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The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-05
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NATURES NOBILITY.
By THE REV. GEORGE AsPINwALL,


Room for nobleman to pass
In costly robes! in trappings gay
A fop tricked out before the glass
No clad in sober gray,
A nobleman in heart is he,
Wi Ii mind for his nobility.
His crest a soul in virtue strong,
His arms, a heart with candor bright
Which cold bribes not to what is wrong
Nor blinds to what is right
The parent of his courtly race
Behold il in his open face.
He crinres not on those above,
Nor tramples on the worm below;
Misiortunes cannot cool his love,
Or flattery make it grow:
Staunch to his friends i'll woe or veal,
As it is the magnet to the steel
He envles not the deepest sage;
He scohs not at the meanest wight
And all the war that he doth wage
Is in the cause of right;
For broad estate and waving land,
He has the poor mans willing hand.
He is not rich and yet indeed
Has wealth nor poor, has stock, though
small
Nor rich, he gives SO much to need;
Nor poor, for on him fall
Such blessings from relieved distress
Tocrown his path with happiness
Room for lord, ye trucking crew,
Who round earth's great ones fawn and
whine:
Fall back! and gaze on something new
A lord at least in mind
That bravest work in natures plan,
An upright independent man.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-05

We find in the Richmond Enduirera cir
IcUms,antial account Of the lrial OF Geo. F
Alberti, who was the duly authorized agent
of Mr.. Mitchell, OF Mary land. to cap.ur,
his woman Betsey, who ran of, in 1915
with free negro, named Thompson, to
! New Jersey, leaving behind husband and
two children In New Jersey she lived
with Thompson, and had a child born,
which was called Joel Henry Thompson.
Aibertl had a power Of Attorney from Mr..
Mitchell dated the lfth December, 1917,
but did not succeed in aresting Betsy until
the 18th of August, 1850. At tins time
her child was about one year and eleven
months old and when the certificate was
granted for her removal to her master in
Maryland, she insisted upon taking the child
with her, against the expressed wish of Al.
berti. But she positively refused to leave
it, and was, at her own request, permitted
to take it along. 1t has since been kept
with her by Mr.. Mitchell, and properly cared
for, as free child The father, Thompson,
has never sought his child; but has made
himself sufficiently busy in prosecuting Mr.
Alberti as kidnapper, for permitting the
mother to carry the child with her to Mary
land, and also a Mr.. Frisby Price, who APP
pears to have aided in the arrest of the
mother.
These two men, Albert and Price, who
acted under the legal authority of Mr..
Mitchell, (owner of the mothcr,) and the
Constitution and laws of the United States,
have been tried, convicted, aud seDtenced
before the aforesaid so.called Judge Par.
sons, for kidnapping the child, Albert, to
fine of 81 600 and ten years hard labor in
the pententary and Price to 5000 and
eight years in the penltentiary.
1t is stated in the course of the trial, that
the so.caIed Judge would have sentenced
these men for kidnapping the woman as
well as the child. fthey had been indict-
ed for so doing, he soys he would hae
charged tie jury TO renler q Uercltct Of
guilty"
Here is Judge sentencing two men, Al
bern being advanced in years, to ten years
hard labor in the penitentiary, because
slave, whom the Constitution and laws of
the country authorized them to arrest, in
slsteu Oh ldkIh9 HeI emu to Hcr nOilte III
Maryland! OF what value are such laws
to the South, If the issue of slave can be
declared free, while the slave herself must
be restored to slavery The Constitution
which protects the Southern master in his
right to the mother must give the same
protection in the right to her offspring and
the ERqatrer is right in saying, eff n free
State has the right to declare the Child of a
runaway female slave free, because born in
a free State, they might as well declare the
mother free"
Bat why talk of right in such actions );
the whole conduct of this Judge, through.
out the details Of the trial, as given in the
Enquirer, is utterly disgrateiu. Reasons
for a new trial were filed, but the Judge
dismissed them without reading them or
hearing them read.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-05

