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oeu slave l'.v.vs and the bk1tis
-a-ueatv.
I!i some remarks iuni!e byjis recently tn 1
latino t > tiic supposed ineompatiliility betwoi
the 1st article of the British treaty and o
Slave laws, we 6ontende(l tliat t!3b words "
vliiiii o'/wr foreigners arc v.i! j>rrwi(tr;J
conic,' weue.iiie.jfcoutiolliu^ words oi that ar
cle ?lu:.t it. s!m.p|d he construed i:i conformi
with the chief,if fecit-1 he only, purpose meant
shod bv it. Thisuns. that Briti;
subjects shptd.l bo permit led to come, with tin
ship; and carg<u.*srto nil places, ports and rive
in ;"ic Territorjesof the United States "to wlii;
other foreigners arc permitted to come," at
to reside in the same, for purposes of comincr:
It is a treaty of reciprocity and equality,
stipulates that British ships, those who naviga
them, those who convey or own merchatu'i
in them, shall he placed on the same footing ;
all other foreigners who are permitted to con
\vit!i their ships and cargoes to the Uuiti
States; and besides, to enter or reside in ti
same, the inhabitants of the United States beii
placed on the same footing in ali the territori
of Great Britain. We argued that if the Sta
of South Carolina had made a discriminate
between the colored subjects of Great Brita
and the colored subjects of foreign count)ie
excluding tee former, while admitting the latte
such .n discrimination would have been coutr
ry to the obvious intent of the treaty. 15
that .South Carolina had not only not ma<
any such distinction, but had given such un
vertHfiiy of application to her law as to embrat
all free colored persons, inhabitants, even,
thevrtther parts of the American Union.
In some remarks of the British Consul inse
ted in this paper on the 20th inst., in reply
our constnictiortofthe first article of the treat
the following observation occurs.
"I"believe you will find on inquiry amoi
legal gentlemen ol all parties, that the won
in the treaty to which you refer, simply m
solely ween "all ports of entry." Now wet
not belong, it is true,, to the legal profession
any party, but we think that the interpretath
of language which is not technical or scientifi
O O
but is of popular use, is within the compete!
cy of any one possessed of common sense at
a plain understanding. The words "ports i
entry" are not in the treaty. The object
our Federal law in designating certain ports ;
~ ..< ...... f|,? t.O flllllflf
jjitrid ??#i CIIU^ u/ ouuuiv !* ???.
duties on foreign tonnage awl merchandise.*
The words appl e to things and not to person-sin
vessels and their argons, and nut to tlioi
who navigate and arrive in them. The li.itii
treaty was intended to embrace both vesse
with their cargoes, and persons?to secure I
British subjects the privilege, not only to con
with their ships and cargoes, but to remai.
resi.l?''in,hire and occupy houses and vvarehousi
in the territories of t!ie United States, for t!
purposes of their commerce, provided otherfo
eigne rs are permitted these privileges. It wuu
have been unnecessary to have stipulated f
the my J privilege to come to a port of enti
for cont.itercial purposes, by coupling with
fdso tiie equal privilege with other foreigner
to remain, reside in, hire and occupy lious
and warehouses. What meaning do the
words convey, if it is not equality of advantag
not only as to entering all ports, places ai
rivers of the United States, but remaining
any part of their territories, for purposes
commerce ?
The treaty says, "to enter into the same
(territories) not describing the mode ofentruuc
A R ritish ?*nlnred suhiecf. then, if noils of e
try are alone meant, cannot claim the bene
of equality as to residence, should he reach ai
part of the United States in any other way th:
through a port of entry, if the construction
to prevail that the treaty applies to nothing 1)
ports of entry. Such narrowness of interpret
tion would render nugatory that portion of tl
treaty which speaks of resilience for comrne
cial purpos?s, although our law were to ho !
framed a3 to permit every other description
foreigners to enjoy commercial privileges d
nied to British subjects.
