Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-03-19
rho Nashville Convention.

-" Sou,h Carolinian, ultra Calhoun,
,Ls .sthe organization of Presidential
n,,,y and the adoption Of candidate IS
!, he considered an appropriate end and
,ommarv of the deliberations of tn Con.
,sn,iop'' The meaning of this, we take
=, No that the Nashville Convention is
rynecled TO place Mr.. Calhoun upon the
,r,ck and TO give him all the advantage
when nomination by the representatives
nj 50 many States can confer. This can
hardly 90 down, so that II Is not worth
while Ia waste words about II.
JuAge IIevdcnfeldt of Alabama, IN
letter 10 General Brisbane Of South caro-
Ina, opens quite new view. lie says
,bc object of the Convention is "to form
new Constitution for The United States
of North America" This is certainly
something more than was set down IN The
bills, and we are al q loss 10 know how II
is to be effected.
The virginia Legislature declare their
object 10 be 10 preserve the Union. and
Mr.. Wise expressed himself somewhat 10
tie same effect Our neighbor Of ire
Enanircr thinks the object is 10 ''appcaI
To the North.
Whatever nav have been tho design OF
Hose who put '.rhe ball IN motion, II Is
very sure that the Convention, by the
ruc il gcis together, Will be deprived OF
NH power to do any harm. So far as ' r.,
r.ria is concerned, the Eangs of the AMI
ra have been pretty well drawn. Om
D. lcca,es al least can neither do harm.
r,r propose it, if they suck TO The letter
O.. their Instructions. They mny d. some
Good. Ev eflecnng a union for the purpose
Ct encouraging our own in 'ustrv, and
rendering Us less dcpendcn, on the North.
Tina, we hold TO be legitimate, and TO that
", are disposed to hope the efforts OF the
Convention will be confined.
It IS observable that Tennessee is more
bitterly opposed to This Convention than
any o,lcr Safe in The Union. The
knoxville Register, speaking upon tie
ivDoJhcsis that Dlsunion is meant, says ;
If So, we protest against lis assem-
hing upon the soil Of Tennessee. 1.-THE
rIfrai,m of Southern men leads them 10
Gesire the adoption of svcI - mode at
resistance" as will inevitably bring abou,
=. dissolution of the Union, let not the
work be commenced IN Tennessee, where
ruronn man in a thousand can be found
who favors disunion in any shape, or I'M
GrraDy circumstances. other than those
.. hIch violated constitutional rights would
sanction"
The Nashville Wing and Banner hold
laguagc equally decided, and the Nash
Vile Legislature unanimously I'VE be-
Erye) refused lis countcnance TO the move
i.our.
IT, then, the Convention mediate any
lFmg like dlsIoyalry 10 the Union. the
I.oin, of asscmblage which they have
,hoScu is most Fortunate for the Union
Surrounded by loyal population, they
Will he cautious how they proceed. Tn
rrr these circumstances, We apprehcnd II"
danger from it, and, as we have sand, 1t II
will keep within the limits OF The Constr
,uriou, it may 10 much good.
Louisiana. Maryland. Kentucky. and
Tennessee have all refused their counle-
uanrr. ltcan, therefore, hardly be called
q Southern Convention.--Rich. Uhig.
LARGE PIECES OF GoLD-SHcccss(uE
Uiggers. A California co respondent OF
the New York Tribune says:
Same aslonishingly large pieces OF
Cold are reported to have been found al
tic Stockton mines within the last two
weeks. One piece weighing t1cen!y-thref
pJ,adSWas brought to Stockton onIhurs,
dav. Another piece of incredible SIZE ana
weight, was also reported to have been
brought 10 Stockton on Friday-it was
SAID to weigh ninety eight P0"nd&. }
saw a number Of persons on board Inc
Stockton boat who had seen the lump
weighing % pounds. The gentleman
who carries the express between Stockton
aud San Francisco, told me he saw and
had in his hands the piece weighing 9e
lbs. If this he true it is the largest piece
of gold ever found, excepting one found IL
He trdl mountains, winch WeIShcu He"
Is one hundred pounds, troy.
Digging gold is like every thing else III
Witch men engage-some succeed while
others get discouraged and 90 home pen
nyIe>s. However among us those whc
ara dlllgent and not too fond of prospect,
iug, believe there are butlew unsucceSS-
tul, however widely their success ma!
differ.
4 Mr.. Arnold worked six weeks and
obtained, clear Of expenses 81 300
Another man Just from the mines told me
lie had worked 81 days and had collected
$1,000. Another gentleman from the
same diggings had collected IN three
m-ndls So 600.
The climate OF California is mild, Salu