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FBOM OUS DAILY OF SATURDAY. JUNE 18.
Rev. Sam’l Boykin, Ag’t., has our
thanks for a couple of boxes of excellent steel
pens manufactured by his express order in En
gland. He has just received a large lot of
them and keeps them for sale at the Georgia
Baptist Depository, on Cotton Avenue in this
city. They are far superior to any-steel pens
we hat e ever used.
SST We are indebted to a friend for a re
port of the proceedings of the opposition meet
ing he’d this morning, which will be found in
another column.
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We are informed that a handsome ban
ner, with the stars and stripes richly worked
on silk, was presented to the Macon Volunteers
yesterday at the residence of Orderly Sergeant
Woodruff-—a graceful compliment from the
lady relatives of the members of the company.
In our notice of the celebration yester
day, we inadvertently neglected to mention
the Metropolitan Guards. W e make amends
by stating that this gallant young corps parad
ed several hours in the afternoon, and won
the admiration of all observers by their soldier
ly bearing. Capt. Griffin is entitled to great
credit for the proficiency of his company in
military tactics. The Guards will make their
first appearance in their new and tasteful uni
form next 4th of July.
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TOR THE STATE PRESS.
Opposition Meeting.
The Opposition Convention of Bibb County
met on this morning at the Court House, and
on motion of Lewis J. Groce, Col. J. 11. R.
Washington was called to the Chair, and W.
8. Ballard requested to act as Secretary.
Mr. Washington then made a few remarks,
stating that the object of the meeting was to
approve of the call tor an Opposition Conven
tion at Milledgeville—that the Democratic
Party had become so corrupt at the present
day, that au alliance with the Republican par
ty was considered by some as not more danger
ous, 4c.
Dr. Andrews then moved the appointment
of a Committee to recommend Delegates to the
Gubernatorial Convention to meet at Milledge
ville on 3d Monday in July, and to the Con
gressional Convention to meet in Forsyth on
Ist Wednesday in July.
The following were the Committee L. F.
W. Andrews, 11. B. Ousley, C. 11. Rogers,
Seth Cason, J. V. Greer, and Lewis Groce.
The Committee returned and reported the
following Delegates,
(iubernatorial Contention. —J. 11. R. Wash
ington, W. K. Phillips, Seth Cason, L. F. W.
Andrews, John. T. Bartlett, W ashington Poe,
Jas. Myriek, 0. G Sparks, Jas. M. Baily,
Thos. Dougherty.
Congressional Convention. — T. P. Stubbs, W.
S. Hollingsworth, Jno. Cummings, J. f. Brown.
W. S. Ballard, C. 11. Rogers, L. J. Groce.
C. IL Rogers then moved that the proceed
ings be published in the American papers of
this city, which was passed. Mr. Rogers ex
plained that he meant Opposition papers—op
position to Democracy—and made a motion
that the Opposition papers publish the proceed
ings. Passed.
After passing a complimentary resolution to
Mr. Trippe the meeting adjourned.
Calls were made upon several gentlemen
present to speak, all of whom excused them
selves.
From the Brunswick Herald.
Getting Frightened.
The Savannah Republican, referring to the
proposition for a state aid Convention says:
We regard this question with no small de
gree of alarm, especially as the interest in the
matter has become so diffused throughout the
State as to admit of a combination, which, we
fear will override all opposition.
And well may you. The day of disenthrall
ment is at hand. The State having aided one
or two sections, cannot be longer debarred, by
those whom it has fostered, from doing its
duty towards others. It should be encourag
ing to the friends of State aid that their Bel
shazzars acknowlouge they see the hand wri
ting on the wall. But we must continue
to work —workdilligently—work ever.
Corrcßpondence of the
Montgomery, Ala., June 13, 1859.
Mr. Editor :— Considerable excitement exists
in this community in consequence of Justice
Campbell’s charge to the Grand Jury, of this
district, on the African negro question. The
jury have found four or five true bills agains
some of the most prominent citizei ■ for hold
ing, as is alleged in the Hon. Judge’s charge,
Africans in slavery, who were brought to this
country in violation of the law of 1808. All
good citizens agree that tjip Judge has gone
far in his charge, and so doing, have insu -
ted evC* v dave owner in the S uth. Many j
council open opposition to the Judge and the j
law 1 heard a pf-minent citizen say to-day.
to a large and animated cTowd, that he would
aid in raising a mob to oppose the execution ;
of such a law as that. I have no fear that the (
South is co low and degraded as to alb* l |er
citizens to lie dragged to the Penitentiary for ,
accidentally coming iu possession of a Rice
Plantation Negro Lotnem. <
—— —
Slave Holders, Look at it!—The report of ,
the police committee submitted to Council on
Monday afternoon, showed twenty-one cases :
of negroes imprisoned lor drunkenness. Where
are we tending, ami what security is there in
our propertv? Millions of dollars, we have
invested in this ajtecies of property. and its
value is being depreciated every day by hordes
of white men ami women, too mean to enjoy
the privilege* of civilised society , and yet, we
sit supinely down, and see thisjvork going on.
Can no law be devised to abate this evil I If
the doggeries of the elO'» re u ’ rnle ' an< * Je '
slroy oar property, the sooner we awake to the
fact the better.—Cot .Sen.
Doasntarv 8' reatoa Cot *T.—Our Superi
or Court fi r this county, Hoti. Alexander A.
A .en pr< ding, hi daw upon tLr second week
of its labors, and t> on the ituiaLer ot uudi*
>-'• 1 < <»<»'■*' tlM* t it M**
sibly adjourn this week. The Bar iucw and
9-re -I I. i, largely at J « ell represented.- Al
bontf Pdrisf, DHA.
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VOLUME I I.
Dr. Hayne, the Bigamist and
SWINDLER, IN LIMBO.
For some weeks past the notorious Dr.
Hayne. bigamist and swindler, has been oper
ating in this city aud vicinity, during which
time he has passed tinder various aliases, and
assumed divers professions, his favorite name,
and the one under which he has operated most
successfully, being that of Col. J. Washington
Williams. lie has also called himself Dr.
