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ROME, GA.
TUESDA Y MORN 1X6. St7XR, 28 1855
For Ifcr Campaign.
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btrr from the pretest issue to January for one
dollar In advance:
To dabs oT six for $5
****** tea ** 8
***** fifteen « \2
The money most Invariably accompany the
the order. We hope the friend* of the Courier
will take advantage of this proposition, and tend
in large lista of
■•1 (• the Ratification!
There will be a meeting of
the American party of Flnvd
county in Rome on Tuesdav
next Let every member of
the organization turn out. The
nhiect in view is the ratifica
tion of the proceedings of the
Philadelphia Convention.—
Speeches from several promi
nent men are anticipated.
Ye that dwell upon the
mjfpm^in-^de orhilMon. come;
ye that inhabit the lowland
and the vale, come; let the
farmer come; and the mer
chant and the preacher, come!
Laying aside the implements
of their handicraft, let the
workers in woodl and brass,
a d iron, come ~ especially let
all those who " have seen
SAM” come!!!!
Cel. Fonebe's Reply to Rr. Stephens.
We bar* repnhlished Ais reply and can rap.
ply these desiring it, at $2,< 8 per hundred. Tb*
veil cf veaeey I* now. to a large extent remov
ed, and e bon* "Sam**” friend* will be active
In circulating the documents. and disabusing
tbe mind* of the people. The opponent* of tbe
American party bare thought that they coaid
sell scandal by tbe whole rale, and none dare
*»T "why do ye m 1" but we opine “Sam” will
now meet them “eye to eye and too to toe.”
The imrriran Platform.
We publish At* week tbe Platform of tbe
American Party, adapted by tbe National Coon,
cii. is Philadelphia on the 13th inch. It I*
with unfeigned pleasure that we send this noble,
patriotic and nwr-ly national doonment forth
for the approval of an intelligent community
All persons of all partiea in whose bosom* glows
»patriotic love for America, who cherish in
their hearts; a warm and a^etionate regard for
the government and institution* which are indi.
gemma to our republican soil end which are the
«peutmo«ns product* springing from the Intel.
Bgeaee, nrtar. autriorism and protestantism of
“the land of the froe and the home of the
braves” all wl»o eh«*ri«h the Constitution, the
Union and tb- right* of the S*a*cs more than
the“fieah not***of oflR-»*nd the selfish dictates
of party leader*, most admire the noble, hold
and unequivocal position taken by the Atneri-
ets Ant be” for a few days—and leave* again
for Kansas, Alnktagprobably that he will he
Interrupted no more. But, els*, he find* him.
self mistaken, for, in Ao mean time, Ae tide of
popular condemnation, swollen and intensified
by Ae “masterly inactivity” «f the administra
tion tn regard A the rights «>f il«e Sonth, breaks
to upon them “nearer, dearer and deadlier than
before,” and they. In their perturbation and
confbsion must needs make a demonstration.
Something atari be done. Turn not Reeder and
his oo adjutnr* tor their eltor*r in promoting
free-rolllstn? No, that would not do—for they
did just what was expected of them. Wh«t
then? The**bold-wUb the b*r. nnd run with
the hound”policy tno*t st? ; H I c 11 or. 11. i: •;
Marti 1 '*; must Is «?«**«•. “■ t! i-; • i
•ant direction.” They h •»*•<» >• • j,H y ii.o • it ’ !
Reeder has bought s«>m.* !«<••! ... t? I:>lf
breed reservation*”!!! Ms* . •! 01. •
Ae baseness and dishonesty • -t,,- mi m «
well not be, as live A be »ueh a Q.-v.-i :t>r: !’••
must make satisfactory explanation* nr be i\-
moved at once.
How many of the Intelligent men <>f G«>r«tn
ere going to be duped by thi* rldienfou* fnree.
The Administration doe* not at all object to the
sets which have made Qov. Recdor so obnoxl
out, but attempt* a miserable make-shift to
preserve Ae integrity of Ac party.
The rabloined extract taken from Ao “Atlan
ta Republican” the organ of the Tetnnerinee
party, shows Ac estimate abroad In which the
riant candidates tor Congress in this district are
held. Wo have' never beard them speek on
the stomp together, and eannot therefore inde*
of their comparative merits to this line, nor
driven n bargain with eiAeref them and can
not Aeretore say which is Ae best trader.
O P.
Candidate* von Cotton*** ra Fifth.—Lew
is Tomlin and John H. T.nrapkin are out for
Congress to the Fifth District, both Democrats.
Tomlin nominated by himself, or hv his friends
toformallsy. and Lumpkin by a District Con
vention. assmehled at Calhoun on tbe 12th.—
Tomlin is not mneh of a stamp speaker, and
Lumpkin is worse. If they don't show more
favor to Ae cause of moralitv and the good of
Ae people than we have beard of either of Arm
doing, we don't care which whips They are.
however, both very clever and accomodating
men, and we'should not think strange iftbe
temperance men could got some good bargains
out of them.
It difikts widely from Ae platforms which
either of Ae old partiea have been accustomed
to pot forth. They have not had Ao moral
courage to adopt one which was purely jut and
constitutional and unmistakable; which could
not bear one construction/at Ac North and
another and very different* one at Ae Son A;
their object has been, not so mneh to secure
equal justice and Aeir constitutional rights to
all, ss tho nseendey of their party and Ae
honors and omotoments of office.
Tho American platform is without dissimu
lation or prevarication*: clear, explicit and
by no moans susceptible of different construe,
tions; It panders to tho prejudices of no
sortion ; seeks Ae support of no fanatics or
disnnionists; courts not tbe favor of foreign
felons or paupers; Hesters not to the danger
©os infloeace and demands of the vile dregs and
feculence of foreign imm*-ration, which by
hundreds of thousands are annually belched
forth upon ou* Acres, and who regard licen
tiousness as the Jteme of political liberty, it
plants itself upon As constitution and fie union
recognising no North, no South, no East, no
West, and asserts clearly and tolly the rights
of the States to control theta own domestic in
stitutions without trammel or iofringement by
tho general Government. In a word, it gives to
tho Son A her just mad constitutional rights,
and this in terms unmistakable.
The action of Ais convention, most emphat
ically demonstrates Ae falsity of tbe assump
tion of tbe pseudo democratic party at Mill
edgevftle, when H asserts that Acre are no
men outside of the democratic parts, north of
Mason k Dixon's Uno with whom Ae Sou A
can with safety oooperate.
