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NATHANIEL GLOvER.

COMM SION MFR HA VT,
 MOBILE, ALABAMA, EB AVlNG made ample provisions 10 commence A Commission Business in the city oi Mobile, by the first of November next, will strictly attend 0 the sale of cotton and all other country produce that may be inlrusted to his care; and. 10 all who may favor him with their patronage in the cotton way, can have all orders for family dry goods and groce res filled by him at the shortest notice, and will use all diligence to give general satisfaction 10 his patrons.
 REFER cEs.
 Hon. J. w. BhIDoEs: ofwilcox Co. Ala. Dr. $. G. COCHRAN,
 $. w. HARRIS, S of Pickins Go. Ala. Dr. P. KING,
 F.. W. BENNETT, of Monroe Co. Miss. CnASIss Or M "; sASs%1 sASsn1r ofNoxubee cO.Mi''. Or. P. w WIsTER, of Cooksville, Miss. Rev. Mir. SHAVER, of Warsaw, Ala. i,26 160tilsepl
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NEW BOOKS-The United States Exploring N Expedition, by Charles Wilkes, U. $. N. cheap edi,,oa, in 5 vols.
 Memoranda of Residence at the Court of Lon- don. comprising incidents official and personal from 1919 10 1925. including negotiations the Oregon Question and other unsettled questions, between Great Britain and the United States, by Richard Rush. vol. Svo.
 Historical Memoirs of My Own Time, by Sir N. W. Wraxall, Bart, author of Posthumous Memoirs, l vol. Svo.
 The Dog and Sporisman, by J. s. Skinner, former Editor of the American Farmer, with Ilusrations, vol. l2,no., for sale by
 iy26 S.W. ALLEN.
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&.rA FOR RENT-The Stores corner of Cont -G%:H and Commerce streets, formerly occupied by Austin & Tardy-a desirable situation for Ship Chandler and Grocer. Possession lst November.-
 apI4 Apply to D. C. CENTER & co.
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[zA FOR SALE-An excellent frame HOUSE, containing rooms, with out houses, &c., at tached; and Ihe lot of land thereto being 135 feet front and 400 feet deep, situated the St. Stephens Road, about two miles fiom the city, lately owned by c. Auze, Esq. For terms apply to
 apS JAMES MAGEE & co.
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NNT ESTERN PRODUCE--lO bbls Moasses w 40 bhls rectiied Whskcy
 20 bbls Dexler's double rectfed Whiskey
 20 casks Bacon Sides; 6 casks Shoulders
 30 bbls Mess and Prime Pork 20 krgs Lard 50 bbie St Louis and Ohio Flour 30 hhds str,clv choice Sugar, in store and landing ihis morning from steamer James | Day, and f,,r sale by WARE & CHESBR'uGH, jy22 Commerce st
Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-21

nURlNG my absence from the Siate, Mr. HUGH OMcCAw is my authorized Agent.
 nmp9 lS6M DAVID BLAIN.
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VNTLLIAM CUSHMAN i, our duly authorized w Agent during temporary absence
 iyS FOSDICK & CIiARiOCK.
The Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1844-1847, 1845-05-31
RRmN1aA
NUMBER "a


Sevenpalhs winding about through the plain
ended a she Iocki aud around tie rock, Gid al
the entrance Of each. was stone covered with
know DOT what; moist and gfeen, like the slime
OF reptile. Aud behald, IN une of The pn,he
perceived one like shadow, who moved slowly;
and, as BY little The shadow came near, discern.
ed--noi man, but the semblance 81 one. Up
oniss LEFT breast this human form had drop Of
2l"oa, AID 4 sa down upon he wet green stone,
and ils limbs shook, lis head was bowed, and i,
pressed lls folded arms closey together, as ii 10
retain a little vital warmth.
And by The six other paths, six other shadows
successiyely arrived 81 the foot Of the rock
trembling, with folded arms they sat down upon
The stone, damp and green; and they were silent
these, and oppressed BY The weghtcf a hidden
agony.
Their silence continued long time; | know
not how long, for never did lhe sun giso on ihat
unearihly plain; neither night nor morning was
known there; but the Drops Of backish water. 81
their falling, alone measured duration mono,c.
nous, obscure, heavy. eterusl, and this was SO
terrible, that unless Con had strengthened me.
could not have endured The sight
Alter kind Of convnsive shudder, one Of the
shadows, raising his head, uttered sound cough
and harsh like the signing ofihe wind through
skeleton, and the rock echoed this excIahaiion to
my ear: "CLrist has conquered! cursed be heln
And Instantly they we're seized with greater
trembling; The mist patted; and for aa insIanl The
blaclish water ceased flowing; and The seven
shadows bent anew under the weight Of their So
cre agony; and then succeeded silence far Ion.
ger than the FIRST Then one Of them, without il
sing from the stone, immovable and bent down.
said to the others
"The same then has happened 10 you that has
happened TO me! What have avsiled our coun-
selsl' And another replied, "FaiIh and Thought
have broken the chains of the people; Faith and
Thought have freed the earthlp And another said.
"Wc desired to divide mankind, and our onpres.
sion has united them against us" And another.
"We have shed blood; and that blood has return.
ed upon our headsl" And another, ave have
sOwed corruption, and il has terminated in us and
destroyed even our bonesl' And another. .,Ws
thought 10 stife Liberty; and its breath has win.
cred oul power, even TO tbs fools!n Then the
seventh shadow; "Christ has conquered! Cursed
be he''
Aud all with one voice responded; "Chsist hoa
conquered! Cursed be hei''
And saw hand stretch forth, which dinned
its finger IN the blaclish water. whose drops 81
iallingzmeasufad eternal dnraiioi, zad sperlt an.
Ioreheads Of The seven shadows; and that ras to,.
eprt r.
The Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1844-1847, 1845-05-31
For the Republican.
sCHocL-LANDs AND SCHOOL LAWS.

