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Tlic bad cjfccts es diseased Irtih upon the
Gnisral HraUlt.
BY I>R. F. H. SMITH,
Dentist, (Oglethorpe, Gti.)
Tiie causes of di-ease are nil around
s. Ihe seeds of disease lie dormaui
wiihiii us; hul wldle the powers of na.
lure have free action, while iiolliiug pre
vents the full |/lay of the organs, lhe !
system is able to rc-ist ihein. Me whose
wliole body is full of life and vigor is
comparatit ely safe. The preservative
powers are in full action. They are
able to dtdciid him from causes of disease
that would dud an easy prey in the debit
itated. This is exemply lied in the course
of every epidemic.
Thousands fall victims to the disease
from the enervating influences of their
fears; and thousands more from the ex
haustioii of constant watching on the sick :
horn anxiety and di.tress, and loss oi
sleep. The*e causes tlo not produce the
disease, hut they wear out the vital ener
gies, and ute preservative powers become
too letblf to resist the influence of those
agents whidi do produce it, and so far as
the and Sease of the teeth occasion local
pain, distress of mind, irritability of the
iferx ous and prostration of the strength,
they diminish the powers of life and open
the dour to every disease that is ready to
come in and take possession of the system.
Hut (Ids is not all. Diseased leellt not
only predispose to other diseases, but, in
consequence of (heir extensive connec
tions, they actually produce or excite dis
orders distant from them, and which, to
one not acquainted with the anatomy of
tile body would seem to have uu enunee
lion with them. “
lo the pliysir iin who is acquainted
w ith the structures anti uses of these parts
Mud the changes made in them lv disease,
there is nothing strange in this matter. —
fie knows that the teeth derive their
liervcs Irom the filth pair or trigemini,
whose ramifications and connections are
more extensive titan those of any other
pair. By this they are connected with
the rye, the car, the face, ilie tc Ip
and thb brain ; and by means of the great
(sympathetic, which has its origin ,u a
branch ol this) withal! the vital organs.
Having such extensive nervous relations,
it is not strange that they’ should cause
nervous licad-aclie, sick head-ache, nett
ralgia cn tic. doulnoroii.x ; that a flections 1
of the eyes and ears, even blindness and 1
steal i ess should sometimes originate in the ‘
mouth; or, that hysterics or spams, epi- 1
lepsy and insanity, or palsy should occa
sionally arise from irritation of the Den\
tal nerves ri fleeted on the brain. By
their blood vessels which they derive from
‘a branch ot the external caroled artery. 1
they are connected with all parts of the
neck, throat, lace ami head—by lire in- s
ternal caroled with brain—and by the i
common, caroled with great dorta, and 1
through it with the circulation of every 1
pair of the body. By the membrance! I
which covers the gums and lines the ’
mouth—they are counectedj withj the ‘
‘stomach and intestines and by the same 1
membrane with the bronchial tubes, and j ‘
the air cells ol the lungs. With such 1
relations as tltpse it is not strange that; !
fhelr doses should at least occasionally ‘
lighten p yinllumation, or cause other se-; ’
Hons arrangements in the contents of die 1
abdomen or the throat. A moments at. ‘
tendon to what is going on within the hit- I
man body will enable us lo understand. 1
this more clearly. 1
J l.e system is nourished and invigor- 1
ated by food and air. • One is liken bv 1
the stomach, the oilier hy the lungs,. If
deprived of either, or if either be of bad
quality and unfit for use, the strength fails
and the health is lost. How is this food dis
posed of, and why is pure air necessary?
Let’s see when food is taken into the month ,
and ihorotigl ly masticated it is ready toen- ,
‘ter the sioinacu —it passes dow nto that or- i
gan by the act of swallowing—in the
stomach it meets and*mixes with a pent ,
liar kind of fluid, prepared there for (lie
purpose ol dissolving it. This ,fluid is
called gastric juice. By its action the
food is dissolved anti changed into a sub
stance called chyme, anil iu this form it
passes on to the intestines, where it is met
by'the billiary and pancreatic secretions.!
Its properties here become changed, and
taking the name of chyle it passes along’
the intestinal tube to be takenup in part
hy the mouths of ten thousand little vessels 1
called locteai, which conducts it to the’
‘thoracic auct, by which it is conveyed to
the subclavian vein and thence to the
riglft side of the heart. But it is yet not
‘quite pure and fit to nourish the body.—
‘7l must be further refined, and for this
purpose it it seHt to'tlie'hitrgs, where, bj
the action of the vital powers and the in-!
fluence of [litre and wholesome air it is I
Ireed Irom its remaining impurities, ac
quires some new qualities and is then re
turtfed to the heart to lie sent out in the
life-git log current of real blood to evert
p ri of the bo ly.
