The Texas Republican from Marshall, Texas • 2

"i i r-- I -J---; i i i i i i i Democrats Real this. TUo Doinocratlo Mcetlnff B'IrIndaT. COIs MATT WARD, sperk on thi oil Slid dependent THK.rA.WAS FOR I (iVlilll.SM (T.M.l'. roriiinetro. lf eulieu'ence liiit-llicy art- nl lllistmiol tit A piion tvhnil t-mptTo WITU KN'W MTH It will be oen that there) ia a call for a deiiiocriilic; meeting on louday next.

As we understand the matter, thetibject of this e-'-'- spread liom ee.a to and whuo control I'l i.N-r;siio?i: ran mux; am llll.fO.N vVITIIIiitAW.N Ut6. THK AM The. ('laiksville Texas) Messengw, a Know Nothing paper, republishes the veto message of Ggv Gardner, of and holds biih up a a miracle of patriotism. Thi very message 11 nothing mors ijtir lets than an abolition document, lines the Gov V- VAKS, LEAVING COL. MATT.

WAR I.N JTy, meeting i intended tu take llie the party, and to the Know Nothing movement as To tho cotirM which ought r. '-'ni" lno; lr)ter- I Irt i('lttir Even in England ate fajfrfrislniq-before Km inlvanrinr; Yiiilirnlmn 'of jli.i I'l pronj. pnsiliorV.what is tin- now held Mittf 10 (fi'iHi! fWa aViiirin now think iif e.uK Kt the. penalty 'x-pTanl in the oj' bond Vi-till aft, lanjjii.ige" it piTr bu Aii'l tlt thiid fi viiU-n tl)iHt hii li iv tu be jitot i.l;iitiu, iititnBt'llic fvdvinniu'ijtfliut ui'10. "i'lii-int: yn'irlicra Ui an lltmu'l the act niticcn oPlln trt miilit thi'iii.

'Mix liirn)j-r 1 tiinstni" I this proviso In Cover alinnKt tho Hiiliru.iirat clnaadi'lil in Im a majority ol tho oitiroltUi l'avittg, tiowcur, a uni ill pint of tho firnt i l.nn, and tho cnliti' n-rnnd nml third rl.iKSi'4, willinut it ho liniiu of the provijo, Tho 'entire lit; at ita pi cie v.i! oslininti'd-at millytti uf dnlUia. What ibwiiToultl 'i'viHi dot TTm. runivi'd inimrrrrirrit-to pay tht entire if ho cnnmu uccd We hoist this the nalnn of Col. Matt Waho for Congress; lit we desire that' we may not be oiisunders ernor does not take grounit against tli3 abv to bo adopted in tbe present emergency It is for-tluuiCjo aXJMn.etllt,W,, Mlto- of the Legislature, stood or our motives misconstrued. Ltt the editor of the Messenger the tnko an open and bold stand sgainst the Know Nothings, in common wilh the democracy of the State, or lay quiet slid passive.

7 TEXAS REPUBLICAN. A great hue, and cry Jias been rttisedthjt II Editor -TXTT i i JTJNB 185S. pfltinr; itioiacrinmiauii.yjjjo rntiro this question has been unnecessarily sprung in llie canvass. If such is ths case, who iHihl bo ihautod. and a nail of heaUdtl would, ii'TPeinrily, rvniain mipaii tit tm a portico contract, ami Ihe t'ii in.

i.f the insltuiiifiit a thut, nl S'iiiib lif.inf.'itnttl.t hnrn iillpcti il. 'J'kn, anofljT fii')i', tli ilot-trinn now bi'lil on tli ml'I'Tt ol wi t.ij;o. 'I'lti i mrt.iiiCB ttlnrli tlit useil td' of iositiv conlracl, fi-o "in lulijocl only Ji'fi'sonc! upon tlit! ol tin cnmlitmnMtiil will a inirt equity now nlotca it in lii)'niiiiiucnl lor debt it another relic v( tlio comnioiriftl pnliry uf a daiLaiou igp, -liich must re edo ai civilization Ju'tys Story, (jioakinij of the jurutliclioii iiatiBWJtalle for. Know Nothing roa CONGRESS c. att have homlnatcd 1 candidate for Governor, Lt.

Governor, and members of Congress for both diatrict. In many of the counties they have an open ticket, and it is stated Acoots for the Bepnbllean. Pr, IV Hhitii. Tsrmnl. Ibkllis fimnly.Teise.

Sliraanit, tllieln Ilsmimn W. Wstsok, Klysmn Fa-kK Bfv. Awai I'mn t'hur UasriaHtouewaU-tsdeaaaksM-. that they will concentrate ia all, and elect ffiygwrf'Witm'W have made "the issue, and they are for it. HT- All ulirrijJirns mil llie r'KintV mini tw rulil fr.r in VV tins nils sw lime for lim nmm inmlile lu rullw I such poitioii ot'Vn tfotil covrrC'd tif provHft waa amply eamd tor, lvoinilliiinijifjliJ.

