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€|e (fctitjjm State. GRIFFIN, GEOIIGIxi, Wednesday Nov. 19, 1856. jO*R G BYARS is our authorized Agent for the county ofßutts. “53a A word to ttie enemies of Democra cy. Now that the contest is over, we venture to say a word or so to those who have labored to defeat the election of the Democratic candidates for Pres ident and Vice President of the United States.— The verdict of the great inquest of the Nation has been most emphatically pronounced against you ; both Fillmoreites and Fremonters. As to the last mentioned Party, we have nothing to hope, and nothing to say, as our humble sheet will probably never reach any of them. But the friends of Mr. Fillmore, who are somewhat numerous within the bounds of our circulation, may chance to cast an eye upon these lines, and we ask eacli of them to givea<calm consideration to a few suggestions whicfli we propose to submit to them. Your lea der ihas been prostrated in the late political strug gle,.-and you must now cast about to find another, oc abandon your present organization. In the iheat of an excited contest, much of crimination and ■recrimination have been indulged in, by both sides, •and many wounds have been inflicted which time alone can heal. But we submit to your judgment whether it is not better to bury past political ani mosities in the grave of oblivion, and come for ward in a cordial support of the new Administra tion, soon to be inaugurated. Most of you pro fessed to prefer Mr. Buchanan to Mr. Fremont.— We regret to have to say, there are ?omc excep tions to this remark, even among Southern people. We have a common interest, and in tlic vicisitudes j of political events, must share a common destiny. Mr. Buchanan has been endorsed by a large ma jority of the Southern people, and to them ho is l mainly indebted for his election. Hence, he may be considered as identified in feeling and sympathy with our sectiou of the country —so much so at lea3t, as to wield the influence of his high position to protect our rights against our fanatical enemies. Will you not then come up and give his Adminis- j tpation a generous support, rather than a factious ‘opposition ? There must hereafter be but two .great political parties in this Government—for a time at least. One is the anti-Southern, anti-Sla very party, and the other the great National con servative Democratic Party, headed by James Buchanan. Will you as honest men, whether old line Whigs, or Know Nothing Democrats, adhere to the former er the latter party ? You will be called upon to make the election between the two, and a fearful responsibility rests upon you in mak ing the choice. We know that some of you enter tain such feelings of implacable hostility to the ve ry name of Democracy; that you would rush to any >extremes to gratify your hostile feelings. With; uch we have not a word to say. But there arc | others whose love of country predominates over i their political prejudices, and such we hope to find now standing side by side with the friends of the : South in a cordial and united support of the sound j conservative principles of the incoming Adminis tration. Jlow did Mr. Candidacy Elect Mr. Bucliasaan 1 ■Some of the Fil'more prints and partisans are claiming credit to themselves for promoting Mr. Buchanan’s election. We are very much at a loss to conceive by what process of reasoning they ar rive at this conclusion. It is well known, that in the Slave-holding States, the only formidable op position to Mr. Buchanan came from the support ers of Mr. Fillmore. They did all in their power to divide the vote of the South, and throw the ‘election into the House of Representatives, where the chances were altogether in favor of the ene mies of our section of the Union. In New York, the State having the largest vote of any State in the Union, Mr. Fremont gets a plurality, which Mr. Fillmore’s friends might have prevented by ■going for Mr. Buchanan ; but refusing to do this, though Mr. Fillmore was the weakest candidate of the three, the Black Republicans carried the State and secured for their candidate the 35 electoral votes of that great State. Pennsylvania was the •great battle ground on which the contest was de cided. At the October election, the friends of Mr. Fillmore fused vith those of Mr. Fremont, and ’were beaten by the friends of Mr. Buchanan, thus •virtually deciding the contest in the State. The same may be said of Indiana. And we have uot heard of an election in a single State which the Democracy have carried m the late election, where Mr. Fillmore’s running at all affected the result. On the contrary, Mr. Buchanan’s friends encoun tered and overcame the joint influence and power •of both Fillmoreites and Black Republicans, in every State which he carried, and in which these two parties presented an organized opposition.