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Washington telegraph., 1850-10-23

VERY HARD INDEEp.-A young gentle
man paid his addresses to a young lady,
by whose mother he was phhonorably re-
ceived.
"How hard said he to the Young
lady, '.to separate those whom love has
united"
"Very hard. indeed" replied she. with
great innocence, at the same time throw
ing her arms round his neck, and so
mother will find IT"
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

Union. II is hushed, indeed, for the mo-
ment. But this is a reprieve only, not a
final sentence. geographical line, coin
Gliding with a marked principle, moral and
political, once conceived and held up to
the angry passions Of men, will never be
obliterated; and every new irritation will
mark it deeper and deeper. | can say,
with conscious truth, that there is not a
man on earth who would sacrifice more
than | would to relieve us from this heavy
reproach in any practicable way. The
l~cession of that kind of property, (for SO 1t
is misnamed,) is a bagatelle, which would
no. cost me a second thought, if, in that
way, a general emancipation and expatria.
ton could be effected; and, gradually, and
with due sacrifices, I think it might be-
But, as it is, we have the wolf by the ears,
and can neither safely hold him nor safely
let him GO. Justice is in one scale and
self preservation in the other. Of one
thing ! am certain, that as the passage Of
slaves from one State to another would not
make a slave of a single human being who
would not be so without it, so their diffu-
sion over a greater surface would make
them Individually happier. and proportion
ally facilitate the accomplishment of their
emancipation, by dividing the burthen OIL
a greater number of coadjutors. An alb
stinence, too, from this act of power wonld
remove the jealousy excited by the under
taking of Congress to regulate the condi-
Ition Of the different descriptions of men
composing a State. This certainly is the
exclusive right Of every State, which moth
ling in the Constitution has taken from them,
and given to the general government
Gould Congress, for example, say that the
non.freemen of Connecticut shall be free
men, or that they shall not emigrate into any
other State?
I regret that I am now to die in the be-
lief that the useless sacrifice Of themselves
by the generation of l776, to acquire self
government and happiness TO their country,
is to be thrown away by the unwise and un-
worthy passions Of their sons, and that my
only consolation is to be, that ! live not to
weep over it. If they would but dispass-
Iionately weigh the blessings they will throw
away, against an abstract principle. more
likely to be effected by union than by scis-
sion, they would pause before they would
perpetrate this act of suicide on themselves,
and Of treason against the hopes Of the
world. To yourselfas the faithful advo-
cate of the Union, l tender the offering Of
my high esteem and respect.
I'll. JEFFERSON.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

ton, and re-published with some lovely
comments in the St. Louis Republican Of
July 9th. The whole thing was arranged,
no doubt a concerted plan, that such an ar
ticle should 60 forth to the district immedi-
ately before the election, to discourage the
friends of Henderson. No time being Civ
en- to counterfeit it through the medium of
the press. The article alluded to, reads
thus:
UThe nominee of the st. Charles Con-
~vention has come to the conclusion, thai
there is no hope of his election. In a let
ter which he wrote to a friend in Troy, Lin
coin county, while he was stamping it Ill
Franklin, he says: you must use every
exertion in your power to unite the party
make any compromise you can, for If you
do not. Porter will beat me by FIVE hundred
majority"
Now, we wish to ask whether the man
who penned that article, knew that a letter
was ever written from Franklin by the
"nominee of the St. Charles Convention"
and if so, to whom was it written in Troy?
And if written to anybody, how the editor
of the Journal got into possession of tip
Why was the sentence placed in quotation
marks? Evidently to show the precise
words of the writer. Now let us have the
entire facts, or frankly acknowledge it q
base trick to deceive the people, and open
the way for other unprincipled creatures tc
injure a political opponent.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26
incidents Of the Past Canvass.-.The
Hannibal Journal.

