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ADDRESS OF HON HOWELL COBB. OF HOUSTON
COUNTY, PRESIDENT OF THE COTTON PLAN
TERS’ CONVENTION-ADJOURNED TERM. AT
MACON. SEPT 14TH. 1858
Gentlemen of the n :
We arc again in session for the purpose of
devoting to the objects of onr eruanizfttion, our
united counsels. The eepec'al object of the
present session, is to receive the Reports < i
Committees. f| policed at the regnlar Sv**:"a
in June; tlte Constitution imposes tip n me,*
however, the obligation of -übin'itin- to von,
in form, ns well at adjourn -d. a- at regular ses
sions, sue’* views as 1 mi.) entertain, respect- .
ing the interests jou propose toprotnote.
The communication which 1 had tbe honor .
of submitting at your regular session, embod- '
io«. as I conceive, the objects of yonr nuderta- .
king, and the means to bo employed to attain '
those objects; that communication, therefore,
may very ; ;•< perly be rej.’trdvd as the dtrcl--y
--inent of our purposes—the tkcory of our vu
terprize. The principle* contained in that
communication aro enunciated with a distinct- .
new which, I think, admits of neither doubt
«>r misunderstanding.
llavjr.g stated our prlnciplee-- announced
our object*— we are now to address onrsclves
tn the practical workings of our sj stem of
messnro«. An Agent waa appointed in June,
for the purp'-se of “receiving, selling and ship
ping Cotton for Planters’’ (a-, they may direct),
“for the cities of Savannah nod Charleston.’’■
This Agent is not. by any means, to bo cun-
I'crned in the purchase of cotton, cither on
speculation or to fill orders; nor is he to be al
lowed, in any care, *'t<> charge more tl.an tf/ly
tent* per M‘," for any Cotton consigned to
him tor disposal. Mr. Isaac C. Vi eat, a skilful,
successful and practical Planter, of the count.,
of Houston, received the appointment. A ter
an intimate acquaintance with Mr. West fur
twenty-five years, I do not iiv-it ite to mi..
that he is an honest tnan, an 1 I conceive,
show himself capable of discharging all tbe 1
♦»« connected «ith his appoint) •• t. I*. -
without some practical kno \h- ; •
new in which he is to be eiiq
therefore, may rest a-s
--trusted to him wiij be cor oct. . ;,i
managed. Thisappoini.u-.mt ~' <r ...» •
places in our principal senpo <».■. - v
and interest it will be to repn -.0.t I'
to stand, distinctly, on their side.
Mr. West has formed a commercial c miie.--
tion with Mr. James E- Godfrey; their Im-,
ness will bo conducted under the firm of West
A Godfrey. Although Mr. Godfrey did not
receive an appointment from the Convention,
nor is he, in any way, subject to its action, yet,
from his established character, (after n long
residence in Savannah and its neighborhood,
and his practical knowledge of the business,)
I cannot but snppore, that Mr. West has been ■
fortunate in the tx-Jectioo of nn associate. The
formation of thia bnsir.ess-firm do. a not. in the j
slightest manner, relieve Mr. West from his
accountability to Planters and to the Conven- ;
tion.
I have information that the firm made per-,
tx.nal application to several of the Banks in
Savannah for the purpose of asc-rfaiuing whe
ther or not the facilities it would require in the -
performance <>f its business would lie afforded ;
in every instance, tho answer v.-a» perfectly
•stisfactory ; therefore, />r the yr re. nt, Mr.
West declines openings house in t! • city of
Charleston.
That it is the interest of rir.r.tera to forward
thpir Cotton to Savannah, for (he purpose of
its being sold in that market. and not to sell in
tho interior market, appears to me obvious.
A purebaaer of Cotton in an interior market,
usually buys on speculation; now. if a pur
chaser in the interior can foru ar<l tiie Cott .n
b* may purchase to Suv.iunah and realize a
profit upon it, why may not the Planter save ,
the profit thus lost, by having i.i- Cott.-n sold
in Savannah, on his own account ? 1 his prop
osition is »o plain, so en ily understood, so seif
evident, that \t would be improper for me to
eonsuma time by offering argnmentsin itssnp
j-ort.
In every aspect in which the appointment of
an Agent may bo viewed, as an efficient means
of carrying out tho purposes of the Conven
tion, it commends itself to unqualified appro
val. It only remains for Planters to support
generously this measure of the Convention, in
order that what is expected from it uis;. bo re
alised.
The commercial interests of tho city of Sa- i
vannaji, I km of opinion, will be • ronu ted by
tbe appointment yon have made. Planters
••annof fail to see the ad Mintage it w ill be to
them, to forward their Cotton to th.-.t market,
Uud to your Agent,) in preference to any oth
er ; for in no other market have a: uilar or like
arrangements bee;; made for their I incfit. It
is reasonable to suppose, therefore. that Cot
ton, which otherw iso wonld be forwarded to
other ports, will find its way to Savannah.
Tho means necessary to success ar.-, to a
eonaiderable extent, in ourown hands and will
be made available as we progr.-s; ’ ut -vi e
mean’ necessary to success, are in the hi. ■ ■ f
others. Onr operationsreqiiret t «• - I’
have a fiscal agent under our com. I. A
gent will be compelled to rely n .:
such pecuniary means as w i _
requires! in the performance
much embarrassment, it l
from thia condition of tn
times, be denied tbe fai-ii.i
have terms imposed up m
mu and unacceptable; <
these, manifest the nec«.-J.ty w- :r ■
applying to the proper antli- -. itv f. r
Charter. Should the application lie re
a spirit 6f kindne” ami generosity, om
gres’ will bo facilitated; outlie other i .: .d.
should our application be rejected, (or what is
the same thing,) such a Charter be granted as
vre could not accept, we shall be delayed. In
an acceptable Bank Charter, every -eason.dJe
means of security to the public should bo pro
vided for, and every unreasonable provision,
calculated only to embarrass the corporators,
avoided. .Coming forward, as we do, with
the avowal that wc seek only to do an honest
business, in an honest cause, it is reasonable
to expect that tbe Legislature v. ill listen tav. r
ably to the application.
