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position, and make up a false issue befure
the eountry.
He had voted once in the House to I iy
Upon the table the motion to receive an
Anti Slavery petition; hut so extremely bad
lie been bandied for this that he bad be
come more setupu'.ous as to forms, and no-v
aimed to teach the same object by laying
peli'ions on t'e.e table without debate, print
ing. or consideration.
And this is the man whom the New Yot k
Evening Post represents as having stood
with John Quincy Adrms by the right of
patition!
December 27, 1S37, Mr. Calhoun brought
forward his celebrated resolulious on the
subject of slavery in the District, Terri
torie*, and States, designed avowedly to
suppress the discussion of all questions of
slavery.
Several amendments were moved to the
first f >ur of these resolutions; intended to
modify their phraseology so as to remove
any implication against free discussion, but
thev were firmly resisted by Mr. Calhoun
and bis friends,and in every case defeated—
Franklin Pierce uniformly voting with him.
Mr. Morris, of Ohio, for example, moved
tostiike out from the second resolution the
words “moral and teligious,” with a view
of exempting from denunciation the moral
and religious discussion of slavery, and this
seemed so reasonable, that even Mr. Buc
hanan recorded his name in favor it; hut it
was lost—Franklin Pierce voted nay with
Mr. Calhoun.
Mr. Morris moved, also, an amendment
to the third resolution, declaring the free
dom of speech and of the press, on all sub
jects, indisputable, and under tire super
vision only of the States in which such
freedom was exercised; but this was reject
ed we believe by the same vote.
The fitst four resolutions, with some
slight modification, were then adopted —
Franklin Pierce recotding his vole in favor
of every one of them.
When the fifih resolution came up, asser
ting substantially that efforts by the people
of tfie States or the Stales themselves to
procure the abolition of blaverv in the Dis
trict or Ten itories, w ere “direct arid dan
gerous attacks on the institutions of the
slaveholding States,” though all the States
are made responsible by the Constitution
arid Congress for slavery in the District and
Territories, Mr. Pierce took occasion to
define his position. This resolution, he
said, was the ground on which this contest
was to be determined, “with pethaps.some
modification, would present the tr ue issue
here and to the country—an issue which
would raise, not a mete question of expe
diency, but one of a mueh higher charac
ter, in which the public faith, is directly in
volved.” He then proceeded to sustain
the resolution in its length and breadth,
and to vindicate the whole series as offered
by Mr. Calhoun against the assaults made
upon them.
But, w' ile Mr. Pierce was anxious to
put through all these resolutions, Mr. Clay
and other Slaveholding Senators thought
the fifth ami sixth loo sweeping and urts
guarded; arid he moved a sub.-tiute. direc
ted only against in'rrj'rrence by tbe citizens
of one State with the institutions of another,
Containing ti" declaration that attempts to
bring about rhe abolition of slavery here
“were a direct arid dangerous attack upon
the institutions of all the Slaveholding
Stales,” but recognising, in express terms,
the duty of Congress to receive and re
spectfully tieat al! petitions, in decorous
language, against slavery in tbe District.
This substitute was adopted, with sr-me
Blight modification—19 to IS—Mr. Buc
hanan and Mr. "Clay voting yea Mr. Cal
houn and Mr. Pierce nay.
Subsequently, the substitute was divided,
and its various parts amended and adopted
successively—Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Pierce
generally voting together.
On motion of Mr. Preston, of South-
Catolina.lhe sixth resolution of Mr. Cal
houn was laid upon the table, on the
ground that this branch of the subject
would be more appropriately discussed in
Connection wish the resolutions introduced \
by him for the annexation of Texas to the
Union. The vote stood 25 to 9—this time
Mr. Pierce voting with the great majority I
against Mr. Calhoun.*
January 3, 183S. two petitions were pre
sented—one against the annexation of
Texas and rhe admission of any new State !
tolerating slavery; the other for the aboli
tion of the inter-State slave trade. The
motion to receive was laid upon the ;able—
Mr. Pierce voting nay, in accordance with
his policy, which was, to receive all such
petitions, and lay them on the table instant
ly.—Congressional Globe, 1S3S—-’39,
p. 94.
January 9, 1838, Mr-Prentice presented
resolutions of the Legislature of Vermont, a-
gainst the annexation of Texas,against slave
ry in the District, and Atherton’s gag; and he
moved that they le laid upon the table and
be printed. The first part of the motion
prevailed; and Mr. Lumpkin then moved
to lay upon the table the motion to print.
This was carried, and a sovereign Btaio
was thus insulted by the .following vote—
yeas 29, nays S—Franklin Pierce voting
yea.—Congressional Globe, 1838—’39,
p. 110.
February 6, 1S38, Mr. Morris presented
a resolution, directing the Committee on
the Judiciary to inquire into certain matteis
pertaining to the institution of slavery in
tire States and Territories, and report there
on to the Senate. Some of the Slavelmld-
ing members, with their Northern allies,
manifested a desire to refuse its reception,
but the rules of tho Senate forbade this.
Mr. Calhoun’s resolutions, in December,
bad been respectfully received, laid upon
the table, and ordered to be printed. The
resolution of Mr. Morris was at last laid
upon the table; but, seeing the hostile dis
position of the Senate, he withdrew his mo
tion to print.
The Friday following, the resolution was
called up, and Mr. Mot ris expressed a de
sire to address the Senate; but Mr. Nnrvell
moved to lay the question of its consider-
an"' on the table. Mr. Buchanan reques
ted him to withdraw it. Nobody would
misapprehend his position on this subject
of abolition, but he was in favor of fair play.
Mr. Clay had been permitted to address the
Senate at length the day before, on pre-
aenting a memorial against abolition, and
he thought the Senator from Ohio had a
right to be heard in reply. After that, they
could readily dispose of the subject.
This was certainly a fair proposition and
creditable to Mr. Buchanan, but Norvell
persisted in his motion; arid the Senate 22
to 20, voted to lay the question of consider
ation on the table; thus applying tire gag to
Mr. Morris and virtuality denying free
speech to Ohio, while it recognised it in
Kentucky. Mr. Pierce voted yea, together
with Mr. Calhoun and his special friends,
against Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Clay, and other
advocates of “fair play."
We *> a '’e presented the record of Mr.