The course Of the whig papers in this
district, and some few put of II, during the
last canvass, can now be referred to once
In 8 while to mark their infsmy. The course
of b ST. Louis Intelligencer has been cour-
teous and fair, and though we differ with
thst sheet in many things, yet We regard ii
a. the purest and most ably edited wing pa.
per in the State.
The Republican is a good newspaper.
but its editorials are weak and puerile In
the extreme. tie total disregard of truth
and fair dealing, and its perfect willingness.
to stoop to the ,dirtiest trick for party ad.
vantage; renders It in a manner, loathsome
and its editors more or less contemplate.
There Is also a-squirt Of q concern pub.
Hshsd in Hannibal, called the Hanniba
Jonrnai. which has been trying to bring It.
self into notice, BY the faIsehood of its ar.
ticles and the d~epravity of it's managers
We do not complain Of any individual, wher
be is e~ndeavoFing to advance his cause BY
the PRONUNCIATION Of truth but lie who will
knowingly publish a lie, for any purpose, il
no less than q public liar, nor better than Q
We srsfed to these remarks BY reference
to an article that appeared 10 the Hannibal
Journal q short time prior to the last cleo.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26
The California Bill asst passed Sem

~ - aSes E-F
The following is the bill which passed the
Senate on the 18th inst, for the admission oil
California. 1t will be seen that the boundaries
are left, and originally settled by her constitu
II Bill for the admission Of the Soe of Cali.
Eornia into The Union.
Whereas the people of California have
presented a constitution and asked admis'
sion into the Union, which constitution was
submitted to Congress by the President OF
the United States by message, dated Feb
ruary 18th. 1850, and which, on due exam
~ination, is 4 found to be republican in its form
of government: .,., .- .
Be it enacted by tire Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States oil
America in Congress assembled, That the
State of California shall be one, and is here.
by declared to be one, of the United States
of America, and admitted into the Union on
an equal footing with the original States in
all respects whatever. ...a4-.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
until the representatives in Congress shall
be apportioned according to an actual emu
meration of the inhabitants ofthe United
States, the. State of California shall be en-
titled to two representatives in Congress.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, that the
said State of California is admitted into the
Union upon the express condition that the
people Of said State, through their legisla-
ture or otherwise, shall never interfere with
the primary disposal of the public lands
within its limits, and shall pass nolaw and
do no act whereby the title of the United
States to, and right to dispose Of, the same
shall be impaired or questioned; and they
shall never lay any tax or assessment of any
description whatsoever upon the public
domain of the United States; and in no
case shall nonresident proprietors, who
are citizens of the United States, be taxed
higher than residents; and that all the ma
Ivigable waters within the said State shall
be common highways, and forever free, as
well to the inhabitants of said State as to
the citizens of the United States, without
any tax, impost, or duty therefor: Provi.
dcd, That nothing herein contained shall
be construed as recognizing or rejecting
the propositions rendered by the people Of
California as articles Of compact in the Or
d~inancc adopted by the convention which
formed the constitution Of that State.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

BENToH's PAosPEcrs.-BENToN has Of
present three strings to his bow. First, il
the condition Of parties shall afford a fair
prospect of success before the people, OF
OF carrying the election into the House Of
representatives, he is determined to be The
Free Soil and Abolition candidate for The
Presidency. Secondly, if that string shall
break, and he can succeed in striking .
bargain with the Wings, in our Legislature
or enough ofthem to re-elect him, he vii
strike for the Senate. Thirdly, if both
these strings shall snap, he will then Con:
descend to accept a seat in the House d
Representatives from some one Of our Con-
gressional Districts, and redeem that do
graded body from the state of eclipse into
which it has fallen, in consequence Of the
intense light which he, Mr., BEkTos be-
been shedding over the Senate chamberfof
thirty years past. The first of bis schemes,
and the one upon which he has bis hear
most warmly, is thus commented upon bI
the Providence (R. I. } Herald, q staunea
Democratic Journal. 1e,
W'hmot Candidates for Is62,-H Is saia
to be well understood at Washington, thas
Mr.. Wilmot's candidates or nominees tor
president and Vice President are, Thons
H.. Benton and William H. Seward. Us
mass meeting Of Free Sellers at Hsrkins,
New York, on the 18th instant, shows SOM
indications Of what may be expected nPcs
this subject. This meeting expressed thsa
gratitude to Mr.. Benton "for bis late pos..
erfI efforts in'behalf of the admission .
California" and at the same time s.rscog-
nized him as worthy Of the highest hoeep
in the gilt of a. free people," But ~!
should not have said anything about "
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

