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Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04
UNION PLATFORM AZ mIssISsIPPI.

That Congress has pasNed no law Inconsistent
with the principles oil the resolutions adopted by the
October COVE ntion held 10 Lacks, in 1919 and
that therefore no contingency has arisen which can
excuse or paillatea orcihe resistance 10 it, action
That the late compromise measures adopted by
congress are constitutional enac,mepis; are now
the laws " the laHA; ard mpemtisey demand The
ac1dlescehce Il every CT zen OF the United Stpies
90 ong as The same remain uuAliered or unrepealed
That Whilst We acquiesee in the enactInents Of the
late session Of Congress and feel a strong attach.
meni and vencraon Tor the Union estab she'd by our
toreftthcrs, still be We declare that violations Of ou
rights may occur which would amount 10 "niolcrn.
BILE oppression" and would justify resort to meas
ures vi re lstahce;
]. he interference by Congressional legislation
with the Institution OF slavery IL the States
., Interference IN the trade in slaves between the
States.
y The abolition by Congress Of slavery Ia the
District of Columbia
4. The refusal by Congress to admita new State
Into the Union on the ground Of her t1eratng slav
cry within her limits
The passage ofan, law by Congress prohibiting
slavry any OF the territories.
q. the reptal oi the Fugitive Slave law or the
refusal by the General Government TO enforce the
constitutional provision for the reclamation Of Fug
tive saves. But that we are now aud at all times
opposed to any agta n, by convention or otherwise,
Of these questions, rescrving the mode and measure
Of redress anti such injury shall be inflicted
9th R'sotred. That we believe there " ample eyi.
dehce Of organised pain being now prosecnt a by
agtaors disrgaarers and disGnioniss Of the south,
the inject o. which is the destruction Of our present
glorious Union, and the formation Of u Southern
Confedency
That we regard the present crisis and the momen
tons questions now at issue, as jastfyny the ob.
III rai N OF all old party hines; and that We will and
90 mite heart and hard, as 4 Union party for the
preservation ol the Union.
That the heartfelt thanka Of this community amp
OF the whole naiion IRE due, and on our p,rt are
hereby rendered TO those eminent Statesmen ard
patriots who when they saw the Union in danger,
throw themselves into The lreech disrrearding all
personal consequences, forgetting all party predllic
tonA. and willing t"be sacrificed, If need be, for
the good of the ouptry
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04
THE RANDOLPH NEGROES.

A writer in the Baltimore Parrot. who is trav-
cling in Ohio gives this account Of the Ram
doph negroes, who il will be remembered, were
driven from their homes which bad been PrOcur-
cd for them by the whites
troy. about twenty miles from Dayton, is a
small and rather dilapidated town, between this
place and Padlca.-Along the canal are ma
jori,y Of the Randolph negroes. Ii was in the
adj lining county of Mercer that the large trac,
OF lan1 was purchased Tor their settlement, from
which ihsy were torcihly elected by The white
inhshitant'. The condition of these poor crea-
tarrs is a sad commentary on The miserable poll
cv OF emincipating negroes. and allowing them
to remain in this country. The m!oiiy oflhesr
once saluabe servants are now worthless pests
upon the community among whom they are To-
Gated, and often want for the common necessa.
ries Of life. I heard seseral express aa-srdent
wish 10 return 10 the shores Of Roanoke againi
where they once had plenty, and did poi kHowi
what it was 10 sufi;r for want"
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04
THE CONVENTION ELEcTIoy.


