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two or three limes he said something i
about finding a pair of wheels, and really ,
supposed he meant me. I found a pair
down in my lot a while ago.’ *J>i
you’, said his companion, ‘ltnow whom
they belong to ? Mr. B. lost them a
short time ago.’ lie whs soon in pos
session of his wheels”
Reiters of Acceptance of
Hosts, by Messrs, lilnif amt Bierce.
Concord, (N. H.,) June 17, 1&52.
Gentlemen : 1 have the. honor to
acknowledge your person 1 1 kindness in
presenting to me this day your letter of
ficially informing me of my nomination,
by the Democratic National Convention,
as a candidate for the presidency of live
United States.
The suprise with which I received the
intelligence ol the nomination was not
unmingled w ith painful solicitude, and
ytl it is proper for me to say that the
manner in which it was conferred was
peculiarly gratifying. The delegation
from New Hampshire, with all the glow
.of Stale pride and dll the warmth of per
sonal regard, would not have submitted
toy name to the convention, nor would
they have east a vote for.me, under cir
cumstances other than those which occur
red.
1 shall always cherish with pride and
•gratitude the recollection of the fact that
the voice which first pronounced for me
—anti pronounced alone—came from the
mother ol Slates—a pride and gratitude
.rising far above any consequences that
can betide me per.-miallv.
May / not regard it as a fat t pointing
to the overthrow of sectional jealousies,
and looking to the perennial life and \ig
or of a Union cemented by the blood of
those w ho have passed to their reward—a
Union wonderful in it? formation, bound
less in its hopes, amazing in its destiny!
1 accept the nomination, reliying upon
nn abiding devotion to the interests, the
honor, and the glory of our country, but,
beyond am] above ail, upon a Power su
perior to all human might—a Power
which, from the gun of the revolution, in
every crisis through which we have pass
ed, in every hour of our acknowledged
peril, when the dm k clouds have shut
down around its, has inteiposed, as if to
bafile human wisdom, outmarch human
forecast, and bring out ol darkness the
rainbow of promise, Weak myself, faith
and hope repose there in security', [ tie’
cept (he nomination upon the platform
adopted bv the convention, not because
this is expected of me as a candidate, hut
because the principles it embraces com
mand the approbation of my judgement ;
and with them I believe 1 can safely say
there lias been tio word nor act of my
life in conflict,
f have only to tender my grateful ac
knowledgements torynn, gentlemen, to
the convention of which you were mem
bers, and to die people of our common
country.
lam, uithtlie highest respect, your
most obedient servant,
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
To Hn. J. S. Barr >ur, J. Thomp
son, ALPIIEUS FeLCII, PlEllE SOULE.
Senate Ciiaber, June 22, 1852.
Gentlemen : I have the honor to ac
knowledge the receipt of your letter no
tifying me lliiit 1 have been nominated hy
the Democratic Convention as Vice Pres
ident of the United States.
This distinguished manifestation of the
respect and confidence ol mv democratic
brethren commands mv most grateful
acknowledgements, and I cheerfully ac
cept the nomination with which I have
been honored.
Throughout a long public life I nm
not conscious that I have ever swerved
from those principles which have been
cherished and sustained hy the democratic
party ; and in whatever situation 1 may
be placed, my countrymen may rest as
sured that I shall adhere to them faith
fully and zealously—perfectly satisfied
that the prosperity of our common coun
try and the permanency of our free institu
tions can be promoted and preserved
onlv by administering die government in
strict accordance w ith them.
The platform as laid down by the con
vention meets with my cordial approba
tion. It is national in all its parts; and
lam content tint only to stand upon it,
but on all occasions to defend it.
For the very flattering terms in which
you have been pleased, gentlemen, to
characterize nty public services, / feel
that lam indebted to the personal re- |
gard which 1 am proud to know you in-;
slividu.illy entertain lor me, and that you
greatly overrate them. The only merit j
1 can lay claim to is an honest discharge |
of the dutits of the various positions with
which 1 have been honored. This /
claim—nothing more.
