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Experience having sealed the point, that 1 Iris Trade cannot Ac abolis'ted by the use of force, and that blockading sqnaclrmis serve on ly to make i( mere profitable and morn cruel, I am surpris’d that the attempt is psrsisted in, wt less it serves as a cloak i® some other pur- p'ses. 3' would ho firr bettor than it now is, fertile African, if the trade was free from all' restrictions, an J left to the mitigation and decay ■which time an! competition vfo. surely bring nbout. If kidnapping, both secretly and by war ma le for tint purpose, could be by any means prevented in Africa, the next greatest blessing you could bestow upon that country world Fa to transport its actual slaves in com- fortablo vessels across the Atlantic. Though they might be perpetual bondsmen, still, they would emerge from darkness into light—from barbarian to civilization—from idolatry' to Christianity—in short from death to life. I3ui lotus leave tha African slave trade, which Ins so signally defeated the Philan thropy of the world, nnd turn to American Savory, to which you have now directed your 1 tension, and ng-iinst which a crusade has been preached as enthusiastic and ferocious as that of Pofor the Hermit—destined, I believe, to be ob nit at successful. And here let me say, there is not a vast difference between the two, (bough you may not acknowledge l».— The wisdom of ages has concurrod in the jus tice and expediency of establishing rights by prescriptive use, however tortious in their ori gin they may have been. You would deem a man insane whose keen sense of equity would lead him to denounce your right to the lands you hold, and which perhaps you inherited from a long lino of ances’ry, because your title was • derived from a Saxon or Norman conqueror, and your lands ware originally wrested by vio lence from tho vanquished Britons. And so would the New England Abolitionist regard any ono who would insist that he should rcsto'e his farm to tho descendants of the slaughtered Red men to whom God had as clearly given it as he gave life and freedom to the kidnapped African. That time docs not consecrate wrong, is a fallacy which all history exposes; sad which tho best and wisest men of all ages and professions of religious faith have denied. The means, therefore, whatever they may have been, by which the African race now in this country have been reduced to slavery, cannot affect us, since they are our property, as your land is yours, by inheritance or purchase and prescriptive right. You will say that man cannot hold properly in man. The answer is, that he can and actually docs hold property in his fellow all the world over, in a variety of forms, and has always done so. I will show presently his authority for doing it. If you were to ask me whether I was an ad- vocato of slavery in tlse abstract, I should pro bably answer that I am not, according to my understanding of the question. I do not like (odoai in abstractions. It seldom leads to any useful ends. There are few universal truths. I do not now reniomber any single moral truth universally acknowledged. We have no as surance that it is given to our finite understand ing to comprehend abstract moral truth. A- part from Revelation and tho Inspired Wri tings, what idea should we have even of God, Salvation and Immortality ? Let the Heathen answer. Justice itself is impalpable as an ab straction, and abstract liberty the merest phan-. tasy that ever amused the imagination. This world was made for man, and man for the world as it is. Ourselves, our relations with one another and with all matter are real, not ideal. I might say that I am no more in favor ofslavery in the abstract, than I am of poverty, disease, deformity, .idiorjr- or an y other ine- « -»*v n ‘ in0 condition of the human family. »>.... X ». . r - , jJj a Millenium sucii as God has promised. But what would it amount to ? A pledge that I would join you to set about eradicating those apparently inevitable evils of our nature, in equalizing the condition of all mankind, con summating the perfection of our race, and in troducing the Millenium / By no means.— To effect these things belongs exclusively to a Higher Power. And it would bo well for us to leave the Almighty to perfect His own works and fulfil his own Covenant^, Especially, as the history of all the past shows how entirely futile all human efforts have proved, when made for the purpose of aiding Him in carry ing out even his revealed designs, and how in variably he has accomplished them by uncon scious instruments, and in the face of human expectation. Nay, more, that every attampt which has been made by fallible man to extort from the wo rid obedience to his “ abstract” notions of right and wrong, lias been invariably attended with calamities, dire, and extended just in proportion to the breadth and vigor of the improvement. On slavery in the abstract, then, it would not he nmias to have as little as possible to say. Let us contemplate it a a it is. And thus contemplating it, the first question we have to ask ourselves is, whether it is con trary to the will of God, as revealed to us in His Holy