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&imrs anir Snttml. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 1853. , ‘ ‘ ~ “ S ~~~ -—— *’ i FOR GOVERNOR. JIERSCIIEL V. JOHNSON, The Whig Convention. The Whig Gubernatorial Convention met in Milledg* ville on the 22d. Only 52 eounties were represent* dby 132 del. gates. In the late Democrat# Convention 79 counties were n presented by 297 delegates. This fact is significant of the result of the election in October. There is some diffii ulty in use* rtaining the name which the party has assumed. The Secretaries call it 4 ‘ a meeting of the Conservative men of Georgia.” Mr. TooMS*. in his resolutions, calls it “a Convention of Re pubhean eitit* ns of Georgia.” One thing, how* ver, is c rutin, the Convention does not ebot se longer to be called *’ YY big ” —that name is in bad dor—only f>*ut States v.*tid the Whig ticket at the last general elec- j t on. Did this fact, we wond. r, t.ave anything to do j with this charge of name? Give a dog a bad name, j &e. It is unlucky, how* v*r. that some name was not ■elected and stuck to. At any rate, it is not hereafter the YY lug party. Inde<d, one of the r*solutions adopt ed pitch, s l ight into \\ bigg. ry. It was the opinion of the Convention that “both the Whig and Democratic patties of the United Staffs have been faithless to their oft repeat, and pledges.” &e. Os course we exp. cted the Convention to abuse the Democracy ; but this rap at W higgery will staitlc some of our citizens who are YY bigs of twenty years’ standing. Indeed, it se.-ms to have created a rumpus in the Conv ution. A corres pondent of the Savannah Courier says, in reference to the Convention, while in session : “There is a contest going on between the Whigs and Union men. 1 think the latter will prevail—indeed,so well petti and is* this conviction, that Col. Kenan, who was an aspirant tor Congressional honors in this District, has be come disgusted with the farce, and withdrew his preten sions from betme the Congressional Convention, and pre fers to put his claims before the Whigs. He claims to be a VS big, and repudiates, he says, .he battering of principle tor votes. He is their ablest man, and deserves tne honor. I hope he will be stronger before the people than before the politicians.” Another ti ing is equally certain. It was not a . “ Union'’ Convention. Messrs. Toombs & Cos., who fixed up the platform, seem to have no 8\ mpathy for the “ Union saviours” par exe. lienee. The third resolution is decidedly sectional; the old ITamilear fire glows in it ; it smells of disunion. It says: “We consider the rights of the Southern States as in great and imminent danger , and the principl.-s of the Georgia Convention greatly jeoparded bv any political party, whatever may be its name, which recognises Abolitionists and Free- Soilers as worthy of public honors and public emolu ments.” Now it is well known that Fin more, YY’eb ster and Corwin were all Free-S.ilers, and that many of the offices under the late Whig Administration were filled with Abolitionists. This shot is therefore fired at the Federal Government itself, and at both the o.d parties. It is a healthy shot—it stirs our Southern Rights blood like the blrst of a bugle. But what does it in.an? Are the Union Whigs about to form a sec tional party, to protect the South from Federal aggres sion? Go ahead then, gentlemen, and when you open the battle in good earnest, beat the long roll and look out for recruits, and make room for them, f.*r the whole Southern Democratic party will in all probability rush to the battle. YY e will wait, however, until Bwords are crossed. We have not yet forgotten llamilear. It scents th re was some apprehension among old line Whigs in the Convention, that hy forcibly breaking asunder ail national party affiliation, there was dan ger that the Conservatives would be “ bastaidiz* and,” and c.*ns quently disinherited of a legitimate share of offices and spoils. But the President of the Conv. ntion reassured the wavering on this point. lie said. YVe need not fear, theretore, that we shall be bastardized as a spurious party except by those who, whatever their guise, can alone (?) trace their parentage to the heated and morbid passiens of the day. In separating our selves from others, our separation do s not preclude us from forming hereafter in line with those whose views and purposes may be identical with our own” Y\> may not understand this r< solution, but we presume it means that hereafter, when the Whigs get into poiver. the Couservativts can join them, and get a legitimate child s share in the distribution ot the patrimony, alias offices and spoils. We c<*nf. ss that wes e nothing in the r< solutions to object to. YY'e never will quairel with a man or party fur professing to !