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T1IK GEORGIA TI5LEGRAPH
COUNCIij PilOCEEDINGS.
Counril Clmmb'T, (
Macon, (.!»., -il July. $
REGULAR MEETING.
Pr* sent—A. J5. Adams, Mayor,
AU'.. 1 iiutlay, Bloom, Johnston, J.lie, >\ m.-m;
Bostick. „ .
Abs< lit—Aid. Slrohockor, Handera.
Themimitis of tho last meeting xrero read, and
confirmed. _ ,, „ . , , .
The Bridge Keeper reported tolls for the week, to
date *84,13.
Tho Clerk of Market reported fee* for the week,
to date, 917,90. a
Tho Coard llonso Keeper reported fee* for the
■work, to date, #6,00.
The Finance Committee reported in favor nr the
following accounts,via: Freeman & Roberts, *26,73;
8. \V. 1 bibcock, *S.37: II. M. Halley, *310,00; do
094.UO; Bowdre & Andcraon *16,35: Mr*. Audouiue
*5; A. ltishards. *123.00; J. 8.Baxter, *IM,00.
The following gentlemen were appointed member*
of the board otnealth, 8. F. Gove, ,1. M. Boardman
and Simri ltn:e. In place of W. 8. Ligbtfoot, Wm.
A. Ross and C. A. Kiln, who decline
x serving,
On motion of Aid. Bloom,
Hesotved. That the committee on City Hall bo
authorised to order aaett of plans from the designs
now before ns, with instructions to invito proposals
for building the same aa soon a* the plan* can be com
pleted, at a cost not to exceed *100.
Which was passed.
Aid. Stroheckcr's resignation as an alderman of
tho city, received and accepted. 1c was then mov
ed and carried that the Mayor order an election to
tik j pi ice on Monday, July 13th, between the lionrs
of 9 a. m. and 4 p. in., at the Counril Chamber, to till
the vacancy occasioned by tho resignation of Aid,
Stroll acker.
Aid. Bioom moved.
That Aid. Johnston he appointed chairman of the
committee on Water Works, in the place of Aid,
Btrolierker resigned.
Which waa carried.
On motion Aid. Findlay,
BResolved, That tho committee on Fire Depart
ment report at our next meeting tho condition of the
tirj cisterns and whether in their opinion there is any
neceasity at present for increasing the number.
Which was passed.
Hepor. of the committee to whom was referred the
examination of Poplar street, between 3d and 4th
streets, would recommend tho construction of a
Wooden Bridge on Brick Wails across the branch
at the mouth of the alley, and otherwise grade and
put the street in good order. KOBT. FINDLAY.
Which was passed. Chairman.
Oa motion Aid. Findlay,
Resolved. That the Macon Gas Company bo not’,
lied to remove the dirt which has been deposited on
Mulberry and 6th street from the yard of the Gas
Works.
Which waa passed.
The second quarter's Report of the city physician
received and filed.
The following accounts were referred to the Fi
nance committee, vis: Freeman 6c Roberts, J. A.
Ralston and Pye 6c Hafers. »
Council thon adjourned.
RICHARD CURBED. C.
Senator Douglas on the Utah
QUESTION—SPEECH AT SPRINGFIELD, ILL."
I will now respond to the eall which hns
been made upon me for my opinion of the con
dition of things in Utah, and the appropriate
remedy for existing evils,
The Territory of Utah was organized under
on c of tho nets known as the compromise
measures of 1850, on the supposition that the
inhabitants were American citizens, owing and
acknowledging nllegiancc to the United States,
and consequently entitled to the benefits of
self-governmeut while a Territory, and to ad
mission into the Union on an equal footing with
the original States so soon as they should num
ber tho requisite population. It was conce
ded on all bauds, and by all parlies, that the
peculiarities of their religious faith and cere
monies interposed no valid and constitutional
objection to their reception into the Union, in
couforrnity with the federal constitution, so’
long os they were in all other respects entitled
to admission. Hence the great political par
ties of tho country endorsed and approved the
compromise measures of 1850, including the
act for tho organisation of the Territory of
Utah, with the hope and in the confidence that
tho inhabitants would conform to the constitu
tion and laws, and prove themselves worthy,
respectable, and law-abiding citizens. If wc
arc permitted to place credence in the rumors
and reports from that country, (and it must be
admitted that they have increased and strength
ened and assumed consistency and plausibility
by each succeeding mail.) seven years’ experi
ence hns disclosed a slate of fact.-, entirely dif
ferent from that which was supposed to exist
when Utah was organized. These rumors and
reports would seem to justify the belief that
tho following facts are susceptible of proof:
1st. Thnt nine-tenths of the inhabitants arc
aliens by birth, who hare refused to become
naturalized, or to take the oath of allegiance,
or to do any other act recognising the govern
ment of tho United States as the paramount
an'hority in that Territory.
2J. That all the inhabitants, whether native
or alien born, known as Mormons, (and they
constitute the whole people of the Territory.)
are bound by horrid oaths and terrible penal
ties to rccoguiso and maintain the authority of
Brighnm Young, and the government of which
lie is the head, as paramount to that of the
United States, in civil as well as religious af
fairs ; and tha^thoy will, in due time, and un
der the direction of their leaders, use all means
in their power to subvert the government of
the United States and resist its authority.
3d. Thnt the Mormon government, with
Brigham Young at its head, is now forming
alliances with the Indian tribes of Utah ami
adjoining territories, stimulating the Indians
to acts of hostility, and organizing bauds of
his own followers, under the name of “Danites
or Destroying Angels,” to prosecute a system
of robbery and murder upon American citizens
who support the authority ot the United States,
and denounce tho infamous nud disgusting
practices aud institutions of the Mormon gov
ernment.
If, upon n full investigation, these represen
tations shall prove true, they will establish the
fact that the inhabitants of Utah, ns a commu
nity, nre outlaws and alien enemies, unfit to
exercise the right of self-government under the
organic act, and unworthy to be admitted in
to the Union ns a State, when their only ob
ject in seeking admission is to interpose the
sovereignty of the State, ns an invincible
shield to protect them iu their treason and
crime, debauchery and infamy. [Applause.]
Under this view of the subject, I think it is
the duty oi' the President, as I have no doubt
it is his fixed purpose, to remove Brigham
Young nud all nis followers from office, nnd
to fill their places with bold, able nud true
men, nnd to cause a thorough and searching
investigation iuto all the crimes and enormities
which arc alleged to be perpetrated daily in
that Territory, under the direction of Brighnin
Young and his confederates, and to use all the
military force necessary to protect the officers
in th» discharge of their duties, nud to enforce
the laws of the laud. (Applause.]
