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2l}c Rome Courier HOME, GA. TCESn.A r HORNING. JUNK, 19 1855. Forth Campaign. The Courier wilUw furnished to new subscri bers from the present ireue to January (hr one dellcr in advance: To tlube of six for 95 * ** “ ten » t * « «■ fifteen * 11 The money most Invariably accompany the the order. We hope the friends of the Courier will take advantage of thin preposition* and send In large lists of name*. Talrdktofjr. The undersigned having disposed of his in* terett in the Courier, office ceases his eoanoe* Hon with the same simultaneous with the pres- •ct iteue. In taking leave of his numerous patron* and (Hands ha begs to tender them hie heartfelt thanks for the numerous evidences of kindness and indulgence which they have evin* ced. Having assumed die editorship of the Courier with no experience in the profession as a criterion by wkfeh to bo guided, he has over ftit his inadequacy to the task incurred. Into for as nnccasif ax sedan could ho oondnelva thereto, he has labored to make the paper an acceptable one to Its readers generally. He has been fully csaaela— in the mean time of a generous cooperation on the part ef his subset!* bars, to enhance the interests of the office, by rendering their aid in increasing the circulation ef the paper. Ilia to bo hoped their efforts will still continue unabated. The management ef a public journal Is a task fraught with many tells and perplexities. The post of an adder is cue of weighty respooribilrties, and if any man, mors than all other* foots the necessity of popular indulgence. It is the editor himself - It is in the power of the subscriber to smooth down sassy of die asperities in the pathway of a journalist, by. aSeriadag him of the ne cessity of SsTotfay that time to collectioae, which should man properly ha passed In the sanctum alone. The undersigned, cnconacioos of having an enemy In either too city or county, will ever revert with the fondest icuunisrencos to pleasant relationship ho has held with the rea ders of the Courier. To their fostaring can he would still commend it, entertaining the hope aa he does that under toe management of Its future directory it will be (bund more gen erally acceptable- & B. COBURN. HURRAH FOR SAM!!! A platform has been adopted by the Philadelphia < (inven tion. It denies the right of Congress to legislate upon the subject of Slavery—is opposed fc* a repeal of the fugitive slav** law and, in fact, grants to the South the unmolested enjoy ment of those constitutional rights for which she has been so long contend'nT- We shall publish the platform in full and give further particulars next .week. So much for u the secret machinations of this dark lantern order. 1 * Wonder what 'charge the ‘dry nit party* will bring nextl Salitxtory* In ascordrnee with arrangements already eon- nmated the undersigned will hereafter in coo. junction with Ur. Dwiaell assume the proprie torship »cd editorial management of the Coo. rier. Sensible of toe fact that be it entering into an untried sphere of action, be would grace to which one who is inexperinced aa a journalist, might expect from persons sc mated by charitable considerations. Without stoop!> g here to designate the precise coarse which it is Lis design to pursue, he would venture tossy that the political features of the Charier will •of he changed in ay material degree. He would simply state that bit object wiH be to advance the cause of Republicanism, sustain the rights of the States, and (be interests of the South, as well as to uphold the Union as Originally formed, regarding it as toe safe pal ladium ef American liberty so long aa toe Constitution, with ito recognised principles is adhered to. Long since he has become sensi ble of the baneful influence ef party ultraism, of the injurious tendencies of the detsagogne to what party soever he may belong, who seeks promotion and emolument through toe agency of the foreign voto. He will strive to cheek such p<-re igias practices to the extent of bis abilities, and, to tola end be will advocate a change fas the naturalization law, believing a change to be for the good of toe whole coun try. Equally opposed to both the Federal and State administrations, be will seek for a change of both men up measures. Taking the consti- tntiaa and the laws ef oar country for bis guide, he will advocate those principles which be eeoeeires te be right, at toe same time holding la doe courtesy and respect toe motives and the principles of those with wkm he may presume to differ. 6. C. FINLEY. Calhoun Costentiob.—The Anti American party met on the 13th inst. to nominate a can* didate to represent toe 5th District in Congress. After ballotting forty-five times without success, the leading compedi tore were dropt and on motion of H. F. Fries, Boo. John E Lumpkin of this place waa nominated by acclamation. Jedge Lumpkin has not yet signified bis accep tance, botthe general opinion is that ha wilL Ratification Reeling; Pursuant to previous notice torn was a meet ing of the Democracy at the Court House in Rome on (he evening of Thursday last for the purpose of ratifying toe nominations of hie Excellency H. V. Johnson and toa Hon. J. H. Lumpkin. A marked unanimity seemed to pervade the meeting and what struck ns into much surprise was the courtesy shown Sam, by the speakers of toe occasion. They seemed to be conscious of bis presence,and acknowledged that more of too American party were present, 0R* The present Federal administration to tbs minds of many is a mystified and incom prehensible enigma. When viewed la relation to oome of its acts it teems to be nations! and eewotitatioual in Its tone and policy and as if it would, at least, ahow some “smack of jus tics’* to Ike aoeth{—bat In other* it leant towards, and favors the poltey of the rankest and vilest fteissnewand absBflonlste. Any candid, nn- prtjudiecd observer who is blinded neither by perty seal nor that brilliant effulgence incident to dm emolument* of offioe, dealing to bit ear- did gaaer any <»« who does not try to shut up toe avenues of truth which lead to just and legitimate conclusions, most eee sbat toe pros- administration has no definite, fixed and settled pollqy upon toe greet question at Issue between the different sections of our country, and in comparison with which another* sink into into significance. Tie act* of President Pierce opon toils subject, for he eannot truly he said to have uny policy, for that implies eoaM degree of «en- sisteney in its various parts..some oneness of tone and spirit, are as antagonists and opposite both In fact and in spirit; in direct result end remote consequences; as effecting the interests of the old states