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| From the Federal Union, Extra, June 16 ] DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. MfLLK.DGEviLLK. Ga., June 15. 1553. The Delegates appointed to the Democratic State Convention to nominate a candidate for Governor assembled in the Representative Hall to-day at 11 o’cioc . A M. For the purpose of organizing the Convention. On motion ol Thos. M. Griffin, of the count} of Coweta, Hon Robt. McMillan, of Haber sham, was called to the Chair, and Arthur Hood and A. C. Morton, requested to act as Secreta ries. On motion of R. W. Flournoy, of Washington, a call of the Counties wa made, whereupon th* following Delegates enrolled their names and took their seats; Baldwin—Samuel McComb, W. T. William son. Wm. McKinley, Wm. Steele. Baker—M Chastain. B O Keaton. Bibb—J. D j an. P. Tracy, H K. Green, R. A Smi*h. J J Carey. Butts—G Hendrick, B. W. Collier. E. Ear ner. S. H. Saunders. Burke—R. R. Lawson. E. Watkins, VV Walker. Camden—A. S. Atkinson. J C. Smith. Campbell—R. 0. Beavers. L B Watts. Carroll—H. P. Wooten. H. F. Merrill, A. J- Boggiss. ( ass—G. P Hamilton. B H. Leake. Chatham T Purse, G. P. Harrison, J M'.Millen. L S D'Lvon. Chattooga—W. Shropshire. L M • Crook. Cherokee—J . E Brown, W. J. Williford, G Mclntyre, R. J. Cowart. Clarke—W. L. Mitchell. Coweta— I'. M Griffin, S. W. Lee. J. J Collier. H. G Tench Columbia—T. E. Beall, T. M. Matson, J. H Stockton. Cobb—S Lawrence. J. O Gartrell, A. Ma nor. Crawford—T. C Howard, H. Steele. Dade—B Easley. Decatur—T. G. Arnett. DeKilb—J J Whitaker. A. Nelson. Dooly—J. J. Collier, E. Butts, J. C. Moun ger. Early—B H. Robinson F. T. Cullens. Eibert—W T. Vanduzer. W. Tea-ley. Emanuel—E Swain. Eayette—J. J. WhPaker, J. F Johnson. Franklin—W. Turk, J. H. Patrick, E. W. Morris Floyd—James Spurlock. J. W. M. Berrien. Forsyth—S. Strickland. G. N. Lester, L. F. Wileox. Gordon—Geo. Lumpkin, J. D. Phillips, J. C. Longstreet. Gwinnett—H P. Thomas, K. T. Terrill. Hall—J. Gray. , Hancock—T L. Wynn, tfWlley. M. John- F t? $.« n ford. McMiUan. Harris—F. Fargett. J. N. Ramsay. Heard—S T S'rickland. H-nry—H. H Glenn. R. M Stell. Houston—E..l McGehee, W. Herrington, J. A. Pringle. J. H Powers. Irwin —Geo. Wilcox, YY . S. Moore. Jackson —J Flanagan, YY . C. Miller, R. J. Park, B. White. „ , L Jasper-C EF. W Campbell. J. H. Shrop shire, G. D. Lamar, J. L Standifer, C. D. Bos tick. . . c Jones—L Singleton, W. S. Moughon, J. >■ Walker. J. Roberts Jefferson —A. R- YY right, E. B. Hoo.. Laurens —J. R- Cochran. Lee—J P Cock, A E. Harris. Libe ty—E Danie'. R. Harris. Lumpkin—W. M. Varnum. Macon—P M. Huson, J A. Hunter. M . H. Willis, T. S. Swaringen, R. H. D. Sorrel. Marion—T. Oliver. Monroe—J. H. Josey. T. B. Williams, J. Lamar. A. Harney. Z. E Harman. Merriwether—W. H. F. Hall. D. C. Gresham, S. Darden. Morgan—T. J Burney. T. P.Saffol I, Geo. R. Jessup. Murray—J. Edmonson. S. L. Stow. Jas. .Mor- Melntosh—C. Spaulding. W. J. Dunwoody. Muscogee—J F. Bozeman. J. Quinn. 1- Lo max. M. Torrance. A. J. Robinsori. Newton—T. F. Jones. H. A. Troutman, L. Q. C. Lamar. , Oglethorpe—P. M.Stephens, A. W. Jackson. Paulding—L M. Mattdews. G. Gray. Polk—J. M. Ware. T. C Bonner, pike J. Neal. T. S M. Bloodworth. Pu'aski—E. Pollock. G W. Jordan. Putnam—A. 0 Moseley, W. A. Reid, L. J. Stewart. J. Adams. . Randolph—S. P. Allison, S. A. Smith. M. D. Hendrix. Richmond —Jas Gardner. Jr. Stewart—J. A Tucker. D.G. Rogers. Sumter—J. P. Guerry, Jas. S. Fish. M . M. Brady. Spaulding—H. Varner. S. C. Mitchell. Talbot— W. A. Daniel, A. G. Perryman, E. W. Pou. Taliaferro— M. Griffin, D. A. Williams, n. Bell. Taylor—Jesse Tennison. Telfair—M. G Wilcox. Troup—l. A Russell, J. A. Lane, F. A. Hu son, S. F. Culberson. T. D Harris. Twiggs—Dr Gibson. H. Faulk. W S. Kelly. Upson—T. A D Weaver. P M Smith. Warren—W. H Hobart, N. A. Wicker. Walker—Michael Diikson.Jno Caldwell. Walton—J. Hillyer. W. S. Ivey, H. L. Wil liams. J. Still. Washington—Sami. Robinson, R. W. Flour noy, S. B. Crafton-. R. L Warthen. Wayne—S. O'Bryan, R, R. Richard. Whitfield —O H. Kenan, C. Hibberts, B. H. Sapp. Wilkinson—A E. Cochran, J. F. Burney Jas. Taylor. B. O'Bannon. On motion of R J. Cowart, of Cherokee, a committee of one from each judicial circuit, tv as appointed to select officers for the convention. Which committee consisted as follows : From Blue Ridge Circuit. Robt. J. Cowart Ch’n u Eastern “ A. S. Atkinson. “ Middle “ R- W. Flournoy. “ Northern “ AV. H Hubert. « Southern “ W S. A ooie. “ Western “ E W. Morris. “ Ocomulgee “ Thos. P. Saffbld. -• Flint ZE Harman. “ Macon “ James D-an. “ S. Western “ FT. Cullens. “ Chattahoochee“ T. Lomax. u Coweta “ Thos. M. Griffin. “ Cteokee “ AV. Shrop-hire. Who having retired and returned, reported the names of the following getrtiaipen as officers of the convention: For President HON. THOMAS J. BURNEY, of Morgan. For Vice Presidents. Hon. O. H. Kenan, of Whitfield, Gen’l Sam’l Robinson of Washington. Hon. Thos. Purse, oi Chatham. Capt. George Wilcox of Irwin, Col. John A Tucker, of Stewart, Hon. Henry P. AVooten, of Carroll, For Secretaries. Alex. C. Morton, of Muscogee, Arthnr Hood, of Gordon. Which selection was unanimously confirmed by the convention. Upon motion of James Gardner. Jr., of Rich mond, a committee of three, consisting ot Gard ner of Richmond, Spaulding of Mclntosh, and Varnum of Lumpkin, were appointed to inform the President of his selection ar d conduct him to his seat. The President on taking the chair, addressed the convention, thanking them for the honor conferred upon him, and congratulating the De mocracy of the State upon the favorable circum stances which surrounded their union, and urg ing upon all the harmony and good feeling which should characterize Democrats as a body. The resolution adopted by the State Demo cratic Convention of 1849, was on motion oi Mr. Bryan of Wavne, adopted It is as follows : Resolved, That we recommend that the basis of representation in future Conventions be one for each county for Senator, and two for each Representative, to be estimated according to the present basis of representation in the Legisla ture.” On motion of Mr Hillyer of Walton.the dele gates in this Convention fiom counties not fully represented were authoiized to cast the full vote to which such counties were entitled under the preceding resolution. Mr. Harrison ofChatham, offered the follow ing reso'u*ion : Resolved. That a majority of all the votes cast by the Convention, shall be requisite for the nomination of a Candidate for Governor. To which Mr. Lomax of Muscogee,offered the following as a substitute. Resolved, That it shall require a vote of two thirds of the entire Convention to nominate u candidate of the Pa<y for Governor. After a discussion partieipa’ed in bv Messrs. Flo a rno y. Gin b> '■ r ■ ,*g f lb Mr M iliafj, and otßer--. tfi» rreolutfon offered by Mr. ilain son was withdrawn, and the substitute offered by Mr. Lornax presented as an original resolu tion. and carried by a large majority. On motion the Convention then proceeded to ballot fora candidate for Governor. Upon count ing out the votes the following was the result: Herschel V. .Johnson received 129 votes. Henry G Lamar received seventy nine votes. Hugh A Haralson received s-verity one votes Hiram Warner received twenty four votes Henry R. Jackson received three votes, and one vote blank—no one having received two thirds of th- votes cast, the Convention proceed ed to the 2nd Bdlot. with the following result. Herschel V Johnson, received 163 votes. Hugh A Haralson, received 77 votes. Henry G Lamar, received 51 votes. Hiram Warner, received 16 votes. Henry R Jackson received 5 votes, and E. Starnes 3 votes. Upon motion the Convention then adjourned to 3 o’clock, P. M. .3 o’clock, P. M. The Convention met pusuant to adjournment, the President in the Chair. , ~ , The Convention again proceeded to ballot, with the following result: . On the 3rd ballot, H. V. Johnson.received 172 votes. Hugh A. Haralson 91 votes. H. G. Lamar 26 votes. Hirai.n Warner 8 votes. Henry R Jackson 3 votes. James H Stark 3 votes. , On the 4th Ballot H. V. Johnson received 193 Votes. Hugh A. Haralson 98 votes. Henry R. Jackson 2 votes and J. H. Stark 15 votes, the names of Lamar and Warner having been withdrawn. On the fifth and last Balin*. H. V. Johnson received 205 votes, Hugh A. Haralson 85 votes, J H- Stark 12 votes, H. R. Jackson 3 votes, and Henry L. Benning one vote. Rkcavitvi.ation of Ballotings. I 2 3 I 5 Johnson 129 163 172 192 205 Hardson 71 77 91 98 Lamar 79 51 26 withd n Warner 21 16 S Jackson 3 •’ 1 Starnes 00 3 3 00 3 Stark ■o° 00 00 1,1 12 Benning.’.'.'..’.'.’.'.’