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NOTICE.

HNHE undersigned, committee Of arrange
ments respectfully inform the citizens Of
Clumbus and vicinity, that the Fire Comps
l, and 2, at The Franklin Academy on
Tuesday Evcning, the 18th inst.
will give subscription bali, gotten up for the
purpose Of raising money to pay FIR the En-.
gines, against the Corporation for which there
IS now judgment open and unpaid. Tickets
FIVE DoLLAbs.
THos ii. MARCH, ISAAC M. KNAPP,
J. Z. WADDEL, ]. ISAAcs,
WIN. HGDDLEsToN, THos. HUDDLEsToN
A. Mu2DoCK, p. M. GRANT,
+. NJ. EcKFoRD, b. G. HENDRIcK,
G. K. MCDANIEL, JNo. K. OTTLEY.
Managers.
= June 2, 1871.
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Columbus Miss.

TRESH GARDEN SEEDS-Just re.
Il ceived from the North, and Warranted
Fresh. For sale by
Feb 1910. +. A. SMITH.
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TRUST SALE.

BDY virtue and in pursuance ofd deed
- of trust, executed on the eleventh
day of June, ls40, 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 to public sale for cash.
On Monday the 5h day of July, 1S41.
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 ar.
of section twenty four, and the
South half of section twenty three,
all in township sixteen, ofrange 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 ii
said deed of trust. for the purpose of dis
charging and satisfying the claims therein
mentioned.
WIN. H. SMITH,
Trustee
N, B. The Trustee would say TO the
public, that the lands above mentioned, are
very superior, and located in a neighbor.
hood of fine society,-and only six mile:
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DANIEL WILLIAMS.
LATE or FRANKLIN, TENN.
Aw01gOW
d,1d

CO.WyUTSsTO.F .MERCH.arZ.
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI,
REFERENcEs,--
G., II. Albert.
4. Barry,
Toomer, Huddlesion, & Co.
Greene Hill,
Franklin g. Brother,
Columbus, Mississippi.
Toomer, Gay, g. Co,
9. Keith, & Co,
e b. Drake,
w. e. Starke,
Miller g. Thomlinenn,
Mobile, Alabama
January !, 1871.
The "FrankliD Review" win insert the a.
bove 3 months, and the "Adyertiser & Chron-
icle," Mobile, 10 the amount of Sd and for
ward their accounts to this Office.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

TRUSTEES SALE.
HDY virtue, and in pursuance ola GER
I'D tain deed in trust executed on tie
18th day of April, 1888, by Caleb Joiner
and Mary NJ. Joiner, and duly recorded
in the Office of the Clerk of Probates
Court, In and for the County of Noxubee,
and State of Mississippi, on the same day.
in Record Book of Deeds, (A) pages 775,
776, and TT, to secure the payment of
certain notes therein mentioned, TO Sam.
uel Brock, | will sell TO the highest bidder
for Cash at the Court House in the town
of Macon, on
Monday, the 10th day of 14ggast,
next, the following described Lands, viz:
The west half Of section thirty three, in
township sixteen, north, of range nine
teen east, containing three hundred and
twenty one and 2l-I00, acres; and the
west half of the south east quarter, of the
same section, township and range, con-
taing eighty 26-100 acres.
Sale TO take place within legal hours.
SAMUEL MARTIN,
Trustee.
Macon, May 5, 1s41.-ids lot pf d24.
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THEk STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
LnwNnEs County.


Probate Court, March Term, A. y. ls4l.
mMIcAJAH MCGEE, Executor Of
N the Estate of Thomas McGee,
deceased, presented to the Court on oath,
: Statement Of debts due TO and from the
Estate Of said decd. On which i IS or
dered BY the Court, that VIM. L. Harris,
VIM, Nj. Cozarl, and James Whitfield, be
appomed Commissioners to receive and
examine all the claims Of the several ere.
dtors of said estate, cause the time and
place of their Meeting TO be made known
by publishing the same in the "Southern
Argus" also in three public places 70
Lowndes County, allowing six months
10 the creditors for bringing in, and pro-
wing their claims, and at the end of six
months 10 make their report to this Court,
according To- law.
Issued from the minutes the 9Th day Of
March, A. d. 1641.
WIN. P. FULLER,
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ENY virtue of the above Commission,
ID the undersigned will receive and
examine all claims presented at the office
of Harris, Clayton 81 Harrison, in the
town Of Columbus, until the expiration
of the time limited in the above adyer-
WIN. L. HARRIS,
VIM. NJ. COZART,
JAMES WHITFIELD,
Commissioners
March, IL, 1910. prf. S54.
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WIN. H. SMITH.

