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(Times avfo Sentinel. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA ___ FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 27,1855. FOB GOVERNOR. IKERSCIIEL V. JOIIIVSOIV. FOR CONGRESS -Ist District—James L. Seward, of Thomas, <• M. J- Crawford, of Muscogee, ;id. “ James M. Smith, of Upson. 4th “ Iliram Warner, of Meriwether. sth “ Jno. H. Lumpkin, of |FJoyd. (>th “ Howell Cobb, ol Clarke. Communications Crowded Out. “We have on hand over sixty pages of correspendence from highly esteemed party friends from every part of the second district, and from several points in the State. It gives us pain to exclude so many capital articles but there is no help for it. We have no other alterna tive, unless we exclude all cditoral matter, news items, and miscellany, than to exclude the larger part of our correspondence, unless our friends will concentrate their ideas, and curtail their communications. Until the canvass closes, we have determined as a general rule, to reject all communications over two pages long. We hope our friends will take notice and govern themselves accordingly. Circulate the Documents—Know Nothingism Revealed. We have on hand several Tracts for tjie Times which we will sell low for cash. 1. Tract of 20 pages containing A. 11. Stephens’ speeches at Augusta and Sparta, Wm. Moseley’s letter, the vote upon the Nebraska-Kansas Bill, the Democrat ic Platform, &o. : $8 per hundred. 2. Tract of eight pages containing the Constitution and By Laws, oaths, grips, pass words, et cetera, of tee Order of Know Nothingism ; $5 a hundred. “Put none but Natives on Guard.” This is a favorite battle cry of the Know Nothings. It is part of a sentence, garbled from a general order issued by General Washington, July 17th, 1775, at Cambridge Headquarters. The whole sentence is in these words. “The General has great reason and is highly displease ed with the negligence and inattention of those officers who have placed as sentinels at the outposts men with whose characters they are not acquainted. He, there fore, orders that, for the future, no man shall be ap pointed to these important stations who is not a native of this country, or has a wife or family in it to whom he is known to be attached ; the order is to be a stand ing one’’ &o. Force’s American Archives, vcl. 2, p. 1634. General Washington, therefore, in express terms or ders his officers to place foreigners “as sentinels at the out-posts,” who have wives or families in the country to whom they are known to be attached. lie was not, therefore, a Know Nothing, for it is their sworn duty to proscribe all foreigners, no matter whether they have a wife or a family in the country or not—no matter whether they are attached to them or not. To be Washingtonians, they must swear never to vote for a foreigner, “unless he has a wife or a family in the country to whom they are attached,” and this would include pretty near all the foreign born citizens, for the most of them have both wives and families, and large ones at that. With this addenda, there would be no cause for quarrel between us and the Know Nothings as to this part of their creed. Can the new order find where Washington ever said, “put none but Protestants on guard ?” Its a bad rule that wont work both ways. Jefl'erson anil the Naturalization Laws. A preposterous attempt is now being made by the Know Nothings to prove that Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, and of the act of religious liberty, favored the proscriptive views of that intolerant order. Now here is a fact that Know Nothings cannot gainsay. Under the federal adminis* tration of old John Adams, the naturalization laws were changed so as to require a foreigner to reside 14 years in the United States instead of 5 years, as was the case under Washington’s administration, before he could be naturalized. No sooner did Mr. Jefferson beat down tho Federalists than he advised a repeal of Adams’ law and a substitution of Washingtons’ law ; and it was done. The laws now in force on the subject of natu ralization were passed by Jefferson aud the republicans of 1801. These laws the Know Nothings now seek to repeal. Why the truth is, Jefferson was the most violent enemy of tho Know Nothings of his day. Hear him denounce that Royal Know Nothing, George the III: “He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States ; for that purpose, obstructing the laws for the naturalization of foreigners ; refusing to pass others to eucourago their migration hither.” Dec. Ind. “Ho has refused to pass other laws for the accomoda tion of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of representation in the legislatures ; a right inestimable to them, and formida ble to tyrants only.” Dec. Ind. The Congressional Canvass in the Second Dis trict, Alabama. As the election progresses in the second Congress ional district, very singular developments are being made of that mysterious order commonly called Know Nothings. It is understood from the “cards” of the parties interested, that there were two branches of the order iu the second district, one composed principally of W bigs, and the other composed principally of Demo crats. Ihe