The opposition will now have to eease Aeir
err of “it fa an abolition movement." It can
net be denied but Ast then* had eront Into
tho American norty some tVeesoilers. hnt the
pt'-tr-*r»r» Is such tb*t **'■•> ft* adoption they
»'-r* -»V'r*d to tr'fbdre— No abolitionist
can sfrtnd ttT>'«n fb;» tdstforn*—and this
foci r.vsht tn },.<■ a tva'j'r of r/r»rotation and
to !:tu-r»l *aer nVd'71- men
of *t! «►"?rr.r), in.) -.•.-tl,, sHvifl tO
tho** flf Aif'sertion of M.c country. The Lon*
ii-vilt J'.nrnal upon this snhjcet uses Ao
following lenjrusgej
“Never before since the inception of Ae gov
ernment her may party taken more hold, end
at tb- s«me time justand liberal grenade, on Ao
s!%r< rr question, than has Ais American party.
On this subject, the American party is Impreg
nate <*. Taken as a whole, wo regard Ais pro
gramme of principles pot forth at Philadelphia
t» second only In importance to A* Declaration
— of Independence and Ae fionstitation of Ae
United States. Before Aif ooble and patriotic
proclamation treason Sides its hideous head
and faction stands rmraked. It call# on all
good men of *11 parties to rally nnder Ae
banner of their country—to come forth like
freemen in d -fense of freedom, and to regard
Ae maittoance of Ae Union of Ae States
rat “Ae'primary object of patriotic desire.”
And will you not respond to Ae call? Fancy
that ye behold tbe -ojardinn grail of our nation
supporting in tb# afr tbe spirits of Ae illostri*
©us founder* of our country's fame: faney that
you hear Aem cheering yon on and see Aem
striving to felutne in your bosoms A* waning
patriotic fire of *78. and then say. will ye not
respond to the eall. Will ye not show that
you are worthy of Ae heritage of freedom
which your ancestors transmitted to you, and
Ant you Intend to hand it down to your poster
ity. pure, perfect, and onitnpared. So mots It
he."
ly places him beyond Ae reach of such a sus
picion. Although I have never voted tcith him
I shall he pleased to vote for him in the ensu
ing campaign. AN OLD WniO.
all in and ask no questions,
sot him raise his Banner.
1 hope we wilt soon
“A DEMOCRAT.”
[For the Courier.]
Mn. Rnivon : When T read in the Souther
ner fast week the editorial comment^ on the
action of the American Party at Philadelphia.
T wit* forcible reminded of the despotism of by patriots
F*»r the Courier.
The American party from an hnmble begin
ning has adv*need step hy step in the career j
of political reforms, until it is now atrong
enough to bb feared by dettongognes and loved
Mr. Stephens, who may be Ivgard*
We are just entering upon an importan t elec*
tion both as regards National as well as State
affairs; and it would be well for us to examine
those questions that agitate Ae pnblie mind
in order to make proper selections of men to
represent Ae interests of Ae pnblie. All eyes
are now turned to questions Aat concern the
nation at large—to the neglect of the interest
of the State in which we are immediately iden
tified. The Democratic party claims not only
to be Democratic hot Rcpnblican, both to its
oreaniratton. f»*1»n«r* and sentiments, and
thornnehlv identified with the m***e*. Yet
st arve to say. in *t* recent assemblage in Miti-
edgeville to nominate a candidate for Governor,
whoee dntv. in the event of thi* election, will
bo exetoslvely eo-flo-d to the State, there w*s
not one solitary measure of 8tate policy propo
sed.
The all absorbing idea seem* to'be. to pre
serve and perpetuate the nationality of its or
ganization to the exclusion of all other matters.
When we look into Ae legislative history of
Georgia, we find that «he did not achieve her
present greatness bv nqitnting questions of
Nr tional policy. No. It was affected through
Ae agency of a few of ber energetic nnd en
terprising Statesmen wbobad just entered noon
Ae Aeatre of aetion, and who saw the wants
of the State, and availing themselves of tbe
improvement then in its infancy—conceived
the bold policy of building Rail Roads.
The projectors bad two object* in view, first,
Ae commercial advantage that would necessa
rily flow from it when fully completed, whereby
Ae taxation of Ae State wonld be mneh redu
ced. The nAer was to arouse the people from
a state of lethargy, and to tmnras* noon their
minds the sniritof enterprise. To oceomnlfoh
this purpose was the Western and Atlantic Rail
Road built hy the 8tate. Ttwaa itself to he a
feeder to those company roads known as the
Georgia, Central, and Macon k Western. Of
those company roads it is not my province to
speak, only so far as to say th*t by tbefo -cpnrts
thoy pay good dividend*. N"t so with tbe
Western and Atlantic. It is a State wwV.hnilt
at a great expense, and contrary to the general
expectation. Instead of being a sonree of prof
it, it proves to be a continual cxncnsc. Und«r
•neb circumstances Ae question occnrs. what
shall be done? Shall the neonle longer submit
to be annually taxed to maintain thi* memento
of State enterprise, or shall tb» fitete snll the
road at a true valuation.
By such a transfer, the right* of none wijl
suffer, and no section can rtehtfo’te comnlnin.
This road ha* effected tb-obWt for wbiob it
was built with the cgo»n‘ion of mitring it «
source of revenne to the State. T r pr,n n fair
trial nnder all party administration? it bn? faiteO
to Aisone object. Tt has been mn le npolitical
engine and a sonree of eon-notion. fTsvingful-
filed its mission to the extent of d-vet-ning tho
resources of the State, and parti-nlrtrlv the
Cherokee country, that it were hetterthc sole
he made andthe mnnev appropriated to the
hnilding np a system of fr-e school*, that would
he Ae means of furnishing the poor with an edn
cation, which wonld enable Aem to t-nm Ae
right# and dnflea of an American citircnshlp,
become useful members of society, and cost an
Intetiigant vote.
When we look Into the stetistles of crime,
we find that, viee and ignorance Is intimately
blended. This -arises not from the fact, that
Ignorance is itself a crime, hnt the mind is
unable to appreciate the distinction between
what is wrong and what is right. Tt i* the duty
of government to foster education and tn lend
Us influence to sobriety end virfne.
