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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST.
JAMES GARDNER, JR.
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It may be So
“ Next time you go out, you'll buy me a
wagon, won't you mother” said my little boy
to me one day, I did’nt want to say “no,” and
destroy his happy feelings; and I was not pre
pared to say “yes;” and so I gave the evasive
reply as often used under such circumstances,
“May oe so,” and which was meant rather as
a negative than an affirmative. The child was
satisfied; for he gave my words the meaning
he wished them to have. In a little while af
ter I had forgotten all about it. Not so my boy.
To him the “may be so,” w s “yes,” and he
set his heart confidently on rceiv ng the wagon
the next time I should go out. This happened
on the afternoon of that very day. It was to
wards evening when I returned. “The moment
I rung the bell at my own door, I heard his
pattering feet and gleeful voice in the entry.
“Where's my wagon;” said he as I entered,
a shade of disappointment falling suddenly,
upon his excited, happy face.
“What wagon, my dear?” I asked.
“My wagon—the wagon you promised to
buy me."
“I didn’t promise to buy you a wagon, my
son.”
“Oh yes you did mother! you promised me
this morning.”
Tears were already in his eyes, and his face
wore a look of distressed disappointment.
“1 promised to buy you a wagon? I am sure
I rember nothing about it.” I replied confi
dently. in the world put it into your
head?”
“Didn’t I ask you!” said the child, the tears
now overflowing his cheeks.
“Yes, I believe you did ask me something
about a wagon; but I didn’t promise to buy
you one.”
“Oh yes mother, you did. You said may
be so.”
“But “may be so” does not mean yes.”
At this the little fallow uttered a distressing
cry, His heart was almost broken by disap
pointment. He had interpreted my words ac
cording to his own wishes and not according
to its own meaning.
Unprepared for an occurrence of this kind, I
was not in the mood to sympathise with my
child fully. To be met thus, at the moment of
my return home, disturbed me.
“I didn't promise to buy you a wagon, and
you must stop crying about it,” said I, seeing
that he had giving away to his feelings, and
was crying in a loud voice.
But he cried on. 1 went up stairs to lay off
my things, and he followed, still crying.
“You must hush now,” said I, more posi
tively. “I cannot permit this. I never prom
ised to buy you a wogon.”
“You said “may be so,” sobbed the child.
“May be so,” and yes, are two different
things. If I had said taat I would buy you .a
tht?re would have been some reason in
your disappointment; but I said no sucn
thing.”
He had paused to listen; but as I ceased
speaking, his crying was renewed.
««£ T ou must stay this now. There is no use
in it am* * will not have it,” said I resolute
ly.” *
Mv bov chox ° d down for a few moments, at
thi*andhalfsW d his “•««-
ing him, it flowed on as wlldl r aa
I felt impatient.
“Stop this moment, I say* and * took hold
of his arm firmly. My will u _ stron g» and
when a little excited, it often lead/ m ®
what I would do in moments of reflects on *
boy knew this by experienre. By my mJ nn ® r
of speaking he saw that I was in earnest, a/ d
that if he did not obey me, punishment urould
follow. So, with what must have been a pow
erful effort for one so young he stifled the ut
terance of hi 3 grief. But the storm within
raged, none the less violently, and I could see
his little frame quiver, as he strove to repress
the rising sobs.
Turning away from me, he went and sat
down on a low seat in the corner of the room.
I saw his form in the glass, as I stood before
it to arrange my hair, after laying aside my
bonnet; and for the first time my feelings were
touched. There was an abandonment in his
whole attitude; an air of grief about him that
affected me with tenderness.
“Poor child” I sighed. “His heart is al
most broken. I ought to have said yes or no,
and then all would have been settled.”
“Come,” said I, after a few moments, reach
ing my hand toward the child, “let ms go down
and look out for father, he will be home
soon.”
I spoke kindly and cheerfully, but he neith
er moved, looked up, nor gave the smallest
sign that he heard me.
“Oh well,” 6aid I, with some impatience in
my voice, “it doesn't matter at all. If you’d
rather sit there than come down into the par
lor and look out for dear father, you can
please yourself.
And turning away as 1 spoke, I left the
chamber and went down stairs. Seating myself
at a window, I looked forth and endeavored to
feel unconcerned and cheerful. But this was
beyond my power. I saw nothing but the form
of my grieving cnild, and could think of noth
ing but his sorrow and disappointment.
