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•hit* •ntMiti#d to the people a f e w jeeif |
•mee, and rejected by an iiwnu-nse majofitr of *?>£l
pspaW vote. Jt i* a nutter about which l<Me-.t
men n.ojr, and do, differ. I,put before
tact as h i. The policy of doaartlk'Dt tn'thi*’
rc-pcet is differeOt trow that of the other New
England Stales and New York. But it is an ;Jt .ir
of our own ; noi theirs. * And whatever jifoteti- i(
cefpftflrffS TMT he ufoong OitvseTve,., thVre monl f t*e *
♦•ut owe opinion among us, should some other John
Brown cod hid HMTiisirr’ nuke * strike upon us
at midnight, and with rifles, pikes and revolv**ts
mi thove hands, and * provisional e©n*tf* ulon la
their chief* pocket, undertake to give u a uev
eotosiKwtiwO. nod anew law for ons colored popula
tovti.- tLouJ ard foffg lOulirmed cheers')
There are. I am aware, many whwlook upon rt*e
Harper’s Ye*rj forky as a uuH affair—only twenty-■
faro men,, tlrev say, concerned in it, JT told, i
bare never been *Mw to i*Jr** that vi#w ofjt.-i
There were, it is true, but (dents-two who showed
thearselres—bat how large a number of refnfocre
uvsio wlco-e arrival had been cakn!a|*d upon.and
who nrnmised *o cuars, hot from Causes we kuo*
not, (kited to i-obie, we have no means of deli-tip-,
ining. That eittii-ive preparation* ‘had lieeij
mule of arilis aud the monitions of vrar, for a 4
targube.lv ol men, no bue cau denv. li i* a*ut :.!
in fit* place by one of the Senators from Virginia
who reside* near the scene of action, that the val
wo of those warWc* preparations captured is from
# 13,<*m ro #2ff,ot)o. Who tUrusht-d the funds ?
And if nranrtidns anrihiog liko that a mount, wer.
finder all the uitßeufiies of transportation, *us the
uecrssit) of secrecy, gathered at (fto point of at
tack, H ** bet unr**as*n:rKle to suppose that cr*i*
more soojffes tiad hevii provided anoth
er potato, ready to hcn 01.ee a soccer--1
Cut at-on! -bowy he made. Thv leader. f the ev- •
j*diua h|dtwiii BMily two gears in pr.-puiiig
it; he was a man of tow touch sense and Po largirl
experience in etralegv to Mrifce ifitli hi* twutiir- j
two men oni ss to- had arranged lor * reserve and
‘had gotxi reasjbs to expect it. His own Conduct
who-.v* that be had extensive confederates. Jits f
declaration shortly in-lore hirdehtii, that h “toy* ‘
would hare rescued'* bm>, had tl not been for lint I
Urge Military force sorrow.drug the jHI yJJe ,
place —lantrd for the exevotton. And more par- j
tieiHarty his last words of admonition (olds cbm-,
rides & he left them in jiil and Shortly' before be
w* taken t the place of execiKion : “ IhHi't he- ;
tray your IWord-t, “ Dant betray vbor friends,” was j
b* liroyaar* to each—the owe'thing that’ |
uppermost in hi* mind. Who there friends here J
■•<l how nuwerous, Wc hare no means of knowing] .
—but they were erideolly important enough to
be the all abwovbiug topic of his thoughts, when •
•he scene* of this world were a!*out to u'g)n
him.
It could not be reasonably Expected in a con
federacy of thirteen distinct sovereignties p* „ f
were at tee beginning, or tliiety-tbrce, as w,- UO w
are, rite mime from the far east ami north to the
•oothern guM, and expanding best ward from ocean
to OCCJD, that we should all agree in regard to our
domestic poHcr. The fathers of the republic saw
that -when the constitution was formed, and thev
therefore, wisely and well, left all domestic qurV
tioos to tlie dif!ervnt_sca.i autfio.ltics, each to mind
it* own busmens,’ and leave that of other states,
••whetlier of its immediate neighbors, or of the more
distant member#, of thw tiitional fiqiitj, j 0 be
regulated as each should forltsdr decide". Mu r
Os the most sagacious statesmen of Europe, und
eonie of oor own. were apprehensive that our limit*
urea wjitn eoufned to the old thirteen, were too
large and thit our danger wm in disruption. But k
baa phr*cd Providence to shower IHes-ing* upon
ua from the beginning, and as our growth and ex
panaioa have development* of the
agu hare come to our ai<C and hate m.ide, and are
■ukinr lb*- ihirut-thrM- a.iu tk.t we V,„ , c
more compact and more convenient for all goferM*
inencal atid business purpoaes, thau the old thirteen
originally were. And it won'd be so if <ve had
sixty-three instead Os thirty-three. - Look at our
progress iu the point of light that | an now view in*
it- There was first, the application of stfaui to
navigation, by Fulton, overcoming all tevigable
north, south, east, west, and bringing a*
tt were tiie great lake*, or more property speaking-,
our Mediieranean seas. Stiif later the aiultiplring,
rail roads, binding ws together mere firmly hr our
mutual iutcresto, than their iron bands.- Then
again the ciowning of our own Mor.c. educated
here ia our midst—tnv lightning telegraph which
brings the roost distant settlement* into a conver
sational neighborhood, and turns a continent into
a whisper dig gallery. [lmmense applause. J
I* not a counter tike this worth living i n Tir
ing for; and worth preserving in the frafe-ma] ejoril
ia which it war founded, t Yes, res, ye>|.
We are Doar the great power ot this coniincnt.
Thj*panisli inwriiwi cepublk-* south of u
tliey could improve on our model, and in-teaif *f
boiiii*r.g tlieir govemment like ours on the white
basis, they hare from the first gone on the prinefr
pie of amalgamating the different race* peliifcairv
and fix-wli? But they lie all, alt, ru?*er.ib!S
failed. Their paru-eolured chiefs are h.tli the tyiH
issaiutr pronunctamentos again*t pronuncisuteiitc^,
and tlie other half cutting each others throats.
Their best men, hope yet to profit, by the example
at’ our wide >rtad and RKctifnl Ooi.ft.derate re
public. • _ -
It is the tight of the north to which tHjy look
for gwidauce. Extuigwish that H^ht,—or suller the
constellation that abejs it, to fall asunder, and
the best hopes of man are blasted, from Canada to
Cape Horn. (Long continued applausek
But It wi!li:ot, tm.-r not, coni.ot be. Never, no
never. The tempest miry how l sfont/a as thv storm
may run!* oti the coßStitatfoßs! roof above ns;
midnicht darttnesw may ruigthe hour ; but I hate
an abiding confidence that the tied of our fathers
will still sustain u=,—-snd however and irk the ni<d.r.
there Mre wifi be a morrow. |l.ong continued
applause..
.Hr. Usnclaki Pwaition.
In the course of a debate in tlie iseuatc on
Thursday last. Mr. Dougla* asserted that Ue lead
always maintained that slavery might be excluded
* from the territories by con-action or unfiici.clv
h*g> •lation, and lhat every Senator k-new that Ujd
bct-ii hi* position while Chairman of tlie Commit
tee on Territories.-
Mr. Maaou had not so understood the former pe
tition of the Senator from Illinois.
Mr. Douglas said no one in the Senate had any
excuse for not knowing it. He bad repeated it as
often as the question came up.
