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mise or Adjustment Bill now before Congress, is
utterly destitute of the requisites of Compro-
mise, specified in the foregoing resolution, is
violative of the rights of the States, and degra-
ding to the South, and therefore it should be in
dignantly rejected by the Southern people
Bird. Resoired, That our thanks are due to
such Southern Representatives in Congress,
(and especially to our Senators) as oppose this
Compromise for in so doing they are defend
ing the constitutional rights and interests of the
South, and maintaining her most sacred honor.
4th. Rssolued, That we are f,svoroble to an
adjustment of this territorial controversy, upon
terms even approximating to justice and fair
ness and while we would be opposed to the
principle OF the Missouri Compromise as an
original plan, yet that measure having been ac-
quiesced in by the Southern States, we would
again, for the sake Of the Union, be willing to
adopt the line of the Missouri Compromise to
the Pacific, as progressed by some of our South
ern Congressman, and recommended by the
Nashville Convention
18th. Resoited, That those proceedings be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and
transmittedto the Richmond, Norfolk and Ports
mouth papers, and to the /" Southern Press" at
Washington, for publication, and that a copy of
these resolutions be forwarded to Gen. Bayly,
our representative in Congress, and to our
Senators. a
On motion Of NJ Boswell Seawell, ESQ.,,
Resolred, That we cordially approve. of the
establishment of the paper called the The
Southern Press" at Washington, and commend
it to the Southern people.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
AUGUSTINE w. ROBINS, Chm.
VIM. b. TALIAFERRo, Sec'y.
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on the ground that IL the Nashville Convention
was to act authoritatvely for the South, the dele
gates should be appointed by the district, or by Il
county meeting held for that special purpose.
Those in favor Of the appointment said that it
had never been contended that the Nashville Con-
vention could bind the South--that il was but
consultatory and ecommendatory--that counties
had heretofore appointed delegates to it-that such
delegates had taken seats in that body--that, as
far as the dignity of such appointments were con-
cerned, this county meeting had greater power TO
make them for the county than the legislative
caucus had to make them for the State or dis
tricts--that full notice had been given of this
meeting, and il unusually large.
The motion being put to the vote was carried
nearly unanimously. And the Chair appointed
Hon. WM. l.. YANcEY and VIM. b. Moss, ESQ.,,
delegates.
A motion was made by Col Seibes, that a COM
mittee Of five be appointed to make arrangements
for a Barbecue and mass meeting of the citizens
Of the State, to be held in this county, the said
arrangements. The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
MIR. Yancey moved that the thanks of this
meeting be voted to Judge Goldthwaite, and also
the other delegates from this district, for the
able and patriotic manner in which they repre-
scented us at Nashville; which was unanimously
adopted. #sf
Mr.. Noble moved that the papers of this dis
trict and the Southern Press at Washington
be requested to publish the proceedings of this
meeting. iea
Mr.. Yancey moved that the thanks of this meet
ing be extended to the ladies who have honored
us with their presence and cheered us with their
smiles, and although he believed that the ladies'
were unanimously in favor Of union, it was only
union Of equal rights, mutual fidelity, and recip-
rocated love, and he was in favor himself Of such
union and always would be. 1t was now after
candle-light, and the meeting adjourned in excel
lent humor.
4. S g oPPIEIEDER, Secretaries.
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'uBLIc MEETING IN GLOUCESTER County,, Va,
CoNDEMNAToRY OF THE COMPROMISE.

CONSERVATORY OF THE COMPROMISE.
A meeting of the citizens of Gloucester, ire
spective of party, was convened at the Court
House on Monday, lst July, [court day. for the
purpose of expressing the sense of the people of
that county upon the scheme of Adjustment of
the difficulties growing out of the slavery qucs-
ton, proposed by the Committee of Thirteen Of
the Senate, commonly known as the Compro-
mise.
This assemblage, the largest ever witnessed
for a long time upon any occasion, was organ
lied by disappointment of Augustus w. Robins,
ESQ.,. Whig] Chairman, and Maj. W. b. Talii-
ferro, Democrat Secretary.
The Chairman announced the object of the
meeting, and was followed by Messrs John W.
G. Catlett, Colin Clarke, Charles c. Curtis,
Warner L. Jones, and other gentlemen, who
spoke at length upon the subject.
Recounting first the wrongs of the South, and
the gradual encroachmcnt upon her rights by the
Northern States of the Union, as step BIZ step it
was accomplished, they held up to the indigna-
ton of the people the several features of this
insulting and degrading &c mpromise, and in the
strongest language, which was again and again
yehemently applauded, repudiated and denounc-
ed it.
