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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (Ex-PresidenD has been
obliged to decline attending the " Caldwell Ceebra-
tion," to take place at Elizabethtown on Monday.
In his letter announcing this he says:
With some uncertainty whether shall be able
even to reach Washington before the meeting Of
Congress, the undertaking to be present upon an
occasion of so much excitement and agitation,
though of the most gratifying character, is more
than can adventure in the condition of outward
vesapaent decay NJ THE tine. !"
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The National TTegencer and Wing journals Of less note
that there are nine Wings chosen to the Michigan Sc
nate when the truth is that there will not be single Wing
in that body.-Boton Post
We take OCCASION to correct our error, into which
we were led by respectable paper of New York.
The Wings of Michigan have done well in reduc-
ing the Locofoco majority in that State, and consi-
derably augmetting their strength in the Legislature,
where last year they had only six or seven mem
bers; but they have not done quite SO well as to
obtain nine members Of the Senate
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"her spontaneous herbs
" In beautiful and wild luxuriance grow,
90 Claiming the traveller 10 the snoi.n

g In beautiful and wild luxurance grow,
Claiming the traveller to the spot"
"Are not nine hundred millions of acres Of land
worth fighting about! That is, the way we have
of putting the question to some wavering minds
who tremble at the thought Of war."
We shall not insult our readers by any argument
against the morality of determining question OF
peace or war, not upon the principles Of honesty
and right, but upon the argumsnt Of the robber and
the highwayman, that the vaiue of the thing in con-
roversy is to determine the proprety of seizing
upon it. But will lay the principles of honesty
and right out of the question: and take the writer
upon his own ground, and answer him.
"Are not nine hundred millions of acres of land
worth fighting for ~ Not if war will lose it, and
peace give it to us. AS one predict the for
tune Of war-at least not count with certainty on
our triumph-war may deprive us Of the stake we
go to war for; whereas peace gives to our people
the quiet settlement Of the country, and to Co
vernment the ultimate undisputed possession of it.
PEACE, therefore, TO be preserved by all honorable
means, is the true policy of the country, were the
territory of Oregon Of any thing like the extent and
value which this writer ascribes to it.
But is it either of this extent or value The
disputed territory, far from including nine hundred
millions Of acres, does not embrace over one-fourth
and little over the tenth part of that extent and,
to the value Of the land which it does contain, take
the following testimony, from quarter which can
not at least be suspected of being under the infu
ence Of party bias in the matter:
GAS to the lands in Oregon between 40 and 81 40
they about the most miserable to be found on the
| American continent. We shall have occasion to
| speak Of them more particularly in day or two.
tits suficientnow to say, quoting Greenhow, whose
| principal work on Oregon has been published by
order of Congress, New Caledonia is the name
given by British traders to the country extending
| north and west of the Columbia regions to the
seth parallel of latitude. IL Is a sferI land, Of
aoao-clad mountains, fortuous rivers, and lakes
frozen over nearly fsoo-thirds Of the gear; pre-.
senfing scarcely single spot in phich any Q,
the vegetables used as food by civilized people
can be produced This excepting one degree
y and twenty minutes of laiituee) the glorious
country, thousand leagues distant, that we talk
| of fighting about, if we cannot get it any other
way.'-Jouraai Of Commerce.
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In paper Of yesterday stated belief that war
between England and this country inevitable There is
too much hatred between the people OF the two countries
Of evaporation between their Governments Too
many unsettled questions and too little desire to compromise
manifested lead hope for pacific termination OF the
difficulties The contest rapidly approaching, and we might
well reflect upon its consequences, and prepare ourselves
for its prosecuton-DehG.
Bah This is the burden of the common cry Com
promise n ode Of the question, is nevabebood must
ow" Set the brains Of the nations aside, and consult
only the heart and the universal cry will be for peace Who
wants the adventurous and reckless Who desires
see two nations whose interests interviewer, break
the golden cord Of amiy, and set at each other like wild
beasts One would suppose there something to be gain
by ghhat the populace, whose sensess echo Of the
cries Of wicked parsans breaks the would be bene
fitted by the spling of blood Do the people reflect that
with decreased means, they will have to pay the blthat
their flesh and bones will be the price of the glory shame Of
the contest II is thing, this war, to talk Of with an
idle unhinking tongue.
