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BLACKS ron CALnp oRsA.--The Fort Smith Her
aid Of the 18th ult says that the remainder Of Col
Bonner's party have arrived there, consisting of Z
whites and blacks. It'll not likely that free blacks
would pass through Arkansas as members Of a
California expedition; Col. Bonner possibly makes
the experiment Of taking his slaves to California
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Rev David Avery.

The Baltimore Life Insurance Company has de-
clared halfyearly dividend Of four per cent
The Baltimore & Fredericktown turnpike Com
pany has declared a halfyearly dividend Of three
quarters of one per cent. Bali .fuleriean.
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Among the distinguished visters at present in
our city are the Hon. T. l.. Critenden and lady.
and r. H. Crittenden, Of Kentucky. The latter
leaves for his post at Liverpool in to-day's steamer.
Senator souIe, of Louisiana, who is to visit France
at this interesting crisis in her affairs, goes out in
the same boat. We would like to detan these two
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BLOCKADE OF THE COAST OF AFRICA.
We publish this morning an official no.
LITIGATION of state of war and belligerent
blockade, declared by the Commander of
the French Squadron, against all that por-
ton of the West Coast of Africa lying be-
tween the Grand Bassam and ASSUME
rivers.
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NAvAL.-The razee Independence, at Norfolk.
viii positively sail for the Mediterranean on the 10th
inst. new commander has been appointed to her.
Capt. VIM. X. Latmer, late Commandant of
the Navy Yard at Pensacola has been ordered to
the command of the frgate Cumberland, at Nor
fok also destined fer the Mediterranean
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The Nashville papers announce the death Of
James Hamilton, Professor Of Mathematics in the
Nashville University. He died of cholera on Tues
day, the 18th.
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OFFICIAL.
Corn
gu. s. BRIc BAINBRIpGE,

''Iuouooia, May %, lS49.
"SIR: have the honor to lay before you COM
municaion from the commander-in-chief of the
French naval forces on the west coast of Africa,
relative to blockade established by him, extending
from the 'Grand Bassam' to the ASSUME river, on
the Gold coast.
81 am, sir, very respectfully,
sYour obedient servant
"a. G. SLAUGHTER,
"Comma,ldsr
"Hon. VIM. BALLARD PRESTON,
&C Secrefn,,I nf ihl Mn, LlaaL;a,e.fo., OIL.
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FRANKLIN Mills, (ohio,) Sept. 9, '2s.


TO reform measures, there must be change Of
men," " Without change of men, fraud cannot
be punished delinquences cannot be detected un-
lawful allowances cannot be stopped; improper
modes of doing business, and irregular practices in
Office, can never be corrected Do not all Offices
belong to the people' What right have the incum-
berts to them more than othersi No wrong is
done to the man who is removed for he is deprived
of no right. 1t is the duty of the President, and
all others TO whom the people have entrusted the
power, to remove their subordinates whenever they
believe the public interest requires it, So fascinat-
ing is power and corrupting the long posses
sion of Office, that believe the chances for pure
administration would be much greater, were a
limit of eight or ten years prescribed, beyond which
no should be competent to hold any of
the subordinate Offices at Washington. II is
the policy Of ofice-hoders TO create an i'm
preston that their Offices are pripate rights; that
they are wronged when removed that they have
a right to demand the reasons for their removal,
and have them formally set forth When the
people assent to doctrine like this, you may
bid farewell to all hope of reform, however
great may be the abuses of our Government.
We shall have Clerks, Auditors, Comptrollers,
Registers ireasurers, ard Secretaries for life bad
customs will never be corrected erroneous princi-
Piles will prevail forever; precedent will take the
place of laws the official corps at Washington will
govern the Union; and if we do not have Presi-
dents for life we shall have entailed upon us for
ever succession from one Office to another, pre-
serving the unity of the official phalanx, and
perpetuating all their opinions and abuses In nv
opinion, the people have more cause to fear TOO feu
removals than Too many
AMOS KENnAI
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A Mr.. Schrdeder, OF St. Louis, died of cholera,
as was supposed, on Monday last, and was taken
to the grave when noise in the coffin being heard,
1t was fousd that he was still alive. lie is re-
covering.
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(TRANsLATIoN.y

