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Messrs. Pugh and Pearce.

By reference 10 the proceedings of the House Of
Representatives, it will be seen that Messrs. Pugh
and Pearce, who were SO u~njustly excluded from
participating in the deliberations OF that body
at the commencement Of the Session, have at length
secured their seats. Thus. despite all the wlIe,
working, chicanery and stratagem resorted to, and
practised by the wings, to defeat the ends ofjuslice,
has the position taken by those who placed them
selves upon the broad platform Of the constitution
been gloriously and trIumphantly sustained. We
congratulate the citizens of Hamilton cuunty in the
acquisition Of their long withheldrights. That coun.
ty is now fully and ably represented in the Legis-
lative councils of our State That Messrs. Pugh
and Pearce would long since have been discharge
ing their duty as Legislators, had it not been for a
few designing wings, no one will doubt. Justice
10 sometimes tardy, yet in most cases sure; and,
like truth, though
"Crush'd to earth, will rise again;
The eternal years Of God are hers"
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Homestead Exemption.

In the esprit" of last week we gave some
thoughts upon this subject, and promised others in
future.
For arguments in favor Of the Homestead ex.
emption, we refer our readers to the very able re.
port of Mr.. Dimmick, from the Committee of the
Senate, which will be found on the outside Of to-
days paper.
The matter appears to be attracting attention in
several of the States. Wisconsin aud Michigan
have passed liberal laws for the protection Of the
homes Of their citizens. Pennsylvania, too is NOV.
log; the subject is now up before the Legislature
of that State.
The justice and p~ropriety of such laws appear
to persuade almost every one ia favor of their
adoption. In fact, we cannot see any good reason
that can be urged against the measure. The only
one that can be %conjured up is, that the creditor
may suffer by their adoption.
Now we believe the creditor would be greatly
benefited in the event of the enactment of such a
law in this State. Hundreds and thousands OF
men, now living in the State, who have no home,
would be encouraged to adopt habits Of industry
and economy, which would very soon put them in
possession Of a comfortable place of abode. And
there are thousands more, who from casualties by
FIRE or water-from the uncertainty of trade, and
various other causes, over which they had no
control, have been reduced to poverty-and what
is worse still, have debts hanging over them which
they never expect to pay, as they have no pros
pect at present that they can ever acquire the
means to do SO, and are thus compelled to travel
through this world in hopeless poverty. But adopt
this msasure-assure them that their enterprise,
energy, and talents are worth protecting, aud the
Tight Of hope springs up within their bosoms; they
At once m devising ways and means by
which they may satisfy their old creditors. Pro.
tect the homes Of the poor, and old debts that are
now hopeless, and by the existing laws entirely lost,
will soon be compounded and paid. Thus will the
creditor be benefited. lr,t ysgf trgs.
And then upon the other side, pass the law, and
thousands Of the suffering poor would put to them
selves the prophetic question, scan these dry
bones ire?" Encouraged and projected by the
law, they could and would. Thousands o. dollars
would be saved to the people ofthe State, thatthey
now pay as pauper taxes; and thousands more.
that are now expended 10 the prosecution Of crimi.
nals-who have been made 90 from want, and
were induced to commit crime to satisfy the de-
mands of nature, Or to place themselves upon this
very spot where this measure would have them
stand. Besides, how many dropping spirits would
Be lifted up! How many tears be driedl How
many Of the human family, that started out upon
the voyage Of life with all their wishes freighted,
now laundering and stranded. a hopeless wreck.
would hoist their sails afresh, having in the Home
stssd Exemption ! sure anchor Of hope, and yeI
pass safely through the tempest Of lie. snd make
he hsrbof d psscs and ssfsty. $50 - 1oiienE
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Mr.. TOWnshend's Letter