Ihave hi lust now read an Article in The
eRepublcan' Of the l7lh inst. signed rs. s."
propour ling to me number OF intetTogato-
rio xnow pot who my interrogation is,
BAIT | conjecture srlght as to his IDENTIFY, i
affords me much pleasure 10 meet the appfo-
val Of tie gentleman aud the scholar, who.
can himself effect much good BY lending his
yerv efficient pen to the cause of education
in Mississippi, il mistake noE The land OF
his nativity, TO which OBJ hanc rem he owes
this important duty. Some of the questions
have been already answered at least ~
mart in former communicatinns-the hrsl
two propose answering now, and ~ do
ing so, shall be compelled % strike blow
where il may not be expected. wonld
gladly avoid anything Of This kind, or Of an
Unpleasant nature; but duty requires il--and
where duty leads, honesty is compelled 70
follow.
"To whom are these trustees or commls-
sioners ACCOUNTABLE" will answer this
question: BY relating an aneedote which oc-
pTred few years ago in certain ConH-
Muse in Mississippi. The board Of county
IL lice we've ia session aud had before il q
&tu,n of an election. which the same board
or lie president bad ordered some weeks be-
fore for The purpose Of choosing trustees Of
school lands m certain township. Several
gentlemen presented themselves aud saiis.
fed the honorable board, that they were the
said trustees legally elected and wished 10
be qualified according 10 law. They were
informed that they were already fully quall-
fed BY virtue Of Iheir election. Of the egalIiy
of which the boald had ample proofs before il
and that The honorable poiee court had Moth
ing more 20 do with IheAfnstees elect This
modest hint, boNevel. did not cause these
conscientious gentlemen to withdraw then
Oersons from the coall house. They had cali
led at an atlornea Office. Whele they were
1poIileIy furnishes with the law Of 1888 on
the subject, ard thus armed they had gone
befo,e ihe boaid Of police to comply with il.
Aftsr Considerable debate, they were permits
led 10 take HE oath prescribed. upon which,
they were again told lha, they were now lul"
Iv qualified and al liberty 10 withdraw. Bu'
moIwithsla ndiug shis second adnoniliop, they
moved not an ZACH. hey seemed disposed 70
Is ashsl hard headed aud stubborn, but were
,,s,b, conscientious, and wllllol some
uhn green, and consequently observed
ne ,cln's If the law with much awe. lheS
,or sliheir suit, pleading for some 'im'
d n na,ng the law TO beat upon Tue 'n'"d o
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II there be much dishonesty where there are
penalties against ii wbal may we mol expect
wheFe as ID the case before us,Eihe penalty y
laid against doing right Fol right i Is, most
undoubtedly, though al the same time both lawinl
and unlawful 10 disobey flhis act, and thereby Sc
cure The school fund from certain deslructon--
And although right TO save The fund. yet i would
be wrong 10 require The fFusiee for that purposes
10 break his word aud forfeith his bond,
But must hasten % with the subject, and hav
ing still other Items q present before Diminishing
.'ihis act" Of denominations, ! mast hupe the
feader's love Of the marvellous il stii unexhaus'-
ed. The law before Us makes i the eduiy Of said
trustees 10 appropriate the annual anhunt Of funds
arising from tho dividends on bank Stock, belong
ing 10 each township 10 The erection and repair Of
school houses aud other necessary buildings, and
for educalion.v What niher buildings aEe neces-
saiyl One might consider an observatory ne
cessary, another a ball-alley OF gymnasium,
third meeting house, prison, or ptinIing-oliice,
and fnugth green house or various mechanical
establishments. Theterms Of the law are Ger
iainly as broad as could be desired BY the most
fasIidlous Observation-Disclosures, and allow the
erection Of any buildings that mans imagination
might fancy, necessary in any degree, however
remote. There ISL is trne, little danger ofthis
clause being abnsed--noeed il cannot hs abused
now. as there are no dipidsads Of bank stock 10
be used in any way--bu mention this merely TO
guard future Legislation; for We cannot TOO care
fully guard funds Of any kind, and especially
should we be careful in the extreme Of those held
in trust for accomplishing The highest and best Of
objects.
Besides the items already mentioned ''lhis aci''
requires nothing more--no examnalen OF APP
poAiment Of tehchers--no establishment If
school, o. control or interference whatever with
either teachers OF schaols-uo lOaning or other
sa(e investment and accumulation, or disburse-
ment Of iunds--no suits or other means Of secu>
ring and enforcing payment Of debts due the
townships-no election Of trustees difected--no
qualifications Of Trustees o. voters prescribed-no
organization ola board, 40 other duties, no PIesi-
dent, secretary or tieasurer--no lreasuter's bond
land since the decease Of the Planters bank,
unlimited control Of tho "sword and PURSE Of the
I townahin For
The Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1844-1847, 1845-05-31
TIE PRINTER.

