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UNiON CONVENTION. The committee of ten appointed to urn ft a preamble nnd resolution# expressive of the views and principles of the Union party, made the following rt*|x>rt, which was unanimously i adopted, to wil; Ti THii UNION PARTY OP GEORGIA. j delegates, assembled in Convention j at Miiledgeviiie, on the “lit May. have taken ; into consideration (he subject confided to their j deliberations, and now ncomm.nd the Ibl- j wing gentlemen, ns possessing suitable qua-; lificaiions to represent Georgia in the next • Congress of the United States: David C. Campbell, of liiial). I). Graves, of Newton. Junius Hillyer, of Clark. Alfred Iverson, of Muscogee. J. G. McWhorter, of Richmond. Charles H. Nelson, of Cherokee. Robert W. Pooler, of Chatham. Josiali S. Patterson, of Early. Hiram Warner, of Meriwether. We hope our deliberations have been I guided b.y wisdom, as we know they have! been influenced by a patriotic regard for the | best interests of our State and Country.— j That the result will he perfectly satisfactory to all, we cannot expect; but we hope and’ XwUeve, sufficient public s] i it and self devo tion exist in the party, to silence the voice ot discontent, and induce all its members to; waive minor considerations, as a step neevs-, sary to secure the ascendancy of those prill-j ciples and measures, which they solemnly be-; liev are essential to the present and future prosperity, peace and greatness of our be loved cou itry. Those claims to the honois of the party, which have not been thus pub liey acknowledged, have not been overlooked, only postponed- Disinterestedness is the luiigi of honesty. Our leading men have! rattier required persuasion to serve us, than rebuke lor forward pretensions. Let us con tinue to be so distinguished. It is the surest evidence that “ all the ends we aim at arc our Country’s.” But the Convention, having thus discharged the duty mure immediately assigned it, con sidered that it. had not done all that it was its duly to perform —all that the party had a right to expect at its hands. Important changes having taken place in the situation ot the country, and new topics of public concern been agitated, it became a matter of some im portance, in the judgment of the Convention, to state distinctly the leading principles of the party, as authorised landmarks for its gui dance in maintaining the ascendancy of the Constitution and laws. This they have en deavored to do with a charitable regard to the peculiar views of any dissenting members of the party, and with all the kindness of in terpretation as to t e motives of our political opponents which their conduct has allowed us to f el. The following was the result of our delibe rations : Whereas important changes have taken place in the situation of the country, and new topics of public concern been agitated, since any authorized organ of the Union Party of Georgia has asserted its principles or sketched its views in relation thereto, it becomes a mat ter of importance to state distinctly the lead ing principles of its belief, to silence the mouth ofslander, and, if possible, deprive misrepre sentation of its power—Therefore, That we cordially approve Ihe Recommendation of the President of the ted States, in regard to the propriety and ne cessity of separating the Government from the Banks, in keeping and disbursing the pub'ic. treasure, and of maintaining in the reception of the public dues, consistently with the public convenience, the only constitutional and noli mat currency and legal tender. Resolved , That we approve of the course of the administration of the General Govern ment, in regard to its Indian policy ; and that Georgia in particular, who has been scourged by the continuance, so long, of this species of population within her territory, will sustain this policy, as alike essential to her own pros perity and honor, and necessary to the future exis’ence of a race, that has dwindled from millions to hundreds, and once possessed our country, in the pride of powerful and inde pendent nations. Resolved, That the Democratic party of the South, can hold no friendly communica tion on any subject, with those who are mak ing a systematic assault upon rights guaran teed bv the Constitution to the South, and who, if not arrested in their career, will demo lish the fair fabric, of our liberties, and entitle them tel vei to the infamous distinction of the wretch who fired the Ephesian Temple : That the Republican party of the North, un corrupted, disinterested, and patriotic, have ever proved themselves to he what Mr. Jef ferson declared them, “the natural allies of the South;” and that now, more than ever, from their resolute opposition to the abolition fanatics, and to ail unconstitutional interfer ence with our domestic institutions, they me rit. and shall receive our warmest thanks. Resolved, That taxes and duties ouglii not to he laid and collected by the General Government to raise money 1< he lent out by keepers thereof, whether public officers or banks, lo speculators or anv other class of citizens whatsoever; and that the amount raised should he barely sufficient to defray the expenses ol an economical administration of the Government, and should lie kept to be applied to that obj *ct, and no other. Resolved, That the General Government have no right to use the money of the people for Binking purposes; and consequently, any attempt on the part of Congress, by the means of a Bank charter, or anv other legislative enactment, to delegate such power to others, will, as heretofore, meet with the unceasing hostility and opposition of the Union Party of Georgia. Resolved, That we deprecate the evils re sulting from the suspension ofspeeie payments and recommend a speedv resumption by the Banks, both in justice to the community that granted them their chartered privileges, an I have a right to their benefits, and from a pru dent regard for their own safety. Resolved. That the present ndminis*rn-i tion of the General Government, as promoting j the interests of ihe South, and guarding om ! institutions, has won our admiration and scour- ■ ed our support; that we deeply deplore the j course