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J. R. WIKLE, Editor.
CA8SVILLE, SEP.
Thursday Horning,
SEPTEMBER 6, 1860.
Hfttional Democratic Ticket
FOR PRESIDENT,
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS,
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON,
OF GEORGIA.
Democratic Electoral Ticket
FOR THE STA TE A T LARGE:
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, of Taliaferro.
AUGUSTUS R. WRIGHT, of Floyd.
ALTERNATESt
T. P. SAFFOLD, of Morgan.
JAMES GARDNER, of Richmond.
DISTRICT ELECTORS:
Tat Diatrict—JAS. L. SEWARD, of Thomas.
•*d “ —B. Y. MARTIN, of Muscogee.
8d ** —NATHAN BASS, of Bibb
4th “ —H. WARNER, of Meriwether.
&lh •• —JAS. W, HARRIS, of Cass.
■6th “ —J. P. SIMMONS, of Gwinnett.
Jtb “ —J. S. HOOK, of Washington.
8lh •' —J. CUMMING, of Richmond.
ALTERNATES KOR TIIE ST!! DISTRICT.
JonN M. Jackson, of Whitfield, 1st Alternate.
John A. Crawford, ol Cass, 2d Alternate.
Hr. Toombs at Cartersville.
The Hon. Robert Toombs addressed the
| people at Cartersville on the 30th ult. It
1 had been announced by the county papers
and hand bills for weeks that he was to
speak at that time, and we expected to sec
At vast crowd assembled to hear him, but,
'■while the meeting was respectable in num-
Tiers—some three to four hundred being
•present—it was not what we expected to
see, considering the enthusiasm claimed
by the Bre&inridgcrs. Mr. Toombs de
livered, as he always does, a good speech,
Ibut it seemed tp elicit very little «ntluisi :
■Asm. Thtf'crowd wfis orderly and atten
tive. Mr.' Toombs did not advocate dis-
• union so openly as he is reported to have
•Roue elsewhere. He was probably advis
ed to be more conservative in this latitude.
He made out a full bill of indictment a-
gainst the North for aggressions upon the
Tights of the South, and one of these was
the refusal of the North to carry out tlic
provisions of the fugitive slave law. Tlio’
this was not the grounds of his opposition
to Mr. Douglas, he evidently designed to
use it to his detriment. This is ungene
rous and ungrateful iu any Southern man.
There is no Statesman living who lias done
more to sustain the fugitive slave law than
Mr. Douglas. lie lent his whole influence
and talents to its passage through the
Senate, and his vote upon that measure
created a great excitement amongst the
abolitionists against him at home, lie
was burnt in effigy, and every insult and
“Indignity was offered him for doing this
act of justico to the South. When he re
turned to Chicago he attempted to address
the excited populace. lie was threatened
with violence, and met by an excited mob
amongst whom were many free negroes,
with clubs and sticks, who vowed that he
should not speak. He essayed to address
that angrv crowd until twelve o'clock at
rnght, hut tliey would not hear him.—
There he stood—facing an oxcited mob,
unawed by their threats. They knew too
well the power of his magic eloquence and
irresistable appeals to the masses, to per
mit them to hear him. At twelve o’clock
ho announced that the Sabbath had arriv
ed and he would retire. He appointed an
other night to address them. This time
he succeeded in getting a hearing. He
talked and reasoned with that people until
lie disarmed them of their fury against
him. On tins occasion he exhibited a
moral heroism seldom equalled by a States
man, and never dreamed of by a profes
sional politician. It is true that Toombs
seceders—too preposterous a subject to be
thought of So thought George the Third
when the people of the American colonies
claimed the right of local self-government
It has become to be a great political here
sy in the opinion of the seceders, for the
people of a Territory, to say through their
legally constituted legislature what muni
cipal rtgulations they need. This must
be left to Congressmen, who know noth
ing of their wants or wishes. This is a
great inducement to emigrate to the Ter
ritories. By doing so, you must give up
all claim to self government, and be dubb
ed a squatter. But let us sec if such an
Insurrection in Georgia.
By a passsenger last night from Atlan
ta, we learn that intelligence had been re
ceived from Adairsville, on the Georgia
State Road, that a negro plot had been de
tected in that neighborhood. Last Satur
day night was to have been the time.
^ Tar Heel’s Adieu.
