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Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-17
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Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-17

A few years since a committee was appointed
by the Mississippi State Convention to collect ma
terals for UNCONVENTIONAL history but up to this
time, so far as | know, no progress has been
made IN this work: and inasmuch as | regard this
object as most desirable one, and as / fear ma
terlals may be lost, which can at present be secur
ed, have concluded to undertake the compilation
of history. In order that | may succeed, | So
ict the cooperation of every minister and deacon
in the State.
The plan of the work as now in my minds eye
will exhibit the parts: LIST. A brief introduction,
developing prominent points in general history
and doctrines. 3D. The rise, progress and pre-
sent condition of the denomination in the State,
detailing the history of each association and the
most prominent churches, together with such sta
tistical tables as will show the ratio of increase
Sd. An appendix, containing biographical sketches
of ministers and prominent layman, who have
died in this State.
To fill out this plan, / shall need the assistance
of every church in the State. Files of the Min
utes of every Association newspaper notices OF
ministerial character; accounts of REVEALS; bio
graphical notes; anecdotes; registers of debates
and fragments of history are all desied. l beg
therefore. all my brethren to aid me-
Letters NAV be addressed to me at this Mace
postpaid. Minutes, documents, or books, either
gwen for this purpose or loaned, NAV be deposi
ted with Charles J. Shepherd, firm of d. Vince
Ter d Coz or Thomas p Miller, Mobile; J. B.
Valentine, Jr., Cd. Taylor & Co. custom house
street New Orleans Ira Carpenter, or B. Pen
dieton' Natchez VIM. H. Sparkle, Vcksburp !;
a n. Jones, Columbus; and Rev. P. S. Gavie,
Memphis, Tenn '-''
When published, it is designed to divide the pro-
hts (if any, arising from this work, between the
endowment funds of Mississippi College, Clinton,
Il T1inds Co. ; and the Mississippi Female College
fernando, DeSoto Co. -
Clerks or Moderators of Associations. can aid
greatly IN this work, by writing out brief histories
OF their bodies, concluding with stats
ucal table, showing the numbers in communion
Gson year the names of Moderator, Clerk and
hope to be able to obtain the materials needed
oeiore the convention assemblies, next November
at Aberdeen. Brethren lend your aid.
WIN. CAREY CRANE.
fernando, Miss, March 9th, 1851.
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no the Friends of the south.

TIE undersigned design establishing Weekly Journal m me
city Of Columbus Mississippi to be devoted to the
ton Of those vital maxims equality BOTH civil and POLITICAL
recognized and pracsed by the Fathers OF the
editorial department of the paper VIII be under the cae Vi
competent and experienced gentlemen
The friends of the Unonthe Union as framed ana ceneh
ted hv he blood of our fathers earnestly invited and urged
to aid in procuring the of subscribers AS the paper
will occupy high conservative ground irrespective OF party al
ance # confidently anticipated that will meet the apPro-
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The paper will be printed and beautiful type and Will
contain more reading than any sheet In the State ne
first number will be issued about the lrst OF January 1871
The names and subscribers be forwarded VIM d. CHAP
MAN (care of Jas B. Blair) Columbus, Mississippi.
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Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-17
The State of the Case,