We invite the special attention of our readers to
the manly letter of NORTON s. TowNsHEND, Esq.
the Repi sentative from Lorain. Mr.. T. was
elected as q ~free-sOil man, in opposition ia the
candidates Of both the wing and democratic parties.
In view of this fact, the wings supposed that by
offering inducements he might be brought over in
support Of their measures But they mistook their
man. He came there as a free. soiler-as such he
intended to act. The fearless exposition Of the
o~vsrtures made to him by the wings, mus, secure
the appreciation and esteem of every honest
man. Had oil those members protesting to be free
and Morse, what a different state of things would
have existed at Columbus since the first Monday
of December. But. as our readers are we'll aware,
every protested free.soiler, who holds a seat in the
House, Except the two above mentioned, is iden-
tilted with the wing party. and acts with them
on all qeuslions. We heard the Representative
from Cuyahoga say upon the floor of the House,
that she CANT not there as a Wing or Democrat.
He stood alooi from these two great parties. He
CAM there only as the friend o fhuman freedom
But that he was willing to act as a mediator
and pacifcatcr to bring about an organization of
that body" This may not have been the precise
language used, but we are certain it is the import
of what he said on that occasion. We then thought
his remarks were only intended as a gul-trap to
catch and inveigle the unwary and hon esi free.
soilers. The subsequent action of that individual
has proven that we were correct. Happily, how
ever, for the preservation of the constitution and
honor OF our State, there were two who could not
be thus entrapped. The reason why many wings
who profess to be free-soilers, do not carry out the
contained in the ''plalform' erected by
The late Free-Soil Convention, held at Columbus,
is simply because every measure therein advocated
is in direct conflict with the wing party creed.
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The Legislature Of Wisconsin con.
vened at Madison on the 10Th u'tt.
The Milwaukee papers OF The 18th
have accounts, by telegraph, Of the Or
~ganization. 10 the House, parties d.
vided on the speakership. triangularly.
On the first ballot. Harrison G. Hob.
ait, the democratic candidate, was cho.
sen Speaker, by a vote Of 81, 10 IA for
Pike. wing, and 10 for'Strong, the Van
Buren, A BOLTON candidate--and 2 scat
tering. This vote shows The compare.
tive strength Of the three parties in the
Legislature; the democrats out number.
ing both the wings and third party men.
Governor Dewey's message fills
nearly six columns Of the Milwaukee
Wisconsin. Gov. Dewey recommends
some changes in the Judicial system OF
the State--a State Prision--the sale Of
the School Lands--a State Normal
School, TO i~nvigorate and elevate the
Common Schools, and a Geological
Survey as soon as the finances will ad.
NIT. He also takes strong grounds
against admitting slavery into the new
territories.
Hon. Isaac P. Walker was reelected
to the U. s. Senate for six years from
the 4th Of March next.
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Very respectfully,
e'' your obedient servant,
SIS. THOMAS APP C. JONES,
Commandsr.in.chief, Pacific squadron.
y Hon. j. Y. Mason,
70 Secretary Of the Many.
WAR DEPARTMENT.

MONTEREY, (Calyornia,) Oct. 20. 1s4s.
GENERAL: | arrived here on the 9th
instant, from San Diego, and have paid
the four companies Of the first New
York regiment in full, and they have
all started for the gold mines. The
three companies composing the COM
mand OF Lieutenant Colonel Burton
are now here, and will be mustered out
to-day or tomorrow, and paid by Ma
jor Hill Immediately, as the residents
are extremely anxious TO get rid OF
them; they have the place in their pow
or. Nearly all the men of company
Of" Sd artillery, have deserted. We
have the Ohio, Warren, Dale, Licking
ton, and Southampton in port; but they
cannot land q man, as they desert as
soon as they set foot on shore. The
only thing tho ships could do in case Of
an outbreak, would be 10 FIRE upon the
town. The volunteers at Santa Barba.
ra. Los Angeles, &C., behaved very
well-no murmuring or difficulties OF
any kind with them, they complained
that thsy were not allowed travelling
allowance.
The funds from MazatIan have at
last reached here: the amount is $780,
600. II arrived very OPPORTUNITY, as
We have expended nearly all we had.
The amount is a great deal moret than
will be required, al there are at present
but two companies in California-one
Of LIST dragons, the other OF Sd artille-
~; the latter reduced to q mere skelc
ton by desertion, and the former in a
fair way to share the same fate.
should suppose $4,000 would be sufi.
cient 10 pay the present force (provid.
cd the companies are filled up) for a
year. Treasury notes are good for
nothing now; bills on the United States
could not be negotiated on any terms.
Gold dust can be purchased for So or
$40 the ounce, and il is said 10 be
worth SIS in the United States; con-
sequentIy, all remitiances are made
init
.eColonel Mason and most Of the army
officers are at Fort Suffer. Commo.
dore Jones thinks it would be very i'm.
prudent TO bring the public funds on
shore, except 10 such sums as may be
reeuired for immediate use. He does
pot like 10 leave q ship here, OF account
of,hs difficulty Of keeping the men. :
The gold lever RACES as bad as ever,
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NEGROES IN CANADA.--According 10
a census taken one year since, the en-.
lire black population ufCanadai is 5.57i,
being 4,l67 more than in l842. So the
late statements Of Is or 10000 slaves
having escaped there from the United
States are all mconshine--3,000 is the
utmost limit. The majority Of males
over females is 645--accounted for on
the reasonable superstition that those
slaves who do escape are mostly men.
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GLet,ers have been received in this