of such S vjffiern statesmen as, bv act- ’ ing in concert with its opponents, are aiding to : place those in power who are adverse to thej rights and interests of the South, arid thej great principles of the Democratic Party, as; illustrated in the jMilitical life and writings oi; Thomas Jefferson. The principles of the present administra tion, according with the spirit of compromise with which The Federal Constitution was; framed and adopted, and being radically op posed to the fanatical efforts now made to irM Jcrtere with vital local interests, we people to rally to iis support. opinion, in matters not connected \x46rihc Htitevv and happiness of a portion of tins Re public, may hi tolerated, “ while reason is l left to c unhat it, ’ hut every constitutional ef fort snouid he mule to resist and put down any attempt of the people of one portion of the countrv to interfere with the domestic in- Btitutions of another. The present adminis istration, planting itself u;v>n the true princi ples of our Un'on and Constitution, has holdiv stepped forward and identified itself with the 1 maintainanre of the domestic institutions of the Sotilh—the people of Georgia tfre, there fore. again invoked to rally to iis support. The Convention, in dosing its report and address to its constituents, cannot conclude: without urging on the party .She necessity-of renewed vigilance and untiring exertion toi maintain the ascendancy of hs views. To stimulate to such exertion and tire the zeal of the faintest heart in the. cause. •ee hog to awaken its recollection of the glorious past.- The position in which Georgia stood during the threatening dangers of Nullification, was one of the greatest responsibility, and nobly did she respond to her obligations. She was the key stone of the arch, which sustained the Union In the Southern States. It she had faltered in the cause, ali would have been lost. Tiijs glorious Union would have lain in ruins. The whirlwind would have been irresistible, if it had been augmented bv her strength. But every engine was brought to play on her firmness in vain. Difficulties i were multiplied and artfully managed to in flame her passions, warp her judgment, nnd tempt her, Ivy suggestions of State pride, to swerve from ihe path of duty, patriotism and honor. Jn vain the tempest beat on her bat tlements. Her eye looked with unquailing firmness on the dark cloud, whose thunder muttered its threatenings in her ear. She trembled not —hesitated not; but with the Constitution of the Confederacy in her hand, and ils glorious banner over her head, she defied its fury, and smiled in scorn at its im potence. In that dark hour, which was to tesl (he capability of our government, she ral lied her strength, and took her station by the side of the Old Patriot, whose very name was a host against the enemies of his country. — They triumphed together, and with them triumphed the Constitution and the laws. As Georgians, we are proud that we have not beer, recreant —not failed in our destiny.— The recollection shall shed a bright radiance on our future career, and history, when she enumerate* the temptations and dangers which tried our firmness, shall pour the glory of her noblest eulogium on the record. Let us not then, by supineness, nor by passion, and forgetful of the past, lose all for which we have fought, but rally on our principles, and, j like a band of brothers, hind our fate by a bond stronger than links of steel, to the desti ny of our glorious Union. On motion of Col. Daily, of Butts, Resolved , That a committee of five he ap pointed by ihe President, to inform the per sons chosen by this Convention ns candidates at the ensuing Congressional election, of their nomination; and that said Committee com municate in them the resolutions passed Ivy this Convention expressive of the principles and views of I tie Union party of Georgia, nnd | ai-k of .them the expression of their approba-i lion of said principles nnd views. The Committee appointed were, Messrs. J. W. A. Sanford, Green Jordan, N. B. Ju lian, Gen. R, Bledsoe, and Wm. G. Smith, Esq. Resolved , That Charles J. McDonald, 11. L. Bentvitig, James S. Bulloch, Howell Cobb, E. G. Rogers, Valentine Walker. George D. Andrews, J. W. A. Sanford, Jas. F. Hay, and Win. W. Wiggins, be a Committee to fill any vacancy that may occur in the nomi nations made bv this Convention. j On motion of J. G. McWhorter, Resolved', unanimously , That we regret i that private considerations lia"e been so im perative in their nature as to deprive us of , the continued services of our present Demo cratic Delegates in Congress, who, by zeal ously and ably advocating the measures of the administration, have defended the interests of the South, and thereby gained for their exertions the lasting remembrance and grati tude of the Union party. On motion of Mr. McArdeff, of Mclntosh. Resolved , That the Delegation from Bald win he appointed a committee to print 500, copies, in pamphlet form, of the address, pre amble, and resolutions that have been adopt ed by this Convention, with the view of pre senting the same in a permanent form to the Union Party of Georgia, and that this Con vention furnish the said committee such a sum as may he necessary to defray the expenses of carrying this resolution into effect. On motion of Dr. McWhorter, Resolved, unanimously, That the thanks of this Convention be tendered to the President, for the dignified and able manner in which the duties of the Chair have been discharged, and that he he requested to furnish a copy of his address for publication. Resolved, unanimously. That the thanks of this Convention he likewise tendered to Mr. John T. Lamar- and Frederick H. Smford, Esq., Secretaries, for ihe prompt and faithful discharge of their duties. The Convention then adjourned sine die. THOS. SPALDING, Brest. Jo,™ T. Lamar. > Secretaries . T. H. Sanford, From t'’e New Or'cnrw Bulletin. SIGHT GIVEN TO THE BORN BLTND. Among the Seminole prisoners is a female named Mary, about thirty years of age, and horn blind. Her life has heen pnssrd in the wilds of Florida, and among its wilder na tives—and ignorance, and a belief in its im mobility, have ever made her resigned to her