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TIMES SENTINEL
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1858
Our Gaibliug— The Proof.
dar cotemporary of the “Enquirer,” instead of replying
to the article we indited in vindication of Mr. Toombs
against the opprobrious epithets it heaped upon him—epi
thets as unjust as they were unbecoming that dignity
which should characterize a public journal—charges us
with garbling and so quoting its article as to leave a dil
ferent impression upon the minds of our readers from that
which the article, takeo as a whole, really conveys In
other words, it accuses us of dishonesty, in attempting a
“reply to that which was never said as represented.’
That it was like proving “there is no ;God” from the Uible
by oini.ting the words—“the fool in his heart hath said.
Now all we have to say to this is, that we most emphatic
ally deny it, and challenge the Enquirer for the proof.
If it was an easy matter for the Enquirer to prove by
scriptural quotation, by the omi-ston of the most signifi
cant words in the sentence, that there was ‘ no God”—it
might have explained to its readers how the Times & Sen
tinel by the omission of certain word* in its article, de
stroyed the meaning and made it read as though it had
reallv been guilty of the folly us applying snch epiihets a
“buffion” or “dark political parricide” to a man, like Mr
Toombs, who would talk llippantly about dissolving the
Union.
This is the charge we make against the Enquirer,
and it was the burthen of our song in our last issue, and
now we are told that we were mist t ken —that we garbled
the extract trom the Enquirer, and that we Bhould not re
ply “to that which was never said as represented. Pray
what did the Enquirer mean! If it did not say that such a
man as Toombs, who would talk fl ppantly about disunion,
was either a ‘ buffoon whose meriment was despised” <£c.,
or the ‘ dark hearted political parricide,” what did it say?
Wherein and and we gaible the extract so a- to make it con
vey this idea? We copy to-day the whole article, and
the lines in brackets which we quoted, and ask the intel
ligent reader wherein we were dishonest, as ‘the Enquirer
would have you believe.and wherein the spirit or meaning
of its article was in the least perverted? You will not
find it, and yet the Enquirer seeks this method ot wardir g
offaju-t rebuke. We will tell the Enquirer, once for all.
we areab we garbliog, and il we do it, we would like to
have it shown u and we will make a proper apology.
We have enough to do in combatting the strong anti”
Southern tcne which has lately characterized the Enquirer,
and opposing such Black Republican arguments as those
of the renegade democrat, Bancroft, which it lays before
its readers, than seek out garbled extracts from which we
can attack it. As to the Enquirer’s personal allusion to
us (Which has nothing to do with the discussion) that we
should adore the Union and defend It to the last, because
we happened to “derive both honors and education at the
expense of this government”—a government which is sup
ported by the treasure of the South as well as the North —
we have only to say, we place a higher estimate upon our
rights and liberties, and cannot be bought by so Bmalla
price.
But we digrpss. Here is the Enquirer's article, and our
garbling, by which it will be seen whether the whole mean
ing and strength is destroyed:
The Union and Mr. Toombs.
[“S gma,” the Washington correspondent of the
New O l-atis Picayune, writes as follows:
“Mr. Toombs does not hesitate to avow himself
in favor of a dissolu'ion of the Union, declaring it
as his opinion that the intere.-ts of both sections
would be promoted thereby.”
We are not yet old, bnt we remember the time
when the sentiment attributed to Mr. Toombs,
would have been met with the withering scorn and
contempt of every American patriot. It was in
the earlier and purer days of our Republic, (when
official crime dared not lift its snaky leeks and
stony eyes amid a viriuous and intelligent people]
before the Capitol of the United Slates was conver
verted into an arena for pugilis ic gladiators—and
and when there was at leat a show of obdience and
reverence for age and authority. Then it was
console ed respectible to boast the name of an
Americ n citizen—to rej ice that we all, from the
great L kes to our Southern limits, lived under
the same government and laws, spoke the same
language—the language of Washington, of Greene,
of Madison, and Hamilton—worshiped at the same
holy altars, participated in the same blessed recol
lections of the past, and looked onward and up
ward, with equal hopes, to a bright and glorious lu
turs. Now, iiow changed the scene ! Well may
the true lover of his country utter, with heart-felt
sorrow :
-.->ad is that land , to sickening ilfe a prey,
Where vice accumulates, and men decay!”
But wherefore this eternal croak about a dissolu
tion of the Union ? Admit, so. argument, that
Bacon; in one of his essays, may be mistaken when
he says—
“B,-cause halt a dozen grasshoppers under a fern
make the field ring with ihetr importunate cliinck,
w hilst thousands of great cattle repose beneath Ihe
shade of the oak, chew the cud, and are silent,
pray do not imagine that those who make thenoi e
are tho only inliabitan's of the field , that of course
they are many in number; or that, after all, th-y
are otlie>- than the little, shrivelled, meagre, hop
ping, though loud and troublesome insects of the
hour;
Admit that the thousands of the “great catt e” of
the N -rth are distempered with fret-soil ism, and
should be bored for the hollow-horn; and tliai such
“meagre, hopping, loud and troublesome insects”
as Wilson, Sumner and Giddings were more nu
merous; is It consistent with Southern courage,
rigii'sand honor, to be continually harpingabout a
dissolution of the Union? Hive we no “loud and
trouble.-o ne grasshoppers,” equally blatant about
imaginary wrong*, and who never would be known
but tor their never ceasing cliinck under the fern?
Have nut all the measures w hich have from time
to time jared our Government from centre to c.ir
cuinfereuce, and moved the people almost to rebel
-1'"". received the support of S luthern, S ate rights
Democrats? The first protective tariff lor the ben
ei. t oi c uioii and in ngo, was a Southern measure’
Tne Missouri Comproiui*e was sanctioned bv J s.
Monroe, with Jehu C. Cabmen in Ins Cabinet.—
James Buchanan and the Kan*as-Nebrask i Act
received the almost undivided support o’ the South
and were especially commended by Democratic
leaders as sovereign specifics for all Southern ills.
Now we submit, iu all s nci-rity, if it dees not look
suspicious, when these Southern Dem-crabo lea
ders have obtained all they ever aeked tor, to he
with one breath always praising up their lo'iog
Northern allies, and in the next, telling us they are
anxious not only to dissolve the partnership with
them, Out to “bust up” the whole Union cone- rn 1
Such trifling verdancy, we are prepaid to hear
coming from silly young men, anxious for a dis
play ofsuperflous Southern valor ; [but for a ‘grave
auu reverned” Senator like Toombs, to mlk nippant
iy about disrupting this Government,] with all its
sacred associations, with all iis mighty interests,
with all its solemn responsibilities to God and man
for time and enternity—[is eillier a lolly to be
laughed at, or a siupendous crime, to be punished
by pointing at him the ‘slow, untnoving finger
of scorn.” Such a mais must be either the buffoon
whose merriment is despised, because misplaced,
or the dark-hearted pol, ical parricide, who would
plunge his sword into the bowels of his best friend
and benafactor.
We can tell My. Senator Toombs; t mt when he
and his friend D.mgias firsi get ihe country into a
scrape, and the ambition of neither can be gratified
without a dissolu'ion of the Union, ihe peo, le of
Georgia and the United Siates would sooner see
ten thousand such Senators diiven out of the coun
try in disgrace, than the existence of the Govern
ment threatened for a moment ]
Southern Citizen, Knsivllle, Tenn.
