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Amounting to-. 81 'o-'0O
Making the whole liabilities OF the
State for bonds issued for stock,
loaned and endorsed to Internal I'M
proyement Companies, amount TO
eight millions seven hundred and for-
tv-four thousand eight hundred and
fftv.six dollars and sixty-six cents
(sS,744s56 66)
1t will devolve on you to provide
for the payment of one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars Sl25,-
oOO\ Of the Bonds which were issued
for stock in the Union Bank, falling
due first of January, 1858; and fifty
thousand dollars (s5O,oOO) bonds is
sued for building the State Capitol,
falling due first of April the same
year. It's for the Legislature to de-
termine whether these bonds shall De
paid by imposing additional taxes on
the people or out of the stocks owned
by the State. p
/ lay before you for examination,
the original cost and present estima-
ted value Of the State Stocks, and al
SO the value of the taxable property
and number of taxable polls, made
out by the Comptroller of the Treasu-
rv.& s ~ aaa =,
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To the East Tennessee and Georgia ooo
~ hailfSau. "a and Alabama do. 100000
10 Tue enre "a Ohio do. 100000
:, . ,e Pn,,,ossa. Pnr, and VIRGINIA do $4,000
Eas1 len" t;1J Charlaston do. 100000
MeM,puis IIhu ;Ii"aod Marcbester do 100000
:, M;au;na;,',,; ond Tennessee. $4,000
ns Mississippi anu Dy.'s' ....... 25.ooo
10 the ur.atm;Ia MansA 5eosorsed9. -. 10000
To the Nashville and Chattanooga IL. oo 600
r., (endorsed) i''0o'0O9
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-10-18

In addition to the above actual IN
debtedness, the State is liable Tor
bonds loaned and endorsed as follows:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-10-18
Stock OWNED BY THE STATE.

Stock. Original cost. Estimated
Pres'E val
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GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Nashville, October S, 1S55.S
Felloao- Citizens Of the Senate

FelIOag- Citizens OF the Senate
and House of Representatives.:
The organic law and long estab-
lished custom in this State requires
the Governor, from time to time, to
submit to the consideration OF both
Houses Of the General Assembly,
such measures and suggestions as he
may deem expedient and proper. |
would, therefore, in the first place,
most respectfully call your attention
to the liabilities of the State. q
The actual indebtedness OF The
State at this time is as follows: u
Five and quarter per cent bonds
issued for stock in internal i'm 80
provement companies. -. 49,. S2Zf ,4lo DO
Five per cent bonds issued for
stock in internal improvement
companies. ...'.l ,o@f'f w
Six per cent bonds issued for cap
ital in the Bank of Tennessee 1,OOO,OOO w
Six per cent bonds issued for
building State Capitol. l........ o9I.Ouo "
For stock in the Union Bank.... Zoo'OVo W
The American patriot., 1855-06-30
anusc them.

We are called upon to report most tragic
scene which was enacted in our town on Tues
day last, so melancholy in its character
that all must deeply regret the occurrence. A
street fight took place between Wesley Rourk
and VIM. Nettles, which resulted in the death
of the former, from stabbing by the latter.
The weapon used was very common pocket
knife, worth, perhaps some twenty five cents.
The deceased was cut in several places in the
abdomen and breast, and lived about an hour
after the affray. In the fight Rourk struck
Ncttles several times with stick inflicting sew
cral wounds on his head and bruising his arms
considerably. We forbear to make any COM
ments let justice and the law have its course.
The deceased was an overseer a very respec-
table man, and leaves widow and several
children to mourn his untimely end. Nettles
was arrested on the spot, and is now undergo
ing an examination before R. G. Carman, Esq.
Since the foregoing was put in type, Nettlcs
has been committed by the Magistrate.
An application for a writ of habeas corpus
has been made by his counsel, and he will be
brought before the District Judge this morning.
The American patriot., 1855-06-30
Greenwen Springs.

