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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-14
FROM MEXICO.


man from lie United States. rrsdIn! IN He sac y"
Chifauha, of late date, received III Washington Guy
1t shows among other things the state OF feeling o! me
interior Of MeNico on the existing state "f ata!tS De-
tween that Government and FraEcr.--.NM Int
'lt has been age since we had any news from your
county, and wc have very lille from h"r"I'. Cur pa
pprs full OF French news, az every thhg III mat
country has direct hearing on the probable result OF
the var which The French Minister IS l"rc"g upon us
suppose before ms reaches you We s"" Nc al No'''
ties and most l"oI!slly.
The whale demand 1i The fench Hi,,"'e! Is SIX
hundred thousand dollars Tor s"s'i"nS on flehcn pro
perry III the times OF our frequent 8Von'"hs ana MS
money paid without negotiation. The liens VI ie &c
cuun are 1rao,dinary Sixty thousand dollars for
pastry cook S shop in Tacubaya, which the troops oil
Santa Anra cal UP ONE morning Ia proportion /" this
all the other claims The Government say that The
french have 10 treaty with this country so they can
not require any satisfaction that they had suffered no
more than the citizens Of tie country, but OH the con
lrary have suffered less.
"Ihe uliimalum Of the French Minister Is insulting
in the extreme and treats The Government as savagrS,
brrtes 40
"Tbe pres;den, Of This R.pubEc. in his Message TO
Congress and his proclamation appears be determined
to 90 Gasad Congress have determined 10 uphold The
riulis n; IN, R,pubLc and have. lbid-n entering into
ony treaty ~ nrr As France keeps an armed iuIce on
the COASTS of Mexico
..Ihp war Will he in no wis. injurious Mexico but
vcry mrrb -, Il, France An army of Ffruchn.en will
rey, H., ,j, Ia rcur-o,, n,o III. I;,,c rjrr hat will pro
htL ~ ,,I T., t,Lo ,L. se,,rs and retain .,,s-.ssinn
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U,rn lbc,ye We ARE s,p We ere bn, few. and mostly
;, H., no.. r,sn,c,oIL, r. ,,iI,es in IN. cam
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.NEWS!-THE DROUGHT is cone.

Since our last paper we have had copoU- and ret,sh
ing rains The gardeners tell US That their ground, a-
thoroughly wet 1t is not too late 10 do mTch 6e1r".
To the agtcuIturissto cultivate th'r urnps 10 pous
and aIlow tsi lands for wheat 10 bring up the gt@ss
for their stock, &c, &c &c.
The ST Louis Republican Of the 25th ult spraks n
the most favourable OF The tobacco, and ~.
Fall crops of that Siareand aso OF the aud co1
crops from the upper Mississippi cnumry both lr'
the Mississippi On Tie other haRd, the FIckSnurg a'
nel of the 2O,h has mo hesitation IN saying, that ne
crops Of aud cotton except on the Mississippi fs'
will be unusually short We do not think Will re
rage otrds Of crop Off the river. The uuIeasGr'
BILE planting season. and the frost, seriously mlnrrd ~
Cotton. The stand is bad generally in the lncroT.'a'
the long drought has ruined the corn, except on 's
moist ground. About Columbus, and in May pl.L'''
the county, there was no rain preceding The IN ~ 80"
gust.
The Cleveland Herald Of the 4lh says, that in NJ III
ern Ohio, wv heat and grass may be srt H'"" ~ "'
average crop, while and oats very -a a''" "
Iatoes almost total failure. Wherever from "''.'.
cation or favorable showers, corn buck w''sa p''''
and vine, babe fair 10 escape the drought, they "1S
usually backward and are ruined by the frost 800,
The llarrisonLurg Register ofIhe 9Th inst Sia''
the d5nu .hl still continued in Rockingham county
''S (says bel we do not despair nor have we ths .'
disposition 10 cOnpatn-ln many parts Of THIS co'':,
we understand there has been sufficient ram 10 "
most excellent crops of But from the c"nn. -
b. loy us we have the most distressing accounts o.
wi,herjnp and blighlng influence Of the dr"urh'
gentleman who has just returned from visit to 80
nanGoah informs U.s. that heritage of every KIND J" "i
and the adjoining counties is literally burnt up -
vegetation perfect stand. This has caused '"a.
and extraordinary rise in the price of corn poiaor7
In Rockingham, however, where there is enough d."
spare, this will not be the case" ali
The ros, Of the 9TH inst. general thah y"
supposed, and has done little in Jury. we arP''t
to some parts Of the country. The LynchOHIE lii
man acknowledges the rece pit OF letter from
PtsyIvania CO.. which states that the Frost on u" Ia
Of the Sd inst had ruined all the Tobacco on ' Ts,
lands, which was all that was OF any promise ',. a
WILL" il adds, consequently be complete iao c,o
the crop in this vicinity, this season Our eofn 80.
will, it is thought, not exceed oneourth OF ,'e
amount A considerable emigration TO the "es's.
my. good supply of old Corn, and a toleraoVs e'Or
Wheat will enable to go through another year abb
The Danvi!le Reporter states that the ros b,ccd
inst injured considerably the growing crop OF amt,
in Pit,sy vana. Tobacco near the court house
blacks and "the crop Of Col Jones' which was de-.
to be the finest in the county, was more 'n1"
Tine Columbi. County, Pa. Reg,,erIof Sep. ,os
" we had yesterday and this morning a hea''
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NORFOLK. Septcmber :

NORFOLK, September I.
COMMERCIAL CoNvESTIoS The ball is rolling. The
committee appointed al The general meeting of The cil-
zens of Norfolk have assembled and selected The fol-
lowing gentlemen TO represent Norfolk in The Conven
ton 10 be held here on the second "Wednesday in No
vember next. The delegation is able, and well chosen,
and will combine high talent with commercial expert
ence.
Norfolk Delegation W. Tazeweli, John Tubb,
John Southgate, Robert Soutter, Henry Woods, n G.
lard, Charles H Shield, Giles B. Cooke, Niger Myers,
Dr. George Wilson, Jr., John Cupron, VIM. Tucker.
james II. Johnston, Charles Reid, Joseph T. Allyn, J.
R. HUBBARD James NJ Smith. John s. NlIllson, James
+. Hunter R. II. Chamberlaine, James II. Behan, Ben
jamin Emerson, Christopher Hall
TO which added by the resolution Of The meeting
the following:
Miles King Mayor; Wright Southgne, VIM F. Gun
ninsham, John II. Butler, James I. Souer, Henry B.
Reardon.
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(Ernnl fhr PcnnSu,rGniaN

Mr. Rush, with the Smithsonian legacy, half mil.
lion Of dollars, in gold may now be daily expected US
he lr0 Lnndon the 18th l!''h of July As some OF
our public journals have already minated, richer
Crsipht, since Columbus has arrived in America
than that which is to found, in this noble eEdowm"nl OF
an American Institution for the diffusion OF knowledge
among mankind.
Some amusing contributor to The columns Of Mc Natl
onai Ga.,.tc took r,mcc at his stock IF kno'cdsc and
humaa because proceeds from the will OF natural
son, and given It's admirable drsign only in case
there should not prove 10 be natural at such lille
ultimate a,her-o rather The pnst alluded TO objected
first 10 the advertisement for Offspring because 1t did
not set forth the whole will and all the proceedings IN
Chancery. 10 the suit instituted by Mr. Rush TO recover
the money; aud then. warming upon that dbs"'dy took
objection the whole bastard Request, unworthy our
American republican acceptance.
Would the ias,idous writer in the National Gazette
fuse even resurrection note from the Bank OF the u
S,a,rs because its source unlawful: II II should I've
proved that the of that Bank were all tainted with
fraudulent origin fear the puist IN question would
take them it offered to him. DId any rny gn"d man
refuse shnpasrers because they were c"nirssedy issued
contrary law? Are these United STATES fTdndWtnhy
free sovereign and independent, because Their revou
ton began with disguised III mob lie and clearly
essl preceding stealing and destroying The tea of un
offending people: We fear The objection 10 Tie Smith
soniaa legacy proves too much
Or is il PERSONAL Docs il originate IN TINT aniIpa'hy
to MIR Rush which has vented itself above all IN the
National Gazette for some years past:
Either way, and how, II will come to nothing.-
sn.r two wears of close and successful suit that gcule
man has got Tie money. shocking 10 say.in gold VIII
soon be here the humbug; and IL IS cccn sad h"t Hr
Rwsh deserves 10 be CONNECTED ,ri kr nobic nSitH0a
which American funds being supcradded TO En.ish'
Congress NAV establish at Washington for the diffusion
OF knowledge among mankind better institution. or
batter etcsr. cannot be easily found The GIfnfd Cot
pge as lriiisG, excellent design Even az mar
rel il will be still useful for the diffusion Of information
Although many advprsares Of The fnnmdrr plan have
been al work to destroy it, aud many more have said
that, like the Smithsonian legacy the sooner and more
,i.rctuay it is destroyed the better. +.
urrycl--ED
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We we're satisfied that the powerful paper which ap.
reared in the as No Of the Messenger IN opposition 10
r0Iuico Re,iajgmishm would prove happy hit. 1t Ras
mel with applause from all quarters Among thes'
Jude Harper of South Carolina. himself deeply con.
yp,sant with the subject Of which it treats; being l,
ouhDr of The '.Gc0ioir Sarery, read before tie 5
Carolina Society for the Advancement OF Learning
We have been favored with copy Of his letter 10 tie
r4,,,, Of The Messenger, as follows,
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A NEW ORLEANS DUN!

