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Cj }t (ffimpin j&iait. GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY M3RYIYG, ,?JARCH 19, 1856 Masonic Signet & Journal. We take pleasure in acknowledging the receipt oF this excellent periodical for March. Besides a great variety of other interesting matter, the pres ent number contains a brief sketch of the life and adventures of Bno. Doctor Kaxe, the celebrated Naturalist, Surgeon and Navigator; the first civi lized man that ever, stood in latitude 82 degbreath ing an atmosphere whose temperature was 100 de grees below the-freezing point, and looked out up on an open sea, extending around the North Pole. • • Fine Shad. Our market i3 now well supplied with this luxu ry so highly prized by Epicures. The price is rather high to justify Printers and Editors to in dulge in this expensive article of diet, and our fra ternity can only feast on it in imagination. Our friend, Win. H. Powell, howerer, commiserating the forlorn condition of the Editorial brotherhood, a few days since, made us a present of one of the largest and finest of the season, of which we par took with a gusto, exquisitely delightful, lie has our warmest thanks for this manifestation of his sympathy, and trust that his labor of love and kindness may not go unrewarded. - Party Platforms. Tn a Rcpuplican form of Government like ours, political parties arc only beneficial in devising measures of public policy, and effecting concert ol action in carrying them out. While kept within these landmarks, and laboring for the public good, they are conducive to the well-being and healthy action of the body politic. For a number of years .past, a custom has prevailed in this country, for those entertaining similar opinions upon great lead ing political questions, periodically to meet in con vention and consult upon the. necessary means of securing the success of those principles, which M'e common to .then! as members of the same political fraternity. In order that there may be no mis understanding among themselves, as to the nature of those principles which bind them together as a party, and that the whole country may know the faith they profess, a scries of resolutions embody ing the sentiments which they entertain, is usually •adopted and published to the world. These reso lutions constitute what is In political parlance called the platform of the party. We hold this usage in high veneration. Whenever any portion of the citizens of our country associate themselves together, without some such bond of union as this; some great leading meaure of governmental policy the object of their association, it degenerates in to a faction, which has always proved the bane ol Republics,'.both ancient and modern.. A struggle to put down one man or set of men, merely for the purpose of elevating another man or set of men, never can result in any permanent public good : unless there be'some distinct , prominent principle underlying the whole party organization. The opinions and doctrines, thus briefly enunciated, though for years sanctioned by the two great par ties which have for so long divided the people of the United States, have recently become somewhat unpopular with a certain class of politicians and political Editors. Though; not prepared wholy to repudiate the custom of erecting platforms, they begin to esteem them of little value. Hence the recent convention of the Know Nothing party at Philadelphia, have established a platform, upon which almost every grade of politicians can stand without compromising their peculiar opinions.— They have settled no important issue which now divides the. people of the country. They have ig nored the great question of the day, to-wit ; the slavery question, and have taken a positive stand only on one point, and that is opposition to the Democratic party. This is the great end and aim of their organization. True, they have expressed a firm belief in the existence of a Supreme Being; a matter which no political party in this country lias ever denied, and declared, that “Americans shall rule xhmcrica,” which they arc now doing, and have always done heretofore, and are still like 3y to do ; but upon the great question of slavery, the Missouri Cotnpromsic, and the Kansas-Ne braska act, they are silent as the grave. Hence, men entertaining opinions upon these vital ques tions, diametrically opposed to each other, can stand together upon their platform without any sacrifice of principle. Filmore and Donelson, the two leaders of this faction, stand side by side on the same platform, though the former has been the object of the most bitter opposition by the latter, on account of a difference of opinion upon a ques tion now paramount to all other questions, viz : the question of slavery. Southern Nebraska men have clasped hands with Northern Anti-Nebraska men, and stand upon this accommodating platform in one fraternal embrace. Such is the character of the miscalled party, lately inaugurated at Phil adelphia, and such the consistency of those who are acting together as members of it. Away with such platforms! We advocate the establisrnent of another and more specific political creed. A creed embracing the leading doctrines of the Democratic 1 arty a creed which shaM plainly and positively define the position of the party upon the