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l4tl(i #1 lira. Mi Clemons, of Ate.: nma. slrtStalHWgortflpc'HnStWBfltJ'WSf? tivoMiii-
Washikgion, JaU, 28th, 1852. ,abls sclumus nnd Huy i-titii ino with an in-
7b Major William Fleming. 1 -nsity ivliloh will not tub rate even the acm-
Mt Dealt Major : Your letter JJft&ellsli j bianco of n truce. If your tent Is .pitched In
Instant reached run last night, and I shall pro-' j that camp; we .must separate, but lot us sop-
eecd to answer (t In tho same kind spirit ih ! orate as f.tehds who exiicct to meet again;
which it was written. You hnd I have been for—mark tho prediction—you will bo driven
romethlng more than ordinary friends, nnd’lt
would riot become either ofua to withhold
. from the other any opinions we may entertain.
. Inu say that t hive been appointed an elector
. ,'fortho Statcat large by tho Union convention
recently huld In Montgomery, and hsk If this
was done with my consent. I never V’ard of
any such purpose until after It had been ex
ecuted, and 1 doubt . If my member of the
convention had thought of It previous to the
TiiccthSg in Montgomery. You ask also ifl
Intend to accept it. I answer, that depends
upon circumstances I have not seen the reso
lutions land do not know what kind of plat-
fcrtn they have erected. Moreover it is ini
' possible to tell at this time what course cir-
emu stances will render )t proper for the U n on
. menfa Alnhmna tnphrsne. To bo etTectlve,
whatever we doshnnld he donu in enninnctlon
< with Oebrgln and Mississippi. Unitcn these
♦torcoStntea can control the Presidential elec
tion ; and 1 doubt mtt this (hit will soon be-
■Oumc so apparent ns to Induce attempts to ef
fect an organisation upon a common basis.
J Wo will then bo in a unsition tq secure Shy
j just dehiand mudo By the South, without war.
Without blood.lied an 1 w ithout dl'tinlon; (hr
noparty dare noinlnnte a enndidnlo with tho
- Certainty of av|ngnhr Votes cast ngninst him.
In tiiat.caso Islmll'certainly accept the t. mi-
.nation for uhetor, and devote whatever energy
-. I .possess to Ibe Cause.
' ifherc nro other contingencies in which yon
will wish to know what mynetlftn will be. If
*dohbrhl Cass or any other .deniocmt ' tintam-
*i(hed by (W!e-s.dl or secession heresies, re-
Vftves the .nomination at Baltimore I si all
support him; andsn 1 believe will .lie Union
Whig* of the Smith unless* Indeed they ,1mre
presented to them a matt of their own party
equally unol jecttonalile. If nn.V mnn who
owea his selection to (Veo-snll or secession In
fluences, Is nondnatid I shall not snbphrt
- him, no matter wligt personal sncrlflcc it may
entail. •
I have now stated to you my position free
ly jihd frankly. Let mo refer as frankly to
yoUrown. You are an old Jvk«ondemocrat
—hi believer In .lie doctrines of Ills proclanm-
tlon—a warm admirer of tils fnrewcll address.
Has it not occurred to yod that yon liave re
cently been found in strange company I
In tho resolutions of the so-called, democrat-
lo convention, especial pains were Initcn to
omit all mention even of tho name of tho
8*go of tltt! Hermitage. Nut onu of ids acts
is mentioned with approbation: not one of
his opinions is endorsed. II v. u should he
at any loss to account for the omission you
have only to look to tho constitution of tho
body of which to my regret you were n mem
ber. In tho drat district they selected as a
democratic’elector a gentleman who opposed
thorenmvnl of the doposites opposed the auh>
treasury and at the la«t election refused to
vote for Bell, Cnxss. Of tho threo delegntes
to tho Nntlnnnl Convention all are bclievcre
out flotn among them unless you consent to
the proscription of nil your dl lends, and. be
come an instrmnent In the hands of tliosowhq
cherish designs'hostlle to tlio Union and de
structive of the penco, the happiness, and tlio
liberty of ilie republic.
lain, dear Major, very truly your friend,
JERE. CLEMENS.
p; S —As other friends may desiretoknow'
my opinions ns well ns yoursidf I shall send
a ciipy of tldi to the VVs ■hingtouUnhm,
California Items.
Tlio New-England festival ill San Francisco
was a s|ili iidl.l nlliilr. Tlielr Association is n
large ono and eotii|Kwcd ofmnny oftlie prlu-
clj al citizens. In Novntln a liaiidMimo eido
lon i in was got up on tlio occasion.
Coin idol Hide interest hns -recently been
manifested relative to railroads In 1 lid 8tnte.
Tlio eiigineur of the Sun Josh road has made
a report giving n fnvnmblu account of the
route, cost &c. af that projected wind.
Chibtmns day was quitegcncmlly oliserveiL
' Lain In the night of thu 21th D.Coluber a
land-slide occurred In tile rear of Griffith's U
S. Bonded Warehouses which nearly defiml-
Islied two of theft? 'although tlielr lielng I on
st'iuctilres prevented their entire prostration.
They were (III,-d with vninalde goods which
ntstnhied very little damage. Tlio loss lias
been variously estimated from $50,000 to
SlOl) 0(1(1;
Tlio New. Year’s, Address of the Carriers of
tlio Callforn'o Courier is hbt bad. We take
avcr'oortwo:
Tlnfe Is a carrier, fierce and fleet,
Sleepless and stern and stro> g:
Hatreveleth ever with noiseless feet.
And henreth in coffin and winding-sheet,
A conqueror's spoils along.
“A ilnlinr and admit ! \V ny yuu uilVrml it
yourself for a dnjlurqtiri a quarter."
'•Yes’ 1 said Ftunkiin, 'mid I had better'
have.taken that pvlco then than a dollar a'tilln
halfnow.”., *
' The lounger paid. down tho price, aml'wUnt
nhouthis business—If liqhad any—and Frank-
liu returned into tho printing office.
Our Platform.
1st. Wo are for tlio Compromlso nan finality;
and therefore againat sending delegates to
’any Convention of any party, otlior than a
Union Convention.
