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(Lxmts jcmX>r %mtxnd. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA FRIDAY MORNING. AUG. 3, 1855. FOK GOVERNOR. IIERSCIIEL V. JOIIXSO^. FOR CONGRESS- I?t District—James L. Seward, of Thomas. 2d, *• M. J- Crawford, of Jinscogee, 3il. “ James M. Smith, of I'pson. 4th *• Hiram Warner, of Meriwether. sh “ Jno. H. Lumpkin, of Floyd. Ofh “ Howell Cobb, ot Clarke. 7th •• Union Stephens, of flaneock. Bth “ A. H. Stephens, of Taliaferro. Circulate the Documii<f—Know Nothingism Revealed. We have on hand s*-v-ral Tracts for the Times which we will sell low for cash, 1. Tract of 20 pages containing A. 11. Stephens’ speeches at Augusta and SparU, 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 the Order of Know Nothingism ; $5 a hundred. Garnett Andrew?*’ Letter of Acceptance—The Columbus Movement. When this letter first appeared, we promised to no tice it more at leugth when we were able to compre hend it. We have had it by us for several weeks and have used our best efforts'to unravel its involved and tangled sentences. We are not sure now that we un derstand his points. If we misconstrue his positions, our readers must attribute our mistakes to the obscurity of his style, and not to carelessness or partisan zeal on oar part. He sets out by informing the publio that he had de clined the nomination of the Know Nothings before it was tendered to him, and gives as the “main reason’’ for this course, “a desire (on his part) that an organiza tion should be suffered, under what is known as the Columbus movement, which (lit) hoped would convene, and 89 (he) advised (his) friends, nominate another.” We give the very words of Garnett Andrews. He next gives his reasons for accepting the nomination of the Know Nothing party before the time arrived for holding the Convention of the Columbus movement par ty. These are Ist, that the Democratic party had re fused to join in the movement; 2d, that “the joining in such an organization (as the Columbus movement) might have had the appearance of a disbanding of the American party in Georgia; 3d, the fear that the Co loumbus movement Convention “might have failed to pass a resolution that (he) should have considered a sine qua non .” 110 does not tell us what that resolu tion was. We will not charge Garnett Andrews with a de liberate purpose to gull the advooates of the Columbus movement into his support by an affectation of sympa thy with its purposes. We, however, find it utterly im possible to reconcile his second and third reasons for forestalling the action of their Convention, by accepting the Know Nothing nominations, with his professed “de sire that an organization should be suffered, under what is known as the Columbus movement,” Now the professed objeot of the Columbus movement was to unite the South for the defense of the South, and as a preliminary to this, they requested all existing parties to disband. Yet Garnett Andrews, while professing to favof this movement, acknowledges that he accepted the Know Nothing nomination, and thereby killed the Columbus movement, because he feared “the joining iu suoh an organization (as that contemplated by the Co lumbus movement) might have had the appearance of a dibanding of the American party of Georgia !’’ He wj.a not only opposed to disbanding, but to “the appear ance of a disbanding of the American party of Georgia.” It is clear, therefore, that his zeal for the Columbus movement was affected—or, at least, was secondary to his love of the American party. His position, however, on this point is in keeping with the Platform of the Georgia Know Nothings, which regards “the Union of these States as the paramount political good” in one ar tide ; and “as secondary in importance to the l ights and principles it was designed to perpetuate” iu another article. We eaunot account for this shuffling on the part of Garnett Andrews upon any other supposition than that he totally misapprehends the whole spirit and intent of the Columbus movement. By reference to the preamble and resolutions adopted by the Columbus movement party, it will be seen that after stating that the South has nothing to hope and every thing to fear at the hands of the political organi sations of the non-slavebolding States from the spirit of Abolitionism, which, to a large and fearful extent, con trols them ; that the large majority of the people of the Northern States are hostile to the institutions of the South ; that our friends there have been routed, dis banded, and almost annihilated ; and that the exigency imperatively requires the Southern people to be ono people and one party ; the Columbus movement meet ing “squatted” in