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2 Sftftkli] (IB.rinninrr. ’y:.tf/’ Z <■’ i Ju Isa- "U ATLANTA, JUNE 19 , 1856. For President of the United States JAMES BUCHANAN. OI<;PENNSYLVAiNIA. For Vice President JOHN ('. BRECKENRIDGE. OF KENTUCKY. Speech of the Hon. Howell Cobb. We take great pleasure in presenting our ; readers to dny with the speech of the lion Howell Cobb, at the great mass meeting held, recently, in Philadelphia, to ratify the nomina tion of Buchanan and Breckenridge. We arc satisfied that all who read it will feel proud of this able effort of one of Georgia’s most dis tinguished and patriotic sons. The Atlanta Weekly Examiner. A llcductlon. “We notice that the Atlanta Weekly Ex aminer has been very much reduced in size, one . column being left off from each page and all the columns considerably StTorteried, making the whole reduction equivalent Io about eight or nine columns of of matter. It is now the smallest sized weekly in Atlanta.” Some time ago—the precise date we do not remember—the foregoing editorial item ap peared in the '‘intelligencer” of this city.— By what motive that paper was influenced to give to the public so important a piece of in formation, we leave the reader to judge. But while we do so, we beg permission of the sub scribers to our “ Weekly,’’ to make a plain statement of facts, which, we trust, will be sat isfactory as accounting for its reduced size for many weeks past. As late as March last, the Proprietor of this paper made a remittance to New York, for a supply of paper for our weekly issue. Ac knowledgements of the receipt of the remittance, and an invoice of the paper, together with ad vice of its shipment, were received soon there after. Since that time, although earnest en quiries have been made of this shipment, and for the paper, it has not yet been received at this office. In the meantime, the supply we had on hand gave out, and although efforts were made to purchase for cash, paper of suita ble size for our “Weekly,” it could not be procured. The “ Intelligencer ” knew this, at least to some extent; for an effort was made to procure from that office a small supply, for which cash was offered and refused, although on previous ocaasions, the late Proprietor of the “ Examiner" had frequently furnished the “ Intelligencer" with paper on time. We were, therefore, forced to issue our “ Weekly " on a smaller sized sheet, much to our regret, but took occasion to notify our readers that, as soon as possible, the paper would be printed on a sheet as large as usual, and in accordance with our obligations to subscribers, and not to the “ In telligencer ” from whom we have never received, and do not now expect, friendly treatment. We take pleasure now in stating to the sub . scribers to our “ Weekly,” that, having des paired some ten days ago, of receiving the supply of paper ordered lust March, until it ceases its wanderings, we ordered from the ■Bath Mills” in Bouth Carolina, a supply which, to our great satisfaction, reached us in time for this week’s issue. The readers, therefore, of the “ Weekly Examiner ” will, from “ this time, hcucefoith, and evermore,” wetrust, re ceive the? Examiner not reduced, but, if any change be made, in enlarged form. This, we feel, will greatly distress those who are not sat isfied to rely upon their own merits for success n publishing a newspaper, but who imagine they succeed best upon the deficiency, or de merits of others. And it will distress these too, no doubt, who uot content "with having all,” will risk its loss, “ by grasping for more." for the present, wo shall say uo more, al though we have " enough and to spare," when ever the occasion suits our convenience and pleasure to draw upon our store for its use. For the generous support of our friends in our day of trouble, we tdL der our warmest acknowledgements. Tii* Press every where,. like individuals, lia| > its duys of prosperity, and its days of adver-i j ty.' We do not know that Atlanta is to be I exception to this rule. But. judging fnf n ' tippea ranees, the press here is now in upr<k« porous condition. And should any one di’jir/ to subscribe for a paper, which, under the management of its Senior E</»<nr is popularity and patronage not surpassed |Hiy where; and which bus never experienced ad versity or a curtailing •‘of its fair proportions:’ wo commerd to them the “Atlanta lutelligen- I cer," it being second to none on this, or the ! European Continent 11 Mr. Fillmore s Letter of Acceptance. 1 Mr. FOlinore's letter of acceptance will be I found in our paper of to day. It is remarkably brief, uud preserves an omiuokv silence on the Kansas Nebraska measure. We are not dis appointed at this, for we felt satisfied long since, that the doctrine of “ Non-Intervention " bail uo charms for Mr. Fillmore, and that even if it had, any intimation that way. would most sure ly defeat his nomination by his party—“ the great leading principles" of which, he says, "as announced in the recent declaration of the Na tional Council at Philadelphia.” he will sup port. | Now where does this declaration place some of the leading “ American Presses' in this State, particularly, the ‘Chronicle A Sentinel” of Augusta? In a late number of the “Consti tutionalist A Republic,” we see it stated that the Chronicle A Sentinel, "in speaking of the platform of the • American party ” which Mr , k I’Wntore so cordially approves, uses the follow- 1 \i >g language—that it ■■ is not at all adapted to' ’■ southern latitude, or indeed to any latitude,, where the people possess sufficient palru.Sii to ,'iuuutuin the< onstdutisiial rights of the South." j There can be no mistake, then, in our ventnrin ! g assert, upon the authority of the 'Chronielo ji .t Sentinel, that the platform upon which Mre i < Fillmore stands is one eppo-ev.' to theConstitn- j i tional rights of the South, and that those who I go into his support do not ••/ -u/iue. t t patriotism ” to maintain those rights. Wha < au unenviable position for Southern men to j occupy; . e But this is not the only objection which | Southern men will urge against Mr. Fillmore. His absence is convenient at this time; but j when he returns, he will be compelled to add a great deal to his brief letter of acceptance ! Upon the Kansas Nebraska question, the Mis souri Compromise and its restoration, he must be explicit, or the Southern support upon 1 which his great expectations are based by his I over-zealous friends, will turn out to be, not only “small by degrees." but beautifully! less.” The Atlanta Examiner. From the “ Marietta Georgian " we clip the following item. “'l'lie Atlanta Examiner and the Book Stores which were lately the property of Win. Kay, arc levied on by tne Sheriff. Their pies ent holder, T. Burke, assures his patrons that nothing can possibly occur to prevent the rec ular issue of the Examiner, let its enemies do what they’ may.” The attention of our readers would not be called to this piece of intelligence, apparently of no importance to them : nor should we now refer to the subject of the levy and ad vertisement for sale of this office by the Sheriff of this county, at the instigation of a creditor of Mr. Kay ; but for the fact that a spirit of persecution has been manifested against this paper in certain quarters, which it is our deter mination, and that of a large number of our political arid personal friends, to expose and put down at every hazard. From our political op ponents of the press, in the main : indeed we , may say with but a solitary exception ; we have been treated with all the courtesy that could be expected from high-minded opponents. The press of our own party, too, at points distant from Atlanta, have ever graciously bestowed upon us that “countenance and aid,” so gratify ing and cheering to those who not only profess attachment to the cause they advo cate, but who, in its advocacy are ever prepared to do justice to opponents, and mantain amicable relations with political breth ren. It is our misfortune, however, to be located at a point, where, until recently, the influence of the “American, v or “Know Noth ing Party,” has largely prevailed over that of our own. And whether it is that we have ad vocated our cause with too much zeal ; or, that we have not been "mealy mouthed” in giving to the public our views on political questions, and of public men ; wc have goed reason to know that the hostility of the leaders of the predomi nant party in this place, has been directed at us without intermission, and that it now knows no abatement. Possibly, it would, in a pecuniary point of view, have been good policy in us, to have temporized with their leaders. It might have.thrown to us that patronage which is now elsewhere bestowed, or bestowea not at all. Indeed, in another point of view, we might also have been pecuniarily benefitted. We might have held out for price; joined the clamor here against Governor Johnson, the State Road and its employees, and have thus seenred a patronage which has (alien not to our lot. But we are not constituted for work like this ; and, therefore, wc have been forced to submit to injustice at the hands of political friends, and to persecution at the hands of political foes. We rejoice, however, that our shoulders have been broad enough to bear it all, and that the “Examiner” is destined still, despite the rejoicings of its enemies, ut the misfortunes of its late proprietor, to exercise an influence in maintaining the supremacy of the Democratic party in the State, and in advan cing its principles. Its patronage derived from its subscription list and advertising, alone ena- bles it to stand against the combined i"Jluencc I of its enemies; and, as it asks no favors of them, they need expect nothing from it but what is , merited. Into the contest for the Presidency, we go with a determination to promote the election of Buchanan and Breckenridge, with a zeal and energy that shall know no bagging , because we are treated with injustice on tluienc ■ hand, or because wc are abused and denounced ' 1 on tin: other. Our friends, therefore, will know : what estimate to place upon reports industri ously circulated in relation to the sale ol this j paper. 'l’he effect intended to be produced by I these reports, I’ns already signally failed ; as j I w>ll all such that may hereafter be put in cir culation. Oar friend of the •• Georgian.” we P trust, will not misunderstand us. The notice j. which we copy above, we thank him lor, as it j was just such a one. we requested our friends ot | J the press who hml published a rotice from the |! Intelligencer ” to insert in their columns. j i] “Charge Home Upon Them.' the nomination by the Democratic ! Convention of Mr. Buchanan, the "American' (and Black Republican" press of the anti ' slavery States, have, with unparalleled industry, ijX?en engaged in raking up slanders against his "lair fame, and. in this, have established a talent for misrepresentation, and an aptness lor inter polating, garbling, and misquoting his remarks on various public occasions for the InSt forty years, that far surpasses all the dirty work of like character that has ever disgraced any \ previous Presidential campaign. They have indeed already become desperate in their vili fication ot this eminent champion of the Con-i .•dilution and of .'Southern Right*, and are' determined, at all hazards, to break him down j in the rare ; us, upon his defeat, the triumph of the Free Sailers and abolitionists would be; complete. All hail 1 then, it would be to Sc i want and his satallitcs; to and his sympathisers: t-> Parker, Beecher. Garrison ami their inccudi .ry crew .’ But bad as this is it is not all that the people of the South are called, upon to protect themselves against, and to defeat in the present contest. Impelled by n spirit of hatred to -democracy." many of the old Whig papers of our State arc lending | themselves to these enemies of the South, by circulating their slanders of Mr. Buchanan, and by urgent and zealous efforts, in their support of .Vr. Fillmore, to divide the vote of the South. Under this state of things. -Io charge home upon them." is the plain duty of the democratic press of the South. Stop not to refute a slander longer than it suits a good purpose, for that slander refuted, will have to be refitted again and again; but “carry the war into Africa." and show the people—the honest, independent voters us the South—the aim and object of the enemy, and the hideous aspect of that portion of it. which are drawn • up in battle array beyond the limits of the j States. Such, at least, shall be our at:. mpt ’ during the present canvass We shall, there : fore, instead of wasting any time in repelling frivolous assaults, or refuting slanders too con - temptible for serious notice, "charge home up- 1 on" the enemy, confident that its principles ' policy and candidates, are too weak to resist j even our bumble assaults, i I For the Atlanta Daily Examiner. Grave-Yard Reflections. 1 stood in the midst of the Cemetery of my i native village C , at twilight's tranquil holy hour. A subdued and quiet calm fell over the restless waves of my spirit as. alone and al - ! most a stranger. I mused amid those graves, i while the darkening shadows of evening closed ■around me. Long years had .passed away I i since I played around those tombstones, a I I thoughtless, happy boy. Since that time how ' many and sad changes had taken place ! Here, I underneath me. iay friends of my boyhood whom ! I had left, ten years ngo, with hopes as bright, I ■ and prospects far brighter than my own. The I play-ground of the seminary hard by seemed to ■ jmv saddened spirit deserted and desolate. All I I * I was changed. Every object around me wore the leaden aspect of change, and decay, and i death, 't'he very grave-yard was no longer the j same Marble slabs and obelisks, with touch j ing inscriptions, were around me. marking the spot where slept the remembered and honored i dead. From their gleam I turned to where a pile of mouldering rails, overgrown with weed- i ! and briars, enclosed two humble little graves : I and a tear would come into my eyes, as I gazed, [ | .trieken and sad, upon them. They were the' . graves of my own dear brother and sister, who died in childhood and had long been sleeping . ■ in “ a grave without a monument," unhonored, I 1 but uot forgotten. I well remembered the time ' I when those sweet spirits passed away. 1 well: ! remembered the day that the clods rumbled i upon the coffins of the loved and lost. I well i ■ remembered the shadow that rested on the i I stern brow of my father, an i the tear that stole ' : down the quiet eheck of my mother. I remem- : bered, too, tho great grief of my own young ' heart. That was the first sorrow that over i saddened the spirit that has been so often dim med and saddened since. I looked upon the briars, that rankly grew above those lonely graves, and wept. And while human pride, oven at that sad hour, prompted the resolve that a marble tombstone should take their place, human reason whispered that it mattered | not, and human faith softly lifted my spirit I away .from the mists and the shadows of that • I evening hour. Reason whispered that it had I been well with those lovely ones that had so long been sleeping beneath the weeds and bri ars in that lonely grave-yard—far better than with the brother who had been left to battle with the ills, and the disappointments, and the sorrows of the task-master’s life. Faith, in her silvery soothing accent, that perhaps that brother might be permitted to meet again with those be loved so well in boyhood—to meet again iu a brighter and better clime where the weary are at rest and the wicked cease from troubling. From that grave-yard I came away, I trust, a wiser and better man. MORGAN. Palmetto, Ga., June 14, 1856. SPEECH OF THE HON. HOWELL COBB, Al the great Musa MeeDwg in Independence Square, Philadelphia, to ratify the nomination of Puchanan and Breckenridge. Fellow-citizens : All that 1 expect to do 1 to night, if I can gain the hearing of those who are near to the stand, is to offer to Pennsyl- ■ vania and her democracy my heart felt congrat- I ulation upon the action of the Cincinnati Con vention. In presenting to the people of this country the name of your distinguished son, I 1 ' the democratic party of the nation has paid a ; > i merited compliment both to Pennsylvania and | . | the Union. [Applause.] In return, we expect ( 1 at your hands one of those decisive and over- | whelming expressions of public sentiment which ’; will exhibit to your fellow citizens throughout the country that Pennsylvania thorougbout the ‘ future, as Pennsylvania throughout the past, | remains true to the constitution, the rights] of; the Status, and the integrity of the Union.— , [Loud applause, and cries, of still they come.] Fellow citizens, we have always looked upon Mr. Buchanan as one of the highest ornaments which our country has ever produced. He presents a record which any Pennsylvanian, which every American may read with pride.— ; Throughout this land, wherever the nomination is heard, (and it will be heard in every hamlet in a very short space of time,) as the name of Mr Buchanan falls upon the ear ol every American citizeu, it will be associated iu the minds of all with safety to the constitution, peace and quiet to the Union and continued prosperity to the people. [Applause.] One of the great elements which Mr. Buchanan has always exhibited, and which has given him strength with his countrymen everywhere, has been the idea that whenever the reins of gov ernment are intrusted to his hands, whenever the nation shall look upon him as her helms man, there will pervade the public mind the idea of its safety, of peace, of quietude, and of < prosperity. [Continued applause.] But, my i friends, it' you desire to forward the election of I Mr. Buchanan, [voices, We do, We, do,] upon I principles which will endcar his administration I to the grateful rememberence of his country, | which will insure the perpetunity of the Union, | which will place upon an imperishable basis ! ’ that constitution whose provisions have been so ; ably and eloquently presented to you to-night, I nsk you to bear in mind that it is not only your own fellow-citizen of Pennsylvania, your i own fellow citizens of Kentucky, whoare to be (elevated to these high, distinguished offices, i but remember you are giving to a great plat ■ form the . pproval and continuance ofyoursub | port. Anil in order that you may be ind;ieed j to make every appeal within your power to i your neighborsand friends everywhere, and on i every occasion, allow me to call your attention i to one or two ideas connected with this presi- : dcntiul election. I Hear him. hear him.] My : friends, when the framers of onr constitution I assembled and adopted that instrument, there j were the men from the North, from the South, j ami from every portion of this broad land, met together for the purpose of organizing a gov- I erument for mutual protection and general prosperity. When they raised their voices to Heaven and asked its blessings on the labors in which they were engaged, the sons of Georgia and of Pennsylvania knelt side by side at the same altar and addressed a common prayer to I the same God. j Enthusiastic applause.] The blessings of I leaven responded to those prayers in the adoption of your federal constitution.— Tell me. honest conservatives, opponents of the democratic party—l put it thia night to your consciences—tell me. would the leaders of the I opposition forces to the democratic party as semble this night in ladepcmlence Hall, aud form another constitution for the whole Union. I and Such a one as that was ? [Applaule.] The men who have not the heart, the soul, and : the sp'rits to form such a constitution, can you I intrust them with its preservation and protec- : tiou? Xo. no; applause ] My friends, why is it so ? Why cannot these republican leaders | and these Know Nothing leaders assemble in ! your Independence Hall, and organize a gov- i ernment similar to the one under which we live? j Why is it they cannot unite heart . body, and soul with their brethem of other sections of the i Union ? [A voice. They are all alive.] The j answer is a plain and a civil one. These men have excited in their own breasts—have aroused in the minds of their countrymen—terror, hos tility. undving hatred through a'; ether sections of the Union. The result is not merely an imaginary line dividing them, as the North • from the South, but they have built up a wall i of fire, which will burn those who attempt on either side to approach those on the other side, i [Hear. hear. Applause.] Carry that feeling j into such a convention as we have supposed, i the remit is, after labor, deliberation, and el- i i fort, the South would retire to her section and the North to hers. Is it not true of the black Republicans ? Is it not true of the Know Nothings? There is but one other party in the Union. The dense mass of people assem bled hare have met together to offer their con gratulations one to the other at a nomination which that other party has made. [Hear,hear. Applause.] What of the picture at this mo- I ment presented before you ? An immense I multitude of men born on the soil of the North, . and under the institutions of the North, i and educated in all the prejudices of the North, standing here listening Jo the humble voice of one born in a distant State, upon another soil, j educated under different institutions, and im- ■ buded with different prejudices. But you, the multitude and your humble speaker, stand upon one common platform—the constitution of lorn country, which must and shall be preserv ed. [Tremendous cheers.] Why is it so?— : My friends, it arrises from the fact that there! i is a bond of union between yon and the people lof your own State and the democracy of my own State which is stronger than tho chord ! which holds men together other than these.— All parties tell you the Union must be preserv ed [A voice : Yes, that’s so.] The black republicans will announce that the Union must j be preserved ; the know nothings will say the i Union must be preserved—bnt liow ? how l Onr fathers who framed this Union, when they ' adopted our constitution they did not sit with armed sentinels to protect them in their delib erations. When they-sent this constitution out to the I people, no armed soldiery marched thiough ' your streets and thronged your country, com ' manding obedience to its requirements, but on I the hearts of our fathers it was formed, upon I your own soil, and "by the hearts of yonr fathers ■ it was welcomed and received throughout the I breadth and length of the land. The same : heart which formed the constitution is necessa- < iry for its protection and preservation. If you I and I can feel towards each other as your fath- I ers and my fathers felt—if I can clasp you by the hand and feel the warm return of friendly and brotherly intercourse, then, my friends, the days of our constitution will be perpetuat ed, and the days of our Union are rendered I forever permanent in the hearts of th? people. [Applause.] But whenever you suppose your I constitution can be maintained and year Union preserved by mere physical power—by armed j soldiers and sentinels stationed to guard and I watch the people in any portion or section of i the country, you have fallen into a blunder which may result in the utter ruin of all that is near and dear to the hearts of the people.— My friends, we must live as brethren, or we must part. [A voice.: “That’s so.”] There is no other alternative. When I place my foot on the soil of Pennsylvania, I must feel that lam in the midst of friends and brethren, [applause,] and when you shall pass into Geor gia the same feeling must pervade your hearts. Tell me, can a black republican travel beyond the limits of his own section, and fsel that he is entitled to the friendship, to the cordial welcome, of his brethren or fellow-citizens of another portion of the Republic? [No! no! applause.] »My trends, in the contest iu which we are about to engage, allow me to raise one word of warning to your ears. The principles of the democratic party, having thei foundation in the minds of the people, approved the judg ments, sanctioned by the country, will receive, will meet on the field, no open or avowed ene my of those principies. Now, mark the pre diction. The black republicans and Know Nothings will go into this contest, and from the beginning to the end they will be seeking to draw off the public mind from the real is sues involved in the election—outside issues which may address themselves to the passions or prejudices of the one or the other section of the country. Let them come and stand before this people. I present the constitution and the rights it guaranties to the people of Geor gia, and the people of every other section of the Union. IVill they meet me on this ques tion ? [No ! no 1] I present to them the principles of the Nebraska and Kansas bill, resting, as it does, upon that great doctrine I which was won by the blood of our revolution- I ary fathers—the right of the people to self- I government. I stand here o defend the peo ple of Nebraska and the people of any other Territory, as I would defend the people of Pennsylvania and of Georgia from any and everybody who would seek to interfere with the organization of their government upon such I principles as they themselves may desire to Ito establish. [Applause.] Will the black j republicans and know nothings meet me upon -the issue? [No, no, no.] No, my friends, they will not. [A voice, We are too small for them.] You kuow the principles ; they com mend themselves to your heart ; but when these principles are addressed to the people— j when the judgment of the people is invoked to pass on the great questions, instead of meeting the issue as they ought to do, but as they dare not do. [Good,] a know nothing will get up, and he will become terribly horrified at the idea that either an Irishman or a Catholic is about to take away the liberties of the country.— [Applause, and shouts of that’s so.] The black republican will rise up and present to you the most terrible picture of men shot down' in cold blood and slaughtered in Kansas, and every one of them stays killed until after the election, and then they mysteriously revive, j Laugh ter.] These and other such questions arc presented to you, my friends, not only us a democrat, as a Georgian, and as an American, but as a pa- ■ triot, as a man who lives in this Union, who I loves this constitution, who has devoted to the ‘ protection of the one and the preservation of I the other the better days of his younger man- j hood. I appeal to you this night; be not led off’ by these false issues ; stand upon the noble I principles which your party has established as ■ the platform upon which they intend to con duct the issue, and let know nothings howl aboat Irishmen and Catholics; let black re publicans republish and reprint their false clamor about the violation of law in Kansas. I give to-night, to one and all of them, the same answer which I trust you will give when they call upon you to join in indignation meetings to raisa shouts and auzzahs over these outside issues. There is one reply, my friends. It is not mine ; it is yours ; it is the reply which the fathers of the revolution prepared for you in Independence Hall—let the constitution and the law be maintained aad preserved. [Ap plause.] I, as a southern man, will stand by the constitution ; you and Pennsylvanians will stand by the constitution and all laws passed in pursuance thereof; and if the constitution and the laws bear upon me and my prejudices, with the fortitude of a true patriot- with a heart that loves my country, 1 will say to mere sectional prejudices that rise up iu my breast, - Get thee behind me, Satan. I . tand firm for the constitution and the Union. [Applause.] The speaker pri-ceeded to urge, in a forcible maimer, the dnty of persons in Kansas to abide by the decisions of the constituted authorities of the country. He then* addressed himself to any know ; nothing friends who might be present,’ though lit appeared very much like “shooting at a dead duck." Why, he asked, hare you aban- I I doned your passwords and discharged your; sentinels ? Why were they right last year and | wrong uow ? How could Mr. Fillmore—having sworn, if appointed, to remove every Roman Catholic and to select non : for office—take an oath to support the constitution, one clause! of which I provides that no religious test shall be required ? i How could he discharge big duly and save hjs : conscience tree from both oaths ? To prevent i his taking the second oath was the only mrde. If there stirs in your veins, be added, one I particle of revolutionary blood—if there re-i mains one remnant of devotion to the memory ' of the Father of his Country—if there is room ; in your soul upon which the cons'itutinn of the republic can plant one single !