We contend, therefore, that althoughycssc
and their cargoes aro embraced, one of t!
chief purposes of the British treaty was to s
cure an equality of privilege with other foreig
ers, for those British subjects who may entc
through any mode or by any channel, the tc
ritory of the United States, for commercial pii
poses, and the State of South Carolina h
made no discrimination between British su
jects and other foreigners in her acts exclude
at I free colored persons arriving by sea fro
her limits, not conceding* however, that si
would not be entitled, according to the gre
and paramount law of self-preservation, to mul
1 < :i* I : I I.
sucn uiscnniinaucm, n uer security reuwiruu 11
to do so.?Evening News.
Emigration from Germany.?Tbo Austrii
Government journal says that it is true thatt
immense'tide of emigrants from Germany
North Amerca increases tlie maritime cumin
nieation of Germany for the moment; but
threatens the greater detriment to the future e
port trade of German manufacture. A mass
capitalists quit Germany with the people, ai
branches of trade with which Germany I)
hitherto almost exclusively supplied the uu
kets of tho world, are now transplanted
North America. Thus the exports of (
manufactures of the Black Forest, and of t
Nuremberg ware-* have descreased greatly
America; America already sends articles
this description to the Kuropean market,
the larger branches of manufacture, also
spinning and weaving, the United States a
making immense progress. Tlioy ahv.i
m iiiui.u'iure their skins and wool, instead
exporting them raw as formerly- In the yi
lfc>li), tif?y manufacture 1~ million pounds
wool; in 1830, GO millions; anil, in 18151, 1
millions. .Mors than twice as much is m
spun i:i the I iiitcd State as in Austria and t
whole of (iermany together, no loss than tin
and a half millions of spindles being employ i
The otports i:i ?det'i,.aud in manufactured a
iron wariis^ increases with every succcs-i
year. It would, therefore, he to the inleri"
of our national products if the tido of cmigi
tioii were'givou another tendency, namely,
those countries which while tliey oiler ore
agricnhnrnl advanta^*'arc not naturally < :
culated to become manufacturing countii
#
fi The great meeting which is to take place at
Frankfort, for the regulation of German emie
gr.ilion will, doubtless, consider this subject of
sullicient importance t?> ba taken into early
consideration.?Lircrpoul Tunes,
to -- * ?
In Ti11:1!OX. 1 fFXRV S. FOOTE.
ti- This remarkable flatterer has at length torn
ly himself from the nation, and for a liliie while,
to devotes himself to tiie State of Mi -si-.ippi. lie
sh has said that in a year, we think that is
*ir ' the time, though we do not profess to bo accurs
| rate readers of all the ex-Senator says, he
h | will resume his seat in the Senate. We are far
id , from doubting it. He fore twelve months have
e. passed, .Mississippi will be glad to get rid of
It ! him even at the hiirh m ice of a seat in the
to I .Senate. Hut that august hotly will doubtless j
so j have ai eye to its own welfare in his absence, i
is ' and if it is only known that lie will go to Chi* i
te na, wo have no doubt the expenses of that1
3(1 , mission will be raised to any amount that is
ie | desired. The Celestials would then have an
ig i idea of a new species in the genus, man. To
es 1 another, the fact that lie did not understand
te their language, nor they his, might be cmbar>n
rassing. lint to Mr. l'ootc, we rather think it j
in would be pleasant. It would be so very a i
s, | greeable to talk for six months, without being I
r, j interrupted;, and niake any statement without j
a-1 being annoyed with the unpleasant austerity of,
at a man like .Mr. Hunter, declaring that he did !
le | not recollect a matter, exactly, as the Senator !
li 1 had stated And then the mute admiration j
ft ?? > ! ?-luol> li/? tvrml.l l.r> Pfifr-ii'ilnd wlir>n ! !> !
?v , .... * -.-v.- .
of would recount the peril to which lie was ex- j
posed with .Mr. Benton: a peril which cannot
r he over estimated when it is remembered, that
to Mr. Foote had a horseman's pistols, and Mr.
y, Benton was unarmed. A daugerus weapon
doubtless, as was proved l>v the fact, that when
ig taken from Mr. Foote, it was actually locked
Is up, lest, as wc suppose, infected with Mr.
id Foote's (ire it might go o(I't without any very
lo sensible object in doing so, but merely from a
of desire nof to be inactive. We do not approve
in of many of Mr. Foote's vot 'S. Of his speechc.
es we express 110 opinion, but leave that to
11- to those, if there are any, who have read them,
id . Nor would we, with our opinions of his poof
litical conduct he likely to vote for him, for
of an ollice in the United States. But at the j
is same time we are not so hostile to him, but that '
of we would gladly vote for him for any oliiee out :
? of the United States. We have never seen |
? t Mr. Foote. Indeed, among the multitude of!
