Newspaper Page Text
have been taxed,) ; was made to the several
counties of $750,000 At the very time that
this fund was being distributed to carry out
McDonald’s reliet measures, the Treasury of
the State was embarrassed, and the State
was paying eight per cent interest, to raise'
these funds to lend out at six per cent inter*
est. Who ever heard of such financiering as
this ? In consequence of this system of finan
ciering, it was not long, of course, before the
bills of the Central Bank were reduced in va
lue to from 55 to 70 cents in the dollar. The
result of this profligate and extravagant use
of the public funds and public credit, was a
hefivy loss to the State, by scattering broad
cast its means to the irresponsible borrowers
upon insufficient securities, and, as a neces
would be but few who would not be in favor
of using forco in her defence. Tliore is not
a Union press or a Union candidate in Geor
gia, so for as we know, who dares even.to
discuss fairly the right of secession. Even
those who wore wont to talk so -much about
treason, and traitors, and this glorious Union,
no longer dare deny the right of secession.—
It is true that,'While they admit the right,
they endeavor to mistify it by talking about
revolution; but there is not a man of them
who dire' advocate the right of the General
Government to uso force; and if they dared
plainly and openly to deny the right of seces-
. sion, thero could not be a Union man elected
ioQeorgia—not even Toombs ond Stephens.
Then, if South Carolina wants co-opera
tion, let her act. If she wore out of the Un
ion to-day, wei have no doubt that the South
ern rights party would carry the elections in
October by an overwhelming majority.
From the Savannah Rububllcnn.
Tito Canvass t-FIuanctorlng 11
The result of the Canvass now going on in
Georgia, is regarded with the greatest soli
citude, in and out of the State, by both the
friends and enemies of the Union. We be
lieve that in order to maintain our rights and
our integrity, as law abiding people,and in or
der to preserve and perpetuate the blessings
of liberty and independence which we now
enjoy under the Union of these States, it is
essentially necessary that evory Union man
should do his duty, in striving to elect How
ell Cobb Governor of Georgia ; and not on
ly so, but to return also a majority of Union
men to the Legislature. This is the duty
every Union man owes to himself and his
country. The disunionists, not only in Geor
giy but in the whole South, earnestly seek
after and desire the election of McDonald.
He, in common with the disunionists of South
Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi, has a
common aim end object in view namely—
a disruption of tho Union, and a “Southern
Confederacy.” This is a fact so fully proven
and so well established, that nothing remains
now to bo done, but for the people to rise in
the majesty of their might, und with a tor
rent of indignation signally to rebuke, at the
• ballot box, the fell spirit of insubordination
now rile among the fire-eaters, und which
threatens the overthrow of the Government
and the total damoliiion ond destruction of
all that Franmen held dear. We verily be-
Iieve that flieissues invoiveu in ttils ouh»~»
are peace, safety, and prosperity on the obe
hand, and on tho other, secession, revolution
and war, “as terrible as it is unnatural.”
But admitting, for this argument, that
these grave considerations are not in issue
before the people, and that the election de
pended upon the personal merits of the can
didates, we think we can show from history
that McDonald is incompetent to manage
the affairs of this great State. TVitus said
of the Emperor GalbaOmnium consensu
capax imperii nisi imperassit.” So we would
6ay of McDonald—all might consent that
he would make a good governor, if he had
not qoverned. McDonald has, by the votes
of the old “Union Democratic party.” been
Iwioe elected Governor already,—and we
think his past history will prove his total in
capacity for the post to which he aspires for
the third lime. We omit for the present any
remarks upon the unexampled course of Judgo
McDonald, ill thrusting himself upon the
people,, for tho third lime, os a candidate for
Governor of Georgia. Tho political annals
of the State furnish no precedent for such a
case ; and this fact alone is of sufficient im
portance to doom McDonald to defeat.—
But we need not base an argument upon this
fact. We have other and better materials
for our present purpose. We wish to exam
ine the financial skill of McDonald during
the terms of his Governorship, and to prove,
as we have said, his total incapacity to man-
ego the affairs of this great State. When
McDonald was, in 1839, was fiist installed
the Governor of Georgio, the directors of the
Central Bank stated in their report ('Novem
ber, 1839,) that the capital of the Bank was
$2,838,993 44. Soon after that the General
Government paid into our Treasury our pro
portion of the surplus revenues, amounting to
$1,056,422 09—making together, the snug
sum in McDonald’s hands of $3,880,415 53,
with which to administer the government.
