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CON ST f TUTION A LIST. BY JAMES GARDNER, JR. TERMS. Daily, per annum, in advance .$8 00 Tri-Weekly, per annum 5 00 Weekly, per annum, if paid in advance 2 00 These terms are offered to new subscribers, and to old subscribers who pay up all arrearages. In no case will the Weekly paper be sent at $2. un less the money accompanies the order. In no case will it be sent at $2 to an old subscriber in arrears. O’* When the year paid for at «2 expires, the paper, if not discontinued, or paid for in advance, will be sent on the old terms, $2 50 if paid at the office within the year, or $3 if paid at the expiration of the year. [CT* Postage must be paid on all communications and letters of business. TERMS OF ADVERTISING. One square (12 lines,) 50 cents the first insertion, and 37 \ cents for the next 5 insertions, and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion. Contracts made by the year, or for a less period, on reasonable terms. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Sheriff’s Levies, 30 days, $2 50 per levy; 60days, $5. Executor’s, Administrator’s and Guardian’s Sales, Real Estate, (per square, 12 lines) $4 75 Do. do. Personal Estate 3 25 Citation for Letters of Administration 2 75 Do. do. Dismission 4 Notice to Debtors and Creditors 3 25 Four Months’ Notices 4 00 Rules Nisi, (monthly) $1 per square, each insertion. OCT* - ALL REMITTANCES PER MAIL, auk at oi'R risk. (From the Southern Recorder.) Constitutional Union Convention. Milledgeville, Monday. } June 2d, 1851,10 o’clock, A. M. J The Delegates to the Constitutional Union Convention assembled this day at the Capitol. On motion of Hon. W. B. Wofford, a delegate from the county of Habersham, Gen. Jno. W. A. Sanford, of Baldwin, was called to the chair for the purpose of organization. ****** On motion of Col. Ashurst, of Putnam, Wil liam Steel and B. T. Bethune, Esqrs., were re quested to act as Secretaries. a On motion of Mr. Stapleton, of Jefferson, the Secretaries proceeded to a call of the counties, when the names of the delegations from the respective counties were enrolled. On motion of Mr. Thomas, of Elbert, the roll, as made out, was then called, and the names of those not answering to the call w ere stricken therefrom. Tfee following is a list of the delegates answer ing to the call of their names. Baker.—Sam‘l B. Webb. Baldwin.—J. W. A. Sanford, Fleming Grant land. Bibb.—James W. Armstrong, S. T. Chapman, J. li. R. Washington and W. K. DeGraffenried. Butts.—Britton Buttril. Cass.—W. T. Wofford. John J. Word. Chatham.—D. E. Bothwell, Jas. George. Cherokee.—E. L. Shuford, W. R. D. Moss. Clarke.—A. F. Nunnally, W. H. Hull, J. P. Mayne, H. Holsey. Cobb.—H. G. Cole, A. Camp, J. Oslin, J. MJ&ige. Columbia.—P. Ramsey, O. L. Barnes, R. F. Wooding. Coweta.—Messrs. Kerby, and Hackney. Crawford.—Dolphin Davis, Win. Trippe. Decatur. —Benj. F. Powell, Dr. Tho. Y. Henry. DeKalb.—Charles Murphy, Wm. Ezzard, J. M. Calhoun. ITI . v/uiiivuii. Dooly.—T. S. Beall. Effingham.—Tho. Elkins. Elbert.—T. W. Thomas, W. Teasly, W. M. Mclntosh, L. H O. Martin. Fayette. —Jno. O. Dickson. Floyd.—D. S. Printup, G. M. T. Ware. Forsyth.—W. A. Lewis. Franklin.—Win. Turk, C. H. Lettle, J. N. Glenn. Gordon.—Thos. Bird. Gwinnett.—J. R. Simmons, H. J. Arnold, Bur ton Cloud. Greene.—Geo. O. Dawson. Habersham.—W. B. Wofford, T. J. Hughes, P B. Haralson, J. L. Logan. Hall.—John Haiden, C. R. Simmons. Hams.—Geo. H. Bryan, D. A. Cochran, Os borne M. Stone, John White. Hancock.—W. Terrell, L. Reeves, S. A. Par dee, L. Carrington. Henry.—E. B. Arnold, John Hail, John Stil well, Joseph A. Thrasher. Houston. —J. H. Powers, Meredith Joyner, Avner Burnam, Seaborn, C. Bryan. Jackson.—Giles Mitchell, Robt. Moore. Jefferson.—Geo. Stapleton. Jones.—R. V. Hardeman, F. B. Harchal, Thos. O. Bowen. Lawrence. —T. M. Yopp, R. A. Love, John W. Yopp. Liberty.—H. H. Jones. Lumpkin.—Anderson W. Redding. Macon. —Phil. Cook. Madison.—S. W. Colbert, W. H. Griffith. Marion.—Seaborn McMichael, W. M. Brown. Meriwether.—F. Kendall, J. W. Morelan, R. H. Cousins. Monroe.— W. S. Norman, J. H. Dumas. Morgan.—Thos. P. Saffold, Garland Prior. Muscogee.—James Johnson, P. Thweatt, B. A. Thornton. Newton. —Lewis Zachary, J. B. Hendrick, J. J. Floyd. Oglethorpe. —Joseph H. Lumpkin, Jr., Z. H. Clarke, John F. Biggers. Pike. —F. A. Freeman, W. L. Gordon. Pulaski.—T. B. Don nelly. Putnam.—J. M. Ashurst, J. McKenzie, H. F. Baldwin Jas. A. Meriwether. Richmond—.W, W. Holt, Rob ? t. F. Poe, Jno. Milledge, G. F. Parish. Randolph.—Jno. Henderick, M. H. Alexander. Stewart.—James M. Clarke, R. S. Wimberly. Sumter.—J. Tomlinson. Talbot.—James Z. Dismukes, Kenan Couch. John H. Wallace, Alex. K. Leonard. Taliaferro.—W. H. Wilder, Geo.L. Bird. Tattnall.—G. W. Collins, A. Strickland. Troup.—Thos. Leslie, B. H. Bigham. iggs.—John Ware. Upson. —Jordan Lyons, S. H. Wilson, W. A Cobb, H. Whitaker. ’ Walker.—Rufus J. Cochran. Walton. —Junius Hillyer, Beni. F. Selman Jno. T. Grant, D. H. Walker. Warren.—Jno. Adkins, M. D. Cody D. E. Hodo. J. M. Jones. Washington.—S. Floyd, A. Beech, T. C. Strange, L. Bullard. Wilkes.