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then adjourned.
The motion to recommit was carried
by 152 ayes to Isl nays.
, CHARLESTON, April 30.-The minority
report was adopted as . substitute for the
majority report by vote of l65 against
1873. Ashe, Of North Carolina, threaten
ed to leave the Convention and party
OF the minority resolutions adopted, the
first part of the resolution affirming the
Cincinnati platform was adopted by 233
against 70. ISL
Glenn,-ef Mississippi, voted no" de
nOuncing the Cincinnati platform as an
unmtigated swindle Mississippi and
Florida desired to Withdraw their votes,
and Arkansas withdrew three of its votes
upon the motion to table the minority
platform. The Convention then voted
separately on the resolutions. A half
hour was spent on motions of order.
The preamble and first resolution rela-
ting to the bred Scott decision. was struck
out, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and
! Florida declined voting. The vote was
announced, yeas 40, nays $40. The reso-
luton to protect Foreign born citizens
and the Pacific Rail Road resolutions
were unanimously adopted. Missouri
| louisiana Texas, Florida and Alabama
! declined voting. The remaining resolu-
! tons were then voted on separately and
were all adopted unanimously. Ayes 272.
! The same States declining to vote and
Arkansas voting but three votes. The
Alabama delegation here Withdrew from
the Convention.
The Mississippi delegation followed,
Louisiana also withdrew. South Carolina,
except three members next went out
Florida followed. Texas protested against
the action of the majority convention
| Burrows, of Arkansas, also entered pro-
| test from his State, signed by three mem
bers. Russell for Virginia. expressing
deep sympathy for the Southern States,
asked an adjournment to allow of con-
sultatiOn. Bryan, of Delaware for him
self and another colleague withdrew
Mountain, of Louisiana, when withdraw
ing, said two delegates declined to join in
the withdrawal, but being instructed to
vote as unit, nobody could cast the vote
of the State after a majority of the dele
| CATION had left. The confusion and dis
order which prevailed at times, beggars
description. The Convention adjourned
till o'clock this afternoon, after a six
hours session. The excitement is great.
a salute is firing in honor of the South
ern delegations. The seceders were to
meet Tonight ahd nominate Dickinson
and probably Stephens. There is consd-
cradle feelinga gainst the three South Caro-
lima delegates who refused to secede.
North Carolina and Maryland stand
firm. a portion of the delegates from
Virginia and Georgia are withdrawing
The Kentucky delegates are consulting
The last report is that Is Southern
States withdrew from the Convention.
CHARLESTON, May 1.-The seeding
| Southern Convention organized by cleo
ting senator Bayard, OF Delaware, Presi-
dent, and appointing 8 Vice Presidents
and t Secretaries.
No progress has been made in the re-
gular convention.
There is no prospect of ballot tonight
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Northern Democracy and Southern

OemOcraCy-
We have read the proceedings of the
Charleston Convention, so far as they
have reached us, with good deal of care
and no little interest-and while it is no
particular business of ours, candor COM
pels us to say that the Northern branch
of the interesting family in that body
has manifested good deal better spirit
than their ultra Southern brethren. The
tendency and tenor of the course of the
latter has been throughout overbearing,
exacting, and, TO our view, disorganizing
as though they had designed, at the
start, to bring about state of affairs that
would lead to a disruption Of the Conven-
ton and could hereafter be used in the
promotion and accomplishment of an ul-
terror and damnable object, which many
of them are known to cherish. In this,
however, we may be mistaken.
At this writing, Wednesday, a. m, the
information is, that Mississippi, Louisiana,
South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, part OF
Arkansas and part of Delaware, have Sc
coded from the Convention, and that a
general blow-up is imminent But the
| Stake-control of the government with its
| patronage of an hundred millions-is a
| heavy one and we would not be surpris-
ed to learn before going to press to-mor-
row evening, that a reunion had been eff
fected-an itaHe-cyed platform adopted
| looking both ways for Sunday-a nomira.
! ton made unanimously, and that the
| Convention had adjourned mid the great
est harmony and enthusiasm, and the
delegates departed for their homes in the
/ best possible humor and buoyant of sue
cess. Modern Democracy is wonderful
institution-the spoils and plumber have
an almost irresistible power of attraction
and more improbable results than we have
limited at above, have been brought about
time and again. In any event, this Char
lesion Convention demonstrates one thing
| beyond controversy: that the Democracy
if it ever was, is no longer fit to have con
troll of the government and shape the
policy and course of public affairs The
Northern wing is Free-soil and means nc
| more slave terrltory-while the Southern
extreme is travelling the road to disunion
at the end of (which is pit deep and dark
as the blind cave of eternal night. We
| have no special objections to dissolution
of the Democratic party-but we have III
surmountable objections to a dissolution
of the Union. Let us hope that there is
a conservative element in the country
of the Union both North and South, and
to rescue the government from their tolls
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The Cleveland Convention.