Hamilton, Col. J. C, Carroll and Dr. Hunt.—
He first turned up here as a rich planter from
the Mississippi Bottom, who had been over
flowed, and was fleeing, with bis family, from
the flood, to his summer residence in Middle
Tennessee. His first exploits at swindling was
to cell on a gentleman who resides near the
city, and represent to him that he 1 ad been
robbed on his way up the river, and desired
the loan of enough money to enable him to
reach Id* summer quarters. His air and man
ner were sufficiently plausible to enable the
gentleman to tender him at once the required
amount, which was pocketed by the scamp, j
and will never more be seen by the kind heart
ed gentleman who was so favorably impressed
in his behalf. He next proceeded to a jewel
er’s store and purchased a fine gold watch and
several other articles, for which be promised
to call next day and pay, but failed to jnake
his appearance. It was ascertained shortly as- ■
ter wards that lie had taken possage on the
Gen, Rike, for White River. On board the j
boat he represent Jnipself as one of the edi- ,
tors of the Nashville Union aud i* a#, as jspsp- j
al, put through handsomely by the officers of
the Pike. He became s great admirer of Capt.
Riley Joues, and wo* instrumental in gpUfog
up a subscription among the paisengere, for
the purchase of a testimonial to be presented
to the Captain. The money was promptly
raised and plag.’d in the hands of Col. U il- j
Hams, as he delighted to aajl himself, and on ,
the artival of the boat here he called at a sil- i
versmith’s and purchased two silver goblets, I
but instead of paying for them with the mon- j
ey he had reuoived for the purpose he invent- j
ed some plausible story and gut tJje plate and
kept the money. He had been selected u,
make the presentation, but before the ceremo
ny caiu*off bjs operationsgot wind, and be was
arrested at the instance of tbp gentleman who
had sold him the watch above mentioned, i’»
obtaining goods under false pretences. He
took the matter coolly, and went willingly to
the store of the person he had attempted to
swindle, and returned the watch, and was
thereupon suffered to depart. Since that time ,
he has been engaged in various speculations,
and has succeeded in swindling several of our
merchants out of small bills of goods, to the
amount, probably of SSOO. But the prosperous
career of the Doctor iu this city was ended on ,
Wednesday night by bis arrest, on a charge of
vagrancy, and safe lodgment in the calaboose.
The arrest was made by Captain Benj. Garrett,
of the Night Police, and officer Paul, after a
chase of fifteen minutes —the redoubtable Doc
tor, w hen overtaken, affirming that he was on
ly running for exercise. Hayne, with his load
of aliases, will have an examination to-day.— (
Memphis Aralanche, Wh,
We learn from Memphis papers of the 11th,
that Dr. Hayne was brought out for examina
nation on the 10th, and his guilt being pretty
satisfactorily established, the court committed
him to answer any charge that may be pre
ferred against him at the Criminal Court. He
denied that he was identical with Dr. Hayne.
the notorious bigamist, bnt confessed to the
nomenclature of Dr. Hines.
This is, no doubt, the same chap that figur- ,
ed so conspicuously in Augusta and this city j
some months ago.— Col. Sun.
Statistics of Pofllatiox. —The directors
of the Statistical Bureau of Berlin furnish the
following curious statement:
The population of the whole earth is estima
ted to be 1,288,000,000, namely: Europe.
272,000,000; Asia, 755, f* X 1,000: Africa, 200,-’
000,000 ; America, 59,000,000 : and Australia,
2,000,000. The population of Europe is thus
sub-divided : Russia contains 62,000,000; the
Austrian States 36,398,620; France 36,039,-
364 ; Great Britain and Ireland 27,488,853 ;
Prussia 17,089,406: Turkov 18,740,000 : Spain
15,518,000; the two Sicilies 8,616,922: Swe-I
den and Norway 5,072,820; Sardinia 4,976,-
034; Belgium, 4.607,666; Bavaria 4,547,239;
the Netherlands 3,487,617; Portugal 3.741.- !
199 ; the Papal States 3,100,000 ; Switzerland
2,494,500 ; Denmark 2,488,408. In Asia the
Chinese Empire contains 400.000,000; the 1
East Indies 171,000,000: the Indian Arehipel- !
ago 80,000,000 : Japan 35,000,000; Hindustan |
and Asiatic Turkey, each 15,000,000. In 1
America, the United States are computed to
contain 23,191,876: Brazil 7,687,800; Mexico
7,661.520,
In the several nations of the earth there are
335,000,018) Christians, of whom 170,000,000
arc Papists, 89,0)81,000 Protestants, and 76,-
1881,000 followers of the Greek Church. The
number of Jews amount to 5,900,000; of these
2,890.750 are in Europe—namely: 1,250.000 !
in European Russia, 853,304 in Austria. 234,- |
248 in Prussia, 192,176 in other parts of Ger- (
many, 62.470 in the Netherlands. 33.953 in
Jtalv. 73,995 in France. 28,000 in Great Brit
ain, and * n Turkey. The followers of!
various Asiatic religions are estimated at 600,-
<IOO,OOO. Mahommctlnns at 160,000,000, and i
( Heathens’ (the Gentiles proper) at 900,000,- •
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The Chops.—The rains of the past five or
six days which have fallen in this section, have
Iteen of immense advantage to the growing
crops, as it was almost everywhere needed, at
least for many miles around. Cotton and corn
iiWK look green, fresh and vigorous. But
since these rains the grass also grows at a pro
digious rate ; however, a <les|>erate onslaught
' is being made against the minions of “ Gener
al Crabb," by the Plantation Black Guards,
j their steel Jioitited weapon* of destruction glit
tering iu the sunlight, and the air at eve red
olelit with the music of their extetminating
war songs. We think tin- pr<~pe<-t is fair for
i an average yield of both eoUoti and eora in
this *ection. and certainly not more than au
averuge yield. The sanie is true in etlter *ec
-1,00. <4 tU Male, solar a* u»»y judge froro
the rejiort* oi our ex*4w»t'grs. Wfill tld*
diUtrti of the growing crop*, wa ruty all be
, wail eßAHefad Mont Mail.
