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that is from the South terminus to Charleston Tenn. The contractors are to receive $200,- r 000 in 4 per cent. Stalo bonds and $400,- i 000 in stock in the road?making $600,000 * for which sum this section of the Road is to I be made complete, and equipped with one r 1st class passenger locomotive, two 1st class r passenger cars and twenty 1st class freight ! cars. < < 2d. For the second section?that is, from ( the Hiwassee rivet to the teniisssee mcv . are to receive 8200.000 in Company t>onds r or cash. and $250,000 in stock in the Road. { j. This section is to be equipped precisely like t a the first. i 3d. For the third section?that is, from j the Tennessee river to Knoxville?they arc i to receive $300,000 in company bonds or | cash, and $500,000 in stock in the Road. < This section is to be equipped with 1st class i locomotive; one 1st class passenger car, and ten freight cars. 4th. The bridge over the Tennessee is to 1 be completed by the time the Road reaches ' the river at a price to be agreed upon here- ' after, and the first clear profits of the Road are pledged to meet the claim for its con- J *t ruction. Hence it will be seen that the contractors are to receive (exclusive of the bridges over the Tennessee,) 81.850,000 for building and equipping the Road to Knoxville. Of this they agree to take $1,150,000 in |stoek in Hfte Roaik$200,000 in JState bonds (which mmount, it will be recollected, must be issued by the State to complete the payment of her 'Original subscription.) an I 8500.000 in Com? ? ? ? oo.-h of tKo /vntutn nf ihp Ctlfll. I pailj' UVIJU3 ui uoju at tuwf pany. Tlie last Legislature, our readers will re member, authorized the Company to issue bonds to the amount of 8250.000, and guar untied the State's endorsement thereon. This endorsement the contractors do not require, ami it will not be used. Whatever ( bonds the Company may >ssue will be issued unendorsed. The capital stock of the Company, under | existing enactments, may be increased to i $2,,000.008. The amount which belongs to i individual stockholders, and which bel< ngs j *nd to the State when her full subscription < is paid, wi I be, in round numbers, 8050.000. ' Add the 81,150,000 which the contractors 1 -agreed to take in stock, and we sec there will 1 be room for an additional subscription to the amount of 8209,000, without any further in- ! crease of the capital stock. 4fthis subscrip- ' tion is made, the Company Will be under the necessity of issuing its bonds f >r about 8300,- j 000, in addition to the cost of the bridge at Blair's ferry.(say 870,000,) in order to bring 4he cars to Knoxvilfe. , The payments on the different sections , *re to he made as the work is done. The i torhole structure is to be finished in the mn^l substantial and durable manner, and of the i best materials. It is stipulated, for instance, I that .the rail shall weigh not less than 10G > -I Hons (8l2,ooo lbs.) to the mile. | < It may be proper to state that by ailow- | ing the use of a light rail, a contract could ' probably have been effected with the same ' icon! rectors, by which the road might be I ^completed in a shorter period, and at a less price. The directory, however, after due ' investigation and reflection, decided (wisely, wc think,) that the track should be laid with ( a heavy rail of the most approved description, even lit >ugh the expense should < be, thereby, very considerably increased | and lite time prolonged. This rail, it is | Gen. Greene's intention to procure ifpos- j aible, from East Tennesseee manufaetu- i rcrs. i As we have stated above, the present < limitation of ihe capital stock of the Company will allow of an increased subscript I iion of about #2'>o,ooo. We understand it 1 fiowever, t?be the design of the directory to ! * attempt to raise in this manner only 15o,ooo dollars. And we have an assurance in the ( success which has attended an effort in the f county of Polk, in the feeling that has been manifested in other counties, and in consideration of the vital importance of the mat- | ter to all East Tennessee, that this amount can and will l>e subscribed. Then let the | contract which ha* been made be strict- j ! fy and faithfully carried out, and in a few years we shall not only have a railroad, but one which will not require that all its earnings be appropriated for repair*?one which Will be substantially made and well equipped. We have, thus, briefly stated the material facts in relation to tin* important subjects so far as they have come to our knowl. edgr. We (will conclude, for tlie present. , -With the t*emark that, though the price agfeed upon with the contractors looks large an the aggregate, vet we believe that when all the facts shall have been duly considered, it will bo admitted that the Directory rave taken the best course which, under the circumstances, it was in their power to purmxe.?KnoxvtUe Register. I I Tub Hydrophobia Cask atCamdbs N. J. ?Dr. Fisler, the attending physician in the case of Mrs. Burrows of Camden, has written the following letter to a gentleman who has published it in the Newark Advertiser. 