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From the N. O. Crescent.
The Pall of Rosas—Commoroe of Paraguay.
Tho tall ortliu tyrant Rosas, wliosa misrule
has for so many years shackled tho commerce
and kopt locked up thBrosourccs of the great
Argentine,Rcfifuillc, as an event of thq grea-
nmerclal Importance to tho United
^States, and tho position of South Amcricnn
atTaiis should at onco rocoivo tho serious at
tention of our Government. Tho mouths of
tho Rlvor da ia Plata, tho Parana and their
tributaries aro by this clmngo in tho destiny
of the Argentine Confederation, unlocked to
tho world, nnd a field for a highly profitable
commcrco thrown open. Tho downfall of
Roses is an era in tho politics and interests of
South America, which has a hearing on the
interests of tho United States of greater mag
nitude than any ovont which has over occur
red In this country. England, with hor chnr-
ractcristlc promptitude in availing herself of
all opportunities of extending her commcrco
nnd influence, has already moved in this im
portant matter, and (ho subject has been
brought before Parliament. Although within
tho fbw past years, sho has through her repre
sentatives sought with marked avidity to in
gratiate liorselfinto tho good graces of Rosas,
with tho viow of obtaining in that country a
commercial positionmoro favorable than other
nations, sho Is tho first to take steps towards
conciliating tho tyrant’s conquerors. Lnto
advices from Europe bring us tho Intelligence
that tlio English Ministry have already mado
ovorluros to tlio French govomraont with a
view of inducing a joint action in perfecting
new and moro valuabio commercial treaties
with tile new powers in Buenos Ayres and the
Republics lying south of Brazil, nnd we doubt
not that English agonts aro n.ow vigorously at
work to secure special advantages to their
countrymen under the new state of affairs.—
Tho enterprise of American merchants, so
well known to tho world, is tlio only rival to
be (bared, and tlio first slops will bo marked
by the policy which this knowledge suggests.
With these facts before us, our Government
should loso no tlmo in looking after its com
mercial interests nnd securing a position tho
most favorabio to those interests. Mr. Ed
ward A. Hopkins, our Consul to tlio Republic
of Paraguay, is now in Now York, soliciting
nhl In the formation’ of n company to carry
stoam navigation into tlio hcartofthnt Repub
lic, and ho lias published a pamphlet show
ing beyond a doubt tho Immense profit which
would inevitably rosultfiom such an enter
prise. Tlio monopoly of tlio stuam navigation
of tho rivers of Parngnnry is Insured to tV.o
first steamer which entet 8 her waters from tho
Atlantic seaboard, nnd tlio government of
Bolivia, under tlio presidency ol Gen. Andres
Santa Cmz, oilers a premium of 820,000 to
tlio first steamor Who reaches her waters
good land, l’nrnguary abounds in articles of
profitublo commcrco, nnd, sho can soon bo
■undo a customer fur our staple manufactures
oil tho mostadvantngcous terms.
Tho Iron of Rook Island.
Tho last number of the Rook Island (Ill.)
Advertiser says. - ; •
“It is now placod beyond all poradventuro
that, together with tho other mineral wealth
which this neighborhood yields, iron oro of
tlio first quality is to bo found in tho'greatcst
abundance only a few miles (Vom this city.—
Wo linvo, within a fuw days, boon shown fivo
different specimens of this oro, which was tak
en (Vom tho land of Sami. Brittun, sotno two
or throo miles above Molino, in this county.
It is pronounced by tho best judges to bo tlio
equal to tiio best Iron that Is evor seen in tho
United States. Mr. Brittum, who Is familiar
with tho mines of England as well ns of tills
country, assures us that lie lias never seen a
superior nrticlo in Great Britain. Besides,
it has been satisfactorily ascertained (lint tlio
doposito hero is inoxlinustablo ; nnd wo look
forward to tho time, with tho utmost assur-
nnco, when hundreds ofmen will lie employ
ed among us in unearthing tills important
source of wealth, and making it subservient
to tlio use ot mail."
tho capital required for tho acquisition of tlio
soil is quite trifling 'Tho lesseo has tho pri
vilege of redeeming tho property by paying
up tlio full valuation | but under no circum
stances can yon bo disturbed in your possess
ion. Even in tlio vicinity of this city, very
pretty situations, which, in the event of a
change, would In a fuw months bo valuable
town lots, may bo obtained nt prices ranging
from STB to $125. Thoro is now, however,
nothing to give them value. Agriculture,
trade and commerce aro in a state of depress
ion, owing to the various exactions upon them,
and nothing is yielded In rotum to benefit
cither." ,
Don Carlos DeEspana.—This Individual,
who once figured in Now Orleans as Spanish
Consul, and whoso part in tho abduction of
Rye, is well known to our citizens, has been
appointed by tlio Queen of Spain as Consul
Goneral of her Majesty, to' Bairn, In Egypt,
wboro ho arrived on the lQth of January, .He
was also received with official honors. That
is the rigot kind of a country for him.—A’.
O. Crescent.
The Finality of the Compromise.
Wo omitted to notice last week that there
had been a vote taken on tho resolutions in
tho House ofRcprcsen'atlvos in Congress de
claring that tlio compromise was a final ad
justment of the slavery question. Tlio voto
in tlio II«uso was almost two to ono in (hvor
oflt. There were, Jiowovor, a good many
Northern inch absent. ’ Eleven Southern de
mocrats voted against' tlio resolutions, and
one'Soqtherhwhigl They are still In favor
of agitation, and so aro the abolitionists of
tho North. Tho Northern democrats wore
moro true oji this tmbjget, as they always
have been, than tho Northern wlilgs ; whilst
tlio Southern wlilgs linvo proved themselves
more faithful than Southern democrats In put
ting down excitement, and restoring pc.ico to
tho country. Wo do not like to sco a man
keop up a quarrel when lie knows there is no
clianco of n fight. Tlio louder lie quarrels af
ter ascertaining that fact, tlio less respect wo
linvo for him. Fight, or bohavo yourself.—
If wo thought that Soutli Carolina was still
going to keep up her foolish agitation wo
should say to lier, Try your luck with seces
sion, and bo dono with It.—Southern Patriot.
