Newspaper Page Text
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7.
Cobb Ooaatjr HuusImUms*.
For Senator—
THOS. H. MOORE-
Representatives—
ALFRED MANER,
S. M. BRADFORD.
Ordinary—
B. TOLLESON.
Sheriff—
f. B. BLACKWELL.
[From the Charleston Mercury.] j Kloqmencf
The Hew Phase of Consolidation “ The following ‘ specimen of eloquence *
We have forborne entering into any di— from an authentic speech, made by General
cussionof the measures proposed by the Buncombe. in the House of Representatives
Know-Nothing party, beiug content to ex- i. . . . . yin., riVi... ... »>>
pose its injurious tendency towards the i in the 1,1 Fifty-Four Forty or Fight.
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 8.
The Election la Earth Carolina.
[From the Charleston Mercury.]
The Hew Phase of Consolidation Again
The fhunen of the Federal Constitution
Fruit—Downing Hill Hanerjr.
We were yesterday presented with the
very finest fruit it has ever been our
We have received but few returns of the were actuated by the wise maxim of Burke, p]e ; BUre from the Downing Hill Nur-
election results in the old N\ rth Stole, but ^! wry of Mr. William H. Thurmond, of this
Deputy—
•JOHN ANDERSON.
Clerk of Superior Court—
JAMES M. BARNWELL.
Clerk of Inferior Court—
W. W. CARROLL.
Tax Collector—
G. JOHNSON.
Receiver of Returns—
J. F. McCLESKY.
Coroner—
JOHN WHITE.
County Surveyor—
J. B. FAIR.
The ^notion of Suffrage.
The announcement by Judge Warner on
Saturday night, that the question of suffrage
—the main feature in Know Nothing poli-
tics—depeuded entirely upon the action of
the State Governments, and could not there
fore bo made the basis of a National Organ
ization, foil like a thunder clap upon a
large’portiou of his audience. Strange this
matter has never been properly considered,
neither in this nor, as far as we can learn,
in other States during the canvass. It has
been assumed in argument by the Know
Nothings, that nothing was required for the
completion of their designs but a repeal of
the naturalization laws ; and doubtless, un
der this supposition hundreds have been in
duced to yield their adherence. But what
will be thought, when it is conclusively
proven, that the question which they pro
pose to settle by national legislation, be
longs not there, but to the States; and that
Georgia has no voice in the question in In-
dianna. The Know Nothings in this State
have hitherto brought no complaint against
the foreigners residing in our midst, but
have chieflly warred against those, who
have in snc'i numbers emigrated to the
Northern States.
Let them reflect, now, that the Northern
States will settle this matter for themselves
—that they neither require, nor will they
receive our assistance.
The Northwestern States, it is more than
probable, will not attempt to deprive for
eigners of the right of suffrage, as it is to
their interest to encourage emigration.—
For other States to pass laws of this kind
would have a most ruinous effect, as the for
eign population in thiB case would be driv
en exclusively to one portion of the Union.
Our policy has ever been to disseminate
them as much as possible among the native
born inhabitants.
In connection with this subject, we have
in another column of our paper, copied an
able editorial from the Charleston Mercury,
which wo commend to the careful attention
of our readers. This, it seems to us, con
clusively settles the question of foreign suf
frage.
Tennessee Election——Johnson Ahead I
The latest advices from the Tennessee
election up to last evening are highly favor
able to the success of the Johnson, ticket.—
We learn from passeugers who left Nash-
viile on Saturday night that there was
scarcely a doubt in that city that Johnson
is elected, and bets are running at high
->dds against Gentry. Johnson’s majority
as far as heard from was nearly 2,000. In
addition to the table of returns which we
give below, the American & Union of Sun
day morning, contains the following tele
graphic despatch :
Memphis, Aug. 4.
Johnson will go out of the West at least
even. W. II. Carroll.
Later from Tennessee
From the Republican Banner,a Nashville
K. N. sheet of Sunday’s issue, we have the
following report from Tonuessee. It will
la) seen that Mr. Gentry's organ pronoun
ces hih defeat inevitable. Rumor brings
accounts yet more favorable for Johnson
Additional returns received since our
last, and which will be found below, indi
cate quite clearly the re-election of Gover
nor -Johnson. East Tennessee, so far as
heard from, has done finely, and will from
present indications, do all that our friends
m that quarter promised to do, aud even
more.
In Middle Tennessee, Gentry’s gain thus
far is only 55S votes, with the counties of
Coffee, Fentress, Grundy, llumpreys. Jack-
son, Overton, Van Buren aud White to hear
from This ib far short of the confident ex
pectations we had formed upon what we
considered the most reliable intelligence pre
vious to the election.
In West Tennessee, it. will be seen that
while Gentry has gained largely in Shelby,
Fayette, Madison and Haywood, Johnson
has largely gained in Dyer, Obion, Gibeuii,
son, Henderson. McNairy and Hardeman,
and even made a small gain in Carroll, with
the counties of Benton, Decatur, Lauderdale,
Henry, Porry, Tipton and Weakly in that
division of the State to hear from.
However well, therefore. East Tennessee
may do, we see no probability of her being
able to avert the defeat of Gentry.
Below will be found returns, official and
reported, complete and incomplete, from 40
counties, which give Gentry a net gain of
1048 votes. He will have to gain 1,239
votes in the counties yet to be heard from
to overcome Johnson’s majority of 2,261 in
1853. That is not all likely be will be able
to do.
Returns.
institutions of the South. In rhe disinte
gration which it is undergoing, it is difficult
to s&v into what fragments it will finally
breaft up; but from the action of the North
ern States, rejecting the slavery clause in
the platform, and of Louisiana, in repudi
ating the Catholic restriction, it is more
than probable, that there will soon be but
one bond ol agreement between them—the
exclusion of foreigners from political privil
eges. These consist in eligibility to office
and suffrage.
