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The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17
Dcmocrattc Tendency.

Our neighbors Of the Democrat have deyot-
ed considerable space in their two last issuesin
reply to our articles on the subject Of the
aPoliticaI Tendency of the Country and we
are grasifed that they have done 50, because
we knew it has had the effect Of exciting the
curiosisy Of some who do not take the Wing.
and they have called for the numbera of our
paper containing those articles, thus our neigh
bora have been the means Of calling more gen.
eral attention to those articles than they might
otherwise have received. We are also gratif-
ed from the peculiar nature of their articles,
that we are so readily afforded such conyi1c-
ing proof OF the truth Of the assertion we made
regarding the nature of PORTION of the DEM
ocratic party The sensible, chasie, and eles
waited manner in which the editors have express
ed themselves ins eir repiies,renders any fur
Their continuation Of THAT rAcT, at least, entire
y Unnecessarily It will be unnecessary for
them to write any more upon this subject, as
they have vindicated the outraged dignity Of
the party to which they have the honor Of
claiming membership, in q style and manner
very suitable TO the purpose.
Our seighbors. IN their last issue accuse Us
Of abandoning the arguments We first advanced
and have used neither aFgument,wit or sarcasm.
Well. If we have not you appear to attacha
great deal Of importance to those '.senseless''
articles. Judging from the space occupied in
your paper IN rebuting them. We endeavored
to discuss the subject upon its merits. and what
we have written is the candid expression of our
sentiments, uninfuenced either BY party spite.
or political disappointment. The composition
lof those articles has been dictated solely by a
desire to awaken an interest upon the subject
of which they treat, and thus. if possible. 70
promote and secure the accomplishment Of
their oblece--the common good of all, beth
Democrats and Whigss
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17
Eg Our friend Conslantia' gives Us .


E Our friend CONSTANT" gives rs an
afectionate farewell and reads Us a WhOle-
some lecture on "Woman's Rights'' and
wrongs. Her short not springs questions
that might be discussed at length and to
little or great profit as the case might be.
View only jesting. of course. when We
proposed representing the ladies Of Missis.
sippi in the Woman Convention; butt you
put it seriously. this question of Woman's
rights and Mans oppression. we shall re-
ply in the .committal words Of Sir Wal
ter de eoyerly: "a great deal might be
said on both, sides Many and sincere
thanks notwithstanding, for the kind fare
well.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17

a DRuSKAnD's OrIE1on 81 run Mama
Law Dr. snodgrass. q one of the recent
anniversary meetings. in New York related
the following incident: Said ! ID friend
Of mine ii Baltimore man OI talent il one
81 the professions. WeH-meaning and use
til man IA the days Of his sobriety What
think you Of the Maine Law for Naryland?'
Think replied he: 4 think vel oft. Give
me that. and shall have hope. Ihaye sig.
ned your pledges over and over again, bnt
only to break them as often. Shut up
these clearinghouse with your Maine Law
prohibition-tak away from my eyes these
attractive saloons and sparkling decanters
remove the sight Of the fumes Of their
contents--these Satanic temptations to ruin.
and then. but not ill then. shall hope to
remain sober man to be myself again.'
For my own part, my friends. such appeals
have an irresistible force with me. / think
that il is high time we had legal prohibition
everywhere, when the very inebrates them
selves are imploring its assistance for their
agonized, responding soul!''
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17

tsProse1fns1on for 6p1nfe1l'e Sake
UNfo1 Dr,IocEArs 70 zI,E RnstuE.
One of the bert Wings and prominent man
.ef Carrot county thus writes as:
ePIsass and enclosed el2 % for lo0r years
subseriptlcn, but q I Win not support eng wig
paper HAT suskains Gen. Fooke CT any once
whatever, ! win not take youI paper any long.
er.'
This q plain Language md unlnistakeable II
ito meaning
othellop occupations gomez
% far Is L concerns that man, and we pocket
the twelve dollars Of our Loaf subscriber with sad
pleasure pleasure because Il makes one feel
50 comfortable to have just enough change in
iis pocket 70 keep the nameless one OUT and
sud, slass because we know ii Is the last, the
very last We shall ever get from the same
source
Seriously. though We are notrich. nor though
. descendant Of de great martyr, ambitious Of
. martyrs crown in any cause. we would rath-
e. lose hundred paying subscribers than to
halp circulate any Islander Or abuse Of General
Fore. We have not filed our columns with
lsudaisons Of him or even noticed bis trium.
plant progress il the North, where he IL prose.
cutting bis Senatorial canvass, because both he
and a. q. Brown, the two candidates, are Dem
|ocrsts & can fghtout their battlesi the Dem.
ocsntic counties on their own ground; and be-
Osuso asyet We ore not certain but that there
viii be Wing candidate in the field in which
ease this county and district viii support him
ito the end Of the chapter. But if the contest
hes between the patriotic and able defender Of
the Union faith of 81 and A, G. Brown, we
need scarcely say which this paper and its pat
rons Of YazOO win support We win say, how
ever, ia the face of both Wing and Democratic
aspirants. Gen. FOote deserves the seat in the
Senate which he vacated for the sake of the
Union.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17
FOR THE LEGISIAT IRE
IN BURRUs

