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TIMES & SENTINEL
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 1, 1857
FOR GOVERNOR
JOSEPH E. BROWN,
OF CHEROKEE COUNTY.
FOR CONGRESS,
Ist DiHrict— JAMES L. SEWARD.
•id District —MAßTlN J. CRAWFORD.
3d District— D. J. BAILEY.
4tA District- L. J. GARTRELL.
sth District—A. R. WRIGHT.
6th Diitriet- JAMES JACKSON.
Ith District—LlNTON STEPHENS.
Bth District—A H. STEPHENS.
Judge Brown’s Appointments.
Judge Brown, the Democratic candidate for Gover
nor, will address bis fellow-citizens at the following
times and places :
Hamilton, Harris Cos., Tuesday, Ist Sept.
Co'umbus, Wednesday, 2d Sept.
Taloo.ton, Thursday, 3d Sept.
Zebulon, Pike Cos., Saturday sth Sept.
ZSF We are indebted to the Hon, Robt. Toombs for
valuable public documents.
Messrs. Editors:— I have an appointment for Bum
bleton Stewart County, oa tie 24th of September, which
I tind that I shall not be able to fill. You will pleas3
please strike it from the list of my appointments.
MARTIN J. CRAWFORD.
The Canvass in Georgia.
The canvass in Georgia between the nominees of the two
Conventions for Governor aDd the candidates of the vari
ous Congressional Districts, is beginning to wax warm.—
Heretofore there has been much apathy on the part of our
Know Nothing friends, but encouraged to make one more
struggle in behalf o*'their tottering organization from a hope
of dividing the ranks of the Democracy upon the Walker
question, they are fighting with a zeal worthy of a better
cause and sacrificing on the altar of their heresies, one of
their be6t and truest men for the office of Governor. Van
ity on the part of Mr. Hill, the Know Nothing candidate
for the Gubernatorial chair, might lead him into a blind
zeal for the success of bis party, flattered, as he r,o doubt is
by the smiles of friends, but the thoughtful, thinking men’
know he is wasting his substance in the pursuit ot a shad
ow. There is no possibility of the election of Mr. Hiil to
the office of Governor and all efforts to that end, but weak
en the cause he advocates and convinces the people of the
invincibility of the Democratic party. Judge Brown is the
representative of correct principles and will be triumphant
ly elected by the people, who understand the issues of the
canvass and in whose bosoms reposos more patriotism, than
many wily politicians would have us believe. Wherever
he goes, we are rejoiced to hear, that he makes a fin e
impression, by the simplicity of his manners and his
bold, mauly advocacy of Democratic principles.—While
the Democratic party of this section might have pre
lerred another, we are satisfied that the time honored
banner of the Democracy could not have been placed in
better hands. He is worthy of the support ot all true men
in the State.
In the Ist Congressional District, James L. Seward is
recognized as the nominee of the Democracy. From his
fidelity to his constituent 3 during his Congressional career
always willing and ready to serve them, we are satisfied
the people will rally to him at the ballot-box. Mr. Gaul
den, the nominee of the bogus Convention, will not take
away enough votes from the Democratic ranks, to allow
Mr Bartow, the Know Nothing candidate to be elected.
We feel confident that the Democracy will elect Mr. Se
ward. Mr. Bartow has been pushed forward by his party
and Mr. Dawson thrown unceremoniously over board in
such a way as to tell at the ballot-box in October next. In
the 2d District,the Know Nothings have nominated Mr.
Samuel C. Elam of Sumter County in opposition to Judge
Crawford. We can assure our friends there is no dancer
of a defeat in this race. Judge Crawford is known to the
people ami they are willing to trust the Hag of the District
to his keeping. Mr. Elam is nominated, we suppose, as a
forlorn hope. Maj. Howard of this city—a Democrat, who
is not disposed to support the administration, if it docs not
recall Walker—was solicited to be a candidate in opposi
tion to Mr. Crawford, but declined, .satisfied that he could
vote for Mr. Crawford and trust the rights of the South to his
faithful guardianship. In the 3d District the contest is be
tween David J. Bailey, the nominee ol the Democratic par
ty u„d Ml. Rub’t. P. Trippa. the Know oaujivlrtie-
The latter is the present encumbent in Congress and was
elected by eight hundred to one thousand votes. At the last
election,however. Mr. Buchanan was defeated by only for
ty five votes in the District and it is more than probable, that
Mr. Bailey who has represented the District twice and de
feated Mr. Trippem his last race, will again bo successful.
In fact, Mr Trippe has given some votes in Congress for
which his constituents will hold hint to a strict accounta
bility and unless explained in a satislactory manner, he will
doubtless be defeated in October next.
In the4th District, we learn from our exchanges, that
Col. Gartrell’s election is so sure that there is no need of
his canvassiug his District with his competitor, Col. Tid
well. The former will be elected by one thousand votes
doubtless, at the least calculation. In the sth District, the
Democratic candidate, A. R. Wright, has no opposition.—
In the 6th District, James Jackson, Esq., is the Democrat
ic nominee. He is opposed by Janies P. Simmons, Esq.
a Democrat, who denounces the Administration for retain
ing Walker. The former stands upon the Democratic
platform and the 3d resolution—is the nominee of the par
ty and should be elected. If we do not place him in the
right position, we have been mistaken in regard to it.
In the 7th District, the coniest is between Mr. Linton
Stephens, Democrat, and Mr. Joshua Hill, Know’ Noth
ing. The former was defeated in the last race, by Mr.
Foster, by a small majority. At the last Congressional
Convention, Mr. Foster was not nominated, though he
voted with Mr. Trippe, his colleague, who is again before
the people for re-election on all questions of public inter
est. We are not too sanguine in saying that Mr. Stephens
will be elected Irom the vote Mr. Buchanan received in
the District.
In the Bth District, Mr. T. W. Miller is the opposition
candidate to that distinguished gentleman, Hon. A. 11.
Stephens. The latter occupies a proud position before the
country,and his triumphant election is not doubted. His
recent letter, taking strong ground against Gov. Walker,
and placing himseir upon the 3d resolution of the Demo
cratic platform makes him dearer to the people of Georgia.
We are not too confident, then, from die signs of the
times, in saying that Georgia will perhaps, like her gallant
sister State, Alabama, send an unbroken phalanx of true
Democrats to Congress, to drive back the dark cloud of j
Abolitionism and prevent the sun of the Republic from j
setting in eternal gloom. All hail such a glorious result! I
2d Congressional District-
The standard hearer of the Democracy in this District,
Judge Crawford, has returned home (or a few’ days after
canvassing many counties, and bring- cheering news ol ;
the unanimity and harmony which exist in the Democrat
ic ranks, and the prospect of carrying the District by a 1
large and increased vote. We are rejoiced to hear tool
from correspondents, tiiat he is making a fine impression
wherever he goes, and the people regard him as an honest
and faithful public servant. Standing upon a platform
which reflects the voice of the people, he will no doubt be
triumphantly elected in October next. The Know Noth
ing party, whose drooping energies have been revived by
the recent course of Gov. Walker in Kansas, and whose
existence is merely ephemeral, are disposed to fight to the
bitter end, though the result’ but convinces them of the
weakness ol their cause, and their utter inability to suc
ceed at the ballot-box. The Democratic nominations in
the several counties have been judicious, and good and
true men are before the people. If our information is cor
rect, the Democracy will perhaps succeed in counties that
have gone heretofore lor the opposition, so fortunate has it
beer, in tile selection of its best men. In Stewart, the gal
lant Tucker leads the van, while Slaughter, of Dougerty,
McCay of Sumter, Mounger of Dooly, Hawkins of
Webster,Graves of Terrell, Guerry of Randolph, Harris
of Worth, and others equally prominent in other counties
in the District, bear nobly the standard entrusted to their
keeping.
