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Grand Movement of the Mew York City Dem
ocrats.
The united party mot in old Tammany
Hall, on Thursday evning, to raiifv the
nominations for state officers made at Sy. a-
ense. They were addressed by lion.
Amasa J. Park* r, thw'eandidate for gover-
nor, Judpe Vanderbilt. James M. Buch
anan, cf Maryland, and several other. So
great was the crowd, that in addition to the
meeting in the hall, crowded to its utmost
capacity, addresses were ?nad« from tour
different stands in and abort 'he lark..
Judge Parker, in his remarks, given m
the Journal of Commerce* declared that—
-•The union cf the. democracy of this
state is now consummated. This meeting
proved it. From this moment they would
stand side by side and meet the enemy in
unbroken columns. It was said by a uis
lingushed statesman that this union was
one of the greatest events in our history,
as it warded off impending danger and
rendered our union intangible. The dem
ocratic party was charged with being a
pro-slavery pirty ; nothing could be more
unjust; it was neither a pro-slavery or anti-
slavery party. It was a non-intervention
party. The true question at issue was
whether the people of a territory should
decide for themselves, and whether they
•should be protected in that right. It the
general government were unfortunate in
their selection of persons to carry it out,
the blame f| id not rest on the democratic
part *. Who organized men and snplied
tliefft with the deadly rifle? W ho did not
believe that if Kansas was left to itself, it
would be now received into the Union on
the terms which the people of that territory
desired ? The people ofa territory had the
right to govern themselves, and should be
protected in that right? He held, and it
was the rule of tiro democrat faitli, that
such was the true policy of the country.
There were hut two powers that could
take cognizance of the subject—congress
or the territory. But if it was to be decid
ed by congress only, men would be elected
only in reference to that question, and the
mast fearful consequence would ensue.
But the country would never determine
that the question belonged to congress
only. If the territories belonged to tlie
states. they belonged to the south as well
as the north. But if it depended on mere
physical votes in congress, it would be
dealing unjustly both to the nortli and
south. He believed that there were none
but the mad abolitionists ot the north
who would attempt to decide that each
territory had not the right to manage its
own affairs. This great contest would
however, be decided by the election of
Buchanan. The people ir> each state and
territory would determine the question as
they pleased and as they had a right to do.”
Mr. Buchanau, who was received with
great cheering, which attributed to his
hearing the same name as their intended
President, alluded to tin*, healing ot the
estrangement among the democrats in New
York, and gave his testimony to the well
treatment of slaves and hollow sympathy
for them of those who "‘would put a pen
ny in the charity box and take a shilling
out of it.” He was informed there was
no enthusiasm felt here, on the subject of
the election, hut he never witnessed a
more heartfelt enthusiasm in his life. In
relation to Maryland, it was said by one
<>f the newspapers that there were hut
two states doubtful and one of them was
Maryland. In the nameofGod, who could
think that such a desecration could he
brought upon Maryland as to render it
doubtful in this contest? Most of the er-
ing democrats who were carried into the
dens of Know Xothingism in Maryland
have come, back to the democracy. At the
last election they lost it by only a few
thousand votes, hut then tho whigs did not
vote with them ; but at the present elec
tion very many of them would vote the
democratic ticket. There could he no
doubt whatever of Maryland.”
In relation to the meetings out of doors,
the Journal remarks—
“At about a quarter to nine o’clock the
throng had attained its greatest size, and
presented one of the most magnificent
sights ever witnessed on a similar occa
sion. The crowd at that time extended
iu apparently one unbroken mass from the
stand iu the Park to the hall of records, to
the corner of Spruce street and Nassau,
and hack to the steps of the City Hall.
Every possible standing place on this ’ ast
area was occupied. The audience were
highly enthusiastic throughout, greeting
the salient points cf each speech with
tremendous applause. A fresh impetus
was given to the popular sentiment by the
advent of democratic clubs, which poured
in from time to time, taking up their posi
tion on the outskirts of the crowd. Near
ly all the Buchanan associations in the
citv were represented. ’1 lie Young Men s
Democrotic I nion Club, end clubs from
the 15th, 17th and 5th wards, occupied
the steps of the hall of records, grouping
their lanterns and banners together with a
beautiful effect. Thousands of democrats
being unable to get within hearing dis
tance of the main stand, several meetings
were organized for the purpose of speak
ing at three advantageous points in and
about the Park.”
The Herald admits that the meeting
was “one of the largest (it not the most
intelligent) gatherings ever assembled in
and about Tammany Hall. The resolu
tions adopted, approve of the course
pursued by tLe delegates of the Syracuse
convention, the platform cf principles laid
down by the national convention, and en
dorse the nominations ot state officers.
The last one was as follows :—
“Resolved, That in the conduct of opposi
tion factions in Congreas, in refusing to
pass the hill calculated to pacify the ditli-
culties in Kansas, and to provide against
their recurrence ; and, still more recently
and boldly, in attaching to an important
bill appropriating money for the carrying
on of government an unconstitutional pro
viso, whereby the regular session termin
ated without “voting the supplies,” need
ful for the preservation of the frontier from
the depredations of savage-,—has demon
strated (if it wore doubtful before) the
danger to the confederacy, from placing
in power thei'actious, violent and danger
ous men w r ho constitute the leadcis and
managers of opposition, and the necessity
for a rally of all the friends of the Union
and the Constitution, to rescue our coun
try from the hands ot its internal ene
mies.”
Letter from Hon. (harlcs J. Jenkins.
Lexington, On., Aug. 12th, 1856.
Hon. ChakCES J 'Jenkins.
Pear Sir: Having for nt?*iy years been associ
ated »vitli you politically, and always entertaining
a high respect for your opinions upon all subjects
.r . ..h’in i.dlicr VAH will Mnnlnit mo t linno fur
of public policy, you will pardon me. f hope, for
taking this liberty of asking you to give me your
opinion in writing upon the claims of the candi
dates now before the country for the Presidency,
with the privilege of using it as I may wish. As
an Old Line Whig, I feel that duty and patriotism
require that I support James Buchanan iu the
present contest. Very respectfully,
Vn.Lts Willingham.
August.', Ga. 28th August, 1856.
My Dear Sir: Your letter requesting my •‘opin
ion in writing Up--;* the chums of the candidates
now before the country forth, Presidency, with torpretit
the privdege of using it as you may wish**'is be
fore me. and although withdrawn front the politi
cal arena, I cannot decline compliance with your
request.
These claims must be considered relatively, iu
reference to the state of the country, and the po
litical circumstances surrounding the candidates ’
severally.
It i- proper to begiu with a survey of the field of
American pt>litte»,as at tffis moment presented.
Ther 'is but a single exciting question now before
the American people, viz: .t proposition to repeal
that feature of the art organ it tog t! Territories
of Kansas and Nebraska, which expres.-ly obro
gates tire Missouri restriction, and to restore that
restriction. This is the pending issue, though
there can be no doubt that success tit it, wou.d en
courage its authors to introduce other measures ot
repeal until all advantage resulting to tie- Couth
front the Compromise off, shall have I), i-n
swept away. The absence ftom the contest of oth
er questions, makes it ctsstkictiy sectional,and fear
fully perilous to the Union.
Now for the array of parties, and I remark, that
you art* invited to make thus survey front a point
entirely without the lines of a-nv and ail of thorn;
certainly not, for hat reasstt, ineligible.
