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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-19

Destruction OF BooKs-The destruc-
ton of books at various times exceeds all
calculation. The earliest fact in record is
related by Berosus Nabonasser, who be-
came King Of Babylon 747 years before
the Christian era, caused all the histories
of the kings predecessors, TO be detroyed
500 years after Chioang III, Emperor OF
China ordered all the books of the empire
to be burned, excepting only those which
treated of the history of his family, OF as
trologv, and of medicine. In the infan-
cy of Christianity many libraries were an
Inflated in various parts Of the Roman en-
pire, Pagans and Christians being equally
inscriptions in destroying their respec-
tive books. In 800 the magnifcentlibra
~ contained in the Temple of Scraps
was pillaged and entirely dispersed. My
riads of books have been burned in the
frequent conhagrations at Constantine
ple and when the Turkish troops took
possession of Cairo, in the eleventh CEN
turv, the books in the library ofthe CaliphS
Il 600, 900 volumes) were distributed
among the soldiers instead of pay, - at
price," says the historian, far below
their value" Thousands of the volumes
were torn to pieces and abandoned on the
outskirts of the city, piled in large heaps.
The sand of the desert having been drift
ted on these heaps, they retained their
position for many years, and were known
as the " hills of books. "-LOndOn Sun.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-19

Mrs. PartiEgton expresses great apprehension
sbat The people Of California will bleed to DEATH
as every paper size picks up announces "ano'her
vein opened"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-19

Two Spanish ladies' at Madrid fought
duel lately about gentleman admired by
both. One Of them got shot in the leg.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-19

Six steamboats, ply already between
San Francisco and Sacramento City
-Four more will be added shortly.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-19

UF One Of the Senators elect from Caiifor-
MIA, and the two Representatives, have arrived
IN Washington.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-19

!, +, rs hlrd for The good 70 suspect e'iI, as Il
IS Tor the bad 10 suspect good'-CiceEo'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-19

In publishing the following extract from
the letter of DR.. Parran, it is due to him
to state that it was written in haste, and for
the eyes of his family alone. What we
are enabled to give, though far from un"
interesting, had to be culled from amidst
matters Of a purely private nature. This
will account for any lack of consecutive
ness in the narrative, which might strike
the readers notice.
SACRAMENTO CITY, Dec. &c, lS49.
1t has been long time since an oPpor-
tunity of writing to you has presented IL
self, not believe since August. | ar
rived in this City three weeks ago, and
should have written you before but that
no steamer wonld leave here before New
Years day.
Our party with thousands Of others
who left Fort Laramie went by the way
of Lossing's Cutoff.
Perhaps some have written to the States
giving accounts ofour difficulties and hard.
ships, for they were Great indeed. What
we called " roads" were such as no hu-
man beings ever attempted to travel be-
fore with wagons. Some days we could
not make more than or 4 miles, and do
our very best. Then we were in immi
nent danger of starving or freezing to
death, the distance proving TO be So very
much greater than any of us had antici-
pated.
After travelling along the Humboldt Riv-
err full half its length, we left it, TO cross a
desert of so miles to Fremonts Mud lake,
and then towards the Sierra Nevada, which
we struck some 200 miles north Of the
old crossing place. Having surmounted
these, we next had 10 cross over and trav-
ell ong the California mountains some
100 miles, so that we did not reach the
gold region, until the 2nd of November.
Our wagon was the only one of the whole
that reached the mines.
Behind our train we left some thous-
and persons, most Of whom were caught
in the snow and would have inevitably
persisted but for the Governments having
sent relieft train. give thanks to the great
God of Heaven who SO mercifully watch
ed over and protected me from the num-
berless dangers 10 which | was exposed.
The Indians lowered about us for some
300 miles, and we could only keep them
off by the strictest watch. One night
they shot 3 Of our mules, misfortune
which delayed our march no little, ma
king as it did so considerable deduction
from our means of locomotion.
Like all the other Companies formed
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lie canal des Attnkspas pour etablir une
communication sire, courte ct commode
entire le Mississippi ct les riches campa-
gnes des Attakapiens. Ce creusement
peut Sc Eaire, pourquoi nc lie faitson pas?
81 les observations que nous SONNET
tons aujourd'hni au public ne trouyent
pas plus de fayeur aupres de nos repre-
scntants que les grands inte' cts qu'ils ont
meco nnus, ou du moins oubIies, lie peu
pie. nous en- avons l'esPoir, aura soin aux
premieres elections, de s'assurer avant
de donner son vote, de l'opinion de ses
manufactures sur cette importante ques-
tian.
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PoLITlQUE EXTERtEURE.

