Southern shield., 1852-04-03
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 The Shelbyvillo (Tenn) Eroosiloo thus discourses of the claims and merits of the three distinguished Wings, from among whom the Presidential candidate Of the party will probably be selected:
 "1Ir. FILLMORE is beyond tho shadow oi h doubt the first choice of this State second IMr. WrBsrEr, then General Soorr. But should either of these worthy and Gistin- Iguished Whig champions receive the nom Iiuation, the Wings of Tennessee will rally las one man around his standard, present an undivided front, and in one solid ph6lanx Istorm the outposts of modern Democracv. and Abolition, sack their citi- adel, scatter their forces, and achieve vic tory that will be pointed to in all time to 'come as one Of the most glorious tritmphs recorded in the political annals of the nation. Let not the serpent enter the Eden Of Whiggery; listen not 10 his seductive song: place your heel upon his head, and let him Know that there is no second Adam n the Whig camp-give him to understand that I've know. our leaders, and will support Them, despite inc slime of caIpmny that ha may attempt to rub upon them.
 "While we prefer Mir. WEBSTER or Mir. FILLMORE, let us not De so ungenerous, so Iunwise, so unjust and unpatrioic as 10 say that we will not support General ScCTr,- We are bound 10 MR. WEBSTER and Mr. FILLMORE by stronger lies thas those existing between us and General SCOrF, and it is very natural that we should dosir- and earnestly Iseek the nomination of one f these worthy land distinguished Wings first, but should we fail 10 get our first choi:e, and General iScorr should be the man let there be no .lalterinG in our ranb5--Ietus all be of one Imjnd. We have on formsr occasions sac lriiicod, and with great lfluctanco, private for the choice of our party, and 'entcred the contest Witt zeal and energy. The sacrifice now, should it be required, is Inothing compared with the times Wleu we Igavo up HzsRY CLAY, (tho namo---IIeayan bless it.-orinrs up . thousand halioWcd rel .coIeclionsD-For inc present VIC will add nothing moro on this subject"
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 1[rRDrR.-On Saturday evening, 18th uIt, says tie Louisiana (lIarhsvi.iel Villa ger, a most brutal murder was committed on Bayou Des GIuises. Mr. James Bur roagbs, an old resident of this parish, was 5s. .ssIna,ed byons 7f tl;s slaves 1ader the following cireimz@dcos.
 The boy Lewis, q lavorlto sorv5nt of 1Ir. B., having given occasion to his @cstel lor cha5tjaing him ranaWay after tN.nAicton Of the punishment. Mr. Durrou- hs, dos'r- ous of knowing if the boy had cam5 back went to his cabin as about half Jast t1u o'clock, and finding h5 had no. yl etura- ed, repaired to the kitchen, where ne WAS told he would catch his ranaW2g- -sI've bu. Gpga attempting to lay hod2r h.,g= lew is who had armed himself with aG ze, int mcdiatciv raised 1t and struck his master a deadly blow on inc side of head, Draal ,aa the lower portion ol the jaw bone, soyu,ag he carotid artery, and penetrating to tLc ver- teJrae of the neck. LcWis's son, , young boy, was present. and jmmcdi5te.y gave the alarm, shouting that his father had Billed his master. Mrs. Burroughs. hearing a heavy fall and the cries oi the boy, ran irauucaIv 10 the assistance Of her husband; ut. such was the violence Of fhc blow, lhat ho had nos even the consolation of receiving his last breath, and only found amu.ila.od and bloody corpse. Lewis is still at large, and t was only on Tuesday morning that tuo inhabitants of the neiehborhood organized 10 go in pursuit of the murderer.