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Statesmanship shall bc-eon
robust than the sickly, wh
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cisxa, we may begintobopn that meat
may see that there is neither sense no
keeping millions of miserable heathen
cannibals in *" a congestion of populi
Eastern shores—‘‘starved, lean, unhap]
wards the setting sun Continents an
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e and discu.-s it in my own
me is fairly in hand, 1 hope
Tit In a wav to command yonr approval,
enk hastily to it. It was the habit of
nius in thepresenoeoftlie Emperor I'orva to
little whUewlent,” and so give, what ho had
...hfl greater weight.” I hope if by my imh-
n «nd evident indisposition to dispose of tins
nd rashlv. X suggest at the sumo . _ A
• Jtihn witty cntletsm of Flavins J view of tho firrt . , .
• ?v. liemtr.t orators of lb ie. who th-s h penor Courts in this Circuit, win
t violent --esticnlations »n absurd I held nt tho same time astho other elections,
f backwards and forwarfs. Wo ask- j her, That integrity, legal acquirements and an hon-
• / iiiT/i'o oossum dedam ssset f How eat independence are the chief qualifications for the
/ i i declaimed t” I Judiciary of our State. And the Democratic party
'' * ne 1111 ■ ^ j 1 ”*" of Honstou, considering that this Office is ono that
ctrct
sbov
ui: f and on I pro
ent speeches lie
louncing Blair’s
a the ivi l tlirow of “negro
liat sort of stuff that forms
icratic Rhetoric. It is a
l, therefore, that under no
the Republicans of Illinois
Mr. Doughs. Infighting
j gle flight, by shafts winged and hurled by his
1 political rivals. The Democratic party has a
: battle before, tin in, in 1SG0, that will be to
: them destiny. I. ■( the faithful bury divisions,
: or it will be t<> tla-m a Waterloo. In thusvia-
; dieating Douglas, i; is j:■ >t my purpose to as
sail those who differ with me. They are, ma
ny of them, my friend ,, with whom, in the main
I agree. That wq disagree as 1o Douglas, is
but another evidence of that independence of
thought and acti u which distinguish Demo
crats.
ect suunnuri
Judicial C<- von. • \ forms. If .-
, ns the opinion of this meeting, in nr.,. fn ...
action by the people, of a. Judge of 1 11 e4C w
!r» <!iia f’iriviitr whinli ie fit hfl
It would not bo srenerou$ in mo to wm j a wronw
P .V' ,],»„ yours, when tho critics homo, with their
i uni ill nature, complained that yours was “too
on-” Everybody knows that tho propne eommu-
ita dicat is not to be attained in the brief, terse sen-
' .,.1 which are more like the explosions of pas-
don, than wlist epistolary writings wore held,to be
ov the very m*»t er of them himself—“dictations by
he muses themselves.’’ So I determined to write a
rrtat deaf at all hazards, in the hope that somewhat
jf tho many things my letter should contain night
be found not wholly inappropriate.
You refer in grateful terms to “a convert ition"
with me ‘‘on (myj way to visit (my) venerable fa
ther,’’ end are pleased to say it was an “interesting”
one. It certainly was ao to me; and while as yon.
suggest there can he no ngrement between us “us-'
peering the laws prohibiting the African Slavo
trade" you express a hope that in "other respects
we shall agree,” and add that you “know that we
then agreed fully as to the status of the South in
the Union.” Yon graciously add that it “would af- in several of the Judicial Circuits to the nouuuation
ford (you) great pleasure to be able to agree with of candidates for the office of Judge. 1 am glad t.o
(me) upon all subjects.” . say that it has not yet been adopted in the Macrn
1 should withhold at once a proper demonstration I * ..... tv .• , T i . u
Of my own sentiments of high est&m for you as « I Circuit by the Democratic party, and I hope that it
citizen .ind * statesman, ana a just tribute to a mnn I never will be. Nor shall I atop to examine tho pr«3-
of spoilt si* moral purity, greal suavity and dignity I priety of the election of the Circuit Judges by the
of manners, and enviable national distinction as an It u oaangb {or my purpose that in the for-
ss stkt .« rsaSTS;; r&re | £££.».
Battered by your consideration—cordially recipro- I good, and in the latter that the Law is so written
cate yonr kind sentiments, and am willing to labor and must be obeyed until changed by “the Supreme
ought not to be dragged into a political contest, do
therefore recommend to their fellow citizens through
out the Circuit, to give their support to that candi
date, whoever lie may be, that possesses these quali
fications in the highest degree.—[Democratic Meet
ing in Houston, See Telegraph, 14th August, 1655.
MR. Editor.—The above high-sounding term,
“Judicial Convention” is applied to those party cau-
cusses which arc gotten up in several of the Judicis]
Circuits in tho State for giving a clear field to him
who proves himself the most adroit or most lucky as
pirant for the high office of Judge of the Superior
Courts. He who is tlie nominee of the dominant
party is virtually elected, if all the aspirants of lbat
party go into the cancna and abide' its decision. 1
ask is this right ? I shall not discuss tho merits of
tho caucus system generally, but only as it is applied
MACON, GrA.
to dt serve your good opinions.
What you say respecting onr disagreement as to
“th6 laws prohibiting the African Slave trade,” is
truo. I “cannot consent to (your) propositions on
that subject.”
With reference to tho power which Congress exer
cised when it passed these prohibitory Jaws you en
tertain no doubt that it exists in the constitution, i
will i to your words at length that no injustice
may be done you, and because they contain a brief
and lucid statement of the whole argument in favor
. of its constitutionality. You say .-
“Some complaint is made against the laws from
time to time enacted against the African Slave ti ado -,
but it is plain, that at tlie very moment when the
South entered the Union tie power to prohibit that
trade seat granted to Congress. Some of the South
ern States desired to inoreose their slave population,
and insisted that the trade should not bo prohibited
for twenty years. Surely it will not be donbted that
an express provision of the constitution that Con
gress should not exert a specified power granted to
it before tbo expiration of twenty years, conce
ded that Congress might exercise its functimw after
tlat period.
“ine several acts of Congress in regard to the
Slave trade have been passed upon the basis of n
dear, acknowledged and indisputable power. I say
indisputable with perfect respect for the opinions of
those who desire the repeal of these laws; for I be-
. llevc that even they concede that the letter of the in
strument confers the authority in Congress to enact
such laws, while they contend that the authority
ought not to be exerted to prohibit a species of la
bor ao important to the South.” The italics aro
mine.
It is obvious to remark that you have stated tho
whole esse, both as to its facts and the conclusions
S ou deduce from them, very skillfully. You any “it
iplain, that at the very moment when the South
entered the Union the power to prohibit that trade
was granted to Congress.” I need not suggest that
yon assume that very thingto be true, which is the
thing to be proven to bo true. I deny that the pow
er was granted then or ever.
