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CQLOMBUS, GEORGIA.
TUESDAY MORNXNG-, JUDY 17. 1855.
FOR GOVERNOR.
X!GEBCHSa V. JOHSSOX.
FOR CONGRESS
-Ist District—James I*. Seward, of Thomas.
2J, <# iU* J-Crawford* of Muscogee.
3d. * James M. Smith, of ffpson.
4th *• Hiram Warner, of Meriwether.
sth Jiio. H. Lumpkin.
Gtii ** Howell Cobb, of Clarke.
Address of the American Darty to the People
oi Georgia.
This is a remarkable document—remarkable for its
gross misstatement of facts—for its assertions without
proofs to sustain them—for its inconclusive reasoning,
and above all, for its narrow bigotry and proscnptive
intolerance. We propose to make these charges good.
First; as to the charges preferred against the Catholic
Church by the authors of the address.
Ist. That the Catholic Church withholds the
Bi'olo from the people/* 2nd. That the “Romish
priesthood know no allegiance bnt that which they
owe to the Pope.” 3d. That the cath of allegiance
is not binding upon Catholics because they “believe
they can, at any time, be discharged from its obliga
tions.” 4th. That the Pope claims “that all temporal
power is subordinate to that of the Church—that Kings,
Emperors, Constitutions, Legislatures, and all people
are rightfully subject to his authority/’ sth. That the
number of Catholics in tho Union varies from throe to
four millions. Oih. That the Priests and Bishops,
when it suits their purpose, direct the whole voting pow
er of that communion upon a single point; and Till.
That “he who denies these propositions is ignorant of
history, or willingly falsifies it.
In 4825, or thereabouts, the Rev. Sydnoy Smith,
of the church of England, wrote : “A great deal of
time would be spared, if gentlemen, before tUy < '- i -****rf
Hm*m***af*& <•- -'*r -r would read
the most elementary defence of these people, and in
form themselves even of the rudiments of thequetlon.”
Wcoau only account for the appearance ot these air*
eiont and oft refuted charges against the Church of
Rome upon the supposition that the ‘ecclesiastical read
ing of the authors of the address Is confined to Fox’s
Book of Martyrs and similar works, issued by the Priest
craft, and King craft of England to frighten the grown
up children of Jouny Bull, in order to make them fight
bravely against the Stuarts, and pay the taxes imposed ‘
by the Guelphs. It will doubtless ba .news to them that
all these, “raw-head and bloody bones” stories about the j
Catholic Church are classed by intelligent people with j
the ghost stories which used to astound us when ehil- I
dren aud make our hairs stand on end. They are as !
baseless as the Popish Plot invented by Titus Oates and ;
nro regarded by well informed men as belonging to the
same class of exploded humbugs. But to our task.
Ist. That tho Catholio Church withholds the Bible
from the people. This is not true. Beta Protestant
clergyman answer. “It is not true that tho Irish Cath
olics refuse to circulate the Bible in English ; on the
contrary, they have circulated several editions of the
scriptures in English. In tho last year, (1823,) the
Catholic prelates prepared and pul forth a stereotype
edition of the Bible, of a small print and low prize,
to insure its general circulation. They circulate the
Bible with their own votes, and how, as Catholics, can ;
they not otherwise l Aro not our prelates and Bart*
letfs buildings (a prbtostanf Bible house) acting in the
same manner ? And must not all Churches, if they
are consistent, act in tho same manner ? The Bibles
Catholics quarrel with are Protestant Bibles without
notes, or Protestant Bibles with Protestant notes, and
how can they do othorwiae without giving up their re
ligion V’ See Sidney Smith’s Miscellanies, vcl. 3., page
3GI. And what is true of Ireland is much more true
of AmericHi And to settle the question, please call
on any respectable Catholic in Town and ask him for
liia Bible, and if he does not produce one quite as
good in all respects as the one you read before you say
your prayers at night, we will give up the controversy.
Who, now, is “ignorant of history or willingly falsities
it/’ —wo or the authors of the address ?
2d. “The Romish priesthood know no allegiance but
that which they owe to the Pope.” This is not true.
The learned England, Catholio Bishop of Charleston,
long ago, gave this charge the lie, and pledged himself
to his countrymen to take up arms against the Pope, if
he should take up arms against the United Slates.—
The Arch-Bishop of Baltimore and the prelates and
clergy under him, embracing half tho priesthood east of
the Rocky Mountains, but tho other day, in a pastoral
letter to the Catholic laity, taught them that in civil
matters both clergy and people owed allegiance alone
to the Federal aud State Governments. But let us
hear our learned Protestant clergyman again. “It is
very true that the Catholics have a double allegiance,
but it is equally true that their second or spiritual alle- j
giance has nothing to do with civil polity, and does not,
in tho most distant manner, interfere with their allegi
ance to the (State.) * ,;* * I have seen and heard
of no instance for this century and a half, last
past, where tho spiritual sovereign lias presumed to
meddle with the affairs of the temporal sovereign.—
The Catholics deny him such power by the
most Bolemn oaths which tho wit of man can devise.
In every war, the army and navy are full of Catholic
officers and soldiers; and if their allegiance in tempo
ral matterr is unimpeachable and unimpeached, what
matters they choose to pay spiritual obedience
and to adopt as their guide in genuflection aud psalmo
dy ?” See Sidney Smith's Misoe.lanies, vol. 3., page
267-70. Again we ask, “who is ignorant of history,
or willingly falsities it’*—we or tho authors of the ad
dress ?
3J. “That the oath of allegiance is not binding up ;
on Catholics becauso they believe they can be, at any
time, discharged from its obligations/’This charge is not
true, til’ this charge, the Protestant clergyman, so
often referred to, said, 30 years ago : “1 hope this ob
jection to the oaths of Catholics is di appearing ; 1
believe neither Lord Liverpool, nor Mr. Peel, (a very
candid and honorable man,) nor the (Protestant) Arch-
Bishops, (who are both gedtlemeu,J nor Lord Eldon,
nor Lord Stowell (whose protostantism nobody calls in
question,) would make such a charge. It is oontined to
provincial violence, and to the politicians of a se- ;
cond table. 1 remember hearing toe Catholics from
the hustings of au election accused of disregard
ing oaths, and within an hour- from that time, l saw
live Catholics votes rejected, because they would not
take the oath of supremacy (that the King is the head
of The Church ;) and these were not men of rank
who tendered themselves, but ordinary tradesmen.—
The accusation was received with loud huzzas ; the
poor Catholics retired unobserved and in silence. No
one praised tho conscientious feelings of the constitu
ents ; no ono rebuked tho columny of the candidate/’
Hid 254. It was a common opinion in England in the
time of William Pitt that Catholics do no* ket p faith
with heretics. To satisfy the public mind on this sub
ject, Mr. Pitt put this very question to six of tliu load- ,
ing Catholic Universities in Europe, lie enquired of I
them whether this tenet did or did not constitute any j
part of the Catholic faith ? The question received from 1
these Universities the most decidtd negative : they de
nied that such doctrine formed any part of the creed
of Catholics. Ibid page Sit. But Ik ar our Protestant
olergymau again on this head. “I have lived a little
in the world, but i never happened to hoar a single’
Catholio even suspected of getting into ofliee by viola
ting his oath ” (Can as much be said of the American
party ?) * * * In all the fury of party, I never
heard tho name of a single Catholic mentioned,who was
suspected of having gained, or aimed at, any political
advantage, by violating his oath ? I have never heard
bo bitter a slander supported by tho slightest proof/’
Ibid 253.. It is a fact well known in British history
that the Dukes of Norfolk were excludeded for two
hundred years from tho House of Lords because they
were prevented by conscientious scruples from taking
the oath of supremacy. In the face of such convincing
facts, we again ask, “who is ignorant of history, or wil
lingly falsifies it”—we, or the authors of the address ?
