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Hamilton, June 6, 1859.
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MUSICAL.
Io writing on the subject variously, “we
have neglected to teueh on a custom that to
a laige extent prevails—church singing. In
all ages of the tvotfcl mice fthe introduction
.of musical science, mnsic'has been definitely
spaced—a certain time allotted to each
strain or measure—varied oidyin obedience
to circumstances the variations*
Some, we havelhe misfortune to say, have
lost sight of all rule-df cadence. We know
no reason w hy thisds so/uAless the singers
imagine their ‘sublime that they
themselves like to hear them, • and
quently dwell about three or’four times the
proper length of a sound, before leaving it:
Oh, how sweet one word is spoken, and by
the time the next is ushered in, the whole
force of the sentence is lost, thus : And-am
-I-bowi-to-die, To-lay-this-bo-dy-down.
We,preseiit this ns a fair specimen of some
cougregational singing in our country. It
will bo remembered that music possesses a
power in and of itself, hut'the Poetry a
greater power; and w hen praperly connect
ed, the power is almost without a ‘parallel.
There are other rules grossly neglected;; we
occasionally hear a long, drawling sound,
as long as one second, and sometimes two,
or J uote. thug: “How tedious and taste*,
less the hours, When Jes—s no longer 1
sec.” In this expression, properly, Jesus is
ou two \ notes. We might refer to many
instances of this kind, which is wholly the
result of an erroneous custom, without sys
tem. Again. some singers seom to suppose
rtbat if the /Poelay ‘measures eight ‘syllables
• for tho.first lines, and six for the next, and
•four lilies make a vferse, that any common
metre tune will sunlit, ‘without any sort of
reference l to <the spirit of either music or
tpoetry, so tho'measuremeut is right, this is
-Bufficipnt. *lt must be remembered that
•music and Poetry must be congenial to each
•other and the music must express the poet-’
ry, or a large portion,of the,power lost.
We sometimes hear a tune set about ns ap
-1 T'™
WEB3TERIAN SOCIETY.
We are requested to state that in conse
quence of the inclemency of the weather,
the meeting of the Society has been post
poned until Saturday evenrog next at-3 o’-
cloi k. The former subject'w ill be'discuss
ed. -Ladies are all invited to-be present.
‘RAfL-ROAD MEETING.
Aecofding to previous notice, a railroad
meeting was held in the r courUhonse in
Hamilton, Gn. f on the 6th 6f June,
on motion. Stephen JJohders, Esq., was
appointed Chairman, and Maj. Joel'C.
Henry, requested to act as Secreiarv.
A number df persons reported they were
willing to give the right of way through'tlieir
lanrls, for the roHd leadirg from Covington
to Columbus, via. Griffin, • Greenville and
Hamilton.
On motion, a Committee consitine of
Messrs. Mobley, Gibbs, Hudson,'Bryan and
Farley, were appointed, and repotted the
following Resolution:
Resoivsd — Fhat we move no far’ther in
the project*of the road'from Covington to
Columbus, via. Griffin, Greenville, and
Hamilton/until the citizens of Griffin and
the adjacent country give us undoubted as
surance that they will co-operate with us in
the completion of the proposed road.
A coftimittee/consisiiug of Messrs. ‘Hill,
Hudson and Bryan wore appoinfed to pro-’
cure some experienced Rail Road gentle
man to deliver an Address in Hamilton, on
the Ist Tuesday in'July next; to which
time, the meeting, after a motion, was ad
journed to.
That the Organ and the Co
lurnbus and-Grfffiit papers be requested to
piTbli&h the proceedings of the meeting.
STEPHEN BORDERS, Ch’u.
Joel C.'HeNrv, Sec’y.
PUBLIC MEETING IN IIARRIS.
lii pursuance of a short notice, a very
larpe ant’ respectable portion of the citizens
of Harris county assembled in the Court
house, on yesterday, (s'h iust.,) irrespective
ol old party distinctions, to take into con
sideration the Resolutions passed in Colum
bus, at I emperance Hall on the evening of
the 26th ult.
When *Oll ‘motion, .Judge George H.
Btaw was appointed Chairman, and Ben
jamin Muuuek. ‘Esq., requested ‘to act as
Secretary,
Col. James M. Mo®let then introduced’
the following Preamble and Resolutions :
Whereas, the citizens of Muscogee coun
ty of all parties, at a meeting held at Tem-i
pcrance Hall on Saturday night May the
2Gih, passed the following resolutions!