and the new territories; and, In relation to justice and round policy, as day light to darkness, or truth to falsehood. But 1st ns consider the facts which characterize this party serving vacillating administration. fovored the passage of the Kansaa Nebraska bill which restored justice, “long delayed,” to the sooth; and then appointed sneh a Govern or and other officers as were known enemies to that MILaed who wonld do all in their power to •defeat what might be expected us the natural and legitimate results of it It appointed Bran eon. a democrat noble and true to tbe Sooth, to too Custom House of New Tork, and than turned him out because be would not appoint to posts under him, bis own political opponents, disunionists, hypocritical free-soilere and Pbarisaiealabolitionists; forks too. forsooth, most do some sacrifice for tbe nationality of tie party to preserve it in its integrity. It sent 8oule’to Spain with certain specific instruc tions, ss be assorts, and then compels his return for the ieinone crime of a faithful compliance with them. But It ia uaelesu to give more ex amples. Tbe grand distinguishing feature of toe present administration is duplicity, a vain effort to reconcile parties irreconcilable and oomGfne elements naturally and essentially re pulsive in their natures. The Georgia so-called democratic "party “It one of tbe same ‘ kith and kin.” Avaflihflityis the grand and only essential qualification for any office whatever in the gift of the people.— As for platforms, and they may trnly bo said to bo “great on platforms,” their object is to so lay their traps as to catch as many as possible of the “sovereigns,” no matter if they do in volve glaring Inconsistencies, and principles directly and wholly Incompatible, the ohjeet being not so much to set forth what the lead ing statesmen of tbe party may deem the wisest end beet principles to he adopted in the admin Istmtion, but sneh ss will “take,” not only with the more intelligent, hat also with the “great unkempt.unwashed and unshorn” and that shall be “broad enough for every man in Geor gia to stand on.” Yes, that is exactly tbe idea, make H “breed enough” Ac. catch op tee pet plank of every party and clique, every tribe and elan, and fit it in as best yon can. it most be a botch job. but never mind ; and when all the positive timber which will avail any thing is need, bring on the negative, for this too will serve to make a broad and attractive platform. Those various elements must he so hewn down and twisted that each may admit of at least two eonstractiono and the whole be na*s to mean any thing or nothing; so that, in the bands of tbe demagogical expounder, it may he made to “embrace the principles of every patri otic Georgian.” This being done, they must resolve that there is neither virtae nor patriotism at the North out side of tbeir Lobdox Quarterly and Bnixscaox Re raws.—Tbe current Noe. of these excellent quarterlies contain their anal amount of In teresting reading, and it is useless for ns to repeat toe commendations we bare frequently expressed. .Those desiring good, substantial foreign literatare cannot do better than to sub scribe for them —Terms $3 each. Address L. Scott k Co,, 72, Fulton St., N. York, Box J. H Lumpkin. The Hon J H Lumfxik has received tbonomi- nation of tbs democratic party for Confrere from this District. Up to tbe present time be bas'not signified bis acceptance. Wear* informed that if he accepts at all, it wiH be with extreme reluc tance. The Floyd delegation to tbe convention were instructed not to suffer bis name to be pot In nomination; and In view of this fact, lodge Lumpkin can consistently claim tbe right to de« eline running. We know not wbat bis decision may be, yet we are of the opinion that under existing circumstances, he will be the standard bearer oi tbe Democracy daring tbe compalgn. Kumorsays that the friends of Dr. Lewis are much disaffected, that the Calhoun conven tion acted in bad faith towards tbe Doctor.— Whether this be tree or not, we hardly appre hend a disruption of the party. It will require a unity of action, in order to give tbe opposition party even a respectable battle. Foobtb Di«trict.—Tbe Anti-American par ty net at Newnan on tbe 12th lost., and noral- nated Hon. Hiram Warszb of Keriwetherto represent them in the next Congress. We learn from tbe Examiner that bis nomination was ratified by the Know Nothibgs of Atlanta. What does this mean ? Nous terront. • m • — ■ George Shurtridgc, Esq., of Shelby co„ Ala., has been nominated by the State Know .Noth ing Convention as the candidate lor (lover- per. ■' ‘ ** . •*<_ Verily, who eon refuse to act with suck a party, with such a platform as a basis of princi ples. For the Cornier. Bxxrox Co., Abu, Jane 10th 1855. Hr. Editor : I bad jndged from the tone of yonr paper last Fall, that the people of Rome and Its vicini ty were wide awake to the importance of bail- ding a Rail Road from yonr city to Jacksonville. Although It rival enterprise was set on foot by tbe people of Daltcn, which was In a measure countenanced by the citizens of Benton, yeti most confess my impressions were in favor of the Rome rente. They were grounded on a be lief that many fniurp*sable obstacles, wonld ob viate a possibility of the early construction of a rail-way from Dalton to Jacksonville. The rente, as I had apprehended when the subject was first mooted, has by an experimsnta! sur vey proved highly impracticable. The cost of Its oonstructure will be so great as scarcely to admit of a hope that tbe project will ever be carried into execution. Had the people rfyanr vicinity however, evinced the energy and de termination manifested by those of Dalton, T venture tbe assertion that it would have con vinced the Alabamians of yonr earnestness, and have secured their cooperation. If I am correctly informed, the Board of Di rectors of the Georgia and Alabama Ball Road deemed It advisable to suspend operations, un til they should be justified in calling (n an In stallment of five percent on the stock taken, an. til the pressure of money matters should be al leviated by a prospect of a better crop season.