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THE ATLANTA WEEKLY EXAMINER. TX7 XX JEJAA-X-.'S? CIRCULATION! OF eO.UOO COPIEM’ JOHN H. STEELE, Editor. VOLUME 11. THE WEEKLY EXAMINER Publhed every Thursday morning in the City of-Atlanta, at ONE DOLLAR!PEft ANNUM, To be paid strictly in adv< ce. ISP" No subscription tah en for lees than si x months. RATES OF ADV SRTISING. Advertisements are insert 1 in the Weekly Examines at the following rates: Seventy-five oeuts per square (of 10 lines brevier) for the first insertions, and 37J cents per square for each sub sequent insertion. , . 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QT Yearly Advertisers exceeding in their ad s Jtissments the average space agreed for, will be amewil be published until forbid and charged acoordingly- • 7IE? tr , s: n x h “"«1. «“»,**"» In • l ” EFSi-i- Notice, to the debtors andl creditors of an os late must also be published 40 days. Notice that application will be mide to the Rdol “orforeclosure of Mortgage, must be published monthly for four months--for establish tag lost paper", for the full space of three months -lor compelling tides from Executors or Admin istrators, where bond has been given y i aaaaed the full space of three months. w PUI always be continued accord- i M to these, the legal requirements, unless oth wins ordered, at the following Batea • Citations on letters of Adndnistration dec. $3 75 do do dismissory om Adminis efitiok on dismissory from Guardianship, 3 00 Leave to sell Land or Negices, flo Notice to debtors and creditors. Sales of personal property,! in days, 4 gules of land or negroes by tLXecutors, Ac. 5 00 FoTa man's dvVrtitng hi. wife,(in advance,) 500 Letters on business must be (post paid) to en title them to attention. TmJBSDAY, jULy . I^s6 ' Air Line Hailroad Convention. The proceedings of this Convention will be found in our paper to-day. We publish them to the exclusion of editorial prepared for this iwua. _ Mr. Bell’s Communication. We publish the Communication of Mr. M. A. Bell, upon the principle that a free press should, on all proper occasions, when appealed to, throw no obstacle in the way of a fair fight; in othei words, for this time, at least, we cheer fully yield a portion of our columns to Mr. Bell, to order that he may be heard through the press, on that all engrossing subject, the “10 o’clock law." In doing so, however, we must be permitted to say, that w» are not only opposed to the law itself, considering it, as we do, unnecessary, un just, oppressive, and violative of private rights, but one that can practically do no good, and is reality, productive of evil. That it was the cause of much hard feeling iu this community, until it was repealed, every one knows, and the attempt to revive it, we consider impolitic, ob trusive, unw is., aud we trust that it will be abandoned. We hope, therefore, that Mr- Bell’s effort and the efforts of those who act, with him, will fail will, the people of Atlanta and that no one-sided petition which they may get up, will induce our council to retrace their eteps, and r»toi« the obnoxious law. Millard Fillmore— "Honor to whom Honor is Die." The “American Press’’ irom Maine to Cal ifornia, forgetful of the history of the “Com promise Measures,’’are engaged in claiming for Millard Fillmore all the honor flowing from the passage of those measures, while he was President of this great Republic. Never was them a greeter mistake, and never was claim so unfounded. As well might they claim for the French at Waterloo, victory, as to claim for Millard Fillmore the credit of having been the chief, or even one of the chief instruments in carrying those measures successful) through Congress. “Honor to whom honor is due," is our motto, and when the "Grompromise Meas ures are spoken of, the people should never forget that the immortal CLAY, and Cass. Foote, of Mississippi, *bd other Senators and ‘distinguished members of Congress, were the , ~ who achieved the passage of those meas ure.*. and that Millard Fillmore only discharged ms constitutionai duty by approving them after their passage. And let the people of the South remember, too, that, even at that day. when the whole country was in a state of the highlit e»it«Mat, art who oortfoww was felt in the South at least, that Mr. Fillmore would unhesitatingly app ove them all, there was a halting on his part to do so, in reference to one of them, and that one most deeply af fecting the South. We allude to the bill pro viding for the restoration of fugitive laws.— With this fact staring the people of the South in the face, and with the additional one that by Henry Clay’s almost superhuman efforts the Compromise Measures were passed, we look upon the claim set up for MillnrdFillmore as a cool piece of impudence, and a falsification of history, which, to others, will appropriate the honor arising therefrom. Millard Fillmore, during the passage of those measures sat in the White House calmly contemplating the great strife that was going on at the other end of the Capital. We do not pretend to say that he felt no interest in the termination of that strife. Every man in the Union felt this, and there is no doubt that Mr. Fillmore felt more than usual interest in the struggle that was going on. Position, if noth ing else was sufficient of itself to create in him great anxiety; but when compared with HEN RY CLAY, the great champion of those measures, Mr. Fillmore was no where in the contest, and even when called upon, as before observed, hesitated In the performance of a constitutional duty. Recent events, too, demonstrate plainly why Mr. Fillmore hesitat' d to sanction the “Fu gitive Slave Law.” Since Lis nomination by the “ American Party ” as a candidate for President, he has made several speeches that will "go far to undeceive the people of the South, as to his soundness on the Slavery issue- We require, however, more time and space than we can spare to-day, to exhibit him in his true colors to our readers, but we shall not fail to do so, at an early period, and often during the present canvass. For the present, suffice it to say, that the claims set up by the supporters of Mr. Fillmore, to distinction and honor, on account of the passage of the “Compromise Measures,” is without foundation and cannot stand the test of scrutiny. The Speaking on Wednesday Night. The Democracy of Atlanta, on Wednesday night last met at the City Hall, where they were addressed by the Hon. B. C. Yancey, re cently of Alabama, but now a citizen of Geor gia, and Col. L. J. Gartrell, the democratic candidate