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The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
The Black Republicans and the Fugi.
tive Slave Law,

Mississippi stands pledged by her solemn
declaration as a sovereign State to dissolve
the Union in the event of the repeal or non-
execution of the fugitive slave law. It is
well, therefore, to note the position of DENIM
son the Black Republican nominee for Cover
nor of Ohio, on this subject. In reply to an
enquiry of Judge Ranney, he defined it thus:
HE asks, am ] in favor Of the repeal of the
law, and what win we do in case it is repeal
ed? ar, in favor of its repeal If it IS re-
pealed, the law Of 1888 will then be in force
That law would amend by giving to the fl-
gitiye slave the right of trial for his Free
dom by Jury. If q man steals horse, he has
this right in Kentucky. believe there are
Just as many honest men In Ohio to try the
freedom Of negro as there are in Kentucky
or South Carolina to try the title to an escap.
cd horse
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
New Jersey Politics.

large portion of the Americans of New
Jersey have united with the Black Republi
cans in support Of a ticket for State Offices
upon common platform-the fourth resolu
ton Of which is in these words
That we regard al suggestions and prupo
sitions of any kind, by whomsoever made, fol
a revival of the African slave trade, as an in.
portion of mankind and that any action on
the part Of the Government or people, conniv-
ing at or legalizing that traffic, would justly
subject the Government and citizens of the
United States to the reproach and excavation
of all civilized and Christian people.
If it be true as some assert that the revival
of the slave traffic would operate injuriously
upon the South, is it not strange that her en-
Uttered foes are so much opposed to it ?
New YORK PoLITIcs.-The Black Repub-
licans in New York have met in State Con-
vention-adopted resolutions asserting the
well know creed of the party and nominated
State ticket.
The Democrats assembled on the l4th, and
after considerable quarrel between the
Hands and Softs, leading to blows, they finally
united on the same State ticket and appointed
delegates to Charleston. The platform is not
at hand
CARROLL CoUNTY.-Dr. Vasser having de-
clined the Democratic nomination for the Leg
islature, the vacancy in the ticket has been
supplied by the name of Mr.. J. NJ. Hamilton
who is mentioned by the Carrollton Democrat
as gentleman, honorable in the first degree,
with personal character which is unexcept.
ionable, and sound to the core on political is
sues.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

SUGAR-About 100 hhds have been sold
from first and second hands at fuller prices.
Fair to fully fair 6@6sfc. oh.
FL0UR-The market has been quiet but
firm, the principal sales being ESQ bbls super
fine at SIS so p Dbl.
CORN-We notice sales of 265 sacks mus
ty at Zoe. and 100 white at Bic y bushel.
0ATS-Some 300 sacks St Louis have
been sold to-day including 500 and 1869 in
lots, all at Soc. bushel.
PORK-We notice fair retail demand at
SIS IS p Dbl. for Mess, and 800 bbls., mixed
qualities sold on private terms.
BACON-25 casks Shoulders sold at TIC.
p b.
LARD.-The sales include $50 kegs prime
at 121sc. ID.
KENTUCKY BAGGING-5o bales pow
er loom sold at 13 &c. per yard
BALE ROPE-We notice sale of so coils
machine made at TIC. p b.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
Position Of the democratic Candidate
for Governor Of 0hio.


According to the CINCINNATI Enquirer Dem
ocratic authority Judge Ranney, the Demo-
cratic candidate tor Governor q uhio, in re-
cent discussion, made the following answers
to his competitors queries touching important
political matters
20 l. Do you deny or aitirra DE constitu-
tional power Of the Federal legislature to pro-
hibit slavery in the Territories
"A. DENY the constitutional power of the
Federal Legislature to prohibit slayery in the
Territories.
20. Q. Do Won deny or affirm the rights Of
Shareholders to take slaves into he Territories
and hold them there as property?
"a. Without the pFotechonda Territorial
law. deny it
40. g. Do ven deny or affirm that Terri
torial Legislature may exclude slavery by
law that is prohibit by Law tie bringing Of
persons into the Territories, 10 be held as
slaves?
"a. say that the Territoral law has pow
er over it.
20. 4. Do you affirm or dany the right Of
shareholders in Territory b demand COM
pensation, In the full yala of their slaves,
when the Territory comes INTO the Union as
a free State
"a. deny them the frstred cent.
70. 6. Are you for ofaginst the repeal Of
the Fugitive slave Act q 1850?
"a. am against it.
20. 6. Do you approve or disapprove the
act of 1857 to prevent sayeholding in Ohio
"A. Now, here you hare got me, for never
read il, and did not know till now that one
had been passed.
We have held up b the indignant gaze Of
our readers the positin of the Black Repub-
lican candidate for Governor of the State Of
Ohio. But we lnna deal candidly with the
Southern pubic u position is but little
more obnoxious so6ection than that of his
only competitor, til Democratic candidate, as
above defined. Dsanison opposes the fugitive
slave law and ad'ocates the power of Con-
gress to prohibit ilayery in the territories
Ranney is against the repeal of the fugitive
slave law, and deass the power of Congress
to exclude slavery rom the territories but
he afirms that stockholders have no right to
take their slaves into the territories without
the permission of tie territorial Legislatures
that territorial Legislature may exclude
slavery and that the power to confiscate
slave property is rested in the same body
Each of these PROPOSITIONS is directly at vari'
ance with the decision of the Supreme Court
and is so palpabg outrageous and preposter
GUS that no comment is required.
With this declaration of faith from thu
Democratic (so-calledD candidate for Governor
of Ohio, before Us we must confess that W.
will look with supreme Indifference to the re
suit of the election in that State. "a plague
on both your houses b
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
PLATFORM OF TIE DEMOCRACY
OF MISSISSIPPI.
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED Is CONVENTION, JULY
5rH 1859

5rH 1859
RxsoLyxp That re-aRnounee IS the onsis o. party
.elin tas plstfrm Of principles laid dow BY tie Dem
ersic priv In the NaflnaI Convention OF 1885; and
ko,d u ths dootrine Of anon-fnt RE once with the
Iasttaton Of slavery statss. Territories, or Disiet
Ooum5s does not was II intended to conflict with
the assertion Of power Of Congress to protect the
property ef the ciz Of the several state who may
10 settle IN The territories which are the common
pro erty Of all tn states. sfzssz !.
Resolved That the 1angusge Of the supreme Court
Of the untsd etatss he right Of property in slaves s
distinctly and expressly affirmed In the Constitution
and sths only power Il conf rred upon Congress u
the power eoue With the duty Of guarding and pfotsc
tfnE the owners IN thrir rights s. thus declared
R1sLvED. Inst Mis'ssippi viii stand BY her sister
sVehod NJ States In insisting upen the enforcement BY
I'll tins departments Of tbs federal government Of their
rights thus expoundsd by the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
RRsoLvED, That in the event Of the election Of .
Bask Repu bicsn candidate 70 the Presidency. by the
suages Of portion OF tbs Union oay 10 rule over
the whole United stat upon the avOwed purposes Of
that organization, Alssi sipp VIII regard ass deelara-
tlon OF hos y, and VII hold herself In TO CO.
opeate with her 81 States of the South IN whatsoever
measures they nay deem necss ar the psfntenanee
Of the rights ual members Of The confderaey
REsoLvED That wefse IL iHcum bent upon the DeInoc
~ n Mississippi gain declare that the QUESTION o.
Cuba By the Unitei States 6 commercial and political
necessity and will hail with pleasure every proper
rastsre th4t looks It's 0nplisHment and further
We can never consent to It's appropriation by any foreign
power.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

The AURoRA.-At Boston, on the night Of
LIST inst, the Aurora Borealis was SO brilliant
after midnight that ordinary print could be
read by its light It considerably impeded
the working Of telegraph lines, and its effects
were continued up to noon.of the ed. The au-
roEal current from east to west was so regular
that operators on the Eastern lines could send
messages to Boston without the usual batter
les being applied The same extraordinary eff
feet was apparent on the telegraph wire be-
tween Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

