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The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-02-13
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
Oxford Intelligencer.


IT is proposed 10 establish at Oxford, Mississippi
a weekly journal, under the foregoing title, and 70 "
the first number or about the LIST day Of juno
1860. t4r -- ~
THE INrELLIGENcTR will not he fhe ofeah Of any
man, or II any clique combination Of indvidalss
but it will endeavur faithfully to represent the views
and sentiments of the community OF Oxford and ls-
fyete county, and to uphold and foster all the gTest
interesss-educational agricultural material soeak
and moral-wth which the highest welfare Of our pea
pie Is identified
The fundamental doetsiiics Of Ihc State Rights
school of Democracy will constitute the guides by
which the poitical course Of the paper will be con.
trolIed; and while the INTELIIeEScER viii sustain
Southern Institutions and the cause Of the South With
energr ard zeal II VIII DO SO csimly and only by "a
son and arganent-remembering thst there b 4 veal
which lis not according to knOwled = and Who's
orly weapons are empty defamation and appeals to
popular ignorance, passion, and prejudice It vii
eamest ysuppot the principles sndorganizatiou oftk
Democratic party; but, at the time il will DO
courteous TO those Of feloxcitizens Who sft poF
hicaIy opposed to it ner viii il descend, 10 any
ease, 70 personal abuse and vilihcation. :,
The Editor first the light in Tennessee, but
was brought to Mississippi while he was get an NE
conscious infant Here be was nurtured aud edhea-
ted. He Is a graduate % the Univefsss 81 hfssts-
sipp be Is bound to Mississippi by every tie Of a.
ISOLATION and Affection and It vi be his eontant dutr
10 shOs that he il not nnsdfl Of those cbligationf
which be owes TO her. - 1. - ~, ,s..s,t
Nothing viii appear in the columns Of the IyrrLLr-
which the Editor does not believe to BE- rue
for il is his purpose to establish for the rapcr rtf
talon both at home and abroad which sla ca sse tS
every statement Of fact to be implicitly relied on.
The Editor viii studi0usy avoid ai confrotefsicsF
IS far as the may be avoided with propriety by
one whose duty il viii ls 70 call things by their rt
names. when be spcsks II them At AL
Terms. - per mnum IN advance. o. 81 so 1t he
end Of the year. sI-s so
Toward FALCONER.
Editor and Proprietor.
0xToGs Mss. Nav Str, lsso
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BRIDGET.-Mssus wants you to send her bdx of
Cephac Glue, no. bottle of Prepared Pills,-but
Pm thinking that's not just it naltler; but perhaps
yen be aither knowing what it is. Ye see she's nigh
dead gone with the Sick Headache, and wants some
moro of that same as relaived her before
D,'aggist.-You must mean Spalding's Ccphahc
Pills. f.. ...
Bridget.-Ochl sure how and You've sed it. and
here's the quarher and Civ the Pills and don't be
all day about it ather.
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AGENTS

A. B. SrRAwBErpGE q Co., - IL Commercial
place, New Orleans authorized to act as agents
for the Lteigeneer to receive subscriptions and adj
versing to make collections and receipt for the
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Hon. Jacob Thorn pson serenuaed.

Tnr Brass Band, the Lamar Rifles, and Lafay-
cite Guards, joined by large number of citizens,
screnadcd Mr.. Thompson last night lie made
very handsome speech in reply TO the COM
plmcnf and concluded by asking the crowd to
come in and take something" 1t twas done.
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HgeH1s IOr VHO sHI" Ut
Eagle Cotton Gins.

No Front Row, Memphis, Tennessee,
W. s. PICKETT has charge of the Correspondence
and Financial Department.
CAPT. WoRNELEY attends TO the Cotton Saes-has
had fifteen years experience in this department.
EDWARD SHEEGoe the Merchandise Department.
~ We keep a large and complete stock of Grore-
ries and Plantation Supplies, which sell low fol
Cash, or on the usual time TO our Planter friends.
Our charge for selling Cotton is rs cents per bale
All produce sent TO ms is insured, unless otherwise
instructed We promise iaithfulness and prompt
ness to all business. We refer you to our friends-
Hon. J. NJ. Howry, w. S. Nelson, Esq, Thos. Y
Wendell, Esq, d. W. Jones, ESQ, Jas. II. sbeegoP
Esq. rsep5l PICKETT, WORMELEY q co.
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The AnniyersnrY Address

OF the Hermcan Society of the University Of
Mississippi, will be delivered in Oxford on Fri
day. the 22d inst THOMAS \. MooRE, of Issa-
quena County, is the Orator elect A cordial
Invitation is extended to all the friends of the
University, and the people generally.
Respectfully &c,
HUGH Q. BRIDGES,
... Cor. Sccy Of H. S.
February 10, 1861. 3I-2l.
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Messenger Pra,t---Adams' Express.

Thanks to you, Mr.. II. s. Pratt, for your con-
tnual hvors--New York, Nashville, Memphis
and New Orleans daily papers ahead of the mails
Keep scndn' 'em, Pratt-we appreciate such
Gavors Great is Adams Southern Express.
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Gommrrtial 9ports,
OXFORD PRICE CURRENT.
OxrnRn. February u. ls6.

CoTToS-The market has been rather dull since
our last report We quote as follows :j1Gt to ccnts
for the lower grades, and 81 to 1914 for desirable
qualities. ..
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THE SOUTHERN -
RURAL GENTLEMAN

1T'IIE most highly embellished, the most aourishing
i and reliable agricultural weekly in the South. =
The RURAL will be Invaluable 70 every Southern
planter and stock raiser ami should be sustained by
every one,
Agents wanted in every neghborhood, district
county or parish in every Southern State. Specimen
numbers sent ON application. y
TERMst-Sirctly in advance-Singlo copy So 80
TO clubs of three over 81 and extra copy TO the
getter up OF a club of ten on
Address j. l.. DANlS..iG
GRENADA, Mss.
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PowEa OF THE SoUTH.-The following cx-
tract is from speech Of Senator Hunter, Of
Virginia:
The eight seeding States alone, possess a
Territory more than three times as great as
France; more than six times as large as
Prussia, and nearly six times as large as Eng
land, Scotland AMI ireland put together !:
while the alliance Of the other Southern and
border States wOuld increase the Territorial
extent Of the Southern Confederacv more
than One-third. Can a country like this. occu-
pied by people who from their childhood
have been accustomed to the most manly
exercise, and the free use Of fire-ar4ns-bold.
hardy, FESTIVE under unlawful control-and
numbering within its borders ] 500. 900 men
capable of bearing arms. aud who. with few
weeks warning. could be marshalled at every
assailable point in bands Of $4,000 to IOO.-
00O-ean, say, snch country, and 50 peo-
Piled, he overcome by a foreign foei The
idea is simply absurd.
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The BIBLE EXJoNs SECESSION PROM AB-
oLrTIoNsTs.-ln the first Epistle to Timothy,
chap. w., Paul lays down the duty of servants
TO obey their masters, aud of masters To- deal
justly with thcirservants, aud adds, these
things exhort and teach. II any man do
Otterscise and consent not to wholesome
words, even the words of our Lord Jesus
Christ, aud to the doctrine which is accord
ing to goodness, he is proud, knowing no.
thing but doting about questions, and sirifcs
of words, suhereof eon,eth eary, STRIFE, ratings,
erit suraisinys, percerse disputiRys Of men of
corrupt minds, daf destitute Of trafhi sup
posing that such is godliness. From such,
'7ithdra'0 hyse!t." Tvs. ?, 3, 4, and 81
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The Charleston Mercury
The Newspaper Of the South,

