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The Iron Duke.

The London correspondent of the New York
Mirror, gives the following graphic description
of the department of Wellington after the death
of Sir Robert Peel. The personal and political
relations long subsisting between the two are
familiar to all, and the grief of the grim old vet
enn, though smothered, must have been severe.
With weak natures sorrow soon finds vent and
storms itself into rest; with strong ones the in
ward struggle is the more powerful and endur-
ing because suppressed.
Wellington has been termed the Iron Duke"
but no truly brave man is ever devoid of sensi-
bility--the cowardly alone are heartless The
writer says:
"Punctual as the clock to the stroke of two,
Wellington rode into the court yard of st.
| James's Palace, in his field marshal's uniform,
impressive and unruffled as the pavement beneath
his horses feet, though the iron nerve that had
stood unmoved in many battle, had been rs
aspen the day before beside the death bed of him
whom all now mourn.
This is the third colleague Of the Dukes who
in civil life has met with violent end His
Grace was the first to see the approach, and to
suggest precautions against the paroxysrls that
mpelled Castlercagh to lay suicidal hands upon
himself in 1882. In 1880, both the Dnke and
Peel were beside Huskisson, when he received
his fatal fracture on the Manchester railroad,
and uncomplaingy resigned himself to die at the
little roadside parsonage of Eccles. And now
his colleague, during upwards of thirty years of
political vicissitudes, the individual without
whose cooperation, it is not too much to say,
the Victor of Waterloo would have still consd-
cred himself as mad ms he once did to have
thought of turning statesman, is also violently
and painfully snatched from the sphere he has
done so much to render peaceful and enjoyable
for others. a
No wonder that even the metalic-nerved
commandments should experience most I'M
accustomed emotions at such visitation: and
although routine obedience to the external forms
Of mechanical duty enables him to obliterate the
traces of such feeling, its effect on man of
eighty-one cannot be transient, and in all proba-
bility will help to augment the memorabilia of
the already too memorable 1850, by furnishing
its most enduring incident in the abstraction of
himself from amongst u.s."
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HARTFORD, July "a. 1850

THE GREAT FREsHET IN THE CoNNEcrIcur
RIyER-Loss 800 ,000.--The freshet in the Con-
necticut river is subsding one inch and half per
hour. The highest point the water reached was
10 feet inches, and it now stands 10 feet above
low water mark. An immense amount Of grass
has been destroyed, and the corn and potatoe is
seriously damaged. The loss along the river
banks throughout the State will reach SlOO, 900.
The water is slowly running out of the meadows.
Baltimore Patriot j.
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EULoeY AT NEW YoRK--David Oral
Esq, has consented, at the invitation of
New York Common Council, to deliver the
logy on the late President, in that city, tod
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SAILING or THE HrBERNIA.

BosToN, July "a, p. m.
The royal mail steamship Hlbernia, Captain
Lang, sailed at noon for Liperpool, via Halifax.
with thirty-two passengers for the former port,
and fourteen for the latter; also, fifteen hundred
sovereigns in specie
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TIE vraNInIA SpRNcs.--We learn from the
Lewisburg Chronicle that there are now three
hundred visitors at the White Sulphur, and about
forty five at the Blue Sulphur Springs.
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were children, two Of them 1S months old, and
one months old One of the cholera nterments
was boy years Of age. Among the adults
was the body of the man found in the river night
before last Louisville Journal.
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FLIES vs. CHoLERA.--The Wheeling Gazette
says: "the swarms Of flies among this sum
mer are said to be evidence conclusive that the
Cholera epidemic is not in this region. It's gem
orally observed that Cholera don't prevail in fly
time, or rather that flies dont prevail in Cholera
times. .s.ss.H. -
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The Last Raports

