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Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-07-06
RELIGIOUS MIsCELLANY.
Lr.rn.crs rnon TIE rnroLoeIcAL WORK, OF rHos DICK
NO IL.
THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT.
"THou shalt not commit adultery"

Thou shall not commit adultery"
This commandment, is TO be viewed comprehend
Ing within its prohibition. every species OF lewdness,
both in thought, word, and action adultery, forni-
cation, incest, poygamy, &C. and likewise all those
lcentious desires and affections from which such sc
ions proceed In this comprehensive sense it is ex-
planned by our Savior in his Sermon the Mount,
and by the apostles in their letters 10 the Christian
churches Ii is founded on the distinction OF
which exists among mankind, and on the law of mar
rage, which promulgated Immediately after the
creation Of the first paira law which was intended TO
lim, and to regulate the intercourse OF the sexes; and
promote purity affection, aud order. among the
eral generations OF mankind BY this law the
rage union is limited TO two individuals. He who
made mankind al the beginning, says Christ, made
them male and female and said, For this shall
a leave father and mother and shall oeave to his
riff and they twain shall be one flesh And it
might easily be shown from an induction Of facts, and
from consideration of the present circumstances Of
the human race that this law and this alone, is calcu
lated promote the mutual affection OF the married
pair and TO the peace sndhappness Of families.
and The harmony of general society. BY this law the
onion is made permanent long the parties esis,
in the world What God hath ioned let no man put
asunder.' This regulation has tendency TO promote
union Of affection and interests. and induce the par
ties 10 bear hpaence the occasional Inconvenience
and contentious which NAV arse Were divorces gem
orally permitted on the ground OF unsutableoess Of
temper occasional Jars society would be shak-
en- TO its Every real supposed nsu, prov
oestion, would be followed ill it terminated in a
separation Of the parties families would thus be torn
into shreds the education Of the young would be neg
ee'ed parental authority dsregarded, and door open
ed iOr the prevalence Of unbounded licen,iousness
Soon sfer the commencement OF the Revolution 10
France, law, permitting divorces, passed by the
Nstions Assembly and, in less than three months
from ia date. nearly many divorces as marriages
were registered ia the city Of Paris In The whole
Kingdom within the space Of eighteen months uPw ards
oft~eniy thousand divorces effected; and the
lion saak into state Of moral degradation, from the
e1ecss Of which IL has vet recovered. This Il
one Of The many practical proofs presented before ns
q the Danger Of infringing any Of the moral ar
Engagements which the Creator has established.
The preeepg under consideration is TO be consider
ed a. directly opposed 70 all 7romscoous and leen
ness inefcosrse tcivecn The seIes Apd the reason
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-07-06

TWO THINGS SAW.
! saw a noble laborer--
A gallan, man was he,
OF s.slwau frame and manly port,
And dark eye bold and free;
Aud, ere, he had fine young wife,
Aud bright eyed children three
never saw in all my life,
A nobler man than he
lie never did shameful deed
lie nc er betrayed friend
For his own land he'd figh, and bleed
Till life itself should end,
lie ever shared his frugal store
With each poor soul in need
Honest and generous, brave and free
Such was the laborer's creed.
| looked upon his noble form
thought upon his worth
And, faith the laborer seemed TO me
The noblesi man on earth
But when i, came town meeting day,
knew he couldn't vote,
Because he owned no acres broad,
And wore ragged coat,
turned and saw another man
lie wore gold specs, and carried
A gay gold headed cane in hand,
And a rich girl had married
He lived up in great brick house,
Three stories high or more,---
lie owned a farm, cotton mill,
Some bank-stock, and a store.
Close listed, hard, and stern he was,
He hardly ever smiled
He drove the beggar from his gate
And at his woes reviled,
He hardly ever smiled, said,
Yet surely twas not so,
For to each nabob he would smirk
Like a monkey in a show
He'd cheated now for forty yea
Failed twice, and saved each time
Some twenty thousand dollars good
And kept his horse and wine.
He was an old aristocrat,
And terribly he growled
When he heardBrownson's doctrines preach
And at "free suffrage" scowled.
lie vowed that under old King Charles
We'd got on "well enough
Tha, all this talk of Human Rights,
Was rigmarolc and stuff
Now this rich man OF course could vote,
Come from the polls, and NEE,
The vulgar herd of laboring slaves,
Thronging the crowded street
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PUBLISHERS & PROPRIETORS.

