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eijc Home (fouticr ROME, GA. Tuesday Horning lay 22,1854. To Correspondents. JSD'Weare glad to see such » waking up amongst our citizens In the matter of writing communications for the Courier. This is right. There is ns much, if not more talent in our city than say other place of its site in the State. If yon want an interesting paper, contribute as much as is in your power to make it so. We invite any and ail to send in such communica tions for nest week as they deem proper.— Whether they be grave, witty, or mirthfol, it matters nop W« shall reserve the privilege of—-of what? Rejecting of course. Let ns have year spiciest neat weel. Pitch in, hoy*! XiWWe have received a nemmualeatt over the signature Chattooga, hot too this week's issue. After a more earefa! pei should ire deem it suitable to oar columns, shall place it on file for publication next Mr. Stern exs' Lsttsr.—It is quite amusing j to observe how die organs of the Foreign party I are chuckling over this late production. The most of them seem to think it ie the death knell to Americanism in Georgia. The speech es of this talented men, delivered on the floor of Congress in the defence of the South and of Swrtw* inter*its, have, hitherto, been exclu ded Area the col mans of the administration papers; hnt now that he has uttered his denun ciations against a patty which bids fkir to over whelm both the old political combinations, these same papers are not only teeming with praises of Mr. Stephens, hnt are the proffered mediums through which his letter may he pro mulgated throughout the State. And why is all this? Is it because the honorable gentle- man has discarded hisnld creed? Is it because he has signified his Intention tn go over to, and become a member or what is in rain deal; a- ns to d jtfipW* Invite the attention uf our to the eommuaieatioa ia another column the signature of “ Scans * He takes a unprejudiced and dispassionate view ecope and design of the American party, and ponder. _ Reply to tkc Letter ef the Ron. k Stephens. Wc shall, next week, pnblish a fall and ela borate reply to Mr. Snteuxx*’ attack upon thej principles of the American party. The articl in question ia from the pen of Col. S. Foccbe We have read it ia manuscript, and are ed to recommend it as an able erudite and wincing document. We shall publish exi copies of the Conner next week, and all have a deeirete read the Col's reply can avail themselves of an opportunity. Mrs. Robert Batter and Mrs. R. J. Jobnsoi wQl please accept an acknowledgement of thanks for those delicious strawberries whiel they had the courtesy and kindness to For rite and richness in flavor they were equal tossy wo have overseen. We relished them the more highly, coming as they did from the ladies, who are ever active in encouraging STSry laudable enterprise. Without venting mr feelings in a volley of poetry, in plain hon- est prose wo tender to our donors the compli ments of die season, and with them an editor’s ]Fnr the Courier.] Flovb Coujrrr, Mny IS 1855. Mr. Editor: I was once young but now I am old. Tima baa with me, dissolved'all hasty thought, all person al ambition. I am now, in no position where I can reward my friends; enemies I trust I have none. Then suffer me if you please, to oxprese in a frank plain way, any peculiar views upon the subject of our political interest. I say pe culiar, for I find but few indeed, whose works are the shadows of any frith. Lest my opinions should be aspersed, from impure motives, I will say that I have over been of the Democratlo faith, and still am a warm advocate of Democratic measures. Those meas ures hare triumphed, and are accorded In hy all modern Statesmen. They are as firmly fix ed as the Roek of (lihralter, and hath of the old political parties now stand upon the Democrat le platform. The line of destlnctlve principles has gradually Aided away nntil nothing is left save the spoils of office. What Democrat now imputes any tenlt to the administration of Mil lard Filhnoro—Wbat whig dares to abuse that of James K. Polk ? From my boyhood up to this good hour, tho Roam, May 13,18 fifty 5. Mr. KoBorn, Sur, me and Kol. Dodd was always mity good friends and that’s why I writ my other letter to bis paper, the Kol. nsod to work formeio South Kallinaand I felt kinder affeetin for him like. Then agin his From the N. T. Herald. He w Jersey Know Hot binge all Right— The Hew Yorkers Close at Band—Phil adelphia national Connell-Good Pros pect. We publish this morning an interesting spe paper was ondepsndent and he didn’t ax any ! cial report of tho proceedings of the late Know * * . .1 I . 11 . , _ A —. . . _ f f — ..M A A XT body no odds. Pm powerful sorry he sold it to that knmpany of gentlemen I am shore for I’m afeered it will bo powerful one eyed in Us pollytiks now. I allow as how it will go it blind for somebody. I don’t think kol dod will be doin on hie subscribers jestiee if bo don’t make the kumpany of Gentlemen efaang tbs paper’s name, a man told me thoy was goin to chang it to " The Office Seeker*s Tooll," and I allow as how it’s a good name. I thought mr. koBurn, sur, that I would writ you a few lines to kno if a humble indi vidual like meself could have the priviicg of expressin myself in your valuable sheet. Pol- lytiks are gettin hotter and hotter. The Tbum ometer bn* ris and I want to kno what It all means. I don’t hear nothin but Pollytiks and Loknsts and one has got to be as monotonus as tho other. Some on my old akquaintonee has been tellin >n mo that you kno nuthins are cunning office seeking lenders of both parties, agin us Phorrainers votin till we’ve been here cried out in the ears of the unsospocting people, " TPe must succeed or the country is fa danger.— The Union mutt he saved." Well, wo have all soon Democrats ia power and Whigs in power, yet the wheels of Government have rolled on in tho same smooth way, liberty was as unfet tered-property as secure, and tbo Union as safo under the one as under the other. Party lenders cry havoo for the spoils, and for tbo spoils alone. Then why should we war any longer for such a bone of contention ? Let ns seek a worthio- foe. There is no danger to be apprehended from ourselves; we are all of a great family. For many years past, it has been observed that there is a danger brewing in onr midst— already has the Foreign vote endangered our peculiar constitution ; even now it is a pow- 21 years, well mr. koBurn, sur, I don’t kear for that, no body axes you nor your kno nu thins any odds. I allow as how yon can’t pass no * hex post fsk to Laws,’ kin you ? well I’ve been here 11 years and I’ve been swore in and they give me some papers and I’v kept the Dokuments. so driv on yonr kyart old boss. I allow; as how youre after them Phorainers wht*s comin over. 1 well so am I. mr. koBurn sur. wevo got enuf of them sort of kattle. They are powerful bad stock on an averag tho’ I say it myself. Bnt your kno nothin Laws aint a goin to keep em from knmin. Thoy don’t kear nothin abont votin. konldn’t vote at home nor speak thor onest sentiments nor bold an offis and hadn’t nothin to eat in the bnrgin except a few blasted Potato*. So yon aint hurtin on em a bit The fakt is mr. ko- Nothing State Council or Convention at New ark, New Jersey. This report shows that the Jerseymen art in good sailing order, and in the right channel for the White House. They have appointed delegates to the Philadelphia Grand National State Connell of June, whoso prlneiples are in accordance with the eoropro- mises of the constitution, and consistent with project of a great national Union platform for the grand campaign of 1850. The good example of this Jersey movement will have its influence at the forthcoming State Council at Syraouse. The delegates from this State, one from each judicial district, omitting the fifth, have already been chosen. Tho Coun cil at Syrao.se will moot for other purposes.— Here, too, as in Jersey, they require some al terations of their ritual and constitution to bother the outsiders; and here, too, they find it necessary and proper to vindicate the nation ality of their principles, so that their brethren in Virginia and the South generally may in season have tho advantage of this new move ment. Tho Know Nothings of New York, like those of New Jersey, repudiate the abolition principles and proceedings of the so-called American pnrty in Massachusetts, and it is pro per that their brethren of Virginia and the South should have the fact officially proclaimed. We have no doubt that the Syracuse . State Connell wilt take high national ground upon the great constitutional issues of the day; and we believe that their course wilt have a descisive influence in the national Council at Philadelphia. In the interval, the proceedings at Syraouse will probably go far to determine the result of the Virginia election, some weeks : hence; and the election will determine the na tional unity or disintegration ofthis new Amer ican party. If they lose Virginia .they must I prepare to take their chances in a sectional scrub race; if they gain Virginia, the whole course is open to them round tht. entire circum ference of the Union, and down the middle, from the St. Lawrence to St. Augustine. The formidable power of this new party in this State is aptly illustrated in a letter in these columns from an Albany correspondent. The movement fora fusion between the Seward fac tions and the Van Buren free soil administra tion democrats has fairly commenced. But Dei From the Columbus Enquire. locracy the iathon of Kuo w Holding- The Petersburg Intelligencer—wbieb by the wny is a troublesome thorn in the side of the Democratic opponent of the American party io the old Dominion—-in a late issue introduces to their consideration tho preamble and resolution, a copy of which we subjoin, prefaced by some Brs. Point’s Boarding House A very genteel establishment is Mrs* Puffit’s —very. One may be assured of that by the manner in whieb the meals are served. Thera is no rnlgar superfluity at Mrs. Puffit’s table. The smallest quantity of food is placed symme trically npon the greatest number of gilt edged plates. Coarse-minded persons, on need to so ciety, might say there was not enough to eat— pertinent comments. Although intended for j But what of that; the silver salt-cellars are the latitude of Virginia, we think it not inup- carved superbly, and the napkins are of the propriate further South, and would particularly fineit quality. Even if the joints of meat have commend it to the notice of our cotemporary of to be carved to make them "go around,” surely of the Times A SintineL Here as in Virginia, ’ the sliver forks and finger glasses are an ample we find the opponents of the new party denonn- j compensation for snch slight deficiencies. eing the order and their principles as anti-A merican, anti-Repubiican, anti-Democntic.— They call upon their Democratic friends tc "come out from among them and be seperate,” to "touch not, taste not, handle not the unclean thing,” utterly oblivious, or apparently so, of the pregnant feet that the democratic party, the friend of the foreigner par excellence, are in fret Things are called by their right name at Mrs. Puffit’s too. She never asks any one if she shall help them to a potato--no indeed ; she in- qnires if she shall "accommodate them to a pomma de terrh.” Neither does She send a piece of pompkin pie to Mr. Glnbbins ; she says "Jeemes. the pompion pastry to Mr. Glob- bins;” and Mr. Glnbbins is forthwith pro- the originators or first 'promulgators of the odi* ; vided with a triangular wedge of that article, ous doctrine, against which the declaim with { nearly the size of bis own finger, and an im- such pious seal. mensely large silver fork to eat it with. And But we will let the^Inteltigencer speak for it- j then H is worth something to see Mrs. Puffit seif. It says: j preside. She always dresses in black velvet at We believe that the Virginia Legislatnre of j ? ) inner li ”° ; * od “ ho b “ sa , cb * 17M was distinguished for itsardeni zeal in the ber fal . white shoulders vaunted old Jeffersonian Republican cause.- : °* be J™ 1 *", « d is so ingenious in the The Resolutions of’88 and '98, commonly so j ***** bcr P»«J ara8 and gl, ‘ te " ngbra 1 c 1 0 ' called are, of themselves, snffieient evidence of *•*■» tba * '['* a treat to see her. And then the the spirit and temper of that body. These fa- I *«£* j}**™ ***? common P^epeople raous Resolutions have-in foot immortalized it afc Mrs * Pa ®* 8—not ** * n T raeans * Ex ' Well. The Virginia Junta Democracy have j ‘ *** ’ worshiped at the shrine of these old political MARRIED on the evening of 15th May deities nntil their knees have been nearly worn ’ 1855. hy. Rev. Ro. SCALES. Mr. DAVID F. erful element of discord among ns—what think* j burn sur Fve been ashamed of aheap of them J bow they are to manage it in this city we can- PncirisuL—Our Devil, a little lad of twelve rammers only, made an angling excur sion npthe Oostananla last Saturday evening, i left the office, judging from the dimin- i of h's stature, we bad some apprehen sioas that the fishing process would be reversed and the “devil” himself would be eaught. To oetr surprise, however, he returned at sun-set with a eat-lsh of fourteen pound* freight! Whether aided or net by the strains of the 'Orthfan lyre, film Alton, a hero of Herodotes, he first allured tills dolphin of the deep and then rode him landward, are will net hazard an as- Oae thing la certain : be is the “devit* cat-fish. of in a great State. Whieb of the two will snffer most. Mr. Stephens, or the party assailed, <*let time make proof.” fiS9*If there has been any one period da ring the present year distinguished above atf others for the accession of members to the Amer ican party in the fifth Congressional District, the last two weeks constitute that period. We have cheering intelligence from most eveiy di rection. The more onr principles are promnl gated, the more eagerly and more generally they are adopted. This result is not occa sioned hy demogognes who foam and rant, and misrepresent npon the stomp, bnt by that more silent and effectual way which lies in an appeal to the understanding and to the heart The prlneiples of the American party need no ad vocacy. They are so elear. Comprehensible and trnthfol, that to read them is to adopt them unless prejudice usurps the place of conviction. This is wbat causes so mneb alarm in the ranks of the foreign party. If Americanism were ba sed on erroneous premises, there would he no necessity of an "appeal to Democrats.” nor of an appeal to whigs snch aa is now being made $£PAs will be seenhy an advertisement to he found in to-day's paper Messrs. Valentine , to patch up the two old defunct organizations. A Co. of Atlanta are prepared to cell all kinds The whigs here all gone by the board save now ef Liquors, Wines, etc., oi^ the most moderate *»•* then an o!|| fogy scattered here and there, terms. It is onr opinion that those who deal ; The democracy has shared the same fate, but in liquors could not do better than to patronize *ome of the leaders who are unwilling to ac ting establishment. From an acquaintance . knowledge it, in a dying struggle are begging, with two of the gentlemen belonging to the ; entreating, exhorting whigs, fire-eaters, and dis- Fmn, we are justified in pronouncing them hon- affeeted Know Nothings to come to their aid. orable and .fair dealing men. Their assortment consists of the very best qualities and, we doubt not, their prices are ganged to suit the exigences of the times. Fats at Cbattamoooa.—We learn from the Gazette that the extensive Steam Lumber es- tebliament, of Smith & McCanlie, was consu med on the wight of the 10th fast. Entire loss 538,000—no insurance. We understand that a violent hail storm pass ed through the northern portion of Polk county on Saturday last, doing much damage to the houses and crops in that section. Dering the past week, the weather in this section, has been warm and summer-like. The crape are in a thrifty and growing condition. iftiMfroathe 8th Congressional Dis trict- Wedonot apeak unadvisedly when we say. that n greater impetus has been given to the American movement by. Mr. Stephen’s letter (ban hy any other instrumentality or agency. When a man of bis recognized abilities openly i a party planting itself upon the basis of l and incontrovertible principles a suspi cion eannot well he avoided that "there is some* thing rotten in Denmark.” Never at any pre ceding period has there been such a general and universal inquiry in this section in regard to "8am." Democrats who have been hitherto fearing that Know Nothing! «n is only “whig- gery ip disguise.” are fast waking op to the troth thtt tills is only clamor raised by party Under* and demagogue* to prevent a falling off from their ranks. The siren voice o/tbe foreign party baa an admirable effect, and we esn only hope that it will never he bashed unt/1 tho good work of troly and thoroughly A«nerk'*ni*ing ti»« P°P n * lar feeling will be accomplish^ <1- Of the many evidences now before ns eondncK' 8 to * belief in the rapid spread of American pn’.