Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-28
Weekly Summary.


Convention, but learn verbally that be-
tween forty and fifty counties were repre-
scented. DR.. Metcalle, of Natchez, was cho-
sen 10 preside over It's deliberations, and
DR.. Williamson, Of Clinton, was appointed
Secretary We are informed that upon The
assembling of the Convention, Dr. Cart,
wright, of NatcheZ, delivered an aoie ana
eloquent address.
The Convention appointed Committee
10 memoralize the Legislature or various
medical subjects, and resolved itself into
State Medical Society, requiring the Com
mittee TO report at It's next meeting, IN May
next.)
A Committee were also appointed TO draft
n code of Medical ethics and bylaws for
the government of the society which were
reported and adopted.
CONGRESSIONAL PLEAsANTRY.-fn late
debate on the Oregon question, Mr.. c. ].
Insersoll said that
We wanted no Alexander to possess Us
of this modern Asia. All we wanted was
women and children.
[Great laughter, and cries of" That we
can have."l
Mr.. l., I'm contnuation) We had but
to recur to the first born American princi-
ple-the principle of population. The
i House would remember that when Doctor
Franklin became satisfied in England that
there was an end TO all possibility of
peaceful arrangement between that coun-
try and the United States, he said to
friend who was with him: Go home and
tell our people to get children as fast as
possible that is the only chance We
have" And that was precisely what we
have TO do now upon this Oregon question
-" get children as fast as possible -
The House, on both sides, seemed not
less amused than delighted with this pro.
position, to which the tokens of assent
were loud and numerous.
And, as friend of his (Mr. Gentry
very Justly remarked, that injunction had
already been fulfilled.
New AND WONDERFUL INVENTION IN
THE ART OLE Wharf.-The New York He
raid gives an account of most important
invention recently made, which promises to
prove an effectual means of defending our
Seaboard cities from hostile attacks. 1t is
thus described by the Herald:
During the last few months a series of
experiments have been made with a new
invention, originated by Mr.. McCartv, a
gentleman connected with the Navy Yard
at Brooklyn. These experiments were
ordered by the government, and Witnessed
by distinguished persons, and were consi-
dered by them to be most novel, most
original and most startling, in a naval and
military point of view. Commodore Stew
art, it will be remembered, spoke of pro-
ject by which it would be possible to defend
the whole harbour of N. York against the
combined fleets oS the world. This may
appear to be gasconade, but from informa-
ton which has been communicated 10 US,
we are fully assured that Commodore
Stewards assertion is perfectly correct aud
literal.
1.-The scientific gentleman alluded to,
Mr.. McCarty, who is now connected with
the Navy Yard has invented a new species
of artillery, which will discharge thirty
balls In minute, or one every two seconds
for hours together, in succession, and this
by mechanical power alone, without gun.
powder, The chemical substance, or any
other preparation. 1t is effected by mere
ly putting the balls into hopper and let
hing the the ordnance throw them out with
Immense momentum, at the rate Of one
every two seconds. On one occasion
MIR. McCarty exhibited the operation o
thls invention, in the Navy Yard, before a
humber OF naval officers, who were aston
shed by the force and power exhibited
Bs well as by the great simplicity of tn,
#machIne. About twelve 10 twenty pieces
of solid timber were united together, form
ing one compact body. Against this piec,
OF wooden hreastwork, Mr. McCarte,
opened the battery of his piece of ord
mace, and in less than ten minutes, tn
whole solid breastwork was utterly demo
lished and shivered to splinlerS, by tht
powerful aid rapid succession of discharges
upon it,"
If all this be reliable, it is to be hopes
that the stock jobbers will have their fear
quleled. With such defence as this in
yention would afford, lille need be appre
hended from ioregn assaults.
Is MEsMERIsM AND SEDUCTION The Me
thodlsI Episcopal Conference, at New Or
Jeans, expelled the Rev. H. H Shropshire
who last year travelled the st. Helen,
Circuit, from the ministry. He was char
ged with the fragrant offence of having
attempted the seduction of a young lad,
upon whom he was practising some Mes
merlc experiments, in July last. He fully
Confessed his guilt, and did not attempt Il
L Justify his Condnct RiShon SouIa PreSi