for Elector from this, the fourth congressional district. On this occasion, we were pleased to see a number of the “ American Party ” in attend ance, the demeanor of whom, while their candi date for the Presidency, and one of their pop ular speakers, the “Demosthenes of the Moun» tains” were being severely, though justly, han died, was highly creditable to them. Indeed we have never attended a meeting of any party in this place where greater decorum prevailed. All in attendance appeared to im bibe the spirit of the speakers, who studiously refrained from' the indulgence of personal invective, and addressed themselves throughout ♦ i the issue before the country, with two soli tary exceptions; one, a reference in severe terms to the with whic h Dr. Mill- er’s speech, made about ten days ago, in the same place, abounded ; and the other, a ’com plimentary notice of another “American” who spoke on the tame occasion, and who addressed himself to the argument, and to the intelligence of his audience. If, therefore, our “American’* friends were a little “riled" at the castigation of one of their leaders, they were certainly more than gratified at the high estimate placed by both the Speakers upon the effort of anoth er of their speakers. We allude to Mr. A. W. Mitchell, of this city. Our honest belief though, is, that a majority of the “Amer icaos” in attendance, approved, at heart, the indignant denunciation of the once celebrated but now rapidly becoming notorious “De mosthenes of the Mountains.” A few such speeches as he made here, when on his return home from the Macon Convention, would do more injury to his reputation as a speaker, than all that the united democratic press and public speakers could do, were they to follow him from court ground to court ground during the canvass, to expose his sophistry, and unfairness in argument. But it is his taste to indulge in invective and abuse—let him take care, how ever, that he does not “ catch a tartar ’’ ere the close of the campaign 1 It is not our intention to review the argument addressed by both the speakers to their numer ous auditory on.tjie occasion referred to. Time and space inour columns, both prevent it. Be sides we could not do justice to the speakers in what would necessarily be, at the best, a hasty sketch of their remarks. Both of them are well known to th 1 ’ people of Georgia. The first speaker, Col. Yancey .although but a short time, a citizen of Georgia, is personally known to thousands in our State; but were even this not so, his reputation as an ardent and able defender of Southern Rights bad long preceded him from our sister, Alabama, into Georgia. Most heartily do our people welcome him into his State, and long may we r.c >givze in him, a gallant and patriotic defender of those principles so courteously and ably maintain ed by him. before an Atlanta audience, on Wednesday night. Os Col. Gartrell’s effort we m : ght,and would sav a great deal, were it necessaiy. His abili tv as a debater is Known throughout Georgia and with his zeal, eloquence, and the power of his logic, triumphantly will he bear, as the elector for this district, the banner of Buchanan and Breckiiridge, trom one end < f it to the other. His speech on Wednesday night, was his first in the campaign. Confidently do we press that his antagonists on the stump, will, ere November next, wish that his first had been bis last address to the mas es. We cannot close this hasty sketch, without expressing the great gratification with which the speakers, and. we will add. our humble sell, saw so many ladies in attendance at this meet ing. It is cheering to see that they manifest an interest in the proceedings, amt speaking of both political parlies. And when we re mark, also, to them, that their presence on all such occasions in our city, exercises a powerful influence for good, we trust that not one of them hereafter will hesitate to attend when conveni ent, and when not otherwise more profitably employed. THE CHEAPEST POLITICAL AND NEWSPAPER IN THE SOUTH—A WEEKLY FIRESIDE COMPANION FOR ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. IN ADVANCE. ATL ANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 24. 1856. For the Bxaminer. COMMUNICATED. The 10 O’clock Law. Mb. Editor : In the Intelligencer of to day, I notice an effort displayed in an editoral to convince the citizens of Atlanta that the closing of grogshops after the hour of 10 o’clock, P. M., by thefoity council, would be the worst of tyranny. It is contended that “ it is no part of the law to protect a man against himself.” This “ dehors the record ” we urge against these evils in our petition. We are not fighting alone, for individuals, as such. Law, in its general intendments, not only regards the good of individuals, but the well-being of society.— In its restraints against evils which mar the harmony of the social compact, it is certainly concerned in the good of the individuals on whom it operates, in so far as the removal of these evils may beneficially affect community in which they in common with their fellows, have a personal interest. No man can personally enjoy the fruits of an evil which incurs the gen eral displeasure of his fellow beings. Man is a social being, and the disorder which he engen ders and inflicts upon society, is reflected upon him in the common antagonisms which afll ct the whole body politic ; hence, if any member thereof is engaged in a business obnoxious to the common weal, he cannot justly complain of any restriction which the law may impose upon his destructive warfare against himself and the public. The idea that the selling of liquor, playing at Billiards and Ten Pins, after the hour of 10 o’clock, P. M., in a community like ours, are tndividu il matters concerning only those en gaged in the business, evinces a “weakness" in the Editor of the Intelligencer not very flattering to his judgment—if seriously ex pressed. Men sometimes talk just to blow off a little to please the populace, and this novel idea seems to me to smack smartly of that sort of slang". The history of the past, iu thunder tones, speaks out against the intolerable evil of grog shops ; and when idleness, dissipation, riots, bloodsheds, and murders, are the constant off springs of these sinks of iniquity, why will men of position lend to them their influence? And who does not know that it is for the peace and good order of Atlanta, for them to be closed at 10 o’clock, at night? Then, why not close them ? The Supreme Court has decided it to be perfectly legal. Why then shrink from the duty we owe to ourselves, to society, to the peace and prasperi ty of Atlanta, at home, and her respectability abroad ? Why ? Echo answers, Why ? It is said they make so much money after that hour —and oh 1 they have taken out a license 1 In deed! Better refund the license fee, than- have the vortex of Ruin opened alter that hour, to engender and ruin the susceptible youths of the country. The Editor analogizes the law to the killing off of noxious members of society. • Whenever a member of a community becomes as danger ous lo it as gropshops—killing of men, and breaki“g the hearts of innocent women,,and al most starving helpless children, why certainly the law will hang him: and it ought to put him iu 'the penitentiary for life 1 “ Absolutism ” indeed I He seems to think that “American Republicans” will “jcom” such a police regulation as the 10 o’clock law. 1 pity the man who has the heart to scorn what the highest authority has pronounced le gal, and what all reflecting minds know is emin :ntly praiseworthy on account of the vast good it will inevitably effect 1 He further seems to think that none are dis turbed except those “persons ” who lodge im mediately adjoining or above the ten pin allej. How many persons are in this situation he failed to State—supposing that not to be a matter oi public concern, in a city where houses are nec essarily contiguous to each other. I suppose from the tenor of the argument that three or four neighbors would have no right to petition for a little slumber —inasmuch as individuals have a right to thunder in their ears all night if they see proper to do so. So fa" as I am concerned, 1 can’t stand so much thunder, and so soon as I can secure me a suitable office, 1 shall get out of the reach of the lightning aud thunder which form the ignis fatuus deluding so many generous souls, and eating out their substance 1 11 is not, therefore, for myself alone I oppose these evils. I have opposed them before, and intend to do so “ for during the war.” £'or this stand I expect to be abused by many, but as I seek no political favors, I am independent of the popular voice, and am willing to be accused of “ weakness ” by the wise Ed.tor of the Intelligencer, along with such men as Judge Warner, and nearly 500 of the most respectable citizens of this place who have signed our petition for a restoration of the 10 o’clock law. “01 Branday, brandy, bane of life. Spring of tumult, source of strife, Gould I but half thy curses tell, The wise would wish thee safe at hell.” With the Kindest feeling toward all mankind, I hope I do not war against the real interest ol any. Let all who feel interested in this subject in u spirit of charity and good will, stand firm aud immovable, for the 10 o’clock law, until we c.i n get strength aud moral courage enough iu our midst to exterminate the evil of groghops, day and night, forever I MARCUS A. BELL. Atlanta, July 17,1856. For the Examiner. Maj. Stkf.le -.—Dear Sir .In your paper of yesterday I find a commu nication signed by MARCUS A. BELL, in which that gentleman attempts to convince the public that the obnoxious ordinance which has recently been mitigat- d, not removed from the police regulations of this city, known as the 10 o’clock law, is not only good in itself, but should be re-enacted in ciwequence of the sal utary effi:cl it must have, ultimately, upon the young men of our city—and society at large.— In the strict acceptation of the term, I am a Temperance man, and would gladly see the evil of intemperance removed, for ever, from our much favored land. In regard to the proper course to be pursued to bring about such a de serderatum there is diversity of opinion and il seems to me that your correspondent has adop ted what I conceive to be the popular error, in asmueh as he would attempt, by law, to regu late men's apetites, a matter as difficult, in theory and practice as it to regulate the wiuu. To the thinking men, who really feel an interest iu the Temperance cause and the wel fare of our rap.dly growing city, we would put a few questions : Was there not as much druukeness and immortality in this city, after iheominons Lour of 10. while the law remained in fence, as there ever was '! By passing this law, did they reform one single drunkard, or one dram less to be druuk ? Has not blood been spilled upon our streets after 12 o'clock .(while the 10 o’clock law existed) through the effects of liquor ? Do they not really think that the evils of in temperance aud immorality, aought to be re moved by the passage of that law, have been augmented rather than diminishe.l ? Is it not equally as immoral to evade a law as openly to violate it ? We think so, and does not the people know that the law has been and will ciutinueto be act at naught and treated with seoru and contempt, as an arbitrary usurpation of the people’s righto, as long as it rcauuss upon tta book! Experience has proved that all laws that have for their object the abrigement of what the pyph are prone to consider their natured and imerent rights, are notoriously inoperative. AU the checks and guards placed by law on men’s appetites, are only so many inducements for them to trample under foot, what they consider arbitrary and unjust en actments ; and, from the facility with vzhicb such laws are evaded it is apt to beget a contempt for all laws. Therefore I. consider all prohibitory laws as highly immoral in their tendencies, and as subversive of that rcveranc and wholts >rae respect without which the best interests of a community "are geopardized and the best laws rendered nugatory. It really seems to me that it is’ the purpose of some of our good citizens, through a misdi rect ;d zeal for the cause of temperance, to thrust down tne throats of the manly and independent citizens of our city some laws which would have done honor to our puritan fathers. Such en actment! may do for the North and for Nor thern men, but the warm hearted Georgian feels that doses direct imputitions from Maine, although the rough edge is taken off in order that we may not recognize the bitterness of the pill, and which will in a short time be dosed out to os unadulterated aud unalloyed, we having learned to smaller it by the repeated small do ses, as the stomach may be learned to endure the most virulent poisons by continual use of small quantities, will never do for him. I trust that the law may either be entirely repealed, or, in justice to those who have paid the legal license, let it remain where it is. Respectfully, &c., M. Atlanta, June 19,1856. Georgia All-Line Ralliuad Convention. Madison