Soldiers’ Leave-taking in Paris.
The Paris correspondent of the Boston Trav
j eller writes:
Drunkenness is universal in Paris just now
: and encouraged by the Government, because it
makes the soldier and conscript forget cvery
! thing, at a moment when memory is prone to
be so busy, and remembrance so painful. The
discipline in this particular is entirely relaxed.
I hare seen company after company move along
so drunk that they could scarcely walk. As
their guns arc taken awayfrom them, and will
: be given them only when they reach Genoa,
there is nodanger of their doing damage with
their weapons. The strangest scene I saw was
at the Lvons railway station, where the troops
1 took their departure. Soldiers of every dif
ferent arm of service were huddled together.
They were without weapons. Each had a well
filled knapsack. on the back of which was strap
’ ped a fiat cake of brown bread, aftww wide ami
tour inches thick. These were the original
Jintensions, but many had been curtailed of
their proportion* until iittu reuaumd. except .
a huge slice. The immense space in front of
the "departing” station was filled with fellows
stretched full length on the ground, sleeping
off in the sun the fumes of the wine. Here
I were sergeants busily engaged calling the roll,
! and leading theii men to the ears. There were
dr«ink*n fal’ews cramming all their pockets
with hard-boiled, red Laster ugg». Many
groups were forired by weeping mothers and
sisters and fathers and brothers bidding fare
well to the loved one. How many of all these
| have sero depart " ill return here again! No
scene (believe me, 1 saw many putntui syciies)
I of all those I saw touched me so near as the
j parting bgtw'pen a brother and sister—such
was their relation, I heard thpia say. !fha girl
was a seamstress nnd wore no bonnet, but a
neat muslin cap decked with cherry ribbons,
which set off her embrowned face with great
I advantage. Ido not think she could have been
; more titan dgbtesr. Tears streamed down
her cheeks. Hhe filled every poefcet he had
with something er other she liought from the
peddlers that hawked eatables around, and
when his pockets w ere full she took a little silk
apron she wore «n 4 pecking it to its utmost
capacity’ tied it securely and placed it under
his arm. When (lie parting moment came
(1000 men wore sent off every hour) the poor
child hnng to her brother as if she would have
that second eternal, and bcwilig her head on
his breast, wept silently nnd bitterly. His lip
quivered and tears stood in his eyes. la
bar! 97.' 97.’ drperhe-foi-donc!” cried the ser
geant. The brother kissed the girl on both
cheeks, nnd in a moment was hid by the great
door, behind which none joldiprs can go.
I walked behind ihe poor girl as she returned
home. She lived nut far from Notre Dame.— .
She occupied a room in the garret, for I saw
her open the window, and sitting near it, bury
hi.r face in her hands.
Tne Cadets at West Point.
[From tha last Mount Vernon Record, published
under the auspices of the Ladies’ Mount A eruon
Association.)
There is a whisper full of promise to the
future of our country in the beautiful appreci
ation of the noble character of their great
brother-in-arms which pervades the nursery
of the American army, as evinced by the sub
joined earnest and characteristic letter from
the West Point Academy. Ih • contribution
of those warm-hearted young soldiers bears
off the palm for liberality over every similar
company, in proportion to their numbers, ex
cept a Masonic Lodge in Mobile, whose sub
scription was given with a view only to the _
wealth and patriotism of its members.
As the soldier thinks of that home of the
nation’s affections which his filial devotion has
aided to secure, aad remembers the brave (
deeds that were accomplished under the wise
generalship of the nation's father, w ill not his
heart beat high with emulation, and his life
itself be deemed worthily devoted in defending
from every foe that country so gloriously set
free:
West Point. N. Y., April 19, 1859.
Honored The Corps of Culet* of the United
States Military Academy, devoted to the military
service of their country, and surrounded, as they are
at West Point, by stirring mementoes of the past, en
thusiastically sympathize in your exalted admiration
aud veneration for the "Father of his Country,"
whose character, inasmuch as while first in war, he
was also first in peace, presents the loftiest example '
that the young American soldier can emulate.
Nothing could more illustriously exhibit the patri-
I otism of the ladies of America than the noble object
■ of the society of which you are the Regent, to pur- |
I chase aud preserve forever sacredly intact, the site of i
Washington's tomb.
We are particularly grateful for the opportunity af
forded us to aid iu wresting fron. the destroying pow
'er of time the tomb of a soldier, whose every blow
was struck for his country’s liberty, while not a
thought was turnetf to his own aggrandizement; a
statesman, whose only ambition was to secure the i
prosperity of his country : a Christian, whose ardent i
* desire was for the approval of the Deity, without au
; eye to the applause of man.
The cause is holy. It is peculiarly fit that those
‘ who, in soul,cau claim kindred with a mother who
! sleeps on the bank of the Rappahannock —whose vir-
* lues endeared her to her eotemporaries, and whose
; instructions formed the noble spirit of a Washington
j —it is well, we say, that those who arc allied to her
( who needs no menument to baud her memory and
virtues down to all coming generations, other than the
* simplu slab in -jibed, “ JAi/y. Mother U o«A
--' inotun.o should undertake aud finish a work too sa-
I ere’l to be finished by the sterner sex,
Inclosed you will find the amount of our contribu. j
' lions, by which wc expect rather to testify our appre- ;
station of your glorious undertaking than to achieve
any noteworthy assistance towards the consummation j
-of so patriotic and commendable a purppee.
Most respectfully yours.
|The above letter, ad<lic-se<i to Miss Ann I
Pamela CutiniiigliHiir, was signed by 229 Uni
ted Mate* cadets, and covers an inclostire of
9458, being <2 tor each cadet.’ ItMliigbly
creditable to the patriotism of these young
soldiers.,
“Too much of a Good Thing.”
i o g wise rasa will speak welt of bis aeigblmr, lore
b» w,i--. sod P*y tot hi’ uewspaper.”
We would’hav* no oljertion to any wise’in
dividual s[»-akh,g well <<f u* ami rww paying
for our nwws|mp*r. but iu tlse press* of M*
luviadiiae effwtioo «n oar sftoaae, we fan-line
to the opinion that “ fnnebentg ungkt get hurt.''
| QUHJ'
OFFICE IN RALSTONS Bi’ILDING, THIRD STREET.
M7VCO2ST, GKOKGIJV, JUNE 25, 1859.
Items from the Tfew York H.r-
ALD, JUNE 13TH.
Letters from the American Minister at the
Court of Berlin express the opinion that the
war will eventually involve the whole of Eu
rope, The miuor German States arc anxious
to take part iq it, bgt prnss|t> will maintain
her position of neutrality it possible.
The letter of our correspondent in Munich,
Bavaria, published tld» ntoruing, Is pot of a
highly important character, os tending to elu
cidate the feeling which exists in some of the
States of the German Confederation towards
France and Austria whilst fighting in Italy.—
The governinont of Bavaria, although profes
sing neutrality, had ordered all tne great lines
of railway to be placed at the use of the Aus
trian officers fur t||o purpose of convening an
army of forty-five thousand men io the suene
of conflict. The advance guard of this force
had reached the city, and both officers and
men were received with the greatest enthusi
asm—the ladies throwing them bouquets and
I the men crying eitatt for Francis Joseph.—
General Clutn-Gallas, Austrian commander in
the Tyrol, had sent hjs stud of wop chargers,
consisting of twenty pure blooded Arabians, to
Munich. Bavaria excuses herself for this
course by asserting that the Austrian tinny of
Bohemia forms part of the force of the German
Confederation
Geueral Dodge, late Minister to Spain, is
not very sanguine as to the acquisition of Cu- i
baby our government. He had an interview |
with the President on Saturday. The Genur- j
al sneaks highly of the Spanish people and of'
the Queeu >|other. He also expresses the
opinion that the new Minister from this coun- I
try will be <juite popular in Madrid.
Our Buenos Ayres correspondents, writing I
on the 19th of April, say that there was little .
doubt but General Urquiza would soon invade
the province, in order, if possible, to aeaitt.sub
ject it to the rule of the Argentine Confedera
tion. active prej:aia[.ip|is wepe p>ade fo|- a '
defence, but the people were divided >R eenti- i
ment. The prosecution of the editor Calvo, I
by the government, had weakened its power |
very much. The sons of foreigners not citi- ,
zetw were forced to serve in the army. Hon. j
James B. Peden and Hon. 8.-C. Xancey were j
both in Buenos Avres.
A New Filibustering Expedi.
TION.
The New York Tribune gives an account of i
what is styled a new fillibuetering expedition,
now organizing, and to be called the "Knights
of the Golden Circle.” It is to consist of two
legions—one in the V. States, and png in Cu- ,
ba. The Tribune, which obtained its informa- ,
tion from a printed Circular, says:
Each legion is to consist of ten thousand men
and their officers, besides commissary, surgi
cal and conveyance departments. The Amer- !
ican legion is to include a regitueut of cavalry ’
a regiment of mounted riflemen, a regiment of
artillery, five regiments of infantry, and arescrv- j
edguard. Tlieheadquartersofthisrecentmilita
ry organization appear to be the city of Baltimore
and the central authority seems to be vested in a ,
war board, composed a commandpr-in-chitif l
and of brigadier generals, appointed or to be -
appointed one for each of the ten regiments.—
From this board emanates the selection ofCol- ,
onels. The colonels select their own captains,
but they must lie commissioned from the cen
tral authority. The captains select their own i
inferioreffieera, whomust,however, benpproved
by the colonels. The colonel is also to select
for himself a lieutenant-colonel and two ma
jors, and the four together are to agree unon j
some suitable person as brigadier general, to j
be commissioned and placed on the general j
staff. The chief business of the colonels and
their inferior officers appears to be, at present,
the enlistment of men and the raising of funds.
The members are each to pay one dollar ini
tiation fee, aud also a weekly tax of ten cents, j
A fund for the purchase of arms, ammunition
and general outfit is to he raised by the sale of |
scrip, in which all the subordinate officers are ,
to lie employed. This scrip is issued in sums
of five, ten, twenty, fifty, or one humired, or
one thousand dollars, and it is to be paid for
either in cash, in powder, lead, iron, cotton
doth, red or blue flannel, tobacco, train oil,
shoes, blankets, spades, 4c„ or partly in prom- ■
issory notes of short dates. The soldiers who j
may enlist in this expedition are promised each j
a grant of six thousand four hundred acres of ,
land, also seven dollars a month in specie and
and seven in scrip: arms, ammunition, uni- .
forms, 4c„ to be furnished by the ls>ard of war
before leaving American soil. The men, it is .
stated, can pursue their ordinary business till
November.
Crops-Health- W eather.
Notwithstanding the crops in this section are :
! some two weeks later than usual, owing to the
' cold and wet weather that we have had early
in the Spring, they are looking, though small, ‘
vet remarkably well. We hear of cotton Isdls
and corn silks in many directions, and we ean '
at this time, see no good reason why our far j
iners should not wake a full crop, they having
rain in due season.
The health of the country continues remark
ably g'Hid, in fact we have heard of no sickness
whatever, and we are forced to the conclusion 1
that the day is at hand when our people will J
spend both their money nnd time at home—
which is proper.
The weather continue* warm, we were visit- ,
ed on Monday and Tuesday evening last, with
( very acceptable showers, which was gtssl as ,
I far as they went, they not extending more than
half a mile from town. We would be pleased
! to see another of the same sort, about Sunday.
Albany Jhitriot.
The Power of Eloquence.
It is statetl by one of our exchanges that the
liev. George Trask lectured so powerfully a
few days ago against the use of tobaeou, that
several of hi* audience went liome and burned
their s,-gars— heading our end of tken in their
tnoutks.
This reminds us of an acquaintance of ours
that ulxat attended a lempenuiee muelihtf, im
medutU-ly after nhuh be determined to de
stroy all tLe “ vile stull" iu his possession— by
I dnnhtny <l. QUIIJ’.