. °r 8 r “' 1 r«port of the proceedings on these re«-
et rinh*’ ' a 6 I 61 " 1 " i8rc |*r re ‘ 1 I® ‘he Congression-
. Gtobe and Appendix, 35 Congress, second ses-
^rsn ins?I' 10 P-, 80 of ,h * Globe, and
p«o?io p. 106 of ht Append
I Pierce as a Representative and a Senator | If there should be one so cruel and ungen- j LETTER FROM GENERAL HARALSON.
lin Congress. During his two terms in the erous as to question his fidelity to the con- ! ,, „. La Orange, Ga , 3t)th August.1852.
ngress. During his two terms in rhe ! erous as to question his fidelity
H'-u.-e, and until lie re.-igued his sear in ihe I slitulional rictus of my section — arid 1 do
Senate, lie was always true to the Slave; not ask more than that bom anv man—let
power, arid gave no vote which subjected! him recur to bis speech in reply to Mr.
him to its di-pleasure or suspicion.
It may be said that others in those days
voted as lie did. w ho since then have shown
' their devotion to Freedom. Tiue, but he
1 has continued unchanged. WheD John P.
! Hale, his intimate ftiend for twenty years,
i faithful to his convictions of right, denoun
ced the annexation of Texas, in defiance of
j of the edicts of his party, Mr. Pierce, Iramp-
j ling under foot Iris long standing friend
ship, turned upon the independent Repre-
I sentative. followed on his track witn re-
' lentle-s hostility, utterly proscribed him, and
compelled the Democratic press ofhis State
; to eat its own words on that question. Fr om
! that time he has been the leader of the
Slade, of Vermont, nn 'he Abolition ques
tion. lo Ihe constitutional rights of the
South he has been faithful among tbe faith
less; w lien others have been swept off by tbe
wild waves of fanaticism, and turned their
hearts and hands against the just rights of
their Southern bretliern, be — through all
the changes and vicissitudes of fortune—has
stood as Him as his native granite hills, re
solved that the Constitution alone should be
the polar star of his political hopes and
prospects. Aud although Ire was saddened
by seeing,-for a brief season, that cloud of
fauatacism which hovered over the eiitiie
North, obscure lire sun of ihe republican
faith evetr of New Hampshire; tie never
Hunker Democracy of New Hampshire; quailed -hi the general gloom, but trusted
and when Mr. Atwood, rhe regular nominee
of the Democrat ic party, fiankly avowed
firmly that t lie returning season and justice
would dispel irsmutky folds; ami that it
his disapprobation of the Fugitive Slave j would again shine forth in all its brightnesst
Law, Mr. Pierce attempted first to brow-j Nor was he disappointed; for abolition and
beat him into a retraction of his honest ' ,s allies there were swept off “like autumn
j words, and then led on the Party in the leaves before tire wintry blast.”
' work of making a new nomination, of ascer-i “Let me then conjure Southern men of
rained devotion to the Slaveholding In-1 the Opposition lo pause, and consider long
terest. j and well before they enlist under doubtful
On a public occasion in New Hampshire ! colors to wage » war against one so true,
after the passage of the Adjustment meas- j 90 faithful, so b >ld, so rearles 0 , as I" kanklin
tires by Congress; he avowed his entire Pierce has proved himself to be in the up-
approbation of them;aud the newspapers re- holding the Constitution. How many oth-
Coidedthe high praise awanled by him to ers feil when the tempest came? When
Mr. Webster for his 7th of March Stale after Blare dese led and embraced
speech. I Abolitionism and Freesolism, and madness
In a letter to Major Lally, dated May 27, ruled the hour, he candy surveyed the im-
a few days before the late Convention, pending tuin, sounded the alar m, and ral-
which was doubtless designed to use in that lied bis native Slate on the side of reason
, body, he insisted that, for the sake of giving and justice. Be not ungrateful to one who
; protection and strength to the men who in stood by you when the issue was far more
. New Hampshiie had fought the battles for momentous than a party triumph or defeat.
: the Fugitive Law and Compromise, the ^ would be a sin not of the smallest grade.
, Democracy of the nation ought to endorse your nominee has proved, and still
those measures. This letter was read at proves his devotion to the Constitution, sup-
the Ratification Meeting in this place, by I P ort him if your principles demand it; hut
Mr. Ritclitie, as follows : never strike down a Hue friend to seivea
“Tremont House, Boston; ) faithless enemy.
May °7 1852 f I In the face, of such a record ofsuclt sup-
# # # # * # port, and such testimony, what do we -ee l
• _ The New-York Evening Post, electioner-
“I intended to speak to you more fully ing for him, ex-Senator l)ix, and ex-Free-
upon the subject of the Compromise Meas- ; g,filer John Van Buren, and ex-Abolitumist
ures than I had an opportunity to do. The Hemy B. Stanton, with a crowd of oilier
importance of the action of the Convention Freesoil Democrats, praising and advoca-
upon this question cannot be over estimated eating the nomination as loudly as they
1 believe there will be no disposition on the praised and advocated the nomination of
part of the South to press resolutions un- Martin Van Buren in 1S4S, made on Prin-
necessariiiy offensive to the sentiments of ciples and for Purposes directly opposed to
the North. But can we say as much on our those on which the nomination of Mr.
side? Will the North come cheerfully up Pierce is now made!
to the mark of constitutional right ? It not, Once more we apeaal to our Freesoil
Dear Sin—I thank mu for the copies of ihe ad
i dress, ss.-ni me uitn your note of ihe 2oth ir-t Well*
I out pretending to any right eidu r In approve or dis
approve ol the action of your Committee. I umy he
j permuted in express my gratification that Ihe great-
! esi difficulty heretofore rxi-iina in tin- wav of reor-
| ganizirig ao elec'ural ticket in Georgia lor IVrce end
■ King has. hy that action, -tieen removed. 1 cannot ;
j doubt rimi.th T -i liberal spirit will prompt the acLnrn ;
| of all. a ■ lira! .r „ n-facinrv arrangement will tie
i made throned the Executive Committee ol ilie Coit-
I veniion Inal nominated ihe ticket now in the field, ;
J and the meeting which is to take place in Atlanta on
the I'lh of next month, i'pon this subject from the
i beginning. I have had bnt one feeling and one opiu- 1
ion and :t lias been expressed on all proper occasions I
both publicly and privately. I remember well what
occurred in the conversation with yon in Washing- j
ton la-1 June, to which you have referred, and what ;
occurred there h-dween other friends of both wings !
of the Democracy and rny-.lf. and with several prom- j
inent W nigs who had announced their d. terinina-.
turn to support Pierce and Kmg. It is proper, alter !
: these conversations, that I should state, that as soon
; after my return to Georgia as practicable. I address-
i ed a letter to an tiiflueiiua! Democrat and member of
j the Executive Committee, in -which I said:—"The '
j nomination of Pierce and King for the Presidency!
and Vice Presidency, I am informed, meets with the
; approbation of a large portion, if not the entire De-
[ inneracv ot m.r Stale It has been inv aim. from the
commencement of lire uolorloiiale division of onr
friends ill Georgia, to promote, as far as it was in my j
! power, everything that was calculated to reunite !
i them. That spir.t will animates me. It is also 1
known, that many who have heretofore acted w ith :
1 Ihe Whig parly. are ready to co operate with ns in |
' the present campaign; and it has her o suggested that
a re organization ol the electoral ticket having re
! gard to the different feelings heretofore existing—
: each to he fairly represented on the ticket—might
; have a tendency inure cordially anil hearlilv to reu-
rnte the parly and give to it additional strength.
