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ANOTHER SLAVE sTEALER CoNvICTED.-The Rev. Mir. FaIrbank, the companion of Miss Web Ster, in the penitentiary, has been tried al Lex Ingion, Ky, and convicted. The correspondent o the Louisville Courier states, that when arraigned he plead not gully to the several indictments found against him; hut after the jury empanneled and sworn, that plea was withdrawn, and the plea ol guilty entered, by rhe desire of the prisoner, who threw himself entirely upon the mercy of the jury Being allowed to make address 10 ihe jury in his behalf, he did so, with more modesy and in bet
 ter taste than could, perhaps, have been expected.- He xvowed himself an aboIitionist, but plead the
 force of education to palliate the enormity of his of
 fence, which he declared was more plain him on reflection than heretofore. He also said, that were he again free, he would neither countenance aid the escape of slaves, since he was convinced that although the condition of some might be ameliorat- ed, many were happier as they are, and that such a course only tended to increase the misery and dis content of those who Jeff behind If these were his sincere views--a little Kentucky jail discipline might act iavorably on a few more Northern fana- tics. The jury sentenced him to five years' con6ne- in ihe penenliary each of the three indict- ments, making fjfeen years in all.-tNew Orleans Crescent City.
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THEATRE.-Mr, I Placide, deseryedly grea favor''e oi the public, takes benefit tonight, aat ofers bill of attractions that cannot fail to fill the house. Sherldan's comedy of"Tbe School for Seam ''i' strongly eoH, with Mir. Henry Placide, as Sil Peter Teazle, and the buresque of burlesques "Ths Fair One with the Golden Locks," certainly form IS strong bill as has been offered during the sea son As this is the last night of"Tbe Fair One, , and also of Mr. H. Paclde, who volunteers for hi. brothers benefit, we think that Tow stands in nc need of mention of his own deserts to ensure d crowded house.
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FXECIiTnR,S SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of aa ' order of the Honorable the Orphans Court for Mobile county. made the fifteenth Jay of Febru- ary. A. D. 1s45 shall proceed "n the seventh day of April, A. D. IS45, sell at public sale for cash. 10 the highest and besr bidder, at ihe Court House in the city of M bile, the following described real estate, being the property of ihe estate of the late Joseph Anze, deceased-that is 10 say, all that lot or parcel of ground, beginning at point the side of Claibo, street, one hundred and ten feet southwardy of the sonh east angle of Govern ment and Claiborne streets, ihtnc by line running easlwardly eighty -four feet parallel with Govern ment street io post, thence by line running southwardly and parallel with Claihorne nine ty-feet to point, thence by line running west- wsrdly parallel with the first described boundary, eighty four feet point on ihe east side of Cai. borne street, thence along inc eat sde of Claiborne slreei ninety feet to Ihe place of beginning.
 Aso all that other piece and parcel of hand, situa- te lying and being in he city of Mobile in square No 24l, bounded the west by pi opcrty of Willis Sanders aud R. l.. Barnes, on the north by property lately of B. H Rutland, on rhe east by lois heong- ing to B. B. Beall. and the south hy lots lately of James Paul--having the following dimensions: 1: the line running north 2sidg wes, about forty six feet, the north line running north 6sdg west about fifty eight feet more or less.
 Also, all that lot or parcel of ground situate, ly- ing and being in the city of mohile in square 24l and numbered in the plan of survey made by James Doweli, lot number nine fronting on the north side Of State street, containing f6y.iwo feet ten inches on the front, and ninety feet in depth
 Also. undivided half part of all that piece or parcel of land and premises, situate, lying and heipE in the said cits of Mobile, on the of St. Louis and Jackson streets, having a front on St Louis street of hundred and ten feet. running through to St. Anthony street, with the front lon St. Anthony on St Louis street. bcunded north by Si. Anthony, ny Jackson, south by St. Louis street, and east by lands of Daniel Wake, and others.
 ...=- c. AUZE,
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A NATIONAL SHAME.-A New York paper says ssAt the Custom House sa e the 18th of January case of books, addressed to "les Etas Uns d Am1 iqus" was bid of ty friend of ours at mere triAe which examinstion, proved to be the present frtn the French Chamber of Deputies to our Government secured through the influence of Mir. Vittemare, ir Paris. about which much was sad at the time ir the newspapers.
 The collection consists of "Rscusil dss Hisforien. dss Gauis d de Ia Frenes," large and splennid work, in twenty volumes, comprising period of one hundred and two years from the royal press of France with illuminated title page. engravings, &c. also, the "Procss Ksrbsanr de Seaness de Ia Chambre de. Dpaes," m twenty three volumes. superbly hound session ls4s-budget ls44. together with few other books, all from the royal press, and not to be obtained but from the French government itself.
 gentleman of this city was in the Chamber oi Deputies when the law passed making this valuable present which has lain nine months in the public store and at last been sold foI storage, because there was no person to forward them to Wash ngton - The purchaser will sell il, we believe, al a moderate advance. For the honor of our country, and out of respect to lIe givers it should be immediately re- deemed and placed in the Congressional library"
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MEMORANDA.
 BRITISH CONSULATE.

MOBILE, February 25, lS45. TO OWNERS AND MASTERS OF VEssELs-
 IL beng of great importance the maratime int generally, am authorised lu state ir Ihe Of me owners and masters of all Vessels navigating St. Georges Channel and the Irish Sea- that the harlor ot The Isle of Man may now be entered free nf charge by ve,se's of all nations. G. MACDONALD
 H. D. M. Pro. Consul for Alabama and Florida sPoKEN-By the ship Chevnler, ai Uni. port Feb is, Moro Ligh, House bearing sE, distance l2 miles, bark Gnnges of and for London and 2 days from Bay o Hon duras 2t, brig Paragon, from Apala Prov drnce brig Alabama Dudley, from this port for New York.
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SuIcIDE-At about 2 o'clock yesterday morning, M. Aldana, young Spanish gentleman, appeared upon the roof of No. 5S Barclay street. where he lodged, and by shouting and calling 10 the passers by attracted around him considerable crowd, To whom he stated thai he was about 10 throw himself from the roof, and called on them witness how it was to be done The crowd of course remonstrated with him, but without effect; for in second or two he leaped from the roof, and dashed his head to atoms upon the pavement. He has been noticed as in melancholy mood at times for months past, and his nerves much affected by the thunde rboIt which fell near him on Saturday night, that he ap. peared quite deransed Sunday.-[N. Y. Jour. of Commerce.
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SOMETHING NEw-EEriRELY.-Mr.E Editor Having seen in of the papers that the American Frigate Chesapeake has long since been broken up and the timber used ,n the erection of a -four mill in EngIa the thought immediately oc- those plying our large rivers, might easily be con- siructed to answer the purpose of grisi mills or other manulaclu, ing establishments, without al all interfering with their navigation The additional power required from the engine would hardl, he p,r cept'be, and convenient room might easily be ft- ted upon deck for the purpose. e.-Nfwark Daily Ad- oerfissr,
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MOBILE

Wednesday Morning, February a6, Is45
 The Express came through yesterday ~ith New York dates of the 18th. he slow mail was also in with the proper dates.
 The papers from Washington furnish us "iIh Con. gressional proceedings of the 18th.
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MARINE NEWS.
Port Of MobiIe-- February 26, 1s45.
CLEARED.
CLEARED. Ship Pontiac, Parker, for llnvre, ny Lecesne. Bark MAurHn, Williams for Providence. by R An

 Ship Pontiac, Parker, for IIavre, ny Lecesne. Bark Mauran, Williams for Providence, by ] B Ames.
 ARRIVED. Ship Louisa. Snow fin London, in ballast to master Snip llzaide, Huntingdon, from London, in ballast 10 master.
 Ship Chevalier, Woodbury, from Boston, in ballast to master.
 Bark Rola, Giberaon, fin New-York, to Whitaker & Sampson.
