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A ilin i, m Honitolph, Clay, Early, MU
'" jo.Tt rri-l .titewart and (Juitman eniintii-*
g v Joseph Clisby.
Tux Receiver’s Notice.
* ., ,1, f,.r nu.ti ruunty ara now open i
i«J T A‘. lurlion Mart. «>iere t»rTa* KscrtjW
**ti«5"»tl«- tvtnrm of tax payrr. on Monday
ad! 'i^Lhv. and Tliurwlay of each week, natil
MACON, FRIDAY, 3 O’CLOCK, P.
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Tax ptjert win l4mum*
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wtl^jy
t, M. WHITTLE.
.tTi) K N K^ A 1 t* A W,
■ MACON. OA. .
4 to Concert H«». over f.y.l. i^OniK
. BHAIWIAM. Jr.,
lTX o“>'EV at law,
A ' M.M’ON', GA.
- ia Ike Macon Cirrnit. and in tbo
V fll.i. l’’“ r ‘J nanrua, Putnam, Wilkinson and
raaafic. -* "
indef Itlock, next to Uoaidinita'a
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|SA 1C 11.4 KDE2HAN,
i t To K X E ^ A T L A W,
'i/.vrt/.V. OKORGtA.
.cut*. Roumaoa
Q. S. & C. BOBINSON,
ittornoys at Law,
* CUTHBERT, GEORGIA.
liinuKOEuii x ii.iss,
r iORXEYS AT LAW.
K. 8. liana.
Ua HjVMin, Terrell co„U a.
..arirtu*. aiiii ibe erafUnMn wkteli are with him
,tt.r afalnal any man. llie Law la open and
I a*!" ' . "7. — e-——
■ iyaii" i lei them lanjlali one another.—
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liKolUiK W. NORMAN,
ttoraoy at Law,
Hamburg, Athley County. Ark.,
renonalto U.unbora. Ark., will cm
omltlrU" in A-tdcv and the adioiiilo k -
, Ark . will ton l In no
I Ilf Mtl iuillill£ fOUIl-
iZakViVaau*. al.oiii any oilier comity In the
' I'.hehu.iiwaa willautiioriar it,
k 't^-U..n F. A. Set-bit, Hon. Wa*tilui;ton
, ■ r.,i ir,h»>». (in.: Hon. K. «J. Caban)**,
- .1 Vlmni. F«).. >Vra»t*. 00. ; Meaara.
..IX'
march viu w -tiin
r. A. ANSLKT.
ciiviawotn
t uiverliotiae X Allfclcy.
rtOUNEYS AT L A W,
knoxvjuk. <u:ok«!a. .
•/i,i mnetkr in i rtirhTd ami lh»* niljoiulujf
rouufif. •'// promptly AltemloU to.
j.n II
C. (’. DUNCAN,
1TT0KXEV at la w,
PERRY, OA.
Hr PA 11 TNEJt & U / l>
HILL X HILL,
ia.ruci, to late tirni ol St nil ha and Hill,
I Ultrartire in Macon and adjoining Cireuii*.
ndiatlir Supreme and Federal Court*.
’ oTFU K-Oii 3d Street. Macon. Ga.
U. HIM..
THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH.
rriUaMKO
EVERY FRIDAY, AT :t, P. M.
PRICE
AUcunce.
Two Dollar* a year, ulna**
“CASTING OFF.” .
The Savannah Republican, of yesterday, is
getting* little “light”—the “clouds are lietrin.
tting a little “light”—the “clouds are begin,
■ting to break,” anti he “occasionally descries a
bright spot.' W ell, how, that is eomfortahle
ami cncouragiug.
These “imperfect visions”—these tiartial,
misty ami uncertain glimmerings “behind the
veil." of the political fiitim-, have resulted in
one grand discovery in respeet to himself, and'
another almut the Seecders—first that he is,
"on principle, opposed to all sectiooal orgnni-
Xatiorr',” He says they “are wrong in them
selves, I ml tend inevitably to aggravate all
the evils that now distract the country, and, if
successful, to the overthrow ofthe government
itself.” Tlie secoml discovery, of the Rcpuh.
lican, is, that the Secetlprs arc going to con
struct just such a sectional organization, and,
therefore, if they do not heed his counsel and
nominate a mixed ‘ticket, partly secession and
partly “constitutional union,”' he is going to
cut loose from the concern, lie can't go any
further:
“It is too much to ask ns to leap into a gulf,
where both wc and our"principles are to be
swept away and heard of no more, whilenorth-
ern treason shall he left triumphant on ihe
hank to mock at our disaster..' Wycau cm-i ..... ^ ... ....
bark in no such folly, and we now warn those ?' ow « r entertain his principle, so far as we
TIIE RE1*I BLICAN’S PROUR.UIME
The Savannah Republican of yesterday lias
two articles touching certain suggestions of the
Morning News and the Macon Telegraph, from
one of wltich we clip the following:—. -
Tlie South will never obtain her rights ami
tlie Union peace, so long as the souls of tnen are
thus hound npin the raw-hide of party,' and in
capable of appreciating and adopting a truth
that does riot square with their partisan schemes
and prejudices. Wc are to become more tole
rant, more catholic, more holiest with ourselves,
or we shall ever be the hewers of wood and
drawers of water to the epejny. ’ . .
•. We suggested llell and Everett to the Rich,
motid Convention as the representatives of
every valuable principle which wc should (16
sire to engraft upon the Government ns essen
tial to onr sccnrily, and we . appealed to ihefr
records in proof of their 1 icing all that we hare
claimed for thein. - Such reasoning cannot be
answered by partisan (appeals and windy decla
mation. _ The people jre tired of following after
the ^au/iltni of party.;- they want to' know
the truth, as concerns, their rights, .in this con
troversy: and. so far as we an- concemtsl, they
shall have it. We intend to t'igpore” nothing
that affeejs the'Sonth.
Now tell us, ve who are able to discover it,
wliat fs the possible coherency lietwoen the
principle and the policy of the Republican ?.
llis principle is the duty of Congress to protect
slavery In the Territories. Ills policy is to
support two candidates, neither of whom either
Crawford Democratic Meeting,
uho entertain so sine
|HMuler their course
sion, control their action
iv, anu wc now warn worse l: .
tcidal au idea; to pause and k . n ?" ‘ “1') 0 , n00 f wbo "? Jwhnotlj asserts the
•• l-cf judgment not pas- r . l R , ' t ‘ he ' ,ul J °f
in this great cirier-1 s,averv ,n t,,c Terntonc* and the Distort of
Cohnribia! The Republican is determined not
duds" to leave I *?'9> ,orr "_ Li« prindiplc. and therefore lacks a
genev.
liut nrliile gathering up iris onus m lr ave i .. . • -- . - ■.• ■. ■„ . . v. - - -
the ship to her disastrous fate, and act " on the <, ^ ie . t . ° S
bank” he speaks of. the Republican promises IIe V f n-t °t fonn
that he will take a I'artf.er observation at Uiese b ? fo « ! » 0 P r «n«plo can> established, and aft fonn.
breaks in the clouds and the "bright spots," and ‘therefore support a “party which .docs
give the public the hem-lit of Iris further discov-' not X •^Jho ptinci^e? M«PI"»e
cries to morrow wc elect Ins candidates? has either onhem
All this, in plain English, means that the Re- Hyoiveil the principle ? Not that we ever
publican think the secession quarrel, having of ‘ Hri candidate.has alviays
lus-n pushed beyond the point ot recovery, may been regardeil with peculiar suspicum by South-
be left without furilier aid and lie can now hoist crn R .'-‘ ts 1 mcn : nn '} s 'f dB n ,n
the Bell and Everett Hag with some prospect of J" nd P e ’ though n 0 t in foehiig. with the ultra
success in Georgia. His. zeal for a *■ sound ^ s0 'Brth. if put o the test would re-
platfonn" can las permitted to subside into a refusohis principle,
ridicule of „// platforms as superfluous, and a f « haUnfluengts wou d they bnof? into powgr
.. - r - - - - ‘ with them? Simply the ignoring influences
which nominated them, .Rut they stand on the
“Constitution, the Unioij.'an’d the'enforcetnent
of thp laws.” Ah yea? and every admjhislra-.
tiori ever elected has stood on that platform, ami
afterward been ^IcpDi/pricorn today there, and
preference for none at all. llis furious zeal for
“SOUND men" and against “Squatters,” will
next he ilhistrate<Lhy the support,of a Wilmot
I’rovisoist, a suliscribor to the ••Stunuef testimo
nial”—au advocate forthc abolition of slavery in
the District of Columbia, -and the prohibi-
«c»
J.K. llll.l.
l.UXKM-IK ai n.UI
raVTN & BUTX.HR,
I.rroKNEYS AT LA-W.
