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The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12

following is from the vicksburg Wing of the
9th istant:
"Ve stop the press to announce the most
destructive FIRE that has ever occurred in his
city. It was discovered about IL O'Clock last
nightin the kitchen of N. Droz, Esq'r, or
Mainstreet; from whence the flames spread
with Frightful rapidity, destroying in their
cours' two entire squares-one on each side
Of Man, from Cherry to Locust street. The
wind was blowing perfect gale, and the no.
HE e1ertions Of our gallant iremen were Of
hut lille avail; still. all was done that strono
arms AID stout hearts could do TO stay the
progress Of the DESTROYING element.
At this late hour, wearied and worn dowr
az we are, we cannot pretend to state thu
amount Of The loss; but it must be immense
We are also unable TO give the names Of al
he sufferers. The principal losers, howev
er, must he w. w. Hunt & Co, furnitur
dealers, and the Messrs Vogh, of the Unio
Hotel"
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12

With us the times are brisk. Wagons
loading and unloading every where meet the
eye. Merchants hurrying to and fro occupy
our pavements, occasionally jolting the old
sombrerD planter, WHILST he stands medita-
ting where he shall make his best and cheap
est purchase. The river has acquired suf-
6cient depth to allow some of our winter
boats to visit us,-among the first the Joan
Of Arc, to the politeness of whose comman-
der we stand indebted for late newspapers.
The roads are excellent-and each day stores
our warehouses with the staple Of the coun-
try. Many new buildings have been erected
this summer, in each Of which business finds
It's way. Ithas been reported tina: the yellow
fever had taken hold of US; but we can as
sure our friends in the interior, that Yazoo
City never was more healthy (thankS to Pro.
vidence) than at the present time, and has
been during the past summer. Take 1t al
in all, we have not, for some years past, seer
the times wear a brighter aspect than they
do at present.
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12
TO THE PU8LIC.
Centenary COIlege.

fNlE Trustees OF the Centenary College
Il have been induced by important consid-
erations, and such as they believe will be
approved by the friends, patrons and sub
scrbers, who have aided and are assisting
in the establishment of this institution, 10
change it's location from Clinton to The Min
eral Springs, seven miles northeast from
brandon, in Rankin county. After a care
full and extensive investigation OF the va
rious claims of the several sites urged upon
their attention. they are of opinion tina,
more advantages comOinc al the present 10.
cation than at any other.
There are good wells and springs of the
best of free stone water, running streams.
csterns; besides the Sulpher spring, furn-
ishiug an abundant supply of water al all
seasons for every purpose. They have ev-
cry reason 10 believe the location highly
favorable to health. And its remoteness
from every source of corruption, haunts of
Idleness, and occasions oil diversion from
the business of study, commend the pIace
TO the highest degree to the favorable no.
tice ofthe friends of education. For fna,ur-
al beauty, no place in the State can surDass
it, and the plan Of the improvements is al
most unrivaIled. The order and stvle of
the buildings were projected upon a scale
of taste and magni6cence, at a cost Of about
5000 900, and will furnish accommodation
Immediately for nearly FIVE hundred students,
with residences for the Faculty, lecture
rooms, recitation rooms, stewards hall, la
boratory, &c.
The vast Importance of such an institution
to the general interests of Southern eLuca-
lion hitherto too much negected-the ad-
vantages to be derived from training our
youths where they may imbibe the views of
their fellOw.citizens BY being constantly
identified with them, and become i.nbued
with the spirit of those interests which they
are destined to sustain and control-the un-
Ongeniality in the Climate, politics and in.
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12

NEWSPAPER SUBscRIBERs.-The editor OF
the Martinsburg Gazette speaks to disran
delinquents thus, and he talks Jeelingiy, and
as a man of sense:
"Our distant subscribers have us on THE
HIP. We have no means Of coming at them.
other than by appealing to their sense Of JUS
tice and honesty. We wonder sometimes il
the blush of shame does not rise upon their
cheeks, when they see 'the little blue faith
fully and regularly making its appearance al
their fresides, to tell them of old times and
old friends. We glance over our list occa-
siOnally, and meet the names of many whom
we have known as men of integrity, and
wonder by what code of morals they can gu er
their consciences. when they reflect thai
they have received our paper for number Of
vears-some of them during our editorial
career-without paying a cent for it."
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12

