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VOLUME 1. HANDSBORO’, MISS., SEPTEMBER 21, 1858. NUMBER 2
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DEMOCRATIC KOMI SEE.
fttt Occgrtn ef tho Sib CoayriTl DJtrirt
JOHN J. MCRAE,
Of irn„„,.
1 lie Imu k ami tliarinf, tt»« »iuue j
and cement, i* all on the ground, and
let u* build a strong Democratic Pyrs
mid—one that the troubled elements ;
of future politicil strife cannot totter—
in tbe old Eighth. Let Lsudeidale be •
tlio base of the monument, and Perry ,
tbe apes; let the work be thoroughly |
djne, qnd fears for tbe future may all j i
be banished. Let it be consecrated to! ,
the perpetuity of southern democracy, j
and a m<-mento of tbe defeat of * oar-11
r. JT •■ “£>«* *' 1
"under who*e- lead this : i
uciure la to beTearcd. Here '
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JONES. t
W A Y N E.
- Q BEENE.
CLARKE, ]
HANCOCK.
JACKSON.
HARRISON.
LAUDERDALE. ;
jfy There is a squad of m'snomcn- 1
*J Democrats on our sea coast, aided 1
It a Corporal's guard in the interior, j 1
who hare tried as many game* for po- |
lineal power a* a cat has lire*. They i
hare c-j ded, bribed, bullied, caucused, 1
etc., till they are forced to their last 1
g-and effort—a defeat of the Demon*
tie party. They are dissatisfied witi, .j
the Party and .cliqued together to set j
if they can’t bust it up. AA e will not I
aay whether they are disaatt-fied with j'
tbe Party, or the potition which they I
occupy in Uit Party. Our notion ia.il
tlieT are not sati*fied with the Party, (
they had better pack up and walk out (
of it. Let us hare no more of such
twaddle from the “squad” as this “ the *
Convention system is tbe very life of
Democratic orgamialion.’* The veriest i
v_s_ n___.it;_,.t,
recognise* that feature in his Party.— i
The Democratic Party i» entirely too
large an ocean for such little minnow* ,
to twim in. They ought to get into a ,
•mall rivulet, where the wiggling of ,
thiir tail* rould produce a »;ffl
gST The opposition to the tiu* De- (
mocratic candidat* for the. Judgeship ,
in the 8i.li District, arc ih the last ago ;
nice of a certain defeat. The smallest
a!raw that floats upon the political •
surface it seised upon with that deeper
otion characteristic of sinking souls. :
They fl under and splurl, but it avails 1
co'hing. They are fast sinking and
DOW* tbev mutt go. The time was,
when with their bribery, cajoling and 1
bullying, they could ride rough-shod
into power over the true democracy of
this district; bat farewell to all their
trickery, their doom is fued, Dowyjj
down to the polities) Hades, they J
oo ! They behold their inrvitsble f»tej
— they ace the sirocco in the distance
which is destined to overwhelm them, j1
as I no wonder that desperation trite* j
epon them ! So wonder they catch st j
straws 1 Down they mutt go ’
‘FACTS ARE STUBBORN
THINGS. ”
REASONS WHY WIMLIAM M
HANCOCK SHOULD RECEIVE
THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE IN
HARRISON COUNTY AND
IN 1 HE .6m DISTRICT.
l«t. Because lie is a s tmd lawyer —
■nd not a pettifogger.
2nd. Became he i* an urbane gen
tleman—and not a venal rfik-e seekei
3rd. Bccnune lie liaa implanted il
tmr courts a due decorum which hi:
opponents corifen* existed not befor
his election to the judgeship.
4tli Because he in conceded on a!
•idea u> he a sou ml democrat.
&th. Because he la the choice of tin
Derr or >» tie 1’arty in the Sth District.
6tb. Became he ia the choice ol tin
people in the 8ib Judicial District fv
Judge. Why f
Because be ha* made pn able Judge
Because he liar made an iinjailiu
Judge.
Because be ha* dealt justly with th.
poor man snj the rich man.