In OfJj.’ that the application for a Bank
Charter fray be pnembarrassed, it should be
entirely disconnected with our general and ul
timate object, and 1 e presented upon its own
merits; I meAii that we should not. in the ap
plication, leek any favor because ge consider
that the privileges we ask for are connected
with what ic« consider a public good. We
should only seek such a Charter, that if <>nr
general objects should fail, the Bank would not
f r the cause, t-e. in the slightest degree, affect
•d I say thia not only nn ace *mt < f its rea-
’ sonableness and propriety, but because the
dangers and difficulties which lie in the way of
: our ultimate success, should not be epcounter
-1 cd by any who do not roltmtarily agree to ns-
. sumo them.
i Since your lust meeting, success Ims follow
ed the efforts of those who were engaged in
placing the Telegraphic Cable in rossthe bed ot
. the Atlantic ; so that now. communications be
(tween the Eastern and IVcstem Continents,
I pass with electric speed. Considered as nn
.m hieveinent of science- ami indomitable perse
I verance, this work is worthy of ad mi rat ion ;
1 it s success will pass into history as worthy ot
■ the present eventful age. and extort from all.
j the inquiry, what may not science, uceoinpa
i nied by perseverance, accomplish ? X*>r can
i wo be inlifferent to the f:i<-t that Ameimmn-
I claim a large share in thissuci-essfiil enterprize.
| Although the original idea may not have beiti i
I American, yet it is probable tla.t that ii; a
. would have remained an abstractioti, n theory.
hiwl it not laa-n for American energy and ef
i fort; qualities w hich dare attempt the pradi
i cal development ofatiy suggestion tailing w ith
iin the range of possibility. \ lewed ns a tri
-1 nmph of science, simply, we cordially unite in
tho praise rendered to all engngeil in the p<-
eomplishment of this wonderful Undertaking;
but viewed in a cummerciai light, I conless I
entertain doubts, misgivings, a-to it« utility to
Cotton Planters; lor, already it is announced
! in England, with an air of triumph ami eaul
tatioii, that tliis means of communication. »<■-
<-uieto t'<e Cotttn-dealire of England the p"V
er <f clnuiug (that i-pricing) American Cot
' ton! Tlie Liverpool classifications tbrm not
ouiy the basis of ti e continental markets, but
collaterally, thelmsisot tile American markets,
both Nu.tli am. South; t!iit«. fort.gnu* ore
alioved to prit- American pi duct ! There is
to niv mn.d s<m.. tii'i.p mmi; •.■:tmg in tlii
csmaiderat on. It dn -s m.t co np .it w ith the
I iudepei.den•■*. a . k- ot m Alm.-riii.li li ip
| ter u> an Um it t > tins «t 1 . ■ t ■. .-. am! it you
. ng (h >..< .-ins y oil re-
I quire, they a ,|. i n oa , ' o---"l.mitte.!
t. . 1 '• hl ■ lb «a
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•Japan, t« <). will .• " tht • ...i p»» • •
CIiUJU, and tim-s t-.'o h •!. .<•! ait i I »»<«»*; -
! Hvo ii.iilions <»f people*, iit ivi oie :i.•.!»•<!
' will be brought into wn*: < L u v- iii» the <<;in
niervo ot weaterti <*iv Vi. I. pai lici
i pating in the gvin nd giuti uHon. <ap>td
(hoc events, urra .n t . n : *• n ih* ti>
' thv tact that they tn >t t'i.:k« a <1 • j ai» l ia'or
! able impicK-ion on Amvr <:i . > tion . t »\ hat
I extent, al.d within u hat tin <. ths in | .-<•’*;< n
will nmniivfct it*a*h. dvpvn«ls upon '■« n. inv c<»n
--i tingencies, that it cnniiot bv aht.« ip.dvd.
Allow me t>> make a I rief ullu-ion to the* j
! present crop. In conscqiivncv of the Hoods in :
’ the wotrrn water-courses, in the spring, it has ■
' been •stated that the crop in that section of thv
! Cotton-region, would be Jbwr hundred thou- \
j fiand bdlt9 Without asserting thnt thv
• aniotint will reach tour hundred thoustmd '
hales, it may be safely -rated that thv rc<hic
tion, from this cr.n-e. v ill be large. W hat vl
fcct this will ha\. upon the amount of thv
general crop, 1 will not attempt to any. for
ail cstiinntes, at present, can be but conjectu
ral.
There has not, in many yen.s, been a more i
promising prospect tor an abundant crop ot ;
Cotton, than planters had up to a tew week
past; but. within that time, every disaster to
which Coitou is ordinarily liable, lias come up
on it, and put an end to the prospect. In some
j localities, drmigth ; in others too mm h rain ;
i in Jitters, rut; in all insects and ru»t. ha.v
; made havoc i.; the crop; from these causes, it
I will be largely reduced irotn what was antici
; pa ted.
From the Cu t that tho Cnthui-crop was ma
-1 tured, (or so far advanced, w hen the disasters
j appearefl. that it has remained comparatively.
, uninjured.) the picking season commenced ear- j
i < r this year than it did tbe past, when only
tho ton-crop was made; ami tor this rea
son, to<». the quality will be better this year
than it was the past.
From the fact thnt-p’n king commenced cat
lier this year than it did tiie past, thv r < vj»t
will be larger than they m re, at thv corrt-s
ponding time flic past year; tliervlore. y »i
will not l»e surprised to h»-ar intirt* f id t ?ir
ties, in all quartern, awvrt th*«t the crop will <
a large one. and in proof of the assertion, rvtvi
i to the receipts.
I recommend that y< n adopt tr.cn*nres for
• applyinir to the Legislature for a (. barter, in
! corporating the Convention. on want a lc-
yal existence, in order that you may enforce
ynur rights 1 y Inw, and that others having de
mands upon you. may enforce their riulit-.
Without an act of incorporation yon will, nec
essadlv. have to strugeie against difliridtits
which would he avoided wece y<»u t«» art nn- :
tier a Charter <»f Inc >vpor u i«»ii. As you will
not require, in this rv-pevt. any extraordinary
rr i!<t of power, it is to he sup|>osed i! at yon
will encounter no di-app<dntnunt or dvhiv.