How few ,nen there are, Of those who
gaze sdmiringly upon the printer. az he ..nin.
bly, filings The slender letters round Inn,
know Of lis privalions and tolls. Pom he
nature Of his occupation, he is comparatively
unknown 70 the community at large. TN.
INJURED IN closely confined place Of business
froman eally TO late hour, land hose who
work upon daily paper, frequently through.
out the nghO having no regular hours for
repose- inhali0g the noxious vapors incident
TO close room, with lamp smoke and steam.
and gasses, Il is no wondel that be should
appear cadaverous and emacIaled The
Compositor ls most exposed 10 all these bale
iul iniiuencesi the materials OF which the
types are composed, exert pernicious ef.
feet upon his system. especially, when for the
purpose oiexpedlIion, be is obliged 10 lry
bis types by lie fire, after distribution. lle
being obliged to stand all day IN one posi-.
lion, & lls STOPPING posture while correcting
and making up" tends sooner o. later. 20
destroy the harmony Of hislnternal organs.
and the sedauiafy nature OF Ills BUSINESS ~
gether with lie variety Of temperatures lie l.
obliged 10 Undergo. and 10 which. from hia
physlcal state, he lie extremely sensitive often
produce chloait disorders which hasten him
10 premature grave
But printing is q noble wo, k. and though
the Printer be confined 10 narrow circle.
and amidst The hum Of The din Of the polite
clan aud Inc newsmoager Uithin--,hpueI,
compelled 70 iallaIe Tie noisome air Of lbe
Ptiniing Office. aud BY The dim lamp Of mid
night
The Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1844-1847, 1845-05-31