“Nancy!” said I to one of my domestics,
3 ho happened to come into the parlor to ask
e some question, “I wish you would run
down to the toy store in the next block, and
buy Neddy a wagon. His heart is almost
broken about one.” The girl, always willing
when kindly spoken to, ran off to obey my
wishes, and in a little while returned with the
article wanted.
“Now,” said I, “go up into my room and
tell Neddy that I’ve got something for him.
Don’t mention the wagon. I want to take him
in surprise.”
Nancy went bounding up stairs, and I placed
the wagon in the cen re of the room, where it
would meet the child’s eyes on the moment ol
his entrance, and then sat down to await his
coming, and enjoy surprise and delight. Af
ter the lapse of about a minute, I heard Nancy
coming down slowly.
‘♦Neddy s asleep, said she, looking in at
the door.
» “Asleep!” I felt greatly disappointed.
“Yes ma’am. He was on the floor asleep, I
took him up and laid him in your bed.”
“Then he’s over his troubles,” said I, at
♦emoting to find relief for my feelings, in this
-aSterance. But no such relief ca r.e.
the wagon in my hand, I went up to
the chamber where he lay, and bent over him.
The .iJna of grief were .till upon hia face, and
-Unnw and then a famt sigh or aob gave
!3fdLce that even sleep had not yet hushed
tieTthe storm which had swept over him.
“Neddy!” I spoke to him in a voice of ten
de mess, hoping that my words might reach his
ear - “Neddy dear, I have bought you a wag
on/’
But his senses was locked. Taking him up
I undressed him, and then, after kiss-ng his
lips, brow, and cheeks, laid him in his little
bed, and placed the wagon on the pillow be
side him.
Even until the late hour on which I retired
that evening, were my feelings oppressed by
the incident X have described. My “may be
so,” uttered in order to avoid giving the direct
answer my child wanted, had occasioned him
far more pain than a positive refusal of his re
quest could have done.
“1 will be more careful in future” said I as
I lay thinking about the occurrence, how I
create false hopes. My yea shall be yea, and
my nay, nay. Os these cometh not evil.
In the morning when I awoke, I found Ned
dy in possession of his wagon. He was running
with it around the room, as happy as if a teir
had never been|upon his cheek. I looked at
him for many moments without speaking. At
last seeing that I was awake, he bounded up
to the bed-side, and kissing me, said —
“Thank you, dear mother, for buying me
this wagon. You’re a good mother.”
I must own to have felt some doubt on the
subject of Neddy’s compliment at the time.—
Since this little experience, I have been more
careful how I answer the petitions of my chil
dren, and avoid the “may be so,” “i’ll see
about it,” and other such evasive answers that
come so readily to the Ups. The good result,
I have experienced in many instances.
[From the Loudon Punch.]
The Last Hours of a Single Gentleman-
This morning, November 11, at half-past
eleven o’clock precisely, an unfortunate young
man, Mr. Edward Pinckney, underwent the
extreme penalty of infatuation, by expiating
his attachment to Mary Ann Gale, in front
of the altar railing of St. Mary’s Church, Is
lington.
It will be in the recollection of all those
friends of the parties who were at Jones’s par
ty at Briston, two years ago, that Mr. Pickney
was there, and then first introduced to Mary
Gale, to whom he instantly began to direct
particular attentions—dancing with her no
less than six sets that evening, and handing
things at supper in. the most devoted manner.
From that period •ammenced the intimacy
between them which teiminated in this morn
ing’s catastrophe.
Poor Pinkney had barely attained hia twen
ty-eight year, but there is no reason to be
lieve that but for reasons of a pecuniary na
ture, his single life would have come earlier
to an untimely end. A change for the better,
however, having occurred in his circumstances,
the young lady's friends were induced to sanc
tion his addresses, and thus became acces
sries to the course for which he has just suf
fered.
The unhappy man passed the last night of
his bachelor existance in his solitary cham
ber. From half-past eight to ten he was en
gaged in writing letters. Shortly after, his
younger brother, Henry, knocking at the
door, when the doomed youth told him to
come in. On being asked when he memt to
go to bed, he replied—“ Not yet.” The ques
tion was then put to him how he thought he
would sleep? to which he answered, “ I don’t
know.” He then expressed his desire for a
cigar and a glass of grog. His brother, who
sat down and partook of the like refreshments,
now demanded if he would take anything
more that night. He said “ nothing,” in a
firm voice. His affectionate brother then
rose to take leave, when the devoted one con
siderately advised him to take care of him
self.
