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&imes avfo &n thirl. COLUMBUS; SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1855 FOR GOVERNOR. IIKRSCIIEL V. JOIIASOV. FOR CONGRESS- Ist District** J ime* L. Seward, of Themis. :i l. “ James M. Smith, of * P SO!, 4th “ Hiram Warner, of Meriwether. sth “ J no. If. Lumpkin. Gih “ Ilowell Cobb, ol Clarke. Address of the American Party to the People ol Georgia. This is a remarkable document—-remarkable for its I gross misstatement of facts—for it# assertions without ; proofs to sustain them—for it# inconclusive reasoning, and above oil, for ila narrow bigotry aud prosetlptivo intolerance. We propose to make these charges good. First, a# to th* charges preferred 3gainst the Catholic j Church by the authraa of the address, Ist. That the Catholic Church withholds the Bible from the people.’* 2nd. That the “Romish priesthood know no allegiance but that which they owe to the Pope.” 3d. That the oath of allegiance 5# not binding upon Catholics because they “believe they can, at any time, be discharged from itr. obliga tions.” 4th. That the Pope claims “that all temporal power is subordinate to that of the Church—that King?, Emperors, Constiturnn*, Legislatures, and all peo,T are rightfully subject to his authority.” sth. That the number of Catholics in the Union varies from three to four millions. 6th. That the Priests and Bishops, when it suit 9 their purpose, direct the whole voting pow er of that communion upon a single point; and 7th. That “ho who denies these propositions is ignorant of history, or willingly falsifies it. In 1825, or thereabouts, the Rev. Sydney Smith, of the church of England, wrote : “A groat deal of time would bo spared, if genilrmcn, before thy ordered their pont-chaises for a no Popery meeting, would read the most elementary defence of these people, and in form themselves even of the rudiments of the question.” We can ouly account for the appearance of these an eient and of; refuted charge* against the Church of Rome upon the supposition that the ecclesiastical read ing of the authors of the addross i# confined to Fox’s Bo'A of Martyrs and similar works, issued by the Pie3i craft, and King craft of England to frighten the grown up children of Jonny Bull, in order to make theai fight bravely against the Stuarts, aud pay the taxes imposed by the Ouelphs. It will doubtless be news to them that all “raw-head and bloody bones” stories about the Catholic Church are olassed by intelligent people with the ghost stories which used to astound us when chil dren and [Rake our hairs stand on end. They are as baselesß as the Popish Plot invented by Titus Oates and are regarded by well informed men as belonging to the same class of exploded humbugs. But to our task. Ist. That the Catholic Church withholds the Bible from the people. This i9 not true. Let a Protestant clergyman answer. “It is not true that the Irish Oath olios refuse to ©iroulate the Bible in English ; on the contrary, they have circulated several editions of the scriptures in English. In the last year, (1823,) the Catholio prelates prepared and put forth a stereotype ed.tioa of the Bible, of a 6tnall print and low prize, to insure its general circulation. Th**y circulate the Bible with their own votes, and how, as Catholios, can they act otherwise ? Are not our prelates and Bart lett’s buildings (a protestamt Bible house) acting in the same manner 7 And must not all Churches, if they are consistent, act in the same manner ? The Bibles Cathc.lics quarrel with are Protestant Bibles without notes, or Protestant Bibles with Protestant notes, and how can they do othorwise without giving up their re ligion ?’’ See Sidney Smith’s Miscellanies, vcl. 3., page 361. And what is true of Irelaud is rnuoh more true of America. And to settle the question, please call on any respectable Catholic in Town and ask him for his Bible, and if he does not produce one quite as good in all respeota as the ono you road before you say your prayers at night, we will give up the controversy. Who, now, is “ignorant of history or willingly falsifies it,’’—we or the authors of the address ? 2d. “The Romish priesthood know no allegiance but that which they owe to the Pope.” This is not, true. The learned England, Catholic B r shop of Charleston, long ago, gave this charge the lie, and pledged himself to iiis countrymen to take up arms against, the Pope, if h should take up arms against the United States.