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II. b. Haynes /
Slavery in the Territories---Mr. Buch-
anan's Letter Of Acceptance.


The Squatter Sovereignty papers atta.,,,, -,
serve their purposes by quoting from H.
Buchanans letter Of acceptance. in which ~,
said that s'the people of Territorr i5,s
those Of State, shall decide for theniaI Ives
whether slavery shall or shall not exist E;sl,;-,
their limits.s Let us see what this amounts
to.
Mr.. buchanan said this in connectia With
his acceptance and endorsement Of TIL r~vf
.of the Cincinnati platform which refer ~ ,hs
subject Of slavery IN the Territories. He Int
repeated what that platform, in substhce de-
clared, and what the Kansas Nebiska I'M
guaranteed. Both that platform andthat i'm
placed the whole subject as they wre bound
to, subject % The Constellation cfke United
States" and no man Of sane mid believes
that Mr. buchanan did not msanhis remark
70 Be governed BY the SINE qu4fcation.-
With this fact in view, the hllth sRpuattcr
Sovereignty advocates can find . comfort IN
the Presidents words for the Constitution.
the control Of the people Of IL Territories
not prohibit slavery 'within thtir limits, nm.
til they form q Constitution trpparatorv "a
their admission as . State. Tie qalalificat;on
appended to the words Of the Kansas Nehrns-
ka bill and the Cincinnati lIati0rm, and. az
course, recognised By Mr.. Buchanan, who en-
dorsed both, has been clearly defined BY the
Supreme Court, from whose decisions there Is
no appeal, and the principle g now perma-
nently settled, 50 that, heisaffer. Democrats
can have no tr0uble--can make no mistake.
in determining definitely and distinctly, the
doctrine Of the party respecting slavery in the
Territories The Democrats principle now
is as stated in the following, which IS, in sub
stance, what the Charleston Convention will
adopt on this subject: That sasher Congress-
nor The people Of tie Territories en- prohsbit
slavery acrein; but that tie Constitution Is
interpreted by the Supreme CouItof the Uni
ted States guarantees 10 tie s|eyeeolder the
right b take has slares iaie ttt ln5lfo.aes
aud hold them there as psupsslyi ana pledges
the General Government 10 protect him N
the peaceable possession Of such propn<tl ~
any Territory Of the United States; thatwhen
the people Of Z Territory form Constitution
prepaTaiory 10 their admission Is 4 State,
a.ssl, and not stnta thea, can they decide g
prohibit slavery; and thai when they shal
have framed Constitution nnd ask to be ID
mitled As State, il their Constitution be ure-
publican ID FORM" and IL iheY have complied
with the proper laws On Oder respects, Con-
gfsss should adpii re pe,b 6lafe mhether rs
0oasiitNtion pssMlf Or Prehibit slavery
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Hon. James Drane.

This gentleman published card in the
Mississippian, positively withdrawing his
name from the contest for Gubernatorial hon.
ors. Col Drane has served for a long time in
the Legislature, first as Representative, and
then as Senator. He is faithful and fearless
champion of Southern rights, and would have
been formidable competitor for the nominal
ton for Governor, had he permitted his name
to 60 before the Convention.-Marsh0HD Dem
Ocynt.
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Mr.. stephens, of asorgia-.and the
Slave Trade.


This eminent statesman after Congress
sional service ofsixteen years, during which
time he has built reputation that lew Amer.
lean statesman have ever attained, has yolan-
tarily retired TO private life and turned adeaf
ear to every remonstranee against the execu-
ton of his declared purpose. His old friends
gave him a dinner at Augusta, on the End
inst, on which occasion he delivered long
and eloquent address upon the political q,les-
tons of the day and upon the material and
political progress Of the country during his ca
reer as public man. Our growth he said,
had been wonderful still, ehe did not believe
the country was large enough The greater
the diversity of interests, the stronger would
be hesGoyernment. He looked forward to
the acquisition Of Cuba and the absorption of
Mexico and Central America
Upon the question of the African slave
trade, he counselled his hearers to reflect calm
" and seriously, and to practice liberal toll
eranee Of opinion. In connection with the
proposition to extend our territorial possessions,
he said:
"a -. e1 rh;Las S ,.so s.se sia'9 o'a.1s
alo,,e nopulotion. = -
He had been asked. what are the prospects
for the future what is to become Of the anti
slavery sen.lineh. at the NORM ana Wnether
A. h ss;d IN 1870 h. ,..a,,,s ,a.. ,,o,.
there is Uerg little prospect ofhse South settling
any territory outside Of Texas, Ia fact. little or
70 ~ 90 1ts1eess soe asles'etse 'afs
| This ouest;on his hearers sbo,ld oxon,;,a
in its length and breadth he would do moth
ing more than present it /: bit it's aspiain as
a ..ls 1sae 11'ess nc ''~oeef q dtrseQn
md mimi oe ,cey odo,,do a. p IN ',.
bret1ern otthe North an tie colo1izQtio of the
Territories 1t was not for him to advise on
tness qI t,1 ne ohly presented them the
there are hut few more slave Ststas = e NOT
because ofsAbolitionism or Wilmot Proviso. but
SIMPLY fof ne rant Of people to settle them.
s anv. an.As . '''ales WIN people rivers ahu
Statas coo,,ot ho ,s,oas 49, Gnu ''''
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Stock on hand not cleared. ....... 1885
SUGAR-About 100 hhds have been sold
from second hands at full prices, fair to fully
fair ranging at 6@6tsc. a. fb.
MOLASSES-The sales include so bbls.
reboiled at 341ac. p gallon.
FLOUR-The market has been dull, and
the sales confined to $50 bbls. superfine at So
3Oc p Dbl.
GORN-Inactive and we hear of only about
1000 sacks sold, including 400 mixed at &C.,;
100 white mixed at 81 121s, and 1900 sacks
in several lots at range of $1@$1 12H ~
bushel
0ATS-Sales 400 sacks St Souls at 54e.;
200 and 500 at SIC; and 300 sacks at 56c for
ST. Louis, and 6oc. p bushel for Northern.
HAY--119 bales Western sold without in
spection at $21 so, and los do. do. at $22 y
ton.
BACoN--lo casks ribbed Sides sold At
.9114c. p b.
GOFFEE-Sales confined to 100 bags at
ll1x6c., and 60at 1126c aeib.
INDIA BAGGING-We notice sale Of
SO bales at the advance rate of 12llc @ yard.
EXGHANGE-The demand Is limited at
our quotations ::
London (clear biIls) SO 9a< Pei. prem.
Paris. .5f 10@5E l711a dol.
New York 60 days. ...l01l&5 ct dis
New York Sight. .......1z@1 y ct prem.
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FouRrH CoNdREssIosAL D1srH1cT OF Lou
IsIAsA.-The Democracy Of the Fouth Con-
gressional District, Ga,) have nominated
John N. Landrum, Of Shreveport for Con-
grsss. Mr. L commenced his professional
career at Lexington IN this State He is a
man Of talents, and Is q Democrat Of the Cal
houn school.
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U. s. ImpoRTs AND ExpeRrs.-Accordine
to the official statement Of the Treasury De-
partment the value of the imports of foreign
merchandise, specie and bullion, from LIST of
July, 1853, to LIST Of April, 1859, $3.50, 1872 :.
278 the value of exports was $246, $50, 1874.
The amount Of specie and bullion imported
was 1851 1862; the amount Of specie and
bullion exported was $2s, 1s7, 275.
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Zion. John J. Psttus.

This Distinguished gentleman-the Demo-
cratic candidate ior Governor Of Mississippi
has bean scjouzning IN our city for several
DAYS. In an early number Of the MISSISSIPPI
plan. he win announce list of appointments
ior addressing DE people. Il Is his intention
to make 8 thoreugh canvass Of the State be-
tween now and the election, and to discuss at
the hustings lie important political questions
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4 Manxo4H sHEEr I'VE are indebted to
our friend Of tie Jackson News Depot next
door TO this oiIlce for one of the largest sheets
ever printed, srhe Illuminated onadruple
Constellation By Geo Roberts. New York
The embellishments and printing are unsT-
passed. and the sheet itself measures 100 by
40 inches Il contains reading matter equal
in quantity to several ordinary sized volumes.
Price at retail 5oceats.
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Tn EsoPs y EpHorE he London Mark
Lane Express ID revising The Rreadstufs mar
kst says thatsin rains ID SPAN siys promise
q large crops n Holland the prospects s
also good, The crops were looking fine ct
Berlin wheat barley and pens were offering
cheaper In England snd Franee there was
every indication Of good harvest
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goopER,s WELI. july 8. 1855.

