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The organizer., 1850-11-09

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY BY CoNGKEss
While there are men living in The Snuth
who not only defend, but nre loud in their
praise and sdmiTaIion ofthe recent outrages
petpetrsted by Congress upon the southern
States, yet they have not the honest candor
to admit that, the northern abVlilonisls
have ever done the South any wrong. The
recent act Of Congress abolishing the
slave trade in The District of. Columbia
virtually aJolishes slavery also 10 the Dis
trict. II does no., like laws Of some OF the
States passed 10 abolish the slave trade
within their limits, ind c. a penalty on the
slave trader wio violates The law, by de-
claring the contract for The save sold cold
but the act o. Congre declares the negro
60 sold in violation Of law, FREEl Is not
this, then, in effect, the sbr ltion Of slavery
in the District by Congress1 If Congress
has the power under the Con .tllulion 10
abolish slavery for The violation Of law, no
one can deny the same power to that body
To abolish slavery absolutely and unquali.
hedly. But once give to Congress the
power to interfere with the institution Of
slavery, and the South is foreUsr vndone.
We predict in Ten years from this time,
that slavery will be abolished in every
State in the Union by an act Of Congress,
unless the South boldly resisls the present
unconstitutional acts OF that body.
The question is now narrowed down TO
&" Abolition" O. "Resisiance." Men of the
South, which do YOU ehoose' Tie time
has now come when you must ch ose the
fAg under which to rally, then, the South
will know her true friends, and those who
would give coun,en lncs TO her enemies
~ill be exposed.
The organizer., 1850-11-09
DISTRICT DELEGATES TO THE
NASHVILLE CONVENTION.

Mr.. Word. one Of the delegates
from this. District to the Nashville
Convention. appointed by the last
Legislature, has sent in his resigna-
tim 20 the Governor. lie is still
willing however to represent the peo-
pie in the next meeting Of the Con-
vention if they see proper to appoint
him. We trust that all the Counties
IN this district which have not already
done 40. will hold meetings and eloihe
him with that authority. Marshall,
Tishoningo. aud PontOtOc have dis
charged this duty.-PontotOc S0Uer-
sign.
And Lafayette did hers on
Monday last She feel. justly proud
Of Col Word, as her Representative
10 the Southern Convention.
The organizer., 1850-11-09
The Position Of Major Barton.

We republish the following Preamble
and Resolutions, offered by Major Barton
in the Southern Me citing on The 18th inst
and which were adopted unanimously.
Whereas, Southern Legislatures, South
ern States Conventions, Convention OI
the Southern States, and the people Ofthe
South in their primary assemblies, have
all repeatedly expressed their strong dis
appreciation of the measures lately before
Congress, touching the subject Of slavery
in connection with the Territories acquired
from Mexico, and have failed Of their in
tended effect, new therefore ReSOtred that
if we have to choose between a disgrace.
fIl submission, to said measures and Sc
cession from this Union, we prefer the
latter. Which Resolution being submit.
ted to The meeting, was unanimously
adopted. ed.-JackSoniGn.
The organizer., 1850-11-09

inaer. WIN. h. they were nfrmei. ~,
b. furnished spe iIy. They $ on h.. "OUN
impatient. and commenced bresk,uo y ~
furniture in The loom. A pIece of $50 %
jar struck little girl on the head me sna e
a severe cash. Two only came Win ~ - eol y
muskets, which were on taken on, ~" - ,Iti' u
hands and broken to pieces, and the solG. 'Gsl'
badly beaton. A reInforcemet was II, csII,
10, and the two Americans would NJ, O@uet '!e
until they were overpowered and ree1;' y'el'
very dangerous wounds, in concseona''
of which one has nee died Fr1Ols' FsIIs'
West. The other is in a precariou. Y
dilion. The said West confessed :. y
friend, Or. R. F. Stigar, of Lafaye,,. = -. ~
ty, Miss, while on his death bed, ,Ls' 'Il !
was drunk and that he was sorry ior !, =
had done wrong,
The deceased has left wife and 81, cba
dren in Georgia. 'AD'
The organizer., 1850-11-09