The spirit of brotherly love and har-
nony so charmingly illustrated through
out the proceedings of the Charleston
Convention, it is believed will have very
happy and modifying influence upon the
deliberations of the Democratic District
Convention, which is to be held at Cleve-
land next Friday. We shall look for a
high degree of unity and concord in that
august assemblage.
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Bradley County.

next Monday, the eth. We shall try to
be in attendance day or two, and hope
to meet with such of our friends as are
in arrears, and those who may wish to re
new their subscriptions. We think, too,
that the circulation of our paper ought to
be increased in Bradley county. VIII our
friends think about it, and give Us their
nid2
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Latest From Charleston

A Geographic report reached us on
Wednesday night that the entire South,
with the exception of Tennessee and
Kentucky, had bolted. The following
is the latest we have up to going to press
Thursday evening:
Charleston, Hay 2d-Tennessee Resolu-
ti6ns adopted. consequently Tennessee,
Virginia and Kentucky remain in Con-
vention. Twelve ballots taken. First,
Douglas 40. 18th, Douglas $50, Guthrie
10, Hunter 80, Dickinson 4, Johnson II,
Lane 6, Davis l.
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Athrns Cost.
TERMS

Two DoIIARs YEAR. payable in advance.
Announcing names of candidates for office $500
Cash.
Obituary Notices over twelve lines, charged at
abe regular advertising rates
All communications intended to promote the pri-
vate ends OF interests Of Corporations, Societies,
Schools OF individuals, will be charged as adver-
tisementS.
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California not in the Fight.

According to the Washington cores
pendent of the Charleston Courier, Sena-
tor Latham declared in a speech in the
Senate Monday last, and his declaration
was confirmed by Senator Gwin, that
California, in case of a dissolution of the
Union, or a civil war in the Union,
would maintain strict neutrality. and
would make the Sierra Nevada her West
ern boundary. He anticipated that wars
of a devastating character and long du-
ration would occur between the Northern
and Southern States, and perhaps wipe
out some of them: and also heavy tax
alton to support armies and navies, &C.,
from which California would be exempt.
DOUGLAS WILL NOT Do.-The Louisville
Courier Guthrie Organ of the 18th, very
emphatically says: afa
There is no use, however, of thinking
about clecting Douglas. lie can't be elected
! # he iSnoninatcd. The South will not vote
| for him, and eocn hentucGy, where he has
as many friends as in any other Southern
State, ,cW not uote for him He will lose
/ Kentucky by more thousands than the
last Democratic Governor carried the
! State. If. therefore. the wire work cls.
otfice-seekers, spoilsmen, and plundcrt rs
! exert influence enough at Charleston to
| nominate Douglas, they will never get
| pay enough from the offices they expect
! to hold under the Little Giant" as
| President, to pay half the expenses in
CURED at Charleston.
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Mouse Greek Male and Female
Academy

There viii be Public Examination of the pu-
pills at Mouse Creek Academy, on Friday and Sat
urday, the 18th and 10th Of May. The friends
.nd patrons of the School and the public general
IL are invited to be present
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Withdrawn.

We are requested to state that JOHN NJ.
LILLARD, of Meigs county, is no longer a
candidate for Attorney General in this
(4th) judicial Circuit.
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The National Democracy"

After what has been witnessed at Char
lesion in the last ten days, we think the
locofoco journals ought to dry up talking
about g National Democracy" That
there is a Southern Democracy no one
can deny-and Northern or Free Soil
Democracy. But National Democracy.
Henceforth the term is obsolete, and
never to be mentioned except in derision
and contempt.
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The Baltimore Convention.

