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saassatbusetts Legislature.
THURSDAY, Jan 90.

THURNpAY, Jan 90.
SENATE. Petitions presented & refcrred-Of Joseph
Bahster and others to be lcorporaed as Hotel Co
Mrs John K Ion aud Others for an act incorporating
an institution fir the reform Of dissolute women.
Ordered TO Be eag' ossed Bill auhorizng the Fitch
burg Railroad Corporation 10 purchase the Chareslown
Branch Railroad; also, resolves on the petitions of
Charles Paine, and F. w Paine
The committee the judiciary was instructed TO con-
slider expedency of Increasing the salary of he dis
,rict attorney of the middle district
IL HOUSE. Petitions presented-oi LemueI c. Free.
man and Others Mary L. Chickering and others, Mary
Taylor and diners, Richard Clapp and Others John Cal
lamore and others William Young and others and Sam
ue O. COBB and others, severaly for the punishment of
seduction Of The Western Railroad Company for leave
to pass through Hardwick in building their branch road
to Barre5 Of Thomas Boomy and nthers for incorpo,
ration Of the Leicester Water Power CO., by Mr.
Sargent Of Leicester; of Samuel C. Allen for COM
pensatlcn for services commissioner in Maine Of
The town OF Shirley for the establishment of divd-
ing lpe between that town and Lunenburg -
uf George Studey, 3D. and Others for the abolition of
lcSSga rdnishment, by Mr. Earle Of Worcester
Mr. Byington of Stockbridge, from the committee Oh
the subject, reported bill, providing for The election Of
members congress by plurality of votes at the third
trial. Ordered 10 a second reading and TO be printed
Mr. Wilder of Leominster from the committee on
banks md banking, reported bin in addition to the act
to establish the Hampshire and Franklin Bank
On motion of Mr. Earle of Worceste-, ordered that the
committee education consider what further provisions
are necessary the equitable distribution of the
money appropriated for public schools among the school
districts in the several towns of this Commonwealth
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MAHoMETAN ScHIsA1. A new sect has late
y set itself up in Persia, at the head of which is
merchant who had returned from pilgrimage
to Mecca, and proclaimed himself successor of
the Prophet. The way they treat such matters
at Shiraz appears in the following account
Four persons being heard repeating their pro-
fessions of faith, according to the form prescribed
by the imposter, were apprehended, tried, and
found guilty Of objectionable blasphemy. They
were sentenced to lose their boards by fire being
set to them. The sentence was put into execu-
ton with all the zeal and fanaticism becoming
true believer in Mahomet Not deeming the
loss OF boards sufficient punishment, they were
further sentenced the next day to have their
faces blacBened and exposed through the. civ.
Each of them was led by Mirgazah, Execution
er0 who had made hole in his nose aud passed
through it string, which he sometimes pulled
with such violence that the unfortunate fellows
cried out alternately for mercy from the execu-
toner and vengeance from Heaven 1t is the
custom in Persia, on such occasions for the exc
cutioners to collect money from the spectators,
and particularly from the shop keepers in the ba-
zaar In the evening, when the pockets of the
executioners were well filled with money, they
>led the unfortunate fellows to the city gate and
there turned them adrift. After which the mol
labs at Shiraz sent men to Bushre with power to
seize the imposter, and take him to Shiraz where,
on being tried, he very wisely denied the charge
of apostacy laid against him, and thus escaped
from London Literary Gag
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water Privtleges to Sell Or I