>e 1 faces which we can recall in a Dagerreotype !
;h , Clallery, we do not remember his. It may lie j
Is i among the portraits of distinguished statesmen, ;
to ; but we never considered it likely that it could j
io i be there, except by mistake. Still we have an i
n, idea of the honorable gentleman, instead of a
es Senator, calm, dignified, unmoved, except with |
le ! the responsibility which rested upon him?j
r- 1 whose voice, when heard, would command
Id deep : Uontiou?whose advice, when given,!
or would induce profound conviction ?whose j
ry ambition was to advance her honor?whose j
it piide was to preserve her freedom?whose ele- i
s, I vation, to position of highest honor, woulil j
es excite i t him an emulation to be to his laiul j
so i what C.ito was to Koine ? wehave imagined a ;
o, j little spluttering, chattering body; running a j
id , bout the Senate Chamber; popping down in twin
| erv unoccupied chair; talking about everything,
of! . ind yet talking of nothing; great as a toady,
1 but too little to be great in any other way; less
| honored than the least distinguished of .lie
e. Senators, but more expert than the nimblest
n- j page who waits upon them; with a tongue
fit quick, but lighter even than quick; a brain ncly
: tire, but generating only trifles; a something,
m which in the storm that giant intellects provoke, j
is ; floats uiilnqunecl by the gale, because he is ;
ut lighter than a feather. Such has been the pic- ;
a- tare, which our fancy has always sketched folic
I us, of the ilonorablu Mr. Foote.
r- ! In the display of words, which Mr. Foote
so lias terminated his present Sentorial career,
of there ir, an amusing evidence of the uneasiness
e-1 which the presance of (Jen. Quitman and Col.
Davis, in .Mississippi, excites, He returns to
U his blushing honors, thev will lie as scarlet
it- when lie puts them off; with the same compos- |
c- j ure tliat the boy feels, who whistles as he pas j
ii- ses the church-yard, to k??op ofi' angry spirits.
?r, Tiio image of these two east iron men, who
r- have shown how poor a huhble is office, unless
r- supported by the qualities that give to it honor
as anil dignity, and how men truly great, de-pise
I*, the bauble that meaner spirits pant to obtain, '
ig is ever before .Mr. Foote's mind, as the thong
in that keeps rude children in order. Well may I
In lie feel unhappy, when decked out in all the '
at faded trumpery that is the mere outside ol'ofko
lice; he contrasts himself with two men, whose |
er voluntary retirement has made him feel the im- ]
measurable distance which separates the pa;
triot statesman, from the miserable ollice hunU1
ter. The Governor of iMissi-sippi! Foote, the
|1(, ruler of Davis, of Quitman, of McWillie, ofj
to l!'? thousands of gallant spirits who people
that young .State! To what strange u<es, I
^ may we come at last!?Southern Standard.
ol" Victor Hugo estimates the annual cost of j
iid maintaining the standing armies of Knropo at
as live liundred millions of dollars. This outlay j
ir- would, in a very lew years, pay ofF every na-1
to tional debt of Murope. In a few years more,
ho it would, if wisely expended, so equalize the |
lie population of the globe, by a great system of
to emigration, that every man might have a fair
of opportunity to earn a competence by his lain
bor. In a few more, it would place educationof
al system on such a basis and with such a !
ire scope, th.it the substance of all the important
ilv knowledge in the possesion of mankind might
of be imparted to all. In a few years more, tlie
;r area of civilization and Christianity might be j
<>! enlarged, till it embraced the habitable earth,
20 anil Christendom would mean the VVoil I. i>ut
iw the wisdom to administer so largo a sum for
lie fine lei' ili iliolie nitlamses. b.as not vet nonearod
.* I I > J II *
v* atnoiiij liK'ii.
?t1.
