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PHILADELPHIA, June l4, 1S4e.


 among the old orthodox whigs- whigs of the old line-thcre can be no doubt; but l am inclined to the opinion that they will eventually, with but few exceptions, con- cudc to support the nomination. They must see that the nomination of third candidate can have no other effect than to render certain the election of Gen. Cass, and the consequent prolongation, for ano- ther four years at least, of radical Locofo- co rule. Every true whig will ponder long before lending himself to course of proceeding that will be productive of re- suit so fatal to the best interests of the country. Besides,sit will bo very difficult imagine, indeed impossible, to find any whig, of character and standing with his party, who will allow his name to be used under such circumstances as now cxist.- regret exceedingly, to see that, in some places, the honored name of Henry Clay has been suggested as a rallying point for the disaffected of our party. Surely those whigs know little of the character of the patriot sage of Ashland, if they suppose he will consent to be used in that way He is not the man to throw discord in the whig ranks under any circumstances, and in the present case, having solemnly pledged himself in advance to abide the decision of the Convention, differing in this respect widely from some of his competitors there can be no doubt but he will take the first opportunity to positively forbid the use of his name for the purpose suggested. Besides, have the best oI reasons for believing that Mr. Clay will not openly give his cordial support to Gen. Taylor, but that he will advise all his friends to do the same. have seen let l ter from him within the last three days. ir
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And as they meet each freeman's eye His heart expands with pride.
 o, roll the ball, S'c. He reads upon each lustrious fold In letters sparkling bright, A pledge more deN than finest gold To every freeman's sight.
 o, roll Inc ball, Sc. A pledge like his, who calmly sleeps Who aye was freedoms friends That as the dews which Heaven, weeps Fair Justice should descend.
 o, roll the ball, &c. Our foes are marshalled for the fight, Their banner s on the breeze; And never was there such sight, On the land, or on the seas.
 o, roll the ball, $c. No bright memorial of the past, Nor blazoned emblems there; A sheet, that floats upon the blast, As vacant as the air.
 o, roll the bull, S-c. And mid the throng, that crowd below, This flag without name; Are those who seek to overthrow Our Union, strength and fame.
 o, roll ihe bull, 9c. From out the democratic fold, A few have gone astray; And in very truth it must be told, We are glad they re gone away.
 o, roll tue bull, S.c. o! there is John A. E more, Who once did Nullify; And will he vote for FILLMORE? A friend of Tariffs high.
 0, roll tue ball, 3'c. And there is James E. Belser, A Union man of old; And whom we loved so well-sir, Il IaCllOniStS IS SOlu
 0, roll the ball, 3-e. But oscc.mrades, do moi fancy, That we will lose tne day, Cause they, and Rice and iall1ey, Have strangely gone astray.
 o, roll the ball, Sc. o! wofil! awful to relate! The fiendt we deemed so staunch, Has fallen from his high estate- "Old Piedy," $ cross the branch!
 o, roll the ball, 3c. And now the famed s'whi;c basis" Has lost it's early friend He works in other traces, To gain another end.
 o, roll the ball, S'c. o frecmen! to the open polls, With eager aidor pass, And be the choice of freemen's souls, The chiefain Lewis Cass.
 o roll the ball, $c. And then, like him of olecn time, With truth you can declare: 'If Rome must fall," of cause and crime Your garments spotless are.
 o, roll the ball, 4c.
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0TWe have it from reliable authority that there is not a single Democrat in the town of Baton Rogue that will vote for Gen. Taylor, while they are several old and staunch whigs who will not support him. This looks much like spontane- ous move of the people. After all the clap-trap appliances of "Rough and Rea- dy," "Old Zack," ""Old w hitey," and Ca litle more Grape Capt. Bragg" it is con- fdently believed that Gen. Taylor will be defeated in his own State. So long as he occupied the position of an independent candidate, many oflhe democrats of Lou isiana were disposed to support him, but as soon as he was guilty of the base act of surrenderipg to the whig Convention at Philadelphia, they dropped him, as being an individual no longer to be trusted.
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'. A. NortIlingtom,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,
 PRATTVILLE Ast0uga Co.,, Aid. VNTlLL attend to all business entrusleu w to his care in the adjoining counties Aug. ', lS4S. ou.
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s. w. HARRIS. G. LAF. MASON. HARRIS X MASON.

ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
 Wetumpka. Ald., xx1 ILL practice in the counties ol w Montgomery, Autauga, Coosa and Tallnpoosa .o # June 6 l54S. so u.
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c. C. LangdOn.

We publish the following letter written by this talented gentleman, to his paper, the Mobile Advertiser, for the especial cdifcation of our whig friends. It shows not only the main object of nominating Gen. Taylor, but the elements of his strength:
The State guard., 1848-08-15
For the State Guard. A Democratic Song.

AIR-Lucy Long. o, Lewis Cass, our candidate Freedoms noble son, And he will be our president If well our duty $ done.
 o roll the ball ye Democrats,
 Ye Democrats so true--
 o roll the bull ye Democrats,
 Victory acaits for you. A gallant chietain leads the van; A gallant one thu rear The noble Cass of Michigan, Kentucks's son so dear.
 o, roll the ball, $c. With hearts elate and purpose strong, We raise our banner high We fear no io,, we move along, Exultant is our cry.
 o, roll the bull, S-c. Upon our Flag which valves on high Are spread our notices wide, And as they meet each freeman's eye His heart expands with pride.
 o, roll the ball, 3c.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08
a Good Idea ,

There is in Middlessx. England, House Of
detention, with one thousand cells, where ae-
cused persons are kept apart, and no informing
ling allowed. And the effect Of it, Is declared
to be most happy. DIR. Julius writing to gen.
,lsman in this country remarks upon this new
plan:
Some Of the most important events in Eu-
rope in favor of the Separate System Is the ex-
ample of the Netherlands. The Government
Of that country and its Parliament have not
merely adopted formally and solemnly the Sepa-
rate System, but they have completely remodeled
their Penal Code according to It's principles, and
have already seen the construction Of large
Separate Prison at Amsterdam, which will be
occupied next year. This is principally the
merit of Mr.. Suringar, and Of Mr.. Den Tex,
Professor Of Law at Amsterdam, and one Of the
Congressional Vice Presidents at Frankfort and
al Brussels"
And had each city and State such an Institu-
ton, would they not quickly remodel thar
Penal coolest We hope the public mind, and
legislatures especially, will pay some attention
to this subject, and to the humane reforms which
it is undergoing. Let our country be up with
the foremost in every thing which is calculated
to make man better and happier!
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08
New Engiish Risheps.

We published lately the testimonial Of the
citizens Of Manchester to the merits Of the Rev.
James Prince Lee, their new Bishop. We OBJ
serve that DIR. HamPden has just been appointed
Bishop of Hereford.
Mr.. Lee was for many years one of the assist
ants of Rugby, under the late lamsntsd DR..
Arnold, and was recommended by that great
and good man for the rectorship at Manchester,
from which he has Just been elevated to the
Bishopric.
We remember noticing, in the life Of DR..
Arnold, warm expression Of thanks 10 friend
for the treasure Of teacher he had sent him in
Mr.. Lee. DR.. Hampden, has been for many
years Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford.
and is not only man Of great talent and the
highest character, but man Of large and liberal
views, low churchman, and reformer. These
latter qualities provoked, on his appointment as
Professor, an attack of unparalleled and atrociOus
virulence, from the owls and other birds Of night
at Oxford, men who, like DIR. Pusey, live in tn e
dark Ages and would fain bring Church and State
70 the position they then occupied. The terrible
castigation their conduct received from DIR.
ArOnld, in the Edinburg Review 1885, must
even vet be fresh in their memories.
The appointment Of such men is an honor to
the appointing power, even more than to them,
and must prove a great encouragement to the
younger clergy 10 90 and do likewise.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08
se..lia,i..-Usu,radIssisa