. o'l 00 00 1 The Hon. Herschel V. Johnson having re •eived two thirds ol'the entire vote cast wa> leclared bv th- President the choice of the Dem >cratic Partv for Governor ol Georgia, and on notion of F: a. Sandford, of Hancock, t lie nom nation was made unanimous, and by acelama- 1011- 1 Y 1* ' I TA’ The Committee ot 3 from each .ludicuil Dis •lict to draft suitable resolutions for adoption by the Convention was then announced as follows: Middle District—James Gardner, jr.. Ci air man; S. B Crafton, of Washington; Thos. E. Beall ot Columbia. Western District—E. W. Morris ot Franklin. Junius Hillyer of Walton, Wm. L Mitchell of Cl Nnrthern District—W. Teasley of Elbert, Mark Johnson, of Hancock. P. M. Stephens, ol Oglethorpe. Eastern District—G P Harrison, ot Chatham, Chas. Spalding, of Mclntosh. S. O. Bryan, ot "ocmidgee District —Wm. MeKinlei. of Bald win. T P Saffbld. of Morgan, A. E. Cochran of Wilkinson . Southern District—George \\ ilcox ot Irwin, F. G. Arnett of Decatur, G. W. Jordan ot Pu laski. Flint Distiiet—L Q C Lamar, ot Newton. T A D. Weaver of Upson, H. H. Glenn,of Henry. i Cherokee District—Geo. Lumpkin ol Gordon, L W. Crook,of Chattooga. Benj. Easly ot Dade Cnwe*a I’istrict —A Nelson ot Cobb, A hos DeKalb Harris, of Troup, W. H. F. Hall ot Mer ri wet her. . South Western District—B H. Robinson ot F.srlv, J. S Fish of Sumter, S. A. Smithofßan dolph . . T . Chattahoochee District—A. J. Robinson ot Muscogee, J. N Ramsay of Harris, T. Oliver ot Macon District—R HD. Sorrel of Macon, P. Tracy of Bibb, Jno. H. Powers of Houston. B'ne Ridge District—J. E. Brown of Chero kee. J. M. Ware of Polk, A. J. Boggess of Car roll. , Who retired, when the Convention was ad dressed by Mr. Cowart of Cherokee. The committee ot 39 having returned through their Chairman, James Gardner. Jr., submitted the following • e Recokt : ' The Committee to whom was coutideujne duty of reporting resolutions for the considers tio ' of this Convention, bc«* leave 1o recommend the following adopted by the National Demo cratic Convention, as embodying the creed and the sentiments of the Democracy of Georgia: Resolved, That the American Democracy place their trust iu the intelligence, the patriot ism. and the discriminating justice of the Ameri can people. “ Kesofoerf, That we regard this as a distinc tive feature of our political creed, which we are proud to maintain before the world as the great moral element in a form of government spring ing from and upheld by the popular will; and we contrast it with the creed and practice of Federalism, under whatever name or form which seeks to palsy the will of the constituent, and which conceives no imposture too monstrous for the popular credulity. '■ Resolved therefore, That entertaining these views, the Democratic party of this Union, through their Delegates assembled in a general convention, coming together in a spirit ot con cord, of devotion to the doctrines and faith ot a free representative government, and appealing to their fellow.citizens for the rectitude ot their intentions, renew and re-assert before the Ame rican people, the declaiations of principles avow ed by them when on former occasions in gene ral convention, they have presented their candi dates for the popular suffrages. •‘l. That the Federal Government is one of limited powers, derived solely from the Consti tution ; and the grants of power made, ought to be strictly construed by all the departments and agents of the Government; and that it is inex pedient a d dangerous to exercise doubtlul con stitutional powers. u 2. That the Convention does not center upon the General Government the power to commence and carry on a general system ot in ternal improvements. u 3. That the Constitution does not confer authority upon the Fedeial Government, direct ly or indirectly, to isstime the debts of the seve ral Stages contracted for local and internal im provements. or other State purposes : nor would such an assumption be just or expedient. ‘•4 That justice and sound policy forbid the Federal Government to foster one branch ot in dustry to the detriment of any other, or to cherish the interests of one portion to the injury of another portion of our common country; that every citizen, and ev» rv section ot the country has a right to demand and insist upon an equali ty of rights and privileges, and to complete and ample protection ot persons and property Irom domestic violence or foreign agression. “5. That it is the duty of every branch ot Government to enforce and practice the most rigid economy in conducting our public affairs, and that no more revenue ought to be raised j than is required to defray the necessary expenses i of the Government, and tor the gradual but cer tain*extinction ot the public debt. ; “ 6 That Congress has no power to charter a National Bank; that we believe such an in stitution one of deadly hostility to the best in- : ferests of the country, dangerous to our republi can institutions and the liberties oi the people, and caleu'ated to place the business o< the coun- . try wirhan ’he control of a ronepntravel money power, and above rhe laws and the will o! rue people; and that the results of Democratic legis lation in this and all other financial measures iqiori which issues have been made between the two political parties of the country, have de monstrated to candid and practical men ol all parties, their soundness, safety, and utility in ad business pursuits *• 7. That the separation of the monies of the Government from banking institutions is indis pensable for the safety of the funds id the Gov ernment and the rights of the people.” I ”8. That the libera! principles embodied by Jefferson in the declaration of Independence, and sanctioned in the Constitution which makes 1 ours the iar.d of liberty, and the asylum of the ■ oppressed of every nation, have ever been car dinal principles in the Democratic laith, and every attempt to abridge the privi ege oi be- ! coquing citizens and the owners ot soil among us, ought t;> be resisted with the same spirit I which swent the abort and sedition laws from our statute books.” ! “9. That Congress has no power under the | Constitution to interfere with or control the do | mestic institutions of the several States, and that such States are the sole ami proper judges of every thing appertaining to their own affairs, i not prohibited by the Constitution ; that all ef forts of the abolitionists and others made to in- : duce Congress to interfere with questions of slavery, or to take incipient steps in relation I thereto, are calculated to lead to the most alarm- ■ ing and dangerous consequences; and that all I such efforts have an inevifable tendency to di minish the happiness o! the people, and eudan- I ger the stability and permanency ol'the Union. I and ought not to he conntepar ced by any triend I of our political institutions.” “ Resolved, That the foregoing proposition ' covers, and was intended to embrace the whole subject of slavery agitation in Congress, and i therefore, the Democratic party of the Union, standing on the national platform, will abide by ■ and adhere to a faithful execution of the acts ' known as the compromise measures, settled by ■ the last Congress , *' the act for reclaiming lugi- ■ tives Irom service or labor,” included: which act being designed to carry out an express provis ion of the Constitution, cannot witii fidelity thereto. Le repealed, or so changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency. “ Resolved, That ths Democratic part .- will resist all attempts at renewing, in Congress or out ot it, the agitation ot the slavery question under whatever shape or color the attempt may be made. “ Resolved, That Hui proceeds of the public lands ought to be sacredly applied to the nation al objects specified in the Constitution, and that w« ere opposed to any law for the distribution of such proceeds among the States, as a like in expedient m policy and repugnant to the Con stitution. '■Resolved That we are decfffedly opposed to taking from the President the qualified veto power, by which he is enabled, under restrictions and re.i.'-nsihilities amply Hicient to guard the public intere.r fp-iuspend the passage of a bill whose rr» liG caotfof gecuie the approval of two thirds of the Senate and iloyse of Representa tives until the judgment of the people can be ob tained thereon, and which has saved the Ameri can people from corrupt and tyrannical domina tion of the Bank ol'the United States, and from a corrupting system of general improvements. "Resolved, That the Demoeratie party will faithfully abide by. and uphold the principles laid down in the Kentucky and Virginia resolu tions of 1798, and in the report of Mr. Madison to the Virginia Legislature in 1799; that it adopts those principles ss constituting one of the main foundations of its political creed and is resolved to cany them out in their obvious meaning end import. '•Resotv d, That the war with Mexico.upon all the principles of patriotism and the laws of na tions. was a just and necessary war on our part, in which every American citizen should have shown himself on the side of bis country, and neither morally nor physically, by word or deed, have g ven aid and comfort to the enemy. I "Resolved, That we rejoice at, the restoration of friendy relations with our sister Republic of Mexico and earnestly <.’e;iire for her all the blessings and prosperity which we enjoy under republican institutions; and we congratulate the American people upon the results of that war. which havs so manifestly justified the poli cy and conduct of the Democratic party, and insured the United States '‘indemnity for the past, and security for the future. “ Resolved. That in view of the condition of popular institutions in tire Old World, a high and sacred duty is devolved, with increased responaibditv, upon the Democratic party of this c untrv. a* the party of the psojde, to uphold and maintain the rights of every State, and thereby the Union of the States, and to sustain and ad vance among us constitutional liberty by con tinuing to resist all monopolies and exclusive le"islation lor the benefit ol the few at the ex pennae of the many, and by a vigilant and con stant adherence to those principles and compro rows of the Coustitution, which aye broyd enoimh and strong enough to embrace and up hold th,* Union as it was the Union as it is. and the Union as it shall be, in the full expansion of the energies and capacity of this great and pro gressive people. n lusolved. That the sentiments of the Inau gural Address of President Pierce will meet a hearty response from the Democracy of Georgia, and strengthen the assurance inspired by his past political lite that the Constitution ol our country «t home, and her rights ami ho or abroad, will be maintained by his Administra tion. Resolved. That the Democratic |arty of Geor gia. profoundly sympathise with their fellow de mocrats of the Uniteil States, in the great loss sustained by our party, and the country in the death of the Vice President, Wm. R. King, of Alabama, whose distinguished public services, and blameless lite, endeared I iin to the Ameri can people, and whose memory will be cherish ed while patriotism and virtue are honored among men. * Mr. Nelson, of DeKalb moved the reception and adoption of the report which was agreed to unanimously. Ou motion of Mr. Cochran, of Wilkinson, a committee of three was appointed to notify the lion. H. V Johnson of his selection as the De macratic candidate