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(times rnrir SittiimL COLDMIffIS, GEORGIA. y SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT. 15, 1855. FOR GOVERNOR.’ IIERSCIIEL V. JOMSOX. FOR CONGRESS* Ist District—James L. Seward, of Thomas. 2d, “ M. J-Crawiord of Muscogee. 3d. “ James 31. Smith, of Upson. 4th • Hiram Warner, of 31eriwether. sth “ Jno. 11. Lumpkin, of Floyd. Oth “ Howell Cobb, oi Clarke. 7th • Linton of Hancock. Bth “ A. H. Stephens, of Taliaferro. MUSCOGEE COUNTY NOMINATIONS. FOR THE SENATE. ALEXANDER J. ROBISON. FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. JOHN B. DOZIER. GEORGE J. PITTS. At the Confessional. Our editorial upon “Roorbacks’’ has brought our neighbor of the Columbia Enquirer to the oonfeesional, but we are sorry to find that he has not made a clean breast of it. He acknowledges that he has applied to Kansas a provision of the “act to establish the office of Surveyor General of New Mexico’’ &0., which related only to New Mexico ; but fails to confess that he insert * ed a section in the Nebrask'Kansas act which is not contained, in it. By reference to the editorial of the Columbus Enquirer, headed, Two Roorbacks Nailed, it will be seen that after quoting two sections from dif frent acts of Congress, he adds; “From these two sections of the Kansas-Nebraska bill it will be seen that foreigns just from the alms houses of Europe, im mediately after their arrival in the Territories named, are qptitled to all the rights of the soil and all the po litical ’privileges which native born Americans are per* mitted to enjoyd.’’ In reply we asserted and proved that the Nebraska Kansas act Conferred no rights of the soil whatever upon foreigners ; and that the Section 2, quoted by the Enquirer , and alleged by it to be a “sec tion of the Kansas-Nebraska bill,” applied to New Mexico and not to Kansas, and was not a section of the Kansas Nebraska act. The editor of the Enquirer dare not take issue with us upon these points, and, we are sorry to add, has not the candor to acknowledge that it lias interpolated a whole section into tbeNebraska- Kansas act. We charitably supposed in our first notice of this matter that the mistake was unintentional; but after our dear and convincing exposure of the error, cnd ; the perverse determination of the Enquirer not - to make the correction, we are forced to the conviction that the conductors of that paper ars, in character, like the man who swore the horse was sixteen feet high, and because he had sworn itr, stuck to the—fib. It is very painful to us to make this exposure of bad faith to its readers on the part of the Columbus Enquirer , but the course taken by that paper is so extraordinary as to force us to it. The Kansas Nebraska act is the great issue now pending between the North and the South ; its provisions are eminently just and corstitu tional • and henoe the fanatioal bate with which it is denounced by the abolitionists. It must be maintain ed, or the power of the South in the Union is gone for ever. In interpolating sections into this aot calculated to excite prejudice against this great measure ofjustioe to the South, the Columbus Enquirer is aiding the North iu its fanatical war upon it, and doing all in its’ power to weaken the attachment of the Southern people to it. But not only does the Columbus Enquirer misrepre sent the Nebraeka-Kansas act; it deliberately misrepre sents the character and nativity of the people of Kansas’ who are now fighting the battles of the South in that Territory. In commenting upon the dangers to be apprehended from allowing foreigners the privilege of voting in the Territories the Enquirer says : “la there no danger in such abuses of the elective fran chise? For which party do these foreigners in the free States cast their votes? Invariably, hand in hand, a ma jority of them with free Boilers and abolitionists.” In r to this misrepresentation, both of the law and the facts, we asserted, and proved by a fuli copy of the section conferring the rghte of suffrage upon foreigners in Kansas, that “the rights conferred on foreign resi dents by the Nebraeka-Kansas act were temporary and did not extend beyond the first election ;” and argued very conclusively, we thought, that inasmuch as the pro-slavery Legislative Assembly of Kansas had not de prived foreign residents of the right to vote, ihe fair presumption was that they were true to the South : and that the assertion of the Columbus Enquirer that they invariably oast their votes with freesoilers and abolition* ists was untrue. In reply the Columbus Enquirer ys : . . “The assertion that ’foreigners in the free States cast their votes for