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$1)? Koine Courier
TCESVA Y .' OKA’ XG SEPT. 11, 1365.
inrrkan Candidate for fivnrntr.
GARNETT ANDREWS
OP WILKES.
For Congress.
ustruDin cumin.
LEWIS TUMLIN,
FOR TBS LEGISLATURE.
COL. W. S. COTHRAN,
Fw tie Scute.
COL. S. FOUCHE,
WHITFILD ANTHONY,
Forth* Hi
W« call attention to the advertisement of the
Mocart Society of Root for a Concert, and bet*
peak ferthom a crowded lout. Iadependoat
of the treat combination of maateal talent. It
•boold be remembered that th*young men bare
as all public occasions, when called «p», for-
nished made with oat remuneration.
lev Cetten.
Dr. Tunn of Polk Co. rent one bale of new
eatleatothiaplacelnatSaturday. Thia lathe
flnt that baa beta broatbt to this market, and
havingrefoeed fOcta per lb^ itremaina unaold
B. D. Overby,
The Temperance candidate for Oongaem la
expected to addreaa the citizens of this place
and vicinity next Friday the 14th last.
The young ladles will give an exhibition of
folieemr wwwfc to night at Denson’s building,
the proeeeds of which are to be appropriated to
wards fonsshing the Baptist church. The la
dies engaged ia the enterprise are themselves
picture*," lair to look upon, and all ad-
arisen of grace and beauty amy expect a rich
treat. A supper will be provided and wo haTe
ae doubt it will be a very pica sent entertain
ment to all who may attend.
CuMMir von Cessans.—Iu the sixth
Dbtrio^tbe American party bare nominated
CeL konsu Fumn of Athens; and In the
eighth CoL kFATimi Lma of Lincoln ooun-
Hr*
The Atlanta Fair!
Ora Agricultural readers will remember that
the Pair opens at ithate on tfao 11th inst., and
eentinnee daring the week.
^Static end articles for exhibition taken
frm; and passengers per, accomodation trains
of the difiesent Railroads, conveyed at half
price, during the Fair.
The American Candidates for the Legislature
will speak at Gave Spring ea Thursday the 13th
bast end there will be adiscusnou and free
i at Hayuio'a mill on Friday the 14th.
John T. Boyd, under sentence of death as
principal in the second degree for foe murder
of A. M. Robinson, ia Columbus Ga. has been
respited by H. V. Johnson. This man Boyd,
after his trial, broke jail la Cohuaboa end when
ho was retaken in Florida did his best to kill
foe offieerand his posse when about to arrest
him. He ftred • or 8 shots and wounded one
or two of them. Now this man who has boon
gailty of two murders (one in Maeon a few
years since) and has deliberately attempted fire
or six more Is respited by Gor. Johnson—under
what jNwtaMe it is, that this aet of elemeney is
done by His Kxeelleoey, we are not Informed,
but it is to be presumed that foe Governor Is
buying Boyd's rote or inflnenoe, rinoe he has
recently become so scrupulous in meeting ont
justice to Mark A. Cooper.
Bore Johnson Policy*
The course penned by Gor. Johnson and his
party in the present campaign is perfectly out
regeous. They are getting to bo very bold in
their nets of base injustice, and even to boast
ing of the results of foetr iniquitous oon
duet The foreigners, or Anti-American
party are boasting that their mooting at
Cartersrille on the 30th nit, was larger than
foe American meeting held at foe same place
a few weeks previous. This "Iraynt/sslu”
“moai” do them good under some eircumstan
oca, but in foo present instanoe, its basis is
too palbably false. Unprejudiced men of good
judgment, who wore preeont at both meetings,
are of opinion that foa American matting was
much foo larger. Wo are informed by foo
Soperiateodent of foo Romo road, that 300
tickets wore sold here for foo Aiaerieaa mooting,
and only 83 for that of foo AnUos. Bat what
was foa coarse permed by foe managers of foe
8tato road in regard to foo two meetings, was
it foo same? Did they show that fooy would
do justice to both parties by giving them equal
privilege*? Far from it. For foe American
meeting they charged two thirds foe regular
fore from Atlanta; forth# Antics only one half.
For fos American ate ting, they refoeed to run an
extra train from above, and enly permitted the
Rome train to run over foo road from Kingston,
and area for this charged an extravagant prieo.
To aoooamodate foe An ties, they run an extra
train from Chattanooga, bringing a largo crowd
from Tennessee, and others along foo road for
half price. Georgians remember this in Octo
ber. This is foo party that lays the baa of
proscription on American citizens for opinions
sake.
Another Hue Falsehood.
Wo clip the following from a pamphlet about
to bo issued from an offioo in this place.
The fret paragraph from the Ooastitntiomaliet,
in (elation to foo American Party in Richmond
county contains an evident intention to de
ceive and avoids a direct falsehood under foe
cover of “« understand” Ac. But the eon*
elusion vis: “Tho tamo thing has been doo* in
Rome Council No. 28,” is a bold* unmitigated
lie.
The truth is, many Councils in foe State
have divested themselves of Secrecy and foe
Ritual, but this in no way hinders any man
who chooses to withdraw from doing so.
Instead of “Closing foe Doors” they have open
ed them wide and listened them there.
Closing Doors.—We understand the Knowl
Nothing Lodges of our city will have a fina-
meeting to-night, to agree upon their candid
ates for the Legislature,' and then close doors
for the balance of the season. The reasons
suggested for this closing up are two: 1st, To
escape or at least break foe force of foe preju.
dice existing among many outsiders against the
grips, signs and pass-words, and other tomfool
cries, and against foo Ritual, foe solemn oaths
and pledges of foe secret Order. 2d, In order
deprive discontented members, who may
become disgusted, and desirous of withdrawing,
of the opportunity of doing so between now
and foe election. As there would bo no Coun
meetings, there could be no resignations
and dismissals; and the calculation is that
those sworn in will bo held bound by their oaths
to support foe Know Nothing candidates “even
though it may conflict with foe personal pref
erence” of foe repentant brother. If this be
true, now is foe time for all sBch to throw off
their shackles. Is what Judge Andres says
true, that Know Nothing oaths are right and
necessary just as foe reformed drunkard’s or
gamblar’s oath, in order to protect weak bro-
there from changing their minds, and their
votes.—Constitutionalist & Republic.
£3?~The same thing has been done in Rome
Council No. 28.
