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€l)c Home (Courier ROME, GA. Tuesday Honing Say IS ISM. J&S* “Taros’* bas been received, and is on file for publication next week. Constitotion of the Floyd Assorlatloa, The Southerner of last week contains the "Constitution of the Democratic Association of Floyd county,” In whieh Article second reads as follows: Any male inhabitant of this County, if not a member of an Auxiliary Association within tbe same, of the ape of twenty-one years, or up wards,.who is Opposed to all Secret Political Oath-bound Organisations having for their ob ject the exclusion of any CVf«*ea from the en joyment of any Civil Right or Privilege, be cause of his Religion* Relief or Foreign Birth, shall oh the recommendation of a member of this Society be entitled to foil membership. Ilia not to bo supposed that this document was adopted, without a proper and legitimate discussion, article by article, as is usual ou such occasions. Under such n consideration it would be an uncharitable and unjustifiable mo tlve which would induce any man to place any but a strict literal construction upon it. Tet wo would wish, in this instance, for tho take of Urn who drew up this remarkable State paper, that are might arrogate to ourself tbo privilege of so ooastraiag it that it would do tome little credit to his political acumen and discrimina tion. The most careless Tcaderwill, at once, observe that tho unfortunate use of one word has given to “Article Second "a most ridicu lous meaning. If* are informed that any “male inhabitant” will be considered an eligible member to this organisation, providing be is of age, ate. NofomUe "inhabitant 1 * is admissi Me ; that is .evident. People under twenty- erne years of ago an likewise excluded. Tho gate* as*'open to every other class of human bcingtf- if the- article mean* as it is tear- JetL .No matter whether they an white or Maek, bond or freo, naturalised or unnaturalia ed, their admissibility is beyond the shadow of a doubt It may be said that those who an not "opposed to all secret Political Oath-bound Organisations having tor their object the exclu sion of any citizen from the enjoyment of any CSwil Bight or Privilege, because of his Reli- gtm* Betijfar Foreign Birth, an inadmissible also. Wa as yet know of no such class or par ky that could be classified nndertbis head, and unless U can be shown that then really i* such a dssr, the possition is n true one, that all peo ple. without distinction, providing they be •either ntum aor children, an admissible to tbe fratenaity,'which is now being formed to prey* wp nad eepport an earing Regency;— We thus find that the charge which It is their pleasure to make against the Enow Nothings vis: that they an composed of "black spirits and white, red spirits and gray” is more justly attributable to themselves. Paragraph second, of Article ninth, is couched in the following language. “The* expressed and ascertained will of a majority of the members of this Association skall controland govern.” Bad Article aeeond been framed so as to pro vide against tontingencies, the paragraph here qnoted-Wtmld be very good in its place. Sup. poee, for instance, that a majority were -iamm- iuralaed “inhabitants ” The power is vested In thematonee of nominating any candidate far office they choose, and aU are bound to sup- poet him or else then is no meaning in para graph third under the same Article, which is as follows: "When the. will of a majority of this Asso ciation is frilly ascertained and made knows, ft slag then be faithfully and zealously carried into execution by all the members.” Aside from the ridiculous position into which there is a greater poeeibility than probability that this association would foil, by virtue of such a loosely eanstructed Constitution, there is another inconsistent feature which claims a passing notice. Hie members of this organi sation profess a profound abhorenee of the obli gations imputed to Enow Nothings. Yet each man who signs this constitution, binds himself up to aet with the majority, for when their will has been made known, it "shall be carried into execution by all the members.” No provisions are made’for tbe release of a dissenting person. His now must be beld to tbe grind-stone, whetherhe wishes it or not, he must, he “shall” vote for that demagogue, who, by bis intriguing, can secure a nomination.' There is the most barefaced inconsistency in tide political document we recollect ever to have won. We know not, we eare not, who framed ft it is a most ridiculous piece of patch work, and would acquire but very little effort to de velops Us glaring absurdities from beginning to end, 'end show conclusively that its whole eeope and design are to boleter up men, rather than to promulgate sound principle*. goes with Virginia and tbe South for a national and constitutional platform, a national party, and a national ticket, and repudiates the see* tionat, seditious end disunion Enow Nothings of Massachusetts. The new party of this State supported by New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the whole South, can afford to repudiate and outlaw, not only the intractable Know Nothings of Massachnsotte, but of all the New England States with impunity.” To this we might add an abundance of evi dence, all going to prove that tbo design of the American party is truly and exclusively nation al. We will resume the subject on some foturc occasion, when our columns an less erewded with communications.* « E Nurlbas Unum.” The following conversation ensued between a noted loader and a worthy democrat of our city on Friday last! Deader. ‘Good morning Mr. 'Its quite a pleasant morning.* Democrat *Yw, yes, very pleasant morning indeed.* Deader. ‘Yon are from South Carolina Mr I believe?* Democrat Tea I formerly lived in that State.* Deader. ‘A good many democrats in that Stat # I believe.* Democrat ‘No donbt of U, and I was one of them once, myself and am a democrat now.* Deader. ‘Yes, yes, I didn't doubt that I know you wen right We have got a constitution whieh several have been signing. I suppose you would like to put your name down? We want to know our strength, and on whom we can rely.’ Democrat ‘I am as good a democrat as any of yon, but I am not going to sign any snob document, and calculate to vote for whom I d—d please.* Deader. ‘Good morning Mr.-———,* and with a crestfallen bow, be reepectfolly retired. Chronicle A Sentinel.—The office of this excellent paper is offered for sale. It is one of the most profitable offices in the State, and is of fered on advantageous terms. Mr. Joxx^ is one of the best journalists In the country, and we exceedingly regret that either interest or inelination should prompt him to leave the pro fession. We learn from tho Snmter Republican that a day was appointed for a grand rally of the Anti-Kdow Nothings. Every possible ef fort was made to ensue n tremendous concourse of people. When the day arrived the crowd looked so suspicions that it was thought advisa ble to postpone the meeting to a future day.— Accordingly the fourth Monday in May was set apart for another rally. Death to the Canines.—By an Ordinance passed by the City Council May 8th, a tax of one dollar is assessed on each dog owned or kept in this city; and the Marshal Is ordered to shoot eTCTy dog found, in this eity on or af ter the first of July next, withouta collar. Sev eral dogs, and among them some valuable ones, bare recently been killed in a stealthy manner. Now this is decidedly twrong. If they have be comes nuisance, letas take only lawful means to get rid of them. Daguerre an. This art is the embodiment of one of tbe most interesting discoveries of modern times. We venture tbe assertion that for the same amount, we can procure nothing which will afford ns so much real pleasure and gratification rs the cor rect miniature of some dear friend or relative.— Those in want of such, will do well to call on Mr. Barclay. See advertisement. The Knickerbocker.—The May No. is on our table. This magazine is always good, and we wonder so few are taken by tbe lovers of good reading in this Ticinity. Gov. Johnson.—His Excellenoy came to onr city on Saturday last and remained till Monday. He seems to be in excellent health. We do not know what the business was that called him here, but presume he thinks that the interest of the dear people are in jeopardy. YrtUttg Oath—IU nativity. We poblisb in to-day’s Issue, wbat tbe Pitts* burg Gazette (an avowed enemy of the American party)figOws to be the obligation sad charge per taining to the third degree of the Enow Noth ing Organization. We bare the assurance from the Gazette, that tbe disclosure which its editor makes, was taken from a ritual which a mem ber of the order bad either lost, or accidentally mislaid. Without stopping to discuss tbe ques tion of its genuinenee», we invite a candid pern- ad of the obligation as a theme suggestive of some wholesome reflections to every man un blinded by prejudice and uninfluenced by tbe asouthings of demagogues. It must be borne fa mind that this oath is published by a paper inimical to the American cause, and taking it fbr granted that it is genuine, we see no reason whatever fbr any portion or class of American citizens to regret it as an instrument injur ions to the interests of onr eountry. If ever there was an article published, national in its bearing, conservative in its aim, patriotic in its design, this obligation and charge are emphatically one of that character. It recognizes no North, no Booth, no East, no West, but the Union, and the Union alone. This recognization Is not ba sed upon the expectation that one section is to yield to tbe encroachments of another in a pas sive submissiveness by tolerating the nsurpa’ tion of oneonstitotional rights and aggressions on tbe one hand, or yielding those rights for whieh the South has been contending on tbe other, but rather on a mutual Intention both in the North and Sonth (so for as the American par ty Is concerned) to remove those censes which serve to perpetuate sectional prejudices and hostilities, It may be urged with truthfulness that in some of tbo new England States, the Know Nothings have espoused and proclaimed Free- soti principles. We consider it an impossibility fbr any party to exist In the North withont be ing tinctured more or less with abolitionism.— At the same time, we have no hesitancy what ever in the opinion that the American party as a whole, is more national and conservative than any other of the North. Tbe time is not for off when those who are for denationalizing the or der, will be ostracised and driven over to the Seward ranks. Tbe New York Herald in allu ding to a Session of tbo Grand Conncilof New York about to take place at Syracuse, uses the following language: “Its proeeedings will show that New York sound men of the country unite to wrest it out of tho hands of demagogues, and save it from ut ter disgrace and ruin. Hamden. NOR THE COURIER. To the Editor of tbe Southerner. Sras- You publish In your paper of the 10th, a pre tended letter taken from the Telegraph, say ing that it "purports to have been picked up in tbe streets of Mneon.” Yon probably mean that the worthy who forged it, founded his pyramid of lies upon this ss the fundamental He. This manifest forgery and bundle of lies you not on ly pullsh, but you even stoop so low ns to say that "many statements of foet in it are true.”— Such is the desperate extreme to which yon suf fer your new born seal to hurry you. Any man of common sense, not blinded by partisan rage, can see that the thing you publish as a letter purporting to be written by a member of tho American party, was In fact written by an ene my, whose whole purpose was to tell Jnstao mo- ay, and precisely tuck lies, ns you and all the enemies of that party, would Hko to believe. Having published this batch of lies, and gone as for as you could to endorse them, you say your oolumns are open to denial. The thing js too transparent to requre even a dental, and if this were not so, the delegate from Rome, would probably seorn to let the truth appear in yonr columns, where precedence and counten ance has been given to falsehood. American. TOR THE COURIER. “If all wonld as unreservedly as Col. Chastain has done, place their claims and wishes at the disposal of their fellow democrats, they wonld not remain unappreciated