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€l>e ‘ Iff published by authority of the Southern Musical Convention. Terms—s I,SO Ter Annum. CC?*No paper will bk bent unless the cash accompanies the order. Hamilton, Aug, I, 1 8SS. The American Tieket. „For Senate D. P. HlfcL, For Representatives, Wm/I. HUDSON, A. J. GORDON. Hamilton, July 11, 1855. lfltd Qy* of the Organ will please excuse our occasional political documents io our paper, we oflW'no sentiment on either side, but work for tb panics as we are ems •h9Jfin&AipacUaJit j fr. pnwh pro* dilections. tO* Our citizens trill please bear in wind that the Male Academy will be open for the reception of pupils on Monday next. It being always desirable among teachers to have all present at the commencement of • school, who expect to become scholars, we therefore hope the fricads of education wit! show their appreciation of the talents and services of their faithful Principal by giving him a crowded bouse on opening, as welt as throughout the term. SOME POTATOE. Rev. W. D. Atkinson, of this place, presented us yesterday morning a sweet Potatoe, Measuring 7 inches round, well proportioned, and two others about the same weight, but different dimentions. Pretty good for this time of the year. MUiICAL. An article appeared in our last issue over the signature of Holcombe, which the writer offered in response to a short criti cism on a piece of music of his own produce tion, which cViticism was offered mote to • attract his attention to some errors than any thing else; but, like many others, rather than acknowledge the errors, he makes a labored effort to sustain himself; and to do this effectually, he uses a host of examples, for which there is not a written rule offered by which te prove his positions to becor rect. In a word— -he uses error to prove error to be right. If those distinguished musicians referred to in the article, intend ed such to be pepetuated as a rule, why have they not given us a rule for them ? Because Messrs. Woodbury, Hastiugs. Ma son and others, who are distinguished mu sical writers, Introduce a custom without uny rule for it, is no logical reason wny it it correct. There is no man with whom the opinions of. thoae men (musically directed) have more weight than with us; hot on the sub ject of closing a piece of music on a part of e measure, they have given no opinion, and therefore we are not prepared to subscribe to it. All figures set at the beginning of a tune have a significant meaning, the under figure dividing the semibreve into parts, that each aliquot part of the semibreve may be a part of the measure, and to close a piece with a part, say sth of a measure, would it appear to sound right ? Or, if you please. I-16th; this is with the same propriety as with Jth, or |ths, If you may introduce oue of these examples, yots way any of them, and unless there can be some rule given for such examples, we are stilt ready to decide that the tune was one cootiaual round without any legal closing. Next, we notice the iuitials D. C. When these are placed at the end of tMuue, it means to conclude the piece with a precede iog strain. This rule is written, and uni versally understood among musicians. But let us ask, what wsre we to understand when placed just preceding a word in poe_ try ? Were we to suppose the word occur red previously, and to conclude (or cjojse) on what wo might suppose did previously exist whether it did or not? or what con clusion shall we arrive at? We must ac knowledge this the first example of the kind we have ever seen, and feel at a loss to adjust its principle. The writer set out for the purpose of showing the criticism to be a very trivial and nonsensical article, by “ the Printer's Devil must have writ iu the absence of the Superintendent.” Whether he did or not, we suppose Mr. H. will find devil enough to meet all such efforts as hit last, to vindicate eiror, in self-justifi cation, for such cannot be permitted to pass without notice. We are still of the same opinion, that he must be young in the cause of Composition. We are not in possession of the origi nal copy of the proceedings of the) Anti- Know Nothing Meeting, held in this place on Saturday last. For a correct copy, we refer our readers to the Times Sf Sentinel. Communications* For the Organ. Cum Swamp. July, 1855. Friend Georgia Bov—ln your farewell commamcatinn, you saytbat,”“in my first that l partially sustained a natural minor scale, but have now sfid from that position.'’ If that is true, why did you come in contact with me, and accuse me of being in a Gum advancing strange ideas, &c., When your’ object too, was to sustaiu a natural minor scale? No sir, every man whe read my letter and can understand anything, knows that I questioned our ability, to perform two different distinct orders,—and that is the grounds uton which the controversy rose between yourself and me,—l am willing, however, for the reading public to determ ine whether ( have slid or not. Again you say “the authors whom I quoted does not sustaiu me in my position.” Do they sus tain you ? why did you not quote something from them in support of your position?