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The southern press., 1850-10-05

FATHER MATTHEW thus writes in reply to q
pressing lvitation to make the United States
his future home;
With regard to your suggestion that should
make America my future home, it is one that
would require deep and serious consideration
independent Of the strong feelings Of attach
ment to my native home; would also be vio-
lating a promise made to my beloved country
men, that would again return to them. If |
had not made this engagement, they would
new # have consented to my departure from
amongst them besides hope to be the medi-
um of relieving thousands Of our suffering peo-
pie in their distress, as | have hitherto been
privileged to,do daily shall continue to adj
wise such of my countrymen as are able,to cmi
crate to the Western States.
The southern press., 1850-10-05

The great tunnel through the Blue Ridge has
been fairly commenced, and heavy job it will
be. The workmen have excavated about seven
ty feet of the main tunnel on the western side
of the mountain, and their progress thus far has
been entirely through slate rock. As only nine
men are able to work at time, it is slow busi-
ness, although they work day and night. 1t will
require four or five years before this colossal
work is completed. But when it is done, it will
be monument of Virginia enterprise and n
fountain of trade and prosperity, which cannot
be surpassed by any similar work on this conti-
Richmond (Ya) Republican.
The southern press., 1850-10-05
More of that National Reputation

We find the following in the n. Y Mirror
Whether it was made to order or not, we cant
say--but certain ii is, that Genin has "inade the
fur fly"
The st. Paul's (NIinnesota) Register, in the
far off wild woods territory of Minnesota, il
mentioning thst Genin, the hatter gave 1925
for the first Jenny Lind ticket in New York
says:
We bought hat Of said Genin, some months
since, which, as it is becoming little seedy, we
offered to trade last week. That hat is above
tar-won't trade now
The southern press., 1850-10-05

MASS MEETING AT KINGsIoN.---INe have been
dappointed in not getting the official proceed
ngs of the Mass Meeting held at King ston on
Thursday last for this mornings paper We
did not reach Kingston till after II o'clock on
the day, and owing to the hurry with which we
had 10 leave to get on board of the ears, about
o'clock, we did not get the information neces-
sary to enable us to give correct account of
the proceedings. Hence we await their official
publication.
- All that we will say at present is that it was
q large and enthusiastic Southern rights meet
ing. Those present were variouslv estimated
at from two to three hundred. The meeting
adjourned at D o'clock, with enthusiastic cheers
for the great cause of Southern rights Messrs.
Benning, Cowart, Colquitt, and Stiles, wore the
| principal speakers. Butwe will say more when
we pu! lish the official report-Augusta (Ga)
| RennhLic
The southern press., 1850-10-05
COCO REWAR On the night of tho

81 III
S-OO 10Th of September, 1850, my brother
Col. John Jones of Piitsylvania county, Virginia,
was very badly wounded by DR.. John M. Clop-
ton, of Henry county, Virginia. Col Jones had
called to spend the night with Mr. Bryant w.
Nowlin who lives near Leatherwood Post Office,
Henry. About dark DR.. Clopton rode to the gate
and requested an interview with Col. jones' who
Immediately started out to see him, and when he
had arrived within about ten steps of the gate
CIopton inquired if that was Col. Jones, and be-
ing informed it was, discharged gun at him hea
vily loaded with bullets and shot, which took ef-
feet in the left leg, breaking the thigh bone ami
otherwise seriously injuring the limb. will pay
the above reward of two hundred dollars, for tho
apprehension and delivery of said Copton to the
proper authorities Of Henry county, 10 be dealt
with, pursuant to law, where warrants have been
issued for his apprehension. DIR. Clopton is about
IS years old, about six feet high, has blue eyes,
very gray for his age; he is singular in his man
ners and dress, at times quite polite, converses
well and weighs about l60 or ITO pounds.
THOMAS S. JONES
The southern press., 1850-10-05

OKRA RorE AND WHIPs--Our friend Col.
Maunsel Whites ,7sends us from his plantation,
Deer Range, Plaquemines, a specimen of whip
made out of the Okra plant The discovery is
due to Mr.. John Blourgere, and promises to de-
velope new and valuable staple to be added
to the other productions of our State. The
whip sent to us is made of the stalk, and the
root serves as the handle, while the bark at the
same time forms the body of the whip and lash
Dir. Blourgcre saysthat the hemp made from the
Okra plant will not rot in water. The bark has
ten layers Of tibres, and will produce more hemp
than any plant known tits the easiest to dress
but to do ii to any extent it would require heavy
oilers, like sugar mill rollers, to run the stalksf
through, after which operation, four days only
It's required to make it II most beautiful article o
the kind-N o. Delta.
The southern press., 1850-10-05
ODD FELLOWS HALL.
Should old acquaintance be etorgof 8
Grand Vocal and Instrumental concert
Complimentary beneht t