 SD brig Amaea Mille,t i'm Havana, to c LeBaron. Steamboat Creole. Hiern fin New Orleans, steamboat Sam Dale, Johnson, fin Selma, with 1861 bales cotton. steamboat Lala Rookh, Hooper, from Columbus with s5O bales cotton. Steamboat Charlotte, Lothrop, fin Wetuinpka, with 1914 baies cotton. Steamboat Victoria, Payne, from Tuscaloosa. with lJ93 bales cotton. Steamboat Norfolk, Rouse, from Vienna, win 7l6 bales cotton. ~ Steamboat Native, Wilson, from Aberdeen, with ss7 haes cotton. FOntuins fiat i'm Bsbee, with l5O hales cotton. ARRIVED HRNc.-At Baltimore, lsth-Brg Orbt Travers. Al Holmes Hole, l2'h-Brg Angeline, Linscott for Portland,
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"THE TRcE AmERIcAN."-C -Cassius Nj Clay Esq, behalf ofhinself and others, has issued pro- posals for publishing, in the city of Lexington, weekly newspaper, under the above tite. The pa. per will advocate "gradua and constitutional en,an cipalon" of slaves in Kentucky. -
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DEATH OF JUDGE EcKHARD.-We announce with regret that wIll he shared by the whole cum muniiy, the sudden death nf the Hon. George B. Eckhard, Recorder Of Charleston He died yeser- day morning. aiier very brief illness of dropsy ol the chest. He was able jurisr, and on the bench was distinguished for patience, courtesy imparlaity and correctness. In his manners he was inc most modest and unobtrusiye of men-wiih great fund of good-lslowship for those with whom he was intimate This community has great deplrrr his death and w'll moi find il easy to m his pace.-[C Charles ton Mercury
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BRITISH SHIP LORD AsHBUkToE.--This sh,p whle lying at Charleston, with her cargo on hoard and nearly ready for sea, took fire on 2Oh inst and after intellectual attempts to extinguish Il she was lowed across the ri CT and scuttled. She had 26OO bales cotton board, most of which will be saved The deck and cabin of the ship was greatly cut up and injured. Il will be recollected that the L. A. loaded al this port last season.
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AGRICULTURAL LCoEVENrIoN.-The convention met yesterday according to adjournment. and was rganlzed by the appointment ol Gen. DENNIS DENT, of Tuscaloosa, as President, and R D. JAMKs and B. GwATHMEY, of Mobile. as Secretaries.
 On motion of Col. Roor, il was resolved that in the absence of Delegates from the interior counties, planters and others now in the city, feeling an inter the objects of the. conventions be requested to ioin and participate in its deliberations
 Dr. J. R. WITHERsPooN, Capt. R. J. NoTr, Col. ]. J. WINSTON and SAM'L CREsSELL, Esq. of Greene county, then present, took their seats with the convention.
 On motion, lhe convention adjourned until to-day at II O clock
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HAvANA-Per SD brig AmaItea-95 doubloons, ,$5OOO specie.
 NEW-ORLEAN5-Per steamboat Creole-43 bbls apples, I54 do flour, do pork 55 do molssses 25 do eggs, 6 do whiskey do bacon, Is cks do hhds sugar 2l6 coils rope 100 sks coe 17 kegs shot, Is do lard 3 tcs, ar cks, Il bxs wine, S23, ,O0O specie.
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CONauENEEs

Per steamboat Creole from New Orleans-M WarinR X ca Smith Dabney & co; P Cook co; Hugely, Mann X co; Freeman X Bolton; X Wor W Mccoy & 70; Fry. Bliss cos C W DorrHnce; Mallory & Ross, S x Jones; O'Reiy eos Deshon, Fay Tor Nj, ers; Blocker X Iladen; W H Redwood; A Patterson; A Will lerson; Speyrr; Bryan; Carter;J II Huber; Nj May lin Know; W Andrews x co; s Twsves X co; P Levasseur; W R Halett
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The Spring Races over the Basrombe Course, near lhis ciIy, will commence on Inc l7th March, instead of the 18th, as heretofore advertised.
