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GEORGE MC DUFFIE.
OK nil the <!Utitigui*!ie I meti of Sou I
Garnli-a, there was none more titled flat
Geor;e MeDufii'. He was a star of the fi>
magnitude. Honest and sincere in aii Ills ac |
tions—a profound jurist—a stitesuiaii of the lar
pest exferience, he represented his State so
many vears in the national councils with a tie
votiou that endeared him to his constituents
and a fullness of knowledge, that placed him i
the first rank oflepi lat trs. His speeches, am
his repo its as Chairman of the Committee oi
Ways ami Means, not only established hisrepu
tatirin in America, hut ill Eunqe he was hailcit
as the cliainpion of free trade, ami couij limeii
ted by the statesmen of Ennl md, as one >f the
master *, i itg of the age. His life, if w litten by
a competent hand, would make a very inter* at
inp hiopraphv. It would exhibit a poor hoy in
the liumhie walks of life, environed with diffi
culties. yet stirnn tinting tlio.-e difficulties ui.ii
an iron will, that ultimately elevated him to a
posit'on that commanded the profound respect
and admiration of his cotemporaries. His ca
reer in Congress is too generally known for u>
to do more than give it a passing glance; and
xuch was the es filiation in which he was held by
General Jackson that, notwithstanding tiie vio
lence of the nuiiifica ion controvessy, the old
President uniformly expressed the most affeo
tionate regard for McDuffie, saying repeatedly
“that if there was an honest man alive that man
was George Mcl'utfie.’’ He was undoubtedly
one of the most intellectual men of the age; hi*
mind was eminently logical, and you shall try
in vain to find a Haw in his arguments. One
might have differed w ith him in the piincipleshe
expressed, hut to grant his premises was to con
cede the argument His contests with Webster
leave no doubt as to the splendor of his inteli et;
Wis report on the United States Bank, was the
ablest argument ever made on that side of the
quea ion ; and his speeches on internal improve
ments, the tariff, the removal of the deposits,
and on the expediency of amending the consti
tution, are all masterly, and seem to exhaust
those subjects.
When he rose to speak, there was . lwavs a
death-like ilenee iti the House—you mig-.t have
heard a pin drop. His burning enthusiasm, the
sparkling of his splendid grey eye, the emphatic
enunciation that accompanied every wtud, held
you captive, and step by step lie buried you
along with him. from point to point, until you
were subdued by the fascinating fervor of his
t l ansefri.dt nt genius. Nor was ho defieiem in
sarcasm ; his speeches in reply to the att cks of
that miserable compound of vulgarity and i npu
deuce. ‘Pristram Barges3, abound in wit and hu
mor. His comparing Genera-J Jackson to Jupi
ter Tonans, in which Ju ( itei is represented as
seizing the arms of all the Gods, wielding the j
powers of the Pantheon, and giving “the s amp
of Fate,” was one oi the happie.-t illustr itions
ofex< entive spoliation that has ever been exhibi
ted by any orator of any age or nation. It was
woill yof Demosthenes!
His seat in the convention was to the left of
the President, and in the viciuity of Major Ham
ilton. the revolutionary veteran. You could
have recognized McDuffie at agl nice. He was
ol the medium height, and dressed in a claret
colored coat that was much too large for him;
but fus intellectual face attracted yon at. once,
especially when his splendid eve was fired by
the excitement of discussion. His hair was
black. and cut with mathematical preci-ion,
st aiglit from temple to temple, and smoothed
down so as to display the shape of his head,
which was large and ndmrahly so med But,
alas! there is a hectic flush upon his pale cheek ;
you perceive that he is daily dying from the im
medicable wound he received in bis youth His
bands are trembling violently. He is up! but
bis voice is clear and calm, bis enunciation dis
tinct,aud his manner emphatic. Uttering a bold
proposition, he pauses,and his eagle eye glances
round the assembly. All is hu-hed. You might
hear your heart beat. But now he dashes into
the argument, and you see an intellectual war
ti r before you, brandishing the armor of truth,
and wielding the ham! injustice for liberty ami the
lights ot man. He sp -aks like oneiuspfied—
bis thoughts, words and action, are suhlime—
a:,d when he pauses, as ii to make a migl tier
effort, you feel like one entranced, and gaze
with wonder at the man whose magic mind and
eloquence have bound you captive to his trium
phal car.
M’Duffle rose rapidly from obscurity to emi
nence,dividing the future, in the .pinion of many,
with Mr. Calhoun, who was the first to recog
nise and to tosti r the fortunes of the orphan boy.
He stepped at once to the head of the bar, arid
until his election to Congress he had no com
petitor in South Carolina,as a lawyer. His prac
tice was very lucrative, and perhaps no lawyer
ever acquired so large a fortune in so short a time.
In ids marriage, too, he was fortunate, leading
to the altar one of the wealthiest beauties of
land—a daughter of Colonel Richard Sin
gleton.
111 ‘ manners, M‘Duffie had the simplicity of
a child. YVe shall relate an instance which is
characteristic of the man. “Your Mr. M’Duffie
is a very singular person !’’ said \,ung lad\ to
us on one occasion. “How so (” “YViiv, 1 was
at the springs, a lew months since, and
learning that the great Mr. M’Duffie was in the
house, 1 w* nt into the con idor to catch ;> glimpse
of him, when who should app oach me bui t e
great man himself, saying Alias l nave lost
my hat ; won’t von lulpme to hunt f. fi ?” “Os
course you eid “Yes,” replied the lady, ‘ and
found it!” And his appearance, on ordi.ia v oc
casions, was any tiling out distingue. YVe shall
relate an anecdote that occurie<i oly a few davs
befo;e his election as Govei nor of rhe State. \Y
were standing by his side in the House of Rep
leseiitatives, when a member from Charleston
Major John Huger, approached M Duffie, am
said, “Give me that chai. ; t wish it for Cob.m i
YYanen.” “Certainly, **,, replied M’Duffi
am landed the chair to Major Huger, who took i
to old CoiontlYVarrer,requ sting him to reliev,
itiii.seli f out the pain of supporting himself o
.Jb crutch, for tire old hem had lost a leg at tin
* feav * ri,,ah - A gentleman—we think .
riekens Builer, the present Senator in (Jot
I MaioTiT 10 lh occmreuce, dev
f J Huger aside, sayiug, “YVhat have you
‘one?’* “Who —what ?’’exd dined Huger, for
the tone of Butler apprised him t lat he had com*
niited some gii v .us blunder. “Done, why
could you find no chai for Col YVarre.i, blit the
ne occupied by Mr. M Duffie ? * “Mr. who
•xdaimed Huger,almost pet ified with aston
ishment. “M’Duffie, ** replied Butler, “Hea
eos !’’ cried Huger, “why 1 took him for a pin
dar man!”
Asa pubfic speaker—he never spoke in private
M’Duffie was variable in bis style. On some
evasions, be would be extremely rapid, dash
ing on w ith the rapidity of a racer under whip
and spu r . At other times he would utter a
word or two in a low tone, and pause; take up
a ca die and remove it, as if je l"us of its light
He then would utter a sentence, ami replace
the candle. Suddenly he would startle you by
giving vent to a bold axiom, and strike the table
with his fist, inflicting a blow that was hard
enough to have demolished it. YVe heard him
and. liver his famous speech at Charleston, in vin- j
dication of his “forty bale theory”—that he |
maintained the proposition that fm tv bales out
of every hundred were lost to the prolucer, by
the fraudulent operation of the protective sys
tem. He spoke four hours, and very deliberate
ly, seeming to think over, and mould e erv
thought before giving it utterance. He used
considerable action, indeed it was rather dan
gerous to have a seat in his vicinity, and more
than once we saw General Hay lie dodge to
avoid a blow from the sweeping arm of the ora
tor. In the course of his argument, he would
occasionally relate an anecdote that served
to amuse and relieve the audience, and which
afforded him a good opportunity o take a j
fresh start in the great argument he was elabo- j
rating.
