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CORRECTION.
To tie Editors of Tie Enqnuer.

To tac EaH0rS ~ NE EhqhRtf
WARRESroS, lSh Dec, 10.
Gentlemen In your paper OF Thursday, the
18th inst, Mr.. Jones Of Gloucester is represented
10 have said in the House OF Delegates in The
debate on the election Of Governor that the Seha-
tnr from his district had informed him that Mr..
VIM Smith was in favor OF The white basis OF re-
presentation in the General Assembly Being
confined 10 M bed for several days next after tn"
election, did not peIcei"e the statement for some
days after lis publication; on seeing it, request
ed Col Bra4ner of Prince William 10 wait on
Mr. Jones, call his attention 10 the error, and re-
quest him 10 correct il. Col. =. informed me the
next morning, ,ha; he had seen Mr.. Jones, who
had then on his table a note addressed 10 yOu cor
rectn. he statement attributed 10 him; and thai
Mr.. Jones either had that afternoon, or would
direct his note 10 you Tor insertion in your paper.
Yunl daily paper has appeared three times up 10
TUESDAY last, Chat being The a>, Enquirer have
SEEM and have no, vet seen MIR. ZONES note or
any other notice oil The error. You will allow
me, therefore. 10 oriect il. did no; say 10 Mr..
Jones that Mr.. Smith was in favor OF the "whiic
basis, but told him expressly that did Eno@
Mr. Smiths opinion on the basis .! representa-
ton, or any other subject on which II was con-
itnpiaied 10 call Convention and that all !
knew Of his opinions on The matter Of Conren-
ton was, that he was in favor OF Convention
Having understood that Mr.. Smith opinions in
regard 10 a Convention were brought into the dis
cussion in the House OF Dflr2airS. tool; "ecu
sion in the Senate, lew moments after wards, 10
advert 10 The conversation with Mr.. Jones, ana 10
repeat what have statc, above
am gentlemen.
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Far lie E11alytr
TU CT I<"I'ptf.
THE TIDE-WATER CONNECTION.

THE TIDE-WATER CONNECTION.
We are gra,ified 10 perceive that The public be-
gin 10 be aroused in this matter, and appear 10
be determined TO think aud acl that this work
should thus have been neglected, is truly surpri-
sing. A work OF so much importance 10 the mer-
chant and the planter cannot much longer be per-
miued 10 be disregarded. Now, The freight on
enc thousand pounds weight, hence 10 Lynch
burg, The distance OF li7 miles, may be obtained
for one dollar; whilst TIC transit duty, the drayaee
through this city, is thirty seven cents. This lat
Ter charge would be entirely avoided BY the COM
pleion OF The required connection.
We trust The representatives OF The people will
moi permit Ibis matter lorg 10 sleep but will
forthwith institute such enquiry, and prescribe
such remedy, as will free The planter from this
tax, with tn least possible delay. When done,
The increased business facilities 10 The city and
The country, will soon he apparent. twill remove
burihen from The planning interest commensu-
rale with Ten ortwenty miles additional canalling
X
We are requested 10 stale that Mr.. Wooton, Of
Henry, has been detained from the House Of De-
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-23

