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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-09

THE MODEL LEGIsLATURE.-The Leg.
islature of Rhode ISlnd adjourned last
week, after session of tor days. In
this time, the new State officers were in
augurated, a United States Senator fol-
six years, and numerous other officers
were elected, a law passed for holding q
convention to revise the constitution, and
various other important measures were a.
dopted-suAicient, as another paper truly
says "fOr some Legislators to have wran-
gled over through six months session"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-09

A woman named Sarah Flood shot
John Mackenzie, at Savannah on Satur-
day, killing him instantly. He had CIV
en- some offence to young son of hers.
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r@ The rent paid by Presbury and
Billings, for the Girard House, PhiIadel-
phis, is SIS 500 per annum.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-09

What are you down there for!' said a
gentleman in one of the Mississippi towns
TO lofer who was lying in the gutter, -
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WHIc NOMINATIONS.

FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
MOSES SPOWNALL, Lancaster County
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
ALEX. x. MCCLURE, Franklin Co.
SURVEYOR GENERAL,
CHRISTIAN MYERS, Clarion Co.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-09

g@ The Goshen Wing is responsible
for the following exceedingly brilliant
article:
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06
Arbitration of Gen. Pierce.

The report has been generally circulated
through the public press and not yet con-
tradicted, as we have seen, BY any respect
able democratic paper. that President Pierce
refures to entertain the claims for Office .of
the numerous patriots who are aspiring to
serve their country, but refers them md
their heads OF the different departments of
the government. It is not german to our
purpose to say anything against the policy
thus indicated. We merely wish to pre-
sent aexamplifcation oftheold saying .that
alter cases.,
Ofcourse democratic editors are not pre-
sumed to recoIlect being blessed with re-
markably shor. memories. the precise a.
mount OF wrath which they poured out upon
the head Of General Taylor. for introducing
The practice Of referring applicants for Office
to che respective members Of his cabinet
So soon as the announcementWas made that
the President would decline performing a
prominent part in the appointments to the
various little contemplate Offices in the
country. lhe Washington Union laid itself
ont ID three columns of editorial under the
caption Of President Taylor's Abfication !"
Ali sertile echoes ofthatj journal through
out the Union chimed in with an admira BE
sconeord Of sweet sounds over the .Abdi-
catation' Of the President The Union pro-.
tested that the constitutions functions ofthe
President had been partioned out smong the
President had been partitioned out among
the diHerenI members of the cabinent; that
the executive was responsible to the.
people; that all power had been transferred
Is al ire ponsible cahal, and as conse-
auence, the country vas under pretty fair
Roadway on the railroad to ruin. This
string was Iiddled on and music drawn out
50 harmoniously by the performers. that q
norton Is the band were awarded the credit
Of possessing reasonable hare of honesty.
simply becauSe Il had always seemed 70
be an important arlieleo Of their creed that
4 President Was MAJ. solely for lie pur-
pose 81 islIibusing the loves and. dshe<
But we les thai these gentry who we're
So vaIianE il their efforts 70 preseHHe the
icons liIuliona lunelians q Pc President
hare been judg ea TOO kind By Whig press
20 Be candid We have 81 suspicion that
thsp properly belong % Che cate Of POI
iIIIcal hvDoefils We have been Walting toll
hear lh6 Ihn1der ol tie Washington union
and Iss dependanls against General Pierce
for having transferred he rightful roWers
81 Tie Exeeuliye % Marcy. Cushing e.
YEA We would be pFaliiied With that faint
gentle roar 81 lbs sucking dove: 4 ye6no
sound has broken he silence Of che organ
9rInder S W aEhinQle Sd tie subjec6 Of res
sidSnlisI Arbitration How s this gen.
IIenen editofss Wonders Il Hobbs could
pick ths look which IS been placed upon
the mouth 81 the democratic press
Memphis Eagle.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06

