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The southern press., 1851-05-03

~ The editor of the Cincinnati Gssetis.
who evidently understands hIs subject thor
oughly, dIscourses 40 follows concerning one Of
the would be candidates for the Presidency;
Well, Sam Houston would probably be for
midable competitoF 10 the Why nominee
Without q single element Of greatness, except
courage, and that has been put 10 unfasorable
tests, he has q sort of sRbIsrvaneaa popularity,
that would give him speed in Pennsylvania and
the Southwestern states. Knowing him ~ We
do, and being familiar with his extraordinary
career, 10 ID difficult 10 preserve u respectful
gravity In speaking 81 him In connection with
the office Of President Of the United States.--
But he has been lucky man. and no one
would be- safe To- predicting the termination Of
his most singular history.
When he stood before the bar Of the House
Of Representatives, 10 be reprimandcdb By Speaker
Stephenson, for logging member Of Congress,
no one supposed that he would one day occupy
a seat in the United States Senate. When he
was nm outrast from civilization. vagabondlug
among the Chickasaws, and wearing the costume
Of the savages, he was NJ Likely To become a
Cardinal M a civil functionary OF any grade.
When he embarked'as adventurer In the war OF
Texas independence, his prospects for an elcva.
ton TO the scaIfold, We're ms good N for an ele.
walton to the Presidency Of the lone star re-
public. And when the British agent found him
then the lone star President. drunk In gutter,
N the fourth day Of brutal debauch, were,
come mighty slim" But his good luck" has
piloted him through all these perls, and Is quite
MS notorious temperance lecturer, as Barnun
but whether he will be as successfulin the at.
tainment Of political supremacy as Barnum has
in the accumulation of money, we shall be dis
posed to question, so long rs our confidence is
unimpaired in the virtue and intelligence Of
the American people.
The southern press., 1851-05-03
BosToN. April %.

BOSTON, April 26.
LATER FROM HAYTr-The schooner Mary
Chiffon, from Port and Prince on the 9th, ar
rived to-day. Captain Holkins reports that the
chamber Of deputies had been in session to con-
slider the proposition Of the American govern
ment, relative to acknowledging the independ-
ence Of the Dominicans IL was generally be-
ieyed, the day the Chiffon sailed, that the cham
Der had rejected the proposition and had also re-
jected claim made for the detention Of the
American brig Leander and the imprisonment of
her captain In consequence Of this the Hay
ITEMS were daily in expectation Of the arrival OF
the American squadron. Five Of the conspira-
tors against the emperor had been shot One Of
them was custom-house officer, who died with
the defamation that there were plenty more left
behind, who conceded with him in the opinion
that the imperial government was too expensive
for so small an empire. Souloque parades daily
Ut the head Of two or three thousand soldiers,
The southern press., 1851-05-03

The Scientific American after-in former
numter-expressing an unfavorable opinion Of
the invention Of cast iron plates for paving the
streets Of cities, now frankly admits its error,
and states that from observation and experiment,
these plates must succeed. The plates are laid
on a solid wood foundation. The editor says
they will in the end be a vast deal cheaper than
even the worst kind Of cobble stone pavement
The southern press., 1851-05-03

Democrats In Massachusetts forlorn few
are wrapgling with the wings Is 70 the original
political complexion Of the COall,ionisis. sUa.
sER, himself certainly rqs WIG, and has
never claimed % be Dsmocmi--an Interesting
uncertainty vel. HI. present opinions on all top
ics bat abolition. IIis orthodoxy on that point
no one Disputes and 10 that article Of his creed
he owes his elevation.
The southern press., 1851-05-03

CRIME ~ NEw YoRx.--Tbe s, 3 ofcrime
In New York indicate q serious increase IL cnses
upon the criminal calendar. In the municipal
court the total number embellishments found thus
far for the April term Is 2ie, being the largest
return made during any month since The court
vas isstitutsd.
The southern press., 1851-05-03

The City Hotel at Lowell, Massachusetts,,
va. destroyed by fire n few nights ago. II was
snoccupied st the tire Of the conAagration,
which 10 believed 10 have been the work Of an
inosndiary.
The southern press., 1851-05-03