—Lewis S. Brown, M. J. T. Hackney, R. Toombs. Wilkinson.—Talliaferro Jones, Samuel T. Player. On motion of Hon. W. B. Wofford, the Hon. JOHN J. FLOYD from the county of Newton, was chosen by acclamation President of the Con vention. [We applied to the President for the eloquent address which he delivered to the Convention, on assuming his duties as presiding olficer. But regret that he could not lind time at the moment to write it out. We hope to be able to lay it before our readers on another day.] On motion of Hon. R. Toombs the Chair was requested to appoint a committee of three from each Judicial circuit, whose duty it shall oe to report matter tor the action of the Convention. COMMITTEE NAMED. Northern Circuit.—Messrs. Toombs, Thomas and Terrell. Middle. —Holt, Strange and Stapleton. Eastern.—George, H. H. Jones and Elkins. Southern. —Vopp, Donnelly and Ware. South Western.—Hendricks, Tomlinson and Cook. * Cattahoochee. —Johnson. Brown, and Clarke. Coweta.—E/.zard, Kendal and Camp. Chrokee.—Redding, Cochrane and Word. Western —Hillyer, Wolford and Mitchell. Ocmulgee.—-Meriwether. Saltold and Harde- M man. -*?• •, f|| Flint.—Armstrong, Norman and Cobb. Mr. Thomas of Elbert offered the following resolution. Re»olved. that the Convention will proceed jJtex disposing of the report of the committee of ►STAL 33, to nominate a candidate for Governor by bal lot. Which after some little discussion he withdrew' for the present. The Convention then adjourned j till 4 o’clock this afternoon. 4 o’clock, p. m. 1 he Convention met pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Toombs, chairman of the committee of 33, made the following report: The Committee of Thirty-three to whom w r as referred the duty ot submitting business for the action ol the Convention, beg leave to report that alter taking the subject into full considera tion, they recommend to the Convention the adop tion ol the following resolutions, to wit: Resolved , 1 hat the Constitutional Union party of Georgia, devoted to the Union of the States and the sovereignty of the States, hereby re affirm the report and resolutions of the Georgia Convention of 1850. (We omit the report and resolutions of the Con vention of 1850, w hich are thus made a part of this report, as they are already familiar to the people.] Resolved , That we have w itnessed with pro found regret the opposition to these principles by the Convention of our opponents recently assem bled at this place, because that opposition is cal culated to destroy the moral force of the position W'hich our State has taken before her sister States and before the w'hole world—to create divisions and dissensions among our own people upon a great and momentous subject, on which w r e should be, and on w hich we have been united, and by such divisions and dissensions thus weakening us, to invite a renewal of aggressions upon South ern lights, which may end in the overthrow' of our Union, in the destruction of our free and hap- Py government, and entailing on ourselves and children the consequences of revolution. The Committee recommend to the Convention to proceed to the nomination of a candidate of the Constitutional Union Party for Governor of Georgia. Which report was adopted unanimously. Mr. Thomas, of Elbert, withdrew the resolu tion offered by him this morning. Mr. Clark, of Stew art, stated to the Conven tion that as the name of Judge Andrew s had been spoken of in connexion with a nomination he w'as authorized to request that his name be considered as not before the Convention. Mr. Wofford, in compliance with the recom mendation of the committee, moved that the Hon. HOWELL COBB, of Clarke, be nomina ted by acclamation as the Candidate of the party for Governor. Which motion w’as adopted unanimously. Maj. Meriwether moved that a committee of five be appointed by the Chair to inform Mr. Cobb of his nomination, and request his accep tance. Committee named—Messrs. Meriweth er, Milledge, Hull, Thomas and Wofford, of Cass. The following resolutions w'ere then passed unanimously: Resolved , That this Convention return their thanks to the Hon. John J. Floyd, its President, for the able and impartial manner in which he hasp resided over its deliberations. Resolved , That this Convention return their than les to Messrs. Steele and Bethune, its Secre taries, for the able manner in which they have discharged the duties of their office. Mr. Thomas moved that the Union papers in Georgia be requested to publish these proceedings. The Convention then adjourned sine die. JOHN J. FLOYD, President. Wm. Steele, i c . . • B. T. Bethone, J Secretaries. Items from the World’s Fair. {'Prepared for the Charleston Sun) In accordance with a previous promise to keep our readers well informed on all matters of im portance relating to this engrossing subject of present interest, we offer the lollowing summary of the World’s Fair: Her Majesty and Prince Albert have visited the Crystal Palace live times since it has been opened. A London correspondent says: “Itis an un deniable fact that, with all the exertions of the press to