2d. Wo are for that ticket for the Presidency
which shall present to us tho most reliable
Compromise Union men, regardless of tlielr
former political associations, no odds by whom
nominated or w hether wo bo represented In
the Convention which may mako tho nomina
tion or not.
If the Union, party bf Georgia, shall, con
trary to our convictions of propriety, send
delegates to the Baltimore Convention we
will I’eel bound to support the nomination on
ly if such a platform and nomination Shall bo
adopted mid made asaboVo required.—Atlanta
Republican.
Fifty-two Is a 'earner fresh and young,
Sturdy nnd brave nml free;'
Tliesongsoflilsg'ndiiossnmstyej heating—
Tin 1 kiinll tit his sadness must yet he Till g—
Hung mnyhnp friend for you and me.
Ilnnd-orgniis linvu appeared In San From
cisco after the mnnnor bf the old States. A
cask of cnpiKTs lmd also arrived, and were
looked upon ns curiosities,
The Disunion Organs.
Thu several editors who recently advocated
disunion in Georgia seem to have grown lit-
torly reckless nnd regardless cf both truth and
decency. They charge others with tlio very
faults nnd inconsistencies of which they them.
selves nro guilty. Let ns look at a feiv facts:
1 Only n few months slnco. like Saul of
Tarsus they wete going about breathing
slaughter against tlio Northern Democracy,
Some of them were so florco in tlielr denun
ciations of the " chrrsc rating, onion emitting
yankees " that they actually forgot Hint there
ivasn slight admixture of onion juice In tlielr
own veins; now however, these same gentle-
, T , „ men declare tho breezes from Weathorsfleld
in ffio right of secession. In the second dls. w „„ ^ , oft fl . om „ Arnbv
trlct a secosslnnW Is msds nn Hector nnd Jfl, , h R |||
three syccsslnnlfts are the de egstes. In the | fl)r fMnr M , nlJ lmt CV( ,„ r „ f
third district the HI e tiling has been done. , <)f Kll)ltor)|nok ^ UlPy m . c
In tho fourth district a secessionist i. nn flee. , R)|mJ , nm , ' )W| j wMa ^ of Fr0l , sl)mstn ,
tor, two of*^ho dHopnicH nro RoqcRslnni^iR;
and sn I believe Is the other' lmi I do not Z A l " on ">* |,|n “ ,1,0! ' 0 dlsimlonlsls
know his hpiidons. In the sixth district there I"’'"™" " f " 1 " Naslivtllil H-sohitton dlshand-
h one secession d'degap.. Tl, the snventh 'ncriie old IslrtleS end ntmlo'.mll,o S„„H, MO.
district‘the elor'or nnd all the delegntes are
aeMssl nists. W nm T Use tho word secosslon-
istrf mrtih a heliover in the riglit of secession
—a fight whit'll you nnd I deny, nnd which
nli thc sajres ortho repnhlie hnvo denied he-
fore us. it Is not surprising that siieli a body
should hate nvoUIrd nil mention of tho nnmc
of Andrew .TnckRon with n.s much.cnro as.they
would avoid the fangs of *ho rattloRnnke. I
obsoi4e‘ also that you wero not without a
small leaven of whJggory—secession whlgs of
course—that being the only mantle which,
in the opinion of tho convention, was broad
onoughi to cover every sin. Admirable expo-
uenta these of Jackson democracy!
I have no wish to deny that tho convention
contained many good and true democrat*, ns
well M tvATtn and decided friends of tho Un
ion*, hut they were In a lean minority, and
gave no color to its proceedings. Tt was ncv.
er Intended they should. Tho thing orlglnn
ted under secession auspices, and Its fruits nro
euch as might have been conjectured.
(You ray that the demoemtic pnrtv Is now
completely reorganized. I did not know that
tin# democratic tinrty proper had been disor
ganized.’.A few restless spirits during -the
last rummer set up false gods nnd tri«*d \n
compel the rest of us to worship them. When
the August oh»ctlons dissipated the mental
mist by-*, which they were surrounded they
found It to th«dr interest to indulge In lamen
tations,oyer, the distracted state of tho demo
cratic p^rly nfid tried to obtain credit for
Ing the old pnrMeM and pledg’ng tho South not
to eo-operato wffh a ^’national party In a
Presidential campaign hntil her rights asset
forth by that Convention, were fullv n'eognlz-
ed. Now, however, these fame dlsnnlonlsts
without recanting n single principle, nnd wbh-
oufc having obtained the recognition of their
rights ns claimed are trying to steal Into the
Baltimore Convention, and control Its delibe
rations. .
3. A few months since, theso rnmo men
met in conclave in Mlllcdgovillo, passed res
olutions nnd adopted a report affirming that
if the u National Democracy would openly,
bohilunud unequivocally, in Convention, rccog-
uise th\ifinally of the Compromise, and insist;
upon a faithful execution of the fugitive slave
law, d*c., interest, priirttrice and patriotism, nil
HUggcst tho wisdom of our uniting with them
i»tho Presidential election,” etc. Now, these
sumo person« in private circles, and openly
through their nowfpapers, nro declaring that
the pledge which they themselves demanded
Is useless and that the Baltimore Convention
cannot and will not give it
•J. A few months since, theso men contend
ed that tho Union was a mockery—that the
South was oppressed and down-trodden —that
her only n press was tn bo found in tho old
Federal Hartford Convention doctrine of se
cession—that the/ hated the Union and in
t tided to icar against It.
Now, theso same inch pretend that they are
the National Democracy—the only true De
mocracy, and that it is sheer impudence in
Union men who are occupying t lie old Jetler-
Newsofthe blrtli of tho Bpahish princess
lmd been' received at Havana, and created
some disappointment in consequence'oflts not
being a boy.
TrtB Would’* Fair in Nbw York.—Tho
projector* liave procured an eligible site for
the building, and it Is now said that the suc-
ccKRoftho enterprise is placed beyond all
contlngencle*.
. Tub Moii.stNa 8tars SquAiwso [hot
•aso ] Tooktukr 7—-On Wednesday last,
Mrs. M. Styr nfriuoiiix Oswego count}, N
Y,. gave birth to three tine healthy girls.—
At hist acconnh tho whole cluster of star*
were twlnklihg brightly, ani bid fair to do
well.
Plavino tub Fi.utr.—Dlckins, In ono of
Ills works, represents flute playing as a symp
tom of a melancholy disposition. One of Ids
favorite characters resorted to It n.s a soluce
under bittordisippointniunt regardiugil after
matnruconsideration a* -a good sound dis
tnnt occupation not only in unison with his
own feelings but calculated to awaken a fel
low-fouling in tho bosoms of ids neighbor* I”
P.tHTainuF.a —Wo hear that -nutubertf of
fiirmcrs in the couutr.v round have taken
measure* to have all the pnitrldge* that Ctttl
be rauglit preserved and fed during thu winter,
with the view of turning than loose again
toward* thetprlng thus preventing the ox-
tii ction, or futu e loo g’« nt scarcity, of ihe»e
deftoloua bird:’.—Oalt, Sun."
A Brav*. Man.—Onu wild Isn't afraid to
wear old clothes until lie is aide to pay for
new.
b'ruuv the Macon J urual d* M Monger.
The Fire*Eating Organa.
III
Villains at Large*
We learn that two stranger* were discovered
i Thursday last, under very ntspUlous cir-
cumstnnccs near the 4 house of Mr. Thos. A
Strother, residing in Wilkes county, a ft*w
mile* tyoin 7tay«yille. From the.fuct of their
mystcriouH nomine t in lurking aboLt the prem
ises, Mr. Strother procured a pack of dog*
am! set out for thu purpose of ascertaining
tudr object. After overtaking and hailing
them one of the men shot at him—the ball
passing ’through tlio lappel of ht> coat. They
tl»on evaded Ids pursuit and, up to the latest
account* had not been taken. It is supposed
from the description of these persons, that
they are the same who wero recently engaged
in the murder of Mr. and Mr*. Herring a A*w
miles above this city. A largu number of
men have been and are still engaged in at
tempt* to arrest them and our Informant thinks
that they cannot escape. Wo truly hope tho
daring scoundrels may bo brought to justice.
— Georgia Mme Gaze'I'.
Death of Mrfl. Berrien.
Tho Savannah papers announce tho death
of this estimable lady, the wife of our distin
guished Senator in Congress. A write»in the
Savannah Republican, pay* the follow ing just
tribute to her memory and worth:
“As a wife, she was tho idol of her husband's
heart—tho sympathizing partner of his sorrow
—the dolighted helper of his joys;
As a mother, ah. six young children can
attest to her maternal solicitude, care and
prayer,
As a daughter, the crushed hopes of her
vonumtolb and doating parent* will tell how
sho demeaned herself in this relation;
Asa sinter, the eldest of the children sho
was the wise counsellor tho intimate compan
ion nnd tho devoted friend.
She was a Christian. This was evidenced
by a life of genuine piety. It was seen when
sho came to bid adieu to the world and all
she held dear In it. No murmur escajjed her
lips—no doubt cloudedbor vision. All with
her calm nnd peaceful. * Mother,” said she
more sorrow, sickness, no more pain”—
and having thus said she Adi asleep in Jesus.
Ono Would.supposo. from tho tone ot tlio
iro-eatiug organ* at the present moment, that
ilicir conductors had bceu the mqst pure, con-
slstent and unwavering Democrats upon tho
(hoc uf tho earth. They are lllto tlio follow,
who hi tho day. of tiroir.woll, abjured Christi
anity, and who, whon called upon to answer
for Ills gracoloes Impliitioi', replied: "May It
ploaso your Ugliness, I took that cath as a
mailer of convenience, and I will awoar Just a*
strongly on tho olhtr t 'ule, if It will restore mo
to favtif."
It scorns that tho Nashvlllo Convention and
tho {Southern Bight party generally, abjured
Democracy as a matter of convenience, and
that like Cromwell's man, they linvo lifted
their affidavit, and sworn on tho other side.—
In looking over tlio proceedings of the Nash
ville Coevention. wo find, that alter fixing
their ultimatum at 80 deg. 80 min. or fight,
tho niembor. adopted tho following resolu
tion; ;
Resolved. That wo comorily recommend to
all parties in the slave holding Btates. to re
fuse lo go Into or countenance any National
Convention whoso objects may bo to nnmi-
nato candidates Air tho Presidency and Vico
Presdvncy of tho United Slates under any
party denomination whatever, until out con
stitutional rights are secured.
TI19 Macon Convention passed resolutions
apprnvtiig of tho action of tho Nnslivillo con
vention and the Southern Rights meetings,
and tlio Southern Rights papers everywhere,
proclaimed that the old |«rlles were ration
corrupt unsntiiid anil not to be trusted. The
Federal Union, Columbus 7'imcsnml S ntincl
the Macon Y\logrnp\ Savannah Georgian, all
renounced Democracy. They called upon
tho iVIilgs to unite with them and boasted
o|icnly in tholr papers that they hail succeed
ed Ip earrylng over from ten to fifteen thou
sand of that party to the cause of secession.
Well tlio aoijtest af 1850 closed, nnd left
these deserters from the old jmrtlcs in a liopc-
lrss minority. The Coffin Regiment was dis
banded, and a new organization attempted.
It also repudiated tlio National Democracy
and claimed to lie composed of Southern
men Whigs and'Democrats. Like a guilty
ftigltivo froni jiistiee it changed Its name and
Its cant at every'mile post. Mr. Cobb was
denounced for his adherence to tho National
Democracy, and his co-operation with Union
Whigs. Tlio hattlo was fiercely contested;
hut tho (lay was ohee more ngnliist the deser
ters. They were beaten "horse, foot and dra
goons " and (led precipitately before the sixty
thousand freemen who had rallied under tlio
National Banner of tlio Union,
Now we come to tlio most remarkable port
of our history. The scattered fragments of
the thrice defeated disunion army, it seems
were onca more gathered together somewhere
I11 llie swamps of Georgia ih November Inst,
and reorganized under tho auspices of anoth
er renowned-. Captain the celebrated "Coon-
killer " of 3imttiiiliofg.an persuallon. Tills
leg dor like his Illustrious predecessor seems
lo liave been specially inspired (hr the occa
sion. After peering into tlio third llenvon of
Democracy, he signally demonstrated to all
his followers that they wore the oiiginul un
adulterated simon-pure disciples of Jefferson
and Jackson and thu only men woitliy of seats
in tho Baltimore Convention. Llku the Puri
tans. tie settled every tiling by resolutions.