-<ot-ho'd. I beg anil entreat you. this night, to abandon nut oniv your oaths and obligations, but the un-' constitutional principles which they enjoin.— 1 Return to the path frem which you have strav-1 ed. If a democrat, I appeal U yon by all your | jiast associations, by the brilliant triumphs of! your party. If whies I appeal to you by sim- i ilar recollections, in. you democrats or whigs | you can find nothing in the history of your party to justify this violation of the sacred principles and provisions of the constitution. In regard to black republicans, he said that if any one believed our constitution and Union strong enough to remain four years under the administration of Willfam 11. Seward, or one of similar principles—an administration based upon antagonism to every principle of justice and equality under the constitution —let that man support them., Mr Fillmore's Letter of Accep tance. Editors of the Whig : Gentlemen : Enclosed 1 send you for pub lication tli.. official announcement to Mr. Fill more of hio nomination, and his letter of accep tance Yours, truly. ! Alex. 11. If. Stiart. [copy] I’iiiladkerhia, Feb. 26th, 1856. To /Zre Hun. Millard Fillmore : Sir: The National Convention of the American party, which has just closed its ses sion iu this city, has unanimously chosen you as the candidate for the Presidency of the U ri in the election to be held in November next. — It with you Andrew Jackson Donelson, Esq., of Tennes-ee, as the candidate for the Vice Presidency. I he Convention has charged the undersigned with the agreeable duty of communicating these proceedings to you, ami of asking your accep tance ot a nomination which will receive not only the cordial support of the great national | party in whose name it is made, but the ap propriation also of large numbers of other en lightened friends of the Constitution and the Union, who will rejoice in the opportunity to .testify their grateful appreciation of your faith ful service in the past, and their confidence in your experience and integrity for the guidance of the future. 2’he undersigned take advantage of this oc casion to tender to you the expression of their own gratification in the proceedings of the Convention, and to assure you of the high consideration with which they are yours, &c. Alexander 11. 11. Stuart! Andrew Stewart, Erastus Brooks, E. B. Bartlett, William J. Eames, Ephraim Marsh, Committee, &c., &c., Paris, May 21st, 1856. Gentlemen : I have the honor to acknowl edge the receipt of your letter informing me that the National Convention of the American party which had just closed its session at Phil adelphia, had unanimously presented my name for the Presidencey of the United States, and associated with it that of Audrew Jackson Donelson for Vice Presidency. This unex pected communication met me at Venice on my return from Italy, and the duplicate mailed thirteen days later, was received on my arrival in this city last evening. This must account for my apparent neglect in giving a more prompt reply. You will pardon me for saying that when my administration closed in 1853,1 considered my political life as a public man at an end, and thenceforth I was only anxious to discharge my duty as a private citizen. Hence I have taken no active part in politics. But I have by no means been an indieffrent spectator of passing events, nor have I hesitated to express my opinion tn all political subjects when asked nor to give my vote and private influence for those men and measures I thought best calcu lated to promote the prosperity and glory of our common country. Beyond this I deemed it improp. r for me to interfere. But this unso licited and unexpected nomination has imposed upon me a new duty, from which I cannot shrink ; and therefore, approving, as I do, of the general objects of the party which has hon ored me with its confidence, I cheerfully accept its nomination without waiting to enquire of I its prospects of success or defeat. It is suffi cient for me to know that by so doing I yield to the wishes of a large portion of my fellow citizens in every part of the Union who, like myself, are sincerely anxious to see the admin istration of our government restored to that original simplicity and purity which marked the first years of its existence; and if possible to quiet that alarming sectional agitation! which, while it delights the Monarchists of Europe, causes every tr;,e friend of onr own country to mourn. Having the experience of past service in the administration of the Government, I mav be permitted to refer to that as the exponent of the future, and to say, should the choice of the Convention be sanctioned by the people, I shall with the same scrupulous regard for the rights of every section of the Union which then in fluenced my conduct, endeavor to perform everv duty confided by the Constitution and laws to the Executive. As the proceedings of this convention have marked a new era in the history of the country, by bringing a new political organization into the approaching Presidential canvass, 1 take the occasion to reaffirm my full confidence in 1 the patriotic purposes of that organization which 1 regard as springing out of a public uc’ cessity, forced upon the country, to a large ex tent. by unfortunate sectional divisions! and the dangerous tendency of those divisions to wards disunion. It alone, iu my opinion, of all the political agencies now existing, i s pos sessed of the power to silence this violent and disastrous agitation, and to restore harmony by its own example of moderation and forbearance. It has a claim, therefore, in my judgment, upon every earnest friend of the integrity of Union. So estimating this party, both in its present position, and future destiny, I freely adopt its great leading principles as announced in the recent declaration of the National Cou n cil at Philadelphia, a copy of which you were so kind as to enclose me, holding them to be just and liberal to every true interest of the country, aud wisely adapted to the cstablishd lishment and support of an enlightened, saf and effective American policy, in full accore with the ideas and the hopes of the fathers of our Republic. I expect shortly to sail for America, and, ' with the blessings of Divine Providence, hope soon to tread my native soil. My opportunity of comparing my own country and the condi tion of its people with those of Europe, has only served to increase my admiration and love for onr own blessed land of liberty, and I shall return to it without even a desire ever to cross ! the Atlantic again I beg of you, gentlemen, toaeceptmy thanks ' for the very flattering manner in which you ! have been pleased to communicate the results ' of the action of that enlightened and patriotic ! body of men who composed the late Convention and to be assured that I am. with profound respect and essteem, ' Your friend and fellow citizen MILLARD FILLMORE. ' Messrs Alexander H. H. Stuart. Andrew ' Stewart. Erastus Brooks, E. B. Bartlett. Wm. I J. Fames. Ephraim Marsh, Committee. From th' Watchman and Reflector. < Blue Beard. 