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The Sabmsston Platfom.
Being file proceedings of a nameless
Cos. • vpininn held in MilledgejriHe on ilie
28ih of May, 1851 —paraphrased, filled
not, and done into Euulish by
A Genuine Hon hern Rights man.
Millkdgeville, Ga )
Wednesday, May 28th, 1851. \
The ( a —hem ! the a, no mat
ter ha) U,invention to nominate a can
didate lor the office of Governor, tins day
assembled in lh>- Representativ e Hall.
A roimiiittee of—— was appointed to
examine the eredenlials of the delegates.
They reported as follows, after a long
sitting :
The committee on credentials beg leave
to report, that their task has Inen a 1110*1
arduous one. They so tod on examina
tion, 156 delegates applying fur seut*,
whom ol there were,
Southern Rights Demnctatic Republicans . 4
Southern Rights Reptdilirans . . . . • 14
Democratic Southern Rights men ... 28
Democrats . . . . .17
Democratic and Southern Rights nten . 25
Southern Rights men 17
Scattering ... . . .15
In the enibnrrasing stale of things, your
committee was at a loss how to act, and
all their effints at deliberation were
drowned in the noise and confusion,
which prevailed among the advoeatps of
the respective names above enumerated.
At length, in the midst and smoke of this
great doubt in which yotir committee ua*
encompassed, a distinguished member a
rose, and with great emphasis, demanded
“What’s in a name ?”
This startling interrogatory produced
a decided lengthened discussion, (*ee Ed
itorial correspondence of the Ga. Consti
tutionalist.) concluded not to he governed
by names, anil as there was nothing in a
name to leave the Convention without one.
It was here objected, however, that we
*tj®nld have no banner undr which to
figtlV This difficulty gave rise to some
dtscsllsinn. It was at length decided that
each Aldier should fight under the flag
that s''iyA" , ii if in the beau
of conflict, he found liimscffjai a; kn.*, lie {
iiad merely to look tip, and wherever
he saw the flag of ‘the Constitutional
Union, hoisted, to make haste and get on
the other side.
(laving thus discharged their arduous
duty, your committee would suggest that
the plnuks sent up by the county meet
ings are knotty, shapeless and crooked,
so that it is utterly impossible to construct
a decent platform out of them, and with
this suggestion beg to he discharged.
• • • • • •
Te committee to whom yvas assigned
the duty of reporting matter for the *ac
lion (passion?) of this Convention, beg
leave to submit [ominous word ! 1 die fol
lowing
Preamble and resolutions :
The country is passing through an a
larming cri*is. * • • • The go*
vermneot is undergoing change equally
marked and momentous in the open as
sumption of powers touching finance and
revenue, die collection and disbursement
of the public money, the schemes of inter*
nal improvement and squamf ring the
public lands, (specific instances ol which
assumptions of power we will not under,
take to point out, for fear the records of
the country will not sustain ns,) tending
directlv to a corruption and consolidation
of the Government, arid utterly unknown
to the Constitution as understood bv the
makers of that instrument, and as here
tofore interpreted by all parties at the
Sooth. He jt therefore.
!</• Resolved. That we hereby re-nf
firm, mag an chartn, the Virginia and
Kentucky Resolutions, the Declaration
ot Independence, the Constitution of the
United Slates, and all other important
Plate papers.
2 d. Resolved , That two and two are
undoubtedly four.
2 d. Resolved, Thai as each State was
free to reject the contract before enter
ing it, it was therefore impossible for any
State, by the forms of the contract, l< r>
liiiqitish this freedom. In other words,
“that as a man is not compelled to make
a bargain, he cannot, by the very nature
and constitution of things, be bound to
Stick to it when mane.
4/A. Resolved, That each State, in vir
tue of the doctrine so conclusively estah*
lislied above, has the right to secede; hut
that litis Convention has nut the remotest
idea of exercising it.
5/A Resolved, That whenever a co
partnership makes money, all the copart
ners have a right to share the profits.
6/A Resolved, That withholding due
protection is equivalent to hostile Legi*
lion.
