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THE STANDAB!). ”^,
Election.~We have
at Season to be on oar Guard]
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Democratic Meeting.
| the coun'y in the next Legislature of the ' The. affirmative of this question being ad- j In conclnsien, Messrs. Editors, I would Letter from General Hornsby to Lorj
At a raeetin<r of the Democratic par-
‘ State.
At the late city elections of Philmiel j ty tke 6lk be * d a * ^ °** ^ en ’ |
Requested, on motion, that the proceed-
• phis, the Democracv triumphed bv a ^ for the purpose of sending delegates to j
. . *. . * - O 111.. T../.crlov in .1 nna
ngs of this meeting be published in the
J ’UlO y 11IV A/VlilUVlab> bllllluLlIJcU UV d , * * _■ _ _ . *
! majority over the combined vote of Black i Cassville, on the -first Tuesday in June,
i Kepublicans and Americans of near four ; t0 Don ” n f te candidates for the Legisla-
thousand. This majority is unprece
dentedly large, and is an evidence of the
_) lure, at the approaching election,
On motion, Silas Bell Esq., was called j
Cassville Standard.
WM. GUESS, Chairman,
n. L. RAY, Secretary.
strong hold 3 the Democracy and the 10 t]je cllair - explained the object of j
Buchanan administration ba's upon the meeting »> a few pertinent remarks., =
affections of the people of the Keystone, ..... . . _ . . . , „ .. ., . . u
State. And thus will it continue to ; <**] to appoint. \\ .lliaro Chitwood Sa >e Gubernator.al ConvenPou. Co». Joseph
gain strength in the Northern States ; ! las «*»'. A - MeEver, Benjamin Pool and t Valters was cal ed to the Cha.r and D. H.
i our principles are ritrhl: they are found- i G - W - Frwin, as delegates to said con-; Mason requested to act as secretary
Democratic Meeting in Floyd.
In pursuance of a call to hold a Democrat*
When 011 motion, the meeting pro-i ic meeting in Borne to select delegates to
our principles are right; they are found
CASSVILI.E, GEO.
ed in justice to every’ secrion of the» vention, with power to fill any vacancy | Seme misunderstanding seeming to exist
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THURSDAY MORNING,
MAI 14,1857.
MILTON A. CANDLEB, ED1T0B.
B. F. BENNETT, PUBLISHER.
; country, and must continue to triumph
until fanaticism and disunion will be
| come as hateful to the American
' as in the earlier days of the lb
Demagogues will get in
and may, for a while, control its action,
mitted, what is the most important agent; add, that since the democrats of Cheroke#!
next to religion, in rendering as happy? I Georgia, have for a quarter of a century j
answer good government. This being true, voted for the various aspirants to the Exe-
Napier.
We have received the following ] el [ er
and.admitting that we possess this impor- cutive <
icati people j •—
iepublic. ! /
the party, i Democrat!
in tbeir number, or to cast the entire vote j as to the propriety of appointing delegates
of the district. j to the Congressional Convention at this time.
SILAS BELL, Ch’n. j from the failure of the call for a meeting be j
taken on the subject, whereupon it was u
,or me ! from C C Hornsby of Nicaragua, address
- , wbo haT <l been selected by the.r , , Q Lord Na p ier> the Entisb Minister ££
tant agent, is it not our duty to use all ra- j party for that high office, with seal and nn- , governmeIlt General Hornsby understJ!
tional means to preserve it ourselves, and annuity almost unparalleled in the historyr, welJ the p08 i t i 0I1 0 f a ff :l j ra and tlle !
to perpetuate it to posterity? The affirma- ! partisan warfare, since they have hlthert0 ; ment3 g oiBg oa in Nicaragua, and his let'
tive of this question no democrat will deny, modestly yielded to the older sections of the Ur tQ thjg 1)igh f unot j onar> . j n relation t
The question then arises, how are we to per- State, the privilege of selecting from among tJje acts of the EDg!iah government annts
petuate good government? I answer, by the themselves the candid ate for tUat # ce >— in Nicaragua will attract attention,
choice of wise and virtuous legislator* to .sine they feel that they have served a long LEf rEB rR0M General Hornsby of xic
and obedient pupilage to the older sections j ARAGtrA TO lord Napier.
A'ew York, May 4, 1857.
. , My Lord Napier' : That portion of the
private and political antecedents. This test, j that they are no longer minors under , American press w hieh is fi 0 to r i OU sly deTOte d
although not infallible, is safer than all control of Guardians, but have arrived at ! tQ Britiail iutereats haa added to it:
And when a fellow citizen has serv- i their majority, and are capable of managing
make law3, and Executive officers to admin
ister them. IIow are we to ascertain who ■ of the State, since from their number, intcl j
are wise and virtuous? I answer, by tbeir ligence and respectability they feel conscious i
,others
democratic Meeting in Cartersyille. j nanimously carried to select delegates to
Pursuant to previous notice, the Denr- both conventions.