With the highest respect and esteem, 1
ttm. gentlemen, vour fellow-citizen,
WJLL/AM,R. KING.
To Messrs. J. S. Barbour, J. Thomp
son, Alpheus Fetch, and Soule.
Position ot Messrs. Toombs and
Stephen*.
As much interest is felt in regard to the
position of these gentlemen towards the
fiomiuation of Gen. Soon, it gives us
much pleasure to state upon authority
from themselves, that they are opposed
to his nomination. They are in favor of
re-assembling of (lie Union Convention,
already called, and will abide bv its de
cision. We understand dial such is the
position of Mr. Jenkins also.
St>. Rep
Union Slate Convention.
We published last week, and insert a
ffain this week, tile card of A. 11. Chap
pell, Samuel Farris, and James Thomas,
the President and Vice Presidents of the
Stale Union Convention, held in Mil
ledgeville. hi April last, calling another
Convention ol the Union Party, to as
semble on die 15ih instant.
It is very important that onr Union
friends understand definitely the .purport
n( the resolutions adopted in April, so
that they may he properly lepresented
itt the Convention now called. The idea
prevails to some extent, that tl e call i..
made for the same delegates that com
posed the Convention in Apiil, to meet
again in July ; but this is a mistake. It
is anothpr Convention of the Union Par
ty that is called, and consequently must
he composed of new delegates l i be ap
pointed bv the several counties. We
trust the U niun men to every county in
lie State will see to this matter immedi
ately, and select their delegates, as it is
very important that a lid. representation
of tlte party he there to determine what
the party shall do• with reference to the
Presidential election. The candidates
and platforms of both Baltimore Conven
tions are now before the country, and ac
cording to the original understanding,
tlii- Convention will have to N weigli the
| character and talents, as well as the pro
bable honesty and integrity of the can
didates, and the principle s avowed, and
the circumstances surrounding the adop
tion of the two platforms; and from all
these deride w Itether the party can sup
port either nominee, and if either, which
one. It will also be the business of this
Convention, alter it has decided on a
! choice lor the Presidency, to select an
J electoral ticket to he voted lor on the’
fust Tuesday in November,
BIRDSVILLE, BURKE CO., \
June 24, 1852. )
Missis Editors: —lt gladdened my
heart to the eore to read your manly ed
itorial in this dity's paper, in regard ,to
the nomination of Gen. Scott. lie gel
the Whig vote of Georgia ! ’Tis prepos
terous to dream of it. 1 was horn and
nlirlitred under the roof of Whig pa
rents ; 1 have gloried in Whig principles
—have been an humble soldier in the
Wlthi ranks—have tried to do mv duty
in fighting under the whig (lag. But the
lustre of that flag is gone ! It lias been
soiled hy abolition bands. Seward and
his followers have taken possession of it,
and Whigs who love Georgia cannot fol
low it in such hands, t cannot raise my
feeble voice and arm for Scott ; no, nev
er ! Georgia will not vote for hint.—
Old Burke will not give him five voles.
We await the ariioti of the Union Con
vention soon to be assembled.
Yours truly, BURKE.
Row Gen. Scot! was Nominated.
During the evening session, Sat
urday, of the Whig Convention, Mr.
Duncan, of Louisiana, amid much con
fusion, said :
“I have just had placed in my hands,
hy a distinguished gentleman from Geor
gia, and because he is a little more hoarse
than I am, the paper which I hold in my
luiml. If lie liar! not been so enfeebled, he
w mild have felt it to he his doty to present
tlte same thing to the House find Conn.-
j try. Among other things, it is stated
I that the New York delegation are indig
nant at the njection of their claimants,
J and that if Scott is defeated hy it, they
j will protest against the action of the Con
vention, and disavow its binding force.
(Applause and hisses.j And also that
the North gave way on (he platform,
with the understanding that Southern
Whigs were to give way on Scott.”
The remarks of Mr. Duncan produced
great excitement and confusion. His
statement was predicated upon the fol
lowing dispatch, sent to the N. Y. Times
jby its Freesoil editor, Raymond, who
was in attendance upon the Convention.
The dispatch says :
“Six ballots show an average strength
of Wehstet, 29; Fillmore, 130; Scott,
133. To-tnorrw, it is believed, Ken
tucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and one or
two others will give Scott the nomination
Jon the third or fourth ballot. The Nor
thern Whigs gave way on the platlnrm,
With ibis understanding. If Scott is not
I nominated, they w ill charge breach of
j I'..ith on tlte South.
| “The New York delegation are very’
j indignant at the summary election of the
New York Scott men, and if Scott is de*
i lea ted by it, they will protest against llie
I action of the Convention, disavow its bin
ding force.”
I A similar statement appeared in the
| Tribune. Though the New York dele
gates were prompt to deny the coalition
| so inadvertently divulged hy Raymond,
there is no doubt but that they were de
termined to drive the Convention to the
nomination of Gen. Scott, or to set up for
themselves.
THE SOUTH-WEST GEORGIAN
CHARLES B. Editor.
our country’s good is ours.
OGLETHORPE JUYL, 2d 1852.
FOR PRESIDENT,
JOHN J. CRITTENDEN,
Os Kentucky.
TOR VICE PRESIDENT.
JAMES BUCHANAN,
Os Pennsylvania,
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WHO WILL COME TO THE RES
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We would again appeal to our patrons
to come forward and pay up, and if not
convenient to come, send the money. The
amount (hat each is due is but small, and
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venient to pay. We should certainly
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dun were it not that we are compelled to
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’
Convention of the Union Party.
The Democratic and Whig Forties of
the United Slates, having made their
Presidenlail nominations, it becomes the
duty of the undersigned, as President
and Vice Presidents of the Convention
of the Constitutional ‘ Union Party, held
at Milledgeville, in April last to fulfil the
requirement contained Jn the third Reso
lution of dial body. In obedience to this
resolution, we do hereby appoint Thurs
day, the 15th day of July next, as the
time of the meeting of another Conven
tion of the Constitutional Union Party
!at Milledgeville, for the purpose of con
sidering the nominations -for the Presi
dency, that have been made bj the Whig
and Democratic Parties; and for the
purpose of taking such action in relation
to the Presidential election, as shall be
deemed proper. The Party in each
county will be entitled to send tip a nutm
ber of Delegates equal to lire representa
tion which the county had in both branch
es of the Legislature, under the old ap
portionment. A. H. CH \PPELL.
SAMUELFARKIS.
JAMES THOMAS.
We hoist at our mast-head, to
day, the names of Crittenden and Buc
hanan, ns a third ticket which is unob
jectionable to both Whigs and Democrats.
We are lully satisfied that the interests
of the South will be unsafe in the hands
of either of the candidates that tire now
before the country. Gen. Scott has giv
en repealed and unmistakable evidence*
that he is rotten in principle upon the
question of slavery. Gen. Pierce has
given the same evidences by his votes in
Congress, lor it is an undented fact that
he has not only voted for tlte reception of
Abolition petitions in Congress, but has
introduced such petitions himself. Gen.
Scott is undoubtedly under the control
of Seward, Hale, Greely &. Cos, Gen.
Pierce is also in the hands of Van Boren,
Rnntoul, Giddings and the New York
(Kree-soil) Post who are all loud in his
praise.
Under all these circumstances, how
can Southern Rtiglils Democrats, or
Compromise Union men either North or
South, find a pretext to support either of
these candidates? They Wont, they can
not safely or consistently do it. Then
here goes for the ticket we have hoisted,
or a similar one. Let us throw old party
differences aside, make a complete com
promise and go to work as one man and
defeqt the Ftee-soilers. We have yet
many fiiends of the Union at the North
who are ready to assist us in this impor
tant undertaking, and all that is necessary
for success is unanimity at the South.
Then let ns unite. If our Democratic
friends are yet disposed to look for the
ghost of old Whiggery in every proposi
tion made them, ‘hey can reverse the
ticket we have hoisted at onr mast-head,
then rally to it en masse and we art with
them.
We should say much more on this
subject, but time and space will not per’
mil.
Grn. Scott's Chances for the Presidency.
