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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-11-27

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Staunon, Nov 20, 1850
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-11-27

NASHVILLE, Nov 18Th 1850.
The Convention adjourned day after adopting pre-
amble-the same offered by Gov. Clay, Of Alabama,
and resolutions framed rum those of Mississippi. they
affirm the right the acts Of Congress
rs unjust. aud rutuend General Congress of the
Southern States ..lu.sn tine rights uf the South and,
ps,,n Co preserve as Uaaa. No ,,ue 'or re-assem-
bling designated
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-11-27
RECORD OF DEATHS.

DIED in this place, Tuesday the 10Th nst ELIZABETH
infant daughter Of Simon and Martha Miller.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-17
az The InteHigencer, after having been in
eclipse during the Administration of General
TAYLOR, shines out again under the new one.

az The InteHigencer, after having been in
eclipse during the Administration of General
TAYLOR, shines out again under the new one.
Now is the winter ofits discomfort,
Made glorious summer by this Of York.
Under TAYLOR the Republic took the lead rs
organ. The Inteligencer saw the Wing party
was divided, and did not know which wing would
prevail. 1t therefore kept dark on the questions
in dispute--was silent about the Presidents plan
and Mr.. CLAY's plan.
But General TAYLOR died, Mr. FILLMORE sue
ceeded, began to use his influence in favor Of the
Omnibus-and the gallant editor Of the Intelt-
gencer slept into that vehicle with great sagaci-
ty-just as it broke down! The Intelligencer
crawled out from the fragments, rubbed its
shns, scratched its head, and RATED But as
soon as the Senate commenced its present en-
reer of outrage by passing the Texas, and Cali
fornia bills the Intelligenceris itself again The
long devotion to ultra Northern politics-to
Federal usurpation, and its hatred of the South
for resistance to these, heretofore more or less
successful, breaks ont. The Inteliigencer was
silent and sad, whilst there was a chance of de-
feating the scheme of Southern spolintion. but
when the prospect Of preventing it in Congress
grows dim, when the Executive draws the
sword--when Texas is in arms, when Georgia
is in commotion, when Alabama, Mississippi and
Florida, are moving q like deep sea wave,'
when South Carolina stands with forward STEP
and fiery look" then the Infe1igencer like
"The joyous wolf from covert drew"
The prospect that Southern rights and South.
ern men will perish, and that the stencil Of fal.
len and dccaying liberty win pollute the polit
cal atmosphere, prompts the InfeHigencer to
plume. it's wings, and soar like that bird Of prey
that seeks the deep blue sky, only when the
faint Of carnage and carrion sweeps along tho
air
The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-17

decisive vote Of "a Yeas 90 Is Nays--almo~t
two to one. The, warnings OF Mr. jeff Davis
and the contingent thrcatenings Of Mr.. Clemcn~
served TO postpone but not 10 prevent this
triumph The House will Of course take zap
this bill when il next goes into Committee on
the subject, and We trust ID will meantime have
so amended It's Rules that small minority can
no longer stop the wheels Of legislation. That
done, two consecutive nightsittings ought 60
see the bill through TO President Fillmore.
where 1t will not long be detained Friends Of
California IN the House you are disgraeed be-
You'd explanation or oblivion If you consent 10
adjourn before California is State ia the
Union" N
The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-17
Meeting Of the Southern Members OF the
House Of Representative.