few evenings since, the dullness anC
insipidity Of a village life, were temporari
ly diSpelled by the arrival in our Town O
rara aUiS oftho species commonly known
to debtors, by the very significant appella
tlon--DUN: and which from the speci
men lately exhibited to us, we think has
been very properly defned-a clamorous
lmPortunatO creditor. Fromtho prudence
and discretion Of our citizens, such visitors
are and hitherto have been, very rare
The business part Of the day was drawing
to close, and the few persons, who had
come from the country to hear the news
and while away the dull hours, had either
departed or were exchanging the parting
salutatlons. merchant stood in his
door and looked wistfully around.-Sone
reclined lazily on the railing, which protec-
ted the sidewalk from the Street Others
we're collected about the Groceries, "crack-
ing Jokes" and keeping their "spirits up by
pouring spirits down" Now and then,
an individual, feeling SOLITARY and alone,''
was seen vending his way slowly in the d.
rectlon Of one or other of those groups, and
signihed his intention of becoming one of
the party, by careless inquiring-Is there
any thing new in Town to-day?-where-
upon followed some vague philosophising
OH the financial embarrassments of the
Country--or congratulations on the i'm
Provements going on in the vilage-the
probable fate of the Union Bank, &c.
AT this juncture, the gaze of all was at
tracted to parsonage, of very contracted
longitudinal dimensions, turning the cor
ner of Washington and Main-Streets, clad
IN an over-coat "aIl buttoned up beloro,n
and cap so closely fitted on his Uranium
as eitectually to conceal his physiognomy.
The relns were hanging loosely on the
neck of the '.jaded pony" to the name Of
which the rider chung with all the tenacitv
of"grlm death to the green lizard" Who
lsthat? sayso one. Thequery elected some
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in Congress At any rate, nothing will b.
done in the way of legislation, until tina
election has occurred. Judge Blacks re
signation, to take effect Goth January, is ii
the hands of the Executive.
The establishment Of a large State Bank
for the purpose Of internal improvement
will be one Of the principal questions, The
object is to take the Union Bank bill and
strike out every thing except that part
which relates to the pledglng the faith OF
the State for fifteen millions, draft the a.
mendment so as to make the institution a
State bank, instead of a stock bank, place
in it all the funds of the State, including
the amount received from the General
Government under the distribution act, re-
lease each of the rail road banks from their
obligations to build road, by their pay
ing bonus to the State bank, cause that
institution to purchase 1900 hands and
commence two great rail roads immediate
ly; one to run from Mississippi City, or
some other point on the bay, through all
the eastern counties to Columbus, or the
Tennessee river; the other to commence
at Natchez, and run upoS the route con.
,templated by the Mississippi and Pearl riv-
er rail road 10 Canton, thence on through
Holmes, Yalobusha, Lafayette, Ponola,
Marshall, and so on, to the Lagrange rail
road in Tennessee. The surplus profits
OF the bank, after paying interest upon the
State bonds, to constitute general i'm
provement fund for the purpose OF making
lateral roads wherever they may be ne
cessary, to clear out distractions in rivers,
&c, or to constitute an education fund. |
That something Of the kind will be done
have no doubt, for have conversed with
from the north and east, and find
a striking coincidence Of opinon-each
having had the same plan in view before
leaving home, differing only in the details,
for the purpose of freeing us forever from
IN odious vassalage to New Orleans.
have an able reporter here, Mr.. Pa
ridge, who will furnish by each mail for
he Daily Free Trader the proceedings Of
he Legislature, and every speech Of much
interest, IN ertenS0.
Our Washington correspondent | have
Instructed to write by eTpreSs mat, thus
making the Pree Trader all that we have
Promised in the way of National and
State Legislative Chronicler.
Gen. Brown, ofCopiah, will probably be
elected Speaker of the House; and Gen.
Bell, of Pontotoc, or Col. Bingaman, of our
own, President of the Senate.
Respectfully yours,
L.. A. BESANCON.
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= JONAS
l.. A. BESANCON.
