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CHEROKEE ADVOCATE. BY RUGGLES & HOWARD. ATLANTA AND MARIETTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 29, 1855. VOL. VII. NO. 5. THE ATLANTA INTELLIGENCER Dally, Trl-Weekly Weekly. BY RPflfiLES k HOWARD. W. B. RUGGLES,! T. C. HOWARD s t 60 cts. One month. $5 00 $1 00 Two “ e 00 1 25 Three “ 10 00 1 50 Four “ .12 00 1 75 Six “ 15 00 2 00 One year, 25 00 W. H. HUNT, Aneelete Editor. TERMH OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Intelligencer per mums, in advance. $«.00 Tri-Weekly, 1“ “ Weekly, “ *’ RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertising in the Daily Intelligencer will be inaerted at the following rates per square of ten lines: One insertion. Two “ Three, Four “ Five Oue week, •Special contracts will be inode for yearly adver tisements occupying a quarter, half or whole col umn. aw- Advertisements from transient persons must be paid in advance. Legal advertisements published at the usual rates. Obituary notices exceeding ten lines charg ed as advertisements. Announcing candidates for office, $5 00, to be paid in advance. When advertisements are ordered in all the is sues, including Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly, 35 per cent, will be added to the above rates. The privilege of yearly advertisers is strictly limited to their own immediate and regular busi ness. Professional Cards not exceeding six lines, $15 por annum. Advertisements not specified as to time will be published till ordered out, and charged at regular rates. Advertisements inserted in the Weekly paper only will be charged at former rates. THE WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. Term•— $2 00 per annum, invariably in advance. Letter flroaa Hr. Jenklni. Augusta, 15th June 1855. My Dear Sir :—I have received your let- Feurtk mt July Caaveatleu Psetpened. We are gratified to learn that the meet ing in Columbus on Saturday, for the pur- pose of nominating delegates to the Nation- inquiring whether or not I will beacan- u°?J entl0n c det * r “ ,Ded ^ P 0 ^ i didate for the Executive office, and what in K^. h l d,n? Convention till opinion, “we oid Union men ought now Wednesday the eight day of August next, In order to do myS€ lf justice, I “ ^ d f er 11 to afford f< ? r P®°P ,a ! must, before answering your first enquiry. We*SL reP tW n Sl- i briefly review some of the occurrences of We rejoice that the postponement has I * t j ne;the r expected, nor been made The people now have ample | ™®;P d “ J didate for t he office in •»5rt n ” m ° Te V ? mV % 1 question, but, yielding to the wishes, pub- J. H. Howard, W. H. M “ Dougherty, .James Johnson, by ‘ affirmatively. I think I do not err in saying We extract this puzzler from the Chroni- tbat f or a while, the indications were, that cU & Sentinel of the 19th. What can we | the opDonents of the present Federal and possibly understand by this “ National State Administrations would unite upon me. Union Convention.” We had thought that ! Soon, however, it appeared that many of , „ . . ~ , , . | them who had previously been my farm, un- of all exclusiveness the Columbus movement ■ deviati ng supporters, had connected thern- was intended to he most stringent, and of ; selves with a new political organization, all the sectional parties that ever rose, , and were disinclined to vote for any man reigned and fell in this day and generation , without its pale. This statement was re- teeming with isms and issues, this same pro- i peatedly inaide to me, an ** r £* < L y , 6 . A ’ .... persons who were, and by others who were posed organization was to be most restricted ; £ ot members, to join this new organization ; and isolated—now, it is to be a National which, after serious consideration, and with Union Party! One honored name is given the most thorough conviction of duty, I posi- as a delegate to this odd Congress of over , lively declined to do. You will remember, hopefuls that surely has been booked for a j ZridSoTof toe berth which will be too hot to hold him.— through the newspapers, in connec- The gallant Major, brim full of pluck and tion with the office of Governor, my name who has been ready this many a day to ex- j was suddenly dropt. I advert to the fact punge that word “ Union,” out of all politi- j only to say that this followed immediately L £***» a a •• Motional Union Con-, ZZJgn^V™ !TX’£3£ vention!” In our mind’s eye, we think we of tbe course pursued towards me by the see him in his eeat in that body of hopefuls, j new party. Although unable to agree with whoso faith outsizes any grain of mustard ! them, I believe their motives are patriotic, seed that ever grew. It may be that he will J and cheerfully concede that they were as be there, but before Heaven' it is impossible. I C ree - t0 " lth - ho ! d their suffrages from me, as [From the West Point Beacon, Extra. June 21.] Jad|c Warmer’s Letter of Acceptance Newnan, Ga., June 12, 1855. Hon. Hiram Warner:—Dear Sir,—We MONDAY, JUNE 25. The Pledge t Here is one Democratic Editor pledged—where take great pleasure in communicating to i ^ other come from? We don’t look for I i any more. We had no doubt that the Timet A you, by authority, theaction of the Conven- wouM ^ ve tbe led but we hare no tion assembled here to-day, which resulted ! idea tbatany otter Democratic print in Georgia m your unanimous nomination as the cand- ; w qi. The Time» A Sentinel says : idate of the Democratic party, in 4th Con- ! “There certainly is one Editor in Georgia who gressional District, for Congress. We earn- ! is now and always has been ready and willing “to estly and confidently hope that, in view of 1 pledge himself to advocate the disruption of all the present crisis in our national affairs, j th £‘ bind th ? s * t *. of , ® cor K i » to the Uaio ” ..j which ..c i round us you will obey the call made upon | aga i n ’ , all< i now repeat without reservation or you, and afford us the high gratification of ; equivocation. Not only so, but as we understand being able to present your name to the peo- , the position taken by the Democratic party in con- pie of the District as our standard bearer ventionat Milledgeville on tte5thinst., the whole in the approaching contest, i party, Editors and all, are pledged to the same We herewith enclose to you the platform course. j ■ .- , . , . - .1 „ n - .