It is not then idle speculation when we say, that the 2d
District will be Democratic from a thousand to twelve
hundred majority. Such a result would not only be hailed
with joy by all lovers of correct principles, but a fitting
tribute to the public services ot our worthy Congressman,
Martin J. Crawford.
lion. A. ii. Stephens.
We see from the Augusta Constitutionalist that the
Hon. A. H. Stephens will address his fellow.citizens at
Lexington on the first Tuesday in September.
His competitor, Mr. T. W. Miller, is canvassing alone,
and has not, we believe, invited Mr. Stephens to partici
pate in the discussions with him. Indeed, Mr. Miller does
not stand squarely upon the American platform adopted
at Milledgeville, but approves of it in the main. There is
no danger ol Mr. Stephens’ driving him to the wall with
such an endorsement. He leaves tod many holes through
hich he can escape.
Our Proposition—How Received.
‘1 he “ Enquirer ” in its last issue does not respond to our
proposition to unite and elect the best men in the county,
to represent it in the Legislature of the State in a very sat
isfactory manner. It stops to enquire if there are any dem
ocratic precedents? If the Americans would not feel ho
nored to unite with the Democracy to elect sound menl—
How the ticket would stand in reference to the Walker
policy?
Having conversed with some of the political leaders ol
the opposition and heard their views, we were inclined to
believe that three ol the best men in the city—who could
represent the county with distinguished honor, and guard
its interests—might be selected regardless ol [tarty distinc
tinctions. We did not suppose that the “ oaves and fishes”
were so dear to the American party! We thought, as the
Enquirer would have us believe, that the love of spoils was
confined to the Buckhanatt-Walker democrats and not to
patriotic Americans! Standing upon a platform, too,
which says that the “office must seek the man,” we did not
believe, until it was discovered upon enquiry, that in this
county, there would be such a number of Americansseek
ing the office! Why, Americanism is getting upon a lev
el with the Democracy! Who would believe it?
The Know Nothing Party.
The Know Nothing Parly are like a drewuing man,
eatebiog at straws 1 Whipped in every fight since its
first appearance in our midst, it has gradually diminish
ed in numbers, lost its bravest and best leaders,
until now it is driveo to a state of desperation ar.d
helplessness and prepared to make aoy issue to gain a
temporary asoendaney. They have stood upon this plat
fosnt and that platform and now, none at all, until they
care little for principles, so they are able to kee * above
the surface and oppose their oid bitter enemy, the De
mocracy. Their hatrid for this time-honored, gallant
party is inveterate, and as long as an opportunity pre
sents itself, they will fight it, albeit they are aware that
party obligations arc superior to their love of patriotism.
Where they would have drifted, had uot Walker turn
ed op in Kansas, we are unable to say. They were
talking of old Whig measures, the txpioded theme of
the distribution of the proceeds of public lands, Inter
nal Improvements and for aught tve know in their se
*r*t Councils, of a Ceiled States Bank qmi a tariff [
bat Walker rose up in Kansas in the meantime—a real
God send—and new his treachery is the “Illiad of their
woes.”
We have no complaint to make of the Know Noth
ings for condemning the course of Walker, aud we re
joioe lo see that they begin to talk about Southern
rights—it is an auspicious omen, and we hope when
the rights of the South are invaded, we shall have their
assistance and 00-opera ion—but we blame them lor
not joining the Democracy, now the dominant party,
and with power to do good, to drive hack the flood of
Abolitionism, to defend our rights in the National Con
gress, and if driven to it, to repudiate a President in
whum the South has placid confidence, lor approving
the acts of a corrupt and ofiiei us appointee. But the
Know Nothing party, unwilling to rise above their
old prejudices and extend their vision beyond the nar
row horizon of the present moment, can See nothing in
the Democratic party to admire, though the pe< pie en
dorse its principles and every day brings tresh assu
rances of its greatness and tile speedy and approaching
downfall of Know Nothingism. Let the Know No h
ing party cease to quibble over minor issues, plant them
selves upon the 3d resolution of the Democratic plat
form, and go with it wherever it carries them, if in
the lap of Democracy.
Then we will have an undivided South. Our people
will rejoice over the result, our right* will he respected,
and we will have a strong Constitutional party at the
South to back the faithful, and none but the faithful at
the North, while the couutry will increase in piosperi
ty, wealth and influence.
Mr Stephens’ Letter—The Enquirer.
The Enquirer in reviewing Mr. Stephens’ able letter
says “it is characterized by false assumption as to the posi
tion of the American Party on the Kansas act unworthy
l hereputation which Mr. Stephens has acquired as a pri
vate citizen and a politician.” That the “assertion that
the Whig (American; Party ever opposed the doctrine of
non-intervention, may be excused in some on the score of
ignorance, but not Mr. Stephens” &c.
With all due respect to our worthy cotemporary, we
beg leave to say that he has misconstrued entirely Mr,
Stephens’ letter. We have given the letter a careful read
ing and can find no such assertion in it. as he ehartres.
nor can we see how it is possible to draw even such an in
ference front a single passage in tile letter. We would
be pleased for the Enquirer to quote, for the benefit of its
readers, that portion of the letter which asserts that the
Know Nothing Party are opposed to the doctrine of r on
intervention. If he finds it, we will acknowledge our
error. Until then we shall believe that the very gist of
Mr. Stephens’s letter is to prove that the Know Nothing
Party are in favor of it, and not only tiat feature in the
bill, but until lately every feature and clause in it without
exception. In proof of this, he had only to refer to the
vote in Congress in favor of the bill by Southern men of
all parties ; the light in which it was regarded by the
South, as a measure of justice, restoring her to her long
lost equality in the Union by removing an odious restric
tion; ho.v the two political parties of Georgia vied with
each other in their support of it ; how the Legislature
endorsed it without reservation or exception as to the
Alien Suffrage and Squatter Sovereignty features. Hence
it is that Mr. Stephens thinks it was a mere “after-thought”
to talk about opposing the bill on account of its containing
Alien Suffrage and Squatter Sovereignty. That the South
and especially the people of Georgia were already com
mitted to the policy ol the bill. And it was folly and in
consistent in the Know Nothing Party to raise “ pretexts ”
to divide the South and keep up an organization by crying
Squatter Sovereignty and Alien Suffrage when tiiey had
endorsed the bill in ioto. As to “Alien Suffrage,” all the
bill ever had in it was in it when it met the approval of the
Georgia Legislature in 1854, without reservation or excep
tion to the objectionable features, and when they declared
lhat hostility to the principles of the bill was hostility to
the rights of the South. As to the “Squatter Sovereignty
feature” Mr. Stephens truly says that it was a “fancy of
the brain” conjured up some time afterwards —about the
time it was discovered that the only defenders of the bill
at the North, with few exceptions were Democrats.”
The reader will perceive the line of argument in Mr.
Stephens’ letter, and the forced and unnatural construction
placed upon it by the Enquirer. In no ptace does Mr. Ste
phens say that the Know Nothings are ojtposed to the
doctrine of non intervention. He says they are endeavor
ing to preiuitice the public mind against the bill by ‘ insin
uating ” that it was the work of tricksters, got up for agi
tation, by crying Squatter Sovereignty and Alien Suffrage.