SOUTHERN CONTENTuIN.-in our last
issue we stated that Millegeville seemed,
by general consent, 10 have been agreed
upon as the place for the second Assem-
bling of the Southern Convention. From
subsequent indications. however, Nashville
seems TO be regarded as the place for its
assembling. Will not our delegates from
this county tell it their duty to be in at
tendance7 We cannot see why the Wes
tern District, having so deep an interst il
everything eflecting the interests Of the
South, either for veal or for woe, should
be so lukewarm on this subject.
Several of the delegates from Mississip
pi, are now in our city, and will depart on
the first boat for Nashville. We learn also
from the Nashville Union, that the Hon
Langdon Cheves, Of South Carolina, pur'
poses attending the Convention. and has a
room reserved at the Verandah.
Speaking of the Convention, ihe
Charleston Mercury of the 26th ult.
says: Appeal.
A few says ago, we noticed in the pro-
ceeJings Of a public meeting in Virginia.
the appointment ofa Delegate to the Con.
vention "should the Convention again
meet" The inference is, that they doubt
ed of this second meeting. We cannot
understand the ground Of such.-lhe Con-
ventlOn adjourned over to day certain,
viz: six weeks after the adjournment al
Congress, and requested its President, for
convenience of publicacy only, to issue a
notification of the day. He has not done
it. having in the very last of his summer
sets, come up by the siIe OF Senator
FooTg. He will not, probably, attend;
but neither his notification or his atten'
dance are at all necessary TO the meeting
of the Convention. Every measure con
demned by that body as hostile to the rights
and interests ofthe South, has been passed
by COngress.-Every reason. therefore,
which the Convention anticipated in der
termining on an adjourned sesi1n, is now
in force. Why should it not meet! We
doubt not but that, so far from failing, 1t
will re-assemble with an increased repre>
At all events, it is certain that
even if no other State seconds her, South
Carolina will be present at Nashville by
her Representatives on the llth day of
No"ember next. If the Southern States
fail to cooperate in ;he vindication oftheir
rights, il will not be her fault.
The organizer., 1850-11-09
To POsIInasIers.

DOST OFFICE STAMPS. fail Nj
u complete and warranted; furn,shsdf &
only one dollar, and special nuIhorily
send by mail free. Address, Psl MaTa
Pleasant Grove, AllegnUy Co. Md.
To Printers.
WOOD TYPE msds one third sheaps
(and aslgo d. Than city prices; ais, un in
proved PROOF PRESS, complete for sO
or drawing and descriptions for OIL, 81 20.
can make il yourse (. Address Post MasIat
Allegany Co. Mary land.
Editors giving the above few inseIliou'
and sending copy ofp'per, will ueeH
drawing and description e press, or Sas
letters as preferred.
July, 1850.
The organizer., 1850-11-09
LAD ABSCONDED.

MY Son JOHN LUCKETT, leh nj
INAnou,e on the 5lh Of July Isl. Gin,
which time he has not been heard irons
| learn that he ca Is himself John G, Ocl
10 prevent detection. lie is Ii tie mo-
than ten years Cd, thick set, has. ,liEi
brown hair, ami dark gray eyes Al
person knowing or hea ing of such a bn
will confer gre kin Re,s on The sui
cIIber by addressing hun at Pleas mt Ri
De Soto county, Mississippi. res de /
miles from Memphis, on the Oxf"ri road
J. l.. LUCKETT.
Oct 80. 1850 -nl2-h,
The O>iold Star, and other new spapen
will confer favor upon a distressed %
rent, by copying the above
The organizer., 1850-11-09

PUMPING LAKE DRY.-Dr. J.V. c.
Smith, the editor Of the Boston Medical
Journal, who Is now on a visit 10 Europe.
gives an interesting description, in his edi.
torial correspondence from Holland, Of the
manner in which the lake HARLEM is being
drained by steam engines, and lis wafer
sent to the sea. Il may contain useful
hint Tor the draining Of our swamp lands
Six miles from Amsterdam is the inland
Lake Of Haarleh, 81 miles long by II in
width, which 300 years ago was found to
be perceptibly incre ising by shooting ITS
water further and further, and covering
up the land, threatening the first CONNER.
cial port IN the realm with destruction by
flowing in upon is back. Various schemes
at that remote epoch were devised by able
councillors 10 stay the threatening dan.
ger. Three Dutch engineers Of knowl
edged ability proposed draining ufT the
waters, first raising II by vindnlls They
are entitled to remembrance Or having
suggested the plan adopted in lsf9, and
averllng an impending calamity.
Seven years since, the delay being no
longer safe, canal was dag around the
whole circumference ofthe lake, averaging
200 feet in width by ten deep Tbree
monster engines are hou.ed on one side
OF the lake some six or eight feet apsrt.
each moving eight mon,iro1s pumps. All.
the pisions are raised az once, II every
revolution Of the machinery raising l5.OOO
gallons OF water, which empiisd into a "a.
nal, whence Il - hastened on bv Gmrth
engine faster than Il would Otherwise uuve
iothe Z1yder Zee, and thus Il reaches she
sta- hi'een miles distant. IN April, 1919
ne pumps, worked By three II the
m'ghuest slsam>engines perhaps ever
were CONSTRUCTED, were set ia motion. and
1P 10 this date, Jolly 25th, 1850, have
lowered The contents of the lake seven
leei. BY next April q Is uniicipaisd that
ne bolton wi be fairly eHposed, and al
me water conveyed away from ihis ancient
The organizer., 1850-11-09

