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CrOckery and GLASS wal ,i,t
VKTHITE and colored common ware o. r =" sety,
w plain white china and semi CHINA una. foosng
printed china and other colored Tea 9 ;Ss,bpr a
Glasses, Lamps. Lanterns, Casters, i TIS
almost every pattern glass naples ana IH TIF CO.
FULLER 'ON s1Sl
Lyndon, Oct |, 1874.
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Chase's Interest Tables

ma Az he obtained at the CALIFORNIAN Office for SO
4VA cents each. Aug. /.
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School Books,
GOOD s.
FNNlIE subscribers beg leave to call the attention
Il the citizens the United States TO the
New and Splendid stock OF
WOOlGn and LINEN Goods

they have just received from Montreal. The follow
ing is sample of the prices at which they oleT Tue"
Goods, viz
Blue black and invisible green superiine BFoaa'
cloths, $500; black Orleans, 81 a DO cts; Lama
Cloth GALL wooD 35 40 cts; Nous de Lame G res
es, 20 cts. per yard; Chene Chusans, printed na"
lin and Chene do. 20 80 cts; Parisians and H5u,'
ed Orleans, 25 35 cts; Calicoes 10 20 cts new
styles and fast coIors; GA Tweeds common do' us"
broons, Doeskin, Cassimeres, sc. &c. ~ es' ~
90; Tartan Ginghams, Earlston do do 10 "a ,H tS
Bingham Hdkfs Is cts each; Linen Cambria fi1A.
l6 80 cents Table Cloths bIeached and unos Ssn
ed, Diapers, Huckahacks, Towelings, Table wy
kins, &c. in proportion. . Sous
The subscribers also offer Knives, SclzzoFs oa'"
and other Hardware at propor,lonably 10" 'a''
Also, CROCKERY of every description: m
WILLIAM BROWN W;
Stanstead Plain, G.. Z. July 2, 1874 oOD"
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Moral and Religious,
From tho American Messenger.

INTERESTING INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF
ONE OF TIE VICTIMS OF THE PRINCETON.
Independent Democrat., 1844-07-06
LOUISIANA ELECTION.

By the NO. Bee of July 3rd, we hV
full returns of the election in The cIyt
New Orleans. J. R. Grymcs, dem sil
torial candidate for the convention is est
ed over Martin Blache whig by a malul
of s43. The vote stood: Grymes III
Blache 1914. For the parish, The wig
elected to the convention 6, and the tel
ocra,s 4. The majority of the hsba
whig over the highest democrat was
For the legislature, the wings elected
the democrats 3. The majority OIL
highest whig over the highest demon
76. The Bulletin says that in some pla''
what are called "El!iot" votes were
ceived, but were placed in a box aPl
from the other ballots, and not incut
in the published returns. IT also -
there were many irregularities in the Co
duct of the election. In some oil
wards the polls were closed before
lime prescribed by law. and IN one w
no votes weie received.
Independent Democrat., 1844-07-06

In our paper of last week, we gave the
names of several eminent wings who had
publicly avowed themselves in favor OF
the immediate annexation OF Texas
Among them we mentioned General Ham
iton and Felix Huston. On this the Gre
ole expressed lis obligations 10 us for in
forming it, "that Gen'l Hamilton and
Gen'l Houston were whigs," and little
after it says: "we would inform him that
Sam Houston is good democrat" We
understood the Creole to contradict our
assertion that Felix Huston was whig,
and to into m US that he was democrat.
We believed that "through ignorance of
the" present, the editor had confounded
two persons OF similar names. We now
understand him 10 say: that Gen1 Ham
ilton and Felix Huston are citizens of
Texas, and are therefore not wings. The
Creole is fond of immateria issues
These men regard themselves as citizens
of the United States; they have the right
to vote here, and if they choose will ex.
ercise it. Our neighbor admits that Hamil-
ton was a whig in lS33--which we suppose
TO be the time he alludes to, when he says
"Calhoun, McDaffie &c.. were enrolled
members of the universal whig party
and points out no time when ne has chang
ed since. The editor of the Creole may
give as many reasons as he pieases why
he has no confidence in Hamilton or Hus-
ton, but as to denying they are wings,
certainly betrays as much "ignorance Of
the present." as he thinks we have shown
of the "past." The editor of the Creole
has a singular Observation-Disclosures
way of talking; he says che rccollects
WELL" but fears we have forgotten, when
"Gen' Hamilton was also whig." Ii is
strange that he should make this remark,
when in the article 10 which he replies,
we said that Hamilton had been aS.whig
since 1889. Our neighbor has peculiar
logic. He argues by inueado, and "with
bated breath, and whispering craftiness,"
insinuates conclusions.
He says we most awfully belubored poor
Independent Democrat., 1844-07-06
CELEBRATION OF THE ro,,D,

