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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 15. 1855
Congressional Convention, !2d District.
We suggest that the Democratic Congressional Conven
tion for tho Second District be held at Americus, on Wed
n*aday, 11th July next. The Supreme Court will.be in
sjfrion at that time in Aniericu?. What say our Demo
cratic cotemporariea to this suggestion? The time and
place ought to be agreed upon at once. wtwtd.
Democratic Convention In Muscogee*
The Democratic Party of Muscogee county will meet
in Convention at the Court House at 12 o'clock Mon
Wednesday, 23d May, for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the Gubernatorial Sc Congressional ouveo
tion9. wtwtd
Death of ilon. Walter Y. Colquitt.
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the
death of this eminent citizen. He died at Macon, Ga.,
at 8 o\lock A. M , 7th inst, in the possetston of ail
his intlleetual faculties, and bright hopes of a
blessed immortality.
The body of our deceased fellow citizen was brought
to Columbus on the morning train from Macon, on the
Bth inst, and was met at the depot by a large concourse
of citizens who aceompanid the hearse to his now deso
late home.
At three o’clock P. M., funeral services were had
at the Methodist Episcopal Church, conducted by the
venerable Dr. Lovick Pierce; after which a procession
consisting of the body of our people followed the dis
tinguished dead to his lat-t resting place.
Waiter T. Colquitt was born in Virginia. At a
very early age, however, he was brought by his parents
to Hancock county, Georgia, lie was educated at
Princeton College, New .Jersey, where he gave signal
proof of those remarkable endowments which have
placed him in the front ratik of American statesmen
and advocate*. He settled in Walton county, Georgia,
and very soon rose to eminence.
lie has filled the offices of .Judge of the Superior
Court, member of Congress, and United States Senator,
in all of which he exhibited extraordinary talents, and
incorruptible integrity. But his favorite ft Id of intel
lectual display was the stump and the Gout t room. As
a popular orator he has never been excelled. He
played upon the popular heart with the facility of a
master upon a musical instrument. Smiles and tears
wcie equally at his control and they were often called
up at once by his suddt n passage from the broadest hu
mor to the most touching pathos. The same qualities
placed him at the head of his profession as an advocate.
He almost alwa)B appeared for the defense. His sym
pat hits were so warm that it was a severe trial for him
to prosecute even the guilty. But in the defense, he
gave Itis whole'soul to his cause, and we very much
doubt if an innocent man was ever condemned who had
Walter T. Colquitt as his advocate.
Asa politician, he was a States Rights Republican,
and in all the changes of party politics never deserted
the faith of ’OB, though he som*-times found it necessa
ry to break with his friends. This was signally mani
fested in 1840. Up to that .time lie was the idol of the
old Troup party. He had more friends and warmer
ones in ihatpirty than any other political leader and
had only to indicate his wishes and they were gratified,
if within the comp,'is of his party associates. But at tin
ea!! of duty he left them to stand by his country. The
history of the last fifteen years hate vindicated the
soundness of h e judgment and the purity of his mo
tives He was devoted to the South and would have
died to save his section from degradation.
But he is gone. His oloqu* nt lips are silent now.
II is devoted and courageous heart is still in death ;
We shall never look upon mis like again. While the
Nation and the State loses one of its ablest and purest
patriots, we lose in addition the publiuspirited townsman,
the delightful companion,’ and the devoted friend.—
Though dead, he yet lives in our hearts and memories,
and will live as long as we cherish a regard for genius,
courage, patriotism, fidelity and charily, all of which
he possessed in a more remarkable degr< e thaa any
other man it has ever been our privilege to know.
Wo hope hereafter to publish a more fining tribute
to the merits of this truly great and good man
Slavery in the Councils.
Sundays mail brought startling developments of
Know No ting sentiment in Georgia and M.issaehu
softs on the subject of slavery. In the Massachusetts
_State Council ’‘strong anti-slavery resolutions w, re
pinged without a dissenting vote Some who had been
hunkerish hitherto admitted that it was of no longer
use t continue so, a* the Order must take anti-slavery
grounds. Such, however, is not the opinion of the
Georgia Know Nothings. lu their retunt State con
vention the most ultra pro slavery resolutions were
adopted and published, says the Savannah Republican,
by authority. We admire the pluck of the Georgians. ’
and wish them all success in this contest with their j
Mass ehusetts brethren ; but we doubt their capacity to I
bring the a favorable issue. Know Nothing 1
ism is of Northern birth and is much more popular in i
Northern society than it is or can heat the South.— ‘
Every kind of ism flour.sites better, at the North than !
at the South. More especially is this true of religious ;
isms, as for instance, MiHerism, Mormanism, and last of j
all Know Nolhiugism. We take it for granted .therefore,
that the uho ition element will have the preponderance
in the Grand Council and that that august body will
either ignore the subject of slavery, or commit the order
in favor of abolition.
If the Grand Council shall adopt the latter policy,
wo presume that the subordinate councils in the South
ern States will instantly dissolve. But if that body
shall refuse to commit itself on the subject. w r e are afraid
the subordinate councils in the South will be continued,
and that the fatal policy will he adopted of keeping up
a connection with the abolitionized lodges of the North tor
the purpose of securing federal power and patronage to
the members of the order. Such a policy wd! be fatal
to Southern interests, as it will render the South pow
erless in her struggle with the North on the subject of
slavery, by dividing her peoole.
Nl knowing what pwti is vested in the Grand
Council, by the constitution of the Order. xve are uot
prepared to say how far a subordinate council can go in
resisting its decrees. Our understanding is that the
Grand Council is supierne and that a subordinate coun
cil has either to submit to its edicts or be dissolved. If
this is the case, very little weight ought to be attached
to what the Slate Council of Georgia may resolve on
the subject of slavery, h is no more an indication of
what Know Nothing sentiment is than the resolve of
the Stme Council of Massachusetts. The two resolves
are right in the teeth of each other. The only diffe
rence is that Massachusetts reflects the sentiments of
the stronger wing of the party.
After the above was in tjpe wo have received ao
counts of the proceeding* of other State Conventions
of *4ie Order. The New Hampshire Convention adopt
ed resolutions protesting against the repeal of the Mis
6oui i Compromise, and also against ho Nebraska bill
and the Fugitive Slave law, and pledging the party to
resist at all hazards the further extension of slavery.
On the other hand the N. Y Herald reports that the
New Jersey Convention was “found to be sound and
constrviitivc on the negro question.” This is very in
definite and probably means that the Convention ignored
slavery. The New York State Convention will assem
ble in June, and the position it tikes will probably de
cide the question between the Northern and Southern
ouncUs.
A Chapter on Lying.
This is an unusual heading in a political newspaper,
and we regrtt the necessity of using it, but, as cn*er
▼.Vins >f tin- public morals, we dare not shirk the re
ap *i sibilitv of calling public attention to the prevalence
of I is odious vice in community since the rise of Know
Nothingism. It is an undeniable fact that the habit of
prevarication has, within the last six months, grown so
ci mmon that a man wdl hardly give crrdem-6 .to the
assertions of his most intimate friends as to their politi
cai relations unless they are confirmed with an oath.
