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GEN. cAss-wHIGsDI sDIsENGEN.
UOUSNESS.

The Wing papers have been loud in
their complaint Of the democratic presses
for emitting The vote of NJ. Fillmore on
the first OF the Aiherlon. RESOLUTIONS. cry
ing our "suppressing the. tru,h,p "garbled
statement, &c. lmmacnlates surely
they would not be guilty oGthe like.
Yet we find the folloaing "garbled
statement" Of Gen. 2Cass,s opinions on
slavery as taken from his light of search
pamphlet, published in Paris, going the
rounds of the Whig paperss;s' -
Keep it before the people-That Mr..
Cass himself has said: ~ am no slauehol.
der-l neucr haze Jeea-ineuer shall be.
| dtPecdte its eristence infprincipaL. and
pray for lis abolition euerpls.re ,ohen This
can be eGsctsd justly and ptaceably, and
easily for both parties ~:
Every one will see that ourtat.eood fi,.nds''
the wings. were very hard Jun even for
paragraph TO answer their purpnses-the
words when this can be effected JUSTLY
aud EASILY for BOTH3PARTIES,"
blowing up tie whole affair." But, gentle
men, do go OIL with the sumo paragraph
plough on my boys-it is d bad row for
slumps and snakes-but hsre,itis! . .
Gen. Cass continues, ss4 sS,@..l ~
"But wewould no. carrysfre, and de.
vasta'ion aud murder andaruin into a
.pencefnll community, TO push ION the ac.
complishment Of the object. But. after
having visited the three quarters of the
old continent, we say before God, and the
world, that we have seen for, more aud
more .sSghful misery, since we landed in
Eurok we have not visited Ireland
yet. than we have seen among this class
Of people in the United States. What
ever may be said, there iss much Of the
patrarcbal relation between lhe Southern
planter and slave. And as 10 the phys-
cal distress, which. .is seen in Europe, re-
sulting from wantiof food and from ex-
posure 10 rigorous winter without ade-
quate clothing. we believe tito be so rare,
as not to form a just element ID the consi-
deraIion of this matter. Bit The subject.
Of emancipation oftwo millions. and a half
of human beings living among another
population o(, different race e5and color. and
with different habits and feelings, is one,
Of The gravest questions which, can be
submitted, TO society tossolVe, IL can be
safely lsfts only7tos those tdlio are to be so
seriously abected By 1T, and there 1t left
oy the Constitution OF The gniiea States.
IT is a MATTER WITH WHICH THE GEM,
ERAL GOVERNMENT uAssNo. o.coNCE -
S. Banner. <,s'
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Correspondence Of th- Mercury. !.
WAsHlNGToN AuG.


In the Senate to-day the Oregon Bill
as amended by the Commiuee on The
Territories, was taken up. Mr.. Mason
of Virginia, addressed the Senate in some
very emphatic and eloquent remarks re- !, /,
Iative OF tho position Of the, South in view
of the late aggressive moyemenls u pom her
Interests and her honor. lie warned cen.
