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Voice Of Texas.

Those who have been so confident that Texas
would be bnbed and bullied into the relinquish-
ment of her territory will find no comfort in the
following from one Of her leading papers at
the seat Of government, the Austin Slate Ga
zette
It's now placed beyond doubt that Pearce'.
bill, fixing the northwestern boundary of this
State, has received the sanction of Congress.
and is now a law. In few days it will be com
municated in an official form to the Governor
We are satisfied that he will Immediately
thereafter place it before the people for their
consideration, and call upon them to decide at the
ballot box upon acceptance or rejection. They
constitute the proper and only legitimate tribu-
nal to pass authoritatvely upon its provisions,
and to them it will be submitted. II they err
in the Judgment they give, the consequences
will be upon them and the generations to sue
coed them. We trust that mn enlightened pa
triotism may guide US all in the attainment OF a
safe and honorable result--one that shall not
endnnger our prosp rity, or tarnish the glores
OF the past. This we believe, for the reasons
we have already given, cannot be done by the
adoption of this proposition: for it brings with
t those elements Of insecurity, which WILL after
while, gather sufficient strength to overwhelm
us and the whole Southern people in the deep
est calamity, to be followed up By complete de-
struction.
It's in our judgement, but the entering wedge
to further and still more startling encroachments
upon Southern institutions, aud should be re-
sisted n,D to the last extremity. If,hs bill re-
ceives The sanction of the people, it will be vain
hereafter to talk about resistance to the insult
ing and aggressive schemes Of the Abolitioni>ts
BY our acceptance we sign and seal the bond OF
our dependence and subsection 10 Northern men
who must always hereafter control the central
government, and who will not be backward ia
use their irresponsible power in rive,ing the
chains for which we have held out cur limbs
Let us, then, reflect long and wei upon the step
we should take in this imp ,r,ant matter 1t is
presented to us under the drawn sword and at
the muzzle OF the cannon; and submission is
required of us under the most nsolent display
OF coercion. This alone would be enough, in
almost any country on earth, with the least pre-.
tensions to freedom and sclfrespec', to cause il
% b. spurned with Indignation. We have vet
to see whether the people Of Texas are prepared
to submit to all this and deliberately invoke
upon themselves and children unnumbered evils
and unutterable shame.
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From the alabama State Guard.

MORE INrAMy FOR THE SoUTH.--A bill abol-
ishing the slave trade in the District of Column.
bil ,as passed both Houcs of Congress, ard of
course will receive the suction OF free-negro-
loving Fillmore. The bill declares all negroes
that are brou hit into the District, in violation of
this law, liberated and free. The bill passed
the Senate by vote of 81 to l9, and the House
by n vote Of 100 to AZ. Thus have all the fen
lures of that ,bominable Omnibus been est b.
li,hrd upon the neck of the South, and Of course
we must submit. We would iicur the displeas-
ure of the yankees AID Southern TRAITORS,
If we were to attempt resistance or secession.
The doom Of the South is eIlcd, unless seces-
sion or non intercourse is boldly taken and acted
out by her people
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FREE TRADE IN LITERATURE.---In default of
an international copyright, the English pub
fishers are resorting to the method so long and
extensively practiced BY the American trade.
They are laying violent hands on any American
book worth producing, and publishing it at a low
price, in spite of the protection 50 long afforded
by English copyright held by American authors.
As the law has been recently expounded by an
English Judge, no alien can hold copyright in
England so that the sums hitherto paid by En~-
fish publishers to our authors have been little
better than unnecessary gratuties. 1t is FORTH
nate for those who have already sold their works
in England that the law was not sooner ex-
planned. Large sums have in many cases been
paid to American literary men--the following,
according to the Athencum, being the amount
paid by Murray to Washington Irving, for the
En ri; Ii cons, riarhf of his works:
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Cold Comfort.