This, he says, “will not do.” It is a mere “after thought.”
They have given their “ approval ” (not condemnation) of
the bill without excepting to these obnoxious features.
No! the truth is, not a word of opposition was heard
against the Kansas bill in Georgia until Millard Fillmore
was a candidate for the Presidency. Until he denounced
the reeoat ot tho f.oameomiae act as an act of “bad faith’’
to create disturbance, the Pandora’s box ! Then it was
the Know Nothings conjured up “Alien Suffrage and
Squatter Sovereignty,” and until that time the Kansas bill
was a test of fealty to the South by both parties.
A Large Egg Plant. —Mrs. Hardaway, of this city,
will please accept our thanks for a large egg plant, which
she has been kind enough to send us. It is from the gar
den of A. H.Flewellen, Esq, of Chattahoochee county,
and weighs seven pounds, and measures twenty five and a
half inches in circumference. It is the largest we have
seen.
Win. Mosely, Esq.
From a letter reeently published.it will he seen that Rev.
Wra. Alosely, of Griffin, opposes the Administration for
retaining Gov. Walker, but does not propose to leave the
Democratic party and join the Know Nothings, as many
believe. That organization, he says, he has always op
posed.
American Cotton Planter <fc Soil of the South.—
We have received the September number of this valua
ble Magazine, devoted to “Plantation Economy, the ad
vancement ol Southern Horticulture audthe Domestic and
Mechanic Arts,” which should be placed in the hands of
all intelligent larmers. It is published in Montgomery,
Ala.,and edited by N. B. Cloud and Chas. A. Peabody.
Mr. Bartow Accepts.
Mr. F. S. Bartow accepts the nomination of the Know-
Nothings of Savannah and a few counties in the Ist Dis
trict to be a candidate for Congress. We are glad to see
that his patriotism wnich was at an ebb a tew months
since, is rising so rapidly.
Sale ot Town Lots in Albany.
We call the attention of our readers to an advertisement
in this paper of W. W. Chever, proposing to sell some val
uable town lots in the city of Albany, the Ist of December
neat. Situated as Albany is, at the terminus of the South-
Western Railroad, the centre of a rich cotton growing
country, offers as great inducement for profitable invest
ment as any point in the Southern country.
The “Times & .Sentinel Misquoting.”
The Enquirer says in an articleJteaded “Col. John Mil
ledge and the Kansas bill.” we quote from the American
Platform, so a< to make it “speak a different language from
what it does and was intended to do.” We did uot have
the platform before us when we wrote the article
alluded to, and crave pardon if we have placed the Ameri
can party in a false attitude to the Kansas bill. We try to
be honest and truthful in the discharge of our duty, and if
we erf, it is the lault of the head and not ot the heart. The
American platform says:
“That we have seen nothing which we regard as new in
the plan of adjustment sugested by Gov. Walker and ap
proved by the Administration for the settlement of the
Kansas question. In our judgment, the principles main
tained, and the policy advised, are identical with the prin
ciples set forth in the Kansas Nebraska bill, as advocated
by the National Democracy, with the Cincinnati Platform
and Mr. Buchauan’s letter of acceptance and Inaugural
Address. The American party have, again and again,
warned the country against these dangerous and anti-
Southern doctrines,and having already-taken our position
against them, we submit that position to tlto people of
Georgia (or their decision, and the vindication of the cor
rectness of our cause and the patriotism of our motives.”
Now, we wish the Enquirer to “reconcile the speech of
Mr. Miliedge and the Americans with the platform.” Mr.
Milledge says fiat Gov. Walker has “violated a law of the
land—the Kansas Bill,” and denounces Mr. Buchanan for
not recalling him. If we understand the position of the
American party upon the Kansas bill, they are in favor ot
it, with the exception of what they call, the Alien Suffrage
aud Squatter Sovereignty features. Weli, the Alien Suf
frage clause in the Kansas hill is virtually dead and inop
erative at this time. It only applied to those who were to
vote for members of the Territorial Legislature. The
Legislature has assembled and is pro-slavery under the
workings of the Alien Suffrage clause Tlte authority now
rests with the Territorial Legislature to say who shall vote
according to the Kansas bill. So there is no Alien Suffrage
in the Kansas bill. As to the Squatter Sovereignty feature
as advocated by the “National Democracy and Mr. Bu
chan’s Inaugural Address,” the American Congressional
Convention which assembled at Warrenton and which
was presided over by Col. Mtlledge, says :
“ We confess, then, our surprise, when his (.Mr. Buchan
an’s) inaugural address, renounced squatltr sovereignly,
and the edge of our opposition to his administration was
blunted by the apparent boldness and honesty of his senti
ments.” Tnen there is no alien suff rage in the Kansas bill
and there is no squatter-soveignty according to the inau
gural address. The Kansas bill is stripped of every objec
tionable feature. If Gov. Walker’s policy and his acts are
identical with the principles of the Kansas bill as adyoca’
ted by the Inaugural address &c., as affirmed in the Amer
ican platform and there is no alien suffrage in the bill or
squatter sovereignty—in what particular has Gov. Walker
violated its principles? If he acts in accordance with
them as advocated by the Inaugural Address, where is the
wrong he has committed ? For what should Mr. Bu
chanan condemn him ?
Where are the “dangerous and anti-Soutifern doc
trines ?”
The Democracy niti-t Rule
We have great iaith in the judgement of the people up
on the political questions which are submitted to their de
cision. Occasionally the excitement of the moment and
the applause of a party, may lead them away from the
vindication of true principles, hut when the sober second
thought regains its supremacy, theyrenounce former errors
and arc found on the side of truth and principle. II nee
it is, the Democratic party has ruled the country for a long
series ot years with the exception of a few short intervals.
Other parties have arisen, only to find an early grave in
combatting it. The Whig party, under the lead of the
gallant Clay, was its longe-t and most hitter enemy; but
even it fell, its northern ehiels having forsaken its stand
ard and railied under the iilack flag of abolitionism. UpoD
its ruins arose another party, with the charm of secresy
thrown around it, and boasting of its pup- Americanism
and invincibility For a day, Democracy trembled at the
approach of so powetful a foe, but its first great stiuggle
on a Southern soil, proved its nativity, and relieved all ap
prehensions of alarm.
Having exhausted every enemy who dared to make war
upon it, Democracy stands to-day,the successful cham
pion of many bard fought battles. Its principles are ap
proved by the people, and time only shows that, like truth,
they must and will prevail. Tlte recent endorsement of
them by tlte States where elections have been held, only
foreshadows the popular verdict of the people in October
next. The truth is, the fiat has gone forth that the living
principles of the Democracy must prevail and remain in the
ascendancy, and all opposition to them will avail as liul e
as did the struggles ot Laocoon in the resistless folds ol
the serpents.
Prudence then on the part ofthe Know . Nothings would
be the better part of valor. They may as well yield now as
to suffer a total and final route in October. The founda
tion of their i rgaoization is built upon the sand and will
soon wash away, while the Democracy stands like Mount
Atlas, storms and tempest thunder at its brow, and oceans
break their billows at its feet.
