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The Arkansas banner., 1850-02-05
The southern Convention Again.

We have already urged the subject of aa anti abolitionst movement in this State, and to meet in connection with sister States of the South ai the Nashville Convention, and we are happy to sod that the people are beginning to be awakened to 1t, and to feel that Arkansas should take her place. We have received from Washington a cir calar containing the following excellent resol utoas passed by the Legislature of sosth Carolina.
 l. ReS0lUed That we regard with feelings Of live ly satisfaction the lats movement in Mississippi in defencs of the rights and interests of the So0th and hsit h with jey the first step towards that firm, united. and concerted action among the Southern States" which sease of thelr common danger imperioasy demands.
 Rssolped, That the fecomme adntion of the State of Mississippio of Southern Conyentioa to be held at Nashville, Teon tho first Monday in Jans next should be cordially embraced by the whole south, that by eommoa coansels we may avert the common calamiti-s impending over us through the action of the General Government dr'vea oa by the lust of power, aud tue e spirit of fahatcism.
 ,. Resoleed That for the purpose of carryiae ou, tine recommru uds,isns of he people of Missiasppi, isexPedient that ia Legislative Caucus we shoad noosnsts foar Delegates 10 represent ths State al large, ia the Convention proposed be held al Nash vile.
 | Rssoioed That atIn further to carry out Inc recommendations of the people Of Mississippi ws respectfully recommend te inc people of this State 10 meet together. on the first Monday in April next in the various Parishes and Districts of the State to neminate as many Delegates as they have Msm- bess os the Legislature. 10 meet the fret Monday ia May succeeding ai some centrai and convenient poias in their respective Congressional Districts thea aad tbere to nominate two Delegates to repre- seat such Congressional District ia the State in the proposed Convention
 ; kssoised. That. entertaining sincere desire to co-ePsrate wiih our sister States of the South in say movement which they may deem necessary for the common good. and having entire confluence la ths wisdom, Integrity, and rmnesa of .he Seathera people. wben assembled In said Convention, feel and express an rBdeubtiag confidence that the peo- pie of Inc State cf Soah CaroIiaa will yield faith fsi and unfiiachiag support is ssy measure which said Convention may recommend
 JOHN HARD MIDDLETON. Cam'a.
 WM E. MAKrs. Sse'y.
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The California Mail service.

Mr. BAILV has been appointed an agent to accompany The malls between New York aud San Francisco, and them in proper train of delivery A correspondent of ihe New Orleaus Picayuue makes very reasonable complaint of the pariaiity evinced for New York in the arrangement, and writes thus to the editors:
 "l see paragraph in he papers this week sn- nounelhg that a U. 5. mail agent IS appointed to accompany The California mails from New York to San Francisco, see them safely deposited. and to attend the return mails back again 10 New York This is all very well. We make no objections to the arrangement. Bat We would ask, ia the sim. pliriy oi our souls, (and on account our ignor- aaee, tool why our guod fathers al Washington are 90 careful oi the letters belonging To the Empire City ol the Empire S.sie sad negIectfui ot those oi The Crescent City and of all the other cities in these remote parts ot the United States; Please explain through the medium of your valuable and widely extended journal, and obiigr number of your readers whose letters reach their friends st ihe Diggings,' and from whom seldom Lear except occas,onsily complaint (by private con veyance) tilat we never write them; while the truth is, some of us have written regaIafly every week since they ieti last May, and Prs-aeJ the postage,
 ONE or THE CALIFoRSsA WIDOWS.
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Horrfd murAer.

We md in tHsiast nass-.i,s. tAsk.I Nsws, the fci'cwing relation of murder purpetrAied in that eouuty:
 A.. R. GRAHAa, worthy citizen ct thi. county, vas found murdered by the road side, on Wednes- dsy evening last. There is little doubt but the hsllish deed was committed by sCAartss..s . negro boy. belonging to widow lady of our village = Death, m bis indest fcEm is terrible; but ta fall witheu, rnonent's warning by the assassin afn of an seeursed slave, is awful beyond desc Tiption
 The deceased leaves yoaag and helpless family, snd large circle of relatives aud friends to mouth his hntinaeiy fate.
 This sad catastrophe, should sneak with warn. sng voice. to our citizens, ~ho have too long been eaeess oi their sa'ety sad, by criminal indulgence have given 10 our slave population habis fatal alike to the master and seivaGt, and pFtd.ct thai On. less the seins be ightene the above tragedy is bul abeginaing oi deeds oi horror.
 The murderer IS still al large
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The New seargeant-at-Arms.

