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* CONSTITUTIONALIST. iY JAMES GARDNER, JR. TERMS. Daily, per annum, in advance $8 00 Tri-Wkekly, per annum 5 00 Weekly, per annum, if paid in advance 2 00 These terms are ottered 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. [£7» 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 f 8 if paid at the expiration of the year. [£7“ Postage must be paid on all communications and letters of business. TERMS OF ADVERTISING. One square (12 lines,) 50 cents the first insertion, and 37J 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. 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Before mine infant eyes had hailed The new born glory of the day, When the first wondrous morn unveiled The breathing world that round me lay— The same strange darkness o’er my brain, Folded its close mysterious wings, s The ignorance of joy or pain, That each rocurring midnight brings. Full oft my feelings make me start, Like foot prints on some desert shore, As if the chambers of my heart Had heard their shadowy steps before. »Sc, looking into thy fond eyes, Strange memories como to me as though Somewhere —perchance in Paradise— I had adored theo long ago. [ From the Marietta Advocate, Extra , June 10.] Gov. McDonald’s Acceptance. Marietta, June sth, 1851. ~ T^f& Messrs. Wiggins, Howard, Jones , Gardner, and Lamar , Committee. M ak Gentlemen :—I received, to-day, your letter ’ informing me of vny nomination, as a candidate for the office of Governor of the State of Georgia, by “ Southern men, democrats and whigs,” re cently assembled in Convention at Milledgeville, and asking my acceptance. A call, thus made, Ido not feel at liberty to decline. With my pro found acknowledgments to the Convention, for the confidence implied in the nomination, I as sure you, as its organ, that if its selection should be ratified by the people, every obligation im posed on me by the constitutions, State and Federal, and the laws enacted in conformity thereto, shall be faithfully fulfilled. You will permit me to say, that the voluntary sacrifice of old party feelings to the cause of con stitutional freedom, as evinced by the proceed ings of the Convention, affords the most gratify ing evidence that the party of the Constitution is determined to sustain the Union of the States, on the principles on which our venerated ances tors, with the blessing of God, established it. On no other foundation can it stand. If the beauti ful principles of equality and justice on which it rests, are disregarded and set at naught, what is there to bind the affections of the people to it ? The habitual violation of these principles by the Federal authorities, whenever the interest of the Soui hern planter is to be affected by their action, has shaken the confidence of many of the good citizens of the country, in the disposition of the General Government to respect the constitution al rights of the people of this section of the Union. In no instance has there been a more flagrant and fatal violation of them, than in the adoption by Congress of the measures referred to in the seventh resolution of the Convention. It is claimed for them that they are a compromise. It is a fraud upon an injured people to call them so. The proposition was made in the Senate by a Senator from Kentucky, known to be favora ble to the gradual abolition of slavery in his own State, and entertaining the opinion that the law of the Mexicans, prohibiting slavery, became a law to their conquerors, and over-ruled their laws and political regulations by which slavery is tolerated. It no where appears that the mea sures were concerted with Senators holding diff- ferent opinions, and representing interests to be affected by them. They were referred to a com mittee of thirteen, on the election of which a bare majority of Senators voted. The report of the committee varied, in some degree, the propo sition of the Senator; and put in the form of an offer of compromise, amounts to about this: “If the Southern States will give up all pretension to the erection of a slave State on the Mexican territory; if they will agree that Texas shall sell an immense territory on which, according to the compact with her, a free State cannot be erected without her consent; if they will permit territo rial Governments to be erected in Utah and New Mexico, with the understanding that the Mexi can laws are of force there, and as effectually \ exclude slavery therefrom as the Wilrnot Provi \ so, if enacted, could do, then the said territorial Governments shall be erected on principles of non-intervention; and more efficient laws shall be enacted for the execution of the provision of the constitution by which fugitives from service or labor are required to be delivered to their own ers/’ But even this proposition, when made as a compromise —a proposition by which the South was to surrender every thing—all right, now and forever , to the territories of the Union, as a con sideration that a clear constitutional engagement should be fulfilled, was rejected. On what prin ciple could it have been rejected but on the ground that the dominant majority in Congress 'teas unwilling to pass it as a compromise—& bar- 1 gjjin not to be violated—>a law not to be repealed or altered ? It is no answer to say that the mea sures embraced in the proposition were after wards amended and passed. On the contrary, it establishes the position; for the same majority ! that amended them as separate measures, had the i power to amend them as they came from the ! committee of thirteen. The serious resistance | made at the North to the execution of the fugi- j tive slave law, and their election of Senators and Representatives on pledges that they will insist ozj its repeal, or essential modification, so as to ! destroy its value as a remedy, under the consti- j tution, prove that it is not regarded there as a ! compromise. But if it be a compromise, it is a compromise by which the interests of the weak- ' er party are sacrificed. The rapidly increasing slave population of the South is pent up; there is no outlet for it. The slaves are to remain! here and the work of the abolitionists is to be accoinplished, either through the vast multiplica- | tion of the race, or by the change ol the constitu- ■ tion to be affected by the early formation and admission of free States into the Uuon. Con- Xrationshke these, induced me as one of my State’s representatives, in the Southern Conyen tion to endeavor to bring about united action on thfpSt of the States interested m this great subject to arrest the progress of usurpations, which,’if continued, must result in the over-throw j liberty and the subversion of. the Union.—A demand of their rights, embracing but the equality and justice guaranteed by the Constitution, made with firmness and moderation, by all the Southern States united as ohe man, must have exerted the happiest influence.—ln my humble judgement its effects would, ere now, have been seen in its fruits of justice in the Gov ernment, and peace and harmony among the States and the people. But this could not be ac complished; and the Avrong having been done, each State must judge for itself without consul tation with the rest in the matter. Georgia, in advance of her sisters, has met in her sovereign capacity, and her people have determined, to pre termit the outrage committed on her rights, by the admissioh of California into the Union as a Btate with her highly objectionable Constitution. Thistney have done, not from any affection they have for the measure or the policy which dictated it, but from their extraordinary forbearance and encouraged to hope, too, by the agreeable procla mation of some of their sentinels on duty, that all s well. —Their decision ought not to be dis turbed, however much it may conflict with in dividual opinions. In a Government of law and order, such decisions must be considered authori tive. They are the will of the people. If the people have authority to say, that they will resist, and to determine the extent of that resistance, they have the like authority to say that they will not resist. This principle I hold to be incontro vertible, and necessary to the safety and happi ness of mankind. The right or a State, in virtue of its indepen dence and sovereignty, to secede from the Union, whenever the people thereof, in their sovereign capacity, shall determine such a step to be ne cessary to effect their safety and happiness, flows nesessarily from the nature of our Govermental organization. The Government of the Union was formed for the purpose of protecting the States, and people from loreign aggression and for promoting justice and peace among the States themselves to the same extent, and in as ample a manner as each State might have secured these objects for itself and its people, by treaty or other wise had it retained its sovereignty. It is a Gov ernment for protection, not for offence. Each State came voluntarily into the Union for these objects; and if the Government fails to give this protection and security, it follows, that the State has the right to take care of itself. This is no new principle. Three of the States, New York, Virginia and Rhode Island, on coming into the Union, declared that the powers of the Govern ment may be re-assumed by the people, whenev er it shall become necessary to their happiness. It thus became a condition of their adoption of the Federal constitution.—The people ol Massa chusetts in their hill of rights, (embodied in their constitution,) declare that the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable and indefeasible right to institute Government and to reform, al ter, and totally change the same, when their pro tection, safety, prosperity and happiness require it. The State of Maine, New Hampshire, Ver mont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, Alabama and some others have adopt ed the same principles in substance. The States of New Hampshire, Maryland and Tennessee, have each declared in its constitution, that “the doctrine of non-resistance against arbitrary pow er, is absured, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.” Upon the principle of the right of resistance and the right of seces sion from the Union, the people of Georgia through their delegates, recently met in convention, have declared that the State in their judgment, will and ought to resist, even to a disruption of every tie which binds her to the Union, any such action of Congress as is mentioned in the resolution, con taining the declaration. But inasmuch, as the people of Georgia