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The organizer., 1850-07-13

TnANKs,-We are greatly indebted
to Gen. Foote, of the U, S. Senate, for
a bound copy of the "Dcbates an The
Convention Of California" This doc.
ument is specially acceptable at this
time, when everything relating to the
original organization of California, is
regarded with the deepest interest.
We have merely glanced at these de.
bates, but it occurs to US as not being
very difficult to establish from this
very book, the inefable fraud'of the
California government. For this pur>
pose, we expect to draw upon it for
new and still more irresistible argu
|mentS,
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mems. One specimen weighed eIeve.
pounds, and was nearly pure pold'
IAN other weighed one hundred aD5
n;nety-three pounds, and an offer ~
$4,000 has been made for il.
"The diggings around Sonora, in IN.
vicinity, are becomins
more profitable every day. Witbis
the last week upwards of thirt~
pieces of gold, weighing more than
three pounds each. have been taksn
out."-N. o. Crescent.
The organizer., 1850-07-13

FROM New ORLEANs.-We have re-
ceiyed from New Orleans a private
letter dated Sd inst, and the Crescent
of the 9th inst. The Contoy prison"
ers were still in confinement with lit
tie hope of their release until the
Capt. General received advices to
that effect, from Spain. We suppose
it will be a long time before these in
ocent men are set at liberty. Can
the country rely upon Fillmore to
avenge this crying wrong from a con-
temptible and enervated, but arro>
CANT and tyranical government
The organizer., 1850-07-13

VoTE ON THE CLAY CONTROVERSIAL
correspondent of the Richmond Re-
public. gives the following as the
probable vote on the Abolition Com.
promise proposed by the Committee Of
Thirteen. Since there seems to be
little probability ofpassing this meas
Ure of gross and rank injustice to the
South, will not the friends Of the
South in the whig party, abandon it,
and strike for the Missouri Compro-
mise, on which we can all unite, both
wings aud democrats:
The organizer., 1850-07-13

THE CESsUs.-The following ques
lions are to be ProPOunded by The
Census takers.
QHestiOnG--The name Of each
member Of the iamily-sge, sex
color, profession. occupation or trade
place Of birth; married within the
year, attended school within the wear,
over 90 years oi age who cannot read
or write; deaf. dunn. blind. insane.
idiot, pauper o. conVicL-The owner.
of farms the number of acres Of land
IN the farm and the quantity Of i'm.
proved land, and the quantity Of On
improved land; the cash value Oh
larmiHg implements and machinsrv.
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CLAY-FooTE. COMPRoMsE.-The ma
mes of the lion. c. P. Smith, Judge
Howry, r. II. Buford, & A. H. Pegues
are mentioned in the proceedings Of
the Meeting held on the lSt inst. 1t is
proper to state to prevent all misappre-
hension, that these gentlemen are all
decidedly in favor of the Missouri i
Compromise, and dead out against any
thing that comedies more to the North.
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lthe whole business, and have been
leminenlly patriotic towards them'el-
YES, in getting a government TO crafty
their peculiar ambition and purposes
The GaIphins of the cabinet, in this
way, will make a greater haul than
they have as yet effected by direct sue
IIion.-NaShuille Union.
The organizer., 1850-07-13

DEATH OF S. S. PRENTIss,-This dis.
tinguished man, who, for many years
has resided at New Orleans. died ct
Natchez on the I'd instant, in the 4Ist
year of his age.
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The UniVersity-NI Meeting of the Trustees.