Engaged a** w«» an*, (’vtletotn. in a r ght ,
eon< ra’ise. with opening pruspe- ts ul success,
we have oi;h to r** n t.* : n f'» onr*vlvcs, in
order t * a-’w » • n trn in ti-*n < f
■ fi’ir labors, I, t let ’ to fft 'C every
opp-•sit'on rm t
LLL '
Marox -ep?. Lhl f ' 3
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•!. X . .
U *' Vx .iMC
. -' :• • '
ed ag..! i 11i ' ~•••••
th» and : i
trict of C*•run:: in ,
when he voted ng*» < 1 r ' ■
Jetfvrson Davis impri-on•>md :im:ig l.tav
-1 ily those who might la <’• ti ted running
olf the negroes of the menu er- < f Congress
and the citizens of Washington to free State*?
Did he defend the South when be told Hale in
the Senate ot the I nitv<l State that i b*. had
not voted with Mr. Calhoun all the territory
? I
wonder if the rehearsal of tbv-e »ms will eitfi
stir the blood of J. A. N.
Judge D» ugla- say- the Territorial Legisla
ture can establish, aL<»l;>h or exclude slavery
in the Territory of the United States. The
Supreme Court of the United States (in the
Dred SeoK. case) dutinctly lays down the prin
1 j ciple that Congress can neither establish, k!m»1-
‘ ish or exclude slavery fr«»<n thv Territories;
and Congreas, not having the right. del
egate th? exeruseof tbe p »wer to th • Terr to-
• i rial Legislature; neither ran the pvt ph* ol tike
• | Territory inherently or <Mier». i* exclude.
aboli-h or establish slavery. If a direct oppo- ’
sition to the principles ns laid down by the [
Supreme Court of the I nitvd States, cun be
< <»nstr ied a* n<l ■•fence of the D r <xl S«»tt decis- i
’ ion, then Stephen A. Douglas is a defender of
that decision. It ought to be known! Let it .
bg nmlvrsto »d that the Supreme Court of the
United States decided that no power could de
prive the Siiithcrp man <»f his right to carry
his negroes into the Territory and there hold
them as long a* it a Territory. No
Congress, m> Territorial Legis.at lire, nor peo
ple of tbe Territory, could pi event ami deprive
the* Southern man of his right to carry bis ne
groes into the coimiion territory of the l’hitc<l
States and there hold them as his property. —
i To this great principle of equality as laid down
, by the Supreme Court of the United States in
• the Dred Scott Dec’,/ »i.. Judge D mgla< stands
i <qq>oscd. The <*<ire <d t'.p* Dred Seqtt drei-ion
was that the people ••' the South could carry
their j>r<»|a-rty in negroes as will a- the pe< ph
of the North eoiihi cu*ry their properly in
h<»rsc*, into the territory, an I no power ronld
deprive either of their per-itiud rigid until the
people m< t in an authorised Convention to
frame a Con>titu|i»»n preparatory to becoming
a State.
The rights of a pe<q»!v of a Territory are on
ly social; the rights of the people of a State
are political. The fir-t is a minor; the second
is a man of age and fully grown. So«*rates
drank tlu hemlock that Id- own native Ath :
cn« might he unrornjptt d and but it
-e» in- J. A. N. ot the Telegraph would with
hold the hemlock o/Jy that Judge Douglas
might be saved. The gentleman of the Tele
graph insists that Douglas is the regular nom
inee of the Democratic convention. You. Mr.
Edit- r. and all thv press and people of Geor
gia ami the S »uth will remember how strong
ly and pointedly the Democratic Convention
of Lliu iis denounced Stephen A. Douglas last
-prng or summer, and nominated Breese as
the Democratic candidate for United State
s’ i tor. Breese, the Democratic candidate
I tv ' ? ?,!?• < Semitor of Illinois, D oppns-
. ’•• Don re-election. Show me—pro-
t ■ «'• uti n- of the Democratic State
of • : »)oi- that nominated Stephen
_ . f i! . ?\rate of the United Stutt s.
n* • L i--. Is .1. A. N. tbr or against
a i and the Cabinet at Washington?
y . >. ix, ix the ndmini-tration candidate.—
I« e- Mr. :u- iiumpi ami his Cabinet n present
: • Democratic party or is Judge Douglas the
l\n- ' ; tu* party of the Unital States? But J. A,
' . -,i Kansas i> the “ baldest farce” that ev
jer ajp’.arvd • n the political thcaffe. For
• shame, lor -liame! Is it a farce to say ami in
j corporate as a principle of the Democratic par
ity “q shall la* admitted with or without
1 j -lavir.y ? Is it a farce to say and incorporate as
I a principle «»f the Democratic party •• non-in
i' h-rvehtioii by Congress on tbe subject of slavery
in the Territories?” If Kansas is a ’‘bald
' farce.” who played the prominent character
‘of the farce? Stephen A. Douglas. You
really think. Mr. J. A. N.. that the people are
buffoons for Douglas to amuse him-clt w ith.
I would rather be a t-».ul ami feed upon the va
■ pour of a dungeon than play the comic chnr
i acter of that " bald farce.”
But to recur to Mr. !)<»ugl.>' defence of the
, rights of the South* Did Judge Douglas de-
I tend the. South nn 1 her rights w hen he voted
! against the Lecompton Const Intioh—when Le
j the Constitution of lunmr.H should be
• submitted I ack to the pv« pie tor a direct vote i
\ Did he stand up t » the measure of Ids promise
when he spoke i.nd acted against an a’m -t
| united S<»uiL in Concn-s? I- be ih'ciidiiu
. the South :»nd her rights hvn he op nly says
he will vote for Kan-as to be admitted without
! and in spite of tic* ter ih of t ic Eiigli’di bill?
1 Ingratitude did banish Ai istadv- of Ath« iis.
I fear neither duty, nor love, norgratitmb will
save the South from the ingratitude o her
pliant and recreant s< rm. Never can 1 ret
i my consent t-» defend a tr.i t- r for the salva
tion of a party. Y<»u ami I. Mr. Editor, am!
. al! true n vn, will be viqulphid in ruin fit-t.
j This moment i- the erbi- in the h.-tory o’
the South. Look at ber. The icy h:»m! ■ p
; litical death is Ailing a!--nt la r L-art string .
There she -taJid> sweatinggixnt dn p- • fgrivt.
In the dv« •> ami h<»p< 1. -s <»f her spirit
: she appeal- to her sons tor bvip < i:uu i..tv<».
forlorn and shivering amidst the dv-vrtioii <>f
her own sons. rh« Btau-’.s a w re< k of former
, pow er—a political corpse. Remove the shroud;
look at this and that wound. There is the
wound of 1787. there i- the wound-ot 1808.
am! txgr iiu the wound «»f I S2O. ah 1 of l>so and
, lbsl and 185C>. and 1857. Look; the
her wound arc pale with bleeding Iler sons
are all hpimr.'ildv men, yet they stood by and
saw the-v things doi-r. Furgive them; tor it
was not becau-e the; loved the South les-, but
bcc.nuse they loved ofiice more.
QUiTMAN.
[FOR THE -TATF. PRKSrt]
JUDGE DOUGLAS.
T -at fbc <»| position Pre— should carp at an
a:t ch* written by me f-r the Telegraph \va- to
t v vxp- ctvd. Thvy see in thv war ma<le upon
. .t I■< ■t.das. as they >up;>o--, “the begin- :
nn. • the end” « f the Democratic Party,
ii <• • . .■\ to widen the breat h ami to
j J. c t. n<’. I oping a storm will be
•lark !a»-om a bolt may be
!•••<* c« fabric of the proud
ipv the,, reckoning without
I •- »tght- > thv riulit bower of
Xiorth-W< -t. For years he
• i t , I reach to stay the surging
• r t <’*s>n, which < vept over the
. • kt yi . .hr.-, m ami div Crcv«>-e
. broken ami -o w i.lv no political cn-
. < t. i (r i »•! .’ it. and tlie m-w States
•-i by the tvi.ilic inundations of
. ;:r R-*pm'icHhism.
i*< < .ti!td the Kahsas question “a bald
a < - .ml what di<i Imtan ? I will tell yon.
i... i. a- 0..e ami only one practical issue ev
er p. vsviited on ihi- question, ami that as -oon
a- .;u<L_c Dou.las. I.y ••the Kansas ami Ne
braska bill,” op nvd the Territory to the peo- ;
pie of all sections. The angry North then
-arned up Emigration Aid Societies.and West
ern Mi-sonri, under the lead of Atchison, mov
ed with mighty energy to make it a slave State
aful what w*xs the result ? The North pound
men and money into Kansas—the coward
S< nth. at g great distance, shouted t<» Atchison
ami Ii s comrade' loud plaudits ami mock
ing v i-hea for their success. The content’
was fierce but short. Overwhelmed by num
ber.-. unsu-taihed by Southern men. the West
ern Mi-souiinns, with wasted muscle, and ex-,
haustvd pur,-e, ami ern-hed spirit, gave up the '
<*ontv>t. w!iil-t the captains and host- of the
. Emigration Aid S<*cieties marched into tri- ‘
? umpbant po?-scs>uin of the disputed Territory.!
S nee then bleeding Kansas has been but the I
shibboleth ot factionsand the petard of pojiti- |
- cal aspirant**. To exemplify how strikingly it
; is "a bald <ar<*e.” put together a few facts.—
Wdli.tm 11. Engli-h ha ! tbe bon »r of «tatid>;ig
(Tnd-f.itlier to a cvi r a n Bill benrimr hD name,
pa-sed by Com/iv-s t., quit t former ‘ t<evd
M4g Kansu-.” P».« the pr v ; moii- «>• rat X I
, . d toe jn'opic • lx-* fM*-* .;.J n.il Cui4*< to .
I in as a State under it. they were to remain a
Territory until they could count a representa
tive population of ninety-three thousand.—
They have refuse* to be admitted under the
1 English Bill and now what do we see? U iliiaui
11. English is a candidate for re-election ami
; declares to his constituents hv will favor and
I vote tor the early ami unqualified admission ot
Kau-a- as a Mate. ILmoralJv Mi. llopkin*.
the Democratic candidate of Mi. Buchanan »
! neighbors and friends m tbe lieiitland D--
trict, in Pviin-y hmda. take- tie same giotp.d.
. Am! vtt, fo’sooth, D ’U: I• ho honestly br
bcveil there were great frauds the vote *)i
| the Lecompton <*oii>tit ’ » . ih l that .t »*«ig ?
' to be -ul.linttvil l ack to tin pt opje f..l r.;t ! •.
• tion or injection, n.ii-r «»c i» • stringed n
badgered b.« tl.em. ri ':<!< n ■ |•» < •
this <»b-oh le :-s||e <4 “Let. pt- li am! ’ :
I compton” is sought to be <i ig up from 4-„ ■
that it mu 1 i inai < o •: . ■■• • 1 ’ • 1
r • toiliirkhc.—.u. ir. ri id. i .. •
k "e-t ■ n fl) -f •>' j • ’ii • 1 ’*•■■•/
I n.v i. -' ! •. K-i. a- c thv v
1 ai ■ ». •
iCt rn ut • !■ •
I d.c a C
'lie L-. ’ ’
i | iiiai k- . . ; ii> mai sua
I fix upon n- im . pp. ->.•*. i
I mg machinery mu-t i»v -vi m —1 «.r- -
► , must blaze .Vain in lln bfii. void urt. c v -w
--r i tbe boanitd non puyi; g labvi < i tv L* it.
' must be ix*muiK-ratu| fr.»:n the pay toy i. bt.r
of tlie >o:itli. And v hen that light •- ma le,
Dmigla- should be there to viva! h ibumvciis
bLulc in the rau*v of Free trade.
|j And 'ct more pregnant i—uvs are •\*m*i
ciite*’ in the wotnli of Time. The di-intvgra
tion of the decaying -tale ol Mexico is going
<JI-s-lbe Hall- of the \|oiitczuina-, like the
”w imly” one-of O-sian, w ifi soon give forth
only mournful dirges over their departed
t splendor. Cent nd America, t<K>. must full like
a ripe apple into the possession of our ov. n or
some trans-Atlantic I’owvr, apd its transit
route, w ith its inviting field for slave labor, be
secured to us or t»» some powerful rival. Cu
ba, too, • the gem of Ocean,” the most
beautiful and fertile <p«it pl earth, cannot long
continue the one solitary setting in thccoroiiet
1 of deervpid Spain.
