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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-03-31

The DEATH PENALTY.-Th Assembly
OF Wisconsin has passed IA bill abolish
ing the PENALTY OF death iCr The crime of
murder a;d substituting imprisonment
for life. the vote stood So in favor,
aid rs opposed The friends Of the
bill are confident ul ii majority in the
Senalc.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-03-31

JENNY LlNu.-The N.ir York Coz, lei,
learns directly, and from the very best
Authority, that the family difficulties
which were recently said to have deter
mined Madame Gcldschlmdt to return
10 this country, do not exist in the least
degree and that there is no present
prcspecto Of our hearing her again from
anY cause whatever.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-03-31

URsuLlNE Convent A Committee
Of the Massachusetts, Legislature have
reported ia favor OF indemniiying the
proprietors of this property, destroyed in
1884 by mob, in Charlcs,own.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-03-31

D~S=In less than two weeks the people
Of the Eastern District will be called
upon 10 elect member Of the thirty
third Congress. Our candidate is the
Hon. George G. King, oi this town, Il
gentleman OF education, ability and
refinement he has served the State for
the last four years in this capacity in a
crediiable and satisfactory manner.
He has not been noisy blusterer in
Congress, jumping up and talking upon
every question before the House; these
kind Of men are the least useful portion
OF the members OF Congress. Mr.. King
has always been at his post has always
voted right, and has ever been an efi-
cient man both on Committees and in
attending to the interests of his con-
s,Itucnts at the Departments, &c.
His opponent is Thomas Davis Esq,
Of North Providence. Mr.. Davis is an
Irishman who has resided in this State
for some yeats past he is gentleman
OF integrity and intelligence, hut his
mind is most thoroughly tinged with
almost all the isms of the day, and he is
consequently anything but the right
kind of a man TO represent this State in
Congress. MIR. King is Rhode Island
man, with true Rhode Island feelings,
Of sound, sensible and safe mind, aud
will represent the genuine Rhode Island
any Rhode Islander hesitate for mo-
ment rs to how he will vote, and who shall
receive his suffrage ? We should think
not, lor'aIl must prefer Rhode Island
man rather that foreigner.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-03-31

MhsR Law ,DrVEArEp.-The Wis
csnsin Legislature has defeated the
Maine law by Majority ofone.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-03-31

A death from chloroIorm is chroniclcd
in Paris, the victim being young man,
who had IL administered to him Tor the
purpose of hav ny tumor taken out Of
his cheek. The first dose produscd no
effect, but from the second the patient
never awoke. lie was supposed TO
have had some complaint which render.
ed the absorption Of ehloroiorIn into the
lungs fatal,
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17

Those who never lost child are unable to un-
derstand how great a void thedeath of one little
one can make There is, we think, nothing on
earth that can castso long and wide and black a
shadow as small coffin. 1t is emphatically the
shadow of death which freezes the parents heart
Small as is an infants tomb, it sometimes is
capacious enough to hold all the brightest hopes
and dearest joys of whole family circle The
little child is often the bright focus where all the
rays of gladneii centre, and from which they are
reflected again over happy hearts; and when this
central lights eclipsed, great darkness falls over
all.
How many there must be in Heaven, gathered
up from all chimes, even from heather shores. who
have died so young as to retain ne memory o.
earth, and to whom that world of glory seems as
their native land, whose souls were washed and
regenerated SO early that no stain of this world
was ever visible upon them
whatever wound of ssh there may have been
has healed without scare; their every thought
has been moulded by the society and scenery o.
Heaven, and they stand continually before the
face Of the Father In how largh sense may We
lsay. of such is IS the kingdom Of heayen?'
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17
The whale Story in a Nnt SheIl.