ablitionists,’ is rendered ‘untrue,’ because foreign ers in Kansas have not voted to deprive themselves of their present right of voting. Sueh a presumption is neith er ‘fair’ nor sensible.” Now we never before heard that a majority of the Kansas Legislative Assembly were foreigners. The Columbus Enquirer says they are. We had all along supposed they were Missourians, in great part, who had gone over to Kausas to keep that Territory from being overruu by the native abolitionists of New England. We may be mistaken, however; and the Columbus Enquirer may be right j if so, it affords convincing proof that in Kansas, at least, the assertion of the Enquirer “that foreigners in the free States cast their votes for abolitiouists” is palpably “untrue.” The Legislative Assembly of Kansas has unanimous* ly passtd laws to protect the.right of slaveholders in the Territory ; indeed, the whole session has been passed in a relentless war upou abolitionists, if the members of that assembly are “foreigners'’ at* the Columbus En quirer charges, God grant that the whale north-west may be overrun by such men. Never before has the South found such fast friends in any Territory North of 36 deg. 3U niiu., as they have found in the “foreigners’’ of Kansas. The efforts of the Colvmbus Enquirer to extricate itself from the gross errors into whioh it has fallen by its excessive hate of foreigners, reminds us of the strug gles of a fly in a bow) of molasses, each struggle ren dering its escape more hopeless. As to the rights of foreigners to all the rights of the soit in Kansas, we have hut a word to add. What ever these lights are, they are not conferred by the Nebraska-Kansas act. The Enquirer is candid enough to acknowledge that §ee. 2 of the act to establish the office of Surveyot General of JVcir Mexico <s•<:., and which it published as a part of the Nebraska-Kansas act, is not applicable to Kansas. It * accepts our cor rection of its errors in this particular ; but attempts to avoid the force of our exposure of its inaccuracy by qqot iog the provisions of the act of 184 V, by whleh certain pre empt en rights w*r ß conferred .citizens at well as upon foreigners who had filed their declaration of intention to beoome citizens. There is a very great difference between the rights conferred by the two acts. By the first act, quoted by the Columbus -En quirer as part of the Nebraeka-Kansas act, 100 acres of land were donated, given without consideration, to aotual settlers, whether naturalized or not, in the Ter ritory of New Mexico alone; by the aot of # 1841, ap plicable to all, the publio domain in -every State and Territory of the Union, and passed by a Whig ma jority whioh the Columbus Enquirer supported, a mere pre-emption was conferred upon actual settlers, but no title could be obtained until $1.25 per. acre was paid into the public treasury. This is the act made applicable to Kansas. But even this privilege of pre emption is not conferred by the Kansas-Nebraska aot. It is conferred by the act to establish the office of Sur veyor General of New Mexico , SfC. Going Back to their Old Tricks. The, so called, American party of Muscogee county, on the day they Dominated’ their county tioket, resolved to abolish their secrecy, their oaths , their rituals, to surrender their charters, and to re-organize as the American party upon the Philadelphia and Macon Platforms. Now when an oath is abolished it is m> longer binding . That proposition is too clear for argu ment. We are, therefore, astonished to learn tLat an effort is now berng made by some of the electioneers od the side of the, bo called, American party of Muscogee county to delude conscientious men with the belief that they are still bound by their oaths, and therefore under obligations to vote for their candidates whether they wishto do so or not. This is too preposterous for belief, if it were not proven by loug experience that there is no trick too mean for some men to result to in order to save a sink ing cause. Now the Know Nothing order had no legal power to administer an Oath. The obligations assumed by the members of the order were, therefore, mere volun tary pledges to euch other and they could, by general consent, release each ether from them, That this is the way these obligatioos are understood by tbe members of the order, is clear from the fact that the Philadelphia Grand Council set aside that part of the obligation which imposed secrecy upon the mem bership. Now if th ti oath of secrecy can be set aside, certainly the oath to vote for the, so eilled, American ticket can also be set aside. In further proof this position, we refer to the fact that the members of the order all concede that a mem ber may withdraw from tbe order, and that when he does withdraw, he is no longer under obligations to support tbe tiedet of the party. Now, when the Councils of Muscogee county dis solved and abolished their oaths, it was tantamount to a universal withdrawal of the membership from the or der $ and no one is any more bound by their previous oaths thau is a member wbo withdrew previous to the dissolution of the Councils. Jt is, therefore, clear that those electioneers in Muscogee county who are trying to make conscientious men vote against their judgment in consequence of old oaths whioh they eay have been abolished are usmg a miserable electioneering trick beneath the touch of honorable men. The Second Congressional District. We have received reliable intelligence from every part of the District and'are happy to bo able to assure our friends that the election is in their own hands.— Nothing can defeat onr able and trusty candidate, Martin J. Crawford, but treason in our own ranks. Much depends, however, upon Baker, Calhoun and Early counties. If they will do their whole duty, Judge Crawford will be elected. We, therefore, beseech, our friends in those counties to come up to their work like rnen and patriots, and roll their accustomed majorities. They hold the election ia iheirown hands. They are the Crimea of tho campaign, and if the Allies ! are defeated their, victory will perch upon the Demo* | cratio standard in the second district. Earnings of the State Hoad. Through the courtesy of the Master of Transporta tion, Mr. E. B. Walker, we are enabled to lay before our readers tho following gratifying statement of the Western <fc Atlantic Railroad for the month of Au gust. By comparison with the Road for August 1854 it will be seen that the increase of earnings amounts to nearly $35,000 for the single month. We commend the consideration of this fact to the habitual grumblers, whose trade it is, at least until after the election, to be dissatisfied with the management of the State Road : Income for August 1855- — From Freights 61,154 67 “ Passengers 21,093 35 “ Mails ; 1,895 83 Total, $84,143 85 lnootne of 1854 $49,219 31 — Difference 34,924 54 Atlanta Intelligencer, -■ - - Medicated Vapor Baths.-* —We call the attention of the afflicted to the advertisement under this cap tion. We do not profess to be capable of giving sd | vice on diseases, and respectfully refer the deceased to | the faculty. We feel authorised, however, to say that we have seen numerous certificates of the advantagts derived from the Medicated Vapor Baths, iu cases of diseases of the skiD, bronchial afflictions, neuralgia, rheumatism and’othei chrome oomplaiuts. For further particulars, see advertisement. Hon. William L. Yancv in Columbus.— We are authorized to announoe that Hon. William L. Fancy, of Alabama, will address the people of Columbus at Temperance Hall, on Tuesday night, 18th September, ou the political issues of the day. The people, .without distinction of party divisions are reepectfully invited to attend. The Next Congress. Senate. —There are sixty members in the Senate. Thiriy-nine are in favor of the Nebraska and Kansas Bill, eighteen opposed to it, with five vacancies to fill.— Alabama*and Missouri will unquestionably elect Ne braska men, Pennsylvania and Indiana will elect anti- Nebraska Senators —leaving California doobtful. If .full, the vote would be 45 for the bill, 20 against it—assuming that the Southern Senators who voted against the bill would yet not vote to disturb it. House op Representatives.— Os the members dow eleeied, 85 are Nebraska men ; 126 anti-Nebraska. Four Southern Staten are to elect, which will add 23 Nebraska members, making the aggregate 126 fn favor of the repeal of the Nebraska Bill, and 108 against ns repeal. Revival. — A revival has been recently go ng on ir the Baptist Church at Atlanta, and 43 persons have been added to the Church as its fruits. Senator Toombs for Governor Johnson. —A writer in the Chronicle <J- Sentinel 6ays: “Mr. Toombs, during tbe short stay he made in this city, on his way homewards, made no coucealment of hie decided preferences in favor of Mr. Johnson’s re> election. Indeed, he was so warm on the.subject, that I am informed he gave utterance to bis feelings in words almost equivalent to these—that he would regard John son's defeat as a great publio oaiamity.’’ Troup County. —The “Anti-Know Noth'mg” party of Troup county met in Convention on tbe 11th inst., and nominated Mr. Forbes for the Senate and Messrs. Wattley and Saterwhite for the House of Representa tives. Ufson County. —Dr. John B. Kendall is the Anti- Know NotbiDg candidate for the Senate in Upson county. Silver Run Camp Meeting.