- Now. shall we banish Douglas from our
< councils, just a- t)ie-e hew creations are loom-
J imrup almve tbe political horizon? Douglas,
tbe man of m rw--Douglas, the intrepid rep
rc-entative of progre-s. One who has recent
ly declared be would vote to bring Cuba in as
a -lave State—one who on every stump in II-
. iinois that he mounts, vindicates the equal ex
pansion ol thv country in all Southerly direc-
1 tions—one who marches up to the mimic of
the Republic*- Destiny—one who is confided
in by the truest ami best statesman ot the
South even now, and has their heartiest wish
es in the fight lie is now making with Black
, Republicanism ? No. gentlemen, we may dif
fer in this particular as we agree in most things,
‘ but lor myself I fervently trimt Douglas may
| come out of his contest iq Illinois, as he al
. w ay.- La-, a triumphant ehainpjpn, to lead the
I Democracy on. when the great issues now
str iggling into life have to be met and dispo
sed <>t. J. A. N.
The State Press.
MACON, Q-A.
THHtSDU. SEFTEMBER Jib, ISJK.
COTTON MARKET-
Cotton is coming in freely and the demand is
good. Wv quote*extrerncs nt 10 12 a 11 3-4
cts. Some choice lots will bring a fraction
higher than the latter HcUie.
HARDEMAN J: SPARKS.
Sept. 23, 185<.
ADVLBW EMENTS.
Jt/* All persoi>*_iLsirous of seeing the Pho
tographs of many of the celebrities ot tiie <lay
<i‘v advised to call at U o»>d s Gallery of Art.
Rend in- card in to-day 's pup. r.
Vi\ ur r. q i.'ic 1t • mento n that .» -.
PoWcli > Dancing A'*a ic< • n i>e *< <q o-- .
next Sut ir .ay .u ti.K .-am** :• j ,
la-t sea-on.
j£? 11 Hi ik lit.ill ii- ii • :• • •-. • •
a large an ( vaiod . v.: »<..«•', .; a
Dry Goods. &c.. b ; t..v f. ..a <
to win. i t; i y n\ .!• i .
Mu-.‘liant.-aif-i dcau i-g< . .. , . ii. *
now n -t .c'l, c< .- v. : . y
Streets.
il f- .. . ‘ •
W|. u . *lm m v ’
iidor-..’= i ... M-.
iidi n.i i avcuiatv i.i.o. u...( t he,, i. . io
thvir mental and moral •laiu.i.-. Mr. »*>. co;,
highly recommended by the culuv pre - »»1
Augiirta as a plva-ing lecturer, and w e have
ourselves had evidence ol bis proficiency in
. the science which lie profe-Svs. U v h/’pc lie
will have good Louses during his stay, as wv
are sure ail who attend will be both entertain
ed and instructed. He commenced his cour.-e
of Lectures hist night at Concert Hull, ami
will continue during the week.
J-f?" There is nothing of which the ladies
jiie more solicitous than the style and quality
of their boauetm ami nothing is more essential
to a gentleman’s cstumv than a neat and suit
able /«*?. The lailics, it is true, can look pret
ty even without bonnets, mid consequently they
have reduced them to infmitvssimal proportions;
but the best-dressed man has a vagabondiah
appearance if lie -ports a •shocking bad tile.”
And while we are on the subject of head
dre-s, we will mention that Mrs. _Dvssau s
•Grand Opening” takes place to-day, and no
doubt her fashionable Millinery establishment
will be thronged with the fair sex on the qui
vice to see her new ami beautiful supply of
Bonnets and other articles of female apparel
suited to the season. The rougher portion of
humanity are referred to the advei tiscmeut of
Mr. Stone, at tlie •Wa-hington Block,” w here
thvy can obtain all kinds of hats, caps, &r. —
By' -thv by the “Court,” at Belden’s in Ral
ston’s Building, informs us that those ••Cable
hats” are svliing otf “like hot cakes” ami there
are only a few more left of the same sort. —
His stock, however, will be kept constantly
replenished. Both of the above hat stores are
doing a heavy business.
In this < onnection we would call at
tention tothe advvitisement of Mrs. Ilowhu/d,
who <>|»ens Ler new stock of bonnets, etc., to
day. A! - " to the adversiseiiieiit of A. M.
Blackshear & Co.’-Cl« 4 hing Store, and tothe
curd of N. S. Prudden & Co., who will <>jh*u
to-murrow a stock of Fancy Staple Dry
Goods ill tlieGraiuU Block. Rend the various
other advertisements which we have not time
I to particularize.
Death of Rev. Ei eazer Wp.i.iam^.—Rev.
Klea/vr William- more generally km»v n per
haps. ax rLiiming to hr thv Danplr’n of France,
deevaxd tHo 'u .x* r \\ York, it v •-
clock on th- ■ ! f’i • 2 ’?•- An ■’ •
last :d • «•: • I - - t ' *.
, u.crcy <».. tdc, *i.« . r<i...« my
THANKFUL FOR SMALL FAVORS.
The Douglas organs in Georgia are parading
with a great show of exultation an extract
from a late speech ol thv renegade, in which
he declares that should Cuba !k* hcreafte: an
nexed to the United States, he is willing that
the pvopir of (..at I-. ii 1 -lioq; | x.-|\ whvth *.’
or not i vy id r- i.. a ..v s< : .
Uh o •’).! Il ss .. ..U.iUot .Oa .. : ■ -
gfrvich .j. i 4 • j. •
U..-. . u '. ,
» t i . < it .. M ■ u. . k s
glut •• J. . •. I •' h •*■•'•
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ix.t. lit ii • <-
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1.0 o> IE. H‘ . . 01... J 1 4.* I
iau-d to *.») .; *iii>.. ;-:.o .o. u-i.u,
Wi-lv it 11- t ' !.. \ci n<• ’. «•;
ultonl O. b,.lt at li I-’...! w : t:i W I I’ll 'Olne
Southern ..ic.* ien i th. niseivc t * the dis.gu»
* of ambitious pnrfi leaders.
