Rising Sun Times, Volume 1, Number 39, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 9 August 1834 — Page 2

LETTERS rnOM MISSISSIPPI. The following article, giving a description of a part of the Mississippi Country, is published bj request. It i one of a scries of letters written for the " Mississippian," a paper printed iomewhere iu that State. Jackson is the political capital of the

state of Mississippi having been selected as the permanent seat of government until 1850. The scat of government was temporarily located there about fittcenyewrs since ; hut owing to the uncertainty of its permanency, scarcely Any improvements were made until since the Convention settled for a time, -at least, that long agitated and perplexing question. Since that time, the town lias been improving at a rapid rate ; and nothing but a want of materials and workmen, has prevented the erection, ere this, of nnny valuable buildings. A steam saw mill having got under way in the vicinity of the town, and the high prices paid for mechanical labor having attracted workmen from a distance, it is now a reasonable calculation, that improvements m Jackson will progress . - . ... J with rapid strides. A splendid house one which, when completed, will we hope, do honor to the state is under contract, and w ill be finished with all possible despatch. A college no! An academv--no !! A school house no'.!! Not ever, a school house is yet to he found, to give evidence of the disposition of the inhabitants of the Capital of Mississippi to encourage lit-1 crature. A splendid brick church:: will my readers pardon my blunders? 1 am endeavoring, with all the state pride of a full-blooded Mississipian, to describe the capital of my state ; ai.d is it a matter of surprise, that colleges, academies, churches, and other similar appendages of large towns, should occasionally rush into my undisciplined ruind, and drop from my unpracticed pen? Oh! tell it not in New Voik, publish it not in the streets of Philadelphia, that the seat of government of the proverbially wealthy, exceedingly fertile, and highly interesting state of Mississippi, contains not a single church!!! But to guard our friends in "the land of steady habits," and more especially our recent European visiters, Madam Trollope, Captain Basil Hall, Mr. Fiddler, &c. from the impression that we arc altogether in a state of heathenism, 1 would observe that the state house (should the friends alluded to pass a sabbath in Jackson, 1 hope they will not mistake it for a bam or a stable) ii nrMtiollc ned for the purpose cf divine worship; ar.d two cf the citizens of Jackson minister at the aii.:i' And though it may seem strange for su; ;l wilderness country, there exists there an organized church and a temperance society. But the periodical press the glory of this republic is the forte of Jackson. From this fountain of intelligence there issues forth, weekly, two streams, which, though the ingredients infused into their w aters by the respective individuals at whose bidding they flow forth, arc of directly opposite natures, are, nevertheless, both intended for the healing of the nation. Both of these individuals are zealously engaged in issuing forth their weekly exhortations to their respective partiz ins, warning them to beware of the nefarious plots and designing intentions of their opponents exhorting them to touch not, taste not, handle not the pc-'.sonous, though tempting cup which is concocted for their taste. No-, may it not he the case that these individuals, so seemingly opposite in their politic, are, nevertheless each actuated by motives of true patriotism, differing only in the use of the vicans to promote lha same end, i. c. "the greatest good of the greatest number?' Having no pretensions to the character of a politician, I pretend not to decide the question, but would merely ask, as one interested, do not other subjects, as well as politics, demand the attention of an editor w ho caters for the public taste? who labors for the public good? Is every individual in the community a politician? Were I asked for an answer to the question, "why are three foreign papers taken in Mississippi to one published in our own state?"' I would answer unhesitatingly, because of the destitution of miscellaneous intelligence in the home paper. Instead of devoting a portion of their columns lo education, internal improvements, ngiicullure, temperance, and other subjects of general interest, our editors till their papers weekly with a mass of politics, which few of our common farmers, or men of business, have a smXicicnt degree of moral heroism to wade through. But to return from this digression, (for which I beg pardon.) to the town. Jackson is situated on Pearl river, at a point to which steam boats ascend at a high stage of water. The situation of the town is beautiful, being an elevated plain, sufficiently undulating to drain itself of a r.ip'rabund tre of wa-

ter, and yet far from being hilly. It contains a population of six hundred, 6 mercantile houses, 10 lawyers, three physicians and two ministers. I shall next notice Clinton, which but for the fact that Jackson is the scat of government, would be entitled to a

place at the head of the list. This place contended, and with good pros pects, for the seat of government, I rem its origin, until the decision was made by the Convention. Clinton is an excellent site for a large town; not so much on account of the beauty of the immediate spot, where the commerce of the place is carried on, as for the many splendid situations for private residence within the environs of the town. Beautiful streams of limpid water flow forth on every side of the village, furn ishing a great desideratum, especially to a place containing, as 1 am told it does, a Temperance Society of 100 members. But the glory of Clinton is her institutions of learning and religion Of the former is the Mississippi Col lee. with whirh is connected a malf janj femaie department: over the for7 " state-jmerof whioh tiepa,.(rnents Pres departmcnts presides as President, Rev. Daniel Comfort, a gentleman w hose character, as the head of a literary institution, is such as to need no praise from a newspaper scribler. bimicc it to say, that he lias sustained tlie institution over which he now pre sides, under satriiices ot a personal na ture, to which nothing could have indu ced a submission, but a sincere desire and disinterested regard for the welfare of the College. May he yet live to reap the reward of his labor! Over the female department presides at present M i s. C M. I haver, a lady who has had great experience in her profession, and whose literary qualifications are un doubted. The male department num bers about one hundred students; the female, 80. An infant school in con nection w ith this college, has been spo j ken of, but is to be regretted that it has not yet gone into operation. There are four respectable brick buildings belonging to the seminary. The main college edifice occupies a site, the beaut) of winch could scarcely be surpassed. There are two brick churches in Clinton; one belonging to the Methodists, the other owned by the Presbyterians and Baptists jointly. There are at present residing in that place, a minister of each cf the follow ing denominations: Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian. Divine service is performed in tb clinrrKc nltomutelv, CVry S-K. bath, and the congregations are usually large. Clinton contains a population of 700, cn stores 2 apothecary shops, 17 lawyers ana 7 doctors. Such amnio Justice has been dona (0 Amsterdam, in the last twelve months, (for I believe there are few newspapers of much celebrity in the United Stales, in which its praises had r.ot been sung) that I shall content myself by observing that it is a thriving little village, with a population of 200, situated on Big Black river, about 100 miles above its junction with the Mississippi. When standing on the bluff) ou behold the ox, the horse and the. mule teams, from Simpson, Rankin, Madison and Hinds, and half a dozen other counties in the interior, heavy laden w ith the products of the soil, or returning from market, richly freighted with "up country" produce thronging the roads, and e?py at a distance a four wheel carriage approaching with great velocity, which the shrill sound of the "herald of a noisy woild" proclaims to be the "United States mail stage." And then cast our eyes downward, lo the landing, and behold there, safely moored, the steam boat Privateer, with some half dozen barges and keel boats, while a bellowing from below announces the speedy approach of the Cayuga, and a puffing trom above proclaims the. return of the Choctazc, from a visit to the country of her namesake. When viewing Amsterdam under these circumstances, the beholder might be disposed to acquiesce with me in the assertion, that it was "a thriving little village;" aye, and that half of its praises had not been told. Amsterdam contains a church and temperance society. All the towns in Hinds anticipate a great acquisition to their commerce, by the construction of the rail road from Jackson to Vicksburg. Wabash Bill. For the information of our readers we mention that the bill appropriating 20,000 for the improve ment ol the navigation of the Wabash river, is held up by the President for consideration, and not vetoed as reported. The President having signed a bill appropriating land to enable Indiana to connect the Maumce and Wabash rivers by a canal, induces as to j believe he will sign this bill, as it will omy continue the improvement, and make the passage of boats certain, when the cana! can He passed. Ae-.f (any Gatttlt.

MEXICO. The packet ship Congress, Captain Collins, from Vera Cruz, has arrived, and brings advices from the city of Mexico to the 3d of June, and from Vera Cruz to the 10th of that month.

Indirect intelligence from Mexico by the way of New Orleans had already prepared us to learn that political altairs there were in a very unsettled slate, and this the present arrival fully coi.lii ms. So contradictory, however. are the accounts, and so various the opinions expressed, according to the predilections of the different writers that it is totally impossible to torm a correct opinion of the existing slate of things in that country, or ot the precise causes which produce them. The interest too which we are accustomed to feel in the fate of this and the oilier new Republics in our southern hemisphere, is fast dying away under the in stability of all the different governments they have essayed, and the conviction which is gaining ground, that they po sess few or none of the capabilities ot self-government. Santa Anna, who, but so lately was the hero of a new revolution, and alter wards elected to the Presidency of the Republic is now by some represented as having deserted the cause he pre tended to espouse, and to aim at con solidating all power in hi own hands Santa Anna, who but latelv promulga ted a decree, depriving the Romish 1 . Church of some of its greatest pnvi leges, is now rrepresented as making common cause with that church, in op position to the interests of the people This much is certain, that the Church is at the bottom of the present distur bed state of affairs. We do not wonder at it Deenlv rooted as is the influence of the Roman Church in the mother country, it exercises a still greater pow er over the minds of the mass of the people in the countries which were once its colonies, and we are well convinced that no government can exist there in tranquility for half a century so come, which does not respect these opinion or prejudices, whichever they may be called, in their full extent. The city cf Vera Cruz continues its adhesion to tlie cause ot b inta Anna Tampico, on the contrary has declared against Inm. The convoy for Yen Cruz had been slopped, and the money withdrawn which was to be forwarded by it. Many of the members of the Legislature had been arrested by order of the Government, and anew Ministry formed. The Congress had suspended its sittings in consequence of an order from bar.ta Anna. The State of PeubU had declared against the government and a force had been despatched from Mexico to reduce it to submission. In many other places similar examples of disaffection had been shewn. e must wait further accounts ere we can judge of the relative strength of the Government and its opponents. France. We learn that among the passengers, by the North America, is Theodore Sedgw ick, Jr. Eq. bearer of j despatches from Mr. Livingston, our Minister to France, to this government. The French government, after long delay has also consented to give us copies of the decisions by which the condemnation of those vessels was made. Mr. Sedgwick, we learn, is the bearer of the original ship's papers. It may be inferred from being sent at the present lime that Mr. Livingston entertains full confidence, that at the next session of the Chamber of Deputies funds will be appropriated to carry into effect the treaty concluded with Mr. Rives. X. Y. Ev. Post. The Poles.- Great and liberal exertions are making in our various cities, thorugh churches, theatres, and private donations, for the relief of the exile Poles. Those ardent friends of free-, dom, who once occupied such a vast extent of territory, and whose population exceeded 22,000,000, (nearly equal to that of the British Isles and about double that of the United States) are now banished from their country, scattered over the face of this habitable globe, and left in their feebleness to the mercy and hospitality of their fellow-beings. Many have sought the "asylum of the oppressed," and it is to be hoped they have notsoughtin vain. A spirit of sympathy must exist within the bosom of every patriot, merely from the truth of their having suffered' every privation and want, and shed their blood 'o throw off the same yoke of bondage and oppression which our forefathers labored under; and in their support of he principles of liberty with Pulaski, Kosciusko, and others, have been blotted from existence as a free and independent nation. To aid such a People, must reflect the highest honors upon American philanthropists. Pa, Jlrgus.

WEST POINT ACADEMY; When the West Point School was about to be founded, there were many, who did oppose it upon pure Constitutional doctrine. It was considered as a stretch of power beyond the limits prescribed to the Federal Government in the Constitution. Many doubtless,

had seen the evil results that arise from similar institutions; and they opposed it because in principle it did not accord with our republicanism. 1 oey, perhaps, perceived that in time it would become a place where the aristocratic p u t of the community alone would gain admission, and that the doors would be shut to the poor man s son lor want ol conspicuous names to till his list ol re commendations. All of which has be come true, loo true to be denied. 1 will here insert a tew remarks Irom a late traveller, to show thai every stran ger cannot hut perceive that there is 'partialit" existing in its management "It has been made a subject of com plaint that too large a proportion ot those admitted are the sons of wealthy parents not designed tor inc. army, while the poor are almost debarred from the gratuitous advantage of such an education." We have proof daily that it is grow ing, not only mischievous to democracy, but it is encouraging ar istocratical principles in our army . Examine the army of England and then that ol America; on one side they pur chase their commissions; on the other they are bestowed by favoritism; but the poor man s son has neither wealth lo purchase nor conspicuous friends to intercede. American Feeling. The mob that attacked the house of Mr. Lewis Tap pan, in New York, on the 9th ult. were tor a moment arrested in their work ol destruction upon the furniture by the discovery, that they were about com milting to the flames the likeness of 'Washington.' A general cry was sent forth "it is 11 ashinccton; in the name of God don't burn Washington." Th painting was thereupon borne off iu triumph by the populace, and safely deposited in a neighboring house. Commercial ldv Medical Convention. A circular has been addressed to the gentlemen of the Medical profession throughout this blate, relative to a proposed Medical Convention to be held in this City on the 5th ot January next, the policy of which we understand, has met w ith the warm approbation of the profession. Thfi re sponsibilitics of the medical life are of all others the most interesting to socie ty. Whatever may tend to the ad var.cement of the character and respec lability of the profession-whatever mav conduce to an extension of its knowl edge in the healing art, will proportion ably increase tueir sphere of use fumes and must needs command the best w ish es of the community for its success The proposed Convention, if brought into action, will no doubt have su good tendency, and merit iheapproba tion of the public. Columbus (O..) Sen IIOKKID MUUDEK. FllEnERlCK.fMd.l Julv 9. Our peaceful, quiet and orderly city nas at length been made the scene of most loul and atrocious murder. On Satarday morning last, Mr Bender one of our constables, w as aroused by one the female tenants of a house of an infamous character, and apprised that one of her guilty companions, living in the same House had been murdered. Up on repairing to the spot, accomnaniei by a number of citizens,3Ir. Bender found lying in the entry of a house on 5th street, long known as the abode of the most abandoned of the female sex the body of a woman, who evidently died in consequence of a slab which she had received in the back, a little 11.1 ' ueiow me arm-pit. I he adjoining room and entry bore unequivocal signs of a struggle, being both covered with Hood. Suspicion having been directed to an Irishman named James O'Connor as the probable perpetratorof the deed, the oflicers proceeded lo his boarding house, where he was discovered in bed, apparently asleep. A dagger covered with blood, and a loaded pistol were found under his pillow. Having been carried helore xMichael Baltzdl, Esq. he was committed for further examination. On Saturday morning he was brought before the same magistrate who considered the evidence against him so strong as to justify him in full in committing him for trial. This excitement caused by this occurrence, in a community in which such outrages have been seldom committed, is as might be rationally expected very great. It is due, however, to the prisoner, and to the impartial accomplishment of the ends of justice, that public opinion should be suspended un until after the trial, to which he will we hope, be speedily brought. We refrain, for this reason, from detailing the