The fourth charge is already answered. The fifth
if, that there are from three to four millions of Catho
lics in tho Union. This statemsnt, is believed to be un
true. By tho census of 1850, the Catholic church had
church accommodations for only 667,823 persons in the
whole Union. It is reasonable, therefore, to believe
that their numbers did not exceed a million pf members,
and this includes all the children who bapff*
zed. The Church only claims about a million of mem
bers in the United States. Why, then, do the author*
of tho address put down the number of Catholics at
between three ana four millions ? Did they not find
it necessary “to falsify history” to bolster up a bad
cause ?
The sixth charge is wholly unworthy of refutation.—
We appeal to the experience of every reader, if he ev
er heard of a Catholio preist’ interfering with elections
in the United States ? lu this regard, they have been
models, which it is a pity the Protestant ileigy have not
more generally imitated.
The 7th charge has been thrown back upon the au
thors of the address, by the foregoing “facts and fig
ures.” We defy them or their backers to relieve them
selves from the charge without committing the crime
thev so gratuitously imputed to their opponents.
We will pay our respects to the other parts of the ad
dress in due time.
Who will the Know Nothin?* Nominate for
President in 1850.
We had supposed that the secession of the delegates
from 12 of the free States and the protest of the dele
gates from two more of the same, had dissolved the
connection of the Northern and Southern “brethren”
of the order. That, at least, is the impression the ac>
khbwledged leaders of the party in Georgia have en
deavored to impress upon the Southern mind. V e
find we are mistaken. The Alabama Journal, a Know-
Nothing organ gives the true history of the matter. —
Hear what it says :
Selection of a Presidential Candidate.— Ac
cording to the resolve of the American Convention, lately
held in Philadelphia, a National Convention of the party
will be held in Philadelphia, on the 22d February next,
to nominate oa dates lbr President and \ lee-Prcsident
of the United States. In this'Convention each State will
be entitled to a number of delegates equal to the Senators
and Representatives of such State in Congress—being one
from each Congressional distinct, and two from the State
at large.
It is time the members of the Order South was looking
after this matter, lent they find the triggers sprung on
tUm wjil-aut uoticc* 9 ha Unppeocd in th*rm£wr.
Am rur an oitn oo seen from tho developments making, a
strenuous effort-ts being nr*.-le to foist tbc notorious George
Law on the country for the Presidency. 1 lis great wealth,
great skill, industry and unscrupulous management by
bribing the press and members of councils may achieve
this purpose and men bo called on to sanction by their
votes a nomination which would be disgraceful to the
public.
Nothing is*said in reference to Fillmore by the north*-
<in and central organs of the party or else where. The
discussion lies between Law and Houston, either a dose
too nauseous for contemplation.
Nothing is said about the true patriot and statesman,
I Fillmore; ho perhaps.is too honest lor the times, and must
• be tabooed for the benefit of demagogues; It is time at nil
| events th.lt the Whig friends of Air- Fillmore were in im
j lion if no others, and organize to sustain him.— Alabama
! Journal , July 10/A.
It will bo seen that in tho next Grand Council the
j ratio of representation will be changed. The North :
j will have :he ascendency. The States which seceded :
| will have the majority. They will modify the Platform
to suit the temper of the Northern mind. A Freo
soiler will probably b* tho nominee. If this is not the
programme, why, “in the name of all the Gods at once”
did tho Southern delegates change the basis of repre
sentation sons to give tho ascendency to the Freesnilers ?
Will the Alabama Journal answer this question l
We would like to propound another question to the
Journal , but fear its secret oaths have tied its tongue :
It is this: On what occasion were “the triggers sprung
j on the South without notice?” A Southern press is
not a faithful watchman that does not warn the people
of treason in its own party. Como out with the truth
brother Bates'. Who sprung the triggers ? What
gudgeons were caught in the trap? Do you allude to
the election of Bartlett, the Kentucky Freesoilor, to the
Presidency of the order ?
Do you refuse to answer ? Why, pray ? Have you
given up “tho freedom of speech and of the press” to
the order ? Alas, alas, that the sons of the revolution
should sell their liberties—blood bought—for a mess of
pottage*
The Know Nothings in Louisiana.
The State Council met at New Orleans on the 4th
July. The following nominations were made: for Gov
ernor, Charles Derbigny; for Lieut. Governor, R. G.
Beale ; for State Treasurer, J. V. Durable ; for Auditor
of State, Walter Kossman ; for Attorney General, Ran
i dell Hunt; for Superintendent of Education, O. I>.
Stillman. The Platform adopted is of the usual sort,
except the 9th article. It is in these words:
y. While we approve of the platform adopted by the
late National Council of the American party, at Philadel
phia, we reject the application of the principles of the
eighth article to American Catholics, ;.s unjust, unfounded
and entirely unworthy of our country We shall forever
continue to protest against any abridgement ofJreligious
liberty, holding it as a cardinal maxim that religious faith
is a question between each individual and his God. We
utterly condemn any attempt to make religious belief a test
for.political office, and can never affiliate with any party
which holds sentiments not in accordance with these.
\ This is a complete answer to all tho charges made by
j bigoted Know Nothings in other States against the
American Catholics. They aro pronounced “unjust,
j unfounded and entirely unworthy of our country” by
Know Nothings themselves, who are better prepared to
form an opinion on the subject than any other persons
because they live in daily contact with them. Contrast
the language of this resolution with the narrow, bigoted,
and unchristian address put forth by the Know Noth
ings of Georgia, who never saw half a dozan Catholics
in the‘‘r lives. Which Council is right i
Deßow's Review for July. —This number is issued
in new type, and with a greatly improved appearance.
It is the opening of the nineteenth semi-annual volume, |
and of volume two of anew series. It is an appropri- j
ate time to subscribe, and back numbers of any volume j
or series can be supplied at the New Orleans or Wash- j
ington offices. Among the articles for July are—Texas !
and 1 ler Resources • Development of Southern 1 ndustry ; j
Failure of Free Society; South and the Union; Win- !
onsin ; Physical Geography of the Sea ; w ith the usual (
variety of articles upon Statistics and Commerce, Manu
factures and Internal Improvements, &c. Merchants
and Planters will also find the Review a good advertis
ing medium.
Amerlcus Convention—Failure of the Train.
We have nothing from the Americas Convention.—
j The storm of last Wednesday night, broke down the
i wires. The Cars have not yet come in. Fears arc en
tertained that some accident has happened to the train.
Democratic Nominations.
Twiggs.—At a meeting of the Democracy of Twiggs,
held on the 4th July, Eli S. Griffin, Esq., was nomina
ted for the Senate, and Henry Faulk, Rsq. f for tho
House of Representatives. Delegates wer also ap
pointed to attend a District Convention to nominate a
candidate lor Congress iu the 7th district.
Democratic Nominal ions.
Cass County.— Senator, Hawkins F. Price; Represen
tatives, Alfred M. Linn and Z. G Turner.
