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shSaEt minister o deatl fiifst hol ding
sthlInR tlls sdils an Obi Worship
3tbNs giinqt Anphnhc cast IL at the
aslsy |. t.S shSm shs'soplp i;iie
s.he fnaltitndes bsloi led then lvesins
humble adorattoit S IIhe tragii story Sof ihis
prisoners was xpounded bys she psiesis az tIie
type Of human dsstiny, wbie bril- liant in sifs
. commencement. too often closes In sorrow and.
dsaster rss 76.
These, stones Were COW te with hierogly-
pilcs, and ssIlle contai sentrnis hollow
and chanJ running ;.S 81 onters ed ae To
draw off The blood of the Vic Inns.
Tho am is now known as 6bsidiail OF vol.
eanlc glass, shining, glassy oking, black
she 9 oiagE
,sto,le;7's w g know rQolnies
cans s'except he dial. All ii,msssa sisen.
lar block of carved Stone, dBinteteriI red siI,s
f79O. IN the great square Of Mexico, f,aiE f,ii
snpp teu an acute and learned sch0larSwith the,
means OF blishing some Interesting facts
ia regard TO Mexican science. This colossal
fragment, on which the calendar is engraved.
shows that they had the means 81 settling the,
hours OF the day with prec cision, tile periods of
the golsticesl and of tho equnoxes. and that
OF the transit OF the sun across the zenith Of
Mexico Vol J s2 % as
i.he most sreulark kable pioce Of SCULPTURE.
yet disintcrred3 3isi the great calendar stone
noticed in the preceding chapter. 1t consists,
Of dark PorPhyr and, in it's original difnen.
to have weighed nearly fifty tons. Il was
transpo from the mountains beyond Lake
Chalco, adistancc OF many leagues; over q
broken country ainfersected BY water .co,irt. t
ses and c. nllssS Increasing bridge which
traversed one Of these latter, in tho capital.
Me supports gave way, and the huge mass
was preciptated into the water, whence iti
was was with difficulty recovered. The fact, that
SO enormous q fragment of porphyry could be
thus safely carried for leagues, in tho face Of
such obstacles, and without tho aid 81 cattle,
-for the Aztecs, as already mentioned, had
no ANIMALS Of, draught, suggests to 5ns no
mean IDEAS OF their mechanical skill, and of
their machncry;s and impliesa degree of. .cul-
tyation, little infeFG to that demanded for
the geometrical AMI kronomnicai science dis. lis
p. tl42.. = ''''ts
len thousand M9n were employed in the
transportationloftth this enormous mass, accord
ing to Tezozomoc." Note. tt{ " 3.-sa ~.
Latrobe, aan English traveller, suggests
"that these great masses of stone were tIans.
ported by means Of the mnstodon, whose re-
mains arc occasionally disintcrred in the
Mex,can valley: Do. ,.,5.5
n,le Montezulna encouraged a taste for
e,l;.ha,,. s own sfars towards the eni
;bat ,,a ans ciy.s,l Twas s, IN MS reign
nras,,hI.. nm ainus y; ca.aauor- tone, weighing,
ans ~. ~ Us pImltlye state, nearly fifty
a' an, mas rom It's native quarry,
u.:,i Nagues a,stant, 70 the capital, where III
Of a, -. ~ oGe 81 tne most curious monuments
On ,i, ss,se inaeed' When we reflect
t.an, u,1a.ty ~, q heWipg slct, atupendous
all af iroa ~ nalu 9Asal.ic eed without the
sncb da, . nca @ Ina Oh y. as.ansporling =
iba hain s aeioSs Lay and water without
rafo,, Z, = isei aaini-
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BALTIMORE, Jan. II, @ p. m.
Cen Cass has boon elected Senator from
Michigan.
The cholera is raging at Detroit. One
member oftho Legislature has died.
There is great food in the Ohio river,
which 10 causing extensive damage.
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TEMPERANCE .CEIEnRAiTIo(lN.

