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COLUMBUS. GKOIUiIA. j
’ SATURDAY EVENING. AUG 85, WSS |
for oovkrsor.
HKRSC IIKI’ v * JOHXSOK.
FOR COMIiRESS*
iNt Dt etfiet—J antes L. Seward, of Thomas.
and% *• ]M. J* Crawford of Muscogee.
M ] ** Janies M. Smith, of Upson.
111, i Hiram Warner, ol Meriwether.
sth * Jno. 11. Lumpkin, of Floyd.
Ath “ Howell Cobb, ol Clarke.
7th •* JLinton Stephens, of Ilaneoek.
ml, ** A, H. Stephens, of Taliaferro*
Judge Crawford and the Naturalization Laws.
We publish this morning a letter from .Judge Craw
ford pointing out and exposing a very gross attempt to
misrepresent bis views in respect to the Naturalization
laws. The article referred to is the following from the
Savannah Republican :
The Hon. Martin J. Crawlord, the Democratic candi
date tor Congress in the Second District, distinctly stated
<n a public speech, on Monday last at Drayton, that fte was
in favor of a change in the Naturalization laics, renaming
all applicants for naturalization to make sufficient proot,
other than their own affidavits, alter a residence of five
years in lh ; s country, that such applicant had demeaned
himself as a good and orderly citizen should, and on Jus
failure to make such proot, no such certificate should be
•/ranted him; and instead of 21 years as claimed by some
of the Americans, he would put the time to 2100 years, as
being the proper time for naturalization, where proofs of
good citizenship were not made. ...
He also favored a change of the laws so as to check im*
migration', tor the purpose, as he alleged, of keeping out
paupers and criminals, and said that the Democratic patty
would bear him outiii these sentiments. 1 •
This luminous article of “T.” has been seized upon
by tlie Columbus Enquirer and other papers as afford- j
mg proof positive that the Democratic candidate for j
Congress iu the Second District was in favor of a i
change iu the naturalization laws, arid was, quo ad hoc,
Know Nothing. It uever seems to have occurred to |
the Kuow Nothing editors of those papers that the j
charge of “T’’ is not sustained by his specifications. I
Can it be that those gentlemen are ignorant of the pro- i
visions of the naturalization laws about which they have ;
so much to say l It would really seem so. Upon no
other supposition can we account for the fact that they
make so great a flutter over the mare’s nest discovered
by “T,’’ in which unfortunately there is not au egg.
Tho Columbus Enquirer heads its notice of this re
markable discovery “Coming Over,’’ aud says among
other thing; “It is a streug point gained, if the indica
tions of the popular sentiment have compelled him,
Mr. Crawford, to abaudon the principles of his political
associates, and seek safety by endorsing one of the great
objects for which his opponents are contendingand
continues by informing fbe Judge that he is “a little
too late.”
Tho Savannah Republican fears “Mr. Crawfoid is
ahead of the music; his party will henr him out iu no
such change. Jt is not their policy to check immigra
liou for any purpose, for without this immigration they
would be powerless in almost every State in the Union”
Ac. A word in your tar gentlemen ! You are your
selves a little too fast. What does your friend “T”
say Mr. Crawford is in favor of doing ? Changing the
Naturalization laws, eay you ? In what respect ? lie
fer to the extract from T’s communication again and
you will see that he only charges that Mr. Crawford
was in favor of “requiring all applicants for naturaliza
tion to make sufficient proof, other than bis own nftida
vit, after a residence of five years in this country, that
such applicant bad demeaned himself as a good and
orderly citizen should, and on failure to make such
proof, no certificate should he granted him.’’ Now
gentlemen, editors, did it not occur to you that our
present Naturalization laws required just such proof
to be made by every alien before lie is allowed to be
come a citizen, and that in heralding forth Judge Craw
ford as an advocate of “one of the great objeots for
which his opponents are contending” upon the pro>f
furnished by “T” you were simply demonstrating to
the world that you were veritable Know Nothings?
Let us see. By reference to the laws of the United
States, April 14th, 1802, you will find among other
provisions the following :
OATH OF NATURALIZATION, AND CONDITIONS I RECFDtNT :
An alieu shall at the time of his application to be ad
mitted, declare, on oath or affirmation, before someone of
the courts afore.-aid, that he will support the Constitution
of the United States, and that he doth absolutely and en
tirely renounce aud abjure all allegiance and fidelity to
every foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, where
of he was before a citizen or subject, which proceedings
shall be recorded by the clerk of the court. — Act of 1802.