Precisely at a quarter of a minute to seven
the next morning, the victim of Cupid having
been called, according to his desire. he rose
and promptly dressed himself. He had the
self-control to shave himself without the
slighest injury; for not even a scratch upon
his chin after the operation. Ic would seem
that he had devoted a longer time than usual
at his toilet.
The wretched man was attired in a slight
blue dress coat, with frosted buttons, a white
vest and nankeen trowsers, with patent leath
er boots. He wore around his neck a varia
gated satin scarf, which partly concealed the
Corraxzo of the bosom. In front of the scarf
was inserted a breastpin of conspicuous di
mensions.
Having descended the staircase with a quick
step, he entered the apartment where his bio
ther and a few friends awaited him. He then
shook hands cordially with all present; and
b fc ;ng asked how he slept, answered —“Very
well , ” and t 0 t * ie f urt ker demand as to the
state of 2d® m i nd » he said that he “ felt hap-
DV f 9
'One of the having hereupon suggest
ed that it would te a » well to take something
before the melancholy ceremony was gone
through, he exclaimed with some emphasis,
“ decidedly.” Breakfast was accordingly serv
ed, when he ate a French fbil* a large round
roast, two sausages and three pew laid eggs,
which he washed down with three great break
fast cups of tea. In reply to an expression of
astonishment on the part of persons present,
he declared he never felt heartier in his life.
Having inquired the time and ascertained
that it wai ten minutes to eleven, he remark
ed that it would soon be over. His brother
then inquired if he could do anything for him,
when he said he should like to have a glass of
ale. Having drank this, be appeared to be
satisfied.
The fatal mio ment no w approaching, he de*
voted a portion of his time to distributing a
mong his friends those little articles he would
no longer want. To one he gave his cigar
case, to another hia tobacco stopper, and he
charged his brother Henry with nis latch key,
with instructions to deliver it after all was
over, with due solemnity, to the landlady.
The clock at length struck eleven, and at
the same moment he was informed that a cab
was at the door. He merely sail “ I am ready,”
and allowed himself to be conducted to the
vehicle, into which he got with his brother, his
friends followed on behind in order.
Arrived at the tragical spot, a short, but
anxious delay of some seconds took place;
after which they joined by the lady with her
friends. Little was said on either side, but
Miss Gale, with customary decorum, shed
tears. Pmckney endeavored to preserve de
corum, but a slight twitching in his mouth
and eyebrows, proclaimed his inward agita
tion.
All necesstry prelim -n.tries having now
i been settled, and the prescribed melancholy
formalities gone through, the usual question
was put “ Wilt thou h ;ve this woman to be
thy wife?” To which the rush youth replied
in a distinct voice, “ L will.”
He then put the fat il ring on Miss Gale’s
finger, the hymeni ii noose was adjusted, and
the poor fellow was launched into matrimony.
Return op Powers, the Sculptor. Pow
i ers, the Sculptor, we see it stated, is anxious
! to return to his native country —proud of her
i virtues, and more attached than ever to her
! glorious institutions. It is possible that he
j may arrive in the United State in the course
I of this year, and that he will bring with him
the noble sculpture of America, as it is par
tially described in the extract below. He has
an American wife and six children, and we
venture to say that no citizen has ever return
• u° the *^ n * ted States wao will be hailed
with more cordial welcome than Hiram Pow
ers—crowned as he is with the richest wreaths
ot art, simple in his habits, gay in his man*
nera, and the first sculptor of the age, says the
Intelligencer. “He represents America crown
ed with the thirteen stars, signifying light, or
the wisdom and faith of the nation. She is
embellished by the fasces, signifying her
strength and power. She stands by the U
nion, (the fasces,) which is crowned with a
laurel wreath, and she points to Heaven—
‘ Trust in God, stand by the Union, and put
down despotism,' signified by a crown and
sceptre under her. The figure itself is of a
young, vigorous, and dignified woman—em
blematical of the youth, strength, and majesty
of our country.”
Ice Cream.— “ Sam,” said one of the work
men, who had just tossed a huge block of ice
into his cart, “Sam,” said he to his co-laborer,
“do you know that I have just got an ideer,”
“No,” answered Sam, resting on his shovel,
“what is it Robert ?” “It is just this,” said
Robert, with the grave importance of a pro
fessor who is about to astonish his class with
a new theory, “you know vanilla has got to be
a stale thing, eh ? some people complain that
it makes the cream taste like tobacker, lemon
is not much liked, pine apple is extravagant.