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TaR CONVERGE or G. BRITAIN AND OF rHk UNITED STATEs.-We learn from statistical ra ele oi me eommercal Natives Il Europe, compiled from the data furnished by Lloyd's that rhe commer cal tonnage of Great Britain is ,047 AIS tons That of the United States is stated by the Secretary of the Treasury in his last report, be .,l5S, ,6O2-differ- ence ss8,S16. Even this difere nee is more than equal to the tonnage of Ihe Commercial Marine of France, which is only 5s9 ,5I7.
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NEW DisEAsE.-1he Alton (Illiuois) Tele. grap", o the Sih instant, states that most nalig- na". a'sease mas made ns appearance in the negh. bo'hod of that city called te .seoid piaxue," which gensray carries of it's victims in the course of two or tnree days. The patient k first seized Ly chilI wlich usually lasts about two hours, Id is succeed ed ps violent lever, attended with ,nuense pain in me hrad, chesl or limbs Tine sufferer sometimes most frequently nnder the second A number Inf names are given of those who have already dled of it.
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UNITED STATES SEEATL.-Now that it is as- certained, beyond all doubt, that there will bt no election of Uaited States Senators for Virginia or indiana, and that the Tennessee Legislature will not meet before nex'Decenber, that the vacancies of Messrs. Ri'es, White and Foster, cannot be filled, are enabled speak positively as to the political character o he United States Senate after the 4th March next.
 The following are the names of those who will compose the Senate alter that day
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We see that Mir. NEAFFiE of the S'. Charles Theatre, who has played here with mnch applause, has gone to Mobile fo fll an engagement. He is n for him warm wecome.-lN. o. Jeffersonian.
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MR. NORRIS IN AUsTRIA.--A paragraph in the New York 'Dentsche ScheIl Eosi,'' dated Vienna, Dec 2l, states that Mir Norris the successful ma chimes. of Philadelphia, has leased the machine fac tory of Messrs. Fletcher Punshen in that city and has made arrangements for carrying on it's operations on an extensive scale. The Government has given him an order for thirty locomotives for it's rad, and in order to expedite their completion, h. il he obliged to import large portion of lle nniri ial. from America
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uJn PORTS.

HAVRE-Per ship Pontiac-ls45 bsles cotton, 3el bd% hides. PRovIDENCE-Per bark Mauran-sl2 bales cotton.
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CotlIlon Party at the Wayerly.

CotillOn Party at the Waverly. I'M ESSRS. MOULTON and CLARK would res lvA pectiny announce 10 ihe citizens of Mobile that their first Colon Party (for the season) will take place at the Wayerly House on FRIDAY evening next, 26ih instant.
 0o- Tickets of admission for gentlemen can be sb'ained a, the office of the Waverly. feb26M ENOR SALE-The House al Sunnerv,lle for. A' m",ly occupied by John Forsyh; there are IA acres ground under cultivation House well built and in good order and i'll be sold very low Alp. ply to (feb26) E c. CENTER & co. r IQUORS--25 bbls Am Brandy and Gin AL 75 bbls reciifed Whiskey l5 bbls old Monongahela Whiskey. For sale
 feb26 by BEERS & SMITH, 22 St NJ ichael s m BBLS No l Mess Shad, ;5 bbls Mackerel
 25 ar do do do 50 Kits do leb26 for sale by HUMPHREYS, WALSH 6 co DAGGlNG, ROPE and WINE
 ID 1000 pieces bes, Kentucky Baggns .-..
 seSS 5000 i%,'' ISs do do SS do Fs;a FSGs . For sale on consignment by
 feb26 BEERS & SMITH, 22st Michaels' e GUNDRIES-5O bbls Crushed and Loaf Sugar S 20 bbls Powdered Sugar 10 Inf bbs Picked Pork N 10 Inf do Fulton Market Beef do Smoked do 100 dried Buffalo Tongues, for sale by icUIo W 6 OO Merchants' shot Tower Comfy of Ba Itim ore ID RESPECTFULLY announces 10 the Merchasls, Traders and Sporlsnlen generally, that they are prepared to furnish al their SHOT WORKS. on Eutaw street. Baltimore, an assortment of DROP SHOT of all sizes. V
 Also patent compressed BUCK SHOT of the same character and finish those that were former manufactured at these works, and gave such entire satisfaction to sportsmen and oihers who had used tl,An, of he f,ll s:-
 No. 3-a40 10 the ID. No. CHA to the lb.