W hether tins ran be done, or how best it c ill he done,
most he judged hy the Executive Committee i un
derstand von are a member of that Committee, and
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN MONROE.
According lo public notice Ihe Democratic. Stares
Eights Parly of the county of Monroe convened in
the Court tinnse this day, when on motion of Col.
A C* ehraii. Col W in. C. Redding w as called to the
chair David t'gletree was appointed V ice President
and ('apt. W. Lari requested to act a- Secretary.
The Chairman on taking his seal, returned his
thanks lor the honor conferred, are! brn fly staled the
object of the meeting lo he to confirm and ratify the
Humiliation of Gen. franklin Pierce ami (.'ol. \\ in.
li King as riie Democratic nominees for President
and Vice President of the L'niteo Slate-.
On motion of Dr. IIL Roodey rhe Chair appoin
ted lire following names Committee to report business
lo tne meeting, viz: Dr K L Rodu’ey. John Pin*
ckard. Dr D R Tinsley, Johnathan Joho-lon. Z E
Harman. Thomas t’tew art. VVm Sims Allen Coch
ran, Cary Cox. Isac Bolder. Thomas B Williams,
Robert Mays, and John McKenney.
The committee retiring for a short time reported
through their ch i'liian Dr K L Roddey the following
resolutior.s which were unanimously adopted.
I. Resolved, That we cordially ratify ai d approve
the action of the B Itnnore Convention and will use
all honorable means to secure the election of Pierce
and King
2 Resolved, That neither General Scott or Dan
iel Webster is entitled lo southern confidence the
funner isthe mere cats pawjof Seward and Ins higher
law. free soil ami abolition myrmidr.ms, and the lat
ter having claimed the VVilmot Proviso as his.and
declared inat he had never voted for the addition of
Slave teritory to 'his.Union. and never will.
3 Resolved, That in the divisions of the whig
party, in Georgia w .• see the strongest argument for
niiaoniity and harmony among the Slates Rights
Democratic party: with two candtdatt s in the field,
they expect not to carry tlm Stale for either, hot to
j* j draw otr. if possible, every friend of Pierce and King
in thpir ranks, and dins send the election to the Leg
islature where they have a majority on joint ballot;
with two strings to their bow. they w ill play a tune to
suit everv shade and complexion of their party.
4 Resolved Thai we congratulate the State Rights
Democratic. Party of the whole country as well as
ol Georgia, on the withdrawal of the l'ni*>n Kh-rto-
termiiws what course they shall pursue in the ap.
proaching election. It is probable the Democratic
Executive Commute, and many other leading charac
ters of the Southern Rights party, will also he pre
sent. and that a modification of the Demnniahc Elec-
tmal Ticket now before the country, to suit the view s
of the Union Democracy, yyill he formally propped,
a >d respectfully considered at that meeting. I al.-o
“•Tis the Star - paneled Ranner,oh, lone may it wave
O’er the Lciud trfiae free and the H.oue ot the Brave.”
ll'CtfCl'A? Tlmowu
MIL L E D G E VIL L E, September 14, 1852.
DEJIOCHATIC TICKET.
TOR PRESIDENT.
PIEUCE,
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
OF ALABAMA.
PREMtU ATIU ELEU10R»
For the State at larae.
Hon. H. V. JOHNSON of Baldwin.
Hon. WIi.SON LUMPKIN of Clark.
mv object in writmg you this letter is to say that r'l Ticket, and the final dtssolotmn of the Union Par-
while I properly appreciate the honor of a nmnina- j «*• I‘leaves tl* field to our Electoral Ticket and
lion on fie ticket. ,t wm.M afford me pleasure to have I "‘Umphanlly vindicates the p.-iui.nl and policy ol the
my name withdrawn at any moment, aud another 1 Democratic parry of Georgia,
substituted ,n its stead, taken from a quarter calcula- [ “ Resolved I „t.t we comm nd ihe pamot.sm and
ted to promote harmony among our f,rends. While I 1 v% ‘|' rl .' pr»"» p, «.I the Withdrawal of that
I can see no good reason why all might not freely no | |T
operate in support of the Electoral Ticket already ‘' 1 ”• " ,,r ’
’ l«t (list,
• 2d “
3d «•
4th “
I 5ih “
1 (ith “
! 7ih “
. 6th “
FOR THE DISTRICTS.
Til OS. M. FOR EM W of McIntosh.
RICil’D H CLARK of Biker.
HENRY G. LAM \K of Bihb.
HIJ. A H ARALSON ofTronp.
JUS. E BROWN «f Cherokee
WVI L MITCHELL of Clarke.
R W FLOURNOY «d Wa-hm-ton.
\VM. SCH LLY of Kiciimnmi.
nominated, I am disposed to allow no cause, real or
imaginary, to prevent that co-operation, on another. M
Tin? letter concluded with a pledge to do nothing
less as an individual than I would as a candidate, and
the expression of a hope that such direction might he
given to the matter as would insure an overwhelming
majority for Pierce and Km".
I have been the more particular in giving you the
position I assumed in that letter on account of the
conversations in Washington before alluded to A
copy of it was afterwards sent to the other members
of that Committee, as far as I knew them, at a meet
ing which I had been informed thev were to hold in
tMacon. with the request that they would feel at lib
erty to do as they might think best with my name,
that to he relieved Irom the candidacy would be a
gratification instead of mortification to me.
It is due them to state that I have been informed
their expected meeting did not take place. A tew
lation now manifested by our Union Democratic
brethren, we tru-t that spirit will be cordially recip
rocated by us and that past bitterness and asperity
mav be forgotten in our united efforts to a hieve
triumphs for the future, in behalf of our cherished
principles
Resolved. That no power is delegated to the Dem
ocrat.c Executive committee to withdraw ih** name of
a single candidate for Elector from that ticket, and
should any of the candidates thereon and their alter
nates voluntarily withdraw,the Executive Committee
in filling such vacancy have no right to select persons
without the pale of that party hy whom said commit-
l f* were created.
7 Resolved. That the States Rights Democratic
Party of Monroe, will faithfully adhere to and uphold
the principles laid down in the Virginia and Ken’urky
resolutions of 17iH—and in the report of Mr Madison
to ihe Virginia Legislature in 171)!) that it adopts those
principle® as constituting one of the naiu founda'ions
OUR PLATFORM.
