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The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

einea consisting Of about 90 persons. Three
Americans were killed, three Others severely
wounded, and some sixteen taken prisoners .
The chflenoa said they were acting under or
dars from the authorities, and they Fk The
wounded men and prisoners in the direction
of Stockton, not even allowing the wounded
Of the unfortunate men To- be dressed.
News Of the affair had reached Stockton,
causing.much excitement, and an armed party
Of some 70 Americans had started in pursuit
Of the offenders, and it was supposed that
many more would follow,
Our informant, in whom we have the great
est confidence, is apPrshensive that this out
rage will be the signal for . general outbreak
between the Americans and foreigners in the
mines. We confess we are not without the
same fears, though we Tustihe Americana
will only visit just punishment on the zeal Of
Tenders.
al must now give you some account Of new
diggings found in the South. ! have just
seen an intelligent planter from Louisiana
(Mr. Miller, Of ouschitOO who informs me
that better dlggiugs than any now work &c
have recently been discovered near Maxwell'l
Creek, this side Of the Mercedes. Many per
sons have started for this region from the Tou-
lumne, at the rick Of their lives. There arr
no provisions in the neighborhood, This vii
be an attractive region in the spring. Gold il
found through a large extent of country Iii
the gulOhes, on the plains, up,to tho noun
tain sides, and to their sumits,"
M O. Bulletin.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

me CO... tiuiiOa presented i
ma 10 give any positive y q
ll9a 10 the question Of tba a5
othT grOads than absr aoaI.i
ProhlbitiOa ofslavervS Oo0'Itu.
Bird. ReaOlvsd, Tina,
good reason to oppose tS u sal
GalitOTnis as a state, n oe.o oo2a
the requirements Of the coD..
the United States and H. o0aaa'Ot
government in similar u'ala
ground mainly that her coD NM
hibits African slavery J ivy
pose 1t on this ground w s-I 'la
Gognlze the power in Cop.,.l
the "Wllmot Proviso"~s
we emphatiCally deny. Foss
9TH ReSOlbsd, That 4
now before us", we cseOo W.
admission Of California h S,..l
a constitution fairly formed 4
zens, as the Wilmot ProSi.s
er form" although slavery M,
ded by the provisions y .s .
tom 'a'u ec'
9Th. Rescued, That, upon 1.
nation we now have, We s,,.. ].
in opinion with our resus ss.1u
nor, John A. Quitman' nv \
sent administration despa,sb..s
fornia a special agent "Wi,S iS.,a I
to urge the floating populadoSS
territory 70 form a connrrt.'
claim admission into tbe TJnIo.ae9
ereign State. Nor can q
him in the opinion. that M 81
mission is now demanded 4. v
purpose than to exclude .l,S.' \
her limits"
9Th. RsSolUed. That We Az.
just cause ofcensure apaipath. h
administration of The Uuit,5F
Government for the part AMI !,
condition Of CaHEornia. But u
unequivocally censure Conrres
failure and neglect to provide
rial government fbr California,
18th. Resolved, That We hs,.
ted confidence in the patriotism
tity, irmness, and fidelity to IL
Of our respected and disinru,.
sident Zachary Taylor; nd
conduct, heretofore, ii lhs prat
most critical emergencies, Orbd
we should doubt his capacity ii
lingness to act for the best insrsa
country in any new enerssng
may arise.
1t was moved and carried that
pers ofJackson and Canton DO
to publish said proceedings
JOHN MONTGOMERY |
/ r, H, WINTER. Sod
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

GETTING CROWDED On Sunday last
an individual passed through our town
removing from Alfalfa to Arkansas.
He carried with hima wife an six hear
~ looking children, the product, thai is,
the children, Of his wife at three births.
This country vas getting too thickly
settled for him--he wanted more room
land a d fcrent kind Of water.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

DEolsIoN In THE GAINES CASE This
case, which has attracted so much atten
tlon for several years past, was decided
on the 92d ult in the U. s Circuit Court
Of Louisiana, and against Mrs. Gaines
Judge McCaIeb gave the decision, Judge
Mckinley Withdrawing from the bench
as his opinion was contrary to that Of
Judge sMccaleb Ii will go to the Su
preme Court for ultimate decision.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