‘ t ®'P* ea » we extract the following from a letter writ* 80 b J * gentleman In Washington, Wilkes-connty, to a person In this place. The reader will bear in mind that tills comes from Mr. Steapben’s own District. If raeb Is the cheering news from that quarter, what may we not expect from other sections of the State 1 Here is an effort to bnild up a party of the most heterogeneous elements. It must be a dire nec essity which is the Incentive to snch an effort We say. let all who will, join this pandemoni um—bnt mark the sequel.' The American par ty is progressing steadily and nninterraptodly Its tread is silent. The noisy monthings of its adversaries are heard, bnt not heeded. Turn ing neither to the right nor to the left. Sam moves on in the majesty of troth and of power. Like a sleepless vigil, he watehes over the des tiny of Amerieanlsm. Like an ubiquitous spir it he is confined exclusively to no locality, hnt his presence is perceived and felt in every city, town, aqji hamlet of America. Neither the de nunciations nor the supplications of his enemies will impede his progress. His march is on ward. Dear Sir: Yon undoubtedly have seen and read thy famous epistle of Mr. Stephens, whieb was intended to annihilate the American party at one blow, and the rest of msnk nd who might dam to even sympathise with them. I have scarcely ever known anything toissno from the press wbieb more completely recoiled upon the antbor, than bas this document npon Mr, Stephens’popularity. It bus acted npon the order as manure upon vegetation, stimula ting and invigorating Its growth. The people in thls eonnty are more tally aroused and thor oughly determined to entry oat the objeetf of the organization, than ever before- They re. gard’bis letter as a aperies of dictation to wbieb they will never submit. Down here we nnder. stand wbat is the matter with the old Whig leaders. They are in the fix of the little follow who wee carrying a load of bay to market. His father was riding on top. The wagon capsized and bnried the old man under the load. The little follow was erying most bitterly as a traveller pnssed, who asked him wbattbe matter was. "Ah,” said the lad, "I don’t care a dam for the bay hnt dad’s nnder It” This is the trouble with Stephens and bis crowd. They ‘don’t care a darn’ for the Amer ican party, hot it bas eaught Charley Jenkins under it There is where the shoe pinches. We are steadily and rapidly on the increase in this eonnty, and will, hy Angnst, have two-thirds of the voters in the county as members of onr or- dsr. Most of the outsiders w1U vote with ns. Our principles and objects are roeh that the peo ple approve of them. We have only to give them Baht on the subject, and they will invnri- «Wy act with n«. We have nothing to dread froip coming in Contact with the people, I have . never talked with hot one man in this county j qu^ilon to Milton [For the Courier.] Mb. Conran: “Answer a fool according to his folly.” The kennel Is in an nproar. The lash bas fallen most keenly npon the mangy hacks of its in-dwellers. "Blanch. Tray and Sweet-heart all” are in foil eTy, and showing their fangs in no amiable mood at Aristides, Hamden, Put nam. and American. The polite and polished Editor of the Regency’s organ, whose ehaste lips, if be may be believed, could, on no ac count, he brought to call a spade a epade has had bis delieate nerves sadly shocked fiy the plain language of American. He published a manifest forgery foil of falsehoods, known to he raeb by American, saying they were no donht true f and .when he hears the things called by their proper name, he affeets to go into spasms at the shocking loordTPoor delicate gentleman ! He may expect to "die of a rose In aromatic pain.” The unclean thing Iteelf may he -tasted, tonehed; handled, wed, rolled nnder the tongne as a delicate morsel, bnt to call its ugly name— oh shocking vulgarity ! This exquisitely tas ty Editor will find, if be lives long enough in tMs vulgar world; that words were made for nse. and that the fanH lies not .in malnng f bnt in deterring the application. “No doubtt” are the words behind which he sknlks’from bis share in propagating theYorgery of "Jo’s" correspondent, who, be seems to think, shonld have been treat ed with /Treat orbearanee because it is presum ed he will nt ver appear to father his fabrications That may he tf» e Editor's idea of magnanimity. No man of sense w/H concur in it any more than he will approve his giving currency to those fabrications. A worthy correspondent, calling himself "Fire Eater,” enters Into competition with "Jo's" correspondent, and bids fair to' become a successful rival. Taking a bold name, he makes some elyly guarded assertions, and sti!.’ slier insinuations—raeb as that Aristides, Ham den and Pntnam. are all the same. This is false. Again, be says that this Aristides, Hamden, Pntnam “U’bel* the Demdcratie party with all sorts of names.” This too is simply false so far as Aristides and Hamden are concerned, unless he regards fbe Regency flud their eo-wvrkere as the demoeratfo party, which he probably doe*. His question is jnst snch as a mercenary of the spoits-bnntlng stamp wonld pot A truthful answer to it be is probably too corrupt to be. Here. He may believe Aristides as corrupt as himself. He could not poteibly think toorte of him than that. Below that deep, therete no low er deep ! Americas. - •! ing man can deny it, who is it bnt the herds of Foreigners that have increased the nnmber of Free States in the North-West uatill now the majority is against ns. I seek no oppression, no religions persecu tion—bnt as I am a thinking being, I fear the continued influx of Foreigners npon onr shores, will ultimately destroy onr Union. lama no tice American—I do not belong to any secret political organisation, nor do I desire to. I ask an open fight npon the question. Let ns take the field npon onr birthright True, my sym" pathies are with those who have seen fit to or ganize a secret political organisation for arrest- ting the advance of this element of discord. If they will put np intelligent worty men for of fice, I care not of wbat school of polities they may have been advocates, Tehatt evppnrt them This principle of native Americanism is now with me, the ehief end, the paramount consid eration—ray children and children’s children demand this of me. I seek the perpetuity of these States in fraternal union and bavo my own opinion of the best means of effecting this end, In closing my brief remarks, suffer me to say to tho-e foreigners here aronnd ns, many of whom, are my warm friends, that I esteem them for the frank manner in which several of them have discussed the question with me. It pleases me to find that some of them folly ac cord wih my political opinions. The reflecting portion of all Foreigners will readily admit the dangers, and as ready to support the means pro posed by the American party for preventing it It is a happy reflection that such men will be in no ways injured*in rights'or privileges hy a future amendment of the naturalization laws. Yours Respectfully, Sesex. phorainers for kumin here and fitin and drinkin ! not readil y imagine. We understand that here - n j T „ -, i the Know Nothings are with the liquor inter- and notin. I used to live down in the Savan- egt| again8ttbe Seward party and their Maine ny and I ve seed that eatbolik Irishman wbat law, and all their corrupt traders and “villians,” went by the name of Hansom Cbarly make 4 I big and little. We believe the Van Bnren or 5 hundred of the Phorainers there do jnst as I Pieree deroocrat8 tbe 8ame « ro,,nd of For the Courier. Look ont for five bndred extra eopies of the Sonthemer, and charge the people to beware of doctrines (because of course they are false) promulgated hy the “arch-fiend anifhypocrite, traitor and abolitionist, demagogue and little broken-armed federalist” Aiex. H. Stephens— and which are now to he disseminated throneb the country by the very class of men who have been applying to him these hard names, these terms of enmity and malice, of reproach and disgrace; and who have been hatine him for many years with a donhle-distilled hatred. If he has been so long the rebel they have de clared him to he he mnst .be rebel still “for none can heal him.” When Stephens says twedlednm, he’s a dreadful, wicked fellow, hnt when he says twedledee, he’s excellent, superb. “Strange such difference there shonld be ’Twixt tweedlednm and twedledee.” Misery loves company Messrs. Editors, it does shore.” - LYMAN HALL. [For the Courier.] Innocent Amnsrmenfs Outsiders writing long Editorials to convince ineidere that the Know Nothing organization is dangerous to the liberties of the country.— Making speeches in opposition to native Pro testants. and in favor of foreign Catholics, espe cially designed to prove that no danger need he apprehended by “my old friend’ Michael Kinny. Pitching straws against tbe wird, and eating ■onp with a knitting-needle wont pay. Lacoinc. [For the Courier.] THE SABAATH’S VESPER BELL. There is sadness, there is sadness, in those ves per notes for me. That weighs npon my spirit which from sor row once was free, They are floating, gently floating, on tho soft and peaceful air, And bid us to the Temple of the mereifol repair. 2. cho was unwilling to act with mr. [For the'Courier.] Emditlon. Quoting from Campbell, and attributing the See Editorial in the Souths, enter of the Uth in*t. Itbo. There is sadness, there is sadness, in that solemn vesper sound, It points me to the loved, tbe lost, who sleeps beneath tbe ground ; That very note—that plaintive note once met my listening ear As I with sorrow lingered by that loved— that lost one’s bier. 8. There ia sadness, thero is sadness, in that gen. tie vesper strain, It bids me weep for banished hopes I ne’er shall meet again ; It bids me know that death bos born an angel from my arms, And banished all my bliss, as il bas faded all her charms. 4. There Is sadness, there is sadness, bnt His sin ful to despair, Ob ! then HI basten onward to tbe boase of God and prayer; Perhaps she may attend me as an angef^from abovo, And bear my soul, my stricken soul, sweet messages of loro. TRYON. SvxMtuvitLT, Ga.. Mat 6,1854. be pleasod, and the Dimokrata yousod to bid high for Hansnm Cbarly’a influence and the whigs bid higher and he always took his crowd jnst where be got the most pay for it. I kn mity well when tbe Whigs promised to maki him first Seargant of the Watch with a sain of 700 dollars and be agreed to it and jm abont 2 hours befor the Elektion tbe Demokral promised him the same offis with $1000 salai and he tuk all his 5 hundred votes that wa; I was ashamed of em all mr. koburn sur an yonr Amerikin Whigs and yonr Demokrati want a bit better than tbe phorainers. He was a nice feller to make 1st Sergant o the city watch—to be shore.—Ther wasn’t bigger scaipp and rowdy and drunkard in al the kountry and he made em appoint bis Irish watches ail aboutjand every body drunk and sol as mnch Liker and done jnst as mean as they] wanted to toll the people got disgusted am made a powerful fuss and turned em all out aint blaimin the humble workin men mr. k Burn sur but I am blaimin the Leaders of the] partys wbat was after offises for degradin th ballot box aftersieh an onbekumip fashion. mr. kobarn, sur—I don’t blame you Atneri kins for takin care of yourselves, for if yoi don’t do it nobody else will. That’s a fi shore, old John Bull and mr. France and mad am Spain are jnst watefain for a fuss, and jes let Lige lay the wait of his little fin, on knby and theyH get after him amazin. I don’t nnderstand Mr coburn sur what all you amerikins are quarrellin about witn one another. It aint no use as I see without you all want some little offis. It is a mity kurius thing to me why you aint ail on one side about tbe Phorrainers. Then besides I want to kno what are the difference between a Whig and a.J Dcmokrat. I’ve been watefain and lookin out and tryin to kno and nobody wont tell me. I axed Mr. Myers one day to tell me the differ ence and be said he hadn’t time but that get tin kuby would bring on the millennium, and then agin I axed him to publikate the differ ence and be said it bad been published in a paper kalled the Globe at Washington sity in the year 1790. I axed another prominent in dividual what used to go to kongress and he told me be konld tell me bnt tbat it would take along time and I coul InH understand it* I wish mr. myers wonld preach a sennatrt upon the difference—and then agin I want him to illn8trate all about the Doktrin of the spoils of Offis and availability and how gittin kuby is goin to bring the millennium and sicb like. I’m a powerful ignorant individual and want light. I do mr. cobnrn, sur, I do shore. I heard os how Mr. Kobb’s shadder is workin powerfully agin you and is tryin to pull out some of your kno nuthins and make on em gine the association. Folks say as howbe