CELEBRATION OF THE FoIRTI
This, the day Of our na,lona, annie.
sary, was celebrated at this place BY NJ
Texas association of Madison county, Il
A numerous concourse of the citizen, \
the county assembled in the Me,bods
Church, where Col. W. R. Hill delivers
one OF the most able, eloquent, & cou,ip,
ing arguments we have yet heard 0, ,.,i
on the subject of annexation. The on
tor stated in his exordium-in which Va
entirely concur with him7ihat there w,
a peculiar appropriateness in dscussi,
the subject Of Texian independence, d,
the birthday of our own. The people
Fexa s are our brethren, and our kindrs
the greater part of them have the SOM
origin, and grew up under the same hn
Like us, they achieved their independent
after an arduous struggle, like us, suffer-
the horrors of a seven years war wil
the minions of a tyranny, and like US The
triumphed. There is every circumstau
in their condition TO create sympat
in their neighbors of the United States
We celebrate the anniversary Of ours
dependence not alone for the purp@sl
rejoicing over the glorious recoleclisa
Of the past, but also to connect lhoI
recollections with the great national mu
sures, which have for their object the PEI
petuation of the rights and privileges d
-quired for US by the fathers ofihe revdl
ton,
Aftor the uruliou, me company reFal
red to neighboring grove and parp
of sumptuous repast, prepared bgd
excellent taste and management Oi@
fellow citizen, Il. S. Salmon.
Independent Democrat., 1844-07-06

Tom Benton last week. wb., -
course towards Gen'l Hamilton, : y " %
ne would not believe him on oa,, A'l
what is his justification for ,b;.' ~"
iers 10 an article in the Charle.,..u u'
ler' which establishes that Gen'I ~ Hass :
was once opposed TO annexa,io.'
'lnds hlm guilty of the awful crima :,
vl0g been mistaken in matter Of on;, =
and Of having changed his yiev. PUG y
truth ls' Gen'l Hamilton is hieb',o.l'' =
warm-hearted, devoted Southern" oa."'s
the rights and interests of the S., sa,a : !,
mas Oa''led long and zeolousIy. II. :.
ciples were not derived from tbe No.. r'
of the political philosophers, WIN s,.. s,s''l'
the constitution from the classic 0n,''' r,'''
Of Faneuil Hall. He has never 4s,a,L'' sr,a'I
the pregnant hinges of the kOeo, !
respectable portion of the copfsdo.,.
who own Arthur Tappan for a Ie,d.,
He is besides one of the hated acI;r.,. I.
and these are sins enough TO cove, n
with double reprobation in tbe ev.'
all those who worship at the sb,i,. %
"the great embodiment"
Independent Democrat., 1844-07-06

Those indebted TO this office for adver-
tising, job work, or subscription, will find
their accounts in the hands of Mr.. l..
FRENCH, who is authorized TO collect them
by suit We refused to adopt This course
until the condition of the Office, brought
on by protracted indulgence, imperiously
demanded it. A paper should be support
ed by its own profits, and we intend that
this one shall DO SO, or 90 out Of existence.
We became aware of this that the claims
due the office must be forced, or the paper
lie stopped. We hesitated switch of the
two to choose;'' but on consulting some
Of our friends they were decidedly of the
opinion that our duty to the cause in which
we are engaged, demanded that we should
adopt the former alternative. We make
the solemn avowal that this is The only
reason on which we have acted.
Independent Democrat., 1844-07-06
DEMOCRATIC RATTFTCAIlV'
MEETING.

