Daily American organ., 1856-04-23
American Council Of Georgia.

I American Council Of Georgia.
The Council met in Macon on Wednesday last,
and adopted the following resolutions: m
p Resolved l. That the State Council, now in SEES
sion abolish all obligations of secrecy which have
heretofore characterized it as secret political Or
DER and that it do now resolve itself into an open
Convention of the American party of Georgia.
2. That this Convention recommend to the par
ty that in lieu of the Secret Councils which have
heretofore been organized in the respective coun-
ties, an association be established and kept up in
each county, whose object shall be to promote the
interests of the American party.
RESOLVED, That the State Council having dissolv-
ed this Convention deem 1t tinexpedient to take any
action at this time in relation 70 the nominations
made by the National Convention In February last,
but we leave it to the American party of this State
to hold Convention at such tine as may be deem
ed expedient by the Central Executive Committee
to take such action in reference to said nomina-
tons as may be deemed advisable.
The Council passed resolutions complimentary
to officers of the late and present Councils, and ad
journed sine die.
1t is stated by the Macon Messenger that the
delegates were in favor of supporting Fillmore and
Donelson.gs sta aos ~ s.
FROM KANsAs.-The Kansas Pioneer of April 8
states that the Kansas Committee had arrived at
Shawnee Mission, in that Territory.
The Pioneer gives an account of the recent
mining Of bitumnous coal, of good quality, near
Kiekapoo CITY,
From twenty to forty houses week are spring
ing up in that city; which is four miles above Fort
Leavenworth. 4t aEtl1
The ELDoRADo AFFAIR-The last steamer
brought dispatches addressed by the Spanish
Minister Of Foreign Relations to our Minister at
Madrid, in reply to the demands made at different
times by our government for redress in the matter
Of the firing into and detention of the steamer FL
Dorado by the Spanish man-ofwar Ferrolano.-
Spain decidedly but cautiously refuses to comply
with the wishes Of our government, showing by q
series of arguments that according to the law Of
nations the commander Of the Ferrolano did moth
ing more than the peculiar circumstances at that
time existing in the neighborhood of Havana jus
tilted.
STEAMBOAT BURNr.--Mr B. ii. Clark, formerly
of Troup county, Georgia, writes us from Alexan-
dria, Louisiana, (April s. says the Columbus En-
quirer, that fracas occurred on board the steam
boat Bellfar about three miles above the junction
of the Red and Mississippi rivers, between the
Irish boathands and the deck passengers; the cap
tain Immediately commanded the peace, and order
was restored until the boat reached the Mississippi
pi, when the fight again commenced, resulting in
bloody work on both sides. During the ffacas, or
shortly thereafter, the boat took fire and was de-
stroyed, making loss of $4,000 for the owners
to bear. Among the deck passengers lost, either
in the flames or by drowning the following from
this State named: s u, fs
J. b. Taylor, of Macon county, Georgia.
N. G. Rise, of Pike county, Georgia
John G. Mathews, of Randolph co., Georgia.
John G. Hoge, of Upsou county, Georgia. h.a
And b. M. Johns, Of Pike county, Alabama.
MRs. GAINES AGAIN IN CoURr.---The New 0rlean
Picsyune states that Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines is
again in court. She has now brought suit against
7. ID. de Ia Croix, who, she AYERS, soon after the
death Of her father, Daniel Clark, in 1913, took
possession OF, and ever since held or disposed Of
for his own use and benefit seventy.fve slaves,
the property Of the said Clark bequeathcd to com
psinsnt, and has since enjoyed the profit and ser
vices OF the said slaves that more than 800 slaves
have been born from the female slaves aforesaid,
since they came into defendants possession; that
the aforesaid slaves now living and their increase,
are worth $500 o00o that the hire Of the said slaves
and their increase since they came into possession
of the sad defendant, amounts to 100000 and
that the interest due thereon amounts TO $500 600.
To recover the aforementioned slaves and their
increase, or the value Of the same, and the hire a
the said slaves, with interest Mrs. Gaines has ed
bill in chancery.