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of considering Said nominations, and- for tlio
purpose of taking such action-if! relation to
the Presidential election. as shall be deemed
properj and that said Convention bo held in,
Mlllodgovlllci at stn>h time ns tbo president
and Vice President of-thls Convention shall’
hereafter appoint and lunjso public.
IVe nro informed that tho second Conven
tion hero provided for, will he’called imme
diately. Wo nro glad to know that this is so,
and liopo that .our Union {fiHehds will movo
. prostpCylr. thsisatior. ’It will bo thr tho
Convention, when it meets, to decide upon tho
future course of tho party. It may determine
to cast lie vote for ono of tho candidates al
ready betbro tho country, or put forth a third
tlokot. lji either event, the party will pro
bably soloct its owii olcctornl ticket.
From Ike Macon Journal, if- Messenger.
Tho Whig Convention.
Wo linyo delayed going to press, as long as
Wo could in order to givo our rcadors tho re
sult of tho deliberations of tho Wing Conven
tion. Unforluuntely tho telegraphic wires
«ro working badly, and no intelligence has
reached us of tho proceedings of tho Conven
tion sinco tho adjournment on Saturday. Up
to that thno there had been forty-six ballot-
Ings, with no material change In tho positions
of tlio three prominent candidates, Fillmore,
Webster and Scott. Indeed there never was
a Convention, in which the preference- for
particular individuals has been so clearly
shown, and acted upon with such obstinacy
and pci-severanco.
Tho Convention must nominato somo one
« r dissolve, and declare tlio Whig pnrty of tho
inlon dissolved j yeriTTero is no dlsi>osition
manifested on tho part of tho (l-lends of l-'ill-
moro, Webster or Scott, to yield. Every del
egate, up to tho adjournment on Saturday,
tenaciously adhered to the man of his cliolco
.—no disposition was manifested to tako up
a fourth man, and unless somo compromise is
effected, wo cannot foreseo when tho Conven
tion can present us with n nomination.
Tlio chances, svo fear, nro In favor of tho
nomination of Gon Scott. Ills nomination,
thus far, has boen'provcntcd only by tlio fuct
that Fillmore men have preserved In voting
(hr their cnmlidato. If they attempt to offcct
tho election of Wehstor, by giving him Mr.
Fillmore’s strength, they cannot control tlio
entire Fillmore voto, but a number snfllclont
to nominate him will bo given to den. Scott.
—skojCjjjj^Jj^J^fislOonof tho Fillmore men in
more, without liopo of nominating him, simply
to prorent tlio nomination ot Scott. Their
first object Is to defeat Oon. Sbott, and tho
plan by which this cau bo dono, is to voto for
Mr. Webster. But they cannot transfer Mr.
Flllmoro’s ontlro voto to Mr. Webster, aud
wo therefore fear tho nomination of Scott,
Such a result would bo tho triumph of thu
Freo Boll wing of tlio Whig party, and would
give a now vitality to that parly at tho North,
which has donlcd tho supremacy of tlio law
and tho obligations of tlio constitution, and
systematically encroached upon tho rights of
tbo South.
Freo-Soilers would control tho administra
tion of Qcnoral Scott, and dlspcnso tho pa-
tronogo of tho (tenoral Government, if ho
wasclocted. Itls.truo, tho Convention lias
endorsed tho Compromlso measures In its
platfbrm of principles. But, In tlio voto upon
that platform, tho majority of Scott votes hi
tho Convention was recorded in tho negntivo.
With a candidate whom they can control,
they care not for tho principles of a platform,
for which they never voted, and witn tno um-
cors of tho Government at thoir disposal, they
would not hesitate to declare tliolr opposition
to that platform. These aro plain truths,
which, uopalatablo ns they may bo to our
Whig readurs, must bo spoken. Wo proibss
to hnvo n dovotlon to tlio principles or tho
great conservative Whig pnrty of tho Union,
as ardent, aud an admiration of those princi
ples Illustrated in Whig Administrations, and
In tlio public career of tho grant statesmon of
tho party, as strong as any ono. But tlio
great issues of tlio next Presidential canvass
aro those connected with slavery, and lliey
swallow up tho minor points of political faith,
upon which tho Whig nnd Democratic parties
are divided. In tlio language of tlio resolu
tions of tho Into Fillmore Convention of this
State, “the safety and honor of the South nro
■dearer to us than tlio triumph of any pnrty,”
and if Scott is nominated, wo shall act upon
this Idea in determining tlio candidate we
shall support.
[Subsequently tlio Journal ip Messenger
received tlio nows of tlio noiulnntion of Gen.
•Scott, and added the following remarks to the
(foregoing.]
Wo can recall nothing which wo havo writ
ten. Wo viow tho nomination of Gen. Scott
ns a triumph of tlio enemies of tlio South ;
and It now remains for our political friends In
tho State, to take such course as will best
conserve the great interests of our section.
From ike Charleston ('ouricr—IIJ Telegraph.
Whig Convention.
Baltimore, Jimo 21.—On tlio 53d ballot
Ocneral Winfield Scott received tlio nomina
tion. Tlio Southern States, however, all
stood firm for Mr. Fillmore with the excep
tion of Virginia, which State cast 8 votes for
General Scott, 0 for Mr. Fillmore, and 1
blame,
Tbo result having been declared a Delegato
from Alabama moved that the nomination bo
declared the unanimous choice of tho Con
vention. Against this thu lion. W. L. Bay-
toll, of New Jersey appealed, when Mr. John
Routk, of Louisiana, on the behalf of his
State declared that the Dolegatcsfrom thence
were unanimously in favor of the nominee.
At this stage of the proceedings, Ex-Govor-
nor James C. Jones, of Tennessee, Informed
the Convention that lie had received a des
patch from Gen. Scott, ill which he desired
1dm to'thunk the convention for the confi
dence [reposed In him, and to stuto that he
accepted tliolr Nomination, and approved of
tho Platform which had been adopted by the
Convention.