Complimentary ue"eii' W
Mr. w EVELYN WILLIAMS,
q, s,rrppy EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1851
yrR w. will, on this occasion, be able to pre-
N sent an excellent bill of entertainment, and
,a, 80 hat his friends will not forget him on this
ccasion his first benefit in this city, he nercr hdr-
ing fnied TO "faee the music 'ohsn called upon TO
10 do so, either for the benefit or grafcafon Of others
Twelve professors and amateurs have, in the
kindest manner, volunteered their services. For
particulars see small bills of the day.
Mr.. f. BENTZLER, the talented tragedian,
will appear for this night only.
Tickets so cents, admitting gentleman and two
ladies, to be had at the hotels and at the door
Oct. Sit.
The southern press., 1850-10-05
PLEASANT HILL, Sept. III. 1850.


MEssRs EDroRs: The following is an ex-
tract from a letter which received from a
friend in New York, few days since:
Mr. - has lately received a call from an
Abolition agent, for money to assist in iberat-
ing slaves. He (the ageu) stated that it cost
FIVE dollars to get a slave beyond the reach of
his owner; and that they had secret agent in
each county al he South.
/ have judged it best to give the above pub
licity that the friends Of the South may be on
the alert, and il it be fact that the miscreants
may receive the punishment they so richly
merit 1t is but justice to state that the pro-
position mentioned in the extract met an indig-
nant refusal from Mr. --, who is one of tie
first citizens of the place, and utterly opposed to
such Illegal proceedings.
Yours respectfully,
4, AUSTIN.
The southern press., 1850-10-05

~ The following Spartan response from
'the highest authority" at Jackson, Mississippi
is worthy Of the best days of the Republic
The stern spirit of PATRICK HENRY seems to
speak through that pregnant answer.
The Natchez Free Trader says:
No TREAsoNABLE DEMONSTRATIONS AT JACK
soN.--It was industriously reported at Natchez
that a simultaneous salute Of one hundred guns
was to have been fired at the cities of Jackson
Vicksburg, and Natchez, at the famous glorfica-
ton for the triumph over Southern rights, by
the passage of the bills in Congress. We pub
lishcd the circumstance in the Free Trader
We, however, received letter from the highest
authority in Jackson, yesterday, in which we find
the following:
mo traitorous guns were fired here"
The southern press., 1850-10-05

~ We call attention TO the advertisement
of Mr.. THOMAS A. JONES. Offering reward of
two hundred dollars for the apprehension of DR..
John M. Clopton.
The southern press., 1850-10-05
BY TELEG CIR APH
Photographed for the Southern Press.
ARRIVAL OF THE ALABAMA

Later from California Important from Teaas
New ORLEANS, October 3, 1850.
The steamer Alabama arrived from Chagres;
she brings advices from San Francisco to Septem-
Der lst. She brings l6 passengers. Al Sacra
mento peace had been restored. Col. Wilton, the
special messenger from Texas has returned, and
says that Governor Bell intends To issue his pro-
clamauon, submitting to popular vote the propo-
sitlon of the General Government, Immediately
on the arrival of Col. Lewis with the official
news Of the passage of the boundary biIt. The
vote will probably be taken on the Ist November.
Cotton to-day less active; 500 bales sold at
80 TO IS cents.
The southern press., 1850-10-05
Extract from letter to the Southern Presby-

Hartford, CT, Aug. 10th, 1850.
Rev. AND DEAR SIR; Allow me in this my
last letter on the subject Of Northern Aboli.
tionism, to express my sentiments freely on q
subject, which if properly weighed, think
would produce great sensation throughout
New England
do most religiously believe, that should this
glorious Coatederacy erer be dissolued on accou'a
Of slavery, that the sin Of ,oiH lie al the door q
The Nelo England Ministry. =
The southern press., 1850-10-05

ey~ BY u telegraphic despatch received last
evening, we learn ti,at a large meeting of the
citizens of Charleston took place on Thursday
night. See despatch.
The southern press., 1850-10-05

sy" BY reference to our advertising columns
it will be seen that a Concert will be given this
evening at Odd Fellows Hail.
The southern press., 1850-10-05
. Schlelmeert wax under he'll vlariins
Weigheugh !--ha ,--weigheugh

The ONpERpoSK CAsE.--The day before the
meeting of the General Episcopal Convention at
Cincinnati, on Wednesday, the House of Bishops
were in secret session, and it is understood (says
a despatch,) that they have the case & Bishop
Onderdonk under discussion.
The southern press., 1850-10-05
CHARLESTON, Oct A.

