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- - - ss ^; ,V ;' V T' W --~'^ - did I he counsellor, “what next wil? be
Fm ik Wi»««i tynurrnyal'plcasurc?” have a mind,
'‘ta* f 5 *"*®? ® MI ’ . * i hrn »*’ *«*»d Pyrrhus, “ lo pass over in-
Thc crnsiM WM having passed bolli; lo Africa.” “AwLwhat alter ihqlY”
Houses of Congress ami. received the «said Cinens. ’•* Why, ihpn, nl last, we
signature of liar President ,U now n will give rawstTves up .to quiet, and ©n-
law. If# poTvishms arc very full; pre- I joy a drlighriul - peace.” . “ Butwhat ”
cisc aimI■ discriminating; ami as n ’ rejoined the wise and sagacious coun-
piecc of legislation it is worthy of thr | *»lW>? r “ what prevents von from enjoy-
nge, its progress ami increasing civili- ^T-ti^t quiet mid thnl delightful peace
„ \mtwt"
A u,i in port ant feature was ad«le<r ro { can conceive such a dialogue pass-
the Bill1 iir the form of an amendment j fl g betweeu one of our late American
offered by Mr. Vihion *n the House of; Presidents and some coufidemial friend
Representatives. This clause enacts or Cabinet adviser. •• I have
t|nt if provision shall not be made by
Congress to take the census in IMO by
the first of June, the present Act shall
'remain in Can atal the Secretary of the
to the last cent, or I will bunt you from
your skin like a - bare.” The advice
wa3 strictly followed, and tbe man who
gave it'was an ornament. |flf the bor,:
to the age lie lived-to-
.from
n.
to annex Texas.” •• And what will you
next?” “Why, Mexico is next door
to Texas, and it will be easy to subject
her to our arms.” *• And having con-
©cnctal intelligence.
, '** 1 I i their fate ami destination unknown. It
.The schr. Merchant, Capt. renter, ,3 said that in the event or these vessels
arrived at this port yesterday, in si* being captured by Spanish vessels, oar
days from Havana. . own squadron js instructed lo demand
Bv th'f vessel we hnve received a thcinol the Spanish commander, and.
copy of tlie Duma de It Manna, ol the j n ca se of their not bein- niven op, to
29th ult.. being sis .lays later than the seize them by force from the Spanish
accounts breught by the Isabel. vessel.:
.y, . : ' Captain Tesrier informs us that the 7 ———-—
ycrsationastothe Missouri Compromise, u. S. steam frigate Saranac* Captain Tub Cuban Affair.—The N. York
in application to the present territorial j *Patnall, arrived at Havana on the 26th Journal ol Commerce has a letter from
and slavery controversy. Those friend-; u | u Shg carried out. important de- Washington which says:
ly to an adjustment now begin to look ; S j, a i c hp a t«Tthe Captain General of Cu- The Spanish Minister has expressed
o it as a resource^ when Mr. Clay s . ^ and also to Gen. Campbell, the his dissatisfaction at the refusal of the
scheme snail latu^ Early in the session,. American Consnl at Havana. It was United States authorities, at Key West,
it was not favored by any considerable SIa i et f t j n Havana, that the Saranac had to deliver up the money which the pi-
number, either of Northern nr bouthern ^eri pot under the orders of the Gov- • rates had taken. The Spanish Com-
“**” “ * “ *"* ernor of Cuba, to assist itr suppressing mainler demanded the surrender to
hoard a quantity of coal, which if» afl*
leged, oh tbe one Side, was intended for
steamers at Chagres, and on the other,
that it was for the use cif-the Creole.
Gen. Lopez’s flag vessel.—Charleston
Courier, lOtk inst.
CorntpaallMa •Tlbe CfcaitoM* Courier.
Washington, June 5.
There has liecn, recently, muck con-
lulcrior Uemphiwfcred tnpdiceed alonce 1 Me,ico"' oa ,! lakenpolresiion or m r cn - Many or the latter and not a few
in the wmk. lo connection with this 8uc h D f |, er provinces as you desire,! , ,he firmer now consider it as tne nn y orme< j expedition' from the Stales, him of the Creole, and the money. He
u.1 ikm «,«•«*> • - • * •• plan on which Congress will ultimately . *p(j e timely arrival of the Siranac off said there was on board sixty thousand
it*» lurther provided that until u new j wrbat next does your excellency dto-
apportion.ncni of representation in the j po*. f* .. | f |,i„k we shall then be
lower House shall be made by Ct>n-, rea( |y |or passing over to Cuba. 1
gress, the number of members in the I
“ shall not exceed two hundred
o«<l thirty-three. Two matters of
portance nnd often of great 'difficulty
are here simplified and made definite
nnd easy. When lira census returns
all come in, tl.e Secretary «f the Inte
rior inking the aggregate federal impu
tation of the United States nnd dividing
the whole number hy two hundred and
thirty-tfirae, may • ascertain at once
wlrat is tu be the ratio of representa
tion. It will then be a very simple
matter to allot to each Slate the num
ber of representatives to which it is en-
t it Ic'd otnl lo notify the Governor of the
same. That brief process is all that is
necessary, should tbe Act remain per
manent, in order to arrange the trou
blesome business of new apportion
ments every ten years.