When we consider that truthfulness li.e at the base
©f moral excellence, and the impossibility of build ng an
attractive moral ed fiee upon auy oth r foundation, it
will not be considered extra vagan tto declare that Know
Nothingism by encouraging its votaries in the practioe
ts deceit and misrepresentation has inflicted an irre
parable injury upon society. Not only do the mem
bers of the order habitually deny their connection with
it, but they constantly attempt to create the impression
that the most formidable of their opponents are members
of their councils. But the other day, we suv in Several
papers an article in which the attempt was made to
produce the impression that Howell Cobb and James
Gardner wire members of the Order because they
happened to be in Macon at the time the Knights
Dark Lantern held their State Convention there with
closed doors. Now the authors of these articles must
have known *that they were practicing a deception upon ,
the public. This, however, is but one instance out of
many. If this practice were confirm* and to low bred
vagabonds we would pass it by with silent co -tempt;
but men in all ranks f society induce in it. In chart
ty, we are competed to believe that they regard their
f ls< hoods in the light of jests, and quiet their conseieu
eta with the supposition that their lies are white lies—
mere fibs to iirt-de their opponents.
Bui in this they deceive thnns* Ives. This persistent
fibbing is the re*ult of a systematic attempt to build up
a poiitit-al party, and destroy opposition, by s *wing and a
trust among outsiders ; and is thereby shown to be no:
innocent jesting, but systematic lying. We presume
furthei that members of the order excuse themselves
for denying that they are Know Nothings upon the
ground that they call themselves by some other name
inside their councils; and perhaps they designate out
siders ;ih Know Nothings in Know Nothing nomencla
ture and thereby excuse the falsehood of stigmatizne
the enemies of the order with this appellation. But ail
this is an evasion unworthy of honorable men. In
Way land’s Moral Science, page 280, it is laid down as
a fundamental maxim in morals that the law of veracity
forbids
The uttering what may he true in fact, hut utter
ing it in such a manner as to convey a false irnpres
siori to the hearers.
The same high authority declares that “as the crime,
here considt red, consists in making a false impression, !
with intention to deceive, the same effect may be- pro- j
duced by the tones of the voice, a look of the eye, a
motion of the head, or any thing by vjdiich the mind of
another may be influenced.”
“Nor can this rule be varied, by the considerations
often introduced, that the person with whom we are
conversing has no right to know the truth: under
such circumstances we art* at liberty to refuse to reveal
anything, but are not at lib* rty to utter what is false ”
.fudged by this standard, the practice of the Know
Nothings above referred to is utterly condemutd. It i*
downright lying, than which iher-* is nt a vice more
destructive to society, more severely punished by the
laws of the land, or more terribly condemned by the
word of God, “Lying Jips are an abomination to the
Lord.’* Prov. vi, IG. “All liars shall have their por
tion in the lake that burn* til with fiieand urimstnne.”
R*-v. xxi, 8. “ There ►hall in no win- enter therein
(into heaven) anything that maketh a lie.” Ibid 27.
The chances of Know Xoihingism are slim indeed, if
what we have charged is true, and these scriptures art
given by inspiration i>f God
Know Nothing* in Court.
At a lata term of the Court in Bocks county, Penn
sylvania, to try certain parlies chargtd with liot at a
township election, the counsel for the and fence challenged
the array of Grand Jurors on the ground that they
were Know Not brags
Witness l .e, supposed’ to he Know Nothings, were
called :ml examined. Some of the questions were
over-ruled by the court, and i was left discretionary
with the witness to answer them. The witnesses call and
to the stand were, Sheriff F liman, Joshua Stackhouse,
Dr. Samuel Bradshaw and William Bachc. During
the examination of these witnesses the court room was
densely crowded, and much curiosity was manifested t *
find cut the mysteries of Know Nothingism. Some of
the witnesses admitted they b !*ng-d to a secret order
commonly known an Know Nothings—that they were
bound by an oath not to support any Catholics or for
eigners for office-
The Grand Jury of Monroe county. New York,
under the charge of Judge Welles to enquire into all
violations of the ehetion laws of the Sate, have pre
sent'd the Know Nothing Councils. Tie Jury says:
It appear 4 from the testimony taken before us that there
are a number of societies, or orders of men, m this county,
wno have formed themselves into secret combinations for
pol tical action—that these soei**tie* meet only in sec re—
that their n ember?- ate admitted under oaths and obliga
tion .and pledged to inviolable secrecy-—that they are in
du*ed lo euter ihe society under a variety of pieience.-, and
to take upon ttumiselves oaths and binding obligations that
they wdl not vote lor certain paiticiJar classes of their fel
low citizens, or id v dual citizens—that they will cast their
votes and u-e their elective franchise, aceo.ding to tin* be
h‘.-is and requirements of their older, or the olii. e*s there
of, or oi a eeilain degree or circle thereof, under the rules
of their .order—that bv the.r oaths and obligations they aie
bou id to vote, under the penally of peij try, or being con
sider* and a- perj-ired, and a.- being umvoitny to he employed,
couhtei aaeed or supported in any business whatever, and
as per-ons totally unworthy of the confidence of their fel
low citizens
Under these penaltieswy are hound to vote for the per
sons designated iy the Orde , without regard to their own
iud.virtual choice or preference of candidates. That mem
hers of this society or Order, having taken these oaths and
obligations are in ormed by the Order, or the officers there
tf. that a tefusal to vote f*r the candidate- of the Order
will subject them to the charge of perjury and render them
selves infamous and unworthy tiie confidence of ail good
men. And thus they are directly influenced in giving their
vo e o ballot, or are deter© i fiorn giving the >ane, and
are disturbed and hindered in tne tree exercise of the rights
ot suffrage.
And it turther appears that members have been threaten
ed if they dirt not v>*te accoidiug to the r* qui.-itions of the
Oilier, they should he deemed as perjured under the-eoaths
and obligations and should he subject to disgrace and infa
my* and as false and perjured, be expelled with dishonor.
’That s-uch societies *r Outers, after tne last general flec
tion, c i led their members to account to them, or their of
ficers, as to tiie manner n which they discharged their
elective Iranchi e, and required them to de lare upon oath
for whom they ca-t their votes at the said el-otion.
We believe, from the testimony before us, that such pro
ceedings strike at the so nidation ofiudivid ini lib-ry of ac
tion, Hud tend directly to .destroy the gicat and cardinal
principles of our nstuutions, as lou..ded by our forefathers:
that our institutions can only continue to exist by the free
and uncontrolled action ot the citizen, and that all such re
strainu and obligations am destructive to an elective aud
free government.
The Snvauuah Republican anti the Presides*- ■
tml Question.
We ‘ire glad to see that a portion of the “Union
Republican’* party are opening their eyes to the evils
that ihretlen the South from the continue*! eticro eh
merits of the ah 1 tiouists. The Scrannah Republi
can, of a late date giv* b very free expression to its
apprehension of the dangers that environ the Kansas
question. “In tt e couisc of the next 1r fi tential
term,’’ says tin- Republican , “t'.e Ivans is question will
have to be met and decided. * * * All the
South r. quirts is that the people of Kansas, when they
apply for ad mi.-ai on into the Uni m r.s a State, may be
received, whether their eons; hut ion shall tolerate or
prohibit the institution of sliveiy * * * It is evi
dent, hozever, that he anti slavery party at the North
is not disposed to re *rgan : z<- it. and that it is marshaling
it* forces from Maine to the Rocky Mountain* to put
it down, so far at least as it applies to Kansas and Ne
braska.
“It is equally evident, that :he South will not stand )
idly by and see this great and vital principle repudiated. !
