Democratic banner., 1849-08-06

acknowledge the receipt of ysuI letter q
him Of the 9Th instant, and the printed %,
count Of the proceedings Of the meeting Of
the Hnngafisns sad Others in sNeW Y0rE
These proceedings had not escaped astsus
ton. ,.. ,.l, g.. .-7:t,-n .f,., : ~ as ,lis5
The government ahdpsopls Of fhiS cnsGf
Try are profoundly interested in the eysptf
which are now passing 10 Hungsryfl and,sff
calculated 70 throw light "a ths
present struggle betweeRt that country nd
Austria and Russiss cssestr 6iaso bs Esb
Il ssbspoaliicyy! "a. and ppr.s !. L, u, eafa,h 4s' tnil. he'd
.StatsstE6 recognizes al governments which
sxhibit toftths world s6Hstreirys pfcolbo
pcNefte mamtsin thennssixsS. HHans
gary sastains herself in this UNEQUAL eentsss
i 20 reason why !Se should , Fsscss
Mise her independence. tS isay
Congress, It is believed, would sanciioH
such a measure, andthis government would
be most happy in shat event, to enter into
as well as diplomats relations
with Independent Hungary. / !gaiieni ygdi
! am respectfully, your obedient servants
'i - o JOHN NJ. CLAYTON
{ :Dsa-.3fa $1,000 +h@ -" c"
NEw RotrE TO- NEw .ORLEANE-Ths
National Intelligencsr learns from various
quarters that the merchants Of New York
and New Orleans are seriously talking Of
building spoad (ifsuch . work 10 practices
BILE across the northern part Of Florids, the
Of which would Be to shorten the
sea route between the two cities about one
thousand miles, and escape the dangsfsiof
the Florida reefs. The idss Of nakingqa
canal across the peninsula vas bfosehed 81
number of years ago, but was finally aban@
doned, owing, fot many reasons, to- itsimr'
practieabiIity. 1t is alleged that the hsr-
lbors of St. Mary's on the Atlantic, and Css'
dar Keys, OH the Gulf, would be- Suitable
places for the termini of the proposed rosd
and it has been ascertained that aroad fke.
the one proposed can be Constructed on
exceedingly reasonable terms. The disc
lance across the peninsula at the point dss.
is one hundred and forty fhiies.-i
The construction of the proposed road cans
not but be worthy Of the considsfstiphs "
all who are interested in the intercourse be-
tween the great enfrepof(of New Orls.is)
and the Atlantic States, pfomisingss . sths
project does, to bring the Empire eitSiand'
and the Crescent city within an easy fur
days journey. 81" ~
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IMFAR4fAt.-The St. Louis s"Unionst
cannot find room to publish Senator Atehi1
son's lettst, which would occupy but . few
tcolumns in that psper. 1t says it IS "too
lengthy" The "Uuion," however, found
lit no Inconvenience, TO publish ,Benton's,
"great speech" which kept the concern
nearly q week in giving it to the public
IIt. has devoted most of its il esince In pabs,
Fishing extracts from northern 1kig anda6-i
ohtion papers, eulogising that same tsgfsai
speech" The white itered rascal 10 afraid
to let his readers have a psep.st ths' truth
and il would also be a violation Of the conf
mand Of his naaster. How long do Missouli'
rians intend to- tolerate such dsstsfdlyo
conduct?-N1rh-E East Reporter. ., en- In.
L AWFUL oCENE AN GASCUAiON'T COEs
respondent of the Jackson tTsnn.) Wig
thus notices a scene at the execution Of
John M. Riley, near tkst place On the 9Th
Iult.,i for the murder of Williams Willis,
which seems to have stricken the utmost
terror among the assembled multitude Ill
"On arriving at the gallows, = dark cloud
which had previously arose IN the vest.
loversptead the entire armament eth its
murkt folds, and caused CONSERVATION a.
round. Every thing wes now in confusion
As the thick masses Of clouds gathered theif
folds deeper and deeper ovethead,the crowd
below partook Of the character Of the dis
ruptive elements above. Nature seemed
lin commissions All was dismsy, confusion,
and co~nstsrnation! A single Blaze Of light
lining, In its syratiehs, struck tres asaro
wheYe the gallows was erected. and lighted
it up in one sulphurous flame. The, rain
descended in tofrsnts, the vivid lightning
flashed around, the Tmnttering thunder RUM
blsd along the thick folds 81 clouds, and
horror seized upon the hearts Of the people,
The women fell into sweens, and the men
Itrampled upon them % they hurried to and