l!emen from the North that, if any law
was passed by Congress which would ex-
Glued The citizens Of the Slaveholding
States from any territory south Of 36e 30,',
IL would De treated BY his State as a .nuIi-
ty, and lis execution resisted ,by.- every
means within her power. Mr.. sDay,on,
of New Jersey. replied, by expressing his
disbelief that The South would resor, 10
The measure allued to by the gentlemen
from Virginia. The Senate then went in
10 Executive session, and remained there
IN unlil lale hour in tho evening,
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PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
0r TIE YURKVILE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION

The oeonJe OF the Uniled States will
supu be caliccd on to exercise Inc great
riob, conferred ON ,hGr by the Cons'ru-
,iou. ol selecting the Chiei Magistrate ol
;hc Un:.n. In common with Their 'ellow
ciilzaus the Democrats OF 'he tlrst Con
cressional district feel ii deep interest III
The approaching election. We hold 1t 10
be our durv no less 'han our interest to
give our cordial support to prncipleswhlch
we believe 10 be right. and by all proper
and fair meaus to aid in the eier'lnn 10 tht
Presidency him who is the exponent aud
advocate Of those principles. We arcunwii-
ling 10 commit the Chiel MaAlsIracy oi
this Union To the keeping Of any man who
has no poIi:ical princip plies of his own, or
If he has, will not make Them known; or
whose doctrine we believe 10 be essential
iy wrong and dangerous in their tendency
,o the rights AMI liberties Of the neope
the Wing and DcmoHa'ic parties have
selected their candidates iU7 the President
and Vice President; and 10 the nominees
al one parly or the other, under e<is''hS
circumstances, we should give our sup
mort. Fer The Democrats Of Snu'h Car
olina 10 yule for neither. is not only 10
.acnv ourselves the right 10 vote inr nei-
!her, is moi only to deny ourselves The ex-
ercise Of a great political right, hut may
prove The means Of bringing iut" power
party opposed to us on every great ques-
ton Of public policy, and whose meas
ures NAV lead To consequences Disaster
aus. and 10 The permanency ol !he Un'
ION itself
The democratic party of the UnlIed
States has selected lis candidates. detned
as PRINCIPLES, erected its platform, and
proclaimed the Issues it is willing 10 make
before the approaching, election: The
Wings also have met in Convention, Pul
forth their candidates, cuunseled in secret,
and as 20 their rrinci pies and doctrines,
they are dun aud silent.
Can we hesitate 10 which Of these par
ties we should give our support! We
ought noi unless in our opinion The doc
,rines laid dow in the political creed by
the democratic party in the Baltimore
Convention are impoliIic and wrong. We
will not undertake TO sci forth at length
the resolutions adopted at that Conven
ton. In substance they declare that The
Democratic party is in favor of strict
construction Of The Conslilution--an eco
nou,ical administration Of the government
"a tariff for revenue purposes "nly.a Sc
para'on of,he moneys oflhe government
from banking uslitutions--equal rights
and privileges TO all the citizens Of our
country. whether native or adopted-the
application of The proceeds Of The public
lands TO national objects as. specified in the
Constitution. aud the exercise. by the Pre-
sident Of the Velo power; and that they
are opposed to the distribution ofthe lanhs
among the different Stales--to corrupt
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Tariff-a Governmental Bank-lhe dig
tribulion of the, proceeds Of the public
lands among the different Stales-a gene
raj system: Of Internal Improvements by
the. Government. whereby one section of
the Union. would be benefited at the ex-
pense Of anorher, aud torllenon exercise
by the hegPresident ofthe Veto power ron
fe!red on him by the Constitution 1t is
believed 100. that the great body Of that
party is Of opinion Congress has the right
to interfere With the question of slavery,
and should by law prohibit lis existence
in the territories belonging 10 the Union.
OF Ibis Wing parry, General Zachery
Taylor is The candidate for President, and
nominated on the same ticket with him
for Vice Presidents Millard Fillmore, au
thor Of the Tariff Bill Of lS42-an ultra
proieclionisl and friend Of The Wilmot
Provso.
1t has been gravely asserted that South
Carolina would give her voIe for General
TAYLOR. She never can, without ar ahan.
donmenl Of all her cherished principles as
heretofore contcnded for; and we cannot
believe that her people will ever supper,
one who has surrendered himself bound
hand and foot, to lhe keeping Of The Wing
par,y-who sanctions the od;uus, and dam
serous, and unconstitutional doctrine. HAT
the will of majority of Congress is to he
the government, and that the President
has no right, by his veto, to check inexpe-
dent or improper legislation on the part
of Congress. For President to reduce
this doctrine 10 practice, would be in eli
feet and by the operation Of his single
will, to change The Constitution. Ours is
government OF checks and balances
each department controlled aud kept with
in proper limits by the other. Remove
these checks-desrroy the veto power,
then may an irresponsible majority in
Congress rule without restraint. and no
security vii! he left for the rights of an
oppressed minority.
Should General Taylor be clecel, and
Congress pass law prohibiting slavery
III ,ie territories, according 10 The doctrine
sar forth ia his Allison lerlsr. he would not
veto. bur approve Of IT, Can The people
of Suu.h Carolina yield her support TO a
man entertaining such principles and as
sncia,ci with such parry? II is Sian
der upon the intelligence and honesty Of
her democratic sons To supWse they will
,lo so. For the military qualifications of
General Taylor, we have every respect.
and we give to him our warmes, hanks
for his heroic achievements in the MeXi.i
can war. bu, he is not the man Of our
choice for the Presidency.
Why should we not support for Presi-
dent and Vice President the nominees Of
The Democratic party? They are pledged
to the support of The principles embodied
in the resolutions: adopted by the Balls
more Convention. principles which we
believe 10 he right, and.for which we have
heretofore conteuded:' They are the Same
In which we gave onr support in 1874 =
Mr.. Polk then stood on The same platform
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the ears of their candidalesfors The iegisla-
lure, that our interests muslbe maintained,
that we cannot abandon, slopg cherished
principles at the diclalionrofsnor to crafty
the personal pique of anyanan, or set Of
men, be their talentsor station ~ hat it may.
A CHESTER DEMOCRAT.
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Democratic Meeting in Charteston.-.The
Democrats who are-opposed 10 the nomination
of the Wing Convention f,r the Presidency of
the United Suites, and are now prepared to
nominate Candidates for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency; are invited to assemble in the
CIiarlestom Theatre on Thursday evening
17,h inst. 10 gc's III
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Tile Palo Alto.AThis is a new paper pub
lished at le office of the Evening News IN
Charleston, and will be conducted by senlle>
men favorable to the election Of General Tay-
lor for the Presidency. 1t will be published
twice week, and will comprise eighteen mum.
bers-price 81. From the specimen before u.s.
doubtless. this JoIma will be edited with
ability. The number before us has, besides the
political articles, much pleasant miscellany.
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The Georgia Weekly Consttutionalis, has
come out in a new dress. and is considerably
enlarged This sterling Democratic Journal is
conducted by JAMES GARDNER, and is published
at Augusta Ca, at the low price of 80 per
annIm.
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CAMDEN, July 25lh, Is4S.

CAMDEN, July 25lb, 1913.
GENTLEMES--i received your pnlte iu-
vi,a,ion of JGth insl.. To Barbecue 10 be
given to the '96 Bors on the 9Th insr.,
and. regret having 10 fnreso the pleasure o.
meeting them and Tho citizens of your
District. Permit me to offer as sentiment,
The memory Of our late aalla1r Cofonei,
PIERCE NJ. BurLER-.May the spirit which
be ever evinccd. animate the bosoms Of
the youth Of our State.
Respectfully your oft serp't.g 80
KEITH J. MOFFAT..s q
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JAMH SHEPPARD and olhers-Com.
WAsHISoroN Cry, july 23d, 1918.

WAsHINoToN CITY. July 23d, 1913.
GENTLEMEN-l hasten To answer your
note just received, of The 10th inst, invi-
ting me TO partake on the 9Th inst, of a
Barbecue to be given by the citizens of
your District. 10 the '96 Buys. one of The
Companies Of the Palmetto Regiment.
My official duties here will not permit
me to accept your kind invitation, which 1
greatly regret.
| lrrjoice to witness the cordial greeting,
with which our gallaut Regiment is every
where received on its return, and heartily
minse my welcome with that of all The
citizens of our State. They have by their
sood conduct, noble bearing. aud heroic
achievements, done honor to The State and
we'll deserved TO be honored by her. In
all that constitutes SoIdiership, the Regi.
mcnt. both officers and men, challenge
place among the foremost.
With great respect, | am &c. &c.
.r~.- ]. e. CALHOUN.
JAMES SHEPPARD and oihers-Cons.
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JAMES SHLPPARD and o,hers-Con.
GREENyILLE. July 26Ih. ls

dREENVlLLE, July 2oih, lo4S.
GENTLEMEN-Your polite and friendly
invitation TO me, to attend Barbecue 10
be given ON The 9th inst, by the citizens
OF. Edgefeld District TO The '96 Boys, did
not reach me until last night. The time is
100 short for me to reach The scene Of your
feslivitY, in lime 10 join you on ihatinler.
eslipg occasion. But my heart and feel,
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JAMES SHEPPARD and o,hers-Com.
LETTER FROM SENATOR CeRWIN.:.

LETTER FROM SENATOR C0REVIN-
We copy The following from the N Y: !,
Express. a thorough going Whig paper. 2.
Read, and decide whether Genersr Tayy =,
lor is the man who ought 10 DO supported, J.
by Southern Democracy. -. - :.
"The importance of the preseut crisis;
the weighty ohjecrious Of Gen. Cas-, and =
the paramount duty of the hearty CO.
operations of The Wing in the election Of
Gen. Taylor, are strongly indicated in the
following letter from one Of the most eiot.a
quent champions of (reesprinciples in The;
Union-Senator CorWin Of fOhio:s fsS 3
WAsHISGyoN CITY, JdIy'21. 1s45. n. =
Dear Sif.-Your invitation to Wflis.a;
meeting at Lancaster, on the sd, ofnextT
month, came 10 me this morning. H:' 1s'sH
Nothing could give me greater person. 2
al qualification lhan 10 minsIe with you
in The patriotic IabUrs Of thar day. ~ 10 70 :
The Old Guard of Lancaster has .
long been known 10 me by their well-aii
earned reputation forintelligsntprGlic viz,
tue, and unconquered AMI 'unconqderablef
courage and zeal. Whatever may havet;s
been The character or cause of the mauy$s'
NyiUS Cih0iSCuSiCS,N tu'VuSu WHICH, sOul.-
Republic has therefore, passed: none .hasa:
been more earnealy appealed to the self ~
sacrificing devotion of all lrue Wing than o
the present. - 500. - ," .''S> ss9ss; !:
Should the Ioco:foco candidate for,bea y
Presidency succeed, VIC mustiook forstfis 2
adoption of policy new TO oursysiem.
unknowns,o the views of it's founders; aud.
in myjhdsmenl, fa.al 10 iis existence! Q iF.;
the futureis tofbe foreloldSy the FPsstsaif'ti
,neu's conduer TO beraniici pated sby Iheif;is
declared ! wishes and opinions, .stsen :ihsss
election Of Ged. Cass will he followed sbyess Z
warsof iassressiony.on weak neigRbo1ngs
republics, bringing ih'lheir' 'inevhabl fe.H
suits, acquisition. of slterritorS.s fainatga,.!
nation with aa.bdrbarobs,: hostile popalaea
,tion' further extension of sidusry siatndin sfs'
armise to strike down oiT liberties; and Hs'
public debt. 10 paralyz Sihe, ,en! srPfafises:
the .weathyssfand for chains sfoT. .tHe fffsaca
.rF
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The Hamburg Journal in late article
written with ability. has come out for General
Taylor for the Presidency.
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The Hamburg Republican advoraes the
claims of Gen. Cass for the Chief Magistrlcy
Of the Union.
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0.