Pursuant to notice, a meeting o. v
citizens of Madison county, favOraOs
the nominees of the late Democratic "
tional Convention, assembled at thes'D
house in The towE of Canton, on Mon"'
the lst inst. ,.l
On motion Of Col. d. NJ. Fulton w
G. B. Green was chosen President
w. D. Henry, Esq, and MAJ. " !
Austin, Vice Presidents. ]. B. HoS'~
and J. G. Napier, were appointed ''
taries.
The following resolutions were 0n'' :.
by A. Fl. Handy, Esq, and, alter u, =.
ber of animated and enthusiastic sp'''
from Messrs. Handy, Moore, JAW. :.
Fulton, HUMPHREYS, and Singleton '
GnanibaQusly adopted.
R<SbIbed, That we hail with Inc ~
'heaftfelt qualification, the noml',a" -,
JAMES K. Polk and GEORGE M. DAD'
as candidates Of the great DenO' =,
Republican Party in the aPplO'III,, a.,
electioirn, for President and Vice ff0'',
of the United States; and we gree ~ -
as the worthy standard bearers 0''
glorious cause,
Independent Democrat., 1844-07-06

The Rev. JOHN A. SMYLIE will preach
at the Old Church, Tomorrow, at eleven
o'clock, A. N.
Independent Democrat., 1844-07-06

The Rev. VIM. Il. NICHOLSON will
preach al the Methodist Church, on Mon.
day evening, at early candle.light.
Independent Democrat., 1844-07-06

On Monday the 18th inst, there Will
be meeting of The Democratic party for
the purpose of forming a Democratic AS.
scciation.
Independent Democrat., 1844-07-06

The greater part ofour paper of this week
is occupied with part Of the speech of the
Hon. Lynn Boyd, of Kentucky, on the
alleged bargain between Clay and Ad-
ans in 1925. As one OF the principal
parties concerned is now candidate for
the presidency. the country should have
all the information that can be furnished
on q subject of such Importance.
Independent Democrat., 1844-07-06

Major James A. Sturgiss,
of Kinds, is our authorized agent TO pro-
cure subscribers for the INDEPENDENT
DEMOCRAT.
Independent Democrat., 1844-07-06

Mr.. White Mr.. B. yielding the floor
remarked to his colleague. that he could
not enter into any such partnership. He
could only say to his coleague-and he
did it with the utmost conGdence--that il
he would address such letter to Mr.. CLAW,
he no doubt would frankly respond 10 him,
and throw off every shackle upon the
subject.
Mr.. Boyd said, | choose to call on Mr..
Clay and his friends in my place, as a
Representative of The people, to give an
explanation to this letter. do not care
to encounter the abuse might receive
from my distinguished fellow. Ken,ucKian,
it should approach him on this subject,
in my private capacity, unless should 90
under the shield of my colleague. But,
in my public character, | do not hesitate
10 call on Mr.. Clay and his friends to take
away the veil of mystery which hangs
around this letter That it existed, we
have The admission of Mr.. Clay bimseIf,
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rs EDITED AND PUBLISHED EVERY sATURDA'
RY H. G.. HENRY.

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Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-02-03
POETRY.

OF the subject which heads this article,
every man considers himself Judge, or
at least will assume to Judge Of it. To be-
como a mathematician, an astronomer,
chemist, an adept in any department Of
phvsical science, metaphysician. theo-
logian, learned in any of the Professions,
as law. medicine. or divinity, or skilled IN
strategy, all admit at once requires wears
of toll and unremiiting labor. But acting
On the maxim, poeta nascitnr, non I'll, all
consider themselves fit to Judge Of the me-
rits and art of poetry. 1t is true, it re-
uuires no great acnmen or research to per-
ceive glaring defects or palpable beauties.
but to understand the subject critically,
and as an art, demands the same labor,
diligence, time and attention, that are de.
voted to subjects Of a graver nature. We
mean not to say that these things will
make a poet, but that they are necessary
TO understand poetry as an art.
Let any one who thinks he has tho
rough comprehension of the subject ol
which we are speaking, attempt TO give
definition of it, and he will find a difficulty
in the task of which he had no conception
No definition can embrace a sub ect OF such
wide and comprehensive range; such amp
litude of intelle tual view-a subject lnse'
parablv connected with all the active I'M
pulses of the human mind We have beer
told that ''poetry is the langnnge Of pas
sien;" What a meagre definition! Strict
" it would exclude all epic and dramatic
, poetry, the highest orders of the art. Thu
language of passion or feeling, may be pc
etry, but poetry is moi the language OF pas
e sion. That definition would also exlud
e from the subject every thing artificial; I'
:. passion rejects art The one given
is Culeridge is perhaps, the hest IN existence
e when taken in connection with is br'vit
J. "Poe,rv is the best words in the best o
Ks der" This is certainly true; but mu'
v. merit as it has, when we re fleet how mu
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-02-03
HnD DRMOORAGo
A NTON, M ISIS.
sATURDAY:.:::"::":FEB. 3, 1914
PARTY DIVISIONS.