.[Here follows the Preamble and liesolu-;
lious of the'Columbus meeting, which will
<he found in another .column qfio-day’s pa-*
•per. 1 ] Ediicok. * • w • fir -
Whereas we believe shat the citizens-of
eacTl county, should regard the retpieat-madej
• hem by their friends of Muscogee, and tlu*
ly consider the said Resolution*,
Therefore, .Be it Resolved by the citizensl
Ids Harris, irrespective of Old, Party Lines.
Mjiat we hold a meeting at the Court-house,
nn Hamilton, on Saturday the 16tlkof June,;
■n-consider more definitely'upon said Reso-’
fttious, and especially upon the .propriety ol
filing delegates to a Convention to meet
Biilledgeville on the 4th day of July next,
ftminate a candidate for Governor, who
Bun be the candidate of any of the old
std parties, hut the people's candidate.
also, That we request all the
sin the State to take action upon
■Resolutions of our friends™ Mus-i
ftariy as posable.
supported the above Ttesolu
ft able and eloquent address ap-
Bken of all parties to unite on;
ftlalfoim, in defence of Soutlw
m anil supporting men only
■to are known to lie Nation’
■euts on the slavery ques
■lowed by Col. James N.
Ik t.'ble speech, w ho difler- 1
ft in some of Iris positions,
ftlo stand by bis side in
ft id the 5* on ill.
II made a few remarks
ftvith the Resolutions
En addressed the meet
ly style, in which he;
■ce in a portion of the i
■his entit’e willingness
Rational party at the
Brty adopt sound and
we subject of slavery.
Bfter wards addressed
Hge Wm v L Hudson,
BOrgan, and Colum- 1
■y to publish the pro
%
■ then unanimously
■L; adjourned, to
■hist.
BkYAN, Ch’n,
ibis message
Le, giving his
Iu for the re
■to the dan-
Bcven if it be
Br objecti- u
Been alleged
800 intima-
BrUfnctoiiiy
Br- J udge
H-ssageoii
wring has
BlYlu^a-
Bk u
kmnd
K JlflFflf
the fluctuations of popular feeling, we be-;
come a government not of laws, butts meu.
“ Supposing, as it :s alleged, that accord
ing to. the ordinary balancing Os conflicting
testimony, the decision of Judge Coring was
erroneous/wo one asserts or believes that
he wilfully adjudicated wrongly and cor
ruptly. The error, 1f Ofror it be considered,
was awnistake. *ls a Judge, then, to*bere*j
moved from office, even will Hie execution
of that Office he gives a mistaken judgment.
Such an impractical and dangerous policy
would leafd to a daily removal among.judi
cial officers*of our inferior courts, so Often
are their ‘decisions oven tiled’ by higher ‘tri
bunals/”
PUBLIC MEETING IN MUSCOGEE.
Columbus, May 26, 1855.
Agreeably to previous notice an unusual
ly large number of our citizens, irrespective
of old party considerations, met at Temper
ance Hall.
On motion Wm. H. Mitdhell, f Esq.,nvas
called'to ihe Chair and Daveuport-P. Ellis
requested’to act as Secretary. The object
of the ’meeting being briefly Explained by
the chairmau, on motion of ‘Gen. ‘James N.
Rethune, the ‘Chairman appointed as a
Committee, to draft and ‘report suitable
subject matter for ihccousideratiou of the
meeting;:
Col. John VVobifofk, M;ij. S. A. Wales,
R. M. Gunby.'Esq., Dr. Henry Lockhar*,
Wm. F. Luckie, Esq., S. R. Andrews, esq.
Wm. Dougherty Esq , Benj. Y. Martin,
Esq., R. L. Mott, Samuel Rutherford, Col.
Seaborn Jones, Dr. S. A. Billing,'Col. Van
Leonard, TANARUS). James ‘C Cook,
Hon. Hines Holt, Mtrj. John H. Howard,
James A. Bradford, Charles Claghorn, Jo
seph B. Hill and Thomas O. Douglass.
The committee-returned after a short ab
sence and reported ’to the meeting for its
action thefidjowing.
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS:
Whereas, the history of the past has con
vinced us that we whose interest and affec
tions attach us to the South, have nothing
to hope, hut everything to fear, at the hands
of the existing political organization of the
non-slaveholdiug States, from the spirit of
abolition, which, to a large and‘fearful ex*,
tent, pervades and couttols ail of them.
And whereas, the action of those States
upon the question of slavery, conclusively
show, that a large majority of the people
thereof, are actuated by one common senti
ment ol hostility to the institutions of the
“South—and whereas, the gallant band of
patriots within those States vehe arefriends
to the South and ‘faithful to the Con-stitu
tton, and whom we remember with grati-;
tude, have been routed, disbanded, and al
most annihilated, we believe the exigency l
imperatively requires'us to be one People
and'ONE'PARTY. Therefore be>it Resolved.