Mh. Editor :—AYe are yet in the land of
the living, but hare passed through many
er Crawford would say,) this is the way
we read it Brother AYikle:
Give car, Ye that rule the people, and
trials and tribulations since last we had ; gl 0I T * n * ke multitude of nations.
the pleasure of shaking your honest Dem
ocratic paw. First the negro insurrection
with all its horrible tales of burning,
A Northern white man. concerned, was sIaughterin g &c., led me to take stock in {:
run down with dogs and killed by the cit- j the camp . nle eting just commencing at the
Central camp ground. There was some
For power is given you of the Lord, and
■ sovereignty from the Highest, who shall
; try your icorlcs % and search out your court-
Questions for the Seceders
1. Didn’t you strive to have inserted in
the Democratic platform a doctrine that
had been rejected in a previous Convention
and never inserted, or even offered after
ward?
2 Did you not know, when you went to
Charleston, that a diflerence of opinion
From the New Orlans Delta,
Full Particulars of the Capture of
Truxillo—WBiker’s Proclamation
to the Hondureans.
By the arrival yesterday of the schooner
J. A. Taylor, Captain Lombard, ten day*,
from Ruatan, we have reliable particulars
of the taking of the town ar.dfurt ofTrux-
izens.—Montgomery Mail, 27th.
Wc find tlic above news item going the i little talk about
rounds of our exchanges. It will be seen j but tbe insurrection
this doctrine and that it would iiJo by Gen. AYalker. The fort was at--
' ' ; of the 6 ’ "
at daylight. Three of Gen. Walker’s
Because, being ministers of bis kingdom ex ^ a °" p " d ~ j tbout ’ a dissension in the j tacked on the morning of the 6th of Aug.,
stories accumulate in magnitude as they
one is a squatter. The United States gov-, travel. The story that a “Northern white
eminent organizes a Territorial govern- 1 man vvas run down by dogs and killed by
ment, giving the people thereof the power the citizens,” is all a fabrication. Neither
to legislate upon all rightful subjects of. *as there any negro plot detected by the
legislation, establishes land offices, invites : citizens of Adairsville. A rumor of such
settlers to go there by offering to sell them ! a p i ot was set on foot, but the citizens of the dischar^of 100 guns from
Fort Breckinridge, announcing the arrival
and safe landing of Gen. Hamilcar Toombs,
holding his commission by breret. (Gen.
Cobb being absent) We are informed
land—the settler goes—pays the govern- the upper end of this county and a portion
ment its price for land, settles on it, and J 0 f Gordon, held a meeting and appointed
becomes a citizen of the Territory. Can ! n committee to investigate the whole mat-
he then be considered a squatter? The | ter. Tho Committee discharged theirdu-
land he lives on belongs to him as abso- 1 ty, and reported that there was no evidence
lutely as if it were in a State, and cannot j to confirm the rumor,
therefore, be considered any more of a
squatter than if he lived in a State. Sup
pose Mr. Toombs goes to a Territory and
■ye have not judged aright, nor iept the .not ||H
ruutiu. iiicie auuic • •' J * en A tvirtc 9 I »«* *'&*“• ” J
religion for a little while. » nor ' valked aftcr the coun f 1 of GoA I P ‘ „ ' Did t the highest authority in your j men were slightly wounded. Fifteen of
tion° passing off-n.bodv | *"*»«*»«*» *«. * i.*Tnl° in .ho BniW «*.! the «.~>y «. report* kill*, .»d .
—decide that there had never been any number wounded. The advance guard of
call for tho application of this doctrine
and that there was no call for it now?
4. Did not the vanguard of your party
c - uui LUC iwauiicvium “vwuj : - , . , . * «
that it is credited to the Montgomery Mail. ki j led> nobody hurt, no burning—all safe u P on >‘ ou for * J u(1 p ncnt s
It is astonishing how these insurrection . » to them that he ln high P laec * :
and sound. Political stock soon rose from
36° 30' to fever heat. The meeting closed
and wc saw from the shooting of stars on
the night of the 28th ult., that some grand j
event was about to take place; what, when •
For mercy will soon pardon the mean
est But mighty men shall be mightily
tormented. i — - , ,,
The General advanced as far as Tunnel , walk out of the Convention w ten
Hil ] t and there met Homer Virgil Milton cinnati platform, adopted unanimously by
where or how, we were unable to cipher j tbe Demosthenes of the mountains , the party, was re-adopted .
out. But on the 29th, our fears were put notice fcy abusing the Dcm - j : ~"
ocratic party, kept up in reputation as an
5. Did not your partisans in Kentucky
I vote fifty-seven times to make Mr. Guthrie
.blHXto He j tho nominee for Pmnknl on the ptatform ^ ^
tor of tho Port and a Lieutenant, but after-
wards released them. He also took aix-
cienaier oy coniuiuiug no nnuoe. — _ -
.... changes his colors and walks right'adopted, thus pronouncing it sound enough
into the Yancey camp and thrust his fist j for them and their candidate?
President Arbogast.
