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True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22
CONyICTS OUT OFDOORS.

A gang of five convicts were chopplng
wood about two miles from the prison on
Saturday last, undercharge of Mr.. Weaver,
one of the guard, when a fellow named
league struck him with an axe, seized his
musket, pistols, and bowie knife, and cX-
changing his hat, made his escape. The
other four convlctS, like the good samaritan
took the wounded guard aud conveyed
him to the prison. The self liberated
convict, next captured a plough horse, ana
swapping his coat fol that of the negro
who was driving the horse, started of at
fall speed up the main road leading to CO.
Iumbus When he got to Doak'S Stand,
about 40 miles distant from Jackson, he
abandoned his nag and took lodgings at
a farm house. 10 The mean time posse
from the Penitenlary, under charge OF Mr.
Price, the assistant keeper, went III pursuit,
and by the aid of dogs, tracked the Young
gentleman 10 bis pace ofrepoSe. He was
conveyed back to prlSon.-SoMthron.
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22
MURDER ANp LYNcH.LAw.

The Nashville papers give the following
history Of a murder. By an ouragcd Pop1laee,
in the strco,s Of Nashville, Of a Mr. Judson,
who shot another, but moa clearly IN sclfde-
fence The whole affair, Il seems originated
ia a sLANDEE,-one libelloas breath upon The
fair fame Of woman. for which The laws OF
Tennessee, if APPEALED 70. as they should have
been, would have afforded ample sliisfaoiion-
We yesterday gave some account Of a
terrible occurrence resulting On the death
Of a Mr. PouerieId By a shot fired 81 him
By Mr. Judson, Of which we have since
received fuller and further Information.
Tie origin Ct the aifrsy was a SANDER in
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

CHoCTAw EMIGRATIoN.--We learn
from the Camden Herald published in
Ouachita county, Ark, that between three
and four hundred Choclaw Indians, the
advanced party of the emigration, arrived
at that place on the night of the 18th uIt,
under the charge of George w. Clarke, u.
s. Agent They are of the Boguechitto
and Yo-ca,nook-ney clans, and will settle
in Puck -she-nub- bee district, on Red River.
Another party, about five hundred isis
towns" were expected at Camden on the
28lh. 1t is supposed they will settle in
Push ma ia haw district, also OH Red Riv-
er. The Choctaws now number, including
the ChickaSaws and slaves, 10 or 100000
Upon the removal of the remainder of the
tribe, which will probably be accomplished
this year, they will have population Of
% or $4,000, and will then be much the
strongest nation on our frontier.
There is much civilization among these
people. They encourage morality and
industry, and great attention is paid to
education among them.
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

imitation; his pure virtues and manly actions
awaken our energies, and his name will ever
shine brilliant upon the record of fame The
Farmer, with good heart, true soul aud an
intelligent mind, is the man whose honesty IS
ever reliable, whose word is a bond and whose
whole being is at the service of his country
when her interests demand the sacrifice. Let
no brainIcss thing, whose only dignity and
character is in the cut and quality of his cloth
ing, look with absardly affected contempt up
on the armer.-a man whom GoD declares to
be far above him in every requisite Of tru y no.
bic and Christian manhood
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22
For the True Democrat
THE FARMER.
ny A STUDENT OF THE PAuLDrNo ACADEMY

BY STUDENT OF THE PAULDIN0 ACADEMY.
OfalI the various pursuits Of lie, that Of the
Irmcr is the most ouviable. The farmer has
more exercise Of mind in observing and re-
fleeing upon the course Of nature, than those
who are confined down to the dry monotony
Of profession. His advantages for acquiring
a general knowledge arc vastly numerous.
His senses are diversified by all the romantic
scenery Of sublime nature His Imagination
hos foil scope ofaction; il can soar from sum
init to summit, until It is developed to the fur
thesl extent offs ability. The farmer inhales
the balmy breeze from morn ill night Shac.
klod by none Of the troubles aud perpleNilies
which are characteristic Of the professional
man, be stands in moral grandeur midst health
aud peace, stimulated BY the puresl motive OF
bis nature, that OF following The divine procept,
8 DO unto others as We would be done by"
Truly. be IL, in the foil sruse Of the word, the
bone aud sncw Of the land" In peace he
stands erect, the nations pride; 10 war be is
the champion who strikes terror to the heart
Of The Zoe. Who is not proud to occupy such
a conspicuous station as the hmefsl when
the maddoning elements Of discord ani dema-
goguism collect their blncful influences 10
PROSTATE our prosperity, The farmer, like our
Saviour, when be spoke TO the troubled
waters, bils the torrent say, and al is cain;
tranquility perradcs where late was the tom
pssi ofEri'e
The thrice sariour of Rome was a Farmer.
W1shIngla was Farmer IN lster 10 one
Of be iriells be says. The more study FAR
ming abe more an delighted with u" lie
ua8.al n5 eiy's buz Or tamal808s rleeto mar
abe pace ssl quieuls uhich are 70 Be- found
alone uahia the sbalaI dwelling orthe farmer
AID Wzshinsion's Example is worthy q all
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

