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ROME, GA., THURSDAY .MORNING, JULY 15, 1852.
NUMBER 41.
Political.
Prom the National Intelligencer. > - ;
President Fillmore.
The subjoined Lettore have just been made
public through the New York Express. They
present Mr. Flllmoro’s own explanation lif hls
position and wishes in connection wjth tho
late Nominating Convention at Baltimore, and
discloses his whole course, and the motives
which influenced hint, In regard to becoming
a candidate, from the time he succeeded to
the office of President by tho death of Gen.'
Taylor. We confess that wo have perused
these letters of Mr. Fillmore with Increased
respect for the rectitude of mind, the single
ness, honesty, unselltshpcsi, and exclusive re
gard for duty and principle'Which seem to
w
W. C. DABBS,
WATER OR URIN DOCTOR,
Five miles South of Romo on the Alabama
April 8 *1862—3m.
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{Late Wilburn House.)
ROME. GEORGIA,
WM. KETCHAM, PROPRIETOR. .
anrll.m 1862,
L AN I El H 0 USE,
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edict of tho porusal of the letters oa every
unprejudiced mind:
• • Washington, Juno 12,1862.
Hon. George R. Baccock, Delegate to the Nat
tional Whig Convention from the Buffalo Dit.
trict, New York.
MvDeah Sin: To you, as a personal and
political friend,representingmy old Congress
ional district, which has never deserted or be
trayed mo, I desire now to mako a last re
quest; and that js, that you present to the
presiding officer of tho Convention for nomi
nating candidates for President and Vice Pres
ident, whenever you may deem It proper, tho
enclosed letter withdrawing my namo .from
tho consideration of that Convention.
In determining what la a proper tlmo to
comply with this request, you will consider
only this cause in which wc hto engaged, and
the reasonable claim which my friends may
Ua»tJo.ttu(.use-o£iny.flajnc.fiir_Jls advance-
legislativoilcpartment In perfecting anil adopt
ing those hcalliig measures of compromise, hi
which, upon their passage. I -felt bound, by
every consideration of public duty, to give
my official approval. These laws being en
acted, my constitutional duty was equally
plain to •“ take care that they were faithfully
execute(I." But this I found the most pninfril
of all my official duties. Nevertheless, I re
solved to perform It, regardless, pf all conse
quences to myself jl and. in doing so. I dctcr-
mlnedto know no North and no South, and
no friends hut those who sustained tho con
stitution and laws, and no enemies* but thoto
who opposed them.
Tho gratifying result of this policy Is befbro
you and tho country. The angry strife nfhleh
for a tlmo threatened to army Stato against
State, and brother against brother, and deluge
our happy, land with fraternal blood, and des
olate it with Orb amt sworn, has fortunately
passed away, The surging billows of section
al agitation nro calmed, and tho pnbllo mind
is fast settling down Into Its accustomed chan
nels, and will soon rcnow-lts wonted devotion
to tho Constitution ami the Union. ’
Availing myself of this happy change, I bad
determined, when tho present Congress met,
to announce to the public, Ip triy annual mes
sage my previous resolution not to suffer my
name to come before the National Convention
(hr a nomination. I accordingly prepared a
paragraph to that edict,.but was Anally per
suaded to strike It out, lest It might have on
unfavorable influence upon tlie then pending
ejection in Virginia. :
After that had passed. 1 concluded to with
draw my name by a published address to tho
peoplo, and prepared ono accordingly; but
thla coming to the knowledge of some of my
friends, they represented to me that my.wlth-
draw'al at that time would-not only endanger
VERANDA HOUSE
BY 8. G. WELLS. 1 .
TS now open as a private Boarding Hnnso.
X- There are good slocks ofgoods kept in tho
lower atorv and hasomont
Titvellcra can find the Veranda House near
the Denot without crossing Broad street.
; Rome Ma-eh 1R 1852.
Tho following Card, explanatory of Mr - j from policy or from choice, it Is Immaterial
Babcock’s course In withholding thu Frcsi.
dent’s lottcr from tho Convention; accompa
nies tho publication of tho letters. It Is ad
dressed to the Editors of the Express:
With a desire to correct some misrepresen
tations that have been made of the- position
of the President before Iho National 'Whig
Convcntisn, recently convened at Baltimore,
I desire yon to publish tho two letters enclos
ed. They were placed In thy bunds on tllo
14th instant, and havo remained In my pos
session, without being seen by any person,
until tills tlmo, Previous to thc sjttlng of tho
Convention,’ tho President frcqurtitly and In
an earnest manner expressed to mo n d4slro
tlmt bis name palghl bc withdrawn form tho
position In which It had been placed by hta
numerous and ardent friends.