Scriptures—the only certain means given us lo ascertain His will. If it is, then ala. very is a sin. And I admit at once that every man is bound to set his face against it, and to emancipate his slares should he hold any. Let us open these Holy Scriptures. In the 20;h chapter of Exodus, seventeenth verse, I find the following words : “ Thou slialt not cov et thy neighbor’s bouse, thou shalt not co'vet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man servant, nor his maid servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy ■eighborV*— which is the Tenth of those commandments that declare tha essential principles of the great mornllaw de- livarevl to Moses by God himsolf. Now, dis- •carding all technical and verbal quibbling as wholly uaworthy to be used in interpreting the Word of God, what is tho plain meaning, undoubted intent, and true spirit of this com- mandment 1 Does it not emphatically and ex plicitly forbid you to disturb your neighbor in the enjoyment of his property; nnd more es pecially of that which is here specifically men tioned as being lawfully and by this command- iDcru made sacredly his ? Prominent in the catalogue stands his “ man servant and maid servant,” who are thus distinctly consecrated as his property nnd guarantied to him for his exclusive benefit iu tlie most solemn manner. You attempt to avert .the otherwise irresistible conclusion that slnvery’ wai thus ordained by (Jod, by declaring that the word “ slave” is not used here, and is not to 'be found in tne Bible. And I have seen many luarned dissertations on this point from abolition pons, (t is wall known that both tho Hebrew and the Greek .words translated “servant” in the Soripture, ,-mean also and most usually " slave.” The yse of the one word instead of the other wm a .more matter of taste with the translators of the Bible, «s it has been with all the cotnmenta- ttors and religious writers, the latter of whom ■have, I believe, for the most part, adopted the term “ slave,” or used both terms indiscrimi nately. If then, these Hebrew and Greek words include the idea of both systems of ser vitude, the conditional and unconditional, they .ihouhl r.s the major includes die minor propo sitions, be always translated “ slaves unless the sense of the whole text forbids it. The real question, then is, what idea is intended to be conveyed by the words used in the com mandment quoted 1 And it is clear to my mind that ns no limitation is affixed to them, and the express intention was to secure to man kind the peaceful enjoyment of every species of property’, that the terms Men-servants and Maid-servants include all classes of servants, and establish a lawful, exclusive, and indefea sible interest equally in the “ Hebrew Brother who shall go out in the seventh year and “ the yearly lured servant,” and those “ purchased from "the heathen round about,” who were to be “ Bond-men forever,” as the property of their fellow-man. You cannot deny that there were among the Hebrews ** Bond-men for ever.” [TO HE CONTINUED.] DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. Milledoeville, June 10, 1845 At a Convention of tho Democratic party of Georgia, assembled this day in the Represen tative Chamber, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Governor of Georgia, on mo tion of the Hon. Francis H. Cone, of the coun ty of Muscogco, Gen. Valentine Walker, of the county of Richmond, was called to the Chair, and conducted thereto by Messrs. Walker, of Morgan, Sanford and Johnson of Muscogee; and on motion, Fred. H. Sanford and Geo. W. Fish, requested to act as Secre taries. The counlies being called in their order, the following delegates appeared and took their seats, to wit: linker.—Berj. 0. K-uon.Itobart 6. Hoaks. Baldwin.—John W. A. 8a«furd, Tomlinson Tort, and John G- Park. . Bibb.—Robert Oollinj, Samuel It. Strong, W. G. Smith, Oliver II- Prln e. B^yan.—C.M. Holers. Burke. (Auintillian Skrine, Robert II. Gray, XV.E. Jahn- Bullt!—John Handrick. Jamea II. Stark, S. II. Sander*. Campbell.—Thomas A. Latham. . Carroll.—John Springer, K. Young. Chatham.—John VV. Ander«on, John E. Ward, Solomon Cohen. G. P. Harrison, 1L M. Goodwin. Cherokee.—Joseph E. Brown. Joshua B. Cox. Chattanooga—Leander W. Crook. Clark—Wm. L. Mitchell. H. C. Flournoy, E. S. Hoppin. Cobb J.S. Bulloch, N. M.Calder, J.M. Anderson. Columbia—Thomas E. Beall. Cotccla—William U. Anderson. Crauford—A. J. Colbert. G. U. Hunter. DeKalb—C- Murphey. J.B. Wilaon. Daniel Johnson. Booty—lion. A. A. Morgan, Samuel P. Jones. Early—Wm. K. DeGraflenreid. Elbert—Benjamin Burch, Jai. Brawncr, Martin Deadwy- ter, Robert McMillan. Effingham—Geo. W. Boston. Daniel Remshart. Fayette—John D. Stell, John J. Whitaker, J. I. Whitaker. Forsyth—A. Thornton, J. A. Groen, H. L. Sims. Franklin—Samuel Knox, ft. A. ft. Neal, E. W. Morris. Green—R J. Willis, It. L. McWharther. Gwinnett—Jamea P. Simmons, Kinchin Rambo, James MpGinnis. John C. Whitworth. Habersham—J. It- Matthew*. It, W. Owena. Hall—Dr. Wm. Daniel, Joseph Dunagan. E. M. Johnson, G. G. Thompson. Hancock—B. T. Harris, George Bell, Judkini Hunt and Richard M. Johnson. Harris—John L. Blackburn, 