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CMf ITUTIQNALLST Tt£UI«S. ~ . Kuy, per ami “*--.#B oo Wt\ Weekly, per annum.... .«. • 6 OO d paid in auvance...... .....5 00 Wiecly, per annum, if paid in advance.... 200 'i’hase terms are ottered to new subscribers and an o.d subscribers who pay up all arrearages. W in uo case will tbe weekly paper be sent at §2, ln.„ss the money accompanies the order. no case will it be sent at §2,00 to an old sub- H iber in arrears. |krWhen the year paid for at §2,00 expires, the paper, if not discontinued, or paid for in advance, ■Till be sent on tne old terms, §2,50 if paid at the Rtice within the year, or §3,00 if paid after the expiration of the year. .pr*Postage must be paid on all communications and letters of business. REMITTANCES PER MAIL are at our P. True Delta, Extra, June 3. il of the Alabama- LOM CALIFORNIA. Bl of the steamship Alabama e have the San Francisco Alta » Ist May, for which we are A. H. Douglas, a passenger i. From it we glean as fol ilection in San Francisco took h April, and was hotly con 7. Geary was elected Mayor, 1, Recorder. These gentle- the regular nominees of tbe demo- Geary’s majority over Brenham SH|n (whig) was 300. The votes for had not been counted, but it was that the Democratic ticket would )||||,Mmajority in the City Council. Sacramento City were about 'wR a me eting to give expression to the bM feeling on the subject of the admis -2 HjCalifornia into the Union. The Alta sflHMmiasays, ‘‘the whole country is clatno ‘iMKr immediate admission.” was launched at San Franeis 43oth ol A i )rii > trom the sh *p y arci 1 White in compliment to a well |S old established merchant in our IHJHFho lias extensive business relations with Hforni.t. learn from the Pacific News that a most Important bill, creating the office of State As- Melter, and Refiner of Gold, and de fining the duties thereof, was passed at the re cent session of the California Legislature. — .The bill provides that the office shall be kept Mn San Francisco and that the Governor shall appoint two competent oersons to perform the duties of the establishment —one as Director, and the other as Assayer, Meiter and Refiner. The persons thus employed shall execute a bond each in the sum of $(50,000 for the faith ful performance of his duties. As a eompen- Psation, those officers are authorized to charge Line per cent on all bais or ingots of gold is- Bued. One section of the bill provides that, Bgt,the establishment of a U. S. Branch Mint iRSan Francisco, the Governor shall abolish [the offices of Director and Assayer. Gold Hunter had arrived at and was preparing to com her regular trips between that place * City. British steamship Driver was to sail SHTsan Francisco on the Ist of May, for with $200,000 in gold dust, Hrne steamship Panama, which lett San Kanciaco^i th the mail of the Ist May, for Jr |Bu 150 passengers and $1,400,009 Iml* 1 Eji- manifested. The Alta Calif.,r --'jf-' But over tnreeand a half millions of to the Atlantic States since the Ist of March, I§BKf ,BBiun of the Pacific Theatre in HC'ity, was celebrated by a grand M BWn that establisnment on the 25th of About forty ladies ware present, and Kysrone hundred gentlemen, the festival be- B&Tiahe account sava) the most animated, Eerhaps^i yer witnessed in that city. ■ The " „a California copies from the Sacra (being the ver y latest) intelligence the Sacramento go,' d diggings ) John.ijierg has lately returned from HMmyi T&e went from here a s.' lort time ■igo, with a party of five men with seven Rnuies. The trip each way consumed sixteen days. He reports the gold abundant in the beds and bars of the streams, but very fine in deed, requiring the use of quicksilver ma chines, of which he takes tour back with l him. k There are a great many more people there \han he expected to find ; none of them knew anything of the distance to the coast, but some were getting ready to explore the river udown. Met no snow on the way, and saw But two Indians. Provisions at the diggngs, per pound. great disposition towards the Middle the American is manifested; some arefaid to be high up there waiting for the waters to subside, to commence operations. At Placerville, the whole town, almost, is dug over. They think they have found an old bed where the creek used to run. At the depth of from six to twelve feet, excellent diggings are had. For a town site, Placerville does not do so well as if it had been made the county seat; this is established at Coloma, and that place is progressing rapidly. Borne large operations have lately been made on the Gold Run, Deer Creek. We saw t a gentleman yesterday who returns home on the next steamer, and has just sold out a claim to 150 feet along th 5 run,' for SIO,OOO. He says this is not as high a figure as some other like claims have been disposed of at — an eighth of one of which brought $4,000. * A letter irom Feather River, dated Marys ville, April 25, gives