TRANsLATIoN.C
SQUADRON OF THE w. COAST OF AFRICA,
Et Nina, March %, lS49.
Mr.. COMMANDER: The natives of the territory OF
Acka, comprised between the rivers Grand Bassam
and ASSUME, having violated the treaty which they
concluded with France in 1874, and stolen French
merchandise, have the honor to apprise you that
have declared and waged war against them.
In consequence of this rupture, have established
a belligeren blockade of the coast comprised be-
tween the said rivers. | therefore request that you
will have the goodness to notify the vessels of your
nation.
Be pleased to accept, &c, &C.,
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kESTUcKr CosoREsIosAL cAsDIDATEs.-1st
district, Lynn Boyd, Loco. No opposition, the
district being strongly Loco. 2ndd istrict-James
l.. Johnson, Whig Dr. Peyton, Loco. Sd dis
trct-F. E. Mclean, Wing; Mr.. Clark, Loco
4lh district--Ayeu Buckner, Wing; Col. @. A.
Caldwell, Loco. 5th district--John B. Thomp.
olson White. both Wings 7th district--Dr. ".
Lane, Loco Col. Humphrey Marshall, Wing
9Th district--EIon. IS Moreheed, Wing s. F.
j. Trabue, Native American. 9th district--Jobn
y. Huston, Wing; John c. Mason, Loco. 10th
dstrict--Maior John P. Gaines, Wing; r. Fl.
Stanton, Loco.
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A chapter Of Fourth Of July accidents will be
found in the letters of our correspondents from
northern cities.
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The Hon. EDWARD Y. HILL has been nominal
ed by the Wing party Of Georgia for Governor
by the Convention recently assembled at Mllcdge-
LII
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The ST. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette estimates the en-.
tire number Of emgronts that have left California
by the overland route, at 10000. OF these n 200
started from st. Joseph, independence, Weston
and Westpoft
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rELrGRaPHIc sLuNpERNc.

The telegraphic report of the late news by tn
Canada" is piece of incoherent trash. 1t il
shockingly mangled, jumbled, twisted, distorted
topsy-turvy, incomprehensibe. There ought Il
be some reform in the business of telegraphic re
porting. Atprssent it does not appear to be in tn
best hands Who is to blame
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THE TEMPERANCE AP0BTLE
Drove out of town yesterday and visited the Croon
aqueduct. He was delighted with the excursion.
In the evening he saw the fireworks in the Park
and was much astonished and amused He appears
to be a warm-hearted, unsophsticated man. In
day or two he commences his work of reformation,
and will administer the pledge at the Catholic
churches
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THE REPU BLIC.

ment of sanguinary dynasty there are,
at this day, nearly three Locofocos to one
Wing In the building occupied by Judge
Collamer there are still three employees
OF hostile politics to one of his party, or
nearly that ratio. Nevertheless, the Post
master General is held up to public repro
baton as the most cruel and relentless
member of cruel and relentless Cabinet
II the country will bestow moments re-
Election upon what the Locofoco press is
constantly saying and the fact here pre-
scented, it will form some estimate of the
prosecutions which the Wing party have
suffered for the last twenty years, and a
better estimate of the. value of Locofoco
assertions in this behalf. If, after what
the Union pronounces to be the most re-
lentless prescription ever known in the
history of the Government has taken place,
there yet remains nearly three Locofocos
to one Wing in the most proscriptive De-
partment, the Wing party must have been
treated as aliens in their own country !;
and had the Administration continued the
prescription, j: would have perpetuated
oppression and tyranny. The least that
the most anti-proscnptive men could re-
quire of the Government would be an
equalization of the Offices. We are speak
ing of principle--of rule of action based
upon anti-proscnption. The Administra-
ton has not yet nearly equalized the Of
fees, as has been shown !; it has not come
up to the requirements of an anti -proscrip-
tive rule. We do not urge removals, and
have not; but when the Administration is
denounced and particular members of the
Cabinet assailed for making too many, we
must be permitted to say how far they
have gone, and how far Justice and right
urge them to 90. We are not defending
the Administration for what has been
done; they have done nothing to need de-
fence. When the bounds Of equal-handed
justice are overleaped, it will be time to
consider how far and in what way the
principle adopted by the last Administra-
ton, in making "political agencies" of
public Offices, may interfere with the con-
duct of business. Meanwhile, here is a
letter of Amos Kendall, upon this subject,
which we have not seen in any Locofoco
paper for some time. 1t was once held in
high repute by the opposition. We are not
prepared to go the length of the writer.
We publish it because it is neat compo-
sition:
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associate editor Of the Union. Whilst this and
other editors Of his kind are doing oil they can to
exasperate and infame they using for this pur-
pose the most unfair means-eyen putting into
Gen Taylor's letters expressions Of pledges which
he never made, and giving to those which he has
made false and nsincere interpretations TO subserve
thar own narrow party ends. Surely, Gen. Tay-
Tor is not the man, nor is he surrounded by men,
tration fearlessly do what It believes TO be right,
and the people will sustain them, though these
" Britons may groao" ] have asserted that the
Administrator in power should have the prepon-
derance in the public Offices and why; The peo-
nh Of t1ese United States have materially ehangec
their ruling powers, by the elevation Of Gen. Tsy.
lar IN the presidential chair. How are the views
rr,nciples. and measures, which they have thu,
sanctioned. 10 be carried QUITO find expression
Every administration must find expresson--ii
,,,,,,srd observation-disclosures It's authorized
.osr,s los moral, it's intellectual its political IT
energetic It's trueal are exhibited and rendered e
hcient through It's employees. Would the ou'war
ovn,ess,on Of Democratic administration resen
HE that Of Wing administration SHOULD J.
Not at all. And why, then, should the genulr
and real exhibition ofwhig principles and agenc''
he ;mpeded by having, in the main, to pass hroug
channels or agents clogged with Obstacles ~
but. il will be said, this is rank prescription.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-04-06
Sublime or Ridiculous.