The American Party North—A Sorry Consola-
TtoN. —The editor of tlte Louisville Journal says that “not
withstanding the reverses which have inllen to the share of
the American party in Kentucky and Tennessee in the re
cent elections, a careful observer of the signs in the political
horizon can’t help seeing the necessity for a strict preserva.
tion of the American organization ;” and then he looks to
the position of the “American party in the North” as ex
ceed in gl y.e n cou rasing ■
Think of this, reader! The Know Nothing party South,
looking to their Northern brethren for consolation and
comfort! . Who are their brethren at the North, and where
stands the American party in that section ? Are they not
Abolitionists uad voted for John C. Fremont ? Look to
them for encouragement! That too when Millard Fill
more was defeated 79,000 votes by James Buchanan in hi s
own .State, and the balance of his party -\orth joined heart
and hand with the Abolitionists, and not even having a
Fillmore ticket at the late election ! Sorely, the American
party is driven to an extremity, to look in that direction for
encouragement!
Col, John llilleilge auti the Kansas bill.
Col. John Miiledge, a prominent American of the city
of Augusta, and the President of the District Convention
which nominated Mr. Miller in opposition to A. H. Ste
phens, in a recent political speech at Saw-dust, is reportod
to have denounced “ Walker for violating a law of the
land — the Kansas bill —and BuehaDau for sustaining him.”
What do the members of the American party in this sec
tion think of this ? Do they endorse it ? If so, how do
they stand in regard to their recent platform, which says
the “principles maintained and the policy advised by Gov.
Walker, are identical with the principles set forth in the
Kansas Nebraska bill ?” If Walker has violated the Kan
sas act, his policy and the principles he maintains, cannot
possibly be m accordance with it? How will the Know
Nothings reconcile this?
South-Western Kailroad.
We have received a copy of the annual report of the Pres
ident, Directors and General Superintendent of the South-
Western Railroad. Upon an examination of the report of
the Superintendent, Mr. Geo. W. Adams, an efficient offi
cer, and every way worthy of the highest confidence and
trust, we are pleased to see, that, notwithstanding the falling
the ol P of JOftrt V,„- oon.p.r.d ~tl. prc.Fou.
years, the gross revenue of the road has been increased.
The net revenue of i his year falls a little short of the pro
ceeding one, for satisfactory reasons enumerated in the Su
perintendent’s report. The road will yield a dividend of
eight per cent per annum. The cash on hand justifies the
declaration ot over four per cent, for the present semi anu
al dividend The road will he completed to Albany by
the month of October. Penetrating the very heart of this
fine cotton growing country, and with such an able corps
of officers, the road will continue to be a paying one.
Win L. Yancey, Ata.
A correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer, vindicating
the Hon William L. Yancey from the charge of being a
Disunion ist perse, thus speaks of Alabama’s distinguished
and eloquent son:
“Elevated lar above the ranks of partizan demagogues,
by his spotless moral character, his dauntless courage, his
ineffable contempt of everything that is sordid, narrow and
mean; devoted to his professional labors, askingno rewards
• but those of virtue; despising all mere vulgar appreciation,
reckless to the frowns of arrogant power, and tne flatter
ing seduction of place; trampling upon the solicitations
of ambition; alike indifferent to the schemes of office
mongers, and factions, William Lowndes Yancey, of Ala
bama, has stood lor long years, a lower of strength to the
Southern Democracy—the very Achiilea of all our Ala
bama Greeks—reposing upon the granite fonndations of
truth and principle— do thunder has shattered the stabili
ty of that tower, no whirlwind has shaken its battlements.
Inevery emergency Col. Yancey has shown himself the
incorruptible, courageous, indomitable, great hearted un
selfish “tribune of the people’’ No voice like his can
arouse the cohorts of the Alabama Democracy; no ban
nerlikehis, inspires them to their deeds of noble daring:
no steps, like his, ring in the gateways of their castles, or
the halls and arches ot their chieltains. Even Virginia may
not touch his casque with contempt; and if she hears the
rustling of our defensive banners, and sees the elevated_
points of our lances gleaming along the darkening line of
battle, let her know that she has wronged us deeply in the
Kerson of our favorite chief, and let her great and maternal
eart relent, and take to its care of love and admiration,
this gifted and patriotic son of the South, who is worthy of
his Virginia ancestry and his Southern home.”
The Rev. W. T. Brantley, D. D , was one of the spea
kers on Thursday, at the laying of the corner stone of the
Olive street Baptist Church, Philadelphia.
Samuel C. Elam, Esq.
This gentleman has been nominated by the American
party, as their candidate for Congress iu the 2nd District.
We are unable to sneak of his abilities, as he i9 personally
and politically unknown to us.
Democratic Meeting in Wonh.
At a meeting of the Democracy of Worth county, Win.
A. Harris, Esq , was nominated for the Senate, and Dr.
Terrell Alounger for the House. We congratulate the
county of Worth upon these nomiuaiioss. Mr. Harris,
sou of Iverson L. Harris, of Milledgeville, represented
the county of Worth in the last Senate, and from the man
ner in which he discharged his duties, we are sure the eouu
ty of Worth can place their confidence in him. Mr.
Mounger is a young man oi integrity and promise. At the
meeting Mr. Harris offered the following resolutions,
which were adopted, to-wit:
Resolved, That we cordially approve the action of the
Democratic Convention lately held in Millegevilie, and say
that, whilst we preferred one trout our own section of
State tor Governor, yet we are more than satisfied with
the selection of Judge Brown, and witfi pleasure pledge
ourselves to use all honorable means to secure his election,
knowing, as we do, that he is fully able and competent to
discharge all the duties incumbent on the high position of
Governor, with the same zeal aud fidelity that has distin
guished the present Executive, Gov. H. V. Johnson, whose
administration we endorse, and return hint our sincere
thanks.
Resolved, That we cordially and heartily return our
thanks to the Hon. Martin J. Crawford, oar Representa
tive in Congress, who manifested in his every act so much
ability and faithfulness in his service of this .lie 2J Con
gressional District, and wito was ever at his post to do
battle for the rights of South when she was assailed, and
we cordially endorse his re nomination, and pledge him
our warmest support.
Democratic Stale Convention—Walker—Kan
sas.
We invito the attention ol our readers to the following
letter, written in answer to one in the Richmosd Examin
er, giving a history of the passage of the 3d resolution of
the Democratic State Convention, and placing the Demo
cratic party ot Georgia in a false position to the couutry.
The following letter reflects the sentiments of a large ma
jority of the Democracy, who will only desert the Adminis
tration, when it proves recreant to the principles which car
ried it into power.
Should the crisis come, as much as it would be regretted,
the Democracy of Georgia will not hesitate between pol
icy and duty or think one moment of sacrificing Southern
honor and long cherished principles at the shrine of the Ad
ministration. The letter reads thus :
To the Editor oj the Richmond Examiner :
A Iriend has handed me your paper, containing the letter
ot some gentleman purpoiiing to give the history of the 3d
Resolution auu its past-aye by our S ate democratic Con
vention. It is important*!hat the truth be km wn at Wash
ington, in releience to that matter, and tiie position occu
pied by the Democratic party of Georgia in relation to
Gov. W alker s course in Kansas, be rightiy*understood.—
Asa delegate to the State Democratic Convention, permit
me, briefly, to correct the errors ol your correspondent.
Your correspondent disparages the intelligence of our
State Convention, by stating that but lew of the delegates
knew anything or cared anything about t : e 3d Resolution.
.N ow, sii, this is a most unkind imputation. The Conven
tion was composed of over four hundred delegates, who
justly may be called the flower of the Democratic party.
