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GRIFFIN, GEORGIA,
Wednesday July 9th, 185 G.
FOR PRESIDENT :
’ \ OF PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT-:
J, C. EHISMEMB!D©1 S
OF KENTUCKY
Democratic Electoral Ticket.
FOR THE STATE AT LARGE.
electors. alternates.
WM. n. STILES, llenrv G. Lamar.
IVERSON L. HARRIS. A. R.Wright.
electors: alternates.
Ist Dist. Thomas M. Foreman W M Nichols.
2d “ Samvel Hai.l, J A Tucker.
;id “ J N Ramsey E .1 MoGeiike.
4th “ L J 6artkei.i< J P Johnson.
,'s’tli “ John W Lewis, L W Crook.
th J I* Simmons,. R McMillan.
7tli “ T P Saffold, I S llook.
Btit “ T W Thomas, V C Walker.
Sirß G BYARS is <Tar authorized Agent for the county
of Butts.“©Bi
. Spaidins ami Butts Court.
The health of Judge Green is so far restored as
to give assurance that he will be able to hold Spal- j
ing and Butts Superior Courts, the former of vMiich
was adjourned to the third Monday in July, inst.,
ami the latter to the first Monday in August.
Correction.
In Col. Win. F. Wright's letter, published by
us week before last, several typographical errors
were left uncorrected, among which we note the
following ; In the letter of 15th May, for “re
hearsed” the thing, read “reversed” the thing. In
same letter, for “a humble,’’ read “an humble.”
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Attention, Friends of Buclianan in
Taylor.
A meeting of all those friendly to the election
of Buchanan, and Breckenridgc, will be held in But
ler, Taylor county, on the 19th July inst., at 11
o'clock, a. m., for the purpose of ratifying the pro
ceedings of the late Cincinnatti Democratic Con
vention. Every man, let his former political po
sition have been what it may, is cordially invited
to attend, and plant himself upon our platform.
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The Convention.
We had the pleasure on Friday, the 4tli inst., of
meeting our Democratic brethren in Convantion
at Milledgevillc. The attendance was large, and
the body was composed of much of the talent and
respectability which characterises the great Demo
cratic Party of the Empire State of the South.—
We met many faces there upon which we had look
ed in days of “Auld Sang Syne,” with pleasure
amt tVjUgkt. Many of those whom we greeted on
this occasion, were our old companions in arms,
with whom we had struggled shoulder to shoulder
in many a.well fought political battle, with whom
we had rejoiced in the hour of victory; as well as
sympathised in the bitter tEsappointmout of defeat.
M e found them still true to those great fundament
al doctrines which have always been the basis of our
political action. And with equal delight, wo met
•others that we had encountered face to lace, and
blade to blade, as antagonists in honorable politi
cal warfare. The issues tfiat then divided ns hav
ing all been settled by the verdict of the sovereign
people, we now greet each other in a hearty frater
nal embrace, to do battle together in defence of
those great principles upon the perpetuation of
which depend she existence of our Union, and the
salvation of the South. Among that number we
are proud to find - three of those who have been ho
nored with a place on our Electoral Ticket- We
aikido to Iverson L. Harris, James X. Ramsey and
,L. J. Gartrell. When standing against them hi
the House of Representatives in an altitude of po
litical hostility, they then commanded our highest
respect for their talents, lofty bearing, and unim
peachable integrity ; and we arc proud to know
, that they were then as they still arc.now, our warm
personal friends. We mention these things not in
a spirit ol egotism, but because it does our heart
good to know that in these perilous times, when
darkness covers the constitutional rights of the
South, so many of our personal friends, the flower
of the old Whig Party, are now found standing
along side of us with the holy fires of patriotism
burning warm upon their hearts, with sword in
hand, fighting the political battles of our native
home. The Convention was marked with the ut
most harmony and good feeling, which possibly
could prevail among so large a number of men
‘coming from distant portions of our great Com-,
monwealth, to counsel together in reference to men
and measures, necessary for the promotion of our
political good. The nomination of James Buch
anan and John C. JTreckenridge, meets with uni
. versal approbation by the Democratic Party of
Georgia. They are looked upon as sound and able
exponents of the great principles which constitute
the bond of Union of the National Democratic
Party, and will receive the undivided and enthusi
astic support of all those who stand upon the (Jin
cinnatti Platform, no matter what their former po
litical associations have been heretofore. Wc feel
strengthened in the belief of the overwhelming de
feat of our adversaries in Georgia at the coming
election, by a majority larger than any Presiden
tial candidate has received for the last quarter of a
century. The omens arc truly Favorable. Mark
the prediction.