When the authentic evidence shall arrive, if
it shall establish the facts which arc believed
to exist, it will become tho duty of Congress to
apply the knife and cut out this loathsome,
disgusting ulcer. [Applause.] No tempori
zing policy—no half-way measure—will then
answer. It hns been supposed by those who
have not thought deeply upon the subject that
an act of Congress prohibiting murder, rob
bery, polygamy nnd other crimes, with appro
priate penalties for those offences, would af
ford adequate remedies for all tiic enormities
complained of. Suppose such a law to be on
tho statute-book, and I believe they hare a
criminal code, providing the usual punishments
for the entire catalogue of crimes, according
to the usages of all civilised nml Christian
countries, with the exception of polygamy,
which is practiced under the sanction of the
Mormon Church, but is neither prohibited uor
authorized by the laws of the Territory.
Suppose, 1 repeat, tlmt Congress should pass
a law prescribing a criminal code, and pnnish-
i i' polygamy among other offences, what ef-
f ,'t would it have—wbat good would it do?
W'ouldyi u cull on 23 grand-jury men with 23
wives t :i. h to find a lull of indictment against
n poor, n.i.'i ruble wret
[Cheers and laughter.
12 petit jurors with
the same loathsome
of murder, nnd cause him to be l-ng, ;1 for no
other offence than that of t tliglife of a
Gentile ? No. If there ;> any truth in the
reports wc receive from Utah, Congress may
pass wbat laws it cho > ;< s, but you can never
rdy upon the local tribunals and jurics to pun
ish crimes committed by Mormons in that Ter
ritory. Some other and more effectual remedy
must be devised and applied. In my opinion,
the first step should be the absolute and un
conditional repeal of the organic net—blottiDg
the Territorial government out of existence—
upon the ground that they arc alien enemies
and outlaws, denying their allegiance and. de
fying the authority of the United States. [Im
mense applause.]
The territorial government once abolished,
the country would revert to its primitive con
dition prior to the act of 1850, under the sole
and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States,”
nnd should be placed under the operation of
the act of Congress of the 30th of ApYil, 1/90,
and the various acts'supplemental thereto and
amendntory thereof, “ providing for the pun
ishment of crimes against the United States
within any fort, arsenal, dock-yard, magazine
or any’ other place or district of country, un
der the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the
United States.” AH offences against the pro
visions .of these acts are required by laxfr to be
tried and punished by the United States courts
in the States or Territories where the offenders
shall be “ first apprehended or brought for
trial.” Thus it will be seen that under the
plan proposed. Brigham Young and liiscon
federates could be *• apprehended and brought
for trial” to Iowa or .Missouri, Califoruia or
Oregon, or to any other adjacent State or Ter
ritory, where a fair trial could be had, and
justice administered impartially—where the
witnesses could be protected, nnd the judg
ment of the court could be carried into exocu
tion, without violcuec or intimidation. I
not propose to introduce any new principles
into our jurisprudence, nor to change the
inodes of proceeding or the rules of practice in
our courts. I only propose to place the dis
trict of country embraced wilbm the territory
of Utah under the operation of the s-ime laws
and rules of proceeding that Kansas, Nebraska
Minnesota, and our other Territories, were
placed before they became organized Terri
lories. The whole couutry embraced within
those Territories was under the operation of
that same system of laws; and all the offences
committed within the same were punished in
the uiatiner now proposed, so Ioug as the conn
try remained •* under the sole and cxclusiv
jurisdiction of the United States;” but the
moment the country' was organized into terri
torial governments, with legislative, oxecnfiw
aud judicial departments, it ceased to be under
the sole and exclusivcjurisdiction of thcUiiited
States, within the meaning of the act of Con
gress, for the reason that it had passed tinder
another and a different jurisdiction. Hence,
if we abolish the territorial government of
Utah, preserving all existing rights, and place
the country under the sole aud exclusive juris
diction of ihc United States, offenders can be
apprehended mid brought into tiic adjacent
States or Territories for punishment iu the
same manner nnd uuder the same rules and
regulations which obtained, and have been
uniformly practiced, under like circumstances,
since 1790.
If the plan proposed shall be found an effec
tive and adequate remedy for the evils com
plained of in Utah, no one, no matter wbat bis
iolitic.nl creed or partisan associations, need
)C apprehensive that it will violate any cher
ished theory or constitutional right in regard
to the government of the Territories, it is
tive as a remedy for acknowledge d evils—
will take great pleasure in adopting it, in lieu
of tlio one I have presented-to you to night.
In conclusion, permit me to present my
grateful acknowledgments for your patient at
tention and the kind and.respectful manner
in which you have received my remarks.
[The speaker closed amid immense applause,
and three hearty cheers were given for Doug
las, aud repeated.]
M^COjST, GhA.,
Tuesday Koraing, July 7, 1857
Salamander,
We find, in liis anxiety to introduce what he evi
dently supposed to be a witty and apt quotation at
tho end of his article, lias been guilty of disrespect
which he himself disclaims, and we arc sure docs
not intend. Wc are sorry for it, but discover the
fact too late to suppress or amend. Correspon
dents shall Itave the largest liberty in the Telegraph
but they must tic civil and good natured as a fun
damental condition.
tor having two wives;
■; \\ mild you rely upon
12 wives each to convict
wretch for having two
wives ! [Continued applause.] Would you
expect n grand jury: iposcd of 23 “Dan
ites” to find a bill of indictment against .-
brother •• banitc" for having murdered a Gen
tile, as they call nil American citizens under
their direction ! Much less would you expect
* jury of 12 “ destroy ing ungels ” to find ano
ther " destroying angel” guilty fi the crime
great mistake to suppose that all the territory
or land belonging to the United States must
necessarily be governed under nnd consistent
with that clause of the constitution which an
thorizes Congress to admit new States, it docs
not follow that other territory, not intended
to be organized and admitted into the Union
as States, must be governed tinder the same
clhusc of the constitution, with all the rights of
self-government and State equality, l-'or in
stance : if wc should purchase Vancouver’s
island from Great Britan, for the purpose of
removing all the Indians from our Pacific Ter
ritories. nnd locating them on that island ns
their permanent home, with guarrantecs that
it should never be settled or occupied by white
men, will it be contended that the purchase
should be made and the island governed under
the power to admit new States when it w;w
not acquired for that purpose, nor intended to
bo applied to that object? Being acquired for
Indiau purposes, and applied to Indian pur
poses, is it not moro reasonable to assume thnt
the power to acquire was derived from the In
dian clause, and the island must necessarily
be governed under and consistent with that
clause of the constitution which relates to In
dian affairs. Again : suppose wc should deem
it expedient to buy a small island in the Medi
terranean, or in the Caribbean sea, for a naval
station, can it be said with any force or plaus
ibility that the purchase should be made or the
island governed under the power to admit ucw
States. On the contrary, is it not obvious
that the right to acquire and govern iu that
case derived from the power “ to provide and
maintaiu a navy,” and must be exercised ‘con
sistent with that power ? So if we purchase
land for forts, arsenals, or other military pur
poses, or set apart and dedicate any territory
which we now own for a military reservation,
it immediately passes under the military pow
er, nnd must be governed iu harmony with it.