ANSWER To"P. Pa ADDRESS IRE SALLY
y In our lnstnumbeb)
You ''do not love me9B well, shall not die
Al that same declaration. 80 back handed
. And all the world, you think with gazing eye,
Believe YOU love me more than ever man did!
The worlds mistaken! much more must yop be
Ifyou have thought Ser have faneied thee
YOU'RE not ia love with mel thanks fol The thought
I never dreamed--I never hoped you we've,
And all your fine spun hattery value not
A substance lighter than the mountain air.
A suhtance fof no useful purpose given,
And fitted neither for this earth nor Heaven.
smile as feeling prompts The smile to come.
Though you may deem i merely atfectation,
'Tis not the sycophantic smile which some
Deal out to suit occasion. birth OF station,
And il odd numbers fuiter in the net-
They spring the snare that not for them was set.
Yes, "leti pass as a parcnthess,"
Just as you passed before my careless eye
"Not necessary to make sense" or Bliss
Where countless idols claim idoatry;
Aud urge upon me full as high pretenson,
In words that better suit my comprehension.
"Flrtationle aha did not once suspect
: The game saw 50 little TO admirel
NfeVour deceit so little can effect,
How must your unexcited manners tire.
The brightest graces Of such prOsy Adams
Would win BET little fruit with maids or madams.
lam not looking "scornful," but amused,
Amused that one so conscious Of tA power,
Should make excuse as if he had abused
With treacherous blast a vain but trusting howeTl
While she unconscious Of his presence, won
BY real gloIies, gazcd upon the SUM-
NV slower, "friend you may have been the hrst-
know not, and Ills very immaterial;
The shoe.te Of that "iIesfoot" 'twould burst
To Kick character so quit ETHEREAL,
And this old saw time out Of mind hath pleaded =
To fashion friendship two contents are needed!
Oh! vanity il is the curse OF man,
Man, in the image Of his Maker MADE,
Yet whose self love has mar'd the mighty PLAN
Himself the idol where his worshlp's PAID,
Himself candIe--femalee, mothike mln'ons
To Hutter round his flame and SINCE Their pnions
aFarewelIp forswell and when you next may go
To mill with such o'efbuIdened grist OF Flattery'
Turn not the Eielicon's poetic flow
Into surl, mudJ : froshet e bosPatiar thee.
Rut seek some streams through piney woods thai twis
There choose thy mistress and there grind thy srst
And now P. P. good bve--l think can
sneak thus with pulses still and heart quite Stout
sin wondering il such 'nice young man"
Can have mother knowing that he's QUIT
shaIl not dream Of you--and waking iancies
win dwell with dearer forms and brighter gances
The Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1844-1847, 1845-05-31

Dead 10 infIiciioo, Is Themselves are

Dead 70 IniilclIon, % themselves are dead;
Aud liberty pucks justice by the nose"
an, sorry Thai my limits viii not allow me To-
finish The answers 10 the first two questions Of
S. 81 in ibis number, ard that am compelled
20 trrnls OF abrep.ly-ptshis iateres,isH stage of
The investigation. My next will conlae an He6i
or two mol whit less astonishing than The most
marvellous in this communication. PHILoM.
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PART &C. oNp.

Through mist thick and gay, saw, as one
looks upon tho earth at he hour e twilight. =
naked plain, desert aud cold. ID lhe midst rose
rock, from which uiCklad. dtoF BY dron, .
bIacksh water; and the feeble and dull sound o.
the drops which fell was The only sound one
could hear.
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49,. ttgAAf
With fingers wsufy and worn
Eyelids heavy and red

yei does his bosom ihlill, and his eyes oils.
len, as he .seIs mp The news Of some se1eet
vlcloyao Of his fsvoIte party and be glon,s
with eager delight; while 1T The came lime
he reads aud ppls Ia type, HE speeel, of nj.
great ololofl lie enlels into,he saigit fhis
work; he ctiaot be a mere machne-,he We
~ nature Of his work sells HE iiouehtsi,l mo.
llou; aud while ll,e types 20 click. click.
click, u his sick, he may h inaginatior,
be stluilhizng tie iumos recespes Of distant
country wandering amidst 'peasures and
palaces. OF riding on Tho deep blue sen. He
SMILES % tie Iadierous Ionks gave ut the
disasron,; he ihIillng romance give him
Ipleusan excitelpeut aud poetry raises lie
Iilongldsio lie subimrs and il may lruly he
said Of him. thai phen, whilst he is outuaid.
ly suising for The highest, lie Is put down es
ihe OwesL Then he approaches lie arnsl:
Cor lie isll.e rue nstst, who works boz h'witl,
his head and hands.
The Pntper enjoys few oflhe luxuties 81
life, the publication muel appear regularly.
and consequently. all ais zine Is inspo, cd.
Tie heafs the ''linkIipg &c The merry BELIEF
as seighs by saiilly over hill and vaIey, but
he cunnot'mix wi'h'lhe gay g. happy thong:
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-06-26

LIBERTY CONVENTION

The friends ofhumani'y in the county
Of Rutland, who fee! DESTROYS Of conceo-
traiing their whole influence upon The
great national question Of Slavery or
Freedom to the democracy ofihe pcnpIe,
are requested to NEE, in County Con
vention Mt CLARENDON SPRINGS, on
Tuesday The i6Ih day of July next ut 10
O'Clock, A. NJ Eot the purpose Of making
a nomination Of candidates for Senators
for the county Of Rutland for the year en-
suing.
The Rev. BERIAH GREEH of Whites
boro N. Y. and NLroN CLARK, the
White Slave Of Kentucky, are expected
TO address the meeting.
JOSIAH w. HALE. County
TnoMA Fl, PALMER.
REUBEN II i1nRALL Com.
Brandon, June, "a, 1915.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-06-26
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Death of General Jackson.

