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lonrnal & IHfssrngcr. J. KNOWLES and S. BOSE, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. ~ 11, ( cbargt of AbllilonUm. Tbr L* not b*a a Presidential election for the last twenty-fire years In which the charge of abolitionism lie* not been brought by the Democ racy against the candidate of the Opposition, it mattered not whether that candidate was a North ern or a Southern man, Abolitionist ! was the instant and amultaneoas outcry of the Democratic press. Is it not extraordinary that the Whigs of the South who, ss a general rule, constitute the greet mass of large alaveholders, should never yet have introduced the slavery subject into politics ; never denounced ibe Democratic nominee as an Abolitionist, but hate always stood on the defen sive, contenting themselves with disproving the charge, and establishing the national character of their candidates? it U the solemn truth of bisto ry that, for the last twenty years, the Democracy has lived, breathed, moved and had its being by ‘lavery agitation, by obtruding upon every Presi dential canvass the slleged abolitionism of W big nominees, and insinuating into the minds of the Southern people the idea that abolitionism was so vast a power in the free States that it had to be propitiated by the Whigs in the selection of Presi dential candidates. They charged that General Harrison, s Virginian, was “ a member of an abo lition society in Ohio;” that Henry Clay was dis loyal to his native South ; that General Taylor, the owner of three hundred slaves would, if elec ted, be a mere tool of William H. Seward ; that Millard Fillmore was an out and out abolitionist, and that Wingfield Scott could not be trusted by tbe land which gave him birth and for which h<- had shed his blood upon the battle field. Such men as these were to be set aside, on the charge of abolitionism, for Martin Van Buren, who after wards laid the corner-stone of the Black Republi can party ; for James K. Polk, who signed the Wilmot Proviso in the Oregon bill, and other equally sound and indexible patriots. When, therefore, they raise again tbe monotonous old ont-crv of abolitionism, and apply it to tbe true hearted Tennessee gentleman, Jobs Bbll, we look upon it as simply beneath contempt. We wonder that they have tbe face to flaunt that tattered cal umny before a public whose confidence has been too often imposed upon by similar fables to lend it a moment’s credence. We are astonished that they, whose interest in slave property is limited in comparison with that of the Union men of the South, should be always more sensitive upon the subject of slavery than those who own slaves, and that they should be eternally volunteering to de fend their siaveholding neighbors from them selves. We should think moreover that tbe posi tion to which they have brought the country by their perpetual agitatiou of the slavery subject would auggest to them at this time tbe practice ot penitence and humility, and the abstinence, for one Presidential election at least, from the luxury of their favorite scandal. It is their persistent at tempts to evoke the goblin of Northern abolition ism which have led to the present sectional dis trust and hostility, and to their own party disrup tion and demoralization. It is owing to a neces sity imposed by the party use they have made of the slavery subject that every Southern newspaper and every Southern rostrum have been made tbe media of an incendiary iuduence amidst heaps of combustibles which it is only God's mercy has not long ago set tbe land in a blaze. John Bell is no more unsound on slavery than they are. They haoe done mischief enough with such charges al ready. If they have common sense, common jus tice, or common discretion let them now desist. — Baltimore American. J. E. P. Cowabt.—This individual, well known in this county, as a Protestant Methodist preacher, who, a short time since, took negroes that did not belong to him, from Pike county, and sold one of them in Stewart county, Ga., has been arrested and lodged in Lumpkin jail to await bis trial. By some means it was ascertained here, that Cowart was in Atlanta, under the assumed came of Press wood, whereupon Mr. Dickinson of Pike county, and ilr. Way of Stewart county, to whom be had sold the uegro, started in pursuit of him. Ou reaching Atlanta, they learned that Cowart had gone off with some preacbeia to attend a camp meeting in Calhoun county, whither they followed him. On arriving at the ground, they found Cow ar: occupying the pulpit preaching. As soon as he concluded, he was apprehended and was soon under way, for the scenes of bis late rascality.— We are informed that after his arrest, he pretend ed to have fits, hoping to pick a chance to escape, but it was no go. Cowart has relatives in this Bute of the highest respectability with whom we deeply sympathize.— Eu/aula (Ala.) Express. Hon. Ww. R. Kino on the Slave Trade in the District or Columbia. —lt has been charged that Mr. Bell noted for the bill abolishing the slave trade in the District of Columbia. He voted </<• in*t the bill, as the record shows ; but here is what tbe late Vice President, Hon. Win. S. King, said about the slave trade, in his speech ia the Senate, on tbe 16th of July, 1850 : “ With permission of the Senate, I will first ask attention to the bill that relates to the abolition of the elaTe trade in the district of Columbia. I think my friend from Virginia (Mr. Hunter) who spoke yesterday, misunderstood the provisions of that bill, or he would not have made-the objec tions which he urged upon the Senate. If, how ever, sir, in the course of the examination, it is found that the inconveniences suggested by the honorable Senator do exist, I fee! confident that it will be so amended as to steer clear of those in conveniences. I take it for granted that the hon orable Senator is not opposed to the suppression of the traffic itself. I know, as well as I can know anything that has occurred in which I was a par ticipator, that it was the intention of the commit tee 90 to arrange that bill as simply to break up those slave pens that have been established by ne gro peculators in the District of Columbia, against the wishes ol a great majority of the people of the District, and calculated to Rhock the feelings of Houthern as well as Northern iren. Sir, I said, at at an early period of this session, that I have never seen the day when I would not have voted in fa vor of breaking them up. I will do so now, and I have too high a confidence in the humanity and in tbe proper feeling of the Southern people to believe for a moment that they will condemn me for having done wbat my conscience, and what I believe to be my duty, required of me.” We publish the above lor the benefit of some of our fire-eating friends in Mississippi, who have been induced to believe that Mr. Bell voted for this bill, and was therefore justly obnoxious to Southern censure. It was King, the Democratic Senator and Vice Prctldent , and 30t Mr. Bell.