In the late batch of measures facetiously cal
led Compromis, ethere was one, and only one
to secure the exercise Of an undoubted right o.
the South, and it was right which did moi
compel the North to disgorge our plumber MOI
prevent her from getting more. The Fugitive
slave law was passed chiefly by Southern woes
with most meagre addition from the North
three in the Senate and thirty out of some hund
red and twenty Northern votes in the House.
The result in the North is described in the
New Port Or. IL N'ws, a law abiding paper.
From present appearances we have every rea.
son to believe that should any of the Southern
ers attempt to capture their runaway slaves
under the recent law of Congress, the effort
will cost them their lives. and perhaps that OF
those officials who attempt to enforce the law
But we do not mean to be understood, by this
remark, as encouraging mobs or rebellion to the
law of the land; far from it, We should b.
very sorry to see resistance carried to such an
extent as to cause bloodshed it is better to ere
ate Il just Indignation against the law, by arous
ing public sentiment on the subject, and thus
effect its peal,-than to make war against the
law, while it is in force.
that no runaway slave can ever be recovered b,
his master. from any of the New England States
Public opinion is very conclusively formed in
this respect, and should the effort be made,
i'll be met by prompt and effective resistance
The passage of the law was an unwise operation
on the part of those who urged it, because, al
this day, the public mind is justly opposed to all
kinds of slavery, and although tie great Hdy Of
the betier-dsposed portion Of the people of this
country are determined to resist the Increase OF
slavery, MS religious duty, they are still wiling
to do all which they possibly can to prevent
great excitement, ard allay everything which
borders upon civil war. But still, there is a
bound to their conservative spirit. We trust
therefore, that although the law has been passed,
Southern men will not be so rash IA to attempt
to avail themselves of it, because it is delicate
subject and the feeling is so strong that we ARE
confident that any effort to enforce it will be
met by dangerous resistance.
But the people of the North have not yet heard
of the terrible threats of the submissionisfs of
the South, in case This compromise is violated
Wncn the North hear Of what these braves in
tend to do, we guess the Yankees and runaway
negroes will be awfnly scared
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Heary Failu,a.

One Of the largest failures in trade that has
ever occurred, is that of the firm of Clay, CAss
& Go. This house though recently established
was composed of old and experienced dealers
1t was organized to operate in illegitmate specu.
tations, and failed in consequence Of the non.
acceptance of California Texas, and Fugitive
bills drawn on the South and the North.
The conduct Of the Northern correspondents
of this Hou e, is much complained Of They
were drawn on only the matter of few run:,,
way negroes, and had all the proceeds of the
California and Texas speculations pledged to
meet the drafts--but would not accept. The
E.ilure of their agency at Syracuse was disas-
trous-not having more than thirty-three cents
OH the dollar, although some of the partners
Messrs. FILLMORE g. Co. were backed by all
the credit of Government
The conduct of the Southern house; is not so
much complained of. They were expected to
accept largely, without any funds being provided
them whatever 1t is true, some Southern names
with Northern connections offered to endorse
the bills but that only rendered them more SUI
spicous.
The principal assets of the concern are few
worn out printing presses, and irresponsible cor
respondents, utterly inconvertibe in the market
And charges are loudly made that the credit OF
the house, has been for some time bostered up BY
false pretences.
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FUGIrIvE SLAVE LAW MEETIsG.--A meeting
of some three or four hundred white and colored
men was held at the City Hall last evening.
VIM H. Topp was called to the chair. Messrs.
Lloyd, Pepper and others addressed the meet
ing. and their remarks were enthusiastically APP
pianded. They denounced the Fugitive Slave
Law, a. unjust, unconstitutional and at variance
with human rights. The meeting broke up,
both eolored and white men expressing deter
rnination to resist the Lazy to the last Should
the shareholders attempt to reclaim any runa-
way in this city, blood and murder m y ne anti
cipated--Albdny Knickerbocker ~.
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BELL OF A LOST STEAMER FOUND AT SEA
The New York Sun states that the bell OF the
steamer Rhode Island, which fouudered 1T ser, on
her way to California, and some tbiry ortorty lost,
has been picked up on the Azores or Western
Islands, by Whaling barque. 1t is 200 pounds
in weight. had the stamp of james S. p. Allaire,
New York 1896, upon it, and was attached 10
a broken beam, which had just buoyancy enough,
though very much eaten with worms, to sustain
itself and the bell on the surface of tn, water
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From the .4duersiser and State Ga.e..e .alsboma.