This announcement was received with great
applausq, which having subsided, George S.
Bryan, Esq., of Charleston, S C., responded
J’on the hehalfof the South Carolina Delegation,
l stated tlmt "as Gen. Scolt Dad endorsed
Platform, South Carolina endorsed Gen.
-Whereupon Alabama, Mississippi,
{lie Sou them States followed jn turn,
their cordial acquiescence in
i.
.‘ Win. C. .Dawson, of Georgia,
t Georgia would do her best to
holt’s election j nnd Ex-Gov.
i, of Pennsylvania, responded'
i Shite, and asshred tlio Con-
uld give tlio Goneral an iin-
Aftertlio adjournment, a good deni ofspec-Bhy tlio Convention, The Compromise \ih\U
illation was indulged iu.relaUvo to wboshouldHform was doptod, nnd it Is admitted on nil
bo tho nominee for tho Vico Presidency,
and tile names of Governor James C. Jones,
of Tennessee, and the lion. Jnihos A. Pcarco,
of Maryland, Were freely spokon of in con
nection with that office. The Southern Del
egates, however, seemed Inclined to advance
tho claims of tho lion. William C. Dawson, of
Georgia.
At-five o'clock tlio Convention, pursuant to|
adjournment,rcusetnblcd and on tlio Dek-gatesHon tho escutcheon of Ills revolutionary
coming to.ordoro resolution was adopted with
.the greatest enthusiasm approving of the ad
ministration of Mr. Fillmore, Nino cheers
were then demanded for Mr. Webster ami
most heartily given.
Order having boon restored, tlio Conven
tion proceeded to ballot tho first time for a
nonilnco for tlio Vico Presidency, with tliu
following result: - ’
Edward Bates, Missouri, 07; W. A. Gra
ham, North Carolina, 74; James A. Pearce,
Maryland, 82; Edward Stanly, North Caroli
na', 14; Willie P. Miiiignm, North Carolina,
10; John J. Crittenden, .Kentucky, 10; James
L. Putligru, South Carolina, 8; James C.
Jones, Tqimussco, 5; John Bell, Tennessee,-1;
Thomas Brown, Florida, 8; Christopher 11.
Williams,-Tennessee, 8; Charles E. Stewart,
Michigan, 2; Thomas G. Pratt, Maryland, 2;
Crockett, Tennessee, 1; Latimer
Pennsylvania, 1.
On the 2d Ballot tlio Hon. W. A. Graham
wns elected ns tho nominee for the Vice Presi
dency by an almost unanimous voto, those
States that had voted against him changing!
their votes Before tile result was declared.
Tho nominations having been thus conclu
ded, a National Executive Committee was ap
pointed, and mnld tho most ontlimlustlc
cheers for tho nominees, tlio Convention ad
journed sine tlie.
hands, tlmt It is ns good if not a better plat
form than that of thu Democratic Convention!
Wlmt excuse then.liaVo Fillmore Whigs tor
revising to support Scott?’No'no,- we Imagine,
hut slioor spite or envy bpcauseHhclr favorite
was not nominated.., Why should they sup
port Picrco . in preference 1- Wo Would not
detract nn lota from tho fame and services of
tho latter. Wo would not throw n slnglo blot
try. Dislinguished ns Gen. P. tuny bo In the
annals of his country, when compared with
tho lofty patriotism, brilliant services and
glorious famo ofhiscompetitor, ho is hut a
pigmy alongshloof a giant I With tlio lights
then before us,-and no third candidate Inter
vening whom wo may liko bettor, wo cannot
hesitate to give our support to General Scott
THE COURIER.
ROME, GEORGIA.
Thursday Morning, July 1, 1852.
CAMPAIGN PAPER.
|As the approaching Presidential Campaign
will bo ono of peculiar interest to all classes
of our fellow citizens, every individual, of
course, wjll desire to bo furnished witli
curate information upon political subjects
und passing events. To place tin Courier
within reach of every family in Cherokee
Georgia—and no family should be without il
—wo shall furnisli it at. tbo following rates
For Single Copy, $ 65
For Ten Copies to ono Address,.... 5,00
For Twenty •• ** <• 8,00
to tho close of the Presidential Campaign.
At tho above reduced price, wo simil al
ways expect tbo mouuy to uccompauy tho or
der.
Wo have now established tho “ Rome Cou
rier” upon n Ann basis, and shall endeavor
I to innku it ull its friends could desire. Will
(they not aid us in extending its circulation'?
I livery ono of our present patrons could very
UNION MEETING.
Prom the (Jcorgia Cilfjrcn,
Presidential Election.
Well! tlio Ball is open, and tho Dancers
aro on tho floor, to the tune of‘Hull Colum
Iff a,’ ‘Yankee Doodle,’ ‘Star Spangled Ban
nor,’ ‘Hail to tho Chief,* &c„ &c. It is a
regular military festival too, whero will ap
pear tho ‘poinp and circumstanco of glorious ■ tj asily ft 4ff one or 111010 names to our subtler ip
War,’ In all Its promt illsplay anil hillllnnti tlou lut - J?«tronl»o those who arc laboring
paraphernalia. Generals Picrco nml Scottl 10 <-l^vu-lopu lira resources, uml thereby to ad-
are tho standard bearers of the serried hosts,R| v ’ ma) interests, ot this interesting null
nml right nobly will thoy hear tho biu»hingj ln ; 1 f nmuu " t l lortlul1 n ‘ >’ um ’ nuhluStato.