Ist. Tliat we hold the American Union
ad aryiin importance only to the eights
afitt prin*rpU)s it wr* designed to perpetu
ate. That past associations, present frui
tion and future prospects will bind us to it
so long an*itcontinues to.be the safeguard
of those rights arnd principles.
2. That the “State of Georgia, in the
judgment of this meeting, will and ought to
resist, even (as a 3arft resort;) to a disruption
of every 4pe that binds her to the Union, any
action or'Congress upon the subject of sla
very in the'District of Columbia, or in pla
ces sut'ject to the jurisdiction of Congress,
incompatible with the safety, the domestic
tranquility, the rights and the hoi or-of the
slave-bolding Scales;; or any relhsal to ad
mit as a State amy Territory hereafter ap
plying. became of the existence Os slavery
therein-; or any act prohibiting file intro
duction of slaves in Utah aud New Mexico;
or any act repealing or materially modify
ing the laws now in force for she recovery
of fugitive slaves.
3. Tha-t, ru the -opintoii of this wee ling,
the time has arrived When our fellow citi
zens should cease from their dissensions,
aud forget the differences which have sepa
rated them; aud that a common danger and
common enemy should uuite us for our com
mon defence and safety.
4- That we hereby repudiate all felfow..
ship and connection with the present na
tional political organisations, or any that
may be hereafter formed, unless based up
on the principles and policy of the forego
ing resolutions-, and recommend to our fel
low citizeus of each county, of all classes,
whether native or naturalized, without dis
tinction of plftrty to assemble together, and
send delegates to Milleageville on the 4th
of July the purpose of unmina ing
a candidate for Governor, aud framing and
publishing a basis of action upon which we
may all stand and all co-operate.
5. That we hereby respectfully request
the Democratic and Whig parties to post*,
pone a nomination for Governor, and to
cal) upon the people of the State, w ithout
distinction of party, to meet together in
their primary assemblies, to select delegates
to make a nomination for Governor, who
shall he the candidate of the People and
not of a Party.
And be it [further Resolve J, That the
chairtnau appoint a committee of seven, to
trausoait a co|)y of the proceedings of this
meeting to the several counties in this Staled
Messrs. Thomas Ragland, James N. Be
iiiniie, A. S. Rutherford, John A. Jones, F.
M. Brooks, James K. Redd and John i.
Ridgvvay, wore appointed that committee.
The meetiug was addressed by Hon. Jas.
Johnson. John A. Jones, Esq., and Hon.
Hines Holt, with their usual ability and fair-,
ness in.support of the Preamble and Ueso
i ItfttttHgLw -
and Resolutions were than
voted upon by the meeting and heartily
adopted) mere being but one dissenting voice.
It wasffurther Resolved, That the pro
ceedings! of the meeting be signed by, the
Chairman and Secretary, aud eqpies be
furuistja to the Eciitois or the city .papers,
and with a|request to publish the same,
Bk Du tnoiion, the meeting then Adjourned.
B * \Vm. H. MITCHELL. Ch’u.
BU P. Ellis, Scc’y.
Maj. John K. Howard, who was one of
the committee to’draft the above resolutions,
and who being absent from home, did not
see them until their adoption, suggests to
the committee that the Know Nothings be
also requested to make no nomination 1 for
Governor. Which is concurred'in by the
undersigned :
S am’l Ru the rfdrd, Van Leon a rd,
Thos. O>Duglass, John Woolfofk,
B/Y. Martin, S. A. Wales,
W,‘F. Luckie, D. J. Bather,
R. M. Gunby, R L* Mott,
J.'C.’Cook,* Seaborn Jones,
John H. Howard, ‘J. A. Bradford,
Charles’Cleghrtrn, J. B. Hill.
S, R. Andrews, Henry Lockhart,
S. A. Billing,
Wm. Dougherty abseui from the eity.
‘[Frdlti’the Columbus Ebquirer;]
Editors En(£iJiker : The following
thoughts were suggested by the unanimity
of feeling exhibited at the Sou them'’Union
Meeting, held in this city on Saturday
evening last. They are Ihe honest expres
sions of a true'Souihern heart, and are,‘l
believe, Ihe echo of the feelings of every
true ‘Southerner.
THE SOUTHERIfUNFOW.
‘Come, let us all as brothers stand,
“Upon this platform wide;
And serve iViihvalor, that our land
Be ever free, from every band
Who would our dearest rights demand,
dDid we but ouce divide!