Albany, Georgia.
..iTIi >up» rfor i’oun# of (lieSmith-
Randolph and tarly Conn-
In Worth and Macon coun-
In the United State* Circuit
vfU'tfiauil-ttxl by special contract. In any coun-
rnrrU, i«a»*. jan IT
New Law Firm.
riHKUFOIlD & II A UK IS.
v.tcav, <;.t.
HUlwtii* law III lliliti null ail).lining e..unllr-
k. a ibr l niieil Mate. Court at Savaunali ami
rta-Jwlimii Co-,.nlv of tlie Slate by special con-
Itumruinii
t'liaiu-K. J. HAimi*
•iPCEIt & IILXTEU.
TTOHXEY8 AT LAW,
MACON. GEORGIA.
• I Tnoofulor Block, Cotter ofCkerrj/ Street
a,.] Cotton Armor.
f love aunclateil as partner* in the practice
a( Uw in the countie* of the Maenn sail ati*'
11 ir-ail*, aial eWnbere iu the .Slate by spe-
.utTact—also wVt\allrml tin* Federal Court* at
Mali .liA H*r\. II4.
Al.I.X.M. SPEER.
SAM CEL HUNTER.
OH. UOUHHT i
IIA It Dili,
RS W» jm./i-.'.'oaa! .irvitra to the cltizcusof
paeieaud ikiniii. II.- may l*.* fountlat all hour*
ou Cherry St.
-... ar J.iirn ! 11.:
Mm w-ly
OH. U. II. NlhllET
am Cherry .Mntvl, over Menard A BurgharU**
r« n Mure l.’c'itli nco on the IIIU in front of the
■WUttlUiix) lanl?
tecks on New York
FOR SALK WY THE
RjFACTUREIS’BMK
tion or the slave trade between the StaRn-tn ’’ Utft I epuhhean complains tjcmiother. ar-
he (arson or Mr. Everett* Let tin. p^. ‘!cl^#specfally devoted to us. “tl^sUvery q.H-s-
>le see an illustration, in this of noisy secession 1 l,on **t>»«iK ntorc trouHe than at any
:—.u, t... V previous period of our history.’
rlinuipion-slrip by the Opposition.
previous period of onr history.
And this brings us fo notice the taunt of the
And is it bv such twaddling inconsistency, 1} ■ l T. u,,s """K?;
that the councils of the State ami the nation Be,mbhcan that the )e.nocr*fie pV^ has ln-en
are to be moulded? No man who has atfv Protmsmg for twenty years to sot1c the slavery
faith in popular government can believe it. I M uc *tion, and when we renew ihe pro n.Se. of
Whatever ”.-louds h tut.l darkness “obscure the » on tke <xne non udervention ba«s,
Anna,ne.it" now (to borrow again the Repuh- ,l
.• 41.... v, . 4 . .. , ,i, * a| I it’lien any iatr naBueil mini calls to remefn-
fi..', ch. I.. , , U .‘ > 'i ,i:’, \ i-h J, I branee the rceeuthistorv of parties on this sub-
oftlus Mate rest assured that the political eon- • . t - ..... . ..i.\ ,i. r H...
webs will he swept away
ril l ',1 H jvet, he will sec not only the great intrinsic tlif-
,, y • a y y » I Ull Urtllllt? -Utr »* HI h '•! lltllt II IIUIl,
very est.ons_ontlie only sensible and[sound wUr ' als( ^bc had grace with which
pru^lo of wfornng tbo qwertlon «<> the poo- Uuntf . ^ trom s j llo ( ,p, )0siti ? m on ,>,« sul.jert.
From 181T to 1851, thy effort to.consolidate the
The Democratic party of Crawford county
met this, :10th dav of May, at Knoxville, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the
political questions of the day, and to appoint
delegates to the Convention to be held in Mil-
ledgeville, on the 4th prox.'
Tlie meeting was organized hv calling Wil
liam K. Clark to the Chair, and Dr. M'. A. Mar
shat to the Secretaryship.
Frank Dauielly presented, aud moved the
adoption of tlie following resolutions, tc-wit:
Whcreint, a failure to agree upon either a
)ilatfonu of principles or upon candidates for
the IVesidency and Yite Presidency at Charles- -
ton, has made it necessary for tlie people 'to
meet again iu primary meetings; and whereas,
said failure was produced by the refusal of fac
tious majorities in the minority States to
adopt a platform of principles, having the true
ring of Democratic metal, conceding equal
rights to every Slate, and repudiating Souat-
tcr Sovereignly-, which had been presented by
a.imijority of the Stattds in Committee, includ
ing every Soutitern State. And whereas, such
dictatorial conduct of the minoritv States re
ceived from eight of tlip Southern Slates the re
buke wlncji si)ch conduct disproved, to-wit: the
withdrawal of the delegates who determined to
meet iu Richmondon the 2nd Monday in June
for .-(HiMiUations; and whereas, It is proper,
for tlie different" counties'ln their primary as
semblies to give full expression of sentiment
upon the foregoing matters. Thetyfbre
lltwlrcj. That we- most-cordially endorse
the principles in tlie majority platfonn, it be
ing the sense of this meeting that property ex
ists in'slavery.
Urnoheil, That we most heartily approve the
withdrawal of our -delegates upon tlie refusal
of the Convention' ti> adopt the majority plat-
pie themselves unde^-thc provisions of the Con
stitution. Whatever theories may lie set up,
and cliafe out their brief day, tide will lie
bound ultimately lo triumph, ami so will the
democratic parly of this country. It may lie
distracted for a while by the fierce, personal
and-selfish strifes of leaders, but "Resurgam”
Wing party upon a national imn-inUTvqntion
position ou slavery and its'conslifutioual- rights,
cost a powerful parly its existence. A jiolilicnl
organization scarcely inferior iii numbers to tin-
itnnm-nlH, were scattered like the leaves of au
tumn, and, none could gather them again.—
.... . .. ... ... . u -1 •• 414*111 !• UIIU IH'IW 4WUIU ;;oim i uinu .iiyniu —
wdl he its motto, and it will wield the destinies T , ms we sw themont). of every old Wtrig,
.. I tl... *u\i in# - l.irwr nlfur fill, f <lkiv*ltwl - . — /. ■ * . • ■ ,
of the countijr, long after the turbulent spirits a —j DKt Democraer. op this sconudiouL] ki f?*d , county, Hre onposcl to_ the dochine .of
which now distravt its councils shall sink into ITT , r so-called American or Squatter Sovereignty, and ndmiaattonoTany m-
•mil nliliviun 1 * »• ,, • ... j Jjrii. .. ilivtiliml I'nr thp Pri’sldencv. whose nolitieal
fo^^ftfulness ami oblivion.
avrng! Engraving!
[ iVVARK. Ac. Ac., **nanived in
n t4nety«if Lelt»-r, in HiilFtim's KuildinR,
u ftUviL.ovcr ('«inbuh A ColMn'm l»y
\f .1. K. WKLLtS. Jr.
DOWN’S HOTEL.
lUkdtlt THK SKVV KAIL ROAD IIXPOT,
MACON. GA.
E K. UROWN, Proprietor
• wyoaihe Arrival of every Train
tITE HALL!!
,'W. LVNIF.lt 1101'SE,
fftoon,... Georgia.
^farrS 4 „VJ) KNSE >
PROPRIETOR.
declioucM,., & Groceries.
imei'SSU*- ‘"“'"I'l stand Xo. IK) Mulberry
“'Ujl a full a**ortnieut of good* to
"f tVuidle* of hi* own mann-
i. ,rn,rl > ''KliJi.--. Hr I* ihe only one In
iv?' r! ’ ttronito, 111nto, and lilac riorpar
> rrns- .UJ kind* of Kae Ll.juor* and Wine*
. tad he*. Totwcoo, Orange*. Ap-
ta*r T _‘ruii'. It*li.lii*, Fig*. 1-nim--. Nut*, and
■■* klaj.. rtckic*. tVij.rv-*, lllive*. olive
"• *««, nmier. Cliecc, Cracker*, Cake*,
L-o<-. lij. Ham*. Polatoe*. Onion*. C*b-
“f "li. r irtlcl.-* In that line too nnmeron*
mereh to n-ly
W areh.ou.se
rOMMISSIOxX MERCHANTS
MACON, GA.