Water Privileges to Sell or
A Ii the WATER POWER Of the OV
N below Five Mile River, with a head and fal
feet, about equally distant from Providence and
70 miles, within one-fourth Of mile from the ra
the latter city, and one mile south of the ourishis
oil Daniesonvie, containing fAy acres Of land
which Is covered with white oak timber and grant'
me power Is estimated equal TO from $4,000 10 40 n
dies and looms, transportation to Norwich ana a #
per Ivy pounds, and about the same TO Providence
ever inc contemplated railroad is completed The
scrlper VIII erect the dam and canal and deliver the
rcuars ana view of the plats apply at the CouniN
Room o. the subscriber No rs South Market Streef Y
Providence, Jan &c. Avs j w IvM.N
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FROM ONO. The following is an extract of
letter received by gentleman from Cincinnati,
dated the 2Ist of January:
The slaughtering season is nearly over; there
will not be more than Is or 10000 more hogs
slaughtered this season in Cincinnati !; the num-
Der already slaughtered here, is about 300, 600.
West of the Allegheny mountains, the whole
number will be about 100000, costing, before
packed, about $4,000, 900. There has been
decline in prices of about rs per cent The
"bone and sinew'' have reaped rich harvest
this season-so, if no one else makes money, the
farmers will. Flour has fallen about 81 so bar
rel; it is now selling at S.; hogs are selling at
la to l-2 cents. The tUiater has been ceru
cold one. Coal has been up to so cents busheI,
wood S. a cord. The river was closed all De-
cemner, which, of course, put veto on business.
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wEsrERN RAILRoAD. Receipls for dc week end
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04
Arbitration.

We see that many Of the newspapers
are condemning the President for reject
ing the proposition recently made by the
British Minister, to submit the Oregon
question 10 arbitration. The New York
Courier and Enquirer is particularly Sc
we're, and the National lnteligencer, with
more mildhess of manner is scarcely less
so in the matter OF its structures. Il con.
cludes review of the correspondence by
saying -
"The question now submitted by the
President and his advisors to the Ameri-
can people is, Whether they will adopt the
novel principle OF peremptorily rejecting
all arbitration, and, virtually Withdrawing
themselves from the social circle of ma.
tons, become disturbers of the peace of
the world?"
We cannot look upon the subject in this
light, and with all our respect for The su.
peror knowledge aud longer experience
Of the editors of the Inleliencer, we must
express the belief that the President has
pursued The only course he could, consis
lently with his public duty Whether onl
rights 10 Oregon be- iadispatable as we al
lege, or dispRtable, as is assertedby Grca
Britain, it appears impossible TO settle the
matter satisfactorily by arbitration. The
first difficulty would be in choosing the ar
bilralor; the second, would arise from the
necessity Of fixing the terms of submission
aud a third, from the propensity Of all in
ternaiional arbilraloIs 10 disregard the
right Of both parties, and endeavour ic
make a compromise between the two TO the
satisfaction OF neither Even il il were
submitted, as was The Northeastern Boun
dary, il would, as in that case lead L
nothing, prolract the discussion, and final
~ be settled BY negotiation. Blu, who
could be chosen abiirators Any Europe
an Government would be objected to BY
the United States, from the well founded
belief that il would not DO an inplriia
tribunal before which % bring suit be
tween powerful European Monarchy an,
N a distant, but as they all deem a dangerous
Republic. We have seen something ofih'
boundary settling qualifications Of Euro
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04

pean Powers. The Congress Of Vienna
set up and put down kingdoms, extended
or contracted territories, not on any prin-
ciple Of public law or natural right, but
in such manner as would bes: subserye
the interests Of Russia, Austria, Prussia,
France, and England. One conference at
London fixed The boundary ofGreece and
Turkey; another between Holland and
Belgium but it was never minated that
the rights or the wishes Of the parties
were consulted 1.-The preservation Of the
European system" was alone the guide
to their decisions, WHICH European system
is simply 10 weaken and destroy all minor
powers, for the purpose Of securing the
control Of affairs to the greaier II we
could not refer il TO any European power,
we certainly could not To any of the Go
vernments Of other portions of the world,
for there is not one of them which is not
either under European tuielage, or trem-
bling in awe oil European power. II,
then, we have withdrawn from the social
circle Of nations" it is not our fault; we
would rather defend our own pockets than
submit the division of their contents to
The arbitrament of social circle" how
ever respectable in appearance, Of " sport
ing gentlemen" The other proposition,
that the question should be submitted to
commission of private individuals, could
never have been seriously made. The Mis-
mister must have thought it a capital joke;
one at which no doubt, he laughed as he
was writing, and By which he rather wish
ed, than hoped, to gull The simple minded
Republicans. He ought not 10 have sup
posed thai we could so soon forget the
maxim OF one of Brtain's most celebrated
Ministers, " that every man has his price"
and that The offers that might be made in
this case would be too tempting TO be sue
cessfully resisted by the highest degree Of
human virtue.
It the proposition toarbilraie this qGes-
lion had been acceded to by the Admins
traiion, il would have caused commoton
among the people Of this country which
might have easily terminated in reYo-
Iulion--lor whatever difference Of opn-
ion there may be- in relation to Oregon,
there is one opinion which is universal
4" we must settle our own matters without
foreign interference" No government
could stand for day that disregarded this
feeling; and if the President had assented
to the proposition, he would have been
found without support in either House Of
Congress.
The Northwestern like the North east
ern boundary, may be settled by negoiia-
lion; and it will be done. When the
United States made Mr.. Van Buren,, in
fact, dictator of tho Republic, and put in
his hands millions of money. an army of
fifty thousand men, and the control of the
navy, the British Government began to
suspect that we we're in earnest, and nogo-
lia,ion promptly put an end TO discussion
which the arbitration of the King Of Hol-
land had only served to proiong and en-
bitter. What was done, will be done,
N. o. Delta.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04

