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The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-06-18
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, May 31st, 1850.

WASHINGTON, May 3lst, 1880.
HousE.-On motion of Mr.. Jones, Of
Tennessee, it was moved that when the
House adjourn to-day, it be till Monday
next.
A message was received from the Senate
by the hands of A. Dickens, their Secreta-
nv, informing the House of the death of the
Hon. L. II. Elmore, a Senator from the
State of South Carolina, and communica-
ting the proceedings ofthe Senate with res
pect thereto. The message having been
read
Mr.. Woodward, of S. c., delivered an
appropriate and touching eulogy on the life
and character of the good nan and eminent
statesman, who had departed so suddenly.
He concluded by submitting the usual res
olutions testifying the respect of tho House
for the memory of the deceased; to wear
mourning for thirty days, and to adjourn the
House. They were adopted unanimously.
The House then, according to previous
arrangement, proceeded in a body, headed
by their speaker, clerk, and other officers, to
the Senate Chamber, to participate in the
funeral rites; and from thence they follow
ed the corpse to the Congressional burial
grounds.
June Sin the Senate, on Monday,
(3d) that portion of the compromise relating
to California was discussed. Mr.. Soule, OF
Louisiana, offered an amendment, dividing
California by the line of $3.50. forming a
new State from the territory south of that
line, and providing that it may come into the
Union with or without slavery, as the peo
pie may desire. No vote was taken.
The House was engaged in discussing
the California question.
The frigate Congress has been ordered tc
start tomorrow in order to demand from the
Cuban authorities the American prisoners
taken on the high seas or within the luris
diction of Mexico.
4th.--The House was engaged in dis
cussing tire California question.
In the Senate. Mr.. Webster made
speech against the resolution of Mr.. Brad
bury, of Maine, calling on the President 70
the reasons which influenced him in making
removals from office.
June 6.-The House continued the dis
cussion OF the California bill.
Votes M the CompromiSe.-ln the Sen
ate, Jefferson Davis amendment was re
jected-25 yeas to 80 noes.
Mr.. Seward, of N. Y, then moved tn
Wilmot proviso. 1t was rejected-yea
%, nays 33.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Berrien
prohibiting the territorial governments from
passing laws either excluding or establish
ing slavery, was then passed-yeas sc
nays 27.
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LATE FROM HAVANA.
Arrira5 Of he Steamship Ohio.

The L. S. mail steamship Ohio, Lieut..
J. Findlay Scheneck, U. S. N, command
ing, arrived at her wharf, foot of st. Mary
street, Lafayette, this morning at 7 o'clock.
She left Havana OH the morning of the 5th.
The news from Havana and the interior
parts of the island is of little interest or i'm.
portance. Order is again restored, and eve.
ry thing is moving along the same as usual.
The los prisoners, captured by the Span
ish steamer Pizarro, yet remain on board the
l~ine-of.battle ship Soberano, in the port oil
Havana. Judge Marion and Collector
Thompson, of Key West. lately visited the
Captain General for the purpose of ~efecting
their release, but as yet have been unsuc.
cessful.
What disposition the Spanish Government
intends to make Of them is not known.
The wal steamer Saranac, bearing the
broad pennant Of Com. Tstnall, and the
sloops Albany and Germantown, part Of the
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-06-18

MIR. RlTCHIE, OF THE UNION.

MIR. Burke, junior editor of the Washing.
ton Union, has withdrawn from the editorship
OF that paper, not from any disagreement, but
simply because the time for his continuance in
that station, had expired. The contract was
for one year only.
By this withdrawal, Mr.. Richie is left alone
to bear the burden, Mr.. Richie has done
great service for the democratic party, and on
this account it has been inclined to bear much
with the humors of his advancing age. He
did well in his youth; but his youth is past,
and the evil days come. When the sun. and
the light and the moon, and the stars, are dar-
kened, and the clouds return after rain all
things are to him of a sombre tint. The time
oflife has come, to him, when men are afraid
of that which is high, and fears are in the way,
when the head has grown white, like the BIOS
soming almond tree. The pitcher is at last
broken at the fountain, the wheel which for
so long raised the pure and refreshing waters
is broken, and the falling pieces have mud.
died the cistern, This description of the feel.
ings Of helpless old age, taken in substance
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MIR. CLAY AND THE PRESIDENT.

