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BY the Secretary Of the Interior.
Pension Agents.

CHARLES FITz, Of New Orleans, La,
to be Pension Agent at that place, vice
Maunsel White, who declines the Office.
JAMES HUsKE, Of Fayetteville, N c., to
be Pension Agent at that place, vice George
Mcneil, removed,
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The stock market is steady with slight improv-
ing tendency.
Cotton. The cotton market is quiet, there being
disposition TO operate until the private letters are
received.
Flour.--The market is firm, with good eastern
and home demand; sales'of 400 bbls., but without
any change In prices
Wheat Is steady-sales Of red at I00al0I cts and
Genesee l25 cts; corn Is firm sales of 600 bushels
at 60 cts for mixed and 62 cts for yellow oats and
rye unchanged.
Corn, Prime white 59a60; prime yellow 6la62
sales OF 0,000 bushels.
Provisions Western mess pork $40 per Dbl.
Whisky. This article may be quoted at from
20 l-2 TO q cts.
No change In other articles usually quoted - Ibid.
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BIewAelds Mosquito Shore, Central Amer
len.

The country is very productive turtle, mnniee and
fish Of the largest liberty well as size, abound
while the land produces, almost spontaneously, the
bread fruit, pnntain and the sweet potato, and last
least the cassada the nearest substitute for flour
have ever seen. The plantations are cleared and
worked withou: any difficulty, as the papta and
wild cane are the only distractions to clear field
which easily removed fruits Of all tropical kinds
grow In great abundance-the pineapple, banana,
and some with very curious Indian names, but per-
fectly civilized flavor.
The climate is delightful; at this season the birds
build their nests and the mir is vocal with the notes
of the tuu yellow tail and other birds Of the most
beautiful plumage. wish you could be transported
from the cold and cheeress season that you must be
in nj the present writing to sit few hours under
the nut tree in front OF my "watiie" as they
call the houses here you might be started occasion
ally by his dictatorship, who sails unconcernedly
along the bright waters, npheaving his huge head
and looks like floating island; or the rush OF the
wild deer, as he dasbes through the glade, might
make you Jump; but the ugliest looking gentry are
the tigers, whose wild glare is apt to shake the
nerves little.
Now, word about the natives. They exist in
nearly primitive state; their limited intercourse
with the white man has not been felt enough at
least TO change their customs or make visible
change in their manner of life. They subsst by
hunting with the bow and striking fish; the latter is
very novel; they start off in the night In canoe
with one man at the stern TO paddle slowly on the
lagoon, while another stands with lighted torch of
pine wood in one hand and harpoon or striking
staff in the other the fish frequently weigh 100
pounds. Turtle catching is accomplished much in
The same way; they catch them Of enormous size,
weighing from l50 to 200 pounds the standard price
of which Is 81.
The country generally Is very FERTILE but fiat, and
continues so for miles UP the rivers, until you
the mountains, when the rivers gradually rise, and
are intercepted in their flow by numerous waterfalls
which give il very picturesque and beautiful APP
pearancc The whole coast Is free from rocks OF oil
kinds and is comparatively safe; the rivers are large
and all navgabe, but as yet there is but very lin
tied trade from the interior, Spanish country as il
is called
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POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Dspufu Pasfln1cfsrs

JOSHUA w CARR, Bangor, Maine I
VIM, STowE, Springfield, Mass, in place
of Harvey Chaplin, resigned, to take effect
Sept 30, lS49.
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THR CHOLERA --ln yesterdays paper we alluded to a
report that gentleman at Of the hotels attacked
with the cholera He made sick by improper food,
but, to-day, we learn he isup and about his business.
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70 THE EDITOR or THE NATIONAL VINO
QUILLs FROM AN OLD PORcuPiNE.
4nuMRuGGING rHE IRIsH. !,

