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The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-17

THE RUTCHFIELD HOUSE
AT CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
FOR s lie.
EN consequence of the death of my brother-in-
J law, and partner, the late John H. I.umpkin, of
Georgia. all the real and personal estate owned By
US Jointly in the State of Tennessee, will be sold
to The highest bidder, on
Wednesday, 2stk day Of November, 1860.
The property consist Of the we'll known
"CRUTCHFIELD HOUSE"
At Chattanooga, IehR,
With all of its rights md privileges including the
FURNITURE,
Aud the three lots upon which the Hotel stands,
No. 60, ~ and 81, Chestnut street.
Also the three lots opposite said Hotel, No. a9,
81 and So, Chestnut street, giving front of over
600 feet en- Chestnut street and running back $50
feet to other Streets
Also lots Nos. and 3, on Carter street, each
fronting 100 feet on said street, running back same
width $50 feet TO other street.
Also, lots Nos 5 and 4 on Market street, fronting
2I0 feet on Market street, and running back same
width 200 feet to Rail Road street
The Hotel property is too well known throughout
the Union, to require an elaborate description
1t the best paying property In the Southern
States situated it is, Immediately at the large
Joint passenger Depot Of the four Rail Roads now
running and terminating here. The Nashville and
Chattanooga, Memphis and Charleston; East Ten
nessee & Georgia and Western d Atlantic Rail
Roads are now complete; and the Wills Valley q
North East and South West Alabama Rail Road
will be completed and terminate here in year or
two more. A great portion Of the grading being
now complete, and portion Of the iron having
been purchased, over twenty miles of it will be laid
| and running this winter, and other contemplated
| Roads, among them the Road connecting CHATHAM
ooga with Cincinnati Chattanooga d Kentucky
| CENTRALLY The House has been doing steady
heavy and increasing business, without opposition,
since October 1850, and its prospects for con-
| tinued increase, are very great.
| Lots Nos. So, 81 and So, Chestnut street., and
Lots Nos.2 and 3, Carter street, are very valuable
| being situated so near the Depot.
Lots Nos. and Z, Market street, are fne bust
ness Lots, being situated equi distant between tho
business portion OF town and river, and have now
erected upon them two large and commodious
brick Store Rooms, admirably adapted 70 heavy
Produce and Grocery Trade.
There will also be sold at same time the Joint
Il G II o Il s,
among whom, are cooks, house servants, ironers
washers, DC. &C., all Of whom are very valuable.
Terms of Sale, Except as to the Negroes
which will be sold for cash, one third Cash. Tn
balance in sig, semi-annual payments, with pc
| cent added, the purchaser giving notes with sp
proved security. TON CRUTCHFIELD.
Oct. 10 '60--w1t.
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ca, ou and Coal Oil Lamps!,,

PRODUCE the desideratum light for steadiness
II and brilliancy Of fame and cheapness OF
consumption.
A large assortment Of the choicest patterns OF
Jamps. and the best Coal OH made, at the lowest
fgure for same quality of OH. j. b. M0REf.
Oct. 5, 1850
B.-rersons at q distance oln have their
orders filed and the bills collected delivery of
goods through Adams Express.
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MISSISSIPPfHN


86tleual UeM0gt hsANs eetzeese
ReDonsd at eharssston 5yt ssgt1sitg q tRs
C0mmitteee and ug'asieios.slg deysSssa Of
Bdftimos's z ~ Assss
Rssofvsrf, That the platform adopted by
the Democratic party at Gincinnanisa ilrmed,
with the following explanatory resolutions:
Fsrss-That the Govern ent ola Territory
organized bran acs Of Congress is provisional
and Temporary, and during It's existence all
citizens of the United States have an equal
right 10 settle with their property in the Ter
tory, without their rights, either OF person or
property, beng des1Dyed or injured BY Con.
gressional Dr. territorial legislation sssa 80 /
Seoous THAT it IS The duty of the Ped
enl Goterl ent in 9iir Its departrps ntssto
prots nsoesary, the rights Of
persons and property IN the Territories and
wherever else its constitutional authority ex-
tends. - - - - s s.ss -
TRiyd-That when the settlers III Terri
8 tory, 6eying an adequate population, sforIa !
State eonss5tutcs. the right of Sovereignty
commences, and being consummated by adrnisl
sion into the Union, they stand on an equal
footing with the people of othSY States ;and
State thus organized ought to be admitted
into the Federal Union, whether its Oohstitu-
zion prohibits or recognize the Institution Of
slavery. - - 81 .es.eess {
eo'Resotued, That the Democratic party are
il favor of the acquisition Of the Island Of Cuba,
aon such terms as shah be honorableato our
solves and Just to Spain, at the earliest praeti-
cable moment. rs ~ . ~
Resolped, That the enactments OF State
Legislatures to defeat the faithful execution
of the Fugitive Slave law are hostile IN char
aeter to, and snbverslye Of the Constitptlpn |
ald revolutionary in their effect. a.A .a
RESOLVED, That the Democracy oftfc United /
States recognize it as an Imperative duty o. T
this Government to protect naturalized
citizens il all their rights, whether at home or
in foreign lands, to the same extent as It's ma
Aye-born citizens. And, - s ses
WHEREAS, One Of the greatest necss-
stiles of the age, IN q political commercial
postal and Military point of view, IS speedy
communication between the Pacific and ATTAIN
tic coaskf thereesze, be,it - - =
Resolra1, That the National Democratic
party do hereby pledge themselves to use
every means in their power to secure the pas
sage Of some bill, to the extent OF the c0nsti- q
taiional authority Of Congress. for the con-
struction of Pacific Railroad from the Mis-
sisippi river to the Pacific Ocean. t4he earliest
practicable moment. aiss.s5sf rsl3
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RepIy of Jahet Todd.