La position du President de la R6pu-
,blique francaise, Sc dessine plus nette-
ment de jour en- jour, ct deia il est facile
de voir percer les desirs, les vanites du
consul vie ou de rempereur, sous 'e
babil du neyeu de son oncle.
lie nouveau voyage entreprls par
Louis Bonaparte nest point accidebtf
aussi pittoresquement que Ia etc sa tour
nee dams PEST de la France; les cris as
sez moderes qui ont accueilli lie prince,
de Paris a Cherbourg, mont qu'une por-
tee insignifante, on plutot salue lie nom
de I'Empereur que lie President acfueI
de Ia Republique. Dependant, a Get ac-
cueil amical, Louis Bonaparte s'est from
pc, il a pretendu que les cris de 50 Vive
Napoleon " etaient une demande for
meIle de prorogation, IL a pense qu'apres
un appel aussi explici.e,il deyait aux
braves electeurs de Guest de chaudcs
rgponses, ct tous ses discours trahissent
ga pensee intime, devoilent ses petites
ruses, decouvrent son but. lie press-
dent errant ne par'e plus anjoard hui
d'abnegation, non, il exprime au con-
traire la yolonte dc perseverer dams Ia
vote reactionnaire quill croft deroir le
conduire au Capitoie. ct qni ne lie meme
aqua Ia roche Tarpeienne!
II est de tonte evidence que &C second
voyage produira un effet des plus tristes.
4 Paris ct dams tonte la France. jus
qua present, on await bien suppose i
Louis Bonaparte, des projects insense;
ON await bien dit que lie President you'
lait tuer Ia Republique, qui lui await ou'
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TEXAS.

lie steamship GalUestors nous apporte
du Texas des nouyelles assez recentes;
nous resurnons succinctement les fats
politiaues. ct donnons plus bas an SOM
maire des nouvelles de moindre impor-
tance. @ #A tss ss
Ainsi que toptle monde lie pressentait,
l'adoption par le Congress, du bill relatif
au Texas, cause une sensation p,ofon-
de parrni la population Texienne; des
assemblies publiques ont etc tenucs de
toutes parts, ct dams TN meeting 4ui a
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Gu lieu a San Augustine, des resolutions
redig6es arcc un remarquable esprit in
dependence, ont etc adoptees par les
membres actifs de la reunion. On await
d'abord propose de voter une adresse de
retnerciemens aux Senator'S qui ont
adopte lie bill pearce, mais la n,ajorite
s'est oppos6e svec energie a cette r6so-
luton; une discussion tres animee s'est
aIors engag6e entire les promoteurs de la
resolution ct les opposants; enfn apres
des concessions r6ciproques. une serie de
resolutions nouvelles, etc adoptee d la
presque unanimite. lie premier de ces
arretes .condamne en- termes qui mont
rien d'equivoque, lie bill Pearce etI'adop-
ton de &C bill; Ie deuxiame soutient que
les limites du Texas, fx6es par une loi
spectacle dc 1886, doivent Gtrc respec-
tees; |e troisieme admet une legere mo-
difcation ct place la frontiere nord, ;su
$40 O9' ajoutant que cette Iigne une
fois admise. ne pourra en- o1ca,n cas- Gtrc
changee; enfn lie dernier arrete blame
lie message du president Fillmore, ct
quaIifie cette piece dip|omatique. d'essai
Intimidation! lie meme arr&te a]onte de
suite, que le president whig a complete
mcnt manque son but.
II est a remarqucr du reste, que dams
toutes ces resolutions, dune portee in
contestable, dune Specification tres sem
sible, les Texiens protestant de- leur de-
vouement l'Union, tout en- ayant soin
de placer en- premiere ligne, leur alta
chement particu|icr lI1tat du Texas.
lie meeting de San Augustine n'anra
pas l'efet retroactif QUEEN esperent Ger
tains ultras, mais il ne laisse pas que de
tre une verte lecon donnee aux Sena-
teurs qui ont vote en- aveug|es. lie
Texas s'est prononcee avec energie ct
noblesse.
Les nouvelles commerciales sont sa-
tisfaisantes, ct sill faut sen rapporter aux
feuiI|es qui nous sont paryenues, les re-
coltes seront superbes. QUAINT aux nou-
velles morales, elles sont desolantes : ce
ne sont que suicides, que meurtres, as
sassinats en- pleine rue ct autres gentil-
lesses de la meme nature.
Vers In fin de septembre. le capitaine
G.. K. Lewis, charge par lie president
Fillmore de depeches ct d'instructions
tres importantes, etc recu par lie go''-
verneur Bell, bien connu pour son esprit
audacieux ct independant. LIE gouver-
| neur pris immadiatcment connaissance
des lettres lui adressees par notre Pre-
sident, puis il eu avec NJ. Levi. une
Tongue entrevue. Les denx PERSONA.
ges Sc sont separes assez mecontents Pun
| de l'autre. .r@@t :-
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L'AVENlR DES ETATS-UNlS.