the elegant language of Garnett An drews “on ono corner ot the Georgia Platform,” pro viding for a dissolution of the Union under certain con tingencies and then repudiated all “fellowship and con nection with tho present national political organizations, or any that may be hereafter formed, un less based upon tho principles and policy above set forth. They relied solely upon the Uoiou of the South “for our common defence and safety.” And yet Garnett Andrews, a professed Columbus movement man, devotes tho greater portion of his letter ot acceptance, to a tierce denunciation of the Democrat ic party because they have made no efforts in “arrest a crisis which must bring about a disrution of the court denee.” Hear him on this point. He says : It the state of facts now existing, shall continue, when Kansas makes application for admission into the Union, she must bo 1 ejected under this controlling majority ; and then a disruption ot every tie which bindu Georgia to the Confederacy will inevitably take place. The decree has *° r •* a proclaimed by the State in her convention of ISdO. lias Gov. Johnson or the Democratic party told us ot any escape lr*m the crisis, so certainly pending ! Have tnoy devised any ? or are they seeking any ? Wo cannot admit the unrelenting war waging thro’ the Southern States to subject all to the iron rule of Democracy, to be such lor it every voter in their border* we.e to bom the hue’ to its banner, and turn tv St. Tummuny in deration It would not add another vote to the. yeas ‘when the bill tor the admission of Kansas shall be upon its passage; for i the southern vote, under whatever name, now i-, and always will boa unit in its lavor. Mark well the senteuce italicised, and it will show to i a demonstration that Garnett Andrews has no court- j deuce in tho protection of Southern Rights by means of i Southern Union. lie is not a Coiumbus movement ( man. That is too clear to be disputed. What then is ! hie object in professing sympathy with it ? If he had not told us that he was opposed to “the wild hunt’after cLfee which characterises the ago,’’ we would have concluded that ha had thrown it out as a bait to catch vetep of the Colurubp? movement party. To he CoMUTived. Jere Clemens’ Let j r. Mr. Clemens, ex-Senator from Alabama, has written a very good clap-trap letter in favor of Know Nothing ism. The two great points he makes are Ist, the dan gers to be apprehended from foreign immigration id, The danger to be apprehended from the supremacy if the Catholic church. Admitting for the sake of the irgument that these dangers are r al and even immi dent, we cannot see that Ku >w Nothiog'.Bm proposes to apply any adequate protection. It does not propose to stop foreign immigration, but to deprive the foreigner, born, of the privilege of voting. This may give ascen dancy to the natives in the North and West, but how will it benefit the South ? Every white person, whether male or female, a voter or not a voter, is counted when representation in Congress is to be apportioned. Neither does Know Nothingism propose to convert the Catholic population of the United States. It pro poses to proscribe them. Now all history proves that persecution for religious faith increases the zeal, energy and devotion of the members of the proscribed faith. For three hundred years the Catholio church maintain ed its ground in Ireland in the face of the most rigor ous persecution, and actually doubled its membership. How different is the result in the United States ? It is estimated that about five millions of Catholics have emi grated to this country during the. last 50 years, and yet there are this day not over one million of Catholics in the country. AY hat has become of them ? They have been converted by the labors of the gospel ministry. If there is real danger to our institutions from the influx of foreigners, the remedy is to shut them out of the country. If there is danger to Amerioan liberty from the ascendency of the Catholic churoh, the remedy is to convert its membership. Know Nothingism pro poses to do neither of these things: neither does Mr. Clemens, Democratic Meeting in Mecklenburg, N. C. We find, in the Western Democrat, a very graphic account of a Domocratic meeting in old Mtcklenburg county, N. C., at which a oitizen of Columbus, Ga., Junius A. Fox, officiated as one of the speakers. The Democrat notices his effort in the following very com plimentary terms: “The discussion was opened by Junius A Fox, Esq., (formerly of this town, but now a rising member of the Columbus, Ga., bar,) who had been invited by his Democratic friends to take part. He commenced with a most beautiful and touching introductory, in