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THE \TLANTA WEEKLY EXAMINER. TXTFI-R Tg- T CLRCULi ATIOIV OF" THE: E3C -A. TUC I ZKT E3 K, IQOOO COFXE3&S! JOHN H. STKELK, I CHAS. L. BARBOUR, j VOLUME 11. THE WEEKLY EXAMINER Is Published every Friday Morning in the City of Atlanty, at ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM, To be paid strictly in advance. ty No subscription taken for less than six months. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements are inserted in the Weekly Examiner at the following rates: Seventy-five cents per square (of 10 lines brevier) for the first insertions, and 37 J cents per square for each sub sequent insertion. 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Publications will always be continued accord ing to these, the legal requirements, unless other wise ordered, at the following Rates: Citations on letters of Administration Ac. $2 75 do do dismissory from Adininis- Citation on dismissory from Guardianship, 3 00 Leave to sell Land or Negroes, 4 00 Notice to debtors and creditors. •> 00 Salos of personal property, ten days, 1 square 1 50 Sales of land or negroes by Executors, Ac. 5 00 Estrays, two weeks, . . , .Z. „„ For a man’advertising his wife, (in advance,) .» 00 Letters on business must be (post paid) to en title them to attention. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1855. Cobb County Democratic Nominations Senator, THOMAS H. MOORE. Representatives. ALFRED MAYNER, SAMUEL M. BRADFORD. Sheriff, J. B. BLACKWELL. Clerk Superior Court, JAMES M. BARNWELL. Clerk Inferior Court, WILLIAM CARROLL. Ordinartj, BIRDSONG TOLLESON. tSf We regret that circumstances prevent the publication of the “Call to the people of Ireland iu Georgia,” upon the day of its receipt, and that we are unavoidably prevented com menting on the same in our issue of to-day. The Hon. Robert Toombs, will return home from a visit to Europe, on the 9th proximo— The voice of this able and eloquent statesman will be heard against Northern Sam; and in de fence of the great American idea of civil and religious liberty. The Circus is Coming. This announcement brings a smile to the lips of youth, a buoyancy to childhood, and a shout of frantic joy with a corresponding display of ivory from all the little darkies. The mere mention of Robinson & Eldred is enough to drive away the blues, and reference to another colum will discover new attractions in their combined Circus and Menagerie. ——————-■< ♦ —■ The Secret Feature Removed! Is it? Why then did our Know Nothing friends exclude Democrats from their Meeting Thursday night They were particular in their announcement to invite none but Know Noth ings, by italisiug the words “all opposed to the Administration of Gov. Johnson." Those who were not opposed tohisjulmimstration were thus given to understand that their presence would be de trap. Docs this look like removing the secret feature? The following rather amusing conversation recently took place between a traveller and a squaw in Central Michigan. The squaw had a '•papoose'' on her arm that was exceedingly white for a member of her race, which fact induced the gentleman toaskifitwiunotahalf-breed: where upon she replied: “No, no—not a drop of white Wod about it—iudf-lugiu and half Missionary.” THE CHEAPEST POLITICAL ANO NEWS PAPER IN THE SOUTH—A WEEKLY FIRESIDE COMPANION FOR ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. The Democracy in Merriwether. During a flying visit to Merriwether, we found the Democracy of that county all right, the boast of the Know Nothings that they would carry it for Hill, to the contrary notwithstand ing. There, as everywhere else, every man is at his post, armed with full confidence in the success of the tried principles of our glorious party, over the corrupt and secret order which wars against them. On Tuesday (being the second day of Court) in the afternoon, a large crowd assembled in the yard of Mr. Howard, at Greenville, and were addressed by J. N. Ramsey, Esqr., of Harris, for near two hours, upon the Philadelphia and Macon platforms, the corruption of both of which was exposed in a masterly manner. Mr. Ramsay is a forcible speaker, dealing in no vil lification of the enemy, but pouring into their ranks destructive broadsides of argument, and tearing away the many colored veil which shrouds the real intentions of the order, with an energetic, but not a rude hand. His address developed many new arguments against the platforms of the American party, and we are pleased to learn that he has accepted an invita tion to present his views to an Atlanta audi ence at an early day, notice of which will be given in due time. Mr. Buchanan, of Coweta, followed in a short address. This gentleman is a pleasant speaker and beneath his pleasantry and humor runs a vein of argument none the less effective from the cutting sarcasm which envelopes it. We regret that the limited time at his command prevented a full discussion of the topics of the campaign, but as we shall have the pleasure of hearing him again soon, we shall be enabled to speak more fully of his efforts in the cause of Anti-Know Nothingism, and lay before our readers some of the points he makes, which we .feel warranted in stating will be of interest to them, and particularly to our old line Whig friends. Mass Meeting at Cartersville-Grand Anti-Know Nothing Rally. On Thursday, the Democratic, Anti-Know Nothing, Mas* Meeting, came off at Carters ville, Cass County. It would have delighted our friends in every section of the State, to have witnessed the enthusiam that prevailed a this grand rally of the Anti-Know Noth ing, at this the once boasted stronghold of the “Secret Order” in Cherokee Georgia. The numbers present on the occasion have been var riously estimated. By more .than one Know N othing with whom we conversed, they were put down as being a few hundreds, may be a thousand over those that were present at their recent Mass Meeting at the same place. The lowest estimate we had was four thousand—the highest eight. Our own is that there were some six or seven thousand present. But be the number what it may, it was a demonstration of strength on the part of our friends in the fifth district, that left ho hope in the heart of any reasonable Know Nothing of suc cess to his cause in October next. It was a perfect death blow to the hopes of Mr. Tum lin's friends, and a triumph to those of Judge Lumpkin. Since 1840, we have witnessed no such political demonstration. The one at Field’s Cross Roads in Cherokee county, is the only one that will bear any comparison to it. At about 11 o'clock the speakers collected around the stand, from which the speakers ad dressed them. Judge Lumpkin first spoke, and was followed by L. J. Gartrell, of this city.