vented and scene Of happiness and love, such as
the world has yet Witnessed, would bc display
ed among all the families Of the earth.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-07-06

The following narrative was derived from an officer
of General Welborn's corps, who was in battle with
the Creek Indians, below narrated and an eye
witness of the remarkable here recorded The
whole affords but another proof that truth Is indeed
often stranger than fiction
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-07


TRIBUTE TO DEPARTED WoRIH.--Rev
Abednego Stephens, late President Of Jeffer-
son College in the town Of Washington. Adj
ams county, Mississippi. died in the city Of
Nashville, Tenn. onthe 18th day of February.
lo4I. He had long been sufferer in his health
and found the lofty path of moral daring and
elevated usefulness he had marked out for him
sell, much impeded by the slow yet sure an
pre- aches of that wasting consumption, which
has, at length, completed its destined work of
death. His fond wish, however, to die among
ms friends, and surrounded by scenery enbalm-
ed by his earliest recolections and hottest as
pTatons was realized. From his dying cham
Der he might contemplate the emerald hill
where stands Nashville University, amonp.
whose classic sons he was foremost in all that
accomplishes the scholar, ripens the moralist
and educates the christian, philosopher, orator
and poet. From his window he could see the
semigothic towers of the church in whose sa-
cred walls he took his fervent and youthful
vows of the holy ministry upon him; and his
last look upon surrounding nature might have
rested upon the undying green of the cedar
groves beneath whose numbered shadows, al
even tide, he might have bieashed out his great
and attectionate heart a thousand times into
the bosom ofconfiding friendship and love.
/ But he now rests, like fragrant flower GU
down IN the season of its earliest bloom. in tina
romantic dell ofgraves. where many astalle shat
OF marble presses the bosoms of the noble ant
the good, the friends Of his earliest youth.
"None knew him but to praise,
None lose him but to mouorn.''
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-07
FOR SALE.

TEYIIE undersigned offers for sale, upon easy
a terms the interest Zone haI) formerly
owned by w. d. Chapman in the
e COLUMBUS DEMOCRAT. :"
The office is as well supplied as any in the
South with fancy job type and all materials for
executing with despatch and neatness such
work. The news type have been iii use for
two or three years and will last five Years yet
with care AMI attention.
The high character of the Democrat Is
well known and acknowledged by both parties
in this State, and in point oflocation and other
advantages tits not surpassed by any press in
the South. The fast Increasing population OF
North Mississippi, the quantity of business
done in the town OF Columbus, and the daily
increase of patronage to the Office affoI d sure
guarantee that the paper Is permanently estab-
lished, and if conducted with economy will al
ways prove lucrative inv, stment for the a
mount of capital employed. The Democrat
has been established for several years and du-
ring that period has received a liberal share o
advertising patronage and larger subscription
list than any paper in the State, north OF Jack
son. The subscription list still continues t.
increase daily.
Letters addressed to the undersigned, or t.
w. ID. Chapman Columbus Mi. will receive
immediate attention, if Postpaid.
| ii. il. WORTHINGTON.
n. b. A practical Printer would be pre-
| ferred, as a partner In the concern.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-07
Erom ihe Columbia Observer.

It is the serious misfortune of most Van Bu-
reniprints, that they seem utterly unable TO
discriminate between fact and tancy. Inns Is
the peculiar misfortune of the Nashville Union.
We care not to give it harsher name, but
the following "fancy sketch TO say the least
OF it, taken from that paper of Monday last,
is fair specimen of the sort of stuff ITS rea-
ders are usually RECALLED with:
s.Eyery body knows that Clay was the con-
bidate of the Wings before the Harrisburg
Convention. What compromises were made
what arrangements for his own special 6ene-
ft-to induce him to support Harrison, are
unknown TO the public. Various rumors give
= variety of hues to the evident understanding.
Here is a charge made, without particle
Of evidence, without even an isolated TACT 70
found it upon, imputing to two OF the mos'
distinguished men of the Republic, private
bargain, by which one has yielded the other
the Presidency, and received IN considetauoI
thereof nameless price ":or his own speia
benefit This charge also implies that Inc
very large majority Of American freemen have
been SO meanly corrupt as tacitly TO ana all'
abet this both. battering oftheir bbertles--Ilal
another charge alleges, that whilst M. Clay
was selling the Presidency to Gen. Harrison
the American people were in truth selta,l9 mem
se1yes for aBritish Godr We scarcely know
how to express ourself in regard to such ute
yenalitv ofthe public press. It would hardf
seeu necessary to treat it seriously-such char
roc are wholly without trnth-they are no
Even yretended to be based on facts; yet the
10 reach Ithe ears, and as they are INTENDED
often create Impressions on the minds OF tn
uniformed: and for this!reason cannot be pass
"a unnoticed. Just such charges. and as u
tery void offacts to support them' were 5 y =
dustrously made against Mr.. Claylin io< 70.
40 fix abargain andintrIgue upon ms lalr lsn ].
IN the minds Of many well meaning men, "
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-07
TRUST SALE.

UDY virtue of a Deed in Trust execu-
Nd ted to me, on the Goth day of June
1910, by James Z. Sykes, to secure the
payment of certain debts therein specified
shall on
Monday, the 9th day Of September aert
offer al public sale on the premises, the
plantation. belonging to said James T.
Sykes in Noxabee county Mississippi, ly-
ing eight miles east Of Macon, containing
eight hundred and eight acres, nearly FIVE
hundred Of which are in cultivation.
Also, twenty three likely negroes con-
sisting Of men, women, boys aud girls.
Also,nine head ofmules and seven head
Of horses, serenity head of cattle, one
hundred and twenty FIVE head of hogs,
one set of Blacksmith tools complete, all
the plantation utensils &c.
The sale of the above property viii be
continued from day 10 day, until closed.
l shall convey such title only as is vested in
ne as trustee, JAMES SYKES
Trustee.
TeIms of the above sale. 0L.7-CAsH.
March, 3, 1s4I--prsf d39 90 1t.
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Jan. 20, 1871. pf.d25.
CLOTHING ar COST.

"a UST received and for sale by the
a. Subscriber a general assortment of
Ready Made Clothing which will be sold
al cost. Also a variety of other articles
which viii be sold lower than any can be
sold, by any other house in this Mar
ket.
Those who wish TO buy clothing would
do well to call and examine the stock,
before they purchase elsewhere.
d. WILLIAMS.
I. Columbus Mss. Feb. 10 1910,
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-07

IENNEssEE.-ln consequence ofCongress
having to convene on the 31st May, Governor
Polk has issued his proclamation, requesting
election to be held in Tennessee for men,
bers of Congress on the 9th NAY.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-07
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, !
NOXIJBFE. COUNTY.


Probate Court, Regular Term,
march l, a p. 1S41.
NoTICEEs hereby given 10 all per-
4V sons, interesed In The Lands Ten
ements & Heredilaments of Raleigh White
deceased, 10 be and personally appear,
before the Judge ofthe Probates, Court of
Noxubee county, Mississippi, at Regular
term, of said court TO be holden, on
The first Monday in June next,
and show cause if any they have, why The
court should moi grant an order 10 the Ad.
ministrator TO sell all the lands belonging
to5he estate of said deceased lyingand be.
ing in the County and State aforesaid.
WITNESS, the Honorable Madison t.
McGebee Judge of the Probate Court, OF
said county,
Issued the 18th day of march, A. D.
1911.
Attest, JOHN B. ROBERTS, elk.
26 OF. prfl2.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-07

It Weare authorized to announce
2. 3 SIarIkc as candidate for the Office
o sheriff, IN the ensuing November election
&C We are authorised 10 announce
Pryor ". Grant, as candidate for re-
election, to the Office Of sheriff of Lowndes
County.
u We are authorised to announce
Eli Abbott, as a candidate for the Office
Of Sheriff, at the ensuing November election.
We are authorised to announce
Richard n. HOskins as candidate for
the Office of Sheriff of Lowndes County, at our
next November Election.
O. We are authorized tie announce
Col w. HI sOHlIaaII, as a candidate for the
Office of Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lownds
county at our next election.
WE are authorised to announce
Sterling III. Lester, as candidate for
the Office of CLERK of the Circuit Court Of
Lowndes County, at the next November cleo
ton.
lF7W WE are authorised to announce
John ID. Montgomery, as a candidate
for the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court d
Lowndes county at our next election.
~ We are authorized to announce
Geo. yVaddIe as a candidate for the office
Of Collector at our next ensuing election.
q We are authorised to announce
Greene Hill ESD, as candidate for the
Office of Mayor of the city Of Columbus at thu
ensuing election.
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FXECTTOR,S SALE.

