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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 1855.
Congressional Convention, 2d District.
We suggest that the Democratic Congressional Conven
tion for the Second District be held at Americus, on Wed’
nesday, 11th July next. The Supreme Court will be in
session at that time in Americus. What say our Demo
cratic cotemporaries to this suggestion? The time and
place ought to be agreed upon at once. wtwtd.
Democratic Convention in Muscogee.
The Democratic Party of Muscogee county will meet
in Convention at the Court House at 12 o’clock M., on
Wednesday, 23d May, for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the Gubernatorial & Congressional Conven
tions. w twtd.
A trip to the Country befoie Breakfast.
At the invitation of Mr. Charles A. Peubody, of the
Soil of the. South , we arose on Wednesday morning
last before the sun, and, in company with an esteemed
friend, paid a visit to his charming country scat, five
miles from town. The atmosphere was as refreshing
as a shower bath, and every tree and flower was re
joicing in the dewy breath of morn. In an hour we
had reached his mansion, and stopping just long enough
to shake hands with our hospitable host, we proceeded
at once to his strawberry grounds. The sight surpassed
our most sanguine expectations. They consist of a
ten acre field, and every foot of ground was red with
the ripp and luscious fruit. The Hovey Seedling was
the prevailing growth ; but wo found a part of the
ground eoveied with the Peabody Seedling, a cross
between the llovey and a native wilding, which pleased
us better oven than the llovey. The vine is larger,
the fruit quite as large, more luscious and abundant.
It is like the llovey, a contuous bearer. We saw vines
of this Seedling which contained over two hundred
berries, some just forming, others turning, aud others
again ready to melt on the tongue. It was a sight to
tempt an epicure. The most astonishing feature in the
condition of this crop is that it has been produoed
without artificial watering. We attribute the success
of Mr. Peabody to his system of culture in which
mulching forms a conspicuous feature.
In tha'same field Mr. Peabody has 2000 water melon
vines, many of which have fruit already formed, and he
expects to supply the market with this delightful fruit
by the 10th proximo. In each hill of the meion
vines was a tomato plant. Mr. I\ informed us that
the tomato dues not interfere with the melon while it
protects it from the bugs that prey upon it. If this be
true, it is a fact worth remetnbeiiug by cultivators of
the water melon.
After feasting our eyes an<l mouth upon theso da
lightfal grounds, we repaired to the house where the
good lady of the mansion had prepared a breakfast ta
ble groaning with every variety of viands to which our
unwonted exercise enabled us to do ample justice, and
concluded the repast with strawberries and cream. —
Having selected some of the eho’sest flower.# which
grow in profusion in every nook and corner of this de
lightful retreat, we hitched up and in an hour were
again seated in our sanctum in time for the eastern
mail, blessing our stars that Columbus is our home and
Peabody our friend. By the way, we selected a burial
place for ourselves as brother Knowles of the Recorder
suggested, and will bo prepared to occupy it if Wise is
defeated in Virginia and the Parson will come over to
perform the funeral service; and made a special agree
ment with friend Peabody to relinquish all claims to
the chosen spot to friend Knowles in the event he
should want a place to bury himself and the Know
Nothings in the event the fortunes of war go against
them in the old Dominion.
The Washington Union and Gov. Reeder.
The Washington Union , under date of the 11th ins?.,
denies the report that Governor Reeder visited Wash
ington City for the purpose of procuring Executive aid
in the discharge of his duties as Governor of Kansas.
“Not for a single moment,” says the Union , “has ho
been diverted from the plain, straightforward path of
duty. Refusing all participation with either extreme in
the late disturbances in the Territory, and planting
himself upon the conceded principles of the Kansas and
Nebraska bill, he has steadily maintained the attitude
which might be expected from a man who for thirty
years has been a leading and consistent member of the
democratic party—the party of the constitution. A
northern citizen, a Pennsylvanian after the school of
Buchanan and of Dallas, he has, throughout his politic
cal career, opposed the TVilmot proviso, sustained the
fugitive-slave law, advocated the Kansas and Nebraska
bill, denounced abolitionism from first to last, and bold
ly co operattd in every movement for the protection of
the South in its rights under tiie constitution. lienee
it is that, while ho has resolutely and consistently re
sisted all attempts to control the destiuits of Kansas by
means not entirely legal and fair, he has never sought
to give the advantage to either of the contending in
terests. Perfectly conscious, and deeply regretting,
that the mischievous efforts of Greely and the nor-,
them fanatics have been made the pretext for the
cent border excitements, he has firmly occupied the
ground of discouraging every movement that might
disturb the public mind, or revive those unfortunate di
visions which have so often convulsed our happy coun
try. We are not disappointed that general excitement
has resulted from the local troubles in Kansas ; but we
unhtsitatingly say to the true friends of constitutional
painciplcs, in every part of the Union, that no man
could more faithfully represent the conservative senti
ment of the country, or will more steadily and consci
entiously labor to bring order out of confusion, than the
present governor of Kansas.”
We give the above for what it is worth. Southern j
men in Kansas place a very different estimate upon the j
conduct and character of Gov. Reeder.