GrLetiers have been received in this
city from Pittsburgh, to the effect that
the bills issued by the "CiTY OF PITTs.
BuRGH," are fast depreciating in value.
and that the corporation had already
about one million Of dollars-shin pas.
ters--issued, and in circulation. They
are not received there by. the brokers,
and business men are very shy OF
them. 9as h si845
In consequence Of the information we
o observe many Of our own business men
refuse them. We feel IT our duty 10
advise u citizens TO be on their guard
mot to take any of The Pittsburg City.
Bills, or any Of the City Of Allegheny
shinpIasters, as we learn they are about
on a par.--W Wheeling Argus. a
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They do a smart business in Lynn,
Mass. ltihas n population o! less than
10000, yet 100000 pairs of boots
and shoes were made there lastyear.
Nearly 5000 OF its inhabitants. Of both
sexes, are engaged in she business.
The value of the boots and shoes man.
ufaclured 10 Massachusetts, in lsA7.
was SI7.000,O0o. 81 got 9~liffasa .sas'
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The SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
wOODsFIELD, OHIO, FEB. .. ts4e.i

00- During the absence Of the editor the respon-
sibility Of all articles. either original or selected.
Except the : Editorial Correspondence ~ must
rest upon the PRINTER. The editor knows MOTH
ing OF the contents OF the esprit" until it reaches
him 1t Columbus.
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Pacific squadron, and pointed out how
they could be kept in repair and man.
ned without returning round Cape
Horn to the Atlantic States. When
that accommodation was made, | had
no conception Of the state Of things in
Upper California. For the present,
and | fear for years to come, i. will be
impossible for the United State 10 main
tain any naval or military establishment
in California; as ut present, no hope OF
reward nor fear Of punishment is sufi.
Gent 10 make binding any contract b..
tween man and man upon the soil OF
California. To send troops out here
would be needless, Tor they would i'm.
mediately desert. To show what
chance there is for apprehending de.
serters, inclose an advertisement
which has been widely circulated for a
fortnight, but without bringing in a sin.
gle deserter. Among the deserters
from the squadron are some of the best
petty officers and seamen, having but
few months to serve, and large bal.
ances due them, amounting in the ag.
grsga'e to over ten housaad dollars.
There Is a great deficiency Of coin in
the country, and especially in the mines,
the traders, by taking advantage of the
pressing necessity Of the digger. not un.
~5frequsntly compelling him 10 sell his
ounce of good gold for a silver dollar;
and Il has been bought, under like cir.
cumstances, for fifty cents per ounce,
Of Indians. To this state of Deepen.
dence laboring mines are now subject.
ed, and must be until coin is more abun.
dant. Disease {congestive and inter.
mittent iever) is making grea, havoc
among the digsers, as they are almost
destitute OF food and raiment, and, for
the most part, without houses Of any
kind to protect them from the incIem.
ent season now at hand.
The commerce of this coast may be
said to be entirely cut off by deserlion.
No sooner does q merchan, ship arrive
in any Of the ports of California, than
all hands leave her; in some instances
captain, cook, and all. AT this moment
there are a number of merchant ships
thus abandoned at San Francisco, and
such will be the fate OF all that subse.
quently arrive. The master Of the ship
''lzaak Walton" tina, brought stores
for the squadron to this port, offered,