—- The Arch Bishop of Baltimore and tae prelates and e’ergy under him, embracing half the priesthood east of the Rocky Mountains, but the other day, in a pastoral letter to the Catholic laity, taught them that, in civil matters both clergy and people owed allegiance alc-ue to the Federal and State Governments. But let na hear our learned Protestant clergyman again. “It is Very true that the Catholics have a double allegiance, but it is equally true that their second or spiritual alio glance has nothing to do with civil polity, and does aot, in the most distant manner, interfere with their allegi ance to the (State.) * * * I have seen and heard of no instance for this century and a half, Inst past, where tho spiritual sovereign has presumed to meddle with the affairs of the temporal sovereign.— The Catholics deny him such power by the most solemn oaths which the wit of man can devise, in'every war, the army and navy are full of Cathoiic officers and soldiers; and if their allegiance in tempo ral matterr is unimpeachable and unimpeached, what matters to whom they choose to pay spiritual obedience and to adopt a? their guide in genuflection and psalmo dy?” See Sidney Smith’s -Misce.laniea, vol. 3 , page £67-70. Again wo ask, “who is ignorant, of history, or willingly falsifies it”—we or the authors of the ad dress ? 3d. “That the oath of allegiance i not binding up on Catholics because they believe they can be, at any time, discharged from itßobligations. , ’Thia charge is not tree. Os this charge, the Protestant clergyman, so often referred to, said, 30 years* ago : “I hope thie ob jection to the oaths of Catholics is disappearing ; I believe neither Lord Liverpool, nor Mr. Peel, (a very candid and honorable man.) nor the (Protestant) Arch- Bishops, (who are both gentlemen,) nor Lord Eidon, nor Lord Stowell (whose protestantiam nobody calls in question.) would make such a oharge. It is confined to provincial violence, and to the politicians of a se cond table . I remember hearing the Catholics from ths hustings of an election accused of disregard ing oaths, and within an hour from that time, I saw five Catholics votes rejected, beoaus6 they would not take the oath of supremacy (that the King is the head of the Church ;) and these were not men of rank who tendered themselves, but ordinary tradesmen.— The accusation was received with loud huzzas ; the f'O Catholics retired unobserved and in silenee. No oue praised the oonsoientious feelings of the constitu ents ; no cue rebuked the eolumny of the candidate.” Jir-i i/51. I* was opinrcoe opinion io England ic the time of William Pitt that Catholics do not keep faith with heretics. To satisfy the public mind on this sub ject, Mr. Pitt put thi# very question to six of the lead ing Catholio Universities in Europe. He enquired us them whether this tenet did or did not constitute any part of the Catholic faith ? The question received from these Universities the most decidtd negative : they de nied that such doctrine formed any part of the creed of Catholics. Ibid page 85. But hear our Protestant clergyman again on this head. “I have lived a little in the world, but I never happened to hear a single Catholic even sußpeot* and of getting into office by viola ting his oath ” (Can aa much be said of the American party ?) * * * In all the fury of party, I never heard the name of a single Catholio mentioned,who was suspected of having gained, or aimed at, any political I advantage, by violating his oath ? I have n?ver heard so bitter a slander supported by the slightest proof.” Ibid 253. It is a fact weli known in British history that the Dukes o! Norfolk were excludeciod tor two hundred years from the House of Lords because they were prevented by conscientious scruples from taking the oath of supremacy. In the face of such convincing facts, we “gain aak, “who is ignorant of history, or wil lingly falsifies it”—-we, or the authors of the address The fourth charge is already answered. Tho fif.h is, that there are from three to four millions of Catho lics in tho Union. This statement, if believed to be un true. By the census of 1850, the Cathoiic church bad church accommodations for only 667,823 person? in the whole Union. It is reasonable, therefore, to believe .b&t their numbers did not exceed a million of members, and this includes ah the children who have been bap'i zed. The Church only claims about a million of mem bers in tho United States. Why, then, do the authors of the address put down the numier of Catholics at between three ana four millions ? Did they not find it necessary “to falsify history” to bolster up a bad I cause ? Tho sixth chtrge is wholly unworthy of refutation. — We appeal to the experience of every render, if ho ev er heard of a Catholic preist’ interfering with