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€|e (Empire Jiiafu GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, Wednesday Mor , ng'ypS|Si|f Oct, 1, 1856, FOR PRESIDENT : JAMES BUCHANAN. OF PENNSYLVANIA. FOR VICE PRESIDENT : J. C. BRECKENRIDGE. OP KENTUCKY Democratic Electoral Ticket. FOR THE STATE AT LARGE. F.LECTORS. ALTERNATES. WM. H. STILES, Henry G. Lamar. IVERSON L. HARRIS. A. R.Wright. ELECTORS. ALTERNATES. Ist Dist. Thomas M. Foreman W M Nichols. 2d “ Samuel Hall, J A Tucker. 3d ,e J N Ramsey, E J McGehee. 4th “ L J Gartrell, J F Johnson. sth *• John W Lewis, L W Crook. 6th “ J P Simmons R McMillan. 7th “TP Saffold, J S Hook. Bth “ T W Thomas, A C Walker. jBSPR G BYARS is oar authorized Ageut for the county ofßutts. tsa f— ———■——Meg—■nnwwnßawwii iw iwi h i y-r:*.avo- ?v2caucr^ A Strange Proposition. Some of the Fillmore Organs, with an apparent* earnestness which is indeed strange and incompre hensible, propose that in order to defeat Fremont, Mr. Buchanan shall be abandoned and Mr. Fill more taken up by the Democratic party. Noth ing but the most wonderful infatuation, which seems to have possessed, for some time, this desper ate party, could ever have suggested such chimeri cal notions. They say Mr. Buchanan cannot car ry any of the Northern States. We say, and have good reasons for the assertion, that Mr. Fillmore •can carry no Southern State and he has a very slim chance to carry even one Northern State. If Mr. Buchanan then is weak, indeed Mr. Fillmore is exceedingly weaker. The usual course pursued by parties in compromising the claims of candidates, when there is a desire by the friends of both to ■unite their forces against a common rival, is for the weaker to be withdrawn ic favor of the strong er. But it seems that this strange Know Noth ing party are inclined to deal in contrarieties.— | Hence, they propose to withdraw the stronger and run the weaker candidate. None but the most reckless of the Fillmore Organs and orators set up •any serious pretentions to his carrying any of the Northern States, except New York. Many of them claim for him bright prospects in the entire Noith, even in States where he has no Electoral Ticket in the field, and probably will not have.— With such pretenders as these we have no contro versy. But with those who confine their preten tions to New York, w T e would submit a few facts. In 1855, the vote for Secretary of State, which was the principal officer then elected, the K. N. candidate received 148,557 votes —Black Republi can 136,638 —the Hard and Soft Democrats to gether, 150,697. So we see that one year ago the K. N., or Fillmore party, were not as strong as the two wings of the Demociatic party united.- That union has now been effected, and the vote of j ‘both the Hards and Softs will be cast for Mr. Buchanan, and will make him a more available -candidate than Mr. Fillmore, even admitting that’ JVIr. Fillmore gets the whole Know Nothing vote ‘of 1855. But this we do not admit. A schism \ has since occurred in the K. N. party of that State and a large number have gone over to the Black Republicans. This makes Fillmore the weakest candidate of the three, and the contest will be be tween Fremont and Buchanan. Mr. Fillmore then being “a dead cock in the pit,” so far as his own State is concerned, upon what, we should like to know, do his friends found any hopes of his suc cess elsewhere ? In all the other Free Slates his friends are acting with the Fremont party in the •State elections, where such elections are pending; •and when the Presidential election comes on, his name, in those States, will, in all probability, not be known in the race. Where was the Fillmore party in the recent elections in Maine and Ver mont? There was no such ticket run. If there were any Fillmore men in those States, their votes, we presume, went to swell the abolition vote and crush the Democracy. And so it is likely to be in all the free States, New York excepted. And when we ccme to look at his chances in the South, they are no Vic-ttor. in all the Southern States, where elections have been held during the past •'Summer, his party has been signally routed. Hence, the absurdity of attempting to defeat Fremont by a union of the Buchanan and Fillmore votes upon the latter. If Fremont beats Buchanan, he could beat Fillmore infinitely worse; and the arguments used by Messrs, Jenkins & Nesbit are of full force when they declare their intentions to support Mr. Buchanan because Mr. Fillmore’s cause is a hope less one. They resolved that his friends in other Southern States, should not plead their example to justify themselves in supporting him, and thus render doubtful the vote of one or two States, and thereby hazzard an election by the House of Rep resentatives, where, as it is now constituted, we have everything to fear and nothing to hope.