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Wklq (B.rnniinrr. ATLANTA. AUGUST 31, 1855. Third and Fourth Pages. FOR GOVERNOR: H. V. JOHNSON, OF BALDWIN. FOR. CONGRESS. Ist District-Jas L. Seward of Thomas. 2nd “ M. J. Crawford, of Muscogee. 3rd “ J. M. Smith, of Upson. 4th “ 11. Warner, of Meriwether. sth “J. 11. Lumpkin, of Fioyd 6th “ Howell Cobb, of Clark. 7th “ Linton Stephens, of ancotk. Bth “A. H. Stephens, of Tahafeno. Fulton County Nominations. FOB SENATOR : COL. JOHN COLLIER. FOR REPRESENTATIVE : CAPT. ALLISON NELSON. The Chronicle & Sentinel vs. Mark A. Cooper. The Chronicle & Sentinel charges that dis crimination has been made in favor of Mark A. Cooper, by the State Road, in consequence of which that gentleman is the recipient of six thousand dollars per annum, in the way of re duced freights, &c., &c. This is the substance I of its charge, and to support it, it copies from a certain paper in this place, most of its elec tioneering slang to the same effect. This is one side of the picture. / Now, let us look at the other. Mark A. Cooper, whose word no honest man with whom he has ever had any business, or other transaction will doubt; and enterprize in developing the resources of our Mountain country commends him to the people; who has never asked from the State Road, what was not beneficial to the people of Cherokee and the State; who has served in the field and in Coun cil, the State ; says in reference to assertions like those of the Chronicle & Sentinel— “l now turn to the charges, and reply that THEY ARE ALL FALSE AND UNTRUE, IN EVERY FORM, AND TO EVERY IN TENT AND PURPOSE.” In addition to this sweeping denial, Mark A. Cooper goes on to say— “So untrue is this, that the very reverse is TRUE, to-wit :—UNJUST AND OPPRESSIVE DISCRIM INATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AGAINST” him. * * * “And to Mis hour, this unjust and oppressive discrimination is kept up and collected out of him, “by the Superintendent, &e. Voters of Georgia,choose between the Chron. iele & Sentinel and Mark A. Cooper! Choose between the frank statement of the latter, who has placed all the facts before you, and the Chronicle & Sentinel, who withholds them from its readers, and publishes all the clap trap and slang, no matter whence they emanate, or how ever defamatory of Mark A. Cooper, or Gov ernor Johnson, so that it may secure a vote for Garnett Andrews. This is the secret of all that paper’s assaults. Let them pass for what they are worth 1 More of the Secret Order. We call the special attention of our readers to the “Address” which will be found in our paper to-day, which appears in the form of a printed pamphlet, in our possession, entitled “Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the State Council of Georgia, held in Macon on the 2nd and 3rd of May, 1855.” This pamphlet fell into the hands of a high ly respectable gentleman of a neighboring city through the carelessness of a member of the “Or der” to whom it had been entrusted. Ilsau. thenticity, we arc advised, will not be denied, and indeed we have the admission of a promi nent and respectable Whig, a member of the "Order,” but opposed to its secret and proscrip tive features, that it is genuine; and we learn also from the same source, that the author ol the Address is now engaged in “jumping” por tions of the State, defending the "Order" against charges proven to be true by the “Address” it self. We italicise portions of the “Address” which, if carefully read, will open the eyes of every dis passionate reader to the duplicity which enters so largely into the composition of the Know Nothing Order, and to its assaults upon, if not treason to the Constitutions of our State and the Union. In our issue of today, wo have neither space nor time to review, at length, this strange pro duction. It is a document, however, that will open the eyes of the people of Georgia to the dangerous tendencies of Know Nothingism and which, we hope, will induce many mi hon est and patriotic citizen, who may have been tempted to connect himself with the "Order,' to abandon it at once. When freemen of Geor gia and the South, are bode to pursue towards their fellow citizens a course marked by duplic ity, not to use a more appropriate and hursbtr term, it is time that in the majesty of their power they should rise, and say to their politiea leaders, "thus far hast thou gone,” but no farther shalt thou go. Here there must be a stopping place 1 Rut we will not anticipate tlw reader’s judg ment. All that we desire, at present, is. that the reader will give to it a careful perusal.— Mark its every line; its cunningly devised words; its entire freedom from all that is bold, manly, patriotic; and then let him puss judg ment upon it. For the present, we shall say no more. Melancholy Occurrence.—We regret to learn that the elephant attached to Bailey and I Co. s Circus, while crossing a bridge between i this city and Camden yesterday, became unruly : in consequence of the breakage of a plank, and killed one of the horses belonging to the compa ny. rite keeper of the elephant, in the attempt to punish him. omitting to take the precaution to secure him. was instant’y killed by the enraged! animal. The name of the ke per was West, and j he has had the charge of the elephant tor eight! or nine years. We are requested to say that, lest the public ■ should be deterred fr >m visiting the exhibition ’ through fear, the elephant wi ’ not be brought • to this city, even if they should succeed in cap turing him.— Ca. Timet. Miss Logan no more.—We find in exchanges the report that Mss E ■ i been married to W oods, lesst pfe g 'ldea tre of St. Louis. Santa Anna’ This notorious individual has again fairly il lustrated the saying, that “ He who fights and runs away, May live to fight another day." Yes, Santa Anna has literally illustrated it before in bis life, and has again run away, to fight, mayhap, another day. Having deserted his capital, he embarked, after a disorderly re treat, at Vera Cruz for Havana, and will there pass, it appears so at least, at present, the re mainder of his days in peace. Possibly though, as he has been the hero of so many revolutions, he may be the hero of one in Cuba. 'Who knows but be may lead the Creoles yet against Castillian blood ; and that the fillibusters may find in him an ally! But wc apprehend the fate of this strange man is sealed forever, and that no more will he lead armies to defeat.— Thrice hath he obtained power to abuse it, and now he is so low that none are left “ to do him reverence.” The ambition of this man, Santa Anna, was purely selfish. For his country, knowing well its wants, and how to provide for them, he nev ertheless thought and acted only to promote his own interests and pouer. Lusting after both,: he enjoys both, and now “ fallen from his high es tate,” from the indignation of his countrymen, and from leaders far worse and as little to be trusted as himself, he precipitately flees for refuge where a stronger despotism exists, than can ever, in our opinion, be established in Mexico. There let him remain, “unwept, unhonored, and un sung.” The Hone Address. The “Address” wvich we published on yes terday, and to which we called the special at tention of our readers, is the subject of much re mark. and will doubtless attract the notice of the voters of Georgia. We are not authorized to give the name of the true writer, or author of this address, al though we know well who it is. Suffice it to say that he is one of the leaders of the falsely styled “American Party,” and one who is “in the field,”doing active service for that party. The language and spirit of the “Address,” emanating from the source it does, should be thoroughly scanned. The writer, who says to the people in exciting times like these, that “our Nation,” (the freest, most prosperous, and hap piest on earth) “Z.£e the ocean, can only be pu rified. by gigantic convulsions,” might well be expected to charge our Revolutionary sires. Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and the fra mers of the Constitution that we have flourished under, with "ill advised liberality !” Yes,“ILL ADVISED LIBERALITY 1” Such are the sentiments, sueh are the thoughts of the leaders of the American Party I But more. The party leader, representing the sentiments of his party, who dares charge the Framers of the Constitution with ill advised —mark the expression, reader— ill advised lib erality, might well lie expected to advise his, or its followers, “to enter .into the Councils of the enemy, and thwart his most skilfully planned measures.” And unblushingly to say to his fel low man, who is dishonorable enough to execute such au order. "Heed not the reproaches of men who, desirous of breaking your phalanx, attack this strong band of your power’’.' Shame upon such a production! Pa’S the document round, reader, and let the people sec whom they have to contend against! Pass il round all who read it, and see if any but the practised office seeker will adv«cate a policy, or the political warfare recommended, so dishonor able, and so beneath contempt! Let this“Honc Address” be placed in every honest voter’s hands, whig or democrat, and let October tell where its principles have met approval, and where, a' the polls, they have been indignantly rejected 1 Remarks at the Athtn'Bum of John W. H. Underwood, Esq., of Rome. We promised our readers a report of (ith gentleman’s speech at the Atbcuteam, in this place, a few nights ago. .We now, in part, redeeii; that promise, with an apology to the speake, for the nieagrencss of the report, and for the absence of his opening and closing remarks. Mr. Underwood said, my time will not allow a full examination of this Know Nothing Plat form. If it has a face, at all, that face is with out a nose, and when our Know Nothing friend; got to Macon, the sickly concern would havi died but for a great Doctor, my friend, Dr. Miller; and you will know we are friends fron the way I speak. He, the Doctor, gave it man; a dose: he is a great Doctor, and has always been more a'lebrated for tbe "size” of his pills than the quality of the materials of which thei are composed. He has been canonized iu poetry aud his memory will live whenever the Englisl language is read; for the Poet hath said ol him : “And then he struts, and then lie cries, 1 love a Party large in size.” First, our friend, the Doctor, tried to make hi: patient bold up its head, by giving it tlieFourtl Resolution of the Georgia Convention, withon any regard, whatever, to the inconsistency ap parent at the first blush, to the uuderstaudua of any ordinary mind : for the Doctor is no only a tearnal and scientific man. but can tun. :i somerset us readily backwardsas forward.and it does seem to come to him us easy one way a.- the other. The Doctor then gave lite patient an awful dose! Notwithstanding he is dead ly hostile to all Catholics and foreigners, h: made up a pill composed of several huudrei’ thousand Catholics, several iiundred thousatu foreigners, a great many negroes, mid the wbol< Island of Cuba 1 This pill well nigh strangle, the patient, but it still breathes; its best friend: think it may survive until the first Monday ii. October i ext. Still the patient had no himc and the Doctor being unable to find any healthy skin on the face, put on a nose of wax. whicl the warm weather in July and August hasten tirely melted off! This whole concern Mr. Underwood said thus fired up, beeume a ‘ spring board,” simihu to what is used at a “show,” and it was believe, to be a capital idea to open a Free Siow in th, Cherokee country, inasmuch as our friends ha, all the necessary materia/ for the crowd. Phi cards were stuck up every where: tbe perform ance soon commenced, and has been going oi for some time. Cone is the “ring master" tha. struts by the pole, with whip in hand. IVon. is the clown; Tumlin, the door keeper; one Miller turns tbe somersets —lie is the only groiuu. and lofty tumbler in the world, now living, that ean beat McCollom who turned sxtyfie. somersets in a minute, as many backwards as forwards! Occasionally they have a monkey and a big fat "boy,” who cries to make the boy, laugh. For the benefit of the State Road, wh’eh the Doctor seems to have greatly at heart T advise the people of Georgia all to take a rid, < see the "free show.” D ’ctor commenced his feats of activity . ~ :iy life, and has been a remarkable perform- er ever since. In 1840, it is reported of him ( that he started off for "Matty Van.” lie | did'nt like the State General Harrison hailed ■ from: besides he was for a Bank which the Doctor could not swallow. But after a while when the “Log Cabin Boys” became numerous and built their “ cabins,” and drank a great deal of "hard cider," and made and hung up a great many strings of “ red pepper,” and the “ log cabin ” was put upon wheels, the Doctor jumped in and took a ride, and gathering strength as he went, I shouted “Hurrah for Tippecanoe and Tyler i too.” In 1850, when there was a general “ blow up,” the Doctor and myself started together for the Democratic Party. We blew the same horn ; we blew it wild and shrill; but in 1852 there came about so fffllny parties and tickets] in Georgia, that the trail was very hard to fol-1 low, and I am not very clear if we did’nt run a | while on the “backtrack!” Certain and sure | we lost it for a time, and never was on the right ] rtil again until General Pierce was elected; President. In 1853, after Herschel V. Johnson was nominated for Governor, and Mr. Jenkins also, a democratic convention met at Calhoun Gor don county, to nominate candidates for Judge and for Congress ; and the Doctor and myself were both in that “wild hunt." I know we were both good democrats, “ from the way we spoke.” We both made a speech, as did several others. The Doctor had the advantage, and he spoke last, and urged the members of the con vention to act harmoniously, for the good of the party. And he had also a word of admo nition for the candidates. He said that all had spelled the word “ Democrat," very well, and