Dur an Dm Gxoaaia Astlum.—foe 6th
Annual Report'of fos Ceumissionere of fob
State Institution, presented July 1, 183a has
been sent us. The total number of pupils in the
schools is 39—18 females and 21 males. The
anneal expense of each pupils is 8288. John
W. Glenn President^ and S. J. Johnson, Secre
tary of the Board, 0. P. Fannin, A. M. Prinei.
pal of foe School, and John H. Johson Assistant
Teacher.
Meeting at Batina.
There will be a grand Mass Meeting of foe
American party at Dalton on foe 20th inst.—
Dr. Miller and several other distinquished spea
kers have promised to be there. A fine Banner
is offered to the county sending foe largest del
egation, taking into consideration foe disdanee
of eon veyance.
Ballots.—The members of foe American
party sheaM see to it, that every odtmty tand
Precinct has an ample supply of printed tickets
at foe right sort. Beware of frauds, anticipate
and provide for, as for as possible, the decep
tive tricks foe anti* Americans will attempt to
play off on the first Monday in October. Yon
tuay be sure that those men who have belied
oar principles who have attempted to deeeive
foe people—who hare need every possible
means their ingenuity eoold invent, to draduc*
and disgrace, if in their power, members of foe
American party individually and collectively,
will consider nothing too mean that promises
success on election day. Then make ready for
them. The motto of every tree American should
be work, work, work ! Be energetie, be indus
trious and persevering,—Spread light and a
knowledge of foe tree American principles be
fore the people, show up the various falsboods of
foe Anti** and no fears need be entertained as
to the result (tor opponents aro at work, “with
might and main,” sad if their misrepresents
lions are not corrected, and their impositions
exposed, they will get many votes which they
are not entitled to.
Tint Cooper Arrangement.
We clip foe following extract from the Savan
nah Republican. It is to be hoped that fob
fraud, will be kept before foe people till every
voter in the State shall be in possession of the
facts, and have a chance to express his disap
probation at the ballot box on foe first of Octo
ber.
“If, though, the reasons assigned for the re
duction of Mej. Cooper's freights be vallid and
satirise tory, bow came it to pass font Gov.
Johnson, for etoven loo/ months, disregarded
the rights of a citizen, and tamed a deaf ear
to all his entreaties ?
“How happens it that fob reduction, though
demanded mouth after month, and week after
week, never assumed the garb of Justice and
right until Gov. Johnson found Maj. Cooper op-
pored to bis re-election, and Judge Lumpkin
positively refused to ester foe canvass for Con-
gross until the controversy with Cooper was
satisfactorily adjusted? Will any one toll wby ?
“Citizens of Georgia it b your character that
bas to suffer in these disgraceful transactions,
—your puree foot b to refund these thousands
squandered by a stamping Governor to secure
fair own election. Will you submit to foe out
rage—or will yon rise as one man, and vindi
cate by your votes the honor and good name of
the empire State of foe South ?"
Who b Mistaken 1
The Southerner some three weeks since said
we were mistaken in relation to the position
assumed by foe Washington Union upon the
slavery question. He said the Charleston Mer
cury was satisfied that it b all right—bat how
Is it with you Mr. Soutkemert We are not sat
isfied neither are we mistaken in regard to the
position advocated by foe National Democratic
Organ. Below we give an extract from foe
Uuion. It not only would “ignore” foe ques
tion of slavery hot also foe foot, that it has con
stitutional protection^ by which foe Northern
States are bound to give it such support as b
incumbent on sister States.
If w* were right in assuming that foe North
and foe South can never harmonise on the ab
stract subject of slavery, it follows that there
can be no such things as national parties, except
upon the basis of an entire exclusion of the
subject from their political ereeds. No math,
ematieal proposition is more true than that the
only basis of party organisation b an agree
ment amongst those who enter into it upon the
subjects which they recognise as belonging to
its creed. They may differ aa widely as possi
ble as to all subjects not embraced by their
party ereed, but to be harmonious inside of their
organisation they must have common senti
ments, and stand together on a common plat
form. These truths will command ready assent,
and they demonstrate the proposition that no
party embracing members at the north and the
. South can be national or harmonious in its or
ganization which does not exclude foe question
of slavery from Its creed. If Northern men
insist upon engrafting upon their party creed
the doctrine that slavery is a moral or political
evil, they raise an insuperable barrier against
a harmonious association with Southern men.
In like manner, if Southern men insist on ma
king it a party ereed that slavery is morally
and politically right, they thereby cat off Nor*
them men from-political association with them.
The necessary result b, without toleration of
differences of opinion as to the abstract ques
tion of sbvery, parties are necessarily section
aland cannot possibly be national.
For the Courier.
Will exalted eonseqnnce (albs Bill Johnson)
inform foe citizens of Floyd county, upon what
authority, he stated that the American party
eoold not meet in the people’s Court House on
last Tuesday. Let ns hear. A CITIZEN.
For foe Courier.
If John Johnson, would have pnt himself to
foe trouble of enquiring at foe properplaee, he
eoold have found ont that his application for
withdrawal, was granted on its presentation
unanimously. ONE WHO KNOWS.
For the Courier,
, Bros Gizzard, Sept. 1st.
Will Mr. Bayne let the people know if, (when
he first heard of foe Louisville riots, and with
out knowing the particulars thereof,) he said
“foe Americans were foe instigators, and evory
d—d one of them, ought to have their heads
cot smooth, smack off?” Abo, whether or not,
when foe re tarns for foe last election in fob
county, bad all been received excepting one
precinqt, and Whitfield Anthony was fourteen
votes ahead, he said, “it was foe G—d d—d
Methodist with their infernal eompueetings
that bad caused his defect? We would be
pleased to here the rumor either contradicted
or acknowledged soon. MODERATION.
Horrible Ravages or the Yellow Fever
Colluuia, Sept C.—The fever at Norfolk and
Portsmouth is greatly on the increase. On
Sunday there were forty dead bodies trnburied
in Norfolk on Sunday were 80, on Monday 57.
Deaths in Portsmouth on Snnday were 27.—
There aro fourteen hundred cases under treat
ment *
Mb. Editor—Ever since my nomination, my
family has been seriously sick, therefore I have
had no opportunity of going out from homo.