The State was then out of debt and had
ample means, with which, if carefully admin
istered, to have prosecuted the work on the
State Bail Bond without embarrassment to
tbe government, or creating the necessity of
increasing the Taxes on the people twenty-
five per cent, as was tho case in 1842, just
three years after McDonald was first instal
led, and was still Governor. Ho began, ns
we have seen, with upwards of $3,800,000
in the treasury, and in Jess than 3 years re
quired an increase of taxes. The enquiry is
a vory natural one—what became of this
large sum of money and made it necessary to
increase the taxes 25 per cent, in three years,
after McDonald was made the Governor of
Georgia r If the reader will follow us in our
remarks, he will probably find an answer to
this enquiry. McDonald was not vary long
in the Chair of State before he was seized
with a “ spasmodic affection” for the dear
people. We all remember his •* Relief Mes
sage.” Improvident and extravagant use of
private credit in speculations and overtrading
and the subsequent failure and low prices of
our great staple, caused great embarrassment
to our people. McDonald’s sympathy was
evidently greatly excited for the people, and
he w as at his “ wits end” to devise aschcme
which, while it might alford relief to specu
lators, would also immortalize his name as a
great financier and statesman. The mountain
labored—a message was brought forth, and
in that message McDonald recommended
that the credit of the Stale—the property
' and labor of the people—should be pledged
to iaise money to supply the wants of a few
pit’zens—and they perhaps political favour
ites. Who would, except McDonald, have
■wer thought of such an unwise, impolitic
. .od unjust sc home as this 1 Yet this was his
ocommendation to the Legislature of Geor-’
in, to squander owr funds, rain our credit,
' nd burthen our people with the most one-
,'ous taxation. Fortunately this scheme re
ceived hut litfle support, and the measure
failed.-Notwithstanding this scheme failed,
-:"*tefofe the close of McDonald’s adminisira-
. tion, our funds were exhausted, our credit
. ruined’jand.the State was bankrupt. Under
his administration an act was passed and ap
proved by him, authorizing the Central Bank
o issue bills to double the amount of its
apital. This was done, ond immediately
he bills of the Bank wete at a discount of
itom 10 to 25 per cent. Under his adminis-
a diaitibut'um of the public funds, or
ftbe Central Bank f for the redemption
i people were liable to be, and
passed in 1840, requiring McDonald to pay
$75,000 annually in reduction of this debt.
But his “ relief” measures consumed all his
funds, and justice to our creditors was sacri
ficed by his generosity to a favored few.—
The $75,000 was not paid, and the law was
a dead letter to McDonald upon the statute
book. In 1842 Mac’s extravagance led him
Into many and severo wants for funds, and
the sequel of the inatlor was that a bill was
passed by the Legislature of that year in-
creasing the taxes of the people 25 per cent.—
All this happeuod while McDonald was Gov
ernor of Georgia ! Time would fail, us to go
into a more detailed account ol McDonald’s
financial schemes while Governor, to show
bow, Under his administration, tho public
funds were squandered, the public credit
abused and tho public faith violated and dis
graced. To sum up the whole matter, we
will give a statement of the Slate affairs when
McDonald rendered an account of his stew
ardship to tho people in 1843:
McDonald, Governor :
In account with the poeple oj Georgia, Hr.
To Bank Capitol squandered, $2,838,993 44
“ Surplus U. S. Revenue do. 1,051,482 09
“ State debt incured by you. 1,616,885 72
“ Deficit in the Central Bank,
to be met and paid by taxa
tion,
“ Amount Central Bank in cir
culation, to be redeemed by
taxation,
Nashville, and from Nashville, one hundred
and eighty miles, to Louislville, (Ky.) In
order fully to understand the mutter; those
interested will of course read the three let
ters We embrace the opportunity to ex
press our thanks to the writer for his kind
ness and consideration in this behalf.—San.
'j
Another Fugitive Arrested.--!! is stated
by telegraph in the New York Express, that
a negro named Daniels, was arrested in Birf-
fnlo, N. Y., on the 15ln, claimed as a fugi
tive by a gentleman from Louisville, Ky.,
named Moore. An examination before the
U. S. Commissioners was in ''progress. A
great excitement was said to preydil in Buf
falo. This is bringing tbe matter borne rath
er closely—arresting a fugitive in President
Fillmore’s native city. We shelf look with
some interest to see the result..
P. S. Since the above was in type, we learn
by a later depatch that the tugitive was de
livered over to his master by the Commission
ers, on tbe evening of the same day on which
he was arrested. All right.—Atlanta Intel
ligencer.
350,000 00
700,000 00
THE COURIER.
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT- II, 1851
J. KNOWLES, EDITOR.
“ Should Conqress at anq time exhibit its
purpose to war upon our property, or withhold
our just constitutional rights, we slandreadyto
vindicate those rights, in the Union as long
as possible, and out of the Union when we are
left no other alternative.”
NOMINATIONS OF THE
constitutional union party.
For Governor-
HON. HOWELL COBB.