11. J. Crews, P. Ingram, J. A. Lyona. Heard—Win. B. W.Dent, N. Tompkins, Giles S. To.np- kina. , Henry—J- L. Head, W. L.Kiinbell. Houston—T.M. Furlow, J.M. Kelly, Carlton Wellborn 8. J. Bryant. Irtcin—Geo. Wilcox. W. S. Moore. Jackson—John Williams, D. M. Barnes, it. C. Jarratt, Samuel D. Thurmon. Jasper—John Robinson, Charles S. Jordan, James M. Darden, B. F. Keene. Jones—Joseph Day, John W. Gordon, James Gray. Elbsrt Hutchins. Laurens—William Godfrey, irt—L. B. Mercer. Liberty—Joseph Jones, Wm. M. Maxwell, Jot in M. B. Harden. Lowndes—Wrn. L. Morgan. Lumpkin—M. H. Goth ivright.. J. S. Maynard. Macon—William L'-ckctt. „ Madison—Isaac Simmons. It. B. Gholson. Monroe—M. M. Mason, R. Redding, G. Clark, T. B. Wit- liams. • McIntosh—Chorlea Spalding. \V. J. Dunwody, Edward W. D. T.a Gal. Meriwether—Thomas Persons, John W. Slack, J. W. B. Edwards. Morgan—Sottn R." nawxms.'^v. ix — iravrs, Isaac Walker. Murray—O. H. Kenan, Mark A. Cooper. A. N- Hargrove. Muscogee—Francis H. Cone, Jas. Johnson, A. Lcvison, Willis P. Baker, jr. L. F. W. Andrews. Hr.wlon—N. P. Hunter, G. T. Anderson. Oglethorpe—John W. Cardwell. L. M. Johnson. Paulding—John A. Jones. Edward A. Chisholm. pike-f- A. Gaulding. Jeremiah Kendall, Francis A, Hu- Pulaski—M. Jolinid.’’. J- v - Mitchell, Charles S. Hawley. Putnam—Wm. Turner, Radian Bass, Andrew Reid, J. M. Adams. , Randolph— L. A. Goneke. Riley Garrett, Richard Davie. Richmond—Valentine Walker, Thomas J. Walton, Daniel Mixer, P. C. Guieu. Scriren—W. 0. Cooper. Stewart—A. B. Pope, Robert Rives, Daniel Mallet, U. G Mitchell. Sumter—Lovett B. Smith, Basil Lamar. Edwin R. Brown Talbot—E. B. Smith, Win. G. Little, Levi B.Smith. Tattnall—B. Stripling.jr., W. II. Edwards. Telfai,—M. Wilcox, J. C. Rogers. Troup—Wm. MeCaaley, Wm. B. Prior, Wm. B. Stokes George C. Alford. Twiggs—W. W. Wiggins, W. M. Tarver, Elisha Davia Upson—II. B. Mabry. Willis McMullin, Wm. McKinny, William L. Fletcher. Walker—John Wicker, R. M. Ayeock, Walton—Howell Cobb, Orion 'Stroud, James Jackson Wm. W. Nowell. Warren—Wm. H. Blount, G. V. Neal, A. T. Kandriek Wm. Gibten. Ware—T. Fort. J. G. Park. Washington—I. H. SafluM, ft. Warthen, 8. Rabiaon, 8. Smith. Wilkes—Oliver L. Battle. I. T. Irvin, jr. Wilkinson—R. Hour, Joel Rivers, Cary Cot. The following counties wer* reproaentad by proxies, to wit: Appling—by the Pulaski delegation. Camden—hy the Chatham delegation. Cases—Jonathan Jones. Bade—ft. M. Aycock; Jao. Wieker. Decatur—L A. Ganeke. Floyd—LeaaJer W. Crook. The Convention being thus organized, on motion of Dr. Tomlinson Fort, the Hon. Jo seph Day, of the county of Jones, was unani mottsly chosen .to preside over the Convention and a committee consisting of Messrs. Fort, Spalding, Cone, Saffold and Bullock were se lected to inform him of his appointment, and conduct him to the Chair, which duty being performed, he ably addressed the Convention upon tbs objects for which it had assembled, and tendered his acknowledgments for the hon or conferred. On motion of Dr. Fort, Fred. H. Sanford was chosen Secretary, and Geo. W. Fish, Esq. Assistant Secretary. On ra' t’on of James Gray, Esq., Resolved, That the rules adopted by the Le gislature of the State of Georgia, for the gov ernment of their proceedings shall govern the proceedings of tliis Convention, so far as they arc applicable to this body. On motion of the Hon. Francis H. Cone, Resolved, That no person shall bo consid ered as nominated as the candidate of the Dem ocratic party for the office of Governor, unless bo shall receive two-thirds of the entire vote cast. Resolved, That the delegation from the counties not represented in full be authorized to cast the entire vote ofsuch counties. On motion of the Hon. John A. Jones, Resolved, That each member who is entitled to more than one vote, put the number of votes on the face of his ticket, and the name of his county, and his own name on the back of the ticket. On motion of Mr. Bulloch, of the county of Cobh, Resolved, That this Convention will now proceed to select hy ballot a candidate for the office of Governor of tl e State of Georgia. Previous to the balloting, the following letter was directed to be read by the Secretary, and made a part of the proceedings of this Conven tions M1LLEDGEVILLE, J une 16, 1815. Dr. Tomlinson Fort: Dear Sir—The Democratic Convention have now assembled for the purpose ofselec ing their standard bearer in the approaching Gu bernatorial election. 4 lie names ol several gentlemen have been spoken ol for nomination, and among them my own. lor this mauites- tation of confidence and kindness, I can find no language adequate to express nty gratitude to my personal and political friends. And it is with some hesitation, that I take the liberty of interfering with their wishes, in reference to the use of my name in connection with that distin guished appointment. But from tho other far more worthy’ and distinguished gentlemen, whom their respective friends are desirous to honor, the Convention cannot err in the selec tion of cither. AH are capable and with patri otic devotion, identified with Democratic prin ciples. And yet theso very acknowledged qualifications may lead to a zeal on the part of their resp :ctivo friends, hazirdous