The Albany Knickerbocker, under the head Of
.sIndependecne and Progress" tells the whole
story of our nation birth and greatness, and pro-
oress in the art and science, in remarkable short
paragraph for a theme comprehensive The
style is rather racy, but decidedly "to the point
at is seventy-seyen years ago to-day since
Uncle Sam was born, and what an eventful Seven
ty-seven years they have been. Seyenty-seven
years ago the United States was remote crcum-
stance; they now compose the second commercial
nation in the world In three quarters OF cen
tury they have reyolutionized the World, built up
an Empire, licked our Mother, and fenced in a
Continent In less time than it took Methuselah
to get out Of swaddling clothes, we have made
more canals, tanned more lightning, and harnessed
more steam, and at greater cost in money, than
the whole revenues of the world could have paid
fer the day he got out of his time.
In seventy five years we have not only changed
the politics of the earth, but its wearing apparel
cotton shirts being as much the offspring of the
United States as ballot boxes and Democracy.
Since the Fourth Of July, 1776, the whole world
has been to school, and what is better, has learned
more common sense than was taught in the prevl-
Gus four thousand years. The problem of self
government has been solved and its truth made
immortal Washington or yellow corn. 1t
adaptation to all the wants of the more aspiring
Nation, has been made most signally manifest.
Under It's harmonious WORKING Tepuollc Has
grown up in an ordinary lifetime that would have
taken any other system of government a thousand
years to have brought about. Yes, in less time
than it has taken some greenhouse plants 10 arrive
at maturity, we have built Nation that has
spread itself from Maine to Mexico. from the At
lantic to the Pacfic-a Nation that has caught
more whales licken more Mexican, planted more
telegraph posts, and owns more steamboats,, than
any Nation that has ever lived or ever will live
For all this, we again say, thank God, and praise
! Thomas Jefferson
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17

PEGGING SHOES By MAcHINERr.-We
have now before us pair of shoes that were peg
ged by machine; they are the first AID only pair
we have seen that wos not pegged by son Of St.
Crispin with his awl and hammer. The work is
well done. and as neat as any hand-work we ever
saw. The machine which accomplished this feai
was invented by Seth D. Trip, patented on the
18th last April, and assigned to Edward l.
Norfolk, of Salum, Mass, the sole proprietor.
We have learned that this machine will peg No.
boot or shoe in half minute, or 80 pairs in one
hour if the shoes could be put in and taken out in
the same time they are pegged. 1t can be altered
to suit different sized shoe or boot in two minutes,
and it will peg any shaoe.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17

AT very large and enthusiastic MEETING &c :,
citizens of Lowndes County, held at the Che sne
House in the town of Columbus, on Saturdo,, ~
10th inst, to take into consideration the snb;~N
of connecting the town of Columbus will y FI
Eastern lines Of Railroad, by way of the ctv Wy, "s
Tuscaloosa F"
On motion, the Hon. Henry Dickinson ~.
called to the Chair, and Thos Christian apno;n,
ed Secretary. FF''u'-
The object of the meeting being explained bv
the Chairman, in appropriate address. sbo.g.
ing the advantages to be derived by our town onI
this portion of the State, by connecting the c'.
of Tuscaloosa with the Mobile d Ohio RailroaS
by the way Of Columbus and the Communicate
that would be thereby directly opened to US with
all the Atlantic cities, as well as the adyantaool
that would result to the city of Tuscaloosa bv s1n
conjunction, in preference to all the other rouoa
contemplated; when,
On motion of Geo. r. Clayton, it was
Resot0ed That committee of three be app,in,
ed to draft resolutions expressive of the sens. -
the meeting. And the following named gentIe'
men were appointed by the Chair as said com.
mittee, to-wit: Hon. Geo. R. Clayton. DR. w
HUMPHREYS, and Harrison Hale, ESQ.
After consultation, said committee. bv be;.
Chairman, reported the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted, to-wit
/ ResoIDed, That we appoint twenty five DELEGATES
4 to the Railroad Convention to meet at the cIv of
Tuscaloosa, on the 22d day of this month.
/ RESOLVED, That we are deeply impressed with
the Importance of a Railroad CONNECTING the c;t,
/ of Tuscaloosa with the town of Columbus. and
believe that the interest of this county, and mar.
ticularly the town of Columbus, will be greatly
promoted by such a conjunction.
RESOLVED, That the delegates to the Tuscaloos.
Convention be authorized to give assurances thai
the citizens of Lowndes will use their best exertors
/ to continue the construction of the road from Tho
Alabama and Mississippi line to the town of Col,
umbus
ReS0Iced, That we believe the selection Of the
town of Columbus, for the connection with the
Mobile d Ohio Railroad, will open 10 Tuscaloosa
a market for their manufactures, coal, iron. dc
and also give to that city selection of markets,
either Mobile or New Orleans
After the adoption of the resolutions, the Chair
man appointed the following named gentlemen as
the delegates TO said Convention, to-wit
Hon George z. Clayton Colonel Thomas c. Bil-
lups, Col. William H. Vasser, Col. Joseph B. Cobb.
William Erwin, Jesse Williams, Andrew Paine. Hon
VIM r. Cannon, Thomas Christian, Abram Murdoch
Major Thomas G.. Blewett, DIR S. S. Franklin, DR. w,
w. Topp, Albert Simpson, Beverly Matthews, Isaac
Winston, Richard Nixon, William Parhan1 James s.
Lull, Charles r. Crusoe, James Sykes, Charles Bas
keryll, Samuel d. Reed and Hon. James Whitfield.
and on motion the Chairman was ADDED to the deIeqa
ton.
H. DICKINSON, Chairman
IHOs. CHRISTIAN, Secretary.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17
For the Southern Standard.
Colonization Of Negroes in Liberia.

Mr.. Editor IL have often thought of calling
the attention of the people of the United States
of late years, to the investigation of the question
what is the extent of territory in Liberia or west
ern Africa, in square miles, which, from its arabic
character, is suitable for the habitation of civilized
men either black or white | confess to want
of accurate geographical knowledge on this sub
ject myself and am anxious to learn the lmpor-
tant fact, in view Of the efforts and intentions OF
the coonizationSts, whether the civilized negro,
after being persuaded to emigrate to Africa, and
upon his arrival there, is hereafter to be turned
loose in perfect desert to wander about, degene-
rate and ultimately die | want to know for a
certainty, about how many square miles of land
suitable for tillage there the whole coast OF
western Africa which is not now in the possession
or under the control of European powers, and
that may be possessed and occupied by civilized
negroes, in community composed Of emigrants
from the United States, and native Africans
And, unless it can be shown that there is enough
territory there, of this description, to sustain a
population of from seven to ten millions of inhabi-
tants, colonization must be regarded by all sensi-
BILE and humane persons, either as misguided and
blind effort to get rid of slavery under the infu-
ence of abolition sentiments or deliberate piece
of deception and injustice, prompted by the same
influence, by which the poor negroes are to be en-
trapped in The plausible but delusive scheme o.
colonization. Ny opinion is, that there is not
more land clothed with forest-trees and well wa
tered, in this negro Ell Dorado, than there is il
the territory of the single State of Mississippi
If such be the fact it is plain that but few of the
emancpated negroes of our country could find {
permanent home there, and hence, colonization
should be regarded, and such is my view of it, a:
slow but certain process of utter destruction o
the negro race. 1t may not be so intended by al
who are engaged in it, but such. must be its ult
mate effect. If this scheme of colonization has
any advocates in thiseregion of country, desire
that some of them will enlighten the public mine
upon the point raised in this brief article.
PRO-SLAVERY
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17
FOR tie Southern Standard.

A short interview between the rich, pretty and
sarcastic belle, Miss B., and Mr.. D.
Miss B. Greatly sir, the roar Of the lion of
sentiment and philosophy, so far from exciting
terror in my mind, on near approach, l find to
be little more than the bleat Of an herbivorous
animal
Mr.. D. ''Then, Miss B., trust you are pre-
pared to illustrate with me, that portion of the
scriptures which speaks of the lion and the lamb
lying down together.
1t is needless to say, that the witty Miss B.,
having been caught in the network of her own
figure, instantly fled into an adjoining room.
ZED
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17
Columbus, Sept. 10th, 1853.
GEO. H. HARRIS,
Pres't. Board Trustees of I. O. O. F.

Columbus, Sept. 10th, 1853.
GEO. H. HARRIS Esq,
Your letter on behalf
of the Trustees Of the Collegiate High School of
the l. 0. O. F. as President of the Board, in
viting me to deliver course of Lectures on Phys
iology, or any other subject deem proper, has
been received, and hasten to reply.
Your object being to afford additional advanta-
ges in connection with the arduous labors Of your
regular Teachers, by means of plain practical lee
lures on scientific subjects, will trust not only
meet with the cordial appreciation of those inter
ested in the property of the Institution but be the
means of exciting happy emulation among the
students in the requirement of knowledge. Feel
ing deep interest in the permanent prosperity OF
oui own schools, and impressed with the real adj
vantages of substantial home education, [ am
actuated by an impulse of duty to cooperate with
our energetic Trustees and Teachers, and shall
therefore endeavor to comply with the request as
far as time and opportunity will allow
Permit me to thank the Trustees through you
of my appreciation of their complimentary invita-
ton. Respectfully,
r. N LOVE
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17

