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From the Louisville Democrat.
ON THE DEATH OP MISS NANNIE 0*«"»**.
Dear, lovely girl, my thoughts are thine in this
sweet twilight hour,
The young, the bright, the beautiful, gone like a
stricken flower;
A thousand holy memories are rushing o’er my heart,
And there thine image seems once more to life and
love to start;
I see thy dark and clustering curls around thy gen
tle face,
Thy soft black eye, thy rosy lip, and all thy witch
ing grace,
And hear the cadence es thy voice come sweetly
stealing by,
Like music from some fairy fount beneath the moon
light sky.
Oh couldst thou, sweet and gentle girl, on earth no
longer dwell 7
Had thy dear mother’s love no power to hold thee
with its spelt 7
Had tby sweet sister’s pleading voice no tone to keep
ttee here 7
Had life no charm to make tby home than paradise
more dear 7
Ah no, the bright, the angel bind ben: gently from
the sky,
And wooed and won time to their home, tlieir own
blest home on high.
And there, beneath the holy shade of myriad starry
wings,
Thou wanderest 'mid the living flowers of heaven’s
own living springs,
To hear the lofty music tones, the hymns of rollin •
spheres,
Blend with thy own soul melodies through God’s
eternal years.
But oh! does deeper, tenderer love in th'se high
realms have birth
Than that which lives and throbs and weeps iu hu*
man hearts on earth 7
The thousand blossoms that hare died beneath the
autumn bias',
Will bloom in future springs as bright as in the
springs long past;
The rase and violet will lift their cups of white and
blue,
As erst at morn and mournful eve to ca'ch the fall
ing dew;
The bright wing’d birds will pour their songs of love
from every tree,
The bright young streams with ringing shout leap
onwaru to the sea ;
But naught of these can ever | ierce the cold and si
lent shade
Where with ihtne arms upon thy breast tby lovely
form is laid.
Yet come to us, dear Nannie, come, in this soft,
stilly hour,
And tell us rs thy happy home in heaven’s immor
tal bower;
I know that thou art there, for all thy thoughts be
neath the ekica
Were beau'eous is an Angel’s dream asleep in
Paradise.
And oh 1 ask that when thy hymns of ecstacy ascend,
Thou’lt breathe one deep and holy prayer to: thy
poor, erring fr<ei>d,
Who still with weary step must tread, in loneliness
and gloom,
Unchecred by flower er bleseed star, her pathway
to the tomb. Mattie.
From the Louisville Journal.
SONNET.
Oft, through neglect, or lapsr cf virtue, fall
The fairest hopes of love, or circumstance
(Another name for error, rt recall'd chance)
Toros love to hute, and thus it is that all
Know not love's bliss, and tome die young, or call
On urt or science, aids that oft advance
Ambitious aims, and give a moment’s trance
Os world applause, a name, a gorgeous pill;
Lot these go by the humble and the proud !
But bless’d are they who in each other find
All joy and peace, and see o’erhead no cloud,
Whose fesrful omen terrifies tha mind ;
Their hearts are merry when tho marriage bell
Proclaims that they are one through love’s sweet spell.
St. Louie, Sept. 24, 1851. " S L J.
Charleston and the Stamp Act.
The following letter, we beliove, has never
been published, although the substance of it
has been used. It was addressed by Daniel
Stevens lo Hon. John Drayton, and must now
be read with much interer.—as giving informa
tion on a passage of our State history which is
little understo d The publication of the let
ter scarcely calls for explanation now, although
the conduct of citizens of Charleston to a dis
tinguished fellow-citizen afterwards ennobled
both by services and sufferings iu the cause of
freedom, may teem strange and ut accountable
It ir a striking indication, however, of the ex
tent to which opposition to the Stamp Act hat
swayed the popular mind of Charleston, and
the excesses committed under this feeling, to
wards a noble Carolinian and truo patriot,
were hardiy sufficient to earn for tho actors the
appellation of “mob,” which the indignant
writer bestows. Few popular movemen t have
ever been altogether free from tumult or ex
cess; but tho world may be challenged to show
one with less of such alloy than the American
Revolution.
The ie.ter referred to, is as follows:
Charleston, Dec. 20, 1819.
Agreeably to my promise, and haring had a
little leisu-e during my late vis t in the country,
I now give you a short detail of soma even s
that arose previous to the independence of our
country, but which were among the chief fea
tures of that glorious cause, and were evidence
of the spirit of liberty that animated the heart
of a’most every American, eveu at so early a
day. Tne occurrences that I allude to were,
"and although at that period, I was a mere lad,
yet th 9 events of that day are recent in my
memory, (and being a scion of tho old s ock of
emigrants that originally fled from Old England
to Plymouth, N >w England, from the persecu
lions of that then government. I imbibed and
retained the same principles of independence
and rational liberty they possessed ) In the
year 1766, tho British Parliament passed an act,
(in which Americans were not allowed a
voice) laying a duty or tax on stamps on pa
per, with a determination to enforce it on
America at all hazards This the Ame
ricana as equally determined to resist ; the
consequence was, town meetings were called
throughout the Atlantic States, in order to pre
pare measures of resistance. Ou the other
hand, the Ur.tish Government were sending
out their stamped paper in r»ami snd bales in
private and armed vessels, to the porta of A
meric*. Soon after a town meeting was held
in Charleston, and resolutions taken to prevent
landing or introduction of this paper. A Brit
ißh sloop of war arrived in our harbor direct
from England, said to have on board some
where about 500 reams of stamped paper
She came to abreast of Fort Johnson ; at this
period the force stationed there consisted of a
gunner and 12 or 14 privates, and commanded
by a Captain Lloyd, a native, and citizen of
Charleston, waose title was Governor of Cattle
Johnson, but who never resided at the fort, now
and then visiting it. The committee of the
town mooting, consisting of Daniel Cannon
Wm. Williamson, Edward Weyman, and oth’
ers, having received certain information that
this stamped paper was landed from tha sloop
♦There seems to be some break or transition
here, as the sentence is left incomplete. Tho
etter in other passages bears marks of baste,
but we have followed copy closely.
