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IMPORTANT 70 Iuvalds and othersi-Bcnrd - the
Country.-n1cadow Bank spa sps t,sSs-lh svbscrbet
accommodate limited number
OF boarder who may desron o inviting country residence
during Inc smr months buildings will be mpIcted about
July tho natural beauty Of Iocaon the nc
tho cbeing about two miles rom hc cep'o
pon thr Bsorc, and the passing and
nina "A n daudded very
l Jes,rous retaining reeang ca spring mneraixcd
water proved medicinal efficacy In all chronic and drt1nao
dsorders confident that this viii chance %
vads quiet rridonce Ffer
pmanent boarde win be received The sabbath win
be strictly regarded, and vsers other than the ends ef
mates will upon That day. f5
Such would wish to board r themselves faies
well immediate application the subscrihe
upon the premises tl.iE E4 Et V
May sysa at-eo% '' ' ROBERT W BuRRowss.
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THE NIGHTINGALE,S CAGE

The decorations of The SUIT Of rooms at the
Revere House which Jenny Lind occunies
cost thirteen thousand dollars In the par
lor are two splendid mirrors and thousand
dollar piano. The toilet chamber attach.
ed 10 the parlor is lined with rose. colored
French cambric, canoped, and from the
centre is suspended lantern of stained glass.
The passage from the parlor 10 the bed cham.
Der is lined with silk, similar in color 10 tina,
OF the dressing room. The bed chamber il.
sell has been furnished anew throughout and
is most magnificent. Even the lock of the
door is of silver. and is ornamented, and in.
scIlbed with a quotation from scripture -
He that hath pity on the poor lende,h to
the Lord, and that which he hath given will
he pay him again."
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Mississippi and Texas.
Proclamation,

BY JOHN ANTHONY QUITMAN, GOVERNOR OF
TUE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Whereas. the people of Mi.s,s.i2pr hav,
repeatedly, 10 public Meefings, in popuInr ron
'enions. and BY Legislative resolves, cis,r
ed and asserted their equality of rieb, with n,
oihef States OF his Union, in and 10 the ire,
use ard uJ'yment Of The territory beIonpip,
n common to these United States: and have
frequently and publicly declared their fixed
ce'sfm'na'ion, at oil hsza d., to maintain these
rights, so essential 10 tI,eir freedom and equal.
ny.
And mhtreas, BY recon, .c,s Of Congress.
mo psop'e OF .ssippi, IN common with the
c''z'ns OF all The slsvrholding States. have
oren virtually eacludrd froin their lu,, RIGHTS
10 inc greater portion, if not all, of the vast
ana rich territories scquired from Nleaico in
'he 'a's var; aud thus, by u'jl,t and insult.
ihs discrinlhsilons, the edsaulaccs and han.
th's oil The Federal Union, have been denied
10 them.
And uheren', the abolition, by Congress,
"' ,he slave trade IN the District si Columbia.
and other acts Of the Federal Government
cone and threatened, leave no reasonable hone
'"a' 'he asgresslons upon the rights Of the
people oil ihe slavehold.ng States will cease,
until, by direct or indirect means, their do
nestle institutions are oyerthrown: Nov.
hefelo'e, that the proper authorities Of the
o'a'e may lie enabled to take into cops,defa.
ion Tho alarming sa,e of our public sf1si,s
md, II possible, avert The evils which imre end
''er Us; tha. the State may be placed in an
''''ude to assert her sovereignty, and that
ne means mny be provided to meet any and
VERY emergency which may happen:
J. John A QIiiman, Governor of the Stale
II Mississippi, exercising the powers in me
es'ed by the { Institution, do hereby con.
emo The Legislature OF lhls State, and do 40
ONT Monday, the eighteenth day of Nav.m.
er next, for the meeting of both Huns-s at
le L 'p.,o! al Jackson, the sssl Of government
this Safe.
testimony whereof, | have hcreun,o Sc, nv
hsud aud caused the eseat seal of the S, ate
to be etiiSed, al the city .f J ck.on, the 90 h
Of September, A. D. 1850, and Of he SOW
eregnty of Mississippi, the lLlt .iouuh.
B, The Governor: F..
10. BELL. SecreisIy of S ate. I
j. A QUITMAN
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ony to be made by the Federal Goverrmeu
10 ms State, which ~as not degrading or IN
fu''iDg IN lis tssms. and 10 which the reopl
o. ihe Stale possessed Az interest, the Eaecu
'i'e would most upquesiirnahly have like,
.ht proper steps 10 have submitted It 10 then
tor afpeva or rejection. without The con.
ndnd OF The !s-s stature, but he could not con
sent, even Wit taalf comms nd, TO submit
degrading p'oposItIon. or one at which m,
patriotism and moral sense Of the conmunl,
would revolt.
But, II THE objection to the Bill did not ex
ISL, 'hefe IS another, which, TO my mlnd, i.
inSUperab'e. The fifth section of the 81 al,
tce, Of the Coasliution hints the Leqi.ls.
'ure TO biennial sessions, and this provision
can be D. pared from only in conformity With
'hs terms prescribed by the Sih section of the
h a:iicle Of the same instrument, which
gives TO The Executive. and TO him only. ,br
power TO censene tbs Legislature on extra
ordinary ocoa,Ions. The necessity which
"ou'd cGui'e an extraordinary convention Of
the Legislature, must lhcrefors lie Judged and
determined bs hun alone. This bl take,
'hst power OF Judgn. from hun, s,d without
permitting hlm TO exercise any discretion on
the suhJe'i, II requires him Imperofive, 10 con.
'ene the Legislature in the event Of the hap
penng Of a contingency and if the Legiss
'ure can do this, i, can wholly subveu and
put at nough. tho constitutional provision
which limits their assenb bling to biennial sss
sons. II II has the power to order the Gov.
e'nor to convene them in any case, out of The
regular time pre.crlbed by law, it wsu'd have
tqssl power TO order hun 10 convene III. m a,
stated intervals oithree, six, or twelve months.
as their iscl'na'oas or supposed views of the
interest of the Government mil phl dlctote ard
hus instead of there being bu. one session Of
The Legislature ln each two years, as the con.
'll'uiion preseribes, the number of sessions
you'd only be limit, by Legislative d,scre
100. This feature IN The Bill is therefore.
o my mind, wholly inadmlsslbe a. regard
as being 10 direct conAic, with the Cons,i.
uiion.
The duty Of the Executive, then, in rela.
ion 10 calling the Legislature in sx,taord,.
,sry session having been prescribed by The
any legislative interference viii
ave The elect oil removing the barrier jIdi. +
'Ious'y placed there for The purpose OF re.
training, 10 salutary manner, the action Of
he different departments of the Government,
sch within It's proper limits thereby disturb.
ng the harmony and good understanding
III ch should always exist in conducting the
fairs Of The State. | am, therefore, conslrain.
d TO return the bl TO The Senate IN which II
wIlhou. my signature
(Sgned) P. II. BELL.
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The District Slave Hill.