The court admitting such alien shall be satisfied that lie
has resided within the United States five years, at least, and
within the State or Territory where such court is at the
time held one year, at least; and it shall further appear to
their satisfaction, that, during that time, he has behaved as
a man of good moral character attached to the principles
of the Constitution of the United States, and well-disposed
to the good order and happiness of the same. The oath of
the applicant shall, in no case, bo allowed to prove bis resi
dence.—Act of 1802.
These requirements of the present naturalization laws,
it strikes us, are quite as stringent as those advocated
by Mr. Crawford. What say you gentlemen l Don’t
all speak at ouce. Are you not yet satisfied that you
aud “T” have made out a tolerable clear case of Know
Nothingism against yourselves ? Clearly you have
tailed to show that Mr. Crawford is in favor of a change
in tbs naturalization laws. But if further proof is re
quired, please turn to Cobb’s Analysis and Forms,
page 7 IT, aud you will find the form of affidavits re
quired by the laws of Georgia. It is in these words:
“lu person appeared to me aud citizens
of the United States, who, beiug duly sworn, say that
they have beeu intimately acquainted with for
years last past; that during that time ho has resided
iu said State ; has behaved himself as a man of good
moral character, Rttached to the constitution of the
United Slates, and well disposed to the good order aud ,
happiues of the same.” Quite as stroug proof as is re
quired by Mr. Crawford.
But the most amusiug part of this attempt at mis- j
representation is the dosing paragraph of the commu* j
Plication of “ F.” Mr. Crawford said at Draytou and i
elsewhere that he was opposed to allowing European ;
Governments to empty their jails and poor houses upon !
the United States. Forthwith ‘ T’’ charges that “he i
<*tio favored a change ot the law* ho a- to check muni- 1
grutiop” aud the charge i ? reiterated by the affiliated
Know Nothing press. The Chronicle <f Sentinel is
so completely caught by the bait as to amount tor the
singular tactics of Mr. Crawford. “There are,” says
the dignified duHiuss rtf that sheet, “very few for
eigners in the Second District.” Well, grutlemeD, 1
would it not be prudent to find out what the laws on i
the subject of paupers and criminals are before you I
charge Mr. Crawford with a purpose to change them 1 j
By the act of heb JO, ) ,'B7, jt is provided that felons
from other countries or plates, transported or banished
f rotn the ssrae io any crime phall be ineligible to any
: sod on pror.f M yhe #*m* 4 whal! fie v>mmhtfd to
‘** thorp ?hr* 10 until con-
veoieot opportunity may be procured by the executive, j
to ebip or ctberwise send off such felons; aud in case
■aid felons should return within the limits of the Slate,
they shall, ou conviction, suffer death. Prince’s Digest,
page 269. We hardly imagiue Mr. Crawford is iu
favor of a change of the laws to check immigration.
We rather thiuk they are tight enough. The law as
it now stands is as severe as any humane man could
desire. Hanging is the end of the law. What say
you, gentleraeu, editors ? Is it not more than likely
that “T” misapprehended Judge Crawford in this part
of his discourse as palpably as he did iu respect to the
Naturalization laws ? The check upou the immigration
of felon* is an complete under existiug laws as they
could be under any that could be found. By reference
to be act of Dec. 22, IS!9, it will be seen that ample
provision is made against an influx of paupers into the
Slate. See Prince’s Digest, page 274.
If the Know Nothing party can derive any comfort
from the positiou of the Democratic candidate for Con
gress ou these questions, they are welcome to them,
ft strikes us that they are thankful for very small
fav<rs.
The New Columbus Movement.
j
Tho Know Nothings of Muscogee met in Convention 1
on tho 23d ins;., with closed doors, and nominated their
candidates for the Legislature. After the nominations
were, made , they resolved to recommend the several
councils in Muscogee county to surrender their char
ters, books and papers to the State council, to discon
tinso the use of the Ritual of the order, also of the j
signs and pass words therein prescribed ;
and declared themselves members of the American !
party upon the Platform of principles as heretofore \
published to the country .
We hope the other councils in the State will follow
iu the lead of this new Columbus movement, aud that
in a lew weeks there will beau end of Know Nothing
ism proper in tlie .State of Georgia. W e have always
believed that a secret political organization was dan
gerous to the liberties of the country and have therefore
warred upon Know Nothingism with all the might and
i power we could command. This new Columbus niove
; ment, if followed out generally throughout the State,
i will relieve the pending contest of many of its irritating
; features. The issues presented are simplified and
: limited, ami the people can much more readily render
1 au intelligent verdict upon them.
; We will notice this singular movement more at
i length hereafter, when we shall find time to publish
’ the proceedings in full. We have time only to add
i that this sigular party has already made three changes
j iu its party tactics siuce the opening of the campaign iu
j the Southern States, Twice it has proven unsuccessful,
j and wo are very certain that its last dodge will not save
;it from total defeat at the fall elections. The American
; people are unalterably opposed to the political proscrip
tion of a citizen on account of his birth place or reli
j 1
J gion, aua will sustain no party that advocates it, no
matter by what speoious name it may be called. This
j is the mill-stone around the neck of Know Nothingism,
j which more than any thing else lias sunk, the so called,
| American party into the sea of public condemnation,
and until they abolish this featme of the order it is
i useless for them to attempt to save themselves from
drowning, by throwing away other odious features.
Democracy Triumphant 111 Texas.
The Charles Morgan arrived at New Orleant on the
j 21st bringing Galvestou dates to the 19th inst. The
Galvcstou JVeies has received returns from 35 counties,
j which indicate that the eutire Democratic ticket has
I been triumphant. The county of Bexar gave the
• Democratic candidates a majority of 709 votes. The
j Democrats hare also caried Cameron, Harris. Liberty,
j Fort Bend, Austin, Grimes, Brazoria and Galveston
• counties.
j The Know Nothings have carried Walker county by
j 46 majority ; also Montgomery. Washington county
| elects one Democrat and one Know Nothing.
J Pease, Democrat, beats Dickson, Kuow Nothings 217,
jiu Galveston, 245 in Brazoria, 315 in Cameron. There
jis no doubt of bis election. Dickson carries Hi ms by
; 67 majority, but Democrrtic members were elected to
1 the Legislature, aud Bell, Democrat, beats Hancock,
Know Nothing, 180 in this county for Congress.
From the Columbus Enquirer, 25th.
Letter from Judge Crawford.
CoL'jmbus, Aug. 23 1855.
To the Editor a of the Enquirer :—I have just
seen un extract in your paper front the Savannah Re
publican, purporting to give some of my positions upon
; the political questions discussed by mu at Draytou.
For the purpose of giving my views to such pt-r
----! sons as desire to kuow them, and correcting me state
j ment alluded to, I drop you this note.
My position at Draytou and elsewhere has been that
! I was favorable to, and would support the most strin
; geut laws to prevent the influx of paupers aud crimi
j nuts into this country. That 1 would go as far as any
j man to prevent the emptying of the poor houses aod
I jails of Europe upon our people, and so would the
! Democratic party.
I further said that I was in lavor of a stt ict en
forcement of the naturalization laws, requiring all
persons seeking to be nataraliz-d, in additiou to their af
i tidavits that they have resided in the Unted S ates five
years, that they would support the Constitution, would
renounce and abjure all allegiatioe to every foreign
prince, potentate and sovereignty, and especially that
which he was before a citizen —to prove to the satisfac
j tion of the Court that during these live years they had
behaved as men of good moral character ; aud fur
ther, that they were attacked to the principles of the
Constitution of the United Statcs t and well disposed
to the good order and happiness of the a’ne } and if
they would not make Ibis proof, that l was for making
the period 2100 instead of 21 years.
• These ray positions, aud all persons not famil
iar with the law on this subject, are referred to Story’s
; United States Law*, vol. 1. page 380, where they will
! find that the candidate of the Democratic party in th*
j Second District, instead of being ahead of the music,
! stands upou the Law of Naturalization as it now is. and
! to carry out his views on the subject needs no change
; as supposed by the correspondent of the Republican.
• J need scarcely ask those papers publishing the ei
’ t ract to do me the just ice to insert this.
Very Respectfully,
Your obedieut servant,
MARTIN J. CRAWFORD.
m m
Escape of Slar.es. —The Richmond Dispatch speaks of
| pamphlet just published iu that vicinity which estimates
j that within the lust- fr*y years 61.621 slaves have escaped
j from the South, or fifteen hundred annually, and that the
i total loss is $27,740,500.