I ‘Now is it not et blent that if this op
eration be interrupted, or rendered im
perfect at ahy step of its progress, sick
ness may be expected to ensue. These
ere ihe very fountains of life and health,
‘anil if they be disturbed the streams can
not be pure. Let us see, then, ttliai the
<•
’ effects of diseased teeth must frequently
l.e upon these primaty functions of life.
The mouth is in such a condition that
you cannot properly chew your food—ol
course the stomach finds it more diffituli
to digest—it has more labor to perform—-
it has to do its own work and that of the
i teeth besides, w hile at the s tine lime, it
I may be poisoned by the putrid matter
i and diseased sectetions from dead teeth
and their socetts. Its nervous energy is
diminished hy pain and hy the general
weakness, depres.ion of spirits and loss
of sleep, occasioned bv a spell of tooth
ache or neuralgia. The stomach has
more to do, and it has less capacity to do
even its ordinary work. The chyle is
consequently badly prepared—the loc
leals take it up les pure —it goes more
heat ily ladm with imptiiilies to the lungs.
77/cy have more to do iu the refining
process, while they are weakened by the
same causes that enfeebled the stomach,
and suffer with the rest of the system.
So far from being in a condition to add
extra labor, they are hardly ft’ to perform
their common duties. And lo make
their labor still more difficult you give
them no pure air. The rotten teeth ef
fect the breath ; it is loaded with fetid
and ptilrify ing matter —it is offensive to
all who come near enough to smell it
Such air is not fit to breathe. Vou never
get a breath of pure air—it is all poison
ed more or less, as it passes into your
lungs. You csiry the very quintescenoe
of filth forever in your mouth, and never
gel a breath that is not contaminated by
it. Yet this filthy and abominable air is
all the lungs have to work with. Is it at
all surprising, then, that the lungs and
stomach, thus poisened, abused and over
worked, should tit last fail in their efforts,
and that the whole hotly, thus virtually
deprived of wholesome food and pure air,
should grow feeble and nervous, and
sickly, and finally fail an easy prey to
what otherwise would have been only a
slight attack of disease.
TO THE READER.
One of the objects aimed at in the pub
lication of this piece is to awaken a more
lively interest in the public mind in rela
tion to the importance of the preserva
tion of the teeth, and to an art which
considerations of appearance, comfort,
and health render so essential. Many of
the painful and loathsome diseases which
originate in the mouth, scattering the
seeds of disease broadcast throughout the
entire system may be thus avoided.
A numerous class ol individuals pay
little or no attention to their teeth until
they are forced to the painful necessity
of having them removed. This negli
gence is the more astonishing when
brought in contrast with the solicitude
so generally manifested in regard to the
personal cleanliness, dress, and other mat
ters of taste and comfort. What, we ask
adds‘more lo the beauty ol feature, and
pleasing expres-ion of countenance than
a complete, clean and well arranged set
of teeth? They are more to be prisetl'’
than rubies. In the language of another,
“no fare can be considered as truly bcauti- ,
je I
I*l, w hich is disfigured by foul and un
sound, or irregular teeth.” The laugh, ‘
which is the test of good humor and
openness, excites only disgust where the
mouth exhibits foulness and deformity.—
A pleasing countenance nattira'ly pre
possesses, but it never can be complete
unless beauty and regularity unite iu the
attractions, so that where a person wish- |
es to please, the rare of the teeth forms |
on essential consideration.
Frt>m the Journal tni .Messenger Extra.
Fillmore Movement.
8188 COUNTY.
At a meeting of a portion of the citizens
ol Bibb county, favorable to nomination j
of -Mr. Fillmore as the Compromise can
didate lor llie Presidency, held at the
Concert Hall, in .Macon, on Saturday j
evening, May 22nd, J. Jl. R. Washing
ton, Esq., wa. called to I lie chair, and 1
Sitnri Rose, Esq. requested to act as Se-1
crelary.
Tiie objects of the meeting having been !
clearly stated by the Chairman—on mo
tion it was
Resolved, That a Committee of seven
gentlemen be appointed by the Chair, to
prepare business for the action of the
meeting.
Under the foregoing resolution, the
Chairman named .Messrs. E. Bond, J. A.
