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The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-04-04

~ The following is the address of wing ed.
i'or in Missouri to his patrons, in taking the
CHAIR editorial: "1'o the Wings of Missouri
with this number of this staunch old pillar of
"h'ggery and breast work of equal rights and
agrarlansm,we have the honor to make as mod.
estly as possible, our bow editorial. In thus
condescendng to take upon our shoulders the
troubles & defence Of weak and falling cause,
1t behooves us, perhaps, to remind ",he sover.
eign people" tina. it will be our future privilege,
and is certainly our intention to do Just as we
d--n please In the first place, although we
are thoroughly convinced that the so.calIed
whiggery is all d--n humbug, we shall new.
ertheless think proper to stand up to the rack,
'fodder or no fodder.'-In short, we go against
Inc annexation of all creation, Cuba, Canada,
and California, end are in favor of the occupa.
ton Of Oregon up 10 the A degree"
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had worn their skin tbfoUgb, producing putfid
ultefs, which fed swsfms u nios."
Arrd On charge n beiag eonsonsd IN ne
Siae Tfsds.--1'homse T., Shaw, mate oi the
schooner patusep,. which arrived here yes,ef.
Jay in charge of.n u. n oficef, was arrested
nd committed Tor essmina,ion on a charge Of
,yipr been concerned IN the slave trade, on
no coas, Of Africa, in September last Capt
DAVIS, the commander Of that vessel, arrived
1sf. lev weeks SINCE and, having surrender.
I'd himself, was odmiiedto bail IN $1,000 TO
answer any charge which nigh, be brought
lsraios, him.-N. Y. Courier.
The Charleston papers mention tho arrival
there Of the Pan,hea, 10 command Of Passed
u,dsbpm.n Macomb. She was seven'y.fve
DAYS making the passage from kelenda' on the
Coas, Of Africa.
Another SLAYER The schooner Robert WIZ
SON Of I, baltimore, last from Havana, arrived al
por, praya on l7th January, where she was de-
tanned by Commodore Skinner, OF the York.
town. on suspicion Of being engaged III tue
slave trade.
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MORE NATIONAL RUIN.

According to wing logic and wing predic,,ohs
there is every prospect that Mr.. Polk IS ABOUT
TO ruin the country once more, by his proposed
reduction of The tariff Not long eince ne was
bringing the nation to the same sad condition
bv taking position on the Oregon question
which could not but result in war. The "hor.
rors of war; gave employment for the most ell
ouueut appeals against the headlong and un-
wise policy of the Adminis,ralion-,here was
nothing so horrible as war with England
some distinguished wings entered into minute
calculations to show how much such war
would cost, and how enormously oppressive the
taxes must be made in order to sust ain 1t. When
it turned out that the British statesmen had
less to say about war than about the reduction
of their tariff, It was discovered that there was
a or and scheme on foot between Mr. Pok and
the British Cabinet to ruin our country-not
by a war, but by means of reduction OF our
tariff! Itseemed to be discovered that war
was not so much to be dreaded as tree trade
but ruin to the country must be the RESULT
must be brought about either by an unnecessa'
~ war, or if war will not come, yet the rum
must, and if nothing else will produce the result,
it must follow he reduction OF the taxes. Upon
the whole view of the subject 1t is dlthcult which
is most dreaded-a war with England, which
would keep up the high tariff-or peace with
England, which threatens to bring with 1t a
modification Of the tariff!
The people have become SO familiar with
these national calamities, depicted in wing pa.
pers and wing speeches, that they look upon
them as necessary devices to keep alive the
wing party. The country heen ruined at east
twenty times within the last ten years in the
same tcay, and yet we continue to prosper aud
GROW rich in all the elements of great and
powerful nation. The last form which the ma
| tional ruin has assumed is the most ridiculous.
What can be more preposterous than the no.
ton tina. the people are to be ruined, because
the policy Of protecting the capital of few
wealthy men is about to be abandoned! Is it
supposed that the great mass of the people are
so ignorant as not to understand that their in.
terests are not advanced by peculiar privileges
given BY law to the owners Of large capital ves-
ted in manufactured Yet the people are grave.
ly told that Mr.. Polk is about to bring rum up.
on them by curtaing these privileges g. knock.
ing the shackles off from trade. The frauds
heretofore legalized by the high tariff system
the devices resorted to for the purpose Of BAN.
boozIing the people and inducing them to sub.
