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"" 11 From the Montgomery Ala. Advertiser. Mr. Khctt and Col. Clemens. We have read with a great deal of mortification the recent personal debate in the United Senate, between the above gentleitien. We say it has mortified us, because we conceive that the character of our State has suffered considerably from the great want of d:gnity and decorum displayed by Mr. Clemens on the floor of the o^ l.-mr on/1 unlnrnp nnon one. UClldbC J LI 11 lo iv/n c?uu i ui0v*> _ ,f who everybody know9, is a professed christian, who does not "hold hims-lf amenable to the code of honor, and further by his vainglorious boastings of his own superiority in intellectual endowments, reputation, <fcc. We shall not s.? far gratify Mr. Clemens as to espouse the cause of Mr. Rhett. We are too well aware of the motives of that assault to do so. Mr. Clemens knew full well, that Mr. Rhett's doctrines had rendered him perhaps the most unpopular public man, out of South Carolina, in the United States ; and that by attracting Mr. Rhett's notice by abusing him, the latter would retort and assail his calumniator; and that although the argument and the justice of the case might be on Mr. Rhett's side, yet the lattcr's cause could I not be espoused on account of his odiousness, without benefitting Mr. Clemens. To say that Mr. Rhett had used up Jere Clemens, of course, would be translated by the latter and his friends iuto an endorsement of all Mr. Rhett's secession notions, disunion, <fcc. We say that this trick is too plain to be misunderstood ; let our friends in Alabama beware of it. So for, then, as to the merits of this debate we care not to express an " u J-:?: opinion ; an we snouiu uesirc i?, umt in our State capable of reading and understanding would read the whole of it. Read both sides. Our object in noticing this debate at all, was to reprobate in the most decided manner this lowering of the Senatorial dignity of our State, by language and demeanor, on the part of one of her Senators, more befitting the sinks and parlieus of the Five Points, than the grand Council House of the Confederacy; to condemn his sickning self-eulogy, which is disgusting to every man of good taste ; and to notice that part of the debate relating to the manner of Mr. Clemens' election to the United States Senate. These speeches we find published in the Washington Union of the 2d and 3d inst., and presume they underwent the revision of the speakers themselves. That to which we desire to call particular attention is. Mr. Clemens' account of the caucus that nominated Gov. Fitzpatrick. 44 Some fifteen or twenty members of the Legislature," he says, 44 got together for the purpose of coasulting, not to hold a caucus. Mr. Fitzpatrick's friends, finding they had a majority of those present in his favor, turned in and nominated him. The very next day that same caucus met, and rescinded - ' " Tk.,,/! nr.raf 511V TTlftrC flf meir resuiuuuun. mcic -..j ..... that; and the democrats who voted for me represented a majority of ten thousand of the voters of the State (!!!) We need not sav, that this assertion of Mr. Clemens will astound every one, who is at all conversant with the facts relative to the matter : which are substantially these, (and for their correctness, we appeal to every member of the caucus, and to the democratic members of that session.) viz: There were in the session of 1849-'50, about seventy-two democrats and sixty-one whigs in both branches of the Legislature. At the caucus or meeting alluded to by Mi. Clemens, there were about sixty democrats, instead of "fifteen or twenty," as stated by Mr Clemens. That caucus nominated Col. King, and Gov. Fitzpatrick, as the nominees of the democratic party. The record of the votes for the two Senators, will best show whether any subseqeent caucus annulled what was done by the first. On the first ballot to fill Gov. Bagby's vacancy, (see House Journal page 114-'lo,) Col. King received 57 votes, all democrats; Gov. Chapman 15 votes, all democrats but one ; and Mr. Hopkins, the whig candidate, received 58. On the second ballot, Col. King received 59 votes, democrats; Gov. Chapman 13, democrats; but one as before, ana nopKins o?. On the third ballot, Gov. Chapman was withdrawn, when Col. King received 71 votes, and was declared elected. On the first ballot to fill Mr. Lewis' vacancy, Gov. Fitzpatrick received 60 votes, of which fifty-eight were democrats, and but two whigs; Mr. Clemens received 21 votes of which fifteen were democrats, and six whigs; Hopkins, whig, received 50 votesOn the second ballot, Gov. Fitzpatrick received the same vote as before; Mr. Clemens 20 votes, of which fourteen were democrats and six whigs; Mr. Hopkins 49, and a few scattering. On the third ballot, Gov. Fitzpatrick received the same vote as before?60; Mr. Clemens 22 of which fifteen were democrats and seven where whigs; Mr. Hopkins 47, and a few scattering. On the fourth ballot, Gov. Fitzpatrick received 64 votes, of which fifty nine were democrats and five were whigs; Clemens received 23 votes, of which fourteen were democrats, and nine whigs; Mr. Hopkins received 37 votes, and there were i few