N7IIL be sold on Friday the second day
Of April next to the highest bidder, on
a credit Of nine months, at the residence OF the
late Thomas MCGEE deceased near Columbus
twelve or fifteen negroes, consisting Of men
women and children some horses, a mule, one
pleasure arriage--I1ouse hold and kitchen
furniture, LOT OF Books, Maps, and other ar
ticles.
Sold as the properly of said deceased, by OF.
der Of court to pay debts. Bond and approved
security will be required ofthe purchaser be-
fore the properly sold, will be delivered.
MICAJAH MCGEE, Ex'r-
March 8, 1911. Prf sd At.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-07

Tbs ARMIsTEAD.-The Supreme Court of
the u. S. has decided the above case in favor
OF the negroes, and have determined that they
shall be liberated.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-07

EBY virtue and in pursuance of a deed
ED oftrust executed on the eighteenth
day of June, in the year of cur Lord, one
eight hundred and fortv,by John
C. Drake, and. duly recorded in the Office
of the Clerk Of the PROBATE Court of Nox-
ubee county, mississippi, on the twenty
second day of June, A. D. 1910. 10 Re
cord book No 6, pages 626, 627, and 62s
TO secure the payment of the money dae
OH and by two promisory notes therein
mentioned, TO John NJ. Smith, viii ex-
pose to publie sale on
Monday the Goth day Of 1pril, 1911,
At the court house door, in the town Of
Macon, at the usual hours of sale, acer-
tain tract or piece of land, described in
said Deed of trust, and marked on the
map ofthe plant and plan ofthe survey oil
the lands sold at Columbus Mississippi,viz:
the north east quarter dissection II, town.
ship Is, range Is /; and also all the estate
right, title, interest, claim and demand
whatsoever ofthe said JohnC. Drake,intc
and out of the said tract or piece ofiand
| for the purpose of discharging and satisfy
| ing one of the said promisoTy notes, men
toned on said Deed of trust, dated June
eighteenth, one thousand eight hundre(
and forty, and due on the first day o
| October,in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred aud forty
JAMES POlNDEXTER,
| Trustee.
Oct 10. 1910. Of prsf do.
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OBITUARY.


Departed this life, on the 9Th ultimo. at Ha-
wanna, Mrs. ELIZA CRAVEN, in the fifty third
year other age. This lamented lady long resi-
ded in the city of Columbus. Her exemplary
department in all the social relations of life.
elected the respect and esteem ofthose who
knew her; her vrtuous and affectionate char
acter endeared her to her family and friends.
She died firmly resigned to the Omuipotent
will of that God she fervently adored during
her unblemished life. In the last agonizIng
hour, her thoughts were elevated above the
troubled horizon of life, by that celestial hope
which cheers the departed spirit to IFS eternal
abode IN heaven. Mrs. G. accompanied her only
daughter to HAVANA, for the restoration of
her health, In the country of strangers beneath
the mournful evergreens of the Summer Is
land, they both repose in death. Her illness
was alleviated by the soothing kindness, and
tender attention of recent friends whom she
had won during Iher brief and illfated soiourn
in their hospitable land.
It was her last dying wish, that he whom
her death would berieve on earth, to, whom
she was united by the most tender relations.
would sustain with christian fortitude the
sorrows and affections which a mysterious
Providence visits on the unhappy pilgrims Of
time. A.
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@ Q 1sx M errtaI.