honors which their friends desire to confer up-
superlatively lmppy by the results of the la
bors of tho two National Conventions. Wo
lmvo not slooil rendy, with open moiilli, to
cry bravo I brawl bracissimol no matter who
might bo selected ns enndldntcs for tho Pre
sidency. Nor aro wo now,going to go off in
a duck-fit of spasmodic excitement, or Into
tho general hurrah of pnrty enthusiasm, in
bulinlf of either of tho nominees. Wo mean
to take tho enaltor very coolly, ulbult tho
wcathor Is Inorportmio to cool reflection nml
very opportune to gassy explosions of glngor-
pop and political zeal. Como then mid let
us reason together, a litllo, kind render, on
this moniontous subject. Let us inquire in
to the present position of parties nnd candi
dates, mid sco wherein General Pierce' 1ms
any better claims to tho Presidency than
Goneral Scott, or Gonornl Scott any higher
claims than Goneral Piorco. Tho pro and eon
ofthismattor should first bo stnted, then
duly considorad and a fair balance-sheet
dered oftlio account. With tho light tlion
ticft/tu uo, uo cuii OTuroww**rt*tiuriai xuuciu-
slon in reference to tho subject, and bo pre
pared to voto accordingly. But not other
wise.
First then on tbo score of personal service
to tlio country, who takes tho palm 1 Answer,
Gen. Winfield Scott, ncm. con. I
2d, On the ground of ability, honesty, and
other qualifications, to whom shall tho a\vnnl
ho rendered. Again, wo say, to General
Scott, Gen. Pierco has never shown any ex
traordinary capacity for civil or military gov
ernment.
3d. Oh tlio score of principle, to whom shall
Floyd County, is requested to
meet on the First Tuesday in
July next,' at tho Court-House
in Itorne, to appoint Delegates
to the Constitutional Union
Convention, which is to assem
ble in Millodgevillo on the 15th
proximo.
Many Citizen's.
June 29th, 1852.
Death of Henry Olay !
Telegraphic despatches announce tlio mel
ancholy intelligence, tlmt this great States
man and Patriot is no more. Ho died on the
29th nit. at half past eleven o’clock, A. M.
Our time and spaco will permit us to say no
more in this issue. Wo trust our fellow-citi
CTi^*Tho ltov. Mr. McCauley, formerly a
Missionary in Northern India, will preach in
the Presbyterian church on next Sabbatli
morning and ovening.
Great Temperance Gathering.
Wo would remind our friends tlmt next
UH111V ^, UVI , .irvi ».v ollll J Saturday week is tho time, and Rome the
wo givo tho preference. Wo fancy tlmt tills Pl ,lC0 » ^ or ^ 10 mooting of tho Floyd County
point is a matter of tasto or opinion. As a
Democrat of tlio Jackson and Jefferson
school, our preference, individually, would bo
givey to Gonoral Piorco, decidedly, because,
on all tlio past issues which havo divided the
people, our affinities aud feelings have been
witli tlio Democracy of tho country. But the
question arises, are not ull these old issues
obsolete, defunct or settled 1 If they are, then
wo could givo up our prejudico in favor, of
Gen. Piorco, so furTts they aro concerned,
4th. As to soundness on tho groat question
iu which tho South is deeply interested,
which of these candidates is tho most ac
ceptable to Georgians! Gen, Piorco is a
Northern man. Scott a Southerner aud slave
holder. Gen. Picrco voted in Congress to
receive obolitiou petition*. Gen. Scott has
no such sin to answer for. Gen. Piorco has
accepted tlio Democratic nomination and
placed himself upon tho platform which has
been put forth as tlio platform of tlio Democ
racy. flen. Scott 1ms accepted the nomina
tion of tbo Whig Convention aud placed him
self on its platform. Both platforms aro good
enough—one adopted by tho Whigs, as a con-
ditiou precedent to the nomination, and tlmt
adopted by Pierco und tlio Democrats,
condition subsequent, when tlio Convention
was iu a disorganized and confused state, and
more than half of the members had left! On
this head, therefore, wo opine, there is but
little to choose between tlio nominees, but tho
tendency of things is in favor of Scott.
6th. And lastly. Wlmt 1ms been tbo associ
ation of these gentlemen 1 ‘A man is known
by tlio company lie keeps/ ‘Birds of a feath
er flock togethe,’&c. General Scott is said
to bo under the influence of Seward, Hale,
Grcely&Co. Perhaps ho is. Gen. Pierco,
by a parity of reasoning, may bo said to be
under the influence? of Van Bureu, Rantoul,
UHidings and tho Now York (Free-Soil) Post,
who arc loud in his praiso. But further, wlio® our
support Gen. Pierce and oppose Geu. Scott
the South 1 Why, all tlio Filibusters, Fire-
Eaters, Secessionists, Nulliflers, Disunionists,
ultra loco-focos, &c., &c. Every man of them
from Pedeo to the Rio Grando!
What then should Union Democrats and
Whigs, Fillmore men, Webster men and Crit-j
ter.den men do, in such au emergency 1 Shall
they surrender to their enemies who huv
ejected them from tlio 'Union Hotel’ and now
Correspondents
Will bear with us. Several favors aro omitted
for want of room. Somo of them will appear
next week—“ Lelia Fay,” cortaiuly.
AN APPEAL TO UNION'KEN.
The National Conventions havo mot, acted
and adjourned. Both of those bodies have,
in some degree, disappointed tlio just expec
tations of tlio American people. .Insteadof-
selecting old and well-tried statesmen, known
,to and confided in by tlio masses, under the'
iron' disciplintf pf party tedders they have;
foisted upon the country men whoso suppos
ed availability formed the primary staple in
their promotion. It were vain, however, at
tlds lato hour, to attempt to retrieve the.past,-
to mourn over its follies. Qur great con-
:n, therefore, should bo to guard the ftiture;
aud upon tho best means of doiug this, wo
proposo t<5 say a few words to our Union
friends.
Whilst no one, wo presume, doubts tho pa
triotism nml valor of Gen. Scott, the Whig
uomiueo for President, yet the suspicious aus
pices under which Ho seeks tbo suffrages of
tiie American people, renders him an undesir
able and unavailable candidate at the South.