NCol, Thos Shackelford, Col. JEFF. Naylor,
Fulton Anderson, Esq, T. j. Wharton,
Esq, and others.
entlemea. Your polite note requesting
me 10 address the guests now at the Well,
upon She political topics Of the day, was re-
ceived IN hour since In reply must re-
spectfnll decline doing so, as there would
not be Sufficient time toassemble the audience
before tie hour at which (by previous agree
ment) / shall take my departure from this
place. Il would afford me pleaaure to COM
ply with your request at some future day.
Very respectfully,
Your fellow citizen,
JOHN j. PETTUS.
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HUSrsvrlLE (AIA.) FEnAlE coLLEeE-
The advertisement of this excellent institution
&C learning (Rev. Geo NJ Everheart, princi-
pap WIN be found in our columns to-day.
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Jaskaos BOOK BlspEar.-By reference to
his advertisement, L win be seen that Gen,
Julienne IS SIN & his old stand in this city,
prepared to do N work IN his line.
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JUDGE CAMpBEELis LAw.-We bave read
with large profit, Judge Campbell's charge to
an Alabama Grand Jury; in which he in
Structs those functionarieS to present as felons
and accessories to piracy the many worthy
planters who are purchasing newly imported
Africans.
There are three classes of criminals, the
Judge says--and it maks the hair stand on
end to think Of it---first the ship-captains and
crews.
1.-THE first elias is composed of the crew or
ships company of an, American vessel, or
Americans ON board Of foreign vessel who
are actually employed in abducting from a
country negroes or mulattoes, with the pur-
pose of selling or otherwise disposing of them
as slaves. The abduction may be made by
force, or by fraud and circumvention, and
either mode is equally criminal. The crew
or ships company, who shall be so concerned,
on conviction, are to be adjudged pirates, and
suffer DEATH
Then come the ship-owners accessories
before the factn who fitted out the expedition
then the purchasers and holders Of slaves,
accessories after the faet,'
Judge Campbell wears hat ii is presume
bly his own hat s-he can even name his halter.
bub l10W t4tC VdetSU SOAHS hAo AAste
Manifestly there are two ways in which he
may have got that hat--first by force second
by fraud andcircumyention The Judge we
regret to say either stole his hat; or else going
into his hatter's store, he knocked down that
honest tradesman with brass-knuckles, and
then carried off the hat with high hand.
Either mode was equally criminal
But o logical friend who looks over us as
we write suggests--that perhaps the Judge
bought his hat. True; we never thought Of
that, and il alters the whole case.
Again the Judge describes in heart -rend-
ing way horrors of the slave trade
.s'The persons of the Africans are violently
or fiaudnlently seized and borne away from
their own country
Judge Campbell, we believe, is slave
holder did he seize the persons Of his Affi-
cans ffaudulently, in Richmond, or elsewhere,
and bear them away from their own country?
Or did he honestly buy them and pay for
them
On the whole we are pleased with the
charge Of this outrageous Judge. Il puts the
case of the ati-slaYe-trader in 50 offensive and
oppressive shape that nobody at the South
can endure it. If.sueh be indeed the law, i
win never be executed. Southern Citizen.
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FHE NExr cNsus, The New York Ex-
press says
The last Cqleless made an Appropriation of
$4,000 toy nsrs and the necessary measures
ior beginning next census. The law Will
take elect On Ahe lst q July. tn expected
tfsat ~: AeN ays tie efficient Supsnnlan.
deI I. q i sne ninth Census. win Be appointed
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-
N. o. Markets.
orr1oE OF THE P1cAYuNE.

Saturday Evening, July 8, 1859.}
COTT0N-The market has been quiet
again to-day, and the sales have been confirm
ed to few small lots amounting to some 800
bales at about the range of our previous quo
tations-
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Z SLAVE TnADE.-The Psulding clarionpub-
kshes IN able letter ffun the Hon /. N. Davis,
"a iasor Of the movsn1ent to repeal the anti
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kxPENDrrUaEs or pHE UNITED STATES
The following Is the official statement of the
expenditures ofthe United States for the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1859, exclusive Of trust
Sands and paymentson accountof the public
debt. g
Civil foreign intercourse and miscellaneous
$23, $3.50, l81 81 interior IA. 753, 9T2 30; war
S23, 243, 1922 So navy S14, IL, 61o 21-Totai
$50, 396, 586 SO.
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a. SAD CASUALTY. little George, eldest
:. ef our esteemed toNnslnan, G. ~. Hhelr
son. Ia, was aecidentaIiy drowned last Mon
day evening" while bathing IN q pond Of water
nsar this place Brand61 HaaM
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N" A1'o = ~ % = A01A I AON
( Assimilatinq to that of Liverpool.