—We oall attention of those who desire to visit the camp ground at Silver Run, to the notice in another oolumD. An Incident on the Atlantic. We copy the following incident from the last num ber of tbe New York Sunday Leader. The distinguish ed Southern Senator referred to was the Hon. Robert Toombs, of Georgia, and the “young Irishman” whoso genteely vindicated tlie reputation of his adopted coun try and her statesman, is a clerk in one of the princi pal dry goods stores of this city, (John C. Calhoun :) — Columbus Enquirer. Quito an exciting incident occuired on the steamer At lantic on Wednesday, while she was nearing our port, which is worthy of mention. The eabin passengers were regaling themselves at what is called “the captain's dinner,” (the last dinner on a voyage previous to reaching port,) and toasts and sentiments were in vogue. Alter a toast had been proposed by a distinguished Southern Senator, who has been spending with his family a low months in Europe, he was called upon for a speech. He gave hasty mention of the impression which the different countries had made upon him through which he had travelled, Ireland, Scot land, England, France, &c. When alluding to the unfortunate condition of the Em erald Isle, through England’s tyranv, some English snobs who were on board hissed the speaker from one end of the .table. The senator paused, and requested the persons who had hissed to stand up ; no one moved- lie then request ed, as a lavor, that those who had. intended to insult him would place themselves in single line on the upper deck, that the gratification might be afforded him of lecturing them on the rules of gentility; or, if any felt offended at his remarks, to send their cards at the conclusion of the dinner. The distinguished senator gave them a truthful history of Englaud’s oppression, which had been only previously with held from a desire not to unnecessarily offend any one on board. The incident was the talk of the evening, and one of the young snobs who had offered the first insult, but who screened himself from notice, deeming himself in a little knot of foreigners, commenced assailing the sena tor as a blackguard, accusing him of ignorance, &c. — A } oung Irishman, a naturalized citizen of the United States, was present, and to resent the insults thus cowardly heaped upon an American senator, took the young; snob by the nose and gave it a genteel wring, telling him at the same time to hereafter usq more ceremony when alluding to the distinguished men of the country, whose hospitality and protection he was about seeking. Though we may not justify the conduct of the Irishman in this case, we narrate the facts in order that John Bull may seethe impropriety of his conduct and learn precisely how he is appreciated when he becomes insulting in a so cial company composed of gentlemen of various nations. Hurrah for the Gallant Young Calhoun ! Messrs. Editors : —This ha3 been a glorious day for the Demooracy in Calhoun. Judge Crawford led oft’ in a speech of an hour in which he discussed all the questions involved—he con densed tbe whole argument on tbe foreign nod Catho lic question and established, by argument and illustra tion, every proposition he laid down. Then he called upon Mr. Hawkins to meet him on the Constitutional questions taken, and show that he was wrong. He Called upon him to inform the people how much his party was prepared to modify the naturalization laws. He said heretofore that he had been of opinion that they were to make more stringent laws ; but, upon reading more carefully their sixth resolution he found that they were iu favor of a modification oi the natu ralization laws. Judge Crawford then called upon Mr. Ilaivkins to state to the people which oath his President would obey when elected ; in reference to Catholics he swears iu tbe Order to turn them out when eleoted to an office ; when inaugurated as President he swears to support the. Constitution, which says there shall be no religious test. If he tnrns them out on that acoount he violate! the Constitution and bis oath to support it ; if he does not turn them out he violates his oath to the Order. Here he closed bis argument as his time was out. Mr. Hawkins then rose to reply—-read Washing ton’s letters—said there oame 398,000 foreigners a year and in 17 years they would outnumber the whole pres ent population—they had added to the Representatives in Congress—Georgia never had any more than eight —she had that number as far back as he recollected.