find appropriate language adequately to describe this marvellous palace of treasures, the various accounts put forth fall short of convey ing a correct idea of the infinite beauties which are collected together. If the world had been doomed to destruction, and it had been prede termined to preserve specimens of every inani mate object in existence, here, in fact, you have a second Noah’s Ark, with every article of its rarest and choicest forms.” The sale of tickets is still actively going on at the rate ol £3 3s. each, and the daily receipts are said to average £2,000. The highest daily receipt was that ol the 15th, which amounted to £3300. The receipts for admission upon each day since the opening of the Exhibition to the public, independent of the receipts lor the sale of season tickets, have been as follows: May 2d, at £1 £560 0 0 May 3d, at £1 452 0 0 May sth, at 5s 1,362 10 0 May 6th, at 5s 1,458 10 0 May 7th, at 5s 1,790 15 0 May Bth, at 5s 2,018 0 0 May 9th, at 5s 1,824 10 0 May 10th, at 5s 1,843 15 0 Moy 12th, at 5s 1,597 10 0 Total .£12,937 10 0 The report adds that, up to this time, not the slightest inconvenience has been experienced by the crowd of visitors inside the building, and that 55,000 visitors at a time can see every thing which is to be seen, without the slightest incon venience. The contributions are yet still far from being complete or finished; every day some new ob- I ject is quietly placed either in the nave or in ; some department which adds fresh zest to the en joyment. Every vacant space is fast filling up, and the demand, if complied with, would fill a building half as large again as the present palace. A large dinner was given oil Monday to the for eign artists. Os the contributions of the East India Com pany it says: " Their collection promises, when completed, to be one of extraordinary interest, splendor, and attractiveness. In addition to the Lahore jewels, they have now, in stalls facing the nave, the “Durria-i-Noor, 55 or “ Sea of Light 75 —an immense diamond, set as an armlet, with ten smaller stones around it; a necklace of 224 large pearls; a necklace of four large rubies, a pair ol emerald armlets, a carved emerald and diamond turban ornament, an emerald and dia mond bridle and martingale, a gold-mounted sad dle, set with diamonds, emeralds, and rubies: a magnificent brocaded robe, richly decorated with ***£“?; and an emerald girdle, the stones in which are of immense size, and most of them of very line quality. This list of jewelry will give he public some idea of the* manner in which our Eastern empire is represented, and will re call some at least of those visions of fabulous wealth and splendor with which the name of India used m former times to be connected/ 5 Average Mortality in Citi^T—Dr. Sim monds delivered the first of two lectures upon the above interesting subject, Wednesday even ing, in the Lyceum Hall, New Orleans. I n the course of his remarks he alluded to the investi gations in connection with the English army navy, and the English nation, as -well as to the’ necessity for a correct system of registation for purpose of procuring true data op the subject. He noticed the census of New Orleans and ’ La layette for several years past, and said that out of a population of 106,000 last year, the ayerage mortality was eight and one-tenth per cent., or one in every twelve persons, He quoted data to prove the mortality of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Savannah, other cities, and while it ranged from 2 1-8 to 4 1-2 cent., that of New Orleans was full 8 per cent, #lje showed taat in nine weeks at the commencement of the present year,the deaths of Boston >yere 647,while those ol New Orleans were 1319, and argued that it was the duty of the Board of Health to ill yestigate this subject, mmm, MobHa - A Touching Story. The following affecting narrative purports to have been given by a father to his son, as a war ning derived from his own bitter experience of the sin of grieving and resisting a dear mother’s love and counsel. “What agony w 7 as visible on my mother’s face w hen she saw 7 that all she said and suffered fail ed to move me! She rose to go home, and I fol lowed at a distance. She spoke no more to me till she reached her own door.” “It is time now, said she. “Go, my son, and once more let me beseech you to think upon what I have said.” “I shan’t go to school,” said I. She looked astonished at my boldness, but re plied firmly: “Certainly you will go, Alfred, I command you.” “I will not!” said I w 7 ith a tone of defiance.” “One of two things you must do, Alfred—either go to school this moment, or I will lock you in your room, and keep you there till you are ready to promise implicit obedience to my w r ishes in future.” “I dare you to do it,” said I, “you can’t get me up stairs.” “Alfred, choose now 7 ,” said my mother, who laid her hand upon my arm. She trembled vio lently, and was deadly pale. “If you touch me I will kick you,” said I, in a terrible rage. God knows I knew not w 7 hat I said. “Will you go, Alfred ?” “No!” I replied qut quailed beneath her