! John H. Lumpkin.—ln his letter of acceptance, John IL
| Lumpkin, the Democratic nominee for Cougresa in the sth
District, says:
i “ li, however, the foul spirit of abolition fanaticism should
i so weaken their power and influence, that with their hearty
i co-operation we should fail to maintain our Constitutional
j rights in the Union, I shall stand ready with an unalterable
deteiminaliou to maintain in its letter and spirit the fourth
j resolution o! the people of Georgia,adopted iu solemn Con
{ vention in 1350.
I New Tactics of the Know Nothings.—lt is report
ed in the streets that the Know Nothings are now rop
ing the boys into tb e first degree without regard to the
usual tests. The policy is said to be to commit men
by this movement, while all the honors of the party
will be confined to the members of the higher degrees.
The Ame.ricus Convention—A. A. Allen, Esq.
The Judicial Convention which assembled at Ameris
eus, ou the Jlth inst., nominated A. A. Allen, Esq ,
as the candidate of the party for Judge of the
South W estern Circuit. The proceedings of Conven
tion will be found in another column. Mr. Allen is a
gentleman of high character, and will adorn the posi
tion to which he aspires.
Accident upon the Waynesboro Road. —Aheavyfal
ol rain, on the night ol the 11th inst., damaged the road bed
On the morning ol the l&h, the train was, in consequence
thrown off the track. Several Cars were damaged, bu
no lives were lost. The Great Northern Mail was delayed
twelve hours.
Great Northern and Southern Mail.
The transfer of the great Southern mail to the low er
line of Railroads in the State of Georgia has given rise to
unjust and unnecessary diatribes against the Post Office
department and some untiuo statements as to the .South
ern route. The Atlanta Republican is conspicuous
for its hostility and inaccuracy. We notice and correct
a few of its “facts/* The Republican says:
“Now let us see how far and how much the lower
route Is to gain in travel when the facts and advantages
of the two routes are understood by the public at large.
On the lower route passengers pass over the Waynes
boro road, the Centre! road, the South-western road,
the Muscogee road, and the Opelika road, five different
roads, and a drayage of two miles and passage of a
river in boats at Columbus, and the distance is some
twenty miles greater than by way of Atlanta. By way
of Atlanta passengers pass on the Georgia, West Point,
and a part of the Montgomery road, to reach Opelika/’
There is an attempt here to create the impression
that there are Jive changes on the lower and only three
on the upper route. This is not true. The same cars
run from Augusta to Columbus. There is but one
change on the whole route.
It is directly charged that there is “a drayage of two
miles and a passage of a river iu boats at Columbus.
There is “a drayago of two miles,’’ but this will be re
duced to 1-4 of a mile by the Ist October. There is
“no passage of a river in boats.” The passage is made
in large and commodious omnibusses, over as line a
bridge as there is in Georgia.
Again it is charged that “the distance is some 20
miles greater.” This is not true, as the following facts
aud figures will show :
Errs a Route.
Augusta to Atlanta, 171 miles.
Atlanta to West Point, S3 “
Vest Point to Opelika, 22 “
281 miles.
Lower Route.
Augusta to Atlanta. r,; * n,,lea
vvaynesooro to Macon, 112 “
Macon to Columbus, 100 “
Columbus to Opelika, 28 “
2 *3 miles.
Difference in favor of upper route, J 2 miles.
The Republican further charges that “this upper
route could easily he run through from four to fiae hours
quicker than the lower route. This can hardly be true.
The Waynesboro road is the best in the State. The
Central will compare very favorably with the Georgia
road. Cars have passed from Macon to Columbus,
100 miles, in five hours, and from Columbus to Opelika,
28 miles, in one and one quarter hour. Can the Geor
gia, Atlanta and LaG ang , and the upper part of the
i Montgomery and West Point roads make better time?
! We think not. That the Government acted wisely in j
changing the route of the great Northern and Southern j
mail will be made apparent by the following statement i
of facta published in the Savannah Republican on ihe
authority ol R. U. Cuyl< r, Esq , the able, honest and !
indefatigable President of the Central Railroad.
“The Centra! Railroad Company and the Augusta ;
and Wayesboio Railroad Company offered to carry the j
mails at $237 50 per annum, with a provision that if the ;
Postmaster General would pat on this line the great i
New Fork and New Orleans mail, they would carry, ;
so long as it continued on the line, at $l5O per mile per j
annum. The Muscogee A South-western Roads from 1
Macon to Columbus offered at S2OO per mile for single
i service, or S3OQ per mile for double service, with proviso
j to carry the great mail at half these rates.
“The Georgia Railroad Company bid $237.50 per
mile, and the Lagrange Company also hid $237.50 per
mile for double service.
“The Postmaster General accepted all the bids , and
gave to the line through Macon and Columbus the great
New Orleans and Now York mail. That mail is car
ried at $l5O per mile per annum, between Augusta
and Columbus.
“For the four yearsending with June 1855, the Cen
tral Company has performed double service, daily, at
$175 per mile per annum, making annually $33,600.
Its pay for the coming four years is $29,100. The
Company considered that Macon and Columbus should
have tile great mail passing through them and did not
hesitate to give up four thousand five hundred dollars
per annum, to obtain the carriage of that mail/’
The Columbus Enquirer.
The last issue of this paper contains the Valedictory
of lion. Joseph W. Thomas, who has conducted that
paper for about a year past with fairness, tact and
ability. Having committed himself to the Columbus
Movement in good faith, he could not be whistled off’
the track by the self constituted leaders of the Ameri
can party who recently met in Council at Macon and !
nominated Garnett Andrews for Governor : hence his de
capitation. We take leave of him with regret. He
was an ornament and an honor to the profession.—
He is succeeded by that old political veteran, Samuel
Flournoy, Esq., well known by the Democracy of Geor
gia as one of their sturdiest and most uncompromising
opponents. His opening address is in character with
his antecedents. He is quite as bitter against his “old ‘
enemy” in his new character of Know Nothing as he
was in his fainil ar impersonation of whig. We con
gratulate him, nevertheless, on his recovered health and
welcome him to the “field of Iris fame and glory.”
‘The Speaking Saturday Night*
Tho Democracy re-assembled in force at Temperance
! Hal! according to adjournment, and were entertained
j until 10 1-2 o’clock by J N. Ramsay, Esq., of Harris
j county, and Samuel Hall, Esq , of Marion county.—
j Both speeches were capital efforts, and added to tho
; deservedly high reputations these gentlemen enjoy as
| foreibl e popular orators.
. Foreign News—Very important'!
A despatch was received in town last night, to the
effect that the Russians had met the allies, in the open
field, before Sevastopol, aud repulsed them with terrific
slaughter.
Twenty thousand men killed on each side.
Louts Napoleon hafohad an attack of apoplexy.—Mont
gomery Mail , July 9.
Good Newt* from Below.— We are happy to learn
that tho only Know Nothing Council in Pulaski county has
been disbanded. A reliable authority reports that every
Democrat in Dougherty county who had been inveigled
into the Councils of the Know Nothings has withdrawn,
except one. We also have very cheering reports from
Dooly and Worth counties. The Democratic column
stands firm.
City Physician*
On the 9th inst., ihe City Council elected W. W.
FlewelUn, M. IV, City Physician, to supply tho vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of Dr. R. 11. Lockhart.
There were three balloting?, us follows ;
Flewellcn, U I 6 j 7 elected
Toggle, I 3 | 3 I S
Hamner, I 1 I 1 I 2
Blackford, jlj -| -
Ellison, | - | 1 | -
*We congratulate Dr. Elewellen upon his blushing
ho Dors. At the last meeting of the Georgia Medical
Convention he was elected Anniversary Orator; he
w; s chosen by the graduating class of Atlanta but yes
terday to deliver a Valedictory Address before them;
he now beats all competitors for city Physician. Well,
we are happy to believe that all these honors fall upon
a \ rorthy and capable man.