The agent, Mr, Baldwin Little, of this well known
Southern Journal, edited by the patriot, John Mrchei!,
ol Knoxville, 1 ennis now at the Perry House in this city
where he will remain only one day. Those who desire
to subscribe to a strong Southern rights journal, in a Sou
th *rn r>iate, like T noesso-e, where abolitioni.-m is pro
gressing slowly, will do well to patronize this Journal.
Geo. 11. shot ter, Esq.
Our promising voung Iriend and lormet townsman, Geo
H ShnrU-r, Esq., of the Montgomery Advertiser & Ga
zetie, paid us a visit yesterday. It affords us unspeakable
pleasure to testify to the ability and spirit which lias char
aeierized this Journal since his accession to the editorial
chair We cheerfully r*commend it to our friends as apa
p*r worthy of perusal, ad whose strong Southern tone
an 1 sentiments and zealous support of principles, elevate i’
far above ihe little submission, expediency sheets of the
present day.
Senator Iverson.
We met to-day a gentleman recently from the City o
Washington, who saw this distinguish and Senator and con
versed with him upon our Kansas relations, and the duty of
ithe South in conneciion therewith We are gratified with
the intelligence, derived from this source, that he is deter
tined to uphold and defend the righ's an I honor of the
South against all odds and at every hazard. His position
thus reported did not strike us, nor will it attect our read
ers with surprise We have not forgotten how nobly he
bore himself in the memorable contest of 1850, and with
what zeal and energy he lent the vigor of his arm in de
fence ol Southern honor. We shall d.-übtless hear from
him at an early day more directly and explicitly.
The Bancroft.
The Enquirer ol the 23rd ult., contains an article, headed
‘Hon George Bancroft on Lecompton,” the general tone
and sentiment ot w hich, as well as its special commenda
tion ol Mi. Bancroft, in our judgement, deserves reprehen
sion. We intended to give it an earlier notice, hut the pa
per containing it was mislaid. That we may avoid the un
just and ungenerous imputation of garbling which the
Enquirer recently prefered against us, we propose, a- they
are short, to insert his remarks on this subject in iheir en
tirety We ask out readers to bear in mind that his theme
is the “Hon. George Bancrolt on Lecompton.” That
gentleman, it will be recollected, published a speech to the
-eople of New York, which [hey emphatically retused to
hear- The speech is a tissue ot falsehood and nonsense
which any schoolboy, at all versed in the history of Kan
sas affairs, and capable of composing or separating (wo
ides, can successfully unravel. It is the worst speech we
have seen on that side of the question, and poorer than any
we ever imagined could be prepared on any subject. But
[hough the doors of the Academy of Music, in the city ot
New York, were barred against Mr Bancrolt, he gained
aneasy acre sto the columns of the Enquirer, nay, he is
in reduced to its readers with a flourish of commendatory
epithets that might be grateful to the pride of the most gifted
son oi the South, covered with dusi from the battle field of
her rights. But to the Enquirer’s article :
As the corruption and consequent disintegration
ot the Na'iona! Democracy s more and more ex
hibited, the Southern leaders, with a strange tenac
ity and affection for the President whom they but
a shor’ rime ago promised to denounce, endeavor
to imp-a-ss the people that he embodies not only
toat party, bui the whole country. Not a distin
guished Democrat only here and there is quiting the
rank-, but whole battalions are marching over to
the enemy ; and while each a id every one proses
ses to be a real Simon pure, he is for the nonce , read
out of the party, just as local prejudices may be
deemed populai. Walker, once a Southern Sena
tor—Douglas, once the favorite of the Sou'h for
th” Presidency—and Wise, the Governor of the
largest slaveholding S ate in the Union—are now
“funded as abolitionists by men who make up in
zeal what they lacking in substantial interest, as
egardsthe peculiar institution. The President’s
democracy is a 1 ways or hordox-that of all others is
herterodox-and*every follower of the'ti uth,failh cre
uglously observes the grand cardinal doctrine of
letting every body think as they please—provided
always they think like the King.
Let us analyize this passage very briefly. The circum
stance which develops the “corruption” and causes the
“disintegration of the national democracy” is the appli
cation of Kansas for admission with the Lecompton Con
-titution—the subject of Mr. Bancroft's speech. The Pres
ident strongly recommends her admission and, wiih
the exception of three men, is supported by the entire South
in Congress,’ and certainly with equal unanimity out o*
Congress. What then must we understand the Enquirer
to mean when, in introducing a spe. ch, distinguished only
by its opposition to the President and the whole South on
this question, he says, ihe Southern leaders have a strange
affection for ihe President He can intend nothing else
but that this affection is misplaced, and that the President
is wrong in his position on the Lecompton Constitution ;
tor that is the only question upon which he differs from
those “dislinguished democrats” who are “quitting the
ranks,” and it is the only question upon which the Enqui
rer is writing Again, he says. “Walker, Douglas and
Wise are now branded as abolitionists by men who make
up in zeal what they are lacking insubstantial interest, as
regards the peculiar institution.” Can there be any doubt,
trom this language, upon the question, with whom the En
quirer sympathizes—whether with Walker, Douglas and
Wise or the men who brand them as Abolitionists?—
Again, “the President’s democracy is always orthodox—
that ol all others heterodox.” The irony of the quotation
is 100 plain to admit ol comment, and ihe purport of the
whole paragraph, read with a moderate degree oi intelli
gence and interpreted with candor, is to degrade and de
fame,as far as it can, the President, democracy and “South
ern leaders” and to exalt Walker, Douglas, Wise and all
others who may desert the administration and democracy,
albeit they fail, where only they can fall, in the ranks of the
sworn enemies oi the South. 1 lie Enquirer further says:
When Walker, Wise and Douglas disagreed
with ihe President, their apo-tacy and treason (as
it was called) was attributed to their ambitious as
pirations. What will the leaders say about Mr.
u.ncTon, wnose Ma-., OT „t ,„„ rn , G ,i c ,„-.
Who is George Bancroft ? His reputation is as
boundless as the world. Without egotism, we
hope we can be permitted to say that a personal
acquaintance with the celebrated historian formed
on the bloody track of Gen Greene’s retreat across
Noith Carolina, and at the spot where by Piovi—
dential interposition the American Army was saved
from destruction on the banks of the Yadkin,but in
creased our respect for the ptuity and greatness of
the man. He is not and never was corrupled by
politics. He was reluctantly taken from his books
and historical researches by President Polk, and
given a seat in his Cabinet, and afterwards (to the
credit of the President) sent as the accomplished
Minister of our Government to the Court of Great
Britain.
Without endorsing, we lay the testimony of
this distinguished scholar and diplomatist before
our readers, as another evidence how’ the lesser
lights of Democracy are shooting wildly away from
tile great centre of attraction—ihe President.
W e ask the reader to scrutinize this language and ans
wer us if it does not amount, to an endorsement of Mr.