Returned Calyornians.-The New York
correspondence of the Ledger says:
/ have seen and conversed with three OF
four rough and ready Californians, who
came passengers in the Cherokee. All Of
them are printers by profession, but start
ted off for the land of big Jumps three
years since. When they left New York
four finer looking fellows were not to be
seen. Now they look more like o~uran-out-
angs than any thing else, having shaved but
twice since they left Gotham. Their skin
was white once-now it is difficult to. tell
what color it is; but it is any thing but
white. They have accumulated a hand
some fortune, however, but one and all of
them agree that if they were sure of doubl-
ing their gains they would not go through
suffering and privation already en-
r.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26
The Jefferson Proyiso.

During the pendence of the past canvass, and
in fact ever since Col. Benton's appeal speeches
in this State, in which he charged that Thomas
Jefferson was the author Of the ordinance Of '87r
in order to break the odium which hung around
the supporters Of that iniquitous measure, every
freesoiler and disguised abolitiOnist in the coun.
TRY, when driven to the wall by the power Of ar.
gument upon this subject, takes refuge behind
the name of Mr.. Jefferson, to sustain him in his
position on the proviso question. 1t was a SIAN
der upon the name of Jefferson, and has ever
been used by base men for the basest purposes,
Even if the ordinance of 1887 had been penned
by him, it is no argument to prove the c%onstitu-
I~tionality OF the proviso, for the ordinance was
passed prior to the adoption of the federal con.
.|stitution.
The ordinance introduced into fhe Continental
Congress by him in 1884, for the government Of
the North West territory, which passed and con-
|tinued in force till 1887, contained no clause
against the introduction of slavery therein. The
ordinance prohibiting slavery was adopted on mo-
ton of Mr.. Dane, a member of Congress, in '87,
whilst Mr.. Jefferson was in France, acting nthe
capacity of Minister to that nation. Therefore
for the proof of these assertions, there is not the
least authority; but proof is abundant that Mr..
Jefferson entertained sentiments of a directly
opposite character. The only time when it be-
came necessary for him to speak upon the SUBJ
ject Of slavery restriction, was in 1920, when
the attempt was made by the anti-slavery fanatics
of that day to prevent the admission of Missouri,
on account Of her institutions. Mr.. Jefferson
was then living. He saw the design of these
men, and the evil tendency of The measures ad-
.vocated by them. He knew if persisted in, it
would ultimately sever the bond of the Union.
He then spoke Of a measure similar to the pres
ent p~roviso, as one of a monentous character,
that awakened and filled him with terror like a
fre.bell in the night
The following letter was written by him to
Mr.. Holmes, of Maine, during the dangerous
agitation of the Missouri question, and as il gives
his views better than we can express them, we
publish the letter entire:
MONTICELLO, April %, 1920.
To John Holmes Il thank you, dear
sir, for the copy you have been so kind as
to send me Of the letter to your constitu-
ents, on the Missouri question. Tits a per-
feet justification to them. ] had for a long
time ceased to read newspapers, or pay any
attention to public %affairs, confident that
they were in good hands, and content to be
a passenger in our bark to the shore from
.whichI am not distant. But this mo-
mentous question, like a fre-bell in the
night, awakened and filled me with terror.
] considered it at once os the knell of the
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