1 This bugbear of every nursery in Christen- 1 dom was uo fabulous monster veiled in human i form. He actually lived, moved, and had a ! being in the fifteenth century ; not however, | ' as a long-robed, turbaned Oriental, as the i" pictures which used to make our blood curdle, ■ would lead us to think. On an eminence which overlooks the little vidage of Champtoee, near the Loire, stands*, th.- imposing ruin of an old feudal cas le. Its ! ] grey walis bare and broken, rear themselves ’ against tlie glorious sky ; and amid the tumb ling turrets, the bat and the owl beat their , wings and shriek in their midnight revels. Zhe superstitions peasantry avoid the neighborhood f.om fear, and when the storm whistlesand the £ wind moans, they imagine the sounds to be j wails from th injured dead of the old ruin.— i The dread of the place is not a new feelipg. ? but has existed among succeeding generations of peasantry since the reign of Charles the Seventh. It was at that time the dwelling of Gilles de Retz, a feudal baron, who. as he was then, and still is called, the Barbe Ble'.i,’’ was. no doubt, the original of our time-honored, or rather feared, Blue Beard. His deedsof blood which were but the every day incidents of hh life, made him the terror of the surrounding region. The hart- mention of his name was enough to subdue the most rebellions urchin into sub mission; and even the parents believed that the winds which reached them by passing over his domain, were sulphur tainted. Well does the history of this man reveal the dark superstition of the fifteenth century, and also the impunity with which one in high rank might commit the most revolting crimes against humanity. De Retz had once been in possesion of immense estates and untold wealth. But by the most debasing excesses he not only squan dered his fortune, but also ruined his constitu tion, so, that, while yet a young man, he bore the appearance of decrepitude and old age.— He could not, however, consent to pay the penalty of his sin by becoming old before his time. In the blindness of his superstition he conceived the hope of reclaiming both health and wealth by the power of magic. Having heard of a famous Italian alehyinist who had performed some great meracles by this ar*, he sent for him to the castle. The cunning magician at once read his man, and encouraged his hopes ; he was, therefore, employed at a high price to undertake the work and invited to make the lofty castle his home. The first act was the winning back of health and vigor, without which all other treasures are of little avail. Numberless were the arts he tried, and mysterious the preparations he made. The dark dungeons and secret sub terranean passages beneath the castle were the scene of his work. Here the terified peasantry imagined that the Italian made a compact with the Prince of Darkness, and sold the duped De | Retz to him in compensation for his aid iu res toring hisjiealth. Among many nonsensical and harmless experiments, were also some of a cruel an abominable character. He induced his infatuated employee to believe there ex ists in blood of infants a dharm for restoring youth and vigor. He assured him that by ' bathing daily iu the blood of these innocents. I the pure young life which had so lately coursed I through their tiny veins would be transfered to j his own. The bloody baron did not shrink for one mo ment from the commission of the horrid crime which this prescription rendered necessary.— 'fender infants were secretly stolen or forcibly torn from their parents, and kept in the dun geons of the castle till their bl»od was requir ed. It is believed that not less than one hun dred humble mothers were thus deprived of their youngest born. This fiend in human shape hired a magician but not a murderer.— That office he reserved for himself, nor did his savage nature shrink from the horrid work it imposed. With his own hand did he pierce the hearts of his affrighted little victims until there was blood sufficient to covet w his emaci ated body. This is one instance of the cruelty of De Retz. We think very likely his wives shared the fate of the poor infants, and that the story of Blue Beard in wide trousers, loose robe and turban, was not exaggerated. But crime cannot always go unpunished.— Even then, when the rich ruled over the poor, justice and mercy triumphed at last. The cries and entreaties of heart-broken people around his domains reached the ears of his su perior, Jean V. He was arrested and brought before a tribunal of justice. His palace was thrown open to public gaze, aud its horrid dens and vaults were swift witnesses against him. He was found guilty of murders by scores, and after confessing many erimes, before unkown he was burnt at the stake iu Nantes, 1440. This was the original of “Blue Beard,” and there, although more than four hundred years have passed away since he paid the penalty of hjs crimes, the broken walls and jagged turrets still stand as a memorial that the wicked shall shall not go unpunished, k'row the Au"usta\Constutionaist. Buchanan, Fillmrc and Cuba. The New York “Evening Post” a Black Republican journal of June 9th, says Mr. Buch anan “had the nerve to sign the Ostend mani festo .proposing to seize upon Cubavoß advan- TAO EOF THE SI.AVEIIOI.DTNO INTEREST. " The “Chronicle and Sentinel” of the 11th inst. condemns Mr. Buchanan for being con nected with the Ostend manifesto. The platform and principles of the Know Nothing party of Georgia, promulgated at Ma con, on the 27th June. 1855, toek almost the identical ground that was assumed in the Os tend manifesto, and even condemned the present administration for not being even more ener getic in obtaining possession of Ct>ba, One of the gentlemen who addressed the Know Nothing meeting on Saturday night, we are informed, urged, as an objection to Mr. Buchanan, that be had favored the purchase of Cuba, and in the event of not being able to effect the purchase, then he was in favor of ta king possession of it upon the principle that self-preservation was the first law of nature and applicable as well to nations as individ- I nals. For thia Mr, Buchanna was condemn ed. The opposition to Mr. Buchanan is rather of a queer discription, and affords aa much am usement to his friends, as it doubtless excites interest in his adversaries. And while Cuba is the subject, how many of our people remember the bloody massacre o’s more than fifty Americans citizens at Havanna, without a trial, or the shawdow of it, because they were branded as“ontlaws and pirates” by, Mr. Fillmore. It has been frequently charged agaiust him, and never denied, that we have seen, Mr. Fillmore prevented our Consul, Mr. Allen F. Owen, from interfering in behalf of his countrymen, and when he had