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The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-07

H We observe, in recent correspondence
that Gen. FooTE, when asked whether he be
lieved in the right Of secession, said he did not
believe that II was a constitutional right-thus
making the same dodge that Mr.. Gem did on
che same subject
The right of secession is State right. And
no State right or State power is, or can be, de-
riped from the federal, or even State consttu.
ton For the power that made the federal
Constitution was that of the people of each
State. Could the people Of all the States, or OF
one of the States, confer right on single
Stase---a sovereign righti Certainly not.
The right TO secede, il the right TO alter
amend, or abolish an existing government And
IL that does not exist, The men who wrote, and
signed, and adopted the Declaration Of Indie
pendence were traitors, rehels, sophists, and
heretics.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-07

meyer, in word, exercised AS much author }
~ att Gaeisni ma istrsts would have done il
the caa&%of ~ ordinary afIray among two OF
three pexxoas,
The Sheriff being called tpou for assistance
by tho marshaI, vcsy promptly requested tht
comm saaoss of the Citizens Corps, the Ma
tionaI Guards and the Washington Artillery, Il
order out their companies The order VIVA ~
promptly complied with, and the companies
were assembled at their armories ready for duty
each man being supplied with three rounds ol
ball cartridges Before marching to the sheriff .
Office, however, Col 0. j. Vandsnburg, the
commander Of he regiment issued his order IA
The captains Of The three companies (t~bidding
Them to turn cut! He did this at the solicitation
Of Charles A. Wheaton and other leading Abo-
litionists, and in accordance with his own per
sonal prejudces--since he was heard to express
desire that ne laD should mol be erecutsd, ana
his o,on determination 10 do all IN his power "a
prevent its execution.
Having received an order from their colonel
10 disband, the commanders of the companies
had no alternative but . obey, and the troops
were accordingly dismissed.
When IL became known to the mob that the
troops were dismissed, they renewed their mena-
8 against the officers, and the black and white
bCOuiuIolH VINO HuuFtbStu tubLu TcOOuDi6Q tn6Ir
exertions to in1ame them to the point requisite
for the accomplishment Of their internal purpose
The police office, IN which the commissions
was then holding his examination of the case,
was assaulted with stones and the windows bro
ken, until it became impossible to proceed with
the case. An hour and half after the adjourn
ment, the doors were forced in and the fugitive
res ned
Col. Vandenbnrgh's, conduct in this affair Is
aggravated by tho fact that after the final escape
Of the fugitive, no issued an order for the Cit-
zen's corps to turn out immediately--thu viz.
tually acknowledging, by his own har 4, when
too late, that he had beeh guilty Of an unustfia-
BILE act, in previously countermanding the order
Of the sheriff.
Several prominent citizens of Syracuse were
engaged in the riot, and have, therefore, render
ed themselves amenable to the law
The mob was composed chiefly Of white men,
and was swelIed by the strangers in the city, it
being the day Of the &C unity fair, and an abo-
ton convention, the latter of which was on hand
for full delegation Of law breakers.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-07

A~ruL TRAcrpv We copy the following from
the Nashville Banner Of the 25th inst
gentleman from Gibson county informs us
that an awful tragedy was enacted in that county
last week. 1t seems that two brothers. named
Harper, one living in Kentucky, the other in
Gibson county, had been disputing in regard TO the
ownership of a slave. The Kentucky Harper
visited Gibson county accompanied by his son, a
small boy, and seized the negro, with the inten-
zion ofcarrying him of. His brother determined
10 resist this summary process, and armed himself
accordingly. They met, and bloody fight occur
xed The Tennessee Harper shot the other with
a musket, and was himself shot in return. The
Ksntuckiaa. did Immediately after shooting-the
Tsnnessean fingered shoFt time and died also.
TheAon Of the Kentuckian, seeing his father fall
~ushsd upon his assa,Iani and stabbed him with
knifs. Our Informant thinks the Hsrpers iwere
formsry residents Of Middle Tennessee. We.sup-
poas abe next Trenton Bsnnsr viii GIVE ihspsriicn-
isrs OF this dsplorsble affair.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-07

We have thought that we we're pretty good
dabsters at putting but our friend SAKE, of the
Burlington Fee Press, can beat us, out and
out--e1 gr,
Distinguished Arr'pal.--Gardner. the New
England soap man" il in town and attracts n
good deal of attention Horace (pot Horoce
Greeley, but Horace the Roman has said shst
fame consists in being pointed at by the crowd,
and having it said" that's the man" II
Horace was correct, Gardner ia one Of the most
famous men of the times, and being famous de-
serves" = first rnte notice" lie shall have it,
lie is a shrewd enterprisiug, original Yankee
cute" without meanness---comica without
smut or proximity, and sells soap az fast as the
Queen of Spain eats candy May he prosper
VI he deserves
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-07

We understand that Mr. BAYLOR, our consul
for Amsterdam, and who is in this country or
leave of temporary absence, will attend the
Macon Convention Of Planters on the 9th, and
that he lie authorized by merchants and CAPT
talists of Amsterdam to tender to Southern
planters and merchants ample cash advances, al
low rate Of interest, on direct shipments Of
cotton TO that port, and also to guarantee al
least the market prices of Liverpool.
We think this affords an excellent opportu-
nifty for the esta bishment of direct trade be-
tween the Southern ports and those Of CONT
mental Europe. 1t is the interest and policy OF
the South to decentralze the cotton trade-to
diffnse it over the various markets Of Europe
and TO avert as much as possible the costs and
charges of needless transhipments.
It is peculiarly important in another aspect
England has of late years given good deal of
aid and comfort to abolition. Her West India
policy proves her antagonism to African slavery
and her intervention in Cuba shows it still more,
to say nothing of the money actually RENTED
10y her anti-savery societies, to promote ,aboli-
ton in this country. Hence it becomes import
ant for the South to foster the cotton manufac
ture of the continent of Europe, 80 as not 10 b,
dependent either on Old or New England. j
the Amsterdam merchants will afford equal ia
ciiites to cotton producers and cotton dealers
let Amsterdam have the preference to the extent
of her demand for her own and her interior
consumption.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-07

Pomrru--A recent letter from an American
gentleman ia Naples, says
"vespyius 's now calmly smoking, and seems
disposed to repose himself from the fatgues ofhs
devastating labor Of the last year. Pompeii is
slowly appearing above ground. About twenty
Iaborers are kept at work, who manage to get or
cari-load Of earth day from the subincumbeni
city. Not ne half of the entire city is yet ex-
cavatsd. The earthly mound which covers it's
an exceedingly beautiful and rich vineyard, with
houses of peasants scattered over its surface A
bes'ion the seawnll has recently been unearlhed.
which goes to confirm the opinion that the sea,
now nearly a mile distant, once laved the walls Of
Pompeii y ~.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-07

Hon. Daniel Webster has written letter. sc-
ceptine the invitation to be present At the New
Hampshire FAIR, to be held in Manchester this
week.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-07

~ Mr. f. Y. GIBSON. Of I'll Dorado, Arkar,-
sas, is our duly authorized agent within that
Stste, to collect monies due to this Office and
receive subscriptions.
~ Dir. RoBERr T.. SEyLg, Charleston,
South Csrolins, assisted by MIR. 5. T.. burgess,
are our duly authorized agents for the States Ut
South Carolina and Georgia, TO collect monies
due this Office. and receive subscriptions.
~ Mr.. MAzycK Is our agent for Charleston
H- CHARLfs NJ. MARTIN, Of Haynesville,
Alabama. Is our authorized agent to collect dues
and receive subscriptions for the Southern Press
in Alabama and Mississippi
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-07

In accordance with the foregoing testimony,
the jury, after deliberate consultation, have come
to the conclusion, and accordingly render their
verdict, that Samuel Whitaker and Robert
Mckenzie came TO their death by being hanged
by the neck, thereby producing strsngnlation.
by the act Of body Of citizens styling them
selves the Vigilance Committee Of San Fran
CISCO" on the afternoon Of Surdy, August "a,
instant, at about three o'clock in front OF tho
Vigilance Committee rooms, on Battery street,
near California street, from the second story
thereof (Higned)
Theodore Payne, John G. Griswold,
J,mcs Hagsn, VIM M. Moore,
j. Socum, James H. Wlngate.
EDWARD GALLAGHER, Coroner.
SAN FRAScrsco, August "a 1851
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-07
THE coRoszR's INQUEST.