eye. “Then follow me,” said she as she grasped my arm firmly. I raised my foot—oh, my son, hear me! I raised my foot and kicked her; my saint ed mother! How my head reels, as the torrent of memory ruishes over me! I kicked my mother; a feeble woman; my mother ? She staggered back a few 7 steps, and leaned against the w r all. She did not look at me. I saw her heart beat against her breast. “Oh! Heavenly Father,” she cried, “forgive him—he knows not what he does!” The gardner just then passed the door, and seeing my mother pale and almost unable to support herself, he|stopped; she beckoned him in. “Take this boy up stairs and lock him in his room,” said she, and turned from me. Looking back as she was entering her room, she gave me such a look; it w 7 ill forever follow me; it was a look of agony, mingled w 7 ith the intensest love; it w 7 as the last unutterable pang from a heart that w 7 as broken. In a moment I found myself a prisoner in my own room. I thought for a moment I w r ould fling myself from the open w indovv, and dash my brains out, but I felt afraid to do it. I was not penitent. At times my heart w r as subdued, but my stubborn pride rose in an instant, and bade me not yield. The pale face of my mother haunt ed me. I flung myself on the bed and fell asleep. Just at twilight I heard a footstep approach the door. It w 7 as my sister. “What may I tell mother from you?” she ask ed. “Nothing,” I replied. “Oh Alfred ! for my sake, for all our sakes, say that you are sorry; let me tell mother that you are sorry. She longs to forgive you.” I w 7 ould not answer. I heard her footsteps slowly retreating, and again I flung myself on the bed to pass another wretched and fearful night. Another footstep, slower .and feebler than my sister s disturbed me. A voice called me by name. It was my mothers. ‘‘Alfred, my son, shall I come ? Are you sor ry for what you have done ?” she asked. I cannot tell what influence, operating at that moment, made me speak adverse to my feelings. The gentle voice of ray mother that thrilled through me, melted the ice from my obdurate heart, and I longed to throw myself on her neck, but I did not. But my words gave the lie to my heart, when 1 said I was not sorry. I heard her withdraw. I heard her groan. I longed to call her back, but I did not. I was awakened from my uneasy slumber, by hearing my name called loudly, and my sister stood by my bedside. Get up, Alfred. Oh, don't wait a minute ! Get up, and come with me. Mother is dying. I thought I was yet dreaming, but I got up me chanacally and followed my sister. On the bed pale and cold as marble lay my mother. She had not undressed. She had thrown herself on the bed to rest; —arising to go again to me, she was seized w r ith a palpitation of the heart, and was borne senseless to her room. I cannot tell you in my agony as 1 looked upon her—my remorse was tenfold more bitter from the thought that she would never know it. I believed myself to be her murderer. I fell on the bed beside her. I could not weep. My heart burned in my bosom; my brain was all on fire. My sister threw her arms around me and wept in silence. Suddenly we saw a slight motion of mother’s hand—her eyes unclosed. She had recovered consciousness, but not speech. She looked at me, and moved her lips. I could not understand her words. “Mother, mother,” I shrieked, “say only that you forgive me.” She could not say it with her lips, but, her hand pressed mine. She smiled upon me, and lifting her thin, white hands, she clasped my own within them, and cast her eyes upwards. She moved her lips in prayer, and thus she died. I remained still kneeling beside that dear form, till my gentle sister removed me. The joy of youth had left me forever. Boys who spurn a mother’s control, who are ashamed to own that they are wrong, who think it only to resist her authority, or yield to her in fluence, beware ! Lay not up for yourselves bit ter memories lor your future years. Manufacture of Jewelry in New Jersey. —Few persons, say the Newark Advertiser, have an adequate idea of the extent and value of this branch of manufacture in New Jersey: “A recent estimate puts the number of manu factories at 18, employing 6000 hands, whose av erage wages, including boys, amounts to sl2 a week, The weekly product of manufactured ar ticles is about $35,000 or $1,820,000 a year, In the manufacture of watch cases alone, about 50 hands are employed. In some manufactories chains are made, in others, principally rings, while in others, almost every article yet invented for the adornment of persons of both sexes, are manufac tured. The gold used fqr a year past, has been mostly the product of California, brought here assayed, and in bars; the precious stones forming a part of the ornaments are imported from Europe ready cut for use. An erroneous idea, we under stand, js prevalent in relation to the increase qf value of all gold manufactured into jewelry. A large number of articles prove to be unsaleable and out of fashion, and when that occurs, they are remelted and sent to the mint for coinage.” UROUOH'f, Cuobs, (icc.rrsVVe sp>e ’|°W 4U the midst of a severe and protracted drought, which has continued for the last four weeks, during which we have had in this place but two light showers. Good rains have fallen ip some parts of the country. But even wheat harvest which usually brings with it rain has failed in this in stance, for the clouds which have over-hung our place for several days look with un weeping eyes upon o»r parched earth. Wheat crop which are now being garnered are said to be very fine, better than for many years—this gives promise of plenty of “wheat' doings” although the “chick en fixens” are scarce and not to be had.