~ In our last number. We bid our
readers good bye. intending before this to
be on our way nOrthward. But cirrum.
Stances eyer which ne had no control, have
coupelled Us to defer our intended trip tn
some la.er dag IN the season
You know,
aThe best laid plans Of nice and men
Geng.of avry,
And leave Us only grief and pain
For promised joy.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17

IKTTEas on AposEollcAL SrccEsslos. id.
dressed to Bishop Greene. BY Rev R. An
sRz-Thisis an interesting work, for copy
of which ne ara indebted to the pOliteness
of our friends Messrs. Mann 4 Andrews. It
Is for sale at their Book and Drug Store.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17
5r.rH OF Hou. Par. w. Tonpz1ss :

Da1rH OF HoN. PAT. W ToMpxIss At
is with feelings Of deep regret that we an.
nonnce the death Of the Hon. P. TOmpkins.
He died in San francisco. California. on the
9th of May. after prestraion Of 3 months
from paralysis.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17
To mrs. harriet n. Proved.

DEaR1sr MaDAm Your 'Good-bye'' has
been received with many signs. yet Is so much
apparent happiness seems TO be spread before
YOU. no selfish considerations could Induce your
friends 10 dstain you. From. my heart bid
YOU tender and afectiOnate farewels wish
ing yon joyous meeting with your relations
81 the North, and q safe return to the homesof
your adoption
And now, Madam, as one Of Missiesippls
daughters. and as one Of your aIady friends"
allow ~ 10 thank you for your profered, and
high e6asidsfatio1, 70 represent the grievances
ef the females Of our State before the syNo.
mans Rights Convention which you mean 70
attend this summer. think ] may say Che
ladies Of the South have no grievances they
woald not readily submit to their chivaIrous
fathers hlssb ban ds-b brothers and sons 70 re-.
dress and arrange; they do not think if IN good
taste 70 assume the Bloomer either 10 senti-.
ment or costume. and think may add as
their general cpiIion. that when aoasaa calls
and heads conventions for iiligitinlate purposes,
she counteracts the laws Of nature. and vainly
attempts q assume preI0satiye denied BY
Col, and common sense therefore @ repre-
sent Is, would Be super eroeatorg
{ Farewell word that must Be- and hath been.
4 sound thht males us linger, and yer fare-
C0NsTANTTA.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17
orr Neighbor's Farewell--Pasf His
tory ana PIeaaanl IReminlseemees.

tory and Pleasant "Reminiscences.
The falautea junior Of the Democrat bids US
~ afsctcnate farewell in last Wednesdays
paper and applies the onion so pitiOusiy that we
could not have the heart to leave him, and SO
gave out our trip on the Alton. We regret We.
have not time to notice all. the different
counts in his interesting and affecting agood-
bye nor to reply to his historical interrogato-
ries. We wilLhoweyer, ask him one question:
which has nothing 70 do with such old fogies
as Alexander the Great or Jack the Giant Kill
er. but OF. . little bitof modern history that oc
CURED moi hundred years ago and not a.huh.
dreamilss from Yazoo CITY.
Does he remember thar somebody one rainy
nigh
When winds blew high-not on Helles waters"
bat On Silver Creek, not ezactly playing Lean
der ana swimming over the Surge that kept
him from slose... but inglorisusly falling into
il! ana loez heresE,s snber how the fair lady who
was 30 Hsro received him dripping on the
banks 10 wofpl plight, and how, the military
chestOf u s.. 4. Colonel vas rumaged for
81 old suit Of rsgiInentals which had fiourished
around ceFtain beseiged baggage Wagon 10
Aeziso and how N'hen donned. they were g
world the large for hiEn,nnd hesat. Ike othello
when he Won Desaemona. reeounting the dan
gers he had passed By food and field, the. shin-
inc Button and other smart brayeries of col.
der hsngius loosely upon himl And how
though she didn't love him for the dangers he
bad passed Of anything else. be loved her
whsike ske pitied hinlscE not. NOwcnder that
be Wesrs that Che Alton Is gone; cry. dear, it
will Do 5au good. But you will get over this,
po0s bs5 ve.Iike the measles and s,hooping
cough, happsns toeverr body once IN 8 life Tine
ana the sa s. i S taken the better it IS for
The Pstiept 50 phsIsielans sa5, end they ought.
81 kaeH s.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17


