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Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-09
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nfchmond, January 18th. 1851
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[BY AUTHORITY
A PROCLAMATION
BIZ LOHN l. GUION, GOVERNOR or rHE srArE

By JOHN l. GUION, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
MISSISSIPPI.
To The SherS Of the several Counties Of The StaeGreeting
WHEREAS, at the late extraordinary session of the
w Legislature of this State, convened by the proc
lamation of His Excelency the Governor to take into
consideration the alarming state of public affairs and
to provide for the safety and security of her citizens
an act was passed providing for Convention of the
People of the State of Mississippi: And whereas, by
the passage of said act, it made the duty of the
Governor issue his proclamation to the several Sher
ifs of the State at least ninety days before the time
appointed for holding said election, requiring them
hold and conduct the according to law.
Now, THEREFORE, | John /. Guion, Governor as
aforesaid by virtue Of and in pursuance of the requ
erments of said Act, do issue this my writ requrine
you to hold an election on the first Monday and da4
ooacing IN September nert, (l851 at the several pre-
cincts in your county, for the purpose of electng
many delegates to the said Convention as your county
is entitled to Representatives in the House of Repre-
sentatives, including the Representation of any city
or town in any county,
LIS. In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the great Seal of the State to be
affixed at the city of Jackson the 18th day of NAV
A. d. 1851 and of the sovereignty of Mississippi the
thirty fourth
JOHN I. GUION,
BY THE GOVERNOR: Acting Governor.
10. BELL, Secretary of State
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This Institution, lately so fourishing and pop a
uar, reopened on the LIST Monday of March 1851, 81
to continue twenty weeks, until vacation resuming tai
its annual sessions on the Cd Monday of Septem 1E
Der. Col r 7 Allen has been appointed to the LI
SUPPLEMENTARY, assisted by Col w Morgan. late
Joint Superintendent of the Western Military Insti-
tute, and able and efficient Faculty. Both super
ntendents graduated with distinguished honors at West
Point served regularly in the army and have attained
high position in practical engineering and in the in
struction and government of youth
The institute offers rare advantages to those seek
ing an education eminenty scientific and practica:-
among them-a course of study unusually full in ath-
ematics and its applications to Mechanics, Machines
and Constructions in Natural Science and it's applica-
tons to the Arts, Agriculture, and Mines Tnapcent
and Modern Languages, and in English Literature x
adding Bookkeeping for the business man: A poM
eminent, all that its imports-the decipne ia
cltated by every door of quarters being visible from
the commandments office: A position accessible by
steamboats, to Frankfort, yet retredsx miles in the
counryan elevated locality unsurpassed in the West
Tor healthuness with permanent brick buildings ee-
giant, extensive and commodus, erected two years ago
at a very heavy COST Apparatus and instruments
fully adequate to the wants of the lectTe-room and
the field instruction, theoretical and practical in
Plane and Geodetc Surveying, Levelling, and all
branches of Civil Engineering with drawing field
practice and use of instruments.
The Institute was suspended under the pressure of
debts incurred in building barracks, classrooms soci
ety-rooms chapel, &c. these liabilities have all been
discharged and it re-oPened 1ntramnelLed and with
advantages unequaled by any institution of the kind
in the West.
The charge for tuition, board, washing, fuel lights
&C, is $3.50 per annum, payable semi-annually in adj
vance. Two dollars per sem-annua session is added
as surgeons fee With the cooperation of parents,
all expences can be kept within 1925 per session
which sum will be required to be deposited with Col
f. H Taylor, Cashier of the Branch Bank of Kentucky
at Frankfort, who has been appointed by the Board
Treasurer of the Institute.
Address either of the Superintendent at "Kentuckv
Military Institute, near Frankfort, Kentucky"
P. DUDLEY, Adj't Gen and
President of the Board
JOHN L. HELM
J. SPEED SMITH
JOHN w. RUSSELL,
Frankfort, KY, 1851. Visitors
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HddresS To the Ladies.

Mrs. GAGE, who has lately partaken OF the nos !,
pitalities of Governor Wood, in letter TO the Cui
tivator, thus writes of the Governors we anu
daucbters-6t models of imitation for all Amen
can ladies -: 49,, +be
These ladies work in the garden Iraih up w.
vines. weed the BEDS tend the ooroefS' anu M
around fairy land of beauty and luxury '"y
not you do the same :.o+oa
Now, dear girls, you whose homes are :, sl'uaeeu
awav from the hustle and confusion OF the cny
bv the babblng brooks, or upon the OorueIs % .le
e9reet or even You who live in more favored places
a1idst tho comforts of wealth and ease, let me ASK
.,,, sometimes to think about The wife OF our GoF
oornor--think of her as one like unto yourself
narforrnino all lifes hottest duties, cheerluly'
rearefuIlv have heard some otyou somepmeS
saw. that such a one was as proud anu 9tu0h ",
| os # she was the Governors wife. NOW uon
SANDER the Governors wife any more-8o lin'S' '
bor o,,;et domestic virtue-be faithful TO your ou
ties create around an atmosphere OF beauty use
fulnesslive plain, simple, truthful, earnest ll'es'
rTL;nL loss of the trimmings of your dress, more
e tbe oarniture of the heads and hearts, and more
Of vouT wards and gardens. For the sake OF those
Won love best, do this How can your sons or
yyonr brothers grow up coarse and unrehned, II
Won throw around them a panorama OF beauty and
harmony Fill your gardens and yards with
fruits and shrubbery-tol the birds TO your DOW
ers, and let them sing their merry harmonies al
the threshold, and by aud by you may have Q
home of your own, each one of you, that will hi
the heart of the sojourner within thy gates with
bopeful happiness.
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JOHN I. GUION,
I.uchnnan,s LOnrnaI OF HIan