Jinx- Miller xxn “Jt xn s.”-The Pendtotoi.
(S. C.) Messenger, in a sketch of the "Old
Stone Meeting-H use,” in that town, after
speaking of several celebrities buried in the
grave-yard, says:
Beneath a duster of cedar* repose all tha’
is mortal of John Miller, printer. We lingei
ed long by hie grave, fiir liij evunttul life af
forded us food lor niedituth n. If we ci uld
have seen ;md conversed wit|t his decendunts,
who live ip tfiis vicinity, we could have gain
a fuller sketch of him. Mr. Miller was the
oldest typo in the State. For the publication
of Junius's letters—the author of those pa
pers he well knew—he was expelled from En
gland He canto to South Carolina: probably
worked for a vvhile in the ofliee of the first pa
per publish d >n tip* fistaty, qt Ch;trlesp>n, ami
thpncg rp|i|ona| to pendlstott, using tha press
which Getieral Greene hud in his campaign ;
lie did job work until he commenced the pub
lication of the Pendleton Messenger, the sec
ond paper published in this Stjitg.
The worltj pas speculated much as to the au
thorship of Junius, but John Miller carried the
secret to his grave qt tbg tjld S(ong
Ijotysp. pnd lips jest po iptoniiatiou as to die
name of the author.
Editorial Life.—There is so much of truth
in the following, from the pen of Capt War
ry<(tt. thqtwe must beqllowlcd to quote it. But
few readers ever think of the labor and care
devolving upon an editor—one who vastly
feels his responsibility. Captain Marryatt
says: “I know how a periodical will ever wear
down one’s existence. In itself it appears
nothing ; the labor is not n,tr to it in
the lutiqr; it is the continual attention it re
quires. Your life becomes, as it were, the re
|jqb|icqt|on. One d»y,« pape* is no sooner
Corrected and printed, than on comes another
It is the stone of Sisyphus, an endless repeti
tion of toil, and constant weight upon the in
tellect and spirits, demanding all the exertion
of your faculties, some times you are compell
utl to tha severesj drudgery, ‘K> write for a
paper is vury well but to edit one is to con
demn yourself to slavery.”
City of Macon.
The Bainbridge Argus of the 15th instant
says:
There arc few cities in our country improv
ing more rapidly than this. Wc learn from
the State Press of the Bth Inst., that the late
Mo’es Barnes purchased a few years ago a I
hi use nnd lot for SI,BOO and that on the >th
inst., his administrator sold the same to James
A. Nisbet for $5,336, one half cash and the
other on twelve months time with interest, ma
king the s tlp equivalent to cash. This is cer
tainly evidence of prosperity. In 1823 th<
first lots, we believe, were sold. In proportion
to her population no city in our knowledge
surpasses her in intelligence and moral worth.
When we resided there ten years ago, we hao
po idea that she would ipcce*se so rapidly iv
importance, although among her population,
then, were a number of the most enterprising
nnd intelligent men. Without wishing to give
offence, we may say, thnt, to Mr. Rose, of the
Jon ital <U Messenger, is she more indebted,
than to any other one man.
Beaten !—Morphy has been beaten. Mr.
Thompson (with a p) performed the operation.
Says the N. ¥' Sun :
Mr. Paul Morphy and Mr. Thompson played
their second game of Cheis at the Morphy
Chess Rooms, corner Fourth-street and Broad
way, yesterday afternoon. The spacious hull
was crowded with lookers-on, whose interest in
the game never scented to flag, although it
lasted from one to three o’clock P. M. After
a long and skillful contest, Mr. Morphy re
signed. to the utter astonishment of the look
ers-on. who had hitherto deemed him invinci
ble. A third game was commenced at a quar- j
ter past three o’clock, P. M., and continued
until five o’clock, when the contestants adjour
ned to the New York Chess Club Rooms, where
at a late h ur in the evening, the game resul
ted in the defeat of Mr. Tl ompson. In both
games Mr. Morphy allowed his opponent the
advantage of one knight.
Ax Ethnological Fact. —Mrs. Swisslielm,
in her letters to young ladies, says that “ eve
ry country girl knows how to color red with
madder.” This (says a witty exchange) we
believe to be an ethnological fact, as we have
always noticed that, w ith all girls, the mndder
they get the redder they are.
»* * »
Mp.s. Partington on Marriage.—“ When a
woman, says Mrs. Partington has once mar
ried with a congealing heart, and one that
lieats responsible to her own, she will never
want to enter the maritime statu again,”
Pull his Ear* Ladies!—The Atlantic Month
ly has said that ‘‘woman is a link between
heaven and earth Prentice irreverently re
marks: “Sois a sausage I”
Alleged Plot to Assassinata Na-
POLEON-
The Paris correspondent of the London Star
i asserts that two priests have been arrested at
; Alessandria and ehot, having been detected in
a conspiracy on the life of the Emperor.
Another Great Trot~Flora Temple again
Victorious.
New York, June 16.—Flora Temple beat
! Princess two straight heats, in a trotting match
1 on Long Island, to-day
A Madman Getting up Steam.--We learn
j a negro man w as recently left nt a bouse in this
' ciity for sale, and was mhxi thereafter found
; ts> be subject to fits of derangement. In one
of these fits, a few nights ago, he made his es
cape front the house, proceeded to the Opelika
Depot, and commenced firing up one ol the
engiiK's. He got up a hot tire, without water
in the boiler. Finding that the engine did
not move, and being wholly uaacquainted
with its operation, he attributed the ohs(ruc
tion to the tender, nnd w as proceeding to cut
the flues communicating between it ami the
locomotive, when he was discovered aud bls
I arrest alleuipted. Being a fellow of great
■tnitglh, it *»•• with di culty that be wn«
ma-Ureil by three men. one of whom tan
, IroJiMiati) dtily remarked: And be Jaber*,
> tl be ba>l only water in the butler, bed have
been in Mmilgomery or in h—ll by this time!"
