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The New York "Mirror," alluding to the difficulty
of obtaining seamen for the Japan expedition
says:
"The Mississippi, now lying in the East River,
lacks some fifty good seamen (we are told) to
make up her compliment. There are two causes
for the difficulty in shiping good men-of-war's
men; first, the fact that only 812 per months is
paid, which is from ?2 to ?9 less man tne merchant
packet service pays: and second, the tact,
though it ma)* seein strange to some, that old
men-of-war's men. as a general thing, will not
ship since the abolition of flogging. They are not
willing to serve where half a crew are liable to be
hand cuffed and useless half the tkime?the only
way of punishing neglect of dutv, insubordination,
&c.; and also because only the off-scouring .-f
seamen can be got at present rates. Nor is this
strange. Can or ought it to be expected that
seamen will enter the navy, on a harder or more
perilous service, for a third or a quarter less than
they can get more easily and safely? While wages
have risen in the mercliat service, and kept
pace with land wages, the navy has made no ad
vice. This is wrong. He who works and perils
his life for the nation is worthy at least of as
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gOOU pHV IIS lie Can J^Cl; iCliuiV iiuiii <tu iuumiuual.
We shall have but indifferent seamen, and
an incomplete navy, until Jack is justly paid and
punished."
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Georgia.?The Savannah Republican takes
what may be considered we suppose its position
definitely upon the Whig nomination as follows:
Gen. Scott's Letter.?Our readers have now
had an opportunity of examining Gen. Scott's letter
accepting the nomination. The telegraphic
synopsis of it published on Wednesday, led us to infer
that he had fully and well defined his position
in regard to the Compromise. In this we have
been disappointed. lie simply says that lie accepts
" the nomination with the resolutions annexed."
Mr. Graham, in his letter of acceptance,
. . remarks:
" I cordially approve the declarations made by
these resolutions on matters of the most recent
practical interest. They do but portray the conduct
of an Administration of the Government of
which for near two years I have been a member."
Gen. Scott however, though he says many cth
er things, fails to record his approval of the Compromise.
This we regret exceedingly, because it
renders wider, deeper, and consequently more impassable,
the gulf which separates Southern whigs
from those Northern men who support him.
New York.?The New York correspondent of
the Savannah Republican says :
The nomination of General Scott by the Whig
National Convention has caused a broach in the
Whig ranks, which it is believed will inevitably
tend to the establishment of a third or independent
national party. The commercial and lending
men of our city, and also a large number of
the most iufluential men throughout the State,
feel that the nomination of Scott is but placing
the reius of Government in the hands of Seward,
"Weed, Greely and. Co., and giving them such
power as will eventually elevate Seward to the
Presidency. Those journals which have so strenuously
advocatd the nomination of Fillmore and
Webster, it is true, have acquiesced in the nomination
of Scott, with the exception of the Courier
and Day Book, but with evident dissatisfaction;
and should a good national man be brought forward,
I have no doubt that they would give him
their hearty support. In Boston the same f"eling.s
exist, and the Courier and Bee flatly refuse
their support for Scott.
Animal Electricity.?M. Beckeinstar, of Lyons,
Fiance, says the Courier des Etats Unis, has
obtained some singular electric results, by opera
ting upon certain animals. The following is one
which he states to have made upon a eat:
"When the weather is cool and the wind from
the north dry, if the cat feels cool, a thing which
can be perceived by the partially greasy appearance
of the cat's hair; if the experimenter has
cool hands, he will take the Cat on his knees, will
place his left finger on its breast, and will pass
his hands, from the neck to the tail, along the
spinal column. After a few passes the electric
shock will be produced. The shock seems to
come from the breast of the cat, across the body
of the experimenter and terminates in his other
hand placed upon the back of the cat.
Though experiencing much pleasure at these passes,
the cat runs off at a full speed after the shock,
and will hardly suffei the experiment to be repeated
until the following day, when the diagreeablc
sensation will be partly forgotton.
One day I have obtained, with much trouble,
three commotions from a cat. The last one was
very weak. After each discharge the cat seems
fatigued, and exhausted ; he lays down, in an
outstretched attitude. A few days after it loses
its appetite?becomes sad and seems to avoid
the place it was formerly attached to; it with
draws from the persons to whom it had been attached,
and after refusing nourishment, it still
drinks water from time to time, languishes more
and more, foams at the mouth, and generally diewithin
the first fortnight which follows the first
commotion.
