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Gov. Manly on Free Suffmse-A very un.
worthy attempt 10 made IN the Standard
to misrepresent Gov. Manly in regard TO
this matter. ID 10 necessary for the public
to look out for trickery and falsehood in
that quarter, and to guard agains. them.
The Governor regards it as his duty, in
any event Of the approaching election. to
recommend 10 the next General Assembly
such legislation, consistently with the
compromises ofour present constitution,
as will enable the people 10 decide all
questions Of change in our organic law fol
themselves. And this 10 oil that the Cover.
nor can do. Il Davy Reid himself were
Governor.
The people want no more humbug up.
|ca this subject. What does Mr.. Reid
mean when he advocates free suffrage!''
Does he mean that he either will or car
do any more! Are We 10, bshea,ed like chill
dren!--snd. 10 be told that We can hav.
free suffrage by voting for Mr.. Reid. bu
can't have il il We vote for Gov. Manly
The Democratic Convention declare tha
81 an amendment 10 the constitution 81 thi,
State ought 10 be made abolishing the lane
qualification for electors Of senator's; ant
the people ought TO be permitted TO elsc
the Judges for term Of years"
Very well. How does Mr.. Reid ant
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essnlsy haiA n6tih ana asUh sohlians
> - a he met hvaFsbIs nslap, Tks
gfnelll tiais ofhtalih Il he setFs nlaa
iI good.
Tks silizrns sf saeHsmsnlo City Arr
aking ns.sures % pnoieri Ihsir Town froa
ialufs essrEos. BY constructing . <sse.
Il 10 done q de expense Of the city.
The dates from the Sandwich Isl.nes
are n l.ls 40 April ~. On The 10Th Of shs
Sans month sbs Legislature opensd lie
sessions. The Kings speeeh 10 fair
production. making several imPorlant re-
concentrations; among them . savings
bank, wilh proper regulalinns-she re-
movsl Of unnecessary legal inpedinsnls
70 lhs iniernsnisge Of natives and respee-
table lorsigners-s prcjeet for criminal
code-ihe founding Of sehoals and hospi.
tails. &c. The commerce Of The Island 10
steadily Increasing.
The last dales IRON Oregon are 10 de
18Th Of April. The prospects Tor crops
we're 6ns. Funhsr eIplorstions Of ths
South Pass show ils prsciieabili,y and %.
psrioriiy 10 The North sntrrnrs 10 The
Columbia River. Indian difficulties arc
spprshendsd.
We regret 10 state that anolherdesirue.
tive 6rs occurred n San Francisco on The
nigh, Of May 9Th, BY which one-ihird Of
the city vas reduced 70 ashes. and The pro.
babls loss 10 estimated q e50o. 900.
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Henry Clay.-The position Of Hsnr

Henry Clay.-The position Of Henry
Clay at the present moment. 10 well cab
culated TO excite wonder and challenge
admiration. Although more than seven
~ years Of age, we find him leader in
the Senate Of the United States, the vigor
Of his mind wholly unimpaired, and bis
readiness. laptness, and eloquencs never
more efficient. The spectacle 10 encoursg-
ing in moro points Of view than one. II
shows that constant Intellectual activity
in the course of long and useful life. is
calculated rather TO preserve and strength
en- the human intellect, than to impair
and weaken its powers. In such an il
Illustration we have noble incentive to
effort. patriotism and duty. Mr.. Clay
has reached . period Of life, when mos,
men deem il expedient for personal com
fort, to retire to the shades, the quiet and
the ease. 70 congenial 10 age. But hs
was called upon by his fellow-citizens o.
Kentucky 10 appear once more in the Sc
na,e Of The United States; 10 responded
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Tho ]" New York Commercial" notices
. most discourteous assault upon Presiden,
Taylor. in the pages Of the Democratic
Review. The Review indnlges in the
lowest party slang towards the President,
declaring that he has abdicated his author
ity, and that he has i" an innate conscious.
ness of incompstency." &c. &c. The
Commercial answers all this slang AZ fol.
lows:
To always win is the best proof oil
skill in the player, and when and wherein
has General Taylor failed to winl Finer,
gencies. sudden and threatening, have
overtsken the Government since he 40,
sumed The reins. and he has met them
with prudence and overcome them with
vigor. Important negotiations have beer
entered into with foreign powers. snt
when were more liberal concessions made
10 the United States, and more advanta
geous treaties. Than the annals OF his ad
ministra,ion showi Why, il succers il
every movement, progress and elevation
Of the country at every step, are evidences
Of skill in the government. 10 Genera
rsylor's administration must be AWARDED
consummate ability"
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IlAai h aEhls an invsied. n hopof ~
sHkel, rs shlFEeisI asaile1 and "a -fi
participation Il polIiicnl power csnird.