Flirty. The editor of Aat paper, who is hy
birth and education, alt American and a Prn-
pvtnnt, 1* nnfortunaieiv, for hi* better Impni-
* :<!tec!t.*d to n polftlcnl p-*rty, which requires
the mi l -.-rcHc obedience to nil it* behest*.—
lienee, while we verily believe thnf no trne
frier * ,>f the Country eqn find ;inv thine in the
“Platform” Jtistlv toepndotnn flic despotic pew-
e»*‘,fperiv which e.intrnl? the will and the pen
of ihe • &!,•(■. forbid* him in re.it in term*
of pmb.\ when hi* hetttt. hs we thi* h, drrirea
t > utter word? of:»ppp»rnl. Strange infatuation '
Wh* n will the shackle* of party, he so far
hr'd:cn a* t» allow men, good men to«» to speak
out boldly, nnd approve the right and condemn
the wrong, regard!,;** of consequences.
The editor says—
“We have read the platform put forth hy Ae
“Grand Connell of the American party.” but
not with the care that will warrant us in com
menting upon It.”
Wbv was not Ac platform read with care ?
The Southerner has for months post denonna-
ed Ae American party in most unqualified
terms, and in the most vituperativo language.
It has warned the people to avoid it as a cor
rupt political association, has spoken of it*
“dark lantern” and “midnight conclaves” In
term* of ant ailing horror, has advised it* mem
ber* tn withdraw, has nrged Whigs and Demo
crats to repudiate and spurn it, and if they had
given credence to a tithe of what was said a-
bout its cnrmntlon-ftnd abominations, it would
long since b-ve been ronndinted and spnrned.
Yet s"range to say. when such untiring efforts
have been made to piece the hidious monster
in ell its deformity before Ae pnblie gase, and
Ae authoritative e-position of political creed
was made which would prove it to be sueb as
represented, (if it had been truly represented)
Ae editor omits to raise Aeenrtain, and let Ae
publie look upon it. and contents bimself by
saving he baa not read the platform “with sueb
eare as will warrant us in commenting upon it”
It is to be hoped Ae Editor will, at no dis
tant day, so far escape Ae surveillance of Ae
Regency as to publish it Aat Ae people may
read it for themselves with eare, and Ae great
American heart will respond to its “un-
meanin g platitudes,” if his cannot
But another remark deserves attention. He
admits Ae American party met Ae Slavery
question firmly, but says “it resulted in their
seclionalising "beta party”—Ae meaning of
which is that Slavery is an institution peculiar
to the South, consequently the Slavery ques
tion is not national but sectional. Sueb logio
wonld he inexcusable in a school boy, if he
were allowed to think and speak as his judg
ment might dictate, hnt if he had no power to
do either except nr allowed hy his master, he
would probably bo exensed. Consequently
tbe Editor mnst he exensed. But if he should
ever experience the good fortune to he emanci
pated from his present thralldom, we commend
to his csrefhl and attentive study a paragraph
written by bimself when be was endeavoring to
-et bis party committed to the seme idea, which
he calls Sectionalism in the American party.
It reads thus: “It is a great mistake to say
that this question (Slavery) is not a national
one. It involves the principle* of the Consti
tution. and tbe execution of the Supreme laws
of tbe land—the rights of one half of Ais great
Confederacy, and Ae existence of the Govern
ment itself. If a question more thoroughly en
tering into onr nationality, has ever agitated Ae
United States, history gives no account of it.”
That Autocrat must rule wiA a rod of iron wbo
requires Ae enunciation of principles ao op
posed to eeeb other in contigous columns of
Ae same paper.
AN AMERICAN.
ed as th** head of the old Wuig party, and }
Governor Johnson, who occupies the same re- ;
lation to the Demucratie party, vie with each j
other in aesanlts upon it, and while they despise j
each other and their respective follower* with
a hatred unparalleled in the history of |i,«r*onal i
and political eonfnversies, they agree in their |
opposition to till* party.
Th** {* nut much to ho wondofcd at. when we
reflect npon the efmnflrttnnce* hr which they i
are surrounded. They are dependent npon
the succeMof fheir parties for further political
elevtition and if the American party should ul
timately triumph and seonre such a majority
of the people on their side, as will give Aem
the power of dispensing office, Aeir doom is
fixed—henee they have a common interest in
Ae overthrow of thie new politieal organisa
tion, and are jointly waging a war of externa*
nation against it*
In Ais strife let Ae Amerlean party be true
to itself, and let not tbe hope of victory over a
particular opponent, or a desire for temporary
success, betray it into any indiscretion. Onr
platform, of wbieh wc arc and may ho justly
proud, calls upon ns “ for a reformation of tbe
character of our National Legislature, by ele
vating to^hnt dignified and responsible position
men of higher qualifications, purer morals, and
more unselfish patriotism.”
For one I had rather suffer defeat while run*
ning first rate men. Aan enjoy Ae success of
elevating to office second or third rate men.
If need be that Ae latter class of men arc to
be cootinued in office, let the responsibility rest
upon our opponents, not upon us.
“A VOTER.”
Mr. Dwinel sur—i hav hearn tel as how tbe
no nothins tocks ov runnin me for kongres. ef
Aa shood nomynate me i doant reckon i kood
take Ae feald. Mrs. McCraekin is opnted to
me goto to kongres, and yu no i had rather be
the dootifal husband of seeh a wummon as mrs
me eraekin is Aan to be president of Ae yuni-
ted states; i had shore i wud like to run for i
kood get eleckted but mrs me craekn’s fealins
must be respeekted.
your obejient survent.
Sam me crackin.
For the Courier.
Messrs Editors: I am told that Mr. Mvera
has promised a to tear the Philadelphia plat
form into doll-rags” in bis next issue. As no
other editor in the United States has attempted
Ae achievement of so great a task Ae public
will await with much anxiety Ais Herculean
performance. His abilities being commensu
rate with his self assigned task, we may expect
a remarkable document. FELIX.
(For tbe Cornier.]