slavery question, without dissimulation or equivocation. Tender to the enemies of the Constitution,(whether calling themselves Black Republicans or Know Nothings,) the issue of Nebraska or Anti-Nebras ka—Slavery or no Slavery. Upon this issue we stand or fall. He that is not for us is against us. Let there be no middle ground between the South and her f eucjtnies, Proclaim these cardinal princi ples to the-werld, imprint them upon every banner and let that banner float over every political bat tle field North, South, East and West. We wbukTnt give a copper for a platform that leaves every thing in doubt and uncertainty. We hold that a sound platform is essential to the suc cess of the Oational Democratic Party. We have no fears but that such au one will be adopted at Cin cinnati. We are deeidedly in favor of the plan of having a platform. Try every man by it, and trust no one who will not avow his faith in it, and pledge himself to sustain it and carry out its prin ciples. New Goods, Messrs. W. R. Phillips & Cos., are now receiving tbeirnew and splendid stock of Goods, for the Spring and Summer trade. Want of space prevents us from inserting tlicir ad vertisement in this issue of our paper; but it will appear in our next. From a partial examination of soms of their Goods, we are constrained to say, that a portion of their ar ticles, in the fancy line, far excel any* thing of the kind we have ever seen exhibited in a Georgia market. Their iot of Silk Mantillas, and French Muslins, with Moiranlique stripe, commanded our highest admiration. Their Silks are of the newest and latest Jaspi and Aloirantique styles But the Mantillas! ah, the mantillas! Her; is something to delight the eye, please the fancy, and charm the imagi nation, suited to every taste and every capacity’, ranging in prices from SI,OO to One Hendued Dollars. Ladies, it would pay fora days travel just to least the eye upon the extraordinary’ specimens of fine articles in thfh assortment. Come then to \V. 11. Phillips & Co.'s Store. Here the el derly’ matron may adorn herself so as to make her look young again, and the young to appear angelic. Come then, come one and all, and come quickly', and buy goods fresh, line and cheap ! New Advertisements. We would especially call attention to Messrs Piper & Whites advertisement, to be found in our advertising columns to-day. Their stock is new and fresh, selected for the Spring and Summer market. Giving their attention exclusively to the clothing business and being themselves practical mechanics, g'ves them a great advantage over others, not posse sed of like qualifications in judging of the quality and true worth of goods they pur chase. Work done in 1 heir shop has stood the te. t of several roars experiment in this city, and we trust that their well known fidelity and their liber ality iu patronising the press, will meet an ample reward in the patronage of a generous public. Skies brightening in Illinois. At the recent election in Chicago, for City OL fleers, the Democratic party achieved a glorious victory. They elected their candidate by a large majority. The issue was Douglas and Nebraska. Party lines wefe strictly drawn, and Chicago lias endorsed the Nebraska Bill. Less than three years ago, Senator Douglas was hissed and hooted at by the people of Chicago, as a traitor or a malefactor; now his name floats on the banner which bore his friends to victory by an overwhelming majority. The skies are brightening and the omens are fa vorable to the success of the Democratic Party at the coming Presidential election. Know Noth ingism and Abolitionism combined can't prevent it. The “Bainbiidge Argus.” Willis M. Russell has purchased the entire in . tcrest, in the “American Standard,” lately publish ed in Albany, Ga., and removed the office to Bain bridge, and commenced the publication of the “ Bainbridge Argus.” The paper will occupy a neutral position in politics, except so far as the advocacy of the principles of the Georgia Platform is concerned. Mr. Russel! savs in liis salutatory : .“‘Georgia’ simply will be our motto, and upon the 4th resolution of the Convention of 1850, we shall stand ever ready to defend the honor, the rights and the sovereignty of Georgia against either Northern or federal aggression,” Go ahead broth er Russell, wo are “sure you're right.” New Hampshire Election. The result of the recent election in New Hamp shire shows a gain of oveivß,ooo votes for the Dem ocratic party since the last Gubernatorial election and a gain ol 125 members in the popular branch of the Legislature. The Washington Union says : “The doom of isms in that State, is evidently sealed ! The hand writing is blazing upon the wall! No intelligent man can doubt that the vote of New Hampshire for the Democratic nominee of the Cincinnati Con vention, whoever he may be, is as certain as the recurrence of the day of election.” Proscription. It is somewhat amusing to witucss how lustily the Know Nothiug party cry out “proscription,” when one of their brethren, holding official posi tion under a Democratic Administration, is decap itated. They ignore the old adage, “it is a poor rule which wont work both ways,” and claim the right of exemption from ‘political proscription, which has been practiced upon by every Adminis tration for the last quarter of a century. If any