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From the Albany Argus.
The Whig Game—North find Sooth.
As in 1S48, so now, the whig candidate
for the Presidency is presented by his par*
tizana, in one aspect at the South, and in
another at the North—as anti-slavery and
pro slavery, an.i compromise and pro com
promise, anti fugitive law and pro fugitive
law—according to the latitude where one
or the other position is found to be most
likely »• be available, in favor of their can
didate
Of course, in thus representing Scott
with two faces—a Northern and a South
ern—the whig organs directly or indirectly
impute to Gen. Pierce the opposite opin
ions and positions in each section of the
Union. At the South, on the strength of
the false report of his New Boston speech,
they assail him as the opponent of the
compromise and the fugitive act—and bold
ly and unequivocally impute to him fanati
cism ol the abolition stripe. At the North,
they represent him as the reverse of all
this, and appeal to the anti-slavery and ab
olition partisans against him, and in favor
of Gen. Scott.
This game, we repeat, is no new thing.—
The same unscurpulous and disgraceful
game characterized the last canvass in favor
of Gen. Taylor. He, too, was represented
by his partisans, Nonh and South, with the
same two faces—and from the same central
laboratory of falsehood and deception at
Washington.—The country was flooded by
the Whig central committee with documents
prepared for the Southern or the Northern
markets, exclusively—the one set vouching
for Gen. Taylor’s pro-slavery ism, and the
other for his genuine free-soili9m.
We cannot better exemplify the game
now on foot in these quarters, than by
showing what the whig presses. North and
South, say of Gen. Pierce—and assume as
trueofGenSci.U. We select, as a speci
men of Southern whig and Scott election
eering, the following from the New Orleans
Bulletin, a fierce Scot whig print of a re
cent date :—
“Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire, a
man who regards slavery as a “social mitr
al, and political evil”—whosaid last Janu
ary, that he “loathed'' the fugitive slave
law—that he had the “most revolting feel
ing at the giving up of a slave,” and that
the law was "opposed to humanity."
And next, what the New York Tribune
says of him :
“In all New England, slavery and slave
catching have had no more iuscrupuluus
thick and thin servitor than this same
Franklin Pierce."
And the Oneida Morning Herald—an
other Scott whig print, published at U-
tica : —
“He has given the South the “assurance
of his most distinguished consideration” in
Congress, by trampling under foot the sa
cred Right of Petition in consistently vo
ting with the fire-eaters of chivalry against
introduction of anti-slavery metnoiials.
He has lent all his influence to crush op
position, and even expressions of disap
probation of the Fugitive Slave Law in his
own native State, and make the worst fiea-
ture of the Compromise the corner stone of
the New Hampshire locofoco creed.”
But not content with representing Gen.
Scott, by application, as occupying the re
verse of Gen. Pierce on this subject—dis
rect assurances are sent north from Wash
ington, of Gen. Scott’s anti-slavery procli-
tivies and committals. The most notable
of these is that sent by Senator Wade to
the whigs of Kevonna, in Ohio, to be used
at the Seott ratification meeting, on the
10th. The meeting was addressed by the
Hon. Daniel R. Tilden, a whig free soiler,
who in the course of his speech, introduced
and read a letter just received from Mr.
Wade, in which the Senator writes.—
“I have this day had a conversation with
Gen. Scott, in which be declared he would
sooner cut off his right hand than lend it to
the support of slavery.”
Thus it is that the whig partizans pursue
the game of deception and duplicity. They
act upon the assumption that one section
of the Union or the other must be cheated, if
Scott is to be elected at all—that he cannot
safely bo permuted to stand before the
American people, north and south, in one
attitude or in any attitude, on the slavery
question—and that it is not safe to permit
Gen. Pierce, to occupy before the country
the eminently national patriotic and sound
position, which his friends had assigned
him, and to which his public course and
avowals entitle him—as the standard- bear
er of the national democratic party which
knows “no North, no South, no East, no
West,” but recognizes, in the language of
Gen. Pierce, “a sacred maintenance of the
common bond, and true devotion to the com
mon brotherhood.”
We do not wonder that the signs of the
times have alarmed the whig tacticians ; nor
ought to be surprised or to regret that des
peration lias driven them into a course of
double-dealing arid imposition, which is
sure to recoil upon their candidate and
their cause with teiible effect, both North
and South.
From the National Democrat.
Democratic Convention at Trenton.
The mass convention of the democracy
at Trenton, on the 15th, was such a gath
ering as has not been seen in the country
the present campaign,and unequalled by the
m<>st enthusiastic grtherings of former
years.
The trains from various parts of the Slate
came loaded down with delegates. The
eastern trains alone brought more people
than were at the State convention of the
whig party.
About 1,300 democrats came from Bur
lington alone. The Camden delegaton was
very large. The attendance from Prince
ton, New Brunswick, Salem, Sussex, Hud
son, and other places, was unprecedented
in the history of political meetings in New
Jersey. There were also very large dele
gations from Pennsylvania, with fine
bands.
The different delegations, with banners,
wreaths, emblems, hands of music, &c.,
formed into line about 12 o’clock, and
marched through the principal streets.
We have never before seen the whigs
look so gloomy. The German Democratic
Association took the right of the line, carry
ing hickory sprigs,| with banners represen
ting every Stale upon them. It would take
a column to state the various democratic
inscriptions which gladdened the hearts oi
all present.
About half past li o’clock the rain began
to fall, and it was qnite evident that it would
continue during the afternoon. But not
withstanding this disadvantage, the meet*
ing organized at 3 o'clock, by calling to the
chair the H >n. George F. Fort, governor
of the State, and appointing the requited
number of vice presidents and secretaries.
Letters were read from General Cass. Hon.
Jesse D. Bright, Gov. Lowe, of Maryland,
and Cooaodore Stockton, of New Jersey.