BOOK TAJItE.
i The following new wor..s iuiving been pin
! ceil upon our table a short time belore our
: publication day, we have only space at present
, to give them a passing notice :
. From New York to Delhi, byway of Rio de Janeiro,
Australia and vhina. I>J Robert 1* Mi alburn, Jr.
j 1 This work, according to the I’re ace. has
; grown out of a six months' tour in India, just
! before the outbreak of the recent mutiny, it
' appears, from a hasty glance, to be written in
a graphic style and i~full ot interesting matter.
Those tend of tales of travel nnd adventure,
will undoubtedly be pleased with it.
The Arts of Beauty ; or Secrets of a Lady’s Toilet.
' This work is written inn coarse and flippant
style by tbe notorious Lola Montez, who, like
Fanny Fern, is repulsive alike to modest wo
t pien and sensible men. We would not advise
‘ our fair friends to real! if; but, knowing the
perverseness of the sex, we are aware that by
; ! giving the advice we arc doing Mr. Boardman's
' book-trade good service, as the dear creatures.
* after the manner of mother Eve of yore, flre
sadly given tojluing what they are told not to
. do.
Electron; or the Pranks of the modern Puck: A
Telegraphic Epif for tbe Times. By William C.
Richards.
, “I'll put a girdle roupd about the fartli;”
so quoth I’hek. and such is the motto of "Elec-
* tron"—another off spring generated by the
everlasting Atlantic Cable. We are sick and
tired ot the Cable, and to tell the truth, we are
disgusted with this book. Read it. mid you
I will have no need for other soporifics.
1 Legends and Lyrics—A Book of Verses, by Adelaide
* j Anne i’rogtor.
t I Though wanting in originality and vigor,
i there is a grace and freshnes—a purity mid
I simplicity—about this little volume, which all
true lovers of poesy will appreciate. Buy it.
i and we will guarantee yon hours of delighttill
; reading.
Allot th>-above work’arej'l’t issnv'l fiom
the press of l>. Apph loit A Co.. New York.
We arc indebted -r «rtr mipi-.- to Mr. J. M
' ‘ Heard!, an. ■ l ose f. mti e • ■<: o-
W.i'.’.'.ng' u iio . .i- n ver : . -
C r * * AN
T'l iMzI E 1 Ki.ss - I ims ...Sir re.. ..10l to
Ralstons imildu... up stairs, first eiitrn ue in
tlrtr rear <4 . Harden.mi & Grltiiu's on Third
Stre.et. We ala al-o a tew doors from the
Ware lb.'ii>e of ilaiden.au *v Spark', and this
suggest'to us that it w ill be very cmniiiieimt
for I‘iaiitei '. when they sell their cotton, to< all
and pay us two dollars in advance tor a strong
boutlrern btate Rights I .'einoei atii- inn spaper.
1 It w ill give Us gnat pleasure to welcome to
our new quarters our triends both from the
I town and country; and although we have lo
cated in a thick Know Nothing settlement, tbe
Democrats need not doubt our continuing to do
service in the cause of Democracy. We are
, standing guard near tlie enemy's ramp, and
i shall keep dose watch upon their movements.
ITEMS
On Sunday night last, at the camp meeting
in this county, Mr. Thomas Bagby Jr., in at
tempting to arrest a negro man for selling li
quor, was severely stabbed and lias since died
from the w ounds received. The negro (who.
we understand, belongs to Judge Newsom)
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Bailey and
lodged in jail. Mr. Bagby was a worthy young
man. mid but lately married. We deeply syni
patize with bis family and friends in his untime
ly death.
' This week's Telegraph says a project is on
' foot among capatalist* and business men to
purchase the present Hotel property st the In
dian Spring, and. by additional improvements
' etc., to make it the Saratoga of the South. A
good move; success to it.
The Cuba and United States Submarine Tel
egraph Company contemplate building a line
us Telegraph tfoin Havana via Key West and
I'allnhassee to Macon.
The steamer An-tria from Hamburg to New
, York, was burned at sea on the 18th iiist., and
only sixty-seven, out of six hundred |arsons on
* l«>ard, were saved !
The prospectus ot the Daily Federal Union
was received too late tbr insertion in this is
sue of our paper, but will be published with
pleasure in our next.
We k.m t. t Ii - *l. . '.i Eq,
’ «ry of Spa ' • • ,
/ :.ird:iy •
| AaAAVmsC •». Jk<«••»Ay*.
TO PLANTERS
The advertisement of Messrs. West & God- j
frey, the Agents appointed by the Planter's (
Convention for the sale mid shipment of Cot- !t
ton and Produce, has been piddished in this I
paper, but as we hare heretofore neglected to
< all itfei tion to J w e make amends
l.s i.q> ji_ th -fillowimr paragraph from t!,e ,
ir vxphi’iiing tin-plan mid pur- <
' lie agency :
pia p p ! tlie cliiet advantage 1
i. . ;. J u tioii in price for sell- |
, t t cent- per fade, 1
t .. no 1 I'li'iness frinii i)i| I
,■!*■ I ■ C tion i» ai- i
•'. '.ate ■■. tile
, utii alien a
1 .ie.i*y aecvp .mees tor cot- ,
. ! t phi <■ a planter -
. n it ■ .mid be
; ' ;; 'l , ; '
- ■ L. I. S ..l. _.t Xitt ,i:
■ t . •: I ■• . alt fu- a .
I < . a .. • the
~! .. lx ■ .;l . I . » . u 11.
I'iie-* ■■ e . t r 'a- ieral'.o.t' f.r the
p::i- tvi .*;.., ■ |i an '.su dug to tfy tug
■ c ~ ai. mid a i-mqu mnl.er am| more min
■ut in mid*.m. < aii easili do so by ci-iiiiimiii
'■at'.im' with ,Me''is. W 4 A Godfrey by letter,
at Ga. ’
(FOB THE STATE I'BEsS.]
VER TOUCHING.
; A Tot titlXUDEsi'hll'TlOA’OF A SUSIS LIGHT SCENE. !
After whirling some time in the elastic mazes
of a waltz, Josephine and myself stepped out;
unobserved on the balcony, t‘> enjoy a few of
those moments so precious to lovers. It was a
glorious night—the air was cool and refreshing. !