Maj. Warner T. Jones offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which were unanimous
ly adopted by the meeting, except the 4th, which
was somewhat opposed, as not being ultra
enough and conceding too much to the North
Whereas BILL termed Compromise Bill"
is now pending in Congress, the professed OBJ
ieet of which is to settle or adjust the various
questions in dispute between the slayeholding
and non-slavchoding States, we, a portion of
the Southern people, deeply interested in the
prosperous settlement, deem it to be our priv
ilege, and feel it to be our solemn duty, thus
publicly to declare our opinions in relation to
that measure, as public opinion can only be
properly ascertained by being freely and unre-
servedly expressed therefore,
LIST. Resoleed, That any compromise of the
grave questions in controversy, between the diff
ferent sections of the Federal Union, growing
out OF the institution of slavery, in order to be
effectual, or at all satisfactory TO the Southern
States, ought to be based on principles of reci-
procity, equality and justice.
End. Resolved, That the ESQ called Compro-
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I The last sentences of some of the late Presi-
dents, have been published. Publishers will
please To insert first sentence of the present
President, in reply to the following observation OF
this writer, 10 o'clock this day, July 18TH 1850.
in his office; that il would seem to require super
human wisdom TO obtain the appreciation Of the -
whole American people, at such time as the pre-d
sent. Mr.. Fillmore said e@qF pas if
.sI shall, in all my best efforts, endeavor toy
deserve the approval Of all my fellow-ctzens." 10
The great anxiety Of his speaking countenance ii
the deep ntonation Of his voice, the almost fune-,
raj Stiffness of the morning hour, the first momenr
of his occupancy Of that desolate chamber, the
paleness of his face he spoke of the nation 81
and the worlds loss, would have disarmed the
contentious, and choked, for time, the voice of,
the hottest friends.
The writer felt that he could trust his integrity
and rely on Eternal Providence, for the continuu
ance OF its favors towards this last refuge fog
rational liberty upon the globe.
AN ANCIENT CITIZEN -
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ANOTHER RUPTURE.-The correspondence which
heretofore existed by an interchange Of delegates
between the General Association Of Massachusetts,
(Congregational) and the Old School General As
sembly Of the Presbyterian Church, has been de-
initely broken of. The cause assigned is the In
reference Of the Association with the Assembly
on the subject Of slavery.
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The REPORTED ABDIcArIoN OF THE RrssIAN
CzAR.--Respectng this item Of intelligence, which
one of the last steamers brought us, the a.fr-ia-
Chapeile Gazette has the following remarksi
The Presse, OF Brum, announces that me EN-
peror Nicholas has formally resolved to ahdlcaie
upon the LIST of December next, IN fayoro or ms
son, Cesarewitch, the heir presumPtive TO the
crown. His majesty desires that his son shall
ascend the throne at this time, IN order mat he
MAJ, ~ malicious parties or conspiracies which
are always formed in Russia upon every new ac-
cession. His majesty will assist at The councils OF
h;s con nc long as he is able 10 direct himself To
,h;. !; nust be added that believing the prophecy
Of = Russian Monk, the people are persuaded that
no sovereign can reign more than twenty FIVE
Years. under pain of meeting violent death In
Short il appears that the Emperor Nichplas has
followed the expression OF desire to enjoy the
sweets of private life, and that he had said re-
Gently TO person Of dishncton--these aaairs are
nr The young people who assume AFTER ;0ne, the
reins Of Government, TO seattle similar difficulties
which must meet prompt solution.
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MArFrT's DEATH-The death of the Rev. J.
N. Mlaffit, the distinguished revvalist, occurred
under horrible circumstances, if we may credit
the Mobile correspondent of the Georgia Citizen.
at appears that four or five hundred copies Of
the New York National Police Gazette, charging
him with every abomination--incest among 9TH
ers---had been circulated in Mobile. He was
driven from every pulpit derided, jeered insulted,
whenever he appeared in public. He was threat
ened with mob, and retired to. a village four
miles from the city. Here he supplied a house
with all the pedants Of an armed castle, learning
that he would be pursued. His sudden fate then
sharply closed his restless and unhappy life
not, the correspondent boldly charge, without
his own agency in the matter. Whether this be
so or not, it must have been terrible thing to
die under such cloud of shame, and amid the
pitiless peltings Of such storm Of hate
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SHOCKING AFFAR.-The Warrenton (Va)
Flag of Saturday last has the following:
Grayson hung by a mob al Cnlpeper Court
House We learn that the negro who murdered
Miller was hung on Wednesday at 2 o'clock p.
