The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-08-07
LIBERIA A HUMBUG.

! We have long been convinced says the Savannah
Georgian, that the scheme of sending negroes to III
hcra was failure, and n positive disadvantage If
not cruelty, TO that class sought to be benefited
and Of late the idea is becoming very prevalent.
Northern philnnthupiss have rcaped all the credit
of the foundation and management of the colonza-
tion scheme, while Southern men have had to foot
the larger proportion Of the bill of expenses. This
fact appears upon the records of the Society aud
in the published report of last year. IL appeared that
one gentleman of Mississippi had given more than
the whole North put together.
Southern men are at length becoming aware of the
way in which they have been bamhooalcd, even in
ihis so called benefcen and humane undertaking.
and are beginning TO doubt the policy and propricty
OF making further investments in the same way.
Just so soon as they withdraw their councnancc and
support, Liberia will he given up, and the sooner
they do it the they will perform an act of JUS.
ticc to themselves and Of kindness to the slave popu-
lation.
In this connection. we would commend The remark
of Judge Lumpkm. (who has suffered in the cause J
delivered in the ola decision of the Supreme
Court, which we take from the Macon TELEGRAPH
| IMPORTANT DECISION. Judge Lumpkin delivered
m opinion on the emancipation clansc in a will In
ease of this kind A, the tcstator, had made n will
in which he bcqueaihcd certain negroes for life to B
After the death of B The negroes to be free and
carried to free State or TO Liberia The Court de-
cided that this clause in the will was void under en-.
ancipation acshat the negroes were free co instnt
the termination Of the life estate in Georgia and ~
matter OF course contrary to the spirit and policy
of our laws In regard to cmancipaiing slaves The
learned Judge took occasion. in delivering the opin-
ion of the court toSay that his views had undergone
change IN regard to schemes Of African Colonization
that he had been warm advocate of the purpose
! Of that socicty-hc had written and spoken in favor
OF ii--had given money to 1t In times past. but he
was now convinced that the negroes were better or
hcrc-that emigration and freedom were inurions
rather than beneficial to them, and that the Colon-
zaion scheme Itself was not only failure, but II
swlndlc. Right. Judge and this il Of the dccis-
Ions which The people of Georgia will not ovcrrulc
From SALT LAKE.--The following is the latest in :
tcllig"ncc received from Salt Lake City.
The Mormons have returned to the city and their
homes in the different parts Of the territory
Gen. johnson after having entered the city passed
through TO point thirty miles oa the other side aud
cncamped with his forces. There are no troops in
the city.
The government officers are duly installed in their
various Offices and preparing for proper dis
charge of their duties
Brigham Young is anxious TO he tried on The charge
Of treason but insists that the jury Shall consist Of
Mormons only.
Some returned tcamsters are circulating reports of
the discovery Of rich gold deposits in the vicinity Of
st. Vran's Fort. These statement. do not receive
full credit in the absence Of information from au.
thentic sources.
CANADA AND FRAZER RryER.--The Toronto Globe
says, in reference to the late discoveries ut Frazer
River: These gold discoveries present a future 10
Canada of the mos; dazzling kind. The settlement
Of the Pacific coast by the British people will iueyi.
iabiy lead TO demand for communication ocross The
continent, which can be supplied through our terri.
tory much better than by that of the United States
We look to the fertile praries Of the Saskatclc
wan trayersed by the iron horse within few years.
and "A trade passing through Canada such rs no one
has hitherto imagined even in dream. Tie north
west country will be settled more rapidly than Iowa
or Minnesota, and IT ought to form part of Canada
HARNsoN's " OLp Loo CABlN' DESTROYED ny FIRE
The Cincinnati Gazette states, that early on the
morning of the 18th, the celebrated "Old Log Cab
in at North Bend, formerly the residence OF General
HARRISON was burned TO the ground 1t was occup
ed by the family of Col, William H. ii. TAYLOR who
married daughter Of General Harrison Such was
the rapid progress Of the fire. aud so late its discoye
ry, that the members the household barely escaped
IN their night clothes. As nothing was saved it is
probable that many valuable papers and old relies
Of the General were lost.
Isa5" Alexander Dmry, of Louisiana, the accom-
plishcd scholar and philosopher, is said to be the
editor Of the "Coton Plant" the able journal rc.
Gently established in London. to defend and advocate
African slavery. No could be found in this
country who would make more able and effective
vindicaton Of our southern institutions in England
than Alexander Dimitry
The ELECTORAL VoTE or lSG0-Thc electoral vote
Of 1886 consisted Of two hundred and nincty.six
votes. The admission of Minnesota will increase that
number to three hundred, and shonld Kansas and Or
egon be admitted the entire vote will be three hun
dred and six requiring one hundred and nfty-four
for choice of President. Ofihis three hundred and
slX there will be one hundred and twenty from lho
sIaye-hoding States, and one hundred and cehy.siy
from the non-saveholding States In the Charleston
lDemocratic) Convention under the two-thirds rule
ii will re0uire two hundred and four voiee IN noLo a