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ta.,4 11.jp,,k iiii .j_i_i.ii _i LL .j.j._.j ! ■■ __ __ . ~ State iJrcss. VOLI ME 1. The State Press IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY * C. & A. M. ROWLAND. MI BM RIPTION : Two Dollars per annum in advance, or Three Dol ors at the end of the rear. ADVERTISING: One Dollar per Square for the first insertion, and ♦ifty cents for each subsequent insertion. Liberal arrangements wiH be made with tho«: Who advertise by the year. Job work. Having a new and beairtlflfl supply of Job type and bneof Gordon's celebrated Power Presses, we are prepared to do any kind of work in this line with neatness, fceenraey and dispatch, at moderate prices. REMARKS OE HON W L YANCEY, OF ALA. IN THEMHJXMWT GMHmiW.«>WVM HOW. ON RE-OPENING THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. Mr. Yancey, of Alabama, obtained tbc floor. He said that he had, under the circumstances, ccrtskleted it advisable to prepare a report em bodying his views, which lie would submit to the Convention. Mr. Y. then proceeded to read his report, Which concluded with the following resolu tion : “JlMolred, That the laws of Congress pro hibiting the foreign slave trade ought to be re pealed.” Mr. Yancey said that he supposed that the gist of the remarks of the gentleman troni Vir- : ginia, (Mr. Pryor) was to be found like the important part of a ladies letter, in the post script. He supposed the true reason for his opposition to the report of the Committee was to be found in the latter part of his speech, the effect it would have upon our friends at the North. God save us from such friends. Have their fidelity and friendship been exhibited in the recent passage of the Conference Bill con cerning Kansas I Mr. Pryor rose to a point of order, that the Conterence Kansas bill was not before the Con vention for discussion, though be was ready to prove to the Convention that Clay, Davis and Hunter have not sacrificed the interests of the South, The President decided that it was in order to refer to that subject in reply to the argil- « ments of the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Pryor.) Mr, Yancey said he did not intend to discuss the Kansas Bill, but merely bo refer to it naevi- I deuce that whenever any sacrifice was made, I the South made it. Thiseternal cry "how will i it effect our fl’lends at the North,” embarrasses our action and makes ns cowards where we ought to be fearless and bold in defence of our native land. The great distinction between the North and South is to lie found in our peculiar institution. That distinction has divided churches and bro ken that Christian unity which the Savior of mankind inculcated upon his disciples ; » Inch has given rise to a discrimingtion upon our statute book from the foundation of thi» gov ernment to this day, when the last iustaiii'i- of political and legislative subterfuge was found. No inolUr who voted for it or off. ied it. ID are the sovereigns and do not belong to our representatives. No man admired the almost entire Smith Carolina delegation more than. ! did; no man more admired the gallant and eloquent Clay, and the patriotic gentleman who represents his own district. But Iw was of the decided opinion tliat tlvose gentlem n have been deceived by the political ntmospliere in Wash ington; a film has been drawn over their eves, and they have done u deed which will prove deeply injurious to the South. (Applause. I But he regretted that he could make im issue with the North; the Conference Bill was a Southern measure, a Southern wrong and in jnMice committed under the influence of the Federal City. The great secret of that meas ure, which would be ii« time revealed, was that the coalition between Crittenden. Seward and Douglas, upon the Squatter Sovereignty prin ciple, was believed to have power to sweep away every Northern Democrat. mid it was necessary to concoct some measure to take the wind out of their sails. This was done by an indirect acknowledgement of the Squatter Sovereignty principle, which Southern men did not dare openly to acknowledge. He did not believe the Northern Denmeraey needed our consideration. They were now elevated ■ far above its, and if we have not been the hew ers of wood and drawers of water for them, we have been beckoned to the lowest seats at the governmental table, and left to take the second course and gnaw the bones that North ern rapacity has left to us. They have power i to protect themselves. When governmental influence was found to he sufficient to unite a majority upon a meas ure which we fondly hoped would settle this question, one half of our Northern allies were defeated at home and their places tilled by free soilers. And when we came to gather the fruit of that measure, one-half of those left desert ed us and tried to break down and cripple Southern rights. And yet we are told in a Southern convention, reflect, before yon assert our undoubted right, upon the effect it will have upon our Northern allies. If we are nev er to give an open, manly, frank avowal of our constitutional position in the Union, or if it is to depend upon a mere subterfuge in regard to the meaning of which there are a half a dozen different opinions, then unlike the gentleman from Virginia, lie was for disunion now. (Ap plause.) lie would shed his blood to save the Union as our fathers left it, but not the I nion which has been reared upon its ruins. The Union of our fathers.has already been dissolv ed by oppression and fraud, and there was no drop of blood in his heart that he was not ready to shed in defence of Southern rights against that Union, (apphmso.) He did not love every section of his country equally. A man who knew no North, South.