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The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-06-06


RocHEsTEa May 3o.--A general assembly
Of the Leaders Of the Presbyterian Ahurca,
was held in tlis city yesterday.
Per. DR.. Palmer, Of New Orleans, was
elected to thechair Of Practical Theology at
Princeton. -
ME1HoDlT EPIscoPA ooEFERESGE
BuFFAIo, Nav 30.-Thc Methodist Episco-
pal Conference has refused 10 change the rule
in discipline q slavery, By ten votes short OF
two thirds OF HE wi hole number o. votes cast.
LARGEfIR II PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPnA, May 3o--The depotHthree
locomotives and ten passenger and reight cars
belonging to lie Camden and 4mboy railroad
Company, Wen completely destroyed oy hre
yesterday.
CONFESSIONAL PRocEEpiNaS-
WAsHINaTos, May 3o-In the Senate,
yesterday the homestead bill came up Tor dis-
cussion, and he amendments Of the House
were rejected By vote of 20 yeas against ~
nays.
All the Democrats, with the exception OF
Mr.. Rice, voted affirmatively.
Mr.. Slidell lecited the facts and re'utea tlle
charges prefeHed against him in reference to
the Houmas Ind grants.
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The Boston Post Mouths" and En-
dorses the Seceders' Platform.

The Boston Post is evidently not prepared
toabide by the platform of principles. adopted
by the Convention at Charleston, but gives in
its adhesion to the Boilers Platform, in a
very diplomatic way, it is true. 1t sees moth
ing unreasonable in the doctrines of Mr.. Da-
Wis recent speech in favor of Congressional
protection Of slavery in the territories and
it volunteers to mouth" the platform of the
seceders, and endorses it, as follows
We take the simple ground of the South
to be this-no matter what the Platform phra-
seology may be-namely that the Terrific
RES are the common property of the States,
and that any inhabitant of any State has a
right to move into any Territory with any
property recognized as such in the State from
whence he emigTates, and is entitled TO the en-
joyment of said property, under the constitu-
ton and laws of the United States, so long as
said Territory shall remain as a Territory,
and no territorial authority can destroy this
right Hany attempt to do so be made the
question TO be carried before the Supreme
Court Tor decision, and that decision to be
maintained-f sufficient power do not exist
to enforce it. then necessary provision for
its enforcement to be made by Congress. We
do not believe many Democrats will dissent
from this.n
MANY democratic do not believe the first
syllable of this jargon. They do not believe
the political rights of q territory-the rights
of civil government-are the common prop
erty of the States" but hold that these be-
long exclusively to the people of q territory
inst so soon as . territorial government IS le-
gally established therein.
Many democrats do not believe that "any
nhabitant ofany State has right to move in
to sny Territory with any property recognized
a such in the State from whence he emigrates.
and that he is entitled to the enjoyment of
said property, under the constitution and laws
Of the United States, SO long as said territory
shah remain as territory, and that no ter
ritorial authority can destroy this right
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gy 6he GplsgrapE,
From the New Orleans Papers.
Important Letter from Gen. Houston