OBEY ORDERs.-A brave veteran of1cef
accommodating battery which was conS'o-
cred impene.rable, and which il vas neces-
sary to storm, laconically answered the En-
gineers who were dssuading him from the
attempt" Gentlemen, you may think what
YOU please: all know is that the American
fac must be hoisted on the ramparts 'o.mor'
row morning, for ! haze the orders in ny
pocket"
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12
Land for Rent.

he 10Th Section OF Township 10, Range
II 2, West, is now offered tor Rent for q
length Of time, from one TO FIVE years, said
Section contains about Two Hundred ard
Fifty Acres of opened and improved fine
airable prairie land. Sealed proposals can
be left at the Counting Room Of w. WymaA
& Co., until the 22d inst.
E. CIMBALL,
Chairman Board School Commissioners.
Yazoo City, Nov. $, IsGI. I7-St.
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12

Our neighbOring city of Vicksburg seems
doomed almost to desoIatiOn. We heartily
felt for her citizens when they had but one
calamity to contend with; and now we SYM
pathise still deeper with their sufferings.-
Truly, the hand Of misfortune falls heavily
upon them. Fire and Pestilence combined
make dread havoc through the city. The
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12
EIECTION RFTI1RNS

We present to our readers the returns of
the election for Governor, so far as we have
heard. We are sorry to have 70 add that thew
ca We no doubt Of the election of Mr.. Tucker
by considerable majority. We have 2roba-
hly elected Mr.. Galloway, Secretary of State
but no other candidate on our ticket. :
ShattuckSs mai Tuckersa mai
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12

There was a laundering great Tiveb jumping
over \ Dreciuice like ten millions of buffa
Ices With the Indians after them, III roaring
and yelling, and whisking their hils! and
here I sat. looking on as calm as clock,
nickin0 nv teeth with my bowie. land won
dcrinU how it would look if the ri,er should
lust turn and run up stream"
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12
Judicial Election.

The Hon' Morgan L. Fitch is reelected
Judge of this (the 1Oth) Judicial District, by
a majority of 943 votes over his opponent,
James Olive, Esq.
Robert c. Perry, Esq, of Ieaks, is re-elec'
ted District Attorney for this District, by con.
siderable majOritieS over his opponents, R. S.
G. Perkins and J. M. Cardozo, Esqs.
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12

HOME SoUADRoN-The Philadelphia N.
American says that this squadron is to be
composed of the following vessels-the In.
dependence, razee; the frigate Columbia ;
the Shops of War Falmouth and Vandalia
the brig Boxer; the schooner Grampus, and
tho two steam frigates, Mississippi and Mis-
souri,.
Orders have been sent to the Philadelphia
Navy Yard for the construction of two stea-
mers of the medium size, carrying 600 tons.
One of them is to be propelled on the prn-
Ciple of the Archimedes screw.
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12

NIAGARA DESCRIBED BY A NAT1vE.-A
Hoosier correspondent of the Buffalonian
furnishes the following description of the
Falls of Niagara -" That's the place for
my money. When got on Table Rock
and sat down, ! felt as though was at home
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12
ENGLIsH AGRICULTURE.

What ever opinion we may form of Brit |
an--her pride. arrogance, lnsoIence pre-
sumption. vanitI, faults, too will have to
he amended within ten years By the cum
pnlsory process Of general alliance Of ma
tons against her; yet we must all cOotess
that her agriculture is the INST siuPen-
dous thing under heaven. Wien II IS re-
membered that the crop of tu'nips grown
in Norfolk alone is greater thin the val
ne of her trade with China; that the mar
ket price Of the geese brought from the
Lincolnshire fens, is more thin her trade
with Denmark; that you shall see as a com
mon thing hundred acres o. turnips or
hundred acres Of beans, or thirty acres OF
cabbage in single field "a farm of three hun
dred acres, all moWn-Or a farm Of the
same sizs, 300 acres all 10 crops-the live
stock on a ssingle farm worth $4,000
TWENTY horses employed on farm every
working day in the year, and by means Of
thrice pIoughing (heavy clavs) this is re-
membered il will be seen that great a:
Britain is in every thing, the superlatve de
gree of greatness is in her agriculture-iT
her soil, naturally poor, but made rich by the
application of capital and unweried assidu
| ity, good sense and enterprize.-WhiIe il
o this country, we fail most from the want o
capital, and from the circumstances tina
agriculture does not rank as an employ
: ment with others especially with trade
. it is not valued as it ought to be. The
English contend, that it never was so Value'
in domestic country; agriculture being i
their estimation. subsequentally and arls
2 ,ocratic employment; and it must be cor
9 ressed that this is true Of England, and pc
9 haps Europe generally. In England, TO
7 wanting dignity conferred BY landed pc
sessions, is to want that which conducts
the highest Office and the most exclusI'
- society. The term county -gentlemen,ls
y England almost an actual patent Of prec
3 dence; and so do they carry this, that !
man IN trade can marry into family
u landed decent and possessions, unless
II add to wealth, an eminet character
Misunderstanding Chronicle.
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12

We are gratified to be able to announce
the election of Doctor Robert Montgomery
as Senator from the counties Of Madison and
YazOO, by majority of over 200 votes over
his diSIinguished competitor, Col. D. M. Full
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12
Centenary College.

The attention of our readers is invited to
an advertisement of this College, which will
be found in our paper of to-day. We are
highly gratihed to see that an Institution o
this kind has at length been established in
our own State, through which, our citizens
may educate their children at home, an OBJ
ject long wished for and much desired. We
are entirely unacquainted with the Professors
Of this Institution, but feel confident the
services of none would be employed except
those of known ability, and we sincerely
hope that the enterprise may be sustained
crowned with success.
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12
From the National lntelligencer.
THE BANKRUPT LAW.

OF all the Legislation Of the General Co
verDment during the last forty years, except
ing, perhaps, the forgiving Of the Land Debt
twenty odd years ago, the most benefcenr
in its direct operation upon individuals, is
the act to establish a uniform system Of
Bankruptcy. The very odor of it, if we
may be allowed the figure, has babe the
lame and halt to walk erect, and has made
whole the broken-hearted. 1t does not 90
into effect until February next, and yet its
blessed influence began to be felt from the
moment it became law. 1t has not lite
rally opened the prison doors, but it has car
rred the sense of freedom and a renewed
existence into the interior Of thousands of
respectable families. that seemed, until the
light Of that act beamed upon them, to be
doomed to hopeless and endless penury.
Who that has heart to feel, but must re.
iOice in the spectacle of so great happi-
ness, brought about by the moral influence
Of benign action, producing fruit in anti
cipation of its legal operation!
This thought has been most agreeably re.
Vived in our mind at the present moment BY
the reception of the following letter, evi.
IDENTIFY from female hand, which we have
great pleasure in presenting to our readers
MOBILE, Sept. %, 1871.
Messrs. Gales 4 ScGtOn:-In behalf Of
five hundred thousand unfortunate debtors
you are requested, by LADY whose husband
has been rescued from despair, and whose
children, together with himself, have beer
inspired with new hopes and prospects il
life. TO insert the following proposition in the
National Intellgencer: That each of those
unfortunate debtors will contribute one dol
lar for the purpose Of erecting a MOnumen
in some suitable place IN the District of Co
lumbia, upon which shall be inscribed the
names of those who voted in favour of the
Bankrupt Law during the late extra session
of Congress, and also the certificate of the
PRESIDENT, that he had approved and signed
the bill establishing a uniform Bankrup
Law. Very respectfully,
OURSELVES AND FRIENOs, (mGuy millions.
P. Snake what comments you please
) but honor the above with a place in vol
: paper.
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12

A PROPHET IN BRAzIL,-It appears from
The annexed card, which we translate from
a Pernambuco Of August Sd, that proph-
ct Of hte Miller order has arizen in Brazil.
Having predicted that the end of the world
was to take place on the I'd Of August. and
finding that day come and gone without re.
alzing his prediction, he obIlgingly annoIn
ced through the public prints, that thi'
event had been postponed till further notice
The follOing is a card to the public,
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12

OF The election, Notwithstanding the
strenuous efforts of honesty to sustain the
honor and credit Of the State Of Mississippi
has brought disgrace upon her! Her honor,
her credit may be furnished, but reflection on
her side will brighten them again.
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12

OF Court at Benton this week requiring
the absence of the Editor, must be our excuse
for the meagreness of our editorial columns.
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-12
"IMPORTANT NOTICE."