10. LANE N ALARAMA-A distinguished
Democrat from North Alabama writes to ui
my first choice Tor the Presidency Is Hun.
ter Of Virginia, but have but little hope o.
bis nomination. My second choice is General
10. Lane. Such has been my position for
months know Gen. Lane, and regard him
both sound man and . strong man, and il be
receives the nomination be will be triumphant
~ elected. He can't be beat I So, you see,
am with you. Hurrah for Jo. Lane p
The Democrat, published at Tuscumbia,
espousee the claims of General Lame
Memphis Avalanche.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

liked them, but bargained for them to carry "a
vorite provisions of their own, to vote for them
Again, it is rule of construction, that
where there is no ambiguity in the words of
an instrument, no construction contrary to the
words shall be admitted" Let the reader
take this rule along with him in reading the
Constitution, and he s0iR find it confers no
po1eer, IN apt and sufficient arords, on Congress,
to prohibit tie SLAVE trade. IT WAS an OVER.
sIGRf. | - g. +.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

m.
HE CANVASS IN CHIcKAsAw.-The can
vass in chickasaw has been conducted ablv
and with much spirit in Ghickasaw BY j M
Thomson. Esq. the Democratic nominee q,
the Senate. and Messrs. Hill and Bupr The
nominees Of the Democratic uartv e. -. =,
House. Speaking Of the closing speech >
Mr.. Thomson. At Houston on the 12th tbs
Petrol says
Il was one Of the most brilliant sueaebas
that Il has ever been our good fortune =
hear. s'..'o v
It was crushing and whitening to his o.ve.
nent for senatorial honols, and conpieteIy :
posed to the gaze Of the appluding mult;t,de
the hamhusgery and clap trap positions 81 ~
independent Democratic cand;dafs 81 81
Wheeler. Mr. rs speech was listened - ~ =,
hundreds IN GREATNESS silence, and IS IL $ 4 y
oguent bursts Of patriotism fell from h Is. ~, y
his large audiences responded IN vocifsro,,s l,s1
plause, greeting the young and ealIans sI,s,i
pi1n Of the people with the heartest apo,r .I..
ton 49,
From the signs Of the times. al tis 49,,
news comes up from every auarter. Mr.. 6 o.
son will achieve most splendid victory n a..
tober, for the people are with him heart mi
soul His canvass Of the county has been 81, .
triumphant marsh-the most brilliant IN 3. /
cord in the county or State
Mr. Thomson. though young, has aireao,
made his mark in the councils Of the &c.
and we viii hail bis election to he se,...
With much satisfaction. His career h;ds g.
tObe one Of usefulness and distinction
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

A "LIsEErAN JUDaEa AT THE WHITE
SULPHUR SPRIEes.-.The editor of the Fred
ericksburg News who is summering at the
White Sulphur Springs, writes of q OOlored
man whom he has found there who is an ex-
Judge of the Supreme Court of Liberia. At
present he is superintendent Of the bath house.
He was born freei had $1,000, and concluded
to go to Liberia; went and was appointed
Judge BY President Roberta. he remained
in Liberia, however, only six months.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
ALABAMA.-The Enfield Spirit of the South

If the friends Of Senator Douglas construe
the election Of Mr.. Forsyth as indicative of an
endorsement of his claims to the Presidency
by the people Of Alabama they sadly deceiye
themselves. Mr.. Dougles capnot get the vote
of Alabama, with or without the nomination
at Charleston. There is no probability that
be will get the nomination in the first place |;
but all the national Conventions which may
assemble between this time and the next Pres
idential election, can never 30 whitewash him
as to make him acceptable to the people Of Al
ALBANIA It strikes US as almost reflection
upon Southern manliness 10 urge the claims
of Mr. Douglas upon the intelligent masses of
our section. His aptecedents and his present
position upon the question Of slavery In the
territories are alike offensive to the South.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

Ma. Walters PLAsKs-The Black Re-
publican State Convention of New York, un-
der the direction Of Seward, has protested
against
The revival of tbs barbarous inhpman, and
detestable traffic in African slaves
It also protests against ''slave code for the
territories" which in plain language means
opposition to Congressional protection to slave
property when necessary for its security
against unlawful interference.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
Us,rrp sr.rr, TREAsuaY EsrImArEs

UNITED Stars TREASURY EsTIMATEs.-
The Secretary ofhe Treasury, after careful
revision of the climates for the year 1856,
finds that the revenues from customs viii yield
$62, 100000, instad of s58,ooo0oo, as pre-
viously estimated, and that with other resour-
ces he will be abbto reduce the public debt
about s., 10000
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
IrrrRvAL Rrru,..,.nr-

