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SUBSTANDARD.
TI‘IOMA3 l A T BOR g KE R 1 1 EPIT ° RS
CASSVILLE, GEO.
THURSDAY MORNING:
JULY 19, 1855.
FOR GOVERNOR,
HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON,
OF BALDWIN.
FOR CONGRESS.
HON. JOHN H. LUMPKIN,
OF FLOYD.
FOR SENATOR,
HAWKINS F. PRICE,
FOR REPRESENTATIVES*
ALFRED M. LINN,
Z. G. TURNER.
fST'Remcinbcr that we furnish the Standard
until the first of November, for the very low
price of Fifty cents. Circulate the documents.
To Correspondents.
” Leula Lcn” shall appear next week. Many
thanks—shall be glad to hear from you at any
time.
“ Poetical, Political and Satirical,” shall posi
tively have a place in our next. Would hare
appeared this week, but for the accident spoken
of in another place.
p?F“We have received the letters of Messrs.
Price, Linn and Turner, accepting the nomina
tions for the Legislature, but too late for publi
cation this week. They shall appear in our next.
Apologetic.
In consequence of an accident to onrforeman
on Friday last, disabling one of his hands, we
are compelled to curtail our editorial and origi
nal matter this week. The loss of a chapter of
the Three Golden Lints, rendering it necessary
for Miss Barber to rc-write it, also forces us to
omit the continuation of that story in this num
ber. By our next issue we Rope to be in good
sailing order and will then make up for lost
time.
Rev. R. A. Milner.
Weomittedto mention in our last, issue as we
intended to do, that this gentleman is no longer
a candidate for the Legislature, on the prohibi
tion ticket, he having withdrawn his name with
the consent of that party, on the first Tuesday
In this month.
Homicide in Gordon.
Capt. E. P. Howell, of Rcsacca, was killed
In that place, ou Saturday, the 7th instant, by
Mathew Copeland. We have heard no particu
lars.
Cassville Female College.
The Commencement Sermon will be preached
in the College Chapel on Sunday morning next,
by Rev. James E. Evans, and the other exercis
es of the week will occur in the order heretofore
advertised, except the concert, whibh will come
off on Wednesday evening, instead of Thursday.
—
Consistency Thou art a Jewel I
The supporters, in 1852, of General Scott, who
was such a good friend to foreigners, are new
mostly Know Nothings, having changed their
opinions within tlie last two years* The friends
of Gen JBcott were outraged at Gen. Pierce be
cause his “State contained a provision in her
Constitution prohibiting Catholics from holding
office, but now these same men, within Die short
period of three years, are swearing that they
will never support a Catholic for any office.—
Beautiful consistency this! They arc now, no
doubt, influenced by a fervid desire to establish
a great principle, in opposition to the great
privilege of religious toleration, which has here
tofore been one of the boasted rights secured by
tho American Revolution.
The Democracy of Gordon.
We shall publish next week, the proceedings
of the Democratic Convention in Gordon, which
nominated a ticket for tho Legislature. \Ye
are rejoiced to learn, that everything looks
bright in Gordon. The Democracy are united
and arc determined to overcome all opposition.
When uuit<#l they are invincible. An esteemed
friend, who is thorougly acquainted with the
county, writes us that tho prospect was never
better. He says:
*’ Gordon is right side up. Tho Democracy
are thoroughly aroused, and they go forth to
battle with the whole armor on. Tlie ticket is
one of the strongest that could bo nominated .
It is in fact a very strong one, aod will most
certainly be elected on the Ist Monday in Octo
ber next. The most perfect harmony prevailed.
Col. W. II- Dabney was nominated for the
Senate, and David B. Barrett and Henry Mc-
Connell for the House.
The Know Nothing Meeting in Au
gusta.
Wo repaired, Friuay evening, to the lower
Market llouso, to listen to a speech from the
Hon. F H.Cone, in exposition of flic princi
ples and aims of Know Nothingism. The
merits of the speech were in perfect accord
ance with the merits of the cause ho advoca
ted Wo suppose that is the reason the
speaker did not attempt a groat effort. Ho is
so fond of harmony, that he wanted both to
be in unison. Our Know Nothing fiends are
Welcome to all advantages derived from such
speeches and such speakers.
Those who have heard Judge Clone in the
Court House, found that Judge Cone was a
very different man on the stump. He was
out of his element, and from feelings of char
ity we will say nothing mors about the
speech.
The Judge spoke about an .hoar, the meet
ing adopted resolutions endorsing the Phil
adelphia and Macon platforms, and then ad
journed. A large potion of the crowd re
maining, was entertained, until a late hour,
by several anti Know Nothing addresses.—
Constitutionalist.
Gen. Qjiss presided at the celebration of
the Fourth in Detroit, and introducing the
orator, wads a brief and eloquent speech.
