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The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-28

Almost from the moment Mr. Clayton took possession
OF the State Department, the organs and sipendiary
presses and OF the administration have been
engaged in concerted attempts convict the late admin
islration of an abandonment Of the celebrated Monroe
declaration These attempts have been made by the Pc
cuar cabinet organ in this city, and, Of course, with Mr.
claytons knowledge and implied appreciation. although
he has in his own department conclusive proofs that all
such statements lbels upon the last administration
and his immediate predecessor in Office. In reference to
the subject, 'X' the accomplished correspondent OF the
Baltimore Sun, has the following remarks;
The raded Nicaragua treaty will find lis way Into
the public prnls presume the Publications are 20 be ex-
changed Al Washington and then the treaty VIII ut once be
In connection with this subject allow me 10 say few
words the Monroe doctrines II would seem. from GER
tain papers friendly 10 the administrations, (de gusfbs no
Nc,) that the Monroe doctrine had the accession oi
Cen Taylor been found in the streets and that the
administration OF Mr. Polk which had placed t there.
rhe Monroe doctrine was twice soemnIy avowed and a
rmed by the late administration in teeth III Great
Britain and Spain, the subject Of California and pc.
ninsula Of Yucaan, and this during an expensive war
win Mckee, and q period when protest Of that sort
Now, after whipping Mexico into the traces there was
no danger rensser,ing what the late administration had
declared, and consequently no extraordinary merit in doing
This, however, deserves be observed an hsori-
cal fact that have heard nothing Of the Monroe doctrine
lately, till Il known here that England herself had the
retreat OF the enemy.
II The administration is accused Of surrenderng the
mental docirine--then reference the archives Of the
State Department will show that the accusation Is false
and disgraceul in view of the authentic records IL
the late administration that established mission
Guatemala sent Mr. Hise charge dafaires, and gave
challenge the world 10 publish In vndicaton OF their states
manship Il does which administration gets the
credit for the treaty bu, impor,an, thar historical ac
should not DO perverted and msrepresented derogaor
OF our national honor
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The card Of "Transmontane has been received and is
motives and suggestions duly appreciated

Major General Scott, who IA. been 10 attendance
the court Of inquiry, on the Aivarado affair." Annapolis
arrived at Fort Monroe yesterday morning, in the steamer
Georgia, from Baltimore, and viii up the city this
morning, in the ten o'clock The intelligence Of the
arrival In our city Of this distinguished man. whose deeds
have shed mpershsble lustre and uEdyng lame on his
country, has created quito sensations and preparations
have been made 70 receive him with civic and military
honors The Is the rt opportunity rcizens have been
favored with Of paying public respect 70 The hero Of Chip
pewa and Mexico Norfolk Baaia, April "a N
LAST or PAsosxmA This Is 10 be the last week
of the Mississippi As tho weather now bids ram 70 pe
come tnir," we hope the FAIR Of city will avail
themselves Of Tits last chance Of the Jarea
part Of our great counuy.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-28

Below will be found circular, which we have re-
ceved from friend, and which we are informed has
been circulated by thousands in the different counties Of
Pennsylvania to be signed and, when signed sent TO
i0g senators, induce them to for the confirmation
Of William D. Lewis collector of the port OF Phila
delphia.
Private statements have been made to democratic SEN
aors that the confirmation Of Mr. Lewis would distract
the whgs and thus aid the democrats. Now, we learn
from Mr. Lewis himself, through his circular that his
rejection 'would spread disunon" amongst the wings
Verify lis difficult thing to serve God and Mammon
We suppose that another circular adapted to democratic
views, win be forthcoming, to induce democrats to
for him. Perhaps it would be well they should do SO,
as mark Of gratitude for the sxysx democratic heads
that brought the block on the first day after his
accession to his present Office The following is the cir
cular, for which wing senators will be indebted to us
.sin advance Of the mail p
- Congressional District
OF Pennsyivania,
SR. The undersigned, having learned that efforts are
being made by those who represent themselves be
he IF
customs for the district Of Philadelphia William D. Ls,cis
take the liberty Of addressing you the subject and
earnestly soliciting efforts defeat suicidal
tempt
wing measures, as the same have been forth and ad
vocated by the Hon. Henry ;ay, Daniel Webster and
other acknowledged leaders OF party among whom you
hold 50 honorable rank we have had many proofs, and
have never heard doubt entertained DO believe
nouncng dsloyato the principles OF our party en-
terrain the slightest iath IN which they are
endeavorng 10 impose upon you
As whig therefore, OF the right stamp, jealous and
able advocate OF present wing administration and
officer thoroughly competent discharge the duties Of
the post, which has been worldly bestowed on him
by our lllurous felowcitizen the head of the
government, we do most respectfully and earnestly
appeal 10 you TO vote for and strive 10 promote Mr. Lewss
continuation and thus defeat the schemes of disorgan
zers who, TO promote their selfish u,up oses or 10
crafty their spleen, would gladly spread disunon amongst
us by his rejection
We remain, respectfully, your obedient servants
Honorable -
u. 5. Senate,
Washington.
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AID VALOREM DUTIES.