ITES & WOOLFOLK
tojirtthfer, i»nd will uccnpy lb«
B2*WWmvImn ui w Leiu« ttrecled
Lj? 4- bfininn.au \ .Sparkfi.
made ou Cotton whet* aak««l for.
Oroceri***. *#., ahall
^***1 uttr-iitiun.
(i v P r, Mnpt attention to bu^neMju tntr*
* **•* of pitrou«£rQ.
J.Vrt. H. WOfiLFOLK,
N, COATKS
SJ^eman & Sparks
*4 IIouso
aro Houso
^MISSION MERCHANTS,
•V nr on, fan.,
{*?•• I.. give prompt attention atthoii
ffloot WAREHOUSE, on the cor
*lreet*. to alt bnainen commit
' ^° r |‘*«t favow. *nd a renewed
to all their friend* and cu»-
* to receWe Ihelr full «l«skr«t. **f pnb
.jjf' 1 niadtj ou Cotton find tether pro
«ture», •!»<> IlNKK’mK. Ropn
lowest tnarknt rnte*,
O. O. 4PAIIII
BRPETINGS,
1 °I-OTUS, MATTINGS, RUGS,
MATS!!
and a great Variety of atyle* ot
jott received, which will be
*4.iS”** xodglve pnrehaaera a**-
s “t rtoek ever ofTrr.-d In Macon.— -
A I, M , ■
taJS? 1401 *. DAMASK
I 1 'I in?.** muslin,
K*. 0 ^ CURTAINS,
GILTCOllNICESand
T»‘^ow. interent by ox
» * buying.
— II. V. !«<» *
SALK.
"M uMl Du Old Frc.bvt*ri*'i
"••••FPhto w.m. i.usnv
THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION -
Mccts this morning, and- we shall probably
get intelligence from the “scat of war" during
tlie d iy. If they shall have grace given to har
monize on one ticket, it will he carried triumph-
antly through. Black Republicanism will lie
routed horse, foot and dragoons, and confidence
in the destiny of the country be greatly restor
ed. But we indulge no expectation that the
Convention will harmonize. Everything seems
to indicate a wider and more hitter division than
cxistcdnt the time of the Charleston adjourn-
inent, and a - still greater indifference to the
means of conciliation. The quarrel is a person
al one, to a great extent, and the pride of each
of tlie parties Is enlisted to the defeat of tlie
other.. -Going into counsel in such a temper,
compromise, if it comes at all, will come only as
a result ofimitual exhaustion in the fight and the
impossibility of victory, -_
•Rut we look for no coini>romisc. We antic
ipate another split and a return to Richmond,
and two tickets. What then ? Each must de
termine ^for himself, what then—must act
iqion liis individual judgment for the good of
the jiarty and the safety ofthe country. 'Anil
■topped, m ^.
Knpw-Nothing organization followed, - with
surprising demonstration of popular strength.’
hut ’lie moment the necessities of tlie country
called upon it to take a national position ou this
subject, it went to pieces. It rose and fell. IO
ruin in less than two years. Alncricans, there
fore, should lie very chan' in their reproaches
against the Deinhcracy.’ Neither Whigs nor.
Ameripahs were able to show h»‘ ITiuir Whole
vast northern constituency, a cori>or.d’s guard of
men willing to assume, stand to, and maintain
an}’ ground qir the subject of slavery which llie
Soutli ronld. possibly occupy. And new it is
with‘the tlehrir—the rragrneotary remnants o’f
these tivo parties^upon a platfoi-ut ignoring all
slavery issue,*, by whicTt the Rcpabliemv propo
ses t<>"settle the question'of our Constitutional
rights! Can ahsurilily go further? -
But what is the history of the Democratic
partyon this subject. Its Northern wing too,
in 1H4|, like that of the Whigs, started off" iu
the- almost vniaiiimoiis bvowal of tip? right of
.Congress to exclude slavery from the Territo-
' But upon a fair discussion of the subject.
it early took ground in favor of min-iuterven
tion, And lias adhered to it steadily„and i-on
sistcntlr. The .South dcmandeil as ail equita
ble as" well as a safe ailjustineut, of this qurs-
Heetilrtil. That we instruct our delegates to
the Milledgeville Convention to he held on the
4th of June, to use their best efforts to procure
an endorsement of tlie ma jority platform and
of the seceding delegates, and the re-appoint
ment of the samt delegates to.the Charleston
Convention, aud instructions to them to repair
to Itielimoml to consult with their Southern
brethern,. and then go to Baltimore, if they
have Jaith iu tin assurances of tlie Baltimore
Convention tluit the-majority platform wi|I be
adopted and a proper man placed upon it, and
that'tlH-y iua_v have an opportunity of so doing;
the delegates* to the Riclnuond Convention
may, if they deem it advisable, insist upon the
adjournment of the Richmond Convention
till after the action of {lie Baltimore Conven
tion.’ _i
Ihtwlqfil. That w o cannot too highly com
mend the lions. Robt. Toombs, Howell Cobb,
Chas. J. McDonald, Henry L. , Henning and
Dr. Kdwanl.McGeheCfoi their very able, logi-
ral fold ludd exposition - of the matters aliovc
uientioQeil in their, respective letters to the pub-
Jic. - 1 f .
JlfMilrol, That inasmuch as all the old is
sues which heretofore divided the people ofthe
South, have l*oen-wtl\cr settled or ignored, and
the mil}* living or vital issue which at this time
divides and instructs the people is slavery or
aiiti-slafiTy. " Therefore all who are iu favor
iff the foregoing resolutions are cordially invit
ed to join with and assist id the maintenance
of tin- same. 1
Col. Geo. R. Hunter, .offered as a substitute
tliq following resolutions, which he advocated
to considerable extent: ' • "*
Jtroolte*/, That we are opjiosed to a dissolu
tion of the Union for existing causes! and -will
maintain the siiuie so long as we can consistent
ly with tlu- rights aiid jiowers of the South. ’
ItrMifrrrt, That we the Decwcratic party of
For the Daily Telegraph.
ABE WE DEMOCRATS?
Or ureter not ItnnoeratM? Or trhyico* the t'in-
einnati'or JJrhioeratie platform of Princi
ple.t tieiee roteri rtmrn lay the majority at the
late Jtehiorratie (f\ Contention nt- hJiHeih/t-
rille. e. ■
Mil Editor, efthe Georgia Telegraph, Sir:—.
In looking over the proceedings of our late Con
vention at Milledgeville, Usee some things f
don’t like at all, and 1 want some explanation
of the matter.
If the Democratic party has ever had one vir-
tne more prominent than that of any other, it
was in always avowing, adopting, and publish
ing to the ivorid, mi all proper occasions, their
own distinctive and time honored ' principles.
For the last fifty years, the party has never fad
ed, when it had "a Convention", or meeting of
any importance, to fproclaim their principles.
While other parties have heretofore been shitt
ing about, dropping (heir old principles and
adopting different and new principles from time
to time, the Democracy of Georgia and the De
mocracy of the l-nioh, while meeting new ques
tions as they canie up, have always proclaimed
the name old principle* in relation to the proper
management of onr goyernmelftl' Upon the.
subjects of State Rights, a Revenue Tariff, In
ternal Improvements ' by the general govern
ment, the establishment ofa United States Rank,
tlie Veto Power, and various other questions, the-
Deinocraey of the whole Union have agreed
upon, and announced in a body of resolutions or
a platfonn. the same principles, and by this
platform of principles the Democratic party has
been known and distinguishes! from nil others.
I'repeat again, that thi*platform of princi
ple* has been adopted heretofore by every Dem
ocratic Convention, both State and National,-
whenever a Presidential election was .coming,
ever since the party lias been in existence, un
til at the late Millei/yeciltf Contention.. Be
sides, being adopted by the various States ip
their State Conventions, this platform was adop
ted at the National Conventions at Baltimore in
1840, 1844, 1848, 1832, and was Unanimously
adopted at'Cineinnati in 1830.- Of this plat
form (the Cincinnati platform) the jl Ion. John
C. Breckinridge,' of Kentucky, while accepting
the nomination for thij Vice Presidency of these
United States, at Cincinnati in 183(5, thus re-
this action must he indicated to so great an J tfon of slavery in the Territories, that it should
extent liy circumstances attending the divis-1 he left to the people thereof, under the gener-
ion, aud the character, plans, and purposes of I al provisions of the Constitution. This'the
the |iartics to it, that no man can rightfully or Northern Democracy ..have'dissented to. mid in
patriotically say what lie will or will not do. I all their town, county. State and National Con-
in advance. We will try to follow ohr best ami | rentions, they have attirimsl andreitteratisl this
principle, with almost "unvarying pertinacity
most patriotic judgment in such an unhappy di
lemma,and recommend every body else todotlic
Vann-. The future will dcvclope' fix and ap
portion the responsibility for this quarrel, and
if it lie pushed to the extent of consigning the-
country to the hands of the Black Republicans.
its authors.—Ituily, of Monday.
for,twenty years’ past.’ The only , remaining
point iu "dispute ha.* arisen under and Ix-cn
suggested by the operations of territorial col
onization. It i« simply this: what jmint of
time the people of the taritOrieiTinay rightfully
there will lie a weighty reckoning held against assume4o (lecide the slavery question, wid,herc
FORT VALLEY FEMALE-SEMINARY.
The annual commencement seonon, before
this Institution will he preached in Fort Valley,
on Sunday, tlie 24th instant, liy Rev. W. J.
Simpson, M. D. On the Wednesday following
Col. D. W. Hammond, of Monroe, county will
deliver tlie Annual Literary Address.
is the whole controversy between Northern and
Southern Democrats upon the slavery qiK-
tion, if we omit the demand - for Congressional
protection during territorial nonage—a demand
the Trustees, Faculty, students aud jHitrons of which has been set up for the first time within
u.r.1. _:n iL i..i\--ii tlie nast few weeks, in ouiiositum to heretofore
THE POWER OF MEMORY.
the past lew weeks, in opposition to heretofore
uniform requisitions and principles of the par
ty North and South.
’ Wliat fair-iniudi-d reader, tKcq, with an eye
to tlie past. can. doubt for :i moment (he ulti
mate rcsnlt ? The |K)licy of pon-fntervention
will lie resassv-rted aud ultimately- established,
with some clearer understanding as to the "eon'
Talking of the Blind, with the amiable and, ^ ofMfery ,, llring tho Territorial Status.
efficient President of tho Academy, he tells us
his music class will sing with accuraey as ma
ny as ninety different glees, and some of the
pupils on the piano will perform with )ierfect
readiness and precision upwards of .’100 pieces
of made, including many of a difficult and com
plicated character. Tina is a "wonderful illus
tration of the power of memory. Eaeli of these
pieces of music is learned Ire calling over, vi
va voce, the notes and their value and locality
on the staff.
NEW YORK DELEGATION Tl) RICHMOND.
The New York News of tlie 14th publishes
a note from Drake Parsons, who was announc
ed as one of the delegates from the “Trustees
ofthe National Democratic llaH Association,"
in which he says:
1 desire to state that I have not lieen absent
from the city during the present month; have
never received notice of appointment as such
delegate, artd recognize no authority, whether
self-constituted or otherwise, to send me ou a
political mission without my consent living first
Attained.
Also, anotlier from S. P. Russel, the Chair
man ofthe Association, who says:
I have to state that no meeting of tlie mem
bers or trustees of tlie National Democratic
Hall Association haa been held since the meet
ing of the Cliarieston Convention; that the
trustees of said Association Iiave appointed no
delegates to any convention, uor have they the
power to do so; and tluit tlie delegates refer
red to, with youug Mr. Lawrence at its head,
and Col. Somebody if its tail, is self-consti
tuted.
The Democratic, party comprises and embraces
the only material which can possibly,, effect a
settlement. A_ settlement'must be bad by a
distinct avowal of |irincip!«and jis repeated and
successful maintenance at. theballot-ltox—eva
sion anil ignoring simply leaves everything
afloat. Peace cannot be secured, till the ene
mies of peace—the enemies of just rights anil
equitable principle* an- put down—not once—
not twice—hut till the true policy is asserted
so strongly that opposition is hopele**. Has
any pubis- question ever been settled in this
country m any other way ?
dividual for the Presidency, whose political
‘creed embraces that dangerous political heresy.
RetolceJ, That-we are opposed to disbanding
or breaking up the National Democratic Party,
and are in favor of eo-nperatihg with sound
Northern Dfcniociatii upon the basis of the fol
lowing proposition : That the citizens of the
United States, have an equal Tight lo settle with
theii* property in the territories ofthe United
States, and that under the decision of the Su
preme t’ourt of the United States, which we re
cognize as th«* correct exposition of the Consti
tution of the United Sjatnt, neither-tho rights
of (icrsons nor of tlie slave property, nor any
other species of .property «aii be deslroycd
or impaired by Congressional or Territorial leg
islation. . .
Reunited, That if experience should at any
time prove that" the judicial and executive au
thority. do not possess means to ctwure adequate
protection to the Constitutional rights of the
slaveholder iii the territores, suidif tlieierritorial
government should fail nr refuse to pronide the
necessary remedies for that purpose, itwitl&en,
ill qur opinion.' i/6 the duty "of Congress to sta
ple such deficiency. • -* . ;
‘ ’Rewired, That "for the purpose cf securing:
the reunion or the National Democi-acy, upon i
the basis ofthe foregoing resolution or some
thing ifi. substance'like them, and for the further
|iur|io*e iif nominating candidates for the.Presi
dency and Vice Presidency, we are in -favor of
sending delegates to- the adjourned National
Democratic.!'oil vent ion,' to beheld iii Baltimore-
on the 18th day of June next, unless the Demo
cratic "Convention to be held in Milledgeville on
fourth of June, should think it best that
tlie
said delegates should first meet at Richmond fur
consultation merely. • c
Re*ohe<t, y\\nt should the Northern Democra
cy in the Baltimore Convention, fail or refuse (o
give the South a platform of principles, embrac
ing in substance the proposition contained iii
the preceding resolution, it will then, in qur
opinion Tie . the duty of all. the slaveholding
Statbs to retire in a body from said Convention
to Richmpml. ami make a separate and inde
pendent nomination of their own, for candidates
for President and \"iee l*residont Of tlie .United
State?, ami wo. truly pledge, oufsetves to sup
port said nomination.
Reaolted, Jhat we aocoril-io the delegates to
tlie Charleston Convention, from the States who
remained in thc-Corivention. as well as they who
left the Convention, lionesty of purpose and a
marks:
“The platform you have so unanimously
adopted I need not, as a State-right sin in, Say I
cordially approve and indorse. With these true
Jeffersonian principles, and with the temper of
Jackson to enforce and maintain them, the De
mocracy will enter this contest with the'deter
mination to add another to the brilliant virto-
ries which have so often crowned their efforts.”
And even at the late Charleston Convention,
where it seems impracticable disruptionisLs. dis->
unionists, seceders. and men of all sorts’ of opjn-
ipns had crept in, even in this body this Cin
cinnati or Democratic-platform was again adop
ted by yeas 2374 nays 65. Then why was this
platform of Democratic principle* tiriee toted
doten and kicked out of the Contention hy pie
majority at the lair Mitjedgeiillh Contention?
Have we all ceased to be Democrats ? If so,
when ?
Rut let us look to the proceedings of the Cou*
vention! In lookingsreer the last- Federal Co
lon, I-find that after the Convention was organ
ized, on motion of the ilou. Win. II, Stiles, of
Savinmah, a committee of three from each Con
gressional District was appointed to report bus
iness, or resolutions expressing the principles
iff {he party, for. the-action efthe party. _0n
this Committee, among others, ffiod filenames
ofMcssrs. IV. II. Stiles; Howell Cobb, ^Secretary
of the Treasury of .the United States^ *>f Clark;
Ex-Gov. II. V: Johnson, of Jefferson; J*dge L.
W. Crook, of Whitfield; R. C! Yancey, di!Ful
ton t-J. B. Lamar, of Bibb; Thomas ¥. *Faf-
fohl, of MorganvwmlT»*Kw«^-.— —
Alter several hours, consideration,- the Com- :
mittee reported. Mr. Stiles, from the majority
reported a platform, or a “string of resolutions
as long as iqy ariii,” relating alone to slavery
and tho Charleston. Richmond and Baltimore
Conventions indorsing, the action of the sece
dersat Cliarieston, and sending them*to Rich
iHQml and then to Baltimore, with instructions
to bolt from tho Baltimore Convention in caso
these delegates should nqt lie satisfied with the
action of.tlie majority there—hut the Democrat
ie. platform of principle*, (or the. Cincinnati
plait fonn) which has been heretofore adopted
at -Baltimore in 1840, 1844. 1848,. 1852, and at
Cincinnati in 1,830, ami at Cliarlctjton in 180i
tea* left out Of thi*
Gov. Johnson, T. 1*. Saffold, II, K.'-McCay
and A. Colvard,-a minority on the other liaiwi,
made a report, adopting and re-ajfirming l/u;
Democratic pjatforui of principle*, heretofore
adopted hy the Democracy--in all of the Con
vejitfons both State and National, and also ap
pended to said platform resolutions in relation
to the rights of the South as to slavery iii tho
Territories—stal'd resolutions being, equally as
emphatic and strong ah those-"of the majority—
Mid also resolutions providing for svndinga tie
set of delegates to Baltimore, hut pledging tlie
part}’ not to support its nominee for the Presij
ilem'v /unless the nominee entertained and ~
dorsed-tbc priiu-ijiles therein set forth.
But wh*vM‘as the result of these reports
After a long discussion, -the minority report
containing the old Jlemorrntir platform of prill
ciples; with tlie simnd and substantial - views
relative to the slavery jjoestton, iafas voted if.itrrr
by a.vote of 803 to 77.
IVhend first heard of this vote, I d«l not
know tliat there was the difforence there was in
tlie two reports. I supposed lit .was merely
vote as to men, or'as to a particular course of
policy. T supposed that all the delegates alike
desired to harmonize the Democratic- party,
and were acting in yowl faith in sending dele-
gates to Baltimore, and I siqqiosed that the
reason of this large vote for tju* majority report
against the minority, was because one sustain,
ed the seceders at Charleston, and wanted them
to go by Richmond ami 'advise other Southern
men to go to Baltimore,- while tho others, did
not indorsc.thc seceders and said nothing about
Richmond., T did. not suppose for a moment
that ii majority of the delegates sent by a Dem
ocratic eonetitueney. .-had thus diecunicd the
cardinal orfanda mental prineiple»nf the party.
patriotic desire to .promote the interest of the I And, when" 1 heard of the secession - from thy
Soutli. . . - | Convention at Milledgeville of Gov. Jolinson,
After addresses by Samuel ,T. Feagin and G. Judge Wariier. James Gardner, Col. Chappell
I*. Culveriiouse, in favor of the Danielly rcsolu- atl( ) others—!not believing that the point-of dif*
tions,-t!icy were adopted by the meeting,
* On motion of G. 1’. Cutvcrhouse, a committee
of live was appointed hy the Chair, to select
delcgatis'to Hr- Milledgeville Convention.
The Committee reported tin- names of G. 1*.
Colverboiise, James J. Itay.'C. II. Luca*. Wui.
F. Clarite and Geo. R. Hunter, ivlui were utiani-
motisly chosen.
On "mbtioii it was ordered that the proceed
ings of the meeting be published in the Macon
Naval Storks fro* Florida.-TUc Boston Da.K Trtegranh with a request that the Geor-
. gia Citizen and Columbus Times copy.
fnmmrretal /lul/rtm, of Ihe 9th inst., says: J On mol inn the meeting ailjourneil tine die.
It is elalmeil for Florida that she ran surpass WM. F. CL.UHCE, Chairman.
every State in the Union, in the production of
Naval Stores. Pitch Pine forests of great extent,
and of richest qualities, stretch along tlie hanks
of her numerous rivers, ami are now lus-wming
extensively inteisorted by railroad?. Some of
«hc turpentine planters of North and South Car
olina have already aliamloncd the worn-out field
of tlicir former industry, for these untouched
tract* nf foiesl land in Florida, which may lu
ll, eight at very low rates. The Florida trees jcivc
a longer running season tlian the Carolina trees.
Rosin was sent to the Charleston market early
in February, thisyear. from Florida plantations,
which is almut mu uionlhs earlier than it is
generally producvd iii North and South Caroli
na. .Several extensive turjientine plantations
Iiave already been established at different points
FROM JAPAN.
Tur. Tycoon Alive.—The report of the as
sassination ofthe Emperor of Japan ia contra
dicted. The principal minister of file Govern
ment, (the ruler de J'aetoy was murdered.
Wc arc also pleased to see that our able con-
1 general Townsend Harris, instead of being
M. A. Marshall, Secretary.
A Governor nr a Statu on a Frolic.—The
St. Ifouis Democrat of the 4th instant gires the
sMkjoincd ludicrous, yet melancholy account of
the drunken antics of Gov. Stewart! of Missoit-
ri, wlio is a omfirmed inebriate:—
“Hiaftxrtdletiey Gov. H. M. Stewart, of Mis
souri, was iu this city on the 2il, and by tqn
o’clock A. M., liis hat might hare been" seen
banging on liis ear. By. haUpasf ten his cap
illary vegetation was disheveled and a [sirtion
of it covered hi* forehead. By 12 o’clock his
it was‘white-washed by :i wall which stag
gered against iL By 1 o'clock liL* excellency
was remarkably “ferocious," and was engaged
in a spiriud debate in a subterranean beer sa
along file hue ofthe Florida Railroad, by North j !<*>" with a Teutonic gentleman, whomhehon-
OaroliniatMS and are doing a praapenma bnrinwri. ored with certain ihgoifidt tftlM which -we
With the increase «J railroad facilities, these
plantations will multiply fast, and yield in a
short time, a very large export of Naval Stores.
ferenoe l»t;tw,een file majority and ininopty re
ports was sufficient for the split, -I did not ap-
approve of their course. But. tinee avtrt the
proceeding* of the late Contention, *;‘a Demo
crat still, and a Democrat all the time, I take
back my objections to the action of .Gov.-John
son. Judge Warner »ml others nt the late Con
vention at Milledgeville, and 1 thank them for
their action • For the matter atoppednot with
the adoption of the majority over file, minority
I Rut it seems that Mr. Hunter, (if Urawfonl',
not supposing tliat the majority of tlie Cominit-
iee intentionally omitted the.Qncinnati.Plat-.
fonn. as soon as he got a chapoe, after the report
was made, moved to amend the report • ot
the majority, by-including in their report,^ file
old and long cherished ju«1 triumphant princi
ples of the party.' I find in the proceedings • the
following: s
“Mr. Hunter, of Crawford, offered the follow
ing amendment to the original report of the
majority of the Committee, to come in after the
Ii —<w*v1 **rwt '• in tlm Href mcnlntlDII 44 Tlkilt
me
in hi
Ma
alive
pl.ii.
arei niii.t'i i
rat a hearty breakfast on the uiorn-
2_M, and is in all )irol>ability still
I. AmeriCM trttkrl wore c. ui-
j.: i.-ioii-. exactions - J the Japaoawi
n the matters of ozsfaangi- and ex
port duties
Raii.iio vi* Cask RKFCtatCn to -me Srri:
Ooi'irr or Thk 1 -rriu S rATW-—Hie vexed q/:;-
tiOnof taxation forn - i -m
receive the Judgment of the hi^iust tri
try. On Thm-il.ry ti: lerl
United Stall* Snpretiv
c-rtified to tlie Supreme
way to
bonal in the
of thi
burg ci i
inpton t
of Alice
Court at Pittr-'
’• mrt at Wash-
bi-rt \s. tie- - iiy
I lrge nimibitr of
lit .-in/1 judgl
thi* contention realtinon the CincinHati plat
form, with the fo/Joiring explanatory re will
’tion*." . • .
It will be seen hy the above that Mr. Hunter
did not desire or attempt to interfere with the
resolutions of the majority report at all—lie did
not propose to cross a t or dot an i in the reso
lutions. All he proposed was to adopt the old
.... .. 3, . , , , „ , .. and regular platform of principles of the \nrty,
think best to omit and by twoo clock Robert a U1K , ttlM , let Uu . res „i ut i on3 0 r tlie majority fol-
I.ose had nm Itself against Teuton a fist, and ]on . n ut> ul>nl the result ? After a long
without injuring the bunch of tivoi, uiaterialli I ,j;^/*qs>.ion, and tho uiajoritv bavingvoted down
disllgiireil itself. .Vl three o chirk Bill Rose I the minority platform. Air. ilunlcr’s aiuendmcnt
u as busily engaged iu tying the nasal organ U j (hen camc r * mt hefore the vote to adopt the
or afMissouri m » handkcrehief, to i In .,j ontv ./latforiB, and thi* propoaificn of Air.
lor futun- use* rile “bust j Hunter to adopt the old principles of tho party,
. and >•».' artist who can eq.iat U totei f d £ m decidedly, that ere..
n !^i ' so f ./ cute hy e,W!.ti,*a.n tul". ■' At tins point
tlm Gove
in a fillr ! ,ri ,
1 now complete
GT The Lot
gi-. es currency
i-,, French hail
the Chinese a
cejits two lnillii
don //.
to the
coik-Iui
ithorities
u dollars
recovered up-m bonds issued by the city to thejsultto the French Hag, and would, therefore,
Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad company. widraw her forces.
iht, in its city article, : ofthe proceedings it seems that Mr. Gardner of
report from China that f Richmond,' presented a protest in writing, sign-
t-dan arrangement with ‘ cd hy himself! Gov. Johnsotij and others, ati-1
-toilhdrtu from the Convent ion.
Though •' whipped in the luiuso of their
friends," it seems they one not "re/.z/tarid'
for they fell, with the old Democrat it Danner!
by which France ac-
indemnitv for the in-
They no doubt felt that tho'Democratic people
of the State, would not approve of such things,
and during the evening this little body met at
-tlie Milledgeville Hotel, and appointed a set of
delegates to Baltimore, tliat would reconcile
and harmonize the party, and again throw the
Democratic Banner to the breeze. All honor to
them for it! By the gallantaction of Gov. John
son, Judge Warner, Gardner. Chappell andotli
ers, the old flag i* up again .’ and I think be
fore many months, thoso who so readily tore it
down at Milledgeville, will soon be anxious to
shelter themselves under its folds again.
But I would ask. Mr. Editor, by what authority,
or under whose instruction, did Messrs. Styles,
Cobb and others, leave out the Democratic Plat
form in their report. Upon whoso instruction
or upon what autlmrity did they vote down the
Democratic Platform of principles in the Con
vention, when it was proposed by Mr. Hunter
to re-adopt them. Did tho Democrats of the
county of Screven, of Clarke, of Whitfield, of
Floyd, of Bibb—did the Democrat* of anyeoun
ty in the State instruct, direct or advise their
delegate* to the lato Milledgeville Convention to
abolish, 0|-to try to aholith the Democratic par
ty l • Did any of file Democratic constituents of
these majority delegates Instruct or authorize
these delegates thus to vote down and kick out
of tbe Convention tho old Democratic platform
of principles ? Ifjiof, why-did they doit?—
.Why. did they thus abandon the re-assertion of
Democratic principles, at this time. Are ice to
hare 1830 and 1851 played oeer again f Are
certain prominent Drmoerat* tired ofiheDem
cratir fMirty a* it- aow exutf Htice they at la*t
found out that they cannot rule it a* they please,
and for thi* do they ican't to bant it up ? Is
SOUTHERN RIGHTS to be u*ed note in place
of UNION in 1§50 and 1831? And do they
wan’t a change and a new party before the next
session of tbe Legislature ? Is the Democratic
party, of Georgia and the United States to be
broken up, because fills man or that man can-
hot be" elected President. Is the Democrat par
ty of Georgia to be severed and destroyed to
■elect this or that miin to the United States Sen
ate next winter. Did gentlemen and prominent
democrat* go to MilledgeviHe lately to send dele
gates to Baltimore, who they kiieic would not
be satisfied with any thing done there, and who
would be lure to return to Richmond and nomi
nate a candidate there, for tho purpose of cna
bling certain parties in Georgia, Alabama and
other Southern States to make trade* and bar
gain* with tlie Opposition, and secure the offi-
ee* of the c'ountry, that they cannot get from
the Democratic Party, as at present organized ?
I* the country to be brought to the xergeof Dis
union, to c irry out the purposes of designing
nit-ii ? If .there be not something of this kind
afloat, why is the country at this time brought
into an excitement.for a thing that our Sena
tors in Congress say ice don’t want aud they
•icill not rote for? Why,.'after passing non-in
tervention Platforms Opon the slavery question
for twelve or fifteen years, and saying all along,
non-intervention was best of all, we should now
all at once be waked up, and all of a sudden be
told to go for protection to slavery in the terri
tories, when the only twq territories, Utah anil
Nciv" Mexico,' where we would likely go with
slaves, how have laws passed, by their legisla
tures fully protecting slavery as much as any
Southern man could ask ? Why is it that all
this fuss is kicked up", when not a ilaceholdtrin
any Territory i* complaining or it asking for
any protection? If there be no treason to the
Democratic party, somewhere, and among men
who we have heretofore'trusted and looked up
on as good Democrats, why are only Democratic
principle*. IhiispMed down by men calling them
selves Democrat* ? . ~
Mr. Editor, the times are out of joint The
Democratic party in Georgia Is about.-to be
swamped by mor. who have heretofore called
themselves Democrats. And ns one, who in
tends to watch these disorganized, to stand by.
the old Democratic banner and the ol j Demo-
czatic ship, as lnng'as there is a plank afloat, I
call upon my Democratic brethren in the State
to wake up, and look to their principles and
their party. T rail - upon them to enquire of
their delegates to the late Convention, “ What’s
in the wind?” And to know of them why they
coted down twice, (amt some of them pei haps,
yea, thrieepthe old Democratic Platform, anil
if they don’t give a satisfactory reason, let us
send no more of such to our Democratic Con ven-
tiflns. ' It is said that “eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty.’’ From the ‘(signs of the times,’
I can gay to our Democratic .friends, that, un
less yqu watch closely and act promptly you
will soon sec some tall trading among men who
now- profess to be opposed to each other! You
will find preparation already made to make
Beji Hill or Warren Akin, your next Governor.
And tor justification, they ivill-tell you that ac
cording to the action of the late Democratic
Convention at Afilledgcville,- there is now no dif
ference bet wee no Democrat and an American or
a-ICnatc;Xothinf Mark what 1 tell you! I
may be wrong, but time proves all things. 1
(.have seen enough to satisfy-me, that I am not
Cm- wrong as to the future and Dunocrat*, I now
call upon you to itake up f and watch well your,
would be leaders J !. ' ^
A SOUTHERN RIGHTS DEMOCRAT.
Plantation ZJfo in tho South—A Picture of
Comfort* •
The Philadelphia Ledger says that an Ala
bama planter, formerly a well-known citizen of
Philadelphia, writing from Macon, Marengo
county, Mississippi, thus presents n contrast
between the physical condition of the slave peo
ple of the Soutli'with a considerable portion of
white. Laborers in other sections of the country.
Tht> sketch is not overdrawn;
f contradict all tlie lies-they fabricate in the
North against the South. Contrast the condi
tion ofthe negro with that of the laboring peo
ple in Europe. You will iind him infinitely
better off,' and more happy. He is cared for and
kindlytresteiL If any thing ails him, he is at
tended too immediately; his master secs that he
is not abused. In many cases he has been liis
lilaymatc when young, and they arc attached
to each other. llis wife and children are under
the enre of their mistress, who secs that their
want*'ore attended to. Ife has nothing to trou
ble hjs mind, and has no cares at all. It Is true
he is a slave, hut he docs not know the differ
ence, having been raised under a certain disci
pline, as Ve raise our children. I think that wc
ary all slaves to onr wants 10 our families, and
our;habits: He is not ovonvoiked; the cul
ture of.cotton is very light, and .working in the
fields L* favorable to 1’iealth. lie goes out when
it is light enough to woik. at "8 o’clock takes hi*
breakfast, at 12 o’clock Ins dinner, at 2 o’clock
goes Vo hi* d ork again, arid at dark comes home ;
iie' cooks his supper and smokes hi* pipe, and
almut 'If or .10 dfclock goes to bed.
Tills Of generally his every day life, on the
plantation. He - lias a house for himself and
family.Some ltavc liec-hives and a small gar
den about their premises. Now, bow does lie
^jvQjf 'Ilirgets 7 pounds of meat for himself and
ft-ffo v week, and eyery youth who works out
lias 8 lb*,-and as much meal as they waf!t,.and
during the sunjnicr'Spme molasses.