The following article from the New York National
Democrat breathes a very different spirit, and, if true,
w ill account sor the very favorable light in which the
conduct of Gov. Reeder is viewed by the Union. Jt
may be propt-r to add that the Democrat is hostiie to ;
the ad mist rat tod. It is needless for us to say that fill i
pur sympathies are with the Kansas squatter*:
THE OCSriMJ OF KEEDEK DEMANDED.
Social and shmutaneous information appears to have
been received yesterday by our Abolition eotemporanes
The Tribune and Tinree, to tlie effect that the President
has been requested by Virginia Democrats to “remove” the
inefficient and epeeniating Maine Law gentleman who has
already removed himself Irom the office of Governor of
Kansas. Over this very natural and probable political sug
gestion, the Sew <rdite chonsters set up a hideous bewailing
—pending lor the moment their own quarrels iu their
denu'ic uUoas ol the Kansas squatters.
c Oi cdurse the Virginia Democracy have demanded the
removal of Kt*-4£f; di*-y did so long since, on grounds not
only of partizan policy, but of public justice. And the De
mocracy of New York afcd every State iu the Uuiou will,
when acquainted with the cucmnstances ol the. ease, echo
the demand. The simple-fact is, the appointment of Ree
der, in lie first place, was brought about lor tin? benefit of
a number of land speculators in or connected with The
Washington Union, and prominent among whom was the
Clerk ot the last House of Representatives. The maneuver
was to procure a Governor by whose official influence and
participation these parties might succeed in getting posses
sion ot some of the best lands and most prominent village
sites in Kansas. There were parties in this State connected
with the arrangement —Van Buren politicians, whom we
could name, in the interior, whose association in the enter
prise wa cunningly invited for the purpose of securing Mr.
Marcy’s connivance In fact, the combination, depending
upon Reeder’s management and astuteness in furthering
their speculations, included a formidable body of capitalists,
monopolists and paupei politicians in Pennsylvania, Ohio
and New York, and contemplated no less than the owner
ship of pretty much all the land worth haying in that tertile
Territory. It was a monstrous plot, bearing the apparent
sanction of the President, and numbering most of those ras
cally chevalierß d’ industrie, known about Washington as
members of the Kitchen Cabinet, among the actual con
spirators. ....
When Reeder arrived out in Kansas, he set industriously
to work to push his own fortunes and those ol the clique to
which he owed his appointment and opportunity. Why
first one locality and then another was indicated as the
teiritorial seat of government, by apparently well authenti
cate rumors circulated by his tools, we presume need not
be explained at any length Speculation follows rumors,
and many a poor Western squatter, honestly locating his
prescribed acres, has been victimized by the adroit Yankee
agents of imaginary land companies. It was not long be
fore the Governor’s associates joined hands with the Mas
sachusetts company of forestalled, known by the designa
tion of the ‘Emigrant Aid Society,” and which already
owns one or two entire villages, destined for its tenantry of
mill operatives, cotton spinners and other white slaves.
The squa ters began to see an immense monopoly threat
ening them, backed by official authority and New England
capital; and it is little wonder that the sturdy Democratic
spirit of the men irom lowa, Illinois and Missouri, who
form the mass of the actual settlers of the country, revolt
ed at the outrage. We honor the determination they have
shown, that the Territory of Kansas shall not be one im
mense preserve for the pleasure and benefit of corrupt Free
Soil officials, and of hypocritical Boston “friends ol free
dom,” stockholders in emigrant forwarding societies. Ree
der has been positively frightened out of the 1 erritory by
his liege subjects, but not, we fear, before consummating
some of the selfish projects of his partners.
It will be remembered that the Massachusetts Society,
organized and incorporated by the Legislature of that State
lor the ostensible purpose of forwarding Anti-Slavery emi
grants to Kansas, entered upon its career some months since
with great flourish. Its large capital stock was said to have
been rapidly subscribed by Boston men of ample means;
and it was evident from the first that profit rather than
principle had prompted its orign. Its plan of operations
was carried out with true Yankee cuteness. A judicious
distribution of the stock among editors of a certain class
vastly increased their admiration of “free institutions,” and
bred a tremendous enthusiasm on behalf of the “Emigrant
Aid Society.” It was everywhere announced that this
wonderful Yankee nation was to preserve “freedom to
Kansas !’*
Whether this Society, which in fact was nothing but an
organization having fine water lots, city sites and similar
monopolies in view, has profited by Reeder's labors equally
with his political comrades at Washington, we are unable
to say. Judging by the outbreaks of wrath from the Abo
lition press and from the lanatical Legislature of Massa
chusetts, we should think it had not, and that it now looks
lorward, as its only hope of realizing fat dividends, to his
return to Kansas, backed by a military force by which the
“insubordination” of the squatter soverigns may “be crush
ed out ” It is the duty of the Democracy in every section
of the Union to protest against the further permission of
these scandalous operations by the Administration ; and to
demand that Reeder be deprived of that pretense of authori
ty which lie still, we suppose, claims, and that some fit and
proper man acceptable to, and if possible chosen by the free
people of Kansas, be recognized as Governor by the Presi
dent. Such a concession to the true principle of popular
sovereignty—a principle to which, as we have always be
lieved and insisted, the Pierce Cabinet was never honestly a
convert—would go far to allay the distrust of the people of
Virginia and to strengthen the hands of the Democracy,
now in the midst of an unequaled struggle in that State, and
threatened with absolute overthrow in their very citadel.—
Let Reeder’s commission bo required Irom him and let his
place be stiled by someone not obnoxious to the people as
a mere land shark and waterlot grabber. Or let the Presi
dent take the consequence in the lorfeiture of the little re
maining respect now accorded to him by any portion ol his
own party, and fall back upon the support of Abolition Aid
Societies and Seward Maine law presses.— National Demo
crat, l'2th
The tendency R'notT Nothiugism to Riot una
Murder.