— He said they were opposed to a religious test and put it in their platform—that the foreigners had deserted our flag in battle, and none but Arnold among our na tive born soldiers bad done the same—the Catholics owed allegiance to the Pope of Rome—read Brown son’s letter—told a story about an Irishman running from a dog and trying to get a brick from the pave ment—that some of them were going with the “ ’Mer ioan boys”-—told a story of cue iu Augusta, who said “that’s what he came here for, and if he had wanted a a d—d Irishman to rule him he would not have come here”—said something about Judge Lumpkin’s trying to get some to come here when he was in Europe, and 1 some man in Tennessee trying to sell Tennessee lands ! even in Great Britain. He “beat about’’ at random un- ; til his time was out and “sot down.” j Judge Crawford then arose and showed that Wash ington alluded to persons who were in fact foreigners and adventurers who never intended to become citi zens—who came to seek promotion only and never in tended to claim this country as their home. He demon strated from tho Philadelphia platform that K. Nothing ism would effect nothing except throw upon our shores the worst population of Europe, and keep back the best —he wanted to know exactly how much “liberty” they must “love” and how much “oppression” they must “hate” before they would come, and how this was to be ascertained ? He paused for a reply, but none came. The people Baw tho point. He passed on and showed that the only effect on the representation in Congress would be to give the same increase, and only deny the right to vote, whioh every State could do itßelf with* out making a national question of it. He then read from the Ckronicle cf- Sentinel in reply to the power of the Pope in this oountry, whioh said, “this was the veriest humbug ever oonjured up by artful demagogues j to excite the sectarian feelings of the people, or alarm the credulous and ignoraDt.” Having disposed of his opponent he proceeded with his line of argument wl.ioh he bad left, and as he pro ceeded you could see one man after another rise to catch the words of the speaker as they fell from his lips. Before he had proceeded twenty minutes very man was upoD his feet. Qo the speaker went, plank i tfter plank of the Philadelphia Platform crushed and j ‘ell under bis mighty tread. Never did we listen to such an appeal as be made to our people to stand uni’ ted upon the Georgia Platform. There was in it a power as a future line of policy which could be found no where else. He placed in the bauds of our North ern men that Platform and the Philadelphia Platform, and with one or the other they had to fight. With one the Constitution would be saved, with tbe other trodden under foot. He told the Whigs he knew’ they hated Democracy, but Dow the issue was Democracy or Disunion. That Toombs, Stephens and other distinguished leaders of that party saw it and were going with the Democratic Party. He closed by saying “choose ye this day whom ye will serve.’’ ‘Thus closed one of the best efforts of the canvass. We are all Democrats in this County. J. W. C. Morgan, sept* 10, 1855. Look out for tlie Whistle when Yon get Stall* ed on the Track. Messrs, Editors.— l think it a good time, while the Burlington excitement lasts, and before a similar shall arise here, to call attention to the state of the Hail Road crossings in this vicinty. The one at Mr, E. Shepard’s plantation, bad at the best, was built origiually of refuse and ties, and has never received any repairs except a “sign-board” not quite as intelligible as tbe rails to the majority of Teamsters. Four years ago an old lady was jolted out of her buggy while leisurely crossing and had her arm broken. There was no locomotive at hand to heighten her shrieks, nor friendly Cow-catcher to offer her 3 ride to town ; nevertheless she Was spilled out, and that at the only place in her day’s drive where she oould have caused a collision. Here reoently, a lady friend of the writer’s had her ankle severely sprained, escaping from a stalled oarriage while the train was approaching. This bridge has of course, since then, become bad by degrees, and beautifully worse. The same old logs are there, with spaces between, where a corpulent Di rector might Ho with ease, if not with dignity. If such as these are to be our “awful acoident’’ makers, and we are really to be tarned over for satis faction to the old law of blood for blood, permit me in case of an early tragedy to lender two double barrels and a single to the übo of the mourning survivors. • And believe, me, Yours, “Cross.” Ex-Governor Collier. Ex-Gov. Collier died at Bailey’s Springs, near Florence, Ala., on the 28th ult., of aD attack of cholera morbus.