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Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-10
TIE STIFF COLD WATERMAN
A BALLAD.

A BALLAD.
l. uassn homes, fisherman,
knew him passing we'll
And be lived BY little pond
Wihia little dell.
A crave and quiet man was nc,
who loved his hook and rod -
So .rsn ran bis line Of life,
His neighbcrs thought il odd
For science and for books, no said
lie never had wish
No school to him was worth a fg'
Except "a school ofhIh' =
lie ne'er .spired to rank or wealth
Nor cared aboU, q name
For though mu,h famed Tor l'h wSs he,
He never dsh'd ter iIme
Le, others bend their necks at sight
OsFSshon's gilded wheels,
He ne'er had Ioarn'd the art to dob"
For any thing but e0ls
A cunning fisherman was he,
His angles all were right;
The smallest nibbc al his bar
Was sure to provo "a bite !"
All day ,hia fisherman would M
Upon an ancient log,
And gaze into the water. like
Some sedcEtary frog;
With all the seeming innocence,
And Ina, unconscious look,
Tia, other people often wcsr
When'they intend to hook !"
TT charm ,ae ish he never spoke
Although his voice vsa fine,
lie found the most convenient Na!
Was Just 10 drop line
and many gudgeon otthe pond.
Ifthsy could speak to-day,
y ou'd oxn. wilh g,ie', this angler aad
\ mighty taking way'
Alas, one day thi. fisherman
Had taken too much erog,
And being hu, lanl,man, too,
lie couldn't keep The log"
Twas all in vain with might and main
He stroye 10 reach the shore
Down, down he went, to feed the fish
tie d hsited oil before
tn. jury gave their verde, tina,
Twas nothing else hut gin
Had caused the fisherman TO be
So sally taken in;
Though one ao03 out upon whim,
Add sxid The anglers slaughter
To be .xacr abou; ,he fact o
Was, clcsrly, gin aud uaicr !
The moral Of mis- mournful tale,
To all is plain and clsar---
That drinking habits bring man
Too often to his BIER
And he who scorns % stake Tho piedge,'
tnd Keep the promise '1s',
May be, in spite OF fate, q sly
Cold-uatsr man at ldSi' ''G.a
thsa,c. w.. Feb. 6, 1910,
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-10

Gen. Tagor'i 0rotory.--The Nashville Jour.
nal says I've have heard il suggested tha.
well grounded suspicion that the speech which
the Wing published as Gen. Tayor's, was pre-.
pared BY more ready pen than his, is to be
found in the TACT that it took three days to tx 1t
for publication"
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-10

Iron Cottages.--The New York Scientific
American says that shipments have been made
70 California ofeast iron ernTrs
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-10

A man is coward who shapes his course Of
lection by hi. fears, and he alone is man OF real
courage who always dares 10 do right.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-10

MELANCHOLY TRA6RDT.-~T The Hahnl.
bal MOI Courier, Of the 25,h Oh, cop,,Ip.
an account Of most strange and tragic affair,
which IS rorobOraled By the Hannibal Journsl
OF the same dale.
Mr. WealheriOrd. sheriff ofSchuyler eoun.
IT, had i'om two to three thousand dollar,
OF Stale funds in bis hands, which be was
shortly 10 take .OFhe cspilal 10 pay over. He
LEFT home, telling his wife that be should be
gene until the next day, and that she should
permit no traveller or any other person to re.
main IN The house over hight.
But an old man called and was permitted
hospitality. After he had retired, and while
Mrs. w. was sitting by the Ere, three meu,
their faces backened and their clothing dis.
gulied, came in and demanded tho mon.
sy which they knew was in the house.
and by threats compelled her to 20 for
il.
Sho went up stairs. and softly awakening
Inc traveller who was there asleep, told him
VIVA! was going on. tie quickly instructed
ner no" TO proceed. gave her one Of a pair OF
P's'ols' told her to take the money in her a.
prom VIVA one hand aad hiding the pistol
ooae' II with The other to 60 down stairs, and
when she had reacbed the landing TO let tue
money tall, and as the robbers stopped TO
puck Il up to shoot one when he would imme.
dlaIely follow and shoot smother, and then
zeal The best they could with the third. She
d'd SO, and as the robbers were picking up
The laIlng silver. she fred, killing one. The
old man then rushed in and killed second,
~nhe The other precipitaley fled.
Upon examination, the man The lady had
shot proved to be her own husband, who had
thus la'd plln to rob himself OF the funds Of
the State in his possession"
Ibis sounds very much like fiction, but
Rappears 10 be very well authenticated.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-10
EIF DEMOCRAT
:. Published Every Saturday
PABW9 "a