— Vicksburg Whig. Tax Prince or Wales Salutes the American Flag. —A correspondent relates the following in cident which occurred at Montreal during the re ception of the Prince of Wales : As tbe Prince drove along the route he passed the Boston Fusiliers, who were drawn up in a line, and who saluted him, while the GermaDia band played “ God save the “ Queeu.” The Prince was so mu:h gratified at tbe salute and so pleased with the mu>ic, that after he had taken his seat in the car, he sent his aid, requesting that the staff, ac companied by the band, might be presented to him Captain Stone of course complied with the requeat, and as he entered the car, followed by the standard-bearer with the stars and stripes, the Prince with uncovered Lead and drawn sword, ea lated the flag, while the Genoanians played “ Hail Columbia.” After this, the Captain wa# presented to the Prince and performed the somewhat unusual but entirely proper ceremony of shaking bands with his Koval Highness. Prior to the presenta tion of bis stalL the Prince’s baud played God Have the Queen, tbe Gcrmaoians Hail Columbia, and tbe interview being ended, the favored ones retired pleased with tbe Prince and their recep tion, while he was highly gratified at their cordi ality, and delighted with the skill of their band. Endorsing.— Daniel Webster once said that “the ain of America was the sin of suretyship."— There ia written in mournful letters in the history of every man the record of suffering by endorse ment. It would make the most extraordinary chap ter in human experience if the incidents of this feature in business were written. Deaith of Commodore Vlelntoeh. We regret to learn that Commodore James M. Mclntosh, of the U. 8. Navy, died at Pensacola at 36 minutes past six o’clock of Sunday morning, the lid inst., age about 65 years. Commodore Mclntosh was a native of Liberty county, Georgia aud had been in the naval service for more than a half century. He was at one time in command of the Home Squadron, but resigned some years since in consequence of ill health, and was appointed commandant ol the navy yard at Pensacola, which office he held at tbe time of his death. He was a brave and efficient officer, and an accomplished gentleman, and was much respect ed In tbe service. Abandons the Democratic Party. The Whig contains a letfer from the Hon. E. M. Ferger, a distinguished <it!zen of .Mississippi, in whieh that gentleman declares himself for Bell and Everett. It is well known that last December, Mr. Verger publicly allied himself with the Democratic party Believing from the unerring signs of tbe time-, that Bell and Everett are the only national candidates in the field, and the only ticket which stands a ghost of a chance of success over the Black Republicans, he gives his support in this contest to Bell and Everett. We copy the con cluding portion of Mr. Verger’s letter : “ Without attempting to discuss the professed principles of either party in the field, it seems to me that the only question a patriot should now ask, ought to be : How can we save the Union ? How can we crush the Black Republicans? What ever party we may heretofore have acted with, we of the South are for the rights of the South, and it becomes us as a great and intelligent people, to put an end to the reign of party tyranny. It has already nearly proved fatal to our country. Indi vidual independence is now necessary to preserve it. Without doubting the devoiion of any party in Mississippi in (he interests of the South, it can not, I think, he successfully denied that the De mocracy have failed as a National party to secure that which was the very germ of tbe dissolution. These opinions are now held within my own knowledge, by some of the most distinguished supporters of Mr. Breckinri ige in Mississippi, who have, furthermore, patriotically declared their willingness to support Mr. Bell, should it indeed appear that he is the strongest candidate in tbe field. The recent elections, I think, have clearly proved this to be a fact, and it is too much to hope that the patriotism of these gentlemen will soon show itself by an open declaration for Mr. Bell. In this contest I am for crushing the Republican party, rather than the elevation of any other, and shall therefore cast my vote for Bell and Everett, in my judgment, the strongest National candidates in the field. Your obedient servant, Edward M. Yerger. Ordered to Leavr. —Tbe New Orleans Chris tian Advocate learns through the Presiding Elder Rev. W. B. Hines, and others, that the Rev. J. J. Early, of the Mississippi Conference, has been no tified to leave the country, in consequence of the discovery of notes of his, ou slavery preparatory to the publication of an abolition work. He is suspected of tampering witb tbe negroes, and, it is said, has so conducted himself as to be unfit for the society and service, to which he had been as signed. Early was run off from Deer Creek, Mis sissippi. His youth, as we learn, lrom the Jackson Mississippian, was spent as an apprentice to Payne, a tailor of Dahlonega, Ga. Look Before Voc Seeae.—A gentleman relates to us an amusing incident which occurred a few days since, in a part of tbe city which shall be nameless, because we have promised to state nothing which would disclose the names of the parties. A certain lady had been much annoyed by the ringing of her door bell, by several mischievous boys in the vicinity, and determined to be made no more a fool of by going to the door. In the course of the forenoon, her pastor called to see this particular member of his flock. Dressed in his sprucest manner, he ascended the steps, and gently drew the bell handle, when the lady shouted from the entry: “ I see you, boy, and if I catch you, I’ll wring your neck for you.” The affrighted gentle man was taken completely aback, and immediately rushed down the steps, and made tracks for some place where a more hospitable reception awaited him.— Selma Reporter. The Summer.— Yesterday the lay of a summer which will long be remembered as tbe hottest and driest that has been known for many long years. As an evidence of this, a thermome ter about equally exposed in 1859 and 1860 rose, during the former season, above 90 deg. only seven times During the late season it was above 90 deg. thirty three times. Since the great gale of the 11th and 12th of August, the drought has been relieved by refreshing showers, and the heat tempered, not only by the same cause, but by the increasing length of the nights. Vegetation is putting forth, as if under tbe influence of a second spring, and nature seems to revive with approach ing autumn—reversing tHfc traditional associations of colder climates. — Mobile Tribune , Sept. 1. The Japanese Hotel Bill. —The Japanese Re ception Committee aud the Lelands (proprietors of the Hotel) are at war about the famous hotel bill. The Lelauds won’t give the public the items till the Committee authorize them to do so, holding that their bill is “ too big a thing” to be treated lightly. They are very free to state, however, that it was swelled to such enormous proportions because, du ring the stay of the Japauese they were obliged to keep opeu house, and furnish daily dinners to 150 Common Councilmen and their friends. They say that while the Japanese remained in their house they boarded a host of loafers and bangers-on up on the Committee, who, with the extra servants which they were obliged to employ, averaged 750 persons. How they came to consent to such a pal pable swindle upon the tax payers they do not ex plain. Death of Mathew E. Williams. —We regret to learn from a letter from Dawson, the death of Mathew E. Williams, Esq., of Terrell county. He died on Tuesday last, after an illness of thirty-six hours. Mr. Williams was the Senator from Terrell county in 1567 and 1858. llis death is greatly la mented by the citizens of Terrell. —Sumter Re /•iib/icaii. Direct Importations. —ln passing thro’ llayne and Meeting streets recently, our attention has been directed to the immense number of bales, ca ses and casks of merchandise of direct importa tion. Our merchants really seem to be in earnest, and, from conversations, we find that our importers Lave been enabled to lay their stocks down at prices much below what they have been in the hab it of paying Northern houses for the same class of goods. They can now better compete with other markets, and we trust the interior trade will con tinue to patronize their own people instead of en riching Northern fanatics who really have no sym pathy for us or our institutions. The fall trade has opened very briskly, and mer chants who have visited our city are much pleased with the stocks of goods exhibited to them. If the direct importers are to be encouraged, and they certainly should be, our neighbors of Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee should help to grease the wheels. We are sure none will regret a visit to Charleston.— Charleston Mercury. Warrenton, Milledukville k Macon Railroad. —We had a few minutes conversation the other day with Mr. Hazeihurst, Chief Engineer of this road. We learn that the road has been located to Sparta, that there are three hundred hands now at work grading it East of the Ogeechee, and that there will be in a lew days two hundred more placed on it between the Ogeechee and Sparta— making iu all five hundred employed on contracts. A part of Mr. H.'s corps are now resurveying the road from Macou to ibia city. The entire route will be ready for letting by the first of January.— Hence prospects we conceive, are bright for an ear ly completion of the road. —MitledgeviiU Recorder. Consistent.-—Some of the Democratic or secesion journals hereabouts think that the fact of Mr. Bell’s being n large slaveholder is no proof of his “sound ness.” These people think evidently that it is of little consequence what a man does, they only want to know what he profeteet. Acts they have very great contempt for. They have probably excellent reasons for their peculiar standard of judging.— Onlv think of the shocking condition they would be in if they were judged by their acts, and not by their yroftteiont / It is not suprising that they want their opponents judged by the same standard. The citizens of this country, however, will hard ly gratify them. They have learned at last what the profesasions of these peculiar politicians mean, and they will hereafter judge them, not by these professions, but by their acts. However terrible the ordeal, they will have to submit to it. The people have decreed it.— N. C. Bulletin. Sons or Temperance. —There are it ia said, about four thousind Divisions of Rons of Temper ance in the United States, with nearly one hundred and fifty thousand members. From Texas. —A letter received at New Orleans on September Ist, from Belton, Texas, hss the fol lowing : Gen. Ilonston has withdrawn, and the entire press that supported him will at once launch out for Bell and Everett. Not less than nineteen pa pers will hoist their names in ten days. A num ber of the people who have been for Breckinridge have announced themselves for Bell. Their names float high here on a fine flag. You will soon have good news from Texas. lowa Politics. — Chicago, Sept. I.—The friends of Bel! and Everett held a convention at lowa City yesterday. About half the counties in the state were represented by 125 delegates. A full elec toral ticket was nominated, but it was deemed in expedient to make nominations for State offices. Another Democrat Supporting Bell an*l Everett. The Opelousas Courier having charged that Robert F. Patten, Esq., candidate for District At torney of Vermillion, is a Douglas Democrat sup portiag Bell and Everett, is thus answered by Mr- Patten himself, extracts from which we give : I am a Douglas Democrat in 1 am also supporting, and voting for Bell and Everett. I do so “Mr. Courier, R9an American freeman, pos sessing the plenary right to judge and vote lor my self. I see no possible chance for Douglas to car rv Louisiana. I believe that I do see a chance ■ fair prospect—for Bell and Everett to carry tbe .State. Therefore, in supporting Bell and Ev erett, I consider that I am but helping to elect a sound and national ticket against tbe Abolitionist, Lincoln. As to Breckinridge, even if the party of which he is the standard bearer was free from the suspicion, palpable and strong, of Disunion, he has no chance, either South or North, against Lincoln. Rest assured, that “sink or swim ; live or die ; sur vive or perish,” I am for Bell and Everett. That Is the ring of tbe true metal. Like a hun dred others whose names we could mention, Mr. Patten has no idea of throwing away his vote, and least of all, of helping tbe Disunionists. CENTRE BHOTB. In his Augusta speech, Judge Stephens said:— It is only a few days ago that I read an eulogium upon Franklin Pierce, pronounced by the Hon. Robert Toombs, just four years ago, in which he said that the Chief Magistrate was leaving his coun try without a blot upon its escutcheon and without a speck upon its political horizon. This was just four years ago this Summer. Into whose hands then did this Government, which Mr. Toombs so highly eulogised, go? Into the hands of James Buchanan and Howell Cobb; aud there it has been ever since. If, as Mr. Toombs said, there was not a speck upon the political horizon at that time, and trouble has since arisen, it has been brought about by his confederates. * * * * Mr. Toombs said, in bis speech on Saturday night last, that Mr. Bell, while in Congress, hail continually voted with the North, whenever there was a sectional division on any question before the House. Now, lam not here as the defender, nor as the advocate of Mr. Bell, but in justice to him, I must ask leave to correct this statement. Mr. Bell voted agaiust the Wilmot proviso— that was not voting against the South. Mr. Cobb voted for it; Mr. Yancey voted for it. Bell voted for the compromise bill of 1850. So did Toombs. Give them a few more broadsides, Judge. Nlr. Breckinridge on the Stump. It is with sincere regret, says the Charleston Mercury, we see that Mr. Breckinridge has con sented to imitate Mr. Douglas in delivering speech* es, with a view to the Presidential election. We had hoped that now, aud forever after, Mr. Doug las would have stood alone in the “ bad eminence” of a Presidential stump speaker. Mr. Breckin. ridge can do neither himself nor his party any good, by pursuing a course so inconsistent with the dignity of the high office at which he aims.— William Lowndes said, “That the Presidential of fice should neither be sought for nor declined.”— That was the sentiment of a man worthy to fill such an office, with its heavy responsibilities—its grave and important duties. The Idea of a candi date scouring the country to obtain it, by electio neering harangues and personal appeals to win pop ular favor, can excite nothing but the most unmiti gated disgust and contempt. We do not expect to publish anything which falls from Mr. Breckin ridge, spoken as a candidate for the Presidency. General Millson on Neutral Ground.