Assurances from every part of Georgia, es
pecially, and of tlio most reliable character,
prove most conclusively that his cause in this
State is hopeless. Wo stop not now to en
quire liow this Is—lint so it is.
On tlio other hand, whilst Gen. Pibrcb was
by uo means originally tlio choice of the South
or the Union men of the country, still he is
presented to the American people under aus
pices bett-T calculated to secure the confi
dence nnd support oftlio South, and especial
ly of tlio Union Party of Georgia.
Tlio alternative is now presented to Union
men, to support ono or the other of these nom
inees or run a third candidate. With a third
cundiduto wo can accomplish nothing—we
should but throw away the voto of Georgia,
when that voto shouM bo given tor (if you
please) a lessor evil, to defeat tlio enemies,of
Fillmore, tho Compromise and the South.
Wo believo, thoroforo, that it is tlio true policy
of tlio Union Parly—yea, moro, its solemn
duty—to support Pierce and Kino in tho
ponding contest. Iu so doing, as Union men
wo saerifico no principle. The Convcntiou
which nominated thorn has adopted and na
tionalized tlio distinctive principles on which
tlio Union Party is based. In our past strug
gles, we lmvo discarded old names and issues
and sundered old ties, ns unimportant and
obsolete. Wo pledged ourselves to act with
those, whotKur Whigs or Democrats, who
would rally with Us upon tho Georgia plat
form, nnd upon that platform battle for the
Will*' mi 4 hot W still" siand* by*your principles
and support‘those men who are most likely to
perpetuate tliolr triumph; nnd thus givo sta
bility to our political institutions'?
Who Keeps the Union Hotel?
Our Southern Rights friends, who, sinco the
bursting of tlio great Nashville bubble, have
been without house or homo, bed or board—
sometimes sleeping upon “ Union platforms ”
and sometimes upon nothing, aud picking up
a morsel hero, tliovo and anywhere, have very
frequently und piteously cried out of late—
Who keeps tlio Union Hotell” The shrewd
old landlord, whoso big heart is in tlio right
place; but who desired tlio most satisfactory
evidences of their gonuino penitence before
opening his doors for tiieir admission, 1ms re
mained mute and placid.
Having uow, however, somewhat enlarged
tlio Union Hofei, to meet as far as possible tlio
pressing and growing wants of thfi public, tlio
patriotic host of tlmt populur establishment
axi)Ui:ll\d«d-tAiuiiulvu * rmiMnarn
nl boarders, of good character and imbils.
j, therefore, invites all—even those who
lmvo lately been wandering in tlio desert,
feeding upon the husks of error and disap
pointment, n nil enquiring, “who keeps tljo
Union Hotel 1”—to come nnd find shelter and
refreshment under his ample roof. That his
accommodations and fare arc of the most sub
stantial and conservative character, lie refers
to tlio testimonials contained in the platforms
of thu late Baltimore Convention.s
Nomination of Scott
Con. McLbmoRb brought the afflicting in
telligence, .4° tills town, from West Pointy,
yesrtorday; of tho nomination of Gen. WIN
FIELD SCOTT, for PreHdent, and GRAHAM,-
of Nb. Cn.7 for Vice President. , ■ .jS
;Of coin*© no : expectation is enteftained of
getting the Sou them vote with this Ucket.—
H§t omfhalf the party in the Soutlnvill voto
for Scott, nnd in our.o/dnion it is a great pity
dmt any Southern Whig should.
, JttftMiAlk not ppppert Gen. Septt.^ Hpjms
been fhrust ppon tlio Smith by n set of men
who arc at heart ndr tenemies He has not the
confidence of any portion of tho Whig party
herefand he holds opinions,"which the South'
cannot safely assent to.
We shall have something more to say on
this subject next week. Up to the hour of our
going to press, wo pad considerable liopo of
the nomination of Mr. Fillmore.—Chambers
(Ala.) Tribune.
Gen. Scott in the Country,
Last night’s Western mull brought us, says
the Savaonnh Republican, the following letter
from ono oftlio truest Whigs in in Georgia:
BIRDSVILLE BURKE CO.,)
24. June 1862. j
Messrs Editors :-rIt gladdened my heart to
the cure .to read your manly editorial in tiffs
day’s paper, ivgard m tho nomination of Gen.
Scott, //cgut the Whig vote of Georgia I *Tls
preposterous to dream of it. I was born aud
nurtured under tho roof of Whig parents; I
have gloried In Whig principles—havo been
an humble soldier In the Whig rauks—have
tried to do my duty in fighting under tho
Whig flag. But thu lustre pi'ihat. flog la gouo I
It has been soiled by abolition hands. Sbw-
a <d and ids followers lmvo taken possession
of it, und Whigs who love Georgia, cannot fol
low it in such hands. I can not raise my. fee
ble voice and arm for Scott; no, never! Geor
gia will not vote for him. Old Burke will not
give him five votes. Wo await the action of
Union Convention soon to assemble.
, Yours truly,
BURKE.
Tcmporaneo Union, ltov. Professor Means
Revs. II. 0, Carter, W. II. Felton, D. P.
Jones, Mr. W. O. Fannin, and sovoral other
distinguished speakers are expected to be pre
sent. Wo say nguln, let every district send
Up u strong delegation and don't forget the
baskets with the substantia Is,
Union Ken of Cherokee!
Wo would respectfully urge upon our Union
lYiomls in Cliorokuo Georgia tlio propriety of
calling county meetings at once and sending
dolegatea to tlio Stuto Convention, in July
next. Seo to it tlmt ovory county is repre
sented by good men nnd truo, who will adhere
strictly and rigidly to thu principles and or-
;anization of tho party.
Weather, Crops, fico.
Wo havo delightful seasons—corn magnifi
cent, cotton boon in bloom for weeks, and ev
erywhere tlio promise of plentiful harvests,
thanks to tlio Qivor of all good.
