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WCDFTEBDAT, OCTABEREO, IKSB.
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Declarations in Assumpsit.
We have jut printed perhaps
tbs neatest and most beautiful form of
Declaration In Aaavmpait that baa ever made tta ap
pearance iu Tbomasville or any where else. It la a
treat tor an Attorney to #ll one out. Call and are
them. A general aeeortment of Other Law Blanks
always on hand.
We hare aiao juat added considerably to oar stock
of Job Type, and are now prepared to do all manner
of band-bills, pamphlets, Ac., in the neateat style
and at the ahorteet notice.
APPODmtMT* : ■*>
By (Ac Collector of ‘lhomas Count)/ far the month of
October.
Groovervllle Court Ground, Wedneaday. 20th.
bwain’a Coart Gronnd, Thursday, 21st.
Thomas? Hie, Monday, 85th. ,
Seventeenth Conrt Gronnd, Tuesday,26th.
Duncansville, W ednesdsy, 27th..
Eastwood, Thursday, 28th.
H. IT. Mcßae, T C.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
Thera wilt be a Democratic meeting at
the Coart Gronnd, in Groovervillo District,
on the second Saturday in November, for the
purpose of appointing delegates to the con
vention to be held Rt this place on tlte scc
ohd Tuesday in December.
UMIOM TO SPAIN,
Hon. W. Preston Ballard, of Kentueky,
has been appointed and accepted the mission
as Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain.
YUKICIPAL ELECTION IH SAVANNAH
The entire Democratic ticket for Mayor
and Aldermen of Savannah, Ims been car
ried by an average majority of about sous
hundred or two to one.
yxixow ravEß nr savannah
The deaths by yellow fever, in Savannah,
for the week ending the 12tl inst. wore 17.
The week ending yesterday Ims been cool,
which has no doubt abated the coutngion.
THE FIRST SNOW. •
Three inches of snow fell at Hornellsvillc,
State of New York, on the night of the 7tli
inst. Snow is also reported, about the same
time, along the Erie Railroad.
fir First overland moil from California
arrived at St. Louis on the 10th inst., from
San Francisco. It brought dates to the 14th
ult. The time of transportation was twenty
threo days. The stages brought through six
passengers.
STONE'S ELECTRIC LINIMENT.
By reference to another column of this pn
par, an advertisement of Dr. Stone’s Lini
ment will be found. This is n medicine
which we think ho one need be afraid to
give a fair trial, ns tho Agent shows and
gives a receipt to every practicing physician
in the State wherever he goes, and } o assures
ns that he has never yet met with any gen
tleman of the profession who lias denounced
it, but on the contrary they invariably
apeak favorably of it, seeing and knowing
what it is composed of. It is highly rccom
mended for rheumatism, tetter, neuralgia,
croup, headache, sore eyes, sore throat, Ac.
THE AMERICAN UNION.
There is a class of party politicians, not
small in number nor confined to any particu
lar association, who depend for success, not |
ttpon truth, justice and right, but upon dis
torting these sacred attributes to answer their
own venal purposes. You cannot induce them,
by auy means in your power, to observe any
thing ilka a high-toned, honorable course
towardaa political antagonist, and w hen op
posing treat him also with justice. They
have no idea of a fair and just observance to
wards him. Whilst they would scorn the
ianputation of a falsehood in the private in
tercourse of life, they consider them all fair
in politics. We never could understand how
a man can bo morally honest and politically
corrupt. Truth is truth and falsehood is
falsehood, look at them :n what light you
pleasr.
We apply these remarks particularly to
onr old friend of the American JJniott. We
have had manv a bout with tho old sinner in
days of yore, aud”~well recollect bow diffi
cult it waa to bold him on to truth and fair
statements —whoa diseasing
Since we left Griffin, we hare understood he
bad attaclicd himself to the M. E. Church,
and were truly rejoiced to hear of it, an
ticipating that he would turn over anew lea*
in bis politics as well as morals. But the
Ethiopian cannot change his color nor the
leopard his spots, and we fear Sandy is too
much wedded to party to change his politi
cal morals. To misrepresent his opponents
ia a darling vice that Heaven must overlook,
•r Sandy ia a goner, church or no church.
We have been led to these ideas, by
meeting, in the last Union, tho following
sound assertion : Douglas has said that,
in bis opinion, the people of a territory, mere
aq.uatters on the public domain, have the
rffcht to exclude slavery from such territory,
before they meet to form a* State Constitu
tion.” These remarks sre made to us, and
at this we are more surprised that at the
■latemcat itself, for that individual knows we i
generally keep ourself pretty well posted.—
We reply then, Mr. Douglas nevtr said any\
tuck thing. This we say to the best of our .
knowledge and belief; at least we have nev
ar aean any thing of the kind from bis pen
•r his mouth. If Mr. Douglas has said it, i
we suppose the editor of the Union can show
it. We should be pleased to see it, if the
Abargc is true Now take care Saudy you
’-do not catch yourself In a trap, and show
jour—your— monkey.
JUDGE DOUGLAS AND JUDGE BREEIE.
Wo present to our readers to-day a letter
recently written by Judge Breeae, who waa
selected.by the anti-Douglas candidates in
Illinois ss their candidate for the Senatorial
chair In place of Judgo Douglas.
Let ns examine that letters moment to
see bow much hotter the views of Judge
Breesc are on the Lecompton constitution
than those of Judge Dongles. We will
take them in tho order in which be has him
self presented them.
In his very first sentence he states that
his letter tp Rev. Mr. Boy akin was intended
to administer a gentle rebuke to those who
had chosen to select a position for him with
out consulting him. He then goes on to de
fine what his position is.
After passing a deserved eulogy upon the
administration of Mr. Buchanan, and of Mr.
Pierce who preceded him, he Bays, that now
“ neither the measures of Gen. Pierce's ad
ministration, going to the expenditures of the
Government, nor of Mr. Buchanan's, find in
ThenTfifie Illinois Democratic members of
Congress) any defenders. Not an argument
or an arm is raised to justify either ; whilst
charges the most fulso are hurled against
them, without contradiction or explanation
from any quarter.”
This is the charge of Judge Breesc, iu
his own words, Against the members of Con
gress and the people of Illinois—and he
makes no distinction between Dcmocrnts and
Republicans. Is Judge Dougins any worse
than Judge Brcese represents the balance
of tlie people of Illinois, including of course
the representation and
party I Is lie as bad 1
K . Judge Brocse proceeds. He stntes his
objoct is “to defend his own position,” and
then goes on to state wlint his position was
and is. Listen :—“Yon know, as do many
■ friends of our distinguished Senator, that I
defended his speech and his vole on the Lc
complon Constitution —that is to say, his op
position to it—and on the ground that it wns
then n mere question of expediency, about
which friends might differ.” How much bet
ter are those sentiments than those entertain
ed by Jsidgo Douglas—nay are they not
precisely the same? Yet the one is called
the friend of the administration and the oth
er the enemy of it.
V'Mr. Brecse then goes on to argue that
there was nothing in either Mr. Buchanan
or Mr. Douglas’ course that involved princi
ple—that they were mere differences of opin
. ion which either might entertain and act up
on without violating any Democratic princi
ple or practice, “and I was quite willing our
distinguished Senator should have his own
way in this matter.” “I thought the Presi
dent and lie could differ, ns friends, upon
n qnestion by no means momentous.”—
“When the English compromise bill became
n law, I, in common with the great mass of
the democratic pnrty throughout this State,
deemed it a finality, and hoped no more
would be said or spoken, on that subject. All
of us seemed to he agreed that “by-gones”
should bo “by gones"—that dead~issues
should not be raked up out of their ashes “to
(right us from our propriety,” and to disturb
the country, and be made a weapon of attack
upon men and their motives. All were desi
rous to return ngnin our distinguished sena
tor to the field of his well-earned fame—all
would have united to buckle the harness on
his stalwart limbs—all would have made a
vigorous, united effort to pi esent him, once
more, as our ablest and boldest clißmpion.