] i*. t, then, w ■ see a part-v prostituting the time
ly ■ • U
one section ot the country, lor the avowed purpose
of crusading against the lights and institutions ot
another section, holding the affirmative of the
above stated issue; a party equally sectional in its
aims, and its organization; employing for the pur
pose of act tation, the combined agencies ot the
hustings, tin, press, and ti e pulpit, till sustained
by tile-corrupting influence of money, diawn w ab
out stint. from the well filled and open coffers oi
tributary millionaires. It presents as its candi
date Air. Fremont, famous only for bold adven
tures in exploration ol our Western w ilds and
snowy mountains—a fit instrument in the hands ot
the desperate faction who have committed : licit;
black banner to his firm grasp. I cannot enlatge
upon the demerits of this party or ol tlioir candi
date, ltur indeed, iu this laiitudc can it be necessa
ry. 1 will only add that it is formidable, as well
in its strength, as i;t its desperate dating. All
men her*'- properly estimate its character—few,
very f*-,w, rightly appreciate its pow* r. ! he sou:It
em mar. who thinks it contemptibly w* ak, and up
on that opinion predicates his couise iu ill.scon
test, will tied, when too late, that, lie has hugged
to his besom a fatal delusion. If uot the first, it
will undoubtedly prove itself the second power trt
the strugtrlc: whether it shall be first, or second,
will depend mainly upon the South.
We turn now io an array iu -another part of the
field. The American party somewhat ti e senior
of tlie Republican, has been avowedly organized
for the purpose of reforming our naturalization
laws, so as to secure effectually to .A-irrericans the
power to rule America- The "’tijec! is a good one, | hi
and when pursued by legitimate menus, w it'iiou
being made primary to others more importan
more exigent, will I trust, claim the favorable con
sideration of the whole peopl : Now. however,
that question is scarcely named in the canvass and
it were well to let this measure of reform res*, un
til ill* escape of the Republic from its pr* sent peril
is effected. This party, although not sectional, is
certainly of doubtful nationality, for the purpose
of resisting the present aggression upon the rights
and interest of the Cioiith. 'I he doubt is predicat
ed upon the express repeal by their national coun
cil, iu February, 3806, of the twelfth section of tin
platform of declaration of principles, tnadeiu June,
1855, and which gave t** the South an ample guar
anty of their co-op* ration. It is sometimes said
that paper guaranties are utterly valueless. They
have certainly proven so in some instances, and
for the argument, we may grant them -always so;
still it must be conceded that the formal and dis
tinct withdrawal of one previously given is sig
nificant. This party then with a full knowledge
that their national council (whose authority i-- re
cognized t had made this withdrawal, proceeded, in
convention, on the next day, in the same city, to
nominate their candidates for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency, and gave them no position what
ever on this momentous question. In View otall
this, to say that tin* party is ol dotthtfu! nationali
ty for defence of the South in this ruthless aggres
sion upon her cou#P'ttioual rights. is to u e mild
terms. Of the patriotism and genuine national
feeling of the Southern wing, no doubt is meant
to be insinuated—they are above suspicion. Their )
mistake, I think, lies in reposing until* rit* d con- j
fidence in their northern confederates, upon w hose i
faithful co-operation depends the claim of the par- j
ty to nationality. Thoir candidate is Mr. Fill
more, a most worthy man—at* able statesman, who |
in the legislative and executive departments, has \
done the country good service and made his name 1
honorable- |
We are pointed by southermadherents to his ad- ]
ministration, and w e are told that, by Ins nomitia- j
tion. the party has given the South a higher and
better guaranty than their repudiated )2th section, j
tors at the hustings and their editors through the
press are now faithfully laboring. Exceptions
there ntay be, but in general, even on^freesotl,
they come up manfully to the work, j he patty
is plant* *1 on tills policy, thcrcemnnltal is com
plete—with it they must sink or swim. 1 heir *-an-
* lid ate, as broadly pl**dged, as deeply commit! ■
as themselves, is Mr. Buchanan, tire wi-*st, most
Conservative, most reliable Democratic aspirant
ti* the Presidency. They chII him an old fogy. 1
have an instinctive leaning to obi fog.vi.stn. when
put in competition with voting Americanism. I
would take him in preference to the most prom-
isinrr sprig of young Ani ’i’iCR th?it l)t;niori.i> j
can boast.
This is no time to struggle for party ascenden
cy. jVote, we must look to the *-c*..t try its c*m-
tintring prosperity, and greatness in ■ 1 nion, or
iis Utter ruin cut <‘*1 it. Wc must h.,v. a President
who v. u; the Constitution we in-
or all is lost. Let our inquiry then ho,
first, w ho of the candidates will stare’firmly by
us: and secuil'hv . who of ttios rt that will, has rite
fairest prospect of success. Self-preservation de
mands, that in ‘his crisis, we vote with rcferet t*e
to the great issue, and to the. avr.ilahiii*i e "'o
candidates in the election. Let us save th- *t
now, through the instrumentality of the Demo
c-y, if need he,aud oppo.'e to them hereafter, v *- t
occasion shall require, the same ".riiomitrtu.e sp;—.
they have encountered in us. heretofore. They who
admit the peril and then refuse this sacrifice to
avert it, are in danger of merging the pat r.ot in the
partisan. Now, the better to > im.-tre tin* peril
and the chances of averting it, let ns consider the
prospects of the several candidat**s. Believing, as
1 conscientiously do, that should Mr Free tnr sue-
c*'**d, tile Union" will not survive his administra
tion. I assume that it rs a cardinal object t*> secure
the s ;t »n of a safe man 8j[ tin pt pie. 11 a n
fortend/that the destini-s oi'this • i* country
sltouhl he committed to the House of Representa
tives, as now- constitute 1. Does any southern
mail fee! differently, l"t him cast IPs uyr upon tee
speaker’s chair—lei him contemplate the attitude
of that body at this mom-nt, and he warned. Does
he with all ilte lights before him, desire to send the
election to that body in the forlorn hope , f thus
securing the election of his party’s * cm .
fi rAhn. I have rto algumeut. “He is joined unto
his idols.”
To retai l! then. That Mr. Fremont w ill receive
an immense majority of the votes in the non-slave
holding States, is beyond all question—precisely
how many no man can foresee. He might lose
twenty-seven votes and still be elected. The en
tire vote of the South concentrated npnn one can
didate would he 'inadequate to elect him No rea
sonable man will deny that, should the vole of the
South he divided, Mr. Frcntrtnt will receive a suffi
cient number of northern votes to defeat an elec
tion by tie* people. ' The practical question for us
is, which of the two, Mr. Buchanan or Mr. l’i'l-
foore, has the fairest chance of obtaining, in the
non-slaveholding States, such a number of votes
s, united with the entire vote of the South, w ill
• cure bis election by the people. Mr Fillmore’s
hopes, north ofMason and Dixon's line, rest upon
New York. Be not deceived by the assertions of
the partisan press. 11** has no foothold elsewhere,
in that section. On what foundation do his hopes
si hi New York? hooking to the numerous fac
tions into w hich the people of that State have of
lute been divided and sub-divided, the notorious
lot ning of ancient party tie? and their known
proclivity to Frees,lillstn, T submit to every can
did ntind the question, is it safe, in an issue so im
portant and so doubtful, to base a calculation upon
her vote? There is then, no reliable expectation
that the South-couM obtain he p enough from the
North to elect Mr. Fillmore. What are Mr. Bu
chanan's prospects? It is as far removed front
doubt, as sticli an event can w ell he. that the no
il Keystone Slat*
and by her illustrious s.
iid j good reason to hope that New Jersey will d
' w ise. Ti cse two, with the nnauimons vote
South, would elect Mr. Buchanan. His prospects
in those Vvo States are far blighter, I think, than
Mr. Fillmore’s in New York. But. again, to bor
row a phrase. Mr. Buchanan has, it* Indiana, Illi
nois, Michigan and Connecticut, a margin, wlti h
Mr. Fillmore lias nowhere. Should the former
lose New Jersey, there is a hope that out of those
four States, the loss would he made good. I do
not mention them iu any other connection, be
cause I fear more than I hope from them.
In ope word. then, were this a contest between
Mr.-Fillmore and Mr. Buchanan, and were T as
sured that Mr. Fillmore would oppos* himself o
the restoration of the Missouri restriction, I mild
vote for him with unspeakable p** asnre. But, 1 **-
jng satisfied beyond all doubt, tin:* :t is ;n fait a
cunti betwei u Mr. Bud anan .-it!* 1 . Mr. Fremont;
that Mr Buchanan, -i t. will interpose
all the power of his administration to preserve, tin
intpnried, the Constitutional tights of the Bott'h
and the perpetuity of the Union, whilst Lift real
competitor would ttu.scriipiilonsly trample on the
former, with full knowledge that he thereby im
perilled the latter. Isay let every south rtt
{oral vote he east for the Democratic ^ ominee -
f.et Georgia do so, laying all party prejudices . -1
affinities, as an offering, <*n the altar of orreun-
nton country. To aid in this result, no man need
ver anv existing party ti*-s. ncr need lie ii^jm
For tnr seif I disclaim an r su*-lr pur-
will stand by the Union
in in this contest Ther*- is
. like-
:.f the
The Army Bill Passed.
The Extra Session of Congress adjourned on
Saturday* afternoon last, after passing the Army
Apprepuation bill, without ’he Kansas amendment.
We are informed that the Black Republican
Know Nothing majority in the House, were only*
compelled t*. yield front the immense pressure
brought to bear against them from their own party
i*: th*- ‘fe*-*- Sialc'. The ruin and consternation
w hich they w ere about to visit upon the laboring
classes—upon the wives and children of our
mechanics employed upon the public works—the
f. arlit! responsibility of exposing ‘'rim uuhabitants
oi our frontiers to the merciless duri an savages,
whose known rule of warfare is an hfoistiugui-died
destruction, of all ages, sexes ami con.!it;o;.s," the
tliitg of'< Navy—in a. few wo
t itai revolution ot our country—lias been very
fortuna’ely arrested by the passage of a hill to -n-
the government to comply with its obliga-
i tior.s- ....
! The party that assumed such a dietorial p* -i-
i * ion :n the House of Representatives, against the
I army bill, was s*-nt there by the Know Nothing
pai ty of the North.
j ; - YV -dtington Union, of Saturday attornoon
I ..-my bill passed this evening by* majority
I , , ,itt*s. The conspirators are utterly broken
a. The Constitution is saved, revolution is
j r . buked, and the course of the Presid *nt vindicat
ed. u j s not only .^tot.-il change cf *he aspect
1 wliich was before us, but it may he received as an
! unquestionable assurance **f the final overthrow of
i the enemies of our institutions Never, in ourhis-
Tt t v. 1 as there been a more anxious time. Each
I ir.fe.ilar element of the occasion has been, i*
turn,' the subject **t discussion.
When Congress first u it, for the extra session
Mere were some of our friends who doubted the
wisdom of the policy pursued by the President.
| !t was doubt xpressed in the terms of faith and
! * afidi *. • ; and therefore, springing from the right
i spirit, was soon removed. Out enemies were un-
measure i in their abuse and denunciations of ihe
Presid -nt; hut guided by a sense of duty, he had
a ted i s a patriot ought always to do, and smn-
m* in l Congress back to the discharge of the high
trust committed to them hv their constituents A
faction.-* majority of ISutck Republicans, varying
from one to three, had steadily refused to vote tor
the army appropriation hill, except with ait un
constitutional and arbitrary proviso. Jn the face
of all these discouraging circumstances, the Presi
dent met the crisis.and we owe our pn sent triumph
to his firmness and lus sagacity. It reminds ns of
the truth, that from the first assembling ofCou-
• * ivss in December, until the hour in which wo
w ,;e, his civic pathway has be -u lined with bril
liant triumphs. He began by rebuking conspira-
lors, and he has closed by a sgtial triumph over
their fall. Tuese are r. corded hono.s whicltwill
live in the grateiu! hearts *-t h».s countrymen.
We subjoin the vote on the final passage ot the
Veas—Messrs. Aiken, Akers, Barksdale, Bell,
Bennett of Mississippi, Bocock, Bowtts JS<>yoe,
Branch, Burnett, Uadwaiadei, l ampbetl ot K*-tt-
tucky. Canine, Clingham, Cobb of Georgia, U"l*h
of Aiahauia, Cox. Crttig*-, Crawfotd, Cut’
vidson, Davis of Mary land, Denv
muijdsoit, Elliott, E;liridge, Eustis, Evans, l' .ulk-
E .Hence, Ettilerol Maine, Goode,Greenwood,
Hal! of Iowa, Harris of Maryland, Harris ot Ala- ;
. mm, Hairts of ill.ttois, Harrisou, Haven, lltck- I
man, Hoffman. Houston, Jew. tt, Jones ot Tonnes- j
see, Jones of Pennsy lvauia, K* itt, Kelly, Kennett, |
Kid well Lake. Lett her. Lumpkin. A. K. Marshall
of Kentucky Marshall of Illinois Maxwell. Me-
Miif.it, McQueen, Aliller of Italians, Miliisott. i
G ive; of Missouri, < U r, Packer, Peck, I‘helps. 1
Porter. Powell, Puryear, Quitman, Ricaud, Riv-^s, *
1,'udin, Rust, Savage, Seward, Shorter. Smirh ot
T* uuessee. Smith of Virginia, Smith o! Alabama. 1
Sneed, Stephens. Stewart, Swope, Taibou, Tay'or, j
'1 vsoti, Und *rwood, Y ail. M alker, A arner, M * i*s. *
Whi eler, Wl itney, Williams, Winslow, Wright ol j
M. sissippi, YYi ight of Tennessee, and ZoliicoJer j f f
lul. _ , „ ■
Navs—M.-s*r«. Albright, Allison, Barbour. Lar-1
i clav. Benti' tt oi'N*-\v York, Benson, Bil inghurst,
Btnghatu, Bliss, Bradshaw, direnton, Buffington,
i Campbell, of Pennsylvania, Campbell of Ohio,
| Chat: *', Clark d Connecticut. Clawson, Collax,
j Cumins, Covode, Cragitt. Cun.hack,_ Damrell.
Davis of Alassaoilittsetts, D'-tin, Do W iit, D'n-k.
Dickson, Dodd, Dunn, Durrei , Etlie, I-.dwards,
K ,;:ie, Flagler, Callow,tv, Giddriigs, Gilbert,
! Granger,Grow, Harlan, HoJoway, H. rtou * ■ Nev.
', Hew'.. lit!: hstOU, K( : j •
! Knight, Kuowlton, Knox, Ktutkel, titer. Mate,
Mattescn, McCat M**rgan, Mornil, Mott. Mur*
ra'. Noiton, Oliver of New Y*ek, Eatki-r Belton,
' Peiiiiingtoii, Petit, Pike, Pi'iitgle 1 Ji' .ttuce,
Ritchie, Robbins* Roberts, K
i Sapp, Scott, Sherman, Simhtons, Spinner, Stanton,
Stracahan, Tappatt, 1 iioringtun. 1 hurstan, Iod*i,
! Tr.*f:ui:, Wade. Wakenian,' W-tlhridge, Waldron,
Washburn* of Wisconsin, Washbitf.i of Illinois, j
1 W;*shl urn of Maine, Wood, Woudw.ff an* Wood *
Front the Daiiv Peeumyvanian.
Mr. Buchanan’s Liberality.
Mu Editor; I saw in your paper of this morn
ing that a charge had been made against Mr. Biicn-
anatt ity Ids political opponents, to tlte effect
that he was wantinp in liberality or petierosi j •
It made me exceedingly iudipnant, knowing, as 1
do, that nothing conld be mure groundless and
unjust. Allow ;ne to give a brief chapter from my
own experience. .
Mam* years ago, while I was a young man, 1
rest 1 *1 near Mr. Buchanan’s office in Lancaster.
In conversation v ith him oue evening, he said to
me that if I f it disposed to go into busin ess for
mvseif, he would assist me with funds. As Iliad
i.o capital to eontin nee with, I thanked him verv
sincerely, hut told him that no opportunity off,-red
at that time. He said, should you at any t.me
desire it let me know, and I will advance whatever
amount you ntay think necessary to start with.
.Subsequent].' an opportuni y *liii present i?sr *f.
I wrote :o Mr* Buchanan at Washington, ami too
return of mail brought me a check on th hank for
the stun I desired. At the expiration of the time
for which the money was loaned, I stated to him
that I had not be it so fortunate as I had a,lt! -
cipated. and that if he would allow me a further
time of one year. 1 should be very glad. He cheer
fully cousented to mv request At the expiration
o; ho time, I paid him the principal; he ret tty d
to receive any interest whatever for any portion
of the time I had used the money he had lent me.
Therefore, when 1 hear Mr Buchanan accused * f
a want of liberalitty I feel compelled to -peak out
mv hon -t convictions, founded upon tny own
experience. I presume he ha- forgotteu ail about
his long ago, but I h ive not. _
I have b ‘eu a Whig for twenty years, hut it »
live until November next, I shall vote for James
Buchanan. * * *
Philadelphia, July 22, 1856.
I rmarks by the Editor.—The writer of the above
communication is a respectable W lttg merchant ot
this city, who is well known.
State flights, and United States' Rights.
i t, the Star Spangled Banner, oh, long may it wave,
O’er the Land of the Free, ami the Home oi the Bravo.’
anremfirVG;Clifk ilAR\ FS, St»ti: 1‘kTntf.hs.
Tuesday Morning. September 9y
~F()R PRESIDENT:
JAMES BUCHANAN,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
for VICE PRESIDENT :
JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE,
OP KFN'rrCKY.
, l^uoell. Da- I . j *. -
’ Inin, anil ;t j
Dowdell, hd- ,. ,
Sad End of Dr. H. A. Ramsey.
The Savannah llcpublican of tid it.st, contains an
account of the death by suicide, *>f Dr li. A.
Kaiitsev, formerly editor of the Atlanta Examiner.
I e account, wee presume is uuth* ntic:
We leant from undoubted autltority, that this
unfortunate ntan, whiose name has become quite
notorious iu Georgia, and who our readers will re
collect was arrainged recently before the U. S.
Colmmssjoner in this city, for forgery upon the
Pension office, and made his escape, committed
suicide in the Jail of Sparta. Conecuh county Ala
bama on Wednesday, the *JOtlt ultimo. The facts,
as obtain' d by ns from Deputy U. S. Marshal, La
roche, areas follows: Ramsey was arrested "Some
weeks ago in tho neighborhood of Sparta, on a
charge ot charges offurgery. and committed to jail.
His friends in Georgia, preferring to have him
stand Ids trial here on the charge upon wliich lie
was arrested sum ■ months ago, obtained a warrant
from the U. S. Distaict Court, and proceeded to
Alabama, in Company with the Deputy Marshal
fur the purpose of demanding him trom the author-
ties e, the'latter State. They refused to deliver
Ramsey liimselt was very much
I disappointed, being ausious to retuni and stand
| his trial.
Finding it impossible to carry out lus wishes,
and doubtless tired of ofa life that had become a
! disgrace and dishonor to himself and the source
of the keenest anguish to i * is family, the uniortnn-
i ate man resolved on destructioa. He had procured,
I by some means, several [>ods of the Jamestown
\vt d that gre\_ iil abiuidance around the jail, and
ab uit noon of the 27th asked lor a eup oi coffee,
which, alter the jailer retired, he drank, having
first puis* lied it w;tn the seed, lie was discovered
some two hours alter taking the draught, lying qn
tlie floor in an insensible condition. Medical aid
was brought, but he had passed beyond its reach,
li, ; . . * ,t d through the uight and died at 7 o’clock
n the doming ol the27:h. Mr. Laroche and the
r of th* unfortunate man were present at his
| d* atli and witnessed his burial in the afternoon of
the same day. An appropriate end to a reckless
and abandoned life. 1 i riIy, “the wav ot the
PRESIDENTIAL electors.
FOR f HE STATE AT LARGE.
WM. H. STILES, of Chatham.
IVERSON L. HARRIS, of Baldwin.
FOR THE DISTRICTS.
1st.—Tugs. M. Formas, of Glynn.
2nd.—Samuel Hall, of Macon.
3rd.—J. N. Ramsay, of Harris.
4th.—L. J. Gahtrell, of Fulton.
5th.—J. W. Lewis, of Cass.
Ctli.—J. P. Simmons, of Gwinnett.
7ih.—Th*«s. P. Saffold, of Morgan.
8th.—Titos. W. Thomas, of Elbert.
The gcntherir IlrcoTder publishing a Free
!4oil letter, unit cutting on* the Free Soil
parts.
Tw o or three weeks ago we rappi d ihe Record
er’s knuckles for publishing a mutilated letter
from Hon. Daniel L?. Barnard, of N. X. ThD gen*
tlemau is a triend of Fillmore’s. Fillmore gave
him a lucrative office. Of course lie would like
to see Fillmore elected again, and get the same
appointment.
Now, reader, patiently follow its over the ground
covered by this article, and if wo don't prove to
vou, that Dan’l D. Barnard is a good Democratic
witness, and the Southern Recorder a very small
sheet, then there are n*> snakes in “01 • V rgi- ny.'’
Here is an extract fiom Air. B.’s letter the Record
er did not publish:
“But tlie I-ign-as Nebraska hill of 1 54 cam* in
t*> break up U.e public peace. An arrangement,
affecting and fixing the condition, in r*. sp••*■; to
slavery, of a vast integral portion of o i common
country, which had existed for an entire generation
without one loud complaint from any quart* i, v, *$
not thus rudely disturbed will *-nt a motive This
unnatural and' monstrous sacrifice was offer. las
tho basis for a new, or to reinvigora! ■ an <> d, po
litical coaihinn, which was to have its trial of
strength at* 1 its triumph in the Pn-si-len i-lrc-
oi 1856. it was addressed, primarily, by n-rtain
leading Democratic gentlemen **f the N* iih—
among whom was the President of tin U 8t;ue« —
to the consideration of tne ultra propagandists at
the ?*iuth. The measure itself oiginaliy pn pes. *t
—the obliteration of the Missouri Compiium-e
line—soon drew* into its support, ns was quite
natural it should do, almost the ei tire 8*>uth : »t
least the South pretty generally acqtxiesed in it,
though certainly with many honorable exceptions:
and it finally commanded, though not without dif
ficulty, tlie support of the great body of the Noi th
em Democracy.
The parties to the coalition now in tlie field for
the Presidential campaign, are mi the one side, so
many of tho Democrats of the North ns consent to
take the approval, not only cf the repeal of the
Missouri compromise, but of the whole series of
administration measures affecting K:/nsas, ns tho
text of orthodoxy, and on the other side, a |»*rtinii,
less, I trust, than one-half, of the p-ojifo of the
South, w ith whom slavery is always an interest of
great moment, but embracing especially those
who arc dUafrected to the Union; and those who
entertain extreme notions about the universal ben
efits of slavery. This combination forms and con-
slit ales the Democratic party of the a ay. it is true,
this is not the first time tiiose same dements have
coalesced for a like purpose, nor is it the first time
th* Democracy of the North have laid, or proposed
to lay,'costly offerings on the shrin*-of the slave
power. It teas the Democracy of the Xortli. in a like
coalition, tr'tiih brought in Texas, iriih four mote
since States ia embruo. It was ihe Democracy of
the North, in a like coalition, which brought the
country into a war with Mexico, for the expo s
•Ido not desire to maintain myself at home, unless
I ran do it will, a due regard to the rights and safety
of the people of the South.”—Buchanan in 1837.
All admit that the people, of that Territory, trhr.n
assembled in Contention to frame a State Constitu-
tum. possess tlie sole, the exrlnsire pouter to determine
irhelher slarery shall or shttlr not exist icithin its lim
its, Olid the tide of population nmr flowing into it ful
ly justifies the belief tint California trill be admitted [ though in the undiaappointed purpose, of acquiiin
„ state into the'( nion during the nc. t Congress, new territory to he formed into more slave Stat
—Buchanan in 1848. • Gould any Southern Denton at ask more for his
‘From my soul I respect the laboring man, soys Il0 ble brethren of the North, than Mr. Barnard
Janies Buchanan.
Tlie older 1 grow, the more inclined lam to be t chat
i: called a States' Eights man—James Buchanan’s
speech on the admission of Arkansas, in 18:46.
/ fully endorse the resolutions, and may further
say that l am what is railed a State Eights Democrat.
John C- Brecki nridge in response toliis nomina
tion for the Vico Presidency.
.tir. Jrukiai’ 1-cltcr.
It is entirely nnn'-ccssory for us to call the at
tention of our readers to tho letter of the Hon. [
Charles J. Jenkins which will he found in our col j
iimns this week. The high character and com- ! the President and its numbers in Congress, has
here grants? It is the Democracy that extends
th*' an a of Slavery, and Northern Democrats, too.
Mark that 1
But here are more extracts that did not apperr
in the Recorder. Read on:
“And this is the work of the coalition. Both
wings of the combination have worked harmoni
ously together for the common object, and with
little scruple in regard to the means employed.
The purpose of the Southern wing of the coalition,
was to s ize Kansas, per fas ct n fas, AND MAKE
IT A SLAVE TERRITORY AND FINALLY A
LAVE STATE. The Northern wing, through
transgressor is hard. ’ AVe sincerely
with the patents and family of the tie*
are clever, respectable peopl*, residing
per portion of the State.
A Hard Hit at two £u*>w Nothings,
TJje Horn John M. Elliot of Ketituekv, iu s
speech delivered in the House of fit-pros* nta
lives, thus exposes tlie position of
league (Mr. Cox) and Air
sy npatfiize
■eased, who
in the tip-
his eol-
Zullicotier ofTennt-s-
manding position which the writer has long held
in the State will elicit profound attention to any j
tiling of a political nature coming from him at this j
tim*. It is unnecessary for us to say, that we i
have heretofore generally differed with Mr. Jen- ’ acte*
;**** n.-diticallv, and there are some things in his 1 ‘ .
(•sent letter fiypii win h we entirely dissent; but that otic is blinded and staggered by the canta-nina-
kills
P ri
there is such a spirit of candor and patriotism iu
its general tone and sentiment that we have no
disposition to criticise any portion of it. Tfio 1 t-
donc El EE YTH1XG in its poicer to faeditu •, up
hold and girc sue:v s.- to the enterprise.. I speak h* reef
acts; motives must take careot themselves. Set ires
of such daring and outrage, so desecrating tlie forms
and name of Government and law, havv been en
acted in Kansas, under tht lead of the. propagandists
teni, and deliberately sanctioned and •upheld by
the Democrats of the .Xnrth, in and out of Congress,
tion
Aga
It has pleased the people of this country, du-
terw ili speak for itself, and w e give it to our ring much the great . portion of the iast quarter of
^ new ones.
pose.
I have, mv d«sr sir. been unwilling to ohtriule
mv opinions np.on public attention, hut I do not
see that I can. with propriety, refuse to place in
yon? hands this hasty and imperfect expression of
them, leaving to your sound discretion the use to
he made oftliem. Respectfully, Ac.,
Charles J. Jexkins.
Dr W. Willingham.
To a gi'eat extent this guaranty is good and is cor- i i he Detroit Free Press p
diallv accepted, hut docs it go for enough? Of * by sixty-nine of th ■ most
Mr. Fillmore’s loyulty to the Constitution, and to Detroit—it being an appe
the rights of all people overshadowed by it, as he
interprets thorn, there can be no doubt—none at
all. But since lie went into retirement, there lias
been further legislation on the slavery question;
the Kansas and Nebraska act, repealing in t xpress
terms the Missouri restriction, which had before
been virtually abrogated by tin- territorial acts ot
1850, has been passed. This is the alleged cause
of the present agitation in the non-slave holding
States. We ofthe 8 out 11 maintain that this rep* ai-
ing clause is iu strict accordance with the Com
promise of 185U, and w e then claimed the removal
of the Missouri restriction, as one of the benefits _ , .
derived under if. Yet, since his nomination, Mr. past history |ofrhe pirrtv
Fillmore has publicy denounced this repeal.—
N iw. we cannot afford in kindness to.try man,
or set of men, to blink this question, so full of per
il to the South and io the Union. Whatever may
he said ot squatter sovereignty, or of sanctioning
alien voting, or of other provisions ot this Kensas-
Nebraskaaet—we cannot surreiufor the clause
which repeals the Missouri restriction. Yield
The Whigs of Detroit.
Detroit Free Press publishes a letter, signed
most influential Whigs of
ppeal to the Whigs of Mich
igan, to support the Demoralic candidates in the
coming Presidential contest. After reviewing the
past and present position of the old \\ fog party,
tlie letter thus briefly gives the reasons ot its sup
porters for adopting the course they have:—
“Whilst we still approve of the measures advo
cated by the champions of the good old whig cause,
reaffirmed in the acts of our national conventions;
w hilst vve revere the memory of those who have
(leparteit in the faith, leaving us the fragrance of
their go**.! names, and the influence ofa gr< at ex
ample: and while vve admire and would humbly
instate the example of our great men. bo.h in the
; t history of the party and in the recent nets of
some of its distinguish* d members, w c would fain
have vou remember that there is only l*dt for us
the duty of choosing between an effort to r* organize
and reconstruct the whig party, or to abandon our
dnty as citizens in refusing to vote at the coming
cb’ctir n, or to merge ourselves, in violation of nil
our antecedents, into a party sectional in its or-
— nizati'in and dangerous in its tendencies ,or that
Letter from Missouri.
* respondent, w riting to us from St. Josephs,
I Missou i. und* r date **: August 23d, says:
-J have read your Tri-Woekly of the titli August, I
* in which, in your estimates on the Presidential |
*1 ct ion, you place Missouri as tolerably certain ,
for Fillmore. You are rather more generous to |
I Mr. Fill more than any person, of any party, iu I
I Missouri. As you Five, no doubt, received before I
j tiiis time, the returns of the late < ieciion here to*
I Governor, showing tlie triumphant resell **f five j
I thousand votes in tavor of the regular Democratic
1 candidate for Governor, Trustiu Polk, it is proha-
* bfo that v **u a I • not so well disposed f o allow that j
\L. Fiilmare will have anv < hance, in November,
I .* this State. You may depend upon it, that Mr.
i Fillmore is not considered in ihe race here at all
You must -remember that ivvo tickets were run by
! ihe Democrats *u Missouri.
There are a good many Black Republicans ;n
ofthe Know Nothin;
Well, sir, the June platform being destroyed by
the same party that brought it into existence, they
i adopted a platform, fixed up here, in Washington
j city, and published some weeks before” tho conven-
j tion met.
The 13th section of this platform indicts the
resident ef the l nited States, and puts him oil
trial bt-fi-re tlie country, for “reopening sectional
agitation by the the repeal of the Missouri com
promise.” The Black Republicans met at Phila
delphia, in June last, and made a platform, iu
w l ’ It t hey arraign the present Aministiation be-
f *:*; ;he eoe.utrv for the very same tiling: so that
the Fillmore party and the Black Republican party
agree on the lvansi*.--Nebraska hill, both being
iign list it. And here; again, I am astonished at
the inconsistency of some cf our “South Ameri
can’' fiieiid-*. For instance, I am told that my
olle gtie[Mr Cox] and the gentleman from T**u-
• ess.-e [Mr Zoliicotf r.] two of the warmest ad
vocates of the Nebraska bill, are now advocating
the claims of Air Fillmore, who plants himself
upon this anti-Nebraska platform. Here we
see tw o getlleui* it, notoniy voting for the Nebraska
bill, but urging its justce by two lengthy
and able seeches; now turning round and arming^
ning the present Administration before ihe county,
for favoring the very measure which they advocat
ed themselves, and for which they voted. I have
not heard niycollegane [Mr. Cox] state that h*
Missouri, and nine-tenths ot * m_ mo w . ° •*i n f.” for Mr. Fillmore, and hope lie is not, for I would hate
to see him stultify himself, and'repudiate his own
record for the puporse of waging war upon the
Democratic party. What did the President do?—
He signed a bill for which the gentlemen from
Kentucky [Air. Cox] and from Tennessee [Air.
Zollicoffer] had voted, and lie had the weight of
tln-ir able speeches'on wliich to rely for the cor
rect ness of his course. Sir, these gentlemen must
feel very bitter against the Democratic party, when
they will condemn themselves—their own votes
and public record—to get to condemn tiiis Demo
cratic Administration.
here are of that strip* ■ 1 would not trust one
i li, ill the length of ill) little finger upon the slaver
i iv question. They are all rotten, more or le.-s.
The Missouri rule to test them is, whenever they
j 1 >,•■[11 *** show* signs of opposition to tn** Kansas
j bill, and to express regret at tlie repeal of the Mis-
I sonri restriction, you may with mathematical * * * r-
j tain tv pronounce them "1 rum three to five months
I gone" in freesoilisni. This mle has no exceptions.
The fact is, sir, that early Know Nothiugism is
not tog morenor b-as than frees Siam in the bud ■
it was so, in the-free States, in tl.e beginning oi
the oath bound organization, and w ill show itself
so in ail the southern States. Mark my predic
tion. Tell youT readers the plain tru:h about this
matter and let your public speakers pine aim it on
' ' Hundred
the stump. It is tho truth,
nay thousands, in the slave Stat* s, repose m un-
roin.-J security, in the embraces of Know Nothing-
ism, singing psalms
thaUuid you yieli . - li t] is valuable in theCom- ot boldly trtking side in the present ownttiripro with
promt! ■ ofl85 ! . wl ich we are allsolewnly pledg- * m ancient bt t n ational ..jiponei^t, the deiimcrat;.*
Four Fillmore Elkctoks Declared for
Fremon t.—Tne bitter portion <s being put to the
lips ofthe Fillmore Whigs by the Fremont tana-
tics. Stephens and Johnson have-resolved ti.at it
shall he fcwr.Hovf d. On tho State ticket presueteu
to the Fillmore Whigs for their votes, there .arc-
two avowed slanderers of Fillmore, two Abolition
ists, two active advocates of Fremont. This is two
•of tlie three men on that ticket, to say nothing of
Cochran, the third auu the last, who's-- hostility to
Fillmore is notorious. Bui tLis is uot all. The
Electorial Fillmore ticket is made up to cheat the
Fillmore Whigs; and to prove it, four men on that
ticket, viz; Hatfield, C. N. Taylor, Wells
and Yeungman, have already declared for Fre
mont'
The abere is from the Philadelphia Pennsylra-
nian, of the 22d ult. It sounds badly for Filiinore-
sm in tire Keystone State.
ed to maintain. Yet again. it is precisely this
clause of the act which Mr. Fillmore lias denounc
ed. It is quite possible that, notwithstanding this 1
denunciation upon the ground of expedienpy, he j
may, upon higher considerations, oppose himselt
to the restoration ef the Missouri r* stri' lion. I
have once been toll}, when presenting this vi vv,
that !his -.mminalioiTby tlie American party ol
Georgia and their platform, in w hich high ground
is taken ou this point, lord been together laid be
fore him and tlmt in his acceptance ofthe nomina
tion, he mu -t and would declare his assent to the
platform. But lias he done so? You will search
for it in vain there. He allud* s to his candidacy
under the Philadelphia nomination, expresses
■himself gratified that the Georgia Americans have
concurred in it, and for his principles refers to his
past administration I w ill say in candor that I
have been told also, that there is in existence sat
isfactory evidence of his concurrence with our
views on tiiis point, but J have uot seen it. Why
not give it to the public, why not let every man
read and judge for himself! ' No public man, no
candidate tor high office, can rightfully ask the suf
frages of the people, save upon the faith of his pub
lic acts and declarations, m r has Air.'Fillmore ask
ed them, otherwise. In tho absence then of any
published evidence on tiiis.point, I close the dis
cussion of rt with three simple questions, the au-
sw ere- to which may furnish to southern meu a rule
of action in tiiis emrerency. Flint, <fo*-.s or does
not the nphatie condemnation of a legislative act
justify the expectation tiiatlie who so condemns
will concur in and approve its repeal. Secondly,
has or has uot Mr. Fillmore publicly and emphati
cally condemnc/l the abrogation by act of < on-
gress of th,? Missouri restriction? Thirdly*, If he
he content to stand there, brtore southern voters,
where ought they to stand iu the ides a* Novem
ber?
But there is a third contestant in the field, the
anctent iron ribbed Democracy. 'There it stands,
armed and equipped top a pie with imposing mien,
but w ith unnumbered sins upon its hoary head —
Prominent among these, in my humble opinion,
is that cf having brought, our present troubles up
on us, by inordinate indulgence of its lust for ter
ritorial acquisition, glazed over by the fallacious
pretension of “extending th*- area of freedom''—
th,* demagogue's hobby and the tifdhuster's apol
ogy. That will be a dark day for th*- country,
when conservative old line Whigs identity them
selves with this party. In their palmiest days
tliev could only partially check, not arrest the
downward tendency ofits misrule. Their mission
is still ,uid ever to combat its errors and counter
act its objectionable policy.
But w ill all its faults, that party now stands
forth, alone in its reliable nationality—alone in
its unqualified pledge to maintain the present .Unf
its of congressional legislation on the slavery ques
tion. For the redemption of this pledge their ora-
Ailiiding to the character of tl.e persons engag
ed in this movement, th- lice Press remarks: —
“\Yc cannot pretend to give the distinctive an
tecedents of tire gentlemen who have issued tiiis !
appeal. \Vo will only glance at tl os-** of a few **f j
th an One was a whig candidate for G Merrier
in 18J3, was three times elected .Mayor ot t! * ntv
hv the whigs, and was President (*t th* ( 1 iy C!e.*
jn 1844. Another one held the office of Judge of
Probate of Wayne connt.v at/h*- hands **t the w hig
party, and also the offiee of Alderman of tho city—
w.as .appuinted by a whig Giimimui-Couneil Her* r-
d*-r of liic city—vyas the editor and proprietor of tlie
Detroit Adrertiser for several years, and was Post
master of I etroit under Gen. Taylor. Another
was a 3*>f >rfi ve or six years proprietor ofthe Adrerti
ser Five others was elected by the whigs Aider-
men ofthe city of Detroit. Another was appoin
t'd by whig Common Councils Clerk of the city
six years in succession-was a member ofthe whig
State committee in 1856, and secretary of tho
Harrison, Clay and Taylor clubs. Another w ;*s elec
ted by the whig* Police J ustice of the < ity of De
troit. Two were whig stump speakers in the Harri
son, C av, Taylor and .Scott campaigns. Hirer:
eitliers have been whig candidates for Aldermen **t
the citv, nrnl “all,” as tlie gentleman to whom wo
are indebted for these reminiscences remarked,
hare crcr heretofore been, and arc Henry Clay tehigs
of the strictest sert.”
Passage of iheirmy Appropriation Bill.
The passage o* the army hill will be hailed with
joy iiy good men throughout the -Union, as a
triumph over the Black Republican revolutionists.
A dispatch sayr tiiat during the call-of tlie final
vote in the House, tlie greatest excitement picv. 1-
ed, and that when the result -was announced a
general congralillation prevailed over the who e
house, the republicans, if possible, showing t;io
greatest joy , , _
While the vote was being taken, the Senators
left their seats and earn** over in a body *o tlre
House. The Republicans conld, it tb* y had chose,
have killed the Dill Messrs, Welsh, ef Connecti
cut; Milward, of Pennsylvania, Miller, ot New
York with .Speaks Banks, would have defeated it;
hut they evidently were anxious it should pass.
It said that even tlie arch traitor Greeley, seeing
that the course of his party was ruining diem in
the Northern .States, wrote to thorn i* or Gous
sake let the bill pass.” Another dispatch says;
President -Pierce is exultant over the passage ot
the Army bill, and gave a grand dinner parly on
Saturday evening, which was attended by Messrs,
Howell Cobh, Orr, Hunter, Toucey and others ot
the faithful. A general congratulation took place,
and the opinion w as expressed that the result
-established tlie w isdom ot the President’s course iu
calling the extra session.”
lor Fillmore, aad uttering
-haunts"about “Americans ruling America, but
it they would ic:ul anff think, and examine toi
themselves, would cut loose from these dark
lantern concerns, and if they had the power would
hurl Jovcs thunderbolts again-1_the whole organ
ization. 4
“Know Netliingism is the subtle device which
is employed to lead the minds ol'incn in the South
tliroughliate for tin* I'ope of Rome, while Five Se.l-
i.'in is sapping and mining under our very hearth-
i stones.
1 “Thank God for it, I think the Soifili will east
a united electoral Tote for Buchanan and Breck
inridge. But w hether she does or not, A) -slniri
j wifi, by an overwhelming majority, vote tor the De-
I mocrutic nominees.
“Before closing, I may say to you, that there is
great excitement in Kansas, and in the border
counties of Missouri. Gen. James Lane is known
to he in Lawrence, and has i.i the '1 erritorv about
eight hundred armed men. I hey have destroyed
Franklin, as *1 learn, and coipmitted many depre
dations. Lecompti.il has not been attarkoJ as re
ported. Woodson is uot a prisoner, nor is Judge
Leconipte.
“An express lias just reached here, 1 ringing tlie
news ofa fight in the Territory, uud that eighty
Abolitionists were killed. 1 he battle took place
between Franklin and Lawrence. 1 think the re-
port nc. *!s confirmation, or at least. I question its
truth. You will, no doubt, hear stirring news by
telegraph before this letter reaches you.”
Democratic Meeting in Jones.
A large and respectable porf.ien ot the citizens
of men, of Jones county assembled at the Court House in
Clinton on the 2d of September.
(),i motion of James M Cm: . -Esq., Gen Daniel
N. Smith was called to tin- Chair and Alexander
M. Thigpen was request* d te act as Secretary.
The Chairman iur.de a few appropriate remarks,
stating the object ol the meeting.
Col. Iverson I, Harris and C*J. Linton Stephens
were then introduced, each *>t whom made effec
tive speeches, shewingcniicluei; civ that Buchanan
and Bretkcnridge are tlie true exponents ofthe
principles ofthe Constitutior. am! the riplus of tlie
8outh in opposition to Black Republicanism
and Know Nothingism.
On motion it was resolved tl at tli ■ proceedings
of this meeting he sent fur publication to the Geor
gia Telegraph and Federal Union. The meeting
then adjourned.
DAN’L. N. SMIT H. Chairman.
Alexander M. Tiugeex, Scc'y.
readers without further comment.
11 in «?• w
Old !^i;uaflrr •‘ormijn.
Gun. Sam Houston, alias old Squatter sovereign»
alias Anti-Nebraska, is out iu a letter for Fillmore-
Straws show the way the wind blows.
A Ai£ii. w
All the Statesmen of the country are for Buchan
an. All the broken down politicians are for Fill*
nn»ro—for example; Sam Houston, Henry S. Loot**,
A. J. Donelaon, John M. llotts, Prentice, Jere. Cle
mens, ct cetera &c. «fcc.
The Know XoMiiug"* of New York.
The * -American State council” of New York,
assembled at Syracuse, New lurk, on the 27th ot
August. The council split; part endorsing Fillmore
and Dnnelsou, the other part endorsing Fremont
and Davton. It was a family quarrel. The Black
Republicans have their own nominees in tlie
field.
?Ir. Fo.lfr ofCln.
When the absentees were being accounted for,
just before the Army Mil was passed, we see i t
stated in the papers that Mr. Foster of Ga. was otic
office members who was absent and had not paired
off. This “child” was not to he caught by an
Extra Session. What has the gentleman got to
say for himself, w hy he should not be pronounced
an unworthy steward by every voter of the 7th Dis
trict?
A prrriiK'iit question.
The Advertiser and Gazette puts a strong ques
tion to the Fillmore Party. If the citizens of Mo
bile should he so incensed at a couple of Book sel
lers for selling abolition works, as to run them out
of the city, what should he done to the man w no
pardoned two abolition negro thieves in a South
ern citv? 1 "illmore pardoned Drayton and Scares,
two abolition negro thieves!
Itlaiue*
The election for Governor, State officers, nr em
bers of Congress, and the Legislature in Maine
took place yesterday. Tlio Democrats and Nation-
Tilings ta be Remembered-:
Remember! That Mr. Haven, know nothing
member of Congress and lute partner of Mtilard
Fillmore, voted a tew days ago for Mr. Dunn s
i amendment to the House bill for the admission ot
1 K:ilisas, restoring the Missouri ( oiupromisf., which
j ABOLISHES SLAVERY IN KANS AS, end sets
j ult the slaves in that Territory free who are not re-
! moved in twelve months alter the passage ot the
Remember? That every member of Congress
from th Northern Slates, except A ai.Ik, i»f Now
loik. w hi* are in tavor of the election of Mr. Fill
more to the Presidency., voted with .Mr. Haven,
[Mr. Fillm* re's law partner] to abolish slavery in
Kansas and set all the negroes in the Territory
tree if not removed iu twelve months.
Remember! That fir. Dunn, who introduced
tlie amendment to restore the Missouri Comprom
ise and abolish slavery iu Kansas, is on*-ot the
Fillmore electors toi the Stale at large ru the State
ot Indiana.
Remember! That every Democrat in Congress
from the North and South w ho luvuis the election
of Mr. Buchanan voted against tin- proposition to
restore the Missouri restriction and abolish slavery-
in Kansas.
A Simple Rule.—To ascertain the length ot the
day and night, any time of the year, double the
time ofthe sun's rising, which gives the length ot
th*-night, and double the time of setting, which
gives the length of the day.
Official vote in Arkansas.—The* are fifty-four
counties in Arkansas, and returns from fifty-three,
give the Democratic candidate for Governor a
majority of twelve thousand six-hundred and nine
ty-tour. In only six counties in the State,
*iIu ih<- Know Nothing candidate receive majori
ties.
The Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, in his late speech
in the United States Senate, said: “Sir, the his
tory of the w orld shows that whenever ail attempt
has beet* made to overthrow any government, good
or bird, the first step has been made to cripple and
destroy the army.” This k exactly what
the Black Republican Know Nothings in Con
gress desire to effeet—an overthrow ol the govern
ment.
Portraits of Presidential Candidates.—We have
received from the Brother Jonathan Office, New
York, a Sheet of Six finely engraved Portraits, viz;
Buchanan and Breckenridgt—Uremold and Day-
ton—and Fillmore and Donelson. Send a 3-cent
postagi stamp to B. H. I>qy, 48 Beckman street,
New York, and you will get the wlrole six of
these Portraits free of postage. Cheap enough.