affliction. When arrived here, it was slated ;o her that her blindness could he removed — that tlie “great medicine” of the white man could give her sight. The proposition was referred to her relatives and ihe chiefs of her tribe. Superstition naturally entered in'o their councils, and the result of their delibera tions was ibis oracular decree : “ W hat the great spirit has denied, the pale face cannot give—what the Manitto fins ordained, it would be had in its children to wish to change.” Frequent importunity, however, induced a better stale of feeling, and the pa tient at length consenting, the operation was p “formed at the barracks, on Saturday the 14th inst. hv D. Luzenburg, assisted by Dr. Lab.itut, in the presence of several physicians, and some of (lie chiefs of the Senlinoles. — Many singular difficulties presented them selves: firstly from the impossibility of prompt communication between the patient and the surgeon : secondly, because from habit the pupils of both eves were thrown in llie inter nal canthus: and thirdly, because mental agitation caused the evehal's to rush from side to side, as if under the operation of galvanism. But skill and perseverance can overcome all impediments, and the poor savage of the woods was prepared to receive from, the ; white man the inestimable h'essing of sight, j The eyes which in t heir Wind state were ad ’ ditinnallv afflicted with ohliquitv, will hence forth assume their natural position. The spell of beauty, the sway of wealth, j the charm of oratory, and the resources of art. are as moles in the air. compared with! the power of science We speak not of that j kind of science which bv abstruse cn'e.ulnfions oives us the dimensions of a lar off star, or, Tells us when eclipses come, although tin-j ; doubtedlv it is great, it is wonderful; it fills! ■ the imagination, hut touches not the heart. | But the science of surgery, which can only arrive at maturity in the human mind almost j made perfect—where the skill of man np-j proaches nearest to ihe attributes of God— -•fills the intellect, with wonder, and the heart! f with jov; for its aim, its purpose is to minis-} ; ter to tlie wants of man. to alleviate human] ; sufiering. The physical requisites alone ofi the good surgeon are “t , n heart of a lion. • the eve of an eagle, and the hand o! a lady ; j hut what wealth must not that mind possess 1 whose resources can thus give sight to the j :i hot n blind.” i ! During the first operation. Cloud, the Se-; min.)!e chief, watched over Dr. Luzenhurg’sj shoulder almost as intently as the surgeon! himself; and when in her agony and dread! ihe poor woman refused to submit again, the} chief assured her he had observed the pale | face closely, and was satisfied he could give ; her sightthat their own great “ medicine,”j their prophet, FeliXrHava, could do nothing tor her; hut if s[jo would submit a few mo-j mi nts longer, the medicine of the pale laces j would .enable Tier to gaze upon iisr children; and their father, and to iook out upon tiw, beauty ..j the country where ftiev were go-’ i*tg t > dwell ; that she could’ - oig ! in their• dances, and see hmv therr braves could de fend their wigwam! Bound by habit to obey her chief, and with some ray of hope to sup port her, the patient submitted to the second operation, which was performed with match less skill, and well requited success. Under all the ciicumstances of the case, this may well he considered one the proudest achieve ments of surgery; and we cannot avoid en vying the Doctor ihe gratification he must feel when he reflects upon the result of his benevolence and skill. Mary has a child, nine years old, also horn blind, who will he operated upon by Dr. Ltizeuberg in the course of live week. May success again crown his noble efforts. From the N. Y. Evening Star FOREIGN ITEMS. The Queen Dowager is beginning to shew i herself in public. She maintains great state, anti does not abate an inch of her royal dig nity. She is visited a good deal by the mem bers of the Royal Family, and returns tlieir ceremonial calls with all possible state. The Queen appears on friendly terms with her; but the feeling between them cannot be sin cerely pleasant or satisfactory. The two Queens have only appeared to gether in the Chapel Royal at St. James’s Palace. The Queen Regent occupies the centre box with her mother, and Queen Ade laide sits in a side division. She wears a widow’s cap, weepers, and all the “outward and visible signs” of mourning. Her. chari ties are said to be considerable, and they are declared to be perfectly unostentatious. We have a rumor that the Queen (Victo ria) means to pay a visit to Ireland after the coronation —that is, early in the autumn. She must of course pay a similar visit to Scotland. She has been in Wales more than once—but not since she was Queen. Since her accession, a trio to Brighton has been the utmost extent of her wandering from ihe metropolis. She is like a bird in a gilded cage! Rumor says still, and more loudly, that i Miss Coutts Burdett or Burdett Contis, is • certainly to he wedded to the heir of live Dukedom of Norfolk. The bar is said to he religion—Lord Fitzalan being a Roman Ca- ; s tholic. But. the lady wishes to wear the ; I j strawberry coronet, nnd the Dukedom of! ■! Norfolk, premier in rank, is rather low in wealth, and the heiress’s money will adjust ■ all differences. The Coronation, it is said, will lake place , on June 20th, the anniversary of Victoria’s accession to the Crown. I doubt whether it . ran take place so early, because the preparn , tions will occupy many months, if the pageant • be on the splendid scale which the Queen , wishes for. She lias a right royal taste for i gorgeous magnificence on state occasions, - though as an individual her attire is remark ably plain. Already do we hear that the chivalry of t Europe will attend the Coronation. It is now - said that one of the Saxe Cobourg family will r be the Ambassador extraordinary from Aus tria on this occasion, and not Prince Adolphus - Schwartzenburg, as already stated. The f Esterhazys will go of course. Austria will ? officially send twenty cavaliers from the high • est ranks of her nobles. Besides a great • many, (including some from Hungary,) will attend. The other European nations will contribute their quota to this sumptuous ce remonial. My own opinion is that the Coro \ nation cannot take place before August. We have some court gossip from Paris. The Royal family are preparing to vil Louis Philips’s country seat at Neuillv. Here all courtly etiquette is at an end. The chateau is not larger than the country house of an English gentleman of 20001. a year, and therefore can accommodate little more than the actual members of the royal family, who are all exceedingly fond of a quiet life, with out the disagreniens of royalty’s ceremonies. The Parisians have it that the Princess Clementine of France, will become the bride of the Crown Prince of Bavaria. The Prince Da Joinville is at Rio Janeiro, pursuing his naval studies. The Duchess of Kent, it has been remark ed, has been much away from Buckingham Palace during the last three weeks. In fact, she was at Kensington Palace, winding up Sir John Conroy’s accounts. The Times (which contrives to know all that passes) gives ihe following paragraph of news: “ On Monday last, the tradespeople of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, who had been in the habit of supplying her Royal Highness’s Inle establishment at Kensington Palace, and most of wliom were residents of Kensington, were most agreeablv snrorised hv the receipt of letters signed hv Messrs. Parkinson, the Dutchess’s solicitors, request ing them lo meet at the office of those gen tlemen. No. 66. Lincoln’s Inn Fields, on Wed- ; nesdav the 28lh inst., for Ihe purpose of the j discharge of their various claims, most of; which, it is said, have heen running on for the ! last three years nnd upwards. At. the hour j appointed (he whole body of claimants accor dingly attended, when cheeks on the hanking; house of Messrs. Contis & Cos., in the Strand,; filled up with ihe amounts due lo each, were : handed to them. The checks were signed hv I Mr. J. Parkinson, but there was also -mother j signature written above it in a hand evidently ; purposely rendered unintelligible. Some of them were for sums verging on 2000 pounds, and it is said that nllogether nearly 100,0001. changed hands on that. day. We understand the London tradespeople had been previously paid.” On the whole, these debts amounted to 150,000 pounds, and the money with which to pay them has been raised by mortgage j upon the income of 30,000 a vear, which j ; Parliament has granted to the Queen’s mo-; j ther. It is clear that there must have been ’ great extravagance. The Duchess of Orleans is certainly in a 1 fair way of perpetuating the House of Or- ; 1 leans. Her accouchement will take place , i shortly. You may remember that when she ; married, it was necessary for Louis Philippe to obtain a papal license to authorize the j | nuptials of his eldest son with a Protestant ; princess, and that the Pope made it an ex- I • press stipulation that the children should be , | brought up as Roman Catholics. The on j ,1 dit now is that the Princess has herself he-j | come a Catholic. She attends mass with her j | husband, and though she has not made and I ! will not make any forma! or public recant i- | i (ion. has ceased to he a Protestant. : The Princess Marie has arrived with her ; husband, the Duke Alexander of Wurtem | burg, on a visit to the Tuilleries. She also is said to he “as ladies wish to be who love ! their lords.” The marriage of her sister. Clementine, j with the Crown Prince of Bavaria, may take | place—die bait being a fine girl nnd her : dowry of twenty millions of francs. Royalty \ | seldom has such prizes to offer or lake. ■| Old fashions a-e reviving—I mean old : fashions in female ntfire. A novelty, in this, j way, has recently been re-introduced in Paris. ’ Ir is the use of coral ornaments, which long-* since have heen cast over, as vulgar, to nur sery maids and country girls. At a recent j I ball at Paris, one of the reigning bel es ap-, ’ pcared in a white cashmere dress, fastened down the front and on Ihe shoulders wim coral cameos. Nor was this nil; across her ( dark hair was a bandeau to coniine its braids. With muslin and crape dresses eoral is more particularly worn, and chiefly by young la i dies. Another novelty—and really a beautiful npp — is the usp of natural flowers and buds. The Princess Clementine, who is said to have no exquisite taste in dress, recently went to a fete with a branch fresh gathered from the filbert tree, and placed in her hair, in front. The pendant filberts mingled with her fiow ing ringlets, anti had a beautilul effect. At least, so saith fashion ! The Queen of England still continues her equestrian rides. She remains on horseback | about three hours each day, and her party consists ofabout lrom nine to twelve persons, her mother being mostly of the party. In the evening she has dinner parties, at which Lord I Melbourne is, as usual, almost a daily guest, j The Emperor and Empress ot Russia, it is j believed, are coming to England on a visit to the Queen. They are first to go to Berlin, ion a visit, to the King of Prussia. They go i with a brilliant suite, and the Hereditary Grand Duke, whose marriage with the second daughter of the Duke of Mecklenburg, Slre lits, will take place in autumn. The Queen’s drawing room will take place jat St. James’ April sth. Lady Adelaide F itz | clarence, eldest daughter of tiie Earl of Mnn-, ster, anti Lady Sarah Villiers, the eldest; daughter of the Earl of Jersey, will he pre- j sented—both are under 18, and said lo be; eminently lovely. The first Almacks hall takes place on the j levelling of the levee day. One of the gayest women in London—fa -1 mous for giving excellent dinners —is the i Dowager Countess of Cork and Orrery. The 1 lady is only ninety-two years of age ! One of the Paris papers has a strange story, i in a letter from St. Petersburg. It runs thus: ! lhar the King of Hanover is anxious to effect a marriage between Queen Victoria nnd his | son, Prince George of Cumberland. That he apprehends she will marry one of her Coburg cousins. That he sent a diplomatic agent to the Court of St. Petersburg to impress upon the Emperor Nicholas, the impolicy of allow