— His remains were taken to Florence, and after funeral services, perlormed by the venerable Dr. Manly, were committed to the dust in the presence of the coporate au thorities of the place, and an immense assemblage of citi zens of the town and sourrounding country. Alabama has never bestowed honors on a purer or juster man,— The Florence Gazette contains the following : Henry Watson Collier was born in Abbeville District —in that home of genius—Soutli Carolina, on the 17th day of January, 1801, consequently was in the 55th year of bis age at his death. Having acquired a classical edu cation, he studied law, was licensed to practice, aDd settled in Huntsville, and a short time afterwards moved to Tus caloosa, in which place he resided to his death. By cease * less application to his chosen ppofession, he made consid erable proficiency and was soon promoted to the responsi ble and arduous station of Circuit J udge, which station be held till 1836, when our present organization ol the Su preme Court was formed. Gov. Collier was chosen one the Associate Justices, which dignified position be held from June, 1836, till June, 1837. At this period, a va cancy having occurred in the seat of the Chief Justice, and Gov. Collier btiug tbe oldest .Judge, was made Ohio!’ Justice of the State of Alabama, the most honorable and elevated station known to our laws, a position which he held for 12 years, and one which he filled with honor to himself and usefulness to his couutry. In 1849, he was called by the voice of the people to be Chief Magistrate of our Commonwealth, and at the ex piration of his first gubernatorial term, such was the ap proval of the public of his administration, that he was again elected. His second term expired on the 20th De cember, 1853, when he retired from the vexation and tumoil of the public to the more peaceful and happy walks of private life, in whose sequestral charms he speut the remaining portion of his time. Such is a brief and im perfect sketch of a man wh retired from public service with a constituted so shattered, that a rest from his labors could not restore him to his health. The many high stations in which Gov. Collier has been placed, and the loug period of time the people trusted in his henestey, integrity, and ability, sufficiently establish his reputation, both as a civil magistrate and a jurist; but he was equally celebrated in his ministration of Chris tian charity and love, and to the kiud husband and aft'ee foliate parent were added those noble and philanthropic feelings which so much exemplified the purity and beau ties of bis moral character. Requiescat in pace. Gov. Johnson’s Financial Policy. The opposition press having sought in jvain for any just grounds of complaint against the administration of Gov. Johnson, are .attempting to mislead the public mind by misstatements of facts. The last number of the North Georgia Times, endeavors to mislead the public, missta ting facts as to the money which has been paid into the State Treasury from the earnings of the State Road, since Gcv. Johnson came into ofiice. We will state facts, and only facts. Prior to.the let Sept, inst., the Western and Atlantic R. R. paid into the State Treasui y, SBO,OOO. It is attempted by the opposition to make the impression that this suni has been lying idle in the Treasury, without benefit, nay, to the actual loss, to the State, of the amount of interest thereon. This is not so. Fortv-seveu thousand dollars ot this amount were appropriated to the redemption of Central Bank 7 per cent bonds, stopping the interest there on. $20,000 were paid to redeem bonds of the Western & Atlantic Railroad issued under the act of 1846. ()f the SBO,OOO, $30,000, which was the last payment made to the Treasury from the State Road, was deposited with the Georgia Railroad Bank, to draw interest up to the Ist July, when it was supposed it would be required in tile opera tions of the Treasury and in the pavment of the Public Debt. The balance now in hand, s’ay $13,000 is nowin the Treasury, and will be appropriated as rapidly as the Bonds issued under the Act of 1846, can be called in. I hose Bonds weie.secured by the Act of 1846, by creating a paramount lien upon the nett earnings of the Road. Un der that Act $125,500 ot Bonds were issued and they fall due in July and December of 1856. I he public will see that the money coming from the State Road, has not been permitted to lie idle. Gov. Johnson has made good use of it, in behalf of the interest of the State, as every just man will admit. There hag been no money from the Western and Atlantic R. R. lying idle in the Treasury Vault. Good use has been, and will con’inue to be, made of it when ever it shall come into the Treasu