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The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-11-27

liable, and they can be secured to US for a com
paratively triaing expense-the whole extent
OF about 1000 miles from Louisville to New
Orleans costing less than One-sirteenth Of the
cost Of our railroad to Vicksburg! There is
no doubt that this stock will prove very prof.
table, for the lines now in operation have all
proved so beyond the most sanguine expecto-
ton Of their builders. There is no town and
no State more to be benefited by this work
than ours. Il at once oyercomes the disadvan-
tages Of distance from the great commercial
cities, and gives US as early information Of pri-
ces, and all other matters Of interest, as they
have in these places. 1t will be used-as it
now is aFthe North and West-for all kinds of
correspondence, domestic and social as well MS
on other subjecls-we shall each evening re-
ceive the reports Of that days doings in Com
gress, and in the State Legislatures.
1t is necessary that our citizens act on this
matter at once if they intend to avail them
selves Of the opportunity now presented, as
the line is to be located immediately, and if pos
sible, completed in all February next, and un-
less a sufficient inducement be offered by our
citizens, it will pass from Florence directly
South by the shorter route TO ~intersect with the
line now nearly completed, from the East to
New Orleans. 1t will require but little effort
to secure to US this great work. As Governor
Brown remarked at the meeting, subscription
of SlO0 each, by 100 men, would at once make
the amount needed; but there are many who
will undoubtedly subscribe much more thar
that, not merely for the purpose OF benefttinG
the town, but as a matter of most profitable
r investment. r-
: Our city possesses great natural advantages
and it only needs a little prompt enterprise oil
the part of our citizens to turn them to mos
: profitable account. It's onward progress ha
a already commenced, and it will be our o W
fault if it fingers by the way. Then let GU
d citizens come forward at once, and, by secul
n ing this most cheap and profitable of all tn
improvements Of the age, place ourselves 0
e once in the line of that great progress whic
e is making this whole country prosperous an
happy beyond all others.
The committee appointed 10 receive subscriE
tions to the stock consist of Messrs. J. G. Ca
penter, H. Hilzhiem and T. M. Ellis. A cor
q siderable amount has already been subscribed
.e -Soutkron.
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Letter from cen. TavIor.

This letter was in answer to the following
resolutions which were adopted by the City
Wing Convention on the Q 8thofJuly.
R%esolued, That the members Of this Conven.
ton recognize in Major General Zachary Tay-
Tor, all the high qualifications that are essential
to the faithful and proper discharge of the I'M
portant and responsible duties of the Chief
Magistrate Of the Union, and in view of his pa
%triotism, his ability, his irmness and integrity
recommend him to the s~uffrages of the people
for the next President of the.U. States.
R%esolged, That the Convention consider Ma
jor General Zachary Taylor already in the field
as the peoples candidate for the Chief Magis-
tracy ofthis Nation, and as such entitled to the
support of every true Wing in the land.
ResOIUed, That a copy of these resolutions,
signed by the officers Of the Convention, be
forwarded to Gen. Taylor,
These resolutions were accordingly trans
mitted to Gen. Taylor by Col. Pickell, and the
following is the answer. ~
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF OccUPATIcN1
camp near Monterey, Sept. 25th,S
SIR-I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of the resolutions adopted at the Wing
Convention of the Citizens of Baltimore which
we've forwarded by you.
My views in relation to the use of my name
as a candidate for the Presidency, are evidently
well known to the people of the country, and
therefore avail myself Of the occasion, only to
express my high appreciation of the honor con.
ferred in the terms of the resolutions and the
recommendations adopted by the Convention
Please make this known in suitable manner
to the citizens forming the Convention, and &C.
cept the best wishes of,
Very respectfully, YOUR most ob't serv't.
z. TAYLOR.
Ma. Gen. us. Army.
Col. JNo. PIckEL1.
Pres'nt of Wing Convention of Baltimore.
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EXTRAORDINARY cheese Mil.

