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Wednesday Morning,
'AUGUST 8. 1860.
H|L COBB HI 1856. .
The.charge is continually made and re
peated by the Breckinridge leaders that
Judge Doygjas has, in advocating his pop
ular sovereignty doctrine, misconstrued
and perverted' the meaning of the Cin
cinnati Platform. If this he true, many i * *5.00 per annum.
Southern men-were guilty of the same
crime in 1856. ’* It anil be recollected that
Hon. Howell Cobb, who is now so clamo
rous for protection, slumped Pennsylvania
and some of the North-Western States for
Buchanan inl856. lie taught the people
of that section the very doctrine that he
now denounces Judge Douglas for still
advocating. In a speech made by Mr.
Cobb at Westchester, Pa. in 1856, lie said:
■“ I hold that the will of the majority of
the people of Kansas should decide this
■(slavery) question.” He theh pledged
himself to abide the decision when made.
We make.- the following extracts from
the speech to show the position Mr. Cobb
then occupied. We find them embodied
in a speech delivered by lion. John For
syth, in'the Alabama Legislature, in No
vember last, and .presume it is a correct
quotation. • It-will be perceived that Mr.
their opinion when convinced that they
are wrong, but they should show some
charity to others who maintain their con-
Onr Duly Exchanges.
We return our thanks to the publishers
of all the Dailies who exchange with us.
It is a liberality on the part of our City
cotemporaries that we highly appreciate.
We give below their politics, terms,
names of editors, Jtc. of each one of them,
so that should any of our readers wish to
take a Daily, they can get one to suit
them. Without making any distinctions,
wc will say that they are all worthy of a
liberal patronage.
The Chronicle & Sentinel, is, we believe
the oldest paper in the State, published at
Augusta, by W. S. Jones, and edited by
Barnes, at $6.00 per annum. Sup
ports Bell and Everett.
The Dispatch, is also published at Au
gusta, by S. A. Atkinson, Editor and Pro
prietor, at $4.00 per annum. Supports
Breckinridge and Lane.
The Savannah Republican, published at
Savannah by F. W. Sims and edited by
J. R. Sneed, at $5.00 per annum. Sup
ports Bell and Everett.
The Macon Telegraph, published at Ma
con. Joseph Clisbv, Editor and Proprietor
Supports Breckin
ridge and Lane.
Southern Confederacy, published at At
lanta by J. P. Hainbleton, Editor and Pro
prietor, at $6.00 per annum. Supports
Douglas and Johnson.
Locomotive, published at Atlanta, by
J. H Seals, Editor and Proprietor, at $5
per annum. Supports Breckinridge and
Lane.
Wc receive the Augusta Tri-Weekly
Constitutionalist, which is one of our most
valued exchanges. Supports Douglas and
Johnson.
The Savannah News, published at Sa
vannah, by Theodore Blois, and edited by
W. T. Thompson. Supports Breckinridge
and Lane.
Also the Tri-Weekly Atlanta American
whose politics may be distinguished at a
glance, as it has a large Bell, containing
various mottoes, at the head of each col-
C. was questioned as to the very point u ™"'
>V e are alse indebted to the Charleston
Mercury for an exchange with the Tri-
Fatal Accident
We learn that Mr. Cochran, adtizenof
the 17th district of this county, met with
an untimely death on last Saturday. He
had started to a neighbor's, carrying with
him a gun. He was fouud soon after dead.
It fa supposed that in loading his gun, one
barrel accidentally went off, and the con
tents entered his body, killing him in
stantly.