Ho resolved that ipe are Ike Democracy—the
Saintsofthernrtk—andtlierefni'e “we alnno
nro entitled to ]iqrtic!|iate in its blessings."
Such is a simple, brief but triithllil narra
tive of the movemnpt* nnd rnnnagement of
tlioso Fire Eaton in dienrgla who now affect
to 6nccr because Union mon—men who have
battled for the .principles of Jefferson and
Jackson for years, and are now disposed
to co-operate with tho National Democracy
iqion the Union and Compromlso Platform I
Verily the times are sadly out of Joint I Last
year those snmo men were Fire Eaters breath
ing fortli flame against tho national Democra
cy, nnd threatening to march up to: 38 deg.
80 min., with their coffins upon their becks*
now they nro ready to go into a Convention
with Frecsollcrs and Abolitionists, without
requiring them oven to recognize tho finality
of the compromlso, or to pledge a cessation of
tlio slavery agitation I Sliamc! stinmui on
such graceless disregard of principle.
II li Dll lilt Hill.
ROME, GEORGIA.
Thursday Morning, February 12, 1852.
The Courier Office htis’bee
removed to the second, stor
of the building occupied by I
J, Sander"..
Chilian Clover.
We are Indebted to Gov. Brown of Florida.;
for a pnekngo of Chilian Clover seed, for
which lie will please accept onr gratcfhl ac
knowledgments, Tlio Governor l« an old and
experienced Vhgitiln planter, and lias over
shown nenmm ndslile zeal In the agricultural
commercial and manufacturing prosperity of
tho Bouth. Wo were pleased to *00 Ills Ex
cellency and Ex Oovernor Mosely nnd mnny
other distinguished Floridians atthe Into Ma
con Fair, and hopo to see a still larger repre
sentation nt the craning ono. Our old bach
elor friend In tho vicinity of Tallahassee wo
shall certainly expect, with his fine stock, ac
cording to promise.
Thu Florida 8entlnel speaking of Hie cul
ture of tlio Chilian clover, in that region says;
"Wo havo been recently Infermcd by 11 plan
ter in Jefferson county that a small patch of
this clover sown on Ills premises a year ago
flourished finely—boro the extreme heat and
drought of last summer without apparent in
jury and slid not suffer from tho recent cold
.weather. Ilo Is sangulnoof the entire suc
cess of tho experiment of Introducing this
grass."
Tlio Patent Office Reports for 1850-51 con
tain an article upon tho labttsnhd culture
of Chilian ciovor. which wo may hereafter
glvo to our renders. In tho meantlnio wn ob
serve, that Gov. Brown suggests Mint it should
bo sown sparsely in drills and lightly covered
sav half nil Inell in depth. WoproMtrae any
soli nr culture adapted to the growth of. Lu
cerne will answer for this gm«s. It should
h ivo a Mil. Roll of clay for its deeply penetra
ting roots to rove) in whilst tho snrflioo soil
sfiruld V10 light and tolerably .rich, ,Wo hope
onr experiments with tills now phnt will prove
sufficiently niccessftil to make them known
hereafter to our renders.
—T”
The Baltimore Convention. ' * Sohou,
But. ye nro frequently asked wlmt shall. • . ;fjtAffords us much
we do if.tiic sectional parties in tho South
jistrintifiu by lunch profession* of nnxiety for j souiuti nn=l Jacksonian platform* to pivteud
the '.welfare of a party which no ono lmd in*
Jured l)i&tljum«elvcs.’ It wna thus that yoii
and other*iwonfftrnwn into thiH'ri/»rirrtn»8-a-
tu>n scheme whVh moans in plain English
giving tho control ofthe S:nte to the seces
sionist*. The option of that convention ha*
done more to* dvstroy- the drmncrsHc •party*
than al) othVr*pnusos comI'ini'd. Thc]>eople
were no't Vpjij’csohtcd! 1L* action doer, not ro-
flcct the pomdsrwill; and when nn appeal
i* taken to them o» it will and *Isr11 ho. the
cob-wohhnnd* woven 1 y tho rinnll wiyr-puk
lciw abonL^B'td^tnory w ill Mu* mapped into
a thousand pieces. Do you donht this 7—
Tak :• your*‘own rase, nnd let me n*k von in
all kindnesi. wlat riglit did yon hnvc to
pledge Madison eoiihty to nlildo llie nclinn of
sneh ahodyl None. You did not refii ei
tho sentiments of oiic-fifth of your cnn«litii.
entn. I am willinf lo.helicvc—I do believe—
that you aijli otlu'r Union men neloil from tin*
best motives. I know you sought' only (lie
good of tlie.pait; to wliicli yon me atliii lied
but take my word for it, yoii will noon find
you Will ImvS only given otreeglh to e despe-
rgto faction and .wainied a viper in yonr bo-
aonj- jEor njipcaimice-rake n' few of you
have bgcp plated in re8p(iiii.ibl>']idsitions but
have rclilncd (lie control of cverytliing
; lintids; and Hie lime Is coming
f cither abandon your cherish
i principles, or submit tube ostracised by
i you lave saved from present po-
lleath.
regret..it. Major—how deeply I
y—jf after loh 8 years of the klnd-
it's imhl 'heedme neeo. nary
but tlicre can he no
t Mint faction which
; Intel with civil ivnr.
I to. seek d rofJJRCjya-
I had noincon-
to send delegates to tlio Btyitjnore Cnliven-
t|dn.—Journal if- M rsengcr.
I 1J
Franklin as a Bookseller.
The following.story. told of Fratikliu'a mode
of treating the animal called iu those day*
“ lourfgvr ’‘■isworth putting into practice coca
*1.>nally. own in tliisagu and g. nuration:
One fine morning whim Franklin was busy
preparing hi* ncwpnper for tlio pro** a lounger
flopped into the store, 'anil hj»cnt an hour or
mow looking over thu book* &u., and llnally
taking onu iu his lian l.a^kul the *ho t -boy thu
p. ice.