Fgz sgu.cs,F4rsS Tires do.-zTs Pai Adam b
raiA IA zt,.rce ..,--
Vrns,,r rlIbs sent - any considerable distance
,,,,h,, ,1r agn, - tlaaos. EOr will u oe dise9a'
tsg.l .ot,i ali lues have beea paid, except Il the
Oo,,on o. the pab tsi'ers ..,,o
F4rrrgr,skgKNrs inse5.el 81 81 per siuSre ,iV
Gpss Or ie.sl for the frs. ,Ra and b eSais PS'
saasre for each subse9uer, insertion,
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-10

Mr.. Bullut. OF the New Orleans p,cayunc, has
sold ont hi, interest IN that paper, and deeampeI
tor Washington Cuy. He aud Prentice. Of the
Louisville journal, it il sand. are To edit the
court organ Of Gen. Fay lor Flag f. Adrcrti
ser.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-10

An anrcIe IN to~ Philadelphia North American,
speaking If Cal ,ornia, says
Allcr the god mama shall have abated little,
our EN- grdui ritnds w,iI discover another pccu,
liar qlauty 10 California, which will, probably,
not be much to their liking ---nameiy, that It is d
5rea country Tor earthquakes. At Monterey,
according to Sir George Simpson, no less than
one hundred and twenty shakes were noticed
during two successive months in the summer OF
l54l. Most OF these, as may he supposed, were
very slight cues, Eut il proof thar they are moi
always 50, Sir George speaks as having seen
near the town, besides shattered churches, q
"rent in the earth nile or SO in length, anc
thirty or forty feet in depth" The result Of re-
cent earthquake.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-10

Alvsfa1el-a.a 20 nazhsi uEl1 - nunb,Fgf h,
l.Flaas VII b Pahllssi sa7 gssr53i. ~ - =
ahoVe. FrolssEioall hgtioaa. husingss 49, -
andquaTtefiy sdTeriisemsnlspubirb1 s 49,.
Ahoefal red uciIoh vii Always Be rna8a h 30 49,
Pefsoaai aoiices (uhsn Aemissihls) WI s slsFS-3
double 10 usual Pfiee. Letters 10 tha Edilsf a -
uols'lsfs % Insure Attention maEl b rosr Rafp.
=. announcing eandeatoa iof County o5css o. 81
District and State Offices $40. W6rkef - 49,.
tioA dons atthis Odse aust bsPGrD ~ 49, thsssa
is performed.
rive are prepared to % Ioa PRnrrss ,f.nAAul
with neatnes1 and despatch, and on tsrns a. II,
they can % done n any printing ONCE Al the Ssff
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-10

ILLNESS oV GEN CASA Geographic de-
spatch to the Buffalo Courier. dated Detroit, Feb.
10, says: Gen. Cass is quite unweIl with the
prevailing inhuenza-so that it is unsafe Tor him
to start on his Quincy 10 Washington. lie will
leave as soon as he is well enough, and probably
90 by way Of Buffalo"
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-10

MATERNAL Lovr,-A thrilling incident is re.
lated in the Dayton CO., Journal On Saturday
morning, in the house Of Mr.. Wadde, in Dayton
caught fire, in the absence of both Mr.. w. aud
the WIFE little daughter Of four or five wears,
had been left rocking the cradle, in which was
the babe. The little girl easily escaped, but the
infant was left in the burning house. Several
persons tried 10 penetrate to and rescue il, but
were driven back by the excessive heat. But a
woman came rushing to the spot from neigh,
bor's-she threw water over her clothes and
drew her wet apron hastily over her head rush.
ed,n and returned in moment-the child in
her arms and safe. 1t was the mother--Of course
L Mas--eyerY mnlher's hean will tel her that:
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Death Of Hon. Charles Iiuston- Markets
~fnrk-. &c.

C1--ssrOrderce - Ire Iriolre
FHILAoELrHh. Wsdnestsy Nov e.
Cor. Cs,RLss Hrsrov, long connected with
the Judiciary CT Psnnsy,vsn'' ist AZ bis residence n
Beiiet1u,e &C Saturday afternoon est
TIE Corro~ market conu-uei ve-v "a - ~ prices ss
,srouArv sAes ~ Iso hs.es Crand so "" .rsn'
81, :. cent. = = OF tin- TIE sock ~ Nofths r
srs- and. as-y sxhsl s,ei ST. r-res a. nm 's'ei
of5f30o bsgs pine : Domingo A. - An- SIS.
fst % Rtost ,rnts p -. ~ tine iH-f' sore 'e'.l
inary for glocS for shipment sut oe o's nave oera
tsser 8 BIB. f'r com nor, a. - Tor - -c4 49,
~ -1- SUMPTION moderate ss,es a previous rsl--
Ryr Ftcrg I'D CoSN MSAt srr steAiy a. = L np.' =
wht-h frrtAer hsve na-n mSte GNt ii l'.r =.
gc,f ,u-r,v - WHE,r cfar'ng hui the drmNnl = -
a-tvt SAes d Sci DC hu'h soot sni PRIME reg A. ~
Z - t~cclr y sor'e inferior So ow-r rN-r A. We
a. ffS- e. hushaI By 10 scarce ar ~a'tri Ky 10
4u arl PRICES tert downward oArsA ie m H-.tr1 ee
rsrt a. = cents q bush Tor southern LsAn - du
ss.e - 500 rigssrs a. So g 100 - casa "H'N'
steady a. g 60 49,. .
R D. So slat- ss sat sftEo 80, So Fe-n "a i't'
90 Ches De- Csn %. s4f Sen R@Nd X. "a = 'N =,
high O. s6,. 3 L~iish lut. g. - Corn 81 81 -
T-n s. - ma. S54n S.stees. '00. $500 . NsFo-
S>osrd hur.f 81 so Stse .. &c. SO >S'I1 DO SO
90 50 - farm Nee Bk.p.t. q. Pen. D. .'t 80
R-ai z BE- sd 3 Co" Anh BE. i..t - ION D.
ga 1t Phisi Bs 1881 - Besv-r Meade" X H. -
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NuIIANsHrEGH ArFAIRs-

ANOTHER CHUEcH.-Ou Tuesday afternoon the
cornerstone Of Ns'hodst isc pal Church was
laid 10 the presence ot large number Of spectators,
with the usual rel. sous ceremo niles Rev W II I'm
s1n % Nv York addressed the Assembly. The amount
already subscribed toward building the church 10 be-
tween 5 900 sad : COO TIE whole expense of the
building vii be- 5000 Two store, ars : be erected
Ia 'front.' and behind these will De lecture CON- csps.
Be Of seating so persons
TANEs-The Assessor, have completed their
Iabors sud the books are ready Tor examination The
following Is view Of the totals
Is' ns'rrt no pstr.' fiif Dstrrt
Valuatoa ........ S.UiiO08 H0 go f0 St1f.f o0
Tax. ........ l4 SOS - 44Da - 6.ll4 So
TOTAL valuation > 30 tj 1ots tax s5rU 81 rate. -
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,ii..,.,inni FIerriou.