■ Well we think it is our neighbor that is mista- and resototions adopted by the Convention. ken M to tbe object of «. tbe bui i der8 of the plat form of the Georgia Democracy ” Governor Johnson clearly understands it as we do—and as SATURDAY, JUNE 23. The Secretary of War on Gov. Reeder, of Kansan. The Vicksburg Whig, of the 9th instant, in noticing a speech delivered by the Hon. Jefferson Davis, at Apollo Hall, in that city, on the night of the 9th instant, says: r *lii reference to the appointment of Reeaer, Col. Davis stated that it was not known to the Administration when he was appointed that he was an Abolitionist; he was regarded, from his speeches as leaning on the other side. He admitted, however, that it was known that Reeder had fallen, on the side of the Abolitionists in the con test in Kansas. He (Col. Davis) has cer tainly been opposed to Reeder’s remaining in office, is opposed now, and thinks it pro bable he has been removed. He ought to have been removed the day after he was ap pointed.” When the Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis, passed through Atlanta, only a few days previous, to the Georgia Democratic Convention, he assured the Editor of the Intelligencer that Reeder would be removed, which the Intelligencer proclaimed immedi ately, in order to silence the clamors of the Democracy against the Administration.— Some weeks have since elapsed, and instead of being removed, Reeder is understood to have returned to his post. Why is this ? Is the President compelled to retain him to satisfy his Freesoil friends. Or does he do it to afford Reeder an opportunity to carry out his Freesoil designs in Kansas ? Can not some of the Democratic organs oxplain ? —Chronicle dc Sentinel. Governor Reeder is not “understood to have returned to his post.” We don’t, in the first place, believe that Reeder could be sent hack. We saw a gentleman yesterday, just from Kansas, who roundly asserted that so great was the indignation of the people in the Territory, against this funotionary’s abuse of his office, that if Reeder returned to Kansas, he would be put to death. We then don’t believe that General Pierce would so outrage the common sense of jus tice in the country, or so wilfully cast from him the confidence and support of the South, by a step so wanton and silly. So far from attempting to “ silence the clamors of the Democracy against the Administration,” should this step be resolved upon, we will do our utmost to call public attention to so reprehensible a course, and will visit it with the most vehement reprobation. After the intelligence from YVashington, current in every direction, it is surprising that any one will presume to say Reeder “is under stood to have returned to his post.” Wait, and we will see if the President is crazy, as some would have us think. Singular Piece of Vilalny. A man by the name of Joseph Lee was ar rested and lodged in Chatham county jail yesterday morning for placing a bar of rail road iron, weighing 300 pounds, on the track of the Central Road, near the 60 mile station. It is said that he confesses the deed. When asked why be did it, he only answered that “it was his intention to throw the car off the track.” He will have an examination at 10 o’clock to-day, before Justices 'Wilson, O’Connel and Russell.— Sav. Georgian. It would tax the horrid ingenuity of Pom- pey’s wife to give this wretch what he de- deserves. She compelled the slave who slew her husband to cut steaks from his own body and eat them in her pres ence. This was tart treatment—rather so for a simple case of murder; but nothing can be disproportioned, in tho shape of pun ishment, when visited upon such an awful wickedness as this. We have heard with the deepest chagrin as well as pain, that on the State Road suGh attempts at wholesale murder have been made in several instan ces of late. One attempt that we heard of was enough to freeze the blood with horror. We have boon told that in less than a week after the cars began running over the new bridge at Etowah, a large bar of iron was laid across the track, just over the middle of the bridge, and the obstruction was only Hr. Jenkins’ Letter. In another column may befoundthis letter which wo suppose locates for the present the political stand of its author. We havo read this letter more than once attentively and, we hope, charitably. It is a most jejune production, and unless its unhappy spirit may be counted among its characteristics, it is entitled to little consideration. Two- thirds or more of this paper, which, under the circumstances, should have been well considered, arc devoted to tho amiable effort of proving to the country that be ought not to act with the Know Nothings, and that he will not act with the Democrats. Mr. Jenkins says that “ I have concluded, therefore, that, being neither a Democrat or a Know Noth ing, there is no place for me in this con test.” Yesterday we published the eloquent letter of Judge Longstreet, in which that able and good man said, “For my part I consider a man who has no politics a poor patriot, however amiable he may be as a man. The people of this country are sove reign, and ho is a poor representative of sovereignty who iB incompetent to cast a judicious vote.” In such times as these, when men on side say that a political war is raging in this country, in tho name of one religion against tho existence of another, when this side declares with the most solemn asseverations, that if this war termi nates in favor of persecution, it inevitably brings civil war into our midst—while, on the other hand, the opponents of this party as gravely protest that they are in a death’s struggle for the rights of conscience, and for the perpetuity of the constitution of the country, we say in the face of this exigent state of the Republic, Mr. Jenkins sulks, retires to the shade and says that the issues of this deadly feud ho has nothing to do with and cares nothing for. This may be very dignified, and probably it is, but it is a miserable representation of sovereignty, and though very amiable, we agree, with Judge Longstreet, it is paltry patriotism.— If present dangers cannot alarm Mr. Jen kins, then his soul is too great by far for the vulgar uses of this state of existence.— If the reckless and heaven daring conduct of a powerful party in our very midst, whose mission seems to be to prove to the world how rotten our political fabric is, and how degenerate Republicans have come to be in 70 years, cannot excite Mr. Jen kins to activity, cr provoke his adhesion to some side or other, we then take it that that gentleman must be placed aside, as too or namental to be useful. But we spoke in the outset of these remarks, of the spirit of the letter. Here is the rub ; that spirit is bad— very bad, and in our view, is to the last de gree obnoxious to auy code of ethics—po litical or what not. The Know Nothings are wrong and the Democrats are right— Mr. Jenkins knows this; and besides, there are, unhappy man, but two parties, alas, and therefore Mr. Jenkins wraps his tal ents in a rag and buries them. Heknewthat Democracy was a hard master, reaping where it did not sow, and gathering where it did not strew, and for that reason he will not strike a lick—he won’t. Very well, he takes his chance with the prototype of this class of servants. The logic of Mr. J. is worse than his ethics. He contends, that the Columbus movement which he advocates, is a union of all parties hero for the protection of our rights. But this in the same breath, he says, is not to be a sectional party, but it is an attempt to unite all men North, South, East and West, to crush sectional encroach ments. Then why sneer at us when wc en larged our borders the 5th of this month at Milledgeville and invited and urged good men everywhere in the land to come to our help ? Iu us a National platform was incivisra—a removed a few minutes before the passenger gross selfishness that ouly proved iu Mr. J’s j train came up. The bridge isabout 80 feet eyes that we loved the party bettor than we i above water, and tho water in the Hightower _ loved the country. But Mr. Jenkins sneers j at the time did not exceed six inches in depth, in the general sentiment of the oountry.