to the har monious action of the Convention. Hence, tho fewer the names presented for nomination, the more remote tho possibility of unkind feeling. I beg leave therefore through you, to ask nty friends it the Convention to permit my mme to be withdrawn. I am influenced to this course, neither by unwillingness to reudor any service to my party, within the compass of my poor abilities, nor by the vain supposition, that I should bo nominated, and therefore it is ne cessary to decline in advance; but by a sense of duty suggested by the palpable indications before me. But I do not withdraw from the great contest before tho people. I shall stiil claim the proud privilege, to do battlo foi the nominee whoever he may be. 1 have long since expunged tho word defeat from my Democratic vocabulary* Let the Convention present the standard beat er, and I rally under his banner, nothing doubt ing, that a glorious victory awaits the Democ racy on the first Monday of October next. With great respect, I am your obedient serv’t, H. V. JOHNSON. The name of Col. Geo. W. Towns, of the county of Talbot, being withdrawn by L. B. Smith, Esq., a delegate from that county, the Convention proceeded to ballot, and the ballots being received and examined, it appeared that the Hon. MATTHEW HALL McALLIS- TER, of the county of Chatham, having re ceived two-thirds of the votes given in was de clared to be the duly nominated candidate of the Democratic party of Georgia, for the office of Governor. On motion of Col. Latham, of the county of Campbell, Resolved, That the nominee hy acclamation be announced as unanimously nominated. On motion of Col. James H. •Btark, of the county of Butts, Resolved, That a committee of five be ap* pointed by the Chair, to inform the Hon. M. Hall McAllister of his nomination as the candi date for the office of Governor by the Democ racy of Georgia. Whereupon, the Cliair appointed Messsrs. Stark, Jones of Liberty, Walker of Richmond, Kelly, arid Murphy, that committee. On motion ot Wm. L. Mitchell, Esq., of the county of Clark, Resolved, That a committee of five be ap pointed to take into consideration the propriety of an efficient organization of the Democracy of Georgia. Whereupon, Messrs. Mitchell, Daniel, Cohen, Turner, and Cone, were appointed that com mittee. The Convention then adjourued until 4 o’ clock, P. M. — * o CLOCK, p. M. The Convention met pursuant to adjourn ment. Mr. Mitchell, from the Committee appointed to take into consideration the propriety of an efficient organization of the Democracy of Georgia, made the following report, which was taken up, read and agreed to, to wit: Your Committee are fully persuaded of the importance of the organization of the Party, by this Convention, and that for this purpose they recommend the adoptiou of the following reso lution : I. Resolved, That this Convention appoint a Central Committee of eighteen, of whom nine shall he a quorum, to consist of two persons from each Congressional' District and two addi tional persons from tho county of Baldwin, whose duty it shall be to appoint committees of correspondence and vigilance in each county of the Slate, and to perform all such duties, and devise all such plans as in their judgment shall contribute to the success of the party, and said Central Committee shall remain in office till the meeting of another Convention of the party, the meetings of said committee shall be held in the city of Milledgeville, or at such other place as said committee shall agree to—and said com mittee shall have power to fill any vacancy in their otvn^number upon the principle of this res olution. The Central Committee appointed in accor dance with the foregoing resolution are from the 1st Congressional District. 1. Charles Spalding tip Solomon Cohen. 2. John Forsyth ip James M. Kelly. 3. Henry G. Lamar David Kendall. 4. Thos. A. Latham tip Gilbert D. Greer. 5. John Lewis tip John Reavers. 6. Wm. B. Wofford tip Wm. L. Mitchell. 7. Fleming Jour dan tip Wm. Turner. S. Quintillian Skrine tip Eli II. Baxter. Baldwin County, II. V. Johnson & Jno. W. A. Sanford, On motion of Mr. Daniel, of the county of Hall, Resolved, That the following resolutions of the Baltimore General Democratic Convention, held in May, 1844, be adopted as tho political principles of the Democracy of Georgia, to wit: _ 1. That the federal government js one of limited powers, derived solely from the consti tution, and the giants of power shown therein, ought to be strictly constructed by ail the de partments and agents of the government, and that it is inexpedient and dangerous to exercise doubtful constitutional powers. 2. That .the constitution does not confer up on the General Government the power to com mence and carry on a general system of inter nal improvements. 3. That the constitution does not confer au. thority upon the federal government, directly or indirectly, to assume tins debts of the several’ States, contracted for local internal improve ments, or other State purposes; nor would such assumption be just and expedient. 