when this bill was under discussion in the
eena'e on Wednesday, Mr.. Clay spoke as
Follows:
have risen 10 say few words on the
Pullsct, because | do no, expect to trouble
10 Senate much oi,euer durlrg the remain.
ng Time Of the session. | am very desirous
hat this question should be brought to
peedy termination. | am constr aimed, how.
Yer, BY my position, to make few remarks.
nd, hrsi, on the question Of power, have
ways held that, under the language of tho
oas'ilu'ion, being an investment of power IN
fongfess Of exclusive legislation over this
s'fict IN oil cases whatsoever there existed
~ and complete power over this whole sub.
c'' Bu, IN reference to the abolition of
avery within the District, | have maintain.
what ! now continue TO maintain, that
mo The institution exists in Maryland it
Ou'a 90 gross violation Of good faith TO
1e'e.se this power, though it is fully and
'"p'e'ey conveyed by the language Of the
institution.
nul. s'r, tho question before the Senate is
'o'ally ditieren, one. /, is no, the aboli.
:" OF slavery in the District. So far from
'n'ng that subject, the committee intended,
mended, and believe such will be its eff.
9, tns' the slave trade bill, if passed sub
'""a''y 10 security to the maintenance of
a,s.y within this District, until it exhaus,s
's' oy tho process Of time, as i, would seem
20 most rapidly doing. know very well
mas been contsnded now, as formerly,
a' Tue general expressions contained 10 the
''"u''on including that which vests IN
"s.ess .s an exclusive power of Legislation
-. 70 oil cases whatsoever, are subject to
,suons which are contained in the con.
''u''on. There are some limitations con.
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TUE WEALTH OF CALIFORNIA