ing such a union. That this agent was a Miss Rovvena Ann Laidlaw, first pianist to j the Court of Hanover. That the Emjieror was grievously piqued at having a female envoy sent to him, and said ihnt king Earnest had lost his senses; for he clothed his diplo matists in petticoats, and would soon wear them himself. But it seems the fair Rowena i has since become a favorite, and that—much to ihe dislike of the Empress —the Emperor spent all his leisnre lime in chatting with the j diplomatic p ; nnist, and listening to her music. ! So runs the tale—“ curious if true,” as the i | papers sav! | There have heen two recent robberies of jewels under odd circumstances and to a heavy amount. The Duchess of Leinster’s jewels were stolen at her residence in Dublin, to the ainouht of 8,000/. One diamond neck lace is worth 4.000/. One of the family has been suspected of the theft! The dressing room of Lady Chnrlemont, in London, was stripped of about 2,000/. worth of jewels.— The house had been entered bv an attic, win dow, no doubt by someone who knew the localities. One necklace thus lost is valued at I,GOO guineas. The rest of the bnoiy con sists of gold watches, rings, snuff boxes, dia monds, nnd gold chains. As yet no clue has been obtained to the detection of the robbers, j or the recovery of the articles. From Ibo Richmond Enquirer. VIRGINIA ELECTIONS. The Whigs have carried 67 Delegates; • and the friends of the Administration 52—and ! 1 unknown. The following counties are yet to be heard from—which were represented as follows in the last session: Whig. Braxton nnd Lewis, Fayette and Nicholas, Henry, Westmoreland —4. Van Buren. Floyd, Giles and Mercer, Lee, Logan, Mason and Jackson, Patrick, Pendleton, Preston, Randolph, Scott—lo. The Whigs may carry Mason and Jack son, Patrick and Randolph—without these, they will have 71 to G 2--9 majority—with them, it will 74 to 59—16 majority —1 un known. We have q majority in the Senate of 12. How it will be on a joint vote depends upon the returns yet to be received. But JYous verrora. From the Richmond Enquirer. COL BANKS ELECTED TO CONGRESS. The result is at Inst ascertained, and Linn ; Banks, Esq. (V. B.) has defeated Mr. Slaugh ter, (Whig.) The following is an extract of a letter from Rappahannock county: “ Washington Rappahannock Cos. Mry 3. We have just received information from ! the lower counties, that Banks has n rna jori jty of 99. In this county Slaughter has a ma ; joritv ol 87, which gives Batiks twelve in the district. I must say a word or two respect j ing the vote in this county, to show why j there was such a gap between Mr. Pendle- I ton and Dr. Licklin. The facts are these : i The Doctor never declared himself till Mr. ! P. came to this place on Monday week he {fore the election; so that he was but eight j davs a candidate. He never went from home I till Saturday, returned on Sunday, and went to Sperryville on Tuesday, (3d day;) and the reason why he came out so late, or at all, was, that Pendleton, although he knew of no opposition in the county election, had been lo Woodville, to Sperryville, was here, on his way to Flint Hill, and Amisville, visiting ail (lie leading Whig friends in his power. The Doctor saw his drift, and had watched the i Whig movement for some time, and was con vinced that their object was to catch us asleep, get a large majority for Slaughter, and then cry out re-action, &c. The Doctor then de- i 1 termined to run, not with the expectation of being elected, but lo get. as many to the polls j as we could, and thereby make Bank’s elec- ! lion sure, and we have succeeded; for, though j the poll is small on our side, it is at least 74 i larger (I think) than it would have have heen \ without some county opposition. When Pen- ! dleton and Dr. N. ran the first time, there j were 593 votes polled. P. got of that nam- | her 256, now 445 is the number polled, and j Pendleton gets 271, within 15 votes of what he got then. You will recollect that the votes stated here were taken in both cases in a three davs’ nee, and then, as now, the W higs used every exertion to gel ihe voters I to the polls; and the 15 votes show their suc cess. From this I am induced to believe that they stand as Ihev then did, and there is nothing wanting hut a turn out. Sir, this is the worst time in the year for an elec- j tion. A large proportion of the Democracy j (or Democrats) have to labor,and are engaged i in planting corn, fishing, See. If the middle i of May, August or November was the time to hold the election, it would, in my opinion,! suit much better.” Federalism has ever been the enemy of the purity and freedom of elections, and must of necessity be so; for, believing the people un fit. to govern and liable to he corrupted, it na turally seeks i;s ends bv that means. It is this principle which induces men who would shrink from an immoral act in their business, and who are scrupulously honest in their dealings, to perpetrate the most atrocious frauds in political contests, and sanction the grossest corruption. Thus, “ men and votes are bought, like cattle in the market,” and it is regarded as a matter of course by those who have imbibed the notions of the federal school. Democracy can oppose to this me le of warfare only her superior numbers, and a watchfui vigilance.— Albany Argus. “ Grt of 7nii corn-.." —Can-'t thou minister to a foot diseased—-pluck from a toe a rooted soirow ?*• SENTINEL & HERALD. COLUMBUS, MAY 17, IS3S. WELL DONE. | I.i Council, on Saturday evening last, the hog law was passed, that is, the law excluding them from the streets. Gud, as the French man would say. After the first day of June they are to he sold at public outcry —what a joyful cry—going—going— gone—the hogs all gone! Some person asked us yesterday it we would vote next year for the men who voted to turn the hogs out of town this year; ■ and what do you think we said? why wc, | told him, “ Well we will, horse !” Those j ! who voted in the affirmative deserve to live j lon Woodcock and Pheasant the balance of ! their lives. The Superior Court adjourned on Satur | day last, until Court in course, which will be holden on the third Monday in next October. 