To HIS ExcELLENcY Henry w. CoLLiER:
Sin: We, the undersigned, a portion of the citi-
zens Of Dallas and Lowndes counties, hereby re-
spectfally call upon your Exceency to summon,
at an early day, an extra session of the Legisla-
ture, for the purpose of calling Convention Of
the People, to adopt such measures a due re-
gard for the honor anf the constitutional rights of
the South demand. We deem 1t unnecessary to
enumerate the aggressive acts Of the present Con-
gress, which, in our opinion, have deprived the
Southern States of that equality in the Govern
ment guaranteed by the compact Of Union, and OF
all security for the future They have doubtless
been to your Exceency subject of serious and
painful reflection. We feel that the time for ar.
gument and remonstrance have passed that action
is the word, and we are ready TO stand by on,
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OF STEAMER ATL tNTlc
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
FURTHER ADVANCE IN COTTON.
DECLINE IN BREADsTUfFs.
relcgraphed for the Southern Press

Photographed Tor the southern rress'
NEW YoRK, October 9, A. NJ
The American mai! steamer Atlantic arrived
here about ten O'Clock tits morning, with four
days later advices from Europe. She brings n
hundred and twenty-eight passengers. Herdates
from Europe are to the 25th ult.
liverpool Collon Markef, Sept. 25-The cot
ton market, during the pst three days, has ruled
firm, and Il further advance Of I'd per ID. his
been established Fair Mobile 81; fair Orleans
sgd per h. The sales on tn diy prior to the
Atlantic's sailing were 10000 bales ut the above
igures.
Bread tufFs.-Flour has been dull and prices de-
clned 81 per bbl. on all descriptions. Ony n
moderate demand for wheat, and prices further de-
clined 1do 81 per bushei, although the wheat crop
has not turned out well in England ns was ex-
pected There is better yield of potatoes than
had been anticipated
In Scotland the crops generally are good, and
will turn out WELL
The overland mail has arrived from India. The
tea market opened at Shanghai with an improve
ment in prices
The political news is altogether unlmportant.
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rSy-The editor of the Union still keeps be

.xy- The editor of the Union still keeps be-
fore the people, very imprudenty, we think, the
controversy about his Printing Contract.
In two of his recent numbers, he attacks the
course of Mr.. ORR of South Carolina, on that
subject We shall publish that gentleman
speech, and think the public will have but one
opinion as to the rectitude of his course. No
man is more exempt from personal malice or
party vindictivcness than Mr. ORR.i
We shall also publish the report of the Com
mittee on Printing, or such parts Of it as illus
trate the case, and we think few persons can be
found, who will wonder ut the course taken BY
the House in refusing the extra allowance asked
by the editor of the Union.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-10

ATAME ddox.-A correspondent Of the New
York Herald, writing from Paris, says: There
has been in Paris for the last two weeks q French
officer recently returned from Africa, who has
for his companion in the streets a magnificent
lion, who follows him Ikea dog The name OF
the animal is Entr, ard never have seen more
splendid specimen Of the king OF the forest
Though did not like much to be near his ma
jcsty, ventured the other night to approach
him, aud--horresco referens he licked my hands
ms dog would do. The French proverb says
that 1--WE must not play with FIRE" and fear one
of these days the lion will find his wild nature,
and do some bloody deed.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-10

ryy~ SETH BARTON, in some tables lately
published, estimates the value of the negroes
stolen from the Southern States since 1910 at
sirteen maiions of dollars. Ii such wholesale
robbery were perpetrated by some foreign ma
ton, it would be considered cause for war; but
as it is by our sister STATES of the North, it is
only reason for fresh hcsannas about the bIes-
sings of compromise. wherein new modes OF
making subsequent thetts more easy, are the
min points Yielded on our part.--4hobtle lr'-
bum
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ADDITIONAL NEWS BY THE ATLANTA.