( i.
The time has’come'for ustostand,
Aud adt in common cause l ;
And as a fearless Southern band,
Wiih patriot heart and stalwart hand,
We will defend our Southern land
’Gainst all oppressive laws !
The fnture of the South was bright,
When man to man was just;
But strength hath now usurped the right—
The North would all our interests blight—
Henceforth from them we disunite
W ho’d trample us itrdust’!
The Soufh’ts rich in ore and grain,
lu'intellrct and wealth ;
Her bounds are wide—tho'fertfle plain,
Great rivers, ocean, mountains’chain,
Are in her favored, broad .domain,
And genial dime of health!
We wish to act or vote no more
With sycophants and foes;
We tried the North. -When'few forbore—
We found them rotten to the core—
They aj’e to-day the same as cff yoie,
tfust where -their interest goes'!
Tiien stand upon o-ur pHatform wide— j
There’s room enough for dH*;
Let us as brothers, side by side,
Drive back'fierce Abolition's ride®*- :
No r lei the parit our-streogjh divide,
Bui I: v the South ive stand or (fall !
‘Mm I
General Intelligence.!
[From the New Orleans True Della.]
LATER FROM TEXAS.
The steamship Mexico. Caps. Lawless,
arrived this morning from Galveston,
whence she sailed tin Thursday.
We are glad to note by this arrival that
the sufferings for want of rain have ceased.
The Galveston Net* sos Thursday, says:
?By the mails received this morning, we
•have exchanges from almost eVery (quarter’
of the State, aud we are glad to learn that
the drought is at an end. Showers have;
fallen in every section aud the prospects for
the crops is brighter in consequence. It
may'be tliat “some districts have not yet
■been visited with rain, -but il there are any
snch they must be limited. All oar accounts
go to show that the rains have been general.;
and we believe that at this time enough has
fallen for present agricultural purposes-,
Heavy hail show ers have fallen in the West
and done some damage to the young corn.
Asa set off to the predictions about
drought, we observe that some weather-wise
individuals are announcing that we will
have a very et summer.
The Nueces Valley has the following : :
There* are rumors in town to the effect,
that Carvajal, who Was at Camargo, had
had received munitions, supplies and money
from AlVarefc, and a force Was to be raised
with which he was to revive the revolution i
on the west bank of the Rio Grande, and that
extensive preparations were being made to
that end. Wo give this as a rumor, and not
as a fact.
Franklin Hill, convicted at the last term 1
of the District Court of Gonftales county, of’ 1
murder in the first degree, has beeu senten
ced to be hung on the 18th instant. He
promises to disclose a most bloody affair on
that day. He acknowledges his guilt iu
the case for which he was convicted.
Judge Hawes has made the experiment ,
of navigating the Guadalupe river as far up
as Victoria, and notwithstanding the low
stage of the water, succeeded in approarb
iug within a very short distance of Victoria.
The Advocate of that place tries to tell
something about it, and has a number of
words on the subject—” There’s uothing iu
it.'*
The Crocket Pioneer mentions the shoot
ing of Dr. Indian by a young man named
YVm. H. Benign. It was thought that Dr
I. might recover, but his case was a critical
one. Benton wa# in jail. The Ptoueer
has the following : ■
A man named Wilson,‘says the Pioneer,
recently wentiuto the w ell of* Mr, Gill, at.
West Point, on the Ti'iuity River, to cleat
it out. The T*elt was sianyt feet deep, aud
when he had te ached the Bottom, the curb
ing gave way abo?ebjm and /covered him
in.a sort of Vault. Efforts were mado*to
rescue him. srnd be could &e heard talking
for some time, but of the well
gave-way, coveting himtO'b depth of thirty,
feet, and burying him- alive. The body.hat
. not been recovered at lasi^Miticei.. •
Ju the same neighborhood a nigf'o belong
ing to Mr. Canning dtowned himSe^f'tto'es
cape a threatened punishmetil.
A white man Who'stole a nlgfVWotoAb
and her two children.’in Harrison Cdurfty,
was puisued into Arkansas, andlhenegrtfs
recovered.
A*few days since a difficulty 6cctirred :i dt
a magistrate’s election in Hays County,‘fa
which Mr. J[. B. J.'Oli v er was stabbed by
Mr. Thomas. Mr. Mayfield was also
woutHleii'in separating the parties.
A-gaug ofHtdrse stealers had been carry
ing oh an extensive business in -Liberty
crtuiity. They we/e seen at one time \<ith
seventeen horses th their possession—-all
stolen. One of the g’angtyiad been arrested.
