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The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-08-10
Badly "Skeered.

A letter from New York to the Buffalo
Republic, the chief Douglas paper in Western
New York, expresses serious apprehensions
about the fate of the Douglasites at Charles
ton. He thus gives expression to his fears
"Now, how can Douglas men 60 to city,
when, in advance, public sentiment has been
so uncourteously expressed towards their
chief Calling the Convention at Charleston
was 'sprat' to catch a herring, but the her
ring won't be caught, won't be even directly
civil If the Convention meet in Charleston
and its members express Douglas sentiments
they will be insulted, shot down and overawed
/ do not think that the lives of Douglas mem
bers would be SAFE not on account of yellow
fever, but on account of a maddened, excited
population The Mercury on the assembling
Of the Convention would stigmatize the Doug
las delegates as Abolitionists. This would be
enough to draw down upon such men the
vengeance of the mohs and all men who voted
for Douglas or talked Douglas tcoula be niuy-
dered, and this is the more probable as there is
no law in South Carolina to punish the muir
derer of Abolitionists.
IL Douglas delegates go to the Convention
at Charleston, their friends must go with them
for protection to the extent Of ten thousand
Douglas men, armed and ready to resist the
assaults of Charleston mob melted to their
deadly work by such papers as the Mercury
and News, located in Charleston, and such
speakers as Bor1ham and Rhett, who would
look upon the killing of forty or fifty Douglas
men with as much composure, and feel as little
remorse about the matter as if forty or fifty
mad dogs were shot. IF such language is
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-08-10
A Good Idea.

The New York Herald proposes, in view
their rapid deterioration, that the free blacks
in the Northern States be reduced to slavery
The Herald says that it ais found that thu
free negroes are both improyident and lazy
that IN the Atlantic States they are heine
gradually but steadily driven from those classes
of employments such as coachnen, servants
BARRIERS etc. which were once considered as
belonging peculiarly TO them; that in the slave
States they have come to be looked upon as
danger, through the continued efforts OF the
Abolitionists; and that in the States OF the
West, even in those where the most diverse
political sentiments rule, there is so great re-
luctance on the part of the people to have
them settle that it has become a rule, in
forming eonstitation 70. prohibit theifsassis
as.:ss s kiss la1i,zl, .ihe -abazzizn
of these influences the free negroes, as class
are becoming daily more helpless among US,
and in view of the impossibility of their
counteracting them, and making headway for
themselves, they must eventually become, a
burden upon the resources of society The
only way to prevent this eonsummation the
Herald argues, is to reduce them to slavery
the only condition for which Nature designed
them, and to which they are adapted.
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vinces or Area in Popula-
Total. ,31S 2,725,74o
GOVERNMENT OF VENICE.
Total both Go'ts, s,17,511 5,Oo7,4 ,472

Total both Cots, ,5ll 5,O01 Az
The Lombardo- Venetian Kingdom nearly
corresponds to the ancient Roman divisions of
Gallia Transpadana, and Yenetia, with asmall
portion Of Rhetia, but owes its name to the
Longobardi, (''Long- boards, y a powerful ma
ton from the North, of Sueyic origin, who, in
the end of the 9th century, made themselves
masters of the whole country, and extended
their eonquests to the neighborhood Of Rome
1t afterwards formed part of the empire of
Charlemange The house Of Austria early
gained footing in the country, and had con-
tnued to increase its possessions with so much
skill and perseverance, that towards the end
of the 18th century, its sovereignty nearly
extended over the whole. The victories Of
Napoleon /. wrested all from its grasp, and
led to the establishment, first of the Csalpine
Republic, and then of the Kingdom of Italy.
The Congress of Vienna replaced matters on
their ancient footing, and even gave Austria
more than she had ever possessed before. :
The people Of this part Of Italy took an active
part in the struggle Of 1913.
Thus it will be seen that Austria still re-
tains as strong a foothold as ever in Italy, and
her close alliance with the head of the Cath
oiics will always enable her to control the
central and southern portions of the PENN
sula
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The Cincinnati Enquirer.

