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of outnumberinn them. And why? First, be-
cause there is greater surplus Of population in
the free, than in the Slare States; and hence the
emigration into California will be greater from
the free, than from the slave States. Second.
because when the Shareholders go there, anG
take their slaves with them the vote Of the mas
ter alone will count in the representatives IN
their convention. 1t will not be there, as It is in
the Congress of the United States, where every
five slaves count three polls. We might,
therefore, almost halt depopulaie the slave States
by removals to the territories acquired irom Me-
leo, and yet be out numbered bv the voters from
the Tree States We have then, no hope-none
whatever-not Shddow Of nope, of ever being
able to establish slavery in those territories
Shall we, then, put this Union in jeopardy for the
indulgence Of such vain, iusory hope? Is
the Union of no value to MS? will not presume
to count its cost, or estimate its value ! be-
ieye 4.5ts of the men of property in this coun-
try will stand by the Union as it is. 1t may suit
aspiring politicians. demagogues; and agltators,
to esteem its value lghtly-lightIy, compared
with their own ggrand;sement, by dlsso-
luton But the moderate, the calm. the consi-
derate and sober thinking people, will ponder
deeply before they will lend their aid in thought,
word or deed, to weaken the ties that bind US to.
gether, zone and inseparable, row and for ever"
But suppose, for the sake Of argument, that in
some one or more of the territories, there may
be preponderance of shareholders, and that
constitution was framed establishing slavery
there-would we not 2ronouce it tacfious in the
people Of the free States to oppose her admission
on the pretended ground that they had not time and
opportunity 10 emigrate and settle there. but on
the real ground, that slavery was thus extended
There is at this time. strong feeling among
the people of the free States in favor of abandon
ing the he"WiImot Proviso, torthe sake otthe Union
Let us not provoke them to further opposition by
unfounded or unjust claims. Let us express our
voice in favor of the admission Of California,
with her present copsttution. The leaders Of
the people are sometimes mistaken inthe opinions
of theifconstituents Let US show to our leaders
that we lone the Union and that we will not give
it up, unless our constitutional rights plainly
and openly inrdded. | say, then, let US have a
meeting Of the calm, the moderate, the rejecting
people, Of the country, and declare to our repre-
sentatires that we are not willing 10 put the Ua,
ion IN danger, by refusing admission To California
s'wiih her present constitution
A SHAREHOLDERS.
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it be urged as an object TO the admission Of
California as State, that she has excluded
ii! Were another slave State ready for adj.
mission. fhe objection to California would
be withdrawn by those who urge it.
Mr.. Inge undertakes to shew the benefits
which would accrue to the South by dis
solution Of the Union. We cannot reason
with man who takes such ground: we re-
gret that any man possessing such senti-,
ments, should occupy a position to give
them utterance on the floor of Congress.
The time has been. when member who
would dare to advocate dissolution of the
Union, would have beeh classed with
Arnold and other traitors 10 their country:
and we hope, that there is still enough Of
the spirit Of our fathers extant in the land,
to rebuke, in d becoming manner. those
who are seeking to kindle the flames Of in
ternal war.
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% E T R Y
From the Home Journal.
The Life Book.

Write, Mother, write!
A new, unspotted book of life before thee,
Thlneis the hand to trace upon its pages
The trst few characters: to live in glory,
Or live in shame through long unending ages.
Write, Mother, write!
Thy hand, though womans, must not faint nor
falter;
The lot is on thee-nerve thee then with care;
A mothers trdcery time may never alter
Be its first impress, then, the breath of prayer
Write, Mother, write!
Write, Father, write!
Take thee a pen plucked from an eagles pinion,
And write immortal actions for thy son;
Teach him that man forgets mans high do
minion, done
Creeping on earth, leaving great deeds un-
Write, Father, write!
Leave on his Life-book fond fathers blessing,
To shield him mid temptation, toll and sin,
And he shall 60 to glory's field, possessing
Strength to contend, and confidence to aein.
Write, Father, write!
Write, Sister, write!
Nay, shrink not, for sisters love is holy!
Write words the angels whisper in thine ears;
No bud of sweet affection, howe'er lowly,
Dul plaHleu mere Will DlOOn III atLeF years.
Write, Sister, write!
Something to cheer him, his rough way pur-
suing,
For manhood's lot, is sterner far than ours;
lie may not pause-he must be up and doing,
Whilst thouart idly dreaming among flowers.
Write, Sister, write!
Write, Brother, write
Strike bold blow upon these kindred pages;
Write, shoulder TO shoulder, brother we will
go, RACES,
Heart linked TO heart, though wild the conflict
We will defy the battle and the foe.
Write, Brother, write!
We who have trodden boyhood's paths to-
gether,
Beneath the summers sun and winter sky,
What matter if Life bring US some foul wea-
ther!
We may be stronger than adversely.
Write, Brother, write!
Fellow immortal write!
One God reigns in the heayens-thers is nc
other, ker
And all mankind are brethren; thus It's spo.
And whose aids asorrowing, struggling brother
By kindly word, or deed, or friendly token
Shall win the favor of our Heavenly Father
Who judges evil and rewards the good,
And who hath linked the race of man together
In one vast, universal brotherhood!
Fellow Immortal, writel
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Lord What is Man?
BY SHELLEY.

