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morning news. B¥ JOHN HI. COOPER. w. T. THOMPSON, EDITOR TERMS : daily paper $4 oo I tri-weekly $2 00 All No w Advertisements appear in both paper?. IION,DANIEL WEBSTER'S Ueccptlon In Boston on Monday. SPEECH IN FRONT OF REVERE HOUSE- We find the following special telegraphic des patch in the Philadelphia North American of yesterday . BoSTONi AprU 29—10 P. M. A telegraphic despatch having renchod hero this morning, announcing that the Hon. Dun- iel Webster had left New York in the eurly train for Boston, a lurgo concourso of people assembled this aftornoon in the immediate vi cinity of the Revere House, under the expect ation that he would address his fellow citizens on the great questions of the day. At five o'clock, about the time the Now York cars were expected, the crowd hud greatly increas ed in numbers, there being not much less than five thousand persons assembled. At a quarter past five o'clock, an open bar ouche, drawn by two horses, wi^s- seen coming up the street, which contained Mr. Wobster, Mr. Ohoate, and one or two other distinguished gcntlomon. Ho was received with repeated cheers. After the cheering had subsided, Benjamin Curtis Esq., in behalf of the citizens of Boston, addressed Mr. Webster in a brief, hut highly complimentary speech, in which iie alluded to the course which Mr. W. hid recently taken in tho Senate on the exciting questions which woro still before tho country for settlement. As soon ns Mr. Curtis hud concluded his remarks, Mr. Webster rose from his seat in the barouche to reply, which was tho sienul lor renewed cheering. Unfortunately, for the re porters of tho press, as well as for tho public generally, tho so-called accommodations for hearing, were of 9uch a limited, ill-contrived and wretched character, that not more than one fourth of Mr. Webster’s audience could hear distinctly his remarks, notwithstanding the remarknblo and well known clearness of his enunciation. mr. Webster’s speech. Mr. WcbBter commenced by observing that hewassoiry to gny that in the attempts to settlo tho great and exciting questions which were now agitating tho country, from one ex treme to tho other, sufficient progress had not been made to secure a perfect reconciliation of conflicting interests; but still there was ground to indulge the hope that an adjustment, satis factory to evory section of our wido and diver sified Union, would yet bo made. Ho fully appreciated the kind congratula tions of his fellow citizens—fully appreciated the declaration that they did not come here us parlizans.—This was not tho place nor the time to discuss party questions. He had in his own humble way mado an ef fort to conciliate—to calm the excited stnto of feeling which agitated the public mind of ihe North and of the South—and to restore to the federal government the ability to conduct its af fairs, as heretofore, with effective unity. It could not bo concealed, for the fact was evi dent to all, that it was out of the power of ■ Congross to legislate for the general interest of tho whole country, until such measures should first be adopted as would hnvo a direct tendency to allay that excitement which all patriots must deprecate. Ia this condition of things—in'this peculiar situation of affairs—he had thought, that tho Commonwealth of Massachusetts would have ap proved of all honest endeavors to allay exis ting dissentions, and that public sentiment evory whore, irrespective of locality, would approvo tho efforts such as he hud alluded to. Ho trusted that in these expectations ho should not be disappointed ; but, however that might be, it wasjhis intention to persevere in tho courso of pacification which he had commenced, re gardless of consequences, so fur as related to him personally. Under no circumstanco would he give tho slightest countenance to locnl agitations which threatened, in his opinion, to sever tho Union. “May my tongu'e cleave to the roof of my mouth,” continued Mr. Webster, in a tone of exceeding, animation, “before I give counten ance to any agitations of this kind.” When he returned to his seat in the Senate, ho should talers' tho earliest occasion to express his opin ions fully on this and kindred subjects. ' There was, he regrotted to say, the greatest degree of prejudice and misapprehension exis ting in the putdic mind, in reference to many questions now before Congress. He would mention, for example, that concerning the sur render of fugitive slaves. There were obliga tions imposed upon every officer of the federal government—obligations imposed by the sanctity of an oath—which could not be disre garded nor slightingly performed. Agreeable dutieB required no efforts to perform, hut when disagreeable