1 The docker, which was immense, has been ] entirely swept; six hundred common law ! cases have been tried ; the appeal docket was proportionally large, and the criminal docket very heavy. We are aware of the delicacy j of attempting to throw the garment of praise around the ministers of the law ; nor would ,we be considered as meting out a particle I more than stern justice, when we say, that while his Honor Judge Sturgis is largely in i debted to his office for the high dignity which it confers upon him, yet does the office owe much to him who has so ably, industriously, and laboriously sustained its important func tions. LATEST NEWS. Our slips per Express are up to the 12th inst. from New York. The packet ship En | gland had been boarded oil Block Island, by la pilot boat. She brought Liverpool dates to J the 20fh of April and London to the 19th. | The England brought over 152,000/. in gold. |We shall get a “hard currency” after a j while. The London Times says, that the intelligence received from the United States is not very satisfactory. The uncertainty which continues to pevail, as to whether the banks would resume specie payments in the middle of May, kept all mercantile operations in a most uncertain state. Cotton in Liver pool on the 19th ult. had declined 1-4 J. per pound. COMPLIMENTARY. At a dinner celebration of the anniversary of St. George, lately given at Toronto, Up per Canada, Caps. Marry a tt, of novel wriiing fame, gave the following toast: “ Capt. Drew and his brave comrades tvJio cut out the Caroline .” The gallant Captain will perchance visit New York again in a few weeks, where he will doubtless receive the kindest attention t There are a parcel of jackanapes in all large cities, who worship at the shrine of every loafer in literature who happens to hail fiom a foreign country, and the moment his back is turned, he hurls insults in our teeth, or throws ridicule upon our manners, customs, and institutions. Such ingrates should be ’ noticed only bv an invitation to ride on a wooden horse with the hark peeled off. PRINCIPLES NOT MEN. There is truth l and honesty in the following j remarks, taken from the Augusta People’s Press, and we transcribe* them most cheerfully to our columns: “There seems to be a fatal delusion hang ing over some of the leading State i.t.'gh!s Journals of the South. They appear deter mined to adhere to the Northern YV big party, right or wrong—when, if they have eyes, and are in their proper senses, they must see that they are encouraging a party, who are actu ally rising upon the very ruins of our princi ples—principles by which we have guarded, j sustained, and cherished, our domestic Insti tutions, and hv which alone they can be de ■ fended. They are striving for an ascendancy for power. And for what are they doing j this?—for the welfare of the South?—for the j protection and the securing of our domestic peace? No! no 1 ! They are daily striving against those who are even for a liberal pira cy towards the South, and denouncing and proscribing those who dare to defend us!— and yet, in the face of all this, men, Southern, | State Rirrhts men, editors of Journals, will shout “ Hurrah for the Whigs /”— Glorious Whig victory! — a victory, as it were, over their own freedom!—over the smouldering ruins of their own happy homes! When will the South be united in her own defence?— When will she he convinced of the danger which threatens her? To prove that this is no idle subject for debate, we shall give in our next some startling and astounding facts— I such as we consider enough to convince any Tman, who is not deaf, dumb, and blind, and i determined to stay so.” r.i. . „ . ... | This is perfectly in keeping with the argu ! meat which in several preceding numbers we have endeavored to press upon the conside ration of our opponents. The Northern V\ hig j i party are as diametrically opposed to the] Sou'hern Democratic Republican party, as, i light is to darkness —barbarism to civilization : | —heathenism to Christianity; and why a| ; State Rights man, or, if you please, a nuUifer , j I should shout and triumph over the success of j 11lie whigs, we cannot divine, unless it he his j j wish to see the Southern confederacy destroy- j ed, Southern institutions broken down and] crushed under the tyrannical fool of northern I aristocracy, and tills fair and beautiful land drenched in blood, in the vile effort to fee the slaves of the South, for, we insist once more and again, that in the great body of Northern Whigs, are to he found hundreds and thousand of abolitionists, whose avowed principles strike directly at the root of South ern interest, liberty, and peace! Still do our opponents make the welkin ring with their hozannas to the success of the VS higs !—but their shouts are those of an excited mob —a delirium has seized on them —their imagina tions are distempered—they are mad —they know not what they do ! In a fatal moment, wrapped in the thick panoply of their own security, they will awaken to behold a deso lated home—a butchered wife, and mangied child ! Well may our contemporary ask the question so fraught with meaning, so full ol three, “ When unit the South be united in her oirn defence!’’'’ The old distinction of Union or Nullification is seldom heard or alluded to in this day; at best, it was but a local dis tinction ; it was circumscribed by tbe bound aries of a State; now, higher considerations —questions of great general moment, arrest our attention ; the peace, happiness, and se surity of the South are invaded. Y\ ill nol every Southerner, regardless o; his local poli tics, fly to the rescue ! “ Temporary and partial success, the debt- J sive fruit of terror and deception, may gild their banners for a while. They may carry some counties, some cities, some states. They mav continue to exult -hi the issue ol some i |n C al elections, as they have done heretofore. But to succeed in the main object—to carry the presidential chair in 1840 —that i hold to be impossible. I go upon my knowledge of the American people. I know them to be for their country, and believe that they can never elevate to power the party which builds its elevation upon the calamities, the humiliations, and the misfortunes of