The Know Nothing Meeting.
i In accord mice with notice given in a handbill
which had been sent all over the country, the
Know Nothing party of Cass county held a meet
ing in this placo on Friday last, to ratify tlio j
nomination of Judge Andrews, and to endorse !
the Philadelphia and Macon platforms. We ex
; pccted to see a much larger crowd in attendance*
I The party is reported to he from 800 to 1100
j strong in this county, but there were not moro
than four hundred voters in town on Friday and
of this number at least one hundred were true
Democrats, who hold no sympathy with the se
cret order, and about fifty were from other
counties, showingtheir strength, in thiseonnty,
to be far short of what is reported, as we have <
no doubt all sorts of exertions wero made to
ensure a full turn out.
The first speaker, after the introduction and
passage of the resolutions, was Col. Jub. Milner, i
of this place. We were not so fortunate ns to
hear the Colonel's speech, but understand it was
principally an attack on Governor Johnson’s
rail-road policy.
The next speaker was Col. Simpson Fouclie,
of Rome. Colonel Fouchc, who was a nullifler
in 1832, a national Democrat in IS4O, a South
ern rights man in 1850, and again a national
Democrat in 1852, is now a leading member of
this new party, culled by him the American
Party, but generally known as the Know No
thing party. Considering his position, he made
a good speech in favor of the principles of his
party, but wc listened in vain for any substan
tial reason for his quitting the Democraer. “He
looked upon the Democratic party as unable to
secure to the South, her Constitutional rights,
and believed the success of tho American Tarty
the only hope the South had of obtaining them
in the Union.” The Colonel should have re
collected that there were enough Northern Demo
crats in the last Congress to pass the Nebraska-
Knnsas bill, while there is not a single Know
Nothing elected to the next Congress who is not
openly opposed to these measures and commit
ted against the South upon the slavery question.
Dock 11. Y. M. Miller, of Floyd, was the next
and last speaker. His appearance on the stand
was greeted with hearty cheers from his audi
tors. The Doctor is well known to the people
of this district, as an able speaker, capable of
entertaining an audience upon almost anv ques
tion. He discussed very folly, what he con
ceived to be the errors of President Pierce, and
gave rather an amusing aceonnt of his services
as one of the Rom* regency (as the worthy
Democrats of Floyd, are termed, by way of re
proach, by our opponents.) Ho did not con
sider it bad faith in him to reveal tho actings of
the Democrats, as they had no sends, and in
this he was correct. Our party is williug for its
acts to be made public—would that wo could say
S3 much for our opponents. The Doctor spoke
of his defeat in this district, several years ago,
by Judge Lumpkin, and rather playfully re
marked that “ it was a matter of taste with the
voters of the distaict, that they preferred a cer
tain order of talent.” This remark, like a two
edged sword, cut both ways, and Col. Tumlin’s
friends soon discovered, and showed it plainly
by their suddenly arrested smiles, that there
was not much wit in it.
The Doctor made a lengthy speech, doalingus
Democrats some pretty hard blows, as his party
friends seemed to think, if we are to judge by
the cheering. He is a man of undoubted tal
ent, and wc once hoped his abilities would have
been exerted in a nobler canso than tho one in
which he is now engaged. He, however, doubt
less thinks it the correct policy and we must
award to him that honesty of purposo which we
claim for ourselves.
This first public meeting of the new partv,
passed off very quietly, if we except the jollifi
cation of the boys, as they left for Alatoona, on
the night train. Hereabouts the Know Nothings
look cheerful, much more so than eould be ex
pected, under the circumstances. We are glad
of it, and hope they will be able to keep up their
spirits until October, when they are certain to
lose their tempers.
Judge Lumpkin in Dade.
The editor of the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Adver
tiser, who was on a visit to the county scat of
Dade county during a called session of the Su*
pretne eonrt, last week, speaks in the highest
terms of our candidate for Congress in this Dis
trict. The Advertiser is a sterling Democratic
paper, and we are glad to q#ote a portion of the
editorial to show the estimation in which Judge
Lpmpkix is held away from home. At home he
is daily gaining strength and his election, by a
large majority, is beyond question. Here is tho
extract:
tt After dinner wo hurried our steps to the
Academy, where in the interim of court
Judge Lumpkin, candidate for Congress, was
addressing a large concourse of people on
the questions of the day. Tho Judge is a
personage well known to the people of Geor
gia--known for his reliability and integrity
as a public man, and especially is he known
to the people of the sth Congressional dis
trict, haring been their representative in
Congress for six years, and now only comes
again before them, but by an unanimity of
request but seldom seen. This is the first
time we have heard Judge Lumpkin and are
unable to say how his effort compared with
former ones, but wc hesitate not in saying,
judging from this speech alone that Judge
Lumpkin is ono of-.tha ablest and most ef
fective stump speakers in the state of Geor
gia- We noted the audience whilo the Judge
was addressing them, and their countenanc
es bespoke the deep convictions that were
being made. Tho Judge speaks from tho
record and proclaims only what in the deep
consciousness of his mind he believes—and
this gives him an earnestness and a force
that most speeches want. Let Judge Lump
kin canvass his district, standing up beforo
the people as in Dado with his Jargo noble
form, and speaking from tho record, of facts
incontrovertible as he docs, and is there a
man in the district that'can bo in the least
shadow of a doubt of the result in October ?
