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Year: 1859

The RIvER-More Water Coming.-It
viii be seen by the news which we publish
this morning in our river news column, that
the hopes of speedy subsistence of the
waters have been dissipated. The prospect
Of the river going down in time to enable
planters to raise a crop of cotton is gloomy
enough. 1t would be we'll for those planters
who have left their stock in the bottoms to
be looking after them, for if the water does
not rise beyond its present height, the giving
away of the levees, many Of which cannot
reasonably be expected to bold out much
longer, will cause great destruction.


NTritacEl Yicksbur0 WLia.
Year: 1859

An IMPosITIoN.-The Grass Valley Nation
al a few days since published story told by
a teamster, to the effect that an attempt had
been made to rob him near Nexada, and that
he shot down one of the robbers, and dis.
charged five shots at the other two as they
fled. The National also announced that one
of the robbers had been found severely
wounded, and committed to Jail. The Ne
vada Democrat has ascertained that no rob-
Der had been committed TO the Jail, and that
the fellows story is an imposition from be-
ginning to end.
Year: 1859

conceived the idea of turning his straight
coat and broad trimmed beaver to account
He addressed him thus:


Young man, the news you have impaired
to me is of the greatest Importance for which
in the name of the American cause thank
you and your venerable grand parent has
conferred favor upon us that cannot be fully
appreciated at present, for which will thank
her in person. But, young man, you have
risked your life almost too far, to be faithful
to the trust conhded to you. From this day
forward you are free and in order that you
may pass and repass without molestation you
shall always be furnished with the pass word
of the army, to be used by you with such
discretion as you may deem prudent"


Joshua thanked the General for his kind
ness and Washington motioned the guard to
leave the room, and then proceeded:


Probably it will be great acquisition to
the cause to have such man in our employ
as you are. In these perilous times there are
great many things that you can do to pro-
mote the cause of freedom. If you are will
ling will make such arrangements as will
place you beyond arrest while in our army,
and provide for your support. The service
desire you to perform will require great
deal Of sagacity and nerve, but perceive you
have the nerve sufficiently for my purpose
consequently, if you see proper to enter our
service, we will, no doubt, be under many
obligations to you. Your pay will not be
much, for the funds of the government are
so low that extraordinary means have to be
used to get the ordinary necessaries of lite."


Joshua listened, with marked attention, to
the man who had just saved his life, and who
proposed to employ him in the army. When
he concluded, the young man assented to the
proposition on condition that he might have
an opportunity to return to Delaware and
visit his friends before he should enter upon
duty. This was agreed upon. While Joshua
and Washington were thus making arrange
ments for their future operations, Fanny en-
tered the apartment attended by William
few minutes more and Joshua related all
that had occurred and gave her to understand
that now he was engaged to serve the cause
in various ways and would be required to ac-
company the army. This new arrangement
did not suit Fanny's notion of things and she
objected and descanted upon the perils he had
just undergone, and how near he was losing
his life but Joshua had made up his mind
to enter the service Of Washington and no
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project. In an hour our friends were on theiI
way to Wilmington enjoying pleasant con-
versation.
Year: 1859

| stood by the woodland grave at night,


Where the wild rose spread its bloom,
And the silv'ry moon was shining bright
O'er the lone and silent tomb.
The towring oak III its native pride,


Spread round me the shades of even,
And its sturdy arms were spreading wide
In the beautiful blue of Heaven.
thought heard in the owlet's cry,


As she murmured her mournful air,
Thought heard in the breeze's sigh:


s'Seek hither rest from care"
The wild-bird' $ song when the morning bean
Smiles sweetly o'er thy dwelling,
Shall waken anew some pleasant dream
OF joy in thy bosom swelling.
The dew-drop tears shall water thy bed,
And garland thy grave with flowers
The strangers heart shall envy the dead
That sleep in these fairy bowers.



wish whenever my life's career


Shall end in the shades of even,
woodland grave and an oak tree near,
'Pon which may gaze from Heaven.
Year: 1859

deSa a sa q tay heoEe essE EsaassS ths sE
and the Platform adopred u Cur space
will not permit us to give more than passing
notice of it this week, but in our next issue
we shall touch upon it at greater length. The
Resolutions meet our hearty and unequlyocal
endorsement; they breathe the true spirit Of
Southern Rights Democracy, and give our
party another claim to the confidence and sup
port of all patriotic citizens. There is not
single one of the resolutions but what every
true Southern man can pull Of his coat, roll up
his sleeves, and conscientiously fight Tor.


The first and second resolutions repudate
the sauatter sovereignty heresy of 5. A. Doug
las, and take the broad ground, that though
Congress is precluded by the Constitution
from interfering with the relation OF master
and slave, yet that that relation is recognized by
the Constitution, and Congress is bound by the
most sacred obligations to see that IN the
common territories the rights of the master
are Unprotected But the convention did
not confine itself to an empty declaration Of
general views upon this subject; with the
characteristic boldness and straightforward
ness of Democracy, it proclaimed it as their
opinion those views should be upheld, and as
the determination of the Southern Democra-
CIV to maintain them at every hazard


The growing strength and the aggressive
policy Of Black Republicanism have rendered it
necessary for the South to plant herselffirmly
upon the ground she wishes to maintain, and
trample the suicidal policy of compromise in
the dust, if he hopes to sustain an equal and
honorable position in this confederacy. The
glorious old Democracy of Mississippi, ever
true to the South as well as to the Union,
have marked out the line upon which the
South can stand with honor, and from which
she can recede only in disgrace and humillia-
ton Upon this ground let US fight the bat
tie of the present year as well as the gr one
of 1860 when, if by the reckless fal cism
of the North and the treason Of the th a
Black Republican is elected to the Pr ncy
we will erect the standard of Sonthe lde-
pendence, guardt with a wall of riot
hearts, and defy the enemies of our no S te
take a single step upon Southern territSTy OF
attempt to interfere with the action ofa South.
ern State.


We are truly gratified that the Representa-
tives of the Democracy have declared in avOl
of the acquisition Of Cuba. We deem thC
possession of that ISLAND. as necessary to thC
most vital interests of the South. But VT
shall say more on this subject another time
Year: 1859

John }. Pettus for Governor, the man above
and beyond all others was our choice man
whose name is Synonymous with States
Rights Democracy, whose long identity with
the Democratic party, whose sagacity and Wis
d.nn as party leader, whose firmness and in
tegrity as man, and whose unfiinching de-
termination to maintain the rights and honor
of the South at all hazards whenever it is nee
essary, render him the very best kind ofa Sc
lection by the Convention.


We feel grateful to the Convention TOR CIV
ing to Kemper the honor of furnishing the gov
ernor for the State.


!. Col. Pettus, though very young man yet,
has had that extensive experience In leglsla-
tive matters to have his mind weA mbued
with the wants and necessities of the people
of the State the tone and sentiment OF those
politically and socially over whom he will be
called upon to preside.


/ He lives in Kemper, and of course his long
association with us both as neighbor and
representative has endeared him to us, but
this, alone, is not what we appreciate him for
it is his qualification, talent and fitness tha
render him so much an object Of sohcitud'
with us.
Year: 1859

In forming the compact between the States,
which resulted in the Federal Government,
the people, through the agency of the States,
eaye to the Central Government control over
the public Domain. That is, the legal title
was vested in the Federal Government to the
public lands, as an agent or trustee; but the
equitable and Beneficial interest remained with
the people of all the States in their social ag-
gregate capacity. Hence, all the people have
right to remove into the territories and enjoy,
not only the possession of the lands, but to
carry any kind Of property necessary TO its
enjoyment.


The territorial legislatures have no more
right negatively to refuse its protection than
it has to pass laws affirInatively and positively
abridging the right to enjoy, or of wholly des-
troying it. Why :? Because the Federal Gov
ernment. the creator of the territorial legisla-
ture has no such right Indeed, it is obnox-
ious to the trust delegated to the Federal Gov
ernment to admit for a moment that one halt
of the Union were to be excluded from the
endowment of the Public Domain.


The primary and chief necessity Of govern
ment Of any kind is to protect life, liberty and
property. And whenever it fails to do this,
or either of these, it fails of its chief ends
| But the grant Of the public Domain, and the
power to make 'tall needful rules and regula-
tons over the territories are restricted and
| qualified to some extent, and not general anc
| exclusive in the Central Government. There
fore Congress cannot establish or abolish slave
~ as property, because it would be at wa
with the idea of the trust. But it is one o
the chiefest foundations and corner stone 0
our Federal Government to protect propert.
| IL, "a; a5thaP IJr
words. or in the Constitution, or by any sucl


implication as necessarily arises and flows ou
of the letter and proper spirit of the nstru


melJ itself.


1t is, with our view of the subject and dc
sign of the Compact, the duty of Congress t
pass laws for the protection of slavery whll
the territory remains in an inchoate condiho
of pupiIage Would not Congress protect
vessel of slaves going from Norfolk to Savar
nah, which would, by storm, OF some othe
accident be thrown into the hands of som
nation opposed to slavery? We should thin
so. And it would be such an infraction {
national comfy, for any nation to take advan
tage of it as would justify immediate war.


1t would be, it seems to us, obnoxious I
every fair and liberal construction OF the laN
Of nations. Then how much more would tn
necessity of protection by Congress exist


this great confraternity of American Statei


Bound as they are, or at least ought to be, b


the strongest cords of mutual protection, an


good neighborhood.


We therefore, with our view of the impol
tance of this question, demand for the Sout
that it be condition precedent to our del'
gates going into the Charleston Convention
nominate a President. 1t is no use to fritz
away our rights any longer. If the wor
must come, let it come, we can take care


ourSelves-DeKaD Democrat
Year: 1859

SOUTHERN PAcIFIo RAILROAD CeMPANY.--
We were shown yesterday letter from Mr.
j. NJ. Clough, District Attorney for the sixth
district of Texas, upon whom deyolved the
duty of Judging whether it is to the interest
of the State to prosecute the suit against the
southern Pacific Railroad for forfeiture Of
charter Mr.. c. states that he has concluded
to dismiss the suit upon the payment to the
State of the sum of $50,oo0-the amount
which the. ssold Company" bound itself topay
according to the second Article Of the late
COMPROMISES 4 guarantee to the State OF
its good faith and ability to build the road
We understand that the funds in the hands
of the Treasurer are amply sufficient 70 ena-
BILE the Company to comply with this condi-
tion.-N o. Bulletin.
Year: 1859

EpIroR MIssIssIPPIAN lin your papero
the 10Th inst, we had the pleasure of seeing
an article headed @Fsnsale Seminary an Jack
SOM In which the writer took the liberty oI
forming . joint Stock Company in which many
Of the names of our prominent citizens appear,
but knowing that many Of our good citizens
have been left out, and believing that they
would take an equally deep interest in the en-
terprise we would recommend the following
nauas to he added to the list. viz:
Year: 1859

or The yellow fever is rapidly spreading
within the city and among the shipping. but
the doctors tell me the disease i not Of 50
dangerous type as it was last yeaf. So says
q letter from Havana to the Crescent.
Year: 1859

inseparable smile of strange meaning on his
lips.


81 am ready fire y shouted the gambler in
tones niurderous as death.


The two pistols roared simultaneously
Bowie did not move; though he had barely es-
tapped within his life, for the bullet of his foe
had cut away one of the golden locks of his
yellow hair. The gambler was shot through
the heart, and dropping on the brink of the
deck, almost tumbled into the river


He was buried by the squatters, at the
next wood yard. And thus perished justly the
bastard son of the pirate Laftte. z-.s,lil-'


There never was j67F empanneled in the
west who would have brought in a verdict
against any man for killing him, and more es-
pecially under the circumstances, because pub
lie opinion pronounced that he Sought to be
killedW And such were the desperadoes that
Bowie commonly exterminated. The victor
Immediately proceeded to the ladies' cabin, and
restored the winnings of the gambler to the
young merchant and his beautiful wife, who
both received the boon as gift from heaven
with as much gratitude as joy.


If we should write volume concerning the
exploits of James Bowie, his character would
not be rendered more transparent than it is re-
vealed in the foregoing anecdote. He was
always the same-the friend of the feeble, the
protector of the oppressed, and the sworn enc
my of tyrants. He was brave without fear, and
generous beyond precedent; and though he,
had faults, gigantic ones too, he atoncd for all
the errors of stormy ife by the splendor of
his magnificent death. His tomb is the Alamo,
his epitaph the word ''Texas," and his name
will fill an humble though safe niche in the
temple of freedom through all time. He can
never be forgotten till the bowels of the earth
ceases to furnish metal for the fabrication of
hose bright blades of steel which bears his
mperishable name.
Year: 1859

Scientific men have computed, that if every
air-cell in the Lungs were open and spread out
on wall, over four hundred square feet of
surface would be covered, which is many times
larger than the skin would cover.


If the open hand be put in water, and then
be suddenly placed on any part of the body,
the shock of the coldness is such, that it pro
duces very disagreeable sensation all through
the system.


IF Immediately on coming out of a warm
apartment, bucket of water were dashed
over the slzin,-ehe present shock and the SUBJ
sequent i'll effects, might well prove fatal in
many cases, especially if additional bucket
fuls were thrown on at intervals of a quarter
of a minute.


The lungs are not as sensitive as the skin
but they very susceptible of impressions
from cold. A man in good health breathes
sixteen times in minute and sixteen times in
minute does the air taken in come in contact
with the inner surface of the lungs. IF, then,
we go into very cold raw air from a warm
room; engaging in conversation, every breath
of cold air dashes right through the open
mouth directly in upon the surface of the
heated lungs difference of sixty degrees, if
there be ice or snow about, and greater still if
the wind is blowing.


The rapidity with which a chill passes over
the body, on passing from warm to pierre
ing atmosphere, is positive proof of the great
effect produced. Hence, it is not wonderful
that persons in robust health "eatch their death
of cold' by such exposures, in the shape of
pleureses, lung-fever. Pneumonia, bad colds
and terrible chills


In almost all cases, these ill-results may be
averted or greatly modified, if the person will
take two precautions First close the mouth
before passing out, thus compelling the air to
pass, by the circuit of the nose, through the
head, and thus be measurably warmed before
it reaches the lungs. Second, walk rapidly, so
as to throw the blood to the surface, but soon
abate the gate, as we cannot get air enough
through the nose, only for a few minutes, or
hold a handkerchief over the nose and open
mouth, in the shape of loose ball, SO as to
allow the cold air to commingle in its folds
This may suggest reason for allowing the
beard to grow around the lower part of the
face, as in the first place, in impedes the in
/ gress ofseold air and the egrees of the warm
air. from thealungs, and thus commingled, the
| cold air is modified.


nea-A friend that You buy with presents vii
! be bought from you. s-..-t.--, -
Year: 1859

eA-As we must render account of every idle
word, so mustss we likewise for our idle silence
If the latter is the case, what will be the posi-
tion of those who have not the moral courage
to speak-those who dare not speak out the
truth-who dare not even look at the truth p
Does not this amount to criminality /? The
public press of the day please copy!
Year: 1859

ADvERTIsE.-Dull times are the very best
for advertisers. What little is going on they
get, and whilst others are grumbling, they pay
their way--nnd with their newspaper for a life
preserver, swim on the top of the water, while
others are sinking all around.
Year: 1859

THE PRESIDENCY FOh fAhDON.


Under the above heading We take the following
article from a late number of the Richmond En-
quirer, edited by son of Governor Wise:


The extravagant offer made for horse at
the battle Of Bosworth, has been more than
overdone in the effort for the pardon of
Brown. The Presidency is the offer now
made to the Executive of Virginia for an
uniustifabe exercise of Executive clemency.
An article in this issue of the Enquirer,
from our cotemporary, the Richmond Dis.
patch, will give some idea of the efforts now
being made to effect the pardon of John
Brown. Many of the letters therein alluded
to, make their appeal through the fears of
personal violence, but the most of them APP
peal to the magnamity, the kind-heartedness,
and the ambition of the Executive. How
little is the character of the present Executive
understood by those who suppose that either
fear or ambition could lead him to act so
repuguant to every just man.


The effort is not confined to the Black
Republican journals, but, we regret to see,
even the New York Journal of Commerce
joins the mistaken cry for clemency, and
its reasons imply that living martyr, at
"hard work for life" is less dan gerous than
dead martyr-that the penitentiary makes
a man more of felon than the gallows-
and that @nisguided people" sympathise
more with the forgotten dead than with
the suffering, hard working, confined living


To us it appears that John Brown, at
hard labor, would be continual source of
supply for Abolition fanaticlsm that his
groaus would resound from Richmond to
Eastport, and from the James river to the
ST. Lawrence; that every meeting Of the
Black Republican and Abolition parties
would herald forth resolutions for his ibera
ton; that the stumpin every election, from
a Constable to the Presidency, would be
redolent with praises of his heroism and
curses upon his imprisonment. Not so with
John Brown executed.


He has forfeited his life and though pos,
sessed of many traits of character that were
worthy of better fate, pity and commiser
alton are closed against the murderer of
Turner, Beckham, &c.


"Vindictive and blind feeling" has char,
acterized no part of his trial, and we can
appeal to the world that neither "indecent
haste" harsh treatment, or any wrong has
been offered to the prisoners. A speedy,
but fair, trial was demanded by all the cir
cumstances. A grevous wrong had been
done, and quick retrlbuion was necessary.
Threats of rescue we're freely made, and the
prisoner, by a bold and impudent effrontery,
held out the belief that hope of relief was
still entertained.


This effort to defeat the end OF Justice i'm
plies fear of the fanatics on the part of
those who urge ths strange request. AS
Virginia aud the South have more occasion
to fear the mscreants the exc .ution of
Brown may excite to similar deeds of rash
ness and folly, we desire to be left to our
own course for similar cases in the future.


Virginia will execute Brown and his as
sociates, aud feels herself able to meet all
the consequences that may arise from that
act.
Year: 1859

The agitation produced by attempts Of portion
Of the pubic press and few public men of the
country, to induce Governor Wise to pardon
Brown. or to stay the execution of the sentence
Of the Court until the Legislature meets, has
called forth inrumerable commentaries on the
proprety Of the exercise Of the pardoning power
by the Executives


The n. 0. Pioayune, Of Tuesday, has an article
on the subject in which the official conduct Of
Gov Melville u this respects severely criticised.
Says that paper:


The misuse Of the pardoning power by the
Governors of the several States render it scarcely
doubtful that society would be gamer by the
entire withdrawal Of the privilege Of remitting,
in any case, the penalty Of crime.


The certainty Ct punishment is more powerful
upon the wicked than all other restraining in
6uences, and just in proportion to the probability
Of escape from the clutches of the law is the law
itself mere sheathed sword for The defence of
society.


Within the past ten months the Governor of
Mississippi has pardoned twenty one convios from
the Mississippi Penitentiary. Nor is he singular
in h'S manifestation Of a false philanthropy. Tho
criminal records OF every State where the Cover
nor can paroon will show similar result.


1t would seem as though the age was tninted
with a strange unsoundness of opinion in regard
to those who violate the laws. The entire officers
Of the law have q species Of monomania in favor
of the criminal when he has exposed himself to
the vengeance Of society. If he do not escape
before he is brought to trial, the loniency of the
court, the difficulty Of obtaining witnesses, render
his case hopeful; but if conviction is obtained
and sentence pronounced the Governor interfere
with his pardon, and the wretch whose life or
liberty was justly forfeited to society, is enabled
to repeat his outrages against humanity and law.
This is all wrong; and no man in the Emitted
States has done more to illustrate this fact than
Gov. Neville, with his twentyone parGons in
ten months. We're he perpetual Governor, the
penitentiory would be without occupants, and
the courts might suspend their functions
Year: 1859

The Democracy Of this county will meet at the
Court House in this city on the 4th Monday in
November next 1t being the 28th day Of the
month, for the purpose Of appointing Delegates
to the Democratic State Convention called to meet
at Jackson on tho I'd Monday of December next
to appoint delegates to the National Democratic
Convention which viii meet IN Charleston in June
next. \ full attendance Of the party is requested
Year: 1859

Tom. Oorwin, in his recent speech in New
York, takes the ground that the Constitution
grants to Congress the power to abolish slavery
in the Territories, though bot in the States
He also maintains the constitutionality of the
fugitive slave law, and ridicules the contrary
doctrine. He is for the exclusion OF slavery
from all new territory, and, touching the pow.
er Of the people to alter the Constitution,
urges that it be done so as to give to Congress
the power to abolish slavery throughout the
Union.