Next Wednesday the 9th, is the APP
pointed day for the assembling of the
Baltimore Convention
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BElF" The Covode Committee will next
try to ascertain what means were used
to bring about the passage of the English
Bill. The Hon. Robert j. Walker will
again be before the Committee, to testi-
ty further in regard to Kansas affairs
This investigation promises to be exceed
ngly interesting, as the Committee have
discovered Placer in regard to the APP
planes used in the passage of the Lee
compton bill through the House. 1t is
thought that the developments will i'm
plicate some of those members of the
last Congress who first opposed the mea-
sure, and afterwards gave it their sup
port.
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LATER.

Charleston, 2d.-Two Thirds Resolution
caused dead lock. Adjournment to Bal
timore 25th June talked of. New York
will introduce propositions. Southern
seceders meet to-day-effort be made to
concilliate j if unsuccessful, nominate
JEFF. Davis. 18th ballot-Douglas $50,
Guthrie II, Lane 20, Hunter q, johnson
II, Dickinson J, Davis l.
Fifteenth ballot taken, but bad working
lines South makes it untranslatable.
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ATTORNEY General.

The Election for Attorney General will
be held on Thursday, the oath May. in
slant
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ST JOSEPH, April 3O-The California
overland pony express has arrived with
San Francisco dates of the 10th. The
steamer John II. Stephens sailed on the
Goth with 81 1852, 600 treasure Trade was
dull.
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CHATS AND CAMELs.-A good many of
our editorial brethren are virtuouslv ex-
ercised over the great immortality and
brutality of prize fights. such as occurred
the other day between Heenan and Say
ers. Such exhibitions are no doubt dis
gushing and demoralizing; but not more
so than many others which are daily oc-
curing without eliciting even a passing
notice from the moralists of the press
The prize fights generally come off in out
of the way places, and are witnessed
alone by the brutes who delight in such
exhibitions. If everything pertaining to
them was excluded from the papers. nine
teen twentieths of hereaders would never
hear of their occurrence. But the mo-
raj public read of such things with avid
ity, and we moral and pious editors. not
being a great deal better than other peo-
pie. are disposed to furnish the public ap-
petite with the food for which we know
it has the greatest relish. This is a funny
old world anyhow. Men and women
will ride dozen miles through rain and
storm to attend a Circus or Show: but the
appearance of a cloud III the distant hea-
vens on Sunday morning, no bigger than
ones hand, is made the excuse for STAY
ing away from Church. What pity we
all could not travel along through life
with greater Observation-Disclosures less
and practice more. 1t would render the
rugged journey UNNECESSARILY more pleas
ant. smoothing the rough places, and
causing flowers to spring up in many
waste spot where now grow thorns and
thistles
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Kentucky.

The Republicans of Kentucky held
their State Convention, the Goth, at Cow
ington, and completed the appointment
of full delegation to the Chicago Con-
vention. Hon. Cassius NJ. Clay was in
attendance. He also addressed the peo-
pie at Covington on the previous even
ing.
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'EThe Great International Fight"

IAG OTGdG 1HUSrndU1Ond1 f1RnC.'
The steamer Vanderbilt brings intelli-
gence that the fight between Heenan and
Sayers resulted in a draw. Thirtv-nine
rounds were fought, occupying two hours
and three minutes, when the crowd pitch
ed in and abruptly terminated the strug-
gle. Heenan is evidently the best and
gamest man. He stood square up to his
work all the time, while Sayers, in every
round in which he was not either knock
ed or thrown down, fell voluntarily to
avoid punishment We give below a
short paragraph from the London Daily
News of the 18th:
The long expected fight between Hee-
nan and Sayers took place yesterday by
four o'clock in the morning. The visitors
to the scene of action were conveyed
from the London bridge station, and thew
alighted near Ternborough. The fight
lasted two hours and three minutes. dur
ing which thirty-nine rounds were fought.
Sayers drew first blood, and Ueenan
claimed the first knOck-down blow. Saw
ers did not show any signs of punishment.
but his right arm was much injured by
mis- attempts to ward off Heenan's ire
mendous blows. Heenan once got the
champions head under his arm. and
seemed about to strangle him. The ref
cree subsequently quilted the ring and
declared drawn battle"
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AN EYE TO WINDwARD.-A Yankee edi-
tor says: I'VE don't mind recording the
deaths of people without being paid for
our trouble, though this Is not fair; but
panegyrics on the dead must be paid
for; We positively cannot send people to
heaven for nothing"
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rel- Twenty thousand Swedes and Nor
wegians are reported to be getting in
readiness to embark for the United States
early in the coming summer.
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Athens. Friday. Way 1850.

