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*r- C l)c Home Courier ROME, GA. Tuesday Harntag It) 29 1854. JMT' Several communications designed for the present number are necessarily laid over until oar next Iwnc. careful and attentive perusal of the reply of Mr. Fouche' to Mr. Stephens oo the flrat page will bo fraught with much interest and instruction. Wo commend it to the con sideration of all under whose eye this statement nay &11. Injustice to the Col. we should say that Mi reply was written by special request, and that too at short notice and detached tn- terrals of time, bis professional labors engross ing sight hours of the day in the meanwhite. Notwithstanding this, It is an able prodnetion Opposition Proclivities* It la well known that almost every paper in Georgia opposed to the natire American party, has, with nnblushing effrontery, affirmed and reaffirmed that Knownothingism la only “ Whig- fry is rfwyuise." Their otyect has been two- Md Flrat, to smother the growth of the order hy catting of an accession of members from their own tanka; and secondly, to alienate the minds of those who are already members. Ere- ry plan that either ingenuity coaid dr rite, or art facilitate, ha* been eagerly adopted, and that too area at the sacrifice of candor and trathfalnesa. The foulest aspersions, and the moetahoriva epithets are instruments which they hare' wielded with unmitigated severity. The reason is palpable and obvious. In this new organisation they hare discerned the ele ments of a great, powerful and national party— a party which, if permitted to carry out its an ticipated and legitimate ends will crush the old •wrapt political organisations and their mors corrupt leaders. They have detected the sound ness of the principles by which the American party are to be actuated; and simultaneous with that event, hare been convinced that those principles are sueh'as will find a receptacle in tiie mind of every true American—every lover of Iris country. It has been no plearing phen omenon to those who have strayed the sceptre of power. They have discovered that the peo ple are determined to wrest it from the grasp of thoaa who pretend to serve, hat who in reality eadeavar to rule the country. They have be earns conscious that their own strength will be came enfeebled in sa exact ratio as a retrover sion to tire pure and genuine principles of re publicanism, become popular. Thus tbe duty of protecting the interests of self, rather than thorn of co—fry has successfully denuded the gorgoe-bead of demagogutsm. For a longtime the organs and tee regents of the foreign party labored hard, hut vainly, to convince people thatKnownothingism is’actnal ly and raally another form of .Whiggery. The more they labored, the less their success. To ; add cogency ssd efficacy to tbe charge they ul Innately coupled with it (bat of cJofstioassm. We all see and realixe the effects it has produ ced, notwithstanding raOlery, rebuke and mis- nprsHBMiits, the American party has been growing apaee. Marching with rapid stirdes, It hasstopped not to listen to the voice of its ealuminaton.„ Whig after whig, and democrat after democrat^ engraves his name upon the nn- - sallied tablet of Americanism^ He enters (he councils of (he order where he finds himself in tiie fall fruition of the right and the privilege, in common with othen, to hear and to he heard. He finds no sequestered clique mewed in aelois- ter to prescribe or dictate hr others. He "Is satisfied and will remcin there. A change, a reluctant change, is now, like a portentous cloud overshadowing the opposition party. It Is a change for the better—not tor the party, bat for the country. Those who have been dinging most tenaciously to the cogno men of democracy, have broken the cord that bound them to that euphonious title, and hare fallen beds over head Into absolute and exclu sive Auti-Kuowsoihingism. The following is the language of the Georgia Telegraph:’ "In the next campaign, Enow Nothingism will he the prime israe before tbe people, and call fbem by wbafnamc yon please. Enow Nothings and Anti-Enow Nothings will be tbe parties who fight the battles.” Thus tiie watchword has been sounded. It finds a responsive echo in the Federal Union, audit will be but a* little wb3e ere all the les ser oppositionwOl clap their little ha nds and ; cry amen / It may have been choice, or it may have been compulsion that led to this change of name" Probably ths latter. It looks, however, when considered in connexion with their recent car- . esses of Mr. Stephens, like a disposition to meet fhstgmtieinan bn compromising grounds.' 8nch a policy eras a mistaken, if not a premature one. ’ Now the question is settled by the admission of both parties that the definitives American and Foreign have their respective application to oaeh. On tbe strength of tills admission there is fan ahead. Good lews'Irma Alabama. Tbe progress of the American party is onward. The ball still keeps rolling. We are corrobor* rated in this belief by intelligence received from various sources all giving ns the cheering assurance in regarefotheadoption of American principles. We have recently received a letter from a gentleman of Maeon county, in whose judgement we place implicit reliance. It con tains the following language. “I do not know the exact number of members that were represented in oar last State Connell, bat/eel confident we bare enough already to earjry the State at tbe ensuing elections. The eauee it gaining ground and / it certain." JOT Since our last week's Issue we have re ceived letters from persons in several sections of the State expressive of a desire to see Col. Fouche’’e reply. We take the liberty of pub lishing the following one, addressed us by one of the most respectable and intelligent citizen* of Macon. It comports very well with various similar ones which we have received j^^i* a good criterion by which to judge the popular feeling on the subject of Americanism. Macon, M.y 25th, 1855. Meters. Concur* A Dwinkll, I am pleased to see a notice that Colonel Fonehe* will, next week, answer the peevish letter of Hon. A.H. Stephens against his coun trymen. For the amount enclosed, please send me the rains In your extras when they appear. Although I deprecate the opposition of so great a man as Mr. Stephens undoubtedly is, to the American cause, yet I consider his letter and the promised reply of Col. Foueho' as God tend to the party. With tbe too great leaders of Whiggery against it, and many nek staunch democrats as the CoL in its favor, it will require more effrontery hereafter than its enemies can assume, to brand it as a whig trick. Whatever may have been the opposition to this party in tbe outset, (and indeed it hat been very bitter) having been inaugurated, as it was, without the advice of party leaden, it is now a “fixed feet" that “Americans will role America." , Very respectfully, yours, Ac. ■ i* 1 » w»-«*—' ■■ i-" Virginia Elections* Columbia, May 2fr. The reports from the election which came off in Virginia last Thursday, are favorable to the Snow-Nothings. - think our eueeete “The more otm principles are promulgated, tbe more eagerly and more generally (hey are adopted.”