I have repeated these experiments during various
years, when the season was propritious, upon
tame cats in my possession, and also upon
those of my neighbors, who believed that. I was
merely caressing their cats. Some time after, J
have always learned, these animals had perished
without any apparent cause.?Scientific American.
Heroic Replv.?The following passage is
from Gen. Lamoriciere's recent letter to the
French authorities, refusing to take the pledge
required by Louis Napoleon:
"General?Torn from my home, thrown int<>
prison, proscribed in contempt of of the laws,usurped
by violence, and utilv maintained bv force.
But a document emanating from your ministry,
contains a paragraph directed evidently at the
banished generals, and imposes upon them tin
obligation of an oath. Two months are granted
to those who reside in Belgium to reply to tinsummons.
I hear it said, on every side, that no oath i>
Kinrlinor when made to a man who lint hmL*nn I
his own. However, largely tliit doctrine.is )?.;
to profit at this time, I for one reject it; the two '
months' delay I have no need of, the oath I refuse."
! Railroad Convention at Anderson.
We have not yet received official proceedings
of this interesting meetinff which convened on
the 1st inst., but having conversed with a Delegate
v ho has returned, we are able to give a
brief sketch of its results, which will doubtless interest
our readers. There was sonic fear that
a difference of opinion as to the recoinmcnda
lions to he made, would render the Convention
abortive ns to its great object but we are hap ?
py to say that a free conference of the members '
reconciled all differences and that the proceedings
were marked by great unanimity and good
feeling. . T \
The States of South Carolina, Georgia, North
Carolina, and Tennessee were represented and the
attendance of Delegates was large. Judge
O'Xeall was chosen President. On taking the
Chair he.made an address which gave great sat- ^
isfaction?the whole tendency of it being to j
promote harmony and to impress upon the Convention
the immense value of the undertaking
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they had met to advance.
A committee, of whom Mr. Perrin of Abbeville,
was Chairman, made an admirable Report
which was unanimously adopted with the Resolutions
appended. Among these was one pro- a
viding for the appointment of a Committee of
three, whose duty it should be, in conjunction
with the Direction of the Blue Ridge (Rabun 1
Gap) Railroad Company, to memorialize the' v
Legislature of South Carolina in favor of extending
and confirming the Charter of that Cumpa- 8
nv from the State line to Anderson u. u., wun 1
all its privileges and provisions. This resolution 1'
is of the utmost importance and was the basis of 1
the Convention. Another Resolution provides a
for the appointment of a Committee .o memo- a
rialize the Legislature for such aid from the State a
as will secure the early completiom of this great
work- y
These are the principal steps of a practical I s
character taken by the Convention. But much r
information was communicated in reference to#all p
the interesting points connected with the enter- q
prise, showing its practicability and its great p
value to all the region through which the Road c
would pass, and its still greater value to Charles- c
ton. e
The Convention continued in Session Thurs- j,
day and Friday, and adjourned with the best s
feeling.? Charleston Mercury. s
The Third Partv.?The Boston Bee still t
keeps at the head of its editorial "For President, e
Daniel Webster,"?and in the Boston Courier,
and some other Wihg papers there, we see a call
for a grand Rejection Meeting.
The New York Mirror says it is in possession {
of numerous communications from all parts and
sections of the country, calling for the meeting
i .. v,?: ifi rT'.d..,, A
Ul a ^clLIUIItll VUUK'lillUII '-/I I mvrii mvu, unuvuv
distinction of party, for the purpose of'noniina- a
tin^c Daniel Webster for the Presidency. "The
United Order of Americans," the Mirror says,
have called a convention, to be held next week,
with this object in view. The friends of the 0
movement hope to throw the election into the 1
House, where, ih?y say, Danii 1 Webster will fare c
better than in the Paltiuiore Convention. New 1
England, it is said, is moving in this direction. 3
The New York Express, however, says Mr. i
Webster will not countenance the use of his I
name for the formation of a third party, and those t
who reckon upon him to head such a party don't i
know their man. In regard to any suggestions a
of opposition by his friends to the Whig notni- s
nations, lie has uniformly and decid ally discour- \
aged thein. Mr. Webster is expected in New l
York this week, and will, visit Marshficld, where t
he will remain till October. i
Western Po?k Trade.?The Louisville Con- .