The Late Fires in Teas. J Deplorable Prospects in Texna j Important Decisions of Ae Supremo
An extract of the Austin State Gazette' Thc[Washington correspondent of the | Court,
contains the following letter in relation to Charleston Mercury, writes: l During the present session of the Sa
tire recent fires in northern Texas: i Our friends in Texas have something preme Court in this City, two judgments
Dallas, Texas, July 16, I860, j more than politics to engage their atten-! have been rendered which involve ques-
Majok John Marshall -.—Dear Sir: ! tion this summer. We received this morn- tions of general interest, and we therefore
I will give you some of the facts oonnec- ing a letter givingdetails of the agricultur- j publish them for the benefit of the pub
ted with the burning of Dallas, and the al prospects in the central’counties of the ; lie:
deep laid scheme of villainy to devastate eastern part of the State, and most deplor-; Case No. 1.—A Sheriff collected five
the whole of Northern Texas. The town able are the accounts. For a long period hundred dollars on a fi. fa., carried it home
of Dallas was fired on Sunday, the 8th of years nothing like the present destitu- placed it in his trunk under lock and key
inst., between one and two o’clock P. M. ■ tion has visited that section; and the wn- under his bed. The trunk wasstolcnand
5 Wc are indebted to our handsome |
yound friend, Mr. James Walker, Messen- ■ The day was very hot, the thermometer ! ter says that their information from more contents rifled. Upon a rule against the
ger of the Adams Express Co., on the W. j standing at one hundred and six degrees, distant counties afford no relief. The idea Sheriff by the Plaintiff in fi. fa. for the
6 A. Railroad, for late papers. The Ad- i Farrenheit, in the shade, and a high South of want—starvation—a famine in a fertile money cellected, the Sheriff made answer
ams Express has become one of the fixed West wind blowing. The fire was first land, like Texas docs not appear possible; the above stated facts. Held by the Court
institutions of the country, and they have discovered in front of Peake’s new drug yet such arc the desponding recitals, de- i that the shewing was not a good one and
acquired a reputation as safe carriers, store, on the West side of the square, and ! scribing the condition of the inhabitants j the rule must be made absolute,
never attained by any other similar com- continued to spread rapidly until the whole in Rusk, Henderson, Anderson, Cherokee ! Case No. 2.—An action for the recov-
pany. Their polite agents and messengers
arc ever mindful of the press. We notice
that our exchanges are continually return
ing them thanks for favors, and we are
pleased to know that we have not been
overlooked by them, because we are not
immediately on the Rail Road.
J-*SF"The Postmaster at Paradise, Ky.,
writes as follows to the Louisville Demo
crat
“ I notice in many locations that the
heads of the Douglas officers arc all off or
to come off. Thinking it possible that
the Yancey-Buchanan or Breckinridge
party, as you may term it, may wish to
know what mv political proclivities may
be, I take this method of informing you
that I am for Douglas, and if said party
wish to take my head off, they can do so;
but they can’t find a member of said party
within five miles of this place to act as
Postmaster at Paradise, for they are not
here.”
North side was consumed, and one-half of
the East side, together with all the buil
dings on Main street East of the square,
and West of the Crutchfield House. Sev-
that ndty divides the democratic party.—
It will be perceived also, that he was ask-..
»cd not only to give his own views, but the 1 - oe -*
views of the Democratic party of the South
■and his, answers arc to be considered as
the views then entertained by Mr. Buch-
■anan’s Southern supporters—at least what
Mr. Cobb understood to be their views.
W.e copy the questions and answers
just as wc find them :
During the delivery of tKat speech “ a
gentleman interrupted Mr. Cobb, with his
consent, to inquire whether he meant that
the people of the Territory, before forming
their Constitution, should have the power
to exclude slavery, or that they should
have the power to pass upon it when they
form their constitution. He also desired
the speaker to explain not only his view
on the subject, but also ihc view which is
advocated by those who stand with him
in tho Southern States, and support Mr.
Buchanan.
Mr. Cobb, resuming, said : “ Fellow-
eitizens, there never has been, in all the
history of this slavery matter, a more
purely theoretical issue, than the one in
volved in the question propounded to me
by my friend, and I will show it to you.
I will state to you the positions of the ad
vocates ofthis doctrine of non-intervention
on which there arc different opinions held;
but I will show you that it is-tlio purest
abstraction, in a political point of view,
that ever was proposed for political dis
cussion! There arc those who hold that
tho Constitution carries all the institutions
of the country into all the Territories of the
KJnion ?. that slavery, being one of the.in-
ctitetiens recognized by the Constitution,
goes with the Constitution into the Terri
tories of the United States; and that when
the Territorial government is organized,
the people have no right to pvohibit slave
ry there until they come to form a State
Constitution. That is what my friend
calls ‘Southern doctrine.’ There is an
other class who hold that the people of the
Territories, in their Territorial state, and
whilst acting as a Territorial Legislature,
have a right to decide upon the question
whether slavery shall exist there during
thdr Territorial state; and that has been
dubbed ‘-squatter sovereignty.’ Now, you
perenve that there is but one point of dif
ference between the advocates of the two
doctrines. Each holds that the people
have the right to decide the question in
the! ..Territory; one holds that it can be
done through the Territorial legislature,
aM whilst it has a Territorial existence—
the w(fanrlMd& that it can be done only
whee they come to form a State constitu
tion. But these who hold that the Terri- The Hon John Young Brown> fa
toritfl legislature cannot pass **aw pro-j and eloquent young member of
hibiting slavery, admit that unless the ^ Kentucky, is canvassing
Territorial legislature pass laws for its pro- j ^ gute for Douglas aud Johnson . H e
Alexander’s Gift Distribution.