—Courier of the lid. This _ the Enow N< „ of the “principles” of ng party, of which 'the Editors of fibs Courier admit themselves to be members, Is somethingsbran new to us. It must be done In back rooms and ehddy places. Tbe Courier's statement needs explanation. Show yonr bands. Let ns see in print the cardinal and “ta king” “principles” of yonr secret order. Don't be ashamed to put th em : n^your paper—to “pro mulgate” them openly, like honest politicians, as you wish to be.—Southerner, I.tag 24. Our cotemporary and neighbor of the South erner need have no apprehensions in regard to onr being ashamed of our principles. We have published them in several instances and now we cite him to the principles authoritatively published in to-day’s issue, as the - platform which was unanimously adopted by tbe Rome Council of the American party. Now friend Myers we have done yon the courtesy to yield a cempliance.witb yonr request Will you>ecipro- cate and publish the principles of your party in your next Issue? Come, out with them! If they are better than ours they can have the benefit of a fair comparison. Either publish or respectfully “ cave in" Tbe Family Visitor. This journal will be conducted, as heretofore, by Messrs. Sullivan and Liddon. Wo are led to this announcement from the feet that there was an intimation in the last issue of the Vis-, itor, that the office had been sold. Owing to some contingency in the trade the bargain was revoked. Messrs. S. & L. Sill offer their office far tale on reasonable terms. PLATFORM OF THE AMERICAN PARTY, ADDOPTBD BY THE ROME COUNCIL AND ORDERED TO BE PUBLISHED. 1, That ettixens concurring in principles and objects, may rightfully associate them selves together in such form of organisation as they may deem expedient, for giving effect tothem; and thmtin adopting such organiza tions, they tie under no obligations save such as are imposed by the principles of justice, the Constitution and the laws; and that party which plainly avows its principles and objects, and its determination to carry them into effect only by peaceful and legal means, is not jnstiy obnoxious to censure for keeping its own counsel upon minor points. 2. That the American Party, rejecting the despotism ofdemagoges. recognises tbe right of all its members to know its whole counsel and policy;and to participate fully npon terms of perfect equality, in all its deliberations and action. 8. That tbe despotisms of Europe are not the proper semineries for acquiring a correct knowledge of the principles of American Re publicanism, whidt stand equally opposed to the slavish doctrines of Aristocracy and Mon archy npoo the one hand, and the licentious extravagances of Red-Republicanism upon tbe other. 4. That Vt* a general rule the political ad ministration of American affairs should be con fided to those only, who have been reared nn der the influence of American Institutions, and educated from infancy, in the fundamental principles ofAmerican Republicanism. 5. That the American Republic, in com mon with all other independent States, has the right to proscribe the terms npon which foreigners dull be admitted to a participation in the civil rights or political privileges of its citizens; and that a proper regard for the preservation of it© institutions in their original parity demands (bat all political power should be scrupulously withheld from those wbo lie under a well grounded suspicion of being eith- , ignorant of them or hostile to them. 8. That , the volume of immigration into the Repnblie has swollen to so vast an amount, and has assumed such a character, as to demand the serions attention and consideration of every statesman and patriot in the Union; and that it has become necessary to give a practical so lution of the question, whether, those who have proved incapable of establishing, or preserving free institutions in their own countries, are the proper depositories of the solemn trust of pre serving them in ours. 7. That to claim for Americans, the right to rule their own country, is no "proscription" of foreigners; and can be so regarded by those only wbo seek foreign aid to help them to power. 8. Hat the most perfect freedom of religion and worship, is one of the unalienable, im prescriptible, and sacred rights of man; while the right of voting for his rulers, according to hie opinion of their principles, is also, an un doubted right of every American freeman; and that to decline to vote men into office, not “proscription,” but simply the exer. dse of the right of voting freely according to conscience;—a sort of proscription which has always been very prevalent in this conn try, and freely indulged in by whigs and dem ocrats reciprocally towards each other. 9. That believing Roman Catholicism to have evil political proclivities and tendencies —and that by keeping its voters ignorant of the Bible, and discouraging all religious in tercourse with protestant denominations, it enslaves their minds, and subdues their will, whereby they are made passive instruments in the hands of their priests—we will decline to vote for them ourselves, but will feel bound to acquiesce, should their friends succeed in in electing them th office. 10. That the Constitution of the United States, stnucrLT construed, and faithfully observed by all those in authority, not only in the Federal Government, but in those of the several States, and by the people of the whole Union, and of the States respectively, is the great charter of American liberty, the source of tbe peace, harmony, prosperity and power, of our country, and the only just and stable bond of the Uuion; and that, therefore, we have voluntarily pledged ourselves to up hold, maintain, and defend it as the paramount duty of all good citizens. 