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Union Meeting in Riolimond.
Aon data, April Gth,.lSf»2»
Pursuant, to previous notice <1 largo and
Very respectable portion-oV the'Coftstitufrnnal
* Union Party, of Richmond bounty, n^eiftbTed
at the City Hall at 31. o'clock tbps afternoon,
, 4 for the purpose of appointing delegates to the
Convention, to be held at Miliedgovillo on the
22nd instant.
Tho meeting was organized by calling, on
motion of Milo Hatch, Ksqr., Porter Fleming.
Esqr. to the Chair, and appointing, on motion
of Thomas' IV. Miller, Esqr., James G. Collier,
Secretary.
The Hou. Andrew J. Miller, Hon. John
Millcdgo seconding them,’ offered, niul in a
few pertinent and appropriate remarks, sup
ported the following llusolutiohs:
Resolved, That the Constitutional Union
party of Richmond County, adhere .to tho
principles upon which the party of the State
has been formed, growing out ol* tho,Compro
mise Measures, ami that tho adoption and
carrying out of those measures in good faith,
is the cardinal principle upon which only will
we act with any other political party.
“ Resolved, That we arc ready to extend the
right hand of fellowship to the patriots of nil
parts of the Union, and of all political par
ties who agree with us upon these principles,
and that wo will meet in ^council* with them
on all occasions for consultation ami.to devise
means for their proper supremacy,”
iirwwi'rffi iiurwc ’ Will appoint jour dolc-~
gates to the State Convention of tho Constitu
tional Union party, with authority to till any.
vacancy occurring in their number.
Resolved, That said delegates be instructed
60 to act as will, in their judgment, best ad
vance tho principles of the party, and secure
their adoption niul support. , ..
lion. Charles J. Jenkins opposed the reso
lutions and offered, as a substitute, tire follow
ing-
Resolved, 1. That wo regard the Constitu
tional Union Party of Georgia, as an organi
zation, forpied (irrespective of pre-existing
party issues,) for the maintenance of the prin
ciples announced by the State Convention, as
sembled by^authority of law, atMifledgcy illc 1 ,
in December 1850; we reassert our adherence
to thoso principles. •
Resolved, 2. That wo deem the representa-
—tlHftHiViniiDiV’iilp f! lli r r ..? r I'lf* l "' n N ' ii '- l 'f , V
circumstances, and incompatible with i ts posi
tion boforo the country.
Resolved, 3. That with this expression of our
opinion, wo will appoint four delegates tp
meet and confer with delegates,'of tho same
party, in Convention ut Miliedgovillo on the
22nd instant, with power to till .vacancies in
their own body.
After a very interesting discussion b'etw
Mr. Jenkins, in,favor of tho substitute, and
Mr. MUlcr in support of the original resoliiy
tlons, in which Mr. Millcdgo and Mr. Daniel
Hand participated, the substitute was adopted
by a largemujorily in iiou of the original res
olutions.
Col. II. II. Cumming, G. F. Parish, Esqrs.
ficcouding, then proposed that, a committee
of five be appointed by the Clmir, to select
four delegates to tho-approaching Couvcntiou.
The proposition being carried, the Chair ap
pointed Col. II. II. Cumming, T. R. Rhodes,
Daniel Hand, Wm.J. Owens and Foster Bud
get, Jr., ns members of tho committee, win*
after a short absence returned/and through
, The delegates, on motion, were authorized
to lill any vacancy which may occur in consc-
|queneeof the inability of .those appointed to
pvttenvl.'
On motion of Cnpt. Tuckor, the meeting
adjourned. It. D. ARNOLD, Cli’m.
P.AY. Alexander, See.
Union Meeting in CowQta.
At a meeting ot the Union party of Coweta
eotinty, bold on tlu* Oth Inst., in Nclvnnn, Ben
jamin J*uigb, E^I-i was called to tho Chair,
and IV. W. Tlmiuas, appointed Secretary.
TltO following preamble and resolutions
were introduced bv Albert Itainev, Esq., and
passed f»y the unanimous vote of the meeting:
Wherekis, The hear approach of a Presi
dential Election, nml the important issues to
ho determined by it, admonish us of the ne
cessity of clearly defining our present position
and intended policy. And whereas, tho ob
ject oft\m Convention called to assomblc
at our Stale Capitol on the 22d hist., is to
give effect to tho wishes of a majority of the
Constitutional Union party, which wishes can
bd ascertained only from the expression of
their sentiments by thopeoplo in their prima
ry assemblies.
P.e it therefore Resolved, 1st.—Timt'in our
low the causes which led to tho formation of
the Constitutional Union party still 'continue
to exist, rind |o operate, and that we should
regard the ilUbaiidfng iof that party, under
(ho present circumstance*, as treason against
TTTrmnwt ^ r> „_
things if tho 'compromise was not repealed;
and at one timo we were really apprehensive
(hat-tlm “principal editor” would go onto
Washington City and hung Mr. Fillmore by
virtu?"of the Soul]i Carolina ordiuatico, burn-
up (he House# of Congress under tho Virginia
and .Kentucky resolutions, and .kick old Gen.
Scott into tlnr Potomac; Row “much wo’were
relieved then may be judged when we saw him
throw aside his old rusty fire-lock, dash his
chapeau and plume uuder his feet, and cut a
straight .sh.lrt-full 'for tho ramp of the old
Jackson Democracy, that he had been all bis
life engaged in abusing; ahd that too before
Fillmore had tlred:n solitary gun,' or called
upon Congress for a singlo recruit. Verily,
thought of death—and tl)o loss of the
spoils—does sometimes make cowards of us
all. Tho Advertiser <p Gaze tic\mx, of course,
been ready to holt Gcu. Cass, Mr. Douglas,
Mr. Buchnnau.^orMr. Anybody else, although
their clmiico for tho Presidency wonld’ut he
worth a red cent if they did not adhere to tho
Compromise.— Vushtrgc Republican.
b*ukAkMb*
the following gentlemen as delegates; J!
Clias. J. •d’enkins, Robert. F. Poe, Esq., Hon.
.Alexander C. Walker, niul William MeLaugb-
Un, Esq.