— At the close of the last named gentleman’s address, there was an adjournment to the Bar bacue, prepared for the occasion. Our reader; may form some idea of its abundance, when we state that over seven thousand pounds of ni)no was barbacued, and “chicken fixings” and other varieties of good things were also most amply provided. Having partaken of this magnifi cent feast, the people again repaired to the stand and were addressed by the Hon. A. 11. Colquit, J. W. H. Underwood Esq. who was speaking at the time the train started by which we were forred to return to Atlanta. Os the speakers and the speeches, we shall say but little, though we could say a great deal. Judge Lumpkin calmly, dispassionately and ably addressed the voters of his district, stating the circumstances that placed him once more before them as a candidate—avowing his principles—and calling upon them to demand of Mr. Tumlin, his opponent, a similar avowal, either on the stand, in writing or through some authorized friend. Col. Gartrell made one of the best speeches we have heard during the canvass. With a sharp and pointed blade he cut and thrust at the enemy with the skill and power of one practised in (political) fence; and with eloquence that brought down thunders of applause from the audience, triumphantly advocated the plat form and maintained the principles of his par ty- The speakers that followeil in the afternoon, Messrs. Colquitt and Underwood, animated bv the crowd before them, most ably sustained their cause. Indeed, without repeating what we have said of the other gentlemen, we could not do them iu this hurried notice, justice. We shall therefore say no more, save that the Mass Meeting at Cartersville, the speakers, and the people will long be remembered by all who were present; and that it will hereafter be referred to as the first public demonstration in Cherokee Georgia, that Know Nothingism cannot flour ish in the mountains and valleys of that beau tiful section of our State. The Democratic and Anti-Know Nothing papers of Georgia may pass it round, that Johnson and Lumpkin will carry the fifth dis trict by a SWEEPING MAJORITY. Orders have been received at the Philadelphia navy yard to fit out the sloop of war St. Louis, to be ready for sea in six days. The workman in the navy yard have contrib uted $2,300 for the relief of the yellow fever suf ferers at Norfolk and Portsmouth. A German astronomer says that in twenty millions of years from now the earth will be des troyed by a comet. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1855. [For the Atlanta Daily Examiner.] I Editor Cherokee Georgian:— I In your issue of the 10th inst., you have ■ thought proper to bring my name before the I people; and endeavor to place me in the most I objectionable light possible before the Demo i cratic party; and after bragging a little about I a “fair field” being open for the conquest of the ■ Democracy, and asserting that “Judge Andrews is very popular” &c., you proceed to say many things about myself, and the Convention which nominated me, that are false. I shall, therefore, consider it a sufficient answer, to all such false charges, to give a plain statement of facts, rela tive to the action of our Convention, as near as II can; and as lam able to establish them.— ' And I do this, not so much for the gratification of those who are disposed to misrepresent and peddle out falsehood against me, as to relieve the minds of those who have been imposed upon, by having it asserted to them that I was the nominee of a “packed and corrupt caucus,” I therefore ask you to publish the following state ment and hope you will excuse me for being a little tedious, as I wish to be a little particular. And to begin: I assert that during the last spring, I was often solicited to become a can didate for the Senate, but being somewhat em barrassed in my pecuniary circumstances, I hesi tated for some time. Upon a strong appeal being made to me by many of my friends, I consented to let my name go before the Demo cratic Convention, and agreed if nomina ted, to become a candidate; if not, I held my self bound in honor, and by principle, to sup port the nominee of the Convention. And af ter giving this consent, I considered it my duty to remain at home, and take no steps whatever to procure the nomination, and acted according ly. I did not visit a district in this county where delegates were chosen—not even my own. Samuel Lawrence Esq., was also a candidate before the Convention; but sometime before the meeting of the Convention he announced himself as an independent candidate for the Senate, alleging as his reasons for so doing, “That the Democratic party had abandoned the open and manly modes of warfare and were resorting to tricks, stratagems, sapping and un dermining, and that the Convention was packed, and its limited floor already pre-occupied,” &c., which expressions of Mr. Lawrence, have no doubt served as a basis for many of the misrep resentations and erroneous charges against the Convention and myself. But I can say, of a truth, that if the democratic party or any mem ber of it, were guilty of the charges I knew it not; nor do I believe it to be true, and in proof of this assertion from some of the Districts, said to have been packed, for me, I am told, I did not receive a single vote! I conclude, therefore, Mr. L. was mistaken, or misled by false reports.