The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-05-28

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.,u of6sttl Boz the rats eos we come % iHe
.'ss euea.or-shall v, Give up aI' and
hs hihsr A which NlCay hai 81 b~sasigl
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Theadm.ni5a Of ca fomih 81 made ihe con.
sleuiaa flour e.ospag DE Wimui pu'.o
Ia he i-arcHet WaGi va must lave orc
TsunaaI Government and ile rejection Of
,he Wl.oei pa3Fis1 no aa as5t but +" a
neht-a constitutional n1tt and iuiy recog
nizsd assuch. Wc taen wish California to 90.
main in her territorial state, until BY due
ooune, after all things arc prepared she can
come IN as a State.
The next provision, 10 relation 70 The Yves
tern sind Northern boundaueso Of Texas cxclu.
ding from her jurisdiction al New Mexico,
and granting 10 Texaaa pecuniaTy equivalent.
we leave for our next issue but this gran, Of
pocuniaiy compensation 70 Texas is, also, 10 be
incorporated IL tie t1 admitting California,
and oiajhshing Territorial G%oUrrnnent, and
tLia we think, has perhaps influenced Mr..
Houston TO vote for the bill
To The sixth provision, regulating the ro-do-
livery Of fugitive slaves, there ere the most
stringent objections though It's defects DO not
lie 50 on the surface. Tie main objection to
tbs r. that i; gives to tho sIavs z night to
trial by jury, though in the State from which
he aod, and thus admits Congress TO interfere,
in the relatioa Of master and slave. 0fthi5,
however, aaere in future. The seventh pro-
vision, prohibiting the slave trade in the Dis
uict of Columbia, will also have to be left for
the future.
This is the plan Of settlement proposcd--a
plan abhorcut TO our feelings and outrageous
upon our common sense--a plan, 70 say the
bodofit which, even Aithad the effect of al.
laying the present excitement in the South
would ina very short time, upon a new at-
tack from her remorseless enemies, utterly
ruin her, by giving them both preoednts for
action and increase Of siren 9Th.
1t viii be noticed tina, Mr.. Footc. of Missis.
sippi, Is in favor Of this bin thus compromised.
Lct each one form his opinion Of the course of
this gentleman, We will give the rorort of
the committee in full next week.,
~ We see from tho Yazoo Democrat
that NJ. d, Haynes, ESQ., has withdraw
from the canvas for Secretary Of State.
Gen. 10 Bell, the preocnt incumbent pro
TEN, il the mex most prominent democratic
candidate. Mt. Bell as VIC understand with
drew OF the conyr4don IN favor Of Mr..
Stamps, who tl.srcby became the nominee.
We thank friend Barksdale very much for
his Kindness in sending us his Semi.weekly.
~ Tho Sjuthron, Of My 81, in an article
upon Gen. Quitman and his speech at Ray
pond, sly5;
ut Is a matter of surprise and regret that
he could not, on such occasion, aud when
speaking OF the Address Of Gov Quitman,
torego the slang Of the small beer poIlti-
clan, and DC nenu himself toward every por.
ton Of bis fellow.eitizens with his usual de-
cency und dignity, y With a rcrk.
l]essuess AMI assurance more ~consonntt with
the character Of q pot.house brawler, than
The courtesy considered rs characteristic of
M accomp ished gentleman, he denounced
those OF his iei,ow-citizens, who refuse 10
nd ,pt, as pub &c sentiment, ideas OF his mar.
uiuelure and Of his locoioco compecrs as in.
terested o.lice-seekers, old federaists, &c"
This is certainly a most polite and amiable
method Of reproof; very like old Satan giving
one a terrible cursing for having exclaimed
"contound it" Something on the "ridiculus
mus order too. We gave on our first page,
last week, the remarks of Gov Quitman, and
il will be perceived, by reference to them,
that the method in which he has used these
words Of qualification, office seekers &c. is
courteous, and at the same time shows most
accurate knowledge Of the passions of human
nature shows that be knows tho hidden
springs which move men to oppose the Nash
1 villa Convention