some interesting intelli gence from the gold diggings. We make the lollowing ext/acts; .Still the waters are looming, and the moun [ tains are discharging their cumbrous weight of ksjnow under the approaching summer sun, and Kvhile the banks are full it is impossible to car- Wry forward any mining operations. Those who Kave established claims to work the coming Bkson are leaving the hills temporarily some employment in the towri3 upon the the valley, and some to vegitate and old scurvy from its hold in their earthly tenements. It was from one of these causes that I come down into Egypt again to fatten I upon potatoesand sour krout, rather than grow |Bin upon fat pork and bread. I have yisited •‘he bars upon Feather River, from the can • jkf the South Branch, to the foot of the KtlftsT and find there is a general suspension of Bwhrk upon the river. A vast deal of labor has ■ beeW done in digging races, preparatory to tur ■ nine* (the stream from its channel; and Feather the first of July, will present a sys tßßf;!"dams from where it enters the valley, IHte Vo to the It will literally be Sued from its bed in ever y practicable place forty miles, ana- ™n are now waiting for the melting of the snow mountain°traUs are like highways. You meet parties of ment at every turn, sweat ing under a heavy load, and scarcely able to speak for want of breath, in toiling up the steep ascents, earning every dollar they got, before they find it; and now, instead of going armed, as was necessary two or three months ago, we can traverse the mountains from the canyon to the valley with no other arms than a good jack-knife to cut our raw pork with. If there i s go id i n Feather River, it will be found this season. At Long s Bar, a large company has been organized to turn the river, and drain a hole thirty feet dep. Indians have dived into it, and brought up in their hands from three to ten dollars, and an experiment was recently made by letting down a greated bullet, which brought up a scale of gold worth sixpence ad hering to it. * * * * * Speculation in towns is somewhat active still. Having no interest in any of them, I shall not undertake to bolster up any of the fancies or paper towns. Above Sacramento, I look upon Nicolaus, Marysville, and Oakland, as impor tant points, simply from the fact that they have each the river on one side, and large mining districts on the other, to back them up. The Alta California gives an interesting ac count of an expedition to find the long sought “Trinity," projected and carried out by Selim Franklin, a merchant of San Francisco, in con nection with C. E. Gordon, Captain McDonald and G. Chandler who, with two sailors, left that port in the latter part of March, in a whale boat, the better to explore. The account says: They stopped at Bodega and some other points on the coast, encountering much severe weather and heavy fogs; at last came to what they rightly judged to be a considerable stream from the discoloration of water far out to sea. Into the entrance of this they put their boat, finding fifteen feet water in the channel, it be ing then low water, in a bay sufficiently deep to float vessels of any size. The schooner “Jacob M. Ryerson” came in a few hours after our voyagers, having sound ed the day previous and found it perfectly ac cessible. Our whaleboat party, and those of the Ryerson, now joined for the purpose of fixing a town site, having given the adjacent country a thorough exploration, sounding the river as far up as they went at that time, some forty miles, it giving two and a half and three fathoms in the channel; up one branch was found five fathoms nine miles to where it was slightly obstructed. From the fact that the river divides itself into three branches before emptying into the bay, they call it “Trinity,” as being the most applicable name. The appearance of the country was beautiful in presenting a fine soil,heavy timber,with every appearance ofa tine navigable stream some dis tance into the interior. The Indians who came down in numbers upon the appearance of the vessels willingly worked for trifling presents. Herds of elk were seen, and a very large one was killed by the party up the river; fish were also abundant. As an agricultural country it cannot be sur passed, and the valley of the river is one of the most beautilul in California, with also indica tions of mineral whealth. Several of the par .y came overland, north, to Pore Trinidad to meet goods shipped there, having let Col. Pierson surveying and laying out the town. Mr. Tichenor, of the Ryerson, left the same day with a party in a whale boat and two canoes, to explore the country towards the head of the river, and the river itself more extensively. That a city will spring up in this splendid region of country there cannot be a doubt the only question to decide is the most lavor abla place for it; having the best inland and seaward communication, Trinidad City has been commentad upon, and pretty generally known to offer no advantages. A few miles further south is Mendocino Bay, or Humboldt Bay, (as we will call it.) The bay is all that recommends it, with an entrance much like that of. Trini-y Bay, proper.