As a matter of course, in a Republic like
we take from the Knickerbocker. It com
mends itself to the patriotic “fielink* ” of
every true American:
“ Mr. Speaker : When 1 take my eyes
and throw them over the vast expanse of
this expansive country; when I see how the
yeast of freedom has caused it to rise in the
scale of civilization and extension on every
side; when I see it growing, swelling,
roaring, like a spring-freshet—when I see
all this, I cannot resist the idea, Sir, that
the day will come when this great nation,
like a young scliool-boy, will burst its straps,
. —. .— . ’ ' * : a >uuur saiuui-uuy, wiu uuiotitoouopo,
this, all citizens, native or adopted, would • an( j become entirely too big for its boots!
be eligible to office. If there is any exclu- | .< sir «-* w»nt rihmn-ronm /—the conti-
sion, it must be by express regulation.
a Ac
cordingly, both in the Constitution of the
States and of the United State-?, foreign
born citizens arfe put under certain disabili
ties with respect to holding office. By the
Constitution of the United States, no per
son shall be a Representative in Congress
who has not been seven years, and a Sena
tor nine years, a citizen of the United
States; and “ no person except a natural
born citizens, or a citizen of the United
States at the time of the adoption of the
Constitution, shall be eligible to the office
of President or Vice President.” The
States have, undoubtedly, the power to es
tablish similar disabilities, with respect to
their offioes, or to exclude foreign born citi
zens altogether from holding them. But
all disabilities of this kind are prescribed
in the Constitutions of the States or of the
United States. To change these disabilities,
therefore, in a State, would generally re
quire an amendment o r the Constitution by
two-thirds of both branches, in two succes
sive Legislatures; and to alter the Consti
tution of the United States, two-thirds of
both branches of Congress, and the concur
rence of three-fourths of the State Legisla
tures. When, therefore, the exclusion of
foreign born citizens from holding office,
under the General Government in the States,
is declared as the policy of a party, they
must mean to reform the Constitution of the
United States, and of every State in the Un
ion, to aooomplish that end.
Now, the platform nowhere pronounces a
general war upon the Constitutions, State
and Federal, on this point. Yet, to exclude
men from office, because they are foreigners,
is to make foreignism a disability, and to
carry out that disability, without an amend
ment of the Constitution, is to do outside of
the Constitution that which cannot be done
under it—to establish a “higher law,” by
which it is to be violated. “American’s
ruling America,” means this or nothing.—
It means war upon all our Constitutions, by
amendment, or war upon them by a “higher
law.” There are few zealots so wild as to
suppose that any one feature of the Consti
tution of the United States can be changed,
exoept by resolution or violence. No mea
sure upon which there was an issue, could
pass peaceably through the ordeal required
by tne Constitution. A tilt against the
Constitutions of all the States, is also
such as h, «ecometou8 v e S"to gnttif^the SmmRTSionM^poli- j city. One accustomed only to the ordinary
readers. The following ib Jie official return | and accordingly, when they saw so ! peaches, which grow upon uncultivated
Sir, we want elbow-room!—the conti
uent—the whole continent—and nothing but
the continent! And we will/wue it! Then
shall Uncle Sam, placing his hat upon the
Canadas, rest his right arm on the Oregon
and California coast, his left arm on the
eastern sea-board, and whittle away the
British power, while reposing his leg, like
a freeman, upon Cape Horn ! Sir, the day
will—the day must come!”
Sworn Off.—Shumau, of the Syracuse
Journal, has foresworn the use of tohaeco
henceforth and forever. lie says: We bad
smoked until our nervous system was like a
fiddle unstrung—until we had become as
weak as a child, as miserable as a constant
headache and heartache could make us, and
as wild-brained as a drunken poet. We
wore smoking our nervous system into fidg
ets ; our corporeal frame was reduced to
skiu and bones; and our mental machine-
ery was becoming disordered and unmana-
gable. The habit cost us not a little suffer
ing, and about two dollars a week, hard
cash. We swore off, and stopped it—have
not smoked a whiff since—feel better, and
are growing fat and strong. We pronounce
the use of tobacco a great vice, and advise
all our friends—young, old or middle aged
—to atop the use thereof, at once and forev
er.
Census Returns in Minnesota.—The St.
Paul Minnisotian has returns, unofficially,
from several counties. Ramsay county
foots np 9,375; Hennepin is 4,200 ; Dako
ta 3,100 ; Goodhue 2,000 ; Winona 2,506 ;
Houston is 3,000 ; Fillmore 3,600 ; Riee
1,300 ; Carver 1,100. So far these figures
foot up about 30,000. Washington county
was probably come in about equal to Hen
nepin, and the other counties will in all
probability, swell the population of the ter
ritory tu the neighborhood of 45,000 or 50,-
000.
Proof of Monster Guns.—Mr. Nesmyth,
of Patricolt, who is making the Monster
guns for the Horatio, has nearly finished
the first gun, which we believe, will be
ready for trial in a few day6. It was ar
ranged that this gun should be tested on the
North Shore, at Liverpool, and this we hope
and believe will be done as originally in
tended. Military and scientific men from
all parts of the country will be present on
the occasion. These guns with their
from New Hanover county
Wilmington,
Masonboro’,
Middle Sound.
Long Creek,
Upper Black River,
Lower Black River,
Holly Shelter
Piney Woods,
Sandy Run,
Caintuck,
South Washington,
Federal Point,
Rocky Point,
Winslow.
383
38
43
112
98
33
53
61
71
48
56
13
67
1076
ticians: . - ...
: many various systems of suffrage prevailing
Reid. J throughout the States, they settled the
445 I question upon the wise basis we have before
* elucidated. Mr. Madison thus sums up in
the Federalist the whole matter:
“The definition of the right of suffrage
is very justly regarded as a fundamental
article of republican government. It was
incumbent on the Convention, therefore, to
define and establish this right in the Con
stitution. To have left it open for the oc
casional regulation of Congress, would have
been improper, for the reason just mention
ed. To have submitted it to the legislative
discretion of the States would havo been
improper for the same reason ; and for the
m»na reason that it would have rendered too
48
14
25
1
11
0|
11
3
9!
42
4
10
"623!
Showing a majority of 453 for Winslow. I dependent on the State Governments, that
branch of the Federal Government which
In Brunswick, the reputed majority for
Mr. Reid is 120. In Sampson, full returns,
with the exception of one precinot, give
Winslow a majority of275. In Bladen, Ried
has a majority of 240. Columbus gives
Winslow a majority of 218 ; and Duplin, the
same candidate a majorito of 548 In Cum'
berland county, Fayetteville gives Winslow
a majority of 274, a heavy gain. Rockfish
gives Winslow about 15 majority; and Flea
Hill, Reid about the same.
It is impossible, with these meagre re
turns, to indicate with any certainty what
will be the final result. The Wilmington
Journal, (a democratic paper,) of the 4th,
ought to be dependent on the people alone.
To have reduced the different qualifications
in the different States to one uniform rule,
would probably have been as dissatisfactory
to some of the States, as it would have been
to the Convention. The provision made by
the Convention, appears, therefore, to be the
best that lay within their option. It must
be satisfactory to every State, because it is
conformable to the standard already estab
lished, by the State itself. It will be safe to
the United States, because being fixed by
the State Constitutions, it is not alterable by
the State Governments, and it cannot be
feared that the people of the States will
alter this part of their Constitution, in such
a manner as to abridge the rights secured to
them by the Federal Constitution.”
Wo have now reviewed the origin and
upon
lands, will find it difficult to conceive the
lusciousness of peaches which have been
carefully selected, aud well cultivated, as
have been Mr. Thurmond’s. The pears
were of the finest possible quality. To
those wishing to plant orchards or buy
fruit, we would unhesitatingly recommend
Mr. Thurmond’s establishment.