1 hey had read carefully Gov. Walker’s inaugural, aud
united in condemning it, without a dissenting voice. Their
action was not hasty, or ill considered, but the duly of
speaking out against VV alker’s course was calmly discuss
ed among them, and adopted with extreme regret that such
a necessity existed. At the same time no want of confi
dence was expressed in the Administration, or unkindnes
ol speech or feeling indulged in towards any member of
the Cabinet or the President. We no more intended to
bteak with Mr. Buchauau lor Walker’s sins against the
doctrine ot non intervention than we did with General
Fierce for heedet’s similar sins in Kansas.
Your correspondent charges the 3d resolution to have
been concocted and sprung upon the Convention to aid the
re-election ot somebody whose term of office is about ex
piring. Now’, what are the tacts? Before the meeting of
the state Convention, Walker’s inaugural had been gen
erally read, and generally condemned. One District Con
vention of the Democratic party had met and nominated a
candidate for Congress, and adopted a resolution unani
mously condemning Robert J. Walker's course.
So Ur irom being suddenly sprung, therefore, the 3d res
olution was the deliberate reflection of the sentiments of
the Democratic party ot the State. No man or set of men
did or could control the State Convention—the aspirants
lor Governor were all thrown overboard by that Conven
tion, and anew man taken—the rank and file were deci
dedly in the ascendant, and were the leaders.
\ our correspondent states that the Democratic party of
Georgia has backed down irom the 3d resolution. Pray,
sir, be assured that we are not of the backing outsort.—’
How stands the matter? Our candidate for Governor an
nounces everywhere he goes from the stump, his unfalter
ing adhesion to ttie Convention’s action. Seven out of
eight ot our Congressional candidates do the same. In no
county meeting which has been held, has there been a
voice lilted in vindication ot Waiker’s course. Even the
Democrats who think the Convention went too far in ask
fog his recall, agree in condeming Walker. He, poor man,
has not an apologist in all Georgia, who has as yet raised
his voice in his advocacy. Tlte masses of the Georgia
Democracy ratify and approve the action of the State
Convention. At the same time, as I have before stated
t' K ’y make no issue with the administration. We all stand
up to and sustain the Democratic candidates. The entire
South, now, does thesame. But, sir, let us not be deceiv
ed. Mr. Buchanan must either sustain Walker or recall
him. 1 tine will force the alternative on him, and when he
approbates his course, the South will desert his administra
tion. Ihe meeting ol Congress next December will find
us still Democrats, but ready, if betrayed, to form a South
ern party.
A GEORGIA DEMOCRAT.
Lumpkin, Ga., Aug. 26th.
Messrs Editors ; Yesterday was a proud day for
tha “Democracy’’ of u!d Stewart. Oar own gifted
Crawford was here ! and in a speech of two hours
length, he reviewed in a masterly and conclusive man
ner the politics of the day. It was on the occasion of
a complimentary diuner given to hirn, for his faithful
services as our tepres nt.tive in Congress. I say it
was a proud day ; It would have done your soul good
to have b-eu with us. To see the teeming hundreds
of the unterrified of Stewart and adjacent counties lis
tening speii bound to their servant who was giving an
aocoout of his stewardship—and the ladies 100-God
bless them—were out in ail their toveiioes to lend their
approving smiles to the sterner sex, beckoning them
onward to duty. Samuel is making desperate tffbrts to
retain supremacy in Stewart, but already is the hand
writing 011 the wall “mene, rnene, tekcl upharsion.”
He trembles because our galiant Tucker leads the vete
ran hosts of Democracy. His watch word is “up
guards aud at them,” and right well wiil we do our
duty. No man who is uDblinded t by party prejudice or
bigotry, can fail to tee that Tucker is the man to rep
resent Stewart in the next S-nate. His towering in
tellect, Ins f-xieosive influence, his urbanity of disposi
tion, and high social qualities speak out and say that he
is a head and shoulder above his competitor. We can
not believe that the people of Stewart will act the sui
cidal policy of defeating Tucker and his colleagues.—
The democracy never were more enthusiastic aod san
guine of sueoes—October will place Stewart in the
Democratic'eolumns redeemed,regenerated,disenthrall-
ed. The Rip Van Winkle si amber of dark laments is
brokeD, and he is bending his energies lo set himself
right upon the record. The Democrats of Stewart
sends greetings to her sister counties viz •
If you gettltere before I do.
T.ll .h.—
Democrat.
Second Congressional District.
August 20tb 1857.
Messrs. Editors I see that some of the Know
Nothing editors, and stump orators, arc making a tre
mtndous effort to prove to the voters of Georgia that a
great political lupture has taken place in the body
politio of Democracy, and that the parly is on the
very brink of a final dissolution. The triok is not by
any ineaus, a novel one, for it is exacily in keeping
and characteristic of Know Nothingism, They seern
to think that beoause some of the Democratic editors
in Georgia (and elsewhere in the South) had the man
ly independence to animadvert in language *>ld and pa
triotio, on the dictatorial course pursued by(Jov. Walk
er of Kansas, that afire brand had be.a cast into
the Demooratio party of Georgia, mor. destructive
than Sampson’s three hundred foxes will their lire
brands to the standing oorn of the Philistiies, I guesß
ere this, they have found out that the Walker” and
Kansas triok won’t do. What next ? learn from
the most reliable sonrees that the Demoeatic parly of
Georgia was never more firmly united, never looked
with more contempt upon the wily triokf the Know
Nothing writers and stump orators, that at the pres
ent time. A perfect Waterloo defeat awaits “Our
Ben.” His platform is about to slip froi judder him.
The voters of Georgia have no eoufideoc fin any man
with Hill’s political antecedents. The oosL wears has
of too many colors and he belongs to t * great Rad
way Ready Relief Know Nothing Ra g. so we can’t
vote for him. Joseph E Brown, of (bfrokee is the
people’s candidate he is the man tha Georgians will
be prond to honor. Stand out of H, e#sy aud t|)e
ball roll on.
FKIG POND.
0 Discoveries of sponge have recently belnade m Calt-
Railroad Freights.
The Savannah Morning News publishes the following
letter from one of the most prominet houses in Nashville
to a Commission merchant in Savannah. We submit it to
the consideration of all who are interested in the develop
ment of our resources:
Nashville, Aug. 21, 1857.
Although we are shipping about 1,000 barrels
of flour to New York every week, we are coin pell
ed lo abandon the Southern route on account of
the high rates of freight, Irom this point to the sea
board more especially. We are now shipping by
river,via Cincinnati, to New York, for $1.45 per
barrel, through, and it costs us $1.40 to put it in
Savannah, to you see the Railroad is but little
use to us in that way. Why the Railroad compa
nies continue to cut our own throats by such un
reasonable charges, we do not understand. From
this point to New York, by way of Cincinnati, is
not less than 1600 miles, the shortest route of
which (800 miles) is Railroad—while from this to
your city the distairce is but little over 600 mile, yet
the Railroad Companies have tlte face to charge
as much to take a barrel of flour that 600 miles as
we can get it taken 1600 miles on any other route.
This is a crying shame, and every man in the least
interested in freights over this line, should enter
his protest. This is a greater injury to you and
Charleston than it is to us, and if you can all sit
still and have your own throats cut and say noth
ing, we, of course, should not open our mouths.
But as we are to some extent interested, we are
one and all down on them, and our house has re
solved to make no more shipments on that toule
till they have something like a reasonable rate of
freight. As long as we can get freight put through
to New York as cheap on any other route, we in
tend doing so, but just now we are saving 50 cents
on every barrel of flour, which is big profit.
