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(Limes anfr StvAwtL COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1855. Rev. Mr. Dalzkll.— We are pleased to announce that this gentleman has so far recovered from his indis position as to be able to resume his clerical duties ; the usual services may, therefore, be expeoted at the church to-morrow. The Virginia Election. The prospects of the Democracy throughout the Southern States are wrapped up in the issue of the struggle now raging in the Old Dominion. Right or wrong, advisedly or unadvisedly, we will not stop now to enquire, Henry A. Wise is the standard bearer, the champion of the Southern Democracy, and if he is al lowed to be vanquished by tbe coldness, negligence or opposition of members of tbe Virginia Democracy, the cause will suffer from the Potomac to the Rio Grande. This is conceded every where, and no where more ex plicitly than in the Northern Freesoil press, which has left no effort untried to effect his overthrow. Under this view of the facts, the antioedents of Mr. Wise are unworthy of a moments consideration. If they (were a thousand times more objeotionable than they are, Ins gallant bearing in the present eventful canvas has more than atoned for them. There is no parallel in history worthy of bis heroism, but the conduct of Leonidas at the fatal pass of Thermopylae. Single handed he has met the more than the Persian myriads of Know Noth ingism, fresh from triumphant lields from Maine to Maryland, upon the sacred soil of the Old Dominion, and has hitherto held them in oheck by the exhibition of an eloquence unsurpassed in ancient or modern times. His clarion voice has rung from the Alleghaneys to the seabord ; its echoes have been heard on the banks of the Chattahoochee; whatever there is of en thusiasm among the Democracy of the far South and West has gushed forth at the touch of his magio wand • whatever of determination there is to make one more struggle for our dearly bought and sacredly revered principles has been called into being by his cheering shout; as long as his voice is heard at the head of the column, the rear guard will rush forward to the fray but if he falls—“ You and I and all of us fall down, while bloody treason triumphs over us.” The last dyke that protects our soil from tho devastation of the flood of heresies with whioh the secret councils of the Know Nothings are surcharged will be broken down, and all the ancient landmarks of constitutional freedom be ob literated. Class will be set in hostile array against class, religion against religion, churoh against church, and the sovereignty of tho States and of the people be usurped by the grand council of the Order whioh will thence forth become the supreme authority in these States. * This must not be ; the little Narragansett pacer of tho Know Nothings cannot beat the gallant Lexington of the Democracy over a course as famous in political, as the Metairie is in the racing annals. Hurrah for Wise and the Democraoy ! is the ardent shout, and prayer and expectation of all lovers of constitutional freedom from tho Atlantic to the Pacific j while there is not an Abolitionist, Federalist, Freesoiler, Ramshackle, Mon archist or Autocrat in the broad land that is not equally earnest in their prayers for Ids and their overthrow. Our Book Table—Cheap Literature. Temptation; or The Unknown Heiress.— This is the title of a novel just issued from the press by Garrett & Cos., Publishers, 18 Ann street, New York, and written by J. Frederick Smith, of whom we know nothing, ex cept that his is very prolific and generally succeeds in producing a readable story. For sale by J. W. Pease, Columbus, Ga. Adelaide Waldgrave; or the Trials of a Govern ness. —This is the title of a novel by the same author, but published by H. Long & Brother, 121 Nassau street, New York. The style of this work is unusually turgid, but the story is about equal to the general average of Mr. J, Frederick Smith’s productions. For sale also by J. W. Pease, Columbus, Ga. As in duty bound we give the foregoing notices of these novels, as the publishers are good enough to forward us copies ; but we would not be understood as commending this class of productions to the favor of our readers. As an occasional resource, it is well enough to peruse a volume of cheap literature ; but the habit of reading them cannot be too strongly condemned. If there were no other objection to the practice, but the loss of time incident to the habit, this alone would be sufficient to taboo it. We would not be understood, however, as condemning either novel reading or novel writing. Many of the highest productions of human genius belong to this class of literature. Among these are the best of Scott’s, Buiwer’s, Dickens’, Thackaray’s, Cooper’s and Hawthorn’s novels. The study of these works are as essential to a polite education as is an in timate acquaintance with the immortal works of Shake spere or Milton, which are indeed novels in verse. A more general diffusion of these sterling productions, by correcting the taste and making the publio familiar with what a true novel really is, would drive the “blood and thunder” trash now so popular entirely out of the mar ket, upon the same principle that the palate familiar with the pure wine of France loaths the vile compounds that burn up the stomachs and crazo the minds of the Ameri can people. An Abundance of Rain.