On motion,
Resolved, That tho proceedings!^ publish
ed in the Chronicle & Sentinel.
On motion tho meeting adjoUrtied.
Poft'pRu Fleming, President.
James G. Collier, Secretary.
Union Mooting in Warren.
A Constitutional Union meeting of tho
Tarty in Warren county, was held to-day the
Ctli mat., at the Court House in IVarrrnton.
for tho purpose of appointing delegate** f.o the
Convention in Milledgcyilloon tht*22d inst.
Edmund Cody and Curtis G. Low, were
called to the chair, nml C. A, Lightfoot reques
ted to act ns Secretary.
Tho object of tbe meetitig was explained
by Col. E. II. Pottle, accompanied with ro-
' marks very applicable, defining the true po
sition of (ho party, and the course proper to
bo pursued for tho carrying out and maintain
ing our principles as laid down in the GeyVgia
• Platform.
Tho following resolutions were offered by
Col. E. Pottle, and unanimously adopted l>\
the meeting.
Whereas, a call lias been made by the Cen
tral committee of the Constitutional Uniou
Party, for the appointment of delegates to a
convention to be held at Miliedgovillo on tho
22d day of April. Therefore ho it
Resolved, '-That a commit tec often bo ap
pointed by tlio chair, for the pnrposo of se
lecting four delegates to represent this couu-
ty in the ensuing Convention.
Resolved, That we deem it inexpedient and
unwise for the Constitutional Union Party of
Georgia, to send delegates to either of the
National Conventions, which may assemble
for the purpose of nominating candidates
for tho Presidency and Vice Presidency of
the United States, or to any Convention which
may be called, unless it be called upon the
principles of our party.
The committee reported the following per
sons as delegates, to wit: Daniel E. Ilodo. M,
J. Cody, G. V. Neal andE. A.Pottle. Which
report was adopted.
It being announced to the meeting that the
Hon. A. II. Stevens was present,'being in at
tendance at court, uri enthusiastic cull was
made for him by the meeting, to which lie res
ponded in style and manner truly character
istic of the man.
was organized.
2d. That wc'consider tho recent and won
derful change in the avowed sentiments nml
policy oft lid defunct “Southern Rights party,”
ns nn evidence, not of.the increased devotion of
its membcis to the Constitution and Union,
hut'of*a design on the part of ' Venders to
place themselves in power, and Vo obtain and
enjoy (lie spoils of oljTcot'
That we have ntbUdied ourselves to tho
Constitutional Union party, from pwficlple,
and arc therefore not disposed todisbrnld that
parlv, merely tor tho'■sake of joining V mm*
numerous and powerful one, holding thatV*
/rat in a 'good cause is preferable success in
M-oljOi
4th. That, wo are willing to uuilo with that
National' party, and tlint alone, which shall
boldly plant itself upon tho platform of tho
Constitution, thatlnion and the Compromise,
*“*n~*.v:*** i uuia—^Luulid^ies for the Presidency
ami Vice. Presidency, pfeAguu Lo-rmr^mt^,
lmUlmtwe are. unwilling to go into convention
with any .party, bJf6re it shall have given us
these, junui&takublc evidences of its devotion
und tidoljty to our.euuso.
bill. That in our Union organization wo
know no Whig, no Domocmt, but welcome to
our raukflall friends of.our principles, irrespec*
tivc of past party distinctions, and aretherelore
mltdisposed, by sending delegates to one Na
tional Convention, and not to the other, there
by to evince a partiality for either.
6th. That we recommend the liolding of a
Convention of the friends of the Union and
Compromise, at some suitable point, after the
adjournment of the Democratic and Whig Na
tional Conventions, to take into consideration
the proper policy to be pursued by us in tho
Presidential ejpeliyn, and that we deSiru tlioso
-who may represent this county in the Mil-
ledgevillo Convention, to oppose any proposi
tion for the appointment of delegate:* to either
(ho Baltimore or Philadelphia Conventions.
•On motion of H> R. Harrison, E«q., the &o-
TfiecTron'Ieli; ■&Sentinel, and (Teorgia~liam
nur, with copies of the proceedings of this
mooting, with n request that they be publish
ed in those papers.
The meeting then adjourned. .
BENJAMIN LEIGH, Ch'm.
•IV. IV. TnoM.ts. you.
Miliedgovillo Convention.
To the Editor or the Bentinel:
T am Astonished. and ashamed at the pro
ceedings' of what has lava called the “ Demo
cratic Convention,” held nt Miliedgovillo oh
the 3.1st ult. This is no Demowutjc proce
dure, but a meager affair gotten up and cur
ried out by a few old wire-pullers and oftieo-
svekers of the party, joined on to “a few more
.of the saint) sort” of the Constitutional Union
party. - . . ; .
Only Kboul (wontv persons- in this county
attended the call to appoint delegates. Does
the Democratic party of Muscogee consist only
of twenty—or are twenty plotting politicians
to bo allowed to control tho whole Democracy
of I ho county of Muscogee? I protest against
ttie appointment of men to such important
offices by such a small number of self-consti
tuted representatives. 1 protest against tfioi
powey to uoininato candidates for Electors of
President and Vico President, until wh know
whom it is wo are called upon to support.
Suppose thu.contemplatod Baltimore Conven
tion should nominate Senator Halo, or any
other Frec-soiler, for tho Presidency or Vice
Presidency, are v.e to bo bound to support
such a nominee ? And yet this “Rump” Con
vention of Milledgcviliq bus chosen its Elec
tors before baud to vote “ nolens volens’’ for
the nominees of a Convention at Baltimore,
yet to be liejd.
I think the resolutions of tho late Millodgo-
villo Convention tame and submissive—lar,
furbelow the Georgia platform adopted by
the Submission Convention, lately held in tho
!,samc place; and I adviso.thc Southern Rights
party to uiakc q separate organization. Let
us call a convention of our own, and invito
delegates of the Southern Rights party from
all tie counties, to meet in Milledgeville after
the Baltimore and Philadelphia Conventions
havi» a; sciiibjejl ajid acted. 1 f either of tfieso
have nnde selections to suit us, very well—
wo will accept them; if not, we wili'sdart eaiu
didates of our own. Doulit not—wej,hall bo
“in at thJ (liatb and if we don’t carry oil’
the u bUfrh," ‘Vi? shall at least brush away the
worst enemies of Democracy and Houlhern
Rights. AN OLD DEMOCRAT.