$6,657,301 25
According to the Treasurer’s Report, 30lh
Noromborj 10-40) MlDuiioIJ loft J|j the TrCJl"
sury, of ail the funds he had received, only
$46,395 11—part of which was, of bills of
broken banks and some counterfeit money I
From this it will be seen that McDonald,
while Governor, squandered the capital of
the Central Bank—squandered tbe amount of
surplus revenue, received from the General
Government—left the State in debt over a
million and a half of dollars—caused n defi
ciency in tho Central Bank of $350,000, bo-
yotid her means to pay her debts—besides
having a circulation of $700,000—to be re
deemed by Taxing the people. And yet after
all this management, Judgo McDonald, “hat
in hand,” has the hardihood to como before
the people and ask to elect him, a third lime,
their Governor. Was ever impudence like
this I! No Sir—youcnn’tgotlhcvcitesofUn-
ion men. Such financial skill will not suit
the people of Georgia—you liavo been tried
in the balance and found wanting.
It occurs to us, just here, to enquire how
this expose of McDonald’s financial ability
will suit our opponents. Wlien they get into
power, they are going to secede! As it is to
be a peaceable measure, of course they won’t
want “ the sinows of war.” But then, they
will be an independent nation, and will need
the mealu to carry on a civil government.
There are the army and navy to support.—
They will have to support foreign ministers.
They will have to build custom houses, forts,
und arsenals, and they will have to establish
a post office department, and have their mail
contracts and mail facilities. Money will
have to he raised to carry out all theso gov
ernmental schemes, and perhaps they mny
have to furnish “ relief” to tho people again.
Now, in all candour, we ask our opponents
to think of these things, and see if McDon
ald is the proper man to mnnnge the fiscal af
fairs of an “ independent nation,” w hen he
had not the ability to manage the affairs ol u
State, which had nothing to do with foreign
relations, forts, arsenals, armies, navies, &c.
&c ? We believe, that, for yourselves, as
well as us, Conn, in any event, is the most
eligible and efficient inan of the two ; and os
you have professed to havo mounted our
plutform, prove your faith by your works,
and give Cobb jour hearty support; and if he
is elected, your conscience, like the Stato,
will enjoy peace and repose. All you have
to expect by electing McDonald, is Seces
sion, War, TAXATION!
Cobh and McDonald-
Everybody acknowledges that Howell
Cobb is a Union mnn. Nobody doubts it:
and the friends of McDonald are now trying
to get the people to vote for McDonald by
pursuading thorn that he is a Union man too.
This proves that all acknowledge the princi
ples of the Union party to bo correct- Evo
ry body is obliged to acknowledge that it is
best for the people to preserve the Union and
sustain our present form of government ex
cept a few rampant fire-eaters. McDonald,
by his connection with the Nashville conven
tion, his position at the Disuuion meeting in
Macon last year, his correspondence and
affiliation with the Disunionists of South
Carolina, and the general tone of discontent
exhibited in ull his letters, has given room
to doubt very seriously, his attachment to
tho Union, ond to cause a strong suspicion
that his heart is rot in the right place.
Then wo would ask in all candor, is it not
safer for all true Union men to vole for Cobb,
against whom there is no suspicion, than to
cast their votes for McDonald, about whom
there is a considerable doubt ? Certainty, if
any man wishes to vote for a real Union man,
there can be no hesitation in choosing be
tween Howell Cobb and Charles J. McDon
ald.—Griffin Union.
We publish this morning the first of n
senes of three letters from our intelligent
correspondent at Louisville, Kentucky, upon
the Rail Road improvements now in courso
of construction in that State. These letters
are written by a gentleman of extensive
scientific and practical information, and
thoroughly acquainled|wilh all the Rail-Road
Improvements completed and now in progress
in this country. They are of great interest,
and are response to our editorial of the 31st
July last, upon the “great lines of Southern
Rail-Roads.” The third letter more particu
larly refers to tho connexion of Savannah
with tho “great West,” by means of the line
of Roads extending from Chattanooga to
For Conores8.
COL.E. W. CHASTAIN,
Of Gilmer.
For Senator.
COL. JOSEPH WATTERS^ •;
ForJRepresentatives.
FLO ft) COUNTY.
WILLIAM T. PRICE.
CUATTOOOA COUNTY,
ROBERT CAMRON.
CORDON COUNTY,
THOMAS BYRD.
AGENTS FOR THE COURIER.
Dan’l Hix, Summerville.
Judoe Wooten, Dirt Town.
J. T. Finley, Chattoogaville.
E. R. Sasseen, LaFayette.
HON. HOWELL COBB
Will address the people at tho following
places, at the times designated :
Calhoun, Saturday “ 6th.