IFRIDAY, MORNING^,. AUG. 10.
for governor,
HEBSCHEL V. JOHNSON,
OF BALDWIN.
FOR CONGRESS:
1st Dlstrlct—J. L. Seward, of Thomas.
M « M. J. Crawford, of Mus’g*.
3a “ James M. Smith, of Cpson.
4th “ H. Warner, of Meriwether
5th “ J. H. Lumpkin, of Floyd.
6th “ Howell Cobh, of Clarke,
says, however:
Some few returns indicate certainly the 1 " ow revwwn* «.« or. g .u »uu
election of Mr. Branch in the Raleigh dis- Uwtory ot the fundamental question of suf-
trict; of Mr. Ruffian in the Wavne district, fra ge. “ * rife‘’nrovf
and meat probably of Mr. W«.«J ^ “ jBSSS&S. * SZ
„ SSI! tion of the Sutra In thn Contention. «nd
as that tb., rua. Dr. Shat. will.ptobjW, | g e ^"S-th.“"^U™ wthThich
we started—that the exclusive and absolute
This
beat Col. Paine in the First district,
is doubtful.
Messrs. Shaw, Ruffin, Winslow, Branch,
Craige and Clingman, anti-Know-Nothings,
are most probably elected, and Messrs. Reid |
and Puryear, K. N’s, though some think ]
that even these two last named gentlemen
may possibly be beaten.
The same paper also Bays:
Reported majority for Col. Ruffin in
Wayne, in the neighborhood of 800; in
Edgecome seme 12 or 1300. In the whole
district his whole majority over Mr. Latham I
will be very large indeed. j
For Mr. Branch in Wake, four to five
hundred. Nash some thousand. He is
certainly elected.
The election in Wilmington and vicinity |
passed off very quietly, though there was |
much excitement.
specimen cf political daring, which looks carriages, will weigh fifty tons each, and
very absurd and meaningless. The Know will carry_a shot half a ton^ weight, a dis-
Nothing party, therefore, seeing the impos
sibility of achieving their end through the
legal, constitutional method, adopt the ex-
trarconstitutional “higher law,” method.—
Davidson,
Fayette,
715
224
Lawrence,
119
Shelby,
244
Rutherford,
27
Montgomery,
327
Franklin,
45
Wilson,
100
.Cannon,
47
Maury,
225
Warren,
67
Williamson,
141
Lincoln,
400
Haywood,
99
DeKalb,
166
Hamilton,
168
Macon,
116
Madison,
194
Smith,
220
Giles,
75
Hardeman.
126
Robertson,
31
Gibson,
85
Stewart,
45
Obion,
211
Marion,
60
Hickman,
150
Marshall,
24
Dyer,
McNairy,
156
Knox,
358
200
Bradley,
199
Lewis,
60
McMinn,
200
Henderson,
220
Hardin,
230
Wayne,
143
Benton,
117
Sumner,
341
Dickson,
152
Carroll,
6
3928
2905
This much as to the matter of eligibility.
But it is plain, that the right of holding
office is quite subordinate to the right of
suffrage. Office holders are representatives.
They represent the electors, who are the
great source of all political power. Take
away the right of suffrage from naturalized
citizens, ana no naturalized citizen would
hold office. This then, the restriction or
abolition of the right of voting at elections,
must form the grand corner stone of the
Know Nothing organization. The sixth
section of the platform contains the two
clauses which relate to it, aud defines the
policy of tho party to be :
“The essential modification of the nat
uralization laws, and the repeal by the Leg
islatures of the respective States, of all State
laws, allowing foreigners not naturalized to
vote.”
Now, in the first place, the right of suf
frage, whether in tho native or foreigner, is
not conferred by State laws, nor by State
Legislatures, but the State Constitutions,
ana by legislative action on the subject,
must therefore take the form of constitu
tional amendment. The platform on this
point, then, is simply absurd. It was, of
course, expected that, by modifying the
naturalization laws, and repealing these
supposed “State laws,” the whole scheme
would be uniform and complete, and that
henceforward, the right of foreigners to vote,
would be determined by the naturalization
laws, as modified. Yet, what will be said,
wheu it is made to appear, that uot only is
the matter beyond legislative repeal, but
that even the modification, uav, utter abro
gation, of the naturalization laws will not
affect tho right of foreigners to vote? We
propose to demonstrate this, by showing
that the elective franchise is exclusively a
matter of State regulation, and, therefore,
caunot properly form the basis of a national
organization.
Previous to the formation of the Federal
Constitution, each State undoubtedly had
the right to confer suffrage upon whomso
ever it pleased. Was that right given up or
delegated at tho formation of the constitu
tion ? Turning to the Constitution of the
Uuited States, we find but a single clause
which relates to the elective franchise. The
second section of the first article provides
that “the House of Representatives shall be
composed of members chosen every second
year by the people of the several States,
and the Electors in each State shall have the
qualifications requisite for Electors of the
most numerous branch oj the State Legisla
ture.” Here, not only is there no power
given to Congress to prescribe the qualifica
tion of voters, but the whole mat ter is ex
pressly referred to the States. The Consti
tution, in fact, says to the States, this mat
ter of suffrage is better in your hands, thau
in the hands of the Federal Government.—
It ooncerns youi most important interests,
and must, therefore, command your closest
attention. Whoever, therefore, each of you
may see fit to admit to suffrage in your
State elections, will bo admitted to vote in
the Federal elections. Every State then,
has now, as it had before the formation of
the Federal Constitution, the absolute and
unlimited control of the right of suffrage.—
They can confer it as they please.
Where, then, is the basisfor a natioual or
ganization on this subject ? Modify, or re
peal altogether, the naturalization laws, but
so long as this right to regulate suffrage, re
mains expressly and exclusively with the
States, the foreign born might still enjoy
the privilege sought by these means to be
taken away from him. The attempt to es
tablish a national party upon such a basis,
is but another phase of consolidation. It
proposes to make suffrage dependent upon
the naturalization laws; the rights of the
States, subordinate to Federal legislation.
What sympathycan States Rights men have
with such a scheme ?
tance of four miles. It will take two bar
rels and a quarter of gunpowder, or 225
pounds for a charge. Guns like these
must add a new feature to the destructive
engines of modern warfaro, particularly
agaiust such stone walls as Cronstadt and
Sebastopol.—Liverpool Times.
BgL,The latest charge made by the K. Ns
of Kentucky against Col. Preston, the anti-
K. N. candidate in the Louisville District
of Kentucky is, that he voted for and pro
moted the passage of the Nebraska bill.—
The K. N, Organs of that State calls this a
“very objectionable vote.
Later from Santa Fe.
Defeat o r the Indians bv Col. Fauntle-
roy.—A despatch, dated St. Louis, July 25,
says:
Advices from Santa Fe state that Col.
