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the Savannah Republican. Legislation. M'<> arc mwch Inclined to fkvor tht o^ Mi. .W-sor Muscogee by whom a blit baa recently been introduced in our Legislature for ■’ i of securing tbs citizens of Georgia i iu cases where their slave* escape, off. to a free State, and their rendition refused by the public authorities of such State, or defeated by the interposition of its chiton*. We have laws of Congress amply stringent for thedeforcement of this elcar con stitutional right of the southern States; but the great difficulty lies iu their faithful cxecn- Uon, a large portion of the northern people be* irg opposed to them and refusing, in a large majority of cats* ■ if indeed they do not ad versely interfrre—to lend their aid and coun tenance t»the officers of the law Ths right to us Is an important one—so much so that the South, wfasn about to enter Into ths coufed- eracy, insisted upon its being specially nomi nated ami recognised ta ths bond of union. Of late years however,a spirit of anti-slavery fans lichm, todependent of all legal obligation, has grown up among oar northern brethren, and this important guaranty to the South has be- .in manv iu-Uncos, and fromthe causes |r named, an impotent appendage to our greet political charter. What is to be done in this state of affairs?— Tbs South is sincerely attached to tho Union sad to all its constituent parts; yet from no blind adolatry fora name,or superstitions rev» c reace Tor the shadow of a substance that has isd. She holds the Union as secondary to tha right* it was designed to seewa, and the prin- diplea it was intended to peipetitato; while her harmony with it* members, her sister States, ia conditioned upon the observance of plighted feitb, and the practice of true comity, on the part ofemph* If the latter sure unwilling tore* spect their constitutional obligations, and the govert>menlof the former unable herent weakness to compel l party is without remedy, and atit calm- tor take redress in its own hands.— • South can justly do, and consistently her responsibility to tho great tribunal of public opinion. It is the groat right of aelf- dereoee, held over and above a!’ . : - : and laws,*attd whch none can'take from her. Such is the position of the southern States at the present juncture, and Georgia, a sharer in the wrongs indicted, Is called upon to do* vise a * remedy. Of the right to enact the bill of Mr. Jones into a law, we ham no doubt; but riew theqaestioD as wemay, it is full of embarrassment aad difficulty. It most bean extrema ease to authorise a measure of retaliation that looks not to the federal com pact for its justification or that goes bebind.it aad seeks snpport from a higher law; while on the other hand, ia striking at others we cannot be Too •notices last the Mow may fall upon ear own beads. No question now before the legislature, requires so vast an amount of pro* . deaOT/Uad judgement, aad patriotism, for its solution : and wa hope that any measure that may be adopted aa a remedy for existing grie vance.* rnty be maturely and severely weighed before it is clothed with the dignity and au thority of law. The bill of Mr. Jeuesis materially defective in an important.particular. It leaves wholly out »f the question the eoatingener of neglect or refusal of the State to which a slave may escape or be caned, to take the proper steps for his apprehension, and recovery by his owner.— We may have evidence that a runaway slave is ia aeettain State, and yet, with all prop* •rdmgenceon the part of the authorities of such State, they may toil in hit recovery, and that too, when no citisen thereof is at fault— In such ease It is the misfortune of the own er, and it w^uldbe a great hardship to hold the people of the State in which the slave may bareaecrtedhlmaelf'responsible in pecuniary damages. The privileges granted la the bill arc extraordinary, aad should be conditioned eo same delinquency, either positive or nega tive. on the part of oar northern brethren. The guiltless should oarer suffer; and in prosecu ting our own rights, let us keep steadily in view those great principles of equity that should ratine the actions of a just and enlighten- €l)c Home (JFonvicr TUESDAY 3I0RXL\G,DKC» 4,1855. Nominations for County officers of Floyd county A BE RICAR TICKET. von onmxxRr, JESSE LAMBERTH. ron sncRrrr, SAMUEL JO H N SON. ron dKtutt sheriff. WILLIS BOBO. N FOR CLKRK SUPERIOR COURT, 0 A U CORNUT T. FOR CLRRK INFERIOR COURT, ClIARLKS H. STI L WELL. FOR TRRASURRR, M. C A B 0 T.’ FOR TAX RRCRIVRR, A. F. COMB R. Foil TAX COLLRCTOR, PIT MAN LUMP! 4 . FOR SURVEYOR, I N. FOR CORONER, THOMAS WILLIAMS. As this matter is now up for discussion in oar Legislature, it would be wise to look well to both sides of any proposition Hut may be suggested. anti weigh thoroughly the tegu ment both for and against it With this riew, and without committing to all the positions as sumed, we present tha following views on this subject, as set forth in a late number of tho Co lumbia. (S. C.) Times: u Oa a former occasion we expressed onr ob jections to all such retaliatory measures as tho one proposed in the Legislature of The objections to them arc many and wei are in fact insuperable. The subject has been mooted at various times, in this State, and it may not be amux to recite some of those ob jections. Wc will mention only one. Bach retaliatory measures are in their operations and effects simitar to embargo laws, which are sometimes resorted to by one nation at war or about to engage is war with another nation, for the os tensible purpose of crippling tha com merce and curtailing the sources of that nation. They do quite as mueb harm to those whom they are intended to benefit as to those whom they are designed to iqjure. They have a re gex influence equal to their (Greet influence, if not greater. It may be assumed thaHhe trade, in which the citizens of Georgia became the debtors of citizens of the non-slaveholding States, is quite as >importsr.t to the former as to the latter.