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The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-30
RATIFICATION MEETING.

AT large and respectable meeting of the
citizens of Jackson and it's vicinity, held at
the City Hall, on Saturday, the 6thof July
1850, at | | o'clock, a. NJ, for the purpose oi
tatifying the proceedings of the Nashville
Convention.
On motion of Maj. Mosely, the Hon
John |. Guon was called to the Chair and
after having addressed the meeting as to the
object of its assembage in terms of glowing
eloquence and patriotism.
On motion of Col Tarpley, E. P. Russell
was appointed Secretary.
On motion of Gov. Quitman ResolUed
That committee of seven be appointed to
prepare resolutions expressive of the sense
OF this meeting. Whereupon, the Chair
man appointed Messrs. J. A. Quitman, J
z. Fitzpatrick, G. S. Tarpley, Geo. Fearn
u o. Williams, G. NJ. Barnes, and Il. J
Shackelford.
During the retirement of the committee
on motion the Address of the Nashville Con.
vention to the People of the Southern
states, and the resolutions adopted by said
convention, were read to this meeting
ihe committee, through Gov Quitman
tne chairman, presented for the considera.
ton and approval of the meeting the follow
ing resolutions, to-wit:
l. Resolved, That this meeting fully an
prove the address and resolutions of the
Southern convention, lately held at Mash.
vile, and will maintain and defend the nrin.
ciples and determinations therein set forth
2. ReSoLved, That in addition to the res
olutions adopted by said convention. ant
which are hereby ratified and confirmed by
this meeting, we affirm that neither the ter
ritorial legislatures, nor the inhabitants o
the territories have power to exclude slave
property, until such time as such TERRITORY
shall have been organized and empowered
by law to form State constitution, ant
that all exercise of such assumed power b,
the inhabitants of a territory. is revolutiona
~ and subversive of the rights of the peopl
ol the States whose property is thus pre-
scribed
.. Resotved, That the attempt Of po
,lon OF the inhabitants of California to usur
dominion over that extensive territory, an
70 establish therein fundamental law 70
ever excluding the STAKEHOLDER and his pr,
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MY CHRISTIAN NAME.

My Christian name-my Christian name,
Inever hear it now;
None have the right to utterit;
'TiS LOST know not how
My worldly fame the world speaks loud
Thank God for wel-earned fame
But silence sits atmy cold hearth
have no household name
My Christian name-my Christian name,
1t has an uncouth sound:
My mother chose it out of those
In Bible pages found:
Mother! whose accents made most sweet
What else held in shame
Dost thou yet whisper up in heaven
My poor, lost Christian name?
Brothers and sisters Knockers oft
Of the quaint name bore,
Would could burst Deaths gates to hear
Some call it out once more
One speaks it still-in written lines
The last fraternal claim;
But the wide seas between us drown
Its sound~-my Christian name!
had dream for years. Ore voice
Might breathe this homely word
Aslove breathes: had swooned with Joy
Had my name thus heard, [heart
Oh, dumb, dumb lips Oh, crushed, crushed
Oh grief past pride, past shame
To die--to die, and never hear
Thee speak my Christian name!
God send thee bliss God send me rest!
If thou with footsteps calm
Shouldst trace my bleeding feet God make
To thee each blood-drop--balm
Peace to these pangs! Mother! put forth
Thine elder holier claim;
And the first word hear in heaven
May be my Christian namel
Chambers journal
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tS0UtheyH Press.

INCREASE AND MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMY,
The Secretary of War has given official no.
tice that agreeaby to the provisions of an
act to increase the rank and file Of the army,
and to encourage enIistments, approved
June 18th, 1850, the companies Of light ar
tiIlery will be increased to sixty-four prvates
each. He also directs that the several com
panies Of the army serving at the military
posts in Texas, New Mexico, California and
Oregon, as well as those stationed at Forts
Smelling and Gaines, on the Upper Missis-
sippi, at Forts Kearny and Laramie, on the
route to Oregon, and at posts to be estab-
lished on the Des Mones, Canadian and
Upper Arkansas rivers, shall each be in
creased 10 seventy-four privates. Portions
OF the infantry companies in Texas and New
Mexico and at the Canadian and Arkansas
posts, where there may be no regularly
mounted force, will be properly equipped
and mounted as cavalry.
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FoLLY OF NIcKNAMEs.-Tullia has