— When quotations are plain before the lie from them in my letter, do you suppMH that a bare or simple declaration will oveirule theirowii language? Iql those authors for the purpose ofcnrulenfl your position, and any person who amine them ee that they come in com plete coutact With youj Again you enquire —was it not convenient for mo to have quoted Southern authors?—l would like to say much to you on this point, provided it was prudent for me to do so. 1 believe Major White to be as prominent and scien tific a man as you have refered to in your letter. Do you think that he sustains you? If I can make it appear that he is against you, will you agree that the position you have assumed are wrong? If you have the theory of Mr. Woodbury, you see as plain as language can express, or example can show forth, that he comes in direct contact with your position, and with your declara tion, which was, “that no sound theorist could say, that you must depress the medi ant to produce the minor 3d.” Now sir, if you will examine the Organ, a few numbers back, you will see that Major White en dorses Mr. Woodbury’s theory as wholely scientific. Now if Mr. Woodbury is against you, as plainly shown in my last letter, Mr. White stands side by side with him, by im plication or endorsement. Agaiu you say —you think lam for quitting the discussion from the challenge 1 made.—That must be another one of your strange conclusions.— Is a challenge for closer combat, an evi dence of a disposition to withdraw ? Do you think that olhers will view it in that light? If they do. they will ntaview it as it was intended. But this to be about the depth efmany of your conclusion*. My object was to bring the controversy to a close, that there would be no room for slip ping around, misconstruing, &c. Agaiu,— -J you tiiink ; f 1 am not a used up man nowfl 1 soon will be,—l do not know how soon ! may be, but if I am now, I am insensible of the ainart. Now, as you appear to be off from the discussion, by submitting it into the bauds of others, and biding me good bye, 1 say to you, and readers of the Orgitn generally, to take my first letter and read it, then read your reply; then read my next, and your reply; and so on, through the dis cussion ; that is the way to test a controver sy. Then it will he seen whether I have slid from my first position, and showed a disposition to quit the discussion or not.— And now my friend, I bid you good-bye, if you aro gone. M. Sikes. For the Organ. Mr. Superintendent.— For mv own information, and perhaps for that of others, also, I propose to propound through the columns of the Organ, a few plain and sim ple questions which I hope to have fully answered by your owu or some other ready pen : Ist. Is the semibreve the measure note in Buy but the two first moods of common time ? . 2d. Is not the semi-breve rest a mark of silence, and if so, why is it excepted ? 3d. Is not Cotnpouud time the double of Triple, and if sr is it proper to accent com pound time on the first aud fourth, and Tri ple on the first aud third ? Is there not an inconsistency ? 4th. Do we accent music by the sentence or strain, or only by the measure ? sth. Should not the second accent in Compound time be full ? 6 h. Is not auy pleasing sound music, whether ia connection with ail other sounds or not? 7tb. Is it correct to any—choosing notes are set immediately over each other ? Bth. How does the Cliff open the scale of characters, and what scale is referred to? and how does it determine their import? 9th Is the seventh the leading note in the minor key ? 10th. Have we any reason for saying B and E are natural sharp sounds, and F and C natural flat sounds? 11th. Is there more than seven intervals in an octave ? 12th. Is the Key more natural to the voice thau any other souod in the scale ? aud if so, cau we have the key on any letter we please ? 13ih. Is not the tune Hebron, properly common time? Please to answer the above queetions iu full qt an early day, and very much oblige a number of inquirers, but more especially a [uotusubscriber.] P. Hampton. Dauville, Ga., July 13, 1855. For the Organ. Mr. Superintendent, —Please insert the following question for answer: Why is the seventh of the Minor scale sharped 1 , Mason, Woodbury. Bradberry, Jones and many other- authors agree that there are two forms Os the minor scale. ob% Melodic, the other Harmonic. They tell us that the former has its sixth and seventh from the key -—•- - ——■— •harped, and .dip latter only its seventh, (the former is eetdom used ) but they give no reasoufor sltorpineiheseventh. Please give a reason, MkogjßMuxild like to hear (i-om you. you know is &c. 1 I * s ‘ VDrgan. Mr. Ebit#&— my commu nication to have space hi the Organ ? There seems to be a great excitement up with some of the musical brethren in regard to the keys. I shall endeavor to give my opinion to the public, and only wish it to receive the credit it merits. Ist. What elect does flats and sharps have on the performance of music? 