— How then is it made to appear that Mr. Fillmore's running was in any wise conducive to the success of Mr. Buchanan ? On the contrary, it only tend ed to complicate the issues before the people, and put to hazard the success of the party upon whose triumph the hopes of tue country hung. In pen ning the foregoing remarks, we had not the figures before us of the Presidential election, but speak from the data furnished by the State elections in October. Mr. Election.—Advance in the price of Negroes. On Friday evening last, some two or three hun dred negroes, eu route for Louisiana, passed thro’ Atlanta. We conversed with Col. Wilson, a large dealer in this species of property, and who owned a considerable portion of those then on the road to the West, and he informed us that immediately on the reeept of the intelligence of Mr. Buchanan’s election, Negroes advanced One Ilundrer Dollars per head. A panic had seized upon the markets in Baltimore aud Richmond, in anticipation of Fremont’s election ; but so soon as that apprehen ded danger was removed, Negro property immedi . ately appreciated to its former value; confidence is rcstored.aud matters move on in their accustomed channel. And yet Maryland casts her vote against Mr. Buchanan’s election. ‘‘Hung be the Heav ens in blackness” at the mournful tidiugs J Interior Hank of the State of Geor gia. In our advertising columns to-day, will be found the Annual Statement of this Bank, by which it will be perceived that it is iu a sound and healthy condition. Wild cat or no Wild-cat, we defy any Bank in Georgia to show a more favorable account of its condition. Celebration of the Democratic Victory. In accordance with previous notice, a large number of the citizens of Griffin and the surround ing country, assembled on Saturday evening, for the purpose of celebrating the triumphant election of James Buchanan aud John C. Breckinridge, as President and Vice President of the United States. At tne hour of 7 o’clock, P. M., a Torch Light Procession was formed in front of.the “Empire State Office,” on Hill Street, and marched through the principle thoroughfares of the City, to the sound of martial music. On their course, they were addressed at the residences of several of our citizens, by Judge Stark, H. E. Morrow, L. R. Daniel and others. Having passed through the principle streets of the City, the pocessiou returned to the place whence it set out, and were addressed by Messrs. Gaukling, Beck Stanley, Williams and others. The houses of many of our Democratic friends were most beautifully illuminated. Great enthusiasm prevailed ; every participant in this public demonstration seemed to feel that the oc casion was a joyful one. We had just emerged from a conflict in which the institutions of the South, as well as the safety of the Union, had been put in eminent peril. Most gallantly had the threatened dangers been met, and most tri umphantly had they been overcome by the joint efforts of the Democratic hosts. Well might such an achievement be celebrated with music, bon fires and illuminations, and well might every pa triotic bosom swell with joyful emotions while con templating the deliverance which had been wrought, out for their country, in the late Presidential elec tion. Particular attention is directed to the ad vertisement of Grigg, Bertody & Cos. Our friend, Mr Bertody is a man we can safely recommend to our friends as a man of honesty, integrity and moral worth. A merican Union Office for Sale. Our neighbor, in his last issue,announces his tie sire to sell out. Those wishing to invest in his line would do well to give him a call. Tlie Cimis. To the lovers of fun, we would respectfully call attentiou to the advertisement of Spalding & Ro gers, to be found in our advertising columns.— They offer a grand programme of amusement and entertainment, and all patrons of the Gymnasium, &c., would do well to avail themselves of this occa sion to draw a few nails from their coffins. ♦ * Deatli of Hon. Joisn M. Clayton. This distinguished Senator, from the State of Delaware, died on Sunday, 9th inst., Tlie Foreign Vote. Well, we suppose “Amerikins shall rule Ameri ky,” notwithstanding the enemies of the Democrat ic Party say, that the Irish and the Dutch have elected Mr Buchanan. This is rather a different version of the story, from the one told previous io the election. Then they said the foreign born pop ulation, residing in the free States, were all for Fremont. But the New York Times, a Black Re publican paper, says they voted for Buchanan, in a body—both the Irish and tbe Dutch. Well, we acknowledge that they did, and we believed they would all the time. They are almost without ex ception, Democrats, and they could not consistent ly do otherwise than vote for Mr. Buchanan. Mr. Fillmore was already sworn to proscribe them, and of course they could not vote fer him. Fremont was supported by a large portion of the Know Nothing Party North, and of course they had but little to hope from bvin. Where then should they go but to the “party which is the friend and advo cate of their rights, viz : the Democratic Party.