party, which lias ever had an existence in this country, since the first organization of the govern ment, is completely estopped by their own acts from setting up a complaint on account of proscription, it is certainly the Know Nothing, or so-called American Party. The members of that order are bound by the solemn sanctions of an oath “not to vote for a Catholic,” and if elected to office, and have the power, they are “to remove from office every Catholic and Foreigner.” Here is a pro scription, not for political but for religious opinion —virtually annulling that provision of the Con stitution, which declares that “no religious test shall ever be established as a qualification for of fice.” The Democratic party arc not bound by an oath to refuse office to any person on account of either his religious or political opinions. Asa matter of party policy, they usually in the exercise of the appointing power, prescribe a political test, which is not prohibited by the Constitution of the United States, but utterly denounce all religious tests as a qualification for office. This, then, is the difference between the two parties. One is bound by an oath to proscribe, by refusing to ap point to, or remove from office, all those entertain ing certain religious opinions; while the Democrat ic party, freed from any such obligations, only ex ercise a sound discretion in removing or notremov ing those from office who differ with that party in political opinions. Yet when the Post Master General, for political or other good reasons, re moves a Know Nothing Post Master, the cry of proscription and persecution is forthwith rung through the whole country. Witness the case of the Post Master at Henderson, in Texas. He is removed from office, and forthwith lie fills half a column in a newspaper in the utterance of his dolo rous complaints, and hurling defiance in the face of the Ilcad of the Post Office Department. This precious document is seized upon by some of the Know Nothing Presses in Georgia., published to the world-and eudorsed us noble. We give a few specimens ol the beauties of this noble document. This martyr, in his letter, speaks of Mr. Campbell, P M. G., as “a member of that intolerant sect, who have never been known so forgive opposition, or hesitate at any iniquity to punish those who might differ with them.” “Truckling to a thing so mean as James Campbell, P. M. Gen. of the United States.” “The petty tyrant ( meaning Gen . Pierce ,) to whose corrupt bargain with the Pope, your master, you owe your present official posi tion,” &c. We might give a number of other spe cimens of this chaste epistle, similar to the above It abounds with such language, and proves conclu sively, the propriety of the act of the P. M. Gene ral in removing hint from office. Such a man ought never to have been a Post Muster under any Administration. Mr. Stewart’s Pledge. At a ratification meeting of the Know Noth ings held at Washington City, a few days since, Mr. Stewart of Virginia, who was in the Cabinet of Mr. Fillmore, pledged Virginia for him.” We think Mr. Stewart has taken a heavy re sponsibility upon himself in making this pledge.— ’Tis true the thing was very easy to he said, but we think it will be much more difficult to accom plish. Virginia has yet to cast her first vote, for a candidate for the Presidency, of Mr. Fillmore’s party affiliations. Old Virginia lias never yet missed fire. When the Democracy has been beat en down in nearly every other strong holej,Virginia has remained firm. Even in (lie trying times of 1840 and 1848, when the Democratic Party was almost swept from the face of the earth, the Old Dominion proved true to her ancient faith. Last year, when the Banner of Know Nothingisni was planted upon her soil, flushed with victory from “a thousand battle-fields,” boasting of a majority of thirty to fifty thousand, the resuit proved that Old Virginia wa*Old Virginia still ! And tho’ Mr. Stewart has promised what his party friends have often promised before, without fulfilling, we venture the prediction, that if the vote of Virgin ia is necessary to place Mr. Fillmore in the Presi dential Chair, it will be a long time before he at tains to that distinguished honor, unless he changes his political opinions and party affiliations. The Slavery Party. The question of slavery is the leading measure which now agitates this country frotn its centre to its circumference. Disguise it as you may. this is the question of all questions. The free States have, to a great extent, been overwhelmed by the en emies of the peculiar institution, who made it override every other political consideration. Know Nothingism in those States has been thrown into the scale to complete the preponderance. A little Spartan Band remains in that bleak region of po litical desolation, who are yet true to the compro mises of the Constitution, and are designated as National Democrats These have stood aloof from the embraces ol lilac!; Republicanism, as well as of Know Nothingism, and constitute a force, though few in {lumbers, to which the South can look for succor in the coming struggle. The ene mies of the Democratic party, i;. the free States, charge that party as being the pro-slavery party. They cite the messages of Gen. Pierce and Gov. Wells, of Maine, and the speeches and votesof other prominent members of the Democratic Party, as evidence of the truth of this charge.