Ms. Editor: I was pleased to observe in
yonr paper a few weeks tinea a favorable men,
tion ofCoL Fonche' as a proper man to repre
sent ns to Congress. I have noticed wiA not
less interest than regret that the voters of Ae
fifth Congressional District, have, during sev
eral years past evinced too little pride in the
selection of candidates for Congicss. They
have fallen into Aat fatal error and ruinons
policy, wbieh would place Ae chaplets of honor
npon the brow of an available man wi Aunt suf
ficient regard to bis qualifications. If I am
correctly informed, Aat party of which your
journal is an organ, aims at a reformation by
exalting to office each men ae are competent to
advocate our interests. AlAougb I am not a
nominal member ot the Amerieen party, you
may be assured, sir, such a reformation meets
my hearty approval. Col. Fouebe' stands pre
eminently high in point of talent. Indeed, it
Is doubtful whether another man in Ae District
For Ae Courier.
CuL- A. T. Hafdix : Your explanation of Ae
rourae pursued as President of the Anti-Know-
Nntbing Convention, which recently assembled
at Caibonn is nnt sufficiently comprehensive
to satisfy the pnblie mind- What yon did write
in the last Southerner was professedly for the
purpose of correcting a false report Wc all
rei-ulloct very w< 11 that yon took frrqprxt oc.
c •.'••Ion* before the Convention assembled to de
clare that yon were committed to no man—nnd
were therefore prepared to believe and -did be
lieve that so far as yon were concerned nothing
would be done to prejudice the clnim* of any
one. But there are certain other report# in
circulation mow—nbont which the public mind
desires to he informed -nnd in order “tootth
Tn:*rc? a nmsr nmKmox.” We propound
tiie folb-wintr nejmtivo? which von wi"! please
..nswer iri tbe n»>xt i.<-stin of the Southerner—or
So soon ns may suit, your eonvorvenoe. Yon,
of cuprse-!—“ naviso xo ixtfuert iX Pm.mcs’
—deem it your duty incorrect reports—in eiren-
lation upon the subject of triclcery and dema%
gogadsm nnd cannot therefore consistently
with yonr doty withold the information which
we desire.
Was it nnt arranged before Ae Convention
assembled, that yon were to be appointed Pres
ident?
Was yonr address prepared for Ae oeeasion
or was it an “ impromptu” effort?”
Did yon in that address charge Ae A inert-
eon Party to be a set of midnight assassins.
Did not Doctor Lewis receive 32 out of 48
votes cast at one ballot?
How ninny vote* did Judge Lumpkin receive,
when nominated—and at what Ballot were they
cast?
Did you not lend yonr influence as President
of the Convention to defeat Doctor Lewis?
The latter part of your communication con
tains tbe following lnngnngo:
“ The tytcV*. gentlemen, will baTe no effect
on Doctor Lewis or h*s friends—for he is not
one of your pretenders to Democracy, but a
sterling old Roman, devoted to bis principles
bis party and his country.”
We do not know certainly what tricks you
refer to—but one thing is certain, if the tricks
of no one else can aff-ct tl," Doctor—yours have
lain him on the shelf for life. He, no doubt,
is a sterling old Roman, devoted to his princi
ples, bis party and bis country, but we fear you
are devoted only to your party.
“Oxs or the Public.”
[For Ae Courier.]
Messrs. Editors:
I noticed in your last issue Aat “Jonathan”
in a communication alluded to “Angnstus the
Neopbite”or uses this fictitious name to person
ate some individual of bis acquaintance; and
from Ae circumstances suggested in connection
wiA Ae name, it is not bard for some few oth
ers to recognise or perceive Ae import ofrtho
term which he nses.
I saw and heard ajme of Ae display and de
monstration which “Jonathan” speaks of my*
self, and I am enrions to know what Ae object
of it was; for he says now in bisrtusip exercise*,
Aat there is do danger of Aeir [Ae CaAolics]
doing any harm, Aat there is no cause of appre
hension on Aeir account, and the infcence is,
Aey are a very good sort of innocent people.—
He certainly coaid not have believed that hit
Baptist brethren we e disposed to qnit Aeir
church and join Ae Catholics. He could nothave
expected to convert CaAolies to his faith and
order, as there were few or none of Aem to hear
What then was it? There was not mneh of
“Christ cneified” in those discourses. If then
there are no evil proclivities inherent and inev*
itahle in Roman Catholicism, if it is not, but an.
other name for civil and religions despotism o r
of the most fearful character: if he hadmo fears
of his denomination becoming contaminated
wifh its vi»ws, and if he did not h *ne to convert
Catholics to his faith—then he aimplv
“Talked high and laid his brawn y shoulder* hare.
And dealt his whistling blows in empty air.”
David.
[For Ae Courier]
LINES
On the Death of Mrs. Caroline M. Christian.
sr a. stursox tprhkr.
On the morning's bright and early tide,
Ere the light, began to dawn—
To shell Its glow o'er the billows wide,
A barque moved gently on ;
So nth and sweet she seemed to move.
That ench exclaimed “her name islove.”
Silent fr».n the beach with eagar gase,
Her anxious friends with joy espied
The twilight burst with its beaming rays—
On the morning’s sweet and silv’ry tide :
Kissed on by tbe mornings sephyr train,
This barque all sweetly smiling came.
White as snuw were the sails she bore.
As still she nsared the smiling train,
Who sang her welcome from the shore,
And bid her come, and come again ;
For well Aey knew by Ae gems she wore,
That a blessing on her wand she bore.
Still gently, gently, on she came—
8tiil neared Ae smiling throng,
Who thus began to lisp her name,
As she gently moved along—
“Her name is Love,” I heard thorn say,
“And scot to cheer our darksome way.
“Behold, Ac name! 'tie Puritt,”
Some fair beholder cries—
While others lisped “Fidelity ”
With Hope-iilnmioed eyes—
“No!” cries a voice with sweeter tone,
“Her name embraces all in one."
And then a voice like music came
From Ae gentle barque, as on she sailed:
Thon, gentle voice, hath spoke my name,”
And smiling thus her word prevailed,
Then voh es rang and filled Ae air:
“Behold the barque !—our Jewel lair.”
But ere she reached the crystal shore,
The storm of death with rage arose,
And dashed by its strong billows o'er,
She sank in sweet and ealm repose;
Now bound with grief is all on shore,
For Ae sight of Ae barque is seen no more.
Grieve not!—Aou mourning train—grieve
not!
God wills we all must weep—
But ever keep in yonr view Ae spot
Where yonr bright little vessel doth sleep,
For God in bis mercy will call you to view
Your barque in an ocean of Heavenly bine.