>>ve the SSoutli, and being anxious to pr. serve the rights and hberti. sos the South. YY e only regret that it is all prof srion. When the South was in peril, when the Southern host was in battleairay, when swords were crossed, and Southern Rights, and Southern honor, and Southern influence were staked upon the I azard of the eont at, th.se men attack'd j our flank and gave the enemy an easy victory. For them to come out now- as the peculiar friends of the South, is simply ridiculous—and their high flown reso- j lutions will only excite a broad grin from Portland to San Francisco. Men who gave Fillmore a cordial suppoit, j Can hardly exptet to gain cr.denee when they affect to i fear the Government of Franklin Pierce. Charles J. Jenkins received a majority of two-thirds of the Convention on the first ballot, and was unani mously chosen the candidate of the party for Governor. Mr. Jtukins has a very high reputation for honesty,’ tal. nts and patriotism. YY’e freely concede to him all that bis trieuds cairn for him. YVe shall m-ver so far forget what is due to our own character as to bespatter wivh vituperation the go.nl name of a gentleman, merely because he is the candidate of the opposition. Our ‘ only regret is, that so worthy a citizen should have be n chostn tor the sacrifice which awaits the candidate of the Conservative (?) party in October. Startling Facts. The public are aware that Rev. Thomas F. Scott is publishing a Southern School Journal in this city. It is con less edly an able, interesting t.nd instructive work. In reference to his subscription list, the editor says: | \V e have found more sympathy and assistance among ! the * Old Field Fogies ’ than any other class of our countrymen. The University of Alabama was our j first subscriber— sent us our first dollar. YVe have re- i Cen-.ly received one subscriber each from two of the female colleges in Geurg'a. YY ith these three excep tions we have not one solitary subscriber iu any col- , Ivge, male or female, in Georgia or Alabama. YVe have a Jew from the higher schools, but the majority ot our petrous out of the city of Goiumbus are ‘ Old * F leid Fogies.* ** Ago.nj aiter expressing tho belief once entertained iat the protesstd trieuds of education, especially the tncre intelligent, would contribute to the pages of a journal devoted entirely to that cause, he makes this uumiiiatmg development: “ Now, up to this preuem writing, we have 4 received but one article written for j the Journal , and that was by a country schoolmaster .” j YY’e say th se are startling facts They indicate that •; many Southern Teachers have no enthusiasm in thei: j noble vocation—that they pursue it for a livelihood, and j are thertfore utteily unworthy of the trust reposed in them. The Canvass. THE OLD ISSUES AND THE NEW. The stereotyped spe* ch cf Georgia VY’hig electioneer ers f*r the pres, nt canvass is this : “ There are no is sues between Whigs and Democrats—the old issu* s arc d.ad. buried, obs-l> tc— but Secession is not ‘ dead ’ — Disunion is not * buried ’ —TREASON is not ‘ob solete*—therefore let the conservative Union men rally j under our banner and give one more battle to the ene mies of Mur country.” This is the speech ; hoe is the answer: YVhat were the old iasues? A United States Bank—a protective tariff—the distribution of the pro. needs of the sales of the public lands—the abolition of the veto power—and oppos tion to the extension of the t. rritory of the United States. This was once th< Whig creed; these were the ‘‘old issius.” How is jit that they are not in issue now ? The Democracy i have abated none of their hostility to them—they arc as odious as ever to the ‘ unterrified. *’ The only answer ; is, that they have been abandoned by the Whig party i YY hat, the w hole policy o! a great party abandoned ? j I h<-n it is time every lov.-r of his country should aban don the party. It tl eir pr:nc ! p * a were sound, they • ware bound, as holiest rn< n, to adhere t ib rn, even i though they happened to be unpopular If th v are ; unsound, they make the humiliating acknowledgment j that the great Y’* hig party has for twenty-five vents | urged a poliey upon t e country whi* h was injurious to \ the public interests. The YY’big party is therefore in a j dilemma. It they take the first horn of it. they aeknow j ledge that th. y ale dishonest, and are therefore un : worthy of public confidence. If they take the second | horn, they acknowledge their ignorance and ineompe | t. ney, and are presumptuous in seeking the reins of government. Furthermore, the Democracy, having triumphed on the old issues, their principles having been introduced into the government, they may well ! claim the right to test them in the administration of public ass its The