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The southern press., 1850-08-31
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

fa FRIDAY, August 3Uth, 1851.
Mr.. BAYLY, Of Virginia, asked the unanimous
consent of the House to take up the Indian APP
preparation bill. Objected to.
The SPEAKER stated that the first BUSINESS in
order, it being private bill day, was the bill for
the benefit Of the heirs Of Jethro Wood, extend
ing the patent right to plough invented by him.
Mr.. HARLAN, of Indiana, obtained the floor
and entered upon speech in support Of the bill
on the ground that Wood was the inventor and
had not derived that pecuniary benefit from it TO
which he was entitled
Mr.. BINGHAM, of Michigan, followed in a
speech in opposition 10 the proposed extension,
maintaining that the patentee was not the orr
ginal inventor, and that Government should not
levy tax upon the agricultural community by
extending the patent.
Mr.. NELSON, OF New York, moved an amend
ment providing that the extension should not in
terfere with any other cast iron plough.
Mr.. VENABLE, Of North Carolina, remarked
that, although onr sympathies might and had
been appealed tom this case, yet sense Of JUS
tce and the public interest would compel him to
vote against il. Its effect would be to levy tax
Of twenty-five cents on any and every cast iron
plough used in the States. hs AZ 81
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, believed that
the merits of this question by this time pretty
well understood and he therefore moved the pre-
vious question. b f
Mr.. J. Withdrew it at the request Of sisi6
Mr.. STRONG, Of Pennsylvania, who moved
The southern press., 1850-08-31

On Thursday morning, August %, the citizens
Of Georgia convened at the large and extensive
warehouse Of Messrs. Field and Adams, and pro-
cceded to organize their meeting. The meeting
was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Martin.
were appointed Presidents
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22
rra ar.onY q nna1.Anp.

A very biting sarcasm, upon the ''glory Of
England" is found in the Liverpool Mercury,
Of June the 2slh. A1er detailing the ezpep-
diture Of more than two millions and hall
Of dollars, IN paying for costs of prosecutions,
for prisons, convict service, establishments
for convicte, &C., it makes the following COM
men,ary:
"How the hearts Of our Legislators must
have expanded with national pride and gen.
erOus emotion, and what glorious visions must
have Frightened their sIuRbers on retiring
weary to their beds--what luslroUs dreams
ol mighty ediiices consecrated 10 crime, Il
tar lands set apart as its home, of thousands
and tens Of thousands Of men, women, and
young children bumanely supported a! the
public expense England must be a very
mighty nation, a very civilized nation. truly
a most Christian nation, 70 spend all this
money on crime. A less enlightened peop c
than ourselves. perhaps, would bethink them
selves Of laying ont their money on these
silly baubles called preventalives of crime.
They might in their ignorance. prejudice, and
narrow mindedncss think that a little more
money spent on education and little less on
crime would be grateful change for the bet
ter. They might, with singular perversiOn
of tastes, consider school-homse a pleasant
er thing look at than prison."
What lamentable contrast do these lpgis
alive enactments bear to the newspaper
glory OF England. We sometimes fear
we may go off in a Git Of Mysteries when we
>ead the oxtravagant bombast about the im>
mrnse revenues Of England-her time-hon-
ored Aristocracy, Naval and Military renown,
clergy, dc. This is all TO be sure, glory and
power enough. but woe 10 the half starved
millions whose naked shoulders have TO sus
tain this pomp and magnicence. The aris-
tocracy, the clergy, aud pampered police and
verseers of the poor, are all mounted a,
nee, and the glory of the poor Iaboring
wretch is, that he has the liberty Of toing
aut miserable eIistance, with the comfora,
bie assurance that he wil at last die in d
,oor house, and be buried at the public
charge. A noble destiny truly and worthy
If such ''great, glorious and free" people
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22

