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CanstifafranfllM K IRtpuhlir*
GARDNER, JR.,I
and > Editor*.
JAMES M. SMTTHE, )
( From the N. 0. Picayune, 19tf wuf.)
Later from Havana.
By the arrival yesterday of the brig Adams
Gray, from Havana, we have received a file of the
Diario de la Marina from the 9th to the 14th inst.
inclusive. These papers contain no particular
news of interest, though they are filled with ar
ticles congratulating the Spanish Government,
the Captain General, the Spanish nation, the
Cubans, and the civilized world in general, on the
issue of the recent campaign. The Bth inst. was
a day of great rejoicing, it having been set apart
for the celebration of the victory over the ‘‘pi
rates.” We learn from the Diario that at 10
o'clock in the morning “a solemn Te Deum was
chanted in the Cathedral, to thank the Almighty
for the happy extermination of the rabble which
invaded the island.” The church was filled with
an immense concourse as the first people of the
city, including the Government officers, among
whom was, of course, the Captain General.
The battalion of La Reine was stationed in
the Plazuela, and fired a salute. The Diario says:
‘ This corps, and the others of the garrison,
with a squadron of cavalry and two batteries of
artillery, were already assembled at 5 o’clock to
receive the Most Excellent Governor and Cap
tain General, before whom, accompanied by a
numerous staff, the troops were formed in squares,
and the illustrious representative of our august
sovereign, with his own hand, distributed the
•fo«ses conceded to the brave fellows who dis
tinguished meiuscWM in the short but glorious
campaign against the pirates. Itus tcrfmony
being completed, and the soldiers having been
made to pass beneath the banners, in defending
which they had made themselves so worth) of
the rewards bestowed upon them, the illustrious
Captain General gave three vivat to the Queen,
which were replied to with the greatest enthu
siasm by the troops, to whose voice, on this oc
casion, was united that of the people, with a
warmth which demonstrates that they view now,
as always, the symbol of their past and future
glory, of which afterwards, on the troops leaving
the ground, numerous proofs were given, in the
spontaneous and enthusiastic vivai for the Most
Excellent Senor Governor and Captain Gen
eral.”
In the evening a ‘‘patriotic” representation was
given by the dramatic company.
We-find no mention made in our papers of the
departure of the prisoners, though we learn ver
bally that they left some days previous to the
sailing of the Adams Gray, in two vessels, one
of which was a steamer. The latter may have
been the Isabel la Catolica, which left on the Bth
inst. Among her passengers was the widow of
Gen. Enna, and Senor Laborde, Spanish Consul
at this port.
The Diario of the 11th has an editorial, parts
of which we translate as follows:
“The intimate union of all Spaniards which the
recent events have caused to shiae in so brilliant
a manner, has, before everything else, a wide
• extended and grand signification—the defence of
our ancient and glorious nationality. This sacred
object was menaced by insidious foreign designs,
and to guard it from the attempted villainy, we
with spontaneous enthusiasm, ranged ourselves
around its beautiful banner. The nationality
which contains in itself the preservation of our
fundamental institutions, outraged and sanguin
arily attacked by the malice of our enemies serves
us all as an indissoluble bond. Together we
combat to sustain it, together we sacrifice our
selves for it were it necessary, and this display
of strength, this unanimity of instincts, are now
shown so clearly in the eyes of the world that
no one can be permitted longer to doubt our will
or our power. Because this activity which Cuba
has displayed before the menaces of reducing her
to a foreign yoke, and activity which does not
fatigue her, from the energy anil strength of her
Government, and the tried and proved adhesion
of all her inhabitants, constitutes one of the most
signal benefits which the recent crisis has con
ferred upon us. It is certain that the bastard
ambition in which the piratical invasion oiginat
ed still subsists, and will always subsist. The
speculators without conscience, those unquiet
and illcontented spirits, minds greedy of conquest,
of enjoyments, and even of disorder (for to such
an extent arrives the depravity ofhuman appetite
when it delights in evil, for the sake of evil,) all
and each one of these have few scruples, and like
desperate ]>eople accustom themselves as little
to retreat before obstacles. But besides this cor
rupt mass, which by itself would be of very lit
tle account, there are two other very numerous
classes in the world, the deluded and the prudent
ones, each of which will find material in re
cent events for many, and serious meditations.
Whence came this tenacious design displayed by
the chiefs of the piratical enterprise, in the neigh
boring country to represent our island in a state
of open rebellion, and our army a prey of deser
tion and insubordination. The sad confessions
of many prisoners make it known to us. They
believed that they were participating in an easy
enterprise of as great as certain profit, and now
they consider themselves happy that Spanish
clemency has left to them their lives.
# * * “The conduct of not a few Anglo
American journals in these latter days serves to
demonstrate the rigorous justness of our positions.
When, on account of their repeated fictions, they
at least come to imagine that they had succeeded
in sowing in our soil the seeds of discord, their
language commenced to be ambiguous, and to
show their badly hidden hopes. At the depar
ture of the Pampero their frenzy knew no limits,
and many ;hrew otf the mask; but as soon as they
received news of the defeat of the Jilibueteroe,
their virtuous indignation broke forth anew.