—Cen tral Georgian, 3 d inst. Infamous Outrage.—The Mobile Register is informed, by a gentleman from the country, that the Rev. Wm. Johnson, officiating Episcopal i-mister at Tuscaloosa, whdst oil a recent visit o Lowndes county, was waylaid near the resi nce of C°l. R. p. McCord, by two young men e Otis Rush and Judson Rush, and beaten severely with clubs, that his life is dispaired of physician, Or. Paul Tip* l famous attack op a beloved Minister of the Episcopal church— -one who stands next to Bis iop < obb himself m the opinion of the diocese— was prompted, it ! S surmised, by an old grudge that had its origin many years since when these young men were members of a school, in Lowndes county, of which Mr. Johnson was the principal. : •* j[ CON ST IT l TION ALI ST Jhipstrt, (!3i’iin)ii], THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 5. Slouthem Rights Nomination for Governor. CHARLES J. McDONALD, of Cobb County. No papers received by last evening’s mail from offices beyond Charleston. To Our Friends. '* Our readers will perceive that we present to them, to-day, a new 7 face. They will find, however, on scanning it, that the change is only external. It is an old friend with a new face. The thoughts we send forth to commune with their’s, are dressed in a new 7 and more at tractive garb, but they possess the same spirit of republican simplicity—of true democracy—*of State rights and strict construction—and are glowing with the same w 7 arm Southern rights feelings that have always animated us and in spired our labors. We hope to be greeted, during the canvass now opened, by the approving glances of all our old friends and of many new ones. To the former, to whom its present prosperity is due, w 7 e tender our cordial thanks for their past and continuing kindness. To them, and to all, we offer the assurance that the efforts of the past will be continued, to maintain the position of The Constitutionalist in public esteem. Our New Type. The type on which our issue of to-day is print ed is from the excellent Type Foundry of H. H. Green, New York. We leave it to speak for it self The gentlemanly proprietor we can re commend as one to be relied on in filling orders with fidelity and despatch. Proceedings of the Constitutional Union Convention. The proceedings of this Convention, or properly speaking of the Consolidation Union Convention, will be found in our paper this morning as copied from the Southern Recorder. Had we time now, we could give some interesting annotations and supply some omissions, to the written record. We had the good fortune to be a spectator of th£ cu rious and edifying medley of politicians and pa triots which this Convention presented. There was much of individual respectability and intel ligence in it. We regret that the opening address of the Pre sident, the Hon. John J. Floyd, was not reduced to writing, and given to the public. We unite in the hope that it may yet see the light. We were struck with the emphatic manner with which he delivered the following remark: “ Be tore the organizatiou of The Constitutional Union Party, 1 was a whig, and I gloried in the name and principles of the Whig party. But now 1 come not here as a Whig, nor do you come as W nigs or as Democrats. Ws come together as Union men.” There was here no recantation of whiggery—no declaration that its principles were less dear than formerly. We presume, therefore, whiggery has lost none of its vitality with him,nor with his Whig associates in the new organiza tion. It is not dead, but slumbers, and in due time will awake in pristine energy after they have got through with their professed task of saving the Union. The honorable President took occasion also, with rather small courtesy, as we thought, both to the Convention and its candidate, that was to be selected, in prejudging, precribing and dictating its action,and that course. Says he, “ You are not assembled to adopt any new principles, or put forth any new issues, but to re-aftirm the platform of the Georgia Con tion ot 18-50, and to select a standard bearer to maintain them. He is to promulge no new princi ples—he is neither to add to, nor take away from that platform.” We quote from memory, but are substantially, * and almost verbally accurate. Sure enough, what the honorable President r had foreshadowed was all duly arranged; wheth -7 er by the Macon Regency, or by himself, j Toombs & Co., that were present, or both com , bined, it is not for us to say. But certes