Vi hig concern was stigmatized as the W arehouse’’ branch. The Democratic branch bore the euphonious title of the “Tan-yard’’ branch. They took their names from their respective places of meet ing, W 6 presume. Col. Eli b. bhorter, the candidate of the anti-Know Nothings for Congress, gives the following aecouut of the rise; progress and dissolution of tho “Tan-yard” branch of the concern and of his connection with it: if wZ ° Ihpo . sit i on introduced into this County e , ‘podges and commenced then work lo the i>taie Rights partu. Gentlemen were retused admission because oi ibeu for me. Some /,i W 10 * J Tr the ordcr to county, and understood the movement of our political enemies, thought .. best to orgatnz,- Lodges at their own m self defence- Jhey did so m this aud in other counties. In Baibour they soon obtained the controlling power. „„n V J / h ? ut ai *y’solicitation on my part, a political triend called at my othee m the day time, aud advised me of the condition ot things, and having first assured me that there was no obligation required ot those who became niembeis ttiat any State Rights man not consistently take 1 assumed an obligation of secrecy merely, which 1 never have violated aud never will. J did not register my name m their Council, but I co-operated actively with my party • fiends m *!* their movement-. As the society then stood. i hiSn i ! " 8 more than a aicret Political club. It had no i <■ k nit ot principles. 1 never mysell assumed, nor did those State Rights men (about fifteen hundred in number) who were associated with mo in the several counties as sume any oath to proscribe a man on account of hislxeli-- gion; or his birth j)'ace ;or to vote according to the wiL of a majority; or to stand by the Union as the paramount political gopd. , * ‘ . .. . , iisHere, as well as at other places, both ot the political parties had their own Lodges in opposition to each other In Euf'aula, at our last municipal election, the opposing Lodges had their separate tickets for T own Councilman, and those with whom I acted, placed upon their’s a natu ralized Scotchman. We elected all our men over a bittei oppo-ition from the other side, and the naturalized citizen alluded to is now the Intendant of our town! I saw no objection in acting with any party or societies without any fixed political principles, provided we could control and di rect them to the building up and strengthening the great Southern Rights parly. Subsequent changes were made in the Order, which our party could not and would not en dorse. Then again, the Philadelphia plat form was adopted, which is at war with every principle of State Rights, pro scriptive in the’extreme, and should it triumph in the South, will result in delivering us over to our Northern enemies, bound hand and foot. BBlbl Our Lodges have been disbanded, and we now oppose the established principles of that party. I have fought them throughout the District. In confirmation of his statement that he and his “Tan yard” friends refused to take the obligations ol Ist, 2d and 3d degrees of the new Ritual adopted ai Cincinnati, ho publishes the following card : Clayton, Ala., July 17, 1855. The undersigned hereby certify that we were present with Col. E. S. Shorter when the Ist, 2d, and 3d degrees of the new work or Ritual was read over in our presence, and the pass-words, signs, and grips, were given by a gentleman, (a political friend) from an adjoining county, who sta'ed that since the work had been refused to the Southern Eights clubs in Barbour, and as he wanted his friends here to understand what was going on, he would himself give, itjto our friends, though he had obtained it irregularly, and informally. When it was read over, Col. Shorter and ourselves dis tinctly stated that toe never could and never would take the, obligations of such degrees. They were given to us as above stated without our assumieither nhlisation. M. B. WELLBORN, P. P. McRAE. We think Col. Shorter made a blunder in having any thing to do with the Know Nothings. It is a very common practice, however, to “fight the devil with fire,” and certainly he has done nothing to shake the confidence of his party friends in his devotion to South ern Rights ; indeed his zeal for the success of his politi cal principles led him into the concern. He has cer tainly repaired all the damage he has done by quitting the order and bringing out 1500 with him. His op ponent is the candidate of the Know Nothings and en dorses their proscriptive and anti-republican principles. His defeat is the defeat of the order. This can only be done by voting for Shorter ; who, upon all the great issues before the country, is as sound as any man in the State, and has talents enough to make a figure in the House of Representatives. Right for Once. We rip from Judge Andrew’s platform, says the At lanta Intelligencer , this lath : “It has been objected that the sound portion of the Ameri can Party, North, is too insignificant in numbers to be re lied on for support. If not already so, from present indica tions, it may, by the time Kansas applies for admisiion, be more numerous than the sound Democracy North. But it matters njt whether it may be ten or thirty ; one vote may decide