have determined, solemly, in Convention, that from none of the past wrongs of the General Government, however aggravated they may be, will the State exercise this unques tionable right, it is sufficient to consider it as set down by our people, as a political axiom, to be acted on, whenever in their judgment, the evils of the Union, more than counterbalance its bene fits. The constitution is the compact of Union, and our safety depends on a strict construction of it. It is to our country, what the bible is to the Christian, and a departure from it will he fatal to our political security. But we cannot be blind to the fact that for some time past little respect has been paid to it, and that the tendency ol' the Government is to consolidation. We must re turn to its principles as expounded by the apostles of republicanism in ; 98 and '99 or our noble fabric will fall to pieces. Let us do all, we can as a State to preserve it. Let us insist on the full measure of justice to ourselves, for a people who do not value their own rights, need not hope that they will be respected by others. We must use the means in our power, and they are abundant, to enlighten the public mind, bring education to the door of every man, trusting to the ministers of our holy religion to spread the principles morali ty and justice among our people, and having done all that depends on human effort to pre serve the glorious Constitution of our ancestors, hope for the blessing of God upon our exertions as the means of saving the Confederacy on the terms and in the purity, it was His good will it should be established. I have the honor to be gentlemen. Very respectfully yours. Charles j. McDonald. The Turkish Costume for Ladies. New York, June 6, 1851. Mrs. E. Jakes Smith, the champion of the pantalette reform in female dress, had a large au dience last evening at Hope Chapel. She de nounced the present costume as in every way in convenient and unbecoming, debarring , the* sex 1 from out door exercise, unless in sunshine. The new style advocated by the lecturer is the adoption of the T urkish trousers, with a tunic and an outer garment fitting closely to the breast, having long sleeves, buttoning at the wrists, and furnished with deep pockets, leaving the arms free, and the frame unennutnbered. The dress was commended in such a graceful and winning manner, and] she was so frequently interrupted by applause, that it is probable she will effect a blaze of novelty yet along Broadway, In regard to tne graver aspect of the case, an intelligent physician, in the Boston Journal, who is competent to speak from books as well as ob servation, comes out strongly in favor of some such change as highly necessary to health and care, and respectable heads of families do the same in some quarters. The remarks of the Bos ton physician are quite judicious, and he begs those ladies, who entertain the intention of being pioneers in this reform, to be deliberate, and not to injure what is good, and prejudice many against their cause, by carlessness of taste, or by going to unnecessary extremes. On the score of convenience and health, the writer says: ‘Tt would be more healthy—particularly if the reiorm were carried a step furiher, and a dress for the waist adopted, in which a lady could pick cherries without splitting a sleeve off, and play at battiedoor without an expenditure of hooks and eyes. The material could be better adapted to the season. It could therefore be made cooler in summer, and warmer in the winter than at preseut. The trousers would be the essential part ofthe habitual dress; the skirt an addition lor grace and propriety, Comfort, therefore would not require so frequent a change of the latter as is now necessary: while with the former at little trouble, (and therefore not so liable to be neglected as now.) muslin might give way to merino, or this to cassimer, to suit a momentary demand of out-door exercise, or a change in the weather. Damp skirts hanging, as is often the case, for the hour, about the feet and ankles, would be done away with; whilst the latter, clad in an appropriate boot, would be as independent ofthe weather as those of the men. A still further, and possibly more important considera tion, under this head, is the following, to which I ask especial attention. Either to obtain the necessary warmth, or to attain a greater elegance of lorm, the skirts now worn are multpiled great ly in number, besides being of heavy material, weighing—though it rnay astonish some of my lady readers themselves when I say it— lo, 12 and 13 pounds! All this weight is supported by the hips alone, producing two serious evils: First, the drawing strings around the waist have to be very tight, to prevent the skirts from slipping down; and tnus a compression is produced and continually kept up, which must embarrass the organs within in the exercise of their functions. But, besides this source of trouble, the weight of the skirts is continually operating to force down wards the organs within, only covered by the partially resistant but pliant walls of the abdo men. The advantage, technically speking, with which this weight acts, would be readily under stood by any one having a knowledge of me chanics, and, when understood, the frequency of those distressing affections peculiar to the