Yankee Dan Marble, whenever he comes a.
long is sure to be found in possession Of Q
good thing. His last is an extensive cheese
mandatory, and its extent may be judged
from the following conversation:
Two men were seated at a table in Nashville,
drinking ale, and eating crackers and cheese:
their conversation turned at length upon large
cheese.
"That was a very large cheese that was pre-
sented to Andrew Jacksan,' said one Of them.
"Yes, it weighed nine hundred pounds and
upwards" answered the other.
A young gentleman who was sitting reading
in the same room inquired:
"How much did you say, sir?"
"Ninc hundred and upwards answered the
other.
"That is about half as large as some my
father makes in this country,' was the young
mans reply; "his cheeses generally average
two thousand pounds"
THO thousand pounds! exclaimed the two
strangers in perfect establishment. "Why,
how does he manage a dairy capable Of ma
king such enormous cheeses?" inquired both,
simultaneously.
"Very easily" replied the young man. "He
has an extensive trough, leading down the
side of a large hill on his place, and hall way
downSthere is an immense vati the cows arc
MIXED in the trough, and the same runs into
this reservoir, about midway, on the side of the
hills.
Leaving the strangers to digest his des
/, criPtion, the young man cooIly laid down hi
paper and walked of. Presently the LANDLORD
, stepped in.
. "Do you know that young man that lei
t this room a few minutes sincem says one Q
$ the Strangers.
"Yes, sir,'' said the landlord, Che is the SO
of a dairy owner in this country"
"What is his general character for truth an
e veracity?" inquired the stranger.
81 never heard it doubted, p said the LANDLORD
"My reason for asking you," said the strar
a ger. els that he has been telling US that HI
father manufactures cheeses at his dairy in Til
j. country, Which average two thousand pound
in weight"
81 don't know anything about the weigl
/. of his cheese,' answered the landlord, "b'
know that his old man runs at the bottom
the hill on his place, two saw-mills. which a
driuen the wholc year round By The Vhey Matru
y from hts cheese press"
ne evil you be SO kind as to order up our hi
is sos?" quietly remarked the traveler.-& Lc
RepeiLe.
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Erom CANT. b

The MississiPpians are a great people. The
first regiment invented a v, and caught the
lancers init; but the second have made much
more important discovery, for which they
mean to take out a patent. II is no less than a
plan to save Uncle Sam the expense of for
warding any more soldiers to Mexico.
A young gentleman from ViCksburg shipped
as a soldier in the second, and performed all
his duties admirably He was a smart, dapPer
little fellow, without a hair on his face, in the
shape of a moustache or whisker. There was
always a joke on his tongue and a smile OIL mis-
lip, and the men usually relieved him from such
hard work as chopping wood, etc. His cheeks
were very smooth-he was very handsome
and his name was Luke Surrey. Barring size,
he was the very counterpart of Luke Sere, late
deputy sheriff of New Orleans. The boys
called him Lucy. DON'T tell Sere about it, or
maybe they'll Lucy him, After while, Luke
grew sallow about the gills, and his corporation
waxed rotund as an alderman's, Luke was
sick his friends advised a doctor, but Luke
said it was a dropsy, a hereditary complaint
his mother had it before him. file became very
intimate with an old Mexican bag, a votress Of
Lucina, and buttoned his jacket closer up to his
throat. The jacket was pigeOn-breasted, and
we found afterwards that Luke, bytight squeez-
ing, had contrived to do what some say the
Omnipotent himself can't do, viz: make two
mountains without a valley between them
He grew sicker-the bag was sent for-Qhey
call her sage femme, Mexican for foolish wo'
MAINLAND Luke soon had a little dropsy il
his arms, Mother and baby are as well as cur
be expected. | don't know whether the boy'i
a lad or wench, but they're going to christer
him after the Commander-in-Chie When thu
Mexicans heard it, they calculated, "Holy Vir
gin, it was hard enough to fight the American
when they sent men against US, but when tn,
women come, and bring little soldiers will
them, we must be beaten ''-Dela. ISL
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The Bank question in Mississippi

During the exciting canvass that preceded
the recent re-clection Of Chief Justice Sharkey
to the Bench Of the High Court of Errors and
Appeals in Mississippi, we abstained from ala
ludipg to the strongly agitated question oftho
liabilities Of bank debtors in that State, be4
cause We desired to take no part in the discus.
sion SO zealovsly conducted by the opposing
parties. We presume that that question-by
the reelection Of Judge Sharkey, has now
been set at rest. The appeal has been made to
the last tribunal-he people, and they have af-
frmed the decree of the Court and sustained
the opinion ofChief Justice by re-electing him
for six years In view Of this decision wen may
be permitted to say,that TO remove a man from
the Judicial Bench, because he has decided in
accordance with the dictates of conscience and
the sanctity of an %oOth-upon legal point
adverse to the wishes Of the debtors, and in "a.
vor of creditors, would do more to break down
the election OF Judges by the people than any
thing else that could be imagined.
Judge Sharkey's election will be hailed with
pleasure wherever he is known, for he bears
the character Of an able %jurist and upright
man. His vote in his own county, Warren
should be highly gratifying to his pride. The
people believed that the debts to the banks
were contracted in good faith and ought to be
honestly discharged. They therefore set aside
all party considerations aad gave to the upright
and able Judge an overwhelming vote.-COn-
cOrdia hteRigencer.
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Col. JNo. PIcKEL1.
Pres'nt of Wing Convention of Baltimore.
Chinese knowledge in Arts and sciences