—Thus, like most all harbors on the coast, is not easy to enter with sail vessels, in certain winds an weather; but to one who has once been in it, it will be found perfectly accessible. And further, the river is there—the long sought for. An old exprienced shipmaster and pilot, will pilot in or out vessels that may arrive. IVe notice by an advertisement i a the Alta California that a “Humbolt and Trinity City Transportation line” for the conveyance of goods and passengers, has already been es tablished. Thus they go ahead in the land of gold. In the San Francisco Journal of Commerce of the Ist May, which has been handed to us by a friend, we find a report of an adjourned mass meeting, held at the Halery House, in that city, on the evening of the 30tn April, on the suffiect of the admission of Califor nia into the Union. We copy from the Jour nal of Cjmmerce as follows. Colonel Stewart, as chairman, opened the business of the meeting by reading the resolu tions which the committee conceived should be adopted in the present emergency by the people, to assert, with all becoming deference and respect, their inherent and constitutional rights as American freemen, on behalf of Cal ifornia, as a free, independent, and sovereign Stave, without, ift the slightest degree de rogating from the paramount and heartfelt allegiance and loyalty which they fiUoiye and cherish towards the liag an 1 government of their common country. The adoption of these resolutions was moved and seconded without discusion, and unanimously carried by the meeting. Resolved, tha: a large majority of the people of California being natives of the United States, have lost none of their attachment to the federal Union, but if admitted to a par ticipation of its blessings, will be amongst the first to defend its integrity and the last, to abandon it. That we regret deeply that our application for admission has produced angry discussion upon irrelevant questions, arraign ing section against sesetion, and seriously threatening to disturb the future welfare of the government itself. Resolved, That the torritory belonging to the United States, is the property of the con federation, held by Congress in trust, for the benefit of the people of the Union ; and that the Federal Government while invested with the power to “make all needful rules and re gulations respecting the territory and other property of the United States,” must exercise this power under the restictions and limita tions imposed by the Constitution of the United States. Resolved, That the foregoing views of the relation of the territories to the general gov ernment and to the States ol the confederation taken in connection with the spirit of the constitution of the United States and its ex press p oyisions, and also with the republican institutions of the States of the Union, clearly indicates that the territorial co»diton is in tended to be temporary and not to endure beyond the time when the citizens of the S'ates shall have settled on this their common property, and shall have acquired such strength ofnumbers as will enable them to conduct a state government of their own, and enti .le them to representation in the Congress of the United States. Resolved, That a State can be admitted into the Union on one condition only, that ia, as the equal in all respects of the original parties to the confederation, and the Congress of the United States has not power to supervise State Constitutions, or look into them lor any other purpose than to see that they are republican in form. J‘b|H tto? instrument we have pre- sented, is a full and fair expression of the j popular will, and was adopted by the people | in the exercise of their sovereignty. That a State government has been organized here, securing as far as possible the enjoyment of civil and political liberty, and that we cannot consent to abandon it, or fall back upon a territorial government. Resolved, Tnat according to the true theory of representative government, all interests which are affected by law should be represent ed in the government which enacts, pro nounces, and executes the law ; that Califor nia possesses interests seriously affected by the revenue laws which tax her commerce and divert from her treasury into the United States the imposts collected iu her ports ; and that she possesses other interests still more harsh ly affected by the refusal on the part of Con gress to establish a territorial government for the security of life, liberty and property, within her confines, or by neglecting to recog nise the State organization, which, in the ex ercise of the indefeasible rights of freemen, the people of California have established for their self-preservation. Resolved, That the population of California, from the most reliable information we can ob tain, is at least one hundred and forty thous and, thus entitling her to the representation which she claims in the House of Represen tatives according to the present standard of representation, and that if the Congress of the United States has failed to ascertain that fact by the mode usually adopted in such cases, it is no fault of California, and affords no reason why that which is entitled to representation and subject to taxation should not be represented in its entire interest; both of the sovereignty to which it is entitled, and of the population which it actually pos sesses. Resolved, That as far as our Senators and Representatives have, through the medium of the public press, advised the American Con gress of the wants and necessities of our in fant'State.we mlly concur, and trust the proper attention will speedily be given to them. Resolved, That these resolutions be signed by the officers of this meeting, published in the city papers, and a copy transmitted to our Senators and Representatives at Washington city, and by them respectfully submitted to the Congress of the United States for their consideration and action. John B. Welles, 'j P. A. Morse, H. Ray Bowie, A. C. Peachy, Committee. M. S. Latham, Wm. M. Steuart, Wm. M. Burqoyne, WM. H. STEUART, President. Messrs. Reynolds, Scott, Hubbard, Morse, Peachy, Huie, Garey, Vice Presidents. John E. Durivage, John S. Robb, J. Win chester, Secretaries. ( Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun .) Washington, June 3, 1850. The Slavery Question — Mr. Soule’s Amendment Gov. Pratt's Amendment—Cabinet Rumors —California Debates — A Fleet for Cuba, %c. Nothing has been done so far in either House to settle the slavery question, which is daily waxing in importance, and threatening the dearest interests of the Union. The House have agreed to do nothing till next week, ex cept talking on the California bill. To-mor row week it will be taken out of the Commit tee of the Whole, and then the real battle will commence. Meanwhile, we shall hear from the Nashville Convention, and the probability is a strong effort will be made to make it adopt the Missouri Compromise line clear to the Pa cific, without a positive recognition of slavery south of the dividing line, and the establish ment of a territorial government for South- California. In the Senate, Mr. Soule, of Louisiana, pre sented a similar plan of settlement, which has been ordered to be printed, and which will, no doubt, have its influence on the Nashville Convention. Mr. Soule, as I had the pleasure of remarking on a former occasion, is an ora tor and a statesman ; and his coming forward with a positive plan of settlement, instead of merely acting the critic in regard to that al ready before the Senate, is a proof also that he is a patriot. He does not despair of the Union, because things do not all go as he de sires, and because a particular plan of compro mise is not adopted. Therein he is wise. Mr. Soule knows that better than any piece of parchment is a restoiation of the proper feel ing in regard to the Union—a willingness on the part of the sensible men of the Nor h to renounce fanaticism, and a .returning sense of justice on the part of those who have used a natural sentiment in favor of freedom, for the diabolical purpose of making political capital for fraternal purposes—turning love into ha tred, and fraternal feelings of charity into a lust for pqwer and a desire for oppression. It is of more consequent that ths slavery question should be settled than that this or that plan should be adopted tor that desirable end. If the Missouri compromise line could be adopted—if the representatives from the North had already taken their stand—if pub lic opinion in the Northern States were pre pared to sanction such a measure now, there is no reason why the South should not have its way. lam glad for one, that the thing is to b.c fried i but if it fail, I trust Southern gen tlemen will fall back qn the Clay compro mise, amending it in such a manner that it really is what it purports to be on the face of it —an honorable adjustment of the pending difficulties between the North and South. It the bill of adjustment does not entirely satis fy the South, let them take it as a payment on account, until the present excitement shall sub side —until the anti-Providence and anti-Bi ble men of the North can be put down by their own people, and then trust to the fraternal sense of duty and justice on the part of the regenerated States for additional security of their rights and property. We have to deal with men of flesh and blood, with human passions and error, and we must be charitable and forgiving even to our opponents. If the South do not like Mr. Clay’s compromise, neither does the North, and, be tween the two, the adjustment is perhaps as good a settlement as can be had