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South-Carolina Legislature. Dkokmuki; 6, 1852. SENATE. Mr. CliesMit presented the reports of the Conion Agriculture and Internal improve mentson the following bills from the House of Representatives, recommending their passage, viz: a bill to relieve plank roads from the necessity of making returns, unless specially.required: a bill to charter the Lancaster Railroad; also report of same Committee on a bill to authorize the South Carolina Railroad Company to construct a certain bridge over the Congarec Riv; r; recommending that the bill do not pass; ordered for consideration to-morrow. Mr. Manning presented the unfavorable report of the Committee on the College on the petition of Mrs. E. F. Eliot, praying for the introduction of her history of the. American Revolution in the Free Schools ot the State. The Senate resumed the General Orders of the aay. A bill to alter and amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Northeastern Railroad Company, received its second reading and was taken up in connection with the report of Mr. Harllee, when after considerable debate, in which Messrs. Harllee, Chesnut, Adams, Zimmerman, Mazyck and Moses participated, Mr. Harllee moved that the bill and its amendments be indefinitely postponed,- which was decided iu the negative by a vote of 16 yeas to 27 nays. The bill was then ijrrn-il to and sent to the -House of lieprcsi iitat ixes. F.VEX1M. Sr>siON. A bill to incorporate the Western Bank of South Carolina in Anderson, received in second reading, was agreed to and sent ? > tie- House of Representatives. A substitute for a bill to alter and amend the " ? - n . i. f l charter or the I'l.amers d.uukot ramicm wmu its second reading; w:is agreed to and sent to the House of Representatives. Mr. Moses, on part of Committee to nominate Bank Directors, reported that they had discharg ed their duty, and announced the following persons: for President, C. M. * Furtnan, Directors, James L. Gantt, P. M. Cohen, E. W. Mathews, Elisha Carson. W. A. Wardlaw, Wm.C. Dukes, Richard G. Stone, J. P. DeVeaux,Geo. II. Walter, Geo. Robertson, II. F. Struhecker and Thus. Lehre. Report laid on table and ordered to be printed. December 9. 1852. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Middleton, from the Committee of Wavs and Means, submitted a bill to raise supplies for the year commencing in October, 1852. Read a first time, and ordered for a second reading tomorrow. The General Order was taken up. A bill abolishing the Board of Ordnance was taken up and agreed to. The bill provides for the retention of a Major of Ordnance, at a salary of $1,000 per annum. Read a second time. The Speaker read a communication from the Hon. T. W. Glover, accepting the office of J udge. to which he had been elected, and resigning the office of Clerk of the House. December 9, 1852. k SENATE. Mr. Manning, from the Committee on Ed oca tion, submitted a report to alter and amend the Jaw in relation to the education of the Deaf and Dumb iu this State. Mr. Carew, from the Committee on Finance und Banks, recommended the passage of a bill for the Charter of the People's Bank at Charleston, which received its first reading, and on motion of Mr. Carew, it was ordered that the report and bill be printed. Mr. Chesnut, from the Committee on Agriculture, submitted an unfavorable report upon a bill to amend the charter of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad Company. Ordered for consideration to-morrow and to be printed. A bill to authorize the South Carolina Railroad Company to construct a certain Bridge over the Congaree River, was read a second time, and after considerable discussion, iu which Messrs. Af/tAlilv Tlnrlloo Aflame Chesnut. Moses and ?- ?i ? t ,? Witlierspoon participated, was agreed to and sent to the House of Representatives. A bill to exempt the surviving officers and members of the Palmetto Regiment from milita ry duty, received its second reading, was agreed to and sent to the House of Representatives. Decembek 10, 1852. SENATE. The further consideration of a bill to alter and amend the 10th section of the 4th article of the Constitution, was, on motion of Mr. Barton, postponed till the next session. A bill to arrange the State, into Districts received its third reading, was passed, and sent to the House of Representatives. A bill to charter the Lancaster Railroad Company received its third reading, was