She w ii! claim, and ii’ need be be, insist t the lat ex- j
tremity, that Kansas or any other territory shall be ;
left tree to determine the character of In r institutions, j
so long as she confoi ms to the Federal Constitution.— j
Upon this point there can be no doubt.’*
In these views we most heartily concur. The dan- i
ger to be apprehended from this collision between the j
North and the South upon the Kmisas question is great j
and imminent, though we may shut mir eyes to it, and i
. waste our energies in peltv squabbles among ourselves; j
and demands the undivid<d aUrnt;..n and joint action
of tiie people of the South. Wo have, heretofore, time
and again, * ailed public attention to it and suggested
the p*ley of calling a Southern Convention to prepare
for the conflict. Such a convention, however, would
be harmful lather than b -mficia! unless theie i* “a
union of nil hearts to promote the country's prosperity.’’
Hie scorn with which the Whig press of the State re
eeiv* and our proposition, convinced us that tin; time’ had
not yet come to Urge the policy of a Sou hem Cornell
i n.
Since this conviction was forced upon us. we have
k-*pt fci'enee on the subject, but have watched the signs
of the times with the greatest anxiety.
The first gleam of sunshine that has fallen across
our path is this article fioin the Savannah Republican
We had it as n happy oineu though we cannot approve
the policy recommend and. What, th*n. is the duty of
the S"Uth ? a?ks the Republican,Had answers—"why,
to merge all minor differences, aud to unite upon some
Northern men who cau carry the States of New York,
Pennsylvania nod New Jersey, at least.” So far, good,
though we cannot ice why California, Illinois, New
Hampshire and other Northern States, which have, in
the main, supported the South, are not included iu the
catalogue.
The next step of the Republican is a false one. It
says ;
“But who is the man for the emergency ? This
question is more easily asked than answered. We are
willing, however, to take either Mr. Fillmore, or Mr.
Dickiuson, or any other equal y rel able man, who can
.carry the Scat*a mentioned above. Mr. Fillmore, is
stronger in those States probably than Mr. Dickinson,
though we believe with an open field atd the question
fairly sated, either could carry them against Mr.
Seward.’’
In looking for “the man far the emergency,’’ we would
not confine our search to ineu who are influential iu the
three Stales mentioned. There are good and true men
in all the Northern States, vv! oe claims ought to be
considered, itud whose merits ought to be reeogniz and by
the South. More especially is it bad p hey to rely up
on politicians 1 We Fillmore and Dickiuson who are idt-n
----tifi and with small cliques and have been proven to be
powerless veil in their own Slates. Indeed we are
opposed to designating any particular man, as “the man
f<<r tiie emergency’’ at the present time. Time enough
for that when the South has .merged hi minor differen
ces and agreed to co op* rate together in the defense o‘
S*>uth* rn righto. Hoc opus ; hie labor est. If thi*
work is not done, ail else that ve may do will cotne to
nought. Will the Republican address itself to this
view of the case, and tell us how it proposes to unite
the South.
A political friend suggests that this may be ac
cornplishvd by running a Southern man for the Piesi
denvy. But what Southern man bus the confidence of
all parties ? That** the rub.
In our view the man is the last thing to look for. Th •
uaiou of the South is the one thing needful now.
No More Smve Slates.
“The Legislatures of several Northern States- Mas
sachusetts, New York, Connecticut and others—h\e
passed resolutions,” says the N. Y. Herald, “declaring,
among other things, that there shall be “no more slave
States.” if this doctrine prevails in the North, they
will have the power *o enforce it in Congress. But it
is easy to gee that the attempt to enforce it will put us
upon the hgh road to disunion. Thu only guarantee
which 2n now insure the perpetuity of the Union, is
Bomeihing like a balance of power to the South, as a
breakwater in the gener*.; g vormnent against the £**
gressious of the North. This balance, before the ad
mission of California, tho South possessed in the Senate
ot the Uni:ed States; but the add tion of California to
the free Stales has destroyed this equilibrium. The
South defi es, therefore—and they have the right to
as-k—the admission of another slaveholding State, to re
store this h.fct equi ibrium of forces in the Senate.
“To this tud we may expect to see Kansas, within a
year or two, knocking tor admission into the Union.
Should the North refuse to admit her, in the event of
a constitution recognizing the existence of slavery, we
are hurried to the uhintate question of union or disun
ion. The moment the South discovers that the power
of the North in Congrtss ia to be devoted to the
“crushing out’’ the institution of slavery, the alt* native
of secession comes up in a palpable shape And this is
the drift of this Kansas imbroglio.
“AH this mock philanthropy about human freedom,
j liberty, and the horrors of Southern shivery is mere
stuff and nonsense. ‘lhe real question is union or dis
union. The African race, whether as slave* in the
South or “free coloied Americans” in the North, occu
py the position, socially and politically, of an inferior
race, and properly so, aud h -mply because the great
Creator has made them an inferior ruce. In the same
community with the while man, the black, ensi ived os
emancipated, must forever occupy a degraded position.
In a community purely African, even the civiliz and
black relapsts again to African indolence and barbarism.
See liayti , s*-e Jamaica. Stop the supplies of chris
tiuuizcd it emits from from our Southern S;aus to Li
bt-ria, and that republic, in the space of two or three
generation*, would probably degenerate into a petty
kingdom of cannibals, with a savage beast as their ruler,
horrible and bloody as the Kng of Dahomey. The
three millions of the African race, the most enlighten* and
and the happiest in the world, arc the three million
slaves ©four Southern Sta Us.
‘ This cry ot slavery, the horrors of slave, stop the ex
tension of slavery, is therefore a mockery and a snare.
R-ductd to it* final cons* queticis, it menus disruption,
da-union, a war of sections, a war of rac s, fire and
swoid, anarchy and indiseiiminate slaughter. And
thefc© ultimate const queue* a are interwoven int > the
trcacheious web of this Kansas controversy. Th-* sec
tioiial agitations, jedouses, and revenges of half a cm
tuiy, are cmicenuaied in ilus Kansas question. Tne
beg nu ng is ominous—the end will bo disastrous if,
right or wrong, just or unjust, there are to be ‘‘no
in.ire slave States ”
Irishmen and Catholics nt the Polls.
We learn from the Mobile Register that at the re
cent elrelion of Judge of Frobate in that city, some
hundreds of Irish voters flinched, while of one hundred
who did vote, it is said that fully seventy vot*;d the
Know Nothing ticket.
To these the Advertiser, a Know Nothing organ,
makes its ackrowlrdgmeiits in the following paragraph :
“It is also tine to justice to say that despite efto ts m tde
tocom’riueihe'ioreign’ vote a rai.ist the American ca ululate,
many of our adopted citize.is went deliberately to th* polls
and cast their vote-i for Mr Hitchcock Under all the
circum-tances,such independence ai.d manliness on Uieir
pan is de-ervifig of all praise. We arc ceitain that they
will not regret their action m this regard ”
“We have hero anew reading of the nrrxiin that
‘Americans must rule America,’ —the ‘d—d Irish’ are
very clever, ‘independent and manly’ fellow’s, when
they vote on the right side, and ‘they will not regret it,’
quoth Mr. Siic'k* organ. We do not know whether
they will or not. Certain it is they have vottd again*;
thrir own religion, and tha right* of their own blood ;
i and certain it is, that they have lofuted one of Mr.
