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Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-21

A few years since committee was appointed
by the Mississippi State Convention to collect ma
terials for UNCONVENTIONAL history but up to this
time, so far as l know, no progress has been
made in this work and inasmuch as regard this
object as most desirable one, and, as | fear ma
terlals may be lost which at present be secur-
ed, have concluded to undertake the compilation
of history. In order that may succeed, So
lclt the cooperation of every minister and deacon
in the State
The plan OF the work as now in nv minds eve
will exhibit the parts: LIST. A brief introduction
developing prominent points in our general history
and doctrines. Cd. The rise, progress and pre-
sent condition of the denomination in the State,
detailing the history of each association and the
most prominent churches, together with such sta
tistcal tables will show the ratio of increase
Sd. An appendix, containing biographical sketches
OF ministers and prominent layman, who have
died in this State.
To fill out this plan, shall need the assistance
of every church in the State. Files of the Min
utes of every Association newspaper notices o.
ministerial character accounts of revivas; bio
graphical notes anecdotes registers of debates
and fragments of history are all desi.ed l beg
therefore, all my brethren to aid me.
Letters may be addressed to me at this place
post paid. Minutes, documents, or books, either
given for this purpose or loaned, may be deposi
ted with Charles ]. Shepherd, firm of D. Vince
Ter & CO.. or Thomas P. Miller, Mobile ]. B
Valentine, Jr., ID. Taylor & Coy custom house
street, New Orleans Ira Carpenter, or B. Pen
dleton, Natchez; VIM. H. Sparkle, Vicksburg
A N. Jones, Columbus and Rev. P. S. Gayle
Memphis, Tenn.
When published, it is designed to divide the pro
fits (if any, arising from this work, between the
Kinds Co.; and the Mississippi Female College
fernando, DeSoto Co.
Clerks or Moderators of Associations, can aid
greatly in this work, by writing out brief histories
of their respective bodies, concluding with stats
teal table, showing the numbers in communion
each year, the names of Moderator Clerk and
Preacher of Introductory sermon.
l hope to be able to obtain the materials needed
before the convention assemblies, next November
at Aberdeen. Brethren lend your aid
VIM. CAREY CRANE.
fernando, Miss, March eth 1851
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Constitution Of the Vest Point State Rights
Association.

We the undersigned hereby agree to form an
Association to be called the West Point State
Rights Association, the object of which shall be
to maintain our rights guaranteed to us by the
constitution of the United States.
ARTICLE I-Section 1.-The officers of this AS
ISOLATION shall consist of President, two Vice
Presidents, two Recording Secretaries and two Cor
responding Secretaries.
Sec. Amy person may become a member OF
this Association by signing his name to this Con-
stitution.
Article II.--Sec This Association snail meet
at West Point on the first Thursday in each month,
and whenever deemed necessary by the President
and Vice Presidents.
Sec. 2-The officers of this Association shall be
elected annually and hold their Offices until new
election.
Sec. Sit shall be the duty of the President
to preside at all meetings of the Association
Sec. An the absence of the President it shall
be the duty of either of the Vice Presidents to pre-
side at the meetings of the Association.
Sec Sit shall be the duty of the Recording
Sccretarys to keep correct journal OF the procee-
dings of this Association and it shall be the du-
TT OF the Corresponding Secretarys to carry on such
correspondence as may be necessary for the Asso-
citation
Article III-Sec. IA quorum for transacting
business shall consist of not less than ten members
Sec. 2.-Ihat we deprecate the Iurther coh'iho
ance of parties they have existed under the name
of wing and democrat, and that we will make de-
votion to Southern Rights and not devotion par
ty the test of our support of men for office.
WILLIAM COOPER, President.
JAMES Robertson, ! y proc,
STEPHEN ToUNsHED,S
A.JG WEsTBRooK,t D e.c,,s
JNo. r. DUNLAP,
J. w. CRUMP, n cec,ve
z F. Robertson,
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-21

