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Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-02
JACOB COLLAMER.

This pink Blossom ofabolitionism,
Gen. Taylor's Postmaster General
and the particular eleve olour neigh
Dor the Independent happened about
election time in his own State, Yer
mont. There was Greeley, the edit
or Of the N. Y. Tribune, an arch abb
one Of the most malignant
OF the genus, upon the stump persua-
ding the Vermonters to stand BY Old
lack, Collamer, Tom Ewing &Co.
Greedy defended Gen. Taylor against
the charge brought by the wings that
he had sold himself to the South!
Greeley has been at Washington as q
member Of Congress and he knows
what he says. He satisfied the dou-
biting wings on that point. But Col
amer happened to be at home about
election time--of course he would
not interfere in elections, oh! no, moi
he-too good a wing for that-but he
was athome-cOn any one tell what
for! This pink blossom wrote two
letters lately which were used in
elections-one in lnge's and the 9th
er in billiards district in Alabama
The one which went to billiard S
district announced that the writer was
mo abolitiOnist. /" A paper publish.
ed in the district formerly represen
ted by Collamer in Congress says
in commenting on the letter, that
"Ile ran for Congress claiming the
votes Of the Abolitionists, as one O
them. lie acted in Congress witt
the Abolitionists, and claimed 10 be
one OF The strongest. lie went into
the cabinet claiming TO be a frienc
Of freedom, but having been there
some months comes out only a harm
less 'anti-Slavey man,
Poor Jacob! Cant the Independ
Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-02

Mn. EDIroR:-In as much as it has
gone out. that have acted perfd >
eous part, together with G. B. Bald
win and the other securities, in the
GRENABAUM case; in receiving
brides, and dcfrauding the County.
| hereby request the other securi.
ties together with myself to appear
on monday week. before the Hon.
Board Of Poliece, to answer whether
these things be Sour accusers
together with all who wish inrorma-
ton upon the subject, | hope will be
present, and especially the commits
sioners Of the Common Schoolfund,
are earnestly requested TO be present.
And now, after that | have left the
Town peaceably, after doing it no
harm but all the service | was able to
rendeF- They should order al ere
cUtioH for $1,000, issued against
The Securities, and Levied on my
property alone.-Seeking to stab the
vitals of my interest; excited to this
derparate deed by, the slanderous re.
ports that |, with Warren Harrill,
Covington, Williams, and others had
delrauded the County out Of $500,
by putting it in our pockets. Allow
me to say in the close that do moi
believe that any citizen Of Houston
started this report. It's too black
1t must have been the Devil.
A. r. MOORE.
Sept. 20 lS49.
Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-02
WiIIMississippi do her duty

The New York Journal of Conn
merce: The gain of a wing member
in Rhode Island gives the wings three
majority in the House thus ia., viz:
wings elected 109; democrats, 105.
Seventeen members yet to be chos
en- IA districts which sent TO the last
Congress S wings and 9 democrats
The democrats are more likely to
make a gain in these districts than
the wings. The Senate is demo.
ocTatic by s or ten majority.
Let US gain one member in Mis-
sissippi and two in Maryland, and
the account will then stand FIVE wings
and twelve democrats--1l4 wings
in the House and III democrats, or
allow us but one democratic gain in
Maryland, and we shall have one ma
jority, according to the preceding es.
innate of the Journal Of Commerce
Will not our democratic friends, then
in Mississippi and Maryland, make
every effort TO secure these Access
sions! We may be assured that the
wings will spare neither money nor
exertion to carry their objects. The
wolf will be on his walk, Truman
Smith and his parasites will be at
work. Our glorious cause is better
than theirs. Our principles are SCUM
der-our candidates more worthy of
support. We call, then, upon the
democrats try rush to tie rescue, and
to save the next House ofRepresenta-
tives.- Washington Union.
Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-02

