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GEN. QuarIes.

The Washington correspondent of the New
York Express pays the following just and
handsome compliment to Gen. QUARLEs on
the occasion of his speech on the admission
of Kansas into the Union:
THE RIGHT SPIRIT.-Under the date of the
lIth. the Washington c. respondent, ''Egis,"
of the New York Express writes "a follows ::
1t has been truly refreshing to hear the no
bic advocacy, upOn the floor of the House to-
day, of The American principle that none but
inhabitants OF II Territory. who are citiZrns Of
the United States, should be permitted to vote
therein, upon or under a constitution formed
and submitted with view to the organizes
ton of il given Territory, into State, and its
ADM sion State into the Union. II was
by the honorable representative from Ten
nessee--successor TO the untiinching, un-
swerving and uncOmpromising American.
the Hon. Felix h. Zpilicoffer-James NJ.
Quarles. The question under discussion was
the admission OF Kansas under the Wyandolte
Constitution. The points made by Mr..
Quarles in opposition TO the measure were,
that the admission now sought is in OppOsi-
ton to and contempt of law; that the COnsti-
tuition presented is not Republican in form,
but against the Constitution of the United
Subsequently, in It's provision that aliens
may vote; and that the bouLdari, ss claimed
for The new State are violative of the treaty
stipulaiions with. and therefore violative of
the rights of the Indians within those bonn
daries.
These points were calculated and discussed
with great force and real elOqnence. The
second was ably illustrated and sustained by
a reference to the Constitution and the utter
probation of The word people, as it occurs
therein, by the Supreme Court TO mean citi-
zens of the United S ates. The duty OF keep
ing faith with the weak and feeble, with whom
We have treated aud from whom we have OBJ
tanned. 10y treaty, benefits, was enforced with
singular power. The whole speech was that
of an intelligent American legislator, imbued
most thoroughly with the American spirit.
and impelled by the clearest convictions of
right and truth, to interpOse against which
be deemed an attempted party Republican
aggression. Mr.. Quarles' views were sub
stanlially announced by the Hon. Mr.. Hay
nard, rs being influential with himself. as it
is believed they are held by and will he con
trolling with the Unionsts npon the floor OF
the House generally.
Right OF wrong, hOwever-and however
wrong no matter, the measure will, by Re-
publican votes, and by the fOIcc OF Repub-
lican sentiment that has been engendered in
reference thereto, outside of the Republican
ranks, go through the House-to encounter
a slerner trial, aud probably defeat in the
Senate.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-04

GS- Silver mining is attracting great at
tentlou in every part of the country. Our
California exchanges are full Of the wonders
of WashOe; the late overland express brought
great news OF the miners at Pixies Peak aud
the New York Cturier has a letter from Mai.
Sprague, OF the U. S. Army, giving glowing
and doubtless strictly true accounts of tue
truly wonderful produciiveness of the silver
mines OF Arizona. This letter is dated April
A. at Fort Fillmore. ard contains the report
o. Mr.. Ritter, a mining engineer, IRON " hich
we learn that close examination of the
averages OF six different veins which had been
worked gave a product Of Sl75 worth Of
silver TO every net ton of ore. The cost Of
mining, smelling, &c, is about S25 per ton,
leaving sl50 ton us tue cash value at the
mines. IL will be remembered that AriZ ona
is some miles off, but looking nearer home,
she Courier says in the State OF Pennsylvania,
within eight hours' ride OF the city of New
York, and within two mi les OF a canal, aud
only seven distant from a railway, there has
been lately disc overed silver in quantities
perfectly iabu lous, aud which in richness
aud value throws Washoe aud Arizona com
pletely in the shade The silver lead is found
"a limestone deposit, and the ore contains
SO per cent Of pare Galens. The lead when
remelted produces au average of 220 ounces
OF silver to the net ton; thus giving a value
-, upwards Of $500 to the ton Of ore; the
liver producing $3.50 aud the lead sI20 per
200. This Is nearly three times The value Of
be rich placers OF Arizona, and has never
cen approached Ia richness by any other
aines In the world. There eaa be no mistake
a the calculations which have been made ia
gard To the Penusy lvanis mine; assays
ave been made by the most reliable men,
mong whom is Professor ToTrey, OF the
Assay 0lice; aud. although only an average
cid to be 220 ounces to the toa OF 1000
FUNDS Is assumed. yet some Essays have
ECU made which have shown sPssards e( four
} EHdred oaners 20 thc-ton.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-04
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 1860.
THE Charleston Convention adjourn
ed without a Nomination..