OF The "Merchants Day Book of July 30th
contains a most costic article upon the unexa-
tion of Texas ''the first step toward the dssolu-
ton Of the Uuion." After speaking of tie
state of things in Pennsylvania in 1914. when
Wilmot, BY declaring for Henry Clay, mi yht
have carried the State for him and defeated the
annexation of Texas, it says that
"The question was then put to Mr.. Wilmot
and his constituents, to Tohn Van Buren, and
his toadies and to the AbolitioniSts, '.Will YOU
have Texas and her immense slave territory as
part and parcel of these United States?" anC
they deliberately and unequivocally answered
zoe win Very we'll they got it; and now with
out questioning the policy or justice of tha
decision, we insist that they at least, have NJ
right to commence quarrel with Texas upor
a mere abstraction. But these scourdrels O.
traitors, we can think Of no more approbiat,
term did more, They took up the Texa
QUARREL with Mexico, fought, robbed and de
wasted that country until she acknowledged th
Texas claim and boundary. No sooner wa
this done than they turn square round and 50,
to Texas Here you little knave you hav
no right to all this land, it never was yours an
you must not claim it any longer We hav
wrested it from your old enemy on the pretens
that it was yours, but we know that we lie
when we said that we wanted it for you, Mex
leo knew that we lied, the whole world knew
that we lied and Of course you can't expect t
have it now. We want it ourselves and meal
to have it, too" This is plain english of free
soilism. Twist it and turn it as you will, te
it, any way you please, and it will come out th
same every time, No man who voted for tn
annexation of Texas can honestly support th
free-soil doctrine as put forth by Wilmot, Va
Buren, and the Evening Post Of this city
Such men in country wher1 there was Il
law would steal your coat or hat, your horses G
sheep, or anything else, if they had the chanc,
There is no honesty in them, and when th
community treat them as they do, small knave
they will cease to be misehieyous,
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22
SUBMIT IT TO THE PEOPLE.

Much apprehension ID felt by those who
have no confidence in the patriotism and
the capacity of the people for self-govern-
ment, lest Congress should adjourn and
leave open the California question; the very
thing, in our estimation, that they should
have done months ago. They fully appre-
ciate the extent Of the difficulties and dang
ers which environ us, and their expectations
are as reasonable as their judgment is cor
rect. They have but little sympathy with
the ultraism of either party, and are sur
prised at the obstacles which hinder the
final settlement Of the slavery question.
Those who are publishing and sending to
their dear constituency, long and inaama-
tory speeches.they never delivered, and are
living at ease upon their per diem-out o
which, they save enough to pay the peny-
a-liner for an occasional long letter, letting
the people know that they are most indus
triously laboring for their good; such, We
say, are trying-to persuade the country thai
it will never do to suffer this question tc
come before the people.
We think eight months wasted in frott
by Congress, in trying to keep up agitation
Is squite sufficient, and it would be unpardon
able in our members to delay any longer il
making an appeal to the people. Why
fear the people? They are not usually
alarmists, or apt % become tumulsuOus
And even If public opinion should be 70
disunion, the braying and fuming Of Con
gressmen cannot prevent it. But no suel
extreme as this need be feared.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22
rr1LMoRE,s SPECIAL MESSAGE.

The message Of President Fillmore upon
the subject of the controversy pending be-
tween the Stale Of Texas and the General
Government, was sent 10 both Houses Of Con-
gress on the 9th inst
This precious document opens new VIM
dow in the character Of his Accidency. We
regret, that we cannot afford room for its in
sertion entire in our columns.
He is Cor taking forcible possion of the dis
puted territory. TO do which, the govern
ment troops must come in collision with the
troops of Texas, and civil war be the result
This, however, we have avoided, it the Bill
Of Mr.. Pearce. settling the eastern and north
ern boundary Of Texas, and which has pass
ed the Senate, should meet with favor in the
House. But if peace is preserved, and we
are delivered from the horrors of civil war,
It will not be owing to the pacific disposition
Of our Chief Magistrate.
Ii is impossible to read the message with
out regarding it as a cool settled determna-
sion on the part Of the President to insult and
humliate the State Of Texas Hear him
lie says:
"All must be regarded as New Mexicf
which was possessed aud occupied as New
Mexico by citizens Of Mexico previous to the
date of the treaty." Upon this territory
though large portion OF it was, and is til
claimed by Texas, and occupied by citizens
under her jurisdiction, he must enter, ant
here, it sis absolutely incumbent on the Exc
culivc, however painful the duty. to take care
that the laws be faithfully maintained" Th'
claims and rights OF Texas must be set a
naught, and she marched out Of her posses
:. sions at the mouth Of Uncle Sans artillery
For which forced submission, upon her part
ho recommends to Congress TO pay her ,
"lberal-not extravaganl" sum of money
Was ever such insult offered, was ever be
lore, such insult borne?
When the Message was read. the Hon
V. E. Howard. Indignantly exclaimed: "thc
President draws the sword upon Texas, anc
then calls upon her to cede her territory! A.
one Of her Representatives, never will vote
without positive instructions, to cede any por
ton of her territory, while the sword is point
ed at her throat" viii she, can she, will
the tramp Of government cavalry sounding il
her ears, accept as bribe, from the govern
meDt. the ten millions proposed in Mr.
Pearce's bill. The Telegraph says, sh,
will.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22