So if laud be purchased for mint, it must be
governed Under tho power to coin money; or,
if purchased for a post office, it must be gov
erned under the power to establish post offices
aud post roads; or for a custom-house, under
tho ]M>wer to regulate commerce; or for a
courthouse, under the judiciary power. In
short, the clause of the constitution under
which any land or territory bclouging to the
United States must bo governed is indicated
by the object for which- it was acquired nnd
the purpose to which it is dedicated. So long,
therefore, as the organic act of Utah shall re
main in force, setting apart that couutry for a
new State, nnd pledging the faith of the United
States to receive it into the Union so soon as
it should have the requisite population, wcarc
bound to extend to it nil the rights of self-gov
ernment, agreeably to the clause of the consti
tution providing for the admission of new
States. Hence the necessity of repealing the
organic act, wiihdrAwing the pledge of a'lmis-
sion, and placing it under the sole aud exclu
sive jurisdiction of the United States, iu order
that persons and property may bo protected
and justice administered, and crimes punished
under the laws prescribed by Congress in such
cases.
While the power of Congress to repeal the
orgnuic act and abolish the territorial govern
ment cannot be denied, the question may arise
whether wc possess the moral right of exercis
ing the power, after the charter has been once
granted, and the local government organized
under its provisions. This is n grave ques
tion ; one which should not be decided hastily,
nor under the iuiluencc of passion or prejudice.
In my opinion, I am free to say, there is no
moral right to repeal the organic act of a Ter
ritory, and abolish the government organized
under it, unless the inhabitants of that Ter
ritory, as a community, have done such acts
as amount to a forfeiture of all rights under it,
such as becoming alien enemies, out laws, dis
avowing tbr.ir allegiance, or resisting the au
thority of the United States. These and kin
dred acts, which we have every reason to be
lieved are daily perpetrated in that Territory,
would not only give us tho moral right, but
make it our imperative, duty, to abolish the
territorial government, and place the inhab
itants under the sole nud cxcuaivc jurisdiction
of the United States, to the end that justice
may be done, and the digs: ity and authority of
the government vindicated.
I have thus presented plainly and frankly-
my views of the Utah question—tho evils nnd
the remedy—upon the facts as they have reach
ed us, and me .-apposed to be substantially
correct. If official report* and anthentie in
formation shell change or modify tin ■ • facts,
1 shall be reedy to conform my action to t! •
real facts as they shall bo found to exi.-t. I
have no such pride of opinion ai will induce
me to persevere in an error one moment nfti r
my judgment is convinced. If, therefore, a
better plan can devised—one more consistent
with justice and sound policy, or more cffec-
Gcorginn Revived.
We arc glad to see that the Georgian is again
issued in Savannah, under tiic auspices of A. R.
Lamar, Esq., as sole proprietor. The first number
appeared on the -ith instant.
From Kansas.
Two gentlemen direct from Kansas passed through
Macon last week, with one of whom wc have been
long personally acquainted. Wc did not happen
to sec either but heard from both. Both, wc un
derstand, concur in representing the course of
Walker as meeting the entire sanction and appro
val of tho pro-slavery party in Kansas, and the
best policy which could be pursued under the cir
cumstances, and both thought the Georgia Conven
tion resolutions too hasty. We give their repre
sentations for what they arc worth. Two days
before one of them left, the town of Atchison was
sold out to froe-soilers, stock, lock and barrel—a
-ash transaction.
The recent Disturbances iu Hem.
PHIS.
We have a long account of the recent commotion
in Memphis, in another column, which we publish
at tiic request of the writer, who is a citizen of that
place. If his statements arc correct, (of which we
have no means of judging,) they certainly exhibit
a very melancholy state of things there—in fact,
not much better than that in San Francisco which
found its culmination in the subversion of all gov
ernment, and a reign of lawlessness and terror un
der a vigilance Committee. Such examples iu al
most all the new States and new and growing
towns (foci of immigration) ought to impress all
good citizens with the absolute necessity of an ef
fective execution of the criminal law—with the
folly, danger aud absolute cruelty of that too com
mon balking at the verdict “guilty” wbre the ends
of justice demand it from the juror. By and by,
the lawless arc able to pack the juries—the law be
comes a dead letter, and the government powerless
to punish the guilty nr protect the innocent.
Bruuswick. aud the Haiti Trunk
AGAIN.
We arc indebted to the Brunswick Herald
for an extra of the 3d instant, containing the
proceedings of a meeting of the Board ofDi
rectors on the 25th ult., and a letter addressed
to the President of the Main Trunk Company
by the President of the Brunswick Kail Koad,
in pursunucc of instructions adopted at the said
meeting. In that communication a new basis
of accommodation is proposed as follows:
PROPOSITION.
The Brunswick & Florida Rail Koad Com-
iaiiy Will release to the Atlantic & Golf Rail
toad Company, the right to build their Main
Line from the initial or starting poiut. over
the grounds covered by the charter of the B.
& F. K. R. Co., on the following terms and
conditions :—
1st- The initial or starting point of the A.
& G. R. R. shall be made ou the line of the B.
& F. R. R., at such poiut as may be agrded
upon cast of Big Creek : A Union Station to
be located at said initial point, with equal
rights to the A. Sc G. R. R. Co., the S. A. &
G. K- K. Co., and the B. & F. R. R. Co.
2nd. The A. Sc G. R. R., from its initial or
starting point, going West, shall follow the
present line of the B. & F. R. R. substantial
ly, not defied ing more than seven miles, north
or south of said line to Thomasrillc.
3rd. The B. Sc F. R. R, Co. shall be paid a
fair equivalent for expenditures made west of
the junction.