Spings. Geo, | Tuesday, July 8 1856 j Pursuant to previous notice, the Georgia Air Line Railroad Convention assemble! at this place to day. at IL o’clock. A. M., when On motion of Robert White, of the County of Jacksvii, Col. Gabriel Nash of the County of Madison, was called to the Chair, for the purpose of organizing the Convention, and James S. Gholstvn, of the county of Madison requested to act as Secretary. On motion of Col. Thomos Morris, of the county of Franklin, the Secretary then procee d-d to a call of the counties intiested in the constructiod of the Air Lne Railroad, when the following delegates answered and took their seats to wit: [We omit the list of delegates from the sev eral counties represented, to wit: —Fulton, Gwinett, Jackson, Clarke, Franklin, Madison, Hart and Elbert.] On motion of Col. James Polk, of Jackson, a committee of five was appointed by thi Chair, to wait upon the delegation from An derson. C. H., 8. C., and invite them to seats in the Convention ; which Committee consisted of Col. James Polk, of Jackson, Capt. John Scott of Madison, Col Thos. Morris’ of Frank lin ; Col Wm R Poole, of Hart; W. G. Delon ey, Esq of Clarke. After a short absence, the committee repor ted through Col Polk, their Chairman, that they had discharged the duty assigned them, and Presented J P Read, S G Earle, and A M Holland, E'-qrs., as delegates from Ander son C IL. S C., who enrolled their names and took their seats. On m< lion of Col. Poole, of Hart, Co' Thomas W Thomas, Capt James Daniel, an Ira Christiau, S D Blackwell, L H O Martin, U O Tate, and Thomas J Boman, Esqrs, ol the county of Elbert, were invited to partici ate in the deliberations of this Convention. On motion of R H Bulloch Esq., of Madi son, Peyton H C-lbert, of the county of Hab ersham, was a'sn invited to a seat in this body. On motion of Robert White, Esq . of Jack son, the Chair appointed a committee of two from each county represented, to select perma nent officers for the government of the Con vention, which committee consisted of Robert White aud Robert Moon, of Jacason ; James M Calhoun, and J Norcross, of Fulton ; Wm G Daloney, and Gen Wm Gerdine, of Clarke; R 11 Bulloch and W H Griffith, of Madison ; Col Thos Morris and Temple F Cooper, of Franklin; W R Poole and P E Davant, of Hart; J P Reed and S G Earle, if Anderson 8 C which committee reported as follows, to wit: For President, —Col JAS. M. CAL HOUN, of Fulton. Vice-Presidents —Gen William Gerdine. of Clarke; John J J Shepperd, of Hart; R J Parks,of Jackson ;LE Bleckley of Fulton John Scott, of Madison; Jno W Pruitt, of Franklin ; A M Holland, of Anderson S C For Secretaries.—James S Gbolstou, of Madison, and John M Freeman of Franklin. Which report was unanimously adopted. On motion of Col Thomas Morris, of Frank lin, the chair appointed a committee of three to wait upon the President elect, and inform him of bis appointment, and ask his acceptance of the same; which committee consisted of Col Thomas Morris, of Franklin ; Col R J Millican, of Jackson; James M Daniel, Esq-, of Madison. The cammittee reported, through Col Mor ris. their Chairman, that they had discharged the duty assigned them, and iutioduced to the Convention, Col James M Calhoun, the Pres ident elect, who tendered his acknowledgeui :nls tor the honor conferred, and spoke at some length upon the enterprise of the Air Line Rail R> ad, and took his teat. Ou motion of Col Millican, of Jackson be President appointed a committee of two from each county represented, to p epare business for the action of the Convention ; when the following committee was appointed to wit: R J Millican and Robert White, of Jack son; L E Bleckley aud Jonathan Norcross, of Fulton ; W G Deloney and John H Newton, of Clark ; Gabriel Nash, and R H Bulloch, of Madison .Thomas Morris and Calvin S Weld, j of Franklin ; Wm R Poole and John G Jus tice, of Hart; Thomas W Thomas aud James D miei, of Elbert; P H Colbert, us Habersham Henry Earl, of audersou, S C. The Convention then took a recess until 3 o'clock this afternoon. Tuesday Evening, 3 o’clock. The Convention met pursuant to adjourn ment. The Convention was addressed by Col. Thos W Thomas, of Elbert, Jacob P. Reed, of Audersou, and Jonathan Nocross of Atlanta, in spirited speeches, urging the necessity of building the proposed Air L'ne Railroad, aud the benefits likely to result therefrom. The Committee appointed to prepare matter for the action of this Convention, then report ed foe follow lug preamble aud rewolulious through Col. Gabriel Nash their Cairmau, to wit : EKFORT. In submitting to tne people of Georgia, South Carol.na aud North Caruana, the claims of the Air Line Rail Road upon their atteutiuu ■ aud toetaring care, we deem it aeceseary to make bat a brief statement of facts in relation tai the enterprise; teeiing confident that the sub- 1 ject has already received considerable investi gation, at the hands of moA persons having I a direct interest. It is well known that the whole enterprise embraces a continuous line of Rail Road by the shortest practicable route, having a due regard to every circumstance proper to be con sidered to dserwiiing the pracvi tocMtoe fees Atlanta, Georgia, byway of Anderson C. H.. S. C., to Charlotte, N. C., and it is equally well known that a primary objec; in the con traction of such a Road, is to make it a part of a great line of communication between the cities of New York and New Orleans. The distance trom Atlanta to Charlotte, is about 248 miles, of which about 100 miles will ba in Georgia, 100 miles iu South Carolina, and 43 miles in North Carolina No charter has yet been obtained from either of the Carolinas, but there can be no doubt of both these States granting them, at the next Session of their re spective Legislatures. Georgia has already granted a charter, cov ering that portion of the line lying within her borders, aud the corporators have gone actively to work under the same. Books of subscrip tion for the capital stack will be open on and after this day at various places, and the hope is confidently entertained that in a short time, a sufficient amount of stock will be taken to enable the company to organize. Considered as a great “Through Route,” the importance of building this Road is fully demonstrated by the single fact that the Air Line road will form a part of a line between New York and New Orleans, more than two hundred miles shorter than any line uow in operation, and from fifty to one hundred miles snorter than any other which has ever been proposed. When it is remembered that the great