-- The dema gogical appeal used to excite the prejudices of the masses against that party is that the Democratic Party is favorable to the rights of the South. Be fore this appeal, many a gallant spirit has been compelled to fall, and his place been filled by some vile fanatic. Below we give an extract from the Oxford Democrat, published in the State of Maine, a hot Black Republican, Abolition print. Speak ing of the Democratic Party, it says : “For what purpose but the partiality for slavery and its extension was a Minister sent to the Span ish Court, with instructions to purchase the Island of Cuba at a price of $200,000,000. What other object in purchasing an extent of barren territory, at a cost of $50,000,000. The repeal of the Mis souri Compromise, and overrunning Kansas with border-ruffians, is claimed as the distinguishing measure of that party, and what bat a partiality for slavery lies at the foundation of that iniquity? This same partiality for shivery lias prostituted the whole power of this Government to the de fence of slavery propagandism and the Nationali zation of slavery. Partiality ('of slavery caused the Administration ruffians in Kansas to frame and enact a law by which any man should be im prisoned two years, who uttered a single word against slavery, and President Pierce in his proc lamation says that he shall call out the entire fede nil forces if necessary, to enforce this law among others of jthe territorial sham Legislature. It is for this same partiality that a Kansas Judge added six men to the Grand Jury in the case of McCrea, men who were known to be his enemies, because the jury in attendance did not find a bill against him for defending himself. Does any person who has examined the special pleading of Pierce or Wells in their annual mes sages, question their partiality for slavery. It is the leading idea of these documents, which they have traveled out of all ordinary courses in such papers to introduce. But both are endorsed as containing sound Democratic doctrines. These messages have become matters of record, and it is not difficult to produce other testimony in abun ancc from the records showing this partiality.” British Enlistments. For some months past the Brjtjch Government has assumed to i.tsdlf the right of enlisting Ameri can citizens,to recruit their army in the Crimea. — This js in perfect keeping with the arrogance which usually characterises the conduct of that nation in all its diplomatic intercourse with foreign na tions. Tt is a matter of some astonishment, that a people so proud of their prowess,so vain of their military fame, so boastful of their attainments m science and civilization, and so pretending in re spect to their high regard for the principles ot ho nor and honesty, should so often compromise all their claims to the lofty position they occupy in the scale of enlightened nations, by openly violating a well known principle of international law. But such is the fact. Their public functionaries sent to our country to represent their Government’s inter ests, and enjoying our hospitality, have been rais ing recruits from our own citizens to fill up the wasted ranks of their army engaged in the war against Russia. The President, with a due appre ciation of the wrong thus attempted to be inflicted on on our rights, has peremptorily demanded the recall, not only of the Minister at Washington, but of the Consuls at New York, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati To show the groundless pretensions of the British G overnment in their attempt to en list within our borders, we subjoin an extract from Vattel’s Law of Nations ; Vattel on Recruiting. —Yattel, the most gen erally accepted authority on international law,says, “Whoever undertakes to enlist soldiers in a foreign aountry, without the sovereign permission, and in general, whoever entices away the subjects of anoth er State, violates one of the most sacred rights of the Prince and the Nation. This crime is distin guished by the name of kidnapping or man steal ing. and is punishable witli the utmost severity in every well regulated State. Foreign recruiters are hanged without mercy, and with great justice. It is not presumed that their sovereign has ordered them to commit a crime ; and supposing even that they had received such an order, they ought not to have obeyed it., their sovereign having no right to command what is contrary to the law of nature * * * But it appears that they acted by or’ der, such a proceeding in a foreign sovereign is justly considered as a sufficient cause for declaring war against him, unless he makes suitable repara tion.