The people of,he United States are d.
yided nominalIy into two great pafieS'
called wing and democratic. We say nom
inalvv for both parties have subdivisions
which are widely separated from each
other 40 to principle. The southern dem
ocmcy and northern democracy have 'it'ie
in common except opposition to national
Lank; and in like manner the wing parry
Of tho north. and that of the south have as
LITTLE in common. except their unanIm''y
on the opposite side of the same question
The correct designations for the two par
,;os in th;spoint ocview would be tho bank
nartv and the anti-bank party, meaning
hv the word bank, national bank. 1t IS
true the parties also occupy ]"S'a-poS'-
ton as 10 the independent treasury. bn'
this springs out of their relation to the
hank question, which ray therefore be
regarded as the only great distinctive line
between them. We know that too many
democrats of the North entertain opinions
on the subject of the tariff very different
Crom those in this part of the Union. The
Nouthern democracy certainly approve no
ch principle as discrimination for pro-
Non avowed by the Syracuse Conven'
ton. There is free.trade party there, 1t
is true, and we hope it is not small one
but they are outnumbered by their oppo
nents who are still CROPPING in the exploded
Exclusions Of the protective system. we
Regard this as a more important measure
and as invoving deeper interests and more
sacred principles than national bank
4 We also regard with no friendly feeling
The course of a portion of the party on the
abolition question. Too many OF them
more than forty-voted for the resclss'of
of The LIST rule Of the house OF represen'
tatives, a course ofconduct which We can
not regard as having its origin in love to-
the right of petition alone. MI. X. ID. la
Wis, of New York, the hero of the Syracuse
Convention, we regard as no democrat, un
less the principles of the party be yer,
different from what we suppose them. +
protective tariff man who is anxious for tn
admission of abolition petitions into Con
gress, ought to range himself alongside J
@: Adams, Slade and Gddings; he is on
Of place in the ranks Of democracy. w
have no love for a man merely because h
calls himself democrat, while he bea,
the principles Of an enemy. Mr.. Dav
has only 10 take up national bank, TO b
awhig out and out. A halfway demc
crat he is a burden, dead weight to tn
party. We would like for the above name
gentleman or some Of his comrades 10 d.
fine what they mean by democrat. L
they mean protective tariff man, u natol
al bank man, OF what! The idea that tV
| men, or two sets of men can be include
/ under the common aPpelladon Of dem
| cra', and yet hold principles utterly anita
/ on'stlc is prcposlcrous. 1t is no! mar
i1r which we contend, it is not old paT
\ associations TOR which we battle, we wol
consider it ignoble TO take up arms for
u0c'rne of protection, or for "a nation
U"nk' beca9se they chose TO ca!l the
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-02-03