for Governor of Georgia, and to request his acceptance. The Committee con sist of Cochran, of Wilkinson ; Morris, of Frank lin, and Crook, of Chattooga. On motion of Mr. Mitchell, of Clarke, an Ex ecutive Committee of eight was appointed by i the Chair which consists of the following gen- I tiemen : Wm. McKinley of Baldwin. Chairman, II K. ! Green of Bibb, Robt. Collins of Bibb. R. B. Hil ton of Chatham, Wm. R. M’Laws of Richmond, John A Tucker of Stewart, Joseph Watters ot Floyd, Wm. H. Hull of Clarke. I'he Convention was then addressed by Messrs. McMillan, Hillyer, Ramsey, Tucker, Crook, Flournoy and Brown, after which the President having retired and the Chair taken by Judge Wnot ten, one of the Vice Presidents, a resolution ol thanks was offered to the President for the impartial and able manner with which he presided over the deliberations of the conven tion, and to the Secretaries for the efficient and attentive manner with wihch they' have dis charged their duties. On motion of Mr. Whitaker, of DeKalb, the Democratic papers in the State were requested to copy the proceedings. On motion of Mr. Tucker, of Stewart, the Convention then adjourned sine die. THOS. J. BURNEY, President. Alex. C.Mokton, I. Secretaries '_ • Arthur Hood, J V . [From the Chronicle Sf Sentinel \ The Anti-Liquor Law Movement Mr. Editor ;—A communication in your pa per over the signature of “ E Pluribus Unum.” in relation to the measure in contemplation for the suppression of the retail traffic in spirituous li quors, calls for a short notice, anil it shall be as brief as circumstances will allow. The writer asserts, without any apparent doubt as to the correctness of his opinion, that the law which the friends of Temperance seek to have enacted will be unconstitutional. In other won's to refer the question of" License or no License” to the people, will be to gijint to them the exercise of legislative power; and ac cording to Sec. 2d of Art 1 ot the Constitution, "all legislative power is vested in two separate and distinct branches, to wit: a Senate and House of Representatives, styled the General Assembly.” He has attempted to sustain his opinion both by argument and authority. Now I propose to test his argument and authority, and see how far they support the position which he has assumed. In the first place, let us distinctly understand what it is the friends of the proposed measure are about to ask the Legislature to do. They do not propose to ask the Legislature to prepare a bill for the suppress'on of the retail traffic in ar dent spirits and then refer that bill to the peo ple, who shall decide at the ballot box whether or not it shall become a law of the State. They occupy no such position: and in this discussion this is an important point to be kept in view, for upon it turns the question at issue between "E Pluribus Unum” and myself. They simply seek to have enacted by the Le gislature a law making the consent of a majori ty of the legal voters of a county or district a condition precedent to the granting of retail li cense. Has not the Legislature the constitution al power to pass such a law ? If not, where is the prohibition, or with what clause of the Constitution would it conflict ? And when en acted, how can it be pretended that the simple fact of voting “ License or no License” is the exercis? of th law-making power? I have al ways understood that a bill to become a law must be “ read three times and on three separate days in each branch of the General Assembly,” and after being passed by the two Houses it must be submitted to the Governor for his approval, and if approved by him, or passed by two-thirds of both Houses, notwithstanding his dissent, it then becomes a law. This is precisely the course we expect our bill to take. We will ask the Legislature to prepare and introduce one prohi biting the retail of spirituous liquors, except up on the condition that the consent of a majority of the voters of a county or district, is previously obtained ; and we will expect the Legislature to pass that bill into a law in the manner and form prescribed by the Constitution ; and when so passed, we expect it to have force and power and vitality, even though not one man in the State should go to the polls to vote on the ques tion of license or no license. The people can as well withhold their assent from the licensing of retail shops bv staying at borne and not voting, as they can by voting "no license.'’ We ask that the law be so framed—an I that is the posi tion of the resolutions of the A'lanfa Coriven tion—that no man -hall b- permitted to retail until hecan produce sa' i-1'""-r y evidence that an actual majority oft*-‘ heal voters ol his county or district fa'-or h s application for li cense. If we can g'-t the law in that shape, the people may be entirely passive in the matter— they mav stay at home and simply withhold their assent. The retailer failing to comply with the condition on which alone license can ne granted to him, would of course tail to obtain it. Now would not the law be constitutional and operative '? and where would be the exercise ! of any pov. er on the part ot the people, either legislative or otlre, wise, to give it force and va lidity ? Is it not competent for the Legislature to pass a law making the retailing of spirituous liquors without license illegal ? and cannot the Legislature prescribe the terms upon which license shall be granted, and that unless those j terms are complied with the license shall be I withheld? Most assuredly; for “E Pluribus] Unum” himself has admitted the constitutional right of the Legislature to pass a general law prohibiting the retail of ardent spirits, and it they can do it absolutely and unconditionally they can do it conditionally. If not, let some reason be shown why they have the power in the form er case and not in the latter. Then we propose that the Legislature pass a law prohibiting the retail of ardent spirits, ex cept upon the condition that a ma jority of all the legal voters of the county or district give their assent to it. Now it is immaterial how this assent of the majority i« to be obtained— whether by voting on the question of License or no License, or by giving their signatures to a petition seeking the establishment of a retail shop. The point which I seek to establish is this—ls the people should be passive, and fail to vote when the question of License or no License is submitted to them, or should simply refuse to give their signatures to a petition for the estab lishment of a retail shop—the license in such a case could not be granted—the law would pro hibit the retailing, and would prescribe a penal ty for its breach—it would have force, pow er and efficacy, but how could its force, po ver and efficacy be ascribed to the direct exercise of legislative power by the people ? " E Pluribus Unum will please inform us, if he can. We shall look to him for light on this subject, and if he should fail to give it to us we shall despair of getting it elsewhere. We will now examine the main argument adduced by “F. Pluribus Unum,” in support of his position. He says, “ Legislative power is the power to pass laws. Law is a rule of action.— Man has the natural right to retail liquor, no one denies. Any rule or regulation, therefore, which rastrains that right is a law, which is ne cessarily erected bv legislative power. There fore, if the people make any such regulation, re training the natural right, they exercise legisla tiv p power/' This is the argument put in syllogistic form. Now in the conclusion, which he deduces from his premises, ire has made a mistake in fact, the correction of which completely demolishes his conclusion. He assumes that " the people are to make the regulation restraining the natural right ” and that they, therefore, exercise legisla tive powei. Now we do not propose that the power sfroiJd be delegated to the people to make any regulation restraining this right—the right to retail spirits—we ask the Legislature to make the regulation and to enact the prohibition on " this natural right.” except upo-: the condition specified. The legitimate inference from his premises should have been stated thus, “ Who ever makes any such regulation restraining this natural right, exercises legislative power.” His mistake consists in putting the people in the place of the Legislature. We ask the Legislature, and not tire people, to enact the regulation re straining the right to retail spirits. Now the question arises here—Would the as sent of a majority of the voters of a county or district w given to the establishment of a retail shop amongst them, be the exercise of legislative power? If so. in what does the legislative pow er consist? Surely not in carrying the bill into a law, through the forms prescribed in the Con stitution. In the law which we seek, that is to be done by the Legislature. Neither are the people to enact the prohibition on “the natural right” to retail—that is to be done by the Legisla ture—-nor are they to say upon what terms, or up on what condition license shall be granted—that, too, is to be done by the Legislature. If the people should vote, “ License,” how can that be construed to be the exercise of the law-making power? lam utterly at a loss to know, but perhaps “E Pluribus Unum” can inform us, and that he may be better prepared to inform us on this intereating question of Constitutional Law. let me direct his attention to an Act. now in force on our Statute book, “to regulate the licensing Physicians in this Stale, to pfOVeilt Apothecaries vending and exposing to sale, with in this State, Drugs and Medicines without a license from the Board of Physicians, and to pre vent merchants, shop keepers and all other per sons from compounding and preparing drugs and medicines, or either.” To give the substance of that statute iu few words, it prescribes that. J-No person shall bo allowed to practice physic and surgery, or any of the branches thereof, or in any cases prescribe for the cure of diseases for fee or reward, unless he or they shall have been