Know Nothing ism m Connecticut. Tbe Know Noth
ing Butte council for Connecticut have beeu tn session at
Hertford, with only about half the delegation in atten
dance, and it i* understood they decided to abolish the
Feprecy pf tbe order, grid jteps t va aid-; a fu*tuD with
♦h* Wm ery
A Compliment Indeed.
Yesterday the intentions of but a lew days was car
ried iuto completion in a very flattering manner to the
parties concerned. Among the republican wives and
daughters of Mobile, the idea had been busily germina
ting of testifying to Mr. John Forsyth how highly they
appreciated his bold and able championship ot the liber
tits they knew so well the value of. They could not
vote for him ; but owing him a debt ol grateful obli
gation, they desired some suitable means to testify it.—-
With this view, they caused to be purchased a handsome
service of silver, and commissioned their other halves to
present it iu their names. Thus was tiie editor made
tbe hero of an “agreeable surprise,” for ho was the
very last to be informed ot the eomprliineDtary iu
tent.
Iu the parlor of the Battle House, at 2,P. M., the preset!- *
tation was made, iu presence of a large number of Demo- j
cratic friends—all of native American stock, for genera- j
tions past, save some five or six.
Julius Hessee, Esq , was selected by the ladies to act [
for them on this occasion, and in a short address he ex
plained the motives, wishes and feelings of his fair con*
stituents, dwelling strongly, as they did, on his gallaut
and unflinching conduct with such heavy odds:
Mr. Forsyth received with pleasure this most unexpee- :
ted compliment—doubly gratified from the source and
the occasion—but with evideut sincerity repudiated any
supposed claim for the course he had taken, lie knew
not whether surprise or pain predominated in his mind
when first convinced that such pernicious principles as
he had combatted had taken root in this land of freedom
—this land which the oppressed, for conscience sake,
were the first to 1 people, and in which civil and re- j
ligious proscription bad never been heard of until the
middle of the nineteenth century. But finding the by
i dra, he had uo alternative but to fight it with all his heart
| and soul. But iu this was no personal merit, as he had
jno choice. To have been silent would have been at the
i forfeit of his houor, and to speak otherwise than lie did,
; was to turn traitor to every lesson of bis yonth and mau-
I hood—to the principles in which he had been raised from
| childhood. Yet, he had been richly recompensed for
! some hard work, although a labor of love. He had re-
I ceived substantial proofs that his efforts, such as they
i were had met the approval of his fellow men--which, it
j anything could enhance, it was the present proof that
i they had penetrated and found au echo in the hearts of
j their families.
The articles ate truly beautiful in form and finish—a
pitcher goblets and large salver—but the donor, speaking
j for the ladies, begged this offering might not be estimated
by i f s sum in dollars. The inscription reads—“To John
j Forsyth, Esq. From a number of Lady Friends in tea
\ timony of their esteem for his able defence ot civil and
j religious liberty.” Mobile, Aug., 1855. —Mobile Regis
j ter, 18 th.
Kentucky Election—Vote for Governor.
Wo have returns from every county in the State
mostly official, but in some cases merely reported. Ac
cording to the returns, the vote stands as follows :
M OR EH 13 AD, Cl-AUK.
j 78 counties, official... .61,225 53,071.
| 95 counties, reported. . 1,787 5,644.
63,012 08,115.
j 58,715
i
: Morel lead’s majority. 4,297.
The Reaction in lowa.
We eopj the following from the Chicago Times :
“At a recent hotly contested election in Keokuk,
1 lowa, for Stale officers, the Democratic candidates had
i majorites from 34 to 104 or an average of 58. In April
i last the Know Nothing party carried the city by two
| liuudred and one majority. The Democrats beat tho
Know Nothings in Ghent, Indiana, on Monday
| last, by a majority from sto 20. At the last election
j the Democrats were beaten 170.
“Jefferson County, lowa, which last fall gave 194 fu
; eion majority,has just elected a lull democratic ticket by
40 majority.
“In Dazenpovt, lowa, at the recent election, there
waa a democratic majority of ]SO. The whole county
[Scott] gives an average democratic majority of about
one hundred. In April last, fusion and Know
j Nothingism had three hundred and fifty majority in the
j county.”
“In addition lo the above, we make room for the fol
; lowing extract of a letter from an esteemed correspon
j dent at A dell, lowa :
i “The democracy have achieved a glorious victory in
I this county at the election on the 1 Gth inst. Last April,
; in the election for district judge the Kuow Nothings
j carried the eouuty by 67 majority.
1 “On the Gth instant the eutire Democratic ticket
was carried by majorities rauging from thirty-two lo
j one hundred and nineteen.
“Tbe Hawk Eye State lias returned to her first
1 love.”
Avery small Business.
i
j The Sumter Republican is determined to immor
-1 talize itself in this canvass. It first set out to make the
: impressiou that Mr, Crawford would abandon the cans
vase, but the indefatigable judge turned up at all his
appointments, aud some how or other managed to live
• under the terrible (?) blows of hia opponent. It now
i affects to believe that Judge Crawford has “backed
i out,” and declined to meet his competitor on the stump.
Well, time will show. It is a waste of time to contra
dict such baret’aoed assertions. Messrs. Crawford and
I Hawkins will address the people of the district at the
: times aud places meutioued in another column. Fer
| haps our cotemporary will find out by atleuding that he
has told a —-— fib.
Fatal Affray.
j We learn from a reliable source, that on Monday tbe
j 13th instant, au affray occurred about five miles West of
Society Hill, Macon county, Ala., between two brothers,
; Albert C. Jordan and Samuel B. Jordan, in which the
latter received a stab from which he died in a short time,
j The circumstances a? related by our informant, are these :
i Mr. Samuel B. Jordau went to the house of Mr. Albert
: C. JordaD, ill a state of intoxication, and was stuviug for
j the night. About 2 o’clock at night he became very
! noisy, and Mr. A. C. -lordan got up and went lo him
; and remonstrated with him at his conduct, when the
; other made fight, and in the scuffle, received tbe cm from
’ A. C. Jordan, which resulted iu almost instant death.
[Sun, 24 th.
* _ —1 —,
From the South Western News.
j Messrs. Editors: —The undersigned have become satis
j fied that it is their duty to themselves and the country, to
! dissolve their connexion with the political organization,
; commonly called Know Nothings. Jn leaving the order
i they carry with them uo unkind feeling towards any of it
j members, but are impelled to this course, from experiment’
Sal knowledge that its objects and principles ate not those
which induced them to membership.
We respectfully solicit the proper officers of the several
councils of which they have been member?, to erase their
names from the book? nut! give them a showing of di-m;?-
sion. JAB. W. RAGAN,
JAS W.GREER,
GEO W. HARRIS,
WILLIS McLALN.
RAN DA L DUCKWORTH.
j A Morse! for the Know Nothings.— ‘‘The C. it hole
plauters ol Maryland procure*! t > their adopted country
the distinguished praise of bt iug the first of Amtricau
States in which toleration was established by law : aud
while the Puritans were persecuting tin ir Protestant
brethren iu New England, and the Episcopalians were j
resorting to the same severity on the Puritans ro Virginia- |
the Catholics agaiust whom the others were combined, j
formed iu Maryland the sanctuary where all might wor* j
shq> ; aud ncue tffight oppats, Litjd where ev®u Protestants j
sought refuge from ProteHaut lytolerance.”--[5 Ktnl'i
flofiiinfffiiff t/s. page
1, ATE R FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMSHIP PACIFIC.
Xr,\v York, Aujg. 22.
Tim steamship Pacific lias arrived, bringing Liver
pool dates to tho 11th inet.
Maakets.
The Liverpool Cotton market *yas unchaiiged. and
steady, Sales of the week, 38,000.
Speculators took 4,000 Lalea. Ihe market eTlosed
quiet and steady. Quotations :
Fair Orleans ;7d.
Middling Orleans 6sd.
Fair Uplands Oid.
Middling Uplands 6d.
Middling Mobile 6 1- 16d.
Stock on band, 011,000 bales, including 414,000 j
American.
Breadstuff's had declined considerably, except corn. I
Canal ffour was selling :it 30s. to 40s. ; Ohio, 42s
fid. to 435. sd. j white wheat, 1 Is. fid. to 12s. ; red
10s. to 10s. fid. ; white corn 435. to 43s 4d. j yellow
38s. to 30s.
Consols, 1)1. Money somowhat tighter.
Bullion in the Bank of England liad decreased
j £150,000.
The weather, which had been unfavorable, bad im
proved.
General New§.’
Nothing important bad been received from the Cri- j
maa, except that the bombardment of Sevastopol had
I been renewed on the 10th, the day before the Pacific
saifled.
