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THE K/GHT OF SEC\ WHaT next. M liy lin* rhe doctrine of tire menr ab stract right of a State to seceede, wlien she chooses, been forced upon ike alien lion of the people of Georgia, as thrtfieal issue now between the parties .** Ther* are several reasons for this apparent ab surdity. *1 |,e first it that our opponents are beat on the true i>sue, w hich is not the abstract right, but the prim iple disrup tion ol the Union, nod this our opponents fully, comprehended, /f they can only get into power, their object con be effect-1 ed as well under (bis insignia, as under 1 ihe other. j In the second place, our opponents; knew that there had always been a di‘er-1 sity of opinion, in relation in the mere; theory o I Siale Rights, and that if on this! branch of die subject they could catch any body, it would be just so much made.! 1 bey could not possibly lose, and might, possibly gain , for there are in every body ! some weaji clmenls, who are effecud un- j duly bv mere words. Uul in llie third place, nn<! chiefly have nnr opponents soti<>lit to raise this false i issue, because they have imagined the Union candidate was not dear in relation , to sud) a light, os contradistinguished j from the right ol Che pople of the State, j at all times to riln themselves when— j wronged, no matter who might be tjie wrong door. And our opponents have fondly hoped, that a controversy might he fastened on our candidate on ibis point, which would effectually withdraw r u ' o jj r Attention, from the real issut; anccting the peopie, and under ine smoke of the mock battle, they thcmscfves might slip into power. These are the reasons so far h. reasons are to be found, for the absurd preposterous effort, to make the mere right instead of the actual fact the issue belore the cotilry. Well, it seems, t\s might have been am licipaied, Mr. Cobb in his public meet ings mid communications with the people, has incidentally had to touch ns well upon this mere abstract rtglu, a* upon the true question, the enforcement iff the right itself. And he has admitted all that nm opponents on the abstraction themselves claim. According to tlie'Culun.bus En quirer, (undoubted authority as a witness ofwlnu itself beard) stir. Cobb in hi< speech in that city ‘admitted tiie right of secession and in express terms avowed that when a Slate in its sovereign capaci • tv and by its regular constituted and con stitutional agents took its course, that the Federal Government bad no legal or cons stiiuiional authority to controlc that State by force.’ What will our opponents do now?— Mr. Cobb goes upon the slump and gives ‘that leiler’ to the people, and then in the same way he mets in its very teeth the mock issue on the right of secession which bis opponents Imped might mystify the true question before the country—what | next will bis opponents gel up to delude; the people ? NOT SO FAST. The ex.Gnverner cannot take the stump because as everybody who is acquainted with him knows, lie .can talk, yet is no speaker,’ but lie can write letters, and he ran make assertions unfounded in fact. In his recent letter to the committee of the Daelonegn meeting, (in the Federal Un son of the 22J iust.,) lie makes the follow ing assertion: ‘ll must le remembered that Southern compromisers contend that the Mexican law s prohibiting slavery in those lerilories (Utah and New Mexico) are of force there over-ride our laws, and as effectually ex clude slavery therefrom as sits Wilinnt proviso could have done.’ The ex-Governor is too last. In his hurry, he omitted the prefix of‘anti’ be fore the word compromisers. If he had said the Southern anti-compromisers con j tended for this, he would have slated the truth. The Georgia Convention, in acquies cing in the Compromise, as the authorita-’ live representatives of the people, took an entirely different stand, and in the fourth j resolution declared that they stood ready lo dissolve the Union for ‘any act prohib iting the introduction of slaves into the territories of Utah and Ntw Mexico.’ Now, does ex.Givcrnor McDonald suppose that any set of men could so ilulti r y themselves as to make such a dec laration if tile act had already been com milted? Wc do noi know the private opinions of all the members of the Union party, but whatever opinion, pubic or private, some lew may entertain, common fiirnes. demanded that the party should be judged by its publicly expressed opinion, nod the passage of such a declaration, by ■he supporters of tbe Compromise, is tin* best reputation of this most nnfound charge. No girl ever made a happy union by flirtation; because no man capable of making n woman permanently linppy, was ever attracted by llim which is ciis. gnsting. to persons of intelligence and fvfinernen;. ‘ \ v- — JPh’H SOUTtJ r S&e LES. Extract of a letter from a citizen of Ma* coa, dale;), Aittr Harm Conn, July 14,1851. j Being on a visit in one of my friends lasi night, 1 saw one of die greatest curiosaAs of the age, and i dotiln, whether there is*m j iher such in the whale of the New Epglaml Slates.** t*’e soon got into conversation, and i dm principle topic was tfm slavery ami Un : ion question. belaboured die Aboiilion isls most unmercifully. .No Southern man could have done il moio effectually. Ho said i the Southern disoniouists uad die Noithern j Fanatics, he looked upon as traitois,’ both j u*iag the slavery question tn dissolve the Union, but as long as he lives his voice and hands were ugHinsl them. Ho is truly a Northern man, with Southern and national principles. After his departure, our friend informed me to my greatest astonishment, that lie was a Presbyterian Clergyman, whose Congre gation had discharged him, because he would not preach abolitionism, but so strong was his love or couture, that he answered, that ho would give up his place—before he would preach a doctrine, that he did beli'evd, and the success of which would bring so much distress and misery upon the whole country. He is what 1 call a perfect curiosity. May lie live to a green old age. SECESSION AND ABOLITION'. The secessionists have fallen upon a novel inode of defence. They do not if* , m ., t disprove (licit disunion do : ; rinM or ’ |0 j jsa _ vow t tun y attempt to shelter them., sc \ct uu'-or the charge against Union men ” .luolitiunisni. Thu truth is their position will lead inevitably to both disunion and ab olition. \V e do not pretend to charge the secessionists with an intention to abolish slavery. But men very frequently take po sitions which lead to unfWseen consequences ami parties are generally not more prescient ol the future. That disunion is what the abolitionists mid what England, the most ul tra abolition nation in the world, desires, is beyond dispute. In order to avoid any possible miscon struction, llie charge, against Union men who take a prominent part ia the present canvass, has rendered it proper that thov siittgkl define their position upon the subject ol'sluviMw, liowever 4 well that position may have been publicly defined heretofore. We court ift our sphere jff wttluence no dis guise upon this or any other subject, and sub mit briefly, the following j We have never regarded the institution of slavery as it exists a moral evil. Differing in this particular from Mr. Jefferson, and coinciding with Mr. Calhoun, who regarded it as a blessing to the black race—it having elevated a large portion of il from a state of barbarism to some degree of civilization. We have never entertained the opinion that it is either expedient or practice* !e to abolish it—but the contrary. These are questions we have always indefinitely ad journed for Ihe consideration of posterity. Whether the Southern people would have been more prosperous, socially and political ly, if the institution had never existed, isiot a practical question, but one purely specula., live, and belongs to tile domain cf political economy—to the philosophy of population, the distiihuiion of capital and the employ ment of labor.— Marietta Union. WHAT ARK YOU DOING? W o desira to address the question, what are >ou doing? to every Constitutional Un ion man in Georgia, and to inquire what you and each of you are doing to advance the cause, which all have so much at heart the Preservation of Liberty, die Constitution and Union? The disunionisls, like all oilier malcon tents; are every where on tho alert, vigilant and active in their efforts to deceive and mislead the people. It behooves the Union party, therefore, r.ot to fold their arms and sit down quietly to look on, because of their great strength and superior numbers. They too must spare no effort to keep the people enlightened by spreading documents before them. Give the people light and they will never fail to * l ight. Marietta Union. THE TRUE TIME TO DISCUSS THE R/GHT OF SECESSION. It is really refreshing to be able to n gree w ith an opponent occasionally, so we transfer to our columns the following admission of the Augusta Constitutional ist, and give it our hearty approval. Speaking of Georgn’s going out of the , Union, in a recent number that pers says ‘/t is an act to he done alone, it done at ail, try a Convention to he elected by the People. II hen that Convention is , called, then will he the lime to discuss the ; question of withdrawing from the Union. ’ I Differing With St. Paul—K very good story i, told of an individual who formerly resided in this city. He was n little unscrupulous in his operations at ’ k'usi, he was not in the habit of boasting -; much of his honesty or regard lor princi ’! pl p One day, a pious friend of his ventured to reprove him for something lie had said, i • Don’t you know, sir,’ said the pious man,’ that St. Paul says you shouldn't do 1 evil that ‘ good may come ?’ * Why, yes,’ replied” the individual ad. dressed ‘ but in that respect St. Paul and / differ. We are thinking there are quite a mini, her of parsons in this locality at present, | who ‘ differ with St Paul’ in their notion |of public morality. They are willing to \ and wrong that good may romr. Osiorvo Pal. in i 1 ia#* v I THE SO UTIMVEST GEORGIAN, OGLETHORPE, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1851. FOR GOVERNOR,’ II ON. HO WELL COBB, OF - CLARKE COUNTT. Agents for the South-West Georgian Spencer Cardwell, Fori Gaines, Oa Jeter A. Hogue, near Anurievs, do. J. P. Gailpf.n, llainbridge, do. Col. Wm. T. Perkins, Cvthbcrt, do. G. Caritiiers, Esq. ('uthbert, J O , GimiektM. Slade, e ,\ do. r - V, xr. M. Stokes, Dooly co. do. M. L. Holm an, Brooksnillc, Stew'd do. A. A, Blakely, Griffin, Pike co. do. John \V. Griffin, Griffin, do. J. TANARUS, Mav, Francisville, do. A. J. Williams, Agent for Sumter co. {£7**We would call the attention of our subscribers to our published Terms, and re quest those who have not complied, to do so without delay, as our expenses are con tanily moving on, and without the means we cannot lessen them. If payment is not made by the Ist of October, we will be compelled to claim an additional Fifty Cents on each subscriber tlien in arrears. To The Union Party of Macon Cos. There will be a meeting of the party at Lanier on the first Tuesday in Au gust next, to nominate a candidate for the Representative Branch of the Legis* lattire. The Maron County Union Associa tion will also meet the same day. Tprgpgsition. We propose, if the present subscribers to the South-West Georgian will send us the money for subscription immediately, to ap prepriate it to the pnrehase of new Type and other materias, winch will enable us to enlarge our paper. We desire to improve the appearance of the Georgian, in order that it may compare favorably with any pa per published in the State, and we pledge ourselves to do it, provided our subscribers will acceed to the above proposition. The friends of the Union in Ma con county will recollect that the parly meet at Lanier on next Tuesday. We call attention to several new advertisements in today’s issue; especial ly to those of Philip T. Fears. Mr. Fears has a splendid assortment of drugs of the very best quality. The scarceness of Editorial in the present number is owing to unavoidable circumstances. The weather at this time is very dryand sultry, there is much need of rain. 05** The Daily Mail to and from this place, goes into operation on to-morrow. A small item of Cuban news will he found in another column. Poindexter, July 23d, 1851. The Union Convention for the 18th Sen atorial district composed of the Counsies of Marion and Macon, met this day pursuant to previous notice, for the purpose of nanii eating u candidate for Senator; and organi sed by electing W. H. Robinson, President, and requesting E. W. Allen to actus secre taiy. The President having explained the ob ject of the Convention, the following dele gates appeared and unswered to their names. From Marion, E. B. Oxford, Elbert Mel lon, Reuben Kemp, Solomon Wall, Jeffer son McMirheal, Jeremiah Wilclier, R. R. Respuss, J. W. Wooding, S. R. McCorkle, G. O. Davis, Mack McLendon, From Ma ’ con E.W. Allen, J. 11. Black, W. il. Rob inson, Wm. Anslsy, W. R. Hall, W. J. Mc | Multan, Nadiari Bryant and J. S. Hoilin , shed— > A motion was then passed to accept spcc i lators us delegates, and invito them to seats us such. ; A Committee of three from each county was appointed to propose the name of a suit able person t 0 represent the district in the Senatorial branch of the Legislature; which Committee consisted of M. McLendon, E. B. Oxford and Solomon Wall from Marion. J. fl. Black, J. 8. Hollinshed and William Ansley from Macon. Convention then adjourned till half’past 1 o'clock p. in. 1} oclock, p. m. Convention