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The southern press., 1850-11-05
From the .Ns,p Yorker.

7 correspondent begs a hearing for Washing
ton Hunt. We do not pretend to know, the
ropes altogether of political ship-rigging, but
our predictions in favor of Mr.. Hunt from
careful study and observation of his life, having
been frankly expressed, we make room for
correspondent, leaving the reader to draw his
own conclusions: 1914 sssssis u @&e'%
sta@ WASHINGTON HUNT-THE WHIGs. " 10
Ed. New YORKER Though you are an in
dependent, allow me to speak word to and for
party. Washington Hunt has refused to sell
himself to the Anti-R Renters, yet few Wings
talk of boiling him in favor of Seymour, who is
no more opposed to Anti-rent than Hunt Other
Wings talk Of bolting him because he regrets
the passage of the Fugitive slave bil-he pledges
himself solenny to faithfully execute the laws
which myself and thousands of Wings may
regret. yet how do they know but Mr. Seymour
repudiafes the Fugitive Stare La,o say-and
that boldly--that Mr.. Seymour will not, and
dare not declare to the people of this State that
he heartily endorses the Fugitive slare blu Let
the test be applied to him, and let the people
know where he stands .9#' 1s@ti2"
\. The people know, and love Washington Hunt
Some of the Wings at the Union meeting de-
clared that rather than vote for Free-soil Wing,
they would go over to Tammany Hail. What
would they gain there! is not Tammany Hall
anu Tic DeilocTatiC party Oh LllS Sbatc Iuii OIL
Free-soilers? Did not Fernando Wood play
into the hands of the Barnburners--and what
are the Van Burens, Cambrelengs, etc, of the
party! More than this, the Wing party Of this
State is a Free-soil party, and always has been.
Its people and its Legislature have repeatedly
set their seal against the extension of slavery,
though they adhere to the Constitution and stand
by the laws. What do these insane Wings
want then-to set up little party to themselves:
Just so surely as they swallow the Democratic
bait, of a Union ticket with Scymour's name at
the head of it. they will damn themselves and
destroy their party. The Union ticket is trick
of the enemy, and mark this, If Hunt is cut by
the Wings of this city, the country will retort
terribly upon a portion of the balance of the
ticket. The Niagara, 0tsego, and Oneida boys
know what is going on in New York city-they
are anxious and ready to help. elect Hunt, the
peoples favorite, but they will strangle any
treason in this city-though Hunt should be de-
feated thereby. III cs. III 3 s.s..,..l
... #Et.5 IN FULL-BLooDED WING.
The southern press., 1850-11-05
Correspondence of the Southern Press
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&as. 2.tAR. New YoRK, Nov. 3, 1850.
As far ais any conclusion can be obtained from
the confusion among political parties in this State,
we suspect Washington Hunt viii be elected
mistaken, but we do believe that the late Union
meeting in this city will operate to the election of
Hunt more than any thing else that could have
been done. r. ~.
Horace Greeley has raised the issue direct,
and admonished all the Abolltioniss, OF all par
ties in the interior, to to the rescue, because
there is an attempt among the city Wings to de-
feat Hunt, on account Of his endorsement of
Seward & Co. We say that Greeley has made
this issue. He has appealed from the city to the
county, and we do rather apprehend that he is
correct, when he says that the 1900 votes which
Hunt will probably lose in the city, viii be made
up by thousands upon thousands in the State
J If Hunt is elected, the South will readily un-
derstand the position of the great State of New
York. 1t will be Abolition, Abolition to the end
of the chapter, beginning with the repeal Of the
Fugitive slave bill, and following it with the abo
lition of slavery in the District Of Columbia, and
the Wilmot Proyiso for the territories, and so
o. until it is abolished in the States.
If Seymour is elected, the South will gain lit
tie bit of Cancellation rather negative, by the
way, but still not so repusive and coarse and vul
gar open, red-mouthed abolition. NV
The merchants Of this city are very sensbly op-
posed to a re-agitalion of the negro question; but
the moral districts" nauseously infected
with the abominable doctrine. Like the smell Of
snur kraa in Pennsylvania village in November,
abolition may be scented in the very air around
us, the moment we get into the interior of New
York. II is full Of abolition Of the most detesta-
BILE stripe. .n .... y. wy -
The election comes off next Tuesday I; and if
Hunt is defeated, you may regard it as wonder
full reaction in New York State in favor Of some
thing like appearance, at least, of honest deal
ing with the South. ~ ss. .,t'
The southern press., 1850-11-05