Upon tho adoption of the plntfbrm of Whig
pWldpnia, amt pnHtcut.rly »IW tl.o Aral bal
lot, I fait my position jn tho Convention, as
tho' depositary of. a discretionary power so
Important, to be delicate and perplexing In
tho highest degrco, in obedience to tho
Presidents wishes, I desired to withdraw him
from iho honorable contest, while, on the oth
er hand, from tho first lo tho final ballot, no
considerable portion of his friends among Iho
delegates Could bo found to consent to tho un
conditional abandonment of tholr first choice.
As I was unable to seo that the Intel estsoftho
country or of tho Whig party wwo In dangor
of being coinpromlscd by my decision, I .al
lowed Mr. Fillmore’s namo to remain In the
hands of his .friends to tho end, In the be
lief' that such dovotion ns wan manifested
by thorn called; tor the, saorlllco on his part
of all considerations merely personal.
GEORGE U. BABCOCK.
Ihviro House, Juno 28,1852.
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Charleston, South’Carolina.
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sacrifices tor them or for tho couso, I wish It
distinctly understood that I ask nothing for
myself; and you will therefore decide this
question wholly regardless of any. real or sup
posed wish of mine.
That my friends,’ to wfcoso solicitations I
havo yielded In Ibis matter, may not he pre
judiced by my withdrawal I havo notthought-
It propor to dlselnsp this ^Intended act to any
person but yourself iest it mlglit be said that,
In so doing I had not acted' in good faith
who have
oiefore poreelvo that the responsibility is
with you and with you alone, to keep tho
wholes profound secret until tho proper tlmo
shall arrive to present my letter to tho.Con
vention; and of tills with full confidence In
your prudence and wisdum, I constitute you
tho sole judge.
On the one hand, you will be carotol to
guard against any premature act or disclosure
which might embarrass my friends nnd^clvc
Jnsti*nu«p nf klWrfJK?
hand, you will not suitor my name to bo drag
ged Into a contest tor: a nomination which I
have never sought, do not now seek, and
would not take if tendered but in discharge
of an implied obligation >vhlcb every man as-
snines upon uniting with a political party,
which is to yield to tho will of a majority of
those with whom ho acts
I have the honor to bo your.friend and obe
dient servant, MILLARD FILLMORE.
• ’Washington, Juno 10 1852.
To the President of the National Whig Coit-
vention:
.’Bin i This communication will bo presented
to you, and through yon to tho delegated
wisdom of the Whig party over which you
preside, by. tho Hnn. George R. Babcock, who
represents in your body tho Congressional
district in which I reside.
of the oonntry, but would sacrlfico many
friends who had stood by my Administration
Jl' tho dark and perilous crisis through which
It had so recently passed. The first was on
appeal ' to my patriotism, tho second to my
graUtudq. I could resist neither, and tberc-
foro yielded to tliclr request,-and consented
that tny name, should remain where it was,
tilitll time should show, which I presumed it
would, that Its future use conld.wl,hrnkiriin~
however, distinctly
understood that I could not consant to use
any efforts to procure a nomination; but, If
one were freely and voluntarily, tendered, I
should not bo at liberty to decline It. •
The embarrassing question now presents
itself; who Is to' determine, when tho nso of
my namo can no longer benefit my (Mends or
tho common consol, To assume to decide
this mysell, in advance of tlio Convention,
without consultation with thnso who have so
generously sustained.!me, might be deemed.
Dy tneirrtinjustr To consult ibnm is utterly
Impraotlcablo. and to sutler' my namo to go
into a contest for 'the.nomination |s contrary
to my original Intention. and utterly repug
nant tomyfeollngs. I havo. therefore, with
out consultation with any one. toll justified In
assuming tho responsibility, of authorizing and
requesting Mr. Babcock; either before or af
ter any vote may bo taken In tho Convention,
and whenever he shall bo satisfied that I have
aJ Hin
now to enquire. But the duty which that
Slate owes to horselfatid county, In my judg
ment docs not end hero. It is Important that
what has been acknowledged In theory,
(whether from policy or choice,) shall bo per
formed In practice. Our mission will bo but
half fulfilled until that Isflono.. This Is tho
grent end and object to which the Convention
should look And its action should bo gov
erned by no motive but a desire to purstio
tho surest way and to adopt the best means it
accomplishing that purposo. How cah the
successfril maintenance of our principles bo
best secured! Ought wc with this object In'
view to support either of thd present nomi
nees or should wo run an Independent ticket!
Thcso are tho' practical questions.
Besides what-1 havo said already, there
are other considerations which present them
selves, before deciding tho first of thcso ques
tions. Bolli tho parties at Baltimore, it Is
conceded, have, by minorities In each, en
dorsed our principles; but both of thout per
mitted tho association, affiliation and fellow
ship of Frecsoilers In tliclr. councils—tho
Prccsoilcrs, Jt Is trud; were fn a minority in
both, but thoy wore a minority of considera
ble strength; and whether cither of thcso
parties, so organized and so constituted, can
efficiently maintain and carry out In Congress
tho principles sot ft-tli in their respective, plat
forms, if brought Into powor with tliolr pres
ent discordant materials, is a quosttnn yet to
ho solved, and ono which wo should gravely,
consider before wo think of committing our
destiny to tile guardianship and protection of
oithor.of them; Notwithstanding the endors-
mont by tho Democratic party of tho Com
promts, yet Preston King, Mr.VanBurcn,
nnd others of like principles, nro recognised
In tho party as good Democrats, though they
-liRrsv^iawKAijrira-uafotf-Ti-trnwdr-no'wnra
The following letter from tho Hon. A. H.
Stephens to tho editor of tho Chronicle &
Sentinel, will attract, as it deserves, unlvor-
sai attention, because of tho general desire to
know Ills vlo'.vs. .Kite'everything from his What can nny m.nn hopofrom nny suclialll-
ylgorous and active'mind, it is h plain, strait
a*.-M.1 - f.».l — — i oil .•
forward and manly expression of his senti
ments nnd the " * •'— 1
Sitii—I am pleased ‘tO.sco tho stand
yon have taken Upon ihe nomination of Gen
eral Siott.' Ills letter of nccoptnnco Is out in
the papers of this .morning, .and comes far
Bhort. pf satisfying the just expectations.of
Iho South. Ho seems studiously to have
avoided giving tho Whig Plattorin, (which
embraces tho Compromise measures) his cn-.
dorsmint. He accepts the nomination "with
tho resolutions annexed," but docs not ex-"
press his concurrence In them. He takes the
nomlnatian with the chr.umhrancc—this Is tho
-o.....«,... -v. .... -»w
herenco to tho principles set forth in tho res
olutions," ho olfors "no other plcdgo or guar
antee than tho known Incidents of, a long life
now undergoing the severest examination.”
Amongst tlioso "known incidents" there Is
not one In favor of tho Compromise; but, on
tHo contrary, somo of tbo most noted of thcso
"incidents" within tbo last eighteen months,
to go no farthur back, nro facts of most sig
nifleant import, in their bearing, upon a pro-
and his allies,-fn roforonco, to tho Whig party
Why then should wo bo hasty to fall Into tiio
ranks of Cither of thcso parties! For my
self, I assure you I havo no snoliiinclination.
nncol Would it not ho hotter and
> bo galn-
mnlntaln
. by our obiop9rqt|on With one or tho other!
; Somo,, perhaps, may say, that . If Georgia
should Stand out and. past'horvoto tor somo
other man, then tho clodtlOn may bo thrown
Into the House! Supposo It should ho! There
Is jnst whoro tlio constitution lias provided
that it shall bo determined, in case tho elco-
tornl bollcgo shall fail to mako a choice. And
would it not be ono of tlio best thlngs.tor tho
country at this tlmo, If tho election could be
brought Into tho House! It would bo n de
cisive stop towards putting an end to thcso
party conventions and Irresponsible bodies of
—i—....... vur
Ohlor Magistrates, to tho entire subversion
of tlio theory of tho constitution. And It
would greatly aid .in tho formation of parties
In thd Government upon legitimate and cor
rect principles, by bringing -tlioso to-act 16-
getheV In the administration, who agree upon
the loading questions of tho day, irrcspectlvo
of thoso ontsido organizations wbioh now so
much obstruct such co-oporation,
Death of Henry Olay.
' IN SENATE June 80,1862.
Immediately after tho reading of the Jour
nal of yesterday— ' wNlr/’rlinsn j
Mr. UNDERWOOD, of Kentucky, rose
and said : Mr. President, I rise to announce
tho death, of my colleague Mr. Clav. He
died at his lodgings, In tho National Hotel of
this city, at seventeen minutes past cluven
o'clock yesterday morning, In the seventy-
sixth year of his ago. He expired with per
fect composure, and without a groan or strug
gle. > ' •; / ; - br-» - •>
By his death our country has lost ono of
Its most eminent citizens and statesmen; and
I think lbs greatest genius. I shall not de
tain tho Semite by narrating Iho transactions
or his long and useful Hto. His distinguished
sorvlces as a statesman are insoparablo con
nected with tlio history o( his country. As
Representative and Speaker In the othdr
Houso of Congress, as Senator In ■ this body,
ns Secretary of State, and as Envoy abroad,
he.has In all these positions exhibited a wis.
dom and patriotism which have made a deep
nnd lasting impression npon thd grateful
hearts of tilscountrymen. Ills thoughts and
his actions havo already boon published to
the world in wrltlon biography; in Congres
sional debates and reports; In tho journals
of tho two Housos; and in tho pages of Ameri
can li|story._, They havo been commemorated
by mmitlmonts orcctod on tho wayside.—
Thoy have been o"gravcn on medals of gold
Their memory will: survlvo tho monuments
of marble ami tho medals of gold ; tor thcso
nro effaced and decay by tho friction of ages.
But tho thoughts and actions ol'my late col-
leagno havo become Identified with .tho' Im
mortality of tlio hitman mind, and Will pass
down fbom generation to generation ns a por
tion of onr mitlonal Inherllnnco,- incapablo of
LTofiititTiyn'iricwi:
iy a libpral or colleglato
Cation. Ills respectable parents wore not
wealthy, and had not tho means of maintain
ing their children at coilego. Moreover, Ms
father .lied when lie was a boy. At an early
period, Mr,' Clay Was thrown upon his own
resources, without patrimony. [ He grew up
In a clerk's office In Richmond, Virginia.—
Ho there studied law. Ho emigrated from
his native Stato nnd eottled In Lexington,
Kentucky, where lie commenced tho practice
of Ids profcsalon before ho waa of full ago.
Tho road to wealth, to honor and fame was
open before him. Under our constitutions
and laws ho might freely employ his great
inculttes unobstructed by legal impediments,
nnd unaided by cxcluslvo privileges. Vory
soon Mr. Olay tnado a deep and Ihvorable
Impression upon tho peoplo among whom he
began Ids career. Tho oxcollcnco of bis na
tural faculties was soon displayed. Necessi
ty stimulated him In tliclr cultivation. His
assiduity, skill, and fidelity In professional
engagements secured public confidence, 'lie
was elected member of tho Legislature of
Acirn i
H. P. Wootsn, Dirt Town. : ;- .a
m 3. T, Finley, ChattoogavUlg: v§
DANitL Hicks, Summerville. ■
W. M. PcrvLct. Calhonn. ’ /-
E. R. Sasseen, LaFayette. • —
Post Masters generally are reqqeated toael
as Agents, also to give na Immediate notice o
-ay paper not taken from the office. . t
Money sent by mail at onr risk. - t
Letters, to Insnre attention, mast be 41- ’>
rooted (post-peld) to Knowlei A Mtsss.
N. B. Our Agents and othere who fog! an
Interest in the circulation of onr paper, wtll *
confer a flivor by urging upon their Meads :
the importance of sqstaning a paper at home.
We shall endeavor to make tho Coumca wor
thy of the patronage of Cerokee Georgia.
and well I remember to have (bund him
with Plutarch's Lives In his hands. No one
better than he knew how to avail himself Of
hnman motives, and all the circumstances
which surrounded a subject, or could present
them with more force and skill to accomplish
the object of an argnment.
Mr. Clay, throughouthls public career, was
Influenced by tho loftiest patriotism. Confi
dent In tho truth of bis convictions and tho
purity ofhis purposes, ho was ardent, some
times Impetuous, In the pursuit of objects
Which ho believed essontlsl to the general
welfare. Those who stood in his way were
thrown aside without tear or ceremony. He
never affocted a courtier's deference to men
or opinions which he thought hostile to tho
best interests ofhis country; and hence he
may havo wounded tho vanity of thoso who
thought themselves of consequence. It Is
certain, whatever the cause, that nt one peri
od ofhis life Mr. Clay might havo been fo-
ferred to as proof that there Is more troth
than fiction In those profound lines of tho
poet— ' »* '/.*’•/
"He who ascends tbo mountain (op shall find
Its loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds' anil
snow; 1 .",ire^
Ho who ’suirnsscs or subdnes mankind
Must lookdown on.tho lialeol those below,
Thongh for above the sun of glory glow, •
And for beneath tbo oarlh and ocean spread,
Round bim are ley rocks, and loudly Mow
Contending tempest* onhis naked head, 5
And thus reward the toils which to thoSa
summits led." • ;
Calumny ami detraction emptied tliclr vials
upon him. But liow glorious the change I
‘Ho outlived mallco nnd envy, ilo lived long
enough to prove to tho world that his ambi
tion was no more than a holy aspiration to
make his cnnutOLt’
Mr. President, the character of nenry Clay
was formed nnd developed by tho Influence
of our freo Institutions. Hlsphyalcnl, menial,
and moral focultles were tho gift of God.— advancement—"—* -■ ,
That thoy wore grcaUy.suno.ovmtn -brBpsnisT. America, the cl; dren ofrennovat-
"llboral or collegiate cilu- ed classic Greece—all fomilles of men, with*
sired Its lilghost offleo, It was beennso the
greater power and • Influence resulting from
such elevation would enable him to do more
than he othorwiso conkl for ibo_pro^r^Sjl e «yd -
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vention tor adverting briefly
which I havo pursued and the causes which
have induced if. asatneahsnr explaining why
I have selected this tlino aud mode of malting
this annunciation. 1 . .