Political Discussion at Girard. —Messrs. James
F. Dowdell, the Democratic, and Thos. H. Watts, the
Kr. uw Nothing, candidates for congress in the third dis
tri- it of Alabama, will address the people at Girard on
W ednesday, (to day) 11th inst. Both the gentlemen
are able and eloquent advocates of the cause they es
po. ise. We presume the hospitable citizens of Girard
will welcome any of their Georgia friends who may de
sire t to witness the discussion.
• Second District — Withdrawal of Gen. Robinson
Tb e Benton American says that the friends of Gen. Rob
ins >n will learn with regret that bo announces his deter
m aaiion to withdraw from the canvass, having be?n rd
vis id by phisicias.s that, in his present state of health, it
wo aid le extremely hazardous for liirr to undergo the (l
tig ae and excitement of an dectionerring eampain.
Pennsylvania Politicians.
We publish the proceedings of the State Conven
tion of toe Democratic and American Parties in Penn
sylvania.
‘i lia American Convention or Council adopted the
Philadelphia Platform except !2h resolution on the sub
ject of slavery, which was repudiated by a vote of 143
t<> 3d. The Missouri Compromise, by which slavery is
excluded from all territory north of 30 degrees 30
minutes, was then adopted by a vote ol 133 to 53.
Pennsylvania Know Nothings have thus placed them
selves in hostility to the Nebraska-Kansas act and to
the admission of Kansas into the Union as a slave
State.
The Democratic State Convention adopted a series
of resolutions “pretermitting any expression of opin
ion on the Nebraska-Kansas act” by a vote of 89
to 19.
h will be seen that while the Know Nothings of
Pennsylvania aie in direct opposition to the South aud
her institutions, the Democrats do nothing t
them. They are both alike nnworthy of the confidence
of the South. The Georgia Democracy, at least, are
pledged not to affiliate with any party occupying the
position of the Pennsylvania Democracy.
(From the New York Herald.)
The Know Nothing State Convention of Fennsylva- !
nia.
Philadelphia, July 5. j
The Know Nothing State Council, now in session at j
i Reading, has divided—Governor Johnston leading iff
lor a Northern party. A numkr o! delegates are also ‘
organizing a State Council on tho Philadelphia platform, j
Governor Gardiner, of Massachusetts, has written ai :t- j
ter to G v. Johnston, urging i\ nnsylvania to join the !
Eastern wing of the party. There is much excitement ‘
Hiuoug tho members. The Council has repudiated the
Philadelphia platform, by striking out tho twelfth article.
Froesjoilism destined to rule the Stat .
Reading, duly 5.
The S ate Council of the American party has bt- t n in
session here for the last two days, ihe convention re
pudiated the twelfth sec :ion of the National platiorm by
143 to 30. -3**,
After this anew section, r%-cnacUng the Missouri
Compromise, and opposing Slave S.ates north of the
Compromise l ue, was adopted by a vole of 133 to 53.
‘fine Eas'ern delegates stood 13 to 37. Thirty V\ estern
men opposed the platform, as not strong enough.
Last night, resolutions calling a national convention at
Cincinnati, on the Bth ot January, on the Pennsylvania
platform, were offered. Ten delegates seceded.
The Couueution are now discussing resolutions which
will certainly pass.
THE NATIONAL PLATFORM ADOPTED A BOLT.
Reading, July 6—lo P. M.
The platform adopted by the .State Council is that
adopted hy the National Council except the 12th section,
foi which the minority resolution proposed in the Nation
al Council was substituted.
TV a members only seceded, and they adopted the na
tional platform.
Tho Democratic State Covention.
Harrisburg, July 4.
| The delegates to tfic Democratic State Convention as
sembled in the hall of the House of lie pres* ntatives at j
| ten o’clock, aud Were tailed to order by ihe II >n. Feud- i
rich B Wright, who nominated John B. Guthrie of
, Pittsburg, as chairman pro tem. Them is McGuire and
: Mr. William B. McGrath vv re selected ms secretaries. —
| rite morning session elicited no particular feature of iu
| terest, beyond the enrolment of the delegates, until the
i double set from Dauphin presented tho.r claims. The
| schism in this cun y, it appears, is purely Cameron and
; anti-Cameron, and two separate county conventions ware
; represented by delegates. After a very animated discus*
| sion, in which various resolutions w ere offer* and and with'*
! drawn, relative to the taint of Know Nothingism, the
subject was finally disposed of by ejecting the Cameron
delegates by a very large majoii v, and afterwards re
ferring the anti-Kuuw Nothing resolutions to the com
mittee on resolutions.
This action of the Convention virtually excludes Si
mon Cameron and his adherents from all communion
with the Democratic party.
The Convention, on reassembling for an afternoon ses
sion, organized hy the appointment of Hon. J. Glancy
Jones, for President.
A committee ou resolutions was then appointed, repre
senting each Senatorial district, when the convention pro
ceeded to vote rirn voce for a candidate for Canal Com
missioner. On the third ballot Arnold Plummer having
received 77 votes and Win. J. Campbell 46 votes, the
first named gentleman was announced as the candidate
of tho Democratic party at the ensuing election. The
convention then adjourned until 7£ o’clock this evening,
when a very animated discussion is looked for on the
resolution to be offered by the committee, of which 1
shall duly apprize you in connection with other matters
of interest.
Harrisburg, July 4.
The Democratic State convention to nominate a can
didate for Canal Commissioner, met here to-day—T3q.
J. Clancy Jones, presiding. Arnold Plummer, of Ve
nango, received the nomination on the third ballot. The
Committee ou Resolutions made two reports. That of
tiu; majority avoids the liquor law and the Nebraska
question, but the minority report takes strong ground on
both subjects. The majority report was adopted by a
vote of 89 to 19, after being amended by the insertion of
a resolution against negroes voting.
The Americans Convention—Martin J*. Craw
ford.
The nomination ol Marlin J. Crawford, ol Muscogee, as
the. candidate of the Democratic party for Congress in the
2d district, by the Americas Convention, meets with the
hearty commendation ofhis party friends in every portion
of the district, and it gives ua sincere pleasure to inscribe his
name upon our banner as a worthy leader ot ihe party in j
this crisis in our affairs. Upon the great issues ponding be- i
tween the North and South, and which will be probably
brought to trial during the next session oi Congress, Martin
J. Crawlord is sound beyond the reach of cavil, and is emi
nently worthy of the confidence and support oi Southern
meu. lie stands immoveable upon the 4th resolution oi the
Georgia Platform ; and while lie will leave no means un
tried which give promise of preserving Southern Rights and
Institutions intact in the Union, he.is ready to maintain at
all hazards the solemn resoWe of the State of Georgia in
Convention assembled, fearless of consequences, lie is the
very man lor the crisis. *
In all other respects, he has high claims to the confidence
of the people. A Georgian by birth, he glorio-s in her pros
perity, and w ill never weary in promoting her host interests*
Georgia has not in her limits a more loyal citizen. Train
ed t > the law, he has risen to the toreniost rank in tho pro
fession, and as Judge of the Chattahoochee Circuit, won
golden opinions from all classes of his fellow citizens by
his firm, impartial and just administration ol tho law, and
was followed into retirement with commendations both ol
Lawyers and suitors. He knows our rights and has the
will and ability to maintain them upon any forum.