there 5 was the Hon. Robert Toombs, ready to move, l and who, in due time, did move, for a Commit ! tee of Three from each judicial circuit, to report matter for the action of the Convention. Doubt i less the report was already cut and dried in his : pocket. The Committee appointed, he being Chairman, the Convention adjourned till 4, P. M. —at which time he was ready to report, and did report. ; It was nothing more nor less than that same j old “ masked battery ,” “ that false cry of UnifoP There was nothing in it but the slavery Jftes tion, and matters pertaining to it—the Union and the Compromise! No other principles, no Other issues were promulged. No other question of Government policy, State or federal, was deem ed worthy of consideration, or to advo cacy—or there was none that it was deemed prudent to trust with the people. It was a plat form of one idea —an ism ! After the report and resolutions were read Mr. Toombs turned loose a characteristic flood of clap-trap declamation, virulent denunciation of his opponents, and as much self-laudation and egotism as may become a modest man.— It was pretty much the same old stump speech that he delivered on several occasions last fall, on the issues then pending, with po perceptible improvement in its style, taste, or temper. He made towards the close, a declaration which forcibly suggested the application of a name to all this sound and fury, and all this heavy firing (with blank cartridges) from behind the masked battery. He sneered at South-Carolina her chivalry - her sensitive spirit under wrongs inflicted, and said that she would exercise the better part of valor and dis cretion. He said, “if we expected to -ecene, we would be the boy who waited for the sky to fall to catch larks. If the Uniou is not destroyed till she secedes, it will fost p thousand years, I will be security % fier to keep the peace, for a trifle ” We thought, “ truly, then, here is “ much ado about nothingP This being his real opinion, and tl&t of bis ps, sociptes in invention, it would have been mom 1 consistent and more statesmanlike to, have said 1 less about disunion, and more about practical is- ] sues, s If there is no danger of disunion in their eyes j from South-Carolina secessionists, we cannot t conceive how Georgia fire-eaters cpn’cause them 1 real disquietude, or give a reasonable pretext tor their efforts to alarm the people. Alter Mr. Toombs’ speech w 7 as finished, the Convention w 7 ent through the form of a nomina ation, by acclamation, of the Hon. Howell Cobb as the candidate for Governor—or in other words, acquiesced in , and ratified the nomination alieady made at Washington City, and endorsed by The Macon Regency .” It was notorious that, a number of members did not acquiesce w ith very great cheerfulness. Some preferred Mr. Jenkins, and greatly desired his nomination. Others preferred Judge \Y rar ner, and some w 7 ere instructed to vote tor him. But party drill is sometimes inexorable, and the Convention bow§d unanimously to its behests. The United States steamer Franklin, Captain dY otten, left her dock at New Y ork, at noon on Saturday, for Southampton and Havre. She takes out $968,630 in specie and one hundred and thirty-six passengers. Rain. We had a refreshing shower yesterday after noon w 7 hich laid the dust, and was of material benefit to vegetation. Life of General Wool. —We learn from the Albany Atlas that “the Hon. Francis, Baylis Mas ssachusetts, has published a life on General Wool, W'ith an account of his campaign in Mexico, and the brilliant services that illustrated it. It was prepared at the request of many of the members of the New York legislature and public officers, who desired that justice should be done to the fame and services of an illustrious son of New York. We have* been requested to call attention to the sale, by A. Lafitte, of the Dwelling and Furniture of the late Charles Cunningham. An Omnibus will start from the United States Hotel at 9 o’clock, a. m., for tfie place of sale, and return, at 2p. m. Fair each way, 50 cents. Concert Hall. By special request, the moral Drama of “ The Drunkard ,” will be performed to-night. Mr. Carter, a young and promising actor, who has given much satisfaction in playing the principal part, takes a benefit. We have heard but one opinion expressed by those w 7 ho have witnessed the representation of this play, and that strongly in favor of its moral effect. As this is the last time it can be performed in this city, we have no doubt it will draw another good house. It will be seen by the advertisement, that W. J. Thompson’s laughable Comedy of “ Major Jones- Courtship ,” w ill be performed to-morrow 7 night. Erratum. We were on Tuesday made to say exactly the reverse of what we intended by the word “can not” being substituted for “ ran.” We re-print the sentence as corrected. It forms by itself a short but very good editorial, and is worthy of being seriously pondered. “ Let the declaration go forth from the South, that a State can be co-erced by the military force of the Federal Government, back into a Union from which it had