The above fetter bears significantly upon other sections
and other interests than those mentioned by the writer.—
There are interests in our own community which suffer by
by these enormous charges ol Railroads. The object of
building Railroads is to aid in the development ot the re
sources of the country. The public are interested as well
as the Stockholders—but Superintendents and Directors
seeOto think tiiat money is to be made solely for the
Stockholder. They charge accordingly to the very high
est figure, under the assumed supposition that certain com
modities are compelled to be shipped over their routes.—
This is a short sighted policy. If freights be put at reason
able rates more business would be done, and larger profits
be realized. We know of one establishment in our city
whose business would be worth hundreds ot dollars annu
ally to the Railroad companies, if charges did not act as a
positive prohibition. The people have good grounds of
complaint when the very channels which should afford fa
cilities for business, act as barriers.
From Kansas.
St. Louis, Aug. 18.—The Kansas correspondent of
the St. Louis Democrat says that nearly 200 indict
ments have been found against persons in the neigh
borhood of Topeka Gov. Walker is indignant at
Judge Cato’s decision that a payment of taxes is a
| requisite qualification for voters.
Gov. Walker.
The Government has reoeived dispatches from G v.
Walker, in which he complains of great injustice hav
ing been done him in regard to “who shall vote in
Kansas.” In his dispatch of July 20 lie says:
“On one point I have been grossly misrepresented.—
It is as to who, in my judgment, should vote upon the
ratification of the constitution. I have been repre
sented as desiring lhat every man slgjuld vote who
happened to be in the Territory on the day of that
election. This, indeed, would be desirable if there
were conclusive evidence that ali such persons were ac
tual, bona fide settlers ; but the only sufficient and
usual proof of such a fact would be some previous resi
dence. On this p .int, which is one of detail, I have
never proposed to make suggestions to the convcnti.-n,
although, when asked tny opinion by members of that
body, I have indicated a previous residence of three or
six months, and that the same qualifications should be
adopted in the constitution in regard not only to that,
but to all future elections ; and, in my judgment, one
or other of these terms of residence will be adopted by
the convention, from whom I anticipate a cordial co
operation
“It is somewhat extraordinary that, whilst this accu
sation of letting every man vote who may happen to be
in the territory on the day of the. election has been pre
ferred in the South as indicating a desire on my part
to let in abolition vagrants and interlopers to control
the result, the Republicans ot Kansas have drawn tin
entirely different conclusion—viz: that I designed iu
this manner to bring many thousand Missourians into
the Territory to deoide the contest.”
A. H. H. Dawson.
We see that this genileman has withdrawn his name
as a candidate for Congress in the First District. We
are sorry for it We have been somewhat surprised at
the eourse of his party towards him.
Our pereoual knowledge of Mr. Dawson is such only
as has resulted from a limited but very pleasant per s .ri
al intercourse, but Irom character we have considered
him not only a gentleman but a man of fine ability—
We know very well that last year he was very highly
oomplimenud by the American papers, for his efforts
in behalf ofthe party; indeed, he was spoken of as one
of the very first tnen in the State. So lm g
too as there was no division in the Demoer it
ie ranks in the District, it seemed to be very
strongly desired by his party that he should run for
Congress ; aDd it seems nobody else could be persua
ded to lake the race But when, from the divisions and
dissension ofthe Democracy, there seems a prospeot to
elect a man of his party, all at once Dawson is no
where. He is not the man for the place— not the man
the parly wants—and lie is rudely pushed aside. This
was, in our opioion, not only a very unjust but a very j
foolish movement of the American party ; it is further
our opinion lhat they could have elected Dawson, and
oaDtiot elect Bartow.—Corner Stone.
Another “Extremist.”
Ihe Democracy of Mississippi are settling down,
en masse, against the Walker policy it. Kansas. The
universality of sentiment is truly remarkable. On the
I3th inst.,—as we learn from the Macon (Noxubee
county) Star, ofthe 15th, and the Star is a strong
Democratic paper—the Hon. Wm. Barksdale, Demo
orattc candidate for Congress in that district, addtessed
the people. Here is what he had to say respecting the
Kansas business, according to the report of the Star :
“He then referred to the Kausas difficulty, placed
himself upon the of the State and District
Conventions, and declared that a- -*• - --Hi .renounce
GOV. Warner tor violating the doctrine of non-inter
vention ; for intermeddling in the affairs of the Terri
tory—and that, after giving the administration of Mr
Buchanan a fair trial, ,1 he should find him sustaining
Gov. Walker, he would denounee it. H e still had con
fidence in Mr. Bnoliaitan. He did not believe that he
could forget his past splendid record on the subject of
slavery—that he could forget that the South had been
chiefly instrumental in plaoing him in his present proud
position ; but should he do so, he (Capt. B.) would let
his conslitueuts hear from him on that subject ; that
he would make immediate war upon the Admin’istra
tion, at least, so far as that question was concerned ,
that he would sustain it as long as it was right, and
war upon ,t when wrong. But if the Administration
Should disappoint the hopes of its friends, he would
then look to the National Democratic party for support •
that if it could not sustain our rights in the confedera
cy, we must look to our own stout hearts and strong
arms.’
It will be recollect-d that tl. Democratic Slate and
District Conventions unqx,!ifo “ 4 ( , p , nced lhe conMe
of Walker, and that the S C utiun demanded
~s reca ” •• ,l > e ha^B of <l>e President. Thus much
is necessaay to a proper understanding of the force and ’
scope of Mr. Barksdale’s remarks.— Charleston Mer 1
cury.
Death from San Stroke.- A man by , h e same of
Edward Cavanagh, a shokemalter by trade and well
known in Mobile, was found dead in a yard on Madison
street, near King’s pump, yesterday, where, according
to the Coroner’s jury, he had fallen from son -stroke and
intemperance. The deceased was arrested in Selma a
short time since, on the charge of negro-stealing, and by
throwing the onus on hi, wife, succeeded in obtaining
•ns discharge. She (his wife) arrived in Mobile sotpe
three weeks ago, and be on Monday. After eating
dinner together at 11 o’clock, the husband and wife
parted company, she going to New Orleans.- Mobile
I Advertiser.
Horrible Affair at Crestline—Boy Attacked by a
Bear, A horrible occorrei.ee look pLoe at Cm- no
recently. It appears that a lame Bear has tor *no
time past beeu kept chained near his place t.fbusin-ss
by a saloon keeper. On Saturday, a couple of bujs
were amusing themselves by teasing Bruin, hy tunnu g
first toward and then from him when of a Midden he
made a spring at them, and breaking his chain, started
after them ; they had reached the door ot the saloon,
when the foremost one rushed in. ,nd under ‘he tnfiu
eue of fear, closed the door before his companion
could get ill. The latter was followed by the Bear
once round the building, when he seized him and ore
and mangled him in a frightful manner. A crowd suc
ceeded in frightening the animal away trom his victim
When taken up, the boy, who is about 14 ye ars of age,
was unable to speak or help himself. It was leated
lhat he could not survive the injuries received. The
bear was subsequently shot Much indignation is te-lt
in the community toward the owner ot the Bear tor
leaving it so insecure,— Cleveland Herald.