pronounced it too 1 that he would give out a word to spell after the nomination, which was the word "acquiesce He said he could SPELL rt AFTER THE NOMINATION AND PRONOUNCE it too —and thus he closed one of his most brill iant and characteristic efforts 1 The nomina tion was to, and did, take place the next day; but whether he, the doctor, saw that his speech had not made the impression he expected, and that neither he, nor his friend, would be nomi nated, or what else. I cannot tell; but before the boys were called up to spell, the Doctor was gone, and after that he lost his way, and voted for neither of tbe nominees of that Con vention, or for Johnson, but voted for Jenkins, Trippe, and Lewis Tumlin! Well, in the month of June 1855, the Doctor in his course, got as we supposed, in the democrat ic way again ; and, on the 11th of June, he was in council with a part of the “Rome Regency," as they arc termed byway of derision. On the 12th, Judge Lumpkin was nominated for Con gress : and, ou the 13th, or 14th, the Doctor made a Know Nothing speech in Secret Coun cil. The Doctor is styled by his friends, the De mosthenes of the Mountains. This is a mistake; he is no Grecian but a Roman. When Cataline endeavored to overthrow the liberties of Rome, he organized a secret, oath bound, political society, and, being a member of it, he sat daily in council, with the Roman “Senators;” (Regency) and the question is submitted to the people of Georgia, which the Doctor most nearly resembles, Cicero or Cata line ? A Relic of tiie days of Henry Clay. The following article, from the Washington Union of the 3ist ol March, 1850, introducing the beautiiui letter of the Catholic professors to Henry Ciay, and not only reminds us oi ike great services of that illustrious statesman m the last hours of his public career, but tri umphantly vindicates our countrymen of the Camofic persuasion against the prevailing at tacks upon their teaily and devotion to the American Union. Tins unprompted letter writ ten at a period when it was not iasiiionable to .utroduce religion into polities, is a proud reply u> the calumnies of tile intolerant and tiie un charitable. We do not doubt that the seDU- i meats so elegantly and eloquently expressed by : me Ualholics oi Indiana m 1850, are still re sumed by the great mass of Christians of the same beael m 1855: The Catholics and Mr. Clay.—We find in the Philadelphia Ledger of Thursday the mlfewiug letter irom the laeuity of the Cath'o-' au University of Notre Dame, at South Bend.! tettiiauu, aduiessed to the Hou. Hemy Ciay.— i it is a beauuiui tribute to tue talents and’ pa-! a-iolism of that distinguished gentleman: and | we thin., may be regarded as a strong indica tion that tiie Catholic population of me Um ecd States are m tavor of compromising, on principles Honorable and just to ad sections oi me Union, the present uimappy sectional con uoveisy wmeu dis tracts the country : University of Notre Dame ou Lac, Near South Bend, Indiana,March 14,1830. i Hon. sir : The President and laeuity of the ; Catholic institution, ad unknown to you as .hey are, quinol resist the impulse created by die recent reading ol your great compromise speech, in tue coi.ege reiectory, to address you a oriel letter ol tnuute, lor taen share in mat ricn treat. Prolessiug a creed widely different .roui your own, and Winch is geueraqy, though : .aiseiy, supposed to be anti-American and bos-' •lie to civil liberty, they yet partaite with you ! .u all luose just, wise and moderate views which ! you advance m the noble document referred to, i and in aii tuat patriotic and trembling solici-! mile tor tue continuance and perpetuity oi tins ! glorious Luiou wmcii you so tuuuubiy manifest. ■ ii would be dissimulation in those who address ' you to aifirm augut else than that they seek the : . duicatioii and giury of the kingdom ol their , muster, Christ, ueiure uh other earthly conside-! rations; but besides tins reigning aim and de- - sire, they know no greater love and atlectiou man wiint they bear towards the constitution ; iiid federal government ol these (States. itii <iie integrity, slaii.lity, and unchecked progress oi tins land ol religious liberty, they see ideuti ied tue highest interests ol tue Church ot Jesm, Christ, and the highest hopes ot humanity; and greasy as they venerate your exalted pa triotism, evinced not only now m this puhum u-isis, but also through a long and illustrious .ue ol unselfish and unrequited devotion to ? our country, they will not yield to you in the a ariii tney icel ill view ol the dangers now uireateuuig the Union, or m earnest and con ..uual supplications to the God of Nations that • tie will oe pleased, tor His Church's sake, to 1 ..vert iroui us uiose imminent penis which now I menace us. te ude you nre assailed by the violent and in- * -aue oi born sections ol the Union, we thought .t migut be agreeable to y,>u to Know that in a ■ sx-imted religious house, whose inmates have i their citizeusmp and conversation in Heaven, who conuuuue more with tue migiity past than .ue present, ami whose invisible companions iu-e .tie noble army ot saints, your kindling oratory ,ias warmed and cheered many a heart inbexi i.y and altogether Auier.cau. lu beuali o. me president and faculty. I have .tie uoueir to be. wmi me greatest cousiueratioii, . our obedient servant, GARDNER JONES. Hon. Henry C’lay. W asimigtou, D. C. A Stabbing Cjue.—"We understand a man by tue name oi Thomas Dougherty, a fireman oa ti e South Carolina Raiir ad. fe eived last ■veniug a serious stab, inflicted by some one un known. From what we can team, he was seated in the bridge, eating a watermelon with some .'rieuds. when a party passed and used offensive language. Au altercation cusaed, and ou being s-prorated by this fr.euds, Mr. D. was found to oe-stabbed in the side. He received prompt y m die-al aid. ana whea last heard in>m, was doing wdi.— slug. Con. Tiie New Cofuiitbiis Moveweut. ! The Know Nothings of Muscogee met in! 5 Convention on the 23d hist, with closed doors. I ' and nominated their candidates for the Legisla i tore. After the aminations were made, they ! I resolved to recommend the several councils in , Muscogee county to surrender their charters, books and papers to the State council, to dis continue the use of the Rit al of the order, al so of the obligations, signs and pass words therein prescribed; and declared themselves members of the American party upon the Plat \form of principles as heretofore published to the ! country. We hope the other councils in the State will follow in the lead of this new Columbus move ment, and that in a tew weeks there will be an end of Know Nothingism in the State of Geor gia. We have always believed that a secret I political organizat ion was dangerous to the liber i ties of the Country and have therefore warred up ,on Know Nothingism with all the might and I power we could command. The new Columbus | movement, if followed out generally throughout the State, will relieve the pending contest oi I many of its irritating