The resolutions before the Alabama Legisla-
ture talk of excluding certain free States from
the benefit Of the commerce Of that State by
excluding their ships. &c. What folly! Why,
Alabama does not own, we imagine, one
ship; few vessels are built within her borders.
Who would suffer Her own citizens. And
for what end Not that any body pretends to
interfere with any Of her rights, but that pro-
slavery political action may be kept up for the
benefit Of party men . Will net southern peO-
pie see the aim and end Of these things
These Same resolutions affirm the exclusive
right Of the State over slavery as local and do.
nestle institution. A sound principle under
the Constitution, the only one that guarantees
the power of man to hold property in man. But
they affirm, also, that Congress shall, under no
circumstances, prohibit slavery in any territory
to be acquired by war, or treaty, anddeclare that
IL is the natural right of the citizen TO reside
with his property (slaves) In such territory
How can both these resolutions stano They
contradict each other. II Congress has no
power over slavery, If slavery b. local and do
nestle institution exclusively under the control
of the State, then 1t cannot establish servitude
in such territory; If it possess the power, where
Is the limit OF it Fit can create, it can des-
troy
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08


Gov. Pratt's Message, is plain frank dOcu-
ment, and, in many respects, highly satisfsc-
tory.
Maryland Is now a debt-psying State, and
not only that, she has proved that she can liqui-
date her liabilities, and get along snugly
enough.
Her annual expenditures are SS34,42l
Receipts, past year 100000
Maryland derives large income from lot
teries, but the Governor denounces the system.
and thinks that 1t ought not to be tolerated by
law. The amount from this source last year
was s5l 900.
Naturally enough the slave-question is intro
duced, and the Legislature urged to consider II,
and to determine what the subject may demand.
He says:
Whilst admit that every State has right to
declare, whether territory conquered BY the Uni-
ted States shall be held by or annexed to the
United States, as part Of the territory thereof,
deny the right of any State or Of the United
States, TO prescribe for such territory, If acquired
any condition not recognized by the Constitution
incident TO the other territories Of the United
States.
"Any condition not recognized by the Consti-
tuition" Very well. And how can Congress re-
cogniae slavery in a territory now free, and
which, II acquired, by the law oflMexico, and the
law Of nations, must continue sol II can't Gre
ate it, and II 1t cannot, who cant Let the South
stick to this! II II Does neither State. nor the
General Government, will trouble the do
nestle institution, or plant 1t on any free soil.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08

Tbi, subject. now that the Legislatures OF
the Western States are In session, VIII at
tract, we hope, general attention. not ihai ine'e
imoroyements are sscfional In fact; they are
not 80 for as TO that, every Stats in the union'
md ..nselallv. the commercial and manufsctur-
inc sea board States are almost directly inter-
sstsd in them as we are. Mr.. Webster has u
Illustrated this very happily, by IN aneeoo'e
told In one Of his speeches A cons'itusn' oo-
scted to vote Of his approPnsting money io'
the barbor OF Mobile, when the Alabama re-
representatives. offered il themselves his reply
was, that New England capital, men and SHIPS
were TO be benefited thereby, and IL was an In
vestment as directly for the benefit Of Massachn'
sets as Alabama. This remark is applicable 10
every great measure Of internal improvement
proposed or agitated.
Gov. Bebb, Of Ohio, thinks that the Wes'
should "speak in language not TO be misundef'
stood as to the obligations of the general govern
ment' on this subject. In this, ali parties mus
concur. Its the ''duty" Of Congress to imProv'
our Lakes and Rivers, and Congress will do IL
il Western Governors, Legislatures, and Repre-
sentative. in Congress do their duty Referring
to particular harbors, Gov. Bebo asks;
Ia Il 10 be endured that the pittsnce requi'
site to improve each Of these great harbor' snal
be mush longer withheld And on the otnel
side Of us why should not Pennsylvania virgin
ia, and Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana demand
that the canal around the falls Of the Ohio river
In which the United States have already 30 larg'
an interest, should be purchased. enlarged and
made free TO the commerce Of this vast region
Why not Union Of action on the part o
these States would ensure the speedy beginninI
Of regular system Of Western improvement
Let not our public men, amid political a.
pirings and Presidential contests, and party
conflists overlook or forget this great matter.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08
ATaIe---Who ,Iu Ii., .. al,

The editor Of the Richmond Va SoUthsrneT,
who has been sOjOurning in the South, writes
home as follows:
ave had the psinf0l opportunity Of witness
ing that self-expatriating life 50 common TO this
road. The whole way from above Lynchburg
10 Wythevie seemed almost blocked with emf
grants from old Virginia and North Carolina,
travelling 10 the West and South. We met on
our way out and back, including four days,
about fifteen hundred people. About twelve
hundred were blacks All these people had Ia
ken their last look, perhaps. at the once happy
home Of childhood, where rest the ashes Of their
ancestors, and where dwell the mouldering
bones Of their venersted parents.
Why this Whence happens II that 90 many
leave the Old Dominion Alas alas that
men will not see the truth, or seeing It, have not
the courage 10 declare il The self-expatriston
from The mis- slave States is tremendously large.
g. The whole way from shove Lynchburg TO
Wylheyilie seemed almost blocked with emil
grants, SAYS the editor Of the Southerner. So
II Is on most Of the Leading routes! Yet few,
or none have the msuliness to tell the
csuse-to proclaim that slavery Is the soul
Of the mischisf-and TO demand, In the name
Of justice and the people, that 1t shall cease
&c Cypress, bear down, and break up, whole
States
Let Kentucky show that she has that msnli-
ness! Let Us grsPPls with the evil and master
g., and dlss, be assured, slavery viii cease In q
few years ia al the mi5-slsve region Oh /!
for the strength 10 rouse the South to its own
true Interests, and the power to defend them
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08

An opportunity was afforded on Saturday, the
Goth Nov, according to London paper at the
W estminster Hospital, for putting the new an
tisthetic agent to a severe test
The patient who was the subject Of operation
was debilitatsd- looking man, about fifty years
old, with disease Of the knes-joint. He looked
as II he could scarcely survive any operation
When all preliminaries were adjusted, tea
spoonful of a liquid fluid, with smell some
thing like sweet spirits Of nitre. and q sweetish
taste, was poured into little apparatus some
thing like dredging-box, which contained a
sponge. 1t was applied to the patients mouth,
and In less than two minutes he passed quietly
into a state like sleep.
Mr.. Phillips then proceeded to amPutate the
thigh, and neither the cutting of the skin nor the
saving of the bone disturbed the patient, or in
the slightest degree ruffied his placid counten-
ancs. The coma continued for a quarter of an
hour There is no disagreabls smell AS when ether
is used-no coughing or irritation Of the air pas
sages, or anything to show that the patient felt
Inconvenience from the administration Of the
chloroform.
On the same day, in the operating theatre OF
Kings College Hospital, three sewers surgical
operations were performed, by Professor Fer
gusson, upon patients under the influence Of the
new preparation.
The results attending tbs Inhalation Of the
chlorofom are described as being most complete
and satisfactory to all present.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08

Independent county action, and independent
sectional action, on the subject Of slavery, is
causing great deal Of talk in East Tennessee,
West Virginia. and Kentucky. We have many
letters on this subject; some from influential
men, others from the humble and obscure; but
ell sustaining the right
One from Granville, East Tennessee says:
IsIm0st despaIreo, until the idea was set in
motion, that East Tennessee could, Of right be
free. and the county action 10 the
very thing to do up the business.
Another from West Virginia sfirms:
"There is no use in being run over, and we
don't mean TO be in West Virginia, and 50 we
are going for our rights, and hold TO man that
we ought 10, and that counties have the pow
to say whether slavery is to be, or not to be- -
From Kentucky we hear the same sentiments
an able man from the Green river declares
"a more democratic principles fairer mode
Of disposing Of slavery, don't know, and If the
people Only get hold Of the idea, they will make
a a law"
This is right. We like to hear such talk.
Only make il common-let every man know
what You are abOut-snd the thing " will strike
in."
Up, and be doing, friends
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08