The evidences of the uncompromising
repugnance of the Whig parly to the
candidate forced upon them by the Free
soilers of the North, are developing them
selves in every direction. A general and
we believe, correct impression is becom
ing established in the minds of tlte peo
ple, that the final and decisive issue is
now to be made between slavery and anti
slavery. The Free sailers of the Whig
party at the North, with Seward for their
leader, are arming themselves with every
foul. stratagem that a hellish fanaticism
can conjure up, to secure the election of
Gen. Scott to tlte next Presidency, while
Van Buren and hi* clique of Free-soil
Detnocrats are preparing o make the same
desperete struggle to secure the election
of his opponent, Mr. Pierce.
Witlt this slate ofaflaits staring.ns in the
face, there appears to be no hope for the
South, hut yet there is hope, and that hope
lies in the nomination of a third candi
date!
We are aware that ilia South ran do
nothing alone even though site he unani
mous, but we believe our Union friends at
the North are now giving her ample en
couragement to make the effort. Hear!
w lint the New York Herald says about
the Whigs of that city and take encurage
ment;
. Anti-Scotl feeling and excitement in
New York. — We’ understand that the
nomination of Gen Scott produced great
excitement yesterday, among n large class
of commercial men of this city, who aye
whigs. They openly expressed their dis
satisfaction, and severally condemned the
nomination. The excitement was ejven
kept up at the meeting on ’Chage.—
Among all the leading merchants fre
quenting the Exchange, but one senti
ment prevailed, and that was anti-Scott:
scarcely a half dozen merchants,
among the hundreds of them who have
hitherto acted will) the whig party, were
heard to express a willingues to vote for
Scott. * . * * They say, if
Scott it elected, his administration is to be
controlled by Seward and his conterie of
ismites, ana all will be so arranged, and
offices so disposed of, so as to pave the
way for Seward’s fticcession after Scott.”
On tlte other hand, Van Buren and his
party nr^ seeking the same end in their
enthusiastic support of ivir. Pierce.
Under all these circumstances South
ern men must and will renounce these
northern candidates and come up with
one voice for a third ticket, and by the
help of the Northern friends of the Union
(heir ticket will prevail.
We hope Georgia will take the lead in
the nomination of a third ticket. Let her
in the approaching convention, nominate
John J. Crittenden, ofKy. or Presi
dent, and some true conservative friend of
the Union at the North for Vice Presi
dent, and (hat nomination will be ratified
by the unanimous South and no less en
thusiastically responded to by our North
ern friends.
The Free-soilerg, by skillful iutrigue,
in the late Wljig and Democratic Con
ventions have succeeded in making their
own selections of candidates, and have
placed them before the people to be smug
gled into power, under the siren song of
Whig and Democrat; And we are sor
ry to say that many at the South have al
ready become dangerously fascinated, by
this song and are now whetting (he sword
with which their enemies intend to Pierce
them. But, so fur os we are concerned,
this siren song lias ho charms, we are de
termineif to remain Scotl-frte from this
unholy contribution to llie destruction of
our own loved institutions. We believe
every southern inan should occupy a sim
ilar position; we are in a minority, but
there yet remains a possibility lor the
united South to prevail against a divided
North. We know it will, be said this
sort of talk sounds something like fire
eating, let it he so, the time ha- now come
when the Union men ol Georgia should
show their Free-soil enemies, that they
are fully prepared to stand by the bloody
4i!i resolution of the Georgia platform,
and while the coffin regiment have re
traced their steps and gone back to llie ;
‘‘flesh pots” of Democracy, they are still
firm in the position formerly occupied.
The following communication is from
a citizen of this place who was present at
the ratification meeting which assembled
on last Wednseday evening. We with
hold the editorial remarks we had inten
ded making, in give it a place in
our columns;
Mr. Editor: “Who killed Cock
rdliiii?” “Who struck Billy Patterson?”