Itappears that Mr. Glossbrennef, the new ser geaat-at- Arms of tho House of Representatives "A not ia Washington whss first named, bat at hi' P0'' as editor of the York (Pa.) Gazette. On heaHas of his nomination. he noticed il ia the IoiSH'ss good-humofed style;
 "We think the last mentioned is q very jndie'"s' nominaiioa ia.ieed--we know tbs aomihcs V~f we'll and are rather pfe3adicsd in hs favor ea' " are somewhat apPreilsnaiye that he woaie hAts , fiyst-Fa chance only iD ths eyeat oi ue e1se''a being decided iA favor 0i tho candidate ~H' '"'os receive tlIs least votes. We glad 10 kDo~ on '" best possible a1harfy ,bat ne looks Co ihe sre'o' w,h fall appreciation of the EtsioPsan SeS S,'s1, Blessed are dey wot doa't expect naifsn' i'i wy aint gaiise to be disappointed !"
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Prof, weA-e@r.

The Boston Had sayAihs uulost,snste iniividaal rreesiiy msds several Complaints that hts res, vas dsssuThs as nighi by pfisoEsss In the aoiuisg cells shoasinE out to h'sn and ueTag the most approbi- oas sFiihets. such you're the mau that est np UT. Fsskmsn." "yoa're a muidersr," |. you're . bsaosishiisty seoaRdse'," &s.
 Tne head keeper stationed two men in the pas ssge to listen, and ascertain if this was the fact They deeiaied that all silent dar,ns the night. bat nsxt morning Dr. Webster comp aimed as beiese."
 Ihs eanclnsion dawn from this is shai he has be. enanr co ahsosbed h the terrible sfsir in which he is snpiie eated. shAf he is actually mnncmanise.
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Escaped C.riminaIa.

friend writing from Princeton. tells us that the two PrssDers confined In Dallas couaty Jail, STEW ART, on the charge of uasder, aud Tlns, charged with arceny, made their Sscaps ca the night of 3oth uIt They had Sled od their fetisrs from wrist and aRee with stone, aud when the jaiIrr carried them their supper. they ovsr-Powsrsd him aad rnshed oat-I0ekIng him uI aftsr them.
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wau..,y,a. statue of Gen. Jackson.

A Washington letter states ihai duFisg Inc P's' snt month the equestrian s,sins 0i s'cn' IaeAs' . brosss, wal b. completed aad placed os gfaa''' pedestal ib La aysus square, opposite The Free .suts hoass The proportions of this sss'as s'' represented As colossal aud the figure Is sad to Y tbTowu ilto very striking altitude. U alhsfs' 'al the letter from other egaestsiaa statues la ts ts ,,csiar of the hOfse beiag ssif-Peised. ls u'4' V Peter the Great, tue hoEss is supported "a as PY' ton by fastening the tail te iiie pedestal ySs 'ss as is toe first Of broBzs ever made tH shis e"Ho'i and 1t is said will reiivei great ere'l eH 'hs s' . who is yoaag American Of great gs"'ss, \. -. ~ The work wss ordered by tbs Demosrslic Ass0eI ton of " ashiagoD. aBd the GossfaIps1i the material ia several pieces of eznnSn ms taksn fsssa the British ., New Orleans.
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rha weafher.

For the past three days we have experienced all the rigor of the coldest climate Everything three fee, from blazing fire seems locked in ice. while
 raw reeEing. shiyering. piercing blast Pene'F~tes 10 the very bones of the anfoftunsts individual who A obliged to expose himself The sun shines 6Mghiiy. but its rays have more effect upon the frozen face of ns,ase, than shay uoo@besn on snow baLk
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- - Jamaairm.