j However peacefully iaolined our Know Nothing
j fellow citizens of Columbus may be, their “worthy
| brethren” of Louisvillo, Ivy., resorted to the most ex
| treme measures at a recent election for magistrate* and
constables in that city. We learn from the papers pub
lished there that on the day of election “a mob of brui
sers and bullies usurped the power, and to all interests
and purposes determined the r vsult by violence and
bloodshed.’’
The Courier , a Know Nothing organ, gives the foU
1 lowing ancount of the disgraceful proceedings :
“But there were other transactions on Saturday, in the
First Ward, for which we must take some of the inconside
l ate friends of Americanism to task. There were foreigners
innocent of any wrong, or intention of wrong, who, when
passing along the stieet, when in their own houses, when
distant from the polls, were attacked and beaten most un
mercifully. The houses of some Germans were entered
and their property destroyed ; others were pursued by
crowds of infuriated men and boys. These attacks,in many
cases without provocation .cannot be excused, it is true that
there was much in til? shape of rumor to teed the excite
ment. A boy was reported to have been shot by a German
front the windows of a house and other indignities cornmit
! ted ; but of these things we could ascertain nothing definite.
1 One outrage, of which we have been advised, entirely by
i American citizens, deserves particular notice. Three Ger
i mans—Charles Hunt, John Snyder, and Paul Bessinger—
; being chased from the polls, took refuge in Peter Merkel’s,
! on Market street, two squares distant. A large gang pur
! sued them, and guns being fired from the upper stories, they
1 broke into the house, destroyed all the fixtures about the
! bar-room, beat Merkel, who had not even attempted to
’ vote, entered his private room, destroyed the furniture, and
j one ruffian actually struck Mrs. Merkel while she was at
j tempting to save her husband. For such an outrage there
j can be no apology, and yet of this character were many
j others during Saturday.”
It has been pretended that the main object of the
Know Nothings was to secure the purity of the ballot
box and put down riotous proceedings at elections.
Many good men, we doubt not, have been lured into
the council rooms of the order by these specious pre
tences of its advocates. It is for them to justify to their
fellow citizens the consistency of the foregoing outrages
with the professed objects of the order, and the free
dom of the ballot. It is urged, and with some show of
plausibility, that the parties to these outrages acted
without authority and their conduct is chargeable to
them iu their individual oapaeity. But then the order
is responsible for arousing the passions which resulted
in these outrages upon private rights ; and, so far as w©
are intormed, the members of the order stood by and
saw them perpetrated without raising a finger to pre
vent them.
In commenting upon these disgraceful proceedings,
the Louisville Democrat uses the following appropriate
remarks;
“Such transactions strike at the vitals of free institutions.
A riot or a mob may be a trifle, but when it is an organized
body, designed to desecrate the rights oflranchise, and con
trol elections by force, it i3 a damning crime against free
institutions.
“We read with contempt the pervasion of the ballot, by
Louis Napoleon and Santa Anna, when we saw the sacred
emblems of freedom made to subserve despotism. It was
ahoriid mockery of liberty ; like using the sacramental cup
in bacchanalian revels.
“The Americans couldn’t tolerate such crimes, but right
here mLouisville, wiien the day for choice for civil officers
came, and legal voters were called to make their choice, a j
mob of br.isers and bullies usurped the power, and to all in- j
tents and purposes, determined the result by violence and j
bloodshed.
“The facts and the purposes admit of no concealment or
disguise. The transaction called an election was a farce,
and a mockery of our tree iortitutions,
“Plain as the case is, excuses and denials will be tolerat
ed, and the re ult chuckled over with faint condemnation
by men who would be thought respectable. Hueh deeds
don’t happen without countenance and connivance on the
part ol men who would not dare take an open hand in
such transactions. The mass of any party is responsible
Dr such deeds, continued systematically ; not alone place
only, but any where that it is needed ior an object. We
can only say in conclusion that this scoundrelisra must stop
here. There will bo less or more r*t the next attempt to
repeat it. If our elections are to be determined by ruffians,
bullies and bruisers, the sooner we know it the better. It
is high time we should know w'ho is ready to identity him
self with the ruffian and bruiser party, and sit by quietly
and see law and decency trampled under foot, and our
elections turned into mobs. No wonder men become dis
gusted with popular suffrage, and seek refuge from scoun
arelism in more formidable weapons than the ballot box.