A singular Trial.
A singular trial is going on in tho town of
Now Berlin, Chenango county, Now York. It
seems that two spirit, rappers of mediums
settled in tlio town, and aflured their services-
transmitting dispatches to and from tho spirit
world. A gentleman who sought their good
offices, In company with several others, re-
C S a o3 f , b ° b >» :*■
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A New Mineral Spring.
A correspondent of tho Charleston Courier
says:—“ I am pleased to inform you that Mr.
Watkins, the sole owner and proprietor of tho
Madison Springs in Geovgia, has just discov-
cred a new spring possessing a very valuable
combination of waters. The properties of the
now spring are Peroxyd of Iron, Magnesia,
Soda and Sulphur. It is now being Improved
and will bo in readiness to oflfcr to visitors
this season, in connection with tho old, every
variety of waters.
At Madison Springs tho bathing is free and
truly luxurious. New walks aro being laid
along the brow of the Precipice, commanding
a distant water and mountain view, where a
rushing, tumbling mountain torrent leaps
from rock to rock, forming many picturesque
and beautiful scenes, worthy the pencil of an
Artist.
Tho improvements and stylo of finish at
these Springs, surpass those of any other in
the U S. While tho slmdy groves, tho slo
ping lawns, tho equal and j-bracing climate,
render it a delightful Summer retreat.
Tho medicinal etl'ects of thoso wafers are
well known to curcall peculiarly female com
plaints and irregularities—dyspepsia, liver and
kidney diseases are healed as if by magic—
aguo and fever of the most inveterate typo,
are cured without medicine. There has nev
er been a failure to effect a radical cure, in # a
single instance. They impart strength and
vigor to the constitution and paint the female
cheek with rosy health.
Extensive preparations have been made for
tho accommodation of families, whore each
can have a cottage in tho grove, with cbnve-
• niences for their own servants to do their
washing, if desired.
It has evor been a favorite resort for Caro
linians; and taken all in all, nature and art
combined, have done more for the Madison
Springs than for any other Watering place.
Its climate is peculiarly'Salubrious, being dry,
bracing, buoyant and equal—devoid of the
extreme midday heat, and nocturnal damp of
the mountains, as well as the arid and suffoca
ting heat and mosquitos of the low country,
They are. situated twenty-three miles from
Athens, Georgia, tho terminus of one branch
i Georgia Rail Road, where stages will be
i readiness daily, to convey passengers to the
ceased paternal ancestor, answer was given
that his father was quite happy in the sphere
beyond, and felt no regret at parting witli
tho outor world; for, in his mundane cxlstonco,
he lmd suffered cruol treatment at tho hands
ofhis son (the questioner) who had beaten
nnd chained 1dm, and practiced other afflicting
indignities upon him. Tho gentleman denied
the impeachment declared himself slandored,
and sought redress at tho hands of tho Courts,
by bringing action ofllbol against tho offend
ing mediums. Tho case is still pending; but
tho Chenango Telegraph saystheroare reports
that tho testimony elicited at tho primary in
vestigation rather tended to confirm tho offen
sive dispatch. The mediums were held to,
bail to answer the charge of libel.
Enterprise Printing.
Yankeo enterprise is proverbial; but, it may
bo questioned, says the Philadelphia Ledger,
whether tho English do not fully come up to
tho American “notch.” Ono of tho English
Magazines states, thpt a British Company
lately obtained permission to recommence the
working of an emerald mine on Mount Zaba-
rah, an Island of the Red sea, long since
abandoned by t1|p Pacha of Egypt. In process
of their operations, the engineers discovered
a gallery of the most reraoto antiquity con
taining ancient tools and utensils, a stone en
graved with hieroglyphic characters, much
erased, showing that tho ancient Egyptians
had mado great progress inglneering. Enough
was decyphercd on the stone to show that tho
date of tho mine extends as far back as 1G60
years before Christ. Had tho art of printing
then existed, as it does now, wlmt valuabio
MAS. might have been discovered 1 Printing
is perhaps the most imperishable, as well as
tho most useful of ai ts. One printed book
would bo worth moro than all the tools of
Egypt, by showing us tho real state of her arts
and sciences, now lost in tho convulsion of war,
conquest, in vasion and timo.
Morehead, McCullough, and two Kentuck
ians.
Among the affirmatives were Fowler. Wada,
Campbell, Sackett, Schoolcraft, and others.
Tho attedanco was rather thin, a number
of Southern members and some of Mr; Web-
sTBn’s friends being absent.
THE COURIER.
ROME, GEORGIA.
Thursday Morning, April 29, 1852.
Baptist Fair.
Wo aro requested to say that “ The ladies’
Working Society of the Baptist Churdh,” will
hold a Fair on Wednesday evening next.
{gf We call tho attention ol our readers to
tho advertisement of tho " Chcrokeo Book
store," opened by our friend J. W. Burke, at
Cassviile,
OURSELVES.
To thoso who regularly peruso our paper,
it is hardly necessary that we should either
defend or define our present position, er hull
cate our future course of action. Voluntarily
pledged to maintain tho Constitutional Union
Flirty, and to defend tho principles upon which
it stands and lbr which it still lives and acts,
We have not felt—wo do not yet feel—at lib
erty to abandon an organization which has
done so mucli for tlio peace and safety of tlio
Republic.. When that Party shall officially
decide that Its mission is accomplished—that
tho country is no longer iiqperrllled by sec
tional aggressions and agitations, wo may ibol
at liberty to enlist under somo new banner or
romnin quiescent, as our own convictions of
duty shall dictate..
