General Intelligence
. A Polk Major ity,. - A doy or lwo before til e election in this county, says the Mississippi Guard two negroes were diacussing politics,, and from words thcy carne tó blows. The owner of one of the negroes hearing of the rumpus, thrasheá both of the.ro, giving theCIay negro teñà lashesr and the Polk negro fifteen. Th latter, after walking about a hundred! yards, shrugged hisshoulders, and shouÃed at the top of his lungs, "Hurrali for Polk!- -Jive ahead yetl" The above is a popular anecdotO of thè election, it being found in the DemocraÃic papers. A most capital hit it js. Themost natural thought in connection wivh the two candidates, is negro flogging. - Clay gives ten laalves to Polk's fifteen - fi ve ahead Ãok Polkà Hu-rrah for Democracy and Texasl" - West. Citizen. Free Blaeks and MulaUoes. - A bfll of impo-rtance, concerning the interestsof this class, has just jassedboth brancÃie of the Maryltindlegïslature. By the act ol 1831, chap. 322, 2d sectÃon, they werc allowed to leave the State for an unlimÃted period and return again, upon fiÃÃn with the clerk of the county of their residenceabiir, stating the reosons of their departure, and their intention to return.- The clause ofthe bilÃ, making this provision was stricken out - whereby, under no circumstances, will they be allowd to return to the State, after having absented thcraselves for thirty daya.--Balt. â Clipper.
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