You say “some of the Southern States desired to
increuso their slave populations, and insisted that
the trade should not be prohibited for twenty years.'’
I have not the authorities at hand to verify or con
tradict this statement of facts, but hope to get them
In a few days, when I will explain the history of this
clause of the 9th section or tho 1st anicie ol the
constitution. In the meantime, I will venture to
suggest that it may be found to be true that these
“some of the Southern States” did not simply “in
sist that lie trade should not be prohibited for twen
ty years.” It strikes me as exceedingly probable
that they at first objected to the prohibition altogeth
er and finally to the compromise in the first clause
of the 9th section of 1st article, yielded not thr.t it
should be prohibited after 1608, but that it should
not be prohibited before that time.
I call yonr attention to the very strong presump
tion Of fact.and tho esrtmim rg»,rX rrf n ntri... ... r
tiop, that tbcen “somorrC the aoutneriisrares'' did
not intend to consent, and did not consent, that af
ter 1608 Congress should prohibit the slave trade
without an amendment of the constitution, subse
quently conferring the power.
I do not cf coarse combat your rule of construc
tion which assumes in its premises the conclusion to
which you arrive. “Sorely,” say you, “it will not
be doubted that an express provision of the consti
tution that Congress should not exert a specified
power granted to it"s (But tchea and where teas it
“granted to it"1 This is the point in issue), "before
the expiration of twenty years, conceded that Con
gress might exercise its functions!’ (Yes, bnt bad it
any such functions f That is the question)—“after
that period.
Let ns strip your proposition of its mere assump
tions, and it will then express trnly the Jatitndinous
rale of construction, npon which the Federalists al-
power in the State.”
I agree with your correspondent, “Cuthbert,” and
I believe that a party nomination for Judge is at
tended with serious objections, and should never bo
resorted to tinder any circumstances. ~ I nsk there
fore, the use of your columns, while I give some rea
sons why I oppose it.
The office of Judge is a peculiar one, and should
be looked npon as almost, if not altogether sacred in
its character To my vie w it is the most important iu
the State, and comes to the recipient with the very
heaviest weight of moral responsibility attached to
it. He whom the people elect to fill it, has to pass
not only npon the property, but upon the lives and
liberty of his fellow-citizens. He cannot evade tlie
It 'was my intention to have presented sev
eral other controlling views of this question—
Di .noerat i in one of its worst < now the most pregnant political one before
t al unit opa- the West and North | the country, but find myself already sufficient
's success might give perpetuity j ] y extended for one article. I may follow up
h is to be j ;o the old lease that Ihe Democratic Party once tln g hastily written piece with others, but hope
id an hon- ^ of Ihe new Slatesit will not be necessary, as our friends should
I cut the above, gentlemen, from a letter of a t least drop a bootless contest, in attacking
the New York Post Chicago Correspondent, and defending Judge Douglas, as they arc but
If you would like to publish the whole letter, I “sowing Dragon’s teeth” in the path of the
have it, and will gladly furnish it for your col- i p arty- J. A. N.
umna. *
It so happens, at a Reading Room in Macon, |
the Illinois State Journal, a sheet that is the >
organ of the Black Republicans, is read by me. j
Any one so disposed can see that Paper on
the round table of the enterprising Messre. ,
Winter. My blood has boiled whilst reading
in it articles assailing Mr. Douglas “as a pro
slavery man ” “ the champion of the Fugitive
Slave Law,” the defender of the Drcd Scott
decision.” . . < / •'
And can it be, that Southern ueu are to cry
on the hounds unleashed to hunt down this
bold defender of principles so dear and so vi
tal to tho South ? If it is to be done, we who
stand by Douglas, enter Onr protest for the
following reasons:
First, because Mr. Douglas has again and
again imperilled his political fortunes, by de
fending measures essential to our peace and
security. In the Senate and on the hustings
his potential voice has ever been pitched to
the key of the Constitution—wherever fanati
cism has made its most desperate battles there
has his white plume been seen like the impet
uous Murat’s, as he has led on the fierce charge
of the stalwart Democracy. Nor has he stop
ped to count the cost, or been checked one
moment before bristling dangers. After he
had so gallantly sustained the Fugitive Slave
law in the Senate he returned to Chicago. The
crazy abolitionists of that place threatened to
mob him if he dared attempt to speak. And
Tuesday Morning, Sept. 14.
Erratum.
We are requested to say that in the article of
“Stare Decisis” last week, “the Macon decision"
was inadvertently styled “Robinson and Lane,” in
stead of Robinson and Beall. - The error, howev
er, was only in name, and immaterial to the pur
pose of the writer. i
Dedication.
The new Presbyterian Church will be dedicated
next Sunday. Services to commence at 10 J A. M.
Mr. Breck’s last Sermon in the old Church was a
very interesting historical sketch of the rise and
progress of the Church, which we shall bo glad
to pnblish.
Timber Cutters’ Bank.
Some distrust of this new Banking Institution in
Savannali has been entertained, which ,Col. Hut
ton’s acceptance of the post of Cashier, will go a
great way to dispel. We are indeed privately as
sured, that the Bank is now in tho hands of those
who will manage it correctly, and to the extent of
its capital, it is as trustworthy ns any Bank in the
State.
responsibility except in tho few cases where princi
ples have been firmly settled by the Supreme Judi- ! did he quail 1 No, Sir, not he. He bearded
catory. It is useless to talk of divided respontibili
ty. between him and Juries. Ilia is the duty to pro
nounce the law and to charge the Jnry (in Jury ca
ses) with its execution in rendering a verdict, and
when they disregard his charge, his the high pre
rogative to grant new trials. Thus while Justice is
delayed and the Law forced to remain inactive, lie
sees, or should see to it, that injustice is prevented.
Hut not only is the Judge to expound the Law and
stand upon the right and denounce the wrong fear
lessly and without favor or affection to either party
the imfnriated pack and thundered in their
ears such a defence of the Fugitive Slave Law
as sent them back to their dens like smitten
conspirators. And now whilst I write, his
clarion voice is lifted over the rolling prairies
of Illinois iu triumphant vindication of the “Fu
gitive Slave Law, the Drcd Scott decision,” and
the Constitutional rights of the Slave States.
In such a fight, let Southern men if they will
to “do justice alike to the poor as well as the rich.” j pinion his arm and hold back his battle asc.
There are cases constantly arrising which call for
the exercise of his official power, but in which no
rights are'directiy involved. Such aro the applica
tions made to him at the beginning of every term for
relief from Jury dnty. the continuance of causes and
the innumerable instances where his discretion is ex
ercised and cannot be called in question by an ap
peal from his decision.