vision, No. 0, Sons Temperance, The follow
ing Resolution was adopted.
Resolred, That this Division invite the
other Divisions in this State 10 attend the
public meeting during tho Session of the
Grand Division in this place on the .26th
inst Camden jour. 81 Is IA
DEATH OF Mn. SEvrER.-Thn following is
the most explicit account ofthe death OF Sena-
tor Sewer, OF Arkansas, that has yet been re-
ceiyed, which we find in the Cincinnati En-,
quirer of Wednesday last:
Judge Wiseman, who arrived from below.
yesterday, states that when the Phnnix, on
which he came, touched at Napoleon, mouth
OF the Arkansas river, the remains Of tho
Hon. Ambrose FL. Sovicr, late Senator from
Arkansas, were thore awaiting conveyance
to his former residence. He had died at
Judge Johnson's, about twenty miles below,
Napoleon, Of what disease, Judge w. did not
learn, but twas not cholera.
CALIroRNIA.--It is currently rnmored that
the government at Washington has received
dispatches from California later than those
already published, which more hanconfrln the
former account OF the richness Of tho Gold
Mines. Indeed tits assorted that the / extra.
vagance OF the language used in tho despatch.
es is the cause assigned forwithholding them
from the public. Col. Iis!, q, s*slls y.g3S \
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The New York Legislature has adopted, by !.
very lage vote, resolutions against the ex- s,
tension OF slavery into California and Nov
Mexlco. and further expressed d wish that
. tile, slave trade in the District Of Columbia
s'lail be modlfied ,or abolished Every Seral,
tor present voted for them. Il. 81 ~ s "a
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preG GSSSa n S6sS al the EsIviIniingIUM
Ana asN1a1Slhas lR. ~. Company
s isss ThesannnAl meeting of The Sto6k khold..
NJ the n lining tom - Manchestsr
1 Kaif Roads Company was held sin wv III
mington, on Thursday, Tho ! 9Th day OF
January, ls4g.. .ssi
On motion Of Mr.. o.. 6. Parsley, Dr.
Fred j, Hill, lof tile County of Bruns-
wick, was called 10. ,he' chair, Wm. Hill
ands Or. p. Gilchrist appointed secreta-.
ries. 's s.ss
On motion, the Secretaries were ap,
i points committee 10 examine tho GER
4 }i6cata of those claiming to act as prox-
ifs, and 10 ascertain the amount Of stock
represented. sfs E%II s3j sgs
Meeting adjourned until half past 9 P.
w Met according 10 adjournment. The
committee reported that 2,595 shares Sof
tho Capital Stock were represented.
Whereupon, the Chlirmun, declared the
meeting duly organized. IS
Gen. Hnrllee, on behalf of the Presi,
Dent and Directors of tho Company, read
their annual Report, which, !.
g On motion Of Mr.. VIM. "A. Wright
was received and ordered to be- printed.
On, motion Of Mr.. o. G. Parsley,
Geo. Davis and g. J. McRee were ap.
painted committee 10 superintend the
printing Of the Report.
6 On motion Of Gen. Hurlcc, the report
ofthe Treasurer was read and referred
to n committee consisting Of Rob',. Har.
lsaNand James Griswold. y.
On motion Of J. E.. Gregg, Messrs.
Miller, Haynesworih, George Mccall,
VIM. A. Wright, Maulisby and Girls.
&woll, were appointed committee to
nominate q President and Directors for
the ensuing year.
Committee reported, and in accord
ance with their nomination, the following
gentlemen were unanimously elected:
Gen. Harllee, President.
J. Eli Gregg Of Marion.
James s. Gibson Of Darlington.
sGeoJ w Mccall of :"
- J Moore Of Sumter,
r RMuldrow Of 9"
Alfred Smith /" Columbus, N. c..
III Mutt, Wilmington, N. G.
e B Dudley " g"
N NJ Nixon &C" &C."
ia Taylor +" &C."
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GRAND CELEBRATION

u OhAND DCELEBRATI1N:5t .42Szss73t-
The Quarterly Meeting of tho Grand diyis-
ION OF the Sons of Temperance will be cele.
brated in this place on Friday evening, 28,h
INST. at O'Clock, at the Presbyterian Church.
ny Waterce Division No o. .s I.. ).
Brothers James Tupper, p. G. w. p. Will
IAN Z. Ferrel and John G.. Bowman are OK
pected TO deliver addresses. The public are
respectfully invited to attend. A procession
VIII be formed the Masonic Lodge. at o 10
o cioc K, IN the following order:- .5ft
Cold Water Army, SIS ;it .sia
Camden Washington Iemperance Society
sa. a Grand Division. ,5s4 # q, d +
Orators
SoEs Of Temperance Generally.
Tay,or Division
Sumter Division, 55s
Fairfield Division.
Wateree Division.
>, Inc Sons OF Temperance, members OF
temperance Societies, and Cold Water Ar
mics are particularly invited to Join the pro-
cession. r. r.
Tho procession will be under the direction
OF Brothers X. s. Moffat and +. L. VillpiqIe
and Will be conducted up Broad and Dckalb
streets to tile Church. isg.,psE t
IN. B.--The central pews will be rcseryea
Tor the Ladies, the short pews on the RIGHT.
LOT the recession Camden Journal. (. fsy..
TEMPERANCE CELEBRATION.
AT the regular meeting Of Wateree Di-
vision, No.t0, Sons Temperance, the follow.
ing Resolution was adopted.
Resotred, That this Division invite tbe
other Divisions in this State 10 attend the
public meatinO f1riDor <},o51 Sso.,;o,. &c
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Z, NRw.t DREAMS, JAN, 81 sssi
. Inc complete disapPe of,ho epjdel,..,
,',, c mas haa favorable effect on business,s !,
taken Of the animation peculiar 10 this soason
'ofigthe year Citizens and strangers ayho
were frightened away by the sickness, II art, i
returning in large numbers, ourthofS rhfarsaa
are crowded, presenting indeed quite a rrati.6
tying contrast to the list;essness which waa
SO s.rlkingly apparent a fortnigh. ago.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-08-21

