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The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
Later From Texas.

New events almost daily occur in some
parts of Texas to keep alive the excitement
that exists. We CLEAN again the most impor
tant from our exchanges.
The Jefferson (Cass county) Herald has
the following paragraph:
A guard of twenty-four men is nightly
stationed around the place, and not an indivi.
dual passes through the streets after dari
without being hailed and made to give an ac
count of himself. Several suspicious indivi
ais have recently been arrested, and some art
now in custody.
A man named Pearce has been arrested al
Clarksville charged with burning Henderson
The nraaf against h;m is alaaost positive
He hired negro woman at the hotel to do the
work. His brother, also implicated, has fed.
The Jefferson Herald says:
The citizens Of Lamar and Fanuin counties
have ordered a certain James r. Brown TO
leave the State In less than "a hours The
evidence against him was sufficient to justify
more severity.
4 They are now driving from all the upper
counties every individual upon whom rests
the least suspicion OF abclitionsim. 1t will,
no doubt, fall pretty hard on some parties, but
the peace and safety of the country demand
it,
We learn that the fourishing little town Of
Mount Vernon, Titus county, was burned
down few days since. 1t was the work Of
incendiaries, one ofwhom, we are informed,
has been caught and hung
A letter from Sulphur Springs, dated the
10th inst, says:
Last Saturday plan to burn this place was
discovered. A negro preacher belonging to
Mr.. Goodson, acknowledged that he and 9TH
ers had set apart last Tuesday night as the
time to burn all the stores and dwellings,
commit all other depredations they could and
then take horses, in case they could not whip
out the white mep, and fly for the Indian
nation. One Taylor, who has been loafng
about here for the past sixteen months, was
partially implicated as confederate. He has
made the negro his only companion and asso-
ciate during the whole time he has been here.
But as several negroes were implicated, and
the prospects good Taylor and two negro men
to hang, ''selfconstituted'' committee ofsix
ohe owners Of fsaid slaFes) held a second in
yeStgatioD, and the negroes being permitted
to talk together the result was contradiction
and confusion, and the whole posse were let
off, But this has not satisfied the citizens,
and yesterday we organized regular vigil
ance committee, to exist as long as any fears
of burning are entertained. Mr.. Taylor will
get his travelling card to-day, or be hung
and ifthe negroes suspected are not taken from
our midst, they will ba dealt with according
to justice.
The 18th inst, an attempt to burn Indianola
is said to have been discovered in time to pre-
vent serious loss.
A suspicious looking young man, loafing
stranger, named Edward King, who was seen
about the premises a few moments before
was arrested and given to understand that o
change of locality might be better for his health
He went to New Orleans on the first steamer
The citizens Of Indianoia have since formed a
vigilance committee.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
Breckinridge and Lane in Philadelphia

A very large and spirited Democratic dem
onstration took place in Philadelphia on Mon
day evening last-the occasion being the ded-
ication of the large hall in Assembly Building
to the Breckenridge and Lane Association
Banners, music, and the march Of large pro-
cessions enlivened that portion of the city,
and the crowd being too large for the hall,
two meetings were organized, at both of
which there was excellent speaking and much
enthusiasm. In the hail, Alfred Day, Esq,
Gov. Isaac |. Stevens and r. P. Kane spoke;
while at the other addresses were delivered
by DR.. Patrick Of the Evening Argus, Robt.
Palethorp, Esq, and others. The demon
stration made it apparent that the National
Democracy of Philadelphia are awake and
stirring.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
The Discussion on Wednesday Night.

In accordance with previous notice, de-
bate was had in the Representatives Hall on
Wednesday evening, upon the political issues
involved in the Presidential convass, between
R. 81. Purdom, Esq, representative of the
"Young Mems Breckenridge Club,' and J. C.
Morehead, Esq, the representative of the
Bell Everett Club, both of this city. A nu-
merous audience was present to witness the
intellectual encounter of these gentlemen, and
the sentiments of both were frequently greeted
with applause.
Mr.. Purdom led off in dignified and log
ical speech of an hour, which evinced thor
ough mastery Of the questions in issue, and
abounded with clear statements of facts, and
conclusive arguments, with here and there a
well-timed rhetorical flourish, in vindication
of the Democratic cause and its champions,
and in exposition of the Objectionable posi-
tions and the political heresies Of the opposing
parties or factions.
Mr.. Morehead replied, dwelling in the usual
ad captandun style upon the glories of ''the
Union" and the terrible disunion schemes of
the supporters of Breckenridge. He went
the whole figure of vindicating John Bells
anti-slavery record, and in so doing he was
shown by his opponent to have assumed an
attitude antagonistic to that which Judge
Sharkey and all the Opposition leaders in this
State, nave heretofore occupied
Mr. Purdom rejoined, and completely swept
away by an array of facts and arguments the
cobweb structure which had been reared by
Mr.. Morehead. The latter re-rejoined, and
at q late hour the meeting adjourned-each
party seeming to be entirely satisfied with the
manner in which its champion had acquitted
himself
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
John Bell Declares Himself Unwilling
to Support any Candidate for the
Presidency who shall Pledge Him
self to Veto the Wilmot ProViso.

In his late speech at Memphis, Tenn, the
Hon. W. L. Yancy quoted the following ex-
tract from speech delivered by John Bell, Of
Tennessee, in the United States Senate in
1850:
In the late canvass | knew not, nor sought
to know, the views of Gen. Taylor upon the
question of the Wilmot Proviso, nor whether
he had formed any opinion or determination
as to what his course would be, etc. 1took
the ground, that no man who had any just
pretension to the suffrages of his countrymen
for the Presidency, would dare to take such
course and that if Gen. Taylor should de-
clare his intention either to sanction OR TO We
TO THE WILMoT PRoyIso in advance, | should
regard d as an act OF tile most esEeSioaa ipt-
ly, and atfording the HIGHEST evidence Of his
total unftness for the high station to which
his friends sought to elevate him.
1t must be at least admitted, says the Rich
mond Enquirer, that none of our public men
have displayed such consistent adherence to
dishonest concealment as has Mr.. John Bell,
OF tennessee. during the past twelve years.
In 1848, he was unwilling to support any but
a say-nothing candidate. In 1850, he un-
blushingly admitted such to his position. In
1854, he became leading member of the
Know'Nothing party. In 1856, he staunchly
supported Know Nothing candidate for
the Presidency. In 1860, he stands himself
tottering on say-nothing Platform.
Especially with regard to the slavery ques-
ton is Mr.. Bell tenacious on this policy of de-
iberate fraud. In 1848, he considered that
any man would throw away his chance for
Abolition votes by announcing an opposition
to the Wilmot Proviso, would commit an
"egregous blunder," sufficient Of itself to de-
monstrate his incapacity for high Office of
political trust. In 1860, he not only accepts
a nomination from Convention which refuses
to utter a resolution against Black Republican
aggression, but, in answer to all inquiries ad
dressed to him, cody informs the people that
he will not be guilty of the "egregous folly''
of assailing Abolitionism at this moment
His positions maintained tor the last twelve
years with consistency worthy of better
cause, is admirably summed in short SEN
tence of Mr.. Yancey's speech:
HERE IS THE OPINION OF JOHN BELL, THAT
NO CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENT OUGHT TO
LET you KNOW IF HE Is AN ABoLlTIoNIsT OR
SOUTHERN MAN.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
The New York Amalgamation.

The amalgamation between the Douglas
ties and Bell men does not appear to work
well, and it now seems likely that the coali-
ton ticket will get a smaller vote than pure
Douglas ticket would have received. The Bell
men will not vote for ticket more than two
tffirds OF winch are pledged 70 veto, undar al
circumstances, for Douglas; nor will the
Douglasite Catholics and foreigners, who COM
pose four-fifths of Douglas strength in New
York, vote for the ten old Know Nothings
who have been placed upon the fusion ticket
Nor is this all-each party suspects the other
of cheating. One of the Douglas electors, a
German Catholic of New York City, has told
his German friends that the electors put on
as Bell men are really for Douglas. This has
raised a storm among thesRell men, one of the
consequences Of whiG |at the Addison
Advertiser, a Bell pS has already re-
nounced the coalition, and raised the flag Of
Lincoln.
The Baltimore Patriot, the most influential
Bell paper in Maryland, if not in the Union,
says:
The Bell leaders of New York, never
heartily in his interest being from the begin
ming Houston men, have sold themselves out
to Judge Douglas. They went straight to
| the Douglas State Convention at Syracuse,
deliberately donned the scarlet habiliments
of Douglasism, took the oath Of allegiance to
the Democratic party, adopted the odious
Front street Douglas platform as their politi-
cal creed in future; and in exchange for thus
debasing themselves before the Caggers,
Richmonds and Cassidays of the Empire
State, the latter took ten fshy politicians,
nominally Bell men, and put them on the
electoral ticket as decoy ducks to cheat the
honest and straight-out Bell men into voting
for it. Such a base and shameless betrayal
of political cause by pretended friends never
| disgraced the party history Of any civilized
country on the globe, except perhaps, that Of
Ireland, when she was delivered hand and
foot to England by the traitors in the last
Irish Parliament There is not the semblance
| of Bell electoral ticket, not the shadow Of
one, in New York. The very existence of a
Bell party is ignored. Under no contingency
whatever is the vote of the State to be thrown
for Bell, provided it is elected. Henceforward
we shall treat the New York Bell party as
extinct. The true friends of Col. Bell and
Mr. Everett, in that State, are now reduced
to the necessity of voting for Douglas, Breck-
inridge or Lincoln and the probability is that
they will swell the vote of the latter by thou
sands
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
Missouri ALI aigt +!