it. i is impossible to disguise the cOnvic-
ton that this purpose originates out of the
question now unfortunately agilating the
whole Union, oflhe introduction Of slavery
into New Mexico and California; Whilst
no one can be more opposed than I am 10 the
extension Of sldUery into those ncw Ierrito-
ries either by The authority Of Congress, or By
individual enterprise I should be unwilling
10 do anything to increase the prevailing ex-
citement.-l hope that the question may be
met in spirit OF calnness and candor' and
and be settled in a manner to add strength
and stability, instead Of adding any danger,
to the existence ol the Union. In all our
differences ofopinion, we should never cease
TO remember that we are fellowc.tzeus OF
one common and glorious country, nor to eX-
ercise natural and friendly forbeara ce.
But, gentlemen, waving all o.her consider
atiOns, Indispensable engagement will pre-.
vent my attendance on the occasion to which
you have done me the honor to invite me.
With great respect, am
Your friend and oh'dt serv't
II. CLAY.
Messrs. E. Perkins and Prescott May,
Secretary, DC.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22
YAzoo FEMALH ACADEMY

We made mistake,a week or two siuce,
in saying that the fall Session of this in
stitution would commence on the first Mon
day of September. 1t will commence on
the second Monday, the 9th of September.
We again express the hope, that the pas-
ronage Of Mrs. Bostick, the principal, will
be equal 70 her high merits. An efficient
assistant teacher, from she North has been
engaged, and will be on in season, when
nothing will be wanting to render the In.
stitution equal to any in the State. Mrs
BIS ability as an instructor Of youth, is
second to none in the South the location i.
healthy and convenient, aud the communi
ty intelligent and social, course of educa.
tion thorough, and the terms as low as they
can be afforded.
Mr.. B. is making some important i'm
Provements upon the premises, and wi!
spare no pains to render his boarders com
Portable. Twenty or more poung ladies car
be accommodated with board.
We are requested to say that the term,
OF board and tuition will be unchanged
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22
The sOiree.

Mr.. II. P. Grattan AID his charming assist
ants Miss ADA PARKER, and Miss VIRGINIA
HueHEs, have been "holding forth" for week
or ten doysin our city, they have had crowded
houses all the while, and those who hear them
once never fail to- 60 again. Tonight will be
the last and best. Don't fail to give them u
bumper. We expect to be out Ourself with
wife, children and friends, and the Devil will
show himselftheir without the club foot.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22
YANKEE WOMEN.

Did you ever see real sure-enOugh Down
Eastern gall One that. could bend without
fear Of breaking whalebOne, who had lived
and fat;ened on buckwheat, beef and pota.
toes, could wade through snow foot deep
and milk the k-OO, jump FIVE foot fence and
not spill the milk, get up early, cook break
fast, set the table and scOur the knives, walk
two miles to the school house, and instruct
for six or eight hours each day, a dozen OF
two naughty children, and be merry as a lark
all the while. We have, and they are worth a
whole ballroom full OF your Pale-faced, more
reading, would-be fashionable, starch anC
pOmatum misses, mere milliners sign boards
The real "pink saucer sort.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22

~ We were favored with a severe thun-
der storm OH last Thursday evening, which
cooled the air very much, and afforded some
relief from the oppressively hot weather
with which we have been afflicted for the
last fortnight. The lightning struck the
Telegraph wires running through town, and
shattered several Of the posts. 1t felt with
out gloves, the chronological bumps of a
gentleman who was standing in the Cupola
OF the new Court House, No injury was
done to him or the building.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22

TRIAL OF THE CAL1FoRNIANs-MoR THAN
SIX HUNDRED DEAD ON THE PLA1Ns.-A cores
pondent of the St. Louis Republican, writing
from Fort Laramie, under date of July 2lst,
gives the following intelligence, which will
prove of interest to California bound ad-
We turers:
For few days past the emigration
has very sensibly diminished, but still the road
is lhronged and large crowd yet behind
Up to last evening the names registered at this
place was 33,3l2. The number of wagons
5,T73. Making small allowance for those
who have not yet put down their names we
shall have about 10000 for the number ofthose
who have passed this point.
The leading trains passed here two months
since, and must now be in the vicinity of Sacra-
mento. Between that point and this, there is
one continuous line of gold diggers drag
gfng its slow length to the Pacific. From
hte scarcity of provisions amongst many of the
emigrants, there can be but little doubt that
The sufferings will be frightful in the Califor-
MIA mountains Government should push for.
ward from California supplies to relieve those
who started on 1000 miles journey with pro-
visions for 1900.
| The sickness this season has been much
more fatal than it was last A gentleman Just
from the frontier, states that he counted no less
than six hundred and forty-fve new graves
along side the road. The troops are quite
healthy, but many emigrants have been left
here in dying state, and consequently the
mortality has been great Most of the sickness
has been produced by inattention to diet, want
of proper clothing, and drinking stagnant wa.
ter.
We are in the midst of the rainy season, and
are favored daily with rain and hail storm,
that would do credit to almost any country.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22

6F The following eloquent paragraph upon
he destiny Of America, is extracted from
discourse delivered By the Rev. S. r. Frier-
son Of Columbus, o the death OF the late
President. After commenting upon the i'm.
pulse Civ b. America to civil and religion,
liberty every wLere. he goes on TO say;
"Such is the mission of America. Stand.
ing mid-way betwixt Europe on one hand
and Asia on the other, she must, in time,
control the commerce Of both. Through her
hands the products of the one pass to the 9th.
er. With her Pacific. as now her AtaIantic
C ast, shooting out its Aslatic line of steam.
Q s-with each coast connected to the other
BY successive links OF railroads. she must be.
come the highway Of kings-and the path.
way Of nations, their best example Of pros.
perity, the Forerunner Of their progress, the
Expounder Of their political faith, the Re-
deemer of their liberties, the Preserver Of
their rights, The brightest and most Eautless
modle of freedom and seIfgoyernment; pro.
vided only she be true to herself, and pre-.
serve her national integrity.
Let Us then reflect upon the destiny and
duties of this nation; let US attempt To ascer
tain what great purpose the Gud ol Nations,
Intends to subserve by its exstance, and let
Us do nothing, without consulting His maiistv,
obtaining His approbati n and invoking His
aid. For it is written in the sacred buck 4
our nation-tbat, happy is that people whOss
God is the Lord.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22

The Board Of Police met in Benton on last
Tuesday, TO receive the report Of Mr.. VIM.
Nichols, the Architect appointed by the Board
TO superinlend the erection Of the new COurt
House and Jail. The report YVES received
the house declared finished al an order is
sued to have the Records removed to YazOc
City, which is for the future, our seat Of JUS
Iice for the county.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22

To- A number Of our contemporaries have
taken complimentary notices of our eleva'
ton TO the editorial chair, for which they
have our most hearty thanks. We hope to
spare no pains to meri: their good will. Il
we were not remarkable for our modesty
we would not resis: the temptation to in
sert some Of the most Aattering notices. par
ticularly as they refer to our predecessor ir
a very complimentary manner.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22
PROTESTANT WORSHIP IN ROME.