the question upon which the fate of millions may depend.” Now here is the first symptom of saying or any thing that looks like common sense that we have seen in a Know Nothing platform. Judge Andrews, we always heard was a prudent man, and we believed it till he agreed to run as a Know Nothing Candidate. He is coming round however, and in this oensus which he here gives of the strength of his party North, he acts with characteristic caution. Ono vote “may decide the question,” and by the time Kansas applies for admission Judge Andrews, party may have that one vote in a free State—but he would not dare to say over his own hand, that he had that one now. Pulaski County. —A writer in the Georgia Herald says, our information as to the state of parties in Pulaski is inaccurate 5 and that there are two Councils of Know Nothings in Pulaski, numbering some three hundred members. He admits, however, that “a number of old lino Democrats have withdrawn from the order.’’ Know Nothing Nominee for Representative of Ist District. Not having heard anything about the meeting of a Know Nothing Convention, we were much surprised to find in the Hindoo organ of this morning, the name of one Mr. S. M. Vernadoe announced as the Know Nothing candidate for Congress. We are really happy to find that our Know Nothing friends were so fortunate as to find someone who would accept their nomination, after a long search. We hope we shall not be deemed impertinent if we ask when, where and how was Mr. Vernadoe nomina ted ? And on the same terms we shall further venture to ask, as the Know Nothing organ of this place once did in reference to James K. Polk, who is S. M. Ver nadoe ? We hope to have his biography in the next issue of the Republican. In the meantime we are unfortunately condemned to remain in perfect ignorance of the mysterious act by which Mr. S. M. Vernadoe became the Hindoo nomi nee. We recollect a lecture read in the democracy not long since by our Kuovv Nothing contemporary on the subject of elevating small men, etc. We hope the Hindoos are not imitating the Democracy. What has become f Cul. Hopkms, the self-nominated candidate ? — Sav. Geo. 22 d. A Caution to Renegades . —The renegade Demo crats running on the Know Nothing ticket in this Sate oan find but little comfort in the result of the Virginia election. There the old Whigs, with scarcely an ex ception, made the best run. Flournoy, a Whig of the same school, is beaten by Wise but a few votes over 10,000, while Patton, for Attorney General, the Presi dent of the Democratic State Convention of 181S, is beaten by Bocock more than 12,000, and Beale, a for mer Democratic largely over 11,000 be hind MeComas for Lieutenant Governor. The same remark applies to the Congressional Districts. Na thaniel C. Claiborne, denominated the “Invincible Nat,” former Democratic member of the House of Delegates from Franklin county, who ran against Bocock with the strongest hope and expectation of success, is beat en only a little more than 1,700, his vote falling some 700 behind Flournoy’s. Dr. Ligon, the Democrat brought out to defeat Powell in the Albemarle District, falls considerably behind the vote of his ticket. With a single exception, we believe, the same may be said of the “Democratic” candidates on tho Know Nothing ticket throughout the Commonwealth. The managers placed their names at the head of it before the election, but the people brought them down to the tail of the lowest ticket at the polls. These facts are commended to the consideration of Messrs. Shortridge, Percy Walker, aud other “Democrats” on the K. N. ticket in this State. — Mont. Adv. Kansas. —A bill has been introduced into the Kansas Legislature, providing a remedy for the abduction slaves. It was read twice, aud will pass. Hear Him. There is also a rumor, though we have not heard it, that Judge Warner has declined running in the 4th District, in order that J. L. Stephens Esq., may take his plaoe.— Col, Enquirer. Our neighbor has a medium of intelligence which is certainly a valuable one for news gatherers. Will he please inform the publio how this rumor which he “has not heard” reached him. Perhaps be has seen the spir its lately. George Law a Foreigner. —The Lynchburg Re publican publishes a document which must throw the supporters of George Law’s pretensions to the Presi dency all aback. The editors have been furnished with a certified copy of the said George Law’s naturalization papers, from the original now in the County Court of , Baltimore, State of Maryland. From these documents it appears that George Law was born in Ireland, and naturalized in 1805. With all their holy horror of foreigners and Catholics, it seems they would like to charter an Irish ship to encounter the political tempest of 1856. They would willingly commit their party fortunes to George Law. Well, perhaps they would find that vessel as well suited to the Salt River trade as any other. Political Meeting at Greenwood Academy, Hams County, Ga. On Saturday the 2 1st inst., a large and respectable portion of the citizens of the 19th Distriot of Harris County, assembled at Greenwood Academy, near Troy Factory. On motion of Stephen L. Hanks Esq., Flynn Hargett was called to the Chair, and A. B. Seals was requested to act as Secretary. Complimentary to the Know Nothings present, Mr. Sylvester Narramore was called to the stand to assist in the deliberations of the meeting, and J. M. Moon Esq., was chosen assistant Secretary. The meeting having been called to order, Col. James N. Ramsey, of Hamilton, opened the discussion on the part of the Anti-Know Nothing Party, and enchained the attention of the audience one hour and a half, in advocacy of the principles of the Democratic Party.