been driven by a con viction that the rights and interest of her people were no longer sate in it, and there is no extremi ty of humiliation which anti-slavery selfishness, in the arrogance of its power, will not impose upon the Southern people.” The Methodist Church Case. —A con densed report of the important case between the Northern and Souther# branches of the Meth odist Episcopal Church, w T hich has been under investigation in this city for a number of days past, will be found in a subsequent column or columns. The equity of the case is clearly in favor of a division of the property in proportion to ownership, when the rupture took place. The decision will not be given for some time. If it should be in favor of the Northern branch, the best thing that they can do, will be to immedi ately make over to the Southern branch the pro portion of property which belongs to them; or «hat would be still better, propose a reunion on the basis of non-interference on the subject of slavery, and then hold the property in common as heretofore.— N. F. Journal of Commerce. Whether the Methodist Church South suc ceeds or not, in getting its fair share of the joint property, but few in the South will agree in the above opinion, of the propriety of a reunion of the two sections, on any terms. Few can believe that such a pledge of non-inter ference on the subject of slavery would be given. Fewer still, that if given, it would be adhered to. Quick Passage from San Francisco.—The brig Samuel French, (of East port,) |Capt, Brown, arrived at New-York pn Saturday, in 10” days from San Francisco, including five days detention in the port of Albahos, Brazil. Candidate for Congress in Mobile. The Southern Rights Convention have nomi nated Judge Bragg, of Mobile, for Congress, The Judge writes a clear and manly letter, in which he says he is opposed to the Compromise; that while the Southern States gained nothing, by what has been termed the c; Compromise,” to Which they were not clearly entitled, they were deprived of much they most justly had the right to claim. The conclusion is, that the Compro mise measures are unjust ip themselves, and de rogate frorp the rights of the Southern States. He plsp thinks that, for adequate cause, a State has the right to secede, but that the adoption of the Compromise does not present such adequate cause If Secession should come upon us, however, he thus expresses his views of the duty of the South: As to what would be the duty of the remain ing States m the event that the General Govern ment meditated a resort to force, it is rather dif ficult to determine before such contingency is ! preseiited. Before the actnai use of force, I think no effort should be spared to prevent a resort to it. Ihe State should remonstrate and protest against it, pud Congress should firmly refuse to so the Executive Government with any ex traordinary powers to enable it to humble the re cusant State, ft pli such appeals proved unavaii- ! n S: a\fo nt spite of all effort to avert it, nothing put force would satify power, then all history is Ipble, and human nature is changed if brother fail ed to, sympathise with brother, and those having common interests did not unite to protect them. It Massachusetts were to withdraw from the U nion on account of her opposition so the Fugitive , Slave law, and force were used against her, I ap- i prebend she would receive very little aid from the Southern States springing from 9 sense of du ty, while she most probably would be assisted by Vermont and other States having kindred sym- - pathjas. Qn the pther hafid, if South Carolina secedes ou account of her opposition to the Com promise, and, if met with force, would Massachu setts feei it to be her duty to aid her ? Massa chusetts, I suppose, would hardly think so. At- t ter all, the thing is resolved into a simple matter ’*4 of sympathy anil interest. 1 think, then, every effort should he made to avoid collision between the Genera} Government and a State—-that fail ing consequences most needs be left to take care of themselves. What they must inevitably be, I think 1 have already sufficiently indicated. Simplicity of Dress.— Female loveliness never appears to so good advantage as when set off' with simplicity of dress. No artist ever decks his angels with towering feathers and gau dy jewelry; and our dear human angels, if they would make good their title to that name, should carefully avow! ornaments which properly belong to Indian squaws and African princes. These tinselries may serve to give effect on the stage or upon a ball room floor, but in daily life there is no substitute for the charm of simplicity. S A vulgar taste is not to be disguised by gold and diamonds. The absence of a true taste and real refinement of delicacy, cannot be compensated for by the possession of the most princely for tune. Mind measures gold, but gold cannot mea sure mind. Through dress the mind may be read, as through the delicate tissue the letter page. A modest woman will dress modestly; a really refined and intellectual woman will bear the marks of careful selection and faultless taste. U. S. Troops Deserting. —The Detroit Tri bune on Monday says that a company of new U. S. Recruits came up yesterday from Buffalo, and took the cars last evening, destined lor Ore gon. We are told that at Buffalo JO of them had deserted, and that IS had been retaken. Washington, May 30. It is positively asserted to-day that the Secre tary of the Treasury has not offered to pay back the $60,000 to Mr. Geeorge La w, and does not intend to do it; but that, on the contrary, he has instituted an investigation into the whereabouts and howabouts of the missing thirty thousand dollars. A writer in the Victoria (Texas) Advocate urges a change in in the constitution of that State.