Better have one tyrant than a hundred bruisers and bullies.
We give the details elsewhere, and we can’t help it if any
one is compelled to blush at the desecration of the assumed
name, American.
“This will no doubt be treated as a mere trifle in some
quarters —a little wrong to be sure—not exactly (justifiable,
but then the innocent Americans were very much provok
ed at the sight of Dutchmen, and the boys could not be
well restrained in their youthful sports. The parties that
E reconcerted the whole business will excuse and protect it;
ut let all good men of all parties read and reflect.”
B. 11. Overby in Columbus. —On Thursday night
last Mr. B. 11. Overby, the Prohibition candidate for
Governor, addressed a large meeting at Temperance
Hall. We go to press in advance of the occasion and
must reserve our comments upon the address un
til a future issue. Mr. Overby is a man of high char
acter and fine talents ; has a noble form and an enga
ging elocution, and we wish him God speed in his war
upon dram shops and dram drinking, but whether his
plan of legal reform is the best is very questionable.
Mr. CRisr in Coi.umbus.— Concert Ilall will be
opened to-night and to-morrow night for the laßt time
this season by Mr. Crisp aud his excellent dramatic
Company.
Match in the Dark , and Cross of Gold , are the
pieces selected for this evening’s entertainment. Mrs.
and Mr. Crisp, Mrs. and Mr. Rea, Miss Jessie Crisp,
and Messrs. Morton and Chippendale are the dramatis
persona.
Mrs. and Mr. Rea are just from the Charleston and
Savannah theatres where they made a most favorable
impression.
Mrs. Crisp makes her first appearance in Columbus
this season to-night. Her success upon the Charleston
boards was most decided. In genteel comedy her
equal has never appeared iu Columbus.
The re-appearance of Mr. Crisp in Columbus is most
kind, and we hope our community will show their ap
preciation of his efforts to contribute to their amuse
ment by filling the Hall to its utmost capacity.
The lovers of good tnusio are promised a rich treat.
Various popular ballads will be sung by Mr. and Mrs.
Rea and Miss Jessie Crisp.
[From the Hartford Times.]
State Know Nothing Council in Connecticut.
Norwich, May 11,1855.
The State Council of Connecticut have been in session
here this week. It commenced on Tuesday, at Uncas
Ilall. The important question was presented of abolishing
the recresy of the order, and organizing in an open manner,
as other parties do. The proposition was defeated, and the
secret plan is to be continued.
As an example ot the operation of the secret wires of the
Know Nothing organization in Connecticut, I will state to
you the results of the proceedings of the State Council in
relation to the members of Council No. 147, of Lyme,
numbering about 75 voters. Council 147 was charged with
having voted for the Hon. Samuel Ingham for Governor,
and their charter was revoked. So you see that there can
be no independence on the part of a voter who belongs to
this order. His conscience and his rights as a freeman are
in the keeping of other hands.
State President Sperry was here, and 135 delegates out
of COO w-ho were entitled to seats.
The State Council holds its quarterly meetings on the se
cond Tuesdays of May, August, November and February,
the latter being the annual meeting.
The quarterly pass lor this quarter, is “Connecticut—Our
Homes.”
Lynching a Catholic Priest.
Atrocious Outrage. —lt is seldom we have to record so
diabolical an act as was perpetrated on Sunday by some
scouivdrels on the road to Dog river.
It appears that the proprietors of the Dog River Factory
had given a piece of ground on which has been erected a
building for school and religious purposes. The services
have been occasionally supplied lor some time past by
Catholic priests fiom the Spring Hill College.
The Rev. Father Nashon has for the last eighteen months,
been in the habit of officiating at this chapel. On Sunday
morning last, while in his buggy on the road to the Factory,
and about a mile from it. lie was stopped by four men, they
enquired if he was a Catholic priest, being answered in the
affirmative, thoy desired him to get out ot his buggy. The
Rev. Father thinking their manner suspicious, hesitated a
moment, but on reflecting that sonto person might be sick
and in need of his services, he complied. Upon reaching
the ground he was seized and dragged off the road into the
woods, where he was held by two of the villians, while t lie
other two beat him severely, the one with his hsts about his
head and face, and the other with a large stick on other
parts of his person.
Having brutally beaten him iu this manner ono of the
four drew out a dirk or bowie knife, and holding it towards
their victim, told him, that if he ever attempted to go to the
factory for the purpose of preaching, he would ne! that
weapon, that the punishment now inflicted, was nothing to
what he would stiff r if he persisted in coming down.—
They then left him to pursue his way as best lie could.—
Bleeding and faint he managed to reach the factory, and it
was some time before he was sufficiently recovered to re
; turn home with an escoit which was provided for him.
We heard fan evening that the Rev. Father is in a very
precarious state, and badly bruised about the head.