From the subjoined letter Of General Sam
Houston, of Texas, it will be seen that he is
out as the Peoples candidate" against the
field. From the communication by one of
our correspondents, published day or two
ago in our columns, it would seem that he is
opposed to the Squatter Sovereignty heresy.
But in the letter he lays down his own plat
form:
AUSTIN, Texas, May 24th, 1860.
MEssRs. D. b. ATKINSON AND J. W. HAIR
RIs
GsnNensen:--ln reply TO your letter of the
l4th inst, I will say that have responded
to the people at San Jacinto, and consented
to let my name go before the country as the
Peoples Candidate for President
Yielding to the call of my fellowcitizens in
June last, to become candidate for Cover
nor, | said:
"The Constitution and the Union embrace
tie only p,iacjipte By VAich / s0iU be goreraed
# elected. They comprehend all the old Jack-
sm. Natioaal DeDsocracy / eCer protessed or
officially Practiced.''
These have ever guided my action. / have
no new principles to announce.
Thine truly, SAM HOUSTON.
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EXAMINATION OF Dr.. BELL-An extra
session of the Criminal Court of Warren
county was convennd on yesterday morning,
at lo19 O'Clock, for the purpose Of examining
DIR. Bell, upon the charge of killing DIR NJ
Selser and Col VIM. DeGriffin on the night of
Monday last, the 2Sth ult.
At an early hour the court room was crowd
ed with persons anxious to witness the proceed
ings.
A short time before eleven O'Clock the pris-
oner was brought into Court, and took his
seat besides his counsel. Messrs. Fulton An
derson, of jackson, and Sharkey & Merwin,
Of this city, appearing for the defence and
Messrs. Thos Marshall, Van A w Anderson
and w W'Gowan, of this city, upon the part
of the State.
A long roll Of witnesses was then called
both for the prosecution and defence, all of
whom appeared in Court, with the exception
of three or four for the defence.
The defendant, through his Counsel, asked
continuance of the case-owing to the alb
serce of material witnesses land the prosecu-
ton conserving to such an arrangement, Judge
Harris adjourned the Court until ten o'clock
on Wednesday, 9Th of june, at which time
the witnesses for the State and defence were
notified to attend. - Keksbay Sun.
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THE DELAWARE DEMoCRACY-The demo-
Gratis of New Castle county, Delaware, had
meeting on the 26th inst, to appoint judges
of election, &C., and to consider the action of
the democratic delegates to the National Con,
vention. The meeting was presided over by
Elihu Jefferson, Esq, and was addressed by
the Hon. james A. Bayard, Hon. VIM. G.
Whitley, and Geo. C. Gordon. Esq, DR..
John Merritt chairman of the county conyen=
ton, submitted the following resolutions !;
which passed that body by the overwhelming
vote Of forty-nine yeas to one nay:
Resolved That we approve and endorse the
action of our delegates to Charleston-the Hon.
James A. Bayard and the Hon. William G.
Whiteley-in retiring from the Charleston
Convention so as to leave the democracy of this
county unfettered by the action of a Conven-
ton, the unity of which had been broken by
the withdrawal of eight democratic States.
Resolved, That, approving their course Of
action hitherto, we authorize and request them
to appear and act as our delegates in the adj
journed meeting of the Convention at Balti-
more on the 10Th of June, il the nationality
of that Convention is restored by the return
of the delegations of the States which with
drew at Charleston, or if the democracy Of
those States, in its regular organization and
action, shall appoint other delegations to rep
resent them at the adjourned meeting Of the
Convention.
Resolved, That we are opposed to ambigui-
ty in the assertion Of political principles, and
believe that party should always plainly and
explicitly define and assert the leading politi-
cal truths and principles for which it means to
contend, and Of which its candidate for any
Office IS intended to be.the exponent. That the
adoption Of an ambiguous or meaningless plat
form IS an insult to the intelligence of the
people, and subordinate principles to the mere
success Of men, and the attainment of power
. course which must and ought to destroy the
permanence of any party which thus seeks Of
fee at the expense OF principle.
Resloued, That the President present the
above resolutions to the county meeting for
action and approval.
Additional resolutions were then presented
to the meeting endorsing the above, toto coelo,
and again approving of the action Of Messrs.
Bayard and Whitley as delegates to Charles
ton. One of the resolutions also declares that
the majority platform reported at Charleston is
an agreement on the question of slavery in the
Territories with the convention which ap-
pointed the delegates to the national eonyen-
tion.
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DIED.

At tip residence Of A. w. Ramsey, near
Salem High School, Green county, Mississippi,
COLIN j. MoRAE, in the Goth year Of bis age,
son Of Hon. John J. McRae, after brief illness
of eight days.
Eastern Clarion and Washington Constitu-
ton please copy.
(IncommOn with large circle Of friends, We
have received the foregoing intelligence, with
much sorrow. Young Coin was beloved by al
who knew him, His Maker had endowed HIM
Aith every noble and generous attributed
AT the residence Of her son VIM. Lee Pat
ton, Rankin county, Mississippi on the 10th
Of May, Mrs. LEASSA PATTOy, n we 10th
year Of her age. She died IN the iall posses
sion Of her mental faculties, resigned ana an1-
ious TO depart
The papers Of Huntsville, AiApalnA' aud
s'' "'l NJ. s w.
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Stirring News from Europe---A Gener'
al War Impending.