fiilly obeyed the instructions from Mr. Fillmore, Mr. Owen was removed from the Consulate to appease the virtuous indignation which was aroused in eve ry section of our land against the massaire of our citizens. When the subject of Cub* is up for discus sion, let not the name of Fillmore be mention tioned—the blood of more than fifty of our cit izens cries from the encrimsoned plaza of Ha vana—brea.he not Fillmore’s name. s®" At the Anti-Slavery Convention held at the Melodeon, Boston, during Anniversary week, a number of New Englaud, I’rotestaut Ministers of the Gospel were present. During the proceedings, a Mr. Rernond, a colored man, addressed the assembly for some time, and de nounced the Father of his country in the most insulting manner, and -said, " the sooi ni»rei. George Washington had enslaved his fellow men.” Suppose that an Irishman (which God forbid) should utter such a sentiment as was expressed by the black rascal referred to, what a hue and cry wonld be raised throughout the country by the know-nothing press!.' I Why, there would be danger of having the houses torrf down over our heads. And yet this fellow was permitted to utter such language iu Boston, without one word of comment from the press I — Boston Pi- A : habi- Jcrv. A few years ago, when the famous reform measure, the “County Court’ system, was in vogue, there was a trial called on in one of the interior counties of Michigan. A jury was called the case was heated.and the twelve’ wise men withdrew to deliberate. After a short absence they returned into court and and took their seets. The roll being called, 1 the judge asked them if they had agreecd upon I a verdict. Foreman—Young man, we have. Judge—Well, sir, for whom do you find. Foreman—For ourselves. Judge—What do you mean, sir? Foreman—We mean that we have found a verdict for one of the parties, which you can have by paying our fees. Judge—But, sir, you have been regularly empanelled and ar bound to deliver your verdict now, and look to the county for your pay- Foreman—Now Judge, don't talk so. I ts no use; I'll be hanged if you can have the ver dict until you pay us onr fees. We understand how to get our pay in the County Court, bnt this one horse court we don’t understand The Late Attempted Kohbery. Two men, named Edward Wallace and Jo seph Doiiben. have been arrested by the police on suspicion of being concernrd in the late at tempted robbery of Messrs. L. B. Duck X i’o. ihe Grand Jury upon hearing the evidence, i found true bills against them, and they accord ingly will stand their trial. 'l’lie link connect ing them with the robbery, is truly a slight one in appearance, but will probably prove strong enough in the end. It seems that soon after the burglarious attempt, :i pis-kct was picked up, containing gun powder. It was preserved, I and is now found to fit precisely a coat found l in the room where 11. and W., have been stay ing. and which is minus a pocket 1 The men disown the coat, but one of our clothing mer chants swears to its having been worn by one of them to bis store, and there pulled off for the purpose of trying on another. But the most interesting feature of the ease is yet to come. A few days since a large amomrt of valuable jewelry was found concealei] under a house in this city, and there can be no doubt that these parties know all about that affair also. A jewelry store was robbed in Montgomery to the amount of $3,000, on the 2d inst. D. and W. arrived here on the 3d ; have ever since been selling jewelry and barter ing it away at houses of ill-fame, and for clothes and various other articles, always at amazingly low prices : they also paid a visit to the prem ises where the pile was concealed, on Friday last, and made some threats against a woman who lives there, should she speak of their visit. It is thought that three others belong to this delectable party ; and wc trust they may not be deprived of "their share of justice. Since the arrest of D. and W., jewelry has “riz,” and can no longer be bought for a song.— Columbus Sun. A Prussian sailor, says the Boston “ Trans cript,’’ named John Verer, was robbed of all bis money, about 870, early last evening, by another sailor named John Reardon, who was seen to commit the act. Verer was deeply afflicted in mind ou realizing bis loss, and soon retired to his room at his boarding house. He committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope tied to the door handle and thrown over the top of the door. His lifeless body was dis covered about half past seven o’clock last eve ning, and Coroner Stedman was called. 'l’he deceased was about 42 years of age, and leaves a wife and five children in his native country. Reardon, the. heartless robber, was arrested during the evening by officers Well man and Leonard, of the Harbor Police, and committed to jail. He was brought before the Police Court this morning, and in default of bail in $2500, was committed for trial. Has the thing Lit ? A gawky awkward oy. was once at a depot on one of the Geor gia railroads, and was of corse deeply interes ted in gazing—for the first time—at the “migh ty fixing.” Finally he got inside of a car, and while indulging his unbounded curiosity, the whistle screamed, the bell rang, and the steam horse began to urge at the rate of “two-forty.’ “Oh lordy,” shouted the boy, “stop it, stop it J ain’t agwine, and bursting forward he open ed tho doore and jumped out on the platform. Just then the train was crossing- a deep caver nous looking gorge on trustlework, and seeing the earth and trees beneath him, he fainted and i fell. Directly be came to, and looking up the conductor who stood by him, he exclaimed with a deep sigh, “O lordee, stranger, has the thing lit?” Against White Freedom.—ln a meeting in Boston, which was addressed by Benjamin F. Hallet, the following dialogue occurred : Mr. Sweet: No, sir, Ido not agree with that, but are your in favor of freedom ? Mr. Hallet: Yes all over. Mr. Sweet: I thought you were in favor of slavery. Mr. Hallet: That is another of your unhap py delusions. Now, let us tost this clumor of anti-Kansas men about “freedom” definitions. Allow me to ask, are you, in favor of free dom. Mr. Sweet: Certainly 1 am. Mr. Hallet: Arc you in favor of the freedom of the white people of Kansas, Nebraska and other territories to settle the question of slave ry for themselves ? Mr, Sweet: No, sir, lam not. Mr. Hallet: Then you are not in favor of white freedom, but only negro freedom. That is the test point.” A Bad Witness.—The witness who went North and made the statement that he saw Mr 1 Keitt standing near, during the Sumner assaul. with a pistol under his coat is thus noticed by the Providence (R. I.) Post: J’he Dr. Bunting who makes the statement is an imposter, swindler and villj a n, altogether too well known in this city to need an extended notice from us. Wc expect to hear of him next, as “Lieutenant Colonel” Bunting, direct from Kansas, where he was an eye witness of , the “burning of Lawrence!” J®" Mrs. Eliza Wright, says the Buflalo “ Commercial,” who resides at No. 22 Elm street, states to us some nine months since a a little girl, probably about four years of age, was put with her to board, and her board paid for two weeks, by a woman calling herself the little girls mother. Since then the pretended mother has not been seen, and from what cau be gathered from the conversation of the child, it is supposed that she has been stolen from some respectable family. a®- An investigation has been held at Moate Ireland, relative to the murder of Mrs. Sarah Kelly, and it resulted in the discharc of Camp bell and Maguire, the two tenants who had been in custody for some time, there being no evidence to connect them with the murder.