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©H* i fs*ptfblishertby authority of ‘the Musical Cenventiqji. Terms—s|,sl> PeiTlnntlin. ■paper wtll>bk skxt unless Ihe task •accompanies the ord r. IRAS'/I Hl,s. ■orn~ •.£ u ■ ■ . ■ • ■ ■ . . —i THE ’LAW OP NEWSPAPERS. 1. Snt>scpin<*rs wtio ct# not give eyr*™* I ♦nntir to the cnrrtrnry are considered ns ! ■wishing to cnntinqp their subscription. > 2. If subscribers order the discootinn j wncfdPtheir may/ rorrtinue to send thomfflHwi arrearages/ *t paid. 8. Tfsnbsmbers negleet or refuse to take their nwespapers from the which? they ore directed, they are held *responsple until they have settled the bills and ordered •theirs discontinued. 4. If Subscribers remove to other places ■without informing the publishers, •newspapers are sent to the former direction, they bto held responsible. ’• 5. The Courts have decided that refus ing to trfko newspapers from the oflico, or removing and leaving them uncalled for, ‘is prima jacit evidence of intentional fraud 6. The United States Courts have also decided, that a Postmaster who neglects to perform his duty of giving rea sonable notice, as required by the Post Of* ‘sco Department, or the neglect of a person to take from the office newspapers addres* *ed to him, renders the Postmaster lirfble to the publisher for the subscription price, a:— 1 O- Our Correspondents will confer a special favor if they will use but one side •**f a page of paper when writingfor the Or*, igan. Also, number the pages at the top r7*By reference to our advertising columns, it will be seen that the exercis es of the respective schools of Messrs. Ileeves and Seals will be resumed on the rfirst Monday in August. o Bain. —A most refreshing rain fell at tthis place on Wednesday evening last. —c DO* On Ttnirsday night, the 2Gth i tnst., we had the pleasure, together \ with a large audience, of ladies and Wentlemen, of witnessing the closing •exercises of the first term of Mr. ■Meals’ schooir. * Tl|e elocutionary display of the pu pils reflected credit both upon them aelves and their teacher. The man ner of delivering their extracts evinced proper training and a thorough com* prehension of the pieces selected. The exercises were concluded by an ap propriate and practical speech from Gol James M. Mobley, for which the -audience manifested their appreciation by respectful silence and marked at tention. We presume no teacher has ever succeeded in giving more entire satis faction to his patrons than Mr Seals. His discipline is excellent—his man tier towards his pupils is decided, but •courteous and “kind* From our per sonal acquaintance with him, we know him to be a gentleman of the nicest honor and a ripe scholar. His urbane •deportment and kindness of heart has gained him the respect of our commu nity, and the warm affection of many •admiring friends. Whether he should be inclined to continue the laborious duties of a tea cher, or commit his talents to the more Taricd and wider, field of the legal pro fession—of which he is a member we cannot wish him better than to hope his success will be as much as his ■merit deserves. o Southern Female College, La- Grange, —We learn from the Repor ter that Prof. H. E. Brooks, formerly of Selma, Ala., has purchased an in terest in the above Institution, and will, together with Mr John A Foster, tfhe present iPrincipal, take charge of the same in September next. Prof .Brooks is spoken of in a very compli mentary manner. • o >tC7*!phe United States Government Idas shipped a large number of Colt’s re volvers ?• Panama, for the arming of the •crew of the sloop*of-war St. Marys This is a novelty in naval equipments* and they are to be used in the event of •ay further attack on American property at that point. The pistols left in the last .steamer. In the meantime, Commander Baislias orders to remain at Panama. For the Organ. flear Major — Having to write a great deal, as you know, pro apd tor, and sometimes tit for tat , which is al ways unpleasant to me, but yet it is sometimes necessary ; for the ‘mouths of gainsayers must be stopped.’ I thought about a month ago, I w oald not write any more for the Organ this year, but thoughts and promises are said to be like pie crust, very easily broken. The Organ is a sweet little paper, and I know I love it; and 1 know that it ought to be sustained. The reason I say this is, because it is scientific and moral in its character, and if its abili ty could be properly appreciated, 1 know the community would be great ly benefilted, by being instructed and edified* I take a great many papers, as you know, of a religious, political and sci entific character, and I am truly happy to say to you, that the Organ comes as gracefully to my desk as any paper that I take, and 1 will assure you, sir, that it h the first put upon the stand to give testimony. I hope, sir, that our musical boys will do their duty in sustaining the Organ; also, all oth er boys that love science. But to the reason why I write to you beyond my previous expectations or determination is simply this, thaj many of my musical brethren have du ring the present year, elicited my pen for the Organ, and being, as you know no controversiunalist, only of necessi ty. My motto being to teach and to be taught correctly, and there having been so many fiery communications published by brethren in reference to isolated points of vocal music, I have been almost afraid to do so, for fear of crossing a breaker. But having just read the 15th No. of the Organ, and being so much pleased with a commu nication over the signature of Merciful Ann, and being so well pleased with it, 1 have concluded to write you this short letter. Merciful Ann is the gal for me. I know she is a good gal. She has talked to the Querist right—she talks to the Querist precisely as I do to my daughters about bad boys. She has pertinently assigned the reason that the gals do not marry in Hamilton.— Boys, 1 hope that there will be a get ting up stairs with you in Hamilton. There are intelligent gentlemen m Hamilton, I know—good bovs, learned boys, that can almost compete with a Demosthenes. But I will assure you, boys, that the reason assigned by Mer ciful Ann why the gals of Hamilton do not marry, is a clincher. She says they aie of dull perception^smells of dram shops, and loves the quaffing tug, &c. 1 will here relate an anecdote, Ma jor, and close this hasty written letter. It is said that after the retirement of Gen Jackson from the Presidential Chair, at the Old Hermitage, that he and an old friend of his concluded one day to go to Church, and on getting there a plain friend of the General was preaching, and the pastor, a learn ed man, was sitting in the rear of the preacher. Observing the General en tering the Church, he gently remarked ‘Cen Jackson is in the congregation.’ This he did two or three times, for the purpose of tacitly saying to him, ‘you must be smart to-day, as Gen Jackson is here*’ The preacher becoming weary at his oft declarations, stopped very suddenly and remarked, ‘Who is 4en Jackson, but a poor, dying sinner, who will go to hell as quick as any other man, unless he repents and be* lieves the Gospel.’ After the services were concluded, the friend who accompanied the Gen eral to Church, asked him what he thought of the preacher. The Gene ral said, ‘ Give me twenty thousand just such men as he is, and I can whip the world, including the devil.’ As there is a great deal said about temperance organizations, dram shops, &c., now Major, just give nie a num ber of gals in every part of the coun try of the same calibre as Merciful Ann, arid I can whip every drnnkard in the government and will not hurt them, but do them good, and break up every doggery in the land, and eat Uncle Dick’s pigs and turkeys at a so cial prayer meeting, examination, &c. if he would donate them for such no ble purposes. Edmund Dumas. Monroe County, Ga. For the Organ. Brethren in Music The time for the meeting of the South Western No. I, is drjswing near, and l wish to say a few words to you through the Organ, by ‘way of inviting yeu to at tend it. I live near the place of its meet in ls and I think that much can be done at this Convention to advance the cause of music; and I hope we will see every teacher of music in at-, tendance, who possibly can attend, and thereby give a rapid headway at the outset, and it will be easy matter to keep it goirig through the conventional season. A Convention is something new in this country, and there will be a large crowd of people in attendance. I have told “them there would be some of the big, teachers of Georgia down to the Convention. Don’t deceive them, brethren—come down and give us a lift. If this country can afford any good bread, it will be consumed at the Con vention; and the pigs intended to be consumed then are kept almost in misery by a continual quaff of butter milk. The tame deer, which would have been killed long since for their, mischief, have been kept in reserve for the Convention, thinking they would be better than wild ones. There has probably never been such a time in this country for merchants to sell fine dresses, ladies’ hats, &c*— Come down, brethren, and brighten up, and look as well as you can, be cause there will be something extra expected from up there. Bro. P. H. wrote me a short time since, that he (a fine looking young man) would be down there. What say you, brothers Rees and Pounds, and cousin F M., and all the other brethren, will you as sist us ? Bro West, come down and bring the teachers in your vicinity, and we will retaliate at your next meeting. Come out, Dooly brethren, if you want the next meeting, w And now, Judge Penick, what can I say to you 1 Do you read the Or gan ? If not. I hope some brother will pass you his spoon. No frivolous excuse will do for your non-attend ance here on Thursday before the third Sunday in August, The people are expecting to see something extra in the person of Judge Penick, but they were so bit in that kind of calcu lation upon the person of the Rev D P Jones, (whom, after seeing him, they declared to be the ugliest man in all nature,) that they are a little fearful to fancy a man handsome before seeing him. Well enough, too, in the case of the Judge. I would like, brethren, that enough of the Musical Faculty (. ommittee) woul I attend this Convention, to trans act their business, as there are some young men here who would like to be examined, and get a certificate, if worthy of one. M. Sikes. Gum Swamp, June 1850. From the Louisville Courier, June 17. Partial Destruction of the Indiana Peni tentiary—Robellion of the Prisoners. About six o’clock last evening, the In diana State Prison at Jeffersonville, oppo site this city, was set on fire in the third story of the Hosipital building, and that portion oi the building entirely consum ed. The loss to the State cannot be less than SIO,OOO, with about $7,000 to Sam uel H. Patterson, the late lessee. The origin of the fire may be undoubt edly attributed to incendiarism on the part of some of the convicts. For sever al weeks past the prison affairs have been in a very deplorable contrition, growing out of the failure of the last Indiana Leg islature to elect a lessee. o Later from Mexico. — War between Spain and Mexico. —New Orleans, June 25.—The steamship Texas has arrived at this port with later dates from Mexico.— The government was preparing lor a war with Spain. The Capital was inundated with the followers of Haro y Tamirez, who are joining Gautemala against Nica tagua. Crops in Western Tennessee.— The wheat crop has been very seri ous Iv damaged by a storm of wind blowing them down. Cotton, tobacs co, and corn crops promising, but ra ther late. For the Orgau. Mr. Editor—*l see in a laid number of the Organ that a great maty names; of subscribers to our musical paper (the Organ) have been sfricWn from the list as non-paying subscribers, — Brethren, this is too much, that you, through your negligence have forced the editor to strike your names. Th is, j however, he is forced to do, from two causes. In the first place, it was the order of our Executive Committee of the S. i\l. Convention at its last ses sion, and Bro White, as Superintend ent of the Organ, feels under obliga tions to obey the committee. Next, brethren, we have, through our influence, got bro White to get up this paper. Fur what ? Why to ad vance the great cause of Sacred Mu sic. You art all ready to admit it is of great importance—a part of Divine worship. Show ine a Church without music, and 1 will show you one that is cold and in the back ground, and has but v> rv little religion. This is a broad assertion, but nevertheless I think I will be sustained in it. Well, if we have engaged in this good and noble cause, then let us sus tain bro White in his labors. He has to pay lor paper and other materials, and besides that, he has to labor both in body and mind to furnise us with a paper. Brethren, I hope you will not discontinue your paper, but immediate ly send up the amount due to the Or gan office, and sustain our brother. In a letter to me, he slates thousand dollars are now duel gan office. Brethren, pay till ers. Let it not be said, espeiß northern musical editors, that tfl could not support a musical n l am in for keeping it up, auij by paying for it Some of ihe u* a I Convent ioagi advert would jm a t f ilea >Uf| || moot, hr I I {J ;>< !I . I< ’ I brethren, yourselves accnnW Preston, Gn. * From tho Charleston Couri^^^B Later Irani EnropcJl THE LATEST—By THE ASll New York, June 9 The Brit ish ami North American R* Mail Steam Ship Jisia , Capt. E G. fl has arrived at this port with advices In Liverpool to the 14th inst. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. The Fulton brought the intelligenc<l Mr. Crampton’s dismissal, and of couß considerable excitement was created® respect to American affairs. The L* don Times and Post were studiously ■ fensive in their articles and demand* the dismissal ot Mr. Dallas and the appl cation of force to the United States. I was not, however, generally supposfl tlia f Mr. Dallas would be dismissed. The citizens of Liverpool and Manches ter had issued a peace address to the peo ple of America, and the feeling of the English was active in favor of peace. In Manchester the address received 8000 signatures in a few hours. The Govern ment, however, seems hostile. Several ships of war had been ordPTed to prepare with all possible dispatch for foreign ser vice, and their destination was supposed to be the American coast. All the com manders of gun boats at Portsmouth had been called to the Port Admiral’s, to re ceive, as it was rumored, instructions for active service. The light squudron—dis patch and gun boats—were coaling and provisioning at Falmouth. Lords Palmer ston and Clarendon stated in Parliament on the 13th inst., that the Government had not decided to dismiss Mr,, Dallas.— Lord John Russell gave notice of his in tentions, to inquire into their ultimate in tentions, inasmuch as the universal feel ing of the people was in favor of peace. It was asserted that the French Consul at Port au Prince had instructions to inti mate that France would not prevert the invasion of Dominica. We find the following in a late ex change. Self defence in its broadest sense: Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, has procured a rifle with three feet barrel, disguised as a walking cane, which he carries with him constantly, even into the Senate ready loaded and capped. FILLMORE & DONALSON MEET ING. According to previous appointment a large and respectable number of citizens of the American Party, and others favora ble to the election of Fillmore &. Donak son, met in the Court house at Hamilton (on tbe Ist inst.,) for the purpose of se lecting delegates to represent this countv in the Fillmore Convention, to meet on the Bth inst, in the city ot Macon. When on motion of Judge Bryan, Ma'j. Matthew Robertson was called to the chair, and J. Ewel Bordets requested to act as Secretary. Col. D. P. Hill, by request, stated the object of the meeting, and in an eloquent speech, proved that Millard Fillmore, & A. J- Dana!son, were the only conserva tive candidates before ihe American peos pie. lor President and Vice president. Col. Hill then offered the following re solutions, which were unanimously adopt ed : Resolved , That the conservative and patriotic course of Mr. Fillmore, while in office, assuaged the bitter feelings and sectional strife which threatened the de struction of our hippy and free institu tions. and that his re-election would give additional strength to the foundations of our Domestic National Prosperity. Resolved, That Millard Fillmore and A.J. Dunalson, have our entire confi dence, and if elected will, in our opin'on, faithfully administer the duties incumbent on them as Chief Magistrates ol this glo rious Union. Reselved, That the chair appoint a Committee of fifteen to retire and choose twenty lour proper persons to represent this county in the Convention to be held in Macon on the Bih inst. The chaii under the last resolution ap pointed the following Committee to re port the names of the Delegates : Toliver Jones, P T Tradftneil. Jas F Hightower, P L Weeks-, D R MiWWrul had Rilled several. Colonel Sumner, it is stated, had refused to allow a party of forty Southerners to proceed to Westport in order to settle on their claims at Hickory Point. It was also reported that a party of 80 from Chicago had been deprived of their arms at Lexington. CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, June 23 In the Senate to day Mr Toombs gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill, to take the census of Kansas, and to protect the exercise of the elective franchise in that terilory, and to pro* vide for calling a convention to form a constitution, preparatory to admission into the Union. Washington, June 28. The United States House of Represen” tatives sustained to-day the motion for the previous question on the Bill to &imit Kansas into the Union as a State, with the Topeka Constitution ; and ordered the main question, which will be the first business on Monday next. Washington, June 30. The Kansas investigating Committee have reported ta-day. The report is very -voluminous. Its conclusions are: that at each election Kansas was carried by invasions from Missouri > that the Legis lative Assembly is illegally constituted, and has no power to pass valid laws J that its enactments are therefore void ; that the election of Whitfield was no*, held un der any valid law ; and that the election