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The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-10-03

States Of eths Union Is it because we are
their brethren, ana because, without any of
those hindrances which obstruet the movements
Of foreigners in other lands, we freely permit
them 10 come and mingle with our people? If
this'be so, does it not seem that We might be
better off by ourselvess To the Northern peo-
pie, the Union is Of priceless value; and, if the
South were but united, the Union would not be
in the slightest danger. 1t is our own domestic
dissensions that have weakened us, and invited
aggression. New York, to-day, is so deeply
sensible of the mere .pecuniary yalde loffthe
Union, that, if her people believed the Union to
be in danger, because united South was claim
ing its constitutional rights they would unhes-
itatingly vote to concede what we required
Why should we not uhites Why should we,
like the jews when besieged by Titus. continue
to fight among ourselves, wasting our force in
factious quarrels, while foreign enemy is thun.
dering at our gates The raid Of John Brown
was the offspring Of deeply laid and regularly
organized plan, having its ramifcatons in every
part of the non-slaveholding States sending forth
its emissaries by thousands, who are paid, paid
largely, by means Of contributions made by those,
all over the North, who regularly lay aside
portion Of their income for what they call benev-
olent purposes. Thus continually fed and stim.
ulated, the spirit Of fanaticism is daily waxing
more and more fierce and intolerant, and de-
structive in its aims and if it shall once succeed
in elccting President, it will shout with the ex-
ultation of "a fiend over the prospect of carnage
and ruin that lies before IT.
1t is with more than ordinary pleasure that
always come to Lafayette county, and to Oxford,
because this is the seat of that University in
which the ingenious youth of Mississippi are re-
ceiving the training that shall prepare them 70
those duties which await them in the future
Youth is not sordid or calculating. Ii is loyal,
generous, and brave. 1t needs but to have the
path ofhonor and duty pointed out to it it stops
not to inquire whether II be the path of safety
also.
believe, that, If the present dark cloud shall
pass away, abolitionism viii not soon, perhaps it
will never again be able to distract the coun
try but il the worst shall come, then, say,
like Patrick Henry ;-"Give me liberty, or give
me death |" Let your motto be 1.-THE Union
of the South for her rights if they can be had:
for her independence, if necessary If the
time shall ever come, whilst am living, that the
people of Mississippi shall require my services,
| will not fail to answer toyour call vaeaas
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-10-03
Extracts from Douglas FrccpOrt
speech.

LINcoLSs QUEsTIoN.-Ca the people of the United
States Territory in any lawful way, against the wishes
Of any citizen of the United States, exclude slavery
from their limits prior to the formation Of State Con
stimtion? a
DOUGLAS ANswER-The next hcstion propounded
to me by Mr. Lincoln is, can the people Of territory
in any lawful way against the wishes of any citizen of
the United States, exclude slavery from their limits
prior to the formation Of a state constitution? an
swer emphatcally, as Mr. Lincoln has heard me answer
hundred times from every stump in Illinois, that il is
my opinion the people of a Territory can, by lawful
means exclude slavery from their limits prior to the
formation of a State Constitution Enthusiastic APP
plausc Mr.. Lincoln knew that | had answered that
question over and over again. He heard me argue
the Nebraska bill that principle all over the State in
1854 in 1855, and in 1886, and he has no excuse for
pretending to be in doubt TO my position ON that
question 1t matters not what way the Supreme Court
may hereafter decide as 10 the abstract question,
whether slavery may or may not go into Territory
under the Constitution; the people have the lawful
to introduce it exclude, they please for
the reason that slavery cannot exist day OF an hour
anywhere unless it is supported by local police rcgula
tons. fright, right Those police regulations can
only be established by local legislation, and IL the peo
pie opposed to slavery they will elect representa-
lives 20 that body who will by uniendly legislation,
eectually prevent the Introduction Of into their
midst lion the contrary they for Il their lcgsa
ton viii favor its extension Hence matter what
the decision of the Supreme Court may be that alb
stract question: still the right of the people to make
a slave Territory or free Territory, is perfect and
complete under the Nebraska bill Hope Mr. Lin
coin deems my answer satisfactory on that point.
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-10-03
National Democratic Platform.