,4th. Contracts for construction with the B.
& F. It. K. Co. west of the junction, to be as
sumed or arranged satisfatftorily to the contrac
tors, by the A. Sc G. It. It. Co.
5th. The grading between the inital point
and the Alapha River, to be commenced with
in GO days from tho date of the Release aud to
be completed to the Alapaha river within one
car from the same date?.
Gth. The Branches of the B. Sc F. It. R.$
under their charter, or any amendment there
to, to remain unaffected by the release of the
Main line; and all other privileges, franchises,
nud immunities grunted by the Charter and
Amendments of the B. Sc F. It. It. Co., and
not specifically released to the A & G. It. R.
Co. to be retained in the B. & F. It. R. Com-
Tls<; Savannah Kcpubllcan.
We arc sorry to see this print guilty of jucli
a small specimen of perversion as appears in
the subjoined. It was culled out of an edito
rial of the Telegraph of lGtb June, and wrest-
have been tried, I hax'c . observed the patient at
tention you gave iu every instance to cacli one as
it progressed—to the statements of the case, to
the evidence, to the arguments of counsel and the
directions of the Court on the case. No wonder,
then, gentlemen, by the information thus gained,
listed by your intelligence and regulated by that
_cd from its context in a single paragraph, in or- I conciliatory spirit you have exmeed during the
der to pervert its meaning and bearing. Some- term, that you were enabfed to arrive at verdicts
.. , . ., . „ . ... I so satisfactory; for 1 believe rour verdicts have
.rues such a wrong is accidentally done, in the ^ more ^nerallv at . qu i CS ced in, than is usual
hurry of cursory editorial reading—but when, i os j n g parties. I can only say, but I say it
az iu this case, the editors go back three weeks freely—if I have been of any service to the public
to hunt up and deliberately examine tho re- during this Term-if parties have •cquired their
, . F , .. , . I rights, to vour active co-operation, and intelligent
cord, in order to verify a charge, and then, iV3 ^ t anee' the County, Parties and Court aregreat-
finding themselves mistaken, pervert the record I v indebted.
in order to sustain their charge, it is a case of »J* V ue - n,i °- , tbat 1 h * ve . 5t in c ? 3 ’
r . „ . _ , ... ® , I tomplrttion to remove to another county in our be-
unfair dealing with a dclibciatc purpose and I loved State, not far distant, however, from this; but
design, which does not sneak well for tho Sa- whether I do remove or not, Bibb county will al-
vanuah Republican. We will first quote their " U - V *J? C as slie has heretofore been the countjol
mi ucpuum.uu. 1 my affections; no other place is, and no other pco-
curt and flippant article—then the paragrapn I V an j,c j 0 lne ^ what the people of Bibb have
in the editorial from which the sentence allud- lieen. It was here I first settled in life, after I
cd to has been violently wrested. The reader to «■»’■ “ here haTC
. ‘ * , lived, np to tho present time—all that I am,
will then see for himself, that the ^avannan I ], ave been as to position in public or social lift
Republican has actually quoted from us upon have derived directly from the support and affec-
„ „ • . • . if,,i. tions of this people, and what I have of property I
a point in which we expressly condemned II at- ^ made al ' non ‘ g y{m . tho best llflecti ‘ ns 0 f my
ker, in order to prove that we have endorsed I heart nro garnered up here, and whether necessity
his whole policy! We again repeat, that in no or duty compel me to remove or rot, whether ab-
... ttbgU T.l«,.pu ...Uinfid th. |
even with my latest sigh.
In conclusion, sufler me gentlemen to return
course of Walker in Kansas.
From the Savannah Republican of the 2d hut. . , , , , ,
Macon TELFcnam.-Tlie editors of this pnjwr - v . 0 , u “7 >“ ost «“•«• thanks for your Jtindness and
ihov “ have affirmed the . oi- "‘tention to me, that you, all of whom I know so
asks us to show when they “ have affirmed the po!
lev of Walker as the usual, proper and fair course.”
Wo published, some days ago, the following
paragraph, which we clipped from tho Columbus
Times, in which it is credited to the Telegraph.
“ Again, wc give no weight whatever to the op
position expressed in some quarters to Kansas tak
ing a direct vote upon the-adoption of her consti
tution after it is framed. This is the usual, proper
aud fair course.”
If the Telegraph will deny the paternity of this
paragraph, we will “ take doxvn the observation.”
Should it fail to do so, our case is fully proved, and
xvc renew the declaration that it hns affirmed the
policy of Walker as “ the usual, proper, and fair
course.”
well, have taken this occasion thus publicly to ex
press yourselves so kindly to me without any affec-
J tation, I plainly confess, gives me 'great pleasure,
I and I assure you, I receive your kind expressions
with the tenderest emotions of gratitude, and re
ciprocate them by wishing that you, and each
you and of yours throughout all life’s journey may
| be prosperous and happy.
You aro disehaaged from further service.
From the Georgia Tqjegraph of the 16th June:
The Glorious 1th
Was supernaturally dull in Macon—the
town having all gone to Milledgcville to see
the soldiers aud hear Gov. Johnson’s speech
We understand there arc seventeen companic 1
Again, we give no weight whatever to the oppo- ia Millcdgeville—and Mars and Venn*—mirth
sition expressed in some quarters to Kausas taking and pomp—fuss and feathers—fun and jollity
a dircet vote upon the adoption of her constitution I are j n ag j a { e t[ le most active competition
after it is framed. This is the usual, proper and 1
fair course. If a people arc not to have a direct
vote upon their organic lair, xvhat should they have
a vote upon? And can any reasonable man sup
pose that an organic law can lmig remain such un
less it is an embodiment of the will of the people ?
Pray what would be gained by surprising Knnsas
into a slave State? We answer, a positive loss!
for os soon as she became a State, reaction would
ensue and run to frec-soil extreme.
We saw Savannah, too, on the 4th aud it also
had left town.
The New York Folice Bill.
The Court of Appeals of the State of Noxv York,
on the 2d instant, by a vote of six to two, decided
the Black Republican Police Bill Constitutional,
Unless you and it will, of course, go into practical operation.—
abolish free suffrage and the ballot box we know
no way of maintaining a constitution against the
will of the people. This is not a case admitting of
strategy or tactics. It calls only for a free poll
and fair return. Bat the abstract propriety of such
submission is one l/iiny, and the volunteer dogmati- I civil commotions in which a good many black n>
eal assurance of Walker that Congress trou/dnot I publicans may perchance be battered. A foreign
admit the State unless such a vote upon the Cemsti- | poKcc , )Uartcre(I a cltT in tllat wav rC mi 11( ls one
Constitutional or not, it presents tiic anomalous,
absurd and anti-republican feature of appointees of
one government paid by another; and it is
chance if it does not involve the city iu riots and
tution had been taken, is quite another. It teas, in
our judgment, none of his business to sjieak for
Congress or to dictate terms in its behalf to the
Kansas voters.
of the days of King George and the Revolution.