The Belleverites and their Sqatterite Alies
crcwed little too soon over th elections in
Missouri. As we have before ssted, but few
of the friends of Breckenridge nde an issue
with G. F. jackson, the regus nominee Of
the Democratic party, for haIy in an un-
guarded moment indicated his prpose to vote
for Dougas. The test was aplld, however,
in the election of members to theLegislature,
and the result is that the Brachridge men
have faxed out the comhinea t6tion, and
VIII - eject % 9 .. ). senate !ss Elss
S. Green. their Id and gallant leader, who
in that body striped Douglas of his lions
skin, and exhibiteeaim in all his deforrity to
the gaze Of the Amican people. Green is
now the leader of t, Breckenridge forces in
Missouri, and his trmph Is glory enough
for one day.
The following letterom Thomas C. Rey-
nolds, who is a frien of Douglas, and ran
for Lieutenant -Governo on the same ticket
with c. F. jackson, amp refutes the ground
less claim that the guLnatorial election is
an anti -Breckinridge viery. 1t is dated
July 18th:
l Publicly stated in my aeech at Columbia
on July I'd, and now repea that Major jack
son and I disclained thatany vote for the
State ticket, as nominated Mt Jefferson City
in April last, should be onsidered an en-
dorsement of the peculiar olitical opinions
of Douglas, Breckenridge, ihnsou or Lane.
or, that the result f the Stat election should
be considered a triumph of eiher side.
A reference to TIN reports ii your paper of
the speeches of Mapr Jackso and myself
will substantially onfirm tn above state
ment.
Senator Green isa jealous s,pnorter of
Major Breckinridge, and the lonor. dignity
and interest of thosewho support the ticket
OF which Major Brecinridge is he head, can
certainly be trusted to- no able. boIder or
more sagacious chamIon. IF he finds it not
only consistent with is views of dutv but
obligatory on him as aDemocrat, to support
the regular nominees the Democratic party
m our coming August election, certainly no
friend of Major Breckaridge or of Senator
Green can hesitate to foow the manly open
and concil l.atory course their acknowledged
champion and leader.
remain, dear sir,
Very respectfully yours,
THOS.C. REYNOLDS.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

INSULT TO SOUTHERN LADIES AND GEN
lLEMEN-In view of the expected passage oI
party of Southern ladies and gentlemen. ex-
cursionists to Niagara Falls and other places
hand bill which the following is a copy, was
circulated through the town of Marshall,
Michigan
REPUBLICANS TO THE RESCUE Two hun.
Southern shareholders, with ther slaves, will
pass through our city this Monday afternoon
and will dine at the depot. This is fragrant
violation of the laws of this State, approved
February Is, 1859, which provides as follows
avery person who shall bring any negro
mulatto, or other persons of color into the
State, claiming him or her as slave, shall be
punished by Imprisonment in the State prison
not more than ten years, or by fine not ex.
ceedingo one thousand dollars" Session laws
1858, pages 526-7.
Republicans, to arms Strike for the me-
mory of John Brown. Lincoln and freedom
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
The Belleverlte Convention.

In our columns to-day, will be found
sketch of = speech by Hon. Thomas 1. Sharpe
of Lowndes, at Starkville, in which the
speaker Thoroughly aired the open day and Sc
cret night proceedings Of this convention. The
reader will be amazed to see what reckless
disregard Of principle characterized this con
clave, and how ready they were to immediate
the constitution and the rights of the South
on the altar of party expediency. 1t will be
seen that Mr.. j. W. c. WATSON, Bellverite
Elector for the State at large, acted a very
discreditable part for Southern man in that
body, by endorsing such avowed Wilmo'
Proyisoists as John Minor Bolts and Judge
Mclean, the latter of whom disseifted from
the Dred Scott decision and occupies the iden.
tical ground of Abe Lincoln on the slavery
question. We shall have more to say about
this matter.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

STATE EUFMIESIESPPIl In Chancery Court,
Scorr ooUxrv. ! Oct. Term, A. D. 1850.
Hg0 al other persons claiming or havinga an in
tsrsst eithsr legal o. equitable, in the lands
hereinaftsr describsd at the time the same were
sold for taxes, and al such other psrsons - may
be interested therein; s
Take notice, that / have fled my bill in the
Chaneery Court Of Scott for confirmation Of title
under the sce Of 10th Of February 1850, in and to
the following lands in said County, % Wit:
Whereas, the West-hsf Of Southwest quarter,
and North quarter Of section sixtesn township six,
range nix, and the Easthalf Of Southeast quarter,
and West-half Of SouthWest quarter Of section
G ssclion hrtv onssznd East half Of ssctionlArty
township ssEsn, range SIX East, sold for the taxss
due thereon, for the year 1874, and Deed dated
18th jana, 1874, and unless you plssd, answer or
dsmur, to aid bin On OF before the srd Monday Of
Octobsr 1859, the frst day Of the next regular
tsrm Of The 0hasesEy Gourt 10 be held at Hills
bore = said County, the same will be taken IS
confessed, and dseresd accordingly.
3 RUSH BUCKE1E, Sol. for eomplaiBaas,
Au0 Is t60-WSf.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
The Appeal Of a Union Man.

Let no one pass over the paper signed
"Publius" in to-days impression Of the Mis-
sissippian. 1t Itisreplete with sound argument,
stubborn fact, and earnest appeal to men of
all parties in the South. Its author has here
tofcre been leading and deservedly promin-
ent member of the Whig and American par
ties, and was a Union member of the State
Convention in 1851. He thinks that no man
can adhere to the position then assumed by
the Union party and vote for John Bell.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
John Bells Endorsement OF theBlacl
Republicans.

The Montgomery Mail, which, as VI hav'
already informed our readers, is the ladine
organ of the Opposition party in Alaama
but which, impeIled BY a sense of duty the
South. has taken an open stand for Brckin
ridgo and Lane. continues to address itspow
erfuI appeals to the people of 4labala ii
their behalf.
Tbs following paragraphs are fomone O
its recent editions
serhe extract from the Nashville atriot
published by US yesterday, states tht Mr.
Bell in 1859 pronounced the great mas Of the
Republican party "consevVatiUe" and",oell.
dtsposed' to unite with all the element of op.
position, to defeat the Democracy.
"Peoplesof AIsbamals Y6s WI. - s6ni
grations after Lincoln is elected-fhe shoald
be-and you consent to submit td hs rale!
ave are not Democrats, nor doweeycr ex.
pect to be called by that name. Bat we are
Southern men, State-Rights me-, and are in
favor of preserving the'institutiol bf African
slavery! Old Wings and Ameriars, are you
in favor of that institution? Ae you for de-
Tending the South, and br presrVing its in
stitution from destruction by lack Republi-
cans?
"If ysu are, go for Breckiridge and Lane,
who inscribe on their banner-Ae Equality
of the South p'
The following is the extracfrom the Nash
vile Patriot, (Bell organ) toshich reference
is made by the Mail:
From the Nashville Banner, Sept 16, 1859.
X
Mr.. Bell maintained that he worst ene-
mics of the South were he Democratic
slavery agitators of the South
He repelled the charge ofshe Democratic
journals and speakers, made Dr the purpose
of deepening the effect Of teir calumnious
imputations of his intentionthat the Repub-
lican party was Abolition Ety. The lead
ers of that party had frequeily and publicly
disclaimed all design to intfere with the in
stitution of slavery as it NV exists in the
South Mr.. Bell stated his song conviction
that the great body of the publican party,
though anti-starery IN their ,sfiments and op-
posed to its erteasion, acere co1svative, devoted
to the Unio,a and aoeN -disposs under circum-
stances favorable to success Faiving all Sec
tonal issues, to unite uponational princi-
pies with conservative meme tevery section,
in common effort to rescue th country from
Democratic misrule.
Mr.. Bell, in his speech iere.nd at Mem
phis, spoke of the party (RpuGcan) and Its
leaders in none other thin spectful and
courteous terms.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,l In Chancey Court
NEsHoBA CoUsTY. ! Sept Term, d 1860.
TWyO all persons claiming or having any interes,
IL either legal or equitable in the lands hereinaf.
tar described at the time the same were sold fol
for taxes, and all such other persons as may be
interested therein:
whereas, have filed my bill in the Chancery
Court of Neshoba County, State of Mississippi, to
have perfected my title to the Southhalf of section
tventy-nine, township ten, range twelve, East, In
said County, said tract Of land was sold and CON.
yeyed by B w Boydston, Tax Collector Of said
County to James L Backstrom and Little Berry
Austei, on the 9Th day Of March, A, d. 1843, fol
the taxes due thereon for the year Is42, assessed
against William Dowsings, and afterwards sold
and conveyed by said Backstrom and Austeli to me-
You are therefore notified, to be, and appear in
said Court at the Courthouse Of said County, on
the srd Monday in September next, and show cause
arainst said tax title, and why my title TO said
lands should not be confirmed.
Aug22 '6o--w4t. JBPAfNE.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
STATE or MIssIssIPPI,

