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she does H. she does it with ma gnan,ma''y'l
She retained possession OF Michigan,
more than twelve years after fhe close OIL
the Revolutionary war; yet she finally
relinqnisaed it without rupture; ana l
am Of the opinion that she will yet lore.
90 this claim: is no less her interest
than ours, to cultivate harmony between
the countries. This territory in dispute Is
much less imporlan, to her than t" us
Her claim is without the shadow ol r'ghE
and she will certainly wake to sense oi
justice. 1t viii not be wise tor us 10 re-
sort to violent measures. till all nope
from negotiation shall be exhausted ana
a settled determination shall be manifest
ed on her part 10 hold the territory
Whenever that period shall arrive the
last resort of nations will be our only alter
native. In such an issue, our whole c'on'
try will be unanimous. All the energies
Of the nation will be enlisted. The deVo'
tion of every hea,tand the strength OF every
arm will be exerted in the common cause;
and the result will be, success and victory
TO our Republican empire. :,
With sentiments Of high consideration n
and respect, your friend and fellow eau
'zenr r": . ... ~
N''' 80. RICHARD M. JOHNSON :
To RosERT A. CoNY, Esq. Augusta,
Maine.
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SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS.

The light and triiing, well as the irrcverent
manner in which quotations from the sacred volume
are continually introduced into Congressional speech
es editorial articles on political questions and even
reports of the proceedings on the race course is be-
coming so common and disgusting as to call loud
" for the condemnation of all those who profess any
regard for tho solemn truths of holy writ or who In
any degree look to their influence for the preservation
of sound morals No more fatal blow can be struck
at The influence of rcligion-nothing is better cal
culated TO strengthen the cause of inhdel'ty,-to
undo and to render nugatoy the efforts OF the chris
tian world than the indiscrmiBate, the irreVerent
and, we may add, the blasphemous introduction OF
scripture quotations on all OCCASIONS and under cir
cumstances which make them peculiarly inappro.
pirate and hurtful.
Will not our brethren of the press, who have
thoughtlessly and inadvertently been led into the
practice, reflect on its deetcrious effects its fatal
consequences and refrain from the use of these So
lcmn quotations, except when discussing questions
the importance of which render their introduction
iustifable? We are we'll convinced that u'ere arc
many of our brother editors who have high regard
for the "sacred oraces," who are in: the habit OF
mingng in their political dsquistions, passages OF
scripture which have grated harshy on our ears
and we doubt not have been the cause OF regret and
sorrow to many of their readers. The last number
of the South Caroinian closes interesting article
on the subject of the Banks with quotation, which,
to our mind, was entirely out Of place. Tho high
stand which the Carolinian occupies on the subject
of religion and morals, and our own knowledge Oh
the character of the editor, forbds any other suPpo-
sition, than that this swell as other quotations from
the sacred scriptures which we have noticed IN MS
columns were introduced from the best and Purest OF
motives, but we think moments reflection VIII
convince him that the cause of morals and religion
will suffer moro from indugng in this practice than
will be repaid by the advancement Of the principles
they were introduced to sustain.
It was not those quotations, however, which at
tracted our attention particularly to tho subject at
this time, but an article which appeared in the Char'
lesion Mercury of the 5th instant. This article Is
copied in a commendatory style from the New YORK
Spirit of the Times, and is an introduction to an ac'
count of the races over the Washington course. nc
irreverent manner in which the holy scriptures afe
quoted in this article, must shock every one VINO nus
the least regard for its sacred truths, or who has any
respect for those who do regard them. we shouio
be pleased to believe that the publication oil this af
tice was an inadvertencc the part OF the Mercury
and wo do hope that the practice of quoting scrip
ture unfortunately, "more honored in the breach
than in the Observance" will for the future be dis
continued.
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DEATH OF JUDGE B.RBouR.-The Hon. PHILIP P.
BARBOUR, of Virginia, one Of the Associate Judges
of the Supreme Cou't of the United States, died at
Washington on the night Of the Oath ult- Judge
Barbour remained in consultation with his colleagues
of the Bench until 10 o'clock that evening. before
he retired to his chamber, aud seemed in as good
health and spirits as usual In the morning he was
found dead in his bed, having died apparently with
out struggle. Z g.!
Judge BARBOUR has filled many distinguished situ-
atoms, both under the Geneql Government and in
the State of Virginia. He sustained through life
the character of pure and upright man.
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MR.. FOX'S ADDRESS.