What will it be when they know of the complete
extermination of the invaders? When they can
no longer avoid acknowledging the unanimous
feeling of the people in defence of their nationali
ty.'’
The Diario of the 12th contains a despatch
from Puerto Principe, announcing, for about the
fifth time, that the revolts in that part of the
island have been suppressed, and that quiet is j
once more restored to the loyal inhabitants
The product of the dramatic representation is :
said by the papers to have been SB,OOO, which is
to be added to the fund for the relief of the fami
lies of all those who were killed or disabled du- ;
ring the recent campaign. This fund aheady
amounted to $60,473 71.
We learn from the Diario of the 12th that the
Captain General left that day on the steamer
Pizarro, for Bahia Honda, San Cristobal and
San Antonio, in order to inspect the scene of
operations, and to see for himself “the theatre of
the recent glories of the heroic soldiers.'’ Various
persons of note accompanied the Captain Gen
erahdn this excursion, and among them some us
the committee for the relief of those who had
distinguished themselves. Rewards were to be
given to everybody that had aided in the destruc
tion ol the “pirates,” and losses sustained were
to be made upHo the sufferers.
A railway accident has occurred near Havana,
by which thirteen persons were wounded.
Manufacture of Cotton Tarn by Planters.
The Washington Union, in copying the fol
lowing communication from the N. Y. Courier &
Enquirer, says:
Some time ago, our correspondent “S” wrote
an article for this paper on this subject, and gave
the facts showing that some 400,000 hades of our
cotton could be made into yarns at home, and
exported at a large profit. The article was wide
ly copied at the time, and the correctness of the
positions taken seem to be fully admitted.
The great fall in the price of cotton has drawn
attention again to the subject, and an editorial
recently appeared in the N. Y. Courier & En
quirer in reference to it. We copy below a letter
to that paper, in which the extent and profit of
the English cotton yarn are alluded to.
We have before shown by an enumeration of
all the items, that the m«t of moving a. pound of
raw cotton from the Mississippi cotton'gin to the
door of the mill at Manchester, Eng., is about
four cents. For a less cost it can be made up at
home into the average numbers of cotton yam.
What folly to expend more capital and labor on
the unnecessary carriage of the material and pro
duct, than would be required in all the processes
of its fabrication. In a few years, comparative
ly ,the cotton planters, will be as familiar with the
spinning frames as they are now with the cotton
gin:
“ To the Editort of the Courier hr Enquirer :—I
have read with interest your article on the manu
facture of cotton by the South, and if the planters
will act up to your suggestions, the value of our
exports in cotton yams and general cotton fabrics
might be quadrupled. There is no mystery in
the business of spinning yarns that need cause
our planters to hesitate about embarking their
capital in its manufacturing ; it is simple, and
only requires attention and care to produce what
the great markets of the continent of Europe,
China, and the West Indies call for, as respects
an assortment, style of packing, &c., to give us
those markets.
The cotton spinners of Lancashire (I mean
those who spin yarns for the export trade, not
the weavers,) are among the most wealthy men
of England. During the past two years, while
our cotton manufacturing interest has languished,
and has been profitless indeed, the spinners of
Manchester have made large sums of money.”
Can we be acting with our boasted shrewness
when we quietly yield the competition in twist
to our great rivals, and suffer them to take the
Erofits and commissions that result from the
usiness indicated by the figures which I now
give you, taken from the customs returns, as fol
lows, viz :
Five months’ exports to China from
London to Liverpool and the Clyde
—from Ist Jan. to 31st May, 1851.. 2,295,800
Five months export to Calcutta for
same time 6,911,920
Five months export to Bombay for
same time 1,781,800
Total 10,989,320
Here WiTj ave total of nearly eleven millions
of pouutfi of co t to j, twist exported to the East
InJ»» and China * urin 8 five months of this year,
worth from 6 Id. toY 8(1 ' storlln S l* r P° un< * ob
serve that this is bu* ol ‘ e EMiC ti° n of this enormous
and luc-,tive trade 1 The exports to Germany
and othe. continent*' markets are vastly greater.
Now the aw cottw rom 3lb to Gpl. per
pound, ant. we havet! 1 ’' 1 * tbe great satisfaction of
putting these into the pockets of our friends
abroad, when v e flight have shared them our
selves. J
There is a to be said on this subject
and kindred topii-V' ‘bich my numerous engage
ments will not permit me fully to discuss during
this hot weather.
I will barely hint at one plain and palpable
reason why our cotton manufacturing friends of
New England have for the past three years been
so very unfortunate in the prosecution of their
business, and it is this— tht y Have not divtriified
their production. They have made no yarns—
they have made but a small variety of coarse
fabrics, consequently they have overstocked the
market, and prices have rated low, ruinously low.
It is pleasing to see the great State of Georgia
taking the lead in the Southern manufacturing
interest.
The laliors of Senator James, of Rhode Island,
at the South and West have been useful in call
ing the attention of our friends to the necessity
ofhuilding up a great manufacturing interest
among the producers of the raw material; and
liefore long they must become exporters of some
thing besides. Merchant.
New-York, July 16, 1851.
