The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-19


still distract rs long as couniry remains
to be distracted.
Are all Northern wings ready TO unite
upon this wicked scheme OF party warfare
We PROFOUND to them once more the great
lauestion. which now rests with heavy r.
sponsihihty upon all American citizens /;
Shall the specification OF 1850 be enforced
lat the ballot.boxes and be pdrpetuaIed. or
shall slavery agitation remain unchecked
until the fall of the American Union con-
summaries It's fendish triumph
TnE CGMrRoMlsE.-Mr Foote says
the Compromise was " fair, liberal aid
Just" TO the South.
Hear what Free SoilSm says on the
subject. We copy from the New York
Tribune.
The great battle of this generation
between freedom and slavery has been
fought and won by those who from
1896 to 1850, resolutcly upheld, during
the fierce conflicts of all those years.
the Wilmot l'roviso. The contest OF
the Proviso secures our Mexican Ter
rtories 10 freedom. In this great re-
suit, we behold its glorious reward.
We may, therefore in the main be con
tent with the fruits of that contest.
"ln this rich harvest, true friends Of
liberty may every where share and
rejoice, in It's abundance. They may
well regard it with proud satisfaction
and repose in tranquility over what is
thus achieved for the cause Of human
ity.
"In the triumphant march of the
cause of freedom, finally marked by the
events alluded 10, we find the liveliest
satisfaction. That cause had suffered
no serious interruption in its career,
though assailed at every step by open
foes and trcacherous friends. Its course
has been steadily forward, its conquests
unequivocal and glorious
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI. The Trus-
tees of the University met at Oxford
on the I4th inst, and continued in scs.
sion four days, during which time
much business of importance was
transacted. We digest in hurried
manner, such matters as will be likely
to be Of interest TO the public.
The officers of Proctor, Treasure,
and Secretary, were blended into one.
and the Hon. James M. Howry chosen
to ill the office.
DR.. b. w. Earle, OF Monroe, was
elected a Trustee to supply the vacan>
cy occasioned by the death of Col
Williams.
Hon. A. M. Clayton was re- elected
President Of the Board, and j mes
Brown, A. II. Pegues, and J. Thomp-
son, were elected the Executive com.
mittee.
Prot. Strozzi was elected to the
Chair Of Modern Languages, and Os
car M. Lieber. of Alabama, (son Of the
venerable and distinguished DIR. Lei
Ter, of ). CaroIina) WAS chosen as
Assistant Professor or Geology, aud.
will c1ter upon his duties in Sepiem.
ber next, when he will commence
geological survey Of the State.
The Board made provision for the
erection of the dormitory, TO be COM
pleted in twelve months.
We understand that considerable
addition of excellent standard works
has been recently made to the Univer-
sity Library.--COnstitution.
REMARKABLE EscAPF.-The Sag EIar-
Dor Corrector relates the following in>
cidcnt:
"Mr. Hubbard l.. Fordham. keeper
Of the Ccdcr Island light, in this har.
Dor, being in his boat between seven
and eight o'clock on Saturday morning
last, and seeing a squaII coming, run
for Mashommac Point his boat struck,
and he had barely time to haul down
his sail, which Is the last thing he res
members; and the first afterwards was
in finding himself coiIed up in the bot>
tom OF his boat with the water nearly
covering him, when getting up and
looking around, he'thought few mo
ments had made a great change but.
after calculation dead reckoning and
all, he was soon convinced, he saws,
that he must have been laying in that
state full an hour and "a halt IL ap-
pears that he had been struck with
the tightening, and, no doubt, is indebt-
ed to the powerful rain which follow.
cd, and left such quanty in his boat
for his life.
We saw Mr.. +. on Monday. when
he had suffered no other Inconvenience
tI,an "A soyora hoaI.oI.., ,,,,,L l;..:..,,