which he referred to the earlier scenes of his youth, the triumph of thac party with which it had been his pride to act, that quiet and oalm of the political sea when he left and its violent agitation now. He then took up the various points in the Know Nothing creed and brought all his wit, sarcasm, ridicule and argument to bear on it with such effect that many of the dark lanterns hung their heads. He spoke for an hour in a mingled strain of eloquence and power more than real izing the expectations of his friends, during the whole of which he was frequently vociferously cheered.” Large Democratic Meeting at Savannah. Pursuant to the call in the public journals, one of the largest meetings of the Democratic party, said to have ever been held in the city, took place on the 31st ult. The meeting was addressed by several gentlemen, among whom were Mr. John M. Millen, and our former fellow citizen G. Troup Howard, Esq., both of whom had been Ivuow Nothings. The following are sketches of their re marks, from the Morning Ncics John M. Millen, E-q , being called for, addressed the meeting, availing himself of iho oecassiou totxpiaiu his position. lie had, under ala se impression of the objects ot the association, been induced to join the Know Noth ing order, but finding that its tenets were utter y inconsis tent with ins cherished Democratic and Southern Rights principles, he had attended but one meeting of the lodge, bad promptly withdrawn from their councils,* and now renounced all connection with the party, which he con sidered subversive ot the Constitution, and dangerous to the rights of the South, and the peace of the community, lie had never ceased to be a Demociat, and rejoiced in his diseuthrahneut, by which he was enabled to devote h.s heart, hand and mind to the advancement of the De mocratic e..use. Mr. Milieu’s remarks were warmly re ceived by the meeting. Judge G. T. Howard, was next loudly called for. The J udge, in response, said he could also “speak as one from the dead.” He had been down among the Know Noth ings—he had come to the conclusion that it was not good for him to be there ; and as he had joined them with the understanding that he could leave them when he saw fit, he had absolved himself from all connection with the or der. He had been deceived, as many others had been, who he knew would be glad to get out of their lodges.— Some leading rrten of the order in this city, who were good men, had told him they wished they never had any thing to do with it. For His part they might denounce him as they choose—he would not denounce them. He would only say that he breathed freer since he had got away from them. A college mate of his when suffering from the effects of a night’s frolio used to say, “O Howard! if the Lord will only forgive me this time, I’ll never do so again.” Ho would say, if the Lord and the Democracy would only forgive him this one time, he would never sin again. There were many other democrats in his fix, and it their brother democrats would redeem them they must not denounce them for past errors, but by kindness en courage them to come out from the lodges. The Judge kept the meeting in a roar of merriment with his irresistible and good natured humour for more than a half-hour, when he retired amidst the hearty ap plause of the meeting. Our opinion ol the. Mormons. Our neighbor of the Columbus Enquirer asserts that | the Mormons “regard Jesus Christ as the chief corner stone,” This is news to us. Will the Enquirer give | its authority for this singular statement ? It is very | generally believed that one Joseph Smith is the chief corner stone of the Mormon church. Perhaps the Enquirer is better posted. We will wait for further j information, however, before we lock horns with the | Enquirer on this interesting subjeot. What do you I think of the Mormons? asks the Enquirer. We think ! they have got “no religion and are the slaves of their ; apetites aud lusts,” but we would not proscribe them. If they violated law we would punish them, but we never would consent to give them tho benefit of perse cution. This is what has built up Mormonisrn in the Uuited States. If Joe Smith and his lousy rabble had be6n let alone by the authorities of Missouri aud Illinois, vve never should have heard of Brigham Young and the oily of the Salt Lake. Fink Nectarines.— A friend has recently presented us with the finest lot of nectarines we have ever eeon. They were grown by John B. Dozier, Esq., of Mus cogee county. Wo are surprised that this deiiglitfoi fruit is not more generally cultivated at the South, [t has all thfc juoy sweetness of the peach without any of the fuzz which makes the handling of that fruit so un pleasant. Nectarines may be grafted on peach stocks. More Withdrawals from the Know Nothings.