1 answer, none! They are always used as conductors lor the me, which every theo rist of music knows; then they do not make a tune any more unnatural in performing it than when it is not transposed; that is, 1 say a compssition is as natural in the per iMnuce when they are used mit is when Phey are not. But to the keys: F Ido not believe that the minor key is na tural to the voice, whether assumed by a natural or artific&iaVurositipn; because, it is voice,—no, not in any composition,‘nor in aiiy musical the major is com pletely full and agreeable to the voice.— Now, I do not think that the voice can per form but one natural order, and that it the major order, or key. Do not understand me as contending against the existence of the minor key, for we have minor anueie, and therefore we must have a minor key.— I will come to a close, and subscribe my name, with respect to the musical brethren, K. H. Stanfield. For the Organ. North Craftsbury. Vermont, ) July 24,1855.’ $ Mr. Editor, —Remembering your special favor, 1 now take pleasure in fulfilling my promise to pen a few lines for your sheet. Pefhaps your readers srtU be but little inter ested in matters so far from home. Thete is however a common interest which binds together all parts of this Union, and that bond is strongest where all the people are best acquainted with the customs and the institutions which prevail iu other parts. Since leaving your place, uature has as sumed various differing phases. The broad fields of blooming cotton have entirely dis appeared. and the tasseled corn has dwind led to miuiaiurfipropnrtinns. On the other have become broad er, now for the lu oods and undulating the the and the vales” of New K<l too, and the loving On the uAjmftgtn your place and this, there is rests the traveller ; some horror and disgust, rather y pleasant emotions. No places whictHHpe ever seen are, more gloomy than the swamps of the Carolinas. the filthiest of water over ail the ground, the rankest species of vegetation on every side, and every branch above bung with lone moss iu the most mournful drapery.— Such places in a fabulous age would have been the shades of the lower regions. There is, however, much to please, and at no place which 1 have ever visited more than iu Washington. It is true that the city, aside from the public works, will not compare favorably with many others. These, however, are of the deepest interest to every American. They please by their beauty, their symmetry, and their harmony of propotTiefl, and by their grandeur and sublimity. May the day be far distant when auy sectional feeling, either North or South, shall either lay waste those monu ments of national greatness, or cause them to be held iu any Tess esteem by any citizen of this glorious republic. Your’s truly, Chab. A. J. Marsh. Jtnti-JKnow Nothing Meet ing—in Harris. According to a previous colice a large number of the voters of Harris county op posed to the K. N. Party, met this day in the Court House in Hamilton. Dr. C. C. Gibbs was called to the Chair, declined and proposed the name of Col. J. N. Ram set, who was unanimously elected to pre side over the meeting. On motion of CSI V J. M. Mobley, the following gentlemen were appointed Vice Presidents: A. B. Huey, C. B. Black, Brittain Williams, James Pollard, P. T* Trammel, M. C. Farley, Thos. Park, James Walker, A.Hunley, Wm. E. Far ley, Samuel Henderson, Wm. J. Henry, C. C. Gibbs, and the following gentlemen Secretaries: A. B. Seals, J. C. Henry, A. G. Bedell. The Chairman stated the object of the meeting in a very able speech of about one hour, clearly showing the necessity of the South being united in opposition to this Know Nothing Organization. Dr. Gibbs in au able and fearless speech exposed the Know Nothings, and announc ed that as he was tho first in the field, he would be the last to quit the fight, until vic tory perched upon our standard. Theu, on motion of Col. R. A. Craw ford, a Committee of three from each Dis trict was appointed to prepare business for tfce action of the meeting. The several Districts were then called and the following gentlemen chosen : Samuel Heuderson, Charles Bedell, H. Thomas,. Aaron Goodman; John McGee, Willism Nelson. •fijU W. Ilattox, Samuel Moore, William A. Trueft,’ “• *• • ~ ft.’ A. CrawfordrAlvin Mybaud, Green Weldon. Joel Dennis, James M. Whines, O. H- Smith. Stephen L. Hanks, A. B. Seals, William T. Smith. John W. Smith, R. W. Robinson, George Lynch. David Hutchins, Benj. Buchanan, Mr. Parkerson. Thomas M. Clowgr* Henry Lowe, S. Brown. C. B. Black, T. J. Dozier, William H. Blackwell. Wm. J. Henry, 11. Milner, Robert Win frey. T. N. Sparks, R. E. Bee mag, Hugh Mc- Cauley. The Committee retired, and during their absence the large audience were entertain ed by eloquent addresses from G. A. B. Do zier, Esq., of Harris, aud James Hamil ton, Esq., of Columbus. The crowd man ifested their approbation of the sentiment* put forth by frequent bursts of applause. The Committtee having returned, re ported the following ticket to the Conven tion: For Senate, Col. JAMES N. RAMSEY, For Representatives. • Judge HENRY EL MOSS.