From the Columbus Enquirer.
It will be seen at a glance that this is a case I Judge Brown, a Baptist,
of entire perversion by suppression, suscepti- “His name is.synonymons in his own re
blc of no defence at all. The Republican has, fj 011 tbc Stato ' vi . thal1 that * 8 P ur <b bonora
, . . . ; . , , ble and true; and in tits religious association,
by suppressing context, applied to the whole he is : dentific(1 in sympathies and feelings with
course of Walker in Kansas an expression the most numerous religious body in the State
limited by the Telegraph solely to the abstract —the Baptists—in which connection he is a
propriety of a popular vote upon Constitutions, I leading and enthusiastic member.”
and inculpating the course of Walker upon Wo clip the above from an editorial eulogy
... n- ■ , on Judge Brown, the nominee for Governor of
this very point, as dogmatical, officious and the Democratic party, from the last Georgia
improper. Telegraph. The American party' has been tie
As, after such a sample of tho Republican’s nounced by the Democratic press for its rcli
dealing, better cannot be hoped for, wc will I gious intolcrance. in this, that it refuses tosup-
beg the Georgian as a matter of favor to copy iP or ^ i ' 111311 6> r office, unless he will relinquish
this article—the Telegraph being without a fpoper^cJitate^and'powers^and aclTnowU
circulation in Savannah. e shall not. there- I e( i gc t i ic Constitution of the United States,
fore, in conclusion, deny the paternity of the ouly, as the supreme law of the land and of
sentence. It was our’s in its proper connection his obedience. If the Aden renounces these
and with its proper reference. Nor. on the | he ts stil! protected by
. , , , , . American laws in the enjoyment of his peculiar
other hand, wtlie Republican’s charge proved— | religion , but 80 far M h concerned, the
but falls to tho ground as a mere invention! I American party say, if you are a Mormon or
By such a studied misapplication of our lan- a Roman Catholic and your spiritual engage-
guage, be has done us a more gross injustic
than if he had misquoted us: and has shown a
greater recklessness of the wrong.
Resignation of Judge Powers.
incuts with Brigham Young and l’ope Pius
embrace and produce in yowr temporal con
duct a conflict with the Constitution of the
United States, then, and in that case, it selects
on American citizen. It regards such selec
tion as no infringement of religious liberty,
party.
7th. All freights and passengers to ho ship
ped to their destination on all the lines, with
out delay or discrimination,—especial refe
rence being had to that provision of tiic A. &
G. R. R. charter which is designed for the
general protection of all the Companies iu in
terest.
8th. These terms to be accepted or rejected
within 31) days of their receipt by the Presi
dent of tho Atlantic & Gulf Rail Road Com
pany.
.South Western Railroad Stock.
Wc would call the attention of our readers
to the large sale of this valuable stock, adver
tised iu another column, by Messrs. Padleford,
Fay & Co., of Savannah. This is doubtless
one of the safest and best stocks in the State,
as is shown in the last annual Report of the
Company. President K. K. Cuylcr, Esq.,
thi3 Report says; “At this day the capital
stock of the Company is $1,129,100, and the
Bond defct of the company is $414,000, mak
ing a total of.capital and stock debt of $1,-
534,100, for which the Company holds its Road
and equipments, which cost $1,734,539,52, all
paid for and $20,000 in stock of other Compa
nies.
“It has hitherto paid eight per cent., the
prospect for the future is that it will pay more.-”
In the same report Geo. W. Adams, Esq., the
Superintendent, says:—“Total earnings for
the year have been, $353,092,40; total for
previous year, $25G.59G,05; showing total in
crease of$S2,49G,41, being 37j per cent, gain
over tho proceeding year.”
Those desiring a safe and profitable invest
ment will seldom find a better opportunity than
tliat now offered.—Sat. News.
Tabic Rapping done For.
An extended investigation into the mysteries of
“table rapping” has lately been bad by a committee
of scientific gentlemen of Boston, under an offer by
the Courier to pay $300 for a satisfactory “spiritu
al" manifestation. A general rally among the
“Spiritualists” took place, including even the Bo
rn,-t-r Foxes ;” but like the priests of Baal, they
could do nothing marvellous. The Foxes succeed
ed in producing one “ rap,” but admitted on all
sides to have been made nbout tlieir persons and
b) no spirits. The Committee will shortly make a
rrport which it is thought will put the rappers to
rest and restore tables to their legitimate uses. If
Boston ever puts doim a humbug she shall have a
white mark iq her favor with charcoal,
Wc find the following correspondencejappended for the bestowmeut of office even on a native,
to the last Grand Jury Presentments of Bibb coun- I > s not a right, hut a favor. Such a principle
tv, as published br the Journal & Messenger, and I excludes no member of any' Protestant sect,
copy bv request:" no ’ n< ? 4 even Mormon or Roman Catholic, un-
* J ’ 1 eftnprspnvnrvep less his temporal, is included in his spiritual
1 ’ obedience, or in other words, nnlcss his high-
Giu.nd Jcut Boom, / er-laxvism causes him necessarily to violate
Macon, May 28th, 1857. > I the statutes of this country.
Now compare these principles with the re-
Dear Sir:—Y’our response: to that part of the 1 Jigious passions and prejudices sought to he
presentment of the Grand Jury, Panel No. 2, in aroused by the Georgia Telegraph, in favor
reference to yourself, was so gratifying to *»d 0 f the Baptist against other Protestant sects,
body as ‘o induce them to return to t .e.r roonq ; n ordcr to gecure |h elcc ,; on of h D
and after consultation, the undersigned were ap- I .• r /. T ,
pointed a committee to request of you a copy of ^ n: ® mmee for Governor. Judge Proxyn
vour remarks, for the purpose of being published 1 13 1101 recommended to the people of the State,
with our general presentments. because, he •* is a leading and enthusiastic
Your compliance will much oblige us and those member” of the most pious body of Christians
Ron. A. P. Powkrs—
we represent.