4. That justice and sound policy forbid the federal government to foster ono branch of in- dusliy to the detriment ofanother, or to cherish the interests of one portion to the injury of an other portion of our common country; thatev cry citizen and every section of the country has a right to demand and insist upon an equality of rights and privileges and to complete au ample protection ol persons and property from domes tic violence or foreign aggression. 5. That it is the duty of every branch of the government to enforce uiul practice the most rigid economy in conducting our public affairs, and that no more revenue ought to be raised than is required to defray the necessary expen ses of the government. C. That Congress has no power to charter a national bank ; that we believe such an institu tion ono of deadiy hostility to the best interests of the country, dangerous to our republican in stitutions and the liberties of tho people, and calculated to place the business of the country within the control of a concentrated money power, and above the laws and the will of the people. 7. That Congress has no power, under tho constitution, to interfere with or control the do mestic institutions of the several States; and that such States are the sole and proper judges of everything appertaining to their own affairs, not prohibited by the constitution ; that all ef forts of the abolitionists, or others, made to in duce Congress to interfere with questions of slavery, or to take incipient steps in relation thereto, are calculated to lead to the most alar ming and dangerous consequences; and that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency to di minish the happiness of the people, and endan ger the stability and permanency of the Union, and ought not to be countenanced by any friend jo our political institutions. 8. That the separation of the moneys of the. government from banking institutions, is indis pensable for the safety of the funds of the gov ernment and the rights of the people. 9. That tiie liberal principles embodied by Jefferson in the declaration of independence, and sanctioned in the constitution, which makes ours tho land, cf liberty, and the asylum of the oppressed of every nation, havo ever been car dinal principles in the democratic faith; and every attempt to abridge the present privilege of fat coming citizens and the owners of soil among us, ought to be resisted with the same spirit which swept the alien and sedition laws from our statute book. Resolved, That the proceeds of the public lands ought to bo sacredly applied to tile na tional objects specified in the constitution: and that we are opposed to the law lately adopted, and to any law for the distribution of such pro ceeds among the States, as alike inexpedient in policy, and repugnant to the constitution. Resolved, That we are decidedly opposed to taking from the President the qualified veto power by which he is enabled, under restric tions and responsibilities, amply sufficient to guard the public interest, to suspend the pas sage of a bill, whose merits cannot secure the approbation of two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, until the judgmant of the people can be obtained thereon, and which has thrice saved the American people from tho corrupt and tyrannical domination of the Bank of the U. Stales. Resolved, That our title to the whole of the untrammelled by conditions, a peaceful, honor able and advantageous settlement of their dif ficulties with Mexico, if they should see fit to adopt that mode of adjustment. Thus influenced, he accepted the good offi ces of the two powers, which with those of the United States, had been previously invoked by Texas, and placed in the hands of their Rep resentatives a statement of conditions prelim inary to a treaty of peace, which he declared he should be ready to submit to the people of this country for their decision and action as soon as they were adopted by the Government of Mexico. But he emphatically reminded those functionaries for the special notice of their Governments, that he was no more than the agent of k thc people; that he could neither direct, control nor influence their decision; and that his bounden duty was to carry out their determination, constitutionally ascertained and expressed, be it what it might. Our Representative at the courts of France and Great Britain, in addition to the task of strengthening the friendly dispositions of those Governments, was also especially instructed to press upon their attention, that if the people of Texas should determine to put an end lo the separate existence of the country, the Execu tive, so far as depended upon his official action, must nnd would give immediate and full ef- .fect to their will. The circumstances which preceded and led to an understanding with Mexico have thus been stated, and the people, speaking through tiieir chosen organs, will now determine as they shall judge right; but iu the meantime, and until their pleasure can be lawfully and constitutionally ascertained, it is the duty of the Executive to secure to the nation the ex ercise of choice between the alternatives of peace with the world arid Independence, or Annexation and its contingencies, and he has, therefore, to issue the following proclamation. Whereas, authentic