•• One dollar,’, was tl»e answer.
' One dollar,” Raid the lounger; “can't you
take less than that 7*’
“ No in leed; orfe dollar !* the price.”
Another hour had nearly paatunl, whan the
lounger, raid—
I* Mr. Franklin at homo 7”
' Yes. he U iu the printing office.”
“ I want to sec him ” raid thu lounger.
Thcrhop-hoy immedutuly intornud Mr,
Franklin that a'gentlynian uas in llie-htoru
uaUiug to *oo Him. Franklin v.a* mhui lie
•dud the counter, when the loir.tgur, aitii book
ia hand, addressed .him thus;
“ Mr. Franklin, what is tlio lowest you can.
take for this hook »”
“ One dollar and a quarter,” was tho ivady
answer.
“ One dollar and a quarter! Why, your
young man a*ked me only a dollar.”
“True.” aid Franklin “and I could haw
better afforded to havo taken a dollar th n,
than to havo been taken out ofthe office.”
Thu lounger seemed surprised and wiping
to ond the ps^’ey of hi^own making said—
“ Coir ^tr, Fr^kiin; toll me what is tho
.lowest you can take for it. 1 * -
,.Ono dollar and a half.”
Now Movement in tho Methodist Ghuroh.
Wo sue it stated In the Northern papers that
a movement is on foot in tho Methodist de
nomination whoso object I* to give tho Laity
share iu tho legi.dativo council* of that
Church. Largo and respectable meeting*
have been held-nt Phildelphia, claiming that
tho Church suffers from tho exclusion of lay
member* from nil share in making the law* by
which they are governed and that new energy
and cfllcifnv will be infused Into It. and a new
spirit b- awaked by the admission of some
thing ofthe democratic principles in it* organ
ization. M ultltu lc* of valuable men are now
d d/in out oftlie Church and other* ns pro-
vented from joining it .by the ohjectlotiabk
features of the present system. It is not pnv
p<»scd to change thi* fundanwntal institution*
of the church —Itineracy and the Episcopacy,
—nor to do any thing wli ich shall *t*|«irate the
Clergy troth the people hut the contrary.—
Itispropo-ed to hold a Convention at Phila
delphia on the 3d of M nrL ’h nejct 1° consider
th.-propriety of petitioning the next General
ConA’ienc.’ to make the proposed change.—
A'lgis’a Cmslitutional'sl an-t fi public.
Rail Road Accident —On Wednesday last,
as Mr. Daniel Batcinan, of Houston county,
was in the act of getting on tho moving Cars
at Montezuma on the S. W. Rail Road, this
sid 3 of Oglethorpe, hi* foot alip|>cd and ho fell
Into the narrow 8|>aco between the Car and the
platform by which ho was so badly lt\jurod
that ho was thought to be dying when the
train left. In addition to tho ma*hing of hi*
body, ono of bis limbs wo* badly crushed by
the wheel of tl;e cnr T —Macon Citizen.
Literary Notioes.
The February munher of Go try's Logit's
Boot: onmosto m laden a* tt*ual with a rich
and vahtnhlo tah’o of content* nnd vyry honu-
tiftilly emhelHshed. No periodica! in.the
country Itn* more nnlf.wmly m *t public ex
pectation than this popular monthly.
“ The Pl»w."r~Tills is the title of a n M at
nnl intcrerthg Periodical, devoted to A pvt
enlMtre Hortlr Iftiro Ac. It.is edited.hv
Solon Robinson E*n. a g , ntl' , men wJiosh ren«
n’atinn nn aide nn*l snrightlv writorunon
rural subjects is fnmftnr to most of onr ren
der*. Tt I* puhli-hod by Saxon & Newman
New York, monthly .at tho vow • m-iderato
price of fifty cont* t»er annum. Devoted a*
we nro to a ru-al 1’fe nnd Amdlv attached to
pg-leultirnl mtwtit* .we. shall nlwnva tnko
nle«*ure in the com wmlonfbln of tho*** neri-
n Mcnl* that nro devoted to thene usvAil sub
ject*. v
• The S'ar SranrM Banner."—We have
received a few number* of a very large nnd
beautifhl weekly journal bearing this title.
It is published in Boston nnd edited by W. R.
Hayden. Tt 1* prlncliwilly devoted to polite
literature and general Intelligence. Price
The Savannah Ifepnbliean comes to us new
ly nnd tnstefhlly attired. By a statement of
the editor* we nro pleased to learn that this
nh.o paper 1* in quite n flourishing condition.
The Press of Savannah nt thin time we are
lmppy to know is controlled by gentlemen of
enterprise nnd talent.
8. T. Ciiapmav Esq. wo observe, bn* dis
posed of hi* Interest in the Macon Journal
Messenger nnd propose* to establish a pn|x*r
h Savannah to be neutral in politic*. Hi*
successor Jas. T. Nibb-t Esq. i» verj’favor
ably known, and no doubt not will fully, sus
tain the high reputation of that able Unlou
print.
JThe Masonic Journal for January come* to
u* enlarged nfid Improved. Messrs. Randall
& Loomis Editors.
Tfonj
. n t1feir| organizations dtseudsep-
„. T te delegates t»» the Baltimore Convention.
Our reply would be, that It Is notour province
to solve zilch u qilcstlon, which wo foresee
limy , be otio'of great difficulty, but which we
trust ff it is ever brought before that body,
wjll be found not toe much for its patriotism
wisdom arid forbearance. It would seem to
ns that-that convention, looking to tho usages
ofllio|iarty. would not inquire lyliothor the
delegatus appoluU'd toitwere Cobb and Foote
men, r or MuDonald and Quitman men, but
whether they were, guod demuctala, and pro
posed to come Into tlio 'convention in good
faith to corry out the vecognlsed principles of
tlio party. If both sets , of delegates should
manifest their determination to abide by the
nominations that Diet nl itself would be equi
valent to an abandonment ol sectional organi
zation so far as it conflicts with that extend
ed national democratlo organization which
will bo represented, at Baltimore; and It Is
lmi dly possible to suppose, that delegates thus
identified in principle, and feelings could |>re-
sent any serious obstacle to harmonious co
operation. But tlio most essential point is
tlio- thici ntlt a 'ivy of such delegates should
be democratic; for it would be an absurdity
to say that a democratic convention should
bo formed by nnti-doraocrat|e people.”