SOUTHERN RIGHTs-LAFAYETTE CoUN.
TY-The citizens Of this county have hal
addr sses during the present week, from the
Hon. Hugh R. Miller, Coll. w, Thomp.
son, Hon. Jacob Thompson, L. @ C. La
mar, Esqr., Col. ]. n. Davis. and Hon. II
8. Fooie. The two latter gentlemen spoke
in favor Of submiss on to the acts Of Con.
Rress, while he former took strong ground
in favor OF resistance at al! hazards. We
shall speak Of the,e addresses hereafter.
The organizer., 1850-11-09

SoI THERN CoNvENTIoN.-At the late
Southern Rights Meeting held al this place
on Monday last, the following resolution
was passed by a s'r'ng majority
Rssolued, That the Hon L. ]. Word be
appointed by the citizens Of IhIs county to
represent this Congressional District in the
approaching Southern Convention and by
so DONG. he will deserve the thanks Of his
fellow citizens.
The organizer., 1850-11-09

NATURALIZATION OF FqRElGNERs IN n.
York According 0 sta'ement made oy
the New York Evening Post, the NUMBER
Of foreigners, who have, since The COM
mencement of the present year, declared
their intention in that city, TO become clu,
zens of the United States, is 4,599 ana
the number of those who have already
taken out the final papers necessary to
citizenship, is Ssl. In the office OF the
Clerk of the Superior Court, the number
of na,uralizalions for the same Length oil
time is 3S2, while the declarations are 99o'
making total for the city Of 5, ,l9O decla'
rations, and 1928 nutralIz atoms. The
total amount received in bcth offices for the
final and other papers is 81 SCI 20.
The organizer., 1850-11-09
COL. M'WlLLIE AND GEN.
AT CANTON.

We learn from the Mldisonian, that
these gentlemen addressed the citizens OF
Madison county, on the 20lh ult.
Col M'Wiliie in his clear and impressive
manner exposed the palpabe and grievous
injustice OF the so-caled adjustment bills,
and exhibited Congress as great abolition
society, from which the South can hope
nothing.
"His speech was listened II with the
most profound attention and produced a
decided effect on the large and intelligent
auditory. OF course some present dissent
ed from the ground he took. but all seemed
impressed wilk bis Startling portrayal
Of Northern aggressiOns and Southern
wrongs"
lie I'd slinclly advised resistance.
Gen. Foote'S speech is reported 10 have
been a mere rehearsal from memory. Of
"Ihs thousand and one h,rrangues he made
IN the Senate about the beauties Of harmo.
ny, Cancellation, compromise and adjust
ment."
Such rehearsals will douht'ess have a
powerful effect upon his "shallow rnindsdn
''dsfamers."-Yaso0 Democrai.
The organizer., 1850-11-09

Business of personal interest 10 US
in the Circuit Court, has monopolised our
attention this week; hence our columns
are not supplied with the usual amount q
original matter.
The organizer., 1850-11-09
MissiSsippidn.

We wish we hal room for theletter Of
the Hon. r. II. Buford, Of Lafayette coun.
". Il is a noble production. fle says =
1--WE have compromised against ourselves
for seventy years. Lot us now have com
promises in our favor or dissolve the con
federacy. This is the time for action. "
Mr.. BurrOrd is a representative in the leg.
islature. and tells his constituents that il
they are for begging their rights instead
Of defending them, he is no; the man to
represent them. Il does the heart good
thus to read the language Of sturdy
champion ofour rights.
MissisSippidn.
The organizer., 1850-11-09
PROBATE CLERK.