The Census Act contains six sched
ules, of which an abstract may not be
uninteresting:
The first relates lo the free inhabi
tants, and the name of every one, with
his abode on the 1st of June, is to be
given. Profession, occupation, place
of birth, married or single, age, deaf or
dumb, pauper or convict, insane or
idiot, white or black, nob-ability lo
read, if over 20 years of age, are all
to be given.
Schedule two, relates to stave in
habitants, the owners of slaves and tbe
number of slaves; the fugitives from
the slave States, and thu manumitted,
with their age, sex, color, and natural
affliction.
Schedule three, relates to the produc
tions of agriculture; to tho names of
owners, agents, and managers; the
acrcsof land improved and unimproved;
the cash value of farm, and value nl
tanning implements; tbe horses, mules
aijd asses; the working oxen, milch
cows, ami other cattle ; the sheep and
•tytae, value of live slock, end of ani
mals slaughtered during the year; the
bushels of wheat, beans, peas, buck
wheat, barley, potatoes, (Irish and
sweet) clover, grass seed, rye, corn,
oats, flax seed, the pounds of rice and
tobacco, file .bales of ginned cotton,
(400 lbs cachet he value of orchard pro-
duets,mnrkel gardens, pounds of cheese
and butter, flax, hops, silk cocoons and
maple sugar, tons of water and dew
rotted hemp, hogsheads of sugar, (1000
lbs. each) gallons of molasses, arid val
ue of home made manufactures.
(Schedule four, names the products of
industry, the names of each corpora-
And what after that 1” “ Why, then,
we will devote ourselves to peace, and
enjoy a quiet life.” »• And why. why
—it might well have been usked—
should you not enjoy that peace and qui
et now ? Why will you persist in dis
turbing the quiet, ami periling the peace,
and potting in jeopardy the glorious
Union, you uow enjoy, hy rushing into
so wild, sowanioiv and I had almost
said, so wicked a- policy ?”
Sir, it is not io he denied ’ that it is
this spirit of annexation and conquest,
growing by what it feeds on, which
has involved us in all our present trou
bles, and which threaten, us with still
greater troubles in future. We are
reaping the natural and just results ol
tbe annexation of Texas, and of the
war which inevitably followed that an
nexation. Wc have almost realized,
(«S I believe I have somewhere else
said,) the fate of the greedy and raven
ous bird in tbe old fable. iEsop tells
us of an eagle which, in one of its lower
ing flights, seeing a bit of tempting
flesh, upon an altar, pounced upon it
and bore if away iu triumph to its nest.
But, by chance, he adds, a coal of fire
from the altar was sticking to it at the
time, and which set fire to the nest and
consumed it in a trice. Aud our Ame
rican eagle, sir, has been seen stooping
from its pride of place, and hovering
over the altars of a weak neighboring
power. It has at last pounced upon
her provinces, and borne them away
from her in triumph. But burning
coals have clung to them/ Discord
and confusion have come with them!—
And oiir own American homestead is
now threatened with conflagration!
Tbe Union nn4 (be Unbans.
The Washington Union, sole organ of
the Democracy at Washington; is out
in vindication of the Cuban invasion. It
denounces (be Administration for hav
ing attempted to prevent this act of war
upon a friendly power, and for endeav
oring to vindicate taws which have been
for more than thirty years upon tbe stat
ute book.
fall back. The line will in that case,
be drawn through Texas and across the
Continent to the Pacific. The ohjecr
lion, which Mr. Clay and Mr. Cass urge
lo it is that, while it restricts slavery
north of the line, it leaves it without re
cognition south of the line. But. accord
ing to the arguments of Mr. Hale, Mr.
Mann, and other abolitionists, slavery
will be every where adopted where it
is not by law excluded. It has been
rumored here that the Southern Conven
tion, assembled nl Nashville,, wjll con
demn Mr. Clay’s plan and recommend
the Missouri compromise. Mr. Clay
will go for the latter, if the whole South,
will unite upon it, and it might be pass
ed by both Houses, next week.
JOHN H. CHRISTY, EDITOR.
Spanish vessels of war were expected
in a few days, with a part of the Cuba
expedition on bpard, (no doubt those
taken on the coast of Yucatan.) On re
ceipt of this intelligence these vessels
immediately lefti>urt for the purpose of
intercepting thep^ and demanding the
prisoners from th^euslody of the Span
iards. They met them, a few hours
sale from the MoroVand were about ex
acting their release, at the cannon’s
mouth, when the Saranac came^ up.—
. . , . , An interview took place between Capt.
Next Tuesday the House will begin J Talna i| at (i Commander Randolph, af-
? y , c .Ilf oroendments to' the Cnldor-] ter vv |,J c h the Spaniards were allowed
ia bill. The Clay plan will be o&reil j; talie th( , ir pri ' soner , il)t „ Havana—
also llie Missouri line: and the Presi-! The prisoners were placed inconfine-
dent’s plan will be adhered to by a num- menl „„ board a Spanish sevenly-fmir,
her of Northern members—that is the I j n ^ |i ar |>or
President's pUn as they uudersland it j Thc five l ,;,i :v ;,j ual , talien at Carde-
—to admit California and do nothing
yeas 23 nays 33.