Reported at Charleston By majority Of the Commit
tee, and aaaNi'nonsty adopted at baltimore
Resolved That the platform adopted by the Demo
cratic party at Cincinnati is affirmed with the following
explanatory resolutions:
FSrst-That the Government Of Territory organ
lied by act of Congress is provisional and tempo
rary and during its existence all citizens of the Uni
ted States have equal right to settle with their
property in the Territory without their rights, either
of person property, being destroyed injured by
congressional or territorial legislation.
SecOnd-That il is the duty of the Federal Govern
ment in all its departments, protect when necessary
the rights Of persons and property in the Territories
and where. lever else its constitutional authority
tends,
Third-That when the settlers in Territory having
an adequate population, form state constitution, the
right Of sovereignty commences, and being consumma-
ted by admission into the Union, they stand on an
equal footing with the people of other States; and
State thus organized ought to he admitted into the
Federal Unon whether It's Constitution prohibits or
recognizes the institution Of slavery.
Resoirod, That the Democratic party are in favor
Of the acquisition Of the Island Of Cuba, on such
terms as shall be honorable 10 ourselves and just 10
Spain, Mt the earliest practicable moment.
Resoired That the enactments Of State Legislatures
TO defeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave
law hostile in character TO, and subyersve Of the
Constitution and revolutionary in their effect
Resolved That the Democracy of the United States
recognize il as an imperative duty Of this Government
TO protect nauralized citizens in all their rights,
whether at home in foreign lands to the same extent
as its native-born citizens. And,
WHEREAS, One Of the greatest necessities Of the
age in POLITICAL commercial, postal and Military
point of view, is speedy communication between the
Pacific and Atlantic coasts therefore, be II
Resolred, That the National Democratic party do
hereby pledge themselves to every means in their
mower TO secure the passage of some bill TO the extent
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-10-03
Extract from MIR. BPeckinridge's
Frankfort Speech. last December.

Mr.. Breckenridge has been speaking Of the bred
Scott decision and continues follows:
Well that being the case and it having been author
itatively determined by the very tribunal to which il
referred, that Congress had power to exclude
slave property from the Territory and iudciay deter
mined that the Territorial Lcgislature-authorities
created by Congress-had not the power to exclude or
conscate slave property confess that had not an
ticpated that the doctrine Of uniriendy legislation
would be set up. Hence need not say to you that
do not believe in the doctrine Of unfrendy legislation;
that do not believe in the authority Of Territorial
Legislature to do by indirection what they cannot do
directly. reposc uI.on the decision Of the Supreme
Court of the United States the point that neither
Congress nor the Territorial Legislature has the right
20 obsruct or conRsate the property of any citizen,
slaves included, pending the territorial condition lap
plause.
I do not sec any escape from that decision, If you
ndnit that the question judicial one, II you adj
init the decision of the supreme Court, and If you
stand BY the decision Of the highest court Of the coun-
try.
The Supreme Cont seems to have recognized il as
the duty Of the courts Of the Union in their proper
sphere to execute this constitutional right, thus adj
Indicated by the Sapreme Court in the following Ian
guage: In speaking Of the acquisition Of Territory
they pronounce It political question for Congress to
determine what Territories they may acquire, and
how many. Now mark the words Of the Court:
THere follows aquotation from the decision.
20 tiat IN reafu 70 Save IIuieitts a. u Itai" "
any other property recognized and guarded by the
Constitution it's the duty according to the Supreme
Court Of all the Courts OF the country to protect and
guard II by their decision whenever the question Is
lroaght before thera. To which only add that the
iudieal decisions must be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Judicial
decisions must be sustained Applause
II present remedies adequate to sustain these
decisions. would have nothing mere done. ], with
many other public men in the country. believe they
are adequate If they are Motif they cannot be en-
forced for Ksnt Of de proper legislation to enforce
them, sufficient legislation must be passed, or our
Government Is = failure.
Gentlemen see no escape from that conclusion
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-10-03