— The people of Georgia, in the present state of commercial intercourse, arejust as dependent upoa Massachusetts for manutoetored goods as are the citizens-of that State dependent upon Georgia for the-raw material of cotton. In this state of mutual dependence it were folly to en act any law which would render uncertain the collection of debts due by citizens of one State to citizens of the other. The effect would be to destroy all the eommeree between the two States, and this destruction would injure the citizens of Georgians mochas it would injure those of Massachusetts. At any rate there would be no debts allowed. All the eommeree would her based upon the cash principle. There would be no credit, for there wo«M be no means of compelling payment; at least payment would be made uncertain. There would soon be no debts upon which tha law of garnishment would operate- B is needless to add that in curb an o/ent, the people of Georgia will suffer ns modi detrimental the people of Massaeho- Ho Appeal from the Pope. Persons who doubt—if there are any who do doubt—that tiie Romish Church claims tem poral, as well as spiritual, allegiance from Its tie fsiM 8htei. would do well to read the pastoral letter of the Archbishops and Bishops of the “Provinae of St Louis," in eausefl assembled, jbst its aad. That docu ment explicitly says i 1F« maintain fie unperiorityof the epintnal over the temporal order. We maintain that the temporal ruler Is bound to conform his enact ments to the Divine law. W« maintain that the Churehi* (hetupreme Judge of all questions concerning faith aad moral*, sod that, in (be determination of such questions, the Pontiff a• Yir'ir of Jane Uhritt, conUitutee a tribunal, from which there ie no appeal and to whose award all this children of tho church must yield obedience. * After this authoritative and official announce ment, let us have no more flu# drawn distinc tions between spiritual allegiance and temporal allegiance. Wo mo boro that both are binding •like. Anti-American editors may deny that Roman Catholics in tilts country owe temporal allegi* •nee to the Pope ; and even Roman Catholic Archbishops and Bishops; writing in An ti-Ame- riasa papers, may put forth a similar donial; but We tell you, follow-citizen*; that no coun cil of ArebbhbOp* and Bishops in this country -will over make snob a denial. No Roman Catholic council will ever officially promulgate or ratify the doctrine that a Roman Catholic citizen is not bound to render implicit obedience to the CLureh and the Pope in regard to every thing which the Church and the Pope may de cide to be a ns alter of. faith or moral* or con science. No Roman Catholic council dares say (hat a Catholic is not bated to disobey every constitution and evdiy law that the Church Or the Po.-o may *t5afe to be eopfrary to Ih^pw of 0od. ' " Now we appeal to any and every just mind ed patriot to say whether a man whose support of the constitution and-law* of tho United gtatei depend* upon tbe frlU rf# 1 mfaerftblo.old. despot in Italy is fit to bold office in this coun try.—Excka nge. During the month of October 17,568 bales o cotton were received at Memphis by the Mem phis sod Charleston Railroad. U. 8. CiwDWles^O^r Loriog, of Boston, has oeeiaed tii# whipping a seaman with a rope's end is not flogging within- the meaning of tho statute. Romo Market. Cotton is dull and on the deolino—-prices range from 7 to Slots. The last news from unfavorable, and a still further do- bytho next steamer. Breadstuff* have advanced in Liverpool aad New York, but not enough to materially affect this market. Wheot is readily sold for from $1,55 to 51,65, gqd forp at tOcts, Grand Conoort. Tub Virginia Harmoxians will giro a Coneert at the Odd Fkllows' Hall this eve ning. Doom open at 6} o'clock—Coneert to commence at 7. We are assured that the per. formanees ef this Ethiopian Troupe are entire ly chaste, and cannot be objected to by even the mostfostidioos. The high reputation eqjoyed by this company will ensure them a full house. Let all who love fun, go and “ laugh and grow fat." _ Postponed. The State Convention of the American Party called to meet at Milledgeville on Thursday December 13, has been postponed till Thursday, Dee. 26th, so as to give more time for the elec tion of Delegates. It is probable that this Con vention will eleet Delegates to tho National Convention for the purpose of nominating a President aad vice President for tho approach ing campaign. « a I.Mi Blackwood's Magazine.—The Nor. No. of this excellent Monthly is received and as usual, is replete with good substantial Literature of the first order, Price $3 00 per annum, Published by L. Scott A Co., 72 Fulton st, N. Y. Its ranks to an overwhelming majority in tho next Presidential campaign. Who told tor Trutu 1—Wo clip the follow ing from tho Southerner, of 8ept. 27th. It will ho remembered, that this was the last issue of that paper before the October election, and that we had no opportunity to eontradiet it, till after the die was east and the contest decided : Every Skntknck ta Untuck.—Ws clip the the following from tho Courier, of Tuesday last: “Of H. V. Johnson enough has been mid and proven to condemn hint before the people. The grove charges of bargain and eorruptioa in tho management of the Slato Road hare off Ace it eetabiiehed. That ho created an office, without authority of lew, to reward a political favorite, hne alto been ettablUhed. That he Cursedthe Georgia platform and denounced its supportsrs as a “contemptible pack," is a foot too well known to be denied. All these thinge ere true, have teen proved and bis friends have totally failed to exculpate him." Every eentenoe in this quotation is untruo.— not one of tho many reckless charges made against Governor Johnson, has boon supported by a particle of proof. “The grave obargos of bargain and corruption In tho management of the State Road," have not only not been “es tablished," bat they are wholly foiso in form and snbstanoo. IIo naa 'forested" no “offieo" and a citisen of Cherokee, I would not'ask of our fellow-citizens of other parts of tho State to cheek the introduction of Tennessee pro ductions by a high tariff of freights upon tho one band, while ours aro to bo put. oithCr upon a very low tariff, “or wholly abolished" upon tho other. I would; not prejudloo our just de mands upon our fellow-citizens below, by seek ing to obtain the advantages of a mi nopoly of tbe home market for our agricultural products. I would not say, a« a certain committee of •eves has said, that “ a glanoe at the principles of political economy, would urgo our rulers to reduce the rotes of freights againsl.the produoo shippers of Cborokto Georgia as near to a nominal etandard, and to udsaNc* those levied upon the produce shippers of other States an near to prohibition as can be Approximated without diminishing tbe lneomo of tho Western A Atlantio Rail Road toafess sum than iu no- oessary expenses and the interest "on tho out standing indebtedness of tho Stato on it* ac count, if the through freights' can not be made to reward any body. Ho appointed Mr. Cowart to pay «»or*4& xwofifd not say eo, beeauso the asan Attorney to toko care of tbe legal in- poopfobelowhaveajastrighttoaskaj air com- Graham's Magazine.—We give below an exract from the prospectus of tho Forty-eighth Volume.