General Dix, of New York, was then
introduced, to the convention, and made a
tnost eloquent and effective speech. He
showed up the extravagant manner in which
the public money had beeu sqbandered.
$100,000 of interest had been paid on a
principal of only $43,500 in the Galphin
claim; S2S.000 of interest had been paid on
! a principle of only $1,750, in the Chicka-
■ saw claim, and afiei wards it was discoveied
I that the claim had been paid twenty-seven
j years before. His remaik ou this point
was most convincing, and showed a most
deplorable condition of public affairs under
the whig administration.
During Genetal Dix’s speech, the raio
fell very heavy, but the meeting lefu-ed
to adjourn for a long time, and officers and
speakers were pretty well snaked. But at
length they agreed to divide and go the
State-house, the City Hall, the market-
house, and such other places as could be
found.
At the State-house General Dix conclu
ded his ternai ks to an audience consisting
of about one fourth of the original meeting
! the remainder being unable to get in. He
! was followed by John Van Buren and Rob
ert Tyler.
J The City Hall was crowded to suffoca
tion, and the assemblage was addrpssed by
Lorenzo B. Shepatd, Esq , of this city.
He wa9 followed by Col. Page, of Phila
delphia, and Judge Naar, of New Jer
sey.
The speeches were interspersed with
democratic songs from the Gtatiite Glee
Club of Philadelphia and music by the Ger
man band. Thematket was equally full,
and the crowd was addressed by the Hon.
[Charles Brown, of Philadelphia, in one of
his eloquent and convincing speeches.
There was also a large meeting in War
ren street, where Morris Hamilton, Esq.,
and several other gentlemen spoke.
In the evening after the departure of the j
trains, another large and spirited meeting J
was held al the Cit.y Hall. It was address- j
ed by Judge Naa\ Jonathan Pickel, of i
Hunterdon, and Charles Stigreaves, Jr., of!
Warren. Thu9 ended the Procedings of
the day. The demonstration made by the
democracy was a most glorious one, and
was an earrrest of what they intend to do in
November.
New Jersey is good for Pierce eud King '
j by an overwhelming majority.
Correspondence of the Washington Union.
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The election in Maine have just shown
that while the whigs have been able to make
a diversion through the opponents of the
liquor law, they have only exposed their
own weakness, ana rendered the State per
fectly sure for Pierce and King in the fall.
If with all the division created by the trian
gular fight through which the Slate has just
passed, the whigs have not been able to
carry the Slate, what chance will they have
at the presidential election, when but two
tickets will be in the field ? The whig
press here-understands this busines perfect-
iy; hence their expression of thanks for the
favor their party has received, and the gen
eral expression of hope in the future. They
have a care not to mention particulars, and
leave the future a little indefinite. It will
perhaps apply to the election in 1S56.
In this S'ate we shall have no trouble at
all. The Fillmore and Webster men will
not come into the organization, and the few
that pretend to go through the motion do so
merely not to lose their position in the par
ty; while they hope to demonstrate in No
vember that the Whig Convention commit
ted a great blunder at Baltimore when
they nominated Scott, and that either Web
ster or Fillmore would have carried the
State. Some money has lately been put
forward to produce a momentary satisfac
tion with the ticket, but, as is usual on all
occasions when candidates are unpopular,
the little that*is given causes a demand for
more, and the friends of Mr. Webster, who
are among the wealthiest business men and
capitalists here and in Boston, have no dis
position to go in deeply and defeat their
own ulterior object.
As regards the two wings of our own
party, they were never more thoroughly
united than now. They have, in fact, ceas
ed to be wings, and form now but one
latge, impenetrable phalanx. We have
not as yet “felt” the enemy,- but when we
shall really meet him, be shall have no dis
position to prolong the contest. The
whigs make a tolerable tespectable show in
the opposition, but they cannot rally on
principle. The platform kills them daily
by the inch, North and South, in spite of
its vagueness. The whigs may swear by a
chieftain, but they cannot swear upon the
constitution of the United States. They
will make a gueiilla fight in November
next in this State; and cut off a few strag
glers, and perhaps attack a baggage train ;
but the advance of the regulars will put
them to flight, and all their leaders with
their various pronunciamentos. Depend
on it, New York and Ohio are the two
most reliable States for Pierce in the
Union.
Pennsylvania looks well enough, and
will give a larger majority for Pierce and
King than it gave for Col. Bigler last fail.
The same causes which were then opera
ting are now operating, only in a stronger
degiee. We shall have a larger accession
from the natives, and loose not a vote in
the notihern counties. The Irish and the
German democrats throughout the old
Keystone are maintaining their ground
most nobly, in spite of the slanders against
Pierce, promulgated among them in the
shape of tracts, and the adulations of Scott’s
heroism in the shape of picture-books.
There ought to be a picture representing
Scott willing those inimitable letters which
won him such an unenviable reputation as
a statesman. It seems that, for pity’s sake,
the artist was spared that task.
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WHIG ARGUMENTS.
A Whig; writing about a Scott meet
ing in Pennsylvania, describes the fol- .
lowing as one of the attractions ofthe occa
sion:
“An immense 'soup bowl,’ on wheels,con
taining a band, glee club; white flags, ban-
neis, and three or four live coons, left here
drawn by 6ix gray horses, for Washington
Pennsylvania,followed by a wagon sixt feety
long, containing some one hundred dele
gates, drawn by thirty one elegant
horses, each bearing a flag with the name of
one of the States.” •
There is a sad degeneracy exhibited in
this sort of disgusting whig fiivolity. The
whig creed is now typified by a soup bowl,
and General Sco t’s deserviugs and capaci
ties, proved by “four live coon*!” No won
der Mr. Webster can fiud no inspiration in
such a theme as this.
The Scott-Sewaid committee at Wash
ington. with Truman Smith at their head,
are franking documents to the free States to
prove Gen. Pierce in favor of slavery, and
documents to the slave holding States to
prove him an abolitionist? These docu
ments are packed and sent from the same
room, by the same men and the greater part
oDheir printing is executed for them at the
New Era office, Washington, and by Hor
ace Greely,
From the Atlanta Intelligencer—Extra Sept. 18.
THE DEMOCRACY UNITED!
Proceedings of (he Union Demo,
cralic Convention.
Atlanta, Sept. 17th, P. M , 1852.
A preliminary meeting was helrl at Parr’s Hall-
which was organized by calling Hon. Robert M
Charlton to tho Chair as President, and appointing
John W Burke as Secretary, for permanent officers
for the Convention
The President then addressed the Convention in a
warm and enthusiastic manner, urging the members
le he prepared to adopl such measures as will secure
a re union of the Democracy of Georgia.
On motion of Hon. John H Lumpkin, the Presi-
dent appointed a Committee of thiiteen to report
bo-ines-s for the action of tlie Convention, consisting
of Hon John H Lumpkin Hon Henry R Jackson,
Thomas P. Saffbld. Hon E W Chastain. C»pl W
T Wofford. Col. Lewis Tomlin. Dr. Joseph J. Sin
gleton Hon. Charles Murphy, Marshal M Sheats.
J U Horne, Col Samuel Farris, Dr. S W Burney
and Johnson P Wellborn.
On motion of Col. A Hood. Adam W Jones,
Esq., of DeKalb, was added to the permanent otfi-
cers of the Convention as one of the Secretaries
On motion the Convention now adjourned till JO
o.clock, to-morrow morning.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
Col. T P Satfold of the Committee appointed
last night, slated to the Convention that the Commit
tee had opened a correspondence with the Executive
Committee of the Southern Rights Democratic par
ty, hut having received no answer, were un hie to
make a report, and moved that this Convention ad
journ till two o'clock this evening, which was car
ried.
2 o'clock, P. M.
The Convention met. The Committee appointed
to report business for the meeting, made the follow
ing report through Hon. Henry R Jackson :
The Committee to whom was referred the dutv of
preparing matter for the action of this convention,
respectful.y report;
The object for which this Convention has assem
bled, (a Convention of-Union Democrats’ and Whigs
favorable to the election of Frankiin Pierce and Wil
liam R King.) was to consider the best means of en
suring the success of that ticket in the State of Geor
gia; which could be honorably adopted by that por
tion of the Democratic party whose views and feel
ings we represent. We have been deeply impressed
with the idea that to ensure the union, harmony and
enthusiasm among all the true supporters of the Na
tional De nocratic nominees, it was essential to or
ganize such an electoral ticket as would fairly repre
sent the two branches ofthe parly, known as ‘-Union
Democrats” and "Southern Rights Democrats.'’
Such is still our solemn conviction. In accordance
with this belie!, this Convention was as-etnbled. and
in common with a vpry large portion ol the suppor
ters of Pierre and King, we had earnestly hoped that
we should have been here enabled to have effected,
in common with our “Southern Rights” brethren,
that organize ion.
Time would fail us,—in truth it is needless to give
the reasons, in detail, which produced this convic
tion; most of them belonging to the history of the
Slate and the country. Tl e important lact presen
ted to our consideration was. that a very large por
tion of Uie supporters of the Democratic nonnoees.
in -this State, did not participate io the selection of
those gentlemen who constitute the Democratic
Electoral Ticket now in the field, and in that point
of view, cannot be considered as represented by it.
Looking to the recent divisions in the Democratic
party, and to the feelings on both sides naturally
elicited bv lliem. we regarded, and still regard, this
as an unfortunate condition of things. We are un
willing however, to enter into the discussion of the
propriety or impropriety, the regularity or irregular
ity. the policy or impolicy of the nomination of the
existing ticket, at tl,e time when it was presented to
the people of Georgia. Suffice it to say. that we
have deemed it advisable, for the purpose of
removing nil causes of irriatied feeling between
the two branches of our common party, and of
rallying them, with heerty enthusiasm, to the
National Democratic nominations, that changes
should he made upon that ticket, so as to
give to the Union Democrats a fair representation
upon it. Looking to that most important object,
through a sub-committee, we entered into the follow
ing correspondence wiih Col. James Gardner, Jr..
Chairman, and others, of the Executive Committee
of the "Southern Rights Democralic Parly,” in the
hope that something might be effected through their
instrumentality:
Atlanta, Sept. 17, 1852.
James Gardner, Jun., Chairman, and others
of the Executive Committee of the Dem
ocratic State Rights Party.
We the undersigned, a Committee on the part of
Union Democrats and Whigs, (supporters of the Na
tional Democratic candidates, for the Prr si fericy and
Vice Presidency of the United States.) no"- in Con
vention ill this city, have the honor to address you in
reference to the object lhat has brought us together.
That object is to effect if possible a reconciliation of
the two branches of me National Democratic parly,
upon terms fair and honorable to both. Hoping that
you, as the appointed representatives of that por
tion of the common parly known as Ihe Stale Rights
party, areprepared to meet us in this most important
work, we would beg leave to direct your early alten-
tion to tiie mutter. We would be pleased to hear
front you any suggestion in reference to arranging
what we believe to be the only cause of difference
now existing between us. to-wit. the organization of
an electoral ticket for Franklin Pierce and William
R King, candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency of ihe United States, which shall repre
sent the re united Democracy of Georgia. As it will
be our doty to report tu an adjourned meeting of the
Convention at ten o’clock lo-morrow morning, we
hope you will return an early response to this coin-
muoica'ion.
Very respectfully.
HENR V R JACKSON,
THOMAS P SAFFOLD,
WM T WOFFORD.
Atlanta, Sept. 18, 1852.
Messrs. H R Jackson, T P Sajjold and Wm
T Wofford, Committee.
Gentlemen :—The undersigned, members of the
Democratic Executive Committee, present al Atlan
ta, and representing others of the Committee who
have been prevented front attending, acknowledge
the receipt of your communication of the 17th inst.,
and most cordiaUy reciprocate the desire therein ex
pressed for a reconci nation between the Democrats
end supporters of the National Democratic Nominees
for President and Vice President, whom we respec
tively represent. The undersigned refer to the fact
of their presence here as evidence of this desire on
their part, and of their deep anxiety to see establish
ed the kindest feelings, and an honorable union on
terms of perfect fairness and equality among our re
spective political friends, witli a view o promote
more effectually in their State the success of our Com
mon cause and principles.
We have tu state that we are as a Committee cloth
ed witli but limited powers by the Convention which
appointed us tneir Executive Committee, nod that
it is nut in Ihe scope of ntir authority to do that which
would, as has been intimated to us, most certainly
and immediately meet the wishes of the supporters of
the National Democratic Nominees whom ton rep
resent, to wit : to aid in the organization of an Elec
toral Ticket different from lhat now before the peo
ple of Georgia, for Pierce and King. Our power
and di-cretiori in (bis regard are limi'ed lo the filling
of any vacancies which may occur on the present
ticket. In the case of any Electors resigning, their
vacancies are already supplied by the action ofthe
Convention under which we hold our authority,
which appointed alternates to lake their places.
We can only say as individual members of the
Democratic party, anxious to have such a ticket be
fore tlie people of Georgia as would unite in sup
port of Pierce and King the la rgesl number of votes,
that we have deligeully sought information from all
parts of the State, and the result is a firm conviction
that any change at this time in the Electotal Ticket
would weaken rather than strengthen the cause, in
which we in common with yourselves are enlisted.
If this fact be conceded, we submit that it furnishes
a strong reason why tlie supporters of Pierce and
King represented fry you could honorably acquiesce
in the -trpporl of that ticket, as the best means of pro
moting our common cause. We take occasion at
the same time to say, that should the contingency,
not improbable, occur, try winch we should he called
upon as a Committee, to exercise the power of filling
vacancies, we should make it a point to do it in a
manner entirely exceptable to our Union Demo
cratic friends. We desire now to meet and recognise
them as equals and friends, and to act with them
throughout the present canvass, and in all future can
vasses in lire spirit ol a thorough reunion and recon
ciliation, as in days of yore.
With these views and feelings we should be happy
lo unite our exertions and influence wiih yours, to
bring the whole Democratic party, and the support
ers of Pierre and King generally together in Mass
Meeting at some time and place during the present
canvass, in cordial friendship and cn operation.
JAM I 8 G ARDNER, Jr.,
D C CAMPBELL,
tt B HILTON,
T J BURNEY.
We have not felt it proper for os. under Ihe cir
cumstances, to suggest any plan to those gentlemen
by which our object might have been attained wiln-
outany assumption by them of undelegated power.
In truth, one clause of their lettrr is clearly indica
tive of me fact, that had they been fully empowered
by the Convention that appointed them tu remodel
their electoral ticket, they would have declined to
do so We refer lo the paragraph in which they
declare their -‘firm conviction” from '‘information
diligently aought from all parta of the Stale,” that any
■ tiange at this lime m the electoral ticket would I
eaken rather than strengthen the cause in which
re. in common with yourselves are enlisted ”
We deeply regret that such should be the indica-
ions of feeling emanating from any portion of our
Southern Rights” Democratic brethren, that a sim-
le change of the ticket giving to the "Union” De-
nocials a fair representation upon it should have so
‘ecided a tendency to drive them from tlie support of
heii principles and their candidates.
It might well he urged that if they, fully repre-
enled upon the electoral ticket, decline to support
it upon tins ground, much mere are we to appre
hend that “Union Democrats.” excited by the same
i recent divisions, will refuse to support it. since they
are wholly without representation upon it. But
[ we forbear fr< m the further argument of this
point.
Under these circnmstancespiaving failed to secure
such a compromise of the electoral ticket, as we
‘ earnestly desired, ihe question presented lo our
minds, was whether we should present another and
distinct ticket to the people? A'ter mature consider-
; alion we have come to the conclusion that it would
■ he unwise and impolitic to do so. We are uriwill
; ing in keep alive by anv act of ours, the dissensions
which distract the Democratic party- We are dis
posed to do noilmig which may have a tendency to
lake from the people at laree the sehetinn of elec
tors. With a teeling ol sincere devotion to tlie prin
ciples emtmdted in the Democratic pisiform, wiih a
profound anxiety fi,r the election of Franklin Pier e
and W It King, as insuring the triumph of their
principles, in the promotion of the highest interests
i ol the. country, we will not allow the feelings natural
ly engendered by the present condition of things m
our own State to control our action. We will cast
no obstacle in the way of concentrating upon the
: present electoral ticket, all ihe strength and votes
which can be brought to its support.
W e cannot close this report without an expression
of our strong appreciation of the feelings, and mo
tives of these of the Southern Rights Democratic
party, who have evinced a willingness lo unite with
us upon terms which would have been fair and ac
ceptable.
Capt. Win. T. Wofford moved the adoption o! a
substitute, fa report of the minority of the Comrnil-
! tee) dissenting from the action of the Committee,
and proposing a Union Democratic Electoral Ticket
which was lo-t.
Ou motion of Thomas P. Saffuld, E«q., the re-
i port of the Committee was adopted almost unani
mously.
On motion of Hon. E W Chastain, the thanks of
the Convention was tendered the President and Sec
retaries.
On motion the Secretaries w pre requested to pub
lish the proceedings of the Convention in tire Dem
ocratic papers of Ihe * tate.
On motion the Convention adjourned'sinedi*.
ROBERT M. CHARLTON, Pres’dt.
John W Burke.
Adam W. Jones,
> Secretaries.
Proof that Gen. Scott kept the Money of his
I Soldiers in 1519. Old Soldiers read !
| We finrl the following historical item in
! tlie Winchester (Va.) Platform, taken from
i the first volume of Wilkinson’s memoirs.
; The cruise of the whig party toward Gen-
| eral Pierce has compelled the democratic
! organs to look into the history of their can-
! didate. The whig slatsdetets are catching
- their own with interest. Some few are be-
. ginning to heg oft, and on or before a cer
tain day iri November, theie will be much
I “fainting'’ and more “bobbing” among
! those gentr . But lo the extract, which
is as follows:
“ We.thp undersigned, non-commissioned
officers, musicians and privates of Capt.
Windfield Scott’s company, regiment of j
light ailillery, do solemnly swear that vve j
have not received any pay tiom the United ;
States, for our services during the months !
of September and October, 1808, and ;
that we have not signed at any lime, any j
receipt or roll for our pay, for the months
of September and October, 1S08 :
(SIONEO.)
John P. Pool,
j G. W. Smithson,
i Alexander Gray,
J. Roach,
: Mordecai Burgess, witnesses.
| Thos. Gray, his X mark W. S Hamilton.
Robt. Perhinsnn, his X mark
Bartlett Blocher, his X matk
Barthol Crowds, his X matk
Daniel Floyd,
Ephraim Baird,
I W. G. Hubbard.
, J-.hn Madison,
John Davis, bis X mark
Plea-ant Speence, his X mark
Richard Davies,
Jeremiah Lucas, his X matk
John Allen,
I Wm. Petk'nson, his X mark
G. Char man,
| Skilos Borden,
Hamdom Hobbs, his X mark,
T,hos. Williams, his X mark,
Levi Wilson, his X mark
T. B. Mortis, his X mark
Henry Reinhard,
Sworn and subscribed before me, at
Camp Tene au Baeuf, this 9th of July,
1S09.
(Signed)
W, S. HAMILTON, 1st Lt. 3d Inf’ty.
Judge Advocate.
War Department, June 28, 1S10.
I do hereby certify that tlie foregoing is
a true copy of the original, deposited in
this department.
L. S EDWARDS, Clerk, j
Such being the facts disclosed in thisaffi- j
davit, a court of inquiry followed, which the
historian says, did not assemble till the j
10th of January, 1810. to investigate the
fi flowing charges, viz:
1st. For drawing t wo months of hiscom-
pany’s pay and vvithoiding it from the
men.
I “2d For seditious and insubordinate
language respecting tlie commanding gen
eral. declaring that if he should go into the
field, with him, he would carry one pistol Jor
j his enemy, and. one for his general.”
Such were the charges, and the historian
goes on to remat k :
“Aftet due deliberation, &c., the Court
finds the prisoner guilty of the first charge;
' and of the second charge in speaking dis-
j respectful <<f the commanding General; and
sentence him to one year’s suspension from
tank, pay. and emoluments.”
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OUR CANDIDATE.
Never have out political prospects been
more encouraging than at the present time.
The Demociacy in all parts the Union —
East, West, North, and South—are un ted,
and woik together in harmony. A name
has never been presented to the American
people for the exalted station of President
that met more enthusiastic response than that
of General F ranklin Pierce. He is a notlh-
ern man — born in the NoiLh—but his every
act, speech and letter show him to he a pure
statesman, far above sectional prejudices.
He ha9 never courted abolition support.—
Not one solitary act or word of bis can be
constiued in that light, If 90 we challenge
his opponents to point it out. His most bit-
; ter opponents are compelled to admit that
he is sound on the slavery question.— Win
chester ( Penn) Indepenth 1.it.
General Pierce, at the present time,
we believe, lives in Concord.— Wabash
Sentinel.
Yes. And General Scott and the
Whig pat ty live in Discord.— Indiana Senti
nel.
Keep it before tho people that William
A Graham, the federal candidate for Vice
President, voted in 1834, while a mem
ber of the State Legislature, against
giving the people the right to tied their Gov-
States Rights and United States’ Rights,
‘ ** Tis the r Spangled Banner,oli, long may it wave
Verthe Land oflh* Free and the Home ol the Brave.”
MIL L E D G E VI L L E, Srptemher ISTlIS.
DEJfOCKATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT.
RIRRCE,
Of NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WR. U. RIXG,
OF ALABAMA.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
For the State at large.
Hon II. V. JOHNSON cf Baldwin.
Hon. Wli.SON LU.M PKIN of Clark.
FOR THE DISTRICTS.
1st dist. THOS. M. FOREM AN of McIntosh.
2d “ RICH’D H. CLARK of Baker.
3d “ HENRY G. LAMAR of Bibb.
4th “ HU. A. HARALSON of Troup.
5th “ JO*!. E. BROWN of Cherokee
tith “ WM. L. MITCHELL of Clarke.
7ih “ R W FLOURNOY ot Washington.
8lb “ WM. 8CHLEY of Ricninond.
OUR PLATFORM.
“A sacretl regard for liie reserved
rights of the Stales—a strict con
struction ofthe Consilitniion—a de*
iiial 10 Congress of all powers not
clearly grained by that isislriitiicnt
and a rigid economy in the public
expenditures.”—Hem. Jus Buchanan's Utter
to the Democratic Committee of Baltimore.
Whig Testimony.
THE NORTH. 1 THE SOUTH.
for nil his (General | / hare no objection io
Pierce’s) notes in Congress I Mr. Pierce's rotes in Cun-
ond all his public arts eter- \ gross on the slarery ques-
tela re proclaim him (he. j lion. I belie re him lo be
champion of slopcry. | eminently conservative on
Hun. Tliaddeus Stevens. I the. Southern question—/
j place no confidence in the
I newspaper reports if his
speech al New Boston.
| Hon. A. H . Stephens.
The Canvass—the prospect.
In this State the political cauldron scarce
ly moves, so quiet ate live people on tho
subject. Theie is no excitement, and it is
impossible to get up any. This is ominous
of defeat to ( be Whigs. Gen. Scott was
nominated un the supposed strength of his
military glory—hit fiieods expected by
humbuggery, ami a terrible hurrah with fife,
fuss and feathers, to deceive the people by
concealing the true issues belore them as
was practiced too successfully, in the last
Presidential election; but the people of
Geotgia are too wide awaketo be caught
napping; and all the Drums, fifes, feathers
and big guns between hete and Halifax
could never move them from their present
firm ami decided position. They know
who Gen. Scott is, who are his friends and
advisers and what will be Ins policy if elec
ted, and they are determined to give him
each a defeat in November as shall serve
oth -r Military tnen and presidential aspi
rants a lesson for all Coming time. The
people of Georgia have resolved to support
Frank Pierce for President, and having
made up their mind9 on the subject they are
quietly attending to llveir home duties and
professional engagements. This universal
quiet among the people of Georgia is a
good sign—it is a sure precursor of defeat
to the wing patty — we never saw it fail.
For some time past the whies have made-
merry over the divisions in ihe Democratic
Party and e ,'enabled high hopes of much
sport out of ilte family quarrel, but, poor fel
lows, we do pity them, their expectations,
have all been nipped in the bud. The At
lanta meeting settled things so far as the
Democracy are concetto d, and the prospect
for the futute is hardly datkened by a shad
ow as big as a man’s hand.
This is gall and wormwood to the whigs,
their nerves are twitching as if steeped in
poison, and the ct nker of death is gnawing
at their political vitals. Divided as far as
are the poles asunder, they expect nothing
but a most humiliating defeat. Without ar*
gumeut to sustain them in their sinking con
dition, they have turned, as a last resort, to
ridiculing a petition of the demociacy for
having opened the door to a cordial re-union
ofthe democratic party. No wonder the
wiiigs feel chagrined and mortified at the
good feeling bteaking out in all sections of
the democratic party, while their own ranks
are torn and disrupted in a manner we can
but commi-erate, however deserving, they
may he, such misfottunes.
If we look beyond our own State, the po
litical skies are still more bright. From
Maine to California ;hete is no dark spot to
mar the prospect. Everywhere where there
is the least fear of Scott’s carrying a Slate
or District, the Democracy ate aroused and
battling like true soldiers for their good old
principles and worthy candidates.
To our friends abroad we say, ail is right
in Georgia. We have buried our feuds
and smoked the calomel around the council
fire. November will show how sincerely
the Democracy of Georgia are united. A
few may sacrifice their principles to giatify
personal feeling, hut they will be too few to
endanger our cause. There is a time lo
quarrel and a time to heal past dussensions,
the present is the time for Democrats to
embrace and leave the dead to bury their
dead—So mote it be.
Re-nnion of the Democracy.
We gave last week the action ofthe
Meeting ofthe Union Democracy at. Atlan
ta on the 18th inst. We have the pleasure
of laying before our readers to day the offi
cial proceedings. It will be seen that the
Union Democracy requested the present
Electoral Ticket to he so modified as togive
them a fair representation on the ticket.—
The Executive Committee ofthe Demo-
ciatic party as re-organized in December
last, replied to the request hy saying that no
power hail been delegated to them hy which
they could change the ticket; and they sub
mitted to their Union Democratic brethren
if it was polite to change the ticket, if
such a plan would weaken it. Our
Union Democralic fiends, in that pat-
tiiotic arid magnanimous spirit which the
occasion demanded, came up to the woik.
and lor the good of the Democracy and the
weal of their candidates, tesolved to throw
no obstacle in the way of the harmony and
re union ofthe party. There was no prin
ciple involved in this act — none was at is
sue between the two wings, and for this rea
son, and for this teason alone, do vve re
joice over the te union of the Democratic
patty of Georgia. If we supposed lhat a
victory had been achieved by our fitends
over the Union Democracy, good taste, to
say the least, should prompt s lence as to
anything like exultation. But we are hear
tily glad that the only obstacle to a perfect
re union of the Democratic patty has been
removed, and for the future the biightest
hopes may be entertained. We trust (hat
none of our Union Democtalic friends will
regard tlie taunts ofthe Whig press in any
other light than as missiles of a covered
foe who hates this “reunion” as they do the
evil spirit—whose political death, by this
fiiendly settlement, is sealed, and whose fu
ture is shadowed with a gloom no hopeful
ray can penetrate.
Much credit and honoris due those gen
tlemen who were mainly instrumental in ef-
i feeling tlie happy action ofthe Atlanta meet
ing, ’| o Gov. Cobb, Judge, H. R. Jack-
son, Judge Charlton, Co*. Murphy and oth
ers is panly fine the peace and good feel
ing now existing in every portion of the
Georgia Democracy. The Demociacy of
the Union and f Georgia will be elated at
this glorious re-union. Fm two years dis
cord and hitter slide has beeu engendered
in our tanks by questions now consigned tn
the tomb. But the sto r m of ye.-tenlay has
passed away — the blight sun of to-day has
arisen upon its gloom and shed its gulden
lustre fat up the avenues of the future.
ON E H UN DR E D and ON E C1J E E RS
for the re-united Democracy of Georgia.
Another Ticket.
A few disaffected Democrats anil Whigs
in different portions of Chetokee, Ga., have
determined to do all in their power to
defeat Pence and King, and have put out a
Ticket confined to Upper Georgia.
We know not how far this movement is
backed by the Democracy of Chetokee—
we do not believe it is sustained by five
hundred men. We appeal to the Democ
racy of Cherokee lo set their faces against
such sectional movements—the effect will
be to divide the State in feeling, and lead
soon to a permanent division of interest.—
We love our Mountains as much as vve do
any portion of our noble State, and we cher
ish as friendly a feeling toward our Chero
kee hre'hren as vve do lo any portion
of our citizens, hence we tegiet to see
any portion of them beginning a movement
I which will eventually alienate the peo
ple of Upper and Lower Georgia.—
Without unanimity of feeling and in
terest among all sections of the State and
all classes of tlie people. Legislation cannot
be equal and free from favoritism. We
think the imprudence of a few Democrats
in upper Georgia will entail disaster upon
that section if their peculiar views and plans
are supported to any extent.
Who ate the movers tn this Sectional
Ticket? Ate the people of Cherokee respon
sible for it. or is it the creature of a few
dissatisfied and disappointed office seekers?
The truth should be known.
Here is the Ticket—four of which are
bitter Whigs:
j Gen. U rn. B. Wofford of Habersham,
. Dr. H. V. M. Miller, of Floyd,
j Col. E. D. Chisholm, of Polk.
Hon. David Irwin, of Cobb.
| Gen. Allen Lavvhon, of Cherokee,
J Dr. Joseph J. Singleton, of Lumpkin,
Col. Hopkins Holsey, of Clarke,
1 Col. John J. Word, of Cass,
| Dr. M. G. Slaughter, of Cobb,
Col. Thomas W. Thomas, of Elbert.
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One of (lie wounded.
The Marietta Constitutional Union, once
a Whig paper, the Helicon, having to
: please the fancy of its subset ibers, is furious
against the action of the Atlanta meeting.
| The editor says that Gov. Cobh and his
Chatham friends are chaigeahle with, what
| he terms,the base surrender to the Southern
1 Rights party. We opine Gov. Cobh and
his Chatham friends have something more at
heart than to bolster up the fallen fortunes
: of papeis, like the Constitutional Union, de
I pending piineipally for support upon the
whig paitv. Tlie Umon may talk about the
! Southern Rights Piety, lint this is too la'e
! in the day to convince intelligent men 'har
1 such an organization exists in Georgia. We
suppose 'lie Union thinks he has been sac-
I rificed, and that his neighbor of the Ailvo-
I cate will now monopolise the honors and
emnlumt nts of the party, arid therefore he
is dead against every man who aided in the
glorious action of the Atlanta meeting. He
should tall gracefully into the ranks of the
Webster or Scott parly — his present clothes
dont fit.
Gen. Scaltaiid Foiri^ncrs,
The whig press are a good deal troubled
by Gen. Scott’s letter in opposition to the
naturalization of Foreigners. They attempt
lo palliate it by producing a late letter of
Scott, in which he favors the naturalization
I ol those foreigners who have served one
year in tho Army and Navy during time of
War. Now upon what grounds would this
he justifiable? Not upon reason or c<unmon
sense. The army and navy is no place to
teach our foreign population the science of
republican government and the practical
working of our free institutions. The sys
tem adopted in the Army and Navy is simi
lar to both the Civic and Military rule un
der despotic governments. This field then
is no place to rear up a stranger to our
government in the rudiments so essential to
be known by all who expect to live under it.
Gen. Scott in this attempt to palliate the ob
jections urged against his former position,
lias erred farther than ever, and has now
placed himself in opposition to both the
friends and opponents of our naturalization
laws.
Strange Forgetfulness.
Mr. Stephens in his speech at Madison,
and W'e believe in all his speeches, gave as a
reason for not supporting General Pierce,
that Gen Ca-s and Mr. Douglass leading
politicians ofthe Democratic party were in
favor of intervention. It is well known that
both Gen Cass and Mr Douglass deni
ed being in favor of intervention, any furth
er than an expression of sympathy for those
in Europe, who were struggling fot-liberty.
But Mr. Stephens forgot to mention that
Mr. Webster, the man that he is now slip
pering for President, made a speech at the
Kossuth dinner, and went as far towards
intervention as any man in Washington,
save one. Here is a strange forgetfulness,
or stiange consistency, whichever lie may
please to call it. Mr. Stephens will not sup
port Mr. Pierce for President because Gen.
Cass and Mr. Dougliss are in favor of inter
vention, but will support Daniel Web
ster who is himself in favor of intervention.
The only man in Washington lhat went
further than Daniel Webster on the Kos
suth Platform was Wm H Seward who 19
recognised as the Mentor, the spokesman
and the political guardian of Gen Scott.
Gen Scott would as soon attempt to live
without air, as to go contrary to the cousels
of Wm H Seward. We have never beiiev-
I ed 1 Bar intervention was anything but a
humbug. I he politicians at Washington did
not intend to do anutking towards interven
tion but make speeches. But if inter vention is
lhat dangerous heie-y which some politicians
affect to believe, both Gen. Scott and Mr.
Web-ter are mote involved in it, than Gen
Pierce. The latter has never, so far as we
have heard, Ind anything to d > with it, but
Mr. Webster has committed himself, ami
Mr. Seward has committed Gen. Scott
in favor of intervention, as it was under
stood about Washington.
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Let us reason together.
For several months past, the principal
employment ofthe Whig press of Georgia,
has been to stir up strife and content ion” a-
in.mg the Democracy. To piomote this
unworthy object, many whig partisans have
been willing to l crome tatters and tale
bearers between I he Slate Rights and Union
Democrats. They have at different times
labored hard to convince each wing of the
Democracy .hat they have sunendeied to
the other, and al each surrender they con
tend that the Captives have been Heated
vety badly by the victors. W hen Iasi No
vember, the Southern Rights party at their
great meeting in Milledgeville, declared
that as the object for which their party was
formed, was lost, that all the territory (or
which they contended was disposed ol.aud a
large maj >rity of the people of Georgia had
decided to submit to the compromise, there
was no longer any benefit to be obtained for
the South by their separate organization,
they therefore disbanded the Sour hern
Rights organization as a party, and deter
mined f*» act with the Great National De
mocratic party, to assist in the enforcement
of the fugitive slave law, and the protection
of all the t ights that were still left to the
South. From the date of that meeting all
ofthe friends of democratic principles in
Georgia were urged to meet upon the old
Democratic platform without any tegairl to
the late issues lhat had divicMl them. The
Southern Rights men at lhat time disband
ed their separate organization and marched
half way to meet their Union brethren.—
Many of the Union men at that time refu
sed to give up their separate organization
and would not meet us as democrats. At that
time the whole wliigptess declared that the
Southern Rights parly had surrendered at
discretion, that they were prisonets to the
Union men, and their advice was that no
quarters should be granted them. The de
mociacy of the country understood that
thing very differently, they saw that the
Southern Rights men had contender! for a
fair division of the new territory as long as
their was any hope of success, and when all
the territory was gone, the object for which
their party was organized was lost, and they
now were willing to give up their organi
zation, and join a Natsmal party which
would assist them iri rfefending all that was
left of the Constitutional rights of the South.