• Cvl. Eiupt<rti t
Fl)« )JJ 3t(Lf )’ J3.i3 20.
J-yf" We devote a largo portion of our spac<
t -day to the correspondence on the Africa,
Slave Trade between Hon. Wm. L. Yancey, of
Alabama, and J. D. Deßow, Esq., Editor of
Deßor's Review. The wpllaistglflisheil repu
tation of botli gentlemen will undoubtedly se
cure a general reading for their respective com
inunications on one of the most interesting am
important agtyacts now before the .Southed
people,
Macon Directory.
I have for some time contemplated and hav<
already prepared material for publishing ii
the ccuree of thjg sgit ( mur u compfate Macon
Directory. Jt will be neatly printed am
bound in a small volume well tilled With u va
riety of local ami general imforniation. A lint
ited number of business cards w ill I c inserted
at moderate rates. A prospectus giving fyj
thcr information will be n-m >m>w.
L. C. rowland.
The Chatham A tlllery.
This Qmupgiiy reauhod Macon yesterday ot
their return from their excursion trip to Na-li
ville. It was a source of general regret tha
they arrived on Sunday, as it prevented out
companies from extending them the cqstomary
military honors qqtj deprived our citizen- of '
the pleasure of seeing them parade in theii .
imposing uniform. They attended church du
ring the day—dined nt the Lanier House at the
invitation of Mr. Cuyler—nnd left for home las
night.
Accident.
A very tinforknnafe aeculent tweurred nt this
city la-t Saturday afternoon. We ate inform
ed th ,t Master Thomas Collins, who had been
out on a hunting expedition, entered the store
of Mr, Elijah Bond, with a donble-ba rel gnn
on his shoulder, and accidentally letting tin
gun fall it exploded mid lodged the contents
of both barrels in the legs of Mr. Bond and a
Mr. Swift, of YliUtifo w h n imppuneil to be sit
ting in the door-way ; a shot also crossed the '
street and passed through the coat sleeve ol
Dr. John 11. Ellis. A considerable number <>t
shot, we understand, have been extract d from
the wounds of both Mr. Bond aud Mr. Swift,
but we are happy to learn that nvi(|i<T of (he ,
gentlemen me very seriously injured. No j
doubt our young friend "Tom'’ t>-ils worse |
from the occurrence than either of the wound- !
ed parties.
To the Democratic Delegates for
THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DIST
RICT.
There being some diversity of opinion
’hroughont the District ns to the proper tion- i
ami place for holding the next Democratic I
Congressional Convention for the Third Dis ,
triet, and while the Delegates from Bibb conn |
ty are ready and willing to meet their brethren i
from other counties m any time ami tiny place •
hey may deem best, for the purpose of settling I
the question, would snggt st Macon as a sti't- I
able place ami Tuesday the 12th July next the
proper time for holding said Convention. —
Should this siiggestioil lllict the views of Dele
gates from other comities, and they will signi
fy the same to its either by litter to any ot the
Delegates of Bibb or through the public print*,
we will have all things in readmes* and be
happy to meet them in Mn<«*U at that time.—
Democratic papers p)ea*e copy.
JOHN J. GRESHAM, j e
WM. F. WILBURN, I = ?
L. M. LAMAR, r ’ £ ®
C. A. THARP. S " 5
SAM L HUNTER. J ’ £
It will be seen by the above that the i
Bibb County Delegates t<> the Third Congres
sional Deutocratio Convention recommend
Macon as the place, and Tuesday. July 12. as
the day for holding said Convention. We ■
hope this proposition will meet with genera!
acceptance from the different Comity Delega
tions, although we are perfectly w tiling, as our <
Delegates state in their card, to tield to any j
amendment that a majority of the Delegate
may propose. Macon is perhaps, the most ac
cessiblemidconvenientpointinthe District, an 1
with regard to the day above designated it may I
be urged:
Ist. It is in the week - fl<7/oicin</the day fixed j
upon by the Opposition party to nominate
their candidate.
2nd. The Wesleyan Female College Com- i
tnencement will take place about the same
time and will probably induce many delegates
to attend, who might not otherwise be pres
ent.
3d. The Iverson dinner at Griffin will be
on the 14th, and consequently it will be very
conveniout for tho»e Delegates to attend it, who
may desire to do so, after holding the Conven
tion here.
Let the various delegations take these things
into consideration and have a definite under
standing among themselve s as soon us possible.
We will cheerfuully publish, and here in
vite, communications on the subject from all
the counties in the district.
Eds. State Press.
Democratic Sta‘e Con ven ion.
This body representing the will of the De
mocracy of Georgia have (as heretofore an
nounced) unanimously re-noniinatod Gov.
BitowN.for re-election to the post which he
has filled with so much and such geticral sat
isfaction. His faithful, vigilant, energetic -in !
honest administration of the affairs of the
State entitle him to this attestation of un
qualified commendation. Elected by a large
majority before, his re-election will be an un
precedented triumph of numbers. Indeed we
can scarcely anticipate any opposition from
even an *• Op|M»ition Party" to our gallant
standard bearer.
The endorsement of the principle* announc
ed by the National Convention of Cincinmtti.
was proper, and elicits a cordial response from
' the great Democratic heart, that beats tru<
! to the principles of Con-titiitional equality
am) State Rights therein promulgated.
Upon the 2nd Resolution, to uliii-lt we in-
I vite spis-inl nnd partietilariocd attention, we
| propose to offer but a few remarks. It reads
' a« follows:
2. Riodetd, That we have confidence in the
ability ami patrioti-m <> J»im- Bucl.amin the
Previilent of the United ’Mti.es. aad th it the
Democratic ami National principles deefarvd
and set tort It iu btslusug r*l A*l dress ami An
anal .Vessage* u|am tin- atlfa|e*t ol eiavery
meet the approval ot the Guurgia lleinuc
• racy.
TERMS-TffO DOLLARS IN ADVANCE.
NUMBER So.
Now on a close examination of this resolu
ioii the inference is unmistakable and clear,
that the Convention did not intend to endorse
the entire administration of James Biciianax.