“A sacred regard lor I he roorvod
rittiit* ot the Sialrs—a strict con
struction of tli<- Constitution—a de
nial to Congress ol all powers not
clearly granted by that instrument,
arid .t riiiid economy in tbe public
ex StlireS.”—linn. Jns Rio finnan's tetter
loth* Democratic Committee of Baltimore.
W’nif Testimofiy.
THE NORTH. i THE SOUTH.
For nil liis (General I I hare no objection to
i Jeffi rsoi'ian. whose views are always entitled togrr-ht
| respect, in hi- plan ol changing the ticket lor the pur-
1 pose of efl*cling a rc union of the rleuiocratic party,
j Now, as a member of the Southern or Slate- t{io|u a
j wing of the democratic party, claiming a right t > |, a
' heard, I take the liberty to addre-« you. as a in> nilier
j of the Executive Committee, of the same parly, lor
j the purpose of prole-ling and remonstrating against
j any attempt to meddle with, alter or change the above
; named ticket in any manner, lor the purpose ol a re-
! union or any other purpose. Aud furthermore, lo
; say that any surlichange nr alteration, iviij be regard-
, ed as a usurpation of undelegaled power by t|,e
Committee, that will scarcely be approved by the peo
ple. For invself. I feel such a repugnance to a change
that I would hardly support another, if tire change
were made merely for the object avowed. And I
gireit as my dvliberate opinior. that there are hun
dreds who will not support a new ticket,* or even the
same men, if once wiliidrawn and re-appointed. The
ticket is cninpo-ed of as good men and as honorable
men as can he found in the Slate, arid if our Union
friends did not participate in it- formation, tire (atilt is
their own. They were invited to do so. They are,
however, represented in the ticket by Mr Florrrnov,
and with that they short'd nil be content. It they are
true democrats and friends of Pierce and King, thev
should make no objection to our ticket, bnt support
it quietly. The Central Fxe.'unve Committee may
rest assured if they permit the prtnent ticket 'o I,e
tampered with, mi-chief will result. The cry will be
raised that it has been done by trading politici ns for
their own aggrandisement; and there will he more
' trouble in satisfy ing the public mind upon the snt j ct
than is compatible with the short time which will in
tervene between the meeting at Atlanta and the Flec
tion. If it would be uncertain as lo my support of a
newly arranged ticket, what difficulty may we not an
ticipate from thousands less firm, and iess devoted to
the interest of the parly.
If the ticket iriiisl he changed, it should he bv a re
gularly appoint! d Convention of Delegates from ti.e
Counties, which the Committee may. it they pie*, se,
call; aid then the question w ill he directly submitted
to the people. So far. all is going on well w ith the
cau-e here. I am very respectfully yours,
Gen. ZlarnlMiii's Letter,
We copy from the Savannah Georgian, a
letter from this gentleman to Mr. Hood, one
of the Executive Committee of the Consti
tutional Union Party. The letter is written
in reply to a private letter from Mr. Hood,
who it appears had addressed him on the
Pierce's)roles in Conan ss I Mr. Plure's rotes in Con j subject ot tire re-lirrion of the Democratic
and alt his public acts terr- | aress on the slarrry rjnrs- j party. The spirit and motive, of the wriier
icht.rr. proclaim him the
champion of starry.
Hon. Thaddetis Elevens
like those of Judge Johnson, ar
a breach in our party is inevitable: The
matter should be met at the threshold, be
cause it rises above patty, and looks to the
very existence of the Confederacy. The
sentiment of no one State is to be regarded
Dem-'cratic friends not committed to ihtj
nomination. You now know the antece
dents of the candidate and his present po
sition. On the paramount question lie is
and always has been directly and vitally op-
upon thi« subject, but having fought the bat- posed to you. You know the platform —
Hampshire upon the Fugitive ne sophistry can explain away the fact that
days after this, your Electoral Ticket was nominated "f i,<! polilica 1 creed, and it i- resolved to carry
at M illedgeville, upon which it is not tnv intention to ! 'hem out in their most general meaning and im-
rnake any comment, nor would ii lie even mentioned |
here, but tosav of it that it had a tendency to prevent : f* r ,S! W Burney. olZ E Harman and Col J S
any negotiations upon the subject, as I was inform- i rmckard. being called for. addressed the me»ting
ed. and wtiich if true, will now, since the withdrawal martlv and eloquently in favor of the election of the
of that ticket, lie a reason why negotiations may he I democratic nominees.fnlly showing that neither Gen.
renewed or comtner ced and a satisfactory arrange- j ^cott. nr Daniel \V ebster is worthy of ihe confidence
ment made. ( have no donht a large majority of the ofJSontliern men.
friends of Fierce and King in the -tale would gladly 0,1 mution of Pol Cochran the proceedings of this
see an arrangement of a ticket in the support of meeting were ordered to be published in the Georgia
which all could cordially and heurtily unite. It would 1 rdegraph. Federal Union and the Georgia Jefferso-
aeenr the more necessary, becau-e the ma-s of the miO-
t'e in Ne
Slave Law, and upon what we believe in be
ground of constitutional right; we should of
course desire the approval ol the Democra
cy of the country. What I wish to suv to
you is this: If the Compromise Measures ■ , . ,• ,,
, , , , . .- ,, i c , characteitze it; that he lully represents it;
ate not to he substantially and fnmlv main- J
• , • i J that 1.is success will he the ratification of
tameil the plain rights seemed hy the Lon- . , .. . , „ c ,
■ o u . i i • i i i.-, ,hat platfotm hy the Democracy of the
sti'utlon will be trampled in the dust. \\ hat rT • , .. , - , .
— ' United otates. It contains no word in fa
it was a faitly adopted as any platform ev
er was hy a political Convention. You
know that Mr. Pierce insisted upon the
adoption of the offensive features which
diffetence can it make to you or me wheth-
Vnr of Land Reform, no word in favor of
er the outrage shall seem to fall on South i - ,i /• f . T - ■ i
n t ’. f . xt ii i-i placing tlie Government of the United
Carolina, or Maine, or New Hamp-hire? c. . • r • i .* r
. ,i-i c c ,, \ States in its loreign lelaiions and negoti-
Are not the rights of each equally dear to .*,-*., tx t> -
- T F • i , J aimn-, on the side of the Democratic 1 tut
us all!—I will uever yield to a craven • , -r- . . r
. * -i „ ctple in ibutope—no word in favor of just
spirit, that, ftom considerations of policy, r . . . T , , , J
• • -- * — 1 - protection to the river and lake commerce
| 1 ’ • r*v Ul (MV (. IIIMI ID |
wou d endanger the Union. Entettaining YV e}) [
these views, the action of the Convention ’
must, in my judgment, be vital. If we of
commerce more valuable
than all our foreign trade, hut, with a sin-
x- l r l - it i gle exception, it refers lo old issues, which
the North, who have stood.by the con-titu- ■ . ■ i , , ,
i • , i i c- i ‘ . . either have liieu settled, or no longer con
tinual rtehts ot the South, are to he abatt- • ,
i , . . . .. , stilute questions between the two parties,
doned to any time set vitig policy, the hones r .• . , '• ,
* i r , tt- J ■ , and the exception—the only new at'tele in
of Democracy and of tr.e Union must sink to- t .
Die platform—is adverse to all your oiti*
gether. As I told you, mv name will not - , , . . ,, * „
Fir in J • i , , , victions, abhorrent to all your syropa-
be before tbe Convention; but'I ctnnot help
feeling that wbat is there to he done will “n what principle, in what way, by
he important beyond men and patt.es- what device Q f ,eason or sophi-try, can you
transcendenlly tmpottant to the hopes of ju8(if to yourselve9 or lo 'diers the sup-
Democratic piogress a:td civil liberty. . r i i ,c r «
^ ° . j port of suclt a platform, such a nomination t
Isa man bound logo witli his party, right
Frank Pierce.”
to see what was o-
‘‘Your ftiend,
We should like
mitred !
The action of the Convention was regar
ded by him as vital—a very different opin-
or w:ong. (.’an he not refuse, openly and
manfully, to support it when it does wrong,
when it calls upon him to vote on a wrong
issue, and go with it when it does right?
We care nothing about third parties ; hut
ion from that entertained by the Evening certain crises, movements by patty men,
Post. The course which he bo anxiously independently of their party or in opposi-
desired, and pronounced “vital,” was adop- lion to it, ate demanded hy conscience, con-
ted by the Convention, and yet the Post sistency, true manhood, the best interests
strives to separate him from this policy, to the country. And at such times personal
exempt him from all responsibility for it,and i ,aza,<,s must be braved. The man must
then it gives him support, while repudiating makeup his mind to die, politically, rather
the platform—that is, advocates his election than die, morally.
and repudiates his principles, | Lei him once conceive this high resolve.
Finally, the most ultra of the Slavery pa- a,,d he isstffe. ]„ the long run, he will hy
pers cordially sanction his nomination, as his noble daring best ptomote his own pos
above all sectional suspicion. The Char- litical interests, hut, in any event, he saves
lesion Mercury pledges him the vote of ^' 8 honor, his self-respect, his position in
South Carolina, ten to one. The Richmond the judgment of all whose good opinion is
(Va.) Examiner, a leading Democratic wotth having. In more senses than one is
journal which goes for slavery in the ab- true, that he who would save his life shall
stract, says of hirn : lose it; and he who is willing to lose hts,
“No lact is better known about Mr Pierce | 8 ^ a " save it. \\ e have in our eye two
than that he has ever held correct views of striking illustrations of this tiuth, afforded
the sectional questions, that he is a steady j by the case of one public man who found
opponent of Northern fanaticism; and that bis life in that which threatened his destruc-
both in and out of the Senate, he has al- ! lion ; and another distinguished and elo-
ways occupied a position satisfactory to q ue,,t gentleman, who in the attempt to save
Southern men. He is one of those North- 1 bis life; lost it—shall it be forever ?
ern Democrats who have always stood hy J
the Constitution in dealing with slavery, |
true to the tight in storm and sunshine, in
evil and good report, careless of popular
favor, scornful of desertion, and inflexible in
their own resolve,
- — “UntEov'd,
Unshaken, anseduc’d, unterrified,“
Then follows Mr. Orr, of South Carolina,
in a speech in the House, immediately af
ter the nomination, in which he holds the
following language :
“But other questions have arisen since
his Congressional career opened of the most
delicate texture and gravest importance,
which he has met as a patriot and a states
man. His voice was among the first heard
on the floor of Congress, in opposition lo
the fanatical schemes of the Abolitionists,
when that question, so full of danger and
dissension, was introduced here. He provs
Whig parti have never entertained any more notion
id votiii" lor the nominee® of the Democratic Na
tional Convention than you had of voting for Scott
or Web-ter.and although they are for the pr. sent divi
ded between Scott and Webster, thev are certainly
united, lor the most part, iri opposition to Pmrce
King. We can carrv die State for Fierce arid King,
by a large majority, if we adjust this difficulty satis
factorily. for hes des the aerial Detimcratic majority
in die Slate, there are many who have heretofore
acted with the Whig party, who. upon examination
of (ifii. Pierce’s political history, acknowledge they
find no tenable objection to him. If he was only
known as a Whig it would he all they could a«k As
patriots they will of course abandon this objection
and riot allow' it to control their votes Blit we ought j j n ||j e season,
to take ail hormrehle ways and means of concentra
ting all In* friends on orn- electoral ticket, and of
bringing hi® entire strength to tin poll* I» surely is
honorable and proper to al : ow all hi® friends, it rnat-
I ters not of what division, or subdivision in politics
in our Slate, a ftir repies* rdntien on the ticket That
it would give it strength I have no doubt. It has been
said that any allerftdon oTthe ticket would cause as
; many or more voters to abandon it than it would
bring to it. I do not think so. and I should hive
much more faith in his zeal as a partisan than in his
patriotism or good sense, w ho would refuse his sup
• port to an electoral ticket because it contained die
name of some person to w hom he In Id objections
tint afTcr ting the great issue immediately before the
people, but of les® importance,
i This remmk will apply with equal force to those
on the other side. who. if any mdovvard cireum-
1 stances, shall prevent the organization of a ticket.
satisfactory to all interests, may refuse their vote for
i die ticket on that account. It w ould he the greatest
. folly to refuse support to the candidates acknowl-
! edged to he our choice because the Electoral firket
is not exactly to our taste. Of both sides, aud all
sides, it might he asked with some appropriateness
5 just at this time, why attach so much importance to
! the matter to whom shall he committed the mere
ministerial duty of casting the vote of the State for
Pierce and King? It certainly|i« not so important as to
■ put the State to the expense of an extra se«siun of ’he
i Legislature, or od erw i-e putting die elprtion of our
! favorite in jeopardy. How unfortunate if our ow n
bickering® ,-hould defeat us. Of what avail will he
the crimination and recrimination consequent on that
! defeat, while Sevvardism i® triumphant and our eon-
1 stitution.il rights prostrate at the feet of another mil-
1 tnry chieftain. One who wa® selected to his position
! of a candidate against the almost unanimous voice <»f
W. r R[ DOING, Chairman.
Wilson Larv. Secretary.