The coroner was sent for towards sunset by
the committee, to bold an inquest on the bodies
The use of she California Engine House was ten
dered him for the purpose OF holding the in
quest Al sunset the bodies Of the hanging
cuprits were lowered from the tenm. and life
being entirely extinct they were taken into the
committee rooms, and from thence conveyed to
the G lifornia Engine House, opposite the Orien-
tai Hotel, where the following gentlemen were
empannelled as jurors Theodore Payne, James
Hsgan, ]. Slocum, John G. Griswold, James II.
Wingate, William NJ. Moore.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-09-10

SUSTAINING A CHARAcTER.-The "Junior
Editor" of the Sussex Register recently having
made some structures upon the appearance of
an engine, which, the ladies had adorned
with garlands, they sent him note, requesting
him, upon pain of their displeasure, to retract
In reply, he very ungalantly, says" We can
not do that. Persistence in our opinion is with
us genealogical necessity. We have char
acter to sustain-a character for which we gave
an itinerant phrenologist fifty cents and puff
and therein our " firmness" is marked Z, the
maximum notch-a development which we must
live up to or science must suffer-
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-09-10
Buffalo Christian Advocate.

FACTS FOR THE CURIoUs-FEMALE BEAUTY.
The ladies of Arabia stain their fingers and
toes red, their eyebrows black and their lips
blue. In Persia, they paint black streak a
round the eyes, and ornament their faces with
various figures. The Japanese women gild
their teeth, and those of the Indies paint them
red. The pearl of the teeth, must be dyed
black to be beautiful in Guzuart. The Hotten-
tot women paint the entire body in. compart-
ments of red and black. In Greenland the wo-
men color their faces with blue and yellow, and
they frequently tattoo their bodies by satura-
ting thread in SCOT, inserting them beneath the
skin, and then drawing them through. Hindoo
females, when they wish to appear particularly
lovely, smear themselves with mixture Of SAT-
from, tnmeric and grease. In nearly all islands
Of the Pacific and Indian oceans, the women, as
well as the men, tattoo great variety of fig
ures on the face, the lips, the tongue, and the
whole body. In New Holland, they cut them
selves with shells, and keeping the wounds O.
pen long time form deep scars in the flesh,
which they deem highly ornamental. And an
other singular addition is made to their beauty
by taking off, in infancy, the little finger of the
left hand, at the second joint. In ancient Per-
sia, an aquiine nose was often thought worthy
Of the crown; but the Sumatran mother care
fully fattens the nose of her daughter. Among
some Of the savage tribes of Oregon, and also
in Sumatra and Arracan, continual pressure is
applied to the skull in order to hatten it, and
thus give it new beauty The modern Per-
SLAMS have a strong aversion to red hair; the
Turks, on the contrary, are warm admirers of
it. In China small round eyes are liked; and
the girls are continually plucking their eye-
brows, that they may be thin and long. But
the great beauty of a Chinese lady is in her feet,
which, in childhood, are so compressed by BAN
dages as effectually TO prevent any further in
crease in size. The four smaller toes are turn
ed under the foot, to the sole of which they
firmly adhere; and the poor girl not only en-
dures much pain, but becomes a cripple for life.
Another mark of beauty consists in finger nails
so long that castings of bamboo are necessary
to preserve them from injury. An African beau.
ty must have small eyes, thick lips a large fiat
nose and skin beautifully black. In New GUM
ca, the nose is perforated, and large piece OF
wood or bone inserted In the northwest
coast of America, an incsion more than two
inches in length is made in the lower lip, and
then filled with wooden plug. In Guiana, the
| lips are pierced with thorns, the heads being
inside the mouth, and the point resting on the
chin. The Tunisian woman, of moderate pre-
tensions to beauty, needs a slave under each
arm, to support her when she walks, and per.
feet belle carries flesh enough to load down q
camel Scientific American.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-09-10