For the performance of these solemn, vast and
multifarious duties, a fearless, honest, and indepen-
But for myself, I shall shout if it comes out of
the contest like Cceur dc Lion’s streaming with
the bloody trophies of a signal victory. God
save Sonthera men from ingratitude, and may
they be spared from the sin of that people who
to another the fatal hemlock.
Rut, secondly, I object to the abuse and
Tlie Pulaski Times.
We have first number of the “ Pulaski
Times,” recently established in Hawkinsvilje,
by Messrs. P. F. D. Scarborough and 0. C.
Horne, bath highly intelligent gentlemen, and
remarkably well qualified for' the office they
have assumed. The first number is full of in
teresting matter and bears equal testimony
to the intellectual and mechanical ability which
controls the enterprise. Success to it.
dent Judiciary is indispensable. Without it we | persecution of Douglas by Democrats, bc-
knownot what is to be the result of litigation, how j cause it will be fatal to the National Demo-
The Arts of Beauty,
Or Secrets of tho Toilet, by 3Iadame Lola
Montez.” This little volume has been placed
upon our table by the Messrs. Richards, at
whose store it can be found. It is an 18mo.
volume of 130 pages, published by Dick &
Fitzgerald, ofNew York, and embraces some
twenty eight chapters of instruction upon all
points of beauty in person and apparel, wind-
, .... , , ing up with hints to gentlemen on the “ art of
sent one benefactor into banishniont, an.I gave j fa8cination » couclied in a8tyIe 0 f caustic irony
1 perfectly withering to dandydom, which the
strong minded Lola most particularly despises.
ever able the Judge, however freo from intricacy
the cause, nor however firmly based on sound, lega]
principles.
cratic Party, to engender and stimulate such
feuds. How, let me ask, does Douglas stand
These duties require that he who sits as tho Judge before the people of Illinois ? Is it as a self-
and who must decide on these and kindred questions, nominated or an independent candidate ? No
sir. Rut as the candidate of the regular State
The “Countess” is a remarkable woman—may
the world never look upon her like again.
The “ Moving ” Fever
Which lets prevailed 11s a fatal and disastrous
endemic in ail tlie Southern States for the last
twenty-five year.-, we are happy to state, is not
onlv intermittent, but about to subside forever.
We have recently conversed with scores of
Georgians, who, attracted by the brilliant induce
ments held out for removal, have visited the West,
and returned to Georgia satisfied to live and die
nt home in their nativcSuuc.
Wc opine that the experience o! many wlio have
“sold out" mid gone West in search of richer and
cheaper Lands, hus been anything but profitabl
and pleasant.
Tho “bottoms " of the Western States may b
richer and more productive than our Georgia lands
in some years, when seasons are propitious ; but
take a series of years, the last three for example,
and we are very certain that the great West wil'
not gain by comparison. The casualties of flood
and drought and disease, arc surely more lre-
qaent West than East of the Chattahoochee, and
when we throw into tho balance the aecess to mar
ket—its certainty—its cheapness, we have every
thing in our favor. But this is not all.
In Georgia we have School- and Colleges,
Churches and Minister; in abundance. All th e ne
cessaries of life arc at hand, easy to be obtained
thriving cities and towns—Railroads extending
within a few days’ ride of almost every county in
tho State—the land rich enough to be amply rc-
numerativc of labor, and with proper care and jit.
dicious cultivation, improving in value and produc
tion year by year. Then why should a Geor
gians, with ail the comforts of home—the associa
tions ofyouth—the friends of a life-lime close about
Turn—why should ho desire a change ? Can he bet
ter bis pecuniary condition ? and if he does, will
he not lose socially more—yes immeasurably more
than he gains in, or can secure by money ?
A removal to tbo West is fraught with a thou
sand hazards and dangers which tlie emigrant does
not dream of and cannot foresee.
lie takes his wife and children and servants to a
new country, poorly supplied often with the ne
cessaries of life ; ho finds provisions dear—mills
distant and inaccessible—bad roads—poor mar
kets—no schools—churches few and far between,
and in such a country he casts anchor, to raise a
family—educate them and start them in the world—
iu other words, as the phrase is, to “settle off his
children.” His first experience is a dear one. His
wife and children and servants, unacclimated, soon
fall victims to fever—his stock dies oft—his crop
turns out badly, and tlie rivers dry up, and he is
bound to pay enormous prices to get his produce
to market, and proportionate sums for articles for
family use. At the year’s end, when he counts up,
he finds heavy doctor’s bills to pay—his stock dead,
his negroes debilitated and worn out by disease,
and from the bottom of his heart ho exclaims: “I
wish I had never left old Georgia.” How many
Georgians are there now in the West, who, if they
chance to read this picture, will not say, “it is
drawn to the life—it is my case precisely.”
It has always been a mystery why our people
should desire to leave Georgia; for there is no State
in the Union that contains within its boundaries,
such diversity of soil, climate and production.—
The rich cotton lands of Southern Georgia cannot
be excelled for health—certainty of crop and pro
ductiveness of yield, and as to price, we have no
doubt plantations can be obtaiued os cheap and on
such terms as would satisfy any reasonable man.
We would advise all our friends who are threat
ened with an attack of this moving fever, to
call on Bra. Butts or Edwards, of this place, or (ime sev e ra i 0 f my servants had arrived, a-
Dr. Davidson, of Augusta, and if they will follow l arlnc d by my cries. One hastened off for our
their prescriptions and are not speedily cured, it is I assistant surgeon, who lived next door, while
because the patient is incurable. (he others began question me. Iu broken
We have heard it said lately, that there are plan- j sentences I explained to them my situation
tations offering for sale in Dooly, Worth, Coffee, They were horrified. While one poured eau
Berrien, Colquitt aud Lowndes, for three, four and
The Supreme Court Questmii.
The Newnan Banner ami Sentinel of the 1 • -i h
chronicles another pnblk meeting upon the Su- !
promo Court question. It hm h.-lfi in that place
on tho 8th, Judge K. Y. Iirown, iu th.- rhmr. Af
ter debate, resolutions were reported in favor of
abolishing the Court, which the Banner .-.ty. would
have passed by an overwhelming majority, but
pending the question of their adoption, C-d V . K.
