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Grom the New Orleans Crescent.
It appears that, seeking to unite with Crit
tenden, General Lopez unfortunately delay
ed at Las Poses, that the Spanish troops, in
the meantime, closed in upon him from Ha
vana ; that the Creole population was led to
believe that he wns defeated, or seriously,
if not hopelessly embarrassed, and that loos
ing men, and expending incalculable valuable
ammunition, he kept up the desperate con
test. Famine pressed upon the war-worn
hand. Unused tj long marches, unprovided
with provisions, out of ammunition, after
three or four severe engagements with the
well-appointed troops of Spain, they were
forced to separate and seek safety in the
mountains. Thither hunger and blood
hounds ("thelatter fournished by the recreant
Creole imputation,) tracked t-hoin, nnd they
fell almost uresistinglv, into the linnds of
treacherous Creoles and Swinish soldiery.
A few faithful adherents remain^ by Lo
pez, until nt his solicitation, nnd urged by the
pressuro'of hunger, the Cuban patriot, weuk,
wearied, fainting with hunger, wasting un
der n severe wound, rciunined alone, nnd lay
down, careless whether rest or death came
The Spanish blood-hound was upon his path
nnd the dog and his master, bon Antonio
isantos Castaneda, (fit allies !) captured the
feeble and starring chieftain.
At the news of this capture, nil Havana
flamed forth in loyalty und excitement.—
llonlires were lit feu tic juice were fired, ruck
ets reddened the sky, nnd a clamorous pupu
lace made the welkin ring with shouts.
Upon the night of August 31st, the cap
tive was brought to Havana, und the sun uf
September 1st rose upon the morning of his
execution. The scuflold upon which was
the garole was surrounded, by thousands of
troops, forming n deup squnro Into that,
thousands of the populace looking on Lopez
pRsscd I'e wns clad in n long shroud nnd
white hood. Ho spoke n few words, declar
ing the honesty of his purpose, nnd his lore
lor Culm; wns phiccd in the fatal chair, tho
screw turned, and Nurcisco Lopez wns be
fore his Gud.
Throughout this brief but brilliant strug
gle, few or none of tho cownrdly Creoles
seemed to hare joined him. They were loo
cowiudly.'too fund of ease, nnd inglorious
solely, to peril their precious liras in an is
sue between freedom nnd tyrnr.ny.
Those who surrendered, come, it appears,
with two exceptions, under the terms of the
Governor Gonoral’s proclamation of pardon.
This was not, wo bcliovo, so worded ns to
secure them freedom, and it would seem that
they are to bo condemed to the Spanish gal
leys. At present,they nre well tronted in
prison. Capt. Platte, of tho U. S. sloop-uf
-war Albany, visited them, nnd so they as
sured him. They are happy, even In dun
geons, to linvo escaped their terrible priva
tions, nnd looking buck upon tho fuel that no
Creoles joined them, they coiiipluin that they
were deceived in undertaking the expedition.
Previous to their capture, tho Inst food they
ate was the horse of Gen. Lopez. Tho bravo
Hungarian, Cot. Progay, wns killed in the
battle on the 13th August.
therefore, be thankful for health and com-
elence, and above all, for a quiet conscien
ce.—Isaac Walton
PlliiUlUg I net do Ilf.
The following incident connected with the
recent trip of the President to the Virginia
Springs, (snyh the Staunton Spectator,) has
been furnished by a friend for publication :
Six miles North west of Slnunton, on the
stage rout to the Warm Springs, is tho vil
lage of West View. Here resides nn aged
Presbyterian Minister, venerable not only tor
years but piety ; original in thought nnd
manner, decisivo in character and bold in the
expression of his sentiments. Although
trembling under the weight of years and dis
ease, he had attended cnrefully to passing
events connected with the political condi
tion of the country. Always a warm friend
of the Secretary of the interior lie had re
quested him through a friend to cull with tho
President nt his cottage in West View, on
their passage to the Springs. As might
have teen expected the roquest wns courte
ously complied with.
The ceremony tools place while the feeble
and aged man lay reclining on bis bed.
‘Mr. Filmore,’ said ho *1 am grateful
fur your trouble and condescension in this
call, and regret that my physical condition
forbids the respect, even in posluro, which I
nm disposed to render.’ ‘No condescension,
sir,’replied the President—‘I am sorry to
find your health so l'eoblc. 'I am no man
worshipper,’continued the speaker, but hon
or the office created by the public oflieer
who is do'ermined to execute the laws and
maintain the Union. The sin of a distin
guished relative, now no more was never my
sin. 1 love this Union. My desire has
been to take you by tho hand, ns the friend
of the Union and 1 nm snlisfied and pleased.
I pray God to put into the hearts of the
people to take you ns their Chief Magistrate
lor the next Presidential term. 1 believe it
would stay and strengthen the Union. And
now, may the rich blossiugs of Heaven rest
upon your hend.' 1 am done sir and wish
no reply ’
The President bowed and pressed the
hand oflhe venerable Chrisliun patriot. ‘My
Reverend Father,’ he said, ‘I am under great
obligations to you for your kind feelings and
blessings.’
All ine while stood the manly form of the
Secretary of the Interior, not without visible
emotions from the novel and affecting scene.
From the Savannah Republican.
EXTRACT FROM GEN- WASHINGTON’S
FAREWELL ADDRESS.
Interwoven ns is the love of Liberty with
every ligament of your hearts, no recommen
dation of mine is necessary to lortify or con
firm the attachment. The unity of govern
ment, which constitutes you one people, is
also now dear to you. It is justly so ; for it
is a main pillar in the edifice of your real in
dependence ; the support of your tranquility
nt home, your pence abroad—of your safety
—of your prosperity—ot that very liberty
which you so highly prize. Dut ns it is easy
to foresee that, from different causes, and
from different quurters, much pains will be
taken, many artifices employed, to weaken
in your minds the conviction of this truth—
ns this is the point in your political fortress
ngninst which the butteries of internal and
external enemies will he most constantly and
actively (though often covertly and insidious
ly) directed, it is of infinite moment that you
should properly estimate the immense value of
your National Union to your collective and
individual happiness ; tlint you should clior-
ish a cordial, habitual nnd immoveable at
tachment to it: accustoming yourselves to
think, und speak of it ns the Palladium of
your political safety nnd prosperity j watch
ing for its preservation with jonlous anxiety •
discountenancing whatever mny suggest
suspicion tlint it can in nny event be nban*
donod : nnd iiidignnnlly frowning upon tho
first dnwning ol every attempt to alienate any
portion of our country from the rest, or to
enfeeble the sacred lies which now link to
gether tho various parts.”
Cun language he moro forcible, or better
adapted to the present crisis ? The Union
here is not described as an “empty mockery
or tho ensket without the jewel”; nor
masked Battery,” or nn “engine of oppres
sion” or n “curse”! Modern madcaps do not
recogniso those “sacred lies” dwelt upon
by the father of his country.
Another extract:
“In contemplating the causes which mny
disturb our Union ; it occurs ns matter of se
rious concern,that nny ground should hnve
been furnished for characterizing parlies by
geogrnphicnl discrimination, Northern nnd
Southern, Atlantic nnd Western,, whence
designing men mny endeavor to excite n be
lief, that there is n real dillorctice of local
interests and views. One of the expedients
of party to acquire influence within particu
lar districts, is to misrepresent the opinions
nnd aims of other districts. You cannot
shield yourselvs to much ngninst the jealous,
ies and hcnit-hurnings which spring from
these misrepresentations ; they tend to ren
der alien to each other, tlioso who ought to
bo bound togolher by fraternal affection
Do you liero find nny apology for the
tempting name of Southern Rights f Any
pnpnl indulgence for that wholesale slander,
detraction, nnd dafamation of the honored
sonsof Georgia, who desire to transmit un
impaired to posterity the institutions nnd
government of their forefathers ?—Echo
answers, “where ?”
Other extracts from tho same :
lation. The present number of members is
two hundred and thirty-two. And there are
two delegates, one from Oregon, and one
from Minesotn, who hnye n right to speak,
but not to vote. The compensation of the
member is $8, and that of the Speaker $16
ler day during the session, and $8 for every
;wenly miles, travel in going nnd returning.
“This govornincpt, the oilspring of our
own choice, uninfluenced and unnwed, ndopt-
ed, upon full investigation, nnd mature do
liberation, completely free in its principles
in the distribution of its powers, uniting se
curity with energy, nnd containing within
itself n provision for its own amendment,
has a just claim to your confidence and your
support. Respect for its nuthorily, compli
ance with its laws, acquiescence it I its ntca
suns, nre duties enjoined by the fundament,
nl maxim of true liberty.”