The Board of Trustees of the Uni
versity of Mississippi, met at this plac,
on the Sth inst, and continued in ses
sion until the lIth inst. Presen
A. NJ. CLAYTON, Pres, Messrs, Brown
WILLIAMS, HowRY, PEGUEs, SMITH
YoUNG and DAVIS. A good deal Of
important business was transacted
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year, A. M. Clayton,
Pres, Tho's. II. Williams, Treasurer
James NJ. Howry, Proctor, James
Brown, !. N. Davis and J. M. Howry,
ErocutiUe Committee, Jonathan Kit.
trell, Ste,card, (Mr. A, G. Ellis having
declined re-leCtion) Mr.. Adolph
Sadluski, was elected Professor of
Modern Languages. and Mr.. l.. Q. {
Lamar, Assistant Professor Of Mdthe'
mGtics. Provision was made for an
assistant Professor of Geology, to be
elected at an adjourned meeting of
the Board TO be held on the second
Thursday in SeEtcmber nert. The sum-
Of $500 was appropriated to the pur-
chase Of the necessary instruments for
making a Geological survey of the
State under the direction Of DR.. Mil
lington, Professor of Chemistry and
Geology; and the residue 10 be ex-
pended in the same manner for the
prUchase of books and materials, for
making the necessary Diagrams and
maps; and the further sum of $1,000
was appropriated to defray the ex-
penses Of a Geological Survey as con
templated by the act Of the Legisla-
ture Of the 5th Of March, 1850. The
Executive Committee were authorised
to lay off and have surveyed 90 lots
OF 4 acres each, on the Section upon
which the University is located, and
lease the same for the period of 2O
years, to ihose only who will engaged
within two years to erect thereon good
and substantial frame dwelling
houses. Those building brick houses
are allowed leases for 30 years
Residences alone are allowed to be
built.
The Board adopted, unanimously,
a resolution expressing their entire sat
isfaciion at the result Of the Examin-
alton Oft Students. and the man
agement Of the University by the
Faculty.
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~ We will publish an account oI
the Examination and other interesting
exercises in the University, next week
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lent blow on the head killed Park
man on the spot. The confession
hen goes on with the details. The
after proceedings appear TO have been
carried through with the greatest
GOODNESS.
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GrDr Mosby's advertisement of his
Drugstore, will appear next week. He
has constantly on hand, fine and we'll
assorted lot of Drugs, Painrs&,
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The CoMMENCEMENT.-The exercises
of Commencement in the University,
were witnessed by large cOncourse
of persons from this place, its vicinity
and from a distance. We noticed a
large number of new faces present.
The examination, which will be no.
ticed more fully hereafter, give evil
dence of high qualifications in the
Faculty, and of rapid and decided
progress in the Stud ents. We had the
pleasure of hearing the Junior Speaks
lers. They, one and all acquitted them
selves in handsome style, and their
addresses were marked by research,
classic attainments, and intellectual
ability. The following was the bill Of
fare. Messrs. MCRaven and Pegues
did not make addresses owing to sick
mess.
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A THHEar-Gen. Foaie, 4 is said,
threatens 70 esnvass tbe Slate in favor Of
bis sbomiuab's 'ubmissioa-a -apolst'on Con-
Promise. He boaasd that be had not
soughi 10 o5taia the place Of seuulur.-
Why, thsn, viii he seek q rssaia AZ
The organizer., 1850-07-13

RAIL RoAD-GRANT OF LAND.-Tht
bill, granting to the State of Missis
sipPi the right of way, and a donation
of public land for the purpose
Of locating and constructing a Raj
Road from Brandon 10 the eastern
border Of the State, in the direction
Of Montgomery, Ala, passed its final
reading in the U. S. Senate on the
Goth ult. 1t is likely to pass the
House without any difficulty. This
will be gratifying news to the people
east OF Pearl River.
The organizer., 1850-07-13

cTGnham's Premium Plsie-HCLria
HesIiEg Liule CLi5drez' ''-is received by
us. hisin our oonoepiioa, not a. al H.
fsrior 70 iu bssuiifl prsdecsssor. We lay
y susy tsaFsn.
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EXCITEMENT IN TEXAS.