his past record, or some clue be afforded to
his present opinions in regard to the ques-
tions of the day. II instead of the Presi-
deucy, '1Circumlocution office" were to lbe
filled, and the duties of the bead of that Of
fee were, to devise ways and means show
not to do anything. and to justify his policy
by pouring out talk"
sin one weak, vsshy, everlasting strearn,n =
we think Mr.. Bell. upon the ground Of his
supereminent qualifications for the post,
wouldtclearly be entitled to it, over any 9th
er politician in the country, not even except
ing the little magician" of Undertook,
long since retired from politics to tho cab
bage culture But .'the big BelI' now has
its clapper tied fast: il can give forth no
sound again until after the election. There
fore, let all .the little bells be violently rung,
and let their shrill tones penetrate through
out the land, in ratification and approval Of
the sentiments heretofore put forth by the
greater Bell, and as explanatory to the people
of the sentiments and opinions now enter
tanned by their "god of.brass;" and let all
the rational men in the United States accept
this bell-ringing as lucid exposition of the
great principles embodied in the platform Of
'the Union, the Constitution, and the en-
forcement of the Laws" Listen, fcllow-citi-
gems, to the arguments proceeding from those
bells. This is "a way they have" of appeal
ing to your reason and your jadymena v
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-10-03

Douglas and Breckenridge arc a long way apart up
on the territorial issues We place in uxtapostion
tracts from Douglas Freeport speech and BrcclSin
ridges Frankfort speech of December last They
need no comment
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-10-03

TIE SoLUTIox OF THE QUEsToS.-Peopie ask
why the leading friends Of Douglas, in New
York, are against fusion TO defeat Lincoln in
that State. The answer Is plain. They have
discovered that an the South Is fsr Breckinridge
wherein the successful fusion vote Of New York
would ennTe 10 Breclinridge's benefit, instead Of
that Of Douglas or Bell Hence the New York
Douglas leaders viii have no fusion. They pre-
far lincoln 70 Brcckinridge-AoHt Nail
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-10-03

Reported at Charleston By majority Of tie Commit
Gee, and unanimously adopted al baltimore.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23
Fairly NOn-plussed.

A very fine looking lady, residing on the
extreme outskirts of this city, who has nu
merous admirers as we'll as aspirants for her
hand, has been bothered recently with the
attentions of a very unacceptable suitor.
This individual came to see her one dav. a
short time ago, and it so happened that she
was entirely alone. Fearing he would take
advantage of the opportunity to force upon
her very disagreeable subject, with which
in particular she had no patience at that time
to be bored she thought she would resort to
a ruse to get clear it. So she managed
very quietly to inform her visitor of fact
which did not exist, to wit that Young
lady, who often stays with her, as a compan-
ion, was up stairs, and of course lowing TO
the construction of the house) within hearing.
CIhe young lady had gone out with the in
tention Of remaining away till dusk) The
love sick swain, instead of sitting q few min
utes and leaving, sat nailed to his chair for
about five hours. The lady looked at the
clock on the marble mantle with an unmis-
taxable expression Of impatience and fatigue,
but there he sat- droning out his platitudes.
Pretty soon young lady acquaintance from
across the street came in and inquired for
Miss --. shes up stairs" said the lady
of the house, and up stairs r1shed the visitor.
She was rapidly followed by the lady of the
house, who whisperingly informed her of the
ruse she was playing, and returned to her
beau or rather bore The young female
from across the street humored the deceit bv
holding for a few moments, a very animated
conversation with an imaginary Miss - up
stairs, and finally left. The light began TO
fade in the windows,-still the lower sat.
1t became almost twilight, and the sheer
weariness of the lady was changed into the
hyeiness ofa momentary apprehension that
her female companion would return ere her
persecutorihad departed, and thus convict her
ot very pointed white lie. Her apprehension
diu not last long for IN stepped the said fc-
male companion, in the next second with
mop skip and jump, and, taking her seat
alter saluung the astonished youth (for he was
sf'ght"atly astonished, you may believe J be-
gan relating to her lady friend that she had
performed all the sundry and various erronds
which had been intrusted to her by the said
lady ltmay reasonably be supposed that the
young man very distinctly thought that he
smelt q large sized mice At any rate he
left in manner little BORDERING unor oL
ruptness.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23
Trouble Among the Digggers Of Yolo