sex, is perfectly explained—affections which seems to make half our women prematurely aged, and entail on many an existence to which death would be preferable. It is no wonder, under tjiis view of the case, that there should be such a demand for abdominal supporters and variously contrived trusses, nor for the inefficiency of such contri vances when they have to act, not simply against the gravity of the organ they are intend ed to support, but against the downward pressure of w-eight so placed as to act mechanically to the utmost advantage.” Opening of the South Western Railroad to Fort Valley. —On Saturday last the cars on the South Western Railroad, made a trip as far as Fort Valley, a distance of 27 1-2 miles. It was the occasion of an invitation from the direc tors of the road for the citizens of Macon to a picnic prepared by the citizens of Fort Valley, at the opening of the Railroad, for business, thus far. The day was one of the most pleasant of the season, a fine shower cooled the atmosphere in the morning, and the clouds obscured the sun during the greater part of the day. The com pany numbered five or six hundred from Macon, many ladies making up the part. At the station at Fort Valley, the company were welcomed by twice their number of ladies and gentlemen, with heart-felt greetings and entertained in a sumptuous manner. The party from Macon were received by Dr. Green, who made a chaste and friendly address, which was replied to in a very happy manner by Col. Reynolds, President of the Company. The remarks of each of the speakers were received with applause by the en tire company. The train returned at five o’clock in the evening, the company being highly pleased with the excursion. The road being completed 6 miles beyond Fort Valley, the citizens who con gregated at that place were entertainad by a ride on the cars to the end of the road, returning to Fort Valley. Good music was provided for the occasion, and the company amused themselves in the gay and giddy dance. Altogether it was a new ere in the history of Fort Valley, and one long to be remembered. Seventeen and a half miles of the road remains to be completed to Oglethorpe,—the road is en tirely graded, and the superstructure finished with the exception of about three miles, which is ra pidly progressing. The iron is being laid at the rate of 5,000 feet per day. The bridge across the Flint is finished and ready for the iron. It is calculated that the road will be in good run ning order from Macon to Oglethorpe by the 4th day oi July, according to the estimate of Mr. Bailey, who is laying the iron under the general superintendence of the President, Col. Reynolds and George W. Adams, Esq., General Superin tendent. The completion of this road will add another link in the great chain of communication be tween the interior of Georgia and the sea-board, and cannot fail to unite more closely the interest of the two sections. The connection with the Central Road by a bridge across the river at Ma con, of the South Western, as well as the Macon and Western Road, must add much to the busi ness of Savannah. It is right and proper that such should be the result, as the people of Savan nah are largely interested in the South Western Road. Fort Valley already numbers thirty or forty houses—there are several stores, and two very good hotels. We will mention likewise that the societies of Masons, Odd Fellows and Sons of Temperance have each respectable Lodges in the place. Further improvements must take place in a short time, when the connection is made with the Muscogee Railroad from Colum bus. The situation is decidedly healthy, being situated, instead of in a velley, on the highest ridge between the Flint and Ocmulgee rivers. The connection of the roads at Macon is in rapid completion. The trestle work is comple ted to the river on the east side, the coffer dam is settled ia the river for the building of the pier, and knowing ones have predicted that the shrill whistle of the engines of the Central Road will be head on the west side of the Ocmulgee soon after the 4th of July. The grading on the west ■ side to connect with the South Western Road, is nearly completed. The grading for the connec tion with the Macon and Western Road is also rapidly progressing. Soon after the 4th of July, we may safely cal culate the roads will be connected at Macon, and cars loaded at Chattanooga will deposit their freight, without re-shipment, in Savannah. The Central Road, by increasing their facilities of transportation, will add much to the profits of the stockholders, as well as to the interests of the citizens of Savannah.— Sav. Georgian. (From the Southern Patriot .) The Hampton Massacre. —ln our route to Spartanburg Court House the other day, we pass ed near by where occurred in the Revolutionary war a bloody massacre. The bodies of General Wade Hampton’s father, mother and brothers lie buried in Spartanburg District on the waters of Tyger river, where they were most treacherous ly murdered by the Cherokee Indians at the com mencement of the Revolutionary war. Anthony Hampton, the father, with his wife and daugh ter, Mrs. James Harrison, and his sons, Preston, Henry and Edward, moved to Spartanburg Dis trict about the year 1774. At the commence ment of the troubles between the Colonies and the mother country, it was a matter of deep con cern to the inhabitants on the frontiers of South- Carolina, that the Cherokee Indians should not engage in the war. In order to secure their peace, Preston and Henry Hampton made them a visit and formed an acquaintance with their chiefs and head men. But they had already been seduced by the British Government, and about the time that Henry Clinton and Sir Peter Parker made their attack on Charleston, they commenced their incursions on the frontiers of the State. The Indians approached Mr.'Hampton’s house, and some of the head men were recognized by Preston Hampton. As he extended to them the hand of friendship they slew him to the ground, and immediately afterwards they killed Mr. An tony Hampton, his wife and a little grand child, the infant of Mrs. James Harrison. A lad, by the name of John Bynum, was taken by the In dians from Mr. Hampton’s and adopted as their son. He remained many years with them, and was afterwards restored under the treaty of 1777. Immediately after this massacre, Col. William son raised a large body of militia and marched into the Cherokee Nation and destroyed a large number of their towns and settlements.—Henry Hampton killed, with his own hand, an Indian warrior who had his brother Preston Hampton’s coat on in the engagement. Edward Hampton, at the time of the massacre, was at Baylis Earle’s, on Packolet, whose daughter he married. In this way he escaped the massacre, but was himself afterwards shot by the “bloody scout” in his own house. Edward Hampton was a bold cavalier, and one ol the best horsemen of his age in South Carolina.-—General Wade Hampton was, at this time, in North Carolina. Ewpement from California.— -The Pana ma Herald relates the following case of elope ment : r , an Francisco, on the morning of the sailing of the Tennessee, was quietly seated, reading over the list of passengers who had en gaged passage for Panama, when to her astonish ed sight there appeared the name of her husband in the list! Could she believe her own eyes ? She knew that her husband’s trunks were pack ed, and that he had informed her w he was oblig ed to go to Sacramento on business which would detain him a few days.” Startled and convinced by the truth, thus manifested to her, she conclu ded to open his trunks, where she found SB,OOO in hard cash. This she divided—taking $3,000, and leaving $5,000, the “ lion’s share,” which was exceedingly generous on her part. In due time the affectionate husband bade her good bye. telling her he would be back in three or four days, and little suspecting that she was not only cognizant of his villany, but that out of his means, she had provided amply for herself. He left—went on board the Tennessee—came to this city, and is now on his way to New York, whilst his deserted wife is rejoicing to think that she has so easily got rid of such a contemptible wretch as. his conduct proves him to be. AUGUSTA, GA. THURSDAY MORNING-, JUNE 12. For Governor. CHARLES J. MCDONALD. Hi?" Our friends will confer a us by handing in their advertisements by five o’clock, in the evening. Judge McDonald’s Acceptance of the Nomination. We present to-day to our readers the reply of the Hon. Charles J. McDonald to the Committee appointed by the Convention to notify him of his nomination and requesting his acceptance. He accepts the nomination. This announce ment will cause trepidation in the ranks of the Consolidation Unionists. One of its papers has, in advance, with amusing insincerity, expressed regret at his nomination, because he is not strong enough. It, and others of the same stripe, will have occasion to regret it for exactly the opposite reason. This letter of acceptance will doubtless be as bitter to the taste of the Consolidationists as is the nomination. They would like it better if it were a more fire-eating document, and gave them some tangible ground on which to set their stereotyped charge that he is a per se disunionist. The only hope of defeating him is dependent upon the success with which the charge is sus tained. We are content to let this issue be tried upon the record of Gov. McDonald’s past life— his written opinions, his speeches and his acts. It will be found that if all Southern men had en tertained his views of the Union, of its principles and of its duties—of its uses and its value —if all Southern men had shown the same enlightened love for it, and of their rights as well as their duties under it, there would have been no dis union among us, and no fear of it. It will be found that if disunion should ever result from the arrogance of Northern aggression, which will drive the Southern people .out, as a measure either of self-defence or of self-respect, it will not be such Southern Rights men as Charles J. McDonald, that have caused that ne cessity. It will be chargeable to the demagogues and their deluded followers who have encouraged those aggressions by singing hosannahs to the Union instead of standing up for their rights under it, and firing from that “ masked battery ” at the Southern men who would defend them. If those political leaders who would now denounce Gov. McDonald as a disunionist, had been half as true to the South as he, the South would have had no cause for complaint—the humiliation of the Compromise with which the