We had intended "a puhll.h The full returns Of
lhe september elrclian, Lai ne fact is lhe re-
suit is 50 much one side affair, that there is no
interest in il. The popular union majority {.
neRry sigh, thousand. and tie re.i.lers have
about seventeen out Of one hundred members to
the Convention.
The question is now asked, what willihe Con.
reatioa doi We aaswer, adopt the Georgia plat
form, or what il pretty much the same. that laid
down by the Union mass meeting held in Jack
son last November. We have iriumphed g'ori-
0usy, and we mss, use our victory With the dis.
erection and moderation Becoming prudent men
and true patriot; m proscnPlion-no dsnuncia.
tim. We mEsl he forbearing with our brethren
Who have mgmeHedy smy~d from The RICH /,
cAih. aud <ci upon HI maxim II the grea. app.-
lie # the republican c-erd, thai error Of opuina
my he safely tolerated when reason ia left free
% combat il.
We have SAFELY passed through one crisis
another and must important ons comes of in
November heI. We must be prepared to meet
Tito save our glorious union and the Constilu-
ton as is. Ii Mississippi votes then as she did
in September, all will be well, and glad tidiRgs
Of great joy viii g. forth through I'll the Dor.
dcrs II oor wie sNpad land.
F~oErseiyes,, We entertain not a fear Of the
result. Foote With triumphanIly elected, The
union cause win prevail, aud the sgitalors and
re.ls'ers, whatever shape = form or name they
assume, will be routed "horse, foot aud dra i.
goOns"
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04
JONATHAN INLONDON.

Under the head Of" then and now, or the con
irasl," the New,York Express goes on to show
that the Yankees have, in the exhibition, beaten
the English on all leading points Impractical
nef, to mankiod-a fact now freely admitted
by the English press.
Tho Americans produced tho best plow the
hest rpapiog machine, the best locks and lock-
$ NTH, the best cotton, the best tobacco, the hes
h I'm, the best meat biscuit" the best pistols,
aud Yacht which ouisailed all England "am
the rest ii mankind" and didu'I haiflry.
The Times, which, John Bull like, is ncarI,
always growing at everything American, atrr
reviewing results, thus handsomely owns up:
Ga the other hand, is is beyond all denial thu
every practical success Of the season belongs 10
the Americans. Their consignment showed
poor y at h,st. hut came out we'll upon.lriai
Their resping machine has carried convict, II
TO the heat al the Il lush agricullursr. Theh
revolvers threaten 10 revuuioniL, military Iac,
tics as completely as the original discovery
gnnpowder. Their yacht takes class 10 itself
Ofall the victories ever WIN, none has been so
,runscendenl As that of the New York schooner
The accounts given Of her performances suggest
the inapproachable excellence attributed to Ju.
piier by the ancen, posis, who describe the King
of the Gods "a being not only supreme, but hav
inv none others neat 10 him, whats first 7"
"rhs America" What's second l"-"No,h
ing" Besides this, the Baltic, one Of Collins
line of steamers. has "made the fastest passage
yet known across the Atlantic" and, according
to tho American 'urnal, has been purchased By
British agents "for The purpose Of toriag the
Cnard reSsrls from one shore OF The o,ean To
the othe,." Finally, as il to crown The lriumphs
Of the year, Americans have actually sailed
through the isthmns connecting the Two continents
ofthe New World, and while Engllshmen have
been doubling and grudging, Yankees have step.
ped in an wan thu day.
81 we think, on the whole, that we may afford
To shake hands and exchange congratulations af.
ter which wa must learn as much from each
mher AS we can. As for yachts, we have no
uh that BY nextAugls every vessel of the
Cowes squadron will be trimmed 10 the very
image Of the America. There is no ubt thai
our f,rmers will resp hym ,cbnery, and the
revolver, we fear, is too attractive AN embodl
mpnt Of personal power 10 be overlooked by Euro-
pean mschief.mnkers.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04
The STATE or yIis<issinr,
DIsTEICr CHsNcERY Cc-ar OF rup
MIssIssiPPI-lIELp At C,lrv,-- L