Amin Bey.
John P. Brown, Esq., Secretary of the Charge
d’Affaires at Constantinople, has written a let
ter which is published in the Chillicothe Ga
zette, from which we make the following ex
tract. Mr. Brown also states that he has been
officially informed by the Sultan's Minister of
Foreign Affairs that Kossuth and all the Hunga
rian refuges in Turkey will be liberated Sep
tember Ist, and that Kossuth will embark in the
U. S. Steamer Mississippi for the United States
Mr. B. says:
Our visit home was prosperous in every re
spect; and I have reason to know, that the ser
vices which I was enabled to show to the Agent
of this Government, who was with me, have
been warmly appreciated by it. The kindness
shown to him in my own country, will increase
my usefullness greatly here, and add to my (low
er to serve any of my fellow countrymen who
may have interests at stake here—which is the
utmost of my ambition and desires.
Amin Bey is quite well: and, since his return,
has not commenced his old function in the Ad- 1
miralty. The Sultan and all his ministers are !
much pleased with the results of his mission;
and all his speeches and reports have been read
by the Sultan himself. During his absence, one
of his friends and patrons has been removed from
the Navy, which is a disadvantage to him in
this country, where favor affects men’s fortunes
very much—but I hear he is to receive a pro
motion so soon as his detailed report is laid be
fore the Sultan.
Mr. Nichau, his American Interpreter, is well
and is emploped in the Arsenal: and Hassan,
who figured only as an attendant, turns out to
be a Lieutenant in disguise, sent to profit as
much as he could by the journey in the New
World. lam residing on the Itosphorus, about
eight miles from the city, and 1 expect Amin
Bey and suite, to call on me very soon, in full
uniform, to pay me as the representative, (though
only temporaly) of the Government which re
ceived him so kindly, the honor of a “compli
mentary visit.” This is qui'e reversing our late
position, and it seems almost providential that I
thus receive the fruits of my labors. When I
next see Amin Bey, I will ask him to write to
yon; and lam sure that did he know of my
present occupation, he would request to be re
membered kindly to you and his other excellent
friends in Chillicothe. The Minister of Foreign
Affairs, after my first visit to him, after our ar
rival, thanked me for sustaining Amin Bey,
; when his position as the Agent of this Govern
; n ept was attacked in the New York “Express.”
! It i* tq be regretted that such was ever done, in
J the country where so much hospitality was be
ing shown him—but it is now not worth men- i
I tinning.
The Christiana Riot.— Eight officers, under
Lieut. Ellis, arrived in Philadelphia, on Sunday,
from the scene of the late outrage in Lancaster
couqty. They with them a colored person
named John Oberts, who is an important wit
ness against Mr. Scarlet, the white men, who is
allege 1 to be one of the instigatord of the outrage.
They also brought with them several guns,
whirl, were taken from the deserted houses, in
the vhinity of Coopersvitl.— Baltimore Clipper.
23 d. in.d.
Cor Crop in Spartanburg. —We have made
quite an extensive inquiry as to the com crop in
SpartanL lrg, and the result is, that it is much
better th. n we had anticipated. The lower part
of the District suffered much more from the
drought tian the upper portion, consequently
they have made very little, and will have to pur
chase. But, we are happy to say that the larger
portion of our farmers with the above exception
will make enough to do—and no small number
will have com to sell. In the adjoining coun
ties of North-Carolina, we are told that the
crops are good.— Spartan, 18th inst.
Sale of Cuba.—The London Ledger has an
article in which it is asserted that the Spanish
Government is willing to dispose of Cuba to the
United States for a round sum, and that negotia
tions are now progressing on the subject. This
may be so; and it would be more honorable to
purchase than to seize Cuba, or to have it con
quered by expeditions fitted out by private indi
viduals of this country. The island must finally
come into our possession, and we hope that it
will be honestly acquired.
The Massachusetts Free-soil convention,
which met at Worcester on the 18th inst., and
contained a large delegation from the whole
State, adopted the following, among other reso
lutions. Read them, Constitutional Union Par
ty men. You will see you are not the only
lovers of the “Glorious Union.”
Resolved , That the Free-soil party is pre-emi
nently the party of the constitution and ot the
Union, of law and of order, of freedom and of pro
gress; that it is opposed in principles and aims to
sectionalism, secession, and disunion, and knows
no North, no South, no East, no West, but em
braces with equal patriotic love the country, the
whole country, one and indivisible.
Resolved , That we call upon all good citizens,
in the words of Charles Sumner, “while serving
the Union loyally in the spirit of the fathers,
never to forget those true principles of the Con
stitution according to which freedom, and not
slavery, is national , while slavery, and not free
dom, is sectional.' 1
Resolved, That liberty is the inherent and in
alienable birthright of every human being, of
whatever clime, color, or condition, and that the
protection of this birthright is one of the first and
highest duties of government.
• Resolved, That Congress has no more power
to establish slavery than to establish a monarchy
—no more power to make a slave than to make
a king.
Resolved. That the firm establishment of the
national policy which we proclaim— no slavery
under the federal government; no more Slave States
would arrest at once the aggressions of the slave
power, give repose to our country, and secure
the stability of the Union.