Ira had beun hukid Irpiu-ilio '1'roAaury of tlii t'nitodjHlaU'aof tho ifcil aucurity of that clan if lior clitiit. In tho dilfnis nia tlnij forcod upon lnr, ahe adopted tho altortiativo of paying lliitt portion of'bvr rWirMwt tWfHWWo-T l'iaiB tho otherprt, for tho aecurity (if whiidi Bo fftvAt pains had Kirn to lw paid (iirt of iJio readrvfd after the reslio lion should lmv been romovid, and tlio hondii dulivored toftho Sl.ito. I iidcf tho operation cf t'ii peneral rule some innocent parties liavo Bullcrod and thia consequence Texas deeply deplores, tut ni to tlione who hunj; around lha Walls of thi Capitol, and iMcccoilod in fiistonin the proviso upon the boundary act, thny liAV.no Tight and they liavo none of our aynipalhierf, i liey have eaten tlio finitof tho tree which their own Laud itian ih-y are wnrili. Me- M.wies ran senl to os tvv mail st ftur llh, hy Wyn.hitvs a high personal regard for the men they have nominated. Hut we intend to oppose them, respectfully but firmly, and takiiiir Ills n-ei-lil the ryslHialcr, tlnU il tuts brun i his jurlsdiclion ivataftei wani greatly mageij.iii It opvratiuna, and applieilo 1 aif wlipra relief ia tnaglit ag.iinst the nlty of a liond, upon the prounrt that it it fiVihcfart) to-aruU himutlf the fniU-i, whttt an tiff of full indemnity in Itn lcn isiory't Eqlily, ul.

U0. hi fully exproit'S the at pi'inciple (if qtiily on which out a.vteirt bf ouf public debt i We lmv Our pmsonal relation wUIi Judge Kvana liavtf been tif a friendly, social character. hope that this position nlsy bo maintained throughout the' canvass which is now We have no expectation nor desire to ay anything calculated to wound the feedings either of himself or bis friendsT We ars satisfied that he is the nominee of-the Know Nothing Organization. Wo are equally satisfied thut he visited Washington, on the Hrazos, where the conven-tionwiil held for the purpose of seoqririg tlier--uppnrt -of thi party or faction. He ha taken the stump advocating their -j i- While wo woro willing, tip Vi tbe period when this intelligence reached ua, to have supported Judge Evan either for Governor or Conges, and so expressed ourselves to our frnmda, we considered, that when he had taken this course, fidelity to' our our duty to thti democratic -party, to the State I-ighti party of tho Hou.tli, and to the country, required us to meet the issue and oppose him.

Acting tinder a Jilyli tetue of duty, we have determined ito tttk. the field against him, and to do all in our power to tecur hi defuaL I be democralc party throughout the country have taken ground against the Know. Nothing. In Virginia they have triumphed, but th question lias yet to be des leniiined In Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and other Southern States. It is a iigtiiflcaut fact, that every public man and that portion of the democratic party of the thus l-Twamrd ia'nbibacs.

followirigTViTm the Euquirer. li) a ex4lfllLUotonr Ootolie'r- 410, Hpnv Charles Allen," Gardner spoke thus emphatically: iL.is no frv tliaf am or ever have been 'w'faair of the fugitive slate bill. I for a man who favored il, kn6w-ing such to he his views, and I must very much-xluuige before I. ever. ntccr.

hy irord, act, or rote, favored its patiage. and am an advocate of lit essential mud ificalion, or, in lieu thereof its cxcohoi-TIOSAI, kki-kal. Keturning from Canada last June, I read in the ear that there wa a petition for it repeat at the Exchange NowsroOrfi.iiifld on; thy arrlvst, ttffrire: ever going to my place of business, I hastened to tbe Exchange and signed the petition." Mr. Gaidner goes on minutely to defend himself from the charge of being a Ne-braska man," and states how, at a meeting 0l" iheiwhig committees, be made a speech and offered a resolution to the effect thut the Whip orpanitaliun thould.eall a ron tentioh of tlie opponrnti of the Nebraska bill, vithout distinction of party, to nomin ate fusion candidates for Slate officers, as teas done in Ohiot Vermont, and other States." -r Such, in October 1854, (ay the Boston Post) wat the political status of the man now hvld up before the people at an tin-bodiment of Know Nothing nationality Such were the declarations which It wa absolutely necessary to' make in order to take the abolition -vote. Nobody deniet that they accomplished their purpose.

The abolitionists voted in a rush for MrrGard-ner; and be led into being tbe most thoroughly abolition legislature ever convened in thiijfifllfnonwealtbr From the eandidate we past to the officer fron) (be man to the governor. Hit inaugural address was so completly abolition at to raise pa ans in the freesoil caitipi we think' that every democrat, and every gf" 1 low man opposed to secret political organiia-lions ought to take a timilar course. Itut while 'we take thi view of the mat lrt we think lt unwise and impolitic to in Hemlcrfd'fitll indcmmly to our creditors. Col a ramlidata for Ifa proceeds GOV KUNOll the rnwiug August eleetton The tarns principle goic rn in lt rsaa Hon DAVID C. ia a candidate for (, CiiKr.RoKKK Juns 9, 181 Eunbst Ciikuokkb Skmtinel Sir We have; been regulaily itiitiatej into ths order called Know Nothing, wa bave and heard for ourselves.

fora joined we knew little or aotkia. about the drder, and wcrs led to belies, from the persuasion used and tion made to us by persons, we uUeqan tly learned to be Know Nothings, tiiat i was an organization having ths eounlrj', good in view, and was In no wsy til hostile to the South or the Democrttit ty, in all of which we now Wia; sn, anrJ feel certain ws were sadly taken we ars candidly of tlie opiums tbe great prime object of its leaders is ffltoj. And that lha late elections at ths wilh carcely a single exception prove yond question, that there, at least tbtordq waging an unholy wat against seeei -and consequently against the express pr. visions snd guaranties of our National Css. stitution.