INTERVAL BETWEEN MEALs.-As aEepeyal
rule, nom iive TO six hours should elapse BE-
tween meals but this. Of course. must vary
according to circumstances and depend upon
appetite. Persons engaged In business fire.
quently do themselves much mischief hv dis.
regarding its monitions amid the hustle and
excitement of trade After time. Il Is true,
the appetite subsidies, bat the necessitv Of iood
Is not thereby removed. Il il no unusssI thine
ior mercncnt % breakfast ct seven o'clock or
eagnt. ana alne e three or four. without having
during ~ thus tine, eaten anything. This
long lasnag = injurious, and the subsequent
flA meas it Induces still more 90, whether
the not % observed or not In such cases,
'snacks" should always BE- taken.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
FoR COUNTY REpaEsrNrArrvr,-Att

FoR COUNTY REPRRsKNTATIvE,-Att the
solicitation of nearly every Democrat in the
county Of Warren, we hoist the name of r. G.
JONES. for County Representative. We are
not at present, advised whether Mr.. JoNRs Is
desirous or even willing to become candidate.
but ifhe should be, we take much pleasure in
saying that there are few gentlemen IN the
county more worthy, or who are better
qualified to legislate for The interest and ad-
vancement Of the people Of this county. He
is q sterling Democrat, GOOD and true: re-
markabls ior economy, industry, warmth Of
heart and kindness Of feeling, and the integrity
and rectitude of his character-- Eeksb,rro S,r'
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

ADAMS On THE BnLE-In letter 10 biz
son in ISL, John Quincy Adams Gays
nave many Ssa,s made II practice 70 read
tnIouen me ninle once year. Ny custom
% TO rad four Or Eve chapters every mornina
immediately altar rising fom nv I'd. II
employs an hour q my time, and GEMS q
me the most suitable manner Of beginning ~
DAY. In what Light sosver we rsrsrd re 81.
BE. whether with retersnce to reyeiation. q
history, OF morality, L b an inyaluahle ~
nsxnausu0ls NINE of knowlsdgo md virtue"
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

MoRmos observation-disclosures advices
from Camp Floyd, Utah, report that several
eGentiles" had rscntly been assassinated,a and
little doubt was enbrtained that some of the
Mormon Saints we the instigators, If not the
chief actors, in the ouzages
The United stais troops were principally
employed in protecting the overland emigrants
to California from b Indians and Mormons
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

% We regret to learn, as we do from q
private letter received from Okalona, that
MAJ. JoHs RIoHARDsoE, editor Of the Prairie
News was thrown from his buggy on the
morning OF the LIST inst, and received such in
juries Is caused his death in few hours
Mncon &ar
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

Saturday evening, Sept II, 1859.
. COTT0N.-The supply on sale to-day has
been more ample but buyers have not come
forward freely, the sales amounting to about
$500 bales at somewhat easier prices. We
however retain our previous quotations.
NEW ORLEANS CLAssIFIcATToN
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

TIE TounsAnEsr-The Tournament, at
which the silver stirrups are to be the prize,
viii BE- part of the amusements of the 18th
November on the Fair Grounds in this city.
The directors of the State Bureau deemed
this the most suitable day for admitting this
display Of horsemanship.s For regulations
governing the tournament see advertisement in
to-day s paper.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
roR THE IFGIsI,ATURE.

e We are auth rized to Announce the narre OF Col
a = no KER As . candidate for seat In the popular
branch Of the Mississippi Legislature from Kinds County
EIectisa in October next.
~ We arc authorized to announce ROBERT IL
PURD8M ESQ as an Index endezt candidate for seat
ia the 10 sr rancl Of the Mississippi Legislature, from
Kinds county, at the ensuing election.
~ We are authorized to announce J. ]. sM1L
ESQ IS caneid TO represent Hines County N tha
popular branch Of the leg stature. -
FOR STATE SENATOR.
~ We are authorized to announce M.y. L MIMMS.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

Hos. THonas j. WHARroN.-The able At
torney General of the State has resumed the
arduous labors of his Office after an absence
Of several weeks, we are gatifed to state. in
greatly improved health
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

Town. PRoPERTY.-By reference to our adj
refreshments of to-day. It will be seen that
Mr.. James Smith, our former townsman, will
arrive on the Great. Eastern in few days, on
a business voyage, and spend the month of
October in our city. Mr.. Smith has many
friends who will give him cordial greeting.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

FoR SAIE-valuable property in Kinds,
Rankin and Holmes counties. is to be sold as
per advertisement in the proper column.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