The following complimentary notice of
takes up a large quantity of the public j this gentleman is copied from a paper pub-
land at government price, (which we be-. fished at Staunton, Ya., his former resi-
licve he has done—at least he or any oth- dence. The friends and patrons of Cass-
cr capitalist has a right to do so) his object yifi e Female College may well congratu-
would be to realize a profit on the invest' late themselves upon securing the services
ment, by the enhancement in the value of of a gentleman who stood so high as the
his land. And what does he expect to in-! head of a Virginia Institution:
crease the value of that land ? He relies j Rev g Arbogast.—This gentleman,
upon the hard fisted yeomanry of the coun-' ] ate Principal of the Wesleyan Female In-
try to emigrate to the Territory, take up : stitute at Staunton, has resigned his posi-
a quarter section of land, and improve it; ’ tion and gonc to Cassville, Georgia, to
and thus, as the country settles up and j takc chargc 0 f a Seminary in that place,
improves increase, yearly and rapidly the j Wc necd hard]y say for j Ir \ that he is
value of Mr. Toombs’ land, and in this J eniincntly fitted for tho duties of his now
way the land which cost but $1.25 an acre . p 0S jti 0 n, having given evidence of no corn-
will, in a \cry few years, probably, be i m0 n ability in the conduct of the Seminary
worth $10 to $20 per acre, and thus it j a t Staunton. He leaves hosts of friends in
may be, whilst Mr. Toombs and other j t be 0 j d Dominion who, while they regret
speculators are traveling over the country ■ his departure| arc gratified to believe that
denouncing the hardy pioneer of the from• j hc n .; U ^py an enlarged field of useful
ness in “the Sunny South.”—(Fa.) Ilegis-
ticr as a squatter, and incapable of self
government, that he is realizing a fortune j fer
from the labor and hardships of those odi
ous squatters.
Mr. Toombs was tolerably severe upon
Honorary.
Wc arc pleased to learn that Madison
\ he record of John Bell. It has been a- j University, N. Y., at its late commence
bout thirty four years since Mr. Bell first j mC ot, conferred the honorary degree of
entered Congress, and hc has a long rec- Doctor of Laws (LL. D.) on our distin-
ord, and there having been a considerable ! g U i sbc d fellow-townsman. Rev. Thomas
change in the public mind of the South | RambauTi President of Cherokee Baptist
* „ . into the face of Hamilcar Toombs and said: | 6. Did not your partisans vote fifty-
the Hon. Senator was m a fine flow of j come a , a conquere r, and commenced seven times to make Hunter the nominee
spirits—full of fun, joking, talkative, rea- ; ...... ■. i ■■ ■ ' *«■ — :t <rn<v1
dy to ask and answer all questions, and
upon the slavery question since that time
it is quite probable that Mr. Bell’s record
would scent inconsistent with the present
position occupied by all parties at the
South. Mr. Toombs has been in Congress
about fifteen years and until within a few
years, belonged to the same political par
ty with Mr. Bell, and we presume they
acted together on all party measures, so
thc'friends ofMr. Bellwill probably inves
tigate the record of Mr. Toombs.
The Hon. A. II. Colquitt followed Mr.
Toombs, in a short dry speech, but neith
er of them done the National Democracy
an}’ harm, in fact, if any candidates were
College.
Fine Peaches.
Our esteemed friend, Col. II. F. Price,
presented us, a few days ago, a fine bas
ket of luscious peaches. The Col. inform
ed us that they were a sample of his or
chard. Peaches are generally small this
year, but thos.e were as large as wc ever
saw. AYc return the Col. our sincere thanks
lor ibis, valued present.
Cherokee Baptist College.
The exercises of this institution were
resumed last Monday, under more favora-
benefitted by this demonstration, it was j blc auspices, we learn, than the fall term
Douglas .and Johnson. Judge Jones, of j jg usually commenced with.
Polk, wc noticed, occupied a prominent
position on the stand, and we were in hopes
that hc would have been permitted to
Mr. H. Jennings.
This gentleman exhibited at this place,
speak, as hc is an open and avowed disun- last week, his interesting panoramic views
after enjoying himself till near night, re
tired into the country, and partook of the
hospitalities of our fellow-citizen, Col.
Lewis Tumlin, the Elector for this District
on the Breckinridge ticket AVe arrived
in the vicinity efForUBfeckinridge on the
morning of the 30th ult, at 8 o’clock, A.