Fauntleroy had returned from his pursuit of
the Utah Indians. He overtook the party
near the head waters of the Kansas river,
killed forty and took five prisoners. Major
Brooke and one old soldier was killed. The
Indians, however, still continue their depre
dations at various points.
The Kirwas, Camanches and Cheyene In
dians were in the vicinity of Walnut Creek
receiving their annuities from the Govern
ment.”
control of suffrage is in the hands of the
States. This much for the theory—what as
to the practice ?
By the Federal Constitution, Congress
was empowered “to establish a uniform rule
of naturalization.” Now, naturalization
confers citizenship, but not suffrage. Yet,
the majority of the States, though posses
sing each the power to confer or take away
the suffrage, independent of citizenship,
have, in their constitutions, fixed citizen
ship as a qualification for voting. They
have done it simply of their own free will
and motion. But this is not the universal
system. Acting in the same spirit of abso
lute control over the subject, some of the
States have established suffrage on the fol
lowing basis:
The Constitution of New Hampshire de
clares that,
1 Every male inhabitant, of twenty-one
Episcopacy.
The New Haven Register says, that therap- ;
id growth of Episcopacy in New England is I
in a great degree owing to the fact that the j
Church avoids the discussion of all extra- ;
neous matters, and is more proverbial for ;
preaching the Gospel according to St. Paul
than that of Kansas and Nebraska. It may ;
be added as another cause of success, that j
the members of the Episcopal, more than j ed to the Know-Nothing party, will be
those of any other church, have abstained t rr „ . ,. . Th«r«.
, ... , . .V, held at the City Hall m this city, on inurs-
from this wild cry against Catholics. i P
! day next at 10 o’clock A. M., for the pur-
Wilkes County, July 31st, 1855. j pose of nominating candidates for the next
Mr. Gardner—Dear Sir: The Know ^ .... • ,
Nothings had a meeting in Washingtiou Legislature. The several election precincts
last Saturday. The Crowd was addressed are requested to send delegates,
by Mr. Hester, of Elberton, aud Judge An- MANY CITIZENS
Judge ’Warner’s Appointments.
Hon. IIiram Warner, will address the
people of the Fourth Congressional District
at the following times and places :
Decatur, De Kalb co., Saturday “ 11.
Marietta, Wednesday, August 15th.
Franklin, Saturday, Aug. 18.
Campbellton, Tuesday, Aug. 21.
Greenville, Saturday, Aug. 25.
Fayetteville, Tuesday, Sept. 18.
LaGrange, Saturday, Sept. 22.
County Convention.
A meeting of thecitizens ofFulton county,
drews. Mr. Hester made a very tame speech.
He was followed by Judge A., who after
warming himself up by boxing the desk
very soundly, amongst other things, he made
the following statement: That the popula
tion of the United States, at the end of one
hundred years, would amount to four hun
dred millions, unless foreign immigration
was stopped, and the children of present
would find it more difficult to get a “potatoe
f atcb,” than they to get a cotton plantation,
n relating this to a neighbor, who did not
hear the Judge, he exclaimed, “What! four
hundred millions of people in the U. S. en
joying the blessing of liberty and self gov
ernment, and protected by the glorious stars
and stripes?* “Whoop,” he said, risingfrom
his seat, “won’t wc be a great people then
—can beat creation at any thing—let them
come, I will risk the “potatoe patch.”
There, Mr. Editor, spoke a heart big
enough to wish the whole human family
might enjoy tho liberty which he possessed
himself. M.
The Vermont Democracy.
At the State convention last week at „
Montpelier, besides the nominations ofMer-1 years and upwards, shall have a right to
ritt Clark for governor, SB. Colby for lieu- vot f* he Constitution of Pennsylvania declares
tenant governor, and John A. rage for J
treasurer, we find that two delegates at | "Every freeman of the age of twenty-one
large were appointed to the next national I years, having resided in this State one year,
convention—D. A. Smalley, of Burlington, J and in the election district where he offers to
and Jefferson P. Kidder; substitutes, Jasper
„ , _ ’ _. election, &c., shall enjoy the rights of an
Rand and Stephen Thomas. The commit-1 elector.”
tee on resolutions reported the following, I The constitution of North Carolinia de-
which were adopted unanimously aud with dares that.
All freemen of the age of twenty-one
great enthusiasm:—
Remember that these Resolutions emana-1
ted from a political body existing not in
New Hampshire or Pennsylvaninia, where |
such language has not been unusual, but in
Vermont. In this quarter we have for years
past regarded all as lost, and given up to I
anti-slavery delusion. Yet even in Vermont
there is a remnant of conservatism left.—
years, who have been inhabitants of any
one county within tho State, twelve months
immediately preceding the day of election,
&c., shall be entitled to vote.”
The Constitution of Indiana declares that,
“Every white man of foreign birth, of the
age of twenty one years and upwards, who
shall have resided in the United States one
year, and shall have resided in this State
during the six months immediately pre
Know Nothing* In Louisiana.
Tae American party of Louisiana have
nominated Charles Derbigny, a member of
the Catholic Church, as candidate for gov
ernor. The Platform of the party is sub
stantially that of the Philadelphia Conven
tion, with the exception of the article relat
ing to the Catholics.
The Louisiana Know Nothings condemn in
most unqualified terms the action ofthc Na
tional Council on this subject, and deolare
in favor of the largest r eligious liberty.
Extraordinary Leap.—As the steamer
Alice C. Price was coming out of Cane ri
ver on her trip np on Weanesdiy, a horse
mackerel leaped from the water and fell on
the hurricane deck of the steamer, a dis
tance of sixteen feet above the water.. The
fish was taken and brought up. Thisis one
of the most extraordinary leaps that we
have heard of. ^
Jewelry.—A firm of jewellers in this city
has recently filled orders to the amount of
$10,000, received from the exeoutors of the
estate of a gentleman lately deceased in
Vermont, who bequeathed $50,000 to be
expended in the purchase of various speci
fied articles of jewelry, to be distributed
aooording to his directions among his rela
tives and intimate friends. The gentleman
during his whole life had a passion for
making presents to his friends, and invaria
bly selected jewlery for the purpose.—Boston
Post.
New Work and Sebastopol.
The following is said to be a true state
ment of the defences of these two seaports:
Sew York.
Fort Columbus,
Castle William,
South Battery,
Fort Gibson,
Fort Wood,
Fort Richmond,
Fort Tompkins,
Battery Hudson,
Battery Morton,
Fort LaFayotte,
Fort Hamilton,
Fort 8chuyler,
Total,
Guns.
105
78
14
15
77
140
64
50
9
76
118
818
LM4
Sebattopol' Guns.
