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"here I live, / hastened nidi *ll speed to’
Millfilgevillc, (o beg you* a respite of
liis sfiileure, (ill vlie meeting of the Leg
islature, 1 beve iny mourv j***ve nut ;
I'Ul pot finding you there, I have follow*
ed you bit her, having w alked most of die
way (sixty-five miles) in make die r ipir>i.
Governor will you uni *ttpend die sen*
ten re ? “ 1
‘Madam, said die Governor, hi* ryes]
already Silled with irars, fur no governor
ever had a k.ttdcr heart, ‘if 1 vvi re In
grant the respite, you eonhl not possibly j
reach him with ii, in jour enfeebled and
exhausted situation, in time to save him.’
‘Yes I will, (J ovrrnor ; ui e ii to me,
nnd I will have it in Columbus before the
liour of execution arrives.’
‘Then you would have to trine! nielli
and day, for four nights, and three dav*
and a half.’
‘Only give me the respite, and it shall
Teach him in dim*. I shall see him am
how, before he dies; but I have nu time
t o lose.,
‘Madam, * said the Governor, i ‘most
deeply simpailiize with you, and it paines
me to tell you, that I should violate my
official ditty to grant the respite. I have
examined the case, and I cannot find a
single mitigating circumstance in your
6on’s favor,’
‘Oh, Governor ! mj’ son is not a murder
er at heart, His disposition is peaceable,
lie was not himself when he committed
the deed. Oil, Governor ! here on tny
knees before you, I pray you have pity
upon a poor heartbroken widowed moth
er :
Our wives sohhprl, and the Governor
and myself mingled our tears profusely
over the bending suppliant. There was
but one of the group that could speak,
and that bore the burden of ns all, multi
plied a thousand fold. The Governor
raised her from her knees, and repealed,
by the shake of the head, what he had al
ready said.’.
And now went forth from the poor
woman’s heart—what shall I rail it ? A
sigh? It was not that. A sob? it
was not that. A groan? It was not
that J but an indescribable outbreaking
of all that is eloquent in grh f, and melt
ing in sorrow. Her accent raugh* the
ears of the group in the adjnininiug porch
and produced a death-like silence there :
and my habitation, so lately the scene ol
mirth, was like the court of death.
At length she broke silence
‘if there is no hope, I must hasten to
my child before he dies.’
She rose, and tremblingly advanced to
the porch, followed by the sympathizing
friends, but unyielding Chief Magi-Irate.
She passed the croud without seeming to
notice them ; and, as Iter foot fell upon
the step that was to conduct her away
from the habitation of hope, she cast bark
a melting look, and commenced Iter last
appeal, with -Oh ! Governor! for God’s
sake’—w hen she sunk to the floor, at
length, rising, as if moved bv the thought
that she was losing the time which only
would enable her to see her son alive, she
retired.”
The reader will please observe that
the poor woman who thus travelled alter
his Excellency, partly on font, all the way
from Maryland to Oxford, Ga. did mu
seek an unconditional pardon at the hands
of the Governor hut only a respite till the
meeting ol the legislature for her con
demned child. Ami, y**i the'sy inpathi
xmg friend.’ as Judge Longstreet calls
Governor McDonald would do nothing
for her. \\ as there ever n more inhuman
ad performed by a Governor of a Slate
than his sending of ilt is heart-broken
modiei with his heartless sympathy, in*
stead of granting her prayer and sending
an express rider w ith the respite to Co
lumbus to insure its reaching there before
the day of execution ? Captain General
Concha could scarcely have shown a
more callous nnd unrelenting spirit, and
yet his excellency C. J. McDonald is now
lauded as a very humane and kindly dis
posed gentleman, whose ‘bowels of com
passion’ are ever yearning w ith sympathy
for the unfortunate nnd distressed ! Out
we say, upon all such sympathy and all
such kindness.
Ives of theScarlot Degree.—
At the last meeting or the 1. O. O F..