The police are oil the track, and we hope, that the perpo
trators of this outrage on the person of a defenceless and
unoffending Minister of God, on his way to perforin the
functions of his ministry, will meet the punishment its enor
mity demands. — Mobile Register, 15 th.-
Miscellaneous News.
Columbia, May 10.
Postmaster Kendall, of New Orleans, has been held to
bail for trial before the U. S. District Court.
From St. Louis we learn, that the slander suit of Brick
vs. Col. Benton has been decided in favor of Brick, Ver
dict, $4,000 for Brick. The case will be carried up to
the Supreme Court.
Capt. Ingraham, the hero of the Smyrna aiTiir, declines
the public dinner tendered him by the citizens of Phila
delphia, as business calls him to South Carolina, his uativa
Stale.
The Know Nothing State Council—Great Excitement
—Hard Labor—Doubtful Result.
Syracuse, May 10.
The Know Nothing State Council is in a tttxe of great
excitement on the question of principles. They have been
mainly occupied up to this time on the usual amend
ment* of their rules, discipline, constitution, ritual, &e.,
—a very troublesome business. Titty are coming no.v
to the question of a platform. Some of the old fog'cs
are disposed to dodge it ; but the real Young Americans
are iu favor of following ths example of the Fifteenth
ward of New York city, in a bold constitutional procla
mation, which will hold good in all sections of the Union.
The result is said to be doubtful, the rural districts of the
western part of the State being a little fishy on the r.e
gro question. Ullnian and Bai ker are desirous of doing
something that will tell in Virginia, and jerhaps we may ;
get it. Some of the imps of Seward are dodging about :
the doors. The scenes inside are sublime beyond de- j
scription. To the unitiafed they would be fearful to look
at, and perfectly incomprehensible. Lock out for a splen
did result or a split.
It is understood that there was considerable strife las’ i
evening, between Young America and the old fogies: j
the former getting the best of it.- -N. I". Herald.
The Military —The Columbus Light Guards, under
the com man 1 of that gallant soldi* r, Lieut. A . H. DeW t ,
arrived in our city from Camp Thom, on Satu day sf-er
noon. escorted by the B’ues and Rtl _*s. We 1 -arn that
the L'.ehl Guards were brought in under an “at ohneii!’’
“fro <” or “to” (we didn’t exactly iuid<.rttauu whiel ) he
ladies of Montgomery. I>y the bye, we understand tha:
•he y> ung lad es couldn’t be induced so look at L 'our boys,'”
°n Friday. Nobody but a “Light Gi ard*’ was good enough
for them. Well, boys, the Light Guards will Lav* to
leave after a while, (though, we should like to have them
stay always, if possible) and then who’ll hold the best
hand of trumps, oh
On yesterday, the Light Guards and Rifles, attended
the morning services ut the Baptist church, where their
presence, formed a very prominent part of the brilliant
coup de'il, which the scene presented.
This morning, the Light Guards joined the Blues in a
battalion parade, and the and seipline and fine appearance
of both these crack corps, excited universal admiration.
Mont. Mail, 14th.
Camp Thom. —This encampment of the Montgomery
Rifles presented a gay scene on Friday last. It was the
“festal day’’ of the annual encampment of the spirited and
well disciplined company, and great crowds from the city
were in attendance. Feastling, dancing, and good cheer
of all kinds, were the order of the day, and Capt. Thom,
his officers, and the members of the gallant corps vied
with each other in ministering to the pleasure of their
numerous guests—and so thoroughly did they perform the
sell * imposed task, that all came away, at the close of ths
j >yous day, with warm and enthusiastic praises upou their
lips. The Columbus (Ga.) Light Guards , Lieut. De-
Witt commanding, were also the guests of the Rifles on
the occasion, and remained such until the breaking up of
the encampment on Saturday eveniug, when they march
ed into the city aud encamped on the river bank at ‘ Camp
Columbus,” below Bcchmer’s Garden.
The “Light Guards” is a handsome company, and its
true military appearnce and discipline elicited high praise
from all who had the pleasure of witnessing its inanamv
res.
Yesterday the *“L!u?s,” Capt. Owen, had the pleasure
of entertaining the Columbus oompany at a collation
given by the former at ihtir Armory ; and last eveniug
th festivities closed Pwitli a grand ball at Concert Hall,
given by our soldiery and citizens in honor of our Colum
bus military guests.
This morning the “Light Guards” leave for their homes,
bearing with them the respect of our community for their
gentlemanly conduct during their stay iu our midst. May
they have a pleasant trip, and a joyous welcome from
their fellow citizens of Columbus.
By the way, these military courtesies between the two
cities are linking Columbus and Montgomery “by hooks
; of steel,” from which we anticipate many good results—
social, commercial, and political.— Mont, Advertiser <J-
Gazette, 15 th. _
Two Schooners Sunk by the Keystone State-Loss of
Life.