The Souh Carolina Legislature adjourned last
Monday. The House adopted bya vote Of Two
10 one, the repor in favor OF transferring the cleo
ZION Of President and Vice President ofthe United
States, from the Legislature 10 the people "and
,ha, The election ~ the people oush! 10 be upon
The principle OF he general ticket, the said ticket
10 be composed Of one elec,or from each Con-
eressional District and OF one from the upper and
one from The lower divi.ion Ct The Stale
The rep n OF Committee Of Free Conference
was apreed.to, striking on, Of The Appropriation
bill The sum of 600 appropriated 10 The relief
Of the sufferers BY The drought 10 certain districts
The Lesis Azure adopted a resolution insirnciing
,be Representatives in Congress from South Caro-
Ina 10 use their influence in the establishment OF
a Branch Mint in The CITY OF Charleston, and
agreed 10 SO much OF the Governors Message IS
relates 10 cedins 0, certain sites 10 The General
Government, on sullvans Island, in The harbor
OF Charleston.
Manvmsnutac,urns companies were charter
ed, with rather stringent, provisions
The able and eloquen, F. II. E'more ofChares-
Ton, was unauim usly reelected President OF the
Bank oflhe State OF South Carolina.
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/ Indeed il was in testimony that ho'c ioi
| St 600 was drawn over the signature OF Jon"
! McDonoueh-a Signature subscribed 10 CUM
4 p!lmcniary letter which he sent 10 The Judge, az
companyine present disturbances or some oher
IriaIns gil-lhe wiring above The signature hav-
inc been extracted by some chemical process
I When The authenticity OF the note was disputed,
\ Mr. Smith called upon Judge Garland ana IN
formed him ri the fact Alter some words, The
Judge, protesting that he note was a genuine one,
refunded large portion Of the money and ac-
COMMANDED friend of Mr.. Smith TO Mr.. Nc
! Dcnou.h's home 10 have the matter explained
Mr.. McDononsh testified, that when he mel
Judge Garland he was hagsard and pale a death.
He implored him 10 save him and his family
from utter destruction MIR. Med stated that he
wa, overcome by The snpplca'ions OF The Judge,
and gaze hi note Tor The balance OF the money OBJ
IA ned nom the sale OF the FIRST note Thus he
I hoped The affair would rest
This is bout the substance OF Inc evidence
given before the examining Court We might
make many columns Of The testimony, but The
whole affair is 50 painful in lis character, so de-
soaing in lis effects upon The reputation OF The
par,y suspected, and SO ghaslly in lis details, that
We iornear 10 enter upon them. There was
some iule con,rariety in The cridcnce and IN
dopbedly there has been prevaricaion on The
psrl OF Mr. McDonoug il was desire
on ms part 10 save Tue Judge from INC CohSc-
quences oi his guilt that induced him 10 give
different versions OF the same ,ransacton-bul
The effect OF the testimony was such as 10 leave
no question on the mind Of any one present that
\ grave and heinous crime had been committed.
about the time the court commenced II ses-
sion, Judge Garland attempted 10 commit suicide
by Jumping off the steamboat Sultan into the RI
yer He was rescued by Capt. Wilson, oil the
steamer F. NJ. Sireck, before drowning, and, al
Ter n second lime endeavoring TO take his own
life was carried home in stale Of grea; exhaus-
ton 4 more terrible relrbuion never yet over
took an offender against the laws OF The land
Himself high priest OF The law, he has fallen
under is dreadful denunciaions. The court
adjourned al late hour. Its decision has not
,ranspred, bul il was generally understood that
wit was issued against Judge Garland for for
gerry"
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The following, from one OF lie most active and
influential among The gentlemen who attended
The meeting al Mr.. Seddon's room, in FebruaIy
1874 wipes away every vestise OF The Bargain"
story, upon which The Wings have harped so
much AS 10 the letter referred 10, the Union
says that its Editor knows the author Of The letter.
bn! that the writer is grossly mistaken in what
he understood" II The writer be The gentleman
whom We suspect, we can freely say, that We
doub, not his honest conviction OF what he under
stood 10 have occurred Al Mr.. Seddons room.-
We are sill convinced that the letter was obtain
an important election in Congress:
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Very respectfully,

X. WALLACE.
In justice 10 Mr.. Jones, we must say, that we
did receive his note making The proper correction
in the reported sketch Of his remarks on the Go
vernor's elec,ion--but, through inadveIlence, II
has not yet appeared. Mr.. Jones note fully con-
firms The above explanation OF Gen. Wallace.
ENQUIRER
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-23

Mr.. Calhoun arrived at Charleston on Tues,
day, and was 10 leave for Washington on Thurs
day evening. Ee will probably pass through
Richmond This morning.
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Married, at Norfolk, Va, on Toesa'y = !
inst, by the Rev. Upon Beali, Mr.. ~ 4.
CurTs, of Washington, 10 Miss NARIHl1 H. :,
LEY, daughter Of the late Col. Richa'c : -
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The trial Of McNuhy occupied The attention
Of The Criminal Court Of Washington The whole
0, THURSDAY, and no conclusion was arrived al.
Witnesses examined, B. s. F;erch, and Messis.
selden and Collins Of the Treasury Department,
and otkers
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Passengers from r leish North Carolina, (be'
Ing The fre, mail since Sunday last,) report thai
".now is about IL inche, deep in the neishbor-
hood OF Henderson-,he deepest snow ever known
by the Oldest residents Of thai place. This will
account for ths detention of the Raleigh and Yves
tern North Carolina mails.
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81 Mr.. Rober, s Basley Ia, taken his SEA.
the House OF Delegates as The Delegate from |.
nenburg county, in place Of Mr.. uepbua.
signed.
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We are requested 10 state tha, Mr. Wooton, Of
Henry, has been detained from the House Of De.
.egales BY sickness bul,expects 10 be outseon.
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Emmy. De-. 10. lsl1.