ry—Federal Union. Governor Johnson in Augusta. Notwithstanding the Know Nothings had called a meet* ing on Tuesday evening, a large concourse of our citizen assembled at the City Hall Park, for the purpose of hearing Governor Johnson. His speech was, in all respects, wor ! thy of the chief magistrate of Georgia, replete with sound | argument, forcible illustration, and heart stirring appeals, j He opened his remarks with a notice of the Cooper and ’ Cowart charges, and presented clear and concise statements of each case, which must have carried conviction home to the mind of every candid mail. He then referred to the claims of the Know Nothing party to the appellation of ; American, and conclusively established that all the great American ideas and principles had been trampled upon by the Constitution of the Order. He contended that the ar gument was applicable as long as that Constitution was retained by the National Council. Next he proceeded to a discussion of the religious and foreign features of the question. The argument establishing that the qualification of electors could be determined only by the legislatures of the respective States, and therefore that it could not be the basis principle of a National party, was strongly presseuted to the minds of the hearers. Upon the duty of all Southern men,in the present condi tion of political affairs, the Speaker was very impressive. Every Know Nothing present must have felt the force of the appeal, to abandon collateral issues at this time, and unite’ in a warm and vigorous support of the only party Which offered auy well grounded hope of a preservation of Southern honor in the Union. Gov! Johnson spoke nearlv two hours and a half, and was listened to with respectful attention by a large auditory, although compelled to stand during the entire period. He closed amid three cheers tor Johnson and three for Stephens. The anti-Know Noth ings retired quietly to their homes, proud, and well they may be, of their noble standard bearer, in the present can vass. The Band, provided tor the occasion, struck up at the conclusion, the enlivening and appropriate air, “Hail Co lumbia.” It afterwards regaled the Governor, and many of his friends, inside and outside of the Augusta Hotel, with several patriotic and martial airs. On Monday night the German Band gave the Governor an elegant Serenade. During his visit to our city the Governor received many calls from his friends and admirers. Every manifestation was afforded him that Richmond county will, on the Ist of October, give him a highly complimentary vote.— Con Rep. Uob Law. The Romney, (Va.) Intelligencer states, that Capt. Har ness, of Hardy county, hearing that his clave, a negro man, who bad made his escape some nine years siuce to James town, N. Y., had been sentenced for a term of six months to the jail in Buffalo, proceeded last week in company with two friends to that place for the purpose of obtaining pos session of the negro, it possible. The Captain returned last Wednesday, says the Intelligencer , having failed to enlist the services of a lawyer, or the United States Commission er in his behalf, although a large lee was offered. The Captain was advised that any attempt to regain his property would be successfully resisted by a mob. Manon Superior Court. The Superior Court of this county closed its session of two weeks on Saturday evening last, his Honor Judge Per kins presiding, A few litigated civil cases of importance were tried, and one criminal case, m which considerable interest was manifested by our citizens It was that of Wm. P. Jones, charged with murder of Mark Lazenby, in June last. No white person was witness to the killing, and the case turned upon the dying declarations of the de ceased. The jury after some 24 hours’ deliberation return ed a verdict of “Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act.” The prisoner was sen tenced to two years’ imprisonment in the Feuitentiary 6’ IF. News. * A Word from Bishop Andrew.—‘l regard the Church and her Ministers as distinctly committed to the spiritual evangelization of the world ; and that the Ministers of Christ should confine themselves tor their proper spiritual Junctions, without turning aside to take part” in the politi cal and party strifes that are constantly arising to tempt them from their path.”