Now I tell you what : an enterprising man
might get up a new article. What do you
think of the pork flavor for an ice cream, eh,
Samuel?” “Pork” echoed Sam, with undis
guised astonishment, —“ what in the world
ever made you tuink of that?” “What made
me think of it ? it was the habit of observa
tion. Sammy, there is nothing like observa
tion to help a man to a lucky thought. I took
the hint from the last piece of ice I chucked
into the cart — it had a pig in it!
Benefits of Advertising 1 -
A professional friend of ours told us the
other day, that during the past year he had
realized four hundred dollars in" fees, which
he could trace directly to the fact of having
his business card published in the Intelligen
cer. That much he knew resulted from ad
vertising, and how much more he was benefi
ted by the same cause, he was unable to tell.
This is only a single case, yet it serves very
truly to illustrate the general principle. In
these times of improvement, when every body
takes one or more newspapers, the advertising
columns of a paper have come to be looked
upon as a kind of business directory. They
are referred to with as much regularity as the
Almanac, and the information deiived from
them is valued as highly, and acted upon
quite as implicitly. Hence, it is, that the
merchant, or other business man, who ne
glects to take advantage of such facilities for
laying his business before the people, is found
unable to keep pace with his more enterprising
neighbor, who is endowed with a little keener
insight into the machinery of trade, and reid
ily embraces every opportunity for extending
his business, which the progressive spirit of
the times is able to afford. This fact mani
fests itself in the every day intercourse of
life. Visit the mercantile establishment, where
the proprietors make it an invariable rule to
keep the public posted up in regard to their
business, through the medium of advertising,
and you will find it thronged with custom
ers, —an abundance of clerk 3, and all busy,
and the whole establishment exhibiting that
life and activity which is a certain indication
of prosperity. On the other hand, drop into
the establishment where advertising is not
practised. You step out from the crowd, for
the crowd passes by, and observe as you en
ter, a general appearance of stillness and quiet
about the premises, an oppressive sensation
comes over you from the dull and stagnant at
mosphere of the place,—the “ man of the
house,” with his hands in his pockets nods a
kind of lazy salutation and invites you to “take
a cheer” —clerks are scarce—they have no
use for them —business don’t require it, —
you glance around,—-a thick carpeting of dust
overlies the counters, and the dingy festoons
of cobwebs clustering over the shelves, tell
plainly enough that the people don’t know
he’s there. You finally conclude that you’ve
got into the wrong house, and hastily sound a
retreat. — Atlanta Intelligencer .
Marine Disaster. —The steamer Freeman
Rodney, commanded by Capt. R. T. Brown,
bound to New York, from Pittsburg, via New
Orleans, struck on the Bahama Banks on the
night of the 10th inst. The Rodney was so
much disabled that Capt. Brown found it ne
cessary to take her into Nassau, New Provi
dence, where he chartered the schr. Theresa
Jane to bring him to this port. The Theresa
Jane arrived off our bar yesterday at 2 o’clock,
P. M., and placed Capt. B. and the following
passengers on board the Pilot boat G. W.
Behn, all of whom arrived in town at 2, P.
M.—to wit: Mrs. Outen and four children,
W. Symes, VV. T. Weech, R. W. Weech, and
Mr. Williams. The schooner having dis
charged her passengers, bore away again for
Nassau without coining inside.— Savannah
Republican, 26th inst.
{From the Chrleston Mercury , 2 6th inst )
How the Physic Works. —The following
extract from the report of the Dry Goods
Market in the New York Courier and Enquir
er ,of last week, shows how much of substan
tial interest ?;the people of that city have in
crying out lustily for the Union and the pre
servation of good feeling between the sections
of the country. It also shows that the South
has not been satisfied with a vapid cry for
peace, while beneath it there moved the grant
ing and surly dissonance of war. We may
now see that the Southern people are begin
ning to protect themselves in the right way,
and it is to be hoped that having made the
beginning, they w ill not stop short of the
perfect consummation oi the’policy of self-pro
tection and independence. Let them no long
er trust the distribution of their wealth to
those who first feed upon their substance and
then seek to destroy their peace.
“Foreion Dry Goods. —Trade has not been
large during the past week, and, under the
influence of the prevailing dullness, prices are
less firm then they were a fortnight since.
The Jobbers from distant cities have made
their first purchases and shipments, and are
not disposed to buy any more at present. Our
city Jobbers have also made their early pur
chases, and are somewhat surprised that the
buy rs rom the are not here
to make their usual selections—trade is very
backward with those houses who do a South
ern business, and some shrewd merchants are
of the opinion that the political state of affairs
at Washington has no small influence in mer
cantile matters in our city. The Southern
people aie highly exasperated against the Abl
itionists at the North. In the meantime,
trade suffers, and many of our most prudent
merchants are assailed by envious rivals as
Abolitionists, and the trade which last year
was done here is being done in Southern cities
These things however,will correct themselves,
and, in the end, will reeoi' with tearful force
upon the authors of the slander.
The balance of trade must have been large
ly in favor of the South, or they would not
have drawn so heavily on the North for specie
as they did a short time since.so as to frighten
the Banks for a few day into stringent meas
ures.
All these influences operate against trade,
and jobbers will not buy any more goods un
til the sales with the country increase—until
that time importers must be patient and not
endeavor to ioreo matters faster than circum
stances will admit.”
Savannah Mutual Loan Company.—Pur
suant to the call published in the city papers,
a meeting of the citizens of Savannah friendly
to the organization of a Mutual Loan Assoei
ation was held at the Exchange Long Room
last night.
The meeting was organized by the appoint
ment of Capt. Robert D. Walker, Chairman,
and James Sullivan, Secretary.
On motion of Mr. J. M. Jones, acommittee
was appointed to solicit subscriptions to the
Stock of the Company. R. D. Walker, J. M.
Jones, J. A. Laßoche, James Sullivan, H. J.
Chalmers, and Guerrard, composed said
committee.
On motion of Mr. Joseph Felt— Resolved,
That so soon as one thousand shares are sub
scribed, the Chairman of this meeting shall
call the stockholders together to organize the
association.
After the transaction of some irregular
business, on motion the meeting adjourned.
The design of the association is to create
a mutual stock company of 2,000 shares, pay
ing one dollar per month for each share, the
money accruing from this stock to be loaned
upon certain conditions to the individual
members of the company for building or other
purposes. The plan is, we believe, the same
that has been adopted in several of the North
ern cities and in Charleston, and which has
been found to offer great advsntages to the
members of the associations.
The meeting was well attended last night,
and although only the initiatory movement,
was highly gratifying in its results, some 400
shares of stock being taken by those compos
ing the meeting.— Savannah News, 2 6th inst.
The Steamer Chatham. —This steamer has
been thoroughly repaired and refitted. We
notice that she has now a promenade deck ex
tending her whole length, by which her ca
pacity for freight is considerably increased.
The hull of the Chatham is of iron, and her
upper works have been entirely renewed.
She is now one of the handsomest boats on
our river.
The Chatham, commanded by Capt. Postell
took her departure yesterday morning for
Augusta. Tne T. S. Metcalf will be laid up
and repaired. — lb.
Sale of City Lots. —The City Marshal yes
terday sold eighteen Lots in Chatham and
Montery Wards, for $18643 00 being an in
crease of $3093, 00 on their valuation recent
ly made.
{Savannah Georgian, 2 6th inst.
{Reported for the Baltimore Clipper.')
Thirty-First Congress—Second Session-
Washington, Feb. 24, 1851.
SENATE.
Mj. Pearce presented petitions from the Old
Defenders of Baltimore, asking that the boun
ty land law of last September may be so a
mended as to give one hundred and sixty
acres of land to all who were engaged in the
late war with Great Britain, and that land
warrants may be made assignable.
Peti f ions for the repeal of the fugitive slave
law were presented by Messrs. Chase, Ham
lin, Dayton and Seward, and laid upon the
table.
Mr. Hunter reported a bill authorizing a
change in the amount of silver in the silver
coins of the United States.
The Indian Appropriation bill was passed.
The Postage bill was taken up; and after
being amended, passed.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the President’s message in relation to the
recent disturbance in Boston.
The debate was resumed, in which Mr.
Berrien spoke in favor of granting the powers
asked f r by the President, and Mr. Rhett in
opposition, who said there was no constitu
tional power to pas 9 the fugitive slave law.
Mr. Clay said that every where has the
message been received with favor, except by
the ultras ®f both sections, who are endeavor
ing to hurry on a crisis, and proceeded to re
ply to Mr. Rhett.