HAC1 hNA hLN A4N bAhOe
The news from Santa Fe in relation
to the return OfMajor Neighbors, and
the action of Col Monroe, the New
Mexican Commissioner, which we
published yesterday, it appears has
|created intense excitement in Texas
as appears By the following extracA
from some of the journals of that
State. The Washington Ranger
says:
"This intelligence has caused con-
siderable excitement about Austin
and the whole West. Nearly ever
man is willing to shoulder his gun
and demand the rights Of Texas at
tn cannon's mouth. Gen. Taylor 81
much mistaken if he expects Texans
to submit TO his injury and insult
We understand that Gov. Bell has
made a peremptory demand on the U.
Is. Government for the rights of our
state, and should this have no effect
he will doubtless march with vOlun
teers, forces, and take that potion Of
country which of right belongs 10 US,
The Huston Telegraph. in publish
ing Col. Monroes's proclamation
says:
"This is bnt another of the STEADY
and unprincipled acts of Gen. TaylG
to rob the southern states Of Their
dearest privileges. A more open
base act of Government tyranny has
perhaps never before been perpe.
trated. Texas bides her time"
The Galveston News, in doing
says:
ave can only say that we are glad
the true issue has been at last pre-
sented to our citizens. We shall now
soon know whether our citizens are
ready 10 meet that issue and defend
their rights at all hazards, or whether
they will tamely give up their rights
in view of the superior power agalnd
which we shall have to contend, u
order to maintain ihem.'
The Galveston Journal, in relereR
,e to the proclamation says:
awe forbear comment until fur
her development of facts. 1t looh
.hough wonderful like a part of ths
system of tactics that has been adopt.
ID to extort from Texas a sale and
surrender Of that Territory"
THRILLING lScDENT.-One Of thOs
extraordinary circumstances which
border upon the miraculous, occurred
n this city last Saturday. Ouf
ownsman. Cap. c. @. Tompkins, was
from the steel works, and
n the act Of crossing the bridge over
Messrs. Haxall and Co.'S canal, whea
lis horse, attached 10 a vehicle con
aiming himself e. three little childrs'
'ecame frightened at hole in tbs
ridge, and instantly backed the car
iage until il was precipitated 0vs
be side Of the bridge, dragging aiis
the hOrse' Several persons in tn
-icinity beheld the spectacle Win
Iorror. without being able 10 arres
he catastrophe. For a moment ~
arriage and its inmates were eniirs
J submerged the horses plungea
.xtricated himself-fragmentS Of ~
arriage rose 10 the surface, and =
he next moment through The friendly
nd intrepid aid Of Messrs. Hunid,
aud others. Capt. TomPila
nd us interesting little trio vss
sscued from dsnFer. Strange 70 ~
ate, not one of The party sustaips
srious injury, though The vehicle Wn
roken % aioms and the horsef -
erp1u srounI.T - p--I---.F TTIir.
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Bounty LAND BIIJ.-This bill passed
the House on the 25th ult. 1t gives lGO
acres of land to all officers and soldiers
who served IL months in the war of 1912,
or any Indian war since 1890. who have
not heretofore received a land bounty; and
gives so acres to those serving 6 months,
and 40 acres TO those serving 3 months.
The officers Of the Mexican war have
the same provision. The certificates go
10 the soldier, if alive, or his widow, who
was such during the war, il she is unmar-
ried.
The above is taken from letter written
by the Hon. Andrew Ewing, Of TENNESSEE.
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MU SIC.
PRAYER.


JAMES ]. QUARLEs, P. 8. s. Jasper Go
Christianity necessary to the 'oeydre q
Society.
Music.
JOHN S. McRAvEN, II. S. Marshall Co
Fame.
Music.
JORDAN M. PHPPs, s. Lafayette Co
|''TheSe are deeds which should not pass
a,CaH" and name that must not tcitter.
Music.
JOHN L. WEBB, HIS. Lafayette Co.
PO,oer Of EiOquence.
Music.
j. l.. HALBERT, p, s. s. Aberdeen, Miss
"Om COuntry's ,Oelta,e IS our chef
concern"
Music.
VIM. &. PEGUEs, H. s. Marshall Co.
Education.
Music.
JoHN b. HERRING, P. S. s. PontOtoc Co
: 'GiUe me an honest Fame or giUe nc
none"
Music.
RoB'T c. ANDREWS, II. S. Madison Co
Democracy.
Music,
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BENEDICTTON.

TThe initials p. S. S. stand foI
the Phi Sigma SOciety-H. S. for the
Hermean Society, OF the University
Of Mississippi.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-05-15
Human Progress.
From jons O. s.xr's Poem of "The Tim

Whilst drones and dreaming opimists protest
"The worst is well, and all is for the best
And sturdy croakers chant the counter song
That "rnen grow worse and everything is wrong y
Truth as Of old still loves golden mean.
And shuns extIemes, to walk erect between
The world improves with slow, unequal pace,
1.-The good times coming to our hapless race.
The general tide. beneath the refuent surge,
Rolls on, resis:ess, to its destined verge;
Unfriendly hills no longer interpose
As stubborn walls to geographic foes,
Nor envious streams run only to divide
The hearts of brethren ranged on either side.
Promeihean Science, with untring eye
Searching the mysteries Of the earth and sky.
And cunning Art with strong and plastic hand
To work the marvels Science may command,
And broad. winged Ccmmerce, swift to carry DER
Earth's countless blessings to her farthes shore
These, and no German or Genevan sage,
These are the great Reformer= Of the age!
See Art exultant in her stately car,
On Natures Titans wage triumphant war!
While cen the lightnings by her wonjrous skin
Are tanned for heralJs Of her sovereign will
Old Oceans breast new invader feels,
And heaves in vain to clog her iron wheels.
In vain the forests marshal all their force,
And mountains rise to stay her onward course,
From GU, her path each bold opPoser hurled,
She throws her eirdle round captive world.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-05-15
For the Le,cisburg Chronicle.
Natural Curi0sities.