uotbOs
N, B. The Trustee would say to the
public, that the lands above mentioned, are
very superior, and located in a neighbour
hood of fine society,-and only six miles
from the Bigby River. w. HIS.
Macon, Jan. LIST. I64I. 6m. prf S67 so.
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The east half, ofsouth east quarter.
of section two, township fifteen, rang,
fourteen, containing eighty Eve and s..
100 acres, purchased by Anthony viz
Ston. pr 1876.
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DIR. SPOHN'S
HEALTH ELIXIR.

Nav. u. ls41.--tds. of. ID
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TO TIE EDITOR OF THE EMO UIRgR.

SCSSEk COUNTY, March III, Is1l.
The candidates for Congress- 10 repesen; the I'd Con.
gresslonal District, met at last Court and address
ed the people Mr.. Ro. R. Collier, the Wing candi.
date commenced the discussion, he came prepared
to make speech; lie spoke about an hour and half
or two hours. lie commenced by telling the people
that he Democrat; he occupied most of his time
in defining the powers of the General and State Co.
vernments, &c, &c, INDUCING now and then in some
OF the false slang about Mr. Van Buren,. He was re-
piled toby Nj Cary, the Democratic candidate, in an
able and dignled manner, which called forth the ap.
planse of his hearers. MIR. Collier said that he was
formerly member ofthe Democratic party and he give
of the why he had that party he
is member of the Wing party and has been yer since
Collier has ever before been known to serve Mr..
Collier labored in the Wing through this Dis.
rict during the late Presidential contest, as one OF
the travelling Stump Orators, and exered all his in
fuence, (though to cfeot to elect the candidate of
the Federal party. He was one of the "President
makers" And now, mt this late dey, he procaims
himself Democrat and he is very good profess
sional Democrat and it is certainly policy in Mr. C..
to call himself a Democrat, now he is candidate 10
represent Democratic District because he knows full
well, that none but Democrat can be elected. But
Mr.. Collier vii! find it very difficult matter tn
vince the Democrats of this District that he is De.
mocrat in earnest. They want no new born profess
sional Democrat TO represent them in Congress
go for the man who has fought in their battles and has
proven himself to be Democratic Republican, in
spirit and in truth-such man is George B. Cary, Of
southampton, and he will be elected by triumphant
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the owner by uc;on of debt said bond in any ecurt
of record in this State, in the of the Governor,
for the benefit of such owner. And the said vessel
shall moreover be liable for all penalties imposed by
virtue of any other statute of this State.
Z. Re IL further enacted That the Executive nf this
State be- aud he is hereby authorized and required 10 APP
point more Inspectors al Richmond, P"tershnrg'
Norfolk, tamr;on the mouths osthc James, York, nap
paannock aud Potomac rivers and al s;ch "her Pi"ces
as he shall deem II expedi-nt pr the due execution oi
the provisions Of this ac and !la, in al places wHrF
Inspector may be appointed, the sheriff Or sergeant
ii the county corporation, either IN pcfs" or oy &C.
putty, shall act inspector, and perform an 0u'es 'e
CURED BY this act 10 be performed ~ an inspector
s. BE Il Jartler enae;ed, That Tor every Inspection
under this law the inspector other otcer shall be en-
titled To demand and receive the OF ten dollars; for
the payment of which such vessel shall be lnble and
tho said insocc,cr or other officer may and hold
her I'LL the same paid, together with all charges IN
cnrred in akinr care Of the vessel we'll enforc-
ing the payment OF the same
3 Re il further eaartcd That if any inspector or
other officer shall have to suspect that he will
b. ohstucied opposed in the discharge OF any duty
required of him under this act he shall have power TO
summon and command the force of the county cor
,oraton 10 aid him the discharge Of such duty; and
eyery person who shall obstruct any inspector
or other officer in the performance discharge of such
duty shall be deemed guilty Of a msdemeanour, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined and imprisoned
Us in other cases Of msdemeanor.
~. DE II JdTtHtF tNtCtcG, lHdt
and required 10 be taken under this act shall be exc
cu,ed before the Clerk ofthe Circuit Superior Cour,
If Law and Chancey for any county or corporation in
the Commonwealth, and shall he safely kept by him
in his Office. For taking every such bond he shall de
mand and have Zee OF one dollar, 10 be paid at the
time BY the person executing the same
IL. Be i. farther endctcd, That all qacsons TO
residence ard citizenship, arising under this act, the
onus protaadi shall rest upon the person claiming to
he citizen resident Of this Commonwealth, or any
State other than New York.
II. BE it further enacted, That this act shall com.
mence and be in force from and after The first day Of
May, 1912; but that the Governor Of this Common
wealth may, by proclamation, suspend the operation Of
the same until the end OF the succeeding session Of the
Legislature of this State whenever ir shall be official.
y informed that the Executive of New York shall have
bona idc consented to comply with the demand of the
Executive of this State for the surrender of Peter John
son. Edward Smith and Isaac Gansey fustives from
Justice (and that the law of New York of the sixth of
May, eighteen hundred and forty entitled ian act to
extend the right Of trial by jury has been repealed by
that State)
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Thursday, March II lS4l-Ercntns Session
THE House re assembled at clock.