Wriirht addressed tlie meeting in opposition to
them, until Court hour, when the meeting ad
journed to u public hull, and there determined to
stand adjourned until the 1st Tuesday in October
next. The Banner says the meeting was very nu
merous and enthusiastic*! The friends' of an appel
late Court in Georgia will probably have work to
do, to save it front destruction, and they must
meet this impatient call for its extinction with
mollifying and reasonable propositions for tliecure
of defects and the remedy of abuses. Our fru-i
of the Columbus Daily Times, we see, announc
as an item of news, the total subsidence of the e
citement about tlie Supreme Court and a general
acquiescence in the propriety of the late .Macon
decision. AYc beg him to lay no such fiatteriu
unction to his soul. Nobody this way has any
such nows as that. On the contrary, the public
judgment revolts at that decision strongly and we
might say almost unanimously. Bnt this decision
is not the only ground of complaint with the Court.
Its unpopularity hadbeenestablished before, in the
delay and expense to suitors resulting from its r--
tablishinent and in the inconsistencies and con
flicts of its own decisions, and the bank case only
capped tlie climax and gave voice to the murmurs
ot discontent which were general before. The
struggle in the next session of our Legislature will
be between a re-organization and a destruction of
the Court, and it will hardly survive another year
with its present legal constitution. Wc invite
gestions upon a system of legal safe-guards and
restrictions to cure the grievances complained of
in connection with this Court-prcvent unreason
able delay iu the determination of suits, anil ap
peals Tor the mere purpose of delay—and secure
uniformity in the interpretation of the law. This
is a subject which ought to enlist the attention of
every patriotic jurist in the State, and in the light
of a most unsatisfactory experience—with theben-
efit of the Judicial systems of so many sister States
of the Union, an appellate system could be elabo
rated which should secure certainty and uniformi
ty in the law without unreasonable delay and bur
densome expense.
Anglo-Indian Life.
In Col. Addison’s “ Traits and Stories of
Anglo-Indian Life,” just issued in London,
is a curious story of one of the author’s expe
riences :
One evening I returned more than usually
fatigued to my bungalow, and hastened to
bed; I was soon asleep, and as usual, dream
ing of Europe and her charms. Suddenly I
was awakened by a cold object resting on my
arm. Involuntarily I raised my other arm
towards it; it glided rapidly off—not, however,
till it had inflicted its dreaded bite; for I plain
ly felt the pain, which though not acute, was
stinging, resembling the puncture of a hot in
strument, or a sudden scald. The fact, how
ever, was obvious. I had been bitten by a
snake and was probably a dead man. I sprang
from my bed, rushed to my dressing table,
seized one of my razors, and without hesita
tion cut out the bit ten part. I actually scoop
ed out a piece nearly as large as a nut; then,
with my arm bleeding profusely I rushed to
wards the lamp and catching it up, burnt the
wounded part for several seconds. By this
TI).. Ania
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in Liverpool w
G>ek 5,000 and
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from n asoington say* , . A
The Society agrees to support ^7* b " g J
ricans far one year in Liberia at d,
ceeci iittf ihonsand dollars.
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not to
•Supposed Slave Caich er _. ,
from South Carolina domiciled a few ,,'^ 0ro<1 f
mongst the colored population’ of si,*-
street. The impression, some ho
he was . slave catcher orspy, aa Intel*
was the result. A committee of colored^
iec(eclinrKv;,i„„i P eo Piee
ted l
—v vi colon
cd upon the suspected individual, and r*j aes
to leave the city at the shortest nos-iM*.
This, it is said, he has refused to dofacj k " 0i
close concealment. Much indijmati, '
towards him.—Philadclvitia '
•u°a is
should not only be able, fearless, impartial and iu
dependent, bill that lie should attain bis high of
fice by such means as would prevent the suspicion
of his being governed by improper influences.
:^.j?'-gr-SiiHlL-Uil4ja.lnar hn L unUfa- State
ea to a certain clique or section ot a caucus lor Ins who a
nomination; and for his election to a certain party ?
Ifclected by a party, he is a party Judge in the eves
of those—“fhe unreflecting masses”—who have eli-
Democratic Convention. And who sustains
him 1 l answer the Democratic party of the
The Yellow Fever in Charleston.
The Courier of the Dth gives a statement of
deaths by yellow fever in Charleston for five
weeks ending the 4tli instant, as compared
with corresponding weeks in 1854 and 1856.
The Column for 1858 runs thus—1, 6, 28, 39,
aa £ l. »—u—a—re—ic—c— in-.) ,1 on
five dollars per acre, that if located in Dougherty
or Calhoun, would readily command ten, twelve
and fifteen, and therefore we would advise those
who want good lauds cheap, to look at Southern
and South-Western Georgia before going West.
Crawford Court.
Crawford Court, for the first time in many
1 ■wiiirriUH.—TWin n —n w
are some of those Democrats who stand 26, 70, J27.
by him in Illinois ? Judge Breese, whom it
was falsely bruited about, would oppose his re-
vatedhira to power; and accordingly they expect j election to the Senate; and one other noble spi-
of him that he will take care of the party while lie
administers the law. If nominated by the active and
energetic means of a few influential members of the
caucus, does henot, stvsr he not feel conscious that
he is suspected of a want of independence in mat
rit, William A. Richardson, has just resigned
the Governorship of Nebraska, to take the
stump for Douglas. We all recollect Richard
son as the leader of the Democratic party in
ways relied to support their measures of govern
ment, and upon which the advocates of tho slave
trade restriction are compelled to rely for the pow
er to prohibit it It is stark-naked implication of
power! No more nor less than the cunning preten
tion that what is not forbidden may be taken !
Let us see how it will read: “An express provi
sion of the constitution that Congress shall not exer
cise a specific power, before a given lime, concedes
that Congress may exercise it after that time." An
obligation on my part not to sell yonr land in ten
years, dispenses with the necessity of a power of at
torney to sell it after that time! Or more absurdly
still—a promise not to boy a piece of land which
you want, in five years, makes it obligatory on the
owner, who is a third person, to sell it to me after
that time 1
I submit to you, if the limitation as to lime can af
fect the question ot powert I think not; and if I
am right, the proposition is simplified into this—a
prohibition of power is a grant of power! Anything
which by the constitution is forbidden to Congress,
might have been done, if not forbidden!
Now, let ns imagine the Southern States in the
Convention which formed the Constitution. Tliev
desire to keep the slave trade open. A proposition
Is made that Congress shall not prohibit it in twenty
years. No power is given to prohibit it after that
time. They accopt it and go Into the Union—with
what understanding? Surely, not with the under
standing that Congress shall without any further
S ant of power, prohibit the trade after tho expim-
inof twenty years; but with the understanding
mat Congress may prohibit it after that time, if an
amendment of the Constitution can then li« had, au-
,b ” r “»it Congress to prohibit it.
T ins view is rendered toleiably clear by the/act
that at the very moment tho South consented locome
tato the Union, she stipulated in tho 5lh Article of
ters of donbt and controversy where cither of these J House of Representatives of the United
States, and that he never failed the South or
the Democratic party iu the hour of need.—
And if Richardson will give up office and re
turn home to leap like a leviathan into the
troubled sea of Illinois politics for the sake of
Douglas, surely we may safely trust him.—
Who now back up Douglas ? Let us see.—
The Michigan State Democratic Convention
has just endorsed him—the Jate Ohio Demo
cratic Convention decreed in their Resolutions,
that “Kansas” was an obsolete issue, aud no
test was to be made on it so far as “Lceompton
and Anli-Lecompton” is concerned. Yes!
and Ohio Democrats might have gone farther
and voted “Kansas” to be tho baldest farce
that ever yet pirouetted its mazy zigzags on
the political theatre. The approaching Dem
ocratic State Convention of New York, in my
judgment, will take position with the indomi
table Democracy of Ohio.
When we turn to great Democratic names,
who do we find endorsing Douglas. I answer,
Senator Green of Missouri; wlio so ably led
the Lceompton Party in the Senate last win-
are interested as client or attorney ?
Hat it may be urged that an honest and fearless
Judge will do bis duty regardless cf consequences.
To this I answer, that however honest ho may be or
design to be, few men can cal) into exercise that mor
al courage which would render him insensible to the
considerations I have enumerated. And especially
will he fee! this Inability when he is a candidate for
ro-eiection. Judge 4600, of the South-Western
Circuit, in a recent letter declining to be a candidate
fir re-election, says, “Recent developments show
very clearly that this contest will be of a very unit-
sual character. I would not bold the office if I conid
be re-elected alter a heated contest,” Ac. For one
' I honor the man whoso integrity forbids bis taking
an office that would subject him to the suspicion of
favoring bis friends or doing injustice to his op-
ponents. Homan nature is frail and fallible, and
Judges, even after election, are only men, subject to
like passions and prompted by like motives, as otb-
er'men. All of us are governed to some extent (in
some cases it may be imperceptibly) by our preju
dices. How, then, can a party Judge—the nominee
of a party caucus—enter upon the duties of liia high
office with his ermine unsullied—hi* prejudices al
layed—his resentment extinguished—bis gratitude
to friends unaroused, and “his conscience void ot of
fence towards all men.”
If the incumbent were elected for life, or daring
Letter lroui Mr. Yancey.
The letter from flon. Win. L. Yancey to
Mr. Pryor of The South, upon which tlie absurd
telegraphic statement published in our last
from the New York Herald was founded, ap
pears iu the Richmond Enquirer—the South
after considerable diplomatic correspondence
having refused to give it place. It is a simple
vindication of the Montgomery League from
the charges of disnnionism or sinistor designs
ou the democratic party.
good behavior, I admit that a short time might servo ter and has just come out of the Missouri
to ovcrcomo in hi* breust those difforent emotions, election, crowned with fresher and imperisha-
but so long as his incumbency last* for only tho short | ble laurels. By common consent, too, it is
period of four years, he will Cud not^only tlio prompt- | heralded to the world, that our own Alexau-
r., ,i„». « , t,« Stephens, of whom it may be said {as
ings of these emotions in connection with tho past,
but that self-interest, and tho hope of a reuewnl of
ne between bis
theCVnstitu.inn, that 4’owbichmay be P» rt ? f ‘ VO "
mado prior to 1806 shall In any manner affect thejTrat conduct, aud his duty.
J** J"** 1 ® ®th .Section of the 1st Article ’’—that
clause which denies to Congress tho power to prohibit
tho slave trade before 1806.
D*** if »<>t appear that it was the understanding of
toe couth, that if Congress ever should exercise tho
C ’er of prohibiting the slave trade, it should be by
force of ce amendment to this Constitution to be
adopted after leos ? Otherwise, wbat is tlie sense of
the 5th Article that no amendment shall bo made be-
tort that tme, giving Congee -5 that power T It bad
The resolution at the head of this communication
was passed unanimously by the democracy of Hous
ton, at their meeting in August, 1855, to nominate j
the dashing Mirabcau said of himself,) “his
bead is a power among States,” stands by And
sustains Douglas. Aud by his side, too, stands
Governor Wise of Virginia, who, touched as if
The Savannah Georgian,
Which has been discontinued for some time,
was lust Tuesday sold at public outcry, under
a deed of mortgage, and purchased by Mr
Solomen Cohen for the mortgagees for $1100,
We believe it will soon be revived again,
aud resume its place among the leading peri
odicals of the Stite.
pres; ion of any opinion on the subject of the resi
lution might therefore have been easily avoided.—
But they choao, at that time, to place it on record
... „ I for their future guidance. I beliove that it contains
^»*of mpbed power. The pow. r was • uver grant- tlieoorrt:Ct doctrine, and therefore a.-k that the vo
ters of the Macon Circuit would examine it and pass
their caudid and dispasiinnste judgment upon its
candidates tor tho "Legislature of that year. The j b Y “ thc s l ,ear oflthuricl” the growing young
Hon. A. P. Powers, was thou tho only democratic j giant of Americanism and his bloated flesh
candidate for the office of Judge in the Circuit, and
was a favorite with the party in Houston. The ex-
I have no means, at present, of a.-ctrtaining what
particular members of the Convi illon may have
bought of this 9th 6notion of tho 1st Artie!* but I
naiutain th« tho pi irate understanding of every
Bomber ol the Convention • not ; ju trulo
>f construction. Nor does tho subsequent exrrein: ot
he power conclude tlm argument. Many power*
lave been exercisid ti.-.t wove never grant* <L tnd
■nany carried beyond the line of tlu-ir original hit un
ion.
I am bolding this argument to "tke letter” of the
Constitution aa you do- m*t fargetd gtheinaxJm of
mooniliUltiil Jli’ m'1 *•” ra, haeret in crrtice. I
. hall toon havu tho Dt halt* in the Convention, and
othersu lioiin vfiSch v* ill « able me to give the
irgument a wider scope. ** [
I know tl»t ina:.' . i-'.hor; have stated this ques
tion asy a now ite it—but iHifa.iit, that i/that b
■just and sensible rnlo of the law, which requires
tie C< irta ta b- guided by the terms of the written
tpntract, and will cotsdlow it to rest in part in the
r ,'ting, and in another part in parol— and will not
coqffiMOM and modifications to be set up by
■ • «; it is much more sensible and just
r,-ir;i t tlie rule of construction to this limit, when
• *ie»l with a Coi.-filution, which is i n ;ed by ox-
ress g ants of pewer in derogation > ..to and In-
■ H'h fromlts very nature ceases
) exlit r.s o i-lmr:* r 1! Id- srty the mom- r,t powers
• i mprn. which lev . '• -■ ft • i ■ •
h Iii
resort to thc
■iivcr of Ou
trage. which you detm
r to th;,, t inn’cli of the
ir. 1 in.ve never read
“'ll. and propose to c \-
mre 1 settle iny couv.c-
.... - - —o policy,” past and p e-
01 l “* “»• prohibiting the trade.
