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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

UNITED STATES ARMr IN CALrseRNIA.-We learn from
person who has been for the past three years connected with
the detachment Of the United States army California that
soldiers for time past have been entirely conened, and
that deseron has ceased. Every effort has been made to
render them comfortable and they have but little nducement
to envy the condition of the miners The country being
trey quiet their military duty is light and they are able to
earn, when not duty, sufficient to satisfy them In
fact those who mechanics when the cost of their subss
tence &C. is considered do better than the majority of trades
people not in the service-N Y Express.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

late Thibodauxve paper contains the following notice
OF the amented death of gentleman who has many respect
ed friends in this District and neighborhood .....
DR. I. M. WILLIAMs.-In last surmised that
esimabe fellow Citizen Dr. T. NJ Williams, of the
sufferers on the Inflated steamer Louisiana This conjecture has
been but too sadly realized His remains were brought to this
place on the steamer Hope Sunday last and the day
following were conveyed to their last resting place by large
OF sympahizing friends and RI Rev.
LEosIDAs PoLk performed eloquent and impressive
yce-aer which the last of all that remained of him. whe
but few days had left circles in the fullest enjoy
men of life and health, consigned to the tomb. His
buoyan heart shall beat the music Of his voice has
ceasedthe pressure Of his hand is felt more and,
ia the absence of the noble qualities Of his life man, and
his services physician, feel if void has been
ated that will long remain untitled
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19
FATHER MATHEW.
VIM. M. MEREDITH,
Secretary Of the Treasury.

We pleased to find in the Charleston Mercury the fol-
lowing satisfactory letter which the friends of Father MATHEW
have prevailed him allow be published place him
right before the public No copy of the private letter refer
red preserved by the writer but Judge LuMrkIS will
doubt furnish copy of for publication We regret that
the msapprehenson had not been expanedt would
have avoided the unpleasant in the United States SEN
AS is, the letter below regard acquitting the
good man and phanthrops of an ntenton or Off
cious interference with institutions -Richond En-
Copy Of the Letter ofthe Rev. 7heoJold Alathew to
Judge Lompkin, Of Georgia.
y, RICHMOND, (VA.) DECEMBER %, ls49.
HoNoRED AND DEAR SIR When you condescended to
address invitation pay the lusrous body which
you with much dignity preside, visit for the promotion
OF the sacred cause OF temperance not Of the high
rank judge with which your country had honored you
otherwise should not have marked my letter private but
have lett to your own prudence to have acted seemed to
you most conducive the good Of that glorious cause equally
dear to both. The second letter which you kindly for
warded have SEEM its reaching Boston
fined New York by Illness and my physician, Dr.
Frazer and my Secretary, deemed advisable not speak
such an exciting subject
now, honoed sir, presume to inrude letter on your
weloccuped time of insnuatlon thrown
out that had uncourteousy declined to reply to your let
requiring explanation of my opinions alimpor
question Whatever errors may have perpetrated, in
territorial dsespect to any correspondent however humble
his rank is not amongst them much less to parsonage
that my single mindedness in the advocacy of the, me,
all absorbing Of temperance is not in this great
country well understood. In my beloved csunty,
though groanng under the weight of the heaviest burden
of misery that nation bore, endured every species
of caumny rather than k the nfction of the slightest
injury the temperance cause, by advocating the repeal
of the Union between England and Ireland. In referring
your honor to the conversation held with Mr. Garrison in
the Adams House," Boston, vainy thought my solemn
declaration Of being firmly resolved interfere in any the
slightest degree with the institutions of this mighty Re-
public, would have been amply sufficient to calm the ankle
ties of the most sensitive American now, dear and
honored Judge, this declaration, and respect
fully urge that man. who enjoys himself freed m in this
emphaicaly free country require from who
has meeky amongst you to advocate the high and
holy Of temperance bearing in his hand the pure and
spotless white banner, with the Divine motto inscribed,
Glory to God on high, peace earth to men. In the
anxious hope that this candid explanation will the
suspicion of Intentional disrespect in making my reply
private and my not having answered your second favor
have the honor to be- dear judge brother temperance
and devoted friend, THEOBALD MATHEW.
Hon. Judge LUMpKIS, Athens Ga. ..'.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