Thursday. Fe5'y 10.
ON THE BILL TO ABOLISH SECURITIES

Thursday, Feb'y 10.
The House, in committee Of the whole'
had under consideration the " Bal 70 aod-
tsh Securities in this State, and for oiaer
purposes"
While the bill was being read, there
was great disposition manifested TO dispose
Of II in summary manner SO soQn "
the reading was over, Mr. Carson MADE
motion that the committee nov rise anu
report the bill back 80 the House, and Ie'
commend that 1t do not pass. During 'as
time the bill was being read, large Po''
ton Of the members had left the HOUSE.
and when The above motion was made, Mf'
M'CAUGnN rose, evidently much depress'
ed, at seeing subjec in which be le'' y
deep an interest, treated with SO muc"
neglect, and said
Mr.. Chairman. | will not waste 'ns
time Of the committee in making an "
gument ia favor of the principles ana us'
tails Of this bill. notwithstanding ! c0p'
slider Il Of the utmost Importance, a. lne'v
is disposition 10 kill il unheard, ! sna'
not waste time in speaking q empty sea. 7.
Besides, Mr., Chairman, feel nnao'e !"
the task, after all that has hcen sald y
members heretofore, when This snhIect VIZ
before them, some ridirulirg me- ~" y,
Others the blll--and now, sir, the suoleI.'
meeting with the present treatment, vn0r
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04
Nas,odOa Gotten.

The following is an extract of letter
from Dr.. M. W. PE1Lus, planterc OF Kinds
county, published in the Port Gibson IIcs
raid -
"Stnce writing you, have received in
formation from my friend, j. A. RUFF, Of
New Orleans, in reply to request as to sam
pies sent. This is SO much in favor OF the
Maslodon, that | deem it my duty 10 all
concerned TO sayto you what this results,
sent samples ], Q and 3 to New Orleans,
requesting special examination, aud pri-
ces placed on each. Nos. | and were
reported as being worth u to 6 cents, and
No. 3 as being worth l2i cents. No. was
Lewis's Prolific No. 2 was the Guaiamaia
Of Weems's; aud No. was the Mastodon.
wish the planting community 10 be bene-
fitted in any deserving manner, therefore
would labor to place the whole truth be-
fore them | could not, when my FIRST
sold at only one cent more, recommend IT.,
nor could | view it otherwise than as a
humbug, got up to benefit few, by the
sale of seed. AS the matter now stands,
Mastodon would yield net gain of full
twelve dollars per acre more than the
others calculating, as do, that il is hard
er to pick from the field, and more difficult
TO GIN"
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04