— Vattel, Droit dcs Gens, 1 ni,ch., i.,p. 298. VI is Partington, says Know Nothing ism is the worst ism- on-earth except Reuinat ism. From the Federal Union. The following Acts have been passed by the General Assembly and ap proved by the Governor. An act to organize anew Judicial Circuit, to be composed of the counties of Heard, Coweta, Campbell, Carroll, Haralson. Folk, and Floyd, to prescribe the times of holding the Superior and In ferior Courts if) the same, and to attach the same to the 3d Supreme Court Judicial Circuit. An act to appropriate money for the benefit of the Georgia Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, and for other purposes. An act to appropriate money to compensate the State Treasurer for extraordinary services. An act to compel all incorporated Mining Com panies of this State to give in and pay taxes on their stock in the counties where the mines are lo cated . An act to appropriate money to erect a necessa ry building for the accommodation of the pupils at the Institute for the Blind, located in the city of Macon. An act to amend the several acts now of force in reference to the Public Printer. An act to add an additional section to the Pe nal Code of the State of Georgia. An act to give endorsers control of fi fas in all cases in which lie may have paid them against the principal or any prior endorser. An act to authorize the admission in evidence of certified copies from the Executive Department and other officers connected therewith, to be used as evidence in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, &c. An act to fix the time of holding elections for Judges of the Superior Courts, Attorney General and Solicitors Generals. An act more effectually to compel the payment of the legal tax heretofore imposed on agencies of foreign Banks. An act to alter, change and amend the second section of an act entitled an act to regulate the ad vertising of Clerks, Sheriffs and other State and county officers, and to provide for the preservation of the newspapers containing said advertisements, and for other purposes, approved Jan. 22d, 1852. An act to alter, amend and add to the Penal Code of this State. An act to incorporate the Warren ton and Ma con Railroad Company, and to confer certain pri vileges and powers upon the same. An act. to Charter the Exchange Bank of the State of Georgia, at Griffin. An act to provide compensation for the commis sioned officers, non commissioned officers, musi cians and privates of certain counties, and for oth er purposes. An act to incorporate a Bank in the city of Rome, Floyd county, Ga., to be called the Bank of the Empire State, and for other purposes. An act to authorize the Governor and Comp troller General to correct mistakes of Receivers and < ‘ollcctors of Taxes or of any tax payer, where by more money is paid into the Treasury than is required by law, to refund the same, and the Gov ernor to draw his warrant on the Treasury for said amounts. The Comptroller to settle up the busi ness of his office of other years. The Inferior Courts or Grand Juries to allow insolvent lists before the 15th of December of each year. Comptroller to settle up the old and unfinished bus iness of his of fice, his duty therein, making out digests, to make indexes to the Books of his office, his compensation therefor, and for collection of debts due previous to 1855; and eiver Tax Collector’s Bondsin a book and file them. An act to provide for the selection of Grand and Petit Jurors in certain cases. An act to allow any joint tenant, tenant in com mon, or other person having a part interest in lands; tenements, to maintain a separate action of ejectment or trespass, and for other purposes. An act to alter and amend an act to alter the law in relation to interest on money, approved 17th December, 1845. An act to alter and amend an act entitled an act to amend an act passed the 17th day of December, 1847, to authorize parties to compel discoveries at common law, approved 20th February, 1854. Ar. act to repeal an act approved 7th, Feb'y 1854, entitled an act to alter and amend the fifth section of an act to regulate the weighing of Cot ton and other commodities in this State, approved Bth December, 1846. An act to authorize Judges of the Superior Courts of this State to appoint receivers during va cation, and to require the complainant in all cases asking for writs of ne exeat quia timet and all ap plications asking for the appointing of a receiver or for an injunction to give bond and security to the respondent for any loss or damage which he or they may sustain by suing out of said writs, and for other purposes. An act to repeal so much of the law in reference to change bills, as makes it the duty of the Judges of the Superior Courts to give the act passed 10th December, 1841, in special charge to the Grand Juries. An act to change the January and October Elections in the State of Georgia from the first Monday in January and October to the first Wed nesday in January and October. An act to authorize the Governor to call a con vention upon certain contingencies therein speci fied. An act to incorporate the Savings Bank of Grif fin. An act to authorize parties complainant either in law or in equity, to perfect service of writs against corporations under certain circumstances therein named. An act to make executors and administrators liable for costs in certain cases. An act to give to defendants damages for frivo lous suits against them. An act to authorize the to estab lish lost papers to the amount of their jurisdiction, and charge for the same, prescribed by this act. An act to alter and amend the 12th section of the first article of the Constitution of this State. An act to change the time of holding the Infe rior Courts in the counties of Sumter, Butts and Bibb. An act to authorize the issuing of attachments and garnishments, and to regulate proceedings in relation to the same, and for other purposes there in named. An