“All obstructions to the execution of the
laws, nil combinations nnd associations, uu
der whatever plausible charncter, with .the
real design to direct, control, counteract, or
awe tho regulur deliberation nnd action of
the constituted authorities, are destructive ot
this fundamental principle, and of fatal ten
dency. They serve to organize factions, to
give it nn artificial and extraordinary force,
to put, in the place of the delegated will of
the nation, the will ofn pnrty. often n small
but artful nnd enterprising minority of the
community ; nnd, uccording to the nltcrnnte
triumphs of diflerent parties, to ntnke the
public administration the mirror of the ill-
concerted nnd incongruous projects of fac
tion, rather than the organ of consistent and
wholesome plans, digosted by common coun
sels, nnd modified by mutual interests.—
However combinations or associations of the
ubove description mny now nnd then answer
popular ends, they are likely, in the course
ot time and things, to become potent en
gines, by which cunning ambitions, and un
principled men will he enabled to subvert the
power of the people, and to usurp for them
selves thejreins of government, destroying af
terwards the very engines which have lift
ed them to unjust dominion.”
Now 1 wish Judge Charles J. McDonald
to stand up in the Court of his country and
speak out to the jury of his countrymen, and
plead guilty cr not guilty of violating the
principles enunciated in the foregoing ex
tracts. As it is usual for the worst criminals
THURSDAY MOBNINO, SEPT-18,1851
J. KNOWLES, EDITOR.
“ Should Conqress at anq lime exhibit its
purpose to war upon our property, or withhold
our just constitutional rights, we stand ready to
vindicate those rights, in the Union as long
as possible, and out of the Union when we are
left no other alternative.”
NOMINATIONS OT TUB
CONSTITUTIONAL UNION PARTY.
For Governor.
HON. HOWELL COBB.
Fob Congress.
COL. E. W. CHASTAIN,
Of Gilmer.
For Senator.
COL. JOSEPH WATTERS.
For Representatives.
TIB in COUNTY,
WILLIAM T. PRICE.
CIIATTOOOA COUNTY,
ROBERT CAMRON.
ooanoN county,
THOMAS BYRD.
AUENTH FUR THE COURIER.
Dan’l Hix, Summerville.
Junes Wooten, Dirt Town.
.1. T. Finley, Chattoogaville.
E. R. Sasseen, LaFayette.
HON. HOWELL COBB
Will address the people ut the following
places, at the times designated :
Calhoun, Saturday “ 6th.
Spring Place, Monday “ 8th.
Ellijay, Wednesday “ 10th.
Blairsville, Friday “ 12th.
Dal.lonega, Monday “ loth.
Gumming, Wednesday “ 17th.
Canton, Friday “ 18th'.
Wo are authorised by Mr. Cobb to say
that Judge McDonald is invited to attend
theso appointments, nnd to participate in tho
discussion upon equal terms.
(J(J»Wo have received n communication
from Cedar Blufl, Ala., relative to a Railroad
convention. It shall appear next week. It
is loo Into fortius issue.
More Improvements.
We hnstily inspected yesterday the Steam
Mill which lias been recently erected in De
Soto, opposite this place. Tho engine is
foity horse power, and may he increased to
fifty. It runs two saws finely nnd nlso grinds
corn with great rapidity. We understand i*
is the intention of the enterprising projectors
to add other machinery to the establishment
It nfforcs us great pleasure to witnoss these
improvements going forward in our vicinity
03* Tin-attention cf the Ladles will be arrested
by the advertisement of Mrs. I-ove, who lias opened
n Millenery in this place, nnd wo doubt not, will give
satisfaction to all wlto may give her a call.
“The Southern - Cui.tivater” and
“ The Soil op the South,” for Sept, both
came to ltnnd by tho same mail, and are well
filled with interesting nnd useful avticles.—
We trust these meritorious Journals will re
ceive a wido circulation in upper Georgin.
The Scientific American.—Every Me.
chanic in America should have this work
The new volume commences with the next
number It can be seen at our o/Iice.
Pleasures ol Content
I have S'rich neighbor that is always so J ^ rnu t 0 or plead not guilty, as a matter
busy, that lie lias no leisure to laugh : the
Whole business ol life is to get money’ and
more money, that lie may still get more
nnd more money. He is still drudging on
af form, it is Cor you iny countrymen, to
wtifb the evidence, examine the records of
the Pieunble and Resolutions of the Nosh-
saying that Solunan says—‘The diligent i ville Convention, and give your verdict in
hand makelh rich.’ And it is true, indeed; j your votes on the first Monday of October
but he considers not that it is not in the
power of riches to make a man happy, for
n was wisely suid.bv a man of great ob-
aervalion " that there be'as many miseries
beyond riches as on this side ol them.’—
And yet God deliver us from pinching
. poverty, and grant that having a com
petency, wc may be content and thankful.
