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Consolidation in Missouri

AS nm evidence of the fearful progress of
consolidation, W. give the following reso
lutions recently passed by tho Missouri
Legislature condc,nnatory of the Nashville
Convention and its proceedings. These
resolutions are as follows:
Resolred, That in tho opinion Of this
House the practice Of convening such
bodies as the lato Nashville Convention is
dangerous in its tendencies, calculated to
foster sectional jcalouscs. and to weaken
the bond of tho Union. Tho people of
Missouri will cooperate with no organized
body, be it North or South. the apparcn,
object OF which may be 10 fumrnt national
d'scotd, to alicnate one portion Of the Con-
ietieracy from another, or 10 diminish the
Nencra,lon OF the people for the union Of
the States.
Rcs0ired, That the House emphatically
denies the doctri:c OF secession as main
tanned by Southern statcslncn. and dsscnts
from the resolutions of the Nashville Con-
vcn,ion, rs enclosed to his Excelcncy the
Governor, by the Hon. G.. J.. Mcdonald, of
Georgia, and the Governor is respectfully
requested to return the resolutions 10 Mr..
Mcdonald. with copy ofthcsc resolutions
God save the South, say, we, when she
IS forced to go To such mon as voted for
these resolutions for counsel or assistance
They arc themselves ready to be slaves,
and are well described in the following
extract which VIC take from The speech OF
Mr.. Clingman, delivered in the House of
Representatives, Feb. Is:
Certain pro!csscd national organs and
orators have preached devotion 10 the Union
in any event, and under all circumstances.
bascr sentiment never fell from the lips
OF mortal. 1t is substantially the same
will, the doctrine Of passive obedience, and
non-rcsislancc, whlc! brought the head O!
Charles tho lst 10 the block. Since then
no Englishman has had the cllron,cry to
arow such opinions. Its only supporters
in this country formerly were tho torres of
the revoiu,ion. Those who have preached
the doctrine in onr day, will only find their
fellows among the palace slaves of Asiatlc
dcspo,ism. Their proper position is below
everything that Providence has created,
when in its natural state. Even the
mcancst reptiles struggle upward against
The npprcSsors. The American people
justly regard these individuals as degraded
below the rest OF animated nature
Macon Telegraph.
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"PEoCnESs" IN DEErSIox.--W cut tho
following advertisement from the Tribune
few days since. 1t purpor,s to be tho
prospectus Of Il journal 10 be published n,
Auburn, in this State, 4, 81 per year. 1t
reads rs follows:
"Pr0SpcciuS.-D !sclOsurcs Of the Interior
and Superior care for mor,als. This
publication is dictated by spirits, by them
edited, superintendent and controlled
sits object is the disclosure Of Truth
from Heaven, bringing mankind into open
vision OF Paradise; open communication
with spirits redeemed; and proper and
progressive understanding Of the Holy
Scriptures, and OF the merits of Tcsus
Christ, from whom they originate, in
inspiration absolute, and of whom they
teach, as the only savior Of a discovered
and bcwildercd race.
".rhc circle OF Apostles aud Prophets
arc its conductors from the Interior,
holding control over it's columns and
1 4sl ~" 10 article TO find place therein.
.s[.sS a"aeu;. -desA:sssh pr admitted b.
them; lis. acting G'iuFr Tie dlfer.ion1 Of
the Lord S.preme.
"Jamrs Congdon, Charles Coventry,
Andrew l.. Wilson and Lonson Bush arc
its publishers and propr ctors; they having
become. in iul! confidence OF mind. disciples
of the Lord; and being prcscn, external
agents Of the Circle Apostolic aud
prophclic; acting under direction, while
faithful, us instruments for the distribution
of truth"
Here then, VIC have tho "spir,s" going
INTO the publishing line, and driving close
competition with Joe Smith and the
Mormons. The sluw process OF getting at
knowledge by the "rappngs' is. wc sup
pose, To he superseded, AID The rappincs
will find that their occupations gonc.''
They will be voted a. slow COACH" and
plainly "bchind the age
We copy the foregoing from the columns
of the New York Recorder. Let it be OBJ
served that this wrc,chcd piece of humbug-
gerry halls from the north Where is their
boast OF superior enlightenment, and more
! rapid rrogrt IS in higher civilization, when
compared with the South! Could such a
contemplate farce he played off upon the
most ignorant Of all the classes OF southern
| society!
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Dinner to Gen. Quitmall.