Tim foregoing wo copy, from the Washing
ton Union the central organ of the National
Democratic Party. It presents In few words
some of tho Impediments, which havo always
prosentot) themselves tu onr mind,, as In the
way, iirattomptlng toforco Union delegates
Into either tho Whig or Democratic National
Conventions.
To gain admission Into the Baltimore Con
vention they nnist flrst r lio labelled— 'Demo
crat I” In the next' place they, must affirm
without liny equivocation nr uu-ntnl reserva
tion that tlfey have gorged or are willing to
gorge all the democratic platforms that liave
been erected from the days of Marlin Van
Buren down to tlni present oecentrlc and grb-
tesquu Hltlealeiiacli; nil I further Hint they
are willing to swallow wiilioiit winking any
platform Hint said conrenijon slidll liereafter
cniistrtiet whether It be composed of free-soll
or secession piinejples or of liolli, nnd Hint
tin y represent li constltiii.-ncy possessing the
same elasticity of principle—'the same obllvi-
onsness to eonslsti ney and the rights ami In
terests oftlie South. and the same iron |K»vurs
ol iiinstirullnii and digestion. At this delec
table oiiturtuintiioii!, Union men ami Union
principles are to Imbibe vitality I' 1
But wo deeht it conddo nto to corretil nn er
ror into which tin- Union as well ns some of
«ur f iends nearer l-eire teem to 1 nve full' n.
He speaks of t)ie Union inirty ns a .sectlnnnl
o-gaidzatlnii. Now if by this expression lie
menus that a Union party has yet been prgan-
1 in but few of (he Sintea, the apiiellatlun
Southern' Christian Advocate.)' t<
zealous and efficient operations ori
Missionary Secretory. Ho has been on
of Conferenco visitations, and Ids jjj
and eloquence havo told thvorably
causo. Ho is now vjsltlng the 'prlndpni l
cos In Louisiana and Mississippi, promoting
tho general intorostn of his Secretaryship, and,
'n particular raising funds for tho erection of
German Ohuroli In Now Orleans. I The Ad
vocate of that city;states that ho was to con-
dnet a meeting In McQhco church, Jan. 24,
on occasion of tlio departure of the Rev.
Messrs. Lneklej aqd Loyno,; of Ala. and tha
briithors Simmons of On.. In tlio - Empire City’
fbr Cnllflimiii; Tlio doctor would receive cor-’
dial greetings wore he to visit this part of the
connection. He ought to,lot hlmselfbe mm
Georgia nnd Carolina. 1 '
Far tie Courier.
Wltii.i
Truu Wit Is l'.Uc a brilllanl stone
Dug from the Indian mlno,
Which boosts two various powers In one.
To cut ns well asahlno. . V
Geiitus like that if polished right,
With the snmo gifts abounds— ■-1
Appears at nnce both keen and bright,
And sparkles Iflt Wounds'.
, T. J.
’flora IhteigeW Erram
Wo havo before aiiuiiod to tome bf thlr In
teresting developments that nro occssionally
evolved by the different wings of tho different
political purties North and South. Wo^give
below a brief extract front a letter oft!iuW«»k-
ington correspondent of tho Savannah Geor
gian by which it tv!l| be seen,Mlint though our
Snuthei n Rights friends intend, to go to Bat-
tlmbris they do no) yet abandon aH thClr okl
dogmas. Tlio writer says—
“ Mr; Verrahte of N. C. made tho most in
teresting seech to-rjay, that hns been tnzdo
U ■ I ’ ' ‘■'■'ilai
Nashville and Chattanooga Rallrcad.
From tlio report for 185i of tho Directors
of this important Work, it apiienrs that tho
cnplthl stock of tho Company Is nt present in
cluding 8500000 State aid, »2680012-0f
this amount £1890 84 havo been paid in.
Amountoxpumlod Hit construction cqulpmi-nt
die. 81720 787.—Tho estimated cost of tho
Road having been Increased, the Directors re
cnmmdnded the addilinnnl loan of 8800 000.
Tile average cost of ('lie wholo Road is now
estimated by Hie Chief Engineer at 815.470 21
per mile.- Sixty-one miles were completed at
the date ofthe Report, upon which were run
ning t wo dally trains. - The remaining portion
of tho work Is In siich.ii state of forwanlncsa
as to justify tho expectation that the whole
lino (except the Bridge across the Tennessee)
will be in running order before the expiration
of tin- present year.
Six more Locomotives have been ordered
ond one hundred Freight Cars—fifty of the
latter from the Factory at this place. The
Iron used npon tilts Rond Is of very heavy
quality nnd the whole superstructure will
compare thvorably with any road in tho South.
— Chattanooga Cassette.
Is com cl; but.if lie means that either tlio
principles andalms of the Constitutional Un
ion organization are sectional, ho greatly errs.
That organization Is based iqion the Constitu
tion and a deep and patriotic devotiun to the
union of the.Staten, To shield thu ono and
|ier|ietnito the other,good and wise men north
mid smith of all parties stood up in bur nation
al halls and nobly battled together. To sus
tain thetr action as a final settlement of sec
tionnl difficulties, nnd to thwart the mischief!
cous designs of northern fanaticism and south
ern disnniuubmi,was the Union Party bronght
.into being Mind whatever of peace tlio country
enjoy* Is mainly attributable to ita.pat-
Intlc effort*,.. J) Is .not a Foot or Cobb party,
and unless it abandons its principles it never
can become a " sectional party upon tlio pro-
;mmme ol tlio Nashville Convention."
this session at least to politicians. lie laid
down wlmt ho ttinnghUlumld bo tho platform
nn which the Democratic party should go Into
Hie next Presidency. lie thought that.the
candidate ought to cnmo.out for the right of
Secession ns a Constitutional right, and that
there ought to he itn equivocation sbant the
declaration that uulcst ho did not bcllbvo,
that the Democratic party of tho Souih would
The question was immediately propounded,
does Mr. Ycnnbln s;ienk for the wholo Becc*-
"inn Party 7 He intimated, that unless tha
candidate did cotno up square to tho doctrine
of secession he throne would bolt tho Dem
ocratic party. It is not disguised, that If tho
secessionists mako a tine yue non on this point
they can defeat lha (felcclion qf any Conaoli;
duiionist liy the Convention.
