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CENTRAL GEORGIAN.
THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN
SAM’JL B. CRAFTOH,
COUNTY PRINTEfti
TERilS-
the pager in advance
If not paid in advru>£e
$1 50
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Message from the President,
On Friday the Chau* laid before the Sen*
ate, the following Message from the Presi
dent of the United States.
the Senate and House of Represnnia*
h ves of the United Sta tes.
At the. close of the Commission to adju
dicate upon the claims of the citizens of t he
^MDFJlSvltLE, GEORGIA.
Tuesday april «, i§52.
Petit Jurors.
Bv an act of the last Legislature petit
Jurors serving in this county, are allowed a
To Correspondents. ! compensation of $1 per day. Since the ad-
We have received from a correspondent journment of our court there has been some
who writes over his own signature, a com- i misapprehension as to the payment of these
rnunication, the purpose of which is, tode- ! claims; for the information of such claimauts,
fend his character from some imputations j we will state that the act authorising their
unjust and unfounded. Were it purely
a defence we should publish it with pleas-
payraent, contemplates a tax of not more
than 25 per cent to be levied on the State
upon the claims of the citizens of the
United States, under the treaty of Guada-
loupe Hidalgo, I directed a list to be made
out of papers which had been sent to that
Commission, and pursuant to the act ofCon-
gress, approved March 3, 1840, the papers
themselves to be carefully arranged and de
posited for safe keeping in the Department
ot State. I deemed all this necessarv, as
well for the interest of the claimants as to
secure the Government against fraudulent
claims, which might be preferred hereafter.
A few days since, I was surprised to learn
that some of these papers had been fraudu
lently abstracted by one of the claimants;
and upon the case made known to me by
the Secretary of State, I referred it to the
Attorney General, for the purpose of ascer
taining what punishment could be inflicted
upon the person who had been guilty of
the offence. I now communicate to you
his opinion, and that of the Attorney of the
United States for this District, by which
you will perceive that it is doubtful whether
there be any law for punishing the very
grave offence of fraudulently abstracting or
mutilating the papers and public document 8
in the several departments of this Govern
ment. It appears to me that the protec
tion of. the public records and papers re
quires that such acts should be made penal
ami a suitable punishment inflioted upon
the offender; and I therefore bring the sub
ject to your consideration, to enable you
to act upon it, should you concur with me
in this opinion. (Signed)
MILL AH D FILLMORE.
Washington, March 26, 1852.
The papers taken appear to have been
copies of In voices, Manifests, Bills of Ltd ng
Letters, &c., and a Deposition; and were
clandestinely abstracted from the possession
of a Clerk in the Department of State, who
backcharge of the books and papers of the
late Board of Commioners.
The Attorney General, after examining
the laws, states, as his opinion, that the of
fence is not contemplated by any act of
Congress, and therefore is not punishable.
The District Attorney gives his opinion,
that the offence is not punishable, except as
a larceny, and cites various English au
thorities and decisions,, to show that an in
dictment will lie against the party for steal
ing so many pieces of paper, as goods and
chattels; and refers to a decision by fifteen
English Judges, in 1845, that it is not ne
cessary that an article taken should have
any general value, provided that it was of
value to the owner. A contrary doctrine,
however, he says, was held by the Supreme
Court of New' York, ini 840.
The name of the person who stole the
papers is not given in the communication.
ure, as such it would he to us to aid in re-1 tax, if needed, to which Jury fees are to be
lieving the character of a worthy citizen J added and from this fund they are payable,
from unjust censure; but there is so much The Jury fees however, do not go into the
of personal ahuse and coarse epithets in the county Treasury, but are paid out by the
article, that we can not feel justified in pub- Clerk of the Superior Court from whom
lishing, and thereby kindle the flames of Jurors should obtain a certificate of ser-
personal animosty, and stir up neighbor-■ vice which will be paid at the county
hood quarrels. If we were to pursue such Treasury as soon as a fund is raised for that
a course we should soon, not only be involv- : purpose. We have not seen the act, but
ed'in all neighborhood quarrels, but would make this statement on the information of
be actually instrumental in keeping them the gentleman who introduced the bill into
alive—a business which we do not admire the Legislature.
