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criminate him and swear to any lie' that
may be deemed calculated to clear him.1
‘Ido.»
‘You solemnly promise and swear, that
should it bu deemed advisable by his Or»
der at any lime to substitute a monarchi
cal for a republican form of Government
in the United States, or to change any set
of measures or officers, that you will give
your vote and iufiuence fur that purpose,
and studiously conceal the matter from the
public.1
‘Ido.’
‘You solemnly promise and swear, that
should it be required of you at any time
to take the life of an Odd Fellow who may
have divulged the secrets of this Order,
that you will punctually perform the same
to the best of your ability.’
‘No wseiches!* cried I. ‘Have you not
n!ready extorted oaths and klasphemis en
ough from me, your misserable victim,
without requiring me to murder my fellow
creature*?’
Instantly twenty daggers were pointed
«t my body, and I was told thet tt was now
loo late to decline, and that 1 must take
the oath or die! Pefenceless, & surrounded
hy instruments of death on all sides, there
was no possible chance for escape. —
Wotlds would I have given had I never
heard of the name of Odd Fellows. Cur
sea, which I dared not to speak, filled my
mouth, end sought to be heaped upon the
head of him whp under the garb of friend
ahip had brought me to that awful place
O!’ thought 1,‘that 1 had. listened to the
adviceand entreaties of friends that warn*
«d me to beware of secret societies! Now
I am ruined forever! I must ei'her die in
this accursed den, unheard of by the
word, or consent to bear the mark of Cain,
and become a devil incarnate! O! wretch
that I am, would that I never had been
born!’
As the* thoughts were flittering across
my mind, 1 was interrupted by the presi*
ding officer, who remarked, that five min«
utes only would be given me to decide
whether I would taka the oath or die.—
Enraged at the treatment which I had re*
eeived, and shuddering at the thought of
theawful oaths which I had already tnken,
I determined to participate no farther in
their iniquities. Accordingly I replied
that they might inflict fchat tortures they
pleased but as for me, I would not consent
to shed the blood of a fellow creature,
when dictated by them or any man, or set
°^/Ptva8%na|liy1 agreed that 1 mould be
thrown into dungeon until next meeting
night, and then if I did not consent to take
the oath, I should be put to death.
A trap-door in the middle of the floor
was now taken up. A most horrid stench
arose from the space below, which seemed
ftth UaAlinAM rtf ilarlrnoca f
was now taken by two persons dressed in
black gowns and masks, and thrown head
long down among skulls and toadsand his
sing serpents. I was somewhat srunned
by the fall, and awoke, finding myself at
the foot of the bed from which I had fallen
during the horrible dream.
Later From Texas.
The cutter Woodbury, Capt. Foster,
which left Aransas on the 6ih, and Galves
ton on the 10th,had just arrived.
Major Donelsoa came passenger in the
Woodbury.
The ships Victoria and Suviah were to
leave Aransas on the 8th.
The U. S. steamer Monmouth had ar
rived at Aransas in a leaking condition, so
bad that the pumps were going continually
to keep her afloat.
We have received the Galveston News
of the evening of the 8th. The sloop of
war St. Mary, arrived at Galveston on the
7th from Corpus Christi. There lire 1000
troops at St. Joseph's Island, where they
are comfortably situated. Their ulterior
flmtinslioo seems not to have been fully
determined upon. The Falmouth was dai
ly expectad in the Gulf. Speaking of the
Mexican elections, which took place on the
1st,the News says:
The result of the contest for the Presi
dency of Mexico, between Herrera and
Gomez Farias, which was to take place on
(he 1st inst., will be looked for with con
siderable interest. Herrera is said to be
in favor of centralism, and Farias has the
full confidence of the liberty party. He
advocates the restoration of the Constitu
tion of 1824.
It is said his prospects of success are far
life mint favorable. Possibly his election
may give to Mexico a period of comparative
Topeoo frees the oppression and anarchy of a
succession of civil revolutions.