Thursday, March III, lcll-EEchWe otSst0H.
The House re assembled at o clock.
On motion of Mr. CRuTcmrIELD,
R,soIrcd That the Clerk Of the House be and ne !:
hereby authorized TO issue certificate to John NJ Gre
qory ESQ., for the pay and mileage due 10 the late Dr
Samuel Cotton, the Delegate from the counties OF Eli
zabcth City and Warwick, and that the AUDITOR OF
Public Accounts be authorized to issue warrant for the
same.
SIR CARpwELL, from the Committee appointed 10
examine Enrolled Bills, reported that they had e1
amned sundry other such bills and found them truly
enrolled. =,
The Senate announced that they had passed the 6il
entitled San act imposing taxes tor The support OF 10
yernment, with amendments
On motion Of Mr.. DoRMAS, the said bill and amena-
men,s were laid upon the table, and on motion o. Hf
RtpLEY were made The order Of the day Tor Tomorrow
at / clock.
On motion Of MIR. CRuTcurfELD, the commun'ca'
ton from The Second Auditor in relation TO the n'ch'
mond Dock Company, was taken up, and ordered 10 oe
eferred TO the Committee of Roads and Internal NavI-
CATION :.
On motion Of MIR. CRuTcHFIELD, the Committee OF
Roads and Internal Navigation were discharged IRON
M net,on of citizens of the county of Boetonrt,
nonstrating against the incorporation OF company 70
construct turnpike road from Copps mill TO the Rock
bridge line; and the same was laid upon the table.
hill concerning conreyances of land sold for nom
nnyment of taxes heretofore amended was taken up
I'm motion of MIR. FuLToS, and, with many others,
,r,s read second time, and ordered to be engrossed
report of the Committee for Courts of Justice,
rejecting the petition of Jacob Freeze, praying for
divorce, read and agreed to.an unsuccessful mo,
ton having been made by Mr.. McPHERsos to amend
the same 80 as to reverse the decision of the commit
tee.
A bill dvorcing Olympia Blood from her husband
Moody Blood, was read second time Mr. pARsEr
urging the claims of the petitioner upon the cons'oea
ton of the House.
DIVORCE BILLS.
naadt N
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4 Poriioa Of The Sorcreiyn People.
UU.H.H UNIC.TI n
THE Srll. IITDEES;IIp

7
The office of Chancellor for lienrcu and Richmond
ought 10 he filled in the best tina; may be found
practicable The name Of JonS ROBERTSON has been
suggested. If The place would b. acceptable TO him,
no member Of the Richmond bar would oppose him.
But it is doubtful whether he Will be III nomination be-
fore the Lcgislalure-ndeed Probable that ne will not
be. In this contingency, and this alone, take the
liberty Of bringing 10 The notice of the Legislature,
HOBBS RuonEs, Eqs. Mr.. EhOdcs possesses mind
of great clearncss and discrimination, sound Law
yer well acquainted with the principles and The practice
!Courls Of Equity, and remarkable for the frmness
and impartiay of his views, and his inter freedom
from prejudice. know not who may he put in nomi-
nation from other parts ofthc State. But If those who
have been talked ofn Richmond persons who would
probably be willing 10 accept the place. there ~ not
one, who has had any thing like the experience which
Mr. Rhodes has had in cIancrry business.
a MEMBER OF TIE BAR
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UtS IIu5 TAU III IIIdIITIF ITsTI1VoE'
a MEMBER OF THE BAR.

FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
Whilst others are looking out for new Chancellor,
confess that Seldom of Richmond is the after my
heart fle is blessed with very superior understand
ing, highly cultivated by study; endowed with extern
sive attalnments-an industry that never res-a &C.
Mus that never quas before difficulty temper that
never ofends-a firmnrss that yields in the
cause of truth and Justice Were | 10 name the
man, whom of all Of his age consider best cal
culatcd to the State and 10 distinguish himself
this bench, would put my finger upon this very
man. ask the Legislature 10 examine his claims and
to reward them. OsE KNOWS llM.
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majority. MIR. Collier. like all others who have
s'des says That he has cbnngcd though he
ANS ?i' tle Democrats and has joined The Wings The
wh"r q th Wig party, then, must have deserted their
principles and g"''s over TO Mr. Collier; or, in other
words. the "n:onn'ain went 10 Mahomet" This is
rrF'af saying grra; deal for onrsef and IL it BE-
true, hr Z deserves exalted station or higher
promotion from the Wing party, than that of Represen.
tarivc 10 Congress.
The Democrats of Sussex have as MANY oLi.c ,;ons
IN voting fer Mr.. Collier, as there were contained in
his handaiis addressed 10 the people Of Sussex shor.
time before the Presidential election, last fall. why
they should moi vale for Mir Van Buren,, which think
conainc something like twenty specifications
AN1'I.pIrpI IIrSa
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The following are the ayes and noes upon The N Y.
Inspection Law, in the Senate:
.5ves-alessrs Hun,on, Carson, Wiley, Atkinson,
Baptist Gusts, Smith, Piper Boudin, Dyer Moiiet,
Bland. McNlulIen, Woodhouse, Scott Tod, Fonlane'
Soes- siessrs Nash, Speaker Campbell, Thornton,
Cooke Peyon, Bondurnnt Conrad, Lyons, Carter, and
MnIlhanev-ln.
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ment has not already made claim TO portion of our
territory, which our honor rW not permit US to yfd
then much mistaken.
''Iut we have already extended our remarks upon
this unique address further than intended al this
time, and must desst fer the present"
TmE lSArGuRAL--Thc following remarks upon Ila--
sisuns Inaugural Address, taken fran The Boston
Courier the editor Of which has adhered 10 the prncl.
pies NJ The old Federal party, with degree of honesty
aud consancy not surpassed by any other individual
II General Harrison honestly intends, we have
doubt he does TO reform many ot the abuses INTRO
duced into the Administration by Iis two immediate
pcdcce ssors-whch abuses the practical effects Of
Mr. Jetirrsons doctrines advise him, tor even ~
have right offer him advice) IL forget Mr. Jefferson
as quick as possible We do not know oia single er-
ccptioaal act of General Jackson or MIR. Van Buren,,
which carrying out III practice what MI
Jefferson justified in theory, and would have performed
if he had been bolt enough To meet the public ndigna-
tiun which lie foresaw such an attempt would pro-
woke.
awe should have been better pleased with the ad-
dress If the President had omitted all-yes, ALL
that he has introduced about Greece and itoine, ana
Switzerland, and all other ancient or modern Govern
ments and countries, except our own lhele are
two columns Of this superiluous matter-not oi
character 10 opposition or to encourage preJu
dice, or to provoke rjicue but, TO use 4 common
phrase lurged in by the head and shoulders in exces
sively bad taste--en(orcing nothing, illustrating no.
thing, proving nothing As a literary composition,
confess sadly disappointed with the address
II is no better than some other public documents,
with which Wing critics have made them
selves merry. And this apprchend, is the conse-
quence Of the Presidents willingness to follow n most
pernicious example, and make address that should
cGaa in length the addresses OF his predecessors IL
he had said nothing but what pertinent 10 the oc-
casion without attempting any rhetorical f"ur'shes, he
would have gwen few grains Of wheat without
these FIVE bushels Of cha But, after all, as there are
some hungry enough TO feed on chalf il perhaps
rovidemt disposition the old General, that induced
him to furnish liberal supply Oft this cheap
d,y. We are satisfied with the small quantity Of
wheat
mo "Predecessor" ever set such an example OF
"cnglhiness III an inaugural address Jefferson was
not more than an ordinary newspaper column-Jack-
son still shorter Mr. v Buren, was the longest ever
pronounced before Harrsons election, and It was not
half the length of the nernlnable dissertation OF the
last fourth Of March.
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EnR TIE EAnI,fpcI