in others, and certainly cannot practice our
selves
Texas Debt.—Some uncertainty says
Again, if the author had been as- theN. O. Picayune, has existed in regard
sailed thro,’ this Press there might be some t othe payra ent of Texas scrip under the
excuse^for us in publishing it, as it is, it j l a te j aw 0 f Texas, appropriating two mill-
migat be the commencement of a quarrel ions to the p dyrae nt of the first class debt
Vr'hich would result in bloodshed and crime, w |j ere the import duties w’ere not specially
from which we could not be held blameless, I pledged, and the second and third class
for these reasons we must decline its j c l a inis. For the better understanding of
publication in its present shape, if however, i t }, e course adopted by the State, we are en-
the author wishes to place any statement j a bl e d to publish the following extract from
before the public in vindication of bis con-j a re piy ma d e by the State Treasurer of Tex
duct or character, we shall not withhold as to a letter of inquiry ;
from him the use of this Press, but we can
not make it the vehicle of private quarrels,
In answer to your inquiries, I beg to
state that I am now paying the claims eitht
If he will authorise us to cut out the abu-: er j n gold, or in United States Bonds a-
sive part of his article, we will publish it. | three per cent premium, interest calculated
We have spoken thus of the matter be-; to date of payment. Should any one pre
cause we wish all to be governed by the i f ev drafts on either New York, Boston, Phil-
rule, and to remember that though such
articles may be published as advertisements,
yet we would prefer to forego any such re
muneration, than to disturb the peace
and tranquility of neighborhoods and com
munities. While on this subject, we will
refer our readers to an article on the first
page of this paper headed, ‘The relation be
tween Newspaper Editors and Subscribers.”
It is a sensible and practical production
and should commend itself to the Press and
readers.
JB3T The Hon. W. C. Dawson, of the
U. S. Senate, will please accept our thanks
for a copy of his speech, on the bill grant
ing land to the State of Iowa, to aid in
constructing certain Railroads.
adelpbia or New Orleans, they can obtain
them here at par for the bonds at the rates
above stated
Green Peas.—Dr. A. A. Cullens of
this place has our thanks for a mess of Green
Peas. The Dr. has beets and other vege
tables to match. This is ahead of any body
else in these parts, we guess.
[transmitted for the savannah papers."]
BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
Arrival of the Canada.
Cotton Unchanged.
New York, March 30, P. M.
The British steamship Canada has arriv
ed at Halifax from Liverpool, which place
she left on the.20th inst., and brings seven ! can, commemorative
days later intelligence than that brought by | an( 3 virtues of that-illustrious
the Steamer Europa.
. Liverpool Cotton.Market.—The
The Washington Monument.—In an
other part of this paper will be seen a com
rnunication from this society, in which
there seems te be a deplorable deficiency of
funds, and if aid is not rendered shortly the
work must stop.
This is a work which commends itself
strongly to the patriotism of every Amel i
as it is of the name
n whose
sales
j name it bears—the Father of the Country,
and founder of its Liberties. We should
Withdrawal.—James M. Smythe, Esq.,
has withdrawn from the Augusta ‘‘Consti
tutionalist & Republic,” and is associated
with Maj. Whyte in the “Home Gazette.”
The withdrawal was not occasioned by any
disagreement between Mr. Smythe and Mr.
Gardner, but the health of Mr. S., which
had been much impaired by the arduous
labors of a daily press.
We have frequently commended the
“Home Gazette” to the public, as being one
among the best literary papers in the South;
the association of Mr. Smythe with it, wiil
greatly advance its popularity and useful
ness. We trust that the editors will be
amply recompensedin endeavoring to main
tain a publication so much needed ir our
State. The price of this paper is $2 in ad
vance. Address the editors at Augusta, Ga.
gpg" A Washington correspondent to the
New York Times says:—“I have the best
authority fer stating that there is now a
perfect understanding between President
Fillmore and Secretary Webster. Mr.