Tine etude interessante ct Curieuse.
nleine de hauts ense:gnements, ct tout a
la fois l1istorique ct philosophique, serait
celle des Republiques de tous les ages,
enTisagees sous leur triple aspect poiti-
aue. social ct religieux! L'homme qui
youdrait fouiler lhistoire des Republi-
ques passees, approfondir respra des Re-
publiques presentes, ct comparer ce qui
fut avec ce qui est, ne manquerait pas de
retirer de cette etude de salutaires le-
cons. ct ST lie jugement quill porterait en-
suite sur nos societies modernes, etait en-
preint de ce caractere d'impartialite, qui
doit avant tout, stre ie propre dun his
forien, il est probable que ce jugement
nescrait point en- favour des Republiques
aristocratiques des temps anciens ct du
moyen age. on des Republiques monar-
ehiaues du dix neuyieme steele.
Notre jeune Republique, ellie surtout.
eat un eclatant exemple des progres de
IA ciyilisation; ellie Iaisse bien ioin der
riere ellie, tous ces paIes gouyernemcns.
qai n'ayaient de republicans que le nom.
ct qui protegeaient impudemnent une
classe de privilegies, pour fesserrer enco-
relies ehafnes odieuses, qui tetiaient le
vraipeuple asservi. Grace 4 la marche tou
jours plus active, des principles democra-
tiqnes. nous savons tous aujourd hui, que
81 la liberte est emprisonnee sous les mo-
narchies. ellie trouve des allies sous les
gouvernements republicainsl Son vol a
etc timide dtabord, il est hardi mainte-
nant il appartenait aux Etats Unis den
fayoriser ct den proteger l'essor!
Lesucces aui ne SQUIRT pas toujonrs aux
grandes enterprises, lie suce Is couronne
fnuvre immortelle de l'immortel Was
hington, ct la Confederation fondee par
le pere de notre patrie, est stdevenue ine-
branlable! nos forces ont centuple de-
puls soixante-quInze ans, nous sommes
deycnu le peuple le plus commercant dh
monde, presque le plus richie; notre po-
pulation s'accroissant dune maniere
presque prodigieuse, su en- meme
temps, poIicer ses mnrrs. defricher nos
champs, creuser partout des canaux, par
tout ouyrir de grandes voies ferrees, ct
sans vouloir etablir un centre commun,
ou vlnssent sc confondre des milliers de
fayons, cette population intelligente ct
'aoorleuse compris que dams chsque
Etaf, i fallait un milieu qui facilitat l's.
coulement des prodaits sans les absor-
Der. Paris c'est Ia France, Iondres
c'est pAngleterre! mais Washington
ee est pas les Etats-Unis. maiis Ia Nile
Orleans 'a &C nest pas Ia Lonisiane!
Ia Republique americaine marche
aPas de geant dams Ia voie feconde du
pfogres, ct q,iand on considare respace
qaelle franchi en- i peu de temps, on
'0's comprendre que L genie human
~ &c limites possibles que eelles posses
N&m y N. y
par Y disinits; cette grande prosperit6
a0at JouisFent les Etats. Unis, ce COM
a'e'ee immense que nous ensretenons
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&c pIoNNIER De L'AssoMPTlON,
PUBLIE PAR
erpERVIELLE & DEVILL1ERS.
,rlouuttlo,ts 1tt Dottr1ral

CONVENIENT IL announcement est paya-
bs = respiration du premier trimestre: !
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ront abonne qui voudra suspendre son abon-
1,ont no deyra prevenir, par ecrit, les editeurs,
hsi's s;nze ;ours au moins, avant Respiration du
i'm,sNTNnNCES Pour les insertions, ahnonces,
.,a etc etc, les conditions sont les suivantes ::
a'3s psrcrsI mors, pour la 1ere insertion 81 90
pour les insertions suiyantes .:::: =: 30
N execute a l'imprimere du ProNN1ER, ct ce,
any nrix les plus moderes, toutes especes lou
ar, ops typographiques (Jobs tells que, cARTEs,
e,rTrREs. PAMPHLETS, BLANcs, ETC, ETC.
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P0LlTlQUE lNTERlEURE.

lie Mississippi ct Ia George font en-
tendre en- ce moment une protestation
menatante pour rUnion, contre l'adop-
ton des quatre bills du compromis.
Les gouverneurs d. ces etats ont convo-
que des sessions extraordