Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-23
MISSISSIPPI.
Richmond Whig.

/ We learn from private letter to gentleman
in this CITY, that the Legislature OF the State OF
Mississippi have unanimously elected the Hon.
Jnhn Black to fiji the vacancy 10 the United
Stases Senate (now occupied bv him under TEN.
purary appointment by the Governor We
learn, further, that, on the lst Of February. the
two Houses of the Legislature proceeded. in
inint meeting, TO vote for Senator tor six Years
tom the 4th of March next The candidates
put in nomination we're John Black, (the present
incumbent, James C. Wilkins, and p. X, X.
Prav. After eighteen unsuccessful baloings,
the Senate withdrew. The House, il seeWs,
was di.pieased it'll the withdrawal Of the Srna e,
aud passed vote of censure on the Senators, de-
,IarIng their withdrawal scout of order and I'M
parliamentary On the next day, the House
sent a message to the Senate. informing that body
that they were ready to receive the Senate in the
Representative Hall, to proceed with the cleo
ton. The Senate, indignant at the treatment
they had received from the House, postponed
their invitation Indefinitely. and refused to com
ply with their request And 50 the matter stood
at our latest date from that quarter-Nat. Int.
80 P. Q"-Ihe Mystery Revealed. We
have always believed that the letters over this
signature were from sumo young and inexpe-
tributsd 10 the Rev G. G.. Cotton, the author of
Lacon; but who that might have compared the
sen,en,ious periods of that work, with the Flip
PANT and undigrs'rd paragraphs OF the Paris let.
ter writer. could have believed it for moment!
] Wilkes. Esq. tx. NJ p for Sudbury. has al.
so been Invested with the dubious honor of their
paternity, but without the slightest reason. We
have it on the authority Of letter now before US,
an authority derived from the fountain head
that the real author of these 90 P O." eps-
ties, is a youth OF the name of Loudon.-a son
of c. Loudon, Esq. The offspring is in no
wav celebrated,-bu the father il we'll known
by his various writings on Natura! History. and
is now the respected and useful editor Of the
Gardeners Magazine, in London.
The young man in question has been residing
for year or two pa,t in Paris, having pick
ed up all the durnal chit chat which may be OBJ
tanned Of quidnuncs at cafes, in the chambers, at
the Bourse, tribunal of commerce, and so forth,
he has eked out an enormous quantity Of fable and
verbage. with Jest enough Of fact to make them
cohere. Phil Gaz.
Female Courage and Presence of Mind.-A
letter from gentleman residing near Smithville,
Brunswick county, N c., published in the Fay
etevile Journal, relates the following interesting
circumstances
GA short time ago, 10 the vicinity of Smith
vile, negro man Joe, the property Of old Cap
tain Brown went to the house OF MI. Daniel
Bennett, in his absence, with the intention Of
committing an assault Mrs Bennett was in the
house when he entered, aad he made known his
intentions to her. She Immediately rose up,
when he threw his arms around her; shr howev-
er by her exertions got rid Of him for moment.
when he went to a large crack in the house to
see If any person was approaching While he
was in this position. she seized gun which was
loaded with buck .shot. and shot him dead on the
spot. She Immediately communicated to her
neishbors What she had done. Corouer's In.
quest was held, when she appeared before the
Jury and swore that she had done the deed, and
why she did it,"