— Col. Ramsey’s effort was a brilliant one, in which he fully sustained the enviable reputation he has hitherto acquired as a forcible, popular, public speaker. We would be pleased to comment upon the speech of our eloquent friend, but our space will not permit us. Col. D. P. Hill, the Know Nothing candidate for State Senate, next took the stand, by invitation of the Committee of arrangements, and made a lengthy speech in advocacy of the principles of the so-called, Ameri can Party. Col. Hill is a tolerably fair speaker, and possesses some ingenuity. His remarks were well re ceived by his adherents. In the afternoon, James Hamilton, Esq., of Colum bus, occupied the stand one hour. Mr. Hamilton re viewed the principles of the Democratic Party ; made a strong Southern Anti-Know Nothing speech, which was listened to with attention by all present. Did our space allow us, we would give a synopsis of this brilliant effort, but suffice it to say, that it was just such a speech as the known talent and growing reputation of our ac complished young friend had prepared us to expect from him. The Democracy may safely trust him on any mis sion. Mr. Hamilton is not only a ripe scholar for one of his age, but is deeply versed in the politics of the day, and bids fair to arrive at distinction in his profes sion. Dr. Bedell, from Hamilton, made a few appropriate remarks, against Know Nothingism, after which Mr. Hudson, the candidate for the lower House, gave us a pretty plain, sensible talk upon the excellencies (?) of Know Nothingism. Mr. 11. is a clever man, but we would be pleased to see Col. Mobley a visitor in his stead. The latter gentleman responded to the call of his friends and made some capital hits in r fine speech of half an hour’s length. Col. Hill closed the discussion, and soon night closed in the day, which had been entirely consumed in delib erating upon affairs of State. Let the Democracy of Harris stand firm, and our friends and allies will yet reach the goal first. We return our thanks to the Know Nothings for their po lite attention and decorum during the discussion. We shall be happy to join with them in discussion, and hope that a like friendly feeling may continue to exist in a personal point of view, between two Parties so widely at variance upon the great questions which agitato the country. FLYNN HARGETT, Chairman. A. B. Seals, Sec’y. [For the Times & Sentinel ] Glennville Female College, &c Messrs. Editors: —I presume that you and many of your readersffiave visited the beautiful and flourishing t village of Glennville, which for the intelligence, refinement and hos pitality of its inhabitants, is, in my humble opinion, unsur passed by any village in south eastern Alabama. Thinking it might not be uninteresting to you and them to hear something of the late Commeneement Exercises of Glennville Female College/ I have concluded to send you a short communication which you can publish if yc u think proper. The exercises commenced on the 6th inst. The examination was well attended, and the citizens at and vistors manifested a considerable degree of interest in it; all appeared highly gratified with the progress made by t! e students in the various branches taught in the institution. The President, Rev. D. S. Douglass, Prof. Dobbins, Mrs. Douglass, Mrs. Pollock, and Miss Jones and the Board of Examiners, seemed to use every exertion to test each pupil’s acquaintance with the various studies in whieh she had been engaged and every one will bear witness that the result was most flattering, both to the teachers and stu dents. The classes in the .preparatory .department, gave evidence in their examination, that they had been carefully instructed and had been disciplined properly, as their an swers were correct and their behaviour unexceptionable. Os the Classes more advanced, I would be glad to speak of as I feel they deseive,and would like to refer particularly to the Compositions, but I find it impossible without exten ding this communication to too great a length, and I pre sume, also, that you will be furnished by the Board of Ex aminers with their report for publication. Suffice it to say, therefore, the young ladies all did well, and came up, in every department, to the highest expectations of their pa rents and friends, and reflected great credit on the Faculty. On Sabbath, 15th, the Commencement’ Sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Hanimel, of Tuskegee. The College Chapel was well filled, and the vast assemblage was entertained for more than an hour with one of the most splendid discourses to which it has ever been my good fortune to listen. After reading that beautiful and instruc tive chapter, Job xxviii, showing “There is a knowledge