Wo shall no doubt, .havo more revsTaUcno
f tills kind in tho conne of debato, so that
tlio politicians of the Consolidation school
will not bn qh)a, to -plead Ignorance, If they
should not consult and respect the (kith ond
doctrines of tlielr brother Democrats in the 1
Rnmb" -
The Oakland Bohool.
We havo barely tlmo to call public atten
tion to tho advortisombnt of this nowly estab
lished Institution. It Is located In ono ofthe
healthiest, ami wo think, pleasantest neigh
borhoods in Georgia; and under tho able di
rection of Mr. Stevens whose reputation os a
successful teacher Is woll established, wc
doubt not will liu libornlly patronized.
The State Road.
Tho Governor hns appointed W. M. Wail-
ley. Chief Superintendent of tlio State Rond,
Gen. John A. W. Sandford, Treasurer, and
W. Rutherford Esq. Auditor. These appoint
ments we donbi not have been viewed with
general approbation by the public and excit
ed th3 expectation of a fnvorahlo change in
the management of tills important State In
terest. If lids expectation should not nt nnce
be realized it should bo attributed to long-
continued mismanagement and neglect under
tho old directors hnd (hr which the State was
partly responsible in neglecting to make ade
quate appropriation*. It will require weeks
and months to repair and equip thu road so
ns to render transportlon prompt nnd travel
safe and comfortable. Uuder tile enlightened
supervision of Mr. Wadley, wo doubt not or
der will soon come out of confusion and this
great thoroughfare become the pride and
boast of every Georgian.
The Savunnah |iapers annonneo tlio
death of Dr. C. P. Riclinrdsono. nn eminent
physician nnd highly useful citizen of that
city.
KT At the Into election in the new county
of Bjialding for county officers the Union
tleket prevailed throughout. Tills is a good
beginning. ,
DcSTntCVlUN ol- Till) Ulllil Statf. HnlHF.
On Saturday morning about 3) o'eloek, a fire
was discovered in thu Bennie el.amber ofthe
Stutv House, ami Hie garret Hlni cupola wore
also found to be In flames. Belbre tlio fire
could bo renelied it burned It burned through
the roof ofthe 8-nate Chamber, driving out
the firemen with smoke, ami tho whole cham
ber was speedily enveloped in lliiuios. Every
tidiig w.isitestroyi il except tlio Cl-rk's desk,
which wilii hi- Viriuil.le niip'Tj, was saved.
All tire movables in' the lower tiousu were
al-,11 saved.- The total loss cannot yet lie es
timated. Many old and valuaUio pa;ie.o wore
diclr.iy d. k ( '
Toe tat 1- lUppubtd to bare, byoq-Ui# work '
of an luceudiary,
Woman.
Pevchonce far out at sew, thou may’st have
found . .
Some lean bald cliff—a lonely pntr.li of ground,
Allen amidst the waters—some pnnrlslo,
Where summer bhioiils were never known to
smile,
Or trees to yield their fordnre—yet around
That barren spot the dimpling surges throng.
Cheering it with their low and plaintive son*.
And clasping the deserted cast.nway
In a most strict ombrnoo—ond all along
Its niarglivrendertng freely It* array
Of treasured shell and coral. TIius ivo limy
Note I .vein flitthfril woman: oft among
Tlio rudest shocks of life's wide sea she shores
Man's lot, nnd more than hnlfthe burden bears,
Around whose path are flowers strewn by her
tender cares. ,
S [MaUunoelVs Poemt.
|5P* Jenny Lind wa* man led on the 6tn
inst. to Otto Oold-chnildt pianist of Boston.
Publio Roads.
It Is hardly necessary wo ptosumo to In
form our fellmv-cUizens that the prosperity
and reputation of our city depends somewhat
upon the condition oftlie roads in its vicinity,
Our attention was called to this subject a few
dfiys ago by a friend from CImttnogn, who In
flamed us that the road six miles nut in the
direction of Dirt-Town was nearly impassable
and that without Imprnvcmiint lie and Iris
neighbors would take ihelr cotton nnd other
produce lo Resucii or Calhoun. We believe
Lewie Cass.
Tho following well merited trltmto to this
eminent American Btatesmnn Is taken from
the Savannah Evening Journal. Unless Mr.
Cass should’ unfortunately entangle liinlsalf
with the Kn-suth movement, wo predict Hint
ho will be the favorite of the Constitutional
Union men of • the Smith In the approaching
Presidential canvass.—[En. Cooa.
" Among all tho names proposed by convcn
Hons, newspaper* nnd primary nice logs ns
candidates fertile next Presidency, that of
Cnss stands conspicuous. Hu Is tho only one
of tho o'der school, of politicians who lias nt
tills moment even a possibility ofsuccess
placud hetbre the p"ri;i1e. Thujjmnnrptdb po
sition which lie ivoii for himself while M blis
ter ofthe Cnnrjof Marseilles—his soundness
on tlio question of deepest interest to thu
South ns shown In Ills Nicholson letter and
re-exbUiltcd In Ills letter to Mr. Ritchie
known as the D limit letter secure ’ for lilm
tho favor of a largo body of citizens. Even
the fact bf having been once deli-nb d usually
so destructive to tlic fnture hopes of phllti
clans, has not operated very .strongly against
his prospects, for that defeat was enused liy
his sound conservatism, which detached from
Id* supporters a body of thnaticai impostors
headed by a lioary traitor. IftlieSouHishoiild
bo true to her friends this should strengthen
rattier than weaken Gen. Cass In her estima
tion. On tho Score of availability, the touch
stone applied by conventions wo havo said be
stands higher than any other public mnn of
ids own school; It is said that Mr. Clay has
cast his maiitlo upon him. We liave not becif
able tu discover the truth of tills report; lint
if it bo so Mr. Clay’s influence must rally
many of Iris friends around the Cass standard.