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The southern press., 1850-11-05

W tuc ....
Z Judge SHARKEY has found it necessary to
adopt and assert the doctrine of General CAss,
that Congress is not sovereign, or is not vested
with any powers of sovereignty over the people
of an unorganized territory. He says:
With us it is essentially fundamental and in
flexible principle that the people possess all SOW
ereign power and this is true as well in unorgan-
lied as organized bodies of people. All our or
ganzation springs from that source-is built upon
that foundation. Where organization exists, the
principle still exists, and the people may act upon
it.. American citizens on American. soil, in the
absence of any restraining power, may exert their
sovereign power in the formation of a constitution
With the acquisition of the territories, the Consti-
tuition Of the United States went there in all it's
parts and principles. II Acknowledges the sove-
reign power Of the people, and under it they had
a right to form government and demand admis-
sion into the Union; and Congress, in admitting
them, exercised political power expressly dele
gated. Hence it is there is no foundation for the
argument that the antslavery clause in the consti-
tuition Of California is tile Wilmot Provso Of Con-
gress, having derived its validity from the act Of
admission. s..s . -. 49, Hs o.,
Well then we are to- understand that if the
people Of California had concluded in their wis
dom to establish an independent Government,
they might have remained so without any Con-
stitutional power of Congress to govern or to lax
them. But then he says, that on the acquisition
of new territory, the Constitution Of the United
States went there in all its parts and principles,
and under it California had right to form
constitution and demand admission. F.'t,a@
Well then we suppose New Mexico has the
same right. She may form Constitution, and
then she may not apply for admission. She is
independent. And thus we have the absurdity of
The southern press., 1850-11-05

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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06
Shareholders going to California.

We notice that extensive expedition is in course
of preparation, to leave Charleston, S. c. in short
time, for California, composed of large number of
Southern gentlemen with their slaves the object of
the expedition being to establish a slave colony in
California. The inducements to make the venture
are of course very great and that the subject
has already engaged the serious attention of numer-
GUS gentlemen in Georgia, Alabama Virginia, and
Mississippi. Much has been said about the laws of
nature rendering it nexpedient to employ slave Ia
Dor in California, but it is we'll known that many
slaves have already been taken there, notwthstan.
ding the hazard encountered losing them and that
thousands more would have been taken were the
owners certain of being protected in the right of en-
Joying this species of labor in that country Those
who have already tested the experiment, aver that
slave labor is much better investment there than
IN the United States,-the labor of single slave al
the mines being worth ten dollars per day A slave
IN California is now valued at SIS 600
The success of this enterprise is rendered the more
probable from the fact that several letters from In
Huential persons have been sent back to the u S.
exhibiting the proftableness of slave labor there
and asserting that large proportion of the citizens
have become convinced of its advantages and that
there Is consequently increasing desire for its in
PRODUCTION Should the enterprise alluded to prove
successful its effects will be seen in the vastly en-.
HANGED value of slave property throughout all the
States, where it now exists
| <ftlaatc (Ga.l Ihtelligeneer, sofa uh.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06