"a she Kingston Consers stive the iameatabie con- diiion ct Jamacia is thus stated:
 Jamaica is on the high road to total bereaymen, Sunk in eredit-dspfised of the produce ot her sg, - saiinrs--erippied tn her public financial aHairs-- plunged into lsrssn@sx by almost general apathy -d@setied by her richer residents and backs ol her few industrious children turned towards hc,, sh. ef-rs ioI ech'emPlason most gloomy picture ne clouds gre gathering closely around hef--raln is upon the ihreslheld --asd misery will soon occupy our hats, caFhomes and our msnsions.
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GovrRShESr or oREeoS,-The special cores pondent of the N York Herald writing from Wash. ingtOn. says that Major CALVES. of Ky, appointed Governor of Oregon, in place of Gen. LANE, is in danger of being rejected by the Senate the ground that General LANE is meri,orous soldier. com Peteni governor, aud was turned out to make room for plrtizAn, and that Mir GAINS departure before the action of the Senate upon hs case needs to bs rebukAd
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EeuivocAL.-" ros MARSHALL" says the Lou : isve Democrat of the 2i,h January. sin his speech on Saturday nigh, in his euiogy upon csiTrESpEx. said te latter had declined the place Of premier ia she Cabinet of Csn. TAvLos, most important pos hisa. aud, perhaps, 6 aadey tls eireamsiaaees the most aoasEAbls ia the government" The whigs applauded, sad some democrats. The latter, be- cause they thought the language migh. msan good deal"
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The spanish t,o,.u,

Presiden, TAYLOR has dismissed the Spanish Con- sui at New oreans, Dox CARLOS D'EsrAxA, for his connection with the Key affair. The spanish Min. 's'er thinks his Government will be surprised at this after the aeqatsl of the Consul but eonssnt to the right of the President to discharge him. Mir CL.r- TON explains this expulsion to rest the results of the trial of said COnsa which must impair his use fulness II eontinaed in office
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Clerk of the uou.e of Renre..u,.,,v..

IL Is generally conceded that 1t is well for tae Democratic party that FoRSEv. the editor of the PenpsylVanian, was beaten for this office, says cotsmPorary. we should have lost maa who has stood manfuIy up to the cause he espOuses and has done much service for il n his State as io merit higher and more substantial reward than the Clerk ship he desired. He Is happy in having received the strong and cOutnued support of his party in Congress.
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DIPLOMATIC DINNER AT WAsnrxGrox CL4r- TON gave diplomatic dinner on the sth inst, at which the whole diplomatic corps was present, with the exception of Sra HENRY BULwKR. whose absen nee is attributed 10 the death of the Queen Dowsgrr of England. Several members of Congress were ia at- tendance.
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b JOSEPH BAKER. convicted of street preaching anu imprisoned, but now pardoned. has been elect ed Mayor of Pittsburgh, by 270 majority. Tine whig Council ticket elected. Baker run as anti Catholic.
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O. The New Yo.k eo.,espoa.ient oI ,h. PhiladrI-

cJ- The Nsw Yosk eorespoasent oI the Philas!rI- phiA Iasuiser, ia oi his recent letters, says:
 h seseial of the rsint and engraving shops s1suRl town. see in the windows thereof. large <agssiags ef Hrnsy Clay. with those sixnihcani wosds pfssfed uaderne - H,Aty Clay. end no coaseatioa h lS52' The GraniDg of this is ohvl- ess- ft Is appsreht that if is the eemmsaeemsnt Of . plaa so make Hasry efshs West the whig nominse be ihs f~,ideeeg n is52. hy sreiamsiica. it is ssihss ingenious ~ay ef putting the hell in mo- Iien, alt nsy bs afisn4isd wlib saeerss."
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Homesteaa Exemntion-

Outing the las, iew moaths b,lis have passed as follows: Maine sxempts homestead The value of $500, and. in the absence oI a hone.tesd. pcs- sohai property 10 that amount. Vermont exe,hpts homestead io the vslae of S5ao: Iowa and Mine soss 40 acres Of Iand lot; Caiio nia 530 acres os land, or tot worth $2008; Deserrt, t is ssid, sec ases home to every family. Georgia. Texas, Mehigan, Wisconsis, Pennsylvania and Connecii- cut had previously enacted similar laws
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THis WILL po.--Ths National inleiiigsnesr has shs fsliowing paragraph;
 The sonshsy1 Bszssr. st Atheas. Ga .eonlasns copy of tiss Califorsia State censriutioR see<n- panied with this sensible remark We Asgs askds>y e Say tsy sr sgsiR tks ass sisrsry ciasss ss frw Ceastifsfisa. Thar is raEIR coEC N, NOT eURs.'p
The Arkansas banner., 1850-02-05

TosrAeE.-hr HoBsiE, first assistant Postmaster General has decided that newspapers. when sent ire'n tho office of publication, in bundles, to one Pe'son or firm in CaIiforna can be mailed wlthou, pre- payment of postage.
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Mem. RrAaDou A., Wmru1r.
Mea4rs. REAADoz Ass WHrELKv:
 Gsuslsmsn--Bs Pls=ssd to give this place in yssF eoumnss ss matter ot come iutsrrst 10 tks public, snd ohiige
 Respectfully, yoas sbt sst
yaa. lb. lsso.