Whigs have, too lately, been brought to a r* cognition of their excellence to be able to handle them successfully. I A8 to the new issues, which shine so conspicuously | in italics and small caps in the YVhig press of late, the I misfortune of the YVhigs is that nobody has joined in | the issue. It is true that a Convention was ordered in • Georgia to consider ** the mode and measure of re i dress” in the event of the passage of certain measures j through Congress, which were afterwards passed. Well, : the Con re tion met. and found redress in quiet submis , j sion, and there was an end of the matter. The decision : of a State in Convention is, on the principles of States’ ; Rights, final and authoritative. There is, therefore, no i abandonm nt of principle on the part of States’ Rights men who urged the call of the Convention and now acquiesce in its decision. They may regret the decision, but they are compelled to submit to it, or renounce the fundamental principles of their party. The cry of Disunion, therefore, is not only ridiculous but contemptible. There is no such issue before the country, and never was. The party n.-ver was commit ted to Disunion. Many good men and true contem plated it as a contingency preferable to abolition ; but even then only through the exercise of the sovereignty of the State. The State of Georgia determined to acquiesce in the compromise and to remain in the Union, not, however, without a significant declaration that even disunion would b** preferable to a further advance of abolition encroachments. Her honored voice silenced all clamor in the ranks of the Southern Rights Democ racy. YY’e abide by her decision. As long as blic shall remain in the Union we adhere to the Union, and shall • devote our lives to the noble task of extending the pow’er, developing the resources, preserving the liber ties, and purifyiny the administration of the Govern , in.-nt and people of the United States. But if our constitutional rights are aga n invaded, our internal peace disturbed, our property stolen away from us, our feelings outraged and our honor insult* and by any power on earth, we will again urge the assembling of a Cotiven ; tion t* consider “the mode and manner of redress ” j ready to submit, if submission be enjoined by the State | of Georgia; but ready, also, to peril life, liberty and property in defence of Georgia’s flag, whenever and ! wherev.r that flag may be unfurl and. If this be “ Dis union,” make the most of it It is the creed of the 11. volution —vve inh. rited it from our fathers—we hug it to our bosoms as p;*rt of the legacy of freedom. Typographical Error Corrected. In a little squib published in our last issue, a very grave error was committed by our printer, by the omission of several words. YY'e therefore republish the article as it was written. A Word to Union Democrats, j The YY’higs say you are proscribed— therefore, “quit j your party, desert your prin* ipl -s.” In reply, we say —II*-nest men join a party because it advocates their principles, not because it can elevate them to office. ; In 6uch appeals you are treated as base Judeans who will sell out for a consideration. Again: suppose you j bite at the bait, are you sure you will not be caught on a deceitful hook ? Has the YY 7 l.ig party even so much as mentioned the name of a Union Democrat for any oftioe ? YY’ho are tlieir candidates for Gov.-rnor, for Con gress, for the Legislature? YY’higs, none but YVliigs They want your votes, bat they want the offices. They never 6uy Turkey to you once. Hon. Marshall J. Wellborn. The allusions made to the name of Mr. YY’kllborn, in our paper, in connection with the approaching 0 ingress ional nomination in this district, were made without any previous conference with him, or any knowledge on j his part that they would be made. By his request, we state that while he feels grateful to any who may desire to put his name in nomination before the Convention, he respectfully declines being presented for a nomina tion. YY’e regret this determination on his part, as we know the eyes of many of his fellow citizens are turned to him as perhaps the only man in the district who can harmonise the party, and win the Congressional r..ce in this district. Educational Convention. A Convention of Teachers is called, in the Southern School Journal, on the second YY'ednesday of August, either at Griffin or Madison, Ga. (Judge Pickens, who had been nominated as a i candidate tor the State Senate, from the counties of i Daila- and YVileox, Ala , declines, 3nd Col. S, R. Blake has taken the field in his pl.ee. O'John Appleton, Secretary of Legation to Eng land under Mr. Buohanan, has d*dined in consequence ofserious and redden domestic affliction. , Criminal Trial. The State rs. YYM. Davis, Jackson Coos and Thomas YaroroUGH.