An immense meeting was held last night at
Hibernia Hall for the purpose of forming South
ern Rights Association. Very enthusiastic ad-
dresses were made by Nessrs. + w Hayne,
VIM. ID. Porter, r. Barnwell Rheu and VIM c.
Simms. The constitution of the Association was
read and adopted without dissenting voice.
The trestle work for three miles of the Camden
Branch of the South Carolina Railroad, over Wa
teree swamp gave way while the freight train
was passing over it, No lives lost.
The southern press., 1850-10-05

AWFUL AT the Agricultural Fair in old Sa-
lem, the Glee Club sang an original song with
such powerful effect that they ~brougbt down
The house, and caused more than two thousand
persons to "split their sides
The southern press., 1850-10-05

"a" The Wing press of this State are buried
in deep thought about the future policy of the
Govcrnorelect and the next Legislature Having
not much to write about, they write about moth
ing. They evince more concern, by great deal,
about the North Carolina Rail Road, then they
do about the fate Of the South They seem to
be trying to divert public attention from the in
juries and insults which Northern abolitionism
is daily heaping upon the slave-holdng States.
We don't talk oflighting when there is no pros
pect of fight, but Northern aggression must be
checked, resisted, stopped. The Wing Press
of the State overthrew their candidate and their
party by preaching submission during the last
campaign, and they arc now endeavourng to
commit the Governor elect ard the Legislature
to the same cowardly course of policy. 1t will
not do gent emen, it will not do. Demo
cratic Legislature and Democratic Governor
must redeem the honor OF North Carolina
In the term Democrats, we include all South
em whole soul, patriotic wings, who supported
the election Of Col. Reid-Goldsboro, (N. O.
Patriot
The southern press., 1850-10-05
Oct. G, 1850.
FOR CALIFoRNIA via CHAGREs,

WITHOUT DETENTION. At PANAMA.
YENHE United States Mail Steamship Company
H. will despatch the splendid double-engne
steamship OHIO, on Friday, October llth. 1850,
at clock, p. M, from the pier, foot of Warren
street, North river, New York, with the Govern
ment mails and passengers for San Francisco
and intermediate ports
The connexion at Panama will be carefully
kept up, and passengers for San Francisco are
guaranteed that they will not be delayed at Pana-
ma beyond the usual stay in port.
The books are now open, and passage can be
secured at the following rates
FROM .NEW YORK TO CHlGRES.
State-room berth 500
Standee berth, forward salooon 80
Steerage berth, found bed & separate table so
FROM PANAMA TO San FRANCISCO.
State-room berth $500
Steerage berth, found bed & separate table $50
FROM NEW YORK.
Shie-room. Sfdndee Sieerdge
To Charleston or Savannah S25 $50 $40
To Havana ~ % 70
To New Orleans 10 60 %
Freight to New Orleans % cents per cubic foot,
Freight to Havana will be taken in limited
quantity Mt reasonable rates.
Conssnees to receive their goods at ships
tackle Immediately after her arrival at Havana.
To secure freight or passage, apply at the office
of the company, II West street, corner OF War
ren steet, to Nj. o. ROBERTS.
SPECIAL NorIcE is given to shippers by this
line, that the company have prepared form Of
bill Of lading adapted to their business, which will
be furnished to shippers ON application at the
office, and with which they are re-
quested to provide themselves, as no other form
will be signed by the agents of the company: AL
bills of ladng must be signed before the sailing oil
vessel
October A, 1850.
The southern press., 1850-10-05