II-1 l.\M> W ARIt AN rs.?Till- New York Tribune j
ve of the l(Mi inst., says I lint La ml Warrants sire
>ts selling at *^1 It) a 100 fur one hundred and sixty j
a- acres. There is something dotnij in the war- [
to ' rants tinder the new hill, at about 00 cents per ;
at acre, n:i speculation. They will doubtless be
d- made assignable at the present session of Con
ANOTHER. FIRE AN2VIHILATOR.
Tl?e Scientific American publishes the following
interesting'communication, in relation
to the discovery of a new Fire Anuihilator:
"As Fire Aunihilators are now "all the go,"
it occurs to rne that I ought to give the public
the advantage of a hint?a rathe- broad one,
too?that I received some years ago. I had
occasion to make a large quantity of a certain
tincture. I used a three gallon glass jar, which
was nearly full of absolute alcohol, and a very
inllnmmnhle iniin. The weather bei'.itr cool. I
CAMDEN, s
? i
TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1852.
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
Our Market.
The late unfavorable news from Europe has
had its effect upon our cotton market, and caused
a further decline. We quote at 5^ to 7?.
Rev. J. W. Kelly.
We had the pleasure last Sabbath of hearing
this gentleman preach, lie having bsen recently
elected by the South Carolina Conference, a .Vissionary
to California. His object in visiting our
town was for the purpose of obtaining aid in his
praiseworthy christian enterprise. We are happy
to learn that he succeeded admirably in the ob- j
jectofhis mission, and that a handsome sum will
be added to the fund by the donations of our fellow
citizens. This speaks well for the liberality
of our lellow citizens, which has always been on
a large scale.
Mr. Kelly is an excellent preacher, a plain, practical
man, and well suited for the important field
, of labor to which he has been appointed.
Messrs. Reeder & DeSaussuro.
We invite the attention of our readers to the (
! Advertisement of these gentlemen iu another part |
of our paper to-day;
A Few Questions.
o o
thought of wanning the j;ir to hasten the process,
and for this purpose placed it in a basin
of hot water. This produced expansion of the
bottom of the jar too suddenly, and it broke,
letting the strong spirits flow over the floor.
The whole room was occupied on every side
with bundles of papers and loose newspapers,
and other combustibles, were scattered in literary
confusion over the flpor.
" The room was a back one, under a bank,
with no access or egress except a door entering
into a front room that opened into a street.
The spirits, in a moment, spread to the fireplace,
and, of course, instantly were inflames.
In less than a minute all the combustibles were
011 fire, and the room was full of the vapor
evolved from the spirits. I could not breathe
in the room, but had the presence of mind to
remain silent. I ran to the door to get fresh
air, and then into the flames, endeavoring to
quench them, all to no purpose. At last when
all the bundles of papers, and other combustibles,
had caught fire, and I was on the point of
giving the alarm, I happened to notice a box of
air-slacked lime, that had been for some time
h a corner of the room.
"1 took a handful and scattered it on the
flames, and saw, to my great delight, that it
instantly quenched the flames where it reached
them. I then took a shovel and scattered the
lime freely over the burning papers and spirits
on the floor, and in less than a minute this fearfully
threatening conflagration was "annihilated,"
and I went into the street to get breath,
breathing, you may lie sure, more freely* than
when in the (lames. Before resorting to the
lime, I had tried, in vain, all sorts of smothering
expedients, and while at work with the
liny?, had to run to the door for breath several
times, as breathing ir the room was impossible.
Since that time I have often thought of this incident.
1 have inquired of my scientific books
for a reason for the quenching of the flames so
promptly by the slacked lime, but can find
none.
"1 suppose there was a bushel of the lime,
soft and pnwderv as the finest hair powder,
and when a small shovelful was thrown into
the flames, broadcast, it was light and dusty.
The effect upon the flames was wonderlul. The
instant the powdery lime came in contact with
the flames,,they wore quenched. I am even
ye t, at this distant day, incapable of depicting
my flight. Tiie nature of the contents of the
room, the quality of strong spirits that covered
the floor, ali in flames, a banking bouse above
mo, all I had in the world in the room on fire ?
the fright, yon may judge, was awful; the relief
mn<t r.rovnlenfial and honrtrheorinir. That
hazardous but accidental experiment lias given
me more confidence in n bushel of air slacked
little than in all the "Phillips' Anuihilators" of
England and America put together.