Northern people are so much delighted, would not have been fastened upon us—she would not have suffered exclusion by a high handed fraud, from the com mon territories: All the Southern people would have felt that their equal rights in the Union had been respected, and the Union would have continued embalmed in the hearts of our people. The true enemies to the Union, in the South, are those who, from sinister motives, or in the vain hope of allaying Southern excitement, and checking Northern aggression, assented to the Compromise and denounced their fellow-citizens who opposed it, as disorganizers and disunionists. This course has given aid and comfort to our enemies, who at each fresh aggression upon us, will look to their Southern Unionists again to aid them by their galling fire upon Southern Rights men, from behind their “ masked bat teries.” On the right of secession, Gov. McDonald is explicit and to the point. He holds that it is the right of a State by virtue of its independence and sovereignty , to secede whenever the people there of, in their sovereign capacity, shall determine such a step to be nacessary to effect their safety and happiness—a right which flows from the na- ture of our governmental organization. On this point, as upon the merits of the Com promise, as a measure of justice to the South, which Mr. Cobb holds to have been wise, liberal and just, Gov. McDonald and Mr. Cobb are an tipodes. The latter denies the right of seces sion, and holds that a State attempting to exercise it, ought to be coerced back into the Union by Federal bayonets. On both of these points we do not doubt that a large majority of the people of Georgia, democrats and whigs, are with Gov. McDonald, and that if they follow the guidance of their unbiased judgments, they will so record their opinions in his triumphant election. This fair expression of their sentiments can alone be defeated by the de lusive arts of demagogues and the parasites of F * ' 'ral power. Concert Hall Theatre. The bill offered to-night to the patrons of the Drama is a good one, and we hope will draw a full house. Not the least attractive feature of the occasion will be the appearance of an Ama teur—a young gentleman of this city, as Sir Charles Coldstream in the amusing play “Uused Up.” Those who attend, will, we dare say, spend a pleasant evening, and will at the same time be bestowing a substantial kindness, in a quarter where it is needed and will be gratefully appre ciated. ' The Crops. —The Natchez Courier of Tues days 3rd instant, says that the crops throughout that section of country are beginning to suffer for want of rain. It is three months since there : has been any rain, excepting in small showers. Emancipation of Slaves.— A provision has been adopted by the Virginia Reform Conven tion, in Committee of the Whole, prohibiting the Legislature of the State from passing any law for the emancipation of slaves. The Southern Standard. —The prospectus of a new daily morning paper with the above 1 name to be published in Charleston, has been ! issued by B. C. Pressley, Esq. The Standard will advocat a Southern Confederrcy. To Correspondents. We have received many communications for our paper, some of which we will feel constrain ed to decline publishing, and others to curtail. It |* s one the many embarrassing duties of an 1 Editor to reject the written favors of his po ! titical friends, or to take liberties with them in publishing them. But his position requires that he should do so, " without fear, favor or affec tion,” having in view, only, the great cause in which they unite in striving to promote. We are gratified to find, by our letters from various points in Georgia, that the nomination of Ex-Governor McDonald, is hailed by our Southern Rights friends—Democrats and Whigs —with great cordiality. The old line Democrats who believe in State Rights and strict construction, and the State Rights Whigs who have ever eschewed federal ism and consolidation, are coming fraternally together to sustain, in Georgia, the Republican principles of ’9B and ’99, as set forth by Jeffer son and Madison. They cordially approve the Democratic and Southern Rights platform, which re-affirms those principles and adopts those re solutions. From a communication from Oglethorpe coun ty, which is quite enthusiastic at the nomination of Ex-Gov. McDonald, and the harmonious pro ceedings of the Convention which has put him before the people, we extract the following: * * * * * “ We cannot, for the life of us, see how a single old States Rights man or a Republican Demo crat, can find it in his heart to support men and measures now , which in ’32, the loudest and deepest curses were uttered against. Can he forget his declarations of “ utter and unchangea ble hostility to all men and measures ” calcu lated to subvert the principles of our Republican form of government ? Can he forget how he fought a National Bank, Internal Improvements by the Government, and against every thing which even wore the shape of antagonism to State Rights and State sovereignty ? And now, we see a party, in the good old Republican State of Georgia, professing to believe that the Gov ernment can, constitutionally, force a sovereign State into subjection, and whose candidate not only concedes the right to the General Govern ment, but in the event of whose election, would lend himself to be the tool to order out the mili tia of Georgia—not to defend our lives, our property, and our sacred honor—great God, no!