— Misdemeanor.— In Muscogee Sup* ri‘>r Court, May Term, IBoo.—Solicitor-General Brown, Col. Holt, and Charles J. YY’tlliams for ihe State; Downing, MeDougald, Morton & De Von for the defence. One of the defendants, Jackson Cook, was placed on tiial verdict, guilty. The offence consisted in placing an obstru- tion on the Muscogee Railroad on the 11th March, 180*2, whereby the loc motive, tend* r and bag gage e..r were thrown from the track and badiy br.usen. The engineer, a fir. mm, and one of the train hands, were seriously injured, The punishment for the offence is imprisonment in the Penitentiary from four to eight years, at the discre tion of the Court. If death had resulted from the act ; of the defendants, it would have been murder under the statute of the .State. Monument to Col. King.—Tho State Sentinel at Selma. Ala., strongly endors.s a proposition to erect a monument in that flourishing town, to the memory of | YY’m. R K.i.g It is an excellent suggestion, and we | trust it ma) be acted on at once. Every city and town j in the State would gladly second it. G l HERN \ S Ottl \I. UON V U NTION. Mir.LEDG’ ViLLE, Ga., Jane 22d, 1353. i At a m -eting of the Conservative Men of Geo gia, stand ing virnui the principles and deda.'atio is -"d the Report and Ke--oi.it.one adopted by the Slate Conveqjion of 1350 For the purpose of o-gauiziug the Convention, on motion ofC Pe* pies, Esq., Col. Robeit Yl. Guuby ot Muscogee was railed t*> the Chair, and VV. YY. Paine, ot Telfair, and Thomas F. Wells,of Washington, requested to act as 1 Secretaries. | On motion of Mr. Clark, of Newton, a call ot the Coun i tie- was made, whereupon the f >llowing Delegates enroli i ed their names and took their seat-: j Baker —John Lyon and rhomas C. Spicer. Baldwin—Thus. B. Lamar, L. J. Smith and William j Bibb—James T. Nisbet, William Lundy, and ,T F. De vers. Cass—J. F. Brown, John YV. A. Sanlord, and J. J. Word. Chattooga—John H. Echols, and Morgan Calloway. Clark—C. Peeples, M. S. Durham, YV. Dicken, and J. Knowles. Cobb—H. G. Cole. Columoia— John R. Wilson, James R. YVilson and P. Ramsay. Coweta —John E. Robinson. Crawfo d— G, YV. Norinan. Dooly—D .f. Bothwell. fclbfA—H I*. vjattox and The mas Y\ r . Thomae. Fayette—M. M. Tidwell,and YV. Bennett. Floyd—A. M Laui) and John Harkins Greene— G O. Dawscn, J. F. Zimmerman, H. H. Watts, an A. T. Scott . T , Hancock—Linton Stephens, S. G. Evans and J. B. Binion. , _ Harris— V. YV. YVdiite, H. L. McGeheeand D. P. liill. Henry—A. YY’. Turner, and John ii. Lowe. Houston —J. J. Hampton, R. L. Mims and W. A. Mat -1 Jasper— 11. S. Glover, Y\ r . YV. Anderson, John Jackson and James Jackson. Jefferson—H. Raiford, H. B. Todd and George Sta pleton. , , , j one s—C. L. Ridley, H. Brown, T. O. Bowen and J. Godard. Bee—Thomas Moughon, G Buffer and S. Lindsay. Lowndes -R. M. O.me.jr. . Macon —Doct. T. P. Oliver, J. R. Cook and P. G. Av ington. Mclntosh—E. M. Blount. , Monroe—James Norris, J T. Crowderf J. T. btepnens, i J. Taylor, G VV. Taylor and T. W Flint. Meriwether—G. W. Grant, F. McLendon and C. H. Zuber. ,— ~ , . ... Marion—G. A. Brown, A. C. Hornady and YV, Black . Morgan—A. S. Wingfieid, H. M. Karris, R. 1 merman and Charles E Ni-bet. Murray—John Ham.lton, J. N. Cate and D. J. Haney Muscogee—R M. Guuby, Thos. F. W ooldridge, E G. Dawson and A. L. Garrard Newton—T. M. Meriwether, E. L. rhomas and W. YV. C ark. thorps—F. L. Upson and Z. H C.&rke. Polk—H F Wimberlv, Putnam—S. Pearson, R. T. Dais, F. S. Jenkins and C. S. Creoille. Richmond—John K. Jackson and Fo.-ter Blodget, Jr. Spalding—J. N. Simmons and YV. P. Ylalaier. Stewart—J T. B. Turner and D. A. Vason, (proxy.) Sumter—H K. McCay, John U. Fletcher and E. R. Brown. Talbot—J. G Dismuke?, T. A. Browm and L. Wim berly. Taliaferro—A. 11. Stephens and YV. A. Dyer. Tattnall—B. Bruten and M. J. Moody. Telfair—W. YV. Paine. Troup—S. Reid, W. L Stanley, P. H. Greene and R. J. Morgan. Twiggy—H. Hughes. R. R. Wirn’ eily and S. YV. Hatch. Walker—D S Anderson. Warren—J. M. Jones and YV. K Heath. Washington iohn B. I'm ne , Silas Floyd, E. C. YY il liamson and James H. Gilmore. Whitfield—John Hamilton,.!. N. Cate and D. .1. Haney. Wilke -—Robt. Toombs, J. 8 YVeems and J. R. Sneed. Wilkinson—N A. Carswell, E. 1. Ma-sey and YY r . .Yl. YVhite!iur:-t On motion of Linton Stephens. Gen. John YV. A. San i ford was by acclamation ealGd to preside over tile delibe- ! rati >ns ol ‘he Convention, and Viessrs. Would; idge ot j j Muscogee, Word of Cas , and Peeples of Clark, were ap i pointeu a Com mtt<*e to to and .et him to the Chair, j The Piesident o • taking the Ctia.r addressed the Conven* | tion as foliows: | Iji u iia.ipv to mt-et >ou here, gentlemen, and I thank yon very sincerely tor the honor which you have just cun ie red upon