'Hie Doctor supposes it to he a clear case of Hydrophobia. The faculty will he pleased to learn thatsn full authentic report of the case is to he made by Dr. Jackson of Philadelphia: Camdex, N. J. Nov. 11, 1848. I received your communication in relation to the case of Mrs. Burrows, of our city, which has recently excited so much interest. She is a respectable mariied lady, aged 25 years, and .possessing more than ordinary personal beauty. 'In August last she was slightly bitten on the jvrist by an unknown dog, which she never saw or heard of afterwards. If gave her some .uneasiness of mind, as well as considerable ? _ .v? ?:?,i Jjaill Ml iilliro in iiiu uurtiru aim, ui;i.i'ii>}'aiii<-u M-jth iuflamation and slight suppuration. No 1 aymptoiac, however, the Irnst alarming were ' iliscernable until the 27th of October, when she wru soddeiilyjnltacked while sitting in her chair | wit-h her 1it<1e family around her. ( Being the family physician, I was immedi. I ately encnmoned, and found her in a state of in. I sensibrfity, to all appearances unconscious of very thing around her. A bucket of warm I water was procured in which to place her feet; i lite Immediately gave the vessel a violent blow with her foot which was succeeded by as severe a i spasm as I have ever witnessed. So violent < was it about the muscles of the throat and dia- < pbram that a strangulation appeared to be ine* ( vitabie. ' '' ' 1 t 1 t" Those spasm* continued throughout the i light, recurring at intervals offrom ten to thir- ; y minutes. Alter the paroxysm had subsided i he would become conscious and conversant, i t.nnnonllu friprt h*r with wnt^r ihrnturh the J -0-light, and sometimes at her own request: the nere ta?te of it, in fact, the sight of it, was suf. i< ient to produce the spasms. The next day, Saturday, Doctor Jackson vis. ! ted her. She continued extremely ill, the at- ! acks become more and triore violent. On 1 Vlonday it was proposed to administer the chlo. I nform, more for the purpose of overcoming the ' ;everity of the spasms than with any expectaion of it producing a 'permanent relief.' The nhaler was used at first, but we could do nulling with it, as she would bite severely every hing within reach of the mouth. A concave piece of sponge was substituted, pouring the chloroform in it, and then applying it to the mouth. The very first attempt acted beautifully. As toon as the spasm commenced the sponge was applied and in a minute almost, however wild and raving she may have been, she would sink down upon her pillow in a state of calmness and repose, which was soon followed by a return of consciousness. So we continued to ward off the attacks, and on Tuesday or Wednesday, ct furthest, there was no return of them. Still the very thought of water was horrible to her. She is now convalescent, though much enfeebled, but can drink water. Yet she informs mv some very unpleasant feelings were produced a day or two ago by her neighbor inadvertently washing hpr windows. Many more particulars I could furni>h you, but 'lie case will be published by Dr. Jackson. I have no doubt of its being a case ofgenuine hydrophobia. Yours, with respect, L. F. Fisler. Dr. L. Hall, Newark. From the N. O. Picayune, Nov. 15. MEXICAN NEWS. We received, yesterday afternoon, our files of Mexican papers and correspondence. The papers came down to the 4th instant from the city of Mexico. The Republic appears to he in a restless, almost feveiish state, all hough we have no more political outbreaks to record. Robberies upon the highways and in the streets are frequent, j the police of the town is inefficient, the insur- J gents of the Sierra are not yet subdued, the savages are desolating the frontier States, the government is without funds, and Congress does nothing. Complaints are rife through the press, but it is impossible for us to see very clearly what the difficulty is which woidd seem to overshadow the country, causing uneasiness and Jisaflection. Apprehension* of the return of Santa Anna, or wishes fnt* that event, may ac :nunt for the air of mystery in which everything is enveloped. The papers say little of Santa Anna, they point to him continually. Some of theayuntaTiientos of the cities have petitioned Congress that he be by law forever banished the coun!ry; The Mexican Congress adjourned 011 the 2d ins'. Both Houses having assembled, the President and his Cabinet presented themselves, md the former made an address in which he ran over late events in the history of the Repnlipublic, and concluded by announcing that an sxtra session would shortly be called. lie then Jeclared the session closed. The press complains bitterly that congress lias adjourned, leaving undone much important business. The new tariff bill is tbo great omission. An op position to the reforms proposed by it is inaniC.?|_,I no ininrinos to the ill icaicu in vain/ua \juun? in? ... terests of Mexican agriculture and industry. We find in the papers proposals for a loan ol 3300,000. based upon the indemnity to be paid by the United Slates. The Government is limited to one per cent, a month. We should infer from a paragraph in one paper that the mrr of 3'200,000 hail been obtained, but tlmt [here was much doubt whether the remaining 3600,000 could be procured. A card ofthe editors of 151 N'oticioso, of Tampion, appears in the Siglo and Monitor, excusing themselves for tin bearing to comment on the events ofthe '29 and 30th of September in Tantpico. They attribute, their silence to ihe necessity ofthe ease?"the want of guarantees and liberty." The editors insert the card and the Monitor of the 3d instant follows it with a deplorable picture of the state of affairs in Tampico. Brawls are constantly occurring between theparlizans of annexation and those, who oppose it. A portion of the populace in favor of it is said to traverse the streets at all hours with arms in their hands a la Americano, shooting and committing outrages. This conies jfcourse, from an enemy of annexation. Some of the officers of the National Guard of Tampion, who refused to join in the late out. break, have justified themselves in a long ex""'ti'in in ih? fiovernor. Thev treat the pre w - - J ended fear of Santa Anna's ruturn as a mem jretext, and allege, that the independence of the ! State, or its annexation to the United States, is he object of Pablo Costilla and his associates. Representations begin to reach Mexico from various parts of Tammanlipas. that the fears expressed by the ''buffalo hunters" are quite idle; that the re are no such body of men, nor is [here likely to he one formed; and that the inhabitant* of Tamaolipas generally have no tympathy with the pretended design of the "buffalo hunters." There has been a violent quarrel in regard to the election of the Slate of .Mexico. We have not seen a precise statement ofthe cause of the difficulty, but it was somewhat alarming, and apprehensions were enteitained that the troops ofthe General government would he brought into colision with those of the State. Nothing uf the kind had occurred however. The frontier States of Mexico continue to be ravaged by the incurisions of the Indians. If a check be not put to them, say the papeis, some Slates will be depopulated. The salvage awarded to a United Slates vessel of war for rescuing the French hark Hugeilia and cargo is exciting much remark. Commissioners have l?een appointed to make an award, and there is complaint of the amount claimed as being excessive. A communication in El fleraldo of the 3d inst., justifies the de. mand made, which is the third of the value of the vessel arid cargo. It is a clear exposition ofthe law on ihe subject, illustrated by decisions of the English and United States Courts, and [realises ol authority on the subject. Gen. Arista has submitted a plan lor the com plete reorganization ofthe military force ofthe country. The bill found on his report is published in the papers, and is very voluminous.? It has yet to be acted upon by Congress. Papers to the end of the month of September from Guatemala have been received in Mexico xnd extracts are given from them by the press. To us the news are meagre and uninteresting. Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costo Rica are qui. Jt. In 'the State of Los Altos the Provisional Government has been legalazed by the Central Government. The Constituent Assembly of Guatemala pas "" *ed a decree on the IO1I1 of September authori- r zing the executive to bring into his ministry J members of the Assembly. Theyaro to retain seats as legislators, and can vote upon all sub- . jects save such as concern Executive responsibility. Under this law D. Jose Mariana Vi- ? rlaurri was appointed Minister of war, and Luis Molina of Foreign Affairs. I INTERESTING FROM TAMPICO. , AftPr our evening paper went to prpss yester- . day we received a copy of El Noticioso, of i Tampico, of the 4th inst , and were subsequent- ( Iv fiivored with the following lucid statement of facts by a gentleman who camo passenger on the Oregon, which sailed from Tampico on lie 8th inst. ft needs not that we should add thereto a single line of our own for the present: You have ere now been informer) mat m Tampion the citizens, or National Guard, ox. cited by the idpa that the troops collecting in ( that place were in favor ofthe return of Santa Anna or malting this a pretext, got up an excitement and obliged all the government troops to leave the place. After the departure ofthe troops the excitement continued in consequence of their taking up their quarters at Pueblo Viego. just across the river, and also an announced visit from the governor of the State whom they fearpd would not approve the movement. At last the Governor arrived, and expressed his satis, (action at the decisive step taken, and not only approveed all the measures adopted but express ed his determination to liberate the State..from the thraldom of Mexico, and proclaim the .in. dependence of the Republic of "La Sierra .Madre. To effect this, he required some excuse, and has thprpfore petitioned Mexico to grant Tamaulipa.s a number of privileges, which if refused will cause the outbreak he aims at. The privileges thus asked are. absurd and will not he granted by Mexico: First, a free port? an exemption from all taxes, and an engage, merit not to allow a Government soldier to enter the State or cross its frontiers, and many other little items of importance for the Stite. Ail will be denied by Mexico, and for somp lime preparations are making to proclaim the independence of La Sierra Madra. Nucva Leon and part ofthe Slate of San Luis are ready for the affair. The excitement is general and parly spirit runs high; great prppara lions are making, and before