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Clie JSiaitkrl
J. R. WIKLE, Editor.
€ASSVIU.E,_GEO.
Thursday Morning,
AUGUST 30. 1860.
National Democratic Ticket
FOR PRESIDENT,
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS,
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON,
OF GEORGIA.
Democratic Electoral Ticket
FOR THE STATE A T LARGE:
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS, of Taliaferro.
AUGUSTUS It. WRIGHT, oi Floyd.
ALTERNATES:
T. P. SAFFOLD, of Morgan.
JAMES GARDNER, of Richmond.
DISTRICT ELECTORS:
1st District—JAS. L. SEWARD, of Thomas.
2d “ —B. Y. MARTIN, of Muscogee.
—NATHAN BASS, of Bibb
—II. WARNER, of Meriwether.
—JAS. W, HARRIS, of Cass.
—J. P. SIMMONS, of Gwinnett.
—J. S. HOOK, of Washington.
—J. CUMMING, of Richmond.
ALTERNATES FOR TFIF. OTH DISTRICT.
Jonx M. Jackson, of Whitfield,1st Alternate.
Jons A. Crawford, ot Cass, 2d Alternate.
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4th
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Who Agrees With the Republicans.
It has been charged recently by the
Breckinridgcrs.that some of Douglas’ most
prominent supporters at the North have
saidthey preferred Lincoln taBrcckinridge.
This charge has been made especially a-
•gainst Mr. Richardson of Illinois, who has
come out in a letter denouncing the charge
■as maliciously false; and against John VI.
Forney, who also denies the charge. But
wo still see this charge going the rounds
of the papers. Wo .receive but one ex
change which supports Lincoln—the New
York Courier & Enquirer, which is prob
ably one of the ablest and most reliable
•paper ip the support of Lincoln, and doubt
less expresses the sentiments of the Re
publican party. It is evidently aiiwur.ed
at the union of the Douglas and Bell men
of New York, and we are led to infer from
a late number of that paper, that a fusion
liecsfeenthe Lincoln and Breckinridge men
is squinted at. It says—
“In principle, the Breckinridge and
Douglas men are far more widely separa
ted than arc the Breckinridge men and
Republicans. Both the latter agree, that
Congress possesses exclusive jurisdiction
over the Territories, and only differ in re
gard to the expe Ueney of its legislation.
The Douglas men on the other hand differ
in toto from the Republicans and Breckin
ridge men in regard to the power of Con
gress over the Territories.” ,
This is the language of perhaps the a-
hlest and most reliable Lincoln paper in
the Union, and it, like the whole Repub
lican party, is more intensely opposed to
Douglas than any other Presidential can
didate, because he and his friends differ
“ in toto from the Republicans and Breck
inridge men.” Yet the secedcrs are con
tinually insinuating that Douglas is no
better than a Republican, and a free soilcr.
iGo to the Ncfrth and make this statement
to the Republicans and you would be
'laughed'at. The greatest objection the
republican papers and orators urge against
Douglas is, that he has done more to per
petuate and extend slavery than any man
living, North or South. Douglas is between
two fires—the scctionalists.of the North
and South—but he will bo able, with the
shield" of justice and truth, to come out of
the contest unscathed.
Douglas and the Politicians.
We see going the rounds of our Breck
inridge exchanges, a list of all the candi
dates ballot ted for at Charleston and Bal
timore, for President, including names
that were spoken of and shpposed to be
candidates, set down against Judge Doug
las, to prove that the party leaders and po
litical aspirants were opposed to him, and
to show that the majority of the party
were for Breckinridge. With this array
of talent against the National Democracy,
many were at first carried off, with the
aeceders who have come back to the party.
If the Presidential aspirants and office
seekers suppose they can transfer the
honest masses of the party to whom they
please, they will find that they are egreg-
iously mistaken. The people are begin
• ning to open their eyes to the real designs
of the seccdcrs. We admit the fact, and
have since the nomination, that all the
politicians were against Judge Douglas.
The same class were arrayed against Gen.
Jackson, but his iron will never quailed,
do difference how formidable the odds
might be against him. So it will be with
Jodgi Douglas. His great moral courage
and brilliant talents will, as they always
carry him triumphantly through
this contest Having risen from the mas-
tmutihe people, his sympathies are with
them, and they will rally to bis support,
dmpito the efforts of political demagogues
and disappointed office seekers.
