The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-07-19

IcOntlueu 10 tne IIlenu WIN P''eo"'' "'' ~
1,i,ion, with authority 10 state them 10 your
honorable body, in the hope tina, you will
lind therein reason to extend TO your petit
| ,ioner and his family that mercy OF which
= the law has made YOU the dispensers.
And your petitioner will ever prav.
J. w. WEBSTER
BosroN, June, 1850.
New MExIco.-Thc Constitution, frame
' ed BY the Convention Of the people OF New
Mexico, has been received at Washington.
! It was to be submitted directly to the popu-
lar vote for ratification, on the goth ut.-
By virtue Of its provisions. the Legislature
of the proposed State was to have had its
first meeting, at Santa Fe. on the LIST 'rs'.
The military and civil Governor, imme.
din,cly on the adjournment Of tho Convcn'
ton. was to issue writs of election for
.Govcrnor, Lieut.. Governor, and Repre-
sentative and two Senators in Congress.
The following is the anti-slavery clause
> in the instrument, which seems TO admit
slavery, or at least no: to prohibit ii. IN
males under 81 years Of age, and females
under 3 years of age:
"All men being horn equally free and in
dependent, aud having certain natural. in
herent, and lnalienabe rights, amongst
which are the enjoying and defending lI'e
and liberty, the requirement. possession
= and protection Of property. and the pursuit
and alto nment of happiness; therefore n"
male person sEoll be held by law to serve
any person rs n servant. slave, or appren-
lice, after he arrives at the age of twenty
one wears, nor female, in like manner. after
she arrives at the age of eighteen years.
unless they be bnund by their own consent
inter they arrive at such nge, or are bound
: by law for punishmento of crime.'
: EFFECTS OF FRIGHr.-A lady in a del>
2ica,e situation, riding in a chaise with her
ahusband, last spring, was excessively
Hfris hlened by the entire top OF the chaise
Sbeng carried away by the boughs of tree
Hunder which they passed. In due lime
the little Stranger made his appearance, all
in due farm, except that instead of hair
Ibis head was covered with a dark, smooth
substance resembling carriage LEATHER
HUpon touching a spring, however, IN the
,emple, the chaise top fell back and pre-
scented fine head of hair, exactly the colO
Soi papa's.
The celebrated Siamese Twins lately dice
in London OF marasmus. A post morten
Denomination showed that The two cavi,e:
of the abdomen communicated by mean.
OF the hollow ligament which united them
and that their lives were connected by {
membrane about half an inch thick.
R Nineteen men are now imprisoned at 81
Louis, or are out on bail, with charges oil
murder pending asninst them. If wicked
ness would sink a CITY, no sounding line
ever could reach ST. Louis.
Never lie, people work for you gratis
Il you do, you will never get out Of the
debt in all eternity. Two years ago, :
man carried bundle for US, free of COST
The consequence is, that we have beer
lending him two shllings week eve
since.
The Indians have made hostile demon
Is rations Oh the Rio Grande. Much excite
ment and alarm prevails, and families hav,
abandoned their settlements. A letter iron
Rio Grande city, says the Indians arr
formed into three divisions; one descended
the Neuces 10 Corpus Christi; one ad
vanced on Brownsville, and the third tax,
,be Mexican side Of the Rio Grande.
SENATOR FoorE.-A letter signed BY
about one hundred OF the staunchesi wing.
and democrats in Claiborne CO., Mss. ap
proving of Mr.. Fonle's course in reference
to the compromise bill now pending befor'
the Senate, has been forwarded TO tina
Senator.
As a gentleman was rambling through
the woods at Bul,ermere, England. he ac'
cidenrally trod upon large viper. which
ran up his back and seized him BY the hail
Of the head, and he had great difficulty il
shaking it off. II then recoiled and sprans
a, him again. To avoid its rage he wal
obliged 10 jump down precipice Of tweni,
feet, and received great injury.
Nobody likes to b. nobody. but every.
body is pleased to think himself somebody
4thnugh the worst of the matter is, when ems