JACKSON. MSS 10s1Ay' ~ -
The returns rece wed & OF tre ei-cto1 oi fsA'
cuitu an for Governor y .arge ~. my lie Lp-S
Foc0s claim four Cou-ressnfn-
TIE re2o-; n ne te,eg-syS.' a.tPs'eh yesterday
morning. q.v.nz NJ GzAY. We candidate q Con
s-ess .- majority. ard subsequently corrected =
~ majority. turns out - Ts ezPecte5 NJ Cray las
10 rBsio-.-- in Ri-4s Ce---g f I'D
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=, 3 o. so.,a.es. ~ L1rIsE FRANCIS -. o. Sea,
y e.
- f-.rs, ~ 81 -.1 ~
o. atist 'rr Rat.-f e. seeta 81 asa
w-.u-stsy -srrre ~ = n. ELltA CLAWsOS. 49,
Ffars $500
H-f -. Of ~ .o,s wltn z<a-y Jsta
~ Lsus Casl1.
o iansrs ais-re-1. e. ocs.
wsssssssy z Ses e NJ FEAscIs 6ARrLY 49, =
r-ars are ucr,sA
Her ma. ga1- Ron - r.sessr. q ser
-. WAS , G-assro-srs- Frtsy lst- =
rhs Flscss scqltl-tsues r-sp-C' aiy sTa~c
al-srd.
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sixth Auditor.

WAsHINc70S. Wedresdsy N-v Up NJ
Hon. John " Fsuelly q Pa tie neE,ysp-
pointed S1th auditor arrived t0-iAy ard III. enter
upon the dytiei RI h.s o.oe &c Monday LcIt
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-15

The weeks lster advices from Europe per toe
Cambria. received here ov telegraph yesterday.
but had 10 effect on me market fr COTTON except .
sufen prices The sales reached shout 80 bales, to
GLIDING ull5ding ~ l0tc MoLAssEs ia dr0oping ard
the trarsacti0n, are light Iu SUGAR thtre has been
considers0 movement, and prices n easier be
ssies consisted chieay Of prime parcels, e. &c.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-15

solivsn and Ulster 70 hes- from. Sullivan gives
Wright a small msiority-ssy oo-whch re fear
Ulster has overcome. s0ch wss the impression
at Albany last evening
p S.-The AlJany ArgSs ssys Ulster County
bss given Hogeboom go ofcIa'. We fear S0li-
van cannot match thst-in fact there is scarcely
hone Of IL
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Sonthern Mall.


BALTIMORE, Wednes9sy. Nov lf-a P. ~
S0uthsru NJ. 10. 10 news OF Importance.
flour unchanged D. 40 obis City Mis- and Bait
more sod a. 81 Other articles remain az before.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-15

II 7ae Express ebsrges rs most Sujassly with
mualsl,ug ito paragraph respecting NJ. RoSinson We
eop,cd every word Of II that material to The isaac
Its assertion that Mr. Robinson Is writer II TIE
Tribune which be Ia AID has not been sinee lOos b.
fore be hoags Of bsng nAPPheani for Revenue e1ee
Ia insnuauoa tbs. dssatssenon viii re treat
msni Of Adopted Citizens originsled in The Ae 2Ei .
writer in TIE Tribune failed Of nohnlnsuoa-wsieA 10
another each thing
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D,.,inru,.hed Arrival.

WuE1ve7oS. We6.s,asy Nov - ~
Gen. W1s7lELo SCOTT anl CAP: HAhiLro''
Ais-deCsmp, arrived Il re oiiJ tbs evening h'n
Riehnoui sn3 are Stopping At tas Sstor'. Al'4-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-15

The Byfalo Rcputlic edited 10y the gentleman
who isn.t elected SKATE Treasurer Rad an article
on AoAdds cr,ninc try ing to show that slavery IA
likely to be established m California through the
pro Slavery policy Of tho present Administration
At Waihirston." Ths news OF the trarimoa' re
pudiatioa OF Slavery by the California Convention
should have been in Buffalo some hours before
that article was issued
The Y,tio Rlp i.cla Ohio o.. the 7sh has
leader c1mmoucirg as NlloVs
saowi~S NINA HANDS The Ne,'- lo'k Tr,buse. VI
neu Whic Journals sre suving 10 prgl's ne nincs OF
tn psrssrs ol the Aiiusrtuon % agse'osHce and
a. ., ne sstIAstve.te >.iFrt q. Cl.lrrtI
The Republican hss good many more Roor
backs OF like pattern. bui these are dose.
The nag Atlds is If c urse never - be ont
done In downright iasehooi. Its editor ascends
the highest hca, ga of Invention in hi as, by
directly asserting Of The Tubunes late articles on
Csho-nis and Slavery, thSs
Re 1cknow edged this 20 surrender u position
EfeeSlrr. made parity Tor ny sale ~ ne guile. Of
the Union And pNty Tor re sake e su'iAnos Fetcer
Tsylor p"
There the maa who can crowd more IN
puds nt malicious lies into three lines may 90 up
70 the head Of the ex-Bsnburner coumn
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-15