The Regularity of Douglas' Nomina-
Onr respected cotemporary of the Car-
J
tersrille Express, it seems, is not satisfied a distant county, to explain through the * fuI1 electoral ticket in fee field. How-
« 0a i At. aL.4 J 1 ofnr tro (IpnTPnffi ail fXfitcd
with our former statement as to why We
considered Judge Douglas the regular
nominee of the National Democratic Con
vention. We knew that we could not con
vince him upon that point, hence we quo
ted Pope on him. The following facts
and figures will satisfy any reasonable
mind that we have the very best reasons
for considering Douglas the regular nom
inee. The Express editor acknowledges
that Breckinridge is not the regular nom
inee. There certainly is a regular demo
cratic nominee in somebody—and every
unprejudiced man will certainly confess
that Douglas is that nominee, however
much he may differ with him on other
matters.
The National Democratic Convention,
it will be recollected, was composed of six
hundred and six members—just double
the number of Presidential electors—cas
ting three hundred and three votes. The
scccders withdrew at Baltimore before bal*
lotting commenced. • Their number was
only one hundred and eighty one and a
half, or less than one third of the whole
body, thus:
Full Convention 606
Secedcrs 181A
Leaving 494J
or (twenty and a half more than two-thirds)
who cast two hundred and twelve and a
half votes. On the first ballot, the result
was declared:
Douglas 173 J
Guthrie 9
Breckinridge 5
Scattering, between Dickin
son, Seymour, Wise, &c.. 25
Total 212i
The second ballot stood : s
Douglas 181|
All others 31
Total 212A
Mr. Douglas having received on this
ballot thirty more than a majority of the
full convention, and lacking only twenty
and a half of two-thirds, was, by acclama
tion and the unanimous voice of tflrec hun
dred and twenty-four delegates, or two
hundred and twelve votes present, declar
ed the nominee for President.
In the Cincinnati Convention of 1856,
there were five hundred and ninety-six
members, or two hundred and ninety-six
votes. On the last ballot, when Mr. Doug
las withdrew, the vote stood:
Buchanan 168
Douglas., 128
Cass 6
Total 296
ifere Mr. Buchanan received thirteen
and a half votes less than Douglas on the
corresponding ballot at Baltimore. Yet
he had a majority, and Mr. Douglas mag
nanimously withdrew, and his friends
zna,i».*,he “old P. F.’s” nominat.vn unan
imous. The world kiiows what return he
as follows:
“I will be entirely frank with you.—
My object was to secure the right of the
people of each State and of each Territory
North and South, to decide the question
for themselves, to have slavery or not, just
as they choose and my opposition to the
Lecompton constitution was not predica
ted upon the ground that it was a pro-sla
very constitution, nor would my action
have been different had it been a freesoil
Constitution. My speech against it was
made on the 9th of December, while the
vote on the slavery clause in that Consti
tution was not taken until the 21st of the
same month, nearly two weeks after. I
I made my speech solely on the ground
that it was a violation of the fundamental
principles of free government; on the
Produce the Evidence.
The editor of the Cartcrsville Express,
says that our statement that Gov. John
son successfully vindicated Judge Douglas
from tlic charge of squatter sovereignty
“ wont do,” and calls upon us to “ try a-
gain.” So confident was the Gov. as to
the correctness of his vindication of Mr.
Douglas, (and he never makes statements
without thoroughly investigating the sub
ject,) that he pledged himself that if Doug
las could be convicted of squatter sover
eignty that he would abandon the contest
and support the scceders ticket.
The Express says that fact (that Doug
las is in favor of squatter sovereignty) has
been established beyond a doubt, and calls
upon tlic Governor to support the scce
ders ticket. We now call upon the Express
for the evidence by which that fact is es
tablished “beyond a doubt,” and when he
produces that evidence, wc will “ try a-
gain.”
It wont do to say that Judge Wright is
a “ squatter sovereign.” The Judge only
means to be understood as a “popular
sovereign.” “Squatter” is a term fre
quently applied to Judge Douglas and his
friends by the seceders. * There is a wide
difference between squatter sovereignty
and popular sovereignty.
Hon. A. H. Stephens Accepts.
The Augusta Constitutionalist says it
has undoubted authority for stating that
Hon. A. n. Stephens accepts the appoint
ment as one of the electors for the State
at large cn the Douglas and Johnson tick
et He has consented to address the peo
ple at Augusta on Saturday, the 1st of
September.