September 7, 1632,
THE NEW POSTAGE BILL.
The new postage bill, in tiie amended form in
which it passed the Senate. i». is said, will be a vast
improvement on the existing law, and afford relief
both to the people and to the postmasters from the
misunderstanding which the present complicated sys
tem imposes. The advantage of the new bill are
thus pointed out by Mr. Barnabas Bates, in a com
munication to the N. Y. Journal of Commerce:
1. By placing all printed matter on the same foot
ing. postmasters and the public will be able to decide
the character of publications, whether newspapers
or periodicals, and the postage to be charged upon
them, without an appeal to (he Post Office Depart
ment or the Attorney General.
2. Making three ounces the maximum, will em
brace ail the newspapers, and a vast number of val
uable periodicals, which w ill be sent by mail instead
of private conveyances, aud the increase of revenue
of the Post Office.
3. One ounce and a half will include all the
weekly county papers sent within each Slate at half
the price of the above. There is no sense w hatever
in limning these papers to the £tate where published
Why not extend the limit, as on th^ oth**r papers, to
three thousand miles? They are only half the weight
i . • tr .j • j and therefore should have the same privilege,
ed himself eminently conservative upon 4 The
pre-payment of po-i.ifie, either at the
that issue, and proclaimed bordly for main-! office where a newepaper or periodical is mailer! or
taining the constitutional rights of the South; : delivered, is a great inconvenience Imth to publisher
his action was conformable to the cteed you ... -■■ ■ — u ~ ' ■
I the South. I trust we -hall have a patriotism too
j large to leave anv room for the contentions to which
! the differences of the la-l twelve months have given
i rise, anil that if there Ire minor considerations invol-
I veil, they may he waived for the mere important
consideration of maintaining one constitutional rights
in the elevation to the Presidency of the candidate in
; whom we have confidence Ee! no one say it is
i not important who is made President. I have seen
enough of the operations ol this Government, and
know enough of the powers of the President, toven-
| lure Ihe assertion that there is scarcely any maner.
the decision of which is I -ft to the people, so im
portant as selecting their Chief .Magistrate. If Ihe
South does not now give her support to him who
: has uoiforiiiily acknowledged, maintained ami de
fended her rights, she will deserve the fatewhicha
' waits her under his administration who dared not
1 speak openly his feelings on that snhjeci before his
nomination, and adroitly endeavored to conceal them
even in his leller of acceptance.
Very respectfully yours. Ac.
IIU. A. HARALSON,
I A. Hood, Esq , Milledgeville, Ga.
adopted last week at Baltimore, long'be
fore that creed was reduced to form and
shape on paper. Your resolution there is,
that Congress has no power under the
Constitution to interfere with or control the
domestic institu'ions of the several Stales,
and that such States are the sole and prop-
er <f f every thing appertaining to
their own affairs, not prohibited by the Con
stitution; and that all efforts of the Aboli
tionists, or others, made to induce Con
gress to interfere with questions of slavery,
or to take incipient steps in relation thereto
are calculated to lead to the most alarming
and dangerous consequnoces, and that all
such efforts have an inevi'able tendency to
diminish the happiness of the people, and
endanger the stability and permanency of
the Union, and ought not to be countenan
and the public, as the po-tage lo Canada. &c., may
be paid at the office of mailing.
5. The reduction of postage to one-half, when
paid quarterly in advance. wiH hea great incentive
both Ui publishers and subscribers lo prepay their pos-
tage.
6- The obstructions to sptiding transient papers
or periodicals which now exist, will be effectually re
moved by this hill Instead of prepaying fifteen cell's
postage or the Journal of Commerce lo California,
it will be sent through the pustoffice for two cents.
Our California lire them and their friends will hail
this change with pleasure.
Great Storm in England.—All parts of Great Brit
ain were visited, during the week of August proceed
ing the sailing of the steamer, bv storms of thunder
and lightening of unprecedented violence. In Eng
land. Ireland, Scotland, and Wales they were alike
destructive. Houses and churches were struck and
in some cases consumed; fields of grain prostrated,
men and women killed;and the shippings on the coast
more or less damaged. The London Herald has three
MR. WEBSTER AND MR. MANGUM.
We find in till- National Inteligencer of yesterday
a card hy Daniel Webster, in reference t" a report
made hy our Congressional reporter of a debate in
the Seriate last week, in which Mr. Mangntn, in op
posing the hill for a ptrhlic printer, deprecated • tak
ing away the printing of Ihe Department and giving
if to the political press.” and then made the following
disparaging allusion to Mr Webster.
“Mr Mangntn said perhaps there were occasional
petty paltry tricks committed in the Department.
Verv recently or e had been committed, and ttiat,
ton by the great man of the whig party: he meant the
Secretary of State; a trick unworthy of him, un
worthy of his po-ition; and disgraceful of his party,
as far a- he could effect it. which was hut lo a slight
extent, and which shortly would not he to any ex
tent ”
Mr. Webster thus replies to Mr: Mangum’s
charges:
Upon inquiring, through a friend. I learn from
.Mr. Mangurn that his ob-ervations were intended to
apply to the appointment of the “ Wilmington ( otn-
mereial,” conducted bv .Mr Luring, as a paper to
publish the laws in North Carolina; aud to rue ap
pointment for the same purpose ol the "Knoxville
Whig” in Tennessee.
The “ Wilmington Commercial’ was appointed as
a paper to publish the laws upon what was esteem
ed good Whig authority; and if Mr Mangntn had
seen fit to consult ihe members of Congress from his
own State, including eminent M bigs, he would have
learned that there is not a more respectab'e journal
I in Nnrili Carolina than “the Wilmington Commer
cial’'that the editor. Mr. Lnrine, ‘ is a highly respec
table man. of irreproachable character;" and that his
paper has the largest circulation of any Whig paper
published in Wilmington, Ihe most populous anil far
the commercial ciry or town in North Carolina. I
refer Mr Maiigum on ibis subject lo his speech in
Congress.
As to the appointment of the “Knox ville Whig"
as one of the papers to publish the laws in Tennessee
CROPS, WEATHER, &c.
The Fianklin (La.) Banner, ”f the 24th
ult., says that fur the previous few days the
weather in that neighborhood was truly de
lightful. arid adds:
A continuance of such weather will help
much to re-establish the hopes of our plan
ters, some of whom were fearful of their
carte suffering ftom too much rain s > late
What is most needed now
is dry weather with heavy rlews at night,
which,should we be fortunate enough to ob
tain, from present apjiearances will give St.
Mary crops of fine quality, though the quan
tity may not be so large as heretofore.
The St Landry Whig, of the 28th ult.,
speaks of the cotton croji ns follows.