We paid a visit to these springs last week,
which are about twenty five miles south Of this,
and found the proprietors have made many
additional improvements since last summer.
They have erected quite a large addition to
their boarding house and they have built quite
a number of new cottages, all of which are
neat, comfortable and retired. The waters of
the springs, (two in number, one impregnated
with iron, the other with sulphur,) contain
many medicinal qualities. This watering place
which is destined to become a great summer
resort to the people round about, offers many
inducements to visitors, to those in pursuit of
pleasure as we'll as those in search Of health.
Quite large crowd is expected this summer,
and ample accommodations have been prepar-
ed to render all who attend comfortable and to
amusc them.
The American patriot., 1855-06-30
Election Returns.

We give below the result of the election for
Chief Justice so for as heard from. 1t is gen
orally believed in this vicinity that Mr. Elgee
is elected. There was the greatest indifference
manifested throughout the State as to the re-
suit of the choice of this most important OH
Ger in our State. This fact is attested by the
very small vote cast everywhere. In many
places the people seem to have paid no atten-
to it. The polls in several precincts in our
own Parish were not opened.
The vote in the city, where it was confident
ly anticipated that Judge Merrick would get a
large majority, was unusually small indeed
but about five thousand only being cast instead
of between ten and twelve thousand-the usu-
al vote Of the city. This was owing to the
absence of large number Of citizens, gone
away to avoid the dangers of the sickly sea-
son. Mr. Lewis and Mr.. E,am took off con-
siderable of Judge Mcrrick's strength-votes
which he would have got had these gentlemen
not have run.
The result is no test of the strength Of our
party in the State. The selfstyled democracy
has been reduced to the humiliation of run
ming candidate man who, in times gone
by. has ever been one of the most bitter op-
ponents.
In the City Of Ne'o Orleans and Algiers-
For John W. Elgee, 34I5; for E. 7, Merrick,
2237; for T. H. Lewis, 1903; for J. NJ. Elan,
9-majority for Elgee over Merrick, 117s.
In the parishes of West Feliciana, East Fe,
liciana, West Baton Rouge, St. Helena and
Livingston, the majority for Merrick is So4.
In East Baton Rouge, Plaquemine and As.
cension, Elgee's majority is 200.
The American patriot., 1855-06-30

and brought our institutions into peril, it has
become the imperative duty of the American
party to interpose, for the purpose Of giving
peace to the country and perpetuity to the
Union. And as experience has shown it isim-
possible to reconcile opinions so extreme as
those which separate the disputants, and as
there can be no dishonor in submitting to the
laws, the National council has deemed it the
best guarantee of common justice and of future
peace to abide by and maintain the existing
laws upon the snbject of Slavery, as final and
conclusive settlement of that subject in spirit
and in substance.
And regarding it the highest duty to avow
their opinions upon . subject SO important in
distinct and unequivocal terms, it IS hereby
declared as the sense Of this National Council,
that Congress possesses no power, under the
Constitution, to legislate upon the subject OF
slavery in the States where it does or may
exist or to exclude any State from admission
into the Union, because its constitution does
or does not recognize the institution Of slavery
as part of its social system: and expressly
pretermitting any expression of opinion upon
the power Of Congress to establish or prohibit
slavery in any territory, it is the sense of the
National Council that Congress ought not to
legislate upon the subject Of slavery within the
territory Of the United States, and that any in
reference by Congress with Slavery as it exists
in the District Of Columbia, would be viola
ton of the spirit and intention Of the compact
by which the State of Maryland ceded the
District to the United States, and breach Of
the national faith.
XIII-The policy Of the Government of the
United States, in its relations with foreign gov
ernments, is to exact justice from the strongest
and do justice to the weakest; restraining, by
all the power of the Government, all its citi-
zens from Interference with the internal con-
Germs of nations with whom we are at peace.
X1V.-This National Council declares that
all the principles Of the order shall be hence.
forth everywhere openly avowed; and that
each member shall be at liberty to make
known the existence of the Order, and the fact
that he himself is member; and it recon-
mends that there be no concealment OF the
places of meeting of subordinate councils
E. B. Bartlett, of Kentucky,
President Of National Council.
c. D. Deshler, of New Jersey, Cor. Secretary.
James NJ. Stephens, of Maryland, Rec Scc'y.
The American patriot., 1855-06-30
Mai. Heron and Col. Marks.