act to require the State Printer to cause to be reported the proceedings of the Legislature. An act giving the election of County Treasurer of the counties of Taylor, and other counties there in named, to the legal voters of said counties. An act to authorize bills of sale to be proven, recorded and admitted in evidence in certain cases therein named. An act to alter and amend the nineteenth sec tion of the first article of tne Constitution of the State of Georgia. [to be continued • j For the Empire State. Mr. Editor : In your paper of the 20th of Feb ruary, I notice an article speaking most truly of the novelty and change in the Colleges and Schools Now I do not think it is the citizens of Griffin who are to blame for this, but a few ambitious individ uals, among whom there is always one more ambi tious than the rest, he more than others is the cause of novelty and change. The one who puts himself forward, constitutes himself head man, goes and wishes to interfere with the President of a College in the management, and because the President knows his duty and his business better than the in terferring one, lie is worried, assailed, has every difficulty thrown in his way in the discharge of his duties, and at last is compelled to resign to save himself from further trouble. Again, other teach ers that have been teaching in a College, are not wanted any further, because they were in favour with the persecuted President, and because they were not of the same interferring individual's flock. Will any body wonder now that such things create hatred, jealousy, envy, &e ? We are not in the habit of giving rent to our feelings often in this way, but seeing the article, we know that the wri ter was right, and perfectly impartial, wc don't presume to judge. Wc are certain and conscious of what we are saying, for ae it says in some old stories, “once upon a time” we taught in a College ourself, and know something about teaching. We would further say, let those who are at the head of a College, be unmolested and free in the manage meat of it, and it will be seen that it will be more prosperous than otherwise. Let those who preach attend to their sermons, and see that they be able to preach a sermon of some account, and credit to themselves, and not loo): a.l the while as if they were swallowing a dose of . 1 agree with the proverb, *‘if you can’t dme him over, whip the de vil round the stump but I would add, “hit him a crack at every jump.” It would be a good thing if some of these wolves in sheep’s clothing were served once in a while in that style Hoping that someone who feels himself touch ed in a tender spot, will give this a careful perusal, and mend his evil ways, I remain most profoundly, MO. SE. BIT. For the Empire State. Mr. Editor : I notice in the last number of the Ameri can Union. the re-publication of a letter written by Mr. Clay sometime before his death, in which the distinguished wri ter alludes to Mr Fillmore interms of commendation. I sup pose the editor of the A merienn Union thinks it necessary,as he gradually ascends the Fillmore and Donaldson platform, to keep a shield in front sufficiently broad _to ward off the numerous blows he very rationally concludes will he leveled at any southern paper inclined to advocate the election of a ■ man north of Mason & Dixon’s line, who is unsound on the great question of the day. If Mr Fillmore is to be a can didate for the Presidency, and the American Union intends to support him, the people of Georgia, and the entire South, have the right to see in “black and white ,’’ the political principles that are to control his administration, if elected. The Union must come out with the platform on which Mr. Fillmore stands ; tell us his position upon the Kansas question. Was he favorable to the repeal of the Missouri restriction ? Will he sign a bill, if passed by Congress, for the restoration of that line ? Wiil the American Union publish the platform of principles established by the Con vention that nominated Fillmore and Donaldson ? These are particular times ; it will not do for a Southern paper to simply say, Mr. Fillmore is a great “conservative,’’ a true American, a friend to his country, Ac , without distinctly locating him on one side or the other of the all absorbing question of Southern Institutions. The people of the South must and will know the political position of the man for whom they cast their suffrages. But the American Union wishes to supply all this by publishing a short letter from Mr. Clay several years since, in which he speaks of Mr. Fillmore as a safe man generally. Now in the first place, the issues are quite differen t from what they were when Mr. Clay wrote the said letter. Then the Black Republican Party had no organized existence ; no man then believed a party, so reckless of theconsti tutiona! rights of the South, would so soon have control of the popular hrancli of the National Legislature. But so it lias happened, and Mr Fillmore Isas not condescended to say one word against that parly, neither did the Conven tion that nominated him speak out against such an organi zation. It must Le remembered, that the vital question to be determined by the coming election, is, shall the abroga tion of the Missouri restriction stand, and the South have her rights ? Or shall that restriction be restored, and