Sir--l have .he hDnor to address You,
in the name Of the diplomatic body accre.
di,ed to the United States Of America
We are anxious, sir, to express to you the
high respect and esteem which we enter
tain for your character, as we'll as the grac
.itude that we feel personally for the kind
ness and courtesy we have always receIy-
ed al your hands. We shall all remember
with satisfaction the period during which
our respective public duties have placed
us in communication with your Govern.
ment: and in now taking leave Of you Of
6cialiy, we beg 10 be allowed to assure
rou n the sincere interest we shall ever
ieelfor The continued welfare and happi-
nese ofsxourself and of your family. Is
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CHARLESTON MAIL.

-
ave are requested to state, that the
Post Master General having discontinued
the Suaday.trip to Columbia, no mail
will be made up for that Office, as well as
Camden, in future, on Saturday afternoon.
Letters for the interior Of the State and
'or North Carolina, usually despatched on
mat day. will be made up on the previous
day (Friday.) at one o'clock, p. NJ
Charleston Cou, Feb. 25. T-fIrr
1t will be seen from the above, that the
Sunday mail between this place and Char
lesion, has been discontinued. The in.
convenience and injury Of this. TO our
citizens, is strongly illustrated bv a recent
occurrence. The Rail Road and Stage
travel is still continued, and on sunday
last a single copy Of the Charleston Pa
triot of Saturday, containing the late
European News by the Britannia, was:
brought by passenger, and givent to one
Of our merchants. No advantage was
taken of this; but it is easy to perceive.
that il affords great opportunities for lex.
tensive private speculation on the news Of
rising or falling market, conveyed by q
single individual in Charleston, to another
in this place. No Charleston or Northern
papers we're received by us onTuesday-
morning-not even the Patriot from soIe
cause or other-and the Foreign news we-
now publish was not received by us tiil
yesterday morning.
10 remedy the disconlinuaace Of the
Sunday mail BY the Post Master General,
Mr.. Mclean. the Stage Contractor, with
! The liberaliiy aud public spirit for which
he is 81 much distinguished, declared his
Willingness 10 carry that Mail free Of
charge. if the Post Masters in Columbia
and Charleston would make it up and de-
liver it, as usual. This we learn by a let
ter we have seen. from Charleston, which
also states, that the Post Master in Char
lesion says ''he cannot send mail on
that day without orders from the Depart.
ment." The Post Master in Columbia, is
very willing to send the mail while the
Stage goes, and indeed considers It his
duty to do SO, and that of the contractor
to take it, while he runs the Stage. The
contract is for six days week, the Sun.
day mail has been paid for extra; and we
presume the only motive the Post Master
General can have for disseminating il, is
to avoid that expense. If the Stage ira.
vels on Sunday, without the Mail, letters
will be regularly and numerously sent by
passengers, and the revenue Of the De-
partment thus lcssened. How, then, can
The Post Master General have any objcc.
ton 10 the Mail being delivered on Sun,
day, or the Post Master in Charleston sup
pose his authority necessary for The de-
livery Of it! And is i. not strange that
the latter should consider such. authority
necessary, while the Post Master in this
place considers it his duty to send i'll "
We trust that application will be made,
by our merchants 10 the Post Master
General, on this subject, and feel assured
il it be. that he will not fail TO direct the
Post Master in Charleston to deliuer the,
Mail, as long as the contractor is willing
TO carry it.-South Carolinidn. "a H1sr,
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From the Washington Globe.

On Saturday last, at 3 o'clock, p. m, in
accordance with previous arrangeme; i,
the members of slhe Diplomatic Corps &C
credited TO the Government Of the United
States, waited upon-lhe President TO pre-;
sent their united and official respects, on
his approaching retirement from office.
Mr.. Fox, us the senior of the diploma.
tic body, delivered an address, in their
name, to the President, which, with the re-
ply, we publish below. 80
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The stock of the Bank of the United States was
selling at New York on Tho 1st instant at seventeen
dollars und twenty-five cents per share, and in Phlla-
dolphia, the Thursday previous, at fifteen dollars
The Philadelphia Ledger states that a gentleman in
TINT city offers, for hundred dollars in cash, to
furnish, in sixty duys twenty shares of the stock Of
this Bank, which would be at the rate of IS per
share. The notes Of the Bank of the United Stntos
were selling at New York. on the LIST instant, at ~
por cent discount, and if they are not worth more
than that, the stock is worth less than nothing
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NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY.
r.1.. ...r.,, fMaine) Age.

From the Augusta (Mains) Age.
We nublish below letter upon this sno'
iect from Col. Johnson, with that Of DR..
Cony, to which i. is an ma saswer' W RI
s,R: It canno, be unknown To you 'ha'.
the ncople of this State feel lively sen-
.;h;j;,v TO the opinions Of allPublic men in
.,i,;s country, upon the great. absorbing and
,stsI oiIestion Of our territorial rights: IL
do not mistake the signs of the times,
this momentous subject is fast verg'ng to
n crisis, and neither the arts ofdIp'"'nacy
nor the tau,alizing Hardness Of transailan-
tic negotiations, can much longer aver, an
issue. -
:. The heel Of the invader which is grind
ing into our vitals, will soon reach the
quick. >.es = :.
For the awakened attention, Of the gen.
,eral mind throughout the Union, and the
Increased interest felt in the question eve
w where. much has been owing to the spi-
r;,ed discussions and the unexampled una.
n;n;,v of sentiments upon the question of
rioht' which has been exhibited in both
houses Of Congress, within the last four
wears. But the partiality of your coun;
tfymen has placed you during that period
in a station where your voice could not
be.heard. Believing that your views upon
this important subject would be eagerly
read, not only by this Stale but by the
whole country, is my apology foz asking
you to make them public.
am, sir, very respectfully,
--.-. Your ob't. servant,
ROBERT A. CONY. .
To Col. r. M. JOHNSON,
Vice President Of the U. States.
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sTHE PRESIDENTS REPLY.

IL reciprocate, sir, cordially, she express
sions Of respect and esteem which you
have made to me, in behalf Of the MEM
bers Of the diplomatic body accredited to
this Governments. ..-1. g..
Iwould have regretted deeply the oc-
cnrre,ce Of single circumstance in our
"ffcial intercourse, To interrupt those re-
latiuns of mutual respect and personal
kindness, the maintenance Of which be-
tween public funclionaries, is always
agreeable, and which seldom fails to ex-
ercise a salutary influence upon the trans.
action of public business. Your obliging
expressions have satisfied me that my ut
mos. wishes IN this regard have been fht-
w realized, and | derive great pleasure
from the conviction.
The members Of the diplomatic body
will please to accept my grateful acknow-
Judgments for the interest they take in the
future happiness of myself and family;
and beg them TO be assured that will
always cherish a lively solicitude for their
individual welfare, and for the welfare of
those whose happiness is dependent upon
theirs.
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Hard 1ymes.-The New York journal

Hord Trmes.-The New York journal
If Commerce says, nine demijohns of old
Madeira wine were sold the other day al
twenty dollars gallon, or one hundred
dollars a demijohn; and ten more, not
quite so old, at ten dollars gallon. The
nine were taken by one individual for
family use.
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TIHIIE JOWlRNAL.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, ls4l.

p The Rev. WILLIAM CARLISLE has kindly offer.
ed to act as agent in collecting accounts due this
Office, in this and the ncighboring Districts, and is
authorized to receipt for the same.
The Rev A. PEunlroY il also authorized to col.
sct and receipt for money due US.
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The Hon. JAMES T. MoREHEAD has bcon elected
U. S. Senator from Kentucky in place of Mr.. Crit
tenden and the Hon. RyFus CHoArE from Massachu'
setts, in place of Mr.. Webster
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Tho nomination of PETER v. DANIEL OF Virginia.
ns As,ociate Justice of the Supreme Court OF the
I1n;,.d s,o,os wos confirmed by the Senate on tho
night of the Sd instant the last Gay OF inc S''S'0
Of the 26th Congress.
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We tender our thanks to the Hon. R. M. JOHN
SON, the Hon. J. G.. CALHOUN and Hon. I. ID. SUN
TER, for various valuable documents.
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pwe are disappointed in not being able to lay
before our readers the inaugural address of President
HARRISON. 1t had not reached US when our paper
won't to press.
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JoHN J. MonoAN, Esq. has been appolh''a oo'-
lecor of the Port of New York in the place o'
HoYr, resigned.
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We see it stated in the Raleigh Re.
gister, that a Mr.. Pratt, of Orange coun-
ty was recently most. inhumanIy muir
dered by one Of his negro men. They
were in the woods shaving shingIes-the
negr" struck him a violent blow with Il
hatchet, which stunned him, and then
deliberately despatched him. After con-
cealing the body in the leaves, he went
to the house and told his mistress, that
his master had sent him for his horse and
pocket-book, intending to 60 to Store
that was near; they were accordingly
sent, and little son Of Mr.. Pratt's was
sent with the negro. On the way, the
negro knocked the child dowa with
club, and supposing him dead, made of
with the horse and pocket-book. The
little boy, however, recovered so far, rs to
return to the house and give the alarm;
when the negro was pursued-overtaken
at Hillsboro', and confined in Jail, and will
no doubt suffer for his atrocious crimes,
OH the gallows.-Ashpilc Messenger.
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1t appears then that the receipts of Ihe
present year so far, have fallen short "i
the same dates last year 2l2.b27 bales.-
Let it be remembered too, that for two
m ,nths after the commencement OF the
season, the receipts Of the present crop
exceeded those of last year, and that at
the time we made the prophecy now so
completely fulfilled, The receipts had not
lalIen short Of the greatest crop yet pro-
duced.
From the comparative statement given
above. we are also able to estimate with
some certainty, the entire amount of the
crop. At the dates given above in lS4O,
more than half of the crop had come 10
market. five allow the same proportion
of the present crop to have come in, the
entire amount OF the crop will be about
I.6SO,OOO bales. But the arguments we
adduced on. former occasion to show that
the present crop was much earlier gather.
ed and much more rapidly thrown into the
market, induce US 10 make still further
deduction from the present crop. which
on the best consideration we have been
able to give the subject, we set down at
not over 100000 bales. 1t is improba-
BILE that the crop will much fall short Of
that, and still more improbable that it will
much exceed it. With this limit to pro-
duction. no one will say that the rise in
price is extravagant. or that il il were un-
derstood, there would be any danger Of a
depression in our staple. The true danger
is, that our friends across the water will
draw wrong conclusions from the great i'd
fux of The crop in the first four months Of
the seasons.-Mercury. -
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 Me fad liour papers some interesting leiiers be- s,seen Mr. Stevenson, minister in ion'lo' and lord lalmcrston. They relate ta the right which Bflish cruisers op ,e plea of supiiessins the slave s,ada, lave assumed to sear,l AmeIic,,i sesses.
 Me Stevenson denies this. rgln in the most posi- five, nalne, alludes the ,sposiiionofor go,er eat 10 snppfe ihe slave ira,c hht says il llas no foi1f,oa ay treaty @f, 6tiicr da,orts for iloa pal ,s.s slrs t bsil 1o i Pelsg r aeir io and is isd anier iiiis dsehr tsdtr'l cqesnm9'd
 Mir. Stevenson is not backwarl5 in assuring lis ien-lil ihaL the llidlodSsa are resolved mol 10 sebnit tp les, yioaliona oi flag under wka pee itst ssevei ,hs, nEy l,n made. lie says
 (, The rna,gsianed has therefore been instructed, n prosecuting this LOT! Ialmefston sanelice agaiu, tue aasl eailmst In,nner, to assure his brl,hip ttl ise cpilnned violations oi the flag oi the untei States, and unproyeked wrongs iniicte'f ly Hfitisi culscrt indcl whatever co3i or pffeNl, cannot ionie, hs pe,niea by the government o the Unii,d States aud i,ai ha has accordingly been in ttrlcte,. 10 express Ia hs lorslip the confident ex pecidioa of inc frcsfieni mt le Uniied ShHes, that Her Maiesiys ehefane.ts we'll aot oiy. at once re oognise the propreiy aud justice of making prompt relribugon, for tue. usWsrlan,ble conduct oi leut Sesrun p g'e present case; but tllnt Ysll take suitable slnl sslflgI menus to prevent ie future oc- currence of all such bNes, Involving, as they olten Hppljit oniJ sffalhltdtt wrong, anu 'thstpt' " LIT jury property, but calculated interrupt thai lmr inony which t sis for de adsaniage, and, no doubt the desre of both governments to preserse.''''
 We suspect lhe conduct here complained of has been deliberately adopted, 10 vex this countfysjnto treaty with England for the suppression of the slave trade. Fer this opinion there many reasons, growing eut of tle prepqr relation which osr gov srmaent l'oas tpsarda slavery In regard to these m ,teaiies, AlFe Stevenson s;lysy.- ft
 They (tllc United Siates) cannot, however, coil- ss, tf lie provisoils of the irealies in force be- M iweea cseai Britain and other powers for its aboli- tion aud ui ~l1cb thsy are nol party, should be ,natle 10 efeG.e ppo, iAe csmpprce and citizens of tle Unih1 s,Ies, Ii eanno bui be apparent to Her Maesty govefnneat ihat tbese treaties of a na- lure which cannot and ogIn notio be applied ao the Uniei ssGes m,ler any restrictions whatevet, a nd the .note tsprcr,ly, AS fhey have neither colonies nor the i carrying ouI thore of ma riiae pelH., ai,d sugseIitlce which iormabe basis of IHcse treaties, and arc ndspensably AsFessary 10 their execution. et 4 Ia reply Lord palmerston says that previously to tie receipt of iis communication, the British govern mont had ordered strict inquiry to be made into the subject; and assures our minister that the British
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mi nt s attributed solely the expectation of immediate dihrnes between thislcoanlry aud Eng land the Me I.eod question.
 Thaae accounts from Europe have tended 10 nh0r ho des mors firm while huyes, under Inc impression iha tho next ne~ will nnAnunce decline, will a"cede to their emands. The consequence that for iast few days limited business done, and the market eoses with nearly stand o' ou the part of both huy CT nd sellers.
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A5,50O, 7O2 bs VIM. LAWN, Cashier.


 i will he perceived tha, our account of inc notes discounted exceeds that of the cashier by ihe sum oi $2,5i5 97, while account of bills of exchange l short of his statement Si5, l4l 70; makiuga dii. ference oi what might he considered the available means oi the bank of Ss40,l Ill S2. Ky reference the reports ol inc torner commissioners it will be that discrepancy has existed in these two ac- counts for several years past. and confess our in- ability to throw any lieh, on the subject. lt sl also be perceived that c,rcuiation ac- does not correspond with the Cashiers sate- ment. The difference IS in part accounted Tor. as follows The circulation of the bank counted by the commissioners in 1859, was sealed up, but there no private seal used h, them we determined |" count it over. and doing so, fD,,l package tn be short $lOO, and another $ ,00O, making difference in the circulation on hand 900. We would remark here, that the money counted by the cumn,issiOners of last year, was put up in packages under private seal, and there being no appearance of their having been opened. the amounts were taken by the endorsement.
 CIRCULATION ACCOUNT. IL appears by the books of this in
 stitution, tl,e entire circulation is S2,299, 300 50 Amount now ia vault
 and m Teller's hands ,039 ,S64 50 Amount in tfansitu, 24l ,4l6 %
 -- l,2Sl ,3l0 50
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H ANOTHER GREAT MAN HAS FALLEN.-We learn with the deepest regret, that inc Hon. Dixon H. Lewis, 0f Alabama, died recently in the vicinity of Mobile, of Congcstnc fever. Ia the demise "i this ainent satcsman and patriot the Republic has susiasi loss not easily repairablc, and the demn- crlcr, ot our noble sister, of their ablest cheis a1i brightest ornaments. We tender 10 our breii- ren af Aialam, the expression of deepest sym l..h si. 'a thsir betelyement.-l Macon (Ga.) Tel.
 Wsaftery happy to inform the Telegraph, that ,s is ,ae first news we have had of this melancholy event. Unless the people iu 'the vicinity Of Mo bleo are IameuiahS in tho latk, MT. Lewis is ai 'ls very moaeal pGpariag lis batteries for ah"he' attack 'e diIapib9tsd basiions of ieder''sm'-- That indeed will te slfehy time wien we shall lr.ye the pehelcholy duty of announcing the evea' deplorei by tho reegraph e,