first licensed to do so,” by the Board of Physi- cians established by law. and which Board con sists of twenty physicians, and it is furtbef pro vided that said Board may grant or oppose li censes to applicants who may exhibit diplomas from a Medical College, as they mav find them on examination, qualified or otherwise- and still further, that it shall not be lawful for the Board <4 Physicians to license any person who shall no* produce satisfactory testimonials of good moral character. It also provides that no Apoth ecary within tire State, unless he be a licensed physician, shall Ire permitted to vendor expose to sale any drugs or medicines, without previous ly obtaining a license to do so from the Board ol Physicians. Now, il a la v, which merely gives tn the peo ple tire right to vote "License or no License” when a retail shop is sought to be established amongst them, delegates legislative power, and is. therefore, unconstitutional, what will" E Pluribus Unum” say as to the law giving to the Board of Physicians power to grant or withhold license from applicants to practice medicine, and to vend drugs? Are they, too, invested with legislative power ? As much so as the people 111 the first ease ; lor it is not the number which is to grant or withhold the license in either case, which makes the law unconstitu tional. The principle is the same, be the licens ing body large or small. But let us apply “ E Pluribus Unum’s” syllo gism to the cases ol Physicians, and venders ol drugs and medicines, and see how it will woik. “ Legislative power is the powei to pass laws ' Law is a rule of action Man lias the natural I right to practice medicine, and vend drugs, no one denies. Any rule or regulation, therefore, i which restrains that right is a law, which law is necessarily created by legislative power. Therefore, if a board ot physicians make any such regulation, restraining this natural right, thevexerci.se Legislative power.” Now the conclusion is just as legitimate in one case, as in the other. It the law, which the friends ot temperance seek to have enacted, would be unconstitutional, the other, now on the statute book, is equally so. But, is “ E Pluribus Unum” prepared to admit this? He cannot es cape the dilemma He must admit onr law to be in accordance with the Constitution, or be driven to the position that the statute establish ing a board of physiciai* to license practitioners ol medicine and venders of drugs, also confers legislative power, and is, therefore unconstitu tional and void. But that statute has been be fore our Supreme Court, an<l its binding force was fully recognized—the Court never intimated - doubt as to its constitutionality. “ E PJuribus Unum” is, therefore, respectfully asked to, show how it is the exercise of Legislative powor, for the people to vote “ License or No License and why jjfls not the exercise of a •.iwer. for • board of c>r- licence from applicants nleo., , w e, or, to vend drugs, as they may deem them q|ralificd, or otherwise. j- “E Pluribus Unum” quotes authority to sus tain his position. He says: “The Supreme Court of New York has decided this question in accordance with his views,” and “ the same point has been decided by one of the Courts of Minnesota.” Has “ E Pluribus Unum” seen and read the decision made by the Supreme Court of New York, which he quotes? I presume be has not, for if he had read it he certainly would not have quoted it in support of his opinion He is a law yer. and. from the tenor of his production, quite an able one—and ifhe wilt examine the decision referred to, he will see, that it can be more properly quoted against, than in support of his opinion The decision of the Supreme Court of New York was not made on a law vesting the people with the right of granting or withholding retail license, as they may deem proper, for they hav« no such law in that State, and the constitution ality of such law could not come before her Courts for adjudication. But the Supreme Court has recently made a decision, the princ'ple of which it is supposed, applies to the law which we seek 'o have passed by our Legislature, and it has been frequently quo*ed to show that we are about to ask the Legislature to pass an un constitutional law. Let. us examine it and see if it applies to our case, and if it can be rightfully quo'ed against us. The law declared by the Supreme Court of New York to be unconstitutional, is there called and known as “ the free school law. v It was sub mitted by the Legislature to the people, who should decide bv their votes, whether or not it should “become a law.” The act in question was not made a law of the State by the Legis lature, but the question was submitted to the people for them to enact into a law, if they ap- I proved it, or reject it if they disapproved it". The 10th Section of the act contained the unconsti tutional provision, and upon that the decision of the Court was based I have the opinion of the Court, delivered by Justice Pratt, now before me, and do not quote from memory. The 10th Sec. is in these words:— "The electors shall determine hy ballot at the. next annual election to be held in November next, whether Hits act shall or shall not become a law and the Court remarked in their decision, “it will be seen by this pro vision that the question upon the finale passage of the bill was to be taken at the polls.” _ Now do we propose any thing like this in the law which we seek to have enacted bv our Le gislature ? Can “E Pluribus Unum” find any thing in the Atlanta resolutions, which bears the most remote resemblance to that section of the New York tree-school la w ? Until he finds some analogy between the two. he has no right to quote the New York decision as authority against us. But not only is that decision Pot authority against ns. but it may be relied on in support of the position we occupy. Wa do not ask the Legislature to submit an act to the people to be by them passed into a law—but. we ask the Legislature themselves to pass a law prohibiting and restraining tire re tailing of epiiituons liquors, except upon cifittafin conditions-—that is to say. that license to retail spirits shall not be granted but upon the bap pening of a c»itain contingency in the county or district where the license is sought to be ob tained. And this principle was distinctly and fully recognised in the decision now under review. The Justice who delivered the opin ion of the Court, said— " I am aware that it is insisted,and was strenu ouslv urged upon the argument, that the Le : gislature has power to enact conditional laws— laws to take effect upon the happening of some future unknown and contingent event. Nobody will contest this proposition. The Legislature may undoubtedly provide by its enactments for anticipated and uncertain events, which may or may not happen. Most laws are intended to be [ prospective in their operation, and they may I provide in themselves to take effect only on the happening of some uncertain or contingent event.” We now have “E Pluribus Unum’s battery playing npon himself, and we will thus leave it. I shall not comment on the Minnesota decis- | ion, because I have not seen it, nor the law upon which it was made, and "E Pluribus Unum” will ] admit that to be a stave course. “E Pluribus Unum” asks "why do not the ad- ! vacates of I gislation upon this subject meet the [ question bold Iv. take the monster by the horns, ■ and petition the Legislature to prohibit the re- | tail of ardent spirits by a law of their own manufacture” In other words, he means, why do we not petition the Legislature to prohibit the retail of ardent spirits absolutely and uncon ditionally? Now this is just what the enemies of the Temperance cause want. (I do not, however, suppose “E Pluribus Unum to be one of them.) That is the position to which they wish to drive us, because thy know that they cannot success ully assail ou _ present position, but they can the other They want us to call for absolute and unqualified prohibition in or der that they may excite and array the prejudi ces of the peop'e agains us. If we suffer our selves to he driven Irom our vantage ground, and forced to occupy an unfavorable position, many a Grub-street, orator will mount a bench in a groggery, and cry out “ chains, slavery, tyranny, oppression,” and prove to the satisfaction of his crowd, at least, a temperance manto be a worse man than tie “autocrat ot Russia.” But we must be allowed to take onr own course. We see no reasonable objection to referring this ques tion to the people in the shape in which’ we ask that it may be done, and we fear not. to meet our opponents before the p“ople, in the Legis lative Hall, or before the Supreme Judicial tri bunal of our State. A Member of the Atlanta Convention, P. S —As the Constitutionalist has transferred the communication ot "E Pluribus Unum” to its columns, it is respectfully requested to extend a like courtesy to the loregoing. The negro insurrection exploded at an early hour yesterday. A misty story, engendered in the darkness and fogginess of midnight could not survive many hours of sunshine. A little cool inquiry di'-posed of lithe acrurr illation of,, horrors, which appear to have had their the fancies <>t a hall-crazed negro. The circum stantial plot, so ostentatiously revealed with all the apparatus of rebellion, the organised conspi racy and all its accessories, existed only in a disordered brain. The personal adjuncts of de ception. the huge knife, tire deadly revolver, and the pockets surcharged withamunition and war like stores, were tire parade of self-delusion or gross imposture. We are not yet certain of the category in which they are to he placed. The morning’s excifement, which chilled some weak nerves, ended in the afternoon with something like a general laugh at, the thousand and one awful versions which were flying about before breakfast. Still, we are not disposed to censure the promptness with which precautioinfry measures were taken by the authorities on receiving at midnight a report of such alarming tendency. Absurd has it has developed itself to be, there might have been just enough foundation for it in local discontents to make the slighting of warning liable to grave censure—and excess of zeal is the better extreme of error. Nor is it to be disguised that lats and systematized attacks upon the domestic peace of the South have giv en a tone of irritation to Southern feelings which is likely to he excited easily, to suspicion of evil influences and to increased watchfulness The wild stories of this very negro are proof, too. that his mind has been disturbed by influ ences that never suggest themselves spontane ously to the slave—and gross us the imposture is which they create, it is evidence of an unseen agency of mischief, which should warn us to be nypr on the guard against emissaries of the ene. miss id Soiltliern quiet.