There A-e three more Counties 10 tie D.s;','' q
b. heard for,. which gaze Gen. Csss s9' majority
lss, .sr ~; ;elcg-sghi' dispatch has a'e''!
as,-rel oa- resle-s that THOMAS ; HNN''o''He
VIZ .sri.is,s. 3 c.ec.ed-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-15

HosriLE lNDI,>s.--We learn On reliable s1tho-
ity that several Of TIE Csorrs Emigrsns BY the Gia
Route have been murdered BY the Eaisw and Nave.
hoo Indiana At the crossing Of The Colorado Il said
that ndisn warriors The number Of aoo have taken
a hossls position St u al place
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-15
By THR MIDNIGHT SOTTHERI NAIL
y,rs,ria-s Special Election.

The following s-e the returns Of TIE Election '''
-,.,,ss- Of Consrsss n the Wheeling XVII Dis
get IS fsr as hss-d from. TIE Election 5 . u"
vacancy eccasiored by tie i,A'h OF Hon A. New
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-15
BUsIHE NOTICES.

7 lsFosrrts ~ ssirsH DAY G35os a sse.n.a Or
ne ely Of Philadelphia wso is Accustomed 10 sel Hat
A-lo- u dollars per .nuun, y tss psck1xe 70 ~
J95ocrs q - e.l-s VI Philadelphia Baltimore &c
Ia sae - L04-s. ~7ut. scE-lsls iat-ceu-n! we're
o--rsd. nate - -rgsg-me1i -tA B1a.h m2oraax
House Of LIS cty. Address A * oEce 4 .ht.pso-r
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ArrrrnI Of tn. AInban,a ut New.OrIsan..

Ezw ORLEANS. Tuesday, y y BPM.
The steamship A sbams has arrived % KS p0-i
from ChsgYes with H. p-Is9rge-s
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I.nnisiann Election.

NEw-OILEAVs Tuesday Nov 3.
Walkers ma 5-ity fo- Governor q cutie small
The Cougreuionsl Delegation stands unchanged. Ike
WHY'S vii have srsl ma 1rtty On .lint 1sllCt
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-15

ELECTION PoKrRI.-Tbe Boston Posi- says c;
our STATE Election.
Ia Newly ors the fo1r hgh-si he psncersre sisi-
ueae tSVe >c -sars fsu- Acsi ~ y ~
hsSs.- Sesais HaAe,Sea ~
AL toisis sheer 6ction. We wiz show, when
the returns are al ID. ,ha, the foar highest eand
dates on the WAig State tickle, have decidedly
oa.ran the four highest Looo- Focos
1T next takes hold OF LoUsl.SA. Of which i,
says;
The gain Of aCOogresnen ~ he Denceras. (. Pc
sibla TAf F~escsf Gse-as, Is a Way.
The preseot Governor = Isaac johnson, Loco
Foco, elected Ia lsiS, over Gen. Wm. Delays =
popular Whis, ny , 80 majority,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-15

|" Walter w. Gideon OF this City, bearer OF
Dspstches from His ExeclIepcy sehor Don Luis Dc Ia
Ross hinlsteE Of Mexico, ~ HE Government len
Mobile Bay the sth November IN the British steam
ship Dee for Vera Cruz.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-15
RRnOKLYN AEFNRs.