— Would it not be well at this time, for tbe Board of Directors to resume their labors, and endeav or to push on tbs enterprise? We have already the promise of an abundantharveet, and it seems to me that much ought now be done, by well timed efforts, to guarantee a construction of tbe road at no very distant day. I have no doubt but that much seal could he awakened by calling meetings at the several favorable points on the rente. We can hardly expect the consu- mation of so great en enterprise, without first reivtaeing the people it is te their interest to engage in It Hoping to hear that the scheme has not been hopelessly abandoned. I tv, Dear Sir, yours respectfully, a. r. The Know Nothings. This mysterious organisation appears to b# t monster of ecarce twelve months growth. It is evidently a politick! organisation gotten up for otyecte and purposes, oonoeotod with tho wec| or woe of thai greet nation. It now pervade* every vale, and ecalesevery mountain between the Atlantie and Faelfie oceans, with it* hands and eras linked; U girds and brlte the entire Republic; Iteweepe like an avalaneh, through city, town and country, giving no warning or monition* of its approach. It strikel* down Its victims with aa invisible hand, giving no time only to receive the blow, fell, look-oat, with an tdlotio gate on the empty space around, then ery oat *who struck Billy Patternia.’ It has hith erto been doing its work mostly te the dark, without any known or reoognlsed principles bat more recently, It seems to bare been gradual fy developing Ha prioeiplee and objects, Ilk# the gradual unrolling of a mighty scrhll. Not fow have been watching Its movement* with in tense interest, and have hitherto acquired but little knowledge of Its principles and modes op roods*, other, than ms they have been developed through its organs. It is said, that at a very early day its “Banner will be un farted to tbe breese” with its principles inscribed thereon,'’ “in the open face of dey, ” or that it will be te- corded amongst the things that are passed.— Amongst the doctrines said to he embodied in Ha creed, are the following: “Purely American te politics, Protestant in religion—virtne and and talents the only qualification for office”— conservative te all things, ultra tn nothing—no Religions tests, an amendment and extension of the time in the nataralSutinn laws, the anion of the States, and the sovereignty of tbe States respectfully, the American Republic meenstitn tional union.” If these be tbeir tree doctrines, and If they be carried out in practical "life, and in good faith, it will, evidently be a harbinger ef better days. Tbeir enemies, however, give a ve«y different version of their objects and pur poses, they charge them with “traitors and ene mies to the conntry, proscriptionists, Jesuits, dark lantern, underground plotters, revnlo tionists. Ac., Ac. Be this however, as it may* let ns not he In haste to give judgment against them, or any one else on the unverified assertion of an enemy. At any rate we are certain that the late practical operations of this order, wbieh have sent snob swift consternation and dismay into the hearts of the old political foxes, have not been canned by any affinity for suoh doe. trines as have been ascribed to them by their enemies. We have too much respect (hr out country men. to believe sneh unproven charges, while sneh events are transpiring around ns almost every day; we ascribe these extraordinary move meats to other end very different causes. They are evidently the result of doable causes. First, against the excessive cultivation of foreigners, by the demagogues, and secondly against the miserable folly and oorrnptiona of the old pnliti cai parties. It cannot be trnthfally denied that for tome years now past, both Democrats and Whigs have prostrated tbemselvos before the alien voters in a servile end disgraceful way. Holding the balance of power as they do be tween the two parties, there has been no end to the concessions, flatteries and flummeries, by which they have been courted. Honors and of fices have been heaped npon them with a sick ening profession. It was much better to be an Irishman or a German, than a native horn A- merican; tbe M’c or O’ to one’s name, was tbe lever by which be was lifted op to office and into fortunes, and an mrprononncible name was a passport to all kinds of political favor. No tieket was a completes ticket which did not con. tain a Sop in the shape of a candidate for tbe Irish or German interests end this degradation was all pervading from Governors and Senators to the little twadling town Bailiff. Is it then any marvel that the native Americans them selves. ao wholly shoved Into the shadow, to girt place for the He’s and O’s, should get a lit tle tired of the game that always brought them ont secured best and second them the empty and airy posit “Berry Shaker-” for the Me* Os. etidem genera—not at all! not at all!! In all this, however, the foreigners are not so much to blame except for a little presumption and im pudence increared by tbeir success. Tbe das tardly andnnprincipaled demagogues who whee dled them into these excesses, are the offenders who should bear the hotest punishment. In tbe late upheavals, of Know Nothingism, 'hieh have come over the old political parties, “ like an avalaneh," overwhelming, horse and rider, captain and cattle, in one common rain— we are disposed to rejoice and we should doso, with a joy, unfeigned, if we were snre, tbe effects, wonld be confined to the mangy hacks and the sniffling demagogues, who have so long, had control of the old parties. We should bo rejoieed to see them and tbeir machinery, their caucuses, their primary assemblies and tbeir regular nomination; pitched like putrid carcasses, into the immense tide of an indignant peoples' wrath, never again to return or curse thenation. human nature. ‘The doctrines and principles of all political and religions associations are alone, tho criterion, by which they are to he received or rejected, by honest and thinking men. - ROMULUS. For the Courier. In those day* earns Augustus (the Neophyte) preaching in the towns and villages and in tho city of Rome, saying the Pope and his Priests and his Cntholte church, stotfiSlied, Is a sore evil In the land. For they have hid iniquity in their hearts, and the Innocent have they slain, and tho blood of tho righteous have they eliedltcrieth onto toe Lord from tbe earth agalnet them. And he opened a book oaltod the Bible and taught tbe people out of it, and the text whtob he read before tho people, to expound, was ha second Tbessalonhms and after this wiser “Who opposeth and exaltefti himself above all that 1* called God, or that Is worship, nd; eo that he as God, sltteth In the temple of God, showing himself that he 1* God. * • And then ehall that wioked be revealed, whom toe Lord shall consume with tho spirit of hie month, and with the brightness of bis coming. Even him whoso coming is after the working of satan,-with all power, aad signs, and lying wonders, and with all deoeivahlenessl And then he opened his month and spake with aloud voice and expounded toe text, saying, it refored to the Pope and the Catbolies, and that it was the Pope whe had essayed to set himself np above all powers, and above