Wc arc advertising for A. J. Alexander,
of Franklin, Indiana. Wc are assured
that this is no bogus concern, but conduc
ted by honest and honorable men, and
that they promptly pay every prize drawn.
Should any of our readers wish to try their
luck in a concern of this sort, they could
not do better than to send their orders to
Alexander's Gift Distribution. We have
received a Watch from them, and find it
to be fully worth the amount they charged
for it, and there is no doubt but their
goods arc all worth the price they are sta
ted at in their advertisement.
Address your orders to D. R. Alexan
der & Co., Franklin Indiana.
Senator Green, of Missouri.
. It is said that this distinguished Sena
tor has come over to the side of Douglas,
Johnson, National Democracy and the
Union. Some of the Breckinridge papers
are surprised at Senator Green’s course;
but t’.icy should recollect that Mr. Doug
las was removed some two or three years
ago from the Chairmanship of the Com
mittee on Territories which h« Viad so Ably
fi'hd for years, and Mr, Green elected in
his place. When Mr. G. returned to Mis
souri about a month ago, he was under
stood to be a zealous supporter of Breck
inridge and Lane. His present term ex
pires with the next session of Congress,
and he no doubt considered it a suicidal
course to support the scceders ticket in
Missouri. Should the rumor that he is
supporting t 1 3 National nominees be true,
Missouri may be set down as certain for
Douelas and Johnson.
|£0F" The New York Herald is now the
fowling organ of the Breckinridge party in
North. The same Herald was the
champion of Frccmort in 185C. It is a
great sensation journal, and it is now try
ing to elect Breckinridge by its sensation
articles. Our exchanges arc copying co
piously from that paper to show that the
race is between Breckinridge and Lincoln.
It should not be forgotten that the Herald
supported I’rcemont four years ago, and
it is said that the Breckinridge party gives
him twenty-five thousand dollars to sup
port their man during this canvass. Ben
nett always sells to the highest bidder,
and we suppose the office holders raised
the heaviest purse, and secured his servi
ces.
and the adjoining counties. Rain can do , ery of negroes was brought under the
little good now, except to replenish the ! Jones Form. A verdict was rendered for
springs rapidly going dry. Our informa-1 the specific property sued for and hire, and
tion says nothing of cotton the whole intent! fixing no amount for damages. Held by
oral other buildings were consumed, with j seeming to be “something to eat”—nothing the Court, that the verdict was according
the loss of dry goods, groceries, &c., in all j for stock—“corn in some parts as high as I to the statute, and that no verdict could
of them. ! five dollars a barrel”—although a grain re- be had for damages under the Jones I orm
On Monday, the next day, the house of: gion and remote from any market. j as in actions of trover. The Court did not
John J. Eakens, one mile from town, was | That part of the State has been rapidly ■ pass upon the question as to whether the
fired. On Wednesday, the handsome es-j filling up with substantial immigration of, Court had the power to eniorce such a
tablishment of E. P. Nicholson, was fired,
but discovered in time to arrest the flames.
On Thursday, the stables, out houses,
grain and oats belonging to Crill Miller,
Esq., eight miles from Dallas, were des
troyed by fire. All of these were so plain
ly the work of an incendiary, that suspi
cions were excited, and several white men
and negroes were arrested and underwent
an examination. This led to the detection
of a most diabolical plot to destroy the
country. The scheme was laid by a mas
ter mind, and conceived with infernal in
genuity. It was determined by certain
Abolition preachers who were expelled
from the country last year, to devastate from an address of the National
with fire and assassination the whole of
FromtheXawTorkA«reA Ai*«*, Jdj
«al WMriBto.
The unanimity tin Democrat* hr the
interior counties in sapport of.Doagfea
and Johnson, the reguhv
National Democracy, ia unp
In many counties there are really no sup
porters of Breckinridge and Lane, the
whole party cordially uniting in favor of
the regular organization and its candMrtea.
In St Laurence county, a gentleman for
merly conspicuously known as a “Hard,”
recently written to by Mr. Schell for the
mim« of two persons to act in behalf of a
Breckinridge organization, was obliged to
answer, that he didnt know of a single
Breckinridge man in thatcouuty. We are
told the same is true of Lewis cqunty, and
while in other interior counties the Dem
ocrats may not be unanimously for Doug
las, the sentiment among them in his fe-
vor, approaches very nesr to unanimity.
_ The enthusiasm, too, for Douglas in the
rural district, has had no panlel since the
days of Jackson. The Democratic vote in
all these counties will be largely increased.
In fact, the feeling amounts to a revolution
and the indications are unmistakable that
Douglas willl carry the State. The pop
ular feeling will grow stronger and atron
ger till the day of election and sweep away
late years, but with a scant supply of pro-! verdict. The Court, Judge Lumpkin de-
visions all kinds; in private correspond- j livering the opinion, said that this was in j opposition
encc it is now universally discouraged.— ! opposition to the view generally entertain-, ‘ T1 , e P rc js n0 ' cnthusiasm for any other
Those who were to go there arc begged to ed of the Jones Form of action, but upon
remain where they are if they would avoid
suffering and want such as the}’ have nev
er konwn.
Wc have seen advices from sections
n*arer the Gulf—Colorado, Warton, point
that the corn crop will be short and that
there has been some lack of rain for cotton
and a general scarcity of provisions, but
nothing to equal the barrenness farther
north.
8^” Gov. Johnson made a powerful
speech at a large and enthusiastic Doug
las meeting held in Savannah on the 30th
alt., to appoint delegates to the Millcdge-
v'tlle Convention. There were Breckin
rid<re men present who hissed him occa
sionally. If Gov. Johnsons principles are
so unpopular as the secedcrs persist in as
serting they are, why' can he not be per
mitted to speak without being grossly in
sured. Gov. Johnson h.as spoken at the
two largest (and it is claimed the most re
fined) cities in the State—Mijcon and Sa
vannah—at both of which he was hissed
for expressing the honest convictions of
his heart He at both places, it is said,
treated his political opponents with the
greatest courtesy.
tectk>B, slavery will not go these. There
fore practically a majority of the people
represented in the Territorial Legislature
decides the question. Whether they de
cide it by prohibiting it, according to the
qne doctrine, or by refusing to pass laws
to protect it! as contended for by the oth-
er party is immaterial. The majority' tif
tin people fof the action cf the Tcrritori-
oidegislat'ire will decide the question ;
uint. abide the decision ichen
teft&T ' ; » ...
- - it will be pereefeedTftosn the above that
Mr. Cobh considered the question as to
thd -lime when the people of a Territory
W&L feeble upon their domestic inatitu-
linii, M the “ purest abstraction that was
pfer proposed for political discussion,” a
change hm been brought about in his
, pinra. He is now stumping the State,
- # amd repudiating the doctrine he taught
tfee pen pi* of Pennsylvania and Illinois in
185$. It is right that m**n slwnldchange
met James B. Clay, a few days ago at a
mass meeting. Mr. Clay is the champion
of the Breckinridge party. It is said that
Mr. Brown gained a complete triumph
over his antagonist. Mr. Brown was bare
ly old enough to take his seat at the com-
meneement-of last session of Congress, but
he js said to be one of the ablest speakers
in Kentucky. He says his Congressional
district-will give Douglas an overwhelm
ing majority in November.
EF 1 Hon. Howell Cobb has taken the
stump in tins State fee Breckinridge and
Lane, fc* watt to «p—lr. at Atlanta last
(Tuesday j nigfc^awd at Columbus on the
11th mat ?
JtSt” Mr. Hickman, 'a member of Con
gress from Pennsylvania, and formerly a
democrat, has come out for Lincoln, and
denounces Douglas, and says that he
(Douglas) has done more for the extension
and perpetuation of slavery, than any man
living. This is the kind of opposition that
Douglas has had to contend with in the
North ever since he came upon the politi
cal stage. In the South he is denounced
as being no better than Lincoln by men
whose rights and interests he has ever de
fended. _
frW Hon. Linton Stephens having re
signed his seat upon the bench of the Su
preme Court, it is reported that Governor
Brown has tendered the appointment to
Hon. Charles J. Jenkins. This appoint
ment will probably give more gcnerul sat
isfaction than any that could have been
made. _ ^
ISP”The Louisville (Ky.,) Democrat
Says if any One wants to bet that Breckin
ridge will carry his own State, that if he
will be facilitated in losing his money.