... Gl* t,ice Roasting Kars.
o arc indebted to the kindness of Mrs. James
L- Johnson, for a large mess of Roasting Ears, the
first wc have had the pleasure of tasting this aca
■BoU|’f 1 . h ' CyarC 0f tho Tu carora variety, large
and full grained, some of the cars being 12 inches
loug. We hold this favor in high estimation, as
we are very fond of this esculent, and have failed
in our efforts to produce, as yet, any thing in that
line, aud we can only account for her success, by
attributing it to the growth of pure Democratic
soil. We wish tliat for a century to come, she
may live to rejoice the hearts of many a poor edi
tor.
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J&iy” Several important communications have
been unavoidably crowded out this week. They
shall appear iu our next issue. Bear with us
friends, in due time you shall all have a showing.
The New York Sunday Times aud Messen
ger, a neutral paper, says of Buchanan and
Breckenridgc, they are the “bush B’s” who
will sting sectionalism to the core.
Linton Stephens.
This gentleman attended the late Democratic
Convention in Milledgeville, and participated in
its deliberations. Having been called on to give
an account of the action of the Cincinnatti Con
vention, of which he was a member, he responded
in a speech of some length, in giving a statement
of the proceedings of that body. This is the first
time we had heard Mr. Stephens, and although our
opinion, based upon the information of others, was
considerably elevated, we must acknowledge that
we were agreeably disappointed in witnessing for
ourself his powers as an orator. He discarded ev
cry thing like mincing matters, came square up to
the questions of the day, avowed himself a Demo
crat; was not ashamed to wear the name, gloried
in its principles, and considered it the only nation
al party now in existence, and upon its success the
hopes of the South were suspended. Howmuchso
cver we may admire the world-wide fame of Elide
Stephens as a stump orator, fte have no hesitation
in saying that in our humble opinion, age and ex
perience considered, Linton is the superior of the
two.
Mr. Stiles’ Address.
The late Convention at the Capitol was feasted
with an intellectual entertainment which seldom
falls to the lot of men in this age and country.
The lion. Win. Henry Stiles, of Savannah, was
the Orator selected for the occasion, and helms
more than a thousand fold realised the high expec
tations of his numerous friends. The effort of this
gentleman carried our thoughts back to the classic
days of Greece, and pictured to our minds the
thunders of Demosthenes, while pouring out his
Ph lipics in the presence of Ins excited countrymen.
We thought he must have drawn inspiration from
this great Orator, and the idea was suggested to
our mind, by the fact of his having told us that a
few years ago lie lmd visited the classic scene in
person, and stood upon the very rostrum from
which the great Grecian Orator pronounced these
master pieces of ancient eloquence. He alluded
briefly to the incidents which had made the 4th of
July a hallowed day in the recollection of every
American, and from this theme passed by an easy
transition to the dangers which now threaten our
country. It would be folly in us to attempt even
an. outline of this unexampled production. It was
received with great enthusiasm, and made an im
pression upon the minds of the audience which will
render the name of Wm. H. Stilts dear and honor
ed by the Democratic Party of Georgia, as long
as Democratic principles exist.
Hon. Hopkins Hulsey.
We are truly gratified to learn that this gentle
man, who lias so long occupied a prominent posi
tion in the political affairs of Georgia, has declar
ed in favor of Buchanan and Breckenridgc. Col.
11. was for a number of years a-member of Con
gress from the State of Georgia, and for a long
time the able Editor of tiie Athens Banner, the
loading paper of the Democratic Party of Upper
Georgia. To the productions of his able pen is
very much to be attributed the great strength of
our party in the sth and Cth Congressional Dis
tricts. Whatever may have been the causes which
have for a time estranged him from his old politi
cal friends, and caused him to form new affiliations,
is now a matter of little moment. They were
doubtless satisfactory to himself, and with them we
lihve no concern. The. present is. that with which
we have to do, and wc cheerfully welcome the
friend of our boyhood days, and the political asso
ciate of our manhood, to the fraternal embraces of
the Democratic brotherhood.
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Our Electoral Ticket.
We place in its proper position to day, the tick
et nominated by the Democratic Convention to be
run for Electors of President and Vice President
of the United States. It will be perceived that
they are men well known in the State of Georgia,
having occupied prominent public stations in va
rious departments of our State Government. They
arc likewise men in the prime of life and vigor of
manhood, and mentally and physically able to take
the field, and meet any foe that may dare to pre
sent himself in the present campaign. The nomi
nees for the 2d, 3d and 4th Districts may be con
sidered young men, and from a long and intimate
acquaintance, with them all, we anticipate a vigo
rous, manly and successful canvass of their respec
tive Districts. In fact there is not one on the
ticket, who is not capable of meeting successfully
any man of the Fillmore party in his District.
