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Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-20
Item V.

Both Houses have pursued the even tenor of
their way since their organization and the appa-
rent, though deceptive quiet which characterized
the opening of the session. still continues to keep
the surface unagitated. The only attempts at
renewal of agitation at this early day on the vexed
question, have been made in the Senate by its two
greatest demagogues, Foote and Hale-the one
attempting to make capital South, the other North.
" Arcddes ambo'' are they indeed and had they
but chanced to have changed sections, would have
changed soles as well. Mr.. Foote'S agitating pro-
ceeding was the introduction of his Comp omise
test resolution in the Senate, which is follows
A resolution declaring the measures Of adjustment
to be definite settlement of the question grow
ing out of the system of domestic slavery.
Be Il ResOlVed, That the series of measures en-
braced in the acts entitled g An proposing to
the State of Texas the establishment of her Nor
thern and Western boundaries the REIMBURSEMENT
by the said State of all her territory claimed by
her exterior to said boundaries, and of all her
claims upon the United States, and to establish
territorial government for New Mexico approved
September 9, 1850; An act for the admission
of the State of California into the Unon,' ap-
proved September 9, 1850; I" An act to establish
territorial government for Utah." approved
September 9, 1920 :. An act to amend and sup
Elementary to the act entitled An act respecting
fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from
the service of their masters" (approved Febru-
airy 12, 1898, approved September Is, 1850 !;
and An act to suppress the slave trade in the
District of Columbia approved September 90,
1885, commonly known as the Compromise acts, !"
are, in the judgment of this body, entitled to be
recognized as a definite adjustment and settlement
of the distracting questions growing out of the
system of domestic slavery, and such that said
measures should be acquesced in and respected by
all good citizens.
In presenting this resolution, Mr.. Foote knew,
as the whole country knows, that he was finging
hrebrand into the Senate-opening wide the door
to renewal of the old Controversy-dividing
those who acted together in the caucus and demor-
ahzlng the Democratic party, of which he has al
ways pretended to be Jealous member. The
latent motive prompting him to this policy is very
} obvious just at this moment, Mr.. Foote and
those affiliated with him are no uhere! They
!, have been most etfectually done for,'' if not
''taken in" by the Democratic caucus, and ,hei,
manifest destiny" (unless by some bold stroke
they avers ID is condition of utter isolation
from all other parties now formed or in process
formations destiny from which bo.h he and hi,
friends shrink with abhorrence. The corner stone
of the whole building of the Union Constitutions
party, having been so solemnly rejected by th,
builders of the Democratic party in caucus assem-
bled, and the door of the Whig party having beer
closed against them by their own voluntary act o
repudiation--Eha other chance have they of ex
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Item ".

For the present this matter (Foote's resolution
rendering the hospitalities of America to Kossuth
lies over, but it will have to be pressed very soon
since Mr.. Foote's term will expire by his own
limitation) in four or FIVE weeks time. 1t is
shrewdy suspected that he only came to gori-
fy-get back his place in the Democratic party,
and draw his mileage--the latter consideration
probably being first His brother agitator, Hale,
took occasion on the Introduction of Mr.. F's.
olution relative Kossuth, to drive his wedge in
by adding general declaration of the sympathy
of this Government for the vic inns of oppress o..
every where. From any else the enumeration
of this broad principle would have meant nothing,
though utterly irrevelant to the resolution, but
coming from Senator Hale the latent object, and
meaning were fully apparent. Accordingly dc
old question was lugged in propos 10 it by Mr.
Foote, and dilaced upon in his usual vein-Hale
responded and the spectator of the scenes OF the
stormy long session might have supposed himself
thrown back into the midst of that OF vOwels
and consonants. Mr.. F. very ferce-Mr. H
very cooi-and the whole controversy conducted
in very bad tvste, but very good temper on both
sides.
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For the Southern Standard.
Mobile and Ohio Railroad.