— The Norfolk Herald says the rumor is current (and we presume it is not without some fouudatiou in truth.) that the representative in Congress from this District, the Hon. Jobu. Miiisvn, wilt nat .a. vocate the claims of either of the Presidential candidates now before the people, as he may eventually be called upon, in his official capacity, to vote for Breckinridge, Douglas or Bell. Vote of Selma. —Last week, says the Marion American, a bet of SSOO being made that there was not fifty Douglas votes iu Selma, a thorough canvass of the city was made, and the following figures obtained: Bell 228 Douglas 143 Breckinridge 77 The above figures are not “ straws” but facts, and show how the Breck-Yaucey ticket is sweeping the State and “overwhelming every thing.” Col. Vaneev t-otting his Temper. The friends of Breckinridge and Douglas at th e South, says the Baltimore American, are conduct ing the canvass with a feeling of personal vindic tiveness that has already on several occasions re sulted in personal violence. Mr. Yancey, especial ly, is losing his temper to an extent not to have been expected fVom one of bis pleasing manners. In a recent speech at Columbus, Mississippi, he de nounced the venerable James L. Seward, of Geor gia, one of the delegates from that State to the Charleston Convention, who refused to secede, “as an infamous calumniator.” Drpariiireof Den. Walkcr’N Friends. The sclir. John R. Taylor, Captain Lombard, sailed from this port on the 31st ult. for Ruatan Island, with merchandize reported elsewhere.— She had on board, also, a number of passengers, friends of Walker, for Truxilio, Honduras, who go out in the most peaceable manner, most of them ou special invitation, and with the expectation of being engaged in the cival department of his new government. We may add, even, that some of them will probably, upon their arrival, be invited to port folios iu the new cabinet. And in this con nection we are assured that it is the intention of Walker, so soon as he shall have put himself fully en rapport with the supporters of the liberal party of Honduras, to establish a government which will have an eye siugle to the peace and prosperity of the country. Os course Walker’s ultimate destination is Nica ragua, but the cause of the liberal party of Hon duras, and, indeed, all the States of Central Ameri ca, is one and the same.— Xew Orleans Picayune. Connecticut Democratic Convention. Hartford, Aug. 29.—The Democratic State Con vention, which met here to-day, nominated a clean Douglas clectorial ticket. The Baltimore platform was endorsed, and resolutions instructing the elec tors to vote for some other candidate than Mr. Douglas, if necessary to defeat Lincoln, were re rejected. The New York correspondent of the Charles ton Courier says : Those who may enter into inquiry of the value of the Union, must overlook entirely the difficul ties to which we are exposed from partisan leaders —of all sides—and more particularly, just now, in New York, of the two Democratic factions. Ido not believe that there is enough of patriotism and honesty among the party leaders in New York to effect the long called for and much desired fusion of the conservative masses. I thought on the 20tb July that ail was right; now all is wrong. It Is certain that Lincoln will be elected Presi dent, and it is made certain by New York Demo cratic leaders, aided by the Federal officers on one side, and the Lincoln predictions of the Douglasites on the other. Alarmino RuMoas. —We understand, from a leading New York merchant, engaged in the south ern trade, that a customer of his, just as he was buying a bill of goods yesterday, received a letter from his wife iu Florida, where he resided, stating that the negroes had become insubordinate, and that serious anticipations of an outbreak were en tertained, that a Committee of Vigilance had been formed and other effective measures adopted. The news so startled the gentleman that he at once dropped business, neglected his fail purchases, and started with the first conveyance forborne.— X. Y. Day Book. Combs Still Running. —A cotemporary says the latest advices from Kentucky have run Gen. Combs’ majority to twenty-six thousand four hund red and ninety seven, and more to coine yet!— Will tbe General never stop running? “ Enough of a thing is enough.’ “ Papa, can’t I go to the zoologorieal rooms to see the camomile fight the rv-no-sir-ee-iioss ?” “ Sartin, m v son, but don’t get your trousers torn. Strange, my dear, what a taste that boy has got for uat’ral hist’ry. No longer than yester day he had eight tom-cats hanging by their tails to the clothes line.” MACON, GEORGIA : Wednesday, September 12, 1860. u a HHHBMMaBce |gaM " ni1 ’ ■■ ‘ .LE Constitutional Union Ticket. FOB PRESIDENT, JOHN BELL, OF TENNESSEE. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, E D W AR D J!VE R E T TANARUS, OF MASSACHUSETTS. PLATFORM: The Constitution of the Country, the Fnlou of the State* and tbe Enforcement of the Lauf.” Electoral Ticket. FOR STATE AT LARGE. Wm. Law, of Chatham. ) Electors B. H. Hill, of Troup. j sectors. Hines Holt, of Muscogee j AUeruateß . Garnett Andrews, of Wilkes, j FIRST DISTRICT. Samuel B. Spencer, of Thomas, Elector. Edward B. Way, of Liberty, Ist. Alternate. Dr. T. A. Parsons, of Johnson, 2nd. Alternate. SECOND DISTRICT. Marcellus Douglas, of Randolph, Elector. W. H. Robinson, of Macon, Ist. Alternate. P. J. Strozier, of Dougherty, 2nd. Alternate. THIRD DISTRICT. L. T. Doyal, of Spalding, Elector. John T. Stephens, of Monroe, Ist. Alternate. Charles Goode, ol Houston, 2nd. Alternate. FOURTH DISTRICT. W. F. Wright, of Coweta, Elector. W. C. Mabry, oflleard, Ist. Alternate. John M. Edge, of Campbell, 2nd Alternate. FIFTH DISTRICT. Josiah R. Parrot, of Cass, Elector. Tlios. G. McFarland, of Walker, Ist. Alternate. Rich’d. W. Jones, of Whitfield, 2ud. Alternate. SIXTn DISTRICT. H. P. Bell, of Forsyth, Elector. McDaniel, of Walton, Ist. Alternate. S. J. Winn, of Gwinnett, 2nd. Alternate. SEVENTH DISTRICT. Dr. I. E. Dupree, of Twiggs, Elector. B. T. Harris, of Hancock, Ist. Alternate. M. W. Lewis, of Greene, 2nd. Alternate. EIGHT DISTRICT. LaFayette Lamar, of Lincoln, Elector. John K. Jackson, of Richmond, Ist. Alternate. Daniel E. Roberts, of Scriven, 2nd. Alternate. Col. 1.. T. Doyal’* Appointments. Jackson, Butts county, September 12 Zebulon Pike county, “ 17 Thoma9ton, Upson county,. 18 Kuoxville, Crawford county,..“ 19 Butler, Taylor county, “ 20 Talbotton, Talbot county,....“ 21 Hamilton, Harris county “ 22 Alternate Electors are requested to attend these appointments. All the papers, circulating in these counties, will please copy these appointments. Let every Bell and Everett man see to it that the people attend and bear the speeches. Hon. Thomas Hardeman, Col. P. W. Alexander and Hon. R. P. Trippe will be present on 9ome, or all, of the occasions referred to, and also address the people. SAVANNAH COTTON MARKET. The Republican of yesterday, gives the following statement of their market. The sales to-day were 267 bales, a9 follows: 19 at 10, 35 at 10}, 75 at 10 5 8, 112 at 10$, and 26 ai logo. The market exhibits a declining tendency, as will be seen by the tallowing quotations, upon which the sales were based, closing dull. QUOTATIONS: Middlings 10 ©lo} Strict Middlings 10}©10 5-8 Good Middlings ©los A decline of fully }©} on Middling, on Strict Middling, aud }©}c. on Good-Middling, lrom the quotations given iu our circular of the 7 th. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. We refer our readers to our advertising columns. It will be seen that the next Georgia Medical Col lege will open under a very able Faculty. A valu able Mississippi Cotton Plantation is offered for sale. Our merchants, of every kind, it will be seen, are opening for the fall and winter campaign. Try them. THE 8188 CAMP MEETING Commenced its exercises on Monday night last, and will close on Saturday morning. RELIGIOUS There seems to be an unusual degree of interest manifested at this time, in every part of our own and in many other sections of the country. We trust it will have a tendency to allay the excess and acerbity of political feeling. POLITICS. Hon. Alfred Iverson addressed a crowded audi ence at Concert Hall, in this city, on last Wednes day night. The effort, we learn, was highly ap plauded by his friends. On Saturday night there was a discussion at the same place between Cols. Gibson and Bass—Breck inridge and Douglas Electors for this District. It is the impression of those who were present at the discussion, that our townsman, in temper and ar gument, acquitted himself haudsomely. We re gret that Col. Gibson should deem it necessary to abuse such pure and eminent statesmen and patri ots as Bell and Everett. It bespeaks a desperate cause. It was expected that non. W. H. Stiles would apeak last night. All this speaking amounts to nothing, except to keep up a senseless and useless excitement. NEW BOOKS. We are indebted to Mr. J. W. Burke for a cam paign life of John Bell, “ Union Edition,” embra cing also “ the life and public services of Hon. Ed ward Everett,” and a copy of the platform adopted at the Bell and Everett Convention in Baltimore. The whole makes a pamphlet of 118 pages, and may be found at the Methodist Depository. Mr. Burke ha3 also placed in our hands a very valuable little work, entitled the Pocket Interest Book, giving the rates of interest in all the States. HOUSfON COUNTY. It has been our good fortune to attend two very interesting and profitable Camp-meetings, in this county, within the past few weeks. The one near Fort. Valley closed on yesterday morning. At both there were large and valuable accessions to the church. Wc were much pleased with the se rious and orderly deportment of the large audito ries present, and most favorably and gratefully im pressed by the hospitality and courtesy of the in telligent and worthy citizens of old Houston. Death of A. A. Stitt.—We are pained to chronicle, says the Nashville Gazette , the death ot our fellow-citizen, A. A. Stitt, Esqr. He died in Philadelphia yesterday morning, after a lingering disease. For several years past, Mr. Stitt has been acting as Superintendent of the Southern Metho dist Publishing Concern, which he has filled with credit to himself and profit to those under whom he was employed. His long experience in the “ Art Preservative of Arts” made him eminently fitted for the position, and his place will not be easily filled. The Unoin Swell.—The Union current, says the Memphis Bulletin , like the swollen ifiountain tor reut, is bearing down all opposition. An intelligent farmer who returned from the North last week, an nounces his purpose to vote for Mr. Bell, as he believes him to be the only candidate who has any show of beatiDg Lincoln. Two other prominent democrats of this city, now in the North, write home, we are informed, to the same effect. l^gT 1 The Supreme Court has refused anew trial to W. A. Choice, HON. LINTON STEPHENS. The Augusta Constitutionalist contains a full re port of the able speech of this gentleman in that city. It pours hot shot into the Breckinridge camp, and lets off a few damaging tigers upon Cohb and Toombs. It ia a capital campaign docu ment. The democratic exposures of democratic corruptions, mal administration of the Govern- i ment, and the selfish plots and of aspiring demagogues, will open the eyes of the honest people to the fearful condition of the coun try, and the importance of rising in their majesty and making one great effort to save the govern ment bv placing its administration in the hands of experienced, wise and honest statesmen. We give a few extracts from the speech of Mr. Ste phens, and hope his democratic brethren will profit by them. He says : “ Mr. Cobb said, in a speech at Atlanta, that Judge Douglas had charged all Lecorupton Demo crats with fraud. 1 was pained to hear it—pained on Mr. Cobb’s own account. Judge Douglas nev er made such a charge. I know what lam about, if lam not Secrutary of the Treasury. Mr. Cobb made this statement in Atlanta. He said ; “ Mr. Douglas meant you and me, and all this crowd.”— Sow, I know what Mr. Douglas said. He did say somebody was guilty of fraud ; but he said who it was—he didn’t leave that in any doubt. He didn’t leavo Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Cobb, or Mr. Walker iu doubt as to who he meant. But Mr. Cobb said he applied it to all of you ; and said he : “ When you go to deposite your vote for Stephen A. Doug las, pull your bats down over your eyes, so that the brand of fraud may not be seen.” No ; the brand was put upon the Administration and the Cabinet —and you know, freemen of Richmond county, how well they deserved it. When Mr. Cobb made that remark, he was talking to his au dience on the principle of “ how we apples do swim.” [Laughter.] Before Mr. Walker went to Kansas, Mr. Doug las made a speech at Springfield, on this subject. I was engaged in a canvass in Georgia at that time, and when I read that speeeh I felt cheered by it—l felt encouraged to go on in the work before me, but Mr. Buchanan was hostile to Mr. Donglas then, as he is now ; Mr. Cobb was hostile to him then, as he is now ; one reason for which may be the pre-eminence, the superior statesmanship of Mr. Douglas. Mr. Toombs said here that the Devil was the first squatter sovereign. Mr. Sumner said that too —said it before Toombs did. That the Devil aspired to drag the Godhead from His throne, and was defeated and punished. It may be that some one now aspires to drag Mr. Douglas down. • Id****** Mr. Douglas, it is said, voted for the Wilmot proviso. Well, what if he did ? That’s true. I don’t deny that. I intend to be fair and candid. I don’t intend to misrepresent the truth for friend nor foe, and I say Douglas did vote for the Wil mot proviso ; but he voted for it under instruc tions. I would rather, myself, that he hadn’t vo ted for it, even with the instructions ; but there is a large class of people who believe in instructions; and it certainly doesn’t lie in the mouth of a De mocrat to abuse him for carrying out his instruc tions. You remember that he was in the Senate and not in the House of Representatives, at that time. I say I would rather that he had not done it ; but I want to see how some other people stand on this point. How did the Secretary of the Treasury stand ? He was a southern man, and we had a right to expect better things of him.