— The Advertiser cf- Gazette contains the card of William L Stubblefield and 2S others, announcing the fact of their withdrawal from the Know Nothing council at j Ro.fcfjtd, Cooea county, Ala. They say, “the tendon* I ey of order is entt republican ; (and) tbs obligation* J imposed on its members are contrary to the spirit oi American institutions; and dangerous to a free Govern* ment.” “Ourselves and Others.” In our last Tri weekly we used the following lan guage : ‘l he common observation of every man in the Republic satisfies him that the profession of the Catholic faith does not detract from the worth of a fellow citizen, and that both as men and citizens the Catholic is as good and true at the Piotestant, and that both are much better than he who has no religion, and is the slave of his apetites and lusts, as very many of the persecutors of the Catholic church are known to be. The abuse ol any church by such men is in decent as well as impertinent, and every good citizen ought to set the seal of disapprobation upon such heartless dema gogues “who steal the livery of heaven, to serve the de vil in.” The editor of the Columbus Enquirer choses to give these general observations a personal direction. Hear him: It may be, also, that we shall not bo deterred from ex pressing our opinion by a charge of impertinence. We may know less of the decencies and decorums ot society, and be more slavish to the apetites and lusts of poor unte generated human nature, than those who have assumed to‘ lecture us on the error of our editorial ways. But still we know'of either to avoid the bad example set before us, and, shunning all unprovoked personalities, to move for ward, in weakness though it be, to the consummation of the purposes of our friends. If, in doing s©, our more fas tidious and more decent neighbors shall occasionally re gard us as a little impertinent, we hope they will charge it to our worldly mmdednees, aud, like good Christians, as we know from their writings they are obliged to be, look with all possible charity on the weakness.of our unsaucti fied flesh. It is hardly necessary for us to assure the publio that we never dreamed of making a personal attack upon our respeoted cotemporary when penning the general observations to which the Enquirer takes exception. When we get our consent to stoop to such baseness, we will look our enemy iu the face aud call him by name. Our whole nature revolts at the idea of covert attacks of all kinds, whether made upon parties or men. Our respected cotemporary roust exouse us for what ever is offensive in the foregoing article that seems to him to be personal. Our acquaintance with him is limited. We must be pardoned, therefore, if in de nouncing men who had “no religion,” and were “the slaves of their lusts and appetites/’ we have tread upon the corns of our neighbor. We never imagined that suoh a cap would fit him. We will, however, be more guarded in future. The Opinions ol American Sages upon Natu ralization. The Know Nothings are pretending to quote the opinions of the sages and heroes of the A tnericau Revo lution against the naturalization of Foreigners. It ought to be a sufficient answer to these pretended quotations that they conferred upon Congress the power to estab lish a uniform rule of naturalization: and that the law passed by them in 1802 is now the existing law of the laud. But we are willing to meet them on their own ground. We appeal to the writings of the fathers.— Hear them : Washington’s Opinion. “The bosom of America is opeu to receive, not only the opulent and respectable stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all nations and all religions, whom we shall welcome to a participation in all our rights and privileges.” Jefferson’s Opinion. “I cannot omit recommending a revisal of the laws on lhe subject of naturalization. Considering tho ordinaiy chances of human life, a denial of citizenship uuder a resi dence of fourteen years, is a denial to a great proportion of those who ask it, and controls a policy pursued from their first settlement by many of these States, and still believed es consequence to their prosperity. And shall we refuse the unhappy iugitives from distress, that hospitality which even the savages ol the wilderness extended to our lathers, arriving in this land ? Shall oppressed humanity find no asylum on this globe ? Tho Constitution, indeed, has wise ly provided that, for admission to certain offices of impor tant trust, a residence shall be required sufficient to delop character and design ; but might not the general character and