The Digger race, aa a general thing are
cowardly, and that is the reason why so many
of the baser sort of white men like to kill
them. 1t is easy work and safe work. Oc-
casionally, however, brave man is found
among them. Such person was Captain
Harry" a chief Of small ranchera some.
where on the Sacramento river, below
Knights Landing A few days ago, he was
killed by a band of Diggers, known as the
Fremont Indians. Between him and them
there had been feud of long standing, and
he had killed several of their number. Many
times had they attacked him in his hut, but
each time had they been repulsed with loss.
large, powerfully built man, ferocious in
aspect and brave as lion, he frequently
sailed out, single-handed, armed with a shot
gun and his bow and arrows, and stampeded
a dozen Fremonters at time. For three
weeks past, he had been ineessantly watched
and beset, and for some cause or other, per-
haps fear of being hurt themselves, his little
tribe had left him alone in his rancheria.
After three weeks watchfuluess and fatigue,
and more or less hunger, he was necessitated
to 60 out and look for something to eat The
coast was clear for him, until he got some
distance away from his hut, when he was sur
rounded by his enemies, who attacked him
with guns, bows and arrows and clubs He
valiantly defended himself, killing one of his
antagonists and wounding Others, until his
ammunition and his arrows were exhausted.
Seeing no hope of victory or escape, he
stoeally folded his arms across his breast and
waited his fate. lie was siezed and bound.
led to tree and shot to death with bullets
md arrows
Great reioicings were had over this tri-
lmph by the Fremonters
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23
Extremes Meet.

The Republicans and Southern Ultraists
come nearer agreeing than people are apt to
suppose. They agree that Congress should
legislato on the subject of slavery in the
Territories. The only difference between
them is, that the Republicans desire this leg
islation to be against slavery, while the
Southern Utraists desireit to be in favor Of
it, But there is a still nearer approximation
than even this. Observe what Tom Corwiu.
the leading Republican in the House of
Representatives recently said in reply to a
question from Mr. Keitt, of South Carolina:
"Alr Corwin-I meant to say that the Congress
Of the United States, IN my Judgment, was the
only legitimate body under our system To make
laws for the Territories. | then, in addition 10
that, sad that ! thought this the best tribunal
before which TO discuss the question as to Wheth-
er slavery was proper 10 20 here or there.
. say for myself that If you have acquired
territory, or will acquire territory, IN which the
white man cannot work, | will allow owners of
slaves in the States to 20 there with their slaves,
and, if necessary, would protect them there"
Can there be a palmer declaration than
the above in favor of slave code for
the Territories2 The only limitation is that
the country must be adapted to slave labor
There is not Southern extremist to be
found who would not feel perfectly safe in
leaving the slave code to depend on the
the question of climate, for he knows full
well that slave code would be perfectly
useless in Territory which was not adapted
to slave labor. 1t would hardly be of any
use to pass a law to protect slave property in
a region where there would necessarily be
no such property.
Az the Slave Codites and Republicans APP
proximate so closely, we think it would be a
master stroke Of policy on the part of the
latter, just to pass a slave code for New Mex
leo or Arizona, and thus establish the pre-
cedent of Congressional legislation on the
subject Of slavery in the Territories This
done, the Southern ultraists could not say a
word if Congress then went to work and en-
acted free code for other Territories Thus,
it would not be long before the Republican
party would be, by common consent, one of the
ruling parties of the South, and the term
Slave Codites and Republicans synonymous.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23

The JAPANESE AT SAN FRANCIsCo "A boat
load Of sailors, marines and officers from the
japanese corvette came ashore this morning,
and took little tramp around town. The
Captain of the company, who talks English
like a book, was without a hat His head
was shaven on the crown, and straight, black
hair turned upward, tied together, and the
ends compacted by virtue of much pomatum
into one solid round mass, were laid straight
fore and aft on the crown, pointing ahead.
Upon this model most of the Others of any
rank dressed their hair Several dandyish
officers wore broad brimmed white hats, such
as our Chinese sport in rainy weather
cushion was arranged inside to lift the hat
clear of the head. Two stout strings one
passing from in front of the ears under the
chin the other behind the ears around the
front Of the chin, kept it in place, Others
wore straw bonnets of fancy colors, shaped
like an inverted cone,-the cushion within,
sustaining on the shaved scalps all the hats
weight, and the cross strings sustaining it in
position. Others, indeed the marines wore
none at all One brief little old man had
every hair on his head shaven off. The of
ficers were fancifully dressed in very different
styles. One wore a light blue gown and
trowsers the colors of the sky at sunset, SPAN
gled, starred and barred with gold and Grim
son. He carried short sword, worn almost
horizontally, on the left hip, with white shark
skin covered handle and beautifully polished
scabbard. A little below hung longer
sword, got up in the same style. In his right
hand he carried a fan, in his left walking
cane. The dresses of high and low were
spotted with little circular, oval or square
patches with inscriptions of an import quite
unknown to us. Almost every man wore
sandals generally of grass, but only consist
ing of a sole, strap coming up between the
great toe and the next toe adjoining, then
splitting, surrounded the ankle-Buiietjn
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23