— After a Jong and protrac ted drought, whioh threatened us with famine, the elouds gathered above the horizon on Thursday last, and in the afternoon and night poured out upon the thirsty earth their liquid treasures. The gift was as grateful to animal as to vegitable life ; and calls for grateful thanks to the Giver of all good whose watchful eye, we are assured by this unexpected token of hia goodness, is over all his works. Calro Lutamentum. —We witnessed the burning of a grate full of round balls in the Perry House, on the evening of the 4th inst., of what purpoted to be Calen Lutamentum . The fire was bright and beautiful, and the heat intense, but so far as the experiment of burn ing day was concerned, we are no wiser than we were before; the balls were secretly piepartd and the public were only admitted to the room after the fire had been burning some time. Bounty Land Warrant Forgers. —During the ses sion of the U. S. Circuit Court recently holden at St. Louis, Mo., the grand jury found indictments against the following persons for presenting at the pension of fice fraudulent claims for bounty land warrants, viz : Diogenes Wetmore, Thaddeus K. Wetitiore, Marcus A. M olfe, Johu 11. Stile, and Geo. G. Presbury. The aforesaid parties have given bonds in the sum of $5,000 each for their appearance at the next term of the court to be held in St. Louis in October next.— Wash Star. Enquiries for the Enquirer. The Enquirer takes issue with us on the charge of Freesoilism which we have time and again made against the members of the order of Know Nothings in the Northern States/and, in reply, publishes an article from the Louisville Journal nothing to the purpose. It is said in holy writ —By their fruits ye shall know them. On this platform we place ourselves; and charge that in every instance where the Know Nothings have succeeded in electing a man to Federal office in the Northern States, that man is a Freesoiler. Is this charge true? If it is not true, will the En quirer be kind enough to name the man who is not a Freesoiler ? In the same article th Enquirer indulges in the following train of remarks : Now, as for ourselves, we have long since withdrawn our confidence from both of the old parties of the North, arid consider them upon a par on the score of reliability— where Southern rights and interests are involved—and that an alliance with either, as at present constituted, would be neither polite nor safe. The true resource of the South is in herself, in the presentation of an unbroken front, an un compromising determination to demand from all parties the full measure of her rights under the Constitution, asking nothing more —receiving nothing less. Upon this platform, and this alone, can the South consistently and safely stand. Now, why has the Enquirer withdrawn its “confi dence from both of the old parties of the North ?” Why does it insist that “the true resource of the South is in herself?” Why does it urge that “the South can consistently and safely stand upon this platform alone t” It is not besause the Enquirer believes that the people of the Northern States are all Freesoilers ? How then can the Northern Know Nothings be sound upon the slavery question ? Will the Enquirer answer ? One more query and we close. Are the conductors of tbe Enquirer members of the midnight order ? If nay, why are they so zealous in their advocacy of their principles ? The Know Nothings in Macon. The meeting of the State Convention of the midnight order took place, as we have heretofore announced, at Macon, on Wednesday last and continued in session several dayj. There were several hundred delegates (say 300) in attendance, it is said, though so far as wc can learn, every one of them pretended to have come to Maeon just at that time on special business of a private nature. What was done we have no means of ascertaining. It is repotted that the convention ad journed without making a nomination. It is also reported that the convention will re-aesem ble hereafter, probably in June or July, to finish the work they left undone at their late meeting. It is pro bable that they will wait until the Democratic party has announced its nominees before they will