The Senate, having Yesterday adjourned over
q Monday OF course held no session to-day, FIJI
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-04-30
RHODE ISLAND.

Mr.. Polk. it appears,r MAS filed most oil the
important Offices of this State with DoRR-
men-thrusting out " higs and Tyler Dem
ocrats. TO make room. II is now said Bur
rington Anthony, Doris Sheriff OF Provi-
dence, is Marshal fthe State, and Walter
S. Burgess, DORIS Counsel, Attorney for the
State-Hezekiah Willard, one of the Dorr
Senate, Collector of Providence, Cnot Gen.
enter)-Welcome b. Sayles, DORIS
Speaker OF the House, Postmaster at Pruvl-
dence, &c. &c. Mr.. Folks conserrdtisn: as
talked about, it appears, is all moonshlne.
These appointments, so apparently studied,
stamp the true character of our worthy
President" Wonder il he would think as
favorably ofan armed force in Washington
to put down the United States Government,
CMr.Polk andhis Cabinet included, ofcourse
backed up by the plea that they had consul
ted the "people,' in town meetings? Ten
to one, he would go for "law and order
We doubt some, the good effect upon the
Legislature OF Rhode lsland,of this array oil
Presidential interest. Netr Hampshire Sen
tinel
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From the Nei1- Orleans Bee, april 18th
FROM TEXAS.

BY the arrival of the steam-packet New
York, we have received our files OF Calves
ton papers TO the 9Th inst. They contain
little news and are mainly occupied with the
The subject Of Annexation. The Galveston
Daily NeTS discusses at some length the
mode in which the people ofTexas can con-
stitutionally act upon the Joint Resolutions.
On the one hand, it has been said that Pres
ident Jones has 10 constitutional power 10
entertain propositions which 60 to the over
throw Of the present government: and on
the other, that there is no provision in the
laws or Constitution empowering the Exec
ulive or Congress 10 call Convention OF the
people. Under these circumstances, the
Editor suggests, that the people themselves
State Constitution, in conformity; with The
article in the present fundamental law Of
Texas, comforting upon them ian inalicna-
bic right at all times TO alter the government
at all times as they may thing proper"
Meetings in favor OF Annexation continue
to be held. One at San Augustine was q
very large gathering, and was attended by
the Vice President of Texas. General Hen
dcrson, Maj. Kaufman, and other leading
men of the country. In Nacogdoches, oui
OF 500 voters, it is stated, there are not 20 op-
pose 10 the measure.
Much anxiety is experienced 10 ascertain
the opinion of Gen. Houston in regard to the
annexation law. The Galveston News says
that he is bending under the whirlpool Of
popular opinion which is speaking with a
voice of thunder around him. He does not
oppose the measure, and his noR-committal
course has induced his friends to declare pos
lively that he is now in favor it.
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OBSERVANCE OF. THE SABBATH.

We copy from the Boston Journal OF last
evening the following letter from Daniel wen
ser, in reply to one announcing that he mad
been elected an honorary member oil the Bal
tif1ore Sabbath Association. II IS iavora-
HE testimony TO The Sabbath, from source
ea.iileI to high consideration:
WASHINGTON, March ,, l345.
DEAR SR,-I feel greatly honorcd by your
communication, which received on my re-
tarn to this city from the North, on Saturday
anI am sincerely obliged to my friend, MI
Williams, for causing me to be made men,
Der of the Baltimore Sabbath Associations.
The langer live, the more highly do es-
innate the importance of a proper observance
the Christian Sabbath, and the more CRATE
fnI do | feel toward those who take pains to
impress a sense of this importance on The
community The Lords day is the day on
which the Gospel is preached: 1t IS the day
OF public worship throughout the Christian
world. And, although we live in reading
age and in a reading community, yet the
preaching of The Gospel is the form in which
human agency has been and still is most ell
eaciously employed foi the spiritual improve
rnent Of men, That the poor had the Gospe
preached to them was an evidence OF hl'
.nission which the Author of Christianity
himself proclaimed. And TO the public wor
ship Of the Deity and the preaching Of ih'
GOSPEL, the observance of the Sabbath is oh
viously essential.
| am, dear sir, with much regard,
Your obedient servant,
fSigned) DANIEL WEBSTER.
CHARLES w. RIDGELY.
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RAILROADS.