The Senate had not adjourned when this
was closed—a quarter to four o’clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House laid on the table the motion
made by Mr. Bayly, on Saturday, to reconsid
er the vote by which the fortification bill was
laid on the table —yeas 101, naye 87.
Mr. Bayly moved to suspend, for the re
mainder of the session, the rule which allows
five minutes to members for explanation of or
to oppose amendments.
The question was decided in the negative—
yeas 100, nays 88—not two-thirds.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union—Mr.
Burt in the chair —and proceeded to the con
sideration of the civil and diplomatic appro
priation bill.
The first clause, making appropriations for
the pay and relief of members of Congress
having been read.
Mr. Bayly said that he would make an ef
fort to-morrow to suspend the five minutes
rule; and as an argument in favor of this, he
remarked that at the last session, with this
rule in existence, eleven days elapsed before
the civil and diplomatic bill was passed after
the general debate was closed. He said that
unless this rule shall be suspended, this and
the army and navy bills will fail, and the ne
cessity of an extra session of Congress become
inevitable.
Mr. McClellan 1 made a speech against in
demnity for French spoliations.
Mr. Stanton, of Tennessee, offered a few
remarks in favor of a general policy of mail
steamers.
Mr. John A King replied to Mr. McClel
land.
Mr. Evans, of Maryland, gave notice of an
amendment to render more efficient and eco
nomical the light house system.
The committee then voted on various a
mendments, and at half-past three o’clock
the House took a recess until six.
{Telegraphed for the Baltimore Clipper.)
Washington, Feb. 24, 1851.
The difficulty between Mr. Stanley, of N.
C., and Mr. Inge, of Alabama, which occurred
in the House a few days ago, led to a - hostile
meeting to-day. They (with Mr. Ash, the
friend of Mr. Stanley and Governor Brown of
Mr. Inge,) quietly absented themselves from
the city, crossed the Maryland line and fought
a duel. They fought with pistols.—After ex
changing shots (one round) neither party be
ing wounded, the affair was amicably adjust
ed by the friends of the parties and they all
returned quietly to the city this evening.
Fire. —About one o'clock thi3 morning an
alarm of fire was given which was found to be
on board theSw. bark Ulrica, Capt. Wahlgan,
lying at Yanderhorst’s wharf, and consigned
to Messrs. L. Trapmann k, Co. The Ulrica
has on board a full cargo, consisting of over
300 bbls. Rice and about 500 bales Cotton.—
We were unable to learn whether there was
any insurance on the vessel or cargo. The
fire is believed to have originated in the cot
ton stowed immediately under the cabin.— Ch.
Mercury, 27th inst.
A doctor on calling upon a gentleman who
had been some time ailing,put a fee into the pa
tient’s h?nd f*nd took the medicine himself
which he had prepared f r the sick man; he
was not sensible of his error till he fonnd him
self getting ill, and the patient getting bet
ter.
A Legal Conundrum. Why is the posses
sion of property taken by a sheriff at the com
menoemenc of a suit like the affection existing
between plighted lovers? Because it is an at
tachment which is usually dissolved in case of
the bankruptcy of one of the parties.
THE CONSTITUTIONALIST,
Georgia.
FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. 28.
The Late Coalition Break-down at Macon
The failure of the wire- workers to get up
an excitement at Macon, on Washington’s
Birth-Day, for the purpose of aiding the new
party scheme of Toombs, Stephens Sc Co.,
concocted at Milledgeville, was complete and
overwhelming. The accounts we receive from
other sources confirm that published by the
Macon Telegraph.
The people, it seems, would not counte
nance such a desecration of a day which
should be sacred to something better than the
schemings of the politicians. The Union De
mocrats generally must have suspected it to
be a Whig trap, and for that additional reason
staid away.
Some degree of respectability is sought to
be given to it by the publication of letters
from prominent politicians at Washington.
The first batch consists of letters to the
Committee of Invitation, from Mr. Clay
and Mr. Dickinson, of the Senate, and
Mr. Cobb, of the House. But the object aim
ed at has failed. The people were not drawn
by thousands, or even hundreds, to keep up
the fires of excitement which were blazing up
over the State during the canvass last fall for
delegates to the Convention. That excite
ment has since then very naturally died down
for want of material. Then the people were
m ade to believe that there was some danger of
disunion. The Clay Compromisers told them
that if the Southern Rights Party got control
oi; the Convention, the Union would be dis
solved. If the Union candidates got control,
the Union would be saved. The latter did
get control. The Convention was unanimous
against disunion. The apprehensions of the
public mind, whether justly or unjustly ex
cited then we will not now discuss, were
effectually quieted. None of the trickery
of the politicians to revive those apprehen
sions and keep up the issue of Union or Dis
union, so effectually disposed of then, can
succeed now. Henceforth the people of Geor
gia will decide their party relations according
to the practical issues before them.
