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Central American Affairs. *’a between Nicaragua, Coat a Rica, and Ilondtt
various
other cause*, have hiihc r ;o prevented a settlement
of this vexations question. The British Govern*
rnont repari’s the Committee of the Government
of San Juan ilel Norte, above referred to, ai in
fact the real power which exercises authority in
that part of Central America, ft would bo a
matter of indifference to Great Britain whether
that authority was exercised in the name of the
King of Mosquito, or in the r amc of the city of
Juan del Norte irse.f. But it is desired by the
llrititfh Government that the apparent state of
tilings should bo mate to conform to the reality,
which is not now tie case, the Government be
ing nominally carried on in the name «l the King
of Mosquito, while it Is really exercised by the
Committee organize) at san Juan del Norte or
Greylown, under a pnpnlnr election. What the
British Govemmen would consider a good and
final adjustment wodd lie—
1st. That Nan Jinn del Norte, or Greylown,
ahntild b* ft ft*Ctill independent port, connected
and Secretary Everett.
The following important papers were laid be
fore the Honae of Representstives on Friday last*
To the Senate and House tf Representatives:
I transmit a report from the Secretary of Slate,
embodying the snlwlance of recent communica
tions made by the minister of her Britanic Majea-
to the Secretary of State on the subject of the
Inter-oceanic canal, by the Nicaragua route,
which formed the chief object of the treaty, be
tween the Uniter 1 States and Great Britain, of
19th April, 1860, and the relntiona of Great Bri
tain to the protectorate of Musquito, which she
expresses herself desirous of relinquishing, on
terms consistent with h»>T honorable engagements
to the Indiana ot that name.
Inconsequence of these communications, and
other considerations stated in the report, it is
deemed advisable by the Department that our di
plomatic relations with tlin Staten of Central
America, should lx* placed on a higher and more
efficient footing, and thin measure meets my np-
««* one ol so much delicacy
and importance, that I should have preferred, so
near lbs close of my Administration, not to make
it the subject of an Executive communication.
But inasmuch as the measure proposed cannot, / Norte'
even if deemed expedient by my successor, u. kc
effect for near twelve month*, unless an appropri
ation be made by Congress, I have drought it my
duty to submit (he report of the Department to the
two Houses. The importance of the measure
seemed to require an exposition, somewhat in do-
tail, of the grounds on which it is recommended.
Mrr.OARD FfLtMORE.
Letter from the Secretary of Bute.
Department of State, (
Washington, February 16, 1863 \
To the President <f the United Stairs:
Sin: Recent communications have been mode
to this department by the British Minister rek-’
live to the affairs of Central Ameiirn, of which
1 deem it my duty to report to you the substance.
It may he tin per to observe that the relntionn of
the United States, with some of the Slates of
Central Ainericn, have of late years, assumed an
Importance wholly out uf proportion to the political
consequence of thrse am all Republics, nr the ex
tent of our commercial intercourse with them,
which is inconsiderable. This importance grows
Chiefly out of the fad that one of the most ad-
vanlageouB routes of inter-oceanic communion-
lion lies through this region. The public policy
of the United States presents few objects at tho
present dty.-ol equal Interest with a direct, expe
ditious and economical lino of intercourse be
tween our Atlantic coast and the members of the*
Union on the i’artfic. ft was mainly to effect
thiaobject that the Irmly of April 19, I860, wan
negotiated between tho United States and Great
Britain. By this treuty the high contracting par-
lies bound themselves to use their influence with
any State or Staten, or 'Governments, possessing
or claiming to possess, any jurisdiction over tho ■
Territory which the proposed Ship Canal may I Nicaragua to udure her to accept the proposition'
traverse, or which kJihII be near the waters up. \ of 30th April, 1863.
plica hie thereto, In order to induce such States or ! The idea of an Indemnity in money to Mu qui-
Governments to facilitate tho construction thereof 1 to for relinquishing her claims to Han Juan del
by every means in their power— and they also Norte, it is suggested by the British (loverntn^nt
agree to use their good offices wherever or that a greater security for certain fixed territory
However It may lw most expedient In order to pro* should bo the consideration tor thnt object. Fi,r
cure the rstnblishnient of two free ports at eaoh these purpoHCH, they pfnpu-r to ih'pvleh some
end ol the Canal, ft wua also stipulated by tho person qualified to treat with lie* authorities of
treaty or April 19, I860, that if any differences this city. And in Case tl < United .Slates concur
should arise as to a right of proporty over tho In tlieso view-*, tho Briti.ili Ci vernineiii would re-
Ar.TooF.Titnu a New fur'A.i—We see it stated
that an arrangement has just been completed, by
which railway passengers from Buffalo to New
York, while purchasing their tickets, are hand'd a
hill of fare, from which they select as they de
sire. 'The orders are immediately forwarded by
telegraph to the refreshment room at Warsaw,
and numbered tickets arc handed lo the different
passengers. On arriving at Warsaw, each finds
ii[>on the table, at a number corresponding lothat
upon the card, the breakfast tabic be ordered in
Buffalo; and the In in waits twenty minutes for
him to eat it. Tho next improvement will be to
order and receive a breakfast by telegraph.—
News.
COLUMBUS ENQUIRER.
1.1 REG TV I TIIE CONSTITUTION: UNION.
COU .UHLS—GEORGIA :
TUESDAY MORNING
MARCH 8, 1853.
O’ Mr. T. J. .Stephens is
authorized lo receive
ubsoriptloii* for the Columbus
Enquirer at Vicksburg,
M imissim ippi, and any where
it that viciuity.
with Muaqlmo by such relations of friendship
and alliance ns may be agreed upon.
3d..That indemnification or advantages equiv
alent to those laid down in the project ot Convon*
tuxi of the 18th Aprd, 1852, Hbouhl be assured to
Mosquito in return lor its withdrawn) from its
present position In reference to Nail Juan del
*’ jrtc.
3d. That the United Slates and Great Britain,
without formally guaranteeing San Juan dol
Norte, should be ready toaci m concert to defend
tho independence of the free city or port in what
ever quatter it may bo attacked.
The British Government deem it essential
that the city and port of Nan Juan del Norte, or
Greylown, should be established either in a stale
of unqualified independence, with an engagement
to deft n-i Mutquilo, or of qualified independence,
owing allegiance and support to Musquito, from
which it will be perceived.
1 hi. Thai in consideration of tho altered state
of things under which it grew up, that Govern- j to tho list of the President's advisors. Wo have nothing
ment is disposed to relieve itself from the piotrr j i 0 #ny of this economy of the .Senate, further than aim-
ion of the Musqui'o Indian*, provided that a kc- j p|y t0 remark, tf, a t had it been douo by a whig ins-
Cltrity can be obl^iued for lb-.» .«*>«« j„ i[y Mttu , fn. „d,. derooc.ta |„lrio.i.„.
Incursions front (he neighboring States.
2d. That the British Government regards tin*
erection, of Snn Juan del Norte into a free and |
Things at Washington.
In the hurly burly of winding up the sessiou, so ma
ny tilings were douo und left undone that wo have not
bad time lo trace up the regular line of proceedings.
The Seuule, wo may nieuliou as we pass, ha* rained
the salaries of the high functionaries to a tolerably re
spectable figure. The Vico President and Cabinet
Officers arc, according to their votes, if it is sanction
ed by the House, lo receive hereafter eight thousand
dollais a year, aud from $3000 to $6000 per annum
is to be added to tho pay of oar foreign ministers. Be
sides, n new office, that of an Assistant Secretory of
State, with a yearly salary of $3000, has been added
independent city, winter* political condition would
rrm-mbw that of the free cities of Germany, n*
tho best course to be pursued for settling tho con
troversy relative lo tho sovereignty of th.it place,
mid as tho moat convenient inode of injuring pro
tection iih to tho .MtiMjuitq Indians.
3d. That though a formal gnarantco of the
free city in not proposed to bo entered into by tho sai»fa»
two powers, Great Britain desires the(concurrenrc j And
of tho United States in effecting these objects.
An opinion from tlils department on the merit
of tlje.se suggestion* as a inode ol seeling the
questions MUbiie in this pari of Central Ameri
ca, would, under existing circumsuui< .• 1, be of Jr.rr. Davis. *
little weight. They are given only us the view s J < . l>o»n* •
of the British Government. It may Ire prop, r, -*“• Lammkli
however, to slate that, in tho opinion ol me De
partment, il would he more desirable, that the
Governments should use their infimmcc with
territory through wMcl) tho minf Canal .hull pH.-,
between the .States or Governments of Centra)
America and such differences should in any way
impede or obstruct iho execution of the said Canal,
the Governments of tho United ,States and Great
Britain would use iheir g< od offices to settlo such
dlnsroaceu in the manner best suited to promote
the inlerests of the said canal. In the execution
of this stipulation, cert a In propositions were
agreed upon by this Department and tho British
Minister, in the month of April Ihm, having for
their object to settlo the territorial cuntmveisles
■which existed between the States and Govern,
monta bordering on tho line of the Canal. Tlieso
terms were assented to by Costa Rira, but did
not prove acoeptabio to Nicaragua. In making
tbeso propositions to the Ntatea interested,and in
all the negotiations carried on by the government,
the only effect lias been lo secure, as far uh posai-
ble, tho passage of tho canal through one ami the
rame civilized Siam in order to preclude tho evils
too likoly to ariHo from ik passing through more
than one. jurisdiction, and to exercise tho Influ
ence «md mediation of tho United NluteH, which
had been invoked by the parties in controversy,
In tho manner host calculated to promote their
respective intcrofitH. The conflicting claims of
Great Britain und Nicaragua, with reference to
the Mosquito, are umnngthe difficulties which
embarrass ibis subject. These difficulties ariso
principally from tho fact tlmt tho port of Nun Juan
del None, the eastern outlet of tho Canal, is
claimed to belong to tho Mosquito territory. By
the first article of tho treaty of the J9ili April,
I860, tho two parties agree that noithor the one
ortho other will ever erect or maintain any forti
fication commanding tho Canal, or in llm vicinity
thereof, of occupy, or fortify, or colonise, or as
sume, or oxcre,two any dominion over Nicaragua,
Costa Rica, the Musquito const, or any part of
Central America.
But tlie relations of Great Britain to Musquito
and tho Musquito Indians over whom she claims
to have exorcised a protectorate for a long course
of yoars, remained under this treaty somewhat
interminate. The port of Nan Juan del Norte,
to which the naino of Grey town has been given
by Groat Britain, though claimed as within the
v limits of n protectorate, Ims, for about a year,
been really governed in tho name of the titular
King of Musquito, by a eomniilteo of five Amen-
lean citizens, chosen by iho people. Nicurugua
claims the rightful sovereignty over this port,
from which her authorities were, after a brief pos
session ejected by a British force in January, 1848
—and over the whole Musquito region—of winch,
however, it is maintained by Great Britain that
Nicaragua never, at any time, hud possession.
Information lias been lately received at this
Department, from the Minister of I lor Britanic
Majesty, that the company, which hud contracted
to build a ship cnnal uciosh the Isthmus of Ni
caragua having found it impossible to carry out
tl»c plan, as originally contemplated, has resolved
to propose to tho government of Nieurnguu a
modification of that plan with tho view ot con**
niructing a canal of smaller dimension* than
those specified in the contract; and the British
Minister has been instructed to intinmtn to this
Department that if this information should prove
correct, Her Majesty’s Government would feel
themselves si liberty, under the seventh article of
the 19th of April, 1860, to withdraw their pro
tection from the Company, and to transfer it to
any other company which should undertake ■
canal on tho original plan—it being deemed of
iho utmost im|»<>riance, by the British Govern-'
ment, that the great conception of an inter-ocean
ic canal, adapted to the accommodation of the
vessels of the whole commercial world, should
not dwindle down lo an ordinary trenail route fur
coasting vessels, which, to diotant nations, would
be comparatively destitute of value. Tho British
Minister has also been instructed to signify to
(his department tlmt, since Great Britain first as
sumed the protection and defence of the Musquito
Indians, the position of all parties had changed.
Spain, instead ol exercising absolute sovereignty
over Central America, and prohibiting all com
merce on the rousts under her sway, has entirely
lost her dominion over all parts of this continent.
Tho Musquito Indians, instead of governing their
own tribes according to the custom of their race,
furnish only a name and title by which foreigners
itading at San Juun del Norte und along the Mos
quito coast, according to the uses ot civihz»*d
States, exercised the effective Government of the
country.
In consequence of these changes, Great Bri
tain instead ot having ns formerly an interest in
the defence of the Musquito Indians for tire sake
of exempting a part of tho territory of Central
America from Spanish control, and thereby obtain
ing possession of her commerce, has no other
interest in Musquito but auciiaa aim desires from
an honorable regard to her old connection with
the Musquito Nation of Indian* h has been
further staled l« tho Department by the British
Minister that Her Majesty's Government l as for
several years endeavored to suit her engsgemema
to the altered state of the esse, hut mat every
proposal to that efl'ect has encountered insepara
ble obstacles. Tho contentions in Central Amor-
tvoald fiave been tremendously outraged!
Tim President baa been inaugurated, ui.d iu another
place wo give a synopsis of Iris address. At present,
nud with the mere outlines of this document before us,
vvb of course are not able to form a definite conclusion
as lo bin views ^.So far a*- wo can judge from the skeleton
exhibited in llm dispatch, we cornu to the con elusion
that the promise* made in the inaugural are fully as
satisfactory oa will bo the nature of their fulfilment.
w for tho Cadinkt. Here it is this time,
intake:—
Editorial Convention.
There seems to l»e a wish, on the part of our cotem
poraries of the press, to bold a Convention for the pur
pose of adopting measures deemed to be importaul to
tlm fraternity in general. Although we uro not very
strong believers iu the doings of self-constituted as
semblies of the kiud pr< posed, and hence have said
but little on the subject: wo are nevertheless willing
to join our friends iu whatever tnay seem best calcu
lated to advance our mutual interest, aud elevate tho
toue of our respective journals. That something, hav
ing in view these great objects, should ba attempted,
we nre free to confess, and il may be that the com
bined wisdom of the suffering and somewhat sinking
brotherhood oan accomplish, in Convention, what the
separata members have failed to do. If so, let us
have one.
But there is a difficulty which presents itself, and
none of ou^friyuds appear willing to remove it : The
time and plucft, for holding the proposed Convention,
fiave not been agreed upon. In our view of the mat
ter it is of small consequence where or when it meets,
ho it be at some central point and at some suitable
time. But just here the difficulty arises. Where is
a central place, aud when will be a suitable occasion?
Here wo may be at fault, but as our suggestion will
cost nothing and bind nobody, we propose the city of
Miron ns the place, and the First Wednesday in
May, as tho time. Wo are by no mean., however,
wedded to (his suggestion, aud hold otirw-lvrs ready to
adopt auy other that may be agreed upou by a major
ity of those iuterested.
Fatal aud Melancholy Accident.
Few circumstances of the kind have given us more
regret and sorrow thau the deulli of Wiliam, oldest
.sou of the late Judge Rost. B Alkxanulr, in the
! 14th year of his age. We learn that ou Saturday
. lost whilst at play with hi* companions one of them
! accidentally struck him with a small piece of wire,
! which, penetrating his brain just above his eye, caused
j his death ou Sunday night. The deceased was ail
amiable, intelligent and promising youth, universally
j beloved by hi* youug unsocial©#, aud greatly priz-d
i by hi* older arquaiineucet for thnt combination ot
I good qualities so rarely found in one of his age.—
j Sympathy, we know, can hr ug but lit'le comfort to
j the sorrowful, Still it may sooth some momentary
j pang of a inollieri h-nrt to know tlmt a whole com-
1 mollify fool most deeply for her lots, and would gladly,
! were it possible, mitigate the nuguish of this heavy
I bereavement.
Appropriation for Savannah River.
From a Telegraphic Despatch, to tho Savannah
Courier, we learn that the Seuate has inserted in
the Naval Appropriation Bill $60,090 for the remo
val of the wrecks in the Savannah river. This
amendment was made on motion of Senator Charl
ton. Its fate is thought to bo doubtful in the House.
In the last Congress this appropriation was op
posed by a majoriiy of the Representatives from this
Stale, including the member from the first District,
who resides in Savannah. Their opposition, we
believe, was based ou constitutional ccruples. The
obstructions alluded to were placed in the channel of
the river, during the revolutionary war, to prevent the
British vessels from approaching and attacking the
city ; they were placed there by the authority of the
then existing government, aud have remained there
ever since to the great injury of the navigation o( the
river. For ourselves, wo cau era uo good reason
why they should not be removed at the cost of the
general government.
Telegraph Under the Sea.
The firs* Submarine Telegraph on this continent,
say* the Baltimore American, has been put iu ope<
ration under the arm of the sea which seperates
Prince Edward’s Island from Nova Scotia,
miles long, five time* the length of that from the
French to the English coast. This Telegraph
link in the hue to lie used, in connection with the
Ocean Steamery, in bringing Englaud and tho United
Steles Within five days communication. This ii
indeed an age of progre-s, and improvement. A
few years since Professor Morse was laughed at fo
suggesting the idea that he coaid conmiuuicato intel
l.gence from Baltimore to Washington, by means of
telegraphic wires. Now, we see these wires carried
from point to |>oiiit, for hundreds of miles, uuder the
I waters of the grert ocean itself. The younger
! member* of the | rerent g-uiera'ion may, for ought
we know, live to nee the itnpor.unt items of European
I mtelligeuce flashed in a second of
pool to New York, or from Paris
nh'.r
i the reg.on round
No Mississippi Senator.
Mr. Benjamin N. Kenton having decliued the ap
pointment of United States Senator tendered him by
Gov. Foote, his Excellency has determined to make
uo farther effort to find a man that will accept it under
the circumstances. K-nyou and Foote have both act
ed at last like sensible men.
. of N. Y ,
of Ky ..
Vi<a President King.
> Every account from Cuba confirm* us in the
; opimou that tho health of Mr. Kino is extremely
>« reiary ofTroBMirJJ. j feeble, and !i.»t lie i*.rapidly smiting under tho pin
Smeary of tmerior; j RrH(m of lh , w hich i.* preying on his system.
The probability is that lie will uever be able lo dn-
relory of State ;
,N. i ’.. Secretary of the Navy ;
of Pit., po'-irnaarer (■•moral;
, of Muss., Attorney General.
barge the high
nuntrymeu ha* c
itirs iu which lh« voice of his
led him. This is to be reps ted
commend thnt a new convention, In the plat:
tho unaccepted ngreemcntuf ilte.lOtli April, 1863,
should he proposed und concluded j *md tlmt it
person well qualified for the ptir|.OhC should Iu 1
sent by this government to act conjointly with tho
Comtnihaioner t l her Britanic Majesty Tin*
British Government is not tiimwure oi iho diffi
culties urising Irom the fact that certain neigh
boring Slates deny altogether the ii dependence <>f
Aimqttito,und that tho Mosquito tribe of Indians
tire liable ovuiy day to new incursions upon Iho
territory. They do not expect to make u com
plete provision against (his danger. They eon-
hitler it their duly iodo what is required by honor
and hnniuniiy in bohulf of the .Musquito nation ;
declaring, hi the same time, that they intend to
adhere to the treaty of Washington of Iho 19th
of April, 1860, and not lo assume nnv sovereign
ty, direct or indirect, in Contral Amotion.
Huch is iho fiuhhtnncc of iho communication
which within a few days I avu been made to ll is
Department by tho British Minister, under tho di
rection of his Govermount.
Recent events are believed to oncourage the
expectation that rmn etlori of this kind would Im
succobsIuI. However this may be, tho com
munication of llm British Minister made by order
of (tils Govormnenti will no doubt, bo regarded as
a satisfactory indication of a desire on tho part
ol Grout Britain, by resigning tho protectorate ol
MiiHquito to renow ono of the most serious cin-
tiurrnsHmonls of the case. They secern to ibis
Department also to (suggest the expediency of a
now effort to induce all panic < ;o enter into an
nmicable sottleinont of the eonlhciing cUimsuud
interests. Much anefibrt might ii'Kaoiugu. ituslv
begin by putting tho diplomatic relations «»f Umt.-ii
Stale* with Central America on a better footing
Of tl»e five siatvs included under that name,
Costa Rica and Nicaragua have appointed .Minis
ters i’lonipoluntiury to this Government, and tho
Costa Rican Minister is also Minister Plenipoten
tiary of Guatemala. Tho United {States have at
present u Charged’ Affairs to Guatemala, who
was appointed lust August; who, for cauhesbe
yond the control of the Department, has not pro
ceeded to his post. To the other Htate* of t 3m-
tral America wo have uo representative*. Tho
Secretary is of opinion, taklngfiulo view these
circumstances with the great magnitude ol the
interests of the United {States, i«» ho promoted by
the construction of tho Canal tho importance,
delicacy and complication of tho territorial and
political relations above referred »o with tho over
ture lor our friendly concurrence made by the
Dritish Government thnt much benefit might at
tend the appointment of a full Minister to Central
America, to bo accredited to each of tho Govern
ments included in that name; to reside succes
sively at such of their capitnls as ho should deem
expedient, with lull powers to treat with any or
all of them, aud with instructions to tiso the in
fluence which his rank would give him to pro
mote the grout work ol conciliation.
If some distinguished citizen of the U. States,
possessing tl"' high qualifications required for
the trust should be dispatched upon the friendly
mission, there is reason to hope that ho would
lie able to c» tixince tho Government concerned
that nothing can be gained among equals, by ml- j «h
Bering lo extreme rlgluaaud preteuiiuite, however 1
strung iho conviction on which (hey are founded
when an opposite conviction is entertained hy the
other party. Thai their true interests lie in u
compromise of their conflicting claim*, that the
mediation of the United States and Great Britain
may Ito honorably and safely accepted, aud that
its only alternative is to a probable succession of
lander wars and domestic convulsions, which can
have no other cfleet than that of defeating the
great work ol inter-oceanic communication, und
tn other respects inflicting die moil deplorable ca
lamities ujkiO Countries which, in pursuit ot the
arts of peace, might attain a high degree of pros
perity. In addition lo these consider*(ions tn fa
vor ol the proposed measure, it may bo mention-
Hotted that there are tmpottant private interests
of American citizons at and near Juan del Norte,
which want the protection ol an intluunlial re
presentative id tho Government. Nothing would
tie added to the expense of our dip;. .malic rela
tions with t’entrul America beyond' the outfit, l>v
subsuming a foil Minister fur tho two ol the
lower rank.
It may bo state : that our Charge d'Affairs to
Nicaragua haa already been directed on a contin
gency of not improbable occurrence, to return to
tec Un.ted ;Si.uea, and that the appointment of a
Charge U'A flairs to Guatemala lias been revoked.
The action of Congress being requited lor the
appropriations ncCv**arvTv» carry the proposed
measure into ctluct, it is respectfully recommend
ed that this report should b% communicated to the
two Houses. Respectfully submitted.
Enward Everett.
On motion of Mr. Uayly, the messages was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affiirs and
ordered lo be printed. The House then Adjourned.
Wisconsin, with a spsrcc and emigrant population,
ho* a school aud university fund of $850,900, am! m
au annual outlay for tho iustructiou of her chiklrsn, of
$110,000.
They are somewhat like Jacob’s cattle—ringed,
■treuked, speckled und grizzled- -so far as wo have
any knowk'dgo of them. Marry i« n patrhed-up
freo-soilnr. Davis belong* to a school of politician*
who, a f«w years since, denounced every body ho
wouldn’t join to destroy the Union. Cushing, piu u nbly
tho ablest man in the mixed-up team, I n* olwuya been
found willing to join any noisier, even John Tyler,
for tho nuke of pay and promotion. But ns to Mc
Clelland, Campbell, Guthrie, and, last of all, that man
Dobbin: Who are they, aud where did they spring
from 7 We nro warned hy high authority “uot to de
spise the duy of small things," and it muy lie (tint the
less we sny shout men und tiling* of the present time,
tho belter. Probably, however, when we hnvo more
time and space to dovoto to unirell matters, wo may
allude mote at length to gee. o Dobbin and Ids get
along usraciutes!
President Piorco’s Inaugural, Ac.
Below wo copy, from tho Augusta Chronicle, and
Savannah Courier, telegraphic ncoouuta of Mr,
Pikiic'KS inauguration mid syi opsin of his nddrrss.
Wasminuton, March -I.
Congress adjourned at 12 o’clock M., to-day, hav
ing passed all the m-ccmury Bills.
Mr. Pivrco wire inaugurated at 1 o’clock 1*. M.
Tho coucourso of people wire iniliietree, notwithstand
ing tlm inclemency of the weather, which wire ren
dered disagreuablu hy u continued fall of suow all tho
II.-
far i
The Itinugurnl address fill* about (wo columns of
tho Washington pnpeis, hut pointed and explicit. It
wire well delivered and iu the maiu admirable.
President Piriuik commenced hy express'.'ir hi* re
grets ut having beuU elected to the ie*f insitilo posi
tion, when mere competent men might hsvo been se
lected fur tlm office, lie express.'* his gratitude for the
mauilesiitlion*oftnjblic confidence nml Kmdiie»*cviiiced
id ulhidcH to llie increased rrtqmiisihjlity
of the President!
merit nl our territorial limit 1
He allude* to ll o pa-l hist
quent upon tho onlargu-
of «
country, to
Ac.; and af-
Hion* invite*
Wash) i
their continuance.
lie »«vs: " My administration "hull leavo no blot on
the fair record* of the past.” liu advise* an .mlnri-n.l
and d-mpre liens ive policy; ntni after ullii.iing p, the
complicated system* of Furopenu Governments, extols
the Ameiiran above all other* for the element* of hap
piness vs hit h it ronlniii*.
lie n I Iu ii . lo In* uwii experience ns n
adverse to standing arm in* an I advise*
and eiteiinioii ol military science.
tlaviiiK mi imo i :
the protectj>
mt* to ratify—no rewar
.oil m los sel-1
clout discharge of duty nml the l*.-„t interests of my
country.
He says: I acknowledge my obligations lo the mas
se* of my countrymen, and to them alone Higher
objects than personal aggrandizement save direction
and energy l<» their exertion* in the late riiii|uiign.
They *h*H not iw disappointed. They require at my
hand* diligence, industry amt capacity whenever there
are duties to he per formed.
The President next alludes to the danger of concen
trating ;**v\er It the General Government, and dismut*
the reh.n'ii» of the Stale und Genera! Govern
ich other.
Alluding l > >e md
involuntary scrvttnd
of thii. Confederacy,
1 believ - it stand*
admitted right.
t of Slave
v he say*: I believe*
n thediflcrent Stale*
Gy the <.’on*titiiiioij.
ground a* noy other
"flin
n»l it uli'mat
l bold that
>ii*liltiti"nnl i
The
Id li
ved, !
i ir.Mr.ird dlld
ged ny abstract
their prophet;
ciety. hut rhr -rfullv. and according to tlie decisions of
the tribunals to which their exposition belongs
Soaii have been. Mid are still my <*<>nyii irons, and
upon (haul I shall art. I fervently hope that lire ques-
tkvn is at rest, and that \w sectional, nor ambition*, nor
at excitement may again threaten tlie durability
night ol i
ich cherished institution*,
obscure the
of c
- upon
impulse than
an earn, u de»ire for the prosperity «jI that Union which
i.as made us what \v> are — showering upon ii* blessiogs,
and conferring power and Influence, which our father*
could hardly have anticipated, even with their iium
sanguine hope', directed «* they were, to a far-ofT ami
distant luture.
Il such a catastrophe as (lint which we have just
past, even threaten* again, l will u*« all iny energy to
check ami crush it.
Ab 've all, the Union miret be preserved. To tiiis
end,let n't Bectionnhatn, winch can never Ikj Iikvstrongly
condrinued, «-e i»»'. Ia-i th re be but one spirit actoa-
Mi'gev- ry AmericAT iTiiten, that -i mmititl concilia-
ti«ui, traiernity, und love, mid attachment to our com-
xureiden. his Cabinet a* a unit, and
h'eftsing for the promotion of tlie tm-
Prr.
invoke* the divine
non** prosjierity.
Hu lias thus tar made no special promise* to office
seekers tieyoml an expression of ;xirMmal ivgsnl and
friendship.
Judge of the 8)uth-w< stern Circuit.
William C. Pi hkin* E>q . of Raudolph couuty
hits lice ii elected iu the above named circuit to fill the
vacaucy occasioned by the death of Judge Taylor.—
Personally iiuacquaiuted w ith his competitor* for the
high office to which hi* fellow-citizeus of the district
have elevated him, we would draw no invidious com
parison betweeu them aud the successful candidate.—
Still we may be permitted to say (hat Mr. Verkina i*
regarded as a gentleman of good moral character, of
uubueding* integrity, and solid, substantial, growing,
legal attainments. If he err* ou iho Beuch,il will be
au error of the head aud uot the heart.
in life, aud from much experience tn public ufliiirs
; Ire* lw«u enabled la-form a tolerable correct judgment
ou the pa*l, aud ur.l with prudence us to tho present
i and the future. Thw chre* of |tolitician* are rapidly
j sinking to tho tomb and leaving the conduct of pub
lic art'iir* iu the hand* ot tl o*e who dmpne tlie
wise Councils or our fuffiera, and are pirehiug ou pell
i mrll to the ncliioveirx'iit of some grand result in tho
uncertain consummation of a inuuifeat destiny.—-
There may ho a manifeat destiny reserved for our
country, but we Hoinolime* fear it will In* a destiny
of disunion, anarchy and ruin. Thu Vice President,
if we rightly appreciate his character, belongs to a
duns of poliuciiiua who would net push us onward to
such n dvstiuy hy precipitating event* which, coin id-
eriug their tremendous cotisequuuces,may indeed cumu
too soon. Although opposed to Ins election we yet
earnestly Impo for hi# recovery, and that lie mny live
to aid m arresting tin wild and d«**| crute spirit of
those I*i»* supporters, whose madness would not only
•sacrifice tho honor, but imperil the «xi«lance of the
government itself.
Tbo Tohaantopoc Grant.
There has been much said and written in refer
ence to lh'» celebrated grant, which, according to our
umiorHlaudiug of it, amounts to nothing more or lens
■ than a permission given by the Mexican Government
| to n private individual or two, to run a Railroad from
I the waters of tin Pacific to Ilia Gulf of A
] contract, it is said, was made during the administra-
! lion of Simla At a, whereby such permission was
| granted to a man by the name of Gurtty, which cou-
! tract the Mexionu Government ban revoked, und
‘ entered into another with n man hy tho numo of
' Sloo. ('oiniiiisaioncrs havo been appointed to deliv-
I cr posH'-ssiou to the lait named individual, who lias
I paid about threo hundred thousaud dnlturH as u part
of the puichaae money for the right of way. It is
tbo opimou of Homo that this 1 nr gain will pul an end
I ».o all tho difficulties connected with the subject.—»
• This is hy uo mean* our opinion. Mexican peifidy
! is every where provorbinl, even when the government
| bus the power to comply with its undertaking*,
j lit the case before us there is little prospect tint
' the bargain will be complied with, on the part of
; Mexico, further than the reception of the three hun
dred thousand dollar*. The condition of tilings in
that distrusted country forbid* tit - entertainment of
any other belief. When, and by whom, wus lire
arraugcmrni made? Arista, llm Pre»idiml elected
nccotdiug to tho forms of the constitution hud fl.-d.
and lellllle executive power iu the hands of Govallus,
who prov.d to bo aomewbat of n tyrant, drove the
meiiitiers of I'uugress from the ( upilal, and eel up
lor himself. Fouling (hat lie could not be austnmed
ill Ilia high handed measure*, ho resigned iu favor of
a very common telloiv hy tho name of Sombardnii,
who act* a* n kind of ad interim until the renowned
Santa Atm aliall return.
In litis conditii n of matters, the treasury exhausted
nml the turbulent spirit of revolution rife in the land,
tho couture' with Mr. Sion is made, aud the termer
one with Garay set aside. Tho grant to Garay, if
we correctly remember the history of the afi'air, was
made by Suiita Anita, who should he lie reinstated in
power, as is altogether probable at this time, wJI
j doubtless reaffirm the ccseioti, or make a new coutract
j with some third p rly. Then what become» cf Sloo
and Iris three hundred thousand ? Who will reimburt-c
ll.o money l Will he look to Mexico, or lo the United
[ State*, whoso citixeu ho is said to tie, to see himself
j righted ? If lo Mexico, he know* her faith and
' what dtq-eudeuce can be place 1 on Iter uxitonai justice.
If to the United Slates, what claim has he here f—
lie was on a privet* speculaliou of los own, dealing
' w ith n nation and a peopln from whom he had uo
| right lu expect any thing that could not be g.xiued hy
a swiodliug transaction. Iu short he has tr.k"n his
. chauces with a highway robber, aud if he gHs worsted
lias uo right lu appeal lo this Government in aid him
I iu Ins operation. Our opinion theu, iu a word, is, that
I 81oo has made a hud bmgain ; that Santa Autre will
' •hortly be Li the head of affairs iu Mexico aud revoke
nud aunul the grant ; aud that if the right to build a
1 road through that country is secured at all, it ahouid
be dons by u solemn treaty between Mexico and the
' United Slates. We have uo very great desire lo see
our country plunged tuloa uationsl difficulty to sus
tain tho doubtful rights aud privute interests of hair-
brain speculators. We have seen quite enough of this
m our day aud geucrattoii.
Hydraulic Cement.
A quarry of stoue Ire* been discovered on the farm
of Judge Ure e, in the viciuity of Knoxville, Tenu.
which in.-ke* the very best hydraulic cement. This
is a discovery of iiuportauc#, when we remember that
the cement used iu the South i* brought front New
York, aud the freight, ou so heavy an article, ao great
as almost lo fotbid Its us* except iu cases where it
cauuot be dispensed with. Professor Mitchell ol thw
State, lias analyzed the stone fuuud near Kuoxrille,
*a\s tlie Southern Herald, aud finds the iugredieuts
the srem-, and iu almost the same proportions, as are
contained in the article brought front New York. The
people of Tennessee, to their houo? be it said, are rap
idly developing the riches aud resources tl their great
State.
Some Royalty.
I T lie Harness for the carriage to be presented
j President Pikrck wan maUu iu Boston, hy orJer of
committee appointed ior the | urpoie of contracting for
I tlrem, and for which the luntiuf. cturer charged the
! very moderate little sum of eighteen hundred and
1 thirty-seven dollars. The mountings of the harness
j were of nolid silver, and were wrrth over one thousand
J dollar* The committee, it i* said, have refused to
j pay tho bill, aud the contractor will commence suit to
iecovi- the amount. We trust that no President of
| this country will ever consent to be seen iu ’.he streets
I of (he iiutM'iod Metropolis with a while driver end out*
' i idem, lo hind a span of horres »w ,-ating under such a
J weight d the precious metal. And yet we hope the
cormnitte will be compelled to pay tho charge ; for we
hove no doubt that, in (lie t-X'-r** ol their tondyism and
j the fulues* of their sycophantic hearts, they ordered the
t'liiMt Unruvsa that silver and leather w ould make.
Save my old black coat.
There i« no mistake ; the black coat is a doomed
garment Louis Na|wleon has bauisiied it fro in the
sailors of Pans, aud ordered u blue velvet single breas
ted, standing collar, steel buttons, bruided and gilt
concern, to take it- place. As Paris goes, to goes the
fnshionitble world, aud we expect soon to seo the cheap
old unpretending black, that ires hehi its place iu the
P'-Iito circle* longer than Napoleon will hold hit mi the
imperial throne, driven from u**- by <t* more costly
and conspicuous successor. We shall watch closely
lo discover who • four fellow-oilileus are green enough
to shoulder the bine one.
A deop well.
We aro informed, by the Courier, that the Arte-
siuu well iu Charleston has l>eeu bored to tho depth of
191 i] feet without encountering any tiling hut saud,
and a urn all quantity of fresh water. A short time
will demonstrate whether there is any chauce tf n
supply from tiret source. Tho experiment establishoi
two facts; first,that Charleston it built on n sandy
foundation ; and secondly, that pure drinkable water
lieu a long wuy beneath the suface of the city.
Singular Discovery.
Ur. Tinsly, an English practitioner of long e*j>e-
rtencoln uubu, Ires discovered in the course of his
practice iu cases of Small Pox that vaccine virus, af
ter once having pawed through a Degree's system, be
come* useless at n preveulou to the white raco. If
this bo true, il is a fuct which should be universally
know u, aud vacciualiou with auch virus carefully
avoided. We should like to have the opinions of some
of our eminent physicians as to the probable truth of
Dr Tmly’s views ou tho subject. It is true that one
fact is worth aduzeu theories, but the matter of im
portance to the woild is, a* to whether or uot the fact
Ims been ascertained Insufficient proof.
Tho Exproas.
Below will bo fuuud some remarks ou the facilities
afforded by Hahnden’s Expiikss, in the trausniibsiou
of various articles of value from one poiut to another.
The beauty mid value of the thing is, that a man's
property not only goes iu sufety by this conveyance,
but goes witli more a|»ced than by any other. Our
prompt and energetic tellow-citizen, E. C. IIunoKLL,
Esq. lias (well appointed agent at this pl.t- e, and will
be found ul hi* post, at tlie Ogleihorpo House, at all
luma, ready lo dispatch all busurea* entrusted to his
dirvete u.
By the way, we received yesterday morning, as a
presxut from .Mr. II. two of the finest Stun that have
been seen here this season, which were only 24 hour*
from Savannah to lilts city. Sired are a churl-lived
fmh out ol water, or these might have breathed to ths
end of the journey. We return nur acknowledgments
for the preneut, and hope the giver and hi* associates
may realize h golden harvest from their praiseworthy
•iiterprize.
VV.
cha
•lip 1
foil
from an < astern
j The Last Arrival pint “Express."—Tire
' American Express Co. “delivered In good order"
j in this citt. i lew day* since, twenty-one soldier«,
! —“Forwarded" from Detroit "perexpress." Tho
I same well known Express Co. delivered in tins
city mmie time mice, “a blind boy” and * deaf
mil dumb gtrl They »!*» brought Mr. D'-rr’s
celebrated trained hnr*e fiazeppu, from away out
VV' -t. Who snya the express men can't do any
thing nud cqery thing ? Send them sti elephant
or a paper of pins, its all the sume; they will
take good care ot ’em and deliver them "as
agreed.”
We expect that few are aware of the multi
plicity of facilities which the express system pre
sents to the public. We were shown the laat
way-bill sent out from tlie office of Haknden’s
Express, in this city, hi-, were really anitreed at
the strange medley of items it presented. Bar
rels of sugaT and moUsaes, cotton samples, kegs,
boxes, bales, demijohns, with sums of money ran-
ging from five to fifty dollars, addressed to parties
at the most divergent compass points, were brought
together with strange bed-fellows—like travelers
in u stage, awhile in company, ;!ten taking (heir
separate courses by other expresses, from the
New Yoik office, never lo meet again. Jostled
among bales and barrels, recorded on tlie way
bill, with sugar on one side and moiaases on tli e
o’her, appeared the following entry :
“One young lady, as per telegraphic order—
charges $169 08, freight $89."
Ou enquiry we learned that the express had
been employed, by telegraphic message, to find
this lady's residence, pay all her outstanding
debts, and forward her without delay, and had ful
filled the commission to the letter. We submit
ted to (he agent of the express the difficulty of
securing the payment of the charges on such
movable freight; but he pointed to tlie mysteri
ous letters. C. O. I)., appearing on the margin of
the way-bill, signifying ‘‘Collect on delivery," and
1 a- I that in tlie event r.f d ien'ty with the:
consignee, the express might legally detain “the
baggage."—A. O. Delta.
heerful leave ol his friends
response to tlie frequent
Religious Movement!.
We clip tho two following items from the N.
Orleans Christian Advcale of the 26lh ultimo.
They w ill be interesting, at least to a large por
tion of our readers :—
Our brethren of the Baptist Church will date
an era in their history in this city from the past
week. A Consultation Meeting, of delegates
from the Conventions of Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia, and Middle Tennessee, met on
the 19th, and adjourned the 22d inst.,to take into
consideration measures for Baptist Church Ex
tension. Rev. C. F. Curtis, Secretary of the
Southern Mission Board, met with them. Aline
feeling and liberal counsels prevailed, ll was
resolved to raise, in the bounds ot those several
Conventions, $15,090 to be added to the legacy
of Mr. Paulding, (about the same amount) lor
building a Church forthwith. An eligible lot, on
the corner of C imp and Basin streets*, has been
bought for $5,500. Until tlie building is ready
for use, the congregation will occupy an apart
ment in Odd F« How’s Hall. Rev. Jn». E Dawson
from Geor. la, will act for the present as their pas-
toT. It is hoped to secure Mr. Dawson perma-
nen:ly. Mr. 1). re represented ns a strong and
good man, and just such is needed for this work.
Departure of Bishop J8our.E —On Tuesday
morning las*, accompanied by a traveling com
panion, Rev. B. T. Crouch, jun , of Memphis
Conference, the venerable Senior Bishop of
American Methodism, left our port, on the mail-
line steamship Philadelphia, for California.
The oldest Bishop and the old si preacher in
the Church look his journey, in age and feeble-
ties-, to its mrnt distant and rugg.d Conference,
lying on the other side of the continent, and reach
ed hy six thousand miles travel! Verily, the spir
it of itineracy is not yet extinct.
A company of preuchera lelt it who lingered on
the wharf ns the steamer unloosed from her moor
ings. The whole Church must feel it. John
Wesley, whose parish was the world, yet has
successor!. A brother, strong in tho spirit of
the scene, remarked that,this example was
vival—a revivul of itineracy, and the day \
boon t*e when every member ol an annual
fereuce would report himself, mid hold himself
ready, t<> go, for seven years, and preach the gos
pel m any part of the world! Nobly conceived!
T s re '"•t the time to talk of locuting the min
is ,. Tho spirit of the Church, the opening
doors of heathendom, the increasing facilities
of trade, nud international communication, nil
H;>".»k—go ye—go ye out—guye into alt the world!
Toe cords must be stretched out—not drawn in!
(i -• < messenger*
Tire Bishop took
on ship-board, and
expression* ul solicitude tor his sale return
Rested, like “Pm! the aged," the same indifivr-
tiiCu to the things tlmt might bela'I him, in the
discharge ui this duty, a* was expressed in hi*
letter to tire Missionary Board when he undertook
it: '“So 1 may but sleep to Jeans, uo matter whtn,
no matter where."
SV u would not omit to state, in justice to the
courteous benevolence ot the Messrs. Aspinwall,
that a tree passage was tendered him.
Destructive Fire in New Orleans.
Upwards of twenty thousand bales of cotton burnt.
Jjoss of a million of property.
Our exchanges from the Crescent City inform us
that ou Wednesday evening last, aliout fire o’clock,
tire Qotlou taside tho gale way of the Alabama Gotten
Press caught fire, all of which consisting of fifteen
or eighteen thousand bales, besides five thousand bales
outside tho enclosure, were entirely destroyed. The
Prers wasulso burnt—which is a son us low to tho
owner «m these was uo insurance ou it. The whole
property destroyed is estimated to he worth a rniliiou
of dollars. The cotton was mostly iuxured in foreign
offices ||yl in two or three offices in New Orleans.
MT Person* deairou* of purchasing land near th e
pleasant nnd healthy village ofCulhbert are referred to
the advertisement of Mr. 8. R. Park, to l*e found in
another column. There arc many inducement* nft.rod
to settler* in or near that place, such ns healthy lora-
t un*, good society, nnd some of the finest school* in
Georgia.
lair Housewives and those who aro fond of good
wholesome bread, biscuit, Arc. are referred to the ad
vertisement of “ Judd's Baking Powder," in another
columu. It makes the lightest kiud of buiscuit aud
the most delicate broad and caka that need be asked
for. And in addition (which is not mentioned in the
bill) it djes not tinge the flour, like many other artic-
lea so d for the same purpose, but leaves it as puro nnd
while ns wlisn first taken from the brrrel. Iu utility,
efficiency, aud clioapneas, render it unrivalled for do
mestic use; it is certainly superior to any thing of the
kind which we havo tried. Call at Willcox's aud
get a box.
Washington Items.
The National Int-Uigcncer, ol th^?8th of Feb-
r >ary, »a>a:—
“The concluding Presidential Reception of the
ae iR'Mi,' n Friday evening, w is >»o numerously at
tended that the visitors must have uinonntrd to
several thousands. Never, we presume, Ini* a
congress of sovereigns honored a Chief Magis
trate and lire family with a more hearty acknowl
edgment of true esteem than did the company of
Friday evening Mr. F.lhnoreand hre iteusebola.—
Lillies of nil ranks und gentlemen of all parties
were there, patiently awaiting their turn amidst
the dense throng to signify their good feeling for
the President and receive from him in return the
g-Tial and pc lit lied response of friendly regard
and good winhes. Certainly, if tlie popularity of
the occasion give one hardly “ ample room and
verge enough" ior complete comfort, full recom
pense was accorded in t.»e array of beamy, rash-
ion, sprightliness, und brilliancy that abounded
there."
Strakgf-ks ts our City.—h has been a mat-
of remark that lor a week past the proportion of
strange fares one would meet on the avenue was
noticeably great, and now though nearly a week
before the Inauguration, every hotel and boarding
hou-e is being stretched to it- capacity. What it
w ill be before the week—or shall we say the com
ing month ?—shall have closed, wo can hardly
From the Charleston Courier, Marc h aT
Later from Europe. ^
Arrival of the Humboldt at Hew
BALTiMoac, March 19, a. -The f
steamship Humboldt, Capt. Riaes, has ^ ' i
New York from Havre disabled. She "
amptou ou the 16th ult. The British 1
Europe arrived at Liverpool on the 13^
S*c |
retury,
144 i
J 8i *ieeoth of»
seugers—umoug them Kojauth’s
Puizsky.
The Liverpool Cotton Market
was dull, and prices decliued c
ny, the sales amounting to 5990 bales
day thi 15th ult., the market was fi r:n
b«lcs w»re »ld. Non. Wright 4. OuT
ctruular quote (he decline at au eighth c f
but state that at the close of the market, it
sixteenth. Other circula** quote the dedb*^"J
eighth on the middling and lower qual,^
change iu other descriptions.
Ukbat Britain.—The ahipCaspiau, frompiu
ton, is still ashore near Torbay. She wj|| ^ f
be saved. She is insured at Havre '***
francs. The Steamer Queen Victoria
wrecked on the const of Ireland, and 5u 0
drowned. In the British Parliament
Russell stated that the Government were I
satisfied that Louis Napoleon had no hoatde I
lions against England. *
France.—In the Chamber, on the 14th «Il ■ 1
Emperor iu person said, that he had decid'd u *
duce the army, iu ordor to keep up# gcod I
standing with Foreign powers, aud to cc. !lf ce« a,|
incredulous that when Franco expanses I ®
(ions, she must bo believed. This spe^h pro^l
a favorable effect on the Bourse, and caused i ™
the Funds.
for DVijJ
:>i|
Italy was all quiet. Accounts from Milan rti.1
resents tho recent outbreak iu that city j, tT "
been a small affair. The ringleaders had be-a fa/
od. Martial law had been rigorously « f orcw j
The Kosciusco Case.
IUltoiorb, Feb. 26—Thu Judges cf the $v|
preme Court of the United States at NVaih,#^
have decided the Kosciusco case in favor of Ver*
STILL LATER.
Arrival of the steamship Cambria.
Nkw York, Feb. 3—The fiteannhip Camb r ;»hs|
arrived at H difax, bringing intelligence from Lii
three days la'.er than that brought by the HumbuSttl
The Li verjKjol cotton market was quiet, and pro
had undergone no change etuco the sailing of ii
Humboldt. Sales of the week 40,990 bale*.
We quote Fair Orleaus G^d, MiddlingOrleJ
1‘air Upland Gjd ; nnd Middling Upland d.
Great Britain.—The political new* i« U J
lam. Tire returns of the Board of irn
biiHine** of the country lias increased fsii
persons perished hy ih.- sinking ol Hie strain »lut
Victoria on the coast of Ireland
France—Louis Napoleon has had a private intn.
view w ith tlie Russian Minister. Au active serin* s*
mew. i* anticipated in Paris, and lnr , 0 order* have's*
received in that city from America.
Th> Newly Discovered Shakipsare.
Tho Home Journal says that tho editor of tl
new edition of thi* work of tire great poet ui
English gentleman (Mr. Bayne Collier) who J
devoted halt a century to the study aiulelucida i
of Slmkspciire. He bought at an auction a
r opy ol the second folio edition of the “NVorkt fl
SinikHpeare," printed in 1G32. It was fu';!
manuscript ttoten ; but he paid no attention tot**
Alter the lapse of about three year*, Mr. Cm «
had occasion to make a reference to the iKt
folio. He look down tlie book in question !'i
the top aliett on which it had been pul away ;
then noticed, for the firnl time, that there ui
scribed on the cover “Thom** Perkins, his bo
Tliere had been « Perkins, a player—could tta:
be lie ? Inquiry was made, and it was found fly
(he player’.* name was Richard. But auentis]
once directed to the book, went further;
then discovered,” say* Mr. Collier, “ton
prt*e, that there w»* hardly ii page which did n
present, in handwritings of tlie tune, n, me|et I
dations in the pointing, or tlie text; while on nv!|
of them they were frequent, and
numerous." Of emendat nui' of all kind* t I
are not Jcrh in the whole volume than frrcn/yiV»|
sand.
Mr. Collier, however, publishes only
*and of these altera lions, for the present, con*4l
ing that nuntl>er sufficient to eHtahlith the Ua|
that our printed edition* of tiie great Hard's
tings are *ad!y defective, both in tho force ol
language and the beauty of its style. Titer I
tor ol the .Mobile Trfbunt says that we mast noM
devote all our edition* to the flames, until weed |
get this nt w edition of Mr. Collier's,
cimens of the present and the altered readings. I
we give, below, enough to *atialy the general I
reader a* to the merit! of Mr. C.’s discovery:
Gen. Peirce's Appointments.
William R. Snow, formerly lanlord of tho
North Adam* House, in Boston, it is said has
received I lie appointment of steward at the White
House, from General Pierce. The salary is
$l 000 jier annum, besides the living of the
family.
* Gone; a-becikg."— The office of coachman
to Gen. PiesEC, it seem*, is begging for an occu-
pint- A Mr. Mitchell, ot Portland, was first ap
pointed, hviv declined, Mr. Gear, ot the Boston
and Cambridge )me of ornuibasrs, was then ap
pointed, and he has also declined, the [my for
lor service* being at the rate of $5 less per month
than what he is at present receiving.
.Marriage in High Life.—Attorney General Crit
tenden w as married lo tlie widow of the late Gen. Ash.
ley, Sunday morning, a. Dr. Payne’s Ei>i*ropal church
In Washington city. President Fillmore, Gen. Pierce,
Gen Scott, member* of Congress, of the Cabinet, ftnd
many other* were in attendance. The bride was given
away by Secretary ETerelt.
Emigrants for Liberia.
The Editcr of the Savsnnah Republican has been
showu a letter which states, that tbe Colouizatioc So
ciety will shortly despatch a vessel to that port for
such emigrants sj may desire to go to Liberia. It is
expected the vessel will leave Savannah about the first
t f June. It is farther stated that this is the only vessel
thnt will leave for Africa, from this section of the
Southern States, during the present year. 11 will be
well, therefore, for such as w ish to emigrate, to em
brace the opportunity t hat will be oflered.
Act
TEMTEST.
And thy fnther
Was the Duke of Milan and lu* only heir
) worse issued.
And princess n
(Alteration.) Andihyfsth*
Was Duke of Milnn, thou his only heir
And princess no worse issued.
Ibid. They all have me, again,
And are upon the Mediterranean flote
Bound sadly home to Naples.
(Alteration.) They have all inel arsin,
And all upon tlie Mediterranean float, Ac.,
Act ii , sc. 1. And the fair «oul herself
Weighed helw'een lothness and obedience, ot
Which end o’ tlie beam she'd bow.
(Alteration.) Ami the fair soul herself
Weighed tie tween lot liners and obrdien ce, as
Which end o’ the beam should bow
Art v., sc. 1. You demy puppet*, that
By moonshine do the green sour ringlets make
Whereof the ewe not bites.
(Alteration.) You demy puppet*, that
By m'smshine do tlie green sward ringlets mike
Where of the e
lir.RRY WIVES OF WINDSOR.
Act ii., sc. I. Will you go, An Heiress 1
[This has been a great stumbling block
nite have been the conjectures. Mr. Emenditor
clear* off the difficulty in a trice.]
(Alteration.) Will yon go on htre ?
Act iv., sc. 3. 1 will bring thee where Mr*. Anne ihp
is, ai a larm-house a te.tiling, aud thou shall wu
Cried gam 0 , said I well!
[Another passage which has been a tefnb•
crux to the commentators.J
(Alteration.) 1 will bring thee where Mr*. Ann* l’»(«
is, nt a farm-house a feasting, and thou shall woe '
curds and cream*, wild I well*
Of disobedience or undtlteraja title.
(Alteration.) Of disobedience or unduteou* guilt.
HENRY VIM.
Act ii., »c. 3.
If tht» srtfuteroy blood a jot.
(Alteration.) If this elate rny blood a jut.
An v., sc. 3. Lei ne’er hope to soe a ci
And that I would not for a cow, G«*d nave her
(Alteration.) Let me ne’er hope to see a quern •g*»»
And that I would not for a crown, God save her
Act iii., sc. I With more offences at my beck.
(Alteration.) With inure offencesst my bark.
Ad iii., m\ 3. 011 ’lis seen, the wicked prat it*eU
Buys out the law.
Act iii., mt. 3. What judgmei
w ould step from thi* to th is ?
(Alteration. Would stoop from this ?
Act 1., sc. I
fortunes.
In an eitravagant ami wheeling stranger.
(Alteration.) laying her duty, beauty,
fortunes.
On on eitravagant and wheedling srranger
Act ii., sc. 3. 1 therefore beg it not,
To place the palate of my appetite*
Nor to comply with heat the young effects
heat.
(In me defunct,) die.
sc. 8.
A fixed figure for the
To point nia slow unmonng fii
1 :ne young efrets of
Act
Bui alas ! to make r
9 of scorn
f jt uswon'iff nu^er m
lAlreration) A filed tigOre for theLrodof scorn
To point his slowly moving finger at."
“ These,” adds the Athenaeum, “are but a
pie. \Ve think we may challenge any one r
look at the alterations which they eugL'cit, an '
not at once peveive th th y rec<- ,.u ■ ' ivnr
selves to adoption by that t*ure»l of all criticisms,
he judgment of comwou sense.