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VI mercia and general hcws FROM all parts OF tho
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tentibn, Politically, the Mercury represents the
States Rights resistance element, and advocates TIM
Union of the Southern States in maintaining thsS
rights and establishing their security. - fvsr
Daily Mercury, one year, in advance, $40.
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auibrrsitp Of 1lississipql.
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ar - - l.a~a1stf
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.tesn ge.irii's CHAscELboK. ai-i - H's-N
WILLIAMS. sTEARHs, BIZ d.. and ll'is sni Hi
HON. JAMES F.TROTTER, % asaa ,2Hiinsf I'D
Professors Of Governmental Science and I&wi-
FREDERICK A p BARNARD, LIZ d. rid ~
Professor of Physics, Astrepomy, ci'a kAe'h
eering, and Bsideness Of Christianity. sfiazon
EDWARD c. BOYNT0N, MA, :, -, ~
Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy and Geology
HENRY WHITEH0RNE, NJ. A., ~ +''''
Professor Of Greek and Ancient Litcraturetfd
JORDAN n. PHIPPS, N. A.; f-s s9rsd Or
Professor Of Pdre Mathematics.
WILLIAM ID MOORE, NJ. A., 10 -
Professor of English Literature. szs Oh
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tonal Law. t-N
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Professor of Latin end Modern Languages
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viii practice in the Circuit Courts of Lafayette
Yalobusha, Pontotoc, Marshall, DeSoto and Coahoms
Counties; the Federal Court at Pontotoc, and the
High Court Of Errors and Appeals at Jackson
Prompt attention given to the collection of claims in
any of the Counties of North Mississippi
june, 20, Is60-i-3-tE
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-05-02
From the Anamosa Eureka.l
ANAMOsA. April Ii

ANAMosA, April Is.
An adjourned meeting of the Direc-
tors of the Anamosa Southern Railroad
Company was held at Anamosa on the
18th inst
The report of W. G. Hammond, Chief
Engineer of the Road, was presented
with maps, profles, and estimates for
three routes between Flournoy, in
tersection with the G. l. & N. r. R.
and Walnut Creek, and Of preliminary
survey Of the route from Walnut Creek
to the right bank Of the Wapsipinicon
River
On motion it was ordered that the sur
veys be continued to Anamosa, aud that
the Road from Flournoy to the River be
located in accordance with the report,
subject t., any alterations recommended
BY the Engineer or thought advisable by
ihe Board.
The report of the route and tho estim-
ates are in the highest degree satisfacto-
ry, and it was ordered that funds be i'm
mediately raised to complete the survey
and location Of the road and that steps
be taken for procuring additional stock
subscriptions. On motion the meeting
was adjourned to meet on the 9th day
of May next, at one o'clock p. NJ.
WIN. I. SHAW, Pres't.
JNo. s. STACY, Sec'y.
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WHAT Is PATRIOTISM

Not Democracy, Not Republicani.m
1t has no sympathy with traitors. 1t is
careless of pecuniary interest. 1t is
reckless of personal safety. Il abhors
lukewarmness. 1t ras the spirit of 1876.
1t IS the spirit of 1861. If any one
doubts it, let him walk our streets, enter
our stores and marts of business. talk
with our merchants, brokers, bankers,
clergymen, cartmen, tiremen, working
men of every class, and citizens Of every
rank and condition. Let him consider
what spirit unites the people as one
man. 1t is not anger, nor revenge, nor
mere excitement. 1t is the united up
rising Of great people, who, with un.
paralleled forbearance, have borne insults
and injuries until patience i, crime.
The quality of this spirit is especially
indicated by the fact that, while these
insults and injuries were in sense per-
sonal to the North, they could move moth.
ing but pity. But when, emboldened by
impunity, impudent and sacrilegious
hands are laid upon the sacred flag Of oar
Union, and the principles sealed by our
fathers blood are openly detied and
trampled under foot-a patriotism is
aroused from which the bravest of tie
traitors will hide himself before It is an.
peased The World.
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The Richmond Examiner speaks Of
MIR. Lincoln as ga low and obscure Ill-
nois baboon." Gen. Scott "is a vul-
ture," and has inscribed his name
"high upon the roll of infamy." The
Hon. A. II. Stuart Of Virginia, Secreta-
ry of the Interior to President Fillmore.
is "a genuine fiunkey," who wants /" to
"split his sides at the obscene jokes Of
"the Baboon. He would glory in kiss.
ling all the apes of the White House,
and in filing his pockets with the bro.
"kcn victuals.' Andrew johnson, j.
Holt, Winter Davis, Ethcridge Clemens,
and John Minor Bolts all merit . expul-
"sion, disgrace, or hanging, according
to their several degrees of crime.
Gov. Lctcher, Mr.. Summers, Mr.. Car.
Isle, Mr.. Rives, Mr. Conrad, Mr.. Bald.
win, Mr.. Harris, and every other men,
Der Of the Virginia Convention, who is
unwilling to hurry the State into ruin,
are objects Of similar compliments from
the secession organ. The some journal
exults in the opening Of civil war
Never was an issue Of arms more nec-
" essary to the character of a gentleman
" whose character and courage had been
" both questioned and doubted by the
" community, than it is to this Southern
"and slaveholding nation Again, We
are told that " the civil war now begin
ming is not without a glorious hope
sand a magnificent promise. In it these
" Southern States will develop the grand.
"est qualities Of Christian men. ~.
Y Tribune
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The Pirate Flag.


The piratical proclamation Of JEFF. Da-
Wis has reused the New York merchants
and populace to fury It aims blow at
the heart Of the city. The Times thus
comments on ii /:
Jefferson Davis might as we'll have
thrown lighted match into powder
magazine, as menace the commerce of the
North with privateers. The effect Of
this proclamation upon our community
has been only to deepen and make tcnfold
more intense the hatred and indignation
of the public. Our people begin to real.
lZc the real character of the foe with
whom they have to deal All the illu-
sioas they have hitherto cherished about
fraternity and kindly feeling towards
their sister States have been rudely dis
PEELED. Those whom they had looked
upon as brothers prove to be pirates. The
men whom We have associated with cur
selves, as sharing with Us the glories and
blessings OF our common country, turn
out to be the assassns of the Republic
They cannot even make war in the spirit
of civilized nation, but 60 back to the
habits and practices of the barbarism of
hundred years ago. The first seizure of
an Anaerican vessel by one Of his privat-
GERS ~W let loose upon the South more
Joh" Bro'ons than he can hire pirates In
a gear. And if he doubts the effect of
such an invasion upon the people Of the
Southern States, Gov. Wise can enlight-
en- his mind upon that subject.
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President Lincoln was urpentlv i'm.

President Lincoln was urgently i'm.
| portuned by the intimate friends and ad.
vlsers of Gov. Hicks, if not directly by
the Governor himself, to give the FEEDER.
al Offices in Maryland to politicians Of
the late BellEverett party in order to
keep Maryland loyal to the Union. He
concluded to do so, making Henry W.
Hoffman Collector of Baltimore, and Civ
ing three tourths Of the Federal patron
age, in the State to men of like views
In return for it, citizens Of the Free
States fastening to the defense of the
National Capital in obedience to the call
OF their Government, are mobbed, hoot-
ed, stoned, aud fred upon in the streets
Of Baltimore, several Of them killed, and
those who happened to 60 on unarmed
subjected to every outrage and driven
back to Philadelphia. During all these
reasonable outrages, the Union party Of
Baltimore never fire gun nor raise
hand in behalf Of their country flag and
its defenders; but allow the Secession
minority to browbeat and awe them into
cowardIy passiveness, until at length
Union Gov. Hicks is made to promise
that no more Northern soldiers shall pas.
through Baltimore. We have not yet
heard Of Hicks rcsigning ~. Y 7r,-
bune'
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The DANGER OF WORKING EASEMENT
GUNs.-A Charleston correspondent of
the New York Commercial advertiser,
writes:
In presence Of the fact which has been
stated in reference to the assault upon
Sebastopol-namely, that the men who
worked the guns in easements had to be
relieved every twenty minutes, and rub.
bed with alcohol; the other fact, that
Anderson and his men fred from the
easements for twelve hours without being
relieved, while the shocks Of the gun
were realized 81 miles from Sumter, what
must have been the effect upon the men
in these narrow easements? It is Ger.
tainly wonder that they were not shat.
tered to pieces.
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SLAVE INSURRECTTOy.