/?/-*! ? fhn ii'iobotV i if tllflf t'if V
I I K'l v/ii I riv. i "* i' x tu?, |Mivnvi? * .
of some 20.000 hogs, to he fattened in Indiana,
at 3 and 3 1-1 cents gross Several thousand
have been engaged by Madison jtackers for the ,
next season at 4 and 4 1-2 cents net. Various
contracts have abo hoon made in Kentuckey at 3 1
and 3 1-2 eent? gro?s, to be delivered when fat- ?
teried in the fall. A tale of 1.000 head has like- 1
wise been made, delivered at Louisville, at 41-2
cents net.
Now.?'-Now is the constant syllable ticking
from the clock of time, "Now," is the watch r
word of the wise. "Now" is on the banner of 1
the prudent. Let us keep this word always in 1
our mind ; and whenever anything presents it- '
self to us in the shape of work, whether mental 1
or physical, we should do it with all our might 1
remembering that "Now" is the only time for 1
us. It is indeed a sorrow way to get through 1
the world bv putting of till tomorrow, saying, <
"Then" 1 will doit, No! this will never an- <
swer. "Now is ours; then may never be. 1
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The King of Naples has given permission to ,
Mr. Morris, Mini-tor of the United States at the ,
W.*innlitati court, to have a lar<rc block of lava ,
cut from the foot of Mount Vesuvius, to be employed
:ts the foundation of a statue to be erected
at Washington. His Majesty lias also allowed
him.to open two tombs at U.-reulaiieum, and to
take away the contents for the National Museum
of Washington. These objects are to be
conveyed to New York by the Independence fri- j
gate, of the United States, now at. an anchor in
the Hay of Naples. ]
Mu. Clay's Papkils.?A Washington corrcs- j
pond'-nt of the Philadelphia linpiirer says: .
It is perhaps, not generally known that Mr. j
Clay, upon his retirement from the State Depart- (
ment, at the close of John Quincy Adams ad- ,
ministration, confided to (Jen. Jesup. all the orig- ,
in.'il manuscripts and rough drafts which he had ,
written whilst S-eretarv of State. Tlu-se were
- 1 i,;< li in iustiee to his mem
IO IV u>< < ? im. , ...
orv, in case 11m f;il 11 hiiiifs sin?u 1*1 1?<* revived, llint
iltlmugli In- spoke well In* could not write. The
manuscripts are very voluminous, filling a large
trunk and a box, Their publication will be
looked for with great interest.
John I{ano?>m?hV> Moiiikk.?The late John
Uandolph, some years lie lore his death, wrote a
'riends as follows:
"I used to be call a Frenchman, because I took
he French side in politics; and though this was
Mt tlie truth is. I should have been a
mju-u, j* v
Krench atheist if it had not been for one recollec!
-n, and that when iny departed mother used
:o take iny little hands in hers, and cause me on
my knees to say?'Our Father who art inHcaven.""
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THESEM1WEEKL Y JO HP N AL
FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1852.
THO. J. WRAREN, Editor.
Congressional Documents.
Wo tender our thanks to the Hon. W. F. DeSausidre,
and Hon. J. L. orr, for their recent attention in
orwarding us public documents, &c.
Military Election.
Wo learn that Lieut Col. H. R. Price, of Lancaster
las been c-lcctc-d Colonel of the Regiment of that Disrict,
in place of Col. Dixon* Barnes, resigned.
Cotton.
Cotton is one of the most important of all the proluctions
of the earth. There are many persons now
iving who recollect when but a little was made, and
hat little was picked from the seed by the fingers, or
. inned on a small roller gin turned by hand; but a
ew pounds could be thus cleaned in a day?of course
>ut little was cultivated beyond what was needed for
lomestie use?now and then a bale was sold as it bore
. good price. Improved methods of separating the
int from the see'd tended to incre;ise its culture, and
roin a few bales annually raised, it has now increased
o upwards of two million, constituting one of the most
aluable and important productions of the world.