without success, fifty dollars per month
to Callao, and thence twenty dollars
per month home, to disbanded uoI'un.
tcers, not seamen. We were obliged
at last to supply him with four men
whose terms Of service were drawing
10 a close. This state Of things is not
confined to California alone. Oregon
is fast depopula,ing; her inhabitants
pour into the gold diggiugs, and foreign
residents and runaway sailors from the
Sandwich Islands are arriving by every
vessel that approaches this coast.
n ~
Very respectfully,
e'a your obedient servant,
1@a THOMAS AP C. JONES,
Commander.in.ch chief, Pacific squadron.
Rf7"f' Hon. J. Y. Mason,
70 Secretary Of the Many.
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The following distances to the "gold
diggins," compiled by Mr.. JAMES II.
DUPpER, Of ST. Louis, will be interesting
to Adventures just now:
From ST. Louis TO California.
NORTHERN ROUTE.
To independence, $50
" Platte river. $50
" Forks of Platte, ITO
Crossing South Fork o P'atte, 80
Ash Hollow, on North Fork, %
Fort Laramie, or Fort John, I48
South Pass, Rocky Mountains, 275
4" Fort Hall, on Snake river, 255
Fork Roads Of Or'n & Cal. trails, 60
Mary's river, l79
Sink Of Mary's river, 995
+" River Truckey, 40
Combell's cabins, 10
I" J~ohnsons, in California, 80
Suter's Fort, Sacramento Valley, 40
" San Francisco, 80
Total number Of miles, 1884
SOUTHERN ROUTE.
To independence, $50
Crossing OF Big Arkansas, $50
Bent's Fort, descending Ark.) 225
Santa Fe, 270
Rio Del Norte, atSaa Phillippi, 80
Albuquerque crossing, 35
Descending right bank, 9lO|
" Copper Mines, IS
River ella, 40
Pine Village, (lndianO 500
&" Mouth ofGila entering Col'do, 1865
Crossing Colorado, 10
" Crossing tornado, first water,) 100
First Rancho in California, IS
San Diego, or Pacific shore, As
Total number OF miles, 94O0|
Distance from San Diego to Suier's|
Fort in Sacramento Valley.
To San Louis Rey, (MissionJ 46
" Puebla, or City Of Angels, 100
Santa Barbara, 100
Monterey,(C Capital Of Californiaj340
River Rio Selma, ISL
Rio San Joaquin, 85I
s Rio TuwaIine, rel
% Rio Stanishlow, IOI
g Suffers Fort, ~ go
Gsihp 1851 gafa --|
Total number Of miles, stf 7sSl
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United States Bank shares are now
sold in Philadelphia at So, which for
merry sold readily at $i95, both at
home and abroad. fpsNl
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The Distance TO California.

The following distances to the "gold
diggins," compiled by Mr.. JAMES H.
DUppER, of ST. Louis, will be interesting
to a%dventvrers just now:
From S.. Louis to California.
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Ram BIER.

DRINKING GoLD.-The grape, we read, is cu-
tivated with the greatest success in California.
Fancy drinking Californian wine How rich it
must be 1t must be something like our very best
:" golden sherries,' only with much more gold in it.
The bouquets alone, we can fancy, would fetch a
guinea piece in Covent Garden Market, and the
crust of one of their full bodied Californian port
must supply the poor family to whom it was thrown
with bread all its life. Only imagine, also, what
quantities of Eau de Vie de Ddntzic must be made
every year on the banks of the Sacramento They
have only to dip the bottle into the river to bring It
out filled with those little rags Of gold that you see
dancing up and down, if each particle was tipsy,
in the above named brandy OF course, the vine
which hourishes in California was originally i'm
ported from the Cote d'Or and gown made from
such a slip would be sure fortune to a lady.
Why, it would be nothing but tissue of gold
Punch.
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REMEMBER ME-!