there by Black Republicanism triumph ? This is the question, disguise it as you may. The issue is now distinctly pre sented. The Black Republicans have inscribed on their black Hag of abolitionism, “Repeal or Civil War.” -Shall we have it said at this time, that the abolitionists number but few ? No man in his senses will utter such a fatal de lusion longer. No man entertains a warmer feeling of grat itude for the many good deeds of Mr. Clay, than does the writer of this article ; but it must be remembered that Mr. Clay was tiie father of the Missouri restriction. He had passed away when its repeal was effected. How he would have cast his vote, on the question of repeal, we are not informed ; but sure it is, the originator of the odious Mis souri restriction, is the last man whose evidence should be quoted to establish the soundness of a “mum” candidate.— The identical question attempted to be established 1 y this evidence, makes Mr. Clay shift sides in his grave. It wont do! Again, we must have a President sound upon the subject of State Rights and State Sovereignly, for upon the strict adherence to these important principles will depend our Southern Institution. Here again the American Union is unfortunate in the selection of liis witness. When the State of Georgia was denounced by the Federal Govern ment in 1525 and ’2(5, because of her honest effort to sur. vey her own lands, when Mr. Adams and his Cabinet, and ! a horde of Federal agents, with the Federal Army, was deal ing in the most derisive epithets against Georgia, ‘.-corning the idea of State Rights and State Sovereignty, then where was Mr. Clay ? Was he -a nu mber of John Q. Adams’ Cab inet ? Did he then raise his voice on the side of State So vereignty ? Or did lie side with, and agree with all the op pressive measures of Adams’ administration against Geor gia ? Let these questions be answered, and if they can he arrayed on the side of ourpresent inierest,thcn the evidence introduced by the. American Union will be competent.— Uutil then, the people of Georgia will reject the evidence, and put Mr. Fillmore on the stand to speak for himself. I*RE C A RITA. For the Empire State. Mr. Editor: I perceive by the last two papers of this place, that something like forty names have been presented to our community as carnlb atesfor the different Municipal Offices of Griffin. lam sorry to see this. It presents a sad feature in the condition oi things with us. It gives the appearance of much poverty and want here, and that many of our citizens are out of employment, whether the fact be so or not. So much competition for petty offices, dero. gates from the character of the place. I know every free man has the right and the privilege to be a candidate for any place, but Iliad rather be a dog,and bay the moon, as a night watch, than be one under such circumstances. . C. F. I). No American —all Africans. We are pained to see that in Philadelphia to day the Americans have alredy caught the African distemper, and are sick of it, of course. The\ had better take the yellow fever.” How He Died—Epitaph —Col Eastman of the Union & American sometimes gets poetic A late number of his paper perpe trates the following paragraph. There never was a party withs sudden a rise and so sudden a fall as the Know Nothing party. Its history is well told in the nursery rhyme: “I had a little pig and I fed him on clover. When he died he died, al i over.“ ■ he above lines will do both for the history and the epitaph of sam.’’ Disturbance in the South Carolina College. Columbia, American Hotel, ) Feb. 20, 1856. J To the Editors of the Patriot and Mountainc ecr. Gentume*-:—! came here yesterday tinder a summons to attend an occasional meeting of the Trustees of the South Carolina College, to supply the plate of I)r Henry. Before reaching here, 1 met, the account of the fearful ‘ entente ’ of the preceeding night It was, as is to be expected, very much magni fied in the rumor. It seems that three of the students, who were out of the College walls, met with the guard as they were about turning out. One of the students Was, unfortunately, very much intoxicated. He having some pique against one of the guard-men, separated from his companions, and approached the guardmaii end struck him; he instantly, with his stick, struck diil knocked the young man down, wher lay f> r -tune -minutes; but on being raised up, made further demonstrations of resistance, au<l thereupon w.t.s taken to the guardhouse. The students, who were with hjm, returned lo the College, with the usual cry, ‘The College.' 