The Democrat has a long list of bets
advertised, one of which is that Douglas
will receive 100,000 more votes in Penn
sylvania than Breckinridge. We dislike
to see betting on elections, but if the scce
ders candidate is so strong as they pretend
to think he is, why dont his friends in
Kentucky take these bets.
- J3T The k'ltimL Denoereey of Ten
nessee have nominated* toft Douglas and
Johuan iluciwil la H.
Polk, brother of the late President Polk,
»s one of the electors for the State at large.
The CuATTAnoocnEE Dried Ur.—If
anybody has any doubt as to the fearful
and alarming extent of the present unpre
cedented dry summer, such skeptic has
but to take a survey of the Chattahoochee
river above the City Mills. The water
has retired from the broad area usually
occupied as the bed of the stream, and
appears to be rushing wildly and madly
on over its bed of rocks, in a channel a-
bout as wide as an ordinary creek. As
far up as the eye can reach, there is noth
ing but barren ledges of rocks, some of
which have probably not been visible be
fore, in the memory of the present gene
ration. The melody of the rushing tor
rents. that usually play in such romantic
grandeur along this part of our beautiful
river, is hushed, and the cadence of its
wild mnsic no longer lulls us to repose at
nightfall. It is well worth a visit to be
hold the wonderful change that has cone
over the spirit of our river’s dreams in the
last few months. One so disposed, can
w alk along the bed of the river for miles-
The spectacle is a sad one, and reminds us
that our section is not the only part of
country that has suffered from the great
drought of 1860.—Columbus Times.
Corn in' Illinois.—The Chicago Press
speaking of the com crop in that State,
says:
“We dare not repeat the estimates, so
berly made by competent men, of the sur
plus com which Illinois can spare out of
the crop now maturing; hut this year ex
aggeration would be difficult We can
only say that there will be no famine in
the or any other land which our com
merce will reach.” - -
State Fajb.—The Atlanta “American”
reminds our people that the State Fair
will be held in Atlanta from the SSd to
to 27th Oct next Tho premium list is
an attractive one, and every one should
try and contribute something to make the
Fair, this year, the best ever yet held in
Atlanta.
Northern Texas, and when the country
was reduced to a helpless condition, a gen
eral revolt of the slaves, aided by white
men from the North, and many in our
midst, was to come off on the day of elec
tion in August. The object of firing the
town of Dallas was to desrroy the arms of
the artillery company, ammunition and
provisions known to be collected here; to
destroy the stores throughout the country
containing powder and lead, burn the
grain, and thus reduce this portion of the
country to a state of utter helplessness.
When this was accomplished, assistance
was expected from Indians and Abolition
ists. Many other places have already
been fired—Denton, Pilot Point, Belknap,
Gainesville, Black Jack Grove; some
stores in Kaufman and Navarro, Waxaha-
chic, and other places that I do not re
member. Each county has a special su
perintendent—a white man—and each
county is laid off into districts, under the
supervision of a white man, who controls
the actions of the negroes in that district.
The negroes arc not permitted to know
wbat is doing outside of their immediate
sphere of action. Many of our most prom
inent citizens were to be assassinated when
they made their escape from the burning
houses. Arms have been discovered in
the possession of negroes, and the whole
plot revealed, for a general insurrection
and civil war at the August election.
I write in haste. We sleep upon our
arms, and the whole country is most ilecy
ly excited. Many art , : iIipI j cat od
w l’.Cse names aro not yet made public.—
Blunt and McKinney, the Abolition prea
chers, were expected here at the head of
a large force at that time. You had bet
ter issue extras containing these facts, and
warn the country of the dangers that
threaten it. We are expecting the worst,
and do not know what an" hour may bring
forth. Do the best you can for us. We
have no printing press, and can do noth
ing in that line. We may have to call on
the lower counties tor assistance—no one
can tell. All is confusion, excitement,
and distrust. I will write again. There
never were suck times before.