Because he spurns bribery.
Because he belong* to no clique.
7th. Because he i« the majority do
mocrstic candidate for Judge, in tb<
Sth District Why!
Because Clatke county, ninth gavt
■ rot# at 040 u 1855, speaks thus—
u uei-.vas, I be ii lends c-l lion. W ir
ll. Hancock, having a h>gh appr-cin
ii>n in his honesty, integrity, and nbili
r, l»-g leave ic t--oJ< r him our mo-1
'-Minus nnd cordial sup’~.rt for the of
ice of Circuit Judge. Therefore
Jii.-lilt'd 1. Tt.st «f do not think
he action of the Mi»»i".ppi City con
el lion at ail atTets Judge Hancock’-*
irer.ous position—and it shall uot hind
Resolttd 1. That the lion. Win. M
lancuck ir our det-ided choice, over
.njr of the other candidates in the field
'*r the office to which he ncpiris, ard
lesides our earnest support, we w II use
ill legitimate means to secure hit re
lect'Oti.
Rtsolcedi That wehacc tried Julp*
laocock and find him possessing to an
mi vent degree, those qualifications
hat aru indispenaaLle to the Judiciary
"hat he is an able, impartial and un
llnching c«}M>ui der ot the law, and
re am unwilling tftxt he shad be super
eded, if our ifforls can prevent if.
Itrsni< f<i 4. That Judge Ha, cock,
n the dischaigc of his olB-ial da-* ’
m*gained a universal appoval ihrdngh
iut the district, by the prompt, impar
ia! and Isold manner in which he has
nforced the criminal law, secured «r
ler, and contributed towards the iris—
irovement of the moralsof ihecotnmu
,i(y. m we'l a* li e er d« of justice, and
hat he is entitled to the support, irre
pecuve of paily pohtios. of all the ro
wr, law abiding, aud order loving pur
ion of tl-e district.
Bet atne Lauderdale coonty, which
;ave au aggregate vote of 1143 in
855, say*—
Resolttd, That the aide, impartial,
nd d gi.ilied manner in which Judge
1uncock has disclmigcd t-e duties of
he office, renders him the decided
'reference of the ! fern or racy of Lau ier
(»!e ccuntv for the Judgeahtp of the
Ills Judicial District.
Resulted, That iu order to secure the
lection of a Dcinot-i atic Judge, we in
ite aud wunestly solicit the eoopera
ion of the Democracy of (be 8th Jmll
ial District with us in the support of
udge Haaeuck, the nxwt available
isndKIete now be lure me people.
Because June* county, which nave
,n aggregate vote of 30ti in 1853.say*
-f the Mississippi City Cot. vent ion of
uly lart—
lie sol ltd, That »e do not approve
>f tile So called District Convention,
leld si M-wmeippi City, as there nas a
Majority ot the district uur. prescnted.
uid we talirve it to be anti democratic
or » minority So rule instead of a nia
ority.
Because Perry county, which polled
in aggregate vote of 306 iu 1855,
Rrsoirtd, That lion. WM M I] AN
DOCK. is llie choice of the Dem-cracV
>f Perry cunts for Judge ol the Eighth
ludictal District.
Because L. G. Bradford, a 'delegate
0 the Mississippi City Convention . ad
1 citizen of Jaikson county, *Lk1i
>i.lkd in 1855 an -'ggregale voU ol
164, certifies—
This is to certify that I was a dele
jate from Greene county to the lals
:onver>lK>n held at Mississippi City on
he third Monday in July last, and' dij
>ot vole for W. J. Daniel, or any other
nan in said^couvmtlon Judge Han
cock was my choice, and is yet my
choice, and will receive my vote in Oc
toher Beit, if I live, and also my influ
ence. Judge Hancock did not have a
I fair showing bv the com lies not being
represented. I do not believe tl at four
com ti’S should bavr made any norni
nation, for they are the smallest coun
ties in the dis'rict—not giving mote
thsn 1,000 votes, which in not more
than one fourth of the Votes polled in
the district. Moreover, Jtr’geuHan*
cock has provrd himself nn able Judge
and whv should we drop him and take
• up a man that w# do not know. Yon
1 mav depend on tun. 1 remain your
i friend, L. G. BRADFORD.