The democracy and tho old line whigs of the
sth Congressional district of Georgia—in
Judge Lumpkin havo a standard-bearer that
will lead them on to victory and to tho tri
umphs of tho Constitution. The secret order
must give way before such men—and in
Dade alroady is there heard the rumblo of
confusion—and from the day on which Judge
Lumpkin addressed the sovereigns of this
county until the day of election in October,
will the strength of tho secret order be on
the wane. Col. Tumlin the opposing candi
date of Judge Lumpkin was present but
made no spoech ; report says, ho is not par
ticularly gifted with a faculty for edifying
an audience, and inasmuch as we had not
the pleasure of hearing him express his
views we are unable to state them. But it
will bo enough for the voters of the district
to know that Col. Tumlin is the candidato of
tho Know Nothings, and will receive their
support. But although Col. Tumlin spoko
not, ho saw the bad policy of allowing Judgo
Lumpkin to have the speaking all his own
wasr, and he called upon Mr. Milner, from
Cass county, to reply; be did so in attempt
only, and we say not this to disparage the
A
eloquence and powers of Mr. Milner as a
speaker, but in that he failed even to attempt
a refutation of the propositions as laid down
by Judge Lumpkin, we say his reply was
j only an attempt, and thus the people receiv
'cd it. In answer to Mr. Milner the audi
ence called out Judge Wright, who, with his j
pleasantry, faciteousness and'sarcasm made
such meriment., and showed up the new order
and its candidate in such a glowing picture
an only those who were present can fully
appreciate. Judge Wright is a happy speaker
before a crowd.”
♦
GotT Cobb and tho Tammany Society.
Gov. Cobh’s connection with the Tammany
Society, of New York, having been charged
; against him in reply to his attacks upon the
| Know Nothings, he replies showing the true
character of tht Tammany Society, gays
he :
•* Th# effort to justify the secret political
organizations of the Know Nothings, by
comparing them to Tammany Society, is as
futile as their effort to compare their secret
councils to the Masonic, Odd Fellows, and
other similar societies. Tammany Society
is a social and not a political organization.
It was formed in the earlier day* of the Re
public,—and, if I have been correctly in
formed, numbered among its honorary mem
bers the names of Mr. Jefferson, Gen. Jack
son, Mr. Polk, and many others of the most
worthy and distinguished republicans of the
country. As far as I know or believe, it has
never interfered in the politics of the coun
try, either by making-nominations, or by
imposing upon its members oaths and obliga
tions to support the candidates, of any party,
or to oppose others, or to carry sut any par
ty, or in any other manner mingling in the
political and party strifes of the country
Several years ago I was invited to become an
honorary member of the society, and consen
ted to do so, and have attended o.ve of its
meetings; and that meeting was purely of a
social character, and not in anywise bear
ing upon the politics of the day.
The meetings of the Democrats party of
New York city, have always been held in
Tammany Hall, until their recent divisions
compelled one wing of the party to get an
other place. These meetings, however, are
like all other polical and party meetings—
public. There is no sccresy about them,
and they are in no wise connected with Tam
many Society, except that they are held in
their Hall. The publio mind tes associated
together Tammany Society and Tammany
Ilall; and hence, the misapprehension about
Tammany Bociety being a secret political or
ganization.
The simple statement shows you that the
charge that I favor secret political organiza
tions, because I am an honorary member of
Tammany Society, is both unjust and un
founded. If Tammany Society, or any other
Society of which I am, or may be a member
should attempt to interfere, either directly
or indirectly, in the politics of the country,
I should promptly withdraw from it* and
should denounce it, as I have denounced,
and shall continue to denounce, the Know
Nothing Councils, as wrong in principle, and
dangeroua to the rights and liberties of the
people.
Dr. John W. Lewis.
The last Cedar Town Republican Union pays
the following tribute to this gentleman :
It is, perhaps known abroad that this gen
tleman was tho choice of a majority of the
Democrats of Polk county— not that they
disliked Chastain, Underwood, or any prom
inent man of the party who might have re
ceived the nomination. They would have
rallied, we think, upon any leading man of
the party. At the same time, we think Dr.
Lewis would have received a stronger vote
in Polk than any other man, except, per
haps, Judge Lumpkin, whose name had not
been considered by our people. We look up
on Dr. Lewis as of the soundest material,
both as a man and as a politician. He was
censured by some of his friends for running
as an independent candidate,and withdraw
ing from the canvass. We are not among those
who censure him for either. We happen to
know enough of the history of both his com
ing out as an independent candidate, and
withdrawing from the field, to form a cor
rect opinion as to both; and that opinion is,
that he was not actuated by motives in the
; least degree selfish. But that true and vi
| tal patriotism, which is so strango to tho
hearts of many politicians, of the age, was
at the bottom—the moving cause. Ilis
course after his defeat at the Calhoun Con
vention is corroborative evidence of the truth
of what wc assert. If he should live an
hundred years, wo venture the assertion
that he would ever bo found true to his prin
ciples as the needle to the pole.
Just for Information.
The know nothing papers in this State arc
exulting over tho platform passod at the
late Philadelphia Convention. Admitting
that on the subject of slavery tho platform
will do, we must be permitted to ask ; who
embraces it as a political creed? How many
States where the know nothings are in pow
er voted for the platform, and how many of
them now subscribe to it ? If the know
nothings of sixteen States embrace this plat
-1 form as a declaration of their political prin
ciples, and they are in a decided minority
in all of theso States, wc ask what is their
weight in a national election ? They don’t
weigh a feather. Os the entiro party in the
nation, there is a majority of between a hun
dred thousand know nothings opposed to
this platform. Is there anything in it to
exult over ? Is there any nationality about
its passage ? No national party has embrac
ed it. It has been endorsed by a small frac
tion only.
Acceptance.—The letter of Judge
Lumpkin will be found on our first pago.—
It breathes tho spirit of patriotic devotion,
by which he has been ever characterized.—
We aro glad to learn the Judge will canvass
the district. The people who are interested
will have ample opportunity to hear his
views and opinions upon tho issues of tho
day. Ho is a specimen of that noblest work
of God— an honest man. He Is a patriot by
nature, and in principle a sound and consis
tent democrat of the old school.— Cedar
Town Republican.
New Orleans. July B.— Tho Louisiana
State Know Nothing Council has wholly re
pudiated the Catholic test of thoj Philadel
phia platform, and will receive iuto tho or
der all Amcricau-boru Catholics,
voa vua OAssvir.Lß stanpard.
. “Gens.”
Jfr. Burke —Sir: —ln the lust issuo of tho
Southern Statesman, published at Calhoun, I
noticed a scurrilous article over the signature
of “Gens,” in which tho writer brings certain
grave charges against tha private character, and
moral honesty of Hon. John H. Lumpkin, of
Floyd. The reading of this article coupled
with a knowledge of its author’s chaste charac
ter,, has suggested to me the importance of a
grave duty, which I conceive to be incumbent
upon mo at this time to discharge.
In this present'writing, I will not attempt a
reply to the Infamous charges above referred to .
suffice it to say, the only evidence I have of the
truth of these charges, is the mere assertion of
an irresponsible slanderer, who skulks behind
a fictitious signature to breathe forth his mali- !
eious lies against the reputationgof the best men
in the community. “ Gens” is surely not aware
of the high, position occupied by him in this
community, as a Gent of truth and veracity, or
ho certainly never would have dared make an
assertion that he desired to carry conviction
with it, unaccompanied with other mure reliable
evidence. But this is not the first effort made
by this titled Jack-ass to blast the good name
and destroy the reputations of men whose char
acters are far removed above the influence of
his slanderous tongue.
Has “Gens” forgotten the base attempt made
by him last Spring, to increase hia own, dirty j
business, by giving circulation to false and
slanderous reports against the entire business j
community of a certain village within the sphere !
of hia ixtknsivb rRACTica? Mem, to whose
faces he was as servile and sychophantic as a
hound so his master, and behind whose backs,
at the same time, using every effort, was endea
voring to blast their business characters, by re
porting them to houses in Charleston and New
York as “being insolvent—trying to evade the
paymentof their debts,” Ac., Ac.; but >fhe “ had
their claims, could secure them—better see to
their interests at once,” Ac., Ac. All this too,
for the little pitiful sum which might have ac
crued to him, as commissions for collecting said
claims. Had “Gens” been a man in whose
statements confidence could have been reposed,
he would have succeeded admirably in hia infa
mous designs, but this has never been the case,
and the aonsequonce was, “ Gens” was discover
ed in his honest endeavors to get business from
abroad. “ Gens” was interrogated by the par
ties interested, upon those charges, he denied
them “in toto.” When so denying “ Gens’ ’ ‘ut
tered a base malignant falsehood. The charges
I bring against th>s valliant son of Mars, I am
ready to establish at any time; wc speak the
truth, whole truth, nothing but the truth, and I
warn all honest men to shun this hydra-headed i
monster of deceit and lies, as they shun tha
poisonous sting of the adder.
The writer of this article regrets the necessi
ty which compels him to resort to the U3e of
expressions, which he, had hoped never would
have been uttered by his lips against a human j
being, and is exccdingly pained to find himself i
under the necessity of having to commit to pa
per tire fads contained in the above statement;
but as a good citizen, in whose heart there is
naught, save an earnest desiro to promote the
general welfare of our common country, he
finds no escape. However painful the task may
be, his country and friends demand that the fix
ed principles (in such cases) which heretofore
hare actuated him through life, should in this
instance be laid aside, and in tho face of Heaven
and Heaven’s God, I denounce “ Gens” as a
malicious slanderer, an ignorant unprincipled
ass, wholly unfit, as a subject, for further dis
course. Should “Gens” desire any explanation
or redress for the promulgation of tho truth
contained in my article, I am willing to waive 1
for the present, my self-respect, and administer
“unto him” such re dress, as his case seems to
demand. CALHOUN.
ron TKS CASS FILLS standard.