Among the passengers in the Atlanta, are James
Watson Webb and family, Col. Hitchcock, u. s.
Army, III. Vernot, consul Of the French Republic,
at Baltimore.
,gnGbcE-A letter from Bos, states that the
sqf I of that town made an attempt fo seduce
" .iers of the acknowledgement oflight infantry.
propositions hid been rejected.
The two organic DEGREES published by
Antonelli have not been favorably re-
cons -quence Of these DEGREES he paper
| mun. allen three per cent. The Papal Ar
| my will consist Of 10 900 men.
ENGLAND.-The Turkish government, in order
to grant Eos, 900 on demand of England for inju-
ries and losses sustained by British subjects dur
Ing the occupation Of Leghorn by the Austrian
troops
The Austrian government has sent dispatches
to the King Of Hanover, urging him to interfere
toward the elecior of Hesse in destroying the con-
sti,uton and making himself absolute, and pro-
claiming King Earnest material and moral assist
ant
DENMARK. Accounts from Schleswig state
that the Danish operations by sea have been con-
lnued among the Islands of the west coast of
SchIeswig. They have taken possession of F"hr
Amrum. List and Sill the three Hnlsteir gun
boats. The whole Of rhe naval force on the west
coast could make etfectuaJ resistance.
LONDON McNEY MARKEr.-ConsoIs quoted at
9GI 96ss; for money 96s 963, for account; no
change in the quotations of sureiies. Business
dull. Mexican bonds, 30s 3d.; Pennsylvania
bonds 8l3 49,.
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GENTLE CoRREorIoS.-That queer old fel-
low Pepys, in his Diary, records the following
specimen of the manner of correcting careless
servants in the year 1860 -
1This morning. observing some thirgs not
laid up as they should be by my girl, took a
broom and basted her till she cried extremely"
Very likely Boston Post
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Medical Department. Of Eampden Sidney
College, TX cErGud Va

1t will be seen by an advertisement in our
paper, that the thirteenti annual course of this
institution commences on the l4ih of this month
and continues until The first Of March, next
The lectures will be from five chairs filled by
gentlemen of ability ard distinction in the Pro-
fession--whieh together with the price Of tickets
and rates of board, and The climate, render the
institution one of the most eligible for medical
instruction to be found in the country.
The meeting Of the Virginia Convention and
of the Legislature during the course, together
with the society of Richmond itself, render the
place far more attractive, socially, than any of
the large Northern cities We hope to see a
large class of Southern students there
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INGENIOUS DEvIcE.-In Charleston, Souih
Crolina, Angus Smith saws an OIL cask IN two'
puts half Of it on his head, attaches heavy
weights to the edges, and lets himself down IN
the water and fishes up goods tnat nave 'aien
overboord He can remain under nf'een m'nhtes
The half cask being alright, excludes the
water Smith recovered in this way cask of
cp,lerv for which $50 reward had been offered.
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fW- Rt. Rev. Dr. Burns, Roman Catholic
Bishop of Arkansas at present in Dublin, IS
coming to America, and will be accompanied
back to his diocese again by clergyman and
upwards Of six hundred farmers, from one dis
trict in the county of Wexford a number OF
ladies of the Sisters Of Mercy have also signi-
fled their intention to accompany him. The
site of the new colony is between Little Rock
and Van Buren, and the Bishop describes the
and as Astounding with fruit and corn.
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PmrLADELpH,s, Oc,ober 9.
Pennsplrania Elections. Congressional DISTRICTS
Members elected.
First District Florence, democrat, elected over
Levin. ass
Second District. Chandler, wing.
Third Distrct--Moore, wing.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures, democrat
Fifth District. --McNair. Demot ratio gain.
Eighth Dlstrct.--Slevens, wing, reelected.
Ninth District.--Glancy Jones, democrat.
Tenth District. -Dimmock, democrat
The city election passed off quietly. Gilpin,
wing candidate for mayor, elected by nearly three
thousand majority.
The Fifth district, Montgomery county, gives
McNaIr, democratic candidate for Congress, over
one thousand majority.
Delaware gives Freddy, wing candidate Tor
Congress, about five hundred.
Whole democratic ticket elected in Montgomery,
| Fourteenth district, S;huylkill county, gives
Boas, democratic candidate for Congress, about
one hundred and fifty majority. Harrisburg,
Dauphin, Boas $ ajority two hundred and ninety
seven. Lebanon to hear from
Seventeenth district, Mitflin Co., gives Parker,
democratic candidate for Congress, four hundred
and seventy five mejprity.
York and Adams, kunz, democrat, elected by
four hundred majority
BALTIMORE, October 9-9 p. m.
Twelve wards heard from. Jerome, Wing can
didate for mayor, has gained twenty-nne hundred
over loves vote. Jerome, in AL probability
IS elected. The wings gam several menoers Il
council.
| BALTIMORE, Oct. 9th 10 clock P. NJ.
| John Fl. L. Jerome, Wing, is elected mavor.by
| 4l6 majority IN that neighborhood. Collcil
equally divided.
CANTON, Ono, Oct. o. ,tark county, in Ohio,
elected Wing senator. which is VIII z gam.
Ii is supposed Mr. Wood, Democrat, is elected
Governor. This is mere supposition.
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80" Now that Congress has adjourned, we shal.
C .tions that have been accommodating on our
hand. for some time, and also some important
documents.
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ARRESTED FOR TAMPERING WITH SLAVES
Mr.. Charles Boyd, Of Philadelphia, has been ar
rested at Rutherfordton, N. c., charged with tam
pering with slaves, using inccndiary language
&c. Boyd has been in the employ Of the Phia-
delphia and North Carolina mining and smelling
company, and has for some time been regarded
with Suspicion, on account Of information de.
rived through negroes. He was committed for
want Of bail
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SUFFOLK BANK Observation-Disclosures one and
two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, bag con-
tanning $4,000 in gold was stolen from the
counter of the Suffolk nank, just after it had
been placed there by the messenger Of the Ex-
change Bank. Previously, officer Starkweather
had noticed in the street a man whom he sup
posed to be thief, and discovered from his
movements that he knew Starkwcather to be an
officer, and therefore requested Major Thacher
to keep an eve upon him, while he, Stirkweather,
remained a little in the back ground In few
minutes, Major +. saw the stranger 90 up into
the bank, and upon following up, found him
making some memoranda on a piece of paper.
The next moment, just as the teller had turned
round from the counter. the fellow lifted the
bag of gold, tucked it under his sack, and
walked out Major T. following him. Upon
reaching the street Major r. beckoned to Stark
weather, and, supposing that the signal was OBJ
served by s., continued on after the thief into
kilby street, where he was Joined by an accom-
plice. The two then proceeded southwark Ma
ior T. keeping in their wake until they entered
the Fountain House, at the corner of Beach
street and Harrison avenue. He still thought
Starkweather was following and went bnck to
meet him, bat such was not the fact, and in this
interim the couple that entered the Fountain
II use, left it unobserved, aud have not been
seen since.-Bo Post Oct. Z.
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FRENCH FINANCES. - The weekly accounts
published by the directors ofthe bank of France
show that the cash on hand has increased 1880
900 francs. The commercial bills discounted
have increased 100000. The protested bills
have increased by over 100000. The bank
notes in circulation have decreased bv 1850, 600
francs. The balance to the credit of treasury
has increased 6,750,0Oo francs.
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An OVER TRUE TALE.-WhiIe Standing in
one Of the music stores in Broadway, last week,
we saw hundreds Of anxious persons pay six
eight, ten, and fifteen dollars for Jenny Lind
Concert ticket, and go away perfectly delighted
at the idea of securing ticket at any price On
the steps of the same store stood an old man
whose hairs were as white as silver. his limbs
trembling with age, holding ont his hands for
aims, with printed slip, containing the words
AN BLIND" on his breast. Not one of the
hundreds who had just paid such prices for
tickets, threw one penny in the old mans hat,
who was perhaps suffering for want of bread.
What cold unchartible world is this l--Eaaon
Argus,
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f9767 10
It is TO be lamented that so lucrative a mar
ket should be closed to American lierateurs.