Quarantine Fort, 60
Fort Alexander, 90
Battery of Sebastopol, 40
Fort Nioholas, 200
Fort Paul, 84
Fort Sebastopol, 50
Fort Catharine, 120
Fort Constantine, 112
Battery, 30
Several small batte
ries estimated,
Total,
100
892
“ We want America ruled by Amer
icans," is the slang phrase of Know-Noth
ingism. Well, who rules America now ?—
The President of the United States is an
American; so are all the members of his
Cabinet; so were the two hundred and
ninety odd members of the last Congress,
with two or three exceptions. The Execu
tive, Judicial and Legislative departments
of the government are under the exclusive
direction and control of native born citi
zens ! and yet we are are told that the Re
public is in immense danger of foreigners
in office !
How many adopted citizens hold office
under the State Government of Alabama?
In Virginia, it turned out, upon inquiry,
that the Fish Inspector of Richmond city
was the only one. That dignified and re
sponsible office is filed by Mark Downy, an
Irishman, who, we feel well assured, has no
designs against the liberties of the Ameri
can people. With a magnanimity worthy
of all praise, ho offers to resign his position
! in favor of any Know Nothing Editor who
can bring satisfactory testimonials of char
acter and qualifications. If there are any
foreigners in Alabama holding the office of
Inspector of Fish, or of Tar, or of Guano,
we hope they will imitate the example of
Downy, and give some of our aggrieved
patriots of native birth a chance for the
spoils.—Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser.
New Rail-Road Brake.—A new rail
road brake has been tried with complete suc
cess upon the Orleans line, and will un
doubtedly obtain universal application in
France. Tho objection to the ordinary
hand-brake is that it requires half-a-dozen
turns before taking effect, and that its effi
ciency depends upon the watchfulness, vig
or and constant attendance of the brake-
man. There is no certainty that the six or
eight brakemen invariably, immediately and
simultaneously bring their forces to bear.—
The new instrument is such that the great
er the speed aud weight of the train, the
greater is its effect. Each car is fitted with
one, which has no need of any one to man
age it. Upon the tender is an ordinary
brake of the old construction, which is put
down by the stoker as the engineer turns
off the steam. The result is to bring all the
cars down upon the engino, with the whole
weight of the momentum acquired. They
press upon each other, and this pressure the
tender resisting powerfully, as its wheels
are no longer running, but sliding is suffi
cient to put the instrument into play, and
the wheels of the whole train are almost im
mediately blocked. The stoppage of move
ment is prompt without being sudden, and
the entire control of the train is entered
whete it ought to be, upon the engine. The
invention is easily applied, and costs less
than the present system.
Something of a Falling Off.—We are
informed that an intelligent member of the
Know Nothing order of this oity, conver
sant with election statistics of the State,
estimates Andrews’ adherents at the present
time at only 26,000 or 27,000. At the time
of the Macon Convention, the order, it
was stated on good authority, enrolled
from 29,000 to 30,000 members, was
could be counted on. Putting this with
that together, it appears that there has
been a falling off of about 2,000 members
within the last four weeks. This conclu
sion also accords very well with that at
which we had already arrived, judging from
the numerous withdrawals from the order
in every part of the State, and the general
odium under which it bad fallen.
If these calculations be true, and we be
lieve they are not far out of the way, the
K. N’s will make a poor showing at the
coming elections. Throwing in, for the
sake of the argument, 5,000 votes gratis,
and allowing Mr. Overby 10,0Q0, all that
his most sanguine friends can claim for
him, and Johnson would still be elected
over both by a handsome majority, and then
have vote* to spare.—Savannah Georgian.
Amid the reckless hosts of Vermont disu-1 ceding such election, and shall have declar-
nionists and fanatics, there may be found e< ^ intention to become a oitizen of the
. . , .t ... I United Statee, shall be entitled to vote.,
men yet, who true to Democratic principles un T ® e Con8ti [ ution of iu ino i 8 declares that,
are for the right, m spite of all odds. In I “Every white male inhabitant, of the age
New Hampshire we have an organized and 0 f twenty-one years, who may be a resident
hopeful band of more than 20,000. In Ohio | of the State at the time of the adoption of
this Constitution, shall have the right of
voting.
The Constitution of Michigan declares
that,
“Every white male inhabitant residing in
this State on the first day of January, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty, who has
declared his intention to become a citizen of
the United States, pursuant to the laws
thereof six months preceding an election,
or who has resided in this State two years
and six months, and declared his intention
aforesaid; and every civilized male inhabi
tant of Indian descent, a native of the U ni
ted States, and not a member of any tribe,
shall be an elector and entitled to vote.”
The Constitution of Wisconsin declares
that.
“Every male white person of the age of
twenty-one years who shall have resided in
the State for one year, next preceding any
election, and who shall have declared their
intention to become citizens shall be deemed
a qualified elector.”
Here, then, are seven States, establish
ing in their several Constitutions, systems
i j* I of suffrage on the most varied bases ; and
Resolved, That we denounce and repudi- . .. * 5aft nft w rifrM nrflaftP ; he su f-
the faith is still kept, and even in
chusetts, that Paradise of Sam and political
roguery, we have one man left who bone
and gristle, is for the Constitution. There
is not a single Northern State in which the
Democarcy have not a party respectable in
talent, firmness and zeal. Yet Judge Cone
says there is no Democratic party; and ev
ery runaway from the ranks that has taken
harbor in the K. N. hidingplaces pokes his
head out every now and then, and with an
awkward sniffle says “he smells something.
Resolved, That as the Democratic party
has in all periods of trial been faithful to
its high mission of guarding and perserving
the Union of the States, we have full confi
dence in its ability to cheek all illegal ex
ercise of authority, and every unwarranta
ble construction of theoonstitution, and that
in adhering to their time honored tenets is
the only safety of the government. There,
fore the Democratic party of Veremont is
pledged to the principles and organization
of the national Democracy.
ate all attempts of demagogues and misled
philanthropists to form sectional parties,
believing tne government cannot be admin
istered expressly for one interest or section,
but that all have equal rightsh and privileges
and equal claims to protection. The con
stitution cannot be construed so as to bes
tow special favors upon any portion of the
confederacy, it being a federal compact, and
sustaining ouly federal relations to the sev-
in the exercise of the right to prescribe suf
frage, conferring it upon whole classes of
people, without reference to the Naturaliza
tion laws, or any federal legislation what
ever. What, then, becomes of the idea,
that “Suffrage cannot be exercised with
out Naturalization.”
But the States have not only exercised
the uncontrolled right to confere suffrage,
but they have also exercised the right to
take it away. In most of the States, paupers,
oral States, leaving to the people of each , „„
Sfof« ™ Tho I soldiers in the army, and marines are ex-
Vaccination.—The learned world is all
aliee. A physician, a man of the world,
published about a fortnight ago a book
upon a subject which in former times agita
ted all Europe. The book is entitled “Mo
ral and physical degeneration of the human
race in consequence of vaccinationand in
it Jenner is accused of having helped to
thin off the European family. You may
well suppose that such a work will scarcely
has unnoticed.