The alternates too are gentlemen of worth and
ability, and if their services,,by any contingency,
should be called into requisition, will do honor to
their party, and gallantly sustain our banner in
any political Conflict.
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Fjllmore’s Prospects in Georgia.
From every part of the State we have cheering
accounts oi the prospects of the Democratic cause.
Thinking men--men who have a stake in the in
stitutions ol tbc South, seeing no hope for the
preservation of our rights, except in the triumph
of the Democratic party, are daily sundering the
ties which bound them to the American party,
and declaring their intention to vote for Buchanan
and Breckenridgc. In addition to the distinguish
ed names already noticed by us iu a previous
issue, we have been informed that Col.
Simpson Fouchc, Lewis Tnmlin, E. D. Chisholm,
Hon. G. B. Wellborn, all leading men of the Amer
ican Party of their respective counties, will vote
for Buchanan <fc Breckenridgc, and even Judge
Cone and N. G. Foster, are said to have proclivi
ties in that direction. If events continue to trans
pire as for the last few weeks,Fillmore won’t have a
corporal's guard left in Georgia. He can claim
but three counties certain for him in our State,
viz : Green, Troup and Upson, and even these we
deem doubtful.
Tlie Kansas Cause.
Amid the varied interests which prominently
presented themselves at the late Democratic Con
'er>tion Milledgevillc, the Kansas cause was not
forgotten. The orator of the day did ample jus
bder os ting theme, and in the evening
l ■ Wm. f. W right, addressed a large assemblage
of people, at considerable length, on the subject of
Kansas affairs and made a thrilling appeal to’
Southern people, to step forward and lend a hclp
mg hand to aid their struggling countrymen to
put down the demon Abolitionism in that goodly
land. His speech was listened to with much in
terest by his audience, and we doubt not, will be
productive of good results in many portions of
Georgia. At the conclusion of Col. Wright’s
speech the great Boanerges (Col.. White) of the
Kansas cause, came iorward and in his usual bold
matter oi’ fact style, pronounced a short exhorta
tion, after which a collection was .taken up, and
nearly two hundred dollars were contributed in
aid of the cause.
Prof. G. ii. Ibiggs s two Soirees Musi
cal e 9 at tle Griffin Female College.
These classic and interesting Soirees, were given at the
College Chapel, on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Ju
ly Ist and 2nd. A fashionable audience was each night
attracted by the novelty and the excellence Os the program
mes; but Mr. Briggs catered too liberally for his patrons to
hop i for a pecuniary remuneration. He gave these grand
i Soirees for the sake of the ait, animate byihy same spirit
which sustained him in his determination establish bis
Soirees at whatever risk or loss. He p£rgeyssd, and suc
ceeded, and term after term the public reap the beiiefit of
bis art labor. • . ‘• •
The Potpouri, by Prof. Briggs—the-lost piece in the first
part of the programme, was superbly performed. The con
trasts were carefully observed ; all the delicate shadows
were admirably marked ; the violins M ere superb; we nev
er heard so great a body of rich, roiling 9ound, and the
promptness and force of tne execution were worthy o: all
praise. It was a performance long to be remembered with
pleasure. It was warmly applauded and should have been
encored.
We need not record every concerted piece and solo; they
were all ably given. We sliallgive only particular mention
to those which were unexeeptiombly good. Among them
was the duetto, “The Evening dmm,” with flute accompa
niment, by the talented brother of Prof. Hensler, Mr. Au
gustus Hensler. The Misses Porter sang it with great pu
rity of tone, and were most enthusiastically applauded.—
Their voices blended so well with the flute that both sound
ed like one instrument. Mr. Augustus Hensler contributed
a good deal to the success of this Duetto, which in itself is a
charming composition.
Prof. Wni.L. Hensler has put a “feather in his cap,” by
his beautiful arrangement of several of the concerted pieces
and by the exquisite manner in which lie performed the
Cornet obligato to the song, “The Witches Dance.” Miss
Cordelia Porter acquitted herself well in this most (diffi
cult composition.
Prof. Briggs played each night, his Adagio <s• Finale;
introducing brilliant variations on Yankee Doodle, in a
style of excellence that elicited the most enthusiastic ap
plause. Prof. B. never appears but he gives new evidence
of his admirable ability and great mechanical accomplish
ments. He has made vast strides in the last 2 or 3 years;
not in the mere mechanism, for in that respect he has long
since ceased to find anything to learn or overcome, but in
: the broad feeling, the delicate and sympathetic sentiment,
; and the poetic painting, without which piano-forte playing
descends to mere finger labor. Ilis performance of the
Adagio, gave striking evidence of this improvement in its
earnest, passionate and exquisitely phrased interpretation.