passed, and sent to the House of Representatives. A bill to extend the charter of the Bank of the State of South Carolina received its 2d reading, and after being amended in some particulars, the question of agreeing to the same, having been taken by yeas and nays, there were 2.3 yeas and 17 nays. Bill agreed to, and sent to the House of Representatives. Punctuality.? Washington was a minute man. An accurate clock in the entry at Mount Vernon controlled the movement of the family. At his dinner parties he allowed five minutes for difference of watches, and then waited for no one. If members ofCongress came at late hour his simple apology was, "Gentlemen, we arc too punctual for youor, "Gentlemen, I have a co'>k who never asks whether the Company has come but whether the hour has come." Nobody ever waited for Gen. Washington. He was always ??;a miniifne ViA till"!/** nilfl if lui liYC IMillUWO WIVI V VKV V"?rv f > *#V? ? * */ j Ml ll< he had engaged to meet were not present at the season appointed, he considered the engagements cancelled, and would leave the place and refuse to return. A little fellow tired of monotony of the schoolroom, began to amuse himself by making faces, blowing through his hands, &c. At last lie whistled aloud. 44 Who whistled ?" " Hill Cole,' answered the boy who sat next him. 'Come here. Bill Cole,' said the roaster ; What did you whistle for V ' Mathter, I didn't, whithle.' ' Master, he did, I saw him do it.' ' Mathter, I didn't c*-r tainly,' lisped the little culprit, ' it whahled it9fW 1 ?????MJMLL-.?amimii? M i I From the South Carolinian. i'oitcludiiig ISmafic. We- subjoin the closing message of our worthy retiring Chief Magistrate, Go\ernor Means, li is a feeling adieu, in his official capacity, to his fel- : low-citizens, all of whom, without distinction of party, we feel well assured, will accord to him honesty of purpose, and a deep devotion to the ] mill I oi..ii<I>|' r\f iiic SO.itu I li i>, >11. i-lli Hit I HIIVICTO mm j.iv/.-pv IIIJ VI ...o ..wiv, vwg.uvuv his official career. It might have been imagined that during the late political controversy. in which Governor Means maintained a firm position throughout, might have made enemies; but the best evidence of the esteem in w hich he is held by men of all parties in the State, is the fact which we know, that some of the most prominent of his political opponent?, during the contest alluded t??, are among the most ardent admirers of his character, both as a public officer and a Carolina gentleman. We are confident that he retires to private life holding a high place in the love and affection of his fellowcitizens, and we hut give utterance to the seiiti- ' mcnls entertained by all when we tender to him our best wishes for his future welfare and happiness. executive iIepautmext, December 9, 1852. Gentlemen of the Senate ; 1 uii J IIou.se of Rrprexciitutiacs : I M v .'K'Conuls arc ready tor ni>]n ctioii, and 1 re- | 1 picst tliii? yw.i will, ill accordance with cu-t"in J I ippoint a Committee li? < x miine the same. : i ll'' period has arm il tor you to elect a suci cssor, and tor int.- to retire train the duties and i res|H>iisil)ilities of the office, to which I have been 1 elevated by your kindness. I cannot but paii.- | fully feel la w inadequate my services have been, ! 1 and how much of gratitude I owe the Slate, lor I the unmingled kindness I have uccived at its | 1 hands. Called as I was to preside over its destinies du- 1 rii?or the stormiest period of its history, I might 1 well have expected to have fallen a victim to the < asperity which too often accompanies severe party strife, lint so far from this, I am deeply impressed by a sense of gratitude to the Legislature, and to my fellow-citizens, for having exien- J ded to me on all occasions a frank and maniy < courtesy ; and for having vie wed my every act with h kindness far beyond my deserts. II.n.- i ever much I may deplore the feebleness of the I services I have rendered the State in return fur . all the confidence it has rcposrd in me, yet I am sustained by the consciousness that my heart has never known a thought or emotion higher than that which l?'