Mrs, Niles, French lads, wife Of DR..
Niles, Of Massachusetts, and moIher-in law
to the celebrated French author, Eugene
Sue, is a, presenta Of Washington, She had
two doughlers--twins, Young and pleasing
girls, OF most amablo characters, and re.
sembllng each other in appearance most
remarkably. These girls are the originals
from which Sue drew his celebrated char.
acters Rose and Blanche, in the Wander
ing Jew. This circumstance renders these
iltie girls, scarcely twelve Years old, OBJ
ects Of great admiration Correspondent
of Dedham (MaSs) Dem.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04

or Among the "rumors" growing out Of
the Oregon question, circulated and in
vented by wing letter writers, is one 70 the
effect that the reduction Of the tariff In fa-
vor of British manufactures il to be offered
by our government as a consideration Of
the settlement Of the question. This absurd
story is the invention Of those Interested
in leyying subsidies upon the industry Of
the country BY means Of high tariff duties,
and is put forth in the hope that it may af-
feet the action of Congress. On a par with
such trickery, is the conduct Of certain
housing wing members of Congress, who
wish to take the chances for future political
electoneering capital, by throwing on the
President the responsibility Of giving the
notice.
We are glad to say that the indications
are the Oregon question must soon be
broughtto a crisis, and the political schem-
era Observation-Disclosures Britain must yield
her pretensions, or the Negotiation result
in what Old Hickory said, with prophetic
forecast, would at last be found the only
efectual method.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04
Congressional Summary,


four days the week preceding Mr. Al
len opened the Oregon debate on the 10Th
We annex some notices of The debate thus
far. The House was engaged during the
week on the Appropriation and Pension
bills, and the private calendar,
From the correspondence OF the Baltimore Sun
Washington, Jan'y 10.
Upon no former occasion has public
excitement risen to such thigh pressure
of steam power,' and so it will increase
until the Senate shall have decided the
question. Every avenue leading TO the
Senate Chamber was blocked up to actual
suilocaton long before IL O'clock. As
usual the ladies composed the greater por-
ton OF the auditory, and my be said 10
have exclusively occupied the gallery dur
ing the day.
After the journal was read and approx
ed, the Clerk OF the House appeared at
the bar and reported the "jont resolu-
tons" Of "notce," which passed Jester
day. The clerk read the resolutions amid
much excitement in the galleries. After
the disposal OF some routine business, the
order OF the day was called up-ayes 23,
noes %.
Mr.. Allen (amid breathless silence)
rose, and in his opening remarks took &C.
casion 10 review The state of the Oregon
question between America and Great Br-
tain. Negotiation, after % years, hav-
ing failed, il was the duty of Congress to
asser. the little Of America to the SOIL
If they did not acl, i would argue imbe-
cility. There was but one question really
before the body--whether the country
had the aerre 10 assert its title--for as to
tiie or rigtt, these questions were alrea-
dy decided, and il wns too late in the day
TO enter inio discussion upon lh,se ques,
lions. The Congress of the United States
stood committed by the solemn vote Of the
House of Representatives Of the last Con-
gress up TO 54:40 they stood committed
by the declaration Of the President from
the period Of his installation into office up
to the late message; they stood commit
ted for the last twenty-elght years; they
siood committed before the world as ma
4 ton, and they could not hide their heads
now that they were committed. Ii re-
NAMED 10 he seen il they would walk up
to the mark.
| There were no longer territorial dis.
putes now existing. The system adopted
since the fall Of Napoleon settles all these
disputes. The French revolution follow
| ing our revolution, ruptrred the whole re-
laiions Of Ne human race. Five powers
had since then united forming a joint
stock compouy-whc settled all these ter
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04

REMUNERATION OF ALEXANDRIA TO
VIRGINIA. On Wednesday, the 4lh inst,
both houses of the Virginia Legislature
suspended their rules for the purpose of
passing--and unanimously, loo, in both
houses--an net Of retrocession, "accept.
ing by the State Of Virginia the county
Of Alexandria, in the district Of Columbia.
when the same shalt be receded by the
Congress OF the United States"
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04

Tho American Agricultural Association
have determined TO introduce the Peruvi.
an sheep, or Alpaca, into the United
States. This animal nhabils The slopes,
table lands, aud mountains Of Peru, Boil
via, and Chill, enduring all the vicissitdes
Of climnle, They are found 10000 feet
above the Level Of the sea- where they
derive subsistence from moss &c, growing
upon rocks exposed 10 all the rigours Of
the elements, and receiving neither food
nor care from the hand of man. The
shepherd only visits them occasionally: yet
such are their gregarious habits that the
members Of one flock seldom stray away
and mix with another, being kept in disci.
pine by the older ones who know their
grounds, and become attached TO the place
of their nativity, TO which they return at
night, evinclng an astonishing vigilance
and sagacity IN keeping the young ones to.
geiher and free from harm. In the for.
nation ftheir stomachs they resemble The
camel, and can undergo extreme hunger
and thirst. Their meat is TENDER whole
some aud savory, and is recommended to
inyalids by physicians, in preference to
fowls--l for all declare their meat is ex.
tremely wholesome, aud as paIaioble as
that Of fat sheep in CASTLE.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04