Lettor from Mr. Cabell.
IVo clip from tho Albany (N. Y.) Register
the following letter from Mr. Caji’eu., the
Representative in Congress from Florida. It
was addressed to tho editor of tho Register,
and Wntf published with tho consent of Mr.
Cabem..-—Sav. Republican. '
House orlD:i*»KBENTATm:s, )
—: I M a.rcli_2(J _.
Mv Dear Sir : J liavo read with interest
tho qrtielo headed “The Presidency,” in the
SI ate Rrgislcr of the 13th, which you did mo
the fftVor to semi.mo.
There is nft dmibt of the correctness of the
opinion expressed*"in that article, that’the
course of tho ant.i-RiUmorc IVhigs of New
York; and othpr Northern States, is calcula
ted fr>-disintegrate the Set tinned Whin party.
The measures and policy of Mr. Fillmore’s
Administration, unconnected with questions
relating directly orJndJrectly to the subject
of slavery, have received tin- unqualified ap
proval of the entire IVhig pnrly.of tho coun
try., and his administration has commanded
tho respect and admiration of tho great mass
of tho Democratic paftv. Yet it is skid that,
if u candidate for tho Presidency, ho would
lose tho vote of the State of New York by a
large majority, while any other IVldg could
easily carry tho State. This is anexiraordii
-If trua
Whenever Mr. Fillmore has boon before t
people of New York ho lifts proved at least
strong as his own party, and the only ground
of objection to him. and cause of unpopularity
now is. that ho did not vihlnte onrf'of the
articles offatth in tho creed of the mass of
tiiu IVhigs of'Now York. IR refused to veto
frets of Congress which observant men of all
sections admit were essential to the preserva
tion of the pence of tho country.-to a continu
ance of good feeling between the different
Ructions of the Union, and even to the exist
ence of tho Government, and which' were
passed pursuant to Ore requirements of tho
Constitution of the United States and to car
ry into effect one of its express provisions.—
Disguise it as you may, the only real causes
of hostility to Mr. Fillmore, with his own
party, are, that he did not veto the Compro
mise bills, and tlmt he removed from office
men who Jio was informed, in somo cases,,
were unwilling to execute the laws of tho
land. Now. sir. If tho sectional animosities
the same national und constitutional position,
the IVhig party, ns a party, thus perverted,
would and should cease to exist in the South
ern States. Southern Whigs would not
abandon tbe principles for width they have
heretofore contended, hut v.huld form nation
al associations in place of those which such
sectional party action necessarily dissolves;
and I venture my life there will not bo one
mail acting with this northern Sectional par
ty, calling itself Whig, whoso term expires
within four years, returned to Ike Senate
from a Southern 8tato. x You cannot hope
to secure tho Senate Without the aid of
southern vote's, for nil experience has shown
that Northern Democrats* are specially skilful
iii playing for tho votes of Frcesoilors and
Abolitionists. This is u consideration deserv
ing the attention of party men, and may in-.
Ilucnce their action, if they disregard higher
and nobler feelings of patriotism and nation
ality. ,
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
E. 0. CABELL.
E. R. Jrwf.yt, Esq.
enable tho farmer, with suitable shelters, to I totally destroyed, with *6 to 0,000 bales of
Cotton. A largo ship loading nt-tho 'vharf
ontiguous w
. . . , ... I Xt ' *
yield an abundance of milk und butter, or if
desirable, Imeat for market.
Bi?b whilst thorp is 'much in the feed, there
Is also much in thoArccrf of stock. Tho ptirest
bloods wiR deteriorate and run out, if not
properly ftd and fostered. In selecting slock
of any kind, wo should study their habits,
qualities niul characteristics, and select those
best ndaptc dtooilr cllmal cand culture. Sofifr
as our pwn'pbsoiWulion has extondo^, wo oro
satisfied that the-Devonshire breed of cattle
is best adapted to this-latitude, both for the
stall and tho dairy, and wo hopo to see them
generally introduced into.tliis eoction of the
Statc.-
v Dri Batthy has somo very beautiful spccl-
"mens; of this valuable stock at his “llivcr
Bank Farm” in tho vicinity of this City.
Among them tho bull which took, the first
premium at tho Macon Fair; one of*the most
boautifril and perfect animals of the kind wo
havo over seen. -
THE R0UR1KR.
ROME^GfcORGIA.
Thursday Morning, April 15, 1852.
To Our Patrons.
our patrons, and tho public generally, that 0.
A. MYnns, Esq. has become associate proprie
tor nml editor of the Rome “CoeuiKii.” As
by tills- arrangement our paper will be render
ed more efilciunt ami useful, we doubt not it
will’be highly satisfactory to our friends, and
secure an enlarged and liberal share*pf pub
lic patronage.
Romo Cornier.
Tho Inst number of this litrvaiy Journal is
on our table. IVo have perused it with caiV,
and can safely recommend it to our readers.as
an excellent.'/-^'utii ilu paper being entirely free
from the political discussion^ oi' the day. '»
.5loHlhcryct:. .
Thank you Brother Dodd, and trust, you
will soon have a "family,” who like yourself
can properly; appreciate tho merits of the
“Rome Courier."
Now Faint.
Qur readers are referred to the mlvertise-
nlMRaloAi Flj-n Proof raint,_fomid in
Che appropriate column. This paint is gain
ing givat celebrity, and jus a proteetionagiunst
lire and water, will doubtless prove useful up
on all out-buildings, garden fences. &u.
Southern Cultivator.
The April 'number of tlu*. Southern Culti-
rator is tinusMMly well stored nml well ditss-
eil. It has now made up for lost’ time, and
it* pleasant visits hereafter nmy he looked for,
wo presume, with life opening of each month*
Splendid Engraving*.