As 1 gazed mi the beautiful being at my side, 1
thought I never saw her look so lovely; tho j
full moon cast its rays over her whole person, ;
giving her a most angelic appenrance. and ini- ;
parting to her curls a still more golden hue.—
One of her soft baud' rested in mine, and ever
and anon met my anient gaze with one of her ;
pure, contidinglook’. Suddenly a change came
; over her soft features; her full red lips trem
bled with suppressed emotion ; a tear drop ;
rested on her long drooping lashes; the mus- •
eles around her faultless mouth became eon- I
vulsej: she gasped for breath, and snatching
her hand from the warm pressure of mine, she
turned suddenlv around and— tneeied.
ZEB.
Telegraphic.
LATER from < aitorma.
New Y*>i:k. 2<S.—The st<*nm*hip Mwt
Taylor has arrived, with late California date*,
and $160,000 in specie.
The Administration party have carried the
. State elections by from six to ten thousand
I majority.
Fraser river news represents affairs asunsat
istact<»ry, in consequence of high water.
New and rich digging.” have been discovered
in Shasta county. Some diggers have madeas
much as one hundred dollars a day.
Lieut. Allen ami tiff ven men badly defeated
n party of Indians on the Ynkuma river, and
| captured seventy of them, besides a large num- ‘
her of horses. Lieut. Allen was kilted.
Prioress Triumpliniit.
New Yoi:k. Sept. 2>. — t'roora* (Mr. Ten- 1
Broerk's mare) won the gnat York-hirv hand- 1
•cup r ice at |>on •aster, against twelve
• f moderate pretciisi
DEMJgBAHC NOMINATIONS.
. l:oi;. A.tied ,\. k oltpiill. I •i'iia rl» a '
• ; ‘ :--„s-. hIS bee I.»;n Uit d f».
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A RLU A ID IS OFFERED!
Fu. mcdvieet.uu u; a.iy person cuunterleiti g. m»
itating, or the ven .er « l a.iy such c >unler cit or
inni.il n of Bx*. ha. e’s Holland lilies. Tne genu,-
iuf. highly cuiiceo'. i aied iluliami Bittcis is put up iu
half-pint pottles uniy, having the name <4 the pro
prietor, B. Page, Jr., blown in them, and his rigna
tuie around toe neck of each ami every butiie.
Tlusdeiigh.liif Arviiio uas been received by \nier
icans, wim the favor winch is only extended to real
ly scientific preparations. When we consider ti.e
marked uttendjag its administration, in
1 most stubborn cases us Fever and Ague. Weakness of
any kind, Dyspepsia, Heartburn, Acidity of the .Stom
ach, Sick and Nervous Headache, Indigestion, Cos
tiveness and Piles, together wuh the complete con
trol it ytercises over all Nervous, Rheumatic, and
Neuralgic Affections, we cannot wonder al its popu
larity. Well may the iuvaiid value this remedy .
sep 30 it
UAKKICD.
In New Haven, Conn., on the 15th inst., by Rev.
A. N. Littlejohn, Wm. T. Fitch, one of the iirm of
11. T. Fitch A C<»., of this city,) to Emily, daughter of
tne late H. W. Bntnall. all ui New Huven, Conn.
301E320,
In Macon, Ga., .Sept. Is, j•*>>, alter an illness of
three weens, which she bore with Christian fortitude
1 and resignation, .Miss Julia Powers, aged 42 years.
[ The suoject oi this notice was no ormnary pe son ;
her merits were never so conspicuous us m the last
• scenes of her life: an insidious disease hud made
great progi ess upon tier system, beloi e she was aware
ot her danger. When convinced her end was ap
proaching, with her faculties unimpaired, she pie
. paredheisell 1 r ihe change, with decision and cunn
! uess, partook of the last iitesot the t hurch and died
invoking blessings upon her family, whom she assur
-1 cd, •* she was having a joyous passage from tune to
, eternity.” Brothers and Sisters never lust a truer
trieud, or better example wt virtue and all the crown
ing traits ot woman.
» ** Thou lakes! away, and none can stay thy band,
or say unto thee, what doest thou.’’
In Macuu on tne -6 th lust., Dkkmoxt Dkmpskt, an
old and well known resident of this city, aged about
, 71 yeai s.
In 1 wiggs county on the 15th inst., Jambs C. Hail,
after a long and seveie uttuca of typhoid lever.
Near llawkinsvlife, on tne 20111 lust., Mrs. Eliza
[ Anderson, vvneof John 1. Anderson, Esq., alter a se
vere and protracted illness ul twelve weeks, dunng
wmeb she Oore her aicaues.% with ctinstiau patience,
fortitude and icsiguati u
SEE4I.IL XOTK ES.
A Voice fßom Jones. —Oar af
flicted fellow citizen, THOMAS L. BURDEN, will be
supported bv a host of friends lor the office ut Tax
Collector ot Junes county, at the approaching Janua
ry election.
’ sep y MAN Y JONES COUNTY VOTERS,
ty Tek-g: .pH copy.
- We are i pi -'ted to i,i
:.n et e same >f O’/VER P. IL FINNEY as a
c d date .« Tai Calle.lor of Jones cuun’; at ..e
| DlUag 4H<wcU
We are authorized to an
oounce JOHN P. COOPER m a candidate for Tai
Collector of Bibb county, at tlie next January e lee
tion, subject to tbe numinutiou of tbe
party. BC pt Mr j
TAXCOLLECTORSIIIP.
We arc authorised to announce JAMES M.
GATES, as a candidate for Tax Collector of
County pt the election in January next.
juiy zit-ld
’-£7” Wv are authorized to an
nouuceJOoN 11. BItANTLY, Esq., us a candidate
fqrTax Collectur us Bibb county, ut the next Jauua.
ry eketnn. a
MV DEAR FRIEND, BE SURE TO RtAQ
THIN I
A MJif WONBFZFUI CISINFECTANT'
BABY’S PIOPEYLWTIC HIM! '
i'u t nt? cit 'Zeiis of M u »n aad vicinity this prepay
tio . is now extensively known, and not one who baa
e v. u-c.l it, but says it will do ai! that is claimed fqj*
it.
It I’miiies DweJiius J
IL ri iuv<»s all <> l uisivc OJora 1
It cures Sores and Ulcer*!
It is Capital for Burns !
it destroys Foetid Brc*'ith !
It is Invaluable!