bulk of inland travel and freight will always cer tainly take the shorust rcutc, and that this business between the two ci'ies mentioned, is already immense and constantly increasing, no person even glancing at the subject can fail to see the Uree expectations which the Stock holders aud all others interested in this enter prise will have a right to entertain. But the Road is also of great local import ance, aud will lie sure to realize a handsome business irom the country through which it is intended to pass. Much of that country, even in its present isolated condition provides a considerable surplus for transportation to mar ket, and let its full capacity for production be developed by a cheap and convenient means of transportation, and there is no question that that surplus will be rapidly and greatjy au„- meuted. * But your committee forbear to allude in this place, to further facts, and recommend to the Convention the following resolutions for tie r ad< iption. Resolved, 1. That the contemplated Air Line Rad Road, throughout its whole extern. Irom Atlanta to Übarlotte, is important lo .he Union, as it involves the question ot the most direct, cheap and expeditious route, from New York toN. O. That it is very impor out to ihe States of North Carolina, South t'urulinu and Georgia, as it is the only roate that can secure to them peim inently the passage of the great through business from North to South and vice versa, ver any considerable portion of their territory. And that it is especially important to the people living on and near the line, aa it will secure to them all the benefits, direct and indirect, which Bail Roads can con fer. Resolved, 2, That the “Georgia Air Line R. Road,” as incorporated, has our warmest sym pathy, and we earnestly desii ■> to see it eomple ted as early as possible. We would especially urge upon all who can afford to so, to take stuck in the same, and lend a helping hand in the work. Resolved, 3, That the President of this Con vention appuiut two suitable gentlemen to can - vas the several counties through which the Road will pass, and the adjacent counties, and solicit subscription of Sluck. That he also appuiut, previous to the first day of Septemb r next, a committee of three, in each of the States of Nor,th Carolina and South Carolina, to appear for this Convention, at Raleigh .and Columbia, during the next session of the Leg islature, and solicit charters for the unincorpor ated portions of the “Air Line Rail Road.”— And that he appoint another committee oi three to prepare and publish an address on the subject of said Road. Which report was iunanimouly adopted by the Conven tion. . Whereupon the President appointed as a committee to prepare aud publish an addn ss on the subject of the Air Line Rail Road, the following gentlemen, to-wit: L. E. Bleckley, of Atlanta ; J. P. Reed, of Anderson, S. C ; Gabriel Nash, of Madison county. On motion of General Burns, of Jackson, Col. Thomas W. Thomas, of the county ol El bert was added to the Commit ee. Ou motion of Gen’l, Burns, the proceedings of the meeting were ordered to be furnished to the Atl ens, Atlanta and- Anderson papers for publication. On motion the Convention then adjourned sine die. J. M. CALHOUN, Prei’t. James S. Gholston, j „ . T t, r secretaries. John M. Freeman, f TO THE PUBLIC. It being understood bv the Convention that its action was only advisory, and that the cor porators named iu the Charter of the Road, could act more authoritatively than this Con vention, several points upon which action could have been had, was left tor them to supply, and I feel bound to say to the public, that a meeting of the corporators will undoubtedly shortly be held in Atlanta, at which time ac tion will be had on several points of great in terest to the friends of this enterprise. Such action will be published . s soou as had. J M. CALHOUN. From the Mississippian and Staes Gazette. FIL.LJIOKE’B RECORD ’ Tho Record of MiUurd Fillrnore, the Knots Nothing Candidalefor the Presidency. We will dow sum up briefly the record. The Journals of Congress show that Mt. Fillmore supparted by his votes petitions— -Ist. To declare slaves free, who bad gone to sea with the consent of their musters, aud to protect them in their freedom. 2d. To repeal all laws and constitutional provisions by which the Federal Goverumeut is bound to protec' the iustitution of slav.ry. 3d Agfoust the admission of any new State into the Union whose Constitution at all tol erates slavery. 4th. Against the annex ition of Texas solely on the grouud that slavery existed in that coim try. sth To abol sb slavery in the District oi Columbia, though the whole peop e of the District cherished the instilutiou, aud neve, petitioned tor its abolitiou. 6th Io prohibit the buying and selling of slaves m the District aud other Territorie of ihe Union. 7th He supported by his vote petitions to Congress to repeal the act us 'he Territory ol Florida, to prevent migration of tree negroes t j the Te.Titoiy. Bth He voted in favor of petitions to nat uralize and make American c tizeus of neg rue. from every quarter of the earth 1 9th Hi. voted ,n favor ot petitions to receive negro ambassadors from the b.ack Republic ui Hayti. Such was the course of Millard Fillmozi: in Congress. THE ZBI3 ANTI SLAVEP.Y LBTAr. la perfect coiutotency with Congressional record, is the celebrated anti slavery letter addressed in 1838 to the Erie Abolition Society. The pith of this letter is contained in the first portions of it, aud because the balance has not been usually published, thepartizuns of Mr. Fillmore have charged that it was "gar bled.” Tuat no such charge may now be made, the entire document is here inserted, as copied from the Washington Repub ic ot September. 1851, the confidential organ of Mr. Fillmore during his entire l’r< sidential 'erm : Buepalo, Get. 17. 1838. Sir—Your communication of the 15th inst., as chairman of a committee appointed by “the anti-slavery Society of the county of Erie,” has just come to hand. You solicit my an swer to the following interrogatories : “Fret. Do you believe that prtitions to Congress, on the subject of slavery and the slave trade, ought to be reeeivid, read, and respectfully considered by the representatives of the people ? Second. Are you opposed to the annexation of Texas tothe Union, under any circumstances so long as slaves are held therein ? Third, Are you iu favor of Congress exer cising all the Constitutional power it possesses to abolish the internal slave trade between the States ? Fourth, Are yon in favor of immediate leg islation for the abolition of slavery in the Dis trict of Columbia ? I am much engaged, and have no time to enter into an argument, or to explain, at fu 1 length, my reasons for my opinions. 