The grand Democratic Republican
Southern Rights (?) Ratification meeting i
ot this city has been held. Gen. Scott j
has been killed and Gen. Pierce elected j
President. Four eloquent, brilliant, and
sparkling speeches, were made, anti the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed, that is, to
judge from the applause the speakers re
ceived It is somewhat strange that the
speakers all knew and said more about
tlte Whigs and Gen. Scott than they did
about their own candidate. The llev’d.
Editor of the Democrat declared that lie
was acquainted with the history of Gen.
Scott, and (hat it was Scott’s connivance
with the Abolitionists in 1840, that de-!
fed ted the nominating of Henry Clay', |
thus making him an old Abolitionist.—
He either did not know or did not choose !
to tell his friends that Gen. Pierce, while]
in Congress, not only voted to receive j
Abolition petijions, but actually presented ;
them himself. But this cannot make hint
an Abolitionist, for two reasons: Ist, be
cause lie is a Democrat, and 2d, because
in the classic language of one of the ora- .
tors “lie is a while livered yankee”—a
northern man with southern principles;
So was Marlin Van Buren who was once
supported for the Presidency by this
same parly, and afterwards, by the Abo
litionists, •—another “northern man, with
southern principles.”
What has become of tlte Nashville ad
dress and platform, and the principles of
the great Macon Mass Meeting, two
years ago, in which this same Southern
Rights party resolved newer to enter an
other Convention with the northern Abo
litionists' 1 This prince of fire-eaters,
yftur neighbor over the way, is now stan
ding on the same platform with John
Van Buren, Preston King, Ilale, and
other Abolitionists, railing aloud for tlte
people to snpport their candidate.
A few months ago the fire-eaters were
all opposed to tho Compromise measures,
which were denounced by them as an un
just fraud upon the South, now they are
in for the Compromise. So it is with
Democracy; “Consistency, thou art a
jewell.”
I may, at a future lime, give you the
speeches in full; Ymtr neighbor announ
ced lie had just received intelligence front
Macon, and ’Squire H. had turned Dem
ocrat, and'was out for Pierce. Has the
gentleman forgotten that Cooper, Col
quitt, Black, Lamar, and Jones, all turn
ed over a few years back, and the Whig
parly still survived! And I think it will
still live move and have its - being not
withstanding ’Squire H. has left us. *
The Next Whig Convention.
Previous to the adjournment of the
Baltimore Whig Convention—-
Mr. Jessup offered two resolutions—
First, that the Whig National Convention
shall hereafter be composed of as many
votes as the Stales-are entitled to in the
electoral college ; and that the next Na
tional Convention be held in Louisville,
Ky., in ISSG ; the day to be hereafter
named, and dial a national committee, to
be composed ol one member Iron) each
Slate, be appointed, w ith S. F. Vinton as
i*s chairman, with authority to conven
the same ; members of the said committee
to be named to the Convention by the
delegates Irom the respective States.
Mr. Thomas moved that the words
“Louisville, Kentucky,” be stricken out,
He was opposed to changing the place ol
meeting from Baltimore. In no other
part of the Union, lie said, ran you find
such a hall as this. 1 venture to remark
that there can be no national Conveniinon
assembled any Vliere in the Union where
such arrangements can be made as have
been in this city—so much pains taken,
and such satisfaction given. [Voices —
“True !” “true !” and applause.] l
have been on one of the committees ma
king those arrangements. It is un
grateful on the part of any man to move lo
change the place of meeting.
After further poceedings the resolution
was laid upon the table.
On motion o( Mr. Edwards, ol new
Hampshire, it was
Resolved, That the time and place for
holding the next National Whig Con
vention, for the noimijialion ofcandidatrs
for President and Vice President, he de
termined by (he Whig National Com
mittee, which shall be appointed by this
Convention, and it shall be the duty of
such committee to, give due notice of tint
time and place to the Whigs throughout
the Union.
Mr. Williams said that Kentucky it
the home and, before the assembling of
ti e next National Convention, Would bn
the grave of Henry Clay ; and that nd
more distinguished compliment could b
paid by this Convenfiort to the eminent
services of this great man than to tnee<
on that soil. Henry Clay will repose Irt
Lexington,the most beautiful spot of God
Almighty’s earth. He moved that the
next Convention be held in Lexington ;
but this was not agreed to.