The disposition of the North to sustain the com
promise measures is judged by the Southern Press,
In an article viewing the late Senatorial elections,
as follows:
The LATE SENATORIAL ELECTIoNs-The COM
mentarles of the various organs of the two great
national parties the recent elections of Senators
would afford amusement, if thew did not excite
sentiments of deeper kind. The National Intel
lgencer expressed its regret at the election OF
Sumner but reJolced at the election of Wade
The Republic Is overcome with the threachery OF
Massachusetts Democrats in electng Sumner, but
applauded the Wings of New York for electino
Fish.
Now it is not only obvious that each party a.
walls itself IN the North of Free-soil coalition
when an opportunity occurs, but that each prefers
an alliance OF that sort to one with its regular op
ponents.
The Wings of Massachusetts could have easily
elected Hallet, compromise Democrat by uni
ting with the twenty Democrats, who refus
ed to vote for Sumner. And these twenty sever
Democrats could have elected a compromise Wing
by uniting with the Wings. The policy
could have elected compromise men in Ohio ant
New York-that is, provided, in those three States
the friends of the compromise have majority o
the people. But this is is clear, is not tn,
fact. The election of Free sellers to the Senate
is evidence that the compromise is rejected, b,
those States. And the attempts of fragments O
the two great national parties in other States
friendly to the compromise, to impute these cleo
tons to their opponents are self deception or de
signed to deceive others
When the compromise bills passed, they wer
supported in the Senate by but one Senator from
either of these States-Mr Dickinson. They bac
been supported by Mr.. Webster, who on going in
to the cabinet was succeeded by Mr. Winthrop
1t was contended, however, that the compromise
adopted, would be acceptable to those States, anc
agitation would cease. We know the absurditv 0
this expectation
II is obvious, then, that the three powerful
states OF the North repudlate that scheme of SET
'iement which, according to the sentiment of enc.
ry Southern State, is the utmost that can be suh.
mitted to by the South without dancer and die.
hoEoT Yet nothing is more common in all the
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-17
For the Southern STANDARD
Look out for Negro StealerS.

At meeting of the citizens of the yicenage of
Choctaw Agency, Oktibbeha county, over which
7. c. Harrington esq, presided, one David Myers,
now a resident of said county, was charged with
having endeavored to persuade two or more ne
groes to away with him to free State, and to
obtain all the money they could by any means
even to robbing their masters before leaving. The
evidence was chiefly the confessions of negroes,
and as he was on one occasion drinking, the meet
ing did not deal vigorously with him as it would
otherwise have done, but appointed the undersign-
ed to demand of him whether he would leave the
county within two days and the State within ten,
and to state to him the consequences of his refu-
sal or his failure after promise, to Co. and to pub
lish him to place other communities on their guard
He very readily agreed to leave.
The aforesaid David Myers is about 81 or 22
years old, FIVE feet five inches high, has brown
eyes dark chestnut hair rather fair complexion and
slender features and figure, says he is native of
Fayett county, Alabama, but was raised in Kinds
county Mississippi, and has run the Mississippi as
a boat hand from New Orleans to Vicksburg.
Yours &C.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-17

A CURIOSITY FOR THE W oRLD FAIR.-'IlS sad
that the Hon Robert Toombs is going over to the
Worlds Fair. The Augusta Const't"ttonat'st sug-
gests ''that he should take over model OF that
"MASKED BA TTERY' to which he called the
attention of the American people in the last Con
gress, and for which he is entitled to patent.
Ex~Wonder if General Foote coulden't be IN,
duced to go too, and exhibit the ROPE with which
he was going to HANG Senator Hale.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-17

Southern submission States, than denunclatIon
of South Carolina for desiring to Withdraw from g
Uuion with section whose principal members
have thus repeatedly, distinctly and emphaticaly
pronounced against those terms Which the most
submissive States Of the South assert 10 DC mus
pensible to Union.
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Prospectus Of the ..soutl.er.. Press.,

An association Of sixty-three members of Congress
Senators and Representatives have constituted the u
dersgued aeommitee to superintend the establishment
of Southern Press at Washington City, be devoted
to the exposition and defence of Southern rights anC
instutons-the dissemination of correct information
as to Northern policy, and the of political a
fairs generally, without reference the old party lines
of Wing and Democrat Arrangements are now in
progress, promptly to insure the issue of such paper
under the title of
"THE SOUTHERN PRESS"
for the conduct of which, suitable editors have been
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eminent and able contributors. There will be both
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will not be exclusively potcal-but Will embrace on
its broad sheet the general news, of the day. do
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and agricultural intelligence literary criticisms, orig-
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those items of general interest the collected aggregate
of which constitutes the interesting and valuable
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rect reports of the proceedings and debates in both
Houses of Congress- well the action of the local
legislatures the southern question.
A limited number only of advertisements will be re-
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The paper will be printed sheet equal in size to
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RoBBERY.--We learn that on Friday night OF last
week. the house of Mr.. John Crump living near
Athens, in this county, entered by some they
ish rascal while the old gentleman was asleep
who stole from his drawer, about "a, 'oo. Inc
perpetrator of the deed has yet been detected
aberdeen IladeDendent.
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Ayers Cherry PecforaI.