We are authorized to announce r. S.
BROWNING, as candidate for Probate
Clerk, If Lafayette County, at the general
election in November, 1851.
The organizer., 1850-11-09

DEATH ora GEoRsIAN.-A corresp,nd-
eHi oi ihe New-Orlesns Pieavuns. ufitinv
from Vera Cruz On the 26ih 1lt s,aies tai
on The l3d two Americans. from Csliforpi.
vent into an eating house and called for
The organizer., 1850-11-09

GTThe great Southern Rights Conven
tion will assemble at Nashville on Monday
next,
The organizer., 1850-11-09

"JENNE LIMA ielegraphic dis.
psIch from Ba umOre saws that Jenny Lind
VII positively visi The Souih, and uill Be
IN Chsrlesian and NeW Orleans dBnng No
vsmbsr and December.
The organizer., 1850-11-09
COL. WORD & JUDGE MILLER.

The speeches of both of these gen
tlemen on Monday last, abounded
with the most convincing proofs OF
the outrageous frauds on the South.
and Of clear violations of the constitu-
ton in the admission of California and
the passage of the bill abolishing the
slave trade in the District Of Columbia.
Their arguments were unanswerable.
For that reason no one pretended to
answer them. The speeches of both
were received by a large audience
with the strongest evidences Of most
cordial appreciation. A notice of
them which we had prepared for to.
day was spun out to such a length
that we are compelled TO omit it for
the want of time TO set il up. Ii will
appear next week.-SOUereiga.
The organizer., 1850-11-09

Jesse 2. Dow, 4 puugent writer, died
suddenly In Washington on Wednesday.
he uas fhs tuthor Of The numerous He.
foic Age"
The organizer., 1850-11-09

RThe Circuit Court will prOaby close
its session at Oxford, this dav.
The organizer., 1850-11-09

PThe Chicago (Ill) Journal. in com.
menting upon a speech Of Mr.. CoFFINo,
the Wing candidate in that District. savs:
"For these, he deemed this law might've
slave a foul blot upon the statute book.
and u therefore must be repealed! What.
ever position be occupied. Se would be
found an earnest opposer ofthis law. and
though there were those who could cali
such an outrage. satisfactory settlement
be for one uttered his indignant protest as
one Of the free Wings # the wesi, sRaist
any such imputaiion upon their character.
and bis motto should be, REPEALlll RE.
PEALlll"
Ngain. in this Congressional District.
neiihs Of ihe Whig papers advocating his
election, will define bis posi.ition on Il, Sc
questions. Ia bis speeches, in some Dor.
tions II ihe District, be leans g. The princi.
pies Of the oOmpremise. Ia others. be
leans 70 Albolitionisn. iis bre vious
coorse 10 the legislature of The State. indi.
Gates what {. his real sentimens tre-in
favor Of AbolifiOHisn. Of the deeDes dve.
This sinuous course of Mr. Yates. il pur.
sued 20 securp the votes Of both The Aboli.
tiVnlst and compromise Wings Of the Di,.
irict-
The organizer., 1850-11-09
The Torrent cannot be Stayed With Slraws.

The Governor of Alabama is beSieg Cd
on all sides by The resolutions Of meeting ,
adopted in most of the State calling upon
him to convene the legislature. Proba ly
at least fifty thusand persons have thus
calld upon their chief magistrate. and de-
manded Of him the assembling of the Leg
islaiure. The condition of the sovereign
power Of Alabama thus kept silent by the
Governor, reminds US Of a house on fire,
whose windows are closed and ,ors bar.
red. II needs but to open one of those
avenues to see the fl .mes burst forth with
unquenchable fury Alabama may be
forced to silence for short time. but tn
moment that she is permitted to speak
through her Legislature, il will be found
that she has nUrsed her wrath against the
North to the last measures Of resistance
Mark our words We predict that she will
ride trium 'hantly through the coming
storm, even if She may have to struggle
Tor her rights with the sword drawn. and
hang up by the neck some of her own
dastlri sons, who would pander to the
North, while they play traitors o.the r
own State.
The organizer., 1850-11-09

Il has been suggested that the bsS, board
e heslfh % ihs Eord " q swssh board"
The organizer., 1850-11-09

To THE PoINT.-We copy the following
paragraph from the ST. Louis Times. II
contains some pertient questions, and looks
at the facts ii touches in the proper point OF
view:
II there be any Que thing clearer than
another, lis that the people Of the sla, e
States ha as perfect constitutional anu
legal right to their slaves as the people of
the free States. have to their horses and
cows. In the free States, hundreds Of
societies have been organized for the e1-
press purpose ofkidCapping the negroes of
The sru,h, aud The, have already stolen 49,.
900 of them, valued at eight millions of
dollars. Now suppose that the table
were turned-that the people Of the north
had quietly attenped TO their own business
and let that of others alond, and that the
people of the south had organized hun.
dreds of societies for the purpose of steal.
ing horses and cows from the free States
how Would they have looked in the eyes
of the civilized world! and how long would
this Union have lasted after the process
was begunl The people should look at
facts as they exist.
The organizer., 1850-11-09
Memphis. Appeal

Direct TRADE.-The Charleston Ne,os
saws: The bail put in motion continues 10
roll on. Some OF our merchants have this
year imported directly; and they inform Us,
that they are astonished at the result They
oblaIn large profl, and can af'rd 10 sell
imported g1uds, at surprisingly low price.
To merchants and consumers, we say, now
s the moment to show your patriotism.
Encourage a direct trade, and the S.u;h
will be strengthened against all her foes
rendered impregnab'e. This measure does
not depend on political, or associated action.
Il resls on the Individual resolve Of each
person. Let each man feel that il is 10 his
ability to do the State extraordinary service,
by buying and selling nothing from the
Aboltlnisls. The South possesses. with
this resolution, all elements Of prosperity"
The organizer., 1850-11-09
RRRRENCP.

Col. WM L. BA>KINs, Houston, Nj.
Rev. J N. Can TIERS,
Mr.. l.. moons, p ntIoc Rilge, Min
B. f. FITzPATRIcK.
z. P. II. FARR. University, Oxf,d NJ
HENRY ANDERSON. Pa o Alto. Miss
MARION SHACKELF,RD, OAK laud, Ns
Oct. 81, 1850 -u9I-lf
The organizer., 1850-11-09

JoHS w. THoMPsoS, Eso.-Ons OF
the best speeches that we have vet
heard on the Southern question, was
made By this gentleman at the Court
House, on Wednesday night last. we
wish every citizen in our county could
have heard 10. At our request he has
promised TO wrhe rs out bis argu>
ments, for publication. He will prob.
ably be enabled 10 do 50 in time FOR
us 20 lay them before our readsr,
next week S0uerriga.
The organizer., 1850-11-09
DOUGLASS & GRIDLEY,

- - ANaA NShF ~ ~
No. s, HowARD's Row,
MEMPHIS, TENN
WILL SeU, Store or Ship, on the .
" ual terms. We have Just eomplsle
a very large and substantial f,
BRICK COTTON SHED
with Warrrn's Paient Current Roof We
in 100 yards Of the l,wer Steam Bs
Landing, and will make liberal cash o.
vances on Cotton in Store for sals, or Sap
ment.
All cotton received by us will be plaess
under Insurance unless instructions 10 ~
contrary accompany ihe ennsignmen--
The paironaee ofuur Planting lrieBdI .
Wet Tennessee end North Mississippi :
m 81 respectfully so.icred.
MENPHs. NV. I. 1850. O.-n2l-l2m-
The organizer., 1850-11-09

basin. All this l. exc uled al 'he expense
of the GaVernmeni
The organizer., 1850-11-09

RoBBERY- ExTRA,-A man from the
country had his pocket picked last week
on The race course in manner that showed
The thief to be highly adroit and accom-.
plished in his profession, but unusually i'm
pudent. The person referred TO had
disposed of four bales Of cotton in Mem
phis. deposited the money he received for
it in his pocket book, and concluded TO at.
tend the races, After being upon the
track for sometime, he had Occa ion to
open the pocket book, but he found no
money in il. the que having absiracted
the pocket book, taken the money there.
from, and returned the book to the pocket
This was adding Insult to injury and
about the coolest and most deliberate act Of
ihsiying we have ever heard Of. Rather
think if Ire had been the victim, we should
have said nothing about it
Memphis. ADDegI
The organizer., 1850-11-09
AND WARRANTED.

DR.. G. has a fine I5t 0fJdhes & Wh,,
Premium IncOIrupible TEETH, which i,
will inseIt upon Gold Plate riM CIa,p,~
from one 10 an entire denture; or upoo A,
most approved suction cavity, or alma
pheric pressure principle He will au,0l
the regular terms of The Circuit COun
this place, and as ofiener as may bs con
venient.
pLetIers addressed 10 him at hi, 4
fce-hous'on, Miss, wrl receive prom
attention.
The organizer., 1850-11-09

W BOwLEs
The organizer., 1850-11-09
DIR. @. C. GRASTY,
Surgeon Drmttst.
IN EyCspIAAr 80
HOUSTON, MISS

RESPECTFULLY tender, 1.
WunDP Professional Services to the -
liens Of Oxford, and vicinity. Opeplio,
done in permanent aud scientific man,.'
The organizer., 1850-11-09
Memphis (New) Advertisements

ADDISON II. DOUGLASS. MARTIN OmDlH