.it f??r its honor; and that, in passing i into retirement, I carry with me no other feeling I than that of gratitude for favors bestowed?no i other prayer more fervent, than that which is breathed for its welfare and prosperity. J. II. Means. EditorialConvkntio.v.? On last Wednesd iv, | many of the editors and roprietors of newspapers in this State, held a convention in Columbia, and, as will be seen on reference toatiotliercolumn, organized a permanent association and adopted a Constitution. The only feature of the Consti? ? ' ? ?...! M..OO t.nOA out* rt?.o I luiJUii, ill wjjivu uni juiiiuip n.nrdin urn ti vwir corn, is tlio Third Section of Article Fourth. To this section we invite their very special atten- 1 tion, inasmuch as we design hereafter to conform 1 strictly to its requirements. < 'urshortexpeiii-nee 1 has sati-tied us tf::?t tin* e?-h svsteijv Ts the onty ' one that will mi- nin the publishing business, and 1 as a means of self-protection and security we will. ' in future, enforce it. It is our firm conviction that it is best for our patrons. All, with whom we have conversed on the subj -et, approve of this i movement by the editorial convention, and doubt- l less all will gracefully res) ond to it. The public will easily adapt itself to tlie new system, and ; we annrehend no difficulty in enforcing cash i?av- < mcuts. We trust there will Ik- ho diminution of i those who desire to sec a newspaper live and pro<- ( per in their midst?that none will consider them- j selves debarred the privilege of subscribing to our pajier by the adoption of the cash >y>tein in re- i fercnce to subscriptions. < The South Carolina Press Assori;?ion will, we I trust accomplish much ?*??od for the craft and for i the public. It will at least promote social, fra- ; ternal feelings amono those, whose arduous and i oft-times unitleasant vocation it is. to preside ; over the press, and animate each one to mainta n 1 the high standard of excellence already attained. : and to aspire to At ill higher excellence. Inde-d, ( we may say it has already accomplished much < good in this particular. At each re-union?-and I we trust there may be many such as the lirst? t the chain of friendship ,jnd of sympathy will be I come brighter and stronger. I In concluding this article, we cannot inju-tice to our feelings, omit to notice the handsome ban- < quet prepared for the press (/miff, at the Aineri- ; can Hotel, by the editois and merchants of Co- t lunibia. Conviviality and joyousui'ss presided at i the festal hoard 'o a late hour, and all retired i . highly delighted with the entertainment and en- I tertainers. XVe regret that indisposition chained 1 us to our bed Thursday night, and prevented lis I from participating in the hospitalities of L>r. I Gibbcs, the proprietor and editor of the Palmet- : to Slate Banner.?Ncwbrrry Sen find. < \S\JI i ly c/c^ nun. Washington, I><c. 5. ! j The expenditures of the army have decreased ?200,000, as compared with last ye: r, and the estimates for the next fiscal year (terminating June 30th, 1853) show a furthur reduction of half a million. These reductions have hoen efticled in the Quartermaster's Department, pmicijaliy hy ma kinjr soldiers work m establishing new barrack* and posts, msteai 1 of hiring men to work them, as has therefore been the practice. Sjinc thirty 1 odd new mi lit try posts have been established in ; California, Oregon, N- w Mexico and ir.x.is, and about throe-fourth* tb army ih I at d State*, (a;-ward* of Ron.) m- n) mpl y i u frontier p??>t*. We are at peace xx.t ii ali lite In i diati '.ribes and there is no bolder war except on ; the Win Grande, where Mexicans and American* i seem to have alternately the advantage. The expenses of fiowrninj; New Mexico are! al>out one million of dollars; the whole amount. ^ of property, real and personal in the territory, i is, by the last census, valued at -Y2 700 000. At ' this rate your Canton Company is worth inure ( than the whole territory of New Mexico, with it* 60,000 I'ueblo Indians! The wli le of New) Mexico would not sell, und r the haiiim- r tor j the sum it costs the United Slat, s jjcr annum to j, maintain it. ^ t THE SEMI .WEEKLY JOURNAL TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1852 \ THO. J. WARREN, Editor. 