- East ot West, but was for the I nion, was. for the spoils without reference to the rights of the people. His—the speaker’s—first love was for those nearest to him ; if lie had any left, then ; it was for his neighbor, whom he was directed to love as himself, and he would try to du so. ! if he would permit him. When justice is done ! to ourselves, our next care should be to sec that | we did no injustice to others. What was the measure recommended to the : Convention? The repeal of a law which dis-| criminates against the labor of the South. Is there an Alabamian here who does not endorse that sentiment? Is there a Virginian here who ; does not endorse it? The General Government has no right to discriminate against us. The Constitution does not authorize it. It says ‘•‘Congress shall enact no law prohibiting the emigration or importation of such persons as the States now allow before the year 1808.” That very clause was a constitutional guaran tee of slavery and the slave trade, because it forbids ‘Congress to interfere with it before : 1808. In 1807 a law was passed that after 1808 no slaves should be imported into this Union, which law was unconstitutional in its discrim inations against the South. The South was al- , lowed a representative for three-fifths of their slaves, for their property, which was in favor of the South, as the North had no represents- Uve allowed for their property. This abolition idea was not a n uw one in j 1807. We are indebted to Virginia for the conception of that idea, whatever her position now. Thomas Jcfl'erson, fresh from the great field of the trench revolution, where the ideas of liberty had run into what we now call red republicanism, the idea that the black was i equal to the white man, spread that idea in I V irginia, and from him it was transmitted to i father and son, and even in Virginia is not now | quite uprooted.'for in no other Honthe.-n Htate | could Eli Thayer establish his abolition colo ny. In 1807 these ideas previrtled in Virginia, . and this law was passed making the importa tion of slaves a Biisdemeanor. Was not that 1 a violation of flic spirit, if not the letter, of j the Ccnstitutjßn? Wliat became of our equality when that law was passed prohibiting ns from importing our labor, while the North was left fi-ec to import theirs ? A preponderance was . given to the white labor of the North emijra kiiig from Europe, while our tabor was uut to be increased except frrifn ItsTialiiral increase. • The gentleman from South Carolina, (Mr. Spratt,) in his report, advances the idea that, if slavery is right, every just measure to its formation must inevitably be right. If it is right that the institution of shivery shall be in corporated in the constitutional basis of this country, it is right that the South should se cure and enlarge its basis of labor, as much as it is right for the North to enlarge its basis of labor by emigration of laborers from Europe. The only difference is, that the one labor came under the bead of im|»rtation, the other un der the head of immigration; the one wits I black labor the other was white. The law of I 1807 discriminated against Southern labor, mid in favor of Northern labor. That law was unconstitutional. The argument was made by Northern men, that when the consti tution said that no law should be passed of the kind before 1808, it followed, as a matter of course, that Congress hail the right to pass the law after that time. But it is a principle of construction, that in construing the meaning of the constitution, you shall not destroy any of its plain and palpable principles. One prin ciple of the constitution was the equality in the Union of Southern States with Northern States, which equality this law destroyed. The gentleman said that he held in his hand a suggestion from a friend from Georgia. “If it is right to raise slaves for sale, is it not. J right, to import them ?” He would put this ■ ‘question to the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Pryor.) Suppose a captain from New Orleans I were to ask the gentleman from Virginia if it was lawful for him to buy slaves and take them to New Orleans. The answer would be it was lawful, provided he did not l«i.y them in Cuba, I Brazil or Africa. The captain wmM sa*U. where shall I buy tlicm? The gentleman, ac- | mated by that peineipie of interest which gov erns all mankind, would naturally tell him to i come to Rirtunond and buy slaves there. — Now. if it is fight to buy his slaves in Virginia and carry them to New Orleans, why is it ru-t right to buy them in Cuba, Brazil and Africa, I and carry them there? The gentleman will say there is nothing wrong in that morally, Uut be would point to the federal statistics which discrimiiiute in fnvot of Virginia and against Cuba. Brazil and Africa, preventing the captain from Inlying his slaves where he could ■ obtaiu them the cheapest. South Carolina has her [iccnliai- notions of free trade, and at one i time her State bristled with arms in support of her right to buy sugar in Cuba instead of, Louisiana And yet she is- now compelled to l«nv slaves in Virginia instead of Cuba, Brazil or Africa. In 1807 the slave trade was declared a mis demeanor. In 1820 it was declared piracy.— I And yet we must n<4 denxuxl the repeal of these discriminating laws tor fear we may of fend our nothern allies, and perchance defeat some aspirant for the Presidency. The gen tleman from \ irginia refers to the opinions of. Christendom upon this subject—they are rath er the opinions of devildom. The great advocates of what is called Christendom have met in con vention in the northern States and voted if the Bible recognised slavery, it was the work of the devil rather than of God. And New En gland male and female teachers mid parents have endeavored to impress upon. tl«e minds of tlte youth there tliat God himself should be de throned if he recognized African slavery. Now, it it is not wrong to hold slaves and to buy them and sell them, it is right in morals and under the constitution which guarantees the institution, that we should buy them in ; whatever place we may choose to select, lie did not wish to be compelled to go to Virginia and buy slaves for £1,50(1 each whew he could . get them in Cuba for £(>00, or upon the coast of 1 Guiuea for one-sixth of that sum. What has been the effect of this discrimina tion against the South? Our labor has increas ed from one million of slaves at the revolu tion to four millions. The North has had an average annual immigration of 350,000, and sometimes the immigration has reached GOO,-, 001) a year. They have been enabled to colo nize our common territory, and now number fifteen, States to our Jifteen. And the great leader of Ireesoildotn in the Senate of the United States told us the other day that they would huvd nineteen Stub- to <wr fifteen. In consequence of these discriminating laws we are prohibited from populating the territory of this country though it belong to us all in com mon. It was not proposed to re-establish the slave trade, but to place that question where every other question of trade should be placed, Mid subject to the principles of supply and de mand. It was simply proposed to wipe out from our statute books the mark of Cain which lias been placed upon our institutions, that we may stand in this government as equals. He had confined himself to that lino of ar- - giimeut that he considered as particularly ap plicable to the. resolution embodied in the re port he had had the honor to submit to the con vention. There were differences of opinion among southern men as to whether the slave trade ought to be re-established. His resolution avoided those differences of opinion, by mere ly proposing to> repeal the discritninrlillg laws which bad past against the South. The slave i trade would be left where the constitution left it, to be goxietiiutd, by the law sos supply and demand’. The gentlenum from Virginia argued that if the slave trade was re-opened, it would depre ciate the price of our present slave labor, de preciate the price of land, and come in conflict with the interest of our poor while population. In reply to that, he would say that if that, was true, then those who had negroes or land tie I sell, and interested in keeping up high prices, would not embark in this trade, and the poor I white man would not encourage it. Hint mar- I ket would be governed precisely as the horse, mule, corn and cotton markets are now gov erned, by the law of supply and demand But it is a mistaken idea to suppose that tjie price of > ! the slaves would be depreciated, tor the price I depends upon other causes. But the gentle ! man was mistaken in supposfng-t’uit it. was the interest of the Southern planters to keep, up the high price of slaves. It was their interest , to oiltam their lalrir cheaply, because they want to raise their produce cheaply. It is the price of their produce that interests them. — j Speculators nnd those who want to sell negroes [ w:>na So keep up the price, 'flicre nasuo.dan- j MA(b\. GEIIRttIA, Till lISHW. MAY 20, 1858. ger that the price of cotton would be depre ciated ; more was produced now than ever be fore, and yet cotton raising was never before so profitable. The gentleman argued that sparseness of population was strength. The natural deduc tion from that was, that we should go to work and exjsirt all our negroes, except the small est possible nnmber, and also our white men, in order to make the highest point of prosper ity. The argument proved itself to be absurd. The gentleman also says that the less we produce, the greater the profit. Then instead of producing four millions of bags of cotton which we now do, we should reduce the pro duction to say one bag. As to the reduction in the value of land by the re-opening of the slave trade, he would ask why the land in the South, though ns rich nnd fertile as any in the world, brought tea* in the market than the coinparativeh .Sftule laud of New England and N’etv York ? It uim because the South lacked the supply of labor necessa ry to cultivate her land wliik- m tire North the land was not enough for the supply of la bor. There is no amount of ingenious reasoning, no clap trap of word* no trick in language that can do away with the great law that if you in crease the number of slave owners you increase the basis ot the institution. There is no de nying that there is a large emancipating inter est in 5 irginia and Kentucky, nnd Maryland and Missouri, the fruits of wliich we see in 11. W inter Davis, Cassius M. Clay mid Thoms H. Benton. We need to strengthen this institu tion : and how better can we do that than by showing the non-slaveholding class of our cit izens that they can buy u negro for S2OO dol lars which in a few years by his care and in struction, will become worth a thousand dol lars ? Teach the poor man whocannot now buy a negro, Unit by this means he can buy one, you secure him to the interests of the South. But it is said to us— eui boon? What good! is this? The North has the power, .and will not repeal these laws. That is no reason why we should not resist. Nations- shnicM he ac tuated by the same high sense of honor as in dividuals. If a man spits in my face I will strike him, though he may thrash me. I know wo cannot wrest this justice from Hie dominant North. Tliey laavo ftostemedi the slkiekles up on us, and will not loose them. But let us stand up and resist them like men. If the prin ciyJe es sral (mission is to sway the councils of the South, it will not be long before wfll'befiilfill ed the boast of Seward that the whole Ameri can continent would soon be under the flag of this Union, and there wonld not be upon it the foot of a slave. He is a calm, cool man, not given to imaginative speculation, but he spoke this in the fullness of Ids heart as what he be lieved. He told this when goaded by his tli.i<-k-licaded associate, Hale, foe voting for the increase of tine anny. winch he expected to command himself in 1860, that he had not de signed us to get a glimpse of. There are elements entering into the opin- ! ions ot gentlemen is]x.n this question that I ought not. to- enter here—elements of national I party; opinions of Christendom, Ac. Public sentiment needs some corrective upon this sub ject; and the corrective can only be made by directing the public attention to this subject.— U e can agitate our wrongs; we lone ne> rights I fear to agitate ; we can agitate our injuries: we have no favors to talk abou*. We are told that we shook! n»t assert Yl»-i rights of tlw South upon th.is isewe. Will the I gentleiniui from Virginia stn jjwhat is tlx- is sue u|x>u. which the South should contest their i rights ? Mr. Pryor said, lie was no! willing to .wert the rights ot 11m v South upon the proposition to kidnap cannibals from Africa, or buy slaves of the King of Dahomey. But sltould a Black Republican President be Installed in the Exec utive chair in Washington, and the power : of the government is palpably in his hands wlicncver tlie gentleman can satisfy the intelli gence of the people- cX" Virginia in sufficient I number to justify the irzovcmcnt, then he was ' willing to make the issue, and lie could pledge Virginia not to be behind Alabama. And he would say farther, that when the issue was presented, and he was convinced that a minority even of the peeple of Alabama were, iijnin mature consideration, willing to leave the I nion, they of Virginia would be ready to go with them. [ Applause.] Mr. Yancey said, he was unfeignedly happy that he had been able to draw from the gentle man from Virginia such n declaration. This morning he was for waiting for a United South; now he would join with Alabama alone. Tin- ) speaker had great hopes in agitating ticks ques tion; he trusted that the attention of the peo ple of the South would be aroused to the as sertion ot their rights. If this dcmaudl should be refused by the North, it would be one oth er evidence that injustice is the ruling spirit of the hour in onr national legislature. There would be one link more between Southern men and Southern men—one link more snap ped between Southern men and Northern men. It is folly to talk about a united South ; but a trick of words to damp the enthusiasmi of nir people. He referred, to. the Roman patriot who leaped ineo-ahe i-l.asnutu saw his country, and asked if there were more in our midst ready to make the sacrifice. He did not design what he had said to be ta ken as mere declamation. He fully and earn estly meant all he had said, lie had reflected upon these matters much imi? dec ply, ami be lieved that the representatives of the Southern i States had effectually mistaken the minds ot the South. The ueople of the South had ex pected that their representatives would have been with them, and were thunderstruck when | they hadfouml that itJ wae not so. Let ns look no longer to the North for assis- . tauce Let us turn our faces to the South.— Are you ready, countrymen ? is your courage ! up to tlie liighest point ? have you prepared , _«-in selves to enter iq-on the great field of self- ' denial aS your fathers did. mid imdvrgei it nec essary. aiiotlu-r seven years’ war in order that i you and your posterity may enjoy the blessing ! of liberty ? If yow ;>ee ; 1 tun. with you ; if you are not. lam not with you. [The gentleman . coucliuh'd amid loud and continued applause, i .—.— CONGRESS. The report of die Kansas Conference Com . mittee, being taken up as the special order of the day. wa< discussed by Messrs. Douglas, Brown. Toombs, Wilson, Green and Bell. Mr. Douglas dechirc-d his opposition to the I bill of the committee, the terms of which seem- j ed to him imfair and nneq/ial, offering as they . do to the people of Kansas a bounty on the j one hand and a penalty on the other. They were left, it is trie-, to strike down tlie Lesomp ’ tun Constitution, but the question was put in such a maimer as to hold out an inducemenr%<- vote in its favor while a disability was attach ed as a consequence of vooing it di>» n. The Constitution itself was not fairly submitted. The Democracy of his State tmd rec ently met i in general convention and nad solemnly de clared ia favor of submitting the Constitution 1 of Kansas, as of all tile Territories, tins disect jmpular vote. He would obey the will of his Slate in this regard, coinciding with the convic tions of liis own judgment. This bill c ontain ed important eoneeasions, but they did not reach the great principle for which be was con Uacjingv Li amended m» as to present the sin- gle question of adniissimi. uncomplicated with land grants; or if the people were allowed by its terms to form another emistitiilion in case i they rejected that of Lecompton, with the i same land grants for Iwith. he would lie free to I give to the bill his support, though not liking I all its details. Or if it had been proposed to 1 end the controversy by establishing at once the I general principle that al! the Territories (Kun- I sas included) should proceed to form a ‘ --osli . tution and State government only after it isas- • eertained that they have a suflieierw population to entitle them fr» «ie repre-cnCetive in the ! popular Lrarrcfi of Congress, he would have been willing to make that proposition the basis ,of adjustment. But he could not accept one , ratio for slave States aad another tor free States, Were S.nvthent men willing to recog nize such a precedent? He closed his earnest argument by nvowingJiis determination to ad here tu the great- principle ot popular sover eignty in all its logical consequences what ever might be the personal consequences to himself. Mr. Brown declared that he did not like the bill of the committee, and he presumed that few Southern Senators were satisfied with it. So earnestly, however, did he desire to end the pending sectional agitation that lie was willing to accept this bill as a measure of peace, lie did not understand the bill to submit the] Con stitution to tlie vote of the people, who,"how ever in voting on the collateral issue presented to them might or might not be influenced by their opinions of the Lecompton instrument. The question of accepting atz amended ordi nance was the only question submitted by Congress—a question which was equally pre sented by the original Senate bill, since if the people of Kansas laid expressly rvfiased t.lu-ir assent to the-terms iff tlie ordinance provided by time bil-lL tin.- Leeraupton Constitution would hme fidJen to the ground. The substitute of the committee differed from the bill of the Sen ate n» specifically providing for a contingency which was left open by the hitter. Mr. Toombs avowed his hearty concurrence with the bill of the committee on its prutei ptes and m its details. It fully met all bis re quirements, because it left the Lecompton Con stitution precisely where the Senate bill had left it. the admitted work and « ill of the peo ple of Kansas. The bill contained no bribe to that people. On the contrary, by greatly re ducing the land grants of the ordinance, it might rn.th*T lie sari to rodnastheiiaJuct-inetiits for voting in favor of accepting them. If it be said that under this bill tlie people, may reject the Lecompton Constitution, it only remains , t>»sny si ml they might have done the same in • ease the Senate bill had passed, by refusing to organize any government under the Lecomp- ; ton Constitution. Mr. Wilson protested warmly against the adoption of the committee’s bill, which was, in his judgment, a bribe to tlieqieopk- »w the one hand and a threat on the other, lie did not doubt the steadfastness of the people of Kansas, but he did doulit whether a fair vote could be secured under this bilk Why was the board of eommis.sii.ners to hold the elec tion changed from four to five, with a majori ty given to Federal uppoiutees? What faith ciAild l.v- uqsi-i- im tlie-integrity of Federal ap pointees for Kunsas when r-mh men us Jack Henderson, -lohn Calhoun. Maclean, and others, notorious for t lieirc-miplicit v in election frauds, were retailed in power by the present Admin istrntioa, while Gov. Walker, lor rejecting the j shaineless forgeries of -lohnstm and McGee comities, incurred the Executive displeasure? After a few remarks by Mr. Green mid by Mr. Wilson on a collateral issue— Mr. Bell proceeded briefly to assign the rea sons which hail determined him to vote aginnrt the substitute of the committee. He ju-vtaeed his able argument by recapitulating the points which determined, in his judgment, tlm ebiui acter ot the Lecompton CoostnSusion. His great aim in the pending controversy had been to find the basis of a speedy and permanent adjustment. The presciit tail did not seen, to . meet this condition. He would not say that it offered any bribe to the people of Kansas, nor wor‘..l he curiorasly inipiim iiuav tar it was consistent or inconsistent with the original Senate bill. Certain it was that it did give the I people of chut Territory nn opportunity to pass upon the Leconqiton CoixtiUitiou, lut unfortunately it offered no assurance or cer tainty of closing up the question at an early day. In case the people rejected the proposi tion of Congress die whole difficulty remained oi.tt-tuiding as the fertile scairee of future agi tations. Were it not for this fatal omission the hill in all probability would have received hi- support. As it was, it seemed to afford only a new evidence that neither of the two political confederations who were parties to this Mictional contest sincerely desired to-close up the question. REJOICINGS AT WASHINGTON. Tin passage of the bill to iulmit Kai sas-as n State into the Union—was die occasion of much rejoicing in Washington : national salutes were tired on Friday night and the Washington Union of Sunday says : Yesterday was emphatically a day of con gratulation among all true-hearted Union men at this metropolis, and ns it was generally un derstood that the President would be serenad ed in the evening, the avemic was crowded soon after dark. About 9 o’clock the Murine Band passed up towards the Executive .Man sion in a large omnibus, drawn by four horses, and was followed by an immense concourse. — The cannoniers were also out. and thundered forth a salute from their field piece opposite ■ the north front of the Executive Mansion, while the band, taking its position beneath the portico, played " Hail Columbia.” Before they had completed, a dense crowd had congregated and was constantly increased by new arrivals, until at least two thousand persons were as sembled, including quite a number of ladies. The time, the place, tlie exultant cheers, the loud bootning of the cannon, the patriotic strains of the band —all combined to form a picturesque-mid imposing scene, which will long lie remembered by those wh» were fortunate enough to witness iL At the close of the national anthem three cheers were proposed and given tor the .Presi dent of the United Stat ,-s. and ere they had.sub sided, Mr. Buchanan appeared ut the window over the hall door. lie appeared to lie in per fect health and spirits, and when the cheering with which he wasgreetedwusso liusbixltliati lie could be heard, lie addressed the assembled multitude in a clear and distinct voice, with his I usual pleasing style of eloquence. THE 1-KKsniEST S OrtMCKv Gentlemen :—l feel very much honored by the kindness which you have display ed in com ing in such respectable mimliers to give me a serenade. I have long been iu-qiuunled with Washington. I have been iuluiude with my fellow-eitizei'S of this city for a longer period than many of you have lived, and I have nev-1 er received anything, but kindness, and good will from the (sipulation of this District. — : [Cheers.] I thank you cordially that the kind ness which your fathers have extended to me • still lives in the breast of their children, and 1 hope when I leave this city, if I live to return j to my quiet homo. I shall endeavor to carry with me your affectionate regard, which I shah endeavor to deserve. [Applause ] This is a great occasion on which ywa have assembled. It is far above men. The best iwteresta of the i country were involved in this long centleaL , which basso happily terminated. [Applause] I 1 hope and believe the result will tend to pro i mote the peore and junwperity of our glorious , Union, [cheers. | nnd of ail the people upon the , earth, the people of Washington are the most interested in preserving this unity of interests • which has rendered us glorious abroad, and ■ successful and prosperous at home. [Cheers.] I do not think it wonld be becoming in me to enter into any discussion of the great question which has so happily terminated. 1 therefore must conclude these brief remarks with again repeating to you how heartily I feel your kind ness, and how gratefully 1 shall ever remem l her it to the last period of my existence.— I [Cheers.] The President, having retired, again ap proached the window and remarked that there I were several gentlemen with him. He did not know whether his friend Toombs would be willing to speak or not. Immediately there was a loud and prolonged call ti>r Senator Toombs, who came forward, :ai:d so soon, as i quiet was restored, spoke as 1-Hows-:. MK. TOOMim' sCELcII. Being introdnieed by the distinguished pa triot ami Chief .VSagiXrate who has jiwi.-uhlres ed yon, as well as encouraged by your compli mentary notice, 1 suppose I must join my con gratulations with you upon this auspicious oc casion, which calls for rejoicing thronghout this broad land. After a contest of ten years, growing out of sectional differences, we have yesterday in the House of Representatives and Senate pass, if a measure, and I doubt not it will be confirmed by the President of the Unit ed States, of great permanent peace for our selves and children after ns. [ Applause] This is a pacification in -which' then- hits been no concession by the North to the South, or the South to the North, but in a spirit of brother hood and patriotism they have come together and settled their sectional differences upon nsa cred, and permanent, and fundamental ground of public principle and public honor. [Ap plause.] Therefore ns there is a triiwnph no where, there is :v sting nowhere, and we see nothing in the bright and briiTi'ant future but petwv mid lainnony. mid prosperity to the glo ricHia orgiiiiizatfion of the democratic party who have brought the country safe through all the struggle. Therefore, gentlemen, I have a right to rejoice. Let us nil rejoice. Let the voice reverberate from the hill tops and through the valleys all over this land —from the Atlan tic to the I’acitie-—from the lakes to the Gulf— that there is peace, true peace, honorable ' peiu-e, throughout all the laud of America.— [ Apphuise.] And who ure there to oppose it; who shall raise a voice to destroy it?—[a voice in the crowd : ‘Nobody.’] Where shall it come from ? It can only come from tin- dis appointed cabal—the coalition who traffics in public safety nnd public honor, and they will sink in inglorious obscurity while the star of America shall rise and shine transcendent now nnd forever. [Great cheering. | The crowd then proceed to the residence of Senator Hunter, Hon. A. 11. Stephens and oth ers, and eoplimentcd them with a serenade.