proof has recently been laid before me, to the effect that the Congress of Mexico has authorized the Government to open negotiations and conclude a treaty with Texas, subject to the examination and appro bation of that body; and further, that the Government of Mexico lias accepted the con ditions prescribed on the part of Texas as preliminary to a final and definite treaty of peace : Therefore, I, Anson Jones, President of the Republic of Texas ; and Commander in-Chief of the Army and Navy, and Militia thereof, do hereby make known these circumstances to the citizens of this Republic, until the same can be more fully communicated to tho .hon orable Congress and Convention of the peo ple, for their lawful action, at the period of their assembling on the the 16 th of June and 4th of July next; and, pending the said action, by virtue of the authority in tne vested, I do hereby declare and proclaim a cessation of hostilities, by land and by sea, against the Re- for, as he wished hir Hi um to bo near him i'. last moments. He was instantly remove-' 1 his bed ; but before he could be placed tl^ 1 he swooned away. His family .and serva^ believing him to be dead, were verv - Territory of Oregon, is clear and unquestiona- public of Mexico^ or against the citizens and alarmed, and manifested the most intense g r - however, in a few seconds reaction took and he became conscious ; and raised hi and said : “My dear children, do rot s e )'es, Rnevf air. well aware of my situation ; I have ^ ed much bodily pain ; but my sufferings ^ but as nothing compared with that which blessed Saviour .’endured ‘ u -* °' ,r that accurst cross, that we might all be saved who put ft • trust in him.” He first addressed Mrs. jJ? r son, (his daughter-in-law,) and took leave r her, reminding her of her tender kific] Ro C1 manifested towards him at all times, anfl es^ cially during his protracted illness. He n f!‘ took leave of Mrs. Adams (a widowed s ; s .‘ c of Mrs. Jackson, who bus been a mem&er f the General’s family for several years,) j n most kind and affectionate manner, remind! her also of her devotion towards him during adopted ble; that no portion of the same ought to be ceded to England or any other power; and that the re-occupation of Oregon and the re-annexa tion of Texas, at the earliest practicable [>eriod, are great American measures, which this con vcntion recommends to the cordial ^support of the democracy of the Union. On motion of Mr. Hunter of Crawford, Resolved unanimous 1 y, That the friends of the different gentlemen, whose names have been before this convention for nomination, and withdrawn or run, hereby pledge themselves to use every fair and honoroble means to secure the election of the candidate for Governor, nom- mated by this convention, and recommend a spirit of harmony and union to our political friends throughout the State. r , v'ii iinniuitvii me noil. AlOWCil tUOUD, Resolved, That the thanks of this convention be returned to the presiding officer for the able and efficient manner in which he has dischar ged the duties of his station. On motion of S. Cohen, Esq., of Chatham, Resolved, That the thanks of this convention be tendered to the Secretaries for their faithful’ discharge of the duties of their office. The convention then adjourned sine die. JOSEPH DAY, President. Fued. H. S.kfosd, j Sccre[a ,; e ,. Geo. W. Fish, From the N. O. Picayune. 13th insl. FROM TEXAS-IMPORTANT. The Beginning of the End. The sieamship New York arrived here yes terday afternoon fro.U Galveston which place she left on Sunday last, the 15th inst. Pres ident Jones has issued another Proclamation, announcing the result of tho negotiations tj;2l have been conducted by Capt. Elliott with tho .Mexican Government. Captain E liott came passenger in the New York, perfectly content, it may be presumed, with himself for having produced confusion iu Texas as lie did in China. tiadc thereof. Jn testimony whereof, I have caused the Great Seafof the Republic to be herennlo affixed. Done at Washington, this fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thou- [l. s.] sani eight hundred and forty five, and of the Independence of the Republic the tenth. By the President: ANSON JONES. Ebe.n’u Allen, Att’y. Gen.,, and. Acting Sec’ry of State. We proceed at once to lay before the pub lic this third Proclamation of the President.— How many more are to follow we cannot trust ourselves to guess. His Excellency has got in the vein, and they may succeed one another toUic^“ crack of doom,” like the spectres of Banquo’s issue to the vision of Macbeth, un less they are cut short by the vox dei—which in this regard signifies the voice of the people. A PROCLAMATION. The Executive is now enabled to declare to the people of Texas the actual state of their affairs with respect to Mexico, to the end that they may direct and dispose them as they shall judge best for the honor and permaneuti nter- ests of the Republic. During the course of the last winter it reach ed the knowledge of the Executive, from va rious sources of information (unofficial, indeed, but still worthy of attention and credit) that the late and present Government of Mexico were disposed