The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-01-23
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Il -OxE of the FIRST and chief complaints vi i1e
colonies ssainst England, in l776. was that troops
were quartered in their midst for the purpose o. os
lawins them. The Southern States. tO-daf make me
same complaint sgainst the Federal Gevernmenr
And we warn eoercionists, that-wheneverss attempt
is made TO send additional forces South or to seize
upon the stores which people may have gathered
torether-the scenes enacted at Lexington, on The
10th of April, lF75 viii be reenaeted on other SOIL
and new revolution will have begun, more desperate
and bloody. we fear, than that Of seventysix, but
ending for US, who draw anew the sword against OPP
preston, even more gloriousIy In the God Of Battles
Is our trust, li.sa.E 8ezoEE lEedE si9a9
WHILE Smith was making Spasmodie efforts to
sing "Dixie" a day or two ago, he was suddenly
brought up standing by Toby who cried out ~ say,
John Won don't know how to punctnate do you ?"
..Don't know but do but wbyy" 90, thought
| YOU had come to good place for fsA stop, that's
ALL" -. ~ e5,.E a.. -
| -Ir is rumored, apparently on good authority
that President Buchanan has assured the South, that
while he cannot recognize defcto, the government OF
any separate State, II would not be inconsistent with
his former position to recognize defaeio government
embracing three, or nine States combined. g st
-CoscERT OF AcnoS--An Opera sTE,f' ,ls
-HoS. Jew DAVIS, in bis great speech in the
Senate. few DAYS ago, referred eloquenty and ef-
fetyely to the difference between the action OF the
Government, in the Mormon rebellion and its action
under the existing fact Of secession To the people
of the morganized Territory having no citizenship in
the United States it first sent commissioners Of peace
to WOO them back to duty. But when sovereign
State has resumed the powers granted to the Federal
Government, threats are made, but no commissioners
of peace. are sent 49,.
A. DupLEY MANN of South Carolina and 7.
Butler King of Georgia, have gone to Europe, as
commissioners from those States to make commercial
arrangements with the various governments. 2s
TIM occupation Of the public buildings, in St.
Louis, by the Government troops, has done more
than all other things, towards arousng the people of
Missouri to a sense of their danger. The Legislature
has passed the Convention bill by large majority;
the election will take place on the 18th of February
and the Convention assemble on the 2sth. Missouri
will 90 with her Southern sisters iie.i .l,.H1
| TUE Texas Convention will assemble on Satur-
day, ssth The ordinance of secession will probably
pass the same day; and BY Monday, at the latest,
Ar the Qualification here on the 9th inst, over
the secession of Mississippi, the band which accom-
panied the procession could not play "Dixie" often
enough for the enthusiastic crowd. '"Dixic" was
evidently regarded as the song Of the new confed-
cracy. ,.ai l.iils f iiiUH 3al
TUE Patterson New Jersey,) Register, proposes
that that State secedc and go with the South So
I mote ii he. f. ... p eel l.rr
-GES. R. s. RsynrRs, of Charleston, Miss, has
presented to Gov Pcus for the Of the Statr one
hundred kegs of powder ...,.. e......s
ALBANIA has assumed control of the telegraph
lines in that State, and government dispatches are
stopped.
To GFr Rim OF FKLoS.-Hang him. '@
Ar Columbia, s. C., they have company of
fifty Minute Girls The boys there sing the Southern
Marscllaise with special enthusiasm, emphasizing
strongly the chorus" To arms to arms r. ..t..
-SiYcE the passage of the ordinance of secession,
by our State Convention, our people are uniting as
/ one man, in preparing the State for any and every
emergency. We believe the press of the State is
unanimous. The Constitutional Union, at Holly
Springs has changed its name and gracefully DOMINIC
the oga of Mississippi citizenship is now called the
Southern Argus. .Eteu'f Ing /.
| : ouR POSTAL AfEArRs.--;In the Convention, on
the 10th inst, resolution was passed requiring Post
masters and other officers and agents connected with
the mail service to continue the discharge of their
duties until otherwise ordered by the Convention.
! = MISSISSIPPI IEGrsLArURE.-Tl body met in
Jackson, on Tuesday last the 18th inst but in con-
sequence Of the condition of the several railroasa
sufficient number of the members had not arrived to
constitute a quorum up to the evening Of the 10th,
the date of our last intelligence from Jackson.
| -TmE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE.-The Committee
on this subject in our Convention recommend, that
the scccsIng States meet by their delegates at Mont
gomerv, Alabama, on the LIT Monday Of February
They also recommend the election Of delegates
| by our Convention TO represent Mississippi
-sIScE the passage of the secession ordinance
on the 18th inst.-the same was signed by every
member of the Convention except two, who happened
to be ahSent-Thornton, Of Rankin, and Wood, Of
Atttlal 81 .-r' ti ~''4 Doe
ALI the available marine force which can be
shared from land stations and vessels is being
centrated at Washington. -iia I'D b.uiuazs a1r
AR Chalmers Institute, Holly Springs, on Tues
day. January 18TH NewtonTuckcr, rerylPromising
boy, seventeen years old accideutly shot and
killed by William johnson. The boys were drilling
: Arkansas has called Convention, the election
to be held on the 18th of February and the Convcn
ton to assemble on the 9Th of March. t'
= CHANGED HASps.-The Democratic Star, Holly
Springs, has changed hands Scion Wilmington retir
ing, and Smith, Gray and Clayton taking charge a.
propretors and publishers. The name is changed to
independent South. d. b, Clayton is editor. ..
-TnE Louisiana Convention assemblies to-day.
The secession ordnance will be passed before the
close Of the week.
'-THE ordinance Of secession was passed by the
Georgia Convention, on Saturday last, by vote Of
2os to So Georgia is 9Th in the line of sOcediug
States. sfl - lasi sii af-.r n 1a i.l
- SOMEBODY says Mary Is the sweetest of all names.
We know another name which, to ourselves, has
more music in it. hrs4 .rf.f. IL. ,-..t
-"ErERY IxcH FoR SEcEssIoxF-At meeting