Mr, tireen contended that all had agreed lo
abide by the Ifred Scott decision, and since then
the Senator from lUinoivhad raised tft* question.
Mr. Davis (bought that about the period of tin;
Kansas Nebraska Act the Senator front Illinois was
sounder than at any other time.
Mr. Douglas said on the Very night °f the pas
sage of the Kan*.is-Nebra*la Act, heboid ami ex
pressed the opinion which he now entertained a*
to the power of the people in the Territon**.
• Mr. Green said that the Senator from Illinois in
18w6 accepted this as a judicial decision. During
the eieveu years referred tp by the Senator front
Illinois be never had asserted that the Territorial
legislature possessed power that Congress did uot.
Mr. Douglas admitted that he had regarded this
as a judicial question, and that he did *0 now. .
The Bred Scott fleiiaiou did nut settle it. It
not argued betore the Court. It would have been
disgraceful il the Court had dei ided aJwil was not
before it. Whenever the Territorial Legislature
pasted an enactment p-ohibiting slaverr, the Mi- !
preme Court could decide the qaeution, and he ■
conld respect the tle.-iion. He would theu help
to carry it out in good Utlt That was the under- ]
standing lrti the Nebraska bill passed, lie >it.J
wot believe the deiisiou of the wonid be 1
against his views.
Mr. Green stated hia views as to the understand- I
ittg at the time of the passage q| tfie Karnes bill,
and said the FenUtor from Illinois would not due J
dispute his proposition*.
Mr. Douglas replied that thv word dare was un- 1
necessary, and it mis unneegasgry tp bandy words,
lie daredthe truth. “,
Mr. (.lav said ho would show that the Senator 1
(Dwuglas, had. changed bis views. Iu lHpi he vo- I
ted tor the Wiiaiot I‘rovUo. ll* (Clay) wontd not
have exU nded to him tfte rigl.t hand of fellowsliip 1
as a Democrat, if 1* had not beiteved he had Hot j
changel his views, llis complaint*of ****l*l'* and
combination against i-im looked like seeking |M>pu
lar sympathy wpicb lie (Clay) abboored a* die act ;
of a demagogue. He feared that S. .uor wav
like Cfcou, who rushed into the machet place ex- j
hibiting self-infiioted oun% to excite sympathy
and secure protection.
Mr. Lkniglss denied seeking popular sympathy. I
He never would nave alluded to his depa-iliosi from ,
the chairmanship of thw Committee on Territories, ;
if it had uot been thrown iy his face. Ho.dettie i
the right of the fieuator from AUlnttra n> critici-e
bi't Detuoeracy. iU did not tliink tin; Senator'*
opposition would atft ct his vote iu Aitbaum. Ue
Dever had made speeches to the elkcl that he
would bolt the nomination of the Gooveniion, mi- .
less his man was selected. The Senator by his
pronuneiaoiento bad put hiwselt outside at the *
Democratic party. Il ilie S.nator did ngt extend
the right hand of political fellowship, Ike w.m and
survive the stroke. If he happen. Ito b- lviuh i- *
ted at Charteston, he would consider the Senator
from Alabama as much houpred by Ids ouiseptiug !
bis vote as he would be ia receiving it. lis (Doug* .
las) did not court the nomination at Charleston.— ’
He would not accept jt except upon a platform ©on-!
forming to bis views. He would never commit .
the meanness of being elected ou a plaUoru, and |
klokitnwsr utteewards. He believed two-thirds
f ! I : -no. • ,cy of tl..- 1 ..anti; were with him.
Ills removal from the Coin min oe on Territoiie*
mast have been meant as a proclaunxtioti to the
world that bo one holding his opinion* was lit to be
Chairman. If the proscriptive tests sre to be ap
plied, wbst chance was there to elect a Democratic
candidate. He woqld oot Say he was unwilling to
sopj*ort a Democratic nominee who differed with
him. i
Mr. Davis said be had 00 Objection to Mr. Doug
las as a Di-rwocrat exwt-pt 011 this particular poin(.
fie was willing to give him the chamuansliip ‘o(**
hi* committee.
Mr. Green—So am f.
Mr. Douglas said that be could not, under the
cirvunewauccs. take tf*e chairmanship of aDy other
Corrwniftee. For eleven years bis_ opiniotts had
been no disqualification, and be did not see why
thev should tie so now.
Mr. Dwvis said he wished to know whether the
SOl itor wihe<f to snake issue with Deroocratie
Gt-nwioSs on ihi qmburon or ®r alt.
Mr. Doughis said U>at he woold make K*ne with
Senators on neither side of the House. Protcrip
uon had everywhere been exerchfed against *ll
holding hi® view*. Was any man prepared to v_
tew* rt,* (Charleston nomination, pietiged to pro
•ertbe tkein, *nd then *0 mean as to ask the votes
of those proscribed f It was certain that one
tldrd'ttf the- party eonM not subdue two-thirds.—
He yielded to no tn vo in soundness in Democratic
and States right* principles upon the flgvefy qnes
tiou. lie vroold make no abandonment of princi*
pies tno recantation. If Senator* were satisfied
• rib their own records and would leave hi* ak>ne,
*H would eo we Ik* If thtfv assailed hitu conirt)-
wrsr must ensue.
tftr.’Dwviw viieotvowoiF’ any desire’ to assail the
Senator, ud vieP-ndedthtradiiilfiistraiian front the
cjlarge f proecnptiuu. * . e ~ *
Mr. CDyuiade some explanatory remark*. He
prctcfreJ prtit.-ipl* to party, and had tlterefore de- ’
slated he would not support an objectionable man.
Mr. Douglas said Je voted tor the Wilmot Pro
viso ui.der juatruction* Iroiti the ilhuoie Legisla
’ tß e - •
Mr. DooHdUe asked the Senator from Illinois if
t he believed tl€ mew Congress had power to legis
, >at upou slavery in the Territories.
Mr. Doug Us believed lhat Congress had no pow
er over slavery In the Territories.
(•rsreia X Alabama Kailroail,
Tlie experimental sorvey of this Hoad was com
-1 pitted by Mr. Eugene Leifsrdy about too weeks
since, and he has been engaged for several davit
• past in making the estimate* *ud preparing fir
locating the route. He has kindly furnished us the
! 1 olio wing fart*. The road will mu from Home .to
, tkve >pring, thence, leaving little Creek and tlie
: high ridge of hills on the lett, to tlie State line, a
j distance of twenty miles. The Ktowah Kiver will
be crossed by a bridge of two spans, each being
one hundred wud seventy-fire feet long. The cost
of the bridge will be sitqrxaL The maximum
< grade of the road wUI be >5.30 feet per mile, or
■ one loot in one hundred leet. Tiie cost of grading
1 will be iMkNn seven and eighl thousand dollats
per uiiie—amt the superstruetu re—irou, cross tics,
• Ac., per mile, making a total cost —every
*thmg—of leu* than *i4,*K*i per mile, or between
j and g-JSo.iRNt, to construct the Hoad to
the t?‘ate i ne. The locating survey was COmmenc
•ed ou yesterday atni will be completed to Cave
Spring by the latter part of this mouth, when con
tract* will be immediately let out for the eon
-1 struction of the Koad to that place. This part of
tue work will be wider the supervision of Col. C.
U. Pennington, and the cars are expected to be
ruutung to Cave Spring before the end of the year.
’ VV e learu that fi'Afi*,!**> * appropriated by th
f AtaOatwa b'.guriature to parclmse iron for the Selma
A Jacksonville Uailroad, which is graded to the
iatter place. This wfU aecore the speedy completion
of that Road, and leave only thirty miles from
j Jacksonvifk- to the S. line without n Road. This
I uuutteccMig l*nk between New York and Mobile and
1 hew thieans wiil not be long left ont. ‘ A short
Adisiaiwe beyond the State line afiotlier Ro-ttl will
; ill a few vetira diverge to G*d*dcir, a distsrtce of
i thirty-three mikes, ami meet the N. E. ft S. W.
! Alabama K. K., w hich is now in process of con
struction. Thu* Rome will l>e iu direct R iiftoad
, and Telegraphic c-onmanient-on with most of the
great cities of the l nion, and immediately in the
thoroughfare of the vast travel Irom the North
hast to the SiouUi West. —iiomt Courier:
• CoLrwnr* Frfiohts and Lxsulukck.—The Co
j tatr.nv <vn of the loth Inst., •• The freight
! on cotton to Savannah is sixty ceuts per one Luu
i drei pottnd* ; to Charleston seventy cents per ouc
■ hundred pwimi*; to Montgomery one dollar per
i bale ; to Apwlarhlcofix one dollar; to New Orleans
\ ** -Vpalachicolt two dollars and twcutr-iivo ceuts
bah*. Marine insurance to New Orleans one
‘ n*l a quarter per cent.
It I- evident, from the above statement, that it is
Irtwner to r-n i -votton stout t'Otunibr.s to NcW
• **rleanw than it D to sendif cither to Charleston or
f r*wrannali. a’lipjoisiug that the baledof cotton wiil
• average ttror frandrvd pounds, let ns see. the dif
ffriftwet* ‘ ’ ’’
To New Orleans from CcHumbus per bale...
< To Savannah from Columbu* per bah*....... .2.TU
> To Charleston trom Columbus per ba1e...... .3.13
1 It is true, the insurance on c'ottou from Colum
bu*. tin Apalachicola to New Orleans, will increase
• the expenses of but uot to (he ex
tent of the price now demanded to Clurlerton.
i
Tnn Rcli.no I’uwivn,—.V person having ocea
to visit an okl couple at Durham, of extremely
penurious UaLits, louod them holding counsel to
gether upon a rustler wnioii apparently weighed
I’ heavily on the muck* of both, and thinking it was
re-peclrug the probaide disaolution of the wife,
who wiu* lying ilongt-rourlv ill, proceeded to offer
; them *ll the consolation iu bis poser; but was cut
-hurt hv being informed that tuie was uot exactlv
’ ths .snbji-ci that they were dr-eiiscing, but one
which atUictcd them still more deeply—vir.., the
co.-t of her funeral ; and, to bis sstonishiuent, they
coMlimird their ghastly Calculations until everv
item iy the catalogue, from coffin to night-.ap, hail
been gone through, with much grumbling at the
rapacity of “ the undertaker*,” when a bright
thought suddenly struck the husband, and he ex
claimed, “ IVell, Janet, kiss, ye may not die, after
all ye ken.” ’Deed and I hope not, Robert,” re
plied bis helpmate, in a low, feeble voice, “ for I
am quite sure that ye can't afford it.” —Sunder laud
H> rutd.
lhrJitiDC—We learn that on Tuesday last, Mr
Simeoti Harrison, living near llayueviile, Houston
county, was killed by a man by the name of Bras
well. The killing occurred at the plautaliou of
Jeremiah Bunn, for whom Braswell was oversee
ngi.—liai'kintcille Timet.
Mr. Gartrell on (he t nion.
We find in the New York litrahl an epitome of
the recent speech delivered by Mr. Gartreli of
Georgia, on the L'uion, advocating peaceable separa
tion. The Hera! I headsit with the glittering word*,
“Speech of a flcorgia Fire Eater!” ou the “ Dre
prrsMfde contlicl.” W e extract the toilowiug :
1 will farther explain what 1 uitdcmtand to be
our tights, (fie legal constitutional rights of the
South, in thD .-facies of conflict and 1 will further
undertake to -how that the.-e rights are as clear
las any we posers*, and that they bate Jteeu *-
J yjiled by the rtq-atdicati party in the House. 1
| atli, in tin* first place, announce solemnly, dis
t agreeable tliuogh it may be to you, a* it is indeed
j to ihc and to my people—vet 1 feel it my dut y to
announce the solemn fact here to day, tlut if this
aggre—iQn continues upon Slaveboldiug jieoplc ol’
; rhe South they will be iwinpeHed, by everv princi
jpie (if jusiH-e*, of houor and self jaeservatiou, to
-cter the tie which binds j.s tp the L'uion. peace
ably iF we hisy, forcibly it wc must. (Ilorc a
gendeiuan called for a reiteration of the sentiment,
’ which the gentleman rcpeAtyd in a grave antisolemii
; tone.) I w ish to hire it engraved upon x our minds.
, ( waut yon to*enl my word* home'to your people.
I want you lo tell them that an humble represeftta
iiive Os *ll rtiteUig-i.i, law abiding, a g;d*antiind
1 patriotic ouMhuenef, sbitert heh* to-day, that if
the mowed |rtir|(Ot*e of the abofiilon partv ha at
tempted to carry out into practical operation, an'd
Ht-'wits and invasions apon utir riglits, and
Our honor, do not immediate!v cease, that the peo
ple of the South a ill be compelled, by everv raerc'd
principle, of honftr, of jw*tjt* V>f eqinMny* of self
‘preservation, to break off every tie which now
j binds Them to fi e Union—Peaceably if they cau,
lorcHdy if ttiov mii-L* I trust gentlemen under
-1 stand ota plainly enough now,
Tuukmih nt Divisnos No. 1. S. of T. )
Macon, Jan. 7th, fiifio. )’
At the mectiug of the above date, the following
oiliceis vvciv iwatalied lor tins ensuing quarter :
J W. ELLIN, W. P.
► * Mu. BKASUSY, W. A, - *
A. HcQUEEN, It. ft.
J. O: HOGDAI.E. A. R. 8.
B. X. rmj.BILL, F. S.
JL C. HR ANN IN, T.
V. A. WALLACE, C
w. H. Paine, a c.
’ fk M FirttNTTTf f. N. ’
J. J. PORSYTBT (>. S.
J. C. C. BURNETT. P. W. P.
, Aacu. McQcxxjr, R. S,
Jlnttial d* |H(sscn|cr. !
K N O W LEsTndTsTH O S E,
EDITORS AND FROFRIETCRB.
aTacT)n; (VkhWHa :
Wednesday, Janmry 25, 1860.
. 1 {eniintier.
We usuailv have im tkwastott lo Juu our pat
rons. Sometimes it i neceasaty to remind them
that the new jear has o|u*ned and that ptinter’*
bills must b* met. We lnq*e subscribers lo the
papi-r tar and n<*wr will Ik*<*il tltis delicate hint.— j
Many of them h ive not remitted lor years, and
must sleep veiv li’iSOutvtllv unlit thev tin so.