bring out their candidates. At any rate, it is now reduced to a cer tainty that the Democratic party is the only organiza tion that has the nerve to array itself in opposition to this secret conclave of political plotters. It becomes our duty, therefore, to change our front to meet this new enemy. Our war with Whigs and Whiggery is at an end. The fundamental principles of constitutional government are attacked by the net* order and we can well imagine that a very large and respectable body of the States Rights Whigs of Georgia will join the Democracy in their efforts to defend the bulwarks of our freedom. The sovereignty of the States, the sove reignty of the people, the equality of citizens, and the freedom of conscience, are as dear to them as to us, and if they are willing to share with us in the fight for them, we oan willingly and cheerfully forget and forgive the past. Wo are pleased to see that the Democrats of Jasper county, at their late convention, an account, of whioh will be found in our columns, have taken this view of the present crisis and have cordially invited all persons who are opposed to the Know Nothings to take part with the Democracy in the approaohing strug gle. We echo the invitation and pledge our party friends to give to all who join us in this holy war “a place in the picture.’’ Alexander H. Stephens*Esq. — We learn by a gen tleman from Georgia, says the Alabama Journal , that Mr. Stephens will, it is believed, decline any further canvass of his district—that he is aware that be is marked by the Know Nothings for his opposition to their secret feature, and has now no party to fall back on. If this is true, it is a mortifying position to one of his talents and ambition, and may prove an apt illustra tion from Macbeth -“of the poisoned chalice com mended to his own lips.’’ Being among the chiefest of those who so ruthlessly prostrated the gallant con servative Whig party of Georgia—the ladder by which he attained high positions, and trod ungratelully on the neck and feelings of those by whose devoted labors and exertions through long years, he was elevated and sustained, he has now no friends and will be pulled down as mercilessly, by hands he cannot see. Who will pity him ? —though many may regret such an end to such a towering and brilliant intellect, unmatched, perhaps, in the whole breadth of the Union. The Return of the Guards. On Saturday noon the Columbus Guards, Ist Lieu tonaut Ellis commanding, returned from Camp Owen, where they have spent two days most pleasantly as the guests of the Montgomery True Blues. We have not had time to learn the particulars of their entertainment, but have no doubt it was all that unbounded hospitality and good tasto could furnish. We learn from the Alabama Journal that Private Rambo of the Mont gomery True Blues won the beautiful rifle presented by Mr. Swan. We owe that basket friend Bates and will folk over the first opportunity. More Trouble in South America. —The Paraguay an government had got into another difficulty with the government of its southern neighbor, Corriantes, and tne latter had marched troops to the frontier. General Flores, the Cisplatine republic (Uruguay,) was about to resign his office and retire to private life, and the rumor of such intention had operated unfavorably on commercial relations. It was thought, however, that he would reconsider his purpose. England , France and Spain in favor of the Know Nothings. —The Know Nothing movement in this country has attracted the serious notice of the Euro pean people and presses. We have already given the English and French views of the subject, as expressed through their most influential papers. We to-day give the Spanish or Hispano-Americsn views of the sub ject, as expressed in the Cuban journal, the Diario de la Marina. Significantly enough, the Spanish is quite in accord with the English and French sentiment, and thinks that the Know Nothing movement in the United States is perfectly right in its conception and design.— It expresses, however, its doubts as to the good success of the movement, and thinks that the remedy is now too late—it should have been applied twenty years ago. The Diario makes use of one of the same arguments in favor of Know Nothingism which that curious entity uses against foreigners, namely ; that every race should cling to, reverence and observe their ancient manners, habitudes and institutions. The article, if not very instructive, is somewhat suggestive.— N. Y. Herald. From Massachusetts. The Hiss Committee —The Missouri Outrages in Kan sas, Etc. The Hiss Committee resumed its investigations to day, but so far no new light has been thrown upon the matter. In the House to-day, Mr. Slack submitted a pream ble and resulution concerning the alleged invasion of Kansas by armed Missourians, calling upon the execu tive of Missouri to prevent a repetition of the outra ges ; also calling upon the President to take instant and effective measures for sustaiuing the sovereignty of the citizens of Kansas against violence, and pledging the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to aid with her whole force the Governor cf Kansas, and the people of that or any oiher State or Territory, in support of constitutional rights by whomsoever infringed. Amos Stone, of Charlestown, the Know Nothing candidate, has been elected County Treasurer for Middlesex. Condition of Treasury. Washington. May 1. The United States Treasurer’s statement shows that the amount in the Treasury on the 23d ult., subject to draft, was $20,203,387. Governor Ileeder at Home. Affairs in Kansas—The Territory Subjugated ly Squat ters—Extraordinary Speech of the Governor. Easton, (Pa.,) April 30,1855. The Hon. A. H. Reeder, Governor of Kansas, arrived here to day, from the West, and met a very enthusiastic re ception from his friends and neighbors. He reached Phil lipsburg at noon, and was there met and escorted to tho Court House Square, in Easton, by a large concourse of citizens of all parties, accompanied by the Eastern band. On arriving at the Court House, Governor Reeder was welcomed by the citizens with hearty cheers, and a formal welcome then extended to him in an eloquent and impres sive speech, by the Hon. J. M. Porter, who complimented Governor Reeder on the manly and courageous, as well as able manner in which he had discharged ‘the duties of his difficult and responsible office, lie went into a hasty nar rative of the growth and progress of the slave question, at tributing its-dangerous threatening character at the present time to.the fanatical abolitionists at the North, but admit ting also that slavery men had in their turn become as fa natical and wrong as the abolitionists themselves. lie went through the old routine of apology for the South,say ing that they had slavery entailed upon them, and asserting in full the broadest pro-slavery claims, declared that Gov. Reeder had done his duty ably, and that he would and should be sustained both by Pennsylvania and the country at large. Governor Reeder in reply, expressed in feeling and elo quent terms the grateful impression made upon him by the warm and enthusiastic reception given to him by so largo an assembly of his fellow citizens. He referred to the re ports of fraud and outrage upon the part of slavery men in the Kansas election, and emphatically confirmed the very worst statement of them which had preceded his arrival. He said his opinions on the subject of popular sovereignty had undergone no change; but that the conduct of the peo ple ot the border counties of the north Missouri had as tounded and amazed him by their reckless disregard of all laws, compacts and constitutions; that the Territory of Kansas, in her late election, had been invaded by a regular organized army, armed to the teeth, who took possession of their ballot boxes and made a Legislature to suit the pur pose of the pro-slavery party. Kansas was subdued, sub jugated and conquered by armed men from Missouri; but her citizens were resolved never to give up the fight for their freedom, aud tbe independence of their soil from for eign control or interference. The State of Missouri would be called upon to disavow all sympathy with these border ruffians. If she refused, the South would be called upon to discountenance her. If the South refuse, the solemn duty would devolve upon tho North to take up the matter,so that the rights oi her sons who had settled in Kansas, on the faith of solemn compacts, shall be vindicated and rus tained. He declared that the accounts of the fierce outrages and wild violences perpetrated at the election, published in the Northern papers, were in no wise exaguerated. He concluded by saying that Kansas was now a conquered country—conquered by force of arms—but that her citizens were resolved never to yield their rights, and relied upon the North to aid them, by demonstrations of public senti ment, and all other legal means, until they shall be fully und triumphantly vindicated. During his speech Governor Reedor was frequently and enthusiastically cheered by the large audience present. The Male College. We*learn from a note from the Rev. G. W. F. Price, (of the Auburn Gazette,) published in the Montgomery Advertiser, that the subscriptions to the Methodist Male College at that place, amount to between sixty and seven ty thousand dollars, aud there is reason to believe—Mr. Price says —that they will succeed in getting a sufficient ly large sum, to meet the requirements of the Confer ence. We understand that the only other place contending for this College is Greensboro, which is situated in the midst