Taa BAp11sT MissIoEaRY USIoG, lately
in session at Albany, was attended By one
thousand Delegates. Amongst the. connlu-
nications presented from the Executive Com
mittee was correspondence between the
American Minister and King of Prussia in
regard to the prosecutions to which the
Baplists Of Germany had been subjected.
The King had exhibited the kindest spirit
and declared that, 1.-THE Baptists would eff
feet an ecclesiastical organization which
could be recognized By the Government, all
causes Of complaint would cease. The
Board recommended that ii shall be By the
appointment Of Board Of five 10 Germany.
Who, ID cooperation with the Board here,
should Be authosized 10 license cOlporteurs
in Germany
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17

OUR REIArIoNs WITH MExIco. Co. Glads-
den. the newly appointed United States Min
lister to Mexico, ina letter to commercial
house in New York expresses strong de-
sire % have our trade with Mexico increas-
ed, and adds:
Free and nninterrup intercourse. com
ssercsally and socially, with Mexico, will ac-
complish more in harmOniaing the disturb
ing disagreements between the two conn
tries, than all the treaties and negotiations
which II lemaeY may accomplish. They are
The great panaeea of peace on earth and
good will towards mankind: the foreshaWd-
owing og the Christian millennium. "
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17
Gen. Reuben DAVIS.

When the late Democratic Convention re
fused to nominate Gen. Davis for Congress
for the State at large, and conferred the
honor on stneso man" Reuben told the
Convention that he would moi be choked off
in that way--that he had very satisfactory
evidence that he was the choice Of the entire
north--that the ncrth was entitled to the
candidate. and that he was not willing that the
northern counties should be cheated out of
their choice by few tricksters, who. by in
trigue and artful management eontrived to
get control of the Convention lie would
submit to no such intrigue and management,
but would appeal to the great Convention
Of the people on the day Of election, TO
whose decision he would bow with respect,
and none other. Well. be has appealed and
his determination to go to Congress, If he
can. has created a mighty muss in the.camp
of the harmonious How this breach
will be healed we know not and care less,
but certain it is Reub has created consider
able uneasiness in The ranks of the inter
ri6ed.'
Gen. Davis seems exceedingly anxious to
secure seat in Congress. And Mr.. Barks-
dale, the Democratic nominee, 1t seems is
not indisposed to get into the.same pew, for
they are. both pressing their claims before
the people in the northern part of the State.
and judging from the newspaper notices Of
their speeches, it is a perfect Kilkenny cat
fight between them. Now, if Reuben
being he strongest man" can, gerrymander
the said Mr. Barksdale out Of said pew and
foist himself into II, If he can. viii It not be
n decidedly democratic proceeding And
would it not be as fully orthodox, il the
General were to iasso Mr.. Barksdale and
gag him and not allow him to discuss the
proceedings at all? We deferentiaIly sub
NIT these points to the Democracy. This
is family quarrel over the spells and we
would not intrude ourselves within reach of
the lowering broomsticks. We can exclaim,
however, with the woman in the bear fight,
"Fight dog, fight bear,
No dog of ours there"
We are only astonished that the cohesive
power should 50 often act by contraries in
the ranks Of the harmonious"
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17

The Washington Union speaks rather
sneelingly 81 what @as tie Whlg party.
and aidieulss Ire idea. that i win ever again
Be able d falIy It's former strength. This
may Be. to the editor Of that paper, very
ilatteting delusion. but II is certainly 4 very
senseless and ridiculous one.
No member of the Wing party, that We
aie aware II dreams Of dissolying our pre-
sent organization. We are aware that some
Itimid persons have said. that We find our
selves in hopeless minority, and That all
future efforts may be vain. But all such
persons take very superficial view Of the
subject. We admit that we we're badly
beaten IN lhc late Presidential election, so
far as the electoral vote was concerned. But
when ne look at the popular vote, we per-
eeiye at once that very small per centage
of change would alter the result; for many
of the States which gave their electoral
vote to Gen. Pierce, did it by very small
majority. The popular vote is as follows;
For Pierce, l,6O7, 723
For Scott, $50, 934
For all others, 1928
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The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17
A.,osllcr He'd orr


The blood Of lhe martyrs Is the seed 81
The church e TO the vfctors. &c.
n George 3. Dixon has been removed
from the Pest ofsee Of Yazao City, and
Dr. u. b haynes. Democrat and ex.se.
cessisnlsi appointed ii HE place: If Dixon
has made most excellent POstms |es and
retizss ron the Office With tie good wishes
Of al our citizens. ne return him our
thanks for bis aceommoda dating. gentlemanly
dsmeanor towards Us during bis aaninia-
tretian. We believe We have never had
cause q complain once Of hin, il our basis
ness which necessarily gives Us much int
course With the post Office and postmaster.
We hope Af Dixon iii bear lis leespi-
tasisa Ike man and not make nelY faces
att lie psblosSsls al do when sley are
olIieisly .I|kd oI
e p Haynes s a pspela. aa5 elst -
msS Fa ssks IS doub S psble and
hSts E666 g make esod PesIn teI
The Protestant EF'sebps Conner.
sisa b l'sN J.lss5. on hs i at a|||rpl.
ca belief Of the iansss|'e 81 Issep
posrz sn5 sz5rsss 81 IS surprise i q as.
rsa sAs slaIe 9sa Isl a
S. gu oI IS brother Bishops flI ~
zen /. sv,SsisIg 81 d. IS
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17
1862 6a

Oh Tic HLhJOIlLy system, s1,JoIs40V WOuIu DC
necessary to choice, which is 26, 2e7 less than
Pierce received. On the calculation made above
it will be seen that Gen. Pierce's majority on
the whole popular vote IS only about $40 of
one per cent; 90 that change of 4-I0 Of one
per cent, or votes in 1000, would have de-
feated his election on the majority system.
Though there was perfect detection among
the wings at the late election, yet Gen. Scott
received l,Ss6.934 votes; which is larger vote
than was given to Gen. Taylor, Mr.. Clay. or
any other candidate, either wing or democrat,
Pierce only excepted. Why, then.should wings
despair! With force of 1881, 900 tried men,
We are in good situation to make not only a
firm stand, but successful onset, whenever a
favorable opportunity shall present ITSELF An
army of l,3s7.000 veterans certainly forms a
very good nucleus around which may rally :
force equal to almost any emergency.
The Wings of the country have man
fully resisted the reckless tendencies of the
present locofoco party in their FIRST develop
ments and they are not prepared to give up
to them now. when they assume a more
frightful shape, and have acquired more
alarming character Ifthey have been sin
cere up. to the present time, and have done
battle manfully for the sake Of principle,
how could or can they now give over, and
submit eowardly to- locofoeo misruleY A
bandon their principles this hour of dan
ger. and desert then sountry. when that
country Is 10 peril? It.cannot be- No Wing.
VINO has labered for the right. and has
withstood the ironuill Of Gen. Jackson, or
the recklessness Of President Polk, Will
PROSTATE himself at the feet of Franklin
Pierce. whose selection for the. high Office
of President Of the United States astonish-
ed himself and the whole country. includ-
/ ing the Locofocos themselves. The sincere
and honest Of our party, who have been
true to their creed. and who have been NOV
led by patriotic considerations in resisting
Ilawless redicalisu. viii never for moment
entertain the idea of ptostfating themselves
at the footstool Of power. Or acquiescing in
policy they believe to be fraught with in
Jury to the people, and dishonor and dis
grace to the country
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17

SINGULAR TRAGEDY AT SoMERv1LLE Mass.
On Wednesday, at the Lunalic Asylum,
in someryille, Mass, Mrs. Strong; an aged
lunatic, was found dead beside bed, in
the room of Mrs. Jameson, another lunatic
who at the time ofthe discovery. was kneel-
ing on the bed. in the attitude Of prayer.
Mrs. Jameson, on being questioned as to
the death Of Mrs. Strong, gave the following
account:
II heard Mrs. Strong ask for light this
was her constant habit occurred to me
that the Lord had delivered her into my
hands, and that if there was any more light
in the other world she should see it. She
had been plaguing me for many months with
this inquiry, and now one of the attendants
being gone out. and the other preparing din
ner. / determinedto be rid Of the annoy
ance. accordingly slipped out into the
gallery and invited Ms 8. into my room.
She came with me willingly; she had on
two caps; took them off tied them round
her neck. the strings broke. She stood still,
close TO me making no resistance, SO knew
that the Lord had given her to me; ! then
put nv hands around her throat and chok-
ed. ] then laid her down on the floor soft
iy, so as to make no noise, and took off my
stocking and put it around her neck. pulling
it as hard as | couId--but il was mouse, she
was already dead: / felt her pulse, and knew
it. While / was doing this ! said my pray
ers, end thanked the Lord that he had per-
mitted me thus to glorify His name, !"
The trustees of the Institution are hives.
tigating the matter The deceased Mrs
Strong, and also hrs. Jameson. are respecta-
bly, connected. but for sometime have been
hopelessfy insane.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17

