The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-02

J. L. MToHELL, Esq. Z
The Legislature seems at last alarmed q
the IDEA Of sdjOurhinE and returning home TO
their sovereign constituency without doing
anything, and for few days past have indioa'
tedkdesire 70 act. The Senate have disposed
Of much business, and &c usual are in advance
Ofthe House some 6 or 8 days. This day the
Senate are engaged considering a memorial to
Congress, asking the renewal of distractions
from Pass Manshac, in the State Of Louisiana
The House to-day took up the consideration OF
the resolutions reported BY the committee on
State and Federal relations, and proceeded TO
the adoption 81 nearly all Of them.
27th.-The House have adopted the %reSolu-
tons Of the committee, and have provided for
the election, BY The Legislature, Ola delegates
for the State at large, and for the election by
the people, Of Two from each Congressional
district -ons from each political Party-and
provided forth payment Oftleire expenses, DC
The action Of the Legislature on this question
seems to be based on the assumption'ihat as
the north has violated the constitution zoe are
no loncer under any obligation to regard it,
Indeed that is the doctrine boldly declared by
some members.
II this is to be the course ~ofaction pursued by
the South, we may as we'll bid farewell at once,
to that institution VIII CHI has been the cause OF
this fatal action. What do we gain by such a
course as this? We may form Southern con-
federacy and retire from the Union, but what
have we gained by that? We shall Of course
give up the territory which is the cause Of all
this disturbance, aud thus lose all we have
been contending for. All reason seems 10 be
disreparded, as we'll as all constitutions, and
the Legislature have assumed to be "Me people,
and ride down all constitutional checks and
guarantees without any compunctien.
28th.-The Senate have passed the resolu-
tons adopted by the democratic meeting on
the 18th inst :, in answer' TO the letter OF our
members and Senators in Congress, and they
will no doubt pass the House in a day or two.
Taken altogether these resoI utions present
some singular features and strange COntradlc-
tionp, p~uzzling to the metaphysician. But this
is the age Of invention and Of progress" and
these resolutions like another Baltimore plat
form may be construed by parcels to suit 'ht
pros and cons Of every shade.
To-day the House have passed a COmmo"
school bill oPproprialing 100000 out of til
treasury to be distributed to the counties in
prOpOrt on to the Humber of children in each,
betwee en- . and 20 years. Providing that n"
county shall be entitled to receive her proper
tionable share until such county shall have
raised Is per cent on the assessment OF ie49.-
1t is an iniiquitOWs measure, and thrust will be
defeated in the Senate.
The 9th Of March Is fixed upon as the day
for adjournment, and my opinion is, the people
when they shall have carefully examined. th'
acts OF the session will regrStl that this LegislA'
ture ever assembled.
The bill to repeal the rs pei cent damages
for the non-payment Of taxes prior to the Is
Of March was passed and approved yesterday
you,s Iesnect,v.