Very Respectfully,
Your Ob’t. Scrv’ts.,
PETER SOLOMON,)
ROLAN BIVINS, [-Com.
JOHN S. BAXTER, )
Silver Laze, June 6th, 1857.
in the State, hut it is said, “he is identified in
sympatlucs and feelings with the most numer
ous /” Numbers constitute political power in
our country, and who believes that Judge
Brown’s religious associations would have
been heralded forth to the xvorld if he were a
member of a sect, which embraced within its
fold only a few, humble followers of tho meek
Messrs. Solomon, Baxter and Bivins, Committee : | ant , despised Nazarene—Christian, indeed-
Gkntlkmcs:—Your note handed me as the
Committee of the Grand Jury, requesting in tlieir “ Wh p n ri J° aM rath '-' r alone ' "‘“ d D P w!th consc5 ° n "
behalf, a copy of the remarks made by me on their j T]j au err, with millions, on their side.”
discharge at tho last term of Bibb Superior Court, , „ _ , _
would have been answered earlier, but from the I " e have too much respect for Judge Brown
fact that I have had no opportunity, until the pre- ] find that “ numeroms religious body in that
sent time, to comply with your request. And in I State—the Baptists," to doubt forjl moment
sending to-you the few remarks that I did make on that they will turn xvith contempt from such
thnt occasion, I wish it distinctly understood, that equivocal compliments, which can only he np-
I do not suppose they possess any merit, save that predated nnd deserved xvlien all the generous
of expressing feebly, the regard, friendship, and fecilngs of the heart are extinguished and all
attachment 1 have ever borne to the people of | christian chnritv dpRtrnvP(I .
Bibb, nnd my gratitude to them for the niamtc-
[For the Georgia Telegraph.]
Water Works for Macon.
Messrs. Editors :—I notice in your paper of
the 30th ult. your remarks on the' subject of
supplying the city xvith water, ;lic advanta
ges of which are truly :r#tl properly estimated.
But, sir, let ns examine in regard to this much
desired luxury, and ascertain, as near as pos
sible, the amount of money required to carry'
such a project into successful operation; and
when effected, by what means every tax pay
ing citizen, within the incorporate limits of
this wide spread, but thinly populated city,
shall have each their due proportion of these
water benefits. If the proposition is made to
build them with the people’s money, aud tax
them xvith the expenso of keeping them in
operation, then have the people a right to
demand the service of water iu any portion of
the city by payment of the usual fixed rates.
To raise water from the river by' mechan
ical means, to a properly elevated reservoir,
will require a heavy expenditure of money.
And whether steam or water be used as a mo
tive power the results would be nearly the
same, a3 slioxvn by survey iu a report of F. P.
Holcomb, in 1849. He says that by the erec
tion of a dam at YVimbushe’s falls, and the
construction of a canal to Macon, obtaining
thereby an effective fall of 14 feet, he can ob
tain a xvater power equal to ninety-one horses.
The cost of which, at that date, Mr. II. esti
mated at $69,580.
This amount docs not include buildings, or
machinery, But simply the motive poivcr,
which Mr. Holcomb in his report recommends
as being more economical than that of steam.
Tho annual expense of fuel, &c., for an en
gine of the above power Mr. II. says, when
pine wood is worth $2 per cord, xvouid be
about 5187 dollars. Wood is noxv worth $3
per cord and other expenses about in the same
proportion. •
The iuquiry, however, is made as to how
much power would ho required for an effi
cient and substantial City YVater Works ? In
answer, I would state that the actual power re
quired xvouid be iu proportion, 1st, to the ele
vation of the receiving reservoir, and next to
the quantity consumed. And as the demands
of our city may be expected to increase, it
xvouid he.unwise to make the arrangements
for less than eighty-five herse poxver. But if
the irrigation of gardens be contemplated to
any considerable extent upon our naturally
porous and thirsty soil, considerable more
power would be required during the summer
seasons.
A complete city water works, however, in
eluding service pipe, and having a capacity of
eighty-five horse-power, with a reservoir loca
ted in rear of the residences of Messrs^gcott,
Frankliu nnd Bond, as the highest point,
would cost about one hundred and sixty-eight
thousand dollars. This elevation, liowever,
should bo divided into two sections, xrhich
xvouid greatly relieve the severe concussion of
the pumps and valves which otherwise would
occur under a column of water the wholcheight.
The loxver portions of the city could be supplied
from the lowest reservoir. This would be a sav-
of power, but an additional expense, as txvo
sets of hands and engineers xvouid be needed.
One set at the river the other at the first re
servoir. The sum mentioned may he const
dcrably reduced by substituting a less sub
stautial outfit. The annual expenses would be
Interest on $168,000 $11,760
Deterioration nnd repairs, 6 pr. ct 10,080
Fuel. Engineers’ wages, hands’ wages,
Oil, hemp, tallow, &c., See., 9,450
i’ho kaic ExcitejnentiiTai^
Mzhshis, Tb,., J: .‘.
5
Mr. Editor:—The
since 1
of intense excitement, caused by o 1:, G.
cold-blooded murders that ever d"i „ ^ ° f ^
of man. 'otseedq,
Mr. Everson, a quiet nnd inoffenar. ••
xnilt *lftr viM*a ■■ ■ mt-211
about fifty years, was killed about 5 p ^tjjl
nesday the 2-lth inst., by a voun-
uious notoriety, named John Able ^ ,ofi M
was that Mr. Everson requested Able m < S|
debt of loaned money, whereupon \m °
and after abusing Everson, drew his
without waiting a reply 0 r allowing P
least chance to defend himself. ° £Ttf, *nl
Everson expired in a few minutes, fi,
entered his left breast and pierced h‘
Before detailing the scenes that fo]]
state a low facta, in justification of tb
engaged in them, inasmuch as th e
occurrences to lie found in the eityjouj** t,,f *H
ciliated to make false impression*
mind and materially injure the characta.*'
During the just seven years ovcr c ^
murders have been committed in thT ^
nance and support they have ex-er given me, dur
ing my residence among them.
Very Truly,
A. I\ POWERS.
JUDGE POWERS’ RESPONSE.
Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen of the Grand Jury :
| Christian charity destroyed.