1 All the students turned out fur the rescue, and proceeded to the guard house, and by force, took the young man out, broke the windows and injured the door. They bore their prize off to the College. Ihe President remained, and was talking with the guard man who had been struck, and who knocked the student down, asc. rtaifiing frofti him the facts, when two of the students forced themselves in, and commenced an attack on? the guardmaii, striking him, and he retaliat ing very severely on them. They were pr'o-n ----ably struck, too, by others of the guard'. They were forced out of the guard house. By thi# time the students had again assembled. The President and Mayor were unable to quell the 1 riot; the alarm bell was i mg, and the citizen.? called up out of their beds, to witness, and suppress, if necessary, the action of the stu dents. At length they leturned to the Col lege. The President, n< xt morning, by the con sent of the Mayor, proposed to submit ‘her whole matter to the arbitrament of twelve named gentlemen To this the yonng men acceded at one time; but the two young men ! engaged in this affair the preceeding night, 1 finally prevui ed on a majority to reject this i proposition for peace and good order. It is i stated that they hid agree] to seek and ob j tain satisfaction out of tin; guardmaii,-they left the college without the knowledge of the sto i dents, and were seen, with their cloaks around ; them, approaching the guar hiv.in, who was i speaking on the subject of withdrawing from the guard, as he regarded his life in danger*. As soon as the young men were near enough, I they dropped their cloak-*,, aud both struck 1 the guardman —one wilk an iron and the oth !er with a wooden bludgeon , lie fell to his knees, but rose and struck with his stick, and others assiting him, beat the yonug* men very severely. The guardman’s leftliaud is. I am told, broken by the blows- a,ad. Yg and the? two young men are mirier the cam* .f physi cians, from the injuries w-hu !i they lively 1 received. The cy of ollege*” was- bonne by a single student to the campus. The young men, with their accustomed devotion to their brothers in. distress, were soon in tile field. The arlarm bell was agian rung, the citizens wen* turn ed out. and as the possecomTfahiSj^cre■ prepar ed under arms. The beys returned, to the I College, forced the room where the rilca of ; the College company were kcpt.possosed.them- I selves of them, and returned.to the field.of ac tion. The scene thus presented was such as Columbia never before saw r aud which, I. hope she never will again see Two hundred arair ed citizens, with guns loaded, with ball car- I tr.dges, opposed to inure than*a hundred en ’ raged young men, with riffesdu their. Lands-. The oritur to lake aim was given,, aud. a fire* might have followed, had no-t Cob Goodwin, j and others thrown themselves between,, and: j called on the citizens not to fine. After much* persuasion by Drs Thormvell, Laßorde,, Lie- I her, and others of the faculty,, the students were induced to return to the College. Last night we went to the College in the* discharge of our duty—every thing. wass-qpietL 1 did not hear even a ‘ichov p,’ which is. very unusual, i o-day was equally quiet., and fe have been assured by the young men thafc there would be no further outbreaks on their part. To-day on the requisition of the Boards the rifles were deposited in the room, where they were firmly kept. The Governor,, under the direction of the Board, will take the armsi and place them in the Arsenal. The musters of the < ollege Company are directed: tb bo? suspended, and the propriety of suppressing: ami disbanding the College com pany was- re-*- fenc’d lo the couiniitte, who report next Mayv.. This statement, gathered from the best: sources in my power, place the facts before yon. lie unfortunate violence of the guard man in knocking down a student, who, whem ciruuk, struck lum, is the cause of this affair,, which ma\ so much injure the College * he tact ot drunkenness among the students* shows to the Legislature the necessity ot re moving this fearful curse of mischief from the: town of Columbia. Tue occasional meeting of the Board had no j owi i* to iib mure than they did. A great duty will devolve on the Board at the stated meeting i.. May, to examine into the College, both as to its internal and external govern- - meat, and full a> and adequate justice must be done to the faculty, the students and the tate. Mr Givers of Charleston, was elected to fill Dr. Henry’s chair until the stated meet ing in Aiav. Your friend. JOHN BELTON O’NEAL. Important to Applicants for Bounty Laml. Pension Office, Jan. 15, 1856. The frequent applications made to this office for information about particular claims for bounty .ami pending before it, render it proper to call par ticular attention to some suggestions, the careful-, observance of which,by those thus applying, is ne cessary to enable this office to give the informa tio:. desired. ‘The system of the registration of such claims in. this office, requires that both the name of the ap plicant fur land, and the number of his application be stated, in order that the office may readily turn to the papers in the files. In all acknowledgements of the receipts of applications at this office, the number of each application is given, and by refer ence to those, the * numbers can always be ascer tained. It, however, from not having received any such acknowledgement, or from having subsequent ly lost it, the number cannot be stated, the partic lar time, the month and the day ot the month, when the application was forwarded to this office should be stated as nearly as may be. Without these peculiar statements, this office connot undertake, with the force now at its com mand, to make these examinations for particular claims which are necessary in order to give infor mation about tnem. The amount of time and la bor whieh would be required in a. general exami nation for a particular application among, the over two huudred and thirty thousand now received will readily be seen. <J. MINOT, ConufiV*