Wo refer our readers to a forth-coming en
graving which is advertised in o'ur columns
to-day. It promises ' to be a very attractive
nml valuable picture.
have lus stock always in aiflit and thriving | wllt ,,tilB00
condition, and lfis qowf^ always prepared to j to^.UOU bales were burnt. This is said to be
’ the largest destruction of Oottdn ever known
in this city.
Lamar’n loss is said to ho not less than
fifty to sixty thousand dollars. No insurance.
Presidential Qualifications.
Has it come to this at lust, that the ‘'spoils
ot.olfico” are to bo put forth publicly as tbe
Condition of tho support of candidates for the
suffVngcB of tho people.'? And yet this seems
to be tho position taken in‘New York in tho
controversy about the Presidential-nomitin-
. tion... The question Is not, " is. he Upuest, is
ho capable; but “ whom has lio appointed,
wbom will ho appoint’to place T* There was
’a lime, a great while ago, indeed, yvhen a re
jected candidate for office could nobly exdlalm,
“ I am happy to believe that-tlio country has
men more capable than I to .serveTier.”—:
Theru luis Jjeen a Umo, too, and that not so
long ago, wlien tho advocacy of U19 spoils prin
ciple was held ignominious, and nobody could
be fuff ml who dared to avow it openly. And
we trust that even now the time is not .quite
come whon a eandidato fol* President of the
United States shall be selected or rejected by
either of tho! parties on account of Ills past or
anticipated refusal to'nppohit to place's of prof
it any dozen or twM of men whatever. It has
not'cotnu to this, wo hope, at present, thatta
man’s qualifications, should bo judged of by
the expectations of a few office-seekers, or
om CO -I l ubt u j-su IH n> r.— Xwti rk Daily Advr.
Congressional Synopsis.
In thb.U. S. Scnato oil (Monday, after tho
Tho Weather, Crops, &o.
Wo are blessed at. last with seasonable show
ers anil sunshine, and crops of every descrip
tion are rapidly improving. From thc best
information we can guthor, Wheat promises a
fair yield ...though.by no menus «u average
From the Sapanah morning Xctes.
Meeting of tho Union Party.
• ^ At a ?ucoting of tiro Constitutional Union
party, at tho Exchange, last night, on motion
of the Hon. John IV. Anderson, Dr. R. D. Ar-
y nold was called to the Clmir, and P. IV. Alex-
. ander/ Esq., appointed Secretary,
■^■H^The Cliair having, explained the ol:>ct of
fe S&MMB&'mucting, Mr. II. M. Goodwin moved that
». •KHpomiuittee of seven be appointed to select
k ScfP. ates to tho Constitutional Union Gon’ven-
finssetnblo in. Miiledgorillc, tbe 22nd
ai^.^Tlie motion wag carriiid, and the Chair
]. d to • i:jt the following gentlemen
qnnsiito.e: -11. M. Goodwin, J. Do La
R. A. Allen, J. F. Tuck-
:;nd Jolm Carrulhors.
,nfti f consnltation, reported
John
Dr.
‘Tes.—At a meeting of
:e Constitutional Union party of Muscogee,
u* following ; ciitlcmen wore appointed dele-
ates to the Milledgeville Convention:
Thaukcs Swiiiiis, I KdoakG. Dawson*,
James IVimBi:ri.vI Joseph A.'Led,
The delegates were instructed to oppose
ny piopositiuii to send delegates to either tho
ational Whig or Democratic Conventions.
IVliat n.orc.do Southern federalists want
from General Snott,’ to reconcile tfiem to his
support?- Tho Northern wing need not give
themselves much trouble^ Ifewcver, about tho
Southern : these latterare easily satined, and
would bolt ‘tSeatl without any pledge whatev
er about the compromise. Their threats to
the contrary arc'all humbug, ns tho sequel
will aljundaidly prove.—.D/r. t p
' Whother they will or not you will know by
JL-Ward, ] waiting,—-but how Kpt wo arc to judge'of otli-
Advertiser Gazette
r y~Z~~■ ..
able, lionost, patriotic northern man is to be
put down by northern men, 'merely because
he has discharged plain, constitutional Whig
duties, there can be no longer any sympathy
of feeling, or cooperation of action, between
tho parties North and South, nml for this
you, and not wo, will bo responsible.
A fe\v Southern IVhig politicians, looking
only to expediency or availability, or it may
he to benefits to neerno to themselves from
tho Election ofSoino other Whig, are willing
to sacrifice Ml*. Fillmore for a candidate who
can get more, abolition volts, and ouojigh to
elect him.'But if the Whig Convention lis
ten to tho fatal suggestions of these gentle
men, it will lie utterly impossible to maintain
a Whig party in tho Southern States. The
best men of our 'party, nmi'tho people gener
ally) would and should indignantly repudiate
a nomination made from such considerations.
There will not be found men of respectability
to risk their reputation on an electorao ticket
in favor of such a candidate, in more than one
Southern State; which will give large majori
ties for a Whig nominee standing on broad
national ground, A nomination made with a
view insecure tho support'of the Frcc-soll
parly, nnd'-ihus io continue sectional strife,
will he tho* signal for a dissolution of the
Whig party. Southern Whigs-could no lon
ger act with a party which would thus be
virtually resolved into a NY<<*-s<n7 faction,—
Tho same will bo true of the poinoymtic par
ty, should the delegates to the Baltimore “Con
vention make a nomination ohliko unpatrio
tic principles.
My acquaintance in* the non’-slnvcliolding
States is limited',shut* 1 have seen enough of
northern men to feel assured that there is in
every State a largo class'of national' men,
who will join the Whigs of flic* South to pre
vent so fatal a conxuinmatibh as tho success
of a candidate of either party'who maybe
nominated because he ran Secure the rotes of
Abolitionists, which will not bo given to such
men as Mr. Fillmore.
Never was there so general q sentiment in
favor of the election of any man to a political
office, as that of the Southern IVhigs for 'Mr.