— Then away with the chimera of abandoning Buch anan and running Fillmore. It would not do credit even to the brain of a crazy man. TSie Speaking on Saturday Last. The Democratic cause was well sustained by the speakers on that side, at Head’s, on Saturday last. E. W. Beck, Esq., opened the discussion in a speech of an hour, in which he throwed hot shot into the Fillmore ranks in good earnest. Mr. B. is a young man of well trained mind, and gives promise of abundant success as a public speaker. He is a lawyer by profession, and an ardent friend of the Democratic cause. Col. J. W. Duncan, according to the arrangement agreed upon, spoke three quar ters of ar. hour, during which time, he crowded in to a narrow compass the essence of a two hour’s speech. It was the first time we ever had the plea sure of hearing him, and our anticipations were fully realized, though our expectations had been raised'pretty high by information received from others. His enunciation is good, his language flows easy, and is chaste and elegant, and his ar gumentation is logical and powerful. Col. I), is the Editor of the Atlanta Intelligencer, and lm s proven himself to be a good writer as well as a good speaker. Col. Z. Norton, of our city, was the sole representative of the Fillmourner3 in this discus sion. He spoke one hour and a half, and inaue the sune stereotyped speech which is heard from all their speakers. Its theme was Cass and Squatter Sovereignty. lie sustained a bad cause about as well as any of the bigger bugs of the party could have done it. He wa3 courteous and dignified, and as liberal as could have been expected of a follow er of Sam. Mr. Bucltanaii’s Prospects. We are not of that class of politicians who ex pect to carry the election by the game of Brag. We endeavor to look at things in their true light, and speak of them as they really appear to us.— The Know Nothing presses and orators have been and still are trying to bolster up the broken for tunes of their candidate by overrating and misrep resenting his strength every where. lie was bro’t into the field under most inauspicious circumstan ces, and we have not yet been able to discover any material change in his favor since his nomination. Not so with Mr. Buchanan No candidate with in the'last twenty years, has been brought under more favorable circumstances. Every Congres sional in every State was represented in the Democratic Convention. It was truly a Na tional body. The greatest harmony and unanimity prevailed in its deliberations and its final action. Hence wc say Mr. Buchanan started out under fa vorable auspices. And since the campaign com menced, hundreds and thousands have abandoned the American Party and joined Mr Buchanan’s standard. Throughout the entire South his cause has been daily gaining strength since the nomina tion, and the prospect now is, that he wdl carry every slaveholding State. And in the free States he stands the best ch ance of any other candidate to carry a sufficient number of electoral votes to make sure his election. In New York his chance is at least equal to that of any other candidate ; in his own State his propects arc the best of any, and his prudent knowing friends consider that State as ‘safe for him. In New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana and California, his cause is onward, and he is deemed the strongest candidate, and will probably carry all these. Hence wc look upon his prospects as j being bright as they ever were, and relying upon | the strength and justice of Democratic principles, our faith remains unshaken in the success of Buch anan and Breckinridge. Andrew J. Bonelson. This individual seems to have almost been lost sight of by the party which pretends now to be striving’ to elevate him to the second office in the gift of the American people. This is very un grateful, and in order that he may not be entirely forgotten, we place his name at the head of this article. It is probable that many of Mr. Fill more’s friends would rejoice if Donelson could be forgotten, for he is a swift witness against the im becility and folly of Fillmore’s administration The charges he made against that administration, we believed to be true when they were made by Donelson, and we yet believe them to be true. Il‘ they were not true, Mr. 1). is unworthy of confi dence as a man of truth and honesty, and the Amer ican Party, if they are what they pretend to be, cannot consistently support him. Will they do it ? But they may say as they did in 1848 about Gen. Taylor, we support old Zach, and take Fill more as a matter of necessity. llow many votes could Andrew J. Donelson get in Georgia, if he was running alone ? We answer, fully as many as Millard Fillmore could have gotten in 1848 had he been running alone. Fillmore could not have car ried a single Southern State in 1848, nor could Donelson come in gun shot of carrying a single State without Fillmore, and it is extremely doubt ful whether he can carry a single one with him.— Gen. Taylor’s military fame made him President in 1848. and Millard Fillmore Vice President.