Spring Place, Monday “ 8th.
Ellijay, Wednesday “, 10th.
Ulairsvillo, Friday “ 12th.
Dohlonogu, Monday “ 15th.
Cumming, Wednesday “ 17th.
Canton, Friday “ 19th.
We are authorised by Mr. Cobb to say
that Judge McDonald is invited to attend
these appointments, and to participate in the
discussion upon equal terms.
ET It will be seen by nn advertisement In our col
umns to-dny, that Mr. Posey offers for sale his Hotel
at Cave Spring. Thero is nor a mora desirable and
healthy village In Upper Georgln, nnd those ,wishing
to enter Into "Hotel keeping” would do well to ex-
umine the premises.
ARE YOU READY?
The lapse of a few weeks will terminate the pres
ent canvass, and determine the fate of this greet Re
public. Never has the publio mind been more Intense
ly excited and aroused, and never woo there greater
cause. That the Union party will triumph, thero
con bo no reasonable doubt; but wo want a glorious
victory—one that will forever still'tho spirit if dis
union and disorganization in our own fair State, and
show to our intmetible and wayward sister, that in
breaking up this Government, she can hope for; nei
ther aid nor comfort from Georgia.
Our opponents will uso every exertion and try eve
ry artifice to conceal from tire honest and unsuspect
ing people the true issue. We therefore say to them
be on your guard ! Let no mon deceive you ! Charles
J. McDonald is tiro open and avowed enemy of the
Government of your fathers! Howell Cobh is its open
and avowed friend I If you would destroy the Con
dilution nnd tho Union, vote for the former—if you
would preserve them, vote for tho latter. Vote afall
and open ticket. This is no time to traffic in votes
no time to indalgc personal prejudices and predilec
tions. The only question should be at the ballot-box
—are they true to tho Constitution nnd the Union t-
will they stand by them I We say then to our friends,
look well to your organization ! Tho enemy is on the
alert; every weak point will be assailed. Be united
—be campnet—be vigilant. Sec that every district,
every precinct is supplied with bailota of the 'right
kind, and that every Union mnn that con crawl to
tho polls is there. Remember that all you hold dear
is involved in this slruggio. Avoid bitter words and
hitter feelings. A/atly honestly differ with us, and
their opinions and feelings are to be respected. Coo-
ly and deliberately carry out the promptings of your
own judgment—let others do tiio same. We trust
you have made up your.mind ntid ore. prepared to do
your whole duty to God nnd your country. Let eve
ry man then, be ready!
Co-operalien.
We are informed that , there are quite
number of gentlemeu from South Carolina
now touring it through our State und cheer
ing on Mr. McDonald in his hopeless ; strug
gle. One of them, we learn, passed up the
road the other day, and after hurrahing most
lustly for McDonald, declared that evety'man
in his district was for McDonald. Some of
the passengers were a little curious to'' tow
what district in- Georgia was so’ hopelessly
demented, when to their relief they were in
formed, that it was Barnwell district, South
Carolina, and no district in Georgia at all
That the South Carolina disunionists are for
McDonald to a man, there can be no doubt
He has, theiefore, already the co-operation
of one State.
.. : v-'y-y l
Bather too Fast.
The Southerner enys—“ There is no such
thing as an American people, politically
speaking!” We are aware that our South
ern Bights friends have labored very hard to
denationalize us, but we did not learn be
fore that they had succeeded. It is true,
Langdon Cheves, had pronounced the Con
stitution a dead carcass, but we* hoped he
tfas mistaken. That it will be destroyed if
he and McDonald and Rhelt succeed in their
designs there can be no doubt. Our country*
men abroad' will loam with surprise that they
ate. no longer American citizens, and that our
national flag, bearing upon its ample folds,
the American Eagle, and the significant mot
to, “ Hpluribus Unitin'’—is a mere mockery
and no longer tbe emblem of protection and
safety. The,mind of poor old Washington
must have been sadly unhinged and disor
dered, when, in his farewell Address he said
“ The name of AMERICAN, which belongs
to you in your national capacity, must al
ways exalt the just pride of patriotism, mote
than any appellation derived from local dis
criminations.'’
Simple old man, little did he imagine that
the name in which he rejoiced and gloried,
would be so soon discarded by his countrymen
as unmeaning and distasteful, aud the bold
avowal bo made, that “ there is no such thing
as an American people.”
All this comes of bad associations und bnd
teachings. Had our friends of the Southerner
taken Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and
other fathers of the Constitution as their
guides, and carefully studied thoir writings
nnd followed their wise teachings, they would
have still gloried in the American name and
loved the American Union.
But alns, alas I under the pernicious cla
mour of Rhett, McDonald, Stiles & Co, we
fear their minds have become poisoned, their
eyes jaundiced, and like the infatuated mad
man, they would destroy their best friend.