— But it appears there had been gotten up some feeling (which I was sorry to see,) between my friends and Mr. Lawrence’s, in consequence of which, some of the delegates went to Ex-Gov ernor McDonald to obtain his consent to let his name come before the Convention for the pur pose of harmonizing and uniting all the friends of Mr. L. and myself, to which he agreed upon the express condition that his name could only be used by the unanimous consent of ali the par ties. On the morning of the Convention, and be fore it was organized I was called on by some of the delegates, and the proposition submitted. I was asked if I was willing to give way to Gov. McDonald? To which I replied, “gentle men I am, and your proposition meets my hearty approbation. lam not anxious to be a candi date. and it affords me pleasure to give way to the superior merit of Gov. McDonald.” One of the delegates (I think Mr. Hoyle,) then said, you have not placed yourself in your present position, and it will be proper to have the con sent of your friends, and unless it is agreeable to all the delegates, Gov. McDonald’s name will not be submitted to the Convention.” The other delegates were soon afterwards assembled, and the proposition fully and fairly stated to them, and they unanimously refused to ucceed to it, alleging that they believed Gov. McDon ald would not let himself down to accept it.— Now I have no doubt that if my friends in the Convention had believed, that Gov. McDonald would have accepted, be would have been unan imously nominated. And 1 here take occasion to remark, that there is no man in the State who occupies a more enviable position before the Democracy of Cobb county than Gov. McDon ald. He is, and should be, beloved by every Democrat in the country. Upon the other hand he has been traduced and slandered, and that by those same hypocritical men who are now pretending to be so much outraged on ac count of the bad treatment he has received (as they say.) at the hands of his party. Whatwas the notice of Gov. McDonald's letter on Know- Nothingism in the Georgian ? not even respect ful, such a notice as a true Southern gentleman would not have made, however much he might differ with qne occupying the position of Gov. McDonald. Had the Governor been nominated, I ask my friends how do they suppose that these gentlemen would have talked ? Ah I then you would have heard him abused and belied, by them as they have always done. McDonald would then have been “an old boken down par ty hack” a “disunionist,” •■ Rhetts bugleman” &e., instead of “the great Trogan.” There is no warmer friend or more sincere ad mirer of Gov. McDonald than myself; no man who would go further to serve him, and there fore the assertion, from whatever some it may come, that I fixed a "packed” Convention to defeat him is asfalse as Satan himself. It orig inated with the Know Nothing Council which meets at midnight' in some dark cavern, and is published in a sheet that has always deme its biddings, in opposing the true principles of this Government, which ire believe to be the best the world ever saw, and which can only be per petuated. by the triumph of Democratic prin ciples. as we feel assured will be the cate, in spite of all the falsehood and foul plotting of the dark lantern association, together with the es forts that aged poetaster, and that other little, correspondent, who asks questions, which, like their author, I consider beneath th* notice of, ! a gentleman. And now Mr. Editor, as’to my ' statement in relation to the Convention and its action, I stand prepared to make them good. Respectfully, T.H. MOORE. A Call to the > Friends of Ireland in Georgia- IN REPLY TO ONE WHO WOULD GO. Fellow-Countrymen :— The time for Ireland’s independence has at last arrived. England is now on the verge of destruction. She has draf ted the last man from the shores of your dear na tiveland, and has left but a few thousand disloy al police to guard her ports. Your unfortunate countrymen at home, are ready and anxious for the moment to arrive when they can hail you as their deliverers, and unite their manly voices with yours in sending up to the very portals of high Heaven one wild hurrah for liberty and freedom! Remember the words of the immor tal O’Connell“England’s difficulty is Ireland’s opportunity.” Fellow-countrymen, Ireland's opportunity is now at hand. She has never had a better one; and if we are to judge the fu ture by the past, she never will have a better opportunity than the present, to strike for her freedom. Then, for God’s sake, bury your dis sensions, both religious and political, in one common grave, and rally to your country’s de liverance. Ask no man what his politics or religion is. No! but ask him if he is a friend to Ireland ? If he says he is, then say to him: ‘Come pledge again thy heart and hand; One grasp, that ne’er shall severe, Our watchword be—Our Native Land ! Our motto—love forever!” Our affairs are to bo so conducted as not to compromise the government that has sheltered us with a home when tyranny drove us from our heritage and we roamed over the earth friend less exiles, without a place to lay our heads.— Yes, Countrymen, America reached forth her hand at this extremity and welcomed us to a participation of all the rights and immunities of freemen and it never shall he said that the laws that have afforded us such ample protection, will ever be insulted by one disloyal act of ours. No—nor the banner, for whose glory and honor we have so bravely fought to maintain, ever blush at the cowardice of an Irish adopted citizen. Then let the star spang led banner float unsullied over the altar of her own fair land, and may she there forever wave with orient pride and sublime dignity, over the land of the free, the seat of the no ble; and the home of the brave. But, fellow countrymen, let us rally once more beneath the standard of Green, and unite in one solid phalanx, and in the majesty of freemen, plunge boldly on ward, for the redemption of AfiP Emerald spot that gave us birth. Let us at once amass and repair to the altar of Liberty, and there benath the folds of the stars and stripes, light the torch of freedom, and swear by the outrage of mur der and famine, that it never shall lie extinguish ed until it is applied to our dear native land and a fire of liberty there kindled, that shall wrap the British Empire in flame, and consume her corrupt carcass to ashes. For my own part, lam ready at a moments warning. I have no funds to contribute, but I can purchase my own outfits pay my own passage, andon my country’s