That party was the Democratic party, and
the party in Georgia that was willing to act
with them wa9 recognized as the Democrat
ic party of Georgia. Tire Union Democrats
now, have done no more than the Southern
Rights parly drd last fall, they have given
up their separate organization as Union
men, and resolved to act as Democrats;they
have only met us on the half w ay and neu
tral grimnd of old Democracy. The Elec-
to r al Ticket in the field was not a Southern
Rights Ticket, but a Democ/atic Ticket, con
sequently there is no more inconsistency in
a Union Democrat supporting it than in
a Southern Rights Democrat: every man
that professes democratic principles can
consistently vote the Democratic ticket.—
But see the consistency of the Whigs, they
now contend that the L T nion Democrats have
surrendered to the Southern Rights Demo
crats. I)i'l any one ever before hear of such
an absurdity; two contending parties each
surrendering to the other, and each beitig
prisoner to the other at the same time! The
truth is, neither has surrendered anything
hut their sectional name and organization,
both have sepn that the issues which called
them into existence have passed away, and
both have fallen back upon the old ground
of Democracy. The object of the Whigs is
as plain and obvious as the no-e on a man’s
lace, they do not wish the democracy to he
united, f'>r if they ate, their reign is at an
end. Look at the papers in which there has
been so much said about the humiliation of
the Southern Rights or the Union Democ
racy, and you will see the name of Scott or
Webster flying for President. This tells
the whole story, they wish to promote and
keep up strife and discord among demo
crats, that they may elect one or the other
of these men Piesident. But they will not
succeed; the democrats understand the depth
of their sympathy, and the value of their ad
vice, and they w ill not quarrel among them
selves for their amusement, nor fight each
other for their benefit; their occupation as tale
beaiers and go-sips is at an end, or it kept
up it will not pay; and if they understand
their interest they will hereafter attend to
the affairs of their own disordered house
hold.
Sound Views.
The following extract we take from a
communication in the last Cassville Stand
ard over the signature of “Amicus.” The
writer was a Union Democrat, and was
anxious for an alteration of the Electoral
Ticket, but is now satisfied that all Union
Democrats can support the Democratic
Ticket without any sacrifice of principle.
W'e commend these views to those Union
Democrats who are still in doubt as to the
propriety of voting the Ticket now before
the. people fi.r Pierce and King—they are
conclusive in our opinion.
The only remaining course for the Convention to
have adopted, was 10 have determined to throw no
nb.-tacle in the way of the success of the present elec
toral ticker before lire people—and as a Union Dem
ocrat I am gratified lhat they have had the magnanim
ity to pursue the only course that true democrats
could have pursued consistent with devotion In sound
political principles If they had taken counsel of
their pride, orlheir personal feelings and piejudices,
instead of their reason and sound judgment, they in
all probability, would have gone into the contest with
Southern Rigtds Democrats, regardless ol all conse
quences, and in-doing a» would have certainly sarri-
Hced Pierce and Krug, and all the great principles
lhat they represent; hut hy shoving themselves supe
rior to prejudices and pride, they have, in nry opin
ion. commended themselves and all whom liiey rep
resented 011 that occasion, to Ihe sincere regard of alt
who advocate sound political principles throughout
the Union I know thai there are those who will de
nounce this Convention as apostates and renegades
trom their principles because they have manifested a
willingness to support the present electoral ticket
without any change or alteration. It i- necessary
lhat we should meet these assaults a' once, and at ihe
very threshhold of this controversy. The National
Democratic party have incorporated into their plat
form as a part of their political creed, lhat they will
abide by and adhere, to tlie Compromise measures as a
final setth menI of all the questions embraced hy tin m.—
And they have nominated Franklin Pierce ai d Win.
Iv. King as their standard hearers in the approach
ing Presidential election, both ol'thf tn distinguished
tor their active efforts in behalf of those principles
lhat the Union party of Georgia have signalized and
rendered illustrious The Electoral ticket now tie-
fore the people was nominated bv a party that indors
ed true principles at Ihe lime ihnt tliev made this
nomination, and whether Uie electors believe these
principles or not, they stand pledged, if elected to
give their votes to Pierce and King, and when mis is
done by them, the Union democralic friends and -up.
purlers of Pierce and King have accomplished all
that they could possibly effect III principle dial they
could were every person on the Eln-loral ticket i-
dentifled with the Union men of Georgia in the p dit-
ical contests for ihe past two years. W’e -hall have as
certainly c.a-t nnr voles for Pierce and King, and the
principles that they are known to repie-ent through
dial medium as through any oilier. The Union de
mocrat- therefore, make no saculice of principle in
the support of tlie present ticket.
tt?" Wt? feairi that a nergio Homan, the
property nfMr.Geo. M Garrison, of P “Ik.co
murdered five of her child, en by cutting their
throats, without any known cause, and then
made an attempt to kill herself, by making
three licks across her throat with a knife,
which did not prove fatal. Said negro has
since been convicted of murder at the Sept.
Term of the Superior Court of Polk coun’y,
and is to be hung on the 29th day of Oct.
next, at Cedar Town, Ga.