features. The issues pre | sented are simplified and limited, and the peo ; pie can much more readily render an intelligent verdict upon them. We will notice this singular movement more at length hereafter, when we shall find time to publish the proceedings in lull. We have time only to add that this singular party has already made three changes in its party tactics since tbe ■ openiug of the campaign iu the Southern States. Twice it has proven unsuccessful, and we are very certaion that its last dodge will not save it irom total defeat at the fad elections. The American people are unalterably opposed to the political proscription ol a citizen on account of his birth-place or religion, and will sustain uo party that advocates it, no matter by what specious name it may be called. This is the mill-stone around the neck of Know Nothing ism, which more than anything else has suuk, the so-called, American party into the sea ol public condemnation, and until they abolish this feature ol the order it is useless for them to attempt to save themselves from drowuiug, by throwing away other odious features— Col. limes (f Sentinel. Hon. G. W Jones. The following is the official vote of the sixth congressional district of Tennessee: Gordon. Jones. Bedford 1,556 1,333. Franklin 351 1,336. Lincoln 331 2,616. M.arshail 629 1,355. Maury 1,378 1.824. 4,245 8.465 4.245 Jone’s majority 4.230 it will be seen from the above that Mr. Jones's majority over his know-nothing oppo nent lacks only twenty-five votes of the whole number of votes received by the latter person A brighter democratic record cannot be shown by any other congressional district in the Union. A more brilliant and substantial proof of the estimation in which he is Held by his constitu ents Mr. Jones could not desire. In the coun ty in which he resides (Lincoln) nearly three! thousand votes were polled. Os this num ber Mr. J, received over two thousand six hun dred! n®„ While Hon. Martin J. Crawford was addressing the people at Tazewell, be dwelt at some length upon tbe superiority of the natives to the foreign born population in numbers, and of their capacity to protect themselves, in the ardor of the debate, inquired if any one in the audience was afraid. A very respectable Know Nothing, led away by his zeal, exclaimed—"l am.” Crawford.—Why are you afraid of them? Know Nothing.—Because of the great numbers of them who are pouring into the country. Crawford.—Then you are opposed to any party which proposes to give them a friendly reception? Know Nothing.—l am. Crawford.—Then you must oppose the Know Nothings? Here Judge Crawford took up and read from the Philadelphia Platform the following para graph. ‘“Offering to the honest immigrant, who from love of liberty hatred of oppression, seeks an asylum in the United States, a friendly re c -p ion and protection” The boys here raised a shout which it does I a Democrat good to hear. The bit was pal | pable. I Fi inn the South Western News ] Messrs. Editors :— The undersigned have be come satisfied that it is their duty to themselves and tbe country to dissolve their connexion I ! with the poltical orguizatiou commonly called j | Know Nothings. In leaving the order they I | carrywith them no unkind feeling towards any ! | of its members, but are impelled to this course,: from experimental knowledge that its objects | and principles are not those which induced them ? to membership. We respectfully solicit the proper officers oi i the several councils of which they have been members, to erase their names irom the | books and give them a showing of dismis-: sion. JAS. W. RAGAN, JAS. W. GREER. GEO. W. HARRIS. M ILLIS McLAIN, RAN DA 1, DU CK WORTH. ' Amusing Incidents in the Can vass. , Correspondentce of the Columbus Tinies fur- 1 i nish some amusing incidents in the can-; I vass. i As Gov. Johnson had concluded a very able; I and convincing argument at Oglethorpe, and I the crowd was leaving the stand, a very clever ! i Know Nothing, who was writhing under the] : pungent sarcasms and wholesome truths he had j I near, vented his revenge by pronouncing the I address a pack of lies. Au honest Democrat in I I the company denied the charge so uncivilly I I made, and defied his friend to point out one lie i the Governor uttered. ; Ku iw Nothin ?.—Why, he said there we.-e 25 I Know Nothings who were going-to come out of'tlie Order to-night, ami that’s a lie. Democrat.—How do you know whether it’s' a lie or not. Know Nothing.—Well, I know it is a lie. because we are nut gi>ing to hold any more coun cils for fear fitly will come out. The Dem n-rat caved, ami offered the Know- Nothing his hat. A Valuable Acquisition.—We are grati fied to hear, says the Federal Union, that Gen. I Thus. Beall, of Upson county, long a prominent I I member of the Whig party, refuses to act with | the so-called American party. One by one the j good and able men of the old Whig party are I coming out in favor of religious toleration and I ; equal rights. j Arrival of M'i.le Rachel.—ln the Wednes day evening s edition of tiie New York Express we find the following announcement: Mademoiselle Rachel, her brother. M. Re.i>- : had Felix, and tbe members of the Frenchs dramatic eompany.to the number of twenty-live, arr.veil in this city by tiie Pacific at 8 o clock this morning. Ol' course the excursion to the quaratine did not take place. | The members of the i arty ar.’ all in good; ! health and spirits—pleasid with all they have ! seen, pleased with the trip, the ship, and the cap tain. and most especially pleased to Lave got rid lof them all, and to be well on terra fii ma. They are stoppingat the St. Nicholas. ’ "The first performance will take place on Monday, September 3. The play will be Cor neUle s tragedy fl nny." lien rd County. Tbe Anti-Know-Nothings of Heard County have n- minuted the following ticket for the Leg islature : For the Senate. John F. M relaud :. lor the House. Sanders W. Favbr. T ; - >ket a friend Irom Heard assures us will . t j— ked, Union. The Republican Party. ! The progress of the sectional movement in I tiie North under the name of the republican ] party, betokens a thoroughly disciplined pur j pose and an extensive combination. At the moment when the Know Nothings feel their weakness, and the utter impossibility of main taining a pernianent organization, abolitionism steps in to take their place. Mr. Seward hopes that Ix’cause the mass of the secret party have served all the purposes of a powerful though temporary antagonism to the democratic party, they will find it a very easy and agreeable tran sition into the ranks of the Republican party. As to the whig party, he relies on their exten sive co-opcration. because even their “ national " leaders, like Governor Hunt and Mr. Granger, have formally committed themselves in favor of the restoration of the Missouri Compromise.