(Ol'KO i%UK I
Prices continue wUiiuut any material change,
with a fair domaud. Principle sales from SI to 111), j
The Savannuh papers of Monday atiuounce the
sde of 3,9*16 IwleS, from to 11), the last price
paid for 100 bales of Jethro Cotton. They report
the exportation since tiie lsl September at iis2,3iXh j
Stock and uow shipping, KU,t>B3 bah*s.
Accounts of the Liver) ooJ mmket, are to the 7th
iat. The tuarka.*l active and Inn, and tlie tales,
of five days, fl,"*,OOd bale*.
DEATH OF J W JONES-
We record with sml and regretful feelings the
death of J. W. JomeS, the veteran editor of .
the Augusta and Jbtittirtel. Long and 1
promineutly associated with the Georgia Press, the
unexpected announcement of his demise, will be
received whh puin by a large circle of attached
trietuis, ns well as by his Professional Brethren.
The event and loners! obs quies are thus noticed
in the Qouititutionalitt of Nun la} :
I lineral 411—• <|uit-s ol Janie* \V, June*.
Tlie tuneialjof Mr. James VV. Juxis, took place
on yew ter day Ntierooon, Nearly every store on
the hoe of the procession was closed, and business
was suspended, in order to attord ail an opportunity
of pa>iug tlie last sad tribute of respect to the re
main- ct -t former much esteemed fellow citizen.
I'he funeral service was performed at .St. John’s
Methodist church, b\ the Rev. Mr. Graham, where
a large concourse of our eitixeus, male and female,
were ia attendance.
Alter the service at the dmreb, the cortege
moved to the cemeLery, w here the last ceremonies
were performed.
Our tdrmcr talented, kiud-liearted, charitable
and social fellow-citizen, is deposited iu bia silent
tenement, where the bickerings of lift are forgot
ten, and the beauties and amenities of existence
are only lemcinOered.
We announced briefly, in our i-sue of yester
day, the death ol Jamls W. Joaks, hoi)., editor of
the Utromrlt d’ Stmlinel, of this city. From that
paper of yesterday, w*e take the ioliowingin refer
ence to this sad occurrence :
Death of Jamtt H r . Janet,- —lt is our melan
choly duly to announce the death of James W.
Jones, wdio baa been tor twenty years the editor
of this paper, lie died about one o'clock yester
day morning, iu tlie fifty-second year of his age,
alter six day*’ illness, ol Pneumonia.
Mr. Jouea was a native of Oglethorpe county,
Ga., and was engaged, tor several years, in mer
cantile pursuits iu the upper part of the Slate.—
In I64i>, he look charge of this paper; and the
xeal aud ability with which he conducted it are
well known lo our leaders. Ol his euilorial course,
it may not, perhaps, be becoming for us to say
more thau that he was liauk and undevialing iu
the support of the principles he professed, and
auicere in prolessiiig them. If, in maintaining
th-e piinciples, he had the misJortune—as most
men ol his earue-tuess aud activity have—to ex
cite persoual animosities, wc trust they will all bo
buried with lmn; and Unit- political irienda and
poliUcal op;ament- will unite m mourning the lose
of a man ot talent, enterprise, public spirit and
patriotism.
What gives peculiar severity to litis sudden dis
|ieu*auoi> of i’rovultmce, is the tact thut, having
led a single life for so many years, Mr. Jones was
married within the l ist six weeks ; and his young
and interesting wife has hardly laid aside the bri
dal wreath, before she is called to assume ih veil
of widowhood. But this hi a subject too sacred
for public discussion. Tlie circle in which ho mov
ed baa lost a w arm-hearted friend, to witom many
were strongly attached. His profession has lost
one of tlie oldest and most influential editors iu
isle Male ; aud ibis community bas been deprived
ot one of its most active and public spirited citi
zens, who, but one week tittrt, appeared to be com
mencing anew life, wiJi all the promise of long
continued useluitiess that health amt vigor could
give. Rut the destroyer came and his career was
brought to a suddeu and melancholy close. Weil
does Burke gay, “ Whai shadows we are, and what
shadows we pursue !”
DEATH OF JAMES B. AYRES.
ft is wiih extreme regret that we record the loss
of this most worthy citizeu, who died ou tiie lath
first., aged about fifty years. He was a native of
Woodbridgr*,- X. J., and had resided here since
USB3. He was a man of quiet and retiring habits,
but was often Bought out and placed in responsi
ble positions by his felfow-citueus, and was a
moat useful member of the community. He was
an accomplished architect and builder, and erected
many of the best edifices of our city. He was
interred, in Rose Hill Cemetery, ou th 2<>th hist.,
by the Firemen, Odd Fellow* and Floyd Rifles, of
which bodies he was a member.
THE SUPREME COURT,
Met in this city on Monday last, but owing to the
excitement upou the subject of sm&li-pox, adjourn
ed over to the next regular term, at the request of
the Bar, which was adopted by a majority of one
only.
NO SPEAKER.
The House is still without a Speaker. Wheu wllj
this disgraceful state of things terminate ?
THE MARSH TROUPE-
We are requested to say, that on Thursday night,
tiiis company will have no performance, as on that
day thy remains of Mxuv .Mxksii, will be removed
to another lot in the cemetery.
THE MACON AND AUGUSTA RAILROAD
The Uity Council of Macon passed the follow
ing resolution at their regular meeting on the 17th
lu.-t. :
jOnoleed, That the city of Macon has seen with
great interest tlie movements iu Augusta, lo build
a more direct line of railroad from Macon lo Au
gusta aud Charleston, and that when the proper
time arrives, she aud her cause US will be ready to
do their part of the work.
Tire Hon. Foster Blodgett, Mayor of Augusta
was in our city last week, to advance the Interest*
of this enterprise and we trust a work of so much
fiupoitauco not only to Macon and Augusta, but
Middle Georgia generally, will soon be con-uiu
matOd.
HsRPER'3 MONTHLY,
For February, lias Wen laid upon our tabh by
friend Boafdroan. It is an excellent number.
CATALOGUES.
Wc have received catalogues of the Monroe
Female University, Giifliu Female College, and
Col lings worth Institute—all of which, we are
pleased to see, are flourishing.
ALL SAFE
Tiie worthy editor of the .Vineteerttfi Century
announced, a lew weeks ago, that he would make
au ascension in c balloon. About the aatne lime,
he a*-wired ua he would be iu this city, and give us
a call. Having neither seen nor heard from him,
wc began to conclude that, sure enough, ha had
taken his final leave of earth and was soaring
among the celestial spheres. Hia list paper, how
ever, ha* somewhat allayed owr apprehension*.
Instead of circumnavigating Mars, he ia merely
peregrinating Alabama—a planet nearly as war
hire, about these times.
LARGE SALE OF NEGROES-
Wo call the attention of our numerous sub
scribers in South-Western Georgia tothendver
tisement of J. Brvan, iu another coin uni, of the
aale of one hundred and forty Negroes, on the 2d
of February next, to the highest bidder.
UNION KEEIIKO IN NEW HAVEN, CONN.