s ~ e
The Cincinnati Enquireris the busiest Of all
the pseudo Democratic organs in the interest
of Douglas and his Squatter Sovereignty
denominations. It is through the medium OF
that Journal that his freesoil speech of the
23d of February, has been extensively circu-
lated throughout the South. We do not
want to characterize the conduct of the En-.
quirer by as harsh p-phrase as it merits, but
to show what trust can he placed in it by
Southern Democrats, we have only to mem
ton that it endorses and publishes as sound
doctrine the following resolutions;
RESOLVED, That we have ever maintained,
] and will continue to maintain the doctrine OF
popular sovereignty in its fullest and most
comprehensive sense, granting the inhabitants
Of iii Territories the same right of control
over the slavery question that is exercised by
the several States.
Rssolsed, That we repudiate alike the ul-
traisms of the Fife-eaters Of the South and
The Republicans Of The North, and stamp as
unsound the doctrine Of Congressional inter-
yention. be It for the protection.o or prohibitlon
Of slavery in the Territories, and openly Gus
claim fallowship with those who maintain the
doctrine that the Constitution framed by oui
iathers establishes or prohibits slavery any
where. gs
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SUSPECTED SLAYER CAPTURED.--Fromt the
New York Courier and Enquirer, we gather
the following facts in relation to the recent
capture of the ship Atlantic as SLAYER.
As the Atlansic was going out to sea from
the port of New Bedford on q pretended
whaling voyage in the Indian Ocean, on the
goth ult., she was seized by the Revenue
Cater Campbell. She is owned by her COM.
mander, Siloa, a Portuguese naturalized. on
a cursory examination she was found to have
only three try pots and one of them badly
cracked. The lower hold is said to bestowed
with casks full Of fresh water, whereas whal-
ers generally fill the casks in the lower held
with salt water.
The Atlantic had on board 1900 bushels Of
corn to be disposed of at Fayal, and provis-
ions shipped by Portuguese to their friends
residing at the Islands, and a very large mail
for whalers expected to touch at the Islands
She had nineteen Portuguese passengers en-
gagged. information concerning both the At.
lantic and .Comoro has been in the possession
Of. Marshal Rynders, of the Southern District
of New York He was informed that the SUN
of $4,000 had been sent from house in Ha.
vana to the house of Amedes, Ambreges &
Co., of Pearl street. New York, for the pur
chase Of two ships for the slave trade.
Marshal Rynders dispatched Deputy Mar
shal Lorenzo DeAngelie, who discovered thu
purchase of the ships Atlantic and Comoro
and has been watchi1g thsir outfit. The At
lantic will have to be discharged in.order t.
| search her, and this viii be done at once.
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Hon. JEFS. DAVis--aiy DAY asaf T'se'sas An
the letter o. Goy- WIS., IN reply 70 MI. nj WIN.
r. Sanford, ne quotes nom your speeeR aeliv-
cred IN the Leelsia.iVe. hali o. M'ss'ss'pi "
November last ana divides tne paf. qaO.eo
INTO five heads Q iOur o. wnicn ne slves On
unqualitied eoncurrence, and 70 tne hstn pc
gives qualIiied cOncuTence 70 tne lensuase
IN whichyou 80 patnotcally declare tnaA not
for all the land of the continent Of North
America, would (you) agree that the Fed
eraI Government should have power tocoerce
a State"
The Constitution Of the United States gives
no power qualified or other to cOerce State.
1t refused jnrisdictiont the Supreme Court
Of the United States in cases between State
and the United States. Id the zealous amend
ments to the Constitution it refused jurisdic-
ton in all cases In law and equity commenced
or prosecuted against one Of the United States
by citizens of ansther State. or by citizsnS or
subjects Of any foreign State. In article 4th,
section 4th, the United States shall guarantee
10 every DtAICl tAAio OhtVh = ASk-~e-->---- -
of government, and shalfPrOtect each OF them
against invasion; and on application Oh the
Legislature, or Of the executive (when the leg
islature cannot be convened) against domestic
violence. So jealous were the famers OF the
Constitution Of the federal agent they were
about to create that even in case Of domes-
tic violence the United States could not inter
ssne Sor protecting the State button aPplication
OF the Legislature or exseatiye: Where IN ali
the Constitution can authority be even inferred
to coerce State live advocate or tolerate
usurpatiOn Of authority in one case deemed
expedient, who're VIII we set limit 70 sxPe-
diencyY Ii a state may De ooerced IN tne case
cited by Governor WISE may not State also
be coerced in case OF resistance to a Black
Republican President = Can sovereign
State be rightfuily coerced and retain her sOv-
ereignty ? Does State retain sovereignty
when subject to the will Of any other power 7
| trust sir' that no. iOr al 'ne iugls'se SiaSes
that ever escaped North-not for the vindica-
,;on of the v;ohts Of every master who ever
1 49, - -
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The treaty Of peace made by France with
Austria, secures to the latter all the great for
tresses of Northern Italy-Peschiera, Mantua,
Legnano, Verona and Venice.
The Lombardy Venetian provinces are disi-
ded Enthusiastically, into the tive govern
mcnts of Lombardy and Venice, having for the
line OF separation the river Mincio. Greatest
leaeth from f. to w., 243 miles; greatest
breadth in the government Of Lombario, 4OS
miles, and in the government of Venice, 13o
miles, portion of the Tyrol penetrating south
near the centre, at Lake Garda, and reducing
the breadth in that locality to 66 miles; area,
1851 square miles. The capital cities are
respectively Milan and Venice. The subdi-
visions, area, population, &C., of beth govern
ments are exhibited in the following table
- s1r0ss
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The English Nomination of Seward for
the Presidency.


The London Scwses y il is ai.dclstood
that Mr. Seward is to be the Freesoil @eandi-
date for the Presidentship of the United States,
and probably the first anti-slave1y President,
and calls upon the people of England to give
him their wannest sympathy in the objects to
which he is pledged. The News further
says:
Above all, let him have sound reasons for
hoping that our new Foreign Secretary will
work cordially with an American President or
Minister who will do his duty in regard to the
African slave trade, and also hold to strict
account any official who tampers with the
obligations to which the American Govern
ment is sworn. Lord Russell made an inef-
faceable impression on the minds Of all Amer
lean citizens during the short term Of his be-
ing Foreign Secretary, in 1853, by his letter
to Mr.. Everett on the Monroe Doctrine. II
the statesman who wrote that letter should
be in our Foreign Office, with the same mind
and spirit in him, when the first anti-slayery
President goes to the White House, the his
tory Of the African slave trade would be
brought to speedy close. In the hope o.
some such beneficial conjunction Of authority
and of views, we feel that this is the time te
say a few words as. to the present aspect o.
the great question which must be decided in
some way or other by the next election
whether the new President by Mr.. Seward o.
another.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-08-10

HoLMEs CouHrY.-The Democracy Of this
county have nominated David w. Sanders and
". 3. Jenkins for the Legislature. Dave
Sanders is an old schoolmate Of ours, anathe
kind-hearted, intelligent boy has developed IN
% the talented and accomplished gentleman.
While We congratulate him on receiving this
mark Of confidence from his party friends we
regret that his politics are such. that we can
not wish him success. - EcksJtxy Wing.
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Speech of Hon. o. r. Singleton.

Hon. o. R. Singletonaddressed,a . meeting of
citizens last night in the Representatives
Hall Ne discussed at length, and ably, the
political issues of the day, and was listened
to throughout with marked attention. The
people of this District are always rejoiced to
take by the hand, and to listen to the views
Of, their able and faithful Representative.
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1t is due to Col Pettus and the friends of
agricultural and mechanical improvement in
the State, to say that cordially endorse every
word in the above article lauditory of our dis
tinguished nominee, for his warm and jealous
support Of the bill establishing the Estate
Agricultural Bureau" When this bill was
before the Senate, as President Of that body,
he was not content to give silent vote of ap-
proval, but calling some member to the chair,
he made to the Senate most able and affec-
tive speech m behalf of the bill, showing con-
clusiyely that it was measure of great i'm
portance to the State, and calculated to arouse
a spirit Of progress and improvement.
After the bill had received the signature Of
the Governor, Col. Pettus was elected by the
members Of the Legislature from his Con-
gressional District, member of the Bureau.
At every meeting he has been at his post, en-
Enthusiastically devoted to the cause, and justice
requires me to say that for his aid in inaagu-
rating this new movement he is entitled to
the gratitude and should receive the support
of every planter and mechanic in the State
agree with your correspondent that he, as
Governor of the State and (ex-officio,) a
member of the Bureau, ''he will give the Bu-
reau and agricultural improvement generally,
whatever personal and official sanction they
may legitimately claim at his hands, and carry
on the work so auspiciously begun. 10 glori-
Gus contamination"
Your correspondent says because Mr.. hnd-
son was not nominated we see no reason why
he should be less the friend Of the measure
than formerly and we are prepared to say that
his defeat before the Convention will not in
the least affect his friendship EoF the agricul-
tural interests of our State as involved in the
Bureau or paralizs his efforts for its more per-
feet organization and increased presperity."-
Grateful to this anlznown writer for the fiat
tering terms in which lie speaks of my hum
bic services to the State, can assure him that
as president of the State Bureau or as a
private citizen stimulated by the great interest
manifested by our people in agricultural i'm
proyement shall labor with renewed zeal to
! secure for the Bureau the confidence of the
| people, sincerely believing that with their all
important aid, it will develop the resources
and give greater strength and prosperity to
our proud and gallant State.
Pardon me for saying in this connection Gas
you already know that as a Planter, Demo
crat, and SoutherH man, | most heartily en-.
dorse the entire action of our State Conven
ton without any ifs about it the platform o
principles, net that custom demands it, or tha
policy requires It, but because from boyhoot
| have battled for these doctrines, the princi
pies Of the Federal Constitution, ofjustice ans
right; the nominees of the Convention, be
cause know them to be true to the .cardina
tenets of the State Rights faith, and in al
things else, to come fully up to the Jefferso
man standard of qualification
/ Yours respectfully,
TH0S. j. HUDSON.
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THE MISSISSIPPIAN.
PLATFORM OF THE DEMOCRACY
OF MISSISSIPPI.
UNANIMousIY ADoPTEDIN CONVENTION, JULy
Err IR54