The Native American of Massachusetts
have nominated Henry Shaw as their can*
didate for Governor, end Charles W. Mows
er Lisat. Oswraar
gfoirtjfcnt J|«tttwC.
aMw?~T3S3 m<oa
TUKSDAyTaUGOST 26. 1815.
"ffEMOTRATlOmC
NOMINATIONS,
ton governor,
A. G. BROWN.
FOR CONGRESS,
JACOB THOMPSON,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
STEPHEN ADAMS,
R. W. ROBERTS,
FOR ?EC1tWARY OF STATE,
WN. HEMINGWAY.
FOR STATE TREASURER,
WM. CLARK.
FOR AUDITOR OT PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,
JAS. E. MATTHEWS.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
JOHN D. FREEMAN.
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The Pearl River Baptist Association
will hold ft meeting of their Board in this
place the Friday before the second Sun
day in September next, at 12 o'clock,
there will also be preaching at the same
hour in the Academy.
03“ We have been requested to state
that there will be a Camp Meeting held at
Tilton, commencing on the 2d Thursday
in October—being the 9th day of that
mrtntla
EtBCTioNi —Returns from several of
the state elections have been received, sfi
fficient to show that the democratic cause
has not in any degree suffered, but in many
places it is still gaining strength, and large
numbers are gradually and constantly be
coming convinced that the principles ad
vocated by the democratic party are those
only by which a government like ours can
be successfully sustained. Alabama has
a large democratic majority in the Legisla
ture, and every member to Congress.—
Tennessee has returned to her first love, it
is given up that Brown is elected, and one
democratic member of Congress gained,
and a strong belief that the Legislature
w m uv uciuwttaiiLi ivttinuuny imd umiui
less gone for the whig?, but with a dimin
ished majority—it is believed ihat the dem
ocrats will elect six out of she ten members
of Congress, and theie will be an increased
number of senators and representatives in
the Legislature—it is also thought that the
popular vote is democrat ic—this is wonders
for Kentucky. A few counties from In
diana have been heard from, which show
that the democratic vole is fully as large
as it has been, and no doubt that state has
gone with a large majority for the demo
cratic candidates. Wake and Wilmington
districts, North Carolina, have been heard
from, and there is no doubt, says the
Charleston Mercury, that McKay and.
Dobbin, democrats have been elected.
(£7- Politics is beginiug to excite some
interest in our citizens, and theenquiry is,
who is going to speak next? and what state
candidates are coming to this town? We
learn that P. W. Tompkins, whig candidate
for Congress, will address the people in
this townon Wednesday next—we suppose
he has no idea that he will be elected, but
is making speeches in order to keep his
hand in.
n_1_j__j ii 1_:ii
address the citizens of this county on Wed*
nesday, the 22d of October, in this town—
he is m candidate for U. S. Senator, and
will be voted for by the Legislature, but
as there has been some objections urged
against him by individuals and some of the
papers, he has determined to canvass the
State, and see the people personally.
O^yCol. J. B. Forrester, one of the
persons whom it has been said was largely
concerned in the Choctaw land speculations
and who was a commissioner for removing
the Choetaw Indians from this state, died
near F»it Towson in the Choctaw nation,
Arkansas, on the 31st ult., and was buried
at Wheelock—a missionary establish
ment.
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Appointments by the President.—David
C. Glenn, receiver of public moneys for
the district of lands subject to sale at Jack
son, Mississippi, vice Isaac McFarr&n, re
signed.
Rufus O. Pray,collector of the customs
for the district of Pearl river, Miss., vice
J- J. McCaugban, who declines the appoint
ment
✓
For tkt Journal.
Messrs. Editors:
In my last communication I advanced
some orgmuenfs against a paper currency
as well as against the issue of any money.