The October election will, we trust, show
to the world that the people of Georgia are
not ashamed of the American name, norquite
ready to discard the AMERICAN FLAG.
That I-ctlcr.
Our fire-eating friends have made much
noise about what they are pleased to term a
suppressed letter, writtet by Mr. Cobb. We
had hoped they had found it in the one ad
dressed to the Macou Commit'co ; still they
seem dissatisfied, and aro quite clamorous
for that letter. Well, we think they will be
very apt to find it in Mr. Cobb’s forthcoming
in augural message. Let them be a little
patient until November, and they will doubt
less see the elephant
Labor Loaf.
After much research our neighbor has dis
covered that Mr Cobb did actually vote for
tho Oregon bill, nnd in proof, adduces the
testimony of Mr. Stephens. Now he has ba
tten great pains to prove what nobody ever
denied, and what Aft. Cobb himself hns al
ways freely admitted. The Oregon bill was
pending in Congress several sessions, an un
til the acquisition of Mexican territory, Mr.
Cobb, with Mr. Stiles and other Southern
members voted for it. So soon however as
other questions were presented, involving
tho rights and interests of the South, Mr.
Cobb, voted against the passage of that bill
until those questions were adjusted. The
speech of Mr. Stephens to which the South
erner alludes, was made before the final pas
sage of th6 Oregon bill, and therefore amounts
to nothing in the case. We repeat that Mr.
Cobb voted against the Oregon bill which Mr.
Polk signed, upon its final passage, and
w hich is now the law of the land ; and we
defy any one to prove to the contrary.
PREMATURE.
Mr. Cheves hns asserted that the Constitution is a
dead carcass; Mr- Rhett, that the Unton is dissolved,
and now tho Southern Bights organ of Cherokee
Georgia,declares that “wc aro not one people, bat
thirty people!—not one nation but a constellation of
nations.” We ore perfectly aware that it would
be very ngreeable to Mr. Rhett nnd his Georgia con
federates, to know that the American people no lon
ger considered themselves one, and no doubt, it would
grently refresh thoir patriotic souls to see the consti
tution destroyed, the States disbanded, and the
stars end stripes trailing in tho dust, and each of the
thirty “people," or nations, running up its "lone star, 1
upon a patch of red, gracefully dangling to n. broom
stick—lids would doubtless present to their minds a
most happy consummation of their pious labors; but
we think theynrea little too fust in declaring that we
are already in the midst of this political millenlum, so
long predicted by the seers of South Carolina, and of
late reiterated and hoped for by McDonald, in Geor
gia. The Constitution, thanks to the sagacity of ilo
framers, atill lives, and whilst it has it a being, holdi
the States together as one people. We intend no dis
respect, not the slightest, when we say tiiat with us,
the opinions of George Washington are quite as
weighty as tboscof the Southerner. That somewhat
distinguished gentleman, in hie farewell address, said
—“the unity of Government which constitute, you
ONE PEOPLE, fi alto now dear to you." The
idea of a constellation of nations, sovereign and in-
dependent, under one and the same form ot govern
ment, never entered the mind of Washington nnd hie
illueliious compeers j for he further declares—"The
Constitution which at any timo exists, till changed by
an explicit act of the whole people, is sacredly obliga
tory upon ALL.”
Whnt a contrast between the views of the immor
tal Father of his country, and those of the foster fath
er of the Nashville Convention ! The former main
taining that under the Federal oompact, the Ameri
can people are a unit—the latter that they are divid
ed into separate end independent sovereignties. Now
wo may be deemed quite antiquated and unfashiona
ble, but we prefer to take Washington and his compat
riots for our'guides, to Charles J. McDonald, and the
consdtulion which they framed, to the Nashville plat
form The Federal Constitution suye—"We, the
people—(not We the States) do ordain nnd establish
ibis Constitution." If further declares that the con
stitution'—(not the Will oi the State) “eball be the su
preme lew of the laud I" And’ yet we are told that
the General Government may at any time be knock
ed in the head at the pleasure of any one of its con
stituent memben, with or without cause. This la the
Nashville doctrine t and this dootrine Messrs. Mc
Donald and Stiles would label, as democratic. For
opposing It, the'Constitutional Union Party aro de
nounced as Federalists; Consolidnilonlsts, submiosion-
lste, and many othef ti^ly ibingtj j hut no long'as we
are associated with the fathers of the Republic, in
sentiment, and we trust plso, in atm loo, we are not
very seriously afflicted by unmeaning appellations.—
We presume no onp .will deny thst Gen- Jackstfn
wae a tolerably clear exponent Of Democratic doc
trines, and he uses the Hallowing language ■—
“The Constitution of the United States,, then form
ed a Government, not a leqgmt and.whethcr'it be
formed by compact between the Stittes.or In any oth
er manner, its character is lire same. It is a Govern
ment in which all the people arc represented, which
operatet directly pn the people individually, not upon
the States." ,
Improvement Under Difficulties.