UNANTMOUSIsY ADOPTED IN CONVENTION, JULT
9TH 1859:
RESOLVED. hat rr-ansanunce g. the basis party
Hetien TIE platf -, principles laid down By the Dem
verae party the National Convention OF 1856; and
hold that the d6ctrihe Of ~a0-ir resence with the
fsttation Of slavery IN States Territories bistIi
Columbia not Il Intended to Conflict with
the assertion of power OF Congress to protect the
propertY Of tie citizens Of the severed States who may
choose to sste in the territories which the common
pros erty or an the States.
REsoLvm. That Ia thelanguzge Of the supreme Conrt
Of the United state he right Of property in slaves s
distinctly and expressly affirmed In the Constitution
and the only power Il conferred upsn Congress- is
the power coupler With the duty Of guarding protte
ting the owners In their rights as thus declared
REsoEvED, fh4t Mississippi viii stand by her sister
savehod ng States In insisting upon the enforcement by
an the departments Of th, federa government Of their
constitutional rights thus pounded by the Supreme
Court Of the United ststes
REsoLvKB, That IN the event Of the election Of .
Black Republican candidate to the Presidency bY tie
snages Of portion Of the Union only, rule
the whole United Stats upoa the ayowed purposes Of
that organization, Mississippi viii regard decars
on Of host ity and win bold herself In readiness to
operate with her sister States OF the South In whatever
measures they may deem necessary fr the maintenance
Of their rights a. eoequal members Of the eoneracy.
Resolved That wefeel It incumbent upon the Denloe
ey Of Mississippi again declare that the acquisition Of
Cuba by the United States Is commercial and political
necessity and that VIII hal with pleasure every proper
that looks to Its accomplishment and fnster
never consent 10 its appropriation by any foreign
pnweF
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staristics Of Hinds countr:

The following is the report of Sheriff and
collector, Taylor, Of the assessment Of Kinds
County taken from the Raymond Gazette
wM. H. TAYLOR, Sheriff and Tax Collector In acct
with Kinds County for the taxes ef 1858:
Amount state tax on lani, as per assessment -
book, ..,................ siO,l6O s.
Amount state tax on personally as per do, 1910 T2
Amount state tax additional assessmant
on personality. >-t..H ss.....4.s. eel -
q land, ~ Os
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Georgia and the Slave Trade.