— N. O. Picayune, llith inst. Neoroes Drowned.—Wp learn that’ a boat containing live negroes was uci.iileiitally cap sized in the river oppposite this city, yesterday rriuining, and that three of the negroes were drowned. We did not learn to whom the be longed.—Soi'nynrifi Republican, 20/?r inst. Major Diake has been appointed to run a base jfie for the Pensacola and Apalachicola Canal. To the People of the Sixth Congressional Dis trict. Occupying the position which I do, ns a can didate for re-election Io the next Congress—ow ing to the many misrepresentations that are abroad among the people, as to my political opinions and present position—it is necessary that 1 should address you and place my views anil position in such authentic form that there can be no misconception with regard to either Two years ago, the people of Georgia were di vided into two political ortninizafions. outside of both the great national par'res,upon thei’nmpro rnise. and the right ol a Slate to secede from the Union at pleasure, and without any right on the part of the other States to call her to ac count therefor In bo*h these nrvaniza’ions were to be found former Whicsand former Dem ocrats. A * two siiecs'ssivc elections the judg ment of ’he people was expressed by a very largo majority’in favor of acquiescence in the compromise, and against the right of secession. ■« set. forth in the platform of the Southern pai tv. The judgment of the people, thus emphati cally expressed, commanded the respect and obedience of the Southern Rights party, and in duced the abandonment of their organization. During the struggle be* ween these two parties, i* is well known that I belonged to the Consti tutional Union party. I believed that we ought R) arqiiipsrA in the compromise ann that the ritfht nf a State tn spee/lp from the Union was nnt derived frnm the Constitution, hut was revo lutionary. and exists in that universal unaliena ble power which every people have, to change their government, and provide new guards for their happiness an»l security. It is ako well known, tha* I exerted everv power of argument and persuasion which I possessed, to bring, oth ers to the same opinion with myself 1 believed, and I still be’ieve. that the organization of the Union party was req”ired to secure the peace an<! safety of mir country. I believed, and still believe, that the principles of the Union pa»ty are well founded in Constitutional law. Os course I do not intend to enter npon a discussion of these questions here They are passed—they are settled—they are filed with the public ar chives an<l constitute a part of the history of our country. I refer to them merely as indicating the point from whence we started—the road we have travelled, and as inducing the enquiry; What shall be our future course ? Without pre suming to advise or dictate to others. T have de termined for mvself. An<l it is due to you, and it is due to me that I should, with mv character istic frankness, avow that determination. I in tend to act with the Democratic party—l will not ioin the Southern Rights party. No such party exists, and and if an attempt is made to organize one. T will war against it. I will not pin the Uninn party. We»»ch party exista. aod J t the necessity for such an organization has. in my , i’idgment. passed away. Wbv re-organize the . Umnn.n-*rH- ? WW principle is sought to he incorporated in its creed ? Acqniesence in the ■ Compromise t That is embodied in the plat- I I form nf the Democratic party. An economical ' disbursement of the public money : the levying | duties on imports for the purpose of raising I revenue only, and not tor the protection of do- | mestic manufactures. the collection, keeping, j and disbursement of the public money by the ! officers of the Government; a denial to Congress I of the constitutional power tn appropriate money . ; for internal improvement within the Slate; the ; protection of our national honor ; and the obser vance of the plighted faith of our country, in nnr intercourse with foreign nations, are the cherished p.r : nciplrs of a very large majority of the people of Georgia, and these are all embraced I in the creed of the Democracy. T have not heard of one single principle avow [ed in any quarter, which is sought to be made ' the basis ofthe organization of the third party, i which is not embraced in the platform nf the ' Dem< cratic party. Can the great and valuable principles which are dear to all the people ol the I State, be maintained bv a few thousand acting as a third party in Georgia, so well as bv the hundred thousands which make up the Demo cratic partv 7 of the nation, and which pervade with strength and power, every’ State in*the Union ? Whether, is it better to organize a third party, to carry out the same principles held by the Democratic party, and with the avowed pur pose of making war upon it, or to unite with it ijnd thus swell its numbers ami multiply its strength, and thereby secure the triumph of its principles. The purpose of this third party, whether it be called Union or Rpryiblican. will be to onnose and war upon the National Democracy. Upon thpt party which, at Baltimore, in June last, as sefted our rights, and pledged all the energies of its mighty organization, to maintam them; and gave as a guarantee ofits sincerity, a candi date for the Presidency. whose record in Con gress showed him to be eminently constitutional and reliable, with regard to the great institution of the South a purpose cannot meet mv sanction, nor can T co-oppratp in carrying it for ward. As a Southern man. I feel bound to give in my adhesion to the National Democracy. I feel bound to stand by those who stand by ns. Gin Pierce, while a candidate for the P-rpsiden cy, boldly avowed that his record in the Senate embodied the settled convictions of his mind upon the questions thprein embraced. Tn his letter of acceptance, he stated that the settle ment of the slavery agitation, upon the princi phsofthe Compromise, met the sane'ion of his judgment. Tn his Inaugural Address, he r-»iter atsd the same sentment, and declared his determ ination to appoint such men to office as con curred w : th him upon the great prin ciples which were tn govern his administration —one of which was the settlement; ofthe slavery agitation. I hold. then, that everv man who takes office under Gen. Pierce, with this distinct avowal on his part, whether Southern Rights or Frpe-soiler, whatever may have been his ab stract opinions on the Compromise, is bound b I eve%y of horn*- tn a« qu>or.. .. measures;, and carry out in good faith the princi ples of the Democratic platform. And I will believe, til) something occurs to convince me to the contrary, that all who receive appointments to office from him have done so. The position of the Democratic party is, that the Compromise measures are measures of peace. —measures of settlement. A finality to the slavery agitation. The effect of a third party, whether intended or not, will be to keep up agitation—to keep up an uncompromising war upon all. whether North or South, who at any time approved the mea sures. Such a party can never become national. It wdl always be sectional, and in proportion to its strength, will endanger the harmony of the Union. The great purpose of the Constitutional Union party was to make the compromise a final settlement of the slavery question ; and such is now the object of the Democratic party Why organize a party one year, to m ’ Compro mise a final settlement of the slavery question ' and the next year organize a other party to keep lup the strife on the same question. These and | other reasons bring me to the conclusion that j the formation of a third party is unnecessary anti I unpatriotic. There is not a man in the District ' who will say that there is any reason why I ! should join the Whig party, even it there was a 1 Whig party in Georgia. i The charge that I have joined the— | tha f T have turned serwinnist!