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dimes <mfc Sentinel. 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 *■: ‘■< < ? day. Juki 1, 18&4. | 43 276 71239 71558 649 64614 65263 63?” 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*;* tDy, V