of war into Fort Johnson, finding all attempts
to land it in the city prove abortive—a private
meeting of citizens was held, and th'S comma
cation made. It was therefore resolved, that
the committee be authorized to make the at
tempt to get posseision of the stamped paper
deposited in Fort Johnson and that they pro
cure and select a body of volunteers for this
purpose —and the utmost privacy being ob
served, they soon selected 150 volunteers,
armed and ready to move. Two nights after
this, boats being provided at Lamboll’a bridge,
lower end of King street, we embarkad with
as much silence as possible, and about 12 o'-
clock, P. M. rowed across to a landing on
James Island, just below liites, and with great
caution, advanced towards Fort Johnson. On
the land side of this Fort whs a wet ditch
around the counter scarp, and a bridge thrown
across, by which you entered the advanced gate
of the Fort, As this was a draw bridge, it was
usually drawn up, and we sent a small party
in advance, Very circumspectly, to this bridge,
and found it had not been drawn up that night.
On their report being made, the who e body o*
vo unteera advanced, crossed '.he badge, and
took possession of the gate, which was found
not fastsned.
The whole then marched on wi,h fixed bayo
nets ; on entering the Fort, found but one
soldier awake, and before he could give the
alarm, we had the remainder of the garrison
secured, and found ourselves in complete pos
session of the Fort. After placing the garri
son under guard, and drawing up the bridge,
wo proceeded to search out tho stamped pa
per, which we found in one of the rooms oi
the barracks. The next step taken was to
provide for defence against daylight, knowing
it would soon be discovered we wore in pos
session of the Fort, and the sloop of war
then lying abreast of it. might be induced to
make an at ack. We therefore orgauized the
troops we had to the cannon, and practiced
them preparatory to any atts i.pt that might be
made—loaded every piece of cannon, pre
pared ammunition for action, and stationed
officers and men to each ; and having brought
down with us a flair, which was a blue field
and three crescents in that field, as soon as
erery preparation was made for defeuee, the
flag was hoisted on the staff instead of the
British standard, and the utmost silence observ
ed to await the issue of the sloop of war.
As soon as it was daylight, the strange color
flying from the flagstaff was observed from the
sloop of war, the astonishment of which must
no doubt be great; some time after this, we
discovered a boat coming from her towards the
For*.
Our commanding officer went forward to
receive the officer on his landing. He soon
discovered (his was not the usual garrison, ha
inquired the meaning of the flag that was then
flying, at which question he was requested to
come into the fort, and then he would be in
formed. He at first appeared doubtful, but on
being assured on honor, he was sale, he came
in and was taken along the platform and was
assured that every gun was loaded and every
piece well manned and butning.
Our officer then informed him of our design
und intention, (and telliig him the garrison
were prisoners) which was a fixed determina
tion, either that, as the sloop ol war had
brought the stamped paper, the Captain mu A
ptedgehia honor before we left tne For to
take it on board and immediately proceed to
soa, with it, or we saouid burn it oa the spot
and hoped he wouiJ offer no resistance; if he
did, we resolved to repel force by force, toe
uished not that alternative, but sooner than
the siamped paper shout 1 remain, we were
prepa cd and so weie ali our countrymen—
we would rise every thin?, and requested an
answer as soon as possible.
The boat returned and iu about two hours
the same officer returned with tho decision of
the Captain, that he would take tho samped
paper on hoard and immediately go to sea wi ll
it. The boats of tho ship came ashore, re
ceived the paper and carried it on board while
every man remained until the sloop of war
weighed anchor, which was in the afternoon
and went to sea, and that evening tho garrison
were released, matches extinguished, and put
in possession of he Fort, the draw bridge let
down, > nd we returned to Charleston thesamo
day we came, you must naturally suppose what
was the surprise of !ho Govern r of Castle
Johnson, (who was in Charlestcn.)