BY SHELLEY.
We are as clouds that veil the midnight moon;
How restlessIy they speed, and CLEAN, and
quiyer,
Streaking the darkness radiantly-yet soon
Night closes round, and they are lost forever.
Or like forgotten Tyres, whose dissonant strings
Give various response to each varying blast,
To whose frail frame no second motion brings
One mood or modulation like the last.
We rest-A dream has power to poison sleep;
We rise-One wandering thought pollutes
the day;
We feel, conceive, or reason, laugh or weep;
Embrace fond woe, or cast our cares away
II is the same! for be it JOY or sorrow,
The path Of its departure still is free;
Mans Yesterday may ne'er be like his morrow
Naught can endure but Eutability.
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MlSCELLAN EOUS
A LAWYER at Fault.

Every body in Philadelphia, and out OF
Philadelphia, we believe, (says the Ger
mantown Telegraph,) knows, or has heard
of Gotleib Scheerer, tall robust, well
formed German, with small twinkling
eve, and a look that tells you. quite as dis
tinctly as language, that he "knows thing
or two Being called upon the stand as
a witness on one occasion, ne was cate
chised rather severely. (as the story goes,)
by Mr.. Dallas, who expected to make out
strong point, by eliciting something from
the following questions:--
"Were you at Harrisburg, Mr.. Scheer-
er, in December
"At Harrisburg in December, did you
say, Mr.. Dallas?'
"Yes, sir, said at Harrisburg in De-
cember.'
Putting. his head down thOughtfully for
moment, he replied:
"No, Dir, was not.
"Were you at Harrisburg in January
Mr. Scheerer?"
"At Harrisburg in January, did you
say, Mr. Dallas!"
"Yes, sir, at Harrisburg IN January
Relapsing into thoughtful mood for a
moment, he replied:
sNo, sir. l was not at Harrisburg in
January"
.Well, Mr. Scheerer, were you at Har.
risbprg in Febuary!"
"bid you say at Harrisburg in FEBRUARY
Mr. BALLAST"
"Yes, sir-answer me, if you please
said at Harrisburg in FEBRUARY"
Studying for aSr1oment or two, as before
No, sir, was not at Harrisburg in Feb
uary." !,
Getting somewhat out of patience with
him., Mr.. D., eleyating his tone, demanded
"At what time. then sir, were you a
Harrisburg9"
"At Harrisburg! At Harrisburg, Nj
BALLAST soas never at Harrisburg IN ing
life sif.'' S ,
II Of course the court adjourned instanter
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/. O, O. F..

HnsFITALER. ENcAMFMENT, No. Z, hold their
regular meetings in Port Gibson, on the first
asd third Saturday evenings of every month.
w. A. NOURSE, Sec'ry.
FRANKLIN LODGE. No. 5, hold their regular
meetings in Port Gibson, every Tuesday eve
ming WM. F. EISELY, Sec'ry.
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s. of T.


PoRT GIBSON DIVISION, No. 8, hold their
regular meetings in Port Gibson, every Friday
evening.
CLAIBORNE DIVISION, No. %, hold their regu-
lar meetings, ia Port Gibson, every Wednesday
evening.
GRAND GULF DIVISION, No. 20, hold their
regular meetings, in Grand Cult, every Wed
nesday evening.
USGoS DIVISION, No. 76, hold their regular
meetings at Rocky Springs, every Saturday
afternoon.
BURroNroN DIVISION, No. lO9, bold their
regular meetings, at Burtonton, every Saturday
afternoon.
Ru.L TEMPLE OF HoNoR. No. 8, hold their
Regular meetings in the Masonic Hall. in Port
Gibson every Thursday evening. Degree Tenn
pie open on same nights.
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W. Fl. EMORY.
To Col. J. J. ALERT, Chief Corps Topo-
graphical Engineers.


THE DEMotRAcY OF New YORK--Wc
published yesterday, the resolutions passed
a few days since at 1amTnany Hail. and were
reioiced 10 see that the democrats present
came out clearly andunequiyocally in favor
of preserving the Union. We hope that
the same sentiment is entertained by the
wings of that city and State; and that all
parties will be foundrallying on the side
Of the Union.-One of the resolutions de-
clares, thati"we deem the union of the
American States the primary political OBJ
iect of all true democrats and another
calls for meeting of the democratic party
at Tammany Hall, at an early day, ''to ex-
pres the voice Of the democracy Of the
great city Of New York in favor ofthe pre-
servation of our glorious union"
These. public demonstrations may have
most salutary influence. They will carry
up the voice of the people to their repre-
sentatives, and tend to repress politicians.
in their mad efforts to destroy the Union.
We should be glad to see union meetings
held all over the countsy-for, a crisis has
arrived when tits necessary for the friends
OF the Union to speaEeut.
We feel confident that not q solitary indi-
vidual in Baltimore, or in.the state Of Mary.
land, can be found, who will advocate a
dissolution Of the union--and we teelequal~
ly sure that public feeling is adverse to
sending delegates to the Southern ConFen-
tion, or to any other meeting where the
question of dssolving the union may be
discussed. In Maryland it's not consid
cred debateable subject, so far as we
! know public sentiment. If there be not q
speedy settlement Of the dispute in Con-
gress, we would advise that public meet
\ iings be called throughout the country, that
the voice Of the people may be heard IN
the halls Of Congress Clipper. =
Power hath ordained nothing which
/ economy saw not needlul. -
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T'alleyrand declared, on one occasion,
that he despised mankind. "The reason" !"
observed Barrass, sis very apparent; ne
has studied himself too deeply,
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TINES AND PLACES OF HOLDING
MEETINGS OF THE DIFFERENT INsTITU-
TIoNs IN CLAIBORNE COUNTY.
III asOnic.

CLINTON Royal ARCH CHAPTER, No 2, hold
their regular or stated meetings, in Port Gibson,
on the third Saturday OF every month.
WASHINGTON LODGE, No. 8, hold their regu-
lar or stated meetings, in Port Gibson. on the
serond Saturday evening Of every month.
GRAND GULF LopGE, No. al, hold their
regular or stated meetings, in Grand Gulf, on
the first Saturday evening of every month.
CARPENTER LoDGE, U. D., hold their regula:
meetings at Rocky Springs. Claiborne county
Miss, on the 4thl Saturday morning Of each
month, at 9 o'clock,
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A contemporary, announcing the mar
riaee Of an editor, says he always was of
the opinion that editors had just as good a
RIGHT 10 starug some mans daughter as any
one else. n
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Col. Emory, in letter recently published in
the National Intelligencer, gives the following
interesting account Of a river which has recently
made its appearance in that portion of our
vast Continent where, perhaps of all others, !:
,,,oe ,,,oeF naaJad.
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10 q
dends. ~ h' 1857 10
"From very careful examination recently
made Of the bart ofthe road upon which these
gates take coils, it appears that the plank where
there is bat single track are worn about one
inch. Some parts Of the road are worn more
owing to the planks having been fioated by wa
ter uader them, but where the road was properly
constructed. so that the planks have not moved,
the wear is just about an inch.
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Power hath ordained nothing which
saw not needful.
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TH1RTY-rIRsF CON aRBss.
sECOhD SESSION.
IN s + N A T Z.
THURSDAY. Dec

THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 1850
Mr.. BUTLER, of South Carolina, Mr. MILLER,
of New Jersey, and Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS, of
Mississippi, appeared in their seats to-day.
Petitions were presented by the President,
pro tem., Messrs. JEFF. DAVIS, JONES, and BELL.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
On motion of Mr.. HAMLIS, it was ordered by
the Senate that the Presidents Message and docu-
ments be printed IN two parts-the first part to be
composed of the message and reports Of depart
ments, &C., excepting the report from the War
Department, which with its accompanying papers,
shall constitute the second part.
Mr.. HAMLM explained that by this division Of
the message and papers accompanying it, into
two volumes, the most interesting portions of these
documents, to the public at large, will be more
speedily got ready for circulation, than by waiting
for the preparation of the plates and diagrams of
the report of the War Department. which may be
delayed to be printed by itself.
On motion Of Mr.. HAMLIN, the Committee Of
Commerce were instructed to inquire into the eX-
pediency Of establishing port OF entry on the
Umpaua river, on the Pacific coast, and Of making
Pacific city, on said coast, port of delivery.
On motion Of Mr.. JEFF. DAVIS, so much of the
Presidents Message relates to the military af-
fairs and deences Of the country, was referred 10
the Military Committee.
On motion OF Mr.. HUNTER, the President 5
Message, far relates TO The finances, was re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Finance.
Ga motion Of Mr.. HAMLIN, the said message, as
far it relates to commercial affairs, referred
TO the Committee on Commerce.
And the Senate agreed, when they adjourned,
to adjourn over to next Monday.
And after the consideration Of private bill, the
Senate accordingly adjourned over to Monday
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DEATH OF GARRETT d. WALL.-General Gar
ret D. Wall, late United States Senator from
New Jersey, died last night, Nov. %, at his resi-
dence in Burlington, n. J. His disease was
dropsy on the chest, and his health has been de-
clining for two or three years. We may safely
say that no man in New Jersey could be more
generally lamented than General Wall. Distin-
guished not less for his private virtues than for
his high patriotism, he commanded the esteem
and affection of all WHO were acquainted with
him.
General Wall was n native Of New Jersey
and has resided there all his life. He was law
yer by profession, and stood at the head of the
bar in his native State, while he continued in
practice. His career has been one Of little in
cident from the fact that he has uniformly de-
clned taking n prominent part in public affairs
During the war with Great Britain, he COM
manded company that was in service, but since
that time he has remained in the quiet pursuit
of his private business, except during one term
in the United States Senate to which he was
elected during General Jackson's Administrl-
ton.
He has uniformly declined all other offices
even that of Governor of New Jersey, to which
he was elected by the legislature on more than
one occasi n. STILL Notwithstanding his chosen
retirement, he has shown no lack of interest in
public affairs, and his views on great questions
have been given fearlessly, and have always com
manded the respect Of all parties.
In his early life he was Federalist, but left
that party and joined the Democrats at the time
of the war of 1912. General Wall was over
seventy years Of age. He leaves n widow in
atfluencc, and several children-PhiLa Bulletin
23d nSt
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HUsK BEps.-Now (thr husking season. is
the time to secure the best and most durable sort
of under beds All the inner husks of the corn
should be saved for this purpose. True, it takes
great many to make bed but when once the
sack is filed, it is bed for life and the lightest
and softest thing of the kind that any one could
desire. The huSkS curl up as they dry, and never
mat down afterwards. Moreover, no insects
ever lodge in them, rs vermin do in straw
They are perfectly clearly and being of tough
and strong texture, they will not wear out for
years We regard n good husk bed cheap for
SIS. A young married couple to the end Of life,
live they ever so long, will have no occasion to
fill new under bed, if they once have tn, ir
sacks filled with good soft well dried corn husks
We had all Of ours filed fifteen years ago, and
they are this day as good rs new.'-Gosport
Banner.
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From The Mobile Tribune.

An INTERESTING HISTORICAL FAcT.-At the
time of the Persian invasion of Greece, and when
Athens was in possession Of the Persian gen
eral, an ambassador was sent to the Athenians,
then fugitives in Salamis, offering them repara-
ten Of all damage done to their city, and an ad-
dition of territories, if they would submit to
Persia, and join her in an equal and Independent
alliance against Greece They replied to him
Cast not in our teeth that the power of Persia
is many times greater than ours we too know
that as well as thou but we, nevertheless, love
freedom well enough to resist him in the best
manner we cam" One unfortunate individual,
Lykidos, made an exception to the unanimous
resolution of the Athenians to continue their re-
SiStance. He ventured to recommend the ac-
ceptance of the propositions Of Persia. So flu
rious was the wrath, or so strong the suspicion
of corruption which his sngle-voced negative
produced, that the senators and people both
combined to starve him to death while the
Athenian women, hearing what had passed, went
of their own accord to the house of Lykidos and
stoned to death his wife and children. In The
desparate pitch Of resolution 10 achich The AAenanS
,oere noound up, an opponent passed for trailo. ;
UNANIMITY, eren though ertorted by terror, WAS
ESSENTIAL TO THEIR FEELINGS.
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leris.,nre opnosed to the interest and win Of ths

Legislature opposed to the interest and will OF the
people of Mississippi. ..,"@
7 BE IL Further Resolved, That the course Of the
Hon. Jefferson Davis, as senator, and Hons. A.
G. Brown, VIM. Melville, w. s. Featherston,
and Jacob Thompson, as representatives in Con-
gress from this State, in their firm and conslstsnt
support and able advocacy Of the rights and honor
OF Mississippi and the South, on all questions be-
fore Congress at its late session, involved in the
slavery controversy, is approVed; that the course
of the Hon. Henry s. Foote on all these questions
is not approved, and this legislature does not
consider the interests of the State of Mississippi
committed to his charge, safe in his keeping.