elections in the United States ? In this regard, they have been models, which it is a pity the Protestant i lergy have not more generally imitated. The 7th charge has been thrown back upon the au thors of the r.ddrts#, by the foregoing “facts and fig ures.” We deiy them or their backers to relieve them aelvea from the charge without committing the oriiru they so groiuitously imputed to their opponents. We will pay our reapeots to the other parts of the ad dress in duo time. The Americaus Convention—-Martin J. Craw lord. The nomination of Martin J. Crawford, of Muscogee, aa the candidate of tho Democratic party for Congress in the 2d district, by the Americus Convention, meets with the hearty commendation of his party friends in every port on of the district, and it gives us sincere pleasure to inscribe his name upon our banner aa a worthy leader of the party in this crisis in our affaire. Upon the great issues pending be tween the North and South, and which will be probably brought to trial during the next session ol Congress, Martin J. Crawford is sound beyond the reach of cavil, and is emi nently worthy of the confidence and support of Southern men. lie stands immoveable upon the 4th resolution ofthe Georgia Platform ; and while he will leave no means Ln fried which give promise of preserving Southern Rights and Institutions intact in the Union, he.is ready to maintain at all hazards the solemn resolve of the State of Georgia in Convention assembled, fearless of consequences. He is the very man for the crisis. In ali other respects, fie has high claims to the confident e of the people. A Georgian by birth, ho glories in her pre s perity.and will never weary in promoting her best interests. 1, Georgia has not in her limits a more loyal citizen. Train ed U the law, he has risen to the foremost rank in the pro fession, and as Judge of the Chattahoochee Circuit, won golden opinions from all clashes of his fellow citizens by his firm, impaitial and just administration of ths law, and was followed into retirement with commendations both of Lawyers and suitors. He knotfa our rights and has tho will and ability to maintain them upon any forum. But he has other claims to public confidence. He did not seek the nom nation ; the nomination sought him. This we know of our own knowledge. He is not chargeable with “the wiid hunt after office that characterises the age.” He consented to the use of his name by the Convention at the earnest soljciation of his friends and even then with the distinct understanding that it was to be withdrawn if any portion of the district was inimical to his nomination. We are happy to iearu that he was nominated by acclamation. No other name was presented to the Convention. Wo hope and believe that the Democracy of the second district will meet at the pools on tho first ?elonday in October next in the same spirit and vote for him with like unanimity. It is due to their candidate and their cause. In private life, Mr. Crawford is without fear aod without reproach. We tire authorized to say that Mr. Crawford will accept the nomination tendered to him, and will thoroughly can vas? the district. His appointment# will be published as scon a? they arc made out. Oar candidate? are now in the Held. They ara correct exponents of our principles. They aie as men, worthy of our confidence. They will, if elected, prove ‘aithful guar dians of the public weal. The interest, honor and good nams of this proud old commonwealth will be safe in thfur hand.?. Let ua determine tojjelect them, and we can and will succeed. The Americas Convention —A. A. Allen. Esq. The Judicial Convention which assembled at Ameris ous, on the 11th Inst., nominated A. A. Allen, Esq , as the candidate of the party for Judge of the South Western Circuit. The proceedings of Conven tion will be found in another column. Mr. Alien is a gentleman of high character, and will adorn the posi tion to which he aspires. Democratic Nominations. Css CotJNTT.—Senator, Hawkins F. Price; Repress* tatives, Alfred M. Linn and Z. G. Turner. Dougherty County. —Senator, C. M. Mayo; Repres entative, E. T. Jones. John H. Lumpkin. —ln his letter of acceptance, John H. Lumpkin, the Democratic nominee for Congress in the sth District, says: “It, however, the foul spirit of abolition fanaticism should so weaken their power and influence, that with their heary co-operation we should fail to maintain our Constitutioi al rights in the Union, I shall stand ready with an unalterable detei ruination to maintain ’n its letter and spirit the lour h resolution ol the people of Georgia, adopted in solemn Ct c vention in ISSO. Accident ufcn the Waynesboro Road.