— Will the Fillmore press now have the magnanimi ty to do our fellow-citizens of foreign birth, merit ed justice, by retracting the charge of Abolition ism, made so freely against them during the late canvass ? “We trow not.” It is not in them to, do it. They hate them for their inflexible devo tion to Democratic principles, and as long as they continue in that devotion, their hatred will remain implacable and undying! Blood-stained Laurels. The result of the late Presidential election, shows that Mr. Fillmore has received the vote of only one State of the 31 which compose this Union. Bet ter for him, and the party which supported him that he had uot received that. Accounts from the election in Baltimore, are of a most melancholy character. It seems that riots and blood shed, as on former occasions, marked the footsteps of the Know Nothing party in that city, at the election on the4th inst. The Amerieau Party, so-called, claimed to be the only pure party in the Govern ment, having arisen, as they say, from the ruins of the old Whig and Democratic Parties. But from the events which have characterised the success of that party, wherever it has triumphed, it is evident that its strength lay more in its physical than its moral force. As already remarked, Mr. Fillmore has been successful in only one State; solitary and alone, but one laurel leaf crowns his brow, and that is all stained with blood. We are not dispos ed to taunt a vanquished foe, or exult over a fallen enemy ; but to a reflecting mind, we think the scenes described in the subjoined extract, should cause the advocates of Mr. Fillmore to clothe themselves in sackcloth and ashes, and turn with loathing aud disgust from the party they have sup ported with ro much apparent zeal : Tub Frauds and Outrages in Baltimore.— The Baltimore Republican of Wednesday evening says : “There is not a man in this who does not know that the bloody tragedy of yesterday, called an election, was a mere horrible mockery—that thousands of illegal votes were polled by the oppo sition of Democracy, and that thousands of honest voters were prevented from giving their votes by the organized and aimed band ruffians, who at an early hour, took possession of the polls and kept possession throughout tlie day. In several of the wards, the majority of the Know Nothings is greater than the whole legal vote, and yet the De mocrats were scarcely permitted to poll a vote. — These facts were early reported to the Mayor, u nd were treated by him with perfect indifference ; his police force were enlisted everywhere upon the side of the rowdies, and the increased vote which they received shows conclusively that their services were very effective against the Democracy. The course of the Know Nothing press, includ ing the Amerieau and Patriot, has been such as to encourage and stimulate the state of things which has brought such disgrace upon the city. The Pa triot, with a vulgarity and indecency only equalled by the Clipper, sneered at the Governor, and ridi culed his desire to maintain the peace of’ the city, and complimented Mayor Hicks upon his refusal to accept of any aid, thus showing a perfect under stand iug among the coalitionists as to the plan of carrying the election in this city. We would ask what the coalitionists have accomplished by their violence aud frauds and murders ?’’ Tlie Founder of tlie City of Griffin.! As will be seen from a correspondence in anoth er place, Gen . L. L. Griffin, the founder of our Ci ty, and whose Dame it bears, has recently paid us a visit, after an absence of 15 years. Though in creasing years have added its usual quantum to the infirmities of age, yet tbe old veteran looks re markably well. Always of delicate physical pow ers, his material manhood has survived the many storms and tempests through which he has passed, much better than many others who appeared to possess bodily powers more capable of withstand ing such a conflict with the battle of life The General removed xo the county of Twiggs in early I'fe, and commenced his career poor and penniless At the age of 17 he volunteered in the service of his country, and served a tour under Gen. New nan, in what was called the Florida Campaign.