of natural things, but wisdom is an excellent gift of God,” lie preached from that equally beautiful and instructive chap ter, Proverbs IX. We must leave it to the imagination of those who did not hear the discoruse, to picture forjthem sslves, the exquisite beauty of 3 sermon delivered upon such splendid and appropriate passages of scripture, by one whose heart seems to have been filled with the deep piety ; a geutleman highly educated, well trained in elo cu ion, and possessing a brilliant imagination. The live caal that “touched Isaah’s hallowed lips with fire,” seeired t > touch his. ’Twere presumption in me to endeavor to do justice to the effort, without giving it entiie. On Monday and Tuesday the Examination was continu tinued. On Tuesday night the Concert came off’, which was truly a fine affair. The chapel was decorated with great taste and was well lighted, which, with the .largo number of young ladies in the musical clasp, presented a mist brilliant appearance. The music was fine and the young ladies generally acquitted themselves Mrs. Douglass, the lady of the President, under who; e management is this entire department, exhibited fine taste in the selection of pieces for the occasion, and the perfect executions both vocal, and instrumental, of her pupils, at test her excellence as an instructress. Wednesday being Commencement day, the largest crowd of visitors that has ever honored Glennville with their presence, were in atten dance, (at least as lam informed.) From an early hour in the morning the carriages were arriving from every direc tion, and even up to the hour of beginning the exercises, the cry was “still they come;” and oh, could you have be<n there to have feasted your eyes on the beautiful forms at and fices that were continually streaming into that chapel! Georgia was well represented, and, of course, her delegation was duly appreciated. The young gentlemen were, as Charles Lamb would say, “all smiles and shirt collars;” but jesting aside, the young men, visitors and residents, did tl e agreeable to perfection, and in true gallantry could not have bsen excelled. This being the first regular year of this in stitution, there were but two graduates. They were young l idies that had been considerably advanced in other schools, and were prepared here for the honor conferred. Both the young ladies, in their examination, appeared conversant with the different branches usually studied in our best fe male colleges, and will rank with any that have graduated in similar institutions. Their compositions, Miss Roque more’s, “Fanaticism, its causes and cure,” Miss Burnett’s, “The destiny of America,” were well written and well read ; the sentiments were truly Southern, yet conservative, though taking bold groundin defence of Southern Rights.— Tiiesubjects were treated with that peculiar delicacy of senti ment and sweetness of expression which characterizes the cultivated female mind. The President’s address upon de livering the diplomas, was touchingly beautiful and appro priate ; it was filled with good advice, and lessons of prac tical wisdom. 1 come now to speak of the address delivered by Mr. Wm. H. Chambers, formerly of your city, on the com rmneement day, and m speaking of it, I am impressed with the responsibility which devolves on any one who under takes to speak of the merits of an address of this kind.— Almost every one would anticipate me ; they would ex pect to hear the most unbounded eulogy ; in this, I would not disappoint them, were I able to do so. I will not at tempt to eulogize or criticise his speech, but, in a word, will say every thing of it I can, without doing either of these. Mr. Chambers arose before a very large and imposing audience—an audience composed of a portion of the elite of south-eastern Alabama and western Georgia ; a more dignified, attentive and genteel audience is not of ten seen. Calm, collected, and entirely self-possessed, he commenced. Showing the equality of the female mind, how it has been abused, and how it has abused itself.— Showing woman as she is, in contradistinction to what she has been and in some sections seeks to be ; what she really is and what she ought to be ; in fine, that woman by some systems of education has been diverted from the rm orbit in which nature designed her to move> nntil she has dared to usurp the forum the battlefield, and would even dare to wield the sceptre of a nation by universal suffrage, even as Victoria does nominally by birth. Mr. Chambers, in a speech char acterized by sound common sense, and with now and then beautiful flights of fancy, he stole the hearts, minds, and fancy of his hearers, made us feel as he felt, think as he thought, and brought conviction home to every mind that thoroughness was the thing wanting to waken all our cit“ izens, male and the true object 7 and end of life, happiness, individually and collectively. The Trustees, by unanimous vote of the Board, and in accordance with the wish ofall present, solicited a copy of the address of Mr. Chambers for publication, which you, I haveno doubt, will see, and 1 hope it will be widely circula ted, as it is calculated to do good, and whoever has the pleasure of perusing it will say, that Ideal not in hyperbole in speaking of it as I With this ended the Com mencement Exercises of Glennville Female College. If those who have attended the exercises have done so .with as much pleasure as I have, they can say as much for it as I have said, and say, as I can say, that it is not from enthu siasm or our propensity to praise everything that pleases us, or suits our convenience or pleasure, but an earnest de* sire to represent in its true light all we have seen, heard and enjoyed. May this community ever be blessed with such teachers as they have now in their college, and may its liberal patrons be amply remunerated lor the expense with which they have burthened themselves to establish it. “A Looker On Here in Viena. A Mob —Americans Ruling America. After the speak in g last night in the Eighth Ward, in which foreigners and the Pope were duly belabored by the speakers a mob was organized, the lamps put oui, and an attack made on the property ol Mr. F. Quinn. He is an Irishman, who has been twenty-one years in Louisville, and has’had the good fortune to acquire property. Five or six of his houses were stoned and nearly destroy ed. The property is between Tenth and Eleventh streets. Mrs. Sweney’s house, at the corner ot Eleventh and Mon roe streets, was stoned and much damaged. Mr. Hegan’s house was also stoned, and the windows broken. A woman, Mrs. Lee, was shot through the arm. No arrests were made; and threats of burning the pro perty to night were uttered. Mr. Quinn was told yester day that his property was threatened. In order to stimulate the scoundrels, it was circulated that the Catholic Church in the lower part of the city was filled with arms ; a lie, of course. These are the legitimate fruits ot the present movement, and the authors are fully responsible for these outrages. Shall Louisville be quietly turned over to mob rule ? is the question. Hardly a night passes that we do not hear of outrages more or less violent. Where are the city authorities ? Shall we be obliged to call a meeting and organize a police of citizens ? It is time. —Louisville Democrat. Reprehensible Conduct. —We regret lor the reputation of this city, in which we have Jived for a quarter ot a century, and in which we expect to die, the disgraceful conduct of certain parties, who last night endeavored to create distur bance at the democratic mass-meeting, which if they had succeeded would no doubt have resulted in blood shed. It was evident to every calm observer, that there was a fixed determination to break up the meeting from ihe start, and this feeling was particularly made manifest while Mr. Moise was speaking, that gentleman having been interrupted seve ral times, by yells, hootings, and cries for “Pike,” “Sam,” &.C., from small knots of individuals scattered around the platlorm. A prominent member ot the press, we were ill formed, was particularly conspicuous in the disgraceful proceedings, but as we did not see him. and never speak ex cept by the card, we will not mention his name. Another party, a high conservative office holder—whose birth place, like old Homer, is still in doubt—was, we were told, very industrious in fomenting discord. Such conduct, all right thinking men cannot characterize otherwise than disgrace tul. If our political contests are ihus to.lie carried on, the sooner we abolish elections, the better it will be all Dartip-- —A. 0, True Delta. From Mexico. New Orleans, July 25. The steamship Orizaba from Mexico, has arrived at this port, having sailed on the 19th. All was quiet at the Capital when the Orizaba left. Santa Anna’s father-in law, it is said, has been ap pointed Minister to the United States in place of AL monte. Santa Anna’s family would leave in the war steamer Iturbide. lie is reported to be willing to make amicable concessions to the revolutionists. From California. New York, July 25. The steamship Star of the West, with dates to the Ist. inst., has arrived from Aspinwall. She brings nearly a half million gold. It is reported that frauds have been perpetrated by Adam 9 & Cos., and Page, Bacon & Cos. The Democratic Convention in California has denoun ced the Know Nothings, and have nominated Bigler for Governor. The Know Notings will meet at Sacra mento, when addresses are expected from Gen. Foote and others. Capt. “Walker has been defeated at Rivas, losing twenty men. lie fled, leaving behind important doc uments. lie passed through San Juan ou the night of the Ist and escaped on board of a schooner to parts un known. From Santa Fe. New York, July 25. Advices from Santa Fe state that Capt. Fauntelroy has defeated a body of Utah Indians, killing 40, and capturing 5. Major Brooks and one of the whites were killed. Indian depredations continue. From Washington. . Washington, July 24, 1855. Various contradictory rumors and speculations are afloat concerning the Administration’s course toward Governor Reeder. I assert with confidence that it is not correct that any conclusion has been arrived at for his retention in office. The way the Know Nothings, North, Construe the Philadelphia Platform. The editor of the New York Express, a zealous friend ©fj‘9am,” and one of the few Know Nothings, North, who adhere to the action of the Philadelphia convention, thus construes their Platform : It is false—as jb many quarters—that there is anything in this platform which compels a Northern man to endorse the repeal of the Missouri Compromise by Pierce and Douglas, of the North —not South, mark that. Every man is left free under this platform to resist the admission of Kansas into the Union—until her bona fide settlers have, in good faith, settled the question of slavery or freedom there, by their popular votes. Again: “There is nothing here pledging the American Party — ss the abolition presses state —to admit Kansas into the Union, if she presents herself, as is threatened now in some quarters, with a slaveholding Constitution, made by Missouri squatt* rs, whose acts in violation of “popular sover eignty,” are apparent, and open, and it is evident that Kansas cannot be admitted into the Union until she pur ges herself of the Missouri violence and fraud. It must be a well settled thing that she is a voluntary slavehold ing state, of her own free will—before the right of “pop ular sovereignty” can begin to impose any claims upon Congress to admit her into the Union. “It is not pretended, that Northern and Southern men can agree on slavery. The platform designs no such thing. At least, it is but the opinion o( the Council.— There is no reason why every North American should not go on and act with his organization just as ever.” The Kansas Legislature. Buffalo, July 24, 1855. The Kansas Legislature met nt Cha v, .ice UllSsion Oil the 10th inst., pursuant to the adjournment. Mr. Marshall gave notice of a bill requiring citizens emi grating to Massachusetts and other States, which have annulled or may nullify the laws of the United States, to take oath to support the laws of Kansas Territory. John Thompson Perry o's the Southern Methodist Church was elected Chaplain on the 17th inst. A bill to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors and games of chance within one mile of Shawnee Mission was passed. A Joint Committee of Eight was appointed to devise a oode of laws for the government of the Territory. Mr. Marshall, of Pawnee District, introduced a bill pro viding that every man who shall pay the sum of one dol lar poll tax, and produce the receipt of the same to the judges at any election, shall be a legal voter, provided ho is a citizen of the United States, and has taken an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the act organizing the Territory of Kansas. The bill was read for the first time. Increase of the Yellow Fever. New Orleans, July 25. The total number of deaths during the week have been 239, including 100 from yellow fever. Among the deaths is Mr. Baker, the manager of the National Telegraph Line. He died on Monday. Emancipation in Louisiana. —The New Orleans Del® taos July 8, says : Two very likely looking mulatto slave girls were eman cipated yesterday by a jury of slaveholders, on the appli cation of their owner, who was also a mulatto ; they wero also allowed to remain in the State and enjoy their liberty, upon the master giving bond and security that they should’ never become n burden to the Commonwealth. “This is the first case under the law which was passed by the last Legislature. Hitherto the Legislature alone had the power of emancipation. The Illinois Know Nothings. —The Illinois State Con • vention ot the Know Nothings had its session at Chicago ou the 10th inst. The principal business before them was the approval or disapproval of the action of their dele gates at Philadelphia. Avery strenuous effort was made to secure the adoption of the Philadelphia platform, but it was defeated by a large majority. A series of resolutions were adopted, denouncing the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and declaring that in all future political con tests, they would require from their candidate distinct and unequivocal pledges upon this subject. They also assert the power ot Congress to legislate on the subject of slave ry in the Territories and District of Columbia. Just Like Them l —According to the Know Nothing Ritual of Kentucky, as originally published, no one hav ing a Catholic wife, could become a member of the Order. But since the publication of the fact that tbeir candidate for Governor has a Catholic wife, the Know Nothing Ex ecutive Council of the State have issued a private Circu* lar which runs as follows : Having a Catholic wife does not now disqualify such person from*becoming a member of the Order.” Bounty Land Warrants. —Up to Monday evening las , the totai number ot applications for warrants under the bounty land law of] 855. had reached the enormous aggregate of 191,500-900 of which were received on Wednesday. Probably very few, indeed, of these appli cants will be rejected, as the law grants the facilities of obtaining a portion ol the public domain to all who ever handled a gun or sword tor a fortnight lor their country’s protection. Health of New York. —There were 591 deaths in X. \ ork last week, an increase of 94 over the previous week. Only 150 were adults, all the others being children under ten years old. The excessive heat, and the neglect of mothers, are supposed to by the causes of this ijictca&til mortality among children.