Grand Lodge of the United States, pn!
or to that which has just adjourned in
Baltimore, a selet t committee was ap
pointed, of which Mr. Colfax, ol Indiana,
was President, to prepare an nppropiaie
honorary degree to be confered on wives
ofScarlet Degree members in good stand
ing. Such a degree was reported by
Mr. Colfax Inst week, and is understood
lo have caused considerable debate.—
Tlie representatives af the Gram! Lodge
and Grand Encampment of Northern
New-York were unanimously for it.—
Those from Sotithern Neu*\\nl{ were a
gainst it. A majority ol lho*e from the
North-west were for ii. it was, however
on Saturday, finally adopted by a vote
of 47 to 37. We understand that those
receiving it iviJl be known t , s ..'pi,,.
Daughters of Rebecca. The badge prn
posou will be grt*eu and.scnrii i.
07* Pay your subscription, and fear the
Lord. • . i
Its Air Ucnning a DisuniOnisfs*
Voters <>! the Second District, read the
Testimony !
The Columbus Times of August Ist
ISo I, thus speaks of Mr. Henning the
Disunion candidate for Congress in the
2nd District :
“Isi. Mr- Utuning iras a member of the
1 Nashville Convention .”
j ‘'2nd. Hud the Southern Congress
met, Mr, Denning would have raised his
voice for disunion -”
I ‘3d. Mr. Henning bt lit res that the
decision made by the Cntiv etiiinn in Dt\
ceiubei ISSO, was unwise and wr ne.’
A.MEKICIS, Sept. Ifiili, 1851.
Mr. Helming said lieie in his public
] speech in rejdv lo Mr. Jotinwm, ih.it if
the Southern Coityics* had loci, us was
suggested In ihe N.i.-lnille C-m Million,
and lie had been tin led a member of llie
samp, lie won|d have been lor a disolu
don ol tlie l 1 nil’ll. He ‘ill lurtlier that
:l>is plan, siller tlie drsohnioii, was to
J strike out State lines in the Smith, and
; form g consolidated republic ; that the
compromise measures were a sufficient
cause for a disolution ; hut inasmuch as
i the State of Goorgia had determined to
remain in the Union, he felt obliged lo
submit. That lie was now on tlie G<-or*
gia Platform, as long as Georgia remain,
ed of that mind.
H. M.CAY,
I EDWiN R. BROWN,
JARED TOMLINSON.
The above leiti r nnd statement are
. from the Georgia Citizen of the 27tli.—
The leit< r ol Messrs. M< Cay, Brown and
r Tomlinson, unlike the Columbus certiffi
i cates, only confirms the testimony of the
s Columbus Time s by repeating the avow*
, als ol Mr. Bciiiiiug made in person upon
. the stump. The Times says that Mr.
r Henning believes the Georgia Platform
, is unwise and wrong, Henning says lie
. is on that Pla tlorm only for the present
h follows, therefore, dial lie has mounted
j) J* mearly for the purpose of gaining his
i merely that lie
i may get the power to destroy— he kisses
i ihe Union merely that he may gel an op*
pertniiiiy to slab it !
What a commentary, this, upon his po
litical honesty ! Voters of the Second
District, fiiends of the Union, will you,
can you vote lor such a candidate or for
sm h a party ?—Are you in favor of bal*
oting out all Siate lines ? Are you in
Invor of a consolidated Government i—
, Do you desire to be rolid by the* Disum
ionists ol Cnrolina ? If so, vote for Mr.-
Benning. It you desire Georgia to re*
main a Slate, and to march forward in
her present glorious career of prosperity
under ‘the siars and stripes;’ then,
vole for Mr. Johnson. He is an o
pen, honest IriemJ of ihe Union. He will
not profess to sustain the Governnii ill in
order lo destroy it. H e is the man for
the limes. Union men of the Second, he
true to your iru>i —true to the Union—
true to tlie Republic of y our fathers.
Journal and Messenger.
WHY YOU SHOULD NOT VOTE
for McDonald.
Yon should not vole for McDonald,
because he is at heart a distinioiiisi, and
is the candidate of that party who first
proclaimed the doctrine of disunion ai
Nashville; he acted with them at the time
and was their leader.