i S -
Our interesting contemporary Of the Phil
adslphia Register. heads an article IN this
wise Have ~ Rogers aasong asg' and
then goes on to state. to our infinite delight,
that Sc i our fortY.ffth cousin. Our little
article IA response 70 the paragraph an
lnouncing "couslp Eunice's death" has
woke up many dear and loving relatives Iii
/ oil parts Of the country that We never dream
ed Of before. We have looked all over the
Register to end the name Of our talented
kinsman; but 10 vain. Pray what is It? We
fear our remarks about our immortal ances-
tor, the martyred John and his defendants
have lead cousin whats your name?
into slight error, while though unimport-
ant in itself. may stand in Che way Of any
embarrassment Of our precise relationship to
each other. You see our maiden name was
not Rogers, alas but Patrick. This great
blunder in the family, which viii no doubt
puzzle exceedingly our biographors and al
respectable genealogists vas entirely ac-
cidental. Somewhere 10 orr grandmother's
history an Irishman cot into the family and
inflicted q real Celtic name with pretty
good share Of the Hihernian blood upon the
old Rogers stock. AS hesw brave fell
low and q Presbyteriantoo, at that, for he
came from that point Of. the green isle where
thegood folks look across the northern chan
mel and ask their neighbors in the bonny
highlands Of Scotland hoaOde! -and moreover
as he and Eve sons after him fought the bat
ties Of his adopted country, when she needed
strong srns and loyal hearts-the family
forgave the interloper; especially the female
part Of it, as they al somehow managed to
change the name for better one as soon as
possible. Our cousin gives US the delight
full intelligence that he is acquainted with
many more of our kinsfolks--he says:
1--WE know a number Of persons who can
trace their pedigree directly to the great
fnargyr One Of the editors Of the Register
has this distinguished honor, and therefore
claims cousinship (who can tell in what de-
gree? with Mrs. Prewett In his case the
name was preserved down to his grandmoth
er. Suppose we call a Convention, Cousin
Prewettl We wonder il our venerable an.
cester did not leave some property to which
We are entitled. How much will you take
for your ipaerest?'
On the subject of your proposition, we
say as our Irish grandfather would have
said in like case-aisy. aisy-we will talk
the matter over when we meet at the
Worlds Fair. for if it is insinuated that
there is dime to be got form our common
ancestors patrimony. the Crystal Palace
would not hold the immense concourse of
cousins that would assemble. As you seem
to be believer in the spiritual mantle sta
tions, suppose you ask the Smith6eld hero
about the matter We will take your pro-
position of calling Convantion Of the Rog
ers family into consideration. But don t
let any of the cousins but ourself know if
there is any money ''among US. Mind
that, Cousin Ebenezer
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06

Mn. SoULE.-La CrOnico. the Spanish
journal published in New York, reviews the
public life Of Mr.. SeuIe. and speaking of
his appointment as American Minister to
the Court Of Spain. says tits tie unanimous
opinion of the compatriots that her Maies-
tvs government will not act in accordance
with its self respectif il recognises thecre-
dentials q the new representative fthe Uni
ted States" and adds that '.if search was
expressly made for a man to fustrate
any negotiation between Spain and the Uni
ted States, no one could be selected more
likely to accomplish that purpose than the
French Senator from Louisiana"
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06
!. W. BATTAILE, Sec ty.

The DAUPHIE SroRY Is A NUTSHELL
The Philadelphia Ledger closes long re-
view Of the Dauphin hoax, with the follow
ing Just remaks:
The publisher of magazine wishes to
excite sensation and clever writer fur
,nishes 4 good story. The million bite the
magazine goes With rush, OF. as the mu-
steal critics say, itrore the story teller
something. handsome. Gle publisher some
thug handsomer In The mean time the
Dauphin is dined and whinned and balled
and receptioned md otherwise honised. and
4 crowd Of young women and old women
Of both sexes. puE 81 Bourbon bad and
struggle for introductions q The Dauphin.
Great place that New York i sets the
fashions. indcts its municipal government, and
has seven times mole criminals IN proper.
ton to its regulation than London, besides
a few-philosophersl
This IS . great country an extraordin-
ary country "a slupenous country, We may
saw. We raise more corn than any nation
IN the world. We raise other things, too.
ii pFopol 6n. Awoman in Che township
sc button. New Hampshire. recently be-
came the mother Of four live bouncing boys,
st Single birth al the latest adNlees The
whole crowd were doing not only As we'll IS
could Be expected. but rather better. We
shall look for further intelli gence from that
quarter With the most intense sollcltn ie.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06

| this government He has had g 10 IRE,
some experience 81 lhe military proves q
our people. be has seen - army Il ! FEW
thousand march from The seaboard 70 Che
Capitol 81 SIS country and plant tie ssprs
and stripes over the Halls Of Che M0ntezu-
mas-buE his experience ever taught him
anythine9 Never Ambition be- hurried
him ever onward. The love Of power and
ihe hope Of plander have always carried
him farthsl han every other principle and
motive combined. Fear has sometimes been
powerful motive to his Aassg action; but
this has always happened after having been
badly whipped Such . feeling rarely ii.
iluensen him when danger Is u ! distance.
Pride. ambition. the hope Of regaing his
lost military reputation, Is veil Is desire
to crafty Is feelings Of revenge towards
this country. win, we have no doubt. urge
him % course Of hostility and induce him
% seek pretext FOR national difficulty
Even with Santa Anna At The head Of the
Mexican Government, we are Convinced
that the spirit &c anarchy will still preyail
there. What then may be the consequen-
ces? Distracted, divided. weakened and
virtually destroyed by intestine feuds. the
country. it seems tons. must become prey
to the first Power that win seize upon it.
Who wants it? The doctrine has been pro.
claimed that no European power shall colo
nize any portion OF this continent. The
question then recurs. shall the United States
step in and involve herself ID another diff
Guilty by contending for the right Of appro-
priating the vast domains of her neighbor
to the use and benefit Of this government?
This is a question that, to all appearances.
must be shortly answered. Mexico cannot
much longer exist as an independent nation.
The seed Of ruin has been scattered broad.
cast over that unhappy country, and a harv-
est of poverty, dependence, and wretched-
ness has been reaped.
We hear a greet deal about the acquisi-
ton of Cuba and the difficulties connected
with that subject. These difficulties are
small and trivial, when compared with those
which lie before US in reference to Mexico.
Taken together. if we are not mistaken,
there win be sucl troubles ID the approach
ing few years as this county and this peo-
pie have rarely witnessed. We can only
hope, and it is bare naked hope. that the
present administration may somanage these
delicate and important matters as to pre-
serve the peace, the honor, and unsullied
national reputation OF this great country.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06
AD VER FIsEMENTs.
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
PRoBATE CoURT. I
YAzoo CoUNTY-April Term, 1859.

YAzoo CoUNTT-April Term, 1852.
Toall persons interested in the Estate Of John
athan Ellison, decd
~ on are hereby cited to be and appear be-
fore the Pf0hale Court Of said county, e
the July Term, 1853, thereof, then and there
to shew cause, if any you can, why the final
account of Joseph T.. Ellison, administrator Of
said estate should not be allowed and bis letters
surrendered, and further to 90 and suffer such
things as shall be considered and ordered BY
our said colrt In the premises.
And it il further ordered, that publication of
this eitation be made in the Yazoo City Wing
for the space Of sixty Gays.
Witness the Hon. GEoReE B. WILKINSON,
Judge Of the Probate. court Of Yazoo county,
the fourth Monday in April, 1863, and seal Of
said court.
issued, the2Rd day of May n 1853.
JAMES III BELL, clerk.
May 6. 1853. 1856.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06
Ehe WING NomIness tor the Legfs-


Il win be seen BY the proceeding of the
Whie county Convention held in this city on
lest Monday, thsrE1On J. R. BuRRus Of YazOO
City, and Col. W. c. HAMS of silvef Creek,
were nominated for the Legislsture. Judge
Burfus accepted at once. but Col. Herris rs
guested ten days for cOnsiderution.
In the selection Of Judge Burrus, the cOn-
vsntion. we believe. has the approval of every
Wing in the county. There is no man that
better OF ADLER represent them. He is round
Wing and always has heen-is well versed in
the political history of the country, and besides
is ready and forcible speaker, and viii do
credit to himself and constituents IN the next
Legislature. The Judge shougha young man.
is an old resident of the county. and is we'll
known TO all.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06

PIERer.-'rhe London Times ofthe 18Th
March. speaking q the Presidents Inaugu-
raj, says: In our jndgemsnt there is a
mixture of looseness and pretension IN the
style Of this discourse which awakens SUI
picieus as to the sobriety aud good sense
Of its author. Under the appearance Of en-.
ergetic personal viii. Gen. Pierce expresses
and obeys absolutely and implicitly the ten
deneg of the party which raised him to pow
er."
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06
The BOND question:. r. nurrua


In the Yazoo Democrat of Wednesday morn
ing, some parts of the speech that Judge Bur-
rus made in accepting the domination for the
Legislature at the wing meeting, were grossly
misrepfesented. He stated that he should not
make the payment of the State Bonds an issue
before khe people during the canvass; inasmuch
Is they hsa twice been submitted to them aud
Sosed upon ana hey considered chem settled
The Ja5gs 8 Bond paying Union sOasig. ald
viii dodge no question or issue brought up by
the people themselves. The Locofoco party
has sssad the Bond question itself. and tits not
for wings to take it up without its being forced
upon them. We are willing and SO are all the
scIies of Yazoo, TO trust our COUNTY and State
interest and reputation in the hands Of Judge
Burras in the Legislature. For no wing has
better claims to the motto, ewithout fear and
without repEeach" than he.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06

or Z i reported that DIR. Gush9ie. Seere-
tarY Of the Treasury, has issued orders to ar
the Auditoss Ct the Treasury, directing them
not to appoint any mere New Workers to cIerk-
ships III Washington, The New York Custom
House patronage beng deemed their full share
ia the sppoinfment Of this species Of govern.
ment patronage
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06
Democratic atats Convention.