1t is time that the of wealth in Lowndes
county should be aroused in regard to the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad. They may, by their want of
energy, lose more than they are now aware Of
There are some men, and they too men of large
possessions, who will not aid in the construction
of any work of public improvement They wish
it to be done by others and they will enjoy the
benefits without having contributed one cent
Such any thing else but public benefactors.
But even as a of increasing their wealth
and an investment for their capital it is aston
ishing that they do not forward this work. Mr..
Childe estimates that it will yield fifteen per cent
upon the stock after paying all expenses and pay
ing the interest upon bonds issued for the purchase
of iron, engines &c When the land donated by
the General Government is sold and the bonds re-
deemed the dividends will, of course, be much
greater. But it would seem that fifteen per cent.
is pretty good interest upon capital say nothing
of the advantages of the work in other respects.
If every man on the west side of the river would
take stock equal to twice the number of acres of
land which he owns the road would be built in a
short time. Thus man who owns one thousand
acres of land might take two thousand dollars OF
STOCK and he would ma tndt the increase IN The
value of his land would more than double the
amount of his subscription and leave him his rail
road stock as so much clear gain. But is there
not danger that if the people of Lowndes do not
move in this matter, they will lose the road
entirely? There will be road built from New
Orleans by Aberdeen to Nashville, Tenn. Mr.
Robb from New Orleans is now on a visit to Nash
vile and addressed the Legislature of Tennes-
see last week on that subject. Now, unless the
people of Lowndes arouse themselves, is there moi
danger that this New Orleans road, which does
not touch Lowndes county, will destroy the Mobile
road. If the road from Mobile fails it will, from
present appearances, be the fault of Lownde.
county. Will the men of property in this county
permit this to be the case? Surely not. Lee
them then go to work in earnest and they can ge
the necessary amount of stock taken by the frs
of January to secure the road. Will they do it
Dec. 15 1851
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Item iii.
Another correspondent says:

Another correspondent says
Foote. Bailey & Co. are very much exaspera-
ted that the Democrats in their caucus Satur-
day night, refused to say that they eheertaIy ac-
quiesced in the Compromise, and would adhere to
it as it stood. The Southern Rights men opposed
it, and the North western Democrats have ana
lyzed with astonishing accuracy the composition
of the States Rights in the South, and say
that they have to the conclusion that at least
four -ffths of the Southern Rights men old
line Democrats, and that they are determined to
draw line which will exclude their former friends
from acting with them. The resolution endorsing
the Compromise was got up by Foote, who is here,
and who took his seat in the Senate on yesterday,
and the object of it is to save himself, Clemens
and Cobb, from the political death which awaits
them, since they have abandoned old friends and
are mainly supported in their respective States by
Wings, who will make each of them walk the
plank when they have no further for them.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-20