most beautiful and calaae Preparation for the cure Of
Coughs, Colds, Consumption, and all diseases of6e
throat and lungs. y "'0
I'HiS rs new compound, in this place, but it is ev.
ioenuy one OF the greatest preparations the acre
for diseases of the ungs-far Superior to JsVnes
paration. Aes pre-
c., JAS. BLAIR, Sole Agent.
Columbus Feb. l, 1850
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nz-Tbe editor of the Aberdeen Independent is

responsible for the following crawfsh paragraph ::
1--WE were shown mammoth crawhSh 1e"
DAVIS since caught on the plantation of J. H. Haugh-
ton ESQ He was about the ''odest nhabitant"
Mr.. H. had, up to last Saturday caught l34 bush
els of his descendants Poor old captive
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-17
Accident 10 Isham Harrison.

On Thursday evening last, Mr. lsham harrison
stepped out of the back door OF the law once OF
Messrs Davis IL Acker and accidentally leii'
breaking the front bone of his leg just ABOVE the
ankle II is probable this unfortunate accident
will prevent his further attendance upon the Courts
of this district.-A6erdeen independent.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-17

He was drowned
On the Sound,
And his body wasn't found
Until forty-'leven days;
Then he rose
And his toes,
And his jolly ruddy nose
Was discovered through the haze !
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-17
Direct EmDOrtatiOnS.

A SOUTHERN MovEMENT-Th Richmond (Va)
Republican of the 9Th, learns that all the prncl-
pal mercantile houses of Richmond will send out
an agent by the next steamer, to make arrange
ments for obtaining their goods henceforth, direct
from England.
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COM MI T I Z E /:

~ M M l. l. u L
NJ NJ BROOKS, ! No,,,bee Co
HAMPTON WILLIAMS,
T. NJ. BLACKWELL,
7. C. GREENWOOD,
up MONTGOMERY, CI;olo.o,r n
HENRY MCDOWELL,
]. A. ORR,
@. C. GRASTY,
CHALES GATES,
w. R. CUNNINGHAM,
w. A. TUCKER,
r. DAVIS
A. d POPE, Monroe Co.
S. J. GHOLSON,
L. B. MOORE,
JACOB LOUGHRIDGE,
JOHN F. MILLS.
WR. CANNON,
JOHN w. RICE, Oktibbehd Co.
CHAS. R. JORDAN.N
A. S. HUMPHREYS, I
THOS. SHARP,
ELI ABBOTT, 1o,.,J,. r.
w w. HUMPHREYS, A>0""o'' o.
BEV. MATTHEW'S,
JAMES WHITFIELD,
CoIIMBIys Miss, Nov. llth 1850
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Notice.

Notice.
10 all persons interested IN the estate Of Locsy Wood de-
ceased
YOU are hereby notified that pursuant to an order
L OF the Probate Court of Lowndes county, Missis-
slpp WILL as guardian of said decedent at the April
Ierm lS5l of said court present my final account for
settlement.
JAMES DAVIS,
March 8, 1851. est Guardian for Locky Wood.
NOD LIVER OILY. RUsuToy & Co. \ for sale By
Y Columbus, Feb s. 1851 j. BLAIR.
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Gg"T The following sent to an editor with the
understanding that it was specimen of what could
be done by the author, and that if other produc-
tons were wanted they could "be had for the
money :"
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R. TOOMBS,
]. THOMPSON.

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Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-17
History of Mississippi BaptiSts.
Yours &c,

Choctaw Agency, May 9Th, 1851.
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A. w ARREN,
G. CARPENTER,
I. J. MOORE,
w. S. BRAY,
WIN. STILER,
A. MOORE,
J. w. RICE,
L. HARVEY.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-06-07
PRESIDENT AT THE LUNATIC ASYLUM.