There is such a manifest improvement, both in the
matter and style of the last Southerner, that wo are
not without hopo that under the teachings of tbe Cou
rier, assisted by Archbishop Whately, our neighbors
will ultimately come to an enlightened understanding
of tire true genius and structure ol our civil institu
tions. We are aware that oura is no light or trivial
task; for before we onn expeot to accomplish muoh
in thr ir behalf, we must get the consent of our neigh
bors to unlearn moot that they have already learned,
and discard theso teachers of political soicnce who
seam to have given them the Aril benefit of tho sys
tem obteurum per ohicuri'ui.
The term sovereignty still seems to puzzle them;
nnd well it may, lor it hits puzzled older and denier
heads than theira or oara; and therefore, as wa have
before remarked, it should never have been introduc
ed Into our political vocabulary. As we nrnumo the
broad ground that noitlior jure Divino nor jure hu
manno, (neither by Divine right nor by human law,)
does sovereignty reside in men or human Govern
ments, it isquito immaterial with us where they lo-
cste It. They say it belongs to bodies politic. A
body politic may compriso several States or comma
nitlea—It may bo a monarchy or it may be a republic.
Georgia, composed of districts and eountiea, Is a body
politic—the United Slates are S body politic, nnd yet
sovereignty resides in neither the one no- tho other.
Pome is a body politio and hns just as muolt right to
throw herself upon her sovereignty and secede from
Georgia, ns Georgia hai to secede from the Federal
Union. Sho Is a community, nnd according to the
creed of tho Southerner, sovereignty belongs lo com.
mnnities,tnd therefoie the peoplo of Rome ere sover
eign,nnd whenever they plcnse can withdraw from
Georgia, act up toe tharaselves an independent gov
ernment, or form an alliance with Atabamu. Why,
gentlemen, is it not preposterous to talk about State
sovereignty, when a Stato is not permitted to coin a
dime, establish a post-office or post-road, appoint n
post-master, or keep an army to repel invasion or
quell insurrection?
We stated in our lost that the term sovereign wa B
no where applied to States in the Federal Constitution
—tho word sovereignty is once used in tho old arti
cles of confederation—but woo discarded by the wi-e
framers ol the preseut constitution and tho term pow
er, is used in its stead. There Is something very sig.
nifleant in this simple feet- The fathers of the Re.
publio discarded it as a kingly terra, Inappropriate
to the States united or separate—inappropriate to the
genius of ourpolitical system, and incompatible with
the sentiments and feelings of the American people
It has been exhumed by certain politicinns, nnd used
by them to magnify the powers of the States, at the
expense of the Federal Government, and Constitution
al Union.
MR- STILES AND THE OREGON DILL'
Wo alluded iu our last number to tho vory unfair
and ungenerous courso pursued by Mr. Stiles and
his friends in denouncing Mr. Cobb for hie vote on
tho Oregon Bill, when Mr. Stiles did precisely the
something hi ill self. Wo stated then that in cast
ing tills vote ho did no more thun acquiesce in tire
Missouri Compromise! nnd wo nre now prepared
to show.from the record that lio voted on thnt occa
sion with Barnwell Rhott of South Carolina nnd IV.
H. Stiles of Georgin; rather suspicious company,
we admit. This task is devolved upon us by tho
continued rc-iterution oftlds clmrgo, end attempts
upon tho part of Mr, Stiles and his friends, to mis
lead the publio mind nnd embitter publio feeling
against Mr Cobb. Wo know.not whnt tho people
may think of tho conduct ofMr. S , but If wo thought
Mr. Chastain could bo guilty of snob paltry nrtlflce,
to Injure an old politioulassociate,withouttliolonst
provocation, wo would drop him Instantly. Lot
our Southorn Rights friends read the following ox-
tract from the Congressional Globe, vol. Id, page
230, and say whether they can longer support n
man who will try to prostrate a friend for doing pre
cisely what he himself did? Many qf our opponents
we know are mon of honor, and weiook for them to
dost rt a cause tiiat can only bo sustained by such
disreputable moans.
The question recurred on the engrossment
of the bill for a third reading, which was a-
grecd to; the bill was read accordingly.
On the question of its passage, Mr. Jame
son moved the previous question; which was
sustained by tho House.
The yeas and naya was called for and or
dered on the passage of the bill ; aud being
ordered, they resulted—yeas 140, naj-s 69—
as follows :
YliAS—Messrs. Anderson, Arrington, At-
ktustiti, Belser, Benton, Bidlack,E. J. Black.