I he words used indicate simply that "the na
iomil ami Democratic principles declared ami
set forth in his Inanaural Address and annual
Messages on the snbp-ct of slavery meet the
pproval of the Geonfia Democracy; ami so far
is this endorsement goes, we most cordially
igrce with the Convention, for the whole
"oiith, without distinction of party, did and do
endorse Mr. Buchanan this far, and the ques
tion of slavery upon which the most impoij
rant interests of the South depend, having
ueen by him fairly and justly set forth and de
moded in his Inaugural Address and Messages,
nay account tor the compliment paid him in
he commencement of the resolution. Now
is to " h;s ability and patriotism” we neither
•cmird him as n fool nr an unprincipled man,
i liidi would bo the reverse of this proposi
r on. On the contrary we believe him to be
i man of ‘•ability.” and his patriotism is be
yond donbt, for he has never done aught that
could be regarded as treason. With many acts
if his administration we radically differ with
him—the tameness of hie foreign policy—the
Inriff protection—the Walker outrage, <fcc.,
ire all questions upon which our well settled
'pinions and convictions are antagonistic to
his. His views as expressed by Mr. Cass on
the question of American citizenship giving no
protection to him who claims it abroad but
leaving him to be kicked and cuffed without any
redross, we eannot and do not endorse. We
thereupon think in giving those acts of his ad
ministration which we condemn the charity bf I
-ilence, and only endorsing what we specially
ipprove the Convention has acted wisely and
its quitui endorsement of a part, contains such
i tacit condemnation of the balance as evi
dences their ability and patriotism as well as
a jnst appreciation and discrimination of Mr.
Bichanan's official acts.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
jMRe* • w
ARRIVAL OF THE
Anglo-Saxon.
SANGUINARY BATTLE!!
Quebec, June 18.—The steamship Anglo-
Saxon has arrived, with Liverpool dates to
June Bth.
Commercial News.
Liverpool, June 8. —The sales of cotton for
the pa-t three business days were 17,000 bales.
The market generally closed dull, with little
enquiry, mid feeble prices, and some circulars I
-ay at a d< cline of l-Bd.
Liverpool Breadstuff's Market.—The market I
010-es very dull, and all qualities have slightly |
declined.
Loud hi Money Market.—Consols closed at '
93 1-2 a 93 3 4.
General News.
A ver.< sanguinary battle is reported to have
been (ought near Milan, in which the Austrians
were defeated, with a loss of twenty-five thou
sand Lille 1, disabled, and made prisoners.
The French Sardinian loss is estimated at j
twelve thousand.
The Austrians had evacuated Milan.
[The Reporter is fearful that there may Lie '
o'oe error in the general news reported above, 1
but he ha- given the sub.-tance ot the dispatch,
as he understands it.]
SECOND DISPATCH.
The battle was fought at the town of Ma
genta.
Nap ileon's dispatches claim a decisive vic
tory mid say that the French took seven thou
sand Austrian prisoners, and placed twelve
thousand in a disabled c. ndition. llexiaptur
ed three cannons, two standards; and esti
mates their own loss at three thousand, but it
is rumored in Paris that the French loss is from
nine to twelve thousand.
The forces engaged in the great battle, are
reported to have been from one hundred and
fifty to one hundred nnd eighty thousand Aus
trians. and troin one hundred to one hundred
and thirty thousand French.
The Austrian accounts differ and speak of
the battle with varying successes on both
sides.
The battle was still undecided on the Gth of
June.
Great losses on both sides are reported.
Gen. McMahon has been created Marshal
mi l Duke of Magenta.
Baragmiy D’Hilliers has been superceded by
Gen. Forey.
Four Austrian Generals, and five staff offi- |
eels, wire wounded.
Gen. Hess commanded the Austrians, and ;
! the Emperor Napoleon, the French.
Paris was illuminated when the intelligence '
I 'if the battle was received.
Gen. Espenasso was killed.
Marshal Canrobcrt was mortally wounded.
There were five French Marshals and Gen
' erals wounded.
Milan had revolted, and declared in favor of
the King of Sardinia.
The Austrians retired from Milan, but the
French had not occupied it.
Later rumors from the sent of war detract
somewhat from the extent of the French vic
tory.
It was believed that proposals for peace
would follow the entrance of the French into
Milan.
Business at the Paris Bourse was active, and
I rates ruled higher.
| Peiisonai..—Among the passengers by the
Golden Age, arrived at San Francisco, May 15,
' were the following: Miss Rosalie Durand,
Miss G Hodson, Mr. W 3. Lyster, Mr. Fred
Lister, Mr. Rietf. Mr. F. Trevor, Miss Ada
King, mid Mr. and Mrs. Bondinot. These ar
ri-ts con-titiite the •• New OrlauD* English
i ' Ipera Troupe," and are under an engagement
with Mr. Maguire of the Opera House in that
1 city.
Tun Sai hiitakv or War has returned from
\ rgimn. slid is seriously ill, llis health has
Isen iL.lmmg for several nr'iitlm. and unless
an imp 'i< iui-iit mam takes place, hi* retire
ment from the Cabinet will batxu >e oe.eaaary.
In that event it ie exp i ted tin A Charles J.
Faulkner, ul \ irgitua, will L* up; pinted to tin*
* laiaucy,- Italtimurr Arnrrit'an.
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From the Montgomery Advertiser and Gazette.
Correspofldence--The Slave
TRADE.
Montgomery, June 13, 1859.
Messrs. Editors:—l enclose for publication
the written correspondence, as conflicting views
and misapprehensions have been expressed, in
regard to the objects of the formation of the
African Labor Supply Association.
I was not present when this association was
formed, ami was not consulted either in refer
ence to its aims or to my selection a.s one of
the alternate orators. While lam grateful for
this evidence of esteem and confidence, it is
but due to the association and to myself to say
that 1 am not prepared at present to go farther
than is justified by the minority report and
resolution upon the subject of the African
s ave trade, made by me to the Southern Con
vention when in session at this place, in May,
1858, and which was in substance adopted by
the same body recently in session at Vicks
burg, by a large majority.