NIT quietly to the heavy exactions Of this frau.
dulen, system, are about to be surrendered by
the adoption of plain, ineligible system OF
taxation according to value, and yet this change
s held I'D as the evidence that ruin is about to
be brought on the land This cry Of thlsatened
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THE SLAVE TRADE.

The Salem Register gives the following &C
count of the capture Of the bark Pons, with
300 Slaves on board:
Capture Of American SLAYER, 10Th 900 Slaves
Captain Ryder, Of the Ohio, from Port
Praya, has furnished US with Monrovia papers
to Dec. 10, and Circular frem the Methodist
miss ionarcs tiMon rovia, dated Dec. II. The |
Circular gives the particulars of the capture of
the bark Pons, of Philadelphia, with 900 slaves,
on the LIST. Of Dec. by the U. s. ship Yorktown,
Captain Bell, in lat. 3 sou,h,3 days out from
Cabenda, bound to Rio Janeiro. When the
Pons was first seen, she raised American coors,
supposing the Yorktown was British cruiser;
but discovering the mistake, immediately hois
ted the Portuguese flag. GIN boarding her, and
demanding her papers of the Portuguese captain
he replied, 81 have thrown them overheard"
On being asked what was his cargo, he said
.about 900 slaves" On farthe examination, it
was found that she had shipped 9l3, between
the ages of and 80, only AZ of them females
and left at the factory 4 or 500 more, which
they had intended to have taken in the same
vessel, but were prevented by the proximity o
British cruizer, from which they narrowly es
capped. The Pons was put under the charge o
Lieut. Cogdell, and was IA days in getting W
TO Monrovia, during which time about $50
the poor wretches died-some of Them jumping
overheard in fit of desperation-and on he
arrival at Montovia several OF the slaves wer'
in dying state, and many were so emacia'e'
that their skin literally ceaved to their bones
and the stencil OF the crowded hold was almos
sufocating.
The recaptured slaves were landed at Mon
rova, and measures were adopted for taking
care of hem, by the U. s. Agent for Llberate'
Africans-3OO of them by the Methodist mis-
sion establishment there, who have issued
Corcular, appealing to the Christian public 70
aid.
The Pons had sailed for the U. States, (sup
posed for Philadephia) under charge of Lieu
tenant Gogdell.
A letter from one of the Methodist missiona
ries gives horrid account of the sufferlngs o
the slaves, and says it is utterly impossible TO
language to convey an appropriate idea of tn
horrors Of their situation-the living and the dy
ing were huddled together with less care thai
is bestowed upon the brute creation--the Their
mometsr at 100 10 100 in the hold. Most o
tie slaves were in state of nudity, and man,
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BEG N RIGHT. Are you just stepping on the
threshold of HE! Secure good moral charac-
ter. This is the basis Of success and true great.
ness. Without virtue you cannot be respect
ed !; without Integrity, you can never rise to
distinction and honor. You are poor, perhaps.
No matter, Poverty is oftener blessing than a
curse. Look at the yoong man, who is heir to
half million. What is his standing! OF
what use is be to the world ? You must make
Yourself The richest man in Maine was born
of poor parents and earned by hard work the
first dollar he ever owned. The wealthiest man
in Massachusetts, was born IN North Yarmouth,
a small town in Maine, Of parents who were in
humble circumstances. By industry and econ.
omy, he has become immensely rich. The
wealthiesl man of New York, aud the richest
man in America, was also poor boy. The
road to wealth is open before you, young man.
Start right and you will succeed. But remem.
Der wealth is not everything in life--it is not
mans chief good. A virtuous character is bet.
than riches. Expect not success where firm
integrity is wanted. Shape your course by
true wisdom, and let correct principle govern
every action. In this way only you will gain
the confidence and the respect Of mankind
You know many wealthy man, perhaps, who
is despised by his fellow citizens. Why IS it so?
On account of his niggardly disposition-his
lack Of upright dealing, and robust principle
He makes himself obnoxious to his neighbors,
by his mean behaviour and grovelling charac-
ter. You better live in poverty than initiate
such a person. Riches with restitution Of
moral principle, would be only curse to you.
There is nothing like making good begin.
ming as you start in life. The foundation must
be firm then all will be safe. Have an eye
about you that nothing shall reduce your vir.
tue. No matter how strong the Inducements
held out for yonr countenancc, if you see that
principle is involved, do no. for right hand
persist in wrong doing. Present gain, at the
sacrifice Of virtue, will be future loss and misery.