Let us not repine, or so rnuoli ns think the
gifts of God unequally dealt, if wc see an
other abound with riches, when as God
know*, ihe cafes that are the keys that
keep those liches, hang often so heavily nt
the rich man’s girdle, that they clog lii.n
with weary days and restless nights, even
when others sleep quietly.. We see hut
the outside of the rich.inau’s happness, fow
^insider him to be like a worm, that, when
seems to play, is at llio very same time
bitting her own bowels, and consuming
ad this many rich men do-Ioad-
t with "corroding cares, to
t already got. Lei us,
next.
I for one cannot vote for McDonald. Mr.
Cobh is decidedly my choice.
AN AMERICAN-
Militia, Army, and Navy.—Tho enroll
ed Millitia of the United States, numbers,
2,00ti|06R men, or an average of over 60,-
000 to each state- Pennsylvannia has the
largest number, 270,070, and Delaware the
smalleat, 9,229. The Regular Army, as at
present established by law, should he 12,326,
officers and privates, though from desertion
sickness, etc,, the effective force is supposed
to be less than 9,000 men in all. The Navy
consists of seven ships of the line, 12 frigates,
27 sloops, brigs, and schooners, 14 steam
frigates and steamers, and 5 storeships.—
The total number of officers and men of all
descriptions, 8, 415.
The House op Representatives is com
posed of representatives from each State, in
tho rutio of oue to- every 70,680 of the pupu-
NEW MASONIC VOCALIST.
Tliii is the title ot a little volume of melodics np
propria ic to the various rites, ceremonies and cele
brations ol tho Masonic Brotherhood. It is very good
as fnr SB it goes ; but it has always appeared strange
to u->, that n tratomity so numerous, enlightened ttnd
ancient as the Masonic, should not have long eince
furnished themselves with n more full nnd varied col
lection of appropriate songs. Will they "take due
notice of this nnd govern themselves accordingly."
Chase & Peterson, Athens, Gn.
(Jt^.Wo notice flint the magnetic wires nre
up to this city, and the telegraph will bo in
full-blast in a few days. Who snys that
Rome is without enterprise ? Much credit is
due to those who have had this interest in
charge, tor the prompt manner in which it
has been dispatched. We shall soon be able
to hold our teto-a-tele with our sister cities
and discuss with them the news of the day..
Tre Cuban Tragedy,—The mind turns
away sickened and sad at the recital of (he
fearful fate of the infatuated men who, under
deceptive views, were seduced into this des
perate enterprise. We publish to-day such
incidents connected with the tragedy as
may interest our readers.
Courtesy to the Fraternity.
We are pleased to see that ar. invitation
has been extended to the editorial fraternity
throughout the United States to attend the
approaching State Fair at Macon, and that a
magnificent tent wilt be prepared for their
accommodation. This is right and precisely
what might have been anticipated from the
worthy gentlemen who have in charge the
arrangements for this great Agricultural Fes
tival. There is no class of men who do more
hard and free labor for the public than these
same much abused and neglected editors.—
Every scheme for public improvement, edu
cational or scientific progress; agricultural or
mechanical advancement, is more or less de
pendent upon the press for its final success ;
;t should therefore be more generally fostered
and encouraged. .. VVe have nn doubt but the
„'prSiiamy innuj^nt-——\ ~
Which
approaching fair at Macon, will be one of
the most tasteful and brilliant shows that has
ever been gotten up.in our Slate, and that it
will give a new impulse to our industrial pur
suits.
The Issue Plainly and Briefly Stated-
Whatever may be said or thought upon
the subject, the result of tho pending can
vass, nnd the decision of the people of Geor
gia at the ballot-box in October next, will
vitally affect the stability of the Union, nnd
the peace and prosperity of our great com
monwealth. We are well aware that our
opponents, many of them at least, have on-
deavoted so to blend with the great issue
now before the people, other questions ol
minor moment, as to embarrass and coufuse
the public mind. With as many political
creeds as leaders, they have very closely ob
served the tone and complexion of the popu
lar sentiment nnd feeling, and whero they
could not change or control the public will,
they have professed to do it homage. But it
is onlyytro/esiiou. In principle, feeling and
determination the great mass of the Southern
Rights party of Georgia are opposed to the
Union. They only acquiesce in the Com
promise measures end pretend to stand upon
the Georgia platform, until they can get the
people to resist the former and thus destroy
the latter.