— The hand of Providence made Fillmore President, a result never anticipated by the supporters of Gen. Taylor. We hold that no man should vote for a Presidential Ticket, unless lie is willing to risk the destinies of this Republic in the hands of the candidate for the Vice Presidency. Twice lias the second officer been made the first by the hand of God. We anticipate no such catastrophe in the case of the subject of this article. But patriots should do their duty to their country, and should vote for such men only as may be safely trusted with the reins of Government. If Donelson is that man, then Fillmore is not—Mr. Donelson himself being the witness ! From the Catholic Vindicator. Ladies and Gentlemen : We call your attention to the advertisement of Prof. 0. J. Wood’s Hair Restorative, which appears in the columns of our present number. From our long acquaintance with the proprie tor, and with numerous individuals who have used his preparation with perfect success for the last two years, we feel no hesitation in recommending the article as superior to any of the preparations now in use for the same purpose, viz : for restor ing grey hair to its original color, a sure and per fect cure for baldness, and a never failing preven tive lor the falling of the hair. It is decidedly the best and most popular in use for beautifying, preserving, restoring and strength ening the hair, relieving disease of the skin, and removing scuif, dandruff and all eruptions and fe verish heat from the scalp. We speak in relation to the above from what we know, having been personally acquainted with numerous persons who have used the Restorative for the above purposes with the most gratifying results. It is not often we notice a patent medicine. In deed we think we have never puffed one before ; but Prof. Wood’s Hair Restorative is something so superior to most of the preparations of the day, that we cannot forbear asking the attention of our readers to it. Grey and bald heads in concert sing, The magic of this wondrous thing. Political Discussion. According to previous appointment, a number of the citizens of Spalding county assembled at Head’s Store, in the 3rd District of said county, on Saturday, the 27th ult. A meeting was organ ized by calling ‘l'. S. M. Bloodworth, Esq., to the Chair, on the part of the Democratic Party, and James McNeely, Esq., on the part of the American Party. Thomas M. Head was appointed Secreta ry. An arrangement having been agreed upon to discuss the political questions of the day, by both parties, E. W. Beck, Esq., took the stand, and led off in a speech of one hour on the side of the De mocratic Party, followed by Col. Z. Norton, who spoke three quarters of an hour in behalf of the American Party. Col. J. W. Duncan, of Atlanta, then appeared, and made a speech of three quar ters of an hour on the Democratic side, and was replied to by Col. Norton, in a speech of three quarters of an hour. The discussion was closed by a speech from Col. A. A. Gaulding, restricted by the arrangement previously made, to half an hour. The meeting then adjourned. T. S M. BLOODWORTH, ) . JAMES McNEELY, J Chairmcn - T. M. Head, Secretary. B@rTlie Democracy of New Hampshire have nominated the Hon. John S. Wells, as their candidate for Governor. This is a capital no mination, and will call out the Democracy of that sterling old State. [From the Washington Union.] Notes on the Campaign. Connecticut. If any one doubted the fact that the great dem ocratic sentiment of the people is being thoroughly aroused all over Connecticut, the result of the sev eral large meetings that have been held by the democrat in various sections will serve to dispel that doubt.- Never have we known the time, in all the past history of Connecticut polities, when tiie people responded to the calls for meetings with such promptitude—such spontaneous enthu siasm—as at present; and surely they- have never before turned out in such crowds The names 1 of Buchanan and Breckenridge arc a tower of strength to the democrats, and the issue presented to the people is helping to swell their ranks by.the addi tion of the larger portion of the old-line Union Whigs. When a great sectional party, advocat ing a black line of division across the Union, and upheld by sixteen States—when such a party l’ears its dark and sinister front in our midst, the senti ment of Connecticut, with reference to it and its designs, will be apt to be expressed iuno equivocal terms. — Ha rtf or and Times. Ohio. It would seem, from the many indications which we meet with daily among our democratic and Fill more exchanges, that the Fromonters, after all, are likely to be beaten by the Fillmoreites. The fol lowing, from the Cincinnati Enquirer., is a sample of the indications to which we allude : “Os the black republican ticket that was nomi nated at Carthage, (Hamilton county,) the follow ing have declined to accept : T. C. Day, member of Congress, and all the county judges, Fox, Haynes and Van Elamn. The latter gentleman is for Fill more, and has accepted the nomination upon that ticket The black republicans are in consterna tion, as they hear one after another of their nomi nees refusing to accept, and going over to their enemies. They are beginn ; ng to have well-ground ed feais as to whether their organization can be kept up until after the October election. We ve ry much doubt whether they can find men who, with defeat staring them in the face so overwhelm ingly, will consent to be placed upon their ticket. There