FoLLY OF NIcKNAMEs.-TuIIia has eight
children, boy and girls. l often see them,
and during nearly l6 years, have never yet
learned their real names with any degree of
accuracy. What vile habit thus to nick
name children! 1t smacks of vulgarity, as,
indeed, do all SOnbyiquetS, and they often
pass from the nursery to manhood, with no
little disadvantage, not only to the future re-
spectability Of the boy, but even to his NOR
al and intellectual character. Auan7e has
more Of substance in it than even Shaks-
peare supposed. This might be shown in
many illustrative ways, proving the impro-
priety of nicknames. Malinda was boo5oo
as a child, and she remains b0oJoo as wo-
man. Caius was the title sailor, as a boy.
and at sixteen he went into the navy, and
was shipwrecked the first voyage Missed
lameoas Thoughts, by A,,tho7,y Gyumb1ey.
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ALEXANDER II. STEPHENs.
The Liverpool Mail induIoes in t6e mo.

The Liverpool Mail INDUCES in the most
sombre views as to the state of England. It
says:
1--WE are sorry to say that we continue on
the sliding scale-downwards We wish
we could, but in honesty we cannot, hold
out any hopes to those whose fortunes are
embarked, and their families dependent. up
on the profits of native industry. All is
gloom, uncertainty and dismay. In every
part OF the country the generous impulses of
charity are chilled, and if things remain as
they are many months longer, many of our
long-cherished institutions must be closed
FOR lack of funds. The foreigner is robbino
England as privileged pirate; and al
though we have upwards of seventeen mil.
lion of bullion in the Bank of England, it is
of no more use to tire nation than seventeen
millions of bushels of sand" C
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AMERICAN INVENTIVE GENlus.-The i'm

AMERICAN INVENTIVE GENIUs.-The i'm
provement in the manufacture of percussion
caps by machinery have been rapid and won
derful A Washington letter in the n. Y.
Tribune, speaking of them, says:
Formerly we imported percussion caps
entirely from Europe, they were made by
hand labor. Bouton invented a machine,
and the House committee OH military affairs
report that it forms the most perfect cap ev-
er made for the small firearms now in use
in our army. Fisher, an ingenious mechan.
ic, now dead, invented an apparatus for
charging Boutons cap with the illuminate.
Wright next sets his wits to work, and
combined Fisher and Bouton's machines in
to one, which cuts the star from the copper,
forms the cap, charges it with the illuminate,
presses and delivers it, ready to be varnish-
ed. Percussion caps are now made here of
the best quality, for army use, at so cents
per 1000, the material costs nearly nine
tenths of that price, labor-saving machinery
can't well get beyond that
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-30

In l774, Patrick Henry appeared in /
the venerable body of the old Continen.
tai Congress of the United States,
when it met for the first ii ne. Henry
broke the silence which for a while
overawed the minds of all present, and
as he proceeded, rose with the magnil
tude and Importance of the subject I'd
the nohlest displays of argument and
eloquence.
"This," said he, "s not the time
for ceremony; the question before the
House is one of awful moment to this
country. 1t is nothing less than Free
dom or slavery. If we wish to be free
zoe must Gght-I repeat it, sir, De must
fghu An appeal to arms and to the
God of Hosts, is all that is left us. 1t
is in vain to eXtenuate the matter.
Gentlemen may cry, peace peace but
there is no peace. The war is actual
ly begun. The next gale that sweeps
from the North. will bring to our ears
the clash of resounding arms; our
brethren are already in the field why
stand we here idlel What is it that
gentlemen wish2 What would they
have2 Is life so dear, and peace SO
sweet, as to be purchased at the price
Of chains and slavery Forbid it, AL
mighty God | know not what course
others may take, but as for me-" cried
he, with both his arms extended aloft,
his brows knit, every feature marked
with the resolute purpose of his soul,
and his voice sWelIed to it's boldest
note of exclamation, "give me liberty,
or give me death !" He took his seat,
and the cry, ito arms !" seemed to quiv-
er upon every lip, and CLEAN from eve
ry eye.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-30