Bancrotl. Walker. Wise and Douglas are again placed in
antagoni-m with the Prerid nt, (who is always under the
bin). The Enq iirer tell* us that the'apostacy and treason
ofihese g-otlemen (a* il was called) was attributed by
th- Southern leaders to ambitous aspirations ; ihen with an
air of anticipated triumph, it asks “what will the leaders
say about Mr Bancroft ?” It tells us “his reputation is ns
boundless as the world.” “He isnotand never was cor*
rupted hy politics, ’ and that an acquaintance, formed with
he historian by the editor.‘ton the bloody track of Gen
Greene’s retreat across North Carolina, but increased hi?
respect for ihe-purity and greatness ol the man.” These
gentlemen have met again up..n a retreat ; hut under less
happv"auspices, over uncouseentiated ground. .Mr. Ban
crolt, inuloriously retreating trom ihe Democrtic par
ty—lhe Enquirer flying (roin the Georgia platform and
the fortress of Sou hern honor. Now if Mr. Bancroft is
not a .and never was corrupted by politics ; if he has ail the
greatness and purity that the Enquier ascribes to him, his
opinions must be correct, and the editor is right in holding
•ast to his mantle. It is impossible that a man, endowed
with such superemment qualities ol head and heart, should
err upon a question so simple. We do not understand our
cotemporary to expresses dis-ent from the positions as
sumed and argued by Mr, Bancroft.
Judging from the tone and tenor of the whole article we
should do him injustice to range him in opposition to this
incorruptible renegade; It is true that after an encomias
tic tribute which but few deserve, he says, “without endors
mg” &c, but we submit that this expression cannol, by any
fair interpretation, be construed into a reprobation ol the
sentiments avowed in the letter to which he refers. Liter
ally, it means that he omits or withholds an opinion there*
upon. But the Enquirer is unfortunate from the fact that
imperious necessity, the laws of belief force him to aban
don that position. Between the opinions ol the President
and those of Mr. Bancrolt on the Lecompton Constitution
there is a yawning chasm, unrelieved by any intermediate
point upon which a thought may be poised It is impossi
ble to agree with both and equally impossible to agree with
neither. One is right and the other necessarily wrong.—
Whom does the Enquirer endorse? We do not hesitate
to affirm that any candid reader unacquainted with the
locality ui that journal and honestly endeavoring to extract
the meaning of this article, would pronounce him in affili
ation with the “uncorrupted” Bancroft. “The testimony ot
ibis distinguished scholar and diplomatist” is the same in
substance with that which has been employed by every
Black Republican Speaker who has opened his mouth since
the debate on this question was begun, arid il Ihe Enquirer
dissented from his positions and reasoning, it was his duty,
as a Southern journalist, to state it in unmistakeable lan
guage, and the prestige ol his scholastic and diplomatic
fame, or the tact that the editor once met him in North
Carolina should not shelter him from a merited and
emphatic denunciation. It is indeed a strange specta
cle, and humiliating as it is strange, that of a South
ern Journal guarding its columns with Argus vigi
lance aguiust the ingress ofSoulhern sentiment thunder
ed in tones ut sublime defiance by the champions of
Southern Rights, and with complacent serenity bow’ng in
the opinions and arguments ot our banded foes; arguments
which are insulting to our intelligence as they are inimical
to our rights, and which should send the crimson tide in
boiling currems through the brain and arm of every South
ern freeman.
Senator Iverson’s Speech
Hon. Alterd Iverson has made an eloquent s> eech on
the Army Bill, which has recently been de eated hy the
Senate. He advocated an increase ol the Army, with grea
earneetne and prefered regulars to volunteers’ We intend
giving extrai ts ol his opeech to our readers, when our
columns Will permit it.
The President Sustained by Pennsylvania.
It is with patriotic pride that we announce to our reader.-,
the endorsement by the democracy ol Pennsylvania ot
President Buchanan’s recent position on the Kan as ques
tion—Notwithstanding the apostacy ol Douglas, and Por
ney, the democracy seem lobe unmoved and more deter
mined than ever, to maintain tbs great principle ot nou-in
terveniion e-tablished by the Kansas bill and 1 1 uphold
the Constitution. County after county has held trice ings,
expressive of the approbation ol the people wih the course
of t“e President in udvocatiug the immediate admission ot
Kansas with the Lecompton Constitution.
The question is n w settled so far as the thorough en
dorsement of the Presidents views by his own party in
Pennsylvania : s concerned and those who oppose Kansas
with the Lecompton Constitution and place themselves in
antagonism with the President, do so in direct opposition
to the voice of the party and the expression of Democratii
sentiment from every section of the Commonwealth. Such
an endorsement will no doubt have great influence with
many democrats, who are disposed to believe Douglas and
Korney sincere in their advocacy ol the rejection ol
Kansas, but who are really influenced by any other than
the pure,t motives, and so considered by the Democracy
with which we are proud to affiliate
At any rate, it is enough to know that the President has
many warm and enthusiastic supporters at the Noith, who
will unite wiih the South in Ihe just and righteous cause in
w hich she is now engaged in the admission of Kansas with
hsr pro slavery Constitution. It is the cause ol truth, the
cause ofjuslice,the caused ihe Constitution and the proud
posi ion of the Administration upon it, commends itself to
the patriotism of every Southern man.
Itailrond Connec'ion.
The vote in this city, on Saturday ia?t, lor connection
of the several railroads leading to this place, stood 350 lor
Connection to 91 for No Connection. A? all the neces-a
ry steps have now been taken to secure this desirable end,
nothing remains in tho way of a speedy consummation of
the work.
City Light Guards.
This spirited and well drilled company, Capt. Colquitt,
commanding, turned out Saturday afternoon with full
ranks, for general parade and target practice. They wen>
through the r various evolutions with their accustom
ed precision and readiness, and added new laurels to the
wreath that already adorned its brow. They drew un in
front of Popkins* Daguerrean Gallery, when a fine Dag
uerreotype of the Company was taken by that excellent at
tist. They then repaired to their regular target shooting
ground, and shot for a beautiful silver dipper, and the reg
ular medal and plume of the company The former was
won hy private Grant, his average shot being 3 5 16 inches
The latter was won hy private Barden, his average shot
being 59 16 The shooting generally was highly credita
hie to the skill of the Company, and gave indubitable proof
that they could do valuable service in defence of country’s
honor —Sun.
Senator Wilson of ItTass.
An editorin Massachusetts prays that no Southern man
will whip Wilson during the session, that he wants him
beat lot re-election to the Senate.
Clav and Cnllum.
The and fficulty between Messrs. Clay and Curium has
b en adjusted by Messrs. Crit’enden, Toombs and Kenne
dy, acting as referrees, who decided that General Cullum
acted under mistaken impressions, and was in the wrong,
and that th -honor of noth parties demands that General
Cullum shall make a satisfactory apology to Mr. Clay.
Bishop Kavanaugh.
This Reverend gentleman, who has so eloquently and
and fervently preached “Christ and him crucified” in our
city for several weeks past, we are rejoiced to learn, will
conduct divine service at the Methodist Church next Sun
day in the forenoon. He will also preach occasionally at
night during the present week at the same place.
The Banks—Exchange—Resumption.
Welearn from the Macon Telegraph that Exchange on
the Noith is plenty at 1 per cent, and some sales have
been made at less. It will probably be down to i per
cent, in a lew days.
The Banks, we learn, are generally paying moderate
amounts ot specie, quite sufficient for all necessary or
convenient purposes. With this stated things, general
satisfaction and confidence will soon be restored, and we
shall hear no further complaint-
A Warnin'” to Mothers—Fatal Accident.—A fa
tal a. .1.0 Baelo Factory Hoarding
Horse in this city on Saturday evening last which should
be a warning to all mothers A little girl of twelve years
the daughter of a widow lady named Powell, while run
nmg from her sister, with a case knife .in her hand, which
was sharp at ihe point, fell suddenly, the knife entering her
neck and causing tier death almost instantly. Mothers
read and take warning
The Weather. Cotton. &c. —The weather is decided
cold. We have have had bu! one colder spell this winter
—that occurred in November The Thermomer is low
ind ponds in the vicinity frozen over. Appearances seem
toindicate a backward spring. Business is active, cotton
is rising and the limes are g-owing easy.