We were at a friends house the other evening
when Northern gentleman called in.
He was evidently man Of the world, and
determined to make himself agreeable. "Who
painted that asked he pointing to small pic
ture. "Beard." "Exquisite-I shall remember
it," sand whose landscape is that" continued
he. "Frankenstisn's'' our host replied. "Ad-
mirable. have seen nothing like IT in all Eu-
rope"
We looked at our friend. He was pleased.
And being something of connossieur tries
his hand occasionally at the art Two Of his
pictures were in the room; they are good; but
when our Northern friend ascertained who exc
euted them, he was In a ecstacy. aust like
Rembrandt. Shading most admirable-tints
exquisite''-and as If to relieve himself he en-
quired, "whO painted that" pointing to a POr-
trait over the mantle-Piece He was told, and
he launched out in full praise Of the artist.
"Why can't we have an Art-Union in Lou
isville' said he enthusiastically; "why not con-
meet 1t with mechanics institute, and have, al
so, mechanics fair?"
Our host, in reply TO these questions, proceed
ed to show, earnestly, why the. plan could not
succeed. Slavery would prevent it." (our
Northern friend was uneasy-he had come to
the South to make his liying) We can hav,
no fairs, and as for grand Art-UniOn, it wa.
out of the question"
"WhO painted that portrait" asked our North
ern visiter eagerly, evidently uneasy at the turn
the conversation was taking-"Itis an admirable
one, who did you say painted it'''
Our friend looked amazed. We laughed
really we could not help it. And when the
Northern man left, which he did soon after. we
and our friend concluded, that he was As besuti.
ful specimen Of REORGANIZATION as we haC
ever met. He was going to do business In tn.
save-States, and he was not to be caught ex.
pressing an opinion on the subject Of slavery.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08
Well Rafag

While orators are tuning about war, and
coveting the glory Of shedding blood, our great
est warrior meurns over both, and prays for
peace. Gen. Taylor, in his address at New
Orleans, says
81 know not how others felt," "but for my
ssH. hew mach sOever may forget, in the hour
Of battle, the sad consequences of the strife, they
always rush upon my mind afterwards, making
my heart sink and causing me 20 feel like q
child. / had hoped to have done more for my
country than have. / thought might have
been able TO accomplish speedy and honorable
Pence--dn eOsnt esseniial TO the saeifare Of beth
countries and partisuiariys 80 to our spn."
Suppose this were the common feeling, sup
pose the Government at Washington felt this,
could the war continued Would we ever have
enfaged in it,
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08
An old College scraps--A wkward si,...,s.

On seeing the other day, list of the officers
of an-regiment,w we were forcIbly reminded. by
the name Of one Of the gallant sons of Mars, Of
an inexpressibly ludicrous scene, in which he
was a prominent actor. The scene occurred at
College, and will need no further designation to
the gallant officer himself, or to any of his Col
ege contemporaries. Shrewdly susPecting that
some of his College comrades oio not esteem him
as highly as his restless vanity thought due,
our hero whom We shall call - proposed
TO his roommate, a plan to detect their true
feelings, that - should get supply of
apples, cakes and cider, and his roommate in.
wife - and - the suspected individuals into
his room to regale they were to be judiclous-
ly drapR cut, whilst our hero from his position
under the bed, could hear sad Judge for him.
self, 50 said 50 done.
The apples, cakes and cider were procured,
the guests assembled, poor enscOncsd I'M
Ger the bed, and alas. fer the treschsry of man
his retreat perfectly known &c the party. They
ate, they drank, they shouted. Full justice Of
course was done to our anxious listener He
crouchsd quivering with rage, whilst not only
all hi. faults, weaknesses, and peecadilloes were
unspariDgly discussed by his friends, and every
impossible SANDER that the witty malice Of two
hsir-brained young men could invent was
heaped upon him. His sensations may be more
easily conceived than described His best friends
suddenly unveiled as deadly foes, and his sup.
plies fast disappearing down their accursed
throats.
Presently - came and lay down on the bed
just above him, and, after a while, began to
snuff about as If scenting csrrion. Why, saic
he, what's the matter here--wh.t smells 80 |
Nothing, replied the host Yes, there is-ther,
must be dead hog under the bed give me IN,
candle. Whilst he sprang fer the candle 4
search, our unfortunate hero. (m.y he be NOR,
fortunate with the MeIicsns y bolted for tht
dOor--but behold 1t was locked, and there per.
force he stood, confronting his malicious mock
ss What a situation. We drop the eurtair
upon the scene, wholly unable to do justic,
to the catastrophe.
MoRAL.-Neyerg get under bed to hear wha
people think Of you--listensrs never hear an,
good Of themselves.