All must recollect ihnt when I was sO SUd.
denty and unexpectedly called to tho ekaltcd
station which I now occupy, % the death , of
my lamented and lllnstrims predecessor,there
was a crisis tii our piibllo affairs frill, of dlffl-
cultv and dangor. Tho country was ogl|atcd
by political and sectional pa**!onannddts*en,
.tons; growing.out of the alavory and TetrUo-
rial questions then pending, and tor which
Congress had as yet been unable to.greoupon
any measure of compromise and adjustment.
. The Union Itself was threatened wlth dls-
solnllon, and patriots and statesmen looked
with apprehension to the toture. ln tlmt
feeling I pnrtlclpaicd most profoundly.^ The
difficulties nnd dangers which surrounded us
were calmly but anxiously surveyed. I wa«
oppressed by a sense of tho great responslb
Utes that Tested upon mo, nnd sincerely j
trusted my ability to sustain them In a man
ner satisfactory and useful to, the country.
But I vraa hound to make the attempt, ano,
to do it with any hopo of success, I felt It nec-
SSSSKfSS:
task. I endcavoredi'to lay aside asTar as prac-
tlcahle every merely selfish cons^oratloh. to
banish from my mind every local or sectional
discharged my duty to tnyfrienda nnd tbo p Ur construction of tills declaration. Ho has'
country, to'present this letter, and withdraw no t only refused ever slnco the passage of.tho
my namo .from thii consideration of tho Con- R cts .known ns tho Compromlso, to gtvo them
vcntlnn. - his approval, but has sultorcd Ills namo to bo
I trust that my friends will appreciate the h( , w u|) n , a cnnt ] ](Iat0 for l!l0 Presidency in
necessity which compels me to net without PcnnsvIvnnIa pnd 0 hio by tholr open and
consulting them. I would cheerfully rnsko SV()WC ' (l enemies. And in the Convention that
any liersonal sacrifice for tliclr. snltcs or lor confcrred ^this nomination on him hopermlt-
tlie good* of my country, but 1 have nothing ^ 1)c uscd by lho ' Fr ees „;iers. In
to ask for myself. I yielded with sincere re- (|m( body . lo -g e j eat j Ir pnimoro and Mr.
IVcbster, under whoso aus; ices they were
But I hdVo said more on this point than 1 Kentucky, in which body ho served several
•Intended. • Prom tticse views, though general, sessions prior to 180S. In tlmt year he was
you will poreelvo' that I am! opposed to our elovated to a seat In tho Senate of the United
taking up cither of the present nominees, hut Slates.
In favor of running aii independent ticket. ' “ w -
By pursuing this course, wo shall maintain
At tho Imrand 111 tbo General Assembly of
Kentucky Mr. Clay first manifested thoso
mir integrity, stand by our principles nnd bus- high qualities as a public speaker which have
tain no possiblo loss, so for as it respects el- " 1 1 ’
t In which I resldo. luctancc to their entreaties tn suffer my name
ast tbsLI-shall ho pardoned bv.tho.0<>"* to rehmii,. j„,n aU _jjh 0 .nuhlhi (1? a possible
.n for adverting briefly to tho cottfso candid atc. RW
tnin.no possiblo loss, so far ns it respects cl- secured to him so .lnnch popular applause and
thor our rights, Interests or honor. If any admiration. His physical and mental orgnnl-
boit y can say ns much of cither of tlio other zatlon eminently qualified hint to leeomo a
alternatives, l am - qulto nt a loss to conjee- great nnd Imp'ressIVo orator illspcrson was
tore the grounds upon which ho Tests his ns- tall, slender, nhd commanding ; hls tempera
ment ardent, fearless, and full of hopo ; hls
.jJYfiii^iM^IflHMWKWi^XlutlhQjjarltLljUinptloni. _ frtSirTrSTEPHENS.'T Tndlcottngtneren'"^"" —- • ;■ •
—^'tforaraw timt ItVvnulil subject mo " vdlIcb tlioy'lmvo been sustained. If lie bo A .F.XAND ; at tlio moment with exact similitude; bis
- - ■ •‘ •’ -'•.-’-*•••■-- -"-'1""- ln -.OTif faith lti fovor of thcso measures, aS.l* -
some pretend to believe, why did lie suffer tliclr
to tho baso lmpntatloh of seeking a nomlna- '^ Z 0 tl fcsUh In favor of these measures ns ConstltuUonal Union Meeting. volco, cu'tlvalcd nnd modulated in harmony
tion and of using the patronago of tho Gov- in Miner. Wliv did he suffer their rnnsiitutlonal Union' „.m, i b „ «entimont ho desired to express, tell
enemies touso him lb defeat their iriedfriendst
Ornmont to : oblaln it, and then to. tho mortl-. ^ _
fving tatinUfrohi tho same malignant sonree ThI - 8 quost ; on maybeevnded, bnt Itcannotbo
of having been defeated. But, conscious of ^pfactorlly answered. Ho Is the favorite can-
my own integrity, t cheerfully consented to d | dftt0 0 f (he Freesoit wing of tho Whig party;
encounter all thls. rather thAn tljat my friends and , llchi In my judgment, bo is .not entl-
shonld foci tbat l was Indifferent, either to t)u( , to lbe support ol’any Southern man who
them or to tbo causo; and I am most happy |oobs t0 t ho protootlon of tho rights of the
W avail myself of this, occasion to return my ‘ ‘ "** ’* ""
Slice™ thanks,it'd td ckpress tho grateful
emotions ofmy heart, to.thoso friends of the
country who have so generously and so nobly
stood by the Constitution and the Union du-
Agaav bo confided
iiK»ov.7,1861.
ring tho . perilous scenes . .
have just passed. My sincere prayer is, that
their country mny cherish and reward them
according to thelrmerits. ' . •
I hope and trust my withdrawal.taay onablo
tho Convention to unite harmoniously upon
somo more deserving candidate; one,who, if
elected; may be more succcssftd in.winning
and retaining the confidence of tho party to
which ho Is attached than I have been. Di
vided as we were, upon my accession to the
Presidency, on questions of vital Importanee,
it was Impossible’tor me to pursue a courso
which would satisfy all. I bare notattempb
South and the Union of the States. I said on
a Into occasion in the Houso, that I did not
think that the people of Georgia "might not
to vote for Any man for President who was not
known to the country 16 be openly and uneyuiil-
ocally in favov of the Compromise measures,
with the faithful excculUh of the Fugitive
Stave Law iiiduded.” And I need hardly
add I suppose, that 1 am of the same -opin
ion still. It is not enough tlmt the Resolu-
tlotls of the Convention are godd tlhd sound,
tho illon who ateto bo brought Into power
and who are to exccnto them, should be equal
ly sound nnd explicit. "Principles not men"
may bo a Very appropriate "motto" for a parti
san politician Who never "bolts" a nomina
tion but i prtifef another which Is just about
as long, though considerably moto compre
hensive, it is "Principles aftil men." I want,
Part»oftbo county of Bibb, held at the Court- b p 0 , —r .
house, on Monday evening. July 5tb, Edward mn8 , c . bia c y 0 beaming w th
J Johnston, Esq., was called to tho Chair, „ tld flashing with com.scallonsol genius |
and J E. Wells appointed Sccrelary. hls. gestures dtld attitude gntdetol to 111 "'
Tho Chairman staled that the object of tho y, if heso personal advantages won tho^ pre-
meeting was to appoint delegates to the Union
Convention, tomeotor the 16th of this month,
odit. I have aoifght more anxlmisly to do principles and olso rellablomep
what was right than what would please; and ■ them out. The. principles of the Cou-
I Shall feel no disappointment at finding that v(jntlon lba t nominated General .. Scott a? Set
mycoriduethas, In the estimation of a ma- ^ { n thoit resolutions, nre gOod r I apprdvo
jorlty of the Convention, rendered mo an un- it(jem f # n y and cordially—but they have
«* massess
IrfMmcdgovlUlo, to take Into. considcrat.on
tho PruMdunlitt) .homiDOtJdiw, when. • 4* •.
0nraotionofReb«rt,CollinsrE5q., tho .fol-
■lowing genUcnien. were appointed by the
meeting, Delogatos to surf CottvOntton, with
power toflllany-vacnncy:: Ool.A.'H.Ohappolb
Judge. f. G; Holt, Hon. J.B. Lamar,- lion
W Tho n follmvto“' Preamble end ltosolStloni
■frere IntteducOdby JomesA.Nl8bet,Bsq.jknd
fitter sofflo yory; ttpptepria»e rotuarks from
the mover and Col. DoGtoffonred, r Robt.