[From the Savannah News, 24 th inst.]
A Habeas Corpus Case.
A case was yesterday evening, decided by the
Interior Court of this county, which involves in
it, a very important question, as to the reclama
tion of fugitives from justice, who may come into
this State from other States ot the Union. It
appears, that on Sunday last, a constable of Sa
vannah, arrested Mr. Wm. J. Tobin of South
Caro'ina, having made an affidavit, found upon a
telegraphic dispatch, and a private letter — that this
Tobin was concerned in a murder, alledged to
have been committed in June last, in Barnwell
S. C. . ’
Tobin was yesterday brought before the In
ferior Court, by petition, under the States’ Writ
of Habeas Corpus, that cause might be shown
why he was detained of his liberty. Mr. Millen
opened the case. Argument was then heard from
Henry Williams, Esq. to refuse the motion to
discharge the prisoner, which was resisted by a
very learned argument from the Hon. Robert
M. Charlton, as to the constitutional require
ments of a case like this. He showed clear
ly that the precise mode under which the
provision of the constitution must be executed,
was not adopted, and that by no other procedure
could an American citizen be deprived of his lib
erty, F. S. Bartow, Esq., closed on behalf of the
prisoner, with an eloquent and powerful expo
sition of the whale case. The motion was grant
ed. and an order was taken for the discharge t>f
Mr. Tobin.
Fast Travcllixo.—The Vicksburg Whig
states that the steamboat Emperor mad. e ’her lasl
trip from this city to Natchez in ?4 hours and
five minutes including 27 landings s ix of which
were to put out frieght. During the trip, she
took on 47 cords of wood. Tne same paper says
that the steamboat Glend y Burke made her last
trip from this port to Natchez in 23 hours and
37 minutes—making fourteen landings and
taking in twenty-four cords of wood on her route.
The machinery is all new, and it is thought the
trip can be made in less time after the machinery
becomes a little worn— N. O. Della, 20 th inst.
The Difficulty between Gen. Wool and 001. Webb,
Rochester. Sept. 20, 1851.
I have made some further inquiry about the
case of Col. Webb and Gen. Wool. There is no
getting at the exact particulars, because the story
has only oozed out from themselves. The rumor
all over the city about the fracas on Thursday af
ternoon, between Col. Webb and Gen. Wool is
that during the day, Gen. Wool asserted his ri.rht
to review the troops, as taking precedence o f the
Governor, who is only Captain General of the
militia. The claim was not admitted, as it was
ths militia that were to be reviewed. General
j Wool, however, agreed to go to the ground, and
| it was arranged that he should have a place in
the Governor’s carriage. In the sa\ne carriage
| were Cols. Bruce anil Webb, as aid sos the Gov
ernor. The Governor, observing that Gen.
Wool and Col. Webb were not speaking,
ed to introduce them. Gen. Wool said that he
did not know Col. Webb, and did not want to
know him. There was then some allusion to a
certain article in the Courier & Enquirer, in
1 which some reflections were made upon the
! generalship of Wool. Col. Webb, in justification
|of himself said that be had a letter from the late
Gen. Taylor, in which he said, that if General
Wool’s advice had been followed, the decisive
battle of Buena Vista would have been lost
Gen. Wool said it was ialse; Col. Webb said he
would prove it by publishing the letter- Gen-
Wool dared him to do so. What further occurred
deponent saith uot; but the foregoing* is in every
body’s mouth. 1
It appears there has been a bad feeling be
tween Wool and Webb ever since they were in
the army together.
The Crops.—The accounts from all quarters
i present rather a gloomy prospect of the cotton
j c r°P- some localities the draught, in others
the rust, greasy rot, boll worm, army worm. Ac
&c., have cast a blight upon the prospects of the
| planters.
j YVe would not have our readers place too m uch
j confidence m the prognostications of “ short
, crops,” but we are well convinced that the crop
must be far short of what was anticipated e- ten
a few weeks since. An early frost would’ now
do the work completely; though with the qu >n
tity planted, there is no knowing what a late
j fall ma )' bnng about. —Atlanta Republican, 2 IM
inst.
(Telegraphedfor the Charleston Courier.)
Baltimore, Sept, 24, 10.10 P. M.
Additional per Africa—Nkw-York Ma r
ket. -T he sales in the Liverpool Cotton mat
ket on Friday amounted to six thousand bales.
Middling Orldens was quoted at 5 3-16 d., and
Uplands at sd.
Cotton in the New--York Market to-day, Wed
nesday, was firm, and had an upward tendency.
Eight hundred bales were sold. J
Rice was worth $3 75.
New-Orlea.ns, Sept. 24—S p. m.
The European intelligence by the steamships
\Y ashington and Africa has been received he re
but has produced no advance in Cotton, of whi ch
staple three thousand bales have been sold to
day. Corn is scarce, and mixed is worth fifty
cents. 3
Columbia, Sept. 24—7.20 p. m.
The news by the Washington, reporting an
advance in Cotton, caused the market to open
brisk, and during the day prices advanced an
eighth to three-sixteenths on yesterday’s prices.
Two hundred and thirty-three bales chained'
hands at from 6j a 9 5-16 c. * °
New York, Sept. 22.
Steamship Monumental City.— The Havana *
, "‘c n "'*Y* < '- rhe steamer Monumental City
left San Francisco on the 16th of August, and i
reached San Jnan del Roe on the 6th of Septem- ,
L- !' e l T£c t 1 ? 1 but no gold. :
Ihe t alcon left San Juan Nicaragua on the 11th i
and arrived at Havana on the 16th. The Chero
kee left at Havana the U. S. steamer Saranac .
and sloop Albany.
Passengers who visited the Patriots in prison :
state that 19 were in good health, and 26 sick in
the Hospital. They expressed their thanks to !
the British Consul for his great kindness and
attention. On the 15th, eight more American i
prisoners were brought to Havana, having been i
captured in the mountains.
AUGUSTA, GA. ]
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 26.
THE LIBGSBT CffiCUUTION IN THE STATeT
For Governor.
CHARLES J. MCDONALD.
District For Congress.
1. JOS. W. JACKSON, of Chatham.
2. HENRY L. BENNING, of Muscogee.
3. DAVID J. BAILEY, of Butte.
4. —JOHN D. STELL, of Fayette.
5. WILLIAM H. STILES, of Cass.
6 THOMAS F. JONES, of Newton.
7. DAVID W. LEWIS, of Hancock.
B—ROBERT McMILLAN, of Elbert.
Representatives for Bichmond County.
WILLIAM R. FLEMING,
WM. SCHLEY.
Election Tickete.
We are prepared to print election Tickets for
any county in the Slate, with neatness aud des
patch. Price 50 cents per 100—$4 per 1000.
The cash must accompany the order.
Hon. John M. Berrien.
i We have received a supplement to the Athens
Herald, containing the address of J udge Berrien to
i the people of Georgia, defining his position on
the exciting issues before the people of this State,
it is a lengthy document, for which we have not
room this morning, but will publish it in full in
our next. The Athens Herald, in speaking of
1 this letter, says :
| ‘"The reader is doubtless aware that for some
two or three weeks past the Disruption prints
have claimed our distinguished Senator as and of
Mr. Cobb’s supporters. Although we did not
place any confidence whatever in the story, we
did not feel at liberty to contradict it, until we
could do so authoritatively. Thus are the fabri
cations of the Disruptionists, week after week)
exposed and nailed to the counter; and yet with
an industry worthy of a better cause, they re
vamp old stories and coin new ones, for the pur
pose of bolstering up a edsperate cause. This
attempt on their part to take refuge behind the
great name of Judge Berrien, is in keeping with
their whole course. Let the friends of that diiV
tingushed statesman remember, that if the Dis
ruptionists an • successful, he is to be ostracised,
because-he re fuses to leave the Georgia platform,
and with M essrs. Cobb, Toombs and Stephens,
take the ground that the so-called compromise
measures were “FAIR, EQUITABLE AND
■ JUST!”
“Let t'je friends of J udge Berrien and the friends
, of the Georgia p’.atform remember that the new
t progra mme of the so-called Constitutional U
* nion party, requires a departure from the posi
, tion -assumed by the Convention—that they are
i now required to huzza for the very measures
t which they then solemnly declared they did not
j and could not 4i wholly approve.” Let them
remember these things, and act accordingly at
. the polls.”
The following portion of Judge Berrien's ad
dress, will explain his position on the matters
. now under discussion by the people of Georgia,
and soon to be decided. He is a Union man, but
' not a Constitutional Union man under the teach
-1
ings of Cobb, Toombs and Stephens—he is on the
Georgia Platform as laid down by the Conven
tion—is willing, for the sake of harmony, to let
’ by-gones be by-gones—«but cannot sing hosan- J
. nahs to the Compromise measures, and say they
- are FAIR, LIBERAL and JUST, and that
| the South has gained more than she lost by these
, measures. No, he is an honest man, anil being
such, cannot be made a political tool of by politi
i cal tricksters — hence he is discarded by them.
But the people of Georgia will sustain him and
the platform laid down by the Georgia Conven
tion, Messrs. Cobb, To ombs and Stephens to the
contrary notwithstanding. The Compromise
may be fair, liberal and just, in the eyes of these
, gentlemen, but it will require the aid of Her- I
schel's great telescope to enable the people of
Georgia to see it in the same light.
But from various quarters, the question is
propounded to me, will you act with the Con
’ stitutional Union party? and it shall be answer
ed frankly.
I adhere to the decision of the Convention.