evidti.ee taken by the committing magistrate. The victim of this atrocious deed was, we understand, a married woman whose husband, a respectable mechanic, named Gower resides in Funckstown, Washington eountv. Her maiden name waB Mary Sprcnkle, and she was born in

Gettysburg or Chambers burg, rensviania. Examiner. Richmond, Ia., July 26. Mormons. A number of the Mor mons w hose passage westward through this place we noticed in May last, have returned ibis week, and look indeed ike the remnant of a scattered army. Fhcv say they are returning to the east for their families, some to settle business, occ. They were not communicalive, but they speak of a battle having taken place between some of their peo ple and the citizens ot Jackson county, Missouri. 1 hey say the Governor or dered them to give up their arms which they did peaceably. 1 heir persons and equipage denote hard service and make quite a contrast to their outward bound appearance. Palladium. Indian Hostilities. A meeting has been held at Polecat Springs, Macon county, Alabama, composed of the most influential men in tnat county, to take into consideration the hostile altitude of a portion of the Creek Indians. They have passed resolutions expressive of the belief of the existence of danger, pledging themselves to stand in readiness to assist each other in bringing offenders to justice; and they declare they are ready at any moment's warning lo assist in apprehending the murderer of Beverly G. G. A. Lucas. It is stated as the opinion of the meeting, that the safety of the citizens in that part of the Slate requires an organizition of a company of mounted men, by the State authorities, to attend and assist the civil oflicers in the execution of their duty, and otherwise to keep the disaffected in awe. Niles' Register says: "During the present week we made a brief excursion to Frederick, and proceeded to Harper's ferry. We have never before saw such crops of wheat, or more flattering; prospects for those of corn. Several intelligent gentlemen expressed an opinion that the average of the wheat crop of all Frederick county would be more than twenty-two bushels to the acre and of the best quality. And many of the fields of growing corn had an average standing in height, we think of more than four feet. The crops of wheat are also heavy in Pennsylvania, and the west, and the corn looks well. The British Bible Society has circul;ed since it formation 13,000,000 copiesof the Bible; expended 2,000,000; and printed it in 72 different languages. Of these, 1 1 for Europeans; 50 for the use of Asia; and 7 for America. The income has increased 8000 within the year, amounting now to 83,000 annually. The Ciioctaws We understand that a party of about 200 Choctaw Indians, with arms and baggage passed New Iberia, in this Parish, a few days ago, on their way to Texas, where it is said, they intend to settle. WTe have not heard mention made of the place whence they came. Attafcapas Gaz. Rec ipe for hcrxs. Dissolve in cold water as much alum as it will dissolve, put it in a bottle and keep it ready to apply immediately to a burn. Dip t cotton rag in the solution and spread it on; keep it on until inflammation ceases. Pain will immediately cease, and blisters will be prevented orsoon healed. Temper. Ladies, especially married ladies, ought to know that men are what elderly maidens are apt to denominate "strange creatures," and here, by the way, we do not mean "strange" because they refuse to marry when they can, but "strange" because they become disaffected and dissatisfied and indifferent after they are married. Now in order to prevent or remove this mental indisposition, every lady should be careful to exhibit only her endearing properties. If at limes (and we must suppose it to be oeeasionnlly only that such an event could happen,) she find herself OKI 0 temper, she should withdraw from the family circle, and in some sccretiretreat await the settling of the turbid waters. Nothing among the common occurrences of domestic life, will sooner exasperate a husband, than a wife's ill temper. Next to ill temper comes what is termed an irritable and fretful temperament. This is by some considered as the least infirmity of the two but we say, wo to the man who has (he latter to contend with; better can he endure the periodical blows of a woman's weapon, (a broomstick,) than the pitiless peltings of a continued storm. Conn. Mirror.