Mr. Growof Pvi nylvtni i, sine, hii recent fight in
Congress, in which Mr Keitt pummelled him rather hard,
isthe ‘‘illustrious man” of the North, and ranks in states
manship next to the great Sumner himself. A writer ol
the N. O. Crescent says, already the fight is travestied in
the circusses that have usurped, at the Broadway Theatre
and Niblo’s, the regular drama in New York. The clown
personates Keilt, the ring-master Grow. Clown orders
ring-master to his own side of the house, ihe ringmaster
refuses to go , a fisticuff ensues and the clown is knocked
flat of his back. Up comes the employee, representing the
sergeant-at arms, with an emormous pole, and commands
the peace. V'hereupon the clown comes forward to the
audience and says: “For having disturbed the order ol this
house, I beg leave to tender my sincere regret. Whatever
responsibility attaches to ihe matter, I assume. If I have
received a blow, I am totally unconscious of Ihe tact.—
With tins briet statement I leave the subject.”
This is wiry enough to bring the house down in a roar
of laughter and applause.
JJgP’The Havana Correspondent of the New York
Times, writes that the Hispano-Mexican difficulties are
settled—Gen Concha hiving received documents from
Spain announcing the fact. The Spanish forces, land and
Naval, will probably be sent back to Spain, as there is no
chance of a fight. It is thought that Gen. Concha will be
knighted in consequence of the successful and profitable
adjustment of the troubles with Spain, although it is not
generally known that he has been instrumental in bringing
aboutthe happy result.
is understood in Washington that General Har
ney is to be sent to the Pacific country, to take command
ol all that military division. The recommendation of the
Executive and the Secretary of War, in view of the exi
gencies of the country and the service, for a just and much
needful augmentation of the army, having been ignored
by Congress, it is said the principal movements against the
Mormans will be made from Walla-Walla and some eas
ern point of Calitornia.
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Man cannot rise so high in the scale of moral excellence
but the tonge of slander may reach him, or sink so low in
vice that charity cannot discover something good in him.
Wasington, D C., Feb. 23, 1858.—We have
carefully examined and considered the facts con
nected with the recent difficulty between Gen. Cni
lom and Mr. Clay, and we are ofopinion that Gen.
Cullom aettd under mistaken impressions, and was
in the wrong, and that the honor of both parties
demands that Gen Cnllom shall make a satisfac
tory apology to Mr. Clay ; and we further decide
that the acceptance of these terms of settlement by
Gen. Cullom and the seconds of the parties shall
be considered a compliance therewith, and restore
the former relations of the parties.
J. J. Crittenden.
R Thumbs.
A. Kennedy.
This award has been accepted by the respective
friends of the parties.
Death of Judge James H Stark. —The Ameri
can Union, oi Friday mornimg last, says: “Asa
chronicler of passing events, it becomes our duty
to record the sid and nainful intelligence of the
death, in this city, on Tuesday evening last, about
nine o’clock, of the Hon. James H. Stark.
“Judge Stark was a lawyer of eminence and
ability seldom surpassed, and in his cotnse through
life was called on to fill several important offices,
the duties of wnich he always performed to the
satisfaction of his constituency, and with honor to
himself. ‘
“For two successive term- he filled the bench
of the Superior Courts of the Flint Circuit, and
when he quit it of his accord, by resignation, his
determination to do so was regretted by a large
portion of the bar and many warm personal
friends.”
Letter from Hon. M. J. CratVfo and.
Washington, Feb. 27, 1858.
Messrs Editors : In one of Brutus's letters from this city
to your paper he undertakes to excuse me for words spoken
in the House on ihe night ol the difficulty between Messrs.
Keitt and Grow. So long as my remark was confined to
th a Herald and other Northern prints, I was indifferent
as to what they thought or said about it, although
my statement was exactly reversed. Reference however,
having been made to it in your paper 1 will correct it by
giving you the facts without commeut.
Alter the parties immediately engaged in the rencountre
and those of us who had rushed into the area in trout ol ihe
Speakers Chair had been seated and quiet somewhat re
store', Gen. Quitman arose and was stating the terms upon
which we would adjourn, the black Republicans with deaf
ening shouts of No! no! “No adjournment now suc
ceeded in drowning his voice and clamoring him down
with their wild upn ar, then Mr. Campbell (black republi
can) of Ohio, arose and was saying that he was aware that
no good could come of a night session and was about pro
posing an adjournment himself, when 1 immediately arose
and declared myself opposed to any motion to adjourn, un
less that adjournment was to be final. I meant what I
said, and said what 1 felt. And the vole on Harris’s Reso
lution showed that I was right, we had commenced a
Parliamemary fight and it had resulted in a personal con
flirt, we ought not to have commenced it or having com
menced it we should have Ibught it to the end, that was my
opinion there and my opinion now, Black Republicanism
rules in Kansas by the act of Secretary Stanton, and for
which his head (political) fell, and Southern men 1 think
are flying before the vengeance which a temporary power
has inaugurated. These two classes ot men can’t live to
gether, where the question of admission is settled, ifLe
compton passes—Topeka falls and its supporters fly and
vice versa.
Senator Seward the most sagacious of the Black Repub
licans understands better lhan ail his clan the manner of
our destruction, he says that twelve months will give them
19 states to our 15 and no man understands the future un*
less he sees Ihe power in their hands
Our only safety lies in demanding the full measure of our
rights, and a demand means nothing unless we intend to
enforce it. Il Kansas is rejected it will be because she has
slavery in her Constitution and nothing el-e, ts therefore the
voice of our old commonwealth is to he disregarded and
her 4th Resolution violated, my first allegiance is due to
her, and where'er her flag may waive I will follow it,and
wherever her rights or her honor may demand my poor ser
vices I shall ever be found leady to render them. All can
and may yet go well—States should be admitted without
reference to slavery,and that principle being settled South
ern safety, and Southern honor will be preserved, and our
people may, and no doubt will when the necessity arises,
extend our border and restore our equilibrium in the Amer
ican Senate. A majority of the Northern Democrats stili
stand firm, and I hope soon to see Kansas ride proudly into
f the Union with her tackel trimmed and a pro-slavery Con
i atilutiuD flloatin* at her mast head.
Yours &.e ,
MARTIN J. CRAWFORD.
Washington Correspondence.
W asiungton, Feb. 25, 1858.
The Union of to <lay contains a letter from Hon. Dan
iel S. Dickinson of New York, on the Kansas question,
i written in reply to a committee of Citizens of Washing
ton, who invited this distinguished Statesman to address a
i public meeting during his brief visit to this city. Its ar
, gument on the questions involved is clear/terse and unan-
I swerabl-.arid its defense of the administration’? policy
such as was to be expected from that ever faithful and el
oquent champion o r the rights ol the South. Before con
cluding ihis able production, Mr. Dickinson “carries the
I war into Africa” and thus Daguerreotypes Senator Dou
glas and his democratic alliesin the recent defection:
“It is gratifying to perceive that the democracy through
out the Union, with great unanimity, are rallying to the
support ol the administration upon this great principle and
sustaining the Kansas policy. The Kansas question is the
aliment of those who live and move and have their being
in sectional strife; and they will teed upon it and urge it
upon others so long as it can be made available for parti
san purposes. * * * * The first object of those poli
ticians who started this issue, and seek to prolong its dis
cussion ,is the overthrow of the Democratic party and the
administration ol its choice.”
