Southern shield., 1852-03-13


 head, create a sympathy in your behalf among the peasantry and get them slaugh- tered by the royal troops by the wholesale, bid defiance to the laws and make your es- cape to this country. These are the initia- tory steps. Then talk largely of your own patriotism and exploits, threaten to tear the crown from every monarch on Gods earth, call for means and men to enable you to do so, and you will find sap-heads enough among republicans who, though hundreds of their own kindred are starving among them; and to whom they have never given morsel of bread, will defraud their credi- tors and rob their families to subscribe lib- erally to your philanthropic enterprlse.- Charity should begin at home; but with in- divduals, as with governments, the last thing that ever enters the minds of some people, is to aid their own needy neighbors.
 
 D} We had the pleasure, during the week. of taking by the hand our esteemed friend eAm. Ma AHrrN, Esq. of Monroe, who is here on a short visit. He looks quite well. but seems indisposed to become can didate for the Legislature, which has been so repeatedly urged upon him for some months past by a large number of his friends and fellow-citzens.
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 We learn from the Memphis Eag ie & En- quirer that WM. D. Gilmore was elected Sheriff of Shelby county, at the election held on last Saturday. His majority over Horn was IT votes. J. P. Treazvant was elected Clerk of the County Court.
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 The Whig Reuiew.--The March number of this ably conducted periodical is on our table,-and, without having room for a lengthy notice, must at least say that it full ly sustains the high reputation long since established. This number contains finely executed portrait of the Hon. WM. A. GRA- HAM, Secratary of the Navy, and a number of interesting articles, both political and literary.
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 MURDER BY NEGRoEs.-Thos. NJ. Bingi- man, living near Grenada, Miss, was mur- der by four of his own slaves, on the 23rd of February. Two of the negroes were hung by mob, and the others committed to jail to await their trial. ~~N~N~~~~~~~~~~
 HOMESTEAD LAw.-The Legislature of Tennessee has, in spirit of philanthropy worthy of all commendation, passed Law exempting from forced sale the Homestead of family to the value of $500.
 Cannot the Legislature of Arkansas pass similar law at its next session?
 
 D5 Thanks to Senator Borland for pub lie documents.
 The Mississippi River is still rising
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 From tAe National MteAigencer.
 The field of "Interrention" appears to en- large with the encouragement given to il in the Halls of Congress. The Senate has now under earnest debate two distinct propositions for carrying out the principle; first the general protest 10 all the world and Russia in particular, invoked by M. Kos suth; secondly, the ntercesSion to the Brit ish Government in favor of the Irish ofen- ders. On Wednesday third subject for our good offices was presented to the Sen ate, in petition from certain Russians in New York, praying our Government to in- terpose its good offices in favor of their countrymen banished to Siberia. Another has been heretofore promised by an honor- able Senator in favor of fAbd-el-Kader.
 We are likely to have as many national wrongs 10 redress as the renowned knight of La Mancha found when he sailed forth on his noble and memorable mission 10 re- dress all private ones.
 
 The Washington correspondent of the N. 0. Picavune, writing under date of the 25th February, says:
 The effect of MT. Websers oration be- fore the Historical Society ill New York has been electric: and his friends seem to take courage from it as regards his prospects for the Presidency. l think they are right in keeping his name before the people, for in the present aspect of things no one can tell what may happen in Baltimore or Phlla- delphia at the time of holding the respective 
 Great as seems 10 be the disposition even of Southern Wings of Congress to take up Gen. Scott, 1 doubt whether the politicians will be able to control the voters. Poiti-