—A heavy fal cf rain, on the night of the llih inst., damaged the read bed On the morning of tho 12tb, the tiain was, in consequence* thrown off the track. Several Cars were damrged, bu. no lives were lost The Great Northern Mali was delayed twelve beure Letter from ti e Hon. A. 11. t’happell. Macon, July sth, 1855. Gentlemen: —On my return from Upson adjourned court I had the honor to receive your favor of the 25th ult., invi ting me to attend and participate in a public meeting of the Democratic Party in the City of Col ambus, on Saturday the 7th instant. I regret to have to inform you that the state of my health is at present such as to preclude rne from making any ex ertion in tha way of public speaking, and it is with a view to add.easing the people that you invite my attendance at the contemplated meeting: l J aving my pen in hand,it may not be amiss for me to pay, that were I to undertake to ad dress any portion of my fellow citizeus at this time, on the politics of the day, both my judgment and feelings would prompt me, in what 1 might have to say, very much to such a style and temper as j r ou have indicated in your let ter. These are eminently times calling for a spirit of great kindness moderation and mutual confidence in the con duct of political discussion by the Southern people among themselves. As long as we had in our midst a great Polit ical party that clung to party relations and brotherhood with those at the North, whom I deemed enemies to the j South, I felt that there was enough to justify a severe de ’ nunciatory style. But no such party is now to be found, in [ Georgia, at least. By an unanimous resolve of both branch -1 6# of your last legislature, all party relations with the Free j soil elements of the North are placed under the ban. It I cannot be doubted that the Ipubl’c opinion of all men, of w latever party in our State, is in r p*rfect harmony with this resolve, and that they are intensely determined to g ve full practical effect to it in their future political action. Southern mea and paities having thus everywhere cut 100 from ali party connection with the anti-Southern el ement at the North, it seems to me that the main root of bitterness and animosity amongst ourselves has been remo ved. The main cause that was regarded as paralyzing us, in the face of a fierce and even aggressive enemy,has been taken away; and now the question occurs, ought we not all frankly to recognize this great fact, and adapt ourselves to it in the whole style and temper of our internal discussion of political subjects? 1 think we onght. I think both good tas.e and good policy require it, particularly when we take into U3W the extreme danger which is .now darkening and closing aiound the South on the slavery question. That dangerfias now become so great an J imminent as j to supercede, or at least to dwarf into comparative nothing- j ness, all other political questions and interests. Next win- j ter, for the first time iin our history, we shall behold a I Ho use of Representatives at Washington, a majority of j which will be hostile to us on the slavery question. But I we shall have a check upon them in the President and Sen- ; ate forth© present, so that no great overt act against the j South can be perpetrated.yet. But then the Senato will be j soon lost by the inevitable effect of the rapid formation of new States .out the sevon existing territories,—six of wffc i will certainly come ir with anti-slavery constitu tions and attachments—and then our only Federal ahield will bs the Presidential veto, and what sort of a shield that will be in the hands of the Seward, the Chares, the Cor win;, or any other man whom a northern majority may m ike President,lt were idle to ask. When the day (seem ingly near at hand) shall actually corne that shall Yvitness all the branches of the Federal Legislature in the hands of enemies of the South, then will our very salvation depend entirely on the firm, united, unshrinking, all daring phal anx v\ Inch we shall present in tho lacc of the enemy and on “the perilous edge of battle.” If \v© shall then be found divided, distracted and enfeebled by bitter internal strifes and animosities, our doom will not be difficult to read;'we shall succumb easily'and ingloriously beneath the blows which our dissensions will invite and encourage. 