to a peaceful settlement of the difficulties with Texas by the acknowledg ment of our Independence, upon the under standing that Texas would maintain her sepa rate existence. No action, however, could be taken upon the subject, because nothing authen tic was known until the month of March last, when the Representatives of France and Great Britian nearthis Government, jointly and for mally renewed the offer of the good offices of those powers with Mex.co, for the early and peaceful settlement of this struggle, upon the basis of the acknowledgment of our indepen dence by that Republic. It would have been the imperative duty of the Executive at once to reject these offers, if they had been accompanied by conditions of any kind whatever; but with attentive watch fulness in that respect and great disinclination to entangling alliances of any description, or with any power, he must declare, in a spirit of justice, that no terms or conditions have ever been proposed by the two Governments in ques tion. or either of them, us the consideration of their friendly interposition. Maturely conuidcrieg the situation of affairs at that time, the Executive felt that it was in cumbent upon him not to rcjoct this oppoiti- nity of securing totlie pcoplo of this .country, , ACCOUNT OF GENERAL JACKSON’S LAST MOMENTS, FROM HIS FAM ILY PHYSICIAN- Wn are favored whh the oritiinn] of the following letter, which will be found interest ing to all our readers '. — Daily Union. Nashville, Tenn.. 9th June, 1845. Dear Sir: It is probable, before this let ter shall have reached you, you will have heard of the death of. our venerable friend, General Andrew Jackson, who departed this life on yesterday afternoon, precisely at six o’clock. Knowing that you have been left his papers, and being well assured that you have always taken a lively interest in him while living, and believing you would be pleased to know some thing of bis last momenls-in life, I have tnought proper to make you this- communication, as I saw much of him during his last illness, and was present at his death. I have been fre- rjuently in his family, as physician, for several years past; and on my return home from the east, in April, I visited him in company with his particular friend, General Robert Arm strong. We found him very feeble, laboring uglier a dropsical affection—particularly that form ot u."°P s y known as anasarcha. He in formed me he opd sufficed much bodily pain, in consequence of tht g re! R elusion or swol len condition of his extremities. 2 bo cougli which had harrassed him so much fur }’L^ rs r had nearly or quite left him ; but his difficulty of breathing appeared to be increased. I pre scribed for him, and visited him occasionally. The remedies appeared at first lo afford him considerable relief, as it respected his dropsi cal condition ; but his system had been so uk- dermined by. previous disease, that medicine appeared to have loSt its impression or effect. The dropsical effusion returned, and I was re quested to visit him on the 1st of this instant, and found him suffering excessively from the distention occasioned by the accumulation of water. 1 immediately tapped him, and drew off a very considerable quantity of water, which afforded him immediate relief. He took an anodyne at night, and Informed me, the next morning, that he had passed a better night than lie had done for the last six months. Drs Robertson and Waters were in consul tation on the next - morning. We agreed on a prescription, which was administered, and which gave him temporary relief. This was all we could expect to obtain, considering bis situation. 1 was sent for again on Saturday, the 7th instant. The messenger informed me that the General was much worse. I hasten ed to the Hermitage, and found him very much exhausted. He had great difficulty in respiration, in consequence of an accumula tion of water in his chest. He requested I should remain will) him, as he was well aware that his dissolution was near at hand. He took an anodyne and expectorant, and appeared to pass the first part of the night tolerably com fortable. He had not been able to lie down for the last six months. He had to be propped up in h;s bed at night, and in his arm-chair du ring tho day. On Sunday (morning, the 8th illness. He next took leave of his son in the most affectionate and devoted map ner. He next took leave of his grandchildren and the children of Mrs. Adams. He kissed’ and blessed them, in u manner so touching\ impressive, that I have no language that can do this scene justice. He discovered that them were two of the boys absent—one of his grand, sons and one of Mrs. Adams’s. He inquired f 0r them. He was informed that they were at the chapel, attending Sunday shook He desired that they should be sent for. As soon as they came, he kissed and blessed them also, as had done to those with him. By this tine most of his servants had collected in his roots, or at the windows. When he had taken leave of them all, he delivered one of the most in. pressive lectures on the subject of religion thst 1 have ever heard. He spoke for near half an hour, and apparently with the power of in. spiration; for he spoke with calmness, with strength, and, indeed, with.animation. 