— Mr. stephulls was too much indisjaised to sjK-ak. THE SOUTHERN UITIZEX, IS pvbkdwdi weekly at Knoxville, Tennessee, bv JVtI.X MITCIWaiiWM. C. SWAN, at $2 pe‘r annum, or $1 for ftix months, payable invariably in advance. Mr. Mitl hel having commenced, in the 2btl» num ber of the paper a series of Letters addressed to the Ron. Alexamirr 11. Stephkxs, of Georgia, which, when completed will ftirnaaiLan entire history of THE IRISH THOUBLES OF 1848, With their Cause** and Consequences, The Soi thern Citizen will be the niora interesting to both American aiehlrish readers, ilesides these ouiitd'ibutions from Mr. Mitchel, the Sot thern Citi zen will continue to have its usual quantity of origi nal matter upon political and Hterarv subjects pre pared by him. The circulation, though large and constantly increasing, the Proprietorshave thought will be much more extended by an announcement in this form. Communications with remittances may be address- 1 edito Mjti hel dr Swan, Hnoxville, Tenn., or to any of ! the following Agents : S. (L Courtenay A Co., Charleston. S. C Thomas B. O’f’onuor, Stu anuah, Ga. .1. C. Morgan, New Orleans, La. James A. Gentry, Richmond, Va. llexander Adamson. Washington, City. Tidlinage A. Turner, Cincinnati, Ohio, P. M Havertv, 110 Fulton Street. N. F. S. H. Goetzel, 33 Donphin Street Mobile, Ala. Benj. B. Davis, Maaoniu Building Montgomery, Ala. Ib.ss A Thucey 121 Nasea » Stveet, N. Y., supply dealers unh on favorable terms. James ifcGWINN, 121 Kearney Street, San Ftan cisco. Clubs of U u w JI be «-uj»pii«-*l with the paper foi •$’ ROBERT HNDI.AY, SR., JAMES N. FISDi.AY, CHRIS, n. FlN!»l.A'ii. FIITDLAYS" STEAM ENGINE MANUFACTORY tlx loVc Soo.ojbjj l j IRON AND BRASS FOUNDRY, AXD CrßNlCl<A.ra MA< MIN bl SSI-lOH, MACON. GEORGIA. Proprietors of this establishment would re -1 sportfully call tin- attention of those conteinpla ting the erection of Stfam Mill*, for Suicin<y and Griiaiitut, or for any other purpose whatever. The superiority of the work has been, and will be, a suf ficient guarantee for an extensive and patronage. Our Workshops and. superior outfit of ] fttterna ami ICudunefw, aft>rd fteilitiee fei the expedition of work possessed by no other estab ’ lishmrnt in the State Our prices and terms will compar«? favorably with that of any first class North ern establishment. The following compr'.-ats a,list of Machinery, Ac.. fi»r any portion of which we will be pleased to n eeiw orders, viz : S • am t-’ugines, Boiler*, Saw Mill Machinery, Circu lar Saws, Mill Gi aring. Mill Stones, <4 best qual ity h r Corn and Wheat, Water Wheels, a great variety. Gin. Gear, al! sizes, Iron Railings, fur Cemeteries. public and private Butin* ings, Ac., of Wrought and Cast Iron em bracing Stt'fHtfUt tritk lir'ftty <>f Sugar Millsand Syrup Boilers, all sizes. Columns for Stores, Churertei*. Ac.. Ac., Gold Mining Machine ry, with Double and Single acting Force and Lift P«’pip«F of anv required size, ShUfing v*ith Turnea Pullies, from the smallest size to nine feet Di ameter, Cotton Press Irons, Ceftap Screws. Mill Screws and Bales, Englund's Celebrat<*d self acting Car Couplings, and other Rail Rnad Castings. All work warranted to be equal to the best mpdt; elsewhere. oet 17 Tenneasre <’orn Whiskey. Barrels Country made Corn Whiskey, wjq-rent- ed pure and free from poisonous Drugs and Acids. Just received and fur sale bv mar xi ts M< ( ALtIE A JONES. Paper Doll*! Paper Doll*’ VT BOARDMAN’S “Washington Block Building,' a large assort incut of Paper Dolls. mar xi m BtttRDM'N LEI.IL N'OTII'EN. IJIBU MORTGAGE SALES. \\ T ILL be sold on the first Tuesday in June next, T T before thecourt house door, in the City of Ma con, that tract or parcel of Land situate, lying and being in the city ot Macon, county of Bibb, and State of Georgia, being according to the plan of said city, a part of lot number four (4), in square number sev enteen 117), and being that portion of said lot inclu ded within the following bounds, to-wit,:- commenc ing at a point on Fourth Street, ( thirty-five feet from the alley and running along said Fourth Street) one hundred and five feet, thence running in a direct line one hundred and five feet to the i ear of said, lot, thunae one hundred and five feet along the back of said lot to wards thealleyaforesaid,nnd tlwnas running in a direct line one hundred and tivj feet to the starting point on Fourth Street, so us to include th® Dwelling House occupied by Alexander Richards and the kitchen, smoke bouse and other out-buildings on said lot ap i purtenant to said dwelling levied on as the proper ty of tier defendant, Alexander Richards, to satisfy two mortgage fi faa issued from the May term of Bibb Superior Court, in favor of Win. S. Williford, Treas urer. Ac., for the use of the Bibb County Loan Asso (liatiou vs. Afexsuider Kiehmds. Also, at the same time and place, that portnoru or i parcel < f land situate, lying nnd being in the City of ' Macon, and county of llibb. und known and distin guishedin the plan of said city as part of lot number four in square number seventeen < 17), being that portion of stud lot contained in the following descri bed bounds tw-wit: commencing ui die mouth of the alley which divides said lot from the Presbyterian Chtirtdi, and. running thuuft* thirty-five feet front on Fourth street, thenae one hundred and live feet back to the rear of said lot, thence tbirtv-five feet in a di rect line-to the alley aforesaid, and thence along said alley, one hundred and five feet to the starting point. Said property levied on im the property of the defend ant Alexander Richards to satisfy one mortgage fi tai issued from Bibb Superior Court, iu favor of W. S. Williford, Treasurer, Ac., fortheusc of Bibb coun ty Loan Association, vs. Alexander Richarda. Also, at the same time aud place, that tractor par cel of land lying, being and situate in the city of Ma ' con, Bibb councv, known tmd diatinguished' in rhe plan of said city as lot number three [Ah in square seventeen (17), and further known as the Mansion House lot, containing one half acre, more or less: levied on as the property of Alexander Richarde to satisfy two mortgage fi fits issued from Bibb Superi or C -uit in fiww of Edward J. Stowe, Treasurer, Ac., vs. Alexander Richards. Also, at the same time and place, that tract or par g**| of lamC situate, lying and being in the city ot Maron und county of ifibb, nnd known and distin guished in the plan of said city as lots No. three und .our (3 and 4>, in square number seventeen (17 >, with all the improvements thereon ; levied on as the prop- I erty of the defendant, Alexander Richards, to >atisiy one mortgage ti fa issued from Bibb Superior Court, I in favor of Win. S. Williford. Tieasurvr. Ae.. vs Al exander Richunis. T. W. BRANTLY, Sheriff. ‘ npril 1 8188 SIIEKII I SALE- \\ T IUU be sold before the Court House door in tile y y city of Macon, Bibb comity,, between the usual hours of sale on the first Tuesday in June naxt, that lot or parcel of land adjoining the laud of W. T. Hol lingsworth, \\ illerbv Jonas and others, containing forty acres more or loss, being a portion of the lot Whereon Mr*. Herring now lutes. Levied on ns the property of Robt IL Gilbert, by virtue of a ti fa from Bibb Superior Court] in ftu ur a?omn W. Ma-sey vs. Robert IL Gilbert; pointud.oul by Plaintiff s Attorney. .U - , will be sold nt the sum« time ami place, one simdl b«A’ Htjr<-». levie&on ;u. the propertv of Rich ard'A. Benson, by virtue ot 4 ati fa from Bibb Supc rior Court in favor of Charles W. Cardei vs. Richard A. Bens<»n. property pointv.l out bv defendant. This 27th AncH L>>. t.