? - - • • 1 On motion of W.
tar w
Atlnchirients, (under the new law) just
printed, for sale at (lie Standard office.
j and render its management odious to j ocratic party of the fourth District, as-1 Un motion oi tv. B. Terhune, Esq, the
| the people, so as to bring defeat upon I se mbled at Cartersville, on Friday, 8th j cliairman was «<i“ estcd t0 “PP oint a co “’
• • ‘ • mittee composed of one person from each ais-
; trict, to report business for the action of the
111* nV z' 1 . c, v r>. a_ i> _ I* « ^ with defeat we are cleansed— j insf.
\ ( V a *ii’ * I 1 j victory again with us, and the country | When on motion, J. R. Wikle was
nents, funder the new law) ,ust prospers We are IJ0W the strong! called to Hie cbnir, and J. A. Maddox j meetin S- The chairman appointed the fol-
, bold ot power; we nave no opposition ; requested to act as Secretary,
i to fear; but in our own ranks there is! Col. II. P. Farrow, explained the ob-1
j much to fear. With us are men who ject of the meeting to be, to appoint del- j
bate Democracy—tvbo-e lives, hereto- j elates to represent this Distri t in the
fore, have been devoted to the abuse of j Democratic ccuuty Convention to be!
Democratic principles—these men will he'd at Cassville on the first Tuesday in
we will be the victims of! June next to nominate candidates to
rejoic-
. ings over the reverses of the Americans in
us in various high and important offices | their own affairs, and of assuming equal ; Njcaragua> the false atatem euts that Lock-
; whieh involve honesty and talents, and ha s : station among the older districts of the State: , rM were protected by the British
acted well his part in all, and won for him- j since they know they have worthy and com- | boats from Costa Rioalis . wIl0 had fo ,
.self that welcome plaudit .Well done thou , petent men to fill the highest office in the i , 0W£d tbemriown tte ri ver. ' This bold U.
good and faithful servant,’ may we not State; since, in the exercise of their equal ; brication ia circuited- by the allies, to cah
safeiy trust him henceforth, and say to h.m rights, they have chosen one of their gifted
Hon. Alfred Iverson will please ac
cept our thanks for several valuable public
documents.
On behalf of the Faculty and Trus
tees of the Cherokee Baptist College, we ten
der many thanks to lion John II. Lumpkin
for the many valuable and interesting pub- _
li? documents, forwarded for the L'brar/ of P l,t 'Item in the old gum of Democracy,
be our rum
traitorous bands, unless we be upon ourj represent Cass couuty in the next Leg is-
guard—not put them in the lead, but i lature.
said College.
On motion, a committee, consisting of
wrapped in the swaddling clothes of the j D. W. lx. Peacock, W. W. Kieh, W
Attention, Democrats!
trictest party discipline, and here rock ; Bver?,Milton Loveless and John J. Smith,
j them until they learn to be governed;
There will be a mee
1 l l ie " ^ mfl V ^ DOliCV tO pilt theHl H)
! the front ranks. If'we don’t do this.
of the 5th District next Tuesday, /-19th) to i ,, , , . , , , -
appoint delegates to represent us in the I ^ w, - 1 ‘ lead US lnt0 darkness - a,,d de '
county convention which meets on the 1st
Tuesday in June, to nominate candidates ;
to represent us in the next General Assem- j
l.ly of Georgia Let there he a full turn
out. MANY DEMOCRATS.
sert us in the darkest hour of the night.
It does not hurt an honest man to watch
i him, and by watching all we may save
ourselves before it is too late. Then,
Democrats, beware, else you are betray
ed bv an Arnold.
Town District,
Flat Y.'oods,
North Carolina,
Livingston,
Cave Spring,
Barker's,
Cliulio,
Etowah,
Watters’,
Wolfskin,
Dirt Town,
W. B. Terhune,
C. Morris,
T. S Price,
W. Reynolds,
Russell,
Rufus Barker,
Wm. C. Dabbs,
Geo. J. Dyke,
H. Aycock,
Thos. A. Carr,
li. W. Hanson.
Time for llolding tlie Congressional.;
Convention. !
Monthlies.
., T i Harper’s Magazine, for May. Thisvalu-
e regret very much that we can t j ab ] 8 monthly, after traveling round, we
agree with our brethren of the Cherokee |
press as to the time for holding the
suppose, by Cape Horn, has at last reached
. , our table—but is, nevertheless, welcome
ongressional Convention for this Dis-j jfarper's is one of the very best magazines
t net. 1 hey propose to bold it after the! pn blisbed.
Gubernatorial Convention—the 10th of j
July—for what reason it would not be
well for us to say ; we must say, howev
er, that we can’t see the importance of
holding.it after the nomination for Gov
ernor is made—and when men seem so
anxious to have it after that time, we
tear there are reasons which our cotem-
pbraries will not place before the De
mocracy of the District.
Two counties have recommended that
this Convention be held in June, before
the Gubernatorial. Cass county, we be
lieve, by a large majority is in favor of
an earlier time, and as far as we are able
to learn, the mass of the patty through
out the District prefer some time uexi
month—not later than the 24th of June,
or at least they are not so determined
to force a time contrary to that est.ab
lished by “ time-honored usage” upon a
portion of the party.
We propose that this Convention be
held on the 24th of June, the same time
of the Gubernatorial Convention. There
can ho nothing wrong about or objec
tionable to this time, and we hope our
'■ "ietids of the Southerner, Platform and
Times will unite with us on this stigges-
but if one good reason can begiv
published. Every one who can read ought
take it, and those who cannot read (we
i hope not many) ought to have it for the
sake of the •• pictures.” Price §3 per year?
Frank Leslie's Gazette of Fashions, for
June, lias been received. This, for its un
surpassed fashion plates and interesting
reading matter, is deserving of the most lib
eral support. Price $3 per annum.
The Lady’s Home Magazine, for June,has
also thus early made its appearance. This
is one of the cheapest of the leading period
icals of the country, and we cheerfully rec
ommend it to our lady readers.
were appointed to present to this meet
ing the names of five suitable persons to
represent us in the Democratic conven
tion to be held at Cassville on the first
Tuesday in June.
The committee retired, and reported
the following named gentlemen as dele-! J , . a .°P e
gates.
Col. II. P. Farrow, John L. W iklij,
Milton Loveless, J. M. Smith and AY.
Byers, which report was adopted by the
meeting.
On motion, the editor of the Standard
was requested to publish these proceed
ings.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
J. R* AVIKLE, Chairman.
J. A. Maddox, Secretary.
(No person appearing to be present from
Livingston's District, W. Reynolds was ap
pointed to represent it.)
The committee selected to prepare business
for the action of the meeting, reported the
following resolutions which were unanimous-
Thou hast been faithful over a few things, ' citizens to become tbeir standard bearer in
New Advertisements.
Our readers are requested to read the " ll .j
advertisements of Mess. Cutting, AA'hite eti
en by any Democrat who desires more
the success of his principles than of any
spoil loving aspirant, why the Conven
tion ought not to be held'upon the day
w-e propose, and upon some other and
later day, we will yield and adopt his
time.
AYe do hope and ask in the name of
aH that is fair, honest and'just, that our T1 e
friends will come up as Democrats, and
ieild their influence to the adoption of a
time at which demagogues will have the
least chance to pull their wires to the
injury of the party and theeountry. \A : e
prefer that the District Convention be
held'at the usual time, but as a compro
mise we are willing to have it on the
24tli, atid shall expect to see our cotem
poraries willing to settle upon that time.
The Gubernatorial Candidate* of
Tennessee-Moral Character, &e.
Brown'ow, of the Knoxville AVhig, in
speaking of the nomination of the American
party of Tennessee, for Governor, says: —
<;B6th' the Democratic bud American candi
dates for Governor are gentlemeD, of excel
lent private characters.” This speaks well
for the purity of the two parties in Tennes
see, and is a source of congratulation to the
people if tbnt State How much better
would bo the condition of the country, liow
much rnoro honorable the name of .. Ameri
can,’’ :f political parties in every State in
the Union, in selecting their standard bear
ers, would look to tbeir moral worth, as
much as to their vote winning qualities and
well trained demagogueism!
It is not surprising that the standard ef
morality in the land is no higher, when of
.Jjyn the most successful men—the govern
ment officers of the country—the men' who
ought to shed a splendor around the Ameri
can character, to be envied by the nations
of the earth—are men stinking -with cor
ruption ; men who press the vagabond to his
bosom, and make beasts of themselves at the
drinking saloon! Such examples, in such
high places, is the ruin of the country.—
AVhen none but honorable, high-toned, mur
al men get to be the recipients of popular
favor, then will morality flourish, and the
country be blessed with all that can make
a people happy and respectable in the o-
picio'i of the enlightened world.
'AYe hope that the example so happily laid
us by ear brethren of our sister State, will
be followed in Georgia, and that in the
ueit canvass we will see men in the field,
treating each other as gentlemen, discuss
ing their principles before the people out of
sober mouths,- in language refined, with an
honesty becoming the. chief magistrates of
^.Christian people; that votes will not be
Buried for in groceries and the foal holes
of degradation—but hunt them op ia the
higher planes of life, and rally them under
the haaner of patriotism, reason and truth.
it Go., and F. A. & S. YVilliams, and
bear them in mind when thev visit the
“ rail road city.” They are all men of
character and standing-, and we hear
from those who Lave dealt with them
that they do indeed sell cheap good!.
“ The Kentucky Harvester,” for sale
by Mess. Veach ifc Lawrence, Adairs-
ville, Ga. Every farmer who raises
Wheat should have one. It is no hum
bug, but truly a labor-saving machine.
/■!so, see advertisement of Mr. • You-
tnans, Ambrotypist. AA 7 e have examin
ed some of his pictures, and pronomice
them equal to any we’ever saw.
Mechanics and Laborers Wanted.
A good silversmith, one attentive to his
business, could do well by settling in Cass-
A better location could not be found
in Upper Georgia, for a good workman.
There is, also, a demand for common la
borers, to work by the day or month. We
know two or three persons wanting to hire
such, at good wages, but there arc none
here to hire. Has everybody quit work ?—
We arc ratber inclined to think that the
legal profession in this section i3 seriously
threasning to abolish this last class of wor
thy individuals.
Democratic Meeting in Paulding.
At a meetirg of the Democratic par
tv in Paulding county, held at the Court
House in the town of Dallas on the 5th
inst.
On motion of William Adair, Judge
C. D. Jenkins was called to the chair :
and on motion of Col. J. C. Griffin, Miles
Edwards Esq., was requested to act as
Secretary.
After the objects of the meeting were
explained by Col. J. C. Griffin ; a com
mittee of eight were appointed, consist
ing of the following named gentlemen to
Commnnications.
Mr. Editor: Now, after most of the
counties have appointed delegates to attend
a Congressional convention, to be held at
Calhoun to nominate a candidate to repre
sent the fifth Congressional district in the
next Congress, 1 beg permission to suggest
through the columns of your valuable jour
nal, the name of one who is well qualified
for that responsible position, and who has
resorted to none of the tricks of the schem
ing demagogue to fix vp delegates to snp-
port particular persons—I allude to NA
THAN LAND, Esq Mr. Land haspractised
law for a number of years, and is quite fa
miliar with our Constitution and laws. He
is a man of sound judgment, a true demo
crat, an honest man andji gentleman in the
highest sense of the term. The. Writer hopes
that when the convention meets, those who
make politics a trade and seek office as a
livelihood, will be laid aside, and Mr. Land,
who has not interfered or attempted to con
trol the voice of the people, will be unani
mously nominated. He is my first choice,
and if elected the people of this district will
never have cause to feel the blush of shame
for their responsibility. CASS.
Mr. Editor: As our counfr convention
will be held at the court houkePAi^ the first
Tuesday in June, to select candidates to
represent us in the next Legislature, the
friends of IlLLIOTT MOORE, Esq. beg leave
to present his name, and the elaims of onr
section of the county, for the consideration
of the delegates composing said convention.
Mr. Moore has lived in Cass many years, is
well acquainted with the people, and his
qualifications for the office cannot be ques
tioned ; the party ean’t object fa> his poli
tics, for he is, and has always been, a dem-
crat. Should Mr. Moore be one of the
standard bearers of the party in this county
at the ensuing election, no section of the
county will rapport the tieket more warmly
than ALATOONA.
Hoy. Y room, our to Berlin it is
said, if a.axiens to retnrn home.
The demand of Turkey on Prussia for the
restitution of territory, has been referred to
Fraaee and England. The English and
Persian treaty had not been conceded.
Lester, A. McBrier, A. M
Whitworth, William Adair, J- C. Wal
ker, Miles Edwarils, Asa'Hendricks and
A. G. Brentle, who, after consultation,
offered the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That we approve of the as
sembling of the Gubernatorial Conven
tion on the 24th of-June, and appoint the
following named gentlemen to represent
us in said convention:
Hon. Garrett Gray, Judge Angus
Johnson and Col. John C. Griffin—-as
alternates, Col. G. D. Rice,’J. Y\ r . Sligh
and G. II. Spinks.
Resolved, That we approve of the
proposed Congressional Convention to
be.held at Calhoun, and owing to a di
vision of sentiment os to-t he proper rime
for holding said Convention-, he it fur
ther*
Resolved, That we recommend' the
19th day of June next, as the proper
time for holding said Convention, and
that we appoint the following named
gentlemen as delegates to said Conven
tion :
Col John C. Griffin, Thomas M. Gro
gan and Henry Lester, and as alternates,
lion. H. M. Whitworth, G. W. Foote
and Dr. James M. Harden.
Resolved, That the proceedings of
this meeting be published in the Atlan
ta Intelligencer and Examiner, the Ma
rietta Georgian <fc Democrat, and the
Democratic papers in the fifth Congres
sional District.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
C. D. JENKINS, Chairman.
Mji.es Edwards, Secretary.
Democratic Meeting in Gilmer.
ELLJJAY, GA., MAY 7, 1857
At a meeting of the Democratic party of
Gilmer county, the bouse was organized by
calling William Guess to the chair, and 9
L Rav was requested to aet as secretary.
On motion of Col Picket 4he chairman ap
pointed the following gentlemen a committee
to draft resolutions for the action of the
meeting:
J J Fields, W R Welch, Nicholas Osborn,
Harrison Searcy and Joseph Picket.
On ieturn of tbe committee, the following
resolutions were read and adopted:
1. That J M Patterson and Wm P Mil-
ton be appointed delegates to tbe convention
to be held at Milledgeville for the purpose
of nominating a candidate for Governor of
the State, at such time as may be agreed
upon by the party.
2. That S M Rallston and J J Fields be
appointed by this meeting delegates to the
convention to be held in Calhoun, for the
purpose of nominating a suitable candidate
.to represent the Democratic party of the 5th
Congressional district, in the next Congress
of the United States, at the time that shall
be selected by the party.