is a stampede from the ranks of the ‘woolv horse’ to those of Fillmore all over the State, and it really looks as if the supporters of that gentle man were to be our principal opponents.” Daniel Webster cn Abolitionism. Daniel Webster, in the United States Senate, spoke as follows: “Now, sir, this prejudice has been produced by trie incessant attrition of abolition documents by the abolition presses and abolition lecturers upon the common mind. ISo drum head m the longest day's march, was ever more incessantly beaten than the feelings of the public in certain parts of the North. They have been beaten every month, and every day, and every hour by the din and roll and RUB-A-DUB OF THE ABOLITION PRESSES AND ABOLI tion lecturers, and that it is which has created these prejudices.” And, again, he declared : “I am against agitators North and South. I am against all narrow and local ideas North and South, and against all narrow and local contests. lam an American. My heart, my sentiments, my judgment, demand of me that I should pursue such a course as shall promote the good, and the har mony, and the union of the whole country. This I shall do, God willing, to the end of the chap ter.’, After a perusal of these utterances of the Sage of Marshfield, can any one doubt where he would now stand if living ? Can any one doubt that he would be found on the side of the democracy, bat tling for the Constitution and the Union ? “ The Question of Superiority Settled. It would appear, by the following paragraph from the Martinsville Monitor, that the black re publicans of Indiana have settled in their minds the question as to the relative superiority of the black and white races, which, after long study, Mr. Union-sliding Banks was unable to decide upon. The incident related occurred at a Fremont barbe cue in Morgan county. •‘The most characteristic part of the whole af fair, occurred at the table. A mechanic, who had hitherto been a strong Fremont man, was on the ground with his wife and child. At a given word, he attempted to cross the rope to the table, but was met by one of the marshals, and told to stand back and give room for the ladies. He stepped back, as lie was told, when seven or eight women, ‘as black as the Ace of Spades ,’ advanced before him to the table, and ate with the rest of the Fremont ladies and gentlemen. This was too much for him. 11c tore the Fremont badge from his breast, and swore that, although he was a poor mechanic, he was yet a little better than a negro. He said that if he and his wife were to be thrust back from a Fremont barbecue to give place to negroes, lie no longer was a Fremont man, and immediately stamp ed the Fremont badge under his feet, and declared his intention to vote for Buchanan. We are in formed that four or five others did likewise. It is said tnat not less than twenty negroes ate at the first table.” Can't see how Buchanan can be Elected. This is a stereotyped saying of know Nothing Editors. We are not surprised that thbv can’t see how Buchanan can be elected. We should be surprised if they could see anything, after living nearly two years in a dungeon, with no other light than a dark lantern. The Past and Present. Mr. Anthony J. Has well, of Bennington, (whose father established the Vermont Gazette, in 1787,) this morning presented us a copy of the Northern Budget, of January 3, 1804, received by the Ga zette in exchange. Mr. H. says he could no more avoid supporting Buchanan than his father could resist supporting Jefferson, though threatened with imprisonin'nt under the “alien and sedition laws.” This number of the Budget contains a speech in the Senate of the United States, in November 3, 1803, by lion. John Breckinridge, (grandfather of our candidate for the Vice Presidency,) in favor of the acquisition of Louisiana, in which the same liberal, national democratic sentiments, uow main tained by the grandson, are supported with com mendable ability and eloquence. Among other business advertisements, appears the following, which may serve to remind some persons that even our community was not always free of the curse of slavery : “To be sold for cash, a negro man, in the 21st year of his age, brought up to the farming busi ness, and of an honest and good disposition. Ap ply to “HUGH McM AN US, “Four miles East of the village of Troy. “Troy, December 13,1803.” [Northern Budget. Estimate in Oliio of the Presidential Election. The Cincinnati Inquirer makes an estimate of the vote of Ohio, in the coming election. Mr. Fill more, it sajs, must receive not less that 60,000 votes, and good judges place it at a higher figure. Assuming this to be true, and the vote to be as full as in 1852 — Fremont will receive 121,000 Fillmore 60,000 Buchanan 169,000 Total 350,000 The only doubtful figure in this calculation ap pears to us to be tin; vote for Fillmore. If his strength is not entirely absorbed in the more bit ter fanaticism of Fremontism —unless there is a co alition or absorption like this—Buchanan will car ry Ohio.