It was rumored that the British fleet had successful
| ly bombarded Revel, and the report was credited.
1 The report of the bombardment of Revel probably
grew out of a rumor that the fleet was assembled in
the Baltic to attack Helsingfors.
> Orner Pascba has taken oommaud of the Turkish
! army in Asia.
| Affaire at ihe seige of Kars remained without change.
} The French Government announces the discovery of
! a conspiracy act on foot by the legitimists.
Later.
The general aspect of the news is considered tin
i satisfactory,
Taganrog and Burkrausk, in the Sea of Azoflf, had
1 been successfully bombarded.
The French papers assert that the object of th 6 le**
i gitimists* conspiracy was to exits insurrection in Spain,
, and thereby aid Russia, but still it is doubted.
Spain is to furnish 25,000 men, and Portugal 10,000
to be in the pay of the Allies.
Associate Justice of Kansas.
Washington, August 22.
Juge Moore, of Alabama, has deeliued the appointment
j ot Associate Justice of Kansas vice Elmore removed.
Gov. Reeder’s Return.
Philadelphia, Aug. 20, 1855.
I The friends of Ex Governor Reeder hold a meeting at
j Easton to-day to make arrangements for giving him a re*
| ception on Ins arrival there, lie is not expooted there for
i several days yet.
The Yellow Fever in Virginia.
Baltimore, August 20.
| Intelligence received via Petersburg from Norfolk and
J Portsmouth, down to Sunday evening, represents that them
is no decrease of the yellow fever in those cities. Twenty
new cases had occurred at Portsmouth on Saturday. The
collections in Baltimore for the sufferers now reach $9,000.
Relief fer tUo Snfforore , from Vollnw FfiVer.
Washington, August 20, 1856.
A lund of about SI,OOO has been raised here tor the re
j lief of the sufferers from yellow fever at Norfolk and Ports-
J mouth. This morning five Sisters of Charity left here for
i the infected districts.
i ‘ Philadelphia, r Aug. 20, 1855.
The Committee in this city for making collections for
I th yellow lever sufferers lemitted another SI,OOO to Nor
folk t o~day, uiakingthus tar $3,000.
Health of New Orleans.
New Orleans, Aug. 23.
The semi-weekly reports from six out often cemeteries
i show that there have been one hundred and sixty deaths
I from yellow fever.
Kentucky Election.
Cincinnati, Aug. 20, 1855.
The official returns from 93 counties in Kentucky give
j Morehead, American, lor Governor, a majority of 6,54]. —
‘The five remaining counties gave Pierce about 300 majori
ty, while it is now reported they-give Clark, Democrat,
2,000 majority.
Democratic Meeting at Easton, Pa.
Easton, Pa Aug. 20, 1855.
The Democrats of Northampton county held their regu
lar meeting at the Court house in this city to day, and the
attendance was quite large. The Hon. Richard Bind head
was the principal speaker. Resolutions were adopted de
nouncing the Know Nothings, and declaring that Gov.
| Reeder had discharged his duty in Kansas nobly and man
! fully.
Assault with intent to Kill.
Yesterday evening Mr. Zach. Gammell was assaulted on
Broad Street, just above Crawford, by John C. Myers,
with a pistol. No harm was done, however. The parties
j wore brought this morning before Justices Walker and
Quin, when Myers pleaded guilty, and stated in extenua
tion, that he was too drunk at the time to be conscious of
what lie was doing, and that he bore no malice whatever
against Mr. Gamine!!. The case was submitted lor bail
and the bond fixed at seven hundred dollar*.—B no, 24 th.
Stampede. —Since the Louisville riot the city engineer
and four members of the city councils have resigned their
respective official stations. The reasons tor these move
■ ments are not stated by the Louisville Courier from
| which we gather the information.
} National Debts of the World —A new edition of
■ Feint oft. the English and Foreign Funds, sets down
j the aggregate amount of European debt at £1,644,841,-
; 000, of which the debt of England is £773,923,000 ;
; France £233.000,0000 ; Holland £102,451,000 : Pros
eia £3,5000,000 ; Russia £68,000,000 ; Spain £80,060,**
000; Belguint £26,000,000: Austria. £211,000,00. —
j The various countries of Central and South America,
’ Mexico and Cuba, have an aggaegate debt of £59,788,-* ‘
i 280. Tiie debt of the United States is put down .at
, £10,000,000, and that of British India at £78,00,000,
making a tola! public or ualiouai debt of the world £l,
762,626,480.