altar, offer up my life as a sacrifice to the God of Liberty. Yes— And thank God that ever I drew my breath, To triumph in such a noble death ! “Oh ! Erin, shall it e’er be mine, To wreak thy wron g in battle line! To raise my victor head and see, Thy hills, thy dales, thy valleys free!” Oh 1 then friends of Ireland in Georgia, rally and come to the rescue of five millions of your starving misruled, and oppressed countrymen at home. They would strike for their own in dependence if they had the means to do it with; but tliey have them not. We have the means, fellow-country-men. Let us then reach forth our hands and grasp them with all the fury of revenge, and with the holy enthusiasm of Patriots, the genius and ma jesty of freemen, and the vengeance of centuries of outrage and oppression, strike for liberty and justice. Yes Countrymen, “Strike 1 ’till the last arniied foe expires; Strike! for your altars and your fires; Strike ! for the green graves of our sires; God, and your, Native Land!” You will, therefore, without a moments de lay, organize yourselves into Irish emigrant Aid Societies in every city and town, in Geor gia, and send them on to the Irish Emigrant Aid Society in the City of Boston (from whom you will_receive a charter, accompanied with all the necessary instruction for the future.— Arouse then, ye hairy breasted and sinew mul titude, and shake off the fatal. lethargy thkt paralyzes your noble energies. Arouse ye high of heart and strong of arm—ye, to whom danger and destruction is but a scoff, onward to the redemption of your dear, native land. She is sinking deeper and deeper every day in the putrid quagmire of infamy, that her heart) less Oppressor has thrown around her. She is now making her dying struggle. Her noble pa_ triots at home have done all they can do to res cue her, and as a dying resort, have thrown a rope across the broad Atlantic, and in a voice of thunder, are now calling on their friends in America to lay hold and wrench them from the grasp of their Monster Tyrant. Oh ! then, fel low-countrymen, from East to West, from North to South, around, above, below, come—come all lay hold—give a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether, and tear her from the strangu lating grasp of her butcher tyrant. Then join the inspiring a anthem of redeemed millions, and once more behold your beautiful Island, pure and regenerated, an emerald set in the ring of the Sea. Constitutionalist, Federal Union, Journal & Messenger. Empire State, and Times <fc Senti nel, please copy. CHAS. CUMMING, M. D. Atlanta, S«pt, 1,1855. | The Central Bank of Teanewes. at Dandridge, | has just gone into operation. I [From ;he Atlanta Daily Intelligencer.] Hon. David Irwin. | Messrs. Editors: As Judge Irwin is now a | candidate for re-election, his opinions and con duct are properly the subject of fair criticism. It is claimed by his friends that politics should have nothing to do with his election. If so, he surely ought tojbave nothing to do with poli tics. The rule ought to work both ways. Has he been a politician or has he always stood aloof from politics ? I suppose he will- not deny that he has alwas been a consistent Whig from the time that party took the name Whig till it was disbanded, that in 1840 he was a Harrison man, helped to defeat the Democratic partv and rejoiced in its defeat; that in 1844 he was a candidate for elector on the Clay ticket, and made political speeches and fought the Demo cracy to the extent of his ability; and that he saw with deep regret the success of Mr. Polk and the defeat of Mr. Clay. Further, I sup pose he will not deny, that in every election for Governor since 1840 he has, when Whig and Democrat was the issue, been uniformly for the Whig candidate; that in 1841 he supported Mr. Dawson, the Whig candidate, against Gov. McDonald, the Democratic candidate. In 1843 he supported Mr. Crawford, the Whig candi date, against Maj. Cooper, the Democratic can didate ; in 1845 he went for Crawford, the Whig candidate against McAlister, the Demo cratic candidate ; in 1847 he went for Clinch, the Whig candidate, against Towns, the Demo cratic candidate. And in every election for Congress ; and in every other important elec tion during the Whig party, it is believed with out a single excepted case, he was uniformly against the Democracy, and that he has uni formly regretted their triumph and rejoiced at their defeat. In the Union and Southern Rights issue, he was a Union man, took an active stand and was elected from his county, a delegate to the State Convention, and in 1851 he was elect ed to the Bench. But did his connection with politics cease there, and is it true, as some of the hireling scribblers who write for him and some of his pets'and favorites say, that he has taken no part in politics since he was elected Judge. The very reverse is true, for in 1851, the next year after he went on the bench, and while presiding as Judge, he run as a candidate for Elector on what was known as the Tugalo ticket. What, he, a presiding Judge running as a candidate of a political party for Presiden tial Elector, and still taking no interest in poli tics, and as some of his scribblers say, even shunning the company of politicians! But probably’ the Judge and his minions have for gotten all this. . Col. Brown, who was at the same tune a candidate for Elector on the regu lar Democratic ticket, beat the Judge so mauy thousand votes that liis Honor probably prefers to forget it. lam not saying that the Judge was right or wrong in all this, but I only mention these things to show that his tools, who are trying to deceive the people by writing long fulsome eulogies on his greatness, are insincere when they state that he is no politician. As I have shown he was a politician before he was elected to the bench, and he has been a politi cian since. He was a decided Jenkins man against Gov. Johnson in the lasi election ; but he is now with the Democracy, and will he vote for Johnson, or is he with the Dark Lantern party of midnight conspirators, and will be vote for Andrews ? The correct rule of judging a man is by the company he keeps. Judge him by this rule, and where does he stand ? In the midst of th Know Nothing organization. Who are his leading supporters ? The leading K now- Nothings of the district. They rally to him as one man and then ask the Democracy not to make the issue political. 