HuRRAu FOR DouGLAs.-Our overland let
ters bring US the news that the Iowa Demo.
cratic State Convention has declared for
Douglas-the Michigan Democratic State
Convention also, and that they have both
sent Douglas delegates to the Charleston
Convention. The like cheering news we had
just before received from Maryland Wiseon-
sin and Connecticut; and, just before that
again, from Ohio and Indiana and, about
the same time from Ilinoisand Massachusetts
and, in short We have heard nothing else
scarcely but this kind of news from the whole
len of the Northern and Northw estern States
for the last month. The Democracy are
speaking and their voice is for Douglas and
the Union.
The indications are that Judge Douglas
will certainly be the nominee Of the De-
mocracy for President.
We look now to see the Administration
James Buchanan tribe begin to roll up the
whites of their eyes and declare that they
always liked Douglas" Certainly, they did !
Bless your soul, they were "ti'r him all the
time"
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23
wether mong Diggers or white foalks.

The FL DORADO SILVER MrNEs-We have
received, says the STANDARD, from an esteemed
correspondent, a statement to the effect that
the rumors Of silver discoveries in the neigh
borhood of Georgetown, have been gotten up
and published by interested parties for siuis-
ter purposes. lie charges that these claims
have been salted, whereby frauds have been
committed, and he says the feeling in the
county is very strong against the perpetra-
tors. We suppress the names of the lndivid-
uals by whom the writer charges that these
frauds have been committed.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23
NhARXSVILLE.
FRIDAY MORNING, March 2ad.

ORDERED TO LEAVE TowN-An Italian beg
gar woman was brought before the Recorder,
yesterday, on the charge of being an impos-
ter. Beggar or no beggar, it appeared from
the testimony that she had been seen in pos
session of considerable amounts Of money at
one time. The Recorder was of opinion that
she was one of the numerous professional
beggars infcsting the country, and ordered
her to leave town under penalty Of being
much more severely dealt with. The woman
has couple of children, who no doubt will
be trained up to the same occupation as that
followed by herself
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23

A MoNsTER-An eastern paper says that a
schoolmaster at Boardman, Ohio, has been
put under bonds for beating a young lady Of
eighteen with an OK goad until her back was
black and blue The girl was good lucking
and had resisted the teachers advances to
courtship.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23

MEArs, FnEsH EGGS, BUTTER, Er cEr.-See
Isaac Pfortzheimer's advertisement lie has
bought out the entire establishment of Jen-
kins Il Harris, in the Washington Market.
Pfortzheimer is a thoroughbred butcher and
deals on the square.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23

DEsERrERs. Three French sailors have
been arrested at San Francisco for running
away from their chip. A United States SOL
dier has also been arrested for deserting from
the Preside
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23

1.-TWO elegant swords, one for Napoleon and
and the other for the King of Sardinia, have,
been bought at Rome by the subscription of
10000 persons in that city But the Pope
for6id' public presentation ofthem, and they
hang on exhibition in the Artists windows
silent preachers Of Italian independence to
admiring crowds"
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23

In the Fourth District Court, Della Alarth
Butter has commenced a suit for divorce
from her husband Joseph Butter
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23

The San Francisco Herald, since the Ma
tional has been emerged into it, has been en-
larged to the size of the Bulletin.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-23

The Milan Gazette states that fight had
taken place, between the Popes native troops
and his Swiss guards stationed at Aneona in
which considerable blood was shed.