The reckless and shameless assault
is which the Republic-the organ Of
Gen. Tay'O aud the cabinet-contin-
ually makes some of the most emf.
nent and distinguished men Of this
county who happen to be opposed
to the party in power, is beginning
to excite the disgust and rebuke Of
its own friends. The New York
Evening Mirror; which claims to be
the original Taylor paper. thus com
ments npon the attack of the organ
upon Mr. Bancroft:
The Washington Republic has an
article attempting TO txalt Mr. Brod-
head, and to ridieule Mr Bancroft
We think it signally fails in both
efforts; and we cannot see that any
capital is likely to be made by abus-
ing a man who is generally aeknowl-
edged to have been one OF the best
Secretaries Ofthe Navy we have ever
had by all the veterans of the SER
vice. The article in the Republic
is both ungenerous and ungentleman-
"; and that our readers may Judge
ofits character. we give them "a
specimen brick"
We omit the article which the
Mirror cities to prove the justice of
its structures upon the course Of the
cabinet organ. These scurrilous
and vulgar attacks Of the organ up
on such eminent men as Nj. Bancroft
whose talents reflect more honor up
on his native country than twenty
such cabinets as the present, while
they really do no harm to the object
oftheir venom, show the recklessness
by which the administration seeks to
sustain itself in the places which is
members obtained b promises and
pledges which they have shamefully
violated, aud which they held against
the will Of large majority Of the
people.
Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-02
THE COLUMBUS WING.

We have been amused at a review
Of Col Featherston's position on non-
intervention as well as the comments
upon our article against the doctrine
Of Col. Harris, made by the sage ed
itor Of the Columbus Wing The
Editor betrays the grossest PGlasgian
ignorance and folly in devoting two
mortal columns of bis paper to re-
flute Col F's position which he tells
US can not be understood by 'friend
Of foe" Why in the name Of reason
does the editor war against the doc
trines Of a gentleman which he him
self tells us that he is too stupid to
"understand?' This declaration was
a very suitable prelude to his pamby-
namby stuff that he would palm of
upon his readers as a rcfutation Of the
'impregnable position not only Of Col.
FeatheTston, out Of the whole Dem.
ocratic party South, and a large por.
ton Of the same party North. lie is
not able to see how Col F can 90
, for protection, and non-ineycntion.
( We advise the Editor to diyest
himself Of the editorial mantle and
invest himself Of the pupils garb, il
/ his precacious understanding is in
competent to comprehend a doctrine
so clear and tenable.
That the presumption Of The Wing
may be made more apparent in his
attempt again to demolish this doc
|trine, we commend to our readers
and to Col. Harris especially the fol-
lowing extract from the speech Of Mr.
Beuien on the Goth July 1913, in
which be, yes he, the veritable John
Mcpherson Berrien breaches the doc
trine Of non-mteryention and protec-
ton at the same time and in almost
the same breath lie Said
ITO my Southern friends ! desire
] to submit this simple suggestion
Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-02

States over another, or TO one por-
ton or section Of the Union over
another, without depriving the State
or section over which the preference
is given. or from which the advan-
tage is withheld, Of their clear and
unquestionable right, and subyerting
the very foundation on which the
Union and Government rest. IL has
no more power to do so than TO sub
vert the constitution itself Indeed,
the act itself would be its subver-
sion. Il would destroy the relation
of equality on the part Of the south
ern States, and sink them to mere
dependents Of the northern, to the
total destruction Of the Federal In.
ion.
The Wing winds up his trashy sto.
ry with saying, the doctrine of non
intervention-the doctrine taught in
the Clayton compromise, the South
cm Address and advocated by the
Southern Democracy, and Mr. Bar
rien, is the doctrine of Corwin, Gid
dings and Hale. Why did these
characters vote and speak so violent
ly against the compromise? The
man who would deliberately asser
snch a libel, is fit subject for th'
mad.house at Jackson; and we wan
the citizens Of Columbus, not to le
him run at large any longer
Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-02

o-TCol. Harris tells us that he
would have voted with the traitor
Stephens against the compromise
Bill Of 1913, compromise which
not like the Missouri compromise,
that waived our constitutional rights,
but one that agreed to rest this Great
question where il legitmatly belongs
and where the brightstars Of Whige-
ry and Democracy. Bcrrien and Cal
houn were willing and anxious that
it should rest.
Stephens has been very generally
denounced throughout the entire
South, for heading the small band Of
miscreants, numbering eight, that
detected this great Southern meas
ure. And why? Why this universal
indignation as manifested by the en-
tire Southern Democratic presses and
very many Of the presses of his own
party? Why is it that when the
news Of the defeat Of that Bill was
received such deep modification per
vaded among The lovers Of the Union
at the South! Il was because that
Bill placed US where we could claim
and maintain that which we deman'
ded and that for which we were con
tending 1t placed us upon high con.
stitutional grounds. Mr.. Stephens
and the free sollers generally affirm
ed that slavery exists only by local
statutes, and that it is not protected
beyond the limits within which they
operate. Mr. Harris in his opposi.
ton to the measure we believe occu-
pies pretty much the same ground, oil
Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-02
Tie present crop OrCottOn.

