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£ S&Hf a OA3m From the Columbus Enquirer. KIND FEELINGS. “When a citizen is found constantly attending to other people's concerns, it is an evidence that lie has a deep interest in the welfare of others, or that he does not deem his own of much import ance.” — Lord Chesterfield. Our neighbors of the Sentinel and Herald are in much trouble for fear the State Rights party should fall out and quarrel about the next Presi dency. Don’t be at all alarmed. That party has intelligence enough to attend to its own business, and even if it should want a guardian, will surely he allowed the privilege of making its own selec tion. The truth is, the Union men are generally in very little danger from divisions; whatever the President does or thinks, they are always ready at a moment’s warning, to do and think also.— Now we are in no dread of divisions among them, so long as they can understand what Mr. Van Hu ron wishes them to be at. He has only to speak his wishes in tolerable plain terms, and straight way one and till heave to, or tack back, or push ahead, as the occasion may require. Not so with their opponents. The State Lights party claim the exercise of individual opinion; each member of it regarding the interest of his country, de mands it as a rirht, to investigate and decide upon measures of importance, and differ, if he pleases, w ith all the rest as to the merit or demerit of a par ticular policy. They make, we trust, no preten sions to that abominable slnvishnes3 which would prompt tm ti to cling to a party though their coun try perished! Can their opponents say as much? Rut we are about to be divided between Henry Clay and Martin Van Ilmen! .A it our neighbors serious? Do they honestly think there is one man among us that could be kick# 1 into the sup port of either of them ? Do they, can they be lieve, that as a party, we have no more sense than to subscribe to their say so; that no other individ ual can be a candidate except Clay and Van Bu ren? Suppose there should be another; a South- rn man, unstained by and unsuspected of tiie doctrines of the fanatics, 040 that lias battled with a giant’s arm against all the oppressions of the r i arid, in short, one who in all his public and pri vate life lias given evidence of the highest order “i intellect, and the most unwavering devotion to ;d! the rights and institutions that the Constitution has guarantied to the citizens of the .South? We put the question plainly. Would our neighbors abandon the present Chief Magistrate and support that MAS ? We do not believe they would. A hundred excuses would be formed. They would urge that lie was weak and stood no chance to be elected, that it was wrong to run three candidates for fear of throwing his election into the House of Representatives. &c. &c. Well, the first of these supposed reasons that would be urged, ap plies as strongly to the ease of Mr. \ an Buren as it could to any man living Where is his strength? Where are the States whose electoral votes would be cast in his favor if the election came on tomor row ! How many votes could he get? Scarcely enough ]to form a corporal’s guard. Ah, but say cur neighbors, “the President is gaining ground daily, and in nil parts of the country.” This is news to us, and will be to all that read it. When mid where did lie gain ? The people, in every re cent election have signally rebuked iiim for his course of policy ; his friend 5 and supporters have be m turned out of office wherever the ballot box 1 is bee'n appealed to, and “ct he is gaining ground every where. The militia captain, jn order to ex tricate his men from a difficulty, ordered them to “advance backward.” Mr. Van Ruren’s popular ity seems to be coining forward by the same ret rograde movement. Rut to the point. If our opponents wish their political adversaries in this State to go with them in the Presidential election in order to present an undivided front to the abolitionists, the tariffites, Ac. why do they not drop the little broken down Dutchman, and support some man whose past con duct has proved him our friend on this subject!