-m-rin Dr. P. T. TRABJIL. Also—Reported the following Resolu tious through their Chairman Dr. Bedell all of which was unanimously adopted : RESOLUTIONS. Whereas the citizens of Harris coun ty. irrespective of old party distinctions, have met for the purpose of consultation, and being desirous that our principles upon which we can agree may be made known. Resolved —lst. That we are opposed to all secret oath-bound political associations in a Republican government iu times oi peace. 2d. Resolved —That the pretensions with which the self styled American Party at tempts to palm off its dangerous doctrines, is unworthy of any party claiming the sup port of an enlightened people, professing as they do, to stand upou the Philadelphia Platform, which declares- the Uuion the paramount political good, and at the same time adopts the Georgia Platform, which declares the Union to be secondary jn im portance to the rights it was intended to perpetuate, and denying a proscription ol men on account of their religious faith out side of their order in Resolutions, while they swear by horrid oaths inside of their order not to vote for, and to remove from office men on account of their religious faith, thereby making a test which the Constitu tion of the United States declares shall nev er be made. 3d. Resolved— That Congress has no right to abolish or restrict slavery in the States, the District of Columbia, or the Ter ritories, nor to of a State c<’to sere ith States. Jtk 4 th. m ron ven <>'l ju-t an ol his title to his ticn, and hence w-a concrtrae that Congress has no more right to deprive a citizen of the District of Columbia of his slave, than she has to take from him his hoflse and lands, and the same principle is applicable to the slave Slates, even should a majority desire its abolition, otherwise the minority have no protection to this species of property, or any other when under the ban. sth. Resolved —That we adopt the Geor gia Platform of 1850 in erlenso. 6th. Resolved —“ That the several States, composing the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to the general government, but that, by a compact under the style and title of a Constitution of the United States, and ’of Amendments thereto, they constituted a General Government foaspecial purposes; delegated to that government certain defi nite powers ; reserving, each State to itself, the residuary mass of right to their own self-government; that, whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauth<>ritative, void, and of no force; that to this compact each State acceded as a State, and is an integral party, —its co-States forming, as to itself, the other party ; that tne Government crea ted by this compact, was not made the ex clusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to it. since that would have made its discretion and not the Consti tution. the measure of its powers; but that, as in all other cases of compact among par ties, having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions as of the mode and measure of redress.” 7th. Resolved— ln the opinion of this meeting, the native free-soilers, Kuow Nothings and Abolitionists of the North are the worst enemies of the Constitution, Un ion, and Government, and thus we are ready to strike hands with Natives or For eign born, Whig or Democrat, North or South, to defend the Constitution from the assaults of Abolitionism in the North and Fanaticism in the South. Bth. Resolved —That while on the one band this Convention cannot point to a sin gle instance of Catholic interference with the institution of slavery in the States, Ter ritories, or District of Columbia. On the other hand, it finds the enemy to be of our own household—composed of the 3000 me morializing Protestant Clergy of the North, the abolitionists, freereilers, and Know- Nothings, who make common cause against the interest and equality of the South, and against whom we urge our Sonthern Know Nothing friends to turn their arms and cease their war against an inoffendiug religions sect, who havo not joined in a crusade a gainst-the South. -CK Ramsey and Dr. Tramil, being present; rose and accepted the nomination in an appropriate manner, pledging them selves to support the principles of the party. Ctfl. Mobley was called to the stand, and, although the meeting was ready to re commend him as one of our standard bear ers, but tie was for success of principle, and would convince the world that he was not for self but the good of the country. Resolved, That the Times & Sentinel, and the Organ, be requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting. On motion—The meeting adjourned sins die. J. N. RAMSEY, Pres. Joel C. Henry. 