Tens of thousands have ruined themselves by
such course. BE extremely careful then to
begin right, and do your duty carefully, and you
viii most assuredly succeed.-John Neal.
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For the Advertiser.

Mn. FoRp AT the Animal exhibition the
other day, / was surprised and panied to see
the lndecorous conduct of our otherwise eslma-
Bile community. In their rude anxiety "to see
he Monkeys" they forgo. the commonest dc
ta,es Of civi,y-intercepting the bright IN
curing glances of the ladies', much to the NOR
LITIGATION Of the dear creatures curiosity. 1t is
to be hoped such a scene OF ruceness VIII never
a rain be witnessed on similar occasions.
Yours, HAICHEi.
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TEXAS The Legislature Of Texas has pass.
cd bill cedng TO the United States, according
to the resolution of Congress, all her arms, bar,
racks, ravy and navy yards, public edIfices, &c.
The nomination OF Volney Howard as AT
torney GeneraL was rejected in the Senate by
a small majority. 1t is laid the OH ,ctions were
on constitutional grounds, he having been elect.
ed to that Legislature and resigned his pos'.
A bill is before the Legislature, declaring that
the people of Texas will sustain the Govern.
men, in maintaining our rights to he whole of
Or grn.--ib.
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UGen. Sam. lIous,onis GU, in a vindca,ory
letter, rotortng most severely on his assaiIants.
"oid Sans" "some" when his grit's raised
On his arrival at New Orleans en- route for
Washington, he is said to have been greeted
with reclamation by all parties. His meeting
with Mr. Clay, in that city, was cordial on both
sidea
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DIED.-In Tippah County, Miss, on the
evening Of 24h March last, WR. JAMES 7.
LANE, IN the 33rd year Of his age, for.
merly of Milledgeville, Ga.
TThe Journal and Chronicle will please
copy.
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Senators llousros and RusH passed Up the
River yesterday morning On the steamer icy.
tonia. On route for Washington. Again has
'Cld SAM" returned, TO aid inlhc couhccs ol
the eoniedcraey, and millions Of grateful h'afis
Will lhrob quicker at tho news. Whete 's
Booth-hs companion Of Other fays' lie shoulu
be In Washington. 10 bring old times complete
ly back agaln"--ippsal
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Bs.ury.--fhe following pretty passage w
aod IN al exchange l--''fhefe 10 something Y"
beauty, whether II dsells in the human iacc' 10
the poneilled leaves Of flowers, the sparkling
surface Of a fountain, or The aspect which gen
us bfeaibos over tie statue, e,ha, makes w.
mourn ils rum, should not envy that man he
iceprs, who could see aleei wrlher, ora How
or decay, without some sentiment Of regret
This tender interest in tho beauty and lra'lty OF
things around Us, il only slight tribute OF be-.
coming grief and affections; for nature IN our
adyersi,,es never desert US. She even comes
more nearly to Us in our sorrows aud 'eao'"s
us away from the paths Of disappointment ano
pain, into her soothing recesscs, allays the an
ruish Of our bleeding hearts, binds up 'he
wounds tina, have been inflicted, whispers the
meek pledges of better bope' and IN the b"
mony with the spirit of still holler ortn'po'h'' "
tha, home where decay and death can never
come"
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W lhomas Rltchie Jr. has returned to Vir.
glnIa and submitted to the authorities. His tri.
al was to have commenced at the Chesterfield
circuit court, on Wednesday the 25,h inst.
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lbey have heretofore approved u The truth
easee, b. eapfeaed ~ denied, ou' opponents
sfe eadea,onfglo make party capital oo' o.
lhis important question, Is Wbieh there should
be- no party Inn Rep
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-nr0ov sioek.on, II Delaware, died very
suddenly on the 2od ulL Having stepped INTO
one Of The public ofIices, suddenly, without any
pfemoni,ion, hs head foil upon bis breast and
he died wlihouaa gfoan " struggle
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ATTENTION MILITIA.

4 IL persons that Gre subject TO Mlli .HI
z duty in the lst Battalion Of the e."
Regiment Of NJ. Militia, are ne .sX
commanded to parade At the house o. "M ~
lam wcGills' on the lst Saturday in Ap!h, ~
as; also those that compose the 2nd baisamtS. .
fthe 49ih Regiment of M. Militia, arc nss H.
commanded to parade AZ the house u I %
Deborah White, on the End Saturday III nP.