duties had to he discharged in opposition to strong personal feelings, then it was that tho faith and virtue of the public officer were tried. The question now was, whether old Massa- setts—intellectual in character:—of the high- moral sentiments—rigid in her sense of jus ce—a State that has never swerved from tho path of rectitude and honor—whether she would, in this her day of trial, stand to tho truth ns it existed, against not merely tempta tion, but against her own prejudices. She had conquered u sterile soil and an unfriendly cli mate. She had conquered every body’s pre judices. and the question now to determine was, whether she would conquer her own. This was the question which lie had now to ask. He had not stepped backward”—ho had abandoned no old positions. He had underta ken to restore peace where distraction reign ed—to pour oil on the troubled waters—to make tho people realise the peril of their sit uation, and by inculcating a true spirit of com promise and concession, avert all threatening dangers. He dirt not wish to seo this great confederacy of States bound together by mero legal ties, but by those common sympathies which bound kindred hearts together. What ho most desired to see was an all-pervading love of our gldrious Union, which should be felt-ns warmly in tho North ns in the South—in the cold granite hills of New England, as in our far off possessions on the Pacific. [There was very little enthusiasm manifested during the delivery of Mr. Webster’s speech, owing, probably, to tho disadvantages under which the crowd labored, in not. being ablo to hear distinctly. Besides, the people were very tnucb annoyed by tho rattling of a cart, loaded with iron, which, it is said, was engnged by somo of Mr. W’s free soil friends, to make ns much noise during the delivery of tho speech ns possible. Mr.W. spoke about twenty minutes When he commenced speaking, bouquets were showered upon him by the fair inmates of tho Revere House, who occupied every window, and whoso gay and lovely nnpeorance lent a pe culiar charm nnd grace to tho whole scene]— Boston Reporter. OP A terrible case of barbarity at sea was recently brought heforo the city magistrates of Baltimore. Captain Wm. R. Gardner and his first mate, Henry Humphreys, of tho brig Frances Jane, wero accused by their crew with heating tho cook to death on tho outward-bound passage—a colored man, named David Thomp son. On the second day out lie was accus ed of boing impudent, nnd was tied up and lashed with a rope until tho blood streamed from his hack. A few days afterwards they ac cused him of putting sea water in the victuals he was cooking, when a bucket of potato par ings nnd gurhngo was biought out, which the captain ordered him to eat, and they both stood over him und beat him with rope’s ends when ever lie ceased eating, nnd actually heat him until he fe'l exhausted on the deck. He was then ordered into the caboose, hut, being una ble to move, was dragged there by the mate, whero ho was shortly afterwurds found by tho second mate, perfectly dead. Tho accused were hound over in tho sum of $2,000 each, to answer at tho next term of the United States district court. Monthly Morning, Mny O, 1S50. 1,AUGUST C1IICUL.ATION! [H3P The Daily M coining News has now a circu lation larger than that, of BOTH THE OTHER DAI LIES TOGETHER, ntul consequently is the best advertising medium. Wo state this fact in justice to ourselves and for the benefit of the ndvcrtisinj public. OP See first page for our rates of advertising. P3F*Advertisements should be handed in at an early hour, to insure their appearance in the paper of the next morning. offic tfgggfe.,T w null Mr. Webster nnd the Ncxv-York Tribune The New-York Tribune has opened the flood gates of its abuse upon Mr. Webster for patriotic courso in the Senate on the Compro mise question. It would seem that this rabid fanatic is not willing that any adjustment of tho sectional difficulty shall take place that does no* utterly compromise tho Soutl$ Measuring the spirit of the Southern people by his own base standard, seems to be impressed with tho idea thut because we have not imitated his example, and raised a whirlwind of excitement here on thfr'subjcet, and because a few recreant parti- zans and party presses have been found among us to denounco any action on the part of the South, thut wo are cubdblo of base submission to whatever outrage it may pleuso the abolition influence in Congress to inflict upon our rights in tho settlement of this question. A compro mise of Southern rights aitd interests for no equivnleht hut peace is not sufficient to satisfy the editor of tho Tribune. ‘ Ho insists upon an abject surrender of all thut the South has claim ed in this controversy, and