Notwithstanding my opposition to electioneer
ing for office of honor, It wonld afford me mueh
pleasure, to visit various sections of the county
and make foa acquaintance of the people whom
I propose to represent, and although foo time
is short, to some extent I hope to be able to do
so 7et
Respectfully years
W. S. COTHRAN.
Rome, Sept 10, '55.
[For foo Courier.]
Messrs. Editors:
It has boon frequently asserted in tho
Journals of the Democratio party in endeavor
ing to excuse the Catholie Church for hsr intol
erance and cruelty, that all Protestant Denomi
nations have also been intolerant and proscrip
tive wherever they have posened the power.
This I am prepared, in part to admit and only
in part, for in no Instance have foe Baptist or
Methodist Churches persecuted any one for their
religions opinions. In reply U may be said that
the Baptist have never had the power, but they
did have the power in Rhode Island, and in
stead of being intolerant they held out the olive
Braneh of Peace to people of every religious
persuasion, and Rhode Island beoame an asylum
alike for the persecuted Protestant and Catho
lie, and though foe Presbyterian, Lutheran and
Episcopal Churches did while the Reforuiatioo
was in lb ineipiency manifest, a prosoriptive
and intolerant spirit, it was in eonsequonee of
their being enthralled with some of the errors
of Popery, sad it was quits natural for it to be
At foo commencement of the Reformation
foe whole Christian world [so called] was shrou
ded in moral gloom and darkness, and with the
exception of foe Waldenaes and Wickliffites,
[who appeared as beaeon lights smid the spirit*
ual darkness that surrounded them], all follow
ed after and worshipped the “Beasts” or Popes
of Romo. The principle of Religious toleration
was condemned asa damnable heresy by the Cath
olio authorities, and those who entertained senti
ments hostile to Catholics were sure to end their
earthly course at the stake or gullUoae, and it
was not to bo expected that persons who had
boon raised in the Catholie faith as the earty
Reformers were, would bo enabled at once to
throw off all foo errors they had imbibed from
it and the eonseqnenoe was, that the Popish
spirit of persecution clung to some of the early
Reformers and we see its effects manifested in
foe earty stages of foe Reformation in Germa
ny and England. But sines the days of Lather
and Calvin, foe work of reform bas gone on (
and foe partial light shed forth by them, has
continued to increase until it now shines with
noonday splendorand glory. By degrees the dif
ferent protestant denominations that originated
at that time have thrown off the Popish errors
thatelung to them and now it is a fundamental
part or their different ereeds that persons of ev
ery religious belief should bo protected iu the en
joyment of their religious opinions so long as
they do not Interfere with the public peace and
safety. But can as much be said of the Cath
olic church ? has there ever been a Catholic
creed published in wnich tho principles of reli
gious toleration are recognized ? no, but on the
contrary tho whole weight of her influence has
been thrown into the scale of intolerance and
the efforts of Protestants to enlighten and chris
tianize the world have met with a stubborn and
powerful insistence from her; and now in every
country under Heaven, where Catholicism pre
vails^ we find foe circulation of foe Bible among
foe people forbidden and foe population in a
state of the most objeet civil and religions ser
vitude, and even in our own happy protestant
America we find efforts being made to banish
foe Bible from oar oommon schools, and religL.
ons toleration denounced by foe Catholie jour
nals as a heresy not to be entertained when they
have the power to suppress it
When in foe year 1853 the Maryland Baptists
petitioned Congress praying that oar Govern
ment would endeavor to secure to our citizens
when traveling or residing in foreign countries
the liberty to worship God according to the dic
tates of their own conscience, the the mem
orialist and Geo. Cass who presented the mem
orial to Congress were denounced in foe bitter
est terms by Arch Bishop Hughes the acknowl
edged and authorisod expounder of Catholicism
in this country, and the idea of Protestants be
ing allowed to build churches and worship God
in their own way in Catholie countries, was
scorned and ridiculed. All of which goes to prove
that an opportunity is all that is desired to re
in aet foe scenes of Smithfield and St. Barthole.
mew to bring protestants to the dnngeon and
stake, to banish foe Bible from the coun
try and deluge our now peaeeful and prosperous
land with the blood of its citizens. Bat with
all these facts fully known to them, thore aro
native born Americans that denounce in un
measured terms these of their fellow citizens
who refuse to promote Catholics to*office’wbom
they honestly believe to be dangerous to the lib
erties of the country, yea, more than this—the
Catholics and foreigners are encouraged in ta
king the lives of members of tho American par
ty, and even here in the city of Rome, it would
seem that there are those that would justify the
foreign residents of this city in shedding the
blood of American citizens, merely because they
think it improper to promote Catholics and for
eigners to office.
I am induced to make these remarks by rea
ding an artiele in the Southerner of the 24th
ult, over foe signature of “Floyd,” and ia or
der that I may do “Floyd” no injustice, 1 will
quote from the artiele in question. In speak
ing of the recent riots at Louisville, Ky., he
says: These riots are the legitimate conse
quences of the American organization. In fact,
we are astonished that they, tho “foreigners”
have not been guilty of greater demonstrations
of hatred against the unholy and injust crusade
that is waged upon them. • • • “To sub
mit tamely, would be proof conclusive that they
were unworthy to become American citizens.”
Now what is the legitimate inference to be drawn
from this language, if it is not that “Floyd”
considers foreigners justifiable in taking the life
of any man that belongs to the American Party
and that they wonld demonstrate their unfitness
to become American Citizens if they did not?—
Floyd may have written the artiele in question
whilst under the influence of passion and with
out sufficiently weighing his words; if so, ]
hope he will alike for the sake of his own good
name and that of his party, retract it as soon as
possible. An American.
For the Courier.
Rome, September, 10th, 1855.
Mr. Dwinell: In as mueh as Judge Lamp
kin has denied the charges brought by me and
published in the Southern Statesman, be so kind
as to publish tho following certificate of CoL
Word and oblige Yours Ac,
' D.D.DUKE.
My reeolleetioD of th* circumstances attend
ing the settlement of the prosecution against
E. F. B. Lumpkir, are as follows:
D. D. Duke earns to me to get the case set.
tied. I sent him for Lumpkin, who said when
he eame, that he was anxious to have the ease
settled, but that he had no money thon to pay
foe eost, bat would pay it before Court was over,
or send it up by his Brother Judgo Lumpkin to
Cass Court nsxt week. But I required note
and seonrity. Duke agreed to sign the note as
•eonrity, as the Judge had told him to do so, and
had agreed* to save him harmless. I took the
note. It was not paid as promised. At the
next Floyd Court, I called on Duke for the
money—he was surprised that it had not been
S lid. Went immediately up on the Judge's
each and conversed with Judge Lumpkin.