me. lam happy to fi id that we have as-ernhled to take conn el t ‘gather, and under far hap.her iau pices th u when we ia-t met i rejoice to know we j have not oome he.e now to calm the lage of popular ex ’ eitement, or to curb the spirit of meditated ho fility, but to i st enithen arid eonsoudale a Party which has demonstrated 1 it elf worthy ofbeinir perpetuated, not only m view of the ! incalculable good it has accomplished in this re pec t, but j a< the oiuauized means of protecting ourselves again t the j threatened wrongs of intolerant and despotic domination, j | 1 repeat, we arc here, not as we are ta ntiugly told, “to : save the Union again,” but to save ourselves trom the in- j triguea and machination -of men maddened by former de j feat and madly seeking retaliatory vengeance by our over- j throw. Although the conflict- which have thus embitter ed their feelings we.e those of their own creati g, and de- ! feat but the merited consequence of their temerity and their ! folly—although our acts a a party were in harmony with the public will a.id the dictates’ fe ‘lightened rea on and mlarg- ( 1 ed patrioti-rn— althougli our opponents are to day enjoying in common with ourselve- the blessings preserved by your ; : efforts—yet, notwith tanding all this, an exterminating war j is being waged against Union men, as though they had ! 1 been guilty o< crimes of deep and damning dye. Put, gentlemen, we can look back upon our brief exis- i j tence as a party with feelings < f proud exultation. Our tri ! ! mph , though blood e-sly won, have aciiiev. and more ; this j day they speak in louder and deeper tones lor the cause of i political Ireeuom and republican institutions than all the j cannon that h ive thundered since the davs of our Revoiu- I ; tion. Had the striie been even fiercer still, the prize had i been worth the cost. But our career has been marked by j ! no act that requires palliation, none that torbids our stand- j mg up here in the erect attitude of men having well and j | nobly discharged their duty to them-elves, their country, j and to their whole country. We have established no new | faith, and proclaimed no creed violative ofprinciples which men have Deen taught to revere. YVe have committed no mischievous errors in the exercise of our power, and indulg ed in no party excess, that exact of us the surrender ot that power into anler and safer hands. If the advocacy ot a policy tending to promote the happiness and prosperity ol the land, w,th the avowed determination to adere to each and all the provisions of the Constitution, may claim for a party the term ‘'national,” then are we entitled to that sig nificant appellation. YVe claim not only to be this, but that we derive our origin from the Constitution itseii, and that its purpo-es, limitations a< and restrictions are the orbit in which we move and have our being. It. therefore, wt expect to have a government adinini tered according to its . provisions, it would be worse than childish credulity,aftei what we have witnessed in different quarters, to look for its stabil.ty in the hands of those who o wanton caprice might incline them,in the future as in the past, to regard the iigament which binds us together as a rope of sand . nor yet in the hands of those whose ready implication wou and make it strong enough and flexible enough to d> what they will. Let us then remain immoveably where we are, standing by the organic principles which gave birth to the Union and which can alone secure its permanance. in separa ing ourselves from others, our sepa atioti doss not preclud us from forming hereafter in line with tho whose view’ and purpoeec may be identical with our own. We need 1 not fear, therefore, that w*e shall be bastardized as a spu riou- party except by those who, whatever their guise, can alone trace their parentage to the heated and morbid pas sions of the day YY’hen their legitimacy and power are • established, we may roll up the map ot the country and bid its nationality adieu. But the tune for that sad act to be performed yet come, and never will come un til men suirender their freedom of thought and tree* dom of action, and are content to be ‘ servile tni.i ion? and abject slaves.” But, gentlemen, our cause is still in the hands of brave and stout hearted men, who are not aiarmed at Hitting shadows nor to be decoyed by s*r- j ductive wo ds and illu-ory pr*>mi e- f.oin the position which they have a-*sumed. They justly look upon it a- the cause ot the country and the Constitution, and a e dete.