There is in the present aspect Of the Oregon affair." abso-
utely nothing to justify whisper of war All the
os with which the press has teemed for the last three
months do not establish the first position that
not take possession Of the whole territory in dispute without
striking blow There nothing in the action of the Brit
sh Government TO warrant the inference that Great Britain
win fight at all for Oregon The cackle Of the Times is
worth no more than the cacke Of the Uon and that is worth
nothing at all--N Y Epening Star.
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Fifteen States and Territories are represented by
five hundred and sxty-four Delegates as follows:

The Convention adjourned on the night of the
5th after passing series Of resolutions, but with
out having effected any thing, either in deberation
in action which appears to us to be proportionate
to the number or the responsibility Of those who
composed il. The Resolutions will be found in
another part of this paper
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Acc,nrx, 70 ryr srr WIN HlprRNIA.-Thc steamship
Hbernia which M Boston on LIST instant for Liverpool
s,ruck an The nont of Cane Race Newfoundland in dense
fog, on the night Of the 5h when three days out from Hat
fax. In consequence Of leaking considerably she put n,o M
subsequent evening letter to Mr.. Cunard, at HALIFAX,
gives the particulars the occurrence from which we learn
h, ,b steamer received but slight damage, and u was ex
peced that she would proceed on her voyage IN couple
Of days.
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The Governor of TENNESSEE has issued pro-
clamation appointing the 18th of December for the
election of Representative to Congress from the
Nashville district, vice DIR. PEYToN, deceased.
The following patriotic reply of the Hon. WASH
NGToN BARROW to a call made upon him to be-
come candidate for the vacancy, we find in the
Nashville Wing:
"To represent this district in the Congress of the United
States would be honor enough satisfy the ambition of any
man. however exalted might be his talents character
much more therefore, would humble individual like my
self feel and appreciate the distinction which would thus b.
conferred upon him. But ardent might be my desire t.
attain elevated position, would not willingly do
the hazard Of dissensons divisions in the Wing ranks
Wing to the Since my first manhood have sacr
feed my time and money advance the Wing cause, and
have resolved in my SOUL to do act which
may nict the slightest injury upon that glorious If
therefore, may become necessary to select favor
ed individual than myself the Wing candidate shall
most cheeruy submit and shall give him my most corda
and hearty support Should be the choice however, of the
Wings of the district they may rely upon that while they
might have found ADLER champion they could not have
eced whose whole heart and energies completely
theirs than the heart and energies Of
WASHINGTON BARROW"
EDWIN H. EWING, Esq is also announced as a
candidate for the same Office.
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viii be that most of the items indicating confidence
and business have largely increased since the last
report and larger than any period during the year. The
loans and discounts have increased since the st of August
l69 and ate higher by Sl34 375 than at any former
period of the year. The specie 500 than in
February, and 24es2 less than August The cash items
have increased ST. 700 since the last report The amount
due from banks has increased 742 1877 The circulation
shows the large increase of 49, 6O and the deposes the
still larger increase of 81, l37, 47l.-ABany Argus
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The CANAL OFFIcE.-We understand that the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company has de-
termined to remove its office from Frederick to
Cumberland. The removal is to take place after
the first of January next; and the next meeting of
the Board of Directors will be held at the lat
ter place.
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The trial Of the abotionists (cizens Of Oho) who
concerned in abductng slaves from Virginia, at Par
kersburg (ya the nth instant The jury found spe-
ca verdict which rested the question whether the defen
dans within the jurisdiction Of Virginia at the time Of
the act and this is be settled by the General Court at
Richmond Virginia claims that her jurisdiction extends to
the bank Of the Ohio river and the question is what
10 be regarded as the west bank
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THE MEMPHIS CONVENTION.

In the Charleston Courier Of the 2ist we have a
glimpse of the first three days proceedings of this
body, of which we have time only TO give very
brief outline.
On the 18th instant the Convention was tempo
rarily organized by calling to the chair the Hon.
E. j. SHIELDS, of Tennessee, and after transactng
some preliminary business, and adopting resolu-
ton for the appointment Of a committee to report
to the Convention suitable officers for its govern
ment the body adjourned for the day.
On Thursday, the l3th, the committee reported
the following officers:
PRESIDENT.