WEsroN.-Our town is improving more
rapidly this season than it has before for a
of years. Buildings are going up
in every direction; and what IS particularly
gratifying, they are generally Of a substan-
tial and superior quality.
There is scarcely a town on the Miss.
ouri river that ships as much produce as
Weston, or is surrounded by as fertile and
fiourishing a region of country. And we
see no reason why our town should not con-
tinue to improve for many years.--Repor.
ter.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

PoRTRAIT OF NEGRO SrEALER.-The
lNew-York EVcning Post, democratic,
Icontains the following account Of Mr.. L.
Chaplin, the negro-stealer Of Washington
City:
"Mr. Chaplin is stated to he a gentleman
of character aud standing, but a determin-
ed v~iolator of the municipal laws under
which black men are held to service"
A"gentleman of character and standing
What constitutes a ScoundreL in New-York?
A "violator of the ''mun,ctpallaws." On
~ the municipal laws"-and they, of
course, possess no moral obligatory force.
"Under which black men are held to SER
Uice." san ounce Of %ciret, good apothe-
cary.' No "niggers in tins country
They are all "black men," And they are
mot sIares;-merely SHIELD to SERVICE"
And thus does the N. Y. Erening Post,
one Of the leading democratic papers Of
the country, white-wash negro-stealing,
and adopt all the nauseous sentimentality
|of Abby Kelly and other negro lovers in
the ranks of Observation-Disclosures
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26
TIL. E

AupRAIS Couxry.-A letter 10 the Metro.
.politan, from Mexico, the county seat Of Audrair
county, says: "a poll was opened here
for sBenton' and n o-Bcnton.' The 'no-Benton'
ticket went it about ten TO one, when the Benion-
ties prevailed upon the voters to quit. How
this happened to take effect, ! cannot tell. !
think the cause was, that the Benton men were
afraid Of the record"
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

The DEAD OF ls5O.-An exchange pa
per notices the following as among the dis
tinguished dead of 1850: John C. Calhoun,
aged 60; Franklin H. Elmore, 60; Mathew
L. Davis, "a; S. s. Prentiss, 81; Zachary
Taylor, &c; Adam Ramage, 70; Margaret
Fuller, AZ; Sir Robert Peel, 60, Duke Of
Cambridge, II.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26
%DEMOGRLTIC BANNER.
LOUISIANA MISSOURI
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUG. %, 1850.
T6e Next LegisIaturc.

