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Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-04
Earthquake IN San Francisco.

We learn by a private letter from
San Francisco, dated on the day of the
sailing of the steamer, that on that day
Nfay I5th) severe shock of an earth
quake was felt. Fortunately no dam
age was done, though considerable
alarm was excited. The atmosphere
was perfectly calm at the time.
Since writing the above, we have re-
ceiyed an extra of the San Francisco
Herald of the 18th ult., containing the
following:
"About ten minutes past S O'Clock
this morning, the city was visited by
the shock of an earthquake, which las
ted for upwards of minute. In the
lower part of the town, particularly, it
was quite severe, the tremor of the
earth shaking the houses and the ship.
| ping in an alarming manner. Many
persons in brick houses rushed out into
the street, fully convinced the walls
were coming down about their ears
One gentleman informed us he was in
bed at the time, and the sensation he
experienced was like the rocking in a
cradle. In a store in California street,
the barrels in the second story were
started, and came rolling down the
hatcllway into the room beneath
Bottles and glasses danced about in the
most lively style.
The shipping in the harbor was vio-
lentiy rocked, producing great conmo-
tion on board. Fortunately no acci-
dent, as Ear as We can hear, occurred,
though many were greatly alarmed
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-04
The better feeling of Man triumphant,

The better feeling Of Man triumphant.
We have remarked some of the
roughest specimens of humanity, as
7 Passers through this city, we ever cast
eyes upon in our life before. The 9TH
er day while standing al the Exchange,
our attention was called to one of the
very hardest looking customers, just
arrived on the Isthmus, from California,
after evidently a long residence in Eel
Dorado. He and those with him were
bearded like bards. He was then lis
tening to the jabber Of native who
had hired him a mule, and on seeing
his baggage, was demonstrating to get
a dollar or two more. ''Look you here,
/ Aonsbre," said he, '.a bargains a bar
gain; agreed to give you $40; | paid
you the half-start your boots. ! am
a man of few words; but if in ten min
utes that mule amt ready packed, there
viii be one dead niger about these
diggings" lie drew revolver from
his belt, looked at the caps, and turn
ing round, looked savage defiance at
everybody. At that instant a lady on
a mule, and two beautiful little girls, on
their way TO California, were trying to
pass the blocked up thoroughfare.-
His eyes met the appealing gaze of the
/ mother. In an instant his whole coun-
I tenance was changed. lie DOTTED his
hat to the lady, backed the mule, hona-
bre and all, and with sweep of his
arm, called the attention of his COM
rades: .sBack boys,'' said he snake way
for the lady, The way was cleared,
the lady passed.
Our stalwart friend stood and gazed
after them for a minute or two, and as
he turned round we could perceive his
face suffused with tears, on wiping them
he perceived we were regarding him
closely-s'I have been away from home
sir" said he, in a faltering voice, ssfoT
two years-that woman and the little
faces of those children, remembered
me of my family. God bless my girls
and their mother" SO shaking him
seh. as it were, he returned his reyol-
! yer to his belt, and, in mild voice. said
to the native, .sCome, hombye. as soon
as you can, my friend, get that nals
ready, and you shall have what yot
:. ask" He walked away. Nature. na
ture, said we, how unaccountably yol
i soften the human heartl we never woule
have accused that savage looking mai
: of sentiment. We also walked away
to our office, and made note of it,
. Panama Echo.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-04
Washington, January 7, 1851.
THE BARGAIN AND PIED GE.