— but to endeavor to coerce South-Carolina, or any other Southern State into submission ! Is it not evident that the course of the submissionists will assuredly end in the most abject and craven hearted submission to every act of aggression hereafter, as heretofore, made upon the rights of the South ? ***** “ Political demogogues and tricksters get be hind “ masked batteries,” and sing cooing songs of “ Union! Union /” But what sort of Union do they mean ? Is it a Union of free and inde pendent sovereignties vrho have only delegated certain powers, with the proviso of withdrawing those powers when subverted by their servant, the General Government, or is it a Union with a consolidated Government in a Federal head ? Is there a single man in Georgia who requires us to answer these questions ? Do not their avowed Federal sentiments fully give the negative to the first and the affirmative to the second ? ***** u Like the mark upon Cain—the pigment in , the skin of the African, or the spots on the leo pard—no doubling and twisting, no scrubbing and scraping, no dodging and diving—can alter, change, or eradicate the mark that sticks to Fed eralism. ***** lo the young men of Georgia, we earnestly appeal—those who are just coming on the stage of action—those who will soon have the responsibilities of government resting upon their shoulders. Their destiny, for weal or woe, may turn upon the events of the present campaign they may live to see the day when this Govern ment may be one of consolidation—may be, in form, a Republic—but in fact, a despotism. It behooves them to ponder these things in their j hearts—consider well what the State calls upon ! them to do—and make their selection. May wisdom guide their and all our steps.” Kaufhy. Iced Soda. Those who avail themselves of this delightful beverage to counteract the effects of dust and heat, will be rewarded by a visit to Moise’s Soda Fount. His new Syrup, Nectar Syrup is hap pily named, and deserves a trial. Illness of the Hon. A. H. Stephens. —The j painful intelligence reached this city yesterday that the Hon. A. H. Stephens lies critically ill of Chronic Diarrhtea, at his residence in Craw fordville. Accident to Senator Dawson.—— We regret very much to learn that the Hon. Wm. C. Dawson had the misfortune to get one of his legs broken just above the ankle, a day or two since, at his plantation. His horse was hitched to a rail fence, being restive, jerked down a rail which struck Col. Dawson on the leg and broke it. The celebrated soldier Polowaski, wha was 127 years old, and resided at the Hotel du Inva lided died in Paris on the 6th ult., by an attack of[pleurisy. The funeral of this man of four monarchies and two republics was attended by a vast number of people. from Camphine. —An interesting child, about eight or nine years of age. daughter - ; r - Ensl °w, was on Saturday sevfrelv burnt by the explosion of a camphine lamp A male servant was attempting to fill tV,Ai P ‘ c te, it had been lighted. anSMe chiU trlZt prevent his doing so, attempted to put it If which tjme the explosion occurred. The furni ture of the room also caught fire, which was however, extinguished. The child, we under-’ j a Very CFitical «it»atio n.-Charks- Census of census I were up, the official returns from California were wanting. The population was, however, estimated at 200,000, and two repre sentatives assigned to her in the list, n a PP ears , however, that the population of California was much overstated. By accounts received yesterday, we learn that the marshal has oniy reported about 117,000 as the number of inhabitants in the State. This being so, Cali fornia will not be entitled to more than one Re presentative in the House of Representatives with an inconsiderable fraction. There will then be sixteen members to be distributed to the States having the highest fractional numbers. This would give South Carolina six members, instead of five, as the fraction ot that State is the next in order in the table unrepresented.— N. O, Pic. ... *► * . ..... pi) Jtluprtir Cclfjirapf). Reported for the Constitutionalist. LATErTfROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER AMERICA. COTTON MARKET FIRM. A despatch from our Charleston correspondent dated, June 11th, announces the arrival of the steamer America. Her advices represent the Cotton market at Liverpool as being firm, with sales of 51,000 bales. The quotations are the same as per Asia. The political news is unimportant and dull. Charleston, June 11, P. M. Cotton — Sales to-day 800 bales, at 6 to 10 cents. The higher qualities have an upward tendency. [Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.) New York, June 10. Arrival of the America-. Cotton firm. Sales 51,000 bales. The Ameri ca, which left Liverpool on the 31st ult., arrived at Boston on Wednesday [?] morning. Cotton was firm at the same rates that were prevalent at the sailing of the Asia on the 24th ult. The quotations are for Fair Uplands 5 3-4 d., Orleans 6 l-2d. The sales of the week amounted to fifty one thousand bales, of which exporters took five thousand. In the Havre Market, on the 28th ult., Cotton declined three to four francs. Sales had amounted to 3000 bales. The stock on hand was 16,000 bales. Ten ships, however, were then due. Flour was less saleable. Corn had slightly declined, but was in good demand. Su gar had declined 6d. For Molasses there was an active demand. 