EFFECT OF FEAK-''A young man twenty three
years old, came from the mines to San Francisco,
with the intention of soon leaving the latter place
for home. On the evening of his arrival, he, with
his companions, visited the gambling saloons. AT
ter watching for time the varied fortunes of
BILE, supposed to be undergoing the process of tap-
ping, from the continued success of those betting
against the bank, the excitement overthrow his bet
ter judgment, and he threw upon the ''seven spot
OF new DEAL bag which he said contained 81,
100, his all-the result of two years privaton and
hard iabor-exclaimng, with voice trembling
from intense excitement, 'My home or the mines. "
AS the dealer slowly resumed the drawing of his
cards, with his countenance lyid from fear of the
inevitable fate that seems attendant upon the
tapping process when commenced, l turned my
eyes upon the young man who had staked his
whole gains upon card !; and never shall forget
the impression made by his look of intense anxiety,
as he watched the cards as they fell from the deal
er's hands. All the energies of his system seemed
concentrated in the fixed gaze of his eyes, while
the deadly pallor of his face bespoke the subdued
action of his heart All around seemed affected
with the sympathetic powers of the spell-even
the hitherto successful winners forgot their own
stakes in the hazardous chance placed upon the
issue of the bet, The cards are slowly told with
the precision of high-wrought excitement. The
seven spot wins. The spell is broken--reaetion
takes place. The winner excaims, with deep
drawn sigh, 81 will never gamble again" +" snd was
carried from the room in a deep swoon, from
which he did not fully recover until the next morn
ing, and then to know that the equivalent surren-
dered for his gain was the color of his hair, now
changed to perfect white. Boston Medical ana
| Surgical Journal
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all laid on the table. ypon which Mr.. Polk, Gen.
Bayley, Mr.. Jones of Tennessee, and sundry 9TH
er gentlemen of the Southern Union stripe vomosed
and seeded from the caucus, while Messrs Ran
teul, King, and the Free Soil company triumph
anty remained, and aided and abetted the regu-
lar Democratic nomination, formally announced in
Yesterdays Union. These nominations, as your
readers will be aware, were Mr.. Lynn Boyd for
Speaker, Mr.. Forney for Clerk, Mr.. Glossbrenner,
of Pennsylvania, for Door Keeper. etc.
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Mr.. Richardson addressed the House in few
remarks, reviewing the course Of the gentleman
from New York Mr.. Brooks) on the compromise
and showing that he. teo, had failed to vo.e On
the question of that enactment Of the fugitive slave
law.
Mr.. r. further added that it was well known to
all who had attended the democratic caucus on
Saturday evening last, that the question was not
on the merits or dement's of the compromise.
The consideration which had controlled the ac-
ton of that meeting was as to the improperly of
Congressional dictaton in the matter of the duties
Of the approaching National Convention. He. for
one, was satisfied that that body would discharge
its trust to the entire satisfaction of the national
democratic party.
He begged permission to remind the wings oi
the House that their party had never assembled 4
convention TO declare principles for them On the
other hand, it was a ruling doctrine of the dem
ocraey that their national conventions~-not Con-
gressional caucuses-could alone bind them by q
declaration of principle -s....
NorE.-Fhe above is but the reporters sketch
of Mr.. Richardson's remarks which will appear
in full when written out By the honorable gentle
man himself.
House, holding that the whig party, as whole,
in caucus this morning. fairly adopted the COM
promise
| Mf. Polk said that, being the never of the res
elution in the democratic caucus he fea called on
to declare that he did not hear, in the course OF
that meeting, single objection made to its prnci-
pie. 1t was but question as to the propriety OF
assuming to lay down platform in advance of the
meeting of the approaching Democratic National
Convention.
Mr.. Cabell (continuing) said that, though what
Mr.. Polk urged was true it was we'll known that g
majority of that caucus had tabled the gentleman
resolution.
Mr.. c. further urged with great earnestness that
the whig party, by its caucus action of this day,
had shown itself far more reliable on this ques.
ton than the democratic party.
Mr.. c., in the course of these remarks instanced
the action of the last democratic State coneentios
of New York, to prove that free soilism ruled in
| northern democratic councils.
Mr.. Dean (interrupting Mr.. Cabell) explained
at some length the action of the Kew York State
democratic conventions for the last two yesEs OF
the Compromise. He declared that they had EN-
phasically voted to endorse the compromise meas
ures one and all, as full and final settlement o
the slavery question, which, under the cireum
stances, it would be unwise and unpatriotc to dis
turb. Such was clearly his understanding of the
action.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-20

IMPROVEMENT IN SPY GLAssEs.--The London
papers, in speaking of works of art in the Great
Exhibition, mention newly invented very small
powerful wastcoat pocket glass, the size of wal
nut, by which person can be seen and known one
and half miles distant they answer every pur
pose on the race-course, at the opera houses,
country scenery, and ships are clearly seen al
twelve and fourteen miles; they are invaluable fol
hunting, shooting, deer stalking, Watching, to
sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers and tourists
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may also be others but not aware Of it-
You have thus the ''open day" and the "secrst
nsgAt' of the "Rumph" Convention. 1t and its
'Rebel Platform" heartily eomnend to the de-
nunciations of the Democracy of Mississippi.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-20

4 uershautofa certain city. who died suddenly.
left m his desk letter written to of his
pondents. His sagacious clerk, a SON of Erin.
seeing it necessary to send the letter. wrote al
the bottom: ''Since writing the sbove. have
died"
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-20

ES- We find the following in the Holly Springs
Palladium, and as it contains some notes rather
original, we transfer it to our columns The first
of the three latter paragraphs is noticeable, and
we call particular attention to the same
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-20

Holdridge's Statistical Almanac for the year
1852, estimates the number of newspapers pub
lished in the United States annually at 4Ie,e8o,-
GOO, being equal to 164 copies per year for every
man, woman and child. While in the British En-
pire only one is furnished for every 1000 of the
inhabitants in Belgium, one to every $4,000
in Persia. one to every 90, 1856 ; in Russia, only
three copies to every 1000. 900. The same work
estimates the annual products of all the cotton
mills in the United States at ESQ, ,O0O, 900 yards
and the consumption of cotton 100000 bales
100, 900 bales of which are consumed south of the
Potomac, and in the Western States. The valu,
of this amount OF cotton, when manufactured, il
supposed to be upwards of sixty seven millions.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-20

The Illinois papers say that Mr.. Charles Denton
of Peoria. has invented a Reaping Machine which
far surpasses McComick's, cutting the grain.
whether standing or lodged green or dry, upon
rough or uneven surface, laying it in bundles. and
doing it all we'll
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-20

The booksellers say, that the publication of
books. within the last few years. succeed each
other with such rapidty, that the best works have
much less chance of obtaining permanent repu-
tation than formerly. The good books of this sea.
son are immediately pushed aside by the good
books Of the next. They are like pretty women
passing by US in . great crowd; we do not see
them long enough to fall in love with them.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-20
GEM ONE.

They pronounce the Act of the Legislature which
called them into Convention, illegal and unauthor-
lied and denounce the Legislature for their con-
duct. Yet in the face of the fact that they were
met together solely by virtue of this ''tyrannicar'
law, they sit eight days, draw their mileage and
per diem "punctually," vote immense sums to a
starveng newspaper and to little soap tailed clerks,
refuse to adjourn, and go on to make principles
instances
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-20

trication from this dilemma save in just such q
course as that of Mr.. Foote.
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GEM TWO.

They deny and denounce in the most unquali-
fed terms, 1.-THE pretended rights of secession. -
They go on in the very next paragraph to name
six different contingencies, the happening of Ell
ther of which they say the State has THE RIGHT
TO RESIST !! They then turn round and assert
that if the State attempt to resist it is the duty
and the right of the General Government to
thrash her back into the Union Think of that,
Master Brooke
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-27
Dark Hours.

There are hours. dark hours, that mark
the history Of the brightest year. For not
a whole month in many OF the millions OF
the past perhaps, has the sun shone brill
ieptiv all the time. And there have been
cold and stormy days in every year And
vet the rnists ald shadows Of the darkest
hours were dissipated and fitted heedlessly
away. The cruelest Of the. ice letters have
been broken and dissolved, and the most
furious storm loses its power to harm.
And whata parable is this Of human life
of our inside world, where the heart works
at his destined labors. Here, too, we have
the oversbadowing of dark hours, and many
a cold blast chils the heart to its core.
But what m alters it? Man is born hero,
and it is only by darkness and storms that
heroism gains its greatest and best develoPe'
ment and illustration then it kindles the
black cloud into blaze Of glory, and the
storm bears it more rapidly to its destiny.
Despair not, then.-Neither give up, while
oae good power IS yours: use it. Disap-
pointment will be realized. Notifying
failure may attend this effort and that one
but ouly Be honest and struggle on, and 1t
will work well.
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The Rebel and His Daughter.