— I was to decline party association with them. Here I was willing to let the matter rest, feeling neither chagrin nor regret that the E ublic eye had been averted from me. Stil', owever, those of my political friends who, like myself, were content with the Union organization, formed upon what is called the Georgia platform, continued to urge me forward—some (of whom you art one) sug gesting my announcement without nomina tion, and others calling for a convention of the Union party. This has induced a re view of the whole ground, that I might reach a conclusion at once consistent with my duty as a citizen, and just to myself.— The result is that I see the people of Georgia preparing for an active political contest, and that there are at present, but two organized parties in the State, viz: the Democratic, and the Know Nothing or American, unless the temperance association may be called a political party. I know not how its adhe rents may regard it, but sincerely respect ing their motives and feelings, I shall not do the cause the injury of placing it in that category. It is, I believe, pretty generally conceded that those who are not within either of these organizations, are too few in number for effective, independent action.— I have concluded, therefore, that being nei ther a Democrat nor a Know Nothing, there is no place for me in this contest. There can be no plainer proposition, than that he who in times of high party excitement, finds himself without a party, is not only freed from all obligations of duty to present him self as a candidate for popular suffrage, but is forbidden by proper selfrespect to do so. Independently of these considerations, there is another difficulty in the way of my candidacy. I presume the supporters of each candidate, he they few or many, will expect him to canvass the State—to speak wherever the stump is found. This I am resolved not fco do. I greatly prefer the an cient usage of the Republic, that of select ing candidates whose merits are known to the people, and then leaving the people, on comparison of those merits, to choose be tween them. I answer you, therefore, my dear sir, that, under existing circumstances, I decline being a candidate, and sincerely trust I shall hear no more on the sub- ject. To your second inquiry, what shall he done by those situated as you are, I answer, that in my opinion the proper course is, to adopt the recommendation of the meeting recently held in Temperance Hall, Colum bus. That proposes a convention of the People of the State, irrespective of party distinctions. It looks to the united action of conservative men everywhere, North, South, East, and West, to put down a crusade against a particular section of Union—not a sectional party, but a party co-extensive with the Union, to crush sectional encroach ment. It is a proposition full of patriotism. It. has been treated by one party with silent contempt. That is to be greatly deplored, but if all others will coipe up to the call, it may yet yield many leaves for the heal ing of the nation. If our Know Nothing or American friends will unite in the move ment, the object may bo accomplished; if not, it must fail, and then you and I, and others similarly situated, must stand aside until some party shall arise in the land whose principles and practices commend it to our support, If we may rely upon pro fessions. there never h*s been a time when we could be so comfortable in a state of iso lation. Since December, 1850, our humble efforts have been devoted to the maintenance of the position then assumed by Georgia in Con vention, and Row, it would appear, there is no party, within her borders, to gainsay it. It is not to be supposed that they who con structed the platform, will abandon it. We have seen that the Democratic Party by their recent Convention, have given it tardy approval. May they be as slow to renounce, as they have been to adopt it. Had they made it their platform, unique in structure, and primary in importance, instead of using its timbers to prop their rickety, decaying K structure—had they met the overture ;orgians to stand upon it, as one people, one party, we should have hailed their action, as an omen of better times. As it is, we should think it safer, in the keeping of men, who like its builders, and like the patriots recent ly assembled in Temperance Hall, Colum bus, have shown themselves capable of aban doning ancient party alliances, and devoting themselves with singleness of purpose, to its maintenance, until it shall be recognised in the legislation of Congross, and vindicated With sentiments of the highest respect and esteem, we are Your ob’t serv’ts, P. O. Harper, ) J. I. Whitaker, [ T. H. Moore, ) mxttee ‘ Greenville, 18th June, 1855. Gentlemen:—I am in the receipt of your letter of the 12th inst., advising me of the does “the distinguished and very influential Dem ocrat” to whom we referred.—Corner Stone. at the present attitude of many democrats in the State, as regards the Georgia plat form are truly evidence of a sorry pat riotism, a bad spirit and a worse under standing of a plain argument. What if If there had been one thousand men, wo men and children precipitated from that bight, not one could have escaped with life short of a miracle! Both England and Russia appear to be thousands in the State iu 1850 thought the j hard pushed to find human food for pow- smuggling into our Union of California \ <j er in the present sanguinary war they are would be as good cause for that “disruption” ! waging, for while England is enlisting for- which makes the pith of the gentleman's j e | gn4 , ra }„ America and Germany, Russia fume, as would be the rejection of Kansas, , has brought iuto JJurope the barbarous pray will that prove iu his judgment hordes of Asiatic Tartary, and arp forcibly ■we were fools or traitors m 1850. or turn- • ^ D ., coats in 1855? It would seem that this is mcor P oratm * ,nto the,r army the Bayaz,d - the