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The southern press., 1851-09-24
More Coalition,

The attempt to unite the Hunker and Free
soil factions of the Democratic party in New
York, has been successful on paper, Resolu-
tons have, as usual, been adopted, equivocal in
their terms, and differently construed by the or.
gans of the divisions; and the Southern Demo.
cracy is called on to rejoice in the prospect of a
reunion with JOHN VAN buren,, PRESTON KING,
and Co.
In Pennsylvania the Democratic State Con-
vention endorsed the compromise. But we
learn that WILMoT himself has been nominated
as president Judge of the thirteenth district, by
the united and harmonious party
The Democracy of New York and Pennsylva.
MIA having done these things, now turns fiercely
around and accuses the Wings of making Goa.
litions with Free-soil, and of being tainted
with Abolitionism . and calls again most Justify
on the South to support the Democracy of the
North, as the friend of the Union and the Con-
stitution. ....... X. @
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To the Democratic State Rights Party Of Mis-
sissippI.

The result of the recent election for the con.
vention, however brought about, must be re-
garded, at least for the present, as decisive of
the position of the State on the great issues in.
volved.
The majority have declared that they are con-
tent with the late aggressive measures Of Con-
gress, and opposed to any remedial action by
the State. ~.
Although this determination of the people is
at variance with my fixed opinion of the true
policy OF the State, heretofore expressed and still
conscientiously entertained, yet as State rights
man and democrat, ! bow in respectful sub
mission to the apparent will of the people.
1t is true the State has not yet spoken authori.
tatively; even the acts of the convention will
not be binding until they shall have been ratified
| by vote OF the people; but by the election OF
non-resisters to the convention, majority of the
peoRDe have declared against the course of poll.
cy - he slavery questions which | deemed il
my duty TO pursue while governor, and against
the principles upon which | was nominated and
upon which alone had consented to run as a
candidate. might perhaps be elected, notwith.
standing this demonstration Of public sentiment
| in the election for the convention; but as nave
been mainly instrumental in seeking the expires.
sion Of the will Of the people through conven.
ton, ought, in my political actien, TO abide by
| il.
Therefore, upon full consideration Of all the
ircumstances-respect for the apparent decision
Of the people. duty 10 the noble and patriotic
party who are struggling to maintain the rights
Of the South against Northern aggression, and
TO preserve our institutions from the fatal effects
Of consolidating all power In the federal govern
ment and a sense OF selErspect which incline'
me not 10 seek public station in which my
opinions upon vital questions are not sustained
by a majority of my consttuents-al concur in
! inducing me 10 the opinion that my duty re
quires me 10 retire from the position which
occupy ns the Democratic State rights candidate
for governor. With emotions Of the deepes
gratitude 10 the patriotic party by which | wa,
nominated for the evidences Of their unfalternI
confidence. both in the nomination and in the
warm and hearty reception with which ] hay,
been met everywhere in the canvass, tende
my resignation Of the high and honorable pos
! Of their chief standard. bearer in the pending
canvass, pledging myself to them and to thu
country that will, TO the last. serve the qrea
cause Of State rights M faithfully In the rank
have endeayored 10 do in high position.
J. A. QUITMAN.
! MONMOUTH, Sept 6, 1851
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DEPARTMENT or STATE,

To His ETctliency the Gorernor ef Maryland:
Sir Your letter Of the 18th instant to the
President has been received. In reply, am in.
structed 10 say that on Saturday last official re.
ports Of the outrage referred TO by your excel.
iency were received from the commissioner OF
the United States in Philadelphia, and the dis.
trict attorney for the eastern district Of Penn.
sylvania.
After careful consideration Of the subject
orders were despatched by the President to the
proper officers OF the United States in Pennsyl.
vania, requiring them TO proceed Immediately TO
arrest all persons criminaly concerned in the
transaction,
The district attorney was especially Instructed
TO ascertain whether the facts would make ont
the crime Of treason against the United States,
and il so, to take prompt measures to secure all
concerned, for trial for that off nee
am instructed 10 assure your exccllency that
the President regards this yiolat ion of the rights
Of the peaceful citizens Of Maryland with deep
adherence, and that he will not fail to exert
all his constitutional powers 10 bring the Of.
The southern press., 1851-09-24
From the Colonial Standard and Jamaica Despatch.