When in Utica, Mr.. Fillmore visited the
Lunatic Asylum, and the interesting cerc.
monies of the occasion are thus described by
the Mirror
On entering the Chapel where some two
hundred of these unfortnnates were quietly
seated, the overseer introduced the President
Of the United States, when all rose, respect
fully bowed, and resumed their seats. Each
member of the party was then introduced
by name, when the same ceremony was
profoundly repeated. DR.. Maltby, a wise
Lunatic, then rose and welcomed the Presi-
| dent in a strain of graceful and touching
eloquence that drew tears TO every eye. lie
is a tall, thin, pale man. with penetrating
eyes, fine voice. and guesures belonging
to the polite oratory of gentlemen of the
old school," The Presidents reply was
also very happy and affecting. SO orderly
and so well behaved company surely has
not greeted him in all his travels. In one Of
the female Wards, the whole party was in
dividually introduced to an elegantly dressed
and most accomplished lady, the daughter
of one of the most distinguished lawyers
| New York has ever produced. She had the
right word ready for every one who address
sed her, and presented the President with a
sweet little bouquet Of her own arranging,
in the most tasteful and graceful manner
We saw the same ''act OF presentation" per-
formed hundred times, but in no instance
with such exquisite simplicity and grace, as
marked the offering of this accomplished
lady. She is about forty years of age and
| in mentioning the name of some of the dis
| tinguished men she had entertained at her
fathers house, added ,-''but for the last
seven years have been--very much out
of the world"
There was young girl in the Asylum
who also attracted much attention by hel
beauty of person and elegance Of dress
She did not appear to be over seventeen
years Of age, and there was not the slightest
indication of lunacy, or even Of ''rregular.
ity" about her.
She stood in the door of her room, which
was adorned with flowers gracefully ac
knowledging the bows of the visitors
though no one presumed TO speak to her. =
She wore beautiful wreath of peach ant
cherry blossoms in her dark hair the onl,
ornaments appropriate 10 her rare and touch
ing beauty. Thinking of the "fair Ophelia'
and the heart-broken "Bride Of Lammer
moor" and all the delicate feminine harp
strings that were ever broken by sorrow 0
sin, we left the beautiful lunatic, and 70
hours afterwards, every sound seemed
moan, every breeze a sigh, and even TN
"drops of the morning" which gistened il
the flowers, looked more like tears Of sad
ness than gems Of Joy.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-06-07
PRESERVING FRUIT,

Fruit of almost any description may be
preserved simply by packing it in kiln dried
bran, Sand is frequently used for the same
purpose but II is a pondeEous article, and
on several accounts far less eligible than
bran. Dr. Under hill, Of the New York Far
mer's Club, stated that friend of his OBJ
taiued a quantity Of ground cork, in which
grapes had been imported He dried it
thoroughly in a kiln, and packed some
grapes in it, which kept sound and good ill
the following July. He also remarked that
he had succeeded in preserving grapes in
kiln dried wheat bran and that in presor-
wing all fruits, they should be kept as cool
as possible without ncurring danger from
frost Fhe temperature, therefore, ought
never to be below 80 degrees, nor above
35.
| Mr.. Hall, at one Of the meetings of this
club, remarked that the Spaniards export
more grapes than all the rest of the world,
and that they preserved them BY packing in
| kiln dried oak saw dust, and Theoretically
sealing the vessels in which they are depo,
! slted. Moan Webster, OF Lexicon and SPELL
ing.book notoriety, was accustomed 10 pre-
serve his apples in sand. Plaster of Paris is
objectionable, being heavy and difficult TO
handle. have known apples and pears
preserved in an excellent state till August
in the following manner As soon as the
weather becomes cool, pick the fruit care
fully from the bOughS by haad, placing
them one by one in basket to prevent
bruising Spread them Tor week or two
in cool place, and then enclose each apple
closely in an envelope of paper, Have a
clean barrel, well lined with cotton batting
or old newspapers, and pack in the envelo-
ped fruit as closely as it can be placed
head the barrel carefully, ana set it away
in cool place, In this way fruit will gen.
orally keep sound and good