A heavy hail storm occurred at Austin
and vicinity, aud the crops Ware considera
bly damaged.
The grand .’jury of Travis comity found
one’hundred true bills for gambling at its
present session. ‘One grocery keeper wsrs
fined $750 for •permitting -gambling on hrs
premises.
A letter from ’-Eagle'Pass to the San An
tonio Ledger, says the J body of a man was
found on the 20rh tilt;, dbout fifteen mile's
from that post mutilated by carrion birds.
The cap of the deceased, ‘found near the
‘body,(proved him toiiave been a’taan nam
ed McCool,*who had deserted frdtn “the ar„
‘my. Jt is'Supposed that he was ( naurdered.
Another ‘murderous affray transpired ill
San Antonio on the night of the sth instant,
between Terry O’Neal, Wm. G. Tobin,
and Joe Malloy. Malloy’fired a pistol dt
O’Neal, Shattering his left aCm, when Tbbih
shot Malloy, killing him almost instantly.
I N'tfi ass.—Tbe r Da!lasJ3drdhl lertrds froth
Lieutenant Stanley, jwbo Was direct ! froih
Eort Bolkuap. that the Indians were cOiid
iog liilo the reserve in large numbers, and
fhatUhose from the North had brought with
them that loatbsdrtie disease, the small po v x.
Care had been taken, hdlve‘'ver by the Itr
dian Agent, to keep those infectcd with the
■disease fVom'cnmmutricafitin'witti the others.
iEvei'y thing was ‘quiet around Belknap,
and no depredations had recently been
•committed,'with the exception of shooting
•one or two head Os cattle with arrows, jft
Stem’s ranche, on the'Uleai l Foik. Thetb
‘were occasionally Indians met with, whose
appearance would Indicate a stealing pro
pen-ity-, but ‘they are gfenerafly ‘quiet add
not disposed lo take life.
Information of a reliable character has
been received, stating that the band of San
acho had suffered greatly by starvation anil
exposure. This is the believe,
which Captain haiL
n p.
on or near lit? <’
of ihe iutoiiJß
Vo rih.i! JS t I -, ‘JM
| CO’ •!!. at: A
vtftSp
. I: ft
tl em out of sighft.
The Whirlw iiulyß
disnppeaiC(i, but
ed again, and passeuft
and west with redoubled^
It struck a heavy frame
from the Illinois aud Wisconsin ‘Railroad,
tearing the roof instantly off, aud almost
irnmediately afterwards taHv'iug the whole
house instautly up the spout with all its
contents.
Niue persons in the house were draWu
up and ‘buried down in different places.—
Four of them Were instantly killed, ai.d
others mutilated beyond ,-atiy prospect ts
recovery.
The whirlwind then passed over a post
and rail fence, leaving not the sli-ghrost ves*
tige of it.
ft ne*t took up a barn and threw it upon
the horses aud -cattle it contained, crushiug
them at once.
The timber-of the fioftse attd barn ivere
hurled down to the ground with sfleh vio*.
lenre as to bury them almost out of sight-.
The house belonged to Mr. Page-, whose
wife, sou atad two grabd-childreu were kih
led.
Accotittts are given of persons being car
ried up one hundred feet in the air, and
then hurled down with great violence.
The same afternoon a severe hailstorm
occurred in this city, after which the sky *
a singular appearance to this
northward, and the weather changed from
the oppressive heat to the most chilling at
mosphere-. >
IwtotAN Watt =—lt is reported, from
the plains, that the Blackfeel,
Sioux, and some other tribes, lire prepar
ed to take the field agair.st the United
States, with three thousand warriors-.
The conflict is one which Will have to
)e fougut, and now is as good a timej w 6
suppose, as nother.---[Mont. Mail,
SEASONS AND CIIOPS IN FLORIDA 4
4 Greenwood, Jackson Cos., Fla. >
.May 25. 1855; \
Pubs. Enquirer— We hove beeu suffering
for rain for some time, not having had any
to do good since the. 6th of April, until ihd
22d of this month.',,At that date We bad a
good season in this neighborhood, though it
did not extend Car- -- On yesterday, the 24th* .
we had anptlier good season, aud from all
appearances a general rain. VVe have art
*m#sl*ine rain plenty for . the present, abd’
crops ard making gooff use of the time, Ht
this section crops are uot as forward as
usual. We have formerly had cotton
blooms plenty at this period, and corn in
silk and tassrfi; but I have not sfcen either
this spring. It was a cold, dry spring, and
the seed was not planted as eatly as usual;
but if jhe seasons continue from this time
out, we will make good crops yen Some