SCENE ON THE lSTHMUS.-We nave remarked
some of the toughest specimens of humanity
passing through this city, that we ever cast eyes
upon in our life. The other day, while stand
ing at the Exchange, our attention was called to
one Of the pery hardest looking of customers,
just arrived in the Isthmus," from California,
after evidently long resid nee in FL Dorado.
He, and those with him, were bearded like pafds.
lie was listening to the jabber of native who
had hired him mule, and on seeing his baggage,
was demonstrating to get dollar or two more.
"Look you here, honlbre," said he, "a bargains
a bargain: agreed TO give you twenty dollars;
paid you the half; start your boots am a
man Of few words: but if in ten minutes that
mule amt ready packed, there will be one dead
niger about these dggins." He drew re-
volver from his belt, looked at the caps, and
turning round, looked savage defiance at every
body. At that instant, a lady on mule, and
two beautiful little girls, on their way to Cali
fornia, were trying TO pass the blocked up tho.
roughfare. His eyes met the appealing gaze
of the mother. In nm instant his whole coun-
tenance was changed. He DOTTED his hat to the
lady, backed the mule, honlbre and all, and with
sweep of his arm, called the attention Of his
comrades: Back, boys" said he, make way
for the lady," The way was cleared, and the
lady passed Our stslwart friend stood gazing
after them for minute or two, and as he turned
round, we could perceive his face sufl'used with
tears: on wiping them, he perceived us regard
ing him closely :" i have been away from home
sir" said he, ia faltering voice, for two years
that woman, and the faces Of those little children
reminded me Of my family God bless my girls
and their MOTHER So, shaking himself, as il
were, he returned his revolver TO his belt; and
in amid voice, said 10 the native, Come, honl-
bre as soon rs you can, my friend, get that
mule ready, and you shall have what you ask
more" And so saying, he walked thoughtfully
away.-Pdnama paper
The southern press., 1851-05-03
More of the Massa chusetts Condition.

We~ere too fast, il seems, in giving the
Wing party proper of Massachusetts, credit for
opposing SUMNER, though at the same time sup.
porting as good a Free-soiler. The Boston
Post contains the following admissions from
Wing papers on this point, which throw light
on dark places.
The Atlas was great stickler for Mr.. Grin
Fowler, who was reelected TO Congress il the
10th district by Wing and Free. soil coalition
That coalition was all very fine. It strength
ened the anti.slavery feeling in Bristol very
much The effect Of appears subsequently in
the instructions 10 Mr. Borden, of Fall River. a
Wing, who obeys the small voice. votes for
Sumner in the house Of representatives, and
elects that Abolitionis. to the u s. Senate for
six years 10 succeed Mr.. Webster. The Atlas
candid creature! affects to be very sorry, and
consoles itself by quoting from the Common.
wealth. The grief Of the Atlas and the Joy Of
the Commonwealth form beautiful coalition,
perfectly transparent.
The southern press., 1851-05-03

quite wicked enough for this comparison Go,
get We gone, lest the sun turn back at the sight
of ye.
! Come up, thou heap of wickedness-G George
Jeffries!-thy hands deep purple with the blood
of thy murdered fellow men Two hundred
| years after thy death men hate thee sti !, and
not without cause! Let me look upon thee! |
know thy history. Pause, and be still, while
tell ii to these men,
| Brothers, George Jeffries began in the Sc
dition line" There was no act, however bad,
that he would not resort to, to get on" He
was Of bold aspect and cared not for the coun-
tenance of any man." Z" He became the avowed
and unblushing slave of the court, and the BIT
ter prosecutor and unappeasable enemy OF the
principles he had before supported" He was
universally insolent and oyerbearing." AS a
Judge, he did not consider the decencies OF his
post, nor did he so much as affect to be impair
| tial as became Judge" He was commissioner
in 1885. You know of those bloody assizes"
which he held, and how he sent to execution
three hundred and twenty persons in single
circuit. .The whole country was, strewed with
the heads and limbs of his victims" Yet a
man wrote that ga little more hemp might have
been usefully employed He was the worst
Of the English Judges. "There was no mea-
sure, however illegal, to the execution Of which
he did not devotedy and recklessly abandon
himself" "During the Stuart reigns, England
was cursed by succession of ruifans in ermine,
who, for the sake of court favor, arrested the
principles Of law, the precepts of religion, and
the duties of humanity, and they we're all greatly
outstripped by Jeffries"
Such is his history.
Come, shade Of judicial butcher! Two hun
dred years thy name has been pilloried in the
face Of the world, and thy memory is gibbetted
before mankind! Let US see how thou wilt
compare with those who kidnap men in Boston.
Go, seek companionship with them! Go, claim
thy kindred, if such they be! Go, tell them that
the memory Of the wicked shall rot-that there
Is God an eternity, aye and Judgment too !!
where the slave may appeal for judgment against
him that made him slave, to Him that made
him a man. What dost thou shudder? Thu
turn back! These not thy kindred! Why
dos, thou turn pale-as when the crowd clutched
at thy life, in London street? IT'S true, George
Jeflries. and these are not thy kin. Forgive me
that should send thee on such an errand, or
bid thee seek companionshp with such-with
hunters of the slave Thou vert not base
enough! II was great bride that tempted thee!
Again say, pardon me for sending for thee 10
keep company with such men Thou only smote
ut men accused ofcrme; not at men accused only
of their birth! Tnou wouldst not send men
into bondage for two pounds will not rank
thee with men who in Boston, for ten dollars,
would enslave negro now!
Rest still, Herod! Be quiet, Nero Sleep,
St. Dominic, and sleep, Torquemada, in your
fiery jail Sleep, Jeffries, beneath {" the altar of
the church." which seeks, with Christian charity,
to hide your hated bones!
The southern press., 1851-05-03