Col. 0. A. Lochrane, of Macon,
one of the most eloquent speakers in the
State, has come out for Douglas and John
son and National Democracy. He presi
ded over the Breckinridge meeting lately
held at Macon. The editor of the Atlanta
Intelligencer, who never fails to chronicle
the arrival of CoL L. as he passes through
that city, now says the Breckinridge party
can get along without him. They will
have to.
Mass Meeting at Griffin.
The National Democracy of the third
and fourth Congressional Districts are
going to have a mass meeting at Griffin
on the 8th September. We acknowledge
the receipt of the invitation of the Com
mittee to be present on the occasion. The
Committee consists of ten prominent and
energetic citizens of those Districts, and
we hope they wilr have a grand rally of
the unterrified on the occasion.
“Why did Judge Douglas oppose the The Canvass.
Lecompton CoUltitUttOB.” j The Presidential canvass will soon com-
We have been asked by a subscriber in 1 “ enc e in earnest, as each party has now
COMMUXICATED.
Mr. Editor :—The suggestions of “Cit
izen” a few weeks ago, _though.ridiculed
by some, as the evidence of feminine per
turbation, was not only duly appreciated
bythe CoanciL, but seems to have been
prophetic, at least in certain localities.
Citizen” lias no passion for newspaper
Standard the reasons that influenced Mr.! e*er much we may deprecate an excited
Douglas in opposing the admissiona>f Ran-' and acrimonious contest, we believe it is
sas under the Lecompton Constitution. It. inevitable throughout the canvass. A
might be sufficient to simply state what spirit of intolerance is manifest, and which
Gov. Hammond, U. S. Senator from S. C. has been exhibited on various occasions
said of it—“ that it was so steeped in fraud *n this State, towards our candidate for .
and crime, that it ought to bav^been ^ ice President Lnfortunately, we have i hence e is constrains
kicked out of Congress.” It was opposed too many would-be politicians, who can
by John Bell, of Tennessee,
Crittenden of Kentucky, on the ground subjecting
that it was a fraud
sas, and by Judge
the act of the people of that Territory, as he the true custodians of Southern Rights
was proved in the vote taken on it when and Southern Honor, but whose policy, if
it was referred back to them under the carried out, would in our opinion, prove
English bill. A vote of the people was ruinous to the interests which they are
taken on it and it was voted down by a s0 clamorous to subserve,
majority of about ten to one, thus proving So far the seceders have had all, oi near-
that Douglas was correct. j a11 ‘he canvassing on their side, but now
Our correspondent who asks for this ‘hey will be met. There never has been
information, is a Douglas man, and says such an effort in this State to forestall
the only objection where he lives, urged public opinion, as the seceders have ex-
against our candidate, is that he voted a- hibited since the Baltimore Convention
gainst admitting Kansas under the Le- adjourned. Whilst tney have been claim-
comptou Constitution. ; a unanimity for their candidate;-, un-
We prefer to let Judge Douglas speak prcccdented, the}- have evidently show n
for himself, and therefore, make the sub-. an uneasiness apparent to every close ob-
joined extract from liis speech delivered server, that cannot be very well reconcil-
at Chicago, in 1858, in opening the can- j w! ‘h their boasted strength. Wcliave
vass for United States Senator, in opposi- j no ‘ ; J" e ‘ seen an T effilnged programme for
tion to Lincoln. The reasons he gives for ( ‘ be canvass, but hope that our electors
his course on that question should be sat- i be permitted to canvass with the se-
isfactory to every friend of a republican ! ce< lers, that the truth may be vindicated,
form of Government. After giving a his-! an< ‘ error rebuked where it is divulged,
tory of the proceedings in the Senate on j Believing that our cause isjust the cause
that measure; Judge Douglas proceeded ‘be South and the I nion—and that we
have as great advantage in the talent of
our champions, as we do in the ques
tions to be discussed, the National Dem
ocracy have nothing to fear in meeting
their opponents before the people. “Truth
is mighty and will prevail.”
A Bomb Thrown Into the Camp.