— Wash. Union. Hon. .Holm 11. Lumpkin. We are pleased to learn, as we do from the Rome Advertiser of the 25th inst., that the popular Representative from the Fifth District, Hon. John II Lumpkin, has fully recovered from the recent attack of illness which was some time since confining him in Chattanooga, and is now at home, among his old friends arid constit uents- —lnk!ft gen cer, [From the New York Day Book.] The Herald’s Bogus Statistics. New York, Sept. sth, 1850. EditO) Day Real: Will you post up and correct the statistics of the Herald upon ‘ The Political Press of the Coun try,” in regard to the State of Georgia, by insert ing the annexed list of Georgia papers, their pres ent political position, &c ? I have no means at command by which their respective circulations can be arrived at; I have no doubt, however, that the Democratic press has an aggregate circulation of 40 per cant greater than that of the Whig, Know Nothing and American press combined. Georgian Visitor. P. S :—A few unimportant papers on either side may be omit ted. BUCHANAN, 20. Examiner, Atlanta, Daily Intelligencer, do do Constitutionalist, Augusta, do Georgian & Journal, Savannah, do *News, do do Times & Sentinel, Columbus, Tri-Weekly Federal Union, Milledgeville, Weekly Georgia Telegraph, Macon, do Empire State, Griffin, do Independent Blade, Newnan, do Georgia Banner, do do Weekly Beacon, West Point, do Standard. Cassville, do Democrat, Marietta, do Southerner, Rome, do Times, Dalton, do Platform, Calhoun, do Gazette, Cedar Town, do Republican, Washington, do News, Americus, do Patriot, Albany, do Watchman, Thomas vi lee, do *Herald, Brunswick, do Expositor, Dalton, do * Argus, Bainbridge, do Banner, Athens, do FILLMORE 15 Chronicle & Sentinel, Augusta, Daily Republican, Savannah, do Enquirer, Columbus, Tri-Weekly Recorder, Milledgeville, Weekly Journal & Messenger, Macon, do Citizen, do do Union, Griffin, do Republican & Discipline, Atlanta, do Reporter. Lagrange, do Reporter, Cuthbert, do Republican, Americus, do Watchman, Athens, do Signal, Dahlonega, do Courier, Rome, ‘ do Georgian, Sandersville, do FREMONT NONE. [ln the above list, the “ Morning News,” “Herald,” and “Argus” are classed as Buchanan papers, and the “Repor ter,” at Cuthbert, for Fillmore. All these aie neural in the present election Ei>. Empire State.] *&*■**- From the Times & Sentinel. University of Georgia. Messrs Editors : As an Alumnus of our State University, I am not indifferent as to the deci sion of the question of who shall be called to fill the Chair vacated by the venerable Dr. Church. I have seen the names of several dis tinguished gentlemen suggested for the situa tion—gentlemen, who, though deservedly em inent in their profession, are nevertheless en tirely unacquainted with the practical business of teaching. Allow me to suggest another name. It is that of the New Carlisle P. B. Martin, the former President of the Synodical College of Griffin. In his broad, elevated, comprehensive and thorough views of educa tion, few men stand above him. In his skill and ability in imparting instruction, it may tru ly be said, he has scarcely any superior, and in his great efforts to promote the true education al interests of our State, no man is more ar dent. Asa thorough, laborious and practical teacher, as eminent in his profession, as those whose names have been suggested are in theirs —lie is fully deserving the place. The writer first made the acquaintance of Dr. Martin as chairman of the examining com mittee of the Class of which he was a member ; and well does he recollect the ability with which he performed the duties of committee man, since which time he has known much of him. The election of Dr. Martin, would, in the opinion of the writer, secure a lofty and thor ough course of instruction in the College equal to any in the whole country. By way of ar gument, let me submit one thought to the Board of Trustees—shall there be no honors bestowed upon the laborious, successful teach ers ? Shall the laurels which belong to his profession be given to others ? Shall not ta lent equally eminent and more effective, because more thoroughly trained in the businesa, be passed by, when the honors of the University are to be disposed of ? Let the honors of the bar, the bench, the forum and the United States Senate, be borne by gentlemen of the le gal profession ; but let the honors of the Col lege and the University, fall upon the enlight ened and successful Teacher. This is a point worthy the consideration of the Board. Greenville, Ga. A Graduate. Mr Stephens at Chattanocga. W e insert from the Nashville Union, the foil owing interesting description of our distin guised Georgia Statesman, from a Tennessee correspondent. —Atlanta Intel. Every one was anxious to hear the great ora tor, Alexander H. Stephens. Sain Smith made a most graceful introduction, and the Georgian’s dark eyes, full of intellectual lire, flashed for a moment or two on the vast and excited assem blage as if he seemed in search of someone he knew. The idea of his voice being heard seem ed almost absurd to those who had never be fore listened to him. All doubt soon vanished. His voice riuging out shrill and clear like a battle trumpet, seemed to cut through the air, and in live minutes the thousands were crowd ing closer and closer towards the stand, com pletely under the influence of his most glorious eloquence. 