We learn from our exchanges Of
the South and West that the pres
ent average crop Of cotton, must fall
far short o. any preceding year. The
Tavages Of the worm, together with
the late lrosts have completely blight
cd the prospects Of the Staple grow
crs and unless the price be sufficient
ly enhanced to compensate for the
very great failure Of the present crop,
our ken is to short-sightod to predict
any favorable crisis incur monetary
world.
IN this county we are assured by
some Of the most respectable and in
tclligent prairie plante rs.that the av-
erage crop cannotpossibly exceedone
third ofrormeryears Looking to these
sad reyerses in our own county, and
learning results equally disastrous
from all the cotton growing region;
we cannotbrt heartily recommend
some action by the Southern planters
irnot to avert at least to alleviate the
thFoatning disasters.
A convention is recommended by
many Southern planters, to be hol-
den at a central point, (Montgomey
Ala. is recommended) Ito devise ways
and means to enhance the price ofcot
ton, and alleviate in portthe failure
ofthe present crop.
What say our planters2
Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-02

rather weaker one that grows out
of this article. His special objection
being that the bin contained no hab.
cas- corpus claBse-thereby implied.
ly Affirming the proposition that it
required local statutes under which
slavery might exist in California.
THIS absurd doctine was denied bv
The advocates Of the biil. and fully
exploded by the speed Of the distin-
guished Senator from Georgia. Mr.
Bcr.en. So clearly indispensable
and convincing were the positions Of
the advocates for the bin that they
were willing to leave the subject I'M.
der the power Of The Jaw and the
constitution, confident Of their ulti.
mate success. The Northern party
in Congress saw this too TOO and
hence we find the measure most lit
terry and violently assailcd by the
fanatacs in Congress. They saw
that TO pass ilis bill the South would
under the constitution establish sla-
yeryin California. They know that
slavery existed in Georgia without
any legislative enactment or local sta
tutes to authorize it-they know that
it existed in Virginia in the very
same way, and in fact in all colonies.
But there was another theme for
contention in the Bill. Non.inter.
yention. The North desired Con.
gress TO legislate on the slavery ques-
ton. The Bill left the matter to be
decided by the Judiciary. That this
point may be fully understood, we
invite the attention Of OF orr readers
TO the following extract OF Mr.. Ber-
rien's speech. lie said The Bill
abstains from legisloting on the vex,
ed question Of slavery. 1t leaves
that to be decided by the people o.
the territories when they are in sufIi.
cient numbers to be admitted a.
States, and are engaged in forming
their state constitution.
BUTT seems thatthis feature of the
Bill, would not suit Col. Harris
Neither did itsuii the free soil party
Col Harris does not wish Congress
to abstain from legislation on the
slavery question-he wants it to in.
terfere. So does the free soil party
Col. Harris has no right to complain
at being brought in this close prox
unity with the free soilers. lie tells
US himself that he would have voteC
with them against tits great South.
ern measure.
And now we ask the voters Of thii
District, if they are willing to entrus
their political interest into the hand.
Of one who proclaims that he woult
have done as Stephens did!
Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-02

o~TWe learn with regret from q
friend that indisposition has proven
ted Wm. /. Harris, from filling his
and Col. Featherston's appointments
in person, in Monroe County.
Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-02

GTOur Editor has gone to the
Genital Convention. We expect his
return in time, to lay the proceedings
ofthat body. before our readers ia
the nextnumber Of the Patriot.
Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-02
NO l8

ent do something or say something
TO relieve Jacobs distressg
Monroe DsmOerpL
Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-02

Oct ;;::;;;;;::::;;;.::; ?, 1919.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-02
LOUISVILLE KY: SATURDAY. JUNE ?. 1s49.

there are special objections to his compar
son between Maryland and Massachusetts,
lie undertakes the whole property Of Mas
saehusetts at 300 millions Of dollars, refer,
ing vaguely TO the newspapers as his author.
'ty. IT will not do. Last year the taxable
property OF Boston was assessed at Sl62,-
100000. The population OF Boston is
about one-sevenlh Of the total population Of
the State. The other towns near it con.
tain about half the number OF PEOPLE in
Boston, and considerable wealth. Tie
city OF Salem was assessed at $40, DOC, 900.
Then there is the great manufacturing city
OF Lowell, with large capital The other
inland cities Of Worcester and Spring
field, and the sea. ports OF Marblehead, New
BedioTd, Nantucket Plymouth, and others,
with large quantities Of shipping. besides
other wealth. No less than 12 700 are in.
vested in the fisheries. Then there is the
land Of the State, and hundreds Of villages.
Now il Boston and Salem are assessed at
10000, can we imagine that the whole
State is worth but 500, 900. The suppose
ion is unieasible.
fro pp
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-02
WHOLE NUMBER 1O3.