— He afterwards served under Gen. Floyd, and again under Gen Glasscock, in the war against the Creek Indians. He thus in his youth, evinced that devotion to his country, that ardent patriotism, which ever marked his subsequent career. After the close of the war he returned to the county of Twiggs, aud by dint of close application, and un tiring efforts, acquired a competent share of world ly fortune, and the respect and confidence of his fellow-citizens, as an evidence of which, he was elected to the Legislature of Georgia over one who had previously'been considered the most popular man in the county. This trust he fulfilled to the honor of himself and the satisfaction of his friends. Some 25 or 30 years ago he removed to the coun ty of Monroe, where we first became acquainted with him, and where he resided a number of years, whence he removed to the City of Macon, and re sideded there till his removal to the place of his present residence. About the year 1835, he conceived the idea of connecting the city of Macon by Railroad with the North-western and Western portions of our State, as well as with Alabama and Tennessee. At that period the Railroad enterprise was in its infancy in the State of Georgia. The people of the Middle, Western and Northern portions ot the State, knew but little of the practical workings of this new me thod of communicaliuii. Hence the pioneers in these enterprises had the ignorance and prejudices of the masses, as well as the scarcity of capital, iu contend with. Gen. Griffin, with a sagacity for which he was highly distinguished, foreseeing what the wants and necessities of the people of Georgia would ultimately drive them to, determined to lead out in the great movement by commencing the construction of a link in the middle of the great chain which was ultimately to span our great State from the mountains to the seaboard, aud which is now in successful operation from Sa vannah to Chattanooga, and even far beyond into the interior of Tennessee. He accordingly com menced the building of the Road from Macon to Forsyth, a distance of 25 miles. This was effected in the course of two years. He then pushed on the prosecution of his extensive scheme, to Griffin, and thence to Atlanta. I n this he overrated the strength aud extent of his means. A reverse in the general pecuniary affairs of tlie country, which no prudence or wisdom could foresee, came upon tlie public, as well as the private enterprises ol the Nation, in 1840 and 1841, and in that crash the Monroe Railroad went by the board, and General Griffin fell with it. To sustain the falling fortunes of the Institution, of which he stood at the head, he had embarked nearly the whole of his private resources, the fruits of a life-time of industry and toil, and he became bankrupt. It is generally be lieved, however, in this community, among those who were cotemporaneous with the facts briefly re lated above, that if the stockholders and others di- Veetly interested in the success of this enterprise, had given it their aid and countenance which oth er similar works received from their friends at this critical juncture, Gen. Griffin and the Monroe Rail road and Banking Company, might have rode out the storm, and carried the project successfully through ; but such was not the case, and defeat and disaster was the consequence. Gen. Griffin was the projector and founder of our city. Through his agency, the land was purchased, and laid off, according to the plan suggested by him. and in honor of his efforts in the premises, bis name was given to it, Though Gen. Griffin was, by his mis fortune and not his fault prevented from accom plishing the great plans and designs which he com menced, yet the same has been done by others.— Every prediction which he made, in reference to the great beneficial results which would follow upon the consummation of his designs, has been amply fulfilled, and even realized to a much greater ex tent than he ever ventured t.o foretell He con tributed more than any other man to arouse the people of Central and Western Georgia to a pro per sense of the great importance and necessity of works of internal improvement. And although he lailed to accomplish ail he designed, yet lie is enti tied to the respect and gratitude of every man wljo now participates in the benefits arising from the work which he projected, and in part accomplish ed. His presence among us on his late visit to our place, was greeted with pride and pleasure by our population generally. Many of us knew him early and long. We were familiar with the history of his career, and in the darkest days of his adversity, we were willing to accord to him honesty of pur pose, in the very face of popular prejudice, which then prevailed against him. Time has healed those prejudices, and we cannot point to a single individual in our’ whole community, whose heart was not made glad once more to behold the old pa triarch, after an absence of 15 years. Gen. G., after his pecuniary reverses, and the failure of his favorite enterprise, removed to the State of Mis sissippi, where his characteristic industry, frugali ty and” perseverance, have enabled him to acquire a competency, and where he will probably spend the remnant of liis days, in the peaceful retirement of private life. A Singular Political Wager. Boston, Nov. 7, 1856. Mnj. Benjamin Perley Poore, the late Fill more candidate for Congress in the Sixth Dis trict, arrived in the city this afternoon with his wheelbarrow and barrel of apples, which he had wheeled all the way from Newbury port, a distance of thirty-six miles, in two and a half days. The job was in fulfillment of a bet with Col. Burbank, the Fremont State Senator elect, that Fillmore would get more votes in the State of Massachusetts than Fremont. The Major, wheeling his apples, was escorted up S ; ate street about 2 o’clock, by the Fdlmore Clubs of Boston and Charleston a military company aud a mounted cavalcade of citi zens. The novelty of the peiformance collected many tlw iisunds of the people, and the Major was greeted with tremendous and iurnnlt->us applause on all sides. He delivered the apples to Col. Burbank on the steps of the Trent* nt House, when both gentlemen del vered con gratulatory, speeches, mounted on the barrel. Ten thousand people were present.—-[Ex. The following is the result of the late Presiden tial Election. Buck. Fremont. Fillmore. Maine, 8 New Hampshire, 5 Vermont, 5 Massachusetts, 13 Rhode Island, 4 Connecticut, G New York,’ 35 New Jersey, 7 Pennsylvania, 27 Delaware 3 Maryland, 8 Virginia, 15 North Carolina, 10 South Carolina, 8 Ceorgia, 10 Alabama, 9 Mississippi, 7 Louisiana, 6 Arkansas 4 Tennessee, 12 Kentucky, 12 Missouri, 9 Florida, 3 Texas, 4 Illinois, 11 Indiana, 13 Ohio, 23 Michigau, 6 lowa, 4 Wisconsin, 5 170 114 8 California, 4 votes, to be heard Irotn. Gen. L. L. Grifiin. At a called meeting of the City Council of Griffin, held the 4th inst.. the following resolu tion was adopted: Resolved, That the Mayor appoint a com mittee of five or more citizens to tender a pub lic dinner to Gen L. L. Griffin at such time as may suit his convenience, and that they be re quested to make all necessary arrangements therefor. Committee appointed were— W R Phillips, C II Johnson, J A Beeks, J II Maugham, L S Salmons, A A Gaulding, Al len Fleming, J H Campbell. Gen. L. L. Griffin, Dear Sir. The City Council desirous of tendering lUo hospitality of the city to you, as her founder, have ‘‘•ppointed us a committee to tender a public dinner to yoar*elf at such time as may suit your convenience. Trusting that it may suit your convenience to accept and name an early day, we are, dear sir, Yours very respectfully. W R Phillips, C H Johnson, J A Bef.ks, J H Mangham, L S Salmons, A A Gaulding. A Flemming, J II Campbell, Committee. Griffin, Nov. 15, ’46. Gentlemen: Your communication of the 14th inst-., from the City Council, tendering to me the hospitality of your citizens, as the founder of this City, by giving me a public dinner at such time as might suit my convenience, has been received with pleasure. Feeling as 1 do, confident that your honorable body expreses the true sentiments of your entire community, I re gret the more, that I have to say in reply, that previous engagements prevent my accepting the profered honor. I have not language to express my feelings, as the occasion deserves.— It is the closing scene of my public career, and I do feel gratified beyond any thing I can ex press, that the people of this city and the coun try do view me an my proper position; and in this demonstration have amply rewarded me for all my former services, though I have drank the bitter cup. In founding this city my object was, in the donations made, to provide previous to the sale of any lots, for every inter est, and to lay the foundat ion of the city upon a sure basis. Honor, Religion and Education claimed my first attention, and I am gratified to see the benefits growing out of it. This city in many respects has no equal. There is less crime I am happy to learn, in propotion to population than in any other, and it is worth ty of imitation. Nothing could have given me more pleasure than to have seen all this people I could have said many things that weigh on my mind cannot be written in this commu nication: But remember when this city pros pers and the people rejoice I rejoice with them, and if otherwise, my sympathies are with then’ also. I have nothing better to offer to this city than my best wishes, and allow me to add, may that Being who has done so much for you, con tinue to own and bless you. I subscribe my self as the first and last friend of this city.— Please allow the honor. I am yours most re spectfully. L. L. GRIFFIN. W R Phillips, C II Johnson, J A. Beeks, J H Maugham, L S Salmons, A A Gaulding, A Flemming, J H Campbell, Committee. Deafh of the Hon. Robert 11. Dixon. The numerous friends and acquaintances of this excellent man and useful citizen, will learn with profound sorrow, that he died ai Alum Springs, Rockbridge couuty, Virginia, on the 2d Nov., inst., aged 56 years, two months and five days. Mr. Dixon was a farmer by profession. He was however frequently called by his fellow citizens from his retirement to serve them in the Legislature. He was Senator from Talbot in the session of 1843-4. We find the follow ing notice of him iu the Times <f* Sentinel, of Feb. 14, 1854. “Dixon, of Talbot, is a man in the prime of life, with iron gray hair, soft eyes and pleasant smile. He is a native of Georgia, and the ar chitect of his own fortune. He is the embodi ment of Anglo-saxon manhood, without fear and without reproach, and just such a man as one delights to see in the Legislature ; a farm er, but keen, sensible, reliable ; never troubling the House with Buncomb speeches, nor med dling with the laws of the State. He is an old member, and his familiarity with the rules of the House gives him great advantage over the younger members.” It only remains for us to add, that Mr. Dix on was a kind neighbor, a useful citezen and an honest man. lie was a member of the Meth odist Episcopal Church, and died iu hope of a blessed immortality through Jesus Christ.