1 shau therefore consent myself, for the present, by answeri g all y»ur interrogatories in the af firmative, and suv e for sow fu ure occ isiun a more extended discussion of the subject 1 would, however, take tins occasion to suy tha' in thus frankly giv ng ray opinion, 1 would not desire to have it uuderstuod in the nature of a pledge. At the same time that 1 seek ho disguise, but freely give my s<ntimeuts ui> any subj ct of in lerest to those for whose suffrag s 1 am u cun iidate, 1 am opposed to giving any pledge.- that snail deprive me hereafter ol uli disere tiouary power. My owu character must be' the guarantee fur the general correctness of my kgislative deportment. On every important subject, 1 am bound to deliberate before I act, ami especially as a legislator, to possess m sell us all the information, aud to listen to every argument that can be ad lucid by my associates before 1 give a final vole. Il l staml pledged to a particular course of action, I cease to b. u responsible agent, but 1 become a mere ma chine. Should subsequent events show, be yond all doubt, that the course I had been pledget! to pursue was ruinous to my coustnu ents, aud disgraceful to myself, 1 have no alter native, no opportunity tor repeutauce, and there is no power to absolve me from my ob ligation. Hence the impropriety, not to say nbsu di'y, in my view, of giving a pledge. 1 am aware that you have not usked my pledge and 1 believe 1 know your sound judg ment and good sense 100 welt, to think yuu de s reauy such thing It was, however, to' pre vent any misrepresentaticu on the part of oth ers, that 1 have felt it my duty to say this much on the su ject. I am respectfully, your most ob’t. s“rv’t., MILLARD FILLMORE. Wm. Mills, Esq . Cn’i m u. It is not pretended b, the warmest advocates advocates of the Know Nothing candidate for the Presidency, that his opinions, us expressed in til's letter, act] acted upon in Congress, un derwent any modification down to the day oi his nomination fur he Vice Presidency ii> 1848. OPPOSITION TO TEXAS ANNEXATION. In 1844, he was au ardent oppuser to Tex-s annexation. . At a mass meetflig in the State of N. York, in 1844, Mr Fi.lmore matte u speech frem a booth reared under a banner on which ware painted, in ridic ue, Geu Jackson ami James K. Polk, the latter mounted by a negro .' who curried a small flag bearing the name of Tex as. his course in 1847. In 1847 he heu'kd the ticket of his party so New York, the basis of whose organization consisted of the following resolution : Resolved, That while the Whig freemen of New Yoik represented iu this convention will laithfully adhere to all the compromises of the Couslitutiou, and jealously maintain all the reserved rights of the States, they declare— since the crisis has arrived wheu the quest ion must be met—their uncompromising hostility to the extemion of slavery into any Territory now free which may lie hereafter acquired by any action of the Government of our Union. A Fillmore paper, speaking afterwards o! this resolution and the result, said : ‘ On the strength mainly us that resolve—of its rejection by the D mocrany uml iu heart) adoption by the Whigs—the State went Whig in the election that followed by some thirti thousand majority. MILLARD FILLMORE headed the Whig ticket.” The address issued in support of the resolu tion of slave extension—sayiug that : “The flag of our victorious legions is to be desecrated from its holy character of liberty, and emancipation into an errand of bondage and slavery." -We protest in the name of the lights of man aud of liberty, aguinst the further exten sion of slavery in North America.” During the canvass of 1847, ut Rochester, in the State of New York, Mr. Fillmore made a speech iu Minerva Hall against “theaggres sions of the si ve power." she greater part ol tue speech wus upuu the encroachments us slavery; upou the mon l poly which the southern oligarchy, a nest of 25,001) slaveholders, had enjoyed in all the offices of trust in the Union; how many Presidents from the South, how few from the North, lie commiuti-d on the same disproportion of judges, loreign uiinisien) speakers of the House, members of the cabi luet. Ac., with ungracious flings at wha: he ul aged to be southern arrogance and ujus ice. HIS I.EFUZAL TO QUALIFY OK EXPLAIN SATISFAC- TOR LY. The Erie letter and the record of Mr. Fill more were paraded against him throughout the country in 1848 when be was the YVhig can didate for the Vice Presidency, and not until iheu did he in the least endeavor to qualify or | explain his ultra Abolitiou doctr nes. Iu u etter to Gayle, of Alabama, be only q ialifi d nis stiong opinions with tegard to the luieruai aluve trade by referring lo the ca-e of Prigg igaiust Pennsylvania, in which ti e supreme Court had held against him. But he relused io exp ai' or quanly his opinio’s with respect to the abolition us slavery iu the District ui Columbia —Abolition petition—exclusion us slavery from the territories, &c. Mr Fd mice’s career has been traced d iwu to the veir 1848. His wannest admin tu in iUe south, have never beeu able to find a Vote east or a wutd uttered by him previous to tha dare, which laureates any other than the most inveterate haired of tbeSoatli aud her institu tions. Iu Congress aud oat ut Cougres, as we have shown, he was a faithful ally aud help ma e of John Q. Adams, Slade, Gidding-. Seward, aud other noted abolition agiiatora. lu 1848, be was elected Vice Piea.dent, aud I by tue death of Gen. Taylor he became Preai- j d'nt. aud this brings us to HIS presidential record. ) The Fugitive slave Bill.—This was the I otay meMuxe oi the wud known acto of kbdo, j which was claimed to be for the benefit of the Southern States. It was a irn-re Constitution al measure, to which they were entitled irre spective of any other law, bu’ his partizuns contend Hint he is entitled to much credit for signing it. WHY HE SIONKD THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW. Wk will let him explain for himself, ami then the reader can decide whether he is entitled to credit for the uct. We will quote from a' sneech delivered by him in Louisville, Ky.. on his Southern tour, in 1854. The Louisville Journal is our auth >rity. 1 le said: “ The f. gitive slave law had some provisions in it, to which I [Fillmore] hud some objec tions. 