The Finale was performed with marvellous .brilliancy, and
despite its rapid movement and the crowd in the room, so
distinct and accurate was the execution, that not a note
was lost. We always feel satisfied that in what Prof. B.
undertakes there is no possibility of failing, so that we lis
ten to him with unalloyed pleasure. Richly did lie merit
the cordial applause lie received.
The accompaniments to the vocal music were admirable;
and in that respect Mr. Briggs has no superiors. He fully
sustained the high reputation which he so justly has earned
during the several years he lias had charge of the musical
department of the Griffin Female- fSi&egfi;? which depart
ment owes to his ability its present Caitteytnd success. The
public acknowledged Prof. Briggs’ efforts for their pleasure
and insiruction, by frequent and discriminating applause.
Messrs. Clark and Emerson and other musical amateurs,
very generously lent their aid to swell the magnificent tri
umphs of this interesting occasion. We desist from further
j remarks on this subject. We shall no doubt by some be
charged with rhapsody in what w'e have already said, but
all such may be assured that the half has not been told.
Griffin Female College.
The Annual Examination of the Pupils of this
truly celebrated Institution, commenced on Fri
day, 27th alt.,and closed on Wednesday, 2nd inst.
We attended these exercises on each consecutive
I day, with increasing interest and pleasure. We
| have often expiessed our opinion of the efficiency
: and fidelity with which this Institution has been
j conducted by its founder and present Superinteu
j dent,, Roy. Hugh U. Morrow.- Under the Presi-
I dency of this gentleman , the (frillin’ Female. Col
lege has for eight years been advancing in useful
ness and popularity with the public, with a gradu
al and steady progress. We have witnessed this
advancement as it has proceeded, step by step, and
the evidences produced at the late Examination,
have satisfied us that the achievements of the past
year far exceed those of any former period. Mr
M., by his long experience in his present vocation,
is eminently qualified to advance pupils with a ra
pidity which few, less favored, can accomplish.—
His excellent lady, who is. Principal Assistant in
the School, by her unceasing efforts, deep devotion
to, and maternal regard for the interests and com
fort of the pupils, has won for herself undying ho
nors in the cause of Female Education. Having
to leave home for -Milledgeville on Commencement
Day, we were denied the pleasure of witnessing
the Exercises of that occasion, but have learned
that the Graduating Class acquitted themselves
with much credit, and that the Annual Address of
the Hon. George O. Dawson was all that could be
asked for or desired from “the worthy son of-an ho
nored sire.” . ‘''’ ;
First Cotton Boils. ,
| Mr. John W. Adams, of Pike county, formerly
jof South Carolita, has laid upon our table two
! full grown cotton bolls, raised on his farm.
On the same day Mr. Wm. B. Simonton of
Spalding county, did us a like favor. His speci
mens were taken from a stalk 3 feet high, limbs
21 inches long, 8 squares on a limb, the whole
stalk having on it 93 squares. These specimens
indicate a skill in farming and a fertility of soil,
i seldom to be met with in middle Georgia.
Fine Tomatoes.
Mrs.-John S. Travis has presented us with a
sample of Tomatoes, which far,excel anything of
the kind we have se°n this season. Mrs. T. will
accept our acknowledge nu nts, for this mark ol her
i kindness, and we clierrfully accord to her the palm
in horticulture, so far as Tomatoes are concerned.
We wish her a long life, and'plenty of choice veg
etables with .which to Must her friends for many
years to come.
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AST’ Hot Wca flier.—For several weeks
past, the weather in this particular locality, has
been hot enough to melt off the brass buttons on a
trigger’s coat —that, is, very nearly so, we mean.
Id fact, though, it has been so hot that some of
the thermometers about town could’nt keep pace
with the rays of the sun in its scorching and down
ward ten leney. Some of our folks got so hot du
ring the day that they don't get cool through in
the space of a whole night. So hot that when
your feet touches the ground you think you are
stepping on coals of fire—that is bare footed. No
mistake about its being hot. The parched condition
of all kinds of vegetation—gardens, corn fields, tas
sels dried up and no shoots in many places, to
make an ear of corn, all abundantly testify to the
above stated fact, that it is weather. ‘ IF we
dont get rain shortly early <mrf •kfrjtfuGd, O, for
a gentle refreshing shower of rain once more to fall
upon and moisten the earth. So niote it be —amen.
More aid for Kansas.
On Monday evening last a company consisting
of UJemigrants’fiom Macon, passed through this
place en route for Kansas, under the command of
J. J. Riley. They were furnished with $1,200 by
the liberality of the citizens of Macon. T’heywdp
accompanied to this place by Col. J. W. White,
who is 6till laboring for the <jausc of Kansas in
this part of our State.