) Because it is almost beyond a doubt
that Judge Hancock will receive I be
1 vote of Hancock county, at the m it
election In 1865, Hancock county
polled nn aggregate vote of 4>T.
j Bycause it is confidently Inhered
1 that Judge Hancock will carry the
county of Greene (in 1856 the vote of
Greene was 421) by a large majotity.
Because the county of Harrison—the
hotbed of political jugglery — will give
him a w:.im support, and probably a
tuaj lily.
8th. Because the most eminent law
; srs, who practice in this District, give
him their unqualified support.
9th. Because the ablest journals in
Mississippi advocate* hit claim*.
10th. Because he is opposed by a
disaffected few, who desire to rule the
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j l'.th. Because he is opposed thr-sigh
• spirit of revenge, for notbuwiig to
their dietnra.
12th. Because he met with the sup
port of the Democracy in this District
ai the last election, ami they esu tin-1j
no ground to oppose him at this.
13th. Because he has been tried and
not found wanting—his opponents arc
unlritd ami comparatively unknown.
Now, there is a baker’s doxeo —a
fair string of reasons why William M
Hancock should receive the votes of
the Democratic l’artv of Harrison
ecu.itJ, andot the S'.Ti Judicial rn*tnct.'
Let hi* opponents give their claim* for1
their candidates. Capt. DasiSL Ira*
one—the “ prestige ” of a nomination
frmu a minority Convention. Mr.
Chapman 1ms one—the success of the
Know Nothing Party.
1MII-IN abont Town.
LY LOCAL.
“ Look oct Bloomers 1 ” lu my
last I promised to give in this mrrnl-er,
the partirnlarat-f an adventure, which
l met with, while pairin'/ ’raunJ town
I will not enter minutely into oil the
particulars connected with this strange,
vet romantic affiir—private reasons,
fbrlrid it.
I was toddling along, mnringon thing*
in general—things perspective—things
particular and all sorts of things, tend
ir-g to the social, moral and political
advancement of ntv well-beloved Hand*
boro’, when ray attention rv.-rs directed
to two l-ersot.s iu tbe street, who hart
the outward ajiis-arar.ee of being men,
arrow d in genteel attire, one of whom
I recogntted ns Mr.-. Tire per
sons on seeing me immediately turned
about, and marie tracit down Main St.
Thinking this a strange move on their
part, I loliowvd them and upen getting
a closer view of the parties, I diacov
[ irett I be vtre 1 etna it t, areitcd in male
attire.
I Imre no idea that the public has
any knowledgu of the parties, and
knowing that these ladies belong to the
till* of IiaudsU.ro' and would blush
to see their names ia your widely ciieu
!«ied joor-ial. I foibear giving tiiem,
but, should I get wind such actions
on their part again, “Local," ever fsiib
ful o the public, will present them in
an unmistakable color, to the world; as
ail consider it bad enough for women
to wear the breeches at home, let alone
on the public highways Therefore, I
will close by reminding them of tny
promiae to the public, and tbit warn
ing—"Look out, Bloomtrt/"
The fanout “Cross X Roads" ! I
know rmt to wb*t eiteat they are fa
mous beyond the limits of Handsboro’
- but that the “Cross Roads" >» known
in our midst, I have only to recall the
incident# of “days gone by," the scene
of which was laid hard by tbe angles
thereat formed. *Twa* here that tbe
l
| youth of our town were wont-to meet, |
| “ To .ban* the tying huoia with glowing f. et," I
i and hero it waa that they once dij have'
! a fea»t of cake and "flow of soul"—in
! lhone halcyon d: ye, there woe "marry
nip and giving in marriage,'' in them
i "diggings.” Here It waa tltal tlm ad
in'roJ I telle of Piny'* etar'ftrat dazzled
the “tdooda” of Oandebom’—tl»al *l*r
which liae *ince *o g!orio«»!y eutmina
I ted. Ob, who lie* not same fond re
membrance of tbe desfj d'-ar old
“Oroe* X Honda’*I
It wa* a delightful iveiling -laet
week —I na* wending Iiijr wgy towards
jibe “Croae-Hoad»"—when, bark —
“ Mock sow* w.th it* v< i'lptuoai -well.
And loew «pake km- to eye* which (pahragsrn.
And all went merry a» a irirTf»f*-,*il."
by ibe w»y-*idr. The abiill uotie < f a
Eddie and the trundling n< *v- t f tnaoy
feet engaged in lira pleasant and not,
inert eitnise of a **Lre.akdowc," fvl!1
upon mv ear—and I l eatened to nicer
tain the occasion of e« j.>ioua a path- j
tring. • * • It was a “shindig.":
"Black npinta and white—
White epirlla and gray—
Mingle, mingle, mingle—
Mingle you that may."
Ye*, to my astonished s-gbt, aficr a
cautious peep 1 eliind tbe curtain, wa*
presented within tbe shaded walls of|
-'s collage, a acme of rumpling
co/ors that Would lay over any “ wir. h ;
•eene” in the va«t volume of old “W ill
Sh*k»p*are. There was a uaik ebon
colon d mprc -aentatieefrom thatb-nigh j
ted land, “darker than a bottle of ink
in a L«rr< l of pitch bid in the bottom
of a well, and 40,000 timet darker j
than tire concentrated .ark’ e»4 forty
thousand midnight*,'' j arnte 1 black,
“swinging corner*” wuh roar clretk'd ;
Milesian lassies with whirling hoop*
and high-heeled sho*--. Anon, the
brawny arm of the Af-ican encircle*
the sibyl waist of the fair Milesian and
off they go in the titillating bop* of
the squealing sclrotlisch* 1 See the
turn* I A picture ! A Hack, erisped
h at red Jvwy, check to cheek aith the
flushed, aulrurn treated lnaaie O, ye !
Gods, and lift I e fishes! what a picture
for one fisme I
Men Southern Men, tom up their
eves with holy horror, at ;he diaguslii F
fmalic am of the North, while at the
srime time, such affairs as the ah- ve are
transpiring in our midst. Shall such
things be tolerated in 1land sboto*-—and
g.* unwiiipt of justice!
■' ru»»ll ptiaprfc mga. sad renscre cram f”
pgitsruiu.
.Vat if ! cm help it!
[Local.
1 hope oor efficient officer* will “nip
j* the hud” trystmg seems ilke these.
It i* hut the practical working of a d*
tested far aticinirr—Negro hyuabty —
Such thing* must lie stepped. Every
interest of thi* community demands it.
This matter should engage the early
aUeulioO of our cilitens. These trans
actions Lave augmenied vastly since
the advent of certain New Orlt-an# no
tables, who spott their "aliae ft" wiih
a presumption unwarrantable in a nmr
•tl community. If these gents. *>II
take rny advice, they wi'.l leare—*T.o
cal” may take occasion to »l ow them
to the pubfcc in their true colors.
Tit* Casn Ki lk.—We are compell
ed to have the fstk for all work done |
by u«, fed Advertising and for suhacrip- j
lion*. We are conducting our business •
entirely on • cash basis, an we r» quire
cash to purchase supplies. So wt may j
truthfully exclaim to our patroi-s :
“Help us. Cut'i M», 01 we sink.”
Ax Editor Tioht.— W'e believe it is j
rare that editor* iodug*> in a do p. J
but when they do theii leaders an. suie !
to find them out. A Sy races* ooteiB- j
jiorary was caller! spoil to record a j
■‘melancholy event™ at a time taltenj
hi* head wi a rather heavy, and did it
up afref tha following maantr : "Yes
terdav morning. *1 4 o’clock. P- M., a
man with a heel in the hole of b’-s
stocking, committed msenie by swal
lowing a dose of suicide. The inquest
of the verdict rendered a joty that the
deceased came to the facts in accor
dance with his death. He leaves a
child and six small wives to lament the I
Ad of bia untimely loss. In death j
w* are iu tha midst of life. ’’
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gr JOHN L HENLEY. Esq . of
Biloxi, Lr-x«^ is oer authorised Agent.;
Our subscriber* and patrons there will j
pleas* “fork, over" to him all that may j
I>e«t« r fr» ii« •»»Hit C. iftlhamii.
W« fin 1 the following letter, pub*
liahed for ihe firat time, in the Khdi- ;
uionil Enquirer. It i* addressed to Hon. |
J. 0. Eniutner, of V.gma, urging the
nenea-ity f.r ettraord nary effort* fori
protecting air re property :
Four Hitt, l*t August, 1847
Vy ltrar SirI regard the occur-1
retire > Inch led to the meeting a- d
prooeediuga of the citizen* of Hag ra
town, a copy of an aocoont of arhieh
accninpar.i«a your latter, aa one nhich
olaiina the aolomn attention of e cry
man who love* hit country and deairta
1 to ;>eepetiinln ua institutions.
*1 have read your letter, and the pro .
. ceding* of the meeting, ard the act r.f i
le-gtalaturc of Pennsylvania, which Ird j
to the trsg cal event, with grid and in !
dignation. With grief not only for the
fate of a worthy citizen, but for the con
sequence* to whi.b it i* calculated to
lead ; and with indignation, at the de
lihtrata and undisguised violation of
ti.e Constitutional compact by the
State of Pennsylvania. There it nut on
■ ecord a more d'-literate and undia
guiaed breach ot faith, and ihe solemu
obligation ot oath. If we of the slave
holding Stale* should perron one, to
us, of ihe moat important provisions of
the Consulu’ion, to be thus trampled
on with scorn and cunt< nipt, and one
of their worthiest citizens to he murder
t-d in hi* attempt to seen-e th» rights
guaranteed to him by It, to pa>* will,
impunity, •« shall ricd.lv ilcsene the
i*It; ii hi wm ujiwi iiwurturv n«nii u*
It will not end with emancipation h
bail aa that would be. That would la
hot the beginning. I saw clearly the
w. ole train of calarnitiea that would
In-fall ua. 1 e-ntrol trace them in letter 1
tail tlo-y will be greater than en r be
fore M-1 a a people. The condition of
Ireland would be a S’ato of b'lss to
" in. Hut let mw any, neither Virgin u
or Maryland - an escape- theoi. Aa -o-tn
aa Aboillion becomes efficient, llu
State- to the soul 11 of you, will prevent
tbe purchase or the emigre'ion of your
negre free or slave, while those
North and West of you will prevent
their rgreaa in either direction. You
Will be belli! . ed in with jour black
population, vs every other slave Stale
will tie, while the non ativchotdttig
States wilt never ceaaa their sgitatton
mid black* are placed in nil r specie
on an equality, politically anil socially,
with their former uissteia; when they
would govern ua ami our posterity,
through our former slaves and their
jawtertty. Thli-k not that 1 look Urn
,ir ahrad, or ti at 1 am deceived. 1
see the fotnte thus far. if we do not
meet and repel the attack, aa clearly a*
1 d the riniugof the auri to-morrow.
You ask me my opinion a- to the
remedy, ami in the first place, “wbeib
er tbs legislation ol Congress can resell
li e diaeare f " I do noaBee how it can
The act of F* nnaylvani. is in open de
fiance and contempt both of Cungvr**
Mini the oonalitutton, and cannot lie j
reached. Cl course, but by subjecting!
the Court* of tbe Stat-- and it* < fficera.
lo the j-in-diotion of Uie Cutin* of 1
the United Slates, in the peth-imanc* ’
•f their - fficiai duties; which, in my ’
-pinion, we I ave no right lo do. lli-l.
I we Lai, it would be impossible to ‘
we** such an act.
You next ask, “is there any counter ,
railing legislation within the power t.f .
lie Southern State* 1 “ I answer, yen, ^
slid the m<>*t vff-ctual ; but to make it
m, it would require their united action. ^
The jieacc, securitv and internal j *-Hc
»f ihe Stales are already among their ,
reserved p-wer*, acknowledged so to
he in reference to their security, so far
a* li-aith is concerned, us the pas-age
of the ijuarariline laws by moat of the
Stales prove. The same principle »p
pile* lo uileicourBe of every description
« UK 11 life* v CI»vv, OVVMI
ily or the domestic institutions of a
State. It* application to all cornnier
cial intercourse, sea wise or hr river,
would at once hung the oonslaveholding '
Stale* to their leio**. It would ele <
cute itself. It would give to the South
direct trade, and make our conirneicia!
a-apitols what their’* now are, and
would transfer their shipping and
mauufartures fiom llierr odd and bar f
ren i eg ton to our more genial and fer ,
lile. It would, in jaaiiicular, make ,
Baltimore. Norfolk and Bichniond abat
New York Philadelphia and Ihaioti
now are. The very urmace that ••
were prepared to take such a step, un
le** the guarantees of tLe Constitution
should tw respected by IVm.sv Iratna •
artd the oilier non slaveholding S' ales, I
would bring ihem at or.ee to lerrns.— '
You Will find the principle fully >Hus
(rated and established in a report and f
speeches made by me <m the ciraula
«ri n of laaaadiatt public*!ion* through ‘
the ma.L They aia cootaieed in a *
volume of my report*. sj-eeches, Ac. i
Ac., pub! idled some years sums, by
Harper A Brothers, of New York, and
uiav, do doubl, lie had of them. .
You next ask “whether there i* any
hope that Pennsylvania would repeal •
its act, on proper representation ! ” I r
lotilit it, «ml doubt whether it would,'
m tbe end, do any goo-i. Now, if ever,
iti niv opinion, ia tlie time to bring the
question to i-vMiw. Tbe longer it I* >1*
•Ted, tbe worse ia the end, both for
a* and tbe I'nion. I have alwaya an
believed. But, if it should be thought
» hcrwiae, I would by all means r r hi
mend, not to b*g or ecpeatulate, but to
demand the repeal on the highest ground
uf fight and uoastituttumsi obligation,
a-*unnng i*. at once, without argument
'.hat the act, is an open and fl«g.st;t
I resell of faith an-I constitutional obli
gation. To entreat Wot!U1 lie degrad
ing. ami would Imt aggravate the evil.
The higher and I —kief the tone, the
better. The C mini •siouent, if it would
l-e deemed advisable for SI in land and
Virg ■ v to appoint theip, should bo
men of high and decided character,
and not party back*, an.) should le
in-trui J ij make a peremptory de
mand, in the mo*t decided language,
n order to bliig the question to i-sue.
If pr per tr.cn he appointed, and take
lie eour«e indicated, good m.-.v come
if it; hut, it not, it will do mischief, es- j
veciaily if party backs should be ap
minted.
Y ur ml question i» as 11 to the »d
•ntage of calling a convention of the
hiv.-holding States I ” I regard the step
is tndis'ensahle to a thoiongli and *f i
Actual cure it the esil, anj that the
-all ought to ootnc fiom Sfaryland and
iftrginia, and tba meeting to be held
n Kn liniond or Baltimore. It mat Imi ,
nade bv tlieir Legislatures, or inform—
illy by l lieu Riemla-rs, and ought to he I
lone Mntsltly. I lie sooner, llie tauter,
it loth pari it a should unite, ami agiee
n make the del.nro of mir rights the
■anunetint quest on, cviniding the
’residential and all others, a speedy
■nd wouhl l«* put to «>nr difficulties.—
hit without lhat. there is tor ns and
Ire whole Ur.ion, »).iveho!dingand non
lavehuding. a gloomy future. It. is
.aid tossy on whiehthe heaviest •••■.
amity will fall, nn'e-s we manfully.
■ nd at once meet the dai g. r. It -h h
hall i>« our course, let wliat ID>(
tome, w« slodl he a great and pro*p. r
ms people—in tlm Union, ifoureouis*
.liould save it, and <>ut of it, if it should
lot. They, and not we, hate lawn,
liroiighont, the aggressor, arid it he
ong* to tin great law of mu liiuiion,
hat where tire parts s ■■*re*s..il ou has
ihe spirit to meet ruid lepelthe aggres
sor, the meditated evil recoil* on him,
while the rich b!e»sing* wlneh always
•cur nipai.y the suecessful resisiaiiea to
wrong, wi.i fall lo the lot of his intend
ed victim.
I bate from the first, and throughout
this whole question, been actuate I by
nun feeling; to rave the Uni. n and our
tree institute-os, if possible, hut if not,
to rare ourselves *t »U event*. The
great diiilcultv which I hn».. had lo
encounter, has been from the prevail nee
on all sides of the spoils principle. The
lies re to parficijwife in the rpoila has
!»«-en so prevalent for near - ■ Veen vests,
it’d tt.e dwore of ke»pieg tl.e i,.trlv to
'etlier in order lo Is- aid • to partu-ipate,
hat thegreal Imsii e-s of ill -si o! the
, nd* rs lin* I.. lo merge a I <|ii<*tior»*
n the 1’resirletitial election, in order to
roil party distraction; an 1 that I bar
ri I piove an in*o|" raid* dtfli'-uhv in
'•king tin-high nml deei-ive stai d that j
atinniv arrest the evil that threatens
• rngu'ph all. The ui o n of a few
tardy spirit* on both snirs in your
.. gidalnie would go far lo overman#
: in your Stale and the whole Sou.h.
’eople liegi r to think and so- the re I
stent of the danger, and in the pre t-nt
late of their feelings, should a eon
eution he called, the State* south of
"iiginin would fend both to meet you
II their ablest and roort patriotic cili
en«.
Your*, very truly,
J. <\ CALmUW.
Ju. C. Faulkn-r, Ifovdville. Va.
MirouaTiTH T4 tiKia . rirtD. i
—At the Atlantic cable celebration in
sow York, the following di-patch was
weivcd from Mayor fctitli, of Now
)rlears :
Mayokaltt of Xr.w Orlfass, )
Septoii Iwr l*t. 18o8. \
r0 Cyrus H'. Fir Id. E-q.. S<w York: t
Cyius \V. Field: Deo acjuvante, I
iloiira »uh ma.i vinxtl. "peace hath |
La victories, no lew renowned than
rar.'* GKBAIU) STIT11. Mayor.
Tran»lalmg the Latin motto, the
rhole dispatch reads thus:
Cyrus W. Field :
liv the assist anew of God. he chained
lie lightning* henealli the -Cl. "Peace
ath iU victories no icaa renowned lha£.
,ar.’"
llore we have concisely expressed a
tling reverence for the Deity, honer
>r the human agent!*anti a tribute to
he peaceful triumphs of modern civil
nation.
£3T We are now engaged printing
'ickets for fir* counties—both civic
ud military. Candidate* will please
end in their orders.
=-a -nuL
The cmntac raafciuaa.
Latent accounts from I'm is date that
lit* shirt* «»ura* a *:i!l moie tmlnoii*
ncri* dimension ; every variety of ma
terial— steel, • haleh-me, crinoline, cor
ded mntlirta, dr c,—being put into requi
sition to take from tb* female form it*
pliancy and grace, and to transform lb# **
ajniph. Hits are of all sixes, colors
and shapes; the very large and round
| brown straw hat ia discarded; these
| no* wora of brown or gray straw are
| moderate in kite, either turned up at
; tbs aides, or hava lit# brin. slightly
j Lent down all ronnd, thu* shading the
! face and neck. Many of white straw
and Leghorn straw are keen; the
crown i* very low, and the britn four
or five inches wide, turned down and
finished with a deep hanging lace; the
trimmings are cf velvet ribbon and
Mack feathers, fasten- d by a steal hue
k’e ; precsrly the hat in which paiut
er» hara depicted Diana Vernon. A
pretty ornament ha* bi-eu introduced, ^
which is at the same time a protection
for tb# face against the glaie of th«
sun. It is a combination of the bat
aid bonnet, with large front; the cur
tain of same piece aa the fiont, but ga
thered in laige plaits. When worn
with undress costume, tbs material is
white ttraw, simply trimmed wi-h
Mack lace and velvet; but with tu!|
Hinviur, « aiiu rim »«r iw »rr
for red. There i* • new style «f E' g
lisb barrge with grey striper; ili»
ll.ilin.ee should la boidereU with wide
slrijie* of lilac satin. Wh~n covend
wub vna of Violard’s b'ack lac* points,
now c»na>duieJ tl.e choicest imminent
for tha toilette, these r»bea form a very
recherche costume. During the last
two years the u> ivenuil fashion of dec
on ting robes sud mantle* with ruche*
and bow* of nbbon ha* c«n*ed an im
mense sal* <>t plain ribbon* (tha only
-•.vie of ribbon employed for ibtst
trimmings) gieally to the detriment of
the manataerarem of the ri h asd
flowered ribbons.
A peuit-oi has lately !<een pte»cti'ed
to tha Etnpre-s Eugenie, by tbe silk
merchant* of Lyons end St. E.cnre.
pr.x it.g her majesty to encourage, by
her patronage, tbe flowered branch of
tbe ribl-on tiade. The Empiesa graci
ously replied that the only means in
her power was to cover her dress, a*
much as p-waiMe, wub richly worked
nblmns. And bee majesty has lieeo
as “good a* her word.” The imperial
summer tr vitrau has Iwen lavielde
decorated wlh lost, sasl.es, end*, gar
lands ar-d chatelaine of snpei i. nldi-ns,
rchU- ornament'd wub inwoten fluw
trulls. Tliesw tild-ona varr In
pnc* according to the width; line* a
quarter ol a yard wide are often 10. 12
and 151. the me’re. Tliia new nude
will add uvnriderably to the cost in
dress.
t-iT Our namesake, on the coast, in
his last numlier say* that hu w»«—
“somewhat surpri-ed to notice that it
(the llnndsboro’ Democrat) i» the or
isn cf a certain class of d **ffte!ed
politicians.” Our friend ha» misiepre
nentcd us. We grind out "dull, har-h
notes” nor sycophantiu strains for NO
'Visas of disaffected po!>t'cian«”—NO
CLIQUE—NO FACTION ! We ad
roeata what we sincerelv lad-eve to lie
tbe TRUE STATES’ RIGHTS SOU
TUERN DKMORATIC PLATFORM
—a Platform erected It TRUE SONS
OF THE SOUTH—Men who CAN
NOT U* IlOUflUT—M.-n who will
not only SAY. l*nt 1>0 for the SOUTH
—Men who I1AYE DON Band W ILL
DO AGAIN more than our rarmutke
nn the beach, CAS DO. Hence, h’ft as
terlton, (No. 1 ), fait* to the ground.
Our nanv-oake aa*erta (No 2 ) that
‘•Thia newly named paper (lTanda
lioro* Democrat) attempt* to art*r>ca!a
«nti convention d>*tnnr, and would
liase il'.e people believe it to be Dtino
i-ratic r*
Ou tha cr.nlrare, WE RELIEVE
and will EVER ADV'hCATE THE
CONVENTION SYSTEM aa the be**,
aafeat and only iegitima'e node of or
C*n>*ing the Democratic party. Our
n«i<hbor found nothing in our paper
upon which to arret auch an aaecit oo
aa tha al-ove. So, like the clique, of
which bo IS an advocate, No. 2. moat
( w ‘
go down.
fr Thank*, to R. WT. Norton for a
copy of the Daily Ciaaeai t