— In every Northern State the abolitionists have been skilfully preparing for the downfall of the Know Nothings, whom they aided so cordially ■and used so much ; and now that the Know Nothing structure is about to sink tothe ground, they stand ready to employ the material in ma king strong the foundations of their own con spiracy. Never before was the prospect of a vast abolition party in the free States more distinct mid unmistakeable. The men who have been rejected by the democratic party for their complicity with the abolition schemes are all in the field under the black banner of disunion: while many of the whig leaders, who would not follow their party into the Know Nothing lodges, stand ready to swell the ranks of the new army now rapidly maturing against the rights of the South and the constitution of the United States. We have already seen many heretofore conservative whig papers yielding to this combination, and we have no doubt that this movement will unite many of those elements which have refused to join in the crusade ol proscription. There is uo secrecy in the scheme it is open, flagrant, defiant treason to the eon stitution. It plants its flag upon the idea ol eternal hostility to the South, It enforces ob ligations more binding jjian the oaths of the Know Nothings, because founded iu a more permanent fanaticism, and looking to a seque in which unholy ambition fancies a certain real ization of its long-cherished aspirations. To repeal the fugitive slave law and to resist the admission of any more slave States— these tire the real objects which the chiefs in this crusade have at heart. The clamor about the restoration of the Missouri Compromise is maintained alone to keep alive a recent excite ment, in order that this may act as a blind to the retd purposes of the combination. Mr. Seward, Mr. Chase, Mr. Wilson, and Gov. Johnston, the respective pillars of this vast ab olition party, know full well that the Missouri Compromise cannot be restored. They know they have not the power to accomplish this re sult. But it is a convenient excuse for treason; and as it will serve to deceive many of the sou thern voters, they will use it until their chiel designs have been sufficiently matured. Herr is a chance for the national wliigs of the North to show their “undaunted mantle.” Here is a fair and full opportunity for the democrats who have been seduced into the know nothing order to prove their devotion to the federal constitu tion. Neither of the interests can longer de ceive themselves about the Missouri Compro- I mise. They can realize from the complexion of the next Congress that the restoration of that law is a political impossibility. They can see for themselves that the abolitionists have taken ground for this restoration with a full knowl edge that it is wholly impracticable, and only for the purpose of raising the excitement of tiie northern mind to sueh a pitch that it will so.m be ready for all their ultimate and extreme measures. They'cannot stand upon any por tion of the Seward platform without standin? upon all portions of it. They cannot advocati the restoration of the Missouri Compromis; without convicting themselves of direct com plieity with the northern sectional party. What then, will they do? That is the question.— Will they throw themselves against the omin ons organization of abolitionism, or will they help it forward to the final catastrophe of dis union ? There are in every free State many patriotii wliigs. Their names are as familiar as house hold words. Upon these men grave responsi bilities rest. Never before were their energies more necessary to the tranquility and to tin welfare of the Union. Will they be equal ti the dutv that awaits them, or will they enroll themselves tinder the banner and follow the lead of men who are bold enough to avow that their great object is to destroy the.rights of tbe States aud nullify the oblligations of the constitution Affairs in Kansas. There are plain indications that the Freesoi.' ers are about to make desperate struggle for the final mastery of Kansas. We have seen their system from the first. As soon as the Neb raska Kansas Bill was passed, they formed Emi | gration Aid Societies, the object of which was i avowedly to throw a population of Freesoilers. ! bought up and transported by charitable con i tributions, into these Territories, to control th> I the vote and secure the triumph of anti-slavery [ feeling. They failed in this. All the early elec ] tions went against them by an overwhelming majority. Next we heard, on their avowals ! that large quantities of arms nad been forward ! ed from New England in aid of tbe cherished I objects of Abolition. These were mere preliminaries. Tbe letter which we copy from the Boston Telegraph, and the still later extract from the St. Louis paper, show that the plot has been pushed forward with a remarkable degree of zeal and cunning. The Free Sellers have determined to-appoint a : government of their own: have disowned ali i oliedience to the Territorial Government exist ing; have determined to elect a delegate to Con ! gress through their own organization, and leav. I it to that übolitonized body to determine be tween it and the law of the laud; and finally, j have determined to hold a Convention for tm ■ purpose of framing a Constitution and pre ! senting themselves (a poor minority of the set tlers of Kansas) for the admission into the ; Union as a Freesoil State. The plan is one of those astute con : trivances that could not have originated on the frontiers. It bears the marks of Sew ! ird ou every section of it: and the object is to transfer the whole question of the power of the , Territories over their il 'inestic laws, to the House of Representatives at Washington.— There the revolutionary doings of a band of in- I cendiariis.it is hoped, will lie treated by their ' brother fanatics as the “Higher Law.” It is evident that this question is to become the s >ul of the great debate in the next Con gress, and more than ever appears to hinge up on it the decision of the final issue between North and South.— Charleston Mercury. Monroe County. The Democracy and Anti-Know Nothings of Monroe County have nominated for the Legis ! lature the following excellent ticket. For the i Senate. Allen Cochran, for the House Wm. C. Residing and B. Ogletree. Col. Redding wa< a member of the last House of Represciitativ. s I and no man was more regular at bis post, and ’ none more vigilant in looking after the interes s iof tin people. Upon bills to grant an exten -lon of privileges to copurate bodies Col. Red- : ding placed a most wholesome check. 11 the people of Monroe wish to have a good ropreset - tative they will elect Col. M m. C. Redding.— We make these remarks in reference to Col. Redding, because we were struck with his ap plication to the business before him. and his vigilance in guarding the interest of the peo- ’ pie.