A Dialogue,
Between Misses Black, Brown and Clark.
[Read at tlie Examination of tlie Griffin Female Collfcge.]
Col. Brown.~ Well, Mrs Smith, I have just
stepped in this pleasant morning, to have a discus
sion about the rising generation, which is progres
sing so rapidly. It bids fair to carry the day.
What do you think about the chatter ?
Mrs. Smith. —l have been thinking sometime,
that the order of things was changing from what
they were when I was a girl. It was only a few
years ago, that boys acted like boys, and they
were always found in their proper places.
Miss Clark. —Do you pretend to say that they
acted otherwise than as they should, or that they
know not their proper places? It seems to me that
they are doing quite well.
Mrs. Smith. —ldo; foi; the rising generation,
when they get to be twelve or fourteen years of age,
feel their importance just as much as if they were
grown up men and women.
Col. Breton. —l agree with you Mrs. Smith, for
if a boy in our days can get on high heel boots to
make himself appear tall, and can dress in the fash
ion, he is perfectly happy.
Miss Clark. —You do not pretend to say that is
the case with the young men generally, if so. per
mit me to say that you arc mistaken. There are
many genteel, polite and well-informed young men,
who seem to delight in preparing for future useful
ness.
Mrs. Smith. —That there may be, a few intelli
gent young men; but I am speaking of the little !
boys who put on so many airs. They walk about
the streets with as much dignity and feel their im
portance as much as if they were Kings of the
land.
Miss Clark. —As lor myself I like to see such
actions. But you must remember this is an age of i
progression as well as improvement, and it seems j
as if the most of people improve their-time the j
best way they can.
Mrs. Smith. —lmprove their time! but they are!
so anxious to. It is the fact, and I have heard ;
that little boys, not more than three feet high, some- ’
times go to see the girls, young ladies as they call
them, and go to church with them. It is perfectly;
ridiculous. I wonder if they think they are any j
protection to them. I know if they were to come
in contact with an Elephant they would run away ;
as ’ihtldren would do.
Col. Brown.- —I think we have been rather se
vere upon the graceless youths, suppose we turn to
thv girls, and sec how they are progressing?
Miss Clark: —Somewhat severe? Not a bit
more than they deserve. The little flirts go step
ping about with a: much brass on their faces as
would make a kettle, and as some people say,
“enough sap in their heads to fill it.”
Mrs. Smith. —There you are right. I agree
with you exactly. I could not express my thoughts
better myself.
Col. Brown. —Now for the girls. Just for a
moment view an assemblage of little Misses, now
called young ladies. Oh my ! the airs they put
on to attract attention. Little girls, now a days,
must have on long dresses and a collar, or they
think they are ruined. I can remember distinctly
some twenty or thirty years ago, that bonnets
were about a foot and a half long. Now a young
lady, and a little girl too, is not considered dressed
if they, have not got on a little “come kiss-me bon
net.”
Miss Clark —But I think children are getting
tired or having a servant go with them everywhere,
and the y are beginning to feel a little independ
ent loir.
Mrs. Smith.- Independent, indeed : you mean
that little girls are beginning to think they know
more than their mothers and grandmothers. For
my part, I shall be glad when the good old times
come back—when fathers and Mothers will again
assume the reins of family government, and compel
the youths of our-land to submit to parental au
thority.
3liss Clark. —When that happy time comes we
will see better conduct‘n our churches and gath
erings, and there will be less noise and confusion
about our streets.
Col. Brown. —And then too, we will see well
behaved children, the sight of which will make the
hearts of the old bound with delight. Then there
will be a prospect that the places so soon to. be
vacated by death, will be well filled, and with true
dignity.
Tsie ’World’s Benefactor.