LFAvEHwoRTa CITY, Sept. %. 1860
Fred. Emory, Esq, Chairman Of Committee
of Democratic Association:
DEAR SIR: ! received your printed circular
to-day, inquiring as to the position occupied
by Stephen A. Douglas to the Lecompton
Constitution.
Your second and third interregatories can
answer in the affirmative. <5s5
/ have no other Information that can give
your Committee.
Respectfully, JANET TODD.
Note By the ConanatHee.-Mr. Todd was
member of the Conventional
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clerks Office for said courts 9. Louisville nd all
tho records and papers pertaining 10 business in
said COURTS at louisville shall BE- kept therein and
shall appoint deputy clerk faS said courts to re-
sid in saia eit7 OF louisville.
seq. 3. II "a BE- IL fsthe enacted, That addition
al terms Of said circuit apd district courts Of the
United States fer the district of kentEcky shall be
held twice during each and every year at Cavinx-
ton en t,csy commencing on :hei second Monday
in Janun-y and September, and continuing twelve
ia licia! days each, If the pubic business shall
quirs it, and special terms OF SAID COURTS either
of them rrlay BE- heI at said city of Coyngton ut
suc other times a. the district judge OF the Uni.
rad States Ter said district may appoint; and pre-
cess may be made fetuFnabe e ary general or
special term of said district orefcult COURT at said
CITY OF Cgypgt9ti NJ any succeeding term thereof,
notwithstanding q term Of sata courts ma! nave
been held elsewhere IN sala State'
SEQ. A. 44sd be Il ttrtber eaactee, That the CLERK
Of tha said eroNig and district court shan Keep
clerk ks Office fof aid courts il SAID city q CosIng-
ton, aGd AL the records ami pap rs spter OF
relatirg 10 basirca IL said courts Ee!d al Cov'ng-
ton Shall be KEPT tntFeIu aai ne shaH appoint a
deputy clerk for said courts toFcside IN or neaf said
city
tfict udgg for said court Of the United States Ter
tho district ri Kentsosy may make such rules and
regulations for the alton OF the times 81 moi
ding special terms Of said cGart, ana the process
and business thereof, aud the fees and costs 70 oe
IA xed therein as he shall dceta expsdlent, II not
and altar the same hen neecssaTy.
SEC. 8. Ind be It r!hcr enacted, 4 nat adii'lohai
terms Of said circuit and district eauTtof the mi
ted States for the distficSsof kentucky, shal DC
held twice during each and every year at Paiuca9,
Kentucky, commencing at sacn times as may be
fixed by the presiding Judge Of ad court, and con
tinuir twelve judicial days each, If the public
business shall require it ana special terms OF said
courts, or eitner of them, may BIO held ut said Pa
ducah Mt such other times the district Judge OF
. oT 1taA &gata said district OF lucky
may appoint and process may be made returnabie
TO any general or spec u term Of said district or
circuit court At said P&ducah, at aRy sueee' ding
term thereof, notwithstanding term OF said courts
NAV have been held eIsewherein said State.
SEC I. And be At fffrtker enacted, That the clerk
of the said circuit aud district coGrt shall keep
clerks Office for said courts IN said Paducah, and
all the records ard papers appertaiuing or relating
to business in said courts held at fadueah, shall
be kept therein; and he shall Appoint deputy |
clerk tor said courts, toreside in or said PAdu-
oah.
J.ra I2fl
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Reply of william G. Matthias.


