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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03
Vermont.

The following resolutions were adopt
ed al the recent meeting OF the "Demo-
cratic State Convention"
RESOLVED, That we rejoice in the pas
sage of the. Bill admitting California as a
Free State into the Union, and abolisbing
the State traffic in the District Of Column
bia, but that we have witnessed with
deep regret the passage Of the bill settling
The boundary with Texas, by giAg up
nearly l0O,0O0 square miles Of Free Terri
tory to that State, and paying Sic, geo, 900
10 satisfy an unjust claim to large por-
ton of the Free Territory of New Next
co.
Resolvsk, That we hereby express
our unqualified disapprobaiion Of Ky.
girivc from Service Bill recently passed
by Congress; because we hold that, in
some Of its features, il is clear y unconsil-
tulional, AND, if not, that is greatly ~.
rannical in It's provisions, ond ttamples
down all those safeguards Of personal Ii
berty which have borne the sanction Of
ages, and have been the chief glory of
Anglo Saxon Legislation from time i'm
memorial. Hi1lt
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03

The Union gives an extract from lei
ter Of gentleman Of high character IN
Ohio. He speaks of the difficulties and
embarrassmenis that exist in that State,
and concludes with The portion we now
give. A Gew such men will make alri IN
preston in that great State, which We
think, with New York, is the only one in
which abolition can possibly hope to pre-
vail. even for brief and dark period:
"FOr myself, according 10 the humble
measure of my ability and influence, ain
enlisted in this war to the bitter end.
will boldly brave the storm while splinter
Of mast or 4 rag of canvass is left. And
though | walk now through the valley and
shadow of political death, yet, cheered by
the consciousness of right, fear 40 Ill.
When the worst comes 10 the worst, if,
it come at all-when all is lost, if that be
our fale--then, if there is but one foot of
ground in Virginia which can n axe
my own barren rough il be as the sands
of her seasore or The rockribbed sides Of
her maintains, tkere shall be my home!
She was the birthplace Of my fathers, and
God forbid lhal | should fights against
her!
would TO Heaven we might see ths-
end Of this business. But do not des7
pair yet of the republic. rely upon the
sober. second thought oflhe people, and
think see tie dawn of change for the
better. Some Of our most respectable
Democratic Journals, in the spirit OF triie'
disinieres!ed patriotism, and some amopgi
the Wigs, too. in like manner, are be-
ginning to axe hold and open stand IN
favor Of the Compromise, and OF future
quie, and harmony. | trust this IS tue
/ harbinqcr Of reaction which VIII roll
hack the overwhelming food OF popular
opinion upon the agilalor', disunl9nisis
! and .Irig.,r law advocates who have bId
Ic,;r t;,3A[,o 70 crush tie last lingering
ho,. ~ n.ace aad concord between the
/ NJ NJ adJ The Sou,h. II not, the end Of
80 ,sinps is death. Very much, nearly
nvo,y,Gpg depends on The approaching
s,s!i,d of Congress. Never, in The his
st' .s'o - the world, has so fearful respon-
.;6I,i,y Teen east nPou any body Of men,"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03
THE REGISTER.
Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Va.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1850.
To Our Patrons.

Not having received that support ne
cessary 10 our continuance, we have been
compelled to cease the publication of the
Register with this number. To those
who have given US their aid we beg leave
10 offer our thanks.
Mr.. Joseph Entler has the books in
his hands for settlement.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03
The Albary Argus remarks

The Albany Argus remarks:
ain most Of The S3athern States great
exertions are being put foriheto deyelope
their manufacturing resources. Cotton
factories are being Built 10 considerable
exten. in Georgia, and some in neighbour
ing States; al Baltimore the ship-yaHis
are alfbusy building vessels for Southern
ports; and al over the South, the greatest
ACTIVITY is shown in the determination TO,
be independent of Northern manufacture
ers, vessels and merchants. What viii
he the result Of Ibis Inevitably 10 leg
sen the demand for Northern and Eastern
manufacturers, and 10 depress commerce
and labor in tire free States. The effect
cannot be Otherwise and we would aeE
the merchant, the manufacturer, and lano'
rer, TO give the subjectlheir considerauonn--
Already has the North felt the effects OF
this needless sectional agitation, in the
loss of Southern support; and if IT'S con-
tinued, she will feel it still more keenly..,
Undoubtedly--what else can the Naxth
expect! @' so =
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03
The Nicaragua Canal.