| From the Colonial Standard and Jamaica Despatch.
| We offered few remarks, in late number,
upon the garbed statistics of sugar production,
published by the Economist newspaper, and
commented on by the Morning Journal. We
have since had an opportunity of more closely
examining the figures given by our free. trade
contemporary, and certainly anything more I'M
warrantabe than the deductions he has contrved
to draw from them, we have never yet witnessed.
In order that our readers may better comprehend
the observations we propose to make upon the
subject, we publish in another column so much
of the Economists article as is necessary to
elucdate them
The object of the free-trade writer is to show
the superiority of free labor over that OF the
slave, by contrasting the relative process in su-
gar production by the agency of the one and the
other, for the last twenty-five years In order
to arrive at this he gives tabular return of the
production of sugar by free and slave labor for
the years 1898 and 1850 whereby he shows that,
whilst free labor sugar has increased from 25S-
800 tons to 100000 tons, slave labor sugar has
increased only from $4,000 to 55l 900 tons
and hence he proposes to arrive at the follow
ing remarkable facts" most of which, he truly
says, are directly opposed to the popular notions
on the subject:
l. The total production Of sugar in the
world has increased in twenty-five years, from
AL 800 tons to no less than l,25l,000 tons.
2. The produc ton of sugar in The British
possessions has increased during that period, in
spite of emancipation and free trade, from 1885,
800 tons to 100000 tons.
g. The production Of foreign sugar by free
labor, and ,oilhont any protection ,ohateuer, has
increased from $4,000 tons in 1928, to no less
than 100000 tons in 1850
4. While in 1928 only $4,000 tons out of
AL 900 tons Of sugar were produced by free la
bor leaving 800 tons as the produce Of slave
labor; in 1850, no less than 100000 tons were
produced by free labor out of 1851 900 tons,
leaving only $4,000 tons as the produce OF
slave labor
S. Thus, while in 1928, five per cent of the
entire produce of the world consisted OF free
labor sugar and 95 per cent of slave labor; in
1850, fifty-six per cent was of free labor, and
forty. -four per cent of slave labor.
Now, in order to enable US to test the value
of these remarkable facts" we must dissect
the figures upon which they profess to be
founded And first, it will be perceived that in
giving the amount of sugar production in 1928,
the Economist distinguishes the British possess
| sions thus - . .... -...s "
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236,300
Total

In stating that of 1850, however, he very con-
veniently Classics the whole under one head,
as British possessions" and gives $4,000 tons
"a the aggregate of their sugar production
Now, az we all know that British India was not
slave country in 1928, it follows as a neces-
sary conseaue' ce that in order to test the rela.
tive progress of free and slave labor, the same
distinction should have been made in $50 as
was made in 1928. That, however, would not
have answered the purpose of the Economist,
since the true figures would have shown that,
whilst the emancipated West Indian Colonies
have largely decreased their production, British
India and Mauritius, cultivated by hordes of alb
ject coolies at infilitesimal wages, have more
than quadrupled theirs within the same period.
In India, the production which was only 1850
tons in 1928, had increased in ten years TO go
357 tons, and Nautilus had in the same period
increased her exports from $4,000 to 30,935
TONS The total increase which the Economist
shows in the production of the whole British
possessions between 1928 and 1850, is only "a
900 tons, which is accounted for by the increase
in British india alone, and that only up to 1899,
since which period there has been still further
considerable increase in the production, both Of
India and of Mauritiusy But what, during the
same period, has been the fate Of the emancipa-
ted colonies Met Mr.. Economist Wilson con-
suit the returns which lie on his Office table, and
he will be at no loss to discover the real progress
of freed and slave labor-we mean, Of course,
the labor of the emancipated negro, as compared
with that Of the foreign slave. Jamaica alone
has fallen from an export Of l0l 900 hogShead OF
80 500 tons in 1928 TO $4,000 in 1850, exhibiting
in her single case,a decrease OF no less than 4S8O0
TONS The trifng increase, therefore, of24000
tons which has taken place in the whole sugar
production Of the British possessions within the
last twenty-five years, has not been an increase
" in spite Of emancipation and free trade" as the
Economist states, but an increase irrespective OF
either the one or the other. The West Indies
have decreased their production through both
causes, whilst British India, whose serfs are az
much serfs now as they were in 1928, has in.
creased hers six fold without the remotest con.
nection whatever with the emancipation act, OF
its consequences.
But we are told next that foreign free labor
sugar has increased during the same period from
4 $4,000 tons to no less than 100000 tons, and
this DifhOm anyprotection whatever. Let Us see
how true this Isl The foreign free labor
sugar produced in 1923 is given by the EcOno
mist, a. follows-lnd we must presume the
| figures 10 be correct, as we have no means Of
| checking them -
The southern press., 1851-09-24