The steamer Keystone State, which arrived at Philadel
phia Saturday morning, 12th from Savannah, reports that at
10 o’clock 35 minutes Friday night, while coming up the
Bay, .he was run into by the schooner Adrian, coal
laden, from Philadelphia, bound to Fall River, Mass.—
The Adrian sunk in fifteen minutes after she coma in
collision with the steamer. The Keystone State imme
diately lowered a boat and picked up three of her crew,
viz : Warren Small, first mate; Oliver Clark, seaman;
and John Rodriguez, seaman. The captain and cook are
supposed to have been lost, as the Keystone State saw no
trace of them after the schooner struck. Their names
are George B. Matlette, captain, and Prince A. i/ovel,
cook.
At 2 o’clock Saturday morning, ofTßombay Hook, tho
Keystone State was again run iuto by the schooner Little
Tom of Millford, Delaware. The Lttle Tom filled with
water immediately and floated off. The steamer lowered
a boat and saved her crew, which consisted of five indi*
viduals.
The injury sustained by the Iv-ystone State is very
sight.
“In the Midst of Life we are in Death.”
j We are pained to announce the death, after a protract
| ed and wearying illness, of Mrs. Elizabeth W., consort of
IMaj. John Hart, an old and esteemed citizen of this place.
Deceased was born in Providence Rhode Island, but tor
the last 25 or 30 years was a resident of the South. She
Iwas a consistent member of the Episcopal Church for the
last 2 or 3 years of her life, and her high-toned, vet am
r iable Christian deportment endeared her to ail her numer
• ous acquaintances, who, with the large and interesting
family she left, mourn her loss.— Evfaula True Whig,
! m m
Later from California.
New Orleans, May 14.
The steamship Prometheus ‘ has arrived at this port
from San Juan with advices from San Francisco to the
24th u!t. There is, however, very little news by this ar
rival.
The U. S. Land Commissioners have confirmed
Waber’s.claim to eleven square leagues on which the city
of Stockton stands.
Two failures had taken place, viz: Jose Duncan for
SBO,OOO, and Geo. B. Upton lor SIOO,OOO.
Business was dull.
Saunders, the forger, had escaped from San Francisco
in a vessel bound to Cliinr.
Abbeville— The Calhoun Family.
The editors of the Abbeville Banner are engaged in
furnishing their readers with sketches of the early history of
that District, and have given many interesting aud sugges
tive details. From a late notice ot the “Long Cane Set
tlement,” we extract a lew particulars, relating chiefly to
the Calhoun family.
The immediate predecessor of our late Senator, a re*
reser.tative of the Congressional District of Edgefield, Ab
beville, and Lexington, was Col. Joseph Calhoun, a son
of VVm. Calhoun, who was ono of the emigrants from
Pennsylvania, and a brother of Patrick Caihotin. In ref
erence to the election of 1810, which first ushered John C.
Calhonn into Congressional life, the sketch before us re
marks: “Col. Joseph Calhoun was then an oid man, and
was desired by his family to decline a re-election, in favor
of Ins young kinsman, whose extraordinary talent, together
with bis peculiar views in relation to the difficulties then
pending between the United States and Great Britain, had
made him a favorite and rising man. lie refused indig
nantly, however, to yield his place in this tame way to the
pretentious youngster—ventured upon a contest with him
and was defeated in 1810, tho commencement of John C*
Caihoun’s public career ”
Patrick Calhoun, the father of the great Senator, was
elected one ot the associate district Judges for Abbeville,on
the first restoration of civil order and legal process, after the
revolution. His colleagues were Richard Rapley,(Rapel
je,) and Dr. John De La Howe, the founder of the Do La
Ilowe Agricultural School, which is now in successful op
eration under the supervision of the Abbeville delegation as
a Committee of the Legislature. The conditions of tiie
foundation, wo believe, limit the school to twelve bene
j fieiaries of each sex.
j Os Patrick Calhoun, the following sketch is given: “lie
. was rather below the medium height, squarely and
■ Jy built, slow and deliberate in speech, cautious in deciding,
i but indomitable in action The rapaid utteream eso char
j acteristic of the Senator, he inherited from the more nor
! votis temperament of the Caldwells.”
| He continued in his judicial office until his death, which
j occurred in l?9fi A monument was erected over his grave,
j in 1844, by his distinguished son, who was then the only
j survivor of a family of five—the only sister, .Mrs Wad
• de'l, having died in early womanhood, while the brothers
i all reached three score or more.— Charleston Courier.
A Riot Among the Students —The Lebanon (N. II.)
Whig has an account of a riot at Hanover between the !
students ol Dartmouth College and the cadets of the Nor
wich Military School. Itseeinsthat some difficulty had
occurred wherein the cadets felt themselves insulted, and
crossed the river in skiff? to seek redress. Tiie college mu
dents met them promptly,and quite a battle ensued,iu which
the cadets were vanquished by the superior numbers of the
students. Finding themselves worsted, the cadet- drew
their knives and pistols, and were about to wage deliberate
war, when the officers of the college interferred. Moan
while the college boys set the boats adriit. and thus cut off
all letieat to the cadets, who were obliged to travel along
distance, to regain the western shore ol th< river. The mat
ter is to be investigated.