rss- JOSEPH WALKER is agent in Charles
ton. :. c.. to receive subscriptions and contract
for advertising.
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esl5~ Mr.. Morris, of Illinois, intends to
urge upon Congress the passage of n
joint resolution appointing Mr.. Orr, of
South Carolina, Gen. Doniphan, of Mo,
and Gov. Wood, of H., Commissioners
to negotiate with the Mormons for the
sale Of their possessions, on the express
condition that they move within a rea-
sonable time from the limits and .juris-
diction of the United States. The COM
mittee are to make their report to the
President at the next session of Con-
gresS.
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STRAwBERRIEs.-The editor returns his
thanks to Mrs. Amanda Hawk and Mrs.
Libbie Crawford for plate of Strawber-
ries, large and delicious.
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BsS~ An exchange says that "seven
hundred industrious individuals gain
respectable livelihood in the State of
Ohio by manufacturing counterfeit mo-
ney -
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FRosT.-We have had two or three pref
ty severe frosts since last week. The fruit
is still safe, with prospects for an abun-
dant crop.
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STEAMER BURNT.-The steamer A. T.
Lacey, was destroyed by fire on the night
OF the Goth ult. She was bound from New
Orleans to St. Louis Several lives were
lost.
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Esy" Robert J. Walker repudiates the
Constitutional newspaper as an irrespon-
sible sheet, and declines to answer its in
vitation to show his hand. Any respon-
sible representative of that print can
have the pleasure OF an interview with
Mn. Walker in person, provided he is re-
spectacle and can prove himself guiltless
of administration fraud and corruption.
The Governor has sent home for all his
papers relative to his administration of
affairs while Governor of Kansas. and will
soon open an account with Mr. Buchanan
and the members of the Cabinet, that will
reflect anything but credit upon them.
SO look out for a storm. The Cabinet is
in trouble and the Democratic dispatches
to the contrary cannot alter the fact
Any attempt to intimidate the Covode
Committee, or any member Oft. by threats
of prosecution Of witnesses, thereby hop
ing to frighten witnesses from appearing,
will have no effect to check the purposes
OF the committee in investigating alleged
executive usurpations and fraud.
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RETRIDUTIoN.--Some years since, War
rick Martin, Louisiana planter, placed
100000 in the hands of brother-in-law,
named Brooks, of Beloit, Wisconsin, for
investment in lands, and subsequently
received back the principal under the
prctense by Brooks that the investments
were failures and that Martin might con-
slider himself lucky in getting out so we'll.
Martin having found that Brooks made
and pocketed two or three hundred thou
sand dollars by the operation, brought
suit in the [. S Court. and, on Monday
last, got a verdict for the full amount.
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CoNNITTED.-Berry Jack, charged with
having killed man named Smith. in an
atf1ay IN this county on the DIST ult.. had
atrial before Magistrates Court on Tu-
esday. and was held in a bond of s.. 600
failing to give which, he was committed
to jail to await the next term of the Cir
cult Court.
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FERNANDINh, FA-1he telegraph limo
between Fernaudina, Florida, and Savan-
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PCB. Docs.-We acknowledge the re-
ceipt Of rsriou7 Documents from lion.
Horace Maynard and lion. r. B. Bra0-
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\ PRlNTER's ToAsT.-Wo man-the fair
est work Of creatlan-the edition bafrg-
extensive Let no man he without q rrnr.
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A Mothers LovE.-A Mrs. Lock re-
Gently walked from her home in Arkan-
sas to Osceola, Mo, a distance of several
hundred miles, to see her son, who was
confined III Jail for killing an Indian, and
Their started back home as she came,
afoot, unprotected and alone.
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Beae The Washington correspondent of