7 th. Resolved, That the principles o’
the two last resolutions, and the Cons'i*
siituiion ofihe United States have been
viol ‘led hy Congress in the admission of
California —the e-tablismenl of Territory
M G overnment for New Mexico and U
tuli—and in tli Bill abolishing the slave
trade in tit** District o( Cohnnhia. And
V 1• ‘ * / . ; ‘ . i .
all this, and more too, we believe (con
sidering -that onr co-partners, the North,
even had a right to a part of Texas) a I
though we have always hrjd. and still
bold that there is not now, and never wns
oy obstruction in the wav of carrying
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slave into New Mexico and Utah. And it
any person should coii*ider
incompatible and unreasonable, we,hereby ;
declare our unalterable determination 1
that we will never submit to the tyranny ;
of Reason—never never—never.
S/h. Resfdvtd, That in tile spirit of
WnwftitSis fotefalhers, wlirr
their wnWSs in the Dedara-j
tin’ll of Independence, we (their Only (
worthy descendants) as a picayune redress
for oor past wrongs, amt in pursuance ol;
a had bargain (or to speak more arc nr- I
ati ly) declare it to he the duty of Con
gress to obtain the consent ofCulifor'da
to a division Os her Territory, and that
the country below 36 deg. 30 min., he
put under ilip provt*ion ot’ that compro
mise, not so unit It to furnish laud for our
negroes to colli* ate as by wav of a huge
a|vn to ,mr feelings.
Resolved, That those Southern Rights
meetings which advocated non-inter
course and all that sort of thing, were
indiscreet and deserve to he ‘repndia*
ted.’
Resolved , That we pass by with silent
enniemnt the idea of discriminating a
gainst Northern goods, wares and mer
chandise.
Resolved, That any procedure more
decisive or practical than grumbling-, is
injudicious in the extreme.
Resolved, That discretion is the bet
ter part of valor.
9 th. Resolveil, That if it costs more
to get a ‘nigger’ than lie is worth after
you get him, iltni it would be as well not
to trv to get him at all.
10/A Resolved, That we are on the
right side of all obsolete isstt s,
lltA. Resolved, That th- U nion is ‘not 1
as it used 10 was, and that we don’t unit'll
like it as it is now, though yve used to like
it as it w as then.
12/A. Resolved, That in the spirit ol
compr iinise we adopt (be candidate of
die strong, lint the platform n| out weak
er brethren.
13/A. Resolved, That this con*enii’*n
the old Democratic or
ganization, and’-- t&grels exceedingly it
car.nnnt get the licuelii tf it; tb 0 agree
ing as the grievances recited, it is firmly
convinced of the effacacy of those jneans
it has instituted for their redre-s;
it does hereby recommend Charles J.
Mr as the exponent and standard
bearer of their principles in the approach
ing canva*s, believing that tlii*, It s tiinin
tenance of the same will he the more dis
interested from die fact that the princi
ples avowed are not his, ami having per
feel confidence that he will never bring
his own principles (expressed at Nash
ville and elsewhere) into conflict with
those ol this convention.
Mr. Wiggins moved that the pre'imNe
and resolitiions lie adopted. Mr. Schley
moved Ik strike mil llie B'lt resiilntio'i, nil
the jrmnii that i’ a practical
redress (in a certain though limited ex
tPllt) Hfthe grievances complained n| —a
principle he Ir-ped i|ielmil\ would meek
ly repudiate. Alter discus-ion, however,
only 55 members ol tlm convenlinn felt
quite meek enough, 79 being eontumn
cious.
Mr. Crawford moved to reconsider
this tiling. He Imped the eiutveniinn
was not prepared to present itself to tin
world in t!te redirnlmi-altitude of seek
ing redress for wrong. Alter c nisideia
hie disrns-inn, the Convenlinn being con■
v inceil that it could d.i no harm to re.
con-ider the matter, on second thoughts,
truck out the iincliristain re-nlmimi.
The question then recmed uimn the
motion to adopt liteie soltillons, thus pur
ged of all off n*ive iOeas of lie -inalle-i
practical redress, and the report was ad
opted with lint tine dis-pining voice,
-dinwing an unprecedented nnaniiniiv m
that laudable spirit, whirl) scolds, but
-mites not.