— Times Sentinel, Georgia Election. —No returns have been recieved from Montgomery county, and but, a reported majority in Terrell of 80 votes for the Fillmore Ticket. All the other counties heard from official, and foot up—for Buchanan 56,991; Fillmore 41,940. Fad Occurance.— On the night of the 7th inst., as we learn by a private communication, Dr Perkins, of Cutlibert, a very estimable gentleman, committed suicide by opening the large artery of the arm. The cause of this : rash act was supposed to be occasioned by recent pecuniary losses.— Sav Jour Public Meeting. Persuant to a previous notice a respectable portion of the citizens of Spalding county con vened at the City Hall in Griffin, for the pur pose of taking into consideration the propriety of appointing delegates to attend the Southern Commercial Convention to assemble in the city of Savannah on the Bth December next. On motion, Ilia Honor the Mayor was call ed to the chair, and J N Simmons requested to act as secretary. Col. A A Gaukling explained the object of the meeting in a few brief remarks,iu the course of which he urged the importance of . cordial co-operation on the part of all Southern men in the enterprise contemplated by the Conven tion. Gen L L Griffin of Aberdeen Miss, a very enterprising citizen, and founder of this city, being present, was loudly called upon to ad dress the meeting. He responded to the flat tering call, and earnestly commended to the consideration of those present the objects pro posed to be effected by the Commercial Conven tions that have or may assemble in our South ern Cities. Rev. II E Morrow of the Griffin Female College, tame forward at the tail of his fellow citizens, and presented arguments in favor of the South fostering her own institutions, of ap propriating her funds to the building np of home interests instead of so lavishly applying them to the advancement of other interests antagon istic to our own. On motion of Judge J II Maugham, a commit tee of three was appointed to suggest the names of fifteen delegates to attend the Convention to assemb c in Savannah. J II Mangham, \Y R Phillips, and C H Johnson were appointed that committee, who reported the following names: CP B Martin, J D Freeman, J A Beeks, J S Jones. Dr J N Simmon:, C II Johnson, II P Hill, if E Mor row, A A Giiuidiug, J MC'oie, DrVv II Mose ley, Ishmael Dunn, W M Blanton, Jason Burr James Lavender, The report was adopted. By Resolution, the Chairman was added to the list of delegates. J II Mangham, moved that the proceedings of this meeting be published in the city papers, which was adopted. On motion the meeing adjourned. A BELAMY Ch,m. J N Simmons, Sec’ty. From the London Times. Appalling Accident in tlse Surrey Gardens, London. Twenty-jive thousand pc,'sons assembled-—Alarm of Tire--Terrific Scene —-dicing Killed. On Sunday night 20,000 persons went ho an immense Music Hall, iu what were lately th? Surrey Zoological Gardens, to hear a great preacher (Rev. Mr. Spurgeon.) The Hall was new and the preacher was young—they say on ly 25. Ilis hearers have outgrown his own Chapel, and outgrown Exeter Hall, till the Strand was all in u commotion every Sunday evening, with crowds looking wistfully at a no tice which told them in large letters that the place would hold no more. So they are build ing him a place somewhere to hold 15,000, and meanwhile they took the Surrey Music Hall for four Sundays. It is a building with 2or 3 tiers of galleries —galleries inside and balconies outside, and all sorts of devices for hearers, whether sitting or standing. It was built for 10.000, but on this occasion it is said that 12,000, or even 14,000, crammed into it, while a large crowd besieged the doors, and a still larger one the entrance to the gardens. Would not any reasonable being have some misgivings at the consequences ? Indeed, it appears as if every body had, and the misgiving itself pro duced the consequences. There was an alarm; no one can say certainly how or from whom. It might be a cry of ‘fire,’ or ‘the roof/ or the tinkling of a bell ; but in a moment the vast assemblage was in motion, to the doors, rush ing, screaming, trampling down one another, clogging the staircases, breaking the balus trades, tumbling over to the bottom, falling up on one another. By a merciful Providence not six hundred, but only six, were killed, and ra ther more seriously hurt. From the Loudon Morning Post. Before the service commenced, the enthusi asm within, and even without, the building, was intense. After the preaching had proceed ed for some minutes, on a sudden the hysteri cal bCffi'-am and subsequent fainting of a female in the gallery ia the left of Mr. Spurgeon, and at the further end of the building, occasioned a commotion. Presently tin3 people at the doors cried ‘fire !’ (there really had been a strong smell of fire a few minutes previously,) : others called out, ‘the building ! the building/ is falling 1’ and then from above, in the guile- j ries, in the hall, and from all sides, arose a vol ley of screams and shrieks, which were followed by a terrific rush to the doors. The preacher paused in terror. Viewed from the orchestra, the body of the hall pre sented a scene of dire confusion and agonized excitement ; the people tossed and tore each other in terror. Fortunately, from the floor being encumbered by scats, a moment’s obstruc tion was given to the rush. That moment sa ved the lives of many who would have been overwhelmed in the tremendous onset towards the door, and gave time for a more tranquil observation. The preacher, recovering him self, implored silence, assured the people of safety, and then, while the shrieks and screams still resounded, and terrible groans were begin ning to be heard, even at that moment sent up a hymn, which, at first loudly chanted from the orchestra, soon spread itself over the troubled I congregation in the body of the hall, who now j still seeing the roof above tit. in, and the galle- j ries still crowded with listeners, terror-stricken, yet eagerly hanging upon the preacher’s words, thus encouraged, joined in tile hymn of praise and faith. Not so in the galleries. There was a rush made to the circular s aireuse on the right side facing the entrance. Down this a stream of frightened men, women and children, poured, rushing on in terror, and impelled from behind by crowds in still greater alarm. Turning up on the stairs of the second gallery, a slight curve is made by the balustrades. There un fortunately from the overwhelming pressure, the mahogany hand rail broke, and the balus trades, thus loosened, gave way one after the other for about 3 yards. Urged on, driven, pushed down by the surging crowd above — those below came on, as it were, with certain death before their eyes -and ere they could restrain themselves, fell over the sides, down! the well staircase, onto the stone floor beneath. The first who fell over was a well dressed wo man who struck upon her head and died with out a groan ; the second, another respectably dressed female, who fell screaming in agony ’ with a child clasped in her arms ; then came j another woman, then two men, clutching ea-; gerly at each other as they saulc into the abyss; —others followed toppling over each other— : while above, a flight, a fierce fight, was furi- 1 ouslv raging for life between those from above! and those below ; the first still striving to come down, the others struggling to stand still, or get upwards. Meanwhile the crowd from the hall above and of the hall below, were rushing around the passage, forcing their way outwards over the dead and dying. The groans and screams were such as might be fancied of Pan demonium ! At last there was a pause in the rush, and then a momeut, if not of silence and order, of better disposition and less fearful sel fishness. Yet above all, arose the hymn of praise. And now, as some of the dead bodies were borne along through the crowd, through the trees, and along the paths thronged /with well dressed people, it was ghastly to see’ the festive-wreathed pillars of light, and thF gar landed lamps, as of Vuaxhall, shining at .such a moment, like mistimed merriment at a fune ! ml, where death and mourning, and the terri- I ble uncertainty and agony of those who had friends known to be in the building, were now assnm'ng a painful ascendency. Tliose who had rushed firs', from the hall, made their way iu panic to the gates, which they found closed. These making the story j known to the people outside, the gates were at once borne down with a rush, and anew ele ment added to the terror and confusion. Fresh crowds poured into the hall. As they tramped hurriedly up the grand walk, the noise they made gave occasion to anew panic, which Mr, Spurgeon vainly attempted to tranquilize by another hymn. An attempt was thru made to resume the sermon, and it hardly will be believ ed that, even at this period, the earnest entrea ty of several gentlemen could not prevent/ rna |nv well dressed ladies, young and old, (from* [dragging in their husbands and brothers “to* hear the sermon.’’ At last on the renfoiistrance of the inspector iu attendance, that “he was hindered in removing the dead by the crowding i of the people/’ a gentleman took upon himself i to explain the exact position of affairs to•. Mr, Spurgeon, who immediately “dismissed hi! con gregation.” To set them in motion, to . clear the first gallaries and then the hall, to break up the groups loitering in the gardens-and about the carriage road, to stop ingress and secure egress, was the work of much labor-and time, facilitated, however, us it was by the ar rival of a strong body of Police under Mr. Su perintendent Lund. The next point was to get out Mr Spurgeon and secure him as well from the too eager c: e of his own “followers,” as from the possible and by no means improbable, indignation of the excited mob, who might perhaps have regarded him as the cause of a calamity which, fearful as were its consequences, they had already greatly exaggerated. The preacher was found stretched upon the ground in a state of great mental prostration, and finally, by the assis tance of one of the firemen of the gardens, was conveyed t hrough the cooking department to a private exit, where a cab having been procur ed, jV departed in safety for his residence. Tht Savannah Cuvenlioß. G-iv. Wise, of'Virginia. Las appointed: the following delegation to the Southern Commer cial Convention to meet in Savannah on the Bth Dec. prox. Ist Dist.—R M T Hunter, Ilobf. L Mon tagu*, of Middlesex, Gtorga Booker, of Eliza beth eby, J B Cosiiuhan, of Williamsburg. 2d D;st.— Gen. John S Millsion, Gen. F M Boykin, of 1.-le of Wight; Dr A Taylor, of Portsmouth, Jas. Cook, of Greenville. 3d Di.-t —Jas A Seddeh, Fredk. W Cole man. Daniel If Lawton. W II McFarland. 4th Dist.—-Thos S G hols, n; lliehd K Meade Dr John B Harvie, Dr Wm Crump. sth Dist.—Gen Oden G. Clay, Ti.os. S. Bocock, John M Speed, Thos. > Flournoy. 6th Dist —Gen W F Gordon, Thos J Ran dolph. Affix Hi vers, J L Kemper. 7th Dist.—Davie Funsten, J French Stroth er, John C Moncure, Nathl. Tyler, Jr. Bth Dist.—Jas 31 Madison, Andrew Hun ter, Augustus McDonald, Sr., Robfc. J T White. 9th Dist.—llJ iViichie, John W Broken | brough, J W Massie, Kenton Harper 10th Dist.—Chas. VV Russel!,, Jas Neesoig. Alfred M Barbour, Dr John Campbell.. - 11th Dist—Wm L Jack on, ocn A J Smith, of Harrison, T L Brown, George W Summers 12th Hist.—Nathaniel Harrison,. Wm B ; . Preston, Flemming B. Miller, Samuel Price. 13t!i Dist.—J B Floyd, Wyndhatn Robert son, T L Preston, and Thomas II Gillespie,— (Ex. _ _ A Counterfeiter at Lar^c, “We stated, some two months ago, tbafc a j man had been arrested in this place for passing ! counterfeit money, on several Tennessee, North ‘ Carolina. Georgia and Alabama banks, and ! that lm was undergoing an investigation before | the Justices of the Peace. After the investi gation he was committed tojail to await lus trial at the next term of the Superior Court lor this county. The name of the counterfeiter is 811 Carpenter. Last Thursday morning when the jailor car ried up his breakfast he had plan ned out a way to make his escape, which was effected in the following novel way: He (Car penter) secreted himself immediately behind the door and as the jailor entered the door and was turning around to take the key out to lock the door on the inside,Carpenter, as quick, as thought, sprang around him and out at the door, drew liie shutter iu and at the same time ! turned the key, and then took to his heels, with i the key in his pocket, leaving the jailor, to get i out as he could. The jailor, seeing his pmlica ! merit, let out to hallowing at the top of his | voice—he halllowed to his family below to shut l the lower door, but they did not. understand | him, he then hallowed tire ! which soon aroused the village. Ilis son learning his eonditition ran up with an axe and broke open the door. The jailor and sheriff hunted for him during the remainder of the day, but he got too much the start of them. The key was found not far from the jail, and, also, a letter directed to his attorney.— Standard Farmers Creed. We believe in small farms and thorough cul tivation. We believe that the soil loves to cat as well as its owner, and ought therefore to be manured. We believe in large crops which leave the land better than they found it— mak ing the farmer and they and the farm rich ?.t once. Wo believe in going to the bottom o£, tilings, and therefore, we believe in plowing deep, and enough of it. All the better if with a sub-soil plow. We believe that every farm should own a good farmer. We believe that the best fertilizer of any soil, is spirit of of industry, enterprise, and intelligence—with out this* lime and gypsum, boms and green manure, marl and guano, will be of little use. IV e believe in good fences, good burns, good 1 arm houses, good stock, good orchards, and children enough to gather the fruit. We be lieve in a clean kitchen, a spinning piano, a diary, and a clean conscience. We firmly dis believe in farms that will not improve--in farms that grow poorer every year—in starving cat tle—iu fanner’s boys turning into clerks and merchants—and in farmers who ate ashamed of their vocation.—[Ex.