Youre, in haste,
CHAS. R. PRYOR.
looking to the statute they were satisfied j
of the soundness of the ruling.—Macon ■
Telegraph
candidate but Douglas. He baa possession)
of the popular heart Lincoln awaken*
no pulsation of feeling. The clamor a-
bout “splittingrails” falls coldly on theear
How Judge Terry was Tried or the people. A look at hisportrait chills
We take the following extract from the j every rising emotion of enthusiasm. There
San Franciscocorresnondei.cc of the N. Y. 110 ulcl!ic nts of s “ ch 3 feol ‘ n S . ,n ' he
‘ man. He can not evoke a popular impulse
limes.
Judge Terry wa3 yesterday acquitted of s llm '
- - - - 1 Let the ball roll on.
the offence of kiliingSenator Broderick in
a duel, by a jury in Marion County, under «« P°P ular "''H havc ,ts courso
such circumstances as leave no doubt of a
Let the current of
It will
increase in volume and power as it ad van-
and when it reaches the ides of No-
Democratic Committee to the people of : collussion between the prosecution and de
United States in 1856.] | fence to produce such a result. The wit-! 'ember, will bear the good Democratic
Finally in 1850 after a period of great
• v • t* C? l?KAnnu'iOA In M O. !
Broke the Bank.—A correspondent of
tilt Cincinnati Enquirer tills of a Brcckin-
agitation throughout the country, thelead-
ing patriots and wise men of both parties
such as Clay, Webster, Cass, and others,
decided upon leaving this question where
nesses establishing the guilt of Terry were j sll, P pi'cudiy m triumph.
on their way from San F ranciseo to Ma
rion in a small boat 1 hey were delayed
so that they did not reach the Cl,u ’-jjB tin
House until about 12 o’clock. Judge lim
it always ouglit to have been left, and j dv opened the Court ut 9 A. M. The
where the true spirit of the institution ! District-Attorney announced that his wit-
place it in hands and under the control of
the people of the Territories themselves,
restrained only by the Constitution.
‘The whole nation rejoiced in this wise
adjustment, and all parties claimed it as a
finality as to this principle of Territorial
organization. For once the question of
slavery in the territories was settled upon
the principles of our revolutionary fathers
who demanded a voice and a vote in reg
ulating their own institutions; the same
great fundamental principles of human
government which underlie and uphold
our Republican system—principles suit
ed to all Territories and to all times,
and as broad and enduring as eternal
truth. This form of adjustment was de-
nominated non intervention by Congress
self-government by the people of the Ter
ritories.”
Judge Douglas’ Opinion.
Extract from Judge Douglas’ speech at
Saratoga on the 21st of July, 1860:
“I believe in the equality of the States,
and in the equal rights of the citizens of
all the States ia thv Tw'liOries of the IT-
nited Whatever rights the citizens
of any State may cr-joy in the Territories
pertain alike to citizens cf all the Slates,
and on whatever terms the citizens of any
State may move into the Territories with
his property, the citizen of every other
State may go and carry his property, and
enjoy the same under the protection of the
law.”
nesses had not made their appearance.
The case went to the jury without a v.o:d
of testimony, and under the charge < f
Judge Hardy, a verdict of acquittal was
rendered befo.e 10 o’oclock.
Destruction cf Corn Complete.
The crop of corn in western Georg a,
particularly in the conuties of 'i albct,
Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Marion and a
large portion of Harris, is a complete
wreck. It is now past the age at which
rain can be of an}’service. But few fields
will average two bushels an acre: and we
have seen many which with good seasons
would average ten to fifteen bushels to the
acre, that arc now a total blast, and noth
ing but hay can be gathered from them,
and that only by cutting and curing stalk
and all. IIow the many small farmers in
Cub which v.as recently
' organized in Kentucky, with a capital of
i fifty thousand dollars, to bet that Brick -
j inridge and Lane will carry the State.—
Both the Bel! and Douglas men around
there thinking tile institution a good ot.e
and that it ought to he liberally sustained
by a generous public w ent into it hand
somely—so very handsomely in fact, that
the stock holders of the concern began lo
think they were getting a little too much
of a good thing, which might turn out to
be not such a deuced good thing after all
and accordingly took down their sign, and
suspended right in the midst of the heav
iest run of business that had ever been in
that part of the country.
Politics in Kenticky.—We hemd a
Brcckii v'dgc democrat, ycsfciday relating
the result of his observation in Warren
and Simpson counties, Kentucky. lie ex-
picsed great surprise and regret to find so
. many old democrats going for Boll ar.d
the district of country above abided to are $| rcrct ^ and added tlur opinion that the
to subsist till another crop is made, is be- Xationa] tickl . f wa8 ^pltHy gaining
yond our comprehension. _ _ straight As between Douglas and Brock-
The cotton crop m toe same ;«.l it. lie regarded the foimeras much
also seriously injured and the pressed of t , ve strono’c-f. Tho Kentuckians, he said
The Chronicle k Sentinel publishes a
letter frrm Mr. Benj. Brantly, dated Fort
Scott, K. T., July l8, Mr. B. gives a de
plorable account of the prospect of a crop
in that section. He says there has not
been sufficient rain or snow fallen there
to wet the ground to any considerablo
depth for fourteen months, and that water
for man and beast is difficult to procure.
He complains of the oppressive heat there
the mercury having rose as high as 112.
He says there was no wheat or oats saved
in that region, and the crops are consid
ered an entire failure, and that want and
suffering appear to be inevitable to many.
Insurrection' in the Cherokee Nation. , .— , . _ r m
-The northern abolitionists, finding the j Y. Brown, member of Congress from the
southern States too narrow a field for their .fifth district of Kentucky, to a friend in
mischievous exploits, seem to have exten- this city :
ded their opereLe to the Mto «ttfe- “I •» ** 1 ^ 1 >“ “ thc
the west, where they ere fotoen- "0»inee of the parly, arid, harmg tree
The Priace of Wales.
A correspondent of the N. Y. Herald,
writing from St. Johns, gives the follow
ing personal description of the young En
glish Prince now on a visit to America:
The Prince stands about five feet six
inches in height is slender in form, having
a narrow head, intelligent face large hand
some eyes, small mouth, large nose, re
treating chin, complexion rather dark,
boyish appearance, and generally resem
bling his mother at about the time of her
coronation. He has rather large hands
and feet, is very graceful in his movement
unostentatious and affable. He talks a
good deal and in a rather loud and some
what harsh tone of voice His ordinary
costume is that of a Colonel of the British
army. As I said before, the citizens are
charmed and delighted with his royal
Highness. At the termination of the le
vee the Prince was dressedTn plain cloth
ing. rode through the city on horseback,
and altogether unattended. He is cer
tainly a very good rider.
"Itlilj at pro-qom is exceedingly gloomy.
So long has its grow Ih beer, totally check
ed, that it is now blooming on the top of
the stalk. With most favorable seasons,
the remainder of the summer and fall
a half crop cannot be made.— Coin mb us
((hi.) Sun, July 27ih.
<£-
Heated Wind Storms.
A heated wind storm passed over a por
tion of Kansas on the 8th instant, which
proved nearly as destructive to animal
life as the recent tornadoes that visited
with such terrible effect portions of Iowa.
The wind arose about half past-ten o’clock
A. M., and continued until three o’clock
in the afternoon. Atone o’clock the mer
cury rose to 1191 degrees, and continued
so for about an hour, and then gradually
began to decrease. The effect can scarcely
be imagined. The wind blew a brisk
gale, carrying with it a salty, sulphurous
smell. Two men in attempting to cross
the country from Iola to Humboldt (dis
tance eight miles,) were overtaken and
perished. There were three others at
Humboldt, who were caught out with
teams, which perished, the men alone sur
viving, and are now in a fair way to re
cover. There was scarcely a chicken
left in the cuntry. Hogs and cattle fell
in their tracks and suffocated. Various
reasons snd conjectuacs as to its cause arc
given, but all unsatisfactory.
More Fires in Texas.
New Orleans, Aug. 3.—News from
Extract of a letter from Hon. John [ Galveston Texas to the 31st July has
„ i r been received. A large flouring and lum
ber Mill were burntjit Austin on the night
of the 26th of July. The loss was about
$100,000, and there is no doubt the fire
was the act of an incendiary.