CALHOUN AND THE OREGoN-Mr. Cal
houn's speech ia the Senate Chamber is ono Of
the most unfortunate efforts Of his life He has
arrayed his genius and his cloqucnce against
the wishes aud the convictions Of the people;
he stands among the fathers Of the Senate, the
brerest and the mighlost foe Of the party with
whom he has proiessed 20 act and whose prin.
ciples he protested to have esPouscd. lie
pleads for Eagland-Englands commercial
interests, Englands territorial professions up.
on the North American continent, against the
more legitimate claims Of his own country.
He is a great man and a good man; his brow
is laden with the laurels Of an immortal
elouuence, and the whole South acknowledge
es herself debtor TO him for many benefaclions
But where is he nowl With Webster, the
irreclaimable abolitionist,-a most unnatural
association; with Cruenden, the whg asTi.
rant for the Pr1sidency,-in brief the leader
Of an ostion,-eVerywhere, but where be
should bc,-wilh 4 democratic President sup.
porting great and a vital national measure
He stands in anlagonism TO his couuiry's in.
tcress,-but why and wherelorel
Mr. Calhoun was the last Secretary OF State
under John Tyler. How did he meet Eng
land lhenl As every American Statesmen
should meet her,-with dignity, Independence,
and no concession. He met her upon the slave
question, when she insiii ously eudeayored to
blend il with the question Of TeSian annexation,
and he successfully rebuked and repelled her
interference lie instructed Mr. King. our re.
siienl minister al Paris, 10 demand an explirit
svOwal Of French policy with reference TO
Texas and domestic slavery in The Unicd
SiaieS Calhoun was s1ccessful-the answer
Of the French Count was satisfactory. be
achieved glory then-wouH he tarnish is
lusre nowl The Ministerial press Of Eng
land thea coupled his name with viiupera,ion--
that press is n0ls vociferous 10 bis praise
Which was NOS pleasing 70 TIE car q lohn
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22
FOREIGN NEWS.
one Dqv Later Man tie Hbcr

one Day Inter Han tile Hibcrnid.
Tie packet ship Yorktown arrived at \.
York on Wednesday morning, from Liver
pool, having I~ll that port on the 9th of
March, and thus bringing intelligence one
Gsv later than was received by the Hlber-
mia. The news is entirely unlmportant.
The Switzerland had arrived, with the
resolutions passed. ny the House, and the
London papers of the 4th generally COM
mented on American affairs.
On the evening of the Sd, tie Commons
refused by majority Of 1877, to abolish at
once all duties on imported corn. Inc
vote stood, yeas IS, noes 300
The Chronicle comments on the rejection
of the offer to arblrate, and says that the
correspondence seems TO show that the
President persists III war policy
from the London Times, March 4.
The news from America, published this
morning, took the city completely by sur
prise, and produced fall of almost | per
cent in ConsoIS, from which they but
slightly recovered at all in the course Of
the day, aud with the exception of this
very marked effect, it has been unusually
difficult to collect in detail any opinions
respecting the news. People here are
mostly disposed 10 regard the whole as n
continuation of that tone of bravado which
the House OF Representatives under the
auspices of the President, Mr.. Polk, has
hitherto maintained; and TO hope therefore,
that the same feeling will not be excited in
the Senate But the most anxious question
discussed here to-day has turned on what
course is likely TO be taken by our govern
ment should the notice TO abandon the
Oregon territory beactuaIIy given-that IS,
whether such notice would be followed
by an immediate hostile manifestation, or
whether that would be revercd till the
twelve months had expired Prom obser-
vations that have dropped from Sir Robert
Peel, 1t is enormously inferred that, in
however courteous a manner this notice
nigh, be conveyed, il would be immediate
ly resented; and therefore the feeling which
the news has produced was, on the whole,
a very uneasy one.
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

