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The whig U1sfsicf tor
assembled % sommsrville oss the let inst |
| nominated Phineas r. scTagss. Esq rs
Their candidate to: Congress for the 10th
| District.


Charles Steward. of Memphis. was nom
;oa,ed a. the candidate for senator. to rep.
resen, the counties Of Shelby Fayettc and
Hardeman, and VIM. t. Avesy was unani-
| mously selected as candidate for foater


The Fayeue county conyent;on nomina-
ted George Thompson asitelr choice 10
represent The county of Fayese IN the next
Legislature o.


]. l.. T. Sneed. Esl isshe nominee OF
the Shelby county convention.


The late copious showers have produced
superabundani crop OF grass Some OF
our plantels, we learn, have to take down
their teaces 10 give their coton a chance TO
nreath.: others have to huatous and stake
the rows, that all may not be ploaghed rp
promiscuonsy.


q


To lis en- 10 the clustering braggadocio
| of South Carolina. YOU woald. think that all
,be burdens of ito ocean. were produced in
and exported frou: that single state; and
some men not thousand niles from Hoi-
I iy Springs believe such nonsense. because
Calhoun, slcDuaie & Co. have told the
tale in high places. Yet with all their


boas.ing. one little county ia Massachusetts


produces and exports more than this Great


State of swamps, vines. frogs and Quattle'
buns. DID ye know il ye wise ones OF the


land


The members and friends ofthe Metho
dist Episcopal Church, within the bounds
r fthe Memphis Annual Conference, hel
a meeting in Sommeryle On the 9th ult.


for the purpose of promoting The cause o


Education The meeting was organised


by calling Lewis p. Williamson, Esq. te


the chair and appointing w. w. Williams
Secretary. The chairmanhelivered an ad


dress in explanation OF the objects of th'


meeting well calculated 10 arouse all think


ing men to the vast Importance of the sub
jecl under consideration. We regret that W,


have Mt room to give the proceedings in full
but will give the resolutions which wer
unanimously passed by the meeting:
|. ResoIred, That the itenerant preach
: ers be requested 10 exert themselves In th
formation of auxiliary societies IN all the
| circuits and stations within the limits of


the conference.


2. Resolced, That the, members of thi
. society pledge themselves to exert their IN
e nuence in procuring at ldast ten additiona
members To tive parent socieiy. S@S. :


g. Resotred, That committee OF thre
J be appointed. to preplre an address on tn
Il Claims of the cause Of education upon on
a people, and that they procure the 2ubllca
. lion and dissemination ofthe same in sue


manner as they shall deem best calculate
$ TO aid the object of the society.


The Rev l. Lea, d. l. Allen and /


l. Boswell constitute the committee.
y 4. Re>olced, That the Anniversar
|. meeting Of the society be held in Holi


Springs. on the 18th day OF November aex


at | o'clock.


n S. ReSolced, That the proceedings Q
$ the conventions and society be published
= the South w G. Advocate, and by as man


other papers as will do II gra.uitorsly.
Society Adjourned.


A true copy.
: LEWIS P. WILLIA MSON. Pre-.
n w. w. WILLIAMS, Sec.