Death of Eugene Sue. —lt was stated, in the for
eign news published a few days since, that Eugene
Sue, the celebrated French novelist, was dead. The
following is a brief sketch of his life :
“He was born in Paris in 18U8, aud inherited a con
siderable estate from his father, who was a professor
of anatomy. He studied surgery, and served for sev
eral years as a surgeon in the French navy. After
having squandered his patrimony iu extravagant living,
he was driven to writing romances. His first literary
success was “Mathilda, or the Memoirs of a Young
Woman,’’ whetein, contrary to the usual custom of
Frcuoli novelists at the lime, vice was punished and
virtue rewarded. The popularity of this book, howev
er, was far exceeded by that of “The Mysteries of
Paris’’ “Tlte Wander ing Jew’’ was no less popular,
aod like “Tile My-t-i-ies o! P.-trio. 1 ’ wois translated into
many languages, “lhe History of the French Ma
rine iu of Louis XIV.” a work in which truth
and fiction are ingenuously mingled, was very success
ful. His “Mysteries of the People.’’ written after he
had become identified with tlte socialists, did not meet
the anticipation of his admirers. In 1850 he was
elected to the National Assembly, where be exerttd
no great influence. Ilis extreme socialistic views made
him obnoxious to (he party of order, and after the coup
de etat he became a refugee. More recently, how
ever, he returned to Paris, xvhere he died on the 3d
of August, aged 49.
“Asa writer, Eugene Site posstssed great powers
of vivid description and lively narrative. His works
abound in horrible and mysterious incidents, and won
favor with tlte lower classes by the vigor with which
their wrongs and sufferings were contrast'd with the
vices aud luxuries of the rich. Notwithstanding his
socialism, he has always lived very extravagantly, as
the great popularity of some of his writings enabled
hirn to do.” —Richmond Enquirer.
The Vice President. —“lrenaeus,” of the JS. York
Observer, who is travelling at the South, was lately a
guest at a wedding in Lexington Ky , w here he met
the Hon. John C. Breckinridge, Vice-President of the
United States. He thus describes his person, man
ners and domestic state :
“John C. Breckinridge, Vice-Piesideiit of the U.
States, was one of the guests at the wedding The
rough portraits of hitn that stared every body in the
face last fall give but a poor likeness of this extraordi
nary man, who, at a youthful period of his life unex
ampled, has been called to preside over the most au
gust body of tnen in this country. His form is tall,
erect and commanding; his countenance thoughtful;
his manners smooth and graceful, and his conversation
indicates a sober, intelligent and thinking man. With
a lovely and accomplished wife, and sweet children, he
resides iu a modest cottage, hut one story high, shaded
deeply with old trees, a little way out of town. I
could not but admire the simplicity of our Republican
institutfons, when 1 saw that this great people have
come to this embowered cot to find a man to preside
over its Seoate, and, perhaps, to fill its chair of State.’’
Terrible Hurricane in Wisconsin. —A despatch
from Chicago says that one of the most terriffic hur
ricanes ever known, passed through a portion of Wis
consin ou the 21st inst. The flourishing town of
Woodland was severely visited, actl every house there
in destroyed. The telegraph lines were prostrated,
and railways badly damaged. This visitation has caus
ed a heavy lees.— Advertiser.
From Utah. —lt is stated that the Interior Depart
ment at Washington has received intelligence fr. rn te
liabie gentlemen, and front fugitive Mormons, that Brig
ham Young is preparing to resist Gen. Harney ; that
he lias relapsed into the grossest infidelity aod atheism,
and he continues to hold up the Government of the
United States to the supreme contempt of the Mor
mons.— Charleston Courier.
Drowned. — A the property of Bryant Duncan,
Esq., of this city, tvas drowned Sabbath morning, the 23d
inst, in the Chattahoochee river, while bathing near the
Opelika Railroad bridge.
Albany. —The Patriot of last week says:—lmprove
ments in Albany are going on rapidly, but we fear there
will not be buildings to supply the demand for houses.—
Capitalists could not make a better investment than in
buildings to rent.
Close Contest —Missouri Election.
The St. Louis Republican ol the 18th iustant, publi.-hes
returns Irom every county in Missouri except five, which
foot up thus:
I Stewart 45,391
I Rollins 45,382
Stewart’s majority thus far 9
The Republican adds:
The counties of Dunklin, Butler, Shanon Ripley, and
Howell (anew county, formed out of Oregon) yet to hear
from. The four counties first named gave Buchanan 636;
Fillmore, 190 votes.
‘Chinese Sugar Cone.
We are indebted to our fellow citizen Mrs. Jno. Reese
for specimen of syrup maoulactured from the Chinese Su
gar cane, which we think superior to the New Orleans Su
gar House Molasses for table use, we give below his note
explaining his mode of culture, &c.
Tenston, (near Columbus,) Aug. 22, 1857.
Messrs. Editors : I send you a bottle of molasses
made from the Chinese Sugar Cane. I have planted
two acres, I plauted it 4x4, two seeds to each hill, and
now each hill averages Bto 12 stalks. I bought of llall
<S[ Moses, of Columbus, a cast iron mill and am
grinding a portion of my crop, and far as my experi
ence goes, from five gallons of juice one gallon of pure
molass s. Wogs and horses will do well on this cane,
and the seed good for chickens.
Yours, &c.,
JOHN REES.
Ciiy Criminal Court, Atlanta.
The Gran,l Jury of the Criminal Court of the city of At
lanta in their presentment speak ol the efficiency of the
Court in suppressing crime and immorality in the follow
ing language, to wit:
tt , J tle Jury would not close their deliberations without
alluding to the manifest benefits of our City Court in sup
pres&ing vice and restraining evil disposed persons from the
commission of crim * which before its establishment was of
more frequent occurrence ; and in view ot tl.ese facts, we
cannot consent for this tribunal to be abolished or its juris
diction materially modified.”
85(?” 1 lie next meeting of the Southern Commercial
Convention will take place at Montgomery, Ala., on the
second Monday in May, JBSB.
Behind the Times.—A North C trolina paper, says ;
“Ihere are a great many people who live in ignorance
for the want of a newspaper. Last winter while trav
ellmg between this place and Raleigh, we met a man
who conversed intelligently about farming but who had
not heard of the death of John C. Calhoun or Gen.
Jackson ! He expressed great regret at their departure,
and could not imagine what the eouutry would do with
out them. He was told that Gen. Pierce had kept
things pretty straight when he actually asked “Who is
Pierce l* l
A dispatch from Washington says that a letter
is on the way to 1 4 . P, Stanton, now Secretary of the
Territory of Kunsas, tendering him the appointment ot
Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Missouri, i„ p l aoe
of Colonel Gumming, recently appointed Governor of ‘
Utah.
The Missouri Election. —The St. I oui.- R....
Heat) of Friday, 21st says: “The returns tn ,*-..
not tell tlte story of Bates county — officially
from —hat* done even better than was exje t.,;.._
We put Iter down at 120 for Stewart—the De„' lo .
crathad it 64—the tiue vote is 144 majority. Ij si .
las reduces the majority for Rollins live ‘vet. ,_L
Reynolds gives Stewart 46 majority instead „f
which we assigned him, but which is a pain of■;
on the Democrats figures, that paper hating gj v . en
Rollins 38 majority. The grand result is, it”,
162 counties, including Wayne, regarded a.- offfe a |.
and five other counties reported, Stewart’s majority
is thirteen, with the counties of Dunklin and PJp.
ley to hear front. Last year these ttvo counties
gave Polk 201 majority over both Benton and £-.
mg, and Buchanan 311 votes over Fillmore.”
[ Washington States.
Judge Brown.