Charles J. McDonald, professes to bow to
the decision of Georgia. When did he be
come so obsoquious ? Was it when he went
to Nashville a second time in defiance of the
expressed will of the people, to preside over
a body of conspirators ? Was it when he
come out nnd declared, that by the compro
mise the South was degraded and disgraced ?
Was it when he advocated a Southern Con
gress, nnd the destruction of the Constitution
and the Union, in the event that Congress
would not undo what she had already done ?
No ! fellow citizens, it was not until he found
that to succeed with the people, he must at
least appear to acquiesce in their decision,
and if possible, secure bis election by pretend
ing to stand upon the Georgia platform
In few words then, tho diflcrenco betweon
us and our opponents is, that whilst we ac
quiesce in the compromise, ns not incompa
tible with our rights or honor—they conti nd
it has indicted a degradation upon the South
which can only be wiped oil by its repeal.
Tho Union Part) in Convention declared
that it would abide by the Compromise.—
This is the Georgia Platform.
The Southern Bights party declared thnt
by it the Suuth has been degraded, and
therefore ought to resist it. This is the Nash
ville or McDonald platform.
If, fellow-citizons, you vote the Southern
Rights Ticket, you vote against the decision
of your own State, and virtually endorse the
action of the Nashville Convention, which
recommends a Southern Congress; or in plain
terms, you vote for a Southern Hepublic, and
the destruction of the Union.
Are you prepared to do this ? Are you pre
pared to undo what you have so nobly done,
and which lias recently been fully nnd glori
ously sanctioned by Alabama and Mississippi?
Are you willing to quit your own conserva
tive principles and elevated position tu grati
fy the aspirations of those who are plolliug
against tho government ? We know you are
not. And wo expect to see you rally in so
lid and unbroken columns to tho support of
those who are true to the Constitution and
the Union
Tempest among the Knights of the Quill-
It is with deep regret that wc observe that
our Augusta contemporaries have suffered
themselves to become involved in personal
difficulties, nnd nre talking about “ pistols,
and coflee for two,” and nil such nonsense.
In all this they are travelling beyond the re
cord, and forsaking their legitimate calling ;
nnd we hope they will not pistol us, if we
suggest, that they hud better confine their
operations strictly to the quill, and leave car
nal weapons to those whose brains nre not
public properly. We have no editors to
spare at this time, on either side, and we
must therefore, protest against all this parade
of powder and hall. It is ill-timed. We
know our Union friends would very strongly
protest against losing so efficient a champion
of their cause us the Chronicle & Sentinel;
and if the Constitutionalist & Republic sh’Id
be winged, our Southern Rights friends would
be be ruined; so gentlemen, you will please
put up your pistols, for the present. As your
country needs your services, we trust like
good patriots you will forego the pleasure of
smelling gun-powder, until nfter the election,
at least. Every man should bo willing to
sacrifice something upon the altar of his coun
try; waive therefore for the present your pre
dilections for ball-catridges and ten paces.—
We know that “ Doctor” has thurst sore nt
tho late editor of the Republic, and for re
turning that writer a blue-pill or two, we
should hardly blame him—but we do hope
he will let our friend of the Sentinel alone, ns
his services are quite indispensable, at this
particular moment. We should not have re
ferred to this matter, but the editor of the
Columbus Times has made it prominout in
his columns. And we give that gentleman
due notice that he must hand’s off! in this
delicate affair or no matter what.—
wotld. A specimen may be seen at our of
fice. Tho flour from this wheat is said to be
unsurpassed. Wo hope our farmers are pre
paring for a largo wheat crop next year.—
Let every man do his best. We.mny try our
selves far the first premium, at our 1st coun
ty fair.
Army Worm—After a drought of almost
unparallelled severity, we nre now visited
with the army worm, which bids fair to con
sume every thing in its destructi"e march.—
Crabb-grass, corn blades, cabbage, turnips,
pen-vines, and nearly every thing green,
fades suddenly before it. Well, we know no
romedy, but to gather up the fragments as
best we can and keep them with our patience.
It is not too late to sow rye.
Degeneracy.