 come iutsrcet 10 tks public, snd ehligs
 Rs.eestfsIly, year est sst. Jsa. lS, I8JU. R. ". JOHNSON.
 Powr Ornc< DErAnr1ESr.
 Csntract Ofsce, Jan. l4, IoSOS Sm Bsfsre four hsrne eoarh ssrvscs can bs In vi.sd ss ordered. bstwssn Lislle Rock ssd Vas Bu- rsn. ss askea fOs by washsngsOa Dsval, and ether eitaens of Ashsas=s In the petition reestvs through yos 1t is necessity that the Ac, of ls4S should be resclnded making it illegal for the Postmaster Gen era to pay sxtra compensation for higher grade oi service than the size and weight of the mail make necessary. Reference Ao rOstes 59O4 aod 5sSs, will show that lids for tri-weekly seryles has bsen invited and that fixed hous of arrival and departure at Van Bafsn hsvs been laid down, which IL Is pre- sumed will to that place all the advantages of the change requested (io terminate the Pi,isbarg route there) whhout discommOdiug For. Smith. the presnt terminus. have Inc honor to Dc, very re- spectfulIy. yo,rs Sc. S R. H0BBlE. Hon. R. ". JOHNSON. House of Reps
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Us AsMssx cAIIPoaxIA.-Tbe New Yosk

U. s. AsmTs sx CALrsoasIA.--Tbe New Yosk Express ssys;
 We ieaFn from psfsnn who has been for the pas, thfee yesfs connected with the detschmsRs of ,h@ Uaited States Army h California that soldiers for some tine past hays been enii,ely eenienIed, and thai arsesisoa has ceased. Essiy eioa has beea made tc sendes them comfortable. and they have ba little indaeenspt 10 envy the condition ol the miners The eeaniry heing entirely qairf. their militaIy sa,y is light and they ahIs 10 earn, when sso ca asty. snfieIent sum to satisfy them. Ia fact, these wke mechanics ,io better than the majority oi lfadss-pecpie moi in the service.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-02-05

a CAN'T co r."-lhe late correspondent of tho Ledger. writing from Washington says ''that both Mir. CLAY and Mir WEssrEa will take grouad in the Senate against the action of the Secretary of stss in the matter of the German steamer, Inc United States"
The Arkansas banner., 1850-02-05

Oo- The assessed value ot the property in Boston is Si4' ooo.o0o the actual value not being short probably of $aeO. .O0o. 900
 The rccsnt annual message of the Mayor of Bos. ton staes that The pspu alton of that city i. I40 oOo souls.
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COMMODORE CossEs.-The repos, of the death ol Com CONNER is incorrect IL was Captain CosSEa, of the revenue service, who died recently at Erie Pennsylvania.
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vashinwson Male seminary.

We take pleasure in calling a;teHtiOe to this in- siitation. which wiIi begin its ssmi-snnual session on she fefh prox. Notices of the most hAtter'ng character. have reached of the progfess of this Seminary. and we very heartily commend tt to the public For terms, see advertisement.
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The Edilor of she Do.sop A,ln..