Already We hear the dread notes of
servile insurrection in the South. That
which would have sent a shudder from
Maine to California vibrating in every
hamlet Of the loyal States, one month
ago, will occasion far different feelings
now. jeff. Davis's proclamation, inyit-
ing piracy upon the high seas, is surely
as faSrantn an act as over was pcrpetrat-
ed on this continent. His invasion of
Washington is the very essence of all
damnable things. lie aud his fellow
traitors have proclaimed far and wide the
monstrous lie that Lincoln wa. raising an
army to march South aud turn the blacks
to cutting their masters throats. Now
if the negroes take him at his own vii
famous falsehood, upon whose head rests
the awful blame )? Gentlemen secession
lists, your unhoiy rebellion will reap the
bitterest fruits ever tasted by traitors.
Far is it from us to exult in the pros
pect Of servile insurrectiou. If only
the men were involved in the catastrophe
the parricades who are seeking to pull
down the temple Of liberty-we should
rejoice with exceeding great JOY at the
calamity impending. The war is of their
making-why should not they feel its
most condign consequences ? The slaugh-
ter of the innoccnts is another and more
painful question. Yet it is a principle
of moral, no less than natural, philosophy
that the iniquities of the fathers are Wis.
tied equally upon the mothers and child
rem. The vicious and drunken father
transmits his diseases to his child and
visits poverty and bad name, if not
blows and curses on both wife and child.
The law is incxorshle. Every man. vo.
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PHILADELPHIA, April "a

PHILADELPHIA, April "a.
The Massachusetts regiments reached
Annapolis on Sunday, and found the U
S. ship Constitution occupied by the Sc
cessionists, they being engaged in con
verting Ler into battery. The seces
sionists were driven out of the ships, and
she was towed out into the stream by the
Maryland; but after doing so the Con
stitution grounded. Some guns were
hoisted out of her, she was floated Off
The Maryland then grounded, and re-
mained SO when our informant left.
A gentleman has arrived here who left
Annapolis yesterday. He heard report
there that negro insurrection had oc.
CURED there in Anne Arundel county.
Gen. Butler, of Mass, offered the ser
vices Of the Sth Massachusetts, Regiment
to subdue the insurrection.
Gen. Butler was taking measures to
have the rails re.laid On the Annapolis
Road. No difficulty was apprehended in
again opening the road to Washington.
LOUISVILLE, April "a.
The pork market is excited.
A leading merchant complains that he
cannot get provision from Cincinnati, nor
telegraphic dispatches through explain
ing the reasons.
The Nashville papers contain tho
speech of John Bell yesterday, advocat-
ing strong military league of all South
ern States against a common invading
foe.
Gov. Magofin tomorrow will issue a
proclamation calling the Legislature to.
gether on the 9th of May.
PHILADELPHIA, April "a.
Beauregard was in Richmond yester.
day. He sent note to President Lin
coin recommending the removal of wo-
men and children from Washington be.
fore Saturday.
The Commissary department is now
fully prepared to issue 10000 rations
daily.
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maa and bale must experience the hor.

maa and bate must experience the hor-
rors of war when war is upon US. And
if in.urrection is added to the usual ca
lamitics Of civil strife, the innocent must
suffer with the guilty There is no 9th.
er way under heaven. Would to God
there were!
The dread event is upon US. The All.
seeing One alone knows the end Of the
atiction. While We deprecate that phase
of the conflict which shall set four mil
lions Of imbruted negroes to fighting for
their freedom, we must sorrowfully own
that the catastrophe seems now ovcrhaug-
ing the South. We can only repeat,
They would have it SO; Mcy could hare
II So. - Chicago 2ribune.
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The L1BERALITY OF MERCHANTS. =

The L1BERALITY OF MERCHANTS -
The liberality of merchants, banks and
insurance companies, in assuring military
men in their employ as clerks that their
pay, should they be called away, will go
on as usual, is general theme of con-
versation.
Mr.. Alexander r. Stewart called his
clerks together day or two ago, and an
nounced to them his intention of sup.
porting the Government, end assisting
such of his employees as desired to vol.
untcer in the service of their country.
Mr.. Stewart, at great auction sale in
which he was heavy purchaser, is re-
ported to have made brief speech, in
which he said that the South now owed
him tuo million dollars, but he was viii.
ling to let all slide, and another million
,cith 1t, to sustain the Gag apd honor of
bis county y Churter md In.
2u'-sr.