11. That the Sevreignty and reserved rights of the States, should be scrupulously respec ted by the Federal Authorities, and resolute- ly maintained by the people; and that this principle should be observed and held sacred in all organizations of the American Party. 12. Hat .in seeking to emancipate our selves, and our fellow-citizens, from the des potism of demagogues and their corrupt or ganizations; to strike the sceptre from the hands of the selfish politicians and demago gues who control them—and reform the poli tics of our country—neutralize grog-shop in fluence and make virtue and abilities, instead of the low arts of tbe demagogue, the passports to office, we expect, and are pre pared to encounter the fierce hostility of all those who have so long used and abused them, and would continue to do so, for selfish ends# The^beneficinries of all old and corrupt systems have everywhere, and in all ages been, for obvious reasons, the bitterest enemies of refor mation. 18. Hat, a general diffusion of knowledge, and ample means of mental and moral cul ture in well desired systems of education, with unrestricted and free use of the BiMe among all ranks and denominations of the people, are eminently conducive to the lionor, prosperity and glory of our country, and the permennney of its institutions; and that therefore we (fledge ourselves to give onr most sealous support and aid, to every measure calculate to promote those objects. 14. That the abolitionists and froe-soiiers having, by means of emigration societies and frauds taken extraordinary measures to Impose their schemes upon Kansas where the right of voting by nnnaturalised foreigners had been legalised by the organic law. We heartily ap prove tbe decisive course of counteraction adop ted hy the people of Missouri, and will cordi ally sustain them by all the means in our pow er. 15. That to present Spain the alternative of “sale or seisure” of Cuba, while it would be equally disgraceful tothe RcpubUo, and insult ingto her, would be the surest way to prevent the acquisition; but that we are in favor of acquiring it hy honorable negotiation, and of capture in open and manly war, whenever there is satisfactory evidence that it is likely to become, in the hands of any European gov ernment, a point'from which to assail the in terests, rights, br institutions of any portion of out country. For the Courier. Mr. Coburn:—The profound genius, who officiates as organ-grinder No. 1 in this city, said, in hi^ paper of the 19th of April, if all would “plaee their claims and wishes unreserv edly at the disposal of their fellow-democrats, they would not remain unappreciated and un- KBWARDKD.” Hamden pointed to this merce nary appeal saying it is such as none hut a spoilsman should make, whon lie is conscious that he is addressing himself to tho mercenary legions who fight for pay, and whose sole prin ciple is plunder!! Either wanting the sense to understand, or merely determined to falsify this plain language,—this worthy tells his “democratic readers” that Hamden him self pronounces the “Rome Regency together with other gentlemen who act with these” mer cenary legions Ac. Ac. Hamden did nothing more than characterise the mean appeal. He did not say that he who made it correctly ap preciated those to whom he made it “The whipper in and huntsman of the pack” “With just enough of learning to misquote, A mind only skilled to find or forge a fault,” seises upon this as a pretext to misrepresent Hamden to his democratic readers, applying the character implied by his own appeal, fllo bad been detected and corrected in a similar misrepresentation of Aristides before; and most have known that in perpetrating a similar meanness against Hamden he was sinning against light and knowledge. The man who did this, is the same who gave currency to the forgery of Jo’s correspondent, saying of.many of its statements -of fact, that they were “ no donbt true,” when, as Hamden and many others “ have no doubt,” he knew the whole thing to be a fabrication. The man who has done these things—moved doubtless by similar instincts,— and aiming at the same objects,—makes a step ortwoin advance upon thia honorable line of con duct, in his last issue. Professing to believe he knows Hamden, he says that he “once plot ted and managed in the most approved style of the demagogue” and was the “ co-worker” of the demagogues in the very practices he has denounced. If he knows Hamden, be knows this is untrue. If he does not know him he had no right to make the cbnrge. He insinu» ates that Hamden is actuated by ambition for office. Hamden’s life belies the mean insinua tion, and if he knows him he knows this too. He is without evidence to' support his false charge either as to the acts or motives of Ham den. Has ho ventured any where to deny the ex istence of the practices, the wire-working, the log-rolling, tho tricks of which Hamden has complained ? Not he. Not hardy enough for that, he yet had not candor enough to admit their existence. It was more congenial to his nature, and better suited to subserve the interests of those to whose service he has ad dressed himself—to indulge in calumnious charges and insinuations against Hamden for calling attention to them. To labor not to reform abuses, but to asperse the character and motives of an individual who has dared to point them out.* The public knows that the evils, the anti democratic,—the corrupt practices—denoun ced by Hamden exist; nnd call for reformation. They will understand the object of this attempt to evade condemnation, by diverting attention from them and diverting it to a mere individu al. If the editor of the organ, has not sense enough to perceive it, he will find ont that nei ther he, nor the public have any legitimate concern with the matters of Hamden. Hns the country been abused, its interest trifled with and sacrificed—and the wishes of the people disre garded by a corrupt party organization, mana ged by demagogues and tricksters f That is the important qnestion which Hamden commends to his consideration. He and his co-workers must reform their organization, mend their practices, and restore to the people full and complete power over the machinery hy which their affairs are managed. HAMDEN. had bailed a meetin *nd had konpherred with one anuther and held a inturvu and was now givin things a pleasant dirokshun. A Kommtty of 9 was appinted as a Ooosquill kommittv of Rdeafto help Mr. Myers wage a war. Hey seed Mr Myers kudnt keep his pitch hot and so the kommittc was to exist