all that is called God, Who woricetfa with signs and lying won ders and all deeeitableness of unrighteousness. And he proclaimed onto toe multitudes, that tbe Romish Ctrorch was tbe mystic Babylon and mother of Harlots spoken of in the Reve lations’ of Saint John tbe Divine, fall of shorn {nations and all manner of evil, and whom the Lord wonld destroy with the power of bie might. For, that, she had lain heavy burdens npon men’s shoulders, and bad darkened conn •el, and had corrupted the hearts of the children of men and carried them away after Idols and images and made them worship them. And •he was ’’drunken with the blood of toe Mints and •• 1th the blood of the martyrs of Jeans Come out of her. my people, that ye he not par takers tit her sins, and that ye receive not of hor plagues: for her sins have reached onto heaven aad God hath remembered her iniqni ties.” “For all natim* have drank of the wine of tbe wra tb of her fornication.” And as he went on expounding tbe scripture, he cried with a very lond voice against the Harlot; and the people wondered. Bnt it came to pass after many days that Samuel the younger journeyed through that land and tarried in the towns and villages and In the city of Rome, (now in the mean time, Augustus had joined himself to the sect called, tbe ’Fire-eaters’ and afterwards Democrats, in the hope of reward) and Samuel also, was displeased with tho Harlot because of her tyranny and thirst for power and her intol erance and wicked imaginations; and was uni ting the people against the power and domin ion of the Pope, and warning the people to retain the Sceptre in tbeir own hands, and yield it not unto strangers. Bnt Augustas, to please the new sect to which be hod joined himself, and because Samuel did not honor him with the first seat in the synagogue, was wroth and bated him. and spake against him in the public assemblies, and tainted nt the harlot and suspicion arose that he wonld even fall in love with her. He began to say that she was no worse than others and ethers were no better than she. And the rest of the sayings and doing* of Augustas, are they not written In the book of memory. JONATHAN. We were greatly aroused, during the past winter, to see them picked np. hy an invisible hand, one after another, and thrown over board without parley or ceremony; giving them the •ingle alternative of joining the general Stampede. If this new order will practise the ereed they profess, as we understand It;—we hid them God's speed—hut we must confess our donhts and fears. Should they he crowned with sueesss. a time for the distribntion of the offices and honors will come—will not’this event throw them Into the hand* of the same political Priesthood, or one equally corrupting? Bnt should this, even be so, the nation is not likely to snffer, in tho change, as a temporary cheek, will have been given to the growth of political evils, giving a little more chance for the germ of virtne and patriotism to deepen their roots. We did intend to say a fow words on tbs the robjeetof the KnowNothing secrets; but this article is alresdy too long, and we forbear. Bat we will however say thus much. We have no Idea, that they ean have any dangerous secrete—wo suppose that tbe whole of them amount to a few words, signs and symbols, utterly unmeaning to outsiders, and of no value to themselves, only m a mods of recognition—whereby A may know that B is a K. N. and B may know timt A Is a K. N. This we eannot think embraces any serious evil or danger to the netlon—we think the objection on this ground a mere elap-trap, designed to eeteb tbe prejudices of tbe ignorant and un thinking; especially when we remembr, in every age of tbe world, and in every conntry on the globe, there has existsd secret associa tions In one shape or other; even the early Christians, after tbe cracifietion of tbeSavfonr, when dispersed by the fires of persecution, throughout tbe known earth, bad seoret associ ations and communions, and doubtless signs by which they wore known one of another—all politicalparties in this and every other conntry have tbeir secret conclaves and obuncils—Gen. erals and commanders in war, have their secret councils of war. Tho U. Senate bavo their secret sessions. This principle is deeply inter woven aad C7eo noeeeeary In oar poax fallen From the Chronicle A Sentinel. Mr. Bornm: In Mr. Stephens’ Augusta speech, written out and authenticated by him* self, in yonr tri-weekly of Thursday last, be calls npon me to produce my authority for say ing that the Jaeohina first styled themselves “Friends of the Revolution,” instead of “Friends of the Constitution." By reference-to Vol. VI, of tho Encyclopaedia Americana, under the 1 “Jacobins,” the following setenco may be fonnd: “The private honse in which they (the Jaco bins) first arsembled, soon became no longer ca pable of containing the number of *Friends of of the Resolution,’ as they first called them selves.” They accordingly met in a monastery of Jac obin monks, and were from that fact called Jacobins. This was in 1789- The diff. rence, then, between ns, is the difference between our historians; and analogy is very mar h against the statement of M. Thiers. Bnt this has bnt little to do with the great questions at issue between Mr. Stephens and the American party. These may he simply re solved into two leading points. First, Is It the policy of the Romish Church to aim at political power in this and every country where they ean gain the aseendancy? Second, Is there any danger of such power ever being attained in this country, throngh the addition of Catho lic adherents to our population by immigration? There are the poin’s at issue, and if they ean be clearly established, all else that we have con tended for Is substnntiaed. as a matter of course. Mr. Stephens will then, by his own admissions, justify even secret organization* for such a de fence, as great a horror as he manifests for them. For we have never seen more earnest ness and fervor, not to say frenzy, manifested against any aeet or party than be does against the American party. He charges us with fanat icistn against foreigners and Catholics, hut if wild, extravagant, ill founded zeal be fanati cism, then Mr. Stephens is gnilty of the charge in reference to this new party. Although he atmonnees that “he is not afraid of anything on earth, above the earth, or nnder the earth, ex cept to do wrong,” yet we are inclined to doubt his assertion, after we behold the monster Know Nothingism as depicted hy himself. He must havei forgo*' this “manstntm horrendum" of hia own erestion, when he said he feared nnthing.