capabilities of a citizen bo salely communicated to every one manifesting a bona fide purpose of embarking his Life and fortunes permanently with us ?” Madison’s Opinion. “Should the proposed Constitution have the intended ef fect of giving stability and reputation to our government, great numbers of respectable European men, who loved liberty and wish to partake its blessings, will be ready to transfer their fortunes hither. All such would feel the more tification of being marked with suspicious incapacities though they should not court public honors.” Franklin’s Opinion. “The people in Europe are friendly to this country ; even iu the country with which vve have lately been at war, we have now, and had during the war, a great many friends, not only amongst the people at large, but fn both Houses ol Parliament. In every other country in Europe, all the peo ple are friends. We found iu the course of the revolution that many strangers served us iaithfully, and that many na tives took ‘part against their country. When foreigners, after looking about for some other country in which they can obtain more happiness, give preference to ours, it is proof of attachment which ought to excite our confidence and affection.” The True Issue. Our neighbor of the Enquirer is attempting to raise a false issue with U 6. We have nothing to do with the Pope and kingdom of Rome. We would dethrone the Pope and abolish his kingdom : nay, we would convert all Catholics to the reformed religion, if we had the pow er. We do not think Romanism the best development of Christianity. “We would not, therefore, givo it the advantages of persecution. As good and true Protes tants, we protest against Know Nothingism. The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the churoh. This the Know Nothings understand right well, and in default of a better subject, cannonized Bill Pool, the Bruizer. The true issue between us and the Know Nothings is the claims of our Catholic fellow citizens to virtue, loy alty and patriotism. We hold that they are, in these respects, the equals of the mass of their fellow citizens, and are entitled to equal rights. That’s the issue. Let the Know Nothings meet it like men or abandon their insane war upon them. We do not care one bawbee what the Pope of Rome did six centuries ago. Those were dark ages. Any other sect would have done as bad under the same circumstances. Even Luther tole rated bigamy in George of Saxony. Calvin consented to the burning of Servetius beoauso he denied the doc trine of the trinity. What would even suoh men have done if invested with universal dominion as the Popes of Rome were three centuries ago. Can our opponents never learn that they live after the Declaration of Inde pendence and the French Revolution. Papal power is as dead eveu in Italy as it is here. } A Largs Squash. —We are indebted to Daniel I Gtiffiu for an extraordinary squash. He gives the fol j lowing account of it: “It was grown from seed obtain ; ed at the Patent Office : weight 105 lbs : circumfer anee of section across the stem, 5 feet 9 inches: cir j curr.ference parallel with the stem, 5 feet 4 inches.— , ibis is the first grown squash from the vine • it Las [ man y ot ' le6S i many blooms and is still ’growing rapidly. We have never yet tested its qualities, and knoxv not if it will keep.’ 1 M e shad turn the squash over to unr host of the Ferry House and report the result of the experiment. Jefferson had no Religion. Such is the opinion of the Columbus Enquirer. It is cat well founded. Thomas Jefferson btlieved in Je ser Christ and in the main followed hie teaching* much more closely than bis retfilars—the Federalists—who attempted to break him down by denying that he bad any religion and imputing to him the most odious vices. But his ‘‘Life and Writings” have long since dispelled these false and calumnious charges. He was a Units* nan. See his letters to old John Adams in his “Life” by John R. Eppes. [COMMUNICATED.] That Villula Discussion again “Fair Play,” the Enquirer's correspondent, takesfßMtO task upon his hasty sketch ot the discussion at Villula. He charges him with misrepresentation in one material point, and an evasion of truth in others. “R.” stated that Col. Watts opposed the acquisition of Cuba and the Nebraska bill. “R.” repeats that statement, “Fair Play’s” opinion to the contrary notwithstanding—re lying upon the impression made upon his mind by that speech of his at Villula. The substance of what Col. Watts said there‘R.’ noted thus: “Had he (Watts) been in his friend’s (Dowdell’s) place, he would never have permitted that bill to pass without striking the “squatter sovereignty” out.” This,in connection with even