There were three- absentees, Mr.
Phelps, Mr. Borland and Mr. Wales,
and one vacancy. The result is very
satisfactory. Mr. Whitcomb and Mr.
Cooper voted for the Proviso under in
structions, but will vole for Mr. Clay’s
adjustment bill.
Mr. Turney, of Tennessee, who has
been supposed to be hostile to the ad
justment, declared his purpose, yester
day, to vole for it. Mr. Spruauce, of
Delaware, will vote for it. The friends
nf the adjustment are now more confi
dent of its succss in the Senate than
they have hither to been. Mr. Tur
ney yesterday said, that there were
Havana prevented what would no j dollars, robbed from the Royal Treasu-
doubt have been otherwise a bloody J ry of Spain. The reply was, “ w<
affair, ns the U. $. sloops of war Albany have no force and the invaders will not
and Germantown* while lying in Hava-! give up the money.” The Spanish Ad-
received information that several minil then offered to pul himself, and
his entire force, under the command of
the civil authorities at Key West, for the
purpose ol taking the Creole and the
money. This was declined. The mo
ney will be restored, by order of the U.
States, to the Spanish Government. It
well known that the Buccaneers have
tftbfir paythnny presses and contribu
tors of the press. They were flush
with'their scrip last tall and winter.
A If cw Colony In Georgia.
We have had the pleasure nf a visit
from John Blake, Esq., agent of the
Georgia Emigration Company, of Lou
don, who has been sent over for the
purpose of examining their landsin Irwin
county, in this State, and reporting'the
most favorable plan for bringing them
into immediate use. We have also been
permitted to examine Mr. Blake’s report
and have received from him much in
formation as to the views and design!
of the Company, which, if carried Out,
must result in much good to our beloved
State. The Company now owns about
150,000 acres of land, in one body in
Irwin county, and Mr. B. has been in
structed to examine it particularly as
regards its adaptation lo the culture of
cot ton j and the advantage it posseses
for the manufacture of that article. Mr.
Blake strongly recommends the latter
project, nnd justly remarks that Irwin
county lies in one of the best cotton
growing sections of the State, and that
Baker, Lee, Thomas, and Dooly, four
of the counties adjoining it, would furn
ish more cotton than the Company,
howercr extensive, would ever require,
including a large proportion ot long
staple cotton. As to the quality of the
lauds belonging to the Company, he
remarks that, with reasonable industry,
they can be made available for almost
part of the body under Lofiez,
J were shot at Matanzas a few days pre
cise.
_ Washington, June 6. j v ious to the sailing of the Merchant.—
Thc Senate, as you will see from the j Four G f the number were said to be
papers of this morning, have at length Scotch and Irish, and one ah American,
taken the question on the amendments ^ b v who SJaletl lo lhe last that he
lo tbe leuth. section of the adjustment /j 0 j nec | the expedition under the impres-
bill. They were a reomli upon the sec-1 sinn , hal was ■ California, on.i
non and patience was weaned with the, tl)a| be |lad no idea or , he ,, rn j ccl I)(
continued discussion. The result was I V aditig Cuba.
that Mr. Chase-, amendment, which! Tbe ^ who „ as , hot> askcd per .
was a quasi Wiltnot, was rejected 25 • mission* previous In his execution, to
to 30. Mr. Jeflerson Davis amendment wr ji e a letter in liismniher. mvina her
was rejected. Mr, Seward then moved
the Wilmot proviso and it was rejected,
ATHENS, 5E0B.&IA:
Thursday Morninr, Jane IS, 1*50-
zSKS
PLANK ROAD MEETING.
We are requested to stele that a PLANK ROAD
MEETING wiU be.ktfd at ,the Town Hall in this
place, on Saturday areek, (the 15th of June,) which
all persons who may teef any interest in the pro
posed improvement are invited lo attend.
The above call is made in pursuance of arrange
ments entered into at a preliminary meeting held
at the Town Hall on Saturday evening last,
which wm attended by a considerable number of
itixens. The notice was so short, how<
that the attendance was not so Urge as was
sired.
It is hoped that the bare announcement of the
object, time and place of the proposed meeting
will be sufficient to draw a large crowd. The
on is comprehensive—as there is no one be
tween this point and the hiountains, who is nt
or less ititeresled in the proposed enterprise.
BTndtsr die appropriate head, we*publish extract*
ftou* ltd Washington correspondent of the
Charleston (Cosrier, from which it will be seem
that the Writer i»w entertsme the opinion that the
so-called compromise erenfuslly pass, but pri
vate letters received by gentlemen in tliia place in
dicate* f»r different result. Public opinion st the
Sooth is, we believe, undergoing a rapid change.
Those who, at first, tired of the exciting agitatioo
on the slavery question, were ready to embrace al-
raost-any plan that would give finalilg to the dh*
cushion, aind consequently.mamfested no very deci
ded opposition to Mr: Ctay’a plan ot adjustment—
now ibat they have bud time to examine its provi-
sions, utterly repudiate it, and regard it as a hast
surrender, on the p»rt of the South, of her deureet
interest* to the fanaticism of'the North.
80 far as we are able to judge, the tone of pub
lic sentiment at-tho South is rapidly changing,
and we believe the Missouri compromise'line wiU be
demanded as the only basis upon tchich the question
can be settled. Let the people of the South unani
mously determine upon accepting nothing short of
this, and the question may yet be settled.
write a letter to his mother, giving her
information ofhi,3 melancholy fate. Af
ter much entreaty, this privilege
granteil him. After finishing his epis
tle, it was hatideff to one of the soldiers,
who tore it up. A humane spectator,
however, collected the pieces, and
pasted them together with thc inten
tion of forwarding them to the bereaved
parent.
The Merchant left in Havana the U.
S. steam frigate Saranac, and sloops of
war Albany and Germantovm.
The conduct of our Consul ut Havana,, any purpose the Company may desire;
If these things be true—and we
see no reason to doubt them—they afford , .
a striking illustration of the weakness, j eleven Southern Democratic Senators
iucnpaciiy and ignorance of the men 1 against it, and five Toy it. But, Mr.
who now conduct our public aflairs; and ; Foote denied that these eleven Senators
every American citizen must feel elm- j would ultimately vote against the bill,
grined and mortified at the eagerness Judge Sharkey’s letter to Mr. Foote in
which the administration has displayed favor of the adjustment has great influ-
to become the mere tool and instrument of ence here. The tenth section of the
.... . . the Spanuh monarchy % and to uphold the bill was finally so amended, as to pro-
lion. companv, or individualproducing \cruel tyranny tchich Spain practices in the. hibil the territorial legislature from pass-
annually articles of ibe^ value of $500, island tf Cnbaing any law, either excluding or admit-
racli kind of business, capital invested Thus shamelessly does tbe libeler-in-1 *» n g slavery.
cliiet of the Democratic parly outrage * *
truth and decency, in order to deiame . . ,
the Administration which excludes him : according to the present appearances,
from the spoils of office. Does Gen. j will fail. The House will commence
Tiviab .I i _r o * l nptiim iinnn ilio Piilitnrnm hill, nnd
in'real and personal estate, quantity,
kind, nnd value of raw material usccl,
including loel, the kind of motive powr
er; the average number of hands em
ployed, the number and. cost of male
and tamale labor, and the annual quan
tify; kind, and value of each product.
Schedule five, relates to social statis
tic!, n* the aggregate value of real aud
personal estate; the State, county, pa
rish; town, and road tax,; the colleges,
academics, school* free and otherwise ;
the amount raised for schools, and re
ceived for them from public funds ;
thq libraries and iiewspnpcts; the pub-
. lie paCpers, add their color, birth and
enst) Sunday schools; the churches,
their name, and tbe number each will
accommodate ; thc criminals convicted
Mitd-m prison during the ycqr, month
amf day, and whether wiili or without
itic parly outrage | A motion to postpone the bill indefi-
i‘order to defame • nitely will be made next week, but
Taylor become the tool of Spain by action upon the California bill, and
enforcing the laws of tbe United *he various, amendments to the same,
States? Does the Union consider it a 0,1 Tuesday next.
crime against liberty, to keep a solemn
oath to execute Americau law?—
The Administration has done nothing
but what it was its duty to do; and had
it done less, it would have deserved w
and received the censure not only of j fetation to Cuban affairs, was that the
every upright and right minded citizen,! “aval force .should intercept the expe-
but of the Union and its base crew nf'dition for Cuba, prevent the invaders
unprincipled slaudcrers besides.—-Sae. from landing, and.bring them back to
After this vexed question shall be dis
posed of. Congress will very rapidly
dispose of every thing else, ami may be
arly in August,
riginal order, in
Republican
Mr, Webster—We truly regret To
jicrccivc that this distinguished states-
io'despite of his own voluntary
b.M>nl i uml ilic uvern-c and shori dwiaraimu and prcdiciion to the
• t wry, *• has lalen a step backwards.” He
Jfctejuj* -a sks fur i ho ha me of
every person who died during tlie-year;
cotar,' whether married or
taniills^Sf death; place ‘ of birth,
n'fesfton#qrjiade^
Thai ends the list, comprising niue-
tv-tuo questions in the six schedules.—
The information expected is. osjo the
yAr ending Janf l, J850.
‘ fifw of Mr. Ittnlhrop’s Speech.
* “For myself, I ar.knnwledgemy allc-
ginuec to the whole Constitution of the
United Stales, and I am willing to Quite
inTultiUing and enforcing, in nil reason-,
able and proper modes, every <mo of
its jirovistons, I recognize, indeed, a
I’qwof altovo all human law-makers,
u ntl a Codes Imi vc a 11 ea rlhly const it Ulions
And whenever J porevive ir dear'con
flict -of jansdictioii and authority lie-
tu'ccu the Consiitution of my country
and the laws of mv God. my course is
electr. I shall resign xny office, whal-,
extTdl may he, and rcnauuce all con-t
- met ion wiilj public service of any sort.
Never, never, sir, will 1 put myself un-
di) ilit- iteeesrity of calling upon God
' to^'wiinefi uiy-*proini«cv (o support a
cohstiiuiioti, jaiiy part of
shier to bq. inq<>tisistent .wjib hiscoin-
luands. u
•• Do y,ui rememlwr, JUr. Chairman,
that o!«j[' classical diafogub Ifolveen
Pyrrhus, tli« Kina of Epirus, and his
cloqueut counsellor, Cineas? Pyr
rhus, . wo. arc told, uT disclosing .his
plant of government, had stated'his
purpose r»| subjecting Italy to his sway;
when Cineas asked, “And having
overcome the Romans, what will your
majesty do uext?” •* Why, Sicily,”
aid the King, “t* next door to Italy.
has proposed tr Fugitive Slave Bill
which contains the obnoxious feature ot
allowing to reclaimed fugitives, assert
ing tbeir right to freedom, jury Trial, in
i lie place where reclaimed. This is in
deed a notableeRode.nl leeping the prom
ise Co the ear and bretking it to the hope.—
We tru*t that thc/sober s» cond thought
of the great New Xnglander will yet
induce him to adhere to the noble stand,
orgiually taken by him' for the -Consti
tution and the Union. His position is a
commanding one—and lie can, if he
wtUbtU nobly dan if. ontfnil public opin
ion in bis section, and bring it to tbecnti-
stituiippafitandard.—Charleston Courier.
The Nashville Convention.—The
Washingtonf Union contains extracts
f rom 9 tatter, resently written hy Chief
Justice Sharkey,^f Mfs*issippi,'ihe dis-
jinguished President of the. Nashville
Conven’.ion, to the Hon. Henry S. Foote,
giving iti the Udbesibn ol the former to
Mr.' Clsrir’ah atid com
mending Mr. Pooei*i pntriotic efforts to
effect ire • adoption.. Judge "Sharkey
: would have It ameniled. if possible; but
prefers it, as'ir.h, to disunion, anil ex
presses the opinion that Mississippi will
gladly acquibscer ^
the United States for trial.
The orders since given are to demand
of the Cuban governmet the surrender
of the prisoners taken in neutral territo
ry, and on the high seas, for the purpose
of having them tried by our laws. .The
men aken on neutral ground had aban
doned tbe onlerprize. ,
under the trying circumstances which
surround kirn, is spoken of in the high
est terms. —— :
The following is from the Diario de
Matino. ot the 59th* ult-, for n transla
tion of which we. are indebted to a
friend :
“ Wc have the greatest satisfaction
in being able to announce to our readers,
that the American Steamer of War Sa
ranac, which has arrived from Washing
ton, has been sent by the President of
the United States, to offer to our Govern
ment its assistance, if necessary, against
the expedition of the Pirates. The
American Sloops of War Albany and
Germantown', enpjrcd with the same ob-
ject, *
“ Action now confirms the open and
energetic words with which Gen. Tay
lor declared, that he would pul down,
by force, any attempt against the Is
land of Cuba, as it was the property of
a friendly nations
“ We have never had cause to doubt
the integrity of President Taylor, nor
could wc believe him any thing but
sincere, in thc : proclamation he issued a
few mouths since, 4 declaring those as
sembled on Round Island to be out
laws.* Having' this day seen his feel
ings towards us, made visible hy his
actions, we cannot withhold from him
his just and merited praise. Notwith
standing we confide in ourselves, as be
ing able, al all times io drive back the
Pirates, whatever may be their numbers,
bnd‘ moreover, ibis good cause being
now able to count on the assistance of
the United Statp*7-we look
impossibility; that tbe tranquility of this
Island shall be again disturbed.”
and that he has seen sugar made in Irwin
county that would bring in the English
nr Irish markets thirty-eight -shillings
per hundred pounds, and cotton, wheat,
corn, Oats, and barley, growing most
luxurianilyl ‘- v
In noticing the climatp of Georgia,
Mr. B. remarks, there is not a more de
lightful or healthy locality in the world
than that selected by the company in
Irwin county, free from swamp and all
other local causes of disease, it pos
sesses in its present state all the ap
pearances of a well tended demesne,
and will yield with care most, if not all
of the fruits grown in Italy, Spain or
any other country in Europe. As
to its water power, Mr. B. says,^lhere
are several bold streams running lb rough
the lands, but he does not deem them
sufficient for manufacturing purposes,and
to supply that deficiency he asserts that
for centuries to come there will be
abundance oftimber for fuel ami all other
purposes. Pare water for drinking can
be tound within twenty feel of the sur
face in alL paits of the county, aud the
running streams will furnish
The Soctbeks Literart Messenger.—'Thi»
periodical is ever a welcome visitor to onr table,—
albeit, we do not often note its very punctual arri
val there. This is not for the reason that it does
not deserve any commendation we might give it;
but, because its reputation is so well established,
and it occupies from its intrinsic value so com
manding a position in the literary world, that noth
ing that we could say would affect it.
It is indeed a model periodical, and ia far ahead
of every effort of a like character, that has been
attempted in this country, and compares roost suc
cessfully with the leading British periodicals, i
estimation.
Published at Richmond, Va., by John R- Thomp
son, at $5 per annum. -
Graham's Magazkb for Jclt, 1850.—This
number, or which we have spoken before its
val, is at hand. From a glance at its embellish
ments and content*, we are convinced that “ Gra
ham" is not to be' led in the background, i
time of magazine improvement. This number
-contains, besides- its usual variety, a portrai
Jenny Lind, and also, of the energetic and talented
editor and proprietor, Geo. R. Graham.
Godet's LadvV Book for J\jly, 1850, is at
hand, and contains two fine steel engravingr* be*
sides colored ahtTothei' wood engravings, tw
number of forty-one, The magazines of *50
out-doing anything .which has been achieved hilh-
to, and are seemingly aiming higher with each
Godey is the elder of the magazines, and is
senlially a lady’s book, and with the ladies
needless to say, it continues as ever, a great favorite.
Msnlisf AsssasccDeatt
We copy the following paragraph from an Ame
rican exchange paper:
“Lady Bolwer, wile of the British Minister at -
Washington, presides at the tea-table in propria
persona, and disperses the agreeable beverage with
her own lands."
“ Vel, vot ov .it ?’’ Do not hundreds.ami thou
sands of American women, at least the equals, and!
some of them mtdoite the superiorslof u Lady
Bulwer,” “preside” pver their waah-taha, their'
dairies end their poultry yards, without calling-
forth any notice in the newspapers 1 We enter onr
most solemn protest against this aping of tbe En
glish papers by a portion of the press of thiseoiin-
try—it is offensive to republican ears and stinks in
the nostrils of sensible people.
This reminds ua of an announcement we saw the
other day under the head of u Gentleman Farm
ing," to the effect that Barnum, of the New York
Museum, who has made a lortune by humbug, has
purchased a farm somo where in the country and
placed it in .cultivation. What superior claims has
he to the title of “ gentleman,” over those possess
ed by other farmers ? Is it that he has made a for
tune by the manufacture of blacking and the exhi
bition of his curiosities ?
We have imbibed the old-fashioned idea that all
Slera of the soil (as well as all other men hating a
regular, honest occupation,) who are honest, hono
rable, courteous, kind-hearted and intelligent, are
gentlemen, and it will be % very difficult task to re-
that impression, and snbstitutein its stead
the narrow, contemptible and false notion that such
only as are wealthy are gentlemen.
Colia nabi
Curious (Rets. . j
The second part of Mr. Ewbank’sj > Relations With Cuba.
Patent Office Report contains much j We understand (says the Washing-
valuable matter, procured by a labo-lton Union of The 4th inst.) that des-
riods investigation. Tt ‘appears thnt 4-pntches 1i»ve been received by our go-
tbe consumption of Sugar m the world . ernmeiil. frnmJtnirconsul. (Mr. Camp-
is estimated at nearly a million of tons - bell) nt the Hatnnn, stating that be had
annually.. In 1824, Cidia alone furn- demanded the 105 persons' who. \vere
ished 200,000 tpns. . \ taken by a Spanish ship-of-war on the
From a record in the f Pdsl Office'Islam! of Contoy. Contoy is a neutral
Department, w ji appears i.hai the first Tierritory, not -under the jurisdiction of
stage between. New York nmfPliilaifol- • the governor-general of Cuba, or of the
phia commenced running in ^040, and j Spanish Crowo. about sixty miles from
occupied three days. N^Mtoapcrs Cuba and eighty from Yucatan, and the
were earned by mail; free of^ctisprgc, j men taken there bad not been engaged
until.1753, when by reason *»f theirfin open hostilities with the Spanish au?
great increase.they were charged with j thorities, but'-might have changed their
postage of 9d. eochlycar for 50 miles, destination, and .were actually ennsid-
aniKl8d. for lOO miles- ' - tte/ing of abandoning the enterprise ami
. Professor Rodgers has* commenced }'returninginTheJU.States. There was,
his GeoJogical LectUres atThe-Smhh-Therefore, as the lawyers say, a locus
sonian InStituie. In the course^»1 Ills penitentieeallowed to thera^ We under-
remarks-he. states some vcry v interest- j stand, further, that the governor has
rag (acts reiarive. To our great - rivef^~! made jio.r^y- to. pur’ consul, who had
It -appears that the Mississippi River Transmitted despatches to Washington,
drains an area of300,000. square m ik^S * tin ling ihefact soft he case, and calling
We were presented the other day by Messrs
Chase & Peterson, booksellers and stationers of
this place, with several specimens of Harrison's.
Columbian Ink—common black, black copying,
blue, red,carmine, and two kinds of indelible ink—
all of which are of the first water. They will
please accept our Alianks for the same.
The cry is still they come.—Scarcely had we
time to make a trial of the above, before we receiv-
ed a similar prerent from Mr. Wm. N. White, of the
University book store He sent us bottles of the
common black, the japan, blue, and scarlet. We
would advise all -persons in want ot good ink to
gh al j call at either or both of the above establishments,
all times for purposes of irrigation. | where u,ey may rest assured it can be had on good
Mr. Blake strongly recommend* the 1 terms,
plan of.sending out a colony composed | Having now a good supply of ink,and a magni-
of agricultural laborers and factory i ficent gold pen, (presented by an esteemed friend)
operatives, as well as the immediate I we advise the Locos and Free Soilers to “stand
erection of towns, at Barnard, Loyola, I from under,
and at the terminus on the Ocmulgec of
theOcinulgeeaml Flint River Rail Road.
He also urges upon the company the
completion of that railroad,and enumer
ates many of the advantages to be de
rived from its use when finished. He
says that by putting up saw mills in the
yincinity of each town, the timber that
Id otherwise be wasted on the lands
intended for cultivation, could be ren
dered available for building purposes,
and thc surplus offered for sale in this
aodThe European markets: also, that
» SstUkers Couvcuri
The Cnba EXFuAilian.
Since the sffnir at Cardenas, says the Savannah
Republican, mnch has been said and written in
condemnation of this ill-tated undertaking. Men
who were silent before, or “ damned (it) with
faint praise,” are loudest in their denunciations
since it* failure has been ascertained. Many of
the northern papers especially, which stand by
Douglass and Garrison when tbev spit upon tbe
Bible and tbe constitution, and preach treason and
infidelity, denominate it an expedition of bucca
neers and free-bootera—Lopez is execrated as a
second Lafitte, and his followers are classed with
pirates and robbers. The men who thus preach
and denounce, nevertheless tolerate in their midst '
abolition incendiaries, who we showed some months
ago are worse than pirates. They foster among
themselves a brood of atheists .agrarians, socialists,
anti-renters, and ravilers ot tho scriptures upd tho
constitution. They stand by and hold up the
hands of a Senator in the U. S. Semte, who says
there «s a law above the constitution which autho
rizes him to disregard his oath. Where such sen
timents prevail, it is not surprising that a pnbtic
reception should be awarded to a prize fighter, aa
was done in New York when Tom Hyer returned
from his conquest over Yankee Sullivan, or thpt
riots and robberies anJ arson should be matters of
Gaily occurrence.
We do not mean to defend tbe expedition. On
tbe contrary, we condemn it as rash, and immoral.
undertaken in violation of the laws and
treaties of the United States; and our Government
did right in seeking to suppress it. Had the Presi
dent failed to use all the power of tbe Government
to break up the expedition while it wac within tbe
jurisdiction ol the United Slates, or to stop-it any
where upon tbe high seas outside tbe waters cf
Cuba, three leagues from shore, it would have
been a gross dereliction of positive duty and a vio
lation of our national flag. This is plain to every;
n who knows any thing of the laws ot nations,
who is conversant with the statutes and treaties
of this country.
We will further add—that we think the inva
ders were unfortunate in tbe selection of a leader.
Gen. Lopez bas performed many brilliant deeds in
the course of his eventful career, but it was alarays
in a subordinate capacity, where his only duty
was to execute what other beads had planned.—
Like Soult, he perlorms his part when it is pointed
out to him. The immaturity of his late plans, the
smallness of the number with which he attempted to
revolutionize a large and populous island, and bis
flight from the city which he had conquered in
eighteen hours after landing, without giving tbe-
resident population time to come lo bis assistance-
or reinforcements to reach him trom tbe Stater,
must satisfy every one of bis unfitness, notwith
standing his courage, to direct such a movement-
many at!vantages would accrue from a
division oflnicrest between agriculture
and manufactures, as each would in
turn consume a large portion of
of products of the other. Mr. B.
B. concludes his report with a glowing
description of the naiurat advantages
Georgia possesses .over most of the
other Stales of the Union-—the numerous
facilities for reaching our tea-board,
nnd the safety with which vessels can
arriye and depart with their golden
treasures at nil times and seasons.—
We hope that Mr. B*s report will be fa
vorably received by the company he
represents,-and that all his anlirnpations
of success and -happiness in Georgia
may be fuUy realized.—Sav. Georgian.
This body assembled in Nashville on the day ap
pointed. We have received telegraphic accounts
of four days’ proceedings. At the time v
press intelligence of its final action has not reach
ed us; though it is confidently asserted that the
Clay Compromise will be repudiated, and that r
lutioos in favor ot the Missouri Compromise
be unanimously adopted as the Southern platform.
It is the only platform on which the South can
now stand, without a sacrifice of her honor, her. ; _ .... ,
idependence and her interests'. Let a firm, deter- j The smallest man may raise si storm, but it takes
mined and quHrtUetoand lot its recognition, go up genius to direct tbe whirlwind. Had an AmerU
from the^pht^Vr the South—and if thia shall can officer had command at Casdena-v he might
fail, then U is time to determine what enu-te ; finally have been cut lo pieces} but he would never
to pursue t Let AGITATION be ihe watch- j have left alive. Re would bave held tbe conquer-
word now. The North seems determined to ed town if possible, until rmnforeemeats could -
agitate—nothing can check fanatical agitation i have reached him; and while Lopez was making
there. Then, why should the South remain quiet ? jins way lo Savannah, he would probably have been
Judge Sharkey, of Mississippi, was chosen Pre-1 marching upon Matanzas, and possibly upon Ha-
sident, Ex-Gov. McDonald, of Georgia, Vice Pre-
antl (lie’ ^otal amount of di&
ch-treetl per annum, ra- cubic feci* 8,-'
092118 940 000. : ^ :v - '-I
The amotini of 'Sedimgnfacy matter
in tbe Mississippi water .is estimated
at about one twelve hundredth parr,,
by measure oft he wliole' volume dis
charged per annum; and since the al
luvial ’ deposits in the'delta are esti
mated to have a mean depth of 50
feet; and to liaVe been wholly deposit
ed by the Mississippi and its tributa
ries, tbe least, possible time upon these.
' A True Lawyer.—Alexander Ham
ilton was otice'applied to as counsel by
a man having the guardianship of seve
ral orphans, who ; would, on coming of
age, succeed to . a* large and valuable
esixie.to which ' there was a material
defect in the Tiita _dceds,i_known only
to their guardian, who wanted to get
the title vested ini himself. Hamilton
noted down |lie faithless execU r** state- ^
meat, aml r then, said m him:’.**Settle bypotheses reqaired .for„tbe deposuioa
with, these ni»bappy ‘infinu’l»ond*ably|T»f the deha. - wwnld-be 13,848 rears.; '
for-additional* power jb second Ttis de
mand; - ' :
• We understand that despatches were
yesterday sent on to such "pprfinns of
Qor squadron as could.be.'immediately
collected at the Havana, (the.Congress,
Saranac, &c.,) to assist in pressing the
demand for the tnen.- Should, the Spa-
oislt.gdverry>f' refuse, lhen.it is said the
consul-is instructed to send a messen
ger to inform our Government of there-
sult of - bis. application and, in the
sident, aud E. G. Eastman and - Mr. Cooper of
Nashville, Secretaries.
The President, upon taking the chair, addressed
the Convention—setting forth that its object was
not, aa had been charged by some, to dissolve the
Union, but to present it. What will those who,
from, improper motives, foully libelled tfc object)
The disastrous fate of the expeditfon will be
much deplored by tbe true friends of Cuban liberty.
It must have the effect of disheartening, if not dis
organizing, the republican party on the island,
which hs« -grown up and been held together for
years under the hope of finally working out its in
dependence, or annexing it to this country. They
IT Col. Fremont has been complimented with
We learn, by. the arrival of the brig
Somrrt, in six days from Havana, that
there trad been no further executions of Idenceisda^tfceir reckless assertions,
the prisoners; belonging to the Cuban I
invad> n g forces. Upwards of one hun
dred remained ia close confinement, an
board a Spanish ship of.war in tbe, har
bor, and. .-although Capt. Tatnall had
demanded permission to visit them, it
had been refused by the-Governor of
the. Island. .It was supposed that those
taken on board the two American ves
sels, who assert that they had refused to o> The Governor of South Carolina has ap-
unite in the attempted invasion, would pointed the Hon. Robert W. Barnwell (now a del-
lw» . lihprninrl. It nnnpart. 1. .1 M . ,
il that patriotic aaacmbbg. now to ,U f MI | „ in be hunted do»r^ , n "d maCT ot ttehr ncrificci.
tb.t^thi^tit.lin, toward., dilution ol tl>c ! while lira, who might have felt inclin.il before to
llnioahaktoe. propaeed b, the intelligent citizens join them, wi)l bo fnghtened into.nhmi»ioe.—
And in this country, thoio who desire the annela-
iposethat body? We cannot tor
meat think lhat these who made the charge were
sincere. ■n* public will now learn what confi-
tion.of Cubaj (ohd Me conduct nf the A'-rth i.
doing it popular at the Sou*} moat feet thu their
hope, hare beeobla.ted for tho prorent. .Spain
wjil pow be less wilting to acquiesce io any ar-
Gold taodal hy Ure Greyraphieal Society of "bich we might aeqeire the i.l.nd
Loodmr, few ham^ .wd...d.,i*..l«',«T«J «to eom. other pow-
the bkmC. valaabla discoveries in geography, of any
known person. It is iuoal for this Society to
give a Medal every year to tlte person baring made
the most .valuable discovery in geographical sci
mean- time, that bur Vessels of war are eventually be - liberated. It appears,; egatei*ialtendance stthe Nashville Convention.)
to. obstruct the communication of all however, that arms were found on board'U. 8. Scnalor r?cc Hon. Franklin H. Elmore, de-'
vessels with t\jp port;. -*V--. s vessbfe, ar.dthatThey bad alsp'do: eotsed.; f'-r..' ’V '
er. The whole country will be more or less exas
perated against ns, notwithstanding our govern
ment promptly discharged its duty in the premises;
wnfi, altogether, we may conclude that the annexe^
tion of Cuba has-keen :p«t offipt-years-pfcrliap*
a quarter of a ceutury, or even lodger. ^ i.^ <,
- The celebrated. preacher, John Newlaad
Maffit, who has been Iniown throughput the coaptry^
nit, of affection iff the heart.' ’ ' j** WV.