DYsENTERY AND BOWEL CoMPLAINT.-The
Baltimore Patriot publishes the following reci-
pc for these distressing complaints, and strong
y recommends trial of it. One pint of clean
oats, to be Drowned the same as coffee, but not
to be ground; when Drowned it is to be put in
a clean vessel, with two quarts of water, then
simmered over the fire until reduced TO one
quart; when cool, decant it off. Dose for
grown person, common sized tumbler, sweet
ened with loaf sugar, but no milk or cream.
Three tumblers in almost all cases will afford
relief
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-09-10
DANGERS OF" MODERATE DRINKING.n y

\
When every thing is fair around us--when
every wind is propiious--whie we are sailing
in the calm, open sea, we feel safe--safe in the
consciousness of our strength. We feel that
there is no danger of our falling, while yet we
have but taken the iniliatory step in the down.
ward path. A few months ago, one of our cti-
zens launched his boat upon the waters Of yon
river. The current ran quietly beneath him
he saw no danger, although he was violating
Gods holy Sabbath. He hoated along in CON-
plete security-venturng nearer and still near
er the point where his strength would prove un-
availing against the rapidity Of the current Still
he is secure--relying upon his own strong arm
A little farther on his bark is borne--swifter
glides the current-in the distance the smoke Of
ascending spray is scotland, bark what sound
is that which breaks upon his ear! IT'S the
roar Of the mighty cataract toward which he is
driven. He is at length aroused-he plies the
oar--he redonbles his efforts-he strains every
nerve to its severest tension. But he is still
borne on-his strength is unavailing; he is pass
ed the point beyond which no human arm can
save. The maddened -eaping-foam-
ing--lashed into fury upon the rocks beneath
break upon his vision. Despair is depicted up
on every lineament Of his countenance. Hope,
that last refuge takes its fight--al--all is lost.
On he is driven--his frail bark is dashed TO at
oms--far down into the fathomless abyss of wa
ters below he is hurled-never again to be re-
covered until the sea shall give up it's dead
Think you that this bears no resemblance to
the course of the drunkard! See yonder young
man--he looks upon the wine when it is red in
the cup. He listens to the alluring song of
pleasure-he ventures little way upon the sea
of intemperance. He partakes of the social
glass-it may be from the hand of some fair one
upon festive occasion. He sees no danger in
this, and ventures on. Soon appetite is devel-
oped--an insatiate appetite-which becomes
stronger and stronger the more it is indulged.
But, still, he is blind to his fate Vicious asso-
cates are around him--the midnight revel fol-
lows, and is succeeded by morning of shame
and repentance. He looks about him and sees
the fearful gulf Of degradation upon whose brink
he fingers. He resolves and starts back-but,
nj! ! the demon-spirit has riveted his chains upon
him. Appetite has become too strong for NOR
al principle-and yet one more struggle and he
is borne on in the maddening whirl of dissipa-
ton. Soon the raging waters appear-his soul
is racked as if pierced by the darts of ten thou
sand demons,--and down, down-oh, God he
sinks--he is lost for time, and for eternity.
There is no safety except in meeting the
tempter at the threshold and vanquishing him,
ere he has fastened upon us.
1Buffalo Christian Advocate
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-09-10
HYMN OF LIFE.
BY CHARLES MCKAY.