scattering. On the fifth ballot, Gov. Fitzpatrick received 65 votes, of which fifty-nine were democrats, and six were whigs; Mr. Clemens 25 votes of which twelve were democrats, and thirteen were whigs. Mr. Hopkins 33, and a few scattering. Here Gov. Fitzpatrick lacked but one vote, and would have been elected but for the accidental absence of Mr. Coleman, a democrat from Fayette county. At this stage of the proceedings an adjournment was effected. Without recurring to what took place in the whig caucus?the democrats had noue?during the night intervening, we will simply proceed with the record?House Journal page 128. Hr. Hopkins was withdrawn, when Gov. Fitzpatrick received fifty eight votes, of which fiftyfour were democrats, and only four whigs. Mr. Clemens 66 votes, ot which seventeen were democrats and 49 were whigs. The above is from the record, and shows conclusively that Gov. Fitzpatrick was considered the nomine of the democratic party; as there was no ballot at which he did not receive more than threefourths of the entire democratic vote in both branches of the Legislature. But, says Mr. Clemens, the democrats that voted for me represented ten thousand majority of the democratic voters of the State. Well let ns see how this is borne out by the record. The democrats that voted for Mr. Clemens re- ! presented in part and in some instances the whole of the following counties, viz: Benton Blount, DeKalb, Jackson, Lauderdale Madison, Marshall, St. Clear. At the Presidental election of 1844, the largest democratic vote that was ever polled in this State was given to Polk and Dallas.? We find the aggregate of the entire democratic vote of the above countries in that election to have been 8,565; and the entire democratic vote of the above counties in that election to have been 87,740. So that by giving him the entire democratic vote of the above eight counties? and the representatives from all of them did uot vote for Mr. Clemen*-?there was a democratic majority against him in his Senatorial election of twenty-nine thousand one hundred and seventy five instead of being ten thousand in his favor, as he asserted in the Senate. Such is substantially the facts, borne out by the record, versus Mr. Clemens assertions. Let the public judge of the amount of credibility to be attached to what he says. That he was elected by the whig* the record of the votes shows, that he has been and is their representative his course in the Senate and in this State in the late canvass sufficiently demonstrate. Perhaps we should add, that of the seventeen democrats who voted for Mr. Clemens, when he was elected, but seven were in the last Legislaj ture, and at least three and perhaps four of these [ would not touch him with a forty-foot rod?they consider that he has betrayed his party. Correspondence of the Charleston Courier. Washington,March 8. For some time past, the House and Senate have been occupied in part by discussions of the various projects in relation to the public lands. First, we have thirtv-one projects tor ttie grant of public lands to the States in which they lie, for internal improvements. These are the new State projects?the object of which is to engross for the new States the exclusive benefit of the public domain. The arguments in their favor are, that the commercial and moral improvement of the new States will, in the end, aia the public revenue, increase the population and strength of the country, and give the old States employment as the carriers of their produce and as manufacturers of many of the articles of their consumption. The old State projects for the disposition of thp public lands are also Under discussion in one form and another. These projects are also numerous and important. First, is Mr. Underwood's, for a distribution among the old States of a large portion of the surveyed lands, in acres, not in proceeds of sale, for their use. Next is the general bill granting to each State lands for the support of insane asylums. Then comes Mr. Andrew Johnson's important bill for granting 160 acres of land to every head of a family in the United States, upon condition of occupation. Another project, which will distribute lands among the inhabitants of the old States, is one to grant 160 acres of land to all the soldiers of the war of 1812, to whom, by the existing act, only forty or eighty acres were granted. As the Missouri land bill has been defeated in the House, there land bill has been defeated in the House, there will b" little chance for the other thirty new State proj et?, and it is evident that the old State party has a majority in the House, it will V>o in the Somite we cannot tell un til Mr. Underwood's amendment to the Iowa bill, by which he distributes lands among all the old States, shall be voted on. There has been some talk of a compromise between the old State and the new State parties, by which the measures of both will be adopted. A Curiosity.?Wo saw a few day since, one of the most singular specimens of the horse kind that we ever beheld, except the hairless horse from South America It was owned by a Tennessee horse trader, and is said to have been takon among the Rocky Mountains. It is about the size of a common mule, and covered with long wooly hair resembling the fleece of sheep. It has no hair on the tail, and none "on the top of its head, the place the main ought to grow." It is remarkably docile, and was rode by tha trader's son,?Darlington Flag. Congressional Bullies.?When Mr. Foote left tho Senate it was thought that the dignity of that body would be relieved of ruffianism?but it seems the mantle of the "little agitator" has fallen upon Jere Clemens, who follows in the footsteps of his illusstrious predecessors with all possible zeal and consistency. In a debate a few days ago in the Senate, on the eternal Compromise, Clemens attacked Rhett most furiously ?smearing from head to foot with the filthiest emanations from his purulent vocabulary. Khett replied with a temper and spirit highly commendable, acknowledging that, but for his religious professions, he would feel bound to call the lion. Jere out. Rhett quoted Clemen's disunion speeches prior to the passage of the compromise, and, so, far as arguments was concerned, got much the advantage of his enraged antagonist.?Mill edgeville Union. Extension of the Capitol.?Thos. U. Walter Esq., architect for the extension of the Capitol at Washington, reports that the entire cost of the improvement will be #2,575,000. Congress has appropriated #100,000 towards it, of which amount #87,82 86 has already been ex pended, and some 10,000 are now due. To carry on the work $350,000 will be required for the present, and $050,000 for the next year; and if propriations are 60 made as to prevent any suspension of work, the entire building will be finished in five years. It will contain 101 fire Eroof rooms, exclusive of the two legislative alls. The Senate Chamber will comfortably seat one hundred Senators, with ample room for lobbies and seats for distinguished visitors. The lobbies will hold 1,200 persons. The floor of the House will accommodate 400 persons with separate desks; and the entire hall is lighted on three sides by fifty windows. Its dimensions are 330 feet from north to south, and 97 feet i n inphf.es fmm past, to west. The nresent build ing covers 61,291 square feet, and the new wings and corridors will cover 91,911 square feet. Three ships, laden with railroad iron for the Raleigh and Gaston road, have arrived in James river within the last few days THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. TUESDAY EVENING* MARCH 16. 1852. THO. J. WARREN. Editor. Our Market. Since our last the Cotton Market has been dull ani the receipt slight but without any change in priceaWe continue the quotations of Friday. Charleston quotations, 6 3-4 to 8 3*8. Ballad Entertainment. Mr. Dempsteb gave our citizens a rich Musical En tertainment on Friday evening last His audieno was a large and highly respectable one, and from th attention which was paid and the applause given, de monstrated their appreciation of his high musical en dowments. Bon. J. A. Woodtrard. We are again under obligations to this gentleman fo recent Congressional favors. The Report of the Com mrttee on the Judiciary, regulating the fees of the Fed eral Courts, Ac., has been received. Messrs. Clemens and Rhett. "We have heard but one opinion expressed as U the issue of the rencontre between Messre^RgETT ant Clemens, in the United States Senate. Every perooi seems to think that the disunionist came off secont best" So says a Federal Whig Union Advocate?the Argus, published in Wadesboro', Anson County, Nortl Carolina. We are not surprised that such union paper as the Argus and Washington Republic, should hea: "but one opinion expressed as to the issue" in ques tion; birds of a feather will flock together, and it woult seem strange if their chattering did not bear marks o strong resemblance. These pious organs, who are s< much opposed to disunion, are now patting on th< head one of their party (opposed to breaking up th< glorious copartnership,) who was once one of the mos unreasonable distxnionists that ever was known. Thej justify Clemens for his uncalled for, unprovoked at tack upon Rhett, because Mr. Resit is a genuine an< consistent South Carolina disunionist We like to see a small quantity of consistency on al occasions. Mr. Argus you award the meed of praia to Mr. Clemens, because he abused and villified i brother Senator, who expressed the same political sen timents which he, Mr. C., once gave utterance to. Yoi thereby give countenance and support to a man who though he has solemnly sworn to support the laws o the United States, deliberately, and with malice, assail a brother member, for the avowed purpose as he declares of getting a challenge, thereby to violate the laws o his country. If this is not therefore, clearly an offeno against the peace, dignity, and laws of the nation, pra; tell us what is? Yet, thero are some who hear "bu one opinion" in this matter, and that in favor of Ml Clemens, the law-maker and the law-breaker. This i beautiful COUStstcnoyt Mr. Clemens is a member of that august body wh are to give law and authority to the affairs of the na tiofi; these men have the destiny of the nation ii their bands. If they are to give being and life to lawin other words if they are to be law-makers, It is hard ly fair that they should occupy the position of law breakers also. There should be another party for thi branch of the public service. To justify, commend or compliment a man who goe the farthest, and is the most successful in acts of gros inconsistencies, is at once to identify ones self witl such, or to become, as the lawyers Bay?" Particep aiminis." Illustrated Family Friend. There are several reasons why this Valuable Famfl; Paper should be sustained. It is in oar mldst-^= Southern enterprise, which should commend itself t the earnest patronage of every Southern man. It i bad taste to bestow all our patronage upon those wh profess to occupy a position of neutrality towards ou institutions, but who, nevertheless, are opposed to u and embrace every opportunity to give support am comfort to our enemies. Messrs. Godman 4 Lyons have embarked in thi enterprise with a considerable outlay of means, and i is right that their efforts should be appreciated am sustained. A GkJod Presentment. The Grand Jury of Charleston District at the Corn of General Sessions and Common Pleas, now sitting have presented, among other matters, the following whicli cannot be too highly commended and support? by every friend of his State, and every law abidinj citizen: The aggravated character of certain cases which have come before the Grand Jury, relatinj to the unlawful traffic with slaves, by unprinci pled white men, and the seduction of them int crimes and practices calculated to destroy their and despoil their owner?, as well as the notoriou evils arising from such tampering of whites witl negroes, induce this Grand Jury to present as , monstrous nuisance, this kind of self-degrads tion of white men below the level of the most d( graded negro. The evil is so great, and augmenting so raj idly, that either these men must be jmt doWr or we must give up our system of servitude i the parishes of St. Philips and St. Michael. Th laws must be enforced, or we shall soon be overru by a lazy, drunken, and pilfering set of slave; ever ready to second the schemes of depredatioi contrived by those who night and day are cor tinually plotting against the peace and securit of the people. Immense profits are yearly mad in this city by unlawful gain in tradin with negroes. No vigilance or care can coui teract or defeat that insidiousness which in th TV??iAna of our own domestics pervades our ii I'VIOViM w. ? most recessee, watches the unguarded moments c housekeepers, and under the securities of d< mestic confidence, continually preys upon wha ever the illicit dealer will buy. The remedy to be found in destroying the class who thus ii terfere between the slave and the owner or en ployer, to the detriment of the latter, by dire< ting against them the severest penalties. Sue mc-i should not be allowed to exercise: the priv lege accorded to law-abiding citizens. Any one who has ever been convicted of ui lawful trafficking with, harboring or keepin gambling establishments for slaves, should be d< ?;? j t nf riirht of suffraire. the hoh pnveu lurevci ui .-0? o r ingof any office of honor or profit, civil or mil tary, and the Jury rega.-d it as great moral evi that such characters should be found sometim< sitting in judgement in our Courts on the liv< and property of our citizens. We would uij earnestly upon the Legislature of our State the . adoption of such measures as will put an end to thiseviL Mr. Rhett. We hare been permitted to make the following ex3 tract from a letter to a gentleman in this place from hia friend in Boston: "I read in the newspaper of last Saturday, the discussion between Messrs. Rhett and Clemens. Mr. Rhett is a man I have always respected, but never so highly as since he answered Clemens' intended ineult, r vindicating himself by declaring that he feared God g more than man, and should pass it over. Here is true 0 courage, and this saying should be inscribed in the ? Halls of Legislation to reprove the false notion, that _ men need to shed blood in aid of their arguments on the floor of Congress." - ??I^VWNA/WWWA Good Resolve. r The Phfl&delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail road Company have resolved that, after the first of April next, no liquor shall be sold at any of their stations upon the road, nor upon the boats in the service of the company. For the Camden Journal. > j Mr. Editor: That the friends of good morals generj ally, and of the cause of Temperance particularly, may j be induced to co-operate in the effort now being^ftade^ s throughout the State, to establish a Temperance Pubj lication Society, I feel authorized to ask a place in your 3 columns for the following. To afford a vigorous supr port to the Temperance Advocate, the well conducted Organ of the cause, is one of the main features of the j new movement While it is intended to prepare and f publish Tracts, Pamphlets, Books, Ac., and to sustain } Lecturers constantly in the field, it is also contemplated 3 to tax tne newspaper issues ior uiu, w vue uuuusk?uj 3 circulate the Advocate far and wide. t The following plan has been adopted by the Society 7 as explained in a private letter from the Editor: "For every five ($5) dollars received