The New O'lenns papers, Of the 18Th,
con.ain notices Of IL public dinner given
in that city TO Gen. Quitman. Gcncr-
.nl A"yus,in presided. The veteran
p!aUchc sat on his left, and General
Qu.man on the right. Judge Harris,
oi Mississippi, and Captain G.. G.. Dan
ley Auditor, Of Arkansas, md an Aid
OF General Quitmun in the Mexican
war, were invited guests.
The n. O. Picayunc, thus briefly
notices the affair:
The guest Of the evening, Gen Quit
man, for whom we entertain personally
the highest respect us an eXccllcn, gen
llemnn, and MS soldier who has done
his country good service in the field.
was looking very we'll, nnd received,
in dignilicd manner, the congralula-
lions Of his friends.
n reply TO toast, personal TO him
nsnli, he in1u gcd in Il few remarks, we
wc might say n speech, in which he
alluded TO the late judiciuI proceedings
TO which he was n party, and took n
cnrsory view THE present position OF
tho country. IIc declared, cmpha,ical.
lysNhal he was innoccn, of any actual
participation in the Cuba affair, thougI,
he Admitted that the success Of the cX.
pGditiun would have afforded him pleas
urg. His only offence, he declared
consisted in the faot that he was made
tho recipient Of The confidence Of The
GflbonS, and invited by them to lead
the operating forces. In speaking Of
The slavery question. ho alluded 10 the
struggle now going forward, and tho
Struggle before us, leaving i, TO be in
forrcd HAT by he no means desired u ccs
saiion OF agitation in the present posi-
tio!i Of affairs. His remarks concluded
with general review Of the position o
the South, and her rights and duties a.
he understood them.
Among the toasls given, were some
for lhc Union, for Pierre Soulc, 70
States Rights, and TO the memory 0
Calhoun, the last drunk and in silence
Throughout the whole evening hlar
ity aud good feeling prevailed, such n
we hopo always 10 see among Amcri
cans, aud among the different sections
a. our common country.
4 foreign paper states that the remains
SSSf Danieh O'Conncll are held in pledge by
the Nroproors ofthe burial ground where
they AT present lie, for the expense Of thei
removal rom Genoa, where lie died,
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'EllC NnIYkCl.

CoTToN.-Thcrc was moderate de-
mand for Cotton in Charleston on Saturday,
and the sales reached 1850 bales, as fol-
lows. viz: bales at g; 81 at 9 I.2: % at
8 I'D; 2:}j at 9; 50 at 9 1-S; 2j at o LII
I'll at l-2; 80 at 10; 81 at 10 Ii: at 10
3.S: lGl at 10 81; 5S at 10 1916; 70 at
10 7-s; 81 at Ic. The prices paid on
Friday Werc fully sustained
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The New SEvAroEIAL ELrcrloS.-Thc
Richmond (Fn.) Times says it is amusing
to observe the vrtuous Indignation with
which the Richmond Enquirer and o,lcr
Democratic organs look upon this election.
1--WE cannot doubt (says the Enquirer)
that the United States Senate will sci aside
the election, and that, should the Demucr rats
of New York carry the next Legislature,
they Will disregard the present burlesque
and appoint good and true Senator"
The hest commentary (says the Timcs)
upon this expectation OF Al good and ,rnc''
Senator 10 be elected next winter by the
Democrats, is tho simple sta,emcn, of the
fact thu, John A. Dix, the most adroit and
able leader the Frcc-sol ptr,y ever had,
was the Democratic candidate against Mr..
Fash. III the late election
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NEW CODE OF Practice IN KENTUCKY.
The new "codc Of practice" prepared by
Mcssrs. Johnson. Harlan and I.onghorough,
commissioners. has passed the General
Assembly Of Kentucky. The new code,
among other reforms, abolshcs the dstinc-
ton between "law" and equity" SO far as
TO allow legal and equitable rights, &c, to
be enforced in the same action. 1t abolish
cs all common law forms of ac,i. " an cs-
tablishcs in their stead two othc. forms Of
remedies in all civil cases. The common
law mode of pleading gives place TO brief
and PLAIN statement in common language
of the cause of action and of tho defence,
which each party is required to verify res
poctivcly by affidavit. Each party may ex-
anime his adversary upon oath.
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CiiEHAw, March 2j

DISTRESSING OcCUEP-vCE.-Wc learn
that on Tuesday evening last, Mr.. John
a. Blakcncy, OF th,s DIS rici. met with an
accident which resulted in his death in
stantly. The particulars, 81 far rs we
have been able TO gather them, arc these:
On the evening menlnncd he took his ,lou-
h!c-barrcl gun, and walked out TO where
his hands were at work in his field, and
after giving some directions, walked to Il
smal! distance from them, when the re-
port of his gun attracted their attentions; on
looking round. he WAS seen to fall in one
direction, and il was discovered that both
barrels of his gun had been discharged,
both loads taking effect, one in his mouth,
and the other passing nearly directly
through and tearing of the back par, Of
his head.
Between him and his gun lay log. and
from the marks of both hammers on the off
side, it is supposed that he either set the
butt OF the gun upon the log, from which it
slipped, or that he attempted to set ii
against the log and struck the hammers,
which discharged both barrels. Mr. Blake
ncy was highly respectable citizen, had
been married about two years, and leaves
a wife and child and u large circle Of rcla-
iircs aud friends 10 mourn lis unt!mclv and
sad fate Gu:cic.
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The AUSTRIAN CoNTRovERsY.-Thc
letter of Mr.. Webster to H. lIulsemann, the
Austrian Charge dAttiires in Washington,
relative TO the mission of Mr.. Mann to
Hungary, was duly communicated by the
Charge TO the Austrian Government. In a
letter oi the lliii instant, Mr. III. advises
Mr Webster that the Austrian Government
IS not convinced by the arguments in Mr..
WIS letter, but that it valves all further
discussion of the subject, as they are un
willing TO expose the friendly relations be.
tween the two Governments TO the danger
of interruption by ii. Mr.. Webster makes
brici and fitting reply, and thus the matter
ends Baltimore Sun.
The Victoria Advocate of the 18th has
the following contirmatory Of the death OF
Gen. Brooke:
On Tuesday evening an express from
San Antonio reached this place, bearing
the mourniul intelligence of the death OF
Gen. Brooke. This veteran soldier breath
cd his last at San Antonio, on Sunday
morning last, ut 3 O'clock. His sickness
was short, but severe. On the previous
Friday, he was seen walking the public
streets in apparent good health. In two
days afterwards, the spirit OF tho good old
General took its flight, and he now sleeps
tho sleep OF death beneath the soil of Texas
". o. Picayune, 2lst.
MoULpY BEAxs may be restored ant
made fit for use, il not very bad, by rinsing
well in no, water, and carefully drying
Moudy corn or pcas may be treated in the
same way.
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'l.ErTEEs OF FIRE" has until lately bccn
one OF those stock phrases Of poets, in use
since llomcr's time. 1t is understood rs
being entirely fgurnlve and typical Of en-
during fame. But Warnock, the halter, in
the first story OF tho Irving House, has
written his name IN actual tire-most ma
tcrial gas-ght As soon as Broadway
grows dark, the word "Warnock." formed
by hundred jets of gas, blazcs out over the
street from his window, Lighting the way
to choice and elegant stock OF hats. MIR.
Warnock, it is clear does not hide his light
under buscl--as is also proved by the
sale OF his hats.--N. Y. Tribune
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% es,l HE &RTrSt.,N " sLi.--aIr. Welao,
E7is s9 ails't7 IS s.sl,t g.
Engaged in the irusocit;or oi his ar5pn8Si
lnhors. He has now reached the dep,i. uij
1920 feet, and is slowly penetrating Il r,ass
of rock, beyond which there is a hope that
supply pure water will he obtained. He
nn'tcs An indoImitab!e spirit of perseverance,
w,thn happy e:i!==ee.im.;.y of temperament
which enables him 10 PIT up with The vcya-
tious freaks OF w!.a, may be rcgurded in the
mos, aggravated sense of the tcrm-a bore.
The well has progressed. however, withou,
further accldcnt or break agc-a result
which augnrs iuvoTab|y !or the future
frDur;.r
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The Virginia HscsoIntiOns.

F'rGlnia, alHong the very first to perceive
he dangers that Impcmlcd over tho South,
Showed no timi,lny in addressing herself
10 meet them, she declared her determine
ton ut all hazards to resist aggression and
insult and she DIR w up TO her honorable
position the other Southern States The
very measure against which she then pro-
tested has in effect been passed in tho
Compromise; but though the first -cso!u-
ton admits the unwarrantablc Interference
Of the non-slavchol;lirg S,atcs with our
institutions. and that diversity Of opinion
exists among the people of that State with
regard to The wisdom, justice and cons,iiu-
tionality Of the Compromise, her Iecis!a
'urc undertakes to call it an adjustment of
tic exciting questions to which it relates
and prays her sisters hcnccfor,h to live in
harmony and adhere more strictly to the
Constitution. We would ask what cypcc
!aton Virginia can reasonably cherish Of
the non-s!a"cl'o'sling states regarding cur
rights for The future when they have been
unwarrantablY interfering with US in the
past.