— Fed. Union. St ate Stocks. —Tiie N. Y. Courier remarks that one of the singular features of the Money Market of the past six months has been the depreciated value of sound State L a is bearing six per cent: these securities which, in previous years, when the market wa* easy, bore a large prem tun. Mayrland Sexes have in former years sold at I'' per cent, premium; Kentucky. Io a 12, aud other securities, equally substantial, at 5 a 10 per cent., whereas now, while money is worth only 6‘a 7 per cent.. Virginia, Georgia, Teums sev. Mismtri and Louisiana six per cent. L<?ans are quoted below par. There is. however, a marked improvement now going on iu these IMMta | Wliat are you about Sam. Some one offers through the Constitutionalist & Republic the following bets. They have liecn oflerred more than two weeks, yet none of Sam’s boys can be found bol<l enough to lace the music. Hush your bragging now Sum. Mr. Editor.—l am not equal to some of 1 “Sam's” followers, in bragging—have no turn that way—but am willing to wager something in a quiet way, .sometimes, on ek-ctions. 1 therefore offer the following points on the Georgia electi ms: 1.1 will liet 8100 that Jatncs L. Seward, the anti-Know Nothing candidate for Cangress in the First District, will be elected. 2. 1 will bet Slot) that Martin ,1. Crawford will be elected in the Second District. 3. 1 will bet 8100 that Hiram Warner will lie elected in the Fourth District. 4. I will bet SIOO that John 11. Lumpkin will be electa! in the Fifth District. 5. 1 will bet §IOO that Howell Cobb will be elected in the Sixth District. 6. 1 will bet Slot) that Alexander H. Ste phens will be elected in the Eighth Dis trict. 7. I will bet 8100 that the anti-Know Noth ings will elect five out of eight members of Congress. 8. 1 will bet 8100 that Johnson beats An drews. for Governor,‘s.ooo votes. 9. 8100 that Johnson is elected Governor by the popular vote. ’ 10. 8100 that I win a majority of these nine bets. These ten bets to be taken together, with the privilege to the taller of doubling the amount on each point. I make an additional proposition: Os these ten points the taker may select three and I will select two, and bet 8400 on each of the live. The money to be staked when the bets are taken. No Proscription. Political Piety.—Two politicians joking together after a political meeting, one of them rallied the other on the very religious strain in which he indulged in the last speech he bad in flicted upon the meeting. “I'll bet you fire dollore,’ sad McCarty, you ■ au't repeat the Lord’s Prayer now, if you try.’ ‘Done 1’ said Kollock, and assuming a* de cent gravity for the moment, summoned bis me mory to aid him in his novel, but certainly very commendable effort. ‘Abeml'a —a —ahem; ah; now I have it: “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lorrtl iny soul to keep, If I should die before 1 wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.” ‘There 11 told you I could.’ * ‘Well. I give up, beat,” said McCarty, pay ing over the money ; ‘I wouldn't have thought vou eould have done it.' Disastrous Flood at Staunton, Va.— The Staunton Spectator txirt. snys that on the eve ning of the 14th inst. that town was visited by the most destructive and 1 riffle flood ever wit nessed in that section of country. The rain descended in torrents., vid soon overflowed a 1 the streets in the western portion of the town. The new Lutherian Church, and many houses, were much injured. In one house, in Augusta street, the water was three feet deep. Tliecellare in several streets were filled, and much merchan dize was damaged. The streets were literally iorn to pieces, curbing and pavements being swept away by the float The farms within three miles of Staunton sustained much dam age. A Child Saved by a Dog.—.Vs one of the New York city cars was passing down Fulton street, on Monday morning, a lady with a little jirl attemped to pass in front, the child being diead. Before the driver could hold up the child was nearly under the horses feet, when a urge Newfoundland dog seeing it, bounded to lier. and taking here in his mouth rescual her from imineut danger of being trampled to death, brought her to the almost distracted mother and aid her down. He looked up and waggal his t.iil, and gave a short bark expressive of his de ight, and away he went. Petersburg. Aug. 21.—Private letters re ceived herefrom N orfolk represent the state of affairs as truly alarming. Y esterday morning ,i lighter full of patients left the wharf for tbe hospital at Julappi. Mrs. W. H. Murphy, a well-known milliner of Norfolk, died yesterday. In Portsmouth, tiie deathsand new cases are Increasing. A strong appeal from Dr, Trugien. reached here this* afternoon from Petersburg physicians to come down and aid them. There are but three physicians on duty in Portsmouth, j Senator Gwin, —The Boston Post speaks of j Senator Gwin in the following terms of merited : commendation: “ Senator Gwin is stumping the State of J California in favor of the democratic ticket, and | Is everywhere received with hearty, enthusiastic I welcome. No democrat in the Union is truer io his party and his friends thau Dr, Gwin, the able and faithful senator from the Golden State. Preserve the Constitution.—The Bunker Hill (Charlestown, Mass.) Aurora, noticing the announcement that "Old Ironsides” has Iwn ordered to Porsmouth. N. IL, and that it is ru mored she is to be combined as unworthy and irreparable, says, "we dout't belive she is unfit to; repair, and have no conndence in a survey which ! shall come to such a result. Let her be sent here . —where she belongs. VVe have no doubt our | mechanics will find a remedy for her complaint j and restore her to good health. At all events. | if she must die and rot, let her do so decently | at home.” Daughters of the Regiment.—The Cleve ’and Grays had a parade on the 16th instant. In which a custom of the French army was intro | lnced. Two beautiful young girls, d cssal in the uniform of the company, with s’lort-skirted dresses, marched one on each side of the ensign, carrying each a basket with rags for the woun leil.’and a cask (of brandy, it is supposed) for the fatigued and fainting soldiers. The Cotton Crop in Mississippi.—The Yieksburg Whig, of Saturday lad, says; We have conversed witli several planters liv ing in the vicinity during the last past week, in re’ation to growing C itton crop. They are all of the opinion that th ■ crop wih be a short one. They say the late dry weather on the hil lands has caused oil the late blooms to fall off-—conse quently there is no cotton on the st ilk, only what is nearly matured—therefore the picking season will soon be over and the crop a light one. We belive the river lands are all more or less affected in the same way. At the Anti-Know-Nothing barbecue held in Tbibodux. Mr. Bush, addressing the mem . tiers of the secret association, said in substance: 1 have been one of yours; 1 am. therefore. ] bound by an oath and precluded from discussing anything but the documents and facts wh ch you have been pleasal to make public. But you know that there i- c >metbing else which I cannot mention: and if. a» you assert, all your secrets eommmeDdabie and van challenge pubic scrutiny ! then release me from my obligation and let. me speak out. I defy you to grant me that priv 1 ‘lege" A Truth Admitted on all Hands (and ' Heads also.) —Os all strikes that inflict the ! greatest injury on tbe people, and leave nothing i but bad blood and ii! feeling behind them, there is nouo worse than the policeman's • strike! A Mistake.