him. Mr. Sebyhill aris and sed as how he’d hav indited a parngraf about the kno nutliins karrym their prinsipals under thnr shirts that ho that wood thro grat konstemnsion and the koaunitty told him to puhlikate it, which he didwhfnamttog cm. Mr Snipe ariz next and sed as how Poetry had been akkumula tin «fr swollen tip in him tike fur many a month that he had picked out a heap of words what would rytne together, and he kould now make em fit most onny sulijek on very short notis and be raised his poetic eyes to Heaven. So ther kommiety appinted him to writ a poetic apoetrophee to tittle Alek—all of which Mr. Snipe did. I herd as how Mr. Myers was powerful sot bak on akkount of sum kommunykasions in his paper and af ter he had red all the proof he signed most mournfully and exklaimed in the langwaig of Mr. Milton when he finished the Pilgramage of Child Harold “What is writ is writ would it were wortheir " I beam as how Mr. Myers sedhekoud holdout agin em sum time yet, enny how as long as tbar was enny Poatry in Mr. Hudybrass. He's deth on Hudy Brass Mr. Myers is shore He kin pib out a dosen varsesand then fix up his proaz to fit em most butiful and I allow as how its a good way. But you see as how Mr. Myers kant stand every thing and I want Mr. Snip to greese his mashine reddy for nexst weak it squeeked powerful while he was workin out the last lot. As fur Mr. Zekyhill I allow as how he ort to git the Solisiter Mr. Word to prosekute the kno nuthins for karryin kom sealed weapun*. I never beam before Mr Zekyhill told me that tbay did karry thar prinsipuls under thar shirts. It’s a mity shame to be shore and I hoap Mr. Word will git at- ter em amasin. He’s deth on konspirasy Mr. Word is shore. I heain a good old Protest- ent Methodist say as how he felt entirely sat isfied on the katbolic question now that the kno nuthins had appinted a vigelant kommitty of 8 to watch over the protestent Religun in cherakey Gorgy and that Mr. Word was cheer- man. I allow as how the thing is mity sekure now and the katholiks, had better leave the kuntry. I didnt lam who was the tother members of the kommitty but alluw as how Col Kamefeon and the Tugalo Major is the other two. Mr.Kobumsur—I seed a feller surkula- tin a paper kallin on the peeple to sine to the Demokratik Assossissashun and 1 wood a sined but Mr. Kobb’sshadder told me one time that he was agio foaks takin Pallytikul obligashuns and so I wouldnt sine. I beam as how up to yistiddy tlia bad got 29 to sine and I allow as how its pergresin mity rapid I am sum tittle akwainted with Matby Madiks and I figerd out os how if they koud git 29 in a month tlia wood hav most 200 by kristmus. So you better look out Mr. Ko buu its a ragin like a epydemik. Well Mr. kobun Things is goin mity well all round I allow. Every body seems mity well kontcnied—and so I’ll bring these few diskourse to q. klose. But I have one faver to ax ofybp jc&o nuthins. If the stage driver what yensulied Mr. Myers was an Amerikin I woodnt say a word But seem as how he’s a Phorrainer and Mr. Myers says he haint got no mannurs I want you kno nuthins to take the matter in hand and require into it and do sum- thin for Mr Myers proteksun a gin sich. I al low as how Its a mity shame for a good clew er man like MrvMyers to be yensultedby one of my konntrymen. If Mr. Myers has to fight itoutwithhimlwantyer all to divestygate tbe matter for I allow as how the Domokratic Assosyation wouldnt do it on no akkount— its agin thar prinsipuls. your feller citisen. SAM McKRAKIN. [For the Courier] Mr KoBum Sur—It is most onakountable ble how interestin Pollytix are gittin. Hey have got to be an all purvadin subjek exten- din into Litterture and Sience and kriticesim and Poetry and religun. Thar is the kno nuthins on 1 side and the Demokrats on the tother and then thar is a few what stans oph Poutin, mad at all of em for bein phools. beam a man say that the demokrats was runin atter little Alek and blakin his boots for him cos he roat that letter and he sed now he waz agin em all and be hoapd the demo krats and kno nuthins wood eat one anuther klean up. He’d stand oph and tak de tight an exklaim in the emmortul langwaig of Tom More. Lay on Makky Duf and damd be him who faret kries hold—stop. He sed as how little alek was a Federlist and koudnt stuph enny of hiz letturs down him, and as how he hadiit no moar patrioatik feelins than a snaik —and wasnt nothin moar than a goat dressd up, a icikul from the north poal, a hambitious polytikul sagacity. Well mr koburn 1 thot it a powerful letter to be shore but he tuck' on mortully about hellpin the kno nuthins reform the abuzez of power by the prezent Hadminentrashun and T dont see os how tbe Demokrats kin swoller that onless thay hav maid up thar minds to swaller enny kind of a Bait. Well Mr koBum spose the Democrats take up Mr Stevens and and alekthim what will he be in kongress a Whig or a Demokrat, But may be as how th-’yll inshore his pollytix afore they alekt him. Thar is the Mutual Promo! in and Ro- tatin inshorance kumpany. Hey inshored Mr Chastain’s Rotatin in that offis and the kumpany lost a power of munny by it Mr. Chastain didnt Rota.to akkordin to promiB. Ho rotated in well enugh but he wouldnt Rotate out and so the kumpany had to pay the Polisy; Folks eay as how it will take a power of inshorance to. make tbe Pollytix of them old Whig feeders which is jinnin the Demokrats stik and I al low as how thay had better git up a nuthcr offis one to inshore their pollytix to stik and the tother to inshore their Rotatin. In all humon proberbility it wood brail: one offis to ondertak boath. But to return to the seat of war the sentur of Diskord and excitement—to immortul Roam, I beam a man For the Courier. “ Democrats carry their principles on their foreheads. Why? because they are proud of them ” i EZEKIEL. We read in the Bible of a fellow called Cain, who wore a hand in tho same place# Was he too, a democrat?, Stephens used to say democrats wore their principles aronnd their necks—stamped upon a collar. Truly this is a progressive age. LACONIC. For tho Courier. To theEditor of tho Southerner—To repair the injury done yon (unintentional on my part) restore the wind to your sails, heal your wounded pride, propitiate yonr vanity, concili ate yonr indignation, and appease your wrath, I take back all'that I said, in regard to that Strawberry Editorial rhapsody—and hencefor ward Milton shall be considered as the author of “Pleasures of Hope.” And now my long eared “ Cousin