1 will not attempt to describe Mr. Stephens’ personal appearence. Indeed there is some thing about him that baffles description. lam told that he weighs less than a hundred pounds ! Ilia eyes are full, dark, searching and eloquent; but in all else he is at war with all the doctrines of the Phrenologists and the phisyognomists. He does not look like he would live a week, and yet, I ans told, his general health is fine and that he is an intense student and performs a vast amount of intellectual labor. He seems to me to be all living. His political character is well known. For ten or twelve years he has been in Congress, and was one of the very ablest of the whig statesmen. lie never joined the know nothings, but from the first he has made war against them. He acts with the democratic party now, because, as he says, it is a great, pure and pa triotic party, and the only one that can save the country.- Mr. Stephens made the most eloquent and most original speech I have ever heard, lie did not howl over the beaten track, but mark ed out anew one for himself. He held the Constitution in his hand, and the leading idea of his speech was that know nothingism was antagonistic to the Constitution, and he de monstrated his position with mathematical precision. His dissection of the part of the Know Nothing creed which establishes a reli gious test was the rarest and most scientific piece of political surgery I have ever witness ed. But it is impossible to describe Mr. Steph ens’ manner of speaking. More than any other statesman does he resemble Randolph, of Roan oke. Mr. Stephens- will make four speeches in Middle Tennessee about the middle of October, and I advise all who can to hear him. [Correspondence of the Daily Delta.] From Texas. A Horrible ami Fiendish Assassination — Mr. and Mrs. Moore and an adopted Daughter shot—The assassin undiscovet ed . Marion, Texas, Sept. 4, 1856. Editors Delta :—One of those revolting assassi nations at which the heart sickens, and which have become so common in these days of enormity, was committed in this comity on the 2Cth ult. The victims were A. E. Moore, Esq., Ids wife, and a lovely orphan girl, twelve years old, who was, by adoption, one of the family. They had just seated themselves at the supper table in the entry of their house, when the assassin, cooly fix ing a rest for his gun by propping a board between the two stems of an alt hen, twenty steps from the table, and in full view of Iris unsuspecting victims, discharged at them a don bled-barreled gun. At the first fire, Moore fell. 1 sis wife, who si ton his left, exclaimed, “Lord have mercy !” and at that instant received the contents of a second gun, fired in quick succession. She fell instantly, and the orphan gii who was seated on Moore’s right, and between Mr. Moore and the assassin, sprang into 1 lie house and called for camphor, but before the servant, could get !o her she was dead ! Mr. Moore received three shots in the head, and four in tho right side of the chest. His arm above the elbow was much shattered, and the hand shot through, ite lived a few minutes, but never spoke. Mrs Moore received four shots in the face, and seemed to have breathed after she fell. A single shot struck the young-girl a little to the left of the spine, passed through the heart, and, coming out at ih left nipple, lodged in her clothes. I have this shot in my possession ; it is evidently a sing. The Coroner’s inquest did nut elicit anything sufficient to found an arrest upon. There is a great deal of excitement in reference to the murders, and 1 devoutly hope the thousand eyes turned in search of this fiendish monster, may yet detect him through even the close obscurity lie has drawn around him. The leu-s oi fin Is, the blood of an innocent orphan, and the justice of heaven cry aloud against him. Mr. Moore was an intelligent, amiable, worthy citizen. Among the most warm-hearted, woman ly and benevolent other sex, Mrs. Moore had no superiors. Without children herself, she had shown the goodness ol her nature in adopting from among the indigent, three homeless orphans, on whom she not only lavished all the care and kindness of a mother, but by will has left them (now but two, a young lady 16 ami boy 14- years) most of her large estate. Great Fire in Macon—Many houses destroyed, and immense loss of Pro perty. A little before day-break on last Monday, the 22d inst., our citizens wore aroused by the ringing of alarm bells and the cry of fire. The cause of the fire is not known, but it was first discovered, we believe, on the premises of Mr. E. E. Brown on Mulberry street opposite the Lanier House. It soon spread to the neighboring houses, which be ing mostly built of wood, burnt very rapidly, not withstanding the firemen and others were prompt ly on the spot, and used every exertion to stop the progress of the flames. They were not finally checked until they had consumed every building (except two) on the East side of the Square, boun ded by Mulberry and Cherry, and First and Sec ond