! At length we have to congratulate the Sout
on the attainment of greater unity among he
representatives than has yet been known.
AT a meeting held few evenings since, In
following members were appointed Commits
on Resolutions:
ROBERT TooMBs, ofsGeorgia, Chairman.
Messrs. A. Burt, of South Carolina; III. w
| Hilliard, Alabama; Jacob Thompson, Mississippi
4. Darlington Cabell, Florida; Volney 4. How
ard, Texas; Robert w. Johnson, Arkansas
Isaac T.. Morse, Louisiana; J. s. Greene, Mis-
souri,; ]. A. Seldom, Virginia L. L. Clingman
! North Carolina James II. Thomas, Tennessee
c. s. Morehead, Kentucky; John W. Houston
Delaware; r. |. Bowie, Maryland.
We understand that the deliberations Of TIN
Committee resulted in almost entire unanimity
and accordingly :
Mr.. TooMBs, Chairman of the Committee 0
Fifteen, reported the following resolutions, wiel
were adopted:
| l. RESOLVED, That no citizen shall be depriyet
of his life, liberty property, except by ejudg
ment of his peers, and the laws of the land, ant
that the common law, as it existed in the Ameri
can Colonies OH the 4th OF July, l776, and thu
Constitution and laws of the United States APP
plicabe to our territories, shall be the fundamen
tai law of said territory.
2. Resolred, That in the event that the non
slaveholding States object thus to put the life
liberty, and property of American citizens un
der American laws, we will insist upon di
vision Of the country on the line of Sc. 80, with
a distinct recognition and protection of property
in slaves.
3. Resolved That we will not vote for the ad
mission of California unless the Southern boun
dairy be restricted 10 the parallel of SO. 80 NORTH
latitude.
A. Resolred, That we will not agree to any
boundary between Texas and New Mexico
which proposes to cede to New Mexico any por.
ton of territory south of the parallel of So. 80
north latitude and west Of the Rio Grande
prior to the adjustment of the territorial ques
tions.
5. Resolred, That the representatives of the
slavchoding States will resist by all usual legis
lative and constitutional means, the admission Of
the State of California and the adjustment of the
Texas boundary, until a settlement of the terri
torial questions.
g. Resolred, That the true boundary of Texas
is that defined by the act Of the Texas Congress
of December 10Th, 1886; and it is the duty OF
the South to maintain the same, unless salts.
factory adjustment of it is had by the assent OF
the State of Texas.
T. Be IL further Resolred That the powers
and duties of the Committee of fifteen be con,
tinued until the further action of the meeting
and that the Chairman of that Committee, by
the concurrence Of any three members thereof
may at any time call meeting of the represent
tstives of the sayeholding States.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-17

ton of the Assembly was reported by their dele.
gate, Rev. Mr.. McClare. A Committee was raised
and report presented on the subject which
called forth much discussion. After amendment
the report was adopted the closing resolutions Of
which are as follows.
Resolved, That while we receive this resolution
with surprise and regret, being unwilling to sus
pend the friendly correspondence that has so long
existed between us, and being in doubt whether
the action Of the General Assembly was designed
TO do this, we wait to be informed of their mean
ing, and when the usual degradation is sent TO us
1t shall be kindly received and cheerfully recipro
Gated
4. Rssoired, That this action of our body be
communicated by our Secretary, 10 the Modera
tor Of the General Assembly, TO meet in st. Louis
in 1851.
Thus it will be seen that both these bodies hav-
ing declined TO appoint delegates and the Associ-
alton having resolved TO wait for explanations,
the intercourse between them is suspended. The
probability il, that it will remain 80 at least so
long the Association retain their present dispo-
sihon---that Of taking upon themselves the guar
dlanship of other peoples business. Sopsihsr',
Presbyterian.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-17
AIANCY GREGG.
The Randolph Epississ on the Right Of
Secession