met pursuant to an adjourn ment, President in the chair. The Committee repotted the name of W. N. L. Crocker of Macon co., which was con firmed by acclamation, A Committee of G. O. Davis, Solomon Wall and Nathan Bryant, was then appoin ted to inform Dr. Crocker of his nomination, and request his acceptance. The thunks of the Convention were then tendered Col. A. C. Cleveland, for the com tesy extended, in opening the doors of his honse, in which to assemble. It was ordered that a copy of these pro ceedings be furnished the South West Geor gian, and Columbus Enquirer for publica tion. The President then offered a few elequeni and practical remarks, after which venlion adjourned sine die , W. M. ROBINSONAHpf fe. W. Allen, Sec’ty, Poindexter , Jsjol3rd, 1851. Dr. W. N. L. CRocKEßjSfllirar Sir : The Union party imMj&n Convention this day, composed from tfic counties of Macon and Marion, purpose df nominating a represent the 18th senatorial djtrictf,, the next Legislature ? has selec ted you as proper and suitable for that sta tion. Relying upon your patriotism and de votion to the Union, permit us to tenJervou the confidence of the Convention, sincrely hoping thatyoiir interest in the cause of Free Institutions, will prompt you to accept the nomination, in which wo pledge you our warm and zealous support. W e are very respectfully your obedient servants G. O DAVIS, ) SOLOMON WALL, > Com. Nathan bryant,) At home, July 23th, 1851. Gentlemen : Your note dated Poindexter 23d inst., is now lu loie me— I consider it unnecessary to make any pre liminary remarks and accept of your nomi nation. Believing that wo have not suffiient cause for dissolution of this glorious Union. If elected I will to the best of my ability carry out tho principle of the Constitutional Union party of Georgia, Respectfully your obedient servant. W. N. L. CROCKER. To Messrs. G. O. Davt>, f Solomon Wull, and Nathan Bryan, Committee.*, WHO IS MUMNOWt There are men in the world who can be pleased with uothing their opponents do. Os this class is our neighbor of the Times. A few weeks sinae lie was down upon Mr. Cobh for not coming out, without an oppor tunity, with his views on the exciting ques tions of the day. Cobb was denounced as the mum candidate, even before the canvass was fairly opened. But now, when lie is up on the field—and properly meets his con stituents and tells them, as he should do, what are his views on the past action of the government, wliat are Ins present notions of the true policy to be persned, and what prin ciples shall control his official course,>if elec ted governor, our neighbor turns upon him and charges him with transposing through the country to brace up a sinking cause! Mr. Cobb, we take it, understands his own busi ness, and will hardly be influenced in his course, during the canvass, by any opinion our neighbor may liavejof the etiquette ofa gubernatorial candidate. The people desire to hear him, and he intends that they shall do it, no matter what any portion of his op ponents may wish to the contarry. But McDonald! he is the liigli-faluten, he is the pink of the short-tail aristocracy, lie is the mum disciple of a new-fangled chivalry, that dares not meet his constituents with his disunion, secession, Nashville Convention, and Southern confederacy sentiments. Yes; he openly avows that he will not mingle with and address his fellow citizens, that he will not condecend, in so many words, to come down amongst them, and fling the light of his clear intellect and luminous mind on the darkness that lifcngs around them ! Oh no. He is u candidate for the office in the State and it would degrade his high position to go about and harangue Ilie vulgar populace.— And in this lofty idea our neighbor of the Times, as a matter of course, agrees with ■ him entirely. Well, they may be right; but , we rather incle to the opinion that the peo ple will teach them a lesson worth two of this. The votf'is of Georgia will put up with . and hear, and understand him; the idea of straining their eyes to find his silk-bedeck ed form in the far off clouds they essen ■ lially dislike. 