DEFEAT OF the RUssGANs.-Wc copy
the following from the Constanfinuple
correspondence Of the Morning IIc>
raid, under date june ID j:--"Iuport-
ant news has been received from na~
gistan via Irebizondc. All the cor.
respOndence from Tiais gives more or
less the details Of the successes Of the
mountaineers over the Russians, who
have suffered immense loss. The lead
er offhc Daghless is Mohamed Emin,
the naib Of Sheikh Chamil, who, at the
head of $4,000 picked men Of the wars
like tribes of the Abedjeks, and other
independent tribes Of the Western
Caucasus, had attacked the Russian
ENHANCEMENT Of the Chenis, and dri-
ven the Russian troops, under the com
mand of General Cerebrienof, beyond
Themer
The engagements which took place
were bloody and disastrous, and the
Russians suffered so severely, that all
the spare wagons of the army were
barely sufficient to carry their wounds
ed away.
Their loss, according to an impartial
statement, is calculated at 5000 in kill
ed and prisoners. The mortality in
comparison is by far greater among
the officers than among the privates.
The position Of the Russian army is
very insecure at present, on account OF
the communication between Themer
and Koubah being intercepted, and
owing to the vigilance Of the Daglees,
it is impossible to SEND reinforcements
in that direction for some time. The
mollntaineers boast at present Of be-
ing we'll supplied with ammunition
and arms, and ready to continue the
war against the invaders of their home
throughout the whole summer season.
By the above it is clearly ascertain
ed that the Russians have made no
progress whatever in the conquest OF
the Caucasus this year, and doubt moi
both they and their intended victims
must have become heartily tired Of this
dreadful and protracted warfare
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-05

THE ELECTION NEXT MoNrH.--The cleo.
tions in Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama, Arkan-
sas Missouri, Illinois aud Iowa, are to take
place on Mondsy, the llh Of August next.
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70 A Michigan paper publishes the
following "Fellow-cit.zens |. if you are as
leep-awake If you are awake--move
If you are moving-walk If you are
walking--run If you are runnlng-hy
TO the rescue"
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-05
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The WoopvrLLE REPUBLGc,N isissued week
lv at three dollars a year if paid in advance
or four dollars, if payment be delayed until
the expiration of six months.
ApvERrIsEMENTs inserted at ~ 90 per
snuare (which is ten lines) for the first mser-
,ion. and fifty cents for each continuance.
The usual discount made to yearly advertisers.
Where the number of insertions are not mark
ed thew will be continued during the pleasure
of the publisher, and charged accordingly.
ANNouNcING CANDIDATES for State Offices
$40 90; for county offices, S5 OO-inyariably
n advance.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-05

LOVE- What cannot lore dol 1t works
miracles on men. OF times it makes the mat
Ter 6fact practical, bends the most stubborn
A Yankee poet lno, the editor Of the Journal
who to Judge from his verse, has often expe-
rienced It's influence has discovered that it
is potent among The fishes that swim in the
sea- He whites that
Love aslils
And warns mid seas Of ice, the melting
whaIer,
Cools cnmped cod fierce pangs to perch m-
parts,
Shrinks shrvclcd slirimps and opens oysters
hearts
L0uisvMc Democrat.
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taken by Capt W. The horses OF the In.
dams were run oil among the mustangs by
the Indians who were hcrdiug them, and
none were taken. Among the camp
equippoge was found a leather pouch, con.
tanning many letters aud some newspapers.
the principal part OF which were directed
to different persons in Laredo. nnd mailed
to Corpus Christi, there was also one shirt
aud Que summer coat, with a bullet hole
through the right breast. These are no
doubt articles taken from the mail rider he
tween Corpus Christi aud Laredo. who wa 5
recently murdered by the Indians.
PoiarS.--Tho canvass between How.
ard aud Mcleod has lost none Of its bitter
ness. They do not appear to be now ira.
yelling in company The Galveston News
(dem) admits that if Eppersdn gets the fall
whig vote, his beating Greer and Bell is
not impossible, The charge of dsuuiou or
secession feeling, is bitterly repealed by any
candidate against whom it is made, aud the
conrse of South Carolina is strongly con.
dcmned on all hands. TO pay the State
debt, at its scaled value, appears to be the
general ard popular feeling.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-05