Gorman” having made the amehde honorablo—I hope you will not call me ugly names any more, will you? Hoping you will not I remain yours, TRYO. To J. B, Powelj Stage Contractor, &e. Cave Spring, Goo. May 241855. Sir : Intho columns of tbe Southerner Of this date. I find a complaint alleged against me by the Editor, Mr. 0. A. Myers, in which it is sta ted that the Rev. Mr. Fclwood and himself “were insulted and threatened” by me because of their insisting upon my driving them to their hotel—that “tho public as well as your private interest requires that I should be dismissed from service,” and that if I am retained he “will seek another mode of travel" Ae. Inasmuch as he has seen fit to report roe through the press, I fee! it due to myself ns an individual, and to you as my employer ns well as to the public to state tbe facts in the cose and let the candid mind judge whether the course he has pursued is either right or just toward my self, toward yon as my employer, or toward the line under yonr charge as contractor in my c.ife as a driver. While hard fortune and the fates, forco me to follow an honest calling—though it bestage dri ving, for a livelihood—I do not feel myself ei ther a slave to “down at his bidding” or a serf meekly and silently to be posted by a typo-edi tor of a weakly journal because it suits his fan cy or his passion to do so. I shall, therefore, state fairly tho oircumstancesin connection with the case; appeal to tbe Rev. Mr. Fulwood for the truth of the statements, when both yourself and tho public can judge of the affair, and you can “dismiss mo from service” or not as yon may doera right. Then to the foots of tho case. On Saturday night lost, one gentleman enmo up, a passenger from below, at this plnco, the Rev. Mr. Fulwood and Mr. 0. A. Mrp.Rs took passage for Rome. While on the way, Mr. M. requested mo to drive up, that ho wished to get to Rome as early as possible. In this I accom modated him, as far as I could in justice to my horses. We arrived at the’Ketoham Houso’ in tbo city, between daylight and sunrise. Tho “passengor from below” stopped here, and de sired his baggage, whioh was taken off, and with bis carpet bag, I handed out also tbe two small carpet satchels belonging to Mr. M., and tho Rev. Mr. F., supposing that they had gone out lumens—*ui unmurtui i of tho stage. Mr. M. ordered his satchel into tho .l., *i,_ »» . stage, I asked if they would get out there—Mr. sa y that the Reggmsy | #pU#d that I should drive him u P to the othor hotel. I observed that they had no bag* gage and that passengers generally walked up when they had no baggage, and I would have to go up, rotum, await tho opening of the post office, as 1 had arrived earlier than usual, and go up again, that I bad not been at the necessity of driving up to the other hotel in four months, (passengers generally prefering to walk when the street! were clean and they had nobaggage, «s was the ease then) Ho observ ed that he should remain in the stage until I drove to tho other hotel. I then asked him if ho intended to compel me to do it, and stated that If /chose to be contrary, I would not drive up; to thia he replied, “wo will eee about it,” I drove him to the other hotel, arrived, I asked him if be would get out then, and observed that he was the flrstmoo wbo had asked to bo driven up there in three or four mouths unless he had baggage; I further observed that I might get to drive him again, and I should remember him. This all.thet transpired—nothing more— nothing less; For the truth of which, I appeal to tbe Rev. Mr. Fulwoou. What part ho takes as an “insult,” I know not, nor am 1 able to rec ognize in it the “threat” of which he speaks ; there is but one thing to be construed into a threat, that is, should I drive him again I would remomber him. Going up I had made the trip perhaps more rapidly as he requested it, which I should not much trouble myself to do agtiin after he had shown tbe contrary and contentious disposition evinced on arrivingat the “Ketcbam House.” If be was “insultedhe was “insul ted unintentionally; if he was threatened I was and am still unconscious of the aot, while I know there wasnosucb intention. Again, in his complaints Ae.. he couples tbe Rev. Mr. Fulwood with himself: “the Rev. Mr. Fulwood and myself were insulted,” Ac, This is doing Mr. Fulwood, myself, and truth, an ins justice, Mr. F. passed no words—he treated me like a gentleman, and I hope I did not in action or word treat him in any other way. I, though a stage driver," have always endeavored to demean myself as a gentleman towards all men, to consult the convenience of tbe travelling public and advance the interestof my employer; such has been my course and conduct, and such it shall over t>e. You have a fair statement of the facts in tho ense and cause of complaint of the “master Editor” whose high strong dignity I have “insulted,” I have nothing farther to say ir extenuatio of mj guilt; I only desire that the public should judge between your driver and their Editor, and “render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s.” Respectfully, your ob't serv’t, DANIEL BRENNAN P. S. I have sir, to regret much that I should have “insulted” either intentionally or uninten tionally, directly or indirectly, one of your pat rons—particularly one who has been so good customer, for it is possible that within the last five years he has patronized the line to the am out of ten (10) dollars, nnd in the next five years wonld have paid it five or ten dollars more, had it not been for the unfortunate occurrence re fered to above, more especially if his fare should be paid by bis friends as heretofore. Respectfully, D. B. • - —■— -~- Sah in Oregon.