Thus ended an expedition fraught with
much dinger but which terminated without
bloodshed: wo having accomplished tho end
we had n view Notwithstanding thiswise
and successful measure, suspiciou was s ill
alloat thats me of the odious stamp paper had
been landed or brought into the province by
some other persons, and been received by
soma of our fellow-citizens and some of he
King’s civil officers—the public resentment
therefore was not appeased
Truly sorry am I to say this suspicion in some
measure rested on (though extremely errone
ously,) Col. Henry Laurens, one of our best
citizens, who resided in his elegant mansion and
large enclosure nearly opposite to Gadsden’s
Wharf. This suspicion also rested on Chief
Justice Shinner (the then King’s Chief Justice.)
who resided at the upper end of King street in
a brick building situated back rom the street,
within a ftw doors from George-st. on the east
side, and is now inhabited and is the oldest
building now in Charleston. This suspicion
being alive, that stamped paper was in the city,
the citizens resolved to find it out, and a very
large body assembled in the evening under the
orders of Messers. Cannon & Williamson anl
proceeded late at night to the Mansion of Col.
Henry Laurens, and signified to that gentle
man their information, who arose from his slum
bers, assured them they were wrongly informed,
gave them the keys of his cellars and outbuild
ings to search, but no stamped papers were
found. In this unpleasant and improper busi
ness, I am very sorry to say the mob could not
be restrained; the Messrs Cannon & Williamson
did all in their powjr to prevent depredations.
Large quantities of the Colonel’s stores in his
cellars were destroyed and wasted. From
thence they were drawn off to the residence of
Chief Justice Shinner, a noble hearted Hiberni
an, who arose from his slumbers, received this
committee of citizens with great good humor, as
sured them he had nothing to do with the stamp
paper, knew u <thing of it and requested them to
search every part of his premises. None of it
was found —during this search such was the
goodness of heart of the worthy man he had
made a large bowl of punch (usually drunk in
those days,) and presented to the committee.
They tequested him to set the example, and in
a very humorous mood requested him to drink
as a toast “ damnation to the stamp act,”
which he without hesitation and in good humor
drank.
I could now give you some details of several
town meetings after this resolving not to use
tea or permit others to use it, in which was a
duty or tax without our consent, and of the de
struction of several cargoes of tea by throwing it
into the river in which I strenuously assisted,
but this subject I must defer to another opportu
nity. It will afford me much pleasure if 1 can
promote your history. Believe me to be, dear sir,
yours truly. Dan’l. Stevens.
P. S.Aslwas one of the persons on whom
tho Britsh commander wreakea h's vengeance
after the fall of Charleston, by confining me in
a dungeon under the exchange, prison sh ps, &c.
I will give details as soon as possible.
The Old Liberty Tree.—la Drayton’s
memoirs mention is made of a live oak tree,
which is said to have stood* beyond Gadsden’s
and Lynchoa' Pastures, over the Creek at
HamDstead,,” (Charleston) which war called
the * Liber y Treo” from meetings held there
in 1766, in relation to the repeal of the Stamp
Act In relation to this meeting, we annex
the following interesting document. The
copy before us is in tho hand writing of John
Drayton, and appears to have been furniehed
him while preparing for the preestho memoirs
of Wm. Henry Dreyion. For the use of it
we are indebted also to our friend, Dr. Gibbes
whose rich and priceless collections of manu
scripts, memorials, relics, &0., only seem to
afford him pleasure iu proportion, as he can
share their enjoyment with others.
We annex an exaot copy of the document •
“A list of tboie persona who first met at
Liberty Tree, in the fall of the year 1766, after
the Repeal ofthe Stamp Act of the Parliament
of England against the American Col inies, as
extracted from the orriginal list in the bands
of Benjamin Elliott, Erq , Register in Equity,
this 2l«t Oct., 1820, and which list is signed by
George Flagg, the only survivor oj the party.
1 Christopher Gadsden, Merchant, then 42
years old.
2 William fohnson, Blacksmith.
3. Joseph Veree, Carpenter.
4. John Fuller on, do.
5 James Brown, do.
6 Nath’i. Libby, Ship Carpenter.
7. George Flagg. Painter and Glazier.
8. Thomas Coleman, Upholsterer
9. John Hall, Coach Maker.
10. William Field, Carver.
11. Robert Jones, Sadler.
12 John Loughton, Coach Maker.
13 W. Rodgers, Wheelright.
14 John Calvert, Clerk in some office
-15. Henry Bookless, Wheelright.
16 J Barlow, Saaler.
17 Tunis Teabout, Blacksmith.
18 P-iter Munclean, Clerk.
19. William Trua'er, Butcher.
20. Robert Howard, Carpenter.
21. Alex. Alexander, SJijolmaster.
22. Ed. Weyman, Clerk of St. Philip’s
Church and Glass Grinder.
23. Thomas Swarle, Painter.
21. William Laughton, Tailor.
25 Daniel Cannon, Carpenter.
26 Benjumin Hawes, Painter.
On this occasion the above persons invited
Mr Gadsden to visit them, and to meet at an
oaktresjus: beyond Gadsden’s Green, over
the creek, at Hampstead, to a collation pre
pared at their joint expense for the occas ; on.
Here they talked over the mischiefs which the
Stamp Act would have induced, and congratu
lated each other on i s repeal. On this occa
sion, Mr Gadsden delivered to them an ad
dress, stating their rights, and encouraging
them to defend them, against all foreign taxa
tion. Upon which joining hands around the
tree, they associated themselves as defenders
and supporters as American liberty and from
that time, the oak was called Liberty Tree and
public meetings were occasionally holden
there
The ‘’Declaration of Independence” was
read under this tree (for the first time in South
Carolina ) by Christopher Gadsden on the 6th
August, 1776
Chronicle anil Sentinel.