The cotton ciops "1 this palish are unus
ually promising. The late showers have
been amply sufficient to give developement
to the plant, and have not been so heavy
or so frequent as to cause either rust or a
mateiial falling r tt’of the forms. The cat
erpillars have not yet made their appear
ance, and it is believed ;hey will not.
The corn ctops in the praries ate deci
dedly finer, as a general thing, than they
have been for two or three yeats past. W e
think, from the best information we can
gain, there will he no lack of it in the parish
lor t lie year to come.
Plant cane is unusually fine everywhere 1
Tile stubble is very inferior.
ACCIDENT ON THE CAROLINA ROAD.
The Chat lesion Courier of the 9th inst.
says :
I he Hamburg train coming down was
thrown oft’ the tiack yesterday, at 1 o’clock
S n.iler from < hatleston, by the giving
way of a culvert, which had been impel-
ceptably under minded by tbe heavy rains
and flood of Tuesday night and yesterday
morning.
None of tiie passengers were hurt ex
cept a few slightly bruised; but ait uncom
monly smart and inteligent colored lad. iri
the em ploy of the company, named Elsey
or Doctor Elsey, as be was commonly call
ed, was killed. He was standing on the
platform at the break, and wusciushed in
the.concussion ofthe cars.
The mail and baggage cars are badiy
tmn ] believe him to be
eminently conservative on ,, u i i
the Southern question—I : ' jren - Haialson does riot wi.-h to pte-ent any
I place no confidence in the j obstacle to ate union of tiie party, const -
newspaper reports of his jquently he is willing to resign, iu case such
Horn A S'Stephens. j ? C ° U ^ e be to secure its present
1 harmony and future success. W r e doubt
To our Union Democratic Friends. { not every man upon the Democratic Tick-
To the re-union and harmony ofthe de- et > 9 ready to do the same thing whenever
mocratic patty in Georgia theie exists but can ^' e demonstrated that such a course
one obstacle—that removed, a glorious tri- I VV 'H redown to the interest and honor of the
umph awaits the democracy in November, P art y* ^ e have no disposition to quarrel
and a brilliant career fur the future. I wbh our Union Democratic friends about
The great question for every true and de- j men an, 4 relative strength. We care not
voted democtat is, can that obstacle be re- l wo coppers about the alteration ui the
| moved without detriment to the pat ty—and j 4 icket if one single valid argument can be
i if temoved, how can it best be done to se- ; ai bluced to show that such a course is nec-
cure it- future unity and harmony. j essary to be adopted to vindicate tire honor
With no disposition to dictate, no ambi- j a,| d integrity of democratic principles. We
tion to gratify, no prejudices to subserve, ! want a union ofthe two wings of the party;
and with no feelings of hostility to any por- J we want a complete fusion—a union, like
tion ofthe democracy, we beg leave to say I water in water, that will only manifest itself
a few words to our Union Democratic j peifect assimilation of the parts and
friends. j ll,e increase and strength of the whole.—
Some of vu, we k' nw, object to the j That is wlial we want. W’e want no party
Electoi al Ticket and have honestly come ; within a party, no wheel within a wheel,
to the conclusion that it ought to be mndifi- I ca,) be removed at any time, leav
ed—that some Union Democrats, besides ;' n g tire organizations just what they
Col. Flournoy, ought to be placed upon it. , "ere ptior to the re-union. What
For ourselves, and for thousands of those " e hope for and expect from our
wtio have heretofore acted with us, we can- ; Gnion friends is,perfect equality, and if this
, didly acknowledge ire have no objection to j * 9 secured, the present Ticket is just as
such an arrangement, on the contrary, we j much theirs as ours, and-nobody can dis-
I would be glad if it could be made without [ pule their right to enjoy all the privileges
incurring a more formidable evil than it ; a, "4 immunities granted to any member.—
would cine But do our L nion dem icratic j Now we do not wislt to be misunderstood
friends properly appreciate the objections ' 1,1 t ^ )ls matter, it is do less delicate than it
urged hy those who are opposed to a modi- j 19 v 'tal to tne democratic cause in Georgia.
! ficatiotr? They say, and we doubt not the j Lf<? r e then is our position as plainly as
1 tiuth of their argument, that in November ! words can define it. \Ve beiieve the present
; last, the Southern Rights Party was formal- ticket can be voted for by every Union De-
ly disbanded; that the meeting then held | mocrat with perfect consistency and with-
was an honest and manly effort to re-organ- j ol, t an y violation of democratic principle,
ize the democratic parly; that to meet Union If however, we are wrong in this belief,
democrats on their own ground, they ex- an< ^ can be proven that our Union demit-
presslv recognised and acquiesced in the cra,,c an d Pierce whig friends cannot sup-
Compromise; that to the Convention on the j pnG tbe 1 icket as it stands, because such
•3ist of March, called by that meeting, all ' an act would conflict with a principle of the
l Democrats were invited; that to the Union Democratic Party, then change it, say we,
democrats in that C(invention they extended 1 as q'bck as you plea«e. We do not ask Union
! the right hand of fellowship; that the Ticket ; democrats to vote for the ticket now in the
nominated was in accordance with Demo | field, to confer any honor on tbe Electors or
j cratic usage; that all the names on it are re- I *° claim a triumph—such petty considrra-
liable democrats; that the party nominating ! ara far beneath the aspiiations of true
it was recognized at Baltim< re as the legit- | democrats at this time—all we wish, ail we
imate democt a ic party of the State; that 1 expect, all we demand of our Union demo-
any modification of the Ticket would re- I cratic friends is a candid review nf the mat-
verse the decision at Baltimore, and stultify ,pr > a,| d the effects, likely to result pro and
those who acquiesced in it. The objectors con, itt case an altetatioti should lie made,
to this modification go further. They say j ^ e could not doubt the conclusion they
(ami with no unfriendly spirit do we repeat it
here) that Union democrats evinced no dis
position to heal ihe breach until deserted
try their late whig allies; and the facts that
they have sent Toombs, their bitterest ene
my, to the U. S. Seriate, and so re-organiz
ed the Congressional Districts as to give
the \\ bigs six out of eight of our Represen
tatives in Congress,ought to make them more
moderate in tlieit claims and induce them.
damaged, arid one of the passenger cats . jf they ate democrats indeed, to support
injured. The other two passenger cats
were unhurt.
The Engine and Tender were thrown
on the side, and a good deal injured, prob
ably. A parr of the passengers were sent
back to Summerville, the others, with the
mail, res-.ched Charleston about halfpast
5 P. M.
d’lie passengers and mail we understand
will be cat tied through to-day as usual.