OBITuARr-The Barnsable Patriot records the DEATH In
his Goth year, Of BENJAMIN HALLETr father Of the Hon. b.
F. HALLErr, of Boston He had seventy nea descend
ants alive the period of his DEATH Being born IN the year
l760, when George the Sd of England was crowned, ne was
for fifteen years his subject In the revolution he served
three years board the ate DEAN and IN the land forces
He was afterwards member of the Massachusetts, Legislature
and magistrate in his county He was sixty years
consistent christian and his experience the sea he always
acted as missionary voluntarily.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

THE WINTER IN MINNEsorA-The Minnesota Pioneer
says that Minnesota is redeemng herself The mercury
the 18th uimo st. Paul marked 20 below "The
air was as still as death. In fact have wind that
we actually suffer less in the coolest weather than they do in
the cutting winds of Illinois, at much milder temperature
as indicated by the thermometer Where there is wind
the body generates and carries along with it. at
mosphere. Our cold weather is dry, bracng exhlarang
gives us an appetite, and makes US fat"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

The British barque Colooney, LIVINGSTON from Oregon
via Vacouver Island has been seized by Col COLLIER the
Collector at San Francisco, for violation of the
laws in bringing cargo from American port to another
The Tines also states that vessel from Valparaiso has been
forfeited for bringing San Francisco brandy in packages
of less than fifteen gallons, prescribed by law. .
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

The first sale Of precious stones in New York. for FIVE years
past consisting of diamonds urquoises, opazes garne
rubes, chysates pearls saphres, aqua marines oriental
ganes opal, amethysts, rubie emsrads Panama pearls
and rough diamond opas took place Friday morning at
the store of Henry H. Leeds The proceeds amounted TO
about Sc, O0e
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

meeting of gas lately held in the city of
New York; take for obtaining supplies Of gas
cheaper rates. Among the proceedings reported in the Tr
bune, observe the following
Professor GRANT explained plan by which the city
could be lighted five thousandth part Of the expense
incurred The light is of his discovery, and the prnc-
pal ingredient is nitrate of soda which be had in mex
haustble quantities South America The residuum of the
soda, after being used woudbe valuable than the article
its crude state One of those lights placed in Broadway
of Canal street, the top of house, would enable
person read throughout the whole of that street and neigh
borhood He has one Of them in on the locomotive
:" Rough and Ready" the Philadelphia Railroad line By
enabled observe the h-pole for half mile The
pense Of that light for four nights only twenty-five
cents"
committee of three appointed to examine this
discovery and report upon it.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

SMALL NerEs VIReISIA-The Virginia House of
Delegates has by vote of 50 to As rejected the report of
the bank committee against the issue of small by the
ha k OF that State. The House will probably now pass
bill allowing the banks to issue them.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

The British steamer Peru arrived at Panama
from Valparaiso on the 23d of December. She had
thirty passengers. She left again on the 9Th, and
IN her Hon. BALE PEYToN, Envoy of the United
States TO Chill.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

The Coroner who held the inquest the body Of Gen. r.
VAN RENSSELAER,, at Syracuse, expressed the opinion that
death produced accidentally, and not intentionally The
walls Of the in which the body found damp
and various attempts had been made to dry them stove
had been used but the chimney smoked badly that the
had be removed The furnace of charcoal taken
in avoedy dry the wallis and Mr.. " R. had been in and
out of the several times after the coal set fire.
The who found the body found the door about
one. third open ALBANY Euening Journal @.....
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

In the article before alluded to- which published July
last stated the then probable population at oo0 Sub
sequent experience and travel through the country has con-
WINGED then in We anxious at that
time not beyond the mark in estimate, but in the
extremity of our undoubtedly fell far below it.
Admitting, them that the 18th day of April last there
600 inhabitants in the country, above stated if
add thereto the 500 arrived by sea, shown by the
table above have total Of Sc. 500 To this must be add
ed the of 200 Mexcans who into the country
by land, and of which probably 1900 still remain. Further
than this there have away from the several vessels
this port least 900 there have arrived other
ports in California 500 souls and there have into the
country by the Santa Fe and Southern route least 1000
These figures give the following result the present popula
aon Of the country derived from all except the emf
Tho Roclv
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

On Wednesday last little girl about years old, daugh
Of Mr. Charles SnedeIr, of Fairfax county, Virginia,
drowned in spring the residence Of Levi Parker, Esq.,
near Falls Church.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

The Oar Dock BRooKLYS.-The United States
slocpofwar Dale locked Tuesday last the Brook
Ign navy yard being the first vessel that has there under
gone that operation.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

There be doubt that the figures given above
below the mark and have hesitation in saying, and
think tie figures will bear in the assertion that The
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

From the 18th Of April down to the present time (Novem
Der %, ls49 enabled give, through the poteness
of Edward A. King Harbor Master reliable statistics Of the
arrivals by sea. They follows:
Months, American Foreign. Male Female. Total
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19
POPULATION OF CALIFORNIA.

a -.. CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER %.
In article published in the Alta California Of the I'd Of
July last stated the probable population Of the country at
that time 10000 souls. As the election has failed
bring out than nequate of the legal in the
country. and the hopes which that contest held out of ap
proxmating the number of inhabitants have failed have
thought it proper and necessary give the following stats
tics. They made up in some instances from actual
Cords in others from the best estimates have been able
procure.
The population of California the ls day of January,
oho ,;,
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

The number of the emigration by way of the Plains" is
variously estimated from 80, 900 40, oO0 Our i'm
preston that will be found vary much from 80, 600
Adding that number to the figures above and have total
Of 81, 600 souls, as follows: /
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1850-11-01

ments fatals, quill nest donns d rhom-
me nj de prevenir, nj dc combattre. mais
qui laissent dams le cgur des vrais pa
triotes, I'm voile de deuiI, que lie temps
n'enleve que dif6cilement.
C'est, ainsi que nous l'avons dit plus
haut, lie 25 octobre deruier, que le digne
rspresentant du 3me district, rendu lie
dernier soupir, chez son ami lie Docteur
Davezac, entoure de sa famille ct de ses
amis en- larmes.
Puisse la reconnaissance publique at
tenuer la douleur de cette famille desc
lee.-Puissept nos concitoyens payer aux
enfants la dette d'amour ct de respect
qu'iIs ont contractee envers lie pere.
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FEUILLETON DU PIONNIER.

Nous donnons aujourd'hui la fin de
francois le Chon,pi; dams notre proclaim
numGro nous commenccrons la publica
ton DUN roman nouveau que nous avens
recu de Paris par un des derniers arriva
ges, ct qui obtenu un grand success de
rautre cote de rAtIantique. lie CAPT
rAlsE GARBAs est un episode raconte
pendant la mutt du % JUN lS4S, par un
fsilie!-
Ceroman qui porte Ia signature de M.
nc PoNTMARrrs, un des jeunes ecrivains
don't s'honorc Ia France litteraire, lie
double merite d'atre court ct interessant;
Faction nc lang,it pas une seule page,
ct de charmans details, qui accusent une
originalite reelle, ajoutant du relief a
lepisode principal qui abonde en- situa-
lions smouvantes, en- peripeties impre
vues: I.e style est a Ia hauteur du sujet.
brilliant ct pur. LIE success qni a accueilli
ce roman patis, ne pourra done que Sc
renouyeler ici.
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JOSEPH pUcH,
AMADEO MOREL.
ALPHONSE GENTIL e.
FIRMIN BLANCHARD,
e.. l.. MAYOR.
POlITIQUE INTERFERE.