AUOTTSTA,
FRIDAY} MORNING, .... OCT. 10, 1851.
REMOVAL.
jy The office of the Chroniclk & Sen
tinel has been removed to the store lately oc
copied by Mr. J. A. Van Winkle, south side
of Broad-street, nearly opposite the former
office, and next door above the carriage store
of Mr. Hoadlkv.
ELECTION RETURN?.
Cobh McDonald.
Ballcch ••••.... 64 .... 340
Hibt>, ....maj. 68
Bryan 29 maj ....
Butts-. ....maj.227
Burke. 103 maj.....
Baldwin, 368 ••*• 317
Chatham 837 755
Cobb, 1267 .... 1351
Clarke 204 maj.....
Crawford- ••.... 003 .... maj. 42
Cass, 612 maj...**
Cherokee, 652 do. •• • •
Coweta, 32maj>-..
Columbia, 406 .... 245
Camden, ••••••••••• ....tnaj. 160
Ch rttooga, 400 maj • • • •
Carroll, ••••maj.2oo
Campbell, ••••uuj 66
Camden, ...-maj 159
Dooly, ....maj 300
DeKalb. 727 maj..---
Dade, 88 maj-...
E.ling him, 23m3j-.«-
Franklin-- •• 604 inaj----
Floyd, £B6 maj
Fayette, 56 maj....
Forsyth, 80ni«j-...
Greene 540 maj.....
Gordon, 282 maj....
Gwinnett, 191 maj....
Glynn, 26 •• • •
G liner, 1006 maj....
Habersham - * «• •• 778 maj*.
Hancock, 548 .... 215
Houston,- 167 maj.-• ■ •
Henry, 320m»j...«.
Hall, 356 maj....
Jasper- •••■maj. 100
Jefferson, 532 »••• 128
Jones,- .... maj 46
Jickeon, 414 maj..••
•••• ••••*•••• • • •• • «• •• »caj 102
Lumpkin •• ‘96 maj....
Lincoln 2 >7 165
Lee, 200 maj-...
liberty, 44 maj-...
Marion, 150 maj....
Macon, 165 maj....
Muscogee, 178 ma| ....
Monroe,. 50ma]...--.
Morgan,... 158 mai.--..
Mclntosh, .... 46 maj.....
Murray, 434 maj....
Madison, 598 •... 74
Newton 641 maj.. ■
Oglethorpe, • 206 maj....
Putnam, 67maj....
Pau'ding, 353 maj*...
Pike, 51 msj
Richmond, 202 maj.....
Rabun 228 .... 173
Sumter,-.-. 489 maj-...
Scrivcn, •••• ••••maj.lG7
Stewart, 170 mej •••
Taliaferro, 341 •••• 61
Twlgga maj. 100
Troup 761 maj-.*.
Ta1b0t,.... 110maj.....
Upsun,. 682 •••• 352
Wilitin3cn * ....maj. 72
Walton 813 496
Wilkes 465 312
Warren, 671 428
Walker, 655 mej-..*
We republish this morning a letter written by
President Fillmore to the Common Council of Bos
ton early in the summer, end jus after a certain
Gsorgia p lanter had succeeded in recovering, at a
cost of fire thousand dollars, a da vet worth possibly
one thousand. —Charleston Mercury.
Had the Mercury been disposed to have en
lightened i s readers by a fair, frank t nd honest
ata ement of truth, it would not have on ited to
state that the recovery of a s ave in Boston, u.v
dor the Fugitive Slave Law, cods owner
no more (und not as much) than in Louimna
or any other slave State as far removed from
Georgia as Massachusetts, unless he incurs :r.e
expense of employing counsel.
If he recovers his slave in a slave State, he
has to pay his own and the slave’s travelling
expenses, togethor with the jail fees of the
State. Under the fugitive slave law, (unless
he employs counsel) the only expense, (except
his own travelling expenses) is Ten dollars I
The Govern n ent iocura all the expense of
■ending his negro home, if he desires it, and
makes the necessary affidavit.
Such information as this, however, would
not serve the purposes of the disunion journals,
because it would enlghlen the public' mind on
a subject, upon which they desire to keep them
ignorant.
Baronm, being asked one day the secret of
his success, (says a correspondent of the New
York Express,) simply laughed and eaid:
“Priuterb’jlnk.”
Barlce County.
Among the many triumphs in the late election,
the result in no single county has afforded ns
more sincere hear.feit gra'ification than that in
Burke county. The Union men of that coun*
ty deserve eternal honor for their success
They have exhibited a patriotism aa zealous
nd earnest as unflagging, and they not only
deserve but have secured a most glorious tri
umph, and we most heartily and cordially con
gratulate them. We subjoin the returns:
For Governor.
Cobb, 543
McDonald •••••••• 440
For Congreis.
Tjombs, •••••.••537
McMillaa, •••••••••• ..............421
For Senator.
Connelly 471
Brown. 471
For Reprcsentativee.