— that I have join ed the Southern Rights party, is not true. 1 in tend to belong to no clique, nor no wing of th • Democratic party. These distinctions and di visions were settled at Baltimore: and when a matter is settled, it is wrong to keep up strife with regard to it. T stand upon the principles embodied in the Democratic platform, and the President’s Inaugural Address rand I will, with a generous confidence, co-operate with all who occupy the sarr.e position, whatever may have been thir former associations. All who will co-operate in carrying forward the principles on which our Government ought to be a*lmin.stored, I wi'l recognize as brethren—to them I will give the right hand of fellowship, and with them I wi-l walk, because with them I agree. I have ever held the Southern Rights doctrine of to be a political error. But that is sue is not now before the country. I* has pass ed away—it. is dead. Let, it be buried in the same tomb with other issues which have di viled the people—which have had their day,and which are now dead. Let it be buried in the same tomb with the Mexican war, the annexa tion of Texas, the removal of the Cherokee In dians. the U. S Bank, Tr nip ar d the Treaty, the last British u ar,the Alien and Sedition Laws, and Jay’s treaty, and I doubt not, every patriot- , ic man in Ameica will join with us in the ardent wish that the issue of secession may remain for ever buried ; never again to revive or disturb the peace and safety of that great Republic, which I firmly believe is ordained of God, to elevate and ledeem the human race. I hold that it would be unjust in any Southern Rights man, to < question me upon an issue which is not before the country. And it would be equally unjust in me, to question him on any such issue. L» t the only question be. do you intend to support the k meastres of the Democrtic party, as embodied “ifTVsiiganic law ? Whether former Southern Rights men and tor- i mer Union men can cordially unite and co-oper ate in sustaining these measures, remains to be tried. I believe they can— I know they ought. Let it be tried in good faith, with a patriotic in tention on the part of every man to do right, and if the effort fails, the fault will not be with those who have honestly and with a sincere pur pose made the attemot. It shall not be with me So far as concerns the Democratic party, there will be no failure. The Democrats are already in line, in taking measures to secure ■ success. , ~ . , I understand from my respected opponent,that he occupies the same positions with myself, as above expressed If ' have niisundeistood him, he will see this communication, and w-ll have time long before the election, to correct the prr i’have above stated my positions, and given ' some of the reasons, very buetly which have induced tny present convictions. Between now and the election, I will visit ever/ county in the District, and mingle much with tire people, so that, eveiy man will have an opportunity of bear ing from me lurlher, either ill pub IC speeches or private conversation, for 1 am determined to place it in the power of evey man in the Dis trict, so far as it concerns my election, to vote understandingly. . Junius Hii.i.vkii. The New York Canal Enlargement. Ihe following are the points upon w'hich the con ferees of the two Houses of the N Y. Legisla ture have finally agreed, as amendments to be proposed to article 3, of section 7, ol the consti ,U,|'',l'l’he canals shall be finished by borrowing «0 000 000, without tax, on the strength ol the revenue. 2 To borrow «1 500.000 to payJhe revenue certificates, making in all S 0.- 500,000. 3. ’iu ppmplete the e.mals in four veais 4. To make it imperative that the Le gislature shall provide the means. 5. The con tracts are repudiated. 6. 'I he work is to be let out to the lowest bidder. [From the N. O. Picayune, \2th in ft.] Later from Mexico—Arrival of the Steamship Texas. By th“ arrival of the U. S. Mail steamship I pxh.s, Capt. Place, we have dates from the city ot Mexico to the 4th inst. and from Vera Cruz the Sth inst. Senor A laman, .Santa Anna’s Mexican Minis ter of Foreign Relations, died suddenly in the <;ity of Mexico early on the morning of the 2d lust. I'he announcement caused a wide-spread sensation. 'The funeral ceremonies took place on the following Friday. His death wus caused by a pleurisy, brought on by excess of labor in th** discharge of his official duties. It was not yet known who would be the d•- ceased Minister’s successor. 1 he Siglo denies the authenticity of the letter published hy the Havana Diario de la Marina, as addressed to the Mexican Minister, by Gen. Arista on his departure Irom Mexico. r* 1 W() P’ ,,SO,IS ' named Aparicio Gonzalez and Carlos ( enteno, were shot at Vera Cruz on the 28‘hut., lor having been found during the re volt then- opposing the regular troops, arms iu hand Gonzalez was one of the leaders of the revolt. Ihe other. Victoria Valle, was spared because he surrendered himself under the condi tions ol a momentary armistice. /he Government was much occupied with the tariff question. Their determination on the subject was to have been promulgated on the 4th inst.., but nothing was known of the result of their deliberatin' s. The Ministers were all diligently engaged on plans of reform, and for a better administra tion ot their departments throughout the coun try. Senor Cevallo’s decree lowering the tax on the exportation of silver to four per cent., has been repealed, and the tax is now as of yore, six per cent. 1 he Mexican foreign legations have been fi nally officially announced as follows: London, Minister, Senor Lanzas ; Paris, Minister, Senor Pacheco; .Madrid Minister, Senor Vivo; Berlin, Minister, Gen. Uraga; Rome Minister, Senor Larrainzar; Washington City, Minister, Gen. i Almonte; Secretary, Senor Gonzales de la Vega; ] Attache. Senor Gregorio Barandiaran. j The establishment of a Minister atGuatema ] la is spoken of. Th. salary ofthe Minister to ] London has been raised to $15,000 per annum. The President Santa Anna has recognized Mr. Alexander Pleasants as U. S. Consul at Minatitan ; M. Jos. Bernard, French Vice Con sul at Puebla; and M German Iloppenstedt, Hanoverian Consul at Vera Cruz. Private letters state the number of persons killed in the late revolt at Vera Cruz to have been 70, and 130 wounded, ivtsny prisoners were made by the troops. The city is now The Trait d’Union says that the sum of $20,- ] 000 has been raised hy private subscription in ] Chihuahua, to aid Gov. Trias in prenaring for the defence of the Valley of Mecilla against American invasion. We previously announced ] this as a forced loan, on the authority of the Mexican papers. ] The Mexicans appear to be under the impres sion, in the city of Mexico, that the dispute . about this territory has been settled. The re poit that President Pierce had officially disap -1 proved of Gov. Lane’s proceedings and had re ; called him, to be replaced by Mr. Merriwether, j had caused this belief. The tobacco monopoly is to be taken out j of private hands and administered by Govern ment. The Indians have made many incursions re cently into the Stat sos Sonora and Coahuila, going down as far as the State of San Luis. The Siglo says that the attempted revolution in Chiapas has terminated in the complete de feat of the rebels, and the death of their chief, Zenadua, who fell in battle. Nevertheless, it states that the State is in a lamentable condi tion, and invites the speedy attention of Gov ernment to the evils which afflict it. The papers announce that a rich vein of opal has been discovered in Real Del Monte, and that some of the stones have been sent to Paris to be cut. The Siglo has been fined for some supposed infraction ot the law regulating the press. The officers who signed the card published in the Siglo, contradicting the official account of jhe battle of Churubusco, have been sent to' Pe rote Castle as prisoners. Rebolledo, who commanded the pronunciados a ainst Arista’s Government in the State ot ra Cruz, has been named political chief and nirnandant of the State of Lower California. \Correspondenre of the Charleston Courier.] Washington. June 4. The Managers ofthe New York Crystal Pal ace are here on business with the Government in relation to the officers of that Institution. Mr Sedg a wick. the President of the Company, is here I learn from these gentlemen that the Exhibition will certainly be opened on the I.sth of July, The delay that has occurred in tfo arrangpments has been advantageous to the'ob jects of the Exhibition, and has afforded time for foreign Governments, that move slowly, tn act in the matter. Nearly all the European Governments have appointed Commissioners to attend the Exhibition—men of eminent rank and science. The chief ofthe French Commis sioners isone who declined a place in Louis Napoleon’s Cabinet—a man of wealth, energy and thoroughly versed in the useful arts. The six Commissioners from England are all men o' rank and character. Sir Charles Lyell, the Geo logist, is one of them, and he has before visited this country, and published a geological survey of it. We have more to show him now of th' ■ geology and mineralogy of this country than when he was here before. The Earl of Elles mere and his associates are far from being cha grined at having arrived in New York a mont! :..-iore top opening or the eshltulfore for. the- J wish *oemploy the internal, before the weather • becomes too hot. in travelling through sotni * parts of the country. I learn from one of the Committee, that Lord Ellesmere has brought with him. for exhibition in the Palace, the celebrated Chandos Portrai* of Shakspeare. This is, of course, by favor o' the Marquis of Chandos,-the owner of the pre cious relic. Tire series nf ancient armor from the Towci of London, that the Queen has suffered to bf brought over for the exhibition will be of grea' interest to those who have not visited the Tower. The New-York Palace will be a beautiful structure It has been objected to. that it is too small. Bn* it covers an area of five acres, which the Committee sav is quite as much as is neces sary for the objects of the exhibition —and par ticularly when it is considered that it is not in tended to admit any thing into the exhibition wb'ch isnot novel or interesting. No space is to be wasted. Much has been said in certain newspapers about the number of shops in the vicinity ol the Palace, where ardent spirits are sold, as if i* was a matter that the managers could control, any more than they could the groceries in the city. But they will undertake to ensure the safe and unmolested ingress and egress of visi tors to the Palace. They cannot prevent per sons from going to groceries in New-York, or in ar.y other city. But this nuisance so much dwelt upon in the temperance papers, is very much exaggerated. Again, much ridicule has been cast upon the Campanella tower, that some speculator has erected in the vicinity ofthe Palace. The managers have nothing to do with that. They could not prevent it if they would They do not own the whole island. But this tower, three hundred and fifty feet high, is built of the best materials, and in the best manner, and is as safe in every part as the ground floor of any nrivate house. Its object is to afford to those adventurous visitors who mav desire it, a fine view ofthe Island of Manhattan and