YVe imagine that Judge Brown was select-
I cd over such men as Lumpkin, Gardner, La
mar, Colquitt and Warner, for bis excellent
private character ns a citizen, for his distin
guished services and wide-spread reputation
as a Statesman, familiar with the people, their
wants and the resources of the State; and not
In taking leave of yoa, Gentlemen, and iu dis- I because lie had been sprinkled, poured on, or
charging you fromtlii* present service, I finish the I immersed. If, however, he is to beVoted lor
last act of this kind that perhaps, iu the Providence only as a Baptist or No Baptist, we arc glad
of God, I shall ever be called on to perform. You we have been informed so early iu the Cam-
are correctly informed as to my intention to leave paign, so that there may in time be a inarshal-
tlic Bench. Indeed, my resignation lias been for- ing of forces. If such is to he tho issue of the
warded some time since to the proper officer, and contC st, wc would not he surprised if the op
most probably a successor lias been selected The j, ion (Ud t raake J lldge B r0 xvtv take wa-
reasons nre many which have induced, and partly I * ... .. ^ ,, A, , c . .
compelled me to take this step, and which demand lcr ' vlt l 3 U es *■ tr ~ re ^ jU: ‘' before October,
to be explained to tho generous citizens of the Reading the foregoing, the thought struck
District, who placed me in tffis position under cir- tQ ive our Columbus contemporary and
cumstanccs which cutitlc them to my lasting grati-1 b v f
tude. On eoiuc tit and proper occasion, 1 hope to » 118 party the benefit of a democratic circula-
explain myself to them in such manner as will satis- tion of his article. Few, we are sure, will do
factorQy evince that I am not uiigratcful. No one ,i.„ rp
should or ought to retire from a post like this, (if the / c‘ e S rn P 3 thc ‘njusticc to suppose we m-
his services arc acceptable,) unless he is satisfied I tended a partisan use of Judge Brown’s reli-
that thc public service will not suffer from his act. gious affiliations, whatever they may he.
/“■ im -
be selected, cither of whom, will satisfy the fullest I material to some, it would be interesting to
extent every just and reasonable public expccta- others of our readers, and properly enough,
“ Tins U the sixth year of rav service as the Judge fel1 !? " ith thc . current of 3 P'”°nal notice of
of the Macon District—the first, aud up to the I our Gubernatorial candidate. If Judge Brown
present time, thc only Judge of tho District—origi- had happened to he Catholic, the “American”
|;i-h(Nk»»ir.^«a.
post, as the Dockets in the District will testify.— Democratic prints not only to mention it, but
Hence I have had every opportunity to test, to' the to defend him in the same on the general priu-
fullcst extant, all tho officers of Court of every . 1 . ,
grade, w whom I have been associai cd. And IJ C 'P lcs of religious liberty and toleration,
can safely say, except in thc fewesj instances, 11 ..... ,
have met with nothing but kindness from every 1,lc * FOSpectS in Europe,
quarter—no desire to clog—to embarrass business, I The Courner des Ltats Unis, has intclli-
or to suppress and subvert justice on thc part of gence from the lvine growing countries of Eu-
any of the public functionaries, but an earnest rope lip to thc first instant. From its issue of
wish, as evinced by their action, on the part of al- thc 16th instant, xvc learn that the vines exhib-
inost every Grand Jury, “to make diligent enqui- it, generally, a vigorous growth under the in-
ry add true presentment of all matters and things flueuce of tho warm weather ; and that, from
given them in charge, or which did come to tlieir present appearauces, an exceptional yield niav
or,rr bly b d c
Jury that I shall preside'over, have not been snr- !**» dls ® 330 ° dlum ba3 «“*£* >ts> appearance, but
passed by any previous body in the faithful, ener- ^ 13 e ' on , l ® decline, and the growers
Retie and intelligent discharge of the onerous du- prepared to check its progrC" with sulphur
ties which hax-e dcvolx-cd on you since you have I tuidother preventives - Notxvithstanding these
been empannelled. Before special Juries selected favorable prospects, the Courrier add3 that tho
front your body, many, and important cirQ caset (prioco of wine experience no decline,
Annual amount to be paid to city by
water rent and water taxes 31,290
ivliick provides for tho working of two 424
horse-power engines.
But where is the necessity for xvater wqrks ?
There is no city on this continent, with the
same population, xvhich lias a greater number
of public and private wells. Our fire cisterns
are kept filled without any expense to thc city,
and ten times the number could be kept filled
from thc natural springs whielt flow to waste
from the hill sides almost in our city’s midst,
reminding us of our improvidence and neglect
by cutting onr streets and alleys into gullies
Let us secure thc water fr.otn our springs by
proper rccepticlcs tor it—det ns keep our fire
department in its present efficient condition
xvith the necessary apparatus—which, with’our
present mode of building secures to us all nc
ccssary protection. For let it be borne in mind
that the combustible portion of Macon has
been nearly burned.out. And those of us who
cannot afford to xvater our plants from a well
their very midst, will be less able to lavish
ater upon them every gallon of which would
by an expensive agency, first have to be ele
.ited from one hundred to txvo hundred aud
fifty feet above the river bed. - It is true that
considerable portion of our city could be
xvatcred from a much lower elevation, and
consequent reduction in cost of thc works.
But the higher portions of our citv which
need it most would bo above its level. Let
thc advocates of thc plan shoxv their faith by
forming a stock company for that purpose in
stead of urging the city on to a course xvhich
could only result in the exhibition of a splendid
FOLLY.
ited the punishment of death. Y’et^^lj^l
one hundred was found guilty 0 f murfe^ 11
degree. At this time there are,besides
men in the city jail, under the chare Mn 7" t '^
committed since January last, and t> nf#
our streets who were acquitted last ^
The law, up to this time, has been the
thing of tho most abandoned wretches
earth, nnd is still trampled upon by the
gambler and rum-seller. The street***
with the life blood of the virtuous and nDrwT*
in desolate homes, with tears scarce dry _
cheeks, from weeping over the maasled^ 54 *"
murdered husbands, arc endeavoring : 0
voices of tlieir children who cry fo, vJfH
those xxho are devoted to Memphis aad^e**
ests—hang tlieir heads in shame at the frJj
crease of these damning deeds, whikaTl
instead of punishing the guilty for the nml
of the innocent, looses the fetters of tbe*i
hounds of society, to walk by day, ,
faces and demon hearts, thc streets of th**
and by night Often their polluting,
hells.” And the newspapers, which shonldhe^
tinels of the city, ever ready to xrsm the *
of danger, and expose every species of
xvithout fear or favor, invariably give . xl, J
ing to these bloody pictures, by st*tinr> cj, rj
is favorable to the offender. '
Under the influence of this state t
is nothing strange, nothing criminal in the fel
this new tragedy should have aroused *
action, xvlio have borne with imbecile Uiq I
“patience ceases to be a virtue.” ^
Immediately after this deed of slume,
numbering perhaps, fifteen hundred, saeatul
front of the jail with the avowed purpose ofeuJ
ting summary justice on thc murderer Jifei
Cries of 14 hum? him!”