Shewmake 569
N&swonby -.541
Blount* 371
Perkins 407
In the outset of the contest the disuaionists
blustered most extravagantly over Burke, and
claimed a majority of 300 yotes In some in
stances they insisted that it wa3 almost unani
mous. Verily the rebuke of the intelligent
patriotic voters, is a severe reproof to all such
disorganizes and agitators.
Lincoln— Official Vote,
Cobb 267
McDonald 165
To: mbs 270
McMillan 162
Moore 275
Barksdale 152
Hen'ey 225
Hardy 185
People 199
Legislature 27
1 voe for C. J. Jenkins for Governor.
Tlie Campbell Minstrels,
This successful and popular troupe, so well
known to our citizens, will commence their
series of entertainments on Monday next.
See card.
Cuba.—A Washington correspondent of the
Courier and Enquirer has the following re
marks in regard to the rumored existence of
a treaty between England, Spain, and the
United States, guarantying the preservation of
Cuba to Spain:
"You have no doubt seen what has been
reiterated in the public press about a corres
pondence in the archives of the S‘ate Depart
ment relative to this countiy baing a party to
the guaranty with France and England, but
snch a statement has no foundation in lac.
Another assertion, made by one of the ablest
correspondents from this city, was tha: such
correspondence ia on file, but that it dates back
to the time of Gen. Jackson; this statement
is equally at teult. One of the earliest moves
by the ensuing Congress will doubtless be to
call for all documents touching this interesting'
subj !Ct, and I apprehend it will then appear
that these is a correspondence which took
place during the aiuiiulstraton of Mr Monroe,
when the bland was in immineit danger of
capture by the Mexican patriots, and I believe
further, that it will be found that the interfer
ence of our Government alone prevented it,
and that a very elaborate paper from the pea
of John (Quincy Adams will be brought to
light, giving the strongest political and philo
sophical reasons why the Idand of Cuba
should not in permitted to pass from the pos
session of Spain.”
The Hillotynk.—A lino specimen of the
art known as the Hillotype, from the name
of the discoverer, Mr. L. L. Hill, is on exhibi
tion at Albany. The Argus says of it:
"It is a view of Mr. Hill’s mountain home,
with the Catskills for a back ground, and a
wa erfall in the fore ground, presenting a
beautiful landscape, tinted by the new process
Nothing cen exceed it in finish, and no effort of
art can imitate so weli the mriai perspective
which is here presented in entire keeping.
The discoverer has not yet brought his instru
merits or his manipulation to the degree of
perfection to which lie aspires; but he lias
achieved wonders thus far, and is encouraged
to proceed in his experiments by tho almost
certainly of complete success.”
‘‘Defeat c t the Southern Rights Party la
Georgia,”
Mu Editor : —I desire to call attention
to an editorial in the Consti’utionalist of ye»-
terJay, under tho above caption, and ask every
citizen of Georgia, to name a press in the Union,
that is doing more, nay, as much to overthrow
an insti‘ution of which he professes to be tiie
especial advocate.
I think, after cool deliberation, it is the
greatest out age of its kind, ever pernrtted in
a Southern State. Southern Rights.
"Ohno I IVe never mention it." —The fol
lowing note, addressed to the editors of the
Vicksburg True Issue, is a curiosity in its way:
VtcxsßUßo, Sept. 25, 1851.
Gentlemen : My position as a candidate for
the Legislature is not, as the Issue stated, on
the State Rights platform, but the Dsmocratic.
I had <he honor of once belonging to the State
Rights party, but since the late election con
sider tha question settled, and am willing to
submit to the majority.
Yours, resp’ly, R. B. Harris.
These men seem to have au utter abhor
rence of minorities. Principles are of no sort
of consequence, but it is all importaut to be on
the strong side. Whanover they find one set
of principles won’t do, they abaudoa the whole
concern and espouse another set; and the fa
cility with which this is done beats all the
" ground and lofty tumbling” ever exhibited in
a Circus ! These fire eaters are a precious set
of beauties.— Mobile Advertiser.
Liberia.—Advices from Liberia to the 18 h
of June indicate a prosperous ernuition of as?
fairs.
James K. Straw, the English agent, contin
ties his advertisement, offering a piemium of
lifiy dollars for the best five aoroa of cotton,
end promising to furnish the means to any
competent persons who wish to make the ex
periaent.
The Herald, in an editorial article, u ges
attention to tha colleciion-of India rubber as a
new profitable branch of Liberian indus
try. Trio writer believes that tha trees are
abundant in some parte of their territory, and
thinks the natives m>y be induced to gather it
and bring it in for sale.
Converting the Pone.—About eighty years
ago, a Scotsman went to Rome forthepui
pose of converting the Pope. Tha Scmsman
was not content with praying. He boldly «n
--tered St. Peter’s at high mass, and addressed
his holiness in a loud voice by the title of a
certain lady who lives not a hundred miles from
Baby lon. The Pope, who at‘hat time, luokily
for tie Scotsman, happened to be a aensible
man, (Gangaoelli) wae advised to send him to
the gal eys ; bnthe answered that the galleys
were but a sorry place to teach people "good
breeding ; so he put the honest fanatie into a
■tup, aud sent him homo again to Scotland.—
ifStgh Hunt’s TaUs Talk.