deduction of Mr. Jenkins, who we sup- Armenians and Kurds. With such im pose after this must be called the “ Lone mense armies in the field, and the contin ual loss of thousands by disease and battle, the case cannot be otherwise. Star.” But he cannot surprise us into the indiscretion of ripping up old wounds or on old (juestion that can only be agitated now by him for purposes of mischief. If, in the -platform claimed and defended by the De mocracy of Georgia, Mr. Jenkins finds any thing unsound, let him denounce it—if any thing that is his, let him claim it, and if he wishes us like Uriah Ileep, in David Cop- -perfield, to say we am very “ UmbU," if it will please him, and tor the soke of the eooatiy we will say it. Crockett’s Family•—The Dallas Herald eays the widow and family of Co). Davy Crockett, the hero of the Almo, moved to Texas from Tennessee, last fall. They re side in Ellis county, and are in straighten ed circumstances. The Herald suggests, that the legislature should make some provision for the relief of the widow and children. My fondest political aspiration is, that in the hour of trial, (if come it must,)I may be permitted to see Georgia maintain that position, with a firmness and bravery, equal to the “ Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation,” that induced its assumption. Very truly, &c,, CHARLES J. JENKINS. The Coming Harvest.—A gentleman who recently traveled over 8890 miles, through portions of the States of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia, performed dar ing the past weeks, and mostly by daylight, says “ my heart has been constantly glad dened by the prospectof the growing orope.” lie is decidedly of opinion, that, if no acci dent happens, there must be a very abund ant harvest in all the States. (0* Daniel H. Stewart has been appoint ed, Oy President pierce, Marshal of the Distrust of Georgia, vice J. R. Jobpsoq re signed. *- MB'If yon open not your door to the devil* he goee away. “ Where will any other come from ?— Here he is. What, has our friend the Gen eral lost all faith in us? Is thy servant a dog that he should do this thing? For years action of the Democratic Convention recent- w *th prayers and tears have we called upon ly held at Newnan, which resulted in my our countrymen to draw the last line be- unanimous nomination as a candidate for tween us and our foe, and when this prayer Congress in this District, and requesting ^ answered we jump back and draw another my acceptance of the same Whatever may j f ourselves? Really, General, have been my private wishes in regard to this matter, the Convention had the ac- ^ 1S 18 sour ^ or such milk cf human knowledge*! right to overrule them. kindness as yours. Have faith this one The dark and threatening aspect of the ; time more, if no bigger than a mustard seed, political horizon, so portentous of evil to ^ a t 0 b acc0 se ed will do. Our friend of the Constitution, admonishes me that even ~ .. , . ... the humblest citizen owes a paramount duty ! ^ tmes & Sentinel ts right. O, had the to his country, especially to his State, so , editor of the Comer Stone only been there deeply interested in maintaining the integ- | tojhave seen how oar spirits mounted on high rity of that Constitution, as it came from —how “hope elevated*and joy brightened our the hands of those patriots and statesmen j cre9t8 » ^ we listed to that report of re- who framed and adopted it. The nomina- : newed Ied that the Democracy were tion is, therefore, accepted in the same spir-; .. * ° „ , _ , 3 it in which it is understood to have been ; maiin g to South. General, we give tendered by the Convention. ; you our word of honor that Convention was The principles of the Democratic party | in earnest, in dead earnest, that time. You are national rather than sectional, eminent- j -^ould have warmed to Cobb in a most es- ly adapted to the preservation of the Union, j j , er if had witne8sed the in _ embracing as they do all the sound and con- i ^ J , , , , , stitutional men of every section, and not tre P ,d and unreserved manner he backed merely those of one particular section only. ' up the bloody 4th. We wish recent events Let us unite with those sound constitutional ; had not made it improper—may be, in bad men in good faith, stand shoulder to shoul- ; taste—to allude to the rapture that sat upon der with them in defence of the compromi- ! the facc of a mu(ual friend from Cherokee, sea made in the Constitution, as wel! for , , T , „ . . their interests as for our own, and make no . t ^ ie ver y ^ estor and paragon of patriots and other compromises, with the enemies of the j Southern Rights men, as he witnessed the fundamental principles of the government, shew of game and alacrity that was as com- Can it be possible that a majority of the i mon as pig tracks in that convention. O, people of the non-slaveholding States wiir faave faith A ^iter time’s coming. We allow themselves to be made the blind in- !. , ., , il . . - **. .. struments in executing the subtle, yet cher- have laid down th,s hme a P latfon ? in the ished, policy of the wily, far-seeing states- J right way. Before we used to build them men of Great Britain in breaking down the like the Turks are said to build their houses power and strength of the American Re- —the top story first. We went to Balti- public, by a disruption of the States upon ! more in the 8tart ia other worda . a great sectional question? This policy- . ... , wa! first shadowed forth in Exeter Hall, by | But thl8 t,me we **8“* right-ice have a declaration of open hostility against j laid down a platform without an unsound American slave institutions; but more : splinter in it—and we say to the North, if clearly manifested in the free States, by the ; we stand together at all, we must stand on interference of Thompson, the British emis- j thege p i ank8 . But as to the bloody 4th and sary, whose mission it was to excite the «- th# boards, we mean to stand on tion of the people there upon that subject. How well he acted his part, and accom plished the objects of his mission, let the history of the slave excitement in the free States answer the question. Let us hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst. Devoted as I am, aud ever have been, to the Union of the States upon the basis of the Constitution, still, there may be such ag gressions upon our clear and well defined constitutional i ights, now openly declared by 6ome of the non-Blaveholding States, to which we ought not, upon principle, to sub mit to if we could, and to which, when con sidered in a practical point of view, we could not if we would, even to perpetuate the existence of the Union. Georgia, as a tlaveholding State, mast be the equal or her confederate non-«laveholding States 3tar ted, it seems, four years ago, with fifty ,» rAe Union, both as it respects her pol.t.cal | member8 bot the ri g 0r8 0 f West p oin t rights, and the rights other people to possess and .. . ,. ’ , .. „ . ,, - , enjoy their property upon the common territory discipline, and the dement marks have of the nation, or she will be their equal out of it. reduced the number down to thirty-four.— The Georgia Platform received my hearty concur- The Slave States must have had their full rence and approval at the time of its construction share of representatives in the class, and vte and adoption, and I shall now and hereafter, are ^ to j a fe r that the greater part of the them, or die. When the Democratic party of Ga. surrender them, then the back of our hand to it for the rest of oar lives. If we do not to the thousandth part of one poor scruple, redeem our last pledges to the coun try, we have parted with our “fame and sacred honor.” Sectionalism in our Army. It is a remarkable circumstance that of the thirty-four cadets composing the gradu ating class of the Military Academy at West Point, this year, there are but five from the Slave States—a seventh of the whole number—while Massachusetts alone has four, and New York seven. This class J®"Goj. Brown in the course of his < speech said that the present administration i seemed to have but little else to do but to j decapitate the members of the Order, but i where one head falls off hundreds were brought into the party. So says Gov. Brown of Tennessee in his speech at the Know Nothing meeting in j New York, on the 18th, as reported by the Daily Times. The Governor was exceed ingly happy in his illustration of the sub ject. We doubt whether in the whole field of ancient mythology the speaker could have done better in his search for a figura tive prototype of Know Nothingism, than to have adopted, as he did, the fabulous animal that old chroniclers tell us was mys teriously furnished with new heads as often FOR GOVERNOR, HERSCHEL Y. JOHNSON, OK BALDWIN. For Congress—*tH District, HIRAM WARNER. _ _ _ \JI vU| 111ilL 11U 111 11 li 1 |T_* as any of the old ones was lopped off.— ; rpiritual and intellectual 18. See Third Page. Religious Indignation Meeting.—On the 11th inst. the members of the MethodistE. Church, assembled in mass meeting, at Centerville, Mon roe county, Va. to take into consideration, a letter recently written to the Richmond Enquirer, char ging that the members of that and other churches of the Baltimore Conference, were controlled in their votes by the Church. The meeting pro nounced the statement false, asserted their belief, that the author was aware ot its falsity, and recom mended him to the various churches of the Con ference in Virginia, as a tit subject of prayor to God, that he might “despense him light both There are numerous points of resemblance between be old Hydra and the Know Noth ing party. The old Cuimal was a very mysterious monster, living mostly under ground, and was supposed to be terribly powerful as well as mysterious. He only left his subterranean retreat to ravage the country, committing all sorts of villain ous depredations, and disturbing the peace and quiet of the community generally. He was thought by some to be invincible ; for no sooner would one head get knocked off in a fray than others would spring forth in its place. But when the young giant, Her cules, grappled the monster, his invincibil- “ They pronounced tho statement false but will the Baptist, the Presbyterian, the Episcopalian, the Catholic believe it ? Of course bigotry, prejudice and fanaticism, which last is bigotry and prejudice intensi fied, do not stop in their fell chase after a victim to reason or believe. As the K. N. Methodist has said he would not believe the word or the oath of tho Catholic when pledged in defence of his religion, nothing can be more natural than to hear the Cath olic make the same hitter retort. Here then we have it. A world of strife and crimina tion begins to rage between the followers of the lowly Jesus, and scandal as it is, a war T3 LATER FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM SHIP ity proved to be all gammon: he was sum- j ; n His name! This is the gala day of the infidel and unbeliever. He knows well enough that men may bawl till they are hoarse, their worship of God in mere lip service, and yet that religion will ho a shame and a reproach to its professors, if it hear not the fruits of that charity that believeth all things and hopeth all things when we judgo the heart and motives of men. What could our people be thinking of when they began a persecution against the Catholics and thought they could and would end it there ? Why, do not the Methodists know that in many sections of the country it is charged upon them that their ministers are active politicians and that this influence has told with triumphant effect in more than in marily whipped out of the world. The encounter between the modern Hy dra and the young giant, Democracy, has just commenced, and the Ides of Octo ber will show that the “many headed” mon ster of the present day will resemblo its an cient prototype equally as much in the thor oughness of its death, as in the peculiarity of its life. Tlae Mammoth Ocean Steamer. The new steamer Leviathan, which is now being constructed in London, promises, when finished, to be the wonder of the age. To grasp the idea of a vessel measuring more than an eighth of a mile in length, with a capacity of 20,000 tons, and room enough, besides, for 4,000 passengers with all their luggage, certainly requires some | one momentous conjuncture? mental effort; but io conceive such a mon- honcstly endeavor to maintain and defend every plank in it to the best of my ability. That plat form is based on the living principles of the Con- missing members were from the other side of Mason & Dixon’s line. If the graduating stitution as applicable to our circumstances and ; class of 1855 be a fair criterion to judge by, practical necessities. ! we should say that the army in a short With a thorough conviction of the political ! time, would be officered almost wholly by truths embodied in the resolutions adopted by the ! Northern men; but the South could have Convention, they cannot fail to receive the cordial j n0 e for comp laint if such should prove j to be .he eue. fo the ohil .emces ibere Standing erect upon this platform of priuci- i there are no rigors of discipline, nor any pics, let us buckle qn oqr political armour for the j lists of “demerits” to interfere with ap- conflict, go before the oountry and discuss them, pointments, they will be sure to have, at not secretly, but openly, as tho advocates of truth, ! feast, their full share of offices.