VV have another objection to las ism. It has proved by acts, that sptit trumpet tongued," professions to theses, irary notwittislaiiding, that it ia opposej) our present Democratic administration tbe great Democratic party. VV alio eo. ceive that this order seek to interfere with the right of conscience in matters of rel. gion.

Tu this 'doctrine, and veryUjin that tend that way, we are) every conceivable point of Wewi to-t-njoy the, aered privilege of bending the knee of adoration to our God aeten ding to the dictate of our own eoiiicienen, and are willing to allow all men the Mr great privilege. To our miiidt, in lliit free country, Mm). ey iu politic is vholly unnecessary, tMi as we believe, contrary to the nature of tar government, and the teaching and Maples of the great founder of our nslioa, Wp have many other objeciiont to thitors dea, but either, of abovs being of ittf to inducts us to break our eats tiBCtion wilh it, we deem it unnecessary tt state them. In tbui levering, at wt so do, all connection! with Know Nothing ism," are aware that among tsaaf Whigs, we leave in the order not a fe Democrats who have ever heretofore setts! as Democrats. To such we will venters no advice, for we feel certain that they tl sooner or later mostly abandon an order that' is doubtless in the main AiuAU th ro7 er'f'o onr Democratic ftiswdt are out of the order, ws ay feare not lit Democratic party.

It is free, party one that bat never had anything conceal, and which has abundantly dem-monstrated to the world that it is greatly conducive to the prosperity, the honor tut' the glory of our common country. These are our view briefly. Pleaie girt them publicity, and very much oblige. Your respectfully, VV M. WOOD.

W. 0. CADDELL, Jck Slat, 1855. T. J.

Johnson, Editor of the Sentinel: I bave withdrawn from the party knosrs in our county a Know Nobings. I did not find the order politically what I expected it was, as a Democrat, do not feel that I ought longer to remain, with them. Ire pect iny obligation, and bave nothing te divulge. I expect in August next tqtotl the ticket. F.

IL UOARK. ihe Ssniinel. triortjjngH, here courU cit equity con. troduce thi issue, if it can. avoided, into the county ennvaat for membert to the fiOV t'tKNOK, at tlie ensuing Aupiel i lection .1 tthoujjh.thore have1 planted, anil tliey are utleoine to It.

Jantlv alloy a redrniption, is a foiTi-FTur at law." nd, licro.incoiicluainii, I would remark, Legislature, vnt urn uunor. I design, Mr. Chairman; to reriew; Mr. (liairnmn, tliatlhajiuiiiryi I'on i. W.

JO WKUS, is a candidate for oiiie other portions of the public delit of eamiotconceiYO of a Ihin more abased than this proviso, under the Construction l.OVEItNOIt at the tnsujng Aiiifiist elee- lexai." A pait of her 'bonds, or cerlin Uoiu placed upon it by the laat Adiimnstratinn iatei of stock, bearing ten percent, interest, IT I), tunlrrliurkr a eanniunto lot K'p. have been icalod to seventy cenij An lueij. L'lidvr that corietruttion tlurprovno is inadts doilar. This aa done on. tho ccneraff to embinco the-promissory notes or bills of r'iifaftie to the rn-t from Mar.

neon cuuntypirt lliu nuinjj August eleclion. It will remain, however, for the demo crali of the county who are oppoted to the Know Nothings to say what course they will 'They can adopt such a policy and past such tesoluLiona as they may deem proper, and we cannot oe, therefor any why they they should not all attend. rubUe Speaking VV have passed through -week of the credit of tlio last fTve dollar bill, I IV, A. Terwna' ia a Candidate for Ken. rtunlnHtt from Harnaon county, at the ap- principle already ttff tint Irish "TO' aiinne this question, and eee hat such bonds, if they were- I'nitod Otatei bonds, would actually be worth in the market; Those bonds bave run on iuterejt at least itoen tears.