— Another man, named Kelly, also arrested on suspicion, was discharged ; and the only person now remaining in custody is the man Banner, who bad been been committed along with Mr. Stevens. . Make Wat- for the Ladies.—The Balti more ladies have protested to the City Coun cil against the crowding ot the sidewalks with an accumulation of boxes. The reason assigned for the remonstrance against the accumulation of boxes on the sidewalk was that quite a large number of the fair sex hav* recently had their dresses soiled and toru by coming in contact with them. It was hinted by a crusty old bachel or that the complaint of the ladies originated ai together in the present abominable fashion of wearing hoops—that the sidewalks were not more obstructed now than they have been du ring previous seasons but that the extension of the area of silks and calico demanded more space than heretofore. What a wicked in sinuation The Methodist Episcopal Church, in Gen eral Conference, at Indianapolis, has had the subject of slavery before it for several days, on a proposition to introduce in the Church dis cipline, a general rule, forbiding the traffic in slaves and the holding of slaves for selfish or mercenary purposes. The Conference, after a long debate, voted it down—l 23 to 92—as unwise to introduce this subject now. £®’-Judging by the enormous circumfer ence of the dresses worn by young ladies at the present day, we feel inclined to assent to the truth of the old saw that a “miss is as good as a mile.’’ . ini<n ai.or-rllsti-YmssH ARABIA. Later from Europe. New York, June 14. , Ihe steamer Arabia lias arrived with Liver ; pool dates to the 31st. Liverpool Markets. I ri Liverpool. May 31. [ Cotton. - I’lie market since Tuesday has been steady. Sales for the week 40,000 bales. James McHenry quotes Fair Orleans 6Jd. Middling Orleans 6 |.’ tt i r Mobile Ctd {Mjd' lmg Mobile Gid. Fair Uplands 6»d I Middling Upland 61*16d. Stock on hand ;., 10,0011 bales. Bacon has aihaticed Is. to 2s. Money easy at previous rates. Bank of Eng , lund has reduced interest to 5 per cent. I he sales during the week comprised 40,000 bales, of which speculators took 3600 and ex t porters I,ooo—leaving 32,000 hairs of all de I scriptions to the trade. I he stock ol Cotton in Liverpool comprised I 690 .000 bales, including 540,000 bales Atneri , can. I The Liverpool Breadstuff’s Markets was declining. ■ Consols closed ut from 944 a92 J The Ilav re Cot ten Market. I Ibe Ordinairy Orleans Cotton was worth j 94 fraacs. Much anxiety existed in England in relation to American affairs. 7he news of the reception of M. Vijil, as Minister of Nicaragua, so close upon the amicable advances made by Lord Clarendon in his last communication, increasei the excitement in England upon the subject of their relations with this government; aud it is rumored that Lord Elgin, as the last chance of averting war, will come as Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States. Spain is fitting out affect for Mexico. Special Notices. Cholera.—A 25 cent bottle of Perry Davis Pain Killer will seldom fail to cure cholera if resorted to in season. No one should be with out it during cholera time. It will cure pains of all kinds. A Cure for Dyspepsia and General De bility.—Those who wish, to find the most effi cacious remedy for these complaints, will never regret a fair trial of the Oxgenated Bitters.— They contain no Alcohol. —■— ——— Davis' Pain Killer. Brooklyn, Conn., June 15,1854. I'riend Davis .- —Although a stranger to you, I take the liberty of addressing a few lines to to you, for the purpose of saying a few words in favor of your invaluable medicine. I have used your Pain Killer for a number of years, for bow el complaint and burns, and in fact for pains of all kinds, I think it pre-eminent. I have had attacks of dysentery, one very violent. I was attacked at three o’clock in the morning, and nt sun rise I was not able to get off my bed. I sent and got a twenty, five cent bottle of your Pain Killer, which I commenced taking accord ing to directions, and at f> o'clock in the even ing my bowels were regular, and I was np and moving about, although somewhat weak, would recommend all similarly afflicted to avail themselves of your invaluable medicine. ELMER WILLLIAMB. Solil by Druggistsand Medicine Dcalersevery , where. WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS BAV OF DR. LIVER JiS. New SO, 1852. CV" We the undersigncdHiaving made trial of Dr. M’Lane’s Celebrated Liver Pills, prepared by Fleming Bros. Pittsburg, tnuit acknowledge ■ that they n.e the best mediate for Sick Head* ache, Dyspepsia and Liver Complamt, that we have ever used. Wc take pleasure in recom mending them to the public; and are confident, hat if those who arctroubled with any of tho above complaints will give them a fair trial, they will not heeitatc to acknowledge their benefieial es« ects. MRS. HILL, East Troy, MRS. STEVENS, East Troy. 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I have used va rious remedies, have been strict in my diet, but alltenogoo'l purpose. Hearing of.the Oxygen ated Bitters, 1 [ procured some; have uted four bottles, and find the bad symptoms all removed, and myself once more in the enjoyment of health None but the dyspeptic suflerer, who has felt all the horrors of the disease, can at all appre ciate the value of the medicine. Respectfully yours, R. P. STOW. BETH W. FOWLE & CO., 138 Washing ton Street, Boston, Proprietors. Sold by their agents everywhere. Wood’s Hair Restorative. Among all preparations for the hair, that have been introduced as infallible, none has ever given the satisfaction or gained the popularity that Prof. Wood’s Hair Restorative now has His restorative has passed the ordeal of innu merable fashionable toilets, and the ladies, wher ever they have tested it, pronounce it a peerless article. They find, where the hair is thinned, that it creates a fresh growth—that it fully restores the vegetative power of the roots on the denu ded places, and causes the fibres to shoot forth anew—that it dissolves and removes dandruff,' prevents grayness, restores the hair to its orig inal color when’grayness has actually superven ed gives a rich lustre, imparts the softness and flexibility of silk to the hair, and keeps it al - ways luxuriant, healthy and in full vigor. Editor Examiner A Jason Burr Council, No 16. ®!1 MEETS every 2nd and 4th Tuesday | night in each month. W. T. C. CAMPBELL. T.-. 1... W Mt. Zion R. A. Chapter, No. 16 MEETB every 2nd and 4th Monday night, in each month. LUTHER J. GLENN, H p n rt f