1 would not be misunderstood. I entertain no such Uto pian idea as .that the people can all be brought to think aud vote in perfect unison in all matters and as to all men that may come before them. But Ido think that they can and ought to carry on their ordinary political dissußsiona aud contests, iu such a temper and manner in Georgia, and the whole South, at this time, as not to make it impos sible or even difficult for them to come together and act together aa a band of brothers, whenever the dire tiro of exetreme action or abject submision to fatal and de- moralizing wrongs shall be forced upon them. There is yet a ray of hope left that we may not b driv en to this extremity. It is but a ray, I admit. Yet I would cherish it and fan it, and strive to make the most of it un til it shall have become utterly extinct. That hope con sists, as I think, in the chance of success that yet remains to those who are struggling against tho rapid tendency of political parties iu the North and South to become merely sectional, ‘i he Democratic party in Georgia is now man fully and patriotically engaged in this struggle, and engag j ad ic it, too, not without some grounds oi cheering expec tation. ’There i* a little salt, thus is s germ of sound mss and justice towards the South, yei existing at the the is'orth. The policy, the determination ol the Demo cratic party of Georgia is to stand by thh Spartan band ol j National brothers yet awhile longer. There is no telling what the great chapter of accidents may evolve tor the good and safety of the country in Jhe two or three year?, and in a shorter time it will be impossible lor the great antHlavely imposthurne to come to a head and burst upon a*. In the meanwhile, it may b@ that if wo stand firmly by our small body ol friend? at the North they may increase and grow to be such an army as to be able again as heretofore, to control by our aid and alliance, the Gov ernment. Perhaps-—nay, may we not esy, probaly, thy nineteen or twenty sound members elected to tha next Congress from ths whole of the non-alavehoiding region, may, at the election two years hence, be carried to thirty : or forty, if not more. VVho shall sav that the chances for such a result as this are not worth struggling for, not woith wailing for? When even as small & result as this will take tho House of Representatives out of the hands of freesoil 6rs and abolitionist* and restore it to the control of sound and true national men. If such a reaction as this can be started at the North and developed by .the next Congress- ; sional elections there, it will be a great and encouraging ! event for the country. It will be the securing to the Union ; anew lease of prosperous, constitutions 1 existeuce. It ii'because the Democratic party of Georgia is actua te i by views and struggling for results such as these, whilst at the fame time it stands pledged, in the event of their failure, to push its stand for Southern safety and honor “to thi outrf.n;e M that I deem it to'have, at this time, high and cammcndiog claims on the support of our people. lam aware that our fellow citizen-, who belong to the new or ganized American party, claim to stand upon ground and to be act* a'ed by views and principles, in reference to the si rvery question, identical with those I ha vs asserted for the Drmecratic party. I will not gainsay the justice of thiscVm. I rejoce, as a Southern man, that I cannot gainsay it. I rejoice that yhe Sounihera men in tho late Philadelphia Convention did act a true and faithful part to the South, the CoErtitution and the Union od the slavery qiosi on. I rejoice that they adopeed a platform which expelled from tneir body al! the noiious elements cf free soilism sni abolitionism; that, in fine,they adopted a plat- i form, sc far as the slavery m>9%*ioo is concerned; as good 4 ‘rd as soiod as the South needs, of ae Southern DemeeraU ’ in the National Convention to be held next year, will de-, mand and insist upon. But the misfortune is, that as soon as this platform was cpplied as a test to the American par ty, it utterly disproved and scattered to the winds al! its high pretensions to the ‘character and attributes ol a Na tional party. No party can be truly or valuably national in this country that cannot find enough firm ground at the North on the slavery question on which to restone foot, whilst the other stands upon the whole South. What the American party lacks, an proved by the upshot of the Phil adelphia Convention, is a sufficiency ot firm ground cn this question within its own pale at the North on which to plant one foot, and by tbit ..lack it is denationalized as a party, and iu this plight it now stands ’betore the country rent into two great hostile sections. 