A thousand dollar 4he of which a ruluaie must -h iiUd before the restriclion is removed but, as niaiiy of these bills are doubtleas lost or destroyed, the performance of this condition is imposei-; Met under tae construction of the prnactung August electioa. '2 Jeftn W. li-trrtlt in candidate for, lUp- bond, at seventy cents on the dollar, would present Administration, the holder of the restmaitte trora iiamaon cuuniy, ai ine proaching Au'uat lectioa most intense political excitement we have reduced to seven hundred dpllartj, Now, sjunes( item of hr fe.rtificatei; of slock North, fayorahlt; ft) Snulth, r) op'poaei 1 I lie agaiaand again Jsnouiiced Lhe-fsptiaf Over 'nUnr-ised frr-Marshall. what would a United States bond for seven may tie up the entire live millions for an Jun Hundrn a camliJate for iirpre-t-tUdUitlo Die next Legislature from Harrison to this movement, and wherever the Know Nothing have triumphed, in the-North, On Monday the candidate for Congress indefinite period, to the great detiiment of all others. county, al me approaciung August eiecuon.

addressed llie people, and we regret our ihev have turned out conservative men froi IT IK Jrntnngt ia a candidate for Rrp- rt- i fit i i -Li iiiaoiiui is luiuiau a svuuiisia ui men ip otlirM sua Ihelr li ftrni with Kltolitinn. I rtftniattre. to the next legislature trom Ilarn. on county, st the approaching Aucust ejection. National B.

N. Convention The new platform of the American party recommended by tho Committee oflhe Convention in Philadelphia, as regarJs slavery wa published in JSaturday paper. We now learn by later dispatches, received by the Nautilus, that this platform waa IT Smith ia a candidate for KnTestnta til from Harrison conty.W-th JvCtfislaturc, st the ensuing Augiutt election. ists. Wa cannot shut oureye to the fact, that the demoeratio party, a a party, has set it face againat thia Secret political or-ganixation.

Believing it the most ous element ever introduced into American we believe it the duty of every American" citizen, whether whig or demo I If iu Vmre adopted nearly a reported by the couimi maikt. Mr. W. Chilton opened the Canvass, in a-speech of two hours. He wat followed by Hon.

Miller who spoke about an hour and a half. After he Lad concluded Judge Evans delivered his address. On.Tueeds'y Col. L. T.

VVigfall adilre-ed the people in a speech oLabout. two -tu VV have, in 'another place, poken of Judge Evans's speech. were very. -t-aaKalitr Iroui llarnon county to me iajjisi by aiuajority of the Convention, in on ture, at tlie ensuing August election. of the Missouri Compromise; and be declared that by every sacred and holy duty tbe country should manful!) demand the restoration of- the broken enmpact." Hi told the legislature that the oft repeated ery of disunion heralds no real danger to their and he submitted whether additional legislation is required" to secure tbe hrbeaorpus snd the trial by jury, In our comments on ths governor's message on tba dsy after it was deliver ed we remarked that, in this suggestion, as to habeas corpus and the jury trial, the free the legislature and out of it, will ee a recommendation to take action against th fugitive slave law tuch action at will afray MsssachuspRi against the general government.

Such a purpose can nol be too ttrongly deprecated." Let the mott complete, treasonable outrageously absurd and shameful measure ever passed by a Stale legislature testify to the truth of our prediction," And yel such is tbe man whom Southern Know Notlone are to man, JTTtt. D. Hurrttt ia a candidate for K'prt-t'nttitiit to the Ix-gialature frtim Harneon eoonty.at the approaching August election. crat, to oppose t. Many of the mot distinguished whig of.

th South havt don ov-' IT" John S. A ndrrum is a candidate for to llie next Legislature, from believe that thee gentlemen, hith? hundred dollar, drawing ten per cent, interest, and having (ixteeg year to run, be wortb irv4he market! You will And, upon 'making the computation, that seven hundred dollar, with the interest' at ten per cent. for sixteen year added, wilt yield the sum font thousand eight hundred and twenty dollar; while a thousand dollar at 6e per having the tame period to "run, will yield only one thousand eight hundred dollar; to that veven hundred dollar in bond of the former kind would yield more, and would tell for more in the market, than a thousand dollars of tbe latter; and yet, the latter would be worth in the market mora than ten per cent premium. And tvhen we make this offer to our creditor, i riot "full indemnity tendered," indepen deutly of the equitable consideration upon which these claim have been adjusted! I would now ask attention to another claim; the claim of Mr. Dawson, for naval vessels furnished to the Republic of Texas.

would not' be onderstood as aiming to detract, in the (lightest degree, from the merit cf the gentleman, nS one of our most patriotic public creditor but I once- had occasion examine this claim, and no (lis Tug is Mdr evident ft) ntvtnind than that the price of these yesaofs, originally was JiSO.OOO, A second' bond, however, for the una amount waa deposited, and wa to be forfeited if not paid against a specU hud time. The money wa not paid, and rHarrieorT county, at the approaching AujOst election. equrtice of which the abolitionjieiegate seceded iif si body. Fiftysthree member belonging to tbe free State, teceded in a body, but wa do not learn positively, whether tliil number includes all from the free titutet or not, though it is presumed it doe. The Committee consisted of ono delegate fiom each Slate in the Union rep.