o..oe;stio on of sixty-three members of Congress
Senators and Representative have constitutes 1ue
dersged CONT nee 2 es 70 he devoted
o. ~ e~nositiofi and defence Of Southern rgn.s ana
70 dissemination of correct
- - Northern olicy, and the course OF Ponun 80
fairs generally thout are now in
promptly to insure the issue OF such paper
under the t aTHF. SOUTHERN PRESS"
CO.. tho conduct OF which, suitable editors nave peel
aod Who vii also receive the aid OF NUMBER Oh
eminent and able contributors There VIII DC po.l .
tri-weekly and weekly issue-tne la.ter 70
substantially the same matter as the IorneI' hu ~
tended to reach tho points of the country whose mai
are limited daily issue will be added mere
after should it be deemed advisable or "
the press and people of the Southern states
will not be exclusive Fly potical-but VIII embrace on
Ire broad sheet the general news news OF the day. 90
,ost;c and foreign, by mail and telegraph, commercial
and agricultural int diligence literary criticisms orgi
nal ESSAYS, literary and miscellaneous anu III Sho''
those items of gene raj interest the collected aggregate
of which constitutes the interesting and valuable news
noner Great care will be taken to give full and cor
rect reports of the proceedings and debates IN ooh
Houses of Congress, well as the ACTON Oh the local
legislatures on the southern question
a limited number only of advertisements will be re-
ceiyed-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 papers, and the materi-
al will be purchased especially LOT tne 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 to south
ern representative at Washington, forthwith.
Post-masters autL orzed by law to remit subscrip
tons free of postage.
TERMS For tri-weekly during the session of Congress
and semiweekly during the recess, the price will be,
per annum, $500.
Weekly paper per annum, $500.
The price of subscription must be paid invariably in
advance, and the cash accompanying the name sent.
All persons procuring te names shall be entitled to
receive copy gratis for one year.
A. P. BUTLER,
JACKSON MORTON,
r. TOOMBS,
]. THOMPSON.
Editors and papers friendly to the enterprise, will
please publish this prospectus, which will enttle them
to an exchange with the newspaper. All who comply
with this request will send copy of the paper con-
tanning it to the committee.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-21

This Institution, lately SO fourshing and pop Fl
ular re-opened on the LIST. Monday of March 1861, q
to continue twenty weeks, until acGton,resumng 20
its annual sessions on the I'd Monday OF Septem- IN
Der. Col R T P Allen has been appointed to the "a
SUPPLEMENTARY, assisted by Col w Morgan, late
Joint Superintendent of the Western Military 1nst-
tute, and able and efficient Faculty. Both super
intendents graduated with distinguished honors West
Point, served regularly in the army and have attained
high position in practical engineering and in the in
structon and. government of youth.
The institute offers advantages to those seek
ing education emnently scientific and practical;
among the-a of study unusually full in Math-
ematcs and its applications to Mechanics, Machines,
and Construction in Natural Science and its appca-
tons to the Arts, Agriculture and Mines in ancient
and Modern Languages and in English Literature =
adding Bookkeeping for the business man gov
eminent, all that its imports-the decplne ia
cilitated by every door of quarters being visible from
the commandantss office: A position accessible by
steamboats, to Frankfort yet retredsX miles in the
country-an elevated locality unsurpassed in the West
for healthfuness, with permanent brick buildings ele-
CANT extensive and commodus, erected two years ago
at very heavy cost: Apparatus and instruments,
fully adequate to the wants of the lecture-room and
the field: Instruction, theoretical and practical in
Plane and Geodetic Surveying, Levelling, and all
branches of Civil Engineering. with drawing, field
practice and use of instruments.
The Institute suspended under the pressure of
debts incurred in building barracks, class-rooms soc-
etyrooms, chapel &C.: these liabilities have all been
discharged, and it re-opened untramnaeled and with
ADVANTAGES unequalled by any institution of the kind
| in the West.
The charge for tuition board washing, fuel lights
&c. is $l60 per annum payable semi annually in ad-
vance. Two dollars per semi-a annual session is added
as surgeons fee. With the cooperation of parents
all expences can be kept within S125 ner session :.
which sum will be required to be deposited with Col
E. 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 "Kentnckv
Military Institute, near Frankfort, Kentucky"
P. DUDLEY, Adj't Gen. and
| President of the Board
JOHN L. HELM
| J. SPEED SMITH,
| JOHN w. RUSSELL,
| D. THOMPSON,
Frankfort, KY, 1851. Visitors.
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The State of NIississinnt.

DISTRICT CHANCERY COURT OF THE STATE OF
MISSISSIPPI, HELD AT COLUMBUS AT RULES
ELIJAH BARTLETT, Complainant Upon opening
VS. | the noatte-s q
GEORGE H. FooTE, this Ril Contained
JOHN R. HAMPTON, ct al{ De Vs. on the ODD Febrno'
ry, 1851, and it appearing by affidavit filed to the sat-
isacton of the Court that the above named defendant
!ohn H. Hampton, is nonresident of the State of
Mlsssspp and resides beyond the limits thereof so
nat the ordinary process of this Court cannot be exc
cuted upon him it is therefore ordered that unless the
alo oelenoant appear here before the Vice Chancellor
on or before the first day of the next term of this Court
70 De holden at the Courthouse in the town of Column
Dus' on the first Monday in May next ensuing, and
pieao answer or demur to the several allegations in
compliments bill of complaint contained the same
may De taken as confessed to said defendant, and
tne matters therein decreed accordingly 1t is further
ordered that copy of this order be inserted in the
southern Standard" newspaper published in the
Town OF Columbus, weekly for one month. A true
copy from the minutes.
w. w. LESTER, CLERK
MURRAY d DABNEY, Con,p'ts Solicitors
March 8, 1851. 6:5t Printers fee $l1,5o.
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PR OSP ECTUS

0F an 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 list 81
January, 1852.
6TTERMS-C0
Bound "plan and neat" one dollar ner conv
Finer if paid in advance.)
Fine, one dollar and twenty-five cents.
Extra fine, one dollar and fifty-cents.
AApPy at the UNION HALL, Jackson, Mississippi.
N. b.-Ihe author being entirely dependent on her
own exertons incapactated for her former avocaton
ana wanting alike the pecuniary means, natural eff
irontey and physical ability to travel in quest of sub
sc[puons; hereby offers copy of LETTERS AND MIS-
cEILAEEs extra fine" to any person who shall for
ward Gree of cost the names equivalents of twen-
ty-hve 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 You've MEN modern tale by the same euthor.
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THE WEEKLY DISPATCH,
PUBLISHED IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA,

PUBLISHED IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA,
At the Io,o price Of ONE DOLLAR per annuu,
S the cheapest weekly newspaper south of the Poto
mac, and as cheap any in the Union.
This paper is made up chiefly from the Daily Dis
patch, consisting of the entertaining and news matter
of that Sheet and carefully selected light literature and
poetry.
HUGH r. PLEAsANTs, Principal Editor.
1t is designed to make it equal to any Weekly sheet
in the Union for its general interest In tone and
Ntime4t it is Southern-its conductors are Vrgnans
and they hope merit and receive the encouragement
of their fellow-citizens They enter upon mere
speculation in their enterprise their views and
opinions shaped merely to catch the popular breeze.
From education, from position from association from
interest, from choice, they Southern Their
defence of Southern rights is defence of themselves
and all they hold dear that it has been warm
hitting and far their capacity allowed vigorous
no who has read their sheet will deny. To doubt
that it will continue be presume that the prin-
cipes and ideas which have been instilled into them
from their birth, can be eradicated period of life
when men rarely change their views They, at least
know it to be impossible
05rThe low price at which the paper is published
requires that the subscription be paid acays in advance
0-TO CLUBS-~0
We offer the folloeoing Inducements
For Five Dollars. Six Copies.
For Ten Dollars. Thirteen Copies.
For Fifteen Dollars, ......... Twenty Copies.
For twenty Dollars. Twenty Copies.
JAS. A. COWARDIN.
Richmond January 18th 1881
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The State of Mississippi, LOwndes County.
(Circuit Court, March 26, 1857
BILL FOR DIVORCE

CARTER RoASE } THIS day came the Complain
1881 vs. ant by his Solicitor. and i
MATILDA RoAsz appearing to the satisfaction eu Of
the Court that the said Defendant is nonresident of
this State is ordered by the Court that this
be set down for hearing the facts charged in the
Bill at the next term of this Court to be held on the
third Monday of September, 1851; and it is further
ordered that copy of said orde be published for three
months, weekly, in the Southern Standard, newspa
per published in the town of Columbus, said State
A true copy from the Minutes,
A. E. LOVE, Clerk.
VIM p. &. Jno. F. Jack Solicitors for Comnla;nan,
April l9, 1851. 1s.IAt
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-21