DIsTEICr CHANCERY Cc-ar OF rur
MIssIssiPFI-HELD At CsIrvr-s %
september 2jb. 1851.
Benjamin Toomer lanes n. To-,
Joseph F. Cav, late partners uo5s,i. 'ri
Of loomer, Gay & Co. -Es
AT vs..
Afaid Edwards ard Ellsworth Chr
parnefsi Aion Spar. Cbarlr, Sn.,.
wand \. Nauterhook, Partners, &C.
Kingsley, Thomas E. & hon Ia, aIe
Rogers. paitners; Leroy WE NJ, o.
&. Lane, Hugh B Bank, and He IN
Nsndrrgee, par'np,s; Timo,hy T. H..
and Smith Wight & Co., e.. Al " '''sa
II Pc \ oPeaing The matter in mi. nm
- tanned, and il appearing by albJayn zen sea'
that the above named Defendants are non ~ eC'
dents Of the State q Mississippi, and r4sid. ,''
yOud the limits thereof, so that The or6;n,,,' Oe'
cess of this Court cannot be executed unor pro-
1t is therefore ordered, that unless the s,;a
PENDANTS appear here before the Vice CL.. Oe'
lor. on or before the Firsi daY of the nor, r. Vt''
of this Court to be holden al The Conn, H.. I'm
The town Of Columbus on the First Mon5, : = =
November next ensuing, and plead, answer y
demur to the Bill Of Complain. herein, The 80. !"
eral allegations thereof will he taken a,
iessed by them, aud such order and degree -
in this cause as 10 His Honor, The Vica Gu
cellor shall seem equitable and just. -4'
1t is further ordeieu that a copy Of tbi, o,s..
be inserted ia tho " Columbus Drmocrs, ~
newspaper published in the town If Cooml.;N
weekly forAns -Eaouth, -
A true copy from the minutes.
W. W. LESTER, CtK.x.
RICHARD EVANS, Complln4nl's Soci,or.
October 4. lS5l--l4-lm IP.F,ei9
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04
GEN. FOOTE'S REPLY.

We occupy large patton Of our first pagp
with The reply Of Gen. Foo,e, 10 certain gentle.
men In Lauderdae county, in regard to State
secession, &c. We feel satisfied lhut we could
not have filled our columns with matter which
wonld be more interesting TO our readers. |, Is
true that the discussion orlhe abstract right Of
secession Is in the main proa,Iess and may he.
cone dangerous, but our adverseries have fore.
ed the DISCUSSION upon Us. and Gen. Foote meets
the Issue fully and clearly. Ilo replies like
Madison and other trainers Of The Constitution
dill he dtnies that there is any provision In The
Constitution. wLirh admits The right Of any State
to 70 out of'he Union a, pleasure, while be a,
che same time admits The Revolutionary right
We commend biz letter TO The careful perusal Of
our readers.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04
MHssRs. EDtroRs III Z r. Ojeneal, ESD,
will permit his name TO be used a. a candidate
for Policeman, he will receive the support of
MANY VOTERS,

ANnTuER FUGITtvR SLAVE CASE. We learn
from the Philadelphia Bulletin that colored man
named abraham Hall was taken hefbre U. S,
Commissioner Iugraham in tina, city on the morn.
ing OF the l7th inst. upon charge Of being \
Fugitive from labor IL was arrested IN the 10 h.,
neer the scene Of The late outrage at Christians,
whlle the officers were in pursuit Of tie often.
fers. tie was in no way connected with that
dreadful occurrence. The attorney of his mus.
ter, John Shade, Of Hartford county. Md, was
present To claim him. Abrahsm acknowledged
himself TO be the slave of the claimant, upon he.
lng informed Of the claim by thu commissioner,
aud said h. run away between four and five Yeas
ago. The reasons he assigned Cor ASCENDING
was, he hurt n grand child Of his owner al which
he hrcame frightened and ran away. lie sa:d
that he had made two attempts to 20 back 10
ms master, hut had been prevented nv persons
living IN the vicinity where he resided. The
commissioner made out the warrant for his re-.
turn, and placed I in the hands Of the masters
attorney, who took The fugitive with him 10 Va
ryland. The slave appeared anxious to 90 hack
10 his master, where he had been a household
servant. There was M excitement, and the
case was sStiled in the same way that any other
right in property would have been.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04
wATCHMAN, WHAT OF the NIGHT

