The New York Herald Newspaper, September 5, 1858, Page 2

2 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, Biates received a gract of (his fort trom the State under the act of 1806 ceding to them “the land on which fort is Dullt, aad three scree sroaad the same,” Te serving, however, to berself the right of serving cl Criminal process therein. The Stale ragerves to hereell thus a right wbick she coui tabliohing witbir ber Limits aa tmperium in i Cut yiela-ng the rigbt of making police regulasious ing “s fopdamental institution, Bet before reaching this | fort there yp. 8 were within the limits of the State, and bon the operation ef the actof 1835 And tne | © of law which would authorize the serving of | Produ wicbin the fort, would authorize the pursuit there in Of thore who bad already become aaenabie to the laws Te the wot of )50 awful! Ip the case of Pereira, a free person of color ead subject of | Great Britain (6 Rick, 1 was arrested wa- | Ger the Gret secon of this act, tbe application for @ | corpus was refused by Juoge Withers. Notwith. ‘Standing the attacks upon end the complaints by foreign States as weil ae the States of this w; | thie Btste bes, wilh the modification above indicates, teraciourly sobered to it. In fect t@ constitutionslity hag Deon vindicatea by ad Attorney General of the United | Mates upon the ground of its belt g & police regulation, and this agains! an application of the Britis government. Th ecoms iba: this Siate would bave the same compe- tency 10 pass police reguiations affecting the treatment of | free pertous of color entering her limits as abe bas to pass Quayantine laws. [ would seeza to apply a fortiori, for tbe institution of elavery is one peculiar to those countries where iiexiste. The act of Congress of 1819 (Dunlop's Laws U.S, p. 608,) guthorizing the capture of vessels en- gaged ip ibe slave trade, cirecis the captors to the pegroes into the possession of the United Sates idarsnal, And fer that purpose wo take them into apy port of the United States, and it directs the Marshal to keep thom salely until the President ”al' bave provided for their remcval. Is this law inccnsisient with the aci of 1835, and Goes the execution of the act of 1856 defeat ii? I think Bot, Bot ‘aws contemplate the removal of the free per. rons of color, ‘the fudernt law names no time. The State law limits the time. This is the ony material differesce. Dic thie State, in ceding to the Unicd States the power of abolishing the siavo urade, Aspoesess bereef of ail right to make regu Intions over & subject matter peculiarly within bor papa ailecting ber intersal palics’ 1 think not 6 is ccm petent to regulaie tue treatment of free persons within ber limits. And these regulations become unlawful oniy whro they defen: orienc to de eatthe operation of the act of Congress. The distinction between contravening or deieating & law and regulating its execution ere quiie offe rept (bir le cage the 5 ate officer took selon he ie required 0 aes that they Jenve the State, if possible, and to tbat end would be rpepourible for their delivers to tho authorities of the United States, if apphod for withia the time )imited tu the act of 1836 In the case of forezn powers, nnd in casecf her owa citizena, th ulations of the act of 1835 are acm! Jpon what ground can the general emption? No more o tions than ehe could evade tre Quarsntive iawa ‘State has the right to protect Leracli against infe contagion arising from ph) aica! causes, why b the right to provect herself »; disorders wrisin, moral causes’ Of what ic necessary in this benall she Mount betce exclusive jusge If the United States have the right to keep these free perrons in @ slave port for one ay, wy not the right to keop them there a month or any incefnie tum bave the right to keep thera ‘within one why not within a fow yards® Tf in Castle Pinckney, why not withia tbe city itee!f—ta | the arccral’ To keep Wese free persons of color thus #iihn the limite cf the State, is to offer a suo ject of considerstion whkb rong lead to desontan: Gieturveoce among that popmlstion, which it ix the o Of the act of 1895 to Keepin peace. Tne act of Congress makes 12 difference between the wtroduciian of free per sons f colcr iw the port of a alave Stato and thatc! a free State, and thus it may well have contewplated a sub Ordination to the Siate law in the execution of ita own law. But in case these two laws do contlict, which then must vail? [think that which was last in ‘te making. ead which claims to be @ pol ce roguistion. Ia couclusion, ‘tt seema to me that in States woere aegro claves exist, to them mast be leftthe menor ts which free negroes on toring therein must be dealt with. therefore think tust the Sheri! of Charleston dwirct is required to take into his curtocy the free negroes now at Castle Packae) B. J WHALEY, Solicitor of Sheritf of Coarieston district. In view of these copflic\izg opinions, and the absolute terms of the first section of we aot of 1835, which appear- ec to the Sher'f! to require action om his part. and to satis- fy all partice, be Coemed It proper to piace the matter be- fore the Usted Statee Marebal of the cistrict, aud demand the surrender of the wegrocs a0 in his posccssion to the jurisdigtion of the State of South Carolica. Tesponsi- iI'ty Of apy violation of ihe act of 1835, and # refusal to comply with its terms, by this course was throwa upon the geveral coverom Zo toi ena bo addressed a note to the Biarshai, to which the following 1s a repiy Steamer Gxa. Ouvcn, } 30th August, 1855. | f (pt of yours of thin date, covering the opluen of 7 visor. Mr. 3. J. Whe. ley. I Dave transmitted this opinion to the Uxiied States District Attervey, Mr. Oovnor, and shall be guided by bis instructions in the mater D. A HAMILTON, U.S. Marsha, 80. Gs. District. Jouw ¥. Canw, Esq. Sder/ff of Charleston District, Charleston, 8 C. Soos after be received the following note from James Couper, Eeq., U.S. Divtrict Atworney:— | Ovice oF U.S. Dismuct Arronwry, QuasiRsTON, August30 1865. *f Of thie date. together with the opinion of dr. B. J. Woe Dave been Danced me by ine United Bates Marshal, to wbom they were audressed. Ihave the mis fortune to «fer ectirely trom Mr. Whaley in the oon Struction of the act of Assex.bly of 1835, but as the view \ take cf this uct is sustained by the Attorney Geroral of the Stats, to whom, ‘ne the Inw officer of the State,” this subject was submitted by you inst evening, it 1 need leas for me to do more than refer you to ote opinion (® copy of which i enclose), deciding that you ave no right io seize these megroes. Fortified m my construction of the act by the opinion of the highest eillcer of the State, I ball instruct the Maranal not to de. negroes, but to retais them io kis own cur JAMES CONNER, U.S Attorzey, South Carolia. To Joy F Canrw, Faq., Sheri of Onarieston district — While these proceedings were tn progreas, information ‘was brought to tbe Sheriff that the negaoes were removed from Caste Pinckney to Fort Somer, a few miles further from thecty We learn that ip view of their not being tm the way of the evile contemplated by the of this | abe escape these police recula- Tf the a Cuantzsroy, 8. © I beg to atknowledze Your let State, which, in the opinion af ive Sherif’, reader his uty to preceed sga.et them, end being cowil'ing, under ali the circumstances, to force « conflict ot jurisdiction | select masters for them, and between tbe State pd focera’ goveromenty, unnecessary te the objects contemplaced be the act, he determines ty forego furicer measures to carry the law into effect in this case ‘THE CONDITION OF THE AFAICANS WEAN THS VES- SEL WAS CAPTURED. The Key Wert Kevof the Gwif, in tte account of the ore of toe sinve brig Potoam by the | nited States Dolphin. relates the following :— prize bad on board wbea taken about toree han (Creag a6 thirty Africans, moe: young, nove of oD years of age, and there wore evi- On the vovage More then seven © ia & note r ry yes obirudicg from tp ores and mimont al! thetr position ard. righ ty taken on -of which we are in‘orued ash of the ¢ ve pipe bupdres sollars, anc the owners ex ued to Clear oue Dundred avd tuirty thousand dollars wat. before they bad time to cleep off the effects of toeir petations. the Dolphin heve in aigot at daylignt, mach to thers rise endchegris. Ajso during the chads, wuen it Wes though! by the slavers that their voesel wae die tancing the Doipbip, ibey again indulged in chamosgoe @rivk'og om to the poreners, leaning over the rail | nd bowirg and toeving off a bemper in the most im. oved and “ Con't-yuu wird you-cold cater be” style it Whee the inet hot wae fired. going between masts, |ieir esif aweurance aid bopes of escape turae! to fear ana excitement. and aftor reat eeronsuinent ae to te y of the ehot, end aekea What kind of @ gun sect a bell that dietence. THE CONGO QUESTION ix VIRGINIA. From tbe Ricomond Laquirer, Sept. 1 | For the ‘rm time ip the piste: has been “taken (2 the aot’ tons connected wiih the rice occasiens, but urver otnre they expresesd ural) the cargo’ Th Detare the rm “a seid confiscate the vessel to fice the » G@mount of the ralue of the ve and even the crew—aii these are suscepti cal soluvion. But to retarn the megrots to Africa, st the expense of che United Stator, 1s @ diflicalt prodiem The jaw of Congress doubiless contemplated the retora \ (he ace of their tribe or friends, J barbarians cau have jeuda, but sot wnerely the return of the vegroe vo Afri on, without piscing them there under some authority stroug enough to protect \new Li thie, then, if the menoing of returning them to A‘ rite, we would ek bow ie st to be accomplished’ Who Knows from what pari of the coast they were taken’ If the Cay { (ue Echo showid tell, trathfully, the part of whieh they were taken, and the govern eto return them to the exact point of bip ment, « tbat (bey might become slaves to the South Carolina aod mone om ere ope other solution, and thr! is—t> remains, therefore, but , arise barbarians. eeDa better ‘could be dove for these poor barbariaus pow that they are here? We would not, for on» srbem sl . Toes, To liberate them | on barbarians, ‘s certainly out of the question trite, rinns, an¢ we are Dot disposed beipless pagens turned loose in the wAds of Africa, come again the slaves of some “King of [)shomey,” | whose pelatial residence shall be ornamented by thoi: skulle. While the to the barbariaus, a of Christianity are unfoldeo experiment may be mace their capacity to receive fag deed instruction {a their na tive state may row be fully |, and the practice) use futuees of African missions now fully demonstrate’, or men be nelecied for their reports let the mi-aio! be fully tested. Valuable lives are now aun ficed on the African missions, and the mot coatratictory reports of the success attending the efforts find their way ‘back to this country and and. The capacity of tte wild African cay aow be fully tried yr the most im- Partial and upright men, By al! means let tho expori- ment be made Our London Correspondence. Loxpow, Augus! 17, 1853, Newspaper Correspondents and the Atlantic Telegraph— What We Didn't See at Cherbourg—A Liitie Conversa- tional Anecicte—he Italian-Irish Swindler—A Gallant Lord at it again—Dickens—The Dramatic College—1wo Friends Coming Over to Visit You—Amusements, fe. Never think ‘t—the oorrespondon:’s oceups ton Ix no gone, slthough they have strung the Atlantic cable ina fair way to girdio the earth in the prophesied forty minutes. Electric communications are but the outlnes, | rather the index, or the chapter headings, which the cor- respondent must enlarge upon, to wit, what follows:— IT promised to write to you from Cherbourg, and didn’t. To tell the plain unvarnished truth, the Cher- bourg fétes may be summed up by the concomitants, powder, noise and smell—dust, fleas, bad eating and drinking, with exorbitazce of charges beyond exaggera- tion, oply surpeased by the general eclipse of the nothing that was not to be seen. IT am just back from Brest, where enjoyment was realy the order of the day. Napoleon the Third’s reception thus far on this tournée reminds one vory much of the “sock and buskin’’ enthusiasm with which ® cbeatrical sovereign is reseived by the male and femele supera~-al) done to order, asif there was a promptge with the litile flag at the wing. It is eeid—and I have tt from a party presen’ on the oc- casion—tbat the Kenperor of the French, at the dinner on bosrd the Bretegae, iosinusted his regret that the Quen of Enginod should so frequently receive the exiled mem bers of the Orleanist family. Her Majesty’s reviy was not only digne d'une Reine, but by vaticinatioa conaoia- tory to Napoleon:--“«] bave yet to leara bow to neglect those old triends who have extended their hospitality to me.” Lake bir. Obaries Dickens’ jail bird in “ Little Dorrit,’ Nap’s mourtachios went up ani bis nose came m. ¢ Irish- Italian, Synor “ O’Barromeo,”” bas caught it ot isst. You ver bow very cleverly ne swindled the London fimes, the Star and other town newspapers apent “ tho sham Italian conferences’ Well, this samo O’Barromeo waa tried yesterday at the Old Bailey ona dual charge of bigamy, and although be ed the alibi dodge and tried to make bimeelf twenty years bis own jumor, the jury would’nt have it, anc be was eontenced to four years penal servitude. rd Cardigan bas been commilting himself sgain—th\. ‘with & young giri of all work, eugaged at the Poople’s Baths, in the ware road. It sj that one mora- ing very early bie Lororhip was the establishmen: in question, where the apotiiary in question, om bended pees, was earnestly evgaged inthe not very romentic occupation of heart? stening and scrubbing the door-te» Whether the gailant @) Uommancer-inCuief of the Britich Caveiry wae smitten by the scrabber’s nukle,or her waist, or oueor both, we know not, but ta the ect of encircling the |atter, he improvises « sbower bath, that is, he received the cobtenta of the pail lunched at bia by the tteecy hana of ibe bathwan, who. it turned oul, was the aepirant to the giri'saivectious. There would bave been 8 ficbt, s»o the tall lord, * au granduer,” would no douct have been victorious—tor the men was but & smail isd—bot for the timeiy arrival of two policeman, aud that’s all. Tt is strange, but no less strange than true, that Charles Dickens and his two brothers msy be styled the married, vamarriec triutyirs. They are all three separaved from (heir wives, ard, wita Sir Edward Bulwor Ly tteu, may be bag to (orm a very com'cal benedictine quartets. Caevalier Wikctt is better. ‘The grew Sams bes not suitered from the effects of his St Cloud interview with the Emperor Nepoiecn: au con- (raire, bow that the Queen bas sent £100 to the Dramatic College. a sitolar amount may be