In the culture of Cotton millions of slaves are enga*
;ed, and their labor produces the means of furnishing
hemselves and their owners, with the comforts arid
uxuries of life; whereas, if the negroes were not in
ho condition of slaves, their well known improvidence
,nd aversion to labor, would put them in destitution
nd suffering, while now they are cheerful, and happy,
nd contented.
Cotton cannot be raised but to a very small extent
irithout slave labor?whites cannot endure that con- J
tant exposure to the hot sun which becomes necessay
in the cultivation of this plant. To show the imlortance
of tho cotton crop of the South, it would rc[uire
a volume. It is one of the main elements of
irosperity to the Northern States, to England, France,
ierruany. and those countries connected with them by
ommcrcial relations. In England. France, and Westrn
Germany, millions are engaged in the mauufacturng
of cotton into various fabricks?to them it is of all
taples the most important, the most conducive to their
upport; and in the transportation of the raw and unnanufactured
article much employment is given to
heir shipping. Our production of the article cnnablcs
us to buy freely of tho various goods they
aake, thus adding to their prosperity. To the North,
rn and North-Western States of this Confederacy, the
otton crop is all important. In tho transportation of
he cotton annually, and of the goods bought in exliange,
a very large proportion of the shipping of the
forth is engaged. We of the South have been mostly
producing people, and but little engaged in manufac.._?;nn
. nl1P nnmil'ilmn an<l nroferencos
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fading us to agricultural life. Besides tho advantage
o the Northern shipping interest, the manufacturing
if our cotton has built up in that region large towns,
litis giving labor and wealth to immense numbers of
iti'/.ons there. All these advantages, and man}* more
lmt we might enumerate, the North derives trom our
lave labor?employed in the cultivation of cotton. It
s difficult for an agricultural people to change their
mrsuits. From the fair remunerating price that cotoil
has borne in former years, tho South has been sat
sGod with buying from tho North all manufactured
irticles which they needed; but the unjust tariff laws
io oppressive to us, and beneficial to them?together
villi oilier circumstances?have induced the South of
ate years, to commence manufacturing cotton, and otli
ir goods?in which they have so well succeeded?that
n a few years they will supply their own wants, and
nake an abundance of these articles for export. Inustice
will have taught us one good lesson?to depend
nore upon our own resources. * *
Large Oats.
Hie TVinnsboro Register says: Mr. John Simpson has
ilaced upon our tabic a specimen of the Ruflle Oat,
frown upon his plantation, the head measuring 23
riches long, and the grain, (which is in great abunlance,)
fully matured and of the largest size
Fourth of d uly.
Tho Editorof the Palmetto State Banner says: "We
egret to say that the Anniversary of our Independence
jassed off in Columbia without the usual deinonstraions
of respect which have heretofore marked its reurn.
Neither Saturday nor Monday was observed in
he usual way. It is true, the bells of our town, and
he discharge of cannon at the citadel reminded us at
in early hour yesterday, that tho day was not entirely
orgotten. and the boys in our streets gave expression
if their patriotism by the tirng of innumerable crack>rs.
The U. S. Flag, too, with the stars and stripes,
irotruded and hung gracefully from the cupola of the
hty Hall, but no more. There was no oration, no dinier,
no toasts, and so far as we are aware, no druukenicss.
The absence of the last is certainly not to be
egretted; but we do hope, that another Anniversary
)f our Independence will not bo suffered to come and
lepart without a eomiueuioration in the " good old
,vay of our fathers "
Daily Palmetto-State Banner.
We perceive trom Tuesday's issuo that this paper
lias doffed its former title of " State Riyhts Republican,"
ind is now published under the same title of Mr. Mouian's
weekly paper. This, for various reasons, is to
prevent misunderstanding and confusion, which it is
frequently difficult to obviate under the most advantageous
circumstances, in a printing oflico when u paper
is published oftcner than once a week. Mr. Bowma.v,
the talented Editor of the Banner, who was a short
time since, compelled, from ill health, to absent liitnsclffrom
Columbia, has returned, and is again at his
post. We wish our friends success.
Charleston Courier.
This old and valuable paper appears in a now suit.?
It is needless lor us to say a word in its favor. As a
a commercial and news paper, it has no superior?as a
political journal, it expresses no opinion of its own, is
rather in lavor of federalism, and if it was obliged to
take n side, would doubtless be of the Whig school of
politics. Upon the leading questions of national or
state policy, the Courier has scrupulously avoided either
side, preferring the broad ground that a great deal
may be said ou both sides. The Courier is fifty years
old.
Later from the Plains.?Intelligence lias been received
from the Plains, communicating the gratifying
information, that the ravages of the cholera had ceuscd,
and that no fears of attack from hostile ludians existed
on tho part of the emigrants.
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Fatal Accident.
We regret to learn, says the Charleston Mercury, that
while the National Salute was being fired at Castle
Pinckney on Monday, one of the guns was prematurely
discharged, by which Private James Murphy, who
was engaged in ramming home the cartridge, was
blown to atoms, and Private Michael Shanaghy so
badly injured that no hopes are entertained of his recovery.
Grand Division?Sons of Temperance.
"We learn by the Carolina Spartan that the firand
Division of the Sons of Temperance will meet at Spar-1
tanburg C. II. on the 22d July, inst. Persons desirous
of attending from a distance, and seeking facilities of
travel, are informed that a well equipped stage coach
leaves Chester C. H., on the line of tho Charlotte and
Columbia Rail Rpad, three times a week for Spartanburg.
There is also a tri-weekly stage from Newberry
to Unionville intersecting the former line at the latter
place.? Winnsboro' Register.
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New Post Office.?Anew Post Office has been established
in Union District, caled "Cold 'Well," of
which W. H. Sartor has been appointed postmaster.
H. D. Wray proposes to publish a new paper at Abbeville
C. H., to be called the Southern Democrat.
Price two dollars per annum. Address Mr. Wray at
Due West, Abbeville District.
The Weevil.?Tins destructive insect is said to be
making sad havoc with the wheat crop in some parts
of Delaware county. Pa. It has attacked tho white
wheat, and in many instances whole fields have been destroyed.
The bearded variety has not, as yet, suffered
to any extent.
Intemperance and Crime.?Among the number of
persons committed to prison in New York during the
past year thore were 10,453 who were intemperate, out
of 20, 792 persons.
It is said that some planters in Cuba have contracted
with an English house for the importation of eight thou
sand Chinese laborers, who are to receive four dollars
a month for eight years.
The Coming Elections.?The Presidential election
la to occur on the second day of November next; and
elections in advance of the Presidential, will occur in
the following States, at the times mentioned below, at
most of which members of Congress are to belected:?
Alabama, August 2d; Kentucky, August 2d; Indiana,
August 2d; Illinois, August 2d; Iowa, August 2d;
Missouri, August 2d; North Carolina, August 5th;
Tennessee, August oth; Vermont, September 7th;
Maine, September 13th; Georgia, October 4th; Arkansas,
4th; Florida, 4th; Maryland, October 6th;
South Carolina, October, 11th; Pennsylvania, October
12th; Ohio, October 12th.
In the Washington Southern Press of Saturday, we
find a statement from Mr. Elwood Fisher, to the ef
feet that he will not support either of the nominees
Whig or Democratic, but continue to expose them; and
another from Mr. DeLeox, statiug that he wished to
sustain promptly aud openly the nominees of the Democratic
party, and that his future connection with the
Southern Press will depend on the course it may takei
for which ho cannot longer be responsible.? Courier.
The Old Independence Bell.?Tho Philadelphia
papers stato that this relicof the "times that tried men's
souls" lias been brought down from the tower, and is
in future to occupy a position in tho Hall of Independence,
upon a pedestal that has been prepared for it.
This bell was cast ninety-nine years since, and from
the prominent part it has taken in proclaiming liberty,
will always bo at. object of interest to the visitors to
the Ilall of Independence.
Death op Admiral Wormley.?Rear Admiral
Wormloy, of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, who arrived
at Utica, New York, on Saturday, on a journey
with his family to Niagara, died Suddenly of appoplexy.
Admiral Wormley has been for some time resident in
Boston and in Newport, being retired from active service
on the half-pay list.
Jews' Hospital in New-York.?A number of Jewish
citizens of New York have been incorporated int?
a society "for the purpose of affording surgical and
medical aid, comfort, and protection in sickness to
worthy and needy Israelites." They are now raising
subscriptions to aid in the erection of a commodious
hospital.
There is a report from Washingtion that the Hon.
John Bell, of Tennessee, now Unite I States Senator,
has been invited to accept the offer of Secretary of the
Navy, and that he will probably take the office.
Governor Powell, of Kentucky, has tendered the U.
S. Senatorship to fill the vacancy causod by the death
of the lion. Henry Clay, to James Guthrie, Democrat,
u'lin hao Hoolinml fn
The vexehadle Bishop Soule.?This aged
servant ot'Gud, and venerable Bishop of the Southern
Methodist Episcopal Church, lias, notwithstanding
his advanced age, and the sickness of
his estimable lady, consented to pay an official
visit to the churches in California. The following
is the closing sentence of the letter in which
Jie Christian veteran informed the Mission Board
,1 his purpose:
Some of my friends have raised objections to
my proposed visit in consideration of my advanced
age, the great distance between the Atlantic
and Pacific coast, the casualties and dangers frequently
attending a long sea voyage, and the
liability to death and burial at sea, far from home
and friends. 1 have weighed these objections.?
They are light in the balance. 1 have been in
perils both on the sea and on land, but God has
been my shield and effected deliverance under
circumstances which seemed to be beyond the
efforts of human agency. That great and good
man of God, Dr. Coke, sleeps as safely in the
bosom of the deep, as his venerable colleagues.?
Asbury, in a sepulchre of earth; and both rest in
sure and certain hope of an equally glorious resurection,
when the "earth and the sea shalL give
up the dead that are in them." And whether 1
shall sle?p in the elementary habiliments of the
one or the other, is a circumstance of no importance.
If I may but "sleep in Christ," no matter
when, no matter where.
Whig Opinion of Scon's Lktter of Ac
ceptance.? liie rsew lora evening Mirror, referring
to Scott's letter of acceptance, justly remarks
that " Scott says too much?promises too
much. His letter is not only intended as a
special platform, but it outlines the future legislation
of Congress?a course of questionable
policy even in a ' President's message.' If Gen.
Scott had simply said : 41 accept the nomination
and the platform, both which meet my cordial
approbation,' his, reply would have been quite as
satisfactory, and a good deal more effective."
.. ... LTELEGRAPHIC
INTELLIGENCE. j
Arrival of the Canada.
Baltimoke, July 6. _
The steamship Canada araived at Halifax to- '
day, with Liverpool dates to the 26th ult. She j||
brings B4 passengers.
The Cotton Market was steady. The quota- - ; Captions
were for Fair Uplands, 5 7-8 ; Middling, 5 A
1-4 a 5 3-8; Fair Orleans, 6 3-8. The sales of *
the week were 53,000 bales, of which 20,000 were ? :
taken for Export and Speculation. . V
The political news is unimportant.
Baltimore, July 7.?The following is the very >
latest intelligence received by the Canada: J
At Liverpool, on Saturday, 25th, Cotton was i
slightly depressed, and sales were made of Fair
Orleans at 6 1-4, a 6 3-8, and of Fair Uplands at /
5 1-4 a 5 3-8. .-J
The London Money Market was easy.
Considerable opposition to Napoleon existed
throughout France, occasioning a decline in the ?
funds. - ?
Baltimore, July 6. fl
An accident happened at New York yesterday.
The Bridge at the lower wharf of Staten }
Island, fell in, precipitating a crowd of several - ;
hundred persons, principally Germans and Irish, ..
into deep water. Twenty were drowed. The &
Anniversary passed off quietly in Baltimore,
Washington aud elsewhere.
Washington, July 5.
The National Intelligencer of to-day, contains \j
a card signed by Messrs. Stephens, Toombs and
Johnson, of Georgia : Faulkener, of Va; Brooks, I
of Mississippi; and White and Abercrombie, of ^
Ala., stating that they will not support Gen.
Scott under any circumstances. A card is appended
by Messrs. Gentry and Williams, of Ten- " aW
nessee, in which they also say they shall with- .'j?
hold their support from Gen. Scott
New Orleans, July 5. i\
Fatal Steam Boat Explosion.?The steam
boat St. James exploded and was burned at if
about four o'clock this, Monday morning, on Lake
Pontchartrain. Fifty passengers were lost, ineluding
Judge Preston, of the Supreme Court of '
Lousiana, and many ladies and children?all of * ij
whom were returning from a pleasure excursion^ M
Columbus (Ohio) July 2.?The arguments in ^*^2;
the Methodist Church case closed to-day; the "wijB
decision of tfie Court has been reserved until _ i
October term. ?
Baltimore, July 7. .
Massachusetts Free Soil Convention.? (-/tm
The delegates to the Massachusetts Free Soil 'f&fzM
Convention assembled at Worcester, in that
fitoto An Tnocrloir nn^l noscefl rixnliitinne anrainaf. - 1
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tlie peculiar institution of the South, and in favor
of intervention. They also recommended
the Hon. John P. Hale, of New Hampshire, as
a candidate for the Presidency.
Democratic Free Soil Convention.?The 1
Democratic Free Soil Convention who have been
in session at Boston, have declared the Hon.
Franklin Pierce as their nominee for President, j
and the Hon. William R. King for Vice PresiNative
American Convention.?The mem- ,VvM
bers of the Native American Convention, who -JhID
met at Trenton, N. J., on Monday, have nomi- m
nated the Hon. Daniel Webster as their candi- IS
date for President, and George C. Washington , I
for Vice President.
Hon. William F. Colcock.?The Palmetto j
Sentinel, published at Barnwell Court House, is
authorized to state that the Hon. Win. F. Col- ^
cock will, under no circumstances, be a candidate
for Governor, as has been already announced in
the papers of '.he State. *;i
IIayti.?Advices from Cape Haytien to June _
10th, speak of the probability of war breaking
out between the Emperor and the Dominician &
Republic. Under the new conscription, Faustin ^
had already raised 30,000 men, and was highly
elated at the prospect of a little military glory.
Masonic Celebration.?Jackson Lodge, No. Jg
53. of the ancient and honorable fraternity of H
Masons, held a festival in this village on Thurs- 9
day last, (St. John's day) The procession marched 1
in order to the Methodist church, proceeded by I
Cant. Gauther's Band, where highly creditable J
addresses were delivered from Col. J. B. Ker- J
shaw and Mr. A. Austin ; after which the pro- \M
cession was again formed, with the addition of
a large number of ladies who brought up the S
rear, (which is the post of honor in Masonic pro t.
cessions)?marched to Mr. Mayer's Hotel, where h
a bountiful dinner was in waiting. We are in- J1
formed that about sixty Masons, and seventy-five S
ladies?their wives, daughters, mothers and sis- G
tors?were present, both in the procession and at
the dinner.?Lancaster Ledger. flfl
No people in the world misapply terms more
frequently than English writers, especially those ? I
of London, notwithstanding their boasted supe- lB
riority over us in tact, talent and education. A
person sometime since concocted a series of let- jSffl
ters for the Herald over the signature of "an Ex
London Editoras London has not passed out SB
of existence, we presume he intended to style ]H
himself an ex-editor of London. But a more ?
palpable error is in the title of a pictorial sheet?
"The Illustrated London New*.?' As the jour- ifl
nal is a universal one giving intelligence from 11
every part of the world; we surmise a transposi- J
tion of words would be a littie more correct; the , j
title should be: The London Illustrated News. PtB
Omitting too much.?A green good natured 3
money making, up-country Jonathan, who said
everything very drilv, "got things fixed," and
struck up a bargain for matrimony. Having no
particular regard for appearanees, the parties flj
agreed to employ a green horn country justice
to put up the tackling. He commenced the !
ceremonies by remarking that "'twas customary
on such occasions to commence with prayer, but 9
he believed that he would omit that." After hi
ticing the knot ho said "it was customary to give A
the married couple some advice, but he believed 9
he would omit that; it was customary to kiss the Jgj
bride but he believed he would omit that alsa" ffl
The ceremony being ended, Jonathan took the &
squire by the button hole, and clapping his fin/vak
on liia nAcn coirl itQ PllciAmortr fA 'AmH
VII Ilia IJVCV| HHIVI} VUOWIUUIJ W Ul
give the magistrate five dollars?but I fie- 8
lievc ril omit that" 4fl
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