With these representatives of the sovereignty
of Georgia, 1 have a lively recollection of “the
aggressive spirit of Representatives of the non
’ slave-holding States,” with which “we have long
combatted,’’ and feel with them, that the sources
of this turbid stream lie beyond the Halls of
Congress—that “they are to be found in the
' midst of their several constituencies’’—l agree
‘ with them, that the meeting ot the Convention
* afforded a fit occasion “for the sovereign people
* of Georgia, to commune with the sovereign peo
* pie of those States,’’ to remonstrate calmly and
frankly with them, and “to recall them to a
1 sense of their duty as confederates.” And al
'■ though I find in the compromise measures, as
> they did, “matter for objection and matter for ap
-1 proval,” though like them, Ido not “wholly ap
’ prove’’ them, yet like them, I will “abide by it,”
■ and will unite with any party, or portion of my
! fellow-citizens, whose conduct, as a party, shall
conform to a spirit thus manfested by this patri
otic body. Like them,” impelled by an earnest
desire to perpetuate the American Union,” I
am anxious to “restore that peace and harmony
.on which its value” depends—and with them,
. am willing to “let by-gones be by-gones,” in
the cherished hope that “brighter hours will
come.” If these opinions and these feelings
make me a Constitutional Union man, here then
is the pledge of my fealty.
But if beyond this, I am required to say what
the Convention have not said—to affirm what
they have expressly contradicted—if, in the face
of the long continued manifestations of an aggres
sive spirit on the part of the no-slaveholuing
States, which the Convention denounced in the
language of calm, yet manly remonstrance, it is
exacted from me to say that Georgia has sus
tained mo wrong—if while they declare, that
there is in the Compromise such •“matter for ob
jection,” that they cannot “wholly approve it,”
I am required to say, not only that there is in it
no matter for objection, and that I wholly ap
prove it, but also that it is fair, just and equitable
—a source of triumph and gratulation to the peo
ple of Georgia—then I have to say, non fuze in
fader a —l cannot enter into these bonds. I will
not make war upon the Convention. This is
neither their language nor spirit. It is in direct
conflict with all they have said or done. I can- i
not "s wallow my own words”—l cannot unsay, I
to pr< ipitiate the favor of a party, what under the 1
obligations of my oath, I have said in maintain
ing tae rights of the State. I cannot stultify my- i
self, l.est I should invade the province of that re- '<
vere ad gentleman, and gallant soldier, and ac- 1
com] dished statesman, who does me the favor to
sit m judgment on my “capacity.” I cannot en
title mysell to the forgiveness, which in such a
truly gentle and patronizing spirit, is vouchsafed
to ray “aberrations.” I cannot hope to remove
the s srious doubts of the many patriotic and in- J
telhgent men, who have unburdened themselves c
to the nominating Convention of Richmond, c
No, fellow-citizens, when I accepted, with pro- f
found gratitude to those who bestowed it, t seat
in the Senate of the U. 8. I made no surrender of
my privileges as a free citizen of Georgia. I re
tained my rights as a man, and could not divest
myself of my obligations as an accountable being.
Dragged before the public to repel an unfounded
imputation on my personal integrity, at a mo
ment like this, it is both my right and my duty
to awak the truth, “ without fear, favor, affec
tion, or the hops of reward,” unawed by the
menace of party proscription, and unseduced by
the hope of conciliating opposition. To the de
cision of the people of Georgia, as it has been an
nounced by their representatives in Convention
assembled, I yield a cheerful obedience, and will
cordially unite with any party who will adhere
to it, with fidelity, by whatsoever name that par
ty may be distinguished. By that decision, the
people of Georgia, impelled by an earnest desire
to perpetuate the Union, and to restore the peace
and harmony, so indispensable to the accomplish
ment of that object, agreed to throw a veil over
past aggression', the existence of which they did
not deny, but asserted—to acquiesce in the com
promise, not wholly to approve it —not to eulogize
it—not to proclaim it as a triumph to the South
—above all, the Convention did nothing to au
thorize the formation, under its auspices, of a pro
scriptive party. They opened wide the portals of
the temple of freedom, and called to their frater
nal embrace, all who would cordially and faith
fully unite with them, in maintaining the prin
ciples which they proclaimed as essential to the
preservation of the Union.—l am unwilling
to believe that the great majority of those
who are ranged under the standard of the
' Constitutional Union Party, are not actuated
by the same just and liberal spirit—l will
not permit myself to think that the pros
criptive spirit so very strikingly exhibited by
the Richmond fraction of that great party, is
‘ characteristic of their associates. Consider for a
moment what it is they have done, apart from
the calumny of which they intended that I
, should be the victim. The most distinguished
citizen of their county—one who has served
1 them with eminent ability, and a fidelity which
1 no man will call in question—who has a strong
t er hold on the affections of their people, and of
. those of the State at large, certainly than any
other man in Richmond, probably than any oth
' er man in the State—who would justly occupy
■ an elevated position in any assembly of the
, State, or of the Union—a man, the purity of
( whose private life is beautifully illustrated in his
public conduct—alike (in the better sense of
that celebrated phrase) “ without fear and with*
• out reproach”—without fear, but to do wrong,
! and without the reproach of doing it—this man
, too has been politically ostracised, so far as it
was in the power of the nominating Conven
-1 tion of Richmond to banish him from public
■ service.
An Unlucky Nomination.
We predict that the nomination of one candi
date, at least, of the Constitutional Unionists for
, Congress, will prove to them in the end embar-
I rassing, and perhaps disastrous. We allude to
James Johnson, Esq., candidate for the 2nd Dis
i trict. Whatever the result, his nomination must
r ultimately tell against the party that has put
, him forward as the exponent of its principles.
To them victory will be almost as bad as defeat.