We publbdi in our paper, to-day, the speech ol
the Hon. Ralph I. Ingersoll, mud® at a reecti 1
meeting in New Haven, aud can recommend it to
the attentiou of our readers, from ha peeuliai
character, and as embodying mauy interesting
historical facta, worthy of being brought again tt
our minds at this peculiar crisis. The meeting
wal presided over by the Hon. Mr. Huai dinun, who
remarked, on taking the chair, that
“The occasion which bad Called them together
was one of the most atrocious outrages that ever
transpired in the country —was of a kind never
known iu our hisioiy. He ventured lossy, that
no sane mau could, for a moment, justify it, but
would denounce it as one of the most infamous
affairs that ever transpired in u Christian commu
nity.” .
lie was followed, says the New Haven Jltgi*ter %
by the Rev. I)r. Ileman Bings, (of the Methodic
Church,) with one pf the most impres ive prayers,
“for the Increase of fraternal feeling* among our
people, and the preservariou of the Union,” ever
utteied. As the name of R. I. Ingersoll may not
be familiar V ith many of our readers, we would
remark, that he was for many years a member of
Congress, and afterwards Minister to Russia, and
always sustained tlie highest character us a ml
tional politician. We are glad to say, that most
of the old and prominent eitie<*ns of tiie North are
still conservative, aud determined to sustain the
rights and principles laid down iu the Constitution,
and are fearless enough to declare it, in tlie face
of Abolitionists and fanatics—such men as Inger
soll, of Pennsylvania, Tierce, of New Hampshire,
Everett, of Massachusetts, aud many others of lhat
class. We have no cause to doubt the sincerity
of their declarations, and as to their expressing
the sentiments of those who attend such meet
ings. There is much truth and good sense ex
pressed briefly, iu the proceedings of a Union
meeting held in Branford, Connecticut. They ssv,
“ that word* and prot Citation a are of no avalh
without corresponding action — that wc should.he
prompted, by every motive of duty, to show, bv
our own works, what we express with our lips—by
our influence, our example, our votes, and every
othe r proper means, to put down sectionalism in
all its forme. That every American heait should
respond to the language of the noble and pitri- j
otic Everett: ‘This glorious Union shall not per
i ish—the precious legacy of our fathers—it xha/l
go down honored and cherished to our children.’ *
These are patriotic sentiments, no doubt, from
noble and true men, who will sustain their words
by their action. But the fearful question arises,
Are there enough of them ? We fear there are
not. A few righteous men would have saved
“Sodom and the five cities of the plain;” but a
majority of the North and West are needed to
save our great, glorious and cherished Union.
| Some of them make most patriotic and truthful
speeches—and we doubt not their sincerity—and
pass such resolutions as would satisfy ihc mo.-t ul
tra politician of the South, if carried into effect.
Bui it is the action of the masses of the popu
; l.uiou from which the South has little or no hope.
and, therefore, it should at once prepare to take
upon itself a great responsibility, and trust to
j Providence for the consequences.
If the evil cornea, the South is “doubly armed.”
If we have a quarrel, we know on what ground
|e stand. We have not interfered with the bnsi
nes of uny one. We arc not the aggressors that
! have meddled with the rights of others. We
i know where is the hot-bed, and where most of thi*
, great disturbance cl the fraternal feelings that
: should pervade our people arises. It is from those
whose daily toil w to furnish articles for consump
tion at the Foutli —and that toil much harder than
that of the Southern slave. Those are fast pre
paring tiie way to close up their avenue* for bread,
and if continued, the “ bitter etid” is not far in
the distance. *
THE DEMOCRACY OF ALABAMA.
We gave iu our last issue a brief notice of tlie
action of the State Convention of the Democratic
party of Alabama. Wo now publish ia full the
resolutions passed by that body. They were in
troduced by the lion. R P. Scott, and passed by a
large majority, with much applause. They areas
follows :
Ist. That the Con.siiiution of the United States
is a compact between sovereign and co-equal
States, united iijkim the basis of perfect equ tliiy of
rights aud privileges.
•Jl. The Territories of the Union are common
property, in which the States have cqu.il rights,
and to which the citizens ol every State may
riglitliiliv emigrate with tliyir slaves or other pro
perty, recognized as such in any of the States of
the Union, and by the Uonstitutioa of the United
States.
od. That the Congress of the United States hits
no power to abolish slavery in the Territories, nor
to prohibit it* introduction into any of them.
4th. That the Territorial Legislatures, created
by the legislation of (’ougrcss ) have no other or
greater constitutional power to abolish slavery, or
to prohibit the introduction of the same within the
Territories, than (fongress possos-es by tlie Con
stitution, and such constitutional power onlv
belongs to tbe people of the Territories, w hen in
the exercise of lawful authority they form a State
Coin-titution, preparatory to their admission ioto
the Union.
oth. That tlie true construction of the decision
made by the Supreme Court of the United States,
in the Dred Scott ease, athrins ami maintains the
doctrines and principles in the three preceding
resolutions, and wo most cordially approve both
the reasoning and conclusions of that august aud
pure body of learned and eminent jurists.
Oth. Ttiat the right* of person and property,
whether such property con.-i-ts of slaves, or other
chattels in the territories of the United States,
are constitutionally entitled to full, ample uml ade
qiiato-protection, through the h-cislaiion of the
Territorial Legislature thereof, and they neglect
ing or refusing by proper enactments to afford
such protection, it ia the high constitutional right
and equally the duty of Congress, to interpose and
pas* all laws necessary to remedy the omission.
7th. That Congress has no constitutional author
ity to abolish slavery wiiluit the District of Co
lumbia.
Bth. That we hold all of the foregoing proposi
tions to contain cardinal principle*—true iu them-
I aelves —and just and proper, and necessary for the
; safety oT all that is dear to us, and we do hereby
instruct our dek-gatea lo the Charleston - Conven
tion to present them for the calm consideration
aud adoption of that body—from whose jnstice
and patriotism we ntitieipite their incorporation
1 into the Democratic creed.
‘Jili. That should ont hopes for tlie sanctum of
: the principles, set out in tbfc foregoing resofoiions,
by the Charleston Convention, he dbappoioted, it
is our solemn instruction to our delegates to that
Convention to take no further part in the same,
nor to unite in any vote nominating any one for
the Presidency, but to withdraw Irom the Con
ventiwn. . . . -
lOih. That to meet the unfriendly action of the
Charleston Convention in reference to the forego
ing lesnhuhuis, and to be prepared for that event,
which we hope l&ay not occur, the delegates tin-re
t) He, aud Uey are hereby authorized and directed,
if they withdraw from the Convention, to caH to
gether, ut as early a day ns po-siblo, this body,
aud to repot t to it their proceedings in detail, and
we pledge ourselves, at any iucon veuienee, to attend
tbe called meeting.
Now tfic question arises, will tlie Charleston Con
vention come up to the requirements of the fore
going schedule of principles? No one we presume
supposes it will. What then? Why ihen the
democrats of Alabama aud tlie democrats of allllie
States who agree with them in principle, will have
to join the new Constitutional party, which is now
springing iuto existence, and which will stand u;>on
the simple basis of “ Tiu Conti it uliou and the •
Union, and the euforccoti ni of the Law.if On this
platform tfio Southern Americans will strike hands
with them, aud light Sowarxlieiw aud IfougUsiaiiu
to the bitter end. This they can do without any
sacrifice of principle—for it will he seen that the
democracy of Alabama, have embodied in their
resolution* the precise principles of tlie
Party of Georgia, and expressed them in very simi
lar language. Those resolutions read as follows:
REPORT.
The Oppoaitiou l’arty of Georgia plants itself
r u me principle* of Stat* right*, equal privile
ges in the Union, and equal distribution of iu
burthens, and the exercise, bv Congress, only of
such powers as are specibcally delegated iu the
Constitution and those clearly inferable from and
incident to the granted powers, and necessary to
carry out such gianted powers.
Ist. Resotveil, I'hat the Umou, as established by
the Kedei.tl Constitution, it itie latter is faithfully
carried out, is the surest guaranty oi the rights
and interest* of all ~ecuons ot the country, uud
should be pre rved. I
2d. Resolved, That, as the institution of slavery
existed iu the States ol the Couiederacy prior to
the adoption of the Constitution of the United
States; and as the right to hold slaves as property ,
was conceded by the trainers of the Constitution
ami lull) recognised therein, therefore slavery ex- i
ists independent, of the Constitution ; and as slave
ry is recognized and sanctioned bj the Constitution, 1
Congress, which derites all iis poweis from that
instrument, cannot legislate on the subject of sla
very ejsce.pt for /<* protection, where it legally ex
ists; we believe, also, that the further agnation of
the subject of slavery will tend to uo practical
good to any portion of tne country, aud should
therefore cease ; regarding the principle as settled,
both by legislative enactment aud judicial interpre
tation, that the people of the Territories, when
they come to form a State Constitution, and at no
other time, (by “unfriendly legislation” or other
wise) shall decide the questiou for themselves.—
We lurthennore repudiate the doctrine of “squatter
sovereignty” in all its forms, as an insidious and
certain inode of excluding the South from the
common territory of the Union, and stand ready
to oppose, sternly and uncompromisingly, all who
advocate that doctrine ; that the territories are the
common property of all the States, and, therefore,
the people have the right to enter upon and occupy
any territory with their slaves, as well as other
property, aud are protected by the Constitution
and flag of the couutry ; that Congress has no right
to legislate slavery into, nor exclude it from, a
territory ; and that we hold that the doctrine of
non-intervention with the institution of slavery in
I the States, Territories, or the District of Columbia,
does not, nor was it intended to conflict with the
usseition of the power of Congress to protect the
property of the citizens of the several States who
may choose to settle iu the several Territories.
Let the Constitutional Democrats then hurst up
the Chat lestou device, and unite with Constitutional
Americans and Whigs in the election of some true
and reliable statesman —we care not whether he
f>e democrat or whig. In this way the country may
be saved from the reign of sectional black republi
| cauism.
We have always bred the principles of the
American party. Their endorsement by the Ala
; bama democracy must be gratifying to every niem
| her of our party.
Since writing the foregoing our eye has fallen
upon the proceedings of the State Democratic
Convention of Illinois. We give two of the reso
lutions. We are curious to see how the Alabama
democracy will treat this bluff game of their Illinois
j brethren. Will they accept a seat or not?
Resol red, That the Democracy of Illinois, iu State
Convention assembled, do reassert and affirm the
| Cincinnati Piattorni, in the words, spirit, and rnean
{ ing with which the same was adopted, understood,
and ratilied by the people in 1856, and do reject
and utteilv repudiate all such new issues and tests
| as the revival of the African slave trade, or a Con
gressional slave code for the Territories, or the
! doctrine that slavery is a Federal institution, deriv
ing its validity in the several States and Territories
jin which it exists from the Constitution of the
United States, instead of being a mere municipal
; institution, existing in such States and Territories
“ under the laws thereof.”
Resolved, That no honorable man can accept a
seat as a delegate in the National Democratic Con
vention, or should be recognised as a member of
the Democratic party, who will not abide the deei
-1 sions ol such Convention and support its nominees.
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Resolved, That the Democracy of the State of
Illinois is uscuimously in favor of Stephen A.
Douglas for the next Presidency, and the delegates
from this State are instructed to vote for him, and
initke every honorable effort to procure the nomi
-1 tion.
SMALL POX
Considerable disquietude has existed in our city
lor the lust few days relative to this disease. We
presume the follow ing statement, w hich we find in
the Telegraph, comprise*, a correct statement of
the casts which have transpired :
“ We have made special inquiry of the Faculty
and found there are just fifteen eases of small pox
in a scope of seven miles of Macon. Dr. Harrison
has seven cases at Brown's on the Houston Road,
7 miles lrom Macon, aud two at the Pest House,
; two miles from the city. Drs. Green aud Baxter
, have five at the Pest House. Dr. Hammond has
one Bast of the river, three miles from town.—
! There is no new ease and not one in town.”
We shall faithfully report any new cases, should
thev occur, and conceal nothing which involves
the publie health and safety. In the mean time
every precaution should be used by our fellow
citizens, by vaccination and otherwise, to prevent
the spread of the disease. The case, reported in
the Telegraph at Mr. Napiers’, is incorrect. Also
the one at Mr. Bloom’s.
BRUNSWICK RAILROAD COMPANY.
The ThoaiMville Enterpiiae says : “ That com
pany has deceived all who relied upon it from tire
very beginning of its existence, and its wannest
advocates have not been able to sustain it. The
cars have now stopped running upon that portion
of the road w hich was completed, and the last of
all the nwnercm i rkanget, is to tear up the iron on
the present route, turn the road towards Macon
and invest the iron as stock in the Macon and
Brunswick Koad. The company is certainly in a
great strait, and we are sorry for it, but we cannot
help it.”
CORN, CORN!
Will not the present starvation prices of corn
and other grain awaken our farmers to a sense of
the importance of producing a large provision crop
this year 1 Oue of the best farmers in the county
a.'Sured us the other day that he would not raise a
single bale of cotton this year.
We copy the above from the Athens Watchman.
It is eminently appropriate to this latitude. Indeed
a liiend the other day requested us to write an
article upon the corn famine which now prevails in
this section. We learu that one dollar and fifty
eents per bushel is now charged for corn in this city.
Will not those who have com to sell look at once
to this market. Planters should also see to it, in
setting their new crop, that enough corn is planted.
One of the most thrifty planters we ever kuew,
now liviug iu Macon county, has often assured us,
that when the price of cotton was very high he al
ways planted a large crop of Corn—and always re
alized more profit from it than his neighbours did
from their ex tra crop of Cotton.
Small Pox in Montgomery. —The Montgomery
Mail of the 1 Oth says : The two cases of small pox
in the Hospital, Hr. Hill assures us, have beeu kept
isolated. They were taken to the Hospital in -
mediately on their arrival, the Mayor of Macon
having tylegruphed ti.eir departure.
Dr. Hill says there may have been some dauger
of infection on the road, from close contact, but
/>tu lurr, because the cases have been kept is
olated and besides are too nearly well to com
municate.
T3E DEAD AND WOUNDED.
The most complete list we have seen of the dead
uud wounded, (says an exchange,) occasioned by
the destruction of the Pemberton Mill, at Law
rence, Mass., is the following. The figures sum
up this :
Dead...'. 91*
Missing .... .109
• Total dead.. 99t
Badly wounded I**9
tsiigbtiy wounded 19V
* Total dead and wounded &14
Tut at. oe Conspirators. —The Legislature of
Virginia having authorized a special term of the
Circuit Court lor the County of Jefferson, Judge
Parker has directed notice to be given that
term will be commenced on the first day of Feb
ruary next. It is understood that Stephens aud
Hazlett, two of the Harper’s Ferry conspirators,
wilt then be tried. Business not reached at the
last regular term is al to be dispatched.