3. That having the utmost confidence in
the integrity, ability and patriotism of the
Hon. John H. Lumpkin, we recommend him
to the consideration- of the convention as a
suitable person to carry the banner of tbe
Democratic party of this State, in the next
Gubernatorial campaign, and as being able
to Bnstain the great and progressive princi
ples of the party, with honor to himself, the
party, and the State.
4. That we recommend to the Democracy
of this county the propriety of holding a
convention at the court house in Ellijay, on
the first Tuesday ia June next, for the par
Whereas, the Democratic party of Floyd
county is desirous of being represented in
the Gubernatorial Convention to te held in
Milledgeville on the 24ih of June next, and
also in the Congressional Convention to be
held in Calhoun, for the 5th Congressional
District: Be it therefore,
Resolved, That Hon. A. R. Wright, Col
J. W. H. Underwood, Terrence McGuire, G.
W. Thomas, Wallace Warren, and Joseph
Watters, Esqs , be and they are hereby ap
pointed to represent this county in the Gu
bernatorial Convention, and that Z. B Har
grove, Simeon Hamil, Sterling Mays, Ham
ilton Davis, M. II Iliiymo, and J. D Hart,
Esqs., bo appointed alternates.
Resolved, That F. C Shropshire, Daniel
S Printwp, Wm Watters,. Walter R. Web
ster, and Wingfield Scott, be appointed Del
egates to the Congressional Convention, and
that A. T, Hardin, John W. Landrum,
Williffm A. Fort, A. Rufus Barker, Thomas
Carr and D. M. Hood be appointed alter
nates.
Resolved, That the Democratic party of
Floyd c.'CD'y ha To an abiding confidence in
the principles promulgated by the Couven
tion at Cincinnati, and in the Inaugural Ad
dress of President Buchanan:
Besolved, That we present to the Guber
natorial Convention our distinguished fellow
citizen, the lion. J, H. Lumpkin as our choice
for the next Governor of Georgia—while we
insist that his acknowledged ability, his
kuown patriotism and honesty, and his un
wavering fidelity to the Democratic party,
eminently qualify him for the highest hon
ors of his native State, and while we will use
all honorable means to secure liis nomina
tion, yet whatever may be the result of the
deliberations of the convention, will abide
its action, and pledge ourselves, that who
ever may be the nominee, wc will as hereto
fore continue to do battle for our cherished
principles.
On motion, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That, whereas the time is ap
proaching when it will become necessary for
the Democratic pnrty of Floyd to select suit
able cODdidates to represent tbe people in
tbe next State Legislature, the first Tuesday
in August next be designated as an appro
priate occasion for the Democracy of this
county to meet at tbe Court House in Rome
to make
District
feelings and views in said convention, and
that each District be requested to select their
delegates at their July courts.
Whereupon there being no further busi
ness before the meeting, it adjourned.
JOSEPH WATTERS, Ch’n.
D II Ma sow, Sec'y.
From the North Georgia Times
Messrs Editors:—
Tbe time for the nomina
tion of a democratic candidate for governor
of Georgia being near at hand; and the du
ty which the democrats of our State will
shortly be called on to perform in the selec-
ti(5h of their standard bearer, for that high
and important office, being one of vast re
sponsibility to the people of Georgia—it
behooves us who live in Cherokee Georgia,
which has hitherto been considered, by the
aspirants to that office, as mere missionary
ground, without an established political
church to express our feeling* and opinions
freely upon that important subject.
I am aware Messrs. Editors, that there
are too many aristocratic minds in the ol
der sections of onr State, even among our
own party, who regard it as an an act of
temerity on our part, to hold up our heads
we will make the ruler over many.’ Tried
by this test, the Hon. John II. Lumpkin
stands preeminent; and, in my opinion,—
ought to be so considered and treated by the
democratic party of Georgia, in tho coming
Gubernatorial Convention. He is emphat
ically the man for tbe people, a friend to
democratic equality, a foe to aristocratic
superiority.
Having in early life emigrated from one
of the most wealthy, educated, and refined
communities in olden Georgia, to her then
western wilds, and taken up his abode a-
mong the .savages and half civilizeil men,’
who then inhabited her north western fron
tier, he became a participant of tbe priva
tions, hardships and dangers of his fellow
pioneers, to whom he endeared himself by
numberless courtesies qnd charities, which,
without any self-interested motive to prompt
them, became the germ of that popularity,
which has since ripened into healthful and
luscious fruit. He has a soul .to feel an
other's woe, to hide the fault he sees
has been .governed by the law of kindness,
and though as a man he may have some
faults, they are on the side of virtue. And
if as a Judge, he e\er swerved from the stei n
line of duty, it was on the side of mercy
Hence the love and respect which the peo
pie of this section feel for him. And whilst
Cherokee Georgia has gr^wn from almost a
wilderness, within a few years, to a land of
well cultivated fields vineyards .‘.nd gardens,
with their attendants, religion, scienee, art,
education and refinement of manners, rival
ling the most populous and wealthy of the
older portions of the State; he has .grown
with her growth and strengthened with her
strength.’ until he has become her political
giant. And with the votes of her .Legion'
to sustain him, he towers as far above all
other aspirants, in politcal stature, as did
Gulliver above the Lillipntion; and their
efforts to supplant him ; u the preference of
the people, will prove as abortive as did
that of those pigmy creatures, to pinion the
iimbs of that hero to the earth with theirs
spiderweb cords. I pretend not to know
what the Know Nothings of Georgia may
think or say of him, nor am I solicitous on
this point, sinco his elevation in the opinion
of all true democrats, would be in propor
tion to the degree of censure and abuse which
the Know Nothings would heap upon him.