~LEAyESYpRTH CRY, Sept &c, 1860.
Cot. LEWIS BtRSEs-Dear Sir: In reply
to your letter of the 25th instant, 1 can state
that was well acquainted with Gen. John
Calhoun, President of the Lecompton Consti-
tutional Convention, in his lifetime, and we
were warm personal and political friends We
stood together in the Lecompton struggle.
have been a citizen of Kansas for nearly six
years, and having been member Of three sew
eral Legislatures in Kansas, am somewhat
eonversant with the history of politics therein
Some time before the Lecompton Constitu-
tional Convention assembled at its adjourned
session, Mr.. Calhoun showed me a letter,
which he told me had been written BY Hon
Stephen "A. Douglas, and sent to him for the
purpose of influencing members of the Con-
vention to adopt particular form Of submit
ting the Constitution. In that letter, Mr.
Douglas advised plan of submission, which
plan was finally adopted by the Convention.
And it was further stated by Mr.. Douglas, in
the letter before spoken of, that if the plan
which he (Douglas) hadadvised should be APP
proved by the Convention, that he (Douglas)
would pledge it's passage through Congress.
And, in order that what little / could do to-
wards bringing this plan about might be done,
Mr.. Calhoun invited my cooperation, but /
did not go to Lecompton during the sitting of
the Convention.
After the Lecompton Constitution had been
framed, the Democratic party assembled in
Convention at Lecompton for the purpose of
nominating State ticket. During the sitting
Of that Convention, General Calhoun, desiring
me against my wishes to accept the nominal
ton for Lieutenant Governor, and seeming to
suppose that my indispositon to accept arose
from doubts as to ultimate success, frequently
and emphatically assured me that Mr.. Doug
las would stand by the Constitution in Con-
greSs, and would in no event abandon "uss''
Hence we made the canvass with strong hopes.
: a short time before the meeting of the
Charleston Convention, saw Mr.. Calhoun's
eldest son in Leavenworth City, and asked
him whether his mother was in possession of
the letter referred to, and he replied that she
was. then suggested to him my intention
of addressing her letter, requesting it of her,
for the purpose Of using It in the present po-
liical contest, if necessary. He said could
get it. / did address letter to Mrs. Calhoun,
and in response a letter was addressed to Oil
yer Dietendorf, Esq, of Leavenworth City, by
one of her children. This letter | saw and
had in my own hands, and in substance it
stated that Mrs. Calhoun had already been Of
fered the sum of two thousand dollars for the
letter in question, and that she hesitated to
part with it, on account of reasons of her own,
which l shall not repeat. 1 suggested to Mr.
Diefendorf, Mr. Calhoun's brother-in law, to
advise her to hold on to it, as it had become an
important political document.
What became of the letter am not pre-
pared to say. Yours, truly, &C.,
WILLIAM G. MATTHIAS.
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AuDrT0Es OFFICE,
jackson, Niss.6
lie. r. Burt, Auditor of Public Accounts, do
hereby certify that ths foregoing Statement Il
truly from the original on Ole in my o1ice.
- Given under my hand and seal Of oelee,
t4S this LIST day Oct, 1850. z. Z. BURT,
NkA4D Auditor Public Accounts.
Policies issued without delay and on feasynable
terms, BY ID. N. BARRoWS, Agent.
Jackson, October /, Is6O-sw.3H
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MEMPHIS az. 4V-a9 Uahland at.., 10 p
Freight and Accommodation Trains
VIII leave and arrive as follows:
Leave Arrive at
Oakland at..... $50 A NJ Memphis att. .S-o2FM
Leave Arrive at
Memphis at. 6-4ja Oakland. 80. 3-S0PM
Trains arriving atAlemphis connect with the
Memphis and Charleston and the Memphis and
Ohio Railroads, for the North and East.
Trains arriving at Oakland connect with daily
line Of stages for Grenada and the Mississippi Cen
tral Railroad. Y, HoUGH,
june COST. General Superintendent.
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QuAck NosTRrMs.-The majority Of hair washes hair
dyes hair tonies hair oils and the numberless prepara
lions which are before the public nnder such exrav
agant hyperboea and title ms we see Paraded
in show window eards, and newspaper headings as har
preparations are all humbugs Of the first WATER their
real merit when they poss any, that they do noharm
Hogs lard whale OIL lard OIL sweet oil, entedand col
ored, make up when in beautiful wrappers, and white
flint glass bottles the costest character OF tonics and
when thus costly baptised with some tr-sj liable
TERMS and caught at by verdant young and old Ct
sexes Such the character of Professor Woods Hair
Restorative This gent before the world with
out any high atin xiiophloorium any other astoun-
ding AMI startling catch penny TERM he simply Advertses
Hair Restoratiyewhat It expresses precisey-and rs
Restorative 1t acts Boy Prof Woods Hair Restorative
and you value your scalp aye your very brains apply
nothing ese for it may bs that you will get some worse
substance than perfumed lard oil your Uranium Re-
member Woods Restorative for the hair is best article
tant june % CO. IS 3m.
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Reply of o. c. Stewart.

