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FROM SOUTH AMERICA.

The Editors OF the New York Courier and En-
quirer have been favored with the following extracts
from letters received on Saturday by the barque Col
Howard, from Monlevideo:
Extract Of letter dated Moutevideo, Feb 9.
In consequence ofthe demand for produce, and The
very small quantities coming In, prices have adj
vanced enormously, and great number OF the YES
sells now In port will be obliged 10 leave with bit
paris oil cargoes. Hides are very scarce. and the
small Quantities which come In sold al 81 TO s.
costing on board Is 10 IA cents per h. and oher ar
ucles In proportion
There Is sill no prospect Of the blockade being
raised; several OF the French blockading vessels
are now Ia the river Parana, Il Is supposed for the
purpose OF preventing Governor Rosas sending troops
10 The province OF Entre Rios. General Rivera Is
about 10 leave town, 10 take command of the forces
raised In this province which are intended be sent
to Entre Rios, for the purpose Of upseIlng Rosas'
power there.
Extract OF letter, dated Montevideo, Feb. 9.
Imports from the United States are large, and sell
at lowering prices.
Produce Is brought very sparingly to market Il
Is extremely high, and would rise much higher were
Il not for the general scarcity OF money. We per-
ceive no prospect OF an alteration in this market till
change takes place at Buenos Ayres and the un-
certainty OF this event has lis influence In our mar
ket
The declaration OF war on the part OF this Go
vernmen against Buenos AyIes Is 10 appear In few
days.
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LATEST FROM RIO JANEIRo.

The brig Argo, Capt. Myers, arrived al Baltimore
yesterday morning in AZ days from Rio, having LEFT
on the 81 Of March. BY her The editor Of the Patriot
has received the following commercial letter:
Rio DE JAsEiRo, March 2, 1882
The general state Of the market has not materially
altered since my last ofIhe 10Th ul business Is still
dull In sales; money scarce and produce high in
price. NJ 81
Fiour,-Imported last month II, III bbls. from The
United States--50 bbIs. from Europe. Nominal
prices 2On Haxall, net l5u262 per bbl ms credit.
Some Haxall is Offering M l9l50O on usual time, but
sales cannot be effected; there Is hardly any demand
The monthly importation continues 10 exceed con-
sumption. Stock in importers hands about 10000
bbs. mostly OF Richmond. In SPECTATORS hands
about 5000 bbs OF all kinds; and In those Of Bakers
estimated al $4,000 bbls. Consumption may be
largely put at 900 bbls. per month. Some sales
OF European were made few days ago at l5u -
Dates from Montevideo 70 the 9th ultmo, quote il
scarce, and worth S7a Spanish net Nothing has
sustained prices here but orders 10 hold the greater
part Of that hand for freight which gives occa-
sion TO that not limited, to supply the demand al
somewhat under price. Should these orders be with
drawn, the price OF Richmond would probably de-
cline TO I'm Or less, sales would then perhaps be
forced, and some might be taken for the South,
which though losing business 10 owners Of present
supply, would clear the market, and open better
prospects for shipments TO arrive three months
hence.
Sugar, Hides, Coffee, &c. as per last advices.
Exchange, transactions few days since at 30Ad a
3ld; at the moment there Is nothing doing Doub.
looms, Spanish 3ln000 each do. Patri 30n000.-
Dollars, Spanish ln660 each; do. Patriot luS50.
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The Richmond wing says, Il We only knew Where

The Richmond Wing says, il ~e only knew where
our friend Sly was TO be found. We would enclose
him the following from the Petersburg in.slIgencer:
We exirae, from the Wing letrer Of the hnnor.
Gus correspondent Of that paper, Sinon Sly. We have
rarely read letters which combine hbe hunor and
good sense. thsnthose Of Mr.. Sly The idea u that
Ans'ocrae Democrat Dr. John Brocksnbrough. sitting
upon ~hiskey barrel and driving cart. is only sur.
passed ny The picture presented the minds eve Of
our inend OF the Enquirer, msuatGd the "blsck
mule and ambling of TO the chicken fight The sfore-
said mule stopping every now and then 10 kick up but
finally persuaded by the whip go on reminds Of
the conduct Of his rider. Who every once in while
stops IN the political road and kicks up but is invariably
forced into,going along"
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27