No wish wns entertained in the party tlmt he
should have opposition; as we had understood
and as we supposed, from reliable friends,
tlmt he, with us, would, and did, consider
“the English bill” tho final settlement of a
most disturbing question. No one had a Ifc
sire to press matters to an open lupture, and
not a syllable of unkindcensure was lisped,
or nny opposition meditated, to Iris re-election,
so far as I know or believe. The convention
in April fully endorsed him.”
We ask our readeis to look calmly upon
this issue between Judgo Douglas and his
opponents. Up to the adjournment of Con
gress Judjje Brecse says lie and the Democ
racy of Illinois endorsed his conduct—had
nothing against him—intended to re-elect
him—looked upon the Kansas question as
settled. It is only for something he has dono
since that time that his constituents are dis
satisfied, and what that something is Judge
Breese does not tell tu. - .. ‘•
Is this tho position ‘of ibose opposed to
Judge Douglas at tho South I Not a ‘bJtof
it. They are opposed to him for wliat he
did in Congress—the Washington Union, is
tho same. Judge Breesesnyß that is a mere
bagatelle—the peoplo of Illinois say the
same. The opponents of Douglas at the
South say it is every thing—the Washington
Union says the same.
Now we ask further, how much better
would the people of the South he off with
Bieese in tho Senate than with Douglas 7—,
And yet the one is quite satisfactory, wliijat
the other will not do at all. The conclusion
of tho whole matter, in our opinion is, that
Brcesc is no better in principle than Douglas
and not half so good in capacity, and Lincoln
falls far beneath either of them, both in
principle and capacity. But, as is stated in
this letter, Urccsc declines being & candidate
at all—lie is out of the political areua—and
the people of Illinois have got to choose be
tween Douglas and Lincoln. Between these
two every Southern man we trust will go for
Douglas. _ -r,-. * ~l
We'bavc been a warm admirer and sup
porter of Mr. BuclmOan's administration.—
We expert to remain so. But we do not, on
that account, cousidcr him infallible. Ue
may be mistaken, like other may
err, like other men. He may feel power,
like other men. These cannot alter oor judge
ment, or deter ■ from ‘calmly and frankly
expressing our views.
It is not a little remarkable that the Wash;
ington Union should pnblish this letter with
out one line of comment on it.
And now to onr neighbor of the Enter
prise. We say Douglas did wrong in ta
king grourid in opposition to tho Lecompton
constitution—that lie sbonld have acted with
the body of the Democracy in Congress,
and assisted in passing the original bill, for.
the reason that it contained nothing inimical
to the constitution or the principles of the
Democratic party, and also because the ad
ministration was very desirous of getting free
of a knotty and perplexing question; but
on tbc contrary bis sin of not doing so/Ts
not so heinous as to be sufficient to consign
him to political perdition, particularly when
by so doing the Dcmocrnts must resign his
seat to a wool died Black Republican. Is
there qo consistency in this, or are gentle
men's comprehensions so dull that they can
not understand it ?
“ POLITICAL PESTS.”
The editor of the Savannah Republican is
a right good fellow; publishes a respectable
and intelligent sheet; and keep him away
from party politics lie docs right well. But
whenever he touches upon that subject he
seems to lose every grain of common sense,
and fly off at an angle to any thing but a
correct conclusion. He desires, as he says,
and no doubt truly, a “reconciliation of all
parties on the Main Trunk location.” All
very well; but then it is upon the condition
that Savannah shall have it all her own
way ; and if you say one word in opposition
to such condition you are uttering rank trea
son. This is not all. Because a gentleman
holds a post of honor or profit, or both, and
is not of his politics, he must submit to the
editor’s dictation, and not say a word, or do
an act, in reference to any local matter about
his homestead', however deeply he may be
interested; whilst the editor himself, two
hundied miles off, gives his advice freely,
enunciates his dictum, and expects every
one to follow it implicitly. We trust the ed
itor will pardon onr effrontery; but we must
bo suffered to say, that the people of* Tliom
asville think they know as much of their
own local matters as the editor of the Re
publican, aud he should recollect that unso
licited advice is seldom agreeable. Without
entering into tire merits of the qnestion at
issue, we will venture to hazard an opinion,
even at the risk of the displeasure of the ed
itor, that James L. Sc,ward has ns perfect a
right to.put his “ finger in the pie” as lie of
the Republican, if be is a member of Con
gress; and that the people of Thomas coun
ty are capable of conducting their own busi
ness, without the intermeddling and interest
ed advice of others who know hut little of
their needs or wishes. There are other kinds
of “pests” besides those of men in office,
and it would be well for gentlemen to scan
their own actions, and see whether their own
scirts are clear of the epithet, before they
apply it toothers. “In nine cases out often,
selfishness is at the bottom of all these move
ments,” says the editor. Well, that’s cool.