We feel that we can SAFELY say drs rell =
We shall carry The Legislature beyond doubt
and elect FoorE Governor by a sweeping
msloriiy. Our information from the adloln.
Ing counties all points the same way. A
gentleman from NoIubee-an old resident den.
"crat and we'll posted up in political mat
'ers--lniorms US that ais rights in that county.
lie AsSured sir" he writes W.. ''that we shall do
even better in November than we did in Sep,em
ber. Aud we have the same cheering news
IRON mos. Of 'h~ counties in this district. The
north will stand frm--so will the third district
and we have strong hopes Of the fourth. Cheer
lily then. Union men Ii we d. our duty. wa
shall achieve a victory that will ast.nish The
Quailebums Of South Carolina aud satisfy ali Inc
rest Of mankind.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04
TO THE VOTERS OF LOWNDEs
COUNTY.

When presented n,sef as candidate for
Sheriff, il was my determination To run the race
oul but circumstances over which have no con
troll, force me to withdraw from The canvass.
return my unftignrd thanks to those kind perso>
nal friends who have manifested zeal E,r my suc-
cess, and | cherish hope that tntiune may We,
place ms in a poshion 10 the future where my
deeds 10 them will convey feelings have not the
Language Ia express,
! shall be happy 10 sec all my friend, and the
"reI of mankind At my pill shop and will take
special pleasure in ministering to their wants.
JAMES BLAIR,
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04

" We understand that Col. jeff. Davis has
rendered his resignation to the Governor a. Uni.
ted States Senator. Il wal also he seen from
Gen. F,ois's letter to the Lauderdale gentlemen,
'hl, he intends to resign. What persons viii
Governor Guion appoint in their paces That's
question not easily answered, and we think our
ch1acc Governor will be placed in dilemma.
viii he appoint wings or democra's--resisters
or unionsis Or will he leave the matter for
the Leg slainr" 10 decide We shall see.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04

~ M one who has caRveTs-i with him fr a dav
cauI have dsDTrd bis wHd lie vas nir-ly
exact in an bis business relations, hat gens-las
.9I nah's 10 the mansgamsni n b.. means -
Ills h,suifi' residence on the hordars e the
U.,ego. uas ever ih- hume IA large rrd lih-r
al ho.,ilaluy. and those Who knsy hun best. 0ho
we're nearest 70 he daily eNsrrises Of 81 kindly
sympaihie-. wers Those u h. laved him mo,i, and
who M =. amid lh- r"sre's Of two worlds. viii
d-nlors bis loss with the kzeues, ieeIiHg..--N-
y. Post
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04

A MAN OF ITO In the war ofihe Revo>
luton, Heary payton, of Virginia, lost three
sons.
when Acknowledgements was brought to him that
his third and last son was slain, be walked from
tbs messenger, agoniz'd with grief, but SUDDENLY
sitting his emotions, he turned and said:
"Sir much as deplOre the loss of my poor
boy, would to God had another to supply bic
place, though he likewise perish in the cause Of
bic country"
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04

kRELERs ALMANAC We have received from
our fiend, NJ. OrcAR Z. keller, a copy Of hi.
Almanac ior 1852. It cones as iegularIy as The
swallows in spring and is always n welcome Wis.
liant This is,bc OH No. aud il Is decided i'm.
pr"veInent IN the pasl-indcrd il is quite book
containing l44 pages Car friend Keller = a
Captain in his line and knows how to do 10 things
IN The right style. "Go ahead /. his maxim aud
he acts upon II with perseser nee and an indus
ny deserving of all praise. Ills Almanac is "a
work Tor every body" aud every body aud The
rest d mankind are invited to call at his store
and Rel copy grdiis.
Besides The usu !, astronomical data. the Alma.
mac conans much useful and inlere sting matter,
IN the shape II statistics carefully compiled. re.
reips, advertisements, &c. The publisher really
deserves high credit for his nd.falgabe la.
hors. We would advise all our friends TO
call and furnish themselves with COPY. The
Almanac will 10 ready for delivery In short
,ime.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04