Democratic state Convention.
The Democratic Convention assembled IN
Jackson on Monday. the End insts and non,i-
mated the following Ticket:
For Guvernor-John ]. McRae.
Secretary of State-W E. Mure
a. Auditor-Madison McAffee.
' treasurer. + Hemingway.
~ Attorney General-D. G. Glenn. :.
Is Congress-o. R. Singleton.
Vim. Barksdale-F loater.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06

H The General Assembly Of the Pres
bytern Church viii meet in Philadelphia on
the fssh inst The Rev. J. R. Hutchisou.
of OAKLAND. and Rev R. McInnis, former
pastor Of the Presbyterian Church Of Yazoo
City. are the representatives from the Mis-
sissippi Presbysery.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06
TIIs iu1meaiate effect Of lhe new Silver

Tie Immediate effect Of Che new Silver
Coinage d to direct large amounts Of the
cid coin to the minis ct Philadelphia and
New 9rleaus. The Government is made
the only buyer. by the provisions Of the act.
That's. outside parties cannot have their
silserfeeoined for their own profit. The
price paid 1t the mint. 81 81 the ounce,
has already induced 81 SOC. 600 to be Of.
tered OF this 500, 600 was sold at New
Orleans. The remainder at Philadelphia
The Kentucky Banks shipped 800, 600 Is
tie las. named point.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06
spiritu.l Convention.

"A few weeks ago Convention Of the
spiritualists took place at Springfield, Mass.
The New York Herald gives full account
of this awful and wonderful congregation,
which throws the Woman's Rights CONVEX
tons entirely in the shade.
The Herald says. there were persons pre-
sent who had communed directly with the
spirits of the dead of all ages Of the world,
OF alleountries. Of all languages, and ma
lions. and kinkred and tribes under the sun,
from Adam and Eve down to the important
epoch Of Noah s ark. and from the ark to
the tower Of Babel to the exodus ofthe Is
rallies from Egypt. and SO on through the
successive movements and transitions of
people and nations, smack down, down to
the discovery Of the geld mines Of Australia,
and the latest appointments At Washington.
The Herald thinks that great things can
come to pass. if these new lights are correct.
With the establishment Of the spiritual sci
ence upon this broad basis. it says. the ex-
ploration Of the old ruins Of Europe. Asia,
Africa, and America viii become an OBJ
solete idcc;" for we can call in the builders
themselves. All history can be rectifed,
and the blanks filed up, from coniempora-
neous Witnesses, through all time. We
shall then be enabled U know directly to
the point
How much II cost 10 build lie pyramids.
What became of the Ark altar The flood,
The contents Of the books Of tie Alex
andrian Library.
Who stole the lost books Of Livy,
The travels of the ten lost tribes of Israel
and where those people now are,
The doings Of the dark ages.
The author Of the letters Of Junius,
The history of the Aztecs,
Who struck Billy Patterson.
and % other matters concerning any per.
son, any country, any people, 81 anything.
that has occurred ID all time. 81 whom o. Of
which historians and antiquarians are ii The.
dark.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06
White Goods.

nLAlN Swiss, Jaconets and Cambrics;
Figured and dotted French embr'i Swisses;
heck eambrics; hair cord DimIfy;
Pa and A plain and figured Laces;
Mulls, Nansooks, Tarletons. Grapes, etc.:
French and Irish Linen cambncks and lawae;
Linen cambricks for dresser:
Thread Laces, Edgihgs and Insertings;
Real Res9I Bobbi No a. a. a. D.:
Embroidered and plain Skirts; Grass cloth aud
Hair cieth Skirts; French cOIsets, etc, etc
Nantes.
Embroidered WhitoSiIk Manulos; White Lace do;
Black lace MantIez black Applique work de;
IYhite Swiss Muslin Nantes.
SHOES.
An assortment Of Eyan's Ph,ladelpha work, con-
aisting in part OF
/ lack and cOlored Lasting CATER;
do do Kid do;
Rid Buskins and Jenny Lnd's Misses and chit
dren's BoOiees, ETC., etc.
Embroideries.
French embro,d Chemizettes, with sleeves;
Embroidered ChemizetLss, ali pr ces and st5lc;
Howitton Lace collars;
EmI5o'd Swiss collars, Muskataire Pattarns;
do do do d.;
do Valencia Lasc coIlars do do;
Osborne Ltcs, S@iss and Cambria collars;
French embroidered Swiss sleeves;
do do cambria do,
Sc tch do DO Swiss and Lace do;
Embro'd Handkerchief, all prices and qualities;
era 3, Lawn and Linen embr0sd Handkcrchieit;
Jacs net and Swiss Edgings and lnsertingS
Swas and Cambria Flouncings;
Swiss Applique work etc, etc.
Esamiae this stock before you make your PuT-
rhases, asit islarge, and very handsome.
(1EN:I,T FCNsS FURNISHING GOODS.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06