 E1sS 7-1sS do do oSS- SS-ii5 f5 d. d.
 Together with assortment of well finished Rife and Musket BALLS. BAR LEAD, &c. &c which will be disposed of on pleasing terms. ..
 feb26 75t THOMAS CLARE, Sec'y. c SUPERIOR WINES-WILLIAM N. BON- O MIN, Agent for Messrs s. Stock & Co.,, Wine Merchants of Paris and successor t0 the late Dom'k Lynch of New-York, having just returned from France offers for sale the following superior Wines of his own direct importation, viz: -fn Brame Cantenac, 1S4O1
 Grand Vim G1 Leo, ,e 1sss sss o6 dozen bottles Chateau aftte l640
 Superior Golden Sherry, cases three dozen bottles
 do Moselle Wine, do one do do
 St. Julien, Sauterne. Medoc, and superfne Cog nae Brandy in casks
 W. w. B. also offers any quantity of s. Stock A COS brand, me "Cordon Blue Champagne, which owing to it's suerority, has become fasorite w inc throughout the United States, and takes ihIs oppor- tuny of informing the public that spurious article has been manufactured (bearng ihe same brand.) in France for the markets of ihe Union. None is gen. uine except it bears the annexed stamp on the re- spective corks:
 The only direct importers m the United States are Messrs. Barclay & Livingston at New-Y ork, and the undersigned in this ely. Apply to w. W. BONNIN Agent, 62 Royal st, N Orleans,
 or 10 JAMES MAGEE & O., Mobile.
 feb25 74Mmo
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port him as candidate for the office of Clerk of the County Court, at the election in August next.
 ianl6 4Oiew
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01-I offer my 10 the voters of Mobile count, as cnndinae for the office of County Clerk, al the ensuing August election.
 Janl5 39te EDWIN RUST.
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00-The undersigned announces himself as a can didatc for Clerk of the Circuit Court of Mobile coun ty, al the ensuing August election.
 ian17 4lte JACOB s. MARSH
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FOR TIJScAI.OOSA

FOR TUSCALOOSA A E> h The fine, light draugh,. double en SEEsszsszz zine steamer NOXUBEE. L. Ham nond master will depart for the above and nterns dl- ate landings on I HURSDAY, the 27th instant, al 5 o'clock PM.
 For freight or passage apply on board or to
 CAMPBELL, OWEN, & CO, Agents, feb26 72 Front and 75 Com-sis.
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FROM THE SANDWICH IsLANDs.-The New . York Journal oi Commerce has received the PoIyne- sian and Friend, to the 24th of September, Is44.
 On the 23rd of July last, the Chief of RaItea, Huahine and Barabora rendered to Lord George Pau let the cession of ther Islands, for his Government that they might be protected from the French. Lord George declined accepting the cession, on the ground that the French claimed the leeward islands as we'll as the others ol the Society Group, being under their raulhoriiy.-GPolynesan.
 The merchants will be interested to know that the government, in order to the exigencies of the treasury, intend raising the import duties from their present rate 10 5 per cent ad ,alorem. I'll Ibid.
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01- To the Voters cf Mobile county: We are au- thorized to announce DRURY THOMPSON as d candidate for election to the office of Clerk of the County Court of Mobile county, at the ensuing Au- gust election febS 6OiiIe&
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DG.Tbe friends of JOHN P. REMY announce him candidate for the office of Clerk of the Cir cui Court of Mobile county, al the election on the first Monday of August next iaol4 38,eA
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tbIs makes it certain that the democrats w i'll have a majority of one in the Senate on the incoming oC Mir. Folks administration-leaying three vacancies 10 be filled, one from each of the States of Virginia, Indiana and Tennessee.