You should not vole for him, berause
“lie was president of ihe disunion conven
tion at Moron, where Rhett advised the
people of Georgia to go for disunion,
nnd never objected a nurd lo such ad
vice. He lias presided at every ronven*
lion in Georgia where disunion has been
proclaimed.”
You should not vole for him, berause i
lie is in favor ofcalling a Southern Con*
gross, nnd advised ihe people in a letter
last year lo semi delegates i* the South- i
ern Congress, clothed with full power to I
act for the Sooth.
You should mil vote for him, because i
he and his parly are encourging the se- i
cession spirit ol Carolina, by promising i
to aid them in a fight with ihe govern* i
mr-nl. ,
You should not vote for him, because
lie and his parly are try ing to deceive the
peopk- by advocating two different plat- I
forms with opposite principle. They say i
iliey are for the Union platform and yel i
they are also for their own pl.ittorm— I
manifest hypocrisy and deception ! i
You should not vote fur him, because
lie is in favor of legislation upon the sob- ■
jert of slavery; a doctrine at varianre
with the long established Southern prim 1
ciple of non-inter vent ion.
You should not vote for him. because
he was twice Governor before, and it is
contrary to n'.l usnnge to elect a man the
third lime lor that office / and because
w-hen he was Governor, lie was a bad
one inasmuch as he found tlie treasury
full of funds nod left it empty, and the
Stale in debt; that under Ii s manage*
ment ihe penitentiary w as a dead expense
and the bills nf ihe Central Bank depre
cated in value 10 or 12 per cem ; for
an account of w liich nnd other deficien
cies, we refer you to an article in anoili- i
er column from ihe Savannah Kepubli* <
can, i
You should not vote for him, because I
[in 1830 he was a high protective tariff \
man, and declared in the Georgia Legis
lature that the tariff of 1828 w as right and
constitutional—a larifl which the most
ultra protectionist of the present day dis*
claim, and the same which Carolina re
sisted ; that notwithstanding this fact anil
without ever having disavowed these o
pinions, he now calls for the support of
the old State rights men, and his party
have taken themselves the name of State
rights.
You should not Vote for him, because
I 830 lie said “ the Supreme Court of the
United Stales is the power, having die
authority lo determine upon the stiver*
eighty nf the Slates,” vvhi'st now, wiili*
nut ever having disavowed this opinion,
lie professes to hold that tin* sovereignty
i of tlie Stales is superior to every tiling.
, even ihe constitution of ih** United Stales,
■ and that a Slate may leave ihe Union ai
any lime, even without a cause of ol-
I fence.
i You should not vote for him, because,
“ during that same session, an attempt
was made by ihe Supreme Court of the
United Slates to prevent the States ol
, Georgia Iroin hanging an /ndian named
Tassels who had been convicted of mur
der. Gov. Gilmer communicated tlii*
I'aci to the Legi-lature then in session.—
A committee was appointed which madd
a report, stating that Georgia i yik ne 'ijH
parted will, her right Ur,punish crimes;
that she would not yield it now, and that
1 assets should be according to the
sentence of ihe Coipt. Mr. McDonald
with eleven voted NO, to these
prim iples,’||L^— *
You should not vote for him, because
secession emissaries from Carolina have
been amongst iis trying to promote his
election, and because Sooth Carolina re.
gards the success of McDonald as a
pledge on the pari of Georgia logo with
her out of the Union.
You should not vole for him, bpcaure
his Carolina allies are seeking tire aid of
the Brili*h against our government.
And finally, you should not vote for
him, because, Rpart from all iltese objec
tions to him, Ills opponent, ihe Hon. How -
ell Cobb is a more worthy man, a better
statesman, and is in every point of view,
more worthy of your suffrage.
Custville Standard.
UNDER WHICH BANNER?
We met a gentleman a ft w days since
wlm attended a large public meeting near
Camden, South Carolina, during a re
cent visit to that Slate. He said Hint the
first things which struck his attention up
on approaching the stand, where two
large flags were floating in .ihe breeze.
They were planted upon oppo*iie sides
of tlie crowd. One wag tlie Palmetto
Banner—the other the Stars and Stripes.