Maj. Cass, our representative at the Court
of the Holy Lee. enjoys the credit of OBJ
tanning from the Pope. the privilege of Re-
Iigious worship for the Protestants in Rome.
The incident which led to it, is thus given
by Col, Webb, at Rome. in a letter to the
n. Y. Courier:
"Maj. Cass reached here after the fight
Of the Pope and his Court. He was. con-
sequentiy, the only representative of for.
eign government i'll Rome, at period when
several of the leaders CT the revolution,
finding illat further resistance TO the French
was impracticable, resolved to destroy the
monuments of Rome, and leave for their
conquerors but a barren victory. Major
Cass was arou,ed from his bed at two
o'clock one night and informed that several
Of the leaders, then in con lave. had Just
given orders to undermine and blow up ST.
Peters, the proudest monument of human
Skill the world has ever seen. Without
loss Of time, he presented himself before
the assembled vandals, and by appeals re-
monstEances ard threat-, in the name of his
country and in behalf of the civilized world,
he compelled them to abandon their fend-
| :sh purpose.
His services have been duly appreciated
by the Pope, and at his request, for the first
time in the history oe Rome Protestant wor.
ship is now permitted in the eternal city.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22
GEN. EOOTE.

The friends of Gen. Foote, and they are
numerous, 6nd it difficult, impossible-to
make his course upon the slavery question,
harmonize. At one time vehemently op-
posing the reception Of California, at anoth-
err favoring it and at last voting against it.
We hope he may be able to make consist
ent these seeming inconsistencies.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22

FACT EoR THE THOUGHTFUL.-The whole
number Of persons convicted Of crimes in The
State Of New York from 1910 to Is46, inclu,
sivc, was q ,949. Of these, 1882 were re,
turned as having received "cOmmOH educa
tiOn," 4l6 as having "a tolsrably good educa
ton, and l2s only as s.sDsll educated" ofths
remaining 26,225, about half were able merely
to read and write; the residue we're destitute
Of any education whatever.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22
SMALL SAVINGS.

What young man is there, in this com
munity, who cannot save frcm his earnings
e sum OF one hundred dollars annually, if
he will only observe prudent economy?
This sum saved every year, and kept at in
terest at the rate of per cent, would in
five years amount to S835-in ten years to
about 50, 600 and in fifteen years to $500.
Enough to sustain him in any kind Of bust
nets,
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22

T Those who doubt the ability Of the
South to manufacture her own Cotton, read
the following:
BEARDING THE Lion IN HIS DEN.-T The
Boston Traveller notices as fact that col-
ton goods made by the Tuscaloosa Nanu
featuring Company of Sco;tsvilIe, Alabama,
are now sold in the Boston maU6 U6et. This
is sign of the times not without its inter
est. 1t denotes that cotton spinning has
already been brought to such perfection at
the South, that she can compete with ;he
manufactures of tile East for the supply Of
their own especial markets. At present the
remark doubtless applies TO only the coarser
descriptions of merchandize. But all ex-
perience has proved that where success has
attended the manufacture of these, that Of
the finer fabrics was sure to follow in due
season.
In noticing tie establishment of new
factory in Georgia, some time since, the
Augusta Chronicle took the occasion to re-
mark that the day was not far distant when
that State would be able to spin every bag
of cotton raised within its limits. To do
so, it said, would require only eight or ten
times many spindles as are now in opera.
ton In the >tate.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22
MISSOURI ELECTIONS.
will,

The St. Louis Union, of the 18th inst, con-
tains returns of % counties; from which no
certain conclusion, as to the final result of the
election, can be drawn. The hope, however,
is entertained, that Bentonism is dead; if 80,
Whigism, which is very little better, if any,
triumphs in its place.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22

FAILURE OF TIE MAlL.-We neglected,
in our last issue, to notice the failure Of the
mail from Vicksburg, last week. Who is
to blame? The Post Master at Vicksburg
or Capt. Powell Of the jeff Davis
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22

VALLEY OF THE Professor
Rodgers in his tecent geological lectures at
the Smithsonian Institute. says that the Miss
issippi drains an area Of 100000 square miles;
and that the total amount of water discharged
per annums in cubic feet Is s.O92, lis, ,9lO, 900.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22

or Thanks to the Hons. Foote, Brown, Nc.
Willie and FOatherstOn, for late and valuable
public documents.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-22

UNIVERSAL PEAcE.-It is > most interesting
fact, that on cur recent national jubilee uni
versal peace prevailed throughout the world.
This probably cannot be said Of any year since
the reiga Of augustus Cesar, or through l,saf
years,