Collins nnd J. B. Lamar, in.supportof tho
same;-thoy " : cre adopted: >. ' >
TiiE unity op the South has been long
desired by men of Oil parties, its the surest
tcllcctual powers began to tnovo hls hefirera |
find wlieniiis strong common sense, hls pro
found reasoning, tils clear conceptions of hls
out respect to color, or clime, found, In hls
expanded bosom nnd comprehensive Intel
lect, a ftlcndof their elevation nnd ameliora
tion. Such nmbltlon as lbat is God’s Im
planted In the human heart for raising tho
down-trodden nations of tho earth, and fitting
them for regenerated existence in politics, In
morals, and religion.
Bold and determined as Mr. Clay was In
all his actions, he was, nevertheless, concili
ating. He did not obstinately adhere to things
Impracticable. If he could not accomplish
tho best, he contended himself with the near-
cst approach to U. He has been the great
compromiser of those political agitations and
opposing opinions which hare, in tho belief
of thousands, at different limes, endangered
the perpetuity of ottr Federal Government
and Union.-f >4 yto
Mr. Clay was no loss rcmarkablo tor hls
admirable social qualities Ilian for bis -Intel
lectual abilities, As a companion; ho was tho
delight oflds friends; and ho man had bel
ter truer. They havo loved him from the be
ginning, and loved him to tho last, lit* hos
pitable mansion at Ashland was always oped
to their reception. No guest ever thence de
parted without feeling happier for bis visit.
But, alas I tbat bospltablo mansion lias al
ready bech converted into a honso of mourn
ing; already has. intelligence- of his death
passed with electric velocity to that aged
and now widowed lady, who, for more than
fifty years, boro to 1dm all tho endearing re
lations of wife,, and whose feeble condition
prevented her frolri jolnihg him in this city,
and soothing the anguish of life's Inst scene
bUct'lfiffi&’YtoteF iltto'hw.’' .ffitiif U. xo-onu
tian spirit of submission under her boreavo-
mcht I It cannot bo long before sho may ex
pect a rc-unlon in hcavoH. A nation condoles
with bor and her children on nceounl oftheif
irfotodittbie Idssj '
Mr. tiiay, from tho nattiro of his disease}
declined Tory gradually. Ho boro his pro
tracted sufferings with great equanimity and
pitlchct); On ono occasion ho said to mo that
when death was inevitable and must sooit
come, and when UtesUffiermwfis ready te dle;
bo d t d not poreoivo tho wisdom of prftylitg td
subject in all Its hearings, andSfils «Wkl^ bo „ doUmcd f ro tn sudden death.” lid
and beautiful illustrations,United wit I Shell t( u l tlmdcrBUob dreumstances the sooner
personal qualities, wofo brought td tbo dls- relieved by death tbo better-
mission ofany question, bis audlenco was oh ^ desired tbd termination or bis own sur-
teptUfed,convinced, nndled-by-thobrater, as fer j ng<i wh ,j ebo acknowledged tho duty ol
jf enchantod by tho lyre of Orpheus.
No roan was over blessed by hls Urottor
with faculties of a higher order or estcelteftCo
ibid those given to Mr. Clay, tSHW,
ness of ills prccoptldds, and the rapidity with
which hls conolnsions wore formed, ho had
four equals and no superior. He waS off
hentiy endowed with n nico discrfrolnatl
taste fortordor, symmetry, and beauty, Ho do-
patiently waiting and abiding the pleasure of
rl~A Xft. ninv frenilchtlV SDoke to IDO of
hls fabpo oVotorhaltito, founded oh tho merits
of Jesus Christ os a saviour j who, as he re
marked, enmo Into the world to bring ‘luo
and iteiHfirtallty to light. 1 ! Ho was i mem
ber of the Episcopalian Ohureli. In ono of
our conversations ho told mo thill ns hls hotlf
. of dissolution approacbod, ho found that ^ his
tooted In .a moment OYorything Out of plaoo. '“^^“^“ro^tt.ontratlt.gTmore and more
or deficient in fits rooni, tipon hls form, id hi* vi* nlrrlo—‘•hls Dhii**
l|3oib ItT no‘5.'prai'tirohjo oivnVr the dress of others Ilo wasj a skilful ^ dally visits be was In the habit
m ju^of^^^Hlesp^vdoq,-
, YONOK.
) W. ODEN.'