Ia The Mississipoian Of last week, we
see an advertisement requesting citizens
Of he slave States, who ale DESTROYS Of
emigFaiing 10 %aIifornia, to send their
names, number Of slaves, and period Of
contemplated departure, to the Address
Of Southern Slave colony" Jackson.
MisP.
What a pity this scheme Of colonizing
"a portion Of California was not thought
OF q few years since; especially at the
time President Polk ssrt over a regi-
meDt Of New York rowdies to take pos.
session Of ard co'onize tn at country fol
the benefit Of the North. The present
project We nightly suspect, is only in
tended for a little artificial thunder
what the French man called that "leetl.
fellow, you know him, vat goes bug
buzz"
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

We would inform our friend Alb 5ott,
Of the Wing Star, a nice paper by the
way, that we have sent him the Creole
for four weeks past, properly directed.
lfhe has not received, as we infer from
he ? .Ex on his No. s.. it is not our fault.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09
A RILL.

A Bill tobc entitled an actto
an act entitled an act to inrOFpOt
Canton and Jackson Rail Road
pany approved, Febttatyt tho ID
and passed February 7th lStS
Sec. /. Be 1t esacts5 BY tie
tWre Of the State Of Missisa1
the Board Of Police Of the Co1
Madison be, and they are here
thorized and required to shbseF
capital stock in the Canton and
son Rail Road Company, to tbs
Of one hundred thousand doll
and on account Of the county .
ison, and for the payment there
will issue one hundred bonds
thousand dollars each, payable
| President, Directors. and ConP
the Canton and Jackson Rall y
bearer, redeemabIe 10 twenty Y
sooner, at the option Of ths ?
bearing interest at the rate Of
cen. per annum payable 'nnoa
10 deliver the same to the conf
ers appointed for the taAl0s@
Canton.
Sec. 2. Be II fsrtsr 'lG'Is
the said Board Of Police snal,
SPECIAL TAX on said county, for
ment Of the annual interest
bonds. which shall yield The ny
six thousand dollars per sn.s1
collected in the same manner
or taxes are now collected 100
ty. e..,t., ,,ach
tbe dividends accruiDg % 'sla
subscribed, shall be aPPFoprlas'
payment of the annual lals..'
E.anJ,h The redemptlon0isa'
any ny 7 fb az after said bonds q
been ee al redeemed, The 'ala
shall DO paid into the cSua'y 4,
and form a part Of ne
said county. ..,,si.
Sec. A. Be faftea ..~A.t
Bonds to be assigned g9 g \
section Of this act, shan =
lowing form and eii es., ,5s q
By these presents, 1nsI N IIisi
Madison tiS n the State q I. ssa
Justly indebted to no ! f II Caa
' iGns a,r1 Rail Road o. l bSalo'
sum Of one thousand 9 Joy
twenty years after ts' e ~ aid
s sooner interest q re from The d. ,,
r ugs'' Of six per cent per S aantT !
annually, for 'ho psy ..vspus'
debt and interest, tho
c9Dr IS hereby pledge End
! whereof, &c, which 81. \. Pr Prs
signed a and g ssa Police g ofssideod
, couptersigned BY ~ e no q
Board with the sea-
'aG ss"' 5. Be i dSrtlr .ssC
..i Is President |, director. ~ ~
nav nav sell said Bonds oF. .oid J
provided they can b ..sssofb
invest ,. ne Il P, .s;d road.
''f Sec. 3. b Z GrsaS ,ssISs
!. the countyof Madl y, n Board
to three members q
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

To BRANDoN.-The cars are now run
Ding on The Rail Road from Jackson to
Brsndon-Fare rs cts. If the old Bank
was alive would not they be doing a
brisk business on that road now2 Not
less than FIVE trips a day with a full
train would answer.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

N. o. AND JACKSON RAlL RoAB The
Mont,ceIlo convention adjourned 10 mee,
VI New Orleans on the 2fst inst. Do
the citizens Of our county intend to be
represented at that convention? If SO,
they must act soon.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

APPOINTMENT - Fielding Davis, Esq
Of Wilkinson county, has teeR appointed
Marshall for the Southern District Of
Mississippi, in place ofThomas Flstch.
or, Esq. whose commission had expired.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