—Terms for one copy $3 00, two cop. ies $5 00, fire copies for $io 00 invariably in advance. Address A. H* See, Pabliaher, Phil' adclphia. The New Volumes, commencing with the Jan uary' number, 1866, will contain OVER TWELVE HUNDRED PAGES of the ehoieest reading matter, STEEL and WOOD ENURA TINGS, and MUSIC. “Graham" is a Family Magazine, with mat ter to please the grave and the gay, the young and the old; and while everything relating to Fashion, and purely feminine in its nature, is fully equal to that published in any other peri odical—the Literature is of a higher character, and better suited to all members of the Family. This Magazine is, and has been, with the soope of its design, the exponent of a pure, healthy, and elevated literature; in proof of which we refer to the past, and more especially to the present year. Anti-American?? Foreign Party. •. Disguise it as you cab, still tbe unmittigated foct stands out in bold relief, and is true, not only technically, but in spirit and substance, in the abstract and in realization, that the op ponents of theAmeriean Party do justly deserve and ought always to receive tho .sobriquet, Anti-American- They get fretted and take umbrage atit, but that proves nothing. Ben edict Arnold, in all probability, disliked the name of traitor, although he was willing to do the act thatmade him one—just so the For eign party oppose the doctrine that “Americans should rule America," and yet, to their delicate sensibilities, the epithet, Anti-American ia very approbrions. The pseudo Democracy, has become foreign- ised in two ways. First; directly, by its own overt acts and published principles; and se condly, by opposing native-born Americans in. tbeir'efforte to threw off foreign domination and influence. This party asd the old Whig party had be come accustomed to bidding for the* foreign rote, and which ever secured it—audit al-' ways has gone en maeee for one or the other—was sure to triumph". The Whigs offer ed as much as they dared to in the last Presi dential election, but the Democrats outbid them and consequently triumphed. It has even been tbe boast of the Pierce party, that the whole foreign rote was given to Mr- PiEBCE. If this is true, and we have norea- son to dispute it, it is very easy to show that Mr. Pzebcb owes his election to foreigners. In fourteen States he received one hundred and fifty-two electorial votes; in each of these States his majority is less than the foreign vote, and the aggregate foreign rote of these Sates is more than twico that of his majority in them. {sjvany wonder that President Piebcb and thos£ patriotic men who hope to ride into of fice on the same hobby should bare a particu lar affection for foreigners, in general and Cath olic* in particular? For the last five or eightyears, In both Stato and National politics, in all the Platform-buil ding; plotting and scheming for party ascen dency, no one question has received more careful attention than how to secure tbe for eign vote. Bat this is not ^ill, nor yst the worst feature in this catering to the wishes and prejudices of foreigners—not nnfreqnently it has controlled the action of our Legislative assemblies, aad parties have forored or opposed tbs passage of certain Bills on tbe gronnd of its scouring or losing to their party the foreign vote. True men upon tbe altar of whose hearts the fires of patriotism glow with an intensity that.egcites to noble action,-seeing tbe foreign proclivities of tbe old parties, and, from a care ful consideration of the causes at work, boing fully persuaded, that unless tbe people should, in tones that eoold not be disregarded, command tbe demagogues to “spare that tree."—that our glorious tree of Liberty, by having its natoral branches continually loppod off-and foreign branches engrafted instead—would be so dis turbed in its vital functions that it would droop and wither, till finally all would perish together in one eornmonruin. Tho American party has made a good beginning—true it has carried but few States, but it is equally true, that a mejor- ity^of the ftativo born citizens of Georgia and of the other Southern States in which elections have been held this fall, already favor its prin ciples, and, as wo confidently hope, will swell ■ I forest of the State Road, under his recognised power to employ an Attorney to appear in one suit or many suits for or against tho Road.— That he eureed the Georgia platform," 'is a charge just os unfounded as the ml. - Not one of those things is “truo," norone of them has boon “proved j" and his mends have not only denied,but proved, sllof them to bo tho coin age of the Drains of adversaries too blindly prq|ndiced to understand, or meanly base to acknowledge the truth. Let os for a moment eonsider some of the charges of mismanagement brought against Governor Johnson, fu order the better to nnder- stand, (if it is possible to comprehend it,) the strange idiosyncrasy of a parson who makes snob statements, andyat maintains a “clear con science." One charge was the sale of some fivo or six oars belonging to tho State Road, by the Sher iff at Chattanooga, through the wanton care lessness of the Officers in charge, greatly to the detriment of the interests of the road and dis graceful to the State. Will the Southerner, or any other intelligent person aoio pretend to de ny this foot? Another charge was, that there was a discrim ination made in the fare on the State Road, in fovor of tho Johnson party in excursion tickets to attend the political meetings. To attend the American convention at Cartenville, the tickets at Atlanta were sold at $2 30 ; to attend the pseudo Democratic convention, at tho same place, tho price was $2 00 Tbe Atlanta Exam iner has admitted this faot, acknowledged that it was wrong; but resorted to tho miserable subterfuge, charging the printer of tho ticket? as tho unsuspecting cause. The Cooper fraud, tho injustice to Rev. C. W. Howard, tho illegal appointment of Cowart— suffering the State to be sued by parties in Ten nessee and at the same time patting money in the Treasury for political effect in the approaeh log canvass—and all the varions other charges set forth in tho Conner, “according to onr best knowledge and belief," were strictly and fully true. petition in agricultural portation. In this way, we of Cherokeo »ha|lj “ Against .the TOi1<www . bo enabled to compete on equal terms with tho | Juf^nVtho 0 joafouJrof°» people of Tennessee. As a free-trade advocate. For the Courier. Tho “ IFesfern db Atlantic Sail Roadas its name Indicates, was constructed for the pur pose of opening a channel of communication between tbe Atlantic Sea-board and tbe waters of the Mieslssippi valloy, The ultimate object was to divert a portion of tho trade of the West through Georgia to her own markets. It