Streets; they also crossed over the Alley and consumed several houses on the West side of the square, approaching so near our own office as to render it in imminent danger. The following is a list of the houses destroyed, some of which were owned by their occupants, and others by different persons : Dr. E. L. Stroheck er's Drug Store; Day & Mausenet’s Jewelry Store; Pugh's Daguerrcan Gallery; Clark & Pierson’s Provision Store; Garey’s Boot Store; John L. Jones & Co’s Clothing Establishment; Belden <fc Co’s Hat Store; Hernandex's Segar Shop; Peter k Jaugsteter's Tailoring Establishment ; Baird, Merchant Tailor’s Store; M. D. Barnes’ Jewelry Store; C. A Ells’ Provision Store; Washington Hall Building; Boardman’s Book Store; Good man’s Dry Goods Store; Mrs. Andouin’s Milline ry; Agency of Marine Bank of Savannah; Agen cy of Mechanics Bank of Augusta, Offices of Drs. Battle, Pye and Mattcauer; John Rutherford’s Law Office, and several other small buildings. Most of these houses were partly insured. We have not yet ascertained the entire loss. Some of the occupants sustained heavy losses in goods, and all suffered more or less damage and inconvenience from moving, Ac. This is one of the largest and most destructive conflagrations that Macon has been visited with for many years. —Geo Telegraph. Judge Marsh, who w’as President of the Conveiion that nominated Fillmore, has come out in fav> rof Fremont. He states his reaso ns at length in a published letter, and closes as follows : “These considerations lead me to the sup port of the Republican nomi eesfor Prescdent and Vice President, not because I am less an American than when our National Convention assembled, but because those by whom Mr. Fillmore was nominated, from Southern >tates have abandoned him for a candidate openly and avowedly arrayed against the American Party, thus sacrificing for Slavery both their Candidate and tneir Americanism; and because, furthermore, by voting for Mr. Fillmore, while the contest is between Btv hauan and Fremont, I should indirectly aid the former, whose prin ciples, as an anti American and Slavery-exte nsionist, are obnoxious to all iny convictions of duty.”— Sav. Jour. tip Cour. — tiring the polio J canvass of 1852, Mr. Buchanan was an active advocate of branklin Pierce’s election, and in a speech delivered be fore the Democracy of Pennsylvania, on the 7th October, 1852, said ! “Tee fugative slave law is all the South has obtained in his Compromise of 1850. It is a law'founded both on the letter and spirit of the Constitution, and a similarlaw has existed on our statute books ever since the administra tion of Washington. History teaches us but for the provision in favor of fugitive slaves, our present Constitution never would have existed Think yon that the outh will evvr tamely surrender the fugitive slave law to Northern fanatics and Abolitionsists.” — Exchange. Col. R .1 Cowart at Marietta. We learn from a friend, ays the Atlanta In teligcncer, that this staunch defender of demo cratic principles, addressed a large crow'd in the Court House, at Marietta, on Thursday last; and that he was entirely successful in rolling on the ball started in old Cobb, by our District Elector, Col. Gartrell, a day or two ago. We understand that Cowart says he is rather puz zled to find material to work upon, in the pres ent campaign—the Know Nothings in Chero kee having nearly all either been fully convert ed, or are mourners around the altar. He can however, console himself by the reflection that his ow n able Exhortations last year contribut ed largely to the bringing about the gratifying state of political affairs now said to exist in Cherokee Georgia. —Atlanta Intel. BSirThe following is the last parody on “Woodman, Spare that Tree :” Woman,spare that tree, Touch not a single cup, In youth it tempted thee, But now, O give it up ! I know thy mother’s hand First put it to thy lip, But woman, let it stand, Unless it be catnip ! PEN AND SCISSORINGS, [By Telegraph for the Richmond Inquirer.] Later from Kansas. at ♦, f T Chicago; Sept. 22. A dispatch from Lawrence, dated 15th inst states that 2,800 Missourians reached Franklin on the Hth, and the advanced guard came in collision with free State men on the night of the 13th. Gov Geary interfered, and the Missourians fell back to La ,;,,,ce The OovcMor l,„ s ,li s b„ n ded the T* i itorial militia under Reed. Col. JJarVey’s free S ate regiment had an engagement with the “Law sides vJm-cM-ilk7 S H on both sines \\ cic Edied. Harvey s command was subse quently captured by U S. dragoons. Fire at tlie Georgia Railroad Depot. ; The lire at the Georgia Railroad Depot which took place o i yesterday morning” did coi.sidembie damage —B. sides destroyin'* the Engine House, it lias rendered unlit for present use some s or eight locomotives that were in it at ibe time, and it is more than probable t.lmt several of them will never again be fit for idp. Tut* loss to the Bond may be estimated at !rom twenty to twenty-live thousand dol* ais And but lor the extraordinary exertions 4 o. the I ire Company ot our city, who succee ded hi saving the udjo niiig building, used as a deposit for oil and ether inflammable* mntemi s, there is no telling to what the tire would have raged. Our “Atlanta’’ Fire Company, No. 1,” boys deserve great praise for their superhuman exertions, and we ’rust t! at the Georgia Railroad Company willi not forget their successful effort in staving the devouring element.