Les abolitionistes du Nord, non con-
tents de l'adoption successive des princi-
paux bills renfermes dams le plan gene
raj de conpromis, d'Ienry Clay, dres-
sent la tate aujourd d'hui ct ne veulent
point accepter la seule exception qui soft
en- notre faveur ct qui ait force de loi: lie
bill des esclaves fugitifs.
Les ssnateurs du Kentucky ct du Mas.
sachassets, en- prssentans leur projet de
loi au Congress, nous ont dit: Quatre
grandes questions, quatre questions vita.
les agitent rUnion, ct menacent de sa-
per notre republique dams ses bases, 81
elles lie sont promptement resolues /;
lie Nord ct lie Sud elevent tous deux des
pretentions exorbitantes, qui ne sont
point admissibles, parceque les realiser
sefait ronpre l'equilibre qui doit exister
entire tous les Etats de la Confederation
nous, hommes de paix ct de conciliation,
nous venons vous proposer le moyen de
resoudre ces questions 'amiable, nous
vous apportons TN remede infaillible, que
nous adjectiyons Bill du Con,pronsis, par
ce quill vous force, vous habitants du
Nord ct vous planteurs du Sud-, ! faife
des concessions reciproques. a
Or, il s'est tronyk que, lie bill du com
promis une fois disseque, rebuilt 4 ga piu'
simple expression par la seule logique
lie Sud accordait au Nord toutes sortes Dc
droits ct de privilege .tandis que le Norf
ltenait lie Sud merci! Une seule conces
| sion stait faite . nos planteurs, par le
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reclamer, Sc placent sous la protection
des chefs abolitionistes ct ceux-ci plus
forts que la los, Parviennent presque tou-
jours soustraire les fuyards a leurs mai.
tres.
Cest principalement dams PEtat du
New York, que l'opposjtion est lie plus
acharnee; les wings qui s'etaient diyishs
en- deux camps bien distincts, vicnnent
de Sc ressouder pour empecher la mise
i execution de la loi.
Dams Ie Massachusetts, les wings en-
masse protestent contre le bill, ct pre-
tendent qu'on n'arretera jamais un ne
gre marron dams ieur Etat; lis sont prets,
disont-ils, soutenir par les armes, la IL
berte de la race noire!
On parlc encore, mais il faut esperer
que e fait est inexact, au moins en- par
tie, dune &meute qui aurait ensanglante
les rues de Detroit (Michigan0 a propos
de l'arrestation dun escIayc iugitif; les
abolitionistes auraient arrache le negre
des mains de l'autorite, ct pour avoir raj
son de ces n,isera blcs, il n'aurait fallu rien
moins que Intervention actlOe dun regI'
ment des Etats- Unis. LIE Citoye7s, Jour.
nal francais qui Sc public a Detroit, ne
donne pas de details sur cette atfaire.
mais en- revanche les fcuiIIes americaines
en- parlent Ionguement. 81 lie fait Sc con-
firme, quelle attitude prendront les au-
torit6s du Michigan'
LIE bill des esclaves fugitifs est une
concession ilusoirc ct que les abolitonls'
tes sauront rendrc nulle.--Nous en- serons
nous hommes du Sud, pour nos conces
sions reelles.-Evidemment nous avon'
etc dupes!
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MORrOE | HEN; JUHN n. HARMANSON.

f.c rcpresehtaht du troisieme district
dc Ia Louisiana au Congress, Honorable
Jous H. HARaAssoss, est mort vendredi
dernier, 25 octobre; 1 Ia suite dun vio-
lent cracl9emeht de sang, prosenant
dune pthysie puImonaire chronique.
C'est avec un profond sentiment de
douleurf que hIous ahnoneons cette mort
prematurte, nos lecteurs, ct nous SON.
mes persuades que ce triste evenement
trouvera un douloureux echo chez tous les
t.ouisianais: I'm homme de bien, un hon.
me PoIitiqne, ne tnedrt point sans laisser
dams son pays des regrets sinceres.
JoHy H. HxRMAssos etait virginien,
en- 1892 n viit &c fiser Ell Louisiana, a Ia
Poihte Coupse, ct depuis eette spoque
les liens de Ia famille l'attachereht no
tre Etat, don't il ne tarda pas i embras-
ser avec ardeur les interats les plus cliers.
Doue de capacities emirentes, M. Har-
manson fut bientot appels d defendre les
droits de Ia Louisiana ct du Sud tout en-
tier, au Congress des Etats-Unis. Trois
iois dc suite, &C digne citoyen fat porte
par ses clients, CONNIE candidat pour
rePresenter le 3rne district COMPRESSION
mel, et trois fois il fut slu i une maiori-
te 'mposante. A Washington, la con-
duite du brave democratic fut toujours
digne ct ferme; dams plusieurs occasions
deeisives, alors que le resultat de la ba-
taille parlementaire stait douteu1, Har-
manson cntrafna ses colleagues par cette
eioquencc persuasive quill possedait 1 IN
haut deg's, ct quill puisait dams la con-
, science de son devo;r! toujours notre
honorable fcprdscntant defendit avec ta-
ient ct conviction, non settlement les insti-
tutioEs democratiqnes, non settlement les
droits du Sine district, mais encore les
fnt6fsts de Ia Louisiana, de rUnion:
Harmanson a bien merit6 de ses con.
-eltoyens!-Sa mort est un dc ces eyene.
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(COMMUN1oUE.)
De LA DEMOCRATIC ET DU WHIG6lSME