With II Td TO the periodical rePo is Il
be Iublished, we learn the following par
tculars: These reports are to he as exten
siSely circulated us the fluids OF the inStitu.
ton will allow, and are intended to give an
account of the progress Of the different
branches Of knowledge throughout the
world. In many cases, the periodical re-
ports will be preceded by preliminary re-
ports on the previous state Of the branch OF
knowledge to wh.ch the former pertain
A number OF these are 10 process Of prepa.
ration, namely, one upon chemistry, applied
TO agriculture; one upon the forest trees Of
America; one on the phenomena Of light
ming one on the later discoveries in astron-
omy; and on the practical use Of metero-
logical instruments.
Appended TO the Seeretary's report, is
the report OF the assistant Secretary, PRO
IL ssor JewetD on the library, an account
OF which We will give our readers in lu-
ture number.
Professor Henry report ends with an
TO The munifceDt donation OF DR..
Hare, Of Philadelphia.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-02
steam ana water Power.

A water-mill is necessarily located in the
country afar from the cities, the markets
and magazines of labor, upon which it
must be dependent. Water appears to run
very cheaply, but it always rents for a
pretty high price, and the first cost of dams.
races, water-wheels, &c, is on an average
quite as great as that Of steam engine and
eauipage, and the annual repairs are, at
least, equal. No casualty. entailing uneI-
peeied expense, ever need happen to =
steam engine; while wate.-mills are always
liable to injury or destruction, from foods;
and the interruption Of work from low
water is a continual and very expensive
drawback. A man sets down his steam
engine where he pleases-that is, where il
is most to his interest to plant it, in the
midst Of the industry and markets, both fol
supply and consumption Of great city
where he is sure always having hands neal
him, without loss Of time in seeking for
them, and where he can buy his raw ma
terials and sell his goods. without adding
the expense OF double transportation.
The expense of steam engine is no
much il il is well managed. II should b,
Of sufficient capacity to work all the ma
chinery with ease. without using steam at |
high pressure. II should be as CAREFUL,
attended as a clock-nothing should be sui
lered to 10 out Of repair from carelessness
and nothing should be wasted from neglect
Scientific american.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-02

Hon. Alex. Ramsay. the new Governor
Of Minnesota, was fifteen years ago, a jour
neyrnan cabinet maker, he then attended. .
manual labor school. afterwards studied
law, subsequently, became a member Of
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-04-02
IMPORTANT.

We understand the County Court, Oh Wednes-
day last, directed an order to be entered, ac-
cording to law, requiring the sense of the people
to be taken at the April election, relative to the
Rail Road, whether they will consent that the
amount necessary to extend the Road to Staun-
ton may be raised by taxation. We do not know
the amount that it is expected to raise in this
way The capital stock of the Louisa Rail Road
Company has been increased $3.50, ooO--of this
stock the State takes $4,000, leaving 100000
to be raised by subscription or otherwise. 1t is
an important work, and we hope the people will
view the subject in its proper light, and vote
uudesstandingly In order to adopt the proros-
ed measure, twothirtls of the voters must be in
favor Of it. Of course, Alac dividends of the
Company will be divided among all persons pay
ing towards the construction Of the Road, accord
ing to the amounts paid in.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-04-02
THE,yUNCTION VALLEY TURNPIKE.

1t is known to the most of our readers that all
act was passed at the present session of the Leg
islature, providing for the construction OF Nc
Adamized road from Buchanan through LeNlng-
ton to Staunton, OH the joint stock principle
The capital stock of the Company is 100000,
of which the State is to subscribe 100000, and
individuals ss4o, ooo. The actprovides that the
sum of $50, 900 shall be subscribed by private
individuals, before the State shall subscribe any
portion of herquota. The object of this proyis-
ion is to secure the construction of the road in
the shortest time by compelling individuals at
once to cemedosward and put down their names.
We regard this as one ct the most important
measures Vi hich the Legislature could have pass
ed for the benefit of our county. In about eigh-
teen months the Mechanical road from Buch-
anan to the Tennessee line distance of 200
miles will be completed Let us go to work
now and make the road from Buchanan to-Saun-
tom and we will then have continuous line of
McAdamized road from the Tennessee line to
the Potomac.--Valley Star.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-04-02
COAL IN THE VALLEY.