Meeting as the Cotton Planters o t Burke
County, Ga.
A respectable number of the Cotton Planters in
Burke county held a meeting this day, in Waynes
boro, Maj. E. Byne, Chairman, and S. P. Davis,
Secretary.
J. B. Junes, Esq , after a few preliminary re
marks, explanatory of the object of the meeting of
fered the following Preamble and Resolutions, wbicb
were unanimously adopted t
Whereas, for a series of years, the raarxet for our
great Southern staple has been maintained at a figure,
at which it is not far from truth to say, the cost of
production equals the net proceeds to the producer,
so that it has become s serious question with the
Cotton Planter whether he can remain upon the sell
of many of tbeo’d States and live, and whether it is
not better to forego the privileges and blessings of
home, and embark upon the inconveniences of a
new settlement on the virgin soils of the new States.
And whereas, this course of things is rapidly tend
ing to depopulate our own State, wish others simi
larly circumstanced, and thus weaken us politically
as weli as morally and socially. And whereai, this
state of things is produced by a stringent system of
combination of foreign sptuuers and manufacturers,
and calls for counter combination of Cotton Planters
for self-protection. Therefore, be it,
Resolved, That we concur heartily in the objects
contemplated by the assembling of a Cotton Planter’s
Convention, in Macon, during the last week cf the
present me nth.
Resolved, That tho more fully to evince our ap
preciation of the benefits which it is intended to ef
fect, and may secure to the Cotton States, we will
send 20 delegates to represent us in said Convention
Resolved, That we will co-opsrate, to carry out
any plan which the convention, in its wisdom may
devise for the good of the Oo'toi Planter.
Resolved, That the troceedings of this meeting
be signed by tbc Chairman and Secretary, and a
copy be furnished tbe Chronicle & Sentinel, the
Constitutionalist, Southern Cultivator and the Soil of
the South, with the request for thoir publication.
The following gentlemen wero appointed by tho
Chair, under the second Resolution, to attend the
proposed Macon Convention; Jos. B Jones, John
Hatcher, Edmund Palmer. John C. Po.thresa, Jno.
B. Whitehead, John Dowse, E. Williams, Dr. E
L. Antony, Alex. McKenzie, A. L. Pttterson, Dr. E.
J. Carter, James M. Reynolds, Mose 9 P. Green,
James H. Royalls, Allen Inman, E. B. Gresham,
E. B. Glisson, J. J. Whitehead, E. Gilstrap, and
S. P. Davis.
On motion, the Chairman’s name was added to
the list of Delegates.
On motion of Alex McKenzie, the meeting ad
journed. E. BYNE ( Chairman.
S. P. Davis, Secretary,
Mississipri —The Natchex Courier is col
lecting a mountain-high mass of testimony that
Col- Jefferson Davis has repeatedly approved
of secession and disunion. The reasons of
Col. D.’s resignation of bis Senatorial seat is
said to be his repeated pledges, during toe re*
cent campaign, that he would do so, in case the
people decided to ebidi by ths compromise
measures.
Tomato Spirits. —A week or two since we
published a paragraph stating, that spirits could
be producsd from tha tomato, of a superior
quality. We observe that the editors of the
Norfolk Beacon and Baltimore Sun have tatt
ed a sample of some dis iited by Messrs. David
and William Kyle of the former city, and pro
nounce it as having a very pleasant smell, and
being in every respect a mo?t delicious spirit
—equal if not superior to the old Irish Poth
een, so famously extolled by historians. The
tomato is a most prolific vegetable, and can
be raised in any quantities Consequently
this country may, by this discovery, save a
large amount in tha shape ot duties rio.Vpaid
for Irish aud Scotch whisky.
Fair at Macon.—On Monday last a public
mohting was held at Montgomery, Alabama,
for tho pu'pose of appointing delegates to tho
Convention of Cotton Planters, to bo held at
Macon dating the State Fair. In calling the
attention of the citizens of that place to the
meeting, the Journal thus speaks of Georgia
and the Fair.
"Georgia, tho 'Empire State of the South,”
is at this time making gigantic as well as most
commendable efforts to davelope the mighty
resources of the South, in all tho varied
branches of Agriculture, Mechanics, Com
merce and MuhufiCturing, and her hands
should ha buoyed up by the aid ani counte
nance of hersister Sti'ea. r ’
Tho Great Southern Fair which commences
on the 28i,h and continues to the 31rt inst., will
bo the most extensive, as well as the most
splendid affair of the nature ever sceu in the
South. The arrangements at Macou are on the
most! beral end magnificent scale. Provision
has been made fur every branch of industry,
and wtii weli repay a visit. It will boa gala
time of no ordinary interest. Gentlemen con
nes edwi li all the indus rial interests are ex
pected aud invited to attend.”
The ran of the clipper ship Flying Cloud,
from New York to San Francisco, in the very
short space of eighty-niuo days, ia the most
remarkable instance of rapid sailing on record,
According to a paragraph in the New York
Herald—
She loft New York on the 2d of June, at
6 P. M., and arrived at San Francisco on the
20ih of August, thus making the passage in
the unprecedentedly short period of eighty
nine days—the shortest, by sixteen days, ever
before made by a sailing vesse 1 . Sho m-.de
Cape Horn in fifty days, and the lino (Pacific
side) in seventy-one dayr.