KANSAS CRY, September q, 1860.
!. Mr.. F. EMORY AND OTHERS Gents: Yours
Of the 18th is before me, and its contents duly
considered.
In answer to the first inquiry: At no time
have ever seen the letter referred.
In answer to the second inquiry: / can state
positively that John Calhoun informed me, on
the night that the submission caucus met in
his office, after had submitted the proposition
finally adopted by the Convention, that he
was informed by letter from Mr.. Douglas, that
if that plan was adopted. he would give it his
hearty support It was clearly the impress
sion. as far rs I could learn, that Judge Doug
las was with US, and for the plan.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
5. 80 o. C. STEWART.
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yAIIARLELANDs FOR SALE,


NNTE, the heirs of the late VIM. Smith, offer at
w public sale the following Ian s, tO-wit ::
1900 acres of valuable valley lands in Carroll
county, Miss, one mile from Sidon, on the Yazoo
River. regular line of packets at all seasons
between this point and VicGsburg. There are on
this place 500 acres in cultivation, and 100 or more
deadened. The improvements consist Of fine new
Steam Gin, good Negro Quarters, and comfortable
Dweling. Also, a very desirable Hill Place, near
Clinton, Kinds county, Miss, lying on the Nicks-
burg and Jackson Railroad, containing S00acres of
which 800 are in high state of cultivation, On
the premises good Dwelling, Gin House, Barn,
Negro Cabins, and two good cisterns. The Hill
Place will be sold on the 10th November next, and
the Valley place on the 2O.h November.
Terms. in each case, ne-third cash balance
in one and two years, with per cent interest fl IN
date of delivery, and possession given on the lst
January next. For further particulars address /.
H. L. Smith, Clinton, La.
MARGARET SMITH,
CHARES l.. SMITH,
TIL, SMITH,
JAMESA. WOOD, and
MARGARET A. WOOD, his wife.
GILBERT L. SMITH.
noE, II
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MAnIsoN CoLLEGE.
TETILL be open for the reception Of stRdents
g w lat Monday in Ockaber