Arrival oU the Illinois.
New Y’ork, June 27.—The Illinois has ar
rived, xvith about two millions in specie. Three
hundred of Walker’s men had arrived at As-
pinxvall. A fire liad-occtirred at Port au Prince
and a hundred houses burnt. California ship
ments ©f gold Atlanticxvurd are increasing. It
is rumored that Harassethy, the rneltcr at the
Mint is defaulter for between a hundred to
five hundred thousand dollars, but has made
over his property to the Government. A pro
position is before thc Granadian Congress, au
thorizing the President to.settle ail existing
difficulties with thc U. States. The English
and French protectorate of thg Chincha Is
lands is confirmed.
Salt Barrels for Preserving: A{>i>’cs,
A correspondent of thc Scientific American
says :
“He purchased five barrels of choice apples,
taken from one pile last autumn, aud put them
into his cellar. On the 1st of April xvhen he
came to examine them, those in four of the bar
rels were mostly all damaged, while those
placed'in the other barrel were sound—‘fresh
and good.’ What was the cause of the pre
sentation of the apples in this barrel ?” Our
correspondent says it xvas a Syracuse salt bar
rel, and had coiitaincdNioarse salt, and he be
lieves this xvas thc causiv of their immunity
from rot. He, at least, can give no othpr rea
son. Neither can we.
Aii.Excelleut detection,
From the Christian Index, xve learn that Dr.
\\ illin:n 15. Crawford, of Madison Georgia,
has been elected to the Professorship of Chem
istry and Natural Philosophy, in William
Jewell College, Mi--ouri. Those wiioknow
the Doctor, feel that the Trustees haWbeen
very fortunate in their selection qf a professor.
Mr. Crnxvford is a native Georgian, and thc
youngest son of one of Georgia’s most distin
guished statesman, the lion. Win. H. Craw
ford. Ha was graduated at an early age. in
Oglethorpe University; and afterwards pass
ed through the usual Medical studies, qjid was
;ularly graduated. lie has practiced medi
cine succe sfully In Madi«on3or many years;
but was also for brief periods, engaged in
teaching—At one time iu Mercer University,
thc law will ptnkmjs
hax-e no law,”&e., were heard in all parts offen
xi’hich was in a short time waring to and fa
impatience. Meanwhile, the Mayor, A H.
arrived upon the ground, and spoke to tfe
length, exhorting them to reflect on the dugs
taking the laws into their hands, pleading to
the oaths of office, they had required him to
which bound him to resist all encroachments<
the law, and begging them to retire peacedfy jj
was followed by several others in the
but all to no purpose—the ery was still “ hzagU
Seeing that speaking was of no avail, the
again took the stand and suggested that the:
until after supper, and then hold a meeting,
point any number of prominent citizens
fit, and giving them thc power to take the
in hand, abide their decision. This
was received, and the crowd dispersed.
By 8 P. M., a crowd of about two
sons had assembled in the Court room; *
was selected and six men from each die,
wards, making a committee of vigilance™
cd, numbering thirty-six.
After passing a resolution to the effect ik
Able, (recently tried for murderand
father of tho prisoner, be required to lette
by thc next day noon, never to return,
alty of his life, the Committee retired ‘4 tkjJ
room to make up their mind as to the
John Able.
During tlieir consultation, the crowd giw■
tient, and the hall resounded with repeated
of “ hang him!” from a thousand voice*.
Thc result of the deliberations of the
was in substance: that this being so palpable
of wilful murder, a jury could not fail ti is
in a verdict of “murder in the first degree,’
recommended that the prisoner be left in the
of the law.
Thc csowd was evidently disappointed, b*
ing promised to abide thc action of the
of their own selection, reluctantly dispe*!
about 12 o’clock.
Not satisfied with the result of this meetiag,
fearing that an abandonment of thc de^t
making an example of Able, to thc Uwle*e
throats prowling about the city, would bst
them to further depredations, the whole dtf
in a perfect whirl of excitement, and
ing was called for last night.
Thc Court-room was thronged with cititt*
8 P. M., determined on carrying out their
project. A president was again selected, ul j
farce ot Wednesday fairly begun again, wh*
liam McMahon, a young man fromMissaipp.
and said, that if a hundred would foDovbir
xvouid have Able hung in twenty minutes. A
proportion of the crowd only waiting for*
followed him with shouts.
Several gentlemen endeavored to stoptbe£*j
from going, byAirging to them the m»jesty* r
law, &c., but in n few minutes the hall wu ^
and gathered around thc jail—making the
ring” with shouts of hang him!
The police were stationed at the door fa"
.once, but having been ordered not to clSt
spilling of any blood in thc discharge of thw
gave up the keys, and the doors were -r
opened to admit tiic crowd, who
bringing John Able in their arms. He **
tied down into the Navy Y’ard, without
shoes, as calm a man as you ever saw. ^ 1
ing to hang him without a hearing, he sis
ted to speak to the multitude who Iu4
around him.
He acknowledged that his crime dest:>JM
ment, and only wished a fair trial'by jot? >
disposed to let him off so easily, t:;C
“ hang aim” increased. He then asked fa ^
fix up his money matters, and begged to h*
ed to jail forthat purpose—interspersing* 1 *
with the most horrid oaths, but the cries j;
tverc renewed. About this time his Re
gisters pressed near him, sobbing violently (
ging for his life, which seemed to
subdue ft 1
ings of the crowd, and an occasional void
be heard “ take him back.”
lie asked for five minutes, which P
and in the interx'al his mother plead for
of®*'-
to thc jail; this touched the sympathy of J
changed the current in his favor, b- 1 J
“ hang him,” xvere still greatly in l* 10 ^
Some of them disposed to take him
this time forced their way to hint,
tence of taking him to a more conT * n j*L*d*
execution, soon got several yards in o ,
ihsh for thc jail-
before the' 1
crowd, aud made
reached in time to lock him up
of the croxvd.
They seemed now more anxious to ^
ever, and commenced battering th*
all probability xvouid have broken it do
heavy fall of rain, xvhich caused them tJ
will terminate is still in doubt, for lllL '
i mob
oraposed of tho off-scouring of soeiet.
iV-breakiDg outcasts—but instigated -R'
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