Wo are aware that tills courso upon our
part has given dissatisfaction to somo whom
it has been our good fortuno and pleasure to
act with on farmer occasions. This we regret.
And we regret it the more, as this difference
of opinion lias, as wo learn, prompted thorn in
somo instances, to indulgo in illiberal and un
kind strictures upon our courso, and in threats
of proscription against our press.
We trust wo shall always respcctan enlight
ened public sentiment, and pay a due regard
to tho opinions of others upon all subjects.
But wo must say to those who would pro
scribe because they cannot control us, that
they are engaged in a crusade as harmless to
us as it Is profitless to themselves. Out cause
is with, the people, not with politicians by pro-
Ibssion, of cither high or lew degree. When
wo abandon our principles or violate our
pledges i when we attempt to barter tlio pcaco
of tho Soutli and jeopard tho safety of our
domestic institutions by hazardous experi
ments—tlio pooplo will discaid us without of
ficious promptings from 1 those who are too
anxious to think nmi act for tlio pulilici
Tho "Home Courier" stands now precisely
where it always lias stood—upon tlio “ Geor
gia Platform." It never has been either a
wlilg,or democratic journal, hut a Union pa
per ; and the attempt of cortain disinterested
persons to create tho impression that It ts
either the ono or tlio other, " is simply offr
clous." They have very much mistaken tlio
feolings of tho people, and our personal re
sources, if they suppnsa that we can bo seri
ously crippled or prostrated by such silly ar
tifices os ’they havo resorted to for tlio ac
complishment of this end.
Bank Suspension.
Our readers havo been advised of tho sus
pension of tho Bank of St. Mary’s. Tho fol
lowing card from I ho President of this Insti
tution, will attract allention:
To the Public.—A very heavy and unpre
cedented run upon tho Bank of St, Mary’s,
for tho month past, aggravated and brought
to a crisis, by an unnecessary and probably
vlndlctivo publication in tho Mobile 'lYibune,
and copied in the Montgomery Advertiser,
without comment, oftlio Inability of a Draweo,
to pay the Bank’s drjjt for $20,000 (dollars,)
has,I am pained to say, forced her to a tempo
rary atispcnsion of specie payment. 11 affords
me, howovor, pleasure to assure tho public,
that the IristitntiOn is abundantly solvent and
requires only a llttlo tlmo to marshal her as
sets. In addition to her own means, I will
bring to her aid my own ahiplo fortune, until
hot a note shall bo left in circulation- The
meani Will bcAkn C; few ’(ays provide;', td pay
till her depositors; andtheoutstandingchccks
upon the several points drawn, will he honor
ed on presentation. Thoso assurances to tho
public of the entire solvency ofthc Institution,
are not given for tho purposo of sustaining
its credit, as tho Bank ivill bo wound up with
out dolay, und her Charter surrendered to
tlio power llidj created it. The small notes
of the Bank,'as well as my own, will ho
promptly redeemed, without intermission, un
til tlio last dollar shall havo been retired. I
will close my financial connexion with the
public with honor, oven should it bo necessa
ry to part wlthovorylhlng hut its good opin
ions. JOHN G. WINTER.
Anniversary.
Tho Independent Order of Odd Fellows col-
obrated their Anniversary in this city, on Mon
day last. A procossion was formed at their
Lodgu Room and proceeded to tho Presbyte
rian Church, where an interesting nnd appro
priate discourse was delivered by tho Rev.
J. D. OinsoH, the Chaplain of the Older in
tills place, to a largo and attentive auditory.
Tho members of tho fraternity, wo learn,
subsequently purtook of a liberal and sump
tuous entertainment nt tho "Etowah House."
By somo strange oversight of tho commlttco,
we are only able to conjecture what transpired
in the festive hall.
Great Frcshot.
Tho Washington papers contain accounts of
a most disastrous freshet in tlio Potomac, by
which an immense amount of property lias
been destroyed. A tolegraphtc despatch to
tliu Baltimore Sun says—near tlio wharves in
Georgetown, and along tho lino of the canal in
Washington, the destruction offlourand sugar
by tlio flooding of warehouses, lias proved ru
inous to many oftlio merchants.
Tile chain bridge nt little Falls, on tho Po
tomac, above Georgetown, was enrried away
and in itsdownward descent swept off that
portion oftlio Long Bridge, between the furth
er draw nnd tlio Alexandrian sido.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal suffered consider
able injury. Much damage to property was
also sustained at Harper’s Ferry. The flood
is said to have been tho greatest ever known
in Washington, exceeding that of 1817.
There was also a great freshet, in James
River, which inundated a portion ofthc city of
Richmond, Va., and did considerable damage
to property. The canal is supposed to have been
materially injured, as' also tho wheat crops in
the bottom lands.
Onr ncknowledgmonts nro duo to sev
eral members of Congress from our own and
other States, for valuable public documents
of various kinds, nnd able speeches upon va
rious questions. Tho Hon. Mr. Letcher, of
tlio House of Representatives, lias forwarded
us a biography of Oen. Houston, which, of
courso, wo shall peruso with interest. Tlio'
tho gallant hero of San Jacinto seems at this
moment obscured by “ old Fogles ” nnd c-
cllpscd by "young America,'” yet hacked by
Barnum and the liquor law, his prospects aro
not quite desperate, although the efforts of his
friends are becoming rather spiritless.
Tho Lands of Cuba,
correspondent writing from the inlerior
a, says: “Lands aro held hero at very
ata prices—less than thoso of our cot-
ds in tho South—and most of them aro
i eg)led Tribute lands. The larger
i Island is divided off into large
i tho nobility or to chart to-
, and to tho church,
r value, scl-
othcr in selecting a nominee. The assent ol
tlio Southern tntimbers was not expected,
nor deemed necessary. Ills very doubifril
whether the Southern Whigs, after what has
passed, will support Gen. Scott, even if lie
should offer the pledges that his Nurtlicrn
whig friends have refused to give.