If it were not for a little selfishness, do you
think, Mr. Editor, you would trouble your
self, much about what James L. Seward is
doing in Southern Georgia ? If we are not
arrogant again, allow us to say, not likely.—
“ Shinny on your own’ 1 side,” is a salutary
lesson, which every man ought to have learn
ed wbon he wns a boy, and would be bene
ficial to keep in remembranco in adult age.
A proper respect for this youth’s axiom, has
saved many one frqm getting his shins crack
ed. We allow the Enterprise man to saj’
what he pleases, for every one knows him
here and what weight to give his sago j)*6u
bratious, but the Republican knows better,
and ought to do better.
NEWSPAPERS AND THEIR EDITORS.
.We rather admit, that, nv a general thing,
an editor of a newspaper has somewhat of a
hard time of it. Very few men labor so
hard to so little profit. Wealludo especial
ly to editors who are conductors of country
newspapers. Yet there appears to be some
thing so infatuating iu the pursuit, tlint let a
man get into it once, and it tnkesthc strength
of Hercules or. Sampson to drag him from
it. Almost every village in Georgia has its
weekly publication, and although not one
of them out of ten yields its proprietor a de
cent support, or furnishes him with the means
of comfortably carrying on bis business, yet
“the cry’ is, still they come!” We have
heard of half a dozen new newspapers with
in the same number of weeks. Get a chap
set up in some old stable, barn or lumber
room, with a borrowed goods box for a table
and a nail keg for a seat, so that be is able to
write of his “sanctum” and “editorial chair,”
and, as Paddy said of his game duck, all
h—ll could'nt trip him up. There he sticks,
worse than a Bohemian leech, nothing but
starvation cun expel him from his post.
But then he occasionally receives such
sweet morsals of praise. Just see here now
how we are made the instrument of decoy
ing and buoying up these poor devils of a
“lower depth” than ourselves, and to bid
them persevere. Who could withstand such
as tbe following. ‘ After enclosing the sub
scription of our paper, the writer thus pro
ceeds : “Meanwhile let your paper continae
its.weekly visits, for 1 trow it is a welcome
sheet to any one who has a heart that beats
responsive to wire-grass enterprise. Indeed,
when I contemplate the vast amount of
money expended iu tho buying the Atlantic
Cable, and the great interest it has excited
among all the nations of tbe earth and “the
rest of mankind,” together with the probable
advantages to tbe world growing out ofit (for
who can say where it will end) —fwe do not
know whether onr correspondent here means
the money, the cable, the interest, or the ad
vantages —we think the money Ifill end
first] —in connection with the thought that
for the small sum of a few dollars aironally a
man can have tbe inestimable privilege of re
ceiving and reading dnily or weekly a news
paper, .which is of a vast deal mores import
ance, not only individually and, nationally,
but also to the would at large, than the At
lantic Cable, with all the thousands of dollars
expended on its construction, ever possibly
Can be, “I am lost in wonder, love and praise”
for newspaper editors and newspaper enter
prise.”
There gentlemen, now go ahead/ We
have pocketed the money ; yon cannot have
any of that ; but, ns the Frenchman said,
“y ou are. very welcome to the corapUmeut.’
SINGULAR EFFECT OF ALARM.
The Savannah Republican of Thursday
last, notices, from the Havana Prenza, a re
markable incident as one of tbe results of
the shock from the explosion ; no less than
tbe restoration to reason of a lady of that
city, who had entirely lost her mind some
six months ago, from a severe and protracted
spell of sickness. During the whole of that
period, she did not recognise any one, not
even her parents and other near relatives.—
When tbe explosion took place, she was in
stantly thrown into violent paroxysms, which
the family considered an indication of the
speedy approach of death. The paroxysms
gradually subsided, and all were rejoiced to
find her situation quite the reverse of what
was expected ; her reason was finally restor
ed ! Tiiia case presents an interesting ques
tion for our medical philosophers.
The same paper remarks, in relation to
the explosion of the contents of the milita
ry magazine at Havana, —“According to
-our correspondent, the loss of life is much
greater than was-indicated by tbe first re
ports.. He sets it down at 3QO, or over,
an.l his estimates are sustained by the ac
counts in the Prenza.”
” AS AGAINST LINCOLN.”
This is the qualification (say's the Savan
nan Republican) that all Douglas’friends at
the South annex to their support of the trait
or. This subterfuge is merely a soft step of
politicians on the popular quicksand, to see
if it will hold their weight further.”
Well really, if we.had not been otherwise
: informed by the Republican, we should bave
| inferred 4ic was speaking of bis editorial
compeers who arc so anxious fora union- of
j all the elements of opposition in tho next
! Presidential canvass, but hefeat the, extreme
j South have not the boldness of the Rich
j tnowl Whig, and are stepping daintily as a
j fair lady over the “ quicksands” of popular
I opinion, “ to see if it will hold their weight
| further.” Should never have dreamt of
“ Douglas’ friends who, as far as we can
see, only wish to “ show tbe devil fair play.”
ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Elections were held for members of tbe
Legislature in the new counties, in the old
counties where members had been cut off, and
to fill resignations, on tbe first Monday of
this month. We give below tbe full returns,,
as far as we have knowledge :
Randolph—S. A. Smith, House.
Pulaski—C. M. Bozeman, Senate.
“ Baker—A. H. Colquitt, llouse.
Ware—Wm. Brantly, “
Glynn—Jno. L. Harris, “
Calhoun—Geo. W, Colley, House.
Warren—E. Lazewby, (Senate) and A.
M. Jackson, House.
Pierce-—J. Donaldson, (Senate) James
Sweat, House.
Schley—S. Hixon, (Senate) ‘Cbas. Ed
wards,, House.
Glascock—Jere. Welchcr, (Senate) Calvin
Logue, (House.)
Habersham—Root. Ailen, (House,)
■ Irwin—Geo. Yonng, (Senate.)
Cherokee—L. Holcombe, “
Lumpkin—H. W. Riley, “
Milton—L, Fields, (Senate) and Robert
Webb, (House.) s> ..*-v
Wilcox—Norman McDuffie, Senate, and
M. G. Fortner, House.
Mitchell—Andrew Cumbie, Senate, and
Aug. H. Jones. House.
Wc believe these are all Democrat#, ex
cept Ilixou and Riley.
Delaware Election, —Complete returns
have been received from the election. The
Democrats have carried the . State by 750
majority.
THANKFUL FOR SMALL FAVORS.
can editors when they happen to meet with
success in a county or two out of a whole
State. There is more “fuss aud feathers”
fluttered over it—move dueling and scratch
ing—than an old hen would make with a
single chick. The following, for instance, is
pompously paraded in the Mobile Tribune,
and copied tlienco into the Savannah Repub
lican :
Florida Election—American Ticket
Successful in Escambia County.— An ex
tra from the office of the Pensacola Gazette,
brings us the pleasing intelligence that the
American party were triumphant in Escam
bia county, in the election which took place
on Monday. A. W. Nicholson, the Ameri
can candidate for the State Seuate, and W.
L. Williams, the the same pajty
for the House of Representatives, were elect
ed, the former By a majority of seven, the
latter by eighty majority.
The vote for Congress stood* Hawkins
304 ; Wcstcott 78.
From tbe Georgia Telegraph.
UNION OF THE OPPOSITION.”