and unrewarded— Southerner, April 19. The above is a "specimen of that tort of argu mentation which characterizes presses and par tisans of a certain class in this country. Be faithful to party, and submissive to yonr lead ers, and you shall be rewarded. Wbat is this bat a corrupt appeal to the meanest and most selfish motives; snch an appeal as none but a epoite-man should ever employ, when he is con- concious that he Is addressing himself to the mercenary legion* who fight for pay, and whose sole principle is plunder f This is the root of all the troubles which now beset tbe hitherto dominant party in tins Dis trict. A corrupt organization has been seized upon by tricksters, who, haring no principles themselves, hare acted upon the supposition that the cohesive power of the public plunder is the only sure bond of union. Offices, appointments, contracts, have been used to subsidize presses and partisans, and tbe bope of tbese, of appre ciation and reward, bave been constantly beld ont to tbe. bribe with which to enlist reernits, quell rebellion and hoy np the temporary sub mission of tbe contumacious, who have sough* office in the guise of independence. These prac tices, and the traders who have been beginning in this way, have had their day. Tbe honest masses, whose intelligence they here underra ted, are becoming, nay have become indignant, and will hurl them ere long, from the high pla ces they have filled hot to disgrace them, and strip them of the power they have abused for sel fish ends rather thsn for the promotion of tbe poblic good. In .effecting this great reform, so imparetirely demanded by every consideration, that ought to move the wise, tbo patriotic and tbe good, many “noble hearted Democrats, nay thousands of tho very elite of that gallant old party, will be found ready to cooperate. What nobler service to their county, nay to thexr party could they perform than to pnrgo it of its cor ruption, and drive from its temples, the corrupt herd of traffickers and dealers who have brought it to tbe very verge of defeat Tbese veteran tricksters are now in a terrible dilemma. They are generally believed to hare told the office of representative in Congress from this District, some 18 months or 2 years ago for a consideration of certain things to be done by a certain independent candidate wffo professed deadly hostility to conventions, nominations and all there party tricks. Perhaps this impersonation of independence and immaculate political parity, found himself in a position to make himself “appreciated”— Does be expect to be “REWARDED ?” It is generally supposed be does. Can tho leader» doit? That’s tbe'question. That they may evade some little of the odium of the sale they ere believed to bave made, are pretending to get op anew organization. This is all ahUnd under cover of whieh they will seek to deliver the office to the purchaser. It is all nothing however bnt a cut and sbnffle of a stocked pock of card* by a set of dishonest old gamblers. Away with the traffickers and spoils men i Down with the corrupt crew! Let the (For the Courier.] Rom© Democratic meeting and tbe Know Nothings Mn. Editor :—Permit me to offer some re flections upon political topics. T am one of those who attended the Democratic meeting on the 1st inst., and may have been marked down as one who legitimately belonged to the Regen cy Party. M were many others, who I well know went there merely to gratify their “curiosities.” To me the proeeedings were, I confess, very entertaining. The excited manner of the Au tocrat when reading that elaborate string of resolutions struck me with foree. When ho came to the Know Nothing part of them his acitation was such that he actually trembled.— This, with him, was evidently the vital point, and he exerted all the skill of an experienced political intriguer to show up the thing in form most hideous to the popular eye. And 0 dear! what ardent patriots—what enthusiastic lovers of the dear people are these men who con coct resolution? at snch meetings! Poltical re tailers—machines where patriotism is manu factured in any desirable quantity. Mo«t won derful creature is the latter day politician.— Proteus like, be alters “His focennd habit: and like water, seems Of the same colour that the vessel is That doth contain it: varying his form With the chameleon at each object change.” But then these resolutions, they were so fine, so excellent. Who could help admiring them ? Who does not want Cuba, that sunny isle, that delightful country, delicious morsel, so close we have but to reach forth the hand and pluck it. This looks so well. But wbat of the Know Nothings. Why take them so much to heart? Is it from a patriotic apprehension of danger to the country or to them*civet that men of iron nervo are seen to tremble. We opine it is not tbe formor. Well may they tremble when the people have condemned them in a great politi cal revolutiOb. “Ye aristocratic demagognes Tbe sober second thought Of an awakened people Will spurn you into naught.” The people are indeed taking matters into their earn hands, and these political wire workers who have been so long accustomed to drill and com mand at their pleasure, are beginning to awake to the fact. Their practiced nerves are quickly sensitive to the slightest vibration of popular sentiment The great apparent disregard that prevails In reference to old party names and creeds, the breaking np of old prejudices, and the silence so indicative of settled determina tion are ominons marks of an undercurrent powerful to the pulling down of strong holds, and terrible to the apprehension of demagognes and tricksters. They may rant, foam and puff as much as they like, bnt tbeir efforts will not avail. They are fighting in the dark—their blows strike they know not whom, and tbeir desperate struggles and denunciations are as fntile as tbe feeble qnivering of tbe insect in the spider’s web. No, sirs, it wont do. The people are sick and disgusted with the tyranny of party, and the sycophancy of demagognes. Yon have been “weighed in the balance and found wanting.” Tekel, TeJeel, is written on your forebeads. Does it become tbe Rome Re- gencyto talk of secrot*and|ontb-bonnd societies ? Who are they, and who are tbe Democrats or Whigs that they should set themselves up as the immaculate virgins to judge and impugn the American party ? Sham conventions, cau cuses, wire-working trieks and fraud are in separably associated with all their past history. Wbat bave tbe famous Regency been doing for years past ? Have they not been sitting in al most daily and nightly conclave playing, manoeuvering and tigbtning the reins of party? Have they not, by tbeir secret machinations, endeavored, and to a great extent succeeded in controling the politics of this district?