_fri the plantatmn garden thousands of cab
bages, - greens, okra, tomatoes, sweet potatoes,
onions, squashes, pumpkins, peas, Ac., are cul
tivated- for their use. Every hand or youth who
works iu. the field has the privilege of raising
chickens—they sell thein and eggs, or eat them,
they please." They aL*o raise com and sell
the same.
The negro has nothing to trouble him; he
chews all day and smokes his pipe at night —
The planter is tlie only one who has all the
head-work to do; and if he is not successful he
is very unhappy, being afraid of seeing his fam
ily reduced to Want
Destkictivk SroKii is Doi'i.'Utirrv.—By _
private business letter to a gentleman, of this
city from Albany, tin- UthinsL, we learn that
the neighborhood of I’. AIcLaren, in Dougherty
co.. was visited by a terrific hail storm on Sat-
iinfay last, which blew down liis pin house,
and injured his crop very much. The crops
of Mr. 1-1 T. Jones was rained, and those of
Alessrs. Lawton, \Vm. Afouglum aud others,
badly injured.—Columbus Sun, 14!//.
:"ir* The reported assassination of the Tycoon
has not been communicated to the Japanese
mjbassv. It is said, though, that a visitor in-
crcetlv alluded to the reports in presence of
: 0 f the Secretaries, who, however, discrcet-
withheld the vague intelligence from the rest
of the embassy.
From the New York Express.
INTERVENTION.
In this matter of intervention in the Territo
ries the ultraists of North and South both agree.
All of them say—the Wilmot provmoists of the
North, wo must intervene to estop slavery, and
the Wilmot Prorisoists of the South, we must
intervene to extend. Both agree Upon the fact,
that it Is a negro man’s government, not tho
white man’s, and that it is the duty ot - Congress
to spend about all ita'time to fanciful legislation
upon the negro.
Fortunately for the country, there is n “high-
er law,’’ South, as well as North, for the ultra-
isLs, which scatters these “ resolutions” as the
wind scatters cliatf, and tliat law is free labor,
where slave labor won’t pay, and slave labor,
where free labor can’t live in the fields. No res
olution of Mr. Davis can legislate slavery into
Dacotah, Chippewa, or Washington Territories;
and no -resolutions can keep it out of Central
America, if the United States itself ever gets
there; or out of Cuba, if Cuba is ever annexed
to the United States.
Squatter Sovereignty, wenduiit, is a Very mis
erable theory, and consequently, quite on unten
able one, hut it is the law of the pioneer, of the
rifle, and the forest cutter, of the plow and har
row, and if Senator Douglas is all wrong in
theory, he is all right in fact Congress itself
is not potent enough to abolish slavery in a land
of cotton and sugar, or to establish it in a land
of ice and granite. The axe of the “squatter,”
if not the “rifle,” is the law of fire land of the
frontier. Hence, why waste time in Congress
quibbling? Why consume days and ilayxsplit
ting'hairs? ’ Why, on luxurious couches in the
Senate, under tapestry curtains, word-settle
what tire frontiersman is certain to settle him
self, in tho forest or on the prairie?
There is a great deal of practical common
sense in the foregoing.
For thi Daily Telegraph.
Windsor Chapol Sunday S* Celebration*
In one of the darkest corners of the suburbs
of Alacon, stands a neat little Chapel, erected
last year by the Macon Young Jlen'Christian
Association, for the purpose of establishing a
Sunday School among the Indigent poor, illit
erate and degraded population of that neighbor
hood. The school was organized under the
auspices of this ChrUliim Association. At first,
the prospect wits discouraging, yet, by a spirit
of benevolent zeal and perseverance on the part
of our Young Men tho school has been kept up,
the most formidable obstacles have been over
come, and now the school is an interesting and
flourishing one, with a prospect’ of doing much
good. ‘
For the purpose of giving additional impulse
to the enterprise, encouraging the pupils, and
stirring the neighborhood to a deeper interest in
fire school, the Superintendents concluded to
give them a festive celebration. Accordingly,
on applying to a few benevolent families, and
liberal hearted young men. ample contributions
were readily made for the dinner; last Saturday
was the day appointed, and about 70 children
accordingly assembled. After the usual devo
tional exercises, and a few short, practical talks,
by several of the young men present, the chil
dren" were invited to a well supplied table of re
freshments, and without form or restrain^ they
indulged their appetites, ad libitum. The scene
was rather an interesting one, and the most satis
factory evidence given that the children had a
keen relish for eniw and candy whether they lov
ed tire Sunday School or not. They behaved so
exceedingly well, that no one would recognize
them as the natives of “ Purakin Hollow.”—
Cheerily they devoured the good things, and
quietly went home, to return the next day, in
increased numbers, to ihe Sunday School. May
not tills enterprise effect much good ? Has not
many a dark corner in the world - been thus il
Iuminated by the simple agency of a Sunday
School ? And such light infused into the heads
and hcJrts ofthe groping populace as to break
upon them the dawn of civilization, and lead
them to the Christian’s hope ? Then let this
work at Windsor Chapel - be prosecuted. The
field is an inviting oye to the Philanthro
pist Much may be done for Society and the
Christian Church—to say nothing of the many
impressions made that may result in pointing
these benighted children to’ the cross of Christ,
and leading them to the Christian’s home! Wc
earnestly bespeak for this Sunday School, in
Pumkin Hollow, .the hearty co-operation of the
young men in Macon. Let them go out every
Sabbath afternoon at 4 o’clock and assist in
training these children for usefulness and Hea
ven, and the “giver of all good” .will surely re
ward them for their labors!
. PHILOS HUMAXITATES.
- Rkvolction is Jak-VN—Assassination of
Tfin Reuest.—The cummuuity was • startled
yesterday with the annoimcemoiit of the news,
received "by telegraph and overland mail, from
San Francisco, of the assassination of tbe Prince
Regent of Japan, and the fears of a revolution,
in .Jeddo. The subject acquires a greater in
forest from the presence among us of the first
Embassy that has .ever been sent abroad by
the government of that empire.
It is well known that ever, since the appear
ance of Commodore Perry in the Japanese wa
ters two parties have existed in that country.
One of these -favored the jdea of intercourse
with foreigners and the opening of their ports
to commerce, while the other advocated the ex
clusive policy which has so long characterized
that country and China. The conflict between
the two has’ frequently interfered with and re
tarded the.negotiations of our Minister, Mr.
Harris, ami" even after it had been determined
to send an Embassy to Washington, a change
of poliev was effected, and for a iime it was
doubtful whether it would ever leave the shores
of Xiphon. A compromise was at last effec
ted. and the Embassy now here was sent out,
consisting of one representative of each of the
two parties in the empire, both of whom aro-to
make their respective reports on their return.
On the policy of the Embassy in. its inter
course with our government, the recent occur
rence can have no effect, inasmuch -as all the
questions that were to have been treated—the
signing of a new copy of the first treaty, an
understanding with our government as to the
anticipated designs of Russia towards Japan,
and some arrangement of the currency- ques
tion—have all been discussed, and the Embas
sy has token formal leaVe of the President. It
is now merely passing the time in taking notes
preparatory to its departure, in order that it
may make a report on the country, Yankee no
tions and civilization in general, and receiving
the public attentions that have been tendered
to it. We have not yet learned wliat effect the
late news has had upon the members, but it
would not be .surprising if it should diminish
their disposition to attend public festivities and
accept the attentions which .there is. so much
desire to show them.—.Ve«f York Herald.
speculation to those engaged in R. That such
a trado is carried on appears to be well known
to the officials here; but it also appears that
there arc insurmountable obstacles to its aboli
tion. What these may be I am'not sufficiently
informed to be able to state, and I am not suffi
ciently imaginative to be able to divine. Every
body seems to know that tlie trade exists, and
nobody seems to know why it L* not abolish
ed.—Correspondence of the 'London Kelt*.
rcntle-
- Military Institi tk :—Tho following
men have been appointed hy Gov. Brov
Board of Visitors to tire Georgia Military Insti
tute at Marietta:
Col. W. S. Rockwell, of Chatham.
Col. William Phillips, of Cobb.
1st District, Gen. G. P. Harrison, of Cliat-
ham.
