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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. Sd 4th Mil •Otli 7 th Sth 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.