recent accounts III pert confirm the pre
die'on Of Commodore Ap Catesby Jones,
mat forty millions viii be obtained there du.
lng the course Of another year, by WORKING
and digging. That gentleman trayersed The
country with view 10 knowledge of lis
agrlcuiiu al capabilities he being a practical
iarmer hImsell-and he came TO tho corclu.
sion that tour-fiiths Of he country is valuable
Tor agriculture. He saw wild oats and wild
mustard covering fields as far as the eve
could reach, and Of the most luxuriart char.
acter. Large tracts have been cultivated in
corn, and atfo,ding every appearance Of a
heavy crop, in the dry and hct season. A
dllch had been thrown up, as a fence, around
this corlfi2ld; and The earth, thrown up and
forming The embankment, afforded Iyxu,i.
ant growth Of lettuce, onions, &c. Tba
country was sheet Of verdure, and vet with.
out drop Of rain. Neither is there anv
dew as he had found by camping out in the
hottest weather. There would seem to be
something IN the climate, soil, or atmosphere.
which supplies the place Of rain and dews in
The vegetable creation. Forests of white
OAK whose trunks ae SIX or eigh, feet in
diameter, exist, and some of The trees are So
ancient that they are fit snly for fuel. Tim.
Der is abundant and valuable - Wash. Rem.
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upon the Compro tise measures Of The Com.
mitiee of Thirteen, refused TO make issue
upon them. during the late Campaign. Ma.
ny aud some OF the most prominent, mem.
oets, oil The Convention, were actually com.
mit'ed IN joror OF these measures. And W.
are as hrmly persuaded to day, ss We are
that The People Of North Cafullna Iuyps Tho
UNION, that they APPROVE the seeeu, vuic, Of
our senators, aud that, too, without d.s,iuc
tIon oi cref d or party. Let the majority i,
The next Legislature tben, Ter parry end.
lfy t1e experiment of In frnc'iay, as soon IA
u peases them To do 80 Let Marty a.,~ls
thus vent ,hel spleen al the distinguishes ob
Jecls OF their long cherished party nallgnity
ihey WI as assuredly encounter The ,,orm
OF populsr dl,appro,al and ind cn.,ioo. a, mn
they will hr ugheeded hy those whose ur,y,
iege and fridr It VII bc 10 appeal 10 more
competent and lmpari al tribunal. IChen.
erer the mor' men! Is madr, ty he Leeisia.are,
10 censhre, by Implication, tie course of orr
Senafors npoa he AGjpS,mem that Aas tqksa
place wAcntr.r Instructions are based mn,
nat grornd-he roice IF The lorers of he
Caon IN tie State uiH b. heard IN tones of
"1Haer lt"II come up alike from Wings
'nd pemocrais-trom farmers and artisans
from "oIk shops and countinp rooms
rom the fed aud the forum
" 1t will come as the wlhds come. when ,,ro.
are stranded,
1t will come as tie waves come. when a,m,o. ,r.
landed"
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VOLUME Xxx.
Public Acts
Pdssed during the frat .es,io, of ,b.

Pdssed during The fr.t .ession of the 7Aiy,y
frat Congress.
AN ACT Tor tho admission Of the State of Calico,
MIA into the Upion.
Whsfsas the people Of California have pre.en,sd
constitution and asked admission into tbe IJ,,o,
which constitution was submitted 10 Conrres,. h,
tho President Of The United States, by mc.sse,
dated February Thirteenth. eighteen hundred sue
6fiy, and which, on due examination. is found IA
be republican 10 its form Of government:
BE il enacted by the Senate and Hou,, =,
Repre"niafices Of The United States Of Amer.
ica IN Congre" asambied, That the State Of
California shall be one, and - hereby dscl..
red to be one. Of the Uu,ed S ates Of Amen.
ca, and admitted into the Union on an canal
ioo,lng with the original States in all respec,,
whatever.
SEc. 2. And be IL further enacted. Tba,
until the representatives. in Congress .hal be
spportioned according TO an actual enume,a.
ton OF the inhabitants Of the United Stsip.
The State oi California shall be entitled TO
two representatives 10 Congress.
Src. 3. And be IL further eaac,,d Th,,
the Union upon the express condition haiti
people OF sald State, through their legislature
othef~i'e, shall never interfere With the mi.
mary disposal Of the public land, within il.
ll'nl's, aud shall pass no law and do no oc,
sbersby tho title Of The United Ststes 10 and
right TO dispose Of the same shall be impslted
ofque''loned, and that they .hs \ never law any
taI or assessment Of any description ~hslso.
ever upon the public domain OF the United
States, aud IN no case shall non resident pto.
piieiofs, who are ciiiz,ns Of the United
States, be taxed higher than residents; and
that oil the aasigable waters within the said
s'sts shsIi be common highways, aud fofev
er free, as well ~ TO the inhabitants Of sa,d
State ~ 10 the ciIlzens Of the United States
Without any tax, impos', or duty therefor
Pror'dtd, That nothing herein Contained
shall De construed as recognising or reject.
'ng the propositions rendered by the people
ol California as articles of compact IN the or.
dnsnec adopted by the convention which
'ofmed tho constitution Of that Sate.
Approved, September 8, 1850.
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A SERIOUS JOKE.