The undersigned, members of the thir
ty-frst Congress of the United States, be-
lieving that a renewal of sectional contro-
versy upon the subject of slavery would be
both dangerous to the Union and destruc-
tive of It's objects, and seeing no mode by
which such controversy can be avoided, ex-
cept by strict adherence to the settlement
thereof effected by the Compromise acts
passed at the last session of Congress, do
hereby declare their intention to maintain
the same settlement inyiolate, and to resist
all attempts to repeal or alter the aforesaid,
unless by the general consent OF the friends
Of the measures, and to remedy such evils,
il any, as time and experience may deyel-
ope; and for the purpose of making this res
olu-ion effective, they further declare that
they viii not support for the Office of Presi-
dent, or Of Vice President, or Of Senator
or Of Representative in Congress, or as mem
Der OF a State Legislature, any man, Of what
ever party, who is NOT KNOWN TO BE oppos-
ed to the disturbance of the settlement afore-
said, and TO the renewal in any form, of ag-
itation upon the subject of slavery"
Howell Cobb, Ga, Alex. II. Stephens,
do, Report Toon1bs, do, WILLIAM C. DAw-
son, do, Allen F. Owen, do, Henry W.
Hilliard. Ala. JEREMIAH CLEMENS. do,
Henry Clay, KY, Humphrey Marshall, do,
James L. Johnson, do, Daniel Breck, do,
John B. Thompson, do, Chas s. More
head, do, Fmis Z. Mclean, do, Meredith
p. Gentry, Tenn, Chris. Ii. Williams, do,
Josiah NJ Anderson, do, Albert G. Wat
kins, do, Jeremiah Morton, Va, Thomas
S Raymond, do, WILLIE P. MANGUM, n.
c., Aug. II. Sheperd, do, Edmund De-
berry, do, David Outlaw, do, J. P. Cald-
well, do, THOMAS G. PRArr, Md, Richard
]. Bowie, do, J. B. Key, do, Alexander
Exams. DO, Edward c. Cahall, Fla. Hex
RY 5. FooTE, Miss. II. a. BuIlard, La,
THoMAsJ. RUsK, Texas, Samuel A. Elliot,
Mass. James Brooks, n. Y, David A. Bo-
zee, do, J. Philips PhGnix, do, Robert
L. Rose, do. Geo. r. Andrews, do, John
r. Thurman, do, A NJ. Schemerhorn, do,
william Duer, do, JAMES COOPER, Penn,
WuIIAM M. GwIN, Cal.
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NUMBER Il

features Of the 50 cslied Compromise.
Southern politicians fell into the snare.
some blindiy and stupidly, Others wit
tinely and cententediy. We cannot,
they said, dispute the rights OF q feo-
pie TO select and 'res0late their own po-
litical institutions $50 we will give M
all California to the few thousand ad-
venturers who have gone TO dig geld
in that new Ell Dorado; we will give up
New Mexico to the Indians-hali
breeds, &c; we VIII surrender Utah
to the Mormons; bat we do so on the
ground of the right Of the people to es-
tabish their. own government. This
is taking the question out of the power
of the ssslsez:sl afsevssss3szs:at. ana aiil.
ino file Iyllrof f,T,,s-iss,. la s.xe..;...I,;s
suggestion of abolition.
Such liberal concessions as these
could not well be refused BY the North.
They might well waive pro tcmpore the
Proyiso, when there was no need for
it. Indeed, if the South was willing
to give up the whole territory, why
should the North apply rule which
would sill allow the South share of
it. And yet, all this was doae, the
South rejoiced that it had got rid at
least Of the Wilmot Proviso! 1t con-
soled itself, too, with the reflection that
the doctrine OF non intervention might.
some day or other, turn to our advant-
age. There might be slave territory to
annex TO the Union, and then we
would claim the application Of this
rule, of this precedent. The North has
got all it can get, and-we shall have the
next claim.
Such were the views of the Southern
-compromisers, but what were the in
tentions of the Northern parties tothis
bundle of concessionsl Let one of the
most moderate ard able of their poIiti-
clans answer. Let one speak who has
been applauded- here as an illustrious
friend of the South, the prop and main
stay of the Union, and who, for his
supposed liberality to this section of the
Union, has attracted an unusual share
OF censure, reproach and insults, from
the violent anti-S outh POLITICIANS at the
North. Let Daniel Webster speak
Here are his words, as they fell from
him in the hearing of the President, hi:
Cabinet. and the people:
"Jf the South cisited any eoncessio,
from him tHcy 1c0uld not get it, nat {
hairs hcadM.
.'He heEd olscags contendea that an
measure calculated to aid to tie .Slur,
Territory of the United States mas an.
constitutional. He ncve,' ,could oonscai
that there be one foot of Slare TerYitort
bcyond schat tie OH Thirteen States hza
at tie Formulation Of the Union. NeUcr
neUcr!! ,aeeer yp
And thus we repeat, has this grand
scheme of deception, injustice, wrong,
and fraud, received its cap-sheaf, and
the South stands before the world a
pitiable subject of folly, delusion, blind
ness and degrading submission.
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alluded to-CLAY, CAss, Dickinson, WEB
sFER, CoBB, DOUGLASS. and others-that |
have never heard one.of these gentlemen,
In the most remote manner, allude TO his
own claims to official advancement, since
the plan of adjustment was originally re-
ported in the Senate by the memorable
Committee of Thirteen.
Thus have [ endeavored TO supply such
a statement of particulars as know 70 be
absolutely true, and as 1 hope will prove
satisfactory to the American people in gem
eral | confess that do not expect to
satisfy either aboltionists or disunionists,
their organs or allies; nor am at all either
ambitious of their appreciation or in the
least degree in dread of their censures
Most cordially. yours, &es- &c.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-04
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
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loved her when her giflish face.
With smiles sud elashes rife,
First shunaed wish all-gna;ehless gzscs
Ny else uneHvied life;
When from her young hearts =ecreoy.
As saints ascend the skies.
The. teli-tale truths resistleszly
Would haunt her tinid eyes.
loved her when the festal throns
Her Joyous Laughter woke;
Some hidden rill the flowers among.
Less sweetness would invoke:
And later, When the passive shade
OF thought her features were
a twjhght's wealth o'er summer glade
Sill deareg siian before.
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We dared The tempest to divide
Our hearts deep truthfainess-
But now, when wears and constancy
veProved her faithful VOW
The tendril TO lis guardian tree
0, most 1 love her now
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Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-04