- mined to maintain it to the la t extremity. On motion ot Mr. Toombs, a Commute * o! two tom each Congressional Di tnct wa* appointed to report busi ness for th<- action <>f the Cm vention. The following Committee was appointed by the Cnair, v z : From the 1 t Dt trie!, M. J Moody and E. M. Bl.unt _ j 2d “ ER. B own and■). J t><>th<-11. j 3d “ J. J. Hampton adJ.T. Ni bet. j 4th “ R J. Yl organ and M Al Tidwell j sth “ J J Wo.d and D S Aider?on. | fi.h “ C. P.eptesand Yl. S Durham, i 7‘h “ L Stephens an*. G O Daw cn. Bth “ R To.-mbs and Geo. Stapleton ( I On motion, the Convention adjourned until threeo’c oca, j P M. 3 F M. i The Convention met pursuant--to adjournnjei.t. ’ The CommiUee of Six.eei , tli o'lglr thetrChair-nan, *<r. ; Toombs, submitted the following report, wh ch havr.g j been read, was on motion ol Mr. Fee, les, unuu.! >u>iy 1 adojited _ t , Resolved. That this Convention now p oee -d to ■’ | election, by ballot, of a candidate tor Govern. r,a'ie that eacii county shall te entitled tome vote tor each ‘e.a ----j tor, and t wo votes for each Rep. tentative, and a nv..j> nty i of toe whole shall el et. I Unsolved, That this Convention of Republican < itizens ! ot (reorgia. invito the co-operation ot all tho.-e, wh.'tner YVliigs or Democrats, who agree with them in thepriuci i pl? s herein tonh and declared. Resolved, That we adhere to the Report a -d Re-oiu i tions of the Georgia Convention of GSQ, because we consider tne principles therein proclai ned are not less -m ----po tant r o the maintenance of the. right -ot the States than of th-* Union of the States ; and that wo consider the rights of the Southern States as in g em and imminent danger, and the principles of the Georgia Convention greatly jeoparded by any political paity, whatever may be its name, which recognizes Abolitionists and Free-Soilers jas worthy of public honors and pub.ic emoluments. , , i Resolved, That in the opinion of thi9 Cos vention, both - | the YVhig and Democratic parties of the Unit ‘d States have been faithless to their oil repeated pledges ot econ omy in the expenditure of the public money, and that we View with great alarm and disappro ation the partial, une qual and nnju>t appropriation of the public, land- to internal improvements in particular ‘tates, and of a local charac ter ; and of the pubiic money to wild, reckless and gigantic schemes of internal improvement, i. te ded for the promotion ol particular interests rather than the j general henebt of those who bear the bu then ot Taxation. Resolved, That the public lands are the common prop erty ot all th© States of the Union and in their appropri ation equality is the only true rule of equity, and that a y alienation ot them, except to bring money into the public treasury, should be tor the equal benefit of all the States ol the Union, old as well as new. Resolved, That while struggling freedom everywhere enlists our warmest sympathy, we still adhere to the doe trine of the Father ot his country,as announced in his tare well address,ui’ keeping ourselves free trom all entangling alliances with foreign countries, and of never quitting our t j own to stand upon foreign ground. That our mission as a republic is not to propagate our opinions, or impose on other countries our form of government by artifice or force, but to teach by example, aud show by our success, moder ation and justice, the blessings of self government, and the j advantages of tia^nstitutions heso'vcJ, Thi* |^P Crtiiveiiiion avers tbe inai’ tenr.nco of j the honor ai<bJ||?r_o ©£ assumed by Georgia in I-sn. | and the nroriil), i A AhV ~ ~ social, inteilec ua!, and iiaiional j wm ? ects of far greater iinpor.ance, i ■ oi, the Convention proceeded I\y/ Wur Govt,?iior, and on counting out ti.e ]U’ 4#fTT AS J’BOthe Hon. Ghari.s J. Jenkins,of tiio Jm * i\ed 170 votes ; the Hon. .a. J. ‘iiller, ft , u 1 received 17 votes, and the Hon. mo iL - • amj*—* iA\ L-3 Lrlon of Greene, the nominator*^.. hR-*—- n m . lde unanimous. “ j, •in motion bi fir. u itn. 1 . •. ihg Cos nun it tee j was appointed to notify ‘ r. Jenkins ot his nominauoii and re j quest his acceptance, vz.: Kob.rt loonibs. K. T. Da ms, J. hn- I J, VVo;and, Thomais. 4/*, , . \ On m*ion of Mr. 4 -Vjy /•o'r,Hancock, a Cos mmittee of five was appointed to prt-y.Vo tt -dress t** the peop e<*t The Chair appo*nt . .*>wing gentlemen as that Commit- . fee : Messrs. 11. -tty “ue, George tftapleton, M. M. lid- j well, VV . VV’. Clark, ‘ K. McCay. On motion, the Prs *Jji and appointed the tollowmg gentlemen , ihe Executive Coniip^Ois**: Messrs. J. Know its, of 11a dwin, JT. Nisbet, of Bibb, lli War ren, o Houston, W arren Akin, of Cass, anu P. VV. Alexander, of j Cha bain. the following resolution was offered by A/r. Lundy of Bibb, and pass; and Hesolv'd, That the thanks of this ‘o * veil ion he tend—ed to the P esiilentnnd Secret; ries for: ho .adtnui, abe.ni couneou*. in mn.-r in which they have discharge! tnedatieso. the * - s -veal st-itions. n motion of Mr. Htapleton, avteof th inks was returne.l to i J\i r. Kr trn.