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perhaps he better ex mpIifed o the nautical reader by stating that were she rigged with three masrs her fortmast would be upwards of 60 feet from her bows and her mIzen upwards of 100 feet from her lafrail, while each af hes mnss would still be as far asundei as they board an 0gun snip. Al 25 minutes past twelve precisely, she started, and came round from heI Uoorings in the Kngroad in beautiful sI, e The engines weIe then put n moliun at 10 reVoi- tions a minute, when she made st knots. Du ing the voyage ihe Holms, and on her return, the log was frequently thrown. and heI speed taken, which was follows:-
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Wings. Democrats. George Evans, Maine. John Fairfield Maine, Isaac c. Bates Masa. Levi Woodbury, N. II. Daniel Webster, do. C. G. Atherton do ]. F. simmons, R l. John M Niles, Conn. Albert c. Greene, dc. John A. Dix New York Thumas Clay ton Del. b. $. Dickinson do John NJ. Clayton do James Buchanan Pa James A. Pearce, Md. Daniel Sturgeon du Reverdy Johnson, do. Wm. II. Haywood NC Will am Upham, Vt. Daniel E. Huger sc sdm'i S Prentss, do. George McDuie do. Jabez w. Huntington Ct ". T. Culuujtt Geo J. w. Miller, New Jersry. Dixon H. Lewis, Ala Wm. l.. Daytom do. 4. P. Bagby do William 5. Archer, Va. K. J. Walker Miss Willie F. Mangum, N. c. Jesse Spegh do John M Berrien, Geo William Allen Ohio Alex Barrow, Louisiana D. K. Atchison, Missouri Henry Johnson, do Thos. II. Benton, do. Spencer Jamegn, Tenn. Jas Sempe Illinois John T. Morehead, Ky. Sydney Breese do John .Crtenden do. Chester Ashley Ark Thomas Corwin, Ohio. A. II. Seyier do w. Woodbrldge Mich. E. A. Hannegan Idiana.
 NWhigs. Lewis Cass Mich
 9 Democrats.
 thIs makes it certain that the democrats w i'll hay a majority of one in the Senate on the ;uc,,,;n, ,
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Communicated.

The Agricultural Convention holding its meetings n the District Court Room, being incons dersble in numser have adopted the udicious resolution to in- vie all the planters who in the city to attend and 'ke their seats delegates from the counties whel they reside The invitation Is extended likewise to others who feel interest in the objects of the Convention, to attend and take part in theii deli beIa ations and action.
 There should. therefore, be ia full attendance to- dyay of planters and citizens generally. Our ci- 'izens should attend and minge with the delegates, not only their deliberations, but in the friendly courtesies for which they have heretofore been dis tmgushed. Let show them that we feel that our interests identified with those of the interior; us inspire the delegates with confidence by our pre- 'enee among them, and by the responsibility of bers gve weight and influence to their deliberations
 The great objects To be accomplished, are to be sought through association; the communication of mind with mind The delegates should not be dis couraged. It is the active energies of few minds that often produce the most important results, be. cause the few concentrate with energy and effect.- say then God speed the con, ,ention; let them no, be disheariened because the number in attendance ioes not reach their probable expectation.
 To our citizens say attend-for you are all in- | terested. CITIZEN.
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FOR MONTGOMERY. W C~ h The new and light draueht steamer Szis1s5sR. LOWNDFS, A. H. Johnson na,,-r will leave for the above and II nterne' fate landings on FRIDAY. 18th inst al 5o'clock, PM.
 For freight or passage. having superior accommo daiions, apply on boa,d or to feb26 CAMPBELL, OWEN k 70.
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AfN WANTED-A Vessel to load Cotton for MEX Havana. Applyto
 teb26 2. LEBANON, 66 Commerce-street.