A traveller through dusty road
Strewed acorns on the lea;
And one took root, and sprouted up,
And grew into tree.
Love sought its shade at evening time,
To breathe its early vows,
And Age was pleased in heats of noon,
To bask beneath its boughs-
The dormouse loved its dangling twigs,
The birds sweet music bore;
1t stood glory in its place,
A blessing evermore!
A little spring had lost its way,
Amid the grass and fern;
A passing stranger scooped a well,
Where weary men might turn
He walled it in, and hung with care,
A ladle at the brink
He thought not of the deed he did,
But judged that toll might drink.
He passed again-and 10 the well
BY summers never dried,
Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues
And saved life beside!
A dreamer dropped a random tho't;
Twas old, and yet twas new
A simple fancy of the brain,
But strong in being true
1t shown upon genial mind,
And 10 its light became
A lamp of life-a beacon ray,
A mOnitory flame.
The thought was small-its issue great
A watch-fire on the hill;
1t sheds its radiance far adown,
And cheers the valley still
A nameless man. amid a crowd
That thronged the daily mart,
Let fall a word of hope and love,
Unstudied from the heart
Awhisper on the tlmut thrown
A transitory breath
1t raised a brother from the dust,
1t saved soul from death.
germ o font word of love!
0 tho't at random cast!
Ye were but little at the first,
But mighty, at the LAST!
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-09-10

Discovery OF THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT OF
THE ACTs OF THE APosTLEs.--A Greek savant,
M. Simonidis pretends to have discovered in the
different converts in his country, the archives
of which he has been collecting, the place where
the original Of the Acts of the Apostles is hid.
1t, is according to his account, in the small ISL
and of Antigonus, situated at the entrance of the
sea Of Marmora. M. Simonidis has demanded
from the Porte, through the Sandman Minister,
an authorization to make speedy research in
that spot in the presence of the learned men of
Constantinople; he particularly wishes to have
some geologists with him, in order to be the
better able to prove that the earth has not been
moved for ages in the spot which he points out.
1t is said that the Greek patriarch, fearing that
such an important discovery might lead to fresh
schsms in the Church has besought the Porte
to refuse the authorization asked for. 1t is how
ever thought that it will be granted, and that
the search will commence Immediately.
Galignani's Messenger.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-09-10
SELLING WRE.-The Manchester Courie

SELLING WHE.--The Manchester Courier
gives an account of an attempted sale of wife
which commenced in front Of the Angel Inn at
Stockport, which was stopped by the police af-
ter the bidding, which commenced at seven
pence, had run up to ten shillings. The interfe-
renee Of the authorities caused great dissaiisac-
ton to the crowd, many Of whom, says the Cour-
Ter, believed that the sale ofa wife was strictly
legal
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-09-10

az hold it to be fact,' says Pascal, " that if
all persons knew what they said Of each other,
there would not be four friends in the world.
This is manifest from the disputes to which in
discreet reports passing from one to another Of
ten give rise"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-09-10

DO YOU TAKE A NEWSPAPER !-We have
heard good story of an occurrence not far
from Ann Arbor, Michigan, this summer at the
height Of the wool season, which illustrates the
disadvantage Of not taking newspaper, so as
TO be informed of the value of the articles car
ried to market
An old farmer who lives a few miles from
that city, shears one hundred and fifty sheep,
but feels to poor 10 take newspaper-yet he
is worth twenty thousand dollars or more, and
has mortgages on numerous farms about him
but two dollars for newspaper was considera-
BILE, and then the time spent in reading it was
worse than thrown away. He brought his
wool to the city, and seeing the man who had
bought his wool for two or three years past,
enquired if he was buying wool, and being an.
swered in the affirmative, said he had his clip in
town, and wished to sell it, The merchant ask
ed him what he asked for it. The farmer told
him that he wanted the same price he sold it
to him for last year, thinking it was a round
price, Mt which the merchant told him il he
would trade out portion he would take it,
The bargain was completed and the wool deliv-
cred; when in fact the merchant would have
given seven cents per ID. more than he did for
the last years clip if he had asked it, and the
farmer would have asked it if he had thought
of getting it. Now if he had taken newspa-
per he might have saved thirty dollars in one
years clip. Yet he went home glorying in his
ignorance, thinking he had received the highest
price paid for his WOOL
Do you take a newspaper! If not you may
pay dear for doing without
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-09-10

Guard against reading too much, or too rap
idly. Rather read with attention; lay the book
often down; impress on the mind what yon
have read, and reflect upon it. rlro-