But ho has other claims to public confidence. He did
not seek thenom nation ; the nomination sought him. This
we know of our own knoweledge. lie is not chargeable
with “the wild hunt after office that characterises the age.”
He consented to the use of his name by the Convention at
the earnest soliciation of his friends and even then with the
distinct understanding that it was to he withdrawn ii any
portion of the district was inimical to his nomination. We
are happy to learn that he was nominated by acclamation.
, No other name was presented to the Convention. We
i hope and believe that the Democracy of the second district
will meet at the pools on the first Monday in October next
in the same spirit and vote for him with like unanimity. It
is due to their candidate and their cause.
la private life, Mr. Crawford is without fear and without
reproach.
We are authorized to say that Mr. Crawford w ill accept
tile nomination tendered to him, and will thoroughly can
i vass the distiict. llis appointments will be published as
soon as they are made out.
Our candidates are now in the field. They are correct
exponents of our principles. They aie as men, worthy ol
our confidence. They will, if elected, prove faithful guar
dians of the public weal. The interest, honor and good
name of this proud old commonwealth will he safe in their
hands. Let us determine them, and we can and
will succeed.
New Music.—The Cascade Polka, by E. O. Eaton :
La Chasse lufernale, by Ilenri Bohlman ; The Swing
ing Polka, the Sparkling Polka; Clarence: a ballad
ail by Thomas Baker. For sale by T. 11. Vanden Berg.
The Know Nothing Convention.—We learn from
the Enquirer that iu the late Convention of this body,
lion, Hines Holt of this city, received over 20 votes for
Governor. Ilis name does not appear in the record of
tho ballot. The Georgia Citizen says tho “omission
was entirely accidental.”
Gov. Johnson in tho 7th District.
Gov. Cobb,Writes to his friends in Macon that the 7th
Congressional district, which at the last election gave
Gov. Johnson, 2,171 majority will increase that majority
five hundred votes at the ensuing election,
Letter from the Hon. A. II- Chappell*
Macon, July sth, 1855.
Gentlemen :—On my return from Upson adjourned court
1 had the honor to receive your favor of the 25th ult., invi
ting me to attend and participate in a public meeting of the
Democratic Party in the City of Colurn bus, on Saturday
tire Til instant.
I ie?ret to have to inform you that the stale of my health
is at present such as to .preclude me horn making any ex
ertion in the way of public speaking, and it is with a view
to addressing the people that you invite my attendance at
the contemplated meeting: Having my pen in hand,it may
not bo amiss for me to say, that were I to undertake to ad
dress any portion of my fellow citizens at this time, on the
| politics of the day, both my judgment and feelings would
prompt me, in what l might have to say, very much to
such a style and temper as you have indicated in your let
ter. These are eminently times calling for a spirit ot great
kindness, moderation and mutual confidence in the con
duct of political discussion by the Southern people among
themselves. As long as we had in our midst a great Polit
ical party that clung to party relations and brotherhood
with those at the North, whom I deemed enemies to the
South, I felt that there was enough to justify a severe de
nunciatory style. But no such.party is now to be. found, in
Georgia, at least. By an’unanimous resolve oi both branch
! es of your last legislature, all party relations with the tree- j
i soil elements of the North are placed under the ban. It ‘
I cannot be doubted that the lpublic opinion oi all men, oi j
i whatever party in our State, is in perfect harmony with
! this resolve, and that they are intensely determined to !
j give full practical effect to it in their future political action,
j Southern men and parties having thus everywhere cut
j loose horn all party connection with the ant,-Southern el
ement at the North, it seems to me that the main root oi
bitterness and animosity amongst ourselves has been remo
ved. The main cause that was regarded as paralyzing us,
in the face of a fierce and even aggressive enemy,has been
taken away; and now the question occurs, ought we not all
frankly to recognize this great fact, and adapt ourselves to
u m me v.naic oiyio and icinpef of our internal discussion
of political subjects?. J think we ought. I think both good
taste and good policy requiic it, particularly when we take
into view the extreme danger which is now darkening and
closing aiound the South ou the slavery question.
That danger has now become so great and imminent as
to supercede, or at least to dwarl into comparative nothing
ness, all other political quest ions and interests. Next win
ter, for the firM time in our history, we shall behold a
House of Representatives at Washington, a majority ot
which will be hostile to us on the slavery question. But
we shall have a check upon them in ihe President and Sen
ate for tho present, so tliat no great overt act against the
South can be perpetrated yet. But then the Senate will be
soon lost by the inevitable effect of the raj) id formation of
new States out .oi the seven existing territories,—six of
which will certainly come iu with “anti-slavery constitu- j
tions and attachments—and then our only Federal shield j
will be tho Presidential veto, aud what sort ot a shield that i
J will be in the hands ol the Sewards, the Chafes, the Cor- :
wins, or any other man whom a northern majority may
| make President,it were idle to ask. When the day (scein
! ingly near at hand) shall actually come that shall witness
all the branches of the Federal Legislature iu the hands of
I enemies of tho South, then will our very salvation depend
entirely on the firm, united, unshrinking, all daring plial
j anx which we shall present in the lace ot the enemy and
jon “the perilous edge oi battle.” Ii we shall then be found
j divided, distracted and enfeebled by hitter internal strifes
| and animosities, our doom will not be difficult to read; we
i shall succumb easily and ingloriously .beneath the blows
which our dissensions will invite and encourage.
I would not be misunderstood. I entertain no such
pian idea as that the people can all be brought to think
and vote in perfect unison iu ail things, aud as to all men
that may come before them. But I d<> think that they can
and ought to carry on their ordinary political discussions
aud contests, in such a temper and mariner in Georgia,
and tho whole South, at this time, as not to make it impos
sible or even difficult lor them to come together and act
together as a-hand of brothers, whenever the dire altema*
five of exetremc action or abject submision to fatal and de
moralizing wrongs shail be forced upon them.
There is yet a ray of hope left that we may not be driv
en to this extremity. It is but a ray, l admit. Yet I would
cherish it and lan it, and strive to make the most*of it un
til it shall have become utterly extinct. That hope con
sists, as I think, in the chance of success that yet remains ,
to those who are struggling against the rapid .tendency of i
political parties in the North and South to become merely :
sectional. The Democratic party in Georgia is now man- I
fully and patriotically engaged in this struggle, and engag- j
ed in it, too, not without some grounds oi cheering expoc* j
tation. There is a little salt , there is a germ of sound- j
ness and justice, towards the South, yet existing at the
the North. The policy, the determinations the Demo
cratic party of Georgia is to stand by this Spartan band oi
National brothers yet awhile longer. There i.s no telling
what the great chapter of accidents may evolve for the
good and safety of the country in .the next two cr three
years, and in a shorter time it will be impossible lor the
great anti-slavely imposthume to come to a head and
burst upon us. In the meanwhile, it may he that ii we stand ‘
( firmly hy our small body ol friends at the North they may |
increase and grow to be such au army as to be able again j
as heretofore, to control by our aid aud alliance, the Gov- j
eminent. Peiliaps—nay, may we not say, probaly, the |
nineteen or twenty sound members elected to the next j
Congress from the whole of the non-slaveholding region,
may, at the election two years hence, be carried to thirty j
or forty, if not more. Who shall say that the chances for ;
such a result as this are not wortli struggling Idr, not worth ;
waiting for? When even as small a result as this will take
the House of Representatives out of the hands oi freeaoil- !
ers and abolitionists and restore it to the control of sound •
and true national men. If such h reaction as this can he j
started at the North and developed by the next Qongress- ,
sional elections there, it wdl be a great and encouraging
event lor the country. It will be the securing to the Uuion i
anew lease of prosperous, constitutional existence.