In a few days we will place before our readers
a List Of the members elect to the next Legisla-
ture. From the following statement which we
take from the ~Intelligencer of the 22d, il appears
that on joint bollOt the wings have IS members,
the Benton men Al, and the Antics 49.
There are four Benton Senators holding over,
in whose districts anti Benton majorities were
given. It was well for them that the people
could not get at them. However, if they vote
for him, they must muLity the wishes of their
respective districts, and they profess to be
against notification. The total majority against
the reelection of Benton will be 67-prOvided
the Uhigs vote against him.
Members Of the Senate as far as heard from.
SENATORS HOLDING OVER.
Lewis, Scotland, Clark, Knox & Schuyler
James Ellison, B.
Howard and Charitos- Claiborne F. Jackson
f.. B.
Cape Girardeau and Wayne--Isaac S. Will
Jams, B.
Reynolds, Shannon, Texas, Madison, Ripley
Oregon and Wright-John Polk, B.
johnson, Jackson, Cass and Lafayette--Dr
Burtis, B.
Cooper and Moniteau--David Jones, a. B.
st. Louis-Minor Leslie, B.
SENATORS ELECTED IN AUGUST, 1850.
Andrew, Holt, Atchison and Nodaway-Stout
B.
Dade, Cedar, 81. Clair and Bates Richard G
Roberts, B.
Green, Ozark & Tanney---B. A. James, B.
st. Louis-Wayman Crow, w.; Thomas AL
len, W; C. S. Rannels, ".
Platte and Clinton-A. M. Robinson, A. B.
Boone and Audrain-Samuel Young, wing.
Galloway and Montgomery-P. B. Reed, w
Pike and Ralls-James o Broadhead, W..
Crawford, Washington and Pulaski---Airs
Hudspeth, anti Benton.
Cole, Morgan, Miller and Usage George w
Miller, B.
Franklin, Warren and Gasconade-Charles
Jones, Benton.
Buchanan. DeKalb and Gentry--Robert M
Stewart, anil Benton.
Macon, Adair, Randolph and Shelby---Han.
cock Jackson, A. B.
Jackson and Cass--Brooking, whig. Ne
Benton, Henry, Pettis and Saline---Jas. Win.
ston. wing.
Scott, Mississippi, New Madrid, Dunklin ant
Stoddard-Robert White, A. B.
- Livingston, Linn, Carroll and Davies--Au.
gustus w. Tourney, A. B.
St. Charles and LincOln---Wm. M. Allen, w
(elected to gil vacancy OccasiOned by the deatl
Of DR.. Woolfolk.)
Clay, Caldwell and Ray--Joseph Chew, wing
Ste. Genevieve, Jefferson, Perry and st. Fran
cois---Noel, wing.
lawrence, Barry, Newton and Jasper---Ma
son, Benton.
Polk, Hickory, Camden and DaIlas---Vernon
Benton.
Marion and Monroe---Drake, whig.
Grundy, Putnam, Harrison, Mercer and Sui
ivan---J.C c. Griffin, Benton.
The Senate stands thus: Wings, IL; Bentor
men, Is; Antics, 8.
The Legislature is composed of SO SENATOR
and l26 Representatives--total, 16l. 1t re-
quires 81 to constitute a majority. The wing.
have 50; the Benton men Al; the Antics 49,.
Total majority against Benton's reelection, 81.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

THE CAnINEr.-Mr. President Fill.
more has at length got his cabinet fixed
It stands as follows:
Secretary of State-Daniel Webster, o!
Massachusetts;
Secretary of the Treasury-Thomas
Corwin, of Ohio;
Secretary Of the Navy-WilIiam A. Ora
ham, of North Carolina;
Secretary Of War-Charles NJ. Conr ad,
of Louisiana;
Secretary of Interior-Thos. nj. T. Nc
Kennan, of Pennsylvania;
Postmaster GENERALIZATION X. Hall, OF
New York.
Attorney General-J.J Crittenden, Of
Kentucky.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26
The Texas Boundary Bill.

The bill introduced by Mr.. Pearce, of Mary.
land, for the settlement of the Texas boundary
has passed the Senate BY a large majority. A
bill also for a territorial government in Utah
has been passed through the Senate. These
questions yet remain to be acted on in the House
Of Representatives.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

Queen Elizabeth is reported to have
said. "The skill of apiIot is best known
in a storm; the valor of a soldier, on the
field of battle; and the worth of a Christian
in the time of trial.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

P. T. Barnum, of New Nork city, has
issued a card in which he states that Jen-
ny Lind will make her first appearance be-
fore an American audience about the 18th
of September next.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

William Brown, near Fredericksburg, Va, re-
Gently cut OF the head of a Mr.. Fugot, with an
He then committed suicide.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

DR.. Troost, Professor in the Nashville Uni
versity. and for many years State Geologist il
Tennessee, died at Nashville on the 18th inst.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26
SECOND DISTRICT.

The following is The vote for Congress in the
Second District. The official vote may alter the
figures, but not materially:
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

Gov. Helm, of Kentucky, has appointed
John W. Finnell Secretary of State, and
Mr.. f: R. Smith is appointed Assistant
Secretary of State.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26

B-Col Richard M. Johnson-old Tecum-
seh-has been elected to the Legislature
from Scott county, Kentucky.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-26
Population OF California.