H On Sunday night last we had
light shower of rain.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-01-22
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From the Genessee Farmer.
BENEFITS OF DEEP WING.


M.ssrs. EpIToRs: Some fifteen years
since, heing IN The State nf New York.
saw iSr the first lime an agricultural paper
he Genessee Farmer. In that was
An article relative 10 deep plo~ing. which
perused carefully. and by il was induced
d lry an experiment. had previously
larmrd il as others did. thinking there
was no way 10 increase The Product but
20 increase tie number of acres.
had field containing lnnr arres and
one hundred ruds OF graund. which had
been cleared nine years. and had had a
grain crop on il every year-whea,. rnrn
AMI oais-ilie three last were oats. The
field was considered nearly worn out. and
would mol have produced more than If
teen bushels of wheat per acre. There
were many large s!nmps and four green
trees in The field. The soil was clay
loan. | had .nly single leam-a pow
erful span of horses-and single plow.
(Good's.) | raised the end Of The beam
thrre inches and commenced plowing in
June. when the ground was wei, mrning
up aboui five il.rl,es that had ne,er been
stirred before. plnwing abou, ihree,laurihs
of an acre per Jay. Tie ground was dug
up with spade around The slumps. har-
rowed and plowed shallow luire ailer-
wards. aud sown The filth day Of October
with two bushels OF velvet headed wheat
per acre. In The spring were sown l50
pounds Of plaster where The wheat looked
The poorest. The result was, although,
much was wasted gathering, for i, shellrd
badly. had by weight 1861 bushels be-
sides one large load not lhreshcd al The
lime, which would have increased The pro-
due, 10 a, least 2l2 bushels. Since that
time have plowed deep, and The rcsul'
has heen invariably The same. or al least
doubling the crop. Deep blowing on a
soil like mine will prevent The crop from
suffering from wet or dry weather, and is
aprevenlive of rust, al least has been with
me. and il will NOT turn 10 weeds as much
as wheat does in Michigan. The editor
of the Michigan Farmer thinks /" il is al.
most miracle" If a farmer here gets a
good crop of wheat; yet none fail who
cultivate their land properly. This we
can prove by many farmers in this coun-
~.
The general system has been, ever since
the first settlement nf this country, 10
plow-shalluw and grew wheat after wheat,
without manure, or even seeding 10 grass,
until all the food for the wheat plant Is
exhausted. and then we are tull that the
seasons are such we cannot grow wheat
and must turn our attention to raising
SHEEP; but will sheep thrive if we serve
them as we serve our wheat! Will they
live without proper food! Or will they
live in The wafer wiilloa, turning 10 musk
rats!
Yours, &c.
LINUS CONE.
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presumption in shining. To such as
these The Future" is disagreeable
from those very qualities which inspire
in the hearts ofothers the highestdegree
Of confidence and happiness.
Ii is not difficult to imagine what
sort Of a Future" il is which the la
bOrs and ambition Of certain school
Of politicians would speedily realize.
Ii is " Future" Of firo Confederaeies
instead Of one; and, afterwards. Of nu-
merous Subdivisions, so that in the
end we should have nearly as many
Independent Empires as are no,r hare
STATES. DIsuSios, once established as
the remedy Of wrongs in the present
Confederacy, viii be adopted in the
new; and not only in the new confede-
racy, but in each State. where the inter-
ests Of sections are conflicting. as they
are supposed to be at this time in yirgi-
MA. The thirty-one stars ofour system.
shooting from their spheres, and some
Of them broken into fragments, would
rush in wild confusion against each 9th
er. The end would be, as predicted
long ago by some Of the wisest states
men Of America. that military adven-
turer would subjugate the conflicting
elements by the strong hand Of war. aud
upon the ruins of the hostile Republics
establish one Government, and that
Governmental monarchy. This IS +" The
Future" 10 iohieh The path Of DsuSIoS
leads; this the Egypt to which the chosen
people Of God will be carried captive,
should Judah separate from Israel.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-01-22
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY aa. 1881.