Just before Sir James Macintosh left India he
made the following entry in his journal, which,
after forty years, reads strangely:
Jan. 18th, 181l.-A yacht wrought against
wind and tide by steam engine, of the power of
twenty horses, goes now from New York to Al
bany, and performs one hundred and sixty miles
in thirty-two hours. This going at the rate of
FIVE miles an hour and would insure passage
from Portsmouth to Bombay in about one hundred
days, in which case should this day have received
letters from my dearest C--of the 1st of October
Why were we not born century later?"
A little more than thirty years would have
given him his letters in months voyage.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17

Ertensiye Fraud-A New York despatch da-
ted Sept 9TH, says A man named Gutmon, well
known here, and engaged for a long time as Gus
tom house broker in this city, enjoying the full
confidence of alarge portion of foreign importing
houses disappeared last Thursday morning, and
has not since been heard of. He is indebted, it IS
alleged, to the Union Bank about one hundred
thousand dollars. Also, to Messrs, Spies, Clust
& Co., and several others, for amounts varying
from SIS, 600 to $40, 600 each. He has left wife
and large family ofchildren in this city, The pre-
sumption is that he has gone to Europe.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17

Capt. West. Of the Atlantic, has quite a char
acter on board his ship in the person of Pat.
On his last voyage, the following soliloquy took
place;
Which way does she head, Pat. 90
''West-southWest, a little westerly
'Ifyou WillimproYe on that, I'll ordera bottle Of
wine for you
.Bedad I'll doit--west southwest, little vest
erly-Capt West"
The Captain Immediately ordered up tumbler
and corkserew
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17

BIsuoP IvEs.-The late bishop of North Caro-
lima, who left the Episcopal and joined the Roman
Catholic Church, has to pass terrible ordeal
His effects in North Carolina, even his library land
some of the effects of Mrs Ives, have been attached
for debt. In the Episcopal convention of the west
ern diocese of New York, at Buffalo, on the 18th
ult., Bishop Delaney referred with regret to the
apostaey Bishop Ives, and attributed tito mented
alteration, as he knew personally that Bishop
Ives was insane in 1850, and that insanity was
hereditary in his family.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17
Taos. CHRISTIAN, Secretary.


We commend the following from the Boston
Post to the wings hereabout:
Amos Tuck, late wing member of Congress.
presided over The free soil convention at olfboro,
\. H., en- ednesday. Moses a. Garland, an
aboliliouist, who has received The support of the
wing party as d canu.Jate Tor Office was one Of
the speakers. and cursed the constitution, and in
yoked boodshed in resistance TO the fugitive law.
and eulogized ] p. Hale. This last mentioned
persons was present and made speech. Tuck
was insoent in his attack on President Pierce anG
after abusing him to bis hearts content. said that
'tae honest rhigs q lesg hampshire ~ere com1ts}y
Proasyted and attached to tie lriacipies Of te sot
and Il lgas rery desirable that coa5tioa sfouIdJ e
Qeetedff only to Pat dorm tie Concord democratic
clique" The day turned out rainy. and the con
yention was thin affair Tuck, Hale, and their
coadjutors cannot shake the confidence of New
Hampshire i'll her son who has been called to pre-
side over the nation.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17
HoMESPUN.

Mr.. Fox-The celebrated orator was one day
told by lady, whom he visited, that she did not
care three skips of louise for him. He immedi-
ately took out his pencil, and wrote the following
Ines:-
ga lady has told me, and in her own house,
That she cares not for me three skips Of louise,
forgive the dear creature for what she has said,
Since women will talk Of what runs IN their head.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17

FACTS ABOUT THE FEvFR,-A few months ago
merchant of this city took to his home and heart
a youthful bride, and went to reside in the Fourth
District. Wishing to live in privacy; he engaged
only one SERVANT fresh green girl, from the
Emeral Isle. She took the fever, and in few
days.ded. A third and fourth filed the vacancy
in the household, and followed in succession the
sweeping summon of the same fell destroyer
Following the impulse of a naturaldread, the mer-
chant went to Mobile to avoid the destructive vis-
tation of the scourge and the next day buried his
young and beautiful bride. Disguised with a
home where nought but empty chambers served
to callupthe memories ofdeparted joys, lie return
ed to the city to sell out his household, determined
to leave a locality to him SO suggestive of sorrow.
He died the next day. When our informant visi-
ted the premises, there but one living creature
there. 1t was solitary parrot, swinging in its
lonely cage, and wailins unwittingly its deserted
state. Alas, poor Pol
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17