The contest in Georgia will be in fact here
after, as it has been heretofore upon princi
ples of State Rights, and of Federal policy, of
strict construction, and of latitudinarianism.
It will be between State Rights Republicanism,
and consolidation—between Democracy and
Federalism. The new party move of the co„
alition of Toombs, Stephens & Co., and Cobb
Sc Co., if successful, will result in smuggling
whiggery and whig principles upon the peo
ple. “It is the same old coon,” which seeks to
climb back to power in Georgia by the aid of
a fraction of the Democrats who are in the
conspiracy, or have been cajoled into it under
adroit appeals to their fears of disunion. The
leading Democrats, the politicians who are en
gaged in thus carrying the State over to Fede
ralism, have their selfish personal ends to serve.
The people —especially the unpretending rank
and file of the Democrats—who are thus play
ed upon will find when the fruit is ripe and rea
dy for plucking, that they have been used to
defeat their old principles for the benefit of ft
few politicians. The great mass of the Demo
crats will stand firm to their old principles and
continue to act together.
We shall have something to say of Mr.
Cobb’s letter hereafter; as to that of Mr. Clay,
the great embodiment of whiggery—the old
Federal coon—we will content ourself with
a quotation from it. Speaking of the late action
of the Convention of Georgia, he says ;
“It crushed the spirit of discord, disunion and
civil tvar. Gentlemen, it requires only perse
verance, concert and co-operation among the
friends of the Union to secure the fruits of the
great victory that has been won.”
If the spirit of discord, disunion and civil war
have been crushed, what need is there of this
coalition manoeuvre among the politicians, ex
cept to secure the spoils of office, and pro
mote the schemes of Federal whiggery? These
must be the fruits alluded to.
Mr. Cobb is the only Southern Democrat in
the House of Representatives that has joined
Mr. Clay and other Whigs at Washington in
the scheme of a National Union Party, and
signed the mutual insurance pledge.
Various are the disguises under which Fed
eralism has sought power in this country. It
seeks by insinuation what cannot be done by
bluster. It has ever been the enemy of the
sovereignty of the States and the reserved
rights of the people. It has, ever since the
days of Hamilton and the elder Adams, strug
gled to concentrate all power in the Federal
Government, to make that Government what
ever a majority in Congress choose to consider
it —a Government without any limitation of
powers save its own will.
The Democratic party of the couutry was
the State Rights party of the country, and
its principles have always had the ascendency.
Recent events have disturbed old party lines
and names, and created many changes in the
political relations of our citizens. But the
broad distinctions between principles remain,
and must continue. The principles of the
Southern Rights party are the Jeffersonian
principles which have always obtained among
the Democrats, and made Georgia a Demo
cratic State. They are as essential now for the
protection of Southern Rights as in past days.
They are more essential, since gigantic schemes
of Protective Tariffs, Internal Improvements,
squandering the Public Lands as an excuse
for more taxation, and draining the treasury
by river and harbor bills, steamship lines, and
transportation of free negroes to Africa at the
expense of the Federal Treasury, and other
profligate log-rolling devices for increasing the
expenditures of the great Central Govern
ment, are now pressed with so much zeal.
The expenditures already reach the vast
sum of fifty millions. Tne South must al
ways be the sufferer by the success of such
projects, and it is her true interest to array
herself in behalf of strict construction of the
Constitution and rigid economy in public ex
penditures. This is the policy of the South
•rn Rights Party of Georgia. These are the
practical issues yet before us, and yet to be
fought against the combined powers of the
non-slaveholding States. The issue of resist
ance or submission to the Compromise meas
ures, has already been finally disposed of. It
is no longer before the people of Georgia for
their decision. When new aggressions are
made by anti-slavery, upon the South by le
gislative action, parties will again be formed
on them and the Southern Rights Party will
not sacrifice the South to Northern party al
liances.
Poems by Mary E- Lee-
We are indebted to the Publishers for a
beautiful edition of
The Poetical Remains of the Late Mart
Elizabeth Lee ; with a Biographical Memoir
by the Rev. S. Gilman, D. D.
The literary rank to which these poems
have attained, is not unknown to many of our
readers. Few names are more honored among
American poetesses. She has won for South
ern poetry a prominent place in the literature
of our country.
The volume before us contains two hun
dred and twenty-two pieces, many of which
are of exceeding beauty, purity, and tender
ness. The peculiarly touching history of the
authoress, a victim to ill-health, which termi
nated her life at the age of thirty-six, in Sep
tember, 1849, adds to the intrinsic interest of
these poems.
The Memoir, by Dr. Gilman, is replete
with interest.
We feel that a passing tribute is due to the
taste and enterprize of the Publishers, Walker
Sc James, of Charleston, (S. C.) We have had
frequent occasion to observe the neatness of
their publications. The present work will
vie in beauty with any other got up by any of
the Northern press.
Southern Quarterly Review
It was but a few days since we received the
January number.
Under the management of its able and dis
tinguished Editor, W. Gilmore Simms, Esq.,
it continues to sustain its high literary pre
tensions. It contains the following articles :
1. “ History of the Polk Administration .”
2. “ Mental Hygiene.”
3. “ The Genius and Writings of Thackeray
4. “ The Rights of the Slave States.”
5. “ Battle of Buena Vista.”
6. “ Is Southern Civilization worth Preserve
ing t”
7. “ Writings of Professor Francis.’'
8. “ Elementary Skstches of Moral Philoso'
phyr
9. “ Tallulah , and other Poems.”
10. “ Critical Notices.”
The fifth article is from the pen of Major
M. C. M. Hammond, of South-Catolina. It
is a most interesting and graphic account by
a military man, evidently acquainted with his
subject, of that memorable battle wh'ch has
added so much lustre to the American arms.
It contains also a full exposition of military
and political events connected with the his
tory of that battle.
Major Hammond has entered upon a new
and most attractive path in the field of litera
ture, by his military articles for the Southern
Quarterly. His article, “ The Battles of the
Rio Grande,” has been much admired and
commended. The present will not fall below
it in interest and merit.
We understand that these will be followed
up by other articles from the same pen, upon
other portions of our army operations in
Mexico.
Nuw York Money Matters. —The New
York Commercial of Saturday, 22d, has the
following paragraph:
The supply of money continues abundant,
although the offerings at the banks are quite
as large as they appear to be disposed to grant.
The formation of various new companies ac
cumulate temporarily lage sums of money,
which can be obtained at a moderate interest,
but we are of opinion that who have
been long in business find little trouble in.em
ploying their money. Preparations are un
derstood to be making to send further large
sums of specie to the South, and it is not un
likely that some millons will yet be necssary
before the tendency of gold to “flow up the
Mississippi,” will be checked.—What we fail
to receive from California in weight is made
up by promises, and the accounts received by
the last arrival in reference to the new dis
coveries are certainly the climax of the many
marvellous stories with which we have been
favored from this our youngest state.
Flouks of Crows. —The Clearspring Sen
tinel says that these destructive birds (to corn)
have been congregated in immense numbers in
the southeastern part of Washington county,
and Berkley county, Va. Tens of thousands
would congregate of a night in order to roost
together. They would break down consider
able sized, limbs fiom trees. Persons went out
of a night and killed them with clubs. They
were destructive on the fields of corn that re
mained unhusked.
Mail Robbery. —The Knoxville (Tenn.)
Register, states that the way mail from Dal
ton to that place was robbed on the night of
the 11th inst., at Campbell's Station. The
bag was taken from the boot while the drivers
were engaged in arranging the horses near
the stable.
The mail bag was found next morning near
by, robbed of its contents with the exception
of a single newspaper.
Large Business in Cotton. —The N. O.
Crescent of the 21st inst., spys: 4 “A reference
to our commercial column will show that
there has been a heavy business done in Cot
ton since the Africa’s news, fully nineteen
thousand bales having changed hands during
the last two days, nearly all of which is oa
European account. To effect these large sales
however, factors have been obliged to submit
to a reduction of felly half a cent from the
rates current at the close of the last week.”
Large Cargo.- i’he ship Meridian cleared
at New Orleans on 19th inst., by Messrs. Giff
ney & Lowell, for Liverpool, with 4200 bales
cotton, 140 hhds. and 871 boxes bacon, 22
tierces beef, and 7000 staves, equal to the bulk