Singu'ar Geological Fact. —At Mod
ena, in lily, wnlmi a circle of 4 miles a.
round die city, wherever the earili is dug,
and the workmen arrive at the distance of
sixty-three feel they come In a lied of
chalk* which they Imre iilh on anger,
five feel deep.—They then withdraw
from the pit before the anger is removed,
and upon its extraction, the water hurst
up with great vnilenre, and quickly fills
the well thus made, the supply o| wil
ier being affertd neither bv rains or
droughts- At the depth ol fnurteen feet
are found the ruins of a cilv; houses, pa
ved streets, and nmsiae work. Below this,
again, is a I tyer of earth, and at twenty,
six Iset, walnut trees are found entire, anil
with leaves and walnuts still upon llietn.-
At twenty eight fiet, S'ft hoik found,
and below this, vega tallies and trees as
before
(£/*’ Althogli the devil he ilip father of
lies,* remarks Swili, ‘ he seems like other
great inventors, to have lost nnichol Ins
repniations by the continual improve
ments that have been made upon him.’
(t/**No sooner is a law made, but an e
vasion of it is found out.
True pointless is perf< 11 ease and free
dom. It simply consists in treating oth
ers as you would love to be treated your
self.
TUB- SOUTH - TOTGEQRGIA&P
j “ OGIi t|HC) UPK
THURSDAY. JULY*, 1H51.~
fc&Jlß***** Tt) “gOV-EK i\QKv~
To N. H OWELL COB B,
I OF CL ARK. F. COUNTY.
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Audits for the South-West Georgian
Spencer Caldwell, Fori Gaines, Ga
Jf.tf.r Woavv., near Amerie.us, do.
J P. Gal'i.dkn. lla\nbridge, do.
Col. W'm. T Perkins, ('uthbert, do.
(. Carithers. E.*q. ‘uthbert, do.
GII.IiF.RT M. Stokes, Slade. Lee co. do.
Di. ‘A m. ill. St. kes, Dooly co. do.
M. L. HpLM.xN, firookyvilir. Ste.w'rt do
A. A, Rlake \.\, Griffin, Pike co. do.
John IV ‘Ghiffiw, Griffin. do.
J. TANARUS, Mav, ’ Francisvitle, do.
A. J. Williams, Agent for Sumter co.
Mr. Cobb’s appointments.
Mr. Cold) will address die people at
Ilawkmsville, 011 Tuesday - - Ist July.
Perry, on Thursday - - - - 2d “
Lanier, on Salurdav -• .. - - sth “
Buena Vista, on Monday - - 7dt “
Columhus, on Wednesday - 9ih “
Lumpkin, oil Ft id ay * - .• 11th “
Cmhhert, on Saturday - • 12i’i “
Fort Gains, on Monday - - 14th “
Blakely, on Tuesday - - 15th “
Bainlnidge, on Thursday - I7tlt “
Thotnasville, on Saturday -19 lli “
Newton, on Monday, - - - 21§ft “
Xlhiuv, on Tuesday - - -22 ml “
Stai kvtlle, on Wedaesda* - % 23m1 “
Ameiinis, 1111 Thmsday - 24ili “
Vienna, Dooly Cos. Sabnda* 26th “
05 5 * The iron on the track pf dip S •nth
Western Rail Road, is now laid down
within the (’orpor.ition, and will he com
pleted to the depot at this place to night,
ready for the cars as soon ns the water
ci*iern, switches, and turning table can
he finished.
Come one, come everybody!
Tht* will arrive in Oglethorpe on
Thursday m the Jlhh hist. The citizens
are making great preparations to celebrate
their anival, the) are preparing a futst for
manv thousands, and a general invitation is
extended to everybody, and we have no
doubt Util it will be a day of interest to all
who honor the occasion with their presence.
Oy-We would call die attention of our
subsrribers to our published Terms, and re
quest those who have not complied, to do
so without di lay, as our expenses are con
stantly moving on, and without the means
we cannot lessen them.
If payment is not made bv the Ist of
October, we will tie compelled to claim an
additional Fifty Cents on each subscriber
then in arrears.
Wliiit is a Firc-Entcrl
Our neighbor nvei the way, has reiterated
his cliaitje dial vve vv- re once a fire-eater.