the country around, and the ocean beyond. The proprietor may find it a poor specu a*ion, but it is no concern of the Managers nf the Crystal Palace. Again, as far as the Exhibition isa matter of speculation, the managers have nothing to do withit. Those of them who may have taken some stock have divested themselves of it, and none of them are at all concerned, as commis sion brokers or othewise. in the sale of any com modifies brought to the Exhibition. The stock may be profitable to its holders, but the mana gers are laboring ter the credit of the city and of the country, The Exhibition is, in fine, likely to prove very sa'isfactory to the public. South Carolina in Parliament. In the House ot Commons, on the 20th ult. Mr. Kinnard inquired what was the condition of the negotiations with the government of South Carolina respecting British subjects taken out of British ships at Charleston, lodged in ja 1, and charged a considerable sum for their main tenance 1 here ? Lord Palmerston replied that he was not able to state the precise condition ofthe negotiation, but the question was one ol great interest and considerable difficulty. The slave states in the south of the American Union had passed laws which he should forbear from characterising but the result of which was, that any man of color belonging to the crew of any ship which arrived at a port in a slave state was immediately ar rested, and kept in jail so long as the vessel re mained in port. The British government for a long course of time had represented to the government of the United State that such a proceeding was in vio lation of treaties with the Union at large. The assertion hail not, he believed, been denied by the lederal government, but the constitution of the United States was such that the action of the Federal government on the separate states was next to nothing ; and it had been fairly represented to the British Government by the federal government that, to insist on the repeal of those laws under which the proceedings in question took place, and which, whatever they in England might think of them, arose out of the feelings ofthe local states, would raise ques tions between those statesand the federal gov ernment which would be exceedingly inconve nient, if not destructive to the Union. [Hear, hear ] The British Consul at Charleston, by instruc t ions from his government, had entered into com munication with the local government, for the purpose of obtaining certain modifications ot the obnoxious laws, but up to the time when he (Lord Prlmerston) left the Foreign Office lie knew that the negotiations had not led to any satisfactory result: and he much feared, though lie was not precisely informed on the subject, that they had not ended in aiv desirable ar rangement. Nevertheless, the attention of the government, he was confident, was still directed to the subject, and no efforts wou'd be omitted calculated to establish a more satisfactory state of things. [Hear, hear] Hain. We were favored with a smart thun- der shower last evening, interspersed with an unusual quantity of lightning, wind and sharp reports. I'he rain was quite abundant and re freshing.—Chattanooga .Advertiser, IM inst. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 22. Terms of Subscription. 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Those who value our paper sufficiently to de sire to continue subscribers will, we hope, make the necessary remittance We dislike to part with subscribers able and willing to pay for our paper, but it is important that we should approx imate our business to the cash system. Bank of St. Mary’s. The bills ofthe Bank of St. Mary’s under five dollars, and the change bills of J. G. Winter, ar* still taken at par at this office. (j’p—W. If. McDonald, 102 Nassau stre.t, New York, is our authorised agent for that city, and any advertisement sent through his agency will meet with prompt attention. WEEKLY Constitutionalist and Republic, FOR THE CAMPAIGN. With a view to place our paper at a price which will enable its friends to circulate it through every portion of the State during the present canvass we offer the Weekly Consti tutionalist and Republic as follows, for cash in advance : One copy (till second week in October) cts 50 Five copies “ “ . “ “ $2 OO Ten copies “ ** ** *" 4 00 Twenty copies " ■' " “i 00 Fifty copies “ “ “ 15 00 One Hundred copies “ “ 25 00 The approaching election will be warmly con tested, and will involve many interesting ques tions to be discussed in the public press. The pro gress of the canvass will be marked by stirring incidents, and information from all parts of the State will be eagerly sought and desired by all who feel an interest in its political destinies. Besides the election for Governor, will bethose for members of the Legislature, members of Congress, and Judges of the the Superior Courts —all ot which will provoke animated contests, ind involve results, to which no intelligent citizen can be indifferent. It will be the aim and effort of the proprietor ofthe Constitutionalist'and Republic to give the fullest,earliest,and most reliable information at all times and from all points of the State during the canvass. He will advocate the election ofthe Democratic Candidates in a spirit of candor, while it shall be done with the zeal and ear nestness growing out'of a thorough conviction 'hat the success of the Democratic Party, and a •ord ial support ofthe Administration of Presi lent Pierce, will promote the true interests of the State and the country. To our Stopped Subscribers. Pursuant to a notice given some time since of iur intention to strike from our list all who were n arrears for more than 12 months subscription, ve have completed that task, and n< w give the result. We have stricken from our subscription ist 889 names, many of them among the most worthy and intelligent citizens of the country, ; irid not a few ol them men of ample fortunes \ T o doubt some—perhaps a considerable number, ire poor, and irresponsible, and some, while ful y a<4e, are not honest enough to be willing to, t iay their debts if they can conveniehtly avoid* it. We hope and trust there are but few of this after class. For the others, few are so very Kjor that they cannot with a little effort pay heir small dues to us. Most of the delinquents have only been careless in the matter, and have irocrastinated payments while fully intending o settle all arrears. Relying upon their doing so, we would re mind them that all remittances by mail arc at our risk. We should be pleased to reinstate them ipoir our subscription list whenever it is agree ible to them. We are daily in receipt of remit tances from stopped subscribers, requesting our >aper continued to them, and hope soon to have much the larger portion of the 889, again on our list YVe shall steadily pursue our purpose ot ap nroximating our business to the cash system. The Democratic Convention and its Nominee. We cordially' congratulate the Democracy of Georgia upon the bright auspices under which heir Convention of last Wednesday met, and the cheering prospects of a triumphant issue of he approaching campaign. . The Convention was the largest ever assem bled in the State of Georgia. It was not less distinguished for intelligence than for its num bers. In zeal and harmony, it quailed the famous Whig Harrison Convention if 1810, while numerically it surpassed it. Ma y of the brightest minds in the democratic ■anks were there. Some were there of the . flower and the chivalry of the old Whig party, as it existed in its palmy days, when it followed she proud banner of the gallant Harry of the West, and bravely fought for principles and pol icy, now abandoned, obsolete, or condemned by 'he people. This was one of the most pleasing 'features ofthis Convention and was duly appre ciated. Such an infusion of gallant spirits and intellectual vigor derived from the very h es * material ofour former opponents, inspired a glow of enthusiasm for a cause, the justice of which is so handsomely recognized, and which so large a majority of the American people have vindicated at the ballot box. The Union Democracy and the Southern Rights Democracy were there also, counselling together for the advancement ol principles common to both ; and all stood togeth er like a band of brothers upon the platform of the national Democracy as declared at Baltimore, and pledged to each other to maintain and to perpetuate it as the settled creed. Few who witnessed that potent gathering of the representatives of "the unterrified,” and scanned its material, noted the determination ol o'irpose nn<l the harmonious blending together of wishes, could resist the conviction that the Democracy of Georgia are stronger as a party now than they were ever before. This, at least, is our conviction, and we confidently appeal to , the vote of next October for its confirmation.