—The objectionable features are, the pro hibition of banking and of the State owning an interest in any public improvements. The same writer advocates a general banking law for the State, as well as the "honesty is the best policy' 7 of paying her bonds for the full amount for which they were issued. Numbers of the candidates and papers are in favor of scaling them to the amount actually received by Texas. Concert of Sig. Pofileto. —The music 0 r fun loving portion of our community were ayain on Friday night, favored with one of those 3 or iginal specimens of vocal harmony in which Sig. Popileto so peculiarly excels. The Temper ance Hall again rang with the merry chorus of mirth, music and applause in which the wild and harmonious cadence of that popular Ethiopean ballad, Lovely Maie, was most particularly re cognizable. But,alas! all did not goon as u nier ry as a marriage bell. 7 ’ or finish as merrily « s one in a thousand of those do, lor in the progress of the latter which concludes the programe, °the light of song ended suddenly in the darkness ot night—benches were overturned and a promis cuous rush made lor the door, which :, onie suc ceeped in reaching at the expense of others and the amusement of the evening concluded in i sudden dispersion of the assembled auditors Charleston Courier , 2d insL Newburyport, May 31. _a he lion ol able Hamel Webster has been inS vited by the citizens of this place to deliver 5 4th of July oration. Lost Sheep.— A dock of two hundred sheep became fnghtened, while crossing a ferry near VV ellsv die, Ohio, last week, and they were all drowned. Baltimore, May 3!, A locomotive attached to the freight train on Susquehannah rail road ran off track on the out skirts oi the city. A number of cars were broken up and thrown down the embankment. One of them fell cm the slave of John Mckimm, and killed him. rp, c , T . New York, May 31. Ihe Sr. Jago arrived to-day from i’orV n , Pi 1 nee, which place she left on the 18th The Emperor, Soujonque, has issued a proclamation to the Dominicans, m which he declines to re coneile and terminate the present troubles. Cut iee was worth 90)1 a 1001| per 100 lbs. (Telegraphed for the • Charleston Courier) rp, .. . New- Orleans, June ! There was a limited demand for Cotton o it Saturday, and barely two thousand hales were sold. Prices were unaltered and business was —— • Cotton has been ' T ." ne 2 ' , only thirteen hundWef^^eT ?i-?toTT lmchang * d - R '“ is rhe steamer Union, sailed from New-Yor-fc thi® morning with one hundred and eHiH sengers. » u > ton Ue bllg Ellen ’ Reed ’ has cleai 'ed for Charles —tarjr- IT nil 111 11111111 IBM IMwu m Special Vlotirrs. *— * — - _ Office, August.-., J U ne 2d, 18ol.—On and after this date, tho Western Mail will close at 3 P. M. Northern and Charleston Mails at 5 A. M. Savannah Mail at g p The Office will be opened at 7A. M. -md ♦losedon the arrival of the Northern which will be ready for delivery by 4* P. M., after which the office will continue open until 8 P. M. On Sundays, the office will be opened from 8 to 9 A.M., and from 5 to 8 P. M. Persons having Key Boxes and wishing Letters charged, are requested to niako the followin'- ,Ic signation: “Charge Key Box No. ' j uno 3 BENJ. F. IIALP. L, M. LC?* \ lilting cards. Just received, a superb lot of ENAMKhKED CARDS! AH oiders left at tho Post Office, or given in per son, will receive prompt attention. _a. a. willis. Water—Cold SODA WA TER,'witha. variety of Syrups, at the Drug Store of PHILIP A. MOISE, Metcalf’s N.B. Congress WATE.it always ia \oe may 24 5 m I,„ vc 11,;, , day commtticed to servo ICE CREAM. The.',Cadies aud oentlcmen are myitod to give us a call. 1 N. GIRARDY A SONS. LOCATING LAND WARRANTS, HA ' ® effected an arrangement with -a gentleman of the west for the purpose. lam also authorized to purchase the Land after it is located mar 3 Cm ANDREW It, H. DAWSON. 2ETNA INSURANCE AGENCY; DR. MILLIGAN having resigned the Agency, the undersigned has been appointed and dulv •ommissioped Agent ot the /ETNA I\sr it* a v ,‘i> CQMPANY, and is prepared to take Fire andin land Navigation Risks, on as reasonable terms as any other office, 1,3 Applications left at the office of Jeffers, Cothran ■& Co., Mclntosh stroet, will lie promptly attended %* IS 6mo" L ' JKi ’ FEItS > A s™t. BLASTING POWDER; A FEW barrels for sale by HUTCHINSON A THOMAS. may 25 100 2° w otk4 * ,? WHISKY, fan. W T. W. FLEMING A Co