NATURAL RELIGION We have been not a
little amused with the following definition OF the
religion Of mature )" furnished by the Yankee
Blade. II comes remarkablynear TO the truth !:
|. Look OUT for number on'
Q Use others all you can md let them" use y
you as little as possible.
s. Get money, honestly, fyou can, but-ge'
money.
4. Hold on 10 what you hive got and get as
much more as you can.
5. Every one for himself, and The d. take
tie hindmost.
Hrre.you have the whole thing in nn'.hell.
There is no need Of iukiog whole reams oil paper
with explanations of the subject, for here you
have the exact doctrines in which the world he
ieves and which are prAc..ed upon by vast
majority Of people in every nation on the globe.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04
ORDERS NO. 2.
HsAp QUARTERS, l9,h RE. N. NJ }
Columbus, Miss. Sept. 81, 1851.

IIbAU QUAKTEKbi IU'H NEG. Nj M
Columbus, Hiss. Sept %, 1851.
The nineteenth Regiment Mississippi Militia,
will parade in Columbus on Saturday the 26th
day Of October next.
Commanders of companies will parade and
inspect their commands al half past 10 o'ck,a. m.
Regimental line will be formed al | | o'clock,
a. M, precisely; the right resting in front Of The
Bleweu House.
Commissioned officers and Sergeants will at
tend drill ut The sans hour and Place on the two
days previous.
By order OF Col. w. E. BALDWIN.
BOLIVAR A. VAUGHAN,
Adplant l9h Regiment, NJ. VI.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04

DEuIsIoN AND DESTINY Prescott relates
that Prz Irro, the conquererof Peru, in one OF
his reverses, was east on the sland OF Gallo, with
few of his followers. When in starving con-
dltion. two vessels arrived from Panama for his
reIeG and 10 induce him to s,andon his object.
Now came the lest OF his decbion of character.
and the determination of his earthly destiny.
Drawing his sword, he traced line with it on
the sand from east 10 west. Then turning to-
wards tn south -"Frends aid comrades" he
sand. "on that side are toll hunger, nakedne.s,
the drenching storm. desolati,n, and death on
this side ease aud pleasure. There lies Peru,
with its richps-here Panams and its poverty.
Choose. each man, what becomes brave Caslil~
ian. For my part 60 to the south" SO say
Ing, he stepped across the line tie wa. follow
ed Ivy eleven others, and Perowas conquered
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04
GOV. QuIT}IAX'sLATE LETTER.