This is truly an aye Of wonders, and
curiosilies and no country can compete
with America il producing them. In the
size, lorm, and organization Of human be-
Ings, who have appeared on the stage in
regular succession. she has shown some
strange specimens.
Men have been born withou, arms. who
have astonished the na,io.Is with the lea,s
they have performed with their feel instead
Of their hands.
The Siamese twins, vino are tied, side
by side, with cord of flesh. and are com.
PEELED to move together, whether sitting,
walking or standing still, have been the
curiosity of the world for years. These,
however, are residents, not natives, Of our
country.
Bu, the Learned Blacksmilh-wi,ha an
almost suPerhuman intellect, who has al.
ready mastered about three score langua.
ges, and is now astonishing the Eastern
Worlds all Amerirar.
Then we have great Giants, who stretch
themselves several feel above the common
mass. and look down with pity upon the
weaker race.
Then comes General Tom Thumb, who
has been, and still is, the talk and admira.
ton Of millions. Hundreds OF thousands
of dollars have been spent TO get peep al
him, and Kings and Queens have submis-
sivelv bowed TO the will Of a young man
only twenty-five inches in height.
Time would fail 20 tell of Calvin Edison.
the i" living skeleton" Of Vermont, who,
though once a man Of ordinary size, lived
aud moved with person of less than fifty
pounds wsigh,-or oI Mr.. Cornelius, Of
Milford, Pike Co, Pa, who weighed some
700 pounds.
And lastly comes Mr.. James H. Sharp.
who recently visited US, and who has an
unprecedented vocal power. seeming like
an organ in his lungs! He will throw all
the rest into the shade for awhile, turn the
world altogether on lhei. heads-and what
next! DIP.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-05-15

The district is wa,ered principally by
the Raque,te river, which emrlies into the
river ST. lawrence, opposite the Island of
Cornwall, in Canada. A bill has recently
passed the Legislature Of New York. ap-
propralins $40 900 to improve the log
navigation" of this river the pre- sent wealth
OF the wilderness consisting in the lumber
of its immense forests. The Ogdensburs g
RAILROAD will carry the lumber to Lake
Champlain, and thence 10 Boston or TO
Albany. 1t was represented to the CON-
mi,tee of the New York Assembly, by
lumberers. that parties now stand ready TO
put lO.OOO.O0O feet of lumber into the
river the coming season.
New England is not full Of inhabitants.
A large portion Of Maine is still an unde-
veloped wilderness, with wealth untold.
Massachusetts, the most denseiy populated
of The New England States, is by no means
full. If il has now l 900 600 inhabitants,
it would supper, as many more. with the
increase of the leading branches of busin-
ess. New York has a plenty Of elbow
room. Why. then, should so many go
West, because there is no room al the
E,aSi I"
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-05-15
California in a Nut Shell

The Rev. Walter Cotton, in letter to
member OF Congress. saws:
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA, 1850. =
DEAR SIR-i am in the receipt OF your
letter, Of this days date, proposing certain
inquiries in reference to California and nv
residence there.
| have lived in California nearly three
years. The lands. capable of cultivation.
lie mainly between the Sacramento and
San Joaquin rivers and the sea board. The
valley Of the San Joaquin. and the greateti
portion o. the mining district, is covered
by light, sandy soil. tina, can never be
made productive. The strip of land on the
seaboard is broken BY a continuous range
of hills, which run nearly parallel with the
coast, for several hundred miles. The pky-
sical features Of California, ard the entire
absence Of rain for more than six months
Of the year. will prevent its becoming an
important agricultural country. Unless
sy stem Of extensive irrigation should be re-
sorted to- doubt if It's agricultural yieid
will be greater than that Of the State Of
Massachusetts. ........- ..
The wealth of California lies in her
mines. Z
Very respectfully. dear sir, your OBJ
servant. WALTER COTTON.
Hon. s. X. THuRsToN.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-05-15
For the Lerisburs Chronicle.
GERl7NG-