Poor M’Duffie! YY'e see him in our mind’s j
eye, as he stood on that occasion, -uttering
“thoughts that breathe and words that bu.n’
bold, impassioned, eloquent,—and n w, alas!
be sleeps the sleep that knows no vakiag,
but his memory w ill long be che ished by
his dear native 1 md, and his name embal ti
ed in the brightest page of his beloved Caro
lina.
One of the Sta’es .- “Bob, whe e’s the State of
Matrimony ?”
“It’s mm of the United States. It is bound
ed by hugging and kissi ig o:i one side, and
cr.ulles and h diies on til** other. Its chief pro
ducts are population. broomsticks and staying
; out biteo’nig its. :t was discovered by Adam ami
Evo, while try iigtoin lin t!i- vest aassage out
of Paradise. The eli nate is sultry till you pass
the tropics of housekeeping, when squally weath
er commonly sets in with such powers as to
keep all hands as cool as cucumbers. For the
p iucipal ro d-l. adi g to this : ntere>ting State,
consult the first pair of blue eyes you run
against.”
Ironing made easy. —YVhat housewife has !
not felt the iron! >g of clothes in the summer a i
great burthen and wished she could manage it
without so much fire? Somebody has invented
a smoothing iron which obvi ttos this dilficu Itv
A handful! of coals makes all the fi e that is
necessary —it heats the iron in a few minutes,
and nothing is necessary but to replenish oc
casionally to keep it hot all dav. Just think of
ii ! the very idea of ironing in a cool room,
without a fie, is so refreshing that you will go
at it in the hot days of summer just to g**t cool.
And then the expense of the c<ml for a whole
year vs ill hardlv exceed the cost of two good
ii\ning fires. YY T e have tried it, and commend
it specially to the ladies. YVe don’t know any
thing that has been done i itely so important to
the advancement of “w oman’s lights,” as the
invention of this iron. Hall & Moses have it
for sale.— Corner Sion*'.
A jockev had disposed of a horse for three
or four times its value, to a novice in the busi
ness, lepresenting h in to be a “crack” animal,
possessing b th speed and b ttnm, two very es
sential requisites, as all horse dealers are aware.
He so praised the few good points of the animal,
and concealed Ids many bad ones that the
purchaser believed he was particiiia* ly foitmiate
in procuring such an excellent horse, and con
gratulated himself on the capital bargain lie had
made. He was not long in possession of bis
treasure, however, before he discoveied tnat be
had been swindled, and that the animal was
hardly worth his feed. Annoyed at being du
ped in this tnanrer, he appeared before the
. know ing jockey w ith his horse, accused him of
swindling, and demanded that the niom-y should
be returned. “YY’lty. what is the matter with the
i horse?” said the dealer, with the most impertur
bable coolness. “Matter!” said the enraged
dupe; “why the horse is not wenth one-fourth
;of what I paid for him. You toll me he had no
faults; but 1 find he lias not a single good quali
tv. He is spavined, Ids teeth are broken, and
, he is blind of an eye.”
“Well, I told you, when vnu bought him,” re
plied the dealer, “that he had no faults; and
neither has he. He mav be blind of an eye;
but that’s not his fault—it’s his misfoitune.”
Bayard Taylor thus discourses on the Spanish
maidens: “The women of Cadiz are noted for
tf.eii beauty'and their graceful gait. Some of
them aie very beautiful, it i> tiue, but beauty is
m t the rule among Miem. Tin i g it, however,
is the most graceful pos.-ible, because it is per
feci I \ frteand natural. The commonest erv
iag-im.i t who walks the stieets of C adiz w uld
put to shame a whole score of our miucii’g and
wriggling lu lies.”
A man named Fogv was arrested at Boston
on Finlay, on the charge of rohbfi g the U. S
Mail. He had charge ot the mail between Bos
ton am) Newburypo.t.— Chronicle dp Sentinel.
The old Fogies always did have a leaning to
the spoils of office.
YY’e learn from the Columbia South Caroli
lian that the lion. Laugdon Cheves has pur
•based a house in that vicinity, and intends
tiortly removi tg to it.