AS our acquaintance with the Chinese en-
larges we find that singular people to be not
only further advanced in knowledge of the arts
and sciences than had been supposed, but in
many things greatly in advance of the rest of
the world. The annexed article, which we
extract from a late number Of the London Re-
pertory of Arts, Sciences and Manufactures,
furnish son evidences of this:
"We learn from documents, which have
been published, or may be easily produced, that
27OO years before the Christian era the Chinese
were acquainted with the art Of raising silk
worms; 1000 years B. Q. the compass Tor guild
ing travellers by land and sea was known, (see
Klaproth's Memoir, addressed to NJ. Alex. de
HumboldtD 400 years B, Q. boats constructed
entirely Of iron, were used. The knowledge
of ink and writing paper is dated 200 years B.
c.; and gunpowder, according to Father Amy
OF, a century B, c.. The invention of printing
from wooden blocks is set down between SOL
and 500 A. D.; engraving on stone 904 A. D.;
with movable types. between l04I and l049
A. D.; porcelain in the 9th century; boring
wells, the art of lighting and heating with in
famable gas, Conducted at great distances
under ground, suspension bridges, fre-engines,
playing-cards, A, D lI20i paper money, be-
tween 1860 and l34l, &c.
In medicines they treat with success many
disorders which have hitherto been deemed in
durable in Europe. They are also acquainted
) with the artof dyeing the whole %piliatory sys-
tenn, and thus imparting TO red or fair hair a
4 black hue, which will last until It's turned
r grey or falls off from age M. Tmbett, who i,
s now bishop in China, TO whom VIC are in
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-11-27

$50, old DR.. Quill is dead" said Mrs. Par
lington, as she put an Extra piece Of butter on
her bread "they do say that he died of infor-
nation on the brain-but they mustn't try to
make me believe such an improbable story az
that Information on the brain, truly! why,h
was the greatest fool 1 knows on-I can't help
laughing at his presumptuous ignorance; why,
didn't he, at one Of his lectures one cold night
last winter, try to make ne believe, together
with the rest Of a large and 'spectable ordins
ance, that the sun was then nearer the earth
than it would be in the hottest day in summerg
land didn't he try to suppress on my mind
when he called on me, that time was money?
Oh, the dolt! why, there's cousin Slow--he has
his whole time-he never was known to do
anything but loaf-and the Lord knows how
poor he is. Oh, you can't make me believe
SIGH stuff, J wonder what will carry me off
if he died Of information ~ and she arose ram
the table flushed with exeitemcnt.-B Boston
Post
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The Magnetic Telegraph.

We congratulate our citizens upon the pros
pect which now exists, of our city and State
soon receiving the benefit Of this most wonder
full and useful invention. On Tuesday even
ing, Mr., Lloyd, one of the proprietors and
agent of the line now building through Ken
lucky towards N, Orleans, addressed large and
most respectable meeting of our citizens, con-
vened at the City Hall for the purpose, and ex-
planned the project, and offered, upon our city
subscribing an amount not less than $4,000,
to bring the line through Jackson and to estab-
fish a Station here. Mr.. l., was followed by
his excellency Governor Brown in a few rec
marks expressive Of his desire to see the work
accomplished and of his readiness to aid in it.
A committee was appointed to confer with our
citizens, and to ascertain what amount OF stock
will be TAXI en- here. We do not allow ourselves
to doubt for a moment shat our citizens will
seize at once this most favorable opportunity
thus offered them, on such easy terms, Of Sc
curing to ourselves a line Of Telegraph con-
Meeting us with New York and New Orleans,
and all the intermediate towns, and giving US
as great advantages u a thousand ways as we
wonId possess were we actually situated with.
in ten minutes walk Of either or all Of them,
The advantages of the Telegraph arc incalcu-
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-11-27

The Baltimore Patriot has the follow
ing letter from Major Jack Downing By
the way, the Major has been a long time in the
service, without having been promoted. 1t is
time he was a Colonel at least:
TO James K. RM, President ofue y, States,
find all Annered Countries.
DEAR SIR: I've done my best according to
your directions, to get round Santa Anna, but
its all no use. He's as slippery as an eel, and
as many lives as cat. Trist and together
can't hold him, and Scott and Taylor can't kill
him off. We ge, fast holt Of him with our d.
pIomatics, but he slips through our fingers; and
Scott and Taylor cuts his head offin every town
where they can reach him; but he always
comes to life in the next town, and shows as
many heads as if he never lost one. had a
long talk with him in the city, and pinned him
right down.to the bargain he made with you,
when YOU let him into Vera Cruz, and asked
him why he didn't stick to it. He said he did
stick to it as far as circumstances rendered it
prudent.
"But,' says ], "Gineral Santa Anna that amt
the thing; a bargains a bargain, and if a man
has any honor he'll stick to it. "Now," saysl,
"did,nt you agree, if the President would give
orders to our Commodore to let you into Vera
Cruz. didn't you agree to put your shoulder to
the wheel and help on this a~nnexin' business,
so as to make easy work oft? Andnow ask
YOU as a man of honor, have you done itm
circumstances alter cases, Major" says
Santa Anna. eWhen Mr.. Polk and | had that
understanding, he thought he needed a few
more votes than he could muster in his country
to bring him into the Presidency another term
So we agreed, if Iwould turn over the votes
of Mexico to him, to bring him in another
term, he would afterwards turn over his part Of
the votes in North America SO as to bring me IN
next time. But Isoon found it would be throw
ing our labor away, for Mr.. Folks part Of the
votes in his country were getting to be SC
small that they wouldn't do much good to eth.
erof us. So l concluded to hold on to what
had got, and stick to the Presidency Of Mexi-
co." .,
"Then," says I, "yOu amt a going to stick tC
your bargain, are you?"
"No,'' says he, circumstances alter cases.
Then Tried to scare him out oft. | toldhin
our folks would whip the Mexicans into it; wt
should go on just the same, and before another
year was out Mr., Polk would be President o
every foot of Mexico; for we should get thror
annexin' the whole Of il.
"very we'll" says he, ego on7-the Mexican'
like the business; they can stand it longer thar
Mr.. Polk can; for Mr.. Polk will have al
the work to do over again every year as Ions
as he lives, for there isn't q place in Mexico
that will stay annexed any longer than jes
while you arc holding on to it.n i5s
So you. see there's no doing anything witt
4 Santa Anna. What course it is best to taxi
now, seems rather a p%uzzlcr. Ihaye' mt time tt
give you my views about it in this despatch
but will try to soon. Give my love to mi
Richie, / mean to write to him, too, but shall
have to wait till next time.
Yourfaithful friend aud private ambassador
h NAL JACK DOWNING,
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Way HE DID i've see an anecdote in the
papers which furnishes a reason why the fac
nous John Hancock wrote his signature TO the
Declaration of Ind Pendence in so large and
bold a hand, Il is known that the British
Government offered $4,000 for his head, and
according, to the Maine Culliyator, when he
appended his signature to the "Declaration,'
he did il as though he wished 40 dash his whole
soul into it, and rising from his scat he exclaim-
ed There, John Bull can read my name with
out spectaclcs-hc may double his reward, and
! ST him AZ deiahce.a
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M, he Vioksburg Wing
from santa re.

Ftom The VtOksburg rug
from santa re.
om the St. Louis Republican
!, accounts from Santa Fe;
dependant on the editors Of
. authentic news from Cali
avs affords US pleasure to ac-
,asbtedness to such a source.
an has dates to the 10th from
4, ~ Nj CoOns Of St Louis,
IL Oh The 8ih ult. and reached
Oh The 10Th inst. He travel
reached the Arkansas, where
Wslhered, with a party OF 10
4 Santa Re on the 9th ult,
Of the Little Arkansas, the
4 several times by the Paw
we're repulsed with bnt little
side, One Indian was killed
dsd one OF two Of the Amer
wounded.
1T Of the Republican writing
nder date of Oct 10th, gtres
tot The sgambling and rio'lng
led the placer during the OIL
Price. These things have
toIled uuder the more efli-
ION OF Col. Easl0n. Inc VIII
,mpliment to the energy and
officer, and says the former
things was almost entirely
lpacitg Of Col. Price. Speak
y, the correspondent says;
and manners he is c%ircumspect
syoted 10 his duty, he is rarely
aces, but wherever he goes ne
ltiOn aud commands the res.
ce Gen. Kearuey left enjoyed
. good will and esteem of the
le-both Americans and Mex
aston, and we all regret that
3 power to continue him in
post,
lhe successor Of Col, Easton
ns, command the high resPec.
ec'ssor, though he endeavors tt
Dtsleps.
ouis Battalion and Illinois In
'sPondent speaks in the highes
These commands are remark
Dod discipline, which is accoun
'acl lAat they are drilled ever,
y mounted Regiment is spoke.
~ affair. But officers have
very Justly, too, w suppos,
with the exception Of tw
Mounted Infantry which lie
20, arrived at Santa Fo Q
eroRs."
days Of the date Of the letu
On chihuahua had been arranI
MES OF the St. Louis Battalio
ols infantry would probabI
~ a few days. Several con
llssouri Regiment will accor
ion, which will be command,
Of the Illinois Regiment ha,
g Alton.
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The Greek Fire.