The l. ulsviIle papels which reached
Us BY yrstrrday's mail, brought the t.
dings of the DEATH OF GEN. JACKSON,
at the Hermitage on Sund " erenlpg s h
lust. at the advanced ag. o: sevenlv.eigh hi
years. This occurrence, though long
expected, will excite deep sensation
III, onghouL the country.
The common Council met last evening
and received A message 'rom The Mayor
announcing the death Of G,n. Jackson. -
Alderman Briggs then made a few peril
nenl remurks, aud offered series OF res
olutions, among which was one npI ONT
ing Joint Sprcial Committee Of five from
each Board 10 confer with our fellow
citizens as 10 the best mode 10 BE- adop'ed
10 t, slify our respec, for the dislin guishcd
worth and position held by the deceased"
The committee is to report 10 a special
meeting Of he Two Boards. The 30 ,rd
Of Aldermen appointed McssIs Briggs,
MesseroIe, Hart and Tappan; the Assist.
nnts, Messrs. Cornell, Ogden, Purser
Nichols and Candrr.
In the afternoon, after the circulation
oil our Extra announcing The death Of the
General, the flags on the City Hail, Tam
any Hall, the Broadway House, the Mu
srums, and other public places, were dis,
played a, half.masl.--M Y. Tribune.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-06-26
Correspondence Of the Tribune.



Another of those ir,qnent R,lroad
MprdeyS -aca&nt all mi der words -wus
perptIralrd few lies from this city.
yesterday i. NJ. on the Mohawk and
Hudson Railroad BY the Engineer OF con.
duc'or OF wood train.
This man, knowing that the passenger
train Itit ME ID pot htre' at lo'olock,-
knowing, also, that there vas 40 ,urcou,
between his p ace Of Starting. or alunoul
that he lett or pas, 6 or miles out, and
the d POT here-rushed on, under full
speed, along a very crooked track and
through hii'y coum,y 10 a direct col
Is,u which dashed both locomotives to
pieces, crushed, ,ore. broke an manqled
the legs and lower halt OF The thighs VI II
Mr. FRIEND W. Forbes, (gIass blower
irom Hays & Collins works in CAmdrr
county, N. j.. where he has leh wife &
five Children ABOUT as thoroughly as dry
gunpowder would have do re it, had ,ha,
been substituted for the marrow Of The
boaes and :gued,
witnessed the ampula!ion OF one OF
these lmb', above the middle OF The thigh
last night, between haIf.pasi 9 and 10
O'Clock, by DR.. Mirch, assisted by Drs
Nc n ,ughl and Armby, Of tins city,
and some OF their udents: the wrelch he'd
sufferer, all the ;:me--a fall half hour
from the first cut OF the knife to the last
fixed adhesive bandag' writing 10 ago.
nles alike uncomfortable and indesc ba bic.
Such scene aug! be seen TO be compr, :
hrpdeL.
The o;her thigh must come of 10 the
same place. should Iif' hold its sea, in thu
wrrlchrd man aud nature rally sufii lent,
" to-day ;bu, that they will is vefy doub,
iui and should Ihry, the surgeons have
but "torlorn hope" Of his recovery. /
we none. lI.cAunos live bul BY a mir
aclr.
This should add one more to The very
many and az often unheeded warnings
aud disrrgardrd prohibitions to passengers
not to stand upon the platforms OF Rail-
road cars; il was there that poo: Forbes
mel his agonizing duoml And Yet 9TH
efs. to-day, on the same road, aud over
he same spot, ~lll, ten to one, do :h'
same thug, aud the practice doubtless BE-
persisted in by many, every day OF Ih'
world. on every Railroad bull, or 10 bt
bull: Let those who will, take warn,
ing, and those who will not. know tn,
dreadful danger they heedIessly or want
only encounter None within The cars
were very seriously injured. though H
bow, name not learned. was considerably
har', but no bones broken.
Mr. Forles Itf his home the day before
on VISIT TO his f,thrr in o zelda Castle
in this Stae Ilr is apparently "bou, 81
years Of age. N. Y. Tribune,
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-06-26
Conventions.

A Stale Convention OF the Liberty
Party is to be holden Mt M0rrisciNe on
the LIST aud Q days Of July; and another
at L4dl0w on the b and 10Th OF that
month. A religious An.islavefy Convcn.
ton is nppo:ned 10 b. holden 4l Morris
vile on the Mird day Of July, and one at
Lud ow on the eltrenth.
Milton Clark, the white fugitive slave
Aanson Work, and. j, G.. AspenwoII are
confidently expected to attend those cou-
v'li)n'. S,s,ys the Green Mounain
Freeman