From the Mobile Jour. of Com. of April LIST.
COTTON The arrivals have been since
the Oath instant 1877 bales, and export 1911 |
as follows: to Liverpool Il475, Glasgow $40 |
Havre l76S, New York 1859, Boston $40. |
Providence AS, Philadelphia l57, and to New
Orleans 3G--leaving q stock on Rand and on |
snipboard not clear of 152, 443 bales.
At the date of our last review, the cotton
market was in an unsettled state, buyers con-
tending for easier rates, holders endeavouring
TO maintain their ground. On "Wednesday,
however, the market opened with more liberal
feelings, and sales effected to the extent of
$500 bales at a decline of about lac. per h.
on our last quotations. On Thursday the sales
were 5000 bales, on Friday $500, and on Sat
urday 1900, at the same decline. In conse-
quence OF these heavy operations and two
days later news from Liverpool via New Or
| leans, coming to hand on Sunday, which was
considered favorable, holders advanced their
pretensions Is I-4c. per ID. which at once
checked active business, buyers taking only
sparngly and manifested an unwilngness TO
enter the market freely except at previous
rates. The sales on Monday and yesterday
estimated at 1900 to 5000 bales. The stock
on sale is about $1,000 bales.
1 uG u6iIdHu HAS run principally upon Iilr
cot:ons and the grades below, the bulk of the
purchases having been made for the French
and English markets, the largest portion 1or
the former. Fire cottons have lately been
much neglected, in consequence of the with
drawal from the market of the northern buy
ers.
The sales of the last two days were made
generally at the annexed quotations:
LIVERPOOL cLAssIFICAT1oNs.
| Good and fine nominal.
Good Fair IL a
Fair 1854
Middlmg fair I0I-4a 10 Il
MGdmg "a a 10
Inferior and Ordinary 9 91-2
From the Correspondent Of The MOBILE ADJ.
New Orleans, March 80.
The dealers in cotton were unusually activ,
: Yesterday. They brought over 10000 bags a
an advance Of Is to IA of cent. The caust
Of this stir in the market is variously accounte
, for but as have heard ne satisfactory reason
Ito mel given, will not trouble you wit
, them. There is one, which / may as well stat
here, of some Importance, if there be the leas
Ground for If, and that is,-that orders TO pun
chase largely have been sent on under tn
certain knowledge of an explosion among til
N York Banks, and general break up anon
y the mercantile and private banking concerns
that great city.
General trade with us is as dull as usual.
We have not word of news of any kline
domestic or foreign, SO III cut short for tn
0 present.
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, ,
IOWNDES COUNTY. {

1OWNDES COUNTY. ) |
Probate Court, March Term, A. D. 1871,
HOHN HUDDLESTON, one of the
CD Administrators Of the Estate of
William L. Moore, decd, presented TO
the Court at this Term, an Exhibit on
oath, of the debts due TO and from the Es-
tate of said Moore; which shows the Es-
tate to be Insolvent.
1t is therefore ordered by the Court,
that Abram Murdoch, George Good,
and David C. Richards, be, and are here
by appointed Commissioners, with full
power to receive and examine all claims
of the several creditors of sad Estate,
| air TO cause the time and place of their
meeting to be made known to the credit
ors of said Estate, for receiving and ex-
aiming their claims, by publishing the
same in one of the newspaperln Columbus,
and in three public places in Lowndes
County, and that six months be allowed
| TO the creditors of said Estate, for bring
ING in, and proving their claims, and at
| the end of said six months, the commits
sloners to make their report of their ac-
tinas therein according to law.
i Issued from the Minutes the 9th March
A. D. 164l.
Attost Clerk.
BY virtue Of the above Commission
the undersigned will receive and examine
all claims presented at the Office Of HanG
& Huddleston, in the town of Columbus
until the expiration Of the time limited II
: the above advertisement.
!. - AB'M. MURDOCH,
ID. G. RICHARDS,
: GEO. GOOD.
: CONS.
March. 81, Is4I.-6m. pr. fee s54.O
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-07

ILOS "a LII.
D Y virtue aud in pursuance ola deed
I'D of trust, executed on the eleventh
day Of June, 1910, by Richard K. Woot-
ten, and duly recorded in the Office of the
clerk of Probates Court, in and for Nox-.
ubee county, and Safe of Mississippi, on
the eleventh day of August 1910, will
as trustee, expose 10 public sale for cash.
On Monday tie 9Th day Of July, 1884,
at the Court House door in the own of
Macon, between the legal hours of sale,
the following property, TO wit:
The east half of the south west quar-
ter Of section fourteen,
The East half of the north west
quarter Of section twenty three.
The north east quarter of section
twenty three,
The west half ofthe south west Or,
Of section thirteen,
The west half Of the north west Or.
of section twenty four,
The west half Of the south west Or.
Of section twenty four, and the
South half of section twenty three,
all in township sixteen, Orange eigh-
teen, east, lying and being in the
county of Noxubee, and State of Mis-
sissippi.
Also, the following negro Slaves. viz:
Monday, Jack, Joe, Allen, Peggy, Nally.
dolly, Mary Ann, and her child, George,
Abram, Easter, Martha, Laura, Isabella,
Marion. Amanda, and Isaac, all of the
above property described and set forth in
said deed of trust. for the purpose Of dis
charging and satisfying the claims therein
) mcutioned.
1 xrzF II cszGTrTTT