The New York Herald opened the cam
paign in faTor of Breckinri-’ge, but when
it was made apparent that the distinguish
ed Representative of the bolters had not
the ghost of a chance to obtain an electo
ral vote, except in South Carolina, the
Herald promptly threw the bottles over
board. The Herald was also impressed
articles, but feels at times, that what eve-. — .
ry body ought to do, nobody will do, and j with the conviction that the
, hence he is constrained to do violence to j Washington, and many o
! modesty, bv obedience to reason and judg-1 Breckinridge men in the l mon were r«, -
s jzi: i r '* - i izzsszZ
nucay, on theground subjecting those from whom they differ, ; leones, pa. y - r 11 e, an a - & j ths ] rt & r to promote the success of
upon the people of Kan- to the charge of being untrueto Hie rights , t^uch a ! ® ™ ^ c j the f ° rmcr . Here is what the Herald
Douglas that it was not of our section, claiming for themselves to ta-ie-ior suen. i .
j;ou 0 ias mam was not ° for one I «av strike prompt v and cflectu-; sava on the 21st inst..
,i. j n,.t t he the true custodians of Southern Rishts wroae, j wjr 1 - • , , . , f w„ c v,; r ,~t r> n in favor
ally. Unfortunately for our country, we j Is the cabinet at Washington in mv or
are a spasmodic, vacillating people. The of Lincoln or not ? One of the most cun
golden mean is rarely adopted. Some j ous and entertaining political newspapers
slumber, dream, and too often are ready in this country is the Constitution, o
to denounce suggestions of present dan
gers, as the figments of an excited weak
ness, or the emanations of a morbid sen
sibility. Hence we sec men in our midst
affecting a stoical sang froid, and reposi
ground that it was not the act and deed
of the people of Kansas; that it did not em-“« nc S ood effcct * an<1 that is lo cause thc
body their will; that they were averse to
it; and hence I denied the right of Con
gress to force it upon them, either as a
free State or a slave State. I deny the
right of congress to force a slave holding
State upon an unwilling people. I deny
their right to force a free State upon an
unwilling people. I deny their right to
force a good thing upon a people who are
unwilling to receive it. The great princi
ple is the right of every community to
judge and decide for itself whether a thing
is right or wrong, whether it would be
good or eiu^lbr them to adopt it; and the
is now receiving for his conduct on that ^right of free action, the right of free-
thought, the right offree judgement upon
the question is dearer to every true Amer
ican than any other under a free govern
ment My objection to the Lecompton
contrivance was that it untertook to put
a constitution on ths people of Kansas a-
gainst tlieir will in opposition to their
wishes, and thus violated the great princi
ple upon which all our institutions rest. It
is no answer to this argument to say slavery
is an evil, and hence should not be toler
ated. You must allow the people to decide
for themselves whether it is a good or an
evil. You allow them to decide for them
selves whether they desire to have a
Maine liquor law or not; you allow them
to decide for themselves what kind of
common schools they will have; what sys
tem of banking they will adopt, or wlicth
er they will adopt any at all; you allow
them to decide for themselves the relation
between husband and wife, parent and
child, guardian and ward; in fact, you al
low them to decide for themselves all oth
er questions, and why not upon this ques
tion ? Whenever you put a limitation up
on the right of any people to decide what
laws they want, you have destroyed the
fundamental principle of self government”
Encouraging.
We are indebted to our esteemed friend
John M. Jackson, Esq., of Dalton, for a
list of thirty-eight new subscribers. Mr.
J. is one of our Alternate electors for this
district, and we are pleased to learn that
he has gone to work in good earnest. His
talents and untiring energy will enable
him to accomplish much for our candi
dates during this canvass. We return 1
him our sincere thanks for this manifesta
tion of his friendship. Will not some
more of our friends do as Mr. Jackson has
done, and assist us in extending the cir
culation of the Standard ? Such favors
are properly appreciated by us.
Vlf would also return our thanks to
other friends who have used their exertions
in our behalf.
The Charleston Merchants.
We publish to day, the card of the
Charleston Mircliants to which we would
call the attention of country merchants.
We hear a great deal said about direct
trade by the South with Europe. The
merchants of Charleston are now making
extensive importations of. goods, and it is
with the Southern people to say, Jby their
acts, whether they will encourage them
in their efforts to build up a large and ex
tensive foreign trade. The Charleston
merchants are well supplied with heavy
stocks, and they wiL expect a business
from the country equal to their outlay.
The names to this card are well known
to those who have visited Charleston with
in the last few years, and their high stan-
have received the Southern j dir.g, > n the past as reliable business men.
Cultivator for September. It is filled with {** * sufficient guarantee that they may be
interesting matter (or the farmers. relied on in the future.
Negro Insurrections.
There was some excitement produced
last week, in various parts of this and ad
joining Counties, by a rumor that the
negroes ^rc going to insurrect on last
Sunday. Several arrests, we learn, were
made at Adairsvillc and Cartcrsville, but
not sufficient proof was elicited to confirm
the rutnor. There are, doubtless, a spirit
of insubordination entertained by some
negroes, but we do not think that there
has been any general concocted plan of
insubordination. These rumors have had
patrol laws to be rigidly enforced for the
last week or two. Whilst these laws are
complied with, there need be but little ap
prehension of an insurrection of our slave
population. Owners of.negroes should
sec to it that'their slaves were not permit
ted to keep and conceal fire arms. It was
ascertained by the arrest of some negroes
at Cartcrsville, that some of them oOpied
pistols, and one was found to own a gun.
This is in violation of law, and the time
may come when it would not be safe for
negroes to become familiar with the use
fire arms.
New Sooks.
We are under renewed obligations to
the chief of all booksellers, G. G. Evans,
for a new book just published by him :—
“The Sunny South; or, the Southerner
at Home, embracing five years experience
of a Northern Governess, in the land of
the Sugar and the Cotton. Edited i-y
Professor J. H. Ingraham, of Mississippi.”
“While presenting accurate pictures of
1 homes in the Sunnv South' there is skill-
«
fully interwoven an interesting narrative
embodying the most romantic features of
Southern rural life on the tobacco, cotton,
and sugar estates.” Remember that Mr.
Evans sends a prize, in value from fifty
cents to one hundred dollars, with every
book sold. Address vour orders to G. G.
Evans, 439 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
New Papers.
We have received the first number of a
new paper published at Centre, Cherokee
County, Ala., under the title of “The Na
tional Democrat.” John Pratt Editor, J.
W. Ramsey, Proprietor, and T. M. Barna,
formerly of this place, publisher. The
Democrat has at its mast head the names
of the National Democratic nominees, Ste
phen A. Douglas and Ilcrschel Y. John
son. Its editorial department exhibits
great ability, gnd the mechanical appear
ance of the paper is just what we might
expect from as neat a printer as friend
Barna. Success to the Democrat, pecuni
arily and politically.
TnE Yallet Register.—After a sus
pension, for a month or two of the Calhoun
Democratic Platform, its publication is re
sumed under the title of “The Yalley Reg
ister.” W. M. Bray, Editor and Proprie
tor. We wish friend Bray much success,
pecuniarily.
Ill 11113 -
Washington supposed to be the organ of
the cabinet. This enlightened sheet is
now doing its best to aid in the election of
Lincoln, by fomenting the divisions exist
ing between his opponents. It would seem
implicit confidence in the fidelity of their to be a fact clearly apparent, even to a
negroes, as if they were exempt from the
importunities peculiar to human nature.
Arc not such men encouraging our com
mon enemies, though unintentionally, by
thus discouraging vigilance in ferreting
out the elements of mischief. If human
nature is unreliable in the white form, is
it not less reliable in the black ? Again,
Washington editor, that the true policy of
the conservative Opposition is to combine
for the sole purpose of beating Old Abe
out of the field. That done, the selection
of a conservative National candidate is an
easy matter. In this State we liavebroken
up all the party macliinary, killed off all
the regencies and cliques, and nominated
there are others who act very wrong, by j a sound, conservative electoral ticket, giv-
suffering their apprehensions to exage-! ; n g the electors theprivilege of voting for
rate the true state of facts. Hence the ! whomsoever of the anti-Lincoln candidates
perturbation, and the consequent indiscrc-j they mav choose, according to tlic origiu-
tions of some. Why not act dispassion- j a j intention of the framers of the Coiisti-
atelv and at the proper time and place ? \ tution of the U. S. But the Constitu- j
Why this “ 1 believe this and t don’t be- j tion newspaper is another affair altogeth- ■
lieve a word of that?” But I wish to ask j and it is industriously engaged in faelp-
our people in advance, what now are you j ; n g Lincoln by widening the breaches be-;
going to do? When the excitement shall tween the friends of three or four caridi-
have subsided shall we fall back in perfect j dates opposing him. We do not much be
security, and laugh at the excitability of j lieve that the Constitution can do much
the people ? After the storm comes the one way or the other; but as the cabinet
South Carolina, it is generally conceded
is reedy for a dissolution of the Union.—
In the event that revolution should result
end the State be “put on a wer footing,”
how is she off for provisions? We find e
very sensible letter in the Abbeville Inde
pendent Press, of the 17th inat., written
by the Hon. J. F. Marshall, from which we
make the following extract
“ In all probability there may be dis
tress and famine in onr State for the next
twelve months, and it becomes the mem
bers of the Legislature to wisely and care
fully consider whether the State ought
not to contribute toward the relief of the
poor of the land. In 1838 she contributed
two millions of dollars towards the relief
of the citizens of Charleston, when their
city was laid in ashes. Why may not the
same aid l# granted to those of her citizens
who have not the means of purchasing
provisions for the support of their vrWes
and children?”
Ah, Mr. Marshall, you write a Tery sen
sible letter, and you are a practical man
but, as you write the words of soberness
and truth, you will find few approving
readers in your State. Tou must" say
something about dissolving the Union
talk about blood and not about short crops-
—guns and cannon, and not ploughs and!
scythes—and then you can jpt the atten
tion of the people of Sooth Carolina.—
Blood is a more attractive text than bread.
— Constitutionalist.
Cass County Agricultural Fair.
The annual meeting of this Fair will
commence on Tuesday the 25th Septem
ber, and continues through the 26th and
27th. We return our thanks to John F.
Milhollin, Secretary, for a ticket of admis
sion to the Fair.
Four papers in Louisiana, says the
Yernon (La.,) Times, have recently taken
down the names of Breckinridge and Lane
and run up that of Douglas and Johnson.
calm, and here lies the danger. The em
issaries of abolitionism will certainly avail
themselves of the lethargy consequent up
on such reaction. Hence I contend that
the interest of the slave, as well as the
master, and the community, demand the
adoption and enforcement of stricter rules
on plantations and all inclosures. How
can we expect to have an orderly commu
nity, unless we will enforce the rules of
order. Is it to the interest of the negro,
to go wherever he pleases, and where, too
often lie is not welcome ? Such is the
criminal indifference upon this subject,
that no one need be surprised if his negro
gets into bad company, and then into mis
chief. But if a man determines to main
tain non-admittance within his inclosure
after night, and is compelled to enforce his
rules by the lash, he is denounced as cru
el. Wliat is he to do, suffer his kitchen
to be packed every night by straggling
negroes, for fear of giving offence to his
less particular neighbor ? If a man has
any rights, lie surely has the right, and it
is his duty to rule his castle. Were this
rule adopted, the chances for concocting
plans of devilment would be greatly di
minished. IIow are we to counteract the
influences of abolitionism in our midst.—
Let us say less and be more vigilant—keep
the patrol regularly on duty—1st each man
that cares for his property, or the quietude
cf his country, look after the associates of
his negroes, and all resolve to keep our
negroes at home.
No doubt, Mr. Editor, some will smile
at this article, and wonder who that chick
en-hearted Citizen is, but when it becomes
necessary, Citizen can show his pate, and
time will verify tlic correctness of his po
sition. To arouse the people to an appre
ciation of one elementary principle of do
mestic quiet, and political satiation is his
ambition. CITIZEN.
From the Savannah Republican.
AYill Mr. Sneed favor the Douglas par
ty of the State by inserting in the Repub
lican, the accompanying copy of a letter
from Hon. A. R. Wright?
Very respectfully,
AMBROSE SPENCER.
J. R. Sxeed, Esq., Savannah.
LETTER FROM HON. A. R. WRIGHT.
Banks of Oostanalxa, )
Near Rome, Ga., Aug. 20, 1860. j
Gentlemen: Your letter of the 17th
inst., informing me of my unanimous se
lection as an “elector for the Statcat large,’*
in bcljalf of the National Democracy, was
organ, we have a right to ask whether or
not it is laboring for Lincoln’s election
under the orders of its masters. Is the
cabinet in favor of Lincoln's election or
not ?
Democracy North and South.
There arc two Democratic votes at the
North, or in the free States to one in slave
States. In 1850, Mr. Buchanan received
in the iree States one million two hundred
and tvrentysix thousand threeliundred and
fifty-two votes, and in the slave States
only six hundred and eleven thousand
eight hundred and eighty-nine votes.—
The opponents of the Democracy, in the
free States, are the Black Republicans,
and tliev wage a war on the Norhern
Democracy, and denounce them as tools
of the slave drivers. The Northern Dem
ocracy are now between two fires; the fire
from the Southern secedcrs, who charge
that they are abolilionised, ar.d the fire
from the Northern Black Republicans,
who change that they are the tools of
slaver}’ propagandists.
It is shown that the great body of the
Democratic voters of this Union are in
free States, and yet Southern men de
nounce them, aye, denounce the men who
have so long,- shoulder to dioi'Vler with
their Southern friends sustained the consti
tutional rights of the South, and maintained
the integrity of the Democratic party to
their own hurt.
“All should tiniic to punish the ungrate
ful ;
Ingratitude is treason to mankind.’’—
Constitutionalist..
The Texas Troubles.—The Texas pa
pers are still filled with alarming accounts
of the disturbances in various portions of
that Stale. We have carefully examined
and compared the various reports, (says
the Mobile Register) and although in the
excitement and alarm which such occur
rences necessarily create, s.omo allowance
must be made for exaggeration and vivid
coloring, sufficient is known to show that
the troubles are even more serious than at
first supposed. Properly to a very large
amount has been destroyed, and a painful
sense of insecurity naturally prevails in
the infested legions. Nothing has as yet
been developed to prove an organized con
spiracy or a regular plan at overthrowin
the institution of slavery. So far as w«
can judge, the disturbances are due to
gangs of desperadoes from the prairies,
perhaps also from south of the Rio Grande
whose object is plunder, and who use the
will soon clear the country of these villians
who have not even the excuse of fanati
cism for their atrocities.
received on yesterday. I accept the honor , . . . ...
and lo vou and the National Democracy of I nC " roeS “i t0 4 ° ls io \ the ‘ r nefarious P^‘
my native State, I am profoundly grateful I P £ CS ' We tn,St tl 'f ^ nummary and
for this mark of confidence. The patriot-1 cfficlent a ‘ eaSU, CS ado P ted ^ the
ic and distinguished gentlemen associated
with me on the ticket, inspire me with
confidence and hope that all is not yet lost;
that there is higher and abetter day. ahead
for the people of this Union.
The camp fires of the Democracy arc
burning inmany a valley upon many a hill
top in this broad land. The little skirm-
isfies in Missourj^ Kentuckey, and Ala
bama, are but preludes to our victory in
November.
- North Carolina Election.—The AVil
mington Journal says that offical and un
official reports have been received from all
the counties in that State, and majority
for Mr. Ellis, the Democratic candidate, is
six thousand five hundred and eighty
votes. The loss since the last election is on-
These sectional organizations ly about ten thousand votes. From pres-
—the one at the North, and the other at; e nt indications we are free to admit that
the South—must be put down, and the j the chances decidedly in favor of the Bell
public peace restored. Let our motto be i an d Everett ticket o', taining the electoral
Wellington’s command upon the field of! vote of North Carolina in November.
Waterloo, “up, guards, and at’m!” j
With assurances of highest respect, I, J AMES Johnson, Esq.r—This gentleman
am, very tfulv, your obedient servant a “ en d e d ‘he late Bell and Everett Conven-
and fellow citizen, j tion at Milledgeville in the capaSty of a
Augustus R. Wright, j delegate from Muscogee. He has returned
Feels Bad About It.—The Washington Messre Ambiose Spencer. John R. Stur- a s we are reliably informed a convert to
N. Y. Herald writes I ^ g DeGraffenried, committee, ‘ be Douelas tick
4c.
correspondent of the
as follows.
“ One of the Breckinridge committee 1
here, who has been traveling through Yir-
New Douglas Paper in Columbus.—
ginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Ten- ' Mr. Thomas DeWolf proposes to publish
nessee, to obtain funds, reports that there a dail T lnd weekly. in Columbus, Ga.,
art a great deal too many Douglas men in j devoted to the support of Douglas and um f nig g un
those States, and what is worse, that they {Johnson. It is to be called The Star.
are generally hostile to any compromise : Tbe daily will be afferded at $6 per annum
with the Breckinridge men. ! the weekly at #2,50- The first number
’ will be issued on the 10th of September,
the Douglas ticket for the Presidency,
and has announced his intention to take
the stump occasionally in that behalf
^ Mr. Johnson was elected, we believe, a
representatvie to congress in 1851, from
this District on the Union sensation.— CoL
Gamp-Meeting at Central Camp-Ground and the publiser promises its continuance
closed on Tuesday last, for at least one year.