But if there is in Georgia one democrat—
whose intellect is so .foggy’ as to believe,
and whose heart is so .rotten’ as to assert
that John Henry Lumpkin is not a .good
man and true,’ it would be useless to at
tempt tu enlighten his ignorance, or to pu
rify bis corruption by tbe resurrection aud
proclamation of .one from the dead.’ To
such democrats, if there be such, 1 do not
address myself. But, as it is possible, there
are some honest, simple hearted democrats,
whose sincere desire is, to do right; but who
may have been influenced by sectional pre
judices or misled by tbe self interested as
pirations of rival aspirants, to underrate
hia. honesty and competency, I have only to
refer them to his whole public life which
constitutes his record, aud is the highest and
best evidence which can be offered to enable
all who may entertain an honest doubt, to
tliem-
bral-
friends
are willing to place him, and he is willing
to stand, until the jury of the State shall,
in Convention, make up their verdict and
publish it to the people. And by that ver
dict, if impartial y made up, he and his
friends will abide, and to its support will
march up in solid column.
There is one trait in Judge Lumpkin’s
character which has been misunderstood by
some, who may have been honest in their
judgement, whilst it has been the harping
theme of bis political enemies—the gentle
ness of his natural temper. This has been
supposed by some, and pretended by others,
to indicate a want of sufficient spirit and
courage-to render him an efficient represen
tative of a southern constituency; these traits
of temperament being deemed essential, a-
like, to the assertion and maintainance of
political rights, and to the resentment cf po
litical wrongs, and some have thought, or
pretended to think, that the lamb prepon
derates, too largely, in his disposition, over
the lion. But, if there is a man, in Geor
gia, who 'entertains a doubt, or a fear, on
the next Gubernatorial campaign, since a
long postponement of justice often amounts
to a denial ef justice, and since .hope defer
red maketh the heart sick,’ and there is dan
ger of the intervention of democratic nausea,
among the people of Cherokee, between this
and the election, unless the .cup of nectar,
in the person of John Ilcury Lumpkin, as
public attention away from the infamous
and tyrannical efforts of the British officers
at San Juan to force the Americans out of
the river.
England is in close partnership with Coe
ta Rica for the destruction of American in
terests on the Isthmus, and on this charge f
arraign you, my Lord,and your Government,
before the American Union.
It is your mission here to delude ray coun-
their candidate for. Governor, be presented t 1 mt0 i0;ne faUU ju Bri tish friendship
to their lips by tbe Gubernator.al ^Couven- j fcut j r)eJge ^
prove to their entire
tion. We ask the democrats of the older
districts, respectfully, but firmly, that they j deadly, though
will, in convention, ratify our.choice, not
grudgingly, reluctantly, or by a lean ma
jority, but by acclamation.
CHEROKEE GEORGIA.
Mrs. E. A. Cunningham’s Trial.
This began in New York on Monday; she
is charged with having murdered Dr. Harvey
BurdelL31 Bond st. N. Y.
Tbe whole day, up to half past eight o'
clock at night, was consumed in the empan-
Re j elling of a jury, which difficult task was at
length accomplished by the swearing of the
following named gentlemen :
1 Gilbert Oakly, merchant Ninth ward.
2 Chauncy L. Norton, President Ninth
ward
3 Francis K Gahagan, sand paper manu
facturer, Eighteenth ward.
4 W. L Lockwood, produce dealer, Eigh
teenth ward.
5 Charles F. Hunter, merchant Eighth
ward.
G Luke C. Coe ; silk merchant, Fifteenth
ward.
7 John Green, builder Sixth ward.
8 George Tugnot,forge worker,Eighteenth
ward
9 David W. Doughty, pickier Nineteenth
ward.
10 Frederiek A Goetz, tobacconist, Sev
enth ward.
11 John Archibald,agent and fancy goods,
Fifteenth ward.