Mr.. William Wendell furnishes the 'Tenth
Legion with description of a coal deposite re-
Gently opened on his farm. Its locality is in the
-CedaxCreek VALLEY; IS miles southwest Of Win
chester and miles northwest Of Woodstock
He*says:
The quality of the coal is good-it has already
been used in the furnace OF l.. & G. w. Sibert;
for the smelling of iron ore, and the result has
proved it to be very efficient for that purpose.
Since my discovery, MIR. Samuel orndorf, two
miles north of my farm, has discovered i'll the
bed of small creek very extensive exposure
of horizontal vein, of many yards in width
and have no hesitancy in saying; that, from
the indications have found i'll many parts OF
the valley our beds of coal are ineAhaustible.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-04-02
CORRESPONDENTS.
TotAe Bishop and Members of the Boltin
Conference:


- Conference:
line Citizens OF Staunton having for the frat
time, enjoyed the pleasure of entertaining yuuI
honorable body during session of COME renee.
we would avail ourselves of this opportunity to
express the great pleasure ard or atifieation Of
the community, and the sincere and ardent VI isa
that it may not be long when it may be your
pleasure and convenience to meet in Our towz
again. Always will the Baltimore Conferences
meet with warm and hearty reception, as weE
as a Virginia welcome in -staunton-especially
alter the delightful acquaintance we have folrn-
ed Please consider thissa s,andiag invitation
to your body to hold its session among us
May the Great Head OF the Church be vita
you in your 'labors of love"
March 18th, 1S49
James Points, J. B. Breckenridge, Edwin NJ.
Taylor Robt. s. Brooke. Alex H. Ii Stuart. w.
Z: Eskridge, Benjamin Crawford, J. Kinney,
VIM, Kyle Kenton Harper, John B. Baldwin,
Jas A. Cochran, Robt G. Bickle, L. Waddell,
Francis r. Stribling, Mich K Trout, S. +. Clark,
A. M Simpson, M. Cushing, Edward c. Fisher,
Jno II. Asst, Samuel NJ Woodward VIM b.
Johnson, c. T. Cochran, A. D. T1otter B. F.
Points, John Grove, Adam Lushbaugh, scharle.
II. Ball; Samuel Clark, William Eagcn, james
Mcconnell, Anthony D..Wrcn, IL. j. Crawford,
VIM. Kinney, D. W. Arnold, Nicholas c. Kinney,
Thomas J, Niche, A. A. Chapman, Hugh ].
Crawford Mary L. Sewers, David Points, A.
Waddell, J. A. McClung, J. Mccoy, Thomas j.
Stuart
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-04-02
Photographed for the Baltimore Sun
WASHINGTON, March 29--7 P. n

WASHINGTON, March 81 +. M,
appointment Of Sirty Pennsylvania Postmasters-
Cabinet Session on the Prussian Steamer-Promi-
nent Pon Office Appointments-no action gel. &c.
Noimportant appointments have been. made
this week, although several commissions. We're
issued. Sixty .Postmasters have been appointed
in the interior of Pennsylvania, all unilnportant
however
The. Cabinet has beenin session to-day on the
subject of the steamer being fitted out in this
country for Prussia, to be used in her contest
WITH Denmark.
They have also had under consideration the
prominent postoflice appointments, but had. come
to no definite conclusion. The probability is,
that Robert Morris will be postmaster of Phila-
delphia, and Walter Forward at Pittsburg. Bal
timore is still undetermined.
Among the interier Postmastcrs appointed TO-
day in Pennsylvania, are Lewisburg, Lewistown,
Gettysburg York Springs, two in Blair county,
Merchandising, Petersburg Marietta, &c
These We're all made in the, Postcaice Depart
ment, and not in Cabinet, Council
Many important appointments will be made
this week, but have not yet been acted upon.
Applicants We're told to-day that they could
not be attended to until Pennsylvania was dis
posed of. The Postofiicc appointments will first
receive attention. FL