Our Town was nOnOro0 Cnl8 week with tht
presence Of these two gentlemen-having com,
up to be present on the occasion Of the Masonic
celebration. 4d
The Major and Col are two Of the nominees
Of the ''old fogy" State Convention for.
mer for Secretary of State and the latter 70,
Auditor of Public Accounts. On Tuesday
evening, after Judge Perkins in the morning
these two gentlemen, at the request of theil
friends, addressed in the Court House, the cit
liens Of our town and vicinity. Our worthy
Major delivered himself at some length, and
his effort, off-hand as it was, did very we'll
He was very sparing of his invective against
the "Know-Nothings !" in fact, using none a,
al, and in this respect he departed from the
usual line Of policy pursued by his less intelli.
gent partisan associates. sn
The Major was very profuse, indeed, of his
sympathy for ''those erring Democrats" who
who had gone astray after strange gods He
would win them back again, and would receive
them with open arms on their return. He
would kill the fatted calf-but, we silly sus.
poet the only use he would make Of the '.re.
turning prodigar would be to dress the meat
the calf he would eat himself!
We would suggest to the Major, to husband
his sympathy-that article, perhaps, he will
stand in need Of himself of these days
Not to be outdone in courtesy by our gallant
friend, and our position is not unlike that of
those old Knights in the days Of the crusades,
whose custom it was to handy compliments be-
tween themselves, bofore they fell to cutting
each others throats-we promise him now
full measure of sympathy about the middle Of
November next
The two orators were evidently posted up in
the ways and doings of camp meetings, and
their manner and matter indicated that they
had not failed to profit by their observations
made at such places. From some expressions
used by the Major, we imagined, at one time
that some such institution Us the "anxious
seat was about to be arranged and repentent
mourners called on to come forward.
Had the doors ofthe 'old fogy" church been
opened and some such good old tune as
"Come humble sinner in whose breast"
been raised, the farce would have been compile.
ted.
Col. Marks address was very brief-and,
after very eloquently saying that he ''had made
good Auditor" and that ''his friend, the Ma
jor, had stole his thunder" he took his seat
amidst burst Of applause.
Both Of these gentlemen have many warm
friends in East Feliciana, but we are of the
SAN" sort-ws Ivs Rous mogs than Cosar
The American patriot., 1855-06-30

FRArERNlzArloS ExTRAoRDINARY.-Rev. An
ry Ward Beecher, paster of the "Pilgin,
Church, in Brooklyn, N. Y, calls VIM. Llc'
Garrison, ''my dear brother Garrison y
way of returning thecompliment, Garrison GU
ses the Christian Church worse than our arm
in Flanders" ever cursed anything In M
number of the Rev. Henry Ward Beechsrl
dear brother Garrison's" Liberator, was
article in which occurred this pious rema'f;
IF God has the power to abolish slavery, sna
does not, he is very great scoundrel!" Ds'
brother Garrison!
The American patriot., 1855-06-30

COMING ELEcTIoNs.-The State of AlabanA
Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri and ~
as hold their elections on the first Monday
August; Tennessee on the first Thursday, ~ y
North Carolina on the second Thursday o. y
same month. On the second Monday in ~
tember the election in Maine occurs, and "
Of Vermont On the ast Tussday Of ths y
The American patriot., 1855-06-30
The American National Council.
ITS PLATFORM AS ADOPTED.