Jainei Blaek, James A. Black, Blackwell
Bower, B.iwlin, Boyd, Brinkerhoff, Brodhead,
Aaron V. Brown, William J.Brown, Buffing
ton, Burke, Burt, Caldwell, Carpenter, Jer
emiah E. Cary, Shepard Cary, Catlin, Chap
pell, Clinton, Cobb, Cullom, Dana, Daniel
Dftrrngh, John \V. Davis, Dean, Dellet, Dick-
ly, Dillingham, Douglass, Duncan, Dunlap
MB. COBB AT CALHO
We wen present at the dire union at Calhoun i
Saturday last, which passed olf Mert’-ibilaihotori
.the friends of oar good cause. Mr. Cobb spoke for
about two hours, and-was listened to with profound
attention by an immense oroWd from'differont parts
of Gordon and the adjoining counties. Ho was fol
lowed by Da. Millie of thfsblly, and L. J. Glenn.
Esq .of Henry, who addressed the Jfroploin a mast
eloquent and satisfactory manner.
Our friends in Gordon are in fine spbdts, ana will
give the whole Union tioket, tor Governor! (jongross
attU Legislature a majority 6f probably SbO at IctUti
Mosiis- Cowarf, PatfoniFob^Rb' and other • eat-
tallies of MoDonald ond Stiles; have been hovering
arbjind the waled or Mr. Cobb, during his tour thro’
the Cherokee country, vainly hoping to epgaga him
in a discussion! this Mr- Oobb.has very, properly de
clined. As Do. Millnr very ikcotlously’ remarked
the other day,' Mr, Coza “warred not save with the
King of Iirael,” not with - every stirrup-holder who
may volunteer to fight his battles )• though he haa
uniformly answered pny questions .that havo been
addressed to him by the humblest citizen. At Cal
houn,'however, Mr. Cobb and fits friends were wil
ling to give their opponents'a hearing, and on at-
rangemont wea entered Into by whloh they might,
have been gratified io their, hearts content, One of
their number was to follow Mr, Cobb,then lobe
followed by a Union speaker, and so op;alternately
each party waS to speak until tho discuoalon cldjed.
No sooner, however! did Mr. Cobb 'tlhse his unan
swerable argument, than a shoot wtls raised for tho
firo-eators to retire, and hear a speech from Mr:
Cowart, at tbe Depot- Then opmniotvPcfd In good
earnest tho work of practical secossfon,' oitd a refrezi
ol tho rank and file, under the dliifctlbn of General
P. and Col. F. was affected that would have doha
credit to Napoleon or Wellington in their palmiest
days. It was a perfect 8lr-Jorry-Go-Nhnb1e achieve-
meat, and under oovor of tho ooffin battery, they
wore able to bear off most oflho killed, and all tho
wounded, lnetudlng the oommanders. Subsequent,
ly wo were attraoted by Walls of distress to tho roar
of a ware-house, whero,in dolorous strains and with
still mora dolorous looks, dtuy were pouring out thoir
complaints tot small group of adherents, who had
esonped it seoma with life, if not with limb.
Wr heard it Intimated, that this maelerty activity
of the fire-eaters wae solely attributable'’to tbe uni
expoctod ptesoncoof Dr. M. upon tho stand, whom
thoir groat champion did not oara to engago in a
toarnoy. This was prudent. Altogether their flight
was rlolt and indiscribable—and forcibly reminded
us—that
" He wbo fights and runs away
May llveto JlgHt’another dttft ”
But he that Is In battle slain,
Will novor rise to fight again.” •
COL HAOKETT^yiTcoL CHASTAIN
Wo learn thst Mr. Hackett lias sign«f.a statement
which Is now in olroulation to the effoot that ho was
present when Col Chastain sold himself to tha Un
ion party, stook.loek, and barrel. Ae wo have not
som this precious doaument, 1 we will only remark
r.t this time; that tho pooplo will attsoh but little
importance to lids now device to defeat Mr. Chas
tain. Mr. Hackett was In Rome when that gentle
man addressed tha peoplo and pronounced tho state
ment false. Why did he not then oome forward with
tho proofl No 1 he waits until the evo of tho election
whon ho hopes tho statement will go out without
contradiction until the oontest is over,-ahd the mis-
chief is effected. Thos' C. Ilackctt is the last man
that should attempt to injaro Col. Chastain.
GLOmOUSNFWsT
NO CO-OPERATION FROM MISSISSIPPI I I
The North Mississippi Union-, brings us
intelligence of a most glorious viebry of
the ft tends of Union in that gallant State.—
Our South Carolina neighbors were predic
ting quite a different result. Wo give below
the returns as far as heard from. Georgia
will soon give a cheering response to .her
younger sister.. Tbe skies ere brightening.