Slick's humbugs, that they stand in so great awe of the
Pope that they cannot vot** as they please. It seem*
they dread the lsa of work, a perverted public sent!
inent running against them, the influence of a K N.
press, and, certain undefined ideas of houses pulled down
m the dead of night, over the heads of their inhabi
tants, and the latter flying in the midst of showers of
bullets—much more than they do tho bulls and anath-*
mas of the Pope of R une. Well we do not blame them.
It is not easy t*> find fault with a humlful of poor men.
dependent for their bread upon employment, to be had
at the hand* of a whole community banded together to
ostracise, persecute and trample upon them. It is in
poor human nature always to quail before power, aud
we cannot expect a Roman virtue in uneducated men
so circumstanced.
“The Germans and Jew#, says the Register, voted
manfully on the side of the party that stood forth to de
| fend them. The most surprising part of the business
is that a number of native Catholics did not vote ——
| I low these gentleman c.in expect others to make sacri
j fiee* to defend their tel gious privileges when they will
j defend themselves, is a proposition we leave for not re
flection and solution.*’ —Mobile Register.
Reg.n at, Jerusalem.
i “Begin at Jerusalem,” suggests the Enquirer. —
| Ttuu’s just what v.v have done, and are doing. Like
I thr Jews, the Southern whig party are a stiff-necked
! and rebellious people. We have piped unto them and
i they have not danepd; we have mourned unto them
and they have not lamented. They kill the prophets and
stone them that arc sent unto t icm; and of us they s-y
“he hath a devil.” They build the tombs of the proph
ets, aud garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, but
are witnesses that th-y are the children of them
which killed the prophets. They quote the words of
Washington, but would re-enact the alien law of the
elder Adams. Lke w hited sepulchres, they appear
outwardly righteous, hut within th*ir council room* are
sud of hypocrisy and iniquity. “Ye serpent.-! ye gen
eral on of viper*! how can ye escape the damnation oi
heli? * What god and great man have they not despi
i serf? What good and great measure have they not op
p-sed? What iniquity have they not sanctioned? Bank
ami tariff* and internal improvements were the gods of
i their idolatry, until the.r al ars were burned down and
■ their false gods were shown to bo no gods by the de
i inocracy. Now they desire lo pass through the fire
, unto Moloek and propose to disfranchise foreigners and
i persecute Catholics, to satiate the rage of his blind in
r tolerance. These are strange gods, q Jerusalem!
Democratic Meetings in Georgia.
The Democracy are moving in solid column in every
county in the Slate. Our limited space alone prevents
us from giving the proceedings of these meetings in full.
There seems to bo but one spirit animating tho Demo
cratic mass s in every part of the State—the spirit of
devotion to the great principles which lie at the founda
tion of our free institutions—and a purpose to de
fend them from attack Irom every quarter, whether the
enemyj:>e a foreign foe bristling with bayonets, or our
old enemy the Federalists in the guise of skulking ssva
!>es.
Owinett County—Convention held on the Ist
inst. Messrs. !l. P. Thomas, J. C. Whitworth, R. T.
Ferral and J. M. Young, Were appointed delegates to
the Gubernatorial C;n volition. 11. V. Johnson unani
mously recommended as a suitable candidate For Gover
nor, and Howell Cobb for Congress. The following
resolution* were unanimously adopt.* and:
Resolved, That for the preservation of the Constitution —
the union oi the States, and the rights ol the South, we rely
with unwavering confidence upon those great principle* of
Liberty an 1 Equality which lorm the foundation of our
glorious Repuolic, which the “Father of hi’ Country”
fought to e-toblisb, and hftnded down to his iilu triou* suc
cess rs, Jeilers n, Mdilisun, and Jacks. >n, ai.d wh ch have
been so successfully maintained amTadminister* and by them.
Resolved. That to the maintenance of thise principles
in trieir origins! purity, we look with confidence and hope
to the Great National Democratic Party alone, and hereby
pie iga our?e!ves to do battle in it- ranks, a.- long as it* foe*
public or secret shall seek to make war upon those cher
ished pr.neiples
Resolved, 1 hat we are opposed to all secret political
associations, especially when couplet* with the odious spirit
of religious persecution tor opiniou’s sake,—that it is one of
the rno.-tsacred guaranties of the Constitution, that each
man may “sit under his own vine and fig-tree, and worship
G-*d according to the dictat-’s of bis own conscience, none
daring to make him afraid
Raolred, That the Democratic party will ever maintain :
the principle* contained in the Nei-r.t ka and Kansas Bill,
w hich are, in substance, “that the people in every organized
community, in every territory, when they come to form
their own in.-titutious, shall do as they plea-a in that re.-pect,
and come into the Union with or without slavery, as they
choose.”
Walton County —Convention held . Messrs.
Junius lliilyer, W. Kilgore, S. G. Lochlin and George
Hurst were appointed delegates to the Gubernatorial
Convention. 11. Y\ Johnson was recommended as
the candidate of the party for Governor, and Howe'!
Cobb for Congress. Resolutions whs also adopttd ex
pressing high appreciation of the services of Junius
Hillyer in Congress and endorsing the administration of
Franklin Pierce. The following general resolutions -
were also unanimously adopt©!:
Resolved. That in view o fthe of harmoy
and unity ot action, in the approaching State Elections, the
democrats ol Waiion county, renew to each other h pubiic
and open pledge of fi ietity to these principle* ol the party
which have brought our common country to its present
noble position, and made it ti e hope and pride ol oppressed
republican* throughout tho w*rid.
Resolved . liat we will give our cheerful and hearty
tup;>r*i t to the nominee ot the Democratic Convention
at Milledgevflle—the Iteniocn.tic Congressional Conven
tion, if one should be held, or to the recognized candidate
ol the Democratic pany, and will uce ali honorable means
to f-e. uie tfeir election.
Resolved, That we oppose all secret political a-socia
liqiur as de.-tractive to liberty and subversive of the interest* !
of our countiy.
Resnved. That we still cling with renewed hope r>nd ;
confidence to the National Democratic party, believing j
firoin past exper.ence that it is the only National organiza
tion from which the fc>outh as well as every other section of
our country will receive their Constitutional lights.
Reso ted , That our g atitude and umneasuied confi
dence i* due to the Hon Stephen a . Dough s, ofllinois,
and that noble be..id of Noithin and Western Demociate,
who with the right* ot the States, the Constitution and the
Union inscribed on their Banner, have removed an odious
restriction Irom our laws, and who are now, despite the
taunt* and je**rs oi fanaticism, daily struggling for our con
stitutional lights.
DkKalb County.—Convention met on the Ist inst.
Meisra James W. Crockett, Daniel Johnson, and
George C. Smith were appointed delegates to the Gub
ernatorial Convention. The following general resolu
tion was unanimou-ly adopted :
Resolved, That we have tho strongest faith in the prin
ciple- ol the great Nat onai Democratic pm tv a* expound
ed by Washington, Jefferson, Jackson ani Polk ; that we
believe them to he, among all otner creeds, the bes; adapted
to the wants of our people, the mod republican in their
character, mo t consistent with the Consiitution of our
Government, most objectionable to tyra ila, most respected
and lev red by all lovers of tree and equal privilege-, and
that fhey emniace tire political faith of a large majority of
tire people of the United Suites, and we hereby reiterate
and adopt them a* the ba-is ol our political platform.
Bibb’County.—Convention assembled at Macon on
Tue&d iy, Ist inst. Organized by ©.Tin* Henry Newsom
to the chair and appointing E. D. Tracy, Secrdary.