The Democratic Doininee for Governor, bit M aton
homeward hound, last Tuesday, but will return audvijj;
as many of the Southern and neighboring counties be.
fore elrctiuß day as opportunity will permit.
Looking as wc, and probably the rest of mar,kind,
do, upon Brown’* eUetion by a large niiijoriq
as a foregone conclusion, we may perhaps be permute
to speak of him frankly—relieved from the suspic-cr, i.i
insincere commendation for mere popular effect,
familiar intercourse wiih hint during his stay here ins
impressed us thoroughly with the conviction that n,
safer man could have been petsibiy selected Inr the in
cumbent of the Excetilive Chair of Georgia. II ,nu
flinching, unyielding integrity of character, no man ti
doubt, it is stamped upon his couotenunee, conveyed
in his whole tone and manner aud attested by hit past
official and personal career. The next qualities::
stands equally prominent—we mean a (borough practi
cal sense and discretion. If we are any judge ■ i men,
a fi in, solid substratum of good common state
sound judgment is the basis of his whole inttllettii
ovua.- The, third iu nulls aoaimosm.— an indomitable
firmness, Judg.- tsr.,wu will take no hasty or ill-eons-.*
er= and position, and abandon uu position when taken-
Another is his mental and physical activity, ife lk ,
working man, bodily and mentally, and iu the full ft u .
ition of development. In a word, we shad hav.- in .Judge
Brown an honest, judicious prudent, firm and niduso
ous Executive
Id manners Judge Blown ie very etigagiug and afi,.
hie, and no voter or constituent will he likely to leave
him with other than the most pleasant pti.s.iul in.,
pressions. —Macon Telegraph 26 th ult.
Hon. T. L. Olingman.
This distinguished gentleman may well he proud t*
the last and deep hold he lias in the confidence aud
affection of the people of his district. Subjointd is the
official return of the electio; held in the eighth cut grtss
tonal district of North Carolina on the 6th instant ;
Clingman 8,673
Nance 3,211
Wilson 446
Clingman’s maj 016
Fully to appreciate the great victory achieved by Mr.
Clingman, it should be recollected that in former years
the eighth district was considered the “Gibraltar'’
the opposition ir. North Carolina. It has given as high
as six thousand majority tor the whig candidates for
Congress .-tod governor.
Kansas Props—Aug. 7th.
A correspondent ol the Enfitula Spirit of the South
thus speaks of the crops in lhat Territory, viz. ;
“Crops in the Territory are generally good, txtiepi
Sod Corn; in the Western districts farmers have suf
fered much from want of rain, but in this rtngl-b t
hood, bless God, we are making title crops. In John,
ston county, we have had no complaints to make obun
dry weather, till within the last ten days, but as t
are all pro slavery people, we cannot be dry long, for
the Bible leaches us that “God’s p.i-uliar people,” wii
never see their seed begging bread. Rain or no rain
we are far enough advanced in oor crops to be eer:. 3
of 50 bushels of corn to the act*. //ow nuit.y ofthe
sand hill farmers of your county can calculate on a1;
bushels f”
Tehuantepec.
The Veta Cruz Progreso of the 28th ult. has the
following paragraph :
“letters from the isthmus of T* huantepec mention
that the number of sttangers constantly arriving in that
Oouutry, with the object of baying laud- and establish
ing themselves permanently, is most extraordinary, t.-.t
wilhstanding there is no duly ritithorlz .1 agent of the
government there yet u> make transfers of this kind—
t. e, give title to gove.nment lands. We rail *he
special attention of Settor the Minister of Konintni t*
the subject.”
The Bolelin Comercial of the 2d inst., likewise, al
luding lo the same subject, states that several vess.ls
have very lately arrived at Ventisa, front California,
and at last advices three othets were at San Francisco,
with full passenger lisis for the same destination.
First Bale of Sea Island Cotton. —The Savannah Re
publican ofthe 21st iust., says:
Ihe first bale ol new Sea Island Cotton \va- received
yesterday, by Messrs. TisoD & Gordon, from the plantation
oi Mr. A. Gibson, Marion Cos., Fla. It was received too
late to test its quality.”
7 ho first bale received in Savannah last year was on the
Ist of August.
JriF”The Hon. Robt. Toombs addressed the peo
ple ot Atlanta on Friday evening last, upon the
political questions of the day. We take the fol
lowing extract from a report of his speech which
we find in the Intelligencer of lhe 24th inst.:
At their late convention in Milledgeville, the
Know Nothings say “Tiiat we have seen nothing
new in the plan of adjustment suggested by Wal
ker, and approved by the administration, lor ‘.lie
settlement ofthe Kansas question. In our judge
ment, the principles maintained, and the policy
advised, are identical with the principles as set
forth in the Kansas Nebraska bill, as advocated by
the National Democracy, with the Cincinnati plat
form, and Mr. Buchanan’s letter of acceptance.”
Now, said Mr. Toombs, if Walker has done
nothing but carry out the Kansas bill—and the
Cincinnati platform, and Buchanan’s inaugural ad
dress, I have no complaint to make against him.—
It is because I believe he has not done ali these
things, that I complain of Walker. I assert that
he has violated all of these, and 1 unite with the
four hundred Democratic freemen who met at Mill
edgeville, on the 24th ot June, in denouncing hint.
I think Mr. Buchanan ought to recall him. There
may be grave reasons in the mind ofthe Presi
dent why this should not be done. That is Ills
boeincen, not mine. With the lights before me,
Walker ought not to remain another hour in Kan
sas. The Know Nelhing candidate for Governor
is very clamorous that Mr. Buchanan should be
denounced now for not recalling Walker—and the
Democracy are asked with a jeer, how long will
you wait on Mr. Buchanan ? 1 will tell him :
When I, said Mr. Toombs, was over in Mr.
Dowdell's district in Alabama, some weeks “age,
the Knott Nothings wanted us to denounce Buch
anan “immediately, if not sootier,” before the first
Monday in August, or the election wodld be nvir.
111 Georgia, the Know Nothings would be satisfied
by the first Monday in October. Now, he wanted
to know, if Mr. Buchanan should issue a procla
mation to gratify Mr. Hill ? or should he wait un
til the Constitution commands him to speak to the
country, and give an account ofhts stewardship ?
Mr. Buchauau was required on the first Monday in
December, to send his message to the National
Legislature, l hat is the time when we must speak
—the constitutional time. If they could not hear
from him before then, they must blame the Consti*
mtion, and not Mr. Buchanan. If he did not give
a satisfactory showing then, for retaining Walker,
he Mi. Toombs—would denounce him, and Wal
ker could not get his vote in the Senate ofthe Uni
ted States, to ratify his appointment!
Georgia. —On Friday, says flic
Philadelphia Bulletin, the Keystone State,’ Cant
Hardic, brought to our city five hundred sacks of
superior red Georgian wheat. This is an unusual
circumstance, as wheat is seldom an article of im
port from Georgia to the Northern States. Capt.
Hardie informs us that as much more was offered,
lor winch he had no room. We find in this cir
cumstance a full confirmation of the statement that
he Georgia crops have turned out remarkably well
this year.” •
above from the Georgian of July
1855. Ihe trade thus commenced has pro
grossed until it is no longer a matter of surprise to
see Georgia wheat in Northern markets The ex
porte from this port to New York and Philadelphia
t a “ r J J last wer ? over 15,000 sacks, ot w-fiich
43oTn Pf ! f S . Tl e Sh ‘PP ed ‘° NeVV Vork ’ a d 21,-
430 to Philadelphia.— Sav. Aews.