=yslen Of general internal
and to anya interference 0
Congress. With the dpmesti
the States, and with the q
ry. asWe can only de,ern
-p5incinles uGlha Whjg par
ding men, aud fhe doctrine
by them 10 Congress- and els
these it is evident, that on
great questions mentioned j.
tic creed, their principles at
TI,or ,ra a., fopor
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inesswill'be with you''and youf,hotinrrd
guests. ! thank you fur your Kind and
friendly remembrance uf' me on an ;ocea-
sion like thar. would most GLADLY anda
with all my heart unite with you I'd auy
testimony or demonstration Of rsspecI and
honor 10 that salIan, BAND of Palriots,; s
whom you propose to honor, who lfayg
just returned from The bloody baltIe fieIdsfof
Mexico, the scenes of their honor and glory
Very respectfully, your friend and
fellow citizen ' 7'f''
WIN. BUTLER
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wise, slalesmanlike and patriotic manner
and so as to gain for The country honor,
benefit and glory.
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Ireland.-At the great meeting rcce nily held
in New YORK, The sum of seven thousand dol
lars was subscribed to help Ireland.
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The Hndsnn Bay Company i, is stated. have
made proposals 10 our Government to sell out
all their possessions. These consist of forts
and other valuable property.
The price is about one million Of dollars.
The Senate it is said, had the matter under
deliberation.
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The Mountain Banner-Tbis paper is pub
lishrd at Rn,herfordlou. N. c.. by THos. A.
HAYDEN. Terms, two dollars pc, aunnm. 1t
advocates the cause of Taylor and Fillmore.
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Letters from distinguished invduals, recciv,
ed by the Committee Of Invitation, at the re.
cent BARBECUE given in honor Of the '96 BOYS.
WASHINGTON CRY, July 23l. lS4s.
GENTLEMEN IL beg 10 express my
thanks for the invitation just now received,
10 the proposed dinner TO the '96 BOYS, on
the 27lh of this month. The duties OF my
position will deny 10 inc the qualification Of
being with you at that festival. Apalriot-
ic effort is making 10 adjust the fearful is.
sues between the North and the South, in
relation 10 the rights Of the Southern
States, in The territories recently acquired
by the War with Mexico. can NOT, even
now, anticipate the Result OF these COM
mendable exertions. Blu, The contest will
be excited, and a single vote may decide
ii for or against the South. | cannot al
such moment, be absent from the post of
duty. | greatly regret it, | should have
heen gralified, if the termination of sses
siuh, already one Of the most protracteGs in
the history of our government, had per-.
miIted me to mingle with yours, my we'll,
done TO these gallant young men, wish
could be al home 10 take Them by the
hand and rejoice over them, with their fath.
ers aud their Inoihers.:' 80 ~ T. ,HaSitIs'
I'hroughourihe even,ful aud wonderful.
campaign from cti2they have returned,
my eyeNhadheen eagerly and STEADILY fixed
Of, the Palmetto Regiments. lis chivairous;
men were the elIie"ot-0Br p0pularl0l. +
had Gborne to tho: Secretary Of War the
n,anlyirequest. thatplhis resiment should
De attached TO the column Of that accom-
pIshed and admirable officer, Gen. Scott.
| knew the gallant chief who was TO lead
that column, 10 be the first military con-.
lnander of his country, and Eof the age
saw that loemen were TO be met. and Iau
rels 10 be won. / IeIr "a desire that South
Carolina should contest with the. brave
hosls OF other States, The dangers aud the:
honors that lay along the line between We
ra Cruz and the CAPITAL oil Mexico. Thus,
| could be no cold or indifferent spectator
of this campaign. And my heart was
made 10 swell with PRIDE as aloug the
bloody march Of this couquerius column.
| saw the Palmetto flag wherever danger
was to be met, or field to be- won. The
gallant spirits that bore that honored ban
ner did all that Stale, proud o.; hcr sons.
aud jealous of hei revolutionary fame could
expect, all that valor can achieve ia war.
Edgetield has generously shared the casu
allies OF that campaign, aud won her foil
share of its honors. She may we'll be
proud Of her company-she should honor
the living and mourn The dead. Her best
blood has crimsoned the plains Of Mexico.