—Sir John Irwin was a favorite with George HL. who once observed to him. '‘They tell me. Sir John, that you love a glass of w’ne.” "The- ■.’’ replied Irwin, “who so in formed your Majesty have done me a trreat in justice—they should have said a bottle.” General Cullom Defeated.— ; Wc rezret to announce that General Cullom, the able, fear less and independant candidate for Congress, in : the Fourth District of Tennessee, is defeated bv 402 majoritv.— Wash. American Organ Bn tTdeiftraph. * LATHI! FROM LUORMA. ARRIV ALOFTH F. STEA ME K GEORGE LAW. New York, Aug. 25, A. M. The George Law arrived this morning with I 813,0t(| 1 > in gold. ' She brings news of fires at: San !• rancisco and Stockton, which destroy- | ed 830,000 worth of property in each city. The British shijis, Monarch and President,' were in port. An attempt was made to tire the town of Nevada, but not successful. The miners were doing a prosperous busi ness. The Sandwich Islands trade dull. The Allies destroyed Petropanluski, nftertlie Russians having dcsertal it. A severe fight is anticipated on Omar river, j MTi L~ITRMb 7 r New Orleans, August 35. ' The steam ship Orizaba has arrived nt tbis port from Vera Cruz, with advices to the 22d inst. Santa Anna left the city of Mexico on , the 9th inst., with an escort of 2500 men. Two I days after, however, seven or eight hundred of them revolted, killed one or two officers, and joined the insurgents. Santa Anna then de termined to abdicate, and embarked on the 17th inst., at A’era Cruz for Havana. The Alverez platform has been adopted.— Genera Carriers has been appointed Provision- President and Larvegal Communder-in-Cliief. j All state prisoners have been liberated. The' mob gutted most of the houses, including that' of Santa Anna's mother-in-law, The appoint ment of the Sig. Vidal as Minister to the Uni ted States, has been revoked. Sig. Vidal ar rived iu this city in the Orizaba. Fuller advices state that Santa Anna left the city of Mexico under the pretence of quell ing a revolution in Vera Cruz. Ou the 13th the citizens adopted tbe plan of Ayutla. The Universal newspaper office ’and many other houses were destroyed. Forty persons were kilted aud many wounded’ by the mili tary. Delegates met in the city of Mexico on the 16th inst., according to the request of the Pro visional government, and elected Carriera ns President for s;x mouths, and orduinal the freedom of the Press. The statute of Santa Anna was thrown down by the populace. New Orleans, August 25. I The deaths in the Charity Hospital this week, have comprised 128. [How many out side?] The Physicians says tnat the fever has | abated iu private practice.' New York, August 24 Seven hundred bales of Cotton were sold to day ut previous rates, and the market closed film. Wheat was easier but notquotably low er. Corn was unchanged, but the demand only materate. Turpentine was steady, and 1000 bbls of North County Crude were sold at 83 per bbl. Rice was dull. New York. August 25, Flour has easier but not quotably lower.— Wheat was iu moderate demand at previous rates. Corn wns in moderate request und un changed. Rosin was dull. Tar teas steady.— Rice was quiet at 86,25 per 100 lbs. N ew Orleans, August 25. Cotton was declined from 1-8 a l-4c. and 1700 bales were sold. Good Middling of the New crops was worth 10c. and middling 93 l-4c. Petersburg, August 24.—The accounts from Portsmouth are of a most alarming character. On ’Tuesday there were seventeen interments, and' yesterday sixteen interments, Several prom inent citizens are dead mid others dying. The distress is inconceivable, and physicians and nursNt are in great demand. You may rely ou this, as 1 have it from the most reliable sour ces. Sickness on the Mississippi River.—The Memphis W’big, of the 13th inst., says: There is considerable sickness on tbo river at the present time, on boats bound up. • The Trubue and Alabama, which passed up early yesteday morning, buried a number of bodies betwen New Orleans and this place. The damage of the late flood at Stounton Va., is now estimated at 850,000. The Central Bank of Tennessee, at Dandridge, has just gone into operation. The late M. Sala Mon Rothschild, of Paris has left a fortune of £2,500,000 sterling, which will be divided between his two nephews. The common council of Louisville have appro priated 8500 for the relief of the sufferers by the election riots in that city. Ex-Governor Metcalf, of Kentucky, died last Saturday of cholera, at his residence, Forest Re treat. in that State. During the week ending the 11th inst., 217, 448 pounds of copper ore were shipped from hike Superior. Hon. Thilo C. Buller, formely Assistant Post master General, died near Geneva, New Y ork last week. The mechanics at the Navy Yard, nt Char lestown, Mass, have voted a day's pay for the benefit of the mechanics at the Navy Yard, Gos port, Va. The corn crops is superabundant, in Scott county, Ky., the present year, mid contracts it is said are making at fifty cents per bushel, The Missouri Wine Company at St. Lonis are manufacturing champagne from grapes grown in that State. Said Pacha, chief of Omar Pacha’s staff, and who is now in Paris, is said to be of Polish origin. Ute wife and ch' J are with him. The New York Medical Tinies says that seven young mid fair looking women may be daily seen at the New York Hospital, following tie physicians and surgeons on their rounds, and are present at all operations, on males and females. The statue of Patrie llcnrv was raised on the paiestal of the Washington Monument, at Rich mond, Ya., on Monday. Wm. Walker, a half breed of the Wyandot tribe cflndians—a man of education and of wealth, anti who glories iu his Indian blood—is spoken of as a canidatc for Congress in Kansas J. T. Clendenin, United States Attorney for Washingthn Territory, has resigned his office. The subcription in Baltimore for the relief of the Norfolk and Portsmouth sufferers has reach ed the amount 0f510,500. The Kentucky Congressional delegation stands six Amercans. four Demorats and Anti- Know Nothings. The State Senate stands 17 Americans, 7 Democrats. The House stands 16 Am tricans. 39 Democrats. Morehead's ma jority for Governor will be abou 4 (Kitt. Extract of a letter from Bendersville, Pen nsylvania: “ A powerful reaction has taken place in this section of our State. The order of know nothings is losing its members daily. “We shall carry Pennsylvania triumphant;v this fail.” Bogus Com.— The Buffalo Advertiser says that bogus American quarters are in circula tion in that city. The die is a perfect face simile of the genuine, and the general appearance the stme. They can be detected only by the weiglit, being very light. Minnes >ta Territory, aocording to the cens'ig has a population of fifty five thousand, souls. < Marion County. j’l.c Anti-Know-Nothings of Marion County have nominated Dr. 11. M. Jeter for the Senate and Joel. F. Rttshin for the House. This is an able ticket and ifeiecteil w ill do honor to the State aud Marion county, t'rd. Union. Dooly County. Tiie oppon ntsol Know-Xotbingismin Dooly Count y have iiomimital B. B. Hamilton for the Senate, and Wiley Cobb for the House. A number one ticket.— Fed. Union. Abbott Lawrence bequeathed 810,000 to the Boston Public Library, and 850.000 to the IziwrenceScientific Schoolat Cambridge. The other bequests are not yet made public. A tin dealer in the Bowery, advertises coal stoves that will "draw like Julia Dean." How SHALL I I’llfeUßt Z THE HeaKT I HAVE Won? Endeut or to make your husband's habi tatuni alluring and dt lightfnl to him. Make it a repose froui his cares, uslielter. Invariably adorn yourself with delicacy and males!y. Let your husband suppose you think hint a good hu-baiid. and it will be a strong stimulus to him being so. Cultivate cba'rfuhieM and good humor. We understand that Gov. Johnson baa appoin ted Titos. W. Thomas Esq..-of Elberton, Judge ol the Northern Judicial Circuit, vice Judge Andrews resigned. The Lynchburg Virginia reports that tobacco was sold iu that city on Wednesday, at the high figure of fifty-two dollars ahuudred. The cholera is still cotinuing its ravages in lAiwrencebttrg. Ky. On Sunday last there were five deaths. Thirty persons are now lying sick, and Ihe whole population is panic struck. A dispatch from St. Lonis, dated the 25th inst.. says ; ■■We arc in receipt of dates from the Great Salt Lake to the Ist ot July. The thin crop of grain h id been destroyed, and the prosjxtct of famine wete still imminent. “The Hon. L. Shever. one of the Judges of the teritory, was found dead in his bed on the 29th of Juno, and was buried with great ceremo ny.” The Sexes.—The number of males born is always greater than the females, by about 4 per cent. At 20 years of age this preponderance is entirely lost, and there are more females than males. At 10 years the balance is again the other way. and there are more males than fe males. At 70 the sexes are about even, and the ultimate age of the human being is reached without any decided advantage to cither sex. There are now 430 American women above one hundred years of age. Naval Apprextices.— The Naval Depart ment has temporarily suspended the enlistment of naval apprentices, three hundred and ninety having been obtainai and all the receiving ships being full. So far the system is said to work admirably. Newport, with 10.000 inhabitants, has proper ty valued at 510,000,000. ■ A short time s nee. in St. Louis, a man I and his wife were engaged in nrrangingn separ |at ion. 'The principal diffieuty was the baby, ' which the woman tearfully begged to lie allow [ <d to keep, while tbe man angrily refused. At I length the wile ul .iost threw the child into the husband s arms, and exclaimed, “ Take it—l ean oon get another.” A Candid. Lawyer.—"Do ,yon think I’ll get justic done ?” said a culprit to lite coun sel. “ don’t think you will." replied the other“for T saw two men’on the jury who are opposed to hanging.” Michael Malony. a native of Ireland, died in Providence, R. 1.. last week.ut the remark ble age of one hundred and eight years. He tell the land of his birth about thirty years ago. His uncle, it issaid. recently died iii Ireland at the age of one hundred and twenty years. The Emperor of Austria has conferred upon Prof. Morse tbe large golden medal for arts and sciences, in consideration of the valuable services rendered by him to science by his sys tem of telegraphs, which has been extensively applied in the Anstriau dominions. It is grati fying to see the merits of our prominent men of science nikm whdpid by such satisfactory tokens ofdistinction abroad.' An English paper sates that Capt. John B. Forster, R. N., died recently at Chamberwell, England, "from excessive use of ardent spirits,” as the coroner’sjitry declared; the deeased s allow ance daily, having been six quarts of porter and a quart of gin, brandy and rum, besides sherry and table beer. Captain Forster’s vajet deposed that he left at his bedside every night a bottle of gin, a bottle of ruin, a bottle oi' brandy, a bottle of sherry, and a bottle of porter! Lieut Maury has finally chained what he considers positive proof of his theory, that the waters of the- King of Rivers," the Amazon empties himself through the Gulf of Mexico, at Florida Puss, into the Atlantic. In proof of this he has obtained a memorandum which was thrown into the waters of the Amazon, ut its mouth, in 1852, and which was recently pickl'd up on the shore of Texas, having lodged among the drift wood. <fcc„ which floated down the Mississippi and along the Texas coast. These accumulating waters swell the Boy of Mexico and pass off us above stated, through tbe Florida Puss. Tut; Tamarind Tree.—A gentleman in Winchester lias sucecdedin producing tbe tama rind, in perfection, from aeons picked out of the preserved fruit. Tbe Tamarind is a beautiful tree, and will grow any where. The seeds should be planted in the tall, it grows about four inches apart. - The sprouts are transplanted when about three feet high. Witli the delightful qualities of the fruit a 1 are familiar. Advices for Lawrence City. Kansas, to the !)th inst., say that the three saw mills in that town are in constant operation, but arc unable to supply fully the great demand for lumber. Buildings are in course of erection in nil parts of the city. Emigrants from the Western States arc pouring into the territory in vast numbers. I Here the impudence of one Wriggles i who thus singetli: This longing after beauty, This sighing after curls, , This chasing after fashion, Wherever fashion whirls, And all that sort of thing,— 1 May do for those that like them— For those devoid of taste, For those who barter diamonds oft) For diamonds made of paste, And other blockheads, : But to a wife who truly loves, Who’d be what she appeal’s, Who’d spread the sunshine round the man, That keeps away her tears, And brings her ’taters home: j We’d whisper softly in herear, We'd grave it on her heart, That Knowing well to fry a steak, Beats sentiment and art, A darned sight! Prohibition in new Hampshire. —The New Hampshire liquor law went into operation on Monday last, and it is said to bear very heavily upon the old to|>ers who have spent pretty nearly every cent they were worth in taverns, aud therefore could not provide for the conting ency of prohibition. The moderate drinkers have laid in a supply to last as long as the law endures. Brains.—Gov. Trumbull, of Connecticut, on j the occasion of a grand riot, ascend'd ’ a block and attempted by a speech to quiet the peo ple, when a random missile hitting him on the head felled him to tbe ground, lie was badlv hurt, and us his friends were carrying him into his lton.se. his wife met him at the door and ex claimed. “Why. my husband, they have knocked your brains out!” “No they haven't," said the Governor, “II I d had any brains I shouldn’t I have gone there.