served ON his time. and had mainisined
good character ever since. This pen
iifn,iary fact had leaked oui sflfr ne had
worked two or three years lar me, and IS
soan as il became known 10 The hands.
they one and all siruck. determined that
he should leave iIie yard.
This occurred on Saturday, al noon.
and Al season ofbnsiness. lie worst pos
sible fnr d 10 take place. had heavy cum
lracis Of cut stone lor the South TO deliver.
which II would be out nfmy power ioful-
fil, il these hands kept their purpose. On
the other hand. my sense Of Justice re-
vnlied al ihe sllenaiive they leli me. In
this perplexiiv. called the man in. and
laund in The course of our Interview,
thai he had heen sent 10 The peniienliary
for killing a man. aho had been destroy
ing his family peace. having shot him IN
the very facl Of adultery. lie had served
several years. and was pardoned on, al The
Recommendation &c The warden. | deter
mined in my own mind. that LEI The con-
sequence 10 M hr what they might. /
would not Discharge The poor fellow.
Accordingly. afier The hands were paid
of. | asked Them 10 stop few moments.
as ! wished 10 say few words ON the
subject Of our present difficulty. then
briefly stated The case Of the individual
whose discharge they requiIsl. adseIled
10 my own situation as regarded the con-
tracts. and exposiulaied with them on the
grea, injustice they proposed 10 do both
the man and myself. Here is poor
fellow" said !. /. who under the greatest
provocaiion. has committed crime. lf .
crime i, be. for which he has been severe
lly punished. as .on must all admit. lie
he behaved himself since, as you well
know. in the most exemplary manner, aud
YOU now proposc to hunt him out Of SO.
cieiy. and make him an ouicast on th,
earth. Is this righi! Is !, manly! Is !
doing TO others as you feel others shoul'
do unto you'll
.Nea, boys, have but one more re
mark 10 make, which is that you will do
of course, as you choose. If YOU stick &
. your present purpose. YOU may ruin IN
with my contracts out, and you will rel
iainly ruin this poor fellow, who has
| stronger claim on your sympathy tina
even myself. Think well Of il through lo
morrow. andihcn do wha, your conscienc
! will tell you is right. As for me, lshoul
, despise myself if | were capable Of actin
: so unjustly as you ask me to do, on az
count of any consideration of dollars an
cents. shall not discharge llls man. il h
is the only hand left in the yard. But
hope 10 see you do what is righ, and jus
and at work Monday morning. as usual.
On Monday morning, wen. down ;
the usual hour, and The hands were all |
! work, and ever afterwards noticed the
treated The convict with proper sympalh,
,, need mol tell you how relieved ! felt.
Thisis what call carrying out prir
lciple." Cisf
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-01-22
Yours, &c.
LINUS CONE.
From the Germantown Telegraph.
TURNING nv GREEN CROPS