There are four Hobbies in Agriculture Baden
Corn in Illinois, Sugar Beets in France; Rohan Po-
where.
M'ehraa AN act to abolish imprisonment for dlbt,
ana 70 punish fraudulent debtors has finally passed the
LEGISLATURE OF Michigan and become a law Of that State,
on the 10Th of April 1899. by the approval Of the Co
e'nor It's provisions do effect the claims Of
the passage Of the law
. hssan forests-The northern provinces Of the
INussan Empire almost entirely uncuhyated. and
covered with nterninable forests In one government
alone, containing 5O,Ooo0o0 of acres, AZ 600 600 Of
which consist exclusively Of forests =
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The Beilum Internecinum wages vehe-
| mently, we understand, among the Locofocos
Of Baltimore. Those Of the tribe who have
labored hard, and got none Of the loaves and
fishes, are becoming impatient. The time is
short, say they-Mr Van Buren, will soon
have no offices to give. The inns, therefore,
must make haste and rotate as much into
their pockets as the "publc interest," will per-
nit, and give way for their hungry and IN
provided brethren. The pertinaci,y of those
already in the crib, however, is giving rise to
two parties in 1.-THE party" The divisions,
we believe, are represented by the /" Republic
can" on the one side, and the g Post" on the
other. The " Republican" we suppose, re-
presents the hungry expectants." A De-
mocratic Convention Of this species, it
seems, has demanded the removal Of the De-
putty Collector, Deputy Naval Officer, three
clerks, and the Keeper Of the Public Stores,
&c. The Chronicle Of Thursday says:
"The proceedings Of the convention having been
reduced into the shape Of an application TO the col
lector, we understand that committee waited upon
Mr.. FRCK and asked him TO carry out The designs OF
this public spirited, enlightened and modest club
Mr.. f. declined To hold conference with the gentle
men who thus approached him, refused TO receive
their paper, declared that he responsible TO the
President and The 8 cfetary Of the Treasury alone,
and would not be dictated 10. The committee ex-
posiulated but the collector immoveable, and the
emissaries Of Reform retired. But although de-
feated they were not dismayed, and SO soon as the
shades Of night had afforded them an appropriate
hiding place. they met again ia conclave, mol to
mourn over the contumacy Of the collector, but 10
take measures tor his removal A warm debate en-
sued, butthe minority, who were for mild measures,
were overruled, and resolution was adopted pro-
viding for the appointment OF committee of seven,
with instructions to proceed 10 Washington and to
urge upon the President the necessity of the imme-
diate removal of Mr.. Frick This committee, we
understand, left Ballmnre yesterday, and, for aught
we know is now domciated at the White House
in Washington. The result ftheir mission will be
known in day or two"
These intestinal wars are sadly distressing
We shall await the result with excessive
anxiety.
BY the bye, we see it announced in the
Patriot Of Thursday, that Mr.. Van Buren, and
his Cabinet had arrived in Baltimore and taken
lodgings at Barnum's Hotel. But this was
to weep over the grave Of the lamented Gen.
SMITH.
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LAND OFFICE MONEY.

II is stated on good authority that the Receivers
of the Lana Offices are prohibited from receiving
any bills OF the IinoIs State Bank in payment of
Lands. Heretofore under some circumstances, the
notes Of our bank, above certain denomination
have been accepted. Why they should they now be
prescribed while those Of the Missouri Bank are re-
ceivedl Is our Safe Bank less safe Z IL the rate
at which the notes OF these two banks are received
in the eastern eli les isany criterion Illinois paper Is
quite as good as Missouri. The notes OF our. State
Bank are at three per cent discount in New York
and Philadelphia, while that of Missouri is five
Illinois Backroodsman.
And yet, Mr.. Woodbury. has selected this
very State Bank Of Illinois, whose paper he
thus discredits, as depository of the public
moneys. The 100000 proceeds of the late
land sales at Milwaukee, are ordered into the
vaults of that bank.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27

Detroit Charter Election This election, which took
place last Monday, resulted in the triumph oil the
Wings by larger majority, we believe than was ever
before obtained De Gsrno Jones, ESQ, their cand-
date for Mayor elected by majony Of Ola votes
The Common Council is divided as follows:
Wings Loco rocos
Conservatives ! fhIiots
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United States,