The New Mexico Legislature and diaieuItv x,., r.,
Monroe.
We make the following extract from a letter from,
Major WEIGHTMAN, U. S. Senator elect from Nov
Mexico, to the editors of the St. Louis Republican
PLANTERS. House.. ST. LOUIS,
Aug. "a, 1850.
Gentlemen: My attention has, since nv arrival
here been drawn to an article in your paper of date
of Aug 18th, in which it is represented that nDr
Der of the members of the Legislature of New Mer;
co having protested against certain acts thereof and
withdrawn therefrom, thereby leaving it without
quorum, the Legislature proceeded to elect members
to fill the vacancies, &C.
At the same time that take pleasure in saving
that your author, Mr.. Richard Mckinney, bears
high and honorable character, and u.s. in my opinion
utterly incapable of Intentionally making misstate-
ment must be permitted to deny the above charge
against the legislature
factious attempt was made to destroy the quo
rum, and six members withdrew, sending protest
or letter. of an insulting character to the House of
representatives, based upon the pretended ground
that Mr.. Montoya, of Santa Anna county, could not
get his seat; but as was pithily said by Mr. Juan
Parea, Senator from the Southern district. Il the
real reason not that he could not get his seat to-
day. but because he could not hold it tomorrow
the most satisfactory evidence having reached Santa
Re that the contestng candidate legally elected
For the insult contained in their letter, the six
sgners were promptly expelled, the two contesting
members from Santa Fe admitted and Governor AL
varez notified of the existing vacancies the election
to fill which to have been on the Goth of this
month.
The number of Representatives being twenty-one
OF whom one absent the withdrawal of six others
could not defeat the quorum, without being rein
forced by the project previously tried of Chief JUS
tice Houghton the supposed author of the protest
and the recently defeated candidate for the Senate
One of the members of the House of Representa-
tlves was thrown in prison by warrant of Judge
with hQi0 -
murder committed nearly four years ago. and horses
were prepared to carry him off to another county
where having been brought before two justices of
the peace by writ of habeas corpus, the prosecuting
attorney, gentleman of the same political party as
the Judge positively refused to prosecute and has
since stated that he considered he whole proceed
ing partizan
Major. Weightman has also forwarded letter to
the President of the United States, by telegraph in
which he protests against the policy pursued by Col
Monroe toward the recently formed State Govern
ment of New Mexico
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06

H6eA report has been made public in some OF our
town papers, that's passenger in the Charles
tom few days since, stated that news hadbeen re-
ceiyed in Charleston that Gov BELL, of Texas, had
marched at the head of 10000 troops to Santa Fe
for the purpose of enforcing the municipal laws of
Texas over her Santa Fe territory. The Charleston
papers of Wednesday last the latest received here
make no ausion to such news in circulation there,
and we can only consider the report being unfoun-
ded. The latest news from the Texas Legislature is
contained in the following extract from the New Or
leans . Crescent" which would appear to discredit
the report by passenger:
Important from Texas.
On the 10th ult several bills were introduced in
the Senatorial branch of the Legislature to provide
for the raising Of troops to take forcble possession of
Santa Fe, which severally read first and Sec
ond time and referred to Joint Select Committee OF
both Houses One of these bills provides that the
Governor be authorized to call for five thousand vol
unteers-to be organized into five regiments of one
thousand in the aggregate each the companies to
consist of one hundred men each in the aggregate.
and to be Offered according to the regulations Of
the United States army; that each volunteer shall
receive the same pay that is allowed to troops of the
United States of like character, and quantity OF
land proportionate to the time he serves-for three
months service three hundred and twenty acres for
six months six hundred and forty acres, and for
twelve months twelve hundred and eighty acres, that
two regiments of said volunteers be mustered into
service Immediately, and that the other three be
quired hold themselves in readiness to march at
moments warming that, should the exigences re-
quire the other three regiments in the field at any
time the Governor is required to call them into the
service and march them to the scene of rebellion
that for the payment of said troops for the service
contemplated by the act, the proceeds arising from
the sale of any portion of the public lands that the
State may hereafter SELL are specifically appropra-
ted that the Governor is authorized to take com
mand of said troops in person that the moneys in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, appro
pr;ated for the purpose of carrying into effect the
provisions of this act and that the act be in force
and take effect from and after its passage. p.
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Lone CREEK, Sept. 4th, 1850.

SCULPTURED BUST OF ANDREW JACKsoN:-Ne
looked in at the Chesapeake Bank the other day to
examine bust of Gen. Andrew Jackson, produced
by young man, recently apprentice to the Messrs
Baughman, named Rinehart. 1t was executed
we learn chiefly at night after the hours of labor
of the work gives promise of high attainment in bhls
beautiful art, and leads us to hope that Maryland
may yet be enabled to give to the world some endu
ring mementos of the age, in one of the most adnlr
BILE departments of human genius. The work mas
been presented to Col John S. Cuttings, as an early
and incxiIle friend of the late chieftan thEoughoaS
his political career-Baltimore SuH
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06


PROFESSOR JOHN W. WEBSTER was executed at
Boston on Friday last.
From the Boston Mail, Aug 81
After being taken down, the remains of DR.. Web
ster placed in the cell which he had lately
occupied, and kept until last evening, when they
removed to the residence of his family at Cam
bridge.
We understand that his death was communicated
to the family yesterday afternoon, by Mrs. w. H
Prescott sister of Mrs. Webster Rev. Dr. Putnam
present when the communication made
The family received the intelligence with calm re-
signation and christian fortitude.
The funeral, it is said will take place on Sunday
with as little display possible The corpse will be
deposited in the family tomb at Mount Auburn
Rev. DR.. Walker will ofieiate at the funeral
From the Boston Bee, Aug. 81.
One circumstance occurred at the close of the in
terview Of Prof Webster with his wife and daugh
tiers, on Thursday, evening, which fixes it beyond
doubt that the family: when they left the Doctor
that evening" anticipated seeing him again. for, wher
they were notified that the coach in waiting fol
them, one of the daughters expressed desire to re
main little longer. They were very politely ant
kindly informed that the hour for closing the prison
had arrived, whereupon Mrs Webster asked Mr.
Andrews Will this be your hour for closing il
future! 2" Mr. Andrews said he was confused for al
answer at first, but finally answered her that
would.
It is said that Prof Webster made no detailed con
fesson to go before the public. He has talked free
ly on the subject of the murder with different indi
viduals but always with the promise from them tina
they would not make anything public
| The Rev. Mr. Waterson received very long ant
very singularly written letter from the Professor
before his death, and several other clergymen re
ceived similar letters.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06

The LATE SToRM-The storm of last Saturday
week. to have extended through nearly all the
Atlantic States doing or less injury far as
we have heard from. In this State, serious damage
has been done to the crops The young is near
y all cut off, and the fodder nearly all ruined. On
the Roanoke, the destruction has been complete
Everything having been swept off by the heavy fresh.
et We made flying visit some nifty miles in the
country few days since, and found the crops in a
most melancholy condition. Every body we CONVEX
sed with had sustained more or less loss. From the
appearance of the crops it was evident that not
than onethird at most of the usual quantity of fod
der would be saved; and the grain was considered
at least one-half short, if not more. From present
appearances grain whatever will be exported from
this State the next year. but the other hand, We
may expect to import considerable quantity.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06

The RULING PAssIoN.-We notice in the Congress
sonal proceedings of the 22d inst, that memorial
was presented in the Senate, from Duff Green asking
aid in building five mail steamers for ocean navga-
tion the General asking it agent for t1e Georgia
Exporting Company We hope the General will
meet with better in this project than he did
in the business of draining the Okefenokee Swamp,
in building the East Tennessee and Georgia Rail
road.-4Aanta (Ga.) Inteiligeneer, 30th alt.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06
His Head i. or-HO1v the GuIlIotIne Works.


For some months past the country has been appa-
rently at ease, far, at least removals from Of
fec is concerned. Lately, however, the guillotine
has been sharpened, and put in efectual motion. A
few days since, large number of appointments by
the President sent into the Senate for confrma-
ton by that body. We will take them in rotation
First we notice 10 U. S. District Attorneys second,
l Assistant Treasurer third of Custom House Off
GERS, 90 Collectors Surveyors, l Appraiser, and
Naval officers fifth, rs Postmasters making to-
tai of 1879. Of all these we are unable to say how
many are re-appontments, no such information hav-
ing been given in the list. We take it for granted
however, that government officers at other places
have shared the same fate of the worthy Postmaster
of this town, DANIEL Dickson, Esq, who has been
uneeremoniously hurled from his duties, to make
way for Mr. JAMES G. BURR of Federal politics. The
administration has at last made clean sweep of all
government officers in this place. and, we presume
at every other place also where it has been possible
for removal to be made. How the Federal admin
istration "proscribes prescription"
We believe all the government Offices at Whining
ton are now filed from one family, or connexions o.
the same family 1t is, of course, altogether fami
" affair Now don't they hate Executive pap ''some?
These things will be remembered hereafter.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06

Among the passengers arrived at New York in the
steamship Hermanu are 81 priests and nuns from
France.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06
Later from Europe.

The Steamship Atlantic arrived at New York on
Sunday morning last with dates from Liverpool to
the 21st, and from London to the Goth inst She
brings 1873 passenges.
JENNY LIND the distinguished vocalist arrived in
her.
The weather in England and Ireland continued
good: and the harvests promised abundance. A fur
Their decline of Id per ID. had taken place. in three
days, in cotton. Wheat is lower, -four in good de-
mand in London, and prices firm at former qutations
Indian corn quiet and dull.
DENMARK AND ScHLEsw1G.-Accounts from Schles
wig Holstein represent that the field operations
of both armies have been completely suspended, bu
the general impression is that this stiffness will
be of long duration. Some of the newly recruited
Germans said to be already murmuring at thu
inactivity, but they are compelled to submit
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06

REsIcNATIoN-THos. M. T. McKENNAN, acting
President F1LLMoREs Secretary of the Interior has
become disguised with the administration and ten
dered his resignation. Some more plant tool must
take his place. Mr.. McKESNAN's administration Of
the Office was of but short duration. He acted
wisely in getting rid of it as soon as he did
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06

FREsHEr IN THE RoANoKE.-The Halifax Republi-
can of Wednesday last, gives most painful record
of the effects of the late storm The river rose from
Saturday to Thursday, to an unprecedented height,
destroyed the growing crops almost in toto all along
the banks. The lands were inundated fences,
bridges and embankments carried away, and various
other damages were sustained The loss in Halifax
county will not fall short of 10000 bushels of Corn
while that of Northampton will exceed that amount
Commercial.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06

E5EWe are requested to call attention to the ad
vertisement Of MIR GEORGE Brown, proprietor of tn
Union Hotel at San Francisco California.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06

RS~Thc mail train will hereafter leave this place,
North, at half-past o'clock in the morning. instead
of o'clock. This arrangement has been rendered
expedient in order to enable the Company to get the
mails over Quankey Creek in time to connect with
the Petersburg train. 1t will be some month or two
before the Bridge over Quankey Greek can be com
pleted Every accommodation possible will, in the
meantime, be rendered to passengers on this Line
and there will be but little, if any, delay between
Weldon and Charleston
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06

bas~It is with much pleasure we are enabled to
state that Libary and Lyceum Association has been
formed in this place. by number of young gentle
who desire to improve themselves Intellectually
The institution is one deserving the encouragement
of our citizens, and hope every exerton will be
used to insure its permanence. The institution is
known by the name of Is The Young Mems Lyceum
and Mercantile Ii brary Association" and already
numbers some forty or fifty members.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06

PROFESSOR JOHN W. WEBSTER was executed at
Boston on Friday last