To the Publisher Of the Liberty Adrocaie
JACKSON, Jan. l6, 1888.

JACKSON, jan l6, 1888.
Since last addressed you, nothing O
Importance has transpired. We progress
rather tardily. The only interesting sui
F Ject that has arisen, is Bill proposing tn
call OF Convention. conceive there +
be perfect incongruity in styling BIZ
a proposition A bill and proposition ar,
distinct questions. A bill makes it com
pulsory upon the people to.vote for or a
galnst Convention, and a proposition
leaves it discretionary with them to vote
or not. have voted against the Bill in al
its stages, as yet, and shall oppose it on
its passage. believe the Bill to be paIpa.
bly, unconstitutional, and as tending to the
Introduction Of dangerous principle in
our government; that the Legislature have
the right, in violation Of one of the plain
est provisions in the bill of rights, to order
out the people of this State into Conven-
ton, oppose it, further, on grounds of
lnexpedlency. have strong objections
to the Constitution, but the distracted and
embarrassed situation of the country, and
above all, the bitter maignity that exists
between the two parties in thsslate, render
1t highly improbable that the Constitution
would receive much improvement at the
hands of party Convention | am well
satisfied from the exhibition of party feel
ing in this Legislature, that nothing can be
anticipated from the call of Convention.
If a body of amendments were proposed
to the people, as have no doubt it can be
constitutionally done, we can reap all the
advantages Of a new Convention, without
hazardlng any lhing-without mourning
the risk of getting more lovely piece of
emplrlclsm rlveted up US, The chief OBJ
Ject OF the North, in calling this conyen-
ton, or rather the majority ofthem, seems
to be the removal of the State House. To
this am opposed. The further consid-
Grafton of this bill has been postponed to
the lst Monday in February. 1t will be
passed by the lower House, but will receive
its quletus In the Senate, from present in
dications. We have passed law estab-
fishing the northern boundary line of this |
State. To day, in committee of the whole.
an incidental discussion arose as to the
OF authorizing the Banks to issue
notes under The denomination of five dol.
lars, for a limited time and for limited
amount. The object of it seems to be to
get rid of the irresponsible shin-plasters
that are flooding the country. Whether
such Bill would retard the resumption
Of specie payments, am not prepared to
say; but, on the other hand, the utter i'm.
of carrying on the most ordi.
nary transactions in life, without such a
change currency, has induced me to bestow
lpon it favorable consideration. Ionlv
choose between two evils. The further
consideration of this subject is postponed
Until Friday. ,
Intelligence has reached here TO dav
hat Gholson is dead, and that Prentiss
md Word have been admitted to their I
'eats in Congress. The latter part ofthis !
Intelligence is truly gratifying to the {
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grave replies, such as-l don't know, bu
'spect horses don't grow in the country he
came from. The fellow don't know wha,
those strings were made for. lie must be
riding the Express Mail from Snail-Town
in the Province Of the Liliputians, Let us
hear Rhat news he brings. During the
time occupied by these surmises, the "herc
of our tale,' or more properly speaking,
the animal he rode stopped as by instinct
before the Hotel. The strange visitor
made some inquiry Of by-stander, the an
swer to which, seemed to direct his atten-
ton to gentleman, who was at that mo-
ment riding by. Stop! halo! Mr.. Mr.. is
your name ------? he hastily cried.
That is my name, sir.
am from The house Of W, W
& Co., New OrIeans,-the House is a little
dstressedAL have small account against
you. Here various EXPLANATIONS in
suppressed tone, proceeded from the by
SANDERS, such as Notice." "Last Call
"Look Here" &c.) ~
If you wiz ride TO my house | will settle
the account. | have not the money with
me now.
Mr.. you are a responsible man,
(dismounting) you can borrow the money
Gentlemen, Cunning TO the crowd-two
bows and vehement though graceful ges-
ticulation accompanying each sentence
Mr.. - is responsible man--loan
him the money-he isa responsible man
has thousands in deposite at home--only |
taken by surprise-he will pay you any
iay--ho is responsible man-has thou
sands in deposite at home.
(Mr. - withdrew and in a few mo-
nents returned and settled the account, y
hank you Mr.. -, you are response
DE man-you can have any thing you want
It the house of W, W & Co.,
New Orleans-you are responsible man
you can have any thing you want at the
ouse Of W, W ~ Co., New Or
cans, | am now for Darlington. A good
fternoon, gentlemen!
Scarcely ten minutes elapsed between
he arrival and departure Of the eccentric
tranger. The village was ''taken by sur
rise;n but, as it was soon discovered that
10 lives were lost, or any material damage
ustained, the affair passed off with an up
oarous laugh; some one rcmarking that
lie didn't believe after all the fuss, that
hat was "tho follow that pushed the hull off
he bridge" S.
