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:t4. .N-;.-'N.r -."--. . - - ;.?. . . V - - . -. ' . . . - THOMAS LORING, Editor and Proprietor: BENJAMIN I. HOWZE, Corresponding Editor.ON2 DOLLAR Per Annum, invariably in Advance. VOL. 3. WILMINGTON, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1850. NO. 44 t :.xi ... i - . . i- . nVKRTISEMENTS limited extent, will be inserted in the Wttky rnntcreiaL at the following rales : ,2 months, S2.00 do. 3 do. 2,50 do. 3 do. 1,00 1 do. 6 do. 4.00 nionth, 1,25 1 do. 1 year, 6,00 . ! nr l4 moke a sai uare. advertisement exceed ten lines, the price 'mi be in proportion, ill advertisements are payable at the time of thei nSrAl advertisements inserted in the Weekly rthn.rcial are r-atitlei to one insertion in the Tri weekly free of charge. OBSERVATIONS AND ODDITIES. No. 5. Storm upon Lake Huron A French woman in distress Mannittou Island at sun: ise Legend Mackinau Fort arid Straits Lake Michigan Milwaukie. Mb. Editor : Darkness gathered around us thick and fast as we ploughed the deep waters of Hu ron, and ere long, land, fky and wave, lay wrapped in a veil of impenetrable blackness. ot a star was visible in the murky heaven ,ver wlnVh hung a thick gloomy cloud, but -t.'l iron " ' :ihove, below, was of an inky hue; r ut a bre ith of air fanned our brows, but a kind of heavy stillness pervaded all around us. The air too was so close, that notwith standing we were gov g at a rapid rate, we were almost stifled by the heat. We had on bonrl, including steerage passengers, four liu: dri.-d and fifty seven persons, and we of the i i biri, after having filled up all the berths a.nl covered the long tables which were sta tionary, were compelled to resort to chairs and settees for a lodging. I was comfortably sif'f.siig upon a couple of tetters placed across h" ; t part of the 'onhin, vhen, about one morinu: was irses aroused by a prayt ri and . i;ut;i the abodes A' ;;iu strip iC fl:-; tfat Tuit uut the cabin iv n j . li'.iijIilfH. casting their oc Ls i l iilL rngether upon the floor i l l thrw mail persons with violence from tht ir berths : one feiJoW said his leg was bro ken, another that his eye was out, and a third that he was covered with blood; one cursed, a-. other laughed." others again prayed audi- ii v. creating a confusion as great as ever was Vr.i-'vn uiKin t?u- ,.ni'is of Shinar. As soon ... . .V ,M eould ( j roeurfo. 1 vvenaea my . .... i vv,n amid tti. black -y a:id bloody noses v.liir'i were lying in every direction upon the floor, aiid gained the door; here 1 found the v t nearly ankle deep rushing back and ioria witii every roll of the boat, in a most ui:j Ic-usant manner. On gaining the upper d ck. a new scene oi confusion ltet my eye. It apj tared thai a breeze hat! sprung up di rmly aft, and the foretopsail liad been set, and tft.- squall eotnnig up sirdtlenly had swept it. with tie foretopmast away, which in its fall had mashvd one of the chimneys, knock ed in the end of the saloon which was on deck, torn the. railing jVoin the leeward side, lo w.ird. and worst of all, sent our hen coop, with us u.tire crew, on a voyage of discovery. At ihi moment I reached the deck, a large and riot unlovely French womaur in her night clothes, was making strenuous exertions to get overboard; two of the boat hands were occupied in preventing her, and I thought, had fully as much as they could attend to. I shall not attempt to repeat her crieS and vociferations, but the whole scene struck me as being so extremely ludicrous that I was compelled to laugh heartily. The good wo man seemed to think that as the boat was going down her best plan would be to get the start of ir. However, by dint of a little rea soning, and some gentle force, she was pla ced in her state room and locked up there. For about three hours the wind continued to blow with considerable fury, but about daylight the clouds rolled away , . the gale ceasi d, and the clear sun soon transformed theu-isjry waters into one broad - rolling sea ol'.jfleiming silver. At the instant the sun .-oae, a body upon our larboard bow which until then had seemed a floating cloud, was transformed into a v.x "mountain of gold skirted at its base with a green forest, and covered by a thin gauze like veil of shinino mist - . : ThU was Ianittuo3 fsland ; it is a high paouataiu composed of yellow sand which gives it, it a distance, on a clear day the ap paranee ofa mountain of "gold some of the ru in jury i,( j clieve. that on this TslanH a.d the spirits of red men who have died; jo loo their last upon the beauties of earth. e.0re they start upon ther journey to the 018tani bunting grounds. There ig a legend connected with this Jand which, life most Indian tales is inter st'n&even in its improbability. They tell " !at abUt a hun4re4 years ago an Indian en called the silver Fawn was given by her Father in marriage to the powerful chieftain of a neighboring tribe, one whom she from her heart " detested, The warrior with his bride and her friends came to this! spot, and. through the day were rejoicing after their manner, under the tall; cedars which grow at the base off the mountain ; at sunset, when they were preparing to return, they missed the bride; she could nowhere be found, until upon the topmost peak, upon the eastern sifift. Rnd on the verffe ol a steeD bluff descending many hundred feet, they saw her poise a momontoer the awlul gulf then leaping forward plunge into the boil- inn- surge beneath. And once in every year, just as the sunset rays are lingering on the cmMn nrpst nf Mamttnns is . thftv nv tfiA Indian maiden may be seen standing upon itio nlrv upnrp n moment Evvnvinrr tr nnrl frn then leaping forward disappears in the waves below. About one o'clock that day we arrived at Michilraackinack. This is a small town Iy- ingupon a narrow strip of land which skirts the hill upon which stands the Fort. It is of little importance save aa a trading post, but as connected with the fortifications above, it is the great key to our inland Lakes, no vessel can pass from Superior or Michigan, T.otr,a tn tha srt,ith iiihniit lpinn for crm ' " . . " 1. xt i . ' i.t. r. . j 1 i lime exposeu 10 me guns oi me run. uiueeu it wouU be impossible to pas at all. if oppo- Red. A lartTR nnmhrr ot Indians r.nme aboard here to dispose of their trinkets; Baskets pin 1 r o cushions, toilet cushions, Belts, Book marks and various other things, all beautifully wrought in the Indian st la with straw and J beads. But there was one article which they sold, and of which our captain purcha- sed'large.ly, which pleased me better than ull theii- fancii'ul tys. It was raactiaw I. was mackinanrl Trout ; a fish. caught in x abundance in the st raits, and usually of such size, as to render famous the spot where they abound. The water here is so remarkably clear, that at a depth of twenty feet you may almost count the pebbles upon the bottom. After leaving Mackinaw we passed a long reef of rocks running far out, over which the waves were madly dashing, sending- the clear spray up to an immense height. Slow- Iy the land receded from our view, lower and lower sunk the loner dim line, until it seemed an airy streak resting upon the far tt . . ., ir , Hornzon, then it disappeard from view, and. ' i we were once more surrounaea oy a waste of waters. Speaking ol this, I frequently see that expression made use of. but must confess 1 don't look upon it as.beihg exactly correct. All the waters of the Earth have their destined purpose to fulfill, and whatev er may be the end which, as native elements they serve, the mighty uses to which mind devotes 'them, for bringing together those re gions which nature has placed distant from each other, for manufactures of all kinds, for commerce for pleasure, and even for sa ving our property from destruction, all these should effectually prevent the use of such a phrase. So far indeed from there being a waste of any thing in the world, there are a great many things of which a fellow can sel dom get enough; money for instance. But to return ; nothing of importance oc curred until upon the morning of the next day we anchored off the thriving city of Mil waukie. This place derives its name from the river upon which it lies ; it is an Indian word and signifies ''deep flowing.99 " In 1837 it boasted a poujation of but three thousand, while at present it must contain nearly twen ty thousand inhabitants. As you approach it from the lake, it presents a beautiful ap pearance ; a high bluff extends from the lake inward, for about half a mile to the river which flows between bold banks toward the south. The town is built from the lake to the river upon the bluff, running some dis tance towards the north, and, is also contin ued from the jrSver, west, over the hills. The Menomionee river here forms a junction with the Milwaukie, and thus divides the town in to three parts, that lying between the Meno monee and the inner bay, that between the Milwaukie and the lake and that be tween the two Rivers. So that from Ihe Steam Boat at the pier you view it all in an immense semicircle. The large basin ly ing below the city was some years since divi ded into lots, and sold under the title of "wa ter lots," (the waters of two large streams continually flow over it) for such sums as men at this day would never dream of. On the morning after my arrival, I was standing upon the steps of the Milwaukie house, enjoying the clear, bracing air which came up fresh and Jure from the lake, when I observed an elderly ran looking somewhat disconsolately upon the broad basin below J I watched him closely, for his air was so ex- tremely dejected, so utterly woe begone, that j I began to think he mediated suicide. We I sat down to breakfast, but he did'nt eat. and I at length managed to get into conversation I with him. I found him quite an intelligent (man, and when I told him my fears, he laughed heartily j he told me that in 1837 he had bought five water lots, for which he j had paid five thousand dollars and now, he continued, I am doubting whether I shall pay the taxrs on them or Jet them ffo, wnat a I comment upon western land speculation. Uelore closing, i have one word to say to the chivalrous gentleman, who, by an attack upon my statements relative to the prices of provisions at Cincinnati evinces so anxious a desire to enter tne lists against me. i sim- ply stated what I knew to have been the case at the DCriOd Ot mV VISlt. 1 Stated It as a fact; I adhere to it ; and I did not comment upon it by stating that as articles of this kind only pass through one intermediate market n reaching this place, the prices which we Py for them would show an enormous profit realized somewhere ; had I; made such com- ments upon Jacts, there would nave been some excuse for the gentleman's attack ; but I did not, and do not call tne attention oi tne public to it, and I must beg distinctly to arrow mv intention, not to enter into a controversy I nf nr If i ni with nnvnnp nnnn nnv niipstmrw I - . - w.. j arising out of any letters which I may write; I give merely the recollections of a traveller, I . !.. not "pencil hngs by the way," and have no . . . . . ..I desire to be engaged m useless and unavail- ing aitercaron. i mean no aisrespeci lor Mr. H., for I do not know who he is ; but I I . , , , i . .i iii would advise mm to aaopi ine gooa oia max- im "look to your own concerns," (you see I am not disposed to be rude,) and doing this properly, he wiU have l.tue le.sure .or the properly, he will have little leisure for the lurmer uispmy oi comruerciai Kiiowieugc so extensive as he claims to possess. Resquiat in pace, PETER SNAPPS. From tht N. O. Delta. DESCRIPTION OF DESERET. The following letter, descriptive of the new lerntory ol Deseret, was sent us through me post-pmce. it nas an autnentic appear- ance, and we publish hverbatim et literatim : Salt Leak Sitty, Deserat Territory, 15th dav Februarv. 1850. t Affexionate, and ever to be remembered W dearest Sally : This here is to inphorm you that 1 am at the presant wntin still so- u - h,i s j r i jerning in the grate Morman Sitty ; and feel reioict to relate to you that I am in fine helth and sperets. These Mormans are a kureous peeple; they are lokreasm m numbers very fast, and will befour a grate while, if they are not ousted, have a large sitty here. The grate salt leak s a kuriosity itself 'tis that; Feeple nead'nt cum near lor tne purpos oi coramitten susanside by drowning themselves in the leak, for it will bare: a person up just I the same as a piece of wood ; no possibuf I chance ot etiny boddy to drown themselves in it unles they tie a rock to their neck, or j some other heavy combustible matter. Ther are a grate menny purty Morman gals here, an they dress verry tid" an nice,' wearin kali ker evry day in this woodlan kuntry, an bein so very fur from eyry place ; but J most de vautley an yearnestly assure you that you need'nt be the least oneasy or jelus, for ray affexion an luv for you will abide in my hart's core as lomr as I am suffered to promulgate 1 this world of wo, disappointment an niisfor- tune, i noi umic4UBujrj ac cAtdioivc oplexy, leaving a boyieignt yars old. and a nocturnal dreems, interspersed with goald wjd0Wi who appears to have liad some inti- and luv for my deer Sallys j I hope to return macy Wli)x a pers0n named P-j r, who af- in a few years with lots of the shmin stuff, or terwards left for England. The boy was asuffissently to liv comfurtable in uther present when his father died.! The mother words, "to hv at home an board at the same nad g0ne ollt 0f the village that day on a house." i visit, and the boy prepared the evening meal To giv you a detalld sketch of ray prereg- tor his father, who partook of it, and then ex rinashunsover the planes of Abraham (so to pred p r and the neighbors were call speak) from Independence. Mo., to this place, ed m an(j ihe next day the body was buried, an the menny enduring hardships I have no jnqUe8t having been held. not even the had to enkounter, wud be to me tedious and doctor examining the body, 'oon after this, tiresum, an perhaps, to ypu, not verry inter- relatives of the deceased in Scotland re estin, suffl3 to say, I've seen sura, if you -call ceired an an jnymous letter, staiting that there livin four days without anything to eat or had been a case of poisoning1, but nothing drik, which ockurrence tuck place onl the more waa thought,ior done, in the matter, mountains : to tell you the truth, the whole . The boy, after years of vicissitudes, has truth, and nothin but the truth, this would gained a competency; and recently, with sexiod of kuntry, with but a diminutiv excep- gjiaj reverence, proposed to have the body of tion, is ondoubtedly one of jthe poorest kunt- njg father removed to a place of sepulcher, rys in God's wide extended jkreation. It is m0re in accordance with his wishes. For this not adopted, only in small portions, to agra- purpose he made arrangements for a grave kultural'pursuits. for three great reasons, 8f0ne, and for preserving the remains. A viz . in the first place, God in makin the kun- sexton was employed, and the body was dis try, forgot to finish it, that is, to give it a good covered in the grave, where it had been pla- wtti ui auik , ecuuuiy, it rams buuuuuaiiv ii cea oy nimseii inineen years ugu. vu upeu about 6 months in the year, keepin all the ing the coffin, the hands, which! had been fas low lands for that length of time, in a perfect tened upon the breast originally, were found stait of inundashun ; thirdly, and lastly, but under the head, the fingers clenched in the not least, after the rainy season is over, the hair indicating that the man had been buried dry season sets in, which iastabout 6 months, olive. This, however, was not! all. The bo- dry in up springs, rivulets and large , rivers as I dry as a powder-horn ; the sand gets so hot that the Tarapins can't begin to live in .it Vegetation on the sandy planes is all parch-1 ed up, as dry as a chip. To make a long antj the body was recognized by many per story short, if it wernt for the gold, fur and gona m the village and the slight change in game that's in the kuntry, it would'nt be jt beeame a subject of general coirment worth more than one cent an acre. Kalafor- jne son of the deceased not being present, nia ourt to be a slave stait the niggars tne body has been covered up again ; but would be the fellers to dig up the shinin stuff next Saturday the grave will be opened in -they could stand the hot sun. I think the the presence of the friends of the family, and climate would agree with them. j I shall bring this short epistle to a close, by singin you a short parady on Burn's po- fms " YVestl'n Winds." &c. But Sally dear, the ev'nins ctear Thick flies the skimmin svtaUcr The sky is blue, the fields in Wf All fadin green and yaller. j Come let us stray our toilsome way, And view the charms of nalei The barkin dogs, the squeelin hog?, -And erry roasted iaUr . I send this here letter by two Morman Mi j recroitSf'anrouT' savinexpedition. I'll write you agin by the next! oppertunity to send a letter to tne Staits. j Inclosed, I send you a lock of my har, I send my luv to all, Both bis &nd small. Farevvel, . : HEZEKIAII. t ' - - " ZE NAME OF ZE STREET." A Frenchman stopped a lad in the street to make some inquiries of his ) whereabouts." Mon fren, what is ze name of zia street V9 "Well, who said twant V9 j ' What you call him, zis street ?" Of course we do I" " Pardohnez 1 I have not the name vat you call him." " Yes, Watts we call it." " How you call ze name of zis street V9 ' Watts street, I told yer." j "Zis street." j " Watts street, old feller, and don't yer go to make game o' me." ! ' Sacre ! I ask you one. two, tree several times, oftni, vill you tell me ze name ot ze j . . . nil ; ""i" Sircei ell " Watts street, I ain't yer?" tole yer. Yer drunk. I rr : il. xt r f.i t . TrTm. ThA nrnnriptnr nt th hhnni -r31 vpKlpr. - fol,ow. icornmuniJcatio5 nogt marked Boston. The' advertisement having been cut from a NcwjOrleans paper, I i ..i uk! ri::. t . . auu jjbbicu uvcr iuc cnwiyua tuuiiucmaijf . Twenty-jive Dollars Reward. Ray away from the subscriber yesterday afternoon, be- d .T" AXl?V?oTd' boy d To abolS a griff ) good countenance, and when spo J j ken to will look the person straight in the face, and appear confused when addressed sharp ly. The above reward is hereby ottered for the apprehension of said boy, and $100 for the conviction of any one j harboring said slave. Officers of vessels and steamboats are particularly requested to be on the look out. John S. Caldwell, Phoenix House. ' . . J 96 St. Charles street. " Tom is a naughty boy to! run away from such a happy condition as slavery. He ought to know better, and 1 suppose you will teach Mm oetter when you catch him take him to the work-house and have him flogged. If yu caicn me, nog me ai me eame ume. Tmiv vn,,ra ! s TOM " lruiy yours, ; j aum. Eds. Delia : My Boston correspondent is informed that Tom has been flogged, and has again a good home. Probably my Boston correspondent wants both, and is likely to get neither, unless he comes to New Orleans. Perhaps the discipline of the! work-house is familiar to my .Boston correspondent, tie mav have been here, and unlike mv boy Tom. had not the good fortune to be brought back, Is he one of the ex-Recorderfs vagrants X And could he not i have pref paid his witty communication ? He deserves the flogging he suggests, if only for that, j J. S. C MURDER WILL OUT The New York correspondent of the Phil adelphia Inquirer, gives the' fallowing detail: " mere is now some prouauuuy, mai oy a curious series of circumstances, another prool will be e-iven that 'murder will out.7 Some thirtpon Vpnr acrn. a Scotchman on T.ontr Is iantj suddenly died; as was supposed of ap- dy retained all the freshness of j life, was only not be lilted a little Ifrom tl discolored, j and could the crave on account of lits weight The flesh on the surface yielded to the touch. the mysterious affair will be explained by an examination. It is suspected! that arsenic given to the deceased. j "I know more about this matter, but am not at liberty to communicate it. The situa tion of the woman, who is still ahve. and again married, will be an unpleasant one. but the excitement on Long Island can only be abated by an examination into the whole history of the case. The boy hod very rude treatment from the mother all his life, and as a man, seems willing to have the subject ful- yyJoyestigatedsfi(5 js an rdst in thia city.? EXCUSABLE EMBRACE. A curious circumstance occurred lately a the train was going out for Newark, when .uuu.u -Ajigcii vuij wiu uuttic naa time Iy upon a gentleman and lady, who were walking up the track.- The locomotive squealed and they jumped across on the oth er track but horror ! Just ahead was an other train, from Ramapo, on this track, nd tne next moment would hurl them into eter nity. They had no room on the outsides of euner inicic, irom the embankment and not knowing which train would pajs first, were almost paralyzed! But the next moment the gentleman seized the lady, who had near ly swooned placed her on the narrow walk between the two tracks, embraced her dress in his circling arms to keep the cowcatcher from hooking it and thus awaited their fate. The two trains passed them at the same mo ment, roaring and thundering on; but neither the. gentleman nor lady were injured more . t f I . 1 . w . -.T. . . . uiau an uvv iui ingnt. jersey uuy aeniinei. Don't eat at Night. A country mer chant, having procured a new clerk, waked him up the morning after he was hired, at a most unreasonable hour, by calling out that the family were sitting down to the table." " Thank you," said the clerk, as he turned over in bed to adjust himself for a new nap, "thank you, but 1 never allow myself to cat anything during the night !" ECHO AND THE LOVER. Lover Ehco ! mysterious nymph declare Of what you're made and what you aie : Echo Air! Lover Mid airy cliff and places high, S weel Echo ! listening, love you lie, Echo You lie ! Lover Thou dost resuscitate dead sounds, Hark ! how my voice revives, resounds Echo f Zounds ! Lover I'll question thee before I go Gome, answer now more apropos- Echo Poh! Poh! Love Tell me fair nynph if e're you saw So sweet a girl as Phoebe. Shaw 7 Echo 'Pshaw ! Lover Say what will turn that frisky coney Into the toils of Matrimony ? Echo Money ! Lover Has Phoebe not a heavenly brow ? Is it not white as pearl as snow 1 Echo Ass ! no ! Lover her eyes! waa ever such a pair 1 Are the stars brighter than they are ? Echo They are ! Lover Echo, thou licet, but can't deceive me ; Her eyes eclipse the stars, believe me ; Echo Leave me ! Lover But come thou faucy pert romancer; Who is as fair as Phoebe 1 Answer. Echo Ann, ir WHAT A DANDY IS. A dandy is a ehap that would Be a lady, if he could But as he can't does all he can To show the world he's not a man. The other day, a merchant in emptying some liquor from one barrel into another, clapped the funnel into his mouth, and did not discover his mistake until he found him self running over. There is a man in the Hoosicr State, who is so lazy he wouldn't consent to run for of fice. A man advertises a house to let, immedi ately alongside a plum garden, from which an abundant supply of the most delicious fruit may be stolen-during the season. FRACAS AT PORTSMOUTH. An affray occurred at Portsmouth, Va., on Thurs day afternoon, between Mr. Thos. H. H. Cocke and Mr. W. W. Davis, one of the editors of the Dis trict Whig, in which the latter shot the former twice with a revolver. The Norfolk Beacon says; The cause of the difficulty In the first instance was an editorial in reference to Mr. Cocke, which appeared in the Whig a short time back. We learn that the attack was commenced by Mr. C, who would in all probability have been killed had not the first four barrels of Mr. D avis' pistol ; missed fir a As it is, the wounds, which are in the hip and shoul der, are 'not considered serious. Mr. D. immedi ately came over to this city. Execution of American in Cuba The Congrts Frigate Interference of ihe Irovcrnmeni, tf-e. Washington, Monday, June X Official information has been received of the . exe cution offour Americans at Cuba, and of the im prisonment of between one and two hundred others. The Spanish authorities refused the Commander of our squadron permission to see the prisoners, or to permit them to be brought home for trial. The frigate Congress sailed from Cuba to inter cept the Spanish vessel containing s number of Americans taken prisoners from an Island near Yucatan. She was followed by s Spanish man-of-war. Capt Randolph, in command of the Con gress, will rescue the Americana if he can find the vessel before she reaches Cuba. C: : T) snatches have been sent by this Government to thA Snanish authorities of Cuba that the atrest of, Americans on any other Island will not be recog-1 inzed nor permitted. These dispatches want from - 1 here to Mobile this morning by telegraph. ! Mr. CUt ton will not resign until thL$ new feud tcdi J- I. . v-'. with Spain la adjust From the Geldsboro' Tt!tgrojh. Oficersor the North Carollua Volunteers. Your attention Is called to the- fact, that an at tempt la being made byjour brethren of other States, to obtain an act of'Congrcaa granting Land Yar rants to the Volunteer Officer, who served in the late war. By every rule of juatico It la our right and I have advice which leads to ihe belief that it will be granted by Congress, if concert of action I had on the subject. , v I have been requested by many officers to call for the voice of all our brethren on the subject and I know no better way than to address you through tho newspapers. I . j It would undoubtedly be a source of great pleasure to all, could we meet once mote, and I suggest that the Officers from every part of the State communi cate through the prcs, and thus obtain an express- sion of opinion in the premises. J. B. WHITAilERl Adj't. N. C. V(j s. 4- HOLDING A CORPSE? FOR DEBT. A young man. a stranger, died at a boarding houo in New York, the other day, and the boarders con tributed sufficient money to bury him. The Tri bune says : 1 I. The man of the house was sent for the coffin, at his own request, and got one worth $4 or 85, for which he charged $12. The night before the fu neral he locked up the body, refusing to let the friends see it, and when the boarders and others as sembled at 2 o'clock, the next day, to . perform the ' rites of burial, the hearse being! at the door, he flatly 1 refused to unlock tho door, Saying that if the $5 which the deceased owed hitri was not paid, he would send the body to Potter's Field. Tho young men. shocked at the atrocious conduct of this vam pyre, borrowed the money, redeemed the dead body of the unfortunate stranger front his clutches, and buried it at VVilliamsburgh. The name of this im prisoner of the dead is with usJ but we do not choose to pollute our columns with id Suffice it to say, almost every boarder in the house has or will leave the premises. From the Charleston Mtrcury. SOUTHERN CONVENTION. ' Naeh ille, June, 4, 1650. The Southern Convention n -assembled this mor ning at 10 o'clock, the President in the Chair. The sitting was opened with praye . i Mr. Rhctt moved that the Parliamentary . Law, as laid down in Jefferson's Manuil, be adopted for the government of the Convention, which waa agreed 9- ! ;'!." " : U ' ' The Committee to which were referred the cre dentials and registering of the Delegates, made a re port which was adopted. The report of the Commit te a on organization, res- ! peeling the manner of voting, was then taken up, the Committee had recorarr ended that the votes should be taken by States, each delegation having one vote. N -' ' Upon the question of adopting the report, a long and animated debate ennued, i i which a number of members participated, and a variety of propositions by way of substitute or amenc ment, were offered. The question was finally taker , and the report of tho Committee was adopted. The question was taken by States, and the vote was as follows : , ' j Ayes. Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia,. Flori da, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas 8. Nay. Alabama. The Convention then adjourned until 10 o'clock, to-morrow. ' THIRD DAY. June 5. The Convention mctat 10 o'clock to-day. Several delegates were armour cod, and admitted to seats. The names of gentlemen comprisln'f 1! a""1 committee ordered to be raised were announced, consisting of two from each Sta"te, or of c no from each State that has but one delegate In Convention. Mr. McRca, of Mississippi, submitted a series of 1 resolutions, declaring the spirit of the Convention conciliatory to preserve the constitution and tho Union, and make that, territory acquired by the U. States belong to the several States, to be governed by them through their agents n Congress : rccom- mending that if the North wil 1 not accede to tho South its rights, aa guarantied by tho constitution. the formalities of the association will be broken. i and lead to non-intercourse j that Congress has no right to discriminate between species of property held under the constitution. Referred. Mr. Chester, of Tenn., offered a resolution provi ding for the appointment of a committee on print ing. The convention adjourned till 10 o'clock to morrow. . Startling News from Santa Fe WUshivgtGx, Mondsy, June 2. Governor Washington, of New-Mexico, arrived ! oh Saturday night, bringing important news from Santa Fe. I leam that not long before he-left a public meeting was held to consider the boundary question and the claim of Texak when a hot dispute arose between a number of eiliiens and Texana. The meeting resulted in a fearful riot, which was about to end In a general .fight, when the officer commanding the garrison ordered the troops to in terfere and prevent bloodshed! which was done, though not without difficulty. A great excitement ; prevails in the city, the people of which declare that they will oppose to the utmost the attempt to force upon them the authority and laws of Texas. ' The riot which has now taken place is said to have been provoked at the inst gation of an Assist- ant Quarter Master, a Texan, Attached to tho U. forces.
Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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