When I had concluded by a quotation from 1
scripture, “The love of money is the root
of all evil,"” Mt. Hawkins respectfully ex- 1
pressed his wonder, that I, with my no- i
tions of these matters, should so earnestly
strive to lay up my hundied dollars at the
end of the year.
“Friend Hawkins,” said I, “I am not
the only man whose creed is one thing,
and his practice another. Look at The so
lemn Presbyterian minister, and you will
see, that although when he joined the
church, and again, when he was ordained;
he avowed himself a Calvinist, and a be
liever of the truth of the old Westminster
catechism, yet he preaches a free salva
tion.”
At this, Mr. Hawkins indulged in a
peal wf laughter, ■which was renewed again
and again until the tears ran down his
face. When he recovered his breath, he
cried “you have noticed that, have you?—
Did you ever think -of ihe reason why the
preachers keep election and reprobation,
effectual calling, adoption and justification
so much out of view in their sermons? Do
you know why the genuine, old rigid doc
trine of predestination is never preached
now? I will tell you. It is on account
of a plain, insuperable, pithy, undeniable
idea that somehow will rise in the mind of
every man passesing common sense, viz:
you say what is to be, will be, therefore
if I am lobe saved I shall be saved, if I
am to lie damned I ehull be damned.—
Should I attempt to interfere with the de
crees of God I should fail; therefore I re
sign my self to them.”
Agaiflst tfcis suggestion; eloquence, so
phistry, metaphysics, the dead languages,
the opinions of the church all were direct
ed for a long time, but
smoke cleared away, and
sided, there stood that same obstinate firm
pyramid ofa proposition obvious to view.
Theologians then began to respect it. The
Methodists rested upon it, and became nu
merous on account of it. Tiiey ^boldly
said that there was no justice manitested
in God’s creating a man, who from the
foundation of the world he had decreed
should go to hell. They said further that
it was pitiful mockery to preach salvation
to n man who could not accept ofit.
The Baptists, for a while endeavored to
reconcile man’s tree agency with ttie doc
trine of predestination, but somehow, as
fast as they established free agency, pre
destination would fall, and in Irving to
raise up predestination down went free a
gency. Then a considerable number of
seceded ano called them«elves “Free will
Baptists” because they said that ns far as
they could see, the sinner in his downward
road to destruction was conforming as much
to the decrees of God as the heir of heav.
en in his course upward.
The Presbyterians for years and years
presented a bold front,and tlieir learned
old divines seemed to draw sweet and un
speakable consolation and delight from the
doctrine. They practiced it without equi
vocation or modification. They taught it
to their children by the Westminster cate
chism . But ever and anon some illiterate
fellow would say “why do you preach to
me? God’s decrees cannot be defeated.
If I am to ho saved I will be.” Tn vain
they replied to him, “you do not know
whether God has foreordained your salva
tion or not, so you are bound to act as
though he never had decreed any thing
concerning you.1* He would persist that
his ignorance did not make any difference
and that if his salvation or damnation was
as they believed a predetermined thing,
all or any thing he could do would make
no difference in his ultimate destiny. Then
was committed that great error of modify
ing predestination on the one hand, and
froe agency on the other, to satisfy in
some degree the discontents of the uncon*
verted. A host fell off and became Cum
berland Presbyterians and New School
Presbyterians, and from their new position
carried on a vigorous attack upon the doc
trines of unconditional election and repro
bation.
The Congregationali8ts in their alarm
drew up such vague articles of Faith that
they meant nothing at all.
The Episcopalians seemed to have for
gotten that they had such an Article of
religion as the 17th. They said they were
Armtnians and that Arminius did not a
gree with Calvin.
At length all agreed with on accord,
that although the doctrine of predestina
tion might remain in the creed, yet they
would preach a freo salvation. If you
drive them torn corner on the subject, and
ask them the simple question “was my
iestiny fixed before the foundation of the
vorldf” they will give you a plenty of
ine spun logic, but will not say yes or no.