1 re . gret exceedingly, my dear sir, that there was* no one present who could have noted down his precise words. They might have been read with profit, and would have been fondly cher. islied as a precious gem by all the good and great of the land. In conclusion,he said: “ My dear children, and friends and servants, I hope and truit to meet you all in heaven, both white and black " The last sentence he repeated—“ both white and black,” looking at them with the tenderest solicitude- Willi these words, he ceased to speak, but fixed his eyes on his grand-daughter, Rachael Jackson, (who bears the name of hir own beloved wife ) for several' seconds. What was passing through his mind at that moment, I will not pretend to say; but' it did appear^ me that he was invoking the blessings of Hear- en to rest upon her. The lecture to his family was awfully sublime. His implicit belief m the Christian religion, and in the plan of salva tion as revealed in the Bible—his great anxiety that they should believe in religion, as taught by the holy Scriptures; and that, in so doing, they would insure their eternal salvation, and join hint in heaven;—such sentiments, from sqch a man, at such a time, are enough to put to flight all scepticism oh the subject of lit g'°n. __ Major Lewis arrived about two o'clock.— The General appeared to know him, when he spoko to him. As T before stated, the General had to be propped up in his bed ; and Major Lewis supported his head until he breathed bis last; which was precisely at six o’clock, p. m. Thus died the greatest and best man of the age, or, perhaps, of any age. r lam,‘with great regard, your friend and obedient servant, JNO. N. ESSELMAN. Francis P. Blair, Esq. FUNERAL 0F GEN. JACKSON. The following interesting aceouut of the last ceremonies over the tomb of General Jackson is from the letter of a gentleman in Nashville addressed to another iu this city : : Nashville, June 10, 1845. “ My Dear Sir :■ I have just returned from the Hbrmitage, where I attended the fu neral of General Jackson. It was estimated fairly, I think, that from 2,500 to 3,000 per sons were present. There were rising two hundred carriages in attendance, to' say noth- ing.of the horses which, as fastened to the boughi of the trees in front of the Hermitage yard, lit erally filled the woods. At 11 o’clock, a. m., Rev. Mr. Edgar took position'in the porch, front of the . front parlor, and pronounced a most appropriate prayer—happily alluding to ‘this great and distinguished, man of our na tion, who had lived as a patriot and Christian, and invoking tho blessings of Heaven to sus tain and comfort tire bereaved. A psalm was ^ung next, commencing— \v7if ahoald we atari and fear to d\e1 What ir.’noroua worms we ars,’ Asc. Ac. “Mr. Edgar’s ser.non was the best thst / i 1 »’..ll A-/MV, 1ms lm«. He endeavored ever heard fall from Ids lips- He endearoreif to do full justice to the high public and pri vate character of Gen. Jackson ; and Iiecsmd much nearer to the accomplishment of Iris ob ject than I had expected lie C°uld: His text was from a passage in the Revelations ’ ‘These are they which came out of great tribulalKUr and washed their robes white in the Hood oi the Lamb.’ The sermon was nearly an bC rJf in length. A hymn was then sung, another prayer offered, and then the body vras w moved from the front parlor, where it had rt* mained during service, to the hearse, and borne - down, outside.ef the garden, as far as the bu rial place, where the fence had been removed that it might be brought through to the grave. There was some little difficulty in lowering the he' body into the vault, in consequence too large dimensions of the box which r the coffin; but this was soon overcom. - Mr. Edgar made a series of w has'’a < e marks, admirably suited to th. occasion. The emire servi .c ;losod by v:a vorite psalm’of the Gene. ’’V^which Mr. BJ gar said was often spok ’; ifbyhim ing- “ I have never vjtncss • ral -si°» >1, oral of half the so’ ini: ,,, woman and child ,y cd t ■ ;hat man kind had one cf test and best benefactors. • . “ T " ; i's > jam, that little o f nc .• mp m ■ • if i be observed 'at hi* . . w . burial: neverthe! ■ iiie Nashville Blues tvero instant, (the day on which he died,) on enter- pio -nt v ,-ir.d were permitted to fir 0 ing hjs room, I found him sitting in his arm •_» i >■ ms over the grave, chair, with his two faithful servants, G- • Th . • r. seem to be resigned. Mrs- and Dick, by his side, who had just r - .most inconsolable; her little chil- him iroiu his bed. I immediately ’ arcely sensible of their loss. Hi* (but the Imnd of death was upon u ■ son (Andrew Jackson) manifest* * formed fais son that he could c c ense of his bereavement. I hare d' u | a few hours; and ho immed t . n you a few particulars, which I u servant for Major Williai- General's devoted friend. M formed mo that it was tho Gene '’•• that, in case lie grow worse, or was be near his death, Major Lewis shorn lought might not be ruititute of interest. .t to e sent McCurry, tho murderer of Paul Roux, m Baltimore, expiated his crime on th® gari 0 ** on the 27th inst.