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The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-09-05

MEETING OF SOUTHERN MEMBERS OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Southern Press states that the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted by a
meeting of the Representatives of the
Southern States held on Saturday
night:
/. Resolved, That no citizen shall
be deprived of his life, liberty or pros
perty, except by the Judgment of his
peers, and laws Of the land, and that
the common law. as it EXISTED in the
American Colonies on the 4th July,
1776, aud the Constitution and the laws
Of the United States applicable to cur
territories, shall be the fundamental
law Of said territory.
9. Resolued, That in the event that
the non-slavehoEding states object thus
to put the life, liberty and property of
American citizens under American
laws, we will insist upon division Of
the country on the line of 36 deg. 30
min, with distinct recognition aud
protection of property III slaves.
8. ResoZUed. That we will not vote
for the admission of California, unless
the Southern boundery be restricted to
the parallel Of So deg. 80 min. north
latitude.
8. ResoZued, That we will not agree
to any boundary between Texas and
New Mexico which proposes to cede
to New Mexio any portion of territory
south Of the parallel of36 deg. 80 min
north latitude and east of the Rio
Grande, prior to the adjustment of the
territorial question
S. ResolOed, That the representa-
tives ofthe slavehoIding States will re
sist by usual Legislative and constitu
tional means, The admission of the
State Of California and the adjustment
ofthe Texas boundary until settle
ment of the territorial question.
6. And be 1t further Res0lUed, Tha
the power and duties Of the committee
of fifteen be continued until the furthe
action Of the meeting, and that tn
chairman of the committee, by the con
currence Of any three members there
of, may at any time call meeting q
the representatives of the slaveho!din
states.
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dence Of its having the assent of the
majority Of the people for whom it was
designed.
With a view Of all these considera>
tions, the undersigned are, constrained
To believe that this government could
never be brought to admit State pre-
senting itself under such circumstances
if il were not for excluding the people
Of the slaveholding States from all OPP
portunities of settling with their props
eny IN that territory, because the bill
passed under such circumstances would
be to agree to a principle which may
exclude forever hereafter, as il does
now, the States which we represent
from all enjoyment Of the common ter
Iritory of the Union, principle which
destroys the equal rights of their cons
stituents, the equality of their States
in the copfederacy, the equal dignity
Of those whom they represent, as men
and citizens in the eye Of the law, and
their equal title 70 the protection Of the
government and the constitution.
Because all the propositions have
been rejected which have been made
to obtain either a recognition of the
rights Of the slaveholding States to q
common enjoyment of all the territory
of the United States, OF to a fair divis-
ion of that territory between the slave
holding and non-slaveholdlng States oi
the Union-every effort having failed
which has been made to obtain fail
division Of the territory proposed to be
brought in as the State Of California.
But lastly, we dissent from this bill
and solemnly against its passage, be
cause in sanCtioning measures 50 con
trary to former precedents, to obvious
policy, to the spirit and intent of The
constitution Of the United States, fo
the purpose of excluding the slave
holding States from the territory thu
to be erected into State, this govern
ment In effect declares that the exclu
sion Of slavery from the territory o.
the United States is an object so high
and important as to justify disregard
not only of all the principles Of sounc
policy, but also Of the Constitution
itself.
Against this conclusion we mus
now and forever protest, as it is de
siructive to the safety and liberties 0
those whose rights have been commit
ted to our care, fatal to the peace ant
equality of the States which we repre-
sent, and must lead, if persisted in, t
the dissolution of that confederacy il
which the slaveholdlng States hav
never sought more than equality, au
in which they will not be content TO re
main with less.
JAMES NJ, MASON, of Virginia.
ROB'T M, T. HUNTER, of Virginia.
f A. p BUTLER, of South Carolina.
ROB'T w. BARNWELL, of s. Carolini
HOPKINS Il. TURNEY, of Tennessee
PIERRE SOULE, of Louisiana.
JEFF, .RS0N DAVIS, of Mississippi.
DAVID R. ATCHISON, of Missouri.
JACKSON MORTON, Of Florida.
DAVID YULEE, of Florida.
Senate Chamber, August l3, 1850.
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LETTER OF MIR. WALLACE.
To Tie editor Of tie Southern Press.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WASHINGTON Aug. 18th 1850.