Fillmore. With one accord they desire to
cast their votes for him ; and there‘are thou
sands of Southern Union Democrats who will
cheerfully vote for him. because lie has been
tried,and in the fearful crisis through which j
we have passed he lias proved himself equal j
loany eur.'igcnifr*, a patriot wholly uninflu
enced by sect ion.M considerations, and a Pre
sident determined to*do justice to all parts
of tbe country, and fearless)}* to execute the
law. iVe make no sectional issues, we do
not even wish t.» vote for a man from our sec
tion of the Union ; but with one voice we ask
northern men to unite with us ih tho election
of a northern ma t, not because be bus shown
any special partiality to the South,'but sim
ply because ho has proved himself .( national
m'rin, and has done his duty—iiothnig more—
to all.
Tn conclusion, I will call your attention to a
fact which should have effect on thosG who
desire the adoption of political measures in oro’
than the election of a particular individual.—
The Senate of the United States consists of
sixty-two inembhrs, of which twenty-four are
Whigs, fourteen from the Southern States,
and but ten, including Mr. Seward, from the
North and*'North west. Should the Whig
Convention succeed in sectianalizing the par-,
ty,* l>y attempting to curry favor with Fre’B-
BoUevs, had refuse to nominate Mr. Fillmore,
; or some one x>lse known; by
two years oflUiuiqc have induced our farmers
to pitta larger,uiuountoftheir land than usu
al in Corn.
Tho Union Convention.
On Thursday fioxt.the Constitutional Un
ion party of Georgia will meet again in coun
cil at Milledgeville. At this timo, it would
he difficult to predict what will be the char
acter of its deliberations, or tho rysult of its
filial action; A respectable and influential
portion of Remembers from both of the old
iiAliiiijaUuu'llDu. wit] dmi1eliii.-v lui-ut ll»i> jwnji-
ositjuh to send delegates to tho Baltimore
Democratic Convention; and a few may also,
urge tlio propriety.of.sending provisional del
egates to tho IVhig National Oopveution; but,
wo think from present in'diea’tioiu, that a ma
jority of the Union Convention will be averse
to sending delegates to either of those im
portant bodies.
As the.to must necessarily be nibeh diversi
ty of feeling nhumg ou'r fiiendfe, and conflict
ing views us to the most prudent and patriot
ic course to lie pursued in tlie present li.isct-
tied nml uncertain condition of National par
ties, it is devoutly hoped, a spirit of conces-
sio'n and conciliation, will’enter largely into
the deliberations of the approaching Mil-
ledgevillo meeting.
Whilst, ns an humble tnobihor of tlio Con
stitutional' Union party, wo have felt con
strained. from a high seme of duty, to oppose
the proposition to send delegates tocither, the
Whig or Democratic National Conventions;
neverthcloss'shohfd utaTnjifrRy"dT ourYrh nn.5
decide' otherwise, we stand ready cordially Io
acquiesce in tliier decision,’ *
Alabama Rail Hoads.
The, Alabama papers-con turn a Jong and
estiug-letter Iron) Mr.' Eupslcy, ('resident
of the fcJelm.u Rail Road Company.' It is in
rejdy tq.an article charging the aforesaid
company with an intention of diverting the
na Rail Road from Guntcrsvillo todhis
City. Our space will only permit us to give
a few paragraphs which relate more especial
ly to the construction of a branch from Jack
sonville to this place. Wo will take occasion,
however,- to remark, that the construction of
tho Rome brunch to Jacksonville, must inev
itably benefit tho Gulf more than the Atlan
tic cities. All immense Grocery trade would
be secured to Mobile und New Orleans, tyy
the completion of this road, which now goes
to other places.—[En.-Coun.j_
“Why should Mobile dread the competition
uf.h> re-
Union Meetingo.
II ithin the last few days, our exchanges
1nvo contalnud. numormis imticcs of Union
moullngs indlirdccut pai ls oftlic State, and wo
i'h-o our loadors tlio in-ocoedlngj of n low
this week, by wliioli it will lio soon tlmt tliu-o
is Somo aversion nmnif tsd upon tlm purl
of our frlouds goilcmlfy to. Identify thcnisolvos
with oillior cf tlioVmtiiiMiil parliosiu ndvnnco
of tliolr action. It Is now bollovtii Hint tlio
Cpm-ontimi, wliioli moots on next Thursday,
will poslpono tlio sploctjon of an oiqctoml
ticket, until tjftot tho two nntionuL Conv’on-
lions slinli liavo mot, nml laid thulr notion bo-
fore the oountrv.
u gFWo publish in our paper to-day, a call
t\w a meeting <>f locivl preachers, to be held in
this city in May next. IVe have also received
frmn a friend a communication of some
length, beuviiig upon the same subject. Whilst
we do not feel at liberty to decline tho publi
cation of tho notice, wo prefer not to insert
the communication, as it might invite a dis
cussion upon a delicate subject. Qtui one more
appropriate to a strictly religious Journal.
That somo change' is desirable in the rela
tion and position of the local Methodist-.Min
istry, is quite, certain to'our mind, hut the
whole question is environed with so many,
einlmrrassments, that it should be approach
ed with extreme caution.
Gen. Scott in Kentucky.—It is stated in
a despatch from Washington, that the Hon.*
Humphrey Marshall,*of Keutucky, has written
a letter, defining the position 6f thb IVhigs of
his State, and declaring tlpit Mr. Fillmore' is
their choice fioyond all perndventure—that
General Scott could not got a carpoiitVsguard,
and that tljoconqji'mUisoincasurestihUMt.forra
the platform oftlfe Whig Oouvention or tho
Soutlfe-n WhigH-will go-out ofit. Ho lauds
Scott us a Military hero,but not as apolitical
loader. •
tern Alain
en though our good friends
ut Jacksonville should be gratified by a branch t,,5s dmpany the justice to express j*j>nr b e-
routl to Romel Jacksonville is distant fnnn lief that they cannot seriously 'contemplate
Rome, about-fitly—say fifty-two miles. Romo,
about 4 hundred (flfiN) miles from Uharleston,
uud neatly the same distance tVum Savannah;
while from Jacksonville to.Selma by the R. R„
is but about oik* hundred and thrty-ltvemiles.