— They tell us that we must have a President op posed to these abominations, and then point us to the individual as the rock of our political salva tion, whose recorded opinions and whose solemn votes convict him of both offences. We repeat it, give us a politician who from habit, association, principle, interest, inclination and locality is op posed to the abolitionists, and who, on the same accounts is the sworn enemy of the Tariff in all its protecting and oppressive shapes. Such men there are, and when one of them is called by the voice of the South to come forward as the cham pion of her cherished institutions, our arms shall he nerved in common with our political friends, to elevate him to the first office within the gift of the people. In that hour, and it is close at hand, it will be seen who flinches from the cause of his country, and who clings to the miserable and bloat ed carcass of h?s parfy. Our political opponents have had tire hardihood, even while the party with which we act, have shown by all their deeds, that they claim political kindred with no other party than that which upholds the glorious old bannerof State Rights, to insinuate, that in exposing the corruptions of the present most corrupt administration, we were playing second fiddle to the abolitionists. We now bring forward, tor our/kefof this week, what we think will put a summary stop to this most ridiculous, and most illiberal insinuation. Wo need not ask the atten tion of our readers to the fact in hand. Our neighbors have charged, that the aboli tionists greatly preferred Air. Clay to Mr. Van- Buren; that while they contemned the latter, they were very much disposed to support the former. Now we fancy our cotemporaries will agree with us, that the abolitionists themselves are the best authority in regard to their own preferences. It is known to all our readers, we suppose, that Gar rison is the great champion ol the incendiary cause, twid the Emancipator the incendiary paperofthe abolitionists.—Hear then, the declaration of the Emancipater, on the point at issue ; and let it de clare its own views and feelings. The following is the declaration of the Emancipator, as extracted from tb it paper in the Raleigh Register.—The Emancipator, speaking of Mr. Clay for the Presid ency of the United States, says—“lflie will but go ‘‘to Liberia, that paradise of the whole earth, he “may there exercise liis office in all its minutias, “but if he stay here, — Martin Van Buren before Henry Clay.'" We leave this week’s fart, for the reflection of our cotemporaries; will they have the fairness to republish it, for the consideration of their resders ? llccordcr M exico has proposed to submit the difficulties between her and the Unite 1 States, to the ump irage of a third I’owVr—which has been acceded to by the President of the 1 nited States. From the Macon Messenger. THE GENERAL BANK LAW. New York is the general regulator of the com merce and finances of the country. Our markets are influenced by the state of affairs as expressed by the price currents, and price of goods, and rates of exchange fluctuate with the standard as furnished by the great commercial emporium of the Union. Public opinion is very naturally attracted to the recent General Bank Law. just passed by her Le gislature, and as it is a novel feature in our fiscal affairs, being ati innovation upon what has hither to been regarded as regular Ranking, we have, from a careful perusal of ;hc bill gathered the follow ing provisions: 1 he amount of bills required for circulation and iimited according to the provisions of the act, are to be engraved, countersigned, numbered and reg istered, under the direction and supervision of the Comptroller of the State. Ihe Comptroller is required to deliver to any person or association, who may transfer to him any portion of United States stock, New York State stock, or of such other States as may be ap pro-. 1, an equal amount of circulating notes of different denominations, such State to yield an in terest of at least five per cent per annum, and to be taken by the Comptroller at its par value. } he circulating »-ofes above mentioned, after being executed and signed, by the persons or as sociations receiving them, to be made payable on demand, at their place of business within the State and to loan and circulate the same as mo ney. I pon refusal of the makers to redeem their notes, the Comptroller is required to apply the trust funds of the makers jn his hands, to the re demption of the protested notes, giving due no tice in the public papers of his intentions to do so. One half of the whole amount of such hills or notes as may be issued may be secured by transfer to tlie Comptroller of bonds and mortgages upon real estate, having at least six per cerjt interest of the state of New York. •Such mortgages to he upon improved, unen cumbered lands in tire State, worth, independent of buildings, double the amount for which they are mortgaged. Such mortgages tnav be re-assigned, and ex changed from time to time for others equally good. Such stocks, bonds, fee. upon failure to pay the note.,, may be sold at auction by the Comp troller after ten days notice. The plates, dies, fee. to reifiain in tho Comp troller’s custody. No notes to be signed to an aggregate amount above the public debt on pain of five years impris. oninent, SSOOO fine or both. The aggregate amount of the capital stock of each association should not be less than 100.000 dollars. A certificate to be filed in the Secretary of States office specifying, The name assumed to distinguish such