I.rNp's LAsr.-The New York Mirror thus
records
AyoruER TRIUMPH Shortly after the arrival
of Jenny Lind at Boston, very painful event
occurred there which we learn has very seriously
affected her. II appears that in the house were
apartments were provided for her, there was a
very superior mocki g-bird, whose pow,irs OF
mimicry and song were such that he had silcnced
both the feather and feline circles there--canary
birds and eats giving up all attempts to outn,atch
him in their respective notes. lie was removed
into the same room with Jenny-who was
charmed with him. After finishing one of her
simple songs, Bob" tuned bis pipes and gave
out a very fair imitation the admiration ofJenny
WAS unbounded she tried him in I snatch from
the celebrated "cavatina" III II Puritani;"
Bob" after one or two leaps from perch to
perch, spread his tail in ecstacy, filled his chest
again, and run over all those beautiful notes as
accurately rs if they were the mere echo of the
thrilling notes of Jenny.
Mr. Barnun who stood by. became alarmed
he knew the owner of the bird had too long
pocket TO admit of IA possible hope of his wiling
ness to part with him, or even enter into 8 an
cngarement" on any terms---and here was bird
equal to Jenny, however, seeing the consierna-
ton of her friend, sprang to the piano, and struck
of in her best STYLE, her celebrated :" Swedish
Ech Song
Schlelmeert wax under he'll vartIns
Weigheugh !--ha --welgheugh!'
"Bob" listcned--sprang to his water jar and
took sip---iistened again--shook his feathers,
and began. For note or two, he succeeded
admirably but when he came to that point
where the voice of Jenny leaves the earth and
tprns summerset in the clouds, poor Bob"
f,ItaraI 1. ha p.ls strunula- hard raplpd
and fell dead from bis perch in lock jaw.
The southern press., 1850-10-05

IMPORTANT TO CARD PLAYERs.-Hoyle has
be,n entirely superseded by the London Punch.
The following is the direction how to play "all-
fours !"
4Drink some bottled stont, two bottles of port
glass of Maraschino, jorum of whiskey
punch, and a tumber of British brandy; and you
will find, before you get home, how veryeasy il
IL to pnv dllfours"
The southern press., 1850-10-05
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER CAMBRIA.
Z DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

.3Gairs in Engtcnd-Retur1t Of Louis Napoleon
The Danes and HoisteinerS-.ldUance in Cotton
Decline ia IVheat, &c.
The southern press., 1850-10-05

20 Nt lItUI tIIIs TIlaSTHPH III 5VS1O00'l .
iuteliigencer:
In letter addressed by Mr. G. E. SoUIER,
late Charge dAflaires to Central America, to the
Hon. H. 5. FooTE, which lately appeared in a
New York journal, there is paragraph in which
the following assertion is made, viz That "the
British Minister, shortly after his arrival in this
country, made proposition to the Department
of State to the effect, in substance, if not Ia
terms, that the United States, in conjunction
with England, should set aside the territorial
rights of Nicaragua, and boldly appropriate TO
themselves the Nicaragua Isthmus." We are
authorized to state with reference to the para
graph in question, that no such proposition was
ever made to the Department of State, directly
or indirectly, by Sir HENRY BULwER, or any one
else.
The southern press., 1850-10-05

Congress, we presume, will adjourn this day.
Its adjournment, most Southern men at least, will
agree, is the best act of the session It has been
sitting some nire months, but to betray the South
and to deliver her over to her enemies. Virginia
has yet, however, cause to be proud of some OF
her sons. The true friends of Southern rights
must ever feel the highest respect for senator's Ma
son and Hunter, and for Hon. A. r. Hoaday
Hon. J. A. Seddon, and such other of our repre-,
sentatves as have stood hy the South at this cri
sis-F fredericksburg Va Recorder.
The southern press., 1850-10-05

~ In the whole Southern country we see
only two or three efforts making to get up a
glorification meeting over the passage of the
Omnibus measures Most men have spirit
enoughto SEQ the impropriety, to use the mild
est possible word, of rejoicing over their own
defeat-of ratting their fetters in the ear of the
world-AG Tribune
The southern press., 1850-10-05
sy~ We find this paragraph in yesterdays