A telegraphic despatch from Toronto, U. c.,
in the New York papers, dated July 20, states
that there had been strike among the Repor-
torial corps of the Canadian Assembly. The
despatch says:
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---~ 0.---- ' ".
The Editors of the Louisville Democrat and
Louisville Journal both enquire of us whether
we contend for perpetual guaranty of the right
to hold slaves in the territory south of SO deg
80 min, and ask whether those who may settle
there shall be prohibited from excluding it when
admitted with a State Constitution. We an
swcr. certainly not. All the South demands is
the equal right with the North to migrate with
her property into that part of the acquired terri
tory. And such is the extreme moderation of
the demand that we cannot comprehend why it
is contested by any body but bigoted fanatic
or ruthless plunderer.
The South releases to the North the exclu-
sive right of occupying all north of SO deg.
80 min, much the largest and finest part of the
acquired territory, and reserves to herself only
the right. co-equally with the North to colonise
South of that line, and when ready for admis-
sion as State or States, the South agrees to
abide by the decision of those who shall have
then become the occupants.
If this demand of the South is refused. the
North will become responsible for all the con-
sequences. The South will stand indicated by
argument, by patriotism and by history
CAMEL RIDING.-A traveller says that if he
were asked to describe the first sensations of a
camel ride, he would say :--a Take music stool
and having wound it up as high as it will 60
put it in cart without springs, get on the top
and next drive the cart transversely across a
ploughed field, and you will then form some no.
ton of the terror and uncertainty you would ex-
perience the first time You mounted camel"
.S" A lady took umbrage at the use by q
gentleman of very common word of which
the primary and most obvious sense was unex-
ceptionable, while its most remote and unusual
Specification was indicate IL beg PARDON
said the offender, apologetically, certainly did
not mean what you were thinking of!"-a retort
which was as philosophical as it was just and
severe.
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The Budget fos 1851.

PARIS, Sunday Evening, July7.
The following is the proposed budget Of Elk
penses for 1851:
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By the arrival the steamship Palmetto, Capt.
Smith, we have received Galveston papers to the
18th inst
There has been a large and enthusiastic meeting
or the citizens of Matagorda, strongly condemning
the action of the General Government relative to
the Santa Fee affair, and asserting determination
70 sustain the Governor in prompt measures to
suppress the instruction in the county Of Santa
Fe
Inc Ranger gives highly 1attering account Of
the growing crop Of corn in Washington county.
The wheat crop on Red River has been greatly
injured by the ravages of myriads Of small birds
Governor Bell has issued the following proclarna-
ton,
PROCLAMATION
THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF rrx.s
Whereas, in the opinion of the Execu,;ve nm
occasion" has TRANSFERRED since the advancement
of the Legislature, such as is contemplated n the
constitution, rendering it necessary and proner 4,
convene the Legislature of the State in extraor.
binary session.
Now, therefore, L. p. Hansbrouoh Bell Gov
ernor Of the State Of Texas by virtue Of the autho
rity vested in me by the constitution do, by these
presents, hereby require that the Senators and Re-
representatives, composing the Legislature of this
State shall assemble in special session at the
capital in the city of Austin, in the county OF
Travis, on the second Monday (the 18th day) Of
August next, to deliberate and take action upon.
as their wisdom may direct, such matters as shall
then and there be presented involving the honor
and rights of the State. la
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and caused the great seal of the State TO be
affixed Done at the city Of Austin, this
LIST day of July, in the year of our Lord
IT,. ST. one thousand eight hundred and fifty, Of
the independence OF the United States the
seventy-fourth, and of Texas the fifteenth.
By the Governor: p. III. BELL. 4
Thomas II. Duval, Acting Secretary of State.
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from columbus, anu put pau Ine I1lVllnS HOUSE
A few hours afterwards it was whispered tina
the aforesaid, though. doubtless worthy pei
sonage, was not quite The man he Cor she) woul
have the public think him. The result of al
these suspicious was the appointment of on
friend the Fancy Man, as a committee to invea
tigate the matter. He reported in due time thu
the gentleman as professed to be a gentlemaI
was nothing else than lady in gentleman
dress We presume he was not mistaken. TfI
lady was rendered proper clothing, but replie|
she had an abundance in her trunk, and forth
with proceeded to esconse herself in them. Sll
remained in town several days, but ultimatel
returned to her home, near Columbus, in con-
pany with her brother, who had been written 4
by some one here.
The only reason she gave for her strange cod
duct, was, that her friends were forcing her I
marry man she despised
We understand that before the discovery !
her sex, she transacted business at several e|
adjustments in town, and without creating sui
picion. AT Mr.. Smalley's she contracted for
complete suit of clothes, and her measure WI
taken by young gentleman of that establis|
ment."-C Cincinnati Dispatch
IMPoRTATIoNs OF SPECIE INTO ENGLAND
Southampton, July According to returns viii
Gle and bullion which has been imported from f
eign countries during the six months ending
Both of June by the various lines of ROYAL M
steamers arriving at Southampton, it appears Il
the West India steamships during the first half
the present year have landed at Southampton ed
and silver in bars, dust and coin, to the value
I'll, S14,275, or say ~ ,262, S55 sterling. OF Il
amount the principal proportion was in silver,
quantity of gold being about S3,3l7 ,760,
s663,592 sterling, the greater part of which,
nearly 3500,0OO, was received, directly or in
rectly, from California. As compared with
corresponding half year of 1S49 the importatid
of bullion from the Western hemisphere show
increase of 81 ,243, 600, or f24S, 730; thus prov
that the flow of specie is unchecked and incre
ing. There is slight falling off when compa
with the last half year of 1S49, when the amo
was Sl2670, 705, or 81 ,534, l4l sterling, but tn
is every probability that during the next
months this amount will be considerably
ceeded.
The aggregate amount Of the precious me-
imported into Southampton from all quarters,
the six months ending the 30th of June, incud
$50, 900 from the United States, is sl4.695
or ID ,939, 100 against 93,372, 724 in the corr
ponding period of lS49, showing falling of
the total receipts Of sf433, 6O4, caused by the
sened supplies from Alexandria, Constantine
and the Mediterranean.
The specie imported into Southampton from
quarters during the six months ending the 3ls
December last amounted to S16,379 ,655, or 4
275, 1871, an excess when compared with the
year just ended Of s546,Sll sterling Z
don Times
The organizer., 1850-12-14

PRDsIDENT's MessAGE.-We have
hastily read this document, and find
in it nothing particularly remarkable.
1t is an old-fashioned federal produc-
ton. A moderate protective tariff is
recommended, for the reason as stated
that the high.pressure system will
blow itself up. The President takes
ground in favor of the series of gross
aggression upon the South, passed by
the last Congress and gives the cOun-
try to understand that they are sim
muta6le." On the whole, it is just
such paper as might have been ex>
pected from a free. soil President.
The organizer., 1850-12-14

% Our Senator, Gen. THliaferro.
and our Representatives, Messrs.
Brown and Buford have returned from
the Legislature, TO their respective
homes. Their course will be heartily
approved by their constituents, the
crocodile tears of the Union men.
and the cuckoo notes Of the submis-
siOniStS, to the contrary nOtwithstand-
ing.
The organizer., 1850-12-14

THE PosER PosEO. In a Jolly com.
pany each one was to ask aquestion;
IL Il was answered. be paid a forfeit.
or IL he could not answer Il himself
be paid a forfeit. Pats question was.
How the little ground squirrel diVs
bis hole without showing anv dirt
at the entraueeF When they all
gave Up. Pat said, Sure, do YOU see,
be begins a. the other end ofths bole.'
One Of the rest cxclaimsd, Bot how
does be get thsreF 'Ah,' said Pat
that's your queStion-csuyo you anSEsr
it yoUrEslfr
The organizer., 1850-12-14

MOVEMENTS IN THE S. CAROLINA I.RG
rsLATURE.-We find in The proceedings oil
the Legislature Of this Stale, on the 2sIh
Nov. tho following, which is a fair speci'
men Of The state Of public feellng:---Mem-
Phis Appeal.
Mr.. Joseph B. Perry submitted the fol.
lowing preamble and resolutions, which
were ordered for consideration tomorrow,
and 10 be printed.
WHEREAS, il is well ascertlined that the
people Of South Carolina WILL never submit
TO the unwarrantable assumption Of pow or
by the majority in the late Congress Of the
United States and whereas II would be
degrading and humlistng 10 US, as free
men and co equals in the confederacy, 70
hold any further intercourse with the Peo-
pie OF the non-slaveholding States, but 1t
is the duty Of South Caroiina, in carrying
out The will cf the people Of the State, to
take all steps in its power preparatory
to final severance of our political connec.
tiOn with said non slavehOlding S ates. Be
it therefore
RcsOlred, That this Legislature will not
during the present session, at le st, elect a
Senator to flI the vacancy Occasioned BY
the decease Of the Hon. John Caldwell
Calhoun.
Be Il further RlsolOed, That our pres.
ent Senator. the Hon. A. p. Butler, be,
and is hereby instructed, and our Repre-.
be, aud are hereby requested,
Io re-OccuPy their seats in Congress, until
otherwise direct by their proper and con.
stituted authorities
The organizer., 1850-12-14
From the Memphis. soulh.rn..

CHEAP PosTAGE.-We learn from
Washington that the prospects ara
quite favorable to the success Of the
cheap postage bill during the present
session Of Congress. Both the Pre,
ident and Postmaster General are said
to be friendly to the measure, ard un
less Congress- employs too much Of ID
time in idle talk, as was the case Al
its last session, nothing, we think, can
prevent it's success. Says the Wash,
ingtOn Republic on the subject
"We have heretofore devoted COM
siderable space in our columns to the
advocacy Of this measure. We re-.
gard its adoption as an important
means Of promoting the welfare Of
our country of facilitating commerce
of aiding the growth Of kindly feel.
ing between the people Of regions
remote from each other, and Of on.
couraging the general spread Of in,
telligence,
But the proposed postal reform i
demanded also by the principles Of
justice, and the judicious conduct Of
the Post Office Department. Its bu.
just that our government, since it has
assumed to perform the duty, should
transmit all descriptions Of mailable
matter on as favorable terms as i
would be done by companies and in.
dividuals in the absence OF a national
Post Office Department. Does any
one believe tho present rates to be as
low as private enterprise and compo
lion would render themi We are
sure not; nor are they as profitable to
the Department as lower rates would
prove. The data we have heretofore
given will demonstrate this.
The carriage Of the mail from point
to point. however, is at present hard
ly the most considerable part Of the
expence Of the Post -OfIlcs Depart.
ment. The process of mailing, and
delivering, and keeping accounts add
much to the expensiVeness Of the
establishment. in proposing the re.
tuction OF postage, we propose also
10 so simplify these operations as %
greatly abridge the expenses attend,
Int upon them. The payment syS.
lem will, to n great extent, Obviats
The necessity Of accounts through0ut
he whole establishment. The uss Of
stamps will prevent frauds on the
Department. Dispatch in the opera
ion Of mailing will also proceed from
lniform rates, and the abolition q
he debts and credits between the
different Offices. and between he
several Offices and the Department.
While Tetrenchnent internally
would thus be superfnducod by these
reforms, the exPensesof carrying Ihs
nails would be by no means inoress
ID in proportion 60 the increase u
he quantity Of maiIabls maltsf.
The gensrally agreed upon Sss
'ates are.
l. A unilOrm charge Of toO esuia
1rsPaid, on all letters weighing haa
IN ounce.
2. Newspapers, one cent each %
my part Of The Union.
). Periodicals and PamPhlsn, 0''
.ent an ounce.
4 Publhhors allowed 6ty Per
'ent discOant upon the psymsnt 2
'ostags, and PublisheFI Of periodie,s.
o enjoy the same privileges - Pue
Ishsrs Of newspapsru.
s A radical reduction Of p0siags
- Oosahr Oregon, snd Gallons
sttst."
The organizer., 1850-12-14


Mr.. A. H. AFFLEcK. This gentleman
has been entertaining our citizens for
a few evenings by giving c oncerts'
He is evidently an accomplished mu-
sician, and the most Skilful performer
on the Violin we have ever heard.
He proposes to teach class in Oxford
of a sufficient number will apply
soon.
We copy the following notice from
the Western Review at Franklin.
Tenn
Mr.. A. II. AFFLEcK's CONCERT NEXT
SATURDAY NIGHr.-We invite the at
tention of our readers to the adver-
tisement of the Concert 10 be given
by Mr.. A. H. Affleck, in this place, on
Saturday night next. He is we'll known
amongst us as a gentleman of the
highest talent, and eminent PROBES
sional skill, and his musical entertain.
msnts here will give pleasure and
delight to all. We commend him as
a gentleman whose modesty and
courtesy add to his claims on public
favor, and whose musical taste and
genius will be most fully appreciated
by every lover Of music.
The organizer., 1850-12-14

THE GALLANT QUITMAN SUSTAINED -
The Mississippi Legislature by large
mjoritieshav carried into effect, the
recommendations Of our fearless Gov.
ernor. He has been called ultra,
dlsorganizer, fire-eater, and Il was
bOldlyproPhesied. ifnot asserted, that
the Legislature convened BY his proc
lamation would disband without even
entertaining his southern views. Il
is now seen that these were great
miscalculations Of the submission
press, and that, ultra as he is, he is
tFiumPhantly sustained by the SOW.
ereig State Of Mississippi. Here is
just cause Of rejoicing for every
southern man. Our noble State was
the first 10 announce her determina>
tion TO resist the usurp ations Of fed i.
eralism, and the inroads Of aboli.
tionism, and she will be the last TO
surrender.
Iftheolher Southern States through
gross and sinful idOlatry for the Union
or craven fear, should bow their
neoks tOthe frss-SOil yoke, We can At
least have it written in history that
our own proud State under the guild
ancs oftbe Hefo Of the Carts. stood
up TO her integrity and rendered her
services in any plan having for lie
object. resistance 70 oppression and
wrong.
The organizer., 1850-12-14

the least thought Of crossA
mighty River and leaving theiF'r.ai1k
Road to jump into the Great Bot
TOM. -
This is enough for one dose, MF.
Editor, unless it was better. will IN
nv next answer other objections, IN
the mean time, keep the plank road
from Oxford to Mississippi River at
some point, before the sovereigns Of
LAFAYETTE.
0.-Ths Star Of the UniOn will please coPy.
The organizer., 1850-12-14

CoNGREss.-We have dates from
Washington up to the 5th inst. Thr
congressional proceedings are uniIivSl~
esting,-nOthing of Importance in
them.
The organizer., 1850-12-14

The National lnielligencer Of Sat.
urday publishes a table showing that
the population Of the Unitei States
has Increased every ten years from
1870 about One>third; and that, as il
may be supposed the same increase
has qeen maintained since ls40, the
census Of this year will make the
number ri inhabitants (exclusive Of
our acquisition from Mexico,l 22,756.
4s3, perhaps 23OO0.000. The nun.
bers are taken from The official enu.
merations.
Coasfitufio,aI;,t
The organizer., 1850-12-14

North CARoLiNA AND The NonTH-
MOVEMENT. "A bill has
been introduced into the Legislature Of
North Carolina. laying a tax upon af!
articles Manufactured st the North anI
brought into that State f1r sale. The law
is N remain in fOrce until lhe iupf,ive law
is fai'hfully carried into effect throughout
the United States. and unl7 al The terrific.
ries of The United States are open 10 the
people Of North Csrolina 10 carry thither
any spvcies of property they nav think
proper. The aci h 10 Be transmitted %
the Governors ofthe other S0ulhsrn s,sies
with a request ihai similar laws Be passed
IN each State.
The organizer., 1850-12-14
Oxford Female Institute,

The Examination of the pupils oI
this institution will take place on
Thursday, and Friday, the 10th. and
goth Inst. The Trustees. and patrons
and the public, generally are respect
fully, invited to attend.
Dec. Ilth. 1850.
The organizer., 1850-12-14

MEMPHIs AND CHARLESTON RAIL.
RoAD.-We clip the following para
graph from the Eagle Of yesterday
morning. The information it contains
will no doubt prove gratifying to the
friends Of the enterprise spoken off,
We understand from good author
ity that the preliminary surveys for
this important work are nearly COM
pleted, and that the various routes
surveyed have proved more favorable
than was anticipated after the first
reconnOisancs made by BY the Engi-
neers. A meeting Of the Directors
will take place in January, to decide
upon the most eligible route for the
road; the time and place for the meet
ing will be advertised in due time
All that Is wanting TO ensure the
earliest practicable construction ofthe
road IL foe the public TO feel and
manifest a proper interest init
The organizer., 1850-12-14
For the Organizer.
A Pledge 70 Pidslla.

into Thy trusty hands, ] place
This sembIance Of myself,
Not for the beauty Of the face,
Nor vet for love Of self;
But, as a token Of esteem
Memento Of the past
Which in opr hearts hath mutual been
And must BE- till the last
part---farewelll go away
In search Of lofty fame
Amidst the worlds flerce.scenes, to plav
My part for glOry's name
Not in lhe'fieIds of common reach,
Nor Om'y on the earth,
Ny mental pow'rs, eSsay'io teach
OF rare Inventions birh!
The EartA, its stores Of knowledge yield
The Sea, its gems impart-
The Ar ,..above--.untrOGden field.
Invites the fearless heart:
A motion here by Art evolved,
And gTaptEGEtOR'S s power,
Will give to man--his flight resolved.
A hnsdred.im,les per AOHv!
This problem, OF, and boldly sriven,
am resolved to prove.
By every means by Nature given.
Which mind and art approve.
Trust me and fear not shall make
A wreck of time and hte---
] venture boldly for thy sake--
For Hee, court the strife.
A secret something in my heart.
A sPirit-stirring thing.
Hath ever whispered---"onward press"
"Mount upon eagles wing -
And when strong douht, your hean beeuI.
And whisper---"he will fail !"
Look on this picture then, and smile,
For hope shall thus prevail!
ARTISANS
IfOrd Mss. Dec 1850.
The organizer., 1850-12-14

% Among the new Memphis ad-
vertisements in this weeks paper
will be seen the Foundry of Messrs,
Curtis & Co.; the Drug Store OI
Farnsworth & Co., and s. Condit'l
Dry Goods Store.
The organizer., 1850-12-14

DAeUERREoTYPEs The best da.
guerroetypes that we have seen since
the process has been invented, are
taken BY Mr.. VIM. G. Adams, No.
40, Front Row, Memphis. Mr.. Ad-
ans is also an elegant engraver. A
specimen of his work, may be seen at
this Office.