It they say yes, the matter is settled; if
hey say no, they deny one of their articles
>f Faith.
Now I do not like this trimming of rails,
hi^ equivocation and concealment. Let
til boldly and at all limes avow their real
relief. If it is true, the truth woifes no e
ril—if it is error abandon it. Say to your
;hurdi, “I can no longer give my assent
lo this doctrine. I must leave you.” ‘But,'
continued Mr. Hawkins, “I would not have
y ou think that I have any objection to ei
ther of the two doctrines—unconditional
election and reprobation,or free agency.—
But I do object to any man seying to me
either in the pulpitor elsewhere, tha< both
doctrines are reconcileable* It is virtually
saying that my fate was fixed, and at the
same lime undetermined from the founda
tion of the world.”
I could not but smile at the warmth into
which the old gentleman had worked him.
self, and although I had a refutation of his
opinions ntmy tongue’s end, yet to divert
his mind from so exciting a topic, I asked
him what he thought ofTcmperance Soci
eties.
But his blood was up and he found fault
with every thing. ‘‘Temperance Socie
ties? Why, I have no objection to a
Temperance Society strictly so called,
hut for supplement to the scriptures, for
this new standard of morality, higher than
Christ taught or practised, I enter my sol
emn protest against it. Christ made wine
—he drank wine—he commanded his fol
lowers to drink wine forever.”
Here I interrupted him, by saying mod
estly. that the pure juice of the grape,
which was the only wine known in those
days, was not an intoxicating drink.—
‘ Who had the unblushing effrontery to tell
you such an outrageous falsehood, contra
dicted by my own knowledge, by your own
knowledge and by the Bib e itself f What
made Noah drunk?or to come later down,
what nia^fe ‘.he Jews at the day of Pen
ticost accuse the apostles of being drunk?
No sir! the wine that Christ made, tire
wine that Christ drank, the wine that he
commanded his disciples to drink in re
membrance of him was an intoxicating
drink. The Pharisees in the days of our
Savior had a Temperance Society, nnd
accused him of being a wine drinker, a
friend of publicans and sinners, but he said
—“not that which goeth into the mouth,
but ihut » hii.li cuiueili vut dcfilcili a man.
St. Paul said, “Be not drunk wiih wine,
wherein is excess.” Here is the evil—
the getting drunk—the intemperance. 1
have my doubts whether we ought to use
alcoholic spirits at all. But to say that
the use of wine is a sin casting a slur up
on the character of Christ. People now
a-daysare getting a great deal wiser than
Solomon. He thought that it would he
safe for kings to use no intoxicating liquors
at all, lest they might sometimes drink too
much and decide causes incorrectly under
the influence of intoxication, but he said
“give wine unto him that is ready to perish
and strong drink unto hint that is sorrowful
of heart; let him drink and forget his sor
rows nnd remcmember his miseries no
more.” I suy if a man cannot drink with
out drinking too much, let hun not drink
wine or any thing intoxi.-ating, but it is
foolish to talk as though taking a dram was
a mortal sin in itself. It may be a useless
expense,it maybe had policy to spend
money for ardent spirits, but it is intemper
ance which is the «ia.
T. GREEN HAT.
To be Continued.
From the N. O. Courier.
Steam-ship Cambria.
The steamship Cambria, Capt. Judkins,
arrived at Boston on Wednesday the 30th
July in the afternoon, in the astonishing
short passage of eleven days. She sailed
from Liverpool on tho 19th of July.
The mail reached N. York from Boston
in extraordinary quick time.
The intelligence is important in a com
mercial point of view.
There has been a decided improvement
in cotton—the sales have been tremen
dously large, and the prices are one eighth
higher.
The com trade exhibited an improve
ment in prices in consequence of the vari
able state of the weather.
American stocks were improvirg.
The determination of the “drab-colored
Pennsylvanians” to shame their traducers
has produced this improved feeling, which
exists in the Bourse of Paris as well as
London.