—We noticed some time since, that the ubiqnitous individual known as “Sam” had peeped in upon tbe Californians, and carried the election in Sacramento by a large majority. We now learn by a late arrival from the Pacific, that he continued his travels up to Oregon, and that ho carried everything before him at tbe municipal election in Portland in that distant territory. Last year the Democrats were triumphant at tbe city by a sweeping mn jority. [From the Soutbetn Recorder.] Hon. k. H. Stephens. “Quern Reus cult perdere prins dementat. A careful and unprejudiced perusal of the letter of Mr. Stephens, found in our paper to day, would doubtless have called to mind this Latin proverb, even had it not been so inap propriately quoted by that gentleman. We will not say that our late distinguished Rep sentative is hopelessly mad. or that he will be speedily and irremediably destroyed. We hope a better fate awaits him. We have, it is true, feared that the faint praise of democ racy in conjunction with his own premature and pertinarions fforts at self destruction, might prove too much fer him. Still we will hope for the best The letter under consideration, was evident ly written, as intimated by the distinguished author, with hurried pen—perhaps in hasty temper; and we think it would have well accorded with the kind offices of personal friendship, had the worthy and esteemed Gentleman to whom it was addressed, with field it from the public eye. at least, until re vised and amended by its honored writer. Here is no good reason, no apparent justifi cation for its appear-nee at all. Written without sufficient provocation, it has evident ly been published without due consideration, The candid but somewhat strange confession of Mr. S., that be is literally a Know Nothing in regard to the “principles, aims or objects’ of the American Party, should have sealed his lips and stayed his pen, until informed upon tbe subject He should, at least, after such a confession, have spared himself the injustice and injury, and his friends the stigj ma. of a classification with Atheistical Jaco bins, madmen, Ac. Fortunately for the “aims and objects” of the American Party, “history is of use.” Whilst it instructs us that rational liberty and free institutions can find no citadel of safety in French and German Atheism, Jesuitism and Rationalism in the old or new world, it most impressively and happily teaches us that in American Republicanism, they may find a secure and refreshing a* ode He American movement is a spontaneous uprising of the people, who feel that the country has long enough been the plaything of politicians, who are willing to traffic in for eign votes and influence, at the expense of Amrriean rights and at the hazard of Ameri can liberty. Whether it will be successful is yet to be seen. As one of the people, we are willing to entrust the destiny of our free institutions to Ametican citizens. But we have neither space nor inclination to extend our comments upon the letter of Mr. S. The intelligent reader will form his own jqflge merits. We may th our next issue show that there is nothing in the principles and objects of the American Party, so far as we understand them at all in conflict with the principles embodied in the Georgia Platform and the various reso lutions passed by the Union Republicans of Georgia since 1850. A Meteorite.—The visitor tothe Smithso nian Institute will notice in the large hall which ie designed for the museum, a. piece of iron, something in tbe shape of an anvil. This is a remarkable specimen cf meteoric iron, and is the largest mass in this country, with one ex ception. It weighs 252, lbs. is highly crystal line, quite malleable, and not difficult to cut with a saw. It was brought to this country by Lieut. Couch, U. S. A., from Satillo, Mexico. Vari ous theories have been devised to account for the origin of meteorites. One is that they are small planetary bodies revolving around the sun, nnd that at times they become entongied in our atmosphere, loose their orbital velocity by the resistence of tbe atmosphere, nnd are fi nally attracted to the earth. They ore also sup posed to bafe been ejected from the volcanoes in the moon; and a third supposition is that they are formed from particles floating in the atmosphere. Dr. J. Lnwronco Smith who has made tbe subject a special study, and has anal ysed this meteorite and many others in the pos session of tho Smithsonian Institute, concludes that the moon is the only large body in space, of which we have any knowledge possessina the requisite conditions demanded by tho phys ical und chemical properties of meteorites ; and that they have been thrown off from that body by volcanic action.— Washington Star. Tbe American Party In Philadelphia. ADDRESS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMIT TEE. To the Americans Throughout th* United States:— It has been suggested by those opposed toour party that the majority given for the A merican nominees at the recent election, baa been great ly reduced, and that this fact indicates a fel ling off in our strength. To this, we reply, that in the spring election of 1854, the Whigs, ns a body, voted the American ticket, and this fact increased the majority which was given for us. In 1855, the whigs, as a party, repu diated all connection with onr principles, nnd united with the democrats and naturalized cit izens in an effort to prevent onr success. The combination proved wholly unavailing at the recent election, and showed that onr strength had increased sufficiently in a single year to overcome the united opposition. We can con fidently assert that onr nnmbers are sufficient ly adequate to make the success of our ticket in the city of Philadelphia hereafter certain without reference to the com se that the oppo nents of our doctrines may take. We here state that we do not desire to be understood as complaining of the coarse which our opponents thought proper to pursue. It was natural to suppose that, those who were hostile to American sentiments would meet upon common gronnd to prevent the success of our condidates. It was, however, the first instance in which the whigs had tmitedwith the democratic party in open and -Avowed hostility to onr principles. Tts result was dtsR8trous to the alliance, and left the whigs with scarcely a representative of their senti ments anywhere in office. They seem to have been instruments (without design on their part,) to aid in fulfilling the prophecy of tbe greatest and wisest of modern whigs, Daniel Webster, a short time before his death, said of the whigparty. “ that it wonld live only in his tory.” The troth of his prediction is daily be coming more manifest, and tbe result of the last election in. Philadelphia is tbe strongest evidence thus far given of its truth. To the honor of the American name, be it said. Dan iel Webster sympathized in heart and fad ings with the American pnty. and was at the the time of his death its nominee for President of the United States. No efforts or persua sion conld induce him to decline the nominar tion given hint by the American convention; and his example should not b** without its in- fluerce npon the wise and patriotic of his own party. His conductin endeavoring to advise American principles in the commnnitv is in strong