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VOL. XV.
THE GEORGIA JEFFERSONIAN.
19 PUBLISHED EVEIIY THURSDAY MORNING
BY WILLIAM CLINE,
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FIFTH CENTS per square, for each insertion
t Hereafter.
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a ho adverts* : hy the yoar.
All ndvr.tisements not otherwise ordered, wilt
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’Tj T ‘.ALES OF LANDS hy Administrators,
Ivy*-< itors or Guardian? are required !>) law to he
Held on tho first Tuesday in the month, between
the hours ot ten in Itie forenoon ttnd three in the
afternoon, at the Court-Hou<' i in the county in
wliifh the land is situated. Notice of ihrse sale,
.oust he siren in a |*ihlic “nz'’tte FORTY DAYS
previous ’o the dav of sale.
.S i thl.vOP NEGROES must he made at pah
he auction oil the lirst Tuesday of the month, be
; weftn the usual hours of sale, at the place of puli
in: silos in the county where the letters Testa
neoUry, of Adininistration or Guardianship inn
In,we been planted; first “ivins FORTY DAY
notice tl.cr.-ofin one of the public gazettes of th
Sf.i*.-, and at the court house whe e such salearsi
1,.- K. he’d.
Ne’ ce for ttie sale of Personal Property must
>--■ given in like manner FORTY DAYS previous
: f ! lie day of j>:ilc.
Notice ta Debtor? and Creditors of an estate
..'last he published FORTY DAYS.
Notion that application will he madeto the Court
Ordinary for i.eave to sell land must be pali
sh-I lor TIVO MONTHS ,
Notice for leave to sell negroes must he
published TWO MONTHS before any order ab
j.o'nie ahall be made thereon hy the Court.
CITATIONS fur Letters of Administration
must he published thirty days; for Dismission
tb-un Administration, monthly six months; lor
D>s ni*sinn Irom Guardianship, forty day •. •
Hole* for ‘lie Foreclosure of Mortgage must he
published monthly for four months, csta
i filing lost papers, lor I lie full space of three
months; for compelling titles from Executors to
F f r n‘n , s'n*i.r whom a bond hnshei n ••iv'iian
Fiom the Philadelphia Ledger, May 2d.
Palestine Mostg;ed t the Roth
cliilds.
It is said, abroad, that Palestine has
been mortgaged to the Rothschilds, as se
curity for & loan advanced to the Sultan.
The rumor further asserts, that, among
the possibilities of the future, is the erec
tion of Palestine, on the conclusion of a
}K?ace, into the Jewish kingdom, under the
dynasty of the Rothschilds. That serious
territorial alterations will grow out of the
pending war, is iucontcstible; and this
snggestion regarding Palestine, however
visionary it may seem, is, therefore, not
quite absurd.
That Palestine should fall into the pos -
session of some other people than the
Turks is desirable, on many accounts.—
.Situated, as it is, at a distance from the
central government, and liable continually
to the exactions of Pachas, or the indif
ferencc of Governors, it offers no sufficient
inducements for capital to settle there, or
industry to remain. It is, consequently,
in a state of progressive decay. Agricul
ture is neglected, trade finds “little to sup
port it, and ignorance, superstition and
vA-e domineer over the land. Prom the
furthest shores of Nazareth to the South
ern waters of the Dead Sea, a curse seems
to hang over the country, blighting it like
a pestilence, or a flight of Egyptian lo
custs
There was a time, however, when Pales
tine was the most flourishing region, per
haps, on the face of the globe. Its valleys
were filled with the low of cattle—its
terraced hill sides glowed with golden
crops; the vine dotted the landscape with
purple grapes; and an almost continuous j
line of villages crowned the acclivities,- in j
sight of each other, from tho desert of j
Idumea on the South to Mount Libanus
on the North. ‘Thereis a reason to be-!
lieve, that at the beginning of the Chris
tian era, the whole land was like a vast
suburb. ‘1 he four Gospels are full of al
lusions which warrant this conclusion
But now desolation broods over the entire
prospect. The foot-prints of successive
invaders have deeply dented the surface of
the country. The rotnud, battlematcd tow
erg of the Crusaders, rise amid the ruins |
of old Roman works, while modern Tur >
fcish fortresses lift themselves above the!
blackened walls of Roman castles. The j
axe and fire have gone over this once fair
region in repeated surges of blood and
conflagration. Centuries of war and op
pression have exhausted the spirit of the
people, have destroyed the old improve
1 nents, have turned what was once a con
tinuous garden and vineyard into a com
parative desert. No man can remember
what Palestine once was, aud recall what
itisa tpresent, without wishing that equal
laws aud liberal institutions might restore
It to its former splendor.