1 would say to the Democracy, do as the Know Nothings are do ing in one respect— stand by yoar candidate.— As a Democrat he is always true. He is an active, energetic, business man and an excellent lawyer, and will make a much better Judge than Judge Irwin. Col. Brown, if elected, will soon clear the dockets of the great numlier of cases which have accumulated upon them by Judge Irwin’s want of business qualifications. Judge Irwin's slow mode of doing business makes the expense of litigation double what it ought to be. Put a Democrat upon the bench who will do the business as it ought to be done. That portion of Georgia which lies west of the Chattahoochee has been governed most of the time by Whig Judges. The Democracy have a majority of several thousand, and have" men of superior qualifications. Johnson beat Jenkins in the last race over 1,600 votes in the Blue Ridge Circuit. It is time the Democracy had taken the matter in hand, and they will do it the Ist Monday in October next, and elect a Democrat to the office who will discharge its duties ably and faithfully. PUBLIUS. Census of 1850. Number of Churches in the United States : Baptist 9,375 Methodist 13,280 Presbyterians 4,824 Other Protestant Denominations - - 9,361 Grand Protestants ... - 36,840 Roman Catholics .... 1,221 Difference .... 35,619 Value of Church property in the United States: Baptist .... $11,020,855 Methodist - - - - 14,822,870 Presbyterians - - - 14,543,789 All other Protestant Denominations 37,684,529 Grand Total - - - 878,072,043 Roman Catholic- - • 9,256,785 Difference - - - $68,815,288 Accomodations : Protestant .... 13,567,007 Roman Catholic ... 667,823 Difference - - - 12,899,184 Protestant Churches in Georgia 1,854 Roman Catholic .... 8 Difference . . - . 1,846 Value of Church property in Georgia : Protestant .... $1,189,859 Catholic .... 79,500 Difference - - - $1,110,359 The above table is taken from the large Cen sus Book for 1850, pages 57, 58 and 59. Resignation of Judge Andrews- Judge Andrews sent in his resignation as Judge of the Northern Circuit, to the Govern or last week. It is a little singular that Judge Andrews should have withheld his resignation until within a very few days of the session of Taliaferro Superior Court. What motive could have induced him to such a delay ? Was it postponed to this late day, on the eve of the ses sion of a Court in his Circuit, because he knew Gov. Johnson was distant from his post several hundred miles, and could not, according to his published appointments, reach the Capital, un til it was too late to appoint a successor, there by causing a failure in the session of Taliaferro Superior Court? Was it to produce such a state of things, for the sake of political capital, that this resignation was thus delayed? If Judge Andrews is free from such unworthy suspicous, he is the victim of untoward circumstances. Perhaps onr neighbor can give some satisfacto ry explanation of this matter, as it is shrewdly suspected he was with, or very near Judge An drew* the same week this letter of resignation wa* pemed.— Fed. Union. Platform of Principles of the A meiican Party of Chatham Co. ; Whereas, the sentiment of the American j Party of Chatham County, as expressed in the declaration of their delegates at the State Council of Georgia, which convened at Macon in the month of June last, is opposed to the element of religious proscription in any shape, either expressly or by implication, as an arti cle of their political creed —which sentiment, it is now’ considered prqper solemnly to re-iterate, and publicly to declare—and whereas, also, the the late National Council at Philadelphia has removed the veil of secrecy, and the Old Ritual requiring oath or affirmation, from members, adopted as expedient in the early inception of the order; be it therefore Resolved, By the several Councils composing the American Party of Chatham County in mass meeting assembled. 1. Resolved, That the American party of Chat ham County do not recognize, as a doctrine of their political faith, any opposition to individu als, on account of their religious creed, nor the imposition of any civil disability, nor the de privation of any civil rights on that account or for that reason. 2d. And be it further Resolved, That hence forth, the only obligation that will be required from amy one desirous of connecting himself with this Party, will be his endorsement of the principles of the Party as set forth iu their Platforms. 3d. And be it further Resolved, That the American Party of Chatham County shall be henceforth regarded as it is— A Party and not a Secret Order. 4th. And be it further Resolved, That all persons in the County of Chatham, coinciding with the American Party in opinion upon the Political issues involved at this time, and ap proving their doctrines, shall be regarded as its members. sth. And be it further Resolved, That the American Party of Chatham County have no retrospective objects; that no attempt will be made to affect the rights and privileges of per sons who are now citizens of the United States, or of the §tate of Georgia ; that the main and distinct objects of the party are—lst. To have a proper an, l impartial administration of our City Ordinances and Laws, and 2nd, the culti vation of an intensely American sentiment, and a proper modification of the Naturalization Laws of our Country, to the end that “Ameri cans shall rule America.” We hope we are violating no confidence in the publication of this remarkable document.