EMIGRATION TO AMERICA.-The latest
accounts from Norway state that pre-,
parations were being made on a grand
scale for emigration to the U. States.
"The number Of persons who propose
expatriating themselves in order to go
and try their fortune In America, is es>
tmated at 10000 persons, being two
per cent, ofthe entire population Of the
kingdom. From one commune alone,
that Of Loelag, in the province of Aker-
shans, which contains 5,l05 inhabi-
tants, GG3 individuals are about TO em-
bark for New York"
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-30
DECAY OF FRUIT TREES

The Southern Planter relates the ollow.
ing singular fact;
A singular fact, and one worthy Of being
recorded, was mentioned few days since
by Mr. Alexander Duke of AlbcmarIe, He
stated that while on visit to his neighbor
his attention was called TO a large orchard
every tree in which had been totally de-
stroyed by the ravages of the worm, with
the exception OF three; and these three
Were probably the most thrifty aud flourish.
ing peach trees he ever saw, The only
cause of their superiority known to his host,
was an experiment made in consequence OF
observing that the parts Of worm-eaten tim
Der, into which nails had been driven, were
generally sound. When his trees Were
about year old, he had selected three of
them, and driven a teu-penny nail through
the body as near the ground as possible
whilst the balance of the orchard had grad
ualy failed and finally yielded entirely to
the ravages of the worms, these three trees,
selected at random, treated precisely in the
same manner, with the exception of the
mailing, had always been vigorous and
healthy, furnishing him at that very period
with the greatest prolusion of the most lus-
cious fruit. 1t Is supposed that the salt OF
iron afforded by the nail is offensive to the
worm, whilst it is harmless, or even bene-
fetal, to the tree.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-30

Labruyere says--"Men begin with loTs
aud end with ambition Women begin
with love and end with.-love.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-30

A Whoever is open, loyal.
and true, whoever is Of humane and affa.
BILE demeanor whoever is honorable in him.
self and in his judgment Of others, and re.
quires no law but his word to make him full.
fill an engagement, such man is gentle.
man, and such a man may be found among
the tillers OF the ground. FeYe.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-30

We suppose that Senator Foote has
lost confidence in the intelligence of
the people of Mississippi, as we see it
stated that he anticipates canvassing
the state after the adjournm ent ofCon>
gress, to bring about justification of
himself in his course upon the adjust
ment bill" He expresses entire oon-
iidence in his ability to do this, if he
can but have a hearing before the peo-
pie. This pretty plainly indicates an
opinion on his part of our ignorance of
the merits of the question-for surely
he cannot hatter himself that any spe>
cial pleading will have any influence
in matter of such moment with the
people Of this State.-So rthern Appedf.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-30

MIR. Stevens said a am opposed to the
diffusion of slavery because coufning it
within its present limits will bring the States
themselves to its gradual abolition, Let
this disease spread, and although it will
renter the whole body lcprous and loath-
some, yet it will long survive. Confne it,
and like the cancer that is tending to the
heart it must be eradicated, or it will eat
out the vitals. The sooner the patient is
convinced of this, the sooner he will procure
the healing operation"
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ayes, sir this admitted result is, to my
mind, one of the most agreeable consequent
ces of the legitimate restriction of slavery.
Coniine this malady within its present limits,
surround it by Gordon of freemen that it
cannot spread, and in less than twenty-five
years every slaveholding Sta1e in this Uni
on will have on its statute-books law for
the gradual and final extinction of slavery.
Then will have been consummated the fond
est wishes of every patriots heart. Then
will our fair country be glorious, indeed
and be to posterlty bright example of the
true principles of government-or universal
freedom"
My colleague has been subjected to not
a little severe criticism from Southern gen.
tlemen for the expression ofthese sentiments.
| can tell gentlemen from the South, that
this language is by no means pcculior to my
colleague. They are, as far as / know, the
sentiments the entire North. That speech
has been again republished both in English
and German, and circulated by thousands.
This sentiments is of no new growth.
doubt not that my colleague himself learned
it at his mothers knee, and these lessons
are seldom forgotten.-Speech Of Hon. John
w. H0ire, 9f Pennsylvania
ConGne the North to its present limits,
and ere long, pauperism crime, vice and dis.
ease, "will eat ont her vitals,' or the vast
horde of the victims of these ills, controll-
ilg the ballotbox, will rise against the in
stitution Of property and the rewards of in
dustry and plumber, socialism and anarchy
will overspread that region, to be followed
by desolation and the strifes of rapine and
famine, until military despotism rises on the
ruins of their boasted freedom.
tS0mhern Press.
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