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0 $: 3 I if AO LEGISLATIVE i11io3iD3ippi free erabtr EDIC- is Laaos titortlittoc iff or iialicock to use the jail in Shitiolehei the county jail of said county adopted By Mr bill to be entiutd for the relief of Yazoo county adosee lit By Mr Burros-1A4I1 tor the benegt heel' rot the Pease el lee soltritell 11TC Messrs Park awl Burma gave sou kg 06 introduction of sundry bills on motion of 31 Starke Iris bill to kik the salaries of certain officers thetele referred to the judiciary committee '1111 arisoiextoss Mr Lewis offered a resolution insinickn016 committee on ways and means the expedi' bringing forward a bill at an early 440i-4411: ing the revenue laws of this State to kin ti ad raiment on all species of property Mr Starke offerel to amend by inquirisg fen ther of the comniittee the propnety or kik the present rates of taxation to satisfy thee: of the State gOvernment which was mood Mr Dubuisson offered to amend by into the expediency of incorporating next bill a tax on the sale of books by wait inch was adopted The question was then taken on the agog of lie resolutions and carried in the allinatire Bass offered a resolution that "'coalmine of five be appointed on the part of the tomes ad with the Senate committee as 'foist stew jog committee on public builngs adopted The chair appointed as said committee Meek Bass Brown Dubuisson Dula mil gaol By Mr Garner that the judiciary committee be instructed to intriiie into lite expediency passing a lima giving to Probate Judges la tine State stipulated salaries for their services sod to report the same by bill or otherwise 1 By Mr Nindulan that the judiciarytommitteo be instructed to inquire into the expediencies adopting a new code of laws for the State Mississippi and in case the same is deemed sr pedient and proper to report a bill making Jim visions therefor COMMITTEE OP TUE ecoma The Ironse resolved itself into committee et the whole oil the Governor's message dir Goy don in the chair Mr Starke spoke in opposition totboresalstioa of Mr Sharp The discussion was continued by Messrs scilv and Anderson The committee rose ro laute''lil --a asked ISelaiavrpe si intg it'll tit niurroa to the rtotrg3reos tea bi et 16 kriem ate refit meY tr that ado' Ig torahs' Ptist 'Pk tit thaw kPtiota Irejtti ko ed desk aniate to this lad te mitt eaey tate at Id et 1g Maid sti Geo lotatim ta Cat me re tato to mtitted The Senate on Ittonday the ICth itatt waa mainly occupied in the disciosion by Senators Cobtrand Mc Willie of mutations em ffaire introduced by the former Ow irg tivthe irregularity of the mails the' resolutionthave not reached us tams they be the amendments of by Mr Cobb to Mr McWillic's resolutions appear in our report of Saturday's pro 'ceedings taken from the Vicksburg Whig In the House tame day a bill providing "compensation to Sheriffs in certain cases" passed having been amended by way of ryder A message from the Senate itiformed the noose of the passage of the folfowing resolution Reatired Imola concurring 1 That a corn risittee of live on the Isla of the Semite and on the part of the ff011tf be appointed to report for the Legislature by way of amendment such alteratimis in the preperit Constitution as they may deem expedient asid Ow or to report a bill calling a convetition to revise said Constitution We copy from the Mississippian: Mr Aldridge from the Committeeon the Judi ciary reported a bill for the relief ot executors atintinietraters guardians Ste with an amend went and recommended its passage AdoptPd Nil Mull lioni a standing commithfe reported the hill to amend an act to secure the owners of slarea executed by 'potence of law compensation for the stone and recommended its passage without amendment which was read the third time oh rnntiorInf Me Starke the Bowe reioilved itself into committee of Ilse whole for the con-animation of the bill Mr Starke in the chair Alter some time spent therein the committee rose reported the bill back and recommended that it do not psis ReTivell mid A special mealtime woe received from the Coe 'tuna calling the attention of the Legislature tol'ale's Magic Bank Lock Mr Gordon offered the inflow ing resolution Aldred That a committee ol nine on the part of the House and on the part of the Senate be raised to examine the late ('ClItal8 returng and make a imitable apportiooment of Senatora and Itepreceotati vex among the se rem al emintict: cities or towns in the Ivhich wam adopted Mt motion of Mr Burt the Holum aaj)urnett till JO o'clock to-tuorro 7 ii ti I 1 'IC UII mnittee mended I ft of Gov Quit Man had nothing to db with the conteet tor Governor in 3451" and it is mere humbuggery to fay that it had After the disbandlog ot the "Southern Rights Party" ill there was no organization on the betas of resistance till June MI Then the Democracy favoring resietance met in Convens tion assumed the name of the Demotratie Rigits Party an nominated John A Qui State tman for Goveinor Willing to cosopetate with such Whigs as favored their position they adopted a part of the "SOUIIICTA Right'" Platform of 18-19 but appended to it a resotutioo explicitly saying that under existing circumetances they did not platform the nomination favor Disunion CM this for Governor wav made und by a nomination on that platform Gov Quitman in effect renounced all former positions iii conflict with it It is perfectly clear then that in the contest for Governor in Its51" the issue two not Union or Disuilion" the opiiiion or aiserti of Exeellency (Go rook') and all the world beside to the ontrary not itlistariing" Whet was the issue tendered by tin State Rights Party iii Iva It WilS 1St Shall pisi pi imite with the other Southern State in resisting the Compromise a ii1 2iid Foote violate instructions in advocating that Cm oproise while Senator The first proposition was accepted by the "(Jelin Party (so-called) and was decided in their favor by the people in the Conveetenial election and hencelieward Mississippi was am aequiescence" State The second proposition was not properly speaking an iaseein the conte-st for de reason that our present (ibiv Foote) end the Union" Party studiously avoided if rovering their refusal It weeept it under a constant repetition of the false and grounilleA cry of -Disiinion" It was 14 this reason that the Senate refeserl at the session of IS-1 1 to rescind the resolotioes of censure and le the people sustained their course by an overwhelming majority thereby endoising tleise resolutions to the fullest extent Having aa I think Jolly refuted the baseless assertion that in 1851 the issue was -Union or I shall proceed to answer the objections oreed by the gentleman from Madison (Mr Shacklefurd) against the adoption of the resolutien meter consid- idiom It is alwaysiust In leny that whieh is untrue and the records of the past to how that the to is wholly ineorrod Not only do the records cited establish this let but it may be shown by the test iinon of the very Wilt1 tilakeS the charge Heiga (Mr Veidill) who was in eleeted JS a -Cnion- Di wend sill bear witness that duriee the recteit eamass His Excellny (1ov Foote) express1) said that the Senatorial question was an issue in 1A How then does he preteud to say that Claim or Disuoimi was the aide ay ii hat contest The gentleman from Madison (Mr Shackles prouomices the creirse proposed in the rwieling an 111111URI one and refers to the fact that Ir Polks nieseage charging the whie party with gis lug aid and conitoit- to the Mekietriot vvas allowed to he printed without objeetion by the Whig fliCtillietl Here also I think the gentleman errs My recollectbm is that Mr Astineim a Whig member from Massaclaisette offered a resolution declaring the 21Iexican war inexpedient mid tincoostitutional" and thereby directly censuring the Administration and just as directly as a matter of course" giving aid and comfort to the Cflenly That resolution I also believe was passed ly a Whig majority in the House of Representatives aed still stands unrepealed as a mootinimit of the folly of him who framed and of those Who tupporte I it It was not against the If 'hie part ytalt against such men and such a colose as this that Presiilent Polk preferred de civet of us eral treason" and who at this date will gainsay it The gentleman nom Mudison (M Shackleford) "nil the gentleman from Hinds (Mr Anderson) call bit: a precedeot thr condeinniiie the message of an Executive They are most unfortunate in so us I will by what Father Ritchie termed a reminiscence" ARM be able to convince them When at the special -session of 1850 Gov iii ma Ii sent in his niessage to the House the usual 11101iM to print was clogged by a resolution offered by Mr Nabers of Tippet' in the words Mill phrases following to wit That 2000 copies ot Washington's Farewell Address be printed for the use of the louse to accompany and be stiteecif to the Governors Meseage ordered to be printed on yesterday" shell not comment on the beautiful English of this resoletion nor needle's! eortsintie time in criticising the claisic word- "teitehrti' hieta Ions marked and importaill a featine of its phraseology A pre-eilent has been called for I give it and call attention to the interesting isaet that Ow meiners fro the counties of Heals and Madison voted ler the resolution and thereby enders if its implied and bitter censule In Mr Chairman I earnestly ap'eat to every member on this floor to sustain the resolution pi Wing I appeal to such of them as ate Whigs to his est their mitels of party bias mid aid ii iii reslhiiIg in proper Mon the gross tel umvarrantable abuse of Exereitive privilege 'which ss desire and intend to relintre and punish De: so doisig our Whig friends will evince a ilisposition to yindicate the dignity of the House Representatis es iellich twist be gratik ing to their owe helrts and acceptable to their 11! iifisri 'In them it is scarcely requisite to of has been prerrecl agaiit the githiiit ()iiitnjani and the heroic anti inriiiortah diti Din is The reputation of those and other distinguished and patriotic statesmen has been wantonly and unjustly assailed Private and public character has alike been mercilessly attacked from behind the "masked battery" of Gubernatorial position Not only has this been done het the truth of history has been further violated by twirling the poisoned shaft of malice and untievoinine vituperation against the State Rights Democracy of party unsurpassed in sterling patriotism and pure 'votion to the Potion of (en- Fathers by rine Olganization that ever existed We ovve it sir to to the past the present and the future of our political annals to place On record a denial of the charges made against us and ours That we will properly discharge that oblieation is equally my ardent desire and my firm and unshaken belief From the irk stymy Whig IdISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE WVDNEADAY JOfl 11 The President Hun Joel Acker on yield in the Chair addressed the Senate in appropriate terms and Hon: Pettis resumed the Chair On motion of Mr Webb the thanks of the Senate were unanimously tendered to Mr Acker 11r Oliver introduced a bill to repeal the 10th section of the 7th artkle of the general provisions of the Constitutiem in relation to suits against the State The billowing is the preamble arid a synopsis of the Bill with the vote upon it Whereas the Itith Sec of the 7th Article of the Constitution is in the words: The Legis lature 6611 direct by law in what mariner and in what Courts suite may be brought against the State" Whereas it is incempatible with the genius and spirit of out iiistitutions to order a State to appear at the bar of any Court 1st section repeals the tqfiti clanses in the Con stitution seti On Submits it to the people at tbe next general election for or agaiest repeal 3d and Cr sections direct return thereof to be made to the Secretary of State and by him to the next Legislature The vote on the rep-als of the Constitution as above to prevent suits against the State svas as follows: A Acker Batiks Bennett Berry Ellett Graves Greer Hemingway Hough Koger McWillie Monroe Nelson Oliver Pessues Pope Ramsey Reynolds Steele Stewart Allen Cobh JohnstonWest-5 10th section of 7th article of Constitution repealed Mr Koger introdueed a bill to amend the Canstitution an as to make the general electious the first Monday in October and the aseenibling of the Legislature the lust Monday in November Read first 21 nays 5 Jan 12th The House resoletions were taken up mid the one for a committee to lay off' the State into hve Congressional districts was concurred in and Messrs Pope Cobb Greer Oliver and Stewart were appointed on the part of the Senate l'he resolution to go into the election of super intendent and clerk of the Penitentiary and librarian this day was amended so as to include Reporter to High Court" and fixiiig to-morrow at lei o'clo(k The President preseeted the biennial retrt of the Trustees of the University of rate copies of which were ordered to be printed and on motion of Ale Cobb the report was referred to a select committee: and the President appointed Nlessrs Cobb Millie Webb Ellett and Reynolds said committee Mr Kneer presented the petition of sundry citizens of Noxilbee with a bill to prohibit the of bank notes and certificates of deposit under S-40 referred to coinmittee on hanks and currency Arthur presented the petitions of George and Barnett which on his motion were referred it) the committee on claims 1 McWillie called up the resolutions in relation to the administration of Gen Pierce as follows: I Brsotied By the Leeislature of the State of Mississippi that we cordially approve of the Administration of Franklin Pierce: that we recognize in him a firm upholder of the Union of the States and a fearless defender of St te rights as expounded alai understood by the lathers of the Republic 2 Resolced That the policy of the President as exhibited in his messaee and executive appointments in discountenancing all further slavery agitation "in and out of Coligress" meets our hearty approbation both am account of the consonance to his known antecedents and pledges befere his election and because we believe that tbe discussion of the exciting qeestions connected therewith is eminently dangerous to the institution itself and destructive of the best interests of the country 3 Resolver! That the appointment by the President of Mississippi's favorite eon Col Jefferson Davis to a seat in the Cabinet is a just-canse of rejoieing to the people of the State That the President in selecting him to preside over the War Department whilst he exhibited a patriotic devotion to the interests of the ve hole nation in the choice of one posseseing such eminent abilities at the same time tnanifested a becoming deference to the voice of the people of the South in tnakitig an integral portion of his administration that hero statesman who is no less distinguished tor his chivalry on the field of battle his wisdom in the Cabinet and his eloquence in the Senate than for his patriotic devotion to the interests of every part of our common country Mr Cobb offered the following amendment to the first resolution: "And further that the In-mensal address of President Pierce in its entire declarations and sentiments meets with our most hearty approval and sanction" Mr moved to lay the resolution on the table and oti the ayes and noes being called Mr stood as fullest a President Pettus and Messrs Acker Banks Beene Bennett Berry Graves Greer Hough Joinsen Koger McWillie Monroe Oliver Pegues Ramsey Steele Stewart and Webb 9 Adams Arthur Cobb Hemingway Nelson Pope Reynolds and Mr Cobh offered the following amendment to the last resolution "It being especially understood that the action of the late Democratic caucus and of this Legislature in choosing and electing the Hon A Brown for Senator over the said Col Jefferson Davis is not to be construed as admiaing that said Brown is the 'favorite son' either of the democracy or of Mississippi" Mr McWillie moved to lay it on the table and the ayes and noes stood as follows: President and Messrs Acker Banks Beene Berry Bennett Ellett Graves Greer Hemingway Hough Johnston Koger McWillie Monroe Oliver Pegues Ramses' Steele Stewart and Adams svithur Cobh Pope Reynolds and Mr Adams offered the following amendment After the word "appointment" in the second resotuition insert "except in the removal of Collector Bronson who is known as a liberal statesman in his views on Southern rights and the appointment of a Freesoiler in his place and in other freesoll and abolition appointments in New Yolk au1 at the North" Mr McWillie moved to lay it on the table Ares and noes the same as in the preceding vote except Mr Pope who voted aye and Mr Hemingway absent Mr Johnston offered the following amendment Strike out the words "Executive appointments" in second resolution and insert "Inaugural address" Laid ors the table by the following vote President and Messrs -Acker Banks Beene Berry Bennett Graves Greer Hough Koger MeWillie Monroethiver Pegues Pope Ramsey Steele Stewart and Webb-19 Adams Arthur Cobb Johnston Nelson Reynolds and West-7 The resolutions were then adopted under a motion for the previous question Ayes 20 Mr Ellett voting with the majority and the nays 7 same as preceding vote On motion of Mr Johnston Mr Arthur was added by a vote of the Senate the cernmittee on aecounts the duties of which are to examine the Auditor Treasurer's and other State officer's 1 accounts Mr Reynolds introduced a bill to grant the right of war to the Memphis and Charleston 1 Railroad Read the tirst time Strli Blatt' fit 1854 the lek ttraceat eel Grig ()Iwo( the moot anscrimulons and unjustiltelsle attacks which has ever bem made Oil' a private titles Sy a Dewspaper pretending tempartabilt- ity hoe been perpetrated reeetdet by the New ftrieene Creseestty on the ehsreeter of entli of the noel cherished aM thetiregoished men of sippi and helve of the whole country To Dm Crescent skim of all the politiott of -NOM Quitman belongs the unenviable dietinction of mailing the honesty and purity of a political weirs which has heretofore been acknowledged without hesitation by antagonhts of every time 'Whatever may have beea the different opinions' which have been entertained in regent teethe soundness of hie political views none helve gone ree far as to insinuate that they have evineefi any defioiency of mond worth er any want etexeltal 'patriotism Alt -white combatting hAt opinions lbws remembered and' proudly tam that he hie leen a statesman the lofty aim of whose career been the protootton of the pobliegood alone and that he has been I edifice whew renown has brightened the lustre of' our country's name in a style ot ribald slang veldth it teems the gin st4 empty ceetceit of the Crescent to be ev the true oporkle of genuine if It sea telt the imid vepors of It bitikfirTOMP CIi and'I piatit more reeking with the odors of the pore I house thaw retiblent of tbresim si the studio of it I acholerv' The epithets of firemter" "1 disunion-tit" repteliatot" god used iu the item are with it freeduto-whiele 'betrays a barrenneso or lissanght and a mettlesome of feeling which show that the writer is alike destittite of the Ability to wound deepetthan the arrowe of stens otei penetrate and hai the ma' AOLO will without the power to inflict fithd and polsood Ostia The Creacent' In reply to the eingedm of en Quitmeu's more as Secretary of iSr in the (Matt Ot the resIgnstIoN of Cul Bus fs 'sets out with the feeble areas that the Sentinel memo to think that the Secretaryohip hbs bemuse a ant of State prope'rty of hibsissippi sad is held by bet lit te simple0 To reply to skit ding stertoionly Would bre ht dignify it heyeeditsilmintitive pretensions bather then to sty that it is side Nen Gen Quitmen't being a Ittississipplefif tu itquirit that there Is no one Within the limhs et the tonntry whose ireCabiell We the fait shaded' to would be more gladly hreledt bream there is ao one whom qualifications areacknowledged to be greater and none th whom his countrymen have greeter confidence But oven to this exalted poett even were it vacant ha has no opirationeocontent to remain in the privacy which the Crescent has ruthleesly Invaded until his countrymen ahallspontuneously Itiestheete In soother puagrapir the cmseent says: As to Gen Quitman however it be little immoderate to make him ell at the sorne time Secretery at Verona Coneutunterin-ehief et the eepeditton nom loopeeirte against Cube II wmatet be rather awkward to teriniect thing' to Illoceuneetton shouid be and is pritiesten- RAM Is I broird essettion of a point of fact Which should -bet be hazarded without the proof headt is kosdly asserted that Otth Quit Nan is sCommanderdnchief of the expedition 40 proptting against Cube" If there he any oda expeditioa preparing anti if such be Gen lifteran's eonneetice lath it the Crescent is mirtainly mot I ite councils and its knowledge of 'It eatdd have been Nutted by no very praise' Tway means it there to no such expedition preparing thee the assertion is devoid of truth and plum lit author in an attitude equally mien-edible- Let it produce' its proo4 if it has any obtained' la I konorabk way or letit retract its assertioM la the mine vela of diluted earessin it addikthat it is decidedly excesaive lot a gentietowt to be et once Distmionist Wel an Annes kr in common with almost every Southern man and with a large majority of the people of tho country at krge is in favor of Ste atioexatioa df Cubs is true If he did not eympathige with her oppreaslid people he Would be Ilse to his own nature But that be is a dia eniouiet Is that Lae long since sunk into the common receptacle of corrupt and strangled slanders aui he Who seeks to drag it kith only entrounits himself with the foul odors of the festering deast Be this our answer to such slang as this that "out of the excise of his humanity integrity and patriotism he is a fillibusteq lb re pudiator and a distmioniet0 Let it be borne in mind that these epithets are awed by the Crostini in their holy offensive sense la the view el that sympathy and honorable aid 1 which pliant men leaky reader to a people strut- glint for liberty the ontwodions epithet of MS- buster Lea become an honorable term that of I repudiator has been disarmed of its power to in 1 Jure by the establishment beyond question that i the wocalled debt which blisesuiPpi has rejected Is unconstitutional and to be a disunionist when 1 the Constitution shall be grossly totaled and A perverted to our injury without the hope of re- dress in the Union would be the first duty of swery patriot But the Crescent uses the term ilhbutter in the Nemo of the Fillmore votiabtr- 1 lary as a synonyms lot pirate repudiator for 1 swindler and disunionist for traitor Such shafts as them and goisesed as they are am mined at to lavuliterible crest and are shot from show tee feeble to amid them to their lofty mark areoeseteessiseing ble woes pheet" loot by -eia mousing owl" to be at and killed" Such leetentite whoa directed at men in public lik are aometiares regarded as venial from the license and onto' of party war but when they invade the sanctity of that prisary which every 1 titium ought to be permitted peacefully to enjoy they lower the dignity of the press oe at least 1 place the individual who perpetrates them in an attitudes( imeoviable 'merest with those editors I wire hon the obligations of professional po- 4 a 1 a a a 1 It 'r a 6 a a 1 I 1110151r OEkEpREIILTAT1VLL SPINA 010 1 of TIppsh ainfesi)io POI Tal linnintlitert TIA0111 WEDNLanitY JAirif 4 1554 The Roane of Representatives in Comuntfra or the mole resorned the Conaideration of the following oRmavatees'o Thalottitohno Lowndest Sharpe of set no tt a ftihreers hi opwirinotruingiutonfotoliniunigo nd averment hetote the and patriolw a or Tippah said: tempting nigReelettlihe fn iti and Mr Chairman I ask the indolgence of the Committee in noticing arid attempting to refute the eon Pie tlhackellordd I nederstand the gen- the adoption of the resolution assumed by the member from Madi- tlernao to Oppose mpeynoillitfiego imentstthi a01 11(1 ai eig ahrida leoznell ta episi) to both propositions la the l'esiage whieh so needlessly brought on this disunion Ills Excellency ((ow Foote) httotlY arts that "in ihr tiPlarsi LOr GOITIiht in I tisM there seas Ia Ina issue tied I was the oonit of Union ise Disunion- ant 1rocted8 to Kly in language equally arrogant and ineulting that "he who either states or Pugged to-re any other issue then 141i ither states Or suggests that nf which he is grossly ignorant or thot which he knows to be false" Sot all the directness and astounding the expressiens (incited nor the farthereconsideratiell that they proceed from one hir)i in offildial positien shall Induce trio to ihinik in the least degree from denying their correctnem Ins thins fa bliely and promptly branding them allite undone improper and uncalled 101 Nor wi the endow arguments based upon them de n1:" rornwhowing by the record that loon seas all who concur sei ariWhollyin error in the poitions they Immediately after the acquisition of the golden moire conquered limn Mexienn it became appa rent that the xcl 'onion Of shine property trine the country so conquered was a matter detert mined on by the people of the Northern Slates To avert this threatened wrong nail! if no oil be to avenge its iiiiliction became a suliject of the first importance to Southern i Men it it throughout the entire South great excitement prevailed In Of inotooppi on whose interests the impending storm was destinied to exert so mighty an iiIiiieie prompt and as nn as then suppoql wise measures of defence were taken l'arty lines were by common consent part distinctions apparently on the ruins of pre-existing Whigtiersosaild Democracy arose a great and Mouldable -Southern Rights" organization The Convention of October 1819 asaernided romposed tenth of Whiys and Menton ate To tile lion Sharkey as a pnaninetit Whig was assigned the position oi Preaident hi In the position next in dignity was conferred on my venerable linnet from Marahall (Ex-(ov Meatless-a) as a leading The twine inolicy of all division was observed in the appoiiitment of committees and in an the other proceedioes of the elm ention Unity harmony and real marked' the action taken and equality and fraternity became the cliosen watch Words of those who before that time had bitterly opposed each other A platform evowing a de termination to resist the applientimi of the Wilmot proviso and kindred wrongs and recommend ing a Congress of Southern States at Nashville was Illianiruously adopted anal then the Convention adjourned with a prostiee of suecess and a weight of influence rarely exerted by similar assemblies In 'tummy Isrit the Legislatilre met and proceeded to cement the alliance between the I no parties lay formally ratitying the action of the October Convention Additional resolutions were adopted as instructions to our Senators and Rep resentatives in Congress directing them to resist the admisaion of California -by at honcrable and ronstilutantat means" Those resolutions were sustained alinost without exception) by the Whig members and were voted for by Hon Nabors who has since then signalized himself as a champion of what is termed Unionism" That gentleman has passed from the stage of political action ati( I make no attack upon him nor should I assail the present Executive (( overnor Foote) had he not in his last will anal testament indecently and unjustly denounced aad misrepresented the Democracy ot Mississippi The resolutions of instruction to which I have reterred were called forth by a letter addressed ointly to GOV Qeitman by oor deleeation in Congress For continuous dat'e Nrveeks and months there had been a tierce s'reugle in our Federal Legislattire on the Slavery question In tho battle of the giants' of that stormy period no Southern member seemed more ultra and zeal oos than one Whose afar career almost pistified the doubt that Ian possessed a Southern hea rt-- That one was the preseet of our State Side by aide with Ilion stood and fought the gallant Davis Thontinson Featherston 'teWil lie and Bmwts contending wit loyal benet inr I be rights of the South and the lionor and interests of their State At length well-nigh driven to the wait they united in writing the letter alluded to In that letter they expressed the opinion that Cali fornia would he admitted as a -free" State and denounced such admission as the -adoption of the Wilmot Proviso in anther form" Well do I re member Par when as Reading Clerk of the House of Representatives I Trani that letter in the hear ing of the members: nor have I yet torgotten the intense and terrible excitement it produced! 1 As I said heels the resolutions of instruction were passed They ss-ere presented in the Senate by the then colleague of Col Danis (Gov Foote) who made a speech on-the -ciceasion in which he endorsed the resolutions threatened disunion and diatinetly asserted and defended the abstract right of luseession an an extablic Densoccatir doctrine lip to this one there was perfect identity of net ion and Retnittg tiontily of sentimetit bet sveen him nod the entire body of men whom he now so flippantly denounces as "traitors and "disunion-into" Neither he nor any welbinformed friend of his will deny the correctness of what I say and I therefore retrain from quoting from the written Senate charity to surprise that his subsequent "Change of front" was but a fa ightful dream induced by the incubus of oppression that weighed so heavily upon lie and era a stern sad reality as we know it to be! It is however changeless loath that in a very short space of time this ultra Hotspur of the South as found--a willing yoke-fellow with others equally recreant to duty aml to former and defending a scheme involving the admission of California in the very mode which over his own signature he had pronounced "the Wilmot Pmriso in another form Comment is needle as I quote from history and state facts alone The infliction of the giant wrong of exclusion from our own territory coupled with other acts equally unjust and galling wider the delusive title of "Compromise" indlieed Gov Quitman to exercise the authority nested in him and convene the Legislature in extraordinary session When that body met he sent in his famous Menage in which Ile pointed out the wrionga inflicted on us and risceininiended the course he thought incumbInt on no as Southern men anal as members of that great -Southern Rights Party" of which he was the ackuowledged chief The substance of his recommendation was it in contended that Mississippi should-unite on itli her sister States of the South in demanding redoes through the me-of a SoUt hem COngtentk and in the event of renew' should eonjointly with them secede from the nfts inl thes blirly then aAettice uijtriic ilfil 111-ot IAA the miens thee! a' indr ronmhoy The only transactions of ally general interest la either louse up to the Psth in addition to the reports given elsewhere in our columns took place in the House on the I 71 Ii inst The Committee of the Whole House reported back Mr Sharpes resolution on the Governor's and recinumeniled its passage The question tieing on agreeing to the report of the committee Mr Anderson offredi the following amendment Resolved That we da now multiuse the wisdom and portico of the ineasures known as the Com'promise ri-sillitions and that we fully endorse that part of President Pierre's Inaugural Address which refem to those mracures 0 motion of Mr Hindman the resohrtions vrere laid es the table by a vote of 53 ayes to 29 noes Mr Owen offered to amend by endorsing the wisdom and expediency" of the Compromise measures which on motion of Mr Hindman was laid on the table by a vote of 4S ayes to 32 noes Mr Garner offered the loirowing amendment Rel101eedt That the resolutions passed at the called session of ISM) censuring the lion II Foote for his course in the United States Senate were premature uncalled tio and unadvised and did not reflect the sentiments of the people of this State Which on motion of Mr 1Vbite was laid on the table by avote aft) ayes to 34 noes Mr Butters offtred the following intendment Mit the Compromise measures are Constitutional and never afforded any ground for forribie resistance or secession on the part of the States Which on motion of Mr Hindman was laid On the table by a vote of 49 ayes and al noes Amendments were severally offered by Messrs Shackelfiml and Helm and 'ejected Mr Saddler changed hiS vote to the affirmative giving his reasons therefor When on motion of Mr Sharpe are! Smith of Similower the previous question was called The qirestion then recurred on agreeing to the report of the committee to print 2000 copies of the Governor's Message with the amendment offered by Mr Sharpe and decided in the affirm! ative by a vote of VI ayes to :20 noes This we trust is Hic last or Foote the Legislame or elsewhere in Mississippi LETTEll 111101111 SACIIIIWN JACItrollt MISS lith Jan'y Eliseo nuts 'Planta hnd your liar Olini bet exceedingly and unintereel ins save that litoris about Um electioo of Senator about which nobody doef el' a fit find'eny thing here? lis ilie Way of nws to alio yore contains soy varie(v I would wiilltigity do so but we have notiting here 'which con Ito given of littered in the news line The is I etispeet that mine that ere new ought not in charity to he told: and some things which we tannot conceal ought not to have been done While you were here you had to chronicle the Knight and Ewing shooting case and last evert ieg about car time another aintitar nee came WI at Miazzi "coffeehonae" 'house! what a misnomer I Such houses should called brandy whiskey rum and gin houses: Or homy of ill deeds and therefore houses of ill ihnot A man by the' name of Patterson met the Eoginetr of the Blandon Railroad and after some know not him down 4 to elentilitsetroolle The Etigineer--linown here by the loubriipset of in a kw mint' uteri POtterson thottgli young in years proved himself to be a skillful adept in the rit bonds tidal for he shot his man ilOwn deal in his traeks Do not suppose me indulging in levity Olt such st trotter ri this-4 am simply stating feels Patterson is in custody I am happy to lotorm yam however that although the crowd was very large at the Depot this eveuleg hap Pity nobody Was shot or slabred410T at least thet I kve of It seems to me that Poch scenes so frequently occurring in Our careers beaten" mightier ahiliol4h the Legislature now iMstoilon of the Remarry of some reaetly If in deed nay remedrean lie That a remedy tan be found anti readily and owe of devilled efficiency I doubt not I have long since given up the hope of Peeing reens habits of i ntempI nowe refiwined by the Temperance movement in any form We may and do linen reform AAA' bat the' public vice is unaffected by a few km refunrmtions end three are rendered tot teeter then they wootil to -by the very pies ence and temptations of "coffee-houses" ti the Legislature will tax all retailers of 'deo' boric drinks to the tune of two three or four thourand dollars a year and then not permit license to be granted without a popular vo'e the the slaughter houses or the cheviots and purlieus of drunkenness of vice tie mentat ion poverty misery crime end would be very apt to pass off as rapidly as Barney did last- evening when shot by Patterson Will the Legislature do it I If the life of the citizen and the good of the State require such a measure dare they refuse such a remedy as will suppress the evil I A great deal is said by Legit latures throughout the Unica tem uhosit edu eating the people How can they expect scholars who ammo in a course of training itrour ogler houses-to be-educated at all expert is these colleges et vise crime pollution and ruin? But 'modern sages have hit upon the happy expedient of "teixiog vice to alopport virtue" 'nig has grown into an aphorism and would seem to be reprtleI by many hi those States numt anxious to establish a system of instruction by which all shall be educated as the basis of that policy which applies the tax gathered from the coffee houses" (ntmselleso) to the support of the school hounes But it so happens that the aphorism is false sod the policy unwise and unsucceestul The fact is vice and virtue are perfect antipodes to eackothers mir can thelatter be supported by any means which will not diminish' the power of the former But if you tax the coffeebouse by granting a license what is dune Vice is legalised She has a legal existence and the right tinder sanction of law to how her tonsen front in open day The result is that viee is strength env? and virtue supported Mid this is what we call "backing our friend' liewho attempts to "support virtue" by taxing vice or by giving it a kgal beisig and power in the same household or society will he es much mistaken both in principle and result as was the pions none' who to quiet conscietve regularly handed over to the church the fees of prostitution! Vice cannot to punished down nor toted doveu bitt her puldie witibitiolui may be put down by law and this is what Virtue asks of the pubic in her behalf This is what will support diminishiug the dominion of Vice over the affeetimis and habits of poor human nature the subject of caprice and the victim of temptation It men will get drunk let them do it at home in their from each then they will not be so likely tomaka themselves homicides or to rm der night hideous by their drunken revelry I bad supposed that the Temperance League" was about to present a petition to the Legislature on this shoot the length of Lord George Gordon's petitios to Parliament on recently have hearth nothing from that quarter Suppose you ask the League what it le doh Politically we have nothiug which will not reach you through the Mississippian before this After a long contest Mr Russell the Clerk of the II of was elected Superintendent of the Penitentiary Mr Barrows elected Clerk Mr George of Carrollton whom you well know and whom I am sure you Cl cry body else who knows him a number one young man has been elected Reporter of the Court of Errors and Appeals This is a very high as well as deserved compliment to Mr George by the Legislature for I believe that he ie sot Mote than 27 or 28 years old and yet his qualifications for the office by those who know hirn well sad prokesionsliyore known to he and unquestionable Will you penult nee to make to you one mtg let it slip out First Do not mention further in the Free Trio der that extraordiatary political eccentricity his late Eztelleeept Or as Mr Randolph would probably have said he is a living "idiesyncracy" and that eccentricity or idiosyneracy was we adscititious" They were hooter-44 um his cons but as they have recently ken shorn ot their 'potentiality" let him non I am decidedly glad to Pee that you decline publishisg his "44- dress" to the Legislature under the misnomer of Message" Politically he can hurt nobody and personally respectable political journals ought sot to touch him With Gov Brown's election all Democrats are or ought to be I doubt not are ea ring the dissepointmeat of personal predilections Nor haw his election withered a laurel or dimmed a lustre which justly belongs to either of throe distinguished gentlemen whom' names were mentioned by their respective friends as Gov Browns competitor The feet los Gov Brown is a renew eintesolo is popular from high personal merits political sagacity leithful public rervices and the most iettlexible and enlightened party fidelity With Gov Brown character bared as I know it it upon the most solid qualities or the man and full et the spirit and cherished principles of Democisey I am not sierpristed at his being elected over the moat formidable competitors If any thing worthy of sots shoss14 occur dis ring the winter I may try to keep you advited Every thing I believe la noen going ea quietly and harmoniously- 11 FRIDAY Jan 13 1854 Mr Adams presented the petitkalif citizens of Clinton aeconipanied with a bill for the relief of Mississippi College which was referred to a select committee of Messrs Adams Arthur anti Webb Mr West presented the petition of citizenser Township 15 range 5 East in Holmes county la relation to the sale of the school land of stid Township which they say was fraudulent and ask a repeal ot an act last session for said mle Referred to a select committee of five The Senate proceeded to the House to elect officers of the Penitentiary Arc Mr Johnston called up the bill for the relief of Yazoo county Rules were suspended and the bill finally passed Mr Acker introdnced a bill to aid in the coustruction of the New Orleans Jackson laid Northern Railroad and 200 copies ordered to be print ed This is a very important bill asking that the Improvement land and the proceeds thereof be given to said road and the Central road Mr Ramsy called up the House Bill till author ize the Sheriff of Hancock county to use the old jail at one at Gainsville having been broken and unfit for nse Passed House el it sorssentathaa FRIDAY MODIAINGJ1D 13 On motion of Mr Bass the regular morning business was dispensed with to enable him to call up a bill providing for a special term of the Cir cult Court of Washington county Mil taken up and passed Memoriole 4rMr Tarver presenkel the memorial Of divers citizens of Amite county touching the sale of spirituous liquors Referred The hour having arrived for thrtsto Houses to elect a Superintendent and Clerk of the Peal tentiary State Librarian and Repoeter a limbos to go into the election by ballot prevailed Election ol Sop Berry put in nominationT Hindman Sr Mr Hight put in nomination SWUM Mr Stewart put in nomination Harrell Mr Ellett put la nomination Cauniah Mr Pope put in nomination A Henkel On the 10th ballot Mr Hindman received 32 Swann 51 Jarrell 4 Cavanah 9 Hankie 191 Lemly On the 11 th ballot Hindman rec'd 39 Swann 56 Harrell 2 Cavanab 4 Henkle 12 Lemly Ricell 4 Mr Bennett put in nomination WB Kirkland On the I 2th ballot ilindmen received 34 Sssann 57: ihirreli 1: Cavanah 1 Henkle 1 Kirk-'anti 6: Russell 14 Harris 2 r3'1 111e Pope Pt withdrew the Ka on the 13th ballot Mr Boren nominated Russell Hindman received 28 Swann 39 Russell 33 Harrell I blank I mireilofandM Henkle On the 11th ballot Hindman receivel17 Swiss 56 Russell 46 On the 15th ballot Hindman received 11 Swann 54 Russell Mr Hindman withdrew the name of Hindman Sr On the 16th ballot Swann received 52 Russell 64: scattering 2 31r Russell having received a majority of the whole vote was declared by the President to be elected 3 O'CLocz Elorion of Clerk of the Pesitentrary Mug moved to go into the election rim Mr Hodees nominated Barrows Mr Allen nominated 11 Lindsee Mr Burt nominated Thompson "Mr Bottere nominated Doty On the first ballot Barrows received 64 votild Lindsey 22 Thompson 19 Poty 10 Itle "Borrows was duly elected Eledeoti Librarials--Mr Garnet polka nomination ItEDonalti Mr Greer moved that Mr M'Donald he'des dared unanimously Etertion of Reporter of High Coati 4 Errors ea Buck moved that the eiection conducted by Mr Dean nominated Stearns Mr Ellett nominated Wharton Mr Dickens nominated I Cushman Mr Helm nominated George On the first bollot Mr Stearns received votes: Wharton 23 Cuchman 33 Georgec Stab teringi On the 2nd ballot Stearns 11 Wharton 201 Cushman 29 George 53: Scattering 2 On the 3I ballot Wharton 16 Cushman 34 George 66: scattering 2 Mr George having received a majority of the votes cast was declared elected The object of which the joint Conventios tee eembled having been accomplished the returned to their chamber Mr Monett presented a memorial embodying instructions to our members to Coneress in Ms tion to the donation of land for the New Weans and Mobile Railroad Passed Mr Dubuisson Joked leave of absence foe XL Chamberlain Mr Boners introduced a bill te remove the ifis abilities of minors in eertain cases Refereed Also a bill to change the time of boldi1 th mel Probate Court of Ifol county Adopt Also a bill concerning conveyances Reknefi to Judiciary committee tititere the re-alined Arthur L2Olit publish to-day a correct report which have of a speech de-In esed by Mr Hindman of Tippah in the House of Representatives on the 4th instant on Mr Sharp e's resolution in reference to the extra-ordinary Message of Gov FOole The report was made expressly for us and at our request Mr Hindinan's speech is an able eloquent and 3c-tithing vindication of the Democratic party and exposure of some of the Ex-Governoes fallacies it will be rend with interest and will amply ropy rentt111 There is a smell portion of it to vi hich we do not assent because it mons to imply an admission in reference to GM Quitman hich we cannot allow Perhaps however our dissent results from our not understanding the speaker in the sense in which he intended to express himself-- We believe further that the "bloody message' as the Whigs called it did have much to do with the contest for Governor for it was successfully defended by the party though the majority very mysteriously went against us But the speech taken altogether is an very good that we commend it to the reader without further remark Sennte TrEsmAy Jan VI Petitions and memorials were presented and referred as foliows By Crane and others By Mr rt Ii Harris which was referred to the committee on Claims SENTINEL OFFICE FOR ing accepted the proposition of lion Wilkinson to unite with him in the practice of the low- it becomes neeensary for me to sell the Sentinel office therefore ofir it for sale I will give a 'bargain to any enterprising gentleman who will apply early as I am extremely anxions to avail myself of the very dVentageous which is now mods me of re-ettering my profession The circumstances are such as to justify mein offering a bargain and 11414 to any ostir sena leolkopply los how to enable me to take ditantage of the very flattering proposition which has been niaile me I Wstson beg the favor of a notice from my co temporal les The above is from the Vicksbiug Sentinel of the 17th We shall greatly regret the with drawal of Mr Walker from the press and the readers of the Sentinel will long tuiss his energy vivacity and spirit In the renewal of his pro erosional pursuit we wish him the highest success and greatest prceperily We have no doubt the Sentinel presents very great inducements to any who wish to make an investment of the kind ----o DILL INTROPICED By Mr Hemingway ler the relief of Thomas Miller of Carroll country Mr Pope reported in favor of the hill increas ihg the salary of the Vice Chancellor of the Yazoo district from $1000 to showed that the tax fee on each suit would nearly pay the whole salary of the moved its pas Mr Ellett m-wed to by the bill on the table to take up the House hill increasing the Governor's salary which was carried by the following vote Batiks Boren Berry Bennett Ellett Graves Greer Hemingway Hough Roger McWillie Monroe Pegnes Steele Stewart and Adams Arthur Cobb Johnston Nelsen Oliver Pope Ramsey and The bill from the House increasing the Governor's salary to S1001) was then taken up and Mr Ellett LTIOV0a to suspend the rule requiring bills to be read on three several days for the purpose of putting this bill on its passage President Messrs Acker Allen Banks Beene Berry Bennett Ellett Graves Greer Hough Roger McWillie Monroe Oliver Ramsey Reynolds Stewart and NA Arthur Cobbllemitteurry Johnston Nekain Perists Pope and The motion was lost as it required a two-thirds 'vote a Syrratittusbaitt ot TIE Punatc acnners-- Al a tweeting of the Board at Visitor on Sabot day bhat Mt Jew Andrews was elected Superin'cadent 44 the Public Schools! So fill the limey occasioned by the ecsigmtion ot the regent la cumbentpwitich takes effect on the 6rat Monday In next atontla 10 Reese of Representatives THURSDAY Jan 12th Mr Boners fmm a select committee made a report favorable to granting the graver of the me moral of Delilah House wife of House 1 and prsented a bill an accordance adopted RILLS INTRODUCED 1 By Mr bill to amend an ad in relation to swamp and overflowed lands read first time By Mr Anderson-4 bill to amend the Aar-ter of the city of Jackson read first time and made the order of the day lor Wednesday next at 12 eclork By Mr with the following titles A -bill to be entitled an act for the relietofguar I diens A hill to prevent fraudulent dealing" reterred to the judiciary committee By Mr bill to lay offthe State into Congressional districts referred to the e2ommittee tbsivicting the State By Mr bill to outborize Thos Whaley to tell certain property belogging to Wilbelmina Saran and others adopted By Mr bill to autbotite the stser On the etTect id this Messaige upon the contest for Gosemor in greet rem is laid by His Excellency (Goy Foote) and his friends Deducing disunion it and connecting that deduction with Goy Quitman) nomination for Governor in the charge is made that the only issue in lt was "Union or Drninion" This charge at I will demonstrate is wholly destitute of foundation When the Mewage was irvviedall Mimissippians weremembers of the "Santwrit Rights 'AVA the only political organization then exiding in the State The Message was issued I Gee Qwitman as At Ander tf that parry Otbd ores briefing wpm that parry coif The refund of the reat body of the Whigs to adhere to the 'Southern Rights" platform- and resist "At Wilmer Preens los nether fatin" briseght about the diimolution of the "Southern Rights Party" and with that dissolution ended the re tImIlbilitY of Gov Quitman and every other Democrat for what had been done while the "Southern Rigl Party" tended Thisstatement is logically trim sod Urever reAdes the position it Witesignel to meet The Bloody Message" Mit us's birstra-oPasts IS 11 StK112 et tel 7ot st ibis invaluable yea ars es band and like Abell redeemers ate gotten yeah that et testa as4 judgment relative to essiliss swatter sod beautiful steel enrol-bap et histschal riots Arbleb mud suture it sseeela Ws tosusesd It to -all et ear Protest espies may fur mast lb Literary Depot et dodge Weever so Medi street Pots or TIE Porys--Tbis is ths etas art-sultana $ad borticalisrel werk publiebed is Cobb ilea Os by Meows Cbsobees I Peabody ohieb devoted misty to the agrieultersi remelts it the Youth sod 'broad be is tbe baste et every Soothers faster Its sultecriptins price Is sty see dollar per sanest sad it le published yore a mouth ccr Pre44ent Pieres's Megrege is commented I won by the Losolos intonate birb it la 1 lull mrsrehly spokes cpC I It full tit I c7-The lion Wilkinson pissed thronzh our town on Saturday last on his way born tiom Jackson where be has been in attendance upon the t'ourta there We have heard his name suggested by numemos of his friends as a proper person to succeed Judge Clayton on the Consulship to Havana We second the gums-bon It would be a tribute to modest merit that all of all parties would approseSessioset 17th 1 SVPREMI COUP? OP' IOC MOVED Stsresims Fainsr DEC 30 IS53No 119-WaL Roberts ton trustee Ise es Joseph Collins? wireesitoom In mor to the High Court of Errors 'and Ar peals of 3liwissippi Mr Chief Janke Taos? delivered the opinion of this Court disguising this Writ of enur for the want of Jurisdiction The above is the official agersonsemsni et dismistal of the writ of erre is the COPS Of Robertson trustee of the Commercial Bank et Notch'' of which es spoke I few dove esicere taken front oer IRE Court t'eetrait -elesosh! ti eP tee front puiceedine further In the et debtsuricaMeg Pryer 14rk Thostekt-The 'mama JunII6111' brooch to toonektbe girt toot has beim nix itfurGtiltarws At In o'clock the Senate proceeded to the Hall of the House to join in the inauguration ceremoales of the Hon I McRae Governor The inaugural addrete wis delivered in the presence of a large courcouse of ladies and aiti- rens and the constitutional oath snit administered by the Chief Justice After returning to their chamber 1500 copies of the inaugural were ordered to be printed kr the use of the Senate and on motion The Senate adjourned anti' 10 o'clock to-morrow morning Me Happiest Ham lend offer Me fteteAdata had ow great advantage over ail ether married advantage which has bee lost to so with hod woman-4114er 0- WI nob OPP sielot noestido '1 I.