— Douglas was a northern man, and voted under in structions ; Mr. Cobb was a southern man, and voted w ithout instructions ! And he was not con tent with voting for it one time, but two years afterwards he goes back to Congress, and votes for it over again. [Laughter and applause.] I make these statements —knowing what I say—l speak by the record, and I only say what I know. Deny them if you can. Mr. Cobb gave bis reasons, it is true, for h ; s votes. I will be as fair as Toombs ; he gave Mr. Douglas’ reasons ; I’ll give Mr. Cobb’s. Mr. Cobb said he voted for the Wilmot proviso because it was North of the Missouri compromise line, and slavery couldn’t go abo v e that line. Well, the bill containing this proviso failed in 1845 —but I assure you it didn’t fail by Mr. Cobb’s vote. — [Laughter.] In 1847 the bill came up again—they put in the Wilmot proviso again. One of our neigh bors across the river, Judge Burt, of South Caro lina, wanted to insert a clause explaining that the reason why southern men voted for the bill, Was because of its application to territory North of 86-30—but Mr. Cobb’s allies refused to put in the clause, and it was rejected. But Mr. Cobb still voted for it. By the way, I have heard a report —I don’t know whether it is correct or not —that Cobb advised Toombs to quit this canvass. The reason may be—l don’t say that it is, or that the report is true —the reason may be that while Toombs is fighting Douglas, his foe, he tails to take care of Cobb, his friend and allv. I don’t know that this is so ; but I think if I was iu Cobb’s place, I would advise Toombs to withdraw. Rut there’s somebody else in the same box. I like to rise—l like to go upward—l have mention ed Cobb—now I’ll take up the great arch precipi tator himself. W. L. Yancey is in the same box. He voted for the Wilmot proviso (s>o. But I will be just. I will pay here that he didn’t vote for it quite as bad as Cobb did ; he only voted for it once. The reason may be that he wasn’t there the second time. I don’t know what he would have done if he had been there. I heard Mr. Cobb, iu his speech at Atlanta, make a great point against Douglas. Douglas, he said, had intervened against the South when the North wanted it. lie said, Douglas had voted for the North ; but he never intervened against the North. He said, too, that Douglas voted for the Toombs bill, which contained intervention legisla tion. These, fellow-citizens, arc some of the causes for which you are asked to withhold your votes from Douglas, and aid in disrupting the Union ; and these causes, and these charges, I stamp under m_v feet as groundless and useless. [Applause.] Mr. Cobb ought to have had a little charity. He onght to have told you that Douglas never voted for the Wilmot Proviso without instructions. Mr. Cobb did ! There is a difference between Doug las and Toombs —and this isthe difference between Douglas and Cobb—one voted for the Wilmot Pro viso under instructions —the other voted for it without iustructions. Isn’t the Wilmot Proviso, intervention ? Isn’t it a law of Congress intervening against us in the Territories ? If that isn’t intervention with a ven geance, I don’t know what intervention is. But really, I think they ought to cease abusing Doug las on this point. “People just out from among the pots shouldn’t say black to the kettle 1 [Laugh ter and applause.] It is a very excellent tiling for a drunken mao to join a temperance society and become sober, but it wouldn’t look well in him, af ter having lain intoxicated in ditches, to turn around and abuse ever) body who had lain there with him. [Laughter.] If Mr. Cobh is ashamed of having voted for the Wilmot Proviso, it is right for him to say so, and he should wash his hands of the offence ; but I can’t applaud him for blaming everybody who voted for it with him, and who didn’t vote lor it half as bad as he did.” [Ap plause.] HON H W- HILLIARD. This distinguished gentleman was a delegate to the Baltimore NatiouaL Democratic Convention. He was a Breckinridge man until his late visit to the North. His observations there led him to be lieve that there is no chance for Mr. B. In a pa triotic letter addressed to Mr. Fillmore, ho says: “It is clear that the conservative men of the country nre coming to the rescue, and sectionalism will be rebuked, and the movement in behalf of the Uniou will now acquire a resistless momentum. We both think, and every day’s events must strengthen this opinion, that the only hope of de feating Mr. Lincoln is to conquer our prejudice, to disregard party shackles, and to rally everywhere in support of those eminent and conservative statesmen w hose claim upon our confidence does not res't uppn their possession of a creed, but upon the surer and better basis of well defiued charac ter, of matured wisdom, aud of great public ser vices—John Bell and Edward Everett. We hope to see thousands following the patri otic example of Mr. Hilliard. Let us for once dis card party and rally to the country. Rev. A. A. Llpscombe. D. D. This eminent gentleman, says the Auburn Sketch Book , has accepted the Chancellorship of the Uni versity of Georgia. In this case, what is Alabama’s loss, is Georgia's gain. We can’t help being sorry that he is going. We thought to have kept him in our State. It is unexpected. We have had time to fully realize it. We positively wish the Dr. had not gone. The Georgians may well be proud of their Chancellor. lie will adorn the position, and add largely to the reputation of the Institution.— Our blessings go with him, though wjth a heavy heart. AN HONEST CONFESSION. We have heard it predicted that the Telegraph would shorfly run up the Bell and Everett colors. An article in that paper of yesterday in regard to the Union platform, would seem to favor that idea. We quote the concluding portion of that article. The editor says : But whether Lincoln, Breckinridge, Douglas oi Bell be elected, this Platform is sure to be victo rious, and sanctioned under oath. The Bell and Everett Plattorm will never be defeated so lon£ as the Union endures ; for political heresy wil 1 never run so wild as not to claim the endorsement and sanction of this Platform. It is only when you come to an enquiry into the precise meaning of the Platform, that any doubts, divisions oi conflicts of opinion arise, and political parties originate. The Bell and Everett men have there fore gone behind all such doubts and divisions and have marked the progress of the 19th century, by a retrograde flight back to September 1787, which was, if we remember, the time of the forma tion of the Federal Constitution. They are a po litical party antedating the origin and source o! all political parties in this Confederacy. And a.