SPRING.
How shall paint the beauties Of the Spring,
Which brings afresh sweet Eden to our view,
When Adam walked upon the rivers brink
That watered Eden it murmured through
" Ere Satan with bound had leaped her WALL
And like a cormorant perched on high,
Or rolled in shining folds to mother Eve,
And whispered in her the first great lie"
All that was mute and dead, in thee, sweet Spring!
Arise to life, and tune their voice again;
TIE earth assumes the garb she wore at first
And melting streams are running to the main.
The reign of winter no more impose
A silence on the little warblers' tongues,
But everywhere, on foot and on the wing,
They chaunt their rotes Of melody and songs.
The lily of the valley now is seen,
As at the first, ere horns and briars grew,
And bright dandelions shining DER the mesds,
Vie with the daisy decked in heavens own blue.
Whatever airs the winds may blow in Spring,
They bring grateful tribute still along
From out the forest or the fowery dales
Mixed with the music of the thrush's tongue.
Sweet Spring! the only emblem here below
OF those Elysian fields SO famed on high,
Where the broad waters from the Spring of Life
Lave the green banks whose verdure ne'er shall di
BLOOMFIELD, Mays. H.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-05-15
A New Banking Law,

The new Banking Law of this State,
passed April l6, 1880, among other pro,i-
SONS has The GlIo~lng
That henerer any demand for specle
shall be made by no,e-hoder any bank,
subject to the provisions OF this act, il shall
ne the du,y OF the asher or ether officer
IF the bank upon whom such demand lis
made. to pay one-f.ih Of the amount OF
such demand in American god coin. II tho
same shall be requested BY the noie-holder
making such demand; Provided. That
The one.fiih of such demand be not less
than FIVE dollars
Additional taxes are imposed on individ
uals; forbids a greater circulation than
three to one; no bank allowed to issue
notes for less than five dollars stock ho-
ders individually liable for the circulation,
hut no, for deposits Auditor General may
call upon anv bank At any time, fora state
,neni OF its affair, and if not attended to.
charter Of such bank to be fortified, re.
quires the presidents, directors. cashiers.
and other off. to ,ake IN oath tC faith
fully observe the provison Of the law under
pain Of $1,000 fine and three years i'm
prisonment.
And, after The 2lst day of August. 1850.
''i, shall not be lawful for any person OF
persons. corporations or body corporate d.
recrly or indirectly, to issue, pay ou,,pass,
exchange, put in circulation, transfer, or
cause 10 be ISSUED, pail out, passed, e1
charged, circulated or transferred, any
bank note, note, 5ll. certificate, or any &c.
acknowledgement Of indebtedness whaisoev-
er, purposting to be q bank note, or Of
the nature, character or appearance Of a
bank note, or circulated for circulation as
bank note. issued or purpor,ing to be is
sued by any bank or incorporated compa-
ny, or association Of persons not located in
Pennsylvania, OF less denomination thar
five dollars ; every violation OF the proyi-
sions Of this section by acy corporations
OF body corporate, shall subject such
corporation or body corporate 10 the pay.
men, Of FIVE hundred dollars and any vio-
lation Of the provisions of this section by
any public officer holding any Office
or appointment of honor. or prof; under
the constitution and laws Of this State shall
subject such officer to the payment OF ons
hundred dollars and any violation of this
section by any other person not being
public officer, shall subject such person to
the payment OF twenty five dollars, one half
of which, in each case above mentioned.
shall 20 TO the inlormer. and the other half
10 The county in which the suit is brought,
and may be sued for and recovered as debts
Of like amount are now by law recoverable
in any action OF debt, in the name Of the p
commonwealth Of Pennsylvania. as we'll
for the use of the proper couniy.as for per-
son suing"
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-05-15
We have Wandered.
NJ MARIA ROskAC .

Oar Fs'her! we have wandered
Far, far away from Thee.
Where pleasure threw around us
Its poisoned witchery
We wandered, all unknowins.
Along a crowded way
Not feeling and not caring
How far our feet might stray.
Our Father we would seek Thee,
Our only safe retreat,
And, weary Of our wandering,
Would kneel before Thy feet
Sad. sick at heart, and grieving
For all our former sin,
We ask Thy grace 10 give u
i conscience pure within.
We ask Of Thee, our Father
Through all our future way.
To grant to US Thy guidance
Lest yet again we stray
May We have wisdom given,
And strength 10 lead US on,
fill, life's drear journey ended.
We stand before Thy throne,
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-05-15
Intensest Meanness.

An old colored woman, who is barely
able 10 exc out miserable subsistence by
her hard labor, was employed, short time
since, to wash for lhe wife Of very veal.
thy msn living on the outskirts Of the vii
Iage, and for a days toll she received the
sum of sirpence-,hat being all the change
the lady had. The poor woman with tears
asked for pay in provisions. bu: was told
that they had nothing to give a,cay; and
she was obliged to 60 out and beg for
enough to get supper for her Children
williamsburg (Long Lsiand) Times.
Money got BY gaming, is like pyramid
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-05-15
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