- But let us have the pietnre. He seys that the Native American party “is wrong in its aims and objects.?.wrong from beginning to end, and exceedingly unjust. Great evils and dangers are to be apprehended from this new and most vicioue political monster. Ha compares It to the embodiment of vice itself, which is “ ■ * .-of so hideous mien, That tb J>e hated needs hut to seen.” He rays that with Its general embrace hy the people of this eonntry, comes political rain and death. ,,-He who fosters it. fostera an insidious and poisonous serpent in his bosom. One of its general effects is to deceive, equivocate and previricate. Hundreds and thonsands go about daily and hourly telling palpable lies. He ad mits that all do not do this, hut it is common with the order, thus to equivocate, mislead and deceive. Even ministers of the gospel, nnder the infinenee of this organisation, may preach from your pulpits. and then tell lies at yonr ta ble ahont their connection with the order — Church members are also as deep in the mud as the preachers are In the mire. The whole thing, be says, lends to deception, hypocrisy, knavery, and universal treachery, and the only remedy is for this great moneter vine to he held np to the public gaze, that It may he seen, hated, and abandoned speedily, as it onghr to he. He farther says, “that it. Is anti-American, anfl-re- pnhlican. at war with the fundamental law of tho Union, and revolutionary in its chsracter.” All this Mr. Stephens has said of an order and its membership, of which he professed a few days since to know nothing, without bringing the first particle of proof to substantiate a sin gle eharge. We call npon all the candid and right think ing men in the country to decide the question, which evinces the most arrant fanaticism, to contend that Catholic supremacy in this eonn. try will rain it, or that the precedence of the native American party will. Mr. Stephens has •aid harder things, wilder things, more extrav agant toings of the Know Nothings, than we over did of the Catholics, and yet. when we re fer to Smithfleld and St. Bartholomew’s nnmi*» takoahle facie In history, as warning ns what might he done in this conntry if the same im mutable chnrch gats in the ascendency, he begs hia constituents not to listen to sneh fanatical appeals: while, without any guarantees of his tory to fall Lack npon, save the Jacobins, and without any similarity of objects, aims and sympathies, between then and the Knees Koth- ings. only that they are both secret societies, be \ gress to establish or prohibit slavery in any makes an appeal against them, that has more of tb* wildness and frensy of politieel fanaticism, than any thing we have ever read in toe history of p irty politics atths Sooth. We admit Ibat •tnong Northern abolitionists, toe monster sla very bee some each hideous proportions m this now ordtr presents, nnder tbe touob of Hr. Ste phen’s pencil, (indeed we are straok with tbe similarity In come points ) bnt at the 8»nth we have heretofore baa no suob specimens. Plain, honest, eomroon sense, statesman-like views have generally characterised our politieel do- bates. Bold assertion, empty declamation and fanatleal destraction, bare generally been left for the lend of isms. Foe once the gentleman has overshot himself; wnile be may stagger a few enrveillant whips, who have dared for once in their lives to think before Mr. Stephens apeak*, the great mass, we have reason to know will not only think for themselves, hut can nev er forget, in all tbe alter political strifes in wbieh his name may be preaeatentod before the pub lic, the unwarranted, unexpected, uncalled for attack, made by him on this, new American pare ty. who have organised together for tbe perpet uation of the rights of eonscienc. which Catho lics and foreigners mntosUy enjoy in thle land of freodom. They never will forget tbe un founded assumption* which Mr. Stephens has made against them; for knowing that the ob jeots, aims and principles of tbe order are sneh. as every true patriot, every opponent of a com bination of chnreh and 8tate. every lover of the religions liberty of his native land, can sustain and vote ftu. they will either award to him a wild fanatical teal for a bad cause, or something more nnsernpalons and leu to be pitied But Mr Stephens charges the Native Ameri can party with rebellion against the government of this country. “Not ao open and manly re> hellion, fwo nse bis own word*) but a secret and covert attempt to undermine the very rnrnor stone of the temple of nnr liberties.” Did he weigh the ponderous dimensions of tbstsentenee when he uttered it? and afterwards, when with tbe sober secoad thought he denied it 7 If so, 1 then he may be able to bear its weight Tf he does, he win prove himself greater than Aristi de*. for it is enough to eraab any political aspi rant in too land. ”Tis true, he has attempted somewhat to parry the fore# of this deadly blow levelled at the honor, integrity and patriotism of the very men who have made him whatho is, by saying that “those who heard him and thou sands of others, hard gene into the urganhation unwillingly,” hat they hud been deceived, (we new speak inferentiatiy.) they bad not sense enough to know what the thing would lead to. poor deluded, spell bound creatures, rebelling against government, undermining the corner stone of liberty, and not knowing what they were ahont. until he. Mr. Stephens, had pene trated with a prophetic ken. almost supernatu ral. into the deep prnfonnd of Know Nothinginn, and nnveiled to thorn the dirty work hi which they were engaged. Does not Mr. Stephens per ceive in this admission, that tbe whole force of his argument, fonndod on the Jaenhit,* in bis letter Is overturned. If all the Know Nothings who heard him, and thonMndsof others, are too patriotic to turn Jaeohina. then there are . no el ements in this country at least in Aognsta, to make Jacobins of. If there are no such ele ments here, and the people are ret 1 patriots, and only hngged the monster because they knew not what they were doing, then all the hue and cry raised hy Mr. Stephens, about “rebellion and undermining liberties.” amount to shoot the same thing as the ery of “wolf.” when there’s nothing on the air bnt tbe bleating of a lamb. Bnt Mr. Stephens brings up a constitutional difficulty, into which this new Order ha*became entangled. He quotes from the Constitution of the United States, as follows: “Bnt no religions test shall ever be reqoired, as a qualification to any office or public trust under tbe United States.” He then shows good authority, that the Know Nothings are opposed to elevating Roman Catholics to office in this eonntry. [How does it happen that the Native Creole Catholics are supported by the Know Nothings in New Orleans?] Ho says “they