a monlh the blow will be stinck. The. Government troops are not idle, but stationed across the river; are anxiously awaitng reinforcements, and carrying on intrigues of no small moment. When we left they were only one hundred strong, but expected a reitiinforrement of two hundred men, when they intended to attack the city. The Government party had stationed forty-men at the bar to prevent the entrance of arms, daily expected from New Orleans, but as the iniliiary are in such bad repute, it is generally believed the Stale will suceceu in esianiisniiij; us iuui-|??iiii<-iu,g. | In the Stale of San Luis a revolutionary party, situated in the range of mountain* known as ' La Sierra Gorda," and about 1500 strong, calling themselves' Yankees," although not a single foreigner was among them, had resisted evety attempt the Government had made to dislodge lh"m; and in their strongholds are impreg nable, and determined to await the declaration of independence of La Sierra Madre, for which they are anxious. Almost all the small towns in the State of San Luis are anxious for the movement, and determined to take an active part. This affair, you will remember, was expected to come off a month or two since, and would have succeeded had it not been for the treachery of two or three persons employed and in the secret. One of them, Don Remoii tie la Torre turned traitor, and exposed the whole affair to the Government nt Mexico. This indiviual was the first to oroposc the movement, and was deeply implicated, but being one of the vilest and most deceitful ot all Mexican*, received a bribe and exposed the whole affair. He had his accomplices, all of whom profiled by turning traitors. The German houses were and ever* will he opposed to any thing of the kind; an I many of them having expressed themselves in favor of the movement, after making themselves acquainted with the secret* and plaits exposed the whole affair, and used their influence to put it down. In consequence of this unexpected misf rtune, the former Governor, Don Vital Fer nandez. cave up all hoped; hot hi* successor, the , present Governor, Don Jesuil Cardenas, has , taken (ho thing {? hand and is determined to \ carry it through. I The opposition thus far are opposed to Ameri. | cans coming into the country to aid the revolutionary movement, as they are afraid of their i influence and think they themselves will he j overrun, and eventually sink into insignificance. , This fear has spread itself to such an extent that even many of the parly for independence have imbibed the idea; and even the Governor, out of respect fin* this general fear, has promis ed not to ask aid from Americans, although he , is desirous to procure it. They think they can achieve their independence alone, had they a sufficient number of arms, wnich they hourly expect; hut the Governor knows too well the character of his countrymen to confide much in them, and is determined, alter the first step is taken, to invite immigration on the most libera! principles, to aid in the general struggle. It may be remembered that the present ( Governor is the same who proclaimed the inde pendente ofthe Republic of the Rio Grande in ' 18S7 and placed himself at its head as Piom1...I !ill..rvvnrd? descried !?V CaiKlleS and others of his party and had to succomh. 11 is views are vety liberal, but he is so surrounded bj spies and traitors that he cannot act as ho would. His Secretary, Dr. Don Ramon Valde, is playing a double game; and has highly coinpromised all parlies; consequently the Governor finds himself in a sad predicament, and too far compromised to back out; but ho placed great reliance on the National Guard, and some of'the most influential capitalists, who promise to stand by him to the lust. Tho fact is, intrigues are rile, and a decisive blow will lie struck in a few days. Hither the Governor and two or three others deep in the plot, through the. treachery of the Secretary, Valdes, and Don Ramon de la Torre, will he delivered over to the Govcrnmont troops and sent to Mexico, or the revolution will succeed and the independence lie proclaimed. In this caso American emigrants will be looked for and invited, and we shall have on our frontiers n sister republic expecting our assistance and demanding our aip.atpst svmnalhv. Such is a true statement H *1 I ? of ihe condition of Ttunpico. N. O. Picayune llth inst. Hons! Hon!?Hop* are tioiv going through our town daily for the South. Large fine and fat, hut we fear the owners will suffer in the pocket this season most distressingly. They can hardly begin at more than three dollars a hundred. What the end inay be no one can tell. We fear bad, worse and worst. Ashville Messenger. ??