The nominations Of Neil S. Brown,
Minister to Russia, and Walter Forward
Charge to Denmark, have been ron.
afrmed.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09
Your obedient servants.
JEFF. DAVIS,
H. S. FOOTE.
J. THOMPSON.
W F. F~EATHERSTON
WIN. McWILLIE.
A. G.. BROWN.
(signedD

s5 WIN. McWlLLlE.
K IN A. G.. BROWN.
Mr.. John Montgomery wascalled to
the chair and R. H. Winter appointed
secretary.
T.. M. Garrett Esq. explained the
object Of the meeting, and moved that a
committee of seven be appointed to
draft suitable resolutions, .whereupon
&. M. Garrett, VIM. Britton, r. Love,
H. Lewis, Eli 7. Montgomery, c. G.
sShackleEord and A. j. Montgomery,
were appointed said committee.
After retiring for time the Commit
tee returned and reported the following
preamble and resolutions all Of which
were unanimously adopted.
Whereas, our Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Cohgress have by a letter,
dated Jan. 81 1850, addressed to Gov.
Qnitman, stated that It's their well defn-
ed opinions that California will be admit
ted as a state of this Union the present
session Of Congress with her constitu-
Itional prohibition Of slavery, and have
asked for such an expression of opih-
lion BY the people Of this State as shall
clearly indicate the course which Mis-
slssippi shall deem il her duty to pursue
in this new emergency and whereas we
a portion of the people Of the State Of
Mississippi, have assembled to consider
Of. and express onr opinions upon, this
subject:
lst. ResOlved, Therefore, that it Il
our ardent desire that California, when
she shalt be admitted into the Union a:
State, shall come in as a slave.hold.
ing State. Yetif the citizens Of Cali
fornia, sufficient in number TO entitle
them 70 do so, have formed a con titu.
ton and State Government for them
selves in accordance with the constitu
ton of the United States, without any
fraud, improper or undue influence il
the act and manner Of lts formation-o
which the CongtesS Of the United
States is the Judge we, as a patriots
and Iaw-abiding people, loving CHI
South and the Union, however deepl!
we may regret the exclusion Of on
slave property from soil purchased will
our common blood and treasure, vii
acquiesce in the right Of the citizens o
that country, as American freemen, Il
form their own constitution as they de
sire.
End. ResOlued, That we are not sufi
emily informed in regard to the Parti
Cular facts attending the formation o.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

WAsHNsToN's FARswELB ADDRESS. - The
original manuscript Of this interesting docu-
menl has been sold in Philadelphia for $2398,
and, il 10 thought, has been purchased for the
British Museum. If this is so, it Is q matter OF
deep regret. On the day Of the sale, General
Taylor signed the act authorizing the purchase
of il for the United States, providing the price
did not exceed one thousand dollars. Other
parties, and they are probably foreigners, have
been willing 10 give more then double for this
precious document than an American Con-
Qrsss, though the latter spent two or three
times thar amount for their W pay, whiIst
debating whether they should give even the
one thousand d0llau.-N o Bulletin.
Yes, and we fear were Washington himself
to co.ne back and be pntup al auction,he would
hardly bring as much as his farewell address,
for home use. He would be altogether too
old fashioned for modern patriots and polit.
clans. Like a piece Of old furniture, he NIGH
do to show to visitors as a specimen ofthe an.
tque, laid away in some museum or cabinet
butpc practical use would be made Of him,
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

frsoLs, DAVIS AND BIssELL.-The Difficult.
~ between these gentlemen, alluded to in the
CaagrsseasiOnal report, has been adjusted BY
h. stsJFsFsDss Of Gen. Taylor. The terms
&C the dael were muskets Al fifteen paees.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

The Louisiana Legislature in lie resolutions
on the slavery question avoids entirely the
new California difficulty and sticks closely to
the old slavery issues ~ Whig
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

4 Ran Road from Jackson to Canton, Misp,
a distance e Is miles iS talked Of by the pso-
pie there. hey have been talking about il
ever since 1850. Suppose You now do some.
thing boys. DoAvYOu're plenty able-do il.
That's right! hit ~ again! And if thew
don't doit thi'tims neSsy speak we'll Of them
again, not even the Williamson bows.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

The Missouri CoMPRoMIsE.-Mr. CLAY
in his recent speech in the Senate de-
MED that he presented the proposition
for the compromise line Of $3.50. He
was at that time in the House Of Rep
resentatives and the proposition wal
made in the Senate by Mr.. Thomas,
Senator from Illinois.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