The news by the Quebec and Halifax steam
ers IS of the most exciting character. We
have had nothing Ike it since the stirring
events in Northern Italy last summer. The
Sicilian instruction is in full blast, and sweep
ing everything before It. Garibaidi has not
only effected landing. but IS moving on, com.
et-like, in the flush of triumph, towards the
city of Palermo, where the inhabitants are
said to be waiting to receive him, as their de-
liyerer, with open arms. Panic has seized
upon Naples. The King. like another Bel
shazzar, starts aghast, as if at some handwri-
ting upon the wal, while the royal family
anticipating the worst are gathering theirjew-
els together and packing up to go.v
simultaneously with these doings, come
ominous reports Of treaty, offensive and de-
fensive, between Austria, Naples and Rome a
forward movement of the Papal troops, under
General Lamoriciere, towards Piedmont new
misunderstanding between England and
France, and last, but not least -strong symp-
toms Of another demonstration Of Russia upon
Turkey.
War all over Europe is thus once more inn
minent. Scarcely nine months have elapsed
since the Euperors Of France and Austria met
at Villafranca, and complacently undertook to
settle the Italian question to suit themselves,
consulting no other interests save those Of
government at the Tuilleries, and the govern
zaent at Vienna. We see now how summari-
~ the people are unsettling those government
esettlements,n and how much truer friend
Of the popular cause, the late Staten Island
candle maker IS likely to become, than Louis
Napoleon If the Emperor, on driving Aus
tria out of Italy, had but insisted upon the
King of Naples making such concessions to his
people, as only humanity and decent re-
spect for the opinions of the civilized world,
would seem todemand, this uprising in Sici-
ly. in all human probability, would neverhaye
taken place. and the @paci6cation Of Europe, |"
so SYSTEMATICALLY proclaimed at Villafanca by
the two Soyereigns. would not have been SO
abruptly and eontemptuously broken BY the
mountainous Of Calabria.
Where, or how, or when, this new drama
is to end, it would battle the wisest of us to
venture surmise,-and while we are specula-
ting, it is needless to say, that American and
British sympathies are running strongly on the
side Of the Sicilian movement A significant
sign, in this direction,-so far as the latter are
concerned,-the Queens Proclamation put
ting stop to the enlistment Of volunteers in
ireland for the Pope.
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Jackson, May IS, 1860.

From tie 81. Louis, No, DAILY Eeeai,,g Ns.re
We yish the attention of our readers to q
new article in the way of medicine. Messrs.
Potter md Marvin, who are natives Of our
State. lave long been known to us as high
toned honorable gentlemen, in which we place
Inc mot explicit confidence. They are manu-.
hcturiug an article known as the Cherokee
Remedg," of which an advertisement appears
IN another column of to-day's paper, from
what ayeral medical gentlemen OF verscity
and henor have told US, together with our
high esteem and confidence for the proprietors.
We arr inclined 10 believe that the article pos.
sesses merit Of no low order. We are told
that cures have been performed in our city
that had baffied the skill of our most learned
practidons If the article proves what ii is
represented to be- new era win take place in
the treatment Of diseases f,r which it IS in
tended, as everynnfortunate can truly attest
to the disagreeahleness OF the nauseous, and
debihtating effects Of the mixtures that they
have been obliged to swallow. We know the
nroprietors would not knowingly deceive the
nubiic. Therefore we advise any Of our read
ers. who may be 50 unfortunate as to need an
article Of this kind, to procure at once the
aCherokee Bemedy," you can find it at any
Drug store in the Southern States.
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BELL ON ABOLITION PETITIoSs.-That
Hon. John Bel, the Opposition candidate for
President, voted IN Congress TO receive aboli-
ton petitions, no one denies. The record
shows it, and the vote win ever remain against
him. No matter how humiliatng the fact,
there cannot be any doubt Of its truthfulness.
The Opposition press are endeavoring TO
excuse this vote by hiding Mr.. Bell under
the skirts Of other men,. This win not do
Mr.. Bell Is on trial and we have nothing 70 DO
with others. It was either right or It was
wrong 70 vote for the reception Of abolition
petitions. In the register of the debates in
Congress in 1885, we see that the petition to
abolish slavery IN the Distriet of Columbia,
for the reception Of which Mr.. Bell voted, was
characterized by Southern members As .sdisre-
spectfal, /" insulting in language, incendiary
in its chzracter's-that il called members Of
the South sLAzD rIRATks.v Nevertheless
Mr.. Bell was willing TO consider the petition.
He would not vote against It's reception
This Is enough. This viii suffice. II Is all
we have ever charged against Mr.. Bell, and
the record bears rs out. Let the supporters
of Mr.. Bell make the most oft?
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Stephen Arnold douglas.