Her run from Cape Horn to San Francisco
was mane in thirty nine days. Her best run
in twenty fours was three hundred and seventy
four miles —the greatest run ever made b/ a
sea going vessel —averaging fifteen and three
quarter miles per hour. While making this
run she was carrying top g-.llant sails, wish
the wind one point forward of the beam.
She ran in three days nine hundred and
ninety two miles. On one occasion, during a
squall, seventeen knots of line were found IB
sufficient to measure her speed. Forty miles
was her shor es< run iu twenty four hours.
When ten days out sho sprung her main-mast
head, rendering the mast very tender the rest
of the voyage.
Democracy in Michigan.—At tho S ate
Convention of the Damocrts of Michigan,
recenty held, at which Lewis Cass was norni.
mted as the candidate of the party for the
office of President of the United Bia.es, aitd
Robert McClelland ss its candidate for the
office of Governor ofthe Sure, the following
Resolution was adopted, the Union conserva
tive spirit of which is worthy of all praise:
“ Resolved, That the recent measures of
compromisi, embracing a settlement of tho
dis'ractiug questions which hare disturbed and
almost interrupted tho business of Congress,
seriously threatening the integrity of the Union
itself were demanded by a /air conaidaration
of tho constitutional rights ol the various mem
bers of the Confederacy. Thst the Demo
cracy of Miohign, pandering to no ism, reject
ing all a liances with sectional factions, having
in view tha irrapealabla claims of each State
in the Union,and yielding only to the demands
ofthe Constitution, declare emphatically that
the Compromise measures stand justified in
the oyes of every well-wisher of his country,
and should be sustained and executed iu all
their parts faithfully, fully, and impartially.”
Executors 1 sal®.--•win be sold, on
the fir<it Tuesday iu NOVEMBER next, with
in the legal houra ol sale, before the Gourt House
door in the town of Eutonton, Putnam county, Two
Hundred and Twenty SHARES of Gsorgia Rail
Road S TUCK, all paid in, bolongiug to the estate of
John Bass, liteof Putnam county, deceased. Sold
for the benefit of the Legatees of aaid ileoea eJ.
Terms on the day of sals.
HAMLIN BASS, j
NATHAN BASS. ( Ex’rs.
*•• R< I>*JOURNATTE, \
Ootober 10, 1851,
50 BALES HAY.
JUST received and for sale by
°9 HUTCHINSON A THOMAB.
Th» Coalition in Mawachdhtts.—'The
union of the Democratic and the Vltolitionist
parties in Massachusetts, which toolfyVe form
of a Legislative combination by which ltoutwell
was elected Governor and Sumner sent to the
Senate of the United States, is now, says the
Baltimore American, confirmed by the junction
of the two factions in primary meetings. The
Boston Courier thus speaks of the consumma
tion of this shameless bargain :
The first political marriage of the season, in
this Commonwehlth, took place at Concord on
Wednesday, when Democracy and Abolitionism
joined hands lor the purpose of dividing equally
the Senatorial honors in the largest county in
the State, between the two contracting powers,
and to set an example for similar unions or re
unions in other counties. The match was not
hard to make, by any means—both parties were
willing and ready, and neither boggled at the
dish which the other set before him to iwallow.
The Free Soilers took the Democratic candi
dates upon their ticket as a matter of course, al
though two of them we r e choked off, and forced
to resi?n last year, for fear they would prove too
bitter a dose for some over squeamish Anti-sla
very men, at that time—and they we;e now wel
comed into the Freesoilramp, by a resolution
which politely informed them that they should
be fettered with no troublesome instructions
with regard to slavery. An innocent gentleman
of the party begged something of the
opinions of the Democratic half of the Free
Soil ticket upon slavery matters, but he wax
gravely informed that those were things of no
consequence—it was certain that they were
in favor of the coalition and that was sufficient.
The Boston Post, which hao been fond of ex
toili gihe nationally of the democratic party,
admits the fact of the coalition and confesses
the probability of its being generally adopted
throughout the Stale. It says with melancholy
brevity :
“It will be perceived that the Democrats of
Middlesex failed to nominate a pure Democratic
ticket for Senators yesterday, but agreed with
the Free Soilers in selecting a State Reform
ticket. This course we regret, but cannot help ;
we ato sorry to say that it is probable it will be
adopted in a majority of the counties."
We trust, with the Daily Advertiser, that there
arc numbers of the Democratic party in Mas- v
sachusetts who will not feel that they can so A
easily acquit themselves of all participation in I
the enormity of such a transaction—one which r
can be accomplished only by the co operati in of
nearly the entire party—by the mere declaration
that they “cannot help it." It is by this impas
sive course that they are expected to help it ;
but if we mistake not the character of a large
portion of the Democracy of Massachusetts,
there is too strong a feeling of nationality, and
too much regard for consistency, to permit them
to become parties again, in a game like that
which was played by the Legislature of last year.