Hon. JOHN G. CALHOUN, Of South Carolina.
VIcE Presidents.
Dr. J. Overflow of Tenn. Gen. L. White, ofIl.
Col Col John % s Hanna Of Ky. Dr. snssd ON &c. G.
Gen. Roger, Barton, Miss Hon. w. Birch. Of Ia.
Capt H. II. Shreve, Mo. Cen Al. C, Dole, Iowa..
Hon Hon 9. Z r Morgan gan Y. B =. slalSr ofYa
SECRETARIES.
c. T. M. holland, of Ark. J. d. b. De Bow, of 8. G.
j. G. Harris Of Tenn. F. A. Lumsden of La
A. b. Chambers, Of Mo- Il. B. Drinker of Ohio.
A. v. 8. Lindsey, Tenn
On being conducted to the chair, Mr.. CALHOUN
addressed the Convention in speech of nearly an
hours duration, in exposition of its objects, &c.,
which was listened to with much attention.
The remainder of the day was principally spent
in hearing the reports of the several committees
which were appointed at the July Convention and
a resolution was adopted allowing the States and
Territories represented, including Texas, per
feet equality of voting in all the important pro-
ceedings of the body.
On the third day committees were appointed to
take charge of the following subjects:
On the Military and Naval Resources Of the South and
West-W. j. BARTON of Mississippi, Chairman.
On the Ohio River-THos. j. BIsGHAM, Of Pennsylvania,
Chairman.
On the Western Rivers-A. B. CHAMBEns, of Missouri,
Chairman.
On the Ship Canal to the Lakes-W. WARNS, of I'LL
nois, Chairman.
On Western Armory- EpDr of Illinois, Chairman.
On Military, Arkansas Road H. BINGHAM, of Penn
sylvania Chairman.
On Forts and Defences Indian Frontier-A G. MEYERS,
of Arkansas, Chairman.
Chairman.
On Western Marine Hospital-D. w. CHRIsrrAs, Mem
pills. Chairman.
On Retaining Mississippi Lowlands-D. CRAIeHEAD, Of
On Manufacturing in the South-WAnnES ID. PARK, Of
Tennessee, Chairman.
On Agriculture. PopE, of Tennessee Chairman.
Tn Railroad connexon between the MISSISSIPPI ver and
the Southern Atlantic ports-RoBERTsoS ToPp, of Tcnnes
see, Chairman.
On Warehousng System-B b. MIsoR, Of Virginia,
Chairman
During the day the Committee on the Military
Arkansas Road made report, recommending an ap
preparation of two hundred thousand dollars by the
General Government for this purpose: but their
report was referred to the Committee on Military
Defences.
Fifteen States and Territories are represented by
five hundred and sixty-four Delepates as follows
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THE Omar GuN.-We learn from the New York Ex-
press that the gun, brought by the ship John X
Skddy, weighs tons, about 600 pounds The duty
on amounted to 100. The freight on Il cost about s2oo
The consgnee, r. Kermit Esq paid $50 for hosting and
landing il on the wharf Il took large truck and seven or
eight horses to move H.
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THE U. S. Bare BArSBnIDeE.-As report (to which we
have given currency has been lately circulated through
the newspapers Of the probable loss Of this vessel the subn
ed paragraph, showing the report to be wholly unfounded,
may be acceptable to of our readers
GA lady in Baltimore has received letter from her son.
an officer board the vessel dated Rio dc Janeo August
18TH The Banbrdge had just returned from cruise of three
months all WELL This statement made TO relieve the APP
prehensions Of those who may have friends on broad"
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One Of the various valorous and bloody-minded
correspondents of the government paper, one who
dates from Columbus, Ohio thus flames out upon
the subject of the Oregon controversy:
That Oregon is not worth fighting about is a
: tale thousand times told; but that the American
people believe il, are yet to be convinced. The
territory of Oregon is the Garden Of Eden to the
: western continent. 1t embraces every variety of
: climate, from the snow-topped mountain to the
: mild everglades OF Florida. Nor is its soil less
: varegated. The fruitful valley Of the Willamette
: is nowhere surpassed
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IMPROVEMENTS AT NIAGARA FALLs-Professor GouR AUp
has disposed Of his Niagara Falls property to Gen. CHAs NJ
REkD, Of Erie Pa) who intends TO carry out the project
originated by Mr. RArHBuS and build public house at the
Falls second to none in the West.
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PUBLxsxED ny GALES sEsTO.m


Two year or Orr DoLLAR for the first regular
session Of each Frrr CESgs for the final
sion Of each Congress and the for each Extra Ses
j. sion--payable in all cases In advance.
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BANKS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

The quarterly reports of the Banks of the State
of New York for the year ending the lst Novem-
Der instant show the following results
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NRw H.MpsHInE PoLIrIcs.--Ex Governor HrLL and
ex-senator PrERcE talking pretty hard of each other
The Ex-Governor says of the ex-senator that during the
five years he was Congress he did nothing evincng
mcdocrty Of talent and made speech which threw any
light upon any subject and that he can't even "ndte
sentence correctly in the English language" The exSena-
tor says Of the Governor that he cares nothing about the
absurd senseess and unprovoked rawlings Of this bad old
man = that she general impression to be that he is
really Iaborng under partial mental alteration" &c.
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THE BOUNTIFUL WEST.

run westward upon the railroads and along the line o
the canals enabled to and to some extent to realize
the abundant and Astounding agricultural Of thu
West Tho sgnnty Of -Four Coming forward beyond al
precedent The canal is taxed its utmost capacity witt
boats An intelligent forwarde who has been constant,
upon the path for the last fifteen years, and who know
pretty accurately the Of the for removing pro
perry, and with whom travelled Monday, gave it a
his opinion that there then least co hundred thousand
barrels of flour aHoat between Buffalo and Albany HI,
counted within the distance Of miles Of Utica
venty five boats sepentytree Of which loaded wholly
in part with four Every thing in the shape, FORM OF
semblance of canaboat has been in motion. An
occurred purchased of old that lay sunk in
the basin and has dozen of them employed in the
transportation OF -four. The weather continues mild, and
there suppose that the canal will continue nav
gable for a week two onger-Albany Journal
Te,npering the Wind to the Shorn Lana5."-Aler The
drought last summer which short the crop of hay
great extent Of country, kind Providence gives
autumn Of extraordinary mldness, that now, almost
the end of November, the grass still growing and is
necessary for the farmers to make the least encroach
ment upon their winters supply.
The grain crops in several European countries were def
Gent and great canal is kept open and in full opera
ton unusaly late PERIOD by which vast quaint
ties of wheat and -four received tide ready to be ship
ped the ocean, which would otherwise have remained
in the interior till another BY the process the
farmer who for several years past has scarcely been able TO
hold his own receives unexpected wndf by which he
will be able to struggle for some time longer.
JuirD1I of Commerce.
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according to this estimate for 1885, and we consider it
al least within the actual YIELD will be seen that the
~ the vame OF wheat alone in illinois is equa
to about four millions OF dollars and in Indiana nearly
the same amount. The total wheat crop -r Illinois IN
is44 was valued at s3o4a OOO So cents per bushel
TINS year the present price Is about 81 10 per bushe
at which the Gro of 1885 would BIO valued at 76O
an increase eq aal to one-thrd of the total debt
the State Tie corn crop of Illinois, in 1874, was
valued al s,9,s40o0o, at SO cents per bushel; thu
year IL Is NSorth at least go cents at which the pre-
sent would be valued at 100000 increase Of
ABOUT nve and half millions of dollars. The crops of
indiana awe increased in the proportion.
Whe we look at the immense value of the agricultur
al products ofhese two States and consider that il is as
YET, but fraction of what it ultimate ly will be- it ap
Pears impossible that the people should much longer suf
Ter the name of delinquency to apply to them
The monthly reports of the banks of New Orleans in
1914 and ls45, have been annexed
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BANKS OF New ORLEANS
May IS June 20. july &c. Sent n. Nor :
specie, g2s2as 825t,7so 6291,s1 6o3s ssi 62os 3sl
Cash liabl- ''''''o'i s'~s'ooo
liiies 2ea is az 1sso2ss 1882! 1osaeso2 s7a2

s,Pecte, 3zi5.<15 6,zol,TW 6,29637 & aQt
Circnpin, ss6o'6s4 3,3l2,6H a.i42s 40975n S2s5SS5
les. 2o,7ls41 ls5o25ss 1as3ss24 10 s2s ao9
Assets. 1882 800 l22595e2 s39,87S i3sS7 ora
There appears to have been an expansion in ali The
departments The busy season has just opened in New
Orleans, and the banks extending their operations.