On the 14th instant | was informed
that on the previous day, the Hon. Sam.
Houston, Senator from Texas, intro
duced my name In debate in the Sem
ate, in connection with that of Mr.. Cal
honn, for the purpose of creating the
impression that the Convention held at
Jackson, Mississippi, in October last,
and the Nashville Convention which
followed, were gotten uF with an influ-
ence exterior TO the State of Mississippi
and that Mr.. Calhoun and myself, as
his agent, had been the means by
which that extraneous influence had
been brought to bear upon the public
mind IN that State.
Upon the receipt of this information,
il addressed note to that Senator,
which was delivered to him by Senator
Butler, of South Carolina, of which
the following is a copy.
House of Representatives.,
WASHINGTON Aug IA, 1850.
Sir: am this moment informed that
you introduced my name in debate in
the Senate yesterday in connection
with that ofMr Calhoun, with the ap.
parent purpose of creating the impress
sion, that | attended the convention al
Jackson, Mississippi, in October last.
as the agent Of Mr.. Calhoun, with the
view to influence that body to call q
convention Of the Southern States.
An explicit contradiction Of this
groundless charge, was extensively
published in the month of May Or June
last, over my proper signature, IN many
Southern papers, including the Nation.
allnielIigsncer Of this city.
| have TO express my surprise, thar
you should think proper, in your Official
character as a Senator, to revive this
groundless rumor, after IL had been
thus explicitly Contradicted
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pends,-the struggle between those
who maintain the rights Of the States,
and the adherents to the new doctrine
of force, as the proper emblem Of fed.
eral authority,--the South will soon
know who are the true men ana who
are the traitors within her limits.
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Goo. QSSits75G71'S position sSG re-
gard to the Threat az GES2SSC

RThe Missrssippian, of the 23d ult.
publishes the following letter, which
needs no explanation in regard to the
circumstances which called it forth be-
fore our readers:
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Il is estimated that there are sixteen
hundred millions Of slave property in
the fifteen slave states III this country.
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To F. G. JONES, Esq,
Editor Vicksburg Sentinel.

We are glad that the Governor has
authorised its publication, and given
this formal assurance of the sympathy
ofour State with Texas. The naughty
threats which have been promulgated,
of deliberate determination to anni>
hilate State sovereignty by the force Of
the federal government, calls for such
response from those who, from their
positions are the guardians Of the rights
and sovereignty of the States
s.a@ [Kicks. Sentinel.
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JACKSON, Aug. is, 1850.

My Dear SIR; Your note of yester-
day, calling my attention to the COM
ments of the Vicksburg Wing upon
an article In the Sentinel, of Thursday
last, was received late last night.
l find nothing in your article to JUS
tify the comments of the Whig, espe-
cially after the Mississippian of the
10Th July had defined my position on
this subject. therefore see no reason
to avail myself of your kind and oblig-
ing offer to deny that you spoke by au
thority from me. Desiring no conceal
ment, | have no objection that it should
be known. that believe the title Of
Texas to the territory claimed by her
on this side of the Rio Grande, to be
indlsputable; that the forcible seizure
of any part of this territory by the ma
llonal executive would be a wanton act
Of despotism, which should be sternly
resisted by Texas; that as the evident
purpose Of this movement is to convert
portion of her territory to free soil,
the Southern States should make com
mon cause with Texas; and that in the
event of collision Of arms, or great
danger thereof, | would deem it my
duty to convene the legislature of this
State, and recommend to them the
adoption Of prompt and efficient mea-
sures to aid our sister State in the main
tenance other clear rights against fede'
raj usurpation. Nor have | doubt
that in 50 doing, | shall conform 70 the
will Of the great mass Of the people o
the Slate.
| remain, very respectfully, YOU
friend and ob't serv't,
T a OTTITMAN.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-06-04
odd rellow,Aip in califorpia.

A letter from San Francisco. 10 the PhiIadelph Peansylvanian, dated March 10, says:
 "The frs, official flag of the Order was hoisted to-day the fore royal mast head of the S revs- nue brig Lawrence. by Lieut. James B. Miiis. of Commercial Lodge, No. 256. of year city, aaass directions of Capt Frazet, Special D. G Sire. 3D. pointed by the K. w C. Lodge of the United States for California Oregon and for the islands of the Pacific IL aoaied beautifully in the breeze, and l trust 1t may continas to wave over the sea- and greet the land where the benign influence of the brotherhood ls 50 often made s,ssifest. The Or der is the increase and the expenses are enorm- oas-S50 per night Is paid for to meet in, and it Is small and ineonvensnt al that. besides paying Sl6per day for attendance of ph ysician Sc besides other sundry expenses. whicis readers il difficult to keep ahoat. At meeting of the Order held two weeks since to consider the p.opriety ol dissoIviBg . Lodge. some of the mos, promIaea members took the responsibility of IiqaidAtng the debts. The Order. am happy 10 state. is prosper ous and healthy. and the treasssy boasts of sur plus revsnas- Such is the feeIiag of ihs members of the Order here, that almost any sacrifice would be made to illustrate the rathfansss of their pro fseaion.
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Yerr Tight.