Official science has preserved a great dose of
admiration for the English doctor who
found upon the cow’s dug the specific which
now-a-days is administered to every child
that is born. On the other hand a certain
school of medicine has lately grown up
whose object is to rid the world of vaccina
tion. According to these men all modern
diseases result from innoculaticn with this
cow virus—cholera, gastritis, scrofula, more
frequent cases of consumption, and above
all typhoid fevers. Thus you see the ques
tion may bring on every species of discus
sion a war of words, and pamphlets in
abundance. Our Imperial Academy of
Medicine, consisting of the elite of the doc
tors, has made the subject an order of the
day. Experimental Germany and England,
so interested in the quarrel, will both,
doubtless, take part in these polemics.
Heaven grant the victory may be some great
achievement of science, and some new good
to humanity.—Paris Correspondent of the
Independent Beige.
The Case of Passmore 'Williamson.
The Tribune gives the following reason
for the ageney of Mr. Williamson in the ab
duction of Mr. Wheeler’s slaves:
“There oxists in Philadelphia at the pre
sent time an institution chartered by the
State, known as the Pennsylvania society,
which announces for its object the “aboli
tion of slavery, and the relief of free peo
ple of color held illegally in bondage.”—
This society received its charter in 1787,
and its first and second presidents were
Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Rush. Since
the time when it was first established, the
members of this society have been constant
workers in the cause of humanity, and its
officers have always taken an active part in
aiding the progress of emancipation. Now
as the secretary of that society, Mr. Will
iamson received a note, informing him of the
illegal detention of certain persons by a
man claiming to be their master, and ask
ing him—always in his official capacity—to
lend his assistance in rescuing them from
bondage. His compliance with this request
therefore, was not only in accordance with
the best instincts of his nature, but it be
came an imperative duty consequent upon
his official position in the society, which he
was bound in honor to fulfil.”
Need we again say that this is not the
point at issue. It is charged, and apparent
ly proved, that Mr, Williamson was a par
ty to the forcible abduction of the slaves,
which, it is claimed, is wrong. And he re
fuses, when the law proposes to examine the
the justice of the allegation, to comply
with its requisitions. His officicial connec
tion with the society could not make it his
“imperative duty” to defy the law ; and by
the Tribune’s o^vn showing, the society in
question did not contemplate the employ
ment of force and the defiance of the law.—
Let the case be fairly stated.—N. Y. Com.
Adv.
Orestes A. Brown son.
Dr. Brownson has acquired rather a pecu
liar notoriety since the agitation of the
Catholic question has commenced in the
United States. A Catholic himself, he
now the decided favorite of the party op
posed to his religion. We would suggest to
our Know Nothing friends the propriety of
adopting some measures to protect the life
and health of such an invaluable ally.—
- But, more seriously, we think great unfair
ness has been exercised by our opponents in
the use of this man’s opinions to attack the
Catholic religion; for, in the first place,
Mr. Orestes A. .Brownson is no Priest, as
has been often alleged, and therefore, no
more authorized to expound the tenets of
the Catholic faith, than any other lay mem
ber. It has also been falsely charged that
his published opinions havo all received the
endorsement of the Bishops of his Church
On this subject, we will let the gentleman
speak for himself. On page 280, in April
number, 1855, of his Review, Mr. Brown
State or territory, the exclusive right to in
stitute and regulate their own internal af
fairs.
Resolved, That Franklin Pierce in his
administration has thus far been eminently
eluded. Can anything be clearer than the
proposition we advance ?
By reference to the Constitutions above
cited, it will also be seen how absurd is the
successful, his acts having all been conform- second clause ofthe K - platform on this
ed strictly to the constitution he has solemn- .liSfV' ,, .. i„„-
I, sworn to support, giving us mcreraed con-1 of * he re -
o support, giving
fidence in his ability ana patriotism—and
that by his stern resistance to all schemes
of treasury robbing, by his vetoes of uncon
stitutional and prodigal measures, by his
judicious management of our foreign rela
tions, he has commended himself to the in
telligent and frugal citizens of Vermont.
Resolved, In tne language of the praam
ble of the constitution of Vermont, “That
all men have a natural and inalienable right
to worship Almighty God according to the
dictates of their owp conscience ana under
standings, as in their opinion shall be regu
lated the word of God; and that no man
ought to, or of right can, be compelled to
attend any religious worship, or eraot or
support any place of worship, or maintain
any minister, contrary to the dictates of
his conscience; nor can any man be justly
deprived or abridged of any civil right as a
oitizen on account of his religions senti
ments, or peculiar mode of religious wor
ship ; and that no authority can or ought to
be vested in or assumed by any power
whatever, that shall, in any case interfere
with, or in any manner control the rights of
conscience in the free exercise of religious
worship.” And the party called Know
Nothings by their oath-bound secrecy, their
republican and denationalixing principles,
show themselves hostile to every established
principle of republicanism, and totally un
worthy the confidence or support of go,id
citizens. Now, that religious toleration and
equality of citizenship—the fundamental
principles of free government—are sought
to be repudiated by the so-called whig and
abolition parties, the democracy of this state
put forth their excellent candidates with
this platform of principles, inviting to their
standard all men agreeing with them, re
gardless of former party affinities.
JshBMR Sleeted.
We have returns, as received from the
Chattanooga Advertiser, from 52 oounties
whioh show large grins for Johnson.—
From passengers we learn that all but
nine counties have been heard from, and
that Johnson has gained 890 over his old
vote. Tho State will probably go Demo
cratic by over 3000.
The Legislature, and a majority of the
members of Congress, will be Denoentie.
spective States, of all State laws, allowing
foreigners not naturalized to vote.”
As we before stated, they are not State
laws, but State Constitutions, and repeals,
by the Legislatures of the States, are whol
ly inapplicable. What then, can the K. N.
party effect for these States ? It may modi
fy or repeal the naturalization laws; but it
has then to turn round and make war upon
all their Constitutions, before it can effect
its professed chief object. Repeal the natu
ralization laws, and the foreigner in these
States wonld exercise still, the right of suf
frage. And to amend the Constitutions,
what a hopeless task, controlled as many of
them are Dy the foreign vote!
Heretofore all National parties have aris
en upon powers of a National character, un
der tne Constitution of the United States.—
Alien and sedition laws, banks, tariffs, for
eign wars, all turn upon powers de'egated
to the General Governmet, or upon the poli
cy which should control it. But here is a
matter of State authority, of State interest,
absolutely and exclusively State—and a na
tional party is set up to regulate it. Mass
achusetts, New York and Ohio, are brought
into consultation and co-operation to dictate
the policy of South Carolina with respect to
her voters, and the people within her bor
ders. What is it but a new phase of consol
idation? TTe- r i ItS' Ught only to con
trol the Genera v<. nment. Now it en
ters the States, .< id form-* a grand scheme
to subject them to central National authori
ty*
Suffrage.