"HUMBuGGlNG THE IRISH"
The Union OF last wednesday has AZ OF para
graph upon the way IN winch the wing party IS
'hnmbngging the Irish, w: by putting Patrick
Collins late surveyor Of the customs at Cincinnati
onlo oat o. ms once, anu putting messrs' filnan,
Mnehe'b mep" anu ias's'o mo oihce mere al
washington. .
fatricks salary was ABOUT siooo per annuin-the
united salaries OF me iour above named IRISH cit
zensis s'ooo Verify Father kitchle this Is mum
plugging me irlsh" WIN vengeance; had Mr..
Polk only "humbqgged' then, IN this way, bygiying
them substantially TO understand That they nre cili-
zens fihe United States, de jacto, and entitled oa
fair participation Of all the privileges which the
constitution of their adopted country confers on
Them and not mere machines for raising political
Juggers into power, ne might nave mad some chance
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Profane language is 10 conversation what ten inch
spikes would be to veneering splitting, shivering
and defacing.
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VIRGINIA RANK NOTES, Checks on Richmond, Win.
chester and LeesbuI, constantly hand and for sale
IN sums to suit purchasers aud at the best rates.
May HIT x w LATHAM A CO
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AFfnnrPuLFALL Yesterday morning about II o'clock
young black man. named Warren Lowndea. in the en-
poy Of MIR Charles So apothecary and druggist At the
corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and street, was much
injured by tall appears that he has been engaged In
hosting boxes iromthe street 10 the fourth story Scorn.
ing descent by the dashoned mode the steps he pre-.
fened through the air Accordingly he endeav
He had scarcely stepped from the s before the rope sew
cred and down be came striking heavily the aud
TO the scene when discovered that he had sprained
bis arm broke his Jaw bone and Knocked He
was bathed IN blood and unableo speak He was con,
Quoted into the apothecarys store, and by Drs
Lindsey aud Hall and subsequently he was placed in
hack and Sent 10 The rfadence Of his MASTER the Island
With proper there be little doubt OF recovery
minus the teeth. sss a ~
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IMPROVEMENT southeastern avenue, Tor carriage
way leading to The President house The proper grading II
which has 50 long been neglected, and the beauty Of the
road o6siruced by decayed neea, hocka and nnumera
lunately come within the power of the newlyappoined
Commissioner Of Public Buildings, who WILL IL i hopod
ern gate 10 the house Carpenters already engaged in
repairing the worn out railing which eaeoses that lovely
promenade the south side erecting new and com
pele railing around The Presidents private garden Ano,
iher Improvement which all Saturday evening visitors will
be glad 10 hear o. 49, the Commissioner has ordered The
central eastern gate TO be repaired that may con
venent appendage, allowing persons opportunity OF co.
cape after The music is instead OF what has hitherto
heen--a constant subject OF annoyance and complaint
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Gitp 1ntelliaenfe.

PAINFUL OocuRRgscR. On Wednesday, the pupils OF
Mrs Burrs seminary and few invited friends repaired
70 me negb0rhood OF Rock Creek church, partake
the pleasures OF picnic Al sndown the
uri aud the omnibsses containing the ehihren had
gone over half mile when the horse attached buggy,
III which DR. Borrows and his wife, was in thu act al
r'ning INTO the aHi omnibus With view OF averting
SUCH proceeding, The doctor refined his horse of the road
N crossing rut the feet Of the horse became enanglc
~ le gear, and, in stumbling the body Of the vehicle was
overturned, throwing the occupants to the ground Both
WE'RE Tehdered inaensible Tor lew moments The lady
Wus PLACED ~ carriage aud brouge into the city 10 her
Iesuese where she now liz, confined 10 her bed and au
iering intensely nom bruised breast aud back The
uocior was sghiiy injured the forehead. The came
horse mad previously run against gentleman horse.
back, and knocked him out Of The saddle
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-28