"'rhc Charleston Mercury. in tho con.
c!usIon OF al article upon the subject of
these resolutions, remarks :hat ";hc most
serious proposition contained III them is, in
effect, that the secession ot South Carolina
wonld he dangerous 10 the integrity of the
union and the only practical measure
broachcd, is the instruction TO the Governor
To send n copy of the resolves 10 every State
except Vermont So VIC have new Virginia
platform. made up OF the profound deduction,
that secession is unfavorab!c TO the Integrity
ot the Union, and of the comprehensive
remedial measure nf cutting the ac-
qnaintance of Vermont, and there is to he
an embassy 10 South Carolina to set forth
these immensely important matters"
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Equal RIGHTS.

They would give 10 the ignorant and debased
n share in government, and, TO as great cx-
tent as that share will give them influence,
power over The good and the wise. They
seem to shut their eyes To the nature OF
men and the history of men. Let truly
good man DO as he pleases, and in propor-
ton to his knowledge and his power will he
secure universal happiness to man. Give
tho same freedom of action to ono whose
motives arc not elevated, the law of whose
conduct is the qualification of his desires,
who has never learned to control himself
and who docs not know the pure happiness
that results from doing good and in proper
ton to his power will tho interests, the
rights and happiness of others suffer loss
and himself be made unhappy. The pris-
ons OF tho most enlightened lands would, of
themselves, be sufficient evidence that lib
crly can be accorded only to the virtuous,
that punishment must be held up before the
selfish and the impure TO .crrify them from
cncroaclng upon the rights Of others. la
every age there have been, not only ndi
vidua's, but nations and races who have cx-
h'blted no powers Of self rule, who could
not to advantage be masters Of their own
actions, and who were therefore most hap
py themselves and retarded less. or even
aided more in, the advancement of the hu
man family, when, subjected TO The wills of
others, their passions were per(orcc re-
strained and their energies uscluIy en-.
pioycd. Nations and races, like individu-
nls' must first pass through state of pu-
p!lagc that people must be far advanced,
'hey must be proud OF the present, they
must be able to look back upon centuries OF
past progress, Improvement, refinement,
they must have in their history worthy, no
bic deeds 10 sound in their cars like a battle
cry and press them OH 20 victory over ra-
pacity, mcanncss and se!li-lincse, who shall,
without injustice to themselves and the
rest of mankind, be cmancina,cd from all
save sell imposed restraint. The citizens
ot this country arc free and our liberty is
productive of happiness to us bu, is that
liberty the offspring of our free institutions?
Are we free because no ,yrnnt king reigns
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and 10 exercise dominion over our passions
and desires And this is not the work Of
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condition. Dissatisfied, wreiclled, ill.treat.
ed, porcciving that their interests and
those OF the whites are ut war with each
other, 'awless. despairing feeling seems
to be growing upon them which willie
hibit itself in turbulence and crime until
determination shall conc upon them
Among the most important signs of the
times is Convention Of blacks, recently
held in the City Of New York, the dcIiber
atoms of which extended through several
days. One Of tho Resolutions adopted by
it, after promising that all history teaches
that every people should be prepared to de-
fcnd themselves by knowledge OF tho use
oil offensive weapons, impressve!y recon-
mendcd to their young men their crganiz1-
ton into military Companies. This seems
10 be beginning OF insurrcc.ionary move
nlents by that class to result in their being
crushed and swept away, for there they are
outnumbcred. But how will it be with us!
The samc dangers. though far more terri
bic in degree. confront and menace US
Can we doubt that, if the South shall
weakly continue in this Union, the efforts
of the Abolitionists will he successful
and the blacks be slaves no longer! But
the principles OF Abolition will not then
ccasc in their effects. The whites and the
bncks to live llarmoniously together in the
enjoyment Of Equal Rights J" Never:
those principles will lead on to turbulence,
robbery, assassination, to n gencr Il struggle
for life between tho two races; and whose
will be the victory, and how much will not
the victory have cost! Abolition has re-
strictcd slavery, il will root out slavery; il
is gathering strength every day and every
revolution OF time whirls us nearer the
dreadful gulf Shall we passvely shut our
eyes until we have been swept past the last
limit Of safety, or shall we determine no,
TO perish SO ing'oriously!
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SAD OccuHHEHcE--On Friday morning
last :h"r" was an explosion Of fire damp in
the Washington Company's Coal Mine. at
Fort Griffith, which i'll its consequences
was very disastrous. Two young men
were instantly killed, and several others
were injured-two OF them very badly.