‘ w. Bailey, U P 1 ’ Dep. Sheriff. 8188 HORTG U;E sIIEKICI s \ n . 1 < 1 I I.L be sold on the first Tii*ml.i\ 'a.L.il’- :iuxt, before the Cuu*“. Hot..*-« 4.-o bi Uk- uit, >4 Maron, Bibb co . within the usual hours of sale the fallowing property to-wit : One negro girl named Maria, of dark complexion ; aged about 15 years. Levied on as the propertx of Robert 'I. Wynn, to satisfy om- Mortgage ti fn is sued from Monroe Inferior Court, in favoi of Gotland Edge vs. Robt. T. Wvnn. Propertv pointed out bv plaintiff. ' w'. K. BUSBY, "PF . Dep. Sheriff. 8188 SUEIUFJ ’S SALE. \\ t H.L be sold on the first Tuesday in June y y b«*tore the Court house door in the citv of Ma con, Bibb county, between the usual hours'uf sale, the following property to wit AH the interest, right and title of Conrad Schaaf in and to lota number five and six (5 and G; square number two <2? in the City of Macon, Bibb countv, it beinje the lots on the alley in the rear of John 11. Lamar s I t. end opposite Bibb County Academy, containing one fourth of an acre, more or less; lex ie<l.<»u Sv virtue of eight fi fas from Justice Court , l*>th district, G. M.. City of Macon, Bibb countv, iu favor of Grenville Wood vs. Conrad Schaaf. Lew made and returned to me bv E. H TiHinghaat, Con’ stable. T. W IL'JLEY. Don. Sh fT. apl29 • Z 1 EORGTA Join s < ountv. y T Whereas, William J. Thompson applies t«> me for letters of admistration on the estate of John J. Thompson, late of said cuonty deceased, these are , therefore to cite and admonish nil persons concerned ■ to be and appear at my. ofluut within the time prescrib . ed by law to show cause it any there be whv said let ters should not be granted. Uivsn under my hand this 2Clh day of April 185 R. CHARLES MACARTHY, Ordiuarv. apr 29-3'.»dH i ’ I'OILtU A. Jones ( ounty. t F U hereas. John T. Smith uppiies to me for let ters of administration on the estate of Lovel Smith, deceased, these are therefore to cite and admonish all persons interested to brand appear at my office within the time prescrilied by law to '•how cause if anv there he why said letters should not be grained. Given under mv hand this 2«)th dav of April I-'.- apr -22 30d CHARLES .MACARTHY, Ordinary. / J E< >!<<.! A, Jones Count y. 1 ’ Whereas, Henry Horn, Guardian of Theodosia F. Stephens, applies to me for letters disnnssory from said Guardianship, these therefore me to mtu and admonish all parties concerned to be andi appear at my office within the time prescribed by ‘aw to , show cause it any there be why said letter’s -J.uuld not be granted. Given under mv hand this ‘.d d'av of April 'K.s ftpr22-4'>da ’ CHARLES MACARTHY, Ordinary.. (1 EORGI k, ( ran f<»id < Aunty.. I Whereas, Giles M. Chapman, AdminiatrabCH* on the estate of Samuel Chapman late of siud county, deceased, applies to me for letters dlsmlssocy from his said administration. These are thereforu tu cite and admonish ail ami singular, the heirs and creditors of said deceased, tn be and.oppear at my office within the time prescribed by law, and show aaost, if anv they have, why said letters should not be granted.— I Given undar mv hand and official aignatairu this uth day el April, 1 > sts. JA MES J RAY. apr xv Ordinary. C’ LOKI.I I 'iim ford I onuly I Cttur! •>/ OrdiftoriK Tt'.t/k, 185-S jamf.s J Ray..Ortbnary • w hißtfras. Peter W. Gray applies t» ma tbr Letters <»f Gaiacdiansbiu of the per sons and propertyjof William, EDaabetb, Marv and John, inindrs und orphan cf ddrin es William Crouch, late of said county, deceased : These are. therefore, to cite :uni admonish all an<T singular the friends ami reiatioua of said minors to be and appear ut my office withiu the time prescribed bv law, and shew cause, if any, whv said Letters i should not be grantee! Given under my hand al office. April 5,185 K. apl JAMES J. RAY, Ordinary. / J EORGI < < raw v«i<! < onnty. \ I Whereas, \\ illiatn. Lockett and Rebecca Lock ett, Administrator, and. Administratrix on the estate ‘ of James Lockett deceased, apply to me for letters of i dismission from said estate. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and i singular the - and appear at my office within the time prescribed by law. and show cause if any they have, whv ssadj letters dismissory should not be granted. Given under my hand at mv office )1 Feb’ry Ibis. feb»viii JAMES J. RAY, Ordiusu.’ CENTRAL RA< E COI RSE For Sale. r |*HE Subscriber offers for sale, the CantnU* Have > Course, located two miles and a half t froux the City of Mac<»n. It comprises about acres of land, is in excellent repair, &ad is provided with all ihc usual buildings and of the Course. The location is pleasant would make a ! hpu|t|r.pi qwfiotry residence; though. *tw »uj>rictor would prefer ffiat it should be suldtoswe,individual or Company, who would keep it up 74.a.Race Course. It will be aoM on reasonable terms. apr 2? ts H T I*OW.HLL. Piropriet r NDIBER 31. ADMINISTRATRIX SUE. B\ virtue of an order from the Ordinnrv of Jonvo county will be gold before th> Court House door m Clinton, on the first Tuesday in June next, the half or whole interest in a negro man Jack, sold as the property ot Coder \\ . Lowe, deceased. Terms on the day. MATILDA LOWE, Adio’x April 22, I*sß td POSTPONED A DM! NISTRATOR’SSALE. ba «old before the Court Heuee door tn the M city of Macon, on the first Tuesday in June next, between the usual hours of saU. one lot or part of lot of land, number (5) five, in square (58) fifty sight, containing (50) fifty feet on Third Street, and running back (105) one hundred and five feet to a lot of John Knight's, and bounded on the north by James Artope'skM, and on the south by John Knight’s lot, being the other half of same lot (No. 5,) in square (58,) in said city of Also, 1 Bedstead, 1 Mai* tress. 