stronger objections, induced him to make the statement. He considers him [a conscientious man, —one that means what he says, and says what he means. If he would not have voted .for the bill with the squatter sovereignty clause included, it is evident that he would not have voted at all, or he would have voted against it. “R.” knows that on many other occasions he made professions of friendship towards this ’bill, but these professions were those of a pretended friend who says, “Come hither, brother, I would speak with thee,” and as he receiyes him in his fond embrace draws out a dagger and stabs him. “Fair Play” would judge a man a poor friend of his, I fancy, who would expose his faults iu eve ry crowd he passed,who would say that he was his friend but that he would steal and tell lies. Qualifications were anuexed to all of Col. Watt’s pro fessions of friendship to the Nebraska Bill. In Montgom ery he being lectured, it is supposed, by Jonse Hooper, be fore he took the stand, endeavored to explain away his ob” jectious, and had the audacity to charge a piece in the Ad vertizer & Gazette exppressing the honest convictions ot the writer, from his knowledge of his views, as false. He went so far on this occasion as to state, that he was Capt. Abercrombie’s adviser in Congress and that he told him at Tuskegee to vote for the bill. This shuffling was in keep in with the tact he displayed in backing out of his position on Cuba. At Girard he unqualifiedly denied favoring its acquisition. Three days after, being pressed hard by his competitor at Warrior Stand, he said he rather thought he did favor it. It was once customary in Virginia, ’when money was scarce, to pay oft’dues with tobacco and wheat. A con gregation agreed to pay a parson so many bushels to preach to them a year. Alter filling several appointments, he saw much dissatislaction manifested among the brethren. He grew impatient to know what was the matter, and finally asked them. “Why,” Replied they, “we don’t like your doctrine.” “Oh, if that’s all,” said he, “I’ll change that I want that wheat.” When the Col. found that, his po sition on Cuba and Nebraska was unpopular, he changed that, because he wanted that wheat—a seat in Congress Perhaps more laudable motives still might have influenced him. He may have been pursuaded that he was wrong by the cogent arguments of Mr. Dowdell. “Fair Play” squints prodigiously towards pedantry in on© clause of his effusion. Why should he meution the fact that“R.” had appropriated three words *to be found in Tennyson, if it was notto inform the'public that he knew that there was such a work as “In Memoriam.” It is ques tioned very much whether he yet knows what “looming bastion” means as it was used —certain it is that he did not when he penned his strictures. “He considers what was said in reference to the num ber of foreigners, &c., not worth the time it would take to to answer it.” Such sweeping expressions as these are subterfuges of the ignorant, who skip over proof and ar guments and light upon assertion, which they call conclu sion. The argument referred to was Col. Watt’s crushing ar gument, and embraces, !as he stated in every speech, the whole reasoning that caused him to join the Know Noth ings. If “Fair Play” will not look at the argument, nor answer with jaundiced eyes, it cannot be explained even to his comprehension. The Col. stated that the census of 1850 shows that there are two and one quarter millions of foreigners in the United States. Two millions of these were in the North, and one quarter million in the South.— Three fourths of the two millions North were in the north western States. He argued that the ratio of emigration had vastly increased in the last .five years, and there were now five millions of foreigners in the United States,settled in the proportion above stated in different sections of the Union. That a majority liked the institutions of the North better than the South, or they would not abide there. He mged that upon running the divisor, ninety odd thousand, through four millions and a half, would give about fifty re presentatives to the North in Congress by virtue of the num ber of foreigners—this added so much more strength to the Norlh. It is granted that he was correct with regard to the censußol 1850,but the ratio of increase since that time as he states it is incredible.lt would over double the number of foreigners every fc s years which is not the case. It is thought that the ratio of .increase is not so great since the last census as before. The reasons are that for the last year or two, it i has been diminished greatly by the wars of Europe. Aeon- j bul and other persons have recently been