was probably foreseen that this trade wonld be mu tually beneficial. The people of Georgia would be enabled to get western prodoots more expe ditiously, in larger -quantities and at cheaper rates; while our railroads, merchants and other producers, wonld be equally benefited by having access to the martlets of the west, for the sale of their own products, or tbe products of other regions .obtained in exchange for their pro ducts. In a word, the communities at both ends, and along the line of the Roads, were to be benefitted both as producers and consumers products. That the Road has had tho ef fect anticipated none will deny. That the peo ple of Cnerokeo Georgia havo participated largely in these bonefife admits not of a ration al doubt Before the construction of the Road cotton, wheat, iron, Ac., were not produced for shipment to other markets; while sugar, coffee, salt snd other heavy articles of consumption hers, were greatly enhanced in price by char ges for transportation by wagons. If the soc ial interest of Cberoke Georgia alone had n consulted, perhaps tbe Road should have terminated at some point within tbe State. There were some, perhaps many, in this section, who adrocated that plan. W hetber they did so solely from, interested motives, or from a con viction that it was not competent for Georgia to hnild a Rail Road ont.pf its jurisdiction, I do not undertake to determine. While it is admitted upon the one hand, that there are well-grounded objections to Georgia’s building road without her jurisdiction; and that the taxation of the people of Cherokee to extend tbe road, for tbe purpose of bringing Western products into our markets, there to compete with their own; it must be conceded upon the other—that it would be equally unreasonable to expect the people of other parts of tbe State to consent to so heavy an expenditure for our exclusive benefit, without insisting upon the extension so as to bring in tbe products of tbe West. As a free-trade man, Ido not hesitate to admit that it was proper that the road should have been built. To object, because it would bring western produoo into our markets, would be to become an advocate for restriction and monopoly. But as to who should have built that portion of tho road within the limits of Tennessee, there is, in my opinion, not a doubt that it should have been done by that State, or its citizens. For Georgia to do it, was an error which should be retrieved as speedily a? pos sible by a sale of that portion of the road. But tbe whole road having been built, it is my purpose to speak of it solely in a commercial aspoot, and to consider what is due to tbe peo ple who built it, residing in different sections of the State. While it is admitted that the peo ple of middle and lower Georgia have a right to demand the free admission of the products of the West, there can be no qnestion that we are entitled to demand that no precedence as to time, or advantage in freights as through shippers,—shall be given to tbe people of the West. If tbe equipments of the road are not adequate to tbe task of carrying off all freights as promptly as presented, whereby it becomes necessary to post-pone the transportation of a part of the freights,—we, who have been taxed to build and equip this road, should not be ex pected to acquieseo in a preference given to strangers. Neither should those strangers havft any advantage a* to the Tariff of freights. If through freights are reduced to encourage ex tensive trade, let waj- freights also bo reduced in the same ratio to promote Georgia interests and stimulate Georgia industry. Do not iuflot upon us the injustice of a higher tariff of freights than is imposed upon the people of tbe West. Demand of all shippers for all dis tance* ono Uniform and just charge for loading and unloading cars; after which lot thocbnrgo for freights be according to distance of t?an?- the markets from all producers, of cultural product*. This committee, in an other part of their memorial bad said that as to the offset of reducing tho rates of freight to tbe shippers of thie section, it is clear to their minds that tho sum tho people would pay to keep up the State Road, were thore not one sent charged on it for carrying Cherokee Georgia products to market, would return to their pock ets in the redueed prices of auoh products whioh thie free-trade policy would bring about." If carrying our products for nothing would cheapen produets so much, would not carrying Tennessee prodoots for nothing also cheapen them still more? and make them still richer, and more able to pay taxes to keep up tbe State Road ? But, what sort of “free~trade" is that which proposes to tax all the people of tho State, to keep up a road to carry tbe prodao tions of one etelion, into the markets of anoth er, section/ or, if you please, two or three other sections of the State; and which at the same time excludes foreign (Tennessee) productions by a protective tariff of freights? Shall we advocate the principles of free-trade in x;ela. tion to productions of foreign manufacturers, and tarn right aroand and aoek to hamper trade with the people of a neighboring State for their agricultural productions? Does this committee of seven hope to satisfy onr friends in “Lower Georgia” that free trade with’Chero- kee Georgia alone, in agricultural productions, will cheapen agricultural productions by en couraging home industry, just as it used to be said, that high tariffs upon importations from abroad wonld altimataly cheapen manufactered artioles, by stimulating and encouraging home industry? This committee,—having perhaps forgotten what they had said in another part of their memorialabont tbe purchase of a bushel of wheat from a Tennessean being an addition to the aggregate wealth of Tennessee, and a loss of its price to that of Georgia—say that they “can demonstrate that the advantages'' arising from the W. A A. R. Road “preponder ate vaStlyin favor of the coneumere of Lower Georgia, weighed against the blessings flowing from the enterprise to the producers of Ghero- kee Georgia." Perhaps they can demonstrate this. But flow have they been benefitted by conenminff Tennessee wheat ? If he who gives 50 cents to a Tennessean for a bushel of wheat, adds 50 to the wealth of that State, and sub tracts it from that of Georgia; does not tho same rule apply to Tennessee bacon corn and lard;—indeed to all Tennessee articles got from that Stato by the eeneumere of Lower Georgia? It is not denied that we, of CbcYo- kee, are benefited some by the road. If we have lost nothing, bnt rather gained,—and the consumers of Lower Georgia have been bene fitted vastly more than we, where is the loss to tho aggregate wealth of the State? Perhaps Messrs. Editors, I have not been ablo to construe each proposition of the com mittee, in full view, and with a dear recollec tion of every other in the whole memorial. If so, and I have: from this cause done any in justice to the memorial, its author or any gen tleman of the committee—-I humbly beg par don of him and all of them individually and collectively. HUGENOT. evo me, rot low- free pooplo ought to be constantly awake; since bistory and cx. perionee prove, that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of a republican govern ment."