WING CANDIDATE FOR President ~
lS4s.---lt is stated By the correspondent Of
the Baltimore Sun thatthe wings at Wash.
inglon have agreed TO support Gen. Scott
for The Presidency IN 1913.
We thought we saw slong sqiuling IN
lha, direction in some articles that appear.
cd in the National lnielllgeacer not long
since. So the great embodiment may
be said 10 be fairly laid aside.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04

M we have seen no later news from
Mexico, since that given last week, OF any
importance, excep, that the revolt OF Aris-
IA is denied. 1t is stated that he has gone
into dignhed retirement. Nobody seems
much alarmed a, paredes' army Of 10000
aud the Texans say the warlike prepara-
tons OF the bloody-minded President are
magni6cd BY the Mexican lraders, who
want to sell their stock.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04

The Natchez Courier has an item, Gre
dl,od 10 this paper, telling how the rev. Mr..
Somebody, and elder Somebody -else, have
been holding meeting in this place, their
labors being rewarded BY the conversion
&c many souls, &c, All nows 70 US.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04

SOUTHERN CuLTlvAToR-- Angus
ia, Ca, J. w. & w. S. Jones, publishers
Jas. Camak, editor. S a-year- -libe-
raj reduction 10 clubs of six or more.
We have received from the publishers
the January and February no.'s Of the Gull
tivaior. We have before spoken o? this
periodical as more valuable, to Southern
farmers and planters, than any publication
Of the kind exiant and the contents Of
the numbers before us fully justify the as
sertion. Published in their own latitude,
and treating almost exclusively of South
ern agriculture, it is peculiarly worthy the
patronage of every Southern planter who
repudiates the silly prejudice, or notion,
that the press cannot be made auxiliary to
the Improvement Of Agriculture, as all OF
the kindred sciences. Mr.. Camsk, the edi-
ior, we have known, BY character, from
our early boyhood. He is one Of the most
eminent men Of his State--enterpri5ing
and philosophical, withal practical, pos
sessing requirements and qualifications Of
The highest order
The Cultivator is " got up in the best
style of the topographic art. For detail
of the plan OF the work, terms, &C. see 4th
page OF this paper.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04

mr. We find the following in late num-
Der Of the Mississippian. The last para
graph is particularly signicant'--
PLANTERS BANK BoNps.--lt is likely that
bill will pass TO pay the funds IN the lrea-
sury collected on account of the sinking
fund, to the holders OF the bonds and cou-
pons issued FOR the Planters Bank The
sum is in gross about $4,000. The Dill
provides for payment pro rata that is to
say, each holder will geta few cents IN the
dollar.
On Saturday last t,he bill having alrea-
dy passed the Senate a motion was made
Ia the House TO reject the bill. When the
name OF Mr.. Campbell, Of Desoto, was
called, he asked permission to explain the
reasons which would impel him to vote for
rejection.
he said, that il those who were cIamo-
rous for The payment Of the debt, would
bring forward feasible plan to do so, be
stood prepared 10 60 for ID; but he was UNI
willing 10 take step which was calcua-
led further 10 commit the people OF the
State as bound for debt which they might
never pay--he believed that if the bill pass
ed, il would be the last effort Of the legis
lature TO pay those bonds. SO viewing
the subject, he could not support the bill.
| We thought there was forecast worthy
of notice in the views Of Mr.. Campbell
and have therefore reported (mperiectlyl
the substance OF his remarks.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-04

vorE on THE " NorIcS"--By an analy-
sis Of the vote 81 The House, i appears
that 100 democrats and AZ whiss voted 70.
The nolice--i6 democrats and 80 wings
againssit.