The speaking soon commenced. The
contest was between ihe immediate seces
sionist and co-operaiionists. Judging
from the remarks of the speaker* ami the
clamors of a portion of the audience, cun
informant, said, lie supposed that the
whole company were disunionisis.
After the discussion was ended, some
one proposed lo divide the crowd. An
“Id man called out to the fi iends of the
Union, to ‘remember the flag of their
fathers !’ The words fell like a clap of
thunder upon the crowd. There was
•lealh-hke stillness for a few moments, and
then a genet al rush. Seven tenths of tin*
audience took shelter under the stars and
stipes and gave three hearty cheers fur
ihe flag of Washington !
A few men of desperate purpose, look
their places under the raiile-suak* ban*
tier, while the remainder walked round
the flag staff, and cast many a suspicion*
glance at Ihe Banner of the new Rhett
Republic.
One old man, after gazing intently up
outlos flag for a lime, slowly shook his
head, crossed his hands behind his hark
and touk hi* position with the majority,
remarking that, ‘ |,e had H ied the govern
ment ol Washington a long time—that
ne had been prosperous and happy and
that if Mr. Rhett ami his followers were
not so, they had better leave their coun*
try, for llier country’s good.’
Our informant whs astounded himself,
hut uot half so much, lie said, as were tlie
secession oraiors. They hail supposed
the people were ripe for rebellion, an d
had il iiol been for the test proposed ihpy
might, perhaps, have gone- to extremes;
but when it came to deserting ihe flag
ol Washington— when calied upon to turn
their backs upon the banner of their lath
*’rs ‘J 1 * blood of tlie revelation rebelled.
As it ws in Carolina, go it will lie in
Georgia, on tlie first Monday in Oclo
.tier next. The same two flags liave been
planted in this Stale, the stars nnd siripps
float over the bead of Mr. Cobb, while
ihe secession banner—tlie rattle-snake
banner the disunion banner is sustained
by Hie hands of McDonald.
1 eople of Georgia ! voters of Geor
gia I under which banner will you lake
yt-ur position ? Or will you not rntlier,
like the brave Carolinians, take position
under flag of Washington ? If yd i have
any doubts—any hesitation—s to your
dmy, do as did the old man at Camden.
Let well enough alone. Vote only for
the firm, unwavering, steadfast friends of
the Union as it is.
THE SOUTH-WEST GEORGIAN,
C BTTIJfNIJBLO&B, EDITOR.
OGLUTHO IIP kT~~
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3,
FOR GOVERNORTJ
HON HOWELLJfOBB,
OF CI.ARKF. COUjMflp
FOR CCMMMESS:
J A M ESjflflO \\ NSON,
OmHuicogee.
For Senator,
Wjg|L. CROCKER,
Os Macon C lutitv.
For Representative,
WM. H. ROBINSON,
Agents for the South-West Georgian,
Spencer Caldwell, Fori Gaines, Ga
Jeter A. Hogue, near Americas, do.
3. P. Gaui.den, llainbridgc, do.
Col. Wm. T. Perkins, Cuthbert, do.
G. Caritheiis, Esq. ‘luthbert, do.
Gilbert M. Stokes, Slade, Lee eo. do.
Dr. Wm. M. Stokes, Dooly co, do.
M. L. Holman, Brooksvillc, Sfe.w'rt do.
A. A. Blakely, Griffin, Pike co. do.
John \V r . Griffin, Urffin, do.
J. TANARUS, Mav, Franciscille, do.
W. J. Parker, Chentiba. Lee Cos., do.
A. J. Williams, Agent for Sumter co.
Reduction i the terms ot the
Soutli-West Georgian.
the first day of October the Geor
gian will be furnished to subscribers
at. the following rales :
$ 1.00 for 6 months, if paid in advance,
125 “ “ if not paid in advance.
2,O'J for 12 months if paid in advance,
2,50 “ “ if not paid in advance,
Inducements to Clubs.