-i for his kind attention to die Convention. Oi m) i.i.i of .Mr. Pej.l s, the sev.ra: p p r* of the were tequesied to publish tin-prove, and ngs *>. ue U .nvention. # ! j on motion of Mr, Toombs, the Convent ion adj<mr ed -tve die J. VV. \. s>ASb\H\o, Prta.ne t, VV. W. Pai\k, t f**rcreta:-ies. Thus. F. Y Ls, The G.nvei.tion wa* eloquently a*ld-eedby He i Robert To :tr.bs and Thomas VV. Th><m:is, H-cj.. ad tne e t liarnaut.y anu enth.isiasia characterized i.a puce dings. Dr. Davii> A. RsK-it;, of J uper, \fas norairnted as Candl ate tor Congress rom tiieTih o>n ivssional 1)..* ri x. Mobile and Girard Railroad. A meeting of the Stockholders of the Gireul and Mobile Railroad was held at Gree■-ivi.'l >, (Ala.,) on the 15th inst., for ihe ‘‘jjurjio-e or coiisiilting as to the propriety ot c.iuiitie;?- eiiig work on the road’* fumi that place t;> Mobile. ‘rhomas S. Herbert was Chairman, and S. J. Rolling Secretary. The meeting was address ed by H. Blackmon, Capt. A Seals, J. K. Men ry, and others. The only resolution adopted on t .e occasion was the following, offered by Mr. Blackmon: j Resolved, That we who have subscribed work on said road will commence, and we who have ; subscribed money vvill pay our quota as soon |as the million do las subscribed by Mobile i can be made available, j The Alabamian says of this meeting: | The exhibit of the agents at the meeting on , I Wednesday presented facts and figures not to ! be mistaken, and the effect on the stockholders i was apparent in the increased confidence dis j p!aved. Fresh subscriptions to stock were ob tained. But one spirit pervaded the meeting, j and that was an anxiety for the speedy compie ‘ tion of the road. We were much pleased with i the remaiks elicited from Mr. Henry. They j were extremely pertinent, and carried convic- j tion along with them. The business of the meet jug concluded, we could see by the little knots collected in friendly discussion, that every one is on the qui vice. —Mobile Tribune. Cheap Living.—We commend to our readers the following brief recipe for cheap living, ta ; ken from Thomas Moore’s Diary. It may per- i laps afford some hints, in these days, when bee; j ind potatoes, and all other gastric furniture, are -.old at such transcendental prices: “Dec. 28th, 1823. Dined at Bowood. Jekv! nore silent than he used to be, but very agreea ; le. In talking of cheap living, he mentioned a nau who told him his eating cost him almost inthing, for on -Sunday,’ said he, ‘1 always line with my old friend , and then eat so ouch that it lasts until Wednesday, when l bin ome tripe, which 1 hate like the very devil, and vnich accordingly makes me so sick that I can not eat aiiy more until Sunday again,” The Red River Country —\Y 7 e are informed by gentleman just from the Red River country, that | through that section th*y have had the fi n . st ra ; r and the crops were never in a better condition |> River was rising and in a fins stage for naviem;., [Delta ITT Accounts from all p ms of Peniwlvania are i couraging, in regard to the prosp. cts of th* grain er**>> j A TRIBUTE OF RENPEUr, Lumpkin June 20:!i, ] 5 # > At a regular adjourn***! meua of Oro--* Lodge \ of .Ancient, Free and Ac* epted Vlat-uuF, held at ih Yl ouie Hall, in the town of Lumpkin. <> F iday tu. inst., the tbllowiug p ea it !e atm le olutt.ms \v>- e i : I moit.'-iy adopted exp.e rive of our sympathy and i** *. ! to - the loss, of 0.. rno eh leiov and .nd w.i.tliy James A. CarsWeli., wtio and parted thi-iitb .*n the it, ! day of Jm e, A. i) 1853. File occa?:u of our prese t s*sem'>!h£ is one <*f A*. I !}y soleinti and mound and i.np trt. D-uith ha * at .1-. I | ;;me- leva .led our Lodge, t tit n. v< r under mo,e pec > : I 1 m. lancho y cireuiiisiait. es. YVe are chll.h! up *u t- mourn the snd-.len and u ti *vAB and ath of brothe .G.vks A. UARSWt Li., a wo t y -':'l in * h e teemed num.k * ol thi Lodg. , *>i;c wm* lia> < * I a i r ie ! hn h > t month*r-lup b. a Ltd ot mtei uy. >o m I : etv ad t tt let adiie.ei.ve to the rule.- aid ma*.-- of*. I ord* i aruna and anw on, b other •r vv r.t, * - ,j e* inanv t aitc tha*. .male him an <!*joct o: * tr .•* p 1 .. | hate al e.'Ji and Br.| * *ay ago he was ya* - i--d *, a vo*i !< . te e t ii.f l.vdy. and i*t 11 Jt ti-Ui r U ! t - enjoy ‘ ‘ “ beth. t tli afd rt i ;h*• *n*.-t .huirnug pro. et • ; lik’ *•; Jiapp i*e - .;*i u.-.Muluv?..- a • eatfi w< i ■ *-a(> ! * a under ire*. <i ta e.t? ot s-uch ali’ cti e. .-*i“! m t *e •- tcreri hould .uiu-e naU.io npuly to o u “ v - ‘ ie s•’ ud.nouiiiou o ‘ -i t.ir.‘ “3* v al-mre.dy s*i i. a , t.our is \e t’etdi o t, the so o’ in. n com -n *’ Thw-lore, Rcso ved, ’I hat we truly aid Mr.