yers in Court street, save the fact that he is the
son OF Senator Such nepotism may answer,
under LOUIS Napoleon, but it won't DO under
Zachary Taylor!, A
Mr.. Rives. our new Minister 10 France, is said
to have urged the appointment Of bis son as Sec
rotary At Paris. This was very properly refused;
but great blVnder has been made in substitute
ing Mr.. Aleyne Otis, II the object were TO Sc
lect aninvoice of kid gloves, or 10 decide upon
the, merits OF an opera dancer, or prima donna,
this gentleman might be sent, on his own preem-
linen; qualifications for the mission But the OBJ
ject being TO represent American repubcanism,
with due regard to the fitness and claims oil the
individual, lew appointments more Objectionable
could have been made. His claims were, that
he was the son Of his father, and had some great
man for his hacker. Menwith obvious, substan-
tIal claims, both on account of their political ex-
perience and services, and their contributions 10
the literary reputation OF the country, were Civ
en- the go.by in his favor, on such grounds i
Such appointments are neither creditable TO e
persons who urge them nor TO the administration
which yields 10 their opportunities. The true
system in republic should be, to appoint every
man on his otcn conspicuous merits, indtpend-
ent of family or personal influence, OF the acciden
Of birth, or the favor Of member of Congress,
Boston Transcript.
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At Boston, Saturday, the report Tor The 24heurs end
ing to-day, shows 90 deaths from cholera, Of whom
were Americans and 10 Foreigners. Foryeight hours
ending at noon Monday, 80 dea'hs, of which number lt
were foreigners were children OF Irish parents and IA
Of the whole number were under nine years Of age.
AT New York Saturday, 81 new cases and "a deaths
Sunday, So new cases and &c deaths On Monday
SO new cases and % deaths
AT Brooklyn, Saturday Is deaths.
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To the Free Democracy of Mass"ch"setts'

NO the Free UtKNUCKuNN OF -A'NSSs ~ 'N"N'S0'
NJ Notice is hereby given that State Convention
Df ,be Free Soil Party of Massachusetts will be held al
WORCESTER, on WEDNESDAY, September y
al 10 O'clock to nominate candidates for Governo and
Lieuteneat Governor; and 10 take such other measures
as may he deemed important to the cause OF freedom
The several cities aad towns OF the Commonwealth
are requested TO choose delegates to the Convention in
the proportion of three for every representative in The
General Court to which they areby law entitled.
The Free Soil Committees in the several cities and
towns are requested take all edfu steps to secure
full delegation to the Convention.
By order Of the Free Sol Stale Central Committee,
CHARLES SUMNER, Chairman.
M SisHga t MasrGs, ia. secrs'aries
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nomination of MI. Peck.

The Free Democracy OF the Fourth District of Yer,
mont, met in Convention at Burlington the 18th inst
and nominated Asahel Pee kof Burlington, for Congress
He is gentleman Of abihy-a true and firm advocate
Of our prime plcs, and trust the Free Democracy
TINT District will send him 10 Washington Let every
effort be made to send PdIfiey, Thurston and Peck to
Congressadd their the Is already chosen and
we shall have quite party after all in the House Of
representatives. Boston Republic IN.
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YALE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. The exercises
OF the Commencement at Yale College have b, en- held
during the las, week. The Commencement proper was
held Thursday morning. The graduating ella. mum,
bered ninety five. Forty-one received the degree o
A. NJ IN course; and ioar the degree as honorary Six
received the degree Of LIB and one, his ExeeIieucy
sePh Trumbu l. Governor Of the State the degree Of
LID
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-08-21

