The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-02-20

Coon HEAD LINE FoR THE LOUISVILLE JoUR-
NAL-Here lies Prentice.
on Thursday last, Hon JEFF Davis, Prcsi-
dent elect of the Confederated States of Ameri-
ca, passed up the Mississippi Central Rail Road,
under escort of the Mississippi Rifles, a gallant
compsny from jacks SOM The Rides kecOmpan-
edohim' a. far as. Grand Junction, where tile
President elect bid them goodbye in feelingly
eloquent speech. IN which he took occasion to
say that, If occasion arose, he would cheerfulIy
resign the executive office of the nation IN order
to assume command of our armies 80
--meieaSh from 4aBuaas& GsasfA Griffith
that he has calls from fifteen companies, in the
Northern Brigade, that wish to enlist in the ser.
vice Of the State Asitoniy takes twenty com.
panies to complete the Brigade companies pur-
posing to enlist must hurry up the cakes" as
thsyple is firSt cone, fret sefyedusss9a
-GESERAL Griffith, on last Saturday, mus
tered into the service of the State, two conipan-
les at Holly Springs t..ie Home Guards and the
Jef. Davis Rifles. There are two other compan-
les il-MaEshaI county aaxioas 10 eptqrthe ser
vice of the State.
"A NRNBRR Of the Missouri Legislature made a
speech last week, in which he spoke of an oppo-
nent as '',liminusive otrbcrs and sparse in the
mundane elevation" He meant to say "sinall
potatoes and few.if tide hill"
fling United States Congress has voted a
loan Of S25,o0o,002i but capitalists VOW they
won't bidfcr dollar of it until existing troubles
are composed. Poor Uncc Sam!
We notice that the Democrats and Fillmore
men, all over the North who have been borne
down in; struggling lpr1sTere at length bGcom-
ing chJ6ideaed, and arc uttering. in rcmonslran.
ccs both loud and deep, their opposition to the
coercion of the seeding States. . member Fl
the Illinois Legislature from the Southern part
of that State lately said In debate that no army
to invade the South SHOULD cross thc Ohio river
until they had first passed over the dead bodies
Of the people Of Egypt '''i' 1'a' f
-WE have no doubt b1t that, if some people
were boref fer The simp'es certain other people
would not be so much JorcE By tie simpIcs
How THEY LOVE Us!-The United Stqtes
House Of Representatives, by vote, one hundred
and tHchty-ohe against lwcnty.si has passed
the bill suspending mail service in The seeding
States
A NEGRO up in Massachusetts, Mas sued a
white woman for breach of promise to marry.
Toby sa'f The jury ought to award the plaintiff
one seeH! for damages.
-IaDIAS Territory. New Mexico and Arizona
viii 20 will, thc Soath, The reyahs hayerc.
solved to seize the Forts in the Territories named
APPLICATION for Patents are made as usual
from seeding States, and are acted upon as il
the Union was intact.
A letter from Henry 4. Wise announces
that Virginia has 1875 900 men equipped and
ready 20 bear arms. VI .TfrILM
-'Tns Chcrokces have rcbellcd against the
United States Govcrndient, and taken their
Forts. Wen done, red men.
.AANortheFr paper suggests the "scnding Of
ten thousand picked men to the South" II, on
getting to the South, they happen to he tarred
and feathcrcd, they will doubt, If the feathers
are ever removed, be picked men. y j'ielSjefy
Wig.
TIM chief OF The Catlwba Indians in South
Carolina has rendered to the Governor Of that
State the services of all the iighingmcn of "tbat
glorious little remnant" Ct a once powerful tribe,
for the defence Of the State in any manner he may
employ them.
-TEE Chicago Democrat, Republican, says
that movement is on foot to call monster Re
publican Convention Of 100000 men, 70 be held
at Cincinnati on the I'd of March. The dele
gates to this Convention are expected to be arm.
cd and equipped for any necessary service, and
will holl themselves in readiness to go to Wash
ington City on the 18th of March, or in any other
direction where Generals Scott aud Wool may
order them TO move.
Amt we scared! Lors massyl
1t Is said that there are so, 900 barrels Of
mackerel at Gloucester Massachusetts; waiting
sale in Southern markets. Don't want them.
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