Five Copies 6 monihs for $4,00 in advance,
Ten Copies “ “ “ 7,00 “
Five Copies 12 months “ 8,00 “
Ten Copies “ “ “ 15,00 •’
Fifteen Copies 12 mo. “ 20,00 “
We have been induced lo offer the above
terms in order lo Increase the circulation of
our paper, and for that purpose we earnstly
solicit tiie co-operation of our fiiends. H
we meet with sufficient encnragetneni, we
intend gelling new material iu a few months
and enlarging our paper.
Couuectioa of the Central and S, W.
Rail Roads
On Wednesday night last a freight train of
eleven Cars arrived at this place direct liom
ihe city of Savannah. The htidge across ihe
rivet at Macon, connecting die two roads, is
cow complete, and the necessity of unload
ing and ie*loading at that city is now obviated
entirely. This will greatly reduce freight on
merchandise shipped Iront Savannah to this
place, and will enable our merchants lo sell
goods as cheap as it can he done in ihe city
of Macon.
The price of Cotton in Oglethorpe:
Tlie prices paid for Cotton in Oglethorpe
now are equal if not above the prices of Ma
con. We quote from 8£ to 8| els. as the
Oglethorpe prices. The Macon Journal &,
Messenger quotes llie market “from 6A to
Bf, sales dull, but few sales over 8.J.” Ii
will thus be seen that we are ahead of Macon.
07* By *h' i Postscript of a letter received in
lliis place, from a citizen of Albany, we learn
dial Dr. Byrd killed Newtrn C. Jones a day
or two since, by slabbing him. The difficul
ty grew out of an affair nf honor.
07“ We are authorized to say that Cullen
Cox, Esq. will have three or four Vehicles
iu town on Monday morning next for the pur
pose of conveying Cebb men to the polls.
All who desire to cast their vole for Cobb
and llie Uuion shall be conveyed to the polls,
ffho has Lied Now ?
Bui a short time since the Editor of
the Democrat charged iis with falsehood
in the remarks we made in regard to Mr.
Benning’s Speech, hut unfortunately for
him he did not sustain the chnrge.
Well, we entertain about the same opin
ion ol our ue'mhhor’s remarks in regard
10 Mr. Cobh’s being “in debt to die
Central B ink, making over his properly
for,” that he tiid of ours concerning Mr.
Henning. Now we do not intend to
charge die Editor of (he Democrat with
knowingly publishing a falsehood, for h?
suit:lit have hern ignorant at the time
that he made those statements, of their
untruth, or he might not, that is a ques
'i°n left entirely with him to decide. Jf
be was ignorant in this matter, however,
he will certainly have the candor to re
tract his slanders on Mr. Cobb’s private
character. If he did it Wilfully and
knowingly (which we can hardly believe)
we ran but express our sorrow that lie has
so little regard for truth. But before e
go any farther, we shall prove that the
charges preferred against Mr. Cobb in
the Democrat were false. This we shall
do by the follow ing extract from the Jour
nal and Messenger wjjjtbh contains a let
ter from Mr. Cobb denying the changes:
Mr. Cobb does not owe the Central
Bank one dollar, except as an endojjßy
and his liability on that acrdijgf'Wex
plaineil below. He nevfcr one
dollar’s worth of properly lhis wife.—
Tiu property which he otw was give!
to her long before hfMglpMHge. it h>
always been cootrolljp and managed b<
Iter trustee; nndjeliher she nor Mr.
j Cobb could havtnsed it for the purpose
of pay So far Horn acting dis
hoiioMfbly lo his pecuniary matters, Mr.
Uobb has actually expended a large and
separate estate, given in him by his un
cle, in order lo relieve his faiher from
pecuniary embarrassments. All his in*
deluedness was created by his kindness in
, aiding, and endorsing for, others. While
others look the benefit of the bankrupt
law to rid themselves of their own debts ;
Mr. Cobb refused to do so, to relieve him
>elf from these endorsements. He lias
devoted his entire income to ihe payment
of these claims, and we challenge any
man of honor to Stale a single instance
where Mr. Cob has refused to recognize,
or pay, an honest claim.