The renowned transccndentalst, 0
REsTEs A, BRowNsoN, IN n long article ac
counting for the origin Of evil. thus dis
poses of the question:
"The evil Ihero is in society and inli
viduals, does not spring from an origna
quality but from a secondary quality. |
consists in our loss of unity. and attempts
ing to live in quality that is i"say multi
plicitely alone. Its remedy is in attain
ing 10 unity, which shall convert the
quality into the Trinity; that is, in attain
ing ionnity in multiplicity, and mulliplici
ly in unity, which gives us at once unit,
and universally"
In othor words, the secondary quOlil!
of individuality is found by the multipli
city of unity. TO attain Trinity, yo'
must change unity into multiplicity au'
multiplicity into unily-thus forming uni
versatility.
Clear as mud and twice as thick!
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-04-06
California Gold,

NROM the fact that Gold is found in great abun
u dance IN California and as il is fast finding
It's way amongst us, il would appear wise. on .he
part oi our Merchants aud traders. 10 be looking
out for themselves desirable locations at this time
as the silken net purses OF our farmers aud Me.
chanics, in all probability will be soon filed with
the shining yellow Boys.
The question naturally arises. where can each of
us lucne ourselves in trade so that our interests in
all respects, will best be securedY-I would an.
swer that Lithopolis, Fairfield County, can fur.
uish at least two comfortable well finished Store
Houses, TO any who wish TO avail themselves of
this opening. at this time, for trade. II is not
perhaps saying too much that there is not, in this
or any the adjoining counties, at this time, a
more desirable point OF trade. We have -four
ishing village, surrounded by dense population
of thriving farmers, who will bring in their gold
Ell treasures to this place for trade. We have
but two Dry Good Houses now in operation at
this time We have numbered as high as six
Stores in this place.
! For the further information of any who may be
desrous Of securing location in all respects de-
sirable, would remark: first, we have as healthy
a village as any perhaps in The State Of Ohio. We
have two comfortable Brick Churches, Metho-
dist aud Presbyterian, and large Academy, re-
Gently erected and the School in full progress, I'm.
der the superintendance of one of our most expe.
rienced and distinguished teachers Dr. JOHN
WILLIAMS, late ofthe Greenfield Academy. We
have in great measure all the advantages of the
Canal without its disadvantages, such as Chills
and Fevers, &C., being about two miles distant
We are also distant from Columbus, Lancaster and
Circleve, about equal distance. Is miles, and
midway between Lancaster and Coumbus-gv-
ing us fine scope OF territory 10 operate on. We
have at this time. through the enterprise of D.
TALLMADdE, Esq, "A daily four horse coach run.
ming through our village. We have two Hotels,
together with almost Al! of the different mechan-
ical branches carried on in the village.
! There are rooms attached to one of the Store
Houses which will accommodate small family
comfortably, with an excellent Spring of Water
on the same lot, now occupied by DR., G. w. Defre-
baugh,as Grocery and Provision Store. Let me
say TO all who wish 10 commence business. or 10
any who at this time have OH hand fair Stock OF
Merchandise. well assorted, either of Dry Goods
! Hardware, Groceries, &c, combined, or Gro.
Gerry and Provision Store. that Lithopolis is the
place where you can, with proper industry, accu-
muate the Gold or its equivalent as fast. perhaps
as in California. There is a fair chance at this
time at least-call and see.
For iurther particulars concerning the buildings
call on the subscriber. LEWIS HUBER.
Lithopois. March 0, l849. 44tf
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-04-06
InG,InnIIs l0l,dmcf.

II will he remembered by our readers
that The late Legislature appointed a
committee to inquire into the manner Of
The passage Of the Apportionment Bill.
The Committee met and examined wit.
nesses. and made their report. The Jour.
nal thus notices the Infamous means,
which are resorted TO-, by guilty men, to
screen themselves from justice:
Edison B. Olds, member of Congress
elect from Pickaway district, and mem
ber ofthe Senate at the time of the pas.
sage of the law under investigation, came
either ly his own suggestion, or in re.
sponse to the :equisilion ofthe committee
TO testify under oath. as to his kno wledge
Of the facts, and his idea of purliamenta.
lary rules as applicable to them. lu spite
of every attempt of dark and crooked
mind. to eguivocate aud give false gloss
To principles and false color to events
the strong and powerful intellect of Mr.
Beaver was enabled to force him fiom all
his sub,erfuges and evasions, and to ex.
tort from him such testimony as showed
in spite Of himself, the justice ofthe Wing
cause, and the ireacherous dishonesty ol
the L0cofocos. Pressed for time. and
determined to hold the reluctant witnes.
10 the story until it was complete. the ex
animation continued until late in the
night. When il was closed, the mem
bers retired, aud the papers were left il
the room at the American. where the
committee held their session. During
the night, however, The room was enter
cd. and the papers containing the answers
Of Mr.. Olds were mutilated, erased, oh
liberated, interined aud added to, IN III,
hdnd 'criting Of Mr.. Oids himself unit
the character ofthe testimony ,0dS folalI,
changed from that which was given unde
oath before the committee; g'ring in fac
hhe bearing 2f Tie evidence an entirely op
p0siie direct'On. ARd Mis EMe tesiimo
ny mhich wiH be puJhished.
Not word Of comment is needed up
on acts so infamous. They would indeed
be astonishing at any other time; anG
even now for their singular boldness
coupled with their dastardly neanuess
they take conspicuous stand among the
ucls of this most unwholesome Legisla
,ivn nssomhlv
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-04-06
New Constitution for Ohio.

The following is cqpy"l the john
Resolution for lukug the sense of the
people on calling Convention, to amend
the Constitution, which passed with buI
four dissenting votes in the Senate, aud
two IN tho House: g.
JolNr RESOLUTION. Rclatige to taking
a Vote JyMe PeopIe 10 amend tie Coa-
HfatioN 9fthe State,
Rcsolrcd byMe General Asscmbly Qj
he State If OhO Uwo-thirds of the mem
bors of each House Of tho General As.
Sembly concurring lhcrcin,) That il is
necessary To amend the Constitution Of
the State ofOlio. aud we do hereby rec.
ommend tho electors, at tho mex, g,
lection Tor members of the General AS.
sembly, To vote for or against Conven.
,mn, agroeubly to tho provisions of the
fifth section Of the seventh article Of the
Constitution; aud the Judges of elections
held within each aud every township p ol
this State shall receive aud transmit with
the return of the votes given for members
ofthe General assembly. To the Clerk oI
the Court Of Common Pleas within theil
Respective counties, statement of al
tho votes given within thUir rospec,iv,
townships, for aud against Convention
Aud the Clerks Of the Courts of Com
mon plrnS in the several counties within
this State are directed to include in III,
general abstract of votes given wilhil
their respective counties for members n
tho General Assembly, statement nth,
number of votes given within their re
spccivc cuanties for and against Con
vnlion to amend tho Constitution Of lhi
State, aud returned To their RESPECTIVE
Offices, and forward tho same to the oiiic
of the Secretary Estate previously to tn
next session of the General Assembly.
JOHN q. BRESLlN.
$ Speaker HoRsC Of Reps.
5 BREWSTER RANDALL
3 Speaker otthc Senate.
March 80, lS49.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-04-06
COnyen,Iom New Constitution,

The joint resolution. submitted by Mr.,
Goddard, of the Senate, has passed the
House, and tho question of a convention
TO amend the constitution of this State,
will be passed upou by tho people at the
next election.
We rejoice at this result, and also at
the unanimity by which the resolution
was adopted--thero being but six votes
in opposition in both branches of the
Legislature.
The gross oulrages which have been
perpetrOled the past winer, in Legislative
appointments, the reckless and fraudu-
lent violation Of The popular will, and the
degrading ami diSgraceful tofiicking
with the high judicial and civil officers Of
the State, have caused tho yoomanry Of
the commonwealth To demand change.
whereby these responsible officers sholl
be elected directly by the people. The
high trust which has been delegated, by
the constitution, to the Legislature, ha.
wing been most corruplly and boldly dis
regarded and abused, this trust should
be Withdrawn. revoked. "eXpungcd"
.-and the people make their elec-
lions themselves rather than by aHor.
Neys.
In tho State of New York, under her
new constitution, The people elect all
their Civil, Judicial aud Financial oG-
GERS. aud the experiment has not sim.
ply succeeded, but its praclicobillty aud
beneficial results uru universally uc.
knowledged.
Lot us follow her example-lel the
freomen fOho act for themselves. aud
not by attorney, aud never ogain will the
power aud patronage of the State bccnmc
articles of"bargain and sale" aud the dis.
tribulon thereof sub jeclcd Ia "a "balauco
Of power" consisting Of tpo 'ndiriiaaIs
--CtA. GascHe.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-04-06
Tbr Ganfnsttr Go'rttr.
,EoReE WEAVER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
LANCASTER, OHIO.
Friday Morning, April G. IsI9.
RAILROAD SUBSCRIPTION.

The question whether the Corporation
of Lancaster shall subscribe $4,000 in
stock TO the Sciotp aud Hooking Valley
Railroad. it will be seen. is to be sub
milted To the qualified voters of Lancas
ter, at the ensuing Corporation election
Let the people of the country see that
the towns ready and willing To do double
her share 10 promnte the prosperity of
bolh Town and Country. and The result
next fall cannot but be favorable.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-04-06
From tle Wheeling Ga=eHe Of Saturday.
Horrible Steamboat Explosion ;iId
Loss Of Life.

The steamer. Virginia,p!ymg ns daily
packet between this city aud Sleubenvlllc,
Ohio, was torn into fragments. her hull
sinking Immediately. by the explosion Of
her boilers a. Rush Creek, ten miles a.
bove this city, at five O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, and several, probably eight or
ten killed, and seventeen more wounded!
A portion of the wounded were brought
to this city last evening 10y the Shenando
ah. We are also indebted Ia the Caplain
and Clerk of the Zachary Taylor which
came down soon after for particulars Of
the horrible catastrophe, From these
gentlemen and two or three others. pas.
sengers. we gathered the facts of this ar
ticle; which were all they had heen able
to collect in reliable shape, amid the OK.
clement and confusion at the scene of
the disaster, or from the survivors Of the
catastrophe. 1t is said that the Captain
of the boat, Dawson. lost one 0f his eyes.
As almost the whole of the boat above
the hull, was torn in pieces aud The hull
so shattered that it sunk at once there
can be little doubt that all the missing
are dead. Mr.. Snyder ofihis city. tglass.
blower who lost both Of his legs, il is
said, cannot probably survive many hours.
The explosion took place whilst the
boat was landing Mr. Roe, one Of the
killed He was upon the plank going
ashore at the time. and his bhy was cut
into three pieces by tho explosionl
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-04-06
Tic OHIO UniyCrsiIy

We have received a pamphlet, con.
laining list Of the officers, past aud pres
ent, and Of all those who have taken any
degree, in the Ohio University. In the
list wo notice several names ofgeulIemer
in this place.
The University is now re organized.
under an able Faculty, aud with every
prospect of success. The advertisement
will bo seen in another column A more
desirable place for those wishing 10 OBJ.
tain Collegiate education will hardly be
found in the State.