1 REGRETTED THE NKCRBSISY OF ITS BE ING passed at all. When the bill came to me from the two Houses, I examined it in the midst of hurry, confusion and difficulties, and u doubt came up in my mind whether it was not UNCONSTITUTIONAL AS DENYING THE RIGHT OF HABEAS CORPUS TO THE FUGITIVE SLA VC, which doubt 1 submitted to the Attorney General, (J/r. Crittenden,) and on being assurkd by him that the law was not violation of the Con stitu ion, 1 therefore gave my sanction lo the bill.” Hence, according to Mr. Fillmore’s own candid declaration bi fore an audience of his own southern friends, he doubted the constitu tionality of the measure—he was opposed to it cid not provide a jury trial (as propose! hy Giddings & Co.) to the absconding slave—amt only signed it whin assured by Mr. Crittenden that “ :t was not a violation of the C>u titu tion.” John J. Crittenden, then, aud not Mil lard Fillmore, is entitled to the credit of the •is* nt of the Exe utive for signing the fugitive slave law. TK TIMONV OF ANDREW J. DONELSON. To prut, what we h re assert, we will intro duce as a witness Mr. Fillmore’s .ssociate uu the Know Nothing ticket—no less a peisuuage than Andrew J. Donelson I In 1851, Dune.s >n, through the columns o; the Wushiugton (Inion, said: “ As to the uss< r ion that the administration (of Fillmore) is entitled to the credit of son d - nig up to the measures of the compromise l. good faith. IT IS TOO KIDICULOUS TO REQUIRE A DENIAL, AND TOO PKEPOBTKKOUS TO 01-MA l> refutation. Evuy rec white citizen, w o is an lufunt, idiot or luu tiic or woeluhy forgetlm ki ows tuat it is utterly and khtikkly without fooudation. All the measures us we couipr promise, except the f.igitiv.- slave law. were jell-enacting. Asiothatl.w Mr. Fillmore WilS UNWILLING *0 PEKMiT it lo BECOME A LAW before he consulted Mr. Uritientfen on Hie sn yect—a lact which the Republic (hisorguu) mentioned at the tune in order to justify M Fillmore before bis northern higher law mends for uot ret nr ni un the bill with his objections.'' JUDGE CONKLINS TESTIMONY. Judge Conklin, of New York a friend nf Millard Fillmore and his Minister to Mexico, in a late sjieech made the following apology for him for signing the fugitive slave law: “ Ol tins ge th man 1 have to say a few woids, that are due alike to him and myself.- Ihe friendly relations t hat have long subsisted between us; the high opinion that I entertain of his patriotism, integrity and talents; the confidence he saw fit to repose in me, and the great personal kiudu ss 1 receded ut his hands while he tilled the ITesideuiiui office, all con spire to lender it painful to me to withhold my support from him ; and had he been brought forward under other auspices, us 1 cherished a vague hope he might b»>, it would have afforded me a corresponding degree of satisfaction to y eld him that support. I am aware of the persistent, and I doubi ut, tu some extent, successful industry with > meh for years he has been exhibited by those wiiu hud formed a different estimate ufhisehur aeter. in an attiiude that, if I had believed it io tie juai. would have rendered it inconsistent in m<, holding the’principles I do relative io slavery, lo fuvor his elevation to the Presiden ey under any circumstanc s. But iu imputing to h:m a WII liign.’-ss tu extend and fortily slao I’y, I AM PERSUADED HIS ASSAILANTS HAVE DONI. HIM INJCSrICE. 1 believe, on the contrary, that he still holds slavery iu the abstract, as he is known formerly to have done, iu as great abhor rence as they do. The evid' nee constantly cited to justify this charge is the fact of his huv.ug affixeu his s.guaiure to th. fugitive stave bill. The ultcruutive was to inUrpu.se his veto. Buv no one Uau urL lit except him to do this, tor he had no right I ini«lf to du it. Either from doubt about us cons, .lutionulity, or from deference to the opinion of I hose who qusstionud it, he did adopt the usual pre caution ol submitting the bill to the examina tion of the Attorney General and asking his opinion of its constitutionality. To have vn oed it under the very exi raordinury circum stances of the cise, would have been, t say the least, a palpable violation of the Gonsti .utio'. No enlighten-d man who understands the subject can doubt this, and no such man can have been sincere in casting eensure upon Mr Fillmore for adopting the opposite alter native.’’ testimony of another friend. The New Albany Tribune, the leading Fillmore org .n iu Indiana, says. Mr. Fillmore gave his official sanction to the lugitive slave bill, because we (the Free suilers.) could not have gut other laws on which our hearts were set, that we have got had uot that law been passed also, and because in doing bo he was but carrying out one of thi great tirinciples of the* party winch elected him— h H the personal opinions ui the Exe cutive ou mere questions of policy, ougut nev er to be brought into conflict with the will ul the people's representatives, by au a. biliary exeicise of the veto power.” The Washington National Intelligen cer, of Friday, says: •• i litre was au indication in the Senate yes terday of some importance to persous who uiv fortunate enough to have iavurauie deci ioil by the Court of Claims. Several leading uicm bers of he Senate dec.ared their concurreixx in the op.mon that, as a g' neral rule, Cougres.- ou,ht to confirm the adjudications ol Uie Cum ' and thul Uie p>wer of icvisal being reserveu tiiere should ue no interference except iu case where palpable error iu regard to tacts migii be developed. Ihe tribunal being consiitutei. of able judges, in whose intelligence aud iuteg nty the country could Confide, Congress Suoux. us a general ruie, give iliem the luilest cuun ueiiiz:. the pututiuu thus taken was not c>u troverted, and the sebre ot the Lcuate uiaj therefore be considered as fully iud.caled uj the proceedings whicu followed. Strayed.