Very favorable adviceS have been re-
ceived by the Crescent City from the En-
gineers employed in surveying the route
for this important work. They report
that they have discovered line for the
proposed Canal only tpeIve miles long,
from Like Nicaragua to the Peciic Ocean,
and having no where more than siTty feet
elevation. This is much more favorable
than had been hoped for, and will largely
reduce the cost of the work.
The Orus was still in the River, with
only one rapid between her and the Lake,
waiting for rise Of water. The River
was rising slowly.
A great number Of passengers now take
this route in preference to crossing the
Isthmus even with the present want OF
faculties.--N. 7. Tribune.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03
Education of Idiots.

Until within few wears past, the re-
clan alton and education Of IDIOTS was a
matter not thought of--or if thought Of,
was considered impracticab!e. Certain
gentlemen, who felt deep interest in this
class Of unfortunate beings Obtained do
nation from the Legislature some two or
three years since, for the purpose Of ma
king the experiment, and asceriainlng
whether the condition Of these poor crca-
lures could be improved. About dozen
idiotic children from various parts of The
Stale were gathered together, and placed
under charge of DR.. Howe and Mr. Rich
ards, at South Boston, and The result thus
far has been Of most encouraging char
acter. In the Providence Journal we
find letter giving an interesting Gescrip-
ton Of similar, but much more extensive
school for idiots at Bicetre, in France, a
bout half league from Paris. This
school is the model OF one now in opera.
lion at South Standardization Journal
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03
Grand Deer Hunt.

party ofgcntIemcn from Charlottesville
and lis vicinity, few days since, went
on a deer hunt in the neighborhood OF
Buffalo Gap, in Augusta county, and rare
sport they had, truly, killing no less than
Menty,fre deer--twenty-two of which
they secured. We learn from the Char,
lottesviIle Jen'ersionian that this hunting
party meet annually for the purpose Of
participating in the sports of the chase.
Stanton Spectator Of the goth inst,
says "a party Of hunters killed thirty
t,ro deer in this county last week.
Doubles tits was the Charlottesville party.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03
Baltimore City.

The census returns Of Baltimore city
have been completed, and exhibit poPu-
lation OF l59, 1875 souls, being an increase
of about e. 900 in ten years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03

VIaGINIAxs AcoUITTED.-I'he Virgin
ians and their friends, who it will be re-
membered, went TO Harrisburg last Au-
gust in pursuit Of fugitive slaves. and
were arrested on charge of rioliDg, layq
been tried and all acquitted. The iury
returned verdict Of not guilty.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03
WAsu1NeroN's MONUMENT AT RIcu

WAsu1NGToN's MONUMENT AT REcH-
MoND.--Mr. Crawford's design for mon
ument to Washington is described as fol,
lows The monument, for which $780,
900 is to be paid, is original and striking.
From the centre ola huge block Of granite.
cut into the form Of star with six rays,
rises pedestal, on which stands an E.
qucstrian statue Of the Legislator, sixteen
feet in height. The six points of the
stars are surmounted by six colossal stat
ues-one Of them an allegorical figure o.
Virginia, the hero's birth place-thrce o.
them statues of distinguished generals who
were his companions in arms-the Other
two representing statesmen who were con
uecled with him in the great struggle anC
succcssed him in the Office of President
ITLe casting, il is said, will be done il
either Paris or Munich. Al! the figures
except that Of Virginia, to be done il
bronze.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03

A young man named Richard II. Vel
ton, student o. divinity If the Prosesiari
Episcopal Church. from Virginia. com
United suicide on Wednesday, at Tie Man
sion House iwBalnmore, by taking 81
senic. lie iYb~lieved 10 have been labor
ing under temporary insani,y.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03
EI-A Mr.. Bryan of South Carolir

W-A Mr.. Bryan of South Carolina
has lately published a pamphlet styled
1.-The Righlful Remedy" IN which the
necessity for secession is ofcourse elabo,
ralely vindicated, but which contains a
good deal of historical and statistical infor-
nation concerning the institution ofslave-
~. Among other things il mentions the
curious fact, probably new to most of our
readers, that Georgia was for 20 years
not only free but a white COLONY. A
bout the year 1892, the trustees for estab-
fishing the colony prohibited slavery, I'M
der which policy it languished until 1852,
when they resigned their charter to the
King. In thirty years after the inlroduc-
lion of slave labor there were 10000
slaves in The province. The development
of the great agricultural resources Of the
State is undoubtedly due 10 this institution.
--RiChm0nd Whig.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03
The United States ship Of war Johr

HE United states snip OF war JONI
Adams, comuan.lcl Powell, arrived a
Norfolk, on Wednesday, from Africa
She has on board the crew of the u. s
ship YorktowB, which was wrecked or
the 25th OF September, OFF St. Jago, CapC
lie Verde Islarls.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03

General houston and Gen. Rusk be'h
male siro5g and decided Union speeches
II rpseat meeting held. San Augustine
they wtre eloquent and patriotic IN s1i',
pori utth Constitution and Law.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03

COUNTY CENsUs.-The whole popu-
lalion Of Wood county, as reported by
Marshal Boreman, amounts TO $3.50, o.
whom 1913 are slaves. We have 10
means Of comparing this return with that
for the same territory in 1870: for since
that time, about two-thrds of Richie and
Writ counties, have been Topped from
Wood, leaving her less than hall the size
she was ten years ago. Even then, how
ever with ri her territory, she could moi
count the same number OF Inhabitants as
above shown. No part Of the State has
50 greatly increased in population in the
same tine.-ParhersjuTg GGzefte.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03

APpaIxrAEYT.-Japles J. Miller. Esq
for many years merchant of Charles,
aown. Va. has received the appointment,
Of Paving CLERK in lie Indian Bureau %
,be Home Department al Washington,
viii, salury efsl, 4ee.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-12-03

r-Mr. VIM. Cleveland, formerly a
merchant of Charlesiown, Va, died re-
Gently in California.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-04
The NAV Celebration. AT

4sAV AA@y
NJ, tic large concoursc Of sP""ta'o 8 VINO
were assembled a, the beautiful grove near
the residence Of Judge Burk, TO celebrate the
slst DAY of May. hehrld, with one common
admiration, The approach Of ibc Jnvenl'c
spGalanx, a. they approached iR s'"s" ar
r,y-pndpr the commam! Sc Miss 4. j..
Marshall. and well might the boys re-
treat IN wild confusion, ut The approach vi
snch On array Of conTunriog charms, ~
voa ob6I,, to be InfIcG at their battery
while tbc ohicr ones~~who had experience
cd siptts family similar, were made TO
Urn pile, and sudden md quick coHvuIslons
or the hear, caused great uucaslness, as
IA ~lAe would b. tho captive, bound IN
the silkcn shacklrs by the brwitching cap
tors. AT l24 the celebration was opened
Ivy singing Various beautiful son2s:sni'a''e
T., The occasion-~Miss Fl IA kenn"r rs
maid Of honor addressed Miss Mary Jane
Fullshirc, the %reigning Queen ofthe day
who rcspond"d'wlt grace and doggy no.
coming her high station-ncSt upon the
a stand was J. w. Harmon, who gave a
speech appropriate for the occasion &c.
then Judge ]. J. Eurk, followed by }. NJ.
Elan--thc speaking having ended the
young Ladies, and old young Ladies "s-
cortcd by the young gents, who had ny
this Time become tractable-took up their
Inc IF march to the festive board-groan-
ing under II s,lmp'uous rcpaSt prepared ny
Miss MARSHALL fnr the occasion, niter hay
ing done ample justice to this department
of The amnsemcnts, Judge Pike 'thr Peter
Parlev" Of Baton Rouge stood in The midst
o 1he merry lhr,rg Of juvenile innocence {;
using his well cultivated genius to please
the young Whispering in tbei' c"rs-ho"
delightful they could spend the evening in
skipping on the fantastic toe. No sooner
mathematician done, the Judge despatch
cd Il messenger in search OF music, and III
n short time, the arrival Of the music was
announced, and on went the merry dance !;
which continued until 5 O'Clock. in the
evening. Then the merry crowd dlsprrs-
ed all well satisfied with the pleasures Of
tho day. Iii conclusion, we would say,
for ourselves, we would like TO have a
May celebration conducted by Miss Mar
shall and Judge Pike at least once a month.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-04