"The servant of God, to whom the Lord
addressed the letter announcing that the
deluge and the end Of the world would
take place on the I'd Of August l. e. yes
terdav, gives notice 10 all pous souls and
believers, that the catastrophe and uni
versal ruin is postponed for the present, ioa
better opportunity. Such being the case
all those families who in order to escape the
chastisement Of Heaven. fed 10 the noun
tains Of Otindi, to the place Of The Stran
gled, Ga place Of i'll omen for the occar
siOn.) can return to tins city. where the,
will find everv thing az i was before. 1t !,
to be observed that in order 10 the perfor
nance Of this tragedy, certain preparations
are necessary; hence the postponmenr Of ht
deluge; but the same servant Of God prom
Uses to give timely notice. when occasion
shall require, in the mean time il is deemed
advisable that the faithful who piousl,
belief this nfalble prophecy should eacI
put great T. upon their forheads. as it will
tend to their preservation when the day o
the wrath Of the Lord comes, tn antem
Dominus, miserere nohl. Dec gratis. -(Bu
thou, o Lord have mercy on Us. Thank
be to God?
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-10

UJ The revenue bill, to enable the Government
to pay off The Van Buren, Debt, has passed the
House. To be sure, it taxes lightly so me articles
which are called necessaries, such tea and coffee
and sugar, but it is penalty we have to pay for
keeping in power so long OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES;
yet the heaviest dL:es imposed upon Injuries,
silks and wines, and will afford protection to the
home manufacturer OF the former, and impose a
heavy upon the rich of the cities who love high
priced wines, while Vermont will pay but trife
on the latter article. Tho bill imposes tax upon
some wooden goods, which will affect favorabl ythe
wool interest.
The present administration does not propose to
raise any more money than is necessary, for the
payment ofthe debt we have inherited from the
last adm nistration, and to def:ay the ordinary ex-
penses of government. And they have selected
those articles which will best bear taxation. The
mode ofrasing revenue by customs is the least
felt by the consumer; the price of the article is not
advanced in proportion to the duty, but is partly
| born by the producer and is taken from tho first
cost. For the sake Of keeping up5the consumption
the producer reduces his price, nearly in the pro-
portion TO the duty. So that in fact by iudicIous
and reasonable tariff, we support our government
by foreign labor.
| The ad valorem duty OF 20 per cent, is upon the
first of the article, and will be little over
cents per pound coffee, and average, on tea
which, by a reduction OF one half by the producer
will be cent coffee and 1-2 on flea. These
articles however, may be striken out in the SEN
4 ate.
This is only temporary measure to continue
till the compromise act ceases, when general re-
vision of tho Tariff will take place which win be
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-10
FOR SENATORS-cALED COUNTY.
WAL TIE r HARV Y,
ELIAS BEMIS s, JR.
FOR SENATOR-EssEx COUNTY.
STE PHE N HO w E.
WHY DOES VERMONT WANT A NATION
AL. BANK?