— Waehingeott. “I bopo we nmy find somo means, in future, of shiddsng ourselves from foreign influence, political, .commercial oria whatever form it may bo attempted,- I con scarcely myself from joining In ths wishes of —‘that there wcroV an ocean of fir this and the old world.’ -J«j From tbo Republican A Discipline. A. II. Stephens. Mb. Editor:—In your paper of tbe 22d of November, we find a well written article copied- from tbe American Union, containing somo re marks on tbe speech of Mr. Stophens, delivered a few days ago in MUledgovilie, in wbieh the writer expresses the opinion that Mr. Stephen* was moat assuredly either drunk or moqf awfully bewildered when h°.OOfl^flvod-surtHrte*sof tho American Partyto* are contained in that speech. contains valuable information. - It was handed to ns from a source entirely worthy of crodit, the remedies having beon successfully applied in several coses under the observation of oar cor respondent. carlet Fever, or Searletina, should be treo- possible way. A little saffron wood toa, should be given to tbrow- onso ' upon tbe skin. Tho bow cl •< apt open by small doses of castor oil, of Injections. If tbo throat.,becomoV sore, ta as to be worthy of notice, a poltiso of garlick or unions, stewed in hog’s lard, is .excellent.— Ibis is a specific for Searletina, called tho vegetable Specific for Scarlet Fever, ?aid' to have been obtained from a New Engladwetef^ gyraan, in whose family it had beetKobundred years. I obtained it in Charleston in 1843, and found it most excolleat:" State Retfti.—According to the statement of sb. Master of Transportation, tbe in- e of tbe State Road, from freights, passen gers and mail, during the past month of October was $74,853 72. This is nearly double tbe American meeting. In accordance with a previons call, a Meeting of the American Party was beld at Temper ance Hall, on Tuesday, the 27th pit- A. M. Laub was called to tho Choir and M. Dwinell requested to act as Secretary. On Motion Wylis Bobo was unanimonsty nominated for the office of Deputy Sheriff. . On Motion the following Gentlemen wore elected Delegates to represent Floyd county in the Stato Convention to be held iu Milledgville, on Thursday/ Deo. 20th: Dr. H. V. M. Miller, J. W. P. Ware. j. R. Freeman, T. R*.' Alexan der, Esq., and Josiah H. GilL On Motion these Delegates were empowered to appoint substitutes. There being no further business before the Meeting, the Convention then adjourned Sine Dio. A. M. LAUB, Ch’n. M. Dwinell, Sec. American Convention Postponed. It will be seen by the following announce ment that tbe American Convention to bo hoi- den at Milledgeville, has been postponed to the 20th of December; Senate Chamber, Nov. 23d, 1855. Meet re. Knowlet A Or me: Gentlemen:—Tho Committee appointed by tbe late meeting of the American Party, its friends and sympathisers, to invite and make arrangements for !a general mooting of tbe par ty, together with all' who oppose the present Federal Administration, on the second Thurs day in December next, after a full and free con sultation with our friends here, and who havo been in attendance on the Legislature for sev eral weeks past, have directed me to postpone said mooting until Thun day, the 20 th day'of December, at which time we hope to see a large and full turnout of our friondp from all parts of tho State. Yours truly, C. Peeples, Chairman of Committee. fully agree with tha writer,ead-MrSfopW th * must excuse us for expressing tho opinion which monUl ,n *854. we do certainly entertain, that be was in a sim ilar condition when he has either spoken or written any thing respecting that party The very idea that a party existed in Georgia without putting him at tbe bead of it, seemed to be viewed by him as an unpardonable sin. An other reason also exists, why bis hatred of this party is extreme, after having been ever since tbe existence of tbe contract between himself and Mr. Toombs of the one part, and Howell Cobb of the other, to botray the whig party, upon considerations entirely personal to them selves, which betrayal it was supposed would place every office in tbo State entirely at the disposal of this trio, to see a party spring sud denly into existence, which if successful would destroy all the fruits of this bargain and sale, and render bootless in fotore all expected ad vantages of their infamous betrayals, was still more provoking r and tbe sight of one of this Ameriean party, or tho mention of its name, pots Mr. Stephens into a rage, resembling the rage of a Spanish bull at the cite of a scarlet cloak, and on every occasion he dashes at that party with all the fury and ae little of the dis cretion as that animal does at the sight of any thing that is red, in a Spanish bull fight! Mr. Stephens cannot bnt see that if that,' or any other honest and corrupt party shall gain the ascendency that this corrupt and unprincipled trio is doomed, and hence it is that be is haun ted with aril the horrors of Macbeth after his interview with the wiores sisters. Surely, no man having any regard for his own reputation or respect for tho infolligeane of his hearers, would venture to otter the ridiculous absurdi ties ho has, who was not to some extent demen ted. His idea that the constitution is violated wbon the free citizens of these United States oboose, at the ballot box, to give or withhold their suffrages from a candidate, for any reason they think proper, is so preposterous that one would imagine a schoolboy of ton years old wonld scarcely escape a flogging, if required to write a commentary upon tho article of the con stitution, which Mr. Stephens contends is viola ted by the principles of the Americas party, which holds that they will not vote for a for eigner or Catholic for any ^office—should such school boy hold such a doctrine, we can assnre Mr. Stephens that if this American party is to be pot down and kept down, it is not to be done by such flimsej fustian as he haevesorted to in every thing ho has yet said or written against it, no matter in what sir oracle style delivered, or with whatever of bombast and eg’t tism it may be mixed up. Nor can tbe people be made to believe that tbe party who holds that none but American Protestants shall role America, is calculated to subvert the government. We say to tho American party, persevere, your success is certain, that all the old party hacks who have misled and misruled tho country, cannot prevent it; your principles are too pure, your, platform too correct, to be kept from ob taining the assent and approval of a majority, in a country of intelligence and honesty. - : Cato. A Grave Charge Admitted. The American Organ, published at Washing ton, recently charged the Federal Administra* tion with issuing a circular demanding ofsub- ordinates in the employment of th? Government, a contribution of five dollars, to aid in carrying the Maryland election against the American Party. Tbe Washington Union, the Adminis tration organ, not only admits the charge, but utters the following language in its defeneo^ “We, therefore, heartily commend Mr. Wash ington, of the Treasury Department, for bis ac tivity and energy in the contribution alluded to, and we hope tbo wood example may be followed throughout the Union. it'.? We have before bail occasion to speak in terms of censure of tho interference of the pro sent administration in local elections. We cow fess weareat a loss for words properly to express our feelings at the above unblushing avowal.— Tho Assistant Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, engaged in the pitiful work of levying black mail to corrupt tbo ballot-box in a State election, and the Government organ ap- plaudiog the outrage ! Whither are wetending, fellow-citizes ? R EMAINING in the Post office at tbe 27th of November, 1855, and kon out by 8th day of January next, I bo sont to the Dead Letter office. A. Jones, Abercrombio, David A How Yankebs abb Taxed in England. John B. Goueb, tho celebrated temperance lec turer, was waited upon in England, priorto his departure for the United Stases, with his income tax bill, which was charged at £87 10s., being tho tax towards the expenses of the Russian war oo his income as a lecturer, estimates at £1 500. Always adhere strictly to truth ; but while you ezpreaa what,is true, express it in a pleas ing manner. Truth is tho picture: the manner is the frame which displays it to advantage. "The Modern Tetzsl.’’-—The Buffalo {Ger man) Telegraph, of a recent date, has an article with this beading, suggested by a pastoral let* ter of the Right Roverand Bishop Timon. The Telegraph says that tbo Bishop seems to have adopted ti^B old Watchword of the zealous ven der of indulgences^ which it gives in a couplet, that, literally translated, tumbles of its own accord into English rhyme, as follows': When in tho box,the money rings, Tbe soul from purgatory springs. Or, notquite bo literally thus : When in the chest the shillings jingle, . > Scourged jsouls in limbo cease to tingle. Or again, slightly varied, without impairing the sense, thus: When native silver sweetly clinks. No more ignited brimstone stinks. The appositeness of onr German cotemporary's quotation of .the article which we have “done onr endeavors" to put into acceptable English, may be judged of by the quotation it makes from the pastoral letter. It runs as follows: “ On Sunday next, or on any day more ap propriate. for the 5th day. of November, each pastor shall receive donations, either by a col lection in the church or by visitation, as might be considered most proper. And according to the power invested in ns, we grant absolution for forty day to any one, who from xeal for the holy Catholic unity, aad for the embellishmet of tbe hoase of God, and to the honor of the holy SL Josheph, will contribute one shilling or more." Forty days absolution for a shilling! Th is is baying off at a cheap rate. A man who had married a particularly plump specimen of woman-kind, being a bit of a wag, told her one day that she filled the meas ure of his matrimonial joys full; for she was beautiful, dutiful, youthful, cheerful, healthful, and an armfoll. Hon. Jos. A. Woodard, , ex-member of Con groes from South Carolina is out in an address in fovor of the Amorieen party. , Two hnndrod tierces of beef packed at Mays- ville, Ky., were shipped on Sunday last to tbe European market. ' '■ . The transfer of the Canadian sSat of govern ment from Quebec to Toronto Is being proceed ed with. Burglar Arrested.—Tbe police officers of this city succeeded, on Sunday night, in ar resting a regular burglar, under tho following circumstanoes : On Saturday night he bad suc ceeded in making an entranoo into tbe Hard ware store of Bones A Brown, from whioh-he stole several hundred dollars worth of goods, which bo doposited in a tomb in tbe Episcopal Churchyard, for safe keeping, till be could re move them. During tho day (Sunday) his plaee of doposito was discovered, and at night a guard was placed to watch tho booty, who suc ceeded in the oourss of tbe night in arresting the burglar, who registered his namo at tho Planters’ Hotel on the 2lst Instant as Charles Reeves. On examining bis trunks at tho Ho tel, it was found to contain all tho implements ofbis profession, and a number of Hotel towels whioh bo had stolen. Tho same man spent some time hero in October last, stopping at tbe Globe Hotel, when he entered his bame as Melville Lord. He was yesterday committed toawait.his trial.—CArou, & Sen, American Convention. Louisville, Nov, 28—Tho Amorican Coun cil has proclaimed that tho National nomina ting Convention will meet at Philadelphia on the 22d February, snd a primary meeting will bo held at the came place on the 18th Of Feb ruary; , v The American Convention at Cincinnati.— We learn from the Cincinnati papers that tbe Free States American Convention, tvhich.is now assembled in that city, comprises delegates from eight States: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Ver moot, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Massachu setts and Michigan. At tho opening there were bnt 36 delegates present when all tbe “Free States," if represented, would be entitled to 176 delegates, Main, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Iowa and Wisconsin, whose representatives also bolted from the Philadelphia platfoim, have no delegates in the Conv ention. Johnston and Gen, Williamson are prominent members of the Convention. The Commercial says: We understand that Governor Johnston, of Pennsylvania, Judge* Ffshback, of .Ohio, and others, are in fovor of not reaffirming the senti ments of tbe bolters from the Philadelphia Con vention, but are in favor of passing over the slavery question and trying another National Convention. On tho other band, Thomas Spoo ner, Mr. Vanslyke, Hiram Griswood and others, aro in favor of reaffirming their opposition.to the extension of slavery, and