CoURrISG ny BooK.--A gentleman
sends to the lady Of his affections, in
another part Of the country. Bible
with the leaf turped down at Romans,
chapter /, from ninth to twelfth yer.
ses -" For God is my witness, whom
serve with my spirit in the gospel Of
his son, that without ccasing | make
mention Of you always In my prayers,
making request, if by any means now
at length | might have prosperous
journey by the will of God to come
unto you for long to see you; that
| may impart unto you some spiritual
gift to the end ye may be established.
That, is that may be comloried to>
gethcr with you, by tie mutual faith
both of you and me- In return for
which the lady transmits Bible to
her lover, with the eighteenth verse ol
the 18th chapter Of st. Luke marked ;
Il pray thee have me excused"
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-05

VIRGINIA AND HER RESOURCES. Tile
value OF the real estate in Virginia as
exhibited by the census returns is s27s..
100000. The value OF slsycs. sl47.
UOO,OOO, oil olherpersonal estate. 3 81
100000, making total Of $50 700
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-05

KILLED ny LlGnTNxG 1.-Two n4er lame.
Hopkins aud 7. Bmz l,oa. a Gs7 tays gaoe.
Gays The Bayou Sara Ledger aok shsne en.
Ger tree TO avoid raja neaftas plaui~Yca
9i m zen. Howell Tho tres vss s,I4ek. aud
hoPkins instantly Killed HIS c,aft,c vas
severely shocked
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ICiaciHRah ERguirct,

TnE METHODIST PorERY Survive
learn from the Christian Advocate and
Journal that the negotiations, couse>
quent upon the earnest rec0mertla>
ton of the Court, for AN amicabIe set,
clement Of the unfortunate dispute be
tween the two branches of the Meiho>
dist Episcopal Church, have faiIcd--
the South making il prerequisite
that the justice Of her claim shal! be
admitted, and tie North refusing to
make any such acknowledgement,
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not impossible, The charge of djsuuiou or
secession feeling, is bitterly repealed by any
candidate against whom it is made aud the
conrse of South Carolina is strongly con
dcmncd on all hands. TO pay the State
debt, at its scaled value, appears to be the
general ard popular feeling.
TnE FAMILY OPPOSED TO NEWSPAPERS.
The man that don't take his parish
paper was in town yesterday. lie
brought his whole family in u two
horse wagon. lie still believed that
Gen Taylor was President, and want.
ed to know if the "Kamschaikains"
had taken Cuba, and if so, ,rhere they
had taken it to. lie had sold his corn
for twenty-five cenls--the price being
thirty.one--but upon going 10 deposit
tho money, they told him it was mostly
counterfeit. The only hard money he
had was some three-cent pieces, and
those some sharper had run on him"
for half dimes His old lady smoked
"cob pipe" and would not believe
that anything else could be nsed. One
of the boys went 10 a blaok-slnith's
shop to be measured for pair of shoes,
and another mistook the market house
for church. After hanging his hat
on meat-hook, he piously took a seat
on Il butchers stall, and listened to an
auctioneer, whom he took to be the
preacher. He left before "meetin' was
out" and had no great opinion OF the
sarmint"
One of tho girls took lot Of q seed
onions" to the post Office to trlde them
for a letter. She had baby which
she carried in a sugar trough, stopping
at times to rock it on the side walk
When it cried, she stuffed its mouth
with an old stocking, and sang Bar
bara Allen The oldest boy had sold
two coon skins" aud was on "bust."
When last seen, he had called for a
glass of sody water and stood soak
ing gingerbread and making wry faces.
The shop keeper, mistaking his means
ing, had given him mixture of sal
soda and water, and it tasted strongly
of soap. But he'd hearn tell of sody
and water, and was bound to give it n
fair trial, puke or no pulse." Some
"town fellow" came in and called for
a lemonade with fly in it, whcreupon
ohr escaped" friend turned his back
( and unietlV wiDcd several flies into his
drink. .
We approached the old gentleman
and tried to get him to subscribe" but
he would not listen TO it. lie was op.
posed to internal improvements" and
he thought "Iarnin' was n wicked in
vention, and culterwatcd nothin' but
vanity and wexation." None Of hi,
family ever learned to read, but one
boy and he "teaofied school awhile
and then went to studying divinity"
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The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-04-16

1T PEoFESSoG ANDERSON, THE GREAT
WIZARD OF THE NoETH.-This famous
professor OF magic, was giving his cxfib-
tons in the town OF Newcastle, on the
river Tyne, England, and employed sever.
al youths tn carry his advertisements about
The streets on boards, for which he rave
them certain sun per week. One tay,
All intelligent lad, n bearer Of Il board, ask.
ed the professor 10 let him have his three
days wages, and appeared very much
down hearted. The professor of course
compiled, ana upon Investigation learned
TINT The lads mother, who was very sick nj
home, unable TO pay an arrcar of rent, had
her goods seized hy the hard-hcartcd In, d.
lord, WHO was mean, small lawyer, and
cared Tor nought bu, self. The professor
sent ihc lad for The lawyer, and asked him
il this was truc, and WAS answered in the
affirmative.
Are the goods sold? asked the professor.
No. was the reply.
How mnCh ~ your demand, Sir!
I'll los. for rent, and ten shilings cN-
penscs'
Very good, Sir said the professor, 're-
store tho goods 10 the woman--hring me 4
receipt for The amount, and will pay yon.'
The goods were restored and the receipt
made out, and handed, 10 the professor, who
gave the chuckling lawyer two gold sover-
clgns, who clutchcd them with fear and
Joy, and dcpartcd-anh on rcsching home,
boastcd most Heartily at having gammoned
the magician out of ID aud pat his hand in
his pocket To show the money, when 10 it
was goltc.
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From the San Francisco Standard, March S

From the San Francisco Standard, March S.
The mines hold, as usual. the first place
in our summary Of news from California
since the last mail.
The weather has continued, as hereto
fore, remarkably fine, and in numerous
places in the dry diggIngs, the miners. after
waiting in vain for the expected rains. with
which To wash the earth, have Mt last set
10 work to supply the deficiency by artificial
means-ThIs has especially been the case
in the northern mines, where canals have
been dug, ccnduits arc made, and mountains
tunnclcd where necessary, to divert the
water from its natural channels. In one
instance, n canal has been constructed nine
miles in length, part Of which is tunncled
through mountain, and there are nunler-
GUS similar works Of smaller dimensions.
Wherever the miners have been sue
ccssful in bringing water to their diggings,
washings. There was an unusually large
quantity Of earth thrown up in the early
part of the season, owing TO the fine weather
which enabled the miners TO work more
constantly.
There is no doubt that had the country
been favored with an average quantity of
been larger than the previous winters.
But great numbers OF the miners, finding
the rain did not come, and that the Iivers
AMI streams were unusually low, have
abandoned their heaps of dirt, and common
ced working the bars in the streams,
where they generally realize good wages.
and, i'll some cases, very large returns.
These heaps of dirt which have bccn
abandoned l3y the miners, will remain until
the summer, when the MEXICAN and Chiiian
miners will probably dry wash, Gas it is
calledO, much of it. by rubbing the earth in
their hands, and then blowing away the
dust, leaving the gold behind. AT The same
time it is probable the rivers viii be cx-
.ccedingly low, so that they can be worked
to greater advantage than ever before, and
WiIl probably yield more largely. Thus
3the prospect is good for large yield Of gold
fromhoththesc sources during tho coming
summer
New diggings have also been discovered
on SCOTS and klamath rivers, both of
which are near the northern boundary of
tho Slate, and there the mines arc reported
to yield abundantly, the gold being mostly
course, and Of good quality.
Quartz rock mining and crushing by ma
chinery is being prosecuted with great vigor
New discoveries of the gold bearing quartz
hayo ben made in various locations,
the rock containing large proportion Of
gold. and being easily crushed. Numerous
orders have been given for crushing ma
chimes. and in tho coming season tho yield
from this source is expected to be very
large y
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-04-16
Nullihoa,ion at New Bedford.