their country. They j can never elevate to power the parly which in every contest, foreign and domestic, is | found on the wrong side of the que>tion —on the side of the British, the French, the In dians the Mexicans, the non-resuming banks, and the shin plasters. Such a party cannot; [succeed; and I announce to them 1 heir late in advance —a Jackson defeat for the month of November, one thousand eight hundred and fortv.” Thus spoke Mr. Benton, in his speech de livered in March last; and viewing it as we j do in the light of a prediction, we entertain not a doubt of its fulfilment. Already lias Ritchie told us that he was in error in setting down so large a majority to the Whig side, in the late Virginia elections, and judging from his present cyphering, we presume he will at last bring it out about a lie in the Legislature, on joint ballot. Pennsylvania remains sound sto the core: firm as a Roman Catholic —as the Constitution itself: and New York—the empire State—the diamond-pivot on which all our elections turn —the State which gave birth nr.d education and fame to the present Chief Magistrate of the nation ; she will come to the aid of her favorite and long cherished son, in the hour of need, as certain as the mutation of time. On the question of re sumption he will carry with him the entire commercial interest of the city of New \ ork, and the remainder of the State belongs to him ; by right of feeling and affection. ! Notwithstanding the manv changes which j have taken place in Virginia, we believe site ; will stand erect in the coming Presidential [election : to Ritchie and Rives may be ascri ! bed the confusion, the splitting, and the con sequent falling off, in the Democratic party of the Old Dominion ; but we may “ hope better things,” now that Ritchie has thrown I himself upon the stool of repentance, and | sWorn that he would work kindly in the 1 traces, to kick out no more forever. The Richmord Enquirer has cast aside all minor questions, hushed all bickerings, and determi ned to exert all its power, influence, and en ergies, for the re-election of Mr. Van Buren. From the color and size of the trump card, do you not think, gentleman whigs, that the odd trick must be ours? We opine that ere Mr. Clay gets through with the approaching canvass, he will be compelled to cry out with King Richard, “ I think there be six Rich monds in the field,” and immediately after make his exit. City Council. —This body determined, on yesterday, to erect anew Market House at the corner of Crawford and Oglethorpe streets. This is a most excellent location. They also appointed a Committee of three from each ward, to collect donations for the relief of the sufferers by the late disastrous fire in the city of Charleston. “He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord.” Since writing the above the subscription has been started, a-nd Uo. MV Donga Id lias headed it with Five hundred dollars! N. B. The late destructive fire in Charles ton should teach our citizens the necessity of providing Engines and Hooks and Ladders. What has become of the Hook and Ladder .company? We heard of the formation of such a company with pleasure. More anon. STEAM BOAT ACCIDENT. The steamboat Irwiaton, on her downward passage, took fire immediately under (lie fur naces, a short distance below Blunt’s Town, on the Apalachicola river, and with a view to | prevent her being entirely destroyed, she was ! scuttled and sunk. It was supposed, when she was being sunk, that it was on a bar, but the water proved to he deep, and she is, we learn, almost entirely submerged. Her en gine, boilers, etc. will most likely be saved. The Irwinton had on board only two hun dred bales of cotton. THEATRE. Miss Meadows’ benefit on Saturday night was a bumper; the house was crammed, be ! sides a few chaps hanging on the nails. This charming little actress does not perform this week, and we are all in “ the dumps.” The Manager will not surely permit her to leave the city without once more delighting us with her sweet songs and pretty dancing. Should he do so, he would be shouldering a heavier responsibility than an editor does when tie excludes female poetry from his columns. Mr. F. Brown, as Rolla, on Monday eve | n’.ng: This was a very good performance. ; Mr. B’s style of acting pleased us much —his ! voice is good, his action graceful, and his i walk fine, very fine. We admired his con | ceplion of the character, and thought it cor j rcct. He made the Peruvian to move through out the piece under the feelings of a subdued lover, in which form the character is highly i interesting to the cultivated taste. The part ! of “ Pizarro,” by Mr. Young, was one of his best efforts; we challenge the world to pro duce a man of his years who can play the part with him. “The Stranger,” on Tuesday evening, was indeed a stranger to us; we do not re collect ever to have seen him before, and may i the fates preserve us from ever beh dding him | again./We speak of the piece as a whole, ■and not of any particular part. Mr. Brown threw too much eye-water and not enough | soul into the lonely and gloom-stricken •‘Stran ger.” A man may wear sackcloth around . his heart, and misfortune may have withered ’ every joyous feeling of his soul, and yet no j tear shall dim his eye. True grief is seldom ■ vented in tears. Mrs. Hart and Mrs. Haller may have enjoyed a tete-a-tete before now, ’ but it must have been of short duration. It is a most admirable part when well sustained, but when rent and torn to pieces by an over strained style of acting, it becomes a mosi perfect jargon. A woman in tears is a lovely and interesting sight, and the poets have all gone mad when writing of such a creature ; but an abortive effort to shed tears —a choked utterance —a skull-piercing shriek, O. “ good • morning ladies, I believe I’il walk.” Mrs. Hart delighted us in Cora— we did not like her quits as well in the beautiful and affecting i character of Air?. Haller. j The two Gregories, in the after piece, went otf well, and threw'the laughing hysterics all around the house. We do not know what would become of us in these blue-devil times it it were not for our particular favorites, Hart and Baily ; jolly