Baltimore, Md., 1851. G. B. S.
The Rail way Times furnishes a very interesting
table on the subject of Railroad progression
in the United States, i'rom this article
we gather the following facts, that the whole
number of railways in the United States is
335 - measuring 10.287 miles in length, and
constructed at a cost of $300,607,5)51, and
there are 10,05)2 miles in course of construction.
There are twenty-six States of the Union
which have raiiroads in operation?New-York
has the largest number of miles, and Delaware
the smallest. There are eighteen States that
have more miles in operation than Lousiana, and
of the retiming seven that have less in actual
operation, each has more in course of constructifhi
than Louisiana has in operation,
while Louisiana lias not a single mile in process
of construction. The average number of
miles with the States, that have roads in operation,
excepting Louisiana, is four hundred and
eight. Louisiana has eighty-nine miles in operation,
and as we h tve observed before, not a
mile in cour-c of construction. Wo exceed
our neighbor, .Mississippi, one mile, but she has
ibiiiv iiiib-s in nroeess of construction. Ten
ucssoe luis only thirty miles built, but she is
building six hundred and two miles. Kentucky
lias twelve miles less of built road than Louisiana,
but slit; has five hundred and eighteen
more in course of construction. The seven
.States that have all average of two hundred
and four miles each in progress, so that in a
very short period each of them will number
more miles of railroad than Louisiana.
The accounts from Washington all represent
the health of Mr. Clay to be in a very procuriuus
condition. The correspondent of the
New York Tribune writes; "The final and
inevitable fate of all men is fast encompassing
Mr. Clay ! Inexorable Death moves apace
to-wards his distinguished victim, The lion is
at last driven to his lair, and hopelessly awaits
the shaft which is to terminate his career.
There is hardly the shadow of a hope left."
A most destructive fire occurred on Friday
night in Philadelphia. It broke out in the es
tahlislimciil of Carey & Hart, corner of Sixth
ami Chesnut-streets totally destroying the buildin:;,
together with several adjacent tenements.
Amongst the buildings destroyed are Brown's
Hotel, .Johnson,s Law Book Store, and an entire
block on the west side of ('hesmif.street
fronting the Shakspenre buildings, The total
loss is estimated at about ?"200,000.
Di-rixouisiiici) (Jen era I W;ily
Thompson, of S. C\, is on a visit to the
Cherokee nation, collecting lees due him as an
attorney, and the Advocate, published at Taleqnah
says:
" Quite a feat came off in this place on Tuesday
last. A jumping match between the Flon.
General Waddy Thompson, and his Excellency
.1 oh it Ross, Piiticipal Chief of the CI orokee
Nation. The Principal Chief had the better
of the contost by a few inches."
Will the Southern Standard inform us what \
necessity there is to fight our battles o'er again?
VVhatare we to gain by stirring up strife among j
the people of the State? Why keep them in hot
water? We repeat the inquiry. Why rate up
the coals of political strife, and suffer the dying
embers again to be blown into a blaze, which will
inevitably destroy every vestige of hope and
strength, and union, among us hereafter ? If we
i could discover the slightest good to be derived
from a further protracted discussion of this angry
j question, between the secessionists and cc-opera
tionists, we nngni possioiy uc iiiuuceu m jum m
. the race, with the rest of the yelping bipeds, of the
[ present day, wlto are anxious to keep up theexI
citement?rake up the coals of strife and ill feel.
! ing among our friends and neighbors, Those
j who are thus engaged, will be j ers nally respon,
sible for the evils resulting hereafter. We are
i opposed to all party movements, having in view
I a conflict of this kind, involving the peace and
happiness of our firesides. We cannot see as the
1 Standard dees. There is no necessity why it
I must be so?that we must become again divided
| and distracted.. For our part, we have not the
i remotest idea of disturbing the equilibrium of our
! mind with anything relating to this part of South
Carolina politics.