now. Dis union 13 no remedy for the evils complained off; and if the President’s plan is adopted through the remissness of the South, the po sition of Southern men will be much worse, and far more hopeless than ever. Let us se cure one thing at a t : me. If we succeed in keeping off the cholera, and putting down the Wilmot proviso, we shall have reason enough to return thanks to Providence, Gov. Pratt’s amendment, which has been adopted by Col. Jeff. Davis himself, contains nothing th"at is not ju?t, and that the North cannot vote for, if they consider their sacred obligation towards the Constitution and the Union. It ought to be adopted, and is noth ing but an act of fairness to all concerned, if Northern men cannot vote for that, there is little hope that they will ever sacrifice their immediate interest to their duty. The rumorß about cabinet changes are all premature. Major Bliss is too great a friend of Governor Seward to permit Mr. Clayton to withdraw. Mr. Rosa Browne’s Report of the Debates in the California Convention, are ju3t publish ed. They are a valuable public document, and oagjst to find a large circulation through official and private means. X. P. S.—You will observe that Mr. Schenck introduced a resolutiou for the purpose of bringing in the civil and diplomatic appropria tion bill. That resolution was voted down ; the House opining that a government which does nothing for the pacification of the coun try, is not entitled to any money. This logic is not the worst; let us wait patiently for the application. I learn that the President has dispatched a fleet to the island of Cuba to demand the sur render of the American prisoners. This is all very well; as it is well known here, that the Spanish Minister has promised to surrender them. I trust the demand has been made with politeness, and without braggadocio, un der the present circumstances. X. THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. 2ltiqnsta, Georgia. SUNDAY MOBNINGi JUNE 9 The Editor has been confined to his room for several days by severe indisposition. He regrets extremely his inability, from this cause, to take part in the important political discussions now occupying the attention of the public press; but he hopes in a very few days to be again at his post. Lighting the City with Gas. —We are gratified to learn (says the Chronicle of Sat urday,) that at a special meeting of Council yesterday afternoon, a resolution was adopt ed, to subscribe an amount not exceeding $20,000, to the stock of the Augusta Gas Light Company. No action of the Council could have given us more satisfaction unless it had been to increase the subscription ; for the manner in which the City has been light ed for several years, has exhibited a niggardly parsimony, reflecting equally upon the author ities and the citizens, who quietly submitted to it. Subterranean Lake at Lancaster. —The Lancaster (Pa.) Gazette gives an account of an underground body of water, which it says lies beneath the highest point of the city, 27 feet under the surface, and 20 feet above Centre Square. It was first discovered by a workman digging a well, and is thought to be 50 feet wide and 10 deep. It flows in a southwestern direction. The Gazette pro poses that the water be used to supply the city. Another Invention. —Mr. Charles Daw son, of 395 Strand, London, has constructed an instrument capable of performing mechani cally an unlimited number of musical compo sitions. It is called Autephon. The inventor in describing it says : “Though it can play no music of itself, it can play any music that m ay be arranged on a sheet of paper supplied to it, returning the sheet uninjured when the piece is done, to be again inserted if a repeti tion be desired, or to be replaced by a fresh sheet if another piece of music be required.” From the descriptions we have seen of this invention, it appears to be constructed on the principle of the barrel organ. I. O. O. F.—The R. W. Grand Lodge of this State commenced its annual session in Savannah on Wednesday, and closed Thurs day night. Twenty-three Lodges were re presented. Charters were granted for five new Lodges, and a good deal of business of interest to the Order was transacted. The Officers elected and installed for the ensuing year, are ; E. H. Rogers, of Augusta, M. W. G. M. Augustus Merritt, of Griffin, R. W. D. G. M. E. H. W. Hunter,of Louisville, R. W. G. M. Geo. W. Patten, of Macon, R. W. G. S. J. M. Bivins, of Macon, R. W. G. T. M. Woodruff, of Columbus, R. W. G. Rep. The Grand Master appointed ; E. C. Grannis, of Macon, W. G. Marshal. J. A. Knight, of Macon, W. G. Conductor. C. W. Keys, of Madison, W. G. Chaplain. It is expected that the next session will be held in Macon, if the Grand Lodge of the United States shall consent. An act was passed by the last Legislature ol this State, authorizing the removal and incorporating the Grand Lodge of this State. The following is the amount of Gold Bul lion received at the U. S. Branch Mint at Dahlonega in the month of May, 1850 : Amount received 20,793 33 ■■ Coined 18,645 00 Half-Eagles , 3,060 00 Gold Dollars 3,345 00 Moral Influence.