Mr.. Clay, on the 2ist Of May, made an elo-
quent attack upon the plan Of the President
for settling the present agitation in our coun-
try, and succeeded completely in accomplish
ing his aim.
Tho plan Of Genl Taylor for admitting Cal.
~ilornia, and leaving all the other questions un-
touched, Mr., Clay describes "by a smile, in a
way which will not be easily misunderstood
Here says Mr.. Clay, 'are 1--WE wounds
bleeding, and threatening destruction to
the country. What is the plan of the Pres.
identi To heal all those wounds! No,
sir; no such thing il is to heal one only of
the five, and leave the other -four bleeding,
even If il produces death itself. / say FIVE
wounds are bleeding there is California,
the first there are the Territories, the sec
ond; there is the question of the Boundary
Of Texas, the third there is the Fugitive
Slave bill, the fourth, there is the question
of slavery in the District of Columbia, fifth"
MIR. Clay demonstrates the i'll effects to nc.
crue from the not establishing of governments
over the Territories OF Utah and New Mexico.
He also shows the injustice done, not only to
them, by pursuing this course, but also to our
selves, by not performing the obligation of She
treaty of Guadcloupe Hidalgo, by which we
are required % extend protection and govern
meat to these people. Mr.. Clay blames Genl
Taylor for not recommending any plan for the
settlement or accommodation of the fugitive
slave question. In fact Mr.. Clay has proved
that any method of settling the present distur-
Dances in a partial and incomplete manner,
would be unwise and disastrous, aud that con-
seqeentIy Genl. Taylor's plan would be but
folly.
We are indebted TO Mr., Clay for this able
exposition Of the wrong views of the President,
which bears, in our mind, very much the APP
pearance Of making fire fight fire. We pass
this by, however, merely noting IL a fact by
which is shown the weakness Of the support
gwen by the Wing party to their President
While MIR Clay has proved the inapplicabil-
isy Of Genl, Taylor's plan, he has by no means
established the excellence of his own, except
in that one particular OF completeness. In eve.
~ other respect Zen. Iaylors plan is prefer
able, for, while he only injuries us to the extent
Of California, Mr.. Clay compasses our complete
destruction. Il is true that General Taylor
does nct provide for governments in the Terri.
tories yet neither does he exclude us from
them, as Mr.. Clay proposes to do, Mr.. Clay's
plan is based upon the proposition that slavery
Is already excluded from the Territories by the
laws Of Mexico prior to the eession of them to
us,-and his bill provides that slavery shall
not be protected, by the government formed,
like other property carried there.
Genl. Taylor does not attempt to settle the
boundaries Of T~exas--and consequently does
not propose to take from her an immense
amount Of Territory, and give as an equiva-
lent for any title she may pretend to have, a
sum ofmonsy. Pitiful r~ecompsnse, for a VIC.
Iation Of sovereign right! We should think
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THE FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL.

We take the following from the Charles
ton Mercury, by a correspondent to that pa
per, who signs himself Equality or Indepen-
dence:
MEssKs. EDIroRs: 4 word or two
more. 1t is asked why should the slave
holder object to giving a bond, "with-
out surety" that he will carry back his
fugitive slave, and allow him a trial at
the first term of the Court after his re-
turn! have already stated the obiec-
ton, on principle, and propose now to
State, briefly, the danger to which a
compliance with this requirement may
expose us.
What inconvenience is there" ex-
claims Mr.. CLAY, in giving such a bond.
The case is bond Wathout suretyE p Let
Mr.. Clay or "Caroliniensis'' answer the
simple question whether the power on
the part of Congress to exact a bond at
all, does not imply the power to require
a bond with suretyl And let either of
them answer the further question: what
security or guarantee have we, that at
the next or some subsequent session of
Congress, a dominant majority will not
require that the bond shall be sometime
substantial than Mr.. CLAY seems
to regard it, and that good and sufficient
sureties shall be given for the perfnr.
name of the condition2
1t is too clear for argument. that iftbe
principle ofthis bill be conceded on the
part of the South, no limit a be set 10
the legislation of Congress on the sub
Ject OF slavery. We must not suffer
ourselves to be lulled asleep, or disarm.
ed OF our vigilance, by the delusive pre-
text that the concession in question
does not work any great inconvenience.
1t is not a question of convenience or
inconvenience, of expediency or mex
pedlency; it is a question of right and
principle as to the boundaries Of power
between the State and Federal Govern
ments, upon a matter of purely domes.
tic concern. Such a pretension on the
part OF Congress, no matter how appa-
rentiy i~noffensive the guise in which it
presents itself, should be met andrepuls.
ca az the outset. 1t is only in its be-
ginning, in its first advances, that legis.
ia'!ve u%surpation can be successfully
resisted.
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VIEW
o tice,

10 az persons interested IN the Regl Els.
t0te9 Thomas Kirkham, deceased.
ENAKE notice that at a term of the Pro.
bate Court of Wilkinson county, State
OF Mississippi, to be held at the Court House
OF sad county, on the first Monday in August
next the undersigned widow ofthe said Thos.
Alrkham, deceased, will petition the said
Court for allotment of her dover in the fol.
lowing lots of ground, in the town of Wood.
vile, in which the undersigned has never
reIind@shed her right Of dover. to-wit
known and described on the general plan OF
plat oil SAID town, as follows: A vacant lot
In said town, bounded on the West bv East
street, on the North -, OH the Fast Nv
square No. 16,-Lot No. / on the south nv
square No. 17,-Lots No. /. 9. 3 and a.
ALSO, a lot owned by John Mckee, bound
ed on the West by square No. 16' on The
North by the Burying Ground, East by
lands belonging to the Estate of William
Stewart, deceased, and on the South by
squares Nos. IS, 19,-Also, Lots No + 3.
4, and 8, in square No. 17,-Also. Lot No.
l in square No. 18,-Also, Lots No I Ga.
and 4, in square No. 20,-Also, Lot Mol.
IN square No. 2l,-Also, Lots No. l.2. as.
8 and 7, in square No. 22,-Also. Lots No.
/ and 2, IN square No. 23,-Also, a certain
other vacant lot, now owned by William S.
Hamilton, containing about 8 acres, and
bounded on the West by Geo. II. Gordon's
lot on the North'by squares No. % and "a,
on the east by lands Of d. Hoard, and ON the
south by lots owned by Horace Kellogg
and VIM. S. Hamilton.
When and where you are notified to al.
tend, if you think proper.
i. KIRKHAM
June Is, 1850, 26-w4
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THE CONSTITUTION, PROTECTION
ENOUGH,

MIR. Clay, in his speech in answer to Mr..
Soule, refers TO a desire on the part of the
South to have some balancing power, some
method Of producing an equilibrium of
power between the North and the South.
He says:
"However desirable some such poll
teal arrangement, if possible to render
il practicable, might be, we oil know IL
is utterly unattainable. We all know
that the rapid growth and the great
progress ofthe Northern portion Of this
country is such that it is impossible for
the South to keep pace with it, and
that it is, therefore, impossible for it
to compete with it in power, unless the
rule Of all Republics Shall be reversed,
and the majority be governed by the
minority"
Mr., Clay is most grossly, most %grievous.
ly mistaken. Mr.. Clay makes use, in his
argument, of f~allacies the most criminal, for
carrying out his ends, toreconcilc the South
to degradation. MIR. Clay knows full well
that the South never yet has asked for,
that the South would feel herself most GRIM
inally foolish, under a natural enforced,
aud honest course of circumstances. to de-
maild amy Interpolation upon, or change in
the government, for her benefit. The South
needs no such thing--the South asks for no
uehthing, All we desire is that the Gov.
%sTITurIoN be observed in its spirit and in its
letter, If this be done, what care we for
any other balancing power? Whoever
have the majority, they are bound to Tegis.
late for the general welfare of the country.
Is taxation the subject of logislation ? odu.
ties, imposts and excuses shall be uniform
throughout the United States" Is com.
merce tho preference shall he given, by
any regulation Of commerce or revenue, &c
the ports of one State over those of anoth.
er.' Whatever be the thing done under
the Constitution, we receive full JUSTICE
BY additional Article X. Of the Const., .tTht
powers not delegated to the United State:
by the Constitution, moi prohibited by it tc
the States, are reserved to the States res
peetively, or to the people," Ii the FEEDER
al Government cannot proceed beyond the
point marked out by the States, and if the
Southern States have, with the others
agreed to clothe it, their united handiwork
with powers to proceed so far, certainly the
South does not wish to rescind the contract
No, the Federal Government has certain
powers granted to it by the States, which
reserve TO themselves all other powers, and
all that the South, or any portion of tn,
country should ask, is, that those powers
granted be exercised within their limits
but thus is the rub, this is the danger, thi,
IS the cause OF fear, that they will not be Sc
exercised.
Mr.. Clay argues that the South is in nc
danger, however, even though the Nortl
nave the power,-and shows its means O
protection, He says, "In the first place.
there is that sense of justice which pertains
To men--to every man, in virtue of the fac
that he is a man."
Frail protection. when this "scase Of jus
t'ce" is the essence, the living soul, of the
argument Of the vile aboIitionist! Beauti.
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Conespondenee Of the Bslhmore Sun.

WASHINGTON, May 81, 1850.
The indications of public sentiment
1t the North are not favorable TO an ad.
.ustment of the pending difficulties by
any action of Congress. The higher
is every where in actual power.
by reason of its activity, organization
and enthusiasm, though not by its num-
bers. Ultimately it will have numbers
on its side. Now it contests By hold.
ing a balance. fear that nothing can
be expected from any of the Northern
wings in aid of the adjustment now pro.
posed. By the unjustiiable i~nterfer-
ence ofthe administration, and themis.
chievous influence of the New York
Tribune and Evening Journal, and 9th.
er organs of the Northern anti slavery
party, the Northern wing members
have been entirely paralysed. Now
that the"Clay scheme is necessary; in
order to prevent the operation of Texan
jurisdiction and the establishment Of
slavery over two-thirds of the TERRITORY
over New Mexico, it suits the faction
represented in the Tribune to come out
for the scheme. But it is too late for
any aid from n quarter which lately
held in pay a phalanx of vituperators,
whose business it was to abuse Mr..
Webster, and Mr.. Rose, of Pennsylva.
vania, and every honorable and indie
pendent Northern man in Congress.
am almost inclined to hope that the
South, after what has passed, will hold
on upon every inch Of Texas to which
a title can be sustained, and, in nv
opinion, Texas could, without fear Of
the result, accept at once the issue ten.
dered to her by New Mexico. 1t will
be a dangerous step to yield one inch
OF ground to a party or section which
appeals to a power that sits enthroued
above the constitution and the laws.
In all ages men have assumed to rule
by virtue of a special commission from
Heaven. The pretension TO govern by
Divine right, is in actual antagonist
to our institutions. The sooner it is re.
sisted the better.
The Northern wing members have
now become utterly indifferent to- the
result of the pending question: They
are now perfectly reckless. | do not
believe there are ten Northern men in
the House who would care a straw
even ifthe Nashville Convention should
recommend an immediate dissolution
OF the Union. They know one thing,
and care but for one t~hing-to wit: the
existing prejudices of their respective
constituencies. 1t has been seen thu
even Mr.. Winthrop, representing an
enlightened and commercial cons;itu.
ency, and having Mr.. Webster in front
is still unable to go for the Clay adjusts
ment. The Southern men now say,
and with appearance ofreason, that the
question is incapable of adjustment.
Letters from distinguished persons at
the North, received within a few days,
and one of which have just read, re.
commend that Congress should immeS
dlately adjourn and never re-assemble
that is, for the purpose of continuing
the slavery wrangle. Others suggest
the %eXpediency OF a recess till Novem.
Der or December, after passing the mes
cesSary appropriations, in order that
members may consult their constituents
and perhaps come back with a more
national spirit.
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Magistrates BIanks--Both fol
town and country, for sale at this Office.
have received from Senator Jel

~ We have received from Senator JEFF
gerson Davis. and from Hon. a. G. Brown,
several public documents, for which we
thank them very much. From the former,
the speech OF Senator Risk, Of Texas, on
Mr.. Gays Resolutions, came in a most
happy time, and will DO read, we hope, with
profit. From MI, Bfown-the volume OF
the Report Of the Finances be has sent
us, is a large stone in the monument Of OBJ
lipations, we are erecting to his memory.
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WE CUBAN AUTHORITIES.

The pfoclamaiions Of the Spanish authori-
ties Of Cuba, made during the progress OF 1.-THE
recent affair have been Of the most grandilo-
quent and false nature. This style, indeed,
appears to be general with the natives Of
Spain and their descendants, more particular
iy upon this continent. Reasons for il may be
found In the cxcilability with which nature
has endowed them, and in the character Of
those 10 whom their edic,s have been address
cd. Assumption goes a long ways, and when
II is used with the grossly ignorant, has an ef.
feet 80 ovcrpoweriug as to prevent even inves-
~tI9ation. II throws the die for good and all.
According to the tenor of tho official acts,
consequent upon tho abandonment for the
lime of the expedition, each officer Of the ar
my Of Her most Faithful Majesty, now station
ed in the aever-faithlul island" has been a tn
umphant hero; each private soldier u model
Of desperate valor each is assured so and
thanked for II by high authority, = What
though he was not at the point Of contest, yet
he is O hero, a most valiant champion for what
he certainly would have done il he had boon
there. The Captain General has made a great
number Of promotions and grants of pensions,
aud bestowings of the cross OF Queen Isabella,
upon lpaisano) countrymeu. The Professor of
Medicine Is knighted-good Rven,p says
a letter from Havana, zone of the released
prisoners in the Jail which WAS broken open by
the expedition, comes in for a share of favor,
and receives full pardon for all his o1aneesp
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by Telegraph to the picayune.l

Nashville Con0ention-- Third Day
MIR. J. J.iMcRae, of Miss, introduced a set
of resolutions of an ultra stamp, affirming
the extreme rights of the South, and declar-
ing in favor of a dissolution of the Union, if
their rights are not acknowledged by Con-
gress. Some hot Southern speeches were
made by delegates from Alabama.
MIR. Benning, OF Ga, offered a resolution
in favor of the Missouri Compromise line.
No votes had yet been taken.
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NASHVILLE, June 4, 1850.

4NhGIN lbAAL AZ AiiS Il iCCS'
The Southern Convention re-assembled
this morning at 10 o'clock, the President i'll
the Chair. The sitting was opened with
prayer.
MIR. Rhett moved that the Parliamentary
Law, as laid downin Jefferson's Manual, be
adopted for the government of the conven-
ton, which was agreed to.
The committee to which was referred the
credentials and registering of the delegates,
made a report, which was adopted.
The Report of the Committee on O.rgani-
cation, respecting the manner of voting,
was then taken up, the committee had re-
commended that the votes should be taken
by States, each delegation having one vote.
Upon the question of adopting the report,
a long and animated debate ensued, i'll
which a number of members participated,
and a variety of propositions, by way of sub
stitute or amendment, were offered. The
question was taken by States, and the vote
was as follows:
AyeS,-Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas,
Texas-S.
Nay.-Alabama.
The Convention then adjourned until 10
O'Clock tomorrow.
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! do not impugn the motives Of NJ
Gay IN offering this amendment buIi
am satisfied that the error, ifsanetion.a
by the South, will prove d pernicious
and a fatal one.
EauALITY OR INDEPENDENCE.
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G@ We are happy to announce that the
rumor saying that Judge Sharkey had de-
clared himself in favor of Mr.. CLAWS Com
promise, is utterly without foundation. We
teIt certain. however, of this, from the first
1t was so at variance with all his acts, and
with his declarations, just before he left
Vicksburg.
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THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION.
BALTIMORE, June 3, 1850.

BALTIMORE, June 3, 1850.
The Southern Convention assembled this
day at Nashville. 1t was called to order at
8 o'clock, P. NJ, by Hon. A. V. Brown, ex-
Governor, of Tennessee, and prayer was Of
fered by Rev. ]. B. Ferguson.
In conformity with a resolution adopted
at a preliminary meeting, it was resolved
that in the organization and business of the
convention, the vote would be taken by
States, each delegation giving one vote.
The following gentlemen were elected
officers of the convention:
Hon. WIN L. SHARKEY, of Mississippi,
President.
Hon. Charles J. Mcdonald, of Georgia,
Vice President.
William F. Cooper and E. G.. Eastman,
Esqs., of Nashville, Secretaries.
The President addressed the convention
at some length IN regard to the objects con-
templated in its assembling. Their purpose
was not the dissolution, but perpetuation, of
the Union, and they had met to consult up
on the proper measures to prevent the great
calamity with which the Union was threat
ened.
After a brief discussion in regard to the
credentials of delegates, it was ordered that
a committee of one from each State be ap.
pointed to receive and register the names Of
the delegates il. attendance.
On motion of Hon. r. B. Rhett, the
convention adjourned until 10 o'clock to
morrow.
The convention will reject Clay's com
promise.
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10 The full vote for Secretary of State
IN our county, was as follows Bell 6s.
Wilcox %, Q~uackenboss f05.