she CAs'T BE BEAT.-A Pennsylvania pa
per publishes the following astonishing record:
We publish the following, giving history OF
the births in family, residing in West Branch
Valley, in this county. We believe Il has not
parallel on record, and will, unquestionnbly
attract the attention of the medical faculty. The
husband, Michael Dress, died last year, in The
4Oth year Of his age, having gone blind. The
mother, Kate Dress, is quite buxom looking
woman, in the 39th year Of her age, and now
supports her family as well as she can, by her
own exertions, washing and sewing. They were
married in January, 1929, and had the following
children:
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And we hope when the Macon convention meets,
a body of facts will be presented, on which ma
terial Improvements on the present course Of
trade can be safely made.
Steam propellers arc rapidly taking the place
of canvass-and give regularity and speed to
transit. And as the South gives to the trade OF
the world larger amount of commodities than
any other section of equal population, and is
richer than any other, she has quite enough rea-
son to examine the whole subject vigorously.
The southern press., 1851-09-24

IL IL perhaps sufficient 10 remark, with re-.
ference 20 these comparative tables, that Of this
large increase, upwards Of one half or 100000
tons, is due TO beet root and maple sugar, and
10000 tons TO The emancipation Of the French
colonies within the is-t three years. Asregards
the former descriptions Of sugar, and expressly
that manufactured from beet root, they cannot
fairly enter into the present enquiry. If Europe
shall choose 10 devote her coil to the msnufac.
ture of homer made produce, we scarcely know
limit 10 It's production The EconOnist may
pride itself on an increase of free labor sugar
from such source, but the EcOnomia must
not forget that every additional ton Of beet root
sugar acts in direct antagonism TO colonial free
labor sugar, and aids foreign slave labor
produce in breaking down the colonies Of
Great Britain. But our principal objection TO
the Economists third fact, is palpable untruth
n tells rs that this large increase OF foreign free
labor suoar has taken place without any pro-
lection whatever" What! Does he mean Ia
tell ma that the United States do not protect
their maple sugar, or France that produce which
abe manufactures from her fields OF beet root
Does he mean TO say that the produce Of the
French colonies have not also been protected by
the fiscal laws of the French nation, and that Of
Java, by the policy Of Holland! What does
the Economist mean, by saying that these coun
tries have thus progressed without any pro
lection whatever" They have been always
protected, and are protected still. The United
States levy 80 per cent. ad pdlorem upon every
grain Of sugar. not their own manufacture
which they import; and yet the Ecoromia tell.
us coolIy that their maple sugar Is unprotected
Our space will not permit us TO deal at length
with each Of our contemporary "facts" We
must hasten TO conclusion. Whilst the Econo
The southern press., 1851-09-24
Abolition Morality.

We say-and the South may act at its plea
sure as TO believing the assuronee-that the
whole North is essentially, necessarily hostile TO
the requirements Of the Fugitiye-slave law.
They 20 directly against the grain. Few Of Us
have any special love for negroes, but no man
born and reared in free State can have any.
thing 10 Go with the recapture Of a fugitive
from slavery without feeling debssed and dis.
graced by the act. The very deputy msrshals
feel that they are engaged in dirty business
when in pursuit OF fugitive slave. IL this
sort Of work did not pay better than honest,
bona fde work, nobody would be found 10
do IT,
We take the above beautiful morce0u from
the New York Tribune. IL proves two things
first, that the North will never become recon-
ciltd " slavery-that il will never carry out the
laws in regard 10 il in good faith and second
that these scurvy, hypochtical knsyes wil,--for
base hire,--for "pay"-be induced 10 descend TO
any "debascd" and "disgrscefuI" employment
under heaven, that will not inevitably bring their
| necks 10 the halter.
What an acknowledgment, To carry out the
Fugitye-slave act is essentially" unnecessarily"
offensive to the whole mass Of the Northern
people-going directly against their grain"
and maintaining law which they consider and
pronounce TO be in every respect exeerable and
infamous yet, notw outstanding all this, for
"pay," they will do il! And, Horace greeley
who glories in the ayowa Of such "sing sing
morality, Processes to be an honest man :
Montgomery Atlas.
The southern press., 1851-09-24