MA1DEE Speech OF A MA1DEN-A bachelor
friend of ours says that never attempted to make
but one speech to a woman, and then he did not
succeed. It was beautiful moonlight night, and
he caught her hand and dropped upon his knees
He only streak of calico as she went over the
bar. He did not see her again for fortnight and
then fellow was feeding her with molasses candy
and ginger cake at a circus.--Erchange.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17

A ScHooLMAsrER ABROAD. Freesoil school
master named Garland, delivered speech at the
Wolfboro Freesoile Convention, in which he stated
che had hung a copy of the Fugitive Slave LAWN
his school room, and his dogs 10 carss evsy
time they rent out
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PRESBUTEROS.
TO BE CONTINUED
Columbus, Sept. 9Th, IS;

Columbus, Sept. 9Th, 1853
Dr. T. n Love:
In behalf of the Trustees
of the Collegiate High School of the l. 0. O. F
of Columbus, | take pleasure in requesting that
you will deliver before said school, at such times
as may suit your convenience, course of Lee
lures on Physiology, or any other subject which
you may deem auxiliary to the improvement Of
the youthful mind.
Very Respectfully,
GEO. H. HARRIS.
Prest. Board Trustees Of I. O. O. F.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17
Meeting Of the Cavalry.
IEI).

The Company met at the City Hall on Wednes-
day the 18th inst at l o'clock A. NJ. and on
motion of Chas. Baskerville Esq, S D. Read
was called TO the chair, and A. A. Kerr chosen
Secretary.
Mr.. Baskerville then read the following resolu-
tons which were unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS: We the undersigned, have assoca-
ted ourselves together, and have affixed our names
to the annexed paper, for the purpose of forming
a Company of Lighthouse Cavalry; therefore,
be it
Resolped, That we hereby form ourselves into
a Company for the purpose aforesaid, and report
ourselves to the Colonel Commandent of this Regi-
ment, and request permission to elect officers and
form regulations, under the ''Milita Laws of the
State
ReSolged, secondly, That the Constitution and
Bylaws of the Columbus Rflemen, SO far as
compatible, be adopted by the Company, (untI
committee, hereinafter prescribed, form a
Constitution and Code of Laws for our future
Government.)
| Reso!Ued, third, That committee of five be
appointed, whose duty it shall be to present Con
stituton, Motto, and Bylaws, for the adoption Of
our Company at our next meeting.
Resol0ed, fourth, That Committee of five be
appointed to report upon a proper uniform and
horse equipage, and the probable cost of the
same, and whose further duty it shall be to report
upon some proper place or places for future meet
ngs, and the safe keeping of the arms and other
property of said Company.
A Committee of three were then appointed to
wait on Col. Baldwin, and inform him that the
Company was ready to go into an election Of Off
GERS.
A committee of six appointed to draft a
Constitution and Bylaws.
A committee of six were appointed to report
upon proper uniform and horse equipage, DC.
Orders having been received from the Col.
Commandant. the Company proceeded to hold an
election for officers.
The following gentlemen were then elected:
Charles Baskerville, Captain,
A. A. Kerr, LIST. Lieutenant,
Alexander Hamilton, End,
| s. M. Meek, Jr., 3D.,
Capt. Baskerville was then called to the chair,
and the Company proceeded to elect non-commis-
stoned officers, viz
W. E. Gibbs, Orderly Sergeant,
W B. Wade, End, w. II. Brown, 3rd., Isaac
Winston 4th.
| c.. A. S. Richardson, 1st. Corporal.
| j. P. Earle, End, J. W. Edwards, 3rd, John
Stringer, 4th, VIM. Cady, Standard Bearer, Jos.
/ c. Kittrell, Clerk and Treasurer
Moved, that the Argus, Democrat, and Stan
dard, be requested to insert the proceedings Of
the meeting in their respective papers.
/ The Company adjourned to Saturday Septem-
Der gath, 9, P. NJ.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17

9TH. p. DoUTmT, is authorized to receive new
subscriptions, and receipt for money for the same for
the Southern Standard.
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DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR
JOHN j McRAE.
SECRETARY OF STATE
WILLIAM II. MUSE.
AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
MADISON McAFEE.
STATE TREASURER.
COLLINS +. HEMINGWAY.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
DAVID c. GLENN.
CoNGRESs-STATE
WILLIAM BARKSDALE.
FOR CoNGREss-sECoND DISTRICT
WILLIAM S. BARRY.