Csme down and said to me, foe Judge would
pay it. It was not paid, and at the end of the
Court, I traded it off, and endorsed it, giving
notice to sue the maker as requested by Duke.
Duke was afterwards sued upon the note and
bad the money to pay. JNO. J. WORD.
September 1st, 1855.
J&'Wa are glad to learn, that Col. Leonidas
Franklin of Athens has consented to run for
Congress in the Sixth Congressional district,
in opposition to Mr. Cobb.
For the Courier.
If ever a man had a heavy load to carry in
on election, that man is H. V. Johnson, the
present Governor of Goorgia. In the first place,
he justly bears th* oharaeter of a haughty,
proud, and vindictive aristocrat In the second
place, ho has abused and onrsed every man
who is politically opposed to him. In 1860,
he denounced the members of foe Union party
as a foul and “oontemptlble pack," and the
Georgia platform as a cowardly and bas* pro
duction, which deserred to be spit upon by eve
ry shouthera man. Now in order to try to beat
the American party, and knowing the Georgia
platform to bo popular, he forms a league with
Cobb, Stephens A Co., and endorses the very
platform he bad formerly spit upon. In addi
tion to this, he disgraces the dignity of the Exe
cutive offioe, by running all over the State oloo-
tioneering, and stump speaking, and villifying
the Ameriean party; and here we will mention
that base act of tho last canvass, in whieb he
contracted with Col. Dodd, to publish a vile
slander against Mr. Jenkins, and then refused to
pay the printer for his tsork. Again, in the early
part of the present oanvass, to obtain foe influ
ence of M. A. Cooper in his faror, he lessens
tho freight to and from said Cooper's depot,
thereby saveing to him annually somo 8 or
8 thousand dollars, which ought by right to go
into the State Treasury. In other words he
gives $8,000 of the people’s money for th* sup
port of a rich man, expeeting to obtain thereby
500 votes. But these are not all the gross
abominations, contained in the monstrous bud
get borne by this Hercules Vulcan Johnson of
Georgia. In addition to these and others, he
carries a huge pile of stuff in the person of one
Robert J- Cowart. This man was his hired
stump oratorin the last canvass, as be is also in
the present—and to compensate him for his
sorvices, the Governor creates an office, unau
thorized by law, and in violation of the Consti
tution of the State; makes Cowart Attorney of
the State Road, at a salary of two thousand
dollars, and this too comes out of the peoples’
money. And wl o is Robert J. Cowart, a man
who was suspected of hypocrisy years ago,
while yet a preacher of the Gospel, has given
abundant evidence of foe justice of foe suspi-
oion sinco he deserted and disgraced foe pul
pit and turned pettifogger and low down pro*
fane stump orator. Wo say profane, because
we are credibly informed, that he cursed like a
sailor in a speech made a short time since at
Ringgold. These facts have been openly
spread before foe country, and all of them on
deniably established by the strongest proof—
Will the people stand it—come out—come out
voters of Georgia and extirpate foe foul pack.
WASP.
For the Courier.
Democrats afraid of the Light.
Messrs Editors: You know that I seldom
trouble you with anything from my feeble
pen, but from what occured the other day at
Penn’s Chapell in Chattooga county, it is very
evident that the two Democratio candidates for
this county cannot face the tight The Ameri
cans had a meeting at Penn’s on the 24th, when
Col. Crook and Col. Shropshire made their ap
pearance. They said to us, we would tike to
have some small portion of the time at least, it
was readily granted by foe American party.—
Esqr. Ogilvie opened foe meeting by reading
foe two platforms, and a few remarks. Then
CoL Shropshire followed in a speech of half an
hour, then Dr. Jos. M. Hamilton followed in a
speech of about one hoar, then CoL Crook ran
ted most vociferously for one hoar, and then
were to follow Messrs. Kirby and Dickson to
reply to foe two gentlemen’s speeches, but Crook
scarcely closed before be gathered np his hat
and papers, and put right off, taking off as many
as he could, he and Col. Shropshire to a cider
wagon near by and treated the crowd. Esqr.
Kirby was up and commenced his speech imme
diately amidst all the confusion and uproar
they made in getting up their books, papers,
walking canes, Ac. So they thought it would
not do to let him speak, if there was any chance
to avoid it, and to prevent.this, CoL Crook gets
Glynn, (his fice, who is always ready to bark at
his bidding) to ride up to the stand where Kir
by was attempting to speak, and cry ont for his
lost book and some papers be bad perhaps bad
there. Kirby then called to CoL Crook and
asked him to be quiet and listen to his reply,
and see that he represented him aright in the
reply he was about to make. But all availed
nothing, and they broke up the congregation
and our speakers did not get the opportunity to
make any reply whatever at their own meeting.
I send you this statement Messrs. Editors,
that the world may see the exceedingly bad
condnct of our opponents, and their political
cowardice. It proves clearly that they are
afraid for their positions to bo shown up iu
their trae tight before the people, and that they
are not wilting that the people shall hear foe
position of the American party set forth in its
true light. CoL Crook in the whole hour he
occupied did not make the first point touching
the issues now before foe people, he did not
mention Gov. Johnson’s name, nor that of Lamp-
kin’s, he said nothing about foe management
of the State Road, but he read a letter of old
Gov. Troop’s, a man now in his dotage, to
prove that Pearce’s administration was better
than Washington's. He and CoL Shropshire
treated the crowd, “as many as would,” and
are anxious to go to Milledgeville and swear
that they did not do it JEMENY.
Dirt Town, Chattooga co., Aug. 30th.
For the Courier.
“England's Difficulty Is Ireland's oppor
tunity."
In Boston a movement is now being made to
unite the whole Irish population of foe U.States.