The “ Richmond Whig,” of the Ist in
stant, has a leader under tbe head of “ Un
ion oi tbe Opposition,” from which we copy
the two paragraphs snbjoined—italics, &c.,
onr own. Such a shameless proposition from
the leading opposition print in the Sonth will
startle conservative men of every party iu
this section, if they have Dot watched tbe
drift of political events. Knownotliingism
is gone forever. It has neither voice, name
nor place in the live political issues of the
day, and with its final extinction as an ele
ment in politics, its followers must .be. voice
less in public affairs or find place in one or
the other of the great political organizations
which mnst control the destinies of the coun
try. It was doubtless a bitter alternative
for even the Richmond Whig, in takingsides,
to dcclaro in favor of the Abolitionists—in
its own words, to “ join hands u-it/i Seward
and Greely,” and pronounce them “ good
men and patriots.” We thiuk this must
have dcon a severe bolus for even the Rich
mond Whig to swallow 1 But tbe other al
ternative was to the Whig still harder—it
was to overcome political prejudice and per
sona'Miates’hiifsed for a lifetime Into a blind
and uncontrollable intensity. As desperate,
therefore, as was the Whig’s election, it was
not surprising. It was no marvel, under the
circumstances, that his intolerant political
bigotry should descry “ good men and patri
ots” in Seward, Greely, and their followers,
and contemplate with ecstasy their elevation
to supremacy in public affairs over Mr. Buc
hanan and the national party which sustains
him.
Aud the same alternative is now pressing
upon all the Southern leaders of tbe opposi
tion—with what result we r shnll see. They
have got to choose betwixt t lie Abolitionists
and the Democracy—there is no mistake
about it. Like tbe “ Whig,” some of them
may seek to throw dust iu the eyes of the
people and cover up tile enormity of the
coalition with some pretended issues about
the revival of the protective policy ,and so
forth; and it is possible, as a sop to such
Southern coadjutors, Seward, Wilson, Cice
ly & Cos. may allow the incorporation of
some such worn out and obsolete issues in
the Black Republican and Coalition Flat
form. But they can mislead nobody, who
does not like the company. The Coalition
will effect at least one good result. It Mill
consolidate in the Democratic party the en
tire conservative force ot the country. Good
men in both sections who have stood out from
the Democracy on mere prejudice, will not
be sold to the Abolitionists in that way, and
disgusted with theunhallowed coalition, will
rallywith tbe national party of the Union.
From the Richmond Whig of October let.
The whole Territorial and slaveiy ques
tion being finally settled and disposed of,
what possible objection can there be to a cor
dial aud perfect union of all tbe opposition
elements in the next Presidential campaign ?
The opposition, North and South, agree in
many important particulars. They concur
as to the necessity of overthrowing the present
unprincipled, hypocritical, and corrupt ad
ministration. 1 hey.yoncur as to the neces
sity of remodeling and improving the finan
cial policy of the Government. They con
cur in their views of the necessity of a"thor
ough and radical revision of Tariff.—
They concur in their views of the impor
tance of adopting,a different policy from that
which now prevails, iu reference to the pub
lic lands. Upon all t! ese important and vi
tal questions there is almost entire harmony |
of opinion between the opposition at the !
South and the opposition at the Noitli. Why j
then, may c we not unite, patriotically and
honoiatily, in support of a common policy,
on these essential subjects? What differ
ence jlocs it mu lie, sofa/ as these th/'ngr. arc
concerned, whether one has hem u Secession
ist or an Abolitionist 1 These things, cer
tainly, have nothing to do with the extreme
and fanatical opinions of men, either at the
North or at the South, on the question of
slaveVy. We can justly and honorubh/ joim
hands with Seward and Greely in a common
effort to introduce anew Governmental poli
cy, in regard to the important subjects to
which we have adverted ; and wc should be
guilty of a criminal neglect of duty not to
join hands, fraternally aud cordially, with
any and all men of all sections in such effort,
if we believe it necessity to the proper Ad
ministration of the Government, and to the
proportion of the interests and prosperity of
the country.