1 It may be however that the bugle blower of Rhett is rigiit lor not venturing to address i l‘ts constituents. Wliat little reputation lie . h a as a man of ability has been obtained by being muni, spreading bis countenance and looking wise. His attempts to public speak” i ing have been like the performances of a . donkey on the race course, stiff, clumsey, scattering, and bellowing. No wonder, then, that ho is afraid to meet his able and eloquent j competitor, no wonder that he poises himself ion his assumed dignity, and refuses to ad dress his fellow citizens. He may a! last be right. A speech from him in every county would sink his prospects below the recusita ting power of our neighbor of the Times. Columbus Enquirer, Will you do it. —Sticklers lor the abstract right of State secession, hearken to our voice. If we admit this right in all its length and breadth, wlial will you do about it ? Will you exercise the right or will you nap) Or is it not one of those points of honor whpli once yielded, closes all discussion on itsi°r its? We pause for a reply. ShaMfjfover get it? Doubtful. Courier Office JBffmUston, 1 July 10 P. M. j New Orleans, July jPE-.Colton—yes terday 1200 balogfcjjjjfie sold; middling is quoted at JWjffl-&. good mid dling 8 NEW COTTON, first bale of new Colton was re ceived on the 25th. R was sold ycste t dn v at 10 U 2 rents, ! j is firmer. No demand for Rice; •told a* 3 1 2. Bacon firmer, prime Cin cinnati Sides 9 1-4 to 9 12. CUBA AFFAIRS. An enthusiastic mass meeting was held last night to sympathies with Cuban pa triots. The meeting was addressed by Gen. Lopez , and the Cuba declaration of independence read. The best Reason Yet. —Why don’t you vote for McDonald, said a secession* ists the other day to a Union Democrat; because said lie, be made a had Governor before, and will hardly improve tinder the tuition of Rlielt &i Cos. Avery good reason thought we, which others might ponder with profit.— Rome Courier. Intelligence of Revolutionary Movements in Cuba confirmed Victory of the Patriots and lots of 300 Spaniards! By passengers and private letters from Havanna, we have highly important and most encouraging accounts from Cuba. The patriot forces (in the mountains of Carasco and Cttbiias, near Puerto Prin. cipe,) have increased to upwards of 900 men, and are hourely gaining strength. Several fights have oceured, in which 300 of the Spanish soldiers were destroy-- ed, a portionbeing drowned in attempt ing to escape, and Brigadier General Conti and niue other officers were taken prisoners. Information had jeaclied the Captain- General, before the sailing of the Isabel that the Catalans aud Cubans were about uniting, and rising against the Govern ment at Matanzas. Troops were imme diately to that place, where an outbreak was daily expected. CONSCIENCE WAS KILLING HIM. Some years ago, a large, powerful, roughlookiiig and dangerous man nam ed, we believe, Timothy Tierman or Tierney, was asserted by the police, on a charge of knocking a man down, in the lower part of the city, the unfortunate man falling with his head upon the curd stone, and splitting his skull, so that he shortly after died at the hospital. An indictmefnl was endeavored to be procured agaiust him but the Grand Jury ignored the bill, sending the offence to the Special Sessions, as an assault merely. Recorv derTalmadge, on the representation of Capt. Leonard, of the Second Ward, gave the prisoner the full extent of the law, however, and sent him lo the island for one year. Itwnsa cowardly blow, with a will, hilling the victim under the ear, and at the time of the arrest, Tiernan seemed to take pride in the murderous assault, for which he should have had five years in the Stale prison, had the grand inquest performed their duty. He was, at the lime of his sentence, full faced, tali and athletic, but a few months made a re markable change. A night or two since, a ghastly, hag gard looking object, with attenuated cheeks, sunken eyes, and a general ap pearence of almost total physical pros tration, entered the Second Ward station House, and requested to be locked up! A moment's glance, and a question or twp, established his ideiniiv as Tiernan ! He had worked out the period of his Is land sentence, hut a more fearful retri* bution than can be awarded by any hu man tribunal was upon him, whose terri ble erms never could be satisfied this side of the grave! The vistim of his murder ous passion was constantly by Ins side ! in his waking moments, or amid the vis- i Aions of the night, the dead roan’s face was I forever present! and in the desperation of dispair lie l.ad come back to the scene of Ins first arrest with the request to be incarcerated once more in this lonely •He is crizy !’ we observed to Capt Leonard, who related the incident. ‘No he was not crazy !’ was the ear nest response. ‘We frequently witness cases nearly similar. Conscience war killing him !’ Man’s law had been satisfied, but the judgements of the Almighty were still operating! What a commentary on crime and its consequences—the terrible trutlifuluess of that 6ame identical remark. Com science was killing him * New Orleans, July 23 Twenty-two hundred bales of COIL. were sold to-day at previous rates. Coif was firmer, prime yellow being from 58 a6O cents. Business? was dtff A mass meeting was ’ w .seSS^ enß ‘ US,aSm WBB dis P!‘J* Columbia, July 24. Forty-six bales of Cotton were sold to day, at prices ranging from 4M ! 7 1,4 cents. The Progress of the Canvass. Mr. Cobb arrived in this city’on Mon day last, and left yesterday morning f or Culloden, where he addresses the people 10-dav. He will from Culloden return to Athens, where he will remain during commencement when he will again resume the canvass. He speaks in the most en. courageing terms of the progress of the Union cause in the South West. Ha j sa Y 3 ‘h*"* ‘* unquestionably a reaction ! there but that is altogether in favor of the j Union party. He did not deal,in gener alities either. He gave names and places dates and circumstances, which convince us that the Union men will carry the sec* cond District by an overwhelming ma jority. The fire-eaters intend to make a desperate struggle, however; but the people are not yet prepared for disunion, and therefore will repudiate the Nashville Convention candidates, no matter wbai may be their promises or professions. Say yes, Pussy —A gentleman not lung since, wishing to pop the question, did it in the following manner. Taking up the young ladies cat, he said. ‘Pus. sy, may I have your mistress? It was answered by the young lady, who said ‘say yes, Pussy.’ Whereupon the young man pinched Pussy’s tail, and she’ ‘said m c y o w !’ * i By the register it appears to have j been fifteen hundred Americans, up t * the 28th of June, to visit the World’# | Fair. ORDINANCE^ Passed, affirmed and ordered for tig government of the town o) Oglethorpe, l>y the Commissioners , in pursuance of the authority vested by the Act of l/t ----corporaiion. SECTION LIV. Workshops, kc,. to be Cleanetl of Shtr vings &c. All mechanics, or occupants of work* shops, buildings or other places wirhi* the limits of the Toijn, shall at their wu expense, remove (at least twice a week from such workshops or building, or other places’) all rubbish, shavings’and othrr trash, which may have accumulated, im der a penally for neglect or refusal of a fine of not exceeding Ten Dollars, for each and every such offence. SECTJQN lv. President—Off tec and Duties. The President of the Board of Com missioners, shall be the Chief Executive Officer oi the Town. It shall he his duty Ist: To have the law* and ordinances of the Town put in full force—inspect the conduct of all subordinate officers, and ae far as in his power, to cause all negligence carelessness, or positive violations of du* ty, to he prosecuted and punished. It shall he Ais duty to Isold a Court, at such house of place at. jomUw.-,fixed by the Commissioners,'or appoiiitechby iHS ‘for 1 - the examination of offences that may l>e reported to him, or of such persons,, mav he brought hefoie him, and bind the offenders over to appear before the Superior Court of Macon County, or be lere the Board of Commissioners of Ogle thorpe. But the President shall be 4,. ed with power, after hearing testimony iw j case of a white person brought before Court, to impose such fin* as he mav deem resonahle, or commit him or her to the gusurd house, as the law or ordinance* of the Town require, on those persons who may concent to the exercise of the auihotity hereby vested in him ; but who nevertheless, shall retain the right of an-’ Pl lo lbo Board, and if .ochoV.d.ri be slaves or free peisons of color, he may proceed fethnitb to try them-he being hereby vested with the power given bf dte ordinance, to any two members of th. Board n> such cases. | T he Pre *'dent shall examine all bills | and accounts presented to the Board, the IfiW? r f t ,a o re T"* rendered b 7 the Gleik of the Board, returns of the Offi cers, and other matters and things con nected with the finances of the Town. And for his services, the President shall reciete such salary, as. may be anuallv fixed by the Board. * * SECTION LVI, The President is authorized to call and designate any member of the Board to preside during his absence in the Court* and the member so called and nominated n L !T‘ ,Se , all,he power * and perform all the duties devolving on the President under this ordinance. SECTION LVII. ,„J h i tPre ? and ' nuyi h,ve power ‘o make and enforce all roles necessary