of a very rich country, and surrounded by a wealthy population. In this it has the advantage of Auburn. But in every other respect Auburn is ahead of it. Auburn is in a delightly region—high, healthy, well watered, beau tifully cultivated, aud containing and surrounded by a population that for intelligence, refinement, hospitality, taste and euergy, is excelled by none in the State, if by any iu the Southern country. In short, Auburn has every advantage that a place ought to have, to make it eligible for purposes of education. And she is making most commendable efforts to have the College in her midst, and we do sincerely hope that she may succeed. Macon (Ala.,) Republican. The Etowah Bridge. We are glad to learn that the new bridge on the State Railroad, over the Etowah River, is expected to be so far completed as to allow of the passage ot trains as early as the 10th of the present month. The time originally contemplated in the contract for the completion of the bridge was the Ist of July next. But as the interruption in the transportation of freights, during this busy season of the year, was a matter which it was of the utmost con sequence to remedy at the earliest possible moment, every effort lias been made to hasten the completion of the bridge, and it speaks well for the management of the Road that in the short lime which has elapsed since the burning of the old bridge, they have been able to advance the work so rapidly as to make the completion of the new one about fifty days ahead rif the time originally con tracted for.— Atlanta Intelligencer , May 2nd. Something the matter with Seneca Lake. — The Geneva Gazette of Saturday says : “Our citizens lor two days past have been considerably interested, and some of them a great deal excited, in refe rence to a strange, and thus far inexplicable phenomenon, that has occurred in the waters of the Seneca Lake. Dur ing the whole of Wednesday and yesterday the waters would rise and fall.in spaces of time varying from ten minutes to hall an hour, continuously through those days, from five inches to two feet iri height Just after sundown on Wednesday evening a friend of ours made an exact measurement of the fall and time. In fifteen minutes the water fell 161 inches, when it commenced rising again ” Virginia. — The Richmond Enquirer thus speaks of the prospects of the democracy in the approaching May elec tion for governor, &c.: “We have never been deceived in our calculations ; we have never exaggerated our own strength. We know we shall triumph ; and we await the day of election with The comoosure and dignity of perfect confidence. “From personal observation we can attest the energy and enthusiasm of the inviucible democracy of the “Tenth Legion. Our correspondence, which is not the fictitious fabrication of our own apprehension, but the spontaneous and reliable expression of popular sentiment—exhioits the feeling and the purpose of the democracy throughout the State. Never was the democratic party in Virginia inspired with such zeal or animated by such stern devotion to duty. Their is neither lukewarmness, nor fear, nor treachery in our ranks. We are intent on victory, and, so help us God, we will triumph .” Divorce and Marriage. — A. J. Davia, the seer, is about to be married to a Miss Robinson, hamerly the wife of a Mr. Love, and the mother of two children. The Albion Spirit says that she became enamored of Davis at a Woman’s Rights Convention, and that since then be and his friends have been laboring to obtain a divorce for her in which they have finally succeeded. BY TELEGRAPH. Expressly for the Times and Sentinel. LATEST FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL STEAMSHIP ATLANTIC. Columbia, S: C., May 4.—P. M. Vienna Conference Broken off—Sevastopol Bdsnbarded —Napoleon in England—Cotton Unchanged. The Atlantic has arrived with Liverpool dates to the 21st ult. Cotton was steady and unchanged, but buyers de manded a reduction on current prices. The sales for niue days preceding the sailing of tbe steamer reached 70,000 bales. Quotations are unchanged. Speculators took 10,000 bales, and Exporters 9,000. Consols have fallen to 89 34. Flour easier. The Vienna Conference. The Vienna Conference was broken off after the 12th session. Russia rejects the demands of the Allies. — Lord John Russell and de l’lluys have left Vienna. — There are strong indications that Austria will refuse to act against Russia. Bombardment of Sevastopol. The bombardment of Sevastopol, with five huudred guns, was commenced on the Bth ult., and continued to the 15th without eft’eot. It was believed that an assault would not prove practicable, but an attempt will prob;u* bly be made to storm the place. The“ British Loan. The British Loan of £10,000,000 has been taken by the Rothcbilds in hundred pounds