Mr. Borden, the Wing representative from
Fall River, evidently believed, with the Atlas.
that there j. little or no difference between the
Wings and the liberty men in the free States >
and therefore he elected Sumner The Atlas
treats Mr. Borden very tenderly.
u addition 70 these proofs, the "Nstionar
The southern press., 1851-05-03

A NOTABLE GRoAN FROM NASTUcKEr.-Tbe
Inquirer AYERS that Sumner was elected through
the recreancy Of the Wings Of that island, in
sending 10 the house a man who voted for him.
u says, Let these Wings remember that Nan
tucket, ARRAYS befrs ring, has elevated Goa
litionist TO the United States Senate for six
years, and that they lent their aid TO bring about
this result" ....
The southern press., 1851-05-03

ENGLISH AND AMERICAS RIVERS COMPARED
In the memoranda Of DR.. Breckenridge's travels
in Europe, some ten years ago, the following
anecdote occurs:-
A gentleman-like and well informend Eng
lshman, who was in the stage coach with me,
and who found out was an American, after d.
atng on the greatness the beauties, the majes-
ty in short, Of this noblest of British rivers, (he
hames) concluded thus -
Sir, it may seem almost incredible, but il Is
nevertheless true, that this prodgious stream is,
from it, mouth TO its source, not much, If at all,
short Of one hundred and Fifty miles longr'
looked steadfastly in his face-to see If he
jested but the gravity Of deep conviction was
upon Il. Indeed, John Bull never tests. After
composing myselfa moment slowly responded:
Perhaps, sir, you have never heard of the
Ohio river Z,
al think have"
Perhaps of the Missouri
81 think 40 /; though not sure"
"Certainly Of the Mississippi
"Oh yes, yes"
swell, sr, man will descend the Ohio, in a
steamboat of the largest CLASS, a thousand miles,
"Of'what, sirl how many sic I"
"a thousand miles ard there he will meet
another steamboat Of the same class, which has
come In an opposite direction twelve hundred
miles down the Missouri, and then after going
fifteen hundred miles more, down the Mississip-
pi-he may see that food Of waters disembogue
by fifty channels into the sen"
had made up my mind to be considered q
cheat; so lwent calmly and emphatically through
the statement As progressed my companion
seemed somewhat disposed TO take my story az
personal affront; but at its close, he let down,
his visage into contemptuous peut, and rsgu--
larly cut my scquaiptsnce.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-13
MAIL GLEANINGS.

TERRIFIC R-SToRM-FArALITY
ssD FIRE About O'Clock, on Saturday last, a
Singular looking pOrtentOuS cloud rose IN the weSt'
announcing the approach Of one OF those terrible
thunder storms which nave distinguished the present
year. all over the country. as the year Of thunder
storms The storm did not appear 10 open With
particular fury, but gradually increased N me quAn
uiy Of Is IAN, WIND and lightning. until the water
came down II j perfect de.uge, wiAle the WIND
blew Almost hIrri cane. and the lightning flashed
vIvldly ard necessarily. The universal Testimony =
that such heavy ran was never experienced IN
this quarter. The teluge only continued ~ eour
for 20 70 90 minutes, yet every place where tae
water Gid 10; readily nm of was inundated. hAu
fell in stones Of the SIZE If bullets, during portion
Of the storm, but not N large quantities
during The storm, the house OF Mr.. L. COOmcS.
situated near ArInOrv-St was struck by lightning.
and Freedman employed IN the bricS-yaFd IN
stanty killed. lie had Just come II from the shoWer
and was N MS chamber changing his clothes ne
lightning struck the chimney. passed down tho root
a short distance. ripping up the shingles, "hen
bar running through the house. TO hold the walls
together. and from this bar the unfortunate man
probably received the fatal bolt
At HOlyoke, during .he same storm, ne barn OF 4
Mr.. stephens, on he old Ireland road. was struck
by lightning. and hred consuming Of course, the
new stock OF hay. and also involving the lives Of
two horses. The FIRE soon communicated 20 the
house, which. with the barn vas heap Of >inoaing
runs when the northern downward tram passed
there early n the evening. The amount Of loss We
have not aScertaIned
As would be expected. the corn and standing gram
are beaten down on every side We snail probably
hear OF further damage, but We trust that no further
fatality remains 10 be reported
We are told tina. house al NcStneld Farms IN
Westfeld was struck by lightning during the same
storm. and was destroyed by fire. The tobacco crop
in Wesifeld l. said 20 be totally destroyed
(Springfeld Republican.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-13