M., and had the pleasure of seeing the
General. But he did not seem to be very
communicative, just then—at least none
of his Lieutenants seemed inclined to stand
close to his then new quarters, and we, of
course, belonging to quite another tribe,
dared not approach. Something has been
whispered as to the cause of his secret ses
sion that morning, not knowing we can't
say. The hour arrived for speaking wc
supposed, as we noticed the Hon. Senator
get in a buggy and proceed West Just
about this time the cars arrived, and the
people poured out by ones, two's, threes
and fours, until the plattorm in front of
the Depot door was literally crammed and
jammed in every direction, for the space
of at least 40 feet by 10, and nearly one
half Breckinridge men at that. About
this time one gun from the “Flying Ar
tillery,” announced that all those wishing
to hear the Hon. Robt. Toombs speak,
would please repair to the stand. Enough
said, off wc marched, men, women, chil- j
dren and dogs, very quietly, r.r.J sealed j
ourselves in true Democratic style. lion.
W. II. Stiles, of Chatham, introduced Sen
ator Toombs to the audience, in a short j
speech of eight or ten minutes, highly j
complimentary to the Hon. Senator, and i
no less creditable to the Hon. Mr. Stiles. |
Just about this time we heard a chap say j
who was standing close by. Why ! JIr. !
Stiles said, when he was a candidate for j
Congress, against Ligc Chastain, that i
Toombs, with Cobb and others were ruin- j
ing the South by base submission. One
speaking, so we are creditably informed, on tbat same platform considering it good
and in attempting to make a Democratic \ enough for them and their candidate ?
sq>eceh, he so signally failed that he abso- i 7. Did not the rest of you leave the
lutely last his Individuality, Ideality, j Convention on a mere question of the or-
Persoxality and POLITICALITY. ; ganization, that a majority had a right to
And now friend Wikle, having bursted j determine according to custom in all delib-
myself out, in this my last effort, I bid I erative bodies ?
you and }*our readers an affectionate fare-j 8. Did you not walk out of the Con-
well. I close, forever this vexed subject vention and leave the majority, or did the
of politics, having merely amused the majority walk out and leave you; and
foolish. I meant no harm to you or any- , which was the Convention” you or they ?
body else. Fun, purely fun and nothing ! 9. In all this, did you not do precisely
more. Wc will now quit politics and pre- as Air. Yancey directed in his speech at
sent ourselves to C apt. Larey as high pri- Columbia, S. C-, the December previous?
vates. The Capt. says hc wants good j 10. Mr. Yancey said then, that failing to
men, reliable and true, don’t care what obtain your demand, you must dissolve the
their polities may be, confound him, they ; Union. As you have followed literally his
say hc is pluck to the back bone, but we council so far, how far will you follow it;
are going to place ourselves in military i at what point will you stop?—Louisville
positions, either standing or running.— | Democrat.
So farewell, good luck to you. May you
have more subscribers to your paper, more
meat in your smoke house and more mon
ey in your pocket, is the prayer of
“Why am I for Douglas?”
“Memphis Mechanic,” who has written
so many admirable communications for
Your old friend,
t the Memphis Appeal, thus answers the
TAR HEEL DEMOCRAT. | simple question.
-«i>- , j am satisfied, as every man must be
Hon. Wm. L. Yancey—His Atlanta 1 who has givnnany attention to the course
Speech. j of politicians for two years past, that the
Mr. Yancey after occupying about half j disruption of the democratic party is at-
of his speech in attempting to prove that, tributabic solely *j the antagonism to JIr.
Judge D-niglas is not the rC-gm«7 “Diuince ! Douglas, who would not be as clay in the
Of tlic National Democratic party expen- potter’s hand of another Slidell, hut would
the expedition encountered a picket of the
enemy two miles from the fort and drove
them in, with the loss of several killed.—
The main body rapidly followed up this
advantage, and after half an hour’s hard
fighting, drove the enemy from the fort
The Hondurcan torces were reported by
the citizens to have amounted to four hun-
ded much of hissound and fury in
denouncing JIr. Douglas as an “arch trai
tor,” Ac.
Mr. Yancey on tiie ISth of Juiy, 1859,
thus spoke of Judge Douglas:
“For Mr. Douglas, as a man, T have
much respect and great admiration: With
uncommon powers of intellect, with great
energy and unflinching purpose, with
make another Andrew Jackson President,
with an intellect and iron will adapted to
the exigencies of the times and of the re
public, The very reasons which induce
tlic people to love and admire Douglas,
drive politicians from his support. I ad
mire the man for the inflexibility of his
purpose—for that moral heroism which
enables him to utter the same sentiments
. r. r, -, , ... with the greatest dangers, with a i
of b^r South Carolina fire eaters, standintr „
., , . ... . ; that Dads, him to scorn all cotnpromn
Rant, shut -your ireing mouth— ,. . . , „ .
* his principles, Ac.
close by~5artl,
Democrat sloped.