Masonio Celebration.
A largo number of Masons and citizens wore
in attend(tnec, on Thursday lust, at thu cclu-
brntion of tlio Anniversary of St. John the
Baptist. Tho occasion passed off very pleas
antly. Tlio repast, served up by tho ladies,
was rich and abundant; tho sentiments and
repartee racy—music good, and a gonoral dif
fusion of llioso kindly feelings and sentiments
so characteristic of tlio Masonic Brotherhood
Wo had hoped the proper persons would have
furnished a copy of tlio toasts and resolution
of thanks to the ladies for publication. By
some strange oversight- it 1ms been omitted.
{kJf*We lmvo' received a communication
[censuring tlio course of curtain Uuiou leaders
aud presses, in running up the Pierce ticket
in advance of tho action of tho Baltimore
Whig Convention aud the mooting ot another
Union Coavoution. Whilst wo agree with
respondent in sentiment, wo liopo he
will concur yitli us, in tho Opinion, that bye-
goues should! bo forgotten, and the friends of
the Union once moro come together upon
their old and well-tried platform, and under
their old banner once moro aclficvo a glori
ous victory. Tiffs is no time to criminate.
We havo tho Uniou ouoo moro to save,let us
bo up aud doing.
Hear Both Sides.
For the last week or two wo have given our
readers the opinions of the press, in regard to
tho Presidential candidates and canvass, on
both sides of tho question. In this week’s
Courier, they Will find more of tho same sort,
also, several communications. Wo shall.not
endorse or hold ourselves responsible for tho
sentiments of our correspondents, though wo
chuurfully givo thorn a place iu our columns.
It is hardly necessary that wo should reiter
ate our opposition to Qen. Scorr, or state tlio
grounds of that opposition. Still our columns
open to a respectful discussion of nis
claims, should his friends desire to bo. heard
through them, This is a tree country, and
our’s is a free, press.'
County Sales.
We learn that the public salp of Lots in Ce
dar Town, (tlio county-site of Polk county),
Monday last, about six thousand dollars'
worth of lots were sold at prices ranging from
two to four hundred dollars. The sale was
largely attended, nnd wo trust was satisfacto
ry to all concerned.
Emory College.
We are Indebted to a friend for a catalogue
of the Officers, Students and Alumni, of
tiffs valuable Institution, by which we are
pleased to see tlmt it is in quite a healthy and
flourishing condition. Tho number of grad
uates, since tlio first organization of tlio Insti
tution, Is 155—of which, twenty-one arc Min
isters of the Gospel and forty-one teachers.—
Truly, its friends lmvo not labored in vain.
Scott in Chattooga.
An esteemed friend of the old Whig pannel,
rites us from this strong and steadfast Union
mnty as follows: “ The Whigs in Conven
tion lmvo done it now! Millard Fillmore
acted nobly when ho said, ‘ Go for Webster,
and save the Whig party!’ lie is the right
kind of a politician f»r me. Ten dollars por
head have been offered hi tiffs county for Scott
men. None have'yet been captured. With
die present lights, I believe tlio Union party
should go tbl* Pierce nnd King.”
Polk County Moving.
The Union men in tills young and patriotic
claim to be tho proprietors of tho Concern,Hconnty, lmvo already had a rally nnd appoint-
all splendid as it is, in its tottering and dilapi-Bcd their delegates to tho Union Convention
dated condition. Hwhich meeis on tho 15th instant. Wo learn
Of all others, the Fillmore men of GeorgiaStlmt the meeting was largo, harmonious and
sbtiyild stand by Gen. Scott. These FillnioreBcnthusiastic; and should tho UnionConvcn-
men would go to Baltimore—thtfy would par-Stion conclude--to present a Pierce nnd KinoI
tit-ipatd In the proceedings of tho Whig Con-Belectoral ticket, inscribed upon the Union 1
ventiqn, and they aro, therefore, politically ifB banner, wo doubt not tlio old wlffgs and dom
Scott’s Nomination in North Carolina.
| The following dispatch, says tlio Baltimore
Sun of Tuesday, wns received from the office
of the Wilmington (N. C.) Journal yesterday
afternoon, previous to tlio nomination of a
candidate for Vice-President. It remains' to
be seen what effect tlio nomination of Mr.
Graham will have in North Carolina, in fUyor
of Gen. Scott:
Wilmington, Sune 21,
Tho nomination of Gen. Scott makes North
Carolina sure for Pierce, and will secure tho
election of Reid, the Democratic candidate
for Governor, and a Democratic legislature—
Mark the prediction.
The Baltimore Clipper (Whig) says
, o there is 1)6 truth iu the report that Mr. F;ll-.
not momUV bound to abide the action of thatSocrats of Polk county will give it an almosts more advised his lYiends in the Convention
body. The /condition precedent, laid downBUnanimous support. W. F. Janes & Woon-Bto go for Webster and thus save the Whig
and demandi'tLti'y thomj was complied with Hson Hubbard, Esqrs., are the delegates. I party.
For the Courier.
The Washington Monument.
Mn. Editor : I have noticed in many oftlio
newspapers from various parts of the Un
ion, a proposition tlmt tlio various Church
os in the United States, on tho 4th of July,
(next Sabbath,) tako up a collection for thu
purpose of aiding in the erection of tho Wosli-
injjton Monument, which is now almostaban^
proposition is an excellent ono, and should
bo followed out by ull our Churebos. What
n glorious spuetuelu it will be, to see thu good
and tlio virtuous, the rieli and the poor, on
not only our National . Sabbath, but on the
Sabbath day, offering up their gifts to aid
tiffs glorious enterprise.
It is to ho hoped tlmt tho various Churches
in our City, on tlmt day, (next Sabbath,) will
take up a collection lor tlmt purpose. There
is not, I venture to say, a single member of
either of tlio various congregations but will
esteem it a privilege to aid in this noble
work. TYRO,
Por the Itome Courier.