prom ised to make some on em kaptnins and some on em korporals and promised to git some on you kno nothin Doctors a power of practice. But I allow as how he didn’t succeed. I hearn a speech the other night agin you kno nnthins and it was purty good shore and I allow as how Mr. Stevens got all his idees from that speech for his letter is jnst like it eenamost word for word. I hearn some folks say Mr.. Stevens didn’t write the Letter but it was writ by the same mau what made tho speaeh. Well he is. a mighty purty speekar to be shore but folks say they wouldn’t inshore his pollytiks for longer than a month on no akkount. That thar aint no matbamatiks can kalkulato it for 6 weeks. Its a pity, a mity pity, aint it mr. koburn. I’d like for yon to publikate in yonr pnper if its a fakt yon kno nuthins don’t allow any treatin or bribin or drinkin and rich like to git votes. If you don’t why I kant in my hart any nuthin agin yon. Liker is tbe great ruina tion of my poor konntrymen and is at the bot tom of all their bod behavior and I’m' for any body what’s agin liker—I am mr. kobnrn, sur. It’s the great bain of good society—It never done me no good in a well nor ont a well and I do hope its a fakt that yturo all agin Liker. Well mr. koBurn, Sur, I like to go to ther Demokratik meetins and hear em all talk. I was powerful pleased with the few remarks mode by tbe new soienceHother night, his face looked so honest and kandid and be ken roll bis eyes about so bntiful, bnt now I’ll tell you wbats a fakt—If I kant go thar as an amerikan I aint a goin any more. I don’t want an anvlll free herettk what used to pass konnterfit money to kum in with two walkin stiks to ebecr with and set down by me and say “Sam we’ll gin these no nnthins fits wont we,” and make mo ashamed of myself forbein kaughtia his kum pany—and I don’t want no Babboon spalpeen what follera sellin liker for a llvln, to poke him- self with a Big black Dog right down on the other side of me—I seed a heap of kattlo about thar I konldn’t fellership with, mny be as how I konld git a sect on the platform— bntifl kant, why I went go any more—that’s all. yonrs, SAM. M’CRACKIN. hostility to the Seward temperance programme. ad, therefore, that the a*tempts at The Loensts have made their appearenoe tn several sections of Floyd eonnty. The objeet of their mission seems only to have been to wear their short lived existence ont by a dull and monotonous singing. ^esolved. That we are in favor of* an open Stmerienn organization, anrt frost that every county of the Commonwealth will be represent ed in the State Convention, to be held at Har risburg. June 6. tn nominate a candidate for Canal Commissioner, and to choose delegates to the next open American National Convention. Resolved, That as when onr forefathers de termined to achieve their independence, their firm reliance was that important declaration, “Onr cause is jnst, our union perfect,” duty, principle, patriotism and policy, all demand from us in the present disruption of tho old whig and democratic parties, a bold, consistent, unbroken American front, in the one true and only issue to be tried by the grand inqnest of tho nation—an American party against a for eign party and its abettors, nntil the American born shall rule the country of their birthright without fear of let or hindrance. HevYork American Convention. The N. Y. Herald of the 13th brings ns tbe gratiQHhg intelligence that the N. Y. American Council which met last week, at Syracuse, with great unanimity adopted tbe following platform of principles subject to the approval of the Grand VnHnnnl Council, which meets in Phila delphiain June • 1. Americans shall rule America. 2. The Union of these States. 3. No North; No South; No East; No West. 4. The United States of America as thoy are, one and inseparable. 5. No sectarian interference in onr legisla tion, or the Administration of American laws. 6. Hostility to the assumptions of tbe Pope, through the bishops, priests, and prelates of the Roman Catholic church, here, in a republic sanctified by Protestant blood. 7. Thorough reform in the naturalization laws. 8. Froennd liberal educational institutions for all soots and classes, with tho Bible, God’s holy word, as a universal text book. The Herald further states, that Efforts were made to commit the Grand Coun cil to a distinctive national platform of political principles, bnt this being regarded as the work properly of the ensuing National Council, no definite nCtionVns taken, other than tbe re-affi mation of third or Union degree, by a Unani mous vote, which to every member of the Ooder, is tho most conclusive evidence of the national ity of tbe Grand Council of the State of New York. In Massachusetts this third degree was repudiated, and hence tho anomalous proceed ings of its Legislature, notwithstanding its pro fessions of Americanism. It is understood, however, that there are numerous third degree members in that State, and that, with Gov. Gar- derat tbeir head, are-action taking place which will presently give the national party the accen* dancy. Senator wilsnn has placed himself be yond the pale of orthodoxy, and will, unques tionably, be repudiated by the National Conven tion to whieb be has been elected a member.” Georgia Citizen. A sister of Macauley, tbe English historian is livng in the vicinity of New York city, in somewhat reduced circumstances. She is mar ried—her husband being a Scotchman. He was at one time tho manager of tho "Clearing House” in London ; but, thinking to better his -fortunes, came with his family to this country. He is at present noting as tbe business agent of a gen- tlemr n of immense wealth, living on the extreme end of the Island. The sister is said by those •• bo have had the pleasure of meeting her to possess the same brilliant and solid accomplish ments of mind and imagination which so emin- tly characterize her brother, the author. She has a charming daughter. out, s«d rarely they will not fail to embrace and honor with enthusiastic emotions whatever was ssid and done by the Legislatnre which passed the Revolutions of '98. These Resolu tions, wbieb have been idolntrously called or considered, by. tbe Virginia Democracy, a se cond Constitution of the Uni ed States, were passed on 21st December, 1798. On the 10th of the following January we find the following PREAMBLE and RESOLUTION, passed by the same body, and duly entered upon the re cord .from which we extract them. It is to this Preamble and Resointion, which seem to have bad • prophetic reference to the future, in whose womb laid, as their authors thought, the very event which now eonstiintes tbe leaning topic of universal discussion in our land, that we in voke tbe special and careful attention of tbe people of Yirginia, They will here see declar. ed in ibe most srlemo form, and nnder tbe highest sanction, as far back as the legislative session of 1798-’99, the identical doctrine and principles regarding foreign influence, with tbe striking and important difference—tbat the Preamble and resointion in question advocated a Constitutional amendment by which “no fore igner who shall not have acquired rights under tbe Constitution and L- ws at tbe time of mak ing this amendment” shall be ELIGIBLE to tbe various offices specified. Tbe, Aerican party of tbe present day do not dispute or deny the el’gibility of foreigners to hold office if they eanget vote* enough to elect them. Preamble and Reeolntion patted by the Legie- lature of Virginia on the 16tA January, 1799. [From Henning’s Statutes at large, vol 2, (new series.) p. 194.] "That the Assembly nevertheless concurring in opinion with the Legislature of Massachns- etts. tbat every Constitutional barrier shonld be opposed to tbe introdution of foreign influence into onr National Council?: “Retolved, That the Constitution ought to be so amended that no foreigner who shall not have acquired rights nnder the Constitution and Laws, at the time of making this amendment, shall thereafter be eligible to tbe office of Sena tor or Bepressentotive in the Congress of the United States, nor to any office in tbe Judiciary or Executive Departments. "Agreed to by the Senate January 16th, 1799.” SMYER of Rome Ga^ to Miss MELVINA UL t daughter of F. L. A Z. BRANDON, of Chero kee County, Ala. ROME PRICES CURRENT. Corrected Weekly by J. U LOG AH Moi.ashes——~ Fire tit CoLCMBns.—On Sunday morning 13th inst. abont one o’clock, onr city was arou sed by tbe cry of fire, which was found to pro ceed from tbe dwelling honse owned and necu • pied by Mrs. Ann Dilon, in the fifth ward.— Notwithstanding the utmost exertions of onr vigilant and effective fire companies, the build ing was entirely consnmed. Nothing bnt tbe utmost prudence and the judicious application of tbe limited supply of water, prevented a wide-spread and disastrous conflagration. We have no estimate of the loss to Mrs. Dilon.— Enquirer r 15tb. Who Cam Beat This?—Richard H. Sapp, of this eonnty, had a mare that had two mule colts at the same time, both of which died. Six weeks after, she had another, which is now liv ing ! We wonld advise mule raisers to come to Whitfield, and see if they can’t come up with tbat—North Gkorgia Time*. Apples— Molasses— 40c-45c Dried, bn.. . . $2 2^'Nails—per ft. 04-7je Green,, . . .250-300/Nail Rod— . 0£e-7c Bacom— (Oil—Linseed . $1 35 Hams pr lb .ll-12ie(0s5ABUBC8— llc-12c Hog round, 9c-ll js Train,. ... Bacgixg— >Poke—per lb. 6-0J Hemp, lb, . /Potatoes— Gunny, . . 18c> Sweet. . . . 75c-00c Bale Rope— 12]-15er Irish country Beep— .... 4J- 5’ “ northern, 300 Beeswax— . 20c—25ciPowder—Gun 35c—40c Blue Sfoxe— 20cS Blasting, . . 25-35c Butter— >Ricb—per lb. 6jc-7c country, . . 20-25c?Salt—pr sack 200-75 Gambles— ( • per bu. 120 Tallow, . . 20c-25c£Shot—prlb. . ll-12Jc Adamantine, 33c-40epSoLE Leather— Sperm, . . . 50c) Country, lb. 25c-2Se Coffee—Rio, 14c> Northern, . -28« Java,.... 10}-18c'Steel— Copperas— . 5c? Blistered,lb. 10c-15e Corn—pr bn. 130-l'50s German, . . 15c-18c CorroM Yabm— 90c) Spring,... -10c Eggs—prd«z. 10-12)e^ Cast, 33c-25c Feathers—lb. 40c/Sugar— Flour—pr lb. 4J-5Jc? Crushed, . . 12J Glass—8x10, $2£-$3( N. Orleans, 7e-10c Imdigo—pr lb, $1£-10OjStbup— Irom—Sweed, . 6Jo-7c) N. 0. pr gal. 48c -50e Georgia, . . 'Tallow—lb. 10-12 Lard— .... 12-1-Ic/Tea—per lb, .11-15 Mackerel—bl$17-$18?WHEAT— Madder —lb. . 20c-25c( per bushel, $170-175 Meal—per bn 135-1-')O^Wool—lb. 25c-50 SPECIAL NOTICES. Sloam Adver rises bis celebrated medicines He understands human nature—makes articles worth something- and takes all proper steps to let the public know where they can be had.— His enterprise and integrity, have secured him ' universal confidence. [Wisconsin Argus See Sloan’s advertisement in another column, may 22 Among diseases* dyspepsia and liver com plaint rank as most difficnlt to core. We are pleased to have it in our power to point a rem edy wnich has proved effectual in many cases, and wbieb. we can safely recommend as a cer tain and infallible cure; it bas been tbe means of rescuing thousands from bo nntimely grave. We mean tbe Hoofinnd’s German Bitters, pre pared by Dr. C M Jackson, at the German Med icine Store, 120 Arch Street, Philadelphia.— See advertisement. The Know Nothings in New York met in State Council at Syracuse last week. Accord ing to the Herald, great harmony prevailed.— The qne8tion of a platform was referred to the Narional Conncil. which, it is said, meets, in Philadelphia in Jane. The "third degree.’ according to the Herald’scorrespondent, was re affirmed by tbe Conncil. It seemed to be the impression, that Senator Wilson of Massachu setts would bave to leave tbe order, on acconnt of his fanatical coarse, and tbat tbe Know No things of Massachusetts were disposed to retrace tbeir steps and return to common sense.—Sava nnah Republican. Death of Rev. James Dannelly. Tbe Abbeville Banner of the 3d inst has tbe following announcement: “This venerable Minister, one of tbe oltfest and best known in the South Carolina Confer ence, died last Saturday tbe 28th ult., at bis re sidence near Lowndcsville. With all bis faults and eccentricities, Mr. Dannelly was a man of talent and noble qualities; for which those who knew him best, will long cherish his memory. It may be said of him, wbat Dr. Samuel John son remarked of a distinguished friend of bis: “He was an excellent hater;” he haled sin, be bated a grogshop and be bated the devil, ROME, GA.. Feb. 1855. Tbe Stock Holders in tbe Geo. & Ala. R. R Company will take notice tbat at a meeting of the Board of Directors, this day held tbe follow ing Resointion was passed : . Tbat in consideration of the pressure in fhe^ money market, tbe calling in of an assessment npon the subscribed stock, and tbe employment of an Engineer to survey the Road, be for the present- postponed. C. H. SMITH, Feb 0 See’y Ga dr Ala T P. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS "Allies of the Devil.”—Gov. Johnson maintains that the Know-Nothings make war npon “one of the churches,” the Roman Cath olic, "and thus far become the allies of tbe Prince of darkness.” Let ns see where the Governor’s logic wonld land him. If tbe prop osition be true, its corellative mast also be true. If, therefore, the American party are allies of the devil because they oppose or by argument and persuasion " make war upon” Romnn Cath olics, then all the hosts of Protestant Christen dom are also "Allies” of tbe Devil—for they have tbns " made war” npon Roman Cath olicism from tbe day when Martin Lather first sounded the tocsin of resistance. How do honest Protestant Christians like the category in which bis argument plnc<& them ? But the implication DOt stop here. It gives his friends, the Catholics, "the unkindest ent of all.’ For the Roman Catholic Church "makes war” upon all the Protestant denominations, and os they are half a score or a score in num ber, it follows as a ligical deduction from the premises which Gov. Johnson' assumes, that Roman Catholics are ten Or twenty fold more than Protestants the “allies of the Prince of darkness”—in effect the emissaries of Hell, and the missionaries of man’s eternal rain. A very novel and peculiar position, truly, to as sign, by implication, the whole Christian Church, Protestestant and Catholic! What a pink of religious consistency and devotion, to lecture the country upon "the overthrow of all religion, and the establishment of Atheism and infidelity npon its ruins!”—Nashville True Whig. The Agony Over. Mr. Stephens has at last defined his position in regard to Know Nothingism. His letter is in reply to inquiries addressed to him by Thom as W. Thomas, Esq., of Elbert. We gather from his letter—which is very lengthy—that he is opposed to Sam "right smartly,” and that he declines running for Congress this year. Mr. S. is on able man—has beyond all ques tion "done the State some service,” and might have done much more, if he had been content to remain with the people. It seems however, that he has voluntarily placed a barrier between himself and future preferment. This he bad a perfect right to do. If he could not conscien tiously act with the American party, no one would be so unreasonable to ask him to violate his sense of duty. It has been suggested that his opposition grows out of the fact tiiat he was not consulted with rogard to the American movement, and having so long led public opin ion, was not willing to fall into the ranks as a "high private.” We know not how this may be; bnt, as an admirer of this truly gifted man, we hope he may not be betrayed into tbe folly of running a tilt against “Sam” in his district— the result of whioh would be like that of the at tack the Quaker’s ram made npon the bat on the end of a pitchfork. It is onr intention to give his letter a more" extended notice hereaf ter.—Southern Watchman. SOUTHERN MILITARY ACADEMY LOTTERY GRAND SCHEME FOR JUNE Class P.. TO BX DRAWN t» OF JUNK. IN THE CITT OF X9NTOOXXBT WHEN PRTZES AMOUNTING TO Will be distributed according to the following MAGNIFICENT SCHEME! ^©“And REMEMBER every Prize is drawn at each Drawing,- and paid when doe WITHOUT DISCOUNT! ♦ 1 Prizeof $15,000 1 do 5,0 0 1 do 4,000 1 do - 3,000 1 do 2.000 1 do 1,500 1 do 1,100 5 do 1,000 Iff do 500 10 do 200 10 do V V 7 v 120 25 do 100 70 do ,50 336 do 25 4 Aproximation Prizes of 50 4 do do 40 4 do do 35 4 do do 30 4 do do 20 4 do do 15 4 do do 10 500 Prizes omoiinting to $60,000 aSff'ONLY 10.000 NUMBERS Tickets $5 Halves $2 50-Quarters $1 25 SAM’L SWAN, Agent A Manager, Montgomery, Ap 15. ’55 FIoTd Sheriff Sales. YTC7TLL be sold before the Court House door W in tho town of Rome, on the first Tues day in June next, the following property, to wit: Twenty three acres more or less of Lota Nos. 131 and 158 in 4th District and 4th Sect, known as tbe McCampbell Tanyard. Also Lots Nos. 238 & 239 in 24tb Dis. and 3d Seo. property of John Cox. Also Lot No. 97 in 3d Dis. and 4th See. property of McKenzie H. Sorrow. Also a half acre in rear of Lot No. 8, Coosa Div. of Rome, and 16 foot lying N. E. of said half acre, property of Wm. Wimpee. Also one negro named Pryor, a carpenter, property of Watters A Walker. Also Lot No. 237,4th Dis. and 4tb See. property of Wm. B. Jones. Also 1200 lbs leaf tobacco, two cows and calves, three cows and yearlings, and two yearlings, property of Henry B. Cabbiness. Also George W. Shaw’s right title and interest in and to, part Lot No. 3 Etowah Division of Rome, fronting on Broad St. 22 feet, and run ning book 140 feet. Also on the Thursday following at Milton H. Haynie’s mills all tho machinery of a certain shop, property < son Griffin. Chattogga Shei Iff Sales. ■^^■ILL he sold on the first Tuesday in June next: Lot No. 127 in 13th Dis. and 4th Sec. property of B. Kindrick. CHURCH ANDERSON, W HOLESALE GROCER. PRODUCE Deal- ER, COMMISSION MERCHANT AND DEALEfc IN FOREIGN and DOMESTIC LI QUORS. Iron Castings, Hides and Sole Leath er, Corner of Front and Broad Street, Nashville, Tenn. *may 8 ly WOODS & CO. MANUFACTURERS OF LARD OIL AND FAMILY LARD. No 25 Market Street, Nashville, Tennessee may 1 -o5 ly