Got. Reeder*
President Pierce Is still at his old frieks
"likeV man to business bound, bo stand# J Cfln he found who is equal to him in this respect,
in pans# w 1 ere first to V“rin. and both nogJeets.” \ hi n °t on ll talented, but he baa got tbe hon-
Hie base betrayal «»f Ao South to appointing esty and Ae independence to declare bis prin. i than Mr. Shropshire.
Gov Ttecder and ofhqjr fr-e-rollers to adminis- ( ciple# openly and fearlessly. Ho does not ling Democracy of Ais county are somewhat
^ ter Ae government of Kenan*. I# made pnblie, rank among that class of persons wbo are “all tender-footed, and don't wish to make a run in
awakening a tromendw^v strong hut just feel. I thing# to all men." Ho does not assumo a po. tho dark, knowing Mr. S’s former course io Ae
1 -• smomr tbe conservative of sltion to day, to ho renounced to-morrow. He politieal world, Ae disaffected of all parties
For Ae Courier.
Mr. Editor, Sir—you will permit me through
your columns, to call on Ao Hon. Wesley
Shropshire of this county to beeome a candid
ate to represent Ae peopte of Chuttooga iu tbe
Senate at Ae ensuing election. There can be
no doubt of Ae success of Judge Shropshire;
be has belonged to all parties, and in my bum*
bio opinion no man is better qualified to be the
standard-bearer of th» disorganized nartles
Tbe leaders of tbe ster-
[For Ae Conrier.]
From Dirt Town,
Mr. Editor : There seems to be considera
ble dissatisfaction in the fifth Congressional
District in relation to tbe difference in the nri-
ees of Fre'trbt Vharged on'the Western A At
lantic Bail Road from one depot to nnoAer.—
Under the present system of things, there can
be no eguolity; for instance, a man shipping
rom Adairsvtlle to Atlanta, pays 7 ctspor bush
el for grain, while he that ships from Cbatta
nooga pays only 9 cts., the distance being twiee
as great from Chattanooga as that from Adalre-
villc and all other prodnets in proportion; con
sequently he pays bat 2 cts more for Ae whole
length ef Ae road Aan he that nses only half
of the road, and so do all. Those living or
shipping from any station on Ae Road, labour
under the same disproportionate rates of freight,
as Ae people shipping from Adairsville. These
facts are true, too well known, and felt by Ae
people of Ais District to need any comment.
Therefore I Aink it is the duty of Ae voters
in this section of the country to ask for some
redress upon Ais subject. I think the pres
ent election for Governor of our Stato will not
go off without some feeling upon Aat subject.—
They think, Aey at least, ought to have some
assurance that tbe freight would be more uni
form ; that all should pay in proportion to dis
tance. I now call on all who feel that Ais
manner of business is not equal and uniform, to
wake np and defend Aeir righto. Now is Ae
time for yon to act in Ais matter. Know well
whom you can rely upon before you east your
votes ; while tbe power is in your bands yon
must act for yourselves, or no one will act for
you. Call out your candidates upon that sub
ject before you east your votes.
Yours truly,
A CITIZEN.
THE FIRST AMERICAN GUN !!
PENBYLVANIA ALL HAIL!
Philadelphia. June 18.
The Know Nothing State Council of Pennsyl
vania baa endorsed the Platform laid down by
the National Counoil, which recently assem
bled in Philadelphia. They added a resolution,
declaring any interference by Congress with tbe
subjeet of slavery to be unconstitutional.
The Kxow Notoiro Mass Meeting
held in Philadelphia Saturday night was Ao
largest ever assembled in Independence square.
Ex-Gov. Bt-own, of Tennessee. Mr. S. B. Mal
lory, and Col. Bolling, of Virginia, were the
principal speakers. Resolutions endorsing the
’ lb# fi onth. Boeder is never snspleioned of collusion with Ae mem- would have no soruples in coming aronnd the ted" Cl Tho affair ^paased off witifuio^grorttcsfcn-
vtaiU’’Yashington—he joggles with “Ae pow. bars of boo Aer party. His well known stabili- standard of the Judge, for be would take Aem thusiasm.
1 i l
Speech of E. C Andrews
We clip tbe following extracts from Ac
speech of E. C. Andrews, Esq., delivered at tbe
Banquet of the American party at Philadel
phia. They are well worth peruring and con
tain substantia', reasons for one of the distin
guishing features of Ae American petty.
Nations are neither accidental nor arbitrary
divisions of men. They exist by divine ap
pointment, and aro tbe product of natural laws
as truly ae families. The distinction between
the various races of men on Ae earth lies deep
; n the constitutions of human natnre itself, and
can never be rooted out. It is not Ae division
of countries by any geographieal boundaries—
by mountains or rivers, or capes or seas, Aat
divides people. Fill up the British channel
and make it a plain, and would that make an
Englishman a Frenchman?—Bridge over Ae
Danube and will that change an Austrian into
a Turk ? These distinctions lie too deep to be
bloted out by mere change of place or elime.
There are impressed npon the whole man—
upon bis mind—bis heart—his body.—Nations
haven peculiar character as truly as individuals
—and language, customs, manners, institutions,
all proclaim the power of national life. The
inspired record, that “ God divided to Ae Na
tions Aeir inheritance,” clearly reveals his
purposes that peoples should be preserved dis
tinct, that the peculiar characteristics of each
might be fully developed, and thus all Aat is
good and noble in humanity be brought to
light. As in the family circle, there is mani
fested in the highest degree, depth and disin
terestedness of affection—parity and earnest
ness of love, 80 In tbe Nation we find corres
ponding strength and fervor of patriotism—the
spirit of devotion and self sacrifice.
Tbe noblest virtues which can adorn human
ity are the natural fruit of vigorous national
life. Never has there been a nation that, has
been tbe fruitful mother of great men, that has
not cherished in a high degree tbe spirit of na
tionality. Whero was this spirit ever more
intense Ann among the Hebrew nation? the
chosen people ? What people was ever more
strongly national than Ae Greeks, or labored
more earnestly to develops Ae richness of the
national mind ? And how brilliant is ber his
tory!