STATEMENT OF COTTON.
Stock on hand LIST Sept, 1858. ..bales 30,374
Arrived since $780,. /. l,751,247
Arrived to-day ....... 35-1,T5 ,282
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Progress of the Movement.

There is no doubt but the movement in
favor of re-opening the African slave trade,
predicated, as it is, upon the actual necessities
of the South, and the soundest political phil
osophy, is progressing with unparalleled ra-
pidity. The following is from the Marion
6Ala.) Commonwealth:
The SLAVE TRADE.-We have recently al
lotted much space to this great and growing
discussion, in order that the people may be in
formed of what the leading minds Of the South
think about it. 1t is comparatively new
question, and one upon which, from the nature
of the case, there is great diversity Of opinion,
even among the truest Southerners. We,
however, witness the strongest indications
throughout the South of wonderfully IN
creasing sentiment in favor Of re-opening this
trade with Africa. And we believe that in
vestigation, free from the irritating influences
of partisanship, will speedily produce nearer
unanimity for the trade than has usually been
witnessed upon questions Of public policy
among Southern people. Indeed, the trade
seems already to be practically re-opened, and
going on fourishingly, despite the unconstitu-
tional and restrictive laws suppressing it. We
are entirely satisfied with the progress of the
trade, and are opposed to forcing it into the
arena Of party politics. Such course could
only result in driving off many good men
who would otherwise support the movement,
and thereby defeat the very object in contem-
plation. But while we would not make the
question of the slave trade party test, we
warn all who have heretofore stood by the
doctrines of State rights and free trade to be
ware that they do not adopt the specious here
sizes in circulation, nor renounce the cardinal
principles of their ancient faith.
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AIAsAuA a,Ip Trsszsszz BlnaoAD.--The
ssIlna sent;ael records he arrival of another
GIRO Of iron o. lis noad. enough for compile
tihe tie sa1ie % TalIpdesa. -
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ar See ADVERTISING columns for many new
and interesting announcements TO thepublic.
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Prospects Of the Southern Road.

Mr.. Crooker, the resident engineer at Meri-
dian, in reply to inquiries of the progress of
the road, has published a letter in the "Meri-
dian, = in which he says:
'.In answer to your inquiries relative to the
progress Of the Southern Railroad, am happy
to state that the prospects never were more
ffattering than at present. Three-fourths of
the whole grading to be done on the entire
line occurs on this division, and the present
force GOO hands1 engaged is amply sufficient
to complete it by the first Of March, 1860
.'rhe company have made arrangements to
have the iron for the whole road delivered
whenever called for, and am confident the
track will reach Doolttle by the first of JAN
uary, and Meridian by the first Of September,
1862
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0T Senator Pugh has written long letter
to Mr.. A. v. Hofer, of Cincinnati, to whom
General Cass' letter was addressed He ex-
plains the Cass doctrine to mean nothing more
than That deserter from foreign army would
not be relieved from the penalties attaching to
desertion by having been naturalized here
that is nothing more than all admit He says:
alt is not because naturalized citizen of
the United States, who returns to the place
of his nativity, in pursuit of business or pleas
ure, will thereby lose his citizenship or nation
al character but because even a native-born
citizen, who should enlist in foreign army,
and then desert, would subject himself to all
the penalties Of desertion whenever he return
ed to the dominion Of the sovereignty against
which he thus offended. Our Government
could no more interpose in the one case than
in the other
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S Wn1r IS LEGAL TEzpEz 2r-The follow
inz - the proyizisnz Of de United States
law prescribing & legal tender = Gold soins
and silver dollars 81 II sums half dollars
and smaller silver coins for sums not over 5
and t5fee cent pieccs Cor sums not OYER 20
cents. 80 provision Is made for cents, which
ms5, thszss6rs. p refused,
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HE MISSISSIPPIAN1
eE.en, Tuesday. July u. 1859.


FOR eogERsoa:
JOHN d PETTus Of Kemper.
ron sEcRErARF OF STATE:
3. B. WEBB. Of Poutotoc.
Foa AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
2 B BURT. of Noxubee.
EeR STATE TREAsUsEg:
NJ D. HAYNES, Of Yazoo
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Notable Ladies of Washington.

II Notable Ladies of Washington.
"A Washington letter-writer, in speak
ing ofthe society at the Capitol since the
adjournment of Congress, says:
Pass up stairs, and in 'splendiferous'
drawing: room you will find bevy of lazy
looking ladies, lolling in voluptuous rock
ing g-chairs, some self-complacent some help
less and harassed with the die.away disor.
der of ennui, some cynical and scofing, but
all prettily dressed and borrowing from the
enchantment of distance the indescribable
look of the. lady Approach and the
charm vii! not wholly vanish, for does
not one hotel still hold the charming Mrs
Clay, of Alabama, and the lovely Mrs.
Pugh, Of Ohio, who looks as Lola Mon
tez might we're she lady aud no Lola,
and the irresistible Mrs. Conrad, of Geor.
gia with her swan.like figure and her fas.
lcinatingly mysterious eyes. In bar and
corridor and drawing.room the. men are
dumb, but the ladies, ofcourse, keep the
river of life flowing with their lively talk.
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SHERLFFrS SALE.

DY virtue of an order of sale in partition is
Dsued from the Court of Common Pleas of
Monroe county, Ohio, and to me directed, will
offer for sale, at public outcry, at the front door
of the courthouse in the town of Woodsfeld,
in said county, on
Saturday the 30M day Of Apria, 1859.
Between the hours of 10 o'clock, a. m, and 4
o'clock, p. M, of said day, the following des-
cribed land and tenements, lying and being in
said county, to wit: Beginning for the same
at the south west corner of the south east
quarter of section II township six, of range 6,
thence north thirty minutes west ninety and
one tenth perches, thence south II degrees
east so perches and seven tenths, thence south
twelve degrees west seventy-siX and two tenth
pcrches, thence south SO degrees and 10 min
utes west 81 and three tenth psrches, to the
place of beginning, containing 40 acres ofland,
more or less, except the lots, a fraction of
land lying within said bounds and sold to
J. L. Smith and Mary Camel for grave yard
and lying and being on the east side of said
tract of land containing 2 acres more or less;)
Also the following tract being part of section
IL, in township 6. of range 6, beginning for the
same at the south west corner of Stillwell
Truax's land, thence south seventy-four and
one half degrees west fifty three perches and
three tenths, thence north seventy-twc perches,
thence east forty-seven percnes to the north
west corner of said Stilwell Truax's land, thence
south three and three fourths of degree east
forty-six perches and three tenths to the place
of beginning, containing twenty acres, except
all that part thereof lying north of the road
leading west from Malaga, supposed to be 16
acres;) Also Lots Nos. u and 80 in the town
Of Malaga, in said county. j..
Ordered to be sold in the case of VIM. Whea-
II - II
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ITO THOSE DESIROU OF REALIZING THE
i double sense and agreeable feeling of being
suited. THoS, HUGHES would say that they
can do SO by favoring him with a call and in
specting his newly received and gorgeous
stock of Cloths, Cassimeres, Vest
ings, Hosiery. and notions in general,
. unsurpassed in quality, unsur-
passed in cheapness, and un- .iu
eqaled in variety, by any o.. ii
House in the regions west
O.. g- of the Alleghanies!
PLEASE NOT TO FORGET THAT AT
No. 35 Cor. Main and Monroe Streets.
WHEELING,. VA, Ill q
Z, You will find the greatest varsity from which
to select, the lowest prices, and the most lib
eral terms, of any House in this City.
March 9, '59. THOS. HUGHES:
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Truth is Stranger than Fiction!

TWOULD SEEM LIKE FICTION to give q
detailed description of the magnificent and
gorgeous STOCK OF M MERCHANT -TAILORS
GOODS now received by THOS. HUGHES from
the Eastern Cities, he therefore invites his pa
irons and the public generally, to favor him
with call and examine his assortment; it en-
braces every description of Gents. apparel, all
of ,he best quality, and at prices to suit custo
mers. E ..-s-re - ~ci-
No. IS Cor. Monroe l. Water Sts.
WHEELING, VA. al ID '.e.ays, .-...
March 2 80. THOS. HUGHES.
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FOR Rem T..

NlHE undersigned, as guardian Of George NJ.
Weisent, offers for rent the Store-house and
Blacksmith shop on the place of the said
Wsisent on Wills creek, near the Catholic
Church. The Store-houso is well furnished
with shelves and counter, and the Blacksmith
shop is large one with two Ere places: Also
good Dwelling house, with a good Well and
Smoke-house, and two fields for pasture
containing between ! and s acres of land.--
Any person wishing good location for a store
or for Blacksmith shop will do we'll to exam.
inc this property, which will be rented for q
term of two years. Call on the undersigned
in Miltonsburg, or on Jacob Weisent, adjoining
said premises. ADAM KREBS, Guardian.
March 80 1859, ~