Ponola [sic] weekly register., June 10, 1843, Image 2

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THE RE SISTER
".Yidlu'u addictuijurare in verba magist, iS
SATURDAY, JU"NTE JO, 1813.
Conveutiou of the Legislature,
Gov. Tucker has issued his procla
mation calling Uy ether the "grave and
dignified" Senators and Representa
tives of tho Mississippi Legislature on
the 10th of July next. The proclama
tion declares that, "various important
matters claiming tke consideration and
reojiireing the prompt action of the
Legislature of Mississippi, form an em
erency for convening them," but does
not specify what these matters are.
If any "emergency" exists now which
has not existed for several months wc
ore at a to conceive what it is, or
what good reason can Lo assigned for
delaying the call until mid-ummer.
Legislation in Mississippi for tho lust
ten years has- been a -eurse lo the Statef
worse than no legislation at all. The
members thuj called together without
a specification of objects, wo may expect
the samu ill advised and injudicious leg
islation which has heretofore made ev
ry attempt at reform in the State laws
productive of a greater evil. In their
eagerness to get home, the mature con
sideration of any measures is not to be
expected. We hope however they will
count over the monies faithfully, not
forgetting the "six dollars and two bits'
cash, .which Graves left, and, that like
;he Bluo Law peoplo who resolved that
khs bible should be the law of the land
until they could get time to provide bet-
ter, they will rub out old laws passed I
for the last ten years and give us Pion- j
dexter'a code ' until ihev can tret time !
rovidebctter. j
to pi
Temperance -Lecture?.
Mr. W. M. Yates of Giles county
Tenn., being on a visit of a few days to
this place, ha3 entertained our citizens
with a couple of Temperance lectures,
which, like hia fine Berkshire and other
blooded stock, were the best ever
brought to this section of the country.
His arguments were comprehensive
and convincing, presenting in birds
eye views the 9trong points of his sub
ject, his appeals equally eloquent and
inating combination of ound logic with
beauty of diction and eleganeo of image-
ry, and the effectt produced, that pro"
found attention which dees net lag be
tween paragraphsand which can only
c commanded by good sense combined
with the power of 6killful adaptation
to the taste as v eil as judgment of the
hearer. He has struck a blow for tho
cause, for which he has thc thanks of
our citzens. On the conclusion of his
last address twenty one were added to
cur hitherto little society of 68 members,
and the attention of others has been
arouced to the importance of the sub
ject. But there is one thing without which
all reasoning upon this subject will be
child's play, and that is the use of that
influence which drives overi the social
glass out of fashion. So long as Fash
ion so much as winks at drinking there
will be drunkards, for more mencn this
earth fall down and .worship at her
ehrine, than worship God Almighty.
Instead of making the subject one of jokes
.and gibes, let every reflecting citben
treat it on all occasions as one of that
serious .import which forbids levity or
indiscretion and demands calm vigilant
and energetic resistance, as well on
the part of those wlio only witness" the
ravages of alcohol as of thoso who are
its victims, and we will soon have the
.destroyer overboard with the tea which
was engulphed in Boston harbor by the
ien of the revolution. In reference to
the good order and general welfare o
society this subject comes homo to the
bosom of every citizen individually and
without exception; in reference to the
safety cf those who defy the lessons o
experience and sacrifice health and pro
perty to the charm of a dram, among us
at least we trust there are none so ut
tcrly abandoned that there is .not one
friend to step forward with his influ
ence ana vigorous exertions to rescue
the victim from a drunkard's grave
In all 'respects there is but one safe
rule, and that is neither to drink "mod
erately" nor countenance "moderate11
drinking as unimportant lo any man
living thc first of which is dictated by
sound prudence, and thc last indispen
sably requisite to thu growth of the
virtue of temperance amount our cit
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0r Th Mississippi river is" now
"Change the "direction of your
exchange papers editorially.''
JAMES SIMS, P. M. Grenada.
We have done it twice. -
"... A copy of an address delivered
by Thos. Fletcher Kvq., of Natchez be
fc re the I . O. O. F. of that place, has
been politely forwarded to us by the
.author. It .is worthy of tho subject.
Brltis-U nggrcsiou-occupation
of the Sandwich Islands.
v. News has been received at New Or
leans by late arrival of the armed
occupation of the Sandwich Islands.
From a synopsis of the facts in the Pic
ayune, it appears that some slight dif
ferences had arisen between the British
Consul and "the King of these Islands,
which were made the pretext by the
captain ofH.B. M. frigate Carysfort
for a peremptory demand of a personal
interview with the King. This being
refined certain conditions were pres
cribed, on the threat of a resort to force,
for the acceptance of the King, which
were complied with under protest and
with an appeal by the King to his sub
jects. The next thing that follows is
the cession of the whole group of the
Sandwich Islands, said to be in conse
quence of the impossibility of acceding
to the demand of the British. The sub
mission of the King of these Islands to
the demands made upon him, some of
which were humiliating in thc extreme
clearly shows that every reasonable sat
isfaction for ftny real injuries .would
have been promptly accorded. There
seer3 to bo no bounds to tho rapacity
of the British tmliou. To find rvm
ployment for her tremendous naval
power her ships ace scattered through
every sea, and pouncing upon every
little dot upon the surface of the ocean
rrcnl whence she.ean derive plunder or
Qbtiliu ft foothold to circumscribe in
reaC5 thc nations of the earth which
inanity with her,' or cripple an e:i-
cmy in war. That this is the well ina-
tured scheme of aggrandizement adopt
! d by Great Britain, there cannot be a
rational doubt. What ehse means her
constant interference with tho subject
of slavery in Cuba, Texas and the U.
States, with the affairs of Mexico and
South America, tho operations in China
and Brazil and the present seizure of
the Sandwich Islands. If some mcas
ures are not speedily taken by thc Un
ited States government to prevent a con
summation of her scheme of aggran
disement on this side thc . Atlantic wc
may espect ere long to see our com
merce swept from tho Pacific Ocean,
and the mistress of thc 6cas dictating
to us the nations with which we may
hold commercial intercourse.
Under these cirenmstances, thc im
portance of a commercial treaty be
tween this country and Brazil, to which
attention has recently been called by
the northern presses, assumes an atti
tude of imposing interest. Between
he years 1834 and 1840 cotton goods
to the amonnt of nearly fou millions,
and flour to the amount of nearly seven
millions, of dollars, was exported from
the United States to that country, not
mithstanding Great Britain has all the
while enjoyed ad still enjoys a monop
oly of that trade under treaty stipula
tions b which British nierchandize is
charged 15 per cent while Amercan
pays double that amount. The value
of the trade will bo seen in tho fact
that Great Britain has annually expor
ted to that country $25,000,000 worth
of merchandize.
It appears that the treaty by whieh
Great Britain enjoys this monopoly ex
pires in 1844 jpd "that the Brazilian
government has refused to renew it un
less her produce i3 admitted into the
British port3 on the most favorable
terms. This then is the favorable mo
ment, which, if embraced by our govern
ment will give us a market for our
western produce, which will in a short
tme be second to none in the world.
Cavalry. The new Company of dra
goons paraded on Thursday, and for
the first acquitted" themselves in fine
style. The company -number the rise
of forty members of which Dr: W. H
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Williams is the commander.. There is
no reason why they should not rival the
best .disciplined corps in the state.
The Mi6sissippian suggests that the
Democratic State Convention, for which
the 4th of July had been fixed .upon .as
.the time, he post jjoned until the meeting
of the Legislature, in order that-"the
delegates coming fresh from the people
might exercise a salutary influence over
the law makers." .
The Mississippian states that the
parents of Mrs. Graves have received
a lcttef from her dated -at Charleston
G. 'C. in which she felicitated herself up
on the facthat the object of her afFec
tions is beyond the reacnof legal prose
cutica. '
' (r Gen: A. G. Brown lias with- !
drawn from the canvass far the offwM&f
Governor.
(7- The Hon. John Quiucy Adams,
Wiliiam SUde and some others have
lately published an address to tho peo
ple of the northern States, in which
they express great alarm about' the
annexation of Texas to the Union. The
address declares, that tho project is sc.
riously .entertained in the South, though'
kept quiet, and that it will be attempted
at n very aarly day in tho next session
-T-that tho object of tho bou;h is to "add
new weight to their end of the lever,1'
ana! that "annexation, effected by any
act or proceeding of the Federal Gov
ernment, or any of its departments
would bo identical witji devolution" of
the Union, aud would fully justify it.
It is -not out of memory when the South
was denounced by ?hcse very men and
their twin brothers for declaring that
thc abolition of Slavery in the District
of Columbia, would be tho signal for a
disolution of the. Union. Then their
hair stood on end, and their holy hor
ror stared from their eyes and groaned
from their lips ut the sacrilegious des
ecration of the revered and sacred Un
ion, implied in the threat of its dissolu
tion for a dirct interference with .the
rights of the South, guarantied by the
Constitution. And now they whee
right ..round and on tho bare suspicion
that it is their own ox which happens to
be gored make the threat themse!ve3.
Oh! most sapient advisers and venera
ble philanthropists!
.Interesting from Texas.
The Neptune brought Galveston dulCi t
to N. Orleans to the 23d ult.
A meeting of the citizens of -Galveston
had been hold, at which resolutions
were passed, strcngly commendatory
of the course pursued by Commodore
Moore.
It was ' rumored that Conmdore
Moore has had an engagement with thc
Mexican steam ship of war Montezuma,
in which he sustained considerable loss
the loss. ol the .Montezuma boiug 40
killed. ' '
A British frigate had sailed' from
Galveston with President Houston's pro
clamation on board, and the same doc
ument had been carried to Cuba by a
British - functionary from which it was
inferred that the arrest of Conn Moore
might be attempted by the British cmr
sers.
A letter from Col. Morgan" appeared
ia the Oatveston papers, in whkMic
assumes the' responsibility of taking the
Texan squad run to Yucatan. The fol
lowing is. an extract.
l f I have swerved from my orders
or duty in any way, by taking the Mexi
can coast on our way to Galveston, it
was for tho benefit of my adopted coun
try for which 1 have risked my life
and am perfectly willing to loose it, pro
vided I can only see her free and at
peace with the world. Com. Moore
could not and would not have proceeded
to this coast without my sanction; in
deed, we wejc bound direct to Galves
ton, but for the information we received
at tho Balize on our way out, which
was of such a character as to cause me
to believe that the Government would
havo reflected upon me, under all the
The fact is, that we have done-more
to humblethe pride of Mexico in this ex -
pedition, and have caused her more real
injury, than any and every expedition
sent against her before- besides break
ing the charm of the great humbug
raixnans: 1 hat Ampudia was arrang
ing to concentrate all the Mexican lor
ces in Yucatan and transport them di
rect to Texas, there can be no doubt.
They had about 5000 troops in Yuca
tan 2000 of which had capitulated, un
der Barragan and Lcmus, near Merida,
and Ampudia was disposed to treat with
tho i ucator.es, finding he could not sub
due thera. Then, with the troops that
were to join him atVeraCruz andTam-pTco-some
700 or 800 hemigfit have
given Texas some trouble on tho coast,
while troops might be marched in by
land to annoy our border again all of
whtch our expedition has frustrated be-i
yond doubt, for Barragan and Lemus
cannot now getaway according to cupi-
tulation, and will have to surrender at
discretion. Ampudia's troops are deser
ting every hour as "fast as they can get
off; I see them comming in constantly
and every one, of Lemus and Baring's
party, that can make his peace with the
Indians; is likewise so that you' may
put down the 5Q00 troops in Yucatan as
nothing their .fleet worse than useless,
and if we catch one or both the steam
ers, you shall soon hear something still
more pleasing." '-.-,.
03 The Vermont Legislature has
passed a Jaw requiring a convict un
der sentence of capital punishment, to
be imprisoned one year before execu
tion, in order that if any new facts
should bo brought to light the convict
may have the benefit of them.
OCT The Cincinnati Gazette doctors
cure their cattle ty giving a good pinch
of snuff, which sets them to sneezing
and makes them "throw up." -;
I.TJ. O. F. -
See advertisement in another column.
fc7" As the end of the world did not
come ou the 23d of April, the Millcrites
fixed on t the 22d of May. They will
nowk have to set it so far ahead that
the ascension robes will go out of fash
ion, which is to be regretted on account
of the expense. "
- For ths Register.
Mississippi and the Mississippians.
(No. 4.)
THE LAWS, ,
In this and perhaps a few succeeding
numbers I propose to notice the law up
on imprismcnt for debt, but I would have
it understood, however, that it will not
be attempted to discuss this or any oth
er legal subject with professional accu
racy. -
By the law of England which our
fathers brought with them,Nwhen any
person presented in court. any legal de
mand against another,lho plaintiff ob
tained a writ adapted to his peculiar
case. This writ was usually a sum
mons only; but if the plaintiff showed
by affidavit that he was in danger of
loosing his claim by the removal of the
defendant or of his property, a writ of
capias, attachment or ne exeat wa3 a
warded. Thus a man who was in debt
to another, or who become liable lo ano
thcr for neglect of duty, -breach of obli
gation or tresspass could not remove be
yond the jurisdiction of the proper tri
bunal against the will of thc person
who had the claim against him until
that claim should be adjudicated in a
court of justice. Again, after a trial in
some cases, the courts compelled the de
fendant pesonally to perform some act
i for tho benefit of the plaintiff, or strict-
, lo nerfor,n hi:, rnntrart anrordii.rr
j 1 o
ding to justice and equity by doing some
act which he was bound to do, such for
instance, as the making of a dcd, or to
be imprisoned for onfmpt. But in
moi.t suits, especially in courts of law
the judgement of thc court when render
ed against thc defendant, was, that the
plaintiff' should recover a round sum of
money. '' In many cases such judgment (
Mas rendered not because the defen-! -dantowed
the plantiff" that amount, but '
for damages sustained by the plaintiff'
by reason of thc neglect or trespass or
even violence of the defendant. It is
important to a correct .understanding of
this subject, that it -should be kept in
miud that any judgment rendered by
a court for a sum of money Ibecomes a
debt in contemplation -of law, though
it may have been 'endered for detain,
ing property found, for damage done
to the property or violence lo the per
son of the plaintiff. After judgement,
the p'if. was entitled, as a matter of right,
to a w rit of cipias ad satisfaciendum, by
which he could effectually deprve the
defendant of his liberty during his
w hole life, or until the debt be paid.
dn my next I propose to consider
briefly the consequences of this law, the
alterations which have been made aud
the effects of the alteration.
WILLIAM.
Communicated.
Scene in a School Room.
'William, parse, James kisses the
gins.
4iYeth-lhur James is a singular ac-
j l ,MUl"uuu l'-"-
1 lar connexion with a pretty girl, for
the inference is that James wouldkiss
no other, and is governed by the op
position. Girls according to the estab
lished principles that the sex always
governs. Kissing i3 a conjoining con
junction, as it connects lip3 both ex
pressed 'and understood understood,
for the one party understands wha1
the other would be at when about tot
indulge in that most felicitous of mouths, j
and. expressed for the act expresses a
great deal of pleasure on the part of
both parties it is also proper and sill
more common. Girls are an gelic crea
tures as is proved by unanimous con
sent, they are in the possessive case"
as they, posses a perfect right to be
kissed; and some times in the objec
tive, as they have been known to object
to the act. But from personal expe
rience I am inclined to believe that
the girls are -as seldom found in that
case as snow in midsummer, and are
governed by the rule woman must a
gree with the gender to which they be
long 'u case of desperation otherwise
called matrimony.
That'll do. You can go home and
tell your mapimy you are fit to marry.
The newspapers at limes have odd
things in them. A mongst the ad vertise
ments in late London paper, we read
that, " . ' " -
"Two sisters want washing,1'
and that "A spinster, particularly fond
of children, wishes two or three, hav
ing none of her own nor any other em
ployment.'' The population...?-' ancient Rome
calculated at 8,000.000 souls. It
now JG0,000. - . '
Communicated. J
Mr. Editor: As hymcnial statistics j
have become somewhql fashionable, I
have undertaken to make out thc foUow
ing tabular statement of Ponola county,
which may bo reficd upon as correct.
Crockery.
Hymcnial statistics of Ponola
Conuty.
Dlcision st Marjiieu People.
Whole number of persons-in- the
bonds of wed-lock '; 7,193
Of these married for love 407
" " " money 4,670
il
ii
love ami money 1,0 16
out of curiosity 1,100
Number of happy matches 7
u
il
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tolerably- happy " 0C0
happy at times. 409
perfectly miserablo 2,001
Number of wives that rule their hus
bands, 7,188
" ruled by. their husbands 5
Division Unmarried People.
Whole No. of unmarried adults 6,081
Of which are batchclors (old and
young)
Old muids
Young ladies
Vidowers
Widows, .
2,S52
93
2,111
504
475
Number of young men now
mw )
rtingj
going a cou
No. of which havenctuaJly popped , j0
the question and been accepted J
Ditto and been refused
No. who are anxious to pop the)
.: 1.... . .1.
26
tjuu-aiiuii uui -can i screw iiicir
courage to thc sticking jioint,
No. who have been jilted,
ditto Hunting fortunes,'
mm
2,886
Confirmed old hatchelors 251
Of which are not worth )
having
'Who would do upon a pinch 2
Widowers who wish to j
marry again
13
Widows " 476
Number of young ladies whoJ
are in market,) '
" of which have actually
.had offers
611
1.731
wailing -in dreadful sus-J
nnnco 1
" concluded to accept, 1,730
44 will ask hor mother, 1
j js;u
I Number of young ladies in mar-.i
j ket with "g.xd moral character,' 235
1 e, with metallic charms. ')
" of which hold nigors 161
44 44 will !cir some land, ,110
44 " have money at interest 13
Number of young Indies wha - 0 q
would make -good wives, '
4 of young ladies which would
da rn tlieir bus band's socks V
44 know how to make cake, 1,991
bread, 133
a
p. pudding 646
.a
use a spinning wheel 128
to spend their husbands
-money, j I'009
Wnshiugtons invitation to Ainiicr.
The following playful and amuseing
letter, written by thc Father of hia
I country, was read before the New "ork
Historical Society at r-hetir recent meet
ing in that city:
West Point, Aug. 16,'7f.
Dear Doctor: I, have asked Mrs
Cochran and Mrs. Livingston to dine
with me to-morrow; but ought I not to
apprise them of their fare? As I hate
deception, oven when the imagination
only is concerned, I win.
It 13 needless to premise that -my tt
b'e is large enough to hold, the ladies
of this they had occular proof yester
day. To say 'now it is usually covered,
is rather more essential, and this shall
be thc purport ofany letter.
Since our arrival at this happy 9pot,
we have had a ham (sometimes a shoul-
(der) of bacon, to grace the headpf the
table a piece of roast beef adorns the
&ot--dand - a small dish f greens -or
beans (almosl imperceptible) decorate
the centre. When the cook has a mind
to cut a figure (and thi9 I promise he
will attempt to doto-morrcw,) wc have
two beef steak pies, or dishes of crabs
in addition, and on each side the centre
dish dividing the space aiid reducing the
distance between dish and dish about 6
feet, which, without them, would be
near twelve apart. Of late he has had
the surprising luck'to discover, that ap
ples will make pies, and its a question
if, amidst the violence of his efforts we
may not get one of apples, instead of
having. both of Beef.
If the ladies can put up with such un
entertainment, and will submit to par
take of it on plates once tin but now
iron (not become so by the labor of
scouring,) 1 shall be. happy to tee
them.
i am, dear Dr., your most obd't. ser.
vant. -' . .
':" GO. WASHINGTON.
The superscription is, Da. Cockra.
New Windsor."
h s . New Boot?.
is! . A pint of linseed oil, two ounces of
! beeswax, two ounces spirits of turpen
une ai.a i:ait an ounce of bare i"
pitch-slowly melted togCtheranf(
applied to new boots; will render ,5.
water tight without becoming stiff l
correspondent any 9 he has used the co
positien!many years, and he lerJT
his shoemaker's bill has been fodu J
by it one half, so conservative ftre ;".
effects on the leather. "
From the Victsburg IVhi.
Muskctoefl and Buffalo Gnau,
.1s thc overflowing of the river j,
bout to treat ui to another .infi;c:io 0f
Musketoes, and Buffalo Gnas it .
not be without interest to know tiC rj
suit of some careful experiments
them. '
I put up in some g!as3 jars twe!ve
Musketoes, without feeding ihcm, and
twelve that I permitted to fill thcmselvi
from my arm. And to be ccrtaia
their ago as a Vermonter would say
'borried" them, or hatched them, a
took them from the instant that :,-v
left the waggc-lail or larva a.rc.l
Those which I fed would never b". .
second time, and lived nine days u -!,.
a few minutca. Those, put up w',:iy '
feeding, lived eight day on'j. t'
larva of thc Buffalo Gnat j about
size. and shape of n.Jlar-srr-f an i fca
and moved through thc we'.er by is.v
their horns. m hatehr d a dozr.i of t,
and fed six from my arm. Like :!;
Musketoe, they will bite tho iusiant nf.
ter birth. I put them also into pass
jars. Those that were nnt fed !ijcj
three days. Those that were ild live!
four days only. The larva (or wa.
gle-tail) of the Musketoe grew with,
great rapidity when the temperature of
tho water, was above 70 deg. (Fahren
heit,.) and below 70 deg. woaVJ not do
velope. When thc sun was
on the water they would grow from (in
infant larva to full sizy in one -jay.
The Buffalo Gnat larva woulJ grow ct
any temperature, I was tS!; to getk
low 70 deg., but ot abeve thit. If tit
sun shinedon the water wlicf) the lar
va rose to the top and n.f t he dire
rays of thc sun, they died instantly.
The larva of the Buffalo Gnat Iras a pow
er of multiplication and seif-produc'jun
wonderful, and almost approaches that
power in nnimalculoe of the giiliiooe'ia
tribe. When sitting under favaraV.e. ;
circumstances (about 67 deg.) myriaJ I
were produced so smaUther eve Cfalsi I
barely distingucd them, which iahice' I
thc impression that they tr.igkt be ie-
low that size. 1 liereupon I esarcvt
them with a microscope, and .found Xkt
in their .nascent stiite vhev wnr? :s
1 Small to be disiinmusbed AV -tlt t'."A
smaller. perhaps than a ivy of lie ct-i
tribe. Under tho direct rays yf 'u.
sun they died instantly, aud float ca tiv I
surface in such 'puantities as prodcctJ ;
a scum on the water. Xrcin which J in
ferred the Musketuft and Butfalo iiuat
are produced .by .opposite inflaei.ces .
The former in water above "0 degr'., 1
aided by the sun; t ha latter in cool wa- I
ter, protected from the sun by shade nf :
trees or cloudy weather. G0Z.
England, France ntkl thc Cnitcd
State. I
"About the month of August it ii
pectcd that the British Cabinet il
send over Lord .Brougham, -an J Sir t
John Macgrogor of the Colonial Imparl-
ment, as commissioners for anting
the terms of a new' commercial trtaty.
On their arrival Captain Tyler ir.trnds
to appoint Daniel Webster and JohnC-
Calhoun, Commissioners on thcpirUi
the United States for a like porpe
The commission will be opened In 'A asa
hvgton in December, there to discus
arrange and settle thc tarrwsof a grn'id
commercial treaty, that will be a lead-
ing movement in tho ganeral estaW''
meutof free trade throughout.
w;orTd.'
The French ministry has also i'ih,
cated the fame purpose, and will lVncw
n th footsteps of England."
N. Y. HercU. f
A great work is in progress in Cam- ,
da, nam-lr, the Lachiie Canal, upna -which
eight thousand laborers 'will hi
emploved the approaching seasuit.
This canal will be finished in two three
years, when vessels of three hundred
tons will be able to sail from ports en ;
the Altlantic, to the cities oa the great j
lakes. Chu Gas. " I
Astounding Rumor
For a week past it has been whi
ed about in this city, that a 'draft dc
the-Mexican Government in favor
f
Sam Houston', President of Texas, f',r 1
twenty-fvt thousand dollars, has cci .
paid at the counter of one of thtM
prominent commercial houses i ' 'f
Orleans!! .--'
We learn further that by ibe
ship New; York, which sailed on ct'
r.- n-to.fnn. inffrt1
Kiaj j VHIU IW v i -
tionofsuch a character wiw
.to Texas a will leave scarcely w
.'IvtM-1
the mioJ?'
- uow of a, doubt upon