Messrs. John B. Lamar, Sminel B. Hunter, E. L.
Strohtcker, N. Bass and W. K. deGraff*.nried were i
app anted delegates to the Gubernatorial Convention;
and Messrs. James Dean, E. I). Tracy, A Locket,
Robt. A. Smith and Ilenry Battle, delegates to the
Congressional Convention. Resolutions were adopted
approving the administrations of Piesid*nt Pierce aud
Gov. rn*>r Johnson; denouncing tho Know Nothings; in
favor of the acquisition of Cuba ; and renewing pledges
of fid* l.ty to the Democratic party.
Monroe County.—Convention assembled in Forsyth,
O.gan z-d by the.appointment ’f Col. Alien C.;hran.
a# Prea dent and F. T. Polhiil as Secretary, Messrs.
R. Kuiiand, N. Phillips, X E Harman, N. W. New
man and Vincent Lasseter, were upp ‘inud delegates to
the Gubernatoiial Convention; and Messrs. J. S. Pin
kard, David Ogletreu and K. L Roddy, delegates to
the Congressional Convention. Resolutions were
adopttd commending our National and State ad minis
trations; expressing unabated confidence in the Demo
cratic party ; and denouncing the Know Nothings as in
tolerant, proscriptive, ami republican and dangerous to
the South. The meeting expressed a decid.d prefe
rence for David J. Bailey for Congress.
Houston County.—Convention assembled in Perry
on the 4th inst. Messrs. EJ. Gibson, James W. liar
diaon, M. Marshall and B. Campbell, were appointed
delegates to the Gubernatorial Convention ; and Messrs.
I). W. Taylor, \\ m. Herrington, J. M. Giles and A. J.
Pringle to the Congressional Convention.
Baldwin County.--Convention met in M lledgeville
on the Ist inst. G 1 John R Moore was called to the
chair, and O. V. Brown appointed S. cretary. Messrs.
Will. McKinley. M. D. McCom'i and D. P. Bro*vn,
were appointtd delegates to the Gubernatorial Con
vention. Resolutions were .adopted endorsing our
National and State administrations ; reaffirming the
Baltimore Platform of 1848 ; and denouncing the prin
ciple* of the Know Nothings.
Fulton County.—Messrs, T. C. Howard, John Col
lier an i L. J. Glenn, weie appointed delegates to the
Gubernatorial Convention. Similar resolutions to
those already noticed were passed with entire una
nim ty.
Butts County —Convention met at Jackson. Ed
ward Varner, President, W. R Bankston, Secretary
Messrs. Edward Varner, J. R. Lyon* and R. G Byais,
were appointed and legates to the Gubernatoiial Conven
tion ; and Messrs. J. Andrews, E. Varner and Henry
Hendricks, delegates to the Congressional Conven
tion.
Wilkinson County.—Convention met at Irwinton,
My Ist. Samuel K. Hodges, President, and Matthw
Carswell, Secretary. Messrs. Dr. B. W. Finney, E
Camming, R. F. Rozar and James Pittman, were sp
pointed delegates to the Gubernatoiial Convention ; and
Messrs. John W. Clark, James Blood worth, J. F.
Burney and George W. Bishop, del* gates to the Con
gressional Convention. Resolutions were adopted ex
pressive of continued faith in the Democratic party and
approving the administration of Governor Johnson.
Cobb County.—Convention met at Marietta, May
Ist. Organized by calling T. 11. M tore to the chair
and appointing Thomas J. Hunt, Secretary. Messrs.
Sunu l Lawrence, Dr. W. T. Skelton and Wm. Phil
lip* were appointed del* gilts to the Gubernatorial Con
vention ; and Mtssrs. \Vii 1 s McMullen, Thomas 11.
Wood and Joseph Chastain, to the Congressional Con
vent. A resolution was adopted instructing both sets
of and degates to consult the best interests of the party in
the selection of candidates.
Forsyth County.—Convention met at Curnming,
May Ist. Hardy Strickland, President, A. G. Hutch
ins, Secretary. Messrs. 11. Strickland, G. N. Lester
aud A. G. Hutchins, were appointed delegates to the
Gubernatorial Convention.
Casipbell County.—-Convention met at Campbell
ton, May Ist. Wade White, President, Wm. E.
Green, Vice President, James M. Cantrell, Secretary.
Messrs. L B Watts, T. A. Latham and W*sley Camp,
were appointed delegates lo the Gubernatorial Con
vention.
Worth County—Convention assembled at Isibeila
on the 28th ult. David Smith, Chairman, El ward
B u ber, Secretary. Messrs. W. A. Harris, A. J. Shine
uid Sam Ur 1 Jones, were appointed delegates to the
Gubernatorial Convention; and Messrs. Moses Sim
mons. J. J. Williams and James Brown, delegates to
ihe Congressional Convent! m. The meeting was ad
dressed by Riohard 11. Clark, of Macon. The speech
is represented as able and eloquent.
Marion County.-—Convention met May lst. at
Buena Vista, M. L. Bivins, President, James W.Gauld
ing Seeietary. Messrs. Jam*-s Hall, M. L. Bivins and
Thomas .Ilowe, were appointed delegates to tho Guber
natorial Gmvention.
Georgia News Items*
Union Republican Party.—A correspondent of the
Chronicle $ Sentinel, from Warrenton, urges the
Union Republican party to meet in Convention at Md
ledgeville, on Wednesday, 13th June, to nominate s
candidate for Governor of Georgia*
The Chronicle and Sentinel por Sale.—-Mr.
Win. S Jones, the Publisher, offers for sale the office
of the Chronicle £ Sentinel It is one of the best of
fices iu Georgia, and the circulation of the paper is as
large, perhaps larger, than that of any other, in the
State.
L. Q C. Lamar.—This able and eloquent gt-nlloman
refuses to allow his name to be used by his friend* in
opposition t David J. Bailey in the Congressional Con
vention of the third district. Mr. James N. Ramsay,
of Harris, has no such scruples, and is eminently quali
fled to fill a seat iu Congress. ll© is ah!©, active, elo
quent and fearless, and devoted to the South. Hit
friends are determined, we learn, to press his claims.
Atlanta Medical College.—On Monday, 7th
inst., the introductory lecture of the opening session
was delivered by Profossur John W. Jones. There is
a class of over fifty students in attendance.
Rain in Georgia.—Wu aro pleas, and to learn from
our exchang s that copious shpwera of rain have fallen
in evt-ry part of the State within the Jam two weeks
’ This welcome news dispels ali fear of famine. The
grain crop is’placed beyond contingency. The stand of
ccrn and cotton i said to be uncommonly fine iu all
South-western Georgia, though the stuck is small.
Rev A. Speer. —We regret learn that this erni
nent divine i suffering from a severe attack of Paralysis
j and that small hopes are entertained of his recovery.
He is at his farm near West Point, Ga.
The U. S Circuit Court, Judge Wayne presiding,
commenced its session in Savannah on ihe 7th inst.