The Philadelphia Press (Col. Forney’s paper,) and the
Washington States (Douglas’ organ here,) are laboring
hard to divide the democracy and defeat the Kansas poli
cy of the adminislrati jn. They are both reckless as to
the means they employ to accomplish this purpose, and
hence every stratagem is resorted to by which they can es
trange, seduce or intimidate Northern democrats. A Mr.
Burroughs, a representative trom New Yoik, , delivered an
out and out speech in .he House yesterday, in which he
said the Northern States should, of right and justice, have
a predominating influence in the territories, because they
paid three fourths of the money for what they were pur
chased, and supplied the large bulk of the soldiers to win
what was acquired by war. He therefore opposed Kansas
as a State now, not because of this orthat coustiluliou, but
because no State shall henceforth come into the Union
that shall be tainted with slavery. This is the right way
to talk Wecould pa.-s over his perversion of facts, and
his ignorance of history, in consideration of the blunt,
out-spok-n manner in which he inters the sentiments of his
party, and comes to the point. To-day, Judge Crawford
delivered a powerful and telling speech on this question
He marched straightway into the enemy’s camps—he strip
ped the apostles of liberty and the Kansas shriekers of their
outward garmenis and showed the corruption and putridi
ty which festered beneath. He exposed their hypocrisies
—crushed their hollow-hearted insincerity—denounced
their proffligacy, and defied their power. Its tone! was
manly, its purport vindicatory, its sentiments patriotic, its
style eloquent, and its corrollory re istence and death be
| lore dishonor. General Mill-son ol Virginia follow, but I
had to absent myself from the House for a while. On my
return 1 learned, on enquiry, that this gentleman spoke his
hour on some abstruse branch of mathematical science
conic sections, I believe, and that when his,diagrams are
completed, he will have his speech printed. I thought we
had enough of lines, tangents and abstraclions in Gillis’
Reports—but Con area- is a great Institution, and General
Millson is something o f a savant-
Yesterday morning a dnelcame off at Bladenburg be
tween two Lieutenants in the army, Messrs Bell, Ist Cav
airy, and Williams, Ist Dragoons. Lieut. Bell’s ball pas
sed through the hat of his opponent, and ‘the latter threw
away his fire. A reconciliation was effected and the par
ties returned to ihe city friends.
In the difficulty betwe eno i Messrs. Clay and Cullum
there is yet (9 o’clock Wednesday night) nothing definite
or certain The supposed seconds are in the city, but the
principals are still concealed. It is thought, however, a
settlement in a way honorable to both, without the risk ol
life or limb is progressing, and will tomorrow be announ
ced. This however, is only rumor, and they may yet
fight-
Mr. Senator Bell refuses to obey the instructions of hi.-
Legislature. by voting for Kansas, nor will he resign his
seat. He received some hard knocks yesterday and to-day
in the Senate, from his colleague Senator Johnson.
Bancroft, the Historian, has joined the Douglas-Walker-
Stanton movement. The Boston Post, however, declares
hat he has always been a Black Republican party.
BRUTUS.
Washington, Feb. 26 1858.
Yesterday the army bill was defeated in the Senate hy
a decisive majority, but it will be brought up again in some
other shape- There seems a prevailing .disposition in the
Senate, indeed, in both Houses, to rely upon volunteer
troops for such exigencies as may arise, in preference lo
regular soldiers.
The great battle on the Kansas question will commence
on Monday. The contest will be fierce, and will bring
forth the full intellectual power of the Senate. In the
House yesterday, after an excitted debate, the Matteson
expulsion case was referred to a select committee of five,
to investigate the power of Congress to ‘punish past offen
ces, and take cognizance of matters occurring during a.
former session, and to examine especially if a membercan
he expelled for general bad conduct. This is, I believe, oI
the substance of the resolution of reference, as offered by
Mr. Seward of Georgia.
Mr. Crittenden presented to the Senate yesterday, the
credentials of General Shields as Senator from Minnesota
and demanded that lie be sworn. It was urged that un
der the enabling act, Minn-sota isalready a State of the
Union, having complied with the conditions required by
Congress—and that no further action on the part of Con
gress is necessary. The question is an interesting and nov
el one. It was referred to the judiciary committee.
In the House to-day, Mr. Smith of Tennessee, made a
strong speech in favor of the admission of Kansas, under
the Lecompton constitution. He denounced in terms o
severe and merited reprehension, the revolutionary spirit
which is extending throughout the country, fomented and
strengthened by Black Republicans and their new allies.
Mr. Giddings of Ohio, next spoke an hour on Kansas, but
merely went over the “thrice told tale” of negro wrongs
and servile tyranny.
The oill appropriating $390,000 to fulfil our treaty stip
ulations with Denmark, respecting the Sound Due* pass
ed. Mr. Smith of Virginia, opposed it on the ground thai
we may have to make similar treaties, aid pay similar
sumsto all the governments on the earth. The Govern ot .
is rusty in his geography, or he would know that there is 1
but one “Sound” and but “two little Belts” on the globe
where navigation due* have been paid, and that in oom- I
mon with the other nations, w* have bought out Den
mark’s rightto charge stlcii dues for the future. Ihe In
dian appropriation biil alto passed.
A message was received from the President transni tting
reports from the different departments in relation lo the
actual state of affair- in Utah—after which the House ad
journed.
The President gave a Dinner party on this (Friday) ev
ening, at which several Georgians and their ladies were
present.
BRU rus
Washington, March Ist 1858
To day General Henderson, the new Senator Iron. Tex
as, in place of the lamented Rusk, appeared in the Sen
ate, was sworn and took his seat. He was cordially greet
ed by his old friends on the Senate floor. M*. Wilson
made an unsuccessful effort to get up his resolution,offered
last week, calling on the President for the leave oi ab
sence roll of Federal officers in Kansas His motion u
that end was laid on the table. Resolutions ol the Legis
lature of Virginia in relation to the Mormans were pre
sented aad appropriately referred when the morning h >ur
having passed, the contest on Kansas commenced with a
skirmish or two between Senator Green and some friends of
the Pacific Rail Road Bill as to which measure had pre
cedence. The valiant Missourian came off victo ious and
alter quite a lengthy and able speech which, he said was
merely introductory to the discussion, he offered an amend
ment providing th.it Minnesota and Kansas should he in
cluded in one bill and both acted on at the same time. Mr.
Collamer followed in defence of his minority Report on
Kansas—lauding the patriotic volunteers ot Topeka and
denouncing, in no saintly style, the plotters of Lecompton.
1 left him speaking at 3 o’clock, to get this off by this eve
ning’s mail, but suppose he will occupy the remainder of
to-day’s session. Mr. Seward is booked for Wednesday,
1 believe, and after him, Hale or Trumbull I will keep
your readers advised of thefprogress of this despera e strug
gle which will draw out all the intellectual strength as
well as partisan tactics of the Senate.