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The doctrines of The Journal have been sanctioned,
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Volume first being stereotyped copies viii be sent
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very great injury to the cotton crop. we nave
seen several letters from planters in the INTERIOR
all of which give the most gloomy accounts eo4t
of them, from Marshall county, MISS aa'eu oosl
almost alarming drought With partial exceptions,
!; i GENERAL and our crops will, in short time be
beyond recovery Another from the vicinity tr, Of
La. Grange, Tenn, dated 4th ult., says; "Ihe
crops in this vicinity are burning up with drought
and heat" Another from Columbus, Mss dated
a9th ult, gives an equally unfavorabie ;, account o. o.
the crops in that quarter.-Memphas ho9'e % nc
Il II ali
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NJ tho Friends of the south.

dersoned design establishing Weekly Journal in the
civ Of Columbus Mississippi to be devoted . the
Of the % ;ts of equality BOTH civil and POLITICAL
the faRsIT be e under he Charge
connetent and experienced gentlemen. ea a on
The friends of the Unon-the Union a. m ;;td anu and f
% IA IN rocurnq the names of Subscribers AS the pape
will occupy high conservative ground o party a.
@ and receive the cordial support of all true men OF al
parties. - -. 80, l>oo,,;e,I ,,,,o ,,d u,;l
contain more reading than sheet IN the State The
GU her will be issued on about the first of January 1851
The names and subscribers be forwarded TO VIM d. CHAP
MAN (care of JAS B. Balm Columbus, Mississippi
TERMs-Three dollars per annum invariably in advance.
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Soagas Gods, Consumption, and all diseases ftie
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Foreign Publications.

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Prospectus Of the ..sOuthern Press

An association of sixty-three members of Congress,
Senators and Representatives have constituted the I'M
dersigued committee to superintend the establishment
of Southern Press at Washington City, to be devoted
to the exposition and defence of Southern rights and
instutons-the dissemination of correct information
as to Northern policy, and the course of political at
fairs generally, without reference to the old party lines
of Wing and Democrat. Arrangements are now in
progress promptly to insure the issue OF such paper
under the title of
"THE SOUTHERN PRESS
for the conduct of which, suitable editors have been
engaged who will also receive the aid of number of
eminent and able contributors. There will be both
tri-weekly and weekly issue-the latter to contain
substantially the matter the former, and in
tended reach those points of the country whose mail
facilities are limited daily issue will be added here
after, should it be deemed advisable or necessary by
the press and people Of the Southern States The paper
will not be exclusively potical-but will embrace on
its broad sheet the general news of the day. do
mestc and foreign, by mail and telegraph, commercial
and agricultural intelligence literary criticisms, orig-
nal essays literary and miscellaneous and In short, all
those items of general interest the collected aggregate
of which constitutes the interesting and valuable
paper Great will be taken to give full and cor
rect reports of the proceedings and debates in both
Houses of Congress, well the action OF the local
| legislatures on the southern question.
A limited number only of advertisements will be re-
Iceived-the main object being to furnish large a.
mount of reading matter
The paper will be printed on sheet equal in size to
those of the other Washington papers, and the mater
al will be purchased especially for the purpose.
1t is confidently hoped that every true friend to the
South will aid in procuring subscribers, and forward
the Names with the amount subscribed some south
ern representative at Washington forthwith.
Pos-masters authorized by law to remit subscrp-
tons free of postage.
TERMS For ri-weeky during the session of Congress,
and semi-weeky during the recess, the price will be,
per annum So 90.
Weekly paper per annum, 81 90.
The price of subscription must be paid invariably in
advance, and the cash accompanying the name sent.
All persons procuring ten shall be entitled to
receive copy gratis for one year.
A p. BUTLER,
| JACKSON MORTON,
R. TOOMBS,
J. THOMPSON.
| Editors and papers friendly to the enterprise, will
please publish this prospectus which will entitle them
to exchange with the newspaper. All who comply
with this request will send copy of the paper con-
tanning it to the committee
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MMITTEE:

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HAMPTON WILLIAMS, -''' W
#. NJ BLACKWELL,
r. G.. GREENWOOD,
J. P MONTGOMERY, | CL;.La.o,. r.
HENRY MCDOWELL, ~
]. A ORR,
q. c. GRASTY,
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w. r. CUNNINGHAM,
w. A. TUCKER,
R. DAVIS,
A. D. POPE, Monroe Co.
S. ]. GHOLSON,
i. B. MOORE,
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w. R. CANNON,
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CHAS. r. JORDAN
A. S HUMPHREYS,
THOS. l. SHARP,
ELI ABBOTT, Jo,,,l7o. 70
w. w HUMPHREYS,
BEV. MATTHEW'S,
JAMES WHITFIELD,
BMBUS, Mss, Nov. 18th, 1850.
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The Drought and the Crops.-With the excep-
ton Of slight shower or two, the drought has now
lasted six weeks in this region and the consequence
IS the almost utter destruction of the crop and
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4 000 LBS. MISSISSIPPI BACON,-Hafns
x .UUU Shoulders, and Middlings-a first rate ar
ticle for sale by HADEN g. RDAD.
June %, 1850. 22:tf
NTOREHEAD'SG GRADUATED MAGNETIC MA
wi chimes for sale by JAS. JONES & co.
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Frankfort, KY, 1851.
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If life be battle how mad is he who fails to
arm himself for the contest. If life bea Storm
how infatuated is he who sleeps while his bark is
driven among unknown waters. If life be pill
grimage, how unwise is he who strays from the
right road, seeks to return until twilight shades
gather around his pathway
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-09

LIE kENTTcKY MILITARY INSTITUTE is under the i'm
orecon and entire control of the Board of Wis
itors, appointed by the Governor oftbe Comnon,oItf
The course of study adopted and which will he 70.
CURED IN order to graduation is that usually taught in
the best Colleges, except that but one LANGUAGE Is
Gun Latin or FRENCH the time usually occupied bv
Mathematics, Mechanics, Natural Science and EnoIsh
Literature - "''o III siisii
rreguars will be admitted to such selected studies
from the regular course as, by request of parents
De approved In addition the Latin or French, If
she regular course, Greek, Spanish and German will
be taught Except for French as substitute fnr
IN an extra charge of $40 per annum will be made co.
charge ~ o'ier extra
plain dark-blue uniform will be made subser,;.r4
to neatness and economy. Students supplies e..
lng should be chiefly Of under-cloths, ~ JUN
In respect to all the 'materiel' for liberal adc.
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l5:4m

ton of the physical, mental and moral man. the hen
nekv Military Institute may claim equality with any
institution in the West
10 4Hi
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[BY AUTHORITY
,asce nf the secretary OF Stase'

JACKSON, II PIII IA1I' c,.ato ,f
.tnt;on of the qualified voters of the state "
Missssipp is hereby called to the following aoeo
at the last regular session of the Legislature
fberaof. ~ A1N-A1-@'
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PR OSP ECTUS

OF original volume of Letters and MisceIlanes in
" Prose, Rhyme and blank Verse !; by lady of the
South. Said Letters and Misceanies to contain from
three to four hundred pages octavo and barring acct
dents in transportation to be delivered by the st
January, 1852.
0EFTERMS-E0
Bound F'plain and neat' one dollar per copy
(Finer if paid in advance.)
Fine, dollar and twenty-five cents.
Extra fne one dollar and ifty-cents.
Apply at the UNION HALL, Jackson, Mississippi.
N. B.-The author being entirely dependent on her
exertons incapactated for her former avocaton;
and wanting alike the pecuniary means, natural eff
rontery and physical ability to travel in quest of SUBJ
scriptons; hereby offers copy of LETTERS AND MIS-
cELLANIEs extra ne,' to any person who shall for
ward Gree of cost the names equivalents of twen-
ty-fve subscribers, to Mrs. Louise Elemoy, Canton
Miss, between this and the first of May next and
the same to the editor giving notice and Prospectus
conspicuous insertion.
For fifty subscribers, presentation copy, and RI
SING YOUNG MEN a modern tale by the author.
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A GOLDEN MoDEL.-The Washington Tele
graph says the first application for patent from
California will shortly be presented to the Patent
office. The model which is of a double acting
force pump, is all of pure solid gold. The inven-
tor is native of Washington, but now resident
of Sacramento The gold of which his model is
composed was gathered by himself, and he hasex
hbited much handiwork, as well ingenuity in its
construction. OF all the models in the Patent
Ofice-more than l 5, 600 in numbers--the pres
ent IS the only one Of this material
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U. 5. lIagaz.ne and E.e..aocr:,tlc Review

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ATLANTA, Ga, July II

Tie WeatAer and Crops.-The present severe
drought is producing the most injurious effect up
on the corn crops in this vicinity. The same may
be said of the region above us in this State, as we'll
as large part of East Tennessee. If accounts
which we received from those just from the up
country to be relied unless the drought ceases
very soon, ahere cannot be more than a quarter
crop In some localities the corn crop is entirely
ruined. Cotton here and above here, is looking
unusually well.
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A. P. BUTLER,
JACKSON MORTON,
r. TOOMBS,
]. THOMPSON.

Editors and papers friendly to the enterprise viii
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to an exchange with the newspaper. All who comply
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