FOE TUX JOI RNiL A>o MESSKUaXE.
An Cr the t'uiou.
Messrs. Editors: —You know me well. You
know that 1 am uo statesman—not even a scrub
of a politician. But I do claim to be a true pa- ■
triot—one that was raised under patriotic instruc
tion ; taught not only to love this glorious Repub
lic and revere the Constitution, but to support and
defend it against all infractions, from whatever
quarter they may come, whether from the Federal <
or Stale department of the Government. I hold,
then, that it is not sufficient that you or I love this
Union—but we must be w illing to enlist as sold
iers, under its holy banner, whenever any enemy
shall attempt to undermine its foundation or to
beat down its walls. Again, Sirs, l hold that it is
not sufficient to make you or 1 a good citizen or
patriot, simply to obey the laws or approve the
institutions under which we live; we must ailvo
cate and sustain them whenever their authority
and beneficence shall he assailed by violence, or
their existence endangered by illegal combina
tions. This, Sirs, is what I was taught to be ne
cessary to constitute a true patriot. Then, tin
question for every American patriot, iu the pres
cue dark crisis, is to ask himself, have our laws and
institutions been assailed ? If so, (as they Jiaw
beeu in the Harper’s Ferry affair,) let every pa
triot—every one that loves the Union—every one
that cherishes an ardeut devotion to our happy
form of government, wherever may have beeu tl.e
land of his birth, whether iu the orange groves
of the sunny South, or on the frozen lakes of the
bleak North—rally to the standard on which floats
the stars and stripes, and uufurl its stainless fold
once more to the embraces of a pure, patriotic
breeze; aud let the cry resouud from every true
patriot of every tongue, from East to West, and
from North to Soutth : This Union shall never be
dissolved ! this glorious Republic shall never i e
sacrificed to factiou! Look once more, ye proud
nation, high above the upas plague of Abolition
ism and political demagogueism, and be ye whole!
Let this be done, and this mighty Republic—this
home of the brave and land of the free—this, the
only star to which the down-trodden of the world
can 100k —will he rescued from the hands of those
who would bury it in ignominy and shame, at Har
per’s Ferry. This must be dose. The crisis ha*
come when men should not be governed by the
love of party and party influences, and party ag
grandizements, but from pure, genuine, patriotic
devotion to the best interest of the whole country
—from an expanded patriotism and ardent attach
ment to every portion of the Union. I, for one,
while 1 love with an undying devotion the sunny
bouth, the birth-place and borne of my *- better
half,” and the Old Dominion, the land of my birth
and training, and upon whose soil I am willing tc
die, in defence of her constitutional rights or the
Union —I can say, in truth, that I love with a con
servative, patriotic devotion, every spot over which
the flag of my country floats. It was for oui
whole country that our ancestors poured out their
blood and treasure, and with such men I am wil •
ing to unite and save it, or die. These are n y
views—and, thank Heaven, they are the senti
ments of thousands and thousands all over this
country. Aud shall we recline ourselves on beds
of indolence and ease, and allow Northern fanat
ics and Southern enthusiasts and political dema
gogues to dissolve it, and destroy the noblest po
litical fabric and the mightiest Union of free and
sovereign States the world ever saw ? I, for one,
say no! never, never, as long as there is one ray
of hope. And if our Northern friends are sincere
in what they have declared in their recent public
meetings—which we cannot doubt —such a* Ever
ett, VVinthrop, Fillmore, Fernando Wood, Charles
O’Conner and Bethune, there is hope. We believe,
thank Heaven, that the day is not far distant when
the death kneil shall anuounce the funeral of every
ism except patriotism.
Shall this glorious Heaven-born Uuiou—this
great Republic—this Constitution of ours, which
partakes so much of w isdom—so full of truth, jti -
tice and philosophy—so profusely rich with reme*
dies for the happiness and protection of every sec
tion—l repeat, shall they be torn into tatters and
fragments, to gratify the delusions of a few fanat
ics and misguided over-zealous patriots? In the
name of Heaven—iu the name of the fathers of
’76—l say, no ! Destroy this Union—dismember
these confederated States—extinguish the light of
this Republic, this isle of freedom, that now
guides the efforts and animates the hopes of suf
fering humanity in every portion of the Globe—
and it will not only sound the death-knell of free
dom in this country, but all over the world.
Then, I repeat once more, shall the people—the
honest patriots of the country—sit down quietly
and close their mouths, in this dark and hideous
crisis, aud allow designing, treacherous politicians
to ruin our country? Then let the cry come from
every quarter, No! no! —the business of this couu
try shall go ou in harmony and in the Union —that
uo more fanatics shall be sent to Congress—that
“ the rights of every section, of every individual,
shall be respected—enjoyed without restriction,
annoyance or molestation.” This is just, and uo
more—and must be done, or our Union is severed
and buried iu ignominy. But do this, and let Nor
thern patriots canvass the South, and Southern
constitutional men canvass the North, and our
country is safe. As well might Seward, Biddings
Burlingame, Garrison, Phillips, Hale, and Chase,
attempt to pluck the stars from the blue concave
of Heaven, or destroy the fiat of the Almighty,
who spoke the world into existence, and hade
earth, moon and planets perform their perpetual
evolutions, as to attempt to destroy this Union or
defame its true lovers.
Mv Union countrymen, wherever you may be,
let this inspire us with new hopes, and a determi
nation never to relax an effort until we shall know
that our National Uuiou is safe—until we are sure
that the mighty billows, which are now dashing
with fierce fury against the strong oaken sides of
the noble vessel, have made no impressions—until
she has ridden safely into the harbor of peace and
security. Let us be firm and united, ever remem
bering that iu uuiou and harmony there is strength
and safety; and let us read and be governed by
the wise counsel of the “ Father of his Country.”
“ The unity of government which constitutes you
oue people is, also, now dear, to you. It is justly
so: lor it is a main pillar in the edifice of your
real independence—the support of your tranquility
at home—your peace abroad —of your salety—of
your prosperity —of that very liberty which you so
highly prixe. But as it is easy to foresee, that
from different causes aud from different quarters,
much pains will be taken, many artifices employed,
to weaken, in your minds, the conviction of this
truth —as this is the point in yonr political fortress
agaiDst which the batteries of internal and exter
nal enemies will be most constantly and actively
(though often covertly and insidiously) directed—it
is of infinite moment *hat you should properly e
timate the immense value of your National Union
to your collective and individual happiness; that
you should cherish a cordial, habitual and immova
ble attachment to it—accustoming yourselves to
think and speak of it as the palladium of your po
litical salety and prosperity ; watching for iu pre
servation, with jealous auxlety ; discountenancing
whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it cau,
iu any event, be abandoned, aud indignantly
frowuing upon the first dawning of every attempt
to alienate any portion of our country from the
rest, or to enfeeble the sacred lies which now link
together the various parts.”