Nisbet, E. J. Johnson, Tims. Wood, I.C.
Plant, J. T. Nisbet and Geo. T. Rogers,
as that Committee.
The Committee then retired, and after
a few minutes absence, reported, through
!J. A. Nisbet, Esq. the following preant
| ble and resolutions, for the consideration
!of tbe meeting :
The Committee appointed to report
forthe action ol tics meeting, beg
leaveto submit the following preamble
and resolutions :
Patties in this State orrupy an anoma
lous position. Tltg crisis upon the sla
very question, which led to the passage
of the Compromise measures of 1850,
effected in this Slate and elsewhere, a dis
‘ organization of the Whig and Democrat
ic Parties. Upon the issues presented
; by these measures, new parties were
• formed. The Constitutional Union Par
. ty, with which we acted, was based upon
L the two prominent ideas of adherence to
I the Compromise as a final settlement,
. and constitutional resistance to the en
croachments of the North upon the rights
of the South. Its platform was founded
upon the .Constitution and its Compro
mises. The principles embraced in that
platform, placed it in direct antagonism
to the Secession Party of the South, anti
the Free Soil Party ol the North. The
mission which it had to accomplish, was
to oppose llie Southern movement which
was firt developed in the Nashville Con
vention, and at the same time to resist the
I farther progress ol the Free Soil Parly
ol iheNoith. A part of this misssion on
ly bus been accomplished. Tiie South
ern movement has been checked—the
Southern Rights Paity lias been defeated
throughout the South, and seeks by an
abandonment of the political heresies up
on which it was based, alliance with die
National Democratic Party. The pofi.
cy which was advocated by the Southern*
Rights Part}.* contemplated Secession
and Disunion. The policy which has
been success fully opposed and lias been
abandoned, and the influent danger which
threatened the existence of the Union Ims
been averted. But the Free Soil Party
of the North still continues to grow, and
with unchecked insolence and unabashed
impudence, dictates the policy, the plat
forms and the candidates of the tw o great
parties ol the Union. Against the Free
Buil element ol the North, the organiza
tion ot the Constitutional Union Party
has effected nothing as yet. The Free
Soil taction has grown up within and io
despite of the organizations of die Whig
and Democratic Parties, this faction has
been tolerated and courted by die Whig
and Democratic Parties, “and by their
connivance and -sufferance, has grown un
til it controls the balance of political
power. A National Union Party, which
sit uld repudiate the sectionalism of the
North, and ol the South, and declare e
ternal hostility to Secession, Disunion,
Higher Law and Free Soil, is still, in our
opinion, the best means by which the
objects of the Constitutional organizotion
may be accomplised, and by which the
aggression of the North upon the rights
ol the South, may be most successfully
repelled. \Y itli ihis view, we have here
tofore advocated the formation of such a
Party, and have approved of the action of
the Union Convention, which recently
assembled in Mdledgeville, declaring that
it would take no action upon the Presi
dential question, as indicative of the de
termination ol the Union Parly of Geor
gia to maintain its independent and isola
ted position. But that action has been
practically repudiated. The Union Par
ty ol Georgia does not occupy the posi
tion ofits regularly-constituted Conven
tion. The Convention declared that it
would take no action upon the Presiden
tial question, but a large section of the
Party lias taken actiun, by sending a dele
gation lo the National Democratic Con
vention. J n the mean time, Alabama
and .Mississippi, upon whose co-opera
tion we have relied, in the formation of a
National Union Party, have abandoned
the idea ofsuch a party as impractical
hip.
Such is our position, and the question
which now presents itself is, what shall we
do ? Shall we, by in-actiort, carry out
the views of those who have abandoned
;ns lo send a delegation to the Baltimore
i Democratic Convention ? Shall we, by
in action, tacitly admit that there are no
Constitutional Union men elsewhere,
than in the ranks of the Democratic Par
ty? Inaction iu such a position, is not
masterly or wise. We must act. We
must act promptly and decisively. Prin
’ liples are eternal and immutable, and we
jdo not desire to abandon a single prin
ciple of the Constitutional Union Party
■ “I Georgia, but we do desire to abandon
| the policy to which we have been com
mitted by the action of the Union Con
! vention, w hich has already been abandon
jed by a portion of our Democratic allies,
j and to give expression to the will of a ma
jority of I lie Union Party of Georgia.—
.Milliard Fillmore is the choice of that
majority as its candidate for President'—
His administration lias been eiftinently
national, and has been approved by the
people. So just, so honest and so able
lias it been, that opposition lias sought iu
vain for a point of attack, and a Demo
cratic Congress has failed to array a ma
jority against it upon a single question.