Pursuant to a call made upon the
friends Of the Union and administration
a respectable portion Of the citizens of
Madison County assembled for the pur-
pose Of considering of the California
question in its new phase and respond
ing to the following letter received from
our Congressional delegation on this
subject;
WAshNefoN, Jan. 2lst, 1850.
His ErceAehcp John "A. QUitmGn, GOUcrnOr o.
the State of JMisssappi.
STA; We the Senators and Representatives
in Congress from Mississippi, feel il incumbent
upon us 10 advise you, and through you; our
common constituents, that we have a we'll de-
fined opinion that California will be admitted
as a State Of this Union, at the present session
Of Congress. The President earnestly recom-
mended IT, and we cannot be mistaken in sup
posing that a majority Of both houses of Con-
gfess will be found to vote for it. Our indi-
neutrality-suspicious. have undergone no change
We regard the proposition to admit California
as{ a State, under all the rcumstanee Of her
Rpplicatieuya as an attempt to adopt the 'WilmoI
ProyisO' in another form. But separated we
are, from our constituents, and having no con-
Veniehta means Of consulting them as to theil
views on the phase Of this perplexing question
we desire through you, to submit the single
fact to the people and to the Legislature tina
California will most likely obtain admission
into the, Union with her constitutional prohi
b,tiOn Of slavery, and we beg leave to add tina
we shall b egfeatly pleased to have such expires
sion OFoPiniOn by the Legisla ture, the Gov
ernor,pnd If practicable the people, as shs'
clearly indicate the course which Mississippi
shnll deem ither duty to pursue in this ne'
emergency, Very respectfully, :
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

~
We tender our thanks to the Hon. A.
q. Brown for the speech Of Henry Clay
Oh his compromise resolutions; TO Hon.
Y, s. Fooie Tor %se.eral Of his speeches;
io our Representatives in jackson for
several documents and papers,. to the
Representative in Congress from this
District and the Senator from Scott
county for-mothing at all. Il would
Ne inconsistent with their practice, no.
their professions, to do any thing or fur
nish any means, whereby the peopl,
might obtain light on political matters
Where Light is, there IS liberty"
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

ETNAsBvtLLE CONVENTION The Legislas
sass, kind souls, have selected the following
gentlemen 70 represent them in the Nashville
Convention. Al large, Judges sharkey, Clay
sou. Smith und 8 s Boyd.
lsl District ! w Matthews, TT Word,
u do. FNsii, q Il Young.
81 DO w R Milse.I J PstuG
Ath dol j MeRae. N Stuart.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09
Removal Of the Capital.

This great question was sot''ou i"
Monday in the House Of Representatives
by accepting the repOrtofthe committee
recommending not to remove the capt
tai to the geographical centre. Also
agreeing to the report against removing
it to Vicksburg, by a vote Of 72 to -
In consideration whereof the citizens oil
Jackson were to give the %membersOf the
Legislature a collation. and ball on
Thursday. We think the remuneration
is more than the members deserved this
thing of rewarding men fov simply do
ing their duty as legislators, gives rea'
son to suppose that it is but seldom they
perform that duty properly, and the rest
ofthe acts and doings Of the present Lee
gisIature strengthen the supposition.
SOUTHERN CoNvENrIoN. The Huntsville
Democrat thus exposes the fraud on the peO
pie of Alabama, prOCtised by the members OF
the Legislature. The Democrat further says
that five out Of the eight delegates OF large
were members Of the Legislature portion Of
this very assembly who appointed the dele
gates.
SIN the frs. place, the Legislative Conven,
| ton, Tor Caucus, as the Montgomery JouEna
digni6es i) had neither legal nor popular sane
lion. 1t was ,n@tirely a SELF constituted bod
tBithotd The slfghteSt authority from the PEG
PIE The YsghtjtE source Of such authority, AM
Diltout color Of LaU. As members Ofthe Legis
lature ana under legislative organization alone
they had a right to represent the people. A
legislative convention or caucus was neve
limited at in any press In the State that we ar
aware of, or dreamed Of, by the people. TIL
] idea was doubtless the conception Of some mem
bers Of Me Legislature at a late period oil il
. session, and hence, had not been cOmmunica
o ted to the public, until IT sprung into %existenc
like Minerva from the head of love, in fu
u maturity, and with all the spacious panOpb
n USURPED AUTHORITY. In abandOmn
their legal organization, and adopting a jolt
one substituting new President and Secrets
" ~ for the officers Of the two houses, they b,
came essentially a new and separate body, {
. no mora weight or authority than any 9th,
primary meeting Of citizens Of equal INTEL
gence. They lost the moral force, the imp,
% sing dignity, the legal authority with whiC
10 acts Of authorized sovereignty appeal to Il
public mind and demand and secure the puI
% lie confidence and respect.
-
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09

The current rates 81 cotton il YazoO
City on Tuesday last, weBe for middling
leaail; Good DO III.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-09
cANTONa
The sosIbsn Stat = Rights Ass,eio.