A society of Irish has been for a long time in
existence in New York having a fond of $500,-
000 invested and under control of a committee
called the Irish Directory. An inflammatory
appeal appears to-day in foe Atlanta Intelti-
S racer A Advocate calling upon the Irish in
eorgia to unite, form societies and receive
charters from Boston. The objeet of this is
to assist in a movement against England, her
troops being now ehiefiy in foe Crimea. It will
bo a merey, if our excessive foreign population
does not speedily ns with some foreign nation
—England and France or Austria. When Eng
land a few months since, attempted to enlist
troops in this country for the Crimea, the Brit
ish Consul in New York was arrested and a
summary stop was put to the enlistmont Well
embroil, should England quietly witness a
body of her own dissatisfied population, assem
bling in another country, accumulating
strength and waiting* for the first movement of
her weakness, to unite with the dissatisfied at
home, in plunging her into foe horrors of a
civil war.*
The truth is, America bas become not merely
tho home of the oppressed but the resort of
the disaffeeted from almost every country in
Europe which has undergone Revolution or in
which Revolution has been.attempted and been
unsuccessful. There probably have never been
a more dangerous collection of inflammable
materials, than the foreign population brought
together in our country under the Inducements
offered to immigration. An explosion nust
take place sooner or later.' The period foretold
by Mr. Jefferson bas nearly'arrived:. It is
with tho greatest difficulty that jfjny neutrality
laws havo boon preserved. This interference
with foreign affairs, cost tis top’ llvpj'of some
noble men in Cuba. At the last Frebcir Revo
lution when Lewis Napoleon beco'tfie Emperor
the Red Republicans sought to
country their rallying point, but their
were not sufficient to make them form
We were very near being involved lnaEurtpe-
an War by Kossuth—and now more formidable
by far is this Irish organisation. If foe Rus
sian war continues much longer, unless a stop
is put to this arming of tho Irish, we shall be
involved in a war with England. It is inevita
ble.
To prevent these evils, we must obeck this
excessive Immigration. We must ourb these;
restivo foreigners. We must see to it, that
when they, become Amoriean citizens, that they
wholly.'lose their former nationality not only
by oath but in fact It is an outrage, that a
body of men couo to our shores, are hospitably
received, araofforded opportunities of obtaining
wealth and influenoe and that then tiiey should
use this woaltb and influenoe to embroil ns with
a formidable nation, with whom wo are row at
peace,
owe much to ourselves- It is due not only to
National comity, but National integrity that
our Neutrality Laws be rigidly observed.
The editor of the Atlanta paper appears to
be a man of ability. He most know what will
be the result of an armed organisation of foe
Irish iu this country for known and avowed
purposes. In the present temper of foe public
mind his publication of this appeal is a piece
of saucy bravado. He eannot, however, better
help the American Party, than by Informing us
of every new wheel, added to foe wheels within
wheels, already in motion in oar ones simple
government CASS.
[For foe Courier.]
North Carolina Destrzct,
Sept fore 1866.
Mr. Editor
Sirel, I understand you are a No Nothing;
if you is, I wants to ax you on thing, can the
wimmin Jine. a woman told me totber day she
was gainst the Democrats and mormaons for they
wanted to get sleeted so they could fix things to
get foe Donna tins and the obatholies over bear
so the men oould have five wifes. She Saise
She was apposed to that, on* was as mooh as a
man could do well by, a heap of em did not do
that Now if you will lot em Jine, I will fotoh
em up, an tell em where to go. I am guine to
Jine now Senee I beard the foren Party speak
Saterday down to our court grouade. mr. uN
derwood of your Town says foo obatholies
are mlty fine fokes and fosy ant to bare offioo for
they did fito for this eonntry. well, I believo
they did fito but it was on foe range Side. I
dont want em hear, we have got Dough Irash,
Jarmons, a Itaieans over hear now, more nor
we can manage. Mr. uNderwood said he was
going to fito foo No Nothings; well be give em
one good tick, he said foo No Nothings was afraid
of this Popes Boll, bat be wasent, he had a
Bull wbat oould whip any boddys Bull; thinks
I, if you will let your Boll fito, I should like to
See the fito, but I dont think he will let his Bull
fits the Popes for they are on mity good Terms,
now I tell you, now you See that jest proves
what the old woman Said,
well, Mr. Editor, Col Foushee is Some in a Bar
fito now, he takes ever thing cool as a cowoum
her a Explanes ever thing to my satHaction, well
be did. I toll yon sir he made a good many
more loot like Jining, a some did, well now they
did for I Seed the man what they call foe Pres*
ident go off with some more men a I hearn one
of em Say two Jined a 3 more was guine to.
axt him If I eonld vote for mr. Foushee with
Jining; he told yes I could vote for foe No
Nothing men clear through, well he did, well I
am guine to do it.
Mr. Editor, I dont believe the No Nothings
wants to entruest the Religions of any Body.—
mr. uNderwood sayS they want to make a reli
gion Test against the constitution, foe consti
tution says any man can enyjow his own religi
on. now mr. Editor If my religion was for me
to have as many wifes as I wanted a I was to
get em, mr. uNderwood a Every body wold send
me to milledgeveU to work in the Penitentiary
for 5 years, well they would, now ant that a re
ligion Test, well it is.
Well, mr. Editor, I am with you, I must close
these remarks, but I do want mr. Anthony, a
mr. Cothran a mr. Foushee a mr. Carter to
give use a tittle talc in North Carolina before
the Election, well I do.
Tell em to come down on Friday before foe
Sleetioo To foe Sardis church wiU all be hear.
I am sir your obt sert,
An American.
For foe Courier.
Kingston, Sept 7th.
Editors or Bomb Courier, Gentlemen:
Sinco sending you my letter to Gov. Johnson
for publication, I have received a reply from
him. Tho lapse of more than a month justified
me in thinking that no reply was intended. Tho
letter of Gov. Johnson is perfectly courteous,
but is nnsatisfactoiy, as he states that he will
do nothing in foe premises until after foe elee-
tion. I can see no reason for this delay, as it
was simply necessary to direct foe Superinten
don t of foe Road, to place me upon foe same
freight footing with Maj. Cooper.
I am respectfully Ae,
C. W. HOWARD.
Communicated.
Hon. Garnett Andrews.
So little has been said by his friends in com
mendation of the Hon. Garnett Andrews, the
American Candidate for Governor, relying upon
the well known virtues of his past life and foe
wide spread reputation he has attuned for hon
esty, uprightness and integrity, his friends
have thought little else was necessary, than to
announce bis name to foe people. But ene
mies are basely engaged in slandering and fal
sifying his character, and although they have
totally failed to establish a single objection or
charge against him, it is yet proper for his
friends to deny, as we now do, the truth of foe
charges preferred against him, and assure foe
American Party, that their candidate, still
maintains his high character, as a man of tal
ents, and unimpeachable integrity.