- their platform, admitting sworn declarations, would equally embrace all parties, so their candidates have been wisely chosen to represent as well as could be done by any two men, the widest contrariety of opinion. The whole is as queer an experiment in politics as the opposition have ever yet attemp ted. We thank our neighbor for this tribute to the sagacity of our party. He may not have intend ed it as such,but nevertheless we deem it the highest compliment he could have bestowed upon the wis dom and patiiotism of those who composed the National Union Convention. We think it is high time to go back to first principles—clearing away, as we proceed, the rubbish of party platforms w hich has well-nigh entombed both the Constitu tion and the country. We want no better basis to stand upon than the Constitution. Had all par ties adhered to it iustead of mounting the decep tive and wretched contrivances of demagogues and charlatans, we never should have heard of Abe Lincoln, except perhaps, as a rail-splitter or county court lawyer. Whether he be elected or Mr. Breckinridge, or Mr. Bell, the National Union Party will demand that they shall not only take the oath to support the Constitution—which im plies an enforcement of the laws—and indeed a faithful discharge of all other official duties—but that they shall keep it inviolate. We agree with our neighbor that our platform and candidates are admirably suited to the crisis, and will probably do more, if elected, to harmonize all contrariety of opinion, and pacify all antagonism of feeling than any movement that has been originated since the adoption of the Federal Constitution. Injustice to Mr. Iverson. In our paper of yesterday morning there was in justice done to Mr. Iverson, which we take the earliest opportunity to correct. We stated, iu a short paragraph, that Mr. Iverson voted in favor of the motion of Mr. Brown, of Miss., to strike out all of the fifth resolution of Mr. Davis’ series and insert the following : “ Besolved, That experience having already shown that the Contitution and the common law, imaided by statutory provision, do not afford ade quate and sufficient protection to slave property, some of the Territories having failed, others hav ing refused, to pass such enactments, it has be come the duty of Congress to interpose and pass vuch lairs as will afford to slave property , in the Territories, that protection which is given to other kinds of property.” Mr. Iverson voted against the above resolution, and so did Mr. Toombs, and all the Senators who voted at all, except Messrs. Brown of Miss., John son of Arkansas, and Mallory of Florida. Are we asking too much of the Breckinridge and Bell press of the State, to publish the above, ia justice to Mr. Iverson. We accidentally mis repsented his posiiion, and we promptly make this statement, and request the press of the State, of all parties, to aid us in arresting any injurious opinion against Mr. Iverson which may result from our mistake.— Constitutionalist. Position or Gen. Bonham. —The Laurensville Herald contains an account of a serenade in that place. Several gentlemen were called out, among them Gen. Bonham. The Herald says : Our immediate Representative, Gen. M. L. Bon ham, was then called out, and responded in bis usual out spoken, happy manner. He presented the four candidates for the Presidency to view, with their respective creeds and chances of success. — The fight lay between Lincoln and Breckinridge— the other two were but floating straws — and of these, Lincoln, he thought, would succeed. WbeD he had, then the policy of the South was a South ern Confederacy ; if that was impossible, a confed eration of the cotton States ; and if that failed, and the worst come to the worst, sejmrate State action. He said it was out of place to disepsx the latter until there was necessity for it; he did not think there would be, for he had much confidence in the united action of the Southern States.” Patriotic Advice. Chief Justice John Belton O’Neal, of South Car olina, in a recent letter on the present aspects of affairs, says : “ Calmly and firmly you must determine that your country shall live. Place the best and purest uinn within your reach at the head of your govern ment. Purge your Congress. Every corrupt, licen tious, rowdy, gambling, drinking man should be sent home. Then you may look for a reign of honesty and virtue. Until that be done, bow can you expect the blessing of God ? Are drunken, corrupt legislators to minister at the alter of our country? If so, what results are you to expect? ‘ Scenes,’ such a9 you have witnessed in the past year. I have shuddered at reading at ribaldry and abuse in the House of Representatives. It would disgrace a Southern grog-shop. And yet. Repre sentatives of a tree People of the United States have unblushiugiy mingled in it! “ 0, my eouutry, fearful must be thy fate if these things are to continue ! “ But, as these lowering clouds, after blessing the earth with the rain w hich it so much needs, will dissolve, and the sun will arise to give heat and strenght to the vegetable and animal kingdom, so let us hope it will vanish all our political clouds, that the sun of righteousness, peace and safety will arise upon our distracted country.” Liberty, Mo., August 15, 1860. The recent election in our State has confirmed me fully, iu the opinion that Bell and Everett will obtain its electorial vote. Judge Orr, the Union candidate for Governor, has polled over 55,000 votes, and there will not be much over if any, 120,- 000 votes cast in tbe State for President. This will leave 65,000 vote 9 to be divided between Lincoln, Douglas and Breckinridge, on the supposition that Bell and Everett will get no greater vote than Orr; which, however, Ido not think. I believe they will get sto 10,000 more. My opinion is that Lincoln will obtain at least 10,000 votes; Douglas about 25,000, and Breckinridge 30,000 out of the 65,000, supposing that to be the number left. We shall gain ou the vote for Judge Orr, and there need be no doubt about Missouri. It is certain for Bell and Everett. Preparing to Exhibit.— Several of our enter’ taining artisans and mechanics, says the Charleston Courier, are preparing contributions for the great Fair at Macon, Georgia, to be opened on the 3d of December, for three weeks. As commissioners and representatives of all the Southern States, and of some European countries, are expected to be present, in addition to a large representation of Georgia, we trust our city will have a full and fair showing in all important departments. The Struggle is Between Bell and Lincoln.— We learn from the San Antonio (Texas) Alamo Express, that Col. Wilcox, who, it will be recol lected, says the N. O. Bulletin , some months ago passed through this city on his way to the North to advance the cause of Gen. Houston to the Presi dency, and who addressed our citizens at Odd Fellows’ Hall, has returned from his tour, and that he reports the Presidential struggle to be between Bell and Lincoln. Col. Wilcox is a distinguished Democrat, and formerly a member of Congress from Mississippi. He would not therefore be likely to represent the cause of Bell in a light not war ranted by the facts. He had good opportunities for knowing, and he gives it his decided opinion that the struggle is between Bell and Lincoln / Let patriots, North and South, choose between them. if > WM JBk CORRESPONDENCE OF THE JOURNAL AND MESSENGER. Athens, Ga., Aug. 31st, 1860. Editors Journal and Messenger ; Agreeable to a call for a meeting of the Bell and Everett men of Clarke countv, for the purpose of organizing a Bell and Everett Club, a large and enthusiastic au dience assembled at the Town Hall in this p ] ace on last Saturday evening at 8 o’clock. The meet ing was composed of the most intelligent and staunch