relented. The vote in Committed on the platform, stood 17 aye to 1 1 It would appear from this ond free State votod in a body against each other on the slave queelion the former having only a tmall majority, and the Utter withdrawing entirely from the Convcntior), The Convention then l.Knoy Nothing Convention of the Slafb Slate, and proceJed to coin pleta their platform of principle, by di carding all eecreey in future from their de liberation, and avow ing th doctrine here, tofure attributed to that party, of unqualified opposition (o foreigner and to all hose abolition message suggested anLcaii-l JJr. Editor i Having made applicants twice bvlelter Tor a ithdrawal card ftwe much pleated with the introductory part of it, until he got to the advocacy of Know Nothings principles, and there, cjf course, disagreed. We may say of the other speeches, with out being understood to endorse all that was said, aa able efforts Judtfe Mill hmiaell very eloquently and ably from lha couMmclton placed upon Lis Ctarkrviite speech, and ws think "tiiat If "those who objected to tfra speech had heard him they would have been much pleated, and talisfied with his explanation. He replied with eourtesy to tbe criticism of the Henderson Demoorat, and rlrrl through an sor n.llifjiog the rights of snnthern stave holders; and who, his lauded veto of said art "for tM purpose of the Know Nothing party, which I have not received, I feel at lilierly to lay to my friends in Ihe order, and also lhne out, what all othsfr lreetnea hav? who choose to do.

so, that 1 am no longer NOTICE- THE underrtignid candidates to represent H.irrisuh county in tho next legislature, will adi)naa the of aaid faunty at the time and places, to wit: At FJyu.m Field, Saturday, June 33rd. Port Vri.tav, ll.i-kory tjrove.SaTUnlay, auui, Uiiey'e "Precinct, between the prea-ea, July fith. aturdnyr-'- Friday, 13th. Saturday, Ith. NATHAMF.L SMITH, A.

D. lit II. JKNMNUS, J. VV. UAH KIT, JOHN 8.

ANHfiRSON, TAULKTON. June I.V1 S55. duping the SnvtK, ay he leet mucA of itoud in it tlie nustincation- actj nar MAJiY OF in Atire my hearty one of the Know Nothing party, or anj approval Deing flouutless aware, al tlie same time, thatShis Knor Nolhing sMU flr parly which attempt to use me as tool to cut down Democracy, which I bolt tion allies of the Legislature were prepared to make the bill a law, a they did by an both bonds were for the debt, thu while he regretted exceei1ingfjitliatbe I Lftiuitw, httlttting JHaj arily Now, I ask, in what doe this case differ to al sacred at the blood that fiuwi through my veint. Liberty is the. watchword with me.

Tta "gTorioas IttesMngs! have ever enjoyed and ilill expect to onjnt, or spill last of that American bletal which supports my life, U. 11. HARRISON. rollttcai A "meeting of the; Detuoiral. and all opposed to the ecret order tyled Know Nothings', will be held In Marshall, on Mon-day next, th 2nd inat.

It is hoped that there will be a general CO" The Democrats and Stale Rights ia principle from the case of an ordinary penal bond, whore the penalty i doable the amount of the original consideration I I can perceive no difference but in form the ease re initrinsically tbe tame; and yet, doe any man in this age expect to collect the penalty expressed on the face of bond I This claim ha likewise been drawing interest at the rate of ten per centum, and hae long, sincdj' doubled the original turn. This claim Texas, in bar reduced to fifty cent on the dollar taking both bonds into consideration, that is, she ha reduced it to the original price of the vessel, 8230,000, with the ae-(nmulated interest at ten per eenfUni, Wa not this tendering full indemnity Home benevolent person, who, in their tender mercie. have undertaken keen In conformity with tin fundamculal article, ifappear that orii of tlie delegate from Louiranrver not allowed' to take their seats in the Convention on account of their being Catholic. The Know Nothing party it therefore now divided into two sections, the Slavery and the AntiSlavery section. Calittlon After.

The proceeding of the convention how that every manfrom the North wa an abolitionist, and many of these gentry mad inflamatory abolition speeches in the con Tlii wa beautiful company for Southern men to get into! All that the Southern men proposed to do, wa to adopt the national platform of the democratic party, but in thi they aignally failed, at th Northern members would not listen to the) proposition. A erto occupying a high position in the democratic party of this State, who have accepted the nomination recently niade by the Know Nothing Convention, have by that act, forfeited their allegiance to the party, and that, all men opposed to secret political organizations in republic government, Oui(ri'V-io itppuae itimii, 'Ihe democratic press ol.Texas, with scarcely an exception, Lai piken oj.on and bold ground against this N. movement. We believe that in the present emergency they will not be found wanting. We call upon them, with confidence, to rally to the upport of Matt Ward.

He is an old Texan and a trutndwpoenifc i'nlesa thoy do defeat inevitably await us, and Texas, the strongest demoeratio Stat in the Union, will present th tingular anomaly of ending a man advocating K. N. sentirnenl to Congre. In order to effect this union, and to concentrate the demoeratio and anti-Know Nothing vote upon one man, the other two gentlemen, Hon. John T.

Mats and G. W. Chilto. Ijave gallantly withdrawn from the Their letters will appear in our next issue. All honor to them for their patriotic course.

Th issue is before o. (O Among our announcement this week, will be found" the nam of Col. M. who ha taken the field for Governor. har YeWived an eitra from the Dallas Herald advocating the claim of Col.

Johnson, from which fearn that he will issue a circular embodying his views. He i opposed to the State Syatem and in fnvor of the corporate system of intenal improvement, adopted by thi Stalo, assisted by such further State? aid as the State can give by a judicious vs tern of SnTavor of th accep tance of th Texa Debt Hill, and against th repeal of the Pacific charter. From' having at first entertained favorable views nf the objects' and designs of the K. N. organization, he il now convinced that they are anti democratic and anti-IJepnblicaii In their character," The Herald tayi that FN.

NemiaatioBa. VVr- have-Teceived privte slispatch from Austin, stating that the K. N. Convention which met at Washington on the 12lh inet have nominated D. C.

Dickson for Governor, and W. G. VV. Jower for Lt Governor, and Judge Hancock for Congress in the west. VVe have not learned who is the nominee for Congress in this District.

Our dispatch states that tlie Democracy at the' Seat of Government had aroused, that a meeting wss called to make Democratic nomiiralious, and that several prominent Democrats would take th stump in opposition to the K. N. ticket. 'The sbovs is from the Dallas Herald. VVe learn the aame facts from the Jefferson Herald, and the Henderson Democrat, both of hich papers announce that Hon.

L. D-EVANS ia the Know Nolhing nominee for Congress in this district. VVe have it also from a private source which we consider unquestionable that these nominations were made, and that Evans occupies the position attributed to him. Hut if we ens tertainod any doubts on the subject they the eonecienee of Texas, hve also feared CO" See Col. Matt Wahd' Circular.

05P, Mihhah, F.eq., ha withdrawn from the Legislative canvass in thi county. CO" call attention to our new announcement! for Governor Governor, wiieh we publish by authority. C5 The District' Court, for Harrison county, commenced its session st this place on Monday lust, Hun. V. Mouaias presiding.

are much pleased lo ses tint abls jurist and accomplished gentleman, Hon. S. Tonu, of Clarksville, in attendance upon our District Court. Such men of coarse afe, welcome everywhere. CO i (hull publish next week the letter of Hon.

A. II. Steven io opposition to the Nothing organixxtion. This letter hat produced a great teniation men of the South are organized tfsiast the secret order of Know-Nothings. Al an evidence of the- course they are pausing elsewhere, we publish the following: Tim (iKOKoiA Dknochatic Srsrl Covestiok.

llie Georgia papers csrni. to us yesterday ith the proceediiigl in fall of the Democratic ('i nvention held al Milledgeville on the 5lh inst. As slresHy stated by II. V. Johnson, tbe present (iovernor, was all but nnsnimooily nominated for re election on tbe first ballot, The two-thirds rule, lie fore going into lb nomination, naa adopted.

Th Convea-tion then adopt a platform of principles, which ia long and broad, and thoroughly Southern. They lay Democratic principle and Democrttit measures on all leading questions of nslioa-al policy, involving the tubjectt of finance and taxation, and appropriation of money, and of rnnstiintional power In referent thereto, have become the fixed and settlrt" policy of Ui country.1 The issues thereit involved, which formerly divided Souther democrat and whig, no longer affore) ground lor continued eparation and cos-flirt among them, Now, other quest) of practical and paramount importance trt pretalng upon the earnest attention ef Southern Oien, and are of tuch a nature require cordial and fi sternal concert of action among all who concur iu sentiment upon those questions. should bav been misunderstood, Ins re markl conveyed a high compliment te the editor of that excellent paper. Tbe course that Judge Mills has taken, in withdrawing from tho eanvatt, shows'" unmistakably where be stands, and where he will always lie found when principle is at stake. It is sufficient to say, that he 'took strong grounds against Know Nothingism, and all other ismt, and placed himself, where he hsi always stood upon a strict construction of the Constiiotion, snd in opposition to all encroachments upon th rights of tbe South.

Ipeeck or Ilea L. D. Evan. publish, in another column a portion of lh synopsit Kvans't tpeech, made in tbii place on Monday last. A sn oratorical eirort, it was on able exposition of his views.

This portion of his tpeech wss printed at the Meridian office, in handbill form, and we preaum for distribution, It does not embrace the objectionable portions of hi speech, fully two-thirds of which, denominated by the Meridian the greatiasuo of the day," wa nothing more nor lee than a defence of Know Nothing principle. II attempted to show, 1st, Tlie dangers impending from foreign end. grstion, to tho country and particularly to the South 2nd, The danger of the Catho-lie religion the spiritual power of the Pope A.C. As we 'do not. wiiih djj Judge Fvana injustice, we have' rot attempted a synopsi of bit tpeech.

VVe prefer waiting until ws can gets synopsis furnished by himself of which havs tho promise. F. VV. r.OWDON'S REPLY. On Thursday, Hon.

VV, llowdoo, without alluding to Judge Evans, replied to his positions and hi argument. It wa th mnt able and eloquent havs ever heard in Texas. For two hours be held bis audience spell bound by bis match-Uss and glowing oratory which carried conviction to every mind, when be was were dispelled by the reception of the Star Spangled Ilanner, a Know Nothing paper, published at Henderson, and edited byJ W. Flanagan, an ultra whig, which comes out In strong snd decided terms in favor of Judgn Evans and Mr. Jower, Mr.