The soalhem STAT $ Rights Assccia-
ton for dadison county, is requested to
meet atshe Court House in Canton On
Monday the 9th inslY to take into con
sideraiion the recent action Of the Leg
stature, On the subject of the Conven-
tinn, proposed 10 Be held at Nashville,
Tenn. III June next.
CltizeBs Of the county without dis
linciieD Of party are respectfully invited
10 attend. JOSEPH J. PUOH, Pres't.
S B Y cs 41s' 'Ss Vice Presidents.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-02
III. European News.

W. have received our letters aud plpsrs by the
P.sGc. The uews from England = of uuu-u al in
;eIe-t A. nagit have been expected after the dis
,I.ditahls r.HJ 90 pursurd uy Lord palniersion with
frrstd e. & i... the ministry ,d been defeated in
the Hous. e. rts "n the Greek question, aud
lutlr douh, entertained Inst 1t would be Obliged
10 give IA iis r',i2ufiun in The cSarse uf short
ume 4. J,cau this Whole altar or dispute ia
rgard To- oI,cc-, it Is now placed beyond doubt
th.t Ru-- la, formally Protested ~ linst the
rour-e followed Nv the Brush cabinet ca the
Gr,ek question WAT We stated few d w. ago.
IN respect O. .ae po-iuon ASSUMED nv Russia. has
been nv lhis n,ws officially confirmed We Wi
rrirein 49, yet from making o.. th-r comments on
this matter hat refer oar reader TO the details Of
IT, found n enc her per- cf our columns.
On ite continent &c EuroI-, Two subjects Of po-
hticdl interest puncirll, cccuPy The public aiirn-
ton. The pr,pir. ton. !rr war carried %. on the
pm oi German po~cis, chiefly Prussia, aud the
,t0c of the qu,sfou relating io the quarrel in tes
gard e. tie lrcii,s ui ; hlr-wig liol.ttin.
Measures Tor placing the armies of Germany on
a war iooiiuV he'd urrady been commenced some
lime ago en- ihr pat at Prussia. Bavaria. and Other
powers 'lr istt 'hat the governments If Ger
msny md EuIols are preparing tor war, ought not
q surprise us under existing circumstances A
conflict OF the most desperate lad Is now, In.
d-ed. actually gong On in Europe con-
fict between the governments aud the peo-
pie. which may. any day or hour, assume
the asrrrt cf civil war, such we have
seen 1t on ~, Europcan continent. but very few
months ago he porsm new his the urp'r hand
IN Europe The Czar Of Russia dictates NJ Warsaw
10 the assembled Council Congress of Princes, and
he is As well ubeytd 10y the Diplomats Ut EI.ops az
nv his own Cossscks. Bat how long is this 20 Las :
Who knows when ~, new alarm will be
sounded. and the l~ople Of Europe will sgain rise
10 shake oil the CHAINS cf drspptsm Ths vast
preparations made on the part uf the absolute
rnwers ~ Europe show on, the one hand. the want
uf confidence they place in The continuance Of The
present state of things. ard on the other, their
anxiety to carry out their plans, ere it may prove
too laie Prussia j. pledged 20 sid the Car, in re-
storing orderss is termed in diplomatic 1ngu ige,
throughout Europe, and. in realizing that iSvonte
project ~ ahsolptsm--the re-establishuent Of the
throne Of France. The military preparations on
the part of Pus-s. hence. must be regarded as ia
very intimate connection with the plans aud move
ments Of Russia on the continent If Europe.
The dispute the Danish question has not yet
heen settled. end sP@srs 20 be, according to our
latest accounts, remote from any settlement az
ever The diplomatic negotiations. rs we are in
ormed by this arrival, are entirely broken of, and