meeting i'll opposition to the iFngitirc
Slave Law was held nj the City Hall, News
Bedford. on Monday last, in pursuance Of n
warrant issued hy The city authorities. IL
was called to order by Rodney French Esq,
and John +. Emerson, Esq. was chosen
moderator. The New Bedford Mercury
says:
Hon. J. II. Clifford addressed The meet
ing in a calm and dispassionate review Of
the objects OF the meeting as set forth in
the warrant, and dcprcca,ing any merely
useless agitation on the subject OF The Flu.
gitivc Slave Law. In any particular mea-
sure tending to the welfare and safely Of
the community, he would yield 10 no one in
furlbcrng them, but he thought that any
action by our cit Zcns in their corporate
calaciiy in relation to this subject at the
present time, would prove 10 be useless and
impraclicahle."
MIR. Clifford concluded by moving an
adjournment, which was lost ny vote o.
G1 10 Ids.
a committee was then appointed. who
reported Il resolve ins,ructing their Repre-
scntatvcs in the Legislature to give their
support 10 the hill and resolutions now be.
fore that bo'Iy (Mr. Buckinglams), which
nul!ify The recent U. S. law. This, 10.
geihcr with the following resolutions,
(Which were offered by Mr.. Buckingham in
the Mass. Lcgslatnrc,) was adopted as the
sense Of the meeting, 'by vote OF las TO d.
"RcsMsed, That Massachusetts afiirns
| anew her hostility to slavery and her devO-
ton 10 the Union; that, inspired by these
cherished sentiments, she longs for llar-
Eiony among The different parts of nrr
common country; but she cannot conceal
The conviction lla, his can be firmly and
| permanently secured only by ,hc overthrow
of slavery, so far as tho Same is cOnsiitu.
tionaly douc, everywhere within the jliris-
! dIc':on OF the na,onal government; that the
free states may be relieved from all
| responsibility therefore, while Freedom
in1 !ad OF Slavery, shall become national,
and Slavery. instead Of Freedom, become
! sectional.
"Res0ircd, That Massachusetts earnestly
protests against tho Fugitive Sla C Law AZ.
alien 10 tho spirit Of tho Constitution.
destructive Of the rights secured by tha.
| instrument hostile to tho sentiments OF
christianity. and ahhorrrnt to tho feelings OF
the people OF his Colnmoiw cath; that such
a law will naturally fal to secure that
support il! tic heart and conscience Of The
community, without which any law mus,
sooner or later become n dead letter.
The Mercury expresses tlisapproba:ion oI
| this attempt 10 array the State authorities
| agains: the L. $. government.
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WASHINGTON ABRoAD.-A letter from
Naples, dated Feb. 22d, says:
'frhe American flag has been flying all
day from the Kings vessels, and the Amer
lcan, English, and Russian men of war,
while the cannon have been laundering on
all sides, in honor OF the birih.dny of Wash
ington
They are grinding pumpkins into flour
in Massachusetts, by means Of which pump.
kin pies, tho peculiar institution OF New
England, may be enjoyed at all seasons and
in all parts Of the world. The United So.
cieiy of Shakers at Harvard, Mass, arc the
.patentees
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Serious ARRAY.

We learn from the STATE Rights Repub-
licdn Of Friday last That OH that morning n
rcncountrc occurred in store in Columbia
between Mcssrs Il. T.. MAyRASr and JESSE
f. DElT. in which the former received
several stabs from pocket knife, and the
latter confusion on tho head from ham
mcr.
Both were under medical treatment and
were thought to be in n very prccarious
condition.
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S37- We understand that on Sa,urdu

S47" We understand that on Saturday
last the water in the Watcrcc Swamp rose
about four inches above the track of the
Camden Branch but not so high as to pro-
vent the passage Of the cars. a portion Of
the cmbankmcnt Of the w. g. NJ. r. Road,
near tho junction, was swept away by the
freshet. The flood il was thought had
reached is highest point and would soon
subside.
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SOUTHERN FSrERrEIsE-A number OF
our citizens visited "A Jew davs since, by in
Vita!ion OF the proprictors. Mcssrs: Carcw
q Hopkins, their new Shoe Factory At The
corner OF King and John streets The
building is three stories III height, and so
divided and arranged as to accommodate
large number of workmcn, the propriciors
giving employment TO upwards OF one
hundred persons within the establishment,
and by system of ont door work a number
of females and children are engaged in
hoe-sewIng. Mcssrs. Carcw & Hopkins
arc prepared to execute all description OF
shoe manufacture for slaves, The pro.
prietors treated the visitors OF their e:.
tabllshmcn', after an inspection of the
works, to handsome entertainment. The
good wishes OF the community attend the
praiscworlhy efforts OF our cnterprsinr
townsnicn, IN assisting To establish The
independence of tho South, as regards
an article OF such large consumption. and
which absorbs so great an amount OF
Southern income Erening Ncws.
Boys should be taught never to say 81
can't do IL" for that never did anything
',FHrW' has worked wonders; and "IuU
do IT. has performed miracles. This adj
vice would do good to all boys.