— Prompted by ulterior aims of self-agrandize- ment have they not been instrumental in ele vating to office those whom the people did not want; and have not men wholly unfit for high political positions, been again and agnin put forward over the beads of those infinitely more worthy than they ? And 'his beautiful nest of patriots have the effrontery to preach upon frankness and openness, yet who does not know that they wonld shrink with horror from an ex posure of the numerous hydraheaded plots, which, from time to time, they have concocted to defeat the popular will, and-promote their own selfish ends? There can be no donbt though linked by a common ti of selfishness that they are even now affrnid of each other, and livo in constant dread of betrayal or dis grace. If tbe American party act in secret it is no more than other parties bave done and are doing. Indeed it bas been found necessary in order tbe better to discover the plots and thwart the selfish schemes of demagogues and thus rid tbe eountry of the wretched political thraldom in which it has'soiong been involved. The charge of abolitionism and proscription Ac. cqme also with very poor grace from these men, or from either of tbe old parties. They aronot worth the tronble ofrefuting. Both of the old parties of the North are unsonrd upon the slavery question. It is vain longer to look to the Northern Democrocy for support; recont developments show this. Most of their leading organs are ont against the Missourians and the Slavery party in the late Kansns difficulty.— Among those we may mention the Boston Port and the Albany Argue ; ard there can be little donbt that this expression will'speedily bring to gether in terms of close affiliation the party of the Administration at tho North and the free- soii faction of Seward. It is evident, says a writer in a conservative Northern paper, from ▼ery strong indications tbot tbe only party ‘in tbe North which can be safely supported by the South, in 1858, will bo the great National or ganization of Know Nothings, cleansed and purified as it soon will he, of tho dirt and refuse of tbo Massachusetts Anti-Slavery propaganda, and all such seditious sectional affiliations. It It is passing strange that Seward and his vile crowd should bo so violently opposed to the Know Nothings, if tho charge of abolitionism against them was true. It is well known that he established many spurious K. N. organisa tions in order to defeat the genuine order; and no doubt that most of tho few abolition items about whieh so much noise is made, had their origin in these spurious societies. But vast bodies of onr people at the South know that tho American Party is sound because they have gone into the order and found out tho truth; and all true patriots who go in remain in. They remain not because they are eompollod to do so, but on account of the bennty, purity and soundness of tho institution and the principles It lneulei Indeed, the principles the American party cannot fail io most the approval of all good ei sens. They are in strict accordance with GREAT DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS! To rend in tho seaboard papers the glowing accounts of tbe country meetings held in this county in Habersham and elsewhere, one would think that thoro was a general upheaving of tbo masses in this region In favor of the foreign Catholic party. We were present at tbe “great mass meeting (ns the Savannah Georgian terms tho little gathering of some 60 to 75 persons in ClnrkcsviUe) in Habersham, composed chiefly of persons friendly to the American order. The meeting in this place was a still greater failure. We understand that one of the delegates to the Guberntorial Convention, appointed by that meeting, kept’eount, and insists tbot there were actually forty nine persons in tho Hall‘during tbo meeting; but a friend who was present a#- LATER FROM EUROPE ARRIVAL OF TBE STEABER ASIA. Columbia, May 10th.—The British Steam* ship Asia has arrived with Li vet pool dates to Saturday, April 28tfa. Her advices are five days laftr, than those brought by the Atlantic. Tho Asia arrived at Halifax Monday night. Cotton has advanced 1-16 to id. Sales of the week 102,000 bales. Fair Orleans 6 pence, Middling 5 5-lOths. Fair Uplands 5J; Middling 5 3-16ths. HARRIED On the 7th inst., by ihe Rev. Mr. Rambo, Mr. MARKS of this city, to Miss SUSAN J. MA CON, formerly of Warrenton, N. C. C OTTO A MARKETS. uuw„ ,n Bn «The bombardment of Sebastopol continues nred ns than ton or twelve of tho number won JH-wIth heavy loss on both sides. . . « - - . . V T?,Iivlnn'a lnfrtof rininn boys undor age, and some fifteen or sixteen more were Know Nothings! This is the true chareter of tbo great “m meetings” being held in tlm difforon " of this constitution, and essential to the main tali and perpetuation of the pure primitive doc of our fathers. Asa disinterested cUisen, availing myse the liberty conferred by the eonstitntl I choose to ent loose from the fetters < tyranny and unite myseifwith a secret za ion of patriots, no man—nay—not eve' tho Autocrat himself shall prevent mo from doing. And to those, who, like myself, satisfied that all that remains of the old paj consists in mere names withont snbsta object, save that of corruption and spoils, wonld say try the new order. If yon do n' like it no one will prevent you from withdraw, ing. Yonr liberties will not be curtailed, and no restriction will be put npon yon strange than this, that while you remain yon mnst gard the interest of your couniry as paramo to the prejudices of party. PUTNAM.; Strawberries.—In addition to the alwi well furnished table, at the Etowah, afrsT Ketcbnm has dnring the past week furnished her hoarders with an abundance of most deli- cions strawberries and cream. Long may she continue successfully-to cater to the tastes of the hungry, and enjoy the pleasing satisfaction f seeing them relish her rich viands. , Lord Raglan’s latest despatch to 17th, says tlie Allies bad advantage; but Gortscbakoff, on' fhe 23d, says the allied fire bud become so to do little damage. r advanced two shillings, corn advanced ings. Money is easier. Consols 88 3-4 8. the 18th the Russians made a sortie, which troyed most of the advanced works of the he policy of Alexander is stated to be more than that of his father, ustria is now leaning towards Russia. Anschikbff is not dead, o grand dukes are again on their way to Crimea. he departure of Louis Napoleon for the mea bas beeD postponed. FOR THE COURIER. TM ALONE IN THIS WIDE WORLD. RT HARRY DC FOREST. Fm alone in this world—no parent is near— To guard me from vices which daily appear: To lead menriirht in thepnths I should trend, The blessing of God, to invoke on my head. No sisters to cheer my sad heart with hersmile. Nor from its dark moment of sorrow bceuile: The stranger’s cold gaze «Wh alone on me beam. As sadly I sail down life’s ragged stream. No brother’s strong arm to nphold and defend, To lighten my sorrows, my joys to extend : Alone I am wnnd’ring, tbe tears which now flow, Find response in tbe hearts of none here below. The home of mv childhood is desert and drear, No faces of bennty its silence to cbeer; Tbe tall oaks nrannd it so solemnly wave. O’er lost ones who silently sleep in the erave. The niehtingnle*8Song. mid thenestlinsr honeh. Enchants the soft breeze Hint is fanning my brow, Its wild gushing melody saddens my sonl, As mem’ries— fond memories over it roll. Beside thy grave lov’d one, I’m standing alone With th’ willow that’s waging above thee I moan; The dew-drops which shine on its branches so clear. Now mingle with mine, to descend in a tear I bade thee adien ; and the deep crimson glow Of health o’er thy red lip and soft cheek did flow; Yon smiled when we parted, nor dreamt that the bloom Which mantled thy brow, wonld thus fade in the tomb. Thy voice I remember, ’twns soft as the tune The whippoorwill warbles to welcome the moon; Its mnsic is bushed now, those pale lips are still. As the grave where thon sleepest, beneath the old hill. Oh! why did’st thou leave me, bright angel of bliss. Why did’st thou imprint on my cheek the cold kiss K That ravished its bloom, and to torture consign The heart that adored thee, the soul which was thine ? I’m weary, how weary, I will not confess, The deepening sorrow, the bitter'distress That’s burning within, nor would I now tell The anguish that lurked in that last, fond farewell. Tbe stillness affrights mo! sure, ’twns but a dream; Methonght I was standing beside a dark stream, And there floated lightly npon its wild wave, A form—’twas the one who now sleeps in her grave. Oh ! sadly I tread from the spot where I stood, Andplnnged in tho depths of the gloomy green wood; My heart beat as slow as the sorrowful tread That bore me away from the “Home of the dead.” Rome, Mat 1855. Are the Ksow Nothings Abolitionists? —Tbo Democratic Organs in Illinois and Mich igan. says the Nashville True Whiy, not only assert that the American party is pro-slavery, but that it was this party which sent the five thousand armed Missourians into Kansas to enr- ry the elections for tb,e friends of slavery. The Chicngo Times,.the chief organ of Mr. Douglas, the Detroit Free Prose, andtbe Clevel»nd Plain- dealer all distinctly cbnrgo thnt tbe illegal and violent proceetffngnby which the Kansas elec tions weiVfeAhfrWed ©era projected and carried throngh by tho Know Nothings. The Louisville Journal said recently, that, take tbe whole of tbe Know Nothing party of the North together, nnd it is sounder at heart, sounder in principle, and soundor in action up on the great slavery issnes than any other pnr- ty in thnt section has ever been known to be.— The Chicago Journal, a very zealous Anti-Know Nothing paper, replies thus : Undoubtedly the Louisville Journal is right, “Taking tho whole of the Know Nothing party of the North together,” it i» sound at henrt in principle nnd in action upon the side of slavery. For this was it ordained ; for such a purpose is it now being countenanced nnd encouraged at tbe South, seconded by Northern dough-faces. OnATomcAL Flight.—In a recent speech n Mr. Crane of Virginia, made tbe following oratorical flight: “I pledge myself to you, nnd to the world, if old Rnndolph don’t give a largo majority for Wise, I’ll seize the highost knob ofChcat Moun tain within her limits, by the shaggy tops of its gigantic chcsnnt oaks, and sling it clear to the Pacific *cenn.” Hold him ! Wonder if Col Crookett ever visi ted Crane's portion of Virginia ? If so, nuff ted, cultural Dureau beautiful sample of the wool of the Angora goat, from Mr. Richard Peters, of Atlanta, Georgia. This specimen is very fine indeed, being some ten inches long, a ltd soft and glossy as silk, and pure white in color. Tbe goats from which this wool came, are the produce of importation made by Dr. James B. Davis, of Columbia, 8. C, in 1849—seven females and two males. The flock is now owned by Mr. Peters, and numbers, perhaps, sixty. Dr. Davis is now about embar king for Persia to obtain more. The yield of fleece, in this country, is from four to four-and- a-balf pounds annually. The experiment of in troducing these goats into the United States has been entirely successful, the yield .here being much greater than in Asia, where it ranges from one to four pounds. Tho only embarrassment to their very rapid increase among ns thus far, is the fact that the males born in the flock greatly outnumber the females. Sudden Death.