12 Gilbert \V. Barnes, iron railing man
ufacturer, Eighteenth ward
In all some 120 jurors answered to tbeir
names of whom six were peremptorily chal
lenged, and 102 rejected as incompetent,
from having formed opinions or entertaining
bias or prpjudico. The jury, as etnpannell-
ed, seems to be a very respectable and intel
ligent body of men. They were not allowed
to separate, but the Court detailed an officer
to each of them to accompany them home
last night, and in the morning if necessary,
and bring all back to the common reudez
vous at French's Hotel. The case was not
opened for the prosecution on account of the
absence of the attorney General, Mr. Cush
ing. Judge Davies announced liis intention
of sitting each day from 9 a. m , to 12 p m ,
with hour recesses for dinner and tea. Mrs
Cunningham is on her trial alone, she aud
Eckel having been charged on seperate in
dictments.
o meet at tbe Court House in Rome, j, ., , J
, . . , , 'decide the question satisfactorily to tli
such nominations; and that each ■: , . , , . .. , .
..... . . . : selves and just ly ta him. Upon tins gib
select five delegates to represent its | „ ,, 7 , . , . ° .
. . .. . tar of a>l honest functionaries, his frie
conviction that England is the active imd
iccret and dece tful, foe ot
American progress in Central America.
1 will prove that she lias treacherously
aided and abetted in the slaughter of Amer
ican property on the Isthmus; I will prove
that her officials have sanctioned and sustai
ned the destruction of the Nicaragua route
to California.
j I will provo that her officials have oppo
sed and defeated every attempt to recover
i the steamers employed on that route, and
have used every means in their power te
keep this world's highway closed to Atnef-
can trade and travel.
It will be impossible to expose the whole
chain of British duplic.ty and British out
rages oil the Isthmus iu one letter, but 1
shall continue to fa«or your lordship with
a succession of interesting truth’s on those
points until our press and people take them
up in a better mode
This Government, cither in blindness,
temerity or policy, lias affi c ed to believe
somewhat in British sincerity, but no umu
who has spent a single year in Nicaragua
can misunderstand the course of England
It is her standing object to obtain such a
commanding power over ail our routes to
the Pacific that she can at will cut off our
iute’Stat.i communications, and at any mo
ment which may suit her plans deprive
California of military aid iu case of war, or
in pie ce of the prompt commercial support of
the Atlantic States
If she could confine mtr trade and travel
to the one transit of Panama, aud can keep
that transit wholly iu her power she may
hope to retain our Pacific interests in trem
bling subserviency to her policy.
She foresaw that the success of the Amer
icans in Nicaragua would make our com
merce independent ot her dictation, by giv
ing it a choice of waters to the Pacific, and
as other interests wouid not permit her toad
openly against us, she made use of Cosm
Rica and the other States of Cen’ral Amer
ica to do her bloody Work of destruction.
This is the key of British policp' in Nicara- i
ua, and 1 hope my Lord, 1 make the charge I
distinctly enough for your comprehension.—
I accuse your Government of a deceitful
conspiracy with the savages of Central A-
merica, to slaughter thousands ol our brave
citizens, aud exclude us from tbe transit —
The allies would have been insignificant
enemies without the arms, cuuusels and
protection of England.
It would not be difficult to prove to tliir
people of the United States that Nicaragua
has been robbed of her peace and independ
ence, and our citizens deprive! of their best
highway to the Pacific, by the intrigues and
interference of-England, and 1 hope to bring
this fact bmic to them and to you before I
The Southern Commercial Conv. ntion.
The Convention, at. its meeting in Savan
nah, adopted thi following resolution, viz:
.Resolved, That Professors Bledsoe and
McGuffey, of the University of Virginia;
and President Smith, of Randolph Macon
College, Virginia; lion George E Badger#! have done with your lordship,
and D L Swain, of North Carolina; the I
Right Rev Bishop Eilioit, and J Hamilton j
Cooper of Georgia; Professor John Leconte, !
Rev J II Thornwell, Rev J W Miles and Rev j
Dr Curtis, of South Carolina; President Tall- J
madge, of Georgia, Dr Lacey of North Caro- ! a great number of people North ofCliacii
lina, Asbbeli Smith, of Texas; President j Mountain, in that county, are actually stir-
Lougstreet, of Mississippi; Dr Garland, of | ving. It is said that there is no corn or
Alabama; Charles Gavare, of Louisiana, Dr \ or wheat in all that Country. It also learns
Richaul Fuller, of Maryland, and Dr Alon- i that a poor woman and her four little clii!
i
Yours, respectfully,
C. C. IIor.vsbt.
Suffering in East Tennessee.
The Uogcrsville (Tenn.) Times learns that
zo Church, of Georgia, be requested by
this Convention to take this matter (of South
ern school books,L under their auspices and
select and prepare such a series of books, in
every department of study, from tbe earliest
dren starved to death last week. They bail
been living on wheat bran for some tirne.-
From tbe-present indications, all kinds of
produce now in the country can be eoosuuie'1
at Lome this year. It is feared the worst
primer to tbe highest grade of literature ; has not come yet. Frequently men wbo
and science, as shall seem to them best qual- ; have several head of horses, besides cattle
ified to elevate and purify the education of : and other stock, say, < I have only enough
tbe South.’
And I have been requested, as President
of the Convention, to invite the members of
the.committee to meet at Columbia, in the
State of South Carolina, on the 18th day of
May next. Accordingly, I do hereby re
grain for cne more feed!’
Melancholy Casualty.