But our advocacy of his claims is bas
ed upon his firm and unyielding support
cf the Compromise measures. Entering
upon the duties of his office w hen public
opinion was divided upon the Conipro
time, he unhesitatingly gave to the plan
of settlement, the influence of Ids high po
sition, and secured its passage. He
placed himself boldly and unreservedly
upon it as the basis ol bis administration
—ns the prominent issue by which it was
to be judged—as the question upon which
it was to be judged—as the question up
on which it was to be approved or con
demned. In endorsing his administra
tion, we endorse the Compromise meas
ures—and testify our approval of that
wise plan of settlement, by which, when
sectional bitterness and strife threatened
a dissolution of the Union, peace and har
mony were restored throughout its bor
ders. The opposition to the fugitive
! slave law at the North, has been bitter
and unrelenting. Mr. Fillmore, in fear
lessly doing his duty, lias encountered
this opposition, and has arrayed against
himself the Free Soil and Abolition Par
ty of the North. The faithful execution
of the fugitive Slave Law is the point up
on which the contest between Sectionism
and the Constitution must be fought.—
Upon ibis point, so vital to the South, Mr.
Fillmore is committed, not by pledges or
professions; but by the record if bis offi
cial acts as President ol the United States.
His firm and r> iterated declaration that
this law must be excuted, is the objection
which is urged against him at the North,
and the cause of the opposition which he
encounters Iront his own section of the
Union. Shall we desert a man who
stands so broadly upon our platform
Shall we seek for pledges of
soundne11il%tinn rau^mea s uj| sj
when MifPHpnore liWtWaßFw% snp *
port the his administration f Shall
we seek elsewhere for a conservative, na
tional candidate, when Mr. Fillmore lias
boldly made the issue between Sectional
ism and the Constitution, and encounter
ed the fierce opposition of the ultrnists of
the North and the South, by liis Nation
al Administration of the General Govern
ment ? Shall we desert him, and say in
effect to Northern Statesmen, that here
after when they sacrifice themselves for
our interests, and our rights, they must
not expect our support ? The Free Soil
w-ing 61 the Whig parly of the North have
sent ex-officials as delegates to the Na
tional Whig Convention, who were re
moved by Mr. Fillmore, because they op
posed or hindered the execution of the
fugitive slave law. Shall we commit him
to tender mercies of these men? -Shall
we, by inaction, indirectly aid bis ene-,
mies? The vote of Georgia in the Na
tional Whig Convention may secure his
nomination ? The bate possibility of such
a rysult makes it our imperative duly to
send a delegation to that Convention.— ;
His triumph w ill be the triumph of the
South and of our principles. His tri
umph would be the triumph-of the Con
stitution against political heresies, North
and South, which have sought to over
throw or set it aside. His triumph will .
rebuke the Free Soil faction of the North,
and nationalize the principles of the Con
stitutional Union party of Georgia.—
Therefore
Resolved, That James H. R. Wash
ington, James A. Nisbet, John T. Har
deman and Thomas M. Ellis be appoint
ed to represent us in the Convention at
Milledgeville, on the seventh of June, in
structed to send Delegates to the Nation
al Whig Convention in favor of Mr. Fill
more, or some olhtr man known to be
equally sound on the Compromise, with
power to fill vacancies.
Resolved, That the other counties of
the Slate be requested to send delegates
to said Convention.
On motion,
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be furnished to tire Jotimal and
Messenger for publication.
The Meeting then adjourned.
J. H. R. Washington, Churn
Simri Rose, Sec’v.
Monroe County;
At a meeting of a portion of the citi
zens of Monroe county, io Forsyth, May
22nd, 1552, J. K. Simmons, Esq. was
called to the Chair, and J. T. STE
PHENS requested to act as Secretary.
The object of {lie meeting was explain
ed by R. P. Trippe, Esq., who moved
the appointment of a committee of nine to
report business r or the meeting.
The citair appointed on that Commit
tee Messrs. R. P. Trippe, D. Sanford,
Dr. J. M, Parsons, E. G. Cabaniss,
Dr. J. D. Smith, T. Dyson, R. Chen
ey, J. Howard and P. H. Mills.