The Petersburg (Ya.) Democrat a new
spirited and an able Democratic paper says
that Breckinridge is utterly outof the
question in Virginia, and that the whole
face in that State is between Bell and
Douglas.
Breckinridge and Lane was nominated 1
by the certain Democratic States, Cel.
Yancey and his strikers tell us. True;
but that nomination has rendered many
of them very uncertain States for the Dt.
mocracy. Witness the loss of Oregon by
Lane and ofKcntucky by Breckinridge.
Another visit from Lane to North Carolina
will cause the loss of that State toof If
Breckinridge continues in the field, who
can calculate upon his carrying Virginia,
Maryland, Tennessee, North Carolina,.
Louisiana or California ? A. J. Hamilton*
M. C., from Texas, in a recent speech,,
said that if the conservative elements is
united on one ticket in that State, it will
beat Breckinridge 20,000 votes! Not a
single Northern State can be put down for-
Breckinridge. Every day his strength is
on the decline while that of the regular
ticket, Douglas and Johnson, is rapidlv in
creasing. The Missouri election is impor
tant as revealing the strength, depth and
power of the Western feeling for Douglas.
It will give him a majority of the North.
Western States, as wc verily believe,—■■
Exchange.
Strength of*the Union in New York-
The New York Herald of the 18th inst.,.
speaking of the popular strength of the-
lJell and Douglas combination in New
York for the defeat of Lincoln says:
“This Union ticket'will sweep New
York and the commercial and ni;iinifactu-
ring States contiguous to it in November
next, as the whirlwind sweeps the Wc*.
tern praire. The sticks and chaff' of
Black Republicanism will be scattered by
it never again (o be united in a great po
litical party. The conservative revolution
will be as complete here as it has been in
the South, and the new proclamation of
the higher law by Seward and the Lincoln
destructives will only tend to hasten and
increase its triumph.”
A i umor has been extensively cir
culated by telcgratph that Air. Breckin.
ridge is about to be with drawn by his
friends. We can assure our readers that
Mr. B.’s friends have not thought of with
drawing him. If they had been support
ing him with any idea that there Was a
chance of his success they would have taken
measures for withdrawing him immedia
tely after the Kentucky and Missouri e-
lcctions, As however they have been
supporting him under no such weak de
lusion but simply with the intent of divid
ing the Democratic party, securing the c-
Iection of Lincoln, and creating an occa
sion or pretext for the dissolution of the
Union, they will keep their men upon the
irack.—Louisville Journal.
The Louisville Democrat makes the fol
lowing estimate of the amount wagered od.
the result of the recent clction in Kentucky r
“A friend who is pretty well posted in
such matters estimates the bests lost or.
McClarty by the Breckites at one hundred,
thousand dollars. They have at least two-
hundred thousand more at stake on No
vember election in the State, which is as
good as lost; add to this the hundred-
thousand dollars sent from Washing
ton, to say nothing of the smaller sum»
expended in the canvass, and we think
will bs conceded that ihey hav«T p
pretty round price for a dead horse.”
Political.—The Hon. James L. Seward
the Douglas Elector for the first Congres
sional District, addressed a large meeting
of his fellow citizens at the Court House
in this place on Wednesday night last—.
Ho poured “hot shot” into the Breckin
ridge camp. It was an aide spsesb.—
Douglas stock is rising in Sumtei; county.
A few more such speeches as Ms. Seward's,
and the disunion party of Sumter county,,
wont poll one hundred votes in November
n **t.—Sumter Jctpuhlic IZinst,
Missouri.—The St. Louis Democrat es
timates the complexion of the nex,t jSt^te
Legislature as follows ;•—Republicans 12 ;
Breskinrid^ ') -mocrats 26; Bell men 38;
Douglas men 48. Ten counties are yet to
be heard from
At the residence of the bride’s fiather,
near this place, on the 28th inst,' by Wm.
Sylar, J. P., Mr. R. E. Fields* of Ala., to
Miss Visa A. Jones, daughter of Joseph
H. Jones.
V Printers Fee O. K.