Consols, fourteen six pence, in the sb3po of an annuity terminable iu thirty, years. The income Tax has been increased, as has also the tax on spirits, tea, coffee and sugar : a stamp tax is also proposed. Napoleon in England. The Emperor and Empress ot France had been a week in Englaud.and been received with royal honors. It is re ported, but not generally believed, that the English Cabi net had consented for Napoleon to take command of tho army in the Crimea. The Postmaster at New Orleans. The President has appointed Arthur D. Neville, Post master at New Orleans, in place of W. G. Kendall, re moved. Numbering Ships. —After the Ist of May every British ship is to have a distinct number assigned to her, by which she may be known and recognised, irre spective of her name of other description. The se ries of numbers will begin with 1 and proceed in reg ular arithmetical progression ; a number once appropri ated will never be applied to any other British ship.— The port of London may be allotted the series from 1 to 1000 5 to Liverpool 1000 to 2000; to Sydney from 2000 to 2,300 ; and so on to every port in the Queen’s dominions. Awful Railroad Accident—One Man Killed and six others Wounded. [[Syracuse, N. Y., April 30, 1855. As the six o’clock accommodation train from Rochester over tho old ro>d was coming into this city about teu o’clock it ran over a~horse, throwing tbe last car from the track and down au embankment twenty feet, smashing it to pieces. The car contained eight per sons, only one of whom escaped injury. M. O. Wilder, a lawyer, of Canandaigua, was instantly killed ; S. IJ. In • gersoll, ot New York, w 7 as seriously injured ; and Clinton Brainard, of New York ; Wm. Ilall and Z. Furman, of Skeneateles ; Charles Isening and Joseph Lief, of Syra cuse, and Mr. Becker, a brakeman, were badly hurt. The Prospects in Virginia. The Richmond Enquirer, in its h ading article of a late issue, uses the following confident language: “The victory is already as good as won. The intelli gence which unceasingly pours in upon us from every part of tho State admits not of a doubt of an overwhelm ing majority for our ticket. There is not a county in which there is not a good spirit prevailing in our party, and a resolute purprse to crush the infatuated order whose triumph would accomplish results which even the sagacity of Patrick Henry never foresaw The 24th of May will be a proud day for Virginia—one which future’ generations of her sons will point to with patriotic pride.’ Kail SBoad Bill Vetoed. The Governor of Massachusetts has vetoed the bill granting a State loan of a million dollars to the Vermont Central Railroad. From Utah. We have received News from Deseret to March Ist Information had reached Salt Lake of the appointment of Col. Steptoe, to succeed Gov. Brigham Young as Govern or of Utah. It was received with gmaj dissatisfaction.— Brigham Young has declared himself still the Governor, and dares President Pierce to remove him. He avows op* enly that he and his Mormon followers are hostile to the United States, and the desire to see it doomed t© destruc tion. fie acknowledges that they are traitors to the coun try that protects them, and that they owe no allegiance to any laws but those of their own Church. Seven Pauvan Indians who were engaged in the murder of Captain Gunnison and party, some eighteen months anx> on the River Sevier, about fifty miles from Salt Lake, were captured about the 7th of February, by Col. Steptoe’s command, under charge of Maj. Reynolds and Lieut. All ston. The prisoners were delivered up. Walker, the somewhat famous Utah Chief, died at Meadow Creek, near Fillmore City, on the 29th of Janu ary. For a number ol years Walker has headed the horse stealing Utahs in their semi-annually incursions into Cali fornia, andjiis name has been a terror to the quiet ranche ros in the South. Within the last six years these Indians have stolen upwards of a thousand horses from thet anche ros in Los Angelos county alone. Dr. Garland Hart, the Indian Agent for Utah, had arriv ed at Salt Lake City, and entered upon his official duties. The excitement among the Indians in consequence ol Walker’s death, induced Dr. Hart to.visit the southern set tlement.—N. O. Della, 30 th ult. The Fire at Boston. Boston, April 118, 1855. The total loss by the fire last night is estimaled at not less than s6oo,ooo—insured in Boston for 8*250,0(X) to $300,- 000. The Mutual offices are the large-t losers, several of them having $50,000 involved. ‘1 he joint stock offices have mostly escaped with small losses. The firemen continue at work, the flames not being yet subdued Thomas Wigglesworth, one of our oldest merchants died this morning. He leaves iwo hundred thousand dol lars worth of property. The Presidency. — The “squatters” in Kansas recently held a meeiinsr and nominated the Hon. David R. Atchi son, of Missouri, for the Presidency, and Hon. Isaac Touey, of Conn., for the Vice Presidency. Cass and Butler against Know Nothingism.