Remember me when star light dies
When, on her sapphire wing,
Aurora blusbing. smiling. flies
To open Natures sleeping eyes
With dew drops of the Spring.
Remember me when rosy day
Brings music to the ear,
Remember me when far away
From those bright scenes where thou art gay,
And ii not shed tear.
Remember me when twilight fades.
When cooling zephyrs bring
Their moistened Odours from the shades
That gather Ter the flowery glades-
When night birds sweetly sing.
And when the solemn vesper bell
So sweetly calls to prayer,
All let me in thy bosom dwell.
That one low sigh at least may tell
am remembered there RAMBLER.
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Appointments by the President

By and Dith the ddUice and consent of the Senate.
Gustayus c. Cushman. of Maine. to be Consul Of the
United States for the port of Chagres, the Republic of
New Grenada, in the place of Leonard Jones declined.
A. Hyatt Smith to be Attorney of the United States for
the district of Wisconsin, in the place of w. Sutherland,
resigned
Marcus Gaines of Virginia. to be Consul of the United
States for the city and kingdom of Tripoli
James l.. Edwards to be Commissioner of Pensions.
Roger c. Weighman to be Major General of the Militia
of the District Of Columbia in place of Walter JONES'
signed.
John Mason, Jr, to be Bigadier General vice Weight.
man. promoted.
Peter Wilson to be Captain Of Infantry, Militia, D; C.
LAND OFFICEs-Receirers.-H w. Palfrey, New
Orleans. vice Oliver B. Hill, resigned Rufus Hewitt.
Wnamac Indiana, vice A. L. Wheeler resigned. .Abner
Register-Jacamah Seaman Milan, Missouri. (new. }
Justices of the Peace, ID. C.-Peer NJ Pearson Franklin
s. Myer and Henry Haw all of Washington
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of lie almost abandoned useless having been ex
haused by the constant succession of Of corn and
ton do not pretend that this out land exactly fitted
for the reception Of the in is present condition but all
requires small portion of sand and rotten log black
soil stable manure mixed and spaded in well with the
natural soil in the places where each vine planted This
gives it start, and it will find the way the natural
soil and thrive in by the aid of the alest portion of
post raked into the surface every fall.
Inquiries often made in regard to the probable profits
OF vineyard and as mine are too young to estimate BY as
yet would prefer not to opinion. but refer all in
qures 10 Mr. Welers letter to which have aluded.t No
promised to something the extension of the wine
cause in this neighbohood My has already given
such different colorng the business here, that three
new vineyards to be planted out next fall within three
miles OF my place; and willing to wager that there
will be twenty planted in this county within the next five
years though there only existence. and these
owned by myself As soon as it is believed that grape has
been found that will produce crop every the business
will make most rapid stndes have several orders my
supply from three four hundred rooted vines after supply
profits of the wine business will be able Mr. Wei
ers letter. may be WELL perhaps notice part of here
He states various results from his experience well
from that of others and profit of 200 per among
the lowest These estimates may appear high to some
sons, but think $1,000 profit per from vineyard in
the South at Twelve years old fair estimate from the
grape mine is planted with.
Yours respectfully. ]. MOVES
Holly Wood, Natchez, Miss, July %, lS4S
See Commercial Review vol. " pp 28-29.
be better qualified than that gentleman to give
opinion.
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NE w ORLEAN Ms:
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH ~, 1s4o.

PEARL DIVISION, No. s, S. OF T.-Ths Divis-
ion was organized at Temple Hall on Friday even
ing last by Grand Worthy Patriarch r. w. Powell
assisted by other officers of the Grand Division.
There were forty-three applicants for the charter.
Never have we seen so much enthusiasm displayed
on similar occasion. Although the hall was spa.
cious, and large preparations were made for the
reception of as many visiters could have been
anticipated, than fifty brothers compelled
to abandon the idea of gaining admittance, in con-
sequence of the immense crowd that filled the
Hall. Harmony Choir, with its soul-stirring and
inspiring music, contributed greatly to enhance the
beauty of the ceremony. Fifteen new members
were initiated.
PEARL DIVISION. No. g. Organized at Temple Hall
March g. lS49-The following gentlemen duly elected
and installed officers for the present term: