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• Tho S .o f °u r 7eX:^^nc ,,u,,r al
.01 me Muscogee and jx-'floubt remember
oociety, last full, »recTmens of butter ex-
jbe many beuaid^mamil'iicture. Wo never
bibiied of ostler mnclo any whero than we
—”)Jj(ro, in point of flavor, color and solid-
Jt§\ No country can boat it; and why should
it ? It is n fucLlhat Southern milk is richer
than Northern; our cotvs do not eat ns much
watery food ns those of the North, and in
truth we should make belief butter than they
do. And we cun do it, if wo will; but those
who expocted to make good butter without
labor, will be mistaken. The whole process
l and utten-
requiroslho most scrupulous caro
tint). The grand secret of making yellow
butter is, *o slightly scald tho milk as soon ns
happiness- Would It not please you to pick
up a stringof pearls, drops oi gold, diamonds,
or prebioifa stones as you pass along the
street? But these are tho precious stones
which can never he lost. .Tuke the hund of
tho friendless. Smile on the sad anddeject-
ed. Sympathise with those in trouble.—
Strive everywhere to diffuse around you sun-
shine and joy. If you do this, you will be
sure to be beloved.
(From the Fnyet'cville 01,server, ot April 29.]
The publication, by Congress and other
wise, of the works of the great and good
men who formed our present admirable sys
tem of Government, nnd put ! t in operation,
is doing much to root nut the humbugs to
which Obstructionists in South Carolina and
Taken from tho cow, or turn it into vessels
that,have just been scalded; either will an
swer. Bat whore sorvnnls are trusted to
scald it, thoy frequently boil it, which u an
injury If the puns arc well scalded, it an
swers every purpose. Churn the milk just
before it turns sour, nnd never nllow the
churn to stand in the sun during tho churn
ing, nor add hot water to the milk, to hasten
the coming of the butter. Hither will give
tho butler a lard appearance. As soon ns
the butter has well come, take it up, and
with a wooden sputuln work out all the but
ter milk, nnd salt it with ground Fork salt.—
• "The common Liverpool salt should never be
Used about butter. Go ouco heard a man
remark that a quart of butler would dissolve
a ship load of Liverpool salt, and w e are half
inclined to believe it. Certnjti it is, that it
has a tendency to soften whatever it is put
u|yjn. whilst tho rock suit hardens. Alter
Virginia, and even in North Carolina, are on-
dcavoting to give form nnd substance, with a
view to.promolo their own selfish and am
bitious purposes. VVe lava been sometimes
told by these malcontents that tho right of
secession is—a “constitutional right,” not
surrendiredtbv the States when they made
the Federal Constitution.
We have before us the first volume of the
works of Alexander Hamilton, just published
by Congress, nnd in it we find a correspon
dence-between himself nnd Mr. Madison,
which establishes some important principles
on this- subject. Madison and Hamilton
wero londing members of the Convention
w hich, formed tho Constitution. Thoy wrote
thofojpnwjhiful Essays which have been em
bodied under the lilio of the “Federalist,”
in explanation of tho provisions ot tho Con
stitution, nnd which conlrihiiled so essential-
Iv to tho object lor winch they were prepar
ed—'.hit fnnjlciiliim ofliho Constitution tty the
the butter milk has been veil worked 0111 | States'. They wore afterwards members of
and tho buttor suited to taste, put tho butler
*a\yav in a cool phtco for twelve hours, then
spirit it until globules of pure wtt'or appear,
and it will bo butter indeed. Housew ives,
tty it.—Soil oj ll,e South.
the Slate Conventions in their respective
States, by which, after a gioat struggle in
each, the Constitution was finally ratified.
Facta For Tho Curious-
The dead exceed five-fold the minutes
since tho creation.
Texas derives its name front nil Indian
word, signifying beautiful.
The peoplo of London, annually drink n-
- bout,UOOO tons of chulk.
Ill Hidoosinn, unmarried females, more
thnn sixteen years of ago, mo regarded as in-
rumous.
Deborah, from the Hebrew, moms a bee,
Rachel, a sheep; Sarah a princess; mid
Hannah, the gracious.
In Chaucer,s works there aro at loa**! Unity
thousand verses which may be said to ho
dedicated to lovo!
Theie is a plant growing in the springs ol
Ireland, which not only flowers, hut hears
seed in water hot enough to boil an egg.
Some patient curiosity-hunter Inis found
■that the number of grains in n bushel oi
wheal, weighing sixty-two pounds, is up
wards of fi3'J,000-
The earth, nnd those planets which, with
their satellites, from wh it is ended the solar
system, move through space at tho rate of
thirty-five nitlo'S an hour.
The Inrvto of tho “groat gint moth in
crease thoir weight oim hundred nnd forty
times in an hour, und when full grown, are
72,000 times heavier than when first hatch-
ed |
The ancient cooks carried thoir art to the
most whimsical perfection. They were able
to serve up n whole pig boiled one side nnd
roasted mi the oilier.
In the reign ot Henry I, about the year
1130, a sheep could he Bought in England
for fourpeaco and wheat enough for feeding
one hundred men a whole day cost but u
single shilling.
Snails were a great luxury among the an
cient Romnns. Pliny tells us of a man who
had invented a tnodn of fattening snails, by
which a single shell w*as made to coutuin more
than a quart.
Smoothing irons seom to he rather a into
invention. About tho time ol Elizabeth and
James I, large stones, inscribed with toxtsol
Scripture, were used for the purpose of iron
ing.
Dining the sittings of those Conventions—
the onn at Richmond nnd theolh’erat Pough
keepsie—they kept up an almost daily cor
respondence. From this correspondence we
find lit .1 the parly opposed to ratification in
Ne.v 'York contended that tho Constitution
would too greatly restrict tho liberties of the
people, nnd they therefore insisted on amend
ments, eiflict liofore or after ratification.
Then follow the annexed letters, written just
after the result in Virgin'n, mid whilst it was
still doubtful in Now York, (Mr. Madison
iiurliig (V<>— UiolmMjwMh New York.,1
Hamilton to Ma disort,
July, 8 1788.
Mil Thar Sir. 1 folicitnto you sincerely
on tlie meat in Virginia, but my satisfaction
will he allayed if J di-cover too much facility
in tho business of nmuadimMit-makiiig. I
lear tho system will lie wounded ill some of
its vital parts by two general a concurrence
in some very injudicious recommendation.—
I allude more purticujhrjn to the power of
luxation. Tho more l consider requisitio
in any shape, tiio mmo 1 utn out of humor
with it. Wo yesterday passed through the
Constitution. To-day “.line definite proposi
tion is to lie brought forward hut for what
we ore at a loss to judge. Wo hnvo good
reason to believo that our opponents are not
agreed, and this a fiords some ground olhcpe
Diiicretit things mo thought of—conditions
precedent, or previous amendmsnls ; condi
tions subsequent, or the proposition of amend
ments, upon condition that if they are not
ndopied within a limited time, the State
shall ho at 11burly to wilhdrtuo from the
Union ; and lastly, recommendatory amend
ments. la cilhor vase, amstrurthe declara
tions will he carried as far as possible. VVe
will go ns fur ns we can in the latter without
invalidating the act, and will concur in ra
tional recommendations The rest for our
opponents, VVe mo informed there has
been h disturbance in the city of Albany, on
the 4th of July, which has occasioned blood
shed. The itiiti-F cdcrulisls were the ng
giessot's, and iho Federalists the victors.—
Thus stand our accounts at present. VVe
tiust, however, the matter has passed over,
and tranquility been restored.
Yours atlectionntely A. HAMILTON.
opinions, which he expressed strongly and
Clearly. There could be no such thing as a
conditional ratification—a ratification .provid
ed certain amendments were assented to, ei
ther before or after. There could be no-such
rights reserved as a right to secede, in''cose
their demands were not acceded to.
The opponents of the Constitution and of
the Union desires an express reservation of a
right to secede or withdraw from the Union,
if their amendments were not granted. VVhv
was it necessary to make such a. reservation,
if secession was an inherent right, a right
never surrendered, as the secessionists now
contend ?
But the Constitution was ratified without
the condition. The reservation of the right to
withdraw or secede was abandoned. The
ratification, without the condition, was a vir
tual abandonment of the claim of .right to
withdraw from the Union, For, it that right
existed independently of the Cohttilulion,
why propose the condition, to secure ot re
serve it ?
How emphatic is the language of Mr. Mad
ison, that a reservation ot a right to with-
draw, is a “conditional ratification,” under
which New York would not become a member
of the Union. There would be no reciprocir
ty in such a compact. “Tho Constitution re
quires an adoption n* toto and roBEVER.”—
The other States had so adopted it; New
York must so adopt it. “The idea.of reserv
ing a right to withdraw ('from tho- Union,)
was sturted at Richmond 1 and eonsiderid as a
conditional ratification, which waslitself ara-n-
DONFD AS WORSE THAN A BEJECTtpN.” 1
How completely this scatters to the .winds
tho nbsurd doctrine of secession, which is
pretended to he derived irom Virginia, where
it was “abandoned,” and frond Mr. Madison-
who then and afterwards condemned it I
Mr. Madison’s language in another place
was sought to be tortured in our State Legis
lature into the assertion of a right to secede.
And those who cited his great uume-profess
ed entire reliance on him as a fa lliful ex
pounder of the Constitution. Will they now
withdraw the compliments they lavished on
him, or will they admit the furceof his clear,
unmistnkeahle, unanswerable language in tho
above letter ?
- ■ Colonization-
To those at the South who oppose the colonization
of the.Oee.ldacks, and are trying to connect this move
ment with abolitionism, we commend the following
resolutions passed at the late Syraeuee Anti-slavery
Convention.
Iletolvtd, That the Colonization Society, in its
- Igin, its principles, its objects, its pretences and its
diversified mndes ofoperation, is one of the meanest,
most oppressive, end most pro Slavery conspiracies
ever termed to accomplish an inhum in and diabolical
'’“H'liat the doct'ines end views avowed and promul
gated by the American. Colonization Society, are un-
naterel. profane and blasphemous—at whr with tho
prlnci. Ics of human nature, the facts of uuiveraal hi—
lory, the declaration of Scripture and the spirit of
Jesus Christ, and are a bold and AlhelBtical denial of
tho goodneaa impartiality and power of Cod.”
an lands, valued at twenty-five thousand dollara-, has-
been presented to tho Trustees of that College by the
Itev. Benjamin Chase of Ntttchez, Miss. This is am
ble. Long may its (hilts spring up and bless that
that Important section of the-greal vineyard.
THE COURIER.
BOMS, ©BBOmOIAh
THURSDAY HORNING, MAY 38; 1851
J. KNo WLKsT k D1TOR
1 Should Congress at ang lime exhibit its
purpose to war upon our properlg, or withhold
our just constitutional rights, wt stand rvauy to
vindicate thus* rights, in the Union as mug
as possible, and out oj the Union when we are
hjt no other alternative
VV. P Wilkins, Esq., is authorised to net
ns Agent fur this paper He will attend the
Superior Corn is in most ot the counties of
this Circuit, nnd we hope nut friends will
avail themselves ot this opportunity to sub
scribe.
The Recounts of the old firm of Ih
“Eagle & Bulletin” are in the hands of Mr
W. fur immediate settlement. 1 "" •;
F. M. Eddleman is authorised to .aot
our Agent, in Atlanta Georgia.
Perfectly Correct-
The future peace of the country will depend upon
■the manner in which the • ompromisl Measures nro
sustnin* d. Tlieso have already become a pledge of
the fidelity of the several Stntcs to each other. The
objections which hove been made to these measures,
in different sections, fumialt no leasonnbtu ground
that lean discover for any attempt to overthrow tli?
late plan of adjustment, or withdrawing Irom the Un
ion on that necount. The right to discuss with fer
vency and zeal every question which arises under our
free inadtulions, is not only the privilege, hut the du
ty of on American citizen. But higher a-’d more
transcendent still, is ihe duly to maintain the laws.
I say, therefore, that the measures of which I
have spoken, one and all, must be supported in good
faith, or we cannot hope to see this form of govern,
ment continue. That part of the recent aeries of Stat
utes • which cbmes nearest home to ua, and grates
haralily,perhaps, on tho feelings of the North, lias a
firm constitutional basts, and iscqunlly entitled to the
support of ibis and every other Bcctlnn of the country
Ii is designed In corrv nnt Hint provision ot the Don
sritution which originally met wilh no opposition
from nny quarterwhntover."
The abuvo paragraphs ore extract from the Mess nee
of Gov. 8eymonr of Connecticut. They contain the
whole truth in a nut-shell* We love this Union with
u deep and sincere devotion,and should look upon its
destruction as nn unmitigated calamity to our race
but we believe its perpetuity does and ought to de
pend upon the faithful observance of the great Com
promise measures of the lato Congress. If these a
disregarded, we must take cure of ourselves as beet
wt can.
W ill n.s authorised to announce Colonel A K-
PATTON, as a Candidate lor BR1' iADIEU
GENERAL of the 9J Brigade, 12th Division, G. .VI.
W E - ni-e nutlmrised to announce
W B Are nutliorised to nnnounce Col. 8AMTJEI1
STEWART.n® n Candidate for BRIGADIER
GENERAL of the 2d Brigade 12th Division, O. M.
Always Thar.—-The editor of the Tish-
amingo (Miss.) Union, closes nn arlielo de
fining his position, I y snying :
VVe arc rowers in the Democtalico snip.—
ttVihen it sails smoothly we nro thar. When
ithe tempest roars, wo me tliar. if sho over
founders iti Iho gale, wc will be thar. But
when, .wilh a light breeze, and gently rutiled
A,.n sa f e , (cotton 12 cents und negroes
ilOOoTaud other things in proportion,) the
steersman and many of the rowers start for u
tripviver.Ningui-a Fulls, wo uro thar too—
but pnhiiig the bach stroke like the d I.
Law Pbactiob in California.— 1 The Hon
Robert M. McLane, last chairman 'of the
committee of Commerce in the House ol
Representatives, and Phillip Hamilton, ivsq.
son of Alexander Hamilton, have formed u
co-part.nl rsliip, and advertise that they w
practice luw herefier iri San Francisco.
Nomination of Gen Foote.—Tho Union
State Convention which assembled at Jack-
son, Miss., on Inst Monday week, has una
nimously nominated Senator buolc a-^ Iho
Union candidate for Governor. Gen. Foote
accepted the nomination, and iws already
issued a list of appointments lor addressing
the people in most of tl.o counties of the
Stale.
Recovery of Fugitives.—The Washing
ton ( Pay Uepotter sn.s that three iugitiv
slaves, a man, woman and child, arrested ai
‘tCoiuu.bus, uoiehrougul btrioro -tUo U..
(Commissioner in that town, the claim oi tju
-owner proved, and the slaves cuiiicd Luck L
Virginia.
W E ARE authorised to announce
JOHNSON. Esq-1 "* a Candidate lot
NEL of the tifilh Regiinent, G. M.
Hamilton to Madison.
Poughkeepsie, Saturday, July, 1788.
I thnnk you, my dour sir, for yours by the
post. Yesterday 1 communicated to Duer
our situation,[which I presume he wil have
communicated to you. It remains exactly
the same. No further question having been
taken, I fear tho footing I mentioned to Duer
is the best upon which it can he placed ; hut
every- thing possible will yet he attempted
to bring tho parly from that stand to an un
qualified ratification. Let me know your
idea upon tho possibility of our being receiv
ed on that plan. You will understand that
the only qualification will lie the reservation
of a light to recede, in case our iiiiie„dit.eats
have not been decided upon in one of Ihe
modes pointed out by Ihe Constitution with
in a certain number of years, perhaps five or
.-even. If this can, in the first instance, be
admitted as a ratification, 1 do not tear any
further consequences. Congress will, 1 pre
sume, .recommend certain amendments to
render the structure of the Government more
scctii-te. This will satisfy the more consider
ate and honest opposors <'t the Constitution,
and With tho aid of them will break up the
nurly. Yours, uflecliomitely.
A. HAMILTON.
Cashmere Shawls.—An Induu. tminufuc-
lurcrofshawlp, named Nuid-Roniynnj was
lecogSv at Paris on his way to London, lit
is uil~ inhabitant of the celebrated Vulo ol
Cashmere, and the object of Ins jjurney to
Europe is to cxjtosc splendid shawls of hit
own niamifadlurojit the L ondon Exhibition.
Whilst.wailing for thefipiniou oftlie Exhibi
tion, le purposes visiting Lyons and other
manufacturing parts of France. He is said
to be a moll ol great intelligence, and has
raised hiiinmlffroiii the slate of a wmktnai
to be the head of a great muriul'nc.ory.
A Woedto Litile Girls.—Who is lost
Mr? it is the little girl wltg drops sw.-,
kind icmuiks, and picaeuru Mimes, i.
uiong; »Ini tios a kind wold i
■ eve.y hoy or girl si.tt meets .
" ' . Und io Help her com
ir tievri ccuit fids
Madison l'i Hamilton,
New Yoiik, Sunday Evening.
My Hear Sir : Yours of >o.. eidny is this
instant come to hand, and 1 have hut a lew
minutes to answer it. 1 am sorry tl.nt your
liluiMiun obliges you to listen to proposit.ons
of the nature you describe.’ My opinion is,
.linfii reservation ol amght ui withdraw, if
■mendmeiits he not decided on under the
form of the Constitution within a certain
or c, is n rmuitionul ratification ; that it
does not make A’t-to York a member of the new
Union, and consequently that she could not
he received on that plum Compacts must lie
reciprocal; thin principle would not in sucl
a case he preserved. The Constitution re
quires un adoption in tutu and Jot ever. It lias
iteen so adopted by tho other States. An
adoption for a limited time would be ns do-
eclive as aa adoption of some of the articles
only, in short, any condition whatever must
.itiate the.ratification. Wlmt the new Con
rc-ss, by virtue of the power to admit new
states, may I c uble und disposed to do ni
. .cli case, i do not inquiie, as 1 suppose that
s not the imilerial point iH present, i have
,,t a ii.on.eul to add mote titan my fervent
. tsl.es lor your success and happiness. Hit
•ten of leservibg a right to withdraw was
H ried at Richmond, and considered as
.■iidilionijl ratification, which was itself auan
•d as worse than a lejectmm
bursj JAMES MADIJ»Qj£-<
vvet!
VAN. Esq as n Candidate fur BIMUA'.IER
l-.RAL of rlii* 2d Brigade, I2di Divilhin.G. M
fifrniivst Coincidence.
It is notorious, that a powerful party exists at the
North and a t the South, who are Incessantly laboring
to destroy tills Union. The abolitionists of the Noi th
took upon its destruction aa the swilbfurenmner of ilia
final consummation of their wicked devfics, whilst
the disuniunista of the Fouih think.-t will render our
duimoKlu policy, more secure and enduring. For one,
we prefer lo hold on lo the Governim-m formed try
the valor and wl-dom ufour fathers, to trusting our all
tJiherxperimen • of a rcckl ss nfflhern fit na detain,
or a hooted .Southern ultraUm, An Anti-slavery Con
vention was held r.-ce.nlv in Syracuse, N Y. at
wnioli ihe most,loletll phillplcswere uttered ngoinst
the I nlon ill general and ihe South in particular.—
Wo give below a brief specimen.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention met at 7 o', lock; every seat in the
Hull was filled ana every ploe-r when, n person could
stnoU tva. nccu;dfd nnd die most iniens- interest pre
vailed, nnd a h.irmony of feeling which speaks well
for Ihe future.
Edmund Quincy, Esq. of Mnss., was introduced to
the audience.
Mr. Quincy said—" Mr Chnirinnn,the New York
Herald test week save two Conventions for the disso
lution „j'the American Union are to bo held, one in
Syracuse and one in I horlrstnn, S C.’’ Why, Si.,
is tliivl Why the Southerner* think that the Consti
ration of the country does not secure to them their
rights. South Carolina nnd Georg n bullied the no
tion into making a Pro Slavery Conatilution. 1 will
; ’dr. the people ol tr’oulh Carolina »lie justice to say
that I like their spirit, while I detest their cause. I
like their spirit, for I hell* ve in the tight of secession,
and I do say t'-nt the American And-Slnvery Society
nnd iiiemberaoftheSmilhrni Rights Convention, arc
die only people of ,pirit.iu the InnJ.
This spirited sally was received wilh rapturonB ap
plause by the black spirits anti white present. We
hope our Southern Rights friends will not be too
highly elated by this trlbuee to their valor.
RILEY J
! for COLO:
PUBLIC MEETING-
The citizens of Floyd county, are respectfully re
quested to meet at the Court House in Rome, on the
first Tuesday In Juno next, for the purpose of appoint
ing de legates to the Common School Convention to
be huld at Marietta on the Sth of July neXli
(□- The lust arrival from Liverpool brings an
vnnee of one-eighth pence in the Cotton Market;
also, an Improved feeling in the manufheturing dis
tricts.
Efincatiosal
We published Inst week an eloquent nnd etlrring op
peal from the comm’ltce to the Iriends of Common
School Education in this Slnto. We trust this timely
nppenl will be heeded by every true Georgian, and
lead to Ihe speedy adoption ot some wise system for
the general diffusion of sound and useful learning.
The committee too truly remark, that there are liras
of thousands in our own State that can neither rend
norwr.te. This must be a source of unensiness and
mortifioniian to all who desire to see Georgia morally
anil intellectually, what sho is geographically nnd
numerically, “ the Empire State of the South," Up.
per Georgia, is especially interested in this matter.—
Her fertile hills and rallies, are being rapidly filled by
a dense white population.’ Their mental end moral
ulture.atid education, should enlist the efforts of eve
ry Christian and patriot. It is in our -Jieart to say
much upon this .vital subject, and wo may herenlter
ur to it. In the meantime, we-ca'nnqt doubt thnt
lire proposed Common School Convention, will form
n new and bright epocli in the history of our beloved
Stute.
ItciiooiHcr.
An 1 unfortunate difficulty occurred on Sa
turday last at the Cassville depot, between
R. F Bennett, F-sq,, oftlie Standard, nnd
Mr. Fitlion, freight Conductor on the State
Rond, in which the latter was shot; though
we are happy to learn, not dangerously. It
appeals the difficulty arose from an article
which appented in the Standard in relation to
a recent “ smash up” on the State-Rond.-
We have received n communication giving
the particulars, nnd exhonerating Mr. Ben
nett from nit blnmo in the matter ; but the
writer will at once perceive that until the
matter undergoes a legal investigation, it will
he improper for us to give it publicity. In
the meantime the public should be on its
guard agninst ex-parto statements.
Southern Independence,
Wo were invited yesterday to examine a
specimen of tho skill of one of our City Me
chanics, in the form of a superb family car
riage, manufactured u( the shop of Mr.
William Wimpee. lt'is a little remarkable
that whilst this s'etlifih abounds with all the
raw materials in rich abundance, wo should
go abroad in search of vehicle!, which are
ill-adapted to the wear nnd tear of our. now
country. Let us pntroniso homo-industry.
His advertisement will appear in our next.
Public nieelliiB,
According to previous notice a portion of
the Citizens uf Chattooga county, met at the
Court House on Friday the 16th May, for the
purpose of appointing delegates to the School
Convention to be held at Marietta on the 8th
July next.
On motion of Col. Crook, Judge Brannor
was called to the Chair, and \V. W. Shrop
shire, requested to tiej as Secietury.
Col. Crook then explained the object of
the meeting.
On motion of Dr. Hamilton, the Chairman
appointed the following named gentlemen as
committee to nominate five suitable dele
gates to the Convention, Dr. J M Unmil.on
L. W. Crook, Sam’i. Haw kins, Rev Win
Nowton und Dr. J P. Evins. After a short
deliberation tho committee returned and re
ported the names of Rev. A. Y. Lockridge
S. M. Pyles, I.r. M. Montgomery, Dr. Jus
M. Hamilton and L. W. Crook as dclettales
to the Convention,
On motion the Secretary inform the del
egntes of their nomination.
On motion of Win. Wallace Esq., the
Delegates hnvo the power in cnseofvncuncy
to appoint in tho,r stead.
On motion the proceedings of the meeting
be published in the Rome papers and other
papers friendly to Education.
BENJ. UUANNER, Chai’n
W. W. SiiaopsiiEit Sec.
tickets. Jenny Liud’a private charitiss t
also very large.
Western Texas.—An article in* tb#
Washington Union states that abiut forty
miles frotn Brownsville, ia «|north-east direc
tion, lies the famous Salt Lake, called the
Sal del Reg. It covers about four thou 1 - 1
sand acres ; and such ia the saline quality
of the water, that there is a clear, pure bed
of salt, about a foot deep, extending over the
whole surface, andji any part be removed?
in tv. enty-four hours it Is completely replac-'
eJ. In early times, this Salt Lake yielded at t
large revenue to the Spanish Government,!
end is*believed to be capableofsupplying the’
whole Union* witha*most excellent article of
salt. This property, as wetl u most of the f
lands in Western Texas, it ittvolVed* in law
suits, and it wifi be a year or so before* the
title is settled.
Education in Libera.—The New Yorfc
Colonization Journal presumes there are I
scholars in all the rchools of Liberie, supposed
to be thirty in number, and all relying for
support on the religioussocietiea inthiscoun-v
All the ministers are colored, exccpt-
iry
The Gospel in China.—Rev. Mr. Yatt
of the Southern Bnpitat Board, writea fron
Shanghai, Oct. 10, that the word is listen*
with aridity, (heir new chapel being
thronged whenever it is opened for worship.
' More thnn a thousand benighted heathen,”
says, “hear the gospel Irom his pulpit j
every week.”
Union victory in the Mountains—At
recent election in Forsyth county, to fill
the vacancies occasioned by the resignation
of a Judge of the Inferior Court and the tax
collector, two good Union men, were triumph
antly elected. This is but the-pralude to the
triumph with which we shall sweep the
mountain districts.
Bishop Caper-*.—We tfgret toobs.-rve by the list
Southern Christian Advocate, thnt this venerable and
distinguished divine, is still confined to Itis bed at Au
gusta, by severe illness.
(CT We have received through the polrreness of the
publisher, n pamphlet containing the speeches qad
I. tiers addressed to the Union Festival held in Mnoon
on the 2 >d Of February last. We have already g’ven
to our renders a portion of these letters and addresser,
nnd shall endeavor to make further extracts. NVc
hope a wide circulation will be given to tbie pamphlet,
ns ns contents ere well celoulHted to counteract and
defeat the dangerous schemes of the aeceseioiiiste.
Wlivut.
Thomas O. Watters, Esq., of this county, has
placed upon our table, some fine samples of wheat of
thoMediterranean and Wnlkur varieties. The heads
are remarkably long and full, particularly the lnt*er
ono measuring six inches. We rejoice to see theso
praiseworthy efforts by our fanners to improve the
cereal crops, destined to become of prime valne in this
section of the Stats, By-the-bye, let not oar friends
foiget tho Agricultural meeting to bo held on the tat
Tuesday In June next.
Important Defanlt-
Tho Macon Journal 4- Messenger oi the]14th Inst,
eaye i “ Our citizens hnvo been greatly astounded by
the painful developments of the lost week. Itopp nrs
thnt the firm ofConner Jc Taylor, Waro Rouse men
ban failed for a large amount, and that their liabili
ties nro mainly on nccount of cotton sold tor planters
without orders. Tho amount of the deficit has not
yet been nscertained, bat ir estimated at from bOO to
1.2U0 bales—valued ut iVorn 40,01)0 to 60,000 dollars.
In addition tu the abuve, it appears that Cnpt. Con
tier is also a delhulterin the Post Office, to the amount
of from 4,01)0 to 6,000 dollars We make these suite
incuts, not without deep pain and mortification, nnd
only from a sense of duty as public journalists. Ma
con has certainly had her full share, in days past, at
this kind of notoriety—but no ono Bcemed prepared
(or such a blow, from such a quarter. Capt. Conner
hud always been one of tho most popular slid highly
esteemed men in the city; nnd hud resided here for
nenr n quarter of a century. Wliut has become ofso
large un amount of money, remains a mystery* It is
rumored that it has all been lost in cotton specula
tions, in which others, distant cities, were concerned
—thnt the other parties have adroitly managed to
slip out of the noose, leaving tho ptuntera to pocket
the loss nnd the M icou partners the dishonor. Ifthi
be true, wo hope the whole matter may be expos-
by a legal investigation* Macon has been long clad
in" saekeloth nnd nahes," and it is due to the honest
portion other c.tiz-ras, that the responsibility of this
whole trnnsuciiun should lie fastened where it proper
ly belongs. lt'is said that Capt. Conner h .s left fo
parts unknown 1 ”
NEW HOTEL*
Tho travelling public will be pleased to learn
thnt n new ami elegant Rouse of Entertainment ,ms
been opened at Atlanta, ns wifi be seen by reference
to our advertising columns. Nothing impresses the
visitor so favorably us g.itul Hotels, where his wants
are cheerfully nnd promptly grutiyeil, Rr°ra k 11 ' 1
limony of those wlto Itnve tried it, W"can very cor-
di tily lecooinnioml the HOLLAND HOUSE to.jhq
pttuunugo of the public.
Big Potato ;•
Wq nrq’ indpbt'td touur old friend DxYie.fiW 01 !®?*
" * - “— of Irish Potatocs. vhe luriieet anil fin-.
American Bible Sociuty—Da. Pierce in New
York.—The American Bible Society held its 3Slh
anniversary at the Tabernacle, New York, on Thurs
day. The sfcakcra were Rev Mr. Puel, the Society’
Agent in California, Hon. Theodore Frelinglniyscn
Hon. Mr. Newton, of Mass., Rev. Dr. Pierce, of
Gcoigia, and Rev Mr. Storm, of Brooklyn. In the
course of his remarks, Dr. Pierce passed a glowing
eultgy upon lha benefits nnd blessings ot the Uuion
which was loudly applauded.
The receipts of the Society, daring thg year, n
mounted to §276,883 5Q. Numbcrpf BihlesnndTes-
t linen s issued fluS/foi. Total since the f ||[B I!ion
of the Society. 7,672,967 ctqrica. Bibles Itnve been
printed in Sweedi h anti Spanish, and Id the C*rebo
.tongue, also, tor Western Africa.
Eduction in Texas—..Wq hove frequently reler
ed, says lit Southern Presbyterian, to the efforts mqk
ing in Topis.for the instruction, of the young,, end
have mentioned Anpip College, a new! ” founded
Presbyterian. ifistUqiiott, as afford ing. much hopq for
The Cubans.—Cnpt. Brown of the br*
Almira, arrived on Suturduy (rom New Or
leans, reports having seen on Sunday last, 20
miles to tho eastward of ICcy West, a strange
steamer wilh n large number of men on bourd
standing before tho wind and having neither
gleam nor sail on. lie asked where she was
bound, and was answered, “did not know.
She was painted dark nnd had no colors up
but looked like a Spanish vessel.
A number of men, supposed to have been
connected with tho Cuba expedition, arrived
here on Saturday and yesterday by the steam
ers IVm. Gaston and Welaka from Florida.
Arrests of Cuuans.—Our city yesterday
was full of rumors concerning urrests which
had beer, made along the coast between
this and Flotida, of men concerned in the
Cuban expedition. We endeavored to in
form ourselves of the particulars, but wore
unable to get at what may bo considered
correct statement. We can only give loourrea.
ders, therefore, what is in every body’s mouth
namely ; that the officers on board the U
S. revenuo cutter Taney, Capt. Rudolph
hud arrested three officers, attached to the
expedition on the river above St. Marys, and
placed them, in chargeof Deputy Marshal
Finney. This offieor arrived here yesterday
in the steamer Magnolia, with twenty men
(including the three oflicors,) who had giv
themselves up voluntarily. Rumor further
sailhthnt there is still a number of men
the vicinity of Burnt Fort.
Sinco writing the foregoing, we learn
that Capt. Cookagee, of Culumbus, and
Liet. Ralston, of Macon', are the officer
who were arrested The twenty men tvci
not under arrest, but wero simply passengers
Savannah Republican.
for
Interesting from St. Domingo.—Late
accounts from Cape llnvti slate that a great
commotion had been occasioned there und
other purtsof the island in consequence
the desertion uf the Prince Soluuque, who
trad gone into tbe interior lo raise forces
the purpose of suppluntiug the black Em
peror, Faustin the First. He returned w
twenty followers, nnd approached the gates
of Cape Hnyti, when forty more joined him
hut, the force being so ridiculously small, he
ouusidering probably that discretion was the
better part of valor, inarched back again
tho mountains. The Emperor had scut out
army to settle the disturbance.
Jenny I inr.—The, gross receipts
of the five opneerts given nt Cincinnati
Jenny Lind exceeded- $80,000. She and
Bartttfin presented the Mayor with* $3000
' • distributed among the charitable ihstitu
that rfoing 3jjt,to. The grotifiNtlg foot is now-nnnouri- lions of’the city, besides the sum of" $453
mmmurnndnm- ».*"->** «**. **t*-s...
Letter frem Han* John H- Lwnpkra-
By permission of a gentleman in this city,
by whom the following letter was lately re*
eired from the Hon. Jobe H. Lxuapkie ef
lo>d, wo take pleasure in communicating
the same to tl e public, as additional evi
dence, if need he, that the Unton Democtets
ol Georgia immoveable in their adherence to
heir long cherished principles of devotion to
he Uiiiuu of their fat he: s. Judge Luwpkio
es gient plainness of speech, but it is that
of an honest man nnd n patriot. Let tbe de
mocrats of the old school 'read, mark, and
inwardly digest.’— Georgia Citizen.
LETTER.
Rome, April 27, 1851.
My Hear Sir:—1 was much pleased lo
Icitru that you were still tailhful to Ihe prin
ciples that governed and controlled Ihe an
cient demoernry, and had not forgotten tbe
lessons taught us by Jackson in tne day* of
South Carolina nullification.
1 he position of some mbit in Georgia.)
once the lenders of the Union Democrats, it
a subject of surprise and astonishment.—
Gov. Towns, Gov. McDonald, and my.old
and esteemed uncle, Gov. Lumpkin fn tb
days of nullification, were our standard ‘
ers in tbe contest that was nt that time .
cd between the friends and enemies of
Union; and Gen. Jackeon, I know,
implicit confidence in all of them,
fearful crisis, brought about by Mr.'
and the personal enemies of Gen.
And 1 have much reason to believe tl
disaffection in Carolina nnd Georgii
the Government of the United State*,
originated at that time, has never ci
this good hour. And it -has been *
only to give itFadvocates position
ence to eficct, ultimately, their purp
designs. I was aware that Messra.
Cooper, Black, Jones, and others t
the whig party and joined tbe demot.
aot give up a single political principle,
have known them time and again ton
their consistency at the expense of tl
jr.gs and principles of their Union ~’
I expected that they, and all who i
i
iM ■
wilh them that ‘Nullification’was the *i
ful remedy would be eager to unite wil
parly, or even faction that would rni
cry of secession or disunion. And if
will look over the list of your acqui
in Georgia, I venture to assert the fact,
you cannot find an old Nullifier who u
with the democrats in 184Q, when the
party was organized originally, who I
now a Southern Rights man, nnd for
sion.—I was prepared for all »his, I
not prepared to see men who hadgi
in professing devotion to the Unioi
abandon it, with all the glorifo
and ail the promises of the fill
country you may-rest assured that
majority of the people will sustain the
, arty nr.d the greut measures that thi
organization was intended to aci
They will not abandon the caus
ion ur that organization formed
ville in December last, lor any
ever. They neither regurd the eui
uf the Columbus Times i n the
nor the Federal Union on the ot
position of the one they regard as
not fanatjcul while they despise
critical cant of the other while'
cover his ill conceuled desij
sions of attachment to the Demi
i am glad that the party in Geori
fostered such reptiles has been brol
The principles of the party si ~
when confided to the keepin
These principles I hope and Be!
live when such men are forgotti
Yours truly
TH,
The SgA Giving up its
Plymouth Memorial, says {
“We learn, that during
week, a quantity of linseed
in the breakers, at Manonient
oil was in forty gallon, oas!
were rolled upon tha-shor*
several casks were burst - b*
against the rooks. The caslts
contained about 30 gallons of
proved! fo-be in gaod con
tiqn iif the casks has
certain- that they
great while, perk
sjmm'