fRANKfoRr, Thursday, April 20.
The Convention assembled yesterday at II
O'Clock, in the Representative Hall. Colonel
Henry Clay, Of Bourbon, was chosen President;
Henry Wingate, Of Franklin, and William p.
Boone, of Jefferson, were chosen Vice Presi-
dents; Bland Ballard. of Louisville, Secretary;
o. >. Pastor, of Mercer, and Sam. Shy, of Fay-
ette, assistant Secretaries.
A fervent prayer was offered by Rev. T. N.
Ralston, Of Fayetts.
On motion of Judge Menros. of Franklin, the
Secretaries proceeded to call the COUNTIES
Twenty-thres counties were found to be repre-
sented by oae hundred aud forty-seyen dele
gates
On motion Of ]. r. Thornton, Esq com
mitsee was appointed to draft resolutions ex-
preusive Of the sense of the Convention. The
Committee was composed Of one delegate from
each county.
Al o'clock p. NJ, the Convention rs-assem.
tiled, after brief adjournment.
The Committee not being ready to report.
several gentlemen informally addressed the
Convention.
At 3 l-2 o'clock the Committee submitted
4 leir report, upon which an earnest and deeply
interesting discussion arose, which occupied
the lime Of the Convention, with the exception
Of the interval spent in brief adjournment,
until 10 l-2 o'clock p. M. Addresses Of great
power were made. Of which we will speak here
alter.
The question has not yea been taken in re-
gard to the principal point Of discussion, viz:
whether the Emaneipstiprists should contend
for the insertion Of provision for Emaucipa.
iion in the Constitution, sr, simply, that the
Constitution should recognise and assert In.
right Of The people, Whenever they see ct TO
exercise it, TO make such provision.
Probably Conven,ion Of higher order of
character never was assembled in Kentucky.
In looking over IL, one cannes but be struck by
the number Of grey-headsd and venerable men
who are present.
The deliberations have been characterized by
great earnestness. but also by the utmost deco
rum.
The Convention Is TO r,saFsemble at 3 O'Clock
his morning
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fPrOm the LOuisvllle Courier
The Lexington Meeting-fhe Ala. A..