Further reflection has but confirmed me in
the opinion then expressed, that tlie federal
laws prohibiting the African slave trade and
punishing it as piracy are unconstitutional, and
at war with the fundamental policy of tho
South ; and, therefore, ought to be repealed.
I am further satisfied that the agitation of
this question is beneficial. It has already serv
ed to develope (not to create) much unsound
ness in our midst upon the question of slavery;
and one of the advantages of discussion will be
to correct these erroneous views and to warn
our peopleof those amongst us who are radically
unsound upon the principles which underlie
that institution. It is wisdom to ascertain
wherein we are weak, that we may fortify our
position upon that point and use extra vigi
lance against attack.
Until within the last twenty-five or thirty
years, there had prevailed an unbroken calm
in the South upon the moral aspect of the
slavery question. Taking its rise in the wild
and reckless radicalism of the red republican
French school, the opinion had rooted itself in
Virginia and thence bad spread over the whole
South—and was taught in its religion—that
slavery was morally wrong, was founded in
kidnapping and conducted in cruelty : and it
was defended solely upon the ground that it
was impracticable to get rid of it. It was in
the midst of this unhealthy state of the public
mind that the Federal laws, declaring the Af
rican slave trade to be piracy, were enacted.
The aggressions of abolitionism, however,
begat an antagonism of opinion at the South,
and under Mr. Calhoun’s lead, and under the
influence of his great mind, a sounder and wis
er and safer opinion took root, and has spread
until it has become the prevailing belief that
African slavery is both morally mid politically
right—not only because it is in our midst with
out our being responsible for its origin here,
but also because it has always existed nnd been
protected by both human and divine law.
If Mr. Calhoun had paid any attention to tho
absurd protest which is very occasionally made
against disturbing the quiet of the South on
this question, we never should have made tho
great progress we have attained in placing the
institution on the high and defensible ground it
now occupies.
For one, I am unwilling to see continued up
on the statute book these semi-abolition laws,
but desire to see the subject of slavery taken
from the grasp of the general government—and
that government only be allowed to act upon
it to protect it.
Whether tho African slave trade shall bo •
carried on should not depend on that govern
ment, but upon the -will ot each slaveiioldiug
State. To that tribunal alone should the ques
tion be submitted; and by the decision ofthat
tribunal alone should the Southern people
abide. Yours respectfully,
W. L. Yancey.
Moxtgomiy. Ai.a., 23d May, 1831*.
J. D. Deßow, Esq., New Orleans :
Dear Sir: — I see by the newspapers, that
an African Labor Supply Association was form
ed at Vicksburg, just after the adjournment
of the late Southern Convention. In the pub
lished proceedings I also notice that Mr. Spratt
was selected to deliver an address at the next
meeting of the Association, and I was chosen
as one of two alternates.
The Constitution of the association, as it ap
pears in the public prints, is indefinite as to
the designs of the association, or 1 should rath
er say, as the manner in which it will promote
the supply of African labor.
1 therefore address you, as the President of
the Association, and request of you a full ex
planation of the aims of the Association, and
of the means by which it is to bo obtained.—
Particularly, I desire to be informed, whether
the Association, in the event that the laws of
the United States against the importation of
Africans, as slaves cannot be repealed or de
clared unconstitutional, designs to encourage
the slave trade between this country and Afri
ca. Cuba and Brazil in violation of those laws.
[Signed.] Yours respectfully,
W. L. Yancey.
Artesian Springs, Miss., June 3d. 1859.
My Dear Siu :—Your favor of the 23d May,
directed to New Orleans, has been forwarded
to me at this point.
I cannot think for a moment, that anything
in my own character, or that of the gentlemen
who were most active in forming the “African
Labor Supply Association,” to which you ad
vert, would warrant the inference, that under
its cover are countenanced a design of violat
ing, in any' event or under any circumstances,
in the letter or the spirit, the Constitution ami
laws of the country. These gentlemen whose
I names arc before the public, are among the
I most intelligent and reputable citizens of Miss-
I issippi, Arkansas ami Lmisiana, and although
I I was not consulted by them, in any of the steps
I which preceded the formation of the association,
I am not less grateful for the decided mark ot
confidence and consideration they evinced in
selecting me us the permanent presiding ofl
cer.
It w.uld be more complimentary certainly
to my pride, to regard your letter, as tbatsini
plyof a friend, perhaps I may add from hi*
antecedents, a sympathiser, haling in view on
ly a reply, which his conviction taught, would
set aright before the public and upon grounds
which must meet its approval, a movement
about which it scents there has been iiiisriqs.
resentation and misappreliension.
Toone who has observed tin-signs of the
times, the evidence is irresistible. that the ques
tion ot labor supply is at this moment, attract
ing in every part of the South and of the South-
West, a degree of attention which has never
been accorded to it la-fore. stimulated as that ’ i
question is. by the almost Ixhiihllcss, and now i
but partially occupied domain, in our pot-'-- .
sion or within our reach, adapted to rich and I
productive cultivation: by the im reaaing <L
nmnil, ami enhanced prices obtained for every i
description of product peculiar to that domain, I
ami bv the unprecedented rise in the i aloe
of the only species of labor which it is capable I
of employing, thus diverting it from every nth
, er channel of industry into a single absorbing
l one -
; In the contingency which thus presents itself,
I but two alternatives exist from which a choice
I can be made by the people of the South : the
one being to await with folded arms that com
. Ing of |H>pu)utioii and of labor which n ill he
I the result of natural increase, in which wiv j
shall have the disadvantage that other and
eoMpeting countrie* arc not dependent j-Ji/v
upon auch increase ; am) the other, to adotst |
j the Hu* of policy pursue*! in those countries, j, I
a. to o|m*u the door* and invite and pn mote I
the eoming of lala*rer« from every quarter, ,
The Utter expedient ha» been taxed, it * add I
I appear, to it» utmoet limits iluiiug a |«-riud of I
J ab jut half a tciitury and the practical fruit* I