^ jfiTTf rHECAMDE.N JQCRNAL,;; Wednesday Morning, November 29, 1848. ni lh WILLIAM B. JOHiNSTON. EDITOR. P1 a Oar Market. p The supply of Cotton the past w eek, has not ?i jeen so large. We are glad to announce to our readers an advance in price, owing to favorable c iccounts from Europe. We now quote from 4$ to w 5^ cents, a few loads of fine quality brought some. c thing over the last quotation. P t Our Rail Road. o We are glad to perceive that during the paFt week, the mail and passenger trains arrive here , within schedule time; when every thing is proper- ? ly arranged, buildings completed, &c, we are con- ? fidentthat no exertions will be spared to render 1 every possible accommodation to the public. The t agents and officers here, are prompt and obliging, < in all their intercourse with those having business t with the road. ' (J.D* Whilst talking about the road, we think there c is room for decided improvement in one respect, ' and that is in the fare from Camden to Columbia. . These two points are about 30 miles apart, (though , 60 by rail road) and the fare is $3.00. This we , suDpose is the regular fare?five cents per mile, ( but we are confident that the income of the C'om- i pany would be increased by a reduction of one j third or even one half. We hope the citizens of ; th two towns will endeavor to bring this matter ' before the Board of Directors at their next meet- ' ine) : 0^7" Tiio Legislature of this Stale convened in Columbia on Monday last. __________ ? 0^7"Judgo Richardson positively declines being a i Candidato for Governor. His advanced age is tlio ' principal reason lie assigns for declining the promised I honour. 1 ! A new Paper at Cheater C. II. H'e take occasion to call attention to the pros- < pectus of Mr. Z. Bridwfll, in another column, ' proposing to publish a paper at Chesterville. Mr. ' B. has worked in our office for some months, j and we recommend him to the cit'zens of Chester . as deserving their confidence and encouragement. f He is steady and induetrous, and we trust will re. | ceive ample encouragement in his undertaking. , DeBow's Commercial Review. ' JVo have this issue, a double number (October and November) of this exec lent work. The fol- | | h wing is the table of counties:? j . Money of Commerce, by T. P. Kettell of New | . York. Sugar Manufacture, by Dr. Evan9 of Lon- < don. Industry of the Sonthern and Western ' States. The Sword and Olive Branch. The. British Colonial Empire. The Merchant Fleets and Navies of the World. The Sugar cane, by 1 R. S. AfcCullok, U. S. .1/int. New Process of ' Sugar making, by W. F. Wilkins, and some twelve articles on the agriculture of the South and i West, and .Miscellaneous Statistics. A glance at the heads of these articles, will show that the present issue is a valuable acquisition to the planters of the South. i D*The New York Herald says?"We are persuadeJ, front information which we have received, that should the W.lmot proviso be iucorporated in- 1 to the law lor the organization of the new territo- 1 ries, and placed before General Taylor for his 1 signature, he will place his veto upon it at once.,' We trust the Ilerald's information is correct 17*IIon. IIenr?" Clay has been seriously and I dangerously ill, but was in improving at the latest dales, and considered out of danger. | (ETTlic Hunkers and Barnburners of New York, I it is said, are about to harmonize. This is like ' "locking the stable after the ho-sc has been stolen.' ! Had they harmonized and united their strength be- ' fore the 7lh of November, General Cass might ' have been the President e!ec?. Analyst* of the Cotton Plant. ' This excellent litllo pamphlet. is the production of : Mr. Thomas J. Summer, a native of this Stale, brother ' af Col. Summer of the Carolinian, and a graduate of 1 one of the German Universities, It contains much ' instructive matter for the Cotton planter, and should ' be r nd by all engage I in the culture of tho plant. It ^ lias ulso many excellent suggestions as to Manures. Mr. Summer scorns to have g|Ven the science of Chem'stry his closo-l attention, anJ wo trust will give | liis native Stato tho bandit of his researches and < studies. 1 I m?-- n n .>ll.?Vnrlk. i i ne rcciiu; ? The following extracts from an article in tlic New York Courier and Enquirer, indicalo vory clearly, ilie itatc of feeling at tlio North, with rrg-iril to the Free Soil Vjuostion. We find the article in the Charleston Evening News, which, in publishing it, lays? "We copy this afternoon the leading editorial of the New-York Courier As Enquirer of the Hilt inst It is written under the caption "The North and the South," and purports to inform the South of the state of public feeling at North . tin lh Slavery issue. She Courier Enqui- J rer, a long established and leading commercial ' journal of the Empire City, with sympathies 1 certainly not hostile to Southern rights or Southern character, may be regarded as a fair, correct, ' and moderate exponent of the sentiments of the r section it represents. The article is not writ- ' len in the tone of an advocate ot the opinions it declares to exist, but of one giving warning of J their existence, and of the strength and extent . in which they prevail. We have therefore 1 given it a place in our columns, that our rea. ! ders inay realize the point of which tlio great 1 sectional question has arrived, and be ready and girded up when the time comes to do but- 1 tlo in their own behalf. ^ ? 