Les bases sur lesqueles la democratic
est assise expliquent facilemcnt les pro
gres immenses qu'eiIe fit dams tous les
pays qui marchent avec ce steele. Dams
notre republiqne deux grands parts Sc
disputent administration; jetons un
conp.d'eil sur les principles qui les divi-
sent ct tachons de trouver dams un exa-
men froid ct impartial. auquel de ces
deux parts l'avenir assure la preponde-
rance.
LA democratic aux Etats-Unis est eta
bile sur ce principe eternel de toute de-
mocratie &c la souverainete du peupIe
dams son acception la plus large. Ainsi
le vrai democratic veut que tous les CT
toyens exercent des droits egaux, Quelle
que soft la position sociaIe de chacun
d'eux. lie Gas d'infamic seul doit eta
blir une ligne de demarcation entire les
hommes, It du reste, les codes de tous les
parts sont unanmes ne plus considt-
rer CONNIE citoyen celui que la loi du
fetrir. ........ ..........-
En- vertu DIR principe fundamental de
sa religion polftique, lie democratic veut
que les officers publics soient NOMINEES
par le peuple ct que Ia duree de leurs
emplois soft Iinitte un temps determl-
ne par la Constitution. - L'eleclion par
Ie peuple des officers pubics nest que
rexercice de Ia souverainete de ce Peu-
pie; Ia clause de la Constitution qui res
treint la duree des emplois est lie palIa-
dunn du civisme; ellie fournit au peuple
I'occasion de punir un mauvais fonction
naire en- Ie re jetant, ct de recompenser
par Ia reelection celui qni bien rempli
,on mandat.
LIE democratic veut qu'au moyen dun
systemc liberal, feducation sc rePande
sur toutes les classes de la societe atm
que lie peupIe poisse exercer une souve-
,ainete intelligente ct non une souseral-
nete aveugle, atm d'augmenter Pamonr
de la lberte qui preside a la formation
de notre repub'i1ue.
/ LIE democratic veut une circulation me
tallique CONNIE agent principal des 6
changes; il veut que le paPier moHnale
soft restreint aux grandes places dc com
merce. II veut que les attribatlons d'
Congress soient strictemcnt obsersec et
qn'aucune Interpretation has ssrdee ne soil
donnee au pacte federal.
| LIE democratic veut que les droits (ou
, tarif) sur les importations aux Etats- Uni'
des produits de l'industfie etrangere
soient moderes, afr qu'ils Tapportent a,
gouvernefnent TN beau revenu ct quill
he soient pas pour le pays la cause dune
take indirecte exorbitante, OH bicn l.
cause dune exclusion complete, exclu
sion qui porterait une attelnte funeste q,
deyeloppement de notre immense e
belle federation.
VOLTA ce que veut lie democratic. Celu
qui veutpeua, surtout eelri qui oent le bien
: etre, reIesation dun peupIe, dams VI
, pays OH tout Sc fait pour ct par lie peup'e
Avec un cutie aussi sacre, Ia fol demo
, cratique ne peut que Sc propager; deJ'
s ellie domino aux Etats-Unls; avant Ion
Il snes anness sans dotte les republican