preparing < tho way for a tusion in tbe Presidential election with tho Republicans on a similar basis to that adop ted in Ohio. It is thought that a majority; of the Convention will favor the views of Gov. Johnston. Romantic, to the Last Degree! We have been informed by one of our numerous friends, who keep themselves advised of current events, that a dashing, handsome, showily-dressed lad, who played whist and frolicked generally with the fait ones a few days ago, at West Point, Georgia, was, by ore of those advorse accidents wbieh the Fates fore-fix for adventurous mor tals, discovered to be a woman—young and beautiful ns Hebe. The discoverer “kept dark" from tbe world at large, and the lady went on rejoicing in her flash cravat and Balaklava breechos. It is said that this maiden errant, in all her masculine toggory, will bo at the Fair, to day. Sho is very handsome and has light-brown hair. Her gold wateb-ebaia has three fiat stands, and tho seal pendan t thereto has a deep- green sot on one side, and a pale pink on tho other. Her name; though known to us, we do not make public, and wo only add that she graduated with distinction, last yoar, at a res pectable Female College in ' East Alabama. Montgomery Mail. • The American State Council or Arkan sas.—held a session at Little Rock on 2d in stant.. Seventy-five delegates were present,jand Rah appeared to bo in the finest sph Its. The session was a publio one. Col. Lawler and Dr. Borland addressed the Couneifapd citizens gen erally, by invitation. This fr strange—we thought Sam was “dot" Kansas.—Col. Augustus Cargils, formerly of Butts county, Ga., how of Kansas, left this city on Thursday morning last, in company with some 50 or 60 emigrants, for that for off region. May thoir.fondest hopos and expectations be more than realized. We look forward to the day when Kansas will be a groat State. Now is tho time for persons wishing to emigrate, to do so, if they oxpeet to seoure good and comfortable homes at a trifling expense. - Ho ! for Kansas l —Griffin Empire State. A Post Office Ththf.—We lean, from the Atlanta Ilepublionn that on tbel8th nit. Mosirs. Frierson and MoGuire, General Mail Agents of the Department, bad arrested J. U. Wright, at Atlanta, a route Agent on tha Georgia Toad, for stealing valuable letters from the mail, aad that; after his arrest be confessed to baring stolen one or more letters. The accused was commit ted to DeKalb Jail to await his trial boforo tbe noxt U.S. District Court Robort;Gray, aged 05, Has ju* boon married in Fluvanna county, Va., to a lady aged 02 yours. Rev. John Dundas, formerly a Roman Cath olic priest, it is said, joined Rev. H. W. Beech er’s Congregational Church, Brooklyn, on 8__ day* Yale College has got six hundred and nine teen pupils. The Post Master General baa directed, that from and after the 1st Januarynext, all-prepaid letters must have postage stamps placed upon them. V The President’s Message—According to the present determination no copies of tbe Pres ident’s Message will be sent abroad for tbe newspapers, as heretofore, in advance of its do liveiy to Congeae. : J v Slave Stampede.—The Norfolk Argus states that toe last-peek about eighteen negroes es caped from: that city and Portsmouth. They were .ail young, and some of them skiMul me. chanjes. valued:at $2,000 each.-' Bi Brock; Isane Brannrd, James -Briet, T Briet, J :'Wm . ’ Botnan, Tbomn3 Baes, Tidily Brewer, John * Bell, B W Barber, Samuel W Busuk, James Biros, James Boxman, Charles Bennet A Alexander C. Carter, J Heneage Cutts, A. Cooper, GF 2 Cole, Franklin ‘ Cl a ton, Henry O Cobb, NF Dollar, Ambrose Drenon, F M Donevan,Wm Devon, Louisa - V F Fletcher, John F Flemister, Robert Fox, John G George, BC . . Gamer,. Green Gillispio, John T Green, Frederick H Harrison, E E JIase, John Hardeman, A J Harris, John A Hunt, John Houghton, W F Key, J S ^ Lockridgc, Mrs Andre if Lott, H R Lockridgc, Andrew Lemmons, Mrs Ann Low, Miss Louisa Lasiter, Mrs E M. Mead, K H McMonigle, Edward 2 McLow, Edward Morrison, Miss Lisly McCoy, Mrs Holly A McDaniel, S D McKinney John B Pledger, P Palmer W J . ^ - R- -Reynolds; James. Ramsey, Wiiliaarr Rnss6r, Rev. M F Ralls J P S Smith W 8 Smith & Billups Sheperson,.C }I Scott, John Scott, Wm Sand ford James Shelton, Samuel Smith Sirs Emma Shaw, G W 2 Scovel, Harvey 3 Stacker, John Simmons Mrs Ahn T Thompson, John Thomas, James w » »sji Wilkinson, E S 3 Henderson, MissEliza Whitlock, N Hayes, John Waddell, J D W Hawkins, B W Washington, Harvey Hackett, Hon-Tbos C Williams, Nathaniel . . J. Wood, M C Johnson, Benjamin Villimnes, Mrs. M A Those wishing letters fnom the above list, will please say they are advertrsed. AetA v T'J PBRftY/p M jhr FOR SALE. A very likely Nogro .Boy 8 or 10/ J2i.years old. For particulars enqn at this office. dec4T (SAM'L C. BUSEY & CO., PROPRIETORS.) TIIE DAILY AMERICAN ORGA.Y, I S published every afternoon, (except Sun- *bty») at the corner of Louisiana avenue and Tenth street, and is delivered to city subscribers (payable to the carriers) at 6} cents per week. Single copy, I oept. Mail-subscribers, $4,00 per annum or $2 00 for 6 months, always in advance. . - ’ “** hates of advertising. Five lines or less, one insertion twentyfirs cents ; each additional tine, fire cents. Each additional insertion, half of the aboverates. Displayed advertisements charged solid measure THE WEEKLY AMERICAN ORGAN Is published every Saturn ay, on the following TERMS. 1 copy, 1 year, $2 00 11 copy 6 months $1 00 5 copies, 1 year, 6 00 j 5 copies 6 months 5 00 10 copies 1 year 15 00 j 10 copies 6 months 8 00 KATES OF ADVERTISING. Ten cents per tine for each insertion. All communications on business connected with this paper must be directed to tbe “Amer ican Organ,” Washington city, and be postpaid, r. Dec4 ... . 1855 MARRIED. On Sunday the 25tb ult. by the Rev. Jesse Lambertfa, Mr. John L. Ford to Miss NancT Ann Fox, all of this county. On Thursday the 29th ult., by tbe Same, Mr. F. T. Baumann of tbis place, to Miss Caroline Hahmerstrahm of Savannah. On Thursday evening, November 29th by. the Rev G. M. Shepperson, Mr. SamUel W. Smith toMis8;IsABELLA J. Hartt, bothof Floyd coon* ty- '.'V- At tho residence of John Holt, Esq., on-the morning of the 22d ult.; by the Rev. J. M, AL Caldwoll, CapL JAMES M. WILSON and Miss SARAH J. HOLT, all of* Rome. ROME PRICES CURRENT. it- .itf.,:- —— —* - — CORRECTED WEBKLT BY J. L. LOGAN. A CO. Apples— Molasses— 50-60 Dried, bu. . .100-125)Nails—per fl>. 6J~7i Green,. . . . 75-IOoJNail Rod— . 6ic-7c Bacon— (Oil—Linseed $140-150 Hamspr lb 15-16? Train,. ... 90-100 Hog round, 13“14<OsnabuRgs— llc-12c Bagging— SPork—per lb. 6-6J Hemp, lb, . ^Potatoes— . Gunny,. . . J8f) Sweet,' . .'.V '<T5e£50 Bale Rope— 12J-13c( ‘Irish country 60c Bsxr— . . . . 4-6cc : notihero,' 800 Beeswax— . 20o-25csPowdbr;—Gun S5c-40c Blue Stone 16J-18c> Blasting, . . 25-30c Butter— l ;Rice—perjb. 10-11 country, . . 20-25c)Salt—pr sack 100 Candles^— « • ( per bn. 120 Tatiori,. . . 20c-25«Shot—prlb. . ll-lZ^c Adamantine, 35c-40csSolb Leather— Sporm, v-. 50c£ Country, lb. 25c-28« Coffee—Rio,' 14c] Java, : . . . 16J-18 Copperas—>. Corn—pr bu. 45-6' Cotton Yarn— 90c-9i Eggs—pr do*. 10-1Z}] Feathers—lb. 4< Flour—pr lb. 4-4$ Glass—8x10, $3-$32- Indigo—pr lb, $l$-16i Iron—Swoed, 6$e-7' Georgia, . Lard— .... 12J—16i Mackerel—bl$17-$ll Madder—lb.. 20c-25 Nortborh, . . -28« :tbEL—* i Blistered, lb. 10c-15o German, . 16C-18C, Spring;..' -10c Cost, . . . . 33c-25c Sugar— Crashed, . . 14-15c N. Orleans, 1 Do-clI Syrup— N. O. pr gal. 59e-60c Tallow—lb, 10-12 Tea—per lb, 100-125 Wheat-4- \ per bushel, $15.0 Meal—per bu; CO-OOsWdol—lb, 25c-40 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Office Rome R. R., 1 November 29, 1855. j O N and after tbe first Dee ember, the regular Triweekly afternoon Train will be discon tinued. [deel] M. A. STOVALL, Sup’t. FARH FOIl SALE. ^ , The subsoriber offers for sale on Pilil reasonable terms, a Lot of Land containing 175 Acres—45 olcarod, well fenoed and .under a high state of cultivation,. There is a good Orchard on tho plaoe, comfortable Dwelling and Out Buildings, and two Tf ells of unfailing water. This form is on ■ foe Kingston Road, SJ miles from Rome. For further particulars, enquire of [decern] J. R. WISDOM. 3IADISOS FERALE COLLEGE, MADISON,'GEORGIA. T HE Spring Term of this “Institution will begin on Monday, January 14th, 1856, un- der.the direction of the following Faculty: Bov JOSEPH H. ECHOLS, A M. President/ and Prof. Moral Philosophy, Ac. Rev. JAMES L. PIERCE, A. M., Professor English and Latin Literature. Rev. WILLIAM C- BASS, A. B., Professor Natural Science. Rev. JOHN A. MOSELEY, At. M., Professor 1if~ o then maHpg. Prof. GEORGE C. TAYLOR, Teacher of Harp, Piano, Violin,Crayon and Oil Painring. Miss A EROBINSON, Piano, Guitar, gingisg, .. Water Colors and Penciling. Miss MARGARET K. SHE&MAN, Principal Preparatory Department, and Instructress in Embroidery and Wax Flowers. BOARD, including Lights, Fuel and Wn.-dnag per annum $130 Tuition in Literary Department^-. No extra charge for Vocal Music and the Lan guages ; (Latin and French.- jgSY-The First Thursday in July will bo Com- : 3 * « meneement Day. K ? S 3.R Catalogues containing particulars may be obtained on application to ally of tho Faculty, Dec46w W. C. BASS Sec’y of Faculty. G EORGIA, Polk Ccunty, Court of Ordinary November Term, 1855 : It appearing to thtf Court from the petition of Warren Aiken, show ing that there, to wit/ on the twentyfonrth day of July in'the year of our Lord, eighteen hun dred and fiftytwo, Asa Prior, then of this county and In life, but now of the State of Texas, de ceased, made and executed to Augustus N. Verdery in due form of laik, his bond, condi* tronecFto make to said Verdery titles ia feo simple to certain Lands described in said bond, as follows to wit: Tho Cedar Town tract, the Witcher Tract, one forty acre Lot Pine Land near Mrs N Mabry’s, and two small fractions wesfof Cedar creek being parts of numbers S06 and 850, in the second district of the fourth section, containing in all one thousand acres more or less; and it further appearing that Asa Prior deceased, died without making titles or eiripowering his executors to make and exe- ente titles in conformity with said bond. And it further appearing that A N Verdery trans ferred a portion of said bond to Warren Aiken on the 22d day of November 2855. The land portion of bond, relates to part of the original tract, and described as follows, to wit: com mencing on the east side of Cedar Creek at tho south lino of tbe land now owned by said^A- kin, near Cedar Town and running thenca east along the lice of the Innd of said ^Akia until it intersects tho road leading from Cavo Spring to Cedar Town, thence along the west side of said road until it reaches a point <>ppo* site ii new road or street opened by said Verdery running east and west, north of his gin house and packing scrow, thenco west on a paralsl lino of the laad of said Akin to Cedar creek, thetice along said creek tho middle thereof to tbe-beginning point; and it appearing that said Aldn has fully paid tho purchase money for the Inst described portion of land containing about 100. acres according to tho provisions of tho contract. It is therefore ordered that unless cause to tho contrary bo shown to tbe court within three months by those interested^ William H C Prior tho Executor of Asa Prior deceased, will bo directed to make titles to sai<| Akin to the last described track of land in con formity to said bond : and it is ordered that this rule bo published once a month for threw months in the Romo Courier.—A trne extraot from tho minutes of Court, November 30th 2855, doc-f] S A BORDERS, Or’y * Ex Off C C O Wanted!! A SMART active boy to attend in a store la Upper Georgia—and of good family, and who desires to continue at foe business. ; ALSO A first rate business man as salesman of un doubted veracity. Apply by letter to deodtf A. B, C.j Roraoj Ga TVx Guardian’s Sale. J A GREEABLE to an, ordor of tho Court of Os - . jCjl dinnry of Burke county, will bfc sold on thcr First Tuesday in February next at the Court nouso door, in Chattooga county, tha interest of Lydia Duke, n minor, in Lot number 124 ini Ctk District and 4th Section of said county. dec4 J B JONES, Guardian /"i EORGIA, Floyd County To all whom it vT may concern, will picaso tako notice, that whereas John M Carroll applies to me for letters of Guardianship to tho persona and property of Emetine J. Smith, minor. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and friends of said minor, to be and appear at my office within tho time prescribed by law to show causo if any they havo, why said letters should not bogranted unto said applicant.— Given under my hand and .official signature at o’ffi. o, this tho 28th November, 2855-. Dcc4 J. LAMBERTII, Ordinary G EORGIA, Floyd bounty :—To all whom it may concern* will please tako notice that whereas, Isaac Weathers, administrator on the estate of Joseph Thomas deceased, applies to mo for letters of administration from said Estato. Thcso aro, therefore, to cite and admon ish, all and singular, the kindred and cred itors ofsaid deceased to bo and appear at my office within the time prescribed bylaw to show cause if any they havo, why said letters should not be granted unto saidap-- plicant. Given under my band- and official signature at office this 28th November 1856. V A * dec£4 6m^ ■I - *— iidmtn vf, Lambeuth. Ordinary,