have thus pledged themselves to set np a religions test in qualifications for office, against tho express words of the Constitution of tbe United State.” He here attempts to place the American party in antagonism with the Constitution, in refusing to vote for Roman Catholics. Now, we unequivocally deny—1st. That the Constitution makes any such test for voters at the ballot box, and 2d. That the Know Nothings in tbeir pledges make, by in tention, a religious test in tbe selection of men to fill offices of honor and trust nnder the United States. Tbe sentence in the Constitution, which bss been dissotnbered by Mr. Stephens, reads tiro*: “The Senators and Representatives befre men tioned. and the members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive aad Judicial officers, both of the United States and the sev eral States, 8kail be bound by oath or affirma tion, to support this Constitution; but no reli gions test shall over bo required, as a qualifica tion to any office or public trust nnder tbe United States.” Now what connection would there be in the two parts of this sentence under Mr. Stephens’ construction. It would read about tiros: “ The several officers above mentioned, shall be bound by oath to support the Constisntion: but tho people shall be bound to make the religions test in electing men to office.” Can it be sup posed that the framers of the Constitution, would have been guilty of sneh sheer nonsense, in connecting two subjects so irrelevant, by a conjunction, into the umt sentence. Now as tbe first part of the sentence refers to what tbe officers shall be required to do, aa a teat of bold ing office, vis: take an oath to support tho Constitution, so tbe second part shows what they shall not be required to do, as a test of holding office, that is give in their adhesion to any religions faith or sect. The Constitution means to say, that after the people have elected a man to office, the oath of office shall be ad ministered to him whether he be a Protestant, Catholie, Mormon or Atheist, provided he is not debarred by any other principle in tbe Con stitution. But Mr. Stephens makes this reli gious test to apply at the ballot box, which is so palpably absurd as to hardly bear the eharge of sophistry even. He says, “So of all the reasons yon (the voters) may have, or objt c- tions, or disqualifications in tbe eeleetion of men to office or places of public trust, under the Uni ted States, you may make any other test but this religious test” While it is trao as we ad mit, that if an Atheist should be elected Pres- dent of the United 8tates, the Judge adminis tering the oath of office could not interrogate him as to his religious opinions, yetitis equally true, and within the letter and spirit ot the Constitution that a voter at the ballot box has a right to interrogate him and refuse to east bis vote for him purely on the ground of his reii* gious faith. So much for Mr. Stephens’ Con stitutional religious test. That would be a glo rious instrument indeed, for the basis of a fiee government, worthy to be made tbe political winding sheet of this modern Aristides, if with all the other rights guaranteed by it to a free people, it withheld the rightof votingfor whom they pleased. We propose, Mr. Editor, throngh your court esy, in a few days to substantiate what we asserted above, vis., that tbe Native American party do not, by intention, make any religious test in their selection of men to fill offices under territory. It Is tbb sense of this 'National Council, that Congress onght not to legislate upon the snbjrot of slavery within tbe Terri tories of the United States, and that any inter ference of Congress with slavery as it exists in the District of Columbia, would be a violation of the epirit and intention of tbe compact by which the State of Maryland ceded tbe District to tbe United States, and * breach of the na tional faith. LATER FROM EUROPE IBRITAL OF THE 8TEAHSHIP ATLANTIC. HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM THE SEAT OF WAR? SANOVIEAR T CONFLICTS 11 Success of the Allied!! EIGHT THOUSAND BILLED f New York, Jane 13, M.—Tbe mall steam ship Atlantie has arrived) brings news from Eu rope to tbe 2d Inst. Her news Is, by far, the most important since the battle of Alma. Tbe Allies, had captured Keneh in tbe So* of Azof, after a prolangcd resistance; had also carried tbe Russian camp at Tcbernsya, and gained sveral successes before Sevastopol. The news comprises the accounts of the three several snecesseeof tbe Allied armies. ’ Firstly, of the French troops who were com pletely vietorions in «MBgninnry conflict las ting through tbe whole of the 22d and 23d of May. Daring this Rattle the French took an important position of defence or placed’ Armos before Sebastopol which they still retain. No fewer than 8,000 men were killid or wonnded, mostly in band to band enoountors with tbe bayWnet. ■ • The second success was In a brilliant and ra pid advance on Tebernaya, in wbieh they sue* eeeded in seizing and retaining the Russian lines without sustaining much loss. Tbe Russians abandoned tbeir emnp and retreated to tbe bills. Tbe third success was the secret expedition of the Allies directed to the Sea of Azof. The expedition obtained possession of the fortress of Kertcband command tbe Sea in wbieh there are fourteen of the Allies steamers. The Rnssins on approach of the enemy, blew up the forts and set fire to four steamers thirty transports and half a million sacks of bread stuffs, to prevent them falling into hands of the Allies. France and England have decisively declined any farther conferences at Vienna. Latest News.—Belgium is ahont joining the Allies. ■Breadstuff* dull and unchanged. Provisions advanced. Cotton active. The French have established a camp a Tche- rgnun. It i* now eertain that Belgium will famish 20,000 men to aid the Allies. Some hopes of peace are said to prevail in consequence of the recent Russian reverses. [For the Courier] I WOULD NOT DIE FROM HOME. BT HAL RATV0RD Democracy and Know Nothingism. The following extracts, says the Mdntevallo Herald of the 8th inst., from the Dallas Oavette, induce us to believe that tbe editor is .pretty well posted up in regard to the leading features of tbe new party, if he ia not one himself; and that he does not find any thing therein very inimical to the Southern Democracy: “We think that the Democratic leader of the conntry. and especially the great central organ, the Washington Union, and Mr. Wise, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Virginia, have committed a grave and fatal error in joining issue with the Know Nothings in opposirg the change in the naturalization laws. It was bad—it was wretched policy- and showed a lamentable ignorance of the true feeling of the great masses of the people on the subject Ever eince the advent of Koesnth, we believe that three fonrtbs of the people of the United States have been in favor of any sort of policy that wonld limit tbe infinenee of foreigners, and we are astonished that clear headed and sagacious party leaders did not find it out and shape their conrse according to the circumstances of the case. They have been fighting against the almost unanimous wish of the .people, and the resnlt has been that they have driven from the ranks .thousands and hun dreds of thousand* of Democrats, who have joined the Know Nothings, for the sole pur pose of having that one principle carried ont wbieh was rejected by their party leaden.