The Committee retired, and upon their
return reported the following preamble
and resolutions, w hich were unanimously
adopted :
Asa portion of the people of Georgia,
having lull faith and confidence in llie
patriotism of Millard Fillmore, in
itis fidelity to the Constitution and the
Laws; and especially regarding his Ad
ministration as conservative and safe on
great and exciting questions that have
agitated the country for several years ;
we desire, as we believe it is Our duty, to
make known, by public and solemn dev
claration, our'preference for him as the
proper candidate in the next Presidential
election. We prefer him because “he
has been tried, and found true, faithful,
honest and conscienious ;” because we
believe, that under bis Administration, we
have peace and quiet; that the agitation
which so long disturbed our harmony,
and threatened the Union itself, cannot
ripen into laws violative of the Constitu
tion, and oppressive- to the interests of
one great section, of the confederacy.
We believe it to be our duty lo
support the man, who by his support of
llie Constitution, has arrayed against him
all the fanacticisin of the Freesoiler and
Abolitionist. Believing thus, we futlter
recognize an obligation lo give him our
support in that Convention, before which
his name will be presented lor nomination
Therefore—
1. Resolved, That we recommend a
Convention to be held in ftiilledgeville
on the first Monday in June next, to ap
point Delegates to represent this State in
the Convention to be held in Baltimore
on the 16th of June next.
2. Resolved, That as Union men and
as Southern men, we cordially approve
of the Administration of Millard Fillmore
and recommend him as our choice as a
candidate iu the ensuing Presidential
election.
3. Resolved, That we regard the
Compromise Measures as final and con
| elusive upon the subjects they embrace,
and that they are to be rigidly adhered to
and faithfully carried out.
4 Resolved, That our Delegates to
Milledgeville, make known to the Dele
gates to be then appointed, that they are
i not authorized lo commit tlieir%w>istiiu
entsto the man, who is
y>ot pledged by ltHm<MP open, explicit
PlMbration to the Constitution,*and Akh*
fill execution of the laws which have been
passed, or shall be passed to give effect
to its provisions, and especially those
embraced in what are usually called the
Compromise measures.
We recommend the appointment of the
following persons as delegates lo Mils
ledgeville :
W. H. Bankston, J. K. Simmons,
M, M. Dicken and W. S. Norman, aud
that said delegation have power to fill
any vacancy.
On motion ol W. S. Nortnan,
Resolved, That the proceedings of the
meeting be pnblished in the Journal arid
Messenger, and that other papers friendly
to the object of the meeting, be requested
to copy.
The meeting then adjourned.
J. K. SIMMONS, Chro’n.
J. T. Stephens, Sec’y.
Baldwin County.
We understand that at a meeting, to
day, in Milledgeville, Seaton Grantland,
Miller Grieve, M. Kenan and Daniel
; Tucker were appointed delegates Irom
the county of Baldwin to the State Con
vention, to|be held on the 7th of J u n e -
THE SOUTH-WEST GEORGIAN
CHARLES B. YOUNGBLOOD, Editor,
oc cocxtrt’s GOOD IS OCRS.
OGLETHORPE MAY, 28, 1852.
We would call attention to the Card of
Dr. Westmoreland, which will be found
in another column. Dr. W. is wtll
known in this community as being a phy
sician of rare qualifications. He is now
in the field, for the relief of suffering hu
manity, and we hope, if we should have
any sickness this season, that the afflicted
will give him a trial.
Fillmore Convention.
Baldw in Comity held a meeting on the
22d inst. and appointed Delegates to at
tend a State Con vention at .Milledgeville
on the 7th of June. Monroe County
held a similar Meeting on the same day
and also appointed delegates lo the same
Convention. Bibb County has done
the same, and as many other counties
are moving iu the same manner, the
Delegates which this county has appoint
ed (o a District Convention will go to
Milledgeville, instead ofAmericus.
We would recommend that each county
in the second Distiict send Delegates
to Milledgeville in place of a District
convention which was first recommended,
as concert of actiou is highly important.
We publish to-day the proceeding of a
meeting held in this place or. the 22d inst,
We do this merely to show the sentiments
of our citizens in regard to Mr. Fillmore.
The District Convention recommended
in those resolutions, w ill not be held, but
the Delegates appointed to that] Con
vention will go to Milledgeville on the
7th of June.
A few Hints on Bathing,
We believe there is nothing so condu
cive to health as a regular practice of
bathing, more especially during the sum
mer months. We are aware that cold
bathing in this country, is in almost ev
cry instance only attended to as an a
musement. It is true there are some in
stances where a primary regard is had to
cleanliness, but these are by no means
common. Our object at present is to
speak of it for both purposes, but princi.
pally with a view to the promotion of
health. It should not only be resorted to
as a duly, lor in this instance our Creator
has kindly united our enjoyment with a
j strong obligation we owe to the laws of
health and comfort.
But while frequent bathing is absolute
!y necessary to prevent disease, yet we
are aware that it may be improperly in
dulged in and evil consequences follow
: therefrom. There are ceilain times to
bathe, and certain others where it may
result in injury. Os these times however
we find a vast difference of opinion, and
in this respect much error has prevailed,
even among physicians. Their advice
generally is, “ Bathe early in the morn*
ing as soon as you rise.” But almost
every individual of feeble constitution,
finds this practice useless and not a few,
positively injurious. And it is from this
lack—When we first rise the strength of
the system is partially restored, .there
is also a degree of relaxation produced
by increased perspiration durjng the
night, the effect of beds, which
unable to withstand ffle
of a corn bMh, as well as after we have
taken considerable exercise. We have
*lirsyffllnd balhlflg about 10
clock in the morning produced the most
happy effect. Those who hate nqt been
100 actively engaged through the day
may indulge about sun set and thereby
ensure a night of sweet repose, but if the
system is much fatigued, this is an unfa
vorable time and would perhaps result in
more injury than benefit.
In bathing we should always be care
ful not to remain too long under the
shower or in the pool, but we should so
bathe that the action may he fo!lowed|by a
general warmth, extending over thejth.ole
body ; attended by a perreptable increase
of mental and bodily activity. The eyes
will look bright and animated, the fea
tures will accquire an increased freshness,
the skin will glow permanently, and,
if we move, the action of the muscles will
be free and unrestrained. These effects
will not be fleeting but permanent. But
on the contrary, when we come from the
bath with ibe skin pale, flaccid, or shriv
eled, and with a bluish appearance;
when the eye is dull and the face either
livid or bloated ; when there is a genera*
sensation of dullness, drousiness, langer,
indisposition to action of mind or body,
then we may be certain that we have de
rived no advantage, but rather an injury,
and that injury, in proportion to these
appearances.
7u conclusion we would urge it lo be
indispensably necessary for every man
woman and child whether old or young
to bathe once a day through the summer
season in order to secure health and for
the sake ol cleanliness, and if convenient,
10 o’clock in the morning would be the
best hour that could be selected.
POLITICAL MEETING.
OGLETHORPK, May 22.1,
According to previous notice a portion
of the Citizens of Macon County, assem
bled in the Council Room in thj City of
Oglethorpe—called Geo Williams to the
Chair, and requested E. W. Allen to
act as Secretary. Maj. Stephen F. Mil
ler having explained the object of the
meeting, a Committee of five, consisting
ofC. B. Youngblood, S. F. Miller, John
V. Price, Geo. W. Ashburti and John*P.
Harvey was appointed to prepare suit
able preamble and resolutions for the ac
tion of the meeting, and alter a few min
utes withdrawal returned, and offered
the following—which were unanimously
adopted.
Whereas, We believe that a large por
tion of the people of Georgia are desirous
of the nomination of Millard Fillmore for
the Presidency, and whereas recent de
velnpements have shown a determination
upon the part of his friends, that he shall
not be “slaughtered” by the Free Soil
ers in the Baltimore Convention, to be
held on the 16th of Junr|next and as there
is eminent danger that such will be the
case unless all the Southern Slates are re
presented, and as it is our anxious desire
that Georgia should be represented in
that Convention, and whereas it would b 4
an act of base ingratitude in the people of
Georgia to stand aloof and suffer Mr.
Fillmore sacrificed and crushed by the
Free Soilers, for his faithful observance
of the Compromise, and especially the no
ble and manly stand he has sustained in
favor of the Eugilive Slave Law. Be it
therefore “ ’•
Resolved, That we recommend to the
friends of Mr, Fillmore and the Comprri
mise, in the Second Congressional Disc
trict the expediency of holding a District
Convention, composed of Delegates from
each County in the District, at Americas
on the 29th inst.. for the purpose of ap
pointing Delegates to attend the Nation
al Convention at Baltimore on the 16th of
June next.
Resolved, That this meeting appoint
two Delegates to attend the District Con
vention at Americus on the 29th inst.
The Chair appointed Maj. S. F. Mil
ler and Dr. T. P. Oliver said delegates.
The M eeting then adjourned.
GEO. WILLIAMS Cbair’m,
E. W. Allen, Secr’y.