Mr. Toombs now on the track proceed
great reliance upon his own powers and in Memphis, in Chicago, and in NewT)r-
rcsources, with a nature perfectly fearless leans, lie denounced abolitionism with
with a courage that leads him to grapple the same bitterness in the presence of an
enraged mob, who had burned him in efli-
cn the shores of Lake Michigan as hc
did in the Crescent or Bluff City on the
spirit
or gy
‘Not one, however, who took notice of j shores of the Father of Floods.
1 would rather trust such a man, thong
ionist, and we understand that he says he | of various scenery. They were chiefly
will vote and do all hc can for Breckinridge 1 characters and incidents spoken of in the
but wants Lincoln elected, asrhe thinks\scriptures. His astronomical diagrams
that would dissolve the U
!ed, asAi
Jnion. lA
All avow-: were very interesting and instructive.—
cd disunionists support Breckinridge.— Showing and explaining the laws which
They know hc cant be elected, but think govern the Sun, Moon and planets. They
hc can carry off enough Democratic votes j were exhibited by the means of a.superior
to secure the election of Lincoln, when magic lantern, and appeared very natural,
they believe the time will have arrived for We would commend Mr. Jennings to the
them fo precipitate the Cotton States into j favor of the people wherever he goes,
a revolution. They are now firing the, _ . .
Southern heart preparatory to that event. Cass County Agricultural air.
The National Democracy have nothing i Thc Agricultural Fair will commence on
to fear from these discussions, but every- j t,lc 25th inst ’ and continue through thc
thing to gain by them. ! 26th, 27th and 28th.
No Chance for Breckinridge.
AA'c arc creditably informed that a prom
inent citizen of this County has quite rc-
Hon. David AY.
| Lewis, of Hancock County will deliver an
; address on the 26th, at 11 o'clock.
his recent contest in tho State of Illnois,
ed with his speech for nearly 24 hours^ wb j cb resu lted in his re-election to the I differed with him on an immaterial, inl
and commanded the whole attention of the j pTnited States Senate, can have failed to practicable collateral issue growing out of
immense audience, during a great portion | fe , t for ,, inl tlie CTeates arimiriition. Sin- i the slavery question, than to vote for one
of that time. This audience numbered a- handed, hc breasted thc power both ■ whose vasciliation anil non-committalism
, — J c — 0 f tbs Fedora] Administration and of the • render him unworthy of confidence.—
Republican party. He scorned to make Douglas believes slavery morally right,that
terms with cither. While the Adminis- [ a man holds his negro slave and his horse
and legal indefeasible
h for me to kuow—
bout 500, big, little, old and young. Say
two hundred Brcckinridgers all told. AYc
don’t care who reports to the contrary.—
This is our opinion, and wc believe we are tration brmight iLs a - h )!e p 0 , ver , both mor ! by the same moral a
correct The balance were opposed to the Md bcar against him the Black : title. This is cnougl
Brock’s. Sir. Toombs eulogised his can-' ! . - ■
Republican party arrayed against him its and it is useles for demagogues to mako
didates, Breckinridge and Lane in thc organ ; za ^; on <) nc would have supposed, ' the attempt to drive Southern people from
highest terms, but nerer said, during the j n K|]cb a CO ntcst, hc would have avoided the support of a Northern statesman who
creating a feeling of determined hostility every where proclaims such sentiments—
against him on the party; but, with a most | not in the Senate chamber alone, but in
he intimate such a belief in owr hearing, triumphant spirit, hc carried the war deep-1 every village, city and hamlet of the mo in nomination, I will endeavor te
Hc spoke in thc most respectful terms of ]y h)to thoJr ranks Thc reS ult was one ; North, “
tho Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, as one of tbt , mos [ brilliant personal triumphs
whole of his speech, that hc believed they
would be elected. Not the first time did
teen cannon—among them_4ge twentn .
four pounder, and a brass twelvepouBatf'
which commands the Pass—one hundred^
and twenty-five stand of arms, eighteen
hundred pounds of powder and a larges
quantity of munitions, including clothing,,
provision, Ac. Gen. AValker feds confident
of holding Truxillo for the next four
months against any force that can be
brought against him. Hc is assisted by
Gen. Cabanas, who is opposed to the, pres
ent President, Gen. Guardiola, Dictator of
Guatemala, for assistance, which has been
refused.
A large numbor of the natives are join
ing Gen. AValkcr’s standard.
Thc schooner Clifton was not seized by
the authorities at Belize ; but her hatchet
were forcibly broken open, and in conse
qnencc she was abandoned, under protest
of her commander, Captain McCormick.
Thc Clifton had a regular clearance from
this, and her cargo was not contraband at
Ruatan, the place of her destination,—
Several masters and merchants havo fre
quently carried arms and ammunition
from this port and Belize to Ruatan, un-,
der regular entry, after paying duties^
Mr. Bass Letter of Acceptance’-
Macox, Aug. 20, I860.
Gentlemen: A’our favor of 17th inst
has been received in which you say that
“ at a convention of thc National Democ
racy of this State, held in Millcdgeviile on
the 14th inst., you were unanimously se
lected as the elector of the Third Congress
ional District for Douglas and Johnson,”
and asking my acceptance of thc same.
Esteeming such a distinction at such a.
crisis in the history of our country as thr
present, an honor of no ordinary character,,
although at much personal inconvenience
and sacrifice, I will accept the position as
signed me on thc following conditions:
Believing Douglas and Johnson to be
the only regular nominees of the National
Democracy and believing them to be pre
eminently good and true men and well
qualified fur thc distinguished positions
for which they have been nominated, and
are entitled to and should receive the sup
port of all good and true Democrats, and
shall most certainly receive my individu
al vote, yet, should I be honored with tho
confidence of my native State, as one of
her electors, I would claim and exercise
the privilege of casting my vote, as snch„
for either Douglas, Bell, or Breckinridge,
as in my opinion, would most effectually
defeat the election of Lincoln. This much.
I think true patriotism requires of every
man, in view of thc threatening aspects of
the times. Should this position on nay
part meet the approval of those who placed!
Gorrett Smith was nominated for
centlvrcturned from V Northern W, he 1>resident by a Convention of Abolitionists
was when hc left home rather inclined to which aescn,b!cd at Syracuse, N \ on
the disunion sentiments of his (Breckin- j the 29th ^ The / e ™ ro S< ™ ral ®““
ridge) party. His fine sense and close ob- j represented, one of which was Kentucky.
servation ofthc feelings of the people north j The New Y ork Leader sars that
have quite changed his opinion on the w w who was ostensibl y e x-
subjcct of dissolution Ac. He says ho on the Blcdsoc Islatld last Jul for
thinks the chances for Mr. Bell as good or . . ... .. . . , . ,
, , . ^ ® . piracy, is still living, though madange-
better than those of Mr. Douglas. As for ; . . ... , .
® . rous state, but likely to recover.
Breckinridge hc stands no chance, it is no
use of talking about him. Every vote
cast in the South for Breckinridge is a
the greatest spirits of thc age, and said t h at cver was accorded to any statesman.”
next to Breckinridge, he was for Douglas Thc forc „ 0 ; ng cu logy ofM*r. Yancey up-
as things now stood—(baiting.) As for on J u( 5<r C Douglas, completely annihilates James Johnson, of Muscogee, had declared
Mr. Everett, candidate for A'icc President any f(OS ; t ; on be mav ass umc in reference his intention to support Judge Douglas.—
on the Bell ticket, he was one of the most ^ ( bat distinguished Democrat pending The annexed letter from Sir. Johnson is
gentlemanly polite and clever old frccsoil- thc prescnt campaign.
ers he ever had the pleasure of being ac- Jt sbou ] d not be forgotten that when Mr.
quainted with, and as for poor old John y ancey delivered his encomiums upon Sir.
Bell of Tennessee, he give him scissors.— p 0ll „i aSj j n 1859, that it was after his
He cut and carved him into pilo, and ab- vote a'-ainst the Lccompton constituton,
solutely throwed liim over the fence, a an d the delivery of his Free{>ort speech. .
prey to buzzards, dogs and hogs.
showed no respect for Mr. Bell or his sup- merits the charge of “arch-traitor,
porters, but lashed them in a style unlook- j Mr. Yancey’s attacks upon Herschel A .
3=^” John M. Jackson, Esq., Douglas
and Johnson Alternate Elector, will ad-
gain for old Lincoln. He speaks from ac- > dress t be people at Ellijay on Monday, the
tual information as obtained by his close 10th jnst ^ and at M orga nton on Tuesday,
observation and conversation with the pco- J t ^ e mt, ^» 0 ] -\y Moore, Breckin- just and merited rebuke from the friends
pie north from the Mississippi River to Alternate, is invited to bo present j ftfid press of the Bell and Everett party.
and aiirother Southern"men have defended j Boston - Veri, - v ’ if somc of . our cotcm P°- and address the people also. j His effort may be set down as a Sne third
: raries won’t believe such evidence as this, j ♦ j rate speech, or for a moderate second rate
they would not believe one though he rose ! EiF” See the new displayed advertise i speech, for the up country. The speech
from the dead.