PoPuLATIoS.-There exists great delnson upon
this subject The grand total Of population OF ALI
SORTS, according the last census was IL, 1855 02O
(Which, Il IS generally supposed. has now reached
l6.000,0O0) OF the i2,s66,020, there were 0O904
slaves, and 3l9,590 free negroes. Leaving out the
negroes. | have given the white population Of each
State, making l0,526, 24s, including paupers minors,
females and aliens. Deduct females alone, amounting
to nearly one-half, and have 5355 l33 males. VI
these again, at least one-hsf minors so that we
have little than two and half millions Of men,
to boast Of for projecting the rest There Is another
deluson The States above distinguished bv asscrsks,
are generally considered slave.holdGg States, and
the n.slayeholdng States; whereas, there arc
but two States, Vermont and Massachusetts,, III which
there slaves, or less IN Delaware, there
5000 in New Jersey, there are 225i aud ~
Pennsylvania. there 403 There is still greater
dslusion This population Of SORTS, in each Of the
States is the Of their Congressional representa-
ton in the popular branch of the Nations Lgs re,
dednc,ing only ,wo-6f,hs Of the slaves in the slave
holding States, snd nothing for their great population OF
free negroes, who in this hass, Tor With
the whites; whereby those States have much greater
representation IN proportion 10 their white population,
than the free States Under this view, i Is obvious
that the abolition Of slavery would immediately give
the present slaveholdng States al increase Of their
Congressional representation VI sIieen members. sc-
cording to their slave population n the last CENSUS:
and this prepondeTance would increase hereafter Instead
Of being diminished, for which there would be
remedy except b. amendment Of the Constitution, IN
regard TO the basis Of representation WHICH Is utterly
impracticabe Take for illustration Of The above, the
two States, Ohio and Virginia. Ohio, (havng slaves
and but few free negroes,) has population u 92ss29
whites, which, on the established ratio Of AZ 7oo Tor
each Congressional district, gives her nineteen
sentatives based on her white population alone Viz
pna The other baud. has, Of while population, bur
694, 300, which, the ratio Of $500 to each
would ente her to fourteen represent
only hut by virtue OF her free negro population
he lad and v rIFtnn
Of three hs Of her slave population Of 469767. she
is entitled to SIX more; making her complement Of
TwENTYoyE representatives elected too, (under the
restricted right Of suffrage in Vrpinia.l by less
than one-haf the number Of voters that elect The small
er number OF NINETEEN representatives in Ohio
(NoTE Florida has 10 1856 whites aud 345 negroes.
s44 being tree The District Of C"nmbia had 27,SG3
whites and 2,27l negroes, 6, l52 being free.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27

RHODE ISLAND ELEcros,-The election for Go
vernon and members Of The Senate and Assembly
took place in r. Island on Wednesday. There were
three tickets In the fekt-two Wing tickets and
Loco foco. There Is, consequently, no choice for
Governor. The united vote Of Sprague and Burgess,
the true Wing strength Is 1856. The Loco-foco's
vote 1918. Showing Wing majority Of s3s
The following Is the result of the vote for Governor
with the exception Of three towns, for which we are
indebted to the Boston Atlas.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27

General Hamilton declared recently in Texas, that
the Anolo race are essentially debt-paying peo
pie They may be; but the exceptions to the rule are
so numerous that it fair to infer that the General never
had The honor to publish newspaper, or he would not
have made so sweeping assertion He would rather
have qualified it by saying that they were good put
tu 10 quote the fsvoriie endorsement OF newspaper
collector when he wished to distinguish the acc cunts OF
those who could pay but wouldn't pay-i'fHnsy'-
rim
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Wing majority. .......... IA

The entire WING Senate is said 10 be elected-but
Of this there is some doubt, as the scattering votes
NAV have prevented choice.
The vote is an unusually small one this is partly 70
be attributed 10 the violent storm, which prevented
many from going to the polls, and partly 10 an I'M
usual and objectionable apathy on The part OF the
Wings.
By The present law in case Of an election of ma
orty Of the Senate, new election will take place.
If majority of the Senate is not elected plurality
elects on the second trial.
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The New York Times thus speaks of the Con.