,Yivv we should like for him to iiilinm us
fvliat constitutes a Fire-eatei? We have al
vvavs umlersioiid tile term as applying to a
c* rlain sect of political Demagogues, headed
hy disappointed politicians who, having des
paired ol ever being elevated Ip office by
the National people, manufactured the party
in order to secure ilieii own political aggran
dizement, and ihi! only aim of that party was,
and is now to dissolve the Union, establish
a Southern confederacy and to declare total
non fellowship with their brelhien of the
North forever afterward.
Now if the editor of the Southern Demo
crat w ishes to convey the idea that we. ever
entertained such sentiments as the above, we
can inform hint that he cannot do it willmu*
being gmliy of a palpable misrepresentation,
There are but two issues before the country
at the present lime and those Issues ai‘e Un
ion and Disunion, not withstanding our neigh
bor would he glad In occupy a middle grounn
and has been laboring industriously to con
vince the Dmmcralic-Soutfiern-Riglits-Se
ressinn Parly that they had better gel on
his platform. He has told them by his glory
ing in “the course of South Carolina that it
was not necessary to drop their Disunion
principles to mount this platform, while, by
ftis loud denials of the existence of a Disun
ion parly in Georgia, he has given.them to
■md'-raiHiid that they had best keep a little
dark on the subject But it is no use lor our
neighbor to try to hide it, the simple fict of
Ins hoisting the tonne of (’has. J. McDonald,
whom everybody knows m be a Di-onioni-t,
condemns him, and no matter how hard he
may trv to corneal it the‘‘cloven foot” will
stick out —Disunion is stamped upon his brow
so plain that “lie who runs may read.” This
being the case it is sufficient for our neighbor
to know dial we are now and ever have been
ditectly opposed to him politically. We are
it Union mart and ever have been. Opr fa-
—• —sa ;~~
nher taught us to love the Union in our youth
and unlike our neighbor, we have continued
to love it Mild to desire iisTpreservation.
The Editoi of thf Democrat has no doubt
forgotten the days of “Old Hickory,” when
his party were all Union men.
As regards lending our neighbor oor “file”
we have nut one objection, and that is, we do
not believe hint to be a man of sufficient
truth to review anything lorrectlv. (political
ly *ve mean,) and more especi illv that which
he has a naniral desire to misrepresent. But
we are willing at any time to exhibit nnr file
to our Union friends, for we know they will
do os justice.
As for thp last clause of our neighbor’s
sarcastic article, we ran assure the Editor of
the democrat that we descended from a stork
that were Union men in the davs of Nullifi
ra'ion and they are Union men yet, Now
how does vourstock compare with that neigh
bor? Well, just about this wav: . Tli-y
yveie Union men then and they ore not Union
men yet! But we have said enough, iVe
are not publishing a paper for the pni nfe of
circulating personal slang—we puhlidpft for
the people, it is llc-irs and we ajttffitd certain
ly be doing them great to use it ‘n
anv such way; besides, wfflßid not come
here to stii up strife in the Symmuniiv by one
continual haiangue of Jnirkguardism. 1’
is true, ami we to sav it, that the
Georgian hnsfcnmlesrended to reply to some
of productions of the Dcnio-
I'rat, because it is compulsory sometimes to
fight the Devil with his moo weapons-, But if
our readers will pardon us for this insult to
their better expectations we will try amide,
sisl and if (he Democrat cannot bring itself
iiiin notice and sustain itself without waging
a war of low, vulgar hlacl gnardisnt against
the Georgian, it must fall, for we do not de
sire to pursue a controversy with its contam
inated and obscene Editor (politically we
mean,) anv farther.
We are very certain thprp were no looking
glasses near when our neighbor was penning
the last cltnse of his sarcastic article, in te
lation to claiming kin &r,, or he might have
seen something a little darker and that smelt
a little stronger of the nigger than lie im..
magined ns, (politically we mean.)
Union Itlcrlins in Ulncon County.
Lanier July Is/. ]SSL
At a nipeiinti of the Constitutional (Jn ■
inn party of Macon cmiiv It- Id this day
.-it tjie Court house. Dr. W N. L
Crocker ‘ikiijvoo. motion elected Chair
man, anil E. VV. Mien requested to act
as secretary.