There has been large meeting at Wor-
cester to push on the Road chartered from
Nashua TO Worcester-Gov. Lincoln in the
chair. The meeting was addressed by Hon.
John Davis, Col. Bullock, and Judge Merrick
of Worcester, and Judge Rockwell Of Nor
wicE; and resolutions passed 10 push on the
road. About $50 thousand have been sub
scribed in Worcester, and the Norwich Cor
poration have accepted ike act authorizing
them 10 subscribe S400,000 for This object.
THE NORTHERN NEw-HAMPs HIRE ROADS
The New Hampshire Statesman.has alearn-
ed communication signed "B. PETTENGILI,
in favor of pushing the road from Concord 10
Lebanon; while the old Patriot, through
''CLrNroN," correspondent, in view ofthe
progress and certainty of completing}the
Cheshire Road TO be extended hereafter W
to the mouth of White River. goes in strong
" for the Northern Road TO Haverhill. lie
thinks this is the route, ;as Haverhill can be
reached by rs miles of road, while Lebanon
cannot be reached short of 20. Haverbill is
the point 10 aim at-pushing both is 10 lose
both, and Concord will be "cut of on every
side"
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agricultural wealth than any portion OF the
State or Of New England. Besides giving
new impetus to labor and business of evs-x
descript on, building up our manufacture
towns and villages, and aflording full employ.
ment and full pay to every species ofindus,rv
To effect this object Rail Road meeting
should be speedily ealledin every County in
terested, and the merits of these great enter
prises of the day fairly presented to them
These County meetings should be only the
pioneers of one great meeting Of all the Coun-
ties from Bellows Falls to Burlington.
The people being thus fully aroused to ,hs
mighty stake which they have in Ithe Rail
Road project, the next step.will be 10 organ
ize the company formed under the charter Of
the State, open the books, and after procur-
ing at least five hundred thousand dollars in
stock. send them to Boston TO prove TO the
capitalists there the liberal and determined
spirit among the Greenmountain boys which
they may rely upon in putting a finishing
stroke TO the work which they alone can cou-
sumInate. In the meantime the official sur
vey Of the track made last fall which it ia
high time should be issued from the Dress
accompanied with a detailed estimate of til.
expense Of construction and repairs, of the
amount of passage and freight, and everything
which may have bearing on the profits Of
the road, must be presented 10 the cousidera-
ton Of the capitalists Of both city and country.
for the purpose among other things of eOun-
teractIng the misstatements of those " ho are
so deeply interested in the success of the other
routes. Such survey Of the Central route
has been already published in a pamphlet
form, and is now circulating in Boston. Cap
italists are calling upon the friends of the
Rutland roate for similar survey. They
want not statements in the gross. They want
the report ola competent and responsible sur
veyor, showing the distances, the grades, na-
ture of the soil, masonry, bridges, rock aud
earth excavations, entertainments, and all 9th
er particulars which vii; enable them to iudge
SatSll DSA"SCu sahC IAfaI IOuIcS. AM hnN
should not capitalists be sratifed in this re-
spectl Have We no confidence in cur own
routel Arc we fearful Of fair competition
Certainly not. Where then is the survey
made last fall for which we have paid so much
money! Why has it not long since been
: forthcoming from the pressl And Why is
not every man of substance in Rutland and
Addison Counties aroused to the most siren
uous efforts to secure the greatest prize that
was ever within their possibility of graspingl
These two Counties have altogether Sia
most undivided interest in the Western route,
and they must take upon themselves tn. Ia
boring oar. 1t does seem to us madness to
recIine in supine inactivity as we baTc done !,
1t does seem to US that it would be flying in
the face of Providence itself to let slip an
opportunity which lies SO tempiinsly in our
way, TO secure a boon which if not now pos
scssed will forever hereafter clude our grasp.
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OREGON.

The debate or rather the expression of the
opinion Of the British Government relative
TO Oregon, for which the steamer was de-
tanned, occurred in both Houses on the 4tb
inst
Lord Clarendon in the House of Lords
Lord John Russell in the House of Commons
drew attention 10 the peremp;ory manifesto
ofthe new President OF the United States
with regard to the Oregon territory. Sir
James Graham OF the Lords on the part OF
Ministry, and Sir Robert Peel in the House
responded to their call. As the remarks
made by the Ministers were substantially
the same we shall confine our report TO the
Commons
Sir Robert Peel after admitting the gray
ity ofthe question, and referring to the neeo-
tlations of Mr.. Canning TO effect an adjust
ment OF the respective claims Of the United
States and of Great Britain, which ended in
failure, gave brief account of the cores
Pondence which has taken place between
the present government and the American
executive. So recently as the 18th of Feb
ruary last the late President Mr.. Tyler, in
message TO the Senate, assigned, as a
reason Tor not complying with request to
produce the correspondence, that the nego-
tIations were still pending, that they had,
been conducted in an amicable spirit; and
that considerable progress had been made
in them. He Sir Robert Peel) could con-
firm the assertion TO the ''amicable spirit,
but not as TO The progress However. on
the 4th OF March following, the new Presi-
dent Mr.. Polk, delivered that inaugural adj
dress which contained the reference TO Ore
gon. No diplomatic communications had
taken place since; all that was known was
contained in the addl ess. He considered il
his duty not TO despair Of favorable result
but 1t it were otherwise, he would not then
object to lay on the table of the House the !
whole OF the corr espondence which had Ia |
ken place. He deeply regretted that the I
President of the United States in defiance of |
al usage, should have made the reference
'e did, during pending negotiations, and
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A TRIUMPH FOR THE PEOPLE.

The .gseat measure Of the session. oeing
the bill recommending CosvENrioS OF TUE
PEOPLE of this State, was passed in the AS
scmbly yesterday afternoon by the overwnelln-
ing vote of EiGHTr-THREs AYES 10 rHi
THREE NAYS. The bill, as II now s;an1S
rrovides that at the annual election IN NO
rcm5cr next the People are to vote "Con'en-
ion" or" No Convention" and if majority
Of Gt,se roting shall declare in favor Of a Con-
vention, then special election for delesa.s'
shall be held ON the last Inesday Q, hP ~"
1916. and tho delegates so chosen shall as
scm5;e in Convention, a, the Capitol, on the
FIRST Monday in June following 1t is further
provided that the results Of the deliberations
Of the proposed Convention shall be recorded
in the Office of the Secretary OF State ana
that the amendments which may be agreed
anon SHALL be submitted to the People al the
November election in 1916, and if approved
by majority shall be deemed aud CONSIDERED
the Constitution of the Stale.-Ere- Jour.
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A TERRIBLE DIscovERY.-In Frankfort,
on the banks of the Penobscot, in Maine, a
gentleman lost his wife by death. Two days
after her interment lie had some business
with a physician OF that town. Calling at
his house, he was informed that the doctor
had gone out, but would soon return. He
concluded to wait, and 10 pass the time more
agreeably,a AS he thought went into the young
physicians study, and there he found a STU
dent with scalpel in hand, in the act of dis
secting a dead body. He started back at
first view as peoE lie generally do when COM
ing into the presence Of the dead. Recov-
ering from his surprise, he stepped towards
the corpse which the student was cutting,
and, horror of horrors, found the dead body
10 be that ofhis!wife, buried three days be-
forel His feelings may be imagined, but
cannot be described. The husband imme-
diately took legal measures against both stu
dent and doctor. They were examined
and bonnd over to answer.-Kennebec Jour-
nal.
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Railroad 10 Oregon. We find Mr.. Whit
ney's plan Of railroad to Oregon, which he
submitted to Congress last winter, fully detail
ed in the Paris papers. 1t is spoken of as
something that, sooner or later, is sure to be
done, and its consequences are viewed al
Paris much as they are here. We translate
the following passage:
mot only will Mexico and the States Of
South America be compelled to resort to this
road, bat even all Europe must do the same
America viii furthermore have the advantage
OF ohtafning. from first hands. Chinese and
India goods; and of being advised. tw enty
days earlier than England can, Of all the po-
iltlcal and commercial news of the Celestial
Empire. The interior lakes OF The United
States will be substituted for the Mcditerra-
mean, and the daily intercourse between The
Pacific and the Atlantic oceans mill wrcst from
England the keys Of European commerce."