expected from Paris. The gocd cavse is progressing tavorably, thaake to Devers, Keae, James Anderson and the immortal Sams ‘ds the end of the month Mr. Commodore Andrew Arcedeokue and Mr, Treasurer Eagle, of the Royal London leave Eogiand for @ short vist to Canada Ure them kindly, as they never fog \u their courtesies to Ameri Caps Visitwe Fogiand, ‘They to-night entertain two favorite Jonathans at the | 2) 1 aa Y cbt Club Houte—Messrs. Mertens acd A. ibiey The Royal italian Opera wound up ite ifeenth season wah arta’ ast Saturday evening. The howe was | fesbiopad'y and crowdesly attended, ibough where the bud epce came {ro we pozzied te -onjectore, unless | from tor for tbe occasion, for town so empty. The upaccoantable popularity of ria” can only,be accounted for by the intro- duetica of «The Last Rose of Gummer,’ and to its exquisite tepditien by the old tavori.e, Mme. Bosio. Weaires—the Princess’, the Lyceum and the d Sates, yet Dave oven kee: the sudden iacwyceition of Mr. Caaries Kean. Next ET Seah wide Lape, to welcoms Mr Fisworthy’s legion of admirers. The a ast Sggtrens Ox fornia; Fraser ever, Acatrale. aad the your digg'res, Ow river, Australie and the capitals of our Jotiou Prewaencies.| Notting baa boon heard of Albert Smut since be left ior Cuiaa. Dickens is pot do.ng °o well as he expecum! with hia !oc- tures ip the provi Mire P. Horton's entertainment is as gyoular as ever at the Gallery of Miustration. li will be abortly interrupted. we are wld, by an unavoidable and very \vtercating eveat whieh, as abe is Mrs. Heed, & nomming more than tmigdt be <xpected—ab least, let as trust tumt Mr. Reed thiuks 80 The quarrel at the Garrick Club will shortly come be- fore (he law courts Barney Willian, Doiwithstantiog 1b¢ cntreaties of his emiab'e vara rprea, Dam Dot Yet nucceeded ip Perallowing + pines ef the Kweingen waists He pays the ogg that are é up in tt must have been rottea before shey wore ‘ad The Groin Trade of Chicago. (From ice Chicago Timye, Augost Ji | During tue last week there has boen £0 10 S84 bbis floor, 401,788 burhein w ei corn (ebe gr amount of corn ree any pe Peer t ao; werk, whicd © of (be geneon are now 240.995 ‘bole wheat, 5 897.751 be Hele cule; making « tal 0 voabels Of grails, namely =. We leek yew the r bbia. flour, 2 060,000 busbele w Corn, apd 660,000 husheia cate, taking L1,025,000 bushels Of gr8i0, avd sbowing an increase to the receipts of this your over last year, up to this time, of 4,659,005 ripta bad been 146.00 6,000 000 busneis dering the inet weet bare n dusnels wheat, end 42 busbels corp, maxivg 619.557 bushels of grain. shipments of the reason are aow 255.818 bbis. fisar, C718 Dushels wheat, 606%.514 busosls corn, and 1,105,090 buthels vain, making a tal of ueariv fourteen m).008 of buat ols ofgrsio— pan. 1.501 besbele. Tue sbirmente thm time last y ere 95,000 bble four, 4600 064 8 Wheat, 6.290,000 busoels corn, tnd 190.00y bo-dele cate. makiag $465.00 bisuels, aod snowing en \ncreas® in the shpmonie o! this year over inst year, up to this time, of 6,376 vueela. The grein market has been lees aelive during the last week, aud prices have declined. Present rates are—tor | bite winter wheat, $1 18 in store. for red winter wheat | © bage, $i for No. 2 epring Woeat, #3 , in more | | ACCIDENT ON THe OLE, oA TWEET Pence I curred en the Ox veiend and of a mile com of King Ripgevitie ie & email town about forty mile: went of at the Wore, hed caumed be arp axp Bare ererel and seed firet masters that cou'd apprenend them. The law of Coo | , Sai gress contemplated the relurn of Uhe negroue 10 he tiB© | Inryugh tee of these reroly ” oevaner dante’ Trot whence they were \-<#m, and Got Merely 49 Ube 690-19 ong at the apo where | A Seas Ccbane caren enaraaid be 0 tate fat Wass Sen (Stompted to pars it in the marae ner, bi feet enn be ison -_ * svn me petro fortunate fn getting th The snoarot) tribe from wlrcce wey & Wo imagine. the tra k, taking with it the vender, two baggare They way». torved re imaging BOt god one parevger cer, which were iotaily wrenred. They Gund teh be on. csi of tuaeame ce’ ed op inahesp by the ede of the track, am indistin the government* 1 » tenn on pusbedle 8 Of ruint: OF, ae one of the pastes @ country where Cais woud be ere vaid, “smashed into Winding wood.” Auothor pas yy eerger car was badly brokev, ean be reoairsd. ta them would Africans §The ¢ifiouliew way felis the olay ured fron bondage. the most byvorr ics diay ever de risod ine, » net of Kindness to those surrenad bis question, ‘nary cheracler. Rogiand wien \uto At apurention Working the negro to c inducements of which prompt t deat! og the term of years, to escape the cost « rying him heck to Africa But the or power to nelj for ® term of years exiew im equal force to @ sale for life, which @ the practioa! fect of the Fogiwn «yetem How many captured negroes bas England retarned fo Africa’ We con fous this question presents a problem of difficult | solation retarn the negroes to Africe is perhaps to be an “noceesory before the fact’ to their deliberate Murder —a costly and troublesome act of the most lo O84 bummnity —oue for which we stall pay byay ly au ow * The lve The expineer war found onder the ruine of the tender, aod though at firet supposed to be dew!, was taken ont alive, ona is ip a fair way to recover. The second epcin cor wen alan bealy ecaised. The engineer on hetne taker oot ond, “Why, | went through two each slides, t ave’ see why the thunder | ovlda’t get through that.” Ton of tho pareengers were more oF lee Ibjared-—two of them + emworls thet oor informant thongot they cvold px». In coreequence of thia aocient the passengers wer ce tained there newly pine Roure The conductor ined Ateiy telegraphed for a train, which came up prompi *irh iaborers te clear away the wreck, but K west wales - et pight before loft the seene ef the i dont. the Wjored paamengers every attevtion, but four of them were ‘co bed ‘thal they hed whe jeft at Cieveland for ned cal attendares.— Cincinnati Gazeite, August 31 he car manofactory of J.B. Page. in Way Astabulo county, was dest 1 py fire Ist is estimated te cxcega $20,000 ‘The Constitution and Objects of that Formi- dable Confederacy Yelept “ The Montgome- ry League of United Southerners”—Mani- festo from its Founder—A Split Among the Disunionists, LETTER FROM THE HON. WM. L. YANCEY, OF ALABA- MA, TO ROGER A PRYOR. TALLADEGA SPRINGS, Ala., August 9, 1853. Mr. R, A. Pryor, Evrror or Tux Soutu:— Sm—In the columns of your journal of the 21st, 30th and Slat ult., and of the 24 inet., you have unjustly assa'lod myself end the “ League of United Southerners.” Your aspersions have been based upon a misrepresentation of my ponition and views, and of the character and object of the “ League.”’ Hero in Alabama, whore the “ Lesgue’’ and my position are better known, no formal correction of the errors of fact in your editorial strictures may bo necessary; but in Virginia, and in other places where your paper circulates, both may become vietims to an opiaion based upon your incorrect statements. As a subscriber to your paper, I have a right to demand of you that you shall make no statement in your columns the facis of which you have not reasonable grounds to believe. Asa public man and a member of the same party to which you belong, I have a right to expect simple justios at your hends, and that you shall not use the power of your editorial position to give point tothe indulgence of any private malice which you may harbor in your bosom, or {9 advance any factious purpose. As a subscriber, I have a right to demand of you that you publish in your columns @ correction of the errors of fact with which you have regaled your readers; and as a public man, of your own party, whom you pave un- justly and gratuitously aseailed,I have # right to expect that you will publish my defence against your strictures. I therefore address this letter to you, and requost that you publish tt in the South, An analysis of your articles on the “League of United Southerners’ disclores four distinct charges against them:— ‘Ast. That it is a Know Nothing movement. ‘2d. That tt is # combination of cefuot Know Nothings pent disaftected democrats to overthrow the democratic 7. ‘Sc. That it is a premature blow sgainst tho integrity of the Unica. 4th. That it is bazed upon a policy insulting to Virgivia and the other border States. and an absndonment of that of Southern unity of counsel and effort. In support of the first aud eecond charges, alihough you have written three articles to diffase them widely, and al- taough thoir truth was questioned by the Richmond Whig, and although you assured your cotemporary of the Whig that you bad ‘‘positive information of the fact,” you havo failed to stato that information, or to state # single iter of internal evidence to sustain them, It is true that you eay jm that conpection;—‘‘Who are its organs’ This is a polut upon which the Whig cannot be ignorant, and from which it ray ascertain the object of the enterprise. Who, we demand, are the organs of the ‘United Syathernersr’ The democratic papers are net. Indeed, we do uo kaow of a single journal, professiog to be of the democratic party, which supports the movemest. The Know Nothing papers of the couwon States, ou the other band, are iis warm aud energetic champions.”” Is this statement truc? Icontradict it. Itis nottrue The Grstattack made upon the“ League’ was by «leading Kaow Nothig paper—the National American, of Atlaota, Geo, jn which my private lovter to Mr. Slaughter wos first pab- Msned. Those leading Know Nothing journals in alebame, the Mobile Adtertiser, the Selzna ‘ter, toe Huoteviile independent, apd Tascambdia North Alahamian oppose it. 1 Know of but one that supports it—the montgomery Mail ‘Among the domccratic paper Walch lave noticed theaub- ject and see nothing iu the ‘‘Leagne’’ to denouace, are the Florence Gazeite, ibe Runtevitie Advocate, the Huntaviile Democrat, the Southern Era, we Spirs of the South, the Benton Herald, we Auteugs Herald, ibe Montgomery Advertiser, the Charlesion Mercwry, and I believe, also the News. In the epumeration ci papers of the Ki Nothing and democratice party, | only speak of suck as] have some knowiedgo of. [ believe that the majority of the Know Notbirg journals in Ainvama oppose th “League Ibolive that a majority of thoes of the demo- cratic party that have expressed an opiniow, are ia favor of the*‘League,” or heving examiged its constitution and expressed an opinion that there was Lothivg wrong inthe movement, however impracticable. The cnly two jeading journals that have made “League” tbe text for repeated asesults, wila which I a acquaiated, are tbe Sowth and tue Confederation, and in ‘begn the ue” is re ly misrepreseuted as a new party, designed to row ibe democracy AGt, sir, Jou were wot driven to 89 poor a shift for evi- dence 96 te the political character of the ‘League,’ or as to ite “object.” The constitution of that body; the pub- hishet proceedings of its meetings; the speeches made at those meetings \n explanation of lis objecia, all of which ‘were publishe’, were before you for examination, ana furnished the b«st evidence of its character, objects and aim. On the 10th ult, a league was inaugurated at Bethel church, and | made an argument tu explagation of t, which — ‘Was publisbed in al! tbree of the Gaity papers of Mont. a indoes, wth. Oa the 17th o league was inaugurated at Benton, aod the proceedings sua my speech oa the occasion have boen widely pubdliebed. On the 30th uit @ league was also inaugurated at Montgomery, and the eonetitnuon aod my remarks ‘n its favor havo been genoraly re-published ie several Staies, Now. sir, your readers hada right to expect that be- fore you gave them three articles Sled with assertions that tLe *Leegue’ wes a Koow Nothing ailair, or « com- Dipation ! Jefovet Know Notbings aad C.sellected demo- cra t overthrow the democratic , you should, at joast, have read ite coostitation, you did not ere them the opportunity of reading it, thai you would at least bave fortifie: yourself with some intrinsic evidence of ite Know Nothingism before you wrote twem. But I cnaileoge you to @noe from that constitution,or from the lags of those meetings, or froma the speeches of its one Single fact showing (hat the “Lesgue”’ is in DOW Nothing party or none, or acombinstion of Kuow No- bg ope app the democrecy. Bat, sir, 1 sm unwilling to rest on your own weatoess and ina- Ditty to prove that to be troe which ts im iteelf false. [ ‘Will Farewh the eviccece of is fawity iw the two following decuments, viz—" ihe Copatiteucn of tbe lesnue of Usted Southervers,’ sod my remaras cb (he report of the commitiee. CODSTMUTION OF THE MONTOOMERY LEAGTE OF CxmTRD sorTH- Op 6B and calding polit*oal nad protection of her eat cf this bee enabled all pervew t rghia to bele on nba be toes fia tbe duty of the Soule of jim ber rights #itha ibe (Berea bali consist of « President, Vion: Praal- 7 hall hold ther odizes all be el tee oe mute mawenlly and rt 4 any person may berom: mnber of thts League meclt 0 carr © be ebull pleag jie ofjeci8 and saail tiga ibis ec nation op Aart.& The object of thie L. mesze. to create ® 50 peri of enferciow 5 te primery phi ether im part 1 reecyni 90 tn! einiem 10 the eatety of tbe fe-eral adm uaticnal perde® 3, The elers! @ ph leat urd pure eum: ' oof coupe set ANATION OF 1 oF CxMeD BOUT ON THE NIGNT OF Tite OTH iNT, 1d tbat ae the movement wea somewhat teal world Le would undertake to explain pitce. he wen'd rapty to two views which raed senmet |t by thoes oot friendiy to tee to be & cisunion move The covstita- emptatic derail upon thatcharge. Tt ie om to be uphold enforce the feseral * @ fee of the fondéamente: law of aationat compromise.” Tt expremes its aim t be to ite demga to create « pLbiic opipioa U.et shal force tw & strict obrer- ence of ail our conat'tationsl guaractios by holding the ertetitovional righta of the Soute to be paramount to the poltten| receserties of vational parties. These constitute # core bare of a conrtitatioval Union, The attainment of here end perpetuate a conetitutional Ustop; and, borefore » League which devotee iteclf to their attain. ment cau never be truly branged as a disunion movement, 1 bes Deen derdunced os & now party; and. therefore. YER TOTON mAs," ON tien seport partion’ teawtaln a covstitutisral Union oo Jesigned to subvert the democraiio and American par- | ties. The cherge is entirely witnout foundation. A paity PEADA AN OF PRMIFEtION ¢! Indieiduele GpON agreed prince jlee, «Loee ses is 0 control the government by elect ing Le trembere to oillore \ party. therefore, sominates seme of fle members for citice and all its members are pledged to support tbe non cations. Now this conetiva expreesiy ignoret thw leading and necessary clement Of party, it Molares th Lsagne ehall never 10 mivatea canaidate (or any offios, Thie Langue i hased upon system of orgenization a+ that of the American Bible American Tract Society. Hach of those socie orm oved of metnbers of Aiffercat religious sects t the purnere of forming & new sect and oppoing al . but for the purpese of duting, wisely emoags their joli7w mea & koowle’ge of Coaggnt fantamenta! the wora of ¢ upon whieh @' fie evangelical ave their faith Fach member preverves nis realar n his own chureh, yet te a member of the Ame bie “ooity, aod i) is well deemed umt by bie a mom ber of the Rible Yocisty, 90 far ofthe 7 diem ia en stronger and oc the coum ton phon all pares pro. he Bible doee to ali re'irious secte, as the Bible womon bond of ur.on besween those soot tbe on fbouta be. and Is profaesed to be, the common conmental law of ali parties, And yet, ag parties bave parted largely from murtiintional staaderd ie thelr cours = upon of the South, and ai piication to those rights to the effect weir that hereatter our J, this Langue pro and trac men of ere weil understood to be secresy, oaths, 6 bership, “the Union ® paramount good,” and tho exciu- nie of foreiguers from the poils and offices, Nothing of that kind is to be found in the above documents or in any proceedings of the Leagus, ‘That » end practical thinker, Mr. Edmund Rosin, of yoy none the less to be trusted because he ie vo pliticlan, first originated the League. His cberscier you ere pleased (> endorse; but you teoase the oslmane of tain Bat South} throvgh the oo! por ) than “it was selzed upoo by & Tecton ‘of political adventurers a6 en expediont for the recovery of “ad Apa you proceed, by a figure of s} ro Marae oar meaping; tbat is, that “the Know protesting item oblained Mr- Roffla’s confidence who took them aboard bis bark, wkea they treacherour| ‘arose upon him, igoped bim beveath the baiches, took of bis ebip and sailed for Cowes anda market.’”’ This is Well enough as @ figure cf speech which is purcly fanciful, there js ro truth in it. ‘The fects as to the rise of the League are simply these: Mr. Ruffin published hia plan gin the South, over the signajure of “‘R.’’ His connection with the matter there ceased. I took up the idea, montioned ft first in my letter to Mr. Slaughter, then promulgated it in speeches at Betbel church, Bentou and Montgomery, and ues: were lormed, or sieps taken to do 80, at each place. Now, sir, 1chellesge you to show wherein avy treachery or bud faith has been chown in al! this to Mr. Rufio, 1 challenge you to ehow wherein there bas beer a de- pirture from bis p’an, indicating a treahcerdue de sign to wrest bis plan to avy purpose whatever. I cballerge you to show spy fact tending to sustain your assertion, that the ideacf mr. Rufiln was at once reized by the Krow Nothirgs “as an expedient’ by whieh to re- eover position, What leading Kzow Ni has bed eny prominent connection witn inaug these lesgues, and epeaking in thelr favor? [f there ‘2 oce I am ros wware of the faci; but 1 an aware of the fact tbat the great leadere of that party of my acquainiance, keep aloot from ik ‘‘as a democratic fo- irigue.”” As for myself, I preeume that I need no deferce sgaipst the charge or inainuation ({f any is meant) of being or of having ever been s Know Nothing. juite extensively tBroughont the | ‘Ibe members cf the Leagne, alco, as iar a8 1 know them, ere cbiefly of tae Southern rights democracy, althouga there are im it valuable members of the American party, whose allegiance to the Sou h, sir, maugre their Know Nothin, , Will coropare favorably with your own. You first two charges are anwered iu what bas beso written, It is evident that the Lesgre is not a political party of apy kind; that itis not a Know Notaing movement, but was origwated and promulgated by a Southern rigots demoorst, through your own columns; was taken up aod put mio actual operation by a Southern rights democrat; and that {tis simply an associaon of individuals, without reepect of party, (0 Create a sound public opinion in favor of the constituticn, a8 the stancard of Sousbera rights, Gnd sgaipst further compromises of those rights. The very Srat spnouncement tn fayorof them, after the =r ce of Mr. Raffla’s plan ia the South, was made by me in my letter to Mr. Slaughter, and was acco: by the ceovaraticn tbat I was opposed to avy plan bayingfor ite object the everibrow of the cemocracy; that [ was 0 pored to the formation of @ sectional party, bat would suggest the Leogue; and yet, in the face of these facis, you igo me for forming the en ak “‘@ sectional per- acd for an attempt to ‘overthrow the democracy.” @ Teague a prematnre blow aginst the int the Unien’ I sbali presume, of course, that you mesa a covstitutional Union. But whether sucn is your meauipg or net, Idevy that it is a blow against the Union. That is ‘not ita ain or design. The object of the League ts Le nl - LS "iy se announced im its Covstituticn. Its primary, ject is “by the use of all proper means to create a sound public cpinion in the South on the subject of entorcing the Tights of the South in the Union.” (See article five of the ccrstitntion. ) Ite secondary object is aanovncad in the secoud clause of ite vresmble, viz:-—-fhe use of all proper moans of mewiswing our rights witbin the Union, witn a view to being jvetified before the world in resuming the powers she (ibe South) bas delevated to the general government, in the event she fails to obtain justice in the Union.’ Do you, sir, deny teat such objects are patriotic? Can you denounce such ab object “as @ foolish@nd wicked po- hey?” And yet, you have done both in your oditorials. ‘The League, then, is designed pot to operate as a par- ty, but **to influence ana guide other political parties, with 8 view to the advancement and protection of our coustitu- tional rights;”’ not to disgolve the Union, but “to enforce our rights in the Union,” taking the constitution as the only raie of y Tome now, sir, to discuss your last charge, more im- modiately affecting my own views apd position, and which 1s to be touna in your article of Zlet ult., under the capuon of “A New school of Southera Statesmanship.”” The letter to Mr. Slaughter, upon which you hinged your aeeault upon me, was & private letter, which found iis way into without my consent. It bears evidence It was written, not to promulgate a 3 5 i = w convey my moauing in if looked to alone, apd not my public sseecbes in moanirg | did not furlam @ socessionst, aud nota revoluiionit, 4 ,”’ but oare- speech cbureb on the 10th inst., bad been pubiished for ten days apa fully explained what was doubtful in my Slaughter letter, aad should have been convidered by you ip your atiack vpon my positions, With this expiaastion I pro. crea. You take exception to these expressions: —‘‘Let as form these leagues all over the cotton States, as it i only in them we can hope for any effective movement.’ “At the concerted action we cotton Siates into ® revolution.” Com- Out the anti clavery clauee ia ite Misctpline, while sho mAigteing OD Des Supreme Court beneh and n the chair of law protessorsbip in hor oviverstty, one Wao openly de- olares ery t© bow mi rsl, eocmi and political evil.” aton Was upbelt when unsound on this ‘eene—was sont to the Bouse of Representatives whea 9 Senate becaure of his anti elavery inoas: ours dieirict is represented by @ free cane i¢ase for re election upon the emanc! rronsded,aeehe almost ts, by free owners are emigrating in large 7 tp re beariog leguimats frutt,aod Mr Crittenden holds tbe affections of ite people, and it is y to be doubted but that Mr. Crittenden, conjoined with the acti slavery amoricen party of the North, would carry Kenwecky. | may welr be oxconed, thea, if i ene, ya COPTeSpeLdence, het I frankly confens I would bave besitated to makes matter of pab- dircursion, tbat { oaly hoped for an elective movement the cotton States. There ¢ much in the way in whieh » Vien is put. 1 said thar mock, and do more. {| did not you have charged, either a werds or in spirit, that [acted ‘on an avowed pretence ofa lack of Southern ppirit in Virginia and the other border States.” Chat is ir own lar gunge abd id Trepadiaae both. i did uot pars Virgiria It ta tron I dud not discriminate berween inand the other border Sales; my purpowes tid not cali for it; ia bactily writes private gove it would hawe been out of piace as between Mr. Slaughter and my- or 1h i equally true that Ido not expect Virginia to take rds 9 Civnolation of the Union 8 you your. that when able number apy corsite ° id the other border States sbould remain tn the Union, where, by their postion and their cour» y tore effective friends shan by moving out of the Union, and thus giving to the Bonthern copfederaey a levg abolition hostile border to watch. In the event of the moroment sucneeefal fo time, Virginia and the other border States that desired ft, Would join the Sovihern conlederacy and be protecied by the power of ite arms aoe ie Your charge that } deaigce) ¢ they be in 4, with referem Lave reamed be article ia your iene 0 on baving opened “n new god bav'tg abandon 1 ree of Boat? ur 1 al papple'on a Lebeerfuly accept the J ber of "a Be rn aia'eemanah'p evor fer you may om being compl monary In my opwion the Synth et: if greaiy i need of such a reboot. Tho benefite of Uhat ol! echoot of, statermanship which yen appaud eo much, are fow, while Ite results bave beon in a high dogree disastrous to the South. Under the influence of that ‘old school,” the mogrificert pro-slavery domain, now covered by the aot! slavery States of Ohio, Indiana, Tilinoia, Michigan, Wis contin and lown, waa excluded from the march of South ern progress, and devoted for ever to frecnoll Under the = “old (naga pol 7 fifths of yhet, pro-slavery territory ouisiann wrested tro + ‘south forever excluded from settling It from we, and the with ber lostitutions. Undor this same infinence the ck | pe of 96.20 wag run throagh the pro-siavery State of Texas, Under the same influence the slave trade with Africa was prohibited, and afterwards an img and peat mieebiervonr allianoe made with Fagiand to send men and ahips to blockade the coast of Africa. Under the 6 infivesre, {eternal save trade between Virginia ard the Matriet of Columbia was abolished and under the fame “old school” infleence has the baurhiy demand of the free sotlers been enbm/tted to, that Kaosee should not be admitted a2 a State ander ite pro slavery conetitntion, tolees thet copatitation should substantially and pract: ly receive {he approve! of the free eoll majority In eon That ‘old echoo! of Soulnern statesmacenip’ 4 the South an equal to tho Seunte and the owner of K tour SEPTEMBER 5, 1858. footie’ “as mischievous” @ persistent demand of all our righ's in tho Union, and to jeld @ part for “barmony’s” sake, It bas been a policy ed upon the malitensace of the hermons of adminis trations and of vo the advancement of the chances of Presi¢entiat eapirents, and be who has ever alarmed at tbe cisastrous results to the South, tisan ed! es ‘factionssts” and “extremists,” and us ‘disal- school’? fected ard diss} ited politicians ’” Well, then, b raised and educated under tho teachings of tuat ola ecborl, might I turn from euch in- Jurious resnits, and eeek for @ remedy for this state of Ubinge in what you are pleased tp ridicule to as ‘@ new achool of Southern stateamanabip?”’ ‘You afe mistakes in eu} 1g that Southern unity to action has been received by the South as the cole rule by which the time of its action in resistance to Northern agreesion wil! be determined. Thet it has been pratty gery sccepted by national party men of the Sonth, freely somit. That tho policy is used more for the ard ave of sbackling ths limbg ot the South than for ald- berto resieg aggreesion, is manifest Under Souvhera ‘Unity as a watchword, the timid man who dreads the re- eult of a conflict betweea the two sections—tae capitalist who fears the effect upon his porersstors of 6 fisturbavce of the governmout—| Niiclan who bas uitered braro words in the cause the South to ebdtsin cfllce, ead Oreacs being called upen to redeem them the amditio end se'fish aspirant who deserts bie party, whic ‘s in wmisority—the partisan editor, who started pon s small cepital of Soutbern rights rrofeemons, and finde that the widening circle of hie politica’ obligations calls for greater Geyction to the national reiations of his frieade and party — the greety cffioe seeker, who, commencing as ® Southern rights man, finds it expedient to desert cae South, and to become the adyccate of the administration ia power—the treitor to Seuthern interesis, who never meaps to join biz ““rjured end aseailed rection” pat Sevan yot ebvos such an avowal~ each aud all find protection ‘under | that famous polley—in fact, are sheltered ail the clomenis: ‘Whien are besive to the South, and which will ever bor | clog on her smevements. But the policy baa never beon | accepted py the earnest and ae!’ eecrificing Southern rights men of the South as one that must coutrol them. They Dave taken their lesson from ou glorious ancestry of the Revolution, who commenced the great coatest with Great Britain without having first cb!ained malty in edunsel or action—who carried it without unity—-who cinecmmated it without unity, aud al the close ostraciged thooascte of ther countrymen who were tories. Mr. Caiboun, who Blandsout in bold relief as tbo wisest and mor: fai:hfal and remarkable of sli our great statcamen, never accept ea it ee hus policy, On the contrary, wRen, io bis opinion, aud that of the gallant State of South Carolina, a clearly pa-padle ect cf urconmitctiovsl wong was done tbe South, although not axuther State was prepared to act with her, and although Virginia sept her delegate to South Carouna, to urge delay, aad to whisper of policy of that “old schoo! of Pouthern statestmarsh fevthern unity tp ac- too a0 well aa im Couneel—Souin Carclioa quietly passed ber oreinanes. armed herself jor tbe conflict, aod was Treacy to march forth alone upon her grand mission of in deperdence anc henor out ef the Union Soin the Nashville Conveasion, that pure sagacious, clear beaded oc tive heartec atacesmen, Gen Quitman, snpource?, thot in bis opipion Mesis- | aippi cught to remove out of the Usion alone, if she could not obtsiu Co-Operation. on ascount of the admirsion of Calioraa into the Uoien. So did Ala bare, in ber late General Aseembly, declare that in tho even! Kapaas was cevied admission, because she was a slave }, she woald calla convention of her poopie to resume ber delegated powers, Thus, you will perceive, sir, tbat I have not moved with- ‘out the avprort o° bigb author ity in favor of a proposition that coptem plates action by a part only of the Syuthern States, “ate Cy time,” and yet my pian doer not alto getber abancon the principle of urivy of effor!--tt includes ‘8 union of all the cotton States. Toey are compact aod contiguous tn territory. commanding tne Gulf anc the At- Jantic, having within them uaity of ciimsie. produ tion and of interest. It is amongst these that | have proposed organized effort to free the public mind from tne shackles and prejudices imposed by the long reiga of your “oid echco! of Soutberp stateemarahip,” aud to create a sourd, fearless, bealtby public opinion, , mm the language of went Southern democrat, tne A‘ en Will force the public men and South to “labor unitedly to bring to its origially atricuy we can succeed in k the limited powers,” aud Ubie—to continue the qvotation—‘‘our safety and tha of government the Caen, ts ny OO gg Seg daty pd re- sume the powers to the general goverameut, that we may establish such government as best suits us. claim, sir, that my cause is the caute of the fourb--my aims are to benefit the South. I bave ea deavored to understand her rign' id her wrongs, and the causes of them. The honor of the South, im my pcg 9, em aseaiied apd tarnshec,even by her sore, would brighten her esoutcheou, I have en deavored, in all] do sud say in that cause, to bring my- eclf within the prise!ples of the tmmorial bard— ‘To be rightly great, is pot to move Without great argument; ‘But to quarre! upon a straw, Where honor \s at stake . It 1 bave failed Deen pardoned to euch motiver; anu at leest, I might Dave expected to be exempt from barsh strictures by owe ‘who claims to be @ Socthern mguts cemocrat, and wae so recenily the peculiar champion of the extremists I cheerfully throw myself upon the judgment of my country men of the South. WM. L. YANCEY, City Politios. THF PFMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTIONS FOR TRE CHOICE OF DELNGATRS TO THE STATE CONVENTION —THE PLAN FOR THE ELACTION AS AGRBED CFON BY TUR ASSKMBLED WisDUM OP TAMMANY HALL— EACH DELEGATION IN THE GENBRAL COMMITTES TO CHOOSE THE INSPSCTORS FOR THSLR MESPRCTIVE WARDS—-THE BLECION TO BE GELOON THE T Inst. The Democratic Geveral Committee, which mt at Tam- my efforts, something might he many Hall last Fridsy aight, issued a call for primary electicns for the choice of delegates to the State Conven tion, oa the Tub inet. ‘The plen under which there elections wil! be held, and which baa for a tong been ip the procers of incu ation, will be found ta the annexed report, which was adopied (78 to 24) by the General Committes — of & pian ventione w and w Sememdes by ite ee 30 01 were earnest in thew Dope ong to which a very great deal of fad ¢ reepeet to wile lond and bitter eompininia bad ey id kave received from those who ical ia ike atruc oP as to commend 1 ApprovAl of the Cemocssuc siop!on would @roure a mil ompe graveta. to their beni ts Thee bopes, how e ° Securpare of power ane views eter have Lot bees italia’. Unig two pleas were eubmit ewiea scommnoies ton walsh is de tea co‘ be Cemmlite ‘ to ihe Aceraucn of me idan to prectionl onge ovis of a better aeeten se papers prevented your om cal bet bere: por bare te bo Dewy Abd eEbent relereDoRs Wo (his Tu Ie og, Say Meas waleh pomiet 10s practical leaue 3M vines by which i's environed. mu > iess » rideres Deor Commuter bad Fo other i io prepnys a plan. erired. eben id wt lonat be no woree than any pre ous one, snd whieh, 2 wuld not entirely clase the door to Trevds sof rvepieriiion, shonld certainty diminwh the @bied, if i shoula not be ore part 1y eolteitona for fe triumph, ey weebut cureyes to other cirenmetances @hict at pro: por us tae Decasel:y of earetul we Dear be Rept um tealied ta defen, whore rened fot tndnler them Oi rkwen, wire hoe. J ReoHMD lished Ln Min ng Fehe Mes Of ps Ly Ory ever meriior id only be eacore at a feeb i” bia eins dora pot rerponeibi uly pow attend the y {sini hearied would be be M the a mavros, wil) again ciadden democrats here and elsewhere with tbe glorious tidings of enr eontianed vic \ory With'a full realization of these di Mfoolies. reapownthitities tnd objeeis, your Committee bavs consicered ube matter re. ferrec to (ete, aod with an ans ous desire to metare euch ae ae should be at omee equal io the necesatien of the case fauatnctory W ¢ very reasons! le expectation. ten a luasie at the prewat time by rasaon of tbe they give, aod also of the Minding force of their * may he very briefly ated: At the 87 (wo rive’ bodies elaimed to be the Vemoerat Tel Coromitiee of thie city, aod entitled io many Hal! The matter was presented ct the Grand Council of the tamueay Society, ‘ed that pettber of two had «clear and mnt ee ie ier the jdt direouon of the two cuntes wmwtees end of the Grand Council, This propost which vse stopted in the Grasd Oounell by « vote of Fe rejected bv one of the two committees. A pian pi sed by the Hom John Kelly for the formation pe comrention to act as'a Geners! Conumities wattl Jury, apd meanwhile to mature a plow the party, snd for the eleotion of 2. eaeee 7 adopted by the Counet} Wee vine y {he Convention were appormied, re iy by he meson OF the meveral de che two Committers Lid atte Counett, "Fhe Couventow thne formed met. ores: nired, segues Afar ait FO = — erly in ‘bie elt, 2 new General Comet 4 loge ‘Sitbin the perioa Himited for fe ext he plea of orga © tors tobe tormea inthe several wards, as the constiinent bodier. under reaniationa watch, it wae Allowed tive partwipation of every urdoudted democrat, while edictent Aéioquards were provided againet tilegal voting and other france One of he two te action of the C revious Itteen Gubsequently the two ecumittes: adjourned sine di Gret organized comm'tee, compcred in equa! the two previous ecmmitiaes, pud presided over alternately by their twocbairmen An exc'usive and undisputed dere~ ra: Comuniitee was thus & last formed by wich o plau wae adopted tor the selection of nomtma\iex conventions and of @ Generel Cemunities for the present year. ein (be oily aud county teat digtricis waselecteo. The present Geaeral Jommit~ tee tg the w ted ron ty Geveral Commitios whore action waa ro beneficial to the dereooraiis party and #0 hetomily sustained by ite voles al the gererai avd charter ecVone, ‘These (acts canna ba questior ed o way wide. Abe pian by which commitieus aod comveniioas were Inet year, afer tho orgauizstion of the party was finally and firmly conaolidated, was avowvet'y tea~ porary, edovted to meet the ncien which thee ex- lated,” ‘and to secura the -gioricus results it produced, avd which were hatied with joy oy every democrat, qualified in no quarier by ang rexret except thst (hoy were Lotocmp etely pucceastul. bal wever, oougd une nimovrly adepied. hed oniection»ble festures, whirn, theagh realized, were arquievced in for the time heipg, with the ex- pectation that (hey Would be remedied that other pl Present od ecugen. would bs adooiad by’ the for primery el 8 wou a rey BT Goma ‘hat expectation must noe be ral Committee, f! 8 the Genera) Committes is in duty bound to the democratic mages that s syéiem should ‘of their representatives ta a Seaitous and committees, by whicn the greatent practic fe: Ciiitiee should be provided for tbe exercise of his anfirage ever® unc oubted dei nd the utmost availaple guarde estab lebed against frauc and violence, it sony the ar’ cf prudence to remember that there are two other bodies ey (bis cliy, each professing te be & forma! democratic