The only business transacted to day in the House was
the amendment by the Speaker ot the Committee under
Mr. Seward’s motion.to refer the Matteson corruption case
to a committee ot five. The Committee consists of Messrs
Seward of Ga., Harris of Illinois (excused) Grow of Pa.,
Curtis of lowa, and Bishop of Ct. A Report from the
Committee on accounts was then taken up and discussed
wiihout coming to any decission, until the hour of adjourn
ment. This Report proposes to retrench expenditures by
abolishing certain minor officers about the House Hall, di
minishing the number of pages &.c The amount in the
aggregate proposed to be retrenched is about $75,000,
The meeting in New York to-morrow evening, and
that at Tammany Hall on Thursday evening, in support ol
the Presidents Kansas Me ssage promise to be brilliant and
successful demonstratives. While Gov. Wise and Mr.
Walker are scattering fire brands of disunion throughout
, the land, it is gratifying to know that the Northern democ
racy are sound, conservative and loyal-
BRUTUS.
From the Baltimore Sun.
Thirty Fifth Congress—First Session.
Washington, February 23.
SENATE.
The Senate passed a bill to amend the act ot
’ March 3d, 1851, limiting the liabilities of ship
owners.
1 Mr. Bell, of Tennessee, offered the resolutions of
’ his State legislative respecting his opposition to the
Nebraska bill, endorsing the Lecompton Constitii
’ lion and intimating thai he ought to resign. He
referred to the date of the reso ution, February 10th,
’ being four years afier his vote which they censor
s ed. It had been usual, lie said, when the constitu
ents of a member of Congress felt aggrieved at his
course to act promptly.
He referred to the fact that the resolutions en
dorse unconditionally the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise, notwithstanding the mischievous re
, suits of that repeal have become patent and un
: mistakable. Which, in the language of the Presi
dent, have convulsed the Union to its very centre
—lighted the flames of civil war in Kansas, and
produced dangerous sectional parties throughout
the confederacy. He alluded to various elections
in Tennessee since the vote now called in question,
showing that the Kansas and Nebraska hill was but
slightly alluded to in the canvasses.
Mr. Fillmore, who declared that had lie been a
member of Congress, he would have voted against
the Nebraska bill, received sixty-six thousand votes
in Tennessee for President, and Mr. Etheridge,
who voted against the Nebraska bill, was returned
to Congress by an increased vote. He thought that
at no time since the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise had there been any settled indication of
opinion in the South on that question, and he be
lieved it a fair and impartial vote could he laken
■>n the question, there would be an over” helming
majorriy pronouncing it the most unfortunate meas
ure Congress ever passed.
Mr. Bell said he regarded the doctrine of instruc
tion as contrary to the spirit and the literal provis
ions of the Constitution. Democratic Senators
were disobeying their instruciions every day.
There were many important facts connected with
ihe Lecompton Constitution, of which he had no
satisfactory knowledge, and he did not believe the
Tennessee legislature knew more about them than
he did.
Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, said he regretted to
differ from liis colie; gue, bui justice to the Demo
cratic pnty of Tennessee required him to speak.
He reviewed Mr. Bell’s statements, sa ring that in
1855, when he (Mr. Johnson) was elect and Gover
nor, the Nebraska bill was the main issue. In the
Presidental election of 1856, the Democratic party
in a like issue, were victorious in that State. No
doubt therefore, a large majority of the people of
Tennessee condemn his col.eague’s coutse.
He proceeded to discuss the question of popular
sovereignty and to advocate the admissi nos Kan
sas underithe Lecompton Constitution. He asked
Mr. Bell whether he would vote for the admission
under that instrument in consequence of nstruc
tions or without.
Mr. Bell said he would not in consequence o
any instructions of the legislature, unless he was i
fuily convinced and believed the instructions were
founded upon a full understanding of the subject
in all its bearings and consequences.
After further debate the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
The House on re-assembling went into corn
mittee of the whole on the Indian appropriation
bill.
Mr. Burroughs vindicated the North from the
charge of sectionalism prelerred by southern gen
tlemen, referring io statistical facts showing the im
mense preponderance of the expenditures of the
government in behalf of the North over the South
in industry, wealth, population, education, etc. He
proceeded to denounce Presidents Pierce and
Buchanan tor their course on the Kansas ques
tion.
Mr. Smith, of Virginia, called him to order. It
was disgraceful, he said, in a gentleman denoun
cing on this floor a co-ordinate branch of the gov
ernment. [Cries of “no, no !”]
Mr. Burroughs said he would be happy if he
could say in his heart that he honored James
Buchanan, but he must be allowed to speak his
candid opinion.
He was again proceeding when Mr. Smith again
interrupted him amid much confusion, during
which his hour closed.
Mr. Curry, of Alabama, addressed the commit
tee on the Kansas buestion. He argued the Le
compton Constitution was, from the beginning to
thefend, accompanied by all the forinsof law ; and
he urged the admission of Kansas under it, as in
strict accordance with the Kansas-Nebraska bill,
which was not intended as a temporary measure,
but final and conclusive as a means for the settle
ment of the slavery question.
Mr. Morris,eflllinois, made a speech against the
Lecompton Constitution, (which he called a swin
dle.) He defended Senator Douglas, and said that
the best friends of the President were those who
advised the latter of the danger to the Democratic
party from insisting on his Kansas policy.
Mr. Andrews, of New York, also made an anti-
Lecompton speech, when the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
Washington, Feb. 24, 1858.
SENATE.
Mr. Wilson introdu ad a resolution having in
view an increase of the police force of Washing-
The bill for the admission of Kansas under the
Lecompton Constitution, reported by the Senate
Committee on Territories, was made the order ~f
the day for Monday next.
The resolutions of the legislature of Tennessee
censuring Mr. Bell, of tl.at State, fe his vote upon
the Kansas Nebraska bill, were further discussed
by Messrs. Johnson and Bel!.
The Senate then went into executive session.
HOUSE
The bill granting pensions to soldier- of the war
of 1812, etc., was debated and postponed until
Thursday, the 4th of March.
.. JCommittee on Public Accounts reported a
bill fixing the compenaation of officers of the Houee,
which was reletred, with a mn.oritv report on tin
the sanfr subject, to the Committee on Ways and
Meats.
The bill tor the relief ol sick and and sabled seamen
w as lik wise referred. j
The House then went into committee of the |
whole on the Indian appropriation bill. Nothing j
of importance transpired.
Congressional.
Washington. Match 3.—ln the Senate to day
the Kansas State bill was discussed until the hour
of adjournment. . .
In the House, the resolution tor the restoration
of Naval officers, dropped by the retiring Board,
was passed by 71 majority.
Dead of Freeman Hunt.
New York March 3.—Freeman Hun’, the able
editor of the Merchant's Magazine, died in this city
this on ruing.
Dreadful loss of Life and Property.
Mobile March 3. Ihe steamer Eliza Battle was
burnt near Deni’ poli.*, on the Bigbee river on Mon
day morning last, causing the death ol thirty-five
persons, and the loss of twelve hundred hales ol
cotton. Main (arsons were frozen to death in the
watei.
African Apprentice System.
New Orleans, March 3.—The legislature
Louisiana passed to-day a bill authorising a com
pany already organized to import Irom Alrica twen
ty-five hundred free blacks as apprentices for fit
teen years.
Connetticut Politics
Hartford, Conn., Feb. 28 1858.
The despatch stating that the Democratic meet
ing last night made the issue ol Douglas or anti-
Douglas, and that the Douglas faction triumphed,
was not true. The only openly avowed Douglas
man was defeated by one hundred and eleven votes.
Trie democracy of Hartford sustain the adminis
tration.
Correspondence ol the N. Y. Herald.
From Washington.
Caucus of Democratic Senators — Kansas and
Minnesota to be Admitted into the Union To
gether.
New’ York, Feb. 27th. 1857
There was a caucus of democratic senators at
the Capitol this morning, for the purpose of deter
mining upon tiie order of ihe business before Con
‘ gress. especially with regard to the admission of
’ Kansas and Minnesota. The purpose had been
heretofore to attach Kansas to Minnesota, tut that
order has been reversed in the Senate caucus, and
it is proposed to lake up the question of the ad
mission of Kansas immediately—on Monday, prob
ably—and then to propose as an amendment the
admission of Minnesota at the same time. There
were over two thirds of the democratic senators
present. A few objected to this omnibus mode ol
admitting States, but the objections were not urged
f fircibiy. The conclusion is, therefore, that the ad
ministration, or democratic party in the Senate, is
a unit on this programme, and that these two Ter
t ritorie* will soon become States.
I understand from good authority that Stephens,
from the South, and Cochrane, from the North, in
the House, as leaders of the party from those two
sections of the country, will propose that Minne
sota be entitled to three members of Congress, be
lieving that, although this is not determined by ta
king the caucus, there is evidence of sufficient pop
ulation to entitle Minnesota to that number of rep
resentatives.
Banks of Macon
Finding that the Banks of this place are not
properly understood at a distance, we take occasion
‘o say that we have but two local Banks that do
any business here—“ The Bank of Middle Georgia,”
which never suspended specie payments at all,
and the “Manufacter’s Bank, which, though it sus
pended specie payments at the time of the gene
ral suspension, has continued throughout to pay
all claims against it, in Savannah, Augusta, or
Charleston funds ; so the public have suffered no
inconvenience from the Banks of this place, and
noneneed be apprehended. The disastrous failure
of two or three local Banks in the previous history of
Macon, although the most invariable concomitant
of that speculative mania engendered in the rapid
rise of anew place, has given our banks a labori
ous path to public confidence and reputation
abroad. So much the better tor them, perhaps.—
They will win it by a cautious and prudent course.
We regard them as among the safest institutions
of the kind in Georgia. The Telegraph is anti
bank on principle, and therefore don’t like the kind;
but as it will he at least several weeks before banks
of issue ate finally superseded by a rnetalic curren
cy, we shall sustain our local banks, believing
them to be as sound as any in Georgia, and in the
full faith that the interests of the place will be pro
moted by such a course— Geo. Telegraph.
Purchase of Cuba.
The Havana correspondent of the Char ston
Courier, is of opinion that the purchase of the Is
land of Cuba by our Government, at any price, is
utterly impracticable. He assigns the following
reasons tor his belief:
Ist Because of the monopoly afforded in Cuba
to Santander for the sale ofher flour, and to Cata
lonia of her wine, manufactures, &.c.
2d. Because of the opportunity afforded by the
retention of Cuba by Spain, to reward the adhe
rents of the Spanish Government, by giving them
places of profit in Cuba, whilst at the same time,
the Island also serves as a place to which parties,
who are considered dangerous to the Spanish Gov
ernment, may tie sent, and thus for the time got
rid of, without giving them just cause of offence.
3d. All Spaniards, no matter what may be their
j condition in life, look upon Cuba (fiom the first
; hour ot their manhood) as a “bright polar star”
j which points to future greatness, or as a “land of
j promise, flowing with milk and honey,” where for
tunes are easily attained.
4th Spaniards holding office, or being engaged
in mercantile putsuits in Cuba, afford the means
ot subsistence to their “poor relations” in Spain,
who of course are averse to the sale of the Lland,
whence they derive their almost sole source of sup
port, which would probably be withdrawn were the
island sold.
sth- The pride which predominates in the Span
ish breast, almost to the exclusion of every other
passion, naturally d< sires the retention ‘of this
“Queen of the Antilles” by Spain, it now being
almost the sole remaining possession of the once
splended empire of which Spain was the mistress
in this hemisphere.
These reasons force me to arrive at the conalu
sion above stated, and I think they can hut had
any unbaissed mind that may persue them to come
to a simular conclusion.
Hon - W L Yancey.
A Great Day in Richmond, Va. —News has just
reached us of the interesting ceremonies, on the 22d
inst., in Richmond, on the occaoion oferecting the
equestrian statute of Waseington. An oral ion,
eloquent and impressive, was delivered by Senator
Hunter, and two Poems read by the Virginia Poets,
.1. Barron Hope and J. R. Thompson. At the con
clusion of the ceremonies, the cane of Gen. Wash
ington was presented in the name of the ladies of
the Mount Vernon Association to Edward Everett
and his Spy Glass to Wm. L. Yancey of Alabama.
Just tributes to genius and patriotism. The whole
Southern country should teel proud that such a
trust has been placed in the hands of one of her
noblest sons, William L. Yancey, a man upon
whom Nature has lavished genius and eloquence,
and above all, he has used it to render the toomb
of the immortal Washington a Mocca, for the whole
American people.
It does seem to us that it is a duty, incumbent
upon every son of the South to rise up and aid to
the measure of his ability a scheme that will save
the ashes of Washington from oblivion and wreathe
the silent shades of Vernon, with garlands of love
ami patriotism.— Greensboro Gazette.
Wa/toi Superior Court.— The superior Court
ol Walton county was in session last week • Hon
N. L. Hutchins presiding.
The trial -fThomas O'Kelley for the murde. ~f
his wife occupied most of the week. The testimo.
ny developed some of the mo.t revolting facts that
we have ever listened to ; a portion of them too
hendish and disgusting to he published. O'Kel
ley s wife was a lunatic, and was confined by her
>rutal husband in a log pen eight feet wide and
ten feet long ; she had no tire and but little cioth
tng, and perished from cold during the heavy sleet
and snow in the early part of 1856. We left Mon
roe before the termination of the trial, but under
stand that ihe jury brought in a verdict of man
slaughter, and that the defendant was sentenced to
J>6 a6<!T liary forthre ® y ear —' Southern Banner
Mr Toombs and the Cclumbus Pap ers
Tl,c Washington c->: r- *;■ n hot „• U] _
Oriean - Picayune st: • S- ’p
do*-* not iit'-ite'-e ; • >■ ‘ 1 ” 1 i.i t..f,, r ’
dissolution “i the U i >o. it tljj
li.-t that .he imeiesi* <d hot!, ?■ nu.,. .*
promo H-d thereby. * **?•■ ?t • • v. ~
or false, has caiied lorrii the a- inanciation oi ‘
Columbus Enquirer, which paper takes 00c J fc
to apply to our distinguished and ; atriotic S-J
such terms as “buffoon” —“dark hearted p, j."’
parricide”-one ready to “plunge his sword into
bowels of his best Iriend*’—a lit subject to I j
pointed at him forevtr the “slow, untnovingfi,,,’ :
of scorn,’ and other expression- destitute
gninl Sense and of goon taste. “ ‘ c:
We are glad to notice, however, that on r
rouse--temporary ot the Times tjj- Sentinel ‘
is true a* steel in fidelity to Ins native S„n|| li ' *
on the alert to vindicate Mr. Toombs horn tfe *
tror-hv and undignified ; s-nili, adinitiistt-r: -
scathing rebuke to the Enquirer and j
Southern journals that a e wiring in their b!i[ o .!
votion, to offer up the honor of the S.inffi ol ,j
alter of the Union. But p.-rh.-ips it, s petty;,.,
deserved n > answer whatever S-e- {j
shafts pass by Mr. Toombs like th- idle v,..
tiiev only serve to attract attention to the Ipjj,'’’
cber who wields so short a how. 5111..11 m-.,;,
times assail prominent statesmer.t for the merer
po.*e of gaining for themselves a brief noton •’ ;
Such creatures should hear m mind the li,- e 0 j’ ~
Sea Gulls who attacked the light-house. Ti,e , e
says :
“Tiie little sea-birds, bi.tided bv the storm?,
’Gainst some tail light-house dash their little for*
And the hard granite scatters for their pan,, J
The small deposits that were meant lor brair
Yet the proud fabric, iu the morning sun,
Stands ail unconscious of the miscliiet done:
Shines still brightly e’er the scattered fleet
Os gulls and boobies, brainless at its fe-i ;
Macon Slate Pr.,
Tbe Future of tt.e South.