And, sir, if as n pcopio we are to have an
honerable and glorious future, it must be by
permitting Aat principle of life which consti
tutes nationality, to have Ae freest scope. The
healthy growA of nations, as truly as of indi
viduals, is flrom within outward. It is only
the process of unfolding what lies hidden in
tbe germ.—The growA of a people, to be in
harmony and strength and beauty, must be
chiefly organic, like the growth of a stately
tree, striking its roots downwards deep into Ae
earth, and deriving thence nonrishraent and
strength for the growing trunk and spreading
branches, nnd binding all its parts together hy
the power of n common life.—How absurd, how
ridiculous wonld it be to nail slabs aronnd a
sapling, and call it a tree, nnd Ae slab enlarge
ment a growth; and equally absurd is it to
bring alien masses of men together into Ae
same territory, and call Aem a nation. There
most be an internal principle of affinity—and
internal power of cohesion—<>r yon have only
a mob. not a nation.' A sand heap is not a
rock—so n vast multitude of men, brought into
juxtaposition by accident, is not a nation. A
nation is a living unity—the parts of whieh
are bound together by law of a common life.
No graft will bear fruit except the sap from the
root flow through its veins—otherwise it will
be a dead branch, shaken off in Ae blast of Ae
first tempest.
So it is with every man who is joined to a
nation. If he do not partake of its lifo and
drink into its spirit, he is bnt a dead braneli,
and if yon multiply these by hundreds of thou
sands, Aey will add nothing to the fruitfulness
or strength or permanency of Ae nation Aat
receives them.—Whatever there is exalted and
noble in onr national character: whatever
there is of courage and strength and lofty pa
triotism; whatever there is of goodness and
grandeur in our institutions has not been
brought to us from without.
In this way yon may perhaps increase onr
riches and onr number, but yon eannot give
love of coantry and patriotic seal. Yon can
not import national virtues as yon import bales
of goods. These must be native to Ae soil—
Ae offspring of the national heart- Ae devel
opment of an inward national life. Lot ns
then, sir, cultivate a national spirit It has
been from Ae beginning strong in Ae hearts of
this nation, alAongh of late it has seemed to
slumber. Bnt notwithstanding all Ae influen
ces that have tended to make onr land like No
ah’s full of all kinds, we are a n tion still.
Other lands may be dearer to their ehildren-
be it so-bat none can be so dear to ns as this,
for it is embalmed in the memories of child
hood ; to it have we given onr youAfbl affec
tions, and to it have we consecrated Ae strength
of onr matnrer age. If it were ever so poor
and barren and obsenre, it is ennobled in onr
eyes—it is glorified to our imagination—it is
dear to our hearts.-because it is our native land.
“ Lives there a man with soul so dead,
Who never to bimself hath said,
This is my own. my native land?”
Let men talk as they will about the attrac
tions and boauties of cosmopolitanism and uni
versal brotherhood, that man whose heart goes
not ont with peculiar strengA of affection to
wards Ae laud that gave him birth—towards
the ground he trod in ohildhood Ae old roof
tree - who loves not to go baok and revise Ao
early scenes, and
“ Awaken the echoes that start,
When memory plays an old tune on Ae heart,”
is devoid of Ae noblest sensibilities of our
nature. Patriotism to him is a word without
meaning, and love to his country a sentiment
alien to his sonl.
Ksrtpckt.—The Louisville Journal of Sat
urday thus refers to Ae nomination of Hon.
Charles S. Morchead as Ae eandidate of Ae
Ameriean party for Governor of Kentucky:
“ The executive committee could oot bavo
selected a better man than Mr. Morchead. His
talents, high standing, and great moral worth,
long experience in political matters, and bis
intimate acquaintance with Ao rosourcos of
the State and the wants of the people, eminent
ly fit, him to oncopy tho position that ho will
certainly bo elected to fill in Atisnst—>Aat of
Chiof Magistrate of this great State.”
COMPLETE PLATFORM
OF THE RATITE AMERICAS FIFTY*
ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
ATPHILADELPHIA, AND ORDER
ED TO BE MADE PUBLIC.
PLATFORM AND PRINCIPLES.
1. —Tbe acknowledgement of Aat Almighty
B. ing. wbo rules over Ao Universe—who pre
sides over Ae Councils of Nations-*-wbo con
ducts Ae affairs of men, and who, to every step
by which we have advanced to the character of
an independent nation, has distinguished us by
some token of Providential agency.
II.—The cultivation and development of a
sentiment of profoundly intense American feel-
j; of passionate attachment to onr country,
its history and its institutions, of admiration
for the purer days of our national existence; of
veneration for the heroism Aat precipitated our
Revolution, and of emulation of tbe virtue, wis
dom and patriotism that framed our Constitu
tion and first successfully applied its provis
ions.
Ill —The maintenance of Ae anion of tbese
United States as Ae paramonnt political good,
or to ate Ae language of Washington, “Ae pri
mary object of patriotic desire,” And hence:—
1st. Opposition to all attempts to weaken or
eabvert it.
2d. Uncompromising antagonism to every
principle of policy Aat endangers it.
3d. Tbe advocacy or an equitable adjustment
of all politieal differences which threaten itsin-
tegrity or perpetaity.
4A. The suppression of all tendencies to po
litical divisions founded on ^geographical dis
criminations, or on Ae belief that Aere is a re
al difference of intereste and views” between
Ae verions sections of Ae Union.
6. The full recognition of Ae righto of Ae
several States, as expressed and reserved in Ae
Constitution; and a careful avoidance, by Ae
General Government, of all interference wiA
Aeir righto by legislative or executive aetion.
IV. —Obedience to Ae Constitution of Aese
United States as Ae supreme law of Ae land,
sacredly obligatory npon ail its parte and mem
bers and steadfast resistance to the spirit ofin-
novation upon its principles, however specious
in pretext Avowing that in all donbtfnl or
dispntod points it may only he legally ascertain
ed and expounded by Ae Judicial power of Ae
United States.
And as a corollary to Ae above:—
1 A habit of reverential obedience to Ae laws
whether National, State, or Municipal, until
Aey are eiAer repealed or declared unconstitu
tional by Ae proper auAority.
2. A tend rand sacred regard for Aose acts
of atatemensbip, which are to be contra distin
guished from acts of ordinary legislation, by
the fact of Aeir being of Ae natnre of compacts
and agreements ; and so, to be considered as
fixed and settled national policy.
V. —A radical revision and modification of
Ae laws regulating immigration, and tbe set
tlement of immigrants. Offering to Ae honest
immigrant, who from love of liberty or hatred
of oppression, seeks an asylnm in Ae United
States, a friendly reception and protection.—
Bnt unqualifiedly condemning Ae transmission
to onr shores, of felons and paupers.