There was a time when the American Un
ion and tho “ Stars and Stripes” were tho
love and pride of every Amertcnn heart.—
Within our own recollection, there wns a pe
riod, when it wuuld have been deemed trea
son to attempt the estimation of its value.—
The first intimation that its value could be
calculated, if we mistake not, came from a re
fugee from France, nn Englishman by birth,
a Jacobin in politics; in Ethics a free-thinker;
a general despiser of religion and religionists.
To snve his head from the guillotine, it is
said, he fled to this happy land, and soon, as
a teacher of youth, filled their heads with
ethical and political novelties. How iar lie
was instrumental in diminishing the habitual
respect and veneration of the American peo
ple for their political and religious institu
tions no one can tell—but it is' a notorious
fact, that ot the capital of a sister State,
where he most taught, wrote and spoke, thero
has ever been, since his day. and time, n
strong disunion feeling, which lias giadually
gained strength and volume, until it lias be
come more or less infused—by (he removal
of his pupils nnd associates--into other States;
and now it is not uncommon or sturtling to
hear men of every age and degree, denounc
ing the Union nnd advocating its immediate
demolition. Who could have anticipated
that so wonderful a change would hnve taken
place in public sentiment and feeling in the
lnpse of less than a quarter of a century?
A!ns, alas ! it bodes no good to our day and
generation.” The futuro looks dark and for
bidding. We would not lift tho curtnin, but
labor to arrest, or preparo to moot tho mut
tering storm.
Mr. Chastain and hi* Accusers.
Some of our renders have doubtless scon the stute-
inent of Colonel Iliickett in which ho endeavore to
-,irovo tlmt Colonel Chastain wns bought over to the
Union enuso by llio promise nl‘ n nomination to
Congress. Now wo linvo not supposed, that the Un*
ion cause was quite so poor or unpopular in Chero-
Uee Georgia, ns to rondcr It necessary to buy up its
supporters by promises ofolllco.
But nslde from ibis tli-re was no need of buying
up Colonel Clmstnln. He wns ulrendy n Union man
IT we nro to credit bis own usscrliohs—niul they
have never been disproved to our knowledge—lie
never wns a firo-entor—but lias been with us thro 1
out, lieurt nnd soul. Tho people, therefor. 1 , will
scarcely nttach much imporlnuco to this manifesto
of nn interested parly, coming forth ns it docs just
the eve of tho election. We nro aware thnt Col,
Ilnckcli has long been tin invalid, but lie inis gener
ally been well enough to dennancc nnd abttso Col
Chastain ever sinco, und oven before his nomina
tion His into pubUoution will do no body uny
barm we presume, except himself.
We wore nwnre thnt our opponents wero hard
pressed, but lind no Idea that they could be dri
to sticli desperate shifts to aid their wretched cause
If Col. Ttimiin 11? hi Its tlte matter sutlicicmiy impor
tant, lie can doubtless, nail this precious morco nt
to tlte country.
Fair play, gentlemen.
Fine Wheat-
We are indebted to William H. Wood
Esq. for a sack of beautiful wheat. The ber
ry is remarkably large and full, and weighs
67pounds to therbushel. It maybe recol
lectedthat Mr. Wood’s wheat took the 1st
premium in the United States, at Washing
ton, and was pronounced second best in the
To the Voters of the 5th Congressional District
In a few days, fellow citizens, you will bo culled
upon to vote for a member to represent this Congre
sionnl District in the National Legislature. It is of
the utmost importance that you weigh well the re
petitive claims of the two candidates beforo you
and cast your votes upon tho deliberate convictions
of your own unbiased judgments. There is always
much said on both sides during nn exciting canvnss,
well calculated to mislead the credulous and unsus
pecting. The pending issue, however, can be ren
dily understood by all. It is, acquiescence in the
Compromise measures und the Georgia Platform
or resistance to those measures and approbation of
oi tho Nashv ille Platform- This Issue was fairly
and fully presented by the Convention which
inated Charles J. McDonald, and although the most
strenuous exurtions have since been made t-> con
ceal the true issue, and bewilder your minds, yet w<
have tho utmost confidence that yon will on the fir.
Monday In October next, render in nn enlightened
nnd discreet verdict.