That numbers will be'surprised hi such an
anomaly is not tu be doubted; but nt tills
tlmo, when nid parties are b.-lng dissolved
and flew ones 1'prnipd from tv combination of
elements once ftamglit to conflict we are pre
pared for oven more wonderful filings. Of
tills we are Satisfied; that If Mr.' Clay did use
tlie language ottAlmted to him iii relation to
Gen. Cass tt wgaqlone tn all honesty of bur-
pose. And it'lshbother laurel in tho ivrrntti
of the departing Statesman, that ho should
have done justice to the merits of Ids dlstin
guished op|Hiiient of flirmer times. We should
rvix deaths toSt. Louis, du-
j ring the week ending on'the .(Sth tost.
tin* Inferior Court would To well to appoint
suitable persons to reriew anfi inspect tl>e , be pleased to *co the General A candidate,
roads throughout the county ond where ne- 1 and his Nicholson Yett6r Is a sufficient plat-
cewnrv, to have them changed and Rtraiglit- form for th«* 8«>uth.
cncd so as most to conduce lo the public con-' G , nn ArvlcK .ZLr, liHily, of tlio “Nation■
venlence. | al Era." ray* to Id* correspondent*: ; When
you write for the pre*« use black Ink clear
Tub Pampkro-Bold — Wo learn that the good (taper wi itf.en on one side only, letters
steamer T*avtpern ha* been fold nt Jackvon- large and plain enough to be red like print*
Mm; 1
i'liifiii'iiteiiiSitfifi
. Pampero has been fold nt Jackson- , . . ...
Villi (Fla.l at public sale by,nm U. 8. Marshal ani1 ir.yousiispectdeTvcts in style grammar,
c ioa m m , , - v - , . or punctniition gut a frleiid tn correct and do
for 815100. Mr. .Templeton,Of New Orleans, no | U)10 n tfie=edltor.to do it. Hehuso
we nndorstand.was the purchaser. - I time, and it la not his business,"
1 • .. 2' li
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From the ijfs'Srogee (Ga.) Democrat.
Gardening for the. South. . ..
Onions weio originally found in Egypt, and
so highly were they esteemed In ancient ttmW '
that the chosen people of God, when On their
way io the promised land murmured at God’*,
providence, and sighed for the leeks and on*
ions of Egypt again. Thoro are threo varlo- ,
tics of onions culHvatad.’tUe rod,- white, and r-
yellow. Tho white Is the mildest, liut lsnqt
as easily kept throughout Hie season as fho,
otlicr two, being more Inclined to rot. Th**«q
are ail made from semi. They may bo plant
ed In tho Fall, or in January, February; or*
March. I prefer February to any other
monlii to put thq seed In, but l havo made
Ono bulbs, by planting tlio seed as late as
April. There Is no.garden seed planted that
is more sure of coming to perfection In tills'
clilwite thgn.U(0 onion, If Hi* properly plant-
i. The soil mnst.be highly enriched, with
well decomposed manure. It is well to soak
Hie seed twenty four hours before planting.
Plant in drills, fourteen inchesa|iart,and drop'
a single seed four .Inches apart in tho drill.— ;
Cover Hie seed about half nn inch, and prrM
the eartii mild cm them If the seed comes
11,1 well thin nut every other one. The onion
bed must be kept fred from grass and weeds,
and frequently stirred with the hoe. A top
dressing of ashes will be highly benofleial in ,
tlio earlier stages of tlielr growth. The bulbs'
will be fit for the (able in July and August,,,
and from (heir Into maturity, can bokopt
through tin- winter. For an catiy crop of tlio- ■
onions plant the set or the button. Those
may bo put in (lie ground anv time from Oo-
toher to March. Plant (hem In drills.like th i
seed but put them, two Inches further apart"
in the drill. Onion sets planted tn January
or, F, bi nary will make fine, bulbs fer the to-:
tile In May or June. The button will make S-
grenter quantity of bulbs but are not as del
icate nr ns solid as Hie seed or set. Buttons-
pianteddn the fail In good ground, will make
tlio buttons again. In planting the imalf
onion set or button, do not cover them deep.
Just cover Hie bulb, tho ftoost bulbs are made
above the gri u ai. "t
SonUnoed. ~ tiff
Tlio following persons were sentenced In t ..
Superior Court, Saturcfay morrting. by Uls,'
Honor Judge Henry R. Jackson: . 'ar :
George j. Bulloch, for cmhezzlelng tnoney-
from Hie Central Rallroid and Banking Contfi* j
pony, six years' imprisonment at liard labor-;
in the Penitentiary Judge Jackson stateck-
tliat lie shauld have sentenced the prisoner to- <
the longest term allowed by the law,'seven,
years, but for the fact that bo ; had already nn-.
durgonq imprisonment in Jail for ono y«*r,-.
|Hinding iiis a|ipea) to.tlio Supremo Court.—
The law granted him the riglit of appeal, an*
as his appeal could not liave boon disposed of
loner, in consequence of Hie times' at which
Hie two Courts held their sessions, he thought
it but Just to ’shorten bis sentence ono year—
especially as Hie, delay arose front no feult of’
nis,.liutrrum. the oxcrciBo ufa legal and coo-
stilutinnal right. - •"
William Uemsbart, for Involuntary man-.;
slaughter, In'causing tlio death of a alavo by •
excessive find cruel punishment, fined 8800'
and costs, and imprisonment to the county’.
jell for thirty days.- .
A, B: Jones for maltreating and maimlnga.,
slave, fined 8750 and costs, and imprisoned in,
tlio county jail for thirty days. f ‘
Michael McOriel, ior whipping and wotind-i
ing a negro, fined 825 and costs.
Haywood T. Mcggs, alias Haywood T. WIT- i
liains, alias Haywood T. McLaughlin, for'
horso stealing and simple larceny in stealing-
watches, two indictments, nino years impri
oiim'ent at bard labor in tho Penitentiary..
We understand that Judge
adverted In terms of merited seycrl
the enormity of tha crimes of wbk
prisoners wero fonnd guilty«
cd of maiming and btbcmU
slave*.—SavomaX