SUFRFNs CouRr-Beiors Justices No-se Nc
Coun ard hsr-u'o-Appes's and srguuort' for new
,rial. oecuEei The Court during tie day.
NAVY EARo.-The second trial Of The Dry
Dock which IA In the course Of construction IN THIS
Yard took p.sce yesterday but on account Of the ma
chiEery giving way, was not successfaL
Tgs BOARD oY EuUcTioy.-Tts body AS
published sre.crt relating % the Public Schools for
the l.s, quarter 10 Which appears that per'or'
save ben examined srd Hcen'ed ss teachers. -
principals or teachers q ,hs FIRST ratk. and u as as
..,auts This spesks vel for 'he energy Of this u'e.
"a department
Tx PAHE.-Worh men sre t1s,y engaged in
Jay ng rui pathways sni planting trees Ia the cay
Park o thst IN The ensuing summer beautiful orna-
rnent vii De- furnished - the elegant building Of TIE
City Ha'.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-15

q srs7sAs.s 5ools soos. sAaasone Az cheap. ear
q 'ooa9 =. WarKrsFs if Fls0n-sL Aso les.Aer over
Soc boys 40 tirT DAneing Pumps alc Gaicr, sae,
Ard c-i.dren' s-oes &c he No srue.s sold ia, Will
s9i I've sAn.tAeaoa- LIZ
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Cnlifornin-Rree soil.


These Who sincerely d@srA The exclusion q slavery
from hat territory. that attempt Ess been made BY
hAi portion % The why which profe'ses he same
desire cheat them through the ~ their very
shies into assent 10 measures which cOuem plate
the extension - Slavery That > Constitution vss eX-
ueced from Csiforus. n INTRIGUE could procure o.
bracrg provison The subject % slavery trd hat
the Northern Wings 10 b" g-sclslv trained by their
journals agree 10 The sdm"ion Of California into The
Union without any supu alton or guaranteeing on ms
subject fancy ~ hut j. az Inference drawn by
The readers II tho Why prints from Tie language hey
apparent from the letter OF cOrfefpcrtent
r. We appeal 20 the candor and intelligence
Of the American Pebble for decisive judgment on
these wiiful reiterations Of exploded, disTpated
caumnies The principal writing Editor Of The
Post ia among those n whom we communicated,
before the arrival Of the late news from Ca'iior-
uit in support q orr decided conviction that Cal
iJrnis would form n distinctly Anti Slavery Con
stituton, the name Of the Delegate to her COnven-
ton who writing US from Monterey after the Con
veution had been organized. assured that the
prohibition of Slavery ~ her Constitution should
and beyond doubt would be most unequivocal. Dur
ing the whole of,he pas, summer, we have had ad-
vices by every mail from California on this espe-
cis subject aud their uniform tenor was, GIVE
yourself no further trouble about Slavery ia
California-wo will PIT n stopper on that
the very first chance that may be t'ilrded
'us'-Let,ers Of similar tenor have been re-
eeived by others IN hundreds, and we ven
ture 20 say rot one Of p contrary tenor, written
by Wing. has teen received by any person
whatever. With the private CORES ondence Of
orr opponents we are not so wei acquainted but
the published letters Of Gwin, Robinson and
other known Loco. Focos all confirmed the tenor
of our own advices On the strength Of these, we
have been constantly assuring our readers that
the danger so far as California is concerned, was
over-that she would herself prohbi. Slavery by
decided vote. Had our assurances proved false
there might have beea some apology for such
charges as The Post pers SITS In; but 10 view o.
all the facts we submit that their mslignity IS
eq1alei by their folly
We have tod the truth-hayc We not '-
ith regard 10 the issue of the Slavery contest as
respects California Now let the facts soon TO
unfold themselves show whether we have not
been equally correct in affirming, for so many
months past that the rea! battle for Freedom was
I, be fought over New Mckee, and that this late
clsmor about danger in California was hollow snd
deceptive And let us see whether those who
have displayed so much suPerfuous valor over the
body OF the dead Percy will bs equally rcsolute
and thorough in the swiftly approaching struggle
with the live one.
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f-1 20 Dar Tot present ih- p So 20 Attorney maze
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The csse - Caqt McCerrsn then brought before
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shl-uor and other fr with irent ~ r'rn't
sre both being 'oHnfet 1p1n tae sane set Toe point
vasshy arrred by M-ss-s John sni David Grshsm 'or
the defsrds1t ar The District Attorney sut NJ Willing
f1r the People TIE decision NJ che Recorder was ~
served u1u. Friday rexi gp v-ch lime he Court 81