Lower California an Independent State —The 8a n
Diego Herald, of the-SJ’Jd. Im- it from reliable aothor-
itv. that active preparations are nn foot to proclaim
the independence of the penmeula territory, and hoist
the “Bear-flag.” Don Darmel Ca-to. a native of
Montery.and late it officer in tire Mexican army, it
is said, has been silently engaged of late, in enlisting
men in this and the county of Los Angeles, to pro-
eeerl to Lower California, arid prorlaim the indepen
dence of that territory. Rumor Iras it. that he has
been quite sncces-ful. and that Iris followers tire now
daily making their nay over the line in small parties,
intending to unite at some given point and upon 8t.
Thomas and La Faz. Negrete, tiie head of Ihe Mex
ican authorities in that county, is repre-en’ed as a
timid man, incapable of resisting a well organized
effort. His family have taken refuge in San Diego
from the impending storm. Castro is ofthe opinion
;tint the lew Mexican troops in garrison at 8anto
Thomas and La Faz, will join Ins standard as soon
as he unfurls it
the ticket now before the people, and es
j pecialiy as in that support no principle, noth-
j ing but ficUu", is involved. This is in part
the argument of the objectors to any modi
fication. But if it be expedient to modify
j the ticket, bow can it be done? The Execu-
| tive Committee are powerless. It is true
Judge Johnson, Gen. Haralson, Col. For-
I man and Col. Clatk have authorized the
Committee to withdraw their names (if they
think hist,)\fsuch a -tep is found to be necess
sarv to secure the harmony ofthe party. But
can they fill these vacancies should they oc
cur? This they cannot do — because the Con
vention designated who should succeed
them. We have carefully and anxiously
surveyed the whole field — we de.-ite concil
iation, but do not see how it is to fie brought
about, if Union Democrats make temodel-
ing the ticket a sine yua non. They certain
ly have not observed the difficulties that en
compass such a stroke of policy. The letter
subjoined, breathes the spirit of many that
have teached us. A member of the Exe
columns of close matter giving the details of the acci
dents and losses. Among other peculiarities of the
- phenomena were the shocks of earthquake felt in
ced by any mend of our political institution, some placet, particularly in Cornwall and Devon-
Post Ofli<e Clerks.—Tbe Clerks in the
Washington Post Office have asked to he al
lowed extra compensation, and among other
reasons why their pay should be increased,
they say that the letters and parcels received
from the House of Representatives during
two years, amounted to the enormous num
ber of six millons six bundled and fortythree
thousand four bundled aud nnventy-nine
weighing one miilion three bundled and
filtj-six thousand pounds! The aggiegate
number of fiee letters, &c., passing through
it is sufficient'lo'siiv that tnat appointment was made ttiat office; amounts to then millons three
by me upon the express recommendation of a major- , hundred and eighty thousand one hundred
_r.L.. 1.1 n.' I Cni.irmaB from that ° <*
ity of the Whig members of Congress from that
Stale.
8o far as 1 remember, I never rc«ad a single num
ber nf either of these newspapers.
I hope I may be pardoned, under the circumstan
ces, for this obtrusion on the public, so unusual with
me, to defend my official conduct against mere ran
dom viiurperalion. Dan’l VYzbstxk.
and fifty, weighing nearly twelve hundred
tuns! This enormous amount of labor is
preformed by twenty-seven persons, and
duting the session of Congress compels them
to be employed sixteeu hours out of the
twenty-four.
would come to after a candid and thorough
examination of the subject.
“Wlicn Greek meets Greek then
comes the tug ol War.”
Weur6 reminded very much of our
you hful sports in days lang-syne, by the
conduct of the two wings of the whig party
in this State. It was customary when two
young belligerants met in a hostile attitude,
and neither seemed overanxious to begin
the battle, one would say to the other if
you won’t hit me I won't hit you—both
pretending to he very brave and both olad
to find some excu«e to escape a resort to
blows. Such is the silly attitude of the
Scott and Webster wings of the whig party
in Georgia. The vvhigs have parted for
the present—they are as much opposed m
fact to each other as either wing is to the
Democratic party,and yet both are afraid to
sound the battle cry lor fear of producing
divisions which may be permanent. Now
and then a slight blow is given, but
the general sentiment of both sides
seems to be a truce to active warfare. This
plan will not chi. To suppose that men be
longing to one organization have no party
pride of feeling, and entertain no jealousy
and hatred of opposing parlies,is to introduce
a new feature into politics entirely What
was the meaning of the Third Party Con
vention, and the nominate n of Mr. Webster
for the Presidency? If a meaning it had it
cet taiidy meant that Genet a I Set it I could tint
cutive Committee lias permitted us to copy betiusled by a portion of the Whigs of
it. It is from a gentleman in a distant court- j v re,,r S' a - 4 he refusal of the Webster
ty, of the first respectability, and highest in- "h'g 9 to support the regular nomination, was
telligence—who has grown grev in the de- j an •<-* lb© Scott W higs ol Georgia, and
rqocratic service—who never has sought 8 declaration <d war against the National
office, but whose counsels for more than a Convention, which nominated him- to say
fout tit of a century democrats have heeded. | then that good feeling can be maintained
Under all the circumstances, we respect- j bt?lweeu tw " P ar, y dtv.su.ns whose antag.w
fully and urgently ent.eat our Union demo- , "istic pos.t.ons are the off-prmg of euspicton.
cratic friends to forego their ol lections to ha,led ‘ ’^avhery, and such other l.ke teel-
the ticket, and adopt it as their own at their inga. < 9 to assert something entirely new m
meeting al Atlanta. Then will harmony be the philosophy of patt.es. If the \\ ebster
restored. Then at a general jubilee ofthe ! '' hl « s n,,t g' ve £ a >’‘ a /. ,d . Ulat
united and un emfied democracy of the i * ,ea /J ,l ' er y lhe ^ ld,wwn *!' lo P e "
J i the u ebsteiifea wufi a more telling enect
than did the American guns on the Castle of
San Juan d’Ulloa. The ball will soon
open—There is uo hope for peace. “1 ray
Blanche and Sweetheart” are already heard
State, we may exclaim:
"Now is tire winter of our discontent,
Made glorious Summer t>y tilts son ot York:
And ail the clouds that oil our house have lowr J
lo the ueep bosnin of the Oceau buried.”
SEPTEMBER 6, 1852.
Dear Sir: I see from the papers, that a portion of
the Central Executive Committee of the late Consti
tutional Union party, have issued a call lo the mem
bers of their par.y friendly to the election of Pierce
and King, to meet at Atlanta oa the 18th inat., to de.
barking in the distance.
Nathan Crist was executed in Mobile oil the 2nd
iost, for the murder ofTheodore Nye, on the 26ih of
February last. Crist made a lull coufesaiou ot hi»
guilt.