Rome, Georgia, j -’
• c Cols^X. Hutchin*, Mwrfww
) Hon, Hines Holt, Columbus,
niMahniioft "and to Tomemhet 1 ooly’that r^**; r
In American citizen, and the mn^s'trate of timC8 b „ 0 -.,pbjict’.or felicitation to any man
tho American Republic, hoind to regard eve- lh at ho has been enabled to teem his. country
tho American «e P ^ ^ by , 8acr , flci ’ ngblinscl f. This Is a consequence
.28 1851.
ROBERT F1DN.LAY, .
MANUPAOTOnER OP
1 Engines, Boilers, Mnfhlnery, R*<
na"?'’ E .rvdVrerlntion. ; Stoatr
_trcubtr°and Straight, put u V' lt
pgnst 21.1861/: ynvTt X*A$
Sahte'candidate/ But It shiuid at all “’“ n . c6mmlUud tothe hands of.fi tahdidalc
. ..^AMCkR^sRiMM.tii aMwan who g i vc3 no cortaln or unequivocal guaran-
A.xr. IF Aiartiin.1 fur their sDDPort and main-r
SafiS|SS?fe5^3»ift* :
DrtSS-’aaUL.^ re re J-SSJS
*' E |ive to him. Me was pafticnlar. and neat
teO, If oieoted, tor their support
tenance. What then is to bo donol perhaps
you may bo ready to ask. In reply to such
a question nt- this tlmo, I hnvo ; only to.-sny
that my present object Is not so much to give
nn opinion touching what should bo done^as
■to point out what should not bo done. Onr.
Convention is soon to nssomblo. -tho wholo
rv nortlon and section of * It with equal justice Dy pacnucuiB - i ‘
andlmtartiallty. That I might dothistho wh | c h neither.ho nor.hls frlonds b“'o-«ny
mowXtually, I resolved within myself not- ^ ti regret', and I hope mine will view it
to Beck a re-election. ;/. ‘ , In teat llgliL
WASHBURY, WILDER! R CO.
shtors and Commission Merohanta,
»SSi?!SSB!f8SBSr-»
r John S. Rowland, Cass co.
n. wiLOEn, | p.o.dana.
cgfttestotho
in his handwriting and hls apparel. A slov
enly blot or negligence df arty sort mot his
condemnation;,!^ ho was uM
, that lio attended 10, and arranged littlo things
iiivo a .iickoMd con-'
'"b'lTd “but believe thuf A. a statesman,
me tlmn I entered upon it, and with a heart grate-. COU i so as will bo consistent with evcrJ , man who ^“‘^“espectanytbevital his stand at tho hcod of 1,10 ^ pub "““ bb b88
of my official dutlei with a determination to (urtlji
do every thing. In mrved^andi shall soup retire, from th|s ;ex-
find a i
more;,, .
and patriotically devot 'encc with which they havo received m; lium-
w bom I bad' hie efforts to servo them, and anxious only .ttnjnodbjr any Etato or
' ^ t ^w“!Stowh«»fldeHty.t.1ente. that they, may ho better serred by. my sue- ^ u n , 0 „. .Bho has compelled both the roo portoftbe . a t| on3i „^ d Unite with
°? , tho country Is chiefly indebted cesror, and that our glorious Union an reo , t partica >' as they are called, to P c 2 U3 lb c „ot,le c<Tl "' t ’.. d
for any benefit it may have received from my |n^^™s maybe pt^ab^ ^ ln creed.P^clpte^^ Tho mooting Cbm’n.
.Administration, with a ^ n .hd obedient servant, sbe planted herael n be m m j. R. Wells, 8cc’y
worthy of every eomreendaUoni cordially j miizen MI LLARD FILLMORE. I test of 1860. Whether
gave tbclr countenance ap4-,W>!4*Dce A° fy* ( ... ,■ , .«q,i. i«- n. VUVLLX.
L — r«V »» —
Springs if human action. Ho had read and
studied, biography and history. Shortly after
I left coilego, 1 had occasion omdlbh him
in Frankfovt, where bo was attending
death ho seemed to be filtogcther abstracted
from the concern! of tho world. When ho
became so low that ho Could not conversa
without boihg fatigued, he frequently-
questedtho* around him to converse,JT
would then quietly listen. He .reteflr -
mentiii focultics in great pcrfis^“
memory remainod perfect. Hoj
mentioned events and cOhversatl*^
occurrence, showing that ho I
recollection of what was said I
snid to me that jib was gratt ■
continuing to 1dm the bk
which.enabled him to conB
fleet od bis slttialloh. He I
hls confinemeht the _
which marked bis c
or his lift. Hs
giving*
vwHf,*!