Who; that has had opportunities of reading,
but has heard of the philanthropist, Howard, the
greatest part of whose life was spent in visiting
the prisons of Europe, and administering relief to
countless numbers of suffering inmates, and whose
■name will go down to remotest time, crowned with
the honors which millions yet* unborn will bestow
upon him ? In the same category we may place
the name of Miss Nightingale, the devoted, self
sacrificing heroine of the Crimea. Uut while we
give due honors to such names, tve should do injns
tice'to a noble and generous heart, were we, for
one moment, to forget the name of ITo t.lowa v . —
The possessor of an immense fortune, which would
allow him to traverse the world in search of plea
sure, he.chooses, instead, to devote his leisure and
his talents to the benefit of his fellow-creatures, by
•dispensing among them the most remarkable reme
dies ever yet compounded, and which he himself
discovered after years of unremitting toil and re
search throughout the vast cabinet of nature. To
these researches Professor Holloway was first incit
ed by the enormous amount of suffering from vari
ous diseases which he every where saw around, and
the sad inefficiency of medical art to meet and van
quish them ; and the success which has met him
at every step —jet no greater than he anticipated
—has proved his well earned reward. So great,
indeed, lias become im popularity of his medicines,
even in the re urn lest corners of the earth, that his
parent establishment in Londou outstrips the lar
gest in. the world , and their marvelous virtues
have been extolled in almost every language from
pole to pole. We have seen innumerable testimo
nials from persons who have used these remedies - •
stacks upon stacks-—in which their wonderful pow
ers are extolled in the highest degree. In a cli
mate so variable as ours, the most insidious disea
ses are likely to take root before the patient him
self is aware of it, and an immense amount of suf
fering is thereby entailed, in many cases causing
death, in fault of ignorance of the proper reme
dies, which applied in time, would have presented
the fatal result. In every case of incipient dis
ease, and even in cases far gone, recourse to Pro
fessor Halloway’a never-failing remedises, will save
months of painful illness, if not life itself. We do
not overrate the man, nor his medicines ; but what
we are. confident of, wo are willing to bear testimo
ny in its favor ; and as far as our knowledge ex
tends, covering a spaceof years, wo feel competent
to sneak upon the subject in the warmest terms.—
Therefore, it is our earnest wish that not a family
in the land should lie ignorant of the Professor’s
remedies, and that they should always be kept on
hand to use in eases of sudden illness, ns they will
operate as we I as proventatives as curatives, while
there is no possibility of danger to the system aris
ing from their use.— Batten Intelligencer.
Fourth of July.
, The Anniversary of American Independence,
was celebrated with appropriate ceremonies by the
Odd Fellows and Masons of Griffin. The Declar
ation of Independence was read by F. D. Dismukc,
Esq,, and an Oration was delivered by Rev. C. W.
Key. We learn that both Reader and Orator ac
quitted themselves with much credit. In the even
ing the Fantastics paraded in full costume to the
great amusement of a large crowd of spectators#
The day passed pleasantly in the enjoyment of in
tellectual entertainments and innocent amusement,
without any material interruption of the festivities
of the occasion.
For the Empire State.
Mr. Editor : It was our good fortune to be pre
sent during the -exercises with which Prof. Jesse
M. Campbell's School, at Marshall College, closed
on last Friday. We can only regret that there
were so few present during the Examination, as
we have no hesitation in saying that anyone would
have been thoroughly convinced of his ability to
teach, and his faithful assiduity to the trust repos
ed in him. To speak of him ami Ills qualifications as
he deserves, would require more space than we can
devote to this notice.
llis Pupils evinced., by their ready replies to all
questions, that he had labored successfully to cul.
tivate in them a habit of giving the reason for
each assertion. His Classes, particularly in Arith
metic, Geography, Grammar. Algebra, and Sur
veying, exhibited a marked degree of proficiency.,
“Where ali did so well, it were almost blame not
to praise all,” and we only omit some for want of
space. We cannot however, forbear mentioning
particularly, the attention which seemed to have
been given to compositions and declamations, as
those Classes far-surpassed our most sanguine ex
pectations.
Prof. Campbell has, under peculiarly unfavora
ble circumstances, clung to the Institution with
which he is connected, thereby giving assurance
doubly sure of a native perseverance which is en
titled to, and will, (combined with his marked abil
ities and high moral character.) ensure him eventu
| ally the success which he so eminently deserves.
Aside from being (as we believe,) a teacher of
I no ordinary capacity, he is connected with the In
! stitution in which we are all, as a community, in-
I terested, and ought to take an active, lively and
1 practical interest. Such an interest must beta
: ken. if the prosperity of our Male College equals
that of our Institutions tor Young Ladies.
We arc authorized to announce that the Exer
; cises in this Institution will be resumed on the first
i Monday in August next, and will close the first of
! December. We do not hesitate to say, that the
; citizens of Griffin and vicinity, will do well to pat
’ ronize this Institution. We therefore bespeak for
■ Prof. Campbell a liberal patronage.
W R PHILLIPS,
J AS \V VAUGHAN,
JOHN DOBBS,
B W DOE,
! J A B WILLIAMS.
Griffi:, July, TSoi-
Fqr tlie Empire State.
Democratic Meeting In Henry.
The Democratic & Anti Know Nothing
; party, of the county ol Henry, met this July
Ist, in the Court House at McDonough: On
J motion, John A Smith was called to the Chair
: and J. A Thrasln r requested to act as secrc
| tary. Col. 11. M. Stoll, in a few, brief and
! pertinent remarks, explained the pbject of the
j meeting. On mot on of James M. Hambrick,
j Esq., the Cha r app in ted the following named
igent enten ns a- committee to prepare matter
for the action of ti e meeting, to wit: James
VI. Hainbrick, Esq , Cul. 11 M Steil, A A
Lem- n, Thomas 11. McMullen, and James G.