He i si r . Douglas has done nothing since, that | induccd ™ to ' take ‘bis position cannot, of
& - course, bo embraced in the limits of this
I will, however, say that, in my o-
cd for from a United States Senator, but Johnson met with no response from his P™on, hi. positions are those only which
hc is one of the boss overseers, and must auditory. The people of Georgia know " 1 0,1 u J us lce 0 cac sect ‘on
obey orders. AYith the exception of this that Gov. Johnson is a true and tried Dem- f the L n, °” and .P rc ^ rvo P® ace and
abuse of the Standard bearer of a large ocrat—that his devotion to principle, the ln J, a . d, gener-
and very respectable party of our State, rights of thc South, and the Constitution,
serve them best of my humble ability; oth-
| erwise am more than willing that my place
The Hon. Jas. Johnson of Muscogee, j on the ticket shall be filled by the selco-
AVe stated a few days ago that the Hon. j tion of another.
Hoping that thc impending crisis which
threatens tho peace and happiness of our
beloved country may be averted by tho
patriotic prudence of those who have been
the happy bencfiiciarics of her innumera
ble and counties blessings, I am, gentle
men, with the assuaance of personal regard
and esteem,
Most respectfully, your db’t serv’t,
N. Bass.
To SIcssrs. Ambrose Spexcxr, John
R. Stirues, and AA r . K. DkGkaffixreuk
Committee.
in the Slobile Register:
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 18, 1860.
Hox. Joiix Foitsrrn —Dear Sir : I have
come to the conclusion that it is my duty
to support Douglas. Thc reasons which
and which we believe will meet with a are not excelled by any man.—Atlanta stay the tide of fanaticism that threatens
. to submerge us. W bile tho attention of
, every eye and car is directed to him, hc
says to the northern people that he is op-
Excitement in Talladega, Ala.
Recently symptoms of a negro insurrec
tion were discovered near Telladega, Ala,
and three or four suspicious white intfr
and sever; 1
ly armed. Some of thc white i
were arrested together with a number of
tiie fugitive slave law, but they could not
mly do so with safety, but it was popular
to do so, and it was a law for the benefit
•f our section. Not so however, with
Douglas, for he run the risk ofkillinghim-
Mlf politically, for all time to come.
We must confess that Mr. Toombs was
not so severe on Douglas as we expected.
Ha evidently labored against his own con
victions of right and justice toward a great
Statesman, in opposing him. He said
that If Breckinridge was out of the way,
he would support Mr. Douglas in prefer
ence fe any other candidate in the field.
posed to any party that seeks to prohibit negroes. AVe have been shown a private
[From the Louisville Democrat.]
Protection in the Territories.
Can any one of the stuuip speakers in slavery against the w ill of the people, and letter from a gentleman in that place to
ment of the Messrs. Herzberg in another j dosed, we were overcome with heat and Kentucky, who arc bellowing about pro- a ^° t0 an > P art J tkat seeks to put slave-1 another here, which says they are in the
column. They are receiving a large stock j thirst, passed out by the outside sentinels tection in the Territories, tell ihe people ry on a people against their will. In oth- ^ midst of great excitement. On the night
Sons Of Temperance. ; of goods and will sell them at the lowest' and heat a rap id retreat to tbe public well what it is they want ? They disclaim er words, he is the advocate of each pco-; 0 f the 27th, the keys of the jail were de'
Rev. SI. A. Leak informs us that there , possible prices. They have astore at both a t Fort Breckinridge, and was kindly trea- most vehemently every desire for a slave pie regulating the question of slavery for j manded of the jailer by the citizens, and
. « . t n e m ... i /—% ti i V ill 1 _ _ ik.tv . n. C.. fn r ar t Vi PTTI Cl 1} 111* /a t f a t lin Yimitnt —* f ! . ... m %
are now six Divisions of the Sons of Tern
perance in this County, all in a flourishing
condition. They are at Cartersville, Cass-
Cartersville and Calhoun.
■ ted by all ( for our money,) and by sun coda They swear they are not in favor themselves, subject to the limitations of; next morning a white man was found
; set we were' far from thc range of the of forcing slavery upon any Territery, and the Constttution. This has been the po- hanging to a china tree-dead. The next
Gov. Letcher, of A irgima, is out monstrous of Fort Breckinridge.— ; yet their ceaseless cry is for congressional sition of the whole South, and in my o- j day another was taken out for trial, but
ville, Euharley, Stamp Creek, Ford’s Fur- j in a letter in which he says—“ All hope We hope nQ man win charge falsehood on protection of slavery. They had
nace and Pine Log. Mr. Leak has been *f an adjustment haying failed, I have no; tfae D ]as or ^ presses when the y say excellent apportunity last winter
a most pinion, ought to be so now.
untiring in his efforts
of Temperance in this
friend of the cause will be gratified at his
There are several other places
of defin-
Kan- i
to spread the cause j hesitation in declaring that my support j tbg Breckinridge party, or at least its prin- ing what they mean by protection
County, and every will be given to Douglas and Johnson.” : c . ]e kaders are for Disunion. If Air. sas bad passed stringent laws prohibiting
Yours respectfully,
James Jonxsox.