Webster, when be left Washington, expect
ed to return on Tuesday. Strange as it
may seem, I speak by authority when I
state that his friends here have become en
tirely confident that Mr. Webster will re
ceive the nomination of the Whig National
Convention for President.”
Terrible Disaster at Hurlgate.—One
of our ship news collectors, says the New
York Herald of the 27th instant, sent us
the following report of a terrible explosion
at flurlgate;
The schooner Jenny Lind, Manchester,
from Rockland, has arrived. Capt. M. re
ports that when passing through Hurlgate
reach, an explosion took place in the boat
of Mons. Maillefert, killing in all probabili
ty the persons therein. There were four
persons in all, and it is thought the powder
ignited while those in the boat were pre
paring to make a blast on the rocks. The
men were supposed to have been instantly
killed.
About three hours after the above was
received, the following additional report
was sent to us:
The schr. Uncle Joe, Capt. Butler, has
just arrived from Portland, Ct. Those on
board witnessed the explosion of Mons.
Maillefert’s boat, which was employed
by him in blasting the rocks at Hurlgate,
and which contained five persons including
Prof. M. Mr. J. White, the pilot who
brought the Uncle Joe up to the city, states
that five persons were in the boat when
the explossion occurred, and that two were
killed, while the remaining three were sad
ly mutilated, and were taken ashore ir.
boats as soon as possible. One ot the kill
ed had his head torn from his body. Of
those that survived were Prof. Maillefert
and foreman, name not aicertained.
Railroad Connection.—A connection
has been formed between the East lennes
see and Georgia, and East Tennessee and
Virginia Railroads, at Knoxville.
JJST Mr. Edmund Burke, ofNew Hamp
shire, formerly one of the editors of the
Wash'ngton Union, will, it is said, be elec
ted Senator from that State to succeed M r.
Hale.
f£r Taxes m California are getting to be
verv onerous. The assessments for the en
suing year upon real and personal property,
it is stated, will be 40 per oent higher than
they were last year.
THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.
To tbe American People*
of Cotton in Liverpool, for the week ending
on the 20th inst., comprise 45,000 bales, of he glad to hear of any association of the
which exporters took 0,000, and specula ! people of this county sending a mite to-
tors 9,000 bales. The quotations are, Fair W ards its completion.
Orleans, five and five-eights (5 5-8); Mid- j
tiling, five and one-sixteenth (5 1-16); Fair School Commissioners.—On the first
page of this paper^ will be found an in
teresting letter from Col. Milledge, to the
Ordinary of Richmond county, in which
Uplands five and a quarter (5 1-4); and
Middling, four and seven-eights (4 7-8).
Flour has declined a shilling. Western
Canal is quoted at 20 shillings and 6 pence.
The editor of the Constitutionalist <k
Republic has been favored with a fine dish
of strawberries. Sorry that our readers
don’t raise the delicacy.
Hard to take a Hint.—That fellow who
borrowed a volume of the Augusta Consti-
stutionalist.
John Randolph Benton, only son of
Col. Benton, late of the U. S. Senate from
Missouri, died at St. Louis, on the 17th
ult., in the 23d year of his age, after an ill
ness of two (lays.
Singular.—It is said to have been de
termined tbat no man can marry the cousin
of his widow. Who ever tried such a thing,
we should like to know ?
A Tolerable Salary.—The pay of Louis
Napoleon is fixed at $140,000 a year. Tbe
famous Murrel we believe operated for the
perquisites only.
JJST Mr. Chas. Cotton, a highly respect
able merchant of Macon, died in that city
on the 25 th ult., in the 59th year of his
ted at 29s.; and White at 31s. and 6 pence
Consols advanced to 98 1-4.