4 correspondence has taken place between THos. II BENTON and Judge wALKEa, of New Orleans. whieh has been recently brosght before the public. aad in witch BENTON takes Occaston 10 sneer at the Washington Uniea. Ths, print with scathing force repe!s the attack. and says;
 We pronounce the ssssriion therein contained base anu wicked csiumly, born of the insane malice of its author, whoss intellect has been de- ranged by the violent passions which controi his eeHduct- We Het oniy npel this charg- against us and against the democaIe press, preferred by cue who has lost opportunity. since the death of General Jackson removed . wholesome and re- straiaiag apprehension from his mind, to strike at The vitsis of the democratic party, bul hurt it upon is author. We charge disunion sentiments upon Thomas Hart BeHioa, of Missouri, ana we give in proof, his efforts 10 omenl GscOTd-his ef- forts. founded on mers preexis, to defeat an ad- lastment of our present iifeuitiss-hs daily eon- saltations on the heor Of the Senate with Messrs. Seward aud Haie-aii illustrated, eRforcsd. aud made conclusive by tae fact that he is nov head ing baad of asOlitonisis factioBists, and disun- iouisls. in coarses hostile D the best interests Of the country. encouraging aggression. eugendering sectional hostility. and imPeTiling the peace and peffnAaeaey of our glorious coRfederaey. The charge ol disauionism upoa others comes with an m grace from him under whose lead the lres soilers are now moving.
 Col. Ben.On has. of late. denounced everybody cisa aio uist who happened to doubt his iufaii- bility feally to the democratic party. His de nunciations, however. have been so frequent and fippaai as 10 become absolutely incredible aud ri dicuIous. The mass of the American psools dis believe and laugh al them."
The Arkansas banner., 1850-06-04

O. The Louisville Courier of the l7th uit., con- tains the following telegraPhie dispatches:
 " s. Louis. Msy ls.-Fif,y CaifOruians arrived here to day, via New Orleans, with s25o, gold dust One of them robbst at New Orleans of s. DO. and another, the night before their arrival here, was robbed of $500, and mother of s65. The steamer Saranac left 1000 emgrauts at Council Bluffs, waiting for g'ass to begin their journey. Provisions were very high. The Nor mons were ready to start to Sat. Lake. There is no cholera at prssent in this ely"
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Linls Rsek. ysas 3, 1850.

Ll1tf h1ek, J9ae ;, IoSu. CRxrLEMEN: Your communication, of 97th May, requesting permission to preseIt my name to repre- sent the eiSixsns of the district composed of the counties of Prairie aud Paiaski. in the State Sen ale has been received. The dect character "f this call. together with many verbal applications oi the same character from citi1ens residing in different portions of this Senatorial District. will not permit me ts withhold, however iReonsenient t may bs to me personally, my assent te this request You are therefore, aathsrized to presen, my name as can didate to represent this District during the next Senatorial term.
 In complying with this request. hope that my character and conduct, during the in.ny years I have resided heFs, will satitls me to hearty sap port for which shaIl be under renewed obligations to my fellow citizens lfeected to that honorable station, its da,ies shall be performed with fsithful nsss and fidelity to nay constituents.
 Be pleased. gentlemen, 10, accept my grateful ae- knowledgmsnts for this kiad expression of your confidence.
 Very respectfully. your cb't servt,
 LEMUEL R. LINCOLN. To Msssrs. s. H. HAMPSTEAD, Isaac J. HowARD, $. M. WEAvER. sad others.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-06-04
Iutere.ting from CaIifornia.

A dispatch to the Louisville Courisr, staten that the highest degree of sxsissaent PseSs'lsd at Saa Franeiseo during the recent sseetisas, Gel. JAcz HArs was elected shsriR. by 800 majority. OVsl Col J. J. BnYAST. CALnoes BgAuAz. wss elected District Attorney. and RoDx. x. ASanasos. CsuDty Judge.
 "The discovery of Trinidad Bay, has beea sttsn dsd with the loss of i've hves-among them. an Pained to AavaiO inform you those Of Liea,. BAcHs of the U. 8. Navy. and JoHS H. PEoPLRs, who won 90 much reputation during the Mexican war as the founder and able conductor of Amsrisas news papers. They were drowned in making their ca. ;ranse in the Bay.''
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Good.