associa tion, and to be used in its dealings. The place where the operations of discount and deposits of such associations are to he carried on. designating the particular city, town or village. The amount of the capital stock of such asso ciation, and the number of shares into which tin' same shall be divided. The names and places of residence of flic share holders, and the number of shares held by each of them respectively. The period at which such association shall com mence and terminate. Such associations shall have power to discount bills, notes, aud other evidences of debt, receive deposites, buy and sell gold, silver, bullion, foreign coin and bills of exchange, loan money on real and personal security, aud to appoint and remove their officers. The association may increase their numbers and capital at pleasure. The shareholders not to be liable individually. A full statement of tho affairs of the association to be published semi-annually. No dividends to bo made if any of the capital is withdrawn, until all debts are paid. Fourteen per cent interest to be paid on notes, the specie for which Las been demanded aud re fused. A list of stockholders to be filed twice a year. No notes of a less denomination than one thou sand dollars to be put in circulation as money, and made payable at any other place, than the office where the business of the association is conduct ed. The Legislature may at any time alter or repeal the act. Twelve and a half per cent in specie on the n mount of notes in circulation, to be always on hand. '•And from his ruined fortunes his familiars slink all away." — Timon of Athens. “Never could Timon have felt more - sensibly than Mr. Biddle must feel the decline of his fol lowers. The vote in the Senate on the Resur rection Note bill must have filled him with min gled emotions of loathing and terror.” Thus speaks the Globe of Wednesday night.— We off er an amendment to the official proposition. “Never could Timon have felt more sensibly than Mr. Vari Buren must feel the decline of his fol lowers. The vote in Baltimore at the special e lection must have filled him with mingled emotions of loathing and terror.” The result of the Baltimore election in favor of the Whigs was not anticipated. Mr. McKiiu left his mantle of popularity to the candidate nom inated by the party, and that circumstance alone was sufficient to induce the belief that personal influence! would confirm the predominance of Van Burenism In that quarter. The Ma ryland Registry Law, too, a Whig measure, was denounced in the bitterest terms of Radical invective as unconstitutional and illiberal; and it was feared that the excitement thus produced a gainst it and its authors would have full effect at the election. Rut with all these extraordinary disadvantages, the Whigs of Baltimore have tri umphed signally. Great as is their majority in this instance, it will be increased when the Reg try Law goes into operation.— Nat. Gaz. The Southern policy adopted by General Jack son and Mr. Van Buren, was to reduce the reven ue from the Tariff, so that it should not exceed tjje wants of the government. They have carried out the principle like the wise burghers who drag ged the cow up to the house top to eat the grass instead of throwing the grass to the cow; they have brought the wants of the government up to the amount of the revenue, and not the revenue down to the wants of the government, The Treasury will be railed upon to payout during the present year upwards of thirty-two million* of dol- THE HEOHHI.I 31HHSOR lass. I’hc Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means gives it as his opinion that the custom houses and land offices ate not to be dejamded up on to meet tiiat sum, and recommends the con tinued issue of Treasury notes. Now, in this wretched state of affairs the .Senate undertakes to make war on bank notes at a premium; the little ot the currency that is left in general repute a mid the derangement of trade and exchange.— ib. FLORENCE, GA. Friday, Way 18, !s:**. We would inform “Spectator” that his commu nication lias been received, which after being read, our “Devil,” arose and made some verv pertinent remarks against its being printed, and urged the necessity of our adhering closely to the rule laid down in our paper in the outset, (to which we would refer our correspondent,) that "no commu nication xcoutd be inserted unless the author's name accompanies the manuscript." After making some lurther objections to the communication as to its nature and tendency, he concluded hv mov ing that it be forthwith laid upon the table.— Which motion prevailed, Yeas and nays not counted. TIIE GAME OF CHESS. We would call the attention of our readers to the tale bearing the above title, commenced on °ur first page, and will be concluded in our next. Its length need not be an objection, and we venture to say our readers, (especially the fair ones) may derive a moral from it that will amply repay them tor their time and trouble, and be of lusting benefit to them through life. "The mountain has labored and brought forth a mouse!"