What w ill the honest, reflecting people
say ol the presses and parties that will
Stoop to the cirriilalion of such grave and
infamous slanders. They seem to have
I, been put in circulation simultaneously all
, over the Slate, Even candidates for the
Legisluiuie do not scruple to give them
currency. The subjoined letter from
Mr. Cobh himself settles llie matter. It
was written in reply to one from ihe Ed
itor ol llie Chrnnacle and Sentinel inform
ing him that Mr. Brown ihe candidate
for Senator iu Burke and Jefferson, had
been circulating the repott :
Canton, Sept. 1 Dili, 1851.
Dear Sir : I have this moment receiv
ed your leiier, informing me that i\lr.
Brown was eircnlating a report, that I
was indebted to llie Central Bank in the
amount of ten thousand dollars, or some
other large amount. The report is /*
ter/y false. lam the security of Major
s Jackson on a Central Bank debt of some
lour or five hundred dollars, which
f thought was paid, until I received a
letter from Mr. Campbell dining the past
summer, informing me iliat it was un
paid. I agreed to pay it by ihe fi si of
December next, if Major Jackson did noi
settle it before ; which arrangement seem*
’ ed to be saiisfai lory to Mr. Campbell as
lie has not since written to me on the sub
ject. Yours, foe.,
HOWELL COBB.
‘ Now you have llie proof conclusive
, that the charges which the Democrat
f made were false. And now comes the
question, whether the Editor knew it or
i not. If lie did, and pul them forth in or
der to make parly capital he is guilty of
base f , well we wont say what—
• we will leave that for the reader. If he
made them in ignorance of their fallacy
f however, lie has only been guilty of pub*
1 fishing (by mistake) die falsehoods hatch
ed up by some oilier Disunionist of his
1 party.
Beware of I'inud and Falsehood.
We learn, upon good authority, that
die Disuuionists are preparing, and will
issue in die next Federal Union, and per
haps other papers, or in handbills, a
t barge, or rather a series of charges, im
peaching die personal character and in
tegrity of Mr. Cobb. What these char
cos are, we have been unable to learn
They are as yet kept a profound secret,
and have been purposely withheld in or
der to render a refutation impossible be
fore the election. With all sensible men,
these very facts should stamp these char
ges as false and infamous—as unworthy
if public credence or respect. We how
ever, will go further, and earnestly warn
die people of the Stale against placing
die slightest credence in them. Mr.
Cobb challenges a full and fair examina*
lion into every act of his life. All he
asks of his enemies is, not to stab him in
llie dark. That they are attempting m
do so, is apparent from die very manner
In which diese assaults have been made
and are likely to be continued.
Union Banner .
The Columbus Certificates.
The little clique of the Secessiorists a
round Columbus seem resolved to defeat
Air. J.>hnsoil at all hazards. According*
ly, they have published a series of cer
tificates, In order to prove that the Un.
ion candidate is unsound upon the slave
ry and territorial questions. These cer
tificates are made up from scraps or pri
vate conversations, said to have been held
by die relators with Mr. Johnson while
they nnd he were on the same side in pol
itics. ‘
Now, we do not mean to impeach the
veracity of the gentlemen who make the
statements in question, but we are free
to say, t hat we do not believe in the truth, * i
futness oj their charges. We have known
Mr. Johnson perhaps as long as many of |
them, and have often talked with him
when we were politically opposed to each
‘ ’ ” ,,d , Br . e . free IO sa >’. ‘hat we have .
never heard him otter any , Uf h
mrnt*. <
Besides, we are no believers in y ~,
- 1 evidence. These gentlemen were h . H
: lie-ally and personally osapitted wip, jj v
if hey reaWitipposed |
. he unsound, on the subject of s |*
- they ought to have exposed him lon
lore lie became a candidate. It w ; .
to the community—it was due to tl, e
stiintion which they profess to hr-Vj
dear—that Mr. Johnson’s opinions
have been made known, instead . f t * t p
, we find these very gentlemen, or a< :
i jority of them, cordially supporting %
. Johnson for the Slate Senate fre i
counties of Muscogee and Harris!
They must have known his views
because they harped as much upon ;
slavery question then as now. Whorl
Mr. Johnson acted politically with tl k v c
cprtifiers, he was a genuine, simnn-p -.