Since writing the foregoing we leant, by paa
gere who arrived in the stage on yesterday, that
Union majority In Mississippi as far as beard "
19,300—and that Quitman has declined’ riinnl
Governor. Very prudent onse In his life
—
From the North Mississippi Union.
Jackson, Wednesday 9. P,
uy,'Lsiinugiiuui } .L/i’ugiu&B, A/UIIUUII, uuni
Ellis, Elmer, Fatlee, Kicklin, Florence, F
ter, French, Fuller, Byrum Green, Grider,
Hunuibul Hurnlin, l-latrimett, Haralson, Har
din Her.iej , Hurrick, Hogo, .fopkins, Hous
ton, Hubard, Hubboll, Hughes, Hungerfprd
J. B Hunt, C. J. Ingersoll, Irvin, Jameson.
Cave Johnson, Perlej’ B. Johnson, Andrew
Johnson, A. Kennedny, Preston King, Kirk
patrick, Lubranche, Leonard, Lucas, Lump
kin, Lyon, McCuuslen, Maclay, Mr Clel
land, McClernard, McConnell, McDowell,
McKay Mathews, Joseph Morris, Isauc E.
Morse, Murphey, Norris, Owen, Parmenler.
Payne, Pelitt, Pullock, Emory D. Potter,
Pratt, Ramsay, Rathbun, David S. Reid
Reding, ltelfe, Rhett, Ritter, Roberts, Ro-
binson, Rogers, Russell, St. John, Sample.
Schenck, Thomas H. Seymour, David L!
Seymour, Simons, Simpson, Slidell, Thomas
Smith, Robert Sniith, Steenrod, Stetson,
John Stewart, C^-tSTI Jnmes
W. Stone, Alfred P. Slone, Strong, Sykes.
Taylor, Tibbutls, Tucker, Vanmeter, Weller!
Wentforth, Wetherford, Wheaton, Benjamin
While, Williams, Woodward, Joseph A
Wright, Yuncej', and Yost—140.
Wo trust wa shall hear no mora about Mr, Cobb 18
vote upon the Otegou bill, and particularly from
Mr. Buies and Lie friends. Witli a full knowledge
of their couise upon this question, Messrs. Cobb
and Haralson. and other Southern democrats were
s ubsequentl returned to Congress.
Co,
1 Union,
Union,
Co.
400 Union Maj.
142 <•
150 «
40 *«
182 «
435 “
■*&■**•*?
255 “
82 “
142 «
170 “
15
«. 11
ti
it
'll V
1 Secession.
No opposition. -
206 Union Maj.
250
M0
'IS:
Hinds
Rankin,
Yazoo,
Madison,
Lownes,
Adams,
Holmes,
Clayboroe,
Wilkinson,
Amite,
Copiah,
Scott,
Atuila,
Warren,
Marshall,
Lofyette,
Pontotoc,
Yallobusha, ,
Tuscumbia, Thursday, 2 P. "M-
Thirty four Counties heard from—Sixty 1 !
Union Candidates elected, Seven .Seceissioa 1
—Eight Thousand Majority. ,, ; ,
Tippah, Union Majority,'6t
Itawamba, “ ><■ 350
-Monroe, “ “’ ’ t 1 ’ 65
State, Union by.2Q,(
TISHOMINGO FOREVER"?
The Editor of the North Mississippi Ui
ion in announcing the result
under the insignia of a graceful .chuntic’'
holds forth to his favorite bird-aft follows .
Mount the liigheat-pinp-top on'th'e high
hill-flap thy wings, and longly ind loud
make the’welkin ring with...thfl glorr
news that Tishomingo’s masses are.'trui
their fathers, themselves an.d their coun
For the Rome Courier*
Melon Culture.
1st. Break the ground deep find close-with as
ter. .
2d. Lay off eight feet squore.eaoh way with 1
el plough.
3d. Manure.—A large shovel foil of g
rotted stable manure to cash cheeky . I
4th. Get aand from the river bank, put a s
on top ol the manure, oiler which draw, the L
up end cover the sand airont one inc
hill, then plant your seed, eight or tei
inserting tour finger, in as as qtany places <
hill as you went Bead, up to the seepnd joint', t!
your »ecd In and cover them. .
Cultivation.—As soon as yoqr seed-are np,i
sea three leaves, hoe them end loosen the hiU -|
the roots, then keep the ground^dear of wee
grass by plowing and hoeing unlU.thp yih^jr
or four feet in lengtb, then be carelbl not toj
vine, but keep the ground' clear, of weeds,
before tbe vines.-AU who.wULafrendsf
rules will make good, sweet fijfi