4 ~ -
Faadamxsiai Condition ey hs Uaioa--Sisr, aeer,-
sniaiion and R4gifir sisrss-- The ssaiAs resssdy
we're fAew rtgAh dsaisd-- TIE right % 6ghf, and
Ms righi 10 do wrong" Biaek Cesksds Federal.
ism rvissd'-- The right Il Equality another Faa.
| damenisi Condition II as Union, Ne.
To ms ExcELIEScy, Mmlaap FiIIMoHr,
PRks,pGxr % raG UssrED SrArss.
SIR-It Is admitted on all sides, thai the Con
stitution contains certain principles which are sac
ramenta, embracing conditions NO vital and fanda-
mental that without their adoption, the cons,ilu-
ton and the Union cosId never have been formed
Conditions Of tis nature mus, be as progressive
and continuous the Constitution itself. and last
ing its Lifetime, must stand with il, and Call with
it. Upon their acceptance the Union Was founded
upon their performance the Union depends
Nothing 10 better known to the statesmen of the
country, than that the Constitution would never
have been adopted nor ratified by the Southern
States, had not the Northern States received and
accepted those provisions which the Constitution
contains relating the institution Of slavery. The
debates set forth in the Madison papers, impress
sively make known, that these provisions consti-
tuted among others the South witinsia, and that
but for the clause comforting representative rights
in Congress upon three-fhhs Of the slaves, and
the clause providing for the reclamation and sur
render Of fdgityes from service, no Union could
have been formed between the parties then repre-
scented in the Convention. The thing was impos-
sible; and hence the South became party 10 the
Union upon the fundamental condition, that these
provisions should be strictly adhered to and faith
fully performed, so long as the Union lasts. The
duties and obligations thus deyolyed upon the
North, were explicit, imperative and immutable,
and consequently it became the supreme law OF
the case, tina. the Unions existence should be de-
pendent upon the faithful performance Of these
fundamental conditions.
Now, sir, as hypothesis are quite as good
as facts to test principles and compass conse-
quences, will put case, or t,Oo cases rather.
Suppose, that aAer the adoption and ratification of
the Constitution by the States, that Congress in
l79l, in apportioning the representation among
the States under the census of 1890, had refused
regard three-fhs Of the slaves as representative
numbers, and had withholden from the South all
representation on their account. The North had
the power to do so, had she been disposed to use
it. In Senate of 26, she had IA, and the South
but IL senator's. In House of IS, she had IS,
and the South but 30 Representatives; the Consti-
tuition itself having aPpertioned the latter. until
the >PpssAiesmsvsnnae ~ spasssof l7e0 shoAn
The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-17

s5H The Nep York Tribune thus rejoices over
the recent action Of Congress. Its approval Of
those proceedings affords the best proof Of the
correctness of our comments thercupon.
Although different parties may oppose the
same measure through very different motives
yet assent 10 the same propositions must be
based on an identity Of sentiment and feeling
The advice to the House is idcnticslly the same
as that rendered by the Republic !; both counsel
the minority to sa ouf7 the California measure
against all plans Of parliamentary Illustration:
IL is something TO rcjo~e over (says the
Tribune in these days Of factious obsiru-
ton and frtitlcss Legislation, that the Bill
providing for the Admission Of California into
the Union yesterday passed The Senate by the
The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-17
Moral Condition of Blacks.

| One of the principal charges against Shaver,
made in the North by women in pants, and mel
in petticoats, is that it violates the marriage re
lation and establishes promiscuous intercourse.
Well, we saw recently in a Northern Adolf
ton paper, letter from WILLIAM WELLS
BRewE, fugitive slave, who has become al
agent of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery So
ciety
The standing of this man was called in ques-
ton on account of his deserving his wife--and
the letter was his defence. He said that
soon after his escape, he married. we think
in Rochester, New York, we suppose among
the upper crust people of color. He
states that soon after his marriage he discovered
that his wife's mother lived with man called
her second husband, whilst her first was still
living-that her sister had one or two children
without being married at all, and that her bro
ther was in the New York Penitentiary-and
that his wife soon began an intrigue with ano-
Their man, which he attempted to break of, but
in vain--and separated from her.
Mr. William Wells Brown could have Jared
no worse than this in the most immoral family
of slaves in the South-while in the great ma
jority of them he might have done much better.
In SIayti, however, the negroes have their
own way, and we commend the following to the
attention of modern philanthropy
MORALS IN HAYTT.
The New York journal of Commerce says
in the official part of late number of the
Moniteur Mayhem is document giving the
number IF births, deaths, marriages, and di,
vorces, during the first quarter Of the present
year, IN the following named towns: In ne Pm
pspcc IF Se West, Port au Prince, Jaqxnol, Croix
Der B0uQnetA and Arcahart bs he Province 81
ne Soulh Miragoase, Petit Trou, and Torbeck;
in the Prorince Of The North, Cape Haytien, Fort
Liberte, L'Acul du Nord, Limbo, Plaisance,
Jean-Rabel, Port Margot, Limonade, and PLANE
du Nord. In these towns the whole number of
children born in these months was 1853, of
whom l,700 were born out of wedlock, and only
l63 were Legitimate. Such monstrous dis.
proportion between these two classes of chill
.dren exists in no other country, we venture to
say, on the face of the earth where the marriage
institution is recognized. In the same towns
the deaths in that period were 4O6,65 marriages,
and divorce. In Port an Prince alone, the
capital of the Empire, there were ALB children
born, and only 20 of them in marriage; IT
deaths, and 20 marriages"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-17
THE SOUTHERN PRESS,
FRIDAY. AUGUST l6. 1850.
WASHINGTON CITY.

sz5- A letter from Col. MAxcY GREGG of
South Carolina to Gen. FooTE, will be found
in our columns to-day. A reply from Colonel
CHESTNUT has also be en- received, and shall APP
pear tomorrow
We leave these gentlemen.to speak for them
selves, which it will be seen, they are very
capable of doing effectually
The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-17

your offer. You ~iiI need 90 sxer, all your pow
era, such az they are. including your acknox-
isdx~d po~sr cf bs~~s, 10 cg ,s~i2ie 10 ia
people q Mississippi, the dslibemss sreaehery
your Stale aud 10 the South. 90 long presaedi.
lated by you. and for time eonesaled under the
% bra~i iesdly with the Aboi.lsoai~is, and %
bully Col, Beoion, until he turned upon yoa and
oul-ballied You.
w.th the hope tAas cha. letter may prove an ae-
eeptable sddsnoa 90 your curious Subsidiary col
lection en the subjec, ef Inc Compromise.
! have the honor loJbs, s.s, Ae.
NANCY GREGG.
r. y. Not being qaile sare that you will IAN.
dsrsisnd an sliasson above, ! suhjoia for your
qualification the passage referred IA.
Sarab. :. Ays he and ahe Cosns's fsosmsn were
jabberins French, like l~o intriguing dacks ia
miI-pcnd' and believe they talked of soc, for lhsy
laughed consamedy."
The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-17

lsTERcoURsE SUsrENnED.--Our readers will re-
member that in consequence Of what the General
Assembly considered an unwarranabIe interfer.
ence on The part Of the General Association OF
Massachusetts with our opinions and course of ac-
uon, as church, in relation to domestic slavery,
the following resolution was passed by the As
semby:
Resoired, That our delegate TO the next general
Association of Massachusetts, be directed to in
sembly must consider itself the best Judge OF the
action which IT is necessary to take as to all sub
Jects within its jurisdiction, and that any inter
ference on the part Of that General Association,
with IT'S action upon any subjects upon which
this General Assembly has taken order, il often
sive, and must lead to an interruption Of the cor.
respondence which subsists between the Associa.
lion and this Assembly.
Az the late meeting Of that Association, the &C
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-09-04
BALTIMORE MARKET.
SATURDAY, August 81,


GRA1s.-The supply of Wheat at market on
Monday was fair, but since then the receipts have
diminished considerably. Most of the parcels are
of inferior quality being damp and unfit for imme-
diate use, and Of sell at low rates. Prime
dry parcels in demand and maintain the rates
of last week, " hich we continue. We quote ordi-
nary to good reds at IS 100 cents, and good to
prime at 100 LOG cents; white at 100 10 cts,
and family -four white at IL 100 cents. These
the current prices to-day, but towards the close,
there balng no shipping demand, and decline in
the Eastern markets, the millers show but little
disposition to buy at the present rates. The mar
ket closes very dull
Corn.-The receipts of the week were fair. and
prices ruled steadily at 81 SO cents for white.
and GO 81 cents for yellow. To-day the demand
was less active, and prices ruled at SIS 81 cents
for white, and So 60 cents for yellow.
Oats.-The sales throughout the week have been
at % 35 cents, according to quality.
GuANo.-Some lots of Peruvian Guano were
received this week. and the article being much in
demand sales were made at S3a per ton. The
supply is fast diminishing. Sales of Patagonian
are making at S3s per ton for lots of ten tons or
more, and $40 for smaller quantities. This shows
an advance.
| ToBAcco.--There is still good demand for the
common and medium qualities of both Maryland
and Ohio Tobacco at full prices, while the better
sorts not much inquired after. We continue
our former quotations to wit: Common Mary land
50 .50d4; good common 81 4.5O; brown $4a 6 !;
and fine brown $3.50 TO- The inspections OF
the week are 757 hhds. Md, e42 hhds. Ohio-total
| 1899 hhds. The total inspections this year are
27,743 hhds. against 81, 7l0 hhds to the Pc
Rod last year.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-09-04
THE TIMES.
PORT TOBACCO. MD.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEP. 4, 1850.