Money in London was plentiful, and the
market in a healthy state.
There has been another decline in iron,
and the tendency was downwards
The intelligence from Algeria gives nn
recount of the massacre of a thousand
Gratis by the French. The cavern of the
Dahara, where the Arabs had taken re
'uge, was the scene of this horrid affair.—
Here they were hemmed in, faggots were
ighted, and the unfortunate wretches were
aurnt and suffocated in their place of re
fugc.
The Jesuits in France have been hrr
ken up by the Pope himsolf to pre
vent its being done i>y the French gov
Biiiment.
The steamer Caledonia arrived at Liver
pool on the 14th July.
The demand for cotton for export was
large, and under these combined causes,
American bad advanced 1 -8th per pound.
Brazil is also 3-8th better, while in Per
nam and Egyptian there has been a good
deal doing. The total sales of the week
amount to 72,690 bags.
The American Provision market was in
a stagnant .state—owing to the reduc
tion of the stocks and the absence of im
ports.
It was stated that the house of Messrs.
Belhouse & Co. of Liverpool hud f>i!ed
for the amount of £89,000—in conse
quence of the reduction in the price of
iron.
Parliament was about closing its ses
sions, and Queen Victoria was making
great arrangements for a Continental
tour.
The Oxford carried out one day’s later
news than the Cambria.
Large subscriptions were making for the
sufferers at Quebec.
The elections which have taken place of
late in Great Britain do not indicate the
popularly of the government.
IRELAiND.
The Twelfth of July.—The celebration
of the 12th of July by the Orangemen
provoked the attacks of the Catholic party
in several instances,and in oneat Armagh,
we tegret to say, tire affray and ended
fatally. Several of the persons engaged
in the afiray were arrested, but were res
cued immediately, with the greatest ef
frontery. The soldiery paraded the streets
during the night, and remained under
arms all day on Sunday to enable the pea
ceable inhabitants to go to worship.
From the N. O. Tropic.
Very Late From Vera Cruz.
We hasten to lay before the readers of
the Tropic the latest news from Mexico.—
The Water Witch, Capt.Tiennis, left Vera
Cruz on the 5ih inst., and arrived here be
tween 5 and 6 o’clock this momng. It
seems that after all the gascona<l:ng des
patches of the Mexican Minister, a Dec
laration of War is now very, very doubt
fill.
Our prompt and intelligent correspondent
tells the whole story.
Veha Cktjz, 4th Aug., 1845.
Dear Sirs—1 Iasi had this pleasure, per
Relampngb, which left here on the 23d ult.;
no arrivals have since taken place from
your port.
The election of n new President com
menced cn the 1st inst., for which there
are four candidates—sav, Gen. Herrera,
President ad interim, Gen. Almonte, ex
Mexican Minister at Washington. Gomez
Farias, and one other whose name has es
caped my memory; the Presidency, how
ever, seems to lie lictween the two former
one of whom it is supposed will be tire sue*
cessfuI candidate.
Almonte has offered his services to the
Government in the approaching campaign
against Texas, but I rather think it is more
a “ruse de guerre” to help him to the Pre
sidency, than any great desire he has got
to have a brush with the Texans—or, as
I ought rather say now, with the United
States.
II. B. M. brig of war Persian, arrived
here on the 27th ult., in seven days from
Galveston, bringing the news of the annex
ation of Texas being confirmed by the de
legates called together for that purpose by
President Jones—and also that a body of
U. S. troops, say about 4000 men, were
expected at Galveston, in the course of a
few days.
It appears now that our government is
in no hurry to declare war against the U.
Slates, or at any rate, it seems to be the
general opinion that she will merely at
tempt to re-conquer Texas without making
any declaration of war. Of course, the
news by the Persian caused a great excite
ment throughout the country. The Min
istry has presented an act to the two cham
bers for their deliberation.
1st. To declare war against the United
States.