YL—The essential modification of Ae Nata-
ralization Laws.
Tbe repeal by Ae Legislatures of Ae respec
tive States, of all State laws allowing foreign
ers not naturalised to vote.
Tbe repeal, without retroactive operation, of
all acts of Congress making grants of land to
unnaturalized foreigners, and allowing Aem
to vote in Ae Territories.
VII.—Hostility to the corrupt means by
which Ae leaders of party have hitherto forced
npon us onr rulers and onr political creeds.
Implacable enmity against the present de
moralising systems of rewards for polities] sub
serviency, and of punishments for politieal in
dependence.
Disgust for Ae wild host after office which
characterizes Ae age.
These on one hand. On Ae other—
Imitation of Ae practice of Ae purer days
of Ae Republic; and admiration of Aa maxim
Aat “office should seek Ae man, and not man
Ae office,” and of Ae rule Aat, the just mode
oi accertaining fitness for office is Ae capability,
Ae fiuAfolness, and Ae honesty of Ae inenm-
hent or candidate.
XIII- —Resistance to the aggressive policy
and corrupting tendencies of the Roman Cath-
olie Church in onr country by Ae advance
ment to all political stations—executive,' legis
lative, judicial or diplomatic—of Aose only
who do not hold civil allegiance, directly or in
directly. to any foreign power, wheAer civil or
ecclesiastical, and wbo are Americans by birth,
education and training; tbns fulfilling the
maxim “Americans only Shall Govern
America.”
The protection of all citizens in Ae legal
and proper exercise of their civil and religions
rights and privileges ; Ae maintenance of Ae
right of every man to tbe foil, unrestrained and
peaceful enjoyment of his own religions opin
ions and worship, and a jealons resistance of
all attempts by any -sect, denomination or
churcb/to obtain an ascendancy over any other
in tho State hy meana of any special privileges
or exemption, by any political combination of
its members, or by a division of Aeir eivil alle
giance with any foreign power, potentate or ec
clesiastic.
IX. —The reformation of the character of onr
National Legislature, by elevating to that dig
nified and responsible position men of higher
qualifications, purer morals, and more unselfish
patriotism.
X. —The restriction of executive patronage,
especially in the matter of appointment* to of
fice. so far as it may he permitted by the Cons-
titntion. and consistent with the public good.
XI. —The education of the youth of onr
country in school* provided by the State;
which schools shall be common to all. withont
distinction of creed or party, and free from
any influence or direction of a denominational
or partisan character.
And, inasmneb aa Christianity, by the Con
stitutions of nearly all Ae States, hy Ae decis
ions of the most eminent judicial authorities,
and hy the consent of Ae people of America,
is considered an element of onr political system,
and as the Holy Bible is at onee Ae source of
Christianity, and Ae depository and fonntain
of all civil and religions freedom, we oppose
every attempt to exclude it from Ae Schools
Ana established in Ae States.
XIL—The Ameriean party having arisen
upon the ruins and in spite of Ae opposition
of Ae Whig and Democratic parties, cannot bo
held in any manner responsible for Ae obnox
ious nets or violated pledges of eiAer. And
the systematic agitation of Ae Slavery ques
tion by those parties having elevated sectional
hostility into a positive element of politieal
power, and brought onr institutions into peril,
it has therefore beeome Ae imperative duty of
the American party to interpose, for purpose of
giving peace to Ae country and peipotnity to
the Union. And as experience has shown it
impossible to reconcile opinions so extreme as
Aose whieh separate Ae disputants, and as
Aere can be no dishonor in submitting to Ae
laws, Ae National Connell has deemed It Ae
best guarantee of common justice and future
peace, to abide by and maintain Ae existing
laws npon Ae sqject of Slavery, as a final and
conclusive settlement of Aat subject, in spirit
and in substance.
And regarding itAe highest duty to avow
theta opinions npon a subjeet so important, to
distinct and unequivocal terms, it is hereby
declared as the sense of this National Council,
that Congress possesses no power, under Ae
Constitution, to legislate npon Ao subject of
Slavery in the States where it does or may ex
ist, or to exclude any State from admission Into
Ae Union because its Constitution does or does
not recognize the institution of slavery at a
part of its sooial system; and especially pre-
termitting any expression of opinion npon Ae
power of Congress to establish or prohibit
slaveiy in any territory, it is Ae sense of Ae
National Connell Aat Congress ought not to
legislate npon Ae subjeet of Slavery within
Ae Territory of tbe United 8tates, and Aat
any interference by Congress wiA 81avery,
os it exists in Ae Distriot of Colombia, would
be a violation of Ae spirit and intention of Ae
compaot by which Ae State of Maryland ceded
Ae Distriot to Ae Unitod States, and a breach
of Ae National faith.
XIII.—The policy of Ae Government of the
United States, in its relations with foreign gov
ernments, is to exaot justice from Ae strongest,
and do justice to Ae weakest; restraining, by all
the power of Ae Government, all its citisens
from interference with Ae internal concerns of
nations with whom we are at peace.
XIV— .This National Council deoisres that
all Ae principles of tbe Order shall be hencefor
ward eveiy where openly avowed; and thateaoh
member shall be at liberty to make known Ae
existenoe of Ae Order, and Ao faot Aat he him*
self is • member, and it recommends that Aere
be no concealment of the places of meeting of
Ae subordinate Councils.
E. ®. BARTLETT, of Kentucky,
President of National Council.
C* D. Debrlwr, of New Jersey,
. , Corresponding Scoretary.
JAMIS 31. Stephens, of Maryland
Recording Secretary
^ FOUR DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
ST. LOUIS.
New York, Juno 21.
The St Louie has arrived, with Havre and
Southampton dates to June 6th.
Tbe allied squadron has driven the Russians
from tbe town of Gemiczi, and destroyed Ae
depot, and vessels loaded wiA supplies for Se
vastopol.
Siui-e entering the SeaofAzoff Ae allies
have destroyed 4 war steamers and 240 trans
ports.
The French have sprang two mines in front
Sevastopol, doing considerable damage.
They discovered in a ravine a Russian mine
which was designed to explode by tbe pressure
of the foot . . .
Tbe Vienna conference has formally closed.
Gortschakoff says tbe Allies can't cut off the
Russian communications with the interior.
Large Russian re-inforeementa have arrived
at Perekop.
Cotton has advanced 1-4.—Sales of 3 days
70,000 bales, Inclnding 24,000 to speculators—
Market closed steady.
Breadstuffs without change. Less firm.
MARRIED.
On Ae 19th just-, by Rev. A* E. Vandiverb,
Mr. E. D. WOOD of Rome, and Miss. SABRI
NA M. CALLAWAY, daughter of Jesse Calla-
way, Esq. ;
SPECIAL S • TICES.
Special Retlce.
MRS. HAZELTON respectfully in
forms her friends and patrons, that
she has resigned her school room to
Mrs Adkins. Mrs. A’s qualifications
to teach have been fully established
boA In Mobile and Wetumpka, Ala., and more
recently in Ais city. She now resumes tbe vo
cation as a means by which to support her fam
ily, and since it has pleased an inscrutable Prov
idence to call hence Ae father of her little ones,
itis devoutly tobe hoped Aat Ae laudable ex
ertion she is abont to make, will meet with a
share of public patronage.
Rome, jn 25 tf
NOTICE TO PARENTS.
MRS ADKINS respectfully informs
Ae citizens of Rome and vicinity,
Aat she will open a school for young ladies and
a few small boys, on MONDAY tbe 18 A of July
next, in tbe new and commodious school room
lately occupied by Mrs. Hazelton, situated near
ly opposite Ae Methodist Church. The course
of instruction will be extensive and thorough.
The rate of tuition per session of five months
will he Ae same ss in other female schools of
this place. Prof. B P Barclay will give lessons
in Mnsic. French. Drawing and Painting will
also be taught at Ae Professor’s charges. Pu
pils entering any time in course of the term,
will only be charged to Ae end of tbe session.
A few pupils from Ae country can be accom
modated in Ae family as boarders.
jn26 —
OFFICE ROME RAIL ROAD, 1
Jnne I8ib-1855. '-i-
The anonl meeting of tbe Stockholders of the
Rome Rail Rond, will take place at their office
in the city of Rome on Wednesday the 11th Ju
ly next, at eleven o’elock, a. tn.
WM R SMITH,
jul9 President.
We Hate Patent Medicines.—No person
should start for California without a supply of
Sloan’s Medicines. We hate patent medicines,
—but we tell ourfriends honestly, tbat there is
no “take in” in Aese popular remedies. They
have virtues which are known and testified to
by tnonsands in all parts of the country. If we
were going over Ae plains, we should take *
supply of Aese medicines wiA ns,—Iov.a. J)cm7
Enquirer.
See Sloan’s advertisement in another col-
The best evidence tbat can be addneed in
favor of Ae efficaciousness of Hoofland’s Ger
man Bitters, prepared by Dr. C. M. Jackson, is
Ae unprecedented demand for Aem from all
parts of Ae Union; and although Aere may
be many compounds prepared and represented
as being worthy of a liberal patronage, yet we
feel constrained to remark, Aat Ae vast num
ber of testimonials with which the worthy doc
tor has been honored, by persons of Ae high,
est character and respectability, who .found it
necessary to have recourse to his preparation,
is testimony sufficiently conclnsive, that a
more effectual remedy for the almost immediate
relief of those afflicted with that direful mala
dy. dyspepsia, has never been discovered. Sec
advertisement. _ _
Fnrifjr fVeVlosd.
WiA Sloan’s Life Syrup, it is decidedly Ae
best and cheapest.blood purifier in use. Its
life-giving properties impart a healthy action
to Ae whole system, and thereby ward off sum
mer diseases of every kind.
J&'See Sloan’s advertisement in our col
umn.
Among diseases, dyspepsia and liver com
plaint rank as most difficult to cure. We are
pleased to have it in our 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 has been Ae means
ofresening Aousands from an untimely grave.
We mean tbe Hoofland’s German Bitters, pre
pared by Dr. 0 M Jackson, at Ae German Med
icine Store, 120 Arch Street, Philadelphia.-^
See advertisement.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
C ASSVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE.—Tbe Se
cond Annual Commencement of Ais Insti
tution will occur in Ae following order:
Commencement sermon on Sunday, July 22,
by Rev. James E. Evans, of Aqgusta.
Examination of Classes on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, July 23d, 24A and25A<
Reading of Compositions by Senior and Jun
ior Classes, and Literary address by Rev. C. A.
Folwood of Rome, on Thursday, July 26—
(Commencement day.)
Concert by young Ladles of Ae Musical De
partment, on Thursday evening, July 26A.
By order,
THOS. A. BURKE,
Secretary Board of Trustees.
jn 21 5w 20.
DinslatMfa 1
existing under
T He copartnership heretofore existii
Ae name«of Dofcurn A Dwinell'is this day
dissolved by miriu'al consent All* debts duo
the Firm, Ae yearly advertisements now in Ae
paper and subscriptions from Ae 3d of August
lost will he payable to M. Dwinell. Claims
against the office from first of Jannary last will
also be presented to M. Dwinell for settlement.
S. E. COBURN.
June 1,1855. M. DWINELL.
DISSOLUTION.
T HE copartnership heretofore existing in the
city of Augusta, Ga., under the firm of Dun.
ham & Blakely has became dissolved by tho
death of Col. Benajah Dunham and pnl
sequent expir. tion of the term forwhio
the said partnership was extended by his ex
ecutors under his 'ast will and testament.
Thi name of the firm will be used by eith
er of the undersigned in tbe liquidation of
its present affairs.
All persons indebted to the said Firm aro
hereby notified that immediate payment oC
nil debts now due is required and all debts
not yet due. will he required to be paid im
mediately upon their failing due as a prompt
settlement of the bDainess of said firm asde«
manded by the Executors of 7/ , 2 . T
Col DURHAM.
C. J ELFORD,
Execute's of B Dunham: deceased.
ARTHUR BLEAKLRT?
The wholesale and retail Business will bo
carried oo as usual bv th« nnderxigned
ARTHUR BLEAKLEY.
August* Jnne28 1nr, ' ———
J OHN H. ROBERTS.—Dealer in Dry Goods,
Hardware; Shoes, Hats, Caps, Crockery,
Drugs, Groceries, and Provisions. oet3l
J A W. McCLURE.—Dealers in Dry (Joodpj
•Hardware, Saddles, Bqot3 and Shoo?, Hats