Democratic Meeting in Gordon.
At a meeting of a portion of tho citizens of
the 1054th District, G. M. of Gordon, on the 14th
instant, A. N. Hargrove was called to the chair
and John Malone to act as secretary. After
which the object of the meeting was stated by
the chair in a brief and appropriate address in
opposition to the Know Nothings, and in favor
of sustaining the nominees of tho Democratic
party, which was followed by an address from
j G. J. Fain, in exposition of the rottenness of the
; Know Nothing organization; when the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were submitted by
B. O. Crawford :
Magnanimity and a jnst respect for the rights
of all our countrymen, demand of the conserva
tive members of all parties, an expression of
determination, that the principles of the Con
stitution of the United States shall be maintain
ed in its just sense and meaning, and to the full
extent of its provisions. Therefore
Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting,
the principles of the secret political society,
called Know Nothings, are in direct contraven
tion of the principles of the Constitution of the
United States, and republican institutions, and
tend to the destruction of the same.
Resolved, That we will not affliliatc or co
operate with any party, who seek to proscribe
any portion of our fellow-citizens on account of
their religious opinions.
Resolved, That it is the inalienable right of
every American citizen to worship God accord
ing to his own conscience.
Resolved, That we approve tho platform as
made by the late Democratic Convention held
in Milledgevillf, on the oth Junc,*lßss, and will
use all laudable efforts to secure the triumph of
its principles.
After which, the chair appointed a Committee
I of three to report the names to this meeting of
five as delegates to attend the Calhoun Convcn
! tion, to be held on Monday, tho 18th instant.—
j The Committee presented tho names of John
W. Moore, J. -C. Dowdy, Wm. Aiken, S. Beau
chump and Floyd Stewart, as delegates to rep
resent tho 1054th District, G. M. in said Con
vention, which was unanimously agreed to.
On motiou of B. O. Crawford, it was unani
mously resolved to have the proceedings of this
meeting published in the Cassville Standard.
On motion of John Knight it was
Resolved, That the chairman and secretary
sign the proceedings of tins meeting, and that
this meeting adjourn sine die.
A. N. HARGROVE, Ch’m.
Jonx Maloxb, Sec’y.
To the Voters of Paulding County.
Having been informed that I have, on several
ocoasions, been charged with being a member
of the Know Nothing or American party, at tlic
solicitation of many of my friends, I take the
earliest opportunity of contradicting tho charge.
I am not now, nor never was a member of that
party. I belong to tho Democratic party, and
have labored, and always expect to labor for
tho promotion of Democratic principles, and
when I case to support those principles as I
now understand them, I expect to cease all par
ticipation in politics. lam for tho entire Dem
ocratic ticket. Tour friend and fellow-citizen,
J. M. HAItDIN.
Atlanta Intelligencer aud Examiner will
j please copy.
Mr. O'Sullivau, tho American Minister at
the Court of Lisbou, has left Faria to pro
ceed to his post,
Publio Notice.
The members of the Democratic party of j
Paulding county, are respectfully requested to !
meet 111 Dallas, on the first Tuesday in August
next, so the purpose of taking counsel together
as to the best mode of presenting candidates to :
represent the county in the Senate and Ilonsc
of Representatives, in the next Legislature.
Also, all Whigs or Union men (just as they
chose to call the twelves) who feel disposed to
unite with us on thegroat Democratic and Con
stitutional platfornffftis laid down by the late
Gubernatorial Convention, whhh met in Mil
ledgeville on the first Tuesday in June last, are
respectfully invited to meet us in counsel on
that day, as it is reasonably conceived that all
patriotic men may meet and stand together on
that platform with honor and mutual self-re
spect in. the maintenance and defence of the
great and paramount principles and issues of
the day.
Como one, come all.
MANY VOTERS.
From the Southern Baptist Messenger.
A Slander Refuted.
Cassviltc, Ga., June 3, 1855.
Brother Beebe: I ait down in haste to
write you, which I wish you to publish as !