Col. W. IT. Stiles is the avowed opponent ol the
Compromise. lie denounces It, and tho government
of our fathers as fraudulent and oppressive, and
therefore to be resisted even to a disruption of tho
Union. As nn honest and consistent man, he is bound
to use his best efforts to overthrow what he is pleas’
ed to term nn instrument of oppression and extor
tion. iTou nro aware that ho was associated with
Rhett, Colquitt, McDonald nnd other leading disun-
ionists at Macon; with Colquitt and other resistance
at Kingston—you have heard him sneer at,the
glorious Union, and ridicule those who love and de
fend It. Aro you willing under those circumstances
to elect him one of its guardians ? Do you believe
the institutions ol this country would bo safe in such
hands 1
On the other hands you konw his opponent, Col.
E. Chastain, to be an open and zealous friend of
the Union, nnd an able advocate of the Georgia Plat
form. Ho bos served you repeotedly in your State Le
gislature, and so lar as wo have learned, never be
trayed your confidence. It is true ho has risen from
tho humble walks of life, by his own laudablo exer
tions, to distinction andihonor; for this he should be
commended not condemned. This will form no 1
barrier to his support by the plain working men of
tho country. Vo know you will not discard him be
cause he wns raised among you, and is one of you ;
nor will the attempts of his enemies to ruin his pri
vate reputation, cause you to desert him; ' it will
drive you, wo trust, to espouse more zealously his
cause, and thus administer a proper rebuke to his
traduccrs. Some ol tho ablest and best men that have
ovor lived, have been the victims of detraction, and
persecution. Will you suffer Mr* Chastain to be
crushed to the earth by unscrupulous persecutors
and defamers 1 And all this to gratify the selfish and
ambitious aspirations of one who seems to
ho wns bom to office nnd power 1 We know you
will not l And we. expeot to see every man at his
post on tho first Monday in October, prepared to
give a decided voto for Col. Chastain, the nominee of
the Union Pnrty of the 5th Congressional District.—
Let every man do his whole duty.
MOREHUMiuGGERY.
TlieDnlton Times state tlmt Hon. W. T. Colquitt
ttntl Col. R. W. Cowait, will, address the people of
Walker county on tho 25th inst. Our friends in that
quarter may therefore antlolpste so'me beautiful spe
cimens of ground and lofty tumbling during the so
journ of theso two precious political harlequins.—
With their private reputation It is not our desire or
Intention to intermeddle—butif a greater political
mountebank can he found South of Mason nnl
Dixon’s line, than WtUter .T. Colquitt, or a more
stupendous‘politicalhumbug, than his unwieldly
.echo and armour-bearer, then our observation Is at
fhult. Tho bungling efforts of the latter to follow In
tiie sinuous cnt-llke footsteps of the fonnor, presents
n rich specimen of the truly fate leal; and we advlso
nil who are fond ol the superlatively ludicrous, to go
out nnd witness tho show. We hoard Mr. ’Cowart
a fow minutes tho other day nt Calhoun, and with
tho exception of his Indelicate allusion to Bishop
Andrew, and hlsoruelmookery of tho Rev. William
Arnold, we wore quite amused. But we confess
when the latter venorablo and distinguished divine
wns held up ton promiscuous crowd as nn objeot
ol ridicule, simply beonuse- ho wes n Union man*
wo in oomtnon with others turned away with indig
nation and disgust. We hope In defTerenoe to him-
solf nnd tho pnbtlo tnsto, Mr. Cowart wifi hereafter
refrain from similar allusions. Hollas tho undoubti
cd right to make a laughing-stock of himself, but
not ot private individuals.
As to Mr. Colquitt, wo aro pleased to hoar that he
is on tho slump. If wo wanted to kill nny cause
outright, wo would enlist his advocacy of it.' Gov.
Towns said lie ruliiod thoir eauso last year. Wo
learn that in the ftica of his oofll.i.llna declarations
—ltis association with Rhett at Macon, his disunion
speeches at Kingston and Rome, ho now pretends
to ho a great Union man. This is entirely eltarac-
torlstio. A fow months ego,and he assorted If Geor
gia submitted to theCompromiso.lio wpuld. "soli
out nnd move to a fret State"—tie would not abide
among such ahjeot snbmissionlsfs. Now, we are
told, lie professes to he on the Georgia Platform. If
lie is there in reality, it is timo for all good men to
leave it, for it is hurdly to bo supposed that it could
long survive tho pressure of such nn inoubus. But
he is not in reality upon that platform. Like hlsold
associate, Mr. McDonald, he would uso.it ns a step
ping stone to power and oflioe, and then annihilate
it. it IS tutorly Impossible for hint or any ono else
to ho on the Nnsltviile and Georgia platform at tho
tamo tittle. Wo say tltoti to our friends be on your
guard, lut lie man Ueuet’vo you with fttlsa profess.