rs Mexico can keep her valor bottled up
no longer. She is about sending her triumph
ant and veteran heroes to devaslate the whole
south The Mexican General will march up
on Texas, and chain and whip the river Rio
Grande, in imitation of the renowned Xcrxes.
1t will then devour the army of Gen. Taylor,
preserving the General as a living specimen
ofthe lillputian race, for the benefit of the mu-
scum in the city of Mexico. New Orleans will
be Immediately sacked and burned, and its in
habtans put to the sword till no sound shall be
heard in the deserted streets, but the melancho-
ly mewing of solitary tom.cat, or the discon-
ISOLATE chatter of lonely monkey These
prospective horrors are truly awful, and we
advise that Gov Brown do Immediately appoint
a day of "general fasting, humiliation and
prayer" that heaven, in its mercy, may avert
from our own beloved state the terrible ven
geance of the resistless Mcjia and his army of
giants
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

~ A Lady has sent us a poetic efusion
which is beautiful in its sentiments as she is in
person, and equally graceful in the smooth flow
of its numbers 1t shall appear in our next
We place a ten.fold value upon all literary
communications from the Ladies We beg
them, however, to send us no opinions upon
the politics ofthe day. for were they rocusant
democrats or fre.eating wings, we should hate
to refuse them hearing before the sovercigus
And then they have suck an influence
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

MYsTERIoUs.-Ou the 9th inst.,' two
negroes, man aud boy, while ranging
though the swamPy grounds below the city
in search of small cedar shrubs for trans
planting came across the body of dead
man. The boy on the discovery, from
fright, took TO his heels, aud could not be
persuaded back again anywhere near the
spot The old man noted the place the
pulrid condition Of the body, the brush
wood with which u seemed 10 have been
partially covered and other circumstances,
but too strange 10 say, when Corauer Doug
Jas went tie day after with him to hold
an inquest, be could not identify the place.
Search was made Tor the body, for nearly
an hour, but without success. Up 70 tins
time il has not been re-discovercd.-There
are circumstansescouuec wIthIhis affair
that lead come 70 suppose. the dead BODY IS
that Of the late French Consul, who has
been Tor some time missing, aud who. when
last seen, was evidently in a stale Of mental
abcrTati0n.-P icayuHc.
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

rs 1t will be seen by advertisement, that
our friend LEMLY has taken the Dickson
House." in Jackson. He has fitted this com.
modous mansion up in beautiful style, and with
a nicely of taste peculiarly his own. All who
intend brief sojoun in Jackson during the
summer months, will find the most agreeable,
most accommodating and whole.souled landlord
at the Dickson House.
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

SUICIDE OF A FEMALE BY DROWNING -
The body of an unknown young woman,
OF decent appearance clad IN plain mourn
ing, of ordinary texture was found in the
dock at PIne.street, early Sunday morning
Her shawl was found on the wharf log
and floating near her ln the water were her
bonnet containing her breast plnand gloves,
needle case, a pair of scissors, aud tail
or'S thImble-llkcwlSe note containing
the words, Il hasten to join them IN hea-
veu.o
The unhappy female, as far as we could
learn, was not, up TO late houT last night,
positively Identified, but was believed TO be
widow who few months ago lost her
husband, TO whom she had been married
only short time, and also her child
philadelphia American.
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

SIoNIFlcANT.-Flflyfour pieces of cannon
have been received by the United States Gar,
rison, at Baton Rouge, La,
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

~ -Four hundred thousand dead letters, il
is estimated, will be returned at the end of the
present quarter to the dead letter office at Wash.
ington. The cause assigned is the reduction
of the postage rates, which, though it increases
the number Of writers, adds nothing TO the re.
cevers
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

n William NJ Donegan, of Noxuboe CO,
Mi, was shot by Geo. w. Edwards. Ed
wards was arraigned before the examining
court and acquitted. Particulars of the affair
have not reached us.
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

~ The municipal election of New Orleans
has resulted in the choice of a whig for the Of
fec ofmayor The democrats have fair re-
presentation in the general and subordinate mu-
inequalities.
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

relation TO the wife of Mr.. PorterfieId, who
attacked Mr.. Judson (who they say has
formerly published paperi in Cincinnati
famiiarly known as Ned Buntline) and
fired three times without hitting, when
Judson drew and shot him above the eye,
1t cauSed great excitement. JudSon ran and
took refuge in the City Hotel, having not
less than from twelve to fifteen shots fired
at him without touching him. The mob
still pursuing him, he ran up TO the third
story and jumped out of the back window,
breaking one of his thighs in the fall, and
throwing him SenSeless. Surprising him
to be dying, he was taken to the jail. In
the night, about 10 o'clock, finding that he
was still alive, the mob broke into the jail
manned aud almost naked, they threw
Judson INFO the street to be hung. He beg
ed for minister which was denied him
shot, and begged that if there was gentle
man present he would shoot him. They
took him to the square and hung him TO the
rail of an awning post, but the rope broke
and he fell, when he was taken back to Jail,
where he died during the night. He was
formerly midShipman in the U. S. Navy.
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

rs Read the biography of the Southern
Relormer, on our first page. 1T the promised
sketch from the columns of the MIssIssIPPlAN
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

Washington Irving, the most elegant and
classical of American writers, is about to re.
turn from Europe, and on his arrival will pub.
lish Life Of Mahomet
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22
From tie L0uiSriHe TELEGRAPH
SPEECH OF GEN. SPEIGHT.

AIIuSions TO the speech of Mr. Speight
has heretofore been made by several of our
exchanges, but as it was, merely mentioned
without any comment, we were unable TO
determine the nature Gifts contents. We
have, at length received copy OF 1t, and
given 1t careful peruSa: AID, we regret
TO say, ii does not correspond with our sen.
tlmentS; nor do we believe it corresponds
with the sentiments ofthe great mass ofhlS
constituents. The people ofthis State, so far
as we have heard any expression of opin-
ion, believe with the President, that orr
tHle TO tie whole Of Oregon IS Wdisputa-
bic And when Gen. Speight says; "that
1t is not difficult to show that Great Britain
has rights in Oregon which, according TO
the law of nations, must be respected" he
shows a want OF historical knowledge in
regard to our claims, or else he is in pos
session Ofsome information on the British
side of this question, that has never yet
come TO the light OF the American people.
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

c. Calhoun? Surely not the fattery Of
monarch'S servitor,-the syren song sent across
the Atlantic to entice him from his allegiance
to his country? No. though an angel swore
it, this we could not believe. But how are we
to reconcile the difference in Mr.. Calhoun's
same England st!l,-decrying our slave-sys-
tenn while she is buchering inofensive thou
sands IN Eastern India, and boasting OF her
philanthropy although she has made ten thou
sand new graves in China and continues to
hold the territory of that injured people
But Mr. Calhoun secs fit to be England's
advocate, and the motive, and the object, if they
are honorable and patriotic, are known only to
himself His arguments do not sustain his po-
siton: though ingenious, logical and brilliant,
they are the merest lallacies that ever dspar-
aged the common sense and reflected upon the
understanding of an American statesman Let
us have no ArnoIds in the Senate Chamber.
The course of Gen. JESSE SPEIGHT, a
Senator in Congress from this State, is receiv.
ing the almost universal condemnation Of the
press of Misssspp-and justly-for well
has he merited the ccnsure of an honest
and independent press. The General should
have left his military cognomen at home, for
who but General Speight would present to
the gallant and chivalrous people OF MIssssip'
pi, in all the gloomy colorng OF diseased
fancy, the horrors Of war;" while the grcascr
" horrors of dshonor were pending over our
heads and threatening the degradation Of our
national chaacter2 We will take an early
opportunity to " show up" the political and To-
gical monstrostes of Mr.. Speight's notorious
Oregon speech, aud we pledge ourselves then /
to prove that the General is no statesman. Civ. |
ing him all credit for amabily as a gentleman |
and excellence, as a farmer In the mean.
time, let other journals, able and staunch in the
true democratic cause, speak through our col
umns What says the Louisville Telegraph
endorsed by the Yazoo Dcmocratl
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22