soon as possible. Ever since I have been try- j
ing to exerciseJa the gospel the Devil has
set himseif in battle array against me; at
first he assailed my private feelings by set
ting every temptation before me that he
could, and failing to accomplish his design
he now attacks my character, which I feel
in duty bound to defend. This he has done
through some of the members of his family
by publishing abroad that I have identified ,
myself with detestible organization called :
Know-Nothings. This report I consider to
be calculated to slander the character of
every honest republican, both religiously and
politically; and my character especially
with the Primitive Baptists, among whom I
am identified, is all or the greatest fortune on
earth that I have to boast of, consequently
this is what drives me now to make the few
remarks that I now do, knowing that I have
enemies enough to give such reports a good
circulation among my brethren, I feel it my
duty to repel the slander in good time.—
When I united with the Baptist church, my
object was, so far as God gave me the abili
ty; to square my life by his word, as the
i standard of truth, and to try to live in hon
or to the profession that I had made, and
to promote the cause and kingdom of tho
Redeemer on earth, and in doing this 1 never
! have found myself so far ahead of Christian
duty as to have a surplus of timo to devote
to political affairs, and even if I had I
should feel it <jue to my honor as a republi
can to apply that time otherwise than to
j sneak into the cellar or some out-barn or
i up-stair room at midnight hours to devise
schemes and’plans to sap the foundation of
our glorious republic. Though I have my
political principles as other men do, which
I develope at the ballot box openly and
above board, my religious principles I pro
claim independently, which is a right guar
antied by the laws of our land, which is
near and dear unto m, and that privilege
and liberty which I hold sacred to myself
never will I give my consent to take from
another man. But give me my Bible in my
hand and a shield to protect me from the
grasp of ungodly men, and it is all that 1
ask of the Legislative powers of our govern
ment. This I think is a united principle
among the Primitive Baptists as a denomin
ation, and one thing I am glad to know,
that while other religious scets engage in
all such dastardly inventions, the Old Bap
tists stand aloof and keep their hands clean
from all ungodly institutions, and so I hope
they ever may be found, and may their
prayers abound that God may set men at the
head of sffairs who will rule with an eye
single to his glory, and tho peaco and wel
fare of our happy country.
Yours in the bonds of lovo,
H. D. TEAT.
Tho Chronicle & Sentinel, and Gov.
Johnson.
No one who has had the opportunity of ob
serving the courte of the above named jour
nal in every exciting contest, which has a
risen in the State, within the last ten years,
will be at all surprised when we call atten
tion to an article in its colums, in which is
indicated a want of fairness and correctness
quite characteristic of that paper.
It quotes from a letter of Judge Jones of
Paulding, the charge that Gov. Johnson had
created an office unauthorised by law, for
the purpose of rewarding a political parti- i
san. We pronounce this charge with all de- !
ferenee to the gcntletnan who made it, an ‘
error, grievous error, and one calculated to
do injustice to the Governor. This is not the
first time that we have heard tho charge
made, and wo havo heretofore taken the
trouble to subject it to a vigorous investiga
tion, which has satisfied us that it was an
error.
This is a true statement of the facts of tho
case: The Legislature of Georgia preceding
tho last session passed an act authorizing the
Governor of the State lo appoint one or more
commissioners (we do not recollect the num
ber specified,) whose duty it would be to in
vestigate all claims against the WestcPn and
Atlantic llailroad ; and whom they could
not be equitably settled, to employ counsel
for the defence of the legal rights of the
State. This was, and still is, of force; and
under this act Col. Cowart has been acting
and receiving bis salary as Commissioner.
He performs all tho duties required by the
act, as a Commissioner, and when it is possi
ble to do so, gives his services as an attor
ney gratuitously to tho state.
We think that our friend Judge Jones,
whom we have always held in hight respoct,
might find more profitable employment than
that of misleading tho Hindoo press by such
one-sidod and incorrect charges os this a
gainst 11. V. Johnson. Let justice bo done,
even though it bo against feeling and preju
dice. If the organs of the secret order ex
pect to make a breach in the well fortified
positions of tho Democraoy, they had better
seek a more skillful cugiuoor to mako their
reconnoisanccs than the Hon. J. A. Jones.—
Savannah Georgian.
It is said that Mr Atwood, of New York,
has contracted to build tho Richmond (V& ,)
custom houso for SIIO,OOO.
E. Jones llonry, one of tho editors of the
Spartanburg Express, died on Saturday last.
Uo was beloved by all who knew him for his
amiable qualities, while of his intellectual
abilities the Journal with which was oou
neoted is cvidcuco that they were of a high
order,
Tho Northern Democracy.
Our attention has recently be called, says
. the Savannah Georgian, in a very forcible
manner, to the rottenness of the Northern
| wing of parties making pretentions of a na
tional oganization. In pleasing contrats
with them, is the sound position of the
Norther democracy. Alluding to Ex-Gov
: ernor Cobb’s letter, the Abany Argus says
;it is ono which citizens of every portion of
the Union will read with much satisfaction. 1
It breathes a patriotic spirit, and cultivates
feelings of peace and concord, instead of
strife and disunion.
h On every principle of our Government,
it belongs to her citizens to determine the
character of their domestic institutions, and j
|we think Gov. Cobb is right in assuring his
fellow citizens of Georgia that the Demo- !
crats of the North will acquiesce in this
position. It is a practical settlement of the
slavery agitation upon a just and honorable !
basis, and one to which we think, the North
should ty no means object.”
The New York National Democrat, after
a careful analysis of tho resolutions adopted ‘
at Milledgcville, says:
The time is at hand when the National !
Democratic party of the whole Union must i
have a common platform upon, which to
stand, and these propositions seem to us so •
sensible, so self evident and so universal and !
anti-sectional in their scope—so entirely in ;
accordance with those which the Old Guard j
in this State, under all disadvantages, and j
in the face of all proscriptions, have main- i
taiwed—that we invoke their approval by I
the National Convention of our party in 1850, j
as furnishing the true basis for unity among 1
all who would be of us, and with us in the
effort to lay these exciting and dangerous
questions, and to keep them at rest while
our nation pursues her march to greatness
and prosperity under the guidance of Demo
cratic Republican principles, and under the
administration of sound and patriotic and
true men—such as we trust that Convention ;
will give us.
When men talk like this of onr platform,
we ask if it is not our duty to stand by them.
What say our frienda of the •• Columbus
movement ?’*
Tactics of the Enemy.’
We observe in the last number of tho Jour
nal & Messenger, of Macon, an article head
ed < Governor McDonald at home,” an in
genious attempt to disgust the Southern
Rights wing of the Democratic party, by
referring to the fact that only ono of the j
nominees for Congress is from that portion
of the Democracy. We think the Journal
& Messenger will find all such attempts to
distract and divide the Democracy perfectly
futile. The difference which once existed on
the subject of the compromise measures, has
been long reconciled—and there is no lon
ger a Union and a Southern Rights wing in
tho party. The Democracy have united for
the safety of the Union, and the defence of
the rights of the South. It stands upon the
Georgia Platform, where every true South
erner ought to stand, and no devices of the
party hostile to religious liberty will avail
to weaken the union and harmony now exist
ling in it.
The question is now, rfot who was in favor
of the compromise measures, or who vras op
posed to them—who was for Union or disu
nion, but it is who is in favor of the Union
and the rights of the Sotlrii—who is in favor :
of the Georgia Platform. lie who is not in j
favor of the Georgia Tlatform can find a
more appropriate position for himself than
among the Democracy. We are all Union j
men, we are all Southern Rights Men, and !
we are all on the Georgia Platform. Can
the Journal and Messenger say the same ? j
Fine Company for Southirxers.-Tlic
extract below speaks for itself. It shows
the affiliation of Northern Know Nothings
with Abolition. It also shows the mad
lengths to which fanaticism will go. . Col- j
ored people are natives and are better citi
zens than Irish and Dutch.” What a devel
opement of that native American ultraism,
which we have lately had preached here so :
loudly 1
Tho Cleveland Express, the Know Noth
ing organ in that city, recently speaking of
the election in that city, says ;
u The colored population generally voted
for the American ticket day before yester
day. In this they showed good judgement,
and they will have no occasion to regret
their action. They rejoice with ns in Sam’s
triumph over a weak, corrupt Nebraska Ad
ministration. The colored people are na
tives. and are much better citizens than the
hordes of Catholic Irish who are yearly
floating to our shores.”
INTELLIGENCE FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.
New York, July 11, 1855.
The U. S. Mail steamship Pacific arrived
here to-day with later intelligence from Eu
rope. The dates at Liverpool aro to the Ist j
inst.
From the Seat or war.— The intelli- |
geucc from the Crimea consists wholly of
the details of the recent repulse of the Allies.
The position of affairs is considered suffici
ently satisfactory.
The latest dates aro to the 3d.’ Lord Rag
lan is dangerously ill and asks for his re
call. The total loss of the Allies on the ■
18th was over 5,000. The army is noverthe- |
less in good spirits, and preparing for an- i
other assault.
The English .and Fronch reciprocally
blame each other for the late repulse. Fe
lisior states that Sebastopol will soon bo
completely invested. The Allies retain pos
session of tho Round Tower, the
also, tho Maniekm. Tho cholera prevailed j
among the French troops. The allied troops j
which crossed the Tehcrnaya bavo returned.
No further battles by land, or Bca -
Austria continues to disband her army.
The Latest.— Lord Palmerston denies j
that Lord Raglan has asked his recall; he
has boon sick, but is recovering.
A despatch from tho Baltio, dated the sth,
says that SWcaborg has been bombarded.
Great movements are taking placo among
tho allied squadron. A despatch from \ ar
na states that generals Brown, Tenny
fether and Covington were sick. Part of
tho foreign legion has arrived from Eng
land.
Tho London Times, of Saturday, says
that tho Czar is dangerously ill. Tho King
of Prussia is probably near death.
to your principles and don’t
bolieve more than half tho kuow nothing?
tell you about their numbers
Southern Delegates to the Philadel
phia Convention.
We can scarcely find a place upon the
j of Know Nothingism to which We can
; tLe whi P Without.. touching the raw “
1 11 is real, y painful to us to handle the rr all
j e(l moster, it winces so painfully under” the
! touch - But wc may not shrink from duty
however painful the task m:y be. *
It is known that on the passage of tho
Platform and Principles, wishy washy as it
was on the subject of slavery, twelve States
withdrew from the Grand Council and two
more protested against that part of it. New
York and California alone, of the hireling
States, stood by the Platform and it is a f.
i most certain that the State Council of New
j York wiU repudiate the action of her dele
| gates. Very great merit is claimed for the
j Southern delegates because they took, it j 8
, 9ai(1 * SU *CL high ground on the slave ques
tion that they drove Northern brethren out
of the Grand Council. We have heretofore
shown that, in several particulars, tho
j Southern Know Nothings made fataTconces
, 810118 to their abolition confederates to p re .
J serve their Northern alliances : namely, i n
| pretermiting any expression of opinion as to
| the power of Congress over slavery in thq
. Territories ; in declaring the Union of the
J United States the paramount political good
| and in denying to the States and conferring
I upon the Supreme Court the sole power to
! inturpret tho constitution. We, therefore
; arrivo at the conclusion that the schism in
j Grand Council arose, not from the soundness
!of the Southern, hut tho rottenness of the
j Northern delegates, most of whom were abo
j litionist3 and ought never to have been met
by loyal citizens of the South, except as
traitors to the constitution and enemies of
the South.
We propose to make this assertion appar
ent in this article, so far as many of the
Southern delegates are concerned. Our au
thority for what we shall gay about them
|is the American Organ , a Know Nothing
| paper published at Washington city anl ed
ited by Vespasian Elfis, who was a delegate
to the Grand Council and knows whereof Le
affirms.
We charge Ist, That nearly every South
ern man in the National Council of Know
Nothings admitted that, as a question of
policy, the repeal of the Missouri Compro
mise, by the passage of the Nebraska Kan
sis set, was a blunder.
We charge 2d, That many of them de
j nounced the Nebraska Kansas act as an out
| rage upon the North.
We charge 3d, That some of them advoca
ted the repeal of the Nebraska Kansas act
and the restoration of tho Missouri lino,
whereby slaves were excluded from all Ter
ritory of the United Stated lying North of
36 deg. 30 min. These aro grave charges
and would damn any party in the South if
the public mind were in a healthy State.
In proof of our first chage we quote the
languago of tho American Organ. It
says :
On this point we have first to say that
nearly every Southron man in the National
Council, who expressed his opinions on the
subject, admitted that, as a question ofppol- f
cy, the repeal of the Missouri compromise in
1554 was a blunder—that it was not then
demanded by the South, and that it had r
opened the agitation of a question dznjerous
: to the peace and harmony of the country.—
I There was no demand—no necesity—no
! casion for disturbance of the Compromise
; lino of 1820. Its disturbance as a question
| of policy, of right.) was the most red
| less act of legislation recorded in American
I history.
j In proof of our second charge, we quote
| the language of Mr. Ford, of Ohio, and Mr.
J Rnyner of N. C., delivered in National Coun
cil :
Mr. Ford.—You acknowledge you Lave
I had the consideration—you admit the re
peal to be unjust and an outrage, anl yet
you refuse to right it.” Objection was male
by several Southern members to the asser
tion that they admitted the righteousness of
the repeal. Well, then,” said >lr Fori,
•< get up and tell us what you think about it.
Let us hear your confessions.”
Mr. Hopkins of Alabama, rose snl defend
ed the repeal as that of an unconstitutional
act.
Conninghara of South Carolina, sai l ditto,
and so one or two others.
• Go ahead,” said Mr. Ford, let us hear
I you all.”
Kenneth Rayner.—-** Is it expected that
Southern geiltlemen generally will give
their mental experience 3
Ford. —*4 Yes, yes; let us hear you all.
Rayner —Well, then, I have to sny that
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise was
an uncalled for and unnecessary act, an out
rage even, a violation of plighted faith ; ar.d
I would have seen xay right arm wither and
[ my tongue palsied before I would have voted
’ for it.”
Several other moderate men of the slave
’ States agreed with Mr. Rayner, but were
! not prepared to aid in the righting the
wrong, whoso iniquity % and injustice they
freoly admitted.
The proof upon the third charge is net so
clear. It is known that Kenneth Raynor, of
N. C., submitted a distinct proposition tore
store the Missouri lino. How much strength
it had in the Convention is not known as tho
i call for the previous question prevented a
vote upon it. It is reasonable, however, to
suppose that ho had backers from tho Seutk
or he would not have made so bold surren
der of Southern Right* Mr. Vespasin Ellis,
however, submittal a proposition of similar
purport in these words : <wo quote from the
American Organ.)
.. Resolved, That this National Council,
without expressing any opinion upon the con
stitutionality of the Missouri compromise, as
au original proposition, but, considering the
repeal of said Compromise impolitic and un
wise, and there existing doubts as to the
practicability and expediency of restoring
said compromise by law, this National Coun
cil hereby declares, that the American part?
ought not either to insist upon, urge, or
require, the admission of any Terriftty
into the Union as a slave State, which Id*
JVorth of the Compromise tine ; and that*
on tho other band, said party will interpos®
no objections to the admission of any Terri
tory into the Union as a slave Stat e, *hi
lies South of said Compromise line; th us n'-
tually restoring, without legislation, 1 1
j original compact made between the.
l and South in 1&10.” i
We think the proof adduced is sufficient
convince every honest man tlfct our charge