“■A 1 oire from the Past” — What John Raxdomi
Ihocsht.”—“l have been the steady, firm, constant and
strenuous advocate, to the best of my poor ability, of the
oppressed people of Ireland. In the course of my not
uneventful life, 1 have seen many things—l havesee a blaek
swan—but I have never yet seen that rara avis in territ,
ail Irish Tory, or the man who has seen one ’’—John
Ra.vdolpu.
Z. Lie ton tli in 7 czeusell paragraph proc aimin o
the opp.-.Mtion of this venerable etaic-inan to the election
of Hftnry A. \Vi.*e. was paraded in the columns of the
Richmond I enny Fust u lew weeks ago We have h*-en
aum ‘i tically ir.iotmed on the subject, and t;-ke picture in
ratltug iiie ni'-reptes-'iirati-.n to the counter. Gov. Taze
we iis still tree to the Democratic faith as the need] •to
me. pole. He detests the principles and prejudice* of the
Know No’ lung organization, and is and cply interested in the
wedaie ol Mr. V* iso, as well as in the issue ol the inv end
ing gubernatorial election %-Norfolk News.
Arrival of the Empire City.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Accident to the Steamer Golden Gate.
LATER FROM HAVANA.
_ c ~ _ New Orleans, May 11.
The U. S. steamship Empire City, has arrived from New
York via Havana, at which latter port she received the
California mails to the 17tb, and South American advices
to the latest date.
Accident to the Golden Gate.— The Pacific mail steam
ship Golden Gate, which left San Francisco on the 17th
ult. with the mails, 750 passengers and Sl,* 10,000 in gold
struck a sunken rock, on the night of the 28th, off the Is
land ot Quibo, [about two hundred miles from Panama i
Tho “Gate” was going at full speed, but Capt. Watkins
succeeded in getting her oil and so far stopping her leakage
as to get her within three or lour miles of Panama when he
was compelled to beach her on tho small island of Tericho
The passengers remained on board until taken off by the
steamer John L. Stephens, of the same line, which carried
them to the city, where they landed on the 3d, and cross
ing the isthmus to Aspinwal), where those bound to New
* a? ’ n ok P assa S e on tho connecting steamer, Illinois
Ihe 1 anama, a reserve steamer, lying in the harbor of
Panama, had gone to the relief of the “Golden Gate”—
and such strong hopes were entertained ol saving her al
though the tide ebbs nnd tiows through her——tfiflt it was
supposed she would be prepared to leave Panama for San
* rancisco with passengers from the Atlantic, on the sth.
California News. —Latest advices state that copious
rains had been tailing in the neighborhood of San Fian
cisco.
The Mines. —The California mines were producing
well, and a better feeling in general confidence aud mone
tary aflairs was gradually returning.
The Legislature. —The Legislature of the State, it was
supposed, would adjourn on the 30th ult. In the meatimo,
it had been agreed upon to again make an effort, on the
23d,t0 electa United States Senator, to fiil the vacancy oc
casioned by expiration of the term of Dr. Gwinn.
Presidency of Liberia.—The Presidential election iu
Liberia was to have taken place on the first instant. Presi
dent Roberts had declined a re-election. Edward J. Roye
and Stephen A. Benson were the opposing candidates.—
Roye, some ten years ago, was a barber at Terro Haute,
Ind., and on emigrating to Liberia became a successful
merchant at Monrovia. He has been a member and speak
er of the House of Representatives of that Republic, was
a candidate two years ago for tho Presidency against Rob
erts, and is now editing and publishing a paper in that coun
try. He is said to be a pure African. Benson emigrated
to Liberia when a child. He is the principal merchant at
Ba3sa Cove; has filled the office of Judge ot one ot the
highest Courts of Liberia, and is now Vice President of the
Republic. He is represented as a man of talent, and of
great popularity.
D. J. McCord, Ksq., a prominent citizen of Columbei
(S. C.) and ason-iu-law, we believe, of the venerabl eJudga
Chevee, dUd on Saturday last, lie was one of the co*
editors of Nolt 6c McCord’s Reports, so well known to
lawyers.
Rights of Neaulrals—Decision of the Attorney
General. —The Attorney General of the United States,
in regard to Americans purchasing vessels of any of the
belligerant European Powers, has decided that, according
to the law of nation, a citizen of the United States may,
at this time, lawfully purchase a Russian merchant ship
of either of lhe belligerents, Turky, Russia, Great Britain,
France or Sardinia ; if purchased bona fide, such ship
becomes American property, and entitled as such to the
protection and the flag ol the United States ; and although
she cannot take out a register by our law,l yet that is be
cause she is foreign-built, not because she is belligerant
built, and she eau obtain a register by special act of Con
gress.
The Rev. C. B. Parsons, D. D , of the Methodist Epis
copal Church, South, has resigned his ministry in Louis
rille, to take charge of the Independent Methodist church
in Cincinnati, at a *aiary. of $2,500 per rear.
Mr. Morse, U. S. District Attorney ‘for Lonisianin,
account of his hav!?Tg been superseded in
| the prosecution of Postmaster Kendall, by the order of
’ Attorney General Cushing.
Two Estimable Citizens Gone. — Montgomery ha
lost two of her most estimable citizens iu the death of
William Bell and T. T. lLolt—both of whom died on
Sunday.