Southern man—and Mr. Marks, hi. op.
ponenl, was “ unsound upon the sub t
of slavery.” In those days, we presi.
that certificates could easily have Iv.
obtained from Uiesame gentlemen nflir
iog that Messrs. Dougherty, Smythe li
mbers, were quasi Abolitionists, ami c;
emies of the South. Judge Berrien liii
self was charged with having walked i
procession with the free negroes, an
with having made speeches when an alio
Inion flag was flaunting his lace.
No sensible man, or at least no mai
who was not partially demented by pu
lilieal phrenzy, believed tlie-e things;—
yet they were certified to, and circulate
by men who probably believed what ibet
said. No mail believed that Judge Ber>
rien was enemy of the Smith, because hr
owned negroes. For the very same rca
: sun no man will believe these allegation*
in regard to Mr. Johnson, /s it likely
that a man who owns thirty or forty ne
groes—who, like Mr. Johnson, has a
large family dependant upon that proper
ly, in case hi* death, for their daily hteail
would entertain sentiments and view j
such as are ascribed to him ?
W'e put it to the common sense of eve
ry man ; and beg the voters to n fieri,
•hat these ct rtifica e* are .ill limn pi t-nu,
who are deadly hos.ile to both Mr. John
soil and the Union. • They ire from een
ilemen of excitable V'liipcfaibents. Tln v
are based upon remarks made in pri*me
conversations, or in the lifriii anil excitr
ment of debate. These are put forth on
the eve of the election, and >t a time ul u-
Mr. Johnson and his friends c.ioitot i*-
fnte I bun. Ought not their siaHtin ut-,
therefore, to he received wiilivn.md * r: .jni
of allowance ? /
OBJECTIONS TO MR. AbM,
ANSWERED, j
In the discussion in Dublin last w. ch,
in which Me>srs. Stephens, Lewis, atui
Love participated, it by the lat
ter gentleman, we are informed, as an ob
jection to Mr. Cobb, that he bad voted,
while a member of Congress, for the Wii
tnot Proviso. This Mr. S. flatly detiiic,
and called for proof, but none tould I*-
adduced. Mr. S. shewed by llie recoil's
of Congress, which be bad before liiir,
that Hr. Cobb voted against the Ori gin
Territorial bill, in which ‘lie W'ilmnlPro
viso was engrafted, and with h is now the
law of the land.
Mr. Stephens also states, in rcplv to the
charge made against Mr. Cold), of hav
ing from choice placed Fiee Soilers on
the Committees in the House, that tliete
is a rule of the Mouse of
which requires every member pteseut at
its organization, to be placed on someone
of tlie Committees—that no member ran
be forced to serve on lb. ee, hut is obliged
lo serve on one, if not two of tlie emu*
miilees.
Thus it is seen, as they are scrutinised,
the objections urged against Mr. Cobb’s
election, full on by one to the ground, or
else evaporate into the air.
Mississippi Election.- The Teleersph
reports show that the self-sty led > South,
ern Rights’ party is literally no wherein
Mississippi. Says the New Orle.ns Crc*
scent: ‘Our sister lifts upon the Union
banner proudly. She is thrice welcome
in the ranks of die true and the patriotic,
because *he lias been sorely tempted and
tried. Misrepresentation, insidious pat
ty appeals, the blandishments of old ami
popular leaders, have not made her
swerve in the good cause. Site has come
forward to bury the last hope of treason
and disunion ; and in her great and good
labor she has forgotten every thing but
our common country. All honor wl
Mississippi. Did we not say truly that
her gallant sons, remembering Buena
Vista, could never do ought which might
lead to the sinking of one star from the
national banner— under which they have
won such imperishable renown ?
Mibile Advertiser.
Marshal’s Sale
WILL be sold in the Town of Ogle
thorpe on Saturday the 29th inst, the
following property to-wit.*
One Gray Horse, levied upon as the pro
perty of fi. W: &T. W. Ellis to satisfy on
executicn for non-payment of Taxes.
Also will be soid on the samo day T. W.‘
Ellis interest in the same horse, to satis*
fy a fine imposed on said Ellis bv the Town
Council. J, R. NELSON,'Marshal.