The Platform adopted by the American
Council in Philadelphia caused secession from,
that body OF all delegates tinctured with abo.
itonisuu. They pubalsh m sddysss to the
The American patriot., 1855-06-30

- Our friends who have been using their
efforts, and with such success a. to increase
our subscription List, have our most cordia
thanka
The American patriot., 1855-06-30

ference Of political opinion between tbo "
thern people and those of the South on
slavery question, is altogether irreconc;,.,,
and that no national platform can ever \.
ten up which will be satisfactory to both
tions of country upon this point In po;,s
out the course which his party should pn,.
the editor recommends that the question
slavery be not taken into account in tho h.,'
ing of their platform in the next Pres;d.,r
canvass, but that it bo left to the indiv;a.s
States to settle, and dispose Of as suits 4
views of each. This is clear and unden;,u
admission that the Democratic party is sjust,h.
becoming abolitionized in the North. We,s
but admire the candor of the editor in thus q.
posing the true state and condition of his y,
party which he, above all others, should N
derstand. His article inserted above is ms4n
the dictates Of truth and patriotism, but
cannot agree with him in saying that no \
tional platform can be built, upon which b,
wings ofa party, North and South can stu
The result Of the Native American ConvenS
at Philadelphia has clearly shown the contr,I
though we doubtnot but that the platform =
adopted at a considerable sacrifice of opn.
on the part Of the Northern delegates. Inml
document the question of slavery has been AL
posed of entirely to the satisfaction of South.
opinion and Southern interest, and it mn,
sooner or later, be the rock upon which even
Southern man must plant himself.
We have ever admired the pugnacious ,s
with which the Special Committee Man i,
discovered in the defence of his own part,
denonncing everything which he found notsI
ritual of his own party faith, hewing and h,s
ing at the opposition all around him and sbo,
all contending that his was the only trud
national party, contending right or wrong Sr
the "Know-Nothings were all abolitionisa'
Like the scuttle fish which endeavors to CON-
fuse the sight of its pursuing enemy and CO,
ceal its own retreat by stirring up mudd
water in its path, the policy of the "SpeeaI
Committee man" has been to conceal the TN
condition of his own party by attempti,|
to fix the public eye on the movements Of tI
Native American Order, and thus he hone
that the whereabouts of the Democracy on tkI
abolition question will escape observation. wi
cannot restrain our sympathy for our bellcc,
disputant when we see his own party lead.
overthrowing at one dash of the pen all al
fanciful and high wrought dcfences which h
has labored so long and industriously to bull
up. We say we cannot restrain our sympath
for our special committee man left in such |
deplorable condition by the above artcs
Disarmcd, shorn of his plumes, thrust throuti
and through and left utterly defenceless, u
all this done by his own commander.
To extricate himself from the ombarrassinI
position in which he finds himself, our spech|
committee man must, Of necessity, tax his il|
genuity to its uttcrmost tension. We see oil
way IN which he can effect his own deliveraus1
and maintain his consistency except by CON
ing out and denying fatty that the Washir
ton Union is the organ Of the party to whid
he belongs.
The American patriot., 1855-06-30

@ Mr.. G. A. w. Steadman has presented
Us with stalk Of cotton, the largest we have
seen this season. It is more than 81 feet high.
He has about fifty acres in the field whence
this was taken, all equally good.
The American patriot., 1855-06-30

- We have received from Mrs. David
Pipes singular phenomenon in the way of =
corn tassel In this strange freak Of nature
the tassel and the ear of corn seems to have
been united on the top Of the stalk forming .
hybrid substance which partakes Of the appea-
rance Of both. d lI l5eia al1 isf; E
The American patriot., 1855-06-30

HEx-President Fillmore is in England
and had been presented to the Queen.
The American patriot., 1855-06-30

The officers Of steamers Laurel Hill and
Capitol have our thanks for late city papers.
The American patriot., 1855-06-30

~Our thanks are due the Hon. John Sli.
dell for copy Of the correspondence upon the
Naval expedition to Japan, under Com. Perry.
The American patriot., 1855-06-30
Abolitionism, Native Aneticanism.

Il will be rccollected that in our defence Of
Native Americanism, charged with being abo-
litionized in the Northern States, we took the
ground that abolitionism, like the doctrine Of
pro-slavery, was sectional in its habitation and
influence being confined to the territorial limits
of the free States. The masses of the people
south of Mason's and Dixon's line, are evident
ly opposed to slavery, from the fact that they
have voted its abolition throughout their ter
ritory; while the masses of the South are pro-
slavery, without distinction of party from edu-
cation, and from that still stronger tie self in
terest. As all the parties in the South stand
on the pro-slavery platform in common, there
not being shade Of difference between their
views on this subject, all parties at the North
are impregnated with the doctrine of Abolition.
ism, and it is folly to charge this sin more on
one than another, they are all more or less
guilty of opposition to our interests and local
institutions The leaders of the Democracy
have ever claimed for their own organization
exemption from this disease in the North, but
the following article taken from the Washing
ton Union, the organ Of their party in the Uni
ted States, fully and strongly sustains the view
we have taken Of the matter, and shows that
the Democracy is in even a worse condition
upon the snbject of slavery than the Native
American Order. We commend it particular
ly to the careful perusal Of every one who de-
sires correctly to understand the true cond-
ton of things. De-.
The American patriot., 1855-06-30

coNIUSICArED]
A SLIGHT MIsTAkE.-Thc Memphis AppaI
in recent issue Of that paper, very gravst
informs its readers of fact mot genenh
known, viz: that the accomplished authu
of the Sketch Book is Milleritc and qucs
a letter from Sir William Gill, England II
Lady Blessington, saying that in 1884 Irving
declared that the world would come to an eu|
in 1857" Of course Sir w. Gill meant E|
ward Irving of that country, celebrstd
preacher and founder of a new sect, common
called Apostle Irving. Washington Irving, 4
the U. s., we are happy to know, is perfect
sane, and at this moment is busily cmploys|
in writing the life of the Father Of his count,,
CLINTON, June ~, 1855.
SEIZURE OF ONE OF THE KINNEY ExpEDlnu|
SHTPs.-The revenue cutter McClelland, 0aF|
Ottinger, arrivsd at Mobile on Thursday havin
in charge the bark Magnolia, freighted wit
arms and ammunition for the Kinney Expet
ton to Central America. The Mobile Regas|
says:
On the 29th. ult, at o'clock, P. NJ CAPT
Ottinger received orders from the Governnn
by telegraph, to sail for St. Joseph's Bay fa
purpose of scizing two of COL Kinneys mag
zine ships, the Magnolia and the Amelia. AZ
II o'clock, P. NJ, the cutter was under to en-
cute the order, which came from the Secrea!
Of the Treasury to the Collector of tho Poi
Arriving at St. Joseph, the cutter found tha
one ofthe birds had taken wing, the Ameh
having quito sea some five days beforek
parts unknown. The Magnolia was also gst
ting ready for sea, and had there been twas
hours delay, the two would have given th.
cutter slip. But there she lay quietly 1t IN
chor, in fancied security, and unsuspicious d
capture, when the McClclland made her m
welcome appearance. Capt Ottinger wenta
board, placed Lieut.. Morrison of the cuttsh
command of her and conveyed her to this pat,
While we write she is coming up the bay, vi
will 60, we suppose, into the hands of Units
States District attorney.
This Kinney expedition has truly had =
travel" r
The American patriot., 1855-06-30

FROM EuRoPE.-The steamer Baltic arrived
at New York on 2sth inst, with Liverpool
dates to the 16th inst.
Cotton quotations unchanged
Political news unimportant. The principal
item is that desperate battle had been fought
before the Aamelon Tower, in which 5000
men were put hors du combat