Mr. Bell, who was the father of Messrs. W. U. A r .A.
I ! R. Bell, had readied a ripe old age [S3 years.) and had
been gradually failing for several years. A severe at.*/
protracted attack last year well nigh prostrated him, from
f which he never recovered. He was a native of Virginia ;
j where, too, he resided til! the last ten years, which ever*
| spent in our city. A more agreeable old gentleman cev.
er lived in our midst. He was buried yesterday with
| Masonic honors.
Mr. flolt died after a short illness, r.rul leave* a large
j family and numerous friends to mourn h s loss, lie was
: originally from Georgia, whence he emigrated to Mobile
about 1819, and became among the earliest commission
; merchants of that citv. I D had resided iu this city since
i 1842. At the time of his death he was City Treasurer.
■ His quiet unassuming manner, and strict devotion to b
| s’ness, won the respect and friendship of at!. - Adv. J
---* Gazette, 15 th.
| ’ _
Anniversary Meetings in New York.
The American Anti-Slavery Society—the G;.rriseni*n
i abo! itiou party—held its second dav’s .‘.pniversary strsu ”•
!at the Free Will Baptist Church, Sullivan sited. Ti.c
j attendance at both morning and evening st ssh m wrs
j very thin. The day was spent in the most filiation! m
I contemptible discussion in r< ferenee to the proposition t >
; dissolve the Union and establish r Northern *"htVu,i;**
; t on. In point of modern!ion arid good s< use *Le colon >
speakers stood in strong contrast to the wild, absurd, ar.<i
ranting orators of the white race, who exhibited on fiat
j occasion.
f I be New Imk Bt:fe Colonization Society ec-ciaak-d
the first exercises ot its first anniversary in the Reformed
i Dutch Church, Lafayette place, last evening, before &
: crowded audience lUv Dr Gourlev made an opening
address, in wh'eh be denounced fie seditions and disuu ’>
harangues of the abolitionist orators during die week, 1 s
calculated to injure the causes of the colored man, and
alienate the feelings *<!’ nil hum; ne .southerners from th©
causa of Abioau colonization. Rev. Mr. P at *y, return* i
from his fourth voyjige to Liberia, interested the sooie’
intensely with a vivid description of the actual state of
the settlers in the colony. Their wan's, fault?, progress,
and capabilities were pointedly alluded to, and the *1; n
set's attending the acclimation of the colored imn from
the United -States rot concealed. The building of beta r
depots for the reception of trn grants on binding,and tiie
cultivation of a healthy American trade wit’, the coast, ko
looked on r*s the only mums of salvation o’ Africa no'.v.
The finance? wi re reported good. It. appeared from t'-•*
annual r* port that the Britsh government h.-al preset ;-*i
the republic with a vessel of war, aud Nnjxdceu 111. i . .
#ent*une thousand s'nnn of unit- w ill aeCoutic-inHUs.
At the National Gamed of c**loid r<?so!mi< i ■>
were adopted appointing a Committee- t<> aid color*, and you
ill obtaining instr■uctiou.s met !iau; < ; id*<* i>c;*n Tun -
ing exertion* to count*.ra< t the efforts* f* the Odotiizatict*
bocieti. J red. J)<>ug!ass presented reports upon the * •
uca!ionul privileges, the religions t nd benevolent soon ‘its.
and the number of median cs among the color.d pe< pe.
The proceedings ‘were* conducted with decorum, v. hi* ii
miy beaccountel for by the fa A that Fred, ani on tr
two otheis transit ted all the business.
Ih Duel between Gumming and McDuffie.
. writer in the GharLston Mer. urv. j dint leg out the
in accuracies of Sabine’s account of'the duG bt-; * >
these distinguished gent'tincn, m. rtions the c-ircumsi -
Ctsof their recon -Lia- on previous* to tie and ih il
McDuffie. M a tmo'.e tuo l-.dlo.ving pir g/aph ito a ‘- •>
communication :
Mr. Sabine has erred in ad op irg at vof • !.- *Ui .-r ’
of fa Did antagonist newspapers t th • t.m-, or j?,
ing those only of one side. If tie Giorgu pr .nf ■
to ridicule McDuffie, that .)<* Son h OioVmu - tuned b
tjorapliment, in kind, to Omening. No‘o.i\ m.d
hafdly then, ever supju sed e;l ■ r f the cm. h 1 ; ! s to
oowardly, or that McDuflie or Ciuomhjg pro c .and i
- ; though some of the priKetdmgs v.-re t. > m
much diplomatic diseu-sion—ti,. n.-u::, re.d‘y, of. ti >;.>
cable solicitude, uj th - part of their ro; •;■ lri t .d*, to
mitigate as much as powdbV, the dang- rs of lbs ; fc .
o: wo such eminent persons. Cutuming is a m
lives—of the higfntt rank for t.U :t aid elntrantct n
Georgia. McDuffie’s reputation is too w : | kn> v a r
comment, They nut. first, at the “Slst, rs’ l\-t: v,* ! in