— The Union Convention, about which the Van Buren party have kicked up such a fuss, has nominated the tollowing ticket to be support ed by the saiths-d for Congress at the election in October next, viz; ROBER T W. FOOLER, of Chatham. .lOSIAII PATTERSON, of Early'. ALF RED IVK RSON. of DAVID C. CAMPBELL, of Bibb. lIIRAIM WARNER, of Meriwether. JUNIUS IIILLYER, of Clark. CHARLES It. NELSON, of Cherokee. B. GRAVES, of Newton. J. G. McWUORTLR, of Richmond. The nags are now in the field and the training has fully commenced by our opponents. It be hooves the State Rights party to he on the look out, for all that misrepresentation, scurrility and deception can effect will he accomplished, aud un less they are combatted by truth, which “is migh ty and will prevail,” Georgia may continue bound to the will and decree of the little Magician in the hall of Congress. This should not be, nor do we believe it will, if the friends of State Rights will stand up to their ditty like nr n, and like freemen. The people of Georgia have more than once discountenanced the Van Buren party and their lender, and we believe, for this attempt again to push 31 r. Van Buren and his measures upon them after so many and repeated rejections on their part, the gentlemen above named will be taught a lesson by the freemen of Georgia which time cau never eradicate. Let our watchword be, “Liberty and the Constitution—perseverencc and unceasing vigilance," and Georgia is safe. WELL DONE VIRGINIA! The Old Dominion has shook off the manacles with which she has for some time been and at the late election has thrown the Van Buren crowd a '■•loftyfall." Daddy Ilitcliie, one of Mr. Van Burea's warmest friends holds, forth in the following strain : “It is idle to despond ; but we are beaten in Vir ginia—We have lost the House of Delegates.— We still retain the Senate. After making every allowance for the exaggerated accounts which ru mor tins wafted to our ears; and after the most favorable estimates of all the remaining counties, we admit at once, that the Whigs have carried the House by 10 or I'd majority — perhaps from Id to 16. They may even have as great a majority in the next House of Delegates, as we had iu the hot.” The vacancy in Congress occasioned by the late resignation of Mr. Patton, who represented one of the strongest Van Buren districts in the State lias been filled by the election ot Mr. Slaughter, a strong Anti Van Buren man. There will, with out doubt,also be an Anti-Van Buren Senator to Congress elected, as the term for which Mr. Rives was elected shortly expires. It was always a matter of astonishment to us that Virginia—independent, high-souled Virgin ia, should ever have been found on the side of the Prinec of Kinderbook, but now, that the delusion has been torn from her eyes, and she lias seen the folly of her com Vet and repented of her ways, we hail her once more as the friend of Liberty and the Constitution. What will the little Magicians friends have to say upon this matter? Do they not now begin to be convinced that the cause of tlieir chief has “wheeled about and turned about ?” Can they now boast of accessions to their faith and shout over the victories they have achieved ? When Van was first elevated to the high-and responsible station which he now fills, we werb convinced that loiur ere his term of office expired he would damn himself in attempting to “tread in the footsteps of his predecessr,” and so far have our calculations been correct. No other man under the canopy of heaven could exercise such arbitrary measures as Gen. Jackson did and not feel the weight of the peoples indignation; no other man could trample upon the Constition of the country and the lib erties of the jieople as the “old Roman” lias, and not experience the vindictive vengeauce of the nation hurled at him from the ballot box. And tor proof of this we refer our readers to the fate of Mr. Van Buren. MISSISSIPPI VICTORIOUS. Prentiss and Word, who were refused their seats in Congress by the party in power, because they were not what Y r an Buren men would call the “right stripe," have been returned by a majority of 2000 votes. AVe feel the more rejoiced at the result of this election lrotn the fact of Mississippi having for some time been under the shackles of Van Buren ism and the contempt with which both her and her Representatives were treated by the Van Bu ren gentry in Congress. If they will now suffer Mississippi to be heard through her Representa tives, we doubt not she will find her rights and in terests advocated with an ability and zeal which will reflect credit upon her and honor upon her talented