A Know Nothing of considerable influence in
Philadelphia writes thus to a “brother” in Boston;
—“I am at last forced to acknowledge that Buch
anan will carry the State by 25 or 3*i,UUd major
ity. Fillmore will lend Fremont 10,000. Iu fact,
the Black Republicans are dying off. In many
counties the name of Fremont is laughed at when
it is mentioned for the Presidency. How will the
Bay State go ? If there is no chance for Fillmore
in that State, ‘go in’ for Buck. Anything but
,Black Republicanism.”
—amre-
Gale in Apalachicola.—The “Adver isrr ’ sends
us an extra giving an account of the storm hf Sun
day last, by wliich it appears that very considera
ble damage was done to the wharves, shipping, and
houses in that place. The gale was no* as violent
as that of 1851. A family of six persons was
drowned on St. Vincent’s Island. Fears were en
tertained tor the safety of tho light House, and
those at it.
century, to place the government iu the hands of
what is known as the Democratic party. And it
i-* tiiis Demorrutterparty, and nothing ■ that the
country h is to thank for every measure which, du
ring that whole period, has given any advantage,
or promise of advantage, little or great, pres- nt or
prospective, to the South.
•‘And as a party which is lending itself, as I musr
insist it is, to the measures and will of ultra s! ee
ry men and propagandists, it is it.-elf dirt ily and
absolutely responsible tor much of the an: igon’s
the n-svu; lul fee lings and defiant thoughts n li i
rankle at this day in the grea: heart ofthe North.
The Democratic party is in nocondition **.. any
thing to aliay the ferment intc which the c *imtry
has been thrown. Ou the contrary, I am p r-ua-
ded that its triumph in the election would only be
the signal fora new outburst of alarm and rage
throughout the vvholi North. It woi.'d h*-accept
ed as;. NEW TRIUMPH OF SLAVERY u tk*.
Slave power.
The Ostend Manifesto of Mr Buchanan and hi*
associates, now so well known to the country, and
the formal assumption by the Convention at ( :n-
cinnati, of the so-called “Monroe Doctrine, so
much abused and perverted in modern hands—
what are these but proclamations to the c nntry
and to the world, that the Democratic party enter
tain the purpose, of course by honest im-aus if
possible, and if not, liv any'means for which any
shallow pretence of self protection can be made to
stand ns the apologjr for pushing th•• bouudai * sof
the United 8t;ues into still wore Southern lulitndts.
embracing CUBA, with its sUercs and possessions on
the Main, where slurcry may bp easily planted.
“The slave power is not one inch taller or In osd-
er to day than it was twenty-five years ago, by
reason of auv advance which anybody has ver
thought of calling aggressive or injurious, ex
cept as it is indebtid for its <uicantoge to the Demo-
crtic party. It the Whig party, strong in the South
as in the North, instead of the Democratic puny,
had had control of the government, and the meas
ures of administration, or if its policy and counsel*
had prevailed, we should not have had Texas
brought into the Union, with an iriepeahibie cniii-
pact for four more slave Stales from the same ter
ritory, to come in as soon as they can be prepared
lor admission, and we should riot have bad a war
with Mexico, for the purpose—no matter now
whether a successful or defeated purpose—of ac
quiring more territory in which to plant slav ry;
we should not have had the Missouri Compromise
Lin*- obliterated, ami a Struggle convulsing the
whob* nation going on between the Stave States
a! AA'Iiigs in Maine have combined against the I an j tire Free States, for the possession of Kansu
Black Republicans and Know Nothings; that is, j "
the National and Union-loving men oi both the
old parties have combined against the Abolition
ists, disoriranizers and traitors; the canvass has
been fierco and spirited on both sides. We have
strong hopes that the national men will prevail,
an*l if they should, wo tiling tlte presidential con
test is already decided itt favor of Buchanan. But
if we arc defeated in Maine, we have many other
States at tin- North upon which we trait rely for
votes to elect our candidates.
The tlefcul oi' Ulnrk Kcpuhlicnni-m.
Every true patriot will be rejoiced to hear that
the appropriation bill for the army, without the ob
jectionable proviso of the abolitionists, passed th e
House of Representatives last week. Tlte BIWj
Republicans like whipped spaniels with their t?Ws
curled, hacked out, from their position, and
the bill passed by a few votes. The moral force
of this victory ef the Union over treason, will hr
felt at the North, in. the November elections. Even
(he fanatics be gait'to tremble at th ir own mad
ness. They raised a storm which very soon be
gan to pour down its wrath ou their own heads,
j They saw tlv temp-r-t would destroy them utterly*
I if they persisted iu th* ir acts. They are whipped
and disgraced iu their own estimation. Their
; backbones, as Greely would say .are broken under the
‘ lo id of public condemnation, and they fail pros
trate a* the fort of those they had boastfully defied
for weeks. The conduct of the Black Republicans
on the Army bill, will give thousands of votes iu
the North to Mr. Bneu man, that otherwise would
have been thrown away. It will bring out to the
polls hundreds who could not until now be made to
believe that the Uuiou was in danger and who
would have remained at home. lit lute, it insures
Mr. Buchauau's success, by an overwnelming mu-
; jority; mark it
| “Cau't see how Buebunuit can be elected.“
j This is a stereotyped saying of Know-Nothing
j editors. We are not surprised that they cant see
how Buchanan can be elected. AVo should be
surprised if they could see anything, after living
nearly two years in a dungeon, with no other ligh
than a dark lantern
Tor all these measures and their consegueitres, l re
peat," tee arc indebted to the Democratic party, A AO
TO XOBODY ELSE!'!
Now, reader, is not Mr. Barnard a good witness
to substantiate the soundness of Northern Demo
crats ? And don't you think the Recorder was
gu.lty of a low trick iu cutting out these portions
of Barnard's letter and publishing others, to make
out a good case for Fillmore and his friend Bar
nard ? No wonder the Recorder praises such men
as Daniel D. BarnatJ and Millard Fillmore. Ther
thii.k the Democratic party is “too ultra pro-si.*ve
ry” lor tlieir notions, and the Recorder saiu so in
oue of its issues. Wonder if the Recorder linin'!
get that ugly notion of th. irs, that the Democratic
party was “too ultra pro-slavery,” from this very
letter of Barnard’s? We rather guess they <h*l.
When Southern nten uphold such men, and pa*
their rights aad interests in such hands, is it any
wonder that the wheels of government are stopped
by a s.-t of black-hearted traitors? Freemen*^
Georgia, will you give such men your votes •' ” •
think we hear an emphatic NO! from eighty the* 5 ’
and voices.
ITSr. Ttfomtls mid ihe C'cnlra 1 <:* *'*!:***'■
Tite Central Georgian noticing Mr. Too tubs' s;
at Sparta, says:
1. Mr. Toombs sai 1 tite p-ople ol Geonfl*
through their Legislature, had approved the K <-
sas-Nebraska Bill and denounced all who opp
its provision*. AVo deny that the Legifoarut*-'fo
Georgia ever nppiuveU hut oue single feature
that hill.
Mr. Toombs is.right and tho Georgian w .- *
as any man can sec, who will look at the set ot
Legislature referred to by Mr. iootubs.
“t'*ire*l olP’
It is said by his friends, that Mr. Trip; e G
“paired off"’ with a Black Republican, ami th?' c '
counts for his absence from his seat, p< udm? :
awful struggle over the army bill. That was •
time for a Southern man Ho leave his p"*'- *
Trippe har not, by this act, made any mends; »
it'tlie people of the 3d district retain him 111 ^
present position, they have vety little interest
stake, and had as well send on Mr. TripF^
breeches and let him attend to his business
home.