The object of die meeting having been
explained hy the motion of
D. VV. Miller, E-q., a committee of five
wa- a-.'pointed to select rle'egates to attend
the Congressional Convention in be held
at Americas on 29'h irtst, and also jo
meet the delegate- of Marion county to
nominate a candidate for Senator at such
time and place as may be hereafter si
gned on.
That Committee consisted of Daniel
W. Miller, J i-. S. Hollin-bed. &. R. Fel
nm, Philip Cook and Asa Jolly- The
committee retired a few minute-, and then
-übmttied the following: viz
The Committee appointed to select
delegates to attend the Congressional
and Senaloiial Conventions, beg leave
I'b off-r the names of S F. Miller and
Philip Conk to attend tile Congressional
convention at Amorims; and In the Sen
atorial, Cm i vein’ll in In nil
Hamburg District, B>-njamin Harris.
“ E. vv, A Men,
737 “ VV. R. H.ll,
“ “ M. J. M. Mullan,
Lanier “ D. W Miller,
“ “ W. H. R ihiuson,
1002 “ A-a Jolly,
“ “ Barrel Green,
Patsaliga “ 11. h. Corbin,
“ “ Gideon Smith,
743 “ Nathan Brvant,
“ •* Jas. S. Ilollinshed,
Lower 15 “ E- H. Admits,
n ‘‘ Ichaliod Davis.
Res Ived, That if any of the above
ih legates cannot fill their appointments,
dial they be empowered to send alter
nates.
Resolved. That the two counties of
Vlaeon and Marion he equally represen
ted, and if on the day of Domination ei
ther county should have a greater dele
gation than the mite , that the minor
delegation shall he equalized with toe
other by the votes ol persons present, not
appointed ns delegates—
All of which is respectfully submitted.
On motion the report was received and
oiiuniinouslv adopted.
O i motion of VV. H. Robinsum—Poin
di xtet, (A. C. Clerclait'l’s) was oroposed
as the place, and Mr*.lues.lav 16dt iost.
the time, for the meet nu of the S -nator
ial convention, lint if Marion county
should have selected any plaee and time
previous to this day that our delegates
acquiesce in the proposi'ioii-
On motion of VV. W. Corbitt, Tues
day s<h of Aiign.-t next was appointed as
the day fur a nominating candidate for
repiesetiiativp.
D. VV. Mtllir, then made a motion for
the Constitutional Union parly of Mtiron
county to organize for the purpose of,
unanimity, and better di*cipliue. Wheie
upon lie offered the I ‘Rowing. resolutions,
which wt re unanimously adopted.
1 Resolved, That there he an asso
ciation of the Constitutional Union patty
county to he sty led the “Ma-
C’lii Union Association.” R shall be dr*
ganizeil s follow* : r
2 Tnere shall be a President and Vice
president elected for one year, and
Secretatv for the same term. The Presrjj
dent shall preside at all meeting* ol jhH
association. The Secretary
a minute of all proceedings at twit ttseeis
ing\ There shall he a T,d* !, siirer a ! so
elected lor the like term. <ilti* shall keep
the funds of the Assoc'nqßMjgjand disburse
thenT* as liereinaluMWpscrihetj.
3. There executive Com*
iniitee atMflrftited by the president. It
of seven members —one Ironi
each Militia District.
4. The cnmtniitee shall elect one of
pfteir own body chairman. The Chair
man shall appoint acleik. Tlte Com
mittee and their Clerk shall hull) I heir of
fices a year. The Commit tee shall ad
opt such measures as they shall deem
best for the advancement of the Constitu
tional Union party in Georgia.
5. The Association shall meet on the
first 1 nesday in every month, at Lanier,
anil at such uihei notices as the president
shall anpoint.
6. The • xerulive Committee shall meet
at such times as their i liaiunan shall de
signate, at Lanier. The Treasurer shall
Disburse, the funds as ordered by the
• xecutive. Committee.
7. That before the acceptance of the
Prejident is ascertained the executive
Committee, shall consist of Wilkinson
Frmire, Bnriel Green, William H. Rob
in*nn, M. J- Mc.Mnllaii, Philip Cook,
E. H. Adams. Nathan B'jani—who shall
act until tLe Piesulent shall exeicise his
power of appointment.