2d. Authorising them to raise a foreign
or a national loan tc the amount of 15 mil
lions of dollars, which they conaider t« be
requisite to carry on a war and re-conquer
Texas.
The proposals are now under discussion ||
in the Chambers, and it they get the “Par
geni” there :s no doubt they will make the
attempt tongaip get possession, though >t J
is doubtful whether they declare war against fl
the U. States or not, J
Of course you have heard are this, of :l»r jfl
revolutionatTohasco,in favor of federal, fl
ism, which has induced the government to w
declare said port closed to foreign as well *
as native shipping, but is ■ ,thcr puzzled to Jfl
find out how tliey will km-,. ..ut the former, fl
as they have not got a single steamer that |jw
they can get ready in less than eighteen or*§
twenty days, all the engineers being still,
as I may say, loafing on shore and waiting
for their pay, of which, for some months j
past, they have received but a mere I
trifle.
1 be tariff question is still under discus*
sion, or rather has been referred to a com
mittee, but if they procrastinate as they
generally do, God knows when we shall
get sight of the long expected document; ^
and in the meantime the country will loose
a great deal, as merchants do not like to
ship with so much uncertainty.
I have nothing further of interest to
infomt yon of at present, and beg to sub
scribe myself, gentlemen, very respectfull y,
yours.
August5.—The Water Witch not sail
ing yesterday, I open to say that we have
no news from the American squndron, but
it i9 thought here that it will soon appear.
It is said that the troops now on the road to
Texas,amount to 10,000 men.
• Yours, etc.
OVituar^,
Died on Wednesday evening the 6t^
till, at the residence of her husband, in
Hillsboro’, Miss., Mrs. EMMA A. HAST-*
LAND, (formerly Mrs. VunderhurM,) con
sort ofCapt. A.Eastland.—Mississippian
list of Candidates.
General Election, 3d and 4th day of
November, 1845.
FOR CHANCELLOR.
We are authorized to annonne*
JOHN M. TAYLOR, as a candidate fat
the office of Chancellor, at the ensuing
election. ✓
Wc are authorized to announce C
PINCKNEY SMITH, of Wilkinson, as l
candidate for Chancellor, at the ensuing
election.
FOR DISTRICT A TTORNEY.
OO" 'Ve are authorized to announce O.
P. McCARTY Esq , of Mouticello, as a
candidate for District Attorney for the 2nd
Judicial District, composed of the counties
of Copiah, Pike, Lawrence, Marion, Han»
cock, Simpson, Covington, Harrison, Smith
Rankin and Scott.
FOR COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE, gg
OO" We are authorized to announce T
Y. GRINS PEA J), as a candidate fore
present Lawrence county in the lower
branch of the next Legislature. *
0tr We are authorized to announce Wm. *
WEA rilLRSBY, as a candidate to re
present Lawrenrc county in the lower
branch of the next Legislature.
OCr We are authorized to announce J.
R. CHAMBERS, as a candidate to re
present Lawrence county in the lower
branch of the next Legislature.
0^7* We are authorized to announce W.
A. STONE, as a candidate to represent
Lawrence county in the lower branch of
the next Legislature.
FOR PROBATE JUDGE.
(Kr We are authorized to announce
JOHN D. BOWEN, as a candidate for
the office of Judge of Probate of Lawrence
county.
0^7* We are authorized to announce M.
B. CANNON, as a candidate for re-elec
tion, to the office of Probate Judge of
Lawrence county.
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK,
We are authorized to announce ED»
WARD L. BOWEN, as a candidate for
re-election to the office of Clerk of tho
Lawrence Circuit Court.
We are authorised to announce THOM
AS F. MOBLEY as a candidate for the
office of Clerk of the Lawrence Circuit
Court.
FOR PROBATE CLERK.
0^* We are authorized to announce M.
U. SMITH, as a candidate for the office
of Clerk of the Probate Court of Lawreooa
county.