The editor of the New Haven Register says he came aeros, a whig the other dy. who was drifting about the political ocean wilholl chart or compass. Said he-'ean you tell me aboai where am poiiti- ealy' Am Clay, Seward. Webster or Taylor whig :--for Iii be hanged if can tell have iu- quired of all our Ie'deTs. but hey don't seem 10 know tn. points of the eomPass.' Oar contemporary answered hts hail. and told him ss was oil point no- point, he ading Tor the breakers. his tier aashpped and hole in his nainsal' 'Weil,' said he. with . melancholy smile, I swear believe you.'
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The Secret of Preserving FrHits, &c., by
 Hermeticaliy Sealing.

There are few of this city who have not enjoyed, a, mid winter. of the riches. summer fruits. tasting as fresh as If from the tree. prepared by this prces.s by WRIGHT, of Baltimore. The fol. lowing receipt, for which he seemed to have a mo- nopOy, has, at length. crepi out, aud give it lO our readers to expermen, on during the strawberry season.. IL is from .hs Hortissltasist:
 DEAR SIR:-in answer to your queries. regard ing the mode of preserving fruits praeticsd in ihis city. send you tho following as that after which the specimens yea tasted were prepared:
 Send ts your tin smith aud get sufficient num- Der of tin canisters, very carefully and tightly made. They should be of uaiform size; and the shape preferred here is seven inches high by five inches in diametsr-unform cylendsrs.
 Select the sairsst fruit, peaches. strawber les, what you please. IL should be jGf ripe, but not past the mature stage Fill the eanistsrs, place the tin ids on their tops and solder them down very. carefully Only small b0le. Of the size of pin. should be left for the escape of air.
 The next point is to drive the air eat of the can sters of fruit to prevent its decay la order to do this take broad boiler pan. sith fat bottom. place ths caRisters iR it. and kI it with boiling watep within about thrse-fouEths of au inch of the tops of the canxisrs The boiler being over geafLe fire, the water iu 1t should now be made to boil This will drive the air in each canister through the small hole Jeff 10 th> top, the teHspera- ture approaches 200'; and in order to know pre- eisey when it Is expelled. you must drop few drops of water upon this hole. When the bubbles of air cease rising through these drops o wstsr the air Is all expelled. and then you may pass dry cloth over the hole aud let drop of solder fail spon 1t. This seals the canister sp hermeticay so that tho ffuit will remain unchanged for . couple oi years, or longer. The immersion of ,hs eaas in the bosg water does not impast the slightest last. of their having been cooked to ths fruit.
 The eanislsrs of frait should be left in a cool place When wanted for use, anso.der the topa with hot iroa and the fresh frsit is rsady--hay. ing been perfectly preserved without the asd Ol s.u.r a, hr.ndr '"
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r.. po..e..;o, .f,pha.

The Madrid Herald of April +th. denies that the Spanish Government have authorized Count M,RA- SOL to cell the Island of Cuba 10 the United States in the event of his finding the people there in fa- vor of the measure, and adds Not only do our belonging to the Spanish monarchy, but, also, the present government, in the spirit of all former governments. is determined to make every sacrifice and exert every means to defend the Island of Cuba no, only against all foreign aggressioas hut sgains any domestic effort to separate from the mother country"
The Arkansas banner., 1850-06-04
Meeting in Marioa County.