We understand that our designation of Mr.
issue, has given very grave offence to his
friends in this region. They must be in a bad
way VIXEN driven to such extremes to make
objections to cur articles. They are not aware
perhaps that this, whether unfortunate or not
is really the distinguished eentlman's name. II
is the haua b. ,sAif We have Iss a ! k.a..ss..
Kinl Is s the Pafno By winch ne IS UNIVERSAL
" kfd@fl N his own State and we honestly
believe it to be the name given to him at his
baptism.
This incident leads us 10 make three re-
marks: 1t is remarkable that his supporters
do not know the name of their pet candidate
for the Presidency. 1t is very remarkable
that they are ashamed of, and annoyed by,
that name whel printed in full. And, thirdly,
although when writing the article which has
given sach serious nmbrage, we did not intend
the remtest allusionto any unhappy occurren-
ces in our national HIsroRY," those oc-
currences were not even in our mind at the
time,-He do now say distinctly that it is
most remarkable that Mr.. Douglas should bear
as part Of his name, inherited from his moth
er's family, the ominous word ARNOLD ~
1t is impossible therefore TO do otherwise than
associate in our thoughts, along with the name,
the intended treachery Of "WEsT PoINT'' and
the halfsuccessful treachery at CHARLESTON.
The coincidence is almost startling. This al
fusion would never have found place in our
columns, had it not been provoked by the ill.
informed friends Of Mr.. Douglas in and about
Monroe.-Regster NOaroe) la.
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The Climax of Abolition Atroeity.

Weefind the following article in the Mem
phis Appeal of the 9th instant
Mr.. Jas. H. Swan, United States Deputy
Marshal for West Tennessee, has Just re-
turned from Columbus, Ohio, whittier he went
for the purpose of executing upon the Cover
nor of Ohio requisition for the arrest and de-
livery to him Of the person of one Stephen G.
Kennedy, charged with stealing five negroes
from his wife, in this city, during the past
spring. The negroes (as charged) were the
separate property of Mrs. Kennedy, and were
stolen from her by her husband, who eloped
in company with an abandoned woman, taking
with him these negroes his wife's ieWelry
and their little child. Kennedy took the me-
groes to Virginia and sold them, whence he
went to Ohio in company with his paramour.
A requisition was issued by Gov. Harris, at
the instance Of Mrs. Kennedy, for the arrest
and delivery of Kennedy to the Marshal, for
high crime against the laws of Tennessee
Mr.. Swan proceeded to Columbus, and de-
livered to Gov. Dennison the requisition of
Gov. Harris Gov. Dennison asked time to
deliberate, before giving his answer, and in
half an hour returned to the hotel and advised
Mr.. Swan that property in slaves was not re
cogized by the laws of Ohio, therefore it was
no crime, by said laws, to steal them. Mr.
Swan then proceeded, in company with Mrs
Kennedy, to Cleveland where Kennedy and
his paramour were stopping, and arraigned
Kennedy for stealing his wife's jewelry. Ken
nedy was tried by a magistrate and held to
bail, which he readily gave depositing in the
hands of lawyers the same money which he
had received for the stolen slaves We are
glad to learn that Mrs. Kennedy succeeded in
getting possession Of her child, which she
seized at the domicl Of Kennedy
Thus has been consummated, by the Gov
ernor of Ohio, one of the most fragrant VIOLA
tons Of the constitutional comfy between the
States, ever perpetated 1t is an aggression
upon the rights Of Tennessee which calls for
the seyerest remedial action, in order to OBJ
tain indemnity for the past and security for
the future" 1t is a movement of Abolition
ism that demands the scrutiny and reflection
ofevery citizen Of our State. The rendition Of
flgitiyes escaping from legal justice, from one
State into another, is provided for by the Fed
eral Government, and the action of the negro
stealing Governor of Ohio is high handed
usurpation of power and notification Of the
Federal Constitution that must be retuked by
every honest citizen. The Northern States
must hurl from power such fellows as Denni-
son, and place upon their conduct the seal of
their sternest rebuke, or consequences, fatal to
the longer existence Of the Union, are ineyi-
table.
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Arrival Of the Persia
IN COTTON