1 thintt it can scaree> ly be denied that the attempt to organize and launch the Know Nothing or American Party, as a National Party, has ended in absolute and hopeless failure. Ii this be to, then the only chance remaining for the maintainance of a truly National party on the glaveryjquestion, is to be found in the rank* of the Democracy. We know that nearly all that is sound at ihe North is to be found in those rank?. Wo know, too, that our friends there have been greatly weak ened and cut down by a long and varied course of adverse events. They are now reduced to a mere handful. Put still, they are strong enough to form a nucleus, strong en ough to authorize us to say, that at least a noble life- guard still rallies to the support of those true national and con servative principles, which the main army has deserted and betrayed. It is the fact of the existence, in the Democratic ranks at the North, of this nucleus of soundness, of this life guard of National Conservatism, that explains and vindi cates the course the Democratic party of Georgia are now’ pursuing, and gives it the strongest claims on the support of all who would seize upon all the chances .of at once preserving the Union and the rights of the South, and I am one of those who believe that it is our duty io make one more great effort to preserve them both together. Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant, A. H. CHAI’PELL. Col. Wra, A. Tennille, Hon. M. J. Wellborn, Hon. Alfred Iverson, & others. Committee. T Chattahoochee Democratic Electing. In response to a call, a large number of the Democrats of Chattahoochee county assembled at the Court House on Friday, 23th June last, to take into coneidcration the mea sures adopted at the late Miiledgeville Convention and make a public exhibition of the position which they occupy in regard to the Columbus Temperance Hall movement. Several distinguished gentlemen being present, a number of the friends of the opposite party came into the Court room in anxious anticipation to behold the result of the meeting. Ou motion of H. F. Snead, E?q., Hon. J. M. Renfroa v/as called to the Chair, and on motion of E. G. Halford, Etq., S. W. Parker was requested to act as Secretary. The house being; eailed to order, the chairman arose and gave a ciair and brief statement of the objects of the meeting. By leave of the chairman, El. G. Raiford Esq., presented for the consideration of the meeting, the following preamble and resolutions: Whereas, a late movement, known as the “Columbus Movement,” has recently originated professedly to form a Southern Sectional party, refusing affiliation with present National organizations, and claiming in some sections the ; name of the Constitutional party, under the banner of Soutii j ern Rights; and icAe/vaa, we cannot believe.judging from the ; action of the party, and of the element oi which it is com ; pared, that insufferable injuries of the pastor apprehended | dangers of the future, have, in good faith, prompted the ori > gin of the movement, but that the object and aims of its ! originators, are to disconcert the action and weaken the | forces of the existing Democratic organization, with the j hope oi gaining power in the approaching political con test. Be it therefore Resolved, That the action taken at the Democratic Convention at Millcdseville, meets the approv al and receives the hearty co-operation of this body, and that we ratify the Platform adopted at that Convention as j our platform, and invite the people throughout the State to | ratily the fame unanimously. ‘ Resolved, ‘1 hat we hail with delight the nomination of j Kerschel V. Johnson for our next Governor, and recom- I mend him to the support of the Democratic party, and every ; good citizen who feels for ithe interest ot his country, j Resolved, <That we much regret the loss of those Demo i crats who iiavß thoughtlessly, yielded to the seduction of the • mid-might conclave, known as the “Order ot Know Noth j ings,” but still entertain the hope that they will abandon the ; order and return to their Democratic associates. ; Resolved, That we refuse our approbation and consent to | the Columbus Temperance Hail Movement, believing it to ! have originated more lor the gratification of political as pirations than from a sense of opposition to Nortlurn ag gressions, and we appeal to our brother Democrats in all parts of the country to do likewise. The above preamble and resolution?, being read, were to the house and unanimously adopted. Mr. Hamilton, of Columbus, was called foi who came forward and addressed the meeting in a very able manner. The Hon. Judge Wellborn being present was afterwards invited to the stand, who made a lengthly and lucid appeal to thejpeople. He denned fully and at length