LENSGroN, April IS, 1873
Dear SIR: The editors of the Lexington stss
having in their morning paper given an secoup. Of
the meeting Of the friends Of Emancipation. he'd
in our City Hall, on Saturday evening lssf. ara
O'Clock =. NJ, intended, as think, 10 misleai he
friends of the cause abroad, will give, with yog,
permission, in your valuable paper, luiI aot I'm.
account Of il.
The meeting was called without any coues--
whatever, and al an hour that was not caIelI.is.
TO have any Of our friends from the eounirv 9r ~
working men Of our city 10 attend II. and D, -
great surprise the City Hall was well filed, Eb.et
IS large enough 10 accommodate about 4O0pe-s5r,
which think, under the circumstance. Wss
very large one. The editor s8ys, that be has n.
dOubtfhere were many there who attended flr D.
same object that he did. | am well acc.aip,et
with the citizens here, and did not see or hear hi
thar entertained his opinion; and hOS any geut--
man, (nOt connected with The press.) opposed =,
emancipation could attend, under the call, is vsry
extraordinary.
The meeting no doubt, 10 our Atlas hisnd. ~.
cold one, but 10 the friends Of emalciDation h
was filled with enthusiasm, and has Infused a Con-
hdence in their minds in this county that vii -
ielt al our August election in manner never a..
ticiPated BY them, the slavery party; and I sbsl
not be surprised 10 see one friend Of emsncip,.
ton or more elected TO represent this couuty In IL
Convention 10 amend our Constitution.
Il IS expected that many Of our most powerful
debaters will take the stump in favor Of the esus-
after the committee shall have returned from ~
Convention al Frankfort and another meeting i
held for nominating cand dates for The SIsis
Convention AT all events you may Be SATISFIED
that this county will not 20 BY default but thar
proper effort will be made to show our friends from
abroad that they viii do their duty. A large ma
lOrty Of those who attended the meeting were gen
uenen who are large SHAREHOLDERS and Of he hish
est responsibility, and 50 anxious are manv q
them that they are willing 70 adopt any pan hai
may be adopted 10 achieve the object
OLD FAYETTE
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children. aud il ua had rejected their sons who
came to our colleges, and sent them back TO
wear away their lives 10 utter and shameless
ignorance. ssN
or course such proposition requires only
to be stated to show its sbsurdity, and yet it is
no less absurd than the puerile complaint above
quoted.
But the editor Of the Advocate suggests q
remedy against the perpetuation Of these al
legged grievances. tits, In substance, that the
South shall take care Of itself and supply Its
own wants with its own hands and arms.
Ii is from oar present purpose to point out
the inconsistency Of such policy, with the
memorable laws Of trade, and with the free
trade doctrines Of which the Southern States
have been almost the exclusive advocates. We
rejoice that the Southern people are learning
their dependence upon the free white labor al
the North, and we can forgive the bad faces,
and bad logic which are among the natural
consequence Of the discovery. Wetrust, how
ever, that the modification, which 1t seems to
inspire, may lead the minds OF Southern states.
men to detect and remove the real cause of their
difficulty. Let them make labor respectable,
and respectable and intelligent lsborers will
swarm over the Southern States in twelve
month.
Her manufactures, like those Of Lowell and
birmingham. would bsceIms the pride of the
world. and her markets would be throngsd with
the Northern consumers and traders, seeking
to buy where they can buy cheapest But she
nuIa not expect any such result while hsl
operative labor Is wholly or partially psrfomes
by D degraded caste who are classed by her law,
and her institutions with the brute beasts
ThhTe are States under the American flag
wh.re industry has its reward, and where b
work Is not 10 dishonor ones birth or one
kindred. While they remain. as we trust the,
always naly, the practical and productive in
telllgsncs Of the American mechanic can onl,
be- enjoyed by the slaaeholding States in IN,
manner in which 10 has been enjoyed hitherto
and Ct which this Southern journal so bitterl,
eostplains.
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now employed with so much, conplsceaey by
the o-sIavery men in this State, 10 prove that
kentucky lsmore prosI 'erous than Ohio. South
Carolina contains about twenty millions Of
acres Of land which. at iys dollars an acre, is
worth one hundred mi lions Of dollars. Then
there were in The Stat, IN ls40, three hundred
and twenty-seyen thousand slaves, who, al
the value which Mr.. Fisher putt On Virgins
slaves, are worth one hundred and thirty mil.
lions Of dollars. The land and negroes are thus
worth two hundred and thirty millions Of dollars.
The white population Of tho State rises slight.
ly over two hundred and fifiy-nine thousand,
and the average individual wealth of this popu-
lation is thus shown to be oEer eight hundred
and ninety dollars; other vulies added and the
average will reach thousand dollars! This, to
be sure, is alOwer average than is found in that
other very prosperous country, ireland, but
IL lie far above the average wealth CT the model
commonwealth of Old Virginia.
Is IT not strange that, with all tl;is almost un.
equalled prosperity, the Haynes. McDufies,
Clowneys, Prestons, and o.her distinguished
South Carolina Statesmen and orators, should
bewail the condition of their state-should uttel
lamentations over her faded glory, over the ruin
and desolation OF her once splendid Mansions,
the abodes Of the most uncalclllatiig hospitality
and over the blight that has visited those field:
which were, generations ago, heavily laden witt
the products OF agricultlrel Is il not passing
strange that the population Of this eminent,
prosperous State should be continually drninish
ing-that her people should run away from pros
perity, and that the iyrx-eyea men Throughout
the county who are looking esgerly lor tie site
Of prosperity should entiTely' overlook Seutl
Carolina
But the truth Is the stateanIen of Souah Car
olina speak truth when they portray the condi
uon OF thsir State as rnelaasholy and Ilnpros
porous In the extreme, and those people VIII
emigraie from South carsiina are runninl
away from certain dessaation and ruin, whiel
have been brought aboit by the whitening ef
fecas Of the system Of bondage ;ast there pre-
..fls
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rikk AT SEA.-The schooner Mary Langdon
look ire on the 9th of March, in the hold, from
Ine lime getting wet, the schooner having one
thousand barrels on board. When Capt Hawse
nrs' discovered the FIRE. he was about $50 miles
rom tne balize. The crew kept the FIRE from
bursting out until they arrived in the river, when
.ne 'owooat Phoenix went to their assistance, and
oy the use OF her pumps succeeded in eItinguish-
ing it. She hae been on FIRE IS days before il was
eatnsuished. The Mary Langdon threw overheard
400 bbls. Of her cargo.
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For the Examiner