- Atlanta Exm , 26 1 k. ccottijEADs the Column ” —The Vermont- Patriot., of Sept. 17th, says: ‘Gen. Scott has declared that he cannot support Fremont, and’ is not prepared to go for Fillmore. The old hero will probably go for Buchanan and the party that ‘carries the flag of the Union.’ A Pri e Comparison.—Col. John Under wood in his address to the citizens of Cass county, on Thursday last, said that these little know nothing stump speakers, who denounced Stephen A Douglas as Stephen Arnold, was no more to be compared to the “little giant of the North west,” than the feeble corruscations of a lightning bug to the brightness of the noon-day sun ! Wander what onr lightning bug friend thinks of that ?— Standard Acknowledging the Corn.—ln the course !of Mr. Bartotvs’ address in this place, last j Wednesday he said that “if Buchanan w r as elec j ted, his election must be attributed to Fillmore.’ We really don’t know but he is right. Fill more will take a good many of abolition votes from Fremont. Consequently that will lessen Fremont’s chances. There is no chance for Fillmore’s election by any party, Northern or Southern.— Standard. Gov. H. V. Johnson was at Philadel phia on the 16th inst., and was expected to address a mass meeting of the Democracy, in Independence Square, on the 17th inst., the an niversary of the adoption of the Federal Con stitution.— CY nshtutionalist. The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian, of I6th inst. says: Hon. Howell Cobb, of Georgia.—True to his promise, this eloquent son of Georgia reach ed this city yesterday morning, and may be found at the Merchant’s Hotel. lie spoke last evening at the corner of the Twentieth and Walnut streets,and will speak at Independence Square on Wednesday, at Kimbcrvillc, Chester county, on Thursday; at West Chester, on Fri day of this week—returning in time, as we hope to address the Democracy at some other points. Gov. Cobb is in fine health and spirits, and will be w armly welcomed wherever lie goes. ♦ 9 ♦ The Elections. —The State election in Flo rida takes place on the 6th of October. The j State elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,, j and South Carolina, w ill be held on the sarno j day—October 14. These will be the last skir mishes prior to the grand pitch battle on the 4th of November. George D. Gray for Buchanan. —This dis i tinguished \ irgiuian has resigned the Presiden cy of the Fillmore and Donelson Club, of Cul pepper county, \ a., and declared his intention to vote for Buchanan in an able letter, which is published iu the Richmond Enquirer. Is Fillmore in favor of the Restoration of the Missouri Restriction ?—Mr. Gray, of Virginia, says in his letter resigning the Presidency of the Fillmore and Donelson Club, of Culpepper county, that Mr. Fillmore “was written to recently, by Mr. Kindall, American Assistant Elector for the county of Orange, (Va,,) asking whether lie would or would not sanction a bill restoring the Missouri Compro mise and repealing the Kansas act, and he re plied by sending [him] his Rochester speech.” Comment upon this act of the model President is unnecessary. He shrinks the great issue in. the canvass.— Const it ul ion a list. # # * . An Office without Labor. Among the committees appointed and pub lished in the Discipline of Friday for the ap proaching Grand Know Nothing Mass Meet ing, we notice one “on tin* reception of distin guished guests.” The duties of this committee will, we imagine, be easy of performance. In fact the office may be regarded a sinecure, as it is well known that the Know Nothings have not a single distinguished man in their party to re ceive.— Intdige veer. BGU As the smoke clears away from the election returns from Vermont, the result ap pears to be, that the fusion of the Know’Noth ings and Black Republicans gained upon their vote of last year about one thousand votes.— Const it ueirualist. Panama—lmportant News. There is a probability that our Government has determined to take possession of the Isth mus of Panama. It has been provoked to this course by the brutal massacre of American citi zens there, and the destruction of American property, for which no indemnity or apology lias been made. This will be a speedy mode of settling the construction of the Clayton Bul w’er Treaty, and at once defying Englands di plomacy and arms.— lntcligc.nccr. p®“A London letter says : “I need not tell you that the complications arising out of the Kansas and San Francisco difficulties are look ed upon by them with intense gratification. — The general opinion is, that these troubles will lead to the dissolution of the Union within a twelve month. All despotic Europe is in dulging in a hellish exhibition of delight at the prospect, and you may rest assured that no ef fort of theirs will be wanting to hasten and confirm this result.