Whereupon Maj John Young was
elected President, W, \V. Corbitt, Vice
President, and E. W. Allen, Sec’y and
T rea*’r.
W. H. Robinson, then moved that if
the delegation Iron) Marion County have
on m day nr previously appointed a time
and place to hold the Senatorial Conven
tion, that our delegates acquiesce in said
appointment.
VV VV. Corbin made a motion for the
appointment of a committee to make ar
rangements fur the reception of Hon.
How. I Cnlih at this place tin Saturday
next. Whereupon the seventh Revolu
tion was adopted, anti added to the Res
olutions of the “Macon Union Assticia
lion,” and the Committee tin rein appnin
ted, was for the purpose of making said
arrangements.
A vote of thanks w’as tendered the
President and Secretary for the courteous
services rendered this convention.
It w >s then ordered that the “South-
Wt.vl G tirt'ian, G nigia Journal &. Mes
sengfju Mil l Columbus Enquirer, he re
qiie*tun to publish these proceedings.
Mtsejiiiu then adjourned,
W. N. L. CROt K R, Pres’t.
E. VV. ALLEN, Sec’y.
Important KcvelatiOn*.
A few nintitli.’ look, the argument vva<
exhausted in the Palmetto Stale, and her
champhiiis held themselves in readiness
to consummate tlit- act ot secession. A
change has come over them since. The
leading politician, always excepting Mr.
Klieit, have dist overd th u separate State
action is no remedy. They are just re
alising a truth, winch, if the South Caro
lina mind had ever- been permitted In
travel out of the limits ol’lhat Slate, would
long sin<e have been apparent to it, I hat
the seres sun of South Carolina would
ifepopufate the State in five years. The
true friends of the Slate are beginning to
realize this fart, a id have proclaimed
theinse ves against secession alone. In
the meantime, the ultra secession party, a
minority “I the people, have also diseov
ered that the argument is not. exhausted.
—The Mercury, the organ of this parly,
has been engaged for weeks in a series
of hopeless i atim inations. But one of is
•ir'oments affects the people of the Sooth
generally, and vve wish to call attention
to it. In almost every copy of the Mer
cury vve find a letter from some ‘distin
guished gentleman’ from Georgia, Ala
bama or Mississippi, urging the State ol
Smith Carolina to secede, and off-ring
assistance in men and monev. The
Mercury relies upon the sympathy thus
expressed, and the aid promised, in its ef
forts urging on disunion. |t is positively
certain, that if ttidividffals in the oilier
Soul hern States were to cease urging
South Carolina to acts of madness that
sena’-ate State action would no more be
spoken of in that State | n Alabama we
know who are thus urging these misguided
families. The Southern party therp acts
without disguise. They hg>e proclaimed
secession a question of time only. But
in Georgia, though we identify the party,
we cannot the individuals who are en..
gaged in this jacobin affiliation with the
revolutionists of South Catolina. But
we h-ive the sirouge-i circumstantial ev
idence to guide us—The S hern Cnn
vrntion f this State asserted die right of
secession and affirmed dial the general,
government has no right by focre or ojh
erivise to prevent its exercise by a state.
Gov. McDpiiald maintains this position.
So 1 hat if all the n.ad spirit of the South
concentrates their ifluence upon South
Carolina and take her od of the Uoidii
even against the wishes of a n ' a
citizens, Georuia if she adopt ijj&pnti
pie tjLjP“ v - McDonald, Bujffl sustain
under
stant! tltis matter. Under the specious
clause iifaintainhig the right of secession
Gov. Mrl onald and Ids party are seek
ing to delude the people of Georgia into
the very gull of revolution. They have
but one step to take , if they carry the
Slate,’ we are plunged in the vortex.
An Admission Frankly made.
The Columbus Seminel says:—
! The position of the two parties are, re
j spectively, the starting points of disunion on
I the one side and consolidation on the other.
Mi. McDonald repels, and we believe sincere
Iv, the charge that he is a disuniiinist, but the
■ tendency of his doctrines is to disunion.
There can be no doubt with impartial
minds where Mr. McDonald’s politics tend.