4
AT the breaking out Of the civil distur.
bance in Canada, few years since, old
DR.. K, a resident Of Barns,on, boldly ayow
ed his oisloyalty. Wherever he went, and
his professional services were constantly
required in one direction orsthe oiher-he
loudly denounced the Government and ad-
vocated' reform. By the opposite side he
was Of course considered dangerous sub
ject, the more so, because he possessed
great influence in the community. Every
few days, some neighbor Eot so generally
esteemed as the Doctor, for having hinted
at the ndul gen se of sentiments in unison
with his own, was arrested, Imprisoned,
and his estate, great Or small, confscated;
yet himself escaped being reported 10 the
higher powers, and wen. on exciting the
people to rebellion.
AT length, however, the knowledge ol
his radicalism was by some means convey
de to the ear of authority, and orders foi
his arrest were forthwith issued AS the
Doctor was leaving the house Of patient,
one dark evening, person, whom IN the
dark he. could not distinguish, ran up 10 him
quite out Of breath and exclaimed:
"Ride for your life, Doctor, her Majes-
US hounds are at your HEELS
The next instant the informant haG leap.
ed the wall by the roadside, and disappear.
ed in the darkness without giving the other
time to make one inquiry. He had no
reason TO doubt that the warning was IN
good faith. ano in the manner IN which he
galloped away, proved his intention oi
turning it to good account. In very
brief space of time his fleet beast had car
ried him over three miles that lay between
him and his home, and was refined up be-
fore his door. Leaving his carriage and
entering the house, he in few words ap-
Prised his wife and daughter of The state ol
affairs, and declared his resolution ofaeeiDg
to the States.
81 must be off Instantly he said with a
calm energy, ''or it will be too late.'
"Will you 60 in the carriage, or on
horseback" asked Miss K. young lady
of eighteen springing from the chair, while
her fathers spirit of daring seemed flashing
from her eyes,
"On horseback, on the black mare in the
stable" asf
F. 'sBut what are you going to do? interro-
gated her father, seeing her throw on hel
hood. and seize n lighted lantern:
'p"Saddle the black mare, to be sure,n she
answ cred, and darted out the back door.
There was less perturbation in the house
than might have been expected, for ihs
reason that this result Of the Doctors bold
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-27
The Convict to his Mother.

Pve wandered from thee, mother,
Far from my happy home, l... r.
Pve left the land that gave me birth,
In other chimes to roam;
And time since then has rolled its years
And marked them on my brow,
Yet have often thought Of thee
I'm thinking of thee now.
Pm thinking on the day, mother,
When at thy tender side
You watched the dawning of my youth.
And kissed me in your pride,
Then brightly was my heart lit up ....
With hopes of future joy, .
While your bright fancy honors wove
To deck thy darling boy.
Pm thinking of the day, mother,
When with such anxious care,
You lifted up your heart to heaven
Your hope, your trust was there,
Fond memory brings thy parting words,
While tears stole down your cheek;
Thy long, last, loving look, told more
Than ever words could speak.
I'm far away from thee mother,
No friend is near me now,
To. soothe me with tender word
Or cool my burning brow;
The dearest ties affection wove, ID
5. Are all now torn form me,
They left me when the trouble came,
..s- They did not love like thee.
Pm lonely and forsaken now,
Unpitied and unblest,
Yet still would not have thee know
How serely Pm distressed,
know you would not chide, mother,
You would not give me blame,
But soothe me with your tender words,
And bid me hope again.
would not have the know, mother,
How brightest hopes decay, t-+
The tempter with his baneful cup
Has dashed them all away;
And shame has left its venom sting,
To rack with anguish Wild
Yet still would not have thee know 49,
The sorrows Of thy child.
Oh! have wandered far, mother, ss:
Since | deserted thee L sa>=
And left thy trusting heart to break,
Eeyond the deep blue sea; = p 80 -~s
Oh! mother, still love thee well, 50
And long to hear thee speak, s7
And feel again thy balmy breath
Upon my care worn cheek. -'@.
But ah! there is a thought, mother,
Peryades my beating breast, .4
That thy freed spirit may have flown
To its eternal rest :- @.s5.
And while wipe the tear away,
There whispers in my ear
A voice that speaks of Heaven and thee,
And bid me seek thee there. ALP HA.