We have transferred to-day to our col
umns another able editorial from the
Charleston Mercury, on the question of Suf
frage, to whioh we invite the attention of
oar readers.
The New Jersey Know-Nothing State
Council.—The State Council of Know-
Nothings met at Trenton on Wednesday,
one handled and fifty members being pres
ent. J. H. Lyon presided. After a lengthy
discussion, resolutions were adopted, pro
testing against the twelfth section (slavery)
of the Philadelphia platform, as not being
a part of American principles. They also
protested against the repeal of the Missouri
Reinforcements for the Crimea.—Tho
Liverpool Times of the 7th ulfc., says that
according to present arrangements upwards
of 13,000 troops of all arms would proceed
to join the army in the Crimea before the
20th of July—viz: Guards, 750 men
Royal Artillery, 800 men, (this number
will include a troop of Horse Artillery;)
Cavalry, two regiments, 1,400 men; drafts
from depots, 400 men ; Infantry, five regi
ments from England, 6,000 men; four regi
ments from the Mediterranean, 4.800 men
drafts from depots in England, 2,000 men ;
and drafts from tho reserve at Malta, 2,000
men.
In addition, two companies of the Royal
Sappers and Miners, mustering 240 men,
and about 500 of the new Army Works
Corps will be ready to embark about that
time.
Agricultural Professorship.—It is sta
ted that the beard of visitors at the Univer
sity of Virginia, havo signified to the com
mittee of the agricultural society of that
State, their willingness to enter into an en
dowment of an agricultural professorship at
the University.
Preacher Run Mad.
A Reverend W. H. Holcombe, a candi
date for the Legislature in Mississippi, said
on the stump the other day, after a most vi
olent diatribe against the Catholios, that
“ he would as soon preach to a jackass as an
Irishman.” Ex-Governor Matthews, in re
ply to the Reverend gentleman, asked him :
“ Has not an Irishman a soul ? Did not
your Heavenly Master say, ‘ Go ye into all
the world and preach the gospel to every
creature ?’ ”
This and similar facts show very clearly
that, whatever may be the effect of the dis
cussions and elections of the day on politi
cal parties, the cause of religion will come
out of the contest with soiled garments.—
Its professors and teachers have dragged it
into the dirty arena of party polities, and
can any true Christian expect it to oome
forth undefiled ? To the man who has the
welfare of his Father’s kingdom at heart,
the question is “ food for reflection.”—Mont
gomery Advertiser.
Know Hothlnglam In New Jerssy.
The Know Nothing State Council of New
Jersey, met on the 1st inst. They repudia
ted the 12th section of the Philadelphia
platform upon the subject of slavery, by a
vote of 109 to 31. Thus, day by day, grows
‘ ‘beautifully less,” the list of Northern States,
which we were so confidently told, were to
rally to the support of the National Ameri*
oan party-
son says :
“We notice with pain a disposition among
our Know Nothing writers to hold the Bish
ops whose names are on the oover of our
Review, responsiple for whatever sentiment
or doctrino is found in our pages. This ie
wrong. The Bishops have kindly encour
aged the publication of our Review, having
confidence in our loyal intentions, and be
lieving it, upon the whole, useful to the
cause of truth; but they endorse no senti
ment or doctrine we advance. The whole
responsibility rests upon the editor alone,
and no Bishop is responsible for anything
that appears m our pages, and every one ie
just as free to controvert or condemn any
thing in our pages a- he would were his
name not on the cover. We beg our op
ponents to bear this in mind, aud to remem
ber our Review does uot, in any sense what
ever, speak by authority of the American
hierarchy, and has no other endorser but
its lay editor, who is free to write aud pub
lish, simply holding himself responsible to
the proper authorities, what he pleases.—
The merit or the blame, if either, in all
cases belongs to him, and the public can
not justly hold anybody else in any way
responsible.”
Upon another ground, we protest against
the testimony of Mr. Orestes A. Brownson
being received in this case—incapacity of
the witness—the man is crazy—mania Ute
ris. Whoever will carefully i*ead any con
tinued article from this gentleman’s pen
can possibly arrive at no other conclusion
Before we had seen the extract copied
above, in which the endorsement of the
Bishop is disclaimed, we well knew that the
thing was impossible. To endorse Mr.
Brownson, the Bishop must have understood
him, which we believe the Bishop, or any
other mortal man is wholly incapable of do
ing. In fact, Mr. Brownson has, in several
instances, ingenuously acknowledged that
he did not understand himself.
Biownson’s theory of the church, which
has been so much used against theCatholics,
was held by that gentleman, long before he
became a member of the Catholic Church.
He has, at different times, we believe, been
a member of all Churches, and there is
now strong hopes of his joining the Mor-
mans.
After the defeat of Mr. Van Buren in 1840
and the triumph of the Whig principles
which he—a rigid Democrat had believed
unconstitutional,—Mr. Brownson, disgus
ted with the turn affairs had taken, set
himself to work upon a groat theory of gov
ernment,Tthe only part of which, that is
in the least understood, was that the Con
stitution of the United States was founded
in divine right and could not therefore un
der any circumstances be resisted, except
by the authority of God, its founder. The
voice of God in this case was to be found in
the Church. The Church was the “public
conscience—that is to say, the sense of right
expressed in what we realize as the highest
and most saored thing among us,—and this
by whatever name it goes is our Church,
our Divine institution. This it is, whether
it be called the pulpit, the press, or lyceum.”
Hera Mr. Brownson became irrevocably lost
—his readers were partly disgusted, partly
indignant, bat the better part amused. His
theory of government probably never receiv
ed a single supporter. He quit the Demo
cratic Review, joined the Catholic Church
aud commenced a publication of his own,
in whioh he has constantly hammered away
at the Divine idea, without producing
the least sensation or attracting attention
until the breaking out of the Know Noth
ing war, since when his writings have been
used, as the highest authority, against his
Church. We hope that Dr. Brownson’s dis
claimer of the Church's authority will sat
isfy all persons upon this subject, and that
the Dootor may continue his theory unin
terrupted and unnoticed as before. The
opinion of the Catholio Church upon the
subjects Mr. Brownson treats of, we have
received from the able and authoritative
writings of numerous divines. These have
all utterly disclaimed his teachings, and
have denied in unequivocal terms the Pope’s
temporal authority, the right of absolution
of obligations, and other charges brought
against their Churoh. This is surely enough
to satisfy any candid and impartial mind,
and wo disclaim against it as great unfair
ness upon the part of our opponents, to ig
nore the opinions of those who have a right
to give them, and resort to the contemptable
teachings of a wild visionary. Dr. Brown-
son’s theory depends entirely upon the doc
trine of Divine right, which has certainly
been rejected within the past century by al
most every Catholio country in Christen
dom.