— An eloquent divine once said: “Away among the Alleghanies there is a spring so smqll that a single ox, on a sum mer’s day, could drain it dry. It steals its unobtrusive way among the hills, till it spreads out into the beautiful Ohio. Thence it stretch es its way a thousand miles, leaving on its banks n)Qre than a hundred villages and cities, and many thousand cultivated farms, and bearing on its bosom more than half a thous and steamboats. Then, joining the Mississippi, it stretches away some twelve hundred miles more, till it falls into the great emblem of eter nity. It is one of the tributaries of that ocean which, obedient only to God, shall roll and roar till the Angel, with one foot on the sea and the other foot on the land, shall swear that time shall be no longer. So with moral in fluence. It is a rill, a rivulet, a river, an ocean boundless as eternity.’ ’ Mrs. Sallie Ward Lawrence, of Louisville, who married a son of Abbott Lawrence some eighteen months since, lately obtained a di vorce under a law passed by the last Kentucky Legislature, which made the advertising of a wife in the public prints by her husband, with out cause, good ground for a divorce.—lt looks as if this law was passed expressly for the benefit of Mrs. Lawrence, and exhibits in strong colors the influence which wealth and high connections exert on legislative bodies. Had Mrs. Lawrence been the wife of a me chanic or a common laborer, we doubt much whether a Kentucky Legislature would have passed a law for her release. Reciprocal Visits between Governors. — The idea of Gov. Wright, of Jnd., for promo ting mutual good feeling and union of senlimen between the Slates, by reciprocal visits of their respective Governors, &c., is being car ried out. Governor Crittendpn, of Kentucky, lady and suite, arrived in Indianapolis, a few days ago, on a visit to Gov. Wright, of Indiana. The next day, a procession was formed in front of theJWashington Hall, and marched to the State-house square, where, Gov. Crit tenden was introduced to the assembly by Gov. Wright. After which a meeting of the friends of the Union was held and addresses delivered. In the evening. Gov. Wright gave a public levee, in honor of his distin guished guest; citizens lrom all parts of the State attended, and were welcomed. The editor of the Sentinel was one of the commit tee appointed to wait upon Gov. Crittenden at Madison. The committee, in company with Gov. Crittenden, and a large number of citizens of Madison, partook of a complimen tary dinner, given by latter at the Madi son Hotel. Every thing passed off in the best spirit. General Quitman. —General Lopez in his address, intended to have been issued to his followers in case of success, in speaking of the Cuban flag, makes the following allusion to a distinguished American officer, supposed to be General Quitman: “The patriotic people of Cuba will rally in joy and enthusiasm to its support, while you leave behind you untold thousands, eager to tread in your glorious track, under the lead of one of the most eminent chiefs of the unpar alleled Mexican campaigns; unless indeed we anticipate them by consummating our splen did task before they have time to follow.” [communicated.] Mrs. Whittelsey’s Magazine por Moth ers.—We have been permitted to examine the first 5 Nos. of the above Magazine, edited by Mrs. A. G. Whittelsey, well known throughout the United States, and to many in our community, as the deservedly popular and indefatigable editor of the “ Mother’s Magazine.” Mrs. W., in her Prospectus, says : “ The object of this Periodical may be briefly stated to be, to aid those who sustain the maternal relation, or are otherwise guardians of the young, in understanding, appreciating, and fulfiling the duties growing out of such rela tions, and especially to impress upon them the importance of such a training—physic il, intellectual, moral and religious —as shall en able the subjects of their charge to act wisely, beneficently, and successfully in the great theatre ot life—all auxiliary to a higher and better ‘■life to come.’ ” We notice in these numbers as contributors, the names of Mrs. L. H. Sigourney, Rev. J. S. C. Abbott, Rev. Thomas H. Gallaudet, and Samuel G. Goodrich, Esq.—writers of high reputation, whose “oecisional” articles (for it is proper to state that they are not regular contributors) cannot fail to make the maga zine for mothers entertaining and a highly useful monthly. Mr. Thomas Courteny is the Agent for Au gusta, who will receive subscriptions at the Reading Room of the Library Association.