'L- Wc bcliovo the question "unun niu unit* WVIMW! ? a of tim-3, is the only ono point of difference of opinion ^ amongst the pcoplo of South Carolina and her sister ^ Southern States, On tho main question of submitting | to tlio terms of tho Wihnot proviso or llio ox tension of ^ 1787, over the territories of i^ow Mexico and Culi. j for mi, wo nro confident there will not be a dissenting ( voice, to tho position which tho people of this State | have taken. We dare not beliovc that '.ho brave and f intelligent citizens of tho South, will ever consent to | "conccdo" this point. "Concession, concession" is , still the cry, and concession will continuo to bo re- ( quired at our hands until ihcro will be nothing left for , .... ?nn/.o/tn We rcirnrd "the time'' as having arrived?not "to do battle" but to avert if possiblo the f evils which will inevitably succeed, should iho proviso j restrictions bo passed by Congress. A Convention of j the Southern Statos?of even two, thrco or four thorn, | demonstrating beyond doubt, iho complete unanimity } of sentiment,?the stern dete minntion of the peoplo | never to permit such an oulrago upon their rights, wo ( i ssurcdly believe would for over pnt the free soil qucs. , tion at rest, and lead to some definite settlement?Just , id-equituble, of the slavery issue. It is time, high a me that the matter was settled. The question is nut c aw ono of mero party politics, it ia not now a simple tl sbhy horse,?a fast trotting poncy, to carry Northern c sliticians into placo and power?no, as the Courier 7* nA fnnninr antra it han hsenfflo a ' reliffiOUfi Dljnci* ?"I.".. ?v? ? . lo" wilh the majority of the Northern people, and aa jch must be dealt with by us. What then? Let the people of Virginia and Goorgia, f omo up and meet the issue abroad. To the former c :e look for a glorious response lo our own State, we 1 xpcct from tier a demonstration, characteristic of her c potlcRs honour, her ancient pride, and her chcrishod I rinciplcs; lo the latter, so closely entertained wilh us ? hat sho has heroine "bone of our bone arid flesh of t ur flesh," we can with utmost confidence look for an nswering pulsation, to every throb of honorable emoion, within the hosom of our State. Wish this triple iliiance and with the moral force and strength it would J rive to this honorable defence of our rights, we would j tave nothing to fear. Organization, unanimity and ^ ionccrl ot action have becomo necessary, and we sin. , ercly trust , that our Legislature now in Session, will j rivo the subject that serious consideration it requires, I ind adopt such measures, as they in their wisdom may 1 :onceive best calculated to promote union and prompt. 1 less. We want no more fiery resolutions, empty high J lounding sentences strung together for more display, as , f they were only intended lo let off our superabundant j 'chivalry''?no we want brief and decisive action, such is becomes the time and the subject, and whatever :ourso our Legislators may think proper lo pursue, | hey may confidently rely upon the support of the | jeoplc. Wo earnestly invito our renders to a careful jcrusal of llio following rxtracls, and request them to , cmcmber, that the Courier and Enquirer h one of the nost influential presses in the Northern States, and | nay be considered, as reflecting the popular sentiment lpon this question. , From the New York Courier <fc Enquirer, 18th iiwt. , North and South.?The accidental omis. , ion of two or three lines in the concluding parigraph from our leader yesterday, gave to it a neaiiing which we did not intend, and we epriul it now, in its corrected form, to prevent , nisconstrnetion; it was properly printed in our ( tccond edition:? "We regard the principles of the Ordinance | if'87, as applied to New Mexico and Califor. | tia, as the only compromise which will he nc- ; 'epted, and which will settle the differences he. ween the North and the South. To anything i beyond that the North does not now prel? ml. ' Phis now is common ground upon which hoth | sections, if the South assents, may meet. If it | he scouted hy the Sooth, it is impossihle to tell . where that common groud may again he found; ( but this is certain, the line will not recede to- ( wards the North. II the South will not con- j sent now to yield so irrnrh, she must make up i Iter mind hereafter to encounter from the North i \ fiery whirlwind of anti slavery excitement, , which will he far more impatient of check or | control than it is now, and which will demand with clamor and may he violence, that she shall | yield much more." I Our object in this parapraph, as well as in i the article from which it is taken, was simply lo slate our opinions that the North will insist, , with entire unanimity and at any hazard, that Slavery shall remain as it is. Whatever may lie the opinion of individuals here orelscwhere, the mass of the people in the non-slaveholding Slates are under the entire and complete dotnin ion of this purpose. We do not believe that an v member of the House of Representatives from a free Stale will dare to favor, directly or indirectly, the extension of Slavery into territory now free,?unless, indeed, he may have resolved in advance to brave the sentiment and the indignation of his constituents. It is not a matter upon which there is any division.of parties. Whigs and democrats are all equally committed to the principles of non-extenston, with those who make it the sole article of their political creed. The fact has heen clearly shown during the arogress of the recent election. There has not teen, within our knowledge, a single candidate or Congress in any Northern district, who has j rent it red to avow himself in favor of extending i davery into New.Mexico anil California, or in < favor of any measure, which might, directly, * lead to that result. Bven in this city, where i ihe Ami-Slavery feeling has heen less marked i i hail in any other section of the State, where in i laet Abolitionism has had no existence, the ?amc thing is true. And the candidates of the Democratic patty proper, who from their posi- i lior and from the antecedents of the party, were most obnoxious to the suspicion of being hostile o the principle of non-extension, have ever)'- I where been overwhelmed by mnjorities large i leyond all precedent. i The South, unhappily, h is been carefully and perseveringly taught to believe, by those who claim the right to dictate her faith, that all this feeling at fhe i^orin upon inc suiijeci wi bkivcd, springs from a determined purpose to injure her interests, and trample upon her rights. No distinction has been drawn, or allowed, between he ultra abolitionists of the North, who have hitherto been few in numberand with no iofbi?ncc on puli]ic affairs, and the great mass of 1 hose who hoid slavery to he an evil, and are yet I >erfectly content to leave it undisturbed. The 1 South has been taught by .Mr. Calhoun to re. i ?ard them all as equally her enemies. She < ins been taunted and goaded by him and his | 'ollowers, into a most unfortunate and unfounded I ealousy ofevervthingthat may he said or thought ipon the subject at the North. And there is i langer that this jealously, this excessive sensi- i iveness, which is now fostered and played up>n to the utmost by ^the ultraists among them, nay lead the people of the South into a hasty, I ash, impulsive and most injudicious policy upon i his very question of extending slavery into tcr ' itory now free. They may, though we do not I lelievo they will allow themselves to lie placed i 11 direct hostility to tho federal government?a i >osition similar to that held hy South Carolina l 11 the days of Nullification?which her own I "Honda now see was moat unwise and unfortu- I late. We hope the South will yet see her true increst in conceding this point. If she docs so, ' .ho will disarm at once and forever those at I he North who seek disunion through the Sla- I cry agitation, and do more to cement the al- | ianco of the two sections, to place her own in- I t i l u t ions permanently beyond the reach of nil 1 nterfe renee, and to promote the common good ] ban she can possibly effect in any other way. | f she resists, we. fear she will do it unsuccess- ' iilly, and that defeat will involve serious disaser. A prolonged, hitter and determined re- | listance to this principle of non-extension, will ( >xcite still farther the general hostility to sla- ( ery that exists at the North, and give renew- , >d strength and vigor to that agitation of the , .nKw.ni tvkinh hn* alreadv. more than once, | "".r ~ ? --- .. irovedso full of danger. There exists now, | t must 1)6 remembered, in the bosom oftl.e ( Free Soil party, the old fire of Abolition. It | ins been covered for the time by the more | dressing question connected with the organi2a- , ion of our new territory. But the South, by | esisting this principle, wilt blow it into a flame t vhich will spread faf beyond its ancjeqt limits. < ^ ( t onflagration. Sh<> must frel that no ?trp opn his question should bo taken without care, lor it annot he taken without danger. Ineedit super gnes doloso*. Important Error.) > T / j *7 It is itjted that in the return* of the' late election or Goromor in Pennsylvania, tome fix hundred totae it tn Shujrlrill county for Momis Ltmmuru the Democratic Candidate, were erron?oo?ly placed to the tredit of Mr. Joumton the Whig Candidate. If ihie 10 true and the orror can be corrected. Mr, Lono. itretii will be Governor initead of Joii.nStok, wboi* iow considered Governor elect. > . j _________ } Life Insurance. We give below m communication upon ibis nib* ect instead of gome remarks of our own. It is a natter which deserves the attention of those in ordinary pecuniary circumstances, removing to a great extent the apprehension, of leaving those Jependent upon their labor, unprovided for, ted is v e believe, forming habits of a well ordered end regular economy. The company to which our correspondent refers, is one of the oldest .and tost managed institutions in this country; we have heard of several policies being promptly paid, on the death of the insured. Mr. John Rosses it agent at this place, who will give all necessary in* formation respecting Life insurance. Jgf For the Caradon Journal. jjfy *< Attention is inritcd to an Adrertfsemrij^ljit this days paper showing the state of affairfttiit? ' the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. This Company is considered one of the safest and best managed concerns of the kind in the United States. They do tasifidMr en. Iirely on the ca?h system, and r+cehre premiums annually, ?emi annually, or quarterly as the insured may prefer. The profits are divided among it* patrons every five jsanrtMb one sharing pro rata as copartners. Their fir>t dividend declared lost Pebnnfry, was fifty.two per cent on the amount psid.wt, which was put to their credit and goes Mi at V six per cent interest yearly, to he added to the amount insured for in tire policy; Any nhe wishing to iiistiro can be informed of particular* by calling on the agents, who will cheer[idly furnii>h them with pamphlet*,, forui* of application, &c. r - ' It is a subject of regret thai Life Insurance is not more uriiciised in the Southern State*. There is no country to which its lieitefits are more important. Tlut country in which en. ffpri.se and activity is most rapidlydeveloped ind becomes characteristic of a people, i? pen. cisely he country where a resort to LUe Insur* , inee accomplishes the most in alleviating calamity and in securing social comfort, The | tinsiness of Life Insurance has been carried Ui it farther extent in (Jreat Britain than in an/ L>ther country, and has been productive of the moat beneficial edi cts. Life insurances are of various kinds. Individuals without any ityrf near connections, and possessing only 4 liroitecf fortune, are sometimes desirous, or nto son**.' Iline*, from necessity, obliged, unnunlly to eti. crouch on their capitals. And shouti) the lilo of such persons Ik* extended beyond the' onJi-' nary term of active existence, they might 1? totally unprovided for in old age. To sycqre themselves against this fearhil contingency,; ? they pay to an Insurance Company the whole or a part of their capital, oncOmlhintt ufjts* A guaranteeing to them as long as they The,, a" J certain annuity, proportioned partly of course,' A to the amount of the sum paid, and partly to iheir age when they buy the annuity. There is however some question about the advantages 1 of this sort of Insurances, as they obviou-dy tend to check industry and weaken the principle of accumulation. This species of in*uraoco luckily from the high interett oo money and the cheapness of living in our country is' not in much use campared with that which has accumulation for its object. All professional person*; or those living on salaries or wages, such as lawyer*, physician*, military and naval olfker*, eleiks in private or public offices, &cM whose income.1 renst, of course, terminate with their lives, and a boat of others* who are either not possessed of capital, or cannot dispose of their capital at pleasure, a must naturally he desirous of providing, so lar ' us they may be able, for the comfortable sub. liatence of their families in ease o| their death. Take for example a physician, lawyer, or oue in any other vocation, without fortune, who is. making one, two or three thousand dollars a year by his business; and suppose that be fas a wife and children; it this individual attain be the average (Juration of human life, be mayaccumulate such a fortune as will provide tor their adequate support at his death. But who can presume to *<ty that surb will fa his ease f that he will not he one of the many exceptions to thegeiicr.il rule ? And suppose that he were 1 hurried into an untimely grave, bis famiiy would ^ necessarily be destitute. Now it is against such calamitous contingencies that Life Insurance is intended chiefly to provide- "An indi- ^ vidual possessed of an income terminating, al his death, agrees to pay a certain sum annually loan Insurance Office; and this Office bind* itselt to pay to his fa mi ly, at hi* death, a sum equivalent, under deduction of the expenses of management, to what these contributors mado annually or oftencr, would nccummulate at com. pound intered, supposing the insured to reach Ihe common and average term of humth life. Though he were to die the day after the insur. ? itnce has been effected, his family wonld lie as ^ amply provided for as it is likely they would be by his accumulation? were his life of the ordi. t nary duration. In all cases, indeed, in which [hose insured die before attaining to an aver, nge age, their gain is obvious. But even in those cases in which their lives are prolonged beyond the ordinary term, they are not losers; ihpv then merely d:iv for a security which they must otherwise have been without. During the whole period, Irom the time when they ef. 1| feet their insurances, down to the time when 1 l he J arrive at the mean duration of human eJ life, they are protected against the risk of dying without leaving their families sufficiently pro. _ rided for; and the snni which they pay after having passed this mean term it nothing more ^ than a lair compensation for the security they 1 previously enjoyed, not to say any thing of that feature of tho Company mentioned above,ivhich makes it a Saving's Rank as well as an' Insurance Office. On all the money ore bavo said in as premiums, we are now drawing over' hree per cent interest per annum. The relief from anxiety afforded by Life In. ^ mrance, very frequently contributes to prolong he life of the insured, at the feme time, that it materially augments the comfrrt and well-being if thoso dependant on him. It has also (en. Jency to strengthen baliits of accumulation. An individual who has insured a sum on his life, would forfeit all the advantages of the In. itirauce, were he not to continue regiilarly to make the required payments. It is not, there, fore, optional with him to save a surd for bis irdin&ry expenditure adequate to his purpose, lie is compelled, under a heavy pMMflty, to do jm kj; and having thus been led to oontreff * Whit if savjug to % certain extern, it fe tnetf proba. J J