IS this g"ni'cn n ha, retired from the fed
We shall make pun 10 refer L. hlla !, ,eidsn
as p's. b and to speak Of him with all the Gr.
ber,ncs and personal rrcn,d which his political
course may lu.lily. We shah ony refer now 10
hi, late letter, for The purpose of showing, that al
though h, 'bnws in respectful submission 10 The
APPARENT will Of the people" Jet be declares
"tbis determination of The people a, variance with
his flied opinion Of The true policy of the Srne,
heretofore expressed and STILL consceniuusis
retained, by him.
Here is directly and emphaticaIly expressed in
language which none need mlsiake, the Cover.
nor's fixed opinion Of he truth and policy Of he
course, which he pointed Out and sanctioned in
his late message, and in the Clayton Southern
Rights ADDRESS, What then does his having in
respectful submission 10 he determination Of the
people meant Simply this, (which no sane mad
would ever think oil quesiOningl that The eG.
pressed will OF the people should decide and *
the position aud action of the State. and not that
Of Gov. Quilman, But does he intimate tie
least purpose 10 SUBMIT 10 the policy and authu.
ny ai the compromise a. indidatpd 10 the late de-.
clsion a The people Certainly not Fer twitp,
in short letter, be refers To this decision as le.
ing only the 0Pparent decision--lhe dpparmt
will Of the p'ope--and declares only. that it
must b. REGARDED, al least, FOR THE PRES
ENT, as decisive Of the position of the State, on
The great issues involved"
Who does mi $40 The position Of Gov QIil
man, here exhibited IA CLEARLY as The SIN ia he
heaven. at noon day. Aud who will doub, tat
he has given expression To the opinions and fel
ing. oi nine t-nrhs Of hs parlyi Then, the l1in.
ciples aud platform Of the d,sunionis,s are pre-,
rise,y now what they were before the corven,
lion election and their nominees for Office how,
ever lhey my end'avor /, snr over the pecurr
lcnels OF their party 10 misIead and detpy, the
people, "a To cheat them into support dis,
UNION candidates, and thus place Mississippi, ia
the hands aud under the control Of the 1lsunnn
chiris Of the State, ara exactly occupying the
same ground with Gov. q iilman the same
ground occupied by The convention and The whole
party ptevous'yto the election. At ,ne tine
they we're Disposed to sink or swim, survive or
perish, with the platform OF the late Jme Con-
vrnlon. But now. percelying that their plat.
form has heen sunk by the popular voice, they
are excessvely--levrrIshly- -anxous TO get upon
the old platform IL drmnracy, occupied by JEFF.
erson. Jackson, and others, in order 10 save hem
selves from utter rum We mean to apply This
remark moro especially TO the candidates Er
office, Of the LATE "Democraiic STATE RIGHr
party" They will understand particularly, what
we have very ,mperlectly attempted to describe.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04
High Court OF Errors & Appeals.

HNHE High Court having desgnsled no time
Il for taking up the Docke,s G The different
Districts, the Clerk, in obedience 10 The Salute,
allots the first two weeks Of the ensuing Novem
Der FERN to the Docket OF the FIRST District ;
the next two weeks to the Docket Of the Second
District, and lhs following two weeks TO the
Docket of the Third District.
WIN. HEMINGWAY, Clerk.
September 20, l65l-l4-5t.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04

GoDEy's LADy's Book. we have received
the October No If Godry's Lad,'s Book. Il,
IL as usual bright and brauiGiI. interesting and
instructive. We have marked un article in il
which we intend 10 copy.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04

A saddler having forgotten to which Of bis Gus.
toners he had sold saddle, desired his clerk to
charge il in the bills Of all bis customers. and al.
forwards acknowledged tina. two. and thirty OF
them paid for i.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04
Regular Mobile Packet.
The Fine First Class Passenger Steamer.
Forest vi onarch.
HE Fp,.nLg,e. M.,,. r, ~ us.... ~, Z

~ | l. l. run as a regular weekly packet during
w the season, commencing with the first rise N
the river--leaying Mobile every Monday evening Ut
o'clock--arriving at Columbus on Wednesday
evening Returning-wiil leave Plymouth during
the night Of Wedneoday-N estport Thursday at
a. m. Columbus at a. IN, arriving IN llot,e on
Sunday morning.
The Monarch is FIRST class boat having fine &C.
commodstions-purcha>ed expressly for this trads
and Owned IN the mp country. This boat being IN
the interest Of the planters, will be run expressly
for their accommodation, and all engagements ht
freight or passage will be promptly filled a AZ
of the cabin will be found Al Office, where bcrtha
can be procured. HALE Il MURDOCH.
Columbus, Oct. 4, ls5l-l4s. Agents.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04

THOMAS MooRE.-The deeease oil this cele
braled Poe, may l'e daily expected. The last
accounts state that There is no improvement in
his health, and as in the case Of Soohey, hiS
mind is beyond the repair Of nRdiciue, or dtimr."
lie has fer mary years resided at Superior
Cottage, near ChiPpenham, il Wiltshire
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-04

GRAHAM MAGAZINE. The October No, Is
before us. This monthly does high credit To
American skill and genius, and richly merits The
extensive patronage which il receives.