“ Keep ’em out.”
Messiis. Editors:—It is reported about
tlmt somo of tho Union Democrats have made
overtures to tlio Southern Rights men to bo
received into good-fellowship witli them, pro
vided such a chungo was made in the Electoral
Ticket ns would give the Union Democrats
won’t go tho motion 1 I sou by the papers
that thu latter gentlemen are overj where
yelling—" Keep’em out I Keep’em out!!”—
Union Democrats, you Imd better stick to your
friends and help put.out tho fire of tho Fife-
Eaters. , They are so riled, just now, tlmt thoy
Won’t let you in.
“ There's no use o' knocking at de door."
What, Messrs. Editors, ought the Union
Convention to do, think you ! Polk.
• Por the Courier.
Messrs. Editors Will you inform me
whether yon aro for Scott or Pierce 1 You
know I cannot go for Scott. If. you go for
him, we part company. I see no reason why
Union Wliigs nnd Democrats can’t stiff hold
togetlier aud elect a Union Ticket for Pierco
and King. I don’t want to be driven back
among our old opponents, tlio Firo-Eiiters—
and hereafter have to swallow down all their
notions about secession, with or without causa.
I know tho Union Wliigs aro true to tho
South and tho Union too; while some of tho
Fire-Eaters hatu tho Union as hard as ever.
Let all Union men then forget old party names,
and if Piorco will do to tie to, go for him as
Union men.
Union Democrat.
The writer of tho above is referred to an
other column fbr our views upon tho subject
ho discusses.—Eds. Courier.
Death of Bishop Gadsden.
Tiffs much loved Bishop of the Diocese of
South Carolina, died yesterday in our city,
after a lingering illness of many months.—
We aro ignorant of tlio incidents of his life,
and do not know the sufferings and exercises
of his last moments. But this wo know, that
he was esteemed and beloved, not by his
flock alone, but by this whole community.
His nttectionate manner, unaffected humility,
and life of piety are impressed upon all who
knew him; ami to-day evun tlio hardened and
unrepentant, who may witness tho last tribute
to his mortal remains, will be constrained to
breathe ono prayer of tho heart, that thoir
“last end may be like his.”
Bishop Gadsden worthily ndomed iu life a
family honored of old in South Carolina. It
commenced with her existence, was in lull
vigor at the Revolution, and still many
vivo him to honor his memory. But wlmt
cares he now for all these so prized on earth:
ho is a member of that higher family whose
ancestor is the Son of God, and whose inheri
tance is theriches of infinite mercy .-^Charles
ton Standard.
Another Run Off on the 8tate Road and
Loss of Life.
On Thursday morning last about one and a
half miles from this place, tho up passenger
train on tlio State Road ran off the track,
causing the death of a Fireman named Ben)
Horton. His head was literally crushed in
pieces, and his body otherwise mangled. The
Engineer and another Fireman escaped tho
same fate by leaping from the Engino, al
though.thoy were seriously hurt. The cause
of this run off (we are informed) was tho
carelessness of the track raiser, who had* the
lmnd-cur on tho track, at tho time which the
mils were to pass. The circumstance is
undergoing a judical Investigation, and lie.
will await his trial for misdemeanor. It ap
pears that the. only portion of this road that
is actually in a good condliion, has become
the scene of so many fatal accidents. The
hands on thu fond should be more careful, for
life is always involved on Rail Roads.—Atlanta
Republican.- ' 1
For. the Rome Courier.
Whitt’iJ to be Done ? . .
'Messrs.-.Editors :—Presuming Upon your
known liberality to political.qpponents, I send
ichQqCsid^tlob,
•eiievor in sue]) a state of disor
der in Georgia as they.now seem-to be. The
“ noise and confusion is great.” There aro
cjatporjngs, upd bickerihgs, and, rivalries, be
tween the Southern Rights nnd. the talc Union
Democrats. Both atniiff side by side on tbo
Compromise finality platform of tho Balti
more^democratic 'Convention, and tbo latter
extend the Tight hand of fellowship, but the
former (rfot'with 'Chesterflelriian suavity) ex
cuse themselves from grasping it. There is
no great cordiality or brotherly lovo botwoen
them-rwhtch, certainly, is very wrong. Iii
fact, some of the Southern Rights men are
actually rampant at the idea'of hauling (Wn :
their electoral ticket for the puvpo.se of form-,
ing a new ono out of 4 both sets of democrats.
To tiriToxldbitk/n of sueii unreasonable bad,
temper and-eflbrt at exclusiveness, the late
Union Democrats most soriously'deraur. Tho
former think'they will bo able to give PielW
and King a majority of votes in tho State’
without the aid of the. Union Democrats, and
many of them therefore turn up their various
—some variegated—noses at tlio demands of
tho latter; w|fflo these, nothing daunted, con
tinue to contend for a recognition of thoir ;
claims to high consideration in the business
of carrying the State for Pierce nnd King.—
What will be tbo result of this singular con
test remains to bo determined. The matter
in dispute tnay cause a blow-up and a split
among tho Democrats.- But, if leading tnon
display as much skill in this as thoy do in
most political squabbles, tlieso elements of
discord may bo reduced to notes of hartnony,
On tho other hand, the Whigs of tho State
are in q much worse fix. Gen. Scotf can’t bo
swollowed by very many of them. Old Cliip-
awa seems as hard to take down as the French
man found his buzzards to bo—wlffch lie sev
erally tried roasted, boiled, fried, stewed and
broiled, and at last, in the utmost disgust, ex
claimed, “ Be gar, I can eat zo dom bird no
way zat I cook liiral’’ He’s not near so pala
table as “ a hasty plate of soup.” Tlio Au
gusta Chronicle tp Sentinel, tlio Savannah
Republican, tlio Macon Journal »f• Messenger,
and other: influential Dlflg Journals of tho
u.iov.M-Do* *trppurr mm.'