SERIOUS DAMAGr.-A violent tornado, accompanie !
with thunder and lightning. and hail and ram passed
over this region about O'clock on Saturday alter
noon The damage III the city was very slight. put
we hear OF is sad ravages ~ the country. IN west
Hartford. number Of barns were unrooted and trees
blown down but it, greatest force appears To nave
been spent IN the town OF Windsor. is effects are
the most visible on the Windsor road, commencing
AZ the brick schOOhOuSe about miles above Hart
ford and extending nearly To the village with an m
tervenlug space OF about half mile. Two or three
houses and some twenty barns were unrooied, i
number Of sheds blown down. and hundreds OF irecs
some OF the largest slZe) were torn up by the roots.
In one of the houses we've Mrs. Alderman and enid
and an Irish gil. While Mrs. \. was emptylng some
ashes al the door, The chimney fell down and buried
her IN Inc ruins deprvng her instantly OF HE The
Irish grl was huri. but net seriously. one OF the
large em-rs IN front OF Affords tavern STAND was
blown down IL j. said that every building on me
island opposite Windsor = injured.
We hear reports OF damage III other towns. Out
cannot trace them. We shall learn more today.
The corn crop must have suffered severely. The
direction Of the tornado appeared to be from vest
to east rs duration was short.
Hartford Courier. Monday
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-13
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN CONVENTION.

4 Committee Of gentlemen Of Louisiana ana Mssis-
slppi. appointed fcE the purpose. have issued Tn
Cular II which they propose a Convention Of Dele
gates hol the States OF Texas, Mississippi Alabama,
Arkansas Tennessee. Kentucky, Missouri. Ind ana.
Illinois AMI OHIO 10 unite with the people Of Loul>i
ana md Of NCw-Oricans, % deliberate upon and
concert such measures As Will be Likely speedily 10
influence the construction ~ a system or m roads
connecting the Gulf states with those OF the Yves;
and the Northwest and radlailng throughout al the
interior. They also invite delegates irOn DINERS Ct
he Southern States. IN order more fully 20 under
stand the systems OF work projected or being carried
out by them and 20 cooperate IN the construction OF
any which may have an interest ioint and common
TO Us all Il proposed that this Convention shall
be held on the frs Monday u January next n New
Orleans. This call should be responded 10 by all
lSt LOUIS Repnb.
TREATY WITH THE Iowa BANDS OF THE
Sioux INpI,NS-We learn from The GalBl "a r
user OF the seth nit that the Commissioners TO treat
with the Sioux Indians were at MENDOZA on Monday
last to meet the lower band, Of the nation, who m
habit both SlGes OF the St Peters. near Is junction
WITH tie Mississippi. and are put down on the latest
maps as the Daco;ah and WarretUnkeyS II IS pro
nosed Ia purchase their lands Tae Commission
may be detained ten days IN this work. The lands
claimed by the pDer Sioux Indians are S;atet ~
about 90OO0 square miles. quantity quite sufficient
20 MAKE a State or two. and for one ca which fae
Adrerfissr has already found rtme->l0Hr IL i
stated that only one of the numerous claims winch
are ALWAYS floating about treaty ground were pro-
yided for in the negotiations with the Upper Bands
Of the lrdians-thal of Mr. Slbley. In day OF TWO
we shah be fully informed on these subjects.
s., LOUIS Republican, ith.
ACCIDENTS Al THE FALLs.-On Thursday
afternoon. about TWO O'Clock. as a man attempted to
Get upon the Lewiston cars while IN motion, ne iel
between them, was Tun over and 80 much crushed
that he - not expected 20 survive. In the afternoon
about one o'clock. aman IN BOAT was seen approach
lng the RAPIDS OF The American side lie made feeble
use Of his oars. but his head was dropping, and he
was undoubtedly intoxicated He came very near
the shore, ana was soon drawn .uto the rapids, MS
boat was seen 20 strike roch whIca dashed i IN
pieces and hurled HIM into the water. and he was
Soon precIpiiated over the Falls lie was supposed
20 be a gardener from Navy Island. Buffalo Com
DEArH OF Nh. Donaldson, OF MoBuE.-
W lanes J Donaldson who was sh0t by Andrews
on the 9th of March last died on Thursday last NJ
the residence 81 his father, Col. II. Donaldson IN
Summervllle rear MOBILE. lie hes llngerei long,
ana his suffer ngS have been terrible. Andrews II
viii be- rccoccied shot ham on suspicion oil attempt
ing the virtue OF his wife. Andrews and ms VIE
have been IN custody suce on the charge OF murder,
ne Is ul!nclpal and she a accessory.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-13
~ CONVENTION OF FREE PEOPLE OF