sons, Prentiss and Word. BALTIMORE RIGHT. The special election in Baltimore, fora mem ber to Congress to fill the vacancy of Mr. McKim, lixs resulted in favor ol John P. Kennedy, the Whig candidate, his majority in the whole district being 872 votes :in the city 620. Whole number of votes 13,186. At the regular election in July last tho Van Buren party had a majority of 251 votes! Whenever facts too palpable and glaring to he misunderstood or denied in relation to the popu larity and luture success of Martin Van Buren,stare his friends in the face, and announce to them, in thundering peals from the ballot box, that all their fond hopes and visionary schemes arc “vanity, worse than vanity,” they endeavor to console them selves with the hope that it will all be well with them in 1840—that Martin Van will be able to gain wliat he may now have lost, and be with triumph aud rejoicing, reinstated in the Presiden tial chair. It perhaps may be well enough if they can ease the tumult of tlieir minds by such visionary hopes. But we are inclined to believe that the leading chnractors of the Van Buren party are men of suf ficient understanding to know full well that what the people say when they speak from the ballot box. they mean, and when they hear that a State lias spoken against the principles of the present administration and renounce his adherents, they know its meaning, aud feel it with a chagrin and mortification not very easily described, hut attempt nevertheless, to bolster up their cause by telling the common people that these are “catch as catch ran” elections and are no criterion for them to judge by—that the people will “take lieed to their ways,” and in 1840 be again on the side of the Prince of Kinderbook. When Maine first gave the death stroke to Van Burenism within her limits, and Rhode Island, Netv Jersey, Connecticut and New Y ork followed in the wake, and the result was announced in the South by the presses opposed to Mr. A’an Buren, the hue and cry then raised by the Van Buren presses in order to delude and frighten the people, was, “You are rejoicing at the success of the Ab olitionists—you are, either directly or indirectly, encouraging the mad designs of the fanatics,” — forgetting, however, that but a short time lias elapsed since they raised the highest paeans of re joicing at the success of Mr. Van Buren in these very States. But now they resort to anotherstrat atrem for the purpose of deciving the people.— Now that a voice has been heard in the South now that Maryland has rejected Van Burenism; now that Virginia has announced her determina tion to be on tho side of the people ; now that Mississippi has shown to Congress that she knows who she wishes to represent her, we are again told that these are no criterion, that wheu the great contest shall come oir in 1810 the people will he found on the side of the present incumbent. No, gentlemen, you are vastly mistaken, there is too much virtue, intelligence, patriotism and philan throphy burning in the breasts of the American people ever again to elevate a Missouri Restric tionist, an advocate of free negro suffrage and a District Abolitionists to the Presidency. Every lover of his country has cause to rejoice that the people are again on the right side—that liberty is aroused, that Van Burenism has been laid low, that the people’s rights are about to be vindicated and sustained. The work of re generation is rapidly and gloriously going on— from the East, West, North and South, so far as the people have been heard, there has been one general expression of disapprobation to. the course pursued by Mr. Van Buren and his advocates.— May the good work still progress and spread until there shall not one be found who will dare advocate the cause of the Prince of Kinderbook. The New-Orteans papers give the intelligence, tiiat the Mexican Ports are blockaded by the French Fleet, in consequence of the Mexicans refusing to pay the indemnity due that government. The Texian Congress, it is also said, had met, and requested the President to have the petition to the United States, for annexation, withdrawn. This was done on intelligence having been received from their Minister to England. Up to Ist May, there lia 1 been received in Ma con upwards of one hundred thousand bales of cotton. COMMUNICATED* Ileal Smart. —The none such Mr. AV. J. San ders, of “Our House” notoriety, has invented a plan for extracting cider from dried apples. AVith one peck of apples, which cost 75 cent?, be made one barrel cider, worth 13 dollars! What aprofit! 1 ell us the per cent. “Our House” is all sorts of a place. Go ahead Sanders. AV. NEW ORLEANS,ApriI 30. Texas.