Reply of Rev. J. F. Woodson.
We have a long communication from this gen.
tleman reviewing an article which appeared in
the Southern Baptist Messenger over foe signa
ture of H. D. Teat It is a thorough going A-
merican document, and we regret that we have
only room for the following extract:
I am well apprised of one foot, that is, that it
best suits those little narrow contracted potiti*
cal men of the South, (who confine their deli
cate bodies to the shade during foe day,) to
lurk around (where Know Nothings meet), tike
some hungry wolf around an honest man’s
sheep pen, or an old swamp fox prying into mat
ters to see bow the goose question stands. I did
hope that the Baptists, especially the preachers,
were men who would be ashamed to be caught
eavedroppingaway off around some isolated wig
warn at the hour of midnight But let us look
over this—-accidents will happen to foe best of
families sometimes. But bow does he know
any thing about secret meetings without he has
been eavesdropping, and I suppose he thinks
he bar heard enough of their deliberations to
publish them to foe world; for he says they
meet at midnight hours to devise schemes and
plans to sap the foundation of this glorious re
public. Now brother Teat how come you to know
so much about that organisation which you con
sider to be a deep stain to your character to be
identified with ? Bat sir, I tell you that you
have falsely represented them in your letter,
and none but little, low and selfish men would
stoop so low as to undertake to publish foe prin
ciples of a party that they know nothing about;
therefore, a tie will do suoh men mueh better than
the truth. But I suppose he must depend on
foe priest to forgive his sin if he should tell an
untruth about those who oppose his Pius’ high*
ness (Pope Pius the 9th,) or it may be that he
depends on his faith of the children of God, is
so decreed in eternity, and therefore, let him
to do what he will it is all right. But sir, I tell
you, nay, “all liars shall have their part in foe
lake that burns with fire and brimstone.” Now
sir, there are thousands of men in foe country,
both whigs and democrats (and among them
Baptists,) who honestly beliove that both foe
old parties have become corrupt and unworthy
of preservation, and the only difference between
them now, is, who shall be in'office and who out;
and the contest is not for principles but mere
scrambles for offioe. This state of things is true
in relation to both federal and State govern
ments. Now -ir, the American organisation
has more noble objeots in view than tne gratifi
cation of offioe seekers—an organisation which
will arrest foe oountry from the domination of
demagogues. This, sir, is foe work in whioh
the American party is engaged and it bas brought
on a confliot not only with foreigners, bnt with
native born demagogues who control foe foreign
voters as tools to elevate themselves to offioe.—
And sir, it is not the plan of this organisation,
aq you state to destroy.this Un ion, but to preservo
our government's originally formed—not to de
.stray bnt to'save tho constitution.—not to dis
solve, but to perpetuate this glorious'Union
. wiriob was formed by our patriotio lathers.
J. Pi Woodson.
For foe Courier.
A Song for Hie Hues.
When foe Sons of America’s moving
To viet'ry and Government too:
As foe Land of foe South we are loving
We'll save her confederates too.
We’ll save her confederates too
Well save her confederates too
As the Land of foe South we are loving
Well save her confederates too.
From the Thraldom of Foreign Influence
And T*Roman confessional too
While disdaining the Roman Indulgence
Confess to foe God Just and true
Confess, Ao.
So well fill every Offioe with Natives
And Honor Americans tree
Yes wel'll tarn out foe Popish Recusants
By putting Protestants in lien
By potting, Ao.
Should foe friend of foe Wilmot Proviso
Come round with alio in his mouth
We will beat him all ever foe District
And vote for true friends of foe Sooth
And rote, Ae.
So when Howell Cobb’s shadow's defeated
And Foreign MeGuira is beat
So that Big-month's conclusions are obeatsd
And Haynie shall beat a retreat
And Haynie, «o.
Then we'll oome to foe fol’wing conclusion
Behind our old Uncle Sam's Bara
That we’ve thrown all their ranks in confusion
And made them “Acknowledge the Karhsf
And made, Ao.
Then we’ll think and reflect on foe matter
Who's resued our oountry to-day
And who doth onr worst enemies scatter
'Tis Anthony—help'd by Fouche'
'Tis Anthony, Ao.
When we've vanquished foe enemy round ns
There's help for our friends tints abroad
We'll turn out the whole board of intriguers
From managing of the State Road
From managing, Ac.
Magazine, The London Quartoly and Black
woods Magazine for August have been received
[For the Courier.]
At Home, near Van Wert, Aug 28 th.
Messrs. Dwinell and Finley, Gentlemen:
Will you do me the favour to publish the two
inclosed letters, os I fear Col. Leadbetterwill
suppress there publication; at least until after
the election. B PACE.
Boms, Ga., Aug. 16th, 1865.
Rev. B. Pace, Dear sir: At the request of
somo of your friends to which I comply cher-
fully, as I desire to hear from you myself! I
write to you, to ask your opinions of the pre
sent self styled American or Know Nothing
organization for publication, if your health
will permit, and you should feel inclined to
give your opinions to the public. I alsoen
close you an extract from a Know Nothing
paper assailingyourorder of Baptist, also foe
Rev. T. C. Trice’s reply. I have not heard
from you for some time and hope your health
lias much improved, and that you may yet
live to enjoy good health and other blessing*
of this life. Yours very resp’y,
John Leadbetteb.
urn
At home, near Van Wert, Aug. 28
Col. Ltadbetter, Dear Sir : your note of the
16fo is now before me; you say that at the re
quest of some of my friends to which yen cheer
fully comply, you wish to ask my opinions of
the present self-styled American or'Know
Nothing organization for publication. Yets
know sir, 1 am not now and never was a poli
tician. My mission through life has been to pro
claim the unserchable riches of Jesus Christ.
I am not now and never have been, unmind
ful of the blessings and privileges which I as
an humble Baptist minister enjoy. My
great fears that these blessings and privileges
will in a great measure be denied to our chil
dren, prompts me for this one time to over
come foe repugnance I have for political noto
riety. Again, I know that my days on earth
are but few; and as you have thought proper
to ask this favor of me I cannot well refuse to
comply with your request For many years
i I have had fears that this glorious Union of
j ourswould soon come to an eud. In contem
plating upon this unpleasant subject nay eyes
have turned to each of the old parties, bat
in them Ibave been enabled to find nothing
calculated to revive the dispondmg hopes of
Published by S. Scott A Co New York at $3,00 } an old way worn patriot pilgrim. The pep
per year each.