To the fortunes of this Journal which has Just pass
ed into our hands, fairly committed and we
determined devote to it our best efforts and en-
ergies. This method is selected appeal to our friends
political and persona-for their active cooperation
in behalf of this paper and ourselves and particularly
at this juncture. Owing to some other, the
Monroe Democrat has ceased of late to occupy that
high position to which it formerly aspired and attain
ed Without blaming any one for it, it is our business
to know and feel the fact, and to resolve if in the
power of energy and eXertion-to elevate il to that
eminence to which it is entitled. To the high rank
1t seeks to attain, it holds title whether make it
good or not, from number of considerations. In the
first and main place. it is the only democratic paper in
the largest town of North Mississippi Not a small
item in its favor, is, that it is and will be devoted
cornprO7Sln9y and jealousy to the defence of State
Rights and State Institutions Impelled by that de-
voon, it will say to this State, "rom henceforth
and forever adopt ard act out, both policy and pr
cpl, the motto of "Home Reliance, Home Production
and Home Independence" Under any circumstances,
whether of Federal usurpation Northern aggression
or the uke-warmness of contiguous States, let Mis-
sissippi SeLShly and with determination carry
this, the true principle which her very febood
depends While she will adopt this system prin-
cpe, it will have the incidental effect of protecting
her noo, and forever hereafter, against abolition as
saults and freesoil strategy Whatever may be her
fate-whether to remain in this Union or unite with
one more sister States north SOUTH east or west
as far as her powers remain undeegaed let sublime
selfshnesS be her national watch-word. Whether in
the company of foes friends or alone politically let
her sleep no more!
If any provide not for his and especially for
those of his oc house. he has denied the faith and is
worse than an infde" The union is our sso,pnn and
dear and glorious is what can be more dear and
glorious than the friends and resdes of our oon house
The Democrat, with all the ability can enlist to
the task Will advocate the claims of the great Mobile
and Ohio Railroad All the other various interests of
the community, agricultural, commercial mechanical,
manufacturing, with news and miscellaneous matters
generally, will always occupy place in our columns.
AS number OF elections will take place this wear and
many avexed subject for political discussion will arise
IN which the whole community is concerned the Dem
ocrat, as means of keeping pace with the times, is
respectfully offered to the public
TERMS 30 90 per annum in advance, or So 90 if
not paid within the first three months
M DAVENPORT
Aberdeen, Miss, Feb. 7th., 1851
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-21

HERo.-The young Cuban, Monies de Oca,
found guilty for bribing pilot to assist Lopez, in
his attempted invasion of Cuba, and recently exc
hero. letter to the Savannah Republican says:
Previous to his execution. the Captain General
Concha gave him nine days to denounce all the
patriots on the Island. and promised him his lib
erty and large sum of money--but he nobly re-
piled that he would sooner die thousand deaths
than denounce his friends for, said he, Cuba will
be free, and after generations will shed tear to
the memory of one who fell in behalf of his coun-
try and our friends in the United States will know
that Cuba has thousands who will perish BY the
Gsrote rather than i've in bondage ~
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Ayers Cherry PectoraI.

most beautiful and ccluc6s Preparation for the curs q,
Coughs, Colds, Consumption, and all diseases oftse
throat and lungs. y ''e
HIS Is new compound in this place, but it is ev.
Identity one OF the greatest preparations of the age
.or diseases OF the ngs-far Superior to Jaynes' pre-
Columbus, Feb 1. 1850. '0ie agent
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Look out for Negro Stealers.

At meeting of the citizens of the vicenage Of
Choctaw Agency, Oktibbeha county, over which
T. c. Harm ton esq, presided, one David Myers
now resident of said county, was charged with
having endeavored to persuade two or more ne
groes to run away with him to a free State, and to
Obtain all the money they could by any means
even to robbing their masters, before leaving. The
evidence was chiefly the confessions of negroes,
and as he was on one occasion drinking, the meet
ing did not deal as vigorously with him as it would
otherwise have done, but appointed the undersign-
ed to demand of him whether he would leave the
county within two days and the State within ten,
and to state to him the consequences of his refu-
sal or his failure after promise, to go, and to pub
fish him to place other communities on their guard
He very readily agreed to leave.
The aforesaid David Myers is about FL or 22
years old, FIVE feet FIVE inches high, has brown
eyes dark chcsnut hair, rather fair complexion and
slender features and figure, says he is native of
Fayett county, Alabama, but was raised in Kinds
county Mississippi and has run the Mississippi as
a boat hand from New Orleans to Vicksburg
Yours &c,
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a.. &c tho nbvscal. mental and moral man, the hen-
,nckv Military Institute may claim equality with any
institution in the West KAN
MAY 10, 1851.
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DOCTOR LANIER

OFFERS his professional services to the citizens 81
~ Columbus and its vicinity. Office at the Drug
Store of Taylor & Mccarthy He NAV hs fo,,rd e
night at Pope's Hotel Printers fee paid. ''1 -
Columbus, May s, 1851 ,5.r
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ACADEMIC STAFF.

COL T. p ALLEN, A. M Superintendent and Professor Of
O. ~, ,.o- Mathematics and Natural Science
COL E. W. MORGAN Joint Saperntendet and Professor Of
., Mechanics and Engineering.
NJ AGGUSIE COPPlNS, Professor of Modern Langnaees
JAOoB DICKINSON M. D., Surgeoq, and Professor Of An
Cart ADCoCK, A b. Assistant Prof Of Matiematscs,
+. II. TAYLOR, Esq, Treasurer
MAJ k. n. ALLEN, Quarter Master
MAJ John NOURSE, Adiutant and Accountant
WATSON PHYTHIAN, Consultiae Phusican.
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COM NIT T E E:

NJ. NJ BROOKS, N,1,co
HAMPTON WILLIAMS, N''' ~
T. NJ BLACKWELL,
Il. G. GREENWOOD,
up MONTGOMERY, c1;.1c
HENRY MCDOWELL, '"'''O'0" 90
J. A. ORR,
Q. G. GRASTY,
CHALES GATES, !
w. r. CUNNINGHAM,
w. A. TUCKER,
r. DAVIS,
A. D. POPE, Monroe Co.
S. ]. GHOLSON,
l.. B. MOORE,
JACOB LOUGHRIDGE,
JOHN F. MILLS
w. R. CANNON,
JOHN W. RICE, Oktibbehd Co.
CHAS K. JORDANl
A S. HUMPHREYS, I
THOS |. SHARP,
ELI ABBOTT, yo.u.y.. a.
w. w. HUMPHREYS, 10"''"sS o.
BEV. MATTHEW'S,
JAMES WHITFIELD,
mBUS MISS Nov llth 1850
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-21

The KENTUCKY MILITARY INSTITUTE ia under the i'm.
mediate direction and entire control of the Board of
itors appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth
The course of study adopted and which will be re-.
CURED in order to graduation is that usually taught in
tne best Colleges except that but language is re-
CURED atln or French the time usually occupied bv
the second being devoted to more extended course
Literature. 1''u A1ngiisn
lrreguars will be admitted to such selected stpdes
from the regular course by request of parents
De approved In addition to the Latn or French, ~
I'M sne regular course, Greek, Spanish and German will
ve .augn. Except tor French substitute for Lat
Ms an extra charge OF $40 per annum will be made for
each modern language There will be no othar os
charge 'e no o'aef extra
pam dark-blue uniform will be made subserviant
20 and economy. Students supplies for ;on.
ing, should be chiefly of under-coths '0l'''
IN respect to all the "materssr' for liberal educa.
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no the Friends of the south.

THE undersigned design establishing Weekly Journal IN e
city of Columbus Mississippi to be devoted TO the
ton of those vital of equality BOTH civil and PonnGa
recognized practsed by the Fathers OF the me
editorial department of the paper will be under he charge
competent and experienced gentlemen
The friends of the Union-the Union as framed ana eeen,
ted by the blood fathers earnestly invited and urged
to aid IN procuring the OF subscribers AS the paper
will occupy high conservative ground irrespective OF party al
ances Is Confidently anticipated that will meet the apPro
baton and the cordial support OF all true men OF all
parties. >, IN
contain more reading than sheet IN the State he
first will be issued about the rst OF January
The names and subscribers to forwarded VIM d. CHAP
NAN (care of JAS B. Bair) Columbus Mississippi
TERMs-Three dollars, per annum invariably in advance