It is because the Democratic paity of Georgia is actua- ;
ted hy views and struggling for results such as these, whilst j
at the same time it stands pledged, in the event ol their ;
failure, to push its stand for Southern safety and honor “to i
the entrance” that I deem it to have, at this time, high and i
commanding claims on the support of our people. I am i
aware that our fellow citizen-, who belong to the new or
ganized Ametican party, claim to stand upon ground and ;
to be actuated by views and principles, ia reference to the
slavery question, identical with those I have asserted for
the Democratic party. I wiil not gainsay tha justice oi
this claim. I rejoce, as a Southern man, that I cannot,
gainsay it. I rejoice that i,the Sountbern men in the late •
Philadelphia Convention did act a true and faithful part to
the South, the Constitution and the Union ou the slavery
question. I rejoice that they adopted a platform which j
expelled from their body all the noxious elements ot free ,
aoilism and abolitionism; that, in fine,they adopted a plat* j
term, so far as tiic slavery question is concerned, as good j
and as sound as the South needs, or as Southern Democrats :
\ in the National Convention to be held next year, will de-,
I niand and insist upon. But the misfortune is, that as soon
as this platform was applied as a teA to the American par
ty, it utterly disproved and scattered to the winds all its
high pretensions to the character and attributes of a Na
tional party. No party can be truly or valuably national
in this country that cannot find enough firm ground at the
North on the slavery question on which to rest one foot,
whil -t the other stands upon the whole South. What the
American party lacks, as proved hy the upshot <t the Phil
adelphia Convention, is a sufficiency of firm ground on
this question within its own pale at the North on which to
plant one foot, and by thii lack it is denationalized as a
party, and in this plight it now stands before the country
rent into two great hostile sections. 1 think it can scarce*
ly be denied that the attempt to organize and launch the
Know Nothing or American Party, as a National Party,
has ended in absolute and hopeless failure. Ii this be so,
then the only chance remaining for the maintainance of a
truly National party on the slavery is to be found
in the ranks of the Democracy. We know that nearly all
that is sound at the North is to be found in those ranks. We
know, too, that our friends there have been greatly weak
ened and cut down by a long and varied course of adverse
events. They are now reduced to a mere handful. But
still, they are strong enough to form a nucleus, strong en
ough to authorize us to say, that*at least a noble life-guard
still rallies to the support of those true national and con
aervative principles, which the main army has deserted and
betrayed. I
It is the fact of the existence, in the Democratic ranks
at the North, of this nucleus of soundness, of this life
guard ol National Conservatism, that explains and vindi
cates the course the Dt -ratio party of Georgia are now
pursuing, and gives it the strongest claims on the support
of all who would seize upon all tho chances to oi at once
preserving the Union and the rights of the South, and I am
one of those who believe that it is our duty to make one
more great effort to preserve them both together.
Very Respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant,
A. H. CHAPPELL:
Col. Wrn A. Tennille, Hon. M J. Wellborn, lion. Allied
Iverson, &. others, Committee.^
[COMMUNICATED 1
Chattahoochee Democratic Meeting*
The Democratic party assembled on Friday, 29th June,
to ratify tne nomination of Herschel V. Johnson for Gov
ernor, and to endorse the resolutions of the Milledgeville
Convention. The meeting was one oi the largest that we
have had since the exciting contest of 1850. Judge Renfroe
was called to the chair. Mr. Parker was appointed Sec-
retary. E G. Raiiord offered resolutions approving the
nomination and endorsing tho Milledgeviilo resolutions.—
The sense of the meeting was taken and the ratification
was unanimous and enthusiastic.
In answer to a call of the meeting, James Hamilton,
M.J. Wellborn and R. J. Moses, Lsqrs., addressed the
meeting. A vote of thanks was tendered to these gentle
men, and the meeting was about to adjourn, when Thomas
Wooldridge proposed that Sanders Johnson, Esq.,should be
heard ; this act of courtesy was f reely extended, lor although
I Mr. Johnson has l:\tely left the Democratic parly and it
; might have been deemed a little ungraceful in him todesire
I to have the concluding speech in a Democratic meeting to
I the principles and purposes of which he was avowedly op
i posed, the Democratic party having no secrets from the
: people, accorded to Mr. Johnson and his friends au oppor
tunity of being heard.
When file speech was over, we had nothing to regret : it
consisted of a mass of vaped declamation, the principle top
ic of the speakers discourse being to show that he was not
a Know Nothing, and that while the Democratic speakers
were denouncing tvnow Nothings, their ranks were swelled
with them, the speaker asserting that of his own knowl
edge, more than half of the Know Nothings of Chattahoo
chee were then and there acting with the Democratic
party.
This brought E. G.,Raiford to his feet, and then ensued
a scene that should be touched by the pen of Hooper, for
ryallv. n., one than tbj.- V, w ' £ F’r J>l ' < * r T‘r
buggs can do justice to the rise and tall ot Know JNotning
ism in Chattahoochee county as depicted by the speaker.
Mr. Rayford said that as he had beeu a Know Nothing and
was now acting with the Democratic party, and as Mr.
Johnson had denied himself t<> he a Know Nothing and had
cast some imputations upon him, the speaker, as being a
Know Nothingiu the Democratic ranks, he ielt that he was
bound to make an exposure of the advent of Sam in the
county of Chattahoochee, and the auspicies under which he
came. He-said that in that county, Mr. Johnson was
Sam’s daddy, and he was astonished to hear him deny his
offspring, Air. Raiiord went oil to say that once upon “a
raw and gusty day,” Mr. Johnson toid him that Sam was
among them, that he was powerful though yet but in the
gristle of his manhood, that old political parties quailed be j
fore him, and wherever his mailed heal thundered upon i
the earth his opponents fled before him like “chaff before j
the wind ;” that those who followed in the tfain of his tri
umphal ear were sure to taste the sweets of victory (mean
ing the spoils of office) and that those who opposed him
would be apt to he “no whare” when the votes were rolled
up.
Mr. Rayfud said that he was opposed to lying on to this
strange God and so expressed himself, but when Mr. J. in
formed him that it was necessary for tiieir self defence that
they should go in and learn his secret ways, that they
might the better guard against his evil doings, and that
they could quit him if they didn’t like his company, he
agreed to join the order ; that they then had a meeting of
the. Know Nothing party in Chattahoochee county ; there
were three of them, Mr. Raiiord, Squire Mason and Mr.
Johnson ; that the Squire was elected President, that alter
that. Sain began to spread himself, the boys began to come
in and the thing was evidently growing. Abuul this time
Mi. Kafford became dissatisfied with sonui oi Sam’s bad
habits and determined to withdraw, aud in order to get the
thing perfectly dead, he burned up the records and consign
ed to the ashes every vestige (documentary) of tlie order.