— Terms one dollar per annum, in advance. ( Telegraphed for the Baltimore Sun .) Nashville, Tenn., June 3,10 PM. The Southern Convention—lts Organiza tion. &.c , &c- The Southern Convention, for the purpose of considering the question of slavery and other important matters connected therewith, assembled here at three o’clock this afternoon, according to previovs announcement. The Convention was called to order by ex- Governor A. V. Brown, of Tennessee. The proceedings were opened by prayer from the Rev. J. B. Furguson. The chairman stated that a committee, con sisting of representatives from the different States, in their preliminary meeting, had a greed upon the following report and recom mendation, which they had requested him to submit to the Convention. They were unani mously received: Resolved, That the convention vote by States and that each delegation be counted as one. Resolved further, That the following gentle men be officers of this convention. William L. Sharkey, of Mississippi, Presi dent. Gov. McDonnald, of Georgia, Vice-President. William F. Cooper, and E. G. Eastman, ot Nashville, Secretaries, The report was unanimously adopted. The President on taking the chair, addressed the Convention in explanation of its object.— He said th.it it was not to dissolve, but to per petuate the Union, and to preserve the sacred legacy inherited from their fathers, w’hich still remained strong, and should not be mangled or torn. Who, he asked, was the greatest pa triot ? He, for one, would stand by the Con stitution. It was the true plan to avert evil, by guarding against danger in time. The convention had met to consult togeth er, and devise the best mode of averting the dread calamity now threatening to mar our fabric of government. The South required her rights and protection—for these alone it was the object of this convention to consult. After some further discussion in regard to the credentials of delegates, it was ordered that a committee be formed, consisting of one delegate from each State, to register the names of all delegates present, whereupon on motion of Mr. R. B. Roberts, of South Carolina, the convention adjourned until 10 o’clock to-rnor row morning, It ia very apparent that Mr. Clay’s proposed compromise will not be sanctioned by the con vention. The attendance of delegates is comparative ly slim. The Southern States aro not all rep resented. SECONB BAY. Nashville, June 4. The convention met this morning in the McKendres MethoJist Church, and was open ed with prayer by Rev. J. B. McFerren. Mr. Winston, cf Alabama, moved that as much of the report of the Committee of Or ganization presented yesterday as referred to the matter of voting in convention, fie recom mitted. Mr. Crawiord, of Georgia, said it would be better first to ascertain who were members of the convention. Judge Smith, of Mississippi, said the Committee on Elec-. tions were ready to report. The question being taken, on motion of Mr. Winston, it was adopted- Gqn. pillow, Chairman of the Committee on Elections, reported the list of delegates elected to seats in the convention. Mr. Rhett, of South-Carolina, moved that parliamentary law, as contained in Jefferson’s manual, be adopted for the government of the convention. The motion was carried. Mr. Brooks’ resolution coming up, it was opposed by Mr. Erwin, of Alabama, on the ground that the report of the committee then organised, should be disposed ot, Mr. Perkins moved the adoption of the re port of the Comipittee of Organization. Mr. Erwin opposed the motion. He said he could not support the report j if it was adppted fie might acquiesce, but that it was subversive of the authority of the people j that delegates had been appointed by the people to represent the States at large, and others to represent Congressional districts ; he was one of the latter, and had no authority to repre- , sent the State. Each Congressional district f was entitled, he contended, to a separate I vote. Unless this vote was allowed them, how, he asked, were people of the districts, who ap pointed them, to know whether they had been properly represented. If the principle recom mended was adopted, where, he asked, would it be stopped. If the convention was per mitted to exercise this stretch of power—to appoint delegates for Arkansas and Virginia— why should it not also appoint delegates for Missouri and Kentucky, which had no dele gates here ? This convention, he said, was no ordinary body—this occasion no ordinary one. No step should be taken without mature de liberation. The discussion was continued by Messrs. Erwin, Bald and Galthwait, of Alabama, Goode, of Virginia, Pickens, of South-Caro lina, Colquitt, of Georgia, and Brown, of Ten nessee. When Mr. Brown concluded, Mr. Brown, of Alabama, called for the previous question, but afterwards withdrew his call. The conven tion got into confusion, a number of gentle men endeavored to bring order out of chaos, and the President finally assumed authority to decide the manner of voting, and stated the order of the questions before the Conven tion to be, first on the amendment from the gentleman from