While we are upon the subject of coalitions
between Democrats and Abolitionists wo may
refer to the course of Mr. Senator Chase, in
Ohio, who has joined the Democratic party of
that State. “Ol the wisdom of that Mr. Chase's
course," says the N. Y. EvorrngPost, 1 h
pledging his support to tho Democratic ticket
we never entertained a particle ofdount. There
is no material difierenco of opinion between him
and the cand dates which tho Democracy of
Ohio have put in nomination upon the subject
of slavery, while upon all other questions, anu
many of those at present of paramount impor
tance, there has never been a diversity of senti
ment."
Mr. Chase is one of the most fanatical of agi
tators. Slavery is in his estimation the one evil
which ho is to war against. He seems to regard
himself as endowed with a special mission to at
tack it. In taking his placo upon the Democrat
ic platform of Ohio which he finds to be exactly
suited to his purposes of slavery extermination,
he rejects the Baltimore platform which to his
uste is no doubt too national. We quotefrom
Mr. Chase’s recent speech at Cleveland :
'•The question with me was—“ls the Demo
cratic party of Ohio now right on the record V
Yes, it is so. It leaves the - compromise to its
supporters, and declares that it recognizes as its
duty, to use all constitutional powers to preveht
the increase ol slavery, to mitigate its evils, and
to eradicate it. Do I ask more thanthat 1 I too
propose the same thing, and I too propose to ef
fect it by constitutional means.
“But I utterly repudiate the Baltimore plat
form, which opposes this platform of the Ohio
democrats. Tho Baltimore platform forbids all
efforts by friends of freedom to induce Congress
to interfere with slavery at all, It says we have
no right to meddle with the slaveholder’s insti
tution, under any circumstances. But the
slavehelders therm elves have made It a dead let
tar, by always putting forth their institution to
interfere with us. Jefferson Davis and others
drove Congress to legislate lor the protection of
s.avery in the territories ; and northern men
have been driven to adopt the Fugitive Slave
bill, in the face of their previous professions.
Thus Congress has beep driven to ‘interfere
with slavery.’ If wo act against slavery, the
Baltimore platform will proectibe us. I care
not. 1 stand by the principles of the Ohio Plat
form. I have always stool there. I shall re
main there. Siu.uill all the barnburners in the
country go aver to the Baltimore Platform, I will
not go with thorn. 1 aim to restrain and eradi
cate slavery. My life is committed to this work.
I seek to pursue the best policy and use the best
means fur its accomplishment. I may mis
judge; but I shall steadily follow th : s arm. I
cannot relax in this war with slavery. I shall
not rest until the evil Is removed.”
—1 " . -ÜBWl'.ki
Special iNottcas.
fr Mrs. Cunningham’s School for Young
Ladies and Mis.-.er, is now in speration in Wash,
ington streot, between BrcaJ and Ellis streets. A
few more scholars can be accommodated. Music
and French is taught; also Drawing in all its varie
ties. Persons wishing to see specimens of painting,
can d> si by applying to Mrs. C. at her residence.
Terms for the Primary Department S'i and $8 ;
for tho higher Eng ish branches, including French
and Drawing 810 to 815; Music sls. o 9 d
13 Baptist Church.--TO-MORROW, (SatjJ
urday,) at II o'clock, A. M., the Conference of the
Bap'ist Church will be held in their Lecture Room.
A general attendance ia requested. oil)
Q’Ws arc authorized to announce W. W.
Montsombrt, as a candidate for Clerk of tho Su
perior and Inferior Coirta of Richmond County,
at the election in January next.
sTjr Mechanic*’ Bank.— Augusta, Ga.,Oct. 0
1851. —Dividend No. 35.—The Hoard of Directors
have declare i a serai-anuual dividend of tenjdollars
per share, payable on demand, and an extra divi
dend cf ten dollars, payable on tho first day of No
vember proximo. 07-10 t M HATCH, Cashier.
f4'Notice.— Mr. Kobebt F. Gibbb is my le
gally authorized Attorney to attend to any business
in which I am interested, during my absence.
o 9 JOHN J. BYRD.
33 Bank of Brunswick, Augusta, October
6, Irsl - —Dividend No. 16.—Five Dollars per shore
hat been declared This Day, and payable to the
Stockholders on demand.
o7 lOt JOHN CRAIG, Cashier.
Female Class leal Institute.— The un.
designed, a graduate of College, who has had fif
teen years' experience as Instructor, lias opened a
School, on the 6th inst., on Ellis street, opposite the
Ci'y Hall, for the instruction of young Ladies, fn
English, French, Latin, and the Mathematics. Each
Department will embraco a full and com; rehensive
oouria ol Studies. The number cf Pupils being
limited totweu y-five, early application is solicited.
Tories per quarter—Second Department English,
$9; Fhst Department do., sl2 ; English and French
sls; English, Frcnci and Latin H2O. Arithmetic
comprehended In the English; Algebra and Geom
etry in the French or Latin Course.
Satisfactory testimonials of qualification, charac
ter, 4ko. can be exhibited to those, to whom the sub
scriber is personally unknown.
07-dtf LEWIS ML QCRMIQK.
COUNTERS WITH DRAWERS.
r> For Sale, three‘fine painted Counters with
Drawers. Apply at this othoe.