_ There is no reason, then, why the opposi
tion should not unite in the next,.Preside!)-]
rial campaign. On the contrary, there are a ‘
thousand potent and overruling considers-!
lions why they should, Wc are now cursed
with an Administration the most- negligent
“afi'd the most corrupt, we have ever had ; and
it is flic solemn duty of good men and pa
triots of all parties aud sections to band to
gether for its overthrow. And we hope they
will—we believe they will. If they do, the
opposition will achieve an overwhelming and
brilliant triumph—aud the bogus Democracy
wiirbe effectually tyid permanently wiped
out. And in contemplation of such a pros
pect we are as happy as it is the privilege of
moytals to be. What the feelings of the
Democracy may be in view of it, is another
question.
FIRES 111 GADSDEN, FLORIDA.
We learn from the Quincy Republic that
the gin house of Col. B. F. Whitney, with
10,000 pounds of long staple cotton and the
‘tobacco crop of the previous year, was burned
by fire in that county a few days siuce. A
short time previous to this disaster, the to :
bacco. barn of Gen. Kilcrease, with a large
quantity of tobacco, was likewise consumed.
Both these fires wcrajthe work of incendia
ries. We believe that Gen. K. has -suffered
in the same way in former years. The re
putation of Gadsden ia likely to be tarnished
by a repetition of such calamitous misdeeds.
The people of the county are making
every commendable effort to ferret out and
bring to punishment the incendiaries. Two
negroes, suspected of having burned Col.
WLiitncr's property, have been arrested-and
are in jail, awaiting an investigation.
Iron for the Main Trunk.— Tbe firs.t
shipload of iron for the Atlantic &. Gulf Rail
road—lSO tons—arrived here Monday, from
Philadelphia, by the schooner Ellen Bush.—
Some 2,000 tons more, or enough to lay 24
miles of road, have been purchased in Phila
delphia and in England, are now on the way to
this port, to arrive daring the present month
and November. The Company we learn,
have made use of a surplus belonging to the
S. A. G. Cos., to lay one milo of their road
through tbe Satilla flats.— Sav. Republican.
WHIG LEADERS—DEMOCRACY
Some of the opposition presses are i ,
m their exclamations of joy over wi... V 0 * 1
would willingly believe 0 be an elLjf**
jealousy in the Democratic ranks ♦ * *
old-line Whig leaders. prod*.' o ** lll *
their readers with a flourish of tramolu
the Democracy are tired of the as^d,!^ 1
of such men as Messrs. Toomba and St
who were disciples of Clay a „d hen *’
the gallant old Whig party ere it w. ? f
ed like an eggshell Before thu ££2*’
march ot Abolitionism, and are dtSDosrit
longer to recognize them as the faithful “°
nents of Democratic principles \V °PP°’
not called upon to apeak in the nameTf .T!
Democracy and to vindicate it against u ‘
an .tin wanton aspersion, we would all
imposition to be practiced upon th* “JV*”
of the opposition and perrak it
the faint ebulitions of petty
vo.ee of the.party. But we wish to be m
del stood—r|te Democracy ot Georgia
proud of the services of the old liueVl ar#
who having principle for their guide and tB
country’s good their motto, rallied to iu h,
ner m the fierce strife with Black R
cau.sm .and IviiQty, Nothiogism, mA
in bearing it aloft in triumph and in victor
An appreciation of their worth and command’
ing talents has been shown by a recoo.„i tio ,’
of their claims to preferment and placin
them in the highest offices within our gif?
Nor has the Democracy any jealousy*.,
wards them. The principles which the Deni
ocrntic party advocate, they advocate—iti
triumpß is their triumph—its defeat is th e i
defeat. Then away with the idea of making
the old issues of the bank, tariff, internal im
provements, sub- treasury, &c—issue* which
have passed away into the tomb of forgetful,
ness—the living issues of the present day
ami tests of fealty to the Democratic party!