arrested for eu- f deavors to procure recruits in this country to fight the bat- , ties of the Allies. There (.have been but few foreigners j landed here the present year. The war will cut ofl emi- j gration for a number of- years to come. It is thought that there may be three millions of foreigners in the Union now, j settled in the different sections of the country in the pro- j portion above given by Col. Watts. It is not thought that the vast majority have settled in the North from any pecu- j liar love for their institutions, but because they cannot com- ; pete with stave labor. Nor does it seem that it is au sofa vorable symptom, that the vast majority have settled in the l North West, which we presently will show. Now running j the divisor, ninety odd thousand,'thioughjtwo and half mii- j Jions, and it gives twenty-five representatives to the foreign ers of the North, aud through one half million it gives six members to foreigners South. How do the Know Noth ings propose to remedy this? They do .not propose to cut oft"emigration entirely, ibut compel foreigners to remain here a eertaiu number of years before they can vote, no j allow them to hold office, and affix other 6 restrictions upon Catholics. Their policy will allow the rag, tag aud bob- j tail of creation to pour iu upon .us as much as ever, who i do not deem equality and keep outaii intelii- j gent persons who would feel themselves degraded by these j restrictions. The number of foreigners then under the j Know Nothing plan would be nearly as great as now,and the class of foreigners as a whole worse than now. States are represented according to the.number of residents. The number of foreigners not being much diminished their rep resentation would be the Mew. The North-Wgst, whore that vast majority of foreigners reside, is the most eosieerv- i ative section of the Union. Indiana 6ent eleven members to Congress: seven voted for the Nebraska bill and both her Senators; only voting against it. Douglas and Shields were from the North West. New England only sent two members to Congress who voted for the bill.— They were hung by their constituents iu effigy and burnt. Here the foreigners are few and fchow their devotion to the Constitution and the South, as evidenced in the Burns riot The speech made by Seward about his 700,000 foreigners. North West, was made, as Jeff. Davis said, a week before hand, for the purpose of building up the order South. He laid a trap in which “Fair Play” with all his brethren have been completely caught. There is another Teature .about JCol. Watt’s argument which we think will prove fatal r to the whole. Out of (I millions of foreigners in this country, a fraction over ono quarter of a million are South. This shows that they are not formidable here and never can be. Facts show that foreigners, North are friends of the Constitution and the South. Shall we then go notth with Gardner and Wilson on a crusade against our friends, whan tire evils which the Know Nothings would remedy do not exist among us? H they should become too numerous, or threaten evil, Ala bama has the power to correct that evil herself. Natural ization only gives national protection to the property and person of an individual; the States can say that a foreigner may vote in ten days after he lands, or not until forty years. Why make a national question of that, over which the general government has no control? Each State can regulate the evil, if it.be one, for herself. In conclusion,“R.” must say to “Fair Play” he has don© with him, and if he still insists that his answer to Colonel Watts’ argument ie not worth notice, he replies that he can only furnish him with arguments, but cannot supply him with brains. {For the Times &. Sentinel. IMessrs. Editors: —ln the Times A Seuiinel of las Tuesday, I noticed a short epistle front John J. McKen dree, Esq., in which he says that “at a Democratic meet-*- ingin I find a position f given to me to whieh I am not entitled.” He further goes on to deny that he has ever received the Third Degree of Know Nothing ism. In reply to Mr. M’Kendree.'l can only give the same statement that I did on the occasion alluded to, and leave the reader, as I did on that day, to form his own conclu sions. I said, that Mr. Mason said, “he went to Columbus to take the third degree, but when he found what it purpor ted to be, he said he told John McKendree he’d be d—d if he’d take it.” I did not say that Mr. Mason went to Mr, McKendree, but that he went to ’Columbus to take the degree, and told Mr. McKendree he would not take it.—- Mr.Mason is a niau whose veracity no one ‘doubts, and therefore must have stated facts. It Mr. McKendree is clear, it is strange that such a conversation should have oc curred between him and Mr. Mason. But as 1 have before said, 1 will leave that matter for the public to judge. Mr. McKendree has denied having received the Third Degree, and I don’t pretend to question his statement, but it will be remembered that Know Nothings, from the greatest to the least, so far as my observation extends, jatiunge as it may seem, have all denied it. Iu attempting to rid him self from the “very appearance of evil,” Mr. McKendree has endeavored to cast a eontemptable reflection upon me and in the attempt has unwittingly employed a seutenco of commendation, he says, “the gentleman (alluding tome,) who was to contribute the amusement of the au dience,” &c. That wae true'. Mr. McKendree, in part, for it was truly amusing to thel fond and true—to tho unterri fied, but it was “death in tin pot,” judging irom external appearances, to the “Sain” family, when they saw exposed to view the hideous form of “Sam’’ and that the “trick” had failed in Chattahoochee# E. G. RAIFORD. Cusseta, July 27,1855. [From the New York Daily Ncws.j BY TELEGRAPH. Removal of Governor Reeder, and Appointment of John L- Dawson, Governor of Kansas. Washington, Sunday, July 29, 1855. | The President has appointed Hon. John L. Dawson of j Pennsylvania, Governor of Kansas, in place ot Hon. A. IH. Reeder, removed. Dr. Dawson was an effective ] member of the last Congress, and voted fur the Ncbiaska- Kansaa bill. Reeder Removed. —We are not apt to approve of President Pierce’s public acts. Rut the removal of Ret* dev and the appointment of Dawson —a real Nebraska man, as we trust aud believe—meets our entire approval. Gen. Atchison has triumpeed over Marcy and Cushiug ! ! Hurra l [Correspondence of the Daily Morning News.} Great Hass Convention at Eatontcn—-Speeches from Ex-Governor Cobb, Linton Stephens, aud others. Eatonto.v, Juiy 26. j A great mass convention of these opposed to the Know | Nothings assembled hero on Tuesday. A large number of delegates were present from every county in the die* trict. A special train from Milkdgeville brought from Baldwin county between three and four hundred persons. Great enthusiasm was manifested. lion. Linton Stephens, of Hancock, was unanimously * nominated the candidate ior Congress, to oppose the Rev. i N. G. Foster, the nominee of the Know Nothings. Mr. Stephens being present, addressed the immense i audience in an able and convincing argument. After him Ex-Gov. H. Cobb delivered a speech which wc have never heard surpussed. It was a most triumphant effort. Not a word that could offend the bitterest foe escaped the orator’s lips, but be seemed to rise superior to party and to speak for the good of ilie country. Many in that immense multitude were effected even to tears by the heart-thrilling pictures presented by Gov. Cobb to their imaginations. Every one felt there was a soundness in his arguments and positions that was irresistible. Afttr discussing an ample and abundant barbacue tha assembly repaired back to town and after loud fails for Col. L. 11 Briscoe, of Walton, John W. Duncan. E*q., of Baldwin, and the lion. R. W. Flournoy, of Washing ton, these gentlemen severally addressed the people,—- About five o’clock the proceedings closed, and the satisfied aud delighted audience dispersed with full confidence in the success of their cause. T. R. T. Slavery in Nebraska Territory, We find iu the Nebraska City News the followinrr au, i nouncement, from which it would seem that slavery i ‘aet spreading in that quarter : Negroes fur sale at this place. —We call the attention f to the advertisement of negroes for sale, which appears in i another column. A company of gentlemen from Mis souri, who have large interests Leie, have imported ihtni for the benefit of out young and growing dty. Nebraska City is now about twice or tlnee times larger than any other town iu the Territory. Help is much meded, and but little to be had, for this reason slave labor is required. We are authorized to state that the same company bate twenty more in Missouri, which will be brought to Ns j bruska City, if sufficient inducements are held Tut. The Struggle between the Governor^md the Legis lature. 58t, Louis, July 20. We have received dates from Kansas to the 23d inst. Governor Reeder has vetoed all the bills thus far pasted by the Legislature, presuited to him. He savo there ?s nothing objectionable in the bills, but he does not consid er the Legislature in kgal session, they having removed from Pawnee without authority, and in contravention oi toe provisions of the Kansas Nebraska bill. Th# ve loeu bills had passed through both branchof the L*” gislature by large majerifies.