2000 packages Tea had been sold at a decline of one penny. Rice was in fail demand at 18s. 3d. to 18s. 6d. Rosin was salea ble at 3s. Id. Turpentine was in demand at 7s. 6d. Tobacco was quiet. Money was active, and Consols were quoted at 97 3-4 to 97 7-8. United States stocks were quiet, but firm. In the British House of Commons, the debates on the Ceylon question had terminated, and Min isters had obtained a majority of eighty. The debate on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, was pro gressing. On the evening of the 27th ult., the Protectionists held a Banquet in the town of Tamworth, which is near the residence, and formerly was represented in Parliament by the late Sir Robert Peel. The people rose to dis perse the meeting, and broke the windows of the Hall, wherein the Banquet was held, &c. The military were eventually summoned to quell the riot. The Continental news is unimportant. Baltimore, June 10. Second Despatch. The America arrived at Halifax on the 10th instant, Tuesday. Cotton was firm in Liver pool. The sales of the week amounted to 51,000* bales, of which speculators took 6000 and expor ters 9,000. The quotations were Fair Uplands, 5 3-4 d.; Mobile, 6d.; Orleans, 6 l-2d. Breadstuff were unchanged. Sales at Havre during week amounted to 3000 bales, and the s f oc j- on hand to 116,000. Rice was unchang r . d ‘ c on _ rols were quoted at 97 7-8. The pf ntical news is unimportant. The manufactiur districts are dull. nll . , r,. , y -Baltimore, June 10. Third Dispatch. Lord J ohn Russell’s Ministry had been sutained in tJy e British House of Com mons, it having obt'air.ed a majority of eighty on the motion of Mr.. B ayley relative to the Ceylon question. It is therefore safe for the remainder ot the session. A great riot occurred at the Pro tectionists raeeting at Tamworth. Money had improved. The crops were promising. The Woald s F*uir was immensely attended. The Continental news was unimportant. [Telegraphed for the Baltimore Sun.) Boston, June Bth. Dreadvul Massacre by an Insane Man.— Last eve ning a dreadful tragedy occurred in Rox bury. A young man, a stranger from Maine, called on Dr. A. J. Cummings, complaining of feeling unwell; The Dr. being out, Mrs. Cum , mings invited the stranger into the parlor, who j after seating himself complained of a severe pain jin his side. A moment afterwards Mrs. Cum ; mings's little daughter came into the room, when j the stranger sprang up, and in a moment’s time j seized the unfortunate innocent, drew a razor from his pocket and cut her throat from ear to ear. Mrs. C. in a frenzy rushed forward to save her child, when the murderer turned upon her and severly cut. her in several places. Mrs. C. then fled and 7ound refuge in a neighbors. The assasin wound up the horrid tragedy by cutting his own throat and expired on the spot. The unfortunate girl died immediately. The man is supposed to be Ephraim G. Daggett, an insane patient from Hope, Maine. New York, June 7th. Deaths by Yellow Fever. —Six deaths from yei- I low lever occurred on hoard the barque Win. Larrabee, which arrived to-day from RioJJaneiro. One of the deceased is Mr. B. Howard, of Wil mington, North Carolina. New York, June 8, 8 p.m. Late from Hayti. —Advices have been received from Hayti to the 22d of May. The ]>olitieat news is of no importance. Coffee was scare#' and very high. St. Louis, Jup p7 1 remendous r load and Damage. —The r .-j. u„ overflowed the entire levee, and all grr “ are submerged. An immense amour trfnroduce has been destroyed, and all busirr * i s P nearlv suspended, ~ ss 1S neari y innati June 6 *? e TT aVe in^ m ? ence . of a T /ery disastrous flood in the Upper Mississippi d\ ld Wisconsin rivers. A large portion of Fort W' ,nnebago is inundated, and the surrounding cor Jntry comp i e tely over flowed. Much damage has also been occasioned on the Illinois river, ar ld several flouring mills at Peoria have been swept away. The Burlington (I owa) Gazette of the states that all t he tributaries of the Mississippi in that section are greatly swollen. The Mississip pi at that poin t vras within eighteen inches of the height of the. great flood of 1844 |£The river wa s staffing at Hannibal, and so completely was: the country overflown that the nv er was at lea st six miles wide for a distance of more than fifty miles. The accounts, from above represent immense damage to have, been occasioned throughout. rhe rivers of Minesota are very high, and still rising. n . Buffalo, June 7. Collision cm Lake Erie. —The propeller steamer w in i Ce^0n into the schooner Mackinaw, on Wednesday night last, when ten miles off Cleve land, and sunk in seven fathoms water. The crew were all saved. She had a cargo of 10,000 bushels w’heat consigned to Oswego. Richmond, (Va.) June 7, Death of Young Saunders. —Passengers by the boat irom Lynchburg, bring intelligence that young Saunders, who was shot in a street fight by the Editor of the Lynchburgh Republican, died on Wednesday morning. Great excitement prevailed in the town.