1 A. B. Seals, V Secretaries. A. G. Bedell, j General Intelligence* [Correspondence of the N. Orleans Delta.) REVOLUTION on the RIO GRAN DEN Brownsville, Texas , July 10, ’55. Editors Delta —The excitement grow ing out of the revolutionary movements among our Aztec neighbors continues una bated. and we hourly look for news of a decisive character from the scene of opera tions. To the joy of many persons who arc the avowed friends of the revolution, the cu]t ihroat, General Woll, left his den in Mata ■gmra£ on the 7tb insC., to a&surnatbe com Tffand of his forcefc ip Reynosa, inhere iluv have foriified themsalves with the deiertoi’ * nation of making a stand. After WolPs ar rival. the effective force will consist of some twelve or thirteen hundred men. General Castro, with some five hundred men, commands in Matamoras, which place will of c< urse surjender if, as it is universal ly supposed, the hangman Woll is defeated *t Reynosa. which is more than probable: This man Castro is a brute, whose ignor-. ance is only equaled by his proverbial cow ardice. The revolutionary forces after entering Camargo, took up their line of march for Reyuosa, and their advance guard, h is said, was already within some six leagues nf that place day before yesterday. If it be so, they may intercept Woll with an over powering force, in w hich case they would make him dress himself in the uniform cf he ‘* distinguished National Ordet of Gua dalupe,” and hang the tascal to the highest tree they can find. The federal forces consist of some twenty five hundred men and ilie necessary artille ry. They are commanded by men of much local reputation for their intelligenre and valor. Among them are Vidaurri, who captured Monterey ; Garza, who last year made the gallant defence of Cuidad Vi to ria, ( apistran, who was the second in eoni maud at the Mogotes last year, when Gen eral Cruz wag so shamefully beaten ; and last, but not least, Caravajal, with many other of less note, but who are known to be “game to the backbone.” Be assured that the days of misrule and corruption of that Prince of Villains, Sauta Anna, and his satraps in Northern Mexico, are forever fover, and most terrible will be the account ■hey will have to give of theif it e wardship. ‘ r Morally speaking, Santa Anna’s Govern ment has been tried and sentenced by the Mex cau people, and from the depths of ev. ery honest Mexican’s conscience a prote-t issues against that tissue of cruelties, errors, despotic measures and tyranny miscalled administration of Justice. He will in vain seek solace and comfort in the counsels of his self-conceited and shallow-brained Pre mier, the hypocritical traitor Bonilla, ‘i bis sell-constituted leader of the *• dores” or Monarchical party in Mexico, will scarcely have more than time sufficient to comply with his mission as the tool aud> agent of the Spanish Court, to give an ac count to the arrogant, imbecile aud prnfli-. gate Court of Madrid of what has transpired; in their ancient colony. Ihe Federal Court for this district ad journed yesterday without doing anything, <>f consequence besides acquitting Carvajal,, Norton, Rouudtrco, and some twenty six others of the so-called filibusters, iu some of which cases Mr. U. S. District entered a nolle prostqui, and others were discharged on account of the illegality of the which was quashed. Thus ended a prose cution which cost Brother Jouaihau some of his loose change, properly enough distri buted among many of his law-abiding chii dren who were more in need of it thau the old man was. We continue to have abundant showers, of rain, and with the change of rulers over the way, things will improve for the better,, and a very different state es affairs will be the case ns tespects the'geueral trade and traffic on the lower Rio Graude. The river is in fiue navigable condition, and in my next I hope to let you know oS the defeat of Santa Anna’s minions. Sancho- Beyond the Pale of Civilization. —ltis said that in consequence of the late massacre at Aango. the Allied Gov ernments will issue the following procla mation, if satisfaction is refused by the Russia : ’Colonel ‘of Russian. army, havmg committed a cold-blooded, cowardly, and brutal murder on the per sons ol three officers and sixteen seamen of Her Britannic Majesty’* Navy, who* under a flag of truce, had, unarmed, in trusted themselves to his honor and that of the aoeW profession of arms, which he has disgraced by the cowardly act of an assassin and pirate, Colonel ■ -i* hereby placed -without the pale of tho law ol nations, which he has so disgrace fully and it is hereby ordered and whom, it may con cern. that, upon his capture by any French or British natal or military authority, he, the 6aid Colonel — — shall, on being idenified, be immediately hanged by the neck until he be dead ; and that be us ual reward for the apprehension of a com mon murderer (J 250) be paid over to hie captors.’