’
2d
R. L. Mott, of Muscogee.
8d
Cot W. K. DeGratt'enricd, Bibb.
4th
(Jen. A. J. Ifowcll, of Cobb.
oth ”
Col. James Milner, of Cass.
6th “
Hardy Strickland, of Forsytb,
7th “
CoL M. D. Hudson, of Baldwin,
8th “
Goodo Bryan, of Richmond.
Negroes rOR Africa.—As already .staked,
two ships have been engaged by Wm. McLanc,
financial agent of fire American Colonization So
ciety, to convey the captured negroes at Key
West to Liberia. One of them is the Castillian
999 tons, CapL Proctor, whichsailed last Satur
day from this port, to receive the negroes on
board; and the other is the ship South Shore,
941 tons, Captain Lathrop, which will probably
sail to-day.
We learn from Dr. W. Y. Young, of Wash
ington city, who, with Webster Lindsly, M. D.,
is engaged to accompany tbe expedition, that
the exact number of negroes, at Key West is
1,850, (eighty having died since their first ar
rival,) and that three vessels will be needed for
their conveyance. The law specifies that but
one passenger can be allowed to every two tons
of a ship’s burthen. Government pays for each
of these vessels $10,000 or $12,000, and the
Colonization Society gets $50 per head for trans
portation ; the latter also being under obliga
tions to supply clothing at Key West and on the
African coast
Dr. -Young states that the negroes will ire
landed at Cape Mount in Liberia, and tliat the
Society lias stipulated tliat tire sliipn shall i™vo
the United States not later than 1st July, After
discharging at Cape Mount they return imme
diately, to ovoid unnecessary exposure to fire
African climate.—Journal of Commerce.
Assassination of tho Emperor of Japan.
This most unfortunate event has already been
made known in our telegraphic dispatches.—
The following are the particulars :
The Prince Goitoiro. who was at fire liend of
the present Japanese Government was assassin-
ated on the 15 th of March. He was going from
his house to tlie palace with his train, when he
was attacked by 14 Japanese dressed as'travel-
lers. His retinue had six killed aud several •
wounded. One of assassins, who wag wounded
and could not escape, had his head cut off by
his comrades, and carried off to prevent his be
ing recognized. Five of the assassins-were
Prince of high rank, and had the privilege given
them of cutting open their own abdomens, with
a sword, thereby preventing Their property be
ing confiscated, and saving their families the
disgrace which would entail upon them had they
been beheaded. Thirty people were beheaded
on the 1st of April, having been interested in fire
affair. Sinco the death of the old Tycoom .un
der whose regime the treaty was made, there
has been an entire change in the Government,
the present dynasty being opposed to foreign
intercourse, throwing every obstacle in the way
to interrupt trade and commerco that they pos
sibly can do, without violating the - treaty.. The
opposition, at the head of which is Prince Mcto,
is reported .as being as strong as the pres int
government, and insurrection is momentarily
expected. Guard-houses, with stands of. anas,
are numerous, both in the town and along the
road to the city of" Jeddo. All foreigners are
requested not to go out after dark, and are ad
vised by their respective consuls to go Armed at
all times. - et ‘ :
Douglas-in SfwSouRt.— A correspondent of
the St Louis Republican, writing from Cooper
county, an account of a great Douglas meeting
to sustain the Douglas delegates to Baltimore,
says:
In this section of the,country, and through
out this electoral district, Mr. Douglas has a
stronger hold on the popular heart than any man
who has Jived since the days of Andrew JaCk-
stm; and if the people are not cheated out of
their choice, he will surely be the nominee of
the Democratic tarty, and the next President of
the United States, its that Gen. Jackson was
made President by the potential and irresistible
will of tho American people.”
Moke about the Cooi.ie Trade.—Yoit will
be interested to hear that a species of Slave
trade on a small scale is earned on under the
nofes ofthe Government oflicials'at Hong Kong,
and that they are apparently powerless to put a
stop to iL Chinese Coolies are kidnapped by
Chinese crimps in the most approved fashion
they arc invited to gamble, (an invitation that
no Chinaman can resist,) hocusxed with sham
shoo, anil put quietly on hoard junks in the har
bor at nigliL In tlie morning they awake to
find themselves gliding out of the bay, bound
for the Portugusc settlement of Macao. On ar
rival there, they are transferred to bar-racoons—
prisons under "another name—where they are
fed, clothed and carefully watched and sent- on
board ships and consigned to Cuba, where they
are sold for $250 or $300 as slaves. I am told
that some farce is gone through at Macao, of
their appearance before an official previous to
their being shipped, and making a declaration
that they are quite willing to go, andare, jn fact,
luitc happy and contented with the brilliant fu-
tmu that lies before them. But 1 am also told
that their gaolers Iiave methods of inducement,
into which the bamboo enters largely, for per
suading them to make this declaration, and that
value as a true exposition of their real feel-
s is extremely doubtful. 1 hey are said to
ost, ou an average, from date of kidnapping to
period of shipment for Cuba, $43 to $3u each,
heir on board during the passage- cannot be
TV costly, as it is not likely they are treated to
any very expeosive luxuries. I have alioye
stated the price they fetch in Cuba, so that it
would appear to be altogether a very profitable
. Pennsylvania.—The State of Pennsylvania,
now as in 1850, will decide who is to Ire cho
sen -President of the United States. If she de
clares for Lincoln at her October State Elec
tion, it will not be possible to stop his triinuph-
ant progress to the White House. If we are
beaten then and there hy a majority wfrich enn
be deemed decisive, we shall hardly be able to
turn the tide of fortune in the Novetnbe^scoi^
test—Yew York Tribune.
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‘ Dairy Tele-
I
jggT - We are indebted to the _
graph” for the information that the Richnrond
Convention merely organized, and adjourned
until the 21st inst Thanks to the energy and
kindreds of Mr. Clisby, for Kia valuable paper ffipg!
some ten hours a head of the mail.
Wc clip the foregoing from our sprightly co-
temporary, the Griffin Democrat, and whita we
acknowledge tire compliment,-we beg leave to
correct an error unmtentialiy made, we suppose,
by the Democrat The agent of the ‘Uaradon
Express Company, is tho person to whom the
Democrat is indebted for the receipt of the pa
per ten hours in advance of the mail, instead of
the Editor.
A Milwaukee Pic-Xic.—Some people in Mil
waukee met at a private house preparatory to
starting on a pic-nic. Two of fire gontlciqon
got to quarreling about one of the ladies, and
finally fought in good earnest Tlie ladies also
pitched in and sandwiches and doughnuts were
liurled_ in profusion at antagonistic heads.—
Bonnet's were smashed and white dresses ru
ined, and there was a general wreckingof wear
ing-habiliments. When the excitement was
over it was decided to adjourn tho pic-nic, a
fight and a pleasure party being considered
rafiior too much for one day, ami tliat day the
Sabbatli.
Crops.—An old friend andacquaintance who
has traveled through nine counties of this State,
informs us the corn crop was never better, and
that fire cotton crop r.t present, is very promis
ing. Our experience is that no one can tell, at
this period of the crop, what will be ita yield
nor will they, until its gathered.—Saeannah .
Express. ‘ ._
The Cattle Disease Approaching tbe South.
We see it stated that the disease which h*s re
cently destroyed so many cattle in Massachu
setts "and other of the Nciv England i> tales, has
made its appearance in Bucks county, Pa.—
Within a short time Charles Michcnefafamier
of Bristol township, lost nearly all of his val
uable cows, ofa complaint said to resemble ve
ry much the dreaded pleuro-pneurrmnia. Ii
tins proves to be tlie truth, it shows that the
disease is steadily spreading and ntny shortly
ike its appearance among the herds of the
South.
Honor to a Georgian.—Judge Longstreet
has
been appointed by the President to repre
sent the American GoTcnuncnt m the Loin-
rcial and Statistical Convention, "hreli « to
meet in London oil the ltifii of July JJ ext - , lI *
i well merited compliment to one of the almst
| most eminent aooa of the Sout u.
The Niagara Fall- - :t-; ‘ ! :
ri als of visitors in the month of M ay ayt
cd more than in the same month last tear
ough that was considered by the Hot*
tors an extra good season,
ilant
al-
pre-
eith
\ petulant old lady having
uitor to her niece, he expostulated -
d requested her plainly to divulge
„„ -I *ee the villain in your fa-
e. --That is a personal reflection, madam,”
answered the lover,
aid