Norfolk and Dartmouth Sufferer*.—We learn that
, the subscriptions to this object ia New York already a
mount to $2,500, and will be largely increased. Liber
al subscriptions have also been made in Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
bother Matthew. —The Rev. Tlteobold Matthew, has
remained in Loudon since his return from Madeira, for
the purpose of ob’ainutg medical advice. His friends will
be glad to hear that his health is improved.
BU Seal Native —William Walker, a half-breed of the
Wyandot inbo of Indians—3 man of educaton and of
wealth, and who glories ‘ his Indian blood—is spoken ol
as a candidate for Congress iu Kansas.
Capon Springs.—The undivided half mteieet in the
Mountain Houi* at Capon Springs, with its furniture, was
bought at public sale on Wodoe-day of J*sj w eek lor £1),
by .Thomas B f. Ingjani, one oftht'hmdlorfjf of fife
> A Valuable Acquisition. —Wcare “ratifinJ re „
1 tho Federal V,,J, (ha, Geo. Thor, ifea’uf LWo’cZ
j D’. long a prominent member of tbe Whig party refuse re
I act with The so-called American party. One b’v
good and able men ot the old Whig party are coming out
’in lavor or religious toleration and equal rights. °
Female Medical Students —The New York Medical
Times says that seven young and I air-looking women may
\ be daily seen at the New York hospital following the phy
sicians and surgeons on their rounds, and are present at all
operations on males and females.
The liothchilds Family. —The Baron Salomon, whose
funeral took place recently at Paris with somewhat of pub
lic. solemnity, was the fourth son of the founder of his
house, and was at his death aged 82. Anselm, the first
sou, who was at the head of the Frankfort House, has seine
time since passed away. Nathan, the second, who reigned
over the great London House, is also gone; and ofibe
second generation of these monied Mohicans there arc now
left but James, also of Paris, and Charles of Naples— N. V.
Tribune.
An Arithmetical Difficulty. —“ John I can’t endure such
rudeness any longer. Come here my son, we’ll see if the
4 rod of correction’ won’t drive it from you.”
“I don’t mind the licking, pa ; but I’m afraid it won't do
me any good.”
“We can tell better about it afterwards. But why do
you think so, John 1”
“Why doesn't the arithmetic say that forty rods make one
rood (rude) 1”
Whigs Moving. —A large meeting of Anti-Know
Nothings was field at Thibodeaux, La., on Saturday last,
composed mostly of old Whigs. Resolutions were pass
er! against the new party, as born of Northern fanaticism
ron! baptised iu religious intolerance, and warning all good
citizens against any connection with it. Delegates were
appointed to attend the J iemocratic Convention to be hold
eiiou the 27th inst., fur the nomination of legislative and
parish officers.
A Call for Preparation for Defence. —The Rich
mond [Ya.) Enquirer has a long articlo on the present
aspect of the slavery discussion, in which it says that
the refusal to admit Kansas into the Union as a slave
State must make Mason and Dixon’s line the boundaries
of foreign States, and in view of that result asking the
Legislature to take steps immediately to have the State
put into a condition of military defence. The writer sftya
there are two hundred thousand tightiug*meu in Virginia,
and that one-tenth, or twenty thousand, ought at odco
to be drafted into the militia and carefully drilled, by the
graduates at the military school. These, with railroads
. to move the troops, it thinks will make Virginia impreg*
nable.
i Health of the City. —Bv the report of the Board of
i Health in another column, it will be seen that our city
i continues in the enjoyment of unusual health. Os the 11
! interments for the past week, one was drowned, tour
1 were infants, and two were brought to the city in a dying
i state. The Ward committees report but few cases of
j sickness.
j This report is iu gratifying contrast with that of the
[ cor res pon ding week last year, hi that week there were
reported 6$ interments, ul which 44 were from yellow
fever.
We have abundant reason to be thankful ior our ex
i emption from the scourge of last year.— Savannah News ,
j 24/h.
The Deoil Alive. —Todtlebon, the distinguished Russian
engineer, is of German descent, and his name is composed
j of two German words: halt —death ; lebrn —life. Wo are
glad to learn, from the Washington Star, that his name is
; still the representative of a great tact, that though reported
dead, ho is still alive.
| Letter from Richard Prather.