ACkancsry Ralss before tie Cserk, Aug etA, 1850.
John 9; " Warren, BIN j. r.rs.ss Land. rla...
Z%THEREAS, John @. WsrTsn, has 6lsd bis bin
" n the Chancery Court a Nsshobs county,
ss..,,o for . con6rmafion cf his title 70 the
80 faIf Of southwest fourth Of section thirty,
s,-rship tan, Of range fourteen, east situated in
Te.hobs County, which szid land xns foEfsitsd 10
=. atate Of Mississippi, for taxes dae Hpon and
s,sid for the year 1t49, - the land and property
y - Andrew B. Moore, and said lands were par-
L.ssd Or redeemed Of Tie State Il Mississippi,
s9.-.h 10Th, A. d. 1s5z ~ ons Berry Anstsll, who
- nd conyeyed thessns q one Simeon Tucker,
-. IA and conveyed aid lands 70 John g. War
-. Who has fIsd bis bill praying confirmation Of
n. ode Is aforssaid, IN De chAnesry Court Of
bssa2o.5 .srsfors ordered, that noties of the pen-
-. !, a. this suit 70 be given b. publication in
slissssippian,s publizhsd IN the city Of Jack
ne - - nostine at fhe Court Houss door, in
-, -, ~ fhilsdelphia, for thirty days, TO An-
ne - Moore and al psesons claimine or having
drs. eifher legal q equitable, h said lands
- - ths sams msfe forfeited q the state 70
q - - snesr at he next tsrm Of the Chanosry
q - = ~ hel1 st tbs Gourt house in the town
Co4n. 4pns..,saeIuhis, o. tie tbe5rd Mondsy cf Sept
q 49, 80 Skow eanss Il fhey can why ssid clain-
80 80 rot be eenhEmed, % he sens VII
.,- p.rfectsd according 2 tne payer e MD
1...I - biIi in aceor1s.7s Wn fns statufel
g -,.eS csSss msds s.a proEiaee: ...,S.. -,
alvut uee. - 1s1a 80 =. - ~ q -
Court e PsSises.Falssf fsis - On dAJ
Aasas' = 6. S. CROCKETT, clsrk,
ls ,6o-EsH. = Il eoses D. Q.
The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05


A. o es,y Ral.. before lie csszk, Aas. saA. 1850
John m'H'1' BIN to p.rf.e. Land Title.
NHEREAS, John C. Warren, has fled his bill
Z Wv in the Chancery Court Of Esshoba County,
praying for confrmaficn Of his title TO the WEST
half Of the northwest quarter, of section thirty
township ten, Of range fenrteen, east situated u
Neshobe County, which Aid Land was forfeited
10 the State Of Mississippi for the taxes due and
upsid sor the year 1913, - the land and property
Of one Joseph J. BurkslL and said lands ware puf-
chased or redeemed Of the Stets Of Missizippi,
by one Berry AnsteIl, Hhe sold and conveyed said
lands to John c. Warren, who hasfled bis bin pray
ing confirmation Of his title - aforesaid In the
ChauceFy Court of Nsshobs county
Il istksretors ordered, That notice Of the pendsu-
cy Of this suit be giysn By publication = tho
G.fss;sdppian,s published IN he city Of JssVgon,
and By posting at the Court Hoass door, iKthe
town Of PhilsdsIphia, for thirty days, to yossph
J. Burkell, and AL persons claiming or having
IN interest, either legal or equitsbles in saia
landsat thetme the same was forfeited to the State
70 be and appear 1t the uext term Of the Chancery
Court 70 be held At the Court House, in the town
Of Philadslphia, on the 3rd Monday Of Sept. 1850,
snd show esuss ifany they can, Why said claimants
title shall not be confirmed or the same win be
duly psrfsstsd ncsording to the prayer Of said COM
plainant,s bill In aeeordanee with the statutes in
auch cases made and provided. 4s
Il - further ordered, That this order b published
a aboTe. for and during the term Of thirty days.
GIVES under ny hand, and seal Of said
court, Ct Philsdelphia, this the 9Th day Of
August, A. d. 1850.
aug Is 'e0-W5H. 3. H. ROSS.