1MPROA EMENI IN OOI 1ON.
GENERAL AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
New York, May 23-The ship Persia ar
rived this afternoon,
The Persia left the port of Liverpool the
10Th instant.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
LIVERPOOL, May 12-The sales for the
week ending May 10 in the Liverpool Cotton
market were 5000 bales; of this amount
$500 bales were taken by spectators and
$500 bales by exporters leaving $1,000 bales
to the trade.
The market closed generally steady, with
an upward tendency. The fair qualities of
cotton have advanced d. since last week.
The quotations show an advance Of "a id. on
New Orleans and Mobile cotton since the de-
parture Of the Europa. Middling and the
lower qualities OF cotton closed firm, but the
quotations by the last steamers remained gem
orally unchanged.
The holders are offering their stocks freely,
but show no disposition to press the sales.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, May 23.--In the House Of
Representatives. yesterday, the contested cleo
ton case between Mr.. Blair and Mr.. Barrel
of the st. Louis district, the sitting member,
whose seat was claimed by the former, came
mp for consideration. The report of the ma
jority of the Committee on Contested Flee
tons was read. The decision Of the majority
was in favor Of Mr. Blair, and the House, by
a strictly party vote, adopted the report. BY
this action Of the House the Black Republi
cans rain one vote
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or 1t gives US much pleasure to state that
Mrs Lee, who was 50 badly wounded by her
husband few days ago. is improving, and
her physician expresses the belize that she will
be entirely recovered in week or two.-H
SIN.
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mr. The Rev. Gill Carter, late Prof, in the
University of Mississippi, and President of
soule University Texas, will preach in the
Methodist Church on Sabbath morning and
night, June Sd.
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R.R. TRAVEL soUrHwARD.-Mr.G Garrett Pre-
sident Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, to-
gether with number of leading railroad men,
North and South, are at Washington urging
upon Congress TO pass the bill now before them
allowing them the privilege to make the con-
nection through that city with the Southern
roads. The bill Is just one, and ought to
pass.
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n- Mothersi Mothersi Dr.. Eaton's lnfantils Cor
dial See advertisement in another column.
MARCHES co WY.
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NEanoEs AT KEY WEsT.-There are fifteen
hundred negroes on the Island Of Key West,
recently captured from slavers by the sisilant
officers of the Government
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ARKANSAS PoL1TIcs.-The Hon. Thomas C.
Hindmaa has been nominated for reelection
to Congress- nom the First Congressional Dis
trict of Arkansas. Col Hindman has been
only one term in Congress, and has already
taken rank among the ablest and readiest de-
baters in that body. He will doubtless be
reelected by large majority.
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- HsoaaDds German Bitten and RaissmIc cordis
soid By every druggat In the United States See ai
yersisement IN smother column. march23 60-1y.
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LATER FROM EUROPE
ITALIAN ArrAIRs.

HALIFAX, May 29.-At the time of the de-
parture of the Arabia the rumor prevailed that
a treaty of offensive and defensive alliance had
been concluded between Rome, Naples, Aus
tria and the deposed Italian sovereigns.
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.ouERr.-Have you seen that sick aCHERo-
Err IsDIAH, IN another column.
Jan260 dAs-Wly
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az Blood Food Blood Food! Gee advertisement
In another column. MARCHES 6Q--1y
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From the ReUeaUe.

from the ReUeatte.
HoN. w. L. HARRIs-By invitation, Hon.
W. l.. Harris addressed the Democratic Con-
yention at jackson Wednesday evening
Delegates who were present and heard the
speech, speak Of it as being one of the best and
most powerful efforts to which they ever lis
tened. Judge Harris is the sort of leader our
people want--plenty Of progress, no lack of
sense, and any amount OF pluck. We learn
with pleasure that the following letter. signed
by prominent citizens Of this county, is about
being addressed to Judge Harris, with view
to having his great speech published
PoRr GIBsoN, June l, 1860.
Hon. w. L. HARBTs.-Dear Sir: Your fell
low-citizens of Claiborne County have, with
eminent satisfaction, heard of your most mas
terly address before our Democratic State
Convention, at Jackson We are persuaded
that the points which yeu so admirably made
ought, IN the present crisis to be submitted to
our whole people. You, therefore, will per-
NIT us to request that the address be first
published in the Mississippian, and afterwards
N pamphlet.
We have the honor to be,
Truly your friends,
1T MOORE,
" I MAGRUDER,
HENRY HUGHES,
B HUMPHREYS, jr,
&c HUMPHREYS
And others