About this time he remembered that he paid into the lodge
some dimes which he desired to get out again, and so he
called on the President and requested him to write Sam to
meet his friends again and pay tiie‘*siiver o’er.” The Presi
dent replie l that he had quit the concern ; that he, the
Squire, had gme down to Columbus ihe other day to
Squire McKendree to have the third degree administered,
but that hed be d—d if he could swallow any such oath,
and he would have nothing to do with calling them to
gether ; that from that hour the spirit ot Sam had departed
from the county of Chattahoochee ; that now and then in
some dark corner or secret hiding places, unearthly echoes
might he heard reberating Sain, Sam, O ! Sam, hut that the
substantial, living, conquering, proscribing God of the Know
Nothing brotherhood had since then beeu heard of no more
in the venue of Chattahoochee, and that as to his where-
abouts since his mysterious ab-quatuiation with the funds
of the order the deponent knew not. Mr. Raiford further
said that it was strange to him (if Mr. Johnson was not a
Know Nothing) that Mr. J. should be so sensitive about
the 9th resolution of the Demecratic Platform because it de- .
neunced the Know Nothings.
‘Piie last scene in the drama which was not announced j
in the bill of the play, caused a terrible scattering among j
“the discontents” of the meeting. Mr. Johnson’s ball had j
re bounded and hurt no body but himself ; its effect on him, j
however, if not fatal, was to say the least of it, debilitating ;
no body seemed amused but the Democrats, and they, des
pite their usual magnanimity, could not restrain a quiet
smile, although the dying and the wounded of Sam’s little
hou'-ohonld seemed, in their very midst, to be suffering pains
intolerable. There i3 evidently a fund left, as the estate of
Sam in Chattahooche > amounting to sllO, and as he seems
to have left no next of kin,'and his creditors haveshown no
disposition to move in the matter, we do hope that the Or
dinary will see to the goods aud chattels of Sam, and alter
giving him decent burial, report the balance to the Execu
tive as a part ot the eseneat lund ; the intestate being an
| alien to the sentiment of GEORGIA. j
Democratic Meeting In Randolph County*
Gutiibert, Ga., July 3, 1855. !
Aci-ording to previous notice, the democratic party, of j
Randolph county, met this day at the Court House fo.i :
the purpose of nominating candidates to represent this j
county in the Legislature.
The meeting was organized bv calling Lewis A. Goni- \
ke, Esq., t” the chair, and Jacob 11. Jeffries to act as j
Secretary. The chairman, in an eloquent and impressive j
! address, expl tined the object of the meeting and the dan- 1
j gers to be apprehended iu the event of the success of a j
: recently rfecivt oatli* bound set of politicians, called Know j
| Nothings, or American party, whoso tenets were anti
| Republicm and violative of the principles of the American
Government, the paramount .policies of whose political
I creed is at variance wiih the constitution as well as with
! the Declaration of American Independence. At the eon
elusion of Mr. Gonike’s address, live delegates from each
District, who had been appointed by the people, comefor
| ward and balloted for a Senator and two Rt presentatives,
! which resulted unanimously in i’av.>r oi Theodore L.
Guerry. as candidate for Senate, and Manning G. Stam*
’ p'-r and George \V. Christie, as candidate.*} for Represent
! tatives, which nomination was a lop ed with entire unan
! imity and applause by the meeting.
On motion of George S. Robinson Esq., the following
resolutions were read and adopted by the meeting :
! ] Resolv. and, Th-.t we approve and adopt as our own, the j
; platiorm of principles set Lilli hy the Democratic party of j
i Georgia, at Miliedgeville, on the sth of June last, and that
I wc cordially invite all the citizens ol Randolph, without
j distinction of party, to act with us upon that platiorm.
I 2 Res Ived, That we regard religious liberty as one of
| the main L-ulworks of American freedom,and that wc loots
I upon any attempt to proscribe a man on account of his
religion or birth place , not only as violative of the consti*
| tution of th - United States, and of the State of Georgia,
j but subversive of the best interests and future welfare of
’ our Government.
j 3,-d Resolved, That we heartily approve of the nomina*-
| tion for Senator aud Representatives to represent the
| county of Randolph in the next Legislature.
4th Resolved, That the proceedings of thi9 convention
| be published in the Columbus Times & Sentinel and Al
ban v Patriot.
Upon motion of Richard Davis, the following resolution
was adopted by the meeting :
Resolved, That the nominees of this Convention be re
| quested to use their influence, if elected, to secure new
• counties upon the East* rn and Western portions of Ran
dolph, slmuld the people generally residing in those por
tions of the county desire it, and should either of the nomi
nees be opposed to it, that he is recommended not to ac
i eept the nomination.
; Arthur Hood Es j., who was then called on by a unani*
| mous voice of the meeting, made an able argument in sup*
• port of Democratic principles, and rt quested Whigs and
Know Nothings to point out the first objectionable feature
in the present Democratic platform of principles, and
should those principles be acceptable, the right hand of
fellowship was ready to be extended by the Democratic
party ; that this was not a Secret party, hound by oath to
support measures which were unconstitutional; its member
were not restrained under the solemnity of an oath to
proscribe any class ol citizens on account of their religious
opinions, bus all were expected to exercise their own free
volition. Mr. Hood called upon Whigs, as they had no
party organization, to join the Democracy on equal terms;
but very few, if any Southern men could object to
the Democratic platform, and the Southern people
could never unite upon a better one. A committee from
eaeli district were appointed to make suitable anange
menls for a public batbicue on the 14th inst., at which
time Governor Johnson has promised to address the pco*
pic at this place. On motion, the meeting then adjourned
LEWI§ A. GONIKE, Cha’m.
J 11. Jeffries, Sec’y.
Right Side Up.
it is sufficient to say that the people ol Chattahoochee
are awake to the cause they are about to espouse, that they
are no longer bound by oaths to pay homage to new parties,
new schemes, and new designs, but are ready and willing,
now, and at all times, to stand fearlessly and firmly in
support of the great principles of the Democracy, and are
determined on doing justice to their country. And denying
the intolerent proscriptive system, some are abandoning
the order in disgust. LUCIUS.
By an arrival at. St. Louis later dates from Salt Like
has been received. Tho Indians in that vicinity are very
quiet. Col. Granger who has just arrived from IV. t Re-
J con, reports thorn also quiet on that route.
Chattahooche* Democratic Meeting.
In response to a call, a large number of the Democrats of
Chattahoochee county assembled at the Court Home on
Friday, 29th June last, to take into consideration riieim-a-.
surea adopted at the late Miliedgeville Convention and
make a public exhibition of the position which they occupy
in regard to the Columbus Temperance Hall movement.
Several distinguished gentlemen being present, a number
of the friends oi the opposite parly came into the C • rt
room in anxious anticipation to behold the result ol th;
meeting.
On motion of H. F. Snead, Esq., lion. J. M. Renfroe
was called to the Chair, and on motion of E- G. Raiiord,
Esq., S. W. Parker was requested to act as Secretary.
The house being called to order, the chairman arose and
gave a clair aud brief statement of the objects of the meeting.
By leave of the chairman, E. G. Raiiord Esq., presented
for the consideration of the meeting, the following preamble
and resolutions:
Whereas, a late movement, known as the “Columbus
Movement,” has recently originated professedly to form a
Southern Sectional party, refusing affiliation with present
National organizations, and claiming in tc ine sections In *
name of the Constitutional party, under the banner oi South
ern Rights; and whereas , we cannot believe,judging from tbc
action of the party, and of the elemeu’s ot which it i- com
pared, that insufferable injuries of the past or apprehended
dangers of the future, have, in good faith; prompted the ori
gin of the movement, hut that the object and aims ol its
originators, are to disconcert the action and weaken the
forres of the existing Democratic organization, with the
hop© ol gaining power in the approaching political con
%e it therefore Resolved, That the action taken at the
Democratic Convention at Miliedgeville, meets the approv
al and receives the hearty co-operafiou of this-body, and
that we ratify the Platiorm adopted at that Convention as
our platiorm', and invite the people throughout the State to
ratify the same unanimously.