The telegraph informs us that the Charles
ton Convention adjourned yesterday morning
without having effected a nomination. Thus
have been verified the positions and arguments
assumed and enforced by the DISPOSITIONS for
years in this State. that the self-styled Ma
tional Democratic Party was and is but a
combination of differing and discordant ele-
ments, bound together solely by 1.-The cobe-
sive power of public plupder." But it has
pursued its system OF equivocation and du-
plicity until it can do so no longer. The
event, of the past three years-tbe develop
ments of the Buchanan administraiion-have
fully exposed the unsoundness and ambiguity
of the Cincinnati Platform of 1856. so far as
10 be updisputed by every body. The South
ern fre-eaters felt the absolutely crushing
weight of this exposure; and knowing that an
adherence to it still would inevitably defeat
the Democracy in the South, chose TO retire
from The Convention rather than consent to
its reaffirmation. They did so, and that mo-
ment the party was severed in twain. It's
nationality is now q myth, fable,
sGone gIimmeriDg through the dream OF things that
were
A school boys tale, the wonder OF an hour"
The remaining delegates, holding out
against fate and against hope, made feeble
attempt to preserve their organization, and
actually agreed upon platform Ia small az
fair to which we will pay our respects here
after) and proceeded to ballot for q candidate.
But their evil star still burned upon them
.,o.l. III hoe.
who remained as had driven the seceders out,
were at once developed. All further at
tempts to settle those differences were utter
ly futile. They were finally driven to the
dire and humiliatiDg necessity OF adjourning
and going home without accomplishing any
their own disseEsions.
The adjourned meeting at Baltimore on the
18th Of June cannot help the matter. Every
day of The intervening delay will but strength
en- the claims of DOUGLAS and if be remains
firm and does not submit TO an ignominiOus
compromise or enter into still more repre-
Lensible trade, he will be stronger at Balti-
more than he was yesterday at Charleston.
However this may be-, or whatever may be
the result, one great fact has been made plain
to the entire American people, and that is
that the Democratic party has lost its pres
tige of nationality, and with it its power.
Whatever course they may pursue hereafter.
they cannot hope for success. There is alb
soIutcly ..uo chance" for any candidate they
may nominate. The only earthly hope now
lett 10 the conservative constitutional Union
loving masses, is in the Baltimore Conven-
ton To the result of its labors all eyes are
turned, and upon it all patriotic hearts are
fixed with anxiety. We feel confident that
light is breaking on the darkness and contu-
zion and troubles which have overcast our
political skies. May it increase and shine to
the Nrfect day.
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Challenge Accepted---'' PIanet'' and
stDauiei ksooness


Doc" correspondent of the New York
Spirit Of The Tunes, writes 10 that paper from
Richmond, Va, under date of April Is, as
follows:
For two seasons the boswell stable had
travelled 10 New Orleans to aid in making
sport, and Planet and Fanny Washington
had met and defeated cryIhing that the
South and SouIh-we,t could muster against
them, Mt three or four mile heats, from
Char lesion to the Crescent City. When
Planets friends saw that he Was beaten by
Daniel Boone. because Of bis want OF cOndi-
ton, aud heard the "crOwiugs; of the adj
mirrTs of Lexington over that small cIumb
OF comfort, they imms dlaiely proposed IA
match at four mile heats. fer $40, 900 "A side
tile race to come off in Virginia or Charles
ton, or other neutral ground. This challenge
the Boone party d, elinrd, but offered 10
make match Tor a similar amount. the race
To be run at Mobile. New Orleans. or Menu
phis. Mr.. boswell then offered 10 bet $40
600 against sis. ZOO. II The race came Oft in
Yirginia--or 10000 side, ut tour mile
heats. the race To be- run at Charleston. 5. c..
in January next, and gave the Boone party
tie privilege OF nsmiEg hfSs. or any other horse
IA lke UHioi, which banter was not taken up
then--and has not been TO this day. | have
no doubt il l. yet open and | may be- p-rmil-
ted Ia add the opinion, that il will not be
takeu.H
Notwithstanding the very positive manner
Ia which doc" settles the matter ia the last
sentence, we can assure him that. although
not SO mnch given to blowing" as the
Revenue" people, those in The South and
Southwest have confidence in tht. get OF
Lexington aud Other stock which il ownsd
here that the banter of twenty thousand dol
lars will not Lessen. We are authorized to
state that MessFs. jackson d ca. who consti-
tuie The "BOone party" Will accept the pro
position of $50 GOO against SIS, 900, and let
the race come on at Ashland. Virginia. The
prrliminaries will soon b. arranged, and the
match sill create more excitement than did
that between Lexington" aud ..Lecompte."
-AeHPLis IvaLaaeAc. Kay 2ad
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-04