The hope expressed by Commodore Stock
ton on the 4th Of July, at Elizabcthtown, ". J &,
that, in case Of dissolution Of the Union, New
Jersey would ally herself with the Southern
States, has met with a cordial RESPONSE from
several of the Democratic press Of Ne Y Jersey.
He knows well, that If the Northern States
will not adhere to the terms Of the present
compact with the other States, they cannot be
trusted in any future compact.--M }. Paper.
The southern press., 1851-09-24

LAND IMPROVED nv SHADE Our readers
will find an interesting and important article on
this subject on our first page. II It's views ere
correct, and they are supported by reason and
experience, some cheap and expeditions plan
may yet be adopted TO reclaim our worn out
lands Let our farmers commence experiments
viii they not try? Let an acre or two be
covered two or three inches with straw or leaves
for year. let the brush Of the new grounds
instead Of being burned, be spread thckly on
the old lands, and suffered 10 remain until il
rots. Let peas be sown broadcast in the spring
with just enough manure to make the vines
cover the earth thckly, and soon as they begin
TO shed their leaves, LET them be covered with
pine brush, which can be got in abundance on
every farm. Important results may follow.
We have learned from n reliable source, that a
farmer in Virginia made the following expert
ment lie cleared On old field which had grown
upin pines. The piece Of ground was all over
Of equal strength, and was planted in corn
He cultivated one half in the ordinary way and
ploughed the other half once. wed il, and
covered " two or three inches with leaves from
the woods and il produced twice as much as
the former. Here the shading principle was
applied with marked success.
lfexperipents are made let them be thorough.
" and propkFy executed. For the want OF
faithful execution, many excellent theories are
brought into disrepute. Remember, whatever
is worth doing, is worth doing well. ..
The southern press., 1851-09-24

DISCOVERY or the ORIGINAL MASuscRIrT or
THE AcTs or THE APOsTLEs.-A Greek servant,
NJ. Simonidas, pretends 10 have discovered in the
different converts, in his country--the archives
Of which he has been collecting-tbe place
where the original Acts Of the Apostles are hid.
II is according to his account in the small island
Of Antgonus, situated at the entrance Of the
sea Of Marmora. NJ Simonidas has demanded
from the Porte, through the Sandman minister,
an authorization 70 make q research in that spot,
in the presence Of the learned men OF Constan-
tinople. lie particularly wishes 90 have some
biologists with him, in order to be the better
able 10 prove that the earth has not moved for
ages in the spot which he points out II Is said
that the Greek patriarch, fearing that such an i'm
portant discovery might lead TO fresh schisms in
the church, has besought the Forte to refuse the
authorization asked for, It's, however, thought
that il will be granted, and that the search will
commence Immediately. taiigHanfs Messen-
0er
The southern press., 1851-09-24

.Y~ The celebrated Monplaiser French Bal.
let Troupe makes its debut tonight, at the Ma
tonal
The southern press., 1851-09-24

The Newburyport Herald claims for that
town the title of the City churches" because
with about 1000 inhabitants il has Is churches
and Newport, r. J., disputes this claim, having
eighteen churches and a population of 1868.
A wild set of fellows these Newburyport and
Newport people must be. In Wilmington the
population Is about the same ~ Newport, and
we do not require half as many churches 10
keep US in order Wilmington Commercial
The southern press., 1851-09-24

Quiz was dining at a hotel, when every body
called for peas, until they were all gone. Quiz
felt uneasy and, throwing himself in the attitude
or Patrick Henry, Observation-Disclosures you
may cry peas, peas, bat there is no psasr
The southern press., 1851-09-24

Tenders to merited punishment, and to prevent
similar outrages in future.
am, sir, respectfully, your obi servt
w. 5. DERRICK, Acting Secretary
The southern press., 1851-09-24

mist shows that the colonies, which in 1928 were
cultivated by slaves, and in 1850 by emancipated
negroes, had increased their production only from
288 900 tons to 100000 tons, or about one
sixth, other colonies and countries that were
then, and still are, cultivated by slaves, are proved
to have jumped, within the same period, from
$4,000 tons to $4,000 tons, or nearly 400 per
cent. The figures are the Economists own:
The southern press., 1851-09-24
From. the Baltimore Sun.
Correspondence between Governor Lowe
and the President Of the United states.


The following important correspondence, il
will be seen, has been furnished for publication
by order of Governor Lowe. twill command
general perusal, and we doubt not meet with
general approval:
STATE DEPARTMENT,
ANNAPOLIS, September II, 1851.
Editors Of The San:
GENTLEMEN BY order of the governor,
transmit for publication the correspondence re-
Gently had between this Department and the
federal government. The governor desires it to
be published, as it will tend to reassure the pub
lie mind that justice will be executed upon the
perpetrators of tn, recent murders and treason
in Pennsylvania, and that measures will be
taken to prevent similar occurrences in the fu-
ture. Respectfully, your obedient servant,
THos. Fl. O'NEAL, Secretary Of State.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1851-01-16
Sale of Valuable
REAL ESTATE.
Henry II. Clark,

Ann. c. o;:;1. +; a','.' Ut, :, Sm1'r Partition.
N pursuance Of an order of the C,ur,
MADE IN Tho above stated case, | will sell
IN front OF the Court House in Winnboro. on
mo second Monday in January next, all the
hcai Estate of Caleb Clark deceased, which
tho HOUSE and LOT upon which ,I,o do
ceased resided in his life time, and several
9,hcr 1cr eligible Lots situate in the Town Of
Winns' oro WV" u
Also, all the right title and interest of said
estate (heing ono moicty thereby in und 10
certain iinuse and Lot in the Town Of Winns.
nor", wh'ch formerly belonged o James Elder,
ir M""N" ana designated in the plan of said
own by numhcr ~ together with a tract Of
Land lying south of and adjoining said Town.
containing in the whole about eight hundred
..u c'gh'y .one acres, portion Of which,
nhg aiohg The western side at tho public
noao from WinnSboro TO Columbia has becn
'aia OFT into Lots corresponding with tho plan
~ 'he iown OF Winnsboro. and the balance of
=, 'a'. u'V'ded into such pieces or parcels as
y was supposed would best suit purcbnsc,s
fcre has hecn executed full and copnIc,o
arcot SAID lots and parcels of land. which
Petsohln my office. and will be exhibited IN
oct"'cncrcsicd who may call ut any ,imo
~ will ahand the day of sale.
ia '""a ron at Chester Court House, on
led odb,st,1n ia or trS. IN J"n"nry ncri, all that
from onn ,heSaid CaN& land which was purcha.
District. bo"%nno o%n CaldSSSIark. in his life time.
s. tho BY s!uai' of p"s !" GhSs,s, H"o%n
drcJ onS nson and ot,crs. anJ oy fsads of d. G.
2e1,na. twonty nera~1D-o A"u con- aiming four hun.
"e.,ssIfy To defray tho costs of sui, and cx.
,s1sfs q 6@Esass;S 6@lEl,as day Of sale
FSr the balance q credit of ono and ,,vo roo,. 1
in two equal annual insia lments with interest
rom The day OF sale, payable annually. Pur. |
chascrs required TO give bond and good per.
sonar sccnriiy with mortgage Of tie prem.
'sos aud to pay for necessary papers.
J. B. McCANTS,
T.. T.. +. ID.
Commissioners Offico,
Dec. 18th, 1850.
Dec l9 44 ,7,c,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1851-01-16
JAMES B. BELTS.
3n1
NEW GOODS.
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, }
November, 1850.

w T. would invite attention to our
stock Of Gnods. now opening, consist
ing in part Of FANCY DRY GOODS:
fancy striped DRESS SILKS, fancy Broca dc
do. Black do, Apron do.
Fancy silk Poplin, fancy colorcd Alpaca, solit
c"lorcd do.
rancy plaid Ginghams, solid colorcd do
Printed Muslin dc Laine, solid do, fancy do.
Fancy frints, very cheap, Furniture do.
Swiss. India, Null, Jacconct and Checked
Muslin
Figured and plain Bobinct
Embroidered Lace Capcs
French Worked Collars and Chemisctts
Swiss Edging and lnsrrtings, Jaconct do.
Thread aud Lislc Edying
Ladies silk. Kid a Worstcd Gloves
Lircn Cambric IIdkrs.. silk do.
Birachcd and brown Domcstics
Ia 1"ol" Linen, Cotton Diaper, Irish Linens
piad Shawls, Plaid Linscys
Fancy neck and Belt Ribbons, &c.
II OSl fRY.
Fine Pocket and Table Cutlery.
STATIONARY.
Letter. Cnp and Noio Paper
Envelopes, Blank Books, Ink, Pens, SC.
HATS.
fIne black Beaver, fine silk and Wool Hats,
Caps, sc.
CRockERY, CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
N large Stock of GrOccrics.
LBAGGlNC, ROPE AND TWINE,
winch will be sold low for cash, or producc
BARLEY g. STEW MAN.
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