It now costs About &T.00 to get :r bnlfi of cot
ton transported from Konie to Charleston «)i*
jSavqniml;. and this probably is as cheap as it
cun well he afforded. Of course the cost
would be greater from Jncksftnvfie to the
salneqitles; while the same bale could by a
Railroad from Jacksonville -to Selma, be lit id
down in Mobile for jsl.70—cxTtainlvfor ;;2
a I d may be for^l.fjO; for with the. very fii-
voralde grade- of this road, and the strong
and durable ibanii- r in whiHi it is being orr-
Btrncted. a heavy-T Rail being used, and with
the immense amount of .bn'siucs.i.botii ways
which may he calfculatcd upon* tl^rbadcould
nlibid to transport very cheap. It isestiinu-
ted that the cost of transportation from “Jack
sonville to .Selma vvilbuot exceed 2*),- aud
that tho oidinaiy livigl/t fnnn Selnia to Mo
Idle by tho iqver, will not exceed fifty emits
per bale.”
City Elootion.
IVe liavo .only time before going to proJsa to
give the result oftlic election t«-day.for May
or aud Cduncilmeu. The contest.throughout
was purely personal or involving local .ques
tions, haying no.coifiiecrion with polities.
Dealing,..., ...405 .
l’hinlzy, 802
Klmlwiw.. —^^...^...318 ..
The.following meu.bcis of Gouneil Rave
been elected:
First Ward—A. I'. Robertson, John Fos
ter und 11. It. Philpot.
Second Ward—Wm. H. -Maharrey, John
Bones uud G. IV. Evans,
Third .11 ard—Jackson, .Qonloy. May.
Fourth Wurth— Goodrich, Philip, John
Robinson.— Chronicle if' StpUnrl..
From the. Mobile Register.
Loiter from Mr. Trooat.
Office Eng. JJep't Ala. nnd Tcnn. River Rail
Road.
Sei.ma, March 13, 1852.
Gentlemen: In your paper of tho 8th iiUt.,
alluding to an anonymous “memorial” pub
lished in a Montgomery paper, in relation to
an “allodged elfort to give tlio Selma and
Tennessee Railroad a direction cast from
Jacksonville, to a point on the Georgia Rail
road inst&uLof from Gadsden direct to the
Tennessee river, as was'originally 'designed.”
von trove d. >rffi"tTfe Frasld t M,r»jn«1 'Dfre'elorw of
Ro-organiscd Democracy
. WoirRuded in our last, to tho* embarrass-,f
lnents of our .Southern Rights friends, and tho.
improbability of their being able to get into
the Baltimore Convention the larger and
more influential portion of the fire-eaters.
Since then other and* significant dovelopc-
ments indicate that the whole party is. about
to explode, and if.’ disintegrated metnbera
will probably he-absorbed in new organiza
tions. Wo feel greatly disposed to fend to
our Southern Rights friends a helping hand
in tho adjustment of their difficulties; ahd
so soon as we are able to arrange some little
temporary cmbarassnients in our olvn wig-*
warn, they nmy consider ourselves nt their
service. In tho meantime our readers will
perceive by an article from the Columbus
Sentinel, in our paper to-day, that Southern
Rights Democracy is in great danger of u fatal
collapse;
Improved Cattle. ,
Wo devote a portion of our paper this week,
to an interesting 1 .communication; upon the
comparative merits of different-breeds of neat
cattle. This subject is, very properly, dally
attracting more * attention in ibis region of
country. There is n large portion of-Chero
kee Georgia well adapted, to ‘wool-growing
and stock rnising;-nnd the tipper and border
counties of Cherokee Georgia, if they would
enter into the business in good earnest, could
very easily supply the cities below, tiic whole,
year round with batter, cheese,.meat and pro
visions generally, Tho -Ttihge for stock in
those counties is ricji and inexhaustible dur
ing a fe.vge portion of tho year, whilst with
For the Rome Courier.
Meeting of Local Ministers.
Many of the Local Ministers of the M. E,
Church, South, impressed w ith the-‘belief
that some change should be effected bywhich
their position in the Church may be more
clearly defined, and their labors rendered
more.\inifonp and efficient,.would respectful
ly urge upon their brethren in iho Loitul con
nection in Floyd county,*the importance of
holding a meeting for mutual consultation
and action, to secure these important objects,
ft is therefore recommended and urged that
the Loou] l'reacliefa in Floyd, and such oth-
qr counties ns may desire to be in ntfenduneo,
assemble in the city of Rome, on Wednesday,
tlfe 12th day of May next, to. deliberate upon
such subjects as may be presented lor consid
eration.
MANY LOCAL PREACHERS.
• April M, 1852.
Union Meettng in Chattooga.
SuaiMKitViLLE, April Tth, 1852.
* AtA meeting of the Constitutional Umon
party of Chattooga county, on lnoljon of Mr.
McConnell, the Hon.* John linker, and Hon.
H. J'-: Wootten were called to tho “chair.
The object of t he meeting being explained
by Dr. Montgomery, lm offered 'the the fol
lowing resolutions', vte:
Resolved, That we appoint LowryAVillianis,
"Esqt,, and* J)i\ Jns; T. Wootten'us' delegates
to repre sent us in the Milledgeville CpUvcTi-
vention to be held on the 22nd of tins month,
to consider the pro\n*i«tv of sending delegates,
to tlm Baltimore Convention; and that they
liaVo-power to fill their own vacancies.
Resolved, That tho Secretary draw Up tho
proceedings of this meeting, nml semi a copy
to the-Rome Courier and request their pub
licatictn. " - * . . ' '
On motion of 3Ir. Price tlio meeting ad
joui'ucd. v *JNO. BAKER,
* Ji. 1». WOOTTEN,
.Morgan Calloway, isec’ty.
such a pol
•So far from the Board of Directors of the
Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad Cdm-
pany. intending to diveret their road from
Gadsden. I bog leave tb state that in the month
of May last, they actual)}* placed under con
tract nearly $10,000 worth of grading and
masonry between Jacksonville and Gadsden,
find that there is now a large forefe employed
ota this portion of the Railroad. All the sec
tions between Jacksonville and Gadsden, with
tho exception of six, which ary light and can
be completed In a few months, are under con-
.trnet with stockholders, who have, fry the
manner in which they have executed .their
work, provod themselves energetic and faith
ful contractors. Tho sections?,contracted’ for,
embrace tho heaviest work’oh the whole line
between Selina and Gadsden, and were thus
early let out. in order to have the road grad
ed to Gadsden by May, 1853. Having recent
ly returned from an inspection of the work'
donc on these sections, I liavo tho pleasure
of informing you and other friends- of our
rood that tho progress already made on this
division, indicates that the grading to Gadsden
'will be ffnisliod'by the time contemplated in
‘the contracts.