The New York Times thus speaks Of the Con-
seryatives of New York:
ave can assure friends, in and out OF the city,
that there has been and be compromise in their
imposition to Sub-tressury aud Loco focoism. They
are firm 10 10 their opposition, and we do not
know, and upon dgent inquiry. cannot hear Of sngH
,adirpiuat Conservative who opposed Loeo1coisa,n
last fall that did do the with equal yea " ,'o
recent charter election The CONSERVATIVES have de,
clared Incorporating hostility to the re- -
Martin Van Buren," and under that banner have ieso"
ed TO conquer or perish"
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27

Election for Congress in Minois,-ly act, passed
by the Legislature of Illinois, the election Of members
Of Congress is deferred until 1911 This was done in
the hope, that before that time the superintendent
would have been made. when Illinois will doubtless
have a, least Ave. probably seven, members.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27

The National Magazine and Republican .Rerir~
for April, has been sometime published Il contains
amongst variety Of literary matter, three good po-
iical ar,icles-one defence Of the Supreme Court
the second an article upon the Credit system, con-
troverng very successfully the doctrines Of the De-
mocrac Review, and the ihirdan interesting review
OF the Removal Of the Deposites, and Mr.. Duane's
recently published narrative in relation thereto.
This work should commend itself to the liberal pa
tronage Of The entire opposition party, an impor
iant and indeed essential auxiliary in their ca"se.
Mr.. John l.. Smith is now the sole proprietor 1t is
published In this city at IS per annum.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27

The silk made at Lyons, (France) amounts annually
to thirty millions Of dollars in value There are more
over $4,000 bales Of cotton GOO lbs. each) annually
sold about 20 900 bales Of which are manufactured
there The hattcrs Of Lyons annually make 400, 600
hats Watches and jewelry to the amount Of one mt
lion dollars are annually sent abroad to which may be
added false jescry valued at sl,20o.0oO; castings
worth more than half million Of dollars, and drugs
worth $500 600
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27

The REWARD OF A MEMBER OF CONGRESS
FOR FAITHrULNEss TO 1.-THE PARTY" -
Isaac S. PENNyBAcKER has been appointed,
by the President, Judge Of the United States,
for the district west Of the Allegany noun
iains, in Virginia.
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From THE WEST INDIES.

We have received file OF the Kingston (Jama-
CAY Morning Journal to The 3lst of March, and Of
the Falmouth Courier to the 4th of April-but they
contain no news Of general interest The Journal
gives minute reports from great number Of planta-
lions, showing the conduct OF the laborers and the
condition and prospects Of the crops; with few ex-
ceptons these reports highly favorable, showing
employers and no lack Of the industry requisite for
making good croops.--N Y Cam.
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DIED

In Baltimore. on the 22d instant General SAacEL
SMITH, in the ssh year OF his age Gen. Smith was
soldier of the Revolution, formerly Senator Of the Unit
ed States, and lately Mayor Of Baltimore, He was. at
one time, distinguished merchant, and was always
patriotic active. public spirited citizen.
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One Presidenliai term

One Presidential term
The dimnaution ef The patronage Of the fs-
dsral Executive By mailing more Offices elective
BY the people.
The amendment Of the Constitution Of the
United States so as TO gius TO Congress ths
election ofthe Secretary ofthe Treasury.
The prohibition by lap Of The inter ference Of
officers cf Ms fedsrai government in popular
elections
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27

The rumor that DR.. Broekenbronsh would resign
his place as President OF The Bank Of Virginia. We
are informed, IS incorrect. A correspondent says,
he would zee the Wings, Conservatives, lmpracIi-
cables, and Locos al sink" irst
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27

A third edition Of the "CB.ET Of the organization
Of The Governments Of the North American Republics"
by Dr.. MAYO The edition is enlarged and improved.
We extract from il the following table and no,e on
population.
Table shorng The White population and Congression-
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27

The Globe makes the following explanation
in relation to circumstances preceding the
death of the late Mr.. De WiTT, a version of
which we copied into our last paper from the
Ulster Sentinel. The reader may believe the
Globe or not, according to the faith he has in
that Journal. For our part, we are unable to
place The fullest reliance upon every thing
that appears in its columns. 1t may be true
that, the Emission was DISCONTINUED ut was
easy to say SO at any rate, especially as Ulster
county, and perhaps many Of Mr.. De Wits
friends, had become Conservative. Perhaps
this is no. the first time that a mission has
been discontinued" for certain purposes
Perhaps discontinued missions" are resum-
ed again, when the "public interests require
H." How came Mr.. Throop at Naples
But we will give the Globe the benefit Of its
explanation, viz:
We were casually present when Mr.. De Witt call
ed to the President. He was received with more
than poeness-with expression Of solicitude for
his strangely altered looks. Mr.. De Witt responded
TO the Presidents inquiries BY stating that exposure in
the vessel had greatly affected him. In regard to tho
mission 10 eau temals the President informed Mr.. De
Witt that Il had been determined to dispense with it,
not now required by the interests Of the Government
.. He told him, however, that he might return and
close the affairs Of The mission himself After express
ing his anxiety for the Of the President in the
public in contest, and his desire contribute
to il, he took his leave in the friendly manner
The pathos Of the Federal press, far it is made
tus on the Presidents unkindness, is sheer misrepre
sentation. Mr. De Wit was not superseded; the mis-
sion was discontinued
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The Loco-focos need not waste their
ammunition by firing at Mr.. HoPKINs, of Va.
The people Of his district will shield him
from every shot
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-27

HoRAcE VERNON, or fashionable life" is the tile
of novel, in two volumes, just published by Ira g.
Blanchard Philad. The " fashionables," as they
like to see themselves described, and desire 10 mix
with their own company, will Of course buy this
book t
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The whole number Of votes al the recent cleo
lion in Connecticut for Governor was for Ellsworth,
20 SOL Niles, 24,O47; Phelps, t,0s5
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IN THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL, LET THERE
On uSirY-iS sos-sssEEr,ALs, LIBERrY, AND IN ALL
THINGS cHARiTy.--August,a
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op.CE VERNON; or, Fashionable LIe.--A new
nnsl mst published, and this day received, for sale
~ II TAYLOR, for circulation among the sulscri.
hers 10 the Waverly Circulating Library ap27
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o'Tlos slaEsr, ssrwrrs nlSrH AND rEsrH.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-01-03
ISRAEL Coz, petitioner,

The heirs and creditors Of VIM. A. MAJ.
fhescs,, late Of I0rringt0n, in The county 3D.
!, ~ IF LitchJfela, deceased, respondents. r
inN this petition, the same being brought
tOto the County Court to be held at Litch.
| field, in and for the county of Litchfeld, OIL
the second Tuesday Of April, 1889. and pray
/ ing for The foreclosure Of a mortgages made
+, by the said William A. Matthews, deceased.
to the petitioner on the 18th day of April,
h 1885, Of certain premises which lie in VOL
co:tyillc, in said town of Torrington, contain
ing one acre, and described in said mortgage
deed as bounded east, north and west by the
said Goes land. and south by highway.
IL is ordered, that notice ofthe tendency of
said petition I've given 10 the heirs and credit
ors Of the said VIM. A. Matthews by publish.
ing copy of this order three weeks success
lively in newspaper printed at Litchlield, in
said county. the last Of said publications 20
be made before the LIST day Of February. 1890,
and by depositing in the post Office at Liicll-
field. on or before the Isl day Of February,
1889. one Of the newspapers containing si,ch
copy, directed TO John F. Matthew'S, at New
Lebanon. Cosumbia county, NY.
,a Dated atLitchfeld, the 9Th day of De-
ccmber. "A. ID. 1888. gvA# aoeatfh
~ ANsRL SrERLIkc, Judge arthe Comfy
81 Court far Litch field county.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-01-03

require ali the combined powers Of party
promises, party faith, and party appeals to
sustain Mr.. Woodbury.. He stands convict
ed Of imbecility or corruptiOn-of open ini-
guilty or gross negligence-of secretly con-
niving at defalcations, or of sustaining de-
faulters through the advice Ofthe Executive.
Mr.. Cushman Of N. H., the p. Q.-PreUiOus
QuestiOm-of the House, has come to his re-
lief, and promises defence tomorrow. Pren-
tiss invited this Ajax lebanon. as he calls
him, to the field, and expressed the hope that
he would make his New Hampshire Secreta-
nv an honest man If he could.