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TConlnlunicated.l
GRAND SCHEME OF LOCAL POLICY

GRAND SCHEME OF LOCAL POLICY
The following letter, written by the Ed
itor of the ''Free Trader" and published
in that paper, shows a deep laid plan fol
tho destruction of the Union Bank, and the
establishment Of a great State Bank on its
ruins. According to this Editor, the faith
of the State is to be pledged, and its funds
appropriated in support of this Bank. The
main object appears to be, the construction
of two great Rail Roads, one through all
the Eastern Countless the other from
Natchez to Tennessee The last mention
ed Road is the real object in view, the first
a mere fetch to seduce the Eastern Coun-
ties into the measure. 1t is profound de-
vice to get the Natchez Rail Road con-
structed at the expense Of the State, and
subject the interior Counties to that "odious
vassalage," which the Editor would make
us believe we are under to New Orleans.
Now as to the Bank itself, Natchez will
Of course claim to be the centre of its oper-
atoms; and what a controlling influence
would it then exert upon the pecuniary
affairs Of the country! "Odous yassalapc
to New Orleansm Why, New Orleans
never can gain any thing like the tremen
dous power which is aimed at by Natchez,
over the commercial interests of the in
terror Counties. IF the Editor of the Free
Trader states the plan correctly, it is a
scheme of local ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, at the
expense of the State. 1t is an improve
ment upon that system of Vaccinations,
which operated with such hostile, and al |
most fatal, influence, against the NASHVILLE
Rail Road, and tho Union Bank. II is east |
ly to perceive, that our section of the State
is thopartlcuar object Of conquest. Moth |
ing but its entire subjugation will satisfy
III lhordlnate and unexampled local ambi- |
ton And this will probably be effected,
If we here remain in our habitual state off
apathy and supneness, in relation to ques.
lions involving our most vital interests.
:, Jackson, Dec. 80, 1897.
Mr.. HALLIDAY
Dear Sir-The members of the Legis-
ature have nearly all arrived The first
object after organization, reception of Gov.
Lynch's message, and appointment Of COM
will be the election of a Senator
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The affairs of Canada are assuming a
very serious aspect. 1t is reported that on
the end inst, the RoyaIists took Navy Is
land and completely vanquished the Patriot
Army, and that Van Ransalaer and Nc.
kenzle, being severely wounded, were TAX
en- prisoners. 1t Is further stated that the
British forces have actually invaded Amer
lean soil, and destroyed American property.
II these things be true, they can be con-
strued into nothing short of an open decla-
ration of war. These reports may prove
false, and as they seem to be founded on
rather questionable authority, we hope for
the best We rejoice to sec that every
precaution has been taken by the Govern
ment of the U. S. to secure strict neutrali-
ty since the commencement of hostiites
in the British provinces: so that if difficult
culties must come they will DO none of our
seeking S.
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to meet in Convention, on a day to be fix
ed in said proclamation, at the scat OF Gov
eminent, TO take into consideration the
state Of the Commonwealth OF Georgia,
and TO oevise the course Of her future pol
icy, and provide all necessary safeguards
for protection Of the rights Of her people.
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On the first page will be found Report
from the Committee Of the Legislature
Of Georgia, and series Of Resolutions
passed by that body, on subject, Of the
most seriousimport TO every Slave holding
State. 1t shows to what extent the spirit
OF ianaticlsm pervades the State Of Maine,
and indicates what we may expect if the
Abolitionists should gain the aseendency in
Congress--What little dependence is to be
placed on the Oaths of men to maintain the
when their minds have been
so blinded by the fana,cal spirit of Adolf
tonism, that they cannot understand the
planest sentences in their mother tongue.
Slavery is still the exciting topic in Con.
gress, and the AbolitiGnists seem dctermin-
I'd to keep the Union in jeopardy, by unius-
ltiable intermedIing with Southern rights.
fthis state of things continues to increase,
he South will soon be hurried to that "point.
,eyond which forbearance ceases TO be
,iltue." S.
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LIBERTY ADVOCATE
LIBERTY, JANUARY 27, 1888.

The Southern Wing states on the au-
thority of private letter received in Jack
son, Miss, which may be relied on as cor
rect, that the Hon. S. j. Gholson is dead,
and that Mr.. Claiborne has resigned
Messrs. Prentiss and Word must now be
to seats in Congress as the Rep
resentatives of Mississippi, or vacancy
be declared, which will impose on us ano-
ther Election. s.