We are done; and if the Standard is able to
explain the signification of such an obsolete term
will he be pleased to tell us what is meant by
South Carolina politics, when in her sovereign
capacity, her constituted authorities resolve to pursue
a certain course, and then, without (as some
pretend; cnangmg uieir posmuu, reamic upuu
another diametrically its opposite? What, wo
ask you, is the inference to be drawn from all
this? We don't intend to get into an argument
with the Standard or an v body else. We ask for
information, and as the Standard is the acknowledged
mouth-piece of the dominant party, and as
we must submit to the powers that be, we 'want
to be informed what necessity is there to fight this
battle o'er again ? Do the recessionists lidpe to
gain a victory think you ? If so, we are sa>rry to
say, it is hoping against hope. Dj the eg opera,
tionists desire to k II seceesion?lor all time to
come?and make a formal be it enacted that secession
is a nuisance and must be ob!i{erated!
This they have already done, and most eflectually
has the job been performed, and that without
gloves on.
The Standard intimates in its misty article of
the 29lh, that the noes (Secessionists) arc not satisfied,
and that the coals must all be raked up
again, and let the fire blaze out, so that the cooperation
engines (the Standard actinj as chief
operator) may throw such a deluge of water upon
the ashes, as effectually to destroy every spark of j
'i :? a i i
vitality remaining among mo rum*, n. uunumui
illustration, magnificent in design, such a tremendous
stream of magnanimous ideas/could onlv
have emanated from such a large and extensive
engine, as the thinking machine of Ue Southern
' Standard. f
Do you suppose that the Cunventi?n which was
called at the Session of the Legisliture in 1850,
and subsequently ordered to meet h April next, 1
by the co-oporationists as well as? secessionists,
will attempt to pass an ordinanceof secession ? i
After ,the people having decided against it so I
unanimously as it were, the idpa b preposterous I
to suppose such a thing. Does the Standard :
suppose that South Carolina erri will secede on 1
past issues? Can your party errf bring this state !
of things to pass? We don't lrlieve you can
i Where is then the necessity tor the meeting of '>
that Convention? What are tlpy to do? What
can they do? Pass an ordinaute of submission ?
If they do any tiling beside talk they dare not do 1
I more. The people won't put up with it if they j
transcend their limits. When thiConvention meets
1
..... n.inmnn ?ln> nrorpi;dincs wiII be of a hieh
??V- , ? . O
ly ridiculous character; for exjmple,the delegates
of Kershaw wore elected asseJarate State action
I men, in February 1850; in October cftho same ,
year, these doctrines were repudiated. What is to <
| be done? The consequence i^that a majority of the I
i delegates elect are secessions, with or without I
j co-oiu ration. The Conventpn will be composed of 1
: discordant elements, arid tie best we can hope lor j I
is, that a series of magnilicpnt Resnlces will wind 1
j up the farce, in effect, when Georgia or some oth- \ '
or of the plantation Stateswho are stronger than .
| wo are, takes up the qmrrel with Undo Sam, |
-South Carolina?gloriow little Palmetto-dom? ,
will sneak into the rearrnnk and do some tre- (
mendous?talking. The whole matter will end
like tho recent editorial a the Standard, (in which
it attempted to run
g-inc,") all in smoke and vapor.
"*
International Magazine.
We find this interesting book again on our table.
The January number has arrived, and is filled
with matter which appears to be of an interesting
character. The present number is embellished
with a portrait of the great lion of the day,
Louis Kossuth and family, comprising his wife
and three children. There is a large amount of
useful end interesting matter contained in each
mutiKof nf tho tL*nrk anrl it i< nn aoTPpnhlp r\\\A in
structive companion for the long winter evenings.
Tiic International is published at $3 a year, or
two'copies for ?5. One subscription for tu-o years.
?5?five copies for $10, &c. Address Stringer
& Townsend, 222 Broadway, New York.
Will the publishers send us the Magazine regularly
? We will also thank them to send us Nos2
and 3 of the third volume, and Nos. 1 and 2 of
the fifth volume. Their compliance will give us
much pleasure in attending!? any favorshereafter
from them. ~~T
For the Camden Journal.