The KNicxEBBocxERfor September well sus
tains the high character it has hitherto acqui
red.
petual star in each was overshadowed with
Northern fanaticism and Southern disunion-
ism ; but I turn from this. I give It to you a*
my dying opinion that foe great conservative
constitutional principles now offered to the
American people for their support by the A-
merican party, are foe only ones that can effec
tually suppress Abolitionism on the one hand,
or disunion on the other, and they are tlie only
ones that ran or ever will bring back this gov
ernment to its original purity and perpet-
ante it forever.* Ob that our Heavenly Fath-
“Democratic Expositor,” is foe nunc of a erraay reign and rule m foe hearts of the peo-
paper just started at Dalton by Wm. Gaboon pic, that our glorious Union mayjdeseend as »
and S. C. Turner, Editors and proprietors. legacy pure and untarnished to our children.
J thank yoo, dear sir, for the solicitude yon
Let it nx Remzmberbd, That by the order expraq»as regards my health, also for the
of Gov. Johnson, (deny, evade, and mystify it hopes you entertain far my complete recove-
u they may,) Mark A. Cooper’s freights, to ai4 i ry; they are vain, I fori certain that I shall
from Etowah Depot, pay foe State six thousand never recover. Hopiag you and family are
“Georgia Platpobm.”—We have received
foe firstNo. of a paper of this name printed at
Calhoun. It advocates the elainu£of Pierce
and Johnson.
dollars per annum less, than foe same amount we n J ^ resnectfaUv! ~ R PACE,
when shipped to other stations along foe line— ^ ’
and this arrangement, is in direct violation of *1 do believe that it (the American cause) is
laws; else, wby did the Legislature of Georgia . J
prescribe an oath for the Superintendent to take
>efore entering upon the duties of his office, Daniel dugoutof the mountaia, is wul even—
which says, among other things, that he “shall cover this country.
show no partiality to parties having business con- | _ Z
nexions with the Road f” WiU even Cowart, or ? Hcpoiitant Irish Movement.—The New York
the Examiner, deny that he took such an oath ? HeraId of Monday lust, says a great Convention
Well, then, has not Gov. Johnson violated both of Irishmen bas been held in Massachusetts,
foe letter and spirit of foe oath proscribed for . t ** t - h>ye P? ac «f *«^u. B l M,n *
the Superintendent by foe Legislature, by ord- j llkel J to “?!*? «*• ® nbr » I™* population of the
ering rates for Etowah, not cloyed by ether j towns wererepre . nted be-
parties at other stations, having “business coo- ; »dos which there were twenty-five delegate*
noxious with foe Roadr Tbmfon, will foe ^ twrfve nmted guests.
people of Georgia re-elect a man to the offiee of
Governor, who has shown Mmeelftototalty an- hSuv 3d Z?
worthy of foeirebnfidenoe—a man who would ! difficulty would be-
trample upon and totally prevent a sole:
prescribed by the Legislature, and do the very
thing it forbids, is sorely unfit to be tho Chief
Magistrate of this great State. Also.
Let it be Remembered, That whenever foe
charge ef partiality at Etowah ir denied,. we
have only to refer foe apologist of Johnson to
our issue of foe 22d inst., wherein we give a
case in point, viz: aload of “coal from Chattan
ooga to Kingston, a dictanee of seventg-eight
miles, cost the party $19,60—while the same
amount of the same article, from Chattanooga to
ETOWAH, a distance of ninety miles, eost only
$12,80.” We then referred the reader to the
records of foe State Road. We do so again,
where they can find foe proot-Discipline.
From the Baltiorme Patriot, Tuesday„ P If.
Later from Sorfolk.
Dr. C. H. Jones, of this city returned from
Norfolk and Portsmouth, in foe steamer Louis
iana this morning, and has furnished us with
the following statement:
The existing state of things is beyond all de
scription. The disease is on the increase, and
has assumed a more malign at form. There is
hardly any one to burry foe dead. On Sunday,in
Norfolk,thore were forty dead bodies which could
not be interred for want of coffins and persons
to bury them. Dr. J. was informed by CoL
Ferguson, President of the Howard Association,
that there were, in Norfolk, 1,009 cases, and in
Portsmouth 400,
Deaths iu Norfolk on Sunday, 60
“ “ Monday 57
Deaths in Portsmouth on Sunday, 37
Mayor fish is ill, and will probably die.
The sick aro suffering for want of nones in
Portsmouth, every one of those from foe South
having stopped at Norfolk.
In the Norfolk Hospital on Sunday night
there were*sizteen deaths.
th i come Ireland’s opportunity.' 1
Wowdnob-foatal—ingrasponsotaihu stole
movement has been made to the Irish Feliow-
Citizens of Georgia, by one Dr. Camming of At
lanta. If the avowed objeet be the true one we-
wish “God-Bpeed” to foe enterprise. Anything-
that will relieve this eonntry ofits excess of that
hind of nopalstisn, and enable “jrishmep to gov
ern Ireland,” will be a “God-send.” Bdt we-
have doubts as to the movement. It is only, we
apprehend, a Jesuitical scheme to find ont the
strength of the Catholic influence and number*
in theeoontij, for the benefit of the Roman
Pontiff. Look ont tor the “cat in the meal tuV.’ r
—Georgia Citizen.
- Etowah Protection.—From Chattanooga to
Dalton, 38 miles, foe charge upon one car load
of coal, ia $16. From Chattanooga to Etowah,
(Stalk A. Cooper's Depot) 90 miles, the ebargw
upon one car load of the same article is $12 85-
Difference in favor of Mark A. Cooper, $3 15.
Although Etowah is 52 miles further from Chat
tanooga than Dalton, the charge is $3 15 less.
People of Georgia, remember and ponder well
these discriminations in favor of the rich and
against toe poor, and pnt the seal of your con
demnation upon Gov. Johnson for making them,
on foe first monday in October.—American Dis
cipline. - v~ f
Expressive Silence.—“Small thanks to
you,” said a plaintiff to one of his witnesses, ‘for
what you said in this cause.” “Ah, sir,” re
plied the conscious witness, “but just think of
what I didn't say.”
Platform and Principles of the Americas
Part? ef the State of Georgia.
Passed at a meeting held in Macon on the
28th June, 1855.
Resolved 1 at, That we ratify and approve of
foe Platform of the Principles adopted by the
A commute of fourteen from Hampton, came i late National Council of the American Party,
np in foe Louisiana and preceded on to Wash- at Philadelphia.
ington to make an effort to precure foe use of j Resolved 2d, That foe American Party un-
Old Point Comfort for the entire population of : qoatifiedly condemns, and will ever endeavor
Norfolk and Portsmouth, until the disease en- to counteract, all efforts, by any sect or party,
tirely disappears.
PoNisnMZNT For'Reading ths Bible.—A
letter from . Genoa from foo Newark Advertiser
sa/fi/* * '-Aw a* •
Vohettle, foe poor clgir-maker, recently
qentfto prison for a yoareby tho police of Flor-
eno& for quietly teaching his children the Pro.
testafit Bible, has been released by the Grand
Dukevf Tuscany, at the instance of foe British
government, through Lord Normanby, its Min
ister at Biprcnco, on condition that be absent
himself froht* this country durin foe term of
The honest fellow has sought an
his sentence. . „
... . asylum in this oity, by the aid and advioeof a
We owe nothing to England—but we | benovolent society in England.
Z The Number of Catholics nr the United
States.—By foe Census returns of 1850, foe
Methodist Cbnroh has 4,354,101 members; foe
Baptist 3,248,580; Preseyterian 2,119,514; and
the Catholie 675,721—being foe fourth in point
of numbers, in the Union.—CassviUe Standard.
The reader will be surprised to learn that
there is not a ward of truth in this statement
of foe Caesvilie Standard, and that the Census
of1850 contains no such statistics. All of which
the Standard knew, if it knew any thing about
foe subject
The only table in foe Census of I860, that
pretends to give the number of members in foe
different Churches in foe United States is to be
found at page 138 of foe Compendium of foe Cen
sus, which was copied by Mr. DeBow from the
“Baptist Almanac for 1850.” with corrections
by Debow himself! From that table we make
the following exrraot: [members.
Roman Catholio 1,173,700
Methodist Episcopal (North) 629,660
“ “ (South) 465.553
“ Protestant 84,318
Baptist (Regular) 686,807
“ (7 other kinds) 295,886
Presbyterian (Old School) 200,830
(New School) 139,047
to bring about a union of Church and State,
and utterly disclaims any intention to prescribe
a religions test as a qualification for offiee.
Resolved 3d, That as the naturalisation laws
have been so long perverted to the basest pur
poses, by corrupt political demagogues, as to
cause foe foreign element to grow up to be a
dangerous power in our midst, deciding our
political contests as it pleases, there exists an
imperative necessity for their radical modifica
tion, and stricter enforcement
Resolved 4th, That we re-affinn the Goorgia
Platfohn of 1850, as indicating the right policy*
in foe event of foe contingencies therein meat
tioned; and we hereby pledge ourslves to stand
by and carry out its principles.
Resolved 5th, That we unqualifiedly eon.
damn foe Administration of President Pierce,
for the appointment of foreigners to represent
onr country abroad; for appointing and retain,
ing free-soilers in office, and especially do we
condemn foe President for not removing Gov.
Reeder from offiee when it was first known that
he had used his official station both to enable
him to speculate in foe Indian Reservations,
and to sustain and carry out foo views of the
free-soil nartv ef Kansas.
Resolved 6th, That this Counoil, (while re
pudiating the policy of allowing; in the future
legislation of the oountry, unnaturalized for
eigners to vote in foe Territorial elections,)
Cumborland and Associate. 145,500
This is foe only table in foe census, as above ' gards all opposition to foe principles of the
remarked, whieh pretends to show foe number
of membors of the different denominations,
and is introduced by Mr DnBow, as foe most
authentic and reliable information at his com
mand. There was no report made by foe oenaus
takers of the number of Chureh membors.
The Standard may have been imposed on—
it may have copied these statistics from some
other journal, without examining whether they
wore true or felse; and we hope for foe oredit
Nebraska Kansas Act, in relation to slavery,
as hostility to foe constitutional rights of . foa
South; and all persons who partake in such
opposition, as unfit to bo recognised as mem
bers of the American Party.
Resolved 7th, That we concur in foe opinion
expressed in the meeting of onr fellow-citizen*
of Columbus, held on ho 26th day of May*
1855, that foo time has arrived when our ftl.
low-citizens should cease from their dissensions^
of journalism in Goorgia that this is foe foot ; and forget foo differences which have sopara
Bat to show foe deliberate purpose of who* i ted them; and that a oommon danger and com*
ever first gave the statement ourrenoy, to de- j man enemy should unite us for our common de-
oeive and practice a fraud upon tho people, ' fence and safety, and that we will cheerfhliy
it is proper to state, that foo statistics of foe j co-operate with all who may unite with us in
the endeavor te accomplish so noble and patrio
tic an objeet.
Resolved 8th, That the Western and Atiantio
Railroad was projected and built for the gene
ral good of the whole people of Georgia* s^
we utterly condemn any policy which, baa
sought, or which may seek to make it sifoser-.
vieut to the interest or purpose of any- pol^ca^
party whatever.
Resalved 9th, That we are in. favor of th*
acquisition ctf Cubs, whenever it can heacoom*
plished upon fair and honorable grounds, ox
Tho Atlanta Republican charges that whenever any European power shall seek to
Gov. Johnson not only discriminates in ihvor of- make it a point from which to assail the righto
Standn d wen taken from a table, at pages 136
and 137, of the Compendium, showing u Ths
Church Accommodation of foe United States,”
whioh means simply how many people eaa be
seated in the different Churches—-and you might
as well attempt to prove how many ohiokens a
man had by the also of his “hen loose*” as to
prove how many church members there are in
the United States by this table.—Chronicle &
Sentinel.
Cooper, but also in favor of Prinoe Alcohol * that
foe charges for freight on the State Road have
been reduood on whisky, and raised on the neo
and iudtitutioAS of any portion of this country;
and that wo strongly ooudeuiu the vacillating
policy of foo Amimstratlon, as calculated, if
essaries of life. Possibly the Governor thinks ' not designed, to. defeat fo? acquisition of that
whisky one of the accessaries of life, or he finds | Island* WM. HONE, *
he cannot carry on the present war without a I President of State Council.
cheap and bountiful supply of ammunition. j G^o. Jones., Secretary frs’tem.
we—
— —