—A distressingly painful event occurred in tbe city yesterday afternoon, which has spread a pall of gloom over tbe hearts of many of onr citizens. We allude to the sud den demise of the estimable lady of one of our worthiest citizens, Green C. Wormley. About 2 o’clock a young gentleman thoughtlessly told Mrs W., who was at the time indisposed—that her husband had received a serious injury by being ran over by a dray. Sirs. W. asked if he was not jesting, and although he replied in tbe affirmative, she immediately swooned away, and shortly after died. Physicians were promptly summoned yet her restoration was impossible. —Memphis American. Obligation* u and eaeh of you, of yonr own in th6 presence of Almighty God and witnesses, with yonr hands joined in to- j f that fraternal affection which should ever together the States of this Union, forming in token of yonr determination that, so yonr efforts can avail, this Union shall o end, do solemnly and sincerely swear ) that yon will not, under any circnm- disclose in any manner, nor suffer it to io by others if in your power to prevent namrf, signs, passwords, or other secrets Degree, except to those to whom yon rove on trial to be brothers of tbe same , or in open Council for the purpose of that yon do hereby solemnly de- \ yonr devotion tothe Union of theseStates; , the discharge of your duties as Ameri- j tisens yon will'nphold, maintain, and de* 1 t; that you will discourage and discoun tenance any and f eery attempt earning from any tend every quarter, which yog believe to be design ed or calculated to destroy, or subvert it, or to ■weaken it r bonds; and thnt you will use your influ ence, as far as in your power, in endeavoring to procure an amicable and equitable adjustment of all political discontents or differences, which may threaten its injury or overthrow. Yon do fur ther promise and swear (or affirm) that you will not vote for any one to Jill any office of honor, j profit or trust of a political character, whom I you know or believe to be in favor of a dissolu tion of the union of these States, or who i* endea voring to produce that result; that yon will vote Rome, Augusta Atlanta Savannah “ April Extremes 63@8J 27 “ 8ft 29 “ m 27 .“ m m ROME PRICES CURRENT. Corrected Weekly by J. L* LOGUF. Apples— Molasses— 40e-45e Dried, bn.. . . $2 2J>Nails—per lb. 6f-71e Green, .*■. . .250-300?Nail Rod— . 6ic-7c Bacon— (Oil—Linseed . $1 35 Hams pr lb .ll-12ic<08i»ABBROS— llc-12c Hog round, 9e-113> Train,.... Bagging— )Pobk—per lb. 6-63 Hemp, lb, . >Potatoes— Gunny, . . 18c> Swoet, . . . 75c-00c Bale Rope— 12i-16« Irish comity Beef— .... 4J~ 5c< “ northern, 300 Beeswax— . 20e-25cSPowMn—Gnn 35c-40c Blue Sfone— 20cS Blasting, . . 25-35c Butter— (Rice—per lb. 6ic-7c country, . . 20-2SiySalt-—pr sack 260-75 Candles— ( per bo. 120 Tallow, . . 20c-25c$8hot—prlb. .11-123© Adamantine, 33c-40c^Sole Leather-— Sperm, . . . 60c( Country, lb. 25e-2So Corrzz—Bio, 14c, Java, . . . .16}-! Copperas—^ . » Corn—prbu. 130-15 free will and Cotto5 , Yarn— 90, Ecus—prd*z. 10-12 Jcj Feathers—lb. 40c, Flour—pr lb. 4J-5Jc Glass—8x10, $2$-$f Indigo—pr lb, $13-1 Iron—Sweed, 6Je-7, Georgia, . . Lard— .... 12-14' Mackerel—bl$17-$l Madder—lb.. 20c-2. Meal—per hu. 135-151 Northern, . -28c Blistered, lb. 10c—15c German, . . lhc-lfe Spring,. . . -10c • Cast, .... Z3c-2bc Sugar— Crashed, . . 223 N. Orleans, 7c-10c Stbup— N. O. pr gal. 48c -50c Tallow—lb. 10-12 ea—per lb, 11*-15 '‘ ‘hbat— per bushel, $170-175 Wool—lb, 25c-50 SPECIAL NOTICES. The Multitude Of testimonials from men of worth and Into- * grity, that have appeared in onr columns, furn ish conclusive evidence that no medicine in use, has accomplished so many extraordinary cures, and given so universal satisfaction in eveiy va<* riety and stage of disease, or that has had so extensivo and rapid a sale, as Sloan’s medicines. See Sloan’s advertisement in another col umn. may .15 Among diseases, dyspepsia and liver com- . plaint rank as most difficult to core. We are ' i pleased to bave it in onr power to point a rem- I edy wnicb has proved effectual in many cases, for and support for all political officers 3d or [ and which, we can safety recommend as a cer- “Change of Front.”—The Columbus Times, says tbe battle is between Democracy and the Know Nothings, it bas “ changed front’’ and its “war with Whigs and Whiggery is at an end.” It calls upon the Whigs to rally to the Democratic standard, and says it “can will ingly and cheerfully forget and forgive the past.” We would recommend onr cotimporary in his next paper, to indite another appeal—to be for gotten and forgiven!— Wilkes Republican. Union Degree members of this Order, in prefer ence to all others: that if it may be done con- sistenly with tbe Constitution and laws of tbe land, yon will when elected orappointed to any official station, which rnay confer on yon tbe power to do so, remove from office or place, all persons whom you know or believe to be in favor of a dissolution of the Union, or who are endeav oring to produce that result; and that you will in no cose appoint such persons to any political office or place whatever. All this yon prom ise and swear (or affirm) upon yonr honor as American citizens and friends of the American Union, to sustain and abide by without any hes itation or mental reservation whatever. Yon also promise and swear (or affirm) that this, and all other obligations which you have previ ously taken in this Order, shall ever be kept sacred and inviolate. To all this yon pledge your lives, your fortunes and yonr sacred hon ors. So help you God and keep yon steadfast. [Each one shall answer, “I do.”] After the candidates have been instmefad in j the mysteries of this third degree of the Or- j der, the following charge is given by the Presi- j dent. tain and infallible cure; it has been the means of rescuing thousands from an untimely grave.' We mean the Hoofland’s German Bitters, pre pared by Dr. C M Jackson, at the German, Med icine Store, 120 Arch Street, Philadelphia.— See advertisement. ' * ROME, GA., Feb. 1855. The Stock Holders in the Geo. & Ala. R. R Company will take notice that at a meeting of the Board of Directors, this day held the follow ing Resolution was passed: That in consideration of the pressure in the ’ money market, the calling in of an assessment upon the subscribed stock, and the employment of an Engineer to survey the Road, be for the present postponed. C. H. SMITH, Feb 6 Sec’y Go & Ala R R. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ^^-Intelligence was received in Pittsburg on Wednesday, of a bloody riot prevailing at Leichburg tunnel among tbe Irish laborers. ffSP'So far as we can learn, there is a better prospect, generally, for an abundant wheat crop than there has been for years past. Tbe raips have been pretty general.—Lagrange Reporter. Post Office Robberies.—Tbe New Orleans True Delta states that daring the administra tion of Postmaster Kendall, letters containing money to the amount of eighty tbonsand dol lars have been abstracted from the Post Office of that city. Mr. K. is no w under arrest on a charge of participating in these robberies. Bibb Democracy.—Tbe Democracy of Bibb bad a meeting on Tuesday last, to send dele gates to the approaching Gubernatorial and Con gressional Convention of the Party. Although it was day, the meeting was rather a slim affair, many of the old stagers" and hitherto active members of the Democracy absenting themselvs from the place. We understand that the delega tes to tbe Gubernatorial Convention are Johnson men. and those to the Congressional Conven tion are friends of L. Q. C. Lamar, Esq.—Geo. Citizen, —“Sonny, what did yon find in yonr stock ing this morning?” inquired a father of his wee boy, one Cbrismas day. “A big bole,” replied the young hopeful. —“If I were so nnlncky.” said an officer, “as to bave a stnpid son, I would make him a par son.” A clergyman, who was in the company, calmly replied, “yon think differently, sir, from your father.” PSP*A f«w days ago quite a curiosity was brought np from the bottom of tbe Artesian well in Livingston. Ain. At a distance of 335 feet below the snrface, and over 300 feet in “the rock.” an egg wns found, completely petrified, nnd perfect in shape, save where the augur hail defaced it a little. Mobile Election.—rHitehcock. Know-No*, thing, has been elected Probate .Tndge. of Mo bile, over Metk, Democrat, by 1100 majority. Joseph E. Brown. Esq., of Canton, is tbe Democratic Candidate for Jndee of the Supreme Court in the Bine Ridge Circuit. Jndee Irwin, the preset incumbent is his oppo nent. JT^Tt. is rumored in Washington thnt the President will appoint .Tndge E. G. Loring, of Boston, to the vacancy in the Conrt of Claims, occasioned by Judge Lumpkin’s declining the appointment. mind #39“Yonng men should hear coat tails, cigars, profanity, tall and blnster, do not make men. thnt shirt collars #S?r*Tho Richmond Penny Post says: Wo hnvejnsthcen officially informed that there are at this time seventy -two thousand members of the Know Nothing order in Virginia. This we assure the public is strictly official and entirely reliable. Frost.—Thero was a slight frost in Russell county, Ala., just opposite Columbus, Tuesday last. ^Bi^The cholera is malignant in the western part of the territory and Kansas city. —Hon. Walter T. Colqnit died at residence of Win. Ross. Esq., in Mneon, on the 7th inst. after a very painful illness. Opr Post Office.—Mrs. Caroline B. Robin son, widow of the late Colonel Robinson, has been appointed to take charge of tho Post Office at this place. The appointment wns conferred in pnrsnance of tho almost unanimous petition of onr citizens, nnd we have no doubt but tfaa Mrs. R. will prove an efficient and highly a coptnble officer.— Wilke» Republican. Brothers : It is with great pleasure that I congratulate you upon your advancement to the Third Degree of our Order. The respori^bili- ties you have now assumed are of more seri ous weight than those which preceded, and are committed to snch only os bave been tried and found worthy. Onr obligations are intended as solemn avowals of our duty to the land that gave us birth; to the memories of onr fathers; and to the happiness and welfare of onr chil dren. Consecrating to your country a spirit unselfish, and a fidelity like that which distin guished tbe patriots of the Revolution, yon have pledged yonr aid in cementing the bonds of a Union we trust will endnre forever. Yonr dep ortment since yonr initiation has attested yonr devotion to the principles we desire to establish; and bas inspired a confidence in yonr natriotism, of which we can give no higher proof than yonr reception here. The dangers which threaten American Liber ty arise from foes, without, and from enemies within. The First Degreepointed outthesource and nature of our most imminent peril, and in dicated the first measure of safety. The Second Degree defined the nett means by which, in com ing time such aseaulls may be rendered harm-, lees. The Third Degree, which you have just received, not only reiterates the lessons of the oth er two, but it is intended to avoid and provide fora more remote but no less terrible danger from domestic cnemie*lto our free institutions. Our objectis briefly this; To perfect an orga nization, moddled after that of the Constitution of the United States; and coextensive with the confederacy. Its object and principles, in all matters of national concern, to be uniform and identical, whilst in all local matters, the com ponent parts shall remain independent and sov ereign within their respective limits. The great result to be attained—the only one, which can secure a perfect guranty as to onr future—.is Union; permanent, enduring, frater nal Union ! Allow me then to impress npon yonr minds and memories the touching senti ments of the Father of his country? in his fare well address: “The Unitt of Government which constitute yoa one people,” says Wash ington, “is justly dear to yon, for it is tlie edi fice of your real independece, the support of yonr tranquility at home, of yonr peace abroad, of your safety, yonr prosperity, oven that liber ty yon so justly prize. * * It is of infinite moment that yon should properly estimate the immense value of ! yonr National Union, to your collective and , individual Union, to you collective and individ- i nal happiness. You should cherish a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it: ae- j customing yourselves to think and speak of it, as the palladium of yonr political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with fealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned, and indignantly frown- j ing upon the first dawning of every attempt to j alienate any portion of our country from tbe j rest, or to enfeeble the sacried ties which now : bind togetherthe various parts.” Let these words of paternal advice and warn ing, from the greatest man that ever lived, sink deep into yonr hearts! Cherish them, and teach your children to reverence them as yon cherish and reverence the memory ofWashing- ton himself. The Union of these States is the | great conservator of liberty so dear to tbe A- ' morican heart. Without it, our greatness, os a nation, would disappear, and onr boasted self- I government provo a signal failure. Tbe very i name of Liberty,nnd the hopes stuggling for Free dom throughout the world, must perish in the wreck of this Union! Devote yourselves, then, to its maintainance, as our fathers did to the causo of independence ; consecrating to its sup port, yonr lives, your fortunes, and your sacred honors! Brothers Recalling to your minds the solemn obligations which you bave severally taken in this and tho preceding Degrees, I now pro nounce yon entitled to all the privileges of membership in this organization; and take pleasure in informing you that yon are now members of the Order of * * * LINENS ! LISEIS!! LI JESS II! TXTHITE tyish Linen of the best qnaity. V V WHITE IRISH LINEN for gent’s pants and ci at?. Also CHECKED AND STRIPED Linonsfor gent’s pants and coats. WHITE AND COLERED LINEN DBIL- lings for seat’s pants. • BROWN LINENS, a large stock and of eW • ery quality. RJ JOHNSON • Also, if yon want a fine Fashionable HAT, I have them of the best that is made on the la test style, and very cheap R J J READYMADE COATS. PANTS, & VESTS jast received of the latest style to ~sait summer.. mayld tf RJ JOHNSON. THE DAGCRREAN GALLERY W ILL be open for a few weeks on Tuesdays,. Thursdays and Saturdays, where good likenesses will be warranted. The new style called stereoscopes, are as life like as art can make them. Pictures set in lockets, breast-pins and rings. There is no present (which costs so little) more acceptable than a good Daguerreotype f and there are hundreds who now regret that they had not secured a likeness of some belov ed one, who has gone to “that bonrne from whence no traveler retnms.” “Seize the shadow then, ere the substance fils,” for “in in the midst J of life we are in death.” It matters little whether onr friends may be homely or handsome; it is sufficient that they are dear to ns. • Every &mily should possess at least one copy of each of its members. For terms apply at the rooms, or at T S Wood & Co NB Daguerreotypes can now be sent safely by mail to any part ofthe United Statesfor 25c. may!5tf B S BARCLAY PERFUMERY!!! DR. J W HICKS & CO., THANKFUL FOR the patronage they have ’hereto fore received from the citizens of Rome and its vicinity, would very respectfully invite them to coll and examine their stock of ^rrfmnfnf k #mrq$rtirl*5 WHICH IS DECIDEDLY THE LARGEST & * best selected stock that has ever been brought to this market. Their assortment CONSISTS OF ALL KINDS OF PERFUMERY, POMADES OF ALL kinds, & Flavour. COOKING EXTRACTS, -ODONTINE) CAfHOUS > PRESTOS SALTS,- TOOTH AND HAIR BRUSHES, POWDER, SNUFF-BOXES &C., Please call and examine their as- i sortment. may!5 tf - r fO months after date application will be made t> the Ordinary of Floyd County for leave to sell all the real estate belonging to the estate of Susan Self, late of the said county of Floyd deceased. HARRISON CAMP, may 15 Adm’r. - T A GREEABLY to an order of the Conrt of Or dinary of Chattooga county, will he sold be fore the Conrt house in the town of Summer ville on tiie first Tuesday in July next, all the real estate of Hngh M Middleton, minor heir of John Middleton deceased,Jibe same being about 12 acres of land lying on Chattooga River a fraction of Lot 87 in toe 6th District Tand 4th Section. WM J HENRY, may 15 v Guardian. The American Party In Georgia and tbe Slavery Question. It is generally understood thnt the American party in Georgia assembled in State Cnunoil at Mneon, Wednesday last. It was ordered that tho following resolution, adopted by Council and hunded a us by tho President, should be’pnb- lished. Resolved, That slavery and slave institutions are protected by the Constitution of the United States, and toe obligation to maintain them is not sectionot^Out national; that the right to establish themin the organization ofState gov ernments belongs to tho native and naturalized citizens; and that Congress baa no eonstitu- WOOL CARDING MACHINE FOR SALE. A NY person wishing to go into this very prof- 1x. itable branch of business, is now offered A rare chance of baying a first-rate set of Wool Cards, LOW. The machinery has been used but one season under the best of care. Was built by Rogers A Co., Patterson, N. J., of his most improved and best finished style, attached to which is a. Patent Barred Dirt Extractor. Forforther particulars apply to the subscri ber at Rock Mills, Warren Cc., Ga. may 15 3t B J WILSON. MORRIS & STRATTON, TTTHOLESALE Grocers, Produca and Cota- YV mission Merchants, and Dealer in For eign and Domestic Liquors. Cornet' of Market and Clark Sts., Nashville Tonn.. may 8 ly B. S. WELLER, D EALER in Copper, Brass, Tin, Sheet Iron, Stoves, Grates, Hollow Ware and New seed and Agricultural Depot. No. 35, Upper Market Street, Nashville, Tenn, may 1 ly. Masonic.—A grand Congress of the Mnsonio Fraternity of the world, is to take place in Paris on the 1st of June, to take into consider- ... - - - , . ,, ation the condition of Masonry over the Globe, enranents belongs to tho native and naturalized TWO months after date application will be and to adopt, for tbo benefit of tbe order, what- citizens; and that Congress has no constitu- -L made to tho Ordiuary of Chattooga county ever may bo appropriate nnd lawful. Delega- tionttl P ower to interfere, by excluding a now for leave to sell all the real estate belongingto tions from nllthe legitimate Grand Lodges of State applying for admission into tho Union, ; tho estate of Moses Kelletto deceased, tho Order are expeoted to bo present. It will j n P on th6 g round tbat th ® constitution of such i JOHN B KNOWLES, undoubtedly be a notable occasion. { State recognises slavery.—Nar. Republxcon. J may 8 ’55 Adm’r...