Ions—let no man humbug yon with noisy bombast.
Periodicals.
Wo have had on our table fur several days,
Blackwood’s Magazine for August; the North
British and Edtuburglt Quarterly Review.—*
As usual, they are well freighted with valua
ble matter, as w'll be perceived by tbeir re
spective tables of contents which we give
below :
Contents op the Noth British Review.
—1st. Tlte Social Science; its history and
prospects. 2. The Literature of Apologists.
3. Net Results of 1848 in Germany, and Ita
ly. 4. Typical Forms; Goethe, Professor
Owen, Mr. Fairhrain. 5. Recent YVorks of
Fiction. 6. Kingsley’s Saint’s Tragedy,and
Sermon. 7. Character in Architecture. 8.
The Five Wounds of the Holy Church,. 0.
Mr. Babbage on the Exposition of 1851. 10.
Appendix.
Contents op the Edinburgh Review.—
1st. The Greek Text of the New Testament.
2. Johnson’s Notes on North America. 3.
Hartley Coleridge, 4. Fatal Accidents t
how far preventible. 5. Pulsky’s Teles and
Traditions of Hungary. 6 Sir E. Bulwer
Lylttn’s Letters to John Bull. 7. The ‘Ro
mans in Britain. 8. Grotc’s History of
Greece. 9. Dixon’s Life of Penn. 10. Mo
dern Chemistry; its Progress and Extent.
Contents op Blackwood’s Edinburgh
Maoazine.—Tho Census and Free Trade.
Voltaire in the Chrystnl Palace. Pictures
from St. Petersburg. My Novel; or, Varie
ties in English Life. Part *ii. Paris in 1851.
London Diary of a German Authoress. Raid
of Atnuboll. The Scarborough Election.—
The Late D. M. Moir.
THE GEORGIA FLATFORM ENDORSED.
The recent elections in Alabama and Mlsslsippi,
present evidence most cheering and conclusive, that,
with the exception of South Carolina, the whole
South will ratify tho pntriotio action of our noble Suite.
Whilst tho Southern Rights party have pronouticcd
Georgia degraded and dishonored, and are endeavor
ing to rouso the people to destroy the work of their
own hands, we are happy to see such truly Southern
States as Alabama and Mississippi taking their posi
tion side by side with us, regardless of the bugle notes
of McDonald and Quitman. Wo believe that throo-
fourlhs of the American poopie are willing to adhere
to the Compromise ns a final adjustment of our. sec
tional difficulties. And should tho people of-Geor-
gia give tin overwhelming majority against McDon
ald and Itia motley host, wo mny hope for pence and
quietude in the land. South Carolina will remain in
the Union, n good and dutiful daughter, and' Uncle
Sutn, good old gentloman, will forget the pad, Vise
and be Iricnds with all his wayward children. Pre
cious mnn, we ne'er shall see his like agalli. ’ . “
SLAVERY CIRCUMSCRIBED. 1
In conversation the other day with a very intelli* j
gent nnd estimable Carolina friend, who it a disun-
ionist by-the-bye, in relation to the State of feeling
in our sister State, he suggested one difficulty In re
lation to separate .'‘trite action, which should not be
overlooked. It Is this. In the event a Strife secedes,
and becomes nn independent nation, her slave popu
lation cannot be removed to any of the other States,
ns the laws of tho United States against the'
slave-trade would prevent it. The colored jjopulatio]
of South Carolina therefore, which is already consid
erably over that of tho white, thus hemmed in/ and
without an outlet, would soon become, by natural
crease, enormous, and troublesome. Thousands]
whites would flee from double taxeizXO , other Stal
and leave behind them this dense and growing bli
population.
THE BUBAL PIO NIC.
A large number of the friends of Agriculture au
tho Mechanic Arts iu this county; agroeably'to
pointment, met at thoir grounds on Thursday .las]
and passed tho day quite pleasantly, apd wq do *
not, very profitably. The day was bright, the sp
ing fine, the company agreeable, life edibles excj
lent, and tho wholo affair passed bfTfidmirabjy. r
Tho address of Colonel Popk, the worthy anjp
ergotio Pregideut of. the Association, was lx
qqeiit and apprppriate-^replete with-abundC
atfd .wliolesomejtruths, well-timet
pressed,- It contained j historicaLt
teltss ani wortb"