Tn o6ics of PostmaFssF ai Boston, wns conferred upon this man In rstarn for his ssPpor of General Ts..oR, aad hIs ssgvicss ta Che whig party gene rally. In performing thess labes, he hes beea ardent h giving aid and comfort to ths abOIsouIss and to psndeF se the tastes snd opiuoss Of Mr cos LAmsR the Postmaster Csnesai in hls ierocious at. tscks upon the South and her lasIiiut,sns Bat perhaps the most acceptable part Of his work, and fos which he claimed the reward, was for his vio lent abuse ef proaasnt democrats. asd Ais biiter and unholy deaaneiations of Gea. JAcKsox, net oaly during his term of usefulness to his csaEtry bat when tle whole pasieR was in mourning for patriot who left no peer ia devotion and greatasss
 correspondent of the union, now that the SD. pointment of this s'saderer must come bsfare the Senate for confirmation has taken some trouble to portray the favorits in his propsr character. and show to the Senate the kind of mAa they are re. que~sed to endorse. We have not room to exhibit at length, the evidences of his iDfamy but will take the following extracts from his paper in relation to Gen. JACKSON, which we thlak will be sufficient to disgust any democrat. and even awhig, not blinded by party intolerance. The B1ston Atlas, when of tho death OI this great hero and statesman reached Boston. and when citizens were vseiag with each other ia paying hOaOrs to his memory, thus speaks;
 "Onr city is to be made this day the theatre of one sffAs mOst eoid- -bioodsd aad AeaJ ess paRsass fai hypocr'sy desised. l. cannot be that those-ths whigs atleast--who engaged m ii, have duly weighed the character of tbis transaction When il is all over, and the cool hour of reflection comes they ~iII most surely repent of theif participation in the FUSERAL CEREMONIES or ANDREW JACK SON.
 Let | be remembered that Jackson, while he was ia ,his city, and receiving the Inequalities of our 1 citizens, eigned bis name to of fke MOST RAs. cALLy ef Ais msHares--an act which lo.t hundreds ot thousands of collars to city, beggared many wealthy and entrptising basness- s-nen. and cane near destroying hundreds of others, who barely | weaihered the sorm.
 Yet lhe merchants of Boston-tha bnsiness-mon Of Bosion---the whigs oi Boston-ats expected 10 turn oul, and pay seiemn uneia hoaors in iestno- nv oi respect ier the ineuaory Of Andrew Jackson T'hey must havs overweeping love of public na- rade, and strong stomachs wibal, who can swallow such dose his. We will lend ourselves to ne such miserable mockery. We scoald sooner see our arm fall lritAev.d by side ttaR suger Co bs sn- etreted Ti cra9e iH PAarIssIeat for .9nslc Jackson.
 This is one fl General TATLoR's no-pariy men, mild manHereo gentlemen who have taken no part in politics. We hope and trust. that the Senate will respect suficieaty it's own high character and the memory of the dead patriot, to rsbuke the revlsr and reject him with contempt
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VT ralner MATHEW urtVed al Cutuuusis, .. e>s. on the evening ofthe 18th ult The Telegraph says he was to be the guest of E. REILLY. Esq, during his stay in Columbia.
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BAD NrNs "A late isisgrafA.r d'sseash frsm s.. f.enls has the foliswlag;
 ''Inislligencs from the Palas says I,rowas erais of 70 wagons te Santa fs. was evsrtaken by snow storm fesiy miles bsyead Arkansas, Nov. l7. All the teams perished."
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Nrs Niitey .--Ths Fredericksburg t'a-l N says Mrs M., with Mfr. Baker. ~'iisa '0a'. .,.. or eight days since Ter Italy. They ssesDs s ,0. mate. tas ls believed a Ninchssser.t thfes.p .,. persassioas Of Mrs Msisr. ste isis "i'h .'' as.r .ssmss. . hs se.d yeTy handsome Prefsr'I Ss' Wtschsslsr, worth soms sl300o."
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0T The steamer Cherokee brought to New York thirteen thousand letters from Ca,foruis. besides large newspaper mail. Ofthis number. 10 oaO wrre for New EpgIsnd These letters eos. 4a. 80 aud 20 ceuis each.
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Ir In Belgium every scre of ground supports three persons What population the United States could maintain al thst rate-nOt less than :, ,5oo,- 00o. 900 souls.
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SALE or .. $. ARNs --It will be seen from a-ivertising columns. that Capt. MoscAx. eommaod- ing ct the Little Rock Areaai, witi oasr at public Auction on the lse 4ay of March, 1880. quantity oG condemned arm., great chapes ios speculation
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Rail Road.

s'renuons effort is nov being made in Ken taeky and Teaaesses is raise stock for the building of Rail Road from Louisville to Nashville. It will no doubt be successful from the character of the proprieiers and the interest generally manifested n fhe scheme.
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fr We sFa indsbted to Major JoHS NoavELL, of the wm. Armsusas. fos late Nev orIsans, Cineiu- ns.i and St Loais pspsra.
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MEssaGE -President TAYLOR. on the 18th ul,. sent message to Congress recommending sn sp. proPriaton 10 aid In the search of SIR JoHx FRAsx LIN.
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p Thers Is temperance iaay ia Bosion. who went speak se shoemakss, beesuse bs asss
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Go- The St Louis Organ in a rhyming humor says: there is bli in kiss, when you get such boon, as you go OCT the snow. in the light of the moOs, sleghng. says ihs Boston Bee, in very great gee; and it's not bad one for the editor had one
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e,--Rsmsrahsr the poor" Q, yes. we al re- member them, snd-seat as anytaisg s!ss