is. for sacrificing any and every Northern man who dares to accept anything less. Mr. Webster-is a sincere friend of the Un it. As such ho cannot act with tho Seward and Benton faction, knowing, as he does, that tho injustice they contemplate would drive the South to resistenca. It is to be hoped, there fore, that ho will not permit himself to be drawn, either by the false representations of the anti- Southern press hero, or by the abuse of such abid fanatics as Greeley tit tho North, from the patriotic stand taken in his great speech on this subject, which met the approbation of moder ate, patriotic, reflecting men of all sections. Since writing the above, we have read Mr. Webster’s speech on the occasion of his recep lion in Boston, which will be found in another column of our paper to-day. The friends of Union at the South will rejoice at the manly tone of that speech in which ho emphatically declares to tho faces of his constituents that he will “ tread no step backward,” thus prov ing to his revilers that he is not to he intimida ted by their denunciations, nor made to swerve in the slightest degree from the line of duty and patriotism which ho has marked out to pur sue. He is entitled to all honor, not less for his patriotic sentiments than for tho manly in dependence with which they were uttered in tho face of the vorv men who hsvo resolved to sacrifice him for his devotion to the Constitu tion. Latest from Florida. The New Orleans Picayune has advices from Tarnjra Bov to the 17th ult. Tho steamer Col. Clay had just arrived at Tampa from Charlotte Harbor, with Capt. Casey, tho Indian agent, on board, who states that he has had aa inter view with Billy Bowlegs, and that the Indians positively refuse to remove from Florida. On Capt. Casey asking Billy Bowlegs why he had formerly told hint that they would remove, ho answered, ‘‘that they wished to save their crops, and that they wero now prepared for any emergency ; also, that his kindred had been buried in Floridu, nml ho wished to bo buried with them.” He likowise said that lie wished tobe friondly with tho whites, hud no desiro to molest or troublo them in nnv way, and that if the United States wished tho In dians to remove further south in I' lorida they would not object to it, hut they would not leave the country.” Finally, “if the whites wish tho Indians to remove, they must in the first place find them.” Athenaeum.—The theatrical corps arrived lust night, from Charleston, and will re-open the Arhonreum to-night, with Dombcy <$• Son, and tho (area of The College Boy. Mr. Ka'ymond, it will bo remembered, is the origi nal Toots, which character he personated more than two hundred nights in New York. Many who have seen him in this part were almost constpained to doubt whether Toots was writ- ton for him, or he was horn for Toots. Wo hnvo no doubt that Dickons would at once re cognize him by his vest. The Managers have made an accession to their superior dratnutic corps, in the person of the. favorite danstiuso, Miss Amilie, and will, wo understand, present several novelties duiing the season. Poisoning in Marietta.—An affair of the most shocking nature has recently been brought to light in Marietta. It appears that the wife of a man named Wade died on Monday of last week, and that on the following Thursday mor ning Wn3e was married to a woman named McLane. This very naturally gave rise to a strong suspicion that there had been foul play 1 Mrs. Wade was disinterred on the next Satur day and subjected to a post mortem examina tion. Tho result was the detection of poison in the stomach. Wade, who lm9 been arres ted, was known to have purchased a quantity of arsenic a few days before the death of his wife. Bank of tlic State of Georgia. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a pamphlet, giving “A statement of the affairs of the Bank of tho State of Georgia, at the Semi annual settlement, on the 30th day of March, 1830.” This statement of the affairs and business of a leading Banking Institution of our State, is a very handsome one, and must prove satisfac tory to its Stockholders. Tho net profits of tho principal Bank, Branches,nnd Agencies, for tho six months ending 30tli Mutch last, amounted to $106,078 09 From which, after deducting] tlio sum of $10,000 standing in tho tabular statement, as un item to the debit of “profit and loss,” and $60,000 for 70,000 00 the dividend declured on the 22d April last, of 4 per cent., we [avo a remainder of To which has been added tho Surplus or Reserved Fund of Oct., 1849, $1,564 66 And an amount of Bank Notes sup posed to be lost, of 5,634 00— 7,198 66 Leaving a Reserved Fund, April 1, 1850, of $43,276 75 Tho amount of notes in circula tion are $1,849,297 00 Specie and specie funds on hand, 569,077 88 The stock of tho Institution (dividend just paid) is selling at par, and wo see no reason by, with the great facilities this Bank enjpys will not be a good 10 per cent, per annum stock, hereafter. ' The new The Question Settled.