1 A Gentle Hint. On the first of January, avo design commencing a I new system of operations. Our books will be examin- . :d, and those who have paid us nothing since 1850, iced net be surprised to find their papers stopped, and their accounts placed in proper hands for collection.? This rule will bo rigidly observed in regard to those residing out of the State, of many of whom we know nothing. Others personally known to us to be good, tre shall exercise our discretion. Some arrangement like this is absolutely necessary, as it is impossible to succeed in any business, particularly like ours, unless c tve get paid for our labor, llerealter the Cash must I iccompany all orders for the paper. J t will he found in the end mutually advantageous, and all parties will be jreatly benclited. Our Cotton Market. The transactions in Cotton since our last have been * light, at 7 i to 81 Hon. John L. Manning J Was elected Governor on Thursday last, without opposition. Ilis inauguration took place on Monday.? ( We hope to give our readers on Friday, his address m that occasion. 5 State Officers in Florida. I We see by the following notice, which we take from , the Charleston Courier, that our young and talented < Fiend and late fellow-citizen, F. L. Villepigue, Ksq., im< lio.Mi clontorl Si erctarv of State bv the Legislature jf Florida. "The Legislature of Florida has elected Mr. Yillepigue, of Madison county, Secre'ary of State: Major Beard, Comptroller General; Charles Austin, Treasurer. and M. F. Fapy. Attorney General. W. S. Dilivortli, was elected Solicitor General of the Middle Circuit; James F. McClellan, Solicitor of the Western ?' Circuit; and James Gcttis, Solicitor of tho Southern Circuit-" Election for Clerk. 1 We see by Saturday's Carolinian, that Major II. J. * Dean, a member from Spartanburg, was elected Clerk 1 the House of Representatives on the 3th ballot, on < Friday last It is stated that Major Dean will make \ in excellent officer in that important position, so long filled with distinguished ability by the late Clerk, now 1 Judge Glover. I Tax Collector. 1 We learn from the Cheraw Gazette, that Col. Ilugh > Craig has been appointed, by the Governor, Tax Col- ' lector for Chesterfield District to serve until the election i in next October. Letter from California. We received a few days ago a letter from our esteemed friend, llev. J. W. Kelly, dated Stockton, California, Oct. 30. Our readers will remember that about 1 a year ago, Mr. Kelly visited our town, and took up a collection for the purpose of defraying the expenses, 1 in part, for himself and family, and another Missionary to the gold regions of the far West. Ilo has been for < some time laboring zealously, and we doubt not with ucccss, in California. His recollection of the cleverness of the Camden friends, he tells us, is not forgotten. We extract the following from his letter, although intended as a private communication, we take 1 tboliberty of using it in onr eolnmn~ thinking it iiwv bo interesting to his friends who may sec it, and to \ iur leaders generally: . . "If 1 thought you would tome to California i i i would take any trouble and pains to give you all < Lht' news?for rest assurrcd, my good friend, that this is not only a great and marvellous .state, but ill continue so to be for years and years to come; , ind there, can be no question but that society is organizing here on a solid basis, and ah the elements of prosperity and true greatness arc in uourse of rapid and astounding development, 1 mil I am glad the southern portion of the great Republic is so creditably represented here already, and in a social, political and religious point < jf view, I am inclined, from actual observation ! 1 Lo conclude the South is giving, or very soon will I rive "body and shape" to mind and manners, ' aid 1 so think because the thrifty yankec is more i , inclined to make his pile by "hook or by crook," I aid then go home?while the less thrifty but more valuable .southern or western man comes to >tay, settles in soinc business?farming, mcrclian- j ' lizing or regular mining, and having by nature ' ?r education more of the home feeling sooner bsos his anxiety for home and becomes identifld. I think two thirds of the farmers with their 'amities are of this class, and the better class of lawyers and medical gentlemen are almost all southerners. Whether the State is ever divided, tr whether it ever becomes a slave holding State, ire questions that may be left out of the count, uid yet we ought to be here in a fair proportion f no more?in view of the influences that must radiate from this State, as a centre toward Cen-1 :ral America and the South Americ .n Republics, , Eastern Ada, the Japanese Islands and the Is ^ lands of all the Pacific. Let our social, educational, and religious influences be lierc. They ire, an 1 ever have been, highly conservative and ' )f a tendency really elevating and progressive, j 1'heii we may anticipate the pennaitency of Rc|?ublican institutions, and the triumph of dim-; tianity, in those modes of development, which ivill ensure the actual happiness and certain salration of its converts?let Romanism and Mornoiiisiii and all thcwMS of the northwest of New England and iufiael Europe be held in check by lie solid refinement, and unadiil crated religion >f thr Smith. It can be done. Isms are airy Hid if touched by the proper hands will "vanish . iiiu thin uir." Let the christian patriots of "my wii, my native land," not prove laggards in this 1 rids of our world's history?no, let them ''screw ' heir iniir ige to the sticking |>oint," and "though h r li" dx Riehmon h ill tile ti? Id," we have a i :t> re iii*e and c!"aner hands than "The Muueliiack," and may. in an eminent sense be the conservators of Republicanism and the true (if not ruest) soldiers of Christ?and consequently, the jest fncixN of man. I ^ Major Thomas M. Baker, of Sumter, lias been elected'j r Col. of the 5tli Regiment of South Carolina Cavalry. Tho bill providing that the Municipal election.? of I Charleston sha'l take place bienially, instead of annu I lly, has pussed'the Legislature. j I The nominating Committee on the Bank of the State, t lavo nominated 4be present Board of Directors, with e he exception of Mr. "Wardlaw in the place of Mr. Hill-1 c ~4 Southern Agriculturalist. This is the name of a new Agricultural paper soon :o bo published at Laurensvillo. S. C., and edited by :ol. A. G. Summer, assisted in the Horticultural and Pomologicafidepanmerjt by Mr. William Summer. Mr. Robert M. Stokes, the enterprising aud practical proirietor of the Laurensville Herald, will publish the Agriculturalist, and we have no doubt from our knowledge of Mr. Stokes, the paper in its mechanical urrangelicnt and appearance, will be equal to any, and infe lor to none of the publications of this class. "We wish )ur friend all the success which his industry and merits leserve. We shall be pleased to receive subscription at this i ifTicc. See notice in our advertising columns. I Agricultural Publications. The American Cotton Planter, is the name of an 3 | Agricultural Journal just commenced at Montgomery, j \la., by Dr. X. D. Cloud. Tli(5*reputatioii which Dr. i 1. enjoys as a practical Cotton Planter cannot fail to ' ender his Journal interesting and instructive to his ' eadcrs. A specimen number can be seen at this ofice. Subscription cue dollaj per annum. Communications must be addressed to Dr. JN. li. 3Ioud, Locklaiul, Macon county, Ala. The Southern* Cultivator, Augusta, Geo., the southern* Planter, Richmond, Ya., and the American* Farmer, Baltimore, Md , liavo all been received 'or the present month. They arc printed in a convelicnt form .for preservation and binding, and we recommend them to our agricultural friends. Baconianism and The Bible. Through the politeness of a friend we have been farored with ar. address on the above subject, delivered before the Literary Societies of Davidson College, N. L, by the Rev. 15. M. Palmer, of Columbia, S. C.? from the known ability of the author, and onr knowledge of Dr. Palmer we are prepared to find it an able ind interesting address. Masonic Oration. Y"e have had the pleasure of reading an admirable id dress delivered before the Masonic Fraternity and L'itizens of Richland District, on the 4th November last, in Columbia, by Past Master Steuakt Adair Jodmax, the accomplished and talented Editor of the illustrated Family Friend. Y r. Godinan lias a happy way lor communicating iiis thoughts, cither orally or by the use of the pen?in the latter however he excels?and as a writer of fiction. in our judgment has few superiors, and certainly hut few equals. There is an ease and graceful elegance about Godnian's style, which is altogether his own. l'lie oration before us betokens no common mind, and must be an acceptable offering to the '"Brothers of the Mystic tie.'' Peterson's Magazine. This elegant Periodical for January has arrived, and we can assure our friends it is hard to beat. Contains two elegant plates and two colored engravings, with nearly 100 pages reading matter?only Two Dollars per annum. IVo will furnish to any of our friends the Weekly Journal and Peterson for $3.25 Cash, in advance. Daniel Webster once said?'T think the Duke of Wellington is the greatest man I have yet seen." Sir j Walter Scott made the same remark, and almost in the same words In Canailalky-ac; b'-'Ilding