<-e;,- meat the death of our btoth r am’ a-a token <*’ n ii t * will wea*- trie usual budge of mourning lor thi ly days. Reso,ved, That while we would not invade Lie p i . of tnai grief which words* cannot a i*uag* we leg to. ‘ sure his he:saved eomptuuon of our sympathy and con* lence and recoinmeiid !v rto look t<* bi n, and in ui.. } who can administer comfort and consolation in ttio .1; hou- of her du-tress Rcsoivcd, That this preamble and resolution be entr in hill upon the rtcord- ot this Lodge, and that a copy* the same be presented to the widow ot the de. ea e*i, ■ tiiat a copy be fund-bed the Editors ol the “ilia * ! Journal,” Columbus Enquirer, and Times & Bei.tii vl they bo requested to oublisii the -ame J JOHN R. ROCKWELL, ± • Secretary Cross J_o Ige, No. I? RADYVAYS RENOVATING RESOLVENT. Makes the Blood Pure, Rich, and Healthy—Reuovar, Cleanses and Enriches the Blood, and resolves away ft the joints, muscles, bones, and solids, ail Diseased Poisonous Deposits. Cures Ulcers, Fevers Sores, bJ [ • mors, Scrofula, Rickets, St Vitus’s Dance, Syphilitic C plaints, Nodes, White Swellings, Turners, Cancers, Ik | chil Swellings, Wounds, Salt Rheum, Mercur . l Cor- T plaints. It acts quick and poweifully ;in a lew horn- c ter taking the Resolvent, the weak, emaciated, and di-<.. •j| : e .ten patient teeia a glow of health and strength thrill f through the system. Price of R. R. Re-olvent per sl l. | bottle. June ll—lm As a Spring and Summer Medicine, Carter's j ish Mixture stands pre eminent above all others. Its sm, • * lariy efficacious action on the blood ; its strengthening; I vivifying qualities ; its tonic action on the Liver; it ttii-Mj | dency to drive all humors to the surface, thereby clenn - -gy the system according to Nature’s own prescnotion ; | harmless, and at the same time extraordinary good e# and the number of cures testified to by many of ihe ran respectable citizens of Richmond. Va., and elsewhere,nr * /be conclusive evidence that (there is no humbug about ii The trial of a sii.gle bottle will satisfy the mot skej.n of its benefits. See advertisement in another column. June 3—]m __ Dr. Samuel B Martin, one ol the nio.-t experiemv I £ the Medical Faculty in the city of Baltimore, write? < i 8* m bier’s Anodyne Cherry Expectorant and of Slid ‘ T? Dt rhoea Cordial, “I have carefully examin.d ’he con * par sos them, and find them both valuable compoi doses safe and const tent with medical practice, a*l <h * not hesitate to recommend them.” Sec adve. n-t **‘- * another column. G. li. Stabi er &. ( o. Drnggi ts, Baltimore, pr< Mi'i* t<is P Sold l*y Druggists generally. Ju e 3-bis SPECIAL NOTICES. YVE are authorised to announce D .VriD .* ‘ BEK as aea l*date for Clerk of tbe Sip -r; *.• Lon M 1.- cugee C*un ?y-. at the eleeti*.*n in January u- *’ Juno 25,’ 1853—-\ <fc .v e, EnoTY C( !leg Ox ‘>T(U *-<1 The oxe: eise* and the Ain a’ < onumn<i.m * o ‘ stitutior tvi! tv as foi owt: e merit F* run).’ and Pi-c •* ■■• •** Chaj>el by Rev Bishop Cxpi-rs, ?n ?•: *V. I"• > * ‘■ >'• . 1 Sophomo .![. v • am alien • Mot.d; \ 1 i .- > 1 Exhibit on • l iy ;.t 9A. M. An y.idres.- 1 y the Pret-idei,*. Rev. G. F. f ! li/e, * 4 • iM. of m?same day ; and bj Henry L. Harri.-, .- ‘ , *j fore tlio Alumni at night. 1 Wednesday will he Commencement Pay. Aft rt.-eis exeicisesthe prizes will be awa tied, aecon.pai,. * w t., i address. j At 4P. M. the Literary Societies will Le addressed Hon Robert Toomhs. j. June2l-w&,tw6t G. J. ORR, See’rv. ; COLUMBUS GAS LIGHT CCMPAxs'-y. i The subscribers to the above Company/ are he'eby no ; - lied, that the FOURTH instalment ot twenty-five per ee. ‘. will be called in on the 1 t J ly. By order of the board. C. E. DEXTER, Set ..’ • Columbus, June 24, 1853,-twtljuly ! ! GAS FIXTURES > j TH L subscribers having engaged competent workmen, - prepared to St up Stores and Houses with pities, burlier-, s necessary apparatus for the use of Gas. This work w; ranted, anti done under the superintendence of the Erf f the Columbus Gas Light company. WHITTLESEY &■ According to the by-laws of the company, the h r, ‘ stores vufl befitted up iu the order o, their application. A Kegiaier Book is now readv at the store ot .\ie?- rJ 9e> . & O. E. DEXTER.*: April -O w&twtf Columbus Gas Light E CITRATE OF MAGNESIA. This agreeable beverage and excellent summer can be found freshly prepared, and well iced, at GESNER & PEABODY’^ Blue Drug Store, sign of the Negro and M Also, Soda and Congress Waters made cool si ]ci I able. June U> ij ICE, ICE, ICE! i The Ice House is now open for tfc.* sea-on. Iho t" iCV or all amounts less than fifty lbs., th.vo cent* i vT - J 1 I ■nd lest than two hundred, two and a half ee.as ; i -and ortr. two cents. . M Hours from 7% to 15J* A. M.. and 2 to ti F. M-. f/S’vß lays, on which day ins house will be open from •/ 1 ■ >oiy Ticat.s cau be had ou application to a Col umbos, April 13—twtf W. *•