A The net amount subject to tho draft
81 q Treasurer 81 he United States on
lie 2sa nlt.. vas SEQ $50 ESQ. of vhicll
$500, / j Nss d tie lands Of tie Assistant
Treasurer ii Nov ! ofl lhs Sew o..
leans Branch Mint there isas So S sub !
is< to draft
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17

WanS witty English bvelnmen| De
faulter, after bis recall. was asked, Or 's
arrita home. II be left India, On accoab.
olhis health, hereplied, 'Theydosay there
something wrong ii the e1est''
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17


UNITED SrATEs AND MExIco The Wash
ington correspondent Of the New York Jour
nal Of Commerce writes as follows under
date Of 1st inst:
Gen. Garland, who has been here, en-
route for New Mexico. has left for his impor-
tant commend He arrived here in much
less time than was expected, afterhe had
been summoned 70 this place. He has re-
ceived his instructions. and conjecture that
they embrace both diplomatic and military
powers. He IS undoubsedlY toproeeed forth
with to New Mexico. and e march into the
MeciIIa valley with force that will enable
him to encounter Governor TIias. who Is
there before him, and y lis prepared to ex-
bel him 81 any other American intruder
Itmay Sc lhai Gov Ffias viii retire before
General Garland, and that Santa Anna viii
suffer tie Quilted States to take and keep
possession ST that disputed territory, But
such IS not the apparent intention q the
Our Executive Government have decided
has the disputed territory belongs ID Us IN. I
! II tie treaty, and would Be ours suppos.
'61 lhe b0u6G6f HE q lun from -
rSi6I iNfnfe iatbi4 Forth 81 u aso, kest- (,
.s1
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MARRIED On the cd inst BY Tie RsY.
]. ~ Puryis. Mr. M. N. PICKrrT Of Lou
siarla, to Miss MARoAnEr G. ScoTT. Of this
county
The printers fee is thankfully ackDos
edged. and The happy pair have our best
wishes for continued health and happiness
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(sovernor Foote's speech.

Gov. Foote delivered very courteous
and digniied speech. ofsome two hours, and
a half in length. in our city, on Saturday
last. Some parts Of the Governors speech
pleased US, and some did not His frank and
candid expression Of sentimenton all the i'm
portant points of issue between himself and
Gov. Brown his great rival for senatorial
honors highly credtable to him. We would
have been much gratifed if the Governor
could have been present, Gov. Foote spoke
feelingly of the resolution of censure which
our legislature passed on him, and appealed
to the people for its RECESSION. The demo-
cratic press have said many hard things Of
him-all of which NE hope are forgiven and
forgotten but as it now stands he rs dis
graced man in the eyes of world-the cele-
bratcdresoution of ceDsure stands unrepeal-
ed on The statute books and we do not blame
him for desiring TO blot out this foul stain on
his public career. No doubt the legislature
was actuated By honesty and sincere motives
in censuring him; but they acted on the inn
pulse OF the moment, without giving the SUBJ
iect mature consideration, as the people, in
their sovereign capacity afterwards decid-
ed
Gov. Foote, we believe, in his speech,
made good impression on minds Of the
people. He was warmly received, and at
a private dinner given him, we beheld many
faces seated around the festive board slipping
their vine in social concord, which a few
years since, would have been found any
where else.
We donot wish to be understood as adyo-
eating the claims Of Gov. Foote for the Office
to which he aspires; neither are we in favor
Of Gov Brown; for we confidently expect
another Richmond in the field If Govern
or Foote and Gov Brown, however we're the
only candidates for the high and response
bic Office, we should not hesitate to express
our preference if necessary. But we intend
occupying neutral ground unless some ex-.
traordinary cause, shall induce us to take
side Monroe Democrat
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17

L. Il Isl popular delusion to believe
that an editor Is i public bellows bound to
pha everything and every body that wants
ID use him.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-17

STBAXIHHNfE8 ana DD1III In IhtIf
own juice, 81 ssIe BY u IAllbofIlE