— , We will say here, however, that we have heard it spoken of as an exceedingly private matter —one, indeed, which should for the present be kept out of the public papers. We know not. We found the paper in circulation, and in the capacity of public chroniclers give it the bene fit of our circulation. It is certain, however,) that it is looked upon by Know N othings even as a very crude affair. And we hear that the temporary suspension was decided upon for the | purpose of giving it a more careful considera tion. There are those we understand, who are opposed to the movement entirely, and among them, we judge, the editor of the Republican. At all events, he throws cold water upon it in his last issue by expressing himself satisfied with het present organization. N othing, however, can save the secret order now. The bone and sinew of the party seem 'to have taken the matter into their own Kinds, and set the leaders at defiance. The fiat has gone forth, The Order is doomed. Its Samp son locks have been shorn. Since the above was written, we understand this reform extends only to the First Degree men—initiated of the Second and Third De gree being deadly inimical to it. This explains the sly dab which the Republican gave it yester day morning, and the fact it did not think the res olutions worthy of publication. The movement cannot, however, be stayed. The secret order is doomed. It is, in fact, now no more. What will become of the candidates already before the people none can say. Heaven have mercy on them ! — Sav. Georgian. Negro Disturbance in Mississippi. The Marion (Miss.) Republican of the 21st inst. (Tuesday morning) gives the follow ing: “Judge Watts informs us that a serious and extensive combination or organization has been discovered among the negroes near Gai-lands ville, Jasper county. It seems that an old ne gro, about 65 years old, was at the head of it; he sustains the reputation of being a con jurer, and the negroes had been in the habit of applying to him as a great physician or con jurer who could cure all kinds of diseases.— The facts, so far as developed are briefly as fol lows : “A trust-worthy negro on a neighoring plan tation. after having received pledges of secrecy, revealed the existence of the conspiracy to an overseer, and requested him to repair to a cer tain place in the midst of a dark unfrequented swamp and see for himself. The overseer did not go, but the next morning he took with him some friends and went to the spot designated by the faithful negro. There they saw every indication of a large crowd having been assem bled, horses had been tied up, fires kindled, and from appearances they calculated that upwards of one hundred negroes had there assembled on the preceding night. They left the spot an l their neighborhood was quickly alarmed. Sev eral negroes were taken up and among them the leader, or old conjurer. The greatest ex citement was prevailing in the country; a coun cil was held, and it was decided that the ne groes should be hung immediately ; ropes were procured, and the sentence of the council was about to be extended, when the crowd relented, fearing lest the innocent should perish with the guilty. “ The negroes were then severely whipped, and they confessed that the conspiracy extend ed throughout a large section of country, that there existed several other organizations, which are called “schools” in - the neighborhood, and that their object was to organize in sufficient force, and march, increasing their force as they went, to a free State. “No arms or ammunition of any kind could be discovered; but the negroes confessed that they were to meet at Garlandsville next Satur day night to make a start. When asked why they selected that place as a rendezvous, they could give no reason, and the presumption is that they intended to sack the place and murder the inhabitants. Two white men, they say, have been amongst them, but their names were not known to the negroes, nor was anything developed which could identify them. Arms and ammunition are probably concealed some where, as such a scheme would never have been attempted without them. “ It is supposed that such an organization or “ school” exists near Chunkeyyille, in this coun ty. and we recommend that a vigilant sys tem of patrols be at once adopted throughout the country. Suspicious characters and known abolitionists exist among us, and we cannot be too vigilant in watching over our slaves, and thereby protecting them from the vile influences which are known to exist in country. A girl thirteen years old; at Hartford, Con necticut. is a splendid swimmer and diver, and boldly jumps into the water from a prier thirty five feet high. She is not encumbered with’a bathing dress on the occasion. We should think that girl decidedly attrac tive in her performance*. Col. Tiimlin. i This gentleman was among the first settlers 1 of this county, and has held office with only a few years' exception, since its organization.— I He never has been elected by any party op posed to the Democratic party, and consequent , ly owes to them an everlasting debt of gratitude, i for taking him up, poor and unknown, and ele ! vating him to positions of honor and profit.— I How is he now repaying that debt of gratitude? By running as an independent candidate, against the Democratic party ! Not only so, but he has joined this new order of Know Nothings— an organization whose avowed object is to put down the Democratic party. Yet he tells his I old friends that he is still a Democrat—a Jack | son Democrat. Now let us see if he is correct: I that he belongs to the Know Nothing party, we understand he no longer denies, when close ly questioned, which is the only organization that now opposes his old party. " Well, he does not deny that he now opposes the I temocratic party, but attempts to evade his enmity to his old party by asserting that the present Demo cratic party is not like the old Democratic party and in fact says that there is now no such par ty. We here join issue with the Colonel, and to prove that he is not correct, we bring such witness as Gov. Wilson, Lumpkin, Joseph Day, Judge Warner, Howell Cobb, Judge Iverson Judge Wellborn and Gov. McDonald. These are Georgia Democrats, well known to her peo ple, and in whom they have confidence. Their testimony will outweigh the assertion of Col. Tumlin. Furthermore, two years ago Col. Tumlin was supported almost "entirely by the friends of Mr. Jenkins, an avowed Whig. It is true he said he voted for Gov Johnson, and it is also true that all his particular friends and relations whom he could influence to do so, vo ted for Mr. Jenkins, and thus Col. Tumlin played his favorite game—of voting for and professing to be the friend of one candidate, and at the same time electionering for his opponent. This has been so often done by him