— Gen. Cass, in a letter to the Detroit S - . George's Society,express es his hostility to Know Nothingism. Gen. William O. Butler, who ran on the same ticket with Gass in 1848 in declining to run for Congress, takes a similar position. Stocks.- The Augusta Constitutionalist says : We have heard of the sale this week of 50 shares Union Bank at sllO, and 128 shares City Bank, has changed hands the consideration given, being Georgia Rail l oad and ten dollars per share, being about equal to $lO5 per share. A Costly Dress.— The Empress of the French has presented to the Empress of Austria a luce,dress, tallied ,jt about $40,000. Jhe pattern was designed by the „reneh Empress herself. It will be exhibited at the Paris hibitiou. ex ■ Letter/From Judge Warner. k The following letter has been received since our \ w I per was published. We regret that we did iu t -D- ■ Warner a copy of the paper containing the articL? .I'”- I to. We are still of the opinion that he would be u :r ~ <1 I choice oi a large majority of the Democrats ot o i 1 1 trict: ue fr-- B Greenville, 27th April, 185: Dear Sir— My attention has just been called to • articles, recently published in the Atlanta Examiner I Atlanta Intelligencer, deprecating tbe course wii, ; appears, that you and the editor of the Newnan h n ’ I have thought proper to pursue in suggesting rny nanie • ?r “candidate for Congress in this District. “What y ou ‘ . j I the editor of the Banner may have done in the premia” : I entirely unknown tome, except so far as inlbrmed, bv V I above named Atlanta papers. While it is reaaily acknowledged that the people of < I 4th Congressional District, (composed as it is mainly of i I counties lucluded in my old Judicial Circuit,) have ?ti • . I claims to my gratitude and personal seiviees at ail ti;v? and under all circumstances ; yet, having voluntarily j, quished an official station to become a private citizen,’ I iiave not tho least desire or intention of being a candica: u ior Congress, or any other office ; consequently, the octa- I sion is embraced simply to say, that my name will not; . permitted to be used before the contemplated district con vention lor the purpose of embarrassing ill any manner whatever its free and unrestrained action in the select of a candidate for Congress. I beg you to accept the as surance ot my personal regard and esteem, while I rema:; , Most respectfully, Your obedient servant, HIRAM WARNER. To THE EriTOR OF THE MARIETTA ADVOCATE. The Know Nothing Movement in New England.— The vote for the removal of Judge Luring because he did his duty according to his oath, and the recent disclosures of the Hiss committee, indicate very clearly that tho Know Nothings of Massachusetts can never coalesce with tho national party of the same name and origin, but will al ways remain a septrate, sectional demoralized body. — From recent indications we are inclined to believe that the Know Nothings of New Hampshire will pursue the same course with the same result. Edmund Burke b n already in his organ disavowed the views formerly held on the Nebraska question, and it seems probable that the Legislature will send to tbe United States Senate two representatives thoroughly imbued with the most ultra and fanatical ant,•’slavery spirit. With such men no na tional party enn possibly unite. But if the Know Noth ings of Massachusetts and New England are pursuing a sectional and destructive course, w e have a strong confi dence that the Know Nothings of New York, New Jer sey, Pennsylvania and several other States north of Ma son'and Dixon’s line, will act very differently, will follow a high mined and strictly constitutional policy on all na tional questions, and will cut themselves wholly adrilt from all disorganizing and section factions. The destiny of the Know Nothing movement depends on the result of the pending election in Virginia. If the Know Nothings overthrow the democrats by a majority of from five to fifteen thousand, then there will be a cliaueo of founding a great national party on the basis ofits prin ciples. But if the Know Nothings are defeat* and, then there will probably be an end to the Know Nothmg movement altogether.— N. Y. llcrald New Railroad Brake.—lmportant Improvement.