men of the town. A brass band was i n attendance, and discoursed some beautiful munc —Hail Columbia, Yankee Doodle, Ac. The meet ing was called to order by John H. Christy, chair man, pro. tem. A committee was then appointed by the chair to report permanent officers, a Coe stitution, By-Laws, & c . Hon. John Billups was appointed chairman by the committee—also five Vice-Preaidenta by the same. Upon taking the chair Col. Billups made a short but very appropri ate speech. Dr. Richard D. Moore being called for, appeared upon the stand, and was greeted with the most enthusiastic and long continued an plause. The Dr. then went into a discussion the past politics of the country from 1832 down to the present time. He did not descend to personal abuse of any in dividual, but held up to the gaze of the public, de mocracy in all its corruptions, both past and pres ent. Dr. Moore has eschewed politics altogether for many years past. He was born and relred a whig, and when that once glorious old party ceas ed to exist he retired from politics. It is certain ly a good omen for the success of our party, when men who have retired for years to'the shades of private life, come forth from their retirement, and buckle on the war harness, to battle in the glorious cause of the Constitution, the Union and the enforcement of the Laws. Other speeches were also made by Thomas W. Walker, E. P. Lumpkin, and Peyton Moore. The very best or der was preserved during the meeting. At the conclusion, the meeting adjournvd with three loud and hearty cheers for Bell and Everett. The Bell-ringers of old Clarke are doing their duty manfully ; they see that if they will only perse vere until November next, that the day of deliver ance is at hand. Only a short time ago and we could hear nothing of politics, but suddenly— “ A change has come o’er the spirit of our dreams.” The people are everywhere rising in the majesty of their might, and declaring in tones that rever berate from hill to valley, that Northern abolition, ism and aggression shall be checked, and that Southern fanaticism and disunion shall meet a de served rebuke. Kentucky (the home of the ever glorious “ Har ry of the West”) has recently declared that disun ion shall not find a foothold upon her soil, •and that she will take no part iu “ precipitating the cotton States into a revolution.” Other States have also signally repudiated the “ Yoqng Ken tucky gentleman.” All that is necessary for the Bell-ringers to do ia to labor unceasingly from now until November. And as sure as they do it, John Bell and Edward Everett, statesmen and pa* triots as they are, will march in triumph to the White-House. SLIGO. Hamburg, Ark., Aug. 2Sth, 1860. Messrs. Editors :—As you have already learned our State elections resulted disastrously for the Breckinridge Democracy. R. H. Johnson regular nominee for Governor, was overwhelmingly de feated by the independent candidate, H. M. Rector, who was supported by the opposition E. W. Gantt, supported by the Bell and Everett men, was elected to Congress from this district, and Cypert, candidate of the Union party in Ist district, where the Democracy claims a majority of 10,U00, came very near beating Hindman, the head of the seces sionists in this State. In the elections to the Leg slature and county officers, we have had glorious triumphs in many places, where heretofore the Democracy held undisputed sway. The True Dem ocrat newspaper of Little Rock, in its issue of the 18th inst., thus acknowledges the corn : “ There can be no doubt of the thorough organization of the Union party all over the State, and that to it, and it alone, belong the laurels of victory.”— Although the charge, that there is a “ K now Noth ing” party in this State,Jis entirely false and disin genuous, yet I am happy to say, that the Union party is now thoroughly and effectively organized. We Lave a Union Club in our town, presided over by Armand LefiLs, Esq., formerly, a citizen of ata con. It meets regularly, and has its Committees in every township in the county. A grand rally and barbecue is to be held at New London, on Saturday next, and some of the best speakers in the State are expected to attend. In fact, we are determined to march Democratic Arkansas, into the Union ranks. Clear the way for the great Cotton State of the West! The emigration to this State for the last five or six years has been immense, and of such a charac tOF aa t/ a ereat change in its politics.— Men of the middle class owniug ft Urn fltc tv bnvn ty and thirty slaves have come in and are coming in daily. This is the class most conservative in its politics, and which ia truest to the Uniou, and in which is to be found the largest vote for Bell and Everett. The Douglasites are leaving no stone unturned. They are flooding the country with documents, and holding meetings everywhere. Ihe address of their national executive committee is winning ma* ny Democrats to the support of the “ little giant.” In fact, it is a good document, and shows up the supporters of Breckinridge in a light not calculated to do the “ young man of Kentucky” much good. The Union men of this State are in the very best spirits, and send greeting aud words of hearty en couragementTto the friends of Bell and Everett all over the Union. Be assured that we will do our whole duty. The crops in this county are magnificent, and so far as I have been able to learn, all Eastern Ark ansas is teeming with the finest crops of corn and cotton ever made in the State. The Western por tion of the State has suffered for rain. We are now haviug floods of rain, which seem to be gene ral, and will doubtless injure the cotton. A rise in the Ouachita and Arkansas rivers is anticipated, which may do serious damage. Many persons are constantly in our town from the Eastern States, looking out homes in the West. I have seen eight or ten from Georgia, here, at one time, and many from Mississippi. Arkansas will aoon be thickly settled and will be the heaviest producing State in the cotton regions. G. W. N. Mr. Douglas had a very cordial and enthusiastic receptiou at Baltimore on Wednesday. He was met at the railroad depot by a committee of one hundred citizens and a large assemblage of people, who greeted him with cheering and other demon strations of approval. In the eveuing he was ser enaded at the Gilmore House, and addres.-ed one of the largest gatherings of the people that the present canvass has brought into Monument Square. This speech is described by tbe American as bold, earnest, and argumentative, and was responded to throughout with repeated outbursts of applause.— A portion of it was devoted to the speech of Mr. Breckinridge, delivered at Lexington, Kentucky, on Wednesday previous. The Vicksburg Whig states that Governor Brown, of Mississippi, having been called out after Gen. Patrick Henry had spoken at Hazlehurst, last week, declared that he regarded Mr. Bell as a pure and experienced statesman, and perfectly reliable—expressing his readiness to vote for him, should it become necessary to do to aefeat Mr. Lincoln. The National Intelligencer. —Wm. W. Seaton Esq,, has associated with him in the editorial de partment of this journal Mr. James C. Welling, a gentleman who, lor the last ten years, has been connected with it in different departments.