DESTRUCTION OF THE BELLE OF II
WEsT.pThis beautiful steamboat, vas
burnt toShe waters edge on the night of
the 22nI, below Warsaw, Kentucky,
while on her way from Cincinnati TO ST.
Louis. Fgm fifty to one 'auudred persons
! have persisted in the flames. The anne
Of the persons have not been ascertained.
> The Belle mad on board one hundred
and fifteen registered cabin passengers,
not including a number Of children attach
ed to families, whose names were not re
gis'cred. and on deck there were about
one hundred migrants whose amc had
not beeu taken down.
The boat was fully fei2h,rd. and bad
on the luggage and mnvabIes of numbers
of tmigrants, and some Gnrtv or fifty
petsons on their, way 10 California.
The FIRE was frs, discovered in the hold
by the smoke issuing from the aft hatch.
way, and is su posed to have been occa-
stoned by carle>sne.s. in leaving a candle
burning. prompl Efforts were made to
suppress The flames without giving the
alarm. but the fire gained so fast thlt the
officers and crew Were compelled to yield
to it. The engineer called to the pilot,
through the trumpet, 10 run The boat ashore
which was immediately dom, and The
alarm was given. The greater portion
Of the passengers being asleep in their
rooms, The officers Of the boat rushed into
the cabin, into which fire aud smoke had
commenced pouring in n few moments,
and those that coEld not he awakened by
the alasm, were dragged from their beds.
The doors were burst open, numbers, who
were inscnsih!e hom fright, were carried
out by the crew, and, in fact, as we have
II fiom an Eye. witness, all connected with
the boat perilled their lives to save those
On board.
The boat was totally enve!oped in flames
fore aud aft, in less than four minutes, aud
amidst The cracking roar of,he consuming
flames, the ssh. ieksD of the HOPELESS. the
doomed to certain death, were distinctly
heard-the voices of men, women and
children-mothers, fathers and Offspring,
minsling in the roar of death and horror.
The scene. as described 10 us by Mr..
Thos. Rutherford, of this city, who, in
company with NJ. Thomas Lawson, had
retired to his berth but q short time before
the alarm was gwen was awful aud heart
rending. The officers of the boat, repair
ing promptly 10 tie CABIN upon the first
alarm, reused the passengers by knocking
at each state room door. In a moment
all was confusion and disorder beyond
description. Shrek upon shrek broke
The midnight air. Mothers in their night
dresses. with babies pressed for safety to
their breasts, rushed to and fro in frantic
agony in search of other loved ones oftttir
flock. whom they sought 10 save. Every
part of the boat was filled with the dense
and sufFocating smoke, which had been 50
long pent up in the hold, where The des-
toying elements was preying upon the
vilals of the ill.starredsteamer.- Gin.
Despatch.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-04

Another CREvAssE.--We learn from
the Picayune ofthc lst instant, that the
levee had given way, opposite the Sugar
Refinery, in the parish Of ST. James, at
the plantation of Madame Trudeau, on the
2sth MI. AT the last news the crevassc
was about two hundred feet IN width and
six feet deep, and It was the opinion thai
i, could not be stopped until The river1aIls,
and that immense damage will be done hy
II. The plantations of William g. Serberg.
Mad. l.. lie, Bourgeois. Nj. A. Ferry u
Matthias, and of Capt. Despres, are over
flowed,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-04