Smith. The committee retired and after a
j short absence returned and reported the fob
j lowing preamble and resolutions, which were
I unanimously wdopied.
i In view of the eventful and dangerous crisis,
■ which overhangs the country —brougnt on by
: the interference of abolitionism and tlie aggres-
I siens of Freesoilism and other isins—the
; sequence which mu-t inevitably come, if the
patriotic and conservative men of all parties,
; and every section of the Union, do not resist
; and defeat these nefirious schemes, tlie sever
ia;ce of the union of the greatest and freest
■ nation that ever existed: acknowledging the
j importance of the crisis, the necessity of avert-
I ing it aud believing it can be done no other
w T ay, than by carrying out the great and fund
amental principles laid down in the platform
’ adopted by the democratic convention, recent-
I ly assembled in Cincinnati —a strict construe
j tion of -the Constitution, shadowing with its
j protecting wings the people of this great Re
| public from the Atlantic to the Pacific—from
j the granite mountains of the North to the
j sunny plains of he South, in the exercise of
! .civil and religious liberty, and the right to
j manage their own affairs in their own wav,
; subject, only to its salutary provisions: Be u
j therefore,
1 Resolved, That the Anti-Know Nothing and
I Democratic party of Henry county, heartily
! approve theplatforom and principles adop-ed
; by the national democratic convention h Id at
| Cincinnati in June last, and we commend
them to the careful and calm eonsideratio < t
all conservative men, and earnestly invite them
to unite with us in its support
Resolved, That the nomination of James
Buchanan of Pennsylvania, aud John C. Breck
inridge of Kentucky, as candidates, for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United
States, meet our cordial approval, and that
we will use all honorable means to promote
their election.
Resolved , That we cordially and heartily
approve the administration ot’ Franklin Pierce
as being eminently national and dispeiisingstrii t
and equal justice to every porti nos a common
country; that lie has faithfully, discharged his
duties ns President in his administrative acts,
both of domestic and foreign policy, especially,
has he braved the reproaches and derisions of
fanaticism and sectional factions in sustaining
the institutions and constitutional rights of the
South.
I*(solved, That a committee of five be..ap
pointed by the Chairman of this meeting as nn
Executive and Financial committee of tlie
county, to procure funds for defraying the ue
cessary expenses of the Democratic party of
Henry county—and that all orders sent to
Editors be charged to said Committee
Tne Cha r appointed Dr L. M Tye, R M ;
Love, Thos. M Speer, Sidney H Smith, J A
Thrasher and S D Fife as deligates to Milledg
vi le on the 4th of July, to nominate an elec
toral Ticket for the State of Georgia. E W
Bock, of Griffin, being loudly called for, re
sponded in his usual e thusia.-aic and emphatic
manner. He discussed the merits of the plat
forms and the nominees now before the coun
try for the Presidency, eloquently protraving <
the superior claims of James Buchauan for t
that high and responsible office, calling upon <
t he” patriotic and conservative men of all par
ties to flllign themselves with the Democracy
in supporting great and constitutional princi
ples, allaying sectional strife and giving pence
and quiet to the whole countn : it bein- u H;
only national party n the Union
Col. R M Stell, being called for, responded
in an earnest and eloquent address. H e , j s , n
very feeling an touching manner, anpealed to
, lo f ‘ vl "; l, d >“ years followed the
MW**,-* ‘!! cbstw ’ *'• were ready
ataH “nes to sacnlice partis,-.,i strife npoi,
the site, oi patriotism for the th ir
countn-, to maintain the cbiistituttoSnd- the
I. mot. ..y sustaining BueWete;. vrh™ they de
sired hi 18 oi 10 see placed in the Presidential
11, an- n, preference to any man He pointed
to the proud and national position which the
Democroticparty occupied in every Mate of this
great confederacy, it. being the only party
through which the rights of- the South could
be pres rved and pjo eefed
O.i motion, it was ordered that the proceed
ings of this meeting be jmlilMicd in the Em
pire S;ate.
’ he niev ting then adjourned
a. SMITH, Ck'.m
J. A. Thrasher, Sec’ty.
For the Empire State.
Liberty lliix, June 30th ISOG.
Un Editor: By your permission I will givc
? synopsis- of an examination of the students
at. County Line Acad-my.one half mile east
oftki- j lace which came off Thursday last.-
1 lie wi atlu-r being exceedingly hot and dry,
it was anticipated/the attendance would be
thin;Lut on the contrary at-an early hour in
Hie morning there was quite a respectable
number of people convened The exercises of
the day pa-s and oil pleasantly and agreeably.—
The opinion was universal, I think with all,,
that tiie scholar? were progressing in their va
rious studies as well as any could desire. ”1 hey,
as tar is they had advanced, seemed to know
and understand we 1 w hat they had learned.
The principal, Rev. Willis Jarrell, was absent
on account of sickness, which was very much
regretted by himself as much ns any one, no
doubt, but his assistant Mr. A. Bostwiek con
ducted the examination in a manner highly’
creditable to himself and students. ] think the
patrons should be proud of their Teachers, and
i am j roud to say that I think they are, as
the most of them wi re present and setmed to
be well pleased with the progress tlmir chil
dren had made in their several studies. Af
ter the examination of the students, we were fa
vored with a short but chaste and appropriate
address, oa the subject of “Education,” by
Will W. Head, Esq., who did ample justice
to the snbject.
It was then announced that Mrs. Catherine-
G< odwynn v ould give a musical concert at thia
place, to commence at early candle light—a
thing-altogether novel b for Liberty Hill, and
the result was a full house at an early hoar,
notwithstanding the people had been eloselv
confined during the day at the Academy I
am incompetent to give th s concert such a no
tice as it is entitled to; suffice it to say that the
large and respectable audience were not only
well pleased but highly delighted with the
whole pi o ceding The exereis< s were closed
by the innocent and mirth provoking song of
“Au it Jemima’s Blaster,” stingand. played-by
Miss T. A Bloodworth, of your city. Bv the
by, -Mr. Editor, canyon inform us wh® has the
agency for tlie of r. n if } >o
or “Aunt Jamiinu” herself would establish an
agency at this place, I have no doubt but they
could do a thriving business in the way of sell.nir
their ‘Blaster.’
At the close, amotion was made to tended
to Mrs. G< odwynn and her students the thanks
ol the authei.ee for the agreeable entertainment!
of the night, winch was carried unanimously
Wishing that the can e of Education ma-v
prosper and all who are engaged in Educating
to d.sscminatc the same among the “Youim
Ideas,” not only of tins, but of all sections, tt>
go on prospering and to 5 rosperin their lauda
ble undertaking as well as in a pecuniary point
of view,
I am your mo-t ob’t. Ac.
ROB SHORT Jr.
From tie Savannah Georgian & Journal.
Washington Correspondence.
Eulogies on Gen. Bailey in the House and Senate
— Mr. Stephens’ Kansas Bill — Knew Nothings
and Republicans.
Washington, June 27, 1856.
The formal announcement was to day made in
the House of Representatives, of the death of Gen.
Thomas 11. Bailey, of Aecomae, who has been for
a number of years a member of that. House Pane
gyrics were produced by Messrs Millson, Goode
rind L. I). Campbell, That by Air. Millson was
peculiar in its eloquence— chaste and pathetic
As soon as the resolutions of respect and condo
lence (which were seconded by Mr. Cobb, of Ga.,
in very appropriate terms.) had been passed, they
were conveyed to the Senate ly Mr. Cullom. the
C.’erk of the House, they were taken up in that
body;and speeches of rare excellence were deliver
ed by Messrs. Mason, Cass and Seward. Messrs.
Mason and Cass spoke feelingly and well, but ia
the remarks made by Mr. Seward, there was a
touching appropriateness that won in a most mark
ed manner the attention of every listener.
Both Houses were well attended on this occa
sion, aud the most perfect order and solemnity pre
vailed. Nothing was done in the House prior to
these ceremonies, excepting the presentation of the
Kansas Bill, of Mr Stephens, of Ga., and notice
by Mr. Grow, that he would press for a vote on
his bill before the adjournment of to-morrow’s ses
sion. Mr. Stephens is expected to address the
House in support of the bill he to-day presented,
and this expectation will fill the galleries to over
flowing. This bill I find differs from that present
ed by Mr. Toombs in the Senate, only iu its severi
ty with respect to illegal voters in Kansas. They
arc both intended to allay discord, and, blended in
to one, they will doubtless prevail.
In his speech at New York on Wednesday even
ing, Mr. Fillmore spoke of his having received “the
nomination of the distinguished association to
which I an. attached.” If‘‘attached” means wbat
the world understands it as meaning, then this is
the first public avowal Mr. Fillmore has made of
his belonging to the Know Nothing party,
The great Know Nothing Party of the North
are managing the Republicans ; but receut infor
mation warrauts the belief that it cannot manage
the Germans and other Europeans among them,
nor all of the natives by any thing. Impartial.
Hon. Asbuiy Hull.
The Athens Banner announces the adhesion
of this distinguished gentleman, widely known
ns a Whig, to the Democratic Party and the
cause of Buchanan and Breckenridge.