Jow wherever it has been read. Li it will be teen, announce his name for Lt, Governor, which ia another proof that MtRVtANO W'HKit DKMOt'JiriMO Tnl Ksow Tlie Whig of St. Mary's county met in mas meeting at Leonardtown on presided over by Col. James Ulackiitone. A series of resnluliom were adopted urging the Whig party thrijughout the country to organize as heretofore, to disregard all appeal to disband their forces, whetljer the same come from Know abolitionist, or Democrats, and again until, North and South, for the prcsevation of the Constitution and best interest of the common conn try (' The following i among tlie resolution unanimously adopted; "RrtnheA, That it- would be a libel on tho intelligence, the patriotism and the honesty of (he American people to suppose that a party organized under the sanction of an unholy oath to keep secret it pur poses and action, and bated upon the principle of exclusion of any citien from ofliee on the ground of particular, variety of Christian faith, ran be of any other than mre temporary existence, involved essen-tially Ih element of ill own dissolution, and that we, the Whig of St.

Mary's, can feel no sympathy nor hold any affiliation with any such party in any manner what-ever." these nomination have boon made. lest bar interest should sutler. I tiey tlmis. sh will never have credit antes the nomis us! amount of her debt should; Ha the United Stale (nvernment any Credit! The aame prediction was made with egard to her, and for tbe lime rea. on.

State Papers, vol. 1., Fii T.ance, p. How- hs the-prediction been yoriflcd I Has she never been ahlolo recover from the rft'-et of her trnlinr ofs lim Whenever Texa has received par for her securities, the hat never hesitated to acknowledge tbe full amount expressed on their face, with the ttipulated interest, thongb bearing the enormous rate of ten per cent. Could fhylock himself desire) more than this! The course pursued by Texas in the) liq-ojdation of her publis debt, ao far from in-jtirinj her rcredit, should place hir on a high gronnd as any Htalo in this Confeder try, desire to see the credit of iny Stat foreverT-rinht, but the beat way to keep it to, is to follow tho advice of the Father of hit country, in his parting admonition to th American people, and 'ue il Our Htate constitution now prohibits thn Legislature from contracling debt, exceed ing, In lha Aggregate, $100,000: and I trust that datura in our organic law may loug remain unchanged. I hav B0 fear for the credit of my State.

Their is another circumstance connected ilb or rmblic debt which I do not wish to pas over without' explanation. To the r)rt article of the boundary act, there la this proviso It is also known that Judge Evan ha been to Washington where tlie convention In view 01 these ohvious Irutlis, sndw he will satisfactorily explain hit connection secure this conoert of action, tus deme-cratic party of Georgia, in Convention assembled, submit to t'leir follow eilitens Ik wa held and that he ha returned defending tho doctrino of the Know Nothing. VV learn that many of the Lodge were unrepreienled In, th convention, and that, a great deal of dissatisfaction exists among following platform of principles, and cor OCT The rains, from what wt can learn, have been partial throughout the. country, In a portion of tlws country, the corn crop will be very line, but there i another and large portion in which the erop will be cut short. JOlTn member of th Marshall ftras IUhddetir us to return their sincere thank to th bulics who, by their kind assistance, gave eclat to their Concert on Tuesday night, and they desire us also to return their thank to th ladle and gentlemen of Mar-shall and vicinity for th flattering manner in- which their oneH was received.

dially and earnestly invite ths co-op rstiol nf Georgia, regardless of all distinclioes, who desire to see them established ts tot ths order in consequence of tho convention with th I aeilio Kailrosit question, Ate. (We have no In the field for Governor: M. T. ohmon, Cio Wood, E. M.

Pease, and D. C. Dickson. Th last'ls th K. candidate.

What court we tball pursue, remain yel to be determined. None of th men are entirely acceptable to us but, tinder th clrcumitancee, we should rather see any one of them sleeted than Mr. Dickson. being held out of the district, as well at at the nomination of Judge Evans. The whig! In that body urged the clalmi of Hon.

W. I). Ochletree, but he failed to get ths nomination. Notwithstanding the whlgs numbered fir to one, ths cards wore stocked upon him, and he was defeated. true basit of the constitutional ana Just action of thit Government." They then adopt ths platform lhtC orgia Convention- of 1850 eon) mooty called Ihe Georgia Platform they ados' th resolutions of ths last Georgia Legislature on Ihe Kansas and Nebraska qae lion they resolv that they are neon" hiitingly opposed to th political orgtDis tion commonly called th Know Nodiief Iniim Ot'TRson.

learn from M'rT Wm. H. Johnston, that four Indian accompanied by an unarmed while man, attacked the overseer and negro helonuing to Judffe W. K. Jones, above New ltraunt DARixiiOrTSAor, We regret to aisle, that on Tuesday night last, the desk of th Clerk of til District Court, which Stand GO" A letter to th Honston Telegraph, states that on the 4lh the body of a man I hat no more than five millions of aid forced ffomlndisjioiitipn.

ft) onctud," At stiall be Is.uei nttlft S.otUieKtdeUriev oajtewry- wtvli. isfetW Cet tueejfV aaJ no sri-1 in ataia noining nouns, anrl other cerlifi duties tales of ttock of leias, for which was fouhd floating In MiifilY ilay on, above It junction with Cedar Creek, by soms men rafting cedar. Hit head and right arm were separated from hi Th Col. Ilowdon has been requested to furs nlsh a copy of thi apeecb for publication, cxpecl to hav the pleasare of laying it before onr readers. on Jmportt war tpecially pledged, shall fml file, at Ilia Treasury of the United head wa floating a few yards distant from Tn WniRiwiMO i ktiMoit.