Po11T1oAI Con- pr1oN The relevations
from Rhode Island would seem p indicate
that that State IS most renaI 81 any N tie
Union TIE lale election is.aIleged G hare
been carried 81 |he msst shameless bri.
berry The Providence Journal after stat
ing that one man spent 81 goo for eleesiea
purposes. gees a IS follows:
b another town, where th6 contest IS
always close, man who's an Applicant feE
al Appointment under Ile aoxetaIseElt.
bought vote for a25. and 81 nsilhS bel
nor lie renal who tool lis money would
trust The oLhex they were pretty vel 80
qnainted each olher took hold 81 lie ire
dollar bilIs BIZ end and saelehed IS he b.
letsbox. and when Gle voter dropped ia ths'
envelopes, the purchases |el &c Sc hold Of
the meneY. This was shameless snsn. and|
vas done ID onen town meeting. Il the pres-l
encc ofthc voters On both sides.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06

~ Surgeon Kane waste hsrs sailed On bis
4resic Expedition on The first .,sE.. il the bl.g
Advanee. lorniallea bp Dir. 6Fsnnell. his inlsn.
-. 80 :. S 81 sirst % the heaa 81 Baain's Bay,
. 80, 5, he polar CO. He he's provided for
cbGainine dogs. slsdgss aad ksqnlLnapz, e s'p
bis search after Sir John Eranklin
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06

oer Seven full missions e - s9s. szs s.'a
=. - 3. -.,.sin rnt;sposed Of, bsffh for one
,.5.s'sIss.Z.sv 8 5000. and for Aaother At
Ss1o1. sss IS : sEiais.sr rssIdent Il $4,000.
eken 81 c6nfass..t S 100 sch, and for
80 s|s Pests es.sls. sse enough Is stock :
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-05-06

Tn M1sslssirFl TINES Is the title Of eterl-
ing Wig paper published IN Holly Syringe and
edited b. Samuel Benton, Esq.s The ssIloial
dspa1tmentof the Times EXHIBITS much ability
.andskiil
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-04

News FROM New MEnco.-The St. Louis Inteligencer
has files of the Santa Fe Gazette for February brought
Independence by the March mail. The is of es-
pecia interest Governor Lane preparing to make
visit to the southern extremity Of the territory far
West as Ell Cobre, or the Copper Mine.
There had been arrival at Santa Fe from I'll Paso
Messrs james w Richardson and Charles L. Spencer
st. Louis They reported every thing quiet at the Pass
since the little outbreak there in favor of Don Angel
Tras who has usurped the Goyernorshp of Chihuahua
to which Cordero had been legally elected Cordero the
wealthiest man in chihuahua; and Trss, though once
immensely RICH is among the poorest Nearly all the
people Of FL Paso friends of Trias Some Americans
coming and being hailed their preferences
declared themselves for PIERCE the blanketed
Immediately aternzed with their visitors huggng them
Ia MeIicano
Col Summers absence from Santa Fe is made the bur-
den of great deal of loud complaint in Santa Fe against
that officer.
An affair at Fort Union growing out Of measures to
preserve discipline and protect the public property that
station in which certain abandoned females were dealt
with has been made the occasion harsh structures
by Mr., Merritt former marshal of New Mexico in tht
Santa Fe papers The officers imp located by Mr. Merit
Capt Carleton and Lieut. Sykes But the structures
seem to be quite undeserved.
At the recent sitting of the Legislature bill drawn up
understand by the Senior Cura Father Francisco
Leyra Of San Miguel, who a member of one of the
Houses passed into law The Gazette says 1t was
the humorous eusion of idle moment and was never
intended for any thing but joke 1t passed however
inadvertently approved and is law of the land