The Washington correspondent OF the New
Orleans National, gives the following descrip-
ton Of the recent experiment with this singu-
lar element of destruction 4:
WAsnINGToN, Oct. "a, l847.
Sir:-I have looked in vain in our city pa
pers to see an appropriate description of the
experiment with "Greek fire." which came off
here q few days since, and though am not
skilled either in mechanics or war, | will en-
deavor to give you an idea of the "Show" as
it appeared to me. A mast about l6O feet in
height, with tar-barrelsn and other combusti-
BILE materials fixed upon it at short distances
was erected on a small island in the Potomac,
nearly in the rear of the Presidents mansion.
A little unique looking steamer was got un-
der weigh in the river, and approached the
mast from the south to within about 100 feet,
when she came to anchor, In a few moments,
though she moved not, her machinery appear
ed in motion, and directly after, an immense
cloud of flame or alarge pillar Of fire was seen
to come from the vessel and fall as it were up
on the mast, which with the barrels, &C., was
Instantly in flames, and the liquid fire spread
inc over the water reminded one %forcibly Of
that burning lake that some of US are to navl-
gate hereafter; and showed too, that the expe-
rimenter could perform that act, hitherto DEEM
ed impossible, viz; ''setting the river on fire."
The experiment was witnessed by a board Of
officers convened. for the purpose, and an inn
mense crowd Of citizens, and strangers, the
Foreign Ministers, &c. Its object is to show
that that terrible enemy of destruction, the
Greek fire, has been revived, or something very
like it discovered, and which with the aid Of
steam propelling a shot proof iron vessel, and
working a pump for forcing the burning liquid
such vessels can run into and annihilate a
whole fleet, or by going alongside Of a fortress
or castle, can almost instantly capture or des-
troy it. This terrible engine is the invention
of Uriah Brown, Esq. Of Illinois, who has been
many years perfecting IT. OF course the COM
position of this liquid fire is a secret. 1t is
said not to be very costly, and is..so managed as
to be ignited just before leaving the nozzle O.
the pipe, from which it is thrown in the man
ner Of water from a fire engine, but to a great
or distance and with more power from astean
engine. The experiment thunderstruck ant
terrified thousands who saw il. / learn tina
the board of officers appointed by the Secre
tary of the Navy to witness the experiment
will make a strong report in favor Of the adOP'
ton Of this as a means Of warfare. Il can be
used on land as well as at sea, for the defence
of harbors forts, trenches, &c.&c.
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/. Van Buren,.

p Van Buren,.
iOllshes a letter from Mr.. Van
losla'i' editor in Pennsylvania.
pace his name at the head Iol
democratic candidate for Presi.
i declines being considered as
%p'sss's his wish to remain in
s ~ y eHdently a disposition
le good people will insist
y On his back"
u'' letter, proceeds to make
N present state Of afrairs, Of
'ays, ethere are one or two
~s 's'ter, which we should
Y seen omittod.n
lungs Mr. Van Buren, says ir
y NC essential welfare ~ N,
Inn -'9ie critical position, or iii
o. s''a''r need Of the euergeti,
n,ios,' 'alsed it to power. Will
nsli's 'galnat it in the popula
,,asN legislature, and but
BIN, \ i'gretted, not a very har
M lla favor in the Senate
|,Sb1s. indicate the past, and vii
h, Possibly for an indeRnit
nay Il. foreign war.
Sris i.'ssi'sr be the propriety Z
Ea IN the necessity Of il
piniOa 9 % The just responsible
iop N public servants, sue
[Hs,sDs' 4 this time and und,
'D''' as well upon prinoipl,