contrast with tbe remnant of whigs in this city, who at the recent election, endeav ored to prostrate it by uniting with the for eign voters. It is not the object of this commnnication to enter into any exposition of the principles of the American party. Ifs cardinal design is to place the government in the hands of na tive born citizens. t>> tbe exclusion of all for eigners from office, whether Catholics or Pro testants. It does not sympathize with local parties or feelings, hilt is attached to the con stitution of the United States and the prefer vation of our glorious Union. Hese it will seek to preserve at all hazards, and under all circumstances, believing that the dismember ment of the Union would be the greatest cal amity which could befall the human race. We are advocates, therefore, of tbe doctrine that Americans only shall rule America—that the constitution of the United States, and every part of it, shall,be recognized and regarded throughout the land as tbe supreme law, and that its unequivocal mandates are to be ebey- ed in that spirit of honesty and sineerety so necessary to its perpetuity and so essential to i to effective action as the guardian of the rights of earii individual citizen as weH as the sove- riegn States composing the American Union. We desire, therefore, in conclusion, toremin 1 you, in the language of the illustrious Wash ington. that— “It is of of infinite moment that you should properly estimate the immense value of vour national Union, to your collective and* indi vidual happiness. Ton should cherish a cor dial, habitual and immoveable attachment to it; ae customi rig yourselves to think and spent of it as the palladium of your political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing what ever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned; and indignantly frowning upon thq first dawning of every at tempt to aiienate.any portion of onr country from tho rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now bind together the various parts JOHN W. ASHMEAD, ** JOSEPH H. CHURCH, JOHN S. WILSON. JOSEPH L. CHESTER, JOSEPH WOOD. Jr, GEO. P. PHEN’ZEY, GEO. S. SHARP, Committee. Beautitul Consistency I—Ce rtain organs o the Foreign party in Georgia, have boen sorely exercised because the London Times has spoken in favor of the American movement—albeit they published with great satisfaction that paper’s endorsement of Mr. Pierce, when a candidate for the Presidency! Then it was good authori ty, but now, tbo fact that it speaks favorably of * tbe Know-Notbings, ought to according to the teachings of these gentlemen, forever damn that party 111 These same gentlemen ponneed upon Put nam’s Magazine some twelve months ago and very properly as we think, denounced it as a rile abolition publication. Now, however, they copy, with comendatory notices, rfn article den unciatory of the Enow-Nothings, from its pol luted abolition pages! We are not at all sur prised that it should contain tbe article—as all the Abolitionists denounce tbe Know-Nothings —but it is a tittle strange that they should aps provingly copy it into their papers, after war ning tbeir readers against the circulation at tbe South of snob an incendiary publication 1 l-Ez. — »—* ■' What abb we cobbing to?—A dispatch in the New York Herald, dated Washington, May 9. says—I nnderstand, from good and reliable authority,. that tbe President gives up the Vir gin* election to the Enow Nothings, notwith standing the vain boasting and humbugging of tbe Richmond Enquirer, and other Virginia Cabinet organs. In conversation with a Virg inia gentleman, the other day, Mr. Pierce ex. pressed bis fears in very eloquent terms. Said he: “I don’t know what we are comming to.— There is a'mystery about the progress of these Know Nothings at the South which i* perfectly inexplicable. And if they carry Virginia, that last remaining bolwark of tbe democracy, God only knows wbat is to become of ns.” While Mrs. Bsnferth of Warren, Pa., was en gaged last week, in housework, a lightning stroke descended upon her, burning tbe hair from the crown of the head-to the hock of the neck, melting her hair pins, and proceeding down her body—leaving ite mark as -it went— until it passed through tbe floor. Strange to say, the lady is rapidly recovering. LATER FROH EUROPE. The steamer America arrived at Halifax on Thursday with one Weeks’s later news from Eu rope. Liverpool, May 12.—Cotton.—The market has advanced id. during tbe week wi h safes of over 105,000 bales. Breadstnfis are unchan ged. Core slightly advanced. Provisions stea# dy. Consols 88. Several extensive failnres are reported in Liverpool. The news from the seat of War is meagre. The state of affairs at Sevastopol is uneban. ged. Some trivial success of the Allies is rep orted. The general belief is th« t the war will have a long duration, without the hope of assistance from Austria. “Wife; wife, our cow’s dead—choked with a turnip.” “ I told you so. I always se>d she’d choke herself with them turnips.” “ But it was a pumpkin.” “WeH, it’s all the same. I know'd all along bow it would be. Nobody but a Q'oiiy like you would ever feed a cow on pumpkins that wasn't chopped.” “They was chopped. And 'tw Ant the pump? -kins neither tbat choked her.—’Twas tbe tray —and the end on't is sticking out of her mouth now.” “Ugh! ugh! There goes my bread tray. No longer than yesterday, I told you that she would swallow thetray.” a, n Good is more esteemed for- having been long desired, affeotion stronger for having been, on- gratified. MARRIED oh Thursday evening24th inst, by the Rev. JESSE LAMBERTH, THOMAS T. ARNOLD to AMANDA E., daughter of £. J. Mulkey—all of this county. On the morning of Thursday, the 17th inst, By the Rev. C. A. FULWOOD, Mr. ROBERT M. GREGORY and Miss MOLLIEE. HAR DIN, both of this city. On the I5tfc inst., Mr. WILLIAM GARRETT and Miss NANCY KING, of Floyd county. ROME PRICES CURRENT. Corrected Weekly by J. L. LOGAN. Apples— ' Molasses— 40c-45e Dried, bu.... $2 2£;Nails—per ft. 6J-7{c Green,. Bacon— .250-300 Nail Rod— !Oil—Linseed 6£e-7c $135 Hams pr lb .11-12}c<Osnaburgs— llc-12c 9e-ll £ j Low .Spirits.