““““ ntr myself supported in my race for Congress I A negro was recently caught in the act
We n take the followtog from 11 by the democratic party, I cannot consU-: of setting fire to building in Georgetown
* e ^ tently turn mv back on the candidate put i and hc confesscd that he had been ,ncltcd
bare been brewing forth at Baltimore. There ere n.t.went, ,•» »* AbolUtonte "hohed in-
JZZZrtl^«n.n S tb« Chcrokeei vole,in .hieeoun.j for BreAtaiJso-i'^ 10bunl 5“» K "~
between the slaveholders, and non-slave- Douglas will carry this (the 5 th) district
holders and which were incited by aboli- by a very large majority. Tl ashing ton
tion missionaries, have come to that pass States.
that the nation is in arms and one Evan | m , . * ~T
„ . ! The largest tram of cars that ever pass-
Jones, an abolitionist leader, and his son, D v
ed over the LouisviBe k Nashville Rail
The
have enlisted tiro thousand of the Chero-
kees for an attack on their brethren. A ! Road camc Thursday night last
requisition, it is stated, will be made on listed of forty-two care freighted
the State of Arkansas, for aid to assist in ! with com ’ b * con ’ wheat “ d flour on ,ts
.quelling this insurrection.
way to Georgia. Under a proper state of
i things these articles of produce ought to
Caution to Young Acrobats.—A be furnished to Georgia by Nashville—
young son of Thomas Lindsay, of Lincoln NashtilU Patriot, 28th.
Logan county, Ohio, after standing five j >•»
minutes on his head, one day last week,! During last year no less than 659 agri-
ran home ewm^aimng that his lfead hurt cultural implements were patented in this
him and in a few hours afterwards exffifrtd; conn try. Of these 117 were seed planters
the Wood having rushed to his braijjfcs- 113 harvesters, 58 cultivators. 43 plows,
ed apoplexy. 42 chums.
Crops in Texas.—The Matagorda Ga
zette, of the 18th, says:
“ The drought still continues its rava
ges upon the growing crops, and picture
of despair that shadows the faces of those
whose cotton is rapidly departing, is any
thing but inviting. A few weeks ago the
corn crop received its doom, but hopes
were still cherished, as the cotton contin
ued to prosper in the dryest places; and
as cotton is the principal and all important
staple, no very great loss was anticipated
until within a very short time. Now it
is ascertained that no more than half a
crop can be realized from the most favor
ed places, if seasons could be had imme
diately. But should the drought continue
the crop will be almost entirely cut off.”
like Breckinridge very well but do not-
like hi.-; position. The relator of the above-
is engaged in a business which, though
entirely disconnected from politics, affords
him an excellent opportunity to learn the
of the people,—NiixhvWe U'fX-*
Invited to the Va. Springs.
Morton, President of the
;’hite Sulphcr Springs, has on
s directors formally tendered
pitalitics of that famous watering
Senator Douglas. This is the
great summer resort for southerners, and
suq^l an invitation from the leading
men of its vicinity is deemed as indicative
oTOie popularity of the “Little Giant”
to that section or else a strong desire for
3*star to aid in filling up the hotel. It is
not improbable that the invitation will be
accepted as it* is already rumored that.
Judge Douglas has an extensive southern
tour in contemplation responsive to nu
merous pressing requests from his friend*.
—Petersburg Express.
^Accident to Mr. Stephens.—We regret
that this distinguished gentleman
niVt with a painful, though we hope not at
all serious accident one day last week.—
n*%t, or rather the heel of his shoe,
caught .in the door-sill or carpet strip as
he was going out, and he was thrown vi-
ol^fcytck the ground—a distance of four
or falling upon his face which
was much brused and scratched by the
gravelly surface upon which he fell.—
Banner. —
Important Admission —Andrew John- j
son made a speech at GreenvITleTaslsImr-
dav in which he admitted that both Dem
ocratic nominations were sectional. He
stated that he should vote for Breckinridge
because he (B.) favored his homestead
policy. We wonderhow his Breckinridge
disunion friends will stomach this?—Chat
tanooga Gazette.
Petersburg, July 26.—An immense
Douglas meeting was held last night at
Phoenix Hall, which was crowded to over
flowing. Charles Irving spoke two hmrs
and was followed by others. The e^tlrilti-
asm was intense, and the applause un
bounded.
Kentucky.—Ex-Postmaster
Wickliffe is said to be very determined in
his support of Judge Douglas, 1
making several speeches in hi* 1
his return to Kentucky- . t . •
North Carolina Election.—Tha titer
tion in this State for Germnen and
members of the Legislature carenere<fetn*
2d inst. The few return* wn **** **
indicate the election of Go*.
Democratic nominee by a large Utspn iij .