T. J. Wahjikv, Esq.:
Mi/ good Friend: I beg to be permitted,
through the columns of the Journal, to acknowledge
the kind reception and generous contri-'
butions which have been tendered me since my
arrival in Camden. I expected to do well, but
have done very veil. The entire amount will
he acknowledged in the S. C. Advocate, when
nnr nnllnotinnc urn fintcVmrl A nr frmnrlo n-liA
may purpose contributing, vv'io were not in
Cliurcli yesterday, or who were there and not
prepared, can put their donations in the hands
of Rev. H. C, Parsons, or enclose and forward
to Dr. Wightman, Charleston. God bless the
Camden friends, shall be iny prayer.
Y*our's very rcspectfullv,
J. W. KELLY.
Camden, Jan. 5th, 185*2.
Large Sales of Florida Lands.?Tho j*
largest and most important sale of selected
lands ever proposed in Florida, is advertised
to take place on the 12th day of April. The
lands comprise some 300,000 of tho 500,000
acres granted to the State for internal improvements.
The Way it Wokks.?The cost of tho
prosecutions to the United States in the Christiana
treason trials up to the time of Hannaway's
acquital, is said to be 875,000. When
it is remembered, that under the present revenue
system of the government, the slave holding
States will have to contribute about three fourths
of the money to pay these expenses, it will not
be hard to cypher up what the South gains by
the Fogitive Slave law, to say nothing of the
loss of the slaves escaping.
Madon (GaTelegraph. - (
Casualty.?We regret to learn that Mr. *Jesse
Rellfloivers the overseer of Col. R. F.
W. Allston was on Wednesday last severely ?
injured by being caught in the Thrashing Milt
on the Plantation. He had his leg fractured
in two places and was otherwise injure;, but
we are happy td hear that his Physician thinks
he will recover. It is but a month ago thitt1*
Mr Hemmingway was k. ' "I by one of these
Mills. It should tench those who hrtve the
management of them to be caTeful and prudent;?Georgetown
Observer.
Counterfeit $20 gold peices have made their
appearance in Cincinnati. They are well executed
and hear a faithful resemblance to tbd
genuine. In weight they are deficient.
A correspondent of the New York Journal of
Commerce compares Kossuth to a ma.imnri,
who ascends a high mountain and gives the
word of command to the nations of the world!
" Kingdoms, on your right wheel?inarch!"
M \n.\ME Kossuth.?The New York K6rald
says, that Madame Kossuth is more like .1
Magvnr than her distinguished husband- She
is rather smaller than he is, in proportion, but
of stronger frame. She appears to be about
tlie8ameage. She is brunette, with a good
complexion, aud fine, dark, lustrions eyes.
Good sense is the prevailing idea suggested by
lipr fftnntpnfinpp \frwin?fv and nmpfnpcQ nrrt
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also there. She is plain and unostentatious in
her dress. She is reserved in her manner, and
looks like a matron worthy to b^. the wife of
Kossuth.
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The Washington correspondent of tlie Philadelphia
North American states that Mr. Clay
has a great desire to be able to appear in the
Senate once more, to utter his last admonitions
against the danger of the new doctrines which
now says the correspondent, threaten the permanency
of our institutions. The correspondent
adds:
"He would rather speak than write out his
thoughts; and while maintaining, as he has always
done heretofore, the cause of liberty
throughout the world, and proclaiming himself
its inflexible champion, he will at every hazard
pronounce against the scheme of intervention.
The time at which ho means to make
this exposition of his views cannot now be definitely
fixed, and must depend upon bis physical
condition; but he is stern and resolved in *
bis purpose to make it, and he will make it even
if in the attempt he should die on the floor."
Jfrnn/ the Fifth's Movement qz<rinsl Louis
Napoleon.?Accounts from Berlin ot the 9th ,1
state thai Count Chambard intends to make an ,J
attempt to attain the throne of France. Ho
lias had an interview with Prince Schwartzen* |
burg, who, it is said, cautioned the Count net
to move hastily, and told him that it was impossible
for foreign cabinets to withdraw their
moral support from Louis Napoleon, as he possessed
the confidence of the army, which fur- ,
nished tho onlv guarantee for peace and order. -i
The Duke of Blacas, it is added, has left Berlin
for France, taking with him several procla- J
[nations, summoning the French peoplo to obc- jj
dicnce to their legitimate sovereign, and offering
a free pardon to Louis Napoleon on his
submission.
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