TNTIIIL be open for the reception Of stRdents on
wv LIST Monday in October.
FACULTY:
H. W. PIERCE, A NJ, President pro tenn, and Prof.
of Moral and Mental Science, and English
W. j. ROBERTs. A. NJ Prof. Ancient Languages
and Literature.
JNo. s. ROBINSON, A r., Prof. Mathematics,
Natural Philosophy and Astronomy.
c. C. THORNTON, A. H., NJ, D., Prof. Chemistry
and Anatomy.
- Principal Of Preparatory Depars-
ment.
The Trustees would announce to the friends an
patrons of the Institution that they determined
TO render it worthy Of their renewed confidence and
support. It their intention 70 add to ts present
facilities for instruction, and to make it fully equal
to the best institutions of the State for the acqui-
sition Of thorough collegiate education.
For further particulars send for Catalogue, or
write to the President of the Faculty.
BY order Of the Board.
IWM. A. BALDWIN,
President Board Trnztees.
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I'm addition to the assortment of cheap and
Il medium price Wall Paper in store, selected,
and expect daily the neatest and cheapest patterns
ever purchased for this market. ]. b. M0REY.
Oct. s. 1850.
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CHAR. CXXXIV--An act to change the i9 G;Ha
of the Custom house for the district OF Brazos
de Santiago, from PCiut Isabel to brownsVilc,
in the State OF Texas.
Be il enacted By the Snats 0ad ki9'tae Or repre-
sentatfrts Of the Laated States Of 1nser'e1 8" Con-
orsss assembled, That the custoi1-bouse OF sald
dd;.trict no and the same l. hereby, changed from
o;nt Isabel TO Brownsville that the port OF en-
nv beretofore existing at Point lisa bel aforesaid,
he and the same is hereby, abolished, and tnat
Hroynsvillo aforesaid he, and the same Is hereby,
created q mort of entry for said strict.
SFc Q And be Il further enacted, That the coll
,oo,ar of said district shall henceforth keep his
ofIice Mt Brownsville aforesaid and the same shall
ha rauoyed under such instructions as tile Score
tarv of the Treasury shall prescribe:
Src 3. And be It further enacted, That deputy
oiIector of customs shall re9ide and keep his once
ut BRACES de Santiago aforesaid who shall De- aud
bo Is authorized to enter and clear vessels.
Ssc. 4. And be It further enacted, That all goods,
,aras and merchandise of whatever description,
,ransportsd in bond to the port OF entry hereby
created from any other port or place IN the United
States via Brnzos Harbor, may, on their arrival IN
said harbor betranshipped under such regulations
,ot inconsistent with law, as the Secretary OF the
Treasury may prescribe in other vessels tor trans
nortaion via the Rio Grande to Brownsville afore-
ssaid and any goods, wares or meohandise, oil any
a. scripion whatever, imported into said district
via said harbor from any foreign country, n ay IN
like manner be transhipped to said port Of entry as
herein provided, for goods wares, and merchandise
| transhipped in bond.
SEe. 5. And be 1t farther enacted, That no bond,
ALLEGATION power of attorney, or other instrument
having legal force, and given taken with refer
ence to the Ct said district, before the
nassage Of this ac shall by this reason be in any
manner impaired, but the Same shall nevertheless
remain valid
Approved, June 16, 1850.
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Mrs. WINS0W.-An experienced nurse and female
ply stefan, has Soothing Syrup for children teethag
which greatly facilitates the process teethinG by soft
ening the gums reducing all infamatI"n-wtl alisy all
pain and Is sure e.ulate the bowels Depend upont
mothers viii give rest To yourselves and relief and
health to your infants Perfectly safein all cases 3
adyertisomsnt in another colanm Aug 80 '59-s&w1y.
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md a cozrssp on1eh1s nth I'm. ed. the
scheme was generally known the Douglas

md IA c6<rsspon8eh6S NTH hiEs, and. tn
schere was generally know the DOngla'
p1anp' 8 k&sksNa szsSGfssA1ss sf
After protracted and acrimonious debate
the question was put on the 9Th or 9Th of No.
vember, and the non submission ists triumphed
By one or two votes By extraordinary exer-
ton reconsideration was had on the 9Th, the
day Of fnai adjournment, and the plan Of sub
mission, through which the Constitution went
before Congress was carried BY bare ma
iority.
On the evening of the day on which the
non submissionists were victorious, Gen. Cal
houn requested me to endeayor to secure for
his side a member, since dead, Mr.. Swift, OF
Jefferson county. who had previously voted
ae-;nst submission, and over whom it was
sl1raosed + could some influence. In
The eo,,rse Of our conversation, Gen. Calhoun
informed me that he had in his possession
letter from Mr.. Douglas, either suggesting the
nro;ect of partial Submissions Of giving assu-
rance of his support to it, | do not recoiiect
which.
Since the death of Gen. Calhoun, have had
.sprerat conversations with Mr.. Oliver Diefen-
5orf his brother-in- law-who maintained with
him and his family all the intimacy such a re-
lat;onsb;p bespeaks--on the subject of that
Letter and upon every occasion Mr.. Diefen-
fiorf referred to the letter as being among the
naners of the deceased, in the possession of his
family. have more than once expressed my
supriseth D man Of spirit, as Isupposed Gen.
to have been, should have silently
submitted to the gross indignity put upon him
in the Senate by Mr.. Douglas, and Mr.. Die
endorf has challenged my respect for the de-
leased BY answering that very few knew the
nee sehse of honor he bad; that he considered
he correspondence private, and world have
to any thing rather than violate
hat privacy.
IL formal investigation of this affair should
o determined upon, permit me to suggest
hat you address every member of the Con-
ention, and particularly those who voted with
feneral Calhoun on the submission issue.
Tould also indicate, for your consideration.
ne pronriety of soommunicating with Colonel
lndrew j. Isacks. of this city. Though not
member of the Convention, he was present l
uring the whole struggle en- submission; he
,alously labored with Gen. Calhoun for the
rm adopted, and like him, was an ardent
lend of Mr.. Douglas, putatiyely representing
is views.
Having thus laid before you all the know
dge ] have in this connsctiolla /. remain
cur ebedient servant, = a = = > =
DANIEL SCULLY.
LOUIS BURNEs, Esq, President of the Dem ]
cratic Association of Leavenworth.