The creation of a Jewish kingdom
promises the speediest method of arriving
at this. There are millions of Hebrews
scattered over Europe, who would avail
themselves of such a restoration, to return
to the land of their fathers. Poland and
Russia, especially, swarm with them. The
oppression under which they suffer, wher
ever the Czar holds sway, would be an
additional inducement for them to emi
grate lo Palestine. A Jew in Russia
cannot wear a beard as he wishes, cannot
appear in certain garments, cannot import
even the Hebrew Scriptures, cannot en
joy the common rights of a citizen. When
we consider the adventurous character of
the rnee, and recall the great Jewish ex
odus which is even now going on, we can
not see any difficulty in the way of a
Jewish emigration, such as would popu
late Palestine in a very few years.
There are difficulties iu the way, how
ever, and serious ones. A small kingdom
like Palestine proper would bo, would
hardly sustain Itself against its mightier
neighbors. But if, as appearances begin
to indicate, the present war will end in
tho reconstruction of Turkey; and if that
reconstruction should be based on a fede
ral Union, under the Sultan, of various
independent provinces, then we see no
reason why a Hebrew principality might
not take its place in such a union, side by
*idc with a Servian, a Russian, or an Al
banian one.
From llc Vermont Chronicle.
Rothschild and Palestine.
“It is rumored in Paris that M. do
Rothschild had offered to accept the terras
proposed for the Turkish loan, or even to
ad ranee a larger smn, urovided a mort
gage was given hi 11 on Palestine.”
This rumor is highly suggestive. Every
reflecting Christian must have had frequent
thoughts of the Jews, of Palestine, and
of the precious promises and prophecies
laid up for them in the Bible, during the
thickening of the war plot, which now
must inevitably involve all Europe. The
great battle of Armageddon—the angel
standing in the sun calling all the fowls to
the feast of the great God —the treading
of the winepress without the city, and
the blood coining to the horses’ bridles,
are passages of holy writ that come up
before the mind with awful grandeur,
clothed with the idea of a possible fulfil
ment within a short time! Palestine is
the Lord’s inheritance, reserved for the
seed of Abraham The Turkish power
holds it. Its downfall is imminent.; and
Who next shall own Palestine? Evidently
the Jews.
‘I he World has wondered at the wealth
of the Rothschilds. They are Jews
Why has Providence raised them up and
placed in their hands an amount of wealth
equal to that of an entire kingdom? May
it not be for such a time as this? The
Turkish power straightened for money to
fight against the Russians, comes to one
of the Jew r s to borrow—he asks a mort
gage on Palestine, and on this condition
offers more money than Turkey asks. The
Sultan knowing Palestine is one por
tion of his dominions on which the Empe
ror of Russia has fixed his covetous eyes,
that he may command the Mediterranean
and Red Seas, and also the mouths of the
Nile, would the more readily mortgage it
to Rothschild, to put it as far from the
enemy as possible, and identify it with the
interest of Western Europe, and by this
means the more effectually secure the aid
of England and France. In the event
Turkey is swallowed up—the mortgage
lies unredeemed —Palestine is once more
the property of an Israelite. But Russia
is determined to have it—but to obtain it
she must fight all Europe—and the last
great conflict is on this sacred ground.—
New forms of government arise all over
Europe, aud the Jews return to their
fatherland under the deed of Rothschild.
These are thoughts which quickly sprung
in our minds upon reading the above few
lines.
There are other remarkable facts con
nected with this subject, worthy of note.
There is, for instance, scarcely a Hebrew
of any wealth, either in this or any other
country, but what possesses it in actual
cash, or in valuables which can easily be
converted into cash. Iu many if not most
of the European nations they are not per
mitted to hold landed property of any
kind; and from the oppressive course of
most of these nations towards them, in
robbing them by exorbitant and oft re
peated taxation, they are compelled to
hide and secure their rarotiev, and frequent
ly put on the appearance of extreme pov
erty when they are quite wealthy. It is
quite impossible to estimate the aggre
gate amount of wealth in their possession.
It is well known that many of them arc;
money lenders to large amounts. The
unjust and rapacious policy of the Euro
pean governments causes their wealth to
be retained among themselves and in
crease rapidly; for while the other sub
jects of the realm invest their money iu
real estate, manufactories, rail-roads, ships
and trade, and are heavily taxed for the
! support of government, the Jew feigns
himself poor, invests nothing, pays as little
tax as possible, and compounds his ready
money cent per cent every few years. Thou
sands and tens of thousands of them, while
they pretend to be small dealers, peddlars
of trinkets and the like, have their thou
sands,-tern of thousands, if not millions
out at twenty, thirty or forty per cent,
interest. Any one can estimate what a
vast sum will accumulate iu their hands in
a few years by such extravagant gains.
In connection with these facts, well
known to be such, it may be asked, What
is to become of the vast quantities of gold
! ‘-ow being dug from the earth iu Califor
nia, Australia, and many other plaees,
and coined into circulating medium? The
casual observer can see no other result, as
gold is the standard of value, than a ru
inous appreciation of every marketable
commodity, until a man’s dinner will cost
its weight in coin. But the Great Govern
or of All has, no doubt, wiser purposes to
accomplish, and may not the repeopling
of Palestine by a wealthy and powerful
nation, and the spread of population, civil
ization and refinement throughout the
East, commencing at Palestine as the nu
cleus of the resuscitation of the land of
Paradise, be the mighty drain which is to
curry off this immense surplus, no small
portion of which will be carried to Pales
tine by the Jews themselves? The tho’t
is at least worth a moment’s reflection.
Again, as to the gold—Can the gov
ernment of Great Britain sustain that
little island much longer as the head of a
powerful nation? Will she not soon bend
and break under Ler enormous load of
debt and taxation? And when she does,
what then becomes of her vast Indie pos
sessions? Will they uot set up for them,
selves, and become a powerful commercial
nation iu her stead? As to the great bat
tle of Armageddon and the tremendous
fight between Gog and Magog,* we do
not pretend to know much about them, and
shall leave them to the learned Pandits
who unravel prophecy. Wo have uot
got that far yet. We are merely trying to
trace cause and effect.
* Note. —Are not those term* a corruption o!
rn and “no 4J r ojj,’* and trioy not this great
prophetic contest refer to the Maine Lqm.r GLocs
tion, and the mighty war now waging between
the liquor men and lire untie*? Where is Uncle
! Dlliii. y or u*ct<! I’.en, to cnti-ditcn u> ‘
THE GEORGIA JEFFERSONIAN.
GRIFFIN, (GA.) THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 22, 1854.
The following piece of intelligence in
connection with the above subject, was
published about two years Ago, by which
it will be seen, that the project of selling
the Holy Land to the Rothschilds is five
years old at the least, if not older. The
report, as published two years ag&
was uot. true then, but that does not argue
that it may not .be true now. Circum
stances alter cases. The Sublime Porte
was not in as tight a place then as he is
now, and the extreme need of the Sultan
may induce him to do now what he would
uot listen to five years ago We copy
the following from a New York paper of
June, 1852.
Rothschild the Head of Israel.—The
Paris correspondent of the Evangelist
writes as follows:
“Strange news reaches us from Con
stantinople. I should not mention these
rumors, if something similar had uot been
announced three years ago. I quote the
report without guaranteeing its truth.—
“Syria has been ceded to Mr. Rothschild
for 500 millions of francs. It is not known
yet whether he assumes the title of King
or Pacha; it is certain that he proposes to
rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple of Sol
omon; there are to be chapels for all re
ligions; a line of steamers from Beyrout to
Marseilles, and a rail way from Alexan
dria to Constantinople. The new States
of M. Rothschild abouud in iron ore and
forests of valuable timber. It is said
that M. Rothschild will appeal to his co
religionists to return to the land of their
fathers, to possess the tents of Abraham
and Jacob.”— Ed. Ga. Jeff
From the Providence Journal, June G.
A Furious Elephant at Largo.
The large elephant Hannibal, attached
lo the Broadway menagerie, which was
on exhibition at Pawtucket on the 3d
hist , got loose from his keener on the
way from Pawtucket lo Fall River, eaN
ly \ esterday morning. Before starting
his keeper made him lift the hinder part
of a wagon loaded w.lh 3,500 pounds,
for the purpose of getting it into line.—
b is supposed that this, although not un
usual, might have suggested to him the
mode of attack w hich he adopted after
wards. When about seven miles from
Pawtucket he became furious, turned up
on his keeper, who h.ul to fly for his life
and lake refuge in a house, got free, and
rushed along tha road, destroying every
thing iD his way. Meeting horse and
wagon belonging to Mr. Stafford Short,
lie thiusl Ins tusk into the horse and lift
ed horse, wagon aud rider into the air.—
He mangled the horse terribly and car
ried him about fifty seer, and threw the
dead body into a pond. The wagon was
broken to pieces, and Mr. Short consid
erably hurt. The elephant broke one off
his enormous tusks in the encounter
A mile further the elephant, now
more furious, attacked in the same mans
ner a horse and wagon, with Mr. Thnm
as 11. Peck aud hi* sou. He broke the
wagon and wounded ine horse, which
ran away. Mr. Peck was pretty badiyt
hurt in the hip.
Wuiie the keepais w ere engaged ii;
securing the smaller elephant, who had
not, how eve., nianiiested any signs of in
subordination, the larger one got off ftom
them, and went through Barney vilie,
when Mr. Mason Barney and a noth nr
man mounted their horses and kepi on
his track as near to him as was prudent,
giving warning of the and inger to the pas
sengers whom they met on the way
The elephant would occasionally turn to ;
look at them, but did not attempt to mo
iest them.
The next man in ti> path was Mr.i
Pearce, wh > was riding wi;h hL litilei
son in a one horse wag m. He was corn-;
iug towards the elephaui, and being!
warned by Mr. Barney, turned around 1
and put the horse to his speedy hat the !
elephant overtook him, and seizing the ,
wagon, threw it into the air, dashing i!
to pieces, and breaking tho collar bone
and arm of Mr. Pearce. The horse, dis
engaged from the wagon, escaped with
the fore wheels, and the elephant gave
chase for eight miles, but did not caich
him. Ihe elephant came back from hi j
unsuccessful pursuit, and took up his
march again on the main rord, where he
next encountered Mr. J. Eddy, with a
horse and wagon He threw up the
whole establishment, in the same way. as
before, smashed the wagon, killed the
horse, and wounded Mr. Eddy. He
threw’ the horse twenty feet over a fence
into the adjoining lot, then broke down
the fence, went over and picked up the
dead horse and deposited him in the
road, where he haJ first met him. He
killed one other horse, and pursued’ an
other, who fled to a barn; the elephant
followed, but at the door was met by a
fierce bulldog, which bit his leg and
drove him off. Once on the route, the
keeper being ahead of him, saw him
plunge over a \va 1 and make fora house.
The keeper got into the house first, hur
ried the frightened people wi hin to the
upper story,and providing himself with
an axe, succeeded iu driving olFthe furi
ous beast. Tire elephant finally exhaust
ed his strength, and laid himself down in
the hushes, about two miles from Slade’s
Feriy. Here he was secured with chains
and carried over the ferry to Fall River.
A part of the time he ran at the rate of a
mile in three miuutes.
What will become of the country noio? —
The Common Council of the city of Pro
vidence have voted to make uo appropria
tion for the public celebration of the 4th
of July, and have directed the bells of the
churches to be tolled for oue hour in the
morning, one hour at noon, and one hour
at sundown, on account of the passage of
the Nebraska bill and the recent proceed
ings under the Fugitive Slave act.
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Nebraska. —Tlve German emigrants
are pouring into Nebraska in crowds. Se
ven hundred and thirty passed through
Cincinnati one day last week, on their way
, to the territory. c
PREMIUM LIST
For the Eighth Annual Fair
OF THE
Central AjncuUuval Society of the State
O?GBOaaiA.
To be held, at Augusta, n n the 23d to the
28 th October, 1854.
y-Ut: .
1 For best speclrjua of Sewing Silk, $2
2 Fdr best do jvf Reeled do 2
3 For best do half bushel of
Cocoons, N 3
4 For best Stocking®, <>r half hose, 2
5 For best Handkerchief or Shawl $ 5
6 For best specimen of Silk and
Wool Cloth, 3 yds, ft
7 For best do” Cotton do do 5
NEEDLE, SHELL AND FANCY
WORK.
Knitting Netting and Crotchet, in Thread.
1 For best Collar and Chemisette, $5
2 For best Undersleeves, 3
3 For best Handkerchief, 3
4 For best inornjng Cap, 1
5 For best Infant’s do 1
6 For best Infant’s Waist, 1
7 For best Child’s Hat, 3
8 For best Child’s Socks, 1
9 For best Cradle Quilt, ft
10 For best Counterpane, 10
11 For best Fringe and Lace, 5
, 12 F’or best ‘‘Tiuy,” 3
13 For best Bonnet, ft
14 For best Cape (Beithe) 3
15 For best Shawl, ft
F, ench Needlework.
1 For the most beautiful Collar
and Chemisette, sft
2 For do do do Under
sleeves, 3
3 For do do do Hand
kerchief, 3
4 For do do d 0 Morn
ing Cap, 1
5 For do do do Shawl, 3
6 For do do do Mantle 3
Patch Wo ktn Cotton , fyc.
1 For best patch work Quilt in
Cotton, $lO
2 For best patch work Quilt in Silk, 10
3 do do raised work Quilt, 10
4 do do imitation of Marsailles, 10
3do dd Woven Counterpane
maue,) 10
6 do do Cloak and Mantle, ft
7 do do Shawl, ft
8 do do Scarf for neck, 3
9 do do Pair of Undersleeves, 3
10 do do Head Dress, 3
11 do do Chilu’s Hat or Cap, 3
12 do do Child’s Spencer or Sack, 2
13 do do Counterpane, 10
14 do do Cradle Quilt, 5
15 do do Reticule, 2
16 do do Purse, 1
17 do do Gloves, 2
18 do do Hose, long or short, 5
19 do do Child’s Socks, 1
20 do do Lamp or Vase Mat, 2
Spanish and American Needlework.
1 For trest Collar and Chemisette, $5
2 do do UnfWsieeves, 2
3 do do Handkerchief, 3
4do do Berthe Cape, 3
5 do do Child’s Dress, 2
Straw or similar I'abrics.
1 Foi the best Bonnet, Hat or
Cap, each, $5
Wax and Shell Work.
1 For best Was Work in fruit and
flowers, $5
2do do specimen of Shell Work, 5
SOUTHERN MANUFACTURES O
THER THAN DOMESTIC.
1 For best bale Osnaburgs, 8 oun
ces to the yard, $lO
2 do do do Shirting, 10
3 do do do Sheeting, 10
4 do do do Kerseys, 10
5 do do do Stripes,’ 10
G do do do Plains, 10
7 do do do Bed Ticking, 5
Bdo do double Cotton Mattress, 5
9 do da do Shuck do 5
10 do dr do Moss do 10
11 do do do Hair do 10
12 do do coil Hemp Rope, South
ern manufacture, 16
13 do do do Cotton do do do 10
14 do do ciw-DJkr Grass Rope
do do 5
15 do do do Plow Lines, ft
16 do do aud greatest variety of
Cotton Cordage, 10
17 do do Wrapping Twine, 5
IS do do sample Cotton Halting, 10
19 do do tfo Cotton Sacking, ftr
20 do do bale Colton Yarn, com
prising all the Numbers, 10
21 do do piece of Bagging, made
of Cotton, lo
22 do do do made of
Long or Southern moss, 10
23 do do do Cashmere, South
ern 1 ntfanuffacture, 10
24 do do do Plains, do do ft
25 do do do Satiuetts do do ft
26 do do do Lindseys or Kcr
sevs, do do ft
27 do do do Serge, Southern
manufacture, ft
28 do do case of Bleached Cotton
Goods, 20
29 do do piece of Plain Flannel,
Southern manufacture, 5
30 do do do Twilled do do do 5
31 do do bale ot Blankets, South
ern wool and of Southern manufac
ture, 20
32 do do piece of Broadcloth, 20
33 do do da Carpeting, 20
M USIC AL JL\S r RUME N rs.
1 Best made, $25
2 do Violin, do do 5
3 do Flute, do do 10
CLOTiiINO, &e.
1 For the best suit of Clothes,
made at the South, to consist of O
ver-coat, Dress coat, Vest and Pants,
silver cup, 10
2 For the best suit of Clothes,
made at the South, ami of material
manufactured at the South, to con
sist of Great coat, Dress coat, Vest
and Pants, silver cup, 10
3 For the best Gent’s Hat, manu
factured at the South, silver cup, 10
4 For the bert dozan Negro Itais,
manufactured at the Sooth,. silver
cup, 10
MaNUFACTURFS OF STONE, MARBLE, 4sC.
5 Best and largest exhibition of
Stone Ware, 5$
6 Best Georgia Mill Rock for
grinding Indian Corn, 10
Important from Japan.
The English papers received by the Arc*
tic contain the important announcement;
under date of Shanghai, April j. 2, that
Commodore Perry has succeeded in the
object of Ills visit to Jeddo, and that simi
lar advantages have been obtained for the
commerce of that country that had previ
ously been conceded to Russia. The same
condition is contained iu both treaties—
namely, that three ports arc to be opened
in a year. The latest advices from Shang
hai, under date of March 27, stated that
Coaunodore Perry was hourly expected
there on his return from Jeddo, and it is
probable, therefore, the statement of the
English papers is correct. Such a result
will fully vindicate the Japan expedition
from the unmerited abuse expended upon
it, and open to the commerce of our coun
try an immense field for its profitable em
ployment —Baltimore American , 9//t.
The Jatav Trade.— Mr. Silas E. Bur
rows, one of our most prominent merchants,
immediately after the receipt of the news
relative to the opening of the ports of Ja
pan to the trade of the world, conceived
the idea of making a voyage to Jeddo for
the purpose of ascertaining the truth of
the rumor, and if so to open a trade at
enco with the Japanese. For this purpose
he has fitted out one of his clippers—the
Race Hound, but which, for the trip lie
has named the Lady Pierce, in honor of
our present Chief Magistrate—-and sailed
yesterday. There is no question of the
fact, that if the rumor be correct, San
Fraucisco, from her position, is destined
to enjoy a large share of the benefits to be
derived from this new field of commercial
enterprise; but so far as Mr. Burrows is
concerned, we believe that with him, mon
ey, at leflst in the present instance, is only
a second consideration, and that his prin
cipal object is to attaiu to the distinction
of being set down as the pioneer of the
Japan trade.
To effect his object, Mr. Burrows has
laid iu a large cargo of bijouterie, intended
as presents for the Japanese, aud some
1,800 or 2,000 gold dollars for all who
board the ship indiscriminately. He also
takes with him two Japanese interpreters,
and, in fact, lie has taken every means to
ensure success. The Lady Pierce is a
beautiful little clipper, fitted up iu the
most costly and luxurious manner. Her
cabins and general appointments fully e
qual those of most magnificent of our
floating palaces She also mounts five
guns of small calibre, uot so much to intim
idate, as for her owu protection in case of
attack from any of the Hong Kong pirates
who infect those waters Her mission is
essentially pacific. It is expected she will
make the voyage inside of forty days; and
if Commodore Perry and his squadron
should be anchored off Jeddo at the time
of her arrival, it will no doubt be a joyful
surprise for him to find an American mer
chant the lirst to avail himself of the ne
gotiation in-4i’hich he lias been engaged,
but the honor of conducting which to a
successful termination, if rumor be correct,
is to be awarded to others. This expedi
tion of Mr. Burrows.is to be regarded with
considerable iute-est, and advices will be
anxiously looked for from him. —San
Francisco Herald , May 12.
Important from Cuba.
Late news from the “Queen of the An
tilles” possesses considerable interest. The
most important item is the proclamation
of the Captain General, dated the 30th
ult The following is a synopsis of it:
“ I'he constant and concealed enemies
of the Spanish race, who lose no opportu
nity of fomenting by calumnies the discon
tent of the inhabitants of Cuba, have for
some time propagated the most ridiculous
absurdities with respect to the supposed
abolition intentions of the Government;
misinterpreting the natural meaning of the
words and phrases of the official documents,
and of supposed secret treaties, which have
never existed, and which never will exist.
! hey have succeeded in scattering some
alarm among simple minded people. It
is your duty, at tlie same time that you
give the most punctual observance to the
decrees of the Queen, hereby remitted, to
punish with a strong hand the propagators
of these subversive calumnies, *****
and to assure, at the same time, the’ pro
prietors of slaves the legitimate and tran
quil possession of their property. ”
The proclamation goes on to state that
the slaves in the Island are much better
off than the poor white inhabitants of Eu
rope; that the Spanish Government never
was, and never would be the tool of any
foreign power; and that humauity no less
than public interest demands that the in
stitutions of the Island shall remain in
their present condition. Under the Span
ish Government, it is sledged, the Is
land has increased in wealth and happi
ness, so as to become a special object of
envy to a powerful people. The procla
mation concludes by requesting the officers
to impress on the people the propriety of
being vigilant. “Perhaps even now, anew
fiilibustering foray is preparing an occasion
for the troops and Cabans to display that
loyalty which, on previous occasions has
been so triumphant.”
Condition of Cuba.— A letter from
a New Yorker in Cuba, says the Baltimore
Sun, which we find in the Journal of Com
merce, says that having seen the principal
parts of that Island, and noted the fortifi
cations and preparations for active war,
he is satisfied that the people of the Uni
ted States have been systematically de
ceived by publications which have inten
tionally misrepresented many things too
obvious for'mistake. There are twenty
four thousand regular troops on the island,
and to these will soon be added three
thousand uegro troops, to be attached to
each battalion as flank companies
The number of frigates, armed frigates and
“guarda costas,” all manned, and on the
coast and in the harbors, is four times
greater than is generally known hero, and
there are also a number of vessels which
umy easily be converted into vessels of
war of from ten to twenty guns, besides
which, four steamers and six ships of the
line are now on the way to Cuba, in con
voy of transports, with six thousand regu
lar troops, one thousand of whom are ar
tillerists. This writer adds:
“ A register of ail the landholder? and
| royalists, and those suspeeted, is in the
j hands of the Governor. AH those who
j can be relied upon, and those suspected,
I are noted. In the hands of the fofiitw,
arms will bo placed in the event of inva
sion, and all suspected will be immediately
arrested. The ammunition and arms are
carefully guarded, and arrangements ar<
made in case of trouble to pass all public
and private treasure into the Moro Castle.
The foolish young fellows in the States
who join the filibusters in expectation of
plunder and easy conquest, will be disap
pointed—and, instead of realizing these
expectations, will find defeat-death--or
imprisonment. The natives of the island
supposed to be friendly to revolution are a
feeble race, igrtorant of military matters,
without organization, arms or concert—
and will disappoint the expectations of
their friends in the United States.”
Interesting from Washington.
Our Relations with Spain—Aspect of the
Cuban Question —News from Madrid.
Washington, June 9th, 1834.
We learn from undoubted authority that
Mr. Soule has written to the State De
partment that the grouuds .assumed by
the Spanish Government in relation to the
Black Warrior affair, were—first, that
that vessel violated the law, and was just
ly fined; that the application for liberty
to make a post entry of her cargo was
not made within the time allowed by law.
Finally, that, as her agents at Havana
have coutossed their fault, and implored
remission of forfeiture, the same had been
remitted and that matter had been adjust
ed. That the Cuban authorities, so far
from having a disposition to annoy, are
only, anxious, and will continue to manifest
that anxiety to facilitate the trade of the
United States, and that the Black Wrirrior
has been placed upon the same footing
with the United States mail steamers.
It will be seen from this, that Spain
places her remission of the $6,000 fine
upon the ground of mercy, and not justice;
that as the ownefs of the Black Warrior
have ‘ confessed’ ’ their fault, and “implo
red” forgiveness, they are forgiven. The
words quoted appear in the original Span
ish decree, and are given by Mr. Soule in
his official despatch to the State Depart
raent.
The charges against the Cuban officials
of being inimical to the United States, are
repudiated by the Spanish government,
and their conduct lauded in the highest
degree. Such a “settlement” of the diffi
culty is a triumph to Spain, aud will not
be regarded as particularly flattering to
the United States.
We arc also informed that the sale of
Cuba to the United States, is openly dis
cussed by intelligent Spaniards, in private
life, in Madrid; though as yet neither the
papers or officials dare speak of it. The
public mind, however, about the court is
entertaining it. This is certainly a pro
gressive step in the matter, and as such is
entitled to be regarded as of sonic signili- !
canoe.
All Spanish letters received here, agree
in declaring that Mr. Soule, with that
velvet coat exquisitely embroidered, is
very intimate with Queen Isabel Seguuda,
who drinks, flirts, smokes, &c &e. when,
where, and with whom she pleases. Isa
bel also wants money, and the two hun
dred million Air. Soule lias hinted at as
the sum which the United States are will
ing to pay for Cuba, would find a greedy j
acceptor in her, had she the power to take
it. But the rumor that Spain lias agreed
to sell Cuba, or has hinted such a thing,
is, up to the present hour, entirely fabu
lous, so far as the State Department has
any knowledge
There are symptom's that the President
is giving way upon the idea of sending the
Commissioners to Spain. It is still under
discuss on.
1 lie President believes that the prepar
atory steps for preserving Cuba in the
hands of Spain, or making it African, as
an alternative, have been taken This,
lie thinks, does not admit of a doubt; and
lie also believes it our duty to prevent the
latter course at all hazards, lie declares
that he wifi soon say as much to Congress,
and ask its action.— N. Y. Herald.
Terriffic Explosion.
The following terriffic explosion, it will
be seen from the date, occurred three
weeks ago. ’ Our columns have been so
crowded with foreign matter and the Bos
ton riot, that we have not been able to
fiud room for it earlier than tc-lay.
Wilmington, Del. May 31.—About a
quarter to 11 o’clock this morning, tliiee
wagons loaded with five tons of powder,
belonging to Messrs. Dupont & Cos. ex
ploded at the corner of 14th and Orange
streets, killing John Kcese, Tlios. Tailey
and Chambers, the drivers, ayoun; man
In the employ of James E. Price, and a
colored servant woman at Bishop Lee’s
Fifteen horses were also killed.
John McLaughin’s child is missing.—
Thomas Hughes’ wife and child were seri
ously injured, and Win. McCoy and Mrs.
iiichard Reynolds were badly hurt. The
residence of Bishop Lee, James E. Price,
and five others, with six stables, were
completely destroyed, and seventy-five
other houses badly damaged. Many per
sons were slightly cut and hurt. The
loss is estimated at $50,000. \
The scene where the explosion occur
red exceeds description. The neighbor-!
hood looks as though an earthquake had
takeu place. There were three large
teams, containing 450 kegs, estimated at
five tons, on their way from the mills to
be shipped at the wharf. The explosion
took place opposite Bishop Lee’s elegant
residence, the last wagon being opposite
Orange street and the head one about
sixty feet in advance. It is not known
which exploded first.
The Bishop’s house was terribly shat
tered, the'roof being lifted off and broken
in fragments, the front wall driven out.
the floors broken up, every window aud
i door torn from their places, and the beau
tiful garden destroyed. A servant wo
man and child were in the house, the latter
of whom was slightly and the former bad
ly cut. Bishop Lee and family were ab
seut attending the convention of the Dio
cese of St. Andrew’s church, a few sun ires
off. !
Three houses on Orange, below 14th
street, were completely destroyed. One
of them, a frame structure, not a portion
was left.
A young frisfcmafi, boarding .with Mrs.
VlcLanghin, was fatally injured and died
shortly afterwards. McLaughin was badly
i ;iit, his clothes being torn off of him, and
nis wife very seriously hurt. His child
fell into the cellar and was taken out of
the ruins uninjured.
The residence of James Canhy, at the
corner ot Market and 14lh streets, was
terribly shattered and will have to be torn
down. The inmates were badly cut with
glass and falling plaster. His brick stable
and barn, together with his carriages and
fine garden, were destroyed.
On the opposite side the elegunt resi
dence of James E. Price was so much in
jured that it Will have to be rebuilt
’ Ou the South side the. barns aud sta
ples of John E. Price, Joseph Price and
! Jas. E. Price were alt completely destroy
ed. In the latter a colored man, named
Henry was killed. The trees along the
streets and in the gardens were stripped
of their leave’s, and some of them torn up
by the roots The fragments of the wag
ons, and horses, and drivers were blown in
various directions. A lmman arm was
found at the distance of 300 foet. One
of the drivers was blown over the trees,
and the fragments lodged on the shores of
the Brandywine, behind Bishop Lee’s
house.
All the walls and other objects in the
buildings injured were driven towards the
place of explosion The gfeut vacuum
caused by the explosion, had caused the
air in the house to burst them. In Price’s
house, the heavy folding doors, which were
closed at the time, were forced violently
from their hinges, to the eud of the robm.
The windows and doors iu every case were
driven outward.
The tire of one of the wagons, weighing
100 lbs., was thrown to a distance of 200
feet, and the fragments of another tire, 4
wiches broad, were driven nearly through
the trunk of a large tree. Though nothing
bat small pieces can be found of the wa
gons, the places where each stood are
marked iu the bed of the road, which has
been sunk in nearly 2 feet.
On Market street, adjoining the resi
dence of Jas E. Price, the elegant dwell
ings of J. R. Plates, J. H. Price, aud J.
T Price have been greatly injured, and
the furniture, &c broken.
Seven dwellings on 13th street, called
Bright’s Row, were much damaged in the
windows aud walls. The explosion caused
a terrible sensation in the city, and the
people rushed out from their dwellings.—
A gentleman riding on horseback at some
distance felt the ground tremble and was
lifted upon liis hdrsd, and seeing the win -
dows falling into the street thought an
earthquake had occurred.
Many think that persons passing at the*
time were killed and no traces of them left
So far, those before mentioned are the
only ones known to have been killed.
The explosion was felt 33 miles south
of Wilmington.
The total loss is estimated at not less
than $75,000, including the powder and
teams, Valued at $5,000. Messrs. Dupont
are oh the ground doing all they can to
alleviate the distresses of the sufferers, and
express their determination to pay for all
damage done to property.
•indse Douglas
An entertainment was given the Bth
inst (Thursday night,) to this distinguish
ed Senator, at Delmonico’s Hotel, New
York. On that occasion, Judge Douglas
laid down the provisions and exemptions
in relation to slavery, and the principles
of the democratic party touching the same
point, in a very few words. The following
extract from his remarks will show that
while there are such men to give tone and
direction to Northern sentiment, we need
uot despair of the preservation of the U
nion, and of the rights which it was design
ed to protect:
“I will say also, that in our advocacy of
this bill we only stand where we stood in
1848, and the opposition stand where the
Wilinot men stood at the same time. It
is the same principle, and it is the principle
which this people will yet desire to see
immovably established, that Congress shall
not interfere with slavery, save in the two
instances mentioned in the Constitution,
to wit: The Constitution provides that the
Slave Trade shall cease after tweuty years
from its adoption. That power has beeu
exercised. The Constitution also provides
for the giving up of fugitive slaves; that
has also been enforced. It contehJplates
interference in no other instance There
is nothing in the letter or spirit of the
Constitution that would justify or tolerate
it in any other case. Then I understand,
with the platform of tjife National Democ
racy, that Congre s is never to interfere
witu this question, save in the instances
mentioned in the Constitution, and In those
instances, that the law is to be executed,
no matter what the result may be. (Ap
plause ) With this chart to guide us, it
seems our path is very plain and simple;
we have only to adhere lo our principles
—to act with those who carry out those
principles, and the democratic party is the
only party that can be relied upon to car
ry out the principles of the Constitution
in their letter and in their spirit.
“I believe that the democracy will soon
be united throughout the length and
breadth of this land—North- and South
in favor of the great democratic creed up
on this subject, and especially of the great
principles to which I have referred. Mr.
President, I will not detain you by making
a speech on this occasion. I have been
compelled to discuss tlie question so often
this year, that really there is nothing new
to be said. It is an easy subject ou which
to speak—it is one upon which your heart
opens out readily, and you really know not
when to close your remarks * once you
branch out upon it. I will dose what I
have to say, by an expression of tlie firm
conviction that, if we carry out the prin
ciples of self government in the Territories,
and equality in all the States, and a rigid
enforcement of the laws in respect to fugi
tives from labor, agitation will be banish
ed from tho halls of Congress, and the
ibolitionists will soon find that they bare
lost their calling, and Ifctve no more.fuel
|to fee I the lire.” [Loud a-pp! 1 .
No. 25*