The young men killed were George and
Robert Ncsbit,, brothers, recently from
louisville.
We understand there was a fire in the
'nnc anu with view TO cNlngush it the
mouth OF the entrance had been closed.
On FRIDAY morning number Of hands
we're engaged IN opening the entrance.
After succeeding, the explosion occurred.
The two Young men killed were thrown
some dis,.nce-onc Of them had nothing
remaining on him when he struck the
ground, except boot on one leg.
y gentleman, somewhat familiar with
The difficulties in mines where fire damp
e%iSts, ,nio!ma ns ihat there was, in this
- ss5' 2, peculiariiy Il was
disI ovcrcu SoT;h iNYs before that gas
which on being ignited, would burn with a
constant glare of light, and without
explosion. AS a precau,ion. an air shaft
a furnace. From this furnace Il al,.ttrii7,rr((
OF coal lgntcd. In order 10 Sno her and
cNtingu,sh lAe-tirc, the air shat, ana the
entrance into the mine were closed After
renla ming closed for some time, bo;h we're
opened. and Superintendent went with
ii safety lamp. some distance into the mine,
and returned, believing the air was pure.
The hands were then at work at the
mouth "t The entrance; the Superintendent
having just left them, and walked bu, a
few rods from them when The cxplos.o .o,,
occurred. The Surviving hands say 10
lamp had been carried into the mine after
II was opened, by cnhcr OF them 1t is
supposed The explosion may have been
spontaneous. !, is more probable, however,
lh,t the fire III the mine had no, been
cNt!nguishcd, and tina, i, caused the
explosion attcr tho admission nl ar.
We learn that one Of the men who were
badly Injured has since died .Ano,hcr is
badly hurt. We understand ;ha, The latter
was hurled into the engine house. passing
through hrmock board over twelve
inches thick. without The breaking of "A
bonc.-( 'IWeGblrrc .idgocgtc.
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The Columbia Is. C) Telegraph takes
from the Mobile AtltertiSer!,! tho folnw.
ing extract from a letter of gentleman in
Sumter Dlatrisfs G., to the Grcenvllc
Sout1.,s ss,;;;;.sl,says the Adrerti-
sc-. Il rcifef the ,ue state
of things IN ibat SAFE -
"ihe Poa!,'o, Of our state is peculiar
She has been driven to thnt position hy an
o''GarchV as bold AMI reckless, considering
ne LLiGl @satt1cc OF our people, rs ever existed
m any age or country. They claim to be
The State. They usurp tho prcrogativcs of
the pco,,r--somc dozen o: them manuiac-
,urc, at c0nrlAonses and cross roads, wha,
they coll nbiC opinion. and their papers
publish il and circulate il as such They
undertake. Ia pledge the Ssa,r 20 certain
course oi action, and 10 squandcr her
means without consulting the people and
in contempt Of Them. Through their pub
lie presses i',"y lasfy fact, mscad an,l de-
ccive Their constituents. How long viii
the people suffer their rights To be thus in
vadch lhcr opinions dc:icd a,ll their inter
cS.s jcoparlcd.'
WHO are The reckless o!i.arcly who
CLAIM Ia be The S:a!c, who palm off
opinions upon Tie pc pie and lead them
bIudly' We have, up to tbs moment
been OF The opinion, aud NC arc so still, that
in tbs contest The people had lakcn up
their OWN quarrel and gone far in the ad-
vnnc" %! hgs" who filled The high places
OF ;hc State. Those whom she has dis,in-
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MISSISSIPPI RrvEn.--Accoun,s from all
points OF the rive. below The mouth Of the
Arkansas are unfHvorab!e, and por,cnd dis
astcr. The breaks on the river line, in
Carroll parish, will again swamp our many
friends on the Bayou Macon, Tensas and
Black Rivers. There is little time now,
under the most favorable change FOR the
waters To pass oft from large portion Of
these extremely fertile cotton lands.
AT Point CuuPcc the danger is inmincnt;
and # The most unrcmilling excr,ions can
enable the planters o" the upper line of that
Parish to escape with par al loss, they
will he thankful.
AT nearly al! points below Upper Point
C"upec, where danger is apprchendcd, the
most hilarious cit'r,s n,c being nia'!c to
strengthen the lcrccs. This is indeed a
critical! ti'nc for Il largo portion Of the mos,
valuable plantations i.,hc lower sweep OF
the Mississippt O. Crescent, March %.