Sagaeious mss csnn0g bnI suspeel. lfom
all lkis. that mere q intended shzn d ~
vowed; and llisi thsrs lies q III bossen
q psTposs Of he sspsrsdou e shs States.
Ger rssso1s asovsd or dsavowed. or fcr
gnsysnsss rsdssssed OF ysssdrssssd.
This purpose b u remembered. do not
sonsidss - psrvsding large masses. bui Of
he sxis.snss anone ihs Exnsaisls. on
both sidss. ] ssnnos .snlsrisin q esss-
ssos.
In ths speech 90 which yeo ptss. ID sas
ny purpose. among other things. 70 show
that psscssbis secession OF sons Siaies
from the rest. OF . psseesbls sepsrsiion
Of them ell. vas among she moot impro-
bsble Of imagiaahls svenis, that nature.
tbs Seas. NE eulfs. The lakes and rivers,
bound % together BY lies nearly impossi-
Bile 20 be broken, ihsi no man could make
any plan Of secession or separation sa,is-
factory 10 others; and, aols Than I'll thai.
mo man could discern any thing - likely
10 arise 70 sny Stale. from secession or
separation. not fraughi siih political evil
|of any description. and every degree.
And Notwithstanding The influence and
the opinions of which I have spoken, I
believe that The sentiments Of The great
mass OF Southern nsn concur wilh my
own. Many have contemplated sepsra>
lion % probable result; some certainly
have desired, and do desire il. but. 90 Ear
ss I have observed. when The question 10
pat directly home 10 The People, noiwiih-
standing Whatever certain presses and
certain politicians say 10 the contrary, the
people Of The South are still for The Union.
by immense msjoriiies. Whenever there
10 truly American hear. The lore Of the
Union 10 sniwtned 10 iis Utmost 6bres.
ID 10 our duty 10 encourage and applaud
this popular feeling. 70 respect yourselves.
and 10 take care that, BY no denial Of jus.
lice. BY no unnecessary discussion of ex-
citing but sbslfact questions. By no threat
VI Hcudtcs w lntCitSfU wan WH1s ttSs
not belong 10 us. we do moi weaken that
attachment 10 The Union which Is 20 in
disPensable 10 The Happiness Of all. And
wha, 10 ihs duty oflhe North. in this 70.
speet. 10 equally The duly Of the South.
All sides are called on 10 exercise . Car
greater degree OF forbesrsncs and moders-
ton. if W mean to transmit to the next
generation the blessings enjoyed BY this.
I shall do al I can 10 warn The country !;
against the dangers Of this intestine strife
10 call both the South and the North back
10 sense Of their true duties and their
true interests. And il ] cannot sllsy tho
evil, I shall al least do nothing 10 pro-
mo,s il. Ishall do nothing TO cause zeal.
ousy, heart burning. and animosity. among
those whose country 10 one. whose inter-
ssis ere one. and whose destiny, Whatever
any Of them may think Of il. 10 in my
opinion. one, one now. snd one hersaf.
ter"
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Correspondence Of the Bsl,insrs eun.l

Old Zuek's last stroke OF policy has
created much admiration and much objur.
cation. Tha, message about New Mexico
came upon Congress like clap oflhunder
in summers day. The thing was done.
too, with 90 much sang froid thai !, amuses
those whom il confosnds. Whowro,e that
msssagst / have heard The inquiry often.
l think il 10 lacks own. What words of
coniemps for the preiensions Of Texas
could equal the simple notice Of certain
John 8. Neighbors. styling himself q
" Commissioner Of Texas I"
Then, after giving what 10 10 be con.
strusd into most important military or.
der-ihs most important that he ever gave
in his whole career-af,er deciding in two
words a high political question, which
would puzzle juris.s. courts. statesmen.
diplomatisis, for q year-hs quietly winds
lup by stating that there 10 no reason TO
believe that Texas will practically in
lsrfere with the possession Of the United
Sstes." This is a. much a. to say. here
is my decree; you know me and I know
you. You will not interfere. The mes.
sage is an admirable specimen Of Execu-
i've order, wherein arms were To be kept
out Of view. until the force of Law was
first irish
Some people say the message 10 smbi.
guous. The Union regards i, as incon,
elusive. Certainly, they never considered
lit, in connection with all the circumstances
bearing on il, or they would not have
thoughlil vague or inconclusive 1.-THE I'm
ion will recur 10 il, it will find that the Las
sentence conveys disiinct declaration, By
Implication. that Texas will be restrained
from any interference with the possessioI
claimed and held by the United S.alsa-
| think the decision Of the President i
correct. am very glad thai he has hat
an opportunity to diepel the mist hanging
over bis policy on This subject. In com
mon with many others. had suppose'
,ha, he had abandoned his original policy
lin regard TO New Mexico. end that he di,
no. intend TO promote or facilitate tn
, creation Of Stale government within III
} limits claimed b. Texas; and that he wonl'
not suffer any hindrance to be offered =
! the proceedings Of "a certain John 6
! Neighbors, styling himselfa commissions
of Texas"
What greater hindrance could he offe
J than 10 promote The organization Of Stat
Government. among people disposed 4
, assert their rights, and only waiting a civi
. organisation 70 give effect 10 their efforts
But doest the President stop here! Oh, nc
rhe next step will be that Major Msnroe
OF ~hosver may preside in the Conver
ltiop, will do az General Riley did. !
! California, resign and hand over to II
, civil authorities his rule and command; bt
: this 10 not the stopping point. Nel
{ comes the enforcement. BY the whole Q,
: scuiive power. Of IN executive decree
: that Texas shall not interfere with N
!, possession Of The Emitted States unbloth
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sENAToE psCkENsoNa aPEEcH

eENATok DlcKLSsoNG aPEECH.
Our readers sFs swsrs. asys de Bah.
more Clippsr. that > complimentary din
Ger wss given 10 he Hon. Daniel 8.
Dickinson. nj Tsmn1A Hall. New York,
on Monday last Tvs speech delissrsd
By him. IN rs<ponss 70 The isssl given. y
replsss vilh nobls and ps6iele seniinsnn
-sach sentiments - should Be snisrlsin-
I'd BY every American vha desirss 10 see
The Onion perresaaisd. He condemned.
IN ansqpisoesi language. he fnterfsrsnss
Of hs North uilh me institution OF slavery
n The eopsh-wsni iDiosneKsminalion Of
The spbjses Of sIsvey in snansesion With
the isrriioriss. and ssowsd himself in "a.
vor AZ psrni,iins he people 10 derids ihs
question for themselves. Under all cir.
eumslances be woald sas,ain The union oil
Of tile s.aiss. In speaking Of The CON.
promise bill. hs says;
81 shonld do injustice 70 my owh feel.
ings Il did not bear lssiimony 70 The ps.
,riolie zeal and good faith Nth which this
Plsuafcf adjusting seclionsI controversies
10 supported from ihs Nonh and South.
shs East snd wssL and from members oil
both political parties. One spirit seems
10 animate them. and that 10. 10 do jus
nee 10 oil and once more givs The eoun.
ry quisi. and The government power 10
perfarm iis ordinary functions. But il
has visilsni. earnest, snd unyielding op-
position. and. while We may hope for 10
saeoess. the result must be considered IN.
esrtsiR. But whether il succssds or 10
orerpowsrsd, tbsIe 10 one whose sspscial
efTons in ito behalf have earned the up.
probation Of bis country. and wnng warm
sdmirshon from i,s opponents. for bic
gree, ability and manly Independence. !
mean Nc. Clay. Of Ken,ucky.--lchssn
and spplause.) Strong end decided poll.
tical opponent a. he 10. deem il no moro
than justice 10 say that his position in is
support 10 4 most commanding moral spec
iaeis. Full Of years, bis eye still kindles
with the FIRE Of youth. and HE enlarged
experience throws back from The evening
Of bic days food Of light and learning.
- The sun retiring in The western horizon
sbsds his bues Of golden beauty upon The
eastern mounisiDs. He 10 entitled 10 The
ars'iiuds and thanks OF every frisnd Of HE
country. regardlsss Of parry considers
iionsi and msy they b chssrfully award
80
He rsbukss, with Just severity. the
Northern isnalicsl abolhionisis, who are
perpetuslly praiing sbnu. liberty and
equality. end assailing the Southern peo-
pie for no, abollshing slaverys and refers
70 the fac, that an equality csnno, exist
between The races. nor the condition Of
the black be any Otherwise than inferior
and sersils. In support Of his statement
be instances the situation OF The free 60.
lored people Of New York. which he oon-
siders moi superior. il equal 10 thai Of the
slaves Of the Souih.
We hope thai Ibis abs address will Be
extensively circulated both 81 shs North
end the South.
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DANIEL wEBsTERs SENTIMENTS.

Mr.. Webster has written another letter
ia :. DIV N communication made 10 him
by various cltixsns Of The State Of Maine.
in communication Of his recent course.