Newspaper iu Tfiomastou.
The prospectus of a new paper in Thornas-
ton, Upson County, is issued by G. A. Miller,
Esq., late Editor of the Columbus Enquirer.
It is styled the “ Pilot,” and attached to the
“ American ” party.
Hon. M. L. Bonliain ou the Illinois
ELECTION.
The Hon. M. L. Bonham, of South Carolina,
addressing his constituents at Edgefield, on
the 2d instant, says:
The electiou for Scuator in Illinois excites
general interest. Could Judge Breese, who
is said to be au Administration Lecompton
Democrat, be elected, it might be desired.—
But running two democratic tickets before the
people may give the Black Republicans a ma
jority ou joint ballot of the Legislature. As
between a Black Republican who says all free
States anjl down with the Supreme Court and
the Dred Scott decision, and Judge Douglas,
who, however wrong he was on the Kansas
sloughed, and lo! a wasted skeleton stood be- i question, manfully opposes those views, we
fore thc gaze of a wondering world. And ! <yin but prefer thc success of the latter.
Pierre Soule, thc chevalier of the Imperial i Premature,
guard of tho Southern Rights army, not only j 0ur cotemporary of tho Macon Telegraph, in his
merits.
September 0, 1858.
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For the Georgia Telegraph.
Let it be encouraged.
Mn. Editor.—I see that the Y. M. C. Ai--i>ti»-
tion design starting a Reading Room. The idea
is a capital one; and the people of Macon ought to
be so grateful to the Association for doiug that
which will promote the intelligence and morality
of our young men thnt it will support tho project
liberally. I for one will do so. Our city needs
such a place; our yooug men need such a resort.
Let it be encouraged. Nothing better can be done
for our city than to elevate its moral and intellect-
ttal tone. MACON,
A Bull.—“Fellow citizens," said a candi
date lately addressing his eonstitutehts, “there
are three topics which agitat 1 the public mind
n the great State, viz: .Slavery, R GvnMimeut
and the Ohio Pcniteutmry. I sh.-dl pass over
are alrerfay well known, and cam.'' . ... . 1.,
Oiv<> Penitentiary, where 1 *'. li... < / /,,
st.:.n linn.” The gentleman's auditory remin
ded him that ns that institution was alreadv
crowded lie had better leave nnv vacant apart-
incut there might he in that iiibtitutiou for his j
opponent. i
declares for Douglas, but says he is the only
man the democrats can elect President in 1860.
{f the gallant leaders of the Lecompton Par
ty in Urn last Congress, Senator Green, and
Representative Stepheus,—if Gov. Wise who
struck down the young giant of Americanism
dead at his feet, and Pierre Soule in whose ev
ery vision his idolized Sonth looms up os thc
Supreme worship of his heart, sustain Doug
las, now that he is fighting the fight of life
or death, surely, surely Southern Democrats
will not find it in their hearts to stab him in
the back. If Douglas is sustained by such
glorious Democratic names “et multis allius,”
he is also sustained by a strong array of Dem
ocratic Presses. Among the principal of these
I mention the Richmond Enquirer,. Cincin- ;
n.i Eqqoirer, Nashville Union, Louisville
Courier, August*, CoustitutioimUst, Chicago
Time-, and New Orleans Delta, all high pitch
ed org-ms of our Parly, 1
Now, if war i. to bit made on Mr. Douglas, j
with such an iinposirjjjj erray of influences in
h favor, what will 'oe the consequence ? Con-
1' 's'oii v.i.l reign,- aud discord scatter the ser- ,
ti ■; ranks of the Democracy. liis triends will j
’v| a mangled victim beneath
clansmen’s pensioned riders,
Nor will they ignobly fold ■
issue of yesterday, gives tho following under the
bead of personal intelligence:
“ Col. Lomax, our lamented friend, whilonie of
thc Times & Sentinel, paid, us a visit on Saturday.
He is in fine health and as good looking as ever.”
If tho inference naturally Reducible from tho
word in the above paragraph which wo have itali
cised, were true, wo should appear to our readers
this morning with a “dropping eye” and in sopi-
bre vestments. We are happy to state, however,
that such is not the fact. Col. Lomax “is not dead
but—livetb.” Indeed, our cotemporary seems to
contradict biiuself upon this point, unless he in
tends to say that the Col. visited him as a disem
bodied spirit. Eveu that hypothesis is guarded
against in thc concluding sentence; for wc will not
suppose our friend to bo so familiar with mid par
tial to spirits as to call them “good looking.” Per
haps it was an error of the devil (printer.) How
would it read thus, “our taP-nted friend?”—
That’s it.
Read it any way, Mr. Times, wo arc not partic
ular. “Talented” is applicable, and so is “ lamen
ted”—referring of course to his “ edl joriai” de
mise.
ten or twelve old musty cases on the Docket
that have worn out one generation of Lawyers
and if not speedily worked off, will wear out a
second; but Judge Lamar has wisely deter
mined, if possible, to make a clean sweep. The
case of Causey vs. Wiley Banks & Co., oc
cupied three days of last week, and resulted
in a verdict for Plaintiff'. There was a mis
trial in this case at the last Term.
Griggs was put on trial for Perjury Friday
morning, and the Hicks case was to be taken
up on Monday of this week. The Crawford
farmers complain of short Cotton crop, but tlie
yield of corn, peas and potatoes is abundant.
The county is healthy, and the people gen
erally happy and prosperous. The rising gen
eration are evidently devoting a good deal of
time to the study of music, and from the
number of fiddles and other instruments we
beard, we arc under the impression that good
music, especially on the fiddle, is by no means
a scarce article about Knoxville.
We were pleased to learn that during the
present year a revival of religion has been pre
vailing, and that great numbers have joined
the Church. The Primitive Baptist is the
most numerous denomination, and we under
stand have had an accession of fifteen or twen
ty members lately, from the Methodist Church.
dc luce into thc dreadful self-inflicted gash the
others prepared a portion of the same medi
cine diluted in water, which I hastily swallow
ed. By this time I was more calm, aud when
Dr. Lisson arrived I was collected enough to
view my situation with becoming philosophy-
While be was dressing my arm and binding
it up, I took advantage of the silence, the awe
of the moment, to signify to him my last wish
es in case of my death. I stated the manner
x TuutiCTa vnraoa, iue style or
letters I wished written to my relations, the
way in which I wished my little remaining
property to be disposed of. The doctor was
almost tempted to shed tears. The surround
ing kliitmutgars stood in the mute agony of
woe. Lisson, however, hoped I had cut deep
enough, and assured me he thought the virus
had not had time to enter the system. “Let
us at least,” he said, “have the consolation of
destroying the reptile that has thus endanger
ed your life. Here, my men, bring each a
soft cane aud let us attack the monster togeth
er.” The men ran out and came back each
armed with a pliant bamboo, a single stroke
of which will instantly kill the most dreaded
snake in India. “And now, surround the bed;
the reptile cannot have got away. Gently,
gently; keep your eyes steadily fixed. He
must be under the pillow. Directly I raise it
be ready tc strike. Ha, there he is! The
servants at once struck at the object pointed
out, and succeeded in killing it. They held it
up, when lo! it proved to be a poor little liz
ard, a harmless animal, winch, beyond the
blistering drop he had let fall on my arm,
bears no venom. The doctor burst iuto a roar
of laughter. The black rascals joined in it.
The next week I was forced to get two mouths’
leave, for whenever I appeared with my arm
in a sling, my “ dying words” were quoted
to me. I was almost teased to death, because
when I fancied I had been bitten by a snake,
I had chosen to take “ precautionary meas
ures.”
A Good Suggestion.
A correspondent ofthe Columbus Times sug
gests a change in the engagement year of
Overseers aud Managers of plantations from
October to October instead of from January to
January. He says, justly :
All that remain ot' the year’s babor on the first of
October, aro cotton picking and corn gathering- A
manager taking charge at that time would prosecute
them with more energy and care, than one who ex
pected to leave at tho end of tlie year. He would
liurry tho cotton picking in order to have all the
time possible to prepare for tho next year's crop.
He would gather and carefully house the corn, with
an eyo to its use by himself. Ho would put down
th crops of small grain with mure caro, expecting
iiimselt to reap them. Ho would more carefully fat
ten the pork-hogs, expecting himself to use the ba
con. The plough and garzing stock would bo
taken iu charge at tlie commencement of winter,
aud ha would feel, in talcing care of them, more in
terest and responsibility, than iflie had to carry them
half through it and thea turn them over to a succes
sor.
Between the first of October aud first January
there is much that cannot be devoted to cotton
picking, this ho would feel more interest in appro
priating to repairs, ditcliiug, &c., preparatory to the
next crop, than would one who expected to leave
at tho end of tho year. Again, thus taking charge
on the first of October, his means of ascertaining the
capacities of the plantation and tho force upon it,
would be far superior to what they would be uuder
the present plan.
Anecdote of a Flea.
M under ful Achievement, if True -u
vain, a French machinist, has, it i 9 said ' ' ,
his a-rial ship, at a cost of 300,000 f„ nM • P< f
* voyage to Algiers, Africa, and back
distance of fifteen hundred miles f rom Z ,. %
point. The average speed was almost one W?
mdes an hour, the voyage occupying eighteen h
M. Garvam is to make the attempt from n?
the city ofNew York as soon as h e has fi£*!'
ted the character of his ship by a W ,1, “ !
over the Mediterranean aud its nefehhorinel^
Ce&r ° * ruT ^
Iit-urrcctioii iu New York.-Nzw York «
7,-The Governor of this Stain has issued HjS
mation, declaring Richmond County in a
surrection, and directing that, ft, orderto protect K
fives of the sick aud the property of the State a E
itary force of sufficient strength he st.tioneT
Quarantine,until the people return to their duties lt .|
obligations as good citizens. ^
Tie Mission to Par«ga a y.- Wi „ Iltui
September 8.—Hon. James B. Bowlin, of ,
late Minister to Bogota, has been tendered the mi
si on to tne Government of Paraguay.
The St. Louis Agriculture! Fair—c-
Louts, Sept. 7.—Twenty-five thousand personsww
present yesterday at the opening of tho greit A.
ricultural Fair, in this city. The display 0 f kor ^
aud cattle was unsurpassed by any previous eifcih
tion.
.Ilnxsacliusets* Politics.—Bosro.v, Sep. 7,-
The Black Republican State Convention has nor,
nated Governor Banks for reelectiou,
Extraordinary .‘Suicide by Yolualnry gUo
ration.—Jacob Plant, thirty-six years of age, di r ;
in Manchester, Mass., on Monday last, of volume:
starvation. Mr. Plant was paying attentoioio 1
young lady of the above place some three years «gn
but ids proposal for marriage was rejected, ft
afterward attempted to blow his brains out, but oi
ly succeeded in destroying both eyes. He has
sequently remained blind for three years. Dims-
that time he cnce made au unsuccessful attempt!,
starve himself. The second time he was succesff
—meeting his end as above stated, lie had paitil
eu of nothing for nine weeks but coffee, sweeien;
water and morphine.
Pent not in thc Bills.—A singnlarincideat, 1
most an accident, happened to a young lady j
State-street this morning. She was sitting on ti
balustrade waiting tor the “forty horses driven b;
female” to come along, when she tripped from ]
seat, turned a complete summerset, and came dr
on her feet, experiencing no injury, [bnt filled «■
profound astonishment at her impromptu fete, wh
the bystanders, assured that the involuntary actn
had experienced no damage, expressed their app
bation in loud applause.—Boston Htrall.
Tlie .Steam Ship Niagara—The August*
stitution&list says a private despatch received
that city states that the Niagara will sail 0
the Africans for the coast of Africa in about ^
days.
0«V. Cnimuiii^ dhA Oit SiunflOift.-'.
Washington States mentions some facts, wind
says are only specimens of hundreds of a six!
character, showing that Brigham Young is is poi
erful in Utah as ever,'and that the title he bub
is the only appurtenance of the office of Govav
ofthe Territory wkich Gov. Cumming enjoys.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says that Strug*
mors are in circulation in relation to Gov. Cm
and the Mormons. It i3 intimated, that he baa, 7
der very suspicions circumstances, become s pi
favorite with Brigham Young and the leading prie
and,elders, while at the same time he lias lost (Iso
fidence of the officers of the United States Gow
ment who were stationed in Utah. The Governs
may have acted wisely and well, but dosbts s.-fi
pressed upon the subject.