1916, armed and equipped in. both instane'' =
the Law directs. ~,
E. r. SMITH, Lisss. CC "
49th Rfgims*i' u
March 2lst l64e.
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ron may creates psnie amongst no msnmss wy.
iufnE capitalists, bat The ePfifullu'al shu W..
eb.noal lpasses viii shed no tears v'.i VIZ
downfall ~ system which has ~ long niu'h'
ishod tho pfuiila " their labor, - Nash' on'"h
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The Po,per ola Musquito.-The P1ttsburg
Commercial Journal says that mosquitoes are
very small insects, but one has been known TO
move man weighing two hundred pounds and
keep him moving whole night at that.
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D The Circuit Court for this county I'D
journed yesterday, after having pretty we
cleared out the accumulated business.
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SATURDAY, APRII l.

ar The weather "in these A." IL unusu.
ally cold for this season Of the ysf, and yceeta.
ton proportionalIy backward
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The proprietors of the New Orleans Jetterso'
nian. Messrs. Besancon & Van Benthusen,
have been elected public printers by the Legis.
lature of Louisiana.
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Executors Notice.

UYHE Undersigned, Executors Of the last
Will and Testament of Samuel Casa
way, Deceased, have presented their
accounts for final settlement Of said Estate
to the Probate Cour. Of Tippah county. Miss's.
sippi, and will, at the next May Term thereon
apply for its addition and allowance.
DANIEL GASSAWAY
BENJAMIN HALVES.
Executors.
March 2lst 1S46-15-3w
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Death ola Sporting Clergyman me hes'
Hardy NJ. Cryer, of Sumner county, iehn'' OF,
ed on the 8 inst. He was buried with fuIl
Masonic bonrs. The deceased was good man
hut yery eccentric. He is well known IN the
Yves, for his connection with blooded horses,
about which he wrote much and well. In Eng
land, he would have been keen sporting par.
son. fond of fox hunting and race horses-and
perhaps none the worse Christian for that. he
epioyed reputation for benevolence and up
riohtness, and possessed vast variety OF curl
Gus inform alton, professional and miscellaneous
A friend tells characteristic anecdo.e OF the
parson, whchis worthy of mention. lie owned
a fine race horse in conjunction win ceieofa
ted and successful turfman and trainer, and
when the fact was made known TO his parish
toner's, they made inquiry as to It's truth' ana
the charge was brought home, to h'm. hta
meeting of the elders, the reverend gentleman
was called before them to excupa1e himsef
from the heinous offence Of running horse IN
race. Feeling than It would be loie % put
his defence upon the rationa ground OF the NOR
atty and utility of racing-a defence which ne
was very competent to make With ingenuity
and force-he made up his mind TO "coniess
and avoid, as the lawyers say. Accordingly
he addressed them thus: ats true, gentlemen,
Tom Watson and do own Jake Credth togeth-
Grand he's not bad horse--when he starts
he wins. Old man Watson trains and runs him
at his own expense-I get half his winnings
because allow my half of the horse 10 run
when Col. TOMS half goes. If you will pro.
vide q way for my half to remain IN the stable
during the race, am perfectly willing to retire
from the turf"
Whethether the eldeas were convinced by
this logic, or were modified by his having ma
med the horse after the Rev. Jacob Creath a
celebrated preacher, we know not; out ne was
not dismissed from his charge.-Psc.
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Cot. MclSsls AGAIN We take tho follow

Cot. MclNNrs AGAIN We take tho follow.
ing from the N. o. JciTsrsonian:
LEGIsLArURg-CoL.M clSNls' FERRY BILL
-TIr FOR TAT The Delta Of yesterday pub
fishes an amusing account Of the proceedings
Of Mclnnis of the Mississippi legislature, a
worthy man aud most excellent wing, who, II
seems, took peculiar interest in securing his
own ferry privileges, and thought tit to make
some facet Us speeches., which made the
readers OF the Delta grin all day yesterday
One word in defence OF our friend Mac. lie is
not as big a fool as some might think. lie owns
The whole town of Leaksvie court house and
all. He keeps the only store, the only tavern,
the only post office in the county. lie has con.
trived TO extract from the poorest gopher range
IN all creation, an estate Of some $4,000. with.
out ever owing debt or borrowing a dollar
Some forty years ago, he made himself agreea
BILE to a beautiful and innocent girl of the pine
woods and by attention to business, has contrl.
bu,ed dozen boys to defend the honor of their
coua,ry and the rights and digniy of the noble
State OF Mississippi IN particular.