From this reply ~ szlras. The follow.
inss
.iis no loAgsr 70 b. doabisd That 'hers
are persons both in the North and In she
eouih, Who are opposed 10 the existence
OF The present Constitution OF The unlsed
States, and would gladly see il brought 70
an end. Some in both extremes openly
ayow Ibis wish, and others conceal i un.
de-, very Thin DISCUSSES. Neyerthelsss,
The crsal body Of he People. North and
South, ara irmiy attached 10 the Union
their neesis are for it, and with i. and
they vItse:end il agains. all open a.
,emp,s fCr lie overthrow. This 10 my
decided opinion. The Union, therefore
ws may hope, will no. be rudely broker
ND; bu, this spirit Of sec'ionsl strife, u !
BE- no, efTec,ually rebuked. will produce
ip6ni,e mischieis, by embarrassing 'ns
Government, .hwarling and defeating use
ful legislation. and increasing. more snt
more, feelings Of discori and alienation
Who does not see already. the alarming
consequences provoked and produced o.
these dissensionsi We are now in tn
seventh month Of the session Of Congress
,nd wha, has been donei Even the OF
binary annual appropriation bills have no
been brought forward. or advanced ON
Gle stage. They are at lesst four mon.n
behind the proper time. II has al last be
rome indispensably necessary, y seem
10 me, that men Of sense and intelligence
Who are really lovers Of their country sn
lis Union, should open their eyes TO tn
state Of things. There viii be. there mu'
be. j, 10 in the nature Of things that ,her
should be some shock, some cessation !
the movement Of the Government, SON
disrsputable irregularity. now not lar
head. unless The good men Of the connsr!
IN al ils psr,s, win rouse themselves
,he.oerfornancs Of lhs duties which u
exiqency demands.
While 50 many per.ons and so man
presses in the North maintain such lou
and biuer complaints against the Soull
and while 90 many persons and SO man
presses in tho South utter complain
equally loud and bitter against the Mort
neither the North nor the South state
definitely and precisely, any actual grle'
.pre. such as could justify. in any reason
ATE mans opinion, the most distant lde
OF disunion. For the most part these mi
icsi complaints are general. inds,erminat'
uusred IN angry ,erms. bpt placed o
no specific ground. In the speech
which your letter refers. ! have mention
ed wha, ,hink 10 be the real ground
mutual OF reciprocal compisint; BIZ. b
yond all these. there is KEEP, up gen
). nj ny 4 sss psrt sss'ns' Vie oshs
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ksthfny uai.slSrh, "A writer proposes
The following remedy for southern grisv.
sncss. in a1ss number Of he Columbia
Is. CO. Telegraph. Il 10 psssiug strange
that such puerils nonsense should 6nd Z
place in any respectable paper. The
southern cause has been inslrisvsbly pre-.
JUDGED BY these ridiculous ebuliIions Of
pot vslor. which End snch luxurious
growth in the Palmetto state. and We are
only surprised that the intelligent and 70
spectacle press Of that state should en-
courage such Bobsdils. BY publishing their
ridiculous. vain boaslings. This pink oil
chivalry says. NO. Pieayyne.
my idea 10, first TO perfect the union
Of the South. now 20 happily in progress.
Ssco ndly, to Dissolve The Union imnedi.
aiely. form = southern confederacy. and
take possession by force Of arms Of all the
territories suitable for slavery. which
would include oil south OF the parallel Of
the latitude Of Missouri. Let this terri.
tory then be settled up BY shareholders.
Let the southern states give tract Of land
and one slave 10 every poor family who
will settle there. 80 The south
are interested TO bring on the contest q
soon - possible. Therefore Isay-this,
this 10 me suspicious moment The op.
portunity 10 presented in the meeting oil
The Nashville Convention. Let ~ use
The opportunity. lie, the Convention
acL"
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Increased Longevity Of Man.-Ths aver

Increased Longevity Of Man.-Ths aver.
age duration Of human lie 10 gradually
lensthenlng. A careful examination Of
numerous statistics has established the
fact, that from the time Of the Roman
Empire an increase Of average longevity
has been taking place among civilized
nations. The medical profession claim
the credi. Of this change, as induced by
The Improvements Of medical science. bu,
il may with more reason be attributed to
the general advance OF civilization OF the
industrial classes, and the multiplication
oil social comforts. ChYis. Chronicle.