Hope for Poland and Hungary.
j Blackwood's Magazine.—The April number of the
j reprint of this Magazine by Leonard Scott & Cos., 51
J Gold street. New Yoi k, is a most acceptable one. The
: Story of the Campaign, written in 3 tent in the Ctimea
!is continued. The article upon the death of Nicholas
j is concieved in a manly spirit and does tardy justice t*
j this wonderful man. The iudeoent joy manifested by
j the British p >pu!a<-e on the occasion of hie death is pro
| perly rebuked. The review of Charles Dickens ana
: hi* works ;s a capital on©. The K viewer attributes
| his popularity to the fact that he ; a the f ih*-
| middle class of English people which is, of course, much
! the largest in England a* elsewhere. There is an ex
; edieut article upon the Dress of the Soldier, and though
j the writer does not acknowledge the fact, his improve
ments in uniform were nearly all suggested by the
dress for the soldiers of the United Slates ; at least our
uniform would supply the defects pointed out in the
B itiah system. Will it be believed that the Bi itish
troops in the Crimea wear shakos for a cap and cany
a wood n bottle for a canteen ? No wonder British
tro*>ps die in the Crimea. There are other articles of
sum© interest.
In the article upon the death of Nicholas, there is a
very clear intimation that the advice of Louis Kossuth
as to the mode of carry tag on the war has made a pro
found impression even upon the ultra lory intellects of
Great Britain. The passage referred to is in these
words :
“If Germany joina against Russia, as we hope and
eventually believe she will, Poland will be restored to
some kind of nationality—so far, no dout, as is really
practicable. Hungary will also be restored, and more
easily, for the young Emperor of Avstria, who has not
personally offended the Hungarians, has nothing to do
but to restore to them their ancient right*, and become
King of Hungary to them instead of Emperor of Aus
tria, to secure their affections, and give its pristine
strength to that right arm which, as against Russia, is
now paralysed ”
If the Allies are driven from tho Crimea, of which
there is now every probability, there will be no other ]
point of attack upon Russia except on the Polish fron j
tier, and to maintain themselves they will bo driven to j
the necessity of reconstructing ihe ancient kingdom of
Poland. If they can succeed in detaching Russian
Poland from Russia and Prussian Poland from Prussia,
the Emperor of Austria would doubtless very readily
consent to be K ng of Poland over that part of the
kingdom it holds, if the balance of the kingdom is given
as a bribe.
City Light Guardi——This gallant carps of volun
teers, Lieutenant DeWitt commanding, left the city on
the morning of the 10;b inst., to spend a day or two as
the guests of the Montgomery Rifle*, Capt. Thom, al
Old Elam. Both corps arc admirably drilled and under
the command of gallant gentlemen. Wo wish them i
much pleasure.
Judges ok Probate. lliu. A. B. Meek was badly ;
beaten by hie Know Nothing opponent, Hitchcock, for
Judge of Paohate of Mobile county, Ala.
J‘hn A. Lewis, Esq., waselecV-d Judge of Probale
of Russell county, Ala., by a majority of twenty five j
vstt-6 over Edgar G. Gar licit. Esq.
Columbus Building and Loan Association —At the |
last meeting of this body $2,525 were sold for $5.500, j
at the following particulars: §2OOO at 53 ; SIOOO at 53 ; •
S2OOO at 51 3-4 ; §SOO at 50 per cent premium.
Muscogee Building and Loan Association — At !
the last meeting of this body $2,100 were sold for §4 200, j
at the following particulars: S2OOO at 50 ; SI,BOO at j
50 1 2 ; and S4OO at 45 per cent premium.
New Soda Fount —Messrs. Brooks & Chapman
have opened an w Soda Fount at the Blue Drug Store,
where the sparkling beverage that makes the heart
glad, without intoxicating the brain, may be had at all
hours.
Another Know Nothing Governor.—William T. Mi
nor was elected Governor of Connecticut by the Know
Nothing Legislature of that State oq the 3d iast. In his
Inaugural Message he boasts that his election is another
emphatic condemnation of the Nebraska-Kansas act.
PaeoNJis and Strawberries.— Mr. Chare3 A. Peabody, ;
ol the Soil of the South, has overwhelmed us with good j
things this week. We have before us a large ba-ket brim
ming w,th great, luscious Strawberries, and three magnifi- j
cent Paeonias, twice a9 large and as doubled, and one 1
variety of which emits as fine a pertume, as the finest rose I
that blooms.
We are very happy to learn that Mr. Peabody has quite ;
recovered from his recent injuries, and that tbo Scarlet Fe* j
ver has nearly disappeared from his premises. We may !
therefore hope that hereafter the market will bo constantly \
supplied with his delicious fruit.
Insurance —We call attention to the advertisements of
the Insurance Companies, of which Greenwood 6c Grimes
and Mr. E. S. Greenwood are agents. We Jearn that the
Home Insurance Company, of New York, is one of the
most solvent companies in the country, as the abstactof the
last semi-annual statement will show.
Hunt's Magazine.— -Hunt’s Merchants’ Magazine
and Commeicial Revie k. Conducted by Freeman Hunt.
Publication office, 142 Fulton street, New York.
The May number of this sterling Magazine is filled
with the usual variety, and displays the admitted abili
ties and energies of the founder and editors. The
leading article is a translation from the French of an
essay “On the Commerce of the Black Sea,’’ treated
historically and geographically, ia relation to tho all en
grossing war in the East. Tho “Commerce of the
Unittd Stateß” is continued by Enoch Hale, Jr., and
tho liteiary department proper contains several other
articles of inter-st. The various departments of natu
ral, legal, financial, and statistical intelligence, in n-fer
ence to the industrial, commercial and agricultural in
terests of the country, are filled, as usual, with careful
eonden at ion and judicious selection.
Mercer University —B. A I hornton. E*q.. of Colum
bus, has been elected by a un .nimus vote, to d* fiver the
literary address so fore the two Societies of Mercer Uni
veraity, on the evening of Commencement Day—the last
Wednesday in J uly next.
News letms from Washington.
Washington. My 6.
Secretary D<>bb ! n is still at Fayetteville,and slowly re
covering. 11: is expected here the last of this month.
‘1 h red mption of the pubiic debt lor the past week has
been $11,700.
The number of applications for land warrants during the
past week amaunnd to 12,fi00. The whole Dumber of
applications thus far H 120,8u0.
The Union denies the report that Mr. Wise has appeal
ed to the President to remove Gcv. Kctder.
Aiabana State Agricultural Society.
At an adjourned meeting of the Executive Committee
of the State Agricultural Society, held in the City of
Montgomery on the 7ih and Bth iust., an arrangement
has been m tde with the c ■rporate authorities of the city
ol Montgom- ty, for the holding oi the Society Fair at this
place next Fall.
The Exhibition and Fair uill commence on Tuesday,
the 23d of October, and continue W edntsuay, Thursday,
and Friday, the 24th, 25th and 26. h.
Tiie Budding Committee, Dr. Rives and E. T. Monta
gue, have been empowered with ample means in hand to
clear off. fence, and improve the Fair Grounds at as early
a period tis possible.
The Committee appointed for the purpose, reported a
Premium List—rich, lull, and valuable, amounting toaboul
$2,500, embracing every article usually exhibited on such
occasions at the Sou h.
A Corn ut ee was also appointed, consisting of John
Cheney, Esq., C<d. C. T. Pollard, aud N. B. Cfou.l, lo
procure the Premiums.
The Pm m uin List, with the full proceedings of the
Ex-, cutive Commiitee, will be published in pamphet form
iu a very short Line, for distribution among the people of
Alabama.
N. B. CLOUD, Secretary.
Pauper Imm?grants.
Nkw York, May 7.
The Collector has been inform and that a large number
of pauper immigrants sailed from Antwerp on the !sih
ult., for this port.