Camden Journal.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-15
W ebster and the next Precedence VIII it
Work
The rrhgre
-

ores TOT lr-cr oi lc AI.''4aS-
W.Hr~Gro~ Friday. April l..
NJ WEBsrERs course Yesterday. IN sepsrs'in'
from nearly al tie Northern Senators as We. as
hisorn colleague. and supporting the Compromise
Committee to connect the admission q California
with half dozen o,her propositions, has gwen
great dissatisfaction to h.s New England friends
who are here. and generally created deep regret.
Whether the assurances Of Loco Foco support IN
all the Free States VII be realized, time vii alone
disclose T. him who has been delded by such
promises | begin 20 fear. that California VIII be
connected with worse combination, than any Yet
pro2osed-'is s,rf Prrsidency-beiore her Sena
tors snd Representatives VI be permitted 70 take
ther seats % Congress. M BENTON yesterday
took a bold and fearless stand IN support Of the
night o. California. and ior H. he Is entitled 20 the
gratitude OF al those who are IN favor OF TINS
states coming into the mon at the earliest posi-.
bic moment TIN . BRIEN.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-15

enp,ar and example al men sha. through M
see ;ha; and be proaied beyoai calculation oy see
ugit
Il vel that 10 nan an write s1ch sad SUN as
this and no, con,rad.c; hinset-usy Il is inevi'a.
be for men cannot always be hateful ami cia-
bolc-tae worst have their reieniius moments
Thus Carlyle srui-nely bat clearly praises The
phlauthropst II ws-i ,o- his heroic Efforts - abaie
tie suflsrin-s %. prisoners when his essay IS IN
be abited ba, aggravated. Howard sba;ei the
.al-fever. he says. nppaudinsly when the drift
Of his discourse s 70 show ;aat Jail Fever should
u1, . abstsi-tha, the more II sweeps off the bet,
:e- for mankind Bu, let him pass without answer
save that which the unhardensd human heart must
ave-yW mere acrO-i.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-15
Who nre for EQUAL Rights

No greater conn ineni could be pad he Democra.e
80 ge,,o9e ar smend he flndamerial law by which
they aud their children are TO be governed Inc peope
viii the Wings with any such "ofA thry hHo"
the principles Of that party are too much on r cpu con
sersve order-tOo ehsh favorable 10 Capital IN OF
position Labor suit the progress re spirt 81 he age
and therefore they prefer oorhdns 70 DsmoofA' "neA
In our sister State Of Kentucky. which ssuonFy WINK
on genera politics. The Convention 10 amend me Conslu-
Cincinnati Enquirer
rYs The Editor Of The Enquirer lives on the
line Of Kentucky, and knotrs-hc cannot help
knosing-that the Wings lost the Convention IN
that State because thar odrersdries nade bte 'oud
esf professions and he strongest sh0w 0t der0tiOH
10 Human .Sjarery. Yes Mr.. Faran, You Know
that was the fact. See how We lost Louisville
an mpregnable Wing cty-because many more
Wings than democrats what mockery voted
the Emancipation ticket Not that there were no
other Influences brought 10 bear against us-we
know there were such, aud that they were lormi-
dable But if Henry Clay had Dot written his
noble Emancipation letter, and if the Slavehoidng
intcres, had not .ct or feared that the Wings were
less thorough in support Of Slavery than,h ~h;ed
sepulchers OF Democracy, that Kentucky Conyen-
ton would have been decidedly Wing.
Just 50 ia our own State Our late Convention
was demanded and in good part called by Wings.
Our opponents were divided and distrustful OF each
other A Whig majority OF Delegates seemed mo
rally certain. Bot large proportion Of the W higs
and w hig journals were in favor of abolshlug the
present Property Qualification oXacted OF Colored
Men TO eu,itie them to the Right OF Suffrage. We
were for allowing every man to vote who was a
citizen. unconvicted OF crime. On this Democra
cy made itsrush atus Niger Suffrage" Fried
Wool "Amslgamstion Niger Party -
such were the war-cries with which it bore U.
down The beauties who have since been so vora-
cious for Free Soil were as red mouthed as any,
and as sincere BY these cries the Wings We're
beaten The ignorant, the prejudiced, the thou.
sands who had nothing but white skins to brsg on,
went pell nell against The Convention went
Democ atic'-so they called it-rcimposed the
Property Classification submitted the question OF
Equal Suffrage for all or Property Suffrage for a
part 10 the People and Democracy there decided
that rich colored man should vote though black as
midnight, but poor one should not, though but a
quarter OF an eighth Of African blood. Such is De-
mocrscy-such are the triumphs which The
Enquirer rejoices victories over consery atisn,
selfshness capital and favor Of the progressive
and equdli:ias spirit OF the age. Ii the Father
Of Lies does DOT grin at such professions he has no
appreCiatiop OF superatve hypocrisy