The movements in all kinds of agricultural produrs at
that port, this season. will, without doubt ia ax
tensive, and there will be much greater demand for
banking facilities than usual The receipt of COTTON and
-four at New Orleans viii undoubtedly very large as
the crop of the first named article now coming in bids
fair being large and the demand for tn
srea that the supplies from the int rior will be coming
Onward throughout the winter " rapidlv We have
no doubt but that the exports of our from New Orleans
through the winter, will be arpe n, from any other
port not excepting this o. Ar receipts will under the
most favorable circumstanc As soon be cut off, and the
only port IN the country avipg an open communication
with the INTERIOR thror shout the winter is New Or
eah an" 70 'hat port, look for supplies to keep
d0"h prices N inns market and for shipment illinois,
''"' una NILSSON ri depend almost entirely upon the
ne" oieahs ou let for the distribution Of their pro-
'uo 70 ue cas- markets. and the bulk of their ex-
Pos haraiy <gins to forward until very late in
inc sesson' Our spring receipts usually from
noo sec" sns but they will hardly wait long before
eszng this year. and look for the greatest activity
IN ofe' Astufs at New Orleans throughout the winter
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Died.

Died.
At Jersey city November 49, WILLIAM HAScor FuEry
on OF and Francis NJ Furey, aged3 ycars,l month
md ls days.
arents in Wayne street. Jersey citv' this after.
oon (Thursday) AT o'clock. The friends and cquan.
ances OF the fahiy respectfully invited to attend
On SATURDAY. the 18th instant, DAVID BRysoN, Esq,
ged 90 ears and days
HIS frie ds and those of his brothersnlaw, Rev. DR..
c.at">e and Isaac Sherwood respectfully invited
st'e nd his funeral this Thursday afternoon, at y
crsck IRON his late residence No. a6 Frankfort street.
dhou further notice The remains will be taken TO
he Peck slip ferry boat for williamsburg, where carr
ges will be in waiting
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we anticipated year two since Michiear -
and Illinois must in few years be the graz arv or this
country and the source from which supple g a. .nv sx
tenai demand that may from time to tm' arise viii be
derived Without any internal impro ,vements Of anv
value, these States have progressed ir nr,.,, and i
nan any o'"' Irs, and it is, there
LOT reasonable to anticipate rona 1row.h rb.n
the various modes Of communcf .,on no =; ,ha o,rs.
oil construction are complet "A yvha,ana .,;u,,....
production in these States, onrove ,ho; .oI,h II;gh
80. '"' must ~ ,slthy stimulus, and foreign
naa,., = Ae my st beneficial as II increases the
ou,,a. generally, while it furnishes an
49,, - - 1.p us. 1t is estimated that the wheat
s.0p' # the three States above named, this
least fifty per cent greater than those 0.
20. 90 that these products will nett to the pro
,s.. " arly twenty per cent better prices, ma
- aggregate increase in the value Of the products
NV 80 States of about seventy.fve per cent.
me increased value of the products these States this
Jear compared with last will be nearly sufficient to pay
of the entire debt Of each The tax therefore, up
on the increased wealth OF each State should produce
nearly double the the OF last year did The
system of taxation in operation these States does not
apply so much to the increased products the in.
creased value Of land cultivated and the additional guam.
ty brought under cultivation each year The increase in
population and in products illinois, shows that there
must have been very great increase in the quantity Of
land cultivated In $780, according the census the no.
poiation was 476s3 It is estimated from the mper.
returns ohe census this year. be about 700 600
an increase in five years of 224o0o souls Michigan has
increased IN about the same proportion but Indiana has
iailen little short OF that per cent The increase in po-
puia'ion in these States principally from inning
although in such prolific sections the increase from
oths Is not small per cent The bulk of the increase
Is however class that at become producers and
the resources the State Immediately increased by
the influx Of settlers.
We annex table showing the quantity Of each agri
cultural product raised in Illinois and Indiana in 1874
with the estimate for 1885, upon as good data as within
control