The larges, political meeting that we re-
member 10 have witnessed in this county,
was held in Port Tobacco on Thursday
last, when the Wings gave a general treat.
|. was expected tina. the Wing candidate for
Governor would be present, but letter re-.
ceved by M. BRENT, the day before the
meeting, announced the unwelcome in,elli-
gence ,ha, Mr.. CLARKE was compelled to
return home from indisposiion and could
not be present. He stated, however, in his
letter that he hoped to have an opportunity
Of addressing the people of Charles some
time this month. The disappointment. a.
mong Wings and Democrats was quite ap-
parent, though the circumstances which
caused ii were entirely beyond the control
Of man, and such as no one could reason
ably complain Of Our candidates for the
Reform Convention had each on opportuni-
,y of being heard, and all were listened to
with respectful attention. It was after sun.
set when the lass speaker came down from
the stand.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-09-04
TRUSTEES PUBLIC SALE OF
LAND.

TN pursuance of a decree Of Charles Coun-
l. ~ Court, sitting as Cour, Of Equity,I
will sell at public sale the following tracts
OF Land, the properly Of Charles Queen, de-
ceased, commonly called and known by the
name of "Ltchfeld Enlarged" being aud
lying in Charles county, adjoining the farms
Of Major Stone and Mr.. Joseph Fl Cooksey.
and containing one hundred and eighty-six
acres, more or less. The sale will take
place at the Cour, House door, in Port To-
bacco, on TUESDAY the lst day of &C.
TOBER ncx', between the hours of and 4,
P. NJ For further particulars apply to me.
TERMS OF SALE: Fifty dollars to be paid
at the expiration of six months, and the
residue Of the purchase money in three equal
annual payments of one two aud three years,
the purchaser giving bond with security to
be approved by ME for the payment of The
same with interest thereon from the day Of
sale. ROBERT S. FEEDER,
sep Ats. Trustee.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-09-04

other means. We canno. accord to the de.
PENDANTS here any greater power, when they
come on to our soil TO seize their fugitive
slaves, than we confer on our own peace
officers. The persons engaged in resisting
these men in the lawful exercise Of lhei,
right of seisure, are guilty Of great wrong
and most unjustidable breach Of the public
peace, for which we have held as many re-
sponsible as could be spprehended and we
must in like manner hold these gentlemen
to answer at our mex, Cour, Of Quarter Ses-
sions, where the whole subject will be in
veIiga.ed b. the Court.
J. J. PEARSON, President Judge.
The Harrisburg Telegraph says that Mr..
Taylor, one of the shareholders, has gone
to Philadelphia TO get an order from the
U. S. Court, and tina. it is probable the De.
putty Marshal will in day or two be d.
rec,ed 10 place the slaves in the hands Of
their masters.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-09-04
NEW FALL GOODS.

THE subscriber is now in receipt of his FIRST
L SUPPLY of FALL GOODS, to which he in
vites the attention of his friends and dealers gene
rally of Charles and adjoining counties.
He will be in receipt of Goods at short intervals
during the balance of the seasons, and with his in
creased facilities for taking advantage of the auction
sales in the northern cities, he will at all times be
prepared to offer such inducements in the
DRY GOODS LINE
that are rarely to be met with. Grateful for the
past very liberal patronage he has received he will
spare no efforts to merit its continuance.
G. X. WHLTMER.
Alexandria, September 4, 1850.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-09-04
ID I E ID,

On the morning of the I'd ult., about o'clock
Mrs. CECILIA BUDD, in her 57th year.
In the death Of this most excellent and worthy
lady, society has been deprived of one of its best
members, the Church of a consistent member, and
her son and daughter and grandchildren of ten
der and affectionate parent, and her servants of
most excellent and humane mistress; and it is
earnestly hoped that in the Paradise of God they
may meet to part no more. D.
Died, in Baltimore city, on Thursday, the 2sth
ult, CORDELIA, daughter of ALEXANDER II. and
PArrIE MlLLAR, aged 10 months and days.