The following paragraphisgoing the rounds
of the press:
There is little or no agitation in Georgia for
the repeal of the law prohibing the slave
trade; not candidate of any party has allu-
ded to the subject; and while few meagre
public meetings have been held, not one "as
sociation" existssin the State. So far from
its being "a leading question we are eredily
informed that some outside efforts were made
by the slave traders. to get q favorable express
son from the late Democratic State ConyeR-
ten, but utterly failed, corporal's guard not
being found who were willing to endorse the
agitation.
The Savannah News contradicts the state
ment saying:
1T is scarcely necessary to state that the
impression sought to be conveyed BY the Re-
publicaf,'s paragraph is entirely erroneous
Nothing is truer than that there does exist
in Georgia in earnest, widespread, and rapid
ly increasing agitation for the repeal Of the
law prohibiting the slave trade. Candidates
and leading men Of both parties haze ;s,alluded
to the subject" and declared themselves in IA
vor of the unconditional repeal of both the
State and Federal laws which brand the slave
trade as piracy.
The agitation in favor Of repeal is confined
to no political party nor class of our citizens.
but is fast becoming the popular sentiment O
the Southern people, and the sooner onl
Northern fellow citizens are convinced Of the
fact, and make up their minds to accede q
our just demand, the better for the peace anG
prosperity of our political Union.''
s 4 st-s.-----------ey
MuRDER-The wife Of Julius Howard ha.
been sent to Jail in Barnwell, s. G., for tn
murder Of anegro woman, slave of said How
ard. We learn that the negro was beaten t
death by Howard and his wife, and bnrie'
some two weeks since. On Wednesday last
some of the neighbors having their saspieic
excited, made search Of Howard's premises
and discovered the body Of the negro burie
in the yard. Howard has made his escape
his wife was arrested and committed to ia
| upon the verdict of coroner's jury. Aagpst
Dipdeh
j Love one human being purely and warmly
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:.
A report Of the New York Chamber OF Com
merce, now in press, will contain the follow
ing recapitulating paragraphs:
The following table shows the extent and
increase Of railroads in the United States, on
the 1st of January in each year, since 1850:
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A GARao OF AFRIoANs.---A gentlemen o.
this city received a letter ffon Jacksonville
on Monday last, post 10thinstant On
the back of which was endorsed = cargo ct
coo Africans has been landed On the Florida
coast near Smyrna. - "a ilahgsses FtorSdnn.
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Your friend,
RICHARD T. ARCHER.
rnA .Ii,lv % -
FtOm he. Chicago journal.
How the Fugitive Slave Law il 0beyed
in Illinois.

=
The Case of the Kidnapped Slaves-ATTest
ofthses of the Alleged Negro SeaLers.--Abo
three weeks since three men, whose names
are Washington Anderson, James Anderson,
his brother, and Henry Scott, their cousin, ,es-
cared ifom the house Of their master, Capt
Frost, Of ST. Louis, and arrived in this city.
A reward Of 81, $50 was offered for their re-
capture, and this tempting bait induced Noyes
and Smith, who have Just set up private pO-
lice detecting Office, to undertake the disgrace
sful job. 81 -s..
Moves soon found out the colored men, and
after some parleying engaged with them TO 70
and work on his fAtherss farm about 80 miles
from this city. His kther, however, has no
snch farm, but on. Friday Of last week the fn-
| gitives were shipped on board Of asecond class
car, specially chartered Cor $3.50 on the LII
nois Genital Railroad, and returned at Bloody
Island % their Owneri The first intimation
Of the kidnapping was through private dis
patch received here on Monday last that tire.
fugitive slaves. from Chicago had been landed
on Bloody Island, opposite St. LOUIS. Ins
intelligence caused INQUIRY TO be instituted.
/ and the friends here Of the fngitives, who nau
4 missei thern. flashed into excitement
woman c1S s: q so Passsnsss sss &. nh 70 the
| story " the statement that the men, An"el'
| son and Scott were well known g her.
The eolored people met n the esapsi g, eOIns,
AZ Jsclxson md Clarke streets and discussed
I the mater on "Wednesday evening Win elosse
Sco,e what tie result Of their action was
- - .are mot informed. bntwe feel cohndenl
that they viii stand By the officers Of the laW
N whose endeavo1s to ferret out the seoun'
/ dfeis they may place the most implicit rell'
ance.
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mpertatioas.

The ;,,.o,tat;o,,s At New York had reached,
~ =. T., - s..-s.sa - .,,;,.v.o;obt
on Juiy iotn one huhuleu ai,u s T
millions Of dollars, since january LIST. FOR
the last three wears the sums compare as fol-
Iows.
5osz ! = r,,,,,s.h e1a1 932 9s7
1855 1850 = s ouls io''s' q : 6721353e
ioso 100 a. 13en67 oar
loos
The business Of last year y uius l''o'e
than doubleds and the food of 1857 is over
TONED by six and a half millions Of dollars