CoNGREssIoNAL-The Independent Trca.
sury Bill has passed the House by a vote Of
l22 to GO. 1t goes TO the Senate for final ac-
ton.
Mr. Benton brings strong testimony to prove
that our territorial rights in Oregon extend no
further than the 49lh parallel lie was replied
10 by Gen Cas-, who continued 10 maiLtlin
that our title was clear to the whole
The Native members led on a debate upon
the present naturalization laws, to which, how.
ever, bat little attention was given ty the great
body Of the members
The bill to create two regiments Of mounted
riaemen, 50 long aud warmly discussed has
been rejected by decisive vote ia The House Of
Representatives
Col Roberts bin granting alternate sections
OF land to aid in the construction Of the Southern
Rail Road, will undoubtedly pass both branch.
cs Of Congress Mr.. Roberts has been The ga
lous and indoia,igable advocate Of this bis iayO-
rite measure
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

The beauty Of the puson natures f0r The
grave worm, The blauy o. The mind Ger Cod
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22
BATTLE IN INDIA.

Extract Of letter from an officer with
the ero-ZepOre Force, dated Dec "a,
1915:
We have had most severe and terrible
light such as India never saw before. We
have gained victory, it is true, but at
what a cost! There are, am sure, at least
1000 killed and wounded; amongst the
former Generals Sale and M'KaSkiIl, Mai
Broadloot, Capt. Nicholson, Capt Egerton,
and a host ofotherS. The Europeans have
suffered dreadfl Y; only 200 of the Sd
Dragons can now be brought into the
field. The SlkhS, after threatening TO
attack us for many days, moved off TO
meet the Governor General and Comman.
derinChief--that is, portion of them,
the main body being at village aboat
eight miles from this; they were defeated
with great loss, and IL guns taken. We
suffered terribly. On the morning of the
2lSt, Sunday we, for the fourth time,
turned out about a. m, and after march,
ing about ten miles, fell in with the other
force under the Governor General and
Commander in,ChiefAt p. M we came
up to the Sikh camp, and the action COM
menced. Such terrible one it was! it
ragged iorcely ill night fall, | may say till
9 p m. and the clnnoaale aSted all night
The troops bivouackcd, and OH what 4
night it was! dying and dead all around
us, balls whistling around us in every d.
rection; no food, and above all, no waters
and the cold intense. May never spend
such another night again!
"At 4 the next morning the action COM
menced again, and ragged with great fury
till Z, and from that time TO 10 o'clock
with redoubIcd fury. At O'Clock their
camp was taken by storm, and the fighting
thus ceased, and the SikhS retreated; we
took their whole camp, aud l06 guns The
field is literally covered with dead, and
horses and camels out of number ammu-
milton aud baggag', guns, etcr blown up.
The whole OF the Sikh camp ground Was
mined, and they a.e even now going off
every hour. The cd barracks are full of
wounded, So is the magazine"
True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-04-22

lRoN MANUFACTURES IN GEoRGIA.-
In a letter TO the editor Of the Southern
Cultivdlor," the Hon. Mark A. Cooper
gives an interesting account Of his iron
works in CaSs county, Ga. He. and his
partners have two good furnaces blowing,
which produce from % TO 25. tons per
week-SuperIor metal IN the form Of
machinery, agricultural implements, hol-
low ware, pig metal aud wrought iron. In
machinery they make al kinds Of geering
for cotton mills, gnst aud saw mills, cotton
gins and hOrSc-pOwers, thrcShers wheat
fans, ploughs, &c. Cast machinery for
cotton factories. tor looms, spindles, thros-
ties and cards are also made by them, Of
-the best quality.
They are selling their hollow ware az
over Georgia, aud selling IL at 3I-2 TO 4
l-2 cents per %. They also manufacture
malleablc iron, and have -four and prist
mill 10 operation; they are building a noble
stone miI, which wi.l make from 300 10
800 barrels oflour day. they are putting
az, inr third parties a mil fOr wool card