Her honors have cost her many bereaved
heart and desola,e home. The disa tiers
Of tho battle, rather than the malades of.
climate, seem 10 have chosen her sons for
their victims.
i add sentiment dictated by our heart,
which will be responded 10 by every gen.
erous spirit in our whole country.
PIERCE NJ. BuTLER-Brish. be his fame
as his own cleaning sword.
have The honor 10 be, gentlemen, with
great respect, your OBJ. .serv't.
ARMlSTEAD BURT.
JAMnb SHEPPARD and olhers-Con,.
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Specch Of the Hon. John NJ. Bsrricn.-We
publish TO day the speech Of the Hon. Mr..
BERRlEN, U. S. Senator from Georgia, upon
the Oregon question. Mr.. B. is decided
Wing. On the great question Of Slavery, he
accords with the staunchest advocates OF
slavery in the South. To his views on other
questions we have generally been opposed, but
on slavery we hail him n, brother, and as one
of the most able defenders of the rights of
shareholders in our country. His speech is
marked by powerful argument, and is worthy
Of the most careful perusal.
Presidential Elector.-Mr. JAMES GARDNER
Jun'r., editor Of the Augusta Constiu,ionalist
has been nominated by the hlilledgevle Demo.
cratic Convention as Presidential elector
Commencement Of the University of Georgia
Early in the present month, the annual com.
mencement of this University took place at
Athens. The Commencement Sermon was
delivered on Sunday by tile Rev. Mr.. HALL.
On,Monday, the prize defamation of the So.
phomores took place.
The Junior exhibition took place on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Commencement day, the
Senior exhibition came on. and a number Of
young gentlemen received tleir degrees. On
Thursday, the nra,ion before the two Soce>
ties was delivered by Col. Henry R. JACKSON
editor Of the Savannah Georgian. Col. JACK
soNi well known to WELD the sword and the
pen withequal power. This address it IS
said, was characterized by variety of informa-
tion, strength Of thought. beauty of imagery
and poetic imagination, clothed in chase and
eloquent style, and was wi,haI, as to precept,
for those leaving the institution, exactly suited
TO the occasion.
The oraiions Of the young gentlemen gen"
orally are represented TO nave been highly
credituble to them and to the institution
which took charge Of their education. !.
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Correspondence Of he Charleston Courier.


The Oregon bill from :he House has! |!
come before the Senate, aud the result Of
the conversation upon it was TO refer tlo-
the committee on territories; so The SEM,
ale have met The proposition. Of e.flousei i
with degree Of courtesy which The House
did not exhibit towards the Senate. Com.
promise. Tho Senate determined to give
the bill a full ald fair consideration. There, =
was no attempt even to sendit 10 the COM
mitlee on the Judiciary. which was KNOWN 4
to be ave-se to the anti slavery proviso
which be bill contains. = '';is, =f''. = -~'"1
AIR. Clayton took an opportunity iotayy
10 reply to some Of the objections thai had
heen urged against his Compromise Bill
MIR. Phelps, another OF The select commit
tee. also vindicated himself and lie COM -
mittee Iron the viluperation which has
come down upon Them il tide from the
demagogues and fanatics of the Norh.--s
Mr. Phel lps asserted that the mode %propo-H'
sed by he committee, was the only one
that the wit Of men could devise for The
harmonious adjustment Of tho siques-
lion. MIR. Clayton declared that the,
Compromise which the committee propo-
sed was the only one which could be made
that no compromise could be effected on
The basis Of geographical line; that Mr..
Hanneeau had cacvasSed The Senate and
found that influential as he was, thar he
could no, carry compromise on line. -
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adjournment of Congre,s.-Tuesday last
was fixed npon for the adjournment Of Con.
gress. The late Session was an unusually
protracted one, commencing the frat Monday
in December l547, and terminating on the l4th
Of August-eA months.