The Courier estimates the entire popula.
ton of Upper California on the LIST of July
at $4,000.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-01-23
Music Store,
NO. Z CAMP STREET.,
THREE DOORS FROM CANAL ST, N. o.

x v THREE DOORS FROM CANAL ST, n. o.
The subscriber offers for sale at very reasonable
prices aud on liberal terms, PIANO FORTtS Of
6. 6 1-2. 6 :s-4 and octaves. in rich rosewood,
walnut and mahogany cases, made by the old and
celebrated manufacturers, +. Gilbert & Co. Pia-
nos with the EeLiAN ATTACHMENT, appropriate TO
sacred music. The EoIian is guaranteed by the
manufacturers TO remain IN tune 5 years. Pianinos,
Grand and Semi Grand Pianos from the factories
Of Henri Hers and }, Peyel & Co., Paris. The
beautiful new invention, The Dolco Compana 10
the Grand Action Pano, and Pianos from the facs
tories of Firth, Pond & Co., with the vibrating
overbridge and The new scale Pianos Of VIM. Hall
and Son, New York. NJ: LODEONS and Sc
RAPHINES. for church choir music. All the
new publications Of songs, values. ETC., are re.
ceived soon published. with large stock Of Old
Music accumulated during tire last twenty years,
enables the undersigned TO fliaI orders complete.
lnstrxction Books for all musical Instruments. Sc.
co,id hand Pianos bought, sold and exchanged in
part payment for new Pianos. Orders for Tuning
and Repairing will be promptly attended to. All
kinds Of musical instruments repaired. Music
bound to order. Harps, Guitars, Violins, Fln,es.
Strings for Harp, Piano, Guitar Violin and Banjo
and all articles in the music line for sale BY
ian9 6m WIN. T. MAYO.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-01-23
&A20 0WA He
u. RICHARDS, -

y. RICHARDS, s
IL Charities st.,
(Successor to r. w. Mon1gomery,)
Importer and Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
Hardware, offers for sale on reasonable terms
the following
! 900 tons Sweds, American aod English Iron, ~
sorted: ~
500 bundles Englah, American and Russian sheet,
hoop ana band Iron;
5000 lbs Baazser's Copper, assorted,
5000 Ibs Black and Bar Tin;
1000 kess Weymouth Nails; 9
900 tons Hollowware Castings, pots, ovens, skill
iets. FIRE dogs, Ac.
Cotton and WoolIen Cards;
Ames' and Rowland spades and shovels
OF, Log, Trace, Halter, Coil and Cane Carter
Chains
Cotton and Cane Hoes. Plows. Corn shelters, etc;
Sad irons, Patent Balances, Brass kettles
Tin and Jspaned Ware;
Hook and Plate Hinges
Bellows. Anvil. Vices, Smiihs' Tonee:
Locls Of a kinds, sliding door furniture, DC.
Feeders, Andirosh, Fire setts;
Ss.ab's csiebraaed patent burr stone Germ Mills;
Mill and G1ind stones Il
Paints, Oils. Glae and Putty;. 8s ~ #.s s..ss.
Lard and sperm Oil .a . si4.,
Cospsn Toois, assorted; s /. N .4.:g5 ~
4 Toesahsf with evsEy variety Of goods usually
fouad d Hardware store, for sale very low.
oc106m
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-01-23
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
Yerandlah Hotel.

THE additions and improvements in this
l. House, made during the past season, will
render its facilities for accommodations inferior
to no Hotel in the country. A new and ele-
giant Dining Room and several suits of apart
ments for families have been furnished in the
adjoining building on St. Charles street, thus
making this department of the house more per-
feet than ever. The accommodations for gen.
tlemen have been proportionately increased in
extent and convenience. The proprietors,
while acknowledging their obligation to the nu-
merous friends and patrons of the Verandah
for the liberal support it has received under
their administration, would at the same time
assure them that no exertion on their part shall
be lacking to warrant continuance Of their
favors. New Orleans, Dec. II, 1849
D. NJ. H1LDRETH. jan16 I'm