Ille IhlIaucIphla FresS says
Mr.. Buchanan having caused it 20 be
semi-otiicially announced that he will
veto all bills appropriating money to
pay the expenses Of the House investi-
eating committee, | have no doubt that
the House will cut off all the appropri-
ations TO pay the expenses of the Presi-
dents household, and refuse to vote
every contingent heretofore freely accord
ed. This is really offering King James
a very handsome Roland for very mean
Oliver"
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pSB~ The Republicans of Maryland held
State Convention in Baltimore on the
Goth, and appointed delegates to the
Chicago Convention. The Convention
was, at one time, broken up by mob ;
but it met privately afterwards and trans
acted the business before it.
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An IMPORTANT MATrER-An old and re-
spected friend Of ours. Capt. John H..
DicllersOn, says that on the day the moon
fulls in May, farmers should deaden all
the timber or sprouts and shrubs about
their farms. He says that a bullet shot
into a tree on that day. it will withcr be-
fore night; that, merely topping a shrub,
it will die. This, if true. is important in
formation. We hope our farmers Will
test this matter and report their success.
Saturday, the 5th of May, the moon fulls
at l o'clock and 81 minutes in the NOR
ming. Remember the day and be sure to
deaden what you want killed, and don't
touch with knife or axe anything on that
day you wish Preserved HartariNc Plaia-
dcalcr.
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FERNANDO WOODS B Hors.-The Char
lesion correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial savs-

Fernandy's crowd is called the lizards
and they look hard enough. A Tom
Sayers of fellow, short, bull-necked and
with the red shirt of the New York
Roughs, sat near. His head was turned
Slightly on one side, and he looked up
with blood-shot eyes, and his great under
jaw shut hard and chin thrown out, like
a bulldog, making a deceitful pretense
OF slecpincss. Fernandy would only have
to tell that fellow to ''Go In," and he'd
60.
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SUICIDE OF \ BANKER.-R. Z. Campbell
banker, committed suicide at Daven-
port, Iowa, on Saturday by shooting him
self through the head with pistol.
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BS5~ In looking over the proceedings
of the Ohio Sunday School Convention,
we find the following resolution, offered
10y Mr.. Smith, a pious and promising
young lawyer:
'.Ea.ohrR That committee Of Ladies
and gentlemen boo appointed 20 raise
CHILDREN t.r -'a Sabbath s...-Ie
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CUTTING THEIR ALLIEs.-In the House
of Representatives, II few days ago, Mr.
Garnett, Virginia Democrat, denoun-
ced the foreign-born citizens of the
country in a style exceeding that of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" He pronounced
them 1.-The Ofscourings of European coun-
tries. and unfit for any participation in
our political or social privileges" The
Baltimore Republican Democrat paper)
says it is understood that this speech will
be suppressed for political considerations.
NJ. Barr, a New York Democrat, retorted
very pointedly, by reminding Mr.. Car
nett that in the recent Harper's Ferry
difficulty the first blood spilled in de-
Tense Of Virginia was that of an Irish
man.
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a LARGE SNAKE.-The Lynchburg Re
publican says, on ''undoubted athority,"
that a rattlesnake fifteen feet long with
eighty-two rattles, was killed Monday u
the mountains, few miles from that
-
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BS3s1 Rev. DIR. Potts, of New York, who
breaches A6olitionism. recently sold, UNI
der mortgage sffty-six poor slaves" in
Mississippi. ..
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WAsHrNGroN, April 30.-The House
Committee on Territories favor the organ
ization of a Territory composed of the
Northern part ef Dacotah and Nebraska,
to be called Chippewa, if so, the same
Committee will report in favor of organiz-
ing Dacotah out of the Southern portion
OF Dacotah Territory and part of y ebraskn
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COOP FAEMING.-The Pamela Miss
Star says:
Mr.. VIM. f. Stone, Jr, who lives some
two and half miles west of Pamela plant
ed eighty acres in cotton last year, and
made ninety six bales averaging over a
bale TO the acre: and this was done with
nine ordinary hands