Corn has declined 6 pence. Yellow is quo- that gentleman clearly and succinctly de
fines the duties of the Ordinary, as School
Commissioner, accompanied by some excell-
fTiussM.TTBO FOR THE SBVBXSAH TAPERS.] eut raggwIioM and remarks on the sub-
BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. j j ect of education. We commend the letter
Arrival of tlie Crescent City. to all .as an interesting production, and
Loss of the Stiamcr North Amcreca!—JDis- in every way worthy of its author.
astrous Fire!
Democratic Convention.—This body
' New-York, March 31, 6 P.M. mWed a t Milledgeville on Wednesday
1 lie steamship Crestcnt City arrived from B J
Chag.es, bringing two weeks later news | last, there were forty-five counties represen-
from California. She bring a million and a
half in gold, and two hundred and fifty pas
sengers.
A disastrous fire took place at Downe-
villo on 1110 21st of February, which destroy
ed nearly thb entire town, except tbe su
burbs. *’■
The steamer North America, from San
Juan and San Francisco, was lost on the
28th of February. The crew and passen
gers were shved. •
Btisiness*at San Francisco was rather
dull, but prices were better. The news from
California is generally unimportant.
Mouse Colored.—-Dry goods stores are some
times the.scene of ludicrous conversations.
The other "day a young lady stepped into a
well known establishment in town, and in
quired of a handsome cleik,
’’Sir have.you any mouse-colored ladies
gloves?”.
“Mouse-colored ladies, miss?”
“Yes—assort of gray—just the color of
your drawers there;” meaning the store
drawers, which were painted gray.
■“My draweis, miss‘” ejaculated the young
man, glanciug downward at his dress to
see if everything Was right and tight; “My
drawers, miss! why I don,t wear any!"
The young lady was carried home on a
:shutter, '
ted by one hundred and twelve Delegates.
The Convention passed a series of reso
lutions, embracing the old doctrines of the
party, with a submission to the Compro
mise. The length of the proceedings pre
cludes us from publishing them this week.
No preference was expressed by the Con
vention for any of the candidates, but were
willing to isbide the nomination. We no
tice that Col. R. W. Flournoy of this
county was nominated as Elector for this
District, and Col. Jas. S. Hook as a dele
gate to the Baltimore Convention.
/jgr The person accused of having pur
loined papers from the State Department
relative to Mexican claims, iind the awards of
the Mexican board of Commissioners, is said
to be Dr. Wm. Baldwin. He obtained an a-
ward of $80,000 from the board, and has
presented a memorial to Congress for a
further allowance.
Hoax.—The reported rupture between
two members of the Cabinet at Washing
ton, turns out to be a hoax. The N. York
Tribune\ however, felt pretty certain that
Mr. P.-M. General, Hall, was at fault.
Receipts of Cotton at N. Orleans.
The Charleston Courier of the 31st ult.,
sai*: “A private telegraphic dispatch re
ceived in this city from New Orleans, bear
ing date of the 29th inst., states tb; receipts
of cotton there, so far, have been 1,110,000
bales, and that the excess in the recei pts at
all the Southern ports, as compared with
last year, comprises 450,000 bales.”
Served Him Right.—Two married ladies
it is said, have been horsewhipping a young
man in St. Louis, for taking their husbands
away of evenings.
We never allow the chaps to hang about
our office alter tea ; not that we are afraid,
but then—safety is the game.
Claims of the Heirs of Lafayette.—
The heirs of Gen. Lafayette have brought
suit to recover several hundred acres of
land, having a front of 600 yards beyond
the old fortifications at New Orleans. This
is a portion of the 11,520 acres of land
granted to Lafayette by Congress.
Acquitted.—Joseph Cohron, who killed
Pinckard at Forsyth, some eighteen months
since for attempting to cow-hide him, has
been acquitted. The jury were out about
three hours.
Pennsylvania.—Tbe Whig State Con
vention of Pennsylvania have nominated
Gen. Scott for the Presidency and Ex Gov
Wm. F. Johnson for the Vice Presidency.
The vote was 113 to 5.
Alliteration.—The Whigs of Galves
ton, Texas, are in favor of “Fillmore and Fi
nality.”, Some doubts are entertained wbeth
er the latter gentleman will allow his name
run.
gST A bill has been introduced into
Congress, by Mr. Fayette McMullen, giving
to members of Congress a salary of $1500
a year, instead of the present allowance of
$8 per day.
S3T Gov. Cobb reached Milledgeville on
the 29th ult., on his return from the North.
laterary Notices.
Godey’s Lady’s Book.—We have re
ceived the April No. of this book. It con
tains a number of well finished engravings,
and has its usual varietv of reading matter,
Price $3 in advance. Published in Phila
delphia.
Graham.—This Magazine is also before
us. It is a book which its readers always
appreciate. It is filled with good and sen
sible articles, and each No. contains 112
pages. Price $3 in advance. Published
in Philadelphia.
Georgia University Magazine.—We
have the April no. before us. It has a
number of spirited and .interesting articles
which will be highly interesting to its read
ers. Price $2. address the publishers
Athens Ga.
Fannin’s massacre.
These words will doubtless arrest the at
tention of every one who had relatives that
were butchered on that memorable occa
sion.
A friend who was present at a recent ad
dress, delivered at Huntsville, (Ala.) by Gen
eral Sam Houston, informs us, that Gen.
H. stated a fact which seems to be not
geuerallf known—to-wit: that the State of
Texas, years ago, passed an act, giving to
the next of kin of each soldier who fell in
that massacre, sixteen hundrd acres, of land
to be located on any of the unappropriated
public lands belonging to that State. He re
quested those present to give as much pub
licity to the fact as possibie. In a conver
sation with our informant, after the speech
was delivered Gen. Houston recommended
him to call attention of the people of Geor
gia to the fact, as very many Fannin’s men
were from this State, and the information
would probaly benefit the heirs of those ill-
fated heroes. We hope out cotemporares
of the press in Georgia, will give this
subject a suitable uotice in their columns.—
Const. & Republic.
‘Jake,’ said an old farmer, one day to one
of his mowers, ’do you know how manv
horns there are in a dilemma?’
i ‘No replied Jake,” but l know how many
horns there are in a quart of whiskey.’
Washington National Monument )
Office, March 25, 2852. f
From the great decrease in the receipts
of contributions to the National Monument
during the last six months, the Board of
Managers feel it to be their duty to make
another appeal to the patriotism of the Am
erican public. They are unwilling to be
lieve that the people of this country under
such deep and lasting obligations as they
are to the founder of their liberties and
feeling, as they must, a profound sense of
gratitude for the inestimable services which
he rendered to them, will suffer a monu
ment commenced in his honor, and to aid
in perpetuating his name to the lates ages
of the world, to remain unfinished for the
want of the means necessary to complete it.
It need scarcely be suggested that a fact
like this in the history of our Republic
would not fair to reflect lasting discredit on
the gratitude and patriotism of its citizens,
and prove to the world that republics are
too apt to be forgetful of what is doe to
themselves and to the memory of those
who, under Providence, have made them
great, prosperous, and happy. It i3 often
the fate of the most distinguished and illus
trious to be nearly forgotten after they have
mouldered in the tomb for half a century.
In the busy and ever changing scenes of
the world the stage of life is continuously
occupied by those whose acts excite the in
terest of the livings and exclude the memo
ry of such as have preceded them, though
their reputation may have been more brill
iant, and their deeds more glorious. But
is was believed that Washington was one
to whom the American people owed the
greatest and most lasting debt of gratitude,
and to whose memory every honor should
be paid by his countrymen; tbat to honor
him was but to honor themselves; and that
th iy were willing and desirous to pay a
i at tribute to preeminent patriotism, and
to unequalled public and private virtue.
Under this impression a society was es
tablished, some seventeen years ago, in the ■
city of Washington, for the purpose of erec
ting a magnificent monument to the “Fath
er of his Country;” and the Board ot Mana
gers of tn at Society have during that long
interval, made gratuitously every effort in
their power, from a pure feeling of patriot
ism and a desire to honor bis. memory, ol
its organization. By unceasing and untir
ing exertion they have succeeded in collec
ting a sum sufficient only to carry up the
proposed structure to an elevation of one
hundred and five feet above the surface, a-
bout one-fifth of its intended elevation; and
thev now regret to say that unless tbe con
tributions are larger, and more frequent
than they have been for the past six months,
it will be impossible to continue the work
any further. The blocks of stone which
have been sent from the different States,
associations, <fcc„ to be placed in the monu
ment, have done but little to add to its el
evation, though they may contribute to its
interest. Tbat the public may understand
how expensive such a structure must ne
cessarily be, it may be proper to state that
each course of two feet in height cost up-
wardsof $2,000, though executed with the
strictest regard to ecouomy. The materials
and labor, with a small annual compensa
tion allowed to the superintendent, and a
Hill smaller to the architect, amount to the
expenditure which has been mentioned;
and the Board of Managers are well satis
fied that, had the work been undertaken by
the Government, it would have cost double
the amount of the cost of the obelisk so far.
From two to three courses can be com
pleted in a month, which require from four
to six thousand dollars, while the mouthly
contributions have not averaged tor the past
half year more than two thousand dollars.
It will, therefore, be obvious that the woik
must necessarily be stopped if a more ar
dent and patriotic feeling does not prevail
among the people of this country, aud a
more extended and liberal contribution be
not made.
To show with what case this great object
could be effected, it is only necessary to
state, that three cents from each white in
habitant of the United States would be
sufficient to complete the monument in a
few years; and yet such appears to be the
apathy and indifference existing in relation
to this noble undertaking, that even that
even that small sum cannot be obtained for
so patriotic and glorious a purpose.
Iu Norway, the three-fourths of the a-
mount necessary to erect a monument in
honor of Charles XII. was raised lately by
voluntary contributions in two days; while
in the Republic of the United States,
brought into existence by the valor, perse
verance, energy, and patriotism of Wash
ington—in a nation which now contains a
population of nearly twenty-million of souls
enjoying a freedom, independence, and
prosperity nowhere else to be found—one
fifth only of the amount required to com
plete a monument worthy of the man in
whose honor it is now being erected, has,
after the most unceasing efforts for seven
teen years, been contributed. To the peo
ple; the army, aud navy. Masonic, Odd
Fellows, and other associations, the colie
ges, accademies, and schools of the United
States, banking institutions; city and town
corporations, &c., applications urgently re
questing pecuniary aid have been made by
circulars addressed to all, and still the con
tributions received have been insufficient to
raise the monument beyond its present ele
vation. This is a painful and mortifying
fact. It will now become the duty of the
different States of the Union to show the
interest they feci in this noble undertaking
and to evince the estimation and respect
in which the hold the character and servi
ces of Washington, by contributing to the
completion of his monument, that the States
as well as the people may have the honor
of raising a structure to his memory which
will be an imperishable memorial of their
veneration and gratitude.
By order of the Board v
GEORGE WATTERSON-
Sec. Washington National Monument So
ciety.
/^“Editors throughout the Union are
respectfully requested to publish the above
in their journals, and thus advance the
cause.
Land Warrants made Assignable.
The bill for this purpose, finally passed
both Houses of Congress on Thursday, and
will, no doubt receive the approval of the
President.—It must give increased value
to the warrants, as it will facilitate the loca
tion of them on the pubic land. The bill
provides that the assignment may be made
by deed or instrument of writing, according
to such form, and pursuant to such regula
tions as maybe prescribed by the Commis
sioner of the General Land Office, so as to
vest the assignee with all the right of the
origional owners of the warrants or loca
tion.
The benefits of the original act, with the
supplement, are eztended to the officers and
soldiers of any militia, volunteers or troops,
who were called into military service, and
whose services have been paid by tbe United
States subseqent to the eighteenth of June
eighteen hundred and twelve.
The following are the provisions of the bill
for locating the warrants:
Any person entitled to pre-emption right
to any land shall be entitled to use any such
land warrants, in payment of tbe same, at
$1,25 per acre, for the quantity of land
therein specified: Pr&vided t That tbe war
rants which have been or may hereafter be
issued in pur*uance of said laws or of this
act, raaj be located, according to tbe legal
subdivisions of the pubic lands, in one body
upon any lands oftne United States, sub
ject to ] iivate entry at tbe time of such
lot a ion, at the minimum price: Provided,
further, That, when said warrants shall be
located on lands which are subject to entry
at a great* r minimum than $1,25 per acre
tbe locator of said warrants shall pay to the
United States, in cash the difference be
tween tbe value of such warrants at $1,25
per acre, and the tract of land located on
at
Slavery Resolutions of Massathusetl
—The following resolutions have been in
troduced into the legislature of Massaelm-
ebusetts, but not acted upon :
Whereas it has been tbe custom of Mas
sachusetts in times past, to express to the
general government and to her lister States-
her wishes and tbe purposes regarding mat
ters which deeply concern tbe general wel
fane: and
Wheareas, tbe principles upon which
ihe permanence of tbe Union and tbe lib
erties of its citizens depend, have been put
in hazard by a series of measures known as
tbe compromise "acts : and
Whereas it has been claimed that this
series ofmeasurts has by general consent
of the people been adopted as a filial and
irrevocable compact, be it therefore,
Resolved, That Massachusetts has not
changed tbe principles she has repeatedly
affirmed in relation, to the institution which
should be confined te* tire States where it
exist, subject to no-control, and that Con
gress has no right to involve- the fr< e States-
in its shame, or iu its guilt, by laws de
signed to countenance, perpetuate,, or. ex
tend it.
Resolved, That the people of Massachu
setts yield to uo others in attachment to>
the Union and Constitution, that they will
support the one and obey the other and
will fearlessly and inflexibly resist any
measures which violate the principles of
constitutional liberty aud thereby disturb
the harmony and end nger the-existeuce of
the Union.
Resolved, That the act of 1850, known
as the fugitive slave law, is opposed alike;
the doctrines of Ubristianaily aud the fun
damental maxims of free government; that
it is unconstitutional, unjust aud oppressive;
aud that it ought to be .-q redly and forever
repealed.
Resolved, That Massachusetts protests
against the delivery into slavery of men
found upon her soil, and under the jurisdic
tion of her laws, in the actual enjoyment of
freedom; especially without due process of
law, and without a trial by jury before a
legally constituted judicial tribunal.
Resolved, That Massachusetts expects
her Senators and Representatives in Con
gress, that they will in all respects conform
to the principles in these resolutions ex
pressed.
Resolved, That Ins Excellency, the gov
ernor, be requested to transmit copies of
these resolves to the governors of the sever
al States of the Union, and to our Senators
and Representatives at Washington, to be
by them laid: before the two Houses of Con
gress.
Imports of Dry Goods.—Ne have com
piled our usual monthly summary of the
imports of Foreign Dry Good at this port,
although the month has not yet expired, in
order to make a comparison with the corres
ponding period of last year, the statements
being kept in seven weeks. The resultshows
a decline in the imports entered during the
month of $253,742, and an increase in the
amount thrown upon the market of $153,-
353. The increase in the latter item has
been caused partly by the reduction of the
stock in warehouse—the falling off in the
receipts making it neefisssry to draw more
closely upon the reserved invoices; and part
ly by the order of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, withholding the usual option of con
tinuing goods in warehouse beyond the
first year, if likelv to be vranted.Tor consump
tion here.-—W. * Y. Journal of Commerce
27 th inst.. 9
A Buck, while being measuredTora pair
of boots, observed:
“Make them cover the calf.
“Efeayens!”. exclaimed the astounded
snob supreying bis customer from head to
foot, “I have not leather enough.”