a. rail raatl frcru Quebec ] to Sannia, a distance of 700 miles. They are also ibout to establish a line of telegraph wires from Quebec to Detroit. The capital stock of $200,000 is all subscribed. Mr. John Grcenough, tho painter of Massachusetts lied in Paris, France, on the 10th ult. Ho was buried it Montmartrc. Mr. Grcenough was brother of Horatio Grcenough the celebrated sculptor. The Hon. Wm. A. Graham, of North Carolina, has :onsented to deliver a lecture before tho New York Historical Society. About $1,500 were contributed in Hamilton county 3hio, to the Washington National Monument at tho ate election. It was stated at a temperance meeting held at Livirpool, that there are now, throughout the world, about ? ..r ?oll,,,u !IAlIVU .Hlim-uow. .n..v,?..vla The official vote for Governor of Florida is as follows; Judge Broome 4,437, Jol. Ward 4,24(1?showing a majority for Judge Broome of 211. The Cherokee National Council, in addition to prohibiting gambling, has passed an act against the carrying of concealed weapons. Dr. Parsons, in tlio Nashville Christian Advocate, calls Uncle Turn's Cabin "the best fabricated lie of the linctecnth century." The mackerel fishing this season in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has been unusually unprofitable, owing to sigh gales. Slate Pride. A very good indication of the moral and poitical prosperity of a nation, is the existence of high feeling of national pride on the part of its sitizens. This indication is more to be relied upon, :ls this pride in one's country, is founded jn a glorious history, and the workings of time honored institutions. Hut take the reverse care; where national pride is either absent or on the wane?and we can pronounce with certainty :hnt that people are undergoing a process of nornl and political degradation. This process will be more rapid and be carried to a greater ?nu? iii tirniw .rtinti na flinra nrn rrnnil M""1 J"'" I"."! " , " f9 'rounds tor the existence of this national pride, ivhicli is ahscnt or waning. We need not enter lit" proof of these propositions?for they are 011y tlie generalisation of historical truths, but we Yould hold them up as admonitions to the peo)le of South Carolina. Of late we have often been pained by observDL', that it appears to be considered as a strong irgiiment, l?y those who advocate any change ii the Constitution of the State?that the feature vliieh they are attacking is one different from vlint exists in other States. Now what is this, nit an acknowledgement of our inferiority ? Yet vitli many editors and politicians of the Radical eform school, this is the gist of their reasoning. If there he any State of our Confederation, vhoso citizens have good cause to be proud, of he history of their State, the number of its ilu-trious sous, tho disproportionate influence it ins always exercised in the Federal councils, the espect -liown to it abroad, the true republican lature of its institutions and Constitution?as oiitntsted with the mobocratical tendency ofl ither States?and in fine of its moral greatness ? ?that State is South Carolina. Notwithstanding this, we are pointed by those woujd-be-reformers, to the exam; le of other States as inixlc!s for our imitation. Shame on these men I? There is no State of this Union more worthy to l?e the exemplar of South Carolina, than her own glorious self. " # We will not pursue this theme nrwer,but caution the people of our State to beware of the teachings of those iren, they would lead them to forget (as themselves have done,) that feeling of pride in their State, which she so amply justifies; and thus would make them take the initiatory stop in?a career of moral and political debase- A incut. Any innovation that needs to be sustained by arguments such as we have referred to. Iv ars its own condemnation upon its face.? Wivmboro, S. C. Register. Later from Europe. Nkw York, Dec. 11. The. ^t? atner Niagara has arrived with later news from Europe. Cotton had declined in the Liverpool market . 1 -4(1. The week's sales amounted to 23,000 bales. Breadstuff's were linn. Political news unimportant. <*" Liverpool, Nov. 27.?The sales'of Cotton for the week comprise 23,000 bales, of which Speculators have taken 2,000, and .exporters 1,003 bales. The demand has been but moderate, and prices have declined a farthing per lb. Holders, also, are pressing on the market.. We quote Fair Orleans at 6 l-2d., Middling Orleans? 5-8d., Fair Upland 5 7 81., and M.ddling Upland 5 -8.1 . From Havana.?The United States mail steam ship Cherokee arrived at New-Orleans on the 6th inst., from New-York, a in Havana. She was well received at Havana, and allowed eommnni- r, cation with the shore as usual. She landed her passengers and mails, and her officers were treated with the utmost courtesy by the Spanish officials. The Captain of the Port intimated to Captain Baxter that the difficulty regarding Purser Smith ? v as now definitely settled, and that no further trouble would ensue. Tin Havana papers exult greatly over the nffi davit of Smith, a< a triumph over the Yankees. All oyci onuiH nn this snhiprt. has siihsidod. The following is the Proclamation of the Captain General, dated November 29: Ilis excellency the Minister of Her Majesty I he Queen of Spain at Washington, having directed to me a note through his Excellency the ^ American Secretary of State, accompanied by an affidavit of Mr. W. Smith, the Pu ser of the Crescent City, in which he disavows having at any time been the bearer of any communication calculated to injure this Government, and assorts himself .nnocent of the charges Juki against him, Therefore, the cause which led to the issue of my proclamation of the 4th of September last, having been removed, you will hereafter place no obstruction to the entrance of this individual or the vessel in which he is employed. signed, VALENTINE CANEDO, n Captain GeneralTo the Captain of the Port of Havana. Two Brothers in Coxoress.?E. B. Wash1 n . f . 1 . n t?l?_ * j mini, rxj., jn=i cieorea to congress id illinois, is a lirnfl.nr In T<i:ip1 WncMmrn, TCCCntly vlrctcj in Maine. Tlu-y are the sons of Israel "Wishburn. E=q? of Maine. This is probably the first instance of two brothers meeting together- in Congress, from two extremes of the Union, both Whigs, and printers by trade, and both highly esteemed for their talents and moral worth.-*- , ' These are my jewels," truly the father might i exclaim. Three Times an Elector.?Mr. Thomas II. [Iubbard, one of the Presidential electors of New York, from Oneida county, gave his vote for Do Witt Clinton, iti the Electoral college in 1811, again for James K. Polk, in 1814, and now for Franklin Pierce. When the electors cast tlnir votes for Mr. Clinton, they inarched In procession to the post office at Albany, and deposited thuin in the mail to be conveyed to f Washington. Railroad Irox.?The New-York Tribune states that a purchase of 5,000 tons English raila has been made by Messrs. Gilbert & Johnson, for the YViiliainsport and Emira Rail Road. The Clevaland Herald notices the arrival there offc\to thousand tons of iron, for the Lawrenceburg and Upper Mississippi Rail Road; three thousand tons for the Bdlcfontainc; three thousand tons for the Junction; ei<;ht thousand tons for the Norwalk and Toledo, and four thousand for the Columbus, Piqua and Indiana, besides other quaniities for the Lake Shore and other roads centering there. k This iron is shipped to Cleveland to be cut, and is then reshipped for its several destinations. Death at Pbayer.?On Sunday, while Mr. ^ Thomas Gould was kneeling at prayer in the Baptist church corner of Ashland and Lombardstreets, Phil adelphia, he suddenly fell over and expired in a few minutes,*of disease of the heart. Pkice of Land in Missouri.?The Secretrry of State of Missouri, recently sold at the public auction five hundred thousand acres of internal Improvement lands under an act of the last Legislature. Most of the land has been sold at the minimum price of $2 per acre, but in some instances tracts have been sold at prices bringing as high as 810.20 per acre. The unsold land is now subject to entry at minimum. Movements of Army Officers.?We learn ^ rr. ?? a .1 ftom the Fort smitn neraia 01 tne ^utn uit., that Dr. Wells, Surgeon of the United State Arinv bad arrived there from Fort Gibson, touttend the United States Court, at Van Buret), as ajwitness. Captain Little, of the 7th, Infantry, had left for fort Gibson, and Captain Whitall of tiie 5th Infantry, with his family, for thg Brazos. General Smith, Chickasaw Agent, had left for his Agency, near Fort Washita, to pay off the Chickasaws. ' The Ex-King, Jerome Bonaparte is married to a lady of rank, but has never made his marriage public. The President has urged his uncle to declare his marriage, iu justice to the lady xvho is a person of exemplary character. The marriage took place privately some years ago. v