The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-12-13
Tuesday EvenIng, Dec. 10, 1850

AWesuuy evening, Afec. 10, AS5O
PRAoTIcAL NULLlFicATlon.- AN act
has recently passed the Legislature of
Vermont, which practically nullifes the
operations of the fugitive slave law. AS
we understand it. it provides for an APP.
peal lrcm the United States Commits.
sioner to the State courts. for the writ of
-habeas corpus to be issued fromthis court,
for the right of trial by jury, aud directs
the States 'sAtlorney to see that every per-
son arrested as a fugitive slave is acquit
ted it it can be done lawfully. When
the executive or judicial officers of the
State are of opinion that an arrest is in.
tended, they arc directed 10 give imme
diale notice TO the attorney within their
county that he may take timely measures
TO do the duty devoIving upon him.
MoRE EXCITEMENT There is to be a
Stale COnventinh held at Syracuse. ~ Y
on the 7th, Sth aud 9th Of January next,
to consider the fugitive slave law. The
New York Tribune says that similar Con.
venlions are To be held in other States,
with viewuf having Convention of
Ftee Suites against the measure.
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MORGAN HERALD. The enterprizing
and interchangeable editor of the Morgan
Herald Published at McConneisville.
Ohio, has just started, upon the extern
sion of The telegraph to that place. a
Daily paper. We thought we were fond
Of risks, but the Herald beats us out of
all character. Success To the investment.
A HNT,-It is whispered about IN
certain CIRCLES that Sam" keeps the
most attractive portion Of the Tallmadse
House. We don'tknow how it is, as we
have considered the able hard To beat
FRGINIA-Pfa@ .for DtsP0sing of the
Free Negroes. = Both Houses Of the Vir,
ginia Legislature organized on Monday
with per ect harmony aud good feeling.
In the Senate, Mr.. Dennis was re elected
Speaker; and, in The House of Delegates,
Col. George w. Hopkins was unani
mously elected Speaker. A very con.
siderable portion of Governor Floyd's
message is devoted to the subject Of the
internal improvements of the State. He
proposes two additional modes of getting
rid ofthe free negroes of the State-one
by allowing the same amount To every
free person of color who shall prove that
he has removed from aud purchased lands
beyond the limits Of the COMMUNICABLE
of Virginia, as is now by law approptiat
edto send such person to Liberia aud an.
other adding expatralion to the punish.
ment Of colnred persons for larceny, His
remarks on The subject of the federal re.
a;ions of the State aud the Fugitive
Slave Law were quoted by us on Salur.
day.
From ExIoo-The New Orlcans pa
pers have Vera Cruz dates Ia the 22,l uIt
Mi Stewatt. consul of Mexico, at New
York, arrived in the vessel which brought
these adpices:
The question of the Presidency, it i.
conceded, is definitely settled in favor %
Alista The financial condition Of tn,
Republic still engages the attention %
Congress, which body is yet occupied il
arranging the interior and foreign debt
They have large amount To pay. anC
nothing 20 pay 1t with, aud they are puz
zled.
The diligence from TERRA deutro hac
twice been attacked aud plnndered, ne al
III city, by party composed Of nine mer
and four women. Highway robbers hat
become so bold as to commit their depre
dations almost within the gates of the
ciry-these depredaling parties being of
ten composed in part Of women.
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MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR or TEXAS
TIE Ten Millions and tie Teras Debt
The New Orleans Picayune has 10
ceived copy Of the message Of Gov
Bell.
The Governor commences by saying
that event which has taken place-lh
acceptan Of the boundry Sill was an
ticipaIed by him and the Legislature =
He justiies the submitting of the propo
, sitions to the people, though the resolu
tions contained no such stipulation. HI
, thinks it is 10 be regretted that Congress
was not more specific in defining The
mode of ascertainng aud making kuowr
atlhe federal treasury the amount Of deb
for which the five millions Of stock are
to be retained, or had not deemed the
REIMBURSEMENT by the State of all labil
, ity on lhespart of the United States, al
sufficient guarantee. He consider
that The creditors of Texas must look Il
her alone, and lot to Texas, for an ad
justment of their claims, In regard Il
bonds issued by the late Republic fo
double the amount of the original con
. tracts. he thinks that between private in
diviJuals such would DO void on aceoun
Of us,ry. lie, however, recommend
. that The Government sboold certn;nl,