Let, then, the true patriots of the North, of the
South, East and West, be firm and faithful gu
diaus of the Union of these States. Let them re
member that our children and children's children
demand it of us. The civil and religious liberties
of the greatest Republic of freemen since the
palmier days of old Greece end Rome, demand it
of us. The Individual, religious and social happl.
ness of millions, who sre willing to pour out their
blood like water for thie gr*at Uwion, demand it of
u§. ’Tis, fellow'-countr\ nu n, far across the blue
Atlantic, ip the land ot E tig* and crowned heads,
where liberty sighs to burst her fetters—where
now her millions ol btave dexotees are turning
th ir anxious gftse to this land of freedom, to catch
lh fire of oor patriotism and follow the glory of
our examples, in these lar off ahd down trodden
conniru-s. We shall-hear the wail of d)ing libertr
a> and catch the requiem of mourning millions, if our
Union is dissolved—and our libei ties shall pei iafi.
Then, higher and prouder than ever, run up the
flag of the Union f Let it still float in triumph,
aud waive iu all its Revolutionary glorv, over Ifee
Slate.-, a gieat people, aud glorious Union !
OSCEOLA.
Atlanta, Jan. 14, 186(1.
HUME MANUFACTURES.
We invite attention to the advertisement of
Messrs. Scofield & Bro. This enterprising firm do
excellent work and are entitled to public confi
dence and patrouage.
PROFfcSSOR G. J. PHILLIPPS,
An English gentleman of varied scientific attain
ments a ( ent a few data in our city first week. He
visits various parts of this country for the purpose
of making geographical aud other investigations
nd expects soon to publish the result of his re
eaiche-. He has testimonial* of a highly satisfac
ory character, from distinguished American*. He
is commended to the attention of the Press and
die literati gt tier ally.
THCMASTON AND BARNESVILLE RAILROAD FOR
SALE.
We notice in the Upson Pilot, that this road is
offered for sale by the Sheriff on the first Tuesday
iu April. The execution, we understand, is for
f 22,440, wiiich was borrowed to aid in its construc
tion. We much regret, that after all the exertions
and sacrifices of the patriotic citizens of Upson,
t at lids should be the fate of their labors, and trust
thit some means will be ptotided to meet the
o .lergency o! il e case.
MR. HILL.
The editor of tLe Savannah Republican , writing
from Washington, says:—
“I mar just here say that no member of the
Reuse i jo.s more ot the respect and confidence
of all parties than Mr. Hill. He seems to he a
general favorite, especially with the Democratic
side, while all adiniie the energy, power and spirit
wh-cli he brings to the defense of himself, hi* friends
attd his principles w henever they are assailed from
any quarter whatsoever. Bad he not been an
American—on which subject the constituencies of
-oine members are peculiarly sensitive—l think it
■uore than probable that he would have been cbo
teu Speaker the first week of the session.’’
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The Hon. Messrs. Hill, Hardeman, Underwood
and Gaitreil, will please accept our thanks for pub
lic documents
A SOUrHERN CONVENTION.
We learn from ihe telegrams that Mr. Meramin
ger. Commissioner from South Carolina to Virgin
ia, has been received with distinguished marks of
favor aud honor since his arrival iu Richmond.—
A dispatch of the 19th, says:
“ Col. Memminger was escorted from the Ex
change Hotel to the State Capitol by Companies A
r.d Fof this city. Flags were displayed at all
points on the route, and from the Capitol waved
:hc National standard, and also that of Virgiuia.
Col. Memminger spoke nearly four hours to the
immense throng which filled every available spot
within hearing distance. He traced with a master
hand the steady inroads made by the North upon
the rights of the South, as well as the rise and pro
gress of Abolition fanaticism. He drew a gloomy
picture of the present attitude of our relatione with
the North, proving conclusively that the guarantir-a
of the Constitution had been utterly unavailing to
protect the South in her rights. He argued that
if the Union must be continued, the South must
demand other and more efficient guaranties, or
concession after concession baring been yielded,
she would in the end lose all influence, tight and
consideration in the Confederacy. He strongly
urged the propriety of a Convention of the South
ern States, to consider questions growing out of
our relations with the Northern Stales. His speech
was listened to by the vast auditory with wrapt at
tention.
In conformity with ‘the wishes of the Commis
sioner and those of the State he represents, the
following resolution was introduced into the lower
branch of the Virginia Legislature on Friday last:
Resolved, bv the General Assembly, That, in
view of ibe hostile legislation of many of the uon
shtveiiolding States, and of the combination pre
vailing, generally, in them, against the institutions,
honor, and peace of slaveholding States, the dan
gerous tendencies of which have been recently il
lustrated by the iuvasiou of this State, and the
rapine, murder, treason committed within her bor
ders, Virginia invites each of the slaveholding
States to appoint Commissioners to meet iu con
ference at Atlanta, Georgia, on the day of
next, to and recommend such system
of common measures as iu their judgment may be
necessary or advisable for defence, and the redress
and prevention of such wrongs ; and that, with this
view, the Governor be requested, and he ia hereby
authorized, to appoint, ou behalf of Virginia, three
Commissioners for such Conference.
Believing that prompt and wise and concerted
action upon the part of the South, at this time will
conserve the Union, we have heretofore favored
the proposition for a Southern Convention.
&T The New York Time* denies that the trade
of New York with the South has been affected by
the sectional excitement. It presents several col.
umns of statements from leading merchants to
sustain its assertion.
Mr. Bkxj. Levy, one of the pioneers of journal
ism in New Orleans, and by whom the New Orleans
Prices Current was established in 1818, died iu
that city on the 10th inst. The Creecent says of
him :
“ For a long period of time—over a quarter of a
century—Mr. Levy stood the highest of the high
in his vocation. Like thousands of others, he had
to undergo the vicissitudes and revulsions of com
merce and trade. He met the adversities and dis
asters with courage and rectitude. In the many
relations of life and as a good citizen be stood high
and unblemished.”
A Goon Api’OJntmekt.—Mr. J. J. Lathrop, o
this city, says the Augusta Sentinel , has been ap
pointed Steward of the Deaf and Dumb Institute at
Cave Spring, by the Board of Trustees of that in
stitution, and Mrs. Lathrop assumes the post of
Matron of the same. This is a good selection. Mr.
[,. is a courteous and intelligent Christian gentle
man. of strict integrity and excellent business
habits, and he will do honor to the office. We are
rejoiced at his good fortune, while we must also
express our regret at losing from our midst so
estimable a citizen. Success attend him.
flow a an Association, Philadelphia. —This well
known benevolent Association has proved itself, by
a long course of honorable dealing, to be a per
fectly reliable aud useful institution. We commend
it to the attention of the public with much confi
dence. — Lerington (.S’. C.) Wag.
The Philadelphia liullelin and other journals
that should be acquainted with the facts of the case
assured us that there is no such association in
Philadelphia.
The name ia used for the low est kind of nostrum
advertisement, and we trust a sense of truth and
justice will induce all editors who have been made
agents and victims in the imposture to demand
1 explanations.— Ch<trle*tvH f owrivr.
Tns London Times os the Flavrry Question.
The London Time*, in a leader on slavery in the
United States, and the revulsion iu favor of the
Southern States, caused by the vagaries of aboli
tionists, says the Union of the American people ia
not only of importance to themselves, but the
world at large. It has been fully proved, uot only
on the Aiuer.cm continent, but in our ow n colonies,
that the enforced equality of the European and
Alrioau tends not to the elevation of the black, bat
to the degradation of the whiteman. We cannot
find unv sympathy for those who would try in the
States the plan of a half-cast republic, and we trust
that the fedeial government and the right-thinking
part of community wrtl protect the South from a re*
petition of such outrages as that at Harper a Ferry*