Indeed, they give good and sufficient reasons
for such a determination. Tho, solo object’ of
the Fillmoro movement in Georgia was to pro
vent thu nomination of Gen. ,Scott. IIu wa s
obnoxious to the Wliigs of Georgia on ac
count of the known freo-soii influences that
first induced him to become a competitor fur,
tho Presidency—and Lo is so still, for the rea
son that tlioso sntiic influuncus effected Ills
nomination and will, iu nl) likelihood, have a
most potent agency in forming his Cabinet
and giving direction to the measures of Iffs
Administration, if ho is so fortunate as to bo
elected. With the Southern members of tlio
Convention in a body concentrated on Mr.
Fillmoro, lie was sacrificed,*aud Iffs adminis
tration thus condemned, by anti-slavery pre
judices, passions and designs, and Gen. Scott
nominated over their beads. The Georgia
delegation, especially, had no interest in his
success—they were sent and went to the Con
vention to defeat him by tho nomination of
another man—and they are under no obliga-
tioiuin view, of all the .circumstances of iffs
nomination, to go for him now.' Such seem
to he somo among other good reasons why a
lurge p.irtlon of tire Whigs'of Geurjjiit will not
rally to liis suppott. Notwithstanding tiieir
very unanimous dissent tu Ids election, Gen.
Scnlt is not without a corporal’s guard In the
State who will rally to his standard. Tile
scll-sacrUicing spirit of these can hut ho ad-
hflired—while, at thu samu time, it Ix ati un-
fortunate circumstance that they hare ho
better causu iu which to exhibit it.
Iu this stare of the political parties of Gupr-
gin another Convention uf tho Constitutional
Union party Is called. Theduty willdotoleo
Upon that Convention to select upu or, the
other nominees of the Whig and Democratic
parlies for whom to givo their votes, reluuln
passive spectators of the engagement between
tire two, or nominato nn indopupdunt ticlret.
Tlio latter alternative will hardly be adopteij
by them. II would be unfounded in reason
and futile in Its objects. At best, it would
hut become a sectional parly, fruitful only of
stijfu, heart-burnings nn.l disaffection between
a people who otherwise would bu almost, en
tirely uultud in sentiment; and, therefore, to
bo deprecated; It could havo no influence
upon the result of thu election, the destiny of
tho country or, especially, upon tlio prestiges
and sohumes of free-soillsm. the root of our
ovils. A National party, alono, con have
weight and potency in these matters. Henco,
it would ho far moro politic, expedient and
wise, in tho present position of the Whig par
ty of Georgia, wjiully to reft-niti from partici
pation in this Presidantinl contest, than" to.
throw away thoir votes upon independent can
didates having no National influenco to off set
that exerted by the others, and without a sol
llary hope of any good arising ft-om such a
course. And it Is not at all probable tlmt
they will remain Inactive spectators of the
Presidential contest. ’Tls’nt in,our nature.
I will now say whan in my judgment, should
bo dono by tho delegates to tho Constitutional
Union Convention, under all these unprcco-
dented uspeets of political affairs. They
ought to declare their preference for Piorco
and King. Tireso candidates arc, it Is truo,
tho represoututives of the Democratic party;
but they stand upon the broad platform of tho
Constitution on tho question most vital to us,
and, wlmt is as important, recognize tho invi-
violability or tire Fugitive Slavo Law. For
years it has been declared by Wliigs in the
highest stations, who spoke from perso-ial
knowledge and observation, that the Northern
Democrats were sounder on the slavery ques
tion than tho Northern Whigs. Therefore, it
is the safer National party for tlio Constitu-
tlonal Union men of Gaorgia to unite.-with
for tho purpose of pulling down Ireo-soilism
nnd fanaticism. It has sustained the South
when her rights under the Constitution wqre
imperiled—let us show our true friends AoS
generously we can appreciate their senices.
Mr. Pierce, through uino or ten years pf
service In the'Houso gud Senate,ufthu Unlied
States, stood sido.by side with tire great Cal
houn on tlio subject of slavory. In his pri
vate life, ho Ims exhibited .the same unyield
ing opposition to tlfoabolition movements In
Ills State. 'Onco Ire defeated, by his tact! en-
orgy and influence, the election oftlio notori
ous Halo, who was supported by a powerful,
organization of free-soil tyjiigs and Pemoorats.
And'by on unparalleled.effort, he succoetjed
in getting, up,a .now Convention in his State,
n-ithliifour weelts of an election (or Governor,
*’ s.thwan-
didate, who lmd .been nominat.
ous Democratic Convention, hut w
wards , dutectcd ln bidding for tire su
abolitionists—and thrown overboard -
Naw-Hampshlro Democracy. r .
Tlio Now-England -Whig papers, althon^
opposed to .Mr, Piorco,.pay. high tributes I
hit worth-as-a citizen and ills abilities as
Statesman. Mr. Polk, no doubt under tho ad
vice of hi» experienced friends; oneved ddn.
a Bureau 'appointment and,-, afterwards, tho
Attorney Gcn.'i’alsy, He is a man of finished
education and a lawyer of high attainments—,
which is equivalent to having been in a pub-
llo.statlon.nll, his life; for, in tho study, apil
practice of l|js profession, ho has-beqome fa
miliar with tho principles of. our Constitution
and laws, tire Constitutions and laws of other
nations, ap'd with piibllcnteaspros generally.