Tile day being fixed for both conventions,
the canvass will receive a new impulso. Tlio
result will ho to Inspire great confidence in
tlio Irlends of Gen. Seott, as a candidate.
From another Correspondent X, of the
samo paper, wo clip the following:
The Whig caucus last evening was ail that
was expected of it; neither mere nor less.
Whole number,of persons present, soveuty-
fivo,
Mr. Humphrey Marshall iptroduced a res
olution inviting tho ivliigs to come out explic
itly on the busts of tlio compromise us a final
ity. This was voted down; u|hiii which Mr.
Marshall, Miss., Cabell and Morton, of Flori
da, Mr. Brooko. of Miss., Messrs. Outlaw,
Moore, &o., withdrew,
A second attempt wasmadc, Ivy Mr. Gentry,
to pass a resolution to this effect: That while
agreeing to tlio time nnd place of holding tho
convention, the menthol's of the caucus should
not bu committed to sustain tho nominations
unless the compromise be recognised as a fi
nality. Tills also was voted down; upon
which Mr. Gentry, witlianumtierofhisfricnds,
retired. Tlio whole nnmber of members Hint
withdrew from tho convention was seventeen.
Goorgia was nut represented at all; Missou
ri was only represented by Mr. Porter; Mary
land was nut represented, and Alabama was
not represented.
It is understood that tho Whig members who
remained will all place Uiemsulves on Mr.
Marshall's platform at the Baltimore (whig)
Convention. ■ Mr. Fowlor was present,
Mr. Thaddcus Stevens was ahsunt.
Ex.Governor Smvttrd Was not nt the caucus;
but present an anto-roum, to direct and supe-
Tho Union Oonvontion.
On Thursday last, the Delegates of tho Con
stitutional partyhi Georgia met at Altllcdge-
vlllo and at tho hour of 11, A. M. were called
to;, older by Y. L. Ilairis ofClurku, Humilia
ting Samuel Fafi ls of Walker, as Chuirmun
pro. tern, for tlio jairpose of organization. On
motion. P. W. Alexander, of Cliatlmin, was
appointed Secretary and A. D. Hood mid W.
Wj Payns assistant 8ecretur!es.
On motion ot. Juilgo Cono, of Greene, the
counties were called in alphabetical order and
names of delegates registered) from which it
appeared Hint there were 60 counties repre
sented ly 110 Delegates. On motion, a com
mittee of one from each Congressional District
was appointed by tho Chair to nominate per
manent officors oftlio Convention. Tho Com
mittee oonslsted of thc following gentlemen:
— John W. Anderson Joseph A. L. Lee, John
H. Lumpkin, A. H. Kennan, Hopkins Hulsey,
R. II. Trlppe, F. A. Cone, and J. J. Daimoud.
Tlio Committee retired anil alter a Ibw mo
ments reported the nnmos of tho Hon, A. H.
CImppell for Proslduut, Snfmiol Farris, of
Walker, and James Thomas of Hancock. Vico
Presidents. Also tho Societal ies previously
appointed. Report adopted. Messrs. Holsoy
and Jenkins escorted tlio officerselect to their
seats, when the object of tlio meutlng was sta
ted by tlio President in a neat and appropri-
ate address, thanking tlio body for tho unex
pected honor conferred, nnd invoking tlio spi
rit of fraternal harmony nnd patjjotlcdevotion,
upon the deliberationsortlieasscuibly. Willi
such duvotlon nnd in sueli a spirit, the Presi
dent said lie lmd no misgivings ns to the feli
citous termination of tlio proceedings of tho
Convention, und doubted not that the princi
ples of the Constitutional Union party were
destined to still greater triumphs than they
lmd Hitherto accomplished.
Tiio question of Proxy voting came up, and
was, afiur considerable debate,decidedngainst
all cases but those claiming under appoint
ment of delegatus authorized to fill vacancies.
On motion of Mr. TRSmas of Elbert, tlio
Delegates presold were authorized in the ab
sence of tlieir colleagues to give tlio full voto
of the counties they represent
On 'notion ofC. J. Jenkins a committee of
tlireo from oaoli Congressional District was ap
pointed to prepare matter fur tliu action of the
Convention.
To give the President time to mnko up tills
commlttoo, tlio Convention then adjourned till
8 P. M.
The Convention assembled ot 8 P.M.. and
received the following nomination of tho Com
mittee front tho Chair:
1st District, Cuylcr, Rot tow, Hopkins.
2d " Stu gls, Bivins, Danis.
3d “ Poo, Trlppo, Castens.
4th " Dammed, Kendall. Slaughter.
6th " Lumpkin, Lawlion, Milner.
6th “ Ilolsuy. Jackson, Clarice.
7th “ Reese, Cono, Kennan,
8th " Jenkins, Irwin, Thomas.
On tho next day the Commlttco reported
the following resolutions, -which, after an able
and animated discussion were pnssed by a very
large majority:
1. Resolved, That tlio Constitutional Union
party will not give its support tunny candidate
for tlio office of President or Vico President
of the United Slates, unless the Convention
nominating sueli cnmlidutu shall declare its
acquiescence in tlio measures of Congress
known ns the Compromise measures, and its
determination to consider tlio measures as a
final adjustment of the matters embraced by
them.
2. Resolved, That tills Convention nt this
ipposeil that a compri
didate nnd anli conlpromlsu candidate woll be
run fur President by tliu ivliigs.
Tlio curresp(>i.dont of tho Philadelphia
American has furnished the following report
of thu proceedings which took place in rela
tion to the compromise—after original resolu-
tinns of Mr. Mnrshnll, ofKy.. on Hint subject
lmd been ruled out of order and lie Und de
clared tliu caucus no place for a Whig to ru
main :—
After tho withdrawal of Mr. Marshall, Mr.
Gentry, with much feeling, said lie would
lunka one more effort to save tile unity oftlio
whig party, nnd ofiered n resolution, which In
substance declared that in fixing the tlmo and
pincu for holding tliu Natlunul Convention, tlio
whigs did not commit themselves unless tho
the compromise were finalities.
A long debate ensued, in which Messrs.
Outlaw, Cnmpbull, Brooke, of Mississippi
Strother, Moore, of Louisiana, Ewing and Ca
bell Participated.
Mr. Outlaw said he wtshud it to bo under
stood that if tho Compromise Resolution were
thrust out uf tho whig caucus, it was thrus
ting him out, and the whigs whom he repre
sented. Having said tills, Mr Outlaw with
drew.
Mr. Mobro, of Louisiana, said that auch an
action ruled tlio Southern wlilgs out of the
caucus; and then lu and Ids colleague, Air.
Lnndry. withdrew.
Mr. Brooko, of Mississippi, said ho would
liku to know, before ho went to tlio Whig Na
tional Convention, wlmt company ho was to
keel); and liu left also.
Mr. Strother said that tho whigs of Virginia
lmd. in substnneo, instructed him to lcavu tho
caucus when the compromises were thrown
out; nnd lie obeyed these instructions by tak
ing Ills departure.
Mr. Cabell said Hint the decision of tiio
clmlr, at tlio previous mooting of tho caucus,
lmd unused ninny Southern whigs to bu ahsunt
to-night. Hu mid othui s come hoping fur a
reversal of sueli decision. Tliu confirmation
of Hint decision would ieavo tho caucus com
posed only of Northern men, and eight or tun
Southern Whigs. lie left with Senator Mor
ton.
Mr. Cllngmnn. aftor somo remarks, loft al
so, with Mr. Williams, of Tennessee.
Mr. Gentry gave utterance to somo Indig
nant remarks und retired with others, so that
of thu Tonnsscu delegation there remained in
tlio chamber hut Messrs. Culluin and Jones.
Tliu excitement caused by tills succession
was intense. At tliu time there remained
from the South only part of.hu North Cnrlina,
Kentucky, and Tennessee delegations, nil tlio
other Southern States lie ng wholly unrepres-
sented. Indued, it liad become ulmost ex
clusively a Northern caucus,
Mr. Morelieud.of Nurlh Carolina, said ho
had slaid behind only because he hoped tho
Whig Convention would nclopt the Compro
mise and it was certain that North Carolina
would vote only fur known compromise men'
Mr. Boukerysaid lie endorsed his colluagua
to tlio fullest extent.
Mr. Culluin said no man could hope to
carry Tennessee unless ho was for tho Cum
promiso.
On motion of Air. Snckctt, tho time and
place was then fixed for tlio holding ofthc Na
tionnl Convention.
Upon a division being taken between Haiti
more and Pittsburg, thu former received 81
votes; and latter 18, showing but49 members
present, after tho Southern members had
left.
Air. Stanly defined his position at length,
and said that unless the Whig party stood up
on the Compromise, no candidate nominated
City Hotel, Atlanta.
Thoso who desire o quiet and excellent
house of entertainment, will bo comfortably
and agreeably suited at the above hotel. Sou
advertisement.
time will tnko no action In relation to tho up- by Hie party could receive tliu Southern voto,
preaching'Presidential election. • , Previous lo the adjournment, Mr. Alnngnn
3. Resolved, That another Convention of tho said Hint lie apprehended that a manifesto
Cabinet Furniture.
Our readers are referred to tho advertise
ment of Alessrs. Wood, Bradley & Co., Alacon,
Georgia. Their establishment is one of the
largest in tho Southern States. Their mag
nificent sofas, wardrobes, &c., are especially
attractive. Wo Intend, hereafter, to notice
moro particularly tho manufacturing estab
lishments of Alacon.
The Whig Caucus in Washington.
The Baltimore Sun of Wednesday hns a
full telegraphic account of the Caucus pro
ceedings. A very exciting discussion took
place on tho resolutions declaring tliu finality
of the Compromise. Tho caucus adjournod
at eleven o'elo|k at nigliC. It was determin
ed to hold Hie Whig National Convention at
Baltimore on tlio 17 th of June. Tho follow
ing were the proceedings previous to tho voto
on the Convention:
Air. Marshall, of Kentucky, offered tho roso-
Iutions introduced by him ut the first meeting
of Hie Whig Caucus.
Air. Stanty contended that' they were out
of order, and tliu chairman sustained his ob
jection.
Aftor n discussion, principally between
Messrs. Marshall and Stanly,, tho decision of
tho chair was sustained—yeas 46, nays 18.
Air. Marshall said as the chair had decided
the Compromise'principles oftlio Whig ad
ministration out of ordor, tho caucus was no
Constitutional Union parly bu called after tho
Democratic and Whig Conventions have made
their Presidential nomlnn Hons for tho purpose
of considering said nominations, and for tho
purpose of taking such action in relation to tho
Presidential elect,on ns shall ho deemed prn-
S or. And that said ^Convention be held in
tillcdgeville, nt such time as the President
and Vico Presidents of this Convention, shall
horcuftor appoint nnd make public.
Most of tho ioregolng wo extract from the
Georgia Cilizon. Wo havo only room to add,
that the most friendly spirit pervaded thu
Convention.
Death of Hon. James A. Meriwether.
Tho Alillcdguvilie Recorder of Thursday
last has tlie following melancholy announce
ment :
"It is with painful regret, wo announce the
decease of Judge Meriwether. He died at
ids residence on Saturday evening last, of
Typhoid Pneumonia, having boon confined by
that disease about a weak.
Judge Meriwether lias filled a prominent
place in thepuhlie.oyo, for many years. Ho
lias represented tile people both in tho State
and Nalional councils, in the State legislature
and in Congress. He presided with great
ability for suveral years as tlio Judge of tlio
Ocmulgoe District, nnd more recently he fill
ed Hie place of Speaker oftlio House of Re
presentatives of our Stato. To all of these
elevated and responsible positions, Judge
Aluirwcthcr brought untiring Industry, nnd
distinguished ability, nnd in ail of them lie
did liis country good service. In tlio public
concerns of Georgia, wo hardly know the
man whose loss would be moro felt than will
be that of tho distinguished man who has
been so unexpectedly and so suddenly cut
down, by tlio full destroyer—and in profession
al nnd social life, lie has left a very large cir
cle who will sincerely mmirn his loss. But
if by theso and his Stato the death of Judge
Alcriwether is to ho deplored how shall wo
Important Decision.—TheSuprcmo Court
on Tuesday decided the enso of tho Glamor
gan grant, under which] linlfa million of neren
of land were claimed In tlio Stato of Arkansas.
The decision is in favor of tho Government,
and against the validity of the claim. Tho
large tract of country covered by it therefore
falls into the mass of the public lavide, and is
subject to sale and settlement.— Washington
Republic.
Webster Meeting in New York.
The young wlilge of tho city of New York,
iUvorable to tho election ofMr Webster to tho
Presidency, met at the National Hall In that
city on Alonday evening. Morgan Morgans,
Esq. presided, assisted'by several vice presi
dents. r
A series of resolutions were adopted, an-'
nounclng tho name ofDaniul Webster as their
firstcholco (or tho Presidency of the United
States, and declaring .the moat implicit confi
dence In his transcendent abilities, self sacrl-
floing patriotism, and untiring duvatlou to his
country. .
An address was also read, making an appeal
to the young men throughout tlio conntry
to Join in securing tho.clccllon of Daniel Web-
ator.
Tho meeting was addressed by Marcus D
Boruck, of California, Mr. Anthon, and Rev.
C. W. Denison. The latter gentleman under
took tb denounce military liurooa, which elicit
ed a storm of hisses; and cheers for Scott,
Fillmore and Clay.
The Cotton Crop.
At the amount oftlio present crop Is a sub
ject of much speculation, wo copy tho follow,
ing estimate from tho Alontgomery Journal,
believing It to bo as nearly correct as any ono
that has been submitted tc tho public:
It may havo been noticed that the estimates
for tlio present crop havo, in tho last few
months, In tlio estimation of good judges, ra
pidly increased; and it Is now put down, ac
cording to various data, from 2 700,000 to
8,000,000. That tiio crop would ho a largo
one, became evident, as the. frost continued
to hold off and the fall dry and without storm.
In fact, almost the whole crop was gathered
without loss, and much that was not antici
pated j and what scorned a small crop in Sep
tember, turned out in November nn Increase
over the September estimates of, in many
cases, moro than ono third. We received In
September and October tlio reports and esti
mates of some nine hundred planters of their
own crops, for Hie purposo of publishing n
tabular estlmato, which wo should linvo done
but for tiio subsequent statements of mnuy ol
thorn, Hint their calculations lmd proved er
roneous, owing to the unparalleled favorable
season for gathering, and that their estimates
were too low by one-third. Wo therefore do-
furred publishing tlio table, lest the estimates
of September should tend to mislead as to
the real yield of tiio crop.
An intelligent correspondent at Now Or
leans, on whose judgment groat reliance may
be placed, gave us the following estimates
from all available sources.
The following is an estlmato oftlio proba
ble receipts of cotton at tlio port of Now Or
leans, and of thu general crop of the United
Slates, mado fiom information obtained from
Factors doing business with Hie various sec
tions oftlio cotton-growing country, and given
from the most reliabiu information to bo ob
tained from their correspondents:
Receipts 10th April, Instant, 1,106,000
Protablenmonnt to be received from
Nashville and Cumberland River, 16,000
Probable arnuunt to be received from
Tennessee River, 20,000
Do. from Yazoo Rivor and Tributa
ries, 26,000
Do. from Rod River, 40,000
Do. from Big Black River, 10,000
Do. from Alemphls, Tennessee, 20 000
Do. main trunk of Mississippi River, 26,000
Total receipts of New Orleans, 1,821,000
“ “ Texas, 00,000
" “ Alobilo, 610,000
Do. of Atlantio Status & Fla. 240,000-1 610.000
Total crop of tho United States, 2.881,000
“Ut/ UI UiUUl| IUU hUUkllo tillo l|U < * '
o far a Whig to remain, and then with- s P efl k oftlio loss to his dosclatcdfamily, alas,
* 1 wo cannot speak of this."
si
The Whig Caucus.
As tills body snt with clused doors, wo are
dependent upon Washington Letter Writers,
for such information in reference tn its action
as they have been enabled to "worm out” of
the members in attendance. Of course under
such circumstances strict accuracy is not to he
expected, yet ill the main, their reports are
probably tolerably accurate. We give them
for what they are worth :
Ion a correspondent of tHo Baltimore Sun,
remarks:—i‘Thu whig caucus was, inconse
quence of had weather, and perhaps an indis
position on the part of some members to par
ticipate -in it, very thinly attended. There
were not present ns many members asnt the
caucus on tile ninth hut. There are a hun
dred and sixteen members, and not more tlian
sixty-three or four were at any time present.
Upon tho first vote, which was considered as
a test pf the . fiispositiun of the meeting to
adupt tlio’comprolldsu measures iis a common
platform of the party, hut 64 members an
swered. Forty-six opposed tho proposed
pledge, and eighteen wore in Invor of it.
It-appears that when Air. Marshall's reso
lution was ruled out of or(Jor, hound somo
other Soutliuin Whigs withdrew. Air. Gen
try offered a similar resolution, but in a diilhr-
ent form, and that being also ruled out, other
Southern men withdrew, washing tlieir hands
of the whole afi'air. Only ten Southern mum,
hors remninnd as spectators or participants in
the proceedings—all the rest coming offscott-
freo. Air. Stanly was very severe, It is said,
in ills rennirks tin the scceders.
All the speaking was mnong the Southern
members. Tlio Northern Seott men were as
mum as they desire their candidate to bo.
But they did tlio voting very promptly and
efficiently. , ,
The uaiieus fixed upon Bnltmioro as tho
place, and Wednesday, the ICtii of Juno, as
tho time for tho meeting of the National Whig
Convention. I
Air. Seward was not present in tho caucus;
but he, with some associate lenders, were
posted in nn 'anti-room as n reserved corps.
The meeting ivas, in fine, declared to bo ex
ceedingly harmonious and raUs/Mtoryj.^nd,
would be prepared by tho Southern retlrln
Whigs And in tiiat case he desired the author
ty to reconvene the caucus and tlio authority
was given
A sharp controversy ensued between Alessrs.
Brooks, Stanly and Trnnmn Smith, and tho
caucus separated amid great excitement, abuut
midnight.
Planting Prospeols.
Along the lino of tlio W. So A. R. R. farmers
havo made oxtunsive preparations for the new
crop. Wo were struck with the amount of
land that will be brought under cultivation
the present season. It seems to bo tlio deter
mination oftlio plantors ofGa.. that they will
do their utmost to avert the calamity of an
other shortcrop year. Promise now is quite
flattering for a bountiful harvest. Wheat was
evidently a little injured by tho excossive cold
of las) winter, hut thu large number of acres
sown will give an avenigo aggregate product.
Oataiookextremely well. Corn in mnnyplacos
is well up, and Cotton is being planted. Tima
fur tlio "season" has been fine; just rain enough
to prepare tho ground for the recoptlon of the
seed.—Chat. Adv.
i.Fob, .19,1865
[."sTTlie resolution which passed the Sen
ate of Ohio on Saturday, to loan tbe.arms of
the State to Kossuth, was laid on the table
in the House of Representatives on Monday,
by a vote of 44 yens to 28 nays.
B^TTho Charleston Courier of the lfltli
Inst, says: "The now steam ship James Adgcr,
intended to run between this port nnd Now
York in conjunction with thoso fine 'and de
servedly popular steam ships the Union, Ala-
rion and Southerner, is, as we learn from our
Now York exchanges, nearly completed, and
in all probability will bo ready for service by
tho 1st prox. It Is expected sho will ho a ve
ry fast sailer, as she is built on an excellent
model and lias a light frame.
Washington, April 9.
A Great Invention.—A new light has
been introduced to the public to-day by E.
AI. Hail, patentee, supplanting camphino on
account of tlio uncxplosivo character, and
which can ho furnished ono hundred per
cent cheaper than gas. It was tested in tlio
presence of o number of scientific gentlemen,
who wore Unanimous .in expressing their
opinion of its superior merits. All who
wm
State Mechanical be Manufactured Institute
Called Sessiiin, AIacon. Aorll 20.1862.
Hon. Alark A. Cooper, President, in the Chair.
A quorum being prcsbnt, and tlio object of
tho meeting being stated by the Chair, the
following proceedings were liad.
The Corresponding Secretary reported sev
eral donations of money from S. Griswold and
others, to tho Premium List Fund, which on
motion were accepted, on the conditions spe
cified by tiie donors.
On report ofC. P. Levy, of a donation from
Air. Solomon of Savannah, of a f-'Adir, former
ly the property of Gen. Oglethorpe, on motion
the Corresponding Secretary was directed to
accept the gift and tender to Mr. S. tho thanks
of tho Institute for tho same.
G. W. Adams, from Hie Committee appoint
ed to conibr with the Executive Commltteo of
the Slate Agricultural Association on the sub-
ject of concert of action in thedlstribntlon of
Premiums nt the next Fair, in this city, pre
sented the following official proposition from
that body.
Southern Central Agricultural Association,
The following resolution was passed at a meet
ing of the Executive Board, on tho 4th Alarch
1862.
On motion of Air. Lewis, of Sparta,
Resolved, That tho Southern Central Agri
cultural Society, agree to erect at an expenso
of eight hundred dollars to be laid out under
the siipeiintcndance ofthc building Commit
tec and a Commlttco of the Alcchanlcnl Inst!
tute, a Alccbanlcal Hall for tho exclusive use
of the mechanical department for the next
Fair. That the Institute presorvo its distinct
organization on the Fair Grounds in holding
their saparatc meetings at pleasure, In ap
pointing Hulk Committees and awarding their
Premiums separately them the Agricultural
Society, that the proceedings of the Institute
be publi-hed in tho volume of transactions
for tho Agricultural Society—that the mem
bers of the Institute, shall have ingress and
egress of tiie grounds by virtue of tlieir badges,
as the members of tho Agricultural Society,
by tlieir badges. . Tho Institute may have a
separate office ofentry, but all tile articles
entered by members of the Institute, shall bo
entered at tho office of the Secretary of the
Agricultural Society, and Alechanics who aro
not members of tiie Society or Institute must
comply on entering articles with tho usual
rules oftlio Agricultural Society.
The Agrlcultliral Society shall appropriate
Five hundred Dollars or more to bo awarded
in Premiums for tho inuolianical department,
and shall appoint its Committees, which shall
act and report separately from the Commit
tees of the Institute. J
Given under my hand and seal of the Sod
1 ”3 V.’
On motion, tho report ofthc Comniittcon
received.
On motion of B. F. Griffin,
Resolved, That the proposition of tho Sou
thern Central Agricultural Association ns just
communicated be accepted by tlio Stato Me f
chanicai and Alannfactural Institute,
On motion of C. P. Levy, ' '
Resolved, That a Commlttco of three bo ap
pointed by tiie Chair to meet tho Sub Com
mittee of the Agricultural Board, to arrange
a Joint-Premium List for all mechanical pro
ducts immediately connected with agricul
ture. 0. P. Levy, B. F. Griffin and A. Con
way, wore appointed said Commlttoo, when,
tin motion, E. J. Johnson was added thoreto.
On motion of Dr. Andrews,
Resolved, That the Conference Commltteo
endeavor to como to sueli an understanding
with tlio Exccutlvo Board of the Agricultural
Society, through its Committee, in -reftircnco .
to tho lastclauso of their proposition^ as will
prevent any clashing between tho two Asso
ciations, in tho distribution of Premiums for .
Mechanical articles nt the next Fair,
On motion of G. W. Adams,
Resolved, That. tho places of all directors
who have not signified their accoptahco of tho
office, bo declared vacant.
On mollim of O. W. Adams, •
Resolved, That H10 Institute proceed now
to fill the vacancies thus occasioned.
Whoroupon a Ballot was had nnd the fol
lowing gontloiiicn were duly elected Directors,
lbr tho balance of the year, viz:—A. Conway,
James'A Knight and Thomas Doughorty.
Oo motion of Dr, Andrews,
Resolved, Thnt a Commlttee'of seven mem
bers of thu InsHtute, not oftlio Board,"heap-
pointed to solicit subscriptions in hohalf of
the Premium List ftmd.
Alessrs. O. A. Ells, Wtn.,0. Wilson, J. B. Ay
res. John J; Harris,O. P. Fitzgerald, Gal
lup and — Elth, wqro appointed said Com
mittee.
On motion of G. \V. Adams, tho Editors of
thu city nnd State wore requested to copy
these proceedings,
A true extract from the Aliniites.
AIARK A. COOPER, President.
Wm. Taylor, Secrelary.
Cedar Town, April, 1862.
Mr. Editor 1—In tho Article which appear
ed ill your Journal somo lima since, I remark
ed that, so far as my observation extended,
I know of no plantors who intended to plant
less cotton and more corn than they had been
in tlio habit of doing; but since that tlmo, I
have learned that several persons in this val
ley, have decreased their cotton crops consid
erably t nd increased their corn crops. Ono
who {planted 200 acres last year in cotton
has planted this season but 120 acres, and
hns increased ills corn crop I11 Hint propor
tion.
I am gratified to say Hist (Armors are thus
looking to their true interests, ns well as to
the prosperity of tho whole country, in tide
regard. Upper Georgia is destined to lio a
grain-growing country. When tho rail road.
is completed through this comity, I know of
ono planter who intends to turn his whole at
tention to grain-growing, nnd, no doubt, ma
ny others will do likowiso.
Yours, &c, Farmer,
For the Courier.
" Finality.”
On tho subject of tho ‘j finality of tho Com- y.,
promise " tlio " Southerner," In tho last week’s
Issuo, played “ tweedledum and twcedlcdee ’’
to perfu'etion. Tho Editor says, by looking
over thu resolutions of the Oeorgia Convention
" it will be observed that tho unmeaning jar
gon, ‘ finality of tlio Compromlso,’ is not used.
Tlio word Compromise doos not occur."—"Tho
Convention denominates the measures at tho
1 action of Congress,’ thus implying that they
wore forced upoij us by tlio power of the F« "
oral Legislature; and not as a contract or coi
promiso volunlarily entered into by tho par*
tics." (I enquire, stiA, voce, do all the
of a majority of Congress imply tiio a
force7 and aro tho laws of Congress,usual!
passed involuntarily?) Upon tho heels of hi
own lnngnago, my neighbor quotes thus from
the resolutions of tho Convention, as amend
ed by him—" though we do not wholly "ap
prove it (the action of Congress), wo will abide
by it as a poi'inanent adjustment of thls-.V
tionnl controversy." He affects to see a 1 tie-.
mcndiws' distinction between such language
as this—“though wo do not wholly approve
tho Compromise, wo will abide by it as n per
manent adjustment,” &c, and tho words of
tho resolution approvingly quoted by him.
Weil, friend, what was tho “action of Con-
gressl" (as yon stickle (ortho terms). Why,
tho passugo of laws for tho admission of Cali
fornia into tho Union, organizing toiritorial
governments for Utah and New Mfcxlcp, es
tablishing a boundary btitween the latter and
Texas, suppressing-the slave-trade in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and providing lbr tlio de
livery of fu“itlvo slaves. And what is the
Compromise? Why. tho laws passed by Con
gress admitting Cnlllornia into the Union,
organizing territorial governments for Utah
and Now Atuxioo, cstablisl|ing a boundary
between tho latter and Texas, suppressit,
the slave trailo in tho District of Coiumbii
and providing for the dolivery of fugftlw
slaves. Verily, to tho unsophistical
"action of Congress" and tho "Comprom
would seem to bo pretty much the same thli
Oh! but “ the word Compromise does
occur" in the resolutions I Well, I tliinl
little,stronger language doos, to wit:' "wo 1
abide by it (H10 action tif Congress—the Com'
promise,) as a permanent adjustment," die.
Now, what becomes of tiio unmcanini
tlio jargon, “the finality of tho Compromi
In my humble judgmont if tho Georgia C
volition had said, “ though We do not wlv
approve tho Compromise, we will abide by
as a permanent adjustment of this scctitx
controversy,” it would havo been saying
same tiling ns—“though wo do not wholly' a]
prove the action of Congress, wo will abide
it as a permanent adjustment,” bus.
Aloreuver, there Would have been Jnst
much good, sound, practical, English sensei:
anying, “ we abitlo by Hie Compromise
final adjustment,” in respect to tho me:
then under consideration, os in the iangn
employed by tho Convention. Yet, my.
friend would, in loud trumpet tones, warn tl
people of Georgia agninst receiving the 0
men langungo of tho day about ' thoso mi
Bures of Congress,’ as genuine cxpositl
tho action of their Convention! when,
lty, tho distinction made by him is 01
tiie difference between “tweedledum and
dledce "—a matter of words.
The recognition of the finality, tl
nency, of tlio " adjustment,” n'guli
moot, “ notion of Congress, 1
(or by whatever other nam:
is tho thing iropi
hope the Editor
ik. 1,1