A ChU 'eagd rfeVpafcir. of'tfie' aSlh givet the following further account of llis whirlwind noticed in yesterday's evening edition Witnesses who hav just returned from thn seen of ths tornado, report that Ih wife and part of th family of Mr, Oilletl were, canghl nn a fearful distance by th whirlwind, and th former killed. Th honsa occupied by them waa crushed and torn Into piece of wood about threo foet long, and a ches cnntainitig 'several huns dred dylliire.Tin completely vanished. the body, the hair which wa black wa mostly off the head, and lb body entirely naked. Th body wa badly mutilated.

It wa evident that the man had been murdered, but who was, was tint known. Tbe overseer, Mr. I.auglln, was killed; the negro escaped. A parly I now In pursuit. They left the following day, and hav not luoe been heard of.

Some uneasiness felt concerning them. Oairtle. AsiATir; CnotaaA. 1 his tcourgef is prevailing on lliirk and Mcd'uire's section of Ui North Western Virginian Itril-roa(tnrf rinlof intnt thirteen Cast five had resulted fatally. An experiences phy.

sician wbilli whom Ih. editor of the Par-knrsburg (ianntlti lis conversed, give it aa his opinion that th diaoaaa is genuine Asiat-18 Cholera, resulting, a ha thinks, from lo ral Pooiled provision are said to have Uen ilmlt out to (he linnd on that section, P.urnum' baby show hat prrlred to bp the most successful of all bit Wiling. all of Ih Indictment were stolen and no doubt destroyed. Such an outrage ha never before been committed in (hi place. VV trust that torn cine may be- found that will lead to the detection of th vllllan, and that he may be brnnghl to justice.

Tits Conrimr. Ths concert on Tune-day night, by the Marshall tlras Hand, assisted by th Ladies of Marshall, was one of th mt elegant entertainment have ever had lh pleasure of attending In thi place, The bouse leas filled to overt flowing, and a more glowing array of beauty, baa never been congrega ted within the walls of) th Masonic Ml present Were patliy with their lecrety, thrir ostbs, wew unconstitutionsl designs, their relig'c' intolerance, their politic! proscription, aai their abolition associations at ths Nerta they hail wilh delight th tale slgnsl tri" in Virginia of ths Democrali party, a4 of the patriolio Whlgs who so-rpersled ia achieving that result over lb Know NouV ing organisation they endorse Preside! Pierce and they resolved, "Uiai In vie of (he action of tlm of Msts chtiietl snd Vermont, and Ih ihreatenti action of other Northern Slates, repealing ths Fagllivs Slav law, set! nying to lb cltisens of tba 8oih eonatitiitlonal right, wa recommend to next Legislature tha adoption of ittrkf talialory measures ai their wisdom w'f suggest and shall be In conformity wi eonslitional nbllgatlnns. JrV. fL'tatet, release of ill claim against Hit United State for or on account of aid bonds, or certificate, in such form as shall be -prescribed by the Secretary of the and approved by IU president of the United Statea." United Hlnkt Slut vlrt at J-orge, rvl. 0., A 17.

Tie, In the arrangement of her public debt, divided il into three general clasee. The first class, soiiiprehitndlrig all that pof. tion of hor debt whjeh had been audited, and whioli comprised much the Urg.r por tion of her debt. The second class Indus ding all that class of rlniins wlileh had not been audited, but which Were (listened by "sPlPi i' tit i-'iil t-i nn'h'nif thfw Th suffering and destitution of torn of Ravon Saia Ilcirr A firs broke orrt art lyo Sara on th night of th lfHh, destroyed nearly th whole town. It mm.

meneed in pile of moss In the rear of Mr. Gerlnacli'l shop, and extended buildings occupied by Mesan. Morkell, UvyfVt Itro. J. C.Htaen.

Marka, RnynVll, Itnckall, Hills, A.Uvy, Meyer dt Hoffman, F. Leaks cV Illack. Mitch.il, Vi-vant, Torrenee, Harper, Smith, and olden, Every bonta on th square was burnt; not a single) slor left both printing ollioes snd all the hotel gone. Mr, liutlrr and Mr, Donnelly wcr killed. Eos nulv MtO Insnninrr, The Kingston (Canada) paper slat thai on th -IT at nf May lit men belonging In Amhnrl Island, opposite to Hath, abnnt IS thn families it Indescribable, and the force of ths tempest quite transcend oellef.

Just previous to the beginning of the whirl wind, the temperature in that vicinity wa OO'abmre oro. Suddenly a violent storm i nnlet from. Kingston, were apa when about nna mile from shore, and five ont of the lit were drowned. The name of in naiinones, somo oi tnem a large es those drnWned v-er Tumor, J. Deuno, lien' rgg, eommenced, whloh wat iminp-.

pitiith, I il'ifr brother Hintelv followed by the tomsili, E.r..