Khcz>uiatic;Criiiolinc.--Mr.L3bb,iaalf . ■
the Medical Times, says: “I have been coo;
this week by a lady suffering from thematic pd
in her knees; sho has never beea troubledt.•
aud she believes that there is do tendency torts
matism in her family. She has noticed the '
of pain ever since she has taken tocrinoline, ui.'i
fers her pains to it, as through tbo rotraadity offl
hoops, Ac., all the warmth usually retained^byw
clothing is dissipated by the erarfiitsofarciifliW
ing in the space between. As this appears lo *l
very feasible, perhaps others of readers may M
observed the same effect produced bytheaop 11 '-
of the existing fashion.
State I'nir-.,—The Alabama State Fair has or |
postponed from October 16th, to November -
The Tennessee State Fair commence- Oi."
11th; and the Georgia State Fair on the Wtb o.r
tober.
Wubiagioa, September Adespatrii-
been received here from St Louis, which sta es
the Hon. W. A. Richardson has resigned tie>-■
of Governor of Nebraska, for the purpose^s« .
ing the State of Illinois in favor oftheHon >
Douglas. It is reported in this city that r -
sig«ted for domestic causes.
Another Contested Seat.—Frank mft I
has notified J. Richard Biwtthe member I
areas elect in the first District of J
Cotton in Augusta last S*ttrd*}> 1
12) and 12 j. Receipts 104 bales,
Annual State Fair ofGyJ
will be held at Atlanta from the i t
October next. . , u-
From California,—Niw l0 * ' V.j,.
im ship Star of the West, arrivedlUst **
tn>X
steamship Star 01 me
California, bringing $1,700,000 in goM-
.Ititlgc Brccso
Tlie following, from the Journ
th<
il of Common
t Judge Bret'
IllinoL ncr.'iiti
not let him go
the iron hool's t
without a Sght
th;-ir arms tnul
will undecci
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Done 1 il or I.i:n-nb
St. Louis, St pt. 8.
HiinoG Politic-.—The Bcllville, Illinois Demo
crat is authorized to say that Judge Breese is not,
and will not be a candidate for the U. S. Senate, in
1 struck down in his Ea- | opposition to Jtnige Douglas.
I once beard a story which I believe has
never been in print, and I may here tell it.
The sovereign of one of the GermanStates com
manded the attendance at court of one of these
exhibitions, and the performance of the fleas—
some harnessed like horses, and others dressed
so as to represent celebrated human characters
commenced. Bnt soon tho exhibitor became
perturbed, looked hither and thither, searched
through his repository, and stopped the per
formance, with an apology that one of his
chief performers, his Napoleon, had escaped,
although lie was safe since the acting began, j
“Where can he be gone !” said the King. Thc
exhibitor looked uneasy, but spoke not. “Tell
me,” said his majesty, interrupting his increas
ing confusion. “ivlmt you suspect.” “If I may
be so bold, your majesty, I believe lie lias tak
en refuge with the Princess 11 .” “Then,”
said tiie king, “search shall be made,” aud the
! princess retired. After a while she appeared
with a captive, who was immediately put upon
the stage. But, oh, horror ! the exhibitor ex
claimed : “He is not my Napoleon, he is a wild
one 1”
Au Extraordinary Story.
It was mentioned some time since that M.
Liudalh, editor of the Faederneslandet, of
Stockholm,had been condemned to be beheaded
for having accused a young lady of that city
of a horrid crime (the nature of which, how
ever, was not stated.) On the2d cf July, which
was the day fixed for the execution, he said to
his friends who were with him in prison, “I am
about to suffer a death which I have merited, S5 ,, iect , a
and you will at least see that I die with corn-- Cl11 ,; 0 .i the legality ofth* etectfan b«“‘
age.” He then took some papers from a table, n ,. x{ Cougre-
and gave them into the care of the chaplain.
One letter, sealed with black, was in a Bible:
lie took it out, and placed it in his bosom.
“You will take this letter,” he said “after my
death, and deliver it to the person to whom it
is addressed. Now, gentlemen, let us go.”
Very well, sir,’’ replied the director of the
prison, “unless you apply for pardon to M’lle
Mendelsohn, who has the power to grant it and
spare yonr life,”
“Proceed, gentlemen,” said Liudalh, aud at
the sumo time taking the arm ofthe chaplain,
with whom he conversed iu a low tone, he de
scended the staircase of the prison, aud with
a firm step, crossed the court-yard, which led
to thc platform where the scaffold had been
block, and the executioner with his ax, were
in readiness. Twelve persons, as required by
the law, were present as witnesses. Liudalh
stopped at the foot of the steps leading up to
the scaffold, when his hands wore tied behind
him, and his eyes bandaged. Ho then said,
Farewell, gentlemen; to those who have seen
my life, be careful to relate my death and my
repentance,’’ aud began to ascend the steps.
In a moment ho felt his hit ids released, and the
bandage removed, from his eyes, and, turning
round, saw that it had been done by M'lle
Mendelsohn. “M. Lindahl,” site said, “I par
don you.” Ho threw himself at her feet, and
takingthe letter from his bosom, gave it to her,
saying, “l accept your pardon, for my last
thought was to implore it from your kindness !
1 felt sure that you would, at least, give it at
I inv tomb."
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Ho!—“Speaking of Hoe’s Press,” said
Jones, after hearing Boggs’ vivid description
of its wonderful powers—“I'm thinking that
some of these fast fellows, that undertake to
drive fast presses as though they had. no more
feeling than so many fast horses : shoving the
cylinders about, spattering the ink, and grin
ding out cords of newspapers at the rate of
seventeen thousand a minute, will soon find
themselves obliged to Hoe for a living-—Pos
ton Post.
Financial matters were easy:
heretofore known. Colloctio)
factory. Money going h(^.
securities.
Intelligence frotfiNicsragna ,
made an attempt to - W
of Costa Rica, but was opposea'dj i
snl nt Groyto .vn and the Bntisa 1 ^ ci
proposed unn . xii ' '
left for A- .fovn.DO**^
The business portion ofG«J^ ted ^noo,
was recently burnt. ' 31
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agent to trailerT
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Down on thc A cA' :U
of Ohio, fanaticism is ^
lin Heights free lovofk? nri ^‘‘ ...
cd institution- V- e will ‘ ;v, ,,
lover vot“5 tlie wiv '■ - ■ ■ ..
Ashtabula, when M an ! . .
from Washington, t v
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a college to which both ^ _
are admitteu. k*o°iHO •
section- Ihe N- ^ ^ ““ l .. ...
eulatiou there, se'c.-.i t ,
!ate Rutland convention. ha‘^‘ • :■" I
,'ru Reserve- Spiritualism ‘
ishing state. Fremont obt.Ji- ^.. r
majority there. 'Ihe fow -;r.
ing, are going away as 3 • . p.
don’t blame them, fw 1 6I ‘ a bs>- :
democrats where blaex m
white.