Resolved , ‘1 hat we hail with delight the nomination ot
Herschel V. Johnson for our next Governor, and recom
mend him to the support oi the Democratic party, and every
good citizen who feels lor j.tlie interest ol ins country.
Resolved, That we much regret the loss oi those Demo
crats who have thoughtlessly, yielded to the seduction of ih©
mid-might conclave, known as the “Order of Know Noth
ings,” but still entertain the hope that they will abandon the
order and return to lßr Democratic associates.
lir.yulced y That we refuse our approbation end consent to
the Columbus Temperance Hall Movement, believing it to
have originated more for the gratification ol political as
pirations than from a sense of opposition to Northern ag
gressions, and we appeal to our brother Democrats in all
parts of the country to do likewise.
The above preamble and resolutions, being read, were put
to the house and unanimously adopted.
Mr. Hamilton, of Columbus, was called for who came
forward aud addressed the meeting in a very able manner.
The Hon. Judge Wellborn being present was afterwards
invited to the stand, who made a length ly and lucid appeal
|to thegpeople. He defined fully and at length the position
I of the parties—traced the principles of the Know Nothings,
giving his objections to their creed, and the baneful influ
ence they would be likely to exert upon the future prosperity
of the country, in their proscriptive and Prohibitory policy.
The Judge addressed himself to th© reason ot the people,
putting to them plain and comprehensible propositions to
which.every thinking and reflecting men could not withhold
his consent.
At the conclusion of Judge Wellborn, R. J. Moses was
called on, who arope and made a short, bnt impressive and
patriotic speech. Mr. Moses spoke m terms that could n<t
ia.il to convince the audience, that purtiv ol purpose aud con
viction prompted him to so zealous an effort.
! Mr. FleweJlen* of Alabama, was then loudly called for
who arose and said, “he came not to make a speech,” but
that liis heart and sympathies were with the meeting. He,
thought that the principles of the Democracy had been well
explained and fully understood.” Having'thusremarked, he
resumed his seat.
When on motion, the thanks of the meeting were tender
ed to Messrs. Wellborn, Hamilton, Moses, and Mr Fiew
cllen, of Alabama, lor their attendance, and also to the
chairman, Hon. J. M. Renfroe, for the very dignified man
in which he presided ; and also to the Secretary, S. W
Parker, lor his. patience ami energy iu noting the proceed
ings.
| On motion of H. F. Snead, the meeting adjourned.
J. Ml RENFROE, Ch’m.
S. W. Parker, Sec’y.
Judicial Convention-.Soiitli- Western Circuit.
Americus, July 11, 1855.
A Convention of the Democratic Party of the South
Western Judicial Circuit, according to previous notice con
vened this day, when, on motion of Dr. John G. Slappy,
of Baker, Wm. M. Slaughter, of Dougherty, was called
to act as President, and John W. Evans, ol Decatur, te
queeted to act as Secretary.
The lbt of counties in tho District being called, tho fol
lowing persons appeared as delegates:
Baker.—Walter B. Mason, John G. Slappcy, John G.
Sapp.
Caluuuh.—Joseph W. Roberts, George W. Corley,
i Clay.—Simeon Tyner, Jas. It. M. Sanders,
j Dougherty.—Joshua B. Oliver, James C. Brooks, Wm.
■ M. Slaughter.
| Decatur.—John W. Evans, Hermon 11. McEivy.
Early.—Francis T. Cullens.
! Lee.—Frederick,H. West, Green B. Mayo.
■ Randolhi. —S. W. Brooks, Richard Davis, S. A.Smith,
Zadock Sawyer.
j Sumter.—George Dykes, BD. Parker,T. J. B. Brown,
j T. M. Fur low.
! On motion of Col. T. M. Furlow,ol Sumter, it was re
solved, That in the tailorings of this Convention, each
county shall be entitled to one vote for each member it i
respectively entitled to in the State Legislature. It was
further resolved that two-thirds of all the votes cast shall
be necessary to a choice of a candidate.
Ti e Convention then proceeded to ballot fora candidate
lor Judge of tho South-western Circuit:
On the first ballot Alexander A. Allen, of Decatur, re
ceived 12 votes, Hugh M. Moore, of Sumter, 7 votes.
Oil the 2d ballot Allen received 13 votes, and Moore 7.
Oil the 3d ballot Allen received 13 votes, and Moore 7.
The Convention was about to proceed to the Ult ballot
i when Col. Fnrtow withdrew the name of Maj. Moore from
! the Convention and moved that .Major Alexander A.
Alien, of D.-catur, be declared the unanimous choice of
this convention, which m >iion being put was passed unau
niously.
O.i motion, Col. Furlow, of Sumter, Col. Brooks, of
Dougherty, and F. 11. West, of Lee, were appointed by tho
Chair a committee to inform Maj. Allen, who was in town
in attendance ori the Supreme Court, of his nomination
and request his acceptance. Daring the absence of the
Committee, I)r. L. B. Mercer, of Leo, was called on lo
addressee meeting, which he did in a few very happy and
pertinent remarks. R. Brown, of Sumter, wan
then called for, and responded in a short and able speech.
Maj. Allen now being present, introduced to the
Convention by the Committee, am! with a lew dignified
and handsome remarks accepted the nomination^.
On motion of Walter B. Mason, Esq /‘of Baker, it was
ordered, that the proceedings of this Convention be pub
lished in the South-Western News, the Albany Patriot and
the Times & Sentinel.
On motion tho Convention adjourned sine die.
WM. M. SLAUGHTER. Pres’t.
Joh* W. Evans, Sec’y.
Meeting in Kinchafbonei} County.
“Sound thehewgag—touch the toneong,
Ifoat the fuzzy-guz/.y—strike ihe hong’-gong,
Let tho loud hozannas ring—
Bum turn, fuzzle bum, dingo him.”
Thinking, you feel an interest in politics generally, T
send you an account of the Fusion, Amalgamation, Know-
Nothing, American (in a horn) “etir” in our county on 30s!i
ult. A lew of the people—of the rEon.F., Mr. Times, who
dont wont office, oh no, who would’nt have it, not they,
indeed, if they did not think that in this dangerous crisis no
person could save the country from utter ruin but themselves
and take especial pains to let their fellow people know it.
A few I say, impregnated by the bull of tho Columbus re
gency, recently issued, labored, and after two weeks suffer
ing, brought forth a a ridiculous muss. The doors of
shops, the aides of houses, the bark of trees, groaned under
the weight of hand*bills ; and the fierii of horses suffered
under living hand-bills dispatched to call up the people aud
save tho couutry.
Well, ihe day came, beautiful and bright, and then came
a great multitute. They swarmed and jostled in thes/rcr/s
of Mclntosh* and by 10 o’clock, the enormous number of
80 or 90 had assembled, some ex ter emely interested in the
convocation ; others merely to look on. 10 o’clock came
and no meeting—i after and none—ll, none still. Bottle
washers excited—stir by disinterested leaders —small cau
cuses—meet in back rooms—whisper in the streets—-flock
scattered— Shepherds sent out to gether up—Bei.i.-w eathers
nonplussed—meeting Swinxeyed—crowd impatient—fospy
—toughing and lUwsixa heard— i after H, no meeting