1 set Bed Curtains, 1 Bolster, and 1 Pillow. FRANCIS KELLY. m r 2d tdw Administrator NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDI TORS. ALL persons indebted to the estate’of Mrs. Sarah Z\. Q. Fluker, late of Bibb county deceased, are hereby to make immediate" payment lo me, and aft. hairing claims against said estate are required to present them within the time prescribed by law. T ft. BLOOM, Adxa’r. Macon. March 4th, 1838. NOTICE TO DEBTORS*’ANDC%EDUr TORS. A LL persons indebted to Henry 0. Ross, late of _a\ Bibb county deceased, are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and all these having claims upon his estut*- to present (them duly attested in terms of the law. A. B. ROSS, Adin’r. March 11th, 185R-tf OIARDJAN SALE? i GREEABLY to an order of the Ordinay of Craw -21 ford county May term 1858, will he sold before the Court Iftoime door in the town of Knoxville, said countv, on the first Tuesday in July next, within the lego! hours of sale, a negro man, Anderson, belong to the minor children oi Willis Boon, late of satd county deceased. Sold for the benefit of said mi non*. Terms made known on the day of sale. This 3rd. f May, l>st. JAMES IL DAVIS, maly 6 Guarduin GEORGIA, SI MTER < <»( NTY. r pO nitE Si perior (’oi ut or said County The pe 1 tition of Richard 11. Clark as the Administrator de bonis non, of John Parker, deceased, sheweth that certain notes the properly of said estate, made by John W. Lu ml ay, Win. B. Fouland and William Dun cun,copies of which a v hereto annexed have been lost and your petitionii- shewctli unto your Honor that said Lundkv and Fouland. are not residents on oiw sens of tha Slate of Georgia but reside iu other States but t hat the said William Dunean is a li»sident of said county of Sumter. Wherefore yonr petitioner prays that said notes may be established as lost pup jrs,.un der the ♦’•th section of the Judiciary act of 179’?. ( tLAKK A LIPPITT, I f „ p ~ JAS. .1. SCAKUOKorcUI. f AtI r" 1,,r ™ r - Upon hearing the above petition it is ordered by the Court,that said Defendants snow cause,on the fosa day of the next term of this Court, if any they have* why said copies of said notes should not be establish ed in lieu of said lost originals and it is further or dered by the Court, that said William Duncan be served personally vith copies of said notes, petition, and this rule, and tha'uus .'U*d I’ouland and said Luu •fay are non residents and cannot Im* found, that cop ies of the sama be published in the State Press at Ma con, a public gazette us this State, for the epace of three months before the next term of this Court. ALEX. A ALLEN . Judge of S. (’., S. W. tl5O On the first day of January, eighteen hundred ainkfortA *fit a, I pMMMixf to pay Orren H. Cox, on or der ona hundred and fifty dollars, for value received in rent for the Parker place witness my hand and seal Jiumarv 12th J*43. J. W. LUNDAY, [L. S.l W B. FOULAND, [L. S.l WM. DUNCAN, [L. S.| " Endorsed in blank bv R. K. Hines agent for Urren B < ox On the first day of January, eighteen hun dred ami forty five, I prwsii.se to pay Orren B. Cox, agent of John Parker, or to his orddr. thirty-two dollars, tor v alm- reccive<i in rent us the Parker place, witness hand and seal. J. W LUNDAY, ft. S.l WM. B FOULAND, IL.*S. I WM. DUNCAN, IL. S.] On the first day of January, eighteen hun dred ami lb rm*-si*, Il promise to pay Orren Ik Cox,, agent of Jehu Park or on order thirty two dollars for value received in rent of the Parker place, witness my hand and seal. Jauu. n 12. IMA .) W LUNDAY, [L. S.l WM. DUNCAN, lkS.li WM. B. FOULAND, [L. S.] m-jOh (9ii the first us January, eighteen hundred and forty -*ix, I promise to pay to Orren B. Cox, agent of John Parker, or order, two hundred dollars for value received in rent of Parker place, witness my hand and seal. Januarv 12, IM3 J. W. LUNDAY, [L. S.] WM B FOULAND,[L. SJ WM. DUNCAN, [L. S.] Georgia, Bjbu Cuiictt. —Personally appeared be fore me, Richard H. Clark, who being duly sworn de pusetb that he is the administrator de bonis non of the estate of John Parker, that ’h < originals of the above stated notes or destroyed, as he is in formed and believes, and that.tlio above copy notes, are in substance true copies of the originals. ’ RK.TPD H CLARK Sworn and subscribed to. before me. tbbv lyjth day of September, iu the year Is.'.?, F. S. BLOOM, Notary Public, Bibb co. True extract from the minutes of Sumter Superior Court, March 2‘.»th, I-.'**. iq»rß 3m ANDREW G. RONALDSON. Clerk 8. C. MERCANTILE TORNADO AT * BOSS. COLEMAN & BOSS' ■t IZA IK Ol' WHERE a second installment of Elegant O'.ms in all kinds of Goods are being opened at su jli Nniash down Fnnie te create such an influx of trade as U.mi tufarc »n>- puralta|?d iu Macon. If Novelty uH iesign, Ele gante of style, Durability of Fabric Unparalleled and Cheapness, constitute an indueeMMit fur trade and patronage then their repuiatijuv la established, upon a firm and substantial basis. Te enumerate what they have woald be an endless ta>k, therefore, come, second examine for yourselvea. Remember their store on Cullon Avenue, Macon, Geo apr 28 1 ( H H i Parasols of entire new de- 1 I '' H F sign, comprising every Shade and <ul or, can be found at apr 29 ROSH. PopiANjk W s ?*, Mantillas, TTiantillas I."' X ERA Style us ibe af.uve oriiete, at prices to suit I J ptirchus, is, can be .(btaiued us ■tprM* JftiSS, C’AEMAN A ROSS’. MARSKII.I.ES, TAI.MAS AMI CAPS, fcwMi«ses «• ROSS, u’ULEMAN i BUBS’. "PfW HEALTH, GR ACE AND UEAI TV, Ct.nfrrr. J upon Ibt badies bv wearing Ross, Cots MAM A Russ' NEW EXPANSION SKJIT With the ADJUSTABLE BI'STLR. 1 > ATE\ TSD April 14tk, 1858, and tir>L. grand pre -1 inium .amtimal to the Manufacturers, Douglas A Sherwood, uid w hich has been decided by )!edical men the *MM»t.b*Mi»tickal garments ever introduced for ladies' (miy 12«i?<ceA Call and see tfotfUAt ROSS, COLEMAN <k ROSS. ap»y. •'>. Dry Goods «Itf*?AT FOR TILE MILLION .fcf ROSS. COLEMAN & ROSS’. f ADIES oml Gentleman of Macon and suf j rounding country, were aware that we.have ust returned from New York with the tluck of D SPRING GOODS, At» us tki/ fy per all k>ud*«2 Jooda, from prices twenty days back? If not call, see and examine; for instance we wish to show you war Ele gant faM colored Jaconet M i.-dins.wit from In to 12k' cent*, Print* 9 to. Blank, Gent*’ Linen Hand kerchiefs. 18 tu 2v eta., Ricii Silk Dresses,, new styles at a p.aiterai. Handsome shit Suigad Dresses, 12 yards patterns, and fast colors at $T,25, Beautiful Mourning Muslins at from loto )2k cents, and in fact every thing bought from Boston kerchaxAts andJia signees safe so cheap as tu astound arti. the /uWm ofN'ew Yjurii khemsvlves. These fasts-cau.be uwa stailiaied bv calling at ROSS. CGLEMfW A ROSS' Bazaar of npr29 BuaJiion, Cotton Avenae, Macon Ga