In the United States Senate, a short time,.
Mr. Seward of New York, announced that the -i
tie b°tweeii the North and the South had a-,
been fought. Said lie: “I am very sorryt!;a
liiith of the honorable S -nator from New H -
; shire is less than my own. He apprehends e’
tinual disaster. He w ants ilns battle concr:,
and fought by skirmishes, and to deprive the e.
my of every kind of supplies. Sir, I regard
battle as already fought. It i* over. Ail be
take is that the honorable Sena’or and other*
not know it. H e are fighting for a mag- 1
free States. There are already sixteen toGfit
and whatever the administration may do—jt- i
ever any body may do—before one year from:
time we shall be nineteen to fifteen.”
Mr. Seward was right. The bat:ie hast,
fought and tiie Nortli has won it. So tar as k
bers go, we are at the meicy of our enemies,;-,
ihe same Senator haw informed us in another-psi
made a few days subsequently, how much n,;
1 we are to expect at their hands. Alluding to:
Kansas question he said :
“Sir, whatevei in iy be the decision ot this
tion, I am prepared to see the people of then*:
of country in which 1 reside sti : l upholding a
Union; and 1 believe that they are of the V.
race, the same kindred, and the same educa:
with the people of all other portions of the Un.:
and that tiie Union will survive not only alt thm: I
1 and all alarms, but all fears, and will comeoui:
umphantlv. 1 believe it will come out a free-,
tion in the highest and proudest set se of the tc-.a
I expect to see this Union stand until there nr!
not be the footsteps ol a slave impressed upon::]
soil that it protects, although riiat soil wilt -
tended, for aught I know, trom the North f ;
the Caribbean sea, as it has already extended
the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.”
YV e are tints clearly forewarned a* to the ;
which the North is preparing for u>. The
struggle ha* hern to gain the ascendency 111 C •
gress, and the purposes for which that asceiidt,: j
is to be used are here avowed, Slavery is gt:
ally to he extinguished “until there shall noth ]
footsteps of a slave impressed upon the soil” o:':3
Union, and yet the Union shall stand. That t. j
pose has been hitherto masked under the spec !
pretext of simply preventing the extension of
very into new territory, but now black republi::. 1
ism, jubilant and insolent in its strength, thro
away all disguises and openly proclaims its pr
pose, to press its energies until every vestige ot 5 ;
very shall be swept trom the continent. VVhatt;
could have been its design ? For what other
pose could this fierce struggle for a majority o;fJ
States have been waged ? A few t ears ago,
tioiiism was but an insignificant faction, r
scarcely dared to rai-e its feeble head in Cong:
Gradually, however, it grew in importance 11V
has now become a formidable power, and oneoia
most 1 istinguished leaders even dares to rise incq
Senate and proclaim its objects. And whatpor
have we to resist those objects? Already .
North is enabled to control the legislation <1;;
country. The few conservative men who here
fore have stood by our r gilts, one bv one are ate
dotting us. The Senate as well as the House -
in a few years he thoroughly abolitionized. T
National Democracy, the last semblance ofa pot!
cal organization that promised, even tore-:-
oiir rights, has broken down before the tide of;,
lie opinion at the North, and its banners are :c
trampled upon by those who bore them in triune
Where then is our hope of safett ? is there a:
in the Union? Would it no! bethe mosi rectrr
presumption to expect any regard for our light?:
the hands of a Freesoil government ? In aver
short time the number ofStates will be inrrea*e:
thi ty-five and even with Kansas on our side.:
Senate whill stand forty Northern, to thirty Soc.
ern members. YVe are already overwhelmed : -
Northern majority in the House. The next Pr*
ident will, in all probability, be a Black Repu:
can, and then there will Ire nothing between us ttb
the do-mi which Senator Seward, has predictec:
us, but the clemency of an enemy which las nerd
yet permitted au opportunity to pass without
sailing us. We are hugging a most allusive hop 1
to our bosom, if we imagine that we are secure:
moment longer than the abolitionists have :
their power to ruin us. There is no hope/*’■
South in the Union. We read that fact a? certari
Iy in the tutnre, as we do the fact that we and
doomed lo a hopless minority in the governn j
H e have already too long cheated ourselves itte-j
false security with the idea that the N riona; and
mocrary could and would maintain our right*
That has proved to be a mere rone of sand wr j
has broken before the waves of popular elan a:: ■
the North, ri hat hope is now scattered to the :.
winds, and we must either take our cause into
own hands, or give up all t-i the demands of tea
republicanism.—Spirit of the South.
The South and the Union.
The Crescent gives us a baief catalogue oi
aggressions of the Northern fanatics. It .-ays: j
“The time has arrived when the most ini per’ i
recitation of the wrongs which the South has e-j
dured at the hands ot the North may well be terff|
ed a plea for disunion. * * ‘ * * ‘
“Il has denied to the people of the South eq - J
rights and privileges with those of the North in ter
ritories belonging to tiie General Government, i
common property ol the w: ole people of the IN :
It hasdeclared tiiat slavery shall not extendtej
yond its present limits; and 10 effectually prevr’
its further extension, no more States are to adtt
ted in o the Union with Constitutions ackiioivN' ! -1
mg that institution. Ii is even now attemptiite’
engirdle the fc-outli. with its fanatical hordes, x,
prevent her expansion, render her helpless, s:*
steal her slaves with greater facil ty. It opu
every measure brought before Congress, nonistte
how important or necessary, that will endure 11: -
to the benefit of the South'than the North.”
With these facts before us.it observes:
How much longer these are to be patiently a;: -
tamely borne, is tor the Southern people to deter
mine. It they are permitted to go uinebuked an ;
fanaticism continues to increase its
rapidly as it has within the last few years, tk;
t>outh Wdi soon find herself powerless and ,v
but few rights to contend for. If there is nothir||
m this showing to lead to the far that the perpe
tuity of the Uuion is in danger, then disunion-’
but the chimera of a morbid fancy.”
Before the Souih ‘finds herself powerless’ in
Union, her best plan is t<> get out of the Union-”
I here can be no question about the proper cout*
to be pursued by the South.
T ” e Banks in Virginia—The bill pending'-
the V irg'tiia House ol Delegates requiring ihe b* ll * 5
•"/hat “Slate to resume specie payment on the h
of April, exempts any bank from the payme" 1 “
specie for any note held by or due to any
bank or banking company which does not redo'■■
its own notes and pay its deposits when u
in specie. The bill aiso requires every bank tin ■ *
to redeem its notes on and after the Ist ot Jl r
to forfeit and pay to the State one-half of one l’ e!
dpon its capital stock on the first day of’
aiaath.