— The New York Post says : “At the invitation of Governor Morris, president ol the Railroad Car Brake Company, a large number ol railroad superintendents, directors, and others, went L Patterson yesterday in four cars of the Erie Railroad Com pany, to test Creamer’s ] atent brake operator. The train was put to a speed of thirty-five miles to tbe hour on a down grade of forty feet to the mile, and was brought up within nineteen seconds affer the application of tho brake, at a distance of less than three hundred feel.” Trouble in Charleston College. —-A short time since a member of tbe senior class was suspended for violation of the college rules. Tlis class-mates attempted to inter fere, but unsuccessfully, as the Faculty thought it was not a matter that concerned them. The class, dissatisfied with the answer, and also offended with the terms in which it was conveyed, gave notice to the Faculty, that they would attend upon no further exercises until their application was entertained ; and the Faculty advising them that if they persisted in the course they would be expelled, the difference was continued with no approach o a satisfactory solution. The above wo learn ticiu the gtandard, Thackeray on the United States.— In the course of a lecture recently delivered in London, Mr. Thackeray took occasion to allude to the United States ; a country, he said, “where kindness, courtesy, and good nature were in nothing more conspk uous [though you meet them con stantly] than in the gallant attention everywhere shown to women. Dandy and clown alike yield to a woman in omnibus or railway car. Sir Roger de Coverly would have loved this true evidence of the feeling of a gentleman. It Wtuld have so pleased Steele that he weuld have taken the gentle dandy or clown to the nearest tavern and treat ed him to a bottle—possibly sitifcottles.” “I don’t mean,” added Thackeray, “to set down tbe list five bottles to the score of Dick Steele’s good works. They would be very decidedly the works of superogation.” The English Baltic Fleet. —The London Journals wax eloquent over tbe departure of tbe advanced squad ron of the new Baltic fleet. The Times calls it the most magnificent fleet that was ever fitted out from the Eng lish shores. It consists of more than thirty vessels of war, and a dozen sail of the line and is expected to block ade ever}* inlet and port of the Czar, and, it possible, find some vulnerable point of liis triple granite and iron, it seems to be a subject of congratulation that it is not com manded by Admiral Napier. As to Admiral Dundas’ . hjs instructions are to “c’o more” than his unfortunate predecessor. If he does not accomplish more, he will certainly find himself next November under orders to lower bis flag, with small prospect of ever hoisting it again. Such says the Tim- s is the mission of the fleet the Queen sends this day on its fatal errand. Seizure of Diamond Rings. —ln the recent search in Boston harbor for the money stolen from a passenger on the Africa, a package of twenty-six diamond rings, not entered on the ship’s manifest, was discovered, and was seized as being intended to be introduced without the pay ment of duties. They were in tbe possession of an En glishman named Salmon, a passer ger. A Horticultural Novelty. — The Agricultura branch of the Patent Office at Washington city, has taken meas ures to procure seeds of the Bun-ya-bun-ya, a tree of the fir tribe, growing in Australia, where it flourishes in a region of not much greater area than thirty miles square. It bears a cone nearly two feet in diameter filled with seed the size of an olive, and of flavor more rich and delicate than that of the pine-apple. It is so much esteemed by the natives as that they at times travel hundreds of miles to partake of it. The McCerrcn Case. — lt is stated that Secretary Marry has succeeded in securing indemnity from Peru, for the outrage on Captain MeCerren and his vessel, at the Chinclia Islands, in 1853. The amount awarded $47,000, including $27,000 as damages for the detention of the vessel, $15,000 for the wounding and imprisonment of the Captain, and $5,000 for the injuries sustained by one of ;lie crew, a boy. The Great Provincial Council of the Roman Catholic Church will commence in Baltimore on the Gth of May and continue until the 13th. The Archbisop of Baltimore will provide. There will be an attendance of Bishops from Richmond, Wheeling, Pittsburgh, Erie and Phila delphia—the Sees of Savannah and Charleston being va Ctnt by death. This is the first Provincial Council since the devision of the United States into several Archbish oprics. And Still They Come. —We learn from the Richmond Enquir* r that Thomas S. Gholson, esq., another bright star of the late whig party has formally proclaimed his oppo sition to the dangerous and disoiganizing objects and ten dencies of the know nothing party. Mr. Gholson is a gentleman ol great legal abilitv, and as a politician has a ‘‘reputation commensurate with lit- limits of his State.”— Possessing, as he the confidence ol a large, very large, portion of tiie people of Virginia, his recent course cannot fail to exert a poweiful influence on the approach ing election in that State.