As to his ferry we know tina, he speaks truth
We once waited there three hours because
some scoundre had bored auger holes IN the
flat, and on our return, they had cut the rope
and foated it away, go that Mac had to tow us
over on an INDIAN PONY, (two rotten logs and
grape vlne) and refused to charge cent for
his trouble. This WAS liberal, for Mac was a
wing and we democratic candidate. He new.
eE charges EDITORS, preachers Or pretty women
ito wonder he was elected to the Legislature.
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THE SOUTHERN REFoRMER.-We learn from
our exchanges that this paper is to be removed
to New Orleans, where it will be published
Daily and Semi weekly from and after the 10Th
of this month.
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WELL!!!" said the Captain, hitching his
chair right and left, and squirting his tobacco
JUICE against the stove 50 that it fairly fixed a.
gain.
81 thought was taking a mean advantage OF
her, 80 | covered her up, seized my coat and
boots, and went and slept in another room"
ats q lie !" shouted the excited Captain,
jumping up and kicking over the chair. "rs
lie J" will bet you fifty dollars that you didn't =
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Our last accounts from the army in Texas
left Gen. Taylor on his march to the Rio Grande
having abandoned his camp at Corpus Chris
ii. The New Orleans papers mention report
that mr. Schatzell, the American consul at
Mamoros, had been imprisoned by the Mexi-
can authorities for corresponding with Gen.
Taylor, and that the Mexican who carried the
correspondence had been shot. 1t was also
stated that the Mexican forces at Matamoros
numbered about 5000 men, and that COILS
sion between them and the "army Of occupa'
ton" is among the probabilities.
Gen. Sam. Houston arrived at Orleans or
the 10Th of March, and proceeded immediately
for Washington, to take his seat in the U. s
Senate.-Hun Dem.
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THE PENlrENrlARY.-The Legislature 81 ,a
cent session did one act at least that will IN
mortallso tt I'm, and that was the passage Of
law providing for change OF the oonvicI laboi
from emplo, nent IN mechanical occup atoms, to
the MANUFACTURES Of coarse cotton woolIen and
linen goods. This change of labor has long
been needed, not only by the necessities OF the
people, but by the mechanical interest Of the
Safe. twas unjust and degrading to the hon.
est mechanics of the State who are compelled
to serve d long apprenticeship to their trades,
and follow them for livelihood, TO be brought
in competition with the convicts OF the Peniten.
tiary. But the people generally will receive
new benefits from the change, in not only haV
ing large quantity of their article of prime
necessity manufactured and sold at low prices
at home, but in few years the Penitentiary,
undsr this system, instead of being A charge up
on the treasury, will produce revenue.
Oxford Organizer.
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MORE HELP The democrats in the Senate
will meet with strong aid from Gen. Houston,
who took occasion to declare in speech to the
and believes our title the best to the whole of
Oregon. We have no doubt that Gen. Rusk is
on the same side. They have both seen too
much of British intrigue to favor any diplomacy
or policy that she may desire in regard to terri.
tory on this continent.-Free Trader.
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A Reply to q Challenge.-The following is
the reply Of Col. Gardiner, a British officer of
distinction and tried valor, to challenge sent
him by young adven,urer:
81 fear not your sword, but the anger of my
God. dare venture my life in a good cause,
but cannot hazard my soul in bad one. will
charge up to the cannon's mouth for the good
of my country, but want courage to storm the
citadel of Satan"
pBefore the meeting of Congress, the wing
presses predicted that Mr.. Polk, by his rash and
uncompromising course, would soon involve the
country in all the horrors and calamties of an
unjust war for "the whole of Oregon or none. "
The message came out however, and made
known the fact that the Administration had Of
fered to compromise by setting upon the basis
Of the 49th degree. This partially silenced
their clamors for while, but every wing jour.
nal with which we exchange soon returned to
the charge Of rashness, or want Of Cancellation
against the President, and this was rung in the
public ear for weeks. Now, however, their
tune is entirely changed. The President, they
say, is about to compromise the rights and hon.
or Of the country by settling the question pea.
cebIy, and by such division Of the Territory as
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Z" said the excited Captain, wrought
to the highest pitch of excitement.
"And then, ye gods what sight to gaze
upon Hebe-pshaw, words fail. Just then