—New York who wear no mask, nor shun any just responsi- 1 Times bility; and may He who controls the destiny of j men and nations, enable us to maintain the right, I Well may the patriot say repiningly, that and successfully combat error. I the distractions and heart burnines among Allow me, through you, to tender to the Con- . . , , vention my respectful acknowledgements for tho i our people nave a deeper seat than a quarrel honor conferrod by tfiat body, and please accept 1 about slaves. This extract from the far yourselves, the assurance of my personal re gard and friendship. Very respectfully, Tour o’bt serv’t, Hiram Warner. Messrs. P. 0. Harper, Jared I. Whitaker nnd T. H. Moore, Committee. Col. ‘‘7Vi??es” is as full of bitterness an<) illibo- rality as anything that oould emanate from a foreign press. If we knew how many abolitionists and haters of the South and of Southern people, there were in the board of instruction at West Point, we might proba- Isaac Croom has handed to the Greensborough Beacon the following letter bly have an easy solution of the social or from Dr. Davis, of Columbia, on the Cash- moral riddle which seems to porplex the mere Goat, for publication. To our plant- limes. Perhaps, who knows, but the same ing friends, who are duly impressed with proportions of reward for Northern youths, the importance of improving their stock, obtain at West Point, as their fortunate the letter will, no doubt, prove interesting: papas have secured for so many years for “ Columbia, S. C., May 25, 1855. themselves in other branches of the public *‘lb Col. /. Croom:—Dear Sir: I am an 5- service, while the proportion of punishments ions to know your success and progress in have> „ u8ua i for twbee n reversed. One making a herd of Goats. It takes patience . . ... . . , and time to make a herd with cur Goat, , thin 8* however this may be, we will stake though the fourth cross of the Cashmere our existence upon. If finesse and sectional upon our native Goat is fully as good as the malevolence at West Point manage to keep pure Cashmere. ou t of the army a just proportion of South- , , . , . - ern talent and pluck, all the Yankees on from the facility in multiplying them, its , In^mnorohio nu. F™. foKit. earth can’t prevent our seventh, when it incomparable use for the table and for fab- \ rics, is now speedily to make a greqt revo lution in the agriculture of the whole South. Most beautiful cloth is now made by our negro weavers with our ordinary plantation looms from the second cross, which you ought to hare. “I do not believe there is a native Goat in South Carolina but what is appropriated to the breeding to Cashmeres, and all imported that could be. Georgia is, however, going ahead of os, and Virginia coming pp. “I hope to see somo of your Goats at the Geor gia Fair. Let me hear from you. “In haste, yours most respectfully, “J. B. DAVIS.” Breaking Down of a Bridge—The Nash ville Burner of the 20th inst., says: does get in, from doing more for the glory of the oountry than their other six-sevenths. No doubt our Northern brethren (?) when it comes to making up their beds, keeping the broomstick in the same corner, and march ing to mess without swinging their arms, are vastly our superiors; but wfcen it comes fo the rest of the work that soldiers are made for, we are ready to “ try oonolusions” with the Times now, as we always have been. Death ot Jessy Lewars. Jessy Lewars, who closed the eyes of ster grappling with wind and tide, and tri- umphatly forcing its way through the migh ty billows of the Atlautic, becomes a task quite sufficient to stagger any ordinary in tellect, and more than sufficient to exhaust the faith of the most credulous. If the Le viathan shall be able to show a full list of passengers for her first visit to our shores, it will certainly appear that the people of this day have more confidence in art and science than their ancestors whom Fulton attempted to ‘ humbug” with his “foolish invention.” But science has achieved so much since the time of Fulton, that any want of faith in the success of this great enterprise would smatter of “ old fogyism nevertheless, in view of the fact that the sea has a way of knocking to pieces, some times, vessels of all sizes, and leaving no possible way of escape for humanity, a lit tle hesitation in matters of this kind is par donable. The engines of the Leviathan, although said to be of 2,600 horse power, will in re ality be capable of being worked up to 10,- 000 horse power. The united strength of 10,000 horses would seem to be power enough to move a small size globe; and if not such an one as ours, at least an asteroid. It is confidently predicted, that, notwithstanding the great length of this steamer, she will be enabled to pass through the water at an av erage speed, in all weathers, of fifteen knots an hour, and with a smaller power in pro portion to tonnage than ordinary vessels now require to make ton knots. The con- \ tract speed of most ocean mail-carrying steamers is eight knots. A ship of this huge capacity can carry 12,000 tons of coal I —quite sufficient, it is stated, for her con-; sumption on her outward and homeward voyages. She will be launched unlike any other ship—broadside on the water, by means of hydraulic power, and early in the j next spring is expected to make a trip to the : United States and back in a fortnight.— ! Baltimore American, While we regard this denomination of religionists as a glory to Christendom, we yet warn them that they will find that in a religious crusade they must not expect im punity. The only righteous, the only safe course is, let every Christian Church set its face like a flint against the party that sets itself up as a judge of what is right, and what is wrong in matters of faith. With men’s lives and conduct the State may in terfere, but with their faith never. And in the language of another, we had as well take the leap of Niagara, and say we will stop half way as to begin a war against one sect, one religious belief, and hope to end at that. When we put the plummet into the bitter waters of jealousy and hate, and find their true gage, we may then determine the limit of a persecuting spirit, but not till then. Something.—On coining into our den last Saturday afternoon we came suddenly upon a curious looking thing covered up among our exchanges, a sort of cross between a terrapin and a “big bug.” It was a very young looking Irish potato, however weigh ing perhaps three quarters of a pound and with it we found tho subjoined history of the “esculent tuber” in a fine feminine hand Eyvo put this tater on your table Eye Jug hit from behind the stable Eye hope yule condysend to puff hit And down yonr tarnal ***** stuff hit. Workmen have been employed for some Robert Burns in death, died at Dumfries, weeks in putting new timbers under the 1 Scotland, on the 26th of May last, aged Wire Suspension Bridge across the Cumber-; eigty years. land at this city. Yesterday, between 6 j Miss Lewars attended the deqth bed of and 7 o’ clock, P. M., a six-norse wagon, Mrs. Burns, and the death-bed of the po$t known as the Gallatin packet, loaded with groceries, was going across on the bridge, and when near the centre some of the new timbers broke, precipitating the wagon and team, together with a bugy in which a gen tleman named Hall was riding, and several hoys, into the river below. About one hundred feet of the bottom of the bridge went down with them. The cables arp all safe and sound. Mr. Hall escaped with a drenching and but little damage. The boys and the dnver of the wagon also got out of the water safe—the driver being the only one hurt, one of whose legs were broken.