— Let the Whigs bring out their strongest man. , Let them sound their loudest bugles to the ral- , ly and gather their clans from mountain to sea- | board ! The Democrats are in the field, ready for the fight, and feel that the fiercer the conflict, < the more certain their victory. i There was the unprecedentedly large number i of 79 counties represented in the Convention. < The number of Delegates present was 207 , Under the rules of representation and of voting adopted, the whole number of votes the delegates I were entitled to cast was 308. The ballottings « show that Judge Johnson was the favorite ol t the Convention from the firs*, and the steadily ( continuing improvement on his first vote demon strated a solid and reliable strength. When the | result of the sth ballot was ascertained loud f plaudits rang through the Representative Hall , and the proposition to declare the nomination , unanimous was received with marked cord- t iality and enthusiasm. From that inament we have not doubted that the nomination is equiva- -. lent to an election. * The friends of the other distinguished gentle- < men whose claims to the nomination were pre sented to the Convention acted most handsome ly. Their cheerful acquiescence in the will ol , the'majority, and their warm pledges to support I the nominee with nil their energies were in the > spirit of true democrats. It is in this spirit the Campaign opens, and by it the triumph of the Democracy will be rendered sure. ■ r-aa -re---. nw We regret that our space does not permit us • tomention particularly the sensible and appro priate address of Mr. Burney. He made a most excellent presiding officer. The speeihes too, of Messrs. Cowart, McMillan, Hillyer Brown, Crook, Tucker, Ramsay, and Flournoy, are worthy of more than a passing notice. They were listened to with pleasure and had a good effect. These concluded the incidents of the convention, after which it adjourned in the finest spirits and with high hopes. Iruispendent Candidate tn the Fourth District. If the delegates to the Congressional Conven tion recently assembled at Newnan, needed any confirmation of the correctness of their judgment in not giving the nomination to the Hon. Charles Murphy, it is afforded by his conduct since. Whatever be his personal griefs, he acts not in the unselfish spirit ol a true Democrat—he acts notin the spirit which would characterize the conduct of any man who holds the interests of party paramount to the gratification of any one man’s individual ambition or revenge, in the effort he now makes to bring confusion and de feat upon the ranks of the democracy of his District. If a wrong had been done him, he should patiently have bided his time, relying con fidently as a good Democrat should, in the justice of the Party, to vindicate the right and atone sos the wrong. A party worth belonging to. ir worthy that confidence from its members. He who cannot accord this to the Democratic Party has but little attachment to it, and clings to it more from sinister motives than a sincere de sire to promote its great interests, and give to the country the benefits ofits policy. The course of Mr. Murphy is obnoxious to the criticism, that the indulgence of his chagrin is sweeter to him than would be the welfare of the Democratic Party, and he selfirhly essays to indulge the one at the expense of the other. On the wisdom of this course,looking to his future political interests, provided he intends remain ing a member of the Democratic Party, we will not now comment. The future will make its own commentary. But it is due to the party, that Col. Murphy should not allowed to make a false issue w fore the public. The fact is, that Col Mukphyi is not popular with that portion of the Demo cratic Party, of which he would claim to be the especial favorite. This nomination waa unacceptable to the Union Democrats. He could not get their support: hence his defeat. He cannot charge the Southern Rights Demo crats with a proscriptive spirit towards him- Some of his warmest supporters in the Con vention were Southern Rights Democrats, while the Union Democrats prefered another, as the following facts related by the Atlnata Intelligen cer, show veiy plainly : The Charge or Proscription.—The defeat of Col. Murphy in the nominating Convention of this Congressional District, seems to be re garded as a perfect god-send by the numerous enemies of the Democratic party, and they busy themselves with ringing the various changes upon the charges of proscription, intrigue and fraud, with a degree of feeling that indicates a most astonishing interest, on their part, in demo cratic arrangements. In fact. Whigs, or as they now baptize themselves, conservatives, would seem to be the party particularly aggrieved in this matter, as they are Inu lest in thoip com plaints of proscription. Thoy are decidedly op posed to the nomination of Col. Dent, and hav ing no definite set of principles of their own, it is expected they will still pursue their character istic system of political tactics, and continue in the endeavor to advance their own cause by creating dissensions in the democratic rahks. Whether Whigs will succeed by any such arti fice in decoying anv considerable number of Democrats out of the democratic party into their nondescript establishment, is, to say the least, exceedingly doubtful. The charge of proscription and fraud so zeal ously encouraged in this decoy game, will be fdbnd hardly available, upon a closer examina tion. It is charged that onr late Representative was proscribed in the Con vention. on account ot hig Union principles But tMs charge has an ex ceeding weak foundation to rest uuon. For it is a fact, which we have upon the authority of del egates who went into the Convention fbe avowed friends of Col. Murphy and w ho labored throughout to secure his nomination, that more than three fourths of the Union Demociats iu the Convention voted against him to the last. The entire delegation from this county, who stood by C*l. Murphy even to the last ballot, unite in denouncing this charge of proscription and fraud as entirely unfounded, and Mr. Dia mond. a warm personal friend of Col. Muiphy, a Uir'on Democrat and a delegate in convention, declared, in his speech at the ratification meet ing. in this city, on Saturday night, that his friend, Col. Murphy-, owed bis d-feat in the nominating convention, not to Southern Rights fueling, but to the op|>osition of Union Demo crats. The Union Democrats in the convention went almost in a bodv for L J. Glenn, at fiist, and when their candidate was dropped, did not > come into the support of Col. Murphy. We know it was the sincere desire of the Southern Rights wins of the party, in thia county, as well I ||y in Cobb, that our former Representative nflfSnld be selected by the convention lor re election, and the Southern Rights Delegates who stood by him to the last, felt that it would be little less than a personal indignity to Col. Murphy, to select anv Union Democrat over him. when, if a Union Democrat was to be se lected, his claims entitled him, over all others, to the nomination. But when it was evident, after ballotting for him a whole dav that by no possibility could he be nominated, they gave their support to Col. Dent, who finally received the nomination, by acclamation, unanimously, and who. we feel confident, will be supported by the whole strength of the Democratic party of the Fourth Congressional District. The Atlanta’Temperance Movement. We publish the article signed " Ji Member of the Atlanta Convention,'’because it is evidently written by a very intelligent man. and lycause the author of E Pluribus Unum is probably not his inferior in intellect, and holds in our opinion the correct legal position, and will, we doubt not, reply successfully to the article. A contest between two such writers on this interesting point is worth publishing and worth reading, and therefore we give place to th*ir essays. We do not publish, as requested by “ A Member of the Atlantic Convention,” out of courtesy to him, for we owe him none. If he desired to establish a claim on onr courtesy, he would first have had the courtesy to have made himself known to us. There is no obligation of courtesy to publish any and every article that may be written by persons wholly unknown to ns, and published in other papers, assailing the •positions of an article appearing originally in our paper, or copied from another. While on this subject we will state, that our usual practice is not to take notice of communi cations assailing us, or our positions, and seeking a controversy at our bands. We prefer to know with whom we are contending, and thus be on terms of equality with our assailant. In all such cases, therefore, we consider that rourtesy would dictate that the anonymous writer should fur ni-h his name to the editor whom be invites, through another paper, to a discussion. These latter remarks have ho present application to “ A Member of the Atlanta Convention ; ” but we insert them because suggested by the occasion, and the hint may be useful hereafter to others. Stage Line between Madison and Eatonton We passed over this line on our recent visit to Milledgeville and on our return home. We found it a very convenient and desirable route, the staging being less than by the Waynesboro and Central Railroad route, and the division of time both in going and coming far preferable. We 'eft Augusta at a } to <5. p. m., on Monday and reached Madison by 11J that night, in time for 1 good night’s sleep, which we enjoyed in a well furnished and comfortable room at Campbell's Hotel. After an early breakfast, we started at ibout. 6. a. m.. in a good four horse Stage for Ea tonton, 21 miles, which w<* reached before 12 lined at Underwooo’s Hotel, where we had an excellent dinner, started at 2, p. m. for Milledge ville, 22 miles by Railroad, and reached there a little after 3, p. tn. On our return we left Milledgeville in the cars on Thursday at lOJ, a. m , reached Eaton ton before 12—dined—left at about 11, p. tn. reached Madison a half hour before sunset, took supper, and at about 9 left in the cars fo r Augusta—arrived here about 34, a. m., Friday. We recommend this route to travellers passing between this city and Milledgeville, and to per sons along the line of the Georgia Railroad be tween Atlanta and Augusta, and those north of the road. We refer to the advertisemeat of J. A. Clark Proprietor of the line, ar.d also of the Ho tel at Social Circle. The latter was well kept while in the hands of H. H. Clapp, and we pre sume it has not been allowed to deteriorate in the hands of the present enterprising owner. We regret (says the ChariestorFCourier ofthe 20th inst.,) to announce the death, on Saturday evening at half-past ten o’clock, at the residence of his son-in-law, C. M. Arnold, E«q., Haarlem V. Y., of Dr. John W. Schmidt, the oldest, we •relieve, with one exception, practising Physi cian in this city, he having commenced his pro fession in Charleston in the year 1805. He filled at different times various offices of honor and trust, both in the municipal affairs of the city and he Legislature. He was a man of unbounded •harity, and in his death the poor ofour city have sustained a severe lost,