But the slavery question is one which will
not he easily abandoned. Misunder-
stood and illuminated az it is abroad,
assailed with the most rancorous violence
and sectional hate at home, many persons
even where it exists, admitting that it is a
great moral and political evil; great inter-
esis both in this country and Europe being
deeply Interested in iis downfall, the circle
OF lis advocates continual Y narrowing, the
Vaccinations ofits enemies closing around
it, and yet we, even We the people OF the
South are quarrellirg among ourselves a.
bout the two distractions called "Ahig"
and "democrat" 1t would be now a mat.
ter of some difficulty 70 effect union be-
tween the parties even on this subject, so
inveterate an aversion will different po'ili.
cal names create in men toward each other.
We admit that parties formed on the ba-
Sis we have mentioned would threaten more
dlnger 10 the permanency of the Union,
than one less sectional in character; but
whatever might spring from n division of
this kind, we think should be adyenured
rather than ieopardse or trine with prin-
cipes which involve the foundation OF So
cia freedom itself. He who can now en-
terrain the belief that national bank is
of such essential importance to the inter-
ests of this country, that it should he a
ground for bitter political hostility between
flerent portions Of the people Of the south,
must lie Iaboring under degree Of lnfat'
uation not far from lunacy If not an
'ohsoIete idca," il is now a mere ahstrac
ton not an abstraction containing a prlncl-
pie, but only q measure Of policy. Its
most violent admirers must by this time
be convinced that the country is not at all
dependent on such an institution for its
political wcll.beng-its aiding the govern
mcnt in collecting and disbnrsing the pub
lie monies, always having been mere
pretence--hut is rapidly returning - a
hcalihful state of things. ana is getting on
admirably without bank What excuse
then can there longer lie t. press it on the
country to the exclusion of matters OF
much gronter Importance? Let us cease
to quarrel about such a bagate!c, and u
mite against the enemies Of free trade, a.
gainst the enemies OF sonlhern slavery
AGAINST the enemies of the annexation OF
Texas; and we will be attending TO orr
most important interests, and those prncl-
pies which most vitality concern us.
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-02-03
From the Southern Reformcr.
MISSISSIPPI STATE LEGISLATURE.

M L L a . -
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 1914.
SEyATE.-The Senate met, journals
read.
Knox from the committee on internal
Improvement, reported bill providing
for the improvement Of the navigation OF
The Tallaba,chie and Coldwater rivers, and
the constructing OF levee on the Mlssis-
sppi north of the mouth of the Yazoo, also
for the constructing of the rail road from
Brandon eastward. Read twice and ord
cred 10 be printed and committed to a COM
mttee Of The whole on Monday next.
Montgomery, from select committee
reported an act amending the incorpora
tion of the Jackson and Canton rail roac
companv, read twice and ordered TO ar
engroSsment
Booth, from select committee, report
ed a bill exempting consables in town o
Middleton from certain restrictions; or
dered to an engrossment.
Fox introduced bill incorporating st
Adams Lodge, No. 80, in Columbia, Ma
rion county; ordered to an engrossmeni.
Adams introduced bill proven ing thu
issuance of warrants upon Judgments Il
gaInst the State; read twice.
Guion moved to refer to committee Of
the judiciary.
Matthews contended that the constitu
ton very plainly declares that all apPro
priations shall be made by law. He tho
# imperatively needed at this time, a
| l.. Ioiy occln
on the auditor; the reference proposed wa
agreed to. ~
Briscoe introduced a bill giving the ia
collector of Claiborne county until Il
April to collect aud pay over taxes; rea
, twice and referred TO the committee on
= nance.
1 Brougher introduced joint resolutio
D making enquiries into the situation Of ii
S town lot fund, passed,
Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-02-03

To those papers which have been pub
fishing, and making parade over the Ill
natured pueriities of the Rev. Sidney
Smith, we commend the following from the
Dublin Freeman's Journal. We suspect
SYDNEY TO be a simple well meaning
young man, somewhat spoiled in the rails
ing. If any Of the states owe HIM any
thing, which we very much doubt, he Will
certainly be paid if he can content HIM
self a month or two. All The contemPtI-
bic vituperation so prodigally lavlshed on
the United States, is not because there
has been some delay in the payment oil
debts or interest, il is convenient oppor-
tunity to give vent to the inextingnIshabIe
hate large portion of the English people
bear Americans.
"The Rev. Sidney Smith has been late
" writing in the English papers concern
ing the Americans and their Indebtedness
; His letters have attracted much attention
in England, and drawn from the Engllst
press many dIarrbes on the lite defalca
lions and on the general character OF tn
American people. The engrossing char
y acter of the public proceedings in lreIan
h has prevented our hitherto adverilng t
h this topic, though its interest tor us ha