1 have the Honor to bo* gentlemen, rfcspec-
fully yoirr obedient servant,
LO U1S T1? 0 OST .Chief En’r.
.Chta.
Disastrous Fire in Savannah.
. A.mnst disartrous fire says'the Chronicle <f«
Sentinel, occurred in f Suvammh, Sunday morn
ing, which destroyed a large amount t
property. Wq have beei; permittdl to. malt
little labor anti oxponso varii/usqjra.sses might ; 11,0 following extract from a privato letter to
ultivntud successfully for winter food, in
the form .of hay. TliiJ, xvitli oqts'pcas, pota-
toes L turnips arid other root crops, winch might
with little traubio be housed, tagctl.ev with
rye and barley patChes^which flourish in this
ntlemaniu this city, giving the details:
. v* Savannah, April 11.
I arrived hero this morning by, the train,
without accident. Just as wo came in an
nlaVin of tirp was given, which has proved
most ditastrqus iu ite results. A largo IVaro-
uso £
• Fob, 10,1852. -
FIELD.
Comparative Couyneico of tho Atlantic
Cities.
Of the four principal pyrts, New York takes
the lead, and her imports are considerably
more than all the rest of our country. Next.
Comes Boston,“>vitli about one-fifth of tho
commerce -of New York, then Philadelphia
with considerable less than one-half, . and
Baltimore with’ about one-fourth of that of
Boston. Now York imports about ijrJ.oQ.QilO,-
000 of goods •• Boston Jgao.OoO.OCO-to -
000,000 ; Philadelphia ^14,000,000, and Bal
timore $8,000,006. Although the latter
nauied cities have u y^ry respoettiblo foreign
•trade,, yet the oouiineree of this country may
be said ,0 bo controlled \y the cities of Bos-
Vonand Now York. The immense wealth' of
theso two cities, amounting to the enormous
sum in the aggregate, of tire ,hundred mil
lions of dollars, will always enable them to
defy all competition in the management of
those great branches of commerce that re
quire a vast ca'pjtal for their traiisaeiion.—
The United valuation bf Philadelphia and
Baltimpjo in 18 lit, was but one hundred and
forty millions. Tho‘East India and Pacific
trade, cxdudingthe vessels hound to Califor
nia, -erii ploy sat tlu) present't imp 233 ships
mid 101 barques, ofwhieli not hardly a vessel
is owufed in Philadelphia or Baltimore, and
with the exception of a few* vessel 3 owned' ir
Salem, is-entirely controlled by Now Yorli
and Boston—New Y'ork having u majority of
the.China trade, and Boston oontrollitf^ near
ly all the. Calcutta, Manilla, Batavia, Sumatra',
Capo .of Good llopo and Chili and Peruvian
•trado.—Ronton Traveller.
usual •morning business, tho bill fixing tho ap
portionment of members ot tlio House of Rep-_
reseutatives. which could not bo settled in
consuquouco of tlio incomplete returns from
California, was taken up, and discussed until
tho hour of adjournment.
The session of tho House of Rcprcsoptivoa
was devoted to an effort, to bring tlm mom* o
burs to a direct voto on the following resolu
tion, eoncorning tho compromiso measures of\
tlio last Congress, originally introduced by
Mr. Jackson, of Georgia: . . .
“Resolved, Tlidt we rccognlso tho binding :
efficacy of tho compromises of tho ’constitu
tion, and belioVe it to bo the intention of Iho
pooplo generally, ns wc liOrehy declaro it to
be ours iudividmilly. to abido such compro-
lnisosj-and to sustaiu tho laws necessary to
carry them out—tho provisions for the flellr-)
ery of frigitivo slaves, aud tho. act of tho last’
Congress for that purpose, included; and that
we deprecate all further agitation of questions
embraced in tho acts of tho last Congrcia
knowu as the Compromise, and of questions *
generally connected with tlio institution of
slaVory, as unnocessitry, useless and danger
ous.”
Iii the course of tlio day this resolution was
amended .by the addition,of-the. subjoined
resolution," propose^ by Mr. Jackpon’s col
league, Mr. Hillyer; which the Washington
Union says is Almost word for word, tho res
olution .offered by Colonel Polk, at tho Dem
ocratic caucus prior to the organization of tho
llouso nt .the commencement, session.
Resolved, Tlilit tho-Horios of nets passeddur-
4ng tljo first session of tho 81st Congress,
known as the Compromise, aro regarded as a
final adjustment aud a permanent settlement
of the questions therein embraced, aud should
be regarded, * maintained,'and executed as
such. *
The original resolution was then agreed to
by a vote of 101 to Ql.
Those voting in tlm affirmative were—
Yr</s^-Mossrs.' Allen,. Appleton. Bayly of
Viginiftf BoeoCk,Bowie. Bragg,Breelcenridgo,
Brooke, Browti, Riisby, Cabell, Caskio, Clark,
Cobb, Curtis, Daniel, Davis, Dawson, Docke
ry, Dunham, Kdinuudson, 'Ewing, Faulkner,
tHekRn, Fitch, t'Tovem'.e, Freeman, FvflWr,
Gamble, Gentry, Gorman, Grey, Hall, Hamil
ton. Hammond, Hart, Haws, Haven, Hen-
dricks, Jlenn, Hibbard, Hillyer, Houston,
HoWard, Ingersoll, Jackson, Andrew Johnson,
Juutus. JoffnArtu, Jones of Tennessco, Kurtz,
Landry, Letcher. Lockhart, Marshall 6f Cali
fornia, Muishall^l-Keiituuky, Martin, Mason,
MeCorklo, McDonald, MoMulliti, Meade, Mil-
leV, Moore of Louisiana, Moroliead, Murray, -
Nabors, Outlaw, Parker of Indiana, Peailee,
L’eun, Phelps, Poll;. Price', Richardson, .Rid
dle,'Robbins, Robinson, Ross, Savage, Schor-
merhorn, Scurry. Seymour oCNcw-York, Sey
mour of Oonnoeticnt, Smith, Stanton of"Ton-'
ncssco, SlnntAfi of Kentucky, Stevens of New-
1 uric, Stone, St. Martin, Strother, Stuart,
Sutherland, Tirompson of Virginia, Venable,
Walsh,. Ward^lVatlcins, White of Kentucky,
White of Alabama, Wilcox and Williams—101.