—(See letter, S. C. Advocate, Auc 30th.) * Pennsylvania Whig State Convention. Harrisburc, Sept. 1!, 1855. The Whig State Convenvention assembled m the Hours of Representatives at 10 o’clock this morning. Only thirty three delegates were present. Joseph Henderson of Wash ington county, was appointed Chairman pro tent.; J. Mc- Clure, of Franklin county, Secretary. Upon re-assembling the Convention nominated Joseph Henderson, of Washington county, lor Canal Commission er. On the first beilot Henderson received 29 votes, Pass more Williamson 6, R. M. Lemon 4. The whole proceed ings w’ere very tame. The resolutions adopted are strong ly anti-elavery. The whole affair was a complete abor tion. The Fair. The Southern Centra) Agricultural Fair opened on yes terday. The crowd, as usual on tbe first day. was com fortably small, and consequently we had an excellent op portunity ol thoroughly inspecting whatever articles were on exhibition. The amount of stock is not so large as on previous occasions of this kind. But the display was nevertheless good. The Cashmere goats entered by Mr. Richard Peters, of this place, are quite a show within themselves. The breed, we believe, in this country, is quite rare, having been introduced but a abort time since, from the East.— Should Mr. Peters succeed in adapting tltfm to this cli mate, it will be quite an addition to our stock of domestic animals. Our attention was arrested by some fine South Down Sheep. We wonder why an auimal ot such de cided superiority is not, more generally raised throughout the couutry. Os the cow kind the Devon still keep the lead, as perhaps they always will. We have not time to do the horses justice. Rluny of them are perhaps as fine as the country can aftbrd, and to many they are tbe chief attraction of the Exhibition. “We will continue our jot* tings to-morrow. —Atlanta Intel., 12/A. From Kansas. St. Loins, Sept. 10,1855 Governor Shannon 4 arrived at Wesport on the 311 u!t,, and was serenaded in the evening. He made a speech, in which he said he regretted to see tbe disposition tnatii* tested in certaiu parts of the territory to nullify the laws of the late Legislature. lie regarded that Assembly legal aud its laws binding, and he should exert his authority to enforce them. He was tor slavery in Kvtusas. Fever at Norfolk. Columbia, Sept. 12. The fever has increased at Norfolk and Portsmouth.— There were 38 deaths at Norfolk Monday, aud 48 at Portsmouth Sunday and Monday. We regret to learn that Mr. Gatewood, the Junior Ed itor of the Norfolk Beacon , died in that,city on Friday of the pestilence. Mr. Cuuningham, the Senior Editor, died a few days previously. Mortality at Norfolk! A dispatch to us from Weldon, dated 13th, says there have been one hundred and seventy deaths since Sunday morning at Norfolk. Portsmouth not heard from, — Ala. Journal. Sept. !0. T)rs, Gooch and Pike of Richmond, died yesterday in Norfolk. The fever is on the increase in Norfolk. There vers twenty* five deaths yesterday. There were only twelve deaths here yesterday and the fever abatiug. f . Suffolf, Sept. 10. 1 he yellow fc-ver has broken out in this town and Mr. Thomas Riddick died of the fever early this morning.— lie had not been to the infected cities. The citizens are flying in every direction from tbs t own - ‘ m Relief. —The Howard Association, of New Orleens. is nobly fulfilling the charitable purposes for which it was instituted, in rendering assistance to Norfolk and Ports mouth. Yesterday morning, Mr. L. C. Dillcrd, and 20 more nurses, came over on the Oregon and took the river mail boat en route for Virginia. These are sent on in an swer to a request for more help received in New Or leans by telegraph from Mr. Ricardo. Health of Charleston. The Mercury learns with much surprise, from a gentle man from the Up-Country, that rumors were in circula tion in that eection to the effect that Yellow Fever is pre vailing in that city. It repeats that despite any assertions to the contrary, come from what quarter it may, Charles ton is, and has been throughout the season entirely <-> empt from Yellow Fever, nor is there tin* slightrst’iud'- eation of any tendency to that disease.— Mobile Register, Uth. Vellow Fever at New Orleans. The yellow fever appears to be rapidly dying cut in cur e ster city, New Orleans. The report of the Charity Hospital for the twenty Jour hours ending 6 o'clock Sun day evening 9th, shows only four deaths from <be fever. Yellow Fever at Canton, Miss. The yellow fever made its appearance in Canton, Mvs • last Thursday. .On Saturday nierht there were not fever than fifty cases of it.— Mobile Tribune. Wth. Health of Galveston. Galveston has never been more healthy, since we bar? . known it, than at this moment. Not a single case ot yf low fever has occnrred. We learn that it is reported ! ” the interior that the yellow fever is among us. We as* sure our readers that the report is utterly untrue ; it v 9 have it, they shall be informed promptly and fully. • [7Vjrs? Christian Advocate, Bth-