— Those Democrats who have joined the Know Nothings believed that the increnseof tbe for eign vote, and infinenee should be checked, bnt how con’d they bring it abont when Democratic leaders not only violently opposed the principle bnt were striving to make everybody else do the same ? and for a private in the ranks to re fuse to acknowledge every Irish or German emigrant to bo a patriot of the first water, and consequently entitled to tbe first privileges and the honors of the Republic, he was almost re garded as a traitor to his party and country!— The result of this is that myriads of Democrats have left.their party because its leaders reject ed a principle they believed to be wise and good, and have joined the Know Nothings, Who are pledged to carry ont that principle. ‘That a majority should rale* is not only Democratic but Republican doctrine, and as soon as onr leaders saw, as they must have seen, that the sentiment of our native citisens was so universal against foreigners, they should have ceased to oppose the proposed changes of the naturalisation laws, and endorsed and not condemned the leading principle in the Know Nothings—the principle that gives them their greatest strength. Our views have undergone no change what ever from that time to this, and the recent election in Mobile satisfies ns that we are right, and that Democrats should no longer be the defenders of foreigners. At the Mobile elec tion. the Register says that * ont of one hundred Irish votes cast, seventy of that number were given to the Know Nothing candidate, and the Advertiser, a Know Nothing organ, actually thanks the foreigners for laying aside their pre judices and voting the American ticket!t Shall we. as Democrats, any longer strive to secure political rights to men, who have not the conrage or honor to stand hy their friends? whoin thehour of trial and danger, will desert those who are risking everything in their de« fence. We, for ono, declare that the Demo crats shonld give them np and cease to join is sue wi b the Know Nothings on the question— The canvass Is now opening in this State, and all of the candidates will he before the people. We advise those who are selected hy the Demo crats to he silent on the subject unless it is for ced npon them, and if it is, instead of opposing any preposition to change tbe naturalization laws, let them, especially our candidates for Congress, go as far as tbeir opponents in advo cating any system that will destroy the influ ence of foreigners.” I would not die from home, for then No mother’s voice would over blend, Its soothing accents with my own, To'cheer me to my last lone home. Oh! who would die from homo andmiss A mother’s last fond Iing’ring kiss; Fraught with affection’s holy love, That points us to the realms above. Die from home and not be blessed, With sister’s lore and dear caress, Would haunt my spirit to the tomb, And cast-o'er death a hopeless gloom-. Who has been in a distant land, And felt deaths unrelenting hand Fix’d in tbeir soul, that did not moan For mother, father, friends and home. • I know that I am doom’d to die, And in the dark, sold grave to lie; Then place me by those dead and gone, I lov'd so well in childhood’s Home. Rome, June 15, ’65. , v The Union movement. The Columbus Enquirer says: As we folly anticipated, the movement projected at tbe meeting at Temperance Hall in this city on the 2fah nit., meets with the most gratifying indi cations of popalar favor in every direction where its principles and aims have been fairly made known, it finds, so far as we are advised) bnt one class of opponents—and this composed notef the masses of the people—men who allow themselves to be guided hy honest impulses of their hearts, rather than by the -deliberate cal culations of selfishness, or of the results of ul- terror party chicanery upon individual of party schemes. Who then are tbe opponents of B movement originating, as we understand, in a spirit of fraternal union, intended to compass purely national, constitutional and conservative ends, and eminently calculated in its every endnney and final result to protect and secure the rights of the South? We find them thud far only among those who, from political mo tives, are committed to the policy of maintain ing an alliance with a national Democratic organizatin—those to whom the charm of spoils is more potent than the love of their section—to whom tbe appetizing aroma of the flesh-pots is too strong to allow of their doing nnght that might by possibility lessen their ho- ped forsbare. We confess We did hope, thongh we cannot say with much confidence, that this movement—sanctioned, as It is, by every con sideration that could move the true patriot— wonld have commanded the support of all classes, at least at tbe South, even including the Democratic Convention at Milledgeville, bnt we find that we reckoned too much upon their patriotism, and too little npon the cohe sive power of the spoils, and that the vision of the Union of the Snath for the sake of her Constitutional Rights Is destined yet for a time to he unrealized. If we read the signs aright, however, the “consummation so devoutly to he wished” cannot long be delayed: and that, notwithstanding the efforts of false guides and nnfaithfol watchmen, the people will, in the exereise of their sovereign will and power, see to it that mere individual aggrandizement and party ascendency shall not be allowed to con travene and subverts greahjrablic good; and that, so far at least as the great mas? of the citizens are concerned, despite the evil coun sel* of selfish politicians and partisans, they will be One People and One Party. We are therefore content to risk the fate of this movement—not only in Georgia, but throughout the entire Sontb—with the people* We feel assured that it must command a gene ral acquiescence, and that, notwithstanding the efforts of partisan-leaders and a partisan press to the contrary, the great public necessity of i nnion of sentiment and of action throngh on tbe South is so clear and imperative that i( must in good time be accomplished. Unlike the cause of its opponents, It needs not the specious advocacy of^eXpert political pleaders, hot finds Its effective justification in tbe history of the past and the prospect of the fntore—icy the maxim that “in anion there Is strength,” and in that honest spontaneous impulse of pa triotism which bails as a brother and a friend every man who sineerely devotes himself to the accomplishment of n great public good. In vain may the partisan pres* seek to preju dice this movement in the estimation of their former friends and allies—by impugning the motives of those engaged in it—by singing hosannas to the National Democracy—or hy anathamatizing the Know Nothings. Tho peo ple will look for themselves, both to the one and the other, and decide for themselves in which direction their Imc interest* lie.— wneth- er in a blind adherence to the ancient organi zations of the North, or in the union of all head* and hearts and hands upon the principle of the Georgia platform: comnStncing at the Snnth and extending Northward as lqgg as a friend ean be fonnd to join the constitutional alliance; knowing no Whig or Democrat. Know Nothing or Temperance man. only as they are entitled to recognition as tbe friends of Jnstice, the Constitution, and the rights of the South. .. Philadelphia, June 35. Tbe Know Nothing Platform is published. It embraces the majority resolutions on the slavery question, and declares that the princi ples of the order will henceforth be openly avowed, and members will be at liberty to de clare their membership, and there will he no concealment in regard to places of meeting. “I introduce a hill for the destruction of worms,” as the wood-pecker said in a stomp speech. MARRIED. On Thursday evening 14th inst., by the Rev. Jesse Lamberth, Mr. ANDREW J. CARTER and Miss CAROLINE FORD, all of this city. ROME PRICES CURRENT CORRECTED WEEKLY BT J. L. LOO AX. Tallabasse, Fla., May 28,1855. Tho Know Nothing party made aclenn sweep the United 8tates, and this will involve a reply hero the other day, hy two hundred majority, to the disavowal of Mr. Stephens in behalf of the Catholics as a church, that they form a political party in this country, or seeking for political power. Mblaxctbox. Sparta, June 9th, 1855. The following is the Platform adopted upon the slavery question: Resolved, That tbe American party, having arisen upon the ruins and in despite of the op position of the whig and democratic parties, eannot be held in any manner responsible for the obnoxious acts or violated pledges of cither; that the systematic agitation of the slavery question by those parties has elevated sectional ’ w ho have in past years found it so convenient heating tbe Democratic candidate that much. Until the day of the election nothing bad been seen or heard ef Sam, bnt he eame to the polls and east his vote, and that was all that was heard of him. with that two hundred majority. Yours respectily, A. H. H. There ean he no question that the 8ag Nichts, or Say Nothings, the new secret Order at. the. West among tbe German and Irish ‘Democrats,” is now in fall blast. The Ohio Journal says it is made up of the worst elements of our foreign population and the demagogues Molasses— 40c-45s . . $2 2J‘Nails—per D>. 6}-7io .250-3(WNail Rod— . 8ic-7c cOil—Linseed . $1 35 9J—11(0SXABDRGS— llC-12c 9c-lli( Train,.... w SPork—per lb. 6-6J >Potatoes— ISc} Sweet. . . . 75c-00e 12J-15c( Irish country 4J- 5ct “ northern, 300 20c-25c;Powdbb—Gun 35c-40c 20c) Bloating, . . 25-35c ;Rice—per lb. 6}c-7o 20-25(7Salt—pr sack 260-75 r perbu. 120 Tallow, . . 20c-25«Shot—prlb. . ll-12Jo Adnmantino, 33c-40c.Sole Leather— Spertn, . . . 50c> Country, lb. 25c-28c Coffee—Rio, 14c) Northern, . -28« Java, .... 165-ISc/Steel— Copperas— . 5c? Blistered, lb. 10o-15c Corn—prbu. 130-150? German, . . 15c-18c CottobYark— 90c^ Spring,..-. -10c Egos—prd<z. 10-1250 Cast, .... 33c-25o Feathers—lb. 40<vScoar— Flour—pr 9>. 4-45? Crushed, . . 12} Glass—8x10, $25-$3( N. Orleans, 7c-10e Ixdigo—pr lb, SH-IGOvSyrup— Irob—Sweed, 6}o-7c> N. O. pr gal. 50c- 60o Apples— Dried, bu.. Green,. . . Bacob— Hams pr lb Hog round, Baggibg— Hemp, lb, . Gunny, . . Bale Rope- Beep— . . . . Beeswax— . Blue Sfone— Butter— country, • • Cabdli hostility into a positive element of political po wsr, and brought our institutions into peril.— It has, therefore, become the imperative duty of the American party to interpose for the purpose of giving pesos to the country and perpetuity to the Union; that, as experience has shown, U is impossible to reconcile opinions so extreme as those wbieh separate tbe disputants; and, ss there ean be no dishonor in submitting to the laws, t e National Council has deemed it tbe best guarantee of common justico and of future peace to abido by and m intain the existing to ride into power hy the foreign vote. It says ; “There can be no mistake as to tbe organisa tion of secret societies all over tha country, es pecially at the West, nnder the patronage of the general government In this State Gen. Joel W. Wilson, of Tiffin, is the President of tbe order. Wo have tne names of the officers of the Grand Council, but only deem it necessa ry at present to dwell on the general foots. At laws upon tbe subject of slavery, as a final and j Washington, tho Postmaster General, a Roman " 1 Catholic, takes the eoneern under bis patronage; and a fellow named Jones, who is clerk at Washington, is maintained at the expense of the people to eolleot the correspondence and elaborate the facts gathered from different parts conclusive settlement of that subjoot in spirit and in substance. Resolved, That, regardin ’ it the highest doty to avow these opinions, upon a subject | so important, indistinct and uneqoivncai terms, it is hereby declared, as tbe sense of this Na tional Council, that Congress possesses no 1 power under the Constitution to legilate npon tho subject of slavery in the States, for to 'ex clude any 8tate from admission into the Union because her constitution does or does notrecog- nise the institution of slavery as a part of her ■oeial system, and expressly pretermitting any Georgia, Lard— .... 12-14c Mackerel—bl$17-$U Madder--lb. 1 20c-25c Meal—per hu.l35-15C >Tallow—lb. JTea—per lb, ‘ “’heat— per bushel, \W ool—lb, SPECIAL NOTICES. OFFICE ROME RAIL ROAD, ) .. June 18th 1855. ; The anunl meeting of the Stockholders of the Rome Rail Road, will take place »t their office in the city of Rome on Wednesday the 11th Ju ly next, at eleven o’clock, a. m. WM R SMITH, jul9 President. 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