| For the Examiner.
MEssRs. EDIroRs: At a meeting Of the friend.
Of Gradual Emancipation held in Tompkin.-
vile, on Monday evening, the 18th inst, they
organised by slectiRg Or. J. R. Duncan, chair
man, and d. NJ. Wilson. secretary.
onmoiioa, committee Of 1--WE were appoint.
ed by the Chair to draft resolutions, viz: DIR.
ID. M. Wilson, A. Glassbrook, ]. d. T.ylOr.
Esq, E. M. Russell, and T.. ]. Maxcy.
The committee retired, returned and reported
the following preamble and resolutions, which.
after some discussion, were unanimouslv .dou,.
ed:
WHEREAS, In all Republican Government.
the sovereign power Is vested in the peonIa'
they have at all times tina right and power 10
alter, amend, or repeal their fundamental or
constitutional laws, whenever they may deem
Resolved, That we consider II 10 be our dutv
to make all such alterations in forming our new
CONSTITUTION as will have a tendency 10 Inn.
prove our moral, social. and political condition.
hesotced, lhatas We consider slavery orinyol.
untary servtude to be a moral, social and noIi,.
zeal evil, we consider II to be our duty 70 u.. an
fair and honorable means TO remove il from an ,
state, provided, that plan can be devised by
which IL can bv accomplished without doing in
justice 10 the master, the slave, or the eommu.
nifty in general.
Resolred, That in our opinion tbars sbouls
be an article or clause inserted In the new con
stitution about 20 be formed for the State Of
kentucky declaring that all the Offspring Of
tnose VINO are now or may be held In bondsg.
which are born after certain time, which time
shall be subsequent to the adoption of the nsu
constitution, and prior 10 the year 1855. shall
be free at the age Of 81 years, or between The
age OF II and % years, and their offspring 10
De iree-born, and all to be transported al their
own expense to Africa, their native country.
be settled by the Convention.
kesotoed, That in CONSCIOUSNESS of the d,so.,.
ity and Prejudices existing between the white
ana black population, We can never live to-
gether In social and political equality, therefore
we consider II but justice to ourselves and NH
lanthropy TO the blacks to remove them a. !.
country by themselves whore they can ep;ov
all the rights, privileges, and immunities Of
free government.
hesotoed, That in order TO carry cut the prin- |
clPles set forth in the foregoing resolutions, we
'nink IL exPedlent to elect delegate to the con.
veniion, which will meet in our Capital In Oc-
tober next, who will use all his exertions 10 car,
~ the same into effect.
On motion, Rev. ]. N. PSndegast was unani. |
mousiy selected as candidate for delegate TO |
the convention.
Resolped, That ]. M. Fraim, A. GIassbrook
and M. Oglesby, be and are hereby apuoipted
delegates, with power to appoint substitutes. 10
stteRd the convention Of those friendly 40
Gradual Emancipation with Colonization, 10 be
held In Frankfort on the 25th inst.
On motionthe meeting adjourned.
J. X. DUNCAN, Chrn'n.
ID. M. WILSON, Sec'y.
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E.aneIrassea Meeting.

According to previous notice, large and
enthusiastic meeting Of the citizens Of CoVing-
ton. friendly to the cause OF gradual emanciPa-
ton. convened at the City Hail, April Goth, to
appoint delegates to attend the convention to
be held at Frankfort on the 25th inst
The meeting was called to order by appoint
ing James M. Preston, ESQ, chairman, and T.
B. Clemens, secretary.
Col. r. Wallace, offered the following reso-
linton, which was adopted:
Resolved. That the president Of this meeting
be authorised 20 appoint a committee Of five.
to draft and report preamble and resolutions
expressing the views Of the meeting, and 10
accompany their report with list Of names, TO
aid in the selection Of delegates for the Frank
fort convention on the 25th inst
The chair appointed the following gentlemen
said committee; K. Wallace, chairman. George
C. Tarvin, Rev VIM. Orr. S. NJ. Moore, ESQ.
and DIR. VIM. ID. Holt.
The committee, after retiring for short time.
returned and offered the following preamble and
resolutions;
II is now the opinion Of numerous citizens
Of Kentucky, that slavery is no longer advan-
tageous 10 the State, but on the contrary. .
serious and blighting incumbrance. That Ken
lucky and all the older States where sl.vsrv
exists. are falling behind the free States in pros.
perity and political Importance. Thai our
climate is well adapted to free labor, and our
location eaiirely uDfavorable 10 the use Of sl.v.s
mar lLee anu save iaoor are incompatible with
go sach olnel, ano cannot aavantageousiy exist in
sne an. community. inat under our present
81 .h - aces We nave mol an adequate suPply
w ~. uiS HeSsssafy security to
usPena On .re .al.eL ihat slavery Is deleteri-
s-. :. =. sI" -foA '"e eAss. prise and moral
~, Iss.,,, r.. PsoP,s ana nnsiiy, That Il Is
-'.Is' xH..S - "n W nanS Gown 10 our
po3tcrity. w I'm THIS view OF the an hiaef