organt- ion. *Mgech of theae bodies te & vulumtary sesoctation port tte germ only im (be will of the few who esiabiiebed it, m* f ‘of succession to any previous organization, upreatrsined in its acti u by umy of i2e davies, cbiigeiona gad responalbilites wich rest upon the General’ Commixee. h ts confessadly trre ‘origin. vod of power Sorted ETE heiver etver or inte to ie enscai ts exireme of p second democ’ tickat, lng elections. ip the bepe of Gividing the maflreges o: the demecretio voters, or whether both Wil be evtited wid holding au ‘wittude of hos. tility “vpill the nominations of the democratic party sre mode, azd will then acquieso> in and aup ort taem, MOC | fe poin's in relation to which no arowal haa been made. ‘Whatever may be thelr purpoves in these respects (he course woe th reseniatives of tha democratic perty we mould Pe bue isovious We abou!4 adopt such regulations au will aeoue the falzent poselule exp: 1a Of the democra- the votes in the selection of the nomiasting hod!s: Puitepesoribtag Se poron of the parts. aad. luoking. with ty, po pornon parte, careful eye to ‘he ‘eapaclty ani worth of their nom'nees nd the fideltty of their cevetion to the comocratic canve, No reasonable man nerd doubt that candidwies presented im thle manrer will be heartily suppored ond triampsantly € te6. @ reference to the existence of certain irresponsible bo- dies, ¥ bieh we have made, ia rendered ner. by the fact jaa these ia amony many of ou: constituents «desire that a Gemccrat'c asecciatlon chould be organized in each ward, ‘whore mrenders #bourd elect the de'=gates to the committess and eonventicns of the parvy. ‘ii haa nivese7 been shown that he attempt made lest by the convention waien waa iben belt. 1) eatebuleh such aa: tociniona Was UDsuccersiul Wile » rene: would undoubied’7 be atiended with & grester aegree of success, cer might weaken oregna: position which the General Commilice now bods as trdoubted representative of the fa a ferdamental principle of the risht to. voto, spall be limited 10 ie members. f course these w to and symp ineapconble podies we have referred to as now ex ind! to Unite thenarives with the ward assoria:one. The cumber would probably de inoousiserabie; but it ie well kuowa {hata large portion, we muht say a the democ eile volecs—men whee, euflracet are in ispevAl: legni elections, d> not aad nT elections, ouch persons wud thewe istter might be ren- to the whole cemceratic body. lt we con*ede that nseo ciations would be cesiralir. it is eviien: tbat they = be eviodiished at a time when the party is ires even from peararce of divisien, by tbe bearty co operation of sila democrais and with {be scqniesseaes of the whole party pian ¢f aesocistions whose mem bers should be the exeta- constimment bedy of the party for primary purposes, be- Ing tmprt oticadle at the present time, Oaiy Biverna: oe iikentof oper elections, by whith the cuoise of membern of coe mit) ces aad convertion: 1s ahall be thy own open to the vole of every recognized democrat, whieh ay stem soul of c bea advpied under such restrictions and reg uly tious #8 wl esoure: an 01 who cealres to 3 ed io 1b there ohjeria ‘The msi poiut of difficulty fs the manner of selecting the irepectore, beckure 1* {8 well kown that if the officers to whom the high uty of conducting the elections te coa- fides sre uniaibfu! to, thetr dury, teey can ‘hse inspectors, it is aémit- be Pi some senting every previous orgn’ tne! the delegetion from the mony, corceseiou and good speciars for their ward; and we recommenc taut in came do #9 the selection so made be rauied by ihe General Com- miter. if, bowever. the werd celegetion is etther unable or un- iMive to barmeize and act -# 8 unit, the on! reasone- bie alierpative i the exerciee of be uty by the whole com- miiee. Upon the commitine rente (he sbould see that it adopted by the ie prope ity clschsi x Committee, and. broad a wpirit which we jaction is romp at ie appronsbiag general deni to all Cemocrate wo forget the x Sry othe fetus, determined at ot vistory wal beeo do otetve that it rolid heels for our union and ascea- se of yenre. respec-fuily recommend te adoption of ‘fier primary eiectiona sbal ve wade, wader the direction o pall portioned Tem parte, seabirds to the PRYENTH ave to the Bigh by kn —Two delegates to tho Kignta district aed even to ine Teeth THinTRENTH Wik —Ove delegate to the Fourth distriot, inth, and sie to the Righth. rH Wann — Iwo delegates to the Fourth clrtriet — Three delegates to ibe Fifth distrtst, h and two to the Tenth. KVENTERNTH WARD —Twe Celegsies to (be Sixth district, five to the Tenth and two to the Twelfth. The Gold Mines tn Kansas, From the Olty of Karese Journal, August 04.) We were surprised this moroiny to meet Moos Rordeaa ea mountain traders just ia irom Pike's Pes They came for outta, toools, dc , for working the new- ly Cixcoveres gold mines om Goerry cretk,a tributary of the South Platte. They bring several ounces of cold, dag up Sy the trappers of that region, which, in fineness, equals the epecimens Mr. John Cantrel!, an old eit'zen of Westport, has three ounces whish be dug with a haichet in Oberry creek and weebed out with # frying pao ed too protien Gust, vo pap ag ounces ue yon og with an axe. Mors Porrinette has several rinh npecimena. ‘The party consists of nine ton, all of them ol4.moun talneers, who have spent their liver in the motitvaine. Vons. Rordesu bas not been in the States for vine. years, opti! the present time. ‘We have refrained from giving too great credence ta these gold discoveries until aesared of their trath, bat it would be onjust to the country longer to withhold the facts o” whien there can no longer oe a doubt. Kaneas Oty is alive with excitement, and partios areal. Treacy preparieg for the dirgings. In oréer to given correct idem of the looality of these } ew miner, we will stete that they ere on Cherry cro, ope of the moat rcuthern branches o! the South Matte, ia the centre of the best honting grovnde of the Rocky Mountains Game exiets In great abuotance, and plenty of timber, water avd erase, They are in latitude 29 deg., donbtices extend to all the sireame of that we. ao ‘The waters of the Arkaneas and the South Fork of the Piatte riee together ebout the tame paralic’, and vo Joule game aariferour charactor. ai parteke of the the best route. for ration t teke Is by the groat Bente Fe rod to Counsit Grove, Walout Oreek, or tho creewing of the ‘anaas, by Boale, Fremont and Gum- pivon's rente, to the Huerfano, thence fotlowing the Ar- kesens river, whieh will lead them into the heart of the mining region ‘Ontdte can be procured either at St. Louis, Indepon- dence, Kaneas City or Wertport, ond the best oaterad road in the world for two thirds of the distance. ot) Commencement oi Brown University. Paroviperce, Sept. 2, 1858. ‘The commencement at Brown University yester- day parsed off very pleasnntly. The attendance was large and the exercises interesting. © honorary degree of D. D. was conferred om Rev. Christopher Mardenburgh Nicholas, of Newark, N. J., avd upon Rev. Thomas Hubbard Vail, of Taunton, Mass, eter Chia Raron, of Worcester and Geupge Barrel er A ‘orcester, and G ce ‘ nd George degree of A. M. was conferred upon Thomas RB. iz, of Pawtucket: Emory Lyons, of Provi- dence; George N. Bigelow, of Framingham; David M. Warren, of Philadelphia, aad Hon. Wm. 8. Rod- tan, Mayor of Provideuge.