Under the old U. s. Bank, the manufacturers of
wool, &c. at the north sold their goods at the
south and west, and received their pay in good
currency and them only 12, 81 cents
dollar--say $40 to collect 81 900.
1t now costs them from Is to 25 cents on a dol
lar-say 5000 to collect 81 900. About one third
one half of the wooden goods formerly manufactured
at the North were sent to the South and West and
sold.
And from whose pockets comes this difference in
exchanges From the wool growers of the North.
The manufacturer cannot afford to manu- acture
goods for less than he did years ago. and ines
timating the expense of Manufac turing he takes in
to account his loss in getting his pay, and unless
he get the material for a less price, TO
make up his loss he cannot manu- facturo. And if
he buy his wool enough lower make up the
difference, he can 60 on.
The result of his estimate then, is, the fixing of
a price upon wool, and he ins,ructs his agents to
pay SO much and no more, and the farmer must
sell at the price fixed or keep his wool. If he
sells he looses the difference in the exchanges,
by the lesser price he gets for his wool.
And there is another reason there is not SO
much done by the manufacturers when the market
is so bad, and the difficulties so great in getting
pay, nor is the demand great for the manu- fac-
tured goods.
And still another. The brisk operation OF our
| factories makes demand for the eatable products
of the farmers Of Vermont-Beef, Pork, &c. And
The demand regulates the prices So the want of
a currency of uniform value affects not only the
wool grower but the price of Beef and Pork. In
these articles northern State excells Vermont, 81
therefore, state is more benefited by National
Bank, which will give us good currency, than
Vermont.
To be sure, protective tariff would aid US. and
one is needed. And now shall we not give TO the
Wings in Congress our support in supplying US
with these measures necessary TO our prosperity
or shall we let the locofocos become the victors 81
continue ',heir miserable system which is now
blighting our interest. Let us encourage our SER
wants in Congress in the good work of giving us
such measures, by strong and active, vigorous
rally at the ballot boxes. A Wing triumph in
the smallest town in Vermont will speak for these
| measures.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-10
"COME OVER AND HELP US"

The locofocos have brought out orator in NJ
York City in favor of repeating charters, against q
Tariff, and for locofocoism, and who, reader think
he ISL Why, his name is Major Da1ezac--from
the other side of the big sea, we presume and
how long it has been since he left foreign
army not advised; but lie talks as fippently
against the Wings taxing British goods to protect
our own industry and to pay off the Van Buren,
Debt, and support Government, does our brother
of the type at Danville-and goes for the doc
trnes, though not of the same kith andikin. Fine
times these, when American citizens are to be or
atored down in what they think will render them
happy aud prosperous and ndependen mt of other ma
tons, by Majors of foreign land paid or unpaid
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-10

U7On the passage of the Bank Bill in the Sen.
ate only one Senator voted for it whose State is
not clearly in favor of a Bank--Pres ION of s. c.
while nine others representing States that have Civ
en- popular vote in its favor and whose Legisla.
lures are also in its favor, and two where both
branches of the Legislature are Wing, voted against
it-in all eleven. Had The Senators voted with
their States the Bill would have passed THREE for
1T to against it.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-10

Gun FOR THE SUB TREAsURYIrEs CHEW.
If the price Of wool has fallen cents n pound
(and the locos say it has) during one year under
their beautiful Sub Treasury Law, how long time
would it require for the operations of that system
to bring the price of wool down to the European
standard, say to IL and Is cents per pound Think
ye it would take more than three years when
by it all paper money is to be repudiated?
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-10

FLORIDA WAR.-Information has been received
at the Department of War from Col. Worth, COM
mandng in Florida, of very favorable character
The colonel appears to be pushing the war against
the Seminoles, with that vigor and energy, which
was expected of man Of known military skill, de-
termination and action. The Indians, harrassed
in their strong hold by orr troops, unexpectedly at
this season of the year, and their corn and vegeta-
bles destroyed, evince disposition to yield; and II
no truce should be ordered by the government, Is
probable that the war in Florida will soon be
brought to a close:
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-10

~ The N Y. Journal of Commerce is often
quoted as ga Wing paper by the loco press, from
which they copy articles against wing measures
and men. The Journal is not a wing paper, and
the principal editor is ocofoco. 1t goes for Brit
isb interest against Tariff--for the money chang.
ers and shyo of Wall Street and against Ma.
tionai Bank fs
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-10

u Do the Wings in Orleans and Essex UNDER
stand the meaning of the apparent lisllessness of
the leading locofocos ofthese Counties If they
do not now we cap assure them they will have an
exposition to their sorrow about election time I'M
less they wake up and go into the contenst armed
to the teeth
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-10

Mr. CHADwIoK-I noticed in your paper of July
20, a statement signed l.. J. of the time his corn,
which he says is an early kind, began to show its
tassels and silk. Iplant the large rowed corn,
which is about 10 days later than the early kind
Il began to show its tassels md silk as follows;