During the last ten years, the practice
Of turning in green crops has heen ex,en-
sirely adopted; and So far as my observa-
lion extends il has been attended with The
most nauering results. Old, worn out
fields. which had become so thoroughly
cmascnla,cd as scarcely 10 repay the cost
Of cultivation, have, by this process. been
lhoronghly renovated. and al less ros,
prnbahly, than they could have been III
any other way. In passing through the
country, our attention is often drawn Ia
farms which have been impoverished, by
an ennrmons and emasculating system Of
cropping. TO the state of barren karr0
fields. Nothing can be more forbitltlng
than The appearance of harrenness which
they exhibit; yet even those are not hope.
leSsly barren. BY ploughing under the
slight vegetation they produce. and follow
ing upon The undertaking by a liberal ap-
pllcalinn o! lime, unless the soil itself is
Of calcaernus nature. and then sowing
hurkwhcat. peas, or clover, to be turned
in when in tlossom, degree of energy
will be communicated which will secure
The continuance of increased and increas-
ing frliliiy. and. under judicous system
Of rotary cropping, insure good crops iol
period Of many years.
Ills folly in the extreme 10 til
Extensive fields, and till them i'll.
Sscwd common sense sits laughing by,
Aud sure your hopes abortive die;
Far mnrc ono fcr.I acre yields,
Than the huge breadth of barren fields
Some have recommended millet as al
excellent ar,iclp fnl nrnipg III but, Of a.
cultivated ,rops. with The exception per
hapsoi rcd clover, consider b.ck n &hca
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THE PAST AND FUTURE"
From the Richmond Republican.

The National Intelligencer has a
cheerful article on this subject. The
Southern Press dissents from the views
of the National Intelligencer on this,
as on all political subjects. The " Past"
presents no ray of comfort to our dis
contented friend of the Press. The
heavens are as iron above him, and the
earth as ashes under his feet. He sits
in the dust. like job, scraping himself
with a potsherd and cursing the day that
he was born. Or rather, our detected
contemporary reminds usof the prophet
Jonah, who was excessively disappoin-
ted and wrathy because the great city
of Nineyeh was not destroyed, as he
anticipated.
The Pasf' Of our country is happi-
ly beyond the reach Of accident and
malice. We have history Of power
and patriotism and republican progress
which must ever live to astonish the
minds Of mankind, and awaken an ad-
miration only less profound than their
regret that career brilliant as the me-
teor should be as rapid in its flight.
The records of the American Union; its
almost miraculous growth in all the ele-
ments of prosperity and greatness; its
triumphs ON the theatre of war, and its
more enduring victories on the smiling
fields of peace-these records can ne
yer be effaced by the hand of foreign
or domestic strife; they will remain
deep-rooted in the hearts of all man
kind, and the stream of time shall only
make them more green and fresh, as it
rolls on, bearing to oblivion those pet
ty baubles of crowns and sceptres which
are so common in the annals of the
world.
/ "The Future" is not so certain; but,
thanks to the patriotic exertions OF the
statesmen of all parties, it is full OF
brightness and hope. The cloud OF ci-
vii discord is passing away. and the
bow of promise illumincs its dark sur
face. The whole face of the political
universe is irradiated with smiles, and
its whole heart is beating with JOY;
always excepting those disconsolate
birds who are ever sorrowful when the
sun rises, but come forth in the night to
refresh themselves with sombre pros
poets, and hoot at the stars for their