—Broke uno the pocket of the ed itor of Ibis paper a tan cent piece. Wuu i oelougs to, or where it ca ee from is a mjateo to us, aud we earnestly requ-st the owner to come and ta eit away. We nave beeu will, .ut money so fun that its use is entirely fo> gotten. Upon one side is a beautiful youn, lady; with u handkerchief to her eyes—weep .ug to think she has uu mate—and her uign cap ou a pole, as a signal us distress. Once get ting angry, we pinched her severely, but she wood t come to’’quarters," and bow we hi that some oae wiii outue and taaua PaUtot. ’C T BURKE, FROFRt * NUMBER 50 New York Con’espoudence. NEW-YORK, July 12. The nomination of Fremont las called into political activity the literary talent of tne North. Persons who have heretofore kept aloof from party platforms and who hnve abitain, d from noisy harangnes are now in the thickest of the fight. Mr. Bryan' the poet, :as taken the stump, and “Howadji” Curtis, is nowon a reg ular electioneering tour. J G. Goodrich, ths quondam “Dick Tinto," Paris correspondin' ••( the Dailv Times, h writing a “life” of the Rocky Mountain hero. The court dress trouble in London cau-ed not a little merriment in t his city. People wonder that such a mountain should have been of sneb.a mole-hill ; every body is asking who the gentleman could have been. I forb-ar calling names as it will all soon come out. Tne matter is certainly h lnugh able one, although our John Bull friends pretend to Is- very mnch exercised about it. Mr. Dnllus will not pioba bly be dismissed in cnus -quence. The Times is not to lie converted into a Democratic paper. Mr. Forney amt Ge ~ N. Saunders, it is reported wi I star' a duly p> ti ny paper in this city in a few days, with u cap ital of 8100,<100 It will tie the organ, pur ex cellence. Buchanan. I' will be a Sunil' up on the Daily News, which Ims done y> omuu's service in behalf <•< the Democracy "f » Slate aud city. The m w paper will not suc ceed. Lecomp'e, Pryor and Prioress, the three ra cing horses ovlolig'lig to Mr. I’en Broeck. Sent to Great Britain to day in the screw .'u me Edingburgh for G asguw. Mr Ten 80. vek himself, left iu th., steamer fur 1.1«- j a lew days since. A new weekly appeared this ni rui u enti tled 'he "Wail s i et Guz He. I i* ui •,d •' '•> b,- a successor t-> 'h“ Wo l-H're>-i J nirmi' pub lished by the Inn Foilei 'k It ,bui- .ii. I .till <■! course abound will mu p s -iniili les a>d |M culiui’ill's of lne mmieieil n<*r**ug tare. A Very prettA laiii.cn a el'pp'i’ Meh.xim r t-<>k p are fmiu lie'y nd ol E S Wm ick tins morn,ug 'lie I- nbo <l 200 imre u d m the pi uirtT of > new I' eno>u I" eMail. 81l ed re Iw e i tuis p >ri mil Vri Ur'.z, 1/ vc i. ~ ' "i .d 11, generally, in Very ouu lieou- buuta. PINK. Prom tie r hartesto • f'msei r. Washington Jul« 14 Tlx II u > n"ix'nrß to b : deierniiind to fi ,i»n the It -x>. ~ x, <1 •nm. n r case to uight. The direux-i u li m o ca ped too much time, in pr<>|xirti<m to its >m purtanre, us couceriH the ij.ai e Ii whs well argued, by Mr. B yee, that the giving Coi.gr.ss lh - power to “punish in m bers for disorderly b ' uviour,” apples «<• mut 'ers concerning the House, not t<> such a cuxe us is now presented The discussion for a day or two has been limited to fifteen minute sptches Tory h.vu been very U'nn rous, and on the whose. vry respectable, in point of ability, aud mud. rare in tone There is no possibility of carrying the reso ution for the expilsion of Mr Bro ~ s but he may be censured by the vote of a in j n i'v. - In that case,ii is commonly said that he will resign and uppeal tu his constituents, who will reelect him by aeclumatinn The Jury lu the cage of Mr. Herbert persist, so fur. in their disagreement. The Judge di rected, to day, that tley be again locked up.— It is said that eleven are for acquittal uud >me for a v. rdict of manslaughter. The instruc tions of the Court seem to leave the jury no alternative hut to acquit the accused A mo tion iu the House, to day, to suspend the rules for the purpose of taking up the Senate reso lutions for the term mu i< m of the Session on 'he 28'h July, received 11 (I votes to 98aguitrtt it. It was lost, as it r< qmred two thirds But he vote indicates a strong disposition on the art ol the House, to consider ihn subject of n journment. They will probab'V ninend the . solution by fixing the l.jih or 20 h of Au gust. and the Senate will concur in it. The Black Republicans are desirous of fix ing a time for a.ijouiTinient, in order to pre clude action on the Senate bill for the pacifi cation of Kmsas If that 1 ill should liecomc ,i law the declaration of Mr. Buchanan would be realiz' d—that the Kansas question woull be settled in six wc ks. By the same token, the black republicans would lose their wh lo political capital ; which consists iu agitationuf foe Kansas question. The Buffalo Convention, in which Gerrit Smith and Governor Reeder figured so large ly, and mad sueh w irl.ke threats uud prepara 'ions for wur in Kansal, nas hud the effect to alarm the people of the North, and to pre judice the cause of the black repub liuaoH aud their candidate. Every one is tired of the d'SCQstion of the subj et of the action of the Naval Retiring Board, and it s hoped that, the Senate w 11 dis pose of it to day, by the passage of the bill reported irom the Navy Uoininittue. Ttfß- We notice with pl a«urc the following from the Augusta Constitutionalist & Repub lic. Document* for the Campaign. We will publish next week. ~ii a sheet the size of the Tri-Weekly CoiHiitulionalitt, many valuable document fur circulation among the people. It wi.l be printed with g tod type utid ou excellent paper. Among the important articles The Platform oi'Principles adopt, d t»y the National Ddinocralic Convention, held at Cin cinnati. Proceedings of the Democratic Cuuven ion held in Milledgeville. July 4Ui, 1836. AZessrs. Buchanan and Brei Kimudon’h let ters ol acceptance. Kn iw Nothing Platform of priucip'es ado.i --i-d io Philad iphia. in F b. uury. 18 16. '/'ue Georgia K ow .Xoiliiug 1‘ ai.liuiu.adop ted at Macon July 8. 1846 I'mee letter* from ' Oi<i L no Whig." Euw. H. I'otiLkh letter to the p-op'e pf •Varreu county. . • Hou. *».. Hum. s .nsnly and pa.rio'i ie ter. vi izZ ird Uum c » Hecord. Mr. BucHanaan letter 1U relation to the Irop ul D U'Wra co o 11" a try. KDITO .IAI. AKTIHLKS. i’o divide tile .-Ou.li isio Uut.ay Iler,all I iiw oeril lue Uo.ou Im ign-i him .r is i w, fn am i|,m rao-.l? item I, ks ou »lr. Fii.lm an a -peeuuua at At •any. itoc ,e® er oat uiue. piac<a. aq iulici .-v.veieig ~y. MISCr.LI.ANs US AKTICUM. Steppuu O. ues lio.u 0,.e .s uio .ne Other. •li. r'ILLX kk ... o.ul as Fa Mo T. HUUHaNaN Vs. r'ILLMOKS ..no t’ uAM -NT. •X .hi several ~iu, i ai ociea, .uau ..g a very mens iug docuiueul loi gene.a. c icu a I >u, I'ney win be and at «>o oo ger uuud . il. A v ry 'aige • tl.uuu win uc p tua u. out wet uot lUat uidirs will be acul iu as «j.,u iu c. HorWill our brethren of the press br pteas* , d to call atieuuou to Hus publication. B®_ It is reported by me Loudon wrrwpm. d. ul ul the Puilade puta Lcdgei, that Mr. Dodge, uur Minister to spaiu, isaiiuui wak ug a treaty with tuat Country, by which it is lie mm dated that we are to denar ouiae.vea pool the purchase ur acquantiuu ul Luba, ,u any mode, for the coumderaliuu o ( uurusu wuhmUml advautage» to Um U. &