, For his election would be the endorsement by
s the party of his free soil and consolidation prin
t ciples. If defeated, his party might consider it
, self as measureably purged of the political sin of
[ his nomination, and would quote it as proof that
his sentiments did not suit the party, and could
not command its support. In this view, his
, being badly beaten may turn out, in the end, a
piece of good luck—a blessing in disguise to the
t party that now puts him forward.
This suggestion may be consolatory to ourop
» jionents who are anticipating defeat for their
■ candidate.
t We publish some letters to-day—those of Gen.
. j Semmes and of Mr. Flewellen—corroborative of
r that of Mr. Wm. R. Chambers, as to the opinions
t of Mr. Johnson. They are opinions which
> ought not to be very congenial to a constituency
r in this meridian, and we hope are not.
It is difficult to realize the possibility of such
• a candidate standing any chance of election—es
-1 pecially when he is in opposition to a man of
• the marked ability and high character, and tho
: roughly Southern sentiments of Colonel H. L.
s i Benning.
» j
| [From the Columbus Times, Sept. 30.]
Mr. Jamas Johnson’s Political Opinions.
Buena Vista, Marion co., Ga., l
Sept. sth, 1851. J
5 John Forsyth. Editor of the Times, and Wm. H.
. Chambers, Editor of the Sentinel :—
Gentlemen :—We have noticed in the Times
and Sentinel, statements of opinions held by
. James Johnson, Esq., the Constitutional Union
r candidate for Congress in this District, in rela
> tion to the institution of slavery and the power
. of Congress over it in places within the imme
r diate jurisdiction of the General Government,
i We believe that every Southern man has a deep
f and vital interest in this subject, and that no
. man ought to give his vote for any man as a
> Representative in Congress, who is not above
i suspicion in his feelings, sympathies and princi
. pies. It is understood, however, that Mr. John
son, in passing through this county, a short time
| since, denied that he held some of the opinions
i which had been ascribed to him. It becomes,
. therefore, a matter of justice to him, as well as
i the voters of this District, to ascertain the evi
. dence upon which the statements in your papers
were predicated. You will, therefore, gratify us,
1 as well as retrieve the cause of justice and of the
South, by giving to the public the evidence, if
there be any, of the truth of your statements,
and of the opinion of Mr. Johnson generally
; upon the subject referred to.
Very respectfully,
Jacob A. Clements,
Chapman F. Maddux,
Moses Pauls, Sr.
Columbus, 9th Sept., 1851.
Capt. Forsyth: —Dear Sir: You ask me to
state what I know of Mr. Jas. Johnson’s opin
ions of the power of Congress over slavery. I
answer by giving the impression made on my
mind by a number of conversations with Mr.
Johnson on the subject.
Mr. Johnson defends the constitutionality as
the doctrines of the Freesoilers. His opinions, !
as expressed to me, which I doubt not are his j
honest convictions, will force him, if elected to ■!
Congress, in compliance with the oath to sup- !
port the Constitution of the United States, to :
vote with the Freesoilers on the question of
slavery as connected with the District of Colum- I
bia, the Territories, Forts, Arsenals, Dock Yards
and Navy Yards, maintaining, as he does, that;
the jurisdiction of Congress is supreme therein.
To the remark made by me that if slavery be !
restricted withip defined limits, that alone would i
ultimately produce its abolition, he replied : “ It!
(slavery) must have an outside row(mean- !
ing thereby that it must have an end,) or words j
to that effect. I think I give Mr. J.’s precise ‘
words.
You will bear me witness that this certificate j
is given only through courtesy to yourself, and !
as a tribute to truth. I am not conscious of
wishing to do Mr. J. any injustice.
Very respectfully,
P. J. Semmes. ,
Columbus, Sept. 10,1851. 1
To the Public. —Understanding that Mr.
Johnson, the candidate to represent the people
of the 3d Congressional District in the Congress ’
of the United States, denies ever having ex- ■
pressed the opinions, in relation to the powers of ' i
Congre», whu:h Wm. 11. Chambers, of this city
charged him with having entertained in his let*
ter fromtheChalybeate Springs, of the 23d Au?
being called on to state what I know
of Mr. Johnson’s political opinions, I hold it a
duty which I owe to the cause of truth, and to
Mr. Chambers, to state what I know, of my
own knowledge Mr. Johnson, long before he
became a candidate for Congress, and while he
c aimed to be a member of the Democratic nartv
claimed for Congress not only exclusive, but un
limited power over the territories and the Dis
trict of Columbia, in discussions with me and
others m the city of Columbus. He has often
distinctly asserted that the Wilmot Proviso was
constitutional; that the territories being exclu
yJi?der th f Ration of Congress, gives
that body aright to legislate upon them as it
thought proper, without regard to the interests
of the South, or any other interest. He main
tamed tjhat Congress had supreme power in the
territories, and could establish a monarchy in
them, or do any thing that a supreme and unlim
ited power could do—that the constitution hav
ing conferred the exclusive power of legislation
over the District of Columbia, gave that body
the power to abolish slavery in that District
His conclusions were drawn from the exclusive
powers of Congress, which he always insisted
were not limited in any way by the constitution
Respectfully, &c., John H. Howard.