Opp FELLOWS PRoCEssIoN.-The pro-
c~ession on Monday last, for the purpose of
laying the corncr stone Of the new Odd
Fellows Hall, was large and imposing.
The day was propitious, the rain ofSun-
dsy having laid the dust aud made walk
ina pleasan Mt. There were members fiom
eighteen different City Lodges and six en-
campmerts, presen, in the procession,
which numbered abont eighteen hundred.
The Grafton by ]. w. Frost, ESQ.,, editor
ofthe Crescent, delivered on this occasion,
i highly spoken ofas Astounding with good
sense and refined taste. As usual on such
occasions, the ladies graced the scene at
the Theatre. where the Grafton was deliv-
cred, and at The laying ofthe corner stone.
aud gave a finish to the pagea.t of the
day.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-04
mo. 269.l
NJ ACT
Making an appropriation to complete the State
Houso at Ration Rnurn

Making an appropriation to complete the State
House at Baton Rouge.
Sec. /. BE Henacted By the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of The State Of Louisiana in General
Assembly conuened, That the sun of thirty thousand
dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated out
of any moneys not Otherwise appropriated, 10 COM
plete the building of the State House at Baton Rouge;
and that the State Treasurer is hereby required TO
pay the same, on the warrant ofthe Auditor of Public
Accounts. in such sums as may he required by the
Commissioners Provided that no part of the present
appropriation shall be drawn from the Treasury
until the whole ofthe former appropriation shall have
been expended on the building.
SEC. 2. BE IT. further enacted &c, That a Com
mission Of one and a quarter per cent be allowed
d.. d. Avery. resident Commissioner on the amounts
discussed by him in the erection of the public build
ings at Baton Rouge, asa compensation for his servi-
ces in experimenting the construction of the State
House and making said disbursements; and that the
further sum Of five hundred dollars be paid to Messrs.
Maunsel White and Walter Brashear, to defray the
and incidental expenses incurred by them
in the discharge of their duties as Commissioners
SaidSsums are hereby appropriated 10 be paid by the
State Treasurer, on the warrant of the Auditor Of
Public Accounts.
E. WARREN NOISE,
Speaker of the House of Representative.
J. B. PLAUCHE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved March 2lst. 1850.
JOSEPH WALKER.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
Certified to be a true copy from the original.
CHALES GAYARRE,
Secretary of State.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-04
STATE or LOUISIANA.

~ -
Parish Of Vest Baton Rouge-SsIM
Judicial District.
VIM. MARKHAM IL Co.
Us. No. 1901
JOHN CURTAIN, and ct ais
Garnishees.
BY virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias to
me directed from the honorable tn sixth Ju.
dicial District Court for the parish of West
Baton Rouge, Stale Of Louisiana. will be
exposed by the undersigned Sheriff at pub.
lie auction, to the last and highest bidder
on the plantation of Thomas w. Chinn,
situated in this parish at about ten miles
above the Court house, on
Saturday The. LIST day of .June, 1850
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, the following describ.
ed property, viz: Forty.four wheel.b bar
rows. Two spades and Fourteen Shovels,
which were seized by me to satisfy the
Judgment, Interest and Costs rendered in
the above entitled cause.
Terms of sale-CASH.
N. w. POPE, Dept. Sheriff.
West B. Rouge, May I'd, 1850.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-04

PRESERVING FLowERs.-For the be-
neft Of our lady readers. we copy
from an eastern paper the following
recipe for preserving the beauty OF
gathered flowers:
Procure a fiat dish of porcelain,
into which pour water; place upon
it a vase of flowers, and over the
vase a bell glass, with its rim in
water. The air that surrounds the
flowers being confined beneath that
bell glass is constantly moist with
water, that rises into it in the form of
vapor. AS fast as the water becomes
condensed, its runs down the side of
the bell glass into the dish and if
means be taken to enclose the water
on the other side of the bell glass, so
as TO prevent its e%yaporating into the
air of the sitting-room, the atmos-
phere around the flowers is continu-
ally damp. The plan is designated
the 'Hopean Apparatus The ex-
pertinent may be tried on a small
scale by inyerting a tumbler over a
5 bud in a saucer of water.