— The wagon, bugy and horses are all a total loss. There may have been other persons on the bridge, but if they were apd wept down, nothing has been heard of them.— The bridge is a melanoholly looking wreck, but aan be easily and rapidly repand. at the same time. She was unremitting in her attentions to the afflicted family, and after the death of the poet, two children remained in the family of Miss Lewars’ brother, under her care, for font teen months. Miss Lewars became the wife of Alexan der Thompson, Esq., writer, Dumfries, who died in 1849. She had five sons and two daughters, most of whom survive her. She was a woman of high religious principles, extreme gentleness of soul and considerable mental cultivation. She declared always, that Bums had been grossly maligned in relation to his habits. He was by no means the intemperate man that hie enemies said he was. Jessy Lewars was tall and pos sessed of graoh personal beauty. She lived respected and beloved, and leaves behind bar a name that will always be dear to flko admirers of Scotland’s poet [From the New York Mirror.] More About the Duel. IVe noticed yesterday the arrest and bail ment of Mr. Leavenworth, one of the prin cipals of the late Shakspeare Club duel.— The arrest was effected, near Niagara Falls, on a warrant issued by Justice Pcarey, of this city, on the affidavit of John G. Elder, praying that Messrs. Breckeuridge and Leavenworth, ar.d their aids might be dealt with according to law. Warrants wore is sued for the arrest of Leavenworth, Dr. Grimes and Hamilton, and Mr. Pendleton the second—but not for Breckenridge and Middleton, as they were known to have fled to Kentucky. The officers proceeded to Buffalo, got track of Leavenworth, and fi nally found him secluded in the woods some two miles from Niagara Falls. His moth er, brother and several relatives with him. Leavenworth and his friends interceded with the officers that he might be let alone for the present, as it would he dan-; gerous to convey him to the city just now. ‘ The officers agreed that one of them should | remain with Leavenworth, and the othor return to the city and consult with the Jus tice. Officer Ross accordingly arrived in this city on Thursday, with a letter to a friend of Leavenworth, requesting him to go bail for any amount the Justice might require. Justice Pearcy accepted bail to the amount of §5,000. Ross returned to Buffalo yesterday with additional informa tion, and it is expected thqt by this time Drs. Hamilton and Grimes, who have gone under assumed names, are now- in the cus tody of officers. ThsRew Spanish Secretary of Legation. It is with pleasure that we are enabled to announce a foreign diplomatic appointment that will give satisfaction to the country.— Buckingham Smith, Esq, it is stated, has receiveq the appointment of Secretary of Legation to Spain. This gentleman, who is well known to us, is every way fitted for his important post, by his thorough knowl edge of the Spanish language, his familar- ity with the Spanish character, his expe rience and tact as a diplomatist, and for his extensive and critical knowledge of Spanish American history. Mr. Smith is a native of Florida, and learned the Spanish language in his child hood. was Secretary of Legation in Mexico under Mr. Letcher, and for a year performed the duties of the minister to the entire satisfaction of his government. The departure of no foreign diplomatist who ever lived in Mexico was so much regretted as that of Mr. Smith, so universal was the re spect entertained for him, Among the treasures of the Escurial Mr. Smith will find enough to gratify his lite rary tastes, and we have no doubt that in the field of literary research he will do as much for the cause of letters as in diplo matic matters for the great interests of our country.—Pi ovidence Journal. The “diamond snuff box” which was sold at auction in New York qt fifty per cent. a >ve its appraised value, because it was d to be a present from Louis Napoleon to some one this side of the water, must have been imported by Bamu m. Rem ar k able Balloon Ascension.—Tu ree Hundred and Fifty Miles Travelled in Four Hours.—Wm. D. Banmistle, of Adrian city, Michigan, ascended, on Friday after noon, in a ballon from that place, at 10P. in the morning, and descended, in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, at 2j in the after- , inforceme nt of 8,000. hundred and fifty miles, in the extraordina- ' Letters from Berlin of the first state that ry short time of four hours. This is his j the successes of the allies had made quite second trip and an experimental one with a j an impression there. balloon of unusually large size. It is thirty [ A letter received from the French camp ST. LOUIS. COTTON ADVANCED ONE QUARTER PENNY New York, June 20.—The Steamer St. Louis has arrived at New York, with three days lator advices from Europe. Commercial Intelligence. Liverpool Market.—Cotton has advanced one-quarter penny. The sales for three days reach 70,000 bales, including 4,000 bales to speculators. The market closed steady. Broadstuffs were unchanged but less firm. General Intelligence. The allied squadron in the sea of Azoff drove the Russians from the town of Gretchi and destroyed several vessels loaded with supplies for Sebastopol. Since entering the sea of Azoff the allies have destroyed four war steamers and 240 transports. The French have sprung two mines in front of Sebastopol, doing considerable dam age. They also discovered in the ravine a Russian mine which exploded. The Vienna Conference has been formal ly closed. Gortschakoff says that the allies cannot cut off Russian communications. Large Russian reinforcements had ar rived at Perekoff. Still Later—Arrival of the Asia. New York, June 20. The Asia arrived this morning with Lon don dates to the 6tli inst. Cotton was active with a further advance of id. Consols 91J. From a dispatch received from Kersch, May 1st, it appears that the squadron in the Sea of Azof had appeared before Giritchel and landed a body of seamen who drove the Russians from the place and destroyed all the depots and vessels loaded with corn and supplies for the Russian army. Only one man wounded since the entrance of the fleet into the Sea