The Land Bill Passed by the House.—
The House of Repiesentatives after
some discussion passed on Saturday
morning by ten majority, the Land Bill
.reported bv Mr. Henry Bennett, of New
York, from the Committee on public
Lands, proposing to grant public lands
to all the Stales at tlte rale of one hun
dred and fifty thousand acres for each
Senator and Representative in Congress,
and to each of the organized Territories
and the District of Columbia one hun
dred and fifty thousand acres. The
States ol Missouri, Alabama, lowa, Micli
jyan, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Florida, Aikansas, California, Jllir.ois
and Indiana In apply llwir share in the
construction of Railroads, anti the re
! inaititler of the States to expend their
1 gran's for educational purposes. All the
i land granted hy any other act during the
1 pres- lit session of Congress to any Slate
; to aid in the construction of any Rail,
i road therein to be deducted from the a
! mount granted by this <trt to said Slate,
i Nomination for the Vicc-Presldencyi
| After the nomination of Gen. Scott,
amid anxious t ries for “the vote,” “the
- vote,” the Convention was about to
proceed to ballot for a candidate for the
Vice-Presidency, when an inquiry was
i made, whethher the Hon. John J. Crit
tendon would accept of a nomination.
Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, after
saying that Mr. Crittenden desired no
nomination, and speaking a few words
in laudation of that gentleman, sent to
the Clerk’s table a letter from Mr. Crit
tenden, dated Washington. June 15,
1852, in substance a"s follows : “Through
partiality of friends, my name has
been suggested to the consideration of
the Whigs as a candidate for the Vicc-
Presidency. . By this 1 have been much
honored, and fur ill am very grateful;
hut 1 have not sought, nor do 1 de.-ire,
the office, and the purpose of this note is
to withdraw my nniue, jfjirsenled for that
distinguished station.” (Applause.)
The Convention began to vote, anil
the tote of Maine was cast lor Jones ol
Tennessee.
Mr. Jones relurned his thanks for llie
honor conferred upon him. If lie knew
ihat every delegation should tender its
vole for him, he should ask to be excused
from accepting the nomination, simply
because there are many others more d
serv'.ng than he was lo discharge the im
portant duties. He cousiered that lie
[ could render more service as a private
1 than as a commissioned officer in the
j Whig army. [Applause.]
New York having cast a portion of its
i vote for Mr. Dawson, of Georgia, he
said that under no consideration could he
consent to his name being presented to the
Convention in any form whatever, for
this reason: If he was the unanimous
nondnee of the body, under the rir*
cunistancps he could not accept of the
honor ; and therefore, he would express
the hope that the Convention would give
its vote for someone more worthy than
himself.
Mr. Stanley’s name was withdrawn as
a candidate for the Vice Presidency by
Mr. Saltersu bite.
No person having been selected on the
first trial, the Convention proceeded to a
second.
Mr. Archer alluded to a rumor which
had been set afloat, that Mr. Bates, for
whom votes had been cast, was favorable
to the Wilmot Proviso. He was authoris
ed to contradict this, injustice to that gen
tleman.
Mr. Brodhead, of Missouri, likewise
refused the charge, and caused a letter
from Mr. Bates to he rend, in which he
expressed his acquiescence in the com
promise measures.
Mr. Grockett, of Tennessee, expressed,
his gratitude for the votes which had
been cast for him. Although a dislin*
guished honor was tendered, he wished
to say he desired no office or position in
the gift of the people. [Applause.]
, The name of James A. Pearce was
withdrawn, and the Maryland delegation
voted for Mr. Graham. This was sac*
ceeded by applause.
As State after State was called, and
the vote given to Mr. Graham, there
were wild expressions of delight. The
confusion, about the time the calling of
the roll was completed, was beyond con
ception. Gentlemen were standing in all
parts of the hall ; everybody appeared to
be talking, and there was a general joy
ous feeling manifested. In vain the
chairman, who had talked himself hoarse,
endeavored to enforce order. The
beating of his gavel only tended to in
crease the confusion.