for annual membership, j the contributor receives a certificate of membership, and a copy of the Advocate for one year; for every twenty j ($20) dollars for Life membership, a certificate and four 3 copies of the Advocate, or fonr years' subscription in advance; for every ($50) dollars for Life Directorship, a certificate and ten copies of the Advocate, or ten 1 years' subscription in advance." Wateree Division has appointed a Committee to ref ceive contributions t? these praise-worthy purposes. Let us hope that they will succeed in gathering and ^ sending up to the Spartanburg Convention in July, maj. ny hundreds of dollars. That the above arrangement, so fair and so attractive to all who desire a good family Paper, may greatly aid the Committee, is the sincere x wish of a SON OF TEMPERANCE. A SMALL LOT OF SUNDRIES. 8 Ola Bull ia eoid to be preparing to give a concert in D Washington. A petition in favor of the Maine taw has been signed Q by 11,000 persons in Cincinnati. The Maine Liquor law has passed the Senate of , Massachusetts by a vote of 30 ayes to 9 nays, a Mr. N. P. Willis has sailed from New1 "fork for Bermuda, being a sufferer from a pulmonary complaint, s Novelist Tusked Minister.?J. H. Ingrahto. the s widely known author of "Lafltte," "The Quandroon," h and other piratical and highly colored novels,- Was or# dained to the Episcopal ministry, at Jackson, Misa, on ko fttk innt. A telegraphic despatch received in "Washington states that Gen. Cass has been nominated as the first choice ^ for President of the Democratic State Convention of a Louisiana. ? A hew weekly paper ie about to be issued in Washington by Col. Johii S. (fonhingbam and others, enti? tied the "Cotton Plant," to advocate the gteat planting and commercial interests of the South and a direct g ^ trade with Europe. Death Of a Queen.?A late arrival from Madagaaa Car, reports the death of its Contumacious queen, after t the defeat and degradation of the flower of her army j in a contest with a belligerent chief) in November last Singular Law.?It is stated that, at the late session of the Delaware Legislature, a law was passed declaring that children of manumitted slaves shall not be^ come free as heretofore, on arriving at a certain age , but shall be held in slavery as long as they live. j, An Editor out West says that if "time is money," he A is willing to exchange a little of his, for the 'hard.' g People's toes are like oaks when they bear achecorns. I A flying machine, with six Frenchmen to operate it, S has arrived at Boston from Havre. The French government refused the inventor permission to fly it in 0 France. '' The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian calls the preseht Temperance and anti-Temperance issue a war betweeu a L. A person bcrrn on the 29th, tilt, wheti arrived at the a- age of 64 years, will have seen only his or her sixteenth birth-day. >- Pever purchase love or friendship by gifts; when ), thus obtained, they are lost as sooh as you stop payn ment e Mr. Clay, it is now stated, has no expectation of Again n addressing the U. S. Senate. He is said to be utterly -S unable to do so, if he desired, as his health has but very slightly improved. A machine for the manufacture of bricks is shortly ^ to be put in operatieu in Louisville. The inventor is a e native of England, and is new in that city. It is said that the machine, when constructed, will manufacture bricks ready for use hi the short space of thirty-six j hours, and at a cost of at least fifty per cent less than the usual mode of manufacturing them. >- Kossuth Thermometer.?The Cincinnati Coramert cial of the 27 th ult, sayB that the Kossuth excitement is up to fever heat a week or two since, was at the freei zing point yesterday, and the bonds were below par. A whig meeting in Greene County, has nominated ^ Fillmcre and Graham, and passed resolutions approving the Compromise and complimentary to Mr. Stanly, the 1 representative from that District No choice expressed l for Governor. 1g The Japan Expedition.?It is stated that the large B- squadron which is about being fitted out under Comi modore Perry, with the ostensible and primary purpose l- of visiting Japan, is also designed to keep an eye on J, the Sandwich Islands, and to be in readiness to check ? any movements which Louis Napoleon or any other ? foreign power may be disposed to make against that nation. telegraphic intelligence. latter from Europe. ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. The steamship Asia has arrived with Liverpool dates to the 28th alt. , Liverpool Cotton Market.?The sales of the week were 54,000 bales, and the demand good. Prices had advanced an eighth, (l-8d) the better qualities improved most. On the 28th the market was firm, and the sales np to 12 o'clock, were about 6000 bales. 