E- The seceders at Charleston, IL APP
pears, are not more likely to harmonic and
agree among themselves than they were to
agree with the majority who remained in the
Convention. They are that class of men who
are radical, suspicious, uncompromising and
impracticable. The country has listened to
them already too long, and have listened too
yieldingly to their caunsels. Sooner or later
such men will always introduce jealousy,
strife and confusion into any association,
party or country TO which they are at ached
or 10 which they belong. They will have
some pretense to make it so. II they had
8 separate Southern Confederacy of their
own, generation would scarcely pass away
before they would set on foot dissensions,
which would finally result in another scces-
riOn and dissolution movement. The con-
ficiing local interests of the several States
could be easily magnifed into insufferable
hostility. Even on the question of slavery it
is not at all probable that Virginia aud North
Carolina could long harmonic with Missis
sippi and Louisiana. The latter would like
ly urge the rtopening Of the African slave
trade, that negroes might be reduced in
price, while the former would resist il as
dia metrically opposite 10 and destructive Of
their interests. We should then soon have
an '-irrepressible conflict" between cotton
and turpentine and between broom-sage and
sugar-cane. The other States of such new
born Confederacy would range themselves as
inclination or interest should dictate, on one
side or the other, and then We should witness
another disruption and thus the thing might
continue till we had almost as many ridicu-
lous little republics as We now have counties
-unlcss, indeed. circumstance not improb-
able. the disintegraiion should be suddenly
stopped by some superior power. and the
haitering brood OF little empires be swallow
ed down by some military or civil despOt.
This wsnton and mischies Gus and systematic
agitation should be frowned down, and the
true dignity and independence Of the people
asserted against the arts OF political specala-
tiers and hot-headed eounsellors. II the
Union Is TO be continued and concord re-
stored. the people, North and South. must
take the matter in their own hands aud ham
ish from their presence aud confidence those
whose actions and speech are only evil.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-04
From the Monteomerv uaa.

From the Montgomery Mad.
The South rects-Ned,s Man Atop OF
the Wave!-Ned almost a Fire Earers
-Quarter-Race msjori<tes true
Yankee Sentfmeuti
CHARLEsTos, April 29-Noou.
The South is on tip-toe, with all her feath-
ers -spread-miud. l tell you'll Did if we
amt! Douglas is beat so far-by lingo, he's
beat, all around--Pll be hanged if be ain It
and our niggers are bound to have pro-
lection in the territeriesi It's Just as told
you-aii owing to the statesmanlike princi-
pies OF my man--he's great man, and will
save the country, and he's on every ticket
talked Odd If he amt. Tell Squire w .
not 10 let his private friendship for Douglas
try .
I'm strong for the Southl-I.m for protec-
t!on-Pm for expansion--pm for all our
rignts-l'm for the Alabama platform boiled
down to Ielly-aHd I'm for my man for Vice.
and anybody Tor Presideni--and we'll save
tne country yeti Let that true patriot. DR..
H., Know this, but don't let him get excited,
aud Duy out Suffer, or CARDINAL
how We worked Saturday. went clean
through one pair of brogans. I talked to
douglas friends, 10 Hunters friends, to
Gathrie's friends, to Lanes friends, to all
tneir friends! Then Came the tug of war on
Inc plati"rmi II was close-d-d close
nina tell you But we got 'em. as old
cqniilens, IN Autauga, used 10 win his quar-
Ter races--by half head This time, think
we VIII hold EN- down still, it's little IN
certain. LII my man goes through, on my
Ticket, the country's saved
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-04

APRIL 30.--Night.--All gone to the devil!
No use talking! My mans chances--just as
| said-Squire W--knows / told him SO be-
fore / left-all blown to tOphet!
The Douglas devils would put the Squatter
Doctrine in-I told 'em ;twould raise h-ll
-told'em all so-and here me aud my man
are on The top of the d-dest dryest, most
unpromisiug sort OF id political sand
bari
My mans been in, but he says nothing
about saving the country! It's gone to the
devil-mind, say-its gone to the devil and
ain't worth savingl
No more good times at Washington No
more nice suppers Nor pleasant family
Democratic meetings. Nor contract pick
-ings! Nor IDjun treaties. All gone to h-ll,
because the Id Squatiers and Fire-eaters
won't agree about their Internal nonsense!
Where will patriot go now THAT'S what
[ want to know-when there's no crib to feed
fromI Is patriot going to feed himself, and
board himself aud pay all his expenses? God
forbid No more patriots, nowl
Iweep- id if L don't-fur the death of
the old Democracy! Busted up with sud-
den fit of Squatter Morbus. she pe2gcd out
id if she didn't--like an old horse with
the collie, slashing out with her hind legs in
the last agunes, aud breaking the shins of
her best friends!
NV man looks like Teller that's been
drunk over night! He's used up--and 50 am IL
We don't know yet which side is the strong
est. The Southern side musters str ong to-
night-d--d if it don't-if they prove the
patriots, l think we'll take pot luck with
them. But we'll look round awhile.
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Slaeri67s Sale.

DY virtue of the authority me conferred, by the
ID hereinafter described vendilioni expoBas me
directed and delivered from the Hon. Circuit Court
OF Davidson county Tennessee at lis January Term,
lS6o, Will expose u publl1 sale, ibe highest bid
der for cash at the Court house Yard gate the Cay
OF Nashville, saturday, the 5th day of May, 1880
all the right, title, claim, interest and estate which
Chas- r. ii AaFtin has IN aud the following d.
scrlbed property to-wtss One negro Nosan named
Kitty aged about 10 years one negro Man named
Aaron, aged about 10 years; aud one other segro
Woman named Nancy, aged about 20 years, lev led
upon By X. Branch, l'eputy Sheriff. the property
of Chas- +. H. Martin, To satisfy three Judgnlen Is
rendered Ia said Circuit Court Ia favor OF Jas.
b. Craighead aud one ID tavor ef ". n. Brien Vs.
Edward Lawrence and c. T. II. Martin.
AlSO.-Al the same time AID place, will expose
TO ssc Ia the highest bidder for the folawin
HartWell, about 10 years OF age, OF black complex
ion and two three year old horse Mules Of bay col.
or, levied on by John B. hurry, deputy sheriff, as
the property OF c. r. II. Martin, satisfy xendi-
toni exponas, from the Cirea.t Court OF Davidson
county IN fas of II. BTien and against 4. Law
renee aud q. Martin.
ALS0---At the same time and place will expose
10 sale, 10 the highest bidder f.r cash, negro
Girl named Nell, aged about II yeaTs, OF copper
complexion, levied The property OF Z "A.
Martin by E. G. Drake, Depaty sheriff, satisfy a
yendi,ion exponas issued by said Circuit Court IA "a.
OF H. ChilJrei, Sr., against 4. Isawrenee c.
L. II. Martin. Sale within Ewfai hours.
JAMES NJ HINTON,
Sheriff Of Davidson county.
X. BRANCH.
JSo. B. MuRRY, Deputies.
apr2-td r. C. DRAKE,
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18- Mr.. YASCEY, drvogrer Of iire-coals,
and red-hot cinders. delegate from Aha
bama to the Charleston Convention and a
seceter from that body, seems 60 have cooled
OF considerably. He is man of clever
parts his intellect is clear and sharp aud
stroag. ID has been diseased few ears by
fanaiical mania on the satj-c. of Southern
rights. Bai be has bad a lucid interval a
cool moment as contrasted with his condition
for several years past- He delivered an al.
dress OF moro Than two hours length, 10 the
Convention before retiring from IL. which
is pronounced on all hands to have been tenn
peraIe aud mas;criy-tcmperase. At least, for
Mr.. YAScEY. unexpectedly so. BuI il did no
god. The Convention Was bound to have a
splii up AID ae.di1g esuld avert IL He and
his followers took up lh in hats, shook tue
dust from their boots aud walked Out.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-04

~ cha5eseo6 correspondence Of the
Southern press has deprived the honorable
-1sAraH RYSDEas of the title and honors of
being the most thorough BLACKBOARD from
New York, or anywhere else. They say
RTNDERs is immensely dignifed and truly
recent. His manners at Charleston have
been most gentle and affable. But it is said
that the graceless mantle he formerly wore
has passed to the shoulders Of the honor able
JOHN CocHRASE. He is now regarded the
champion in those traits ia which RYSBERs
was wont to excel CocaRANE's depravity
is said to be as complete az RYSDERs; refur-
nation. But Neg York still wears the
wreath OF gariick and smart-weed-
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when Rogues fell out Honest Hen
get their Due.

The seceders from the Charleston Conven-
ton had meeting Monday night. From a
sketch of its proceeding in the Augusta
Chronicle we elliptic following extract
Mr.. Yancey said he came here simply as a
citizen of Alabama, aud not as a delegate.
his delegate duties having ceased. he moved
that ali who wished 10 secede from the Con-
vention come forward and sign their names
Mr.. Bayard, OF Delaware said the democratic
nayfy scGs pEMoRALIZED AND CORRUPT and only
held together By plunder, and he signed his name
with the Southern men.
The Opposition have been charging the de-
mocracy with corruption, but the charge has
always been denied. The breach amongst
the rogues, brings the Delaware Senator to
the confessional, and she acknowledges the
corn" We shall have the whole truth by the
time the Baltimore June Convention breaks
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-04

PRErARxD FoR THE PIRArIcu. HAzaRns OF
THE uCgAS. The bark Ffm!er, a splendid
little crafI OF two hundred and ninety tuns
and admirably adopted 10 run OF 4 shs. sailed
from Bosisn on Thursday last toT B1inba
with cargo valued At 500 600, Captain
Henry N Stone. cogEman der. This xssse! has
made number OF Passages IA aud from the
Mediterranean. and ~as distinguished for her
speed. For this trip The iorA ard houses have
been removed irom her dicks, spacious lure
ea-'ie below has been made far her errw,
iron water tanks have beea placed below,
and h-t eroad-side has been pierced Tor A bat
terry: ohr now mounts tour nlnr-pounder
carriage guns on the Paixhan principle. has
sgazias i.f powder aud shells. regular shot
ioekers, ssid small a:ans Cor thirty or to,tx
nea. Her boats. too, are adapted 10 9arliks
purposes The ianneh Is sigled 10 pull ,xeIxe
oars. aud tao other boats are also sGron aud
we'll designed.
firaiieai Chimes janks. therefore, when
sAs gsis into The celestial sAteTs, bad better
give Der vide berth.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-04

Alas! for the DemOcraey-the national De-
mocracy-the harmonious National Denocra-
cyl After nine days travail at Charleston.
it gave birth TO nothing but weak. sickly
little bantIing in the shape of platforms
That is worse than the parturition which
produced a mousti OF what avail will b.
the postponcmeDt of the final acccouchment?
If the mother lives to see the 18th OF June,
she will be too feeble and emaciated to IN
dergo the pains of ''lying in"
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q NED


p. S.-Have just found out how the North
stands about uiggersl Old Cagger told me
confidentially. They don't care d-n
about the nggers, but they don't want the
Southern people TO have their work. They
don't love the nigger--d-d if they do!
Ward Beecber kisses 800 women a week,
as pastoral duty, and never has bussed a
niger yeti Think of tbat-it1l all come
right, when my mans made Vice. We shall
remember all old friends according to mcr-
it. This You can say to DR.. II.
p S 2d.--Don't think I'm q fre-eater-I
nin't-d-d if L ami I'm for the Conven-
tons platform to protect the South, and
my man for flee, to save the country. ] am
all over in "A iather, and amt shaved since
Thursday
l write this dispatch Sunday, in my room
and my tolored landlady, with whiting
friends. is singing hines, just across the
passage.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-04

No CHANCE FOR DEMoCRACY.-The result
that the right hand of democracy has lost lis
cunning. and that henceforth. the course OF
the party is-dorntcardl 1t can never re-
cover the ground lost. 1t has become es-
sentially the "No Chance" party. In the
coming fight for the Presidency it will be
the weakest of the three contending parties
as weak as the old Liberty Party-tbis
never carried Congressional District in any
State.