—The question of Sunday travel on tho Pennsylvania railroady wltich by resolution was submitted to a vote of the stockholder in Philadelphia, has been deter mined in lavor of daily lines, by a majority of 421 stockholders, and 5,159 shares. The wliolo number of.shares voting was 30,48;! and number of stockholders, 1,829. Another Crevasse.—The Now Orleans Picayune of Tuesday learns that the levee gav way ahouttwo o’clock A. M., on tho 28th inst, in the Parish of St. James. The break occur red on Madame Trudeau’s plantation, about 60 miles above the city; and when the Mary Foley passed by, it was from 180 to 200 feet wide and 6 feet deep, and had already covered the following plantations : Messrs. Welham Madame L. Le Bourgeois’, M. A. Ferry’; Mathers’, nnd Capt. Dexpriss’. ’ It is believ ed thnt it cannot bo stopped, and that great damago will he done to tho adjoining planta tions. ” We are indebted to Hon. Jos. W. Jackson for valuable public documents. The Court of Common Pleas and Oy and Terminer, for this city, wilj commence il May term, at the Exchange this morning at 10 o’clock. $36,078 09 lmd arisen as though the part affected 1 i been stung by a wasp or some similar inst-ct the evening tlhcre was quite a sore upon tli same spot. It will be rememberid that pinching wa s a favorite amusement with the Salem witches The editor «f tho New Haven Palladium has paid- a visit to the scene of the new rival Rochester, an dthe results of his observation , thnt tho agencies at work there are intense, human. The family in which these strnn»e occurrences have been developed, is tlmt of Rev. Dr. Phelps, a retired clergyman of th e Presbyterian Church, about 60 years of a „ e and of abundant pecuniary means. He was formerly Secretary of tho American Education Society, and is every way a most estimablo man. lie isvery much troubled as maybesup- posed by the extraordinary proceedings whirl have occurred in connection with his daughter and son, and fully believes that they are the work of some supernatural agency. The respectability of Dr Phelps isaiso en dorsed by the editor of the Newark Advertiser who says that lie is a full believer in the myste ries of mesmerism, clairvoyance, &c., having had, as he supposed, some remarkable experi ence on tho subject, in his futnily, some years ago, in Philadelphia. * Mrs. Kemble’s New Comedy. comedy of Mrs. Fanny Kemble was produced at lite Astor Place Opera House, New York, on Monday night lust. It is entitled the “Duke’ Wager”—and the Sunday Courier gives us tho following inkling of tho plot : The plot hinges upon a wager mnde by certain duke that he wil, lin a specified time and in a specified manner, overcome thechnst ity of a certain nobly born young lady, and the iteresting part of tho 9tory is, that the lover of the young lady hero referred to is the holder of the stakes. The proof that the duke suc ceeds is to he that he shows himself at the rtiaiden’s window at night nnd drops a hand kerchief. The feat—that is, the appearance at the window, and-the dropping of the handker chief—is performed, and tltt* consequence a rupture, the scandal of a maiden and a sor of much-a-do-about-nothing flare-up in general But it turns out that a Indy friend of our lien has personated her in the interesting intrigue and of course all’s well that ends well, ns our gossipei; says the play does. A very delicato.plot to bo .elaborated by lr.dy. Such Englishisms ns this vye think lmv doneVtuch to bring the- dramq^into disrepute in this country. They nro unsuited to the Ame rican taste, and are pernicious in theirlufluenoe upon society. The New York Day Book says tho play was, on the whole, successful on the stage, and that “the universal expression is very strongly in its favor." From this we may infer thnt it suits tho taste of the sylabubdom of New York. But a correspondent of tho Mir ror is out with a charge pf plagiarism against the authoress in pantaloons. He says the come ly is founded upon, not to Say translated from, Alexander Dumas’ drama of “Mademoiselle do Belle-Isle,” which was performed in New Or leans more than ten years ago. Return of the Firemen.