Professor Henry has been ie-tlccted Presi
lent of the YV ashington Metropolitan Meehan
ics* Institute
Hi n. Edwa.u h a been elected Pm ei
dent of tue Missouri State Colonization Society.
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(Times rmlr Sentinel.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
SATURDAY KVEMJKJ, APRIL 33, 1853.
Our next Governor.
The following communication which we dip from th
Georgia Telegraph. * xpr m** b the conviction* of th*
<rieat hoiiy of the Democrat'!* parly as to the charma.-r
aid talent* of our distinguished townsman, lion. Al
fred Iverson. No man in Georgia would make h
better Gov. riior. and if his services are demanded in
that station. v?e have rto dotd t he would concent to
serve. We have, h wvever, accustomed our*elws for
sum** time past to eonfitvt his name with the S- nate ot
the United States, on which theatre he is peculiarly
fi?t dto shine. As tin orator, he ha* few equals in th
United States, aud we need jast sacli quafitU-s at thi*
time in the Senate Since th-* death of Calhoun, and
the r< signal inn of I)avs and Soule, the Democracy of
the South ha* no representative iu the .Senate who can
s.'ive nit’ ranoe to her sentiments in “thoughts that
breathe and word* that burn.” Mo tof the south* rn
S nntoi-s are plain, practical men, who have not th<
gifts and grnc af the orator. Tliey n -ed spoke*
man. We can furnit-h them with the man thoy want
What Pays “Baker” to our suggestion? fi* re is th
article referred to:
[From the Georgia Telegraph.]
The time is f'asi appro u h npj when tlie Democracy o’
Georgia are to meet in Convention to fix upon a *tnndar<
bearer for the coming < :ub rna’oriai emit* st,
|o the pr< s tit aspect o polities in our State, much and
i pends upon that selection, nd it is particularly nece *ar\
j i r the tr utnph of the party that the choice be a jnd eour
| oa * —one tliat eombims theconfi leme of the pjirtv to t*e
| core hf- el- et on. with tin- nb lity. when elected, t > fuifi
! tlie du:ie* of the < ffiee. Indeed, it is <>n!\ r quiste to m
’ cure a k*a<lt r possessing these qirilifications to is sure ;
tr u phant success, .-.nd open for ihe i.)eino*racy of tdeor
a brdl ant tu ure.
Sueh a man. Messrs. E litors, is >h * Hen. Alfred fver
s n. of Mascogee, than whom none in the i)emoer;iti*
rstiiks sire in >re i* serving that h* nor.
M s h rh m >ral charact> r and pur’ty of life, coup! <
wi h undoubted nhdilies, liave l-.ng since endeared f itn t
the people; and his firm, unswerving devotion to th
pr neiplea of the Democratic party renders Ins claim,
no ordinary character. Always identified with the Dem -
cracy, h* never yet lias faltered, but iu and feat a* in sue
cess h > r m line I true to its principles, and stood firm ari
u iflaieliing to its pof ev, and contributed, hy wise aid
eoeb iia’orv uounse]*, as much hs i y nth* r to its pa*
string'h and riuntphs, and it* present flattering p ogpects.
Hi* n unination wou and give ent re satisfaction ; am
with him as a leader, we could not t uff *r defeat,and xvhei
elected he would make just each a Governor a* Oeoigi;
needs, and ot whom the Demoera y would be proud.
BAKER.
The Girard Hail Bond—A new Western
Terminus.
The pecpD of Columbus and the surrounding oonntrx
i have heretofore been compelled t*. hear upon their
. shoulders the whole hurtle nos thi* stupendous enter
| prise. Unquestionably, when or. nph-t and, it will add
| much more to the trade of Mobile than it will ?o ours :
j yet Mobile ha*, from tlie beginning of the work, given
■ u* the cold shoulder, and with the exception of th<
| contribution of very small suns by a few of her rn<*ri
j enterprising ciiis ns, h * has done nothing to forward
| the undertaking. H< r Imp sand resources are turned
I in another direction, and to all <ur courting she hasonb
r* sp..tided “no, no.” Shull we prosecute our *uit
after so many r-buffs, or seek another and mar.* facile
conn ctu>i3 ? This is au important question aud well
worth) of our consideration. The follow ing, among oth
er reasons ,mav be urg and in favor rs anoth* r terminus.
| By the completion of tlie Opelika branch road we wili
be in communication by the Alabama River with Mobile,
and will reap most of the advantages of a inure dir. ci
communication with that port. Furthermore, there !s
----ev* ry reason to believe that the gap between Montgome
ry and Brandon, Miss., will be filled up in a very few
years und* r the supervision of Mr. Marsha!!. President
of th* Southern (Mississippi) Rail Road, who is actively
* agaged in forwarding tbo enterprise; and by this
means we will have a direct communication with the
M ississippi River, and will be in great degree indepen
dent of Mobile.
Under th se circumstances, would it not be well for
the President and Directors of the Girard Road to turn
their attention to Pensacola? We believe it is gem rally
conceded that a Rail Road will be built from Montgome
ry to Pensacola, which will cron* the track of the Girard
iRo and about 75 miles from Mobile; aud by uniting
i wish that road, we can have opened to us the port of
Petisaeol i, and thu* enjoy the benefit* f u connection
with the Gulf at much less expense, (ban we can. if we
are compelled to push tlie Girard road to Mobile bay
unaided by liberal contribution* from Mobile. Ret Mo-
I oil* look u her int* rests. It is true, P* nsaeola is a* y 4
i a small city, but when that splendid port t3 connected
| with Savannah and Brunswick by Railroad, aid the
j golden flood of trade and travi l of the Isthmus is poured
into h< r lap. she w ill in „il probability betheQm en city
on the (dulf, and a connection with Iter may be of more
ben fit to ua than (>n with Mobile.
Th'? Savtnna’i ani Bcuaacala Rail Rati.
YVe learn from the Savannah Ncics tliat nearly one
million of d* liar*. lona fide subsciiption*. have b* en
made to the stuck of the road in Savanna! an*! vicinitv.
which will be largely increas'd The Engine* is have
i been engaged for more than a month past in eunetii g
he route, which they have nearly completed between
Savannah and Albany. The company are waiting for
th - report <f their Engineer which ie t*d< teriuine th*m
in the loeatio of ihe road. W hen this important mat
tor is and finitely fixed. iheWvik w ill bt* conum need and
pros, eut* and with the en* rgy ar. i p erseverance which
ha* ehar.oterized al! the important uudertakiiig* in
which our city has ever endsirk- and.
Capt. Abercrombie’s Po iiioa.
YVe find in th. Spirit of the South h- following
paragraph and. fining the present position of Capt. Abuh
cromsie. lii the lower count;, bof the district there is
Vi ry gr.at unanimity in his support. Several large
and enthusiastic m t ting* hove ben held in Dale, Cf
---f. e. and ll.nry counti a. iu which whig and democrat,
and union men and seeeseionist* cheerfully co-operated
in giving him a hearty endorsement. If the Spirit i*
correctly informed as to hi* political sentiments, we can
see nogo>d reason f>>r tunning opposition to him.
The Spirit of the S tuth says ;
“Capt. Abercrombie (and we;.r<*n*>t speaking at ran
dom,) is pr. pired to resist to the la*t x:r< mity any fur
ther aggress one up n the rights oi the South, lie is n
tavr of r due.ng the tar.fi’to the point requisite for an
• otioin eal admit ist ration of the government; heiso -
l> -*ed to that profl.gate system of appr priatioi g for inter
nal improvement* and o her uncoiistitution 1 purposes, bv
’ h ! ch he puolic treasury is regularly p'undere.i by both
national parties. He seta his face Immovably against the
reorgan jati<>n of the whig pa tv, and while he allies him
■*elf with n* national organ xation, he approves substantial
y the prine'ples avowed b\ and
l> prepared to offer it no factious opposition.”
Th Savannah New#.
The Savannah pr*w have iharged that the News
makes extracts without g ring credits. We urge J
different accusal ion. It it* dia the Times and Sent :•
nel itli every article it copes from a Co'ambus P'P f .
We buffer our sincere acknowledgments to * Mnj
Jones” for the compliment implied in this course, but
beg leave to decline the Peacock feathers with which
lie bedecks us.
We are not r* sponsible for the article entitled “Is a,rt
a'r Line a Wind L rtf ? u
No ••demonstration” is needed to convince us of th*
entej prise, intelligence, hospitality, or future prospects
■f Savannah. We rejoice in her prosperity, applaud her
g nenmity and exult in her enterprise, which has done
more to develnpe the resourc a <S G> orgi •, and give her
a name and character in the Union than all the wind)
editorials of all our colemporari* .
Advertiser and Gazette.
Cl. .T. J. Skibeis has r tired from the Editorial
chair of this able pap r. W e part witli him with deep
regret. He has conducted Ins paper with eminent abili
ty, and to hia foresight and tact the .Democracy of
Mahftnm are ind* hted for their triumphant success
at the last eh ction.
He carries with him to his retirement-the best wish
es of the party. God bless h : m.
Harbour County, Alabama.
The Southern Rights Democr cv in this county have
lomiuaU and J fferson Buford for S nate, and .John
Cochran. Paul McCall and J. F. Com- r for the House
•f R< pr*-wutativrti. Under the old division of p.rtiea
hey were all whig* but Cohran. The ticket is a very
hie one an-’ will be triumphal tlv elected.
The Charleston and Augusta Mai’s.
We receive the Charleston and Augusta mails via
tjontgom* ry. Ala. Bv this route they r** and layed
2 hours. They ought to he distributed at LaG range.
A'e do not know where the fault lies, and only call pub
ic attention m the matter in the hope that the evil may
hr remedied. Our Cliailesion and Augusta exchanges
vould do •veil to enquire into the nuisance and have it
ihatcd. We receive papers from Savannah on the ff.*y
hey are published, and if the Augusta and Charleston
nails were put on the same r*-ute, vve pit-wuuu t tty
vould leach this point in go<d ti ne.
Wsi.O. v ivuub iki-ii tio oiii.iii it .o ute democratic I
candidate for Congress in tlie 4ih Congressional Dis
triet of Virginia, by a meeting in Mecklenburg eoutry.
He i a brilliant orator, and • nohle heart and gentleman,
ind we hope the Mecklenburg nomination will be eor
lialy responded to by the other counties composing the
listrict.
[communication.]
FOR THE TIMES AND SENTINEL.
Messrs. Editors: In your lat Tri Wei-kiv issue ap
neats a paragraph from the Litchti<-3d Republican at
rihuting the hymn. k ‘lwou 7 d not lire alway ” to Hev
il r Ward, ofthat office. Perhaps this is an error, for in
:he Literary Wold , March 26, 1853, there appears an
article copied from Dr. Muhlenberg’s Evangelical
Catholic, in which the Dr. claims the hymn as his own
trod action ; and states further, that he was one of a rum
nittee whieli was appointed on hymns by the Gem ra!
Convention, win* u|*>n a satirical criticism b iug mads
upon it, earnestly voted against its adoption into the col
lection. R.
Georgia B tpfist Convention. —This body has
just closed its Thirty-Third \nmial Meeting at
\tlanta, as we learn from a delegate who arrived
las? evening in the cars.
The Hon. Thomas Stocks presided, and with
his usual urbanity ami business promptness,
accomplished a very large amount of business.
The details of the Convention’s interests in the
funds of Mercer University. College patronage,
and circulation of the 44 Christian Index,'’ exhih
it the great strength and growing prosperity of
the denomination.
Os the matters of general interest transacted at
this meeting, we won hi chiefly notice the trans
fer of the R Bird fir the DUtrib Jti m of the Scrip
tures in Georgia from L iGrange to Savannah,
to act in concert with the Savannah Baptist Pub
Mention Society—a resolution of sympathy with
the efforts making to put an end to the retail li- ‘
quor traffic—the appointment of a committee to
memorialize Congress to treat with friendly
foreign nations for the religious liberty of
American citizens within their jurisdiction.
| The next Anniversary of the Georgia Baptist
| State Convention will fie held in Washington,
| Wilkes. By that time the Wilkes Rail Rad
I will be completed, and Washington ceases to !
| occupy her isnlat and position.
Dangerous Stabbing. —O i toe 20tu inst., a j
j difficnlty occurred between ‘l’roup Perryman j
! and Harvey Little, of this citv, when they came ;
to blows. During the difficulty Thomas G :
Perryman, a brother of the former, drew a knife {
and cut Mr. Little severely in the hack and made ■
his escape. Mr. Little is Ling in a most pre
carious sirnati m, and but little hopes a e enter j
| tai ted of his recovery. Perryman was purgu •!
I ed, hut up to the present writing has not been
! arrested.— Atlanta Republican.
| ,
j Mr. DeWolf has disposed of his h ilf interest ;
in the Montgomery Advertiser & Gazette to
M. P Biie, Esq., who takes ch: rge on the Ist
day of May. Mr. DeWolf has long Keen con
nected with tlie Press 01 A1 thama, and has done
good labor for the Democratic party.
! Appointments —W ashing to.\. A j.*i il 29.—The i
i Hon. John A. Dix has been appointed Minister
! to France.
‘Pie Hon. Mead, Minister to
Ci.Ui.
A writer in the Augista CoistitutionxlistJ
strongly argues the nomination of Judge Starnes !
of that citv as tiie candidate of the Democratic !
party for Governor.
Chinese ingenuity is said to have succeeded
in tc <!( hit g n.onkey sto gather tea on those spots
uhich are not accessible to man but at the haz
ard of life.
Ms3. Guslis, the excellent lady of the venera
ble George Washington Parke Cnstis, of Ailing
ton. expired at Washington City about two
o’clock on Saturday last.
The Extradition Cose.—Kane, who has
been confined in New York, under the provi
siona of the Ashburton Treat}', has been re
leased.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
Arrival of the Canada.
New York, April 28.
The British mail steamship Canada. Capt. Stone,
arrived at Halifax, N. S this morning, bringing Liver
po l ffae# to Saturday, the 16th inst
Liverpool Cotton Market.— The favorable advices
per sr earner Baltic , caused an advance of one-eighth
of a penny. The low* r qualities improved most, but
all qualit- a were ff* - arer. Th* sales of the we* k com
prise 60,000 hales, of which speculators took II .WOO
and exporters 12,000 biles, leaving 37,000 bales t the
trade
The quotations are as follows: Fair Orleans. 6 5-Bd.;
Middling 5 15 16J ; Fair Up auds 6 l -4d.; Mi idling
5 7 Bd.
The imports at Liv rpol for the week were - 2,000
bales, and the Stock 818.0.10 b!ea.
Later from Hueno# \y-es—Yellow Fever at
Kingston.
Nk.'v York April 27.
Later accounts from Buenos Ayrts have be* n re
ceived t<>-dav. which state that all the troubl s in that
quarter have been satisfactorily sen led.
The steamships Uncle Sam an I Georgia have arrived
from Aspinwall, with three millions of gold dust, and
8 0 passengers.
The yellow fever was still raging at King-ton. Jamai
ca, and many a- aths ha l taken place among the ship
masters in p -rt.
LATER FROM MEXICO.
SANTA AANA—HIS RFCI PTION !
We have received numbeis of Vera Cruz pa
| pers of the 21 stand 22d inst.
j Santa Anna arrived at PneM.i on the 13th
■ inst. He was received splendidly in the build
ling occupied hy the . Mercantile Court of Mint
1 city, where he uas 1 s id and he rtcei'td the
congratulations of tne authmiiies and ilis iu
guished per-ons. At 8 o'clock ‘here was a grand
illumination, skyrockets, and musi* . On the
14th he attended a gland banquet, and after
ward-. a grand ball, given in the building of the
old customhouses.
It was said that on the)6th,Gen. Lombardi i
was going to Guadalupe with two of the minis
try and a committee to congratulate the Pic.-d
dent elect, and present him w ith the decoration of
the Captain-General.
The rumor has been denied that a section of
Mexico troops in Chihuaha had been routed by
those which came frofn New Mexico to take
possession of that State, which the Governor of
New Mexico wished to annex to the United
States.
Sr. Vivo has been appointed Minister Plenipo
tentiary from tiie Republic of Mexico to the
Court of Her Catholic Majesty.
It appears that the Government p’esented its
claims to Judge Conkling, our representative,
for what transpired in Chihuahua ; and Judge
Conkling declared that his Government disap
proved of the conduct of the Governor of New
Mexico, having ordered the withdiawal of the
troops which occupied the Mexican tenitor\\
Hr. L imbardini having offered Santa Antih
the titje-_oLCtiptaiii-General, the. latter declined
the honor, saying that the people had already
repaid him overmuch for whatever service h®
may have rendered his country.
Santa Anna arrived at Guadalupe on the 16th,
and was enthusiastically received.
Santa Anna arrived in the city of Mexico on
Sunday morning, the 17fh inst., amidst the re
joicingg of the inhabitants, who testified bv tiieir
manners the great joy they experienced at his
return. The whole city was brilliantly illumi
nated at nigh f , and amidst the booming of can
non and firing of rockets, their new chief re
sumed his power.
JEltect of Spirit (tappings on the li’hoys.
R apahanock, Feb. 9th. 1853.
Cousin Bob—Jump on to the train, and com©
down and see me : mam’s gone crazy’ and dad’s
out a-guuniug. Ihe Rochester Knockers are
here, and Pin boss and all hands. Mam’s out
calling up spir its. and the cover’s off from the
brandy peaches, hurrah ! Such jolly ti nes !
No body watches me, and l do just as l please.
Its the morning, mam goes mer to the “medium”
and icraps up Grandad, and asks hi n if he’s
; comfortable. In the afternoon she goes and
! wakes up Uncle Sykes, arid asks him how he
| averages; so it goes, rapite, rap. rap! Blie
I asn’t here a half an hour in the dav, and I’m
j darned glad she ain’t. Comedown, Bob, come
| down ! We’ll shoot at the climkens, tie crark
j era to th° cat’s tail, make squibs, steal tne sweet
| meats, and lay it all to Grandad and Uncle
j Gvkes. Hurrah fm- the Rappers ! The barn
j door is ofF from tile hinges, there ? s a mud-wasp
j nest behind the looking glass, and Dad hain’t
| walloped me in six mouths* Take the fi.>t train
i Bob, and bring all the boys you can find,
i N. B.—Don't forget to steal your father’s
j powder-horn, and don't forget the bass-drum and
j tamSsoriue, and the tri mgle, and the dinne
i horn, and the sqnakes. We’ll have a concert !
1 our affectionate cousin,
Bob Noisy.
[Knickerbocker Migazine.
Captain Ryndkks.- Captain R enders is, in
time, to have “something handsome” at the Ad
ministration’s hands, ‘l’his has been agreed
on in Cabinet Council. So the Captai i ay
cease tbe complaints with which lie 1 ifeiv filled
Washington, and is now. doubtless, filling N*w
York. Rymienl has many more personal and
political good traits than the w nl 1 credits him
with. There is far less venality ii him than ii
! almost any other New York ward politician
) alUhe stories about his “buying and selling” be
j ing untrue. Except, perhaps. Mike Walsh, no
j other New \orit spouting Locofoco is so uni
i fortnly true to his friends and unyieldingly h stile
|to nis enemies. I his trait is al ways absent in
a venal politician.—Cor. Delta.
The Rome Courier of Thursday says : The
Directors of the Rome and Jacksonville R di
road have taken the initiatory step to i*s con
struction. Messrs. Le Hardy and Pennington
will commence to locate the road in a few days,
anti the work will he pushed forward with vigor
and dispatch.
The Legislature of Ohio, at its last session, so
amended the school law* as to provide for the
education of colored children of that State. It
establishes schools for them in every township,
where Sfteeo ohiidren livt, who c&n attend.