I lie principles laid down and enunciated in
the Cincinnati platform are the cardinal doc
trines of our creed—-they are the touchstone
ot our political faith—the crucible which
separates the gold from the alloy. When
the old line whigs who are gallajitly fighting
with us repudiate this platform of principles,
when they oppose the policy of the
eratic parly and are found with its enemies,
then the time will have arrived to cry recre
ancy aud lop them off—but not till then. l n
tbe meantime it will be discovered that many
of the old pannel—simon-pure Democrats of
tbe Jefferson school—have left the fold and
are in alliance with our enemies. Let us
hear no more of this petty jealousy. It will
do for the opposition presses to proclaim t
with trumpet notes with a view of creating
distrust towards worthy, patriotic men, wlm
will not advocate their heresies, but it is
unworthy that proud, elevated tone which
should characterize the Democratic press and
tbe Democratic party. We have great faith
iu the old Whigs who are acting with us,
and believe that in the hour of danger—
when the fight shall wax warm—when vic
tory shall hang suspended between the con
tending armies—when the result of the con
flict will depend upon the courage and hero
ism of each soldier in the ranks—they will
be found rallying around our standard with
their shields over them—their battle-axes up
lifted, and wrlien the smoke of battle shall
have passed away, it will be foimd that they
were the last to desert it ! -Columbus Tinas.
A'T THEIR OLD TRICKS.
Tbc opposition Press arc busy at their old
tricks. They see. or hope they see in tbe
difference of sentiment among the Democra
cy of Georgia, touching the re-election of
i Senator Douglas to the United States Senate,
, a chance to divide the Democracy and thus
jto conquer them. We'believe they will be
disappointed. . Many of the friends of Mr.
Buchanan in Georgia are unwilling to see
Mr. Douglas returned to the Senate, breath
ing threatening and slaughter against the ad
ministration. They would not clothe him
with power, believing as they honestly do,
that he will use the influence of his position
to the detriment of the party. They would
prefer to see the election in Illinois go by
default rather than surrender up the honor
and integrity of the National Administration.
On the other hand, there are many of Mr.
Buchanan’s warmest friends, who contend
that Mr. Douglas, iu consideration of past
services to the Democratic party, aud in con
sideration of the fact that he is mainly op
posed by an out and out Black Republican,
should be leniently treated, aud not spurned
from the ranks of the Party as a traitor. It is
no doubt an honest difference of opinion ; and
while wc are sternly aud uncompromisingly
opposed to the election of Senator Douglas ,
| we are free to say, that we had rather see
j him elected than Lincoln. We do not un
derstand why a difference of opinion, wide as
it is, between the Democracy of Georgia,
touching Douglas, should breed a war in the
party, and alienate men who are and expect
to be, co-woikers in the great object of achiev
ing a triumph for the principles and the poli
cy of’the National Democratic Party.
We do not believe that our opponents
busy as they are in nursing our little quar
rels, will be able to produce much of a temp
est. And if it was quite probable tliat a se
rious breach in the Democratic party would
take place, we do not know of anything that
would be so apt to nip it in the bud, as the
manifest desire which our opponents express
to consuinate it.
It will be an evil day for the Democracy,
when they cease to regard the great princi
ples ‘of their Party as the paramount object
and institute a guerrilla war among them
selves, for the ascendency of this or that man,
this or that clan. We have too much confi
dence in the strength of our principles to har
bor the thought that personal and pblitical
rivalries among leaders, can for any great
-.while retard the progress of the National
Democratic Party.— Federal Union.
Cuban Telegraph.-—Mr. Kbmtedy. the
agent of the Cuban Submarine Telegraph
Coriipany, is now on a visit to our city, and
has succeeded, we learn, in securing a right
of way f'or his line along the track of.the
Savannah, Albany Ac Gulf and Atlantic &.
Gulf Railroads. The project, we are pleas
ed to hear, is in a forward state, and will be
carried out at an early day.— Sav. Republi
can. vp ■
Monument to a Soldier.—We see *
statement in the papers to tho effect that ex-
Gov. C. J. McDonald and other Georgians
propose to erect a monument to the memory
of Gen. Charles H. Nelson, at tlio town of
Calhoun, on the seoond of November. We
trust this is so. Gen. Nelson was a brave sol
dier and accomplished officer, and bis gol [ vl
ces in the Indian and Mexican ware_entitlo
his name and memory to some token of re
spect at the bends of the people of Georgia.