NJ. by mob of about 200 [other reports say
TOOL Grayson had been twice granted new
trial by the Court of Appeals General Court y
and the case had been ordered to the Circuit
Court of this county. But lawless mob have
taken it upon themselves to do this awful thing.
We learn that the magistrates offered but a
feeble resistance; and the jail was broken open
on the refusal of the jailor to yield the keys.
They bore the negro protesting innocence to the
last) to grove near by and fixed a rail across
from one tree to another they placed him on
horse adjusted the rope and drove the horse from
under him. His feet still touching the ground,
one of the mob got up the tree, and lifted the
rail to higher limb on his shoulder. lie was
cut down and remained lying on the spot until
10 o'clock yesterday. This whole affair would
read better amongst the Records of the Spanish
Inauisition, or of the Feudal age OF Britain,
than by the light of the full moon Of the 18th
Century.
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Resolved, That we fully ard unequivocally en-
dorse and approve the resolutions and the address
Of the Nashville Convention--and also all the
resolutions of MIR. 4ancy, in relation to Texas,
numbered |, g and 3, and he spoke briefly in
support of them substitute for all the resolu-
tons before the meeting.
Mr. Yancey was willing to meet the PROPOSE
ton in the spirit in which it was made, if Mr..
Noble would include the last or sixth resolution
offered by him Mr.. Noble agreed to this, and
the resolutions then having been read over con-
secutively by the Chair, were unanimously
adopted by the meeting, as follows:
/. Resoired, That we fully and unequivocally
endorse and approve the resolutions and address
of the Nashville Convention.
9. Resolved, That the action Of Congress pro.
viding for the annexation of Texas, and the &C.
ceptance by Texas of the terms proposed, gave
to Texas against the United States, the boun-
baries prescribed by the Texas const,ution--that
the United States but reserved the right to settle
that boundary line with Mexico, and Mexico
having, by treaty with the United States yielded
that boundary, the Der eft inures to Texas.
3. RESOLVED, That the establishment OF a military
government within the limits Of Texas is unau
thorized by the Constitution, and in derogation o
the sovereignty of that State
A. Resolved That should Texas ATTEMPT to exer
else her rghtful jurisdiction within the territory
prescribed by her constitution, any opposition
thereto by the military of the United States would
be an act of military usurpation which should b,
resisted as such by every Southern State.
| s. Resolved, That justice to the South is neces
sary preliminary to the perpetuity to the Union
and that we do not hesitate between them t.
choose justice to the South.
| Judge Mays offered resolution to appoint two
additional delegates to the Convention in case i
should again assemble at Nashville, and after re
marks made in favor of the resolution by Messrs
Mays, Martin, Watson, Elmore, and Yancey
and Messrs. Belser, Watts, and Ware, against it
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the plane. % open an Quiet above New Or-
leans would diminish the length of the plane,
and by increasing the velocity, bring down the
heavy sand now deposited in the upper part of
the river; whereas, by elevating the banks and
combining the whole volume of water within the
same channel, we would increase the length of
the plane, and at the same time enable the cur
rent to cut out for tselfa deeper channel, and by
arresting the velocity of the current above, cause
the heavy sands to be deposited sooner than
they now are, thus arresting the present process
of filling up the upper bed of the river at the
same time that we deepen its channel, which ac-
counts for the striking facts stated by Professor
Robinson, that the Pc increased by two addition
al streams of nearly equal volume, each bringing
down large quantities of sand and mud, has con-
tinued for more than one hundred years to deepen
its channel and has drained off large marshes
which had been for ages under water
The next question to be considered il we
elevate the banks so as to confne all the water
within the channel, is, from whence are we to
obtain the Earth for, we know that the river
establishes for itself regimen, and that yer,
slight disturbance of the bank may canse an al
teration in the current, sweeping away large
tracts of land. We have ready answer to this
question. The river is constantly bringing dowr
deposits of sand and clay, which may be raised
by machinery drawn by powerful steam engines
and conveyed by process which have patent
ed at very little cost, to the place where it is to
be deposited; and this process has this advan.
tage, that its capacity is equal to any power OF
steam which may be used.
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GO 1T SAL.

We were net long since much amused by
a couple OF Hoosier girls, who came on board
the steamer -, at the little town of Mt.