There is nothing that can equal its disinfecting
qualities. All the leading physicians in this State use
it and recommend it. Do try it! It is for sale ;n
Macon at wholesale and retail by Gxohgc J’aynb, E.
L. Sthpheckek A Co., A. A. Menard. J. 11. A W. H.
i.LLis, Zeilin, Hunt A Co. It may be ordered from
J. Darby, Auburn, Ala., or Ilarnd, Risley A Kitchen,
No. 7G Barclay St., N. Y. Rcp t y.Gm
A LIVER REMEDYt
We wish to say to every person who reads this
that there is an article known as Dr. Sanford’s Invig
orator, or Javer Remedy, which can be rclica on aw
certain to cure liver cornplaipt in any of its forms,
bitcii as Jaundice, Dyspepsia and numerous other
complaints, described in another column, besidea
which it is one ut the greatest preparations or cures
tor consumption, taken in early stages that ia now
known.
We lake it for granted, as experiment has proven,
hat diseases ot tire lungs are not generally the first
cause ot consumption, but a debilitated system, caus
ed by the iipproper action us tbe liver, which reduces
the power us the lungs to resist or throw ofl diseases
caused by cold and irritation, leaving tbe lungs at the
mercy ut this disease, because the liver Las incapaci
tated them from performing their proper action of
throwing of] diseased matter caused by cold.
111113 to prevent consumption, cure tbe and
keep the system strong enough to throw off slight dis
eases of tlie lungs.
1 here is not in the world a better liver remedy or
a cure for debilitated system than Dr. -
nvigorator, for it has been fully tried in large and ex
tended practice till its results are fully known, and
now it is offered as a tried remedy, and one that can
be relied on.—Zan<%Mkr B A.y.
For sale by ZEILIN, HUNT A CO.,
Macon, Ga.
sep 2 im
WM. rTfrEEM/ N,
PORTRAIT PAINTER
Studio over Mrs. Howland a, a few Doors below the
‘‘State Proas” Office on Cotton Avenue-
Office hours, from lu o’clock A. M., to P. M t
gnd from to 4 P. M.
feb 25-ts
IF YQUR HAIR IS HARSH.
I v Prof. Wood’s Hair Restorative
If your Hair is Gray.
( Prof. Wood’s Hair Restorative
If your Hair is Thin,
I Prof. Wood’s IJ%jr Restorative.
If you are Bald t
U.ve Prof. Wood’s Hair Restorative.
I you have ?{erv.ms Hen bub'.
I Prof. Wool’s Hair Restorative.
If you have Dacdrull,
Use Prof. oud a Hair
: yuu ■t’<» ( <-u; tic-js,
Lse i’.uf. Wood’s Hair ItcstoraiiK
.j <i<. Hair,
I «<e Prof. Wood’s Hair Restorative
• v<<L desire •■» preserve the color.
I m' P.«,f nod’s Ilair Restorative.
" • »‘ ’ lose the color,
• • Pruf. Wood’s Hair Restoratire.
” (’‘.eip Article,
U • l r »f. Wood’s Hair Restorative
r the Beauiifiil Lock.
I <• Prof. U nod's Hair Resteratire.
<’e : utifiii Ringlets,
■ ' ■ f. Wo :d’s Hair Restorative.
I *c F W ■I s Hair Restorative.
i t. wi-d. x Face free kimn Pimples,
V'O Prof. Wood’s Hair Restorative.
L- v ui w.shto j o ear Young,
L-e Prof. Wood’s Hair Restorative,
if you want testimony overwhelming,
!h nd the Circular of Prof. Wood’s Hair Restorative
If you want to find it.
The is at 114 Market street, St. Louis, Missouri.
It is also sold by every popular Druggist in,
civ and country. ie b 11-one y
TO THE PI BIIC,
AND ESPECIALLY THO3E PERSONS INTERESTED*
IN CIRCULAR SAW MILLS.
The undersigned have been for several years past
constructing and putting up, when thereto required,
Circular Saw Milh, propelled by steam and wa
ter; ami w< state m4)nt pottHMy that the im
provements are our own, and not an infringement
upon any Patent whatever. One Frederick M. Harts
horn, representing himself to be tba agent ot one
George Page, or George Page A Co., has, as we have
been informed and believe, repeatedly stated in the
hearing of our customers, that we were infringing
said Patent -thus deterring persons from dealing
with us. fur fear of troublesome and expensive litiga
tion; and byway of giving plausibility to this state
ment, has said to divers persons, that suit had.
been commenced against us, or one of us, for dam
ages, for the infringement of said Patent. We have
not been sued and do not expect to be, and will be
always prepared to respond to any suit that may be
• brought.
r
This is to uilurm all perrons who require such
work that we have commenced suit against said
; 1 Hartshorn, returnable to Hie November term 1858 of
Bibb Superior Court for damages for thus interfer
ing with our business. To those desiring to order
mills from us we would state that we take upon our
selves all Risk and Damagks that any one may sus
tain by the use of our Circular or Upright Saw Mills
by suit or otherwise in favor of said supposed patentee,
and we are fully prepared to show by proof in Court,
that we have not committed any infrigement on the.
Patent of Mr. Page or any other person.
R. FINDLAY A SONS.
Macox, June 17th, 1853.
BURN’ETT’S PREPARATIONS.
Cocoaine, a compound of Cocoa Nut Oil for promoting
the growth and preserving the Beauty of the hair.
Florimel, a new and delightful Perfume for the hand
kerchief.
Kalliston, a Cosmetic for removing freckles, tan, sun
burn, redness and roughness of the skin, Ac. The
attention of the Ladies is respectfully invited to this
! elegant article for the toilet.
Oriental Tooth Wash, for the preservation and beauty
of the Teeth and Gums.
Jonas Whitcomb's Remedy fur the Asthma.
Superior Extracts of Lemon, Orange, Vanilla, Almond,
Ruse, Ac., for flavoring Custards, Pies, Blanc
Mange. Ice Creams, Jellies, Sauces, Ac.
The superiority of the above named Extracts con
sists in tucir perfect purity and great strength.
Manufactured bv Joseph Burnett, A Co., Boston.
i For sale by E. L. Struhecker, A Co., and DruggisU
; generally. • * . b
| Maoun. Ga., Ja4*. 21, —IF