4 No American steamer had arrived at Liverpool M since the Arctic. The relations of France and Austria were less friendly, France having protested against the increase of duty on French goods by Austria. Lord Derby had given a short programme of the principles which would govern the new Ministry. He repudiated the increase of the elective franchise. Lord John Russell, also, unreservedly expressed his preference for a system of duties, based on the principle of the American tariff rather than the free trade system of Sir Robert Peel. The Ministerial explanation was well received. ? The Orange Trees.?It was apprehended that the orange trees might be injured by the severity of the past ..winter. But so far from ^ "this "feeing the case, there is every reason so far, for believing that it will prove beneficial The leaves and some ot tne smaller twigs nave been killed, but on a recent visit to the groves of Mandarin we noticed that the young foliage is putting out vigorously. It is generally believed that the orange insect has been destroyed by the frost, and if this should turn out to be so, it will be ? ample compensation for all we suffered by the cold. Although the idea of suffering from cold in Florida may be laughed at in less favored latitudes it was no joke last winter as many very credible witnesses can testify.?Jacksonville (Fla.) News. ? France and United States.?The National Intelligencer of Tuesday says: " We have noticed in circulation, in some of our newspapers, rumors of differences between the Government of the United States and that of France, growing out of occurrences in that country, and the manner of recognizing the existing Government there by that of the United ^ States. Without having given any credence to these tumors, we have thought it worth while to ascertain if there existed any foundation for them, and find that there is none. Wo are happy to learn that nothing has occurred to disturb the harmony existing between the two countries; nor can we conceive that any differences in that respect could well arise. The Government of the United States has, according to its uniform usage in such cases, recognised the existing authorities of France as the National Government of the country. International duty and respect alike demanded this, and this Government could do no less.*" Watermelon Soqar.?The Chicago Tribune, in speaking of the sugar made from watermelons, says that it has never seen any sugar so pure and deliciously sweet as it is, and says it is equal to the best quality of honey. Some one who has tried the experiment of making syrup from the melon, has succeeded in making a better article than the West Indies or New Orleans syrups. Watermelon patches will look up, if they can be converted into sugar plantations, The process to obtain syrup is to choose dead ripe melons* *, cut them in two, and scrape the inside into a boiler, mashing all the pulp ; when the boiler it full start the fire, and as the mass begins to boil, skim out the seeds and residue of pulp; boil until the juice becomes of a proper consistency for keeping, when it may be boiled and put away in kegs or casks for use. It is a cheap experiment, and worth trying by those who raise melons in any considerable quantity.?Carolinian. To clha* the Insidk of Jaus.?There is frequently some trouble in cleaning the inside * of jars that have had sweet meats, pickles, mince-meat, or other articles put in them for ^ keeping, and that when empty are wanted for further use. This can be done in a few minutes without scraping at soaking, by filling up the jars with hot water, (it need not be scalding hot.) and then striking in a teaspoonful or more of pearlash. Whatever of the former contents has remained sticking abont the sides and bottom of the jar, will immediately be seen to disengage itself, and float loose through the water. Then empty the jar, at once, and if any of the former odor remains shout it, All it again with warm water and pearlash, and (et it stand undisturbed a few hours,'or till next day; theu empty it again, and rinse it with cold water. Wash phials in the same manner. Also, the A insides of kettles, or any thing which yoa wish to purify or clear from grease expeditiously and completly. If you cannot conveniently obtain pearl-asb, the same purpose may be answered as well by filling the vessels with strong Ife, poured off"clear from the wood-ashes.? ?or kegs, buRkets, crocks, or other very large teasels, lye may be always used. Self Winding Clock.?After years of mathematical labor and mechanical results, Professor Willis, of Rochester, has completed, and has now in constant operation, a aelf winding clock, which determines the seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years of time with unfailing accuracy, continuing in constant motion, 3 by itself, never requiring to be wound up, never running down but removing perpetually so long as its components exist. So says the Rochester Democrat. The Slave Trade.?A letter from Matanzaa, under date of the 28th ult. says that the American bri^ Hanover landed eight hundred slaves on the island a short time before, having been brought the coast of Africa. The Hanover was mit in the nort of New York, for the slave trade, and the attentions of the authorities was called to the fact at time, but no notice was taken of it. A loafer on hearing that they charged five dollars a day for board in California, said he would go there and live, as be wished to get in some place where he could get his board charged to him. He is not particular about the price. * - ... . ^aJ