-- A gentleman of intelligence who arri ved in the Columbia, has furnished us with his views on different subjects, which may be found interesting. The resolutions, he states, offered in the Texian Congress for the withdrawal of the proposition of annexation to the United States, will certainly pass both branches of that Legis lature. Gen. M. B. Lamar w ill run for the pres idency without opposition. His political princi ples are popular, and he bids fair to make the best president they could select from their public men. I Ie is a gentlemen of fine talents, a spotless integ rity and great firmness of character. There are five or six candidates for the vice presidency. A propositon has been introduced to Congress to make a national bank. This called session of Congress will do nothing more than present sev eral projects for the consideration of the" peo ple. ft in the genera) impression that a national bank will be created at the next regular term of the national legislature. The emigration to the country is immense, and daily on the increase. Hundreds and thousands are pouting in both by sea and land. This has caused provisions tube very scarce and high.—Speculators would run no risk in shipping large quantities of produce, such as corn, bacon, fee. The prospects of a good crop are promising, and prosperity, it may bo said generally prevails, throughout the infant republic. A llernrdy.—A person choked with a potato#, w ill find instant relief in swallowing a pumpkin. (flgar* The Sheriff' Sales of Sunt -**•»* ter County will, after this Month, be pub lished in the Georgia Mirror. JOHN IvTMMEY Sheriff, G. M. AV HEELER Dcp. Sheriff. May 4. 183S. • itten lion Uattalion t —3 Wc are authorized to « nnnounc the name of ISAAC L- A-fajgjLeSy STItEET-MAN as a candidate for ** Major at tlfe ensuing election. Parade at William Garrett’s, tho 2d day of Juno, and stand by the ludiuu fighter. May 18 8 SIX WEEK’S GRACE ! ! THOSE indebted to the subscribers by book account, will please come forward and make some arrangement for immediate settlement, as wo shall positively close our present business by tho first day of July at farthest, and w e are determin ed that our books, at least, shall be balanced either by cash or note by the above specified time, w ith out defalcation. A. I*. ROOD &. Cos. Florence, May 18 8 COPARTNERSHIP. TUI', undersigned having associated themselves together at Americus, Sumter county, under the title and at vie of A TIRAEK. for the purpose of carrying on a general Mercan tile business, offer for sale, at their store on the corner block fronting JeffVrsun and Jackson sis. a splendid assortment of I'ancy and Staple Dry floods, HARDWARE, CUTLERY, &C. &C. on accommodating terns. The public are reques ted to call and examine for themselves-. JOHN J. lILDSON, JAMES K. TURNER. Americus, May 11 8 4t STOLEN HORSE? A man calling himself Rob (Tf j .LIJIL erfson, (his alias we are ignorant wfqj / of,) having the bump of self ap i r j?f jQjfli propria tion, remarkably strongly developed for horse flesh and the pewter, accident ally passed through this place on Friday l<*..t.— Said Robertson was in possession of a B LACK HORSE, no distinguishing marks, 10 or 11 years old, racks well. The aforesaid brmp amounting to deformity, the Florentines, from suspicious causes, (besides being students of the celebrated Lavater, Gall and Spttrzheirn,) took the responsi bility of asking him a few questions, to the very important one “where he got said Horse ?” He answered quite candidly, that he stole him within two miles of Hamilton, Harris County. The owner is requested to come, prove property, and pay expenees, to Alexander Burnett, and take him away, otherwise lie will be dealt with according to Law. Florence May 18, 1858, 8 Twenty Dollars Reward, •gtx RANAAVAY from the subscriber about the middle of April last, a negro fellow by the name of ANDREW, about 36 years old, 5 feet, 8 or 10 inches high, stout built, and formerly belonged to the Sta; from which I purchased him in Milledgeville. I think he is lurking about James B. Brown’s, near Florence. Any person who will deliver him to rue in Danville, Sumter county, or commit him to jail so that 1 get him, shall receive tho above reward for his trouble. DOUGLASS 11. BROWN. Danville, May 5 8 ts __ “notice. A LL persons indebted to the estate of Jesse I~\- AV right, late of Sumter county, deceased, will come forward and settle the same, and those having demands will present them in terms of thu law. NATHAN I’. SINGLETARY, May 7 8 Ct Adm'r. CAUTION. ALL persons are cautioned net to trade for a note of hand made by John K. Whaley and payable to Joseph AV. Little or bearer, for thirty dollars, and due the first day of January, lßoti, (the date not recollected. Hut dated some time in the year 1855,) the same having beer, lost out of my possession. JESSE HARRIS. Sumter co. May 6,1858. 8 It DISSOLUTION. rpflE firm of Beall. Boren fc Bass, Muscygee JL county, is dissolved. Those indebted to the firm are requested to make immediate payment to. me. J. L, HARP- May 15 8 2t