Those voting in the negative were—
Nays—Messrs. Aiken, Allisoii, Aslio,. Aver-
ott. Bailey of Georgia, Barrera, B.artlet,'Rren-
tou, ilrown of New Jersey, Buell, Cable,
Campbell of Ohio, Campbell*of Illinois, Chap-
man. Clinginan, Conger, Dean; Dot}7'Diirkeo,
Kastman, Edgerton, Floyd, Fowler, Gaylord,
Goodenow, Xioodriph,, Grow, Harper, Holla-
r Ttvnjmrrr, renweror -rcnmyivnnm, IVOS,
Jenkins, Johnson of Ohio, Jones of Nu^York
King of Now-York, KulmSj Mann, McQiteeri, •
Meaeliam, Millson, Miner, Alolony, Newton,
Orr, lVnnimnn, Perkins, Powell, Ituntoul,
Saeket, Schoolcraft, Scuddcr, Smart, Stanton
of Ohio, Stratton, Bweetsor, Thompson of
Massachusetts, Tuck, IVaibrklgo, lVallaco, ,
Washburn, Wells, Woodward and Yatcs—04.
The yeas and nays were then, culled-oh
agreeing to the remaining branch—Mr. Him.*
veu’m addition or. amendment—and- it .was
agreed to—yeas 100, nays*05.
Yeas Messrs. Allen ofjllinois, Appleton Sf
MassuchusettSj Bayly of Va.j Bowie, .Erode**
enridgo, Briggs, Brooks, Brown of Now-Jersey, *
Bilsby, Cabell, Oliandler, Clark, Cobb, Curtis*,
Davis of Indiana, Dawson, Doan, Dockery,
Dunham, Edmunson, Ewing, Foulkner, Flck-
Hn Fitcli, Floronco, Freeman, Eullor of
Maine, Gamble, Gentry, Gorman, Grey, Hajl,
Hamilton, Hammond, Hart, Haws, lla’Ven,**
Hendricks, lloim, Hibbard, Hillyer, Houston,
Howard, Ingersoll, Jackson of Tennessee.,
Johnson of Georgia, .Jones of Temicsseo,
Kuhns,..Kurtz, Lftndry, Letcher, Lockhart* ;
Marshall of California, Marshall of Kentucky,
Martin, Mason, McCorkle, McDonald; Mc-
Mullih, Millor, M6oro,*'of'Louisiana, More-
head, Murrrfy, Nnbffrs, Oiitlhw, Parker of In*'
diana, Pcaslee, Bonn, Polk, Porter, Pric#*,
Richardson,-Kiddle, Robbins, Robinson, Boss,
Biivogc, Scheincrhorn, Scurry, Seymour ‘of
Connecticut, Smith, Stanly, Stanton of Ten
nessee, Stanton of Kentucky, Stevens of
New-York. Stone, St. Martin, Strother, Stuart,.
.Southciland,<Thompson* of Virginia, Walsh,
Ward. Watkins, White of Kentucky, Wlilto
of Alabama, Wilcox, Williams, and Yatcs-r-
100. “
Nays. —.Messrs, Aiken,, Allison,. Ashe,
Ayerett, Bailey of Georgia, Barroro, Bartlett,
Bococlc, Bragg, Brenton, Buell, Cable,
Campbell of Ohio, Campbell of lDfnofs,
Cask.*o ) CUnpumni Clingmnn, Conger, Daniel,
Doty, Dnrkce, Eastiqan, Edgerton,- Floyd,
Fowler, Gaylord, Goodenow, GoodrichV Grow, ;
Mivi*jko*, Holladay, lion-ford, T. M. Howe,
Ives, Jenkins, Johnson of Ohio, Jones ofNew 1
York, King of Now-York, Mann, McQueen,
Meachqra, Mcado, Millson, Miner, Molony, ’
Newton, Orr, Penmnan, Perkins, Powell,
Rantoul, Backet, Schoolcraft, Scudded Smart, I
Stanton of Ohio, Stratton, Sweetser, Thomp
son of Massachusetts, Tuck, Venable Wal-S
bridge, Wallace, Washburn, Wells, andWood-
ward—66.
Abatement of Duty on Bau*Ikon.—Tho
lion. .Thos, Corwin. Secretary of the Treasu
ry, has Reversed the circular instructions of
the. late Secretary Walker, so far us.to author
ize nu abatementof.duty on bar iron, incases
where it can be clearly established, to the sat
isfaction of the Department, that t he damage
incurred on tho voyage of importation is of a
charac^difflfropt from any beyond that usu-
(otv'ijbrcaSBT^J,
Expenses of thf. city of New York.—Qn
tbe subject, of tho expenses of tlio city of $[ew '
York, the 'J'i/ncs says :—
“ It would draw very hard on a man’s - re
putation for good sense to he overheard saying -
that this was one of. the beat governed citiessj
in tho world. Yet it cost something rnori
than three, millibiis of dollars lost year*to gov- |
cm it. It costs about ton thousand dollars Wg
day, exclusive of Sundays, to administer sucli .
government as it had. It costs over thrye J
times ns Much to govern this city, ns it did
to goverfe the Whole State, including tho city, a
and three times as much rs it did to govephj
the six New England-States. It cost tho city 1
more to get governed for a fortnight, than it/
cost New Y'ork city half as much to get itsq
governed for a year, aB it cost all our thkjj
one States for the same time.
Irish Potatoes.—6,000 barrels
triclous esculent haveb cun r
villa from' the great North.Wi
ed jnto the country * l *
Tennessee and Ni
niHrlO'
ofJ