The Kinney Expepiticu.
New York, May 7.
Means. Kinney and Fabens were brought up for trial
today. Tiiu Government, however, asked for a post*
ponement, vvhie.a C>*l K nnev’a Counsel opposed. The
rigument is progressing
Personal Intelligence-
Ex president 1* iilmore left Bufftlo on the first inst. for
New Yoik, and will embaik tor Liverpool in ihe course
ol a tow days.
The Hon. A. C. Dodge, United States Minister lo the
Court o! Spatu, sailed in the steamer Pacific accompanied
by hts family.
Married,on Monday, 30th April, at BrookviUe, the resi
dence ot thi groom’s lather, Mr. Hn y Blackwell, of
Ohio, aidMi * Lucy Stone, the oiator, &c. Dr Eliza
both Blackwell, M. D., ol New York, gave the wedding
party a soiree at her lesideuc/, in t ifteetilh street, on Tues
day uight.
It is generally believed, says the Washington Organ,that
Governor Gorman, of Minnesota, has been removed irom
office. Cause, supposed to bo incoinpetcucy.
Hon James W. Grimes, Governor of the State ot lowa,
is now Oil a vir-it to his triends in New Hampshire. He
passed through M uioheslcr on Saturday la-a, on tits way to
Deeniig, his native place, where he has relatives residing.
The Gold Kines of Arkansas.
Ch.caoo, May 3, 1855.
The St. Lou s Intelligencer of yestetdiy contains on
article express ng u lu.l ,ehei ru ihe existence ot abend .in
gold deposits at the >oui*ce ol the Arkansas river, con
cerning wh ch We have ot 1 ite had rumors.
mo em
Trouble among the Know Nothings of Illinois-
ChiCoOo, May 4, 1b55.
The State Know Nothing Couveurioa a<ij..u.u<u fi.st
evening, alter a stormy session* it is stated that the dis
ruption look place on the siavt rv question.
Judge Lumpkin Peremptorily Declines.
W ashington, May 5.
Judge Lumpkin, of Georgia, declines the
appointment of Commissioner ol the Court of Claims. Ilia
successor is not yet know n.
Know Nothing Governor’s Message.
Hartfor , May 4, 1855.
Governor Ingham's message has been published. He
recommends the ixtensiou o‘suffrage to negroes, demands
th;ty all voters l*e able to road and write, deot uncts the
Nebraska bill, and thinks immigration bliould be prevent
ed, considers Catholicism hostile to a republic, and believes
the extension of the period offiaturaliz tion necessary.
Prize Shooting. —Tiie prz.-s contended for on Fri
day, at CampO.v* u, by the Guards and B ues, were a
! “Sharpe’s Rifle,” of beautiful workmanship mid ibbo
i rately ornamented, presented by Mr. Swan, and a “Sil
| ver Goblet,” pr<suited by Mr. Winter.
I Both companies shot well, the Blui s repeatedly drving
the Bull’s eve. The hand of the Guards was not as
well in, hut they made, nevertheless, an excellent target.
The U tie was presented by Captain Schley, ex-Cap
taiu of the Guards, with au excellent speech to tho
Blues.
A detail of ten muskets fr* m each company was se
lected to shoot,, single shots, for the goblet which t was won
by the 1> ties. This was, next morning i y unanimous
vote x i the Blu.s, presented to Lieut. Ellis, iu command
of the Guards.
The contest for the priz s. as wcil as a!’l the details of
the camp, were conducted with that admirable spirit and
courtesy w hich characterises the true aoldier and gentle
men. — Ala. Journal , 7 th.
Yellow Fever at Havana.
Charles ton, May 9.
The schooner Heyward, arrived at this port, in four
! days from Havana. The city remains quiet. Tho yel
i low fever had commenced in the city, and several ships
I of war, among them the U. S. Steamship, Sun Jan**in
to, had left the port to preserve the health of their
| crews.
The Kendall Trial.—The trial of W. G. Kendall,
| late Ifost Master at New Orleans, commenced May 7ih,
! before commissioner Lusher, on a charge of haying
! stolen a tetter out of the office containing SGOQ. At
I torney General Morse fop the U. S. ; and Messrs. R.
Hunt and J. P. Beniamin for the defense.
Runaway Negroes —lt would seem by a paragraph
| in the New Yolk Tribune, that many of the runaway
slaves arc lazy negroes living on charity, piling the
part of the fugitives. Impositions of this sort has just
b*-eu found out iu Patterson, N. J. Hence, perhaps,
often the long reports we hem* of the doings of the
underground railway.— N, Y. Express.
Purchase of a Steamer by the Mexican Govern
ment— A letter from Vera Cruz sa>s that Santa An
na has bought ihe steamer Ben Frank! n, and the baik
Catharine Augusta, for s4Bo,ooo—to receive them on
the Mexican Pacific Coast. Santa Anna wants them
to blockade Acapulco.
Large Premium —The Joint Worm. —The c-xecu
j tire committee of the Virginia S ale Agrieultu al Stci
! ety Hhs offered a premium of one thousand dollars, for
i thediscuveryand success‘’ul us *of an effi dent practicable
| end generally ava lable plan for preventing the depre
dations of the joint worm.
Judge Luring of Massachusetts. —lt is hardly pos
j siblc, says the Washington Star, that the Prts dent can
I tender to this distinguished gentleman the position on
I the mw Claims Court made vacant by the declension of
| Judge Lumpk in, of Georgia. To do so, would be to
! take the whole of ths Court from the non slave holding
States—& stroke of poli y which would be likely to in
jure its standing with Congress, and in the South, ir
retrievably.
Census of Kansas.—— The Herald of Freedom, r f
April 21, contains the complete cenm returns of
Kansas Territory. The aggregate popu'ation is stated
at 8,461, of whom 5.083 are mates and 3,373 females.
The number of legal voters was 2.877 : the number
of “natives” (of the United States) 7,161 ; of for
eigners 408, and of slaves 102.
Want of Water in Cherokee —A gentleman recently
from the i mestone region of Cherokee Georgia, reports
great distress for the lack of water. In some places
they have to haul it four or five mites for drinking and
cooking purposes.
Homicide in Cobb —Samuel Watt®, of Cobb, recently
*hot his own negro man, which resulted in death in a tew
days. An investigation ol the case had paruallv been
made before the coutf, when Mr. Watts concluded to ter
minate tho trial by giving leg bail.
Itis rumored that Hon Willis A. Gorman, Governor of
Minnesota, ha< been removed for speculations in public
lands he'd to be incompatible with his official station. It
is said J C Breckonridge, of Kentucky, has been appointed
to succeed him. _ _
Tunnels Taken.—Wo understand thit the two small
tunn* te, on the Blue Rktee Railroad, situated between
Turnip-top and the St imp-homo mountain, have been
taken by respon.-ible contra tors, and that they have com
menced operations. It is like wise stated that’the work on
the Stump-house tunnel will be resumed about the firat of
Jbuq by the company’s contractors.
Further by the Atlantio.
New Yore, May 6.
The British Government estimates its expanses at
eighty-six millions ol pound* sterling, and the revenue
income at sis y-six aud a half millions.
The Russians are strengthening their Baltic ports.
Tiie Allied fleet Is detained by ice off Moiand
belt.
2,000 Colliers are on a strike at \Y igan.
The Roebuck Committee iff Investigation is pro
gressing.
The ffinr of the Convent of St. Agnes, 8t Rome,
fell, precipitating the Pope and Cardinals to the bise
meat of the building. The Pope was slightly, and sev
eral Cardinals severely injur* and.
A Russian lady has been captured in the Allied
camp, while making drawings of the French trenches.
She confessed that she had acted as a spy since the bat
tle of the Alma.
The fire of the Allies on Sevastopol was to be con
tinued in one week from the 17th.
All bopc-8 of Austria taking the field against Russia
are at an end.for the pies-nt.
Gortwhakoff has published an address to the garri
son of Sevastopol, in which he states that matters look
most encouraging to the b sieged, (/g
From the seat of war we learn that during the first
two days of the bombardment, the firoof the besiegers
was superior to that of the city, and much damage was
done to the Russian works. During the night id the
13th, the left attack of the ail e-i obtained a considerable
advantage ovt-r the Russians, who were twice dihi* dged
froirs a strongly fortified position, which remained i t the
hands of the French. The possession o:’ this position
(■liable the allies to fortify tho summit of the hiii, which
is of great importance. Since the siege began five of
the seven Admirals of the Russian ffeet, in Sevastopol
have cither died of wounds or been kiiSed.
Serious trouble has |)een created at Krajova by tho
brutal conduct of an Austrian officer. The people at
tacked the Austrians ami drove tlu-m from the city.
The Emperor Napoleon, accompanied by the Em
prss Eugenie, had been a week in England, and wt e
received everywhere with demonstratiosjs of the highest
regard.
The Liverpool Circular of Messrs. Brown Ii Shipley
quotes cotton in fair demand throughout the week, with
more steadiness during the last two da\s. Tin- safes for
the week ending on the 19th, amounted to 49,00*) bales.
The.ssles on Friday and Saturday amounted to 20,v00
bales; 13,01*0 of which were taken by the trade.—
Saturday’s niaiket clos'd steadily.
There was more activity ii provisions. Fork is in
better demand, and prices maintained ; the stock is
heavy. Bacon is impioving, and had advanced I*. a
Is. 6d. per cwt.
From tho Adveni>er Sc Gazette.
LATEST FROM EIUiOFE.
ARRIVAL <l. OF THIS
wSHasSSIi
STEAMSHIP ASIA.
New York, May 8.
The steamer Asia has arrived at Halifax, with L v*
erpool dates to the 28th ult.
Commercial.
All Cotton Circulars sjate that ihe market was ac
tive, with \:j advance of 1-161 to 1-Sd., chit fly in the
better qualities. Sales of tile week 100,000 hubs
speculators taking 30,000 and exporters 10,100. Quo*
tations—-Fair OrfiAns 6d , Middling do. 5 a 5 I 16.,
Uplands 5 3-4.. M (Idling do., 5 3-16.1. Stock estima
ted at 6.0,000 bates. „
Fiour had advanced 2s , and Wheat had advanced GJ.
Indian Corn had advanced 3s.
Provisions were dull.
Ihe London Money market was easy. Consuls lu.d
declined 1 2, closing nt 7 . Q .
Peace Conference.
The Yienn Conference had held n supplementary
me-i ngon the part of the Four Powers, without any
definite result.
On tho 24th the Plenipotentiary s assembled to sign
the Protocol. Another meeting mbied on the 26ih #
at GortsekakofTs Hotel, at which further propositions
Wiro made by Russia, which were r jeckd.
The Crimea.
The Bombardment of Sevastopol still continued up to
the latest date?, the 19th.
Ori the night of the 14th the Russians made n sortie on
the French lines and a terrible battle ensued—iu fact, tho
most sanguinary since the battle of Inkermann.
The French were taken in ambuscade in Iront of the
Malakofl' tower, which was added to their lines.
They also sprung a mine before the Flag Staff battery—
a distance of fifty metres—opening a now parallel, which
joined to the others.
On the night of the 16th a sortie was made by the Rus
sians, which was repulsed.
The bombardment on *he 16th, 17th and 18th, became
less violent, but the Russians had replied Fucce-ste h\
On the night of the 13th they had made a <>; tit- to destroy
the advanced French works—which was successful.
The Grind Duke had again gone to the Crimea.
Mehemet Ali, brother-in-law of the Sultan, had arrived ,
but had been sent to Sinope on account of being trouble
some.
i he Baltic ports are blockaded.
General Intelligence.
The general tone of opinion in England was that the
war would he extended for a lengthened peiiod.
The London Times considers Alexander’s policy more
warlike than his lather's.
Napoleon’s departure lo the Crimea had been postponed
forathort time.
Additional Particulars by the Asia
Boston, May 9.
The Asia ha3 arrived here via Halifax. The so-lowing
additional news is gleaned from the latent English papcift
received.
The latest di-patch from tho Crimea is dated the 17. h
and reports that Cholera was raging tearfully in the Ffench
camp.
There had been a great overflow in the river Neva, and
much property destroyed. (The Neva terues from Lake
Ladoga, and flows to St. Peter.-bwrg, where it divides into
several branches and enters the Gulf of Finland at ti c
famous Russian fortress of Cronstndt)
There was another earthquake at Broussa, in Asiatic
Turkey, at the foot of Mount Olympus, on the 9th. One
hundred and fifty shocks were telt in 24 hours. The loss of
life was unknown ; nearly all the building* were thrown
down. Zenguia, a town about three leagues from Broie c,
and Inhale wire destroyed.
Liverpool tetters of ihe 28 h, eay, the fates of cotton tho
last week had been the largest in two. The consumption
is heavy, and it is believed prices will further advance.
Money is abundant. It was rumored that the Back of
England must reduce the rate of interest to 4 per ccrn.
Peace is deemed farther off than ever.
LATER FROM HAVANA.
ARRIVAL OF THE A. DEVEREUX.
The fast sailing schooner A. D.vcivux. Capt. Alchorr,
arrived at Savannah, May I0;h, in three days irom
Ilav na, hiving left that port on Monday previous.
The political news from Havana is of little importance.
The city remains quiet, and business continues dull. The
report that yellow lever had made its j ppearance in Ha
vana is not confirmed by this ariiv.t! —at feast our infor
mant states that, the city continued healthy, aid dj eases
of fever existed among ihe shipping.
Shipping is not abundant, hut the demand for vessels
is fimiud, at former rates.
Molasses is scarce in Havana, nt 3 rs ; 31 rs. has even
been paid for small lots to ..11 tip vves< U- O.i tho ci-yst
the article nrght be obtained nt*2A to 2| rs.
Tie su*ck of Rice is over 3.000 casks in first hands,
ands .fes slow at 13£ to 15 rs. ac *<*id ng to qrnliiy.
Exchange dull. New York 60 day# 2| a3.
Kings Giing to the Crimea. —A letter from Turin in
the Eco d'ltalian ivs that Vic or Emanu. l, K ;.g fSo
dinia, has written to the Emperor Napoleon, expressing n
desire to accompany him to the Crimea. The Emperor
is said to have tet-n pleased with tho idea, and readily guvo
his consent.
The St. Louis*
New May 6.
A Gibraltar paper of the Bth o r., teat** that t! e U. S.
lop*of war St. Louis, Capt. I igraham, was weather
boun i off that port
Fire in Tatnali County -uu v i ge f Wa erm- •
oi, in Tattnall corn ty, wa< destroyed by fir on amid y
the 29Ji ult. The Post office, with all its content, v.&a
also consumed.