The Meredith Bridge IN. H.) Democrat
states that young gentleman and young la.
dy at Centre Harbor, not many days siccs,
requested Squire Thompson, of that place, to
unite them in marriage, with which desire
ne forthwith complied-one Of them, it is
said, agreeing to pay him five dollars for the
service, and the other promising an addition
al compensation of bashel Of beans. The
parties now say they preferred their request
for marriage merely in fun. But the Squire
informs them that they are tied fast, and
cam, back out-,he marriage having been
legally recorded on the town books as a ver.
table contract.
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Bs Il enacted BY he Senate and Hou,e Of
Represen'atres Of the Uait,d Sa,es Of An. ri.
Gu IA Concress os,embird, That from aud af.
ter the mrs, day ofJauuary, eighteen hundred
snd fifty one. i, shall no, be lawful to bring
into the District of Columbus any slave what.
ever, ior The purpose of being sold, or for The
purpose Of being placed in depot, to be sub.
"quently transferred TO any other State or
Place TO be sold as merchandise. Aud il a.
ny slave shall be brough. iu,o the sliI Dis
'rici by Its owner, or BY the authority or con.
'ent OF It's owner, contrary 10 the provisions
Of This act, such slave shall iheteupon betome
liberated and free.
SEC 2. Aad be il further Enacted, That
Y shall and may be lawful for each OF The
Corporations Of the cities of Washington and
"eofgeiown, from tiHe to time, and as often
as may be necessary, to aba,e, break up, and
aoo''sh any depot or place OF Confinement Of
slaves brought into the said District as mer.
ehane'se, contrary to the provisions of this
act, by such appropriate means as may az.
pear to ei'her of the SAID Corporations expe.
dent and proper. And the same power Is
hereby vested in The levy court of Washing.
ION county, It any attempt shall be made with.
IN It's Ipr,sdic,ional limits to establish depot
place Of confinement for slaves brought in.
10 me SAID District as merchandise for sale
Contrary TO this act.
Approved. September 90, 1850.
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EXTINCTION OF A WHOLE FAMILY

En- lNCIiON OF WHOLE FAMILY.
A family called kaufman, consisting Of
il'e members, part of whom reached this CIV
last week, have all with The exception of one
died since leav,og their home in Germany.
a period Of fifty or sixty days. As they EN-.
barked at Havre for this country, an older
son, who had JUS, finished his education for
the practice Of medicine, fell overheard and
was drowned. Three or four weeks after.
as the vessel neare5 New Orleans, the father.
Mr. Phillip Kaufman, fell victim to the shin
lever. The mother, Immediately on reach.
ing the city, brought her youngest son,
boy about twelve years Of age, to The hospi.
tai, laboring under The same disease, and the
day following she and younger daughter,
The only surviving child, accompanied his re.
mans to the cemetery. Three weeks only
elapsed and the two had got to this city, when
the Tell destroyer again made his appearance.
The mother expired last Sunday Of violent
typhoid fever induced and much aggravated.
It is believed, by her sorrow. A lltle girl,
five or SIX years of age, homeless and penny.
less, is all that is now left Of the family
Mr.. Samuel Lumsden, worthy mechanic
has adopted the child, and intends, We learr.
to raise il as one Of his own.-St. Louis In.
telHeencer.
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W A late number Of the New Orleans
Delta contains u humorous article. headed
u What TO eat and what to driuk," in which
occurs The following passage:
There has been an attemp, Of late TO in
troduce those old Virginia and Tennessee
dishes here-bacon and greens, and iole and
snaps. In Virginia thus ,sb ls regarded with
a veners'ion second ouy 10 that which is fe,
politically for the resolutions Of '9S and 90 ,
aud when person, after experimenting upon
other dishes, comes back TO bacon and greene,
It ls called returning 10 FIRST principles"
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itAitt bffak1NENT, Z
Austin, lexss Sepleu. ber 4, $50 {
To the Honorable Senate:
GENTLEMEN A bill entitled /" an act re,
curing the Governor 10 submit any PROPOSE
iion that may be made by the Government oI
the United ates 10 the State of Texas, for
Tho purchase of portion of her north western
Territory, TO the people, and which origius
ted IN the Senate, has been submitted 10 me,
aod after considering i, with entire Difference
to your Honorable Body, II 10 " Ith unfeirne d
regret that feel myself constrained by an
lmper'ous sense Of duty, and by hlsh re.
gard Tor the honor, consistency, and integti.
y OF the Sale over which | have been call.
ed TO preside, 10 return It without my uppto
val.
The bill, by iIs ptrsscoIogy, evidently in
tends to command the Executive TO do ON &C,
which TO some extent, II seems to me, ought,
TO require the exercise Of Executive d,scre.
''on. A proposition might be nude by the
Government OF the United Safes, (snd who
can now doubt the possibility of such an oc
currencs, since honorable Uti,ed States Sep.
ators declare from their places that there a.e
would b. so offensive 10 its term, or insulting
n i's character, as TO render It an act Of de.
gruda'ion on the pnrl Of tho State, to enter.
taia or listen 10 IT for moment and vet, by
The terms Of this bill, the Executive would be
required TO 60 through the solemn and deers
ding mockery of submitting i; to the voice Of
the whole people, although he might be con.
vlnced It would not meet The rppr rotation Of
single man imbusd with the ordinary feelings
OF true patriotism. Whether i. be competent
for one branch Of the Government to order
another, and CO ordinate branch, TO do an act
sh'ch necessarily implies the exercise of a
most delicate discretion, is a question which
! will no, now discuss, or present for discus.
sion; but may be allowed to say, that some
room might be left Tor the exercise of iudg.
ment on the part Of that officer, TO whom the
whole people have ouhded. in a great degree,
the interest and integrity Of their Safe. The
present Executive Of Texas, impressed with
a proper humility, is ss little disposed as any
human being to arrogaie to himself the exer.
else Of powers which have not been conferred
upon him by the Constitution and laws OF the
land, and be thinks he may appeal to b,s con
vocation Of the Legislature in its present es
traord,nary session, as an evidence of this
fact; bu, still, while disposed to con6ne him
self within the legitimate sphere prescribed
10 him, he regards it az his duty not to give
his nssen, to departure from It on the par,
Of coordinate branch. and he believes he
would be doing 80 by giving his asser, to the
bill now under confederation.
Had any proposition been made or were
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An immepse meeting was also he'd . Ray

An immense meeting was also he'd at Ray
mond, IN Hlnds county, where similar resou.
tons were adopted. 1t lasted during the en-.
tire day, and was regarded as an overwhe
ming demonstration OF popular feeling IN lha,
section.
As further proof Of the state of public
sentiment in Mississippi, the Naichez Cour,.
er states that the call f'r the great Un,on
Meeting, which was to be held in that city on
the 25h ult., is signed by 573 citizens, the
whole vote Of the county being bu, 900. and
that they know Of al Ieas, 100 Union men
who arc now absent on their usual summer T
tours.
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Gov. Bells Veto Message 10 the
Senate

Tn recurring 10 that body ,he Bill entitled 4" An
Act requiring the Governor to submit any
proposition that may be made by the Gov.
eminent Of he United Staes to the State
Of Texas, for the pu chase OF a portion of
her North WesieIn Territory, to the peo.
pie.
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BY JOHN ANTHONY oUITMAN, GOVERNOR OF
Tue STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
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Sentiment in MississipDi,

A very large Union meeting was lately
held In Jackson, the capital of Mississippi
The .utmosi harmony and good feeling pre-
vailed, aud numerous speeches were made by
emiuen' gentlemen, all in favor of preserving
the Union. A series Of resolutions was adop.
ted, the substance Of which We give
The lsl Resolution denounces the Nash.
vile Convention as designed to create D.sun.
ION.
The % approves he course of Senator
Foole.
The 80 declares that the resolution Of the
last Legislature, pledglng tho State 10 sbde
BY the dec'-ion of the Nashville Convention,
"ass pre,uHptuous u.urpstion on the part Of
thst body wholly Unauthorized by the people.
The b asserts tha, the recognition of the
line Of $50 80, with prohibition Of slavery
north oi It, would be n fatal admission by the
Sou'h o' he right of Congress TO IegisIsle on
the subject, and IN direct opposition TO the true
doctrine el non intervention.
The 5 deptecates The call by the Govern
or Of an extra session of the Legislature bu,
IN case tina, body should be convened, insrtucts
The Senators and Representatives from Jack.
son to oppose all measures tending to disso
uriou of The Union.
those members Of Congress, who, in the late
crisis. stood by the Constitution and the Tn.
ion.