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Ina spes<k made At Lexingtoa. No.
in JuIy isz9. Mr.. Benton asserted that
he IL WA ~he proposed 10 attach the
wilmot Proviso 70 the Oregon Terrific.
rial Bill. That II was done TO assert
the srsiimifed poscer Of Congress over
slavery in the Territories. And that,
a. 4 naked, sbsolufe, unconditional ex.
ercise of the unlimited power Of Con.
gress over the uhols ssigeef, the Oregon
Bill, with the anti-slayery clause. re-
ceived the app owing signature Of Pre-.
sident Polk. with the sanction OF hii
whole Cabinet
Mr.. Calhoun, in reference to the pas.
sage Of the same Oregon Bill, with the
WiInot Proviso attached. said II was
intended AZ practical assertion Of the
naked principle that Congress had the
power claimed for It."
For this Bill, WILnor PRoriso and
I'll, David s. Reid voted in the United
States House Of Representatives. What
excuse have his political friends. those
who ask the people to make him Cover.
nor, to offer for his thus votingf twill
be remembered that they have rung al
the changes possible on the unconsti-
nationality OF the Wilmot Proviso--
that they denounced. il as worse than
g War, Pestilence and Famine"-that
they have charged the Wings with be-
ing Provisoists, and sustainers Of Pro-
visoists. Now we ask emphatically,
what excuse is to be, can be made for
David 8. Reidi He is. as appears Of
record at Washington. . Wnsor Pro
ugBmf. Raj Regisf0.
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~ y ss.asa .A.II b - .,

dhpsls y ssssdoa shall :, issfsd ~
4 sSnpsEli auihodigf'
Ian nuch mirlsksh IL tfleT Az q
zask 10 MT somsimesIhs Prssidsns--sys.
sssfy iseh de Presidents. -nsr sssn hers
dos he Prssidsnl's dsssss siaP s--for ~
giving Up shsmiinsy government % he
Ssn government. hs 3oss decide. - IA
- he . soeesrned. he sssssioa in dispsi<;
end Esss shs Southern boundary Of Nss
nszios where Msriesn lac 6redii-by .
[ line srossing he Rio Grsnde. est and
xssl ops lssgus nonh Of FL Pssses los.
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Tkgraphed for tie Baltimore Sun.

santa r. may 20, 1901.
Important from Santa Reformation Of The
STATE Of New Merico--P Preparation for tAe
Election Of the U. S. Senavs ssd Represss-
tatires, &c.
A Convention Of Delegates has been
called and held, which formed and pro-
mulgated a Constitution for the govern
ment Of the State of N. Mexico. The
Convention assembled at Santa Pc on
the 18th Of May, and the session lasted
eight or nine days, in which time the
Constitution was framed which would
go into operation about July. The boun-
daries Of the State were defined, and
slavery prohibited.
The constitution was adopted on the
e5th Of May; in fifteen days afterwards
an election was to take place for mem
bers Of Legislature. Two Senators and
Representatives in Congress would al.
so soon be elected and efforts would be
made to take their seats during the pres.
ent session.
Mr.. st. Vrain, Judge Otero. and Hen.
~ Connolly, are among the most pro.
minent candidates for Governor, and
Captain A. w. Reynolds and Major r
H. Whitman, for Senators. It is sup.
posed that Hugh N. Smith, the presen,
delegate in Congress, would be elected
to the House of Representatives.
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I.hs coassnsOn RFOpasN 70 snssf il.lsl
Whv. W sahmiiiag he eusslian . the
1s6sls. irI - Gov. Manly does. And
s.pposs he people dssids ihsi thess
|lhin.i ouEhs nDi y hs-heu wlh hr.
Reid lores diam 10 acesdd We crave q
knov. Rsl 75a&
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California tWsby The Crescent City.-From
the New York papers, of Monday. we
take tho following additional items Of Ca.
llfcrnia intelligence:
RePprts from the mining portions Of the
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-10

NAvAI.-The U. 8. ship Albany sailed rom Pen
socola ON the 9th ult for The U B. sur
veying schooner g. NJ. Bsche Comm'r Hg'sey' ar
rived at Alex andria the 9th inst from Galvei'oa'
The U. s. surveying steamer Blbb' Comma3-
der McBlair, arrived at Nantucket Bar on the I'm
inst toresume the survey of the Shoals Oh Nan
tucket. The U. chip Harlan was towed iowa
froro the Navy Yard at Norfolk to the Naval snch-
oroe on the 9TH inst by the steamer Engineer. The
r. is bound to the Pacific as the flagship OF Com
modore La Vallette, who goes ous 10 her as COM
nander of the u S squadron on that station. &;
Commodore VIM. B. Shuorick, recently returned
from the command of the Pacific squadron has been
appointed to command the Navy Yard and Station
at Philadelphia.