We are pained to learn that Wm. P. I rr;D
Esq., of Pike coun ty, was killed at a steam
Saw Mill, in that county, on Wednesday
spectfully request the members of the com- } last. Jn attempting to arrange some of the
mittee to meet at Columbia on tbe eigh- machinery, he was caught by one of tbe
this point, he needs only to read Jndge j teecth da y of ^ a J next, for the purpose of band?, drawn into the machinery, and |> IS
Lumpkin s speech, delivered m the House of P erformiQ S t,le duty assigned them by the brains crushed out, causing his instant
Representatives, on the 2nd August, 185G, ! ConTeI,tioa - I also respectfully request all death. lie was a man of high standing in
order to be ■ EJltors of Newspapers, who are friendly to his county, and his sudden death is dep: "
, _ . . . mn the Slavery Agitation,’ in
an rai- oices, o express our ee ‘ n ° 3 gat isfied. And I assert, without the fear of ; tbc Ca . Use ’ to insert call, twice at least ed cy a large circle of friends and aequo 111 '
and speak our thoughts in relation to onr
rights, as free men and equals. To such j
men I shall neither «doff my beaver’ nor <
•bend the suplc binges of the knee,’ in order ;
to obtain tbeir andicnce. I am a son of a
contradiction, that there is not a man south
of Mason and Dixon’s line, who is true to
his section, to the Un in and to the Consti-
tetion, would, upon reading that speech,
revolutionary sire, wh 0 breathed the buck- he8itate t0 P ronounce H a bold ’ man, J’
skin spirit of UTG; and from his patriotic chlTalroaa assertion of southern rights and
lips, through my infancy, childhood and of southern wrongs. Nor would he
youth, up to more than middle age, I drank I ba7e the falsebooJ to asEert ’ or the ™pu-
deeply of the inspiration. That spirit as- j dence to dc “7’ tbat lt ,brows the gauntlet
in their papers.
James Lyons,
President S C. Convention.
Richmond, April 17, 1857.
■ tances Empire State.
The Know Nothing State Convention »
Tennessee, at Nashville, on the 1st in? 1
: nominated Robert Hatton, Esq., of Wilson
Selling a Man at Auction in Illinois, county, as a candidate for the office of Got-
The Sheriff of St. Clair county advertises , ernor. He is a young lawyer of very
fine
a negro man for sale at public auction, be position at the bar, and was one of the 6cil ‘‘
being guilty of the < high misdemeanor’ of electors in that State in 1852. Col J° e 11
pendence.
That all men are
having come into the State of Illinois and Pikett, proclaimed in the Convention a,tcr
j fiance which their fanaticism and treason j remaining there for ten days, for which of- the nomination, .Bob Hutton and the
! merit. And in the person of their leader, j rence be was fined $50 as provided by the Nothing party would pitch into tnej>e“^’
j Giddings, he beards the lion in his den,(the ;- Ea<dt Eaw Y8G3, and in default of paying
create equa . t at,t ey , fj ouse 0 f Representatives) and holding him | wb ' cb ® ne * the Sheriff of the county in
serted and maintained the hallowed princi- j ‘° '- be unionists, *nd gives them that de
pie of onr inimitable Declaration of Inde
are endowed with cartain inalienable rights, bj the msne jnflicts npon him aQ a “ ri . j which he was found is directed to sell him
that among these are life, liberty, and the ate chastisement for his perfidity. The man ; 10 an T trilling to pay the $50.
racy, like the lions did into the Gvnt^
when tbe Jordan overflowed its hanks.
pursuit of happiness The first we have re-
who could doubt his courage, after reading
cehed Horn ou. Heavenly. Father, the Eec ' : that speech, would deny tbe existence of the were-sc shocked a few weeks
ondfrem our revoluttonary stres, and the : Devil> th h assured of it by .confiWion ( of selling free
last is tbe work of^uraelYes. r ’ * ■
In Memphis, the Washington lire cng 1Iie
of Savannah, led all her opponents, throw
Those free soil papers at the north, which ing a j et of water from one i engt h of h» ;e
It being self-evident that we possess life; j distrust his own senses were he to see a ram
and it being conceded that we possess liber- . pant lion approaching-pithin twenty feet to
ty, is it not onr duty to use both these in ! devour him. To such incredulity I would
ago at the idea one hundred and eigbtv four feet on a !£t
„ , , , „ . , . negroes in Georgia to pay eK xhe Washington boys, under forem» n
strong as proof of holy writ.’ He would j their taxes, would do well to make a note wtllhik were presented with a banner
" *' of the above. t — written: .Georgia ngai^
the wisest manner of which we are capable, | offer no declaration, introduce no evidence,
pose of bringing out candidates to represent in order to obtain and perpetuate the other? J make no argument.
; upon which was
' the world.’
Judge Asner p. Powers, of the Macon
Circuit, as we notice in-the Albany Fntriot,
has determined to retire from the B&ch. ; Marion, Ala., last week, at $1 per
Two thousand bushels of corn were soW in
bushel-