the position of the parties—traced the principle? of the Know Nothings, giving his objections to their creed, and the baneful influ ence they would be likely to exert upon the future prosperity of the country, in their proscriptive and Prohibitory policy. The Judge addressed himself to the reason of the people, putting to them plain and comprehensible propositions to which.every thinking and reflecting men could not withhold his consent. At the Judge Wellborn, R. J. Mo£63 wae called on, who arose and made a short, but impressive and patriotic speech. Mr. Moses, spoke m terms that could not tail to convince the audience, that purtiy of purpose and ccn* viction prompted hirn to so zealous an effort. Mr. Flewellen* of Alabama, was then loudly celled fer who arose and said, “he came not to make a speech,” but that his heart and sympathies were with the meeting. He thought that the principles of the Democracy had been well explained and fuliy understood.” Having thus remarked, ho resumed his seat. When ou motion, the thanks of the meeting were tender ed to Messrs. Wejlborn, Hamilton, Moses, and Mr Flew elien, of Alabama, for their attendance, and also to the chairman, Hon. J. M. Renfroe, for the very dignified man in which he presided ; and also to the Secretary, S. W. Parker, tor his patience and energy ki noting the proceed* ; ings. On motion of H. F. Snead, the meeting adjourned. J. M. RENFROE, Ch’m. S. W. Parker. See y. flight Side Up. It i sufficient to say that the people of Chattahoochee are awake to the cause they are about to espouse, that they are no longer bound by oaths to pay hemage to new parties, new schemes, and new* designs, but are ready end willing, now, and at ail times, to stand fearlessly and firmly in support of the great principles of the Demociacy, and are determined on doing justice to their country. And denying the intclcrent proscriptive system, some ate abandoning the order in disgust. LUCIUS. *Gov. -Johnson in the 7th District. Go?. Cobb, writes to hia friends in Maion that the 7rh Congressional district, which at the last election gave Go?. Johnson, 2.17i majority will increase tbs* majority hve hundred at the <*n#o ; !-g ereofien. Judicial Convention-South.Western Circuit Americus, July 11, 1655. A Convection of the Democratic Party of the South Western Judicial Circuit, according to previous notice con vened this day, when, on motion of Dr. John G. Slappy of Baker, Wm. M. Slaughter, of Dougherty, was cail&d to act as President, and John W. Evan?, of Decatur re quested to act as Secretary. The list of counties in the District being called, the fol. lowing persons appeared as delegates: Baker. —Walter B. Mason, John G. Siappey, John G. i Sapp. Calhoun.—Joseph W. Robert?, George W. Corley. Clay.—Simeon Tyner, Ja9. R. M. Sanders. Dougherty.—Joshua B. Oliver, James C. Brooks,Wm, M. Slaughter. Decatur.—John W. Evans, Hermon'H. McElvy. Early.—Francis T. Cullens. Lee.—Frederick, H. West, Green B. Mayo. Randolph.—S. W. Brooks, Richard Davis, S. A.Srnith, Zadock Sawyer. Sumter.—George Dykes, B D. Parker, T. J. B. Brown, T. M. Furlow. On motion of Col. T. M. Furlow, ot Sumter, it was re solved, That in the balloting? of this Convention, each county shall be entitled to one vote for each member it is respectively entitled to in the State Legislature. It was further resolved that two-thirds of all the vote* cast shall be necessary to a choice of a candidate. The Convention then proceeded to ballot for a candidate for Judge of the South-western Circuit: On the first ballot Alexander A. Allen, of Decatur, re ceived 12 votes, Hugh M. Moore, of Sumter, 7 votes. On the 2d ballot Allen received 13 votes, and Moore 7. On the 3d ballot Allen received 13 votes, and Moore 7. The Convention was about to proceed to the 4th ballot when Col. Furlow’ withdrew- the name of Maj. Moore from the Convention aud moved that Major Alexander A. Allen, of Decatur, be declared the unanimous choice of this convention, which motion being put was pasted unan* mously. On motion, Col. Furlow, of Sumter, Col. Brooks, of Dougherty, and F. H. West, of Lee, were appointed by tha Chair a committee to inform Maj. Allen, who was in town is attendance on the Supreme Court, ot his nomination and request hit acceptance. During the absence of the Committee, Dr. L. B. Mercer, of Leo, was called on to address the meeting, which he did in a few very happy and pertinent remarks. Hon, E. R. Brown, of Sumter, was then called for, and responded in a ?hort and able speech. Maj. Allen now being present, iutruduced to the Convention by the Committee, and with a few dignified and handsome remarks