—Luther says, when lam as sailed with heavy tribulations, I rush out among my pigs rather than remain alone by myself. — The human heart is tike a mill-stone in a mill; when you put your wheat under it. it turns ard grinds and bruises,tbe wheat to flour; if you put no wheat in, it still grinds on, but then it is itself that grinds and wears away. After the 1st of July, a letter can he registered and receipted for, on payment of five cents additional, when extraordinary care wiU be ta ken to ensure its delivery. The fetters are to be entered in a book kept for the purpose. We have long needed some better surety in sending valuable letters through the post office than we now have. It remains to be seen whether the improvement now proposed will be attended with advantage. No Danger op Scarcity.—President Hitch cock says that : the whole amount, in cubic measure, of the coal o fthe United States, equals at least 3,500 cubic miles. Approach op the Cars !—The East Tennes see and Georgia Railroad is rapidly progressing towards completion. The trach is laid within seven miles, and the Passenger cars are now running to Kajor Heiskell’s, within ten miles of our city, and leaveng but ten miles of staging, run tho coaohes make in two hours and less. Although the cars will be here in June, the grand celebration is not'Oontomplated until the 4tb of July, as we are informed. Then “all the world and rest of mankind” will be a good time to organize a Council of Nnow Nothings. We have long desired to see tho now order started in Knoxville!—Brown low’s Whig. More Truthful than Flattering.—A cor, respondent of the Hillsdale (Mich.) Standard, writing from Honolulu, speaks of the character of tbe inhabitants of tbe Island in the following brief paragraph: New Season for Thanksgiving Day.— Governor Price of Missouri, has appointed Thursday, May 31. as a day of thanksgiving, humiliation, and prayer. Among other evils, when the Governor exhorts the people to pray that they may not be visited, is c>vil strife. Results op Negro Emancipation.—We have had occason frequently to'publish fright ful accounts of the results of negro emancipa tion in the Britisb West. Indies. The subject has recently been presented in a more authori tative light by the’ Liverpool West India Asso ciation. In a recent memorial, they stated formally the well-known Tact that the cost of production in most instances eqnals the value of the sngor crop. On the other hand, Cuba, by means of slave labor, has, within the short period of eight years, increased her cultivation from 810.463 boxes, to 1,245,554 boxes of sugar; tbe shipments Tasl year alone hiving shown an increase of 171,000 boxes over those of the year preceding. Hard Times.—The Dalton (N. C.) Times says that in that region more thfm half of the people are without corn or money and are suf fering almost a famine. Mr. Wise appears to be preparing himself should he meet with defeat in tbe ooming Vir ginia election, for that deepest degradation into which the disappointed politician can fall—a merited and unpitied overthrow. His har- argurs are unparalleled in the virulent bitter ness of their tone and character. The most violent and abnsivo language alone suits his utterance of the estimation in which he holds his opponents. Pretending to be demoeratie he calls those who take tbe liberty of thinking differently from him a “lousy, Christless, god less set,” “ fair specimens of the spawn of blackguardism, Know Nothingism and rabble- ism,” Ao. Such language would disgrace the reeling besotted habiue of a groggery—coming from a candidate for tbe governorship of Vir ginia, the land heretofore of courtesy and re finement, it is more than shooking. These eb ullitions of bad temper and worse taste must be regretted by Mr. Wise’s friends and can cer tainly add nothing to the strength of his cause. They are rather premonitions of defeat, and will hereafter be retorted upon him by those who now applaud, as among the causes contri buting to his overthrow.— Baltimore American. Tbe Cholera appears to be pretty thoroughly developed on the Upper Mississippi, and deaths have occurred not only among steamboat pas sengers, bat in many of the towns between St. Loais and St. Paul. Its early appearance at othor points farther East, would not be all at strange. Hog round, Bagging— Hemp, lb, . Gunny, . . 1 Bale Rope— 12J-1 Beef— .... 44- Beeswax— . 20c-! Blue Sfonb— 20c] Butter— country, Candles— Tallow, . . 20c-2. Adamantine, 33c-40 Sperm, ... 50c] Coffee—Rio, 14c, Java, .... 164-1 Copperas— . 5< Corn—pr bo. * 130-151 Cotton Yarn— 90c] Eggs —pr df z. 10-124c ( Feathers—lb. 40< Flour—pr ft. 44-54c Glass—8x10, $24-$ Indigo—pr lb, $14-16 Iron—Sweed, ftje-7c] Georgia, . . Lard— . •. . . 12-14© Mackerel—bl$l 7-$l& Madder —lb.. 20c-25c' Meal—per bn.135-150' 6-64 Train,. Pork—per lb. Potatoes— Sweet, . . . 75c-00e Irish country # “ northern, 300 Powder—Gnn 35o-40c Blasting, . . 25-35© ice—per lb. ft}e-7e 20-25c?Salt—pr sack 210-75 per bn. 120 'Shot—pr lb. . 21-124c Sole Leather— Country, lb. 25c-28« Northern, . -28« Steel— Blistered, lb. 10e-15e German, . . 15c—18c Spring,. . . -10c Cast, -. • * • Sugar— Crushed, . . N. Orleans, Strup— N. O. pr gal. 48c -50© ‘Tallow—lb. 10-12 'Tea—per lb, 11-15 Wheat— * , per bushel, $170-17 5 Wool—lb, |V‘ 25c-5G 33c-25e * I** 7c-10c SPECIAL IV 0 T f C E S. DR CULVER Having procured tbo services of Dr. VAX GIESEN, an experienced and practical-mechan ical Dentist, is now prepared to aeeommodate all who may favor him with a call; and being: a permanent resident of Rome, may he retied upon as a practitioner in whom oil may confide who have occasion to require hUnprofessional services. Parts or fall sets of teeth pat np on gold plate in a neat and* durable style, so as to render them useful and beautiful. Offioe at the “Choice Hotel.” May 29 It Sloan Advertises his celebrated medicines He understands human nature-remakes articles worth something—and takes all proper steps to let the pnbtie know where they can he 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 difficult to euro. We are pleased to have it in onr power to point a rem edy wnich has proved effectual in many cases, and which, we can safely recommend" as a cer tain and infallible cure ; it haabeen tho means ofresoning 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.— Soe 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, he for the present postponed. C. H. SMITH, Feb 6 Sec’y Ga & Ala R R. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS SUMMER RE SORT! LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. T HE Hotel on Lookout Mountain (only five- miles from Chattanooga,) IS NOW OfiEN for the season, for the reception of company,— Arrangements for amusements of various kinds have beon made, and the undersigned wiU spare no exertions for. the comfort of his guests. ■ may 29 Sm .GW A3HBURN. '