At meeting of the citizens of Marion county held at the coart house in the town of Yevlls, on Wednesday, the Is, day of May. A. D. 1850.
 The following proceeding. were had, to wi' Col Thomas JsHsrson was appointed Chairman. and James A. Wilson. Esq. was appointed seers- tary.
 The object oCthe meeting being explsioed by inc Chairman. mo,i n was made by J0ba II. Deeds, ESQ. to anpoin, committee oI five persons, for he purpose Of selecting and nominating some suitable person to represent n. counties ol Marion, Searey and Van Buren, in thg State Senate, which ~ss esr r,.d unanimously, and William Wood. ST, Davis K. Tut. Georg. Pietson, George Wood and John Estes. were appointed said committee; wheTeuron, ths comtniite retTed and made the following report, to vii: W. the committee do hereby nominate Col HENRY s. MAXWELL. as suitable person to rep,ss.at us in the Stale Senate
 Whrrenpoa. ii was moved by William Wood ST. that the report of the committee be Teceived snd adopted. which was carried nnah'noasiy. Ne o,he, nominations being made. Il vas mored, by M R Tut Esq that the final vote be put. when was carried. and Coi. Henry 5. Maxwell was unsn- imonsiy nominated. Upon motion of N. B. Tut. Esq., |, was ordered, that this meeting adJoaTe, uPoa whien 'nr lowing resolution was offered, by John h Desds' Esq.
 The proceedings of this meeting be published in the Batesvilie Eagle. and thai the other Psps" oi ,he State be requested 10 copy ihe same. where upon. Il was moved by NJ E. Tn',, Esd'' n.' the BatesyilIe Eagle be stricken ont and me 1s1s"s and Democrat be inserted; which was carried
 To which sominsioa, made by sad meeting, Co'- M,xweIl made short bai eloquent response
 Upon motion of Nj B. Ta,i. tde meeting adjourned
 THOMAS JEFFERSON, CAa~ma".
 JAxEs A. WILSON. Secretary.
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More Ga.pa.A. Ce..,as ,s Light.

of ihs Pennsylvania. the following paragraph:
 eft seems that the eatsids investigators hs.s a, laAt ferreisd sa, payment snads ey the present Secretary of the Navy. is Galphia. fhis is in the sf the claim of A. C. Beasoa. for damages, freight. Se-. merchandise farsisAsd to this gov etamesi is the Pacific. During ,hs last year of the last administration. Cengress passed resoiu ;isn ssthsriziag the ssfismeat of this seeoast ea the principles q law and equi,y; whsrsapsa. after examination. Solicitor Gl:ist and Attorney General Teacsy decided that the claim wss fsaadsd ia neither isv nsr equity. So II wss forthwith dis missed The prsssst Attorney Gsseral hssiag sacs givea an epinisu la fsyer of its bqaidsiIsa, Mr- sesrssary Frss,sn has paid it.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-06-04
JAxEs A. WILsos. Secretary.
Application of Mr.. Lawrence for Divorce

Ann,ic ation of Mrs. Lawrence for Divorce. This interesting case came ap on Saturday before Hon W. F Buliock Msssrs. James Guthrie and William Preston appeared for the applicant By The testimony of K J Ward. Esq Il vas .howa n that Mrs Lawreaes had left Boston In D" cofngany, for homs. vita the eonsent oi her nus ba pd aud hIa promise 10 out here 10 mes' hs. and that the first intIfnaijon ms. w., or his sm"J' received of Mir. Lswfences dissstasisehoh A WI" Lswrence's residence in Louisville. was the pSos cation of MT. Lawrence . 'savsrtsssoent Af' '" also tessiisd to ihe facts that Mrs. Lavfenees ." pendiiurss had not been provided Tor y nf Law renee excepting osly her board bills ssd tse sa'
 a,... sg her illness in Boston, that ea oos occasion, an application bad been wsos v .~ daughter to hss husband for ive whseh nc sa'a n' had not bat woald borrow .oF her ifem nss 'sms'. which si01 wss subsequently fe pau " "' T' Iavysuce by Mrs Lawrence, as per receipt ne
 .a ,.s,ied 10 lbs fact that, prior ts the marriage nf Nr Iavtesce with his daagbtef, tbst ss hsa h... sn.rissI that her health too deiesss TOT he, p.frats 10 consent to her residence a shs eh' mate of Boston.
 0the. sitae..es were iniFodsesd to prove 'est here Mrs Lawrence paid her ews bills of sxPsHsss and also that her health too dei'eats te Jas'"J eostisasd residence st the North ,
 Col. pss.soa made speech ls behalf of the sPP"- c.f;on is which hs ieek occasion, to osf pino nSs' isalslicaieiY. to asssat the character oi tns po4 Abbot Lawreaes and members of bs family sine' thaa the hushaaG of bis cliest Mr Oasn,ss a,s made speech in which he vss severe sPoa mf' B Lawrence bat ia . mese becoming spifa hs ss"s nc reference ts asy ether of hs fsnily.
 The ease was snbmittsd ts tbe Jnrs wae o- misslss rendered verdict to the effect ihai e.s Lawrence has kssn harshly asd lmerePsfiy ussiss by her husband, Asd that he had sisnasfso ns' .s H his advsrtissusent. Jndgs bslieck dsisHsa '"' rendition of decree sntii this dsy. ~sy
 Los. css'iss, Nay "