fellows, how they make one forget that he ever saw a sheriff. . Last night “ Therese,” or the Orphan o Geneva ; Carwin, Mr. Brown ; Mariette, Mrs Hart. Much improvement from the night previous. | To-night Shakspere’s tragedy of Othello ‘ Othello Mr. Brown; lago Mr. Young, (one ot his favorite parts, and we anticipate much from (he old friend of Siiakspeare;) Dcsde mona, Mrs. Hart, a character in which we admire her most of all the tragic parts she plays. Mynheer Schmidt, we notice, is in the bill for “Grand Variations on the Violin,” ala Paginini. The music is delightful this sea son, but now and then there is a “ flare up’ j that we cannot greatly admire; lor example, a few nights ago, “ Wha’ll be King but Charlie,” horribly executed—wrong time al together—tremendous applause from the gal lery! but if the bovs from the piney woods [want to see the thing done “just so,” and hear all sorts of fiddling, they must come and’ see Schmidt. Arrah, dear honey! the way he shakes his elbow (and crooks it too) is cautionary —why he can shake a real old i Florida ague into perfect fils. Mrs. Brown has appeared several times, [and we have been invariably pleased; her actino- is full of life and vivacity, true to na ture, chaste, appropriate and striking; what ever she undertakes to do, rest assured she • ! will do it well. We are done with puffing —can’t pufl any , more —limes too hard, hem. HORSE SHOE ROBINSON. The Tuscaloosa papers announce thedeatir of James Robinson, better known as “ Horse Shoe Robinson,” the famous hero of Kenne dy’s famous novel. The novel died before him. He always cherished a dislike towards Kennedy (or having made him the subject of ; a tale of romance. The Mobile Examiner end aims, “How brief is the history of a drunkard !” Bless you, brother, we have known them to have a history half a century long. TO OUR PATRONS. The great trouble ar.d expense attendant upon the effort to collect out-standing debts due this office, has induced us to adopt the following rules, from which we sl*all in no’ case deviat •: 1. From and after this day, no stibscrip- I (ions will he received out of the city, unless, paid in advance or a city reference given, unless the name be forwarded Iw an agent. 2. Subscribers residing out of the State, will find their accounts enclosed* hv this - day’s paper; and are hereby notified, that if they fail to remit the money by five first of July, j their names will be stricken from our sub | scription list. 3. From and after this day, all persons j living out of ihe city, except Sheriffs, Clerka | of Courts, and Post Masters, sending adver tisements for insertion in this paper, must re- I ter to some person living in the city, who will ; become responsible for the amount, or such ! advertisements will not be published. April 19, 1838. | The following persons have kindly con sented to act as Agents for the Sentinel and J Herald : Col. G. Parker, Coilodensville, Monroe Cos. Peter Cone Esq. Eden, Effingham Cos. Rev. Reuben E. Brown, Perry P. O. Hous ton Cos. Titos. H. Ke-v, Esq. Drayton, Dooly Cos. Col. Thos. J. Holmes, Byron, Baker Cos. Stephen D. Crane, Esq. Dahlonega, Lump kin Cos. Cos!. John Dill, Fort Caines, Go. John C. Manghaai, Greenville, Gn. E. J. Wood & Cos. St. Joseph. Flor.- Nourse, Brooks &. Cos. Apalachicola. J. S. Yarbrough, Lumpkin, Stewart Co.’ Jap Buchanan, Cuthbert. Randolph Cos. The following extract is taken from the late speech of Mr. Grundy, in the Senate, on the bill to prevent the issuing of the bills, See. of the late Bank of the United States, nn<l also upon the late letter of Nicholas Biddle to j John Quincy Adams, recommending a non ] resumption of specie payments by the banks. | “On one account lam pleased with the I appearance of this letter of the President of trie Bank of Pennsylvania—it is a plain, frank declaration, on the part of the Bank, of a de termination to use its power to operate upon the politics of ihe country, and the measures of Ihe government. This is the warfare which is to he carried on. For myself lam ready to engage in it; and although it is de creed that I am to leave this august body, and my voice is no longer to be heard in the Senate chamber, still I will not be silent. Al though afar off and in private life, mv voice shall be heard, advising, urging and cheering on my neighbors and countrymen in this con flict. “ Mr. President, in die language of the greet charter of our liberties, I was born j free. I have not only been an advocate, ! but a devotee to freedom for many years— I from mv youth up, even to mv three score ; years. If liberty and the rights of self-govern ment are to be lost to me—to my descend ants, even now numerous—and to the great body of my countrymen, (which may the God of ail mercies forbid !) I pray that we may have some choice in the kind of men by whom we shall be ruled. May we be placed under the dominion of MIND. May we pay our obeisance to the majesty of GEN IUS and INTELLECT. May intellectual men rule over us —and may we never be subject to the will of a cold, heartless , soulless, unfeeling, cent per cent , moneyed pniccr. j Jrab Beauty. —Among them was one of the most beautiful girls I ever saw, apparently about twenty years of age. She was of a dark complexion, eves black as jet, the inside of her. evelids was blackened with kohle, her teeth were white as ivory, and her long hair fell down her neck and over her shoulders behind ’ long enough for her to sit down upon. She tiad large silver ear-rings, and a silver ring through her under lip gently drawing it down and displaying her fine teeth; through her hair was passed a silver arrow confining her veil to the top of her head, which was thrown back negligently over her shoulders ; she was habited in a long blue loose shirt, open at the breast, her bare arms were covered with bracelets and amulets, a string of beads wound round her neck, her feet wel-e bare, and two large rings were fastened round her ancles, i She walked as all the Arab women do, with a . grace and beauty of carriage I never saw sur i passed ; nor in simplicity and elegance of ap pearance have I ever seen a fine lady of Eu rope, with her jewels and pearls, equal this plain and simple Arab girl.