They have led himself and party to the very
brink of disunion, and all that saved the coun
try front the fatal catastrophe was the patri..
otism and firmness of the Union party. As
to Mr. Cobh being a roiisolidationisi, the
charge is without rhyme 01 reason. He does
not advocate a single measure which is not
in pprfect accordance with conservatism of
the General and State government in all their
rights and his oponents have not the effronte
ry to nitempt to prove that lie does. Wu
take this admission, however, ns conifirtna
tiou of onr own convictions with reference to
Mr. McDonald’s position. We wish the peo
ple to understand it—that one the leading
McDonald papers in the Slate savs that ‘the.
tendency of his doctrines is to disunion.’
From the American Union.
‘Charles J. McDonald has twice filled
the. Gubernatorial chair, with the amp
lest credit to himself and satisfaction to
the people of the State.’— Augusta Re
public.
Aii ! Mr. Son 1 lip, when did you come
to that conclii.ion ? How longe since
the *cale dropped from your eyes ? Yon
have chaneed spectacles / guess! It j k
well von have two idrs to your mouth
or you never could have uttered that sen*
tence even in yourself, it would’nl ‘have
gone off,’ We would advice you tn lie
a little more moderate. Your Whig
brethren of the fire-eating order in this sec
tion, are of the opinion that yin are rath
er lavish at the onNset of vour praises and
recoil'cting the ‘days of old lang syne,’
when von and they did’nl exactly think as
you do now about that ‘credit to himself’
and ‘satisfaction to the people.’ They are
apprehensive the physic won’t work so
well. Le’ the doses lip a little smaller
nnli! the patient gpts strogner, and thru
you can go it blind. Y.
From the American Union.
‘As a scholar and an orator, McDonald
has few equals arnang the public men of
tie Union.’— Augusta Republic.
You .all means Mr, Sinytlte
aopl.v for a patent right to that discovery.
F'hnore won’t give it to you, wait till
Smith Carolina sets op for hersrll and I
know yon will get it. ‘A scholar and
an orator.’ in a horn.
TO THE FRIENDS OE THE UNION
IN DOOLY AND SUMTER.—At a meet
ing id the Constitutional Union putty this
day held in Atnericus, 1 was requested by u
resolution “f said meeting to give notire that
the day TF.y*u tlie/Vi'j.ids of the Union
at a meeting ienna, being
tlie first .Saturday in .%giwl nexKToTn'eet’aT*' - *- •
D. avion, was accepted as tlw day for holding
the Senatorial Convention for this district,
JETF.R a. HOUGE, Ch’nt.
June 6th, 1851.
Prof. Page’s Electro .Magnetic
Locomotive.
Another trial ol Prof. Page’s Electro Mag
netic Locomotive was made on the VVasli
iiigton railroad on Tuesday 29ih ult. Th©
Republic says.
The progress of the locomotive when it
slatted was so slow that a boy was enabled to
keep pace with it for several hundred feet.
But the speed was so increased, that
Bladehshorg, a distance of, we believe, a
bout five miles and a quarter, was reached
in ihirtvnine minutes. When within two
miles of that place, the nower of the battery
being fully up, the locomotive began to run,
on neatlv a level planetiit the rate of nine
teen miles an hour miles faster than
the greasiest speecß heretofore attained.
This velocity wasrnlinued for a mile, when
one of the cells craeJd entirely open, which
caused the acids to i(p°rmi.x; and. as a cons©
qiiHiice, the priipelliiif power was partially
weakened. Two of the i)th.er
. qoemly met,with a similar disaster,
j The ptofeesor proceeded cautiously. fear
ng obstruction on th’- way, such as the com
ing of cars in the opposite direction and cattle
on the road.—Seven halts were made occu
pying in all forty minutes. But notwith
standing these himlerances and delays, th©
trips to and from Blundensbnrg was accom
plished in one minute less than two hours.
T lie cells wain made of light earthware,
for the purpose of the experiment merely,
without reference to diuaiiiliiy. This part
of the apparatus can therefore easily b©
gua ided Hgniniit'xMishap.
The great point wyahlishud was; that a |o
comolivjjon lite principle of Pi of. Page cam
i be made to travel,nionte?h miles a* knur.