49,, , ;, FOX TIE ENQUIRER.
VIII you say 10 the Hon. II. VI. T. Hunter, through
your columns that i VII! be highly gratifying to many
State Rights Republicans of old King William, to see
him al March Court, and TO shake him by the hand as
friends and brothers We desire 10 show him who IS
'the Peoples canddae. in reality; and also, whether
's,he Democrats of District have sense enough 10
prefer him to Mr. Carter Braxlon. We ure sssoft
enough" to believe that Mr. Hunter will be ready to de-
lend The great doctrines Of Virginia, whenever and
wherever assailed at last with much efficiency as his
minority competitor. We say TO him come, and he
shall not he "spurntd' BY us.
4 P0riioa of The S0rcrciyn Pe0ple.
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tRtrr
,,.n. rcsecc,ng the dispatches received by the
Minister bv the las, steamer, and the ex;saordi-
9's ,..Ss he has in consequence made upon our
.! I'm, Reports have gone forth, that IN consor.
~ distractions he has addressed letter 10
w.,..., containing a demand for The immediate
" .,>a II cLeod.- Another report is, that unless
'',.,6 = complied with, within brief stipulated
= h. wi demand his passport.-A third report rs,
-, Secretary Of State means to demand the sur
-, of Mcleod from the Governor OF n York as
'"' ,,ory Offering TO the offe nded pride of Great
80 Bu, all these rumors require confirmation
york American (who boldly maintains that II has
~" ~, national question, aud that the inhabitants OF
WI ouuht 10 abandon all jurisdiction upon the SUB
:. c,n,Iaiicts all these ,car rumors.-it declares
has .authentic letters, as late as II o'clock on
- 49, r,ch, the 7,h,) when we know no SUCH de-
:, = referred 10 in this letter had b>en mace OF
".,,,,med Of We adhere, with entire confidence u
h.et that peace will not De interrupted mere
" No. ,umor tha, Mr. Fillmore Of Buffalo, had passed
',b ,bs city. with dispatches from the State De
,,sn,,o Governor Seward This, aisc, Is w.i"ly
'.,r,o u ro.nGa.ion-Mr Fillmore being quietly IN
., i,ss,oha Bal, perhaps the most conc us've assa
Vim, reece is not in danger is 10 be derived from
,c, maj Mcleod is We understand, TO be 'r'ed al
.k,ort on Monday next yesterday lhele ,s 10 oe
:. ,h,nse of renuc which could only De "'oei.a "p.'
s,c,lcatcn, and he is 50 entirely conhoen, q eS'ao'
l.!,ar his innocence o! any Pa'"e'i "
,.be Caroline tia, he will not make the app'ea''n
:, I'D indeed that but for some idle bravado on tae
y, Mcleod he never would have been suspected
F-',,ss.et-much less tried. Various accounts con.
-. = s,uns, that he had agency in the attack on
w. w. c,,o,ap' His brother has published statement
-, an a,,b:-and the British Minister at Wash
,oo The Goyerno. of Canada, and the Ministers IN
r.,lamen; declared his Innocence We trust, that 1t
mas turn on to be the ease-and that the man b. let
-. H. has anitRted the two countries more than
Il, : wo-,h-and we have the best authority for de
c,,r,ns. that il he should be executed, war is inev'a
j. We canno, doubt, that whilst the lawful luris
.,,n Of the tribunal. of New York ought TO be main
AGED. they wt act according to the law and the ev
1.,cs-:ree from all fear, favor or prejudice.
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.uondau, March ID.

A communication was received from Judge John Y.
Mason this morning. rcsgning his seat Judge Of the
General Court of Virginia
A communication received from Gen. Bernard
Peyton, resgning his Office of Acknowledgement of the
Commonwealth.
The only matter of importance in the morning
sion the appointing Of Wednesday next, on Mr..
Ridcv's notion to 20 into the election of Judge
Of the General Court supply the vacancy occasioned
BY the resignation of John Y. Mason, Esq
The House insisted upon the rejection of the Sc
mates amendment TO the tax bill, proposing to levy
tax Of one-eghth Of per cent upon all stocks pro-
ducng FIVE per and upwards, BY vote of "a to 30
The session is rapidly drawing TO It's close. The Le-
gislaiure will probably nd journ Saturday.