The Americas Discipline.
A new paper, devoted to the interests of
the American party has been commenced in
this city, the second number of which was
issued yesterday. The Discipline is a neat
ly printed and well-edited sheet, and will
doubtless receive a liberal patronage. A.
M. Eddleman, Publisher. Published every
Wednesday mornisf. m
Awffall
Madam Roland said, as she bared
neck for the guillotino: “ O, liberty!
horrors are perpetrated in thy j,.
One of the professors of the Know-Nothin'
party, at Philadelphia, in the moat pompe^
manner, declares the mission of that tart-
to be to “ encourage an intense American
feeling.” Read, Georgians, what we gi Te
below from the latest Louisville papers of
the terrors of tho election held in that cit
last Monday. Great God! have we coa ^
to this already, and oar nationality not
one hundred years old ? Over and oftej
have we warned our people that the sueeew
of Know-Nothingism was civil war. %
offer them here a terrible proof of the a*,
sertion.
Think of what we too are towitnese here
when this sort of “intense American
ing” has maddened the brains of Georgian
and overwhelmed the sober, thinking « eno f
the country. We entreat the religious men
the moral men, the fathers of our land to
pause and ask themselves if this new rgg e
and fury that have seized upon our people
have not their origin in the inherent vicioij
ness of Know Nothiugism. When was the
like ever before witnessed in this countrv
and we blush to ask, when ever before
in the South.
But it must end in this, if it does not be
gin with it, and let us harden our hearts for
the horrors that are in store for us, if we are
determined to follow men with diegrace and
proscription, because their faith is uot our
religion, and their native laud the soil we
dominate over. God help ue, such a blood;
record as this of the lawnessneee and crime
of a Southean city robs us of the pride of
our triumphs in the elections of this week
for we feel that disgraces have been fas
tened on the honor of the South that caa
never be effaced in all time to come.
Louisville, Aug. 6, noon.—K. N. ticket
ahead in the city at noon, 1,000 votes.
Preston will certainly be defeated. Several
polls have been taken by the K. N’s, and
several fights taken place.
Louisville, Aug. 6, P. M.—Two houses
have been attacked and set ou fire in the
Southern part of the city. A brewer;
burnt, and many houses gutted in the up
per part of the city. Eight or nine are said
to be killed and many wounded. Marshall's
majority in the city is about 1,500. Re
ports don’t come from the city on account
Of the excitement. A large fire is now
raging down town. A cannon was taken
up town, but not used. Two men have
been hung by the mob.
Louisville, Aug. 7, 11 o’clock, A. M.-~
There is a large crowd of angry looking
men at tho court house.'* The excitement £
intense.
Three charred bodiee are exposed at the
courthouse.
Bishop Spaulding received a message
from a friend, apprising him of a meditated
attack upon the church, whereupon all the
valuables were removed.
Jesse Hughes was killed by the discharge
of a pistol in his own pocket.
An Irishman shot an American this morn
ing, and was followed into a bookstore and
beheaded.
A crowd has new congregated upon the
corner of 5th and Main streets, where
speeches of an exciting character are being
made.
The Irish on the wharf will doubtlese be
assaulted.
Louisville, Aug. 7,—1 f. m. —We learn
from Deputy Marshall Kirkpatrick, that
two men at the Hospital died last night.
Two more out of tho five taken there will
die—one died in Jail. Seven Know-Noth
ings and twelve to fifteen foreigners are
dead. Twenty foreigners and ten K. N’e in
Jail. Only one man killed to day. We
have seventy men in the Court House rea
dy to assist in any emergenoy under Capt.
Rossean. The police have the assendency,
and hope to prevent further diaturbanoee.-
The crowd moves from point to point, at
tracted by cries of “fight,” and seem to have
no settled object,
Disgusting.
“ If our Church is to live it must be in
America. Governments and States are tot
tering here. Everything is uncertain, in
other year and a revolution may have steep!
all away. My good Archbishop, I look to you
for the future. Spread Romanism in Am-
ica. Crush out Republicanism. The
Church may before a month flee to your
shores /”
The above, which purports to be au ei-
tractfrom a letter of Pope Pius IX. to Arch
bishop Hughes, we find going the rounds of
the know-nothingpapers. Of ali the forgeries
and garbled extracts which these papers have
heralded to the world, the above we believe
to be the most flagrant, and for this reason
the most harmless. Will any man of ordi
nary sense believe that the Pope ever wrote
such a letter ? Will any but a fool—a very
idiot—believe, that, if written, the Arch
bishop would ever have exposed it. The
very absurdity of the request, calling
upon a single individual to “crush out
Republicanism ” proves conclusively the
purpose and the source from whence it em
anated. The means by which Know-Noth
ingism hopes to succeed is in perfect accor
dance with the ends proposed.
South Carolina Democracy,
A complimentary dinner was given at An
derson C. H., South Carolina, on Wednee-
day, to Col. Orr, the efficient and faithful
Representative in Congress. In his speech
on the occasion, says the Press, (Abbeville)
he opposed the idea of a Southern sectional
party, maintained cohesion with the North
ern Democrats, spoke of the Georgia plat
form as the proper basis for Southern ac
tion, and denounced the K. N. party. Col.
P. S. Brooks, a brother Congressman and
politician, followed him and endorsed hie
views.
The following toast was received with
rapturous applause:
• l Hon. Stephen A. Douglas.—The Cal
houn of the West; a statesman who in ni
devotion to the Constitution knows ®° “ 0I "
—no South—no Eeast—no West. May n
attain the next Presidency.”
Tennessee Election.
From the Republican Banner, a ii- -'
sheet, of Aug. 7, we have reports from 8
Tennessee election which indicate with cer
tainty the re-election of Gov. Johnson y
about 2,000 majority. 64 oounties have
been heard from, in whioh Gentry has g»i®
ed over Henry's vote 353. From pnv»
sourees we learn that all but two counties
have been heard from, and that Johnson
will gain on his last vote.
North Carolina Election.
A despatch from Raleigh, N. C.,
August 6th, states that six Democrats
been elected to Congress and two
Nothings, from North Carolina.
Cotton Statistics.—The N. 0.
says the largest cotton crop was that o
52-53, which amounted to 3,262,882 W*
The latest report at hand gives the »
as the estimated produce ofthe various
tries named for one one year: ^ 4^2500
about
275,000
75,000
87,500
India
Rest of Asia
Brazil
Rest S. America and Mexico
Egypt
Beet of Africa
West Indies .
Other oauntries __
Total
The average crop of the United
the last ton years has been about 2,50^
bales, and it would therefore, be
bounds to assert that the United .
sKiswwMWriS