His principal objection to Douglas was ? UC ^ CSS ‘ ...
1 in the county which ought to organize
Divisions.
A Portland paper says that Gen. Tom Toombs is not for disunion,
Ms Territorial policy. He was very clam
orous for protection to slavery in the Terri-
terles Last session of Congress he certain
ly had an opportunity to vote for a bill to
protect slavery in tbe Territories. Thus
it is, that the seceders will rant and make
a tremendous noise about protection when
it was postponed until the following Sat ■
urday. The correspondent says the in
dications are that a general insurrection
* - was intended all over the State. We are
A ote of Selma. Last week, says the j truly glad that some of the white villians
We
Superior Court
it what he slavery in that Territory. Here was
... . f rr ,m that eitv i»» iu ™ ■»»»»• sentiments, case in which, if ever “protection was Slarion American, a bet of $500 being • bave a t last heen caught and hung.
um is o ' , v f t ’ then we give it up. Why this great un- needed. The protection party had a large made that there was not fifty Douglas had rather see one of them swinging to a
:notony 0°® 0 ° r ort-rtmnlich Ad easinsss, this change of tone towards the majority in the Senate. Brown, of Sliss., votes in Selma, a thorough canvass of the tree than a hundred negroes. It is gener-
| ters but “the handsome and accomplish ^ , , ,. , . .. : ^_-i_ nrnnn:nl t’np nassai-c of a law for the nro- citv was made, and the fnllnwimr ' -n_ n a..i n i i:n„„
| daughter of one of our
,, . , J’ , Douglas men who stink in their nostrils, proposed the passage of a law for the pro- city was made, and the following figures ally the case that the abolition emissaries
oldest ana most es- _ _ _ . ..... r_i t- l..*- . i . ... . .. • j
The Superior Court for this County,' teemed citizens.” She is said to be very
Marl- from the Toombs thc doleful tection of slavery in Kansas, but he could obtained:
sound." Please excuse us—having, we only get two votes for it besides his own.
‘ .. . liointit inH sound. riease excuse us—navmg, (S'--
commences its session on next Monday. . “pretty, below the ord.nan hei 0 tit and ^ ^ respect for those old sainted Does not this show conclusively that these
“ ' ‘ U U ' ircSS to qu.te a large estate ^ ^ ^ ^ more than for Mr b , usterers abouts0 uthem rights and slave
Revival. There is a revival meeting ’ AYatts. We will, as our minds are some- protection are destitute of all sincerity
AVe are gratified to learn that there are a j heiress to quite a large estate,
less number of cases returned to this court
they are on the stump, and threaten to j than at any previous one for many years.
Sre the Ihdonff they donteet iLand 5T " T T 7 ^ ^ ng on at the Baptist Church in this what turned to more than human author- ! their avowed principels ? Can even the facts, and show how the Breck-Yancey ;
dissolve the Union ,f they dont get it, and Th, s S peaks well for the financial condi- S°‘ n S on at . r ofnn Pvcnse be found for their ticket is sweeping the State and “over
come into our midst and sow the wind,
Bed 228 and then escape and leave tho poor, de-
Douglas 143 luded negroes to reap the whirlwind.—
Breckinridge. .....77 j There are hundreds more left. Let us bn
The above figures are not “straws” but : on the watch for them.—Borne Courier,
when in Congress, they refuse to vote for ! xj on 0 f t be citizens of this county.
• hill which proposes to give them what J ♦
they so imperiously demand when they ! Gen. Houston has written a letter
place and we are gratified to learn thatis ■ ity prove from sacred writ the reason of semblance of an excuse be found for their ticket is sweeping the State and “over- j AY. AY. Clayton Esq., of Kingston has
likely to do a great deal of good. There this great uneasiness of these Breckinridge j own principles! And yet these same men whelming every thing.” been appointed agent, at Atlanta, of tho
are a laree number who present themsel- Yancey disunionists. From the book of are threatening to dissolve the Union if -
or* before the people. Popular sovereign-'withdrawing his name as a candidate for* ves for prayer every night. Slay its fruits, Solomon, Chapter 6th. from the second to ; Congress does not do what they them fpr
sy h*s got to be a frightful thing with the President. long he felt and seen. ’ the sixth verse inclusive, land as old Path- selves refused last winter to do. up the
— ! G. R. R. & Banking Co., to fill the
If pride leads the van, beggarv brings ' cy caused by the resignation of Mr, Pi
Brown.