T The cars have resumed their trips from
the New Orleans depot over the trembling
prairie, abandoning the route by the Jefferson
and Pontchartrain road and the lake.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

GEa. Jos LAnE-our able contemporary of
the Cross CITY, the organ Of the Democracy Of
Tshomingo county. has nailed to his mast
bead the name Of Gen. doe Lane for The Pres
idencr.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
To AnvrarIsERs-The Mssissippian goes

To ADvERTIsERs-The Mississippian goes
to press Immediately after the arriyalof the =
past o'clock cars from New Orleans. Those
wishing their advertisements inserted would
do well to bring them in before O'Clock on
publication days.
To GoRREspoSDENrs.-We have on hand
several valuable communications which viii
appear in our next issue.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

Or An exchange paper compares an old
bachelor to mule whoshirks his regular load
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
Foolish Constitution.

The Washington Constitution persists in
making itself ridiculous by claiming the cleo
ton of Houston, in Texas, as Democratic
victory. It is rather surprising that purely
party organ, which clamoFs SO fiercely for reg
ular nominations should rejoice in the defeat
Of regularly nominated Democratic ticket.
If the election of Houston is Democratic
triumph, the election of Runnels would have
been an Opposition victory. But Runnels was
nominated by Democratic State Convention,
which passed resolutions strictly in accordance
with Democratic State Rights doctrines, and
analogous to those adopted by the Louisiana
and Mississippi Democratic Conventions
The fact, and everybody knows it to be fact,
is that the Democratic party was defeated in
Texas, though, IS we have heretofore shown,
its defeat is due to many causes entirely sepa-
rate from national politics, and by no means
implying any want Of fidelity to the South
on the part Of the inhabitants Of that gallant
and loyal State. With equal reason the Con-
stitution might claim the defeat of Moore in
this State, OF of Pettus in Mississippi, should
such an accident occur, as Administration vic
tories. While the defeat of Runpels was not
by any means great disaster 10 the Demo
cratic party, the elaction Of Houston was in no
sense Democratic triumph. Houston,s sue
cess was due TO variety Of local causes which
cannot operate beyond the borders Of Texas /.
but which were, perhaps justly, powerful
enough in the minds Of many Texas Demo-
Gratis to produce the overthrow Of the Demo.
cratic party and its candidates. If national
politics caused the recent result in Texas, per-
haps the Constitution will be kind enough TO
inform us in what particular Houston was
with, or represented the Democratic
marty and the Administration, and N what
manner Governor Runnels and the Convention
which nominated him, manifested any antag-
onism to the Administration, or to the Ma
tional Democrats organization, or to Demo-
cratic State Rights principles Moreover, has
the Constitution 50 soon forgotten Houston's
opposition to the admission Of Kansas under
the Lecompton Constitution, while it retains
so vivid . remembrance Of the detection of
Mr.. Douglas on that point ? II Houston is to
be forgiven and exalted, why should Douglas
be denounced and crushed On all the sec
tional questions now before the country,
Houston and Douglas are supposed to agree.
The principal difference is, that Houston was
4 fayorite with the North, even while Douglas
the confidence Of the South. Let
rs hear from the Constitution on this point
~ O. Delta.
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Northern Democratic Sentiment.

The New York Day Book maniests the
true spirit of the Northern Democracy to-
wards their Southern brethren Itsays:
In the first place, the South has no interest
in conflict with those of the North, but ON the
contrary, it is the Shareholders" the Jeffer-
sons and Jacksons of the South, that have al
ways defended the interests Of the producing
classes Of the North. In the next place, the
people Of the South do not desire to monopo-
lie the Territories. They only demand equal
rights-equal and exact justice to all Ameri-
can citizens, the same protection for their
slave property that is given TO other proper
ty in short, all the assumptions of the anti
slavery" party are ridiculous falsehoods, which
only need to be explained to the northern peo-
pie to be treated with the contempt they so
richly merit.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21

DoUeLAs DEFEATED m WrscossN.-Doug
las received q dash Of cold water in Wisconsin
the other day. His friends desired the State
Convention to appoint the delegates to the
National Convention. but his enemies secured
: postponement Of the question until next
February-to which time the State Conyen-
ton stands adjourned. Some Of the papers
attribute this result TO the influence Of ex-
Governor seymour, Of New York, who has
bean spending most Of the summer ct tho
West.