—On Saturday evening, the Oglethorpe Fire Company, and tho Committees of the different Fire Compa- tries of this city, who visited Charleston, to join in the Firemen’s annual parade, returned in tho Mctamora, Capt. Blankenship. They were met at tho wharf by the Washington Firo Company, and escorted to their Engine House. They all express themselves highly gratified with their visit, and tho kind and hospitable reception they received from the several Fire Companies, and the authorities of Charleston. ISP The Boston papers contain a letter from Terre Haute, Jnd., over tho signature of Joseph A. Atwood of that place who says Dr. I’arkman was seen there a few days since. The writer suys— He came to this place on n canal boat from Covington, nnd was recognized hv a gentleman here who was formerly intimate with him. He accosted him, hut Dr. Purl*man turned abruptly away, and soup alter left in tho stage for St. Louis, under the name of A. M. Thiston. The gentleman who knew him is R. W. Dillingham- er,of this place, by profession a demist. He is reudv to swear to the identity of this person with Dr. l’arkmun. The object of the writer will be apparenUd* all. Capture of an American Slaver.—The American brig “Lucy Ann,” of Boston, was captured on the 20th of February, by H. IS. M. stenmsloop ^Rattler, having On board 547 slaves; viz, 441 mnles and 108 females. She was sent to St. Helena, whero were also the following nanr.sd American vessels, condemed for bomg in the slave trade:—Bark Anne D. Richardson ; bark Pilot of Boston; hark Ches ter (formerly a whaler). Asylum for Inebriates.—A report from n Joint Committee of the Mass. Legislature” has been mnde in favor of commissioners to inquire nto the expediency of establishing an asylum for those who “are supposed to he confirmed nebriutes.” It covers 30 pages, and contains a strong arrary of facts and arguments in favor of such an institution. * In a fuller report of Mr. Webster’s remarks, which we have seen in the N. Y. Coinmercisl, since the above was in tvpe, he says : “ In the meantime let me repeat I tread ho step backward. I am devoted to the restoration of peace, harmony, concord, out of Congress, and such a degree of mutual co-operutton in Congress, as may enable it to carry on once more ihe legftimBte business of the Government. The Un ion, for the preservation of which I slnve—the Union of States for which I strive—is not merely « Union ot i aw, of constitution, fif compact; but while it is that, ills a Union of brotherly regard, oi iraternal tooling thruoghout country.” An Unsuccessful Attempt at Robbery. —On Friday night last, some' person, suppos ed to ho a negro, broke into the warehouse of Messrs. Hamilton & Hardeman. The en trance was mnde from the root by breaking a hole throuph tho tiles. Tho rogue entered the counting room, lit a candle, forced open some of tho drawers containing old papers, hut finding nothing there, tried his skill on the iron safe. Failing to open tho safe, he loft tho buil ding, having made what “Monkey Joe” would call a “waterhall.” We understand thnt nre ward of $100 will be paid for the apprehen sion and conviction of the burglar. ESP The Western Mull had not arrived when the ptjSst. office elosed last evening. Wo learn thnt t)te cars ran off tho track at station No. 12- No persou injured. Wealth of California.—It is estimated that the Mexican titles to lund in California are ndw worth at least one thousand million of dollars, and that in less than five or ten year they may bo worth five thousand million of dollars—more than enough to pay off in gold every dollar of the national debt of Euglund and every government in Europe besides. Freshets in the Northern Rivers—Tho late heavy rains have caused a rise in the wa ters of the rivers at the North and the East At Albany on Tuesday at noon, tho Hudson hud overflowed tho piers, and was on tho first floor of the stores thereon, and still continued rising at the rate of two inches an hour. On Sunday the booms at and above Glens Fulls, gave way, carrying with them about 100,000 logs, mostly the property ot citizens of that place. Tho Connecticut river was also very high on Friday. The shceto of water passing over tho dum at Holyoke, wits eight and half feet thick. An Irishman, who was picking up drift wood in the vicinity, was carried over the dam, and perished. His boat came up, reduced to frag ments, hut his body has not been seen. The Crops.—The cotton crop this season, in this region, is unusually backward.—The planters from all directions give very gloomy accounts. An intelligent planter from Coweta County informed us yosterday that the cotton crop in tliUt county is hot only in a worse con dition than at the same time last year, but more backward than it has been for several years. The wheat, however, in the same county is in a middling prosperous condition. In Henry county both the cotton nnd wheat are very backward.—Atlanta Intelligencer,May 3 A movement is on foot at Mobile to con nect thutcity with New York by a regular line of steam packets. More of the Knocking Spirits. As we anticipated the rapping spirits are breaking out all over tho country. They have recently commenced their performances in New ark N. J., where they held communion with three courageous gentlemen who watched for them in the house which had been deserted by its frightened occupants. The ghost was civil- gave Iris age, and imparted many other littlo items of information. We'wonder since it is in the power of thepersonwho control these invisibili* ties, thatthe spirit of Dr. I’arkman has not been summoned tc givo an account of itself. Cal vin, Franklin, Milton and a hoste of Phi losophers, Divines und I’oets have communi cated with the woird women of Rochester, nnd if they can “call spirits from the vasty deep,’ wo see no reason why they should not call those in whose power it would be to give us impor tant information on maters touching present human interests. In a former notice we said that we suspected that these spiritual demon strations were some kin to tho Salem witches, Recont developments have shown one point of resemblance at least. The correspondent of the Sun, who has furnished that paper with ano' ther chapter of details of the acting sand doings of the Stratford spirits, makes the following statement: During the same forenoon, I was engaged in conversation with the daughter and the lady who had made ono of the party of discovery up stairs. We were in tho dininfi room stood with my back to the window, nnd about five feet from it. The ladies stood facing the window and me, and about six feet from mo They were side by side and about two feet apart. No ono else 'was in the room. The daughter's right hand rested against her right side, her elbow projecting towards her com panion, and her left hand und arm were hanr ing nearly straight down. Suddenly the daughter’s right arm straight ened, inflicting an apparently severe blow on her companion’s right arm, just below the shoulder, and at the same time she cried out, “I am pinched !” The sleeve of her dress being turned up little, there was plainly visible a mark closely resembling a Bevere pinch freshly made, and such as would bo mado by iron plyers. The shape of the mark was similar to the letter V Two or three moments afterwards, I examined the same mark, and only found a very faint out line of it. FWe or ten minutes later a swelling Washington Gouwip. The correspondent of tho. New York Com mercinl Advertiser,speaking of the plan of com promise as proposed by the committee, of thii- teen by which, it is understood, California is to be admitted without the )\'ilmot proviso, anti , territorial governments organized on the same principle, says: It is a descriptive thing, and not en’itled to respect, a makeshifs to avoid the settlement o a great controversy, which if adopted will leave tho seeds of contention to germinate and P rli ' duce a more hitter strife than any wliirit ' slavery question htis yet given rise to. | or ' the advocates of slavery extension nro to wave opposition to the admission ot the tee state of Califorhia, coupled with a provision at territorial governments, without on anti-sls'etJ clause, they will do so upon an implied p <• = c ’ that tho territories shall be in due time n< mi ted as slnvo states if slavery can bo introduce into them. Tho very question which is no ' v raging would, therefore return upon ns as s° 0 “ ns New Mexico iifprepured for a state g»'irn merit, which may bo and h likely to be c' before the end of the present Congress. ’ • then, is to be gained by this device? * 11 1 = it nppeurs to me but trouble and coi tenlion. - - ■ - bserving Senator that this scheme cannot pass rfic Senktelunt^ after a very long discussion, nndthm J j n majority, and thut it is destined to d e, f the House by twenty majority. Should i tho latter body, notice wUI be intnieii will be im given of a hill to repeal that portion ft |C r , tiye to tho territories. This will be the g ^ for the commencement of an agitation s 1 this country has not yet seen. The un differences now existing are not tojto a J g je . by such a measure, and quiet is not to stored by evading the issue. The policy 0 Administration, to let the territories a ' in ’ 0 ' n cun do that. The issue is now lasses J a ( the Wilmot proviso. Those who do no the proviso had better take lasses fairs. If this is indeed to he the fate of 1 0 ' hopeful measure of compromise that a ^ ^ been devised, why, let us have a souther ^ vention at once, and there determine, i 1 else, how to make a graceful submission- the proposed convention met no °PP ^ and had our people manifested but zeal in the protection of their own ' ntere ^ ^ their enemies have in assailing theii ri„ fn would not have found our northern < ^ f half so hard to please in a " arrangerne compromise. of