accepted the nomination. On motion of Walter B. Mason, Esq ,'of Baker, it was ordered, that the proceedings of this Convention be pub lished in the South-Western News,the Albany Patriot and the Times & Sentinel. On motion the Convention adjourned sine die. WM. M. SLAUGHTER, PresX John W. Evans, See’y. Meeting in Kiachaiooaee County, “Sound the hewgag—touch the toncong, Brat the fuzzy-guzzy—strike the hong-gong, Let the loud hosannas ring— Bum turn, fuzzle bum, dingo him “ Thinking, you Gel an interest in politic? generally. I send you an account of the Fusion, Amalgamation, Know Nothing, American (in a horn) “stir” in our county on 30th uif. A few of the people—of tho people, Mr. Times, who doot went office, oh no, who wouid’nt have it, not they, indeed, if they did not think that in this dangerous crisis no p3rson could save the country from utter ruin but themselves? and take especial pains to let -heir fellow people know ;t. A few 1 say, impregnated by tho bull of the Columbus re gency, recently issued, labored, and after two weeks suffer ing, brought forth a v ridiculous muss. Tho doom of shops, the sides of houses, the bark of trees, groaned under the weight of hand-bill?; and the flesh of horses suffered under living hand-bills dispatched to call up ’.he people and save the country. Well, the day came,beautiful and bright, and then came ; a great multitute. They swarmed and jostled in tho streets of Mclntosh, and by 10 o’clock, the enormous number of 80 or SO had assembled, some ex-ter mely interested in the ; convocation ; others merely to look on. 10 o’clock came and no meeting —l after and none—ll , none still. Bottle washers excited—stir by disinterested leaders —small cau cuses—meet in back rooms—whisper in ’die streets—flock scattered— Shepherds sent out to getherup—BuLL-weathers nonplussed—meeting Swi.n.veyed— crowd impatient—lussy —coughing and Hawkins heard—i after 11, no meeting still —what is the matter ? Philadelphia and Macon Plat form read Irom store piazza—and behold the secret was out: —The Columbus regency, whoeo resolve? they had been called to ratify ; the Columbus regency, which had request ed the Whigs and tho Democrats not to nominate, and the Temperance candidate to comedown ; ail the time had been fixen up the trick*, and had, a day or two before,met secret ly in Macon An-drew out a candidate. The news had just arrived, giving a full explanation of the uucertaiu fix of the leadearsand wavering condition of the proposed meeting afraid to fuse with the regency, for it would be looked up on as repuding Andrews—afraid to ratify his nomination beeuase, say they,“there are some weak minded men in thv dark corners,” who think that no man ought to interfere with religious belief or mingle the pure robes of religion and the dirty water of polities in the poo! of fierce partisan strilb, and, therefore, never would be misled or made i foolsof by our rallying cry, ‘Americans shall rule America j 9 | and we lose them. But 12 rn., no meet : ng— i after, none ; Biill—i after, they said there was going tube one —1 o’clock, j movements—a little after, meeting—organize—chairman— secretary—resolutions by a Mr. Shepherd—a compro mise-all have a plank—every thing under heaven that could be stuck upon & sheet of paper—good for Fusioniets, Know Nothings and Americans, and anti-Union, Disunion, Whigs Democrats, Ainalgamists, Hurds, Soifs and Sag Niohta. Boys come in ! Country must be caved. South in danger—Union in danger. Furkhvers undemining the world—Catholics praying to virgins—Pope anti-Christ—old h >y get him, Piieststoo, and the Nuns—naturalization—fue< and feathers—help ca, we can save the country— nobody else can. Americans shall rule America, boo-ou-00-oh! D. B. Harrell, E*q.,offered a substitute ratifying the prin : espies and action cf the Convention that nominated tior. Johnson, and supported hia position by an argument fully showing the danger and inutility of the Columbus move* | meat, and the humbug about Foreigners and Catholics— I though both were vote catching machines invented by the ouxi to dislodge in?, patented m the wrong places aad had better be avoided, (right too.) R. Turner, Esq., then turned vp with the resolutions be had been practicing the crowd on in the piazza. to-wit: Philadelphia .Maconian Know Nothingan American ; right hand of fellowship to Columbus regency. N. B, ra*her pactncal, that resolve asking Columbus regency to turn in arr co -overate ) Speech from G. M. Williams, Eeq., against the jumbled up motley concern, ae he justly termed it, against things fixed up to s’i snaps? for one alecdon, *gainst rei'g'ous m-