that we suppose none of his friends will deny it. And if we look out of Georgia, the leaders of the Democratic party every where rise up as wit ness against him. There are Cass, Buchanan. Douglass, Marcy, and a host of others, of well earned national reputation, who say that Know Nothingism is the only opponent of Democracy. Now, who is right—Col. Tumlin, or this large number of old, well tried Democrats, whom we have named ? The weight of testimony is over whelmingly against the Colonel, and he should in a spirit of fairness and candor, admit that he is now a Know Nothing, and doing ali he can to defeat his old party. Let Col. Tumlin come out fairly, and tell the people whose suffrages seeks, his principles and views; let. them under stand him ; let no man lie deceived, and let him for his own self respect quit telling the people he is a Jackson Democrat, when he is doing all in his power to defeat the party which once acknowledged, with pride, that old patriot to be one of its greatest leaders.— Cassville Stand ard. Senator Irverson iu Macon. Alluding to the speech of our distinguished Senator elect at Macon on Saturday last, the Georgia Telegraph says: It was indeed a splendid and powerful effort, worthy of the man and of his fame. Os im posing presence; graceful in action and man ner, a voice of great power and of singular sweetness, he impressed his hearers as much by the felicity of his style and the appositeness of his illustrations, as by his broad and states manlike propositions, and his logical and un answerable deductions. We do not propose, for want of time and space, to follow him I thougbout his great argument, or his expo sition and analysis of the various elements that have entered into all parties that have sought power from the times of Adams and Jefferson down to the present day. He showed that the same intolerance that characterized the admin istration of the elder Adams, was now raging in the American party, with additional element of religious proscription, the most dangerous and demoralizing in its effects that had ever entered into American politics, always except ing the abolition doctrines of of the American party North. England more than sixty years ago had cast off as unworthy of the age, the garments of religious proscription all seared by the fires of persecution; and the singular and modifying spectacle was presented without ex ample in our history, of a portion of American people, in the 19th century, an age of civil and religious liberty, taking up the exploded dogmas of monorchia! England, and advocating them with more than fanatical zeal. In the lan guage of Burke in a speech on a similar issues, “We arc told that it is not a religious persecu and its abettors are loud in disclaiming all se verities on account of conscience * * * they are not persecutors; they are only tyr ants.” Speaking of Sir George Savile’s act for removing Catholic disabilities, the same great statesman and orator said fEat in its protect ting our Protestantism ' throughout Europe.” We must close our remarks by expressing the hope, that a speech so pregnant with profound mid statesmanlike views mav be given to the public, that the Southern mind may be made to understand and comprehend the true and vital issues affecting its interests. The Whole Thing Biirsted Up! We understand that the Know Nothing Councils of Savannah met in grand conference last evening, and resolved to disband ! They passed resolutions to surrender up their chart ers, papers, lists of enrollment, archieves, &c. &c., to whom we could not learn, perhaps to the Mother Council of Massachusetts. We sincerely hope, before they are shipped, that a curious public be permitted to see them. Our Know Nothing friends might thereby turn an honest penny. We would give as much to see them documents as we would to see Barnum’s -Happy Family.” The National Constitution, Ritual, oaths, obligations, initiation ceremonies and all, like wise, we understand went by the board. As to the secrecy, Anti-Nebraska Platform wc arc not so well informed. .One thing is certain, however, Know Nothingism in Savannah has completely bursted up! We are not surprised. It has held together now longer by far, than we had expected. In writing the obituary of this singular order, a few words will suffice. It was born of Abo lition, nurished by intolerance and proscription, and died of the elections in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama.— Snv. Geor gian. Charge of Compounding a Felony.—Mr Seth S. Lynde, a merchant of New York, has been arrested on complaint of Mr. Nortoe A. Hoxie, who charges him with compounding a felony. 11 appears that the complaint grew out of a charge of fraud preferred about a year since against J. Hoxie. Jr., who was charged with swin dling certain New York.merchants out of about 8150,000, and decamping with the same to the West. Lynde, the accused, was delegated by the merchants whom Hoxie had defrauded, to pur sue him and cause his arrest. He did so, but in stead of bringing him to the city of New York to answer an indictment for the offence which had been found aginst him be, as is alleged, compounded the felony with him by accepting I $19,000, on the receipt of which he let the priso- I ner escape. Lynde having arrived in New Xork and Mr. Norton A. Hoxie hearing of it. issued out a warrant and caused his arrest. He was taken before Justice Pearcy, and held to bail in 810,000, to appear and answer. Mr. Attebury merchant, of Broad street became bis bondsman WM. KA 7 PROPRI ETOT NUMBER 4. . A Compliment Indeed. Yesterday the intentions of but a few days was carried into completion in a very flattering manner to the parties concerned, Among the repiibliean wives and daughters of Mobile, the idea had lieen busily germinating of testifying to Mr. John Forsyth how highly they appreci ated his bold and able championship of the lib erties they knew so well the value of. They could not vote for him; Ihi( owing him a debt of grateful obligation, they desired some suita able means to testify it.