Stewart Cos., Ga., Aug. 20.
j Messrs. Editors : 1 learn from a friend in Randolph
i County, that there is a current report there, that 1 belong
; to the Know Nothing or American party. By your per
j mission, 1 will use your paper as the medium tbr unde
■ ceiving my friends there and elsewhere. I am not now,
• nor have e\erl been a Know Nothing. A secret polit
ical organization strikes at the foundation of republican*
ism. It undermines the bas : s, sucks the life bkod —and
dries up tbe very fountain itself of all civil and religious
: i oin no.v, <a ever, ilie uncompromising enemy
of monarchy, despotism and proscription ; the constant
admirer of equality and republicanism. The secrecy of
this new tangled party 1 detest. Their midnight orgies
—their horrid oaths, and their principles J utterly abhor.
Their principles are too proscriptive, anti Suothern, anti
■ Democratic, and entirely too anti-Republican for me ev
er to endorse. llovv men born in a land ol freedom,
| reared under the tree of liberty, and breathing the pure
air of a tree republic, can tolerate their oaths and advo
cate their proscriptive and despotic principles, is a myste
|ry to me. My Democratic triends, those ot you who
j have taken the obligations of this Know Nothing or
j American party,thereby eurrenndering some of the rights
and privileges dear to an American citizen. I conjure
j you, as a right to yourselves, and a duty lo jour poster
| ity to withdraw from the order, and be once again re
! publicans and lretinen.
RICHARD PRATHER.
Hew County Meeting.
Met according to previous notice, a portion of the eit*
i/.ens of Muscogee, Harris, Talbot and Chatta hochee
; Counties, and the meeting being called to older, on mo
tion of Tilman D. West, Esq , Col. James Wimberly,
was requested to act as Chairman, and Samuel D. John
j son, requested to act-as Secretary, after which the follow-
I ine Committee was appointed by ihe chair to maik out
the supposed liu -s of said county; from Talbott, Gray
Harris, Allen Pope ; from Harris, William Peters, O. H.
P. Baity ; from Chattahoochee, John W. McJVlurrin
Joseph Henry, Esq. ; from Muscogee, Tilman D. West
Esq., Thomas Motley, Samuel D. Johnson, Charles Me-
Farlin, and Edmond Jenkins, sen., and alter retiring a
few minutes they returned and made their report, and on
motion oi 3 . D. West, Esq , that the report be read bv*
the Secretary, which was read betuie the meeting. Dn
[ motion ot O. H. P. Baily that two be appointed from
each County to have a petition tor the said new county
and the following gentlemen were appointed by the chair:
f rom Chattahoochee H. J. Elbeck, H. J. W illianis \ liar'’
ris. Thomas Park, Isaac B. McFarlin ; Talbott, Nathan
Burry, .David CTypan ; Muscogee, John J. Rockmore
and Tilman D. West, Esq., and on motion of O. 11. P.
Baily that the two from each county report at the next
meeting, at the same place on the second Saturday in
October, at It) o’clock A. M.—on motion of Tilmar It.
West, Esq., that these minutes be signed by the chair
man and Secretary, aud that they be pubbshed in the
City papers of Columbus. This August 18th 1355.
JAMES W IMBERLY, Chm’n
SAMUEL D, JOHNSON. Sec’y.
COMMERCIAL.
COTTON STATEMENTS.
2 Ilia I ,i 9 *“
■£ < r* A £’ < iz. -g* ‘-a on
; r 2 % hand
.x< : Usj §£ this
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1855. |2i7l 71365026 6851 U 959 66095 67054 1449.
New York, Aug. 22.
Cotton is dull and only a limited business has beeu
transacted at previous rates. FJonr is firm w ith an HCtixe
speeulrdive demand, and ltjMMj hbls change*! hand?
Wheat is unsettled, and Southern White and Southern
Rea c inrnands 93 \ cents per bushel. Corn is a truG
higher. Spirits of Turjrentine ie heavy. Crude i* ti ,,? -
Rosin is steady Tobacco is firm at from 9 to 11 cents
per lb. Rice is quiet.
New Orleans, August 2-
OottuU In’s declined from l to iu The sales yesteiday
co nprised 3000 b iles. Middling, old, web w.*"th ficm
to and new 9p*:.
New AugtUt S3
*OOS i firrp, apd 100 ff hah•%*))(’ changed h V*;*
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