ILLUSTRATED eSHAKsPEARE. Phillips, Sampson
4 Co Of Boston, are about publishing new and ele.
giant Illustrated edition of the dramatic works of Shaks>
peare, in semi-monthly numbers, with notes. original
and selected Each number will contain play com,
pleie, with magnificent steel engraving Of the Heroine
OF the play, executed The highest style of the art
from drawings by eminent artists The letter press will
be printed plea type, and worked on the finest caen,
dered parer. @
lis form will be Royal Octave; and each number will
be handsomely done up in engraved cover, from an
original design by Billings. In its typography and il.
usraons, will equal the finest English editions and
in all respects, in this county, il VIII be without riva
as II will be altogether the elegant edition Of the
great authors works presented TO the American
public. the first number will be published on the 6,s
Of Septcm er, and will be followed ia regular order OF
the first aid fifteenth Of each succeeding month unit
completed. 1l6h
LoSDoy QuARTERLY REvIEw-The July No. O
this famous English quarterly has been Ia on our liable
Inc character Of the work 70 We'll known to require
commentator. The table of contents comprises The
following Sir John Herseheps Astronomical Observa,
tons at the Cape of Good Hope; Bealties Life of Cam,
bell; Chess; Scottish Abbeys and Caihedrals The
Marriage Relation; Ly ellis second visit 10 the United
States, Austria and Central Italy; Democracy. Ii may
De obtained in this city al fuckers Bookstore.
THE WESTMINSTER REyIEw.-We have received
Inc July number OF the republication of this periodical
from E. n. Tucker. lis contents are Poems of All,
fred Ientyson; Ancient AssJns, Literature of the
Middle ages; Botany; Earthquakes in New Zealand ;
Freehold Assurance and Coonz ,:ion; Hungary; Lou.
is Napoleon-Tae French Elections; Foreign Literature;
Crit cal and Miscellaneous Notices.
These works are rePabIshed in this country by Leon.
ard Scott & Co, New York
The AMERICAN REVIEW. This Wing +" Month.
published in New York, has article addressed 70
Southern Democrats, urging them 10 laye their party
and support General Taylors Administrations 1t tell
them that the Locoocos and aboionss are throughout
the North joining hands, and that if they would save
their dear institution. they must forsake Democracy and
cIeave TO Whiggery wi bout delay
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Messenger,s N0fice.

w00scEsTER, S.. August H. ls49
HON. HENRY CHAPLIN, Commissioner OF Insolvency
Tor the county Of Worcester, has this day issued
Warrant against che Estate ofAARON PIERCE ofMill-
bury In said County carpenter insovent debtor and
the payment OF any debts the delivery of any pro-
perry belonging TO said in debtor, to him or for
ms use, and the iransfer Of any property by him are
The first meeting OF the creditors of said nsolvent
debtors will be held the Office of said Commissioner In
worcester, In said County, the n r y first day Of
Anga@ mt, a eleven O'Clock In the forenoon Tor the
proof OF debts and the choice Of assignee or asgnes
of his estate. .- Al
Alsiw w. wHIpPLE, D. e., Messenger.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-08-21

DARTMOUTH CoLLEGE REV. Daniel J. Noyes Of
Concord N. H., has been appointed Phillips Professor
OF Theology in Dartmouth College. Jbn A. Putnam
Of Andeyer Mass is appopted Greek Professor, in
place Of Professor Alpheus Crosby, resigned Mr..
Crosby has held that fire for II years, and has
been honor d with The appointment Of Emeritus Prs
lessor.
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Destructive OvERFLsw. New Orleans papers
state that all overflow of Red RIVER, had caused an i'm
mense destruction Of property. The water was from
to feet deep on the plantations between Shreveport
and Natchoches. AT Ground River, Front ST. togeth.
er with many large warehouses aved in causing large
oss Of property. COL De Kass's gin house fell in the
river with about an acre of ground.
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ALFRED THE GREAT. This year is the thousand i
iyesary of the birth Of King AL red a, Vantage. in
Berkshire, England Il is said that committee Of
Eaglisn and American gentlemen are about to organize
"grand national jubilee" at Vantage, in honor of the
Ang 10 Saxon hero.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-08-21

The u 5 Mail Steamer Falcon arrived at NV York
on Friday from Chagres, via New Oeleans and Hayana.
The Falcon has board Sl69089 so in gold dusiron
Chagres Sl2l 900 in specie from New Orleans.
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" at'sin Boston for the week ending Saturday, noon
Aug 10 l849. Males, ISL; Females, 100; total, 257
children under 5 years of age, 70 Americans, rs
Foreigners and Children Of Foreigners, 49, OF these
III were Of Cholera, 10 Of CONSUMPTION, and q o
Dysenlery. IS Of Darhoea and 81 Of disease Of tic
Brain.
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Messengers Notice,

Y %N 1s,, 50; :, Aug. 20, ls4s.
HON HENRY CHAPLIN, Commissioner Of Insolvency
IL Tor the County tf Worcester has this day issued
Warrant against the Estate OF LEANDER Of
West Boyton in said County Boot Maker AN insoIvent
debtor and the payment ofsny deb the delivery of any
bis USE and the transfer any property BY him are tor
hidden b, law. = I = - - ~
The first meeting Of the creditors of said debtor will
De hti1 NJ Court Of Insolvency at the office said Cha
pm IN worcester IN said County, the Cty Of
ner at ten o'clock In the forenoon Tor the proof
Estate. " $50
All ]. DAY, d. g., Messenger.
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ARREST --Austin Ingraham Of North Amherst, has
been Committed 70 jail al Northampton, in defau. Of
$4,000 bail, to await trial in the Common Pess Coult
iorPassipg counterfeit half dyars. He passed them in
nearly d'zsn places in Northampton, Amherst and
Hadley.
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CoUNrtRrEITs. Countefsn $40 bills on the St.
Albans Bank, w., are in active circuation well cacu>
lated to deceive. Two dollar counteeits on The Essex
County Bank, ReesevlIe badly executed, are ofTerino
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-08-21

MAINE The Free Territory Resolutions OF the Leg.
ildtufe OF Name, which Gov. Dana refused 10 sIgn,
have By both branches by the requisite ma.
jo.y OF two binds. The in the House stood "a 10
90. Cheers for the Down.Esstcrs!
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u AT inistiogul, county Kilkenny, recently.
ch'id' tour months old, belonging TO farmer
named Myou' was nearly torn TO pieces by two
taken the infant out ofthe cradle. "'u
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PRooREss OF The President. Plesiden, T4y 10
arrived tai Piashutg on Saturday, and was received in
brilliant manner
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PROFITABLE FEKRY. The receipts Of the Full.
ton ferry, New York. estimated at S9l2 500 per an
mum. s-ti -
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u A new pos.>ofice has been established at Atho
depot and Joseph w. Hammond appointed post mas.
ter.
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U la Taunton, on Friday there was one additional
DEATH Already about have been carried off in ina,
town BY this disorder, which has created considerable
PANE
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ADMISSION OF CALIFoRNIAaAs A STATE
Referring 10 the anxiety OF the administration TO
dodge the Wilmot proyso by admitting California
as state, and to L Butler Kings operations
among the people oil the territory to effect that
object, the Palladium says:
at will be observed that the President, (Gen.
Taylor,) and the Secretaries of State and of War,
Clayton OF Delaware and CrawIord of Georgia }
had given, not orders, but dduice to take this di.
recion in the affairs OF California and to convey
that advice, and TO aid in giving it effect, was be-
yond all question the purpose of Kings mission
10 California; and could the truth be reached, il
would probably be found that Kings services are
paid Tor out OF the "secret service fund.- in the
hands OF the President.
The fraud upon the Union " i'll consist OF a pre-
mature organization of California as State
There never has been--there is not now-and in
allprobability will not be, for considerable time
to come, an &C tuGl population there in Sufficient
numbers for State. Yet in the present condition
OF that country there would be no difficulty in
making shoD OF strength, by taking votes from
thousands upon thousands who have recently gone
there from all quarters OF the globe but who are
but little better than sbids of passage =; are there
with no intention.of becoming permanent citizens
OF the country; and will dispense to their various
homes as soon as fortune or misfortune shall ter.
inmate their temporary sojourn IL California.
Totrump up state government with such ma.
terials, and force it upon the Union, would be a
base fraud upon Il other States. 1t must be met
at the threshold Enough is disclosed by Rley's
proclamation, 10 connection with this secret mis-
sion OF Butler King, todemand an immediate in
vestigation by Congress; and such further action
as the e<igency Of the case may require, even if
it be censure upon the President himself.
The older States will be ready for the admission
OF California into the Union, when it can come in
the strength and maturity OF State, with such
elements as are essential to State but they ex-
pect their representatives to set their faces a
flint against any and every attempt to smuggle it
into the Union, upon claims that have no substan.
differentiation 1t should be met at the very open.
ing OF the next session oil Congress.