of Azof. Four steamers and 240 vessels, employed in carrying supplies to the Russian army in the Crimea, have been destroyed by the Al lies. The Conference at Vienna formally closed at a late sitting. Gen. Pellissier telegraphs from Crimea, June 1st: “We are springing two mines in front of Flagstaff Bastions. Second explo sion did considerable damage to the enemy in the ravine in advance of our works. Our engineers discovered a transverse line of 24 centimeters, thickly placed at equal dis tances apart, and buried just beneath the sod, each case containing one-fourteentb kil- logramme of powder, which would explode by a simple pressure of the foot. These have been taken by our engineers.” A dospatcli from Prince Gortschakoff dated 29th May, states that the Allies had occupied Kertsch; but had not pushed as far as Alland. He reported, inconsequence, that measures had been takea so that the Allies would not be able to cut off all com. munications with the Russian army. The Port Gazctto, of Frankfort, publishes a despatch from Odessa to the effect that the Russians were raising batteries to command the channel near Gcritehe, which connects Petro Lake with the Sea of Azof. Another despatch says Onchokoff arrived, at Perekop with his division, consisting of four regiments 3,600 strong. Gen. Grossenheim also arrived at Pere kop with four regiments consisting of 960 men each. These give Gortschacoff a re feet in diameter, contains over one hundred yards of silk, and is capable of holding nine teen thousand cubic feet of gas. After his ascent to the distance of three miles and a half, the aeronaut struck the eastern current of air, which, he says, is continually blow ing in one direction. It carried him south of the lakes, through Central Ohio. His intention was not to descend until dark, as he was above the rain clouds in a clear up per sky, but the excessive cold to which he was exposed, brought on the accustomed drowsy sensation, which prevented him from properly managing the balloon. He was in that sleepy state when his “craft” anchor ed in a tree in Red Bank, having descended in consequence of the evaporation of the gas. The cold was so severe that his feet were completely frozen. Pigeon Shooting. Tho match between Mr. King aud Mr. Jenings came off yesterday afternoon, op posite Mr. Savage’s farm, in presence of a largo number of amateurs ana other spec tators. The weather was well suited for tho sport, the air being still, and the sky overcast with clouds, affording a steady, uni form light. The parties first shot at double birds, ten pair for each, and resulted as follows: Jennings killed 14, King 13. They then took ten single shots each, with the following result: Jennings killed 4, King 5. The final result was therefore a tie. each having killed 18 pigeons. Besides the birds killed above, several were wounded, but fell outside of the ring —beyond one hundred yards from the trap. This makes the third match between these gentlemen, and the victory is yet un decided. At the first meeting Mr. King was the victor, at the second Mr. Jennings was triumphant. The result of the third is given above. This is certainly provocative of a fourth meeting between these crack shots. This contest has excited a great deal of interest among lovers of field sports. They -ay Gavazzi is coming over here next fall to lecture in the principal cities and towns of the Uniou in aid of the Know Nothings. The State Register says that in his journey through the Union Gavazzi will be accompanied by an old and distinguishsd member of the Aiqerioan Party, whose name has already occupied an honorablo place in the literary world.’ This probably means Mr. C. Edwards Leicester, otherwise known as Helen Dhu. at Sebastopol, dated May 22, states that the allies were upon the eve of great events.— Arrangements had been made for a council of war, at which Gen’ls Canrobert and Pel lissier, Lord Raglan, Bosquet, Omar Pacha and Brown, aud Admirals Burat, and Ly ons, will be present. All the reinforce ments had come up, making the French ar my 200,000 strong. The crops in Great Britain arc very prom ising. On the 23d May there were 190 cases of cholera in St. Petersburg. Brown, Shiploy & Co., say that the Asia’s ad vices increased tho excitement in tho cotton mar ket Prices advanced id—Middling Orleans 6 15 16. Uichurdsou, Spoucc & Co. roport fair business sinco Monday. Spanishand Baltic wheat advanced 2a3d. Americah only 5,000 bushels Bold—held at 13. without buyers. Flour inactive. Corn in light demand—stock limited, yellow and mixed highor. White Is 5d. Baltimore and Philadel phia tlous 42a45s. Yellow coin 51s 6da52s, White 52a54. Provisions unchanged, and prices are firm. Bacon firmor. Holders ask 51a52s. Lard firmer. Funds showed an unchanging buoyancy, and on the 1th a further advance of i- The Millennium of Steam.—A corres pondent of tho Philadelphia Inquirer de scribes the Sibbald boiler, a new invention, in terms which would indicate the millen nium of steam. He says: It can be put into one-sixth of the cylin drical boiler, and being so much condensed, will cost about one-half the price. Every part is accessible to be cleansed, so that it may be braced and stayed to bear any pres sure desired, or if any repairs are necessa ry, they can be made very readily. Its ex traordinary heating surface and the arrange ment of the fire chamber to produce the re quired effect, as well as the reverberating draught, could be only brought about by intense thought and research, with a deter mination of will not to be driven from its purpose. The saving of coal in a few weeks will pay for new boilers. A new era is here presented to the world. Steamboats may now go to India direct^ and traverse the ocean with one third of the coal now consumed. Fall of the Suspension Bridge at Nash ville.—We learn from a passenger on the Railroad that the Suspension Bridge over the Cumberland river, at Nashville, gave wqy an the 16th instant, causing the death of one negro man and the serious injury of a white man, who happened to be upon the structure at the time of the aeeident. One or more wagons and teams were also de stroyed by the fall.—Columbus Enquirer. The Great Thrsugh Mall. We find the following paragraph in the Savannah Republican of Saturday eve ning: “We learn with pleasure that the contract for transporting the great Northern Mail through Georgia has been awarded to the Waynesboro, Central, Southwestern and Muscogee Railroads. That is, on the arri val of the mail at Augusta, it will he sent over the Waynesboro’ and Central Roads to Maoon and thence to Columbus by the Southwestern and Muscogee Roads, and on to Montgomery. The route heretofore has been from Augusta to Atlanta, and thence to We6t Point, Montgomery, &c. The great mail from the Southwest will enter the State at Columbus and leave U at Augusta,’