Tho Ilpn. John Ucndofson, of Mississippi,
formerly o Whig U.-8. Senator, nnd who sorv-
ed hi tho '-Senate .wlth' Mr. Piorco,- gave -tho
following testimony of him in a recently to-
portod epeeoh: “Up said that Gen. Pierce
was itnaccomplished gentleman, n litre scholar y
an ditto’Idtvyor, and the so’uhdost man on tho
slnvol-y question ho was acquainted , with,
north of the Pdtonmc. Ho said; morepFeY
tlmt Gen. Plqrco, like Mr. Woodbury, was tf
great admirer ofMr. Calhoun, and ngfecd WTttt
that great statesman upon almost evo’ry ptfld'
lio question.” Mr. Cnlhoim onoa said that he?
" lodked upon Frank Piorco as ono of tho most
reliable' men, as a statesman and patriot, thwtt
tho conntry hod produced."
.In,giving tholrsupport to tho Democratic
nominee, the Wliigs ofHoorgin will not yield’
thoir long-cherishe'd and decided views of the
National policy of tho Government, soraw
points of which the Democratic party as Srn>>
ly and honestly opposo. If thoy go for Piorco,
it will bo known to bo for tho sole purpose of
aiding in politically killing and hprylug Sew
ard, Halo & Co. and their fanaiicarfblibwerf,
and not with a view to sustain Democratic
policy and measures. No Whlg wi|i lose ills
identity or bo called a Democrat on this ao-
count. Indeed, If tho Union Cenvontlon take
up Piorco and King, Union men of both old
parties will koupthe waf-lmtchet in tlio grave
whero thoy buried il In thu late, contest.
Democrat.
For the’Home Courier.
•• Lives of the Democratic Nominees."
Messns. Editors Under this caption Is
found in the- Rome Courier a fuw jwregnrptis
» pampniet which, the Boston Tran
script says, 1ms been ’(rushed out to meet the
popular Inquiry, * Who Is Franklln PIcreoT"
This- inquiry Is .mot in tire, following, ttyio:
” Frank Pierco-lacks two 1 inches of six foot.
He lives in a small white house near Main
street In Concord. Iu front Is a yard of beau
tiful green trees aud littlo flower beds. Ho is.
n man of moderate means. . He has been so
generous through life.that he hnj,never laid
up much money. [We remember It’h'as lreen
stated elsewhere, hu once gdvo’a boy a cent
tu buy candy], Tho Pierces generally’, as a
family characteristic, never amassed ur hoard
ed money. [Wo lmvo ltnowh a hundred of
families who lmvo lmd.a llko clmraclorlstlc).
They havo always been politicians.' [Wheth
er of tho Rye cl cis class, wo are hot Informed].
They lmvo novel- used the public moneyex-
cept for public purposes. [This, wo admit,
Ims been an exception to a very general rulo,.
if they were ih receipt of much during tho
Van Burctf hdmiriistrallen]. 1 Frank'-Pion
will spend every dollar of his salary when'l
goes to Washington." [Wo would advise bin
advises tliosq who would couk a flsh I
it Drat]. The writer continues:
personal- olmractor and such aftf hls I
habits. If these, with Ills eminent
ns a public mnn and a statesman, do not
ify him to administer Jlfe government
ability and acceptance, We honestly'
tvo do nut know a man who could,"-
this enumeration, as if uarmed with hj
joct, un'd'like the aiicl.-nt bard " wrapt
future times," ho goes on— 11 In every !
In tire Union. tho democrats and lovers of
country will rally to Ills support. Ho wll
only bring out the entire democratic siren
of the nation, hut tons of thousands who »<
nloof from party wffiW, will come forward
to devote so pure a patriot ” -And becoming,
more and more prophetic, finally winds up
with thu consolatory prediction, " That
Pierco will bo our citizen President.".,
ever this hist vaticination may or may !
vorlfled, we think it tire boldest non seyt
as tho logicians would say, it-lias. ever
our fortnno to come across- For which
‘.lie characteristics and reasons, sd Judici
grouped together hi the first paragraph,; is It
imagined this mlghty.rqsh to the Pierce stand
ard Is to take' place 1' la it because ho is un
der six feet in bolglttl ’ Washington, Jeffqr-
son and Jackson wore something taller, yet
they made shift to admliiistor tlio government
somewhat to the satisfaction of the country.
Is it bccauso ho lives in d small white house
with a yard in front, and lias small flower .lifts
in It 1 We might imagine these and the green
trees might lmvo some attractions for birds
and butterflies, but we are unahio to see, In
any of this, any very cogent reasons why
Pierce should lie our’ President. Or is it be
cause himself and tho Picrco family have been
somewhat scant ih-the monoy concerns of tbs’
business 1 Iu short, which of nil these vni,
common-place characteristics (tho grave men-.!
lion of which,in a catalogue of reasons foHwa
elevation, is well calculated to excite osA,
risibles) is it tlmt we are to lmaglna likely tot
he incentives to this rush to (lie pulls ! The
fuct tlmt lie will spend every dollar ofhis sal
ary in good cheer and cordial greetings, may
be a matter of some consequence to tbo peo
ple of Washington nnd to tlio lmpgers on ef
tho palace, hut can ho of very .little moment
to the great body of tire people. As to hie
eminent qualities as a public man and astates*
man, wo aro left to conjecture in what they
consist. They certainly havo not been of •
character to causo his name ever to have been
mentioned in connection with tho office oil
President, so far ns wm arc informed, until his
nomination, although some of almost" every -
grade of intellect and character’ have bees
spoken of, from Daniel Wcbsterdown to Hon*. I
ton and Busk. Yet the name of this cus
statesman lmd, ail-ulong, somehow-been
unaccountably overlooked! And wo sup
would lmvo been overlooked till iloomi
had not tlio discordant materials of this J
ocratio Convohtion rendered it Impot
agree upon any of tho prominen t men t
the country wns looking ns a candidate.
It Ims comft of theso Convention:
Democratic party, tlmt no man whose s
and character have been such as to
him prominent enough for any consii
portion of tho Americans to look to a)
to fill tire office of President, oat
a nomination. A number - of
persons, generally polillclana b
seating scarcely any'oxf ' ‘