Columbus, Sept. 13,1851.
Mr. John Forsyth: —Dear Sir: Your note, re
questing me to furnish you a statement of Mr.
Johnson’s opinions, has been received. It is
with reluctance that I yield to the requirements
of a sense of duty in making a public exposition
of Mr. Johnson’s true opinions, inasmnehas the
relations that have existed between that gentle
man and myself, for the past few years, have
been very friendly. And the motives that now
influence me in the performance of this duty,
originate in no personal ill-will or malice to
wards him, but solely in the desire to promote
the ends of truth and justice. The following are
the opinions which Mr. Johnson has repeatedly
advocated in conversations with myself.
Ist. That Congress had absolute and unlimited
power of legislation over the District of Colum
bia—the right to abolish slavery, or to do any
thing else it might deem proper: that there was
no limitation to its right of jurisdiction.
3d. That Congress had supreme power over all
. the Territories, Dock Yards, Navy Yards, Arse
nals and Forts—the power to prohibit slavery
therein, or to dispose of them to any foreign
power.
3d. That slavery was a political evil. Mr.
1 Johnson, in repeated discussions with myself,
upn a lecture delivered by Mr. Fisher, of Cin
cinnati, Ohio, two years since, held that slavery
was apolitical evil—that the influences growing
out of the institution of slavery, were the true
cause of the Southern States being so deficient in
those elements of wealth and prosperity which
, characterized the North.
4th. That slavery was a social evil. Mr. John
son, eighteen months since, disposed of his Law
business to myself, on the ground that he de
signed moving to a Free State, where it was
, honorable to labor —that slavery at the South wag
degrading to labor, and he desired to move from
its contaminating influences.
I have written this brief statement with much
particularity, as I desire to do Mr. Johnson am
ple justice in making known to the public the
opinions which he has so often advocated in con
versation with myself.
Very respectfully,
James T. Flewellrn.
The Christiana Outrage. —The Baltimore
Sun has been informed that Mr. Dickinson Gor
such was on Saturday morning, in rather anim
| proved condition, strong hopes being entertained
of his recovery.
The Cholera.— On the 14th inst., the chol
, era broke out with great violence at Cynthiania
Ky., and on the 15th a number of the best citi
zens had died.
A New Article of Commerce.—We un
derstand that a quantity of ground zinc-stone, a
quarry of which has been discovered in Rock
’ bridge county, Virginia, has just arrived in Rich
mond by the James river and Kanawa canal, en
i route for England.—This curious stone has the
remakable quality, when finely pulverized, mixed
f with flaxseed oil, and spread on any surface, of
reforming itself into stone, by a re-union of its
rock covering, or coat of mail— imperious to water,
and pt oof against fire. Its value has been well
and satisfactorily tested, we understand, in the
neighborhood in which it was found, as a fire
proof covering for roofs, &c., The proprietor of
this article, Mr. J. D. Houston, has caused it to
be used in Europe, and with such approval as to
lead to an important order for the article for the
1 English market.
The sum of $3,500 has been appropriated by
\ the Southern Central Agricultural Society of
Georgia, to be distributed in prizes in the form of
silver pitchers, goblets and cups, on the occasion
> of the State Fair, to be held in the city of Ma
-1 con, Georgia, on the 29th, 30th, and 31st days of
| October, 1851. Among the prizes which will
• be given, the four first consist of four elegant
pitchers, of the Adriudne pattern, elaborately
chased, valued at fifty dollars each, for the best
essay on agricultural education, practical agri
culture, Southern horiticulture, and a steam en
gine of Southern manufacture. The other prizes
consist of pitchers, of the value of twenty dollars
each; also a number of goblets and cups, worth
from five to ten dollars each.
Raleigh and Galton Rail Road.— We learn
from the Wilmington Daily Journal, that George
‘W. Mordecal, Esq., of Raleigh, has been elected
President of this Company until the Ist of Janu
ary next. He does not, for the present, accept
of any salary. H. D. Bird, Esq., President of
the Petersburg Rail Road Company, has been
elected General Superintendent of the work, at a
salary of $2,000.
A Model Church. —A correspondent of the
Syracuse Journal describes the interior of the
church in which Rev. Henry Ward Beacher
! preaches, in Brooklyn. The form is nearly a
; square, with galleries on three sides, and the
| orchestra, with an organ, back of the pulpit or
1 platform. The preacher stands,when preaching,
; upon a plain panelled plattorm. The aisles all
tend towards the desk, so that, in whatever part
■of the house,the audience faces the speaker. This
j church, which the writer considers to be a great
; improvement on the common style, will seat
about 2,500 persons.
American |Oysters in England.— Several
packages of oysters had reached England from
the United States, by a vessel from New York,
for the first time, contained in jars, shelled, and
preserved in pickle. It has been decided that
the rate of duty as cured fish does not apply to
these pickled oysters, which, being dressed and
actually fit for use, become chargeable with the
ad valorem duty as a manufactured article.
Niagara.— The number of visitors at this
watering place this season has been 80,000 to
100,000, an increase of 15 to 20 per cent, over
any previous year.