—With this view, they caused to be purchased a handsome service ol silver, and commissioned their other halves to present it in their names. Thus was the editor made the hero of an “agreeable surprise,” for he was the very last to be informed of the com plimentary intent. In the parlor of the Battle House, at 2, P. M„ the presentation was made, in presence of a large number of Democratic friends—all of na tive American stock, for generations past, save some five or six. Julius Hessee, Esq., was selected by the la dies to act for them on this occasion, and in a short address he explained the motives, wishes and feelings of his fair constituents, dwelling strongly, as they did. on his gallant and un flinching conduct with such heavy odds: Mr. Forsyth received with pleasure this most unexpected compliment—doubly gratified from the source and the occasion—but with evident sincerity repudiated any supposed claim for the course he had taken. He knew not whether surprise or pain predominated in his mind when first convinced that such pernicious principles as he had combatted had taken root in this land of freedom—this land which the oppressed, for conscience sake, were the first to people, and in which civil and religious proscription had never been heard of until the middle of the nineteenth century. But finding the hydra, he bad no alternative but to fight with all his heart and soul. But in this was no personal merit, as he had no choice. To have been silent would have been at the forfeit of his honor, and to speak otherwise than he did, was to turn traitor to every lesson of his youth and manhood—to the principles in which he had been raised from childhood. Yet, he had been richly recom pensed for some hud work, although a labor of love. He had received substantial proofs that his efforts, such as they were had met the ap proval of his fellow men—which, if anything could enhance, it was the present proof that ha<l penetrated and found an echo in the hearts of their families. 'Hie articles are truly beautiful in form and finish—a pitcher goblests and large salver—but the donor, speaking for the ladies, begged this offering miglit not be estimated by its sum in dollars. The inscription reads—“To John For syth, Esq. From a number of Lady Friends iu testimony of their esteem for his able defence of civil and religious liberty.” Mobile, Aug., 18- 55.— Mobile Register, 18th. [From the Cincinnati Commercial.] Miss Eliza Logan Most Positively not Married—Letter from the Lady. [The statement which appeared in the Com mercial to which Miss Logan refers in the fol lowing letter, was, we think, copied from » St. Louis paper, and being speedily convinced of its untruth we published a contradiction. But a paragraph asserting that a Indy so estimable and eminentas Miss. L. had condescended to be married once “in the papers,” and there is no repairing the mischief, except, periiaps, by a decisive and official document, such as is annex ed. Miss. L, has, we must say, done a cruel thing at one “fell swoop,” blasting the hopes of all her many admirers by solemnly declaring that she have no intention of marrying any of them. Clifton House Niagara Falls, 1 August 17th, 1855. j Editors Commercial.—A statement ap peared in your paper, to the effect that I was married at the Clifton House, Niagara Falls, on the 10th inst., I beg to assure you that such, is not the’ease. The story is’a complete fabrica tion, the author of which, is yet unknown. 1 have no intention of marrying the gentleman in question, nor any other gentleman whom 1 have seen or known. 1 should like to discover who it is, that has taken such an unwarantablc liberty with my namo. Meanwhile I subscribe myself (still,) Yours with respect, Eliza Logan. P. S. I don’t think 1 could find any name which will serve my parpose better than the above. The Fever in Norfolk. The papers of Saturday morning are at hand, bringing latest intelligence from the afflicted people of Norfolk. The number of deaths, Fri day, was sixteen. There are five hundred cases in the city. Ex-Mayor Stubbs, his lady, two daughters, eldest son and two servants, are all sick of the fever. Dr. Higgins, whose list of patients is large, lias also been taken down. Mayor Woodis, likewise, was attacked on Thurs day, but was better Friday evening. Offers of assistance were daily pouring in from all quarters. Iu a few days there will be a regularly organ ized body of excellent nurses. Alluding to the remarks of the American Organ on the nature of the disease, the Argus says: This is all a fabrication. Persons who have the disease are not taken suddenly in the street with vomiting. The sickness is yellow fever, like that prevaling in New Orleans. Those who die live from three days to a week after the first attack, and many recover. Col. Kinney’s Expedition. The North Star brings interesting intelligence from Central America. Col. Kinney and his party were at Greytown in fine spirits, where they had been joined by considerable reinforce ment. They are reported as quiet, well-disposed persons, paying in cash for everything they re ceive, and in every respect conducting themselves in the most orderly manner, by which course they have thus far gained the good will of the people of Greytown. It is said that Col. Kinney purposes moving into the interior soon to confer with the govern ment authorities of Nicaragua, and probably to offer them his services in case a war should break out between that country and Costo Rica, which is at present anticipated. 'lliey have already prepared and planted consid erable ground, and all hands were at work—sonr at lumbering, some at tilling, and some at build ing. Another account states tha the Transit compr ny refuses to convey letters from the Kinne; Expedition on these steamers to the Unite States —that a battle has taken place betwee Col. Walker, and the Nicaraguans—that or hundred of the latter and eighteen of the form; party were killed—that Col. Walker surrendert after the fight, and that twenty of his men wci made prisoners. This story is not general! credited. A Congregation of Abolitionists. —- correspondent of a religious paper says that i Theodore Parker's church, “not a few had sec 1 lar newspapers, which they set and read till aft 1 the services commenced. There were bows < 1 recognition across the hall, and everybody seem< ' quite at ease. The sexton set a vase of bsau: 1 ful fre*h flowers on the speaker’s desk.”