Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1850-02-23
TIE LEGiSLATuRE.


We have received, this week, several numbers Of
the Mssissippan and Soulhron, which contain the
proceedings of the Legislature from the 7th to the
10th inst
With the exception of some interesting debates on
PenitentaIythe policy of leasing out that mstllu.
ton, what is called the womans law, on the appro
pration of the sum of 100000 for the use Of common
schools throughout the State and on the disributiye
share OF the proceeds Of the public lands appropria
ted to the State by the act of Congress 1871 the pro-
ceedings Of both houses have been confined to mat
ters OF local individual characterize corporations
and relief bills, &c. Few If any acts ota general
character had passed both Houses, The question
relative to the payment the Planters bank bonds
still sleeps on the table or in the hands OF the COM
mttees. No particular plan for the liquidation of the
debt had been adopted, or seemed to be the general
fayorte in either the Senate or House, We are
now, and always have been in favor Of paying these
bonds but doubt exceedingly the policy and propre-
yat this time Of approprating the entire surplus in
the treasury to that purpose That money, or at
least large portion Off may soon needed for
/ NthNl anu 'HNiu PiN"Nltp NulNIlH AFout piul u
seems to us might be adopted for the sure and full
payment OF the bonds, both principal and interest,
without impoyersNng the treasury or imposing one
rous burdens on the people
That part OF the House report which relates to the
reception of the dstrlbutive share Of the land funds
by the State, was adopted by vote of 90 yeas to 81
nays, These funds have been accommodating since
1912, and must now amount to considerable sum.
The Legislature has heretofore refused to receive
this moncy-and very properly too we thmk--upon
the ground Of the unconstitutonaly of the act of
Congress, making the appropriation.
The last Jackson mail brought us the Mssissippian
and Southron containing the proceedings of the Leg.
isature to the 18th inst inclusive Nothing OF gen
eral Importance was transacted A resolution pass.
ed the Senate to adjourn sine die on the LIST of March
The House was engaged in discussing the report Of
the committee on State and federal resolutions
On the 10th Joseph Moseley was elected Superin
, tendant of the Pententiary and d N, Barrows sec
retaly
VIRGINIA AND rHE SouTHERN CoNvENrIoS.-Iht
Legislature OF Virginia have passed resolutions rela
0 tive to the Wlmot Proyiso the appointment Of Dele
5 gates to Nashville Convention sc, The End resolu
: ton, which was odopted.with much unanimty, read
:, as follows:
l. Resolved, That in the event Of the passage q
p the Wilmot Proyso, or OF any law abolishing sla
h very in the District Of Columbia, FOR in any man
e ner interfering with the rights of stakeholder
therein, or aboshing slavery or the slave trad
between the States, Virginia will be prepare
i 10 unite with her sister slavehoding States, i
a convention or otherwise, in the adoption Of an
a measure that may be necessary to provide to
their mutual defence, or to secure their mutua
: safety.
~ 0S-We are indebted to the Hon. A. G.. Brow
r. for copy oil his eloquent speech on the subje,
N ofsavery and on the action oflhe Administrator
C. in relation to California, delivered in the Hous
IS of Representatives on the sch ult. Also for
II copy of the Address of Hon. K. W. JOHNSON,
- Arkansas, to his constituents.
:, Our representative, the Hon. w. s. FEArI
n ERsroN has not forgotten us He will plea:
i. accept our thanks for a beautiful map OF North
a. merica, which he has sent US, also for a copy
Gen. Cass' great speech on the Wilmot Provjs