~ 4 CONVENTION or FREE PEOPLE OF
COLOR j. now IN session az Indianapolis and Is o'cu-
pied IN celebrating upon various matters relating 10
The interests Of IL constituent, class. Ther" Is
Sad TO exist among is members Il strong inclination
10 TeInoycout OF the state OF Indiana 10 some o'her
country where they hope 10 ENJOY greater social adj
vauiaeeS After much debate. resolution was
adopted by large majority, providing that should
the laws OF the state become 50 oppressive l> 20 oe
cInlcrate 10 Canada Jamaica, or elsewhere IN pre-
ference 10 IBERIA, against which there appears 10 De
a violent prejudice IN the Convention. Among ne
countries spoken of or the purpose o! migration pc
sides those mentioned. are Mexico, New-Grehdda'
and CentTal-Amerlca but Canada /, generally re-
cardei a. most eligible, on account OF rs acceSsi-
blIty At last accounts the Convention haG uncer
discussion resolution somewhat contradictory 10
that which had just been passed A. mentoheu
above II asserts substance, that the iTee negroes
have right to remain, # they choose, IN the hlel
States the land OF their nativity ana 1t Accordingly
recommends them 20 stay here and strive ior tleIt
moral social political. and intellectual elevation IL
was expected that tins resolution would DC de'ea'e IL
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-13
ABOLITION EXCITEMENT IN NosrH-CAR,

oLr,.-We learn from The Wilmington co-rr1cr-irl,
that an Abolition meeting was held IN Gulliord Co,
" c. on Saturday week. About three or four hun
dred assembled, One-thrt OF them AbOluonlstS.
1t having been reported that Crooks. nosed Aboh-
ZIONIST and Bacon. his associate would hold tOtth,
a delegation from the other SIDE attended Both
parties were armed with guns. pistol, and clubs,
PREPARED for the work. A certain Abolition cap.a,n
appearing with his company on The ground. fully
euulpDed. was immediately ordered by Gen. SlnD-
son to dlsband his men, Which WAS done n double
quick time
The Pe0piS's Press. IN rcmaINnS upon these pro
ceetings saws Several gentlemen addressed the
counanv IN opposition 10 the course The AbOl-
u0nists are pursuing. srt extracts were real nom
the Annual RopOr; o. the ABOLITION Society ~ the
North. IL which the names Of Crooks. McBade AMI
BACON appear eniSSireS sent oui 10 virginia ana
Norfh-C arcna. - labor N the cause o; Abolition.
stating. we believe tia, they had been nS;run 3. Al
n running or near one hundred slaves IN ire
aboye-uamed States during the past wear"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-13
The Wing State Conven-
Wfc(OtctN' r.. c.o.x, md ~

WI'eO'' Examination of State officers and to
zion on 'ns for the choice of Delegates
make m,s~ National Convention, is to be held
7 Madison, September a. .,
al hsa.'S cate Convention Of men opposed to
LUZ ~ Slave Law, to the further extension
me r1s, 70 the lnsolence Of men Of any sec
-oi "S :, me Union who dictate TO US what sub
. ao.. We shall or shall not discuss IS TO be held
je'i Wilson September ., and most Of the indie
" 49,, .od Free soil papers advocate repre-
,er,,,,on in this Convention. 49,,
democratic" State Convention will
ooe, a, Madison, September 10.