Mississippi; second, on that of the gentleman from Virginia, and third, on the report of the committee. The question was then taken on the first proposition and rejected. The question was then taken on the second proposition and also rejected. The question was then taken on the proposition of the Committee of Organization, and adopt ed. The convention, after an exciting debate of three hours, decided to vote by States, each State having one vote ; 9 States represented, viz.: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South-Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia; Judge Sharkey as President. The convention then adjourned until to-mor row. Third Day. Nashville, June 5—9 P. M. The convention assembled according to ad journment, at 10 o’clock this morning, and after prayer and the reading of the proceed ings of yesterday, proceeded to business. Several delegates were announced as havirr arrived, and were admitted to seats in the con vention. The names of gentlemen comprising the committee ordered to be raised, were announc ed. The committee consists of two from each State, and of one from such States as have but one delegate or representative in attendance in the convention. Mr. McCrea, of Mississippi, submitted a se ries of resolutions, declaring that the spirit of the convention was conciliatory—that its object was to preserve the Constitution and the Union. Further, that the territory acquired by ihe U. States belongs to the several btates, to be governed and controlled by them through their representatives or agents in Congress. The lesolutions further recommend, or rather assert, that if the North will not’ac cede to the South its rights as guaiantied by the constitution, the formality of the associa tion would be broken, and eventually lead io> non-intercourse between the two disputing and now apparently adverse sections of the’ Union—the slaveholding and non-slavehold ing States. The resolutions further assert that Congress has no right to discriminate between the species of property held under the constitu tion. Mr. Campbell, of Alabama, took strong Southern (ground, and was adverse to any compromise. Mr. Benning, of Georgia, offered strong re solutions, taking decided Southern ground in regard to slavery, but (he said he would ac cept as a compromise, the Missouri line of 36 deg., 30 min, Mr. Dawson, of Georgia, offered a resolu tion recommending a liberal patronage to the new|Southern newspaper, to be established at Washington, to advocate the interests of the South. Mr. Chester, of Tenn., offered a resolution proposing the appointment of a committee on printing, which was carried, and the Conven tion adjourned till 10 o’clock to-morrow morn ing. Reception op the Remains op Col. Er,- mohe. —To-day the remains of our deceased Senator, Col. F. H. Elmore, are to reach Charleston, and proper arrangements have been made to pay due honor to his memory. We are requested to state, that from the hour ot 7 to 12 o’clock, the bells of St. Mich ael's Church will be tolled, and that the flags of the shipping in port will float at half mast during the day—and it is also desired that all places of business will be closed w-hile the procession passes. We know that even an indication that hon ors were to be paid to the deceased, will meet with a ready response from every resident of Charleston. The Committee representing the citizens of Columbia, in connection with the Committee of Thirty-three, appointed at the recent Meet ing here, will escort the body to Columbia, to be finally deposited in its mother earth.— Charleston Courier, Bth inst. ( Telegraphed for the Charles touCourier.) Baltimore, June 7—5.45 t*. M. Governor of Maryland. —Wm. B. Clarke, of Washington county, has been nominated as the Whig candidate for Governor of Maryland. New-Orleans, June 7—ll A. M. The Market, June 6—The Cotton market was active to-day, and 5,000 bales were sold, at unohanged prices, most .y for the European market. Sugar has somewhat declined—2oo hhds. sold at ss. Prime Molasses commands lrom 24 to 26. The Cuba Expedition. —Forty-one officers and privates, attached to the late expedition for the invasion of Cuba, have arrived here from Key West and Tampa Bay, Mork Cuba Expeditionists.—A letter from New Orleans, dated the 24th ult., to a New York journal, says: “I understand that there are congregated in this city, ready to leave tor Cuba, about fifteen hundred emigrants, all well armed, and about five thousand more regularly enrolled between this efty and Memphis. The hall has commenced rolling, and it will never stop until Cuba is ours. The present expedition may end in defeat, but another,on a grand scale, will be gotten up, that neither Spain, nor their ally, the Government at Washington, can put down. I have never seen as much enthusiasm upon any subject as is now exhibited by the entire South in favor of this movement. 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