bookseller Of New York city lately ordered bill Of books
from London publisher An invoice reached him by mall
which he exhibited at the custom house, paid the duties, and
had his books passed. On opening the boxes he found
inside another invoice charging him much higher price for
the books The first had been merely r customhouse
use, and to enable clerk to the books through
with good conscience. The bookseller, who had
suggested any thing Of the kind and that sort
Of game rebuke the London house that ship
ped the books The due season. expressing
regret that any offence had been given where certainly
intended they had only done in this according to
tie practice Of the trade, and intended favor their
customer.
Again 1t is not long since New Yorker who was in
Paris bought cashmere shawl there for thousand francs
and paid the money The seller handed him bill invoice
duly made out pricing the shawl at thousand francs
The buyer turned in establishment and asked explanation
"Ihat is for the custon-house said the seller amazed
his simplicity. No hint had been given that special
house invoice desired-nothng of the sort was dreamed
Of by the buyer The seller simply did he would wish
be done by and he accustomed do for his American
customers.-Iribune
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LATE FROM MEXICO.

We have papers from the city Of Mexico the llth Of
May, and from Vera Cruz to the 10TH
The Presidential election campaign beginning to cause
excitement One othe candidates is LUIS Rosa,
present Minister the United States His opponents
that he is not eligible to the Office because the constitution
declares that the President elect must be resident Of the Re-
public The supporters Of Rosa say that the Minister'S house
at Washington is by fiction of international law, part of
the Mexican territory and that their candidate is therefore,
not excluded by the constitution
The cholera continues its ravages, and its approach
the capital has thrown the inhabitants into Of alarm
In Zacatecas the 30h of April and the st of May, there
lO4 and Ga deaths In Morelia, from April 20
May there SO deaths At Aguascaentes the cpl
demc raging severely On the 3Oth of April there
60 deaths, and the lst of May As AT Guanauato the
number of deaths per day between 20 and So In Que
retaro, from April % May there 294 victims In
the State Of San Luis Poosi the epidemic prevailing
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SOME FACTS ABOUT CuBA.-No census Of the population
Of the island of Cuba has been taken by the Government
since lS4l From other find that its population
in 1916 s9s, 1852; Of whom AIS, 767 white /;
49, 226 free coored and $685. 759 slaves In ls4l accord
ing to the official census the population 1907 ga, Of
whom 49, 29l white; l52, s3s free colored, and
1926 495 slaves Of the coored free population at that time
g. 1884 black, and 49, 054 muatoes The number Of
mulatoes among the slaves TO- 974. There tram
sent population of some 49, 900 included in the total
given above. There at that time 222 schools at which
9Os2 free children received instruction of these $40
colored Out Of this total number 5,325 paid for their in
stuction the others taught grauitousy. We
able whether the present condition of the island in
these respects in any degree meiorated.
In s47 statistics published by the Government, in
which the island described having surface Of $50
square English miles, the contiguous Isle of Pines and some
smaller Ones making total extent Of nearly $4,000 square
miles, The length of the island, in direct line from east to
west $50 miles the widest breadth 1885, the naowes 26
miles From the southern point of Florida 10 the northern
point of Cuba is miles from Cuba the nearest point of
Yucatan is 1872 miles, of Hayti 40 miles. From Jamaica
Cuba is distant 50 miles The total value Of the agricultu
raj product Of the island in ls49 including dairy produce
and domestic animals, was according to Hunts Merchants
Magazine about S6O 900 dollars. In the year its
ports from Havana and Maanzas were, OF sugar, s49 4s
boxes of coffee 37 1894 arobas of moasses 81 373 hogs
heads of cigars and tobacco from Havana alone) 1878 s37
pounds OF Matanza the white population was in ls46 es
tmaed TO- 039 the free coored at 27ss and the slaves
at4l59
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SALE OF PROPERTY IN MARYLAND.
FROM TEE nAn1RoRo, sAzET1E OF NAY 81.

FROM MARLBORO GAZETTE OF NAY 81.
COL HoRAcE CAPRos's property was sold at public sale
Tuesday Of last week. II divided into three divisions
farm of 500 acres another Of 1875 and the third Of
325 The first mentioned consisted of all the improved
land lying between the railroad and the Pauxent river
tanning the commodous barn and twelve tenemens and sold
for $40 per acre, making the snug of S27600 1t is
supposed that the crops growing upon this property will
pay at least $4,000 of the purchase money The second
farm sold for sl25 per acre. making 81, l0625 The
third withdrawn from sale by the trustees after having
reached SO per The purchaser Of the first farm
Thomas 8. Wilson, Esq, of Baltimore; of the second,
Samuel Cecil Of Anne Arundel county 1t is understood
that Mr. Wilson intends to build beautiful mansion upon
this property The Avondale factory not sold that
day, but have been sold days after in Baltimore
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FROM CHINA.

Correspondence Of the Ne,o York Commercial 4drertiser
CANTON, CHINA, FEBRuARY 25.
Times in China Just quite peaceabe, and the
country has need Of quiet times to allow Emperor to
ascend the throne political of importance
in China. The succession is likely, far know, to
be undisturbed, but who will be the of
doubt does not usually go by entail but the most
promising chosen We have just heard that KErIsc is
influential at the capital, and better man, the whole
could take the helm.
Our Minister, MI. BALEsrIER, has just left in the Ply
mouth for Cochin China, taking with him NJ Dean inter-
prefer, who will do his work we'll am glad to Go
vernment using the public ships in this There
ny shoals coasts, harbors, and estuares that might be
examined, without running any risk, mourning much
expense.
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THE PoTATo CRoP IN IRELASD.-The wide spread re-
lance upon the renovation of the potato which appears for
better for worse have infected all classes of Irish agr
cuusts, far to be strengthened by the healthy and
promising condition Of the CROP Accounts from the south
counties speak in the sanguine of the prospects
Of the ensuing harvest while all agreed that extensive
breadth Of land has been laid down with potatoes for
many previous to the fatal blight of 1916, and that if
the experiment of 1850 be successful to any considerable de
gree, great stride will be made towards state Of compare
tive prosperity.
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ton."
PROM THE DELTA, (sEUTRAL
The Senaes committee Of thirteen have presented Con-
gress and to the nation grand compromise pan TO settle,
in bill and at time, ell the exciting questions which
have for many months past distracted the country, esanged
brethren from each other and brought the Union the brink
ofdissouiion That compromise-ke oil compromises
sisls of mutual but in reality unmpoiani concessions which
we consider the great end in viewhe paccaon Of the
try and the salvation Of the Union.
II the compromise bill is adopted in both Houses, the
whole difficulty is then seed-the country will be pacied
and the Union longer in danger. The angel Of peace
with healing on his wings will hover nation whilom
distracted ssed estranged All Of ill feeling be-
tween the different sections of the country will be removed
Ourselves and poseriy the last syllable of recorded
time, will rejoice consummaon devoutly to be wished
The great mass Of the people will be content The ultra at
both ends Of the Unon will alone be dissatisfied because they
are determined not to be satisfied and would be cruel to
thwart their amiable desires.
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MELANCHOLY AFFAIR-We learn from the Montreal He
raid that, during heavy gale Monday night, Lake St.
Peter, number of RATS broken up, and twelve
fifteen persons lost their lives. The steamer America
the of the asmen and succeeded in res
cuing thirty Of them Lake st. Peter is between Montreal
and Quebec and considered the dangerous part Of the
st. Lawrence during a heavy gale
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ARREST OF FoREIGN DErAULTgRs-Thomas OrmsJy and
Thomas Cooy two passengers by the packet ship York
shire, which arrived at New York on Saturday week.
arrested at the American Hotel Wednesday, charged with
having embezzed G25, 900 from the bank Of Cork Ireland
They had deposited the money in the hasds OF Messs aber
and Bayey for safe keeping The Asia brought with her
full description Of the individuals by which they traced
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UREA, FRIDAY, MAY 81.


POWDER ExrLosIos.-A boat loaded with railroad iron
took board quantity of powder at Frankfort near this
city, and two Of the hands amidships II supposed
with the intention Of stealing of the powder One OF
them bad lighted pipe from which, it is thought the pow
der gnited producing terrible explosion, making com.
pee wreck Of the boat and severely, if not fatally inurng
one or two men.
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Hon. JOHN CUMMINGS died at his residence Williams
port afew days years age and had been
elected Sheriff four times first in 1898, and filled the office of
Associate Judge Of Lycomng county for period of
teen wears.
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The loss incurred in buildings and goods, by the fire at
Charleston, South Carolina, last Wednesday morning. es
mated at from $3.50, 900 to S4Oo, 900.
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The brig Angola has arrived Boston from Port Praya,
Africa with dates to the 5th May. The American squa
dron had sailed for Liberia, oil WELL This brig brings letter.
Dag rom the squadron and dispatches for Government
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RroHTs WoMES.-Mr. Sielke, man OF about twenty
FIVE keeping grocery store, has sued Miss Tappey aged
eighteen, engaged as seamstress in geneman's family,
for breach promise The has decided that lady
be held to bail in this action. The is different
The code that female shall be held bail
except for wfu injury to person. character property The
plaintiff contended that he bad been injured in all three by
the wful act Of the defendant in violating her promise,
which caused him great sgony of mind uniting him for
business for week, and affecting him since affect
his business severely, &c. But the judge ddn, sympa,hze
ALBANY State Register
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New York, JUNE /.
The steamer Crescent City sailed to-day for Chagres
taking out 800 passengers destined for California.
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western paper announces the sitting Of the Court Of
common Feas We suppose that Of course the big bugs
are also in attendance Of the hotels.
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The little schooner Enterprise of only five and half tons
burden has arrived safely Havana The history of this
lpuian craft is somewhat singular She was built at Nine
raj Point Wisconsin, and conveyed wagons forty miles to
Fever river thence she towed to Gaena, Illinois, where
she rugged she then descended the Mississippi river
New Orleans under sail next hear Of her clearing New
Orleans for San Juan, Nicaragua. After stopping few days
Havana she sailed for her destination, where her
intends ascend Lakes Nicaragua and Leon thence drag
along the portage fifteen miles, launch her the Pacific,
and proceed 70 California.
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AMERICAN IRoS.-The New York Tribune says: "a
friend who has been for time collecting statistics of the
present of the iron business throughout Pennsylvania
has asceraned that Of six hundred furnaces in that State
fco hundred and serenyu are now in the hands of the
sheriff. and Of three hundred and twenty iron FORCES
hundred and sic likewise in the sherffs hands.
great ironnascr the sheriff would seem be. Now is
possible that fools such fools that any body believes all
these failures and soppages conred by the iron men,
order to raise camor for the revision Of the tariff
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We append list Of the officers and Of the expedition
The Adrance.-E J. De Haven, commander VIM. H.
Murdaugh, first officer; VIM. g. Lowell, second officer
Elisha H. Kane, surgeon. Men-Wm Morton, Jas. Smith,
Edward Boyd John Bunnon, Lewis Coser, Edward Viii.
son, Thomas Dunnine, Henry Derode, VIM. Holmes, Glib
son Caruher, Daniel Vaughan, VIM Weas, Chas Berry,
and Edward c. Delano.
The ReScue.-S. p. Griffin, commander; r. r. Carter,
first officers Henry Brooks, second officer; Benjamin Vree-
land, surgeon. Men-Rufus C. Boggs Jno. Williams Ro-
bert Bruce, H. G. White, VIM. Benson, VIM. Lincoln, J..
A. knapp, Smith Benjamn, David Davis, James johnson,
James SeMart. Alexander DAILY and w. ]. kurner
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The following is the Letter Of Instructions re-
ceiyed by Lieut. De HAVEN from the Secretary Of
the Navy, previous to his sailing in search of Sir
John FRANKIIN.
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FROM ORLEANS BEE, (wHIs.)
The latest advices from Washington give of the
ultimate passage through both Houses of the bills accompany
ing the report of the compromise committee. We trust that
these hopes will not prove falacous In the OUTSET the
manifestations of hostility made by Messrs Downs, Davis OF
Mississippi Mason and Butler and the and
of Hale, led to fear the prevalence of spirit at variance
in peaceful manner and grounds of mutual honorable
concession The report attacked and severely handled
by the above Senators before it made the order of the
day, and in defiance of the parliamentary courtesy which
adourns debate until the project for formal nvest
CATION We shall be glad to learn that this premature
element and violent opposition have subsidized
From the uaists of the North concession is naturally
TO be anticipated. They will against compromises be-
cause yields somethng-because in short, it is compro-
mise But such motives cannot and ought not to influence
moderate and rejecting either from the North South
ground embodies provisions that would fully satisfy either
party, and hence addresses itself that bsdy people who
desire to see the difficulty settled who willing TO concede
something to attain this end and who resolved that the
Union shall not longer be endangered by slavery agitation
Every Senator entirely that the report would
brace something dspeasing to him. amid much which he
would heartily approve, and that part Of his convictions
must be surrendered for the sake of harmony and the Union
Those Southern Senators who oppose the compromise be-
all its propositions do not square with their opinions
place themselves inevitably in uxtaposion to- the rampant
aboons who assal the report for precisely the same rea
1t will be curious Messrs Downs Mason, and
Butler, voting with Nesgs Hale, Corwn, and Chase,
against the recommended by the committee.
After explaining the several provisions of the report, and
the bills accompanying il, the Bee adds
sSuch are the heading views and recommendations Of the
report and they reasonable, and, in the MAN, just and