Vernon, Ind. They had evidently never been
a thousand miles from home, and were max
ing their first trip on steamboat. The ell
der one was exceedingly talkative, and per-
feclly free and unconcerned, with regard to
the many eyes that were scanning her move
ments The other was Of the opposite turn
of miud, inciuing to bashfulness- dinner
our ladies were honored with seat at the
head of the table, and the eldest one, with
her usual independence, cut her bread into
small pieces and with her fork reached over
and enrolled each mouthful in the uic> d,a..
sing on plate of peef-steak bef,J IRE her. The
passengers preserved ist.eir gravity during the
operation by din. of great effort. Perceiving
that her Sister was not very forward in help
irg herself, she turned round 10 her and ex-
claimed loud enough TO be heard by half the
tahle-"Sal dip. into the grapy-Dad pays
as much as any on 'em " This was followed
by general roar, in which the captain led
off. The girls arrived at their destination
before supper, and when they left the boat,
all hands gave three cheers for the girls Of the
hoosier State.--Ncnparal.
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and manner, will lose their effect on paper.
There is another thing that makes me
averse TO the publication. The opponents
OF Mr.. Duncan are mortified at some little
pleasantries which hit off upon them in
the course of my speech and if these tri-
fies are made TO assume a durable form,
fear they will never forgive me. These
produced explosions of laughter, and l do
not wish to see the laugh perpetuated by
the press. Ireally had no serious
intention TO ''bite much" On the contrary
meant only to be little playful, and res
lieve the tedium of law discussion by an
occasional pleasantly. But Meredith told
me, on former occasion, that my playing
in discussion, was pretty much like an ele-
phant amusing himself by giving man a
toss with his probosis to the clouds, in or
der 10 see how he would come down.
Now, this never entered my Imagination;
and could not, and cannot conceive how
thing manifestly said in laughing, good
nature, can give offence. shall certainly
try to stop the publication"
4
Yours, affectiopately,
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SELECT POETRY.
KING wITLAF's DRINKING HORN.
ny HENRY W. LoN9fILLOw,

Witlafi king Of the Saxone,
Ere yet his las, he breathed,
To The merry monks OF Croyland
His drinking horn bequeathedj
That whenever they sat at their revels
And drank from the golden. bowl,
They might remember the donor
And breathe prayer for his soul.
So sat they once a, Christmas,
And babe the goblet pass;
In their boards the red wine glistened
Like dew-drops in the grass.
They drank 10 the soul Of Witlaf,
They drank TO Chris. the Lord,
And 10 each of the Twelve Apostles
Who had preached his holy Word
They drank 10 the Saints and Martyrs
or the dismal days of yore,
And as soon as the horn was empty,
They remembered one Saint more.
And the Reader droned from the pulpit,
Like The murmur of many bees,
The legend Of good Sain, Guthlac,
And Saint Basil's homiles
Till the great bells Of the convent,
From their prison in the lower,
Guthlac and Barholomnns,
Proclaimed the midnight honr.
And the Yule-low cracked in the chimney,
And the Abbot bowed his head,
And the flamelels tapped and fickered;
But the Abbot was stark and dead
Yet still in his palid fingers
He clutched The golden bowl
In which, like pearl dissoving,
Had suuk and dissolved his soul.
But not for this their revels
The jovial monks forbore,
For they cried Gill high the goblet
We must drink to one Saint more!n
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The first sale OF precious stones, in New
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Oriental garnets, oFals, amethysts, emsrslds,
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AVERY MAN HIS OWN PATENT
AGENT.

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Address MUM & CO., Ncw-fork.
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A SUIT has been con- oarc.d =, sn.;
heid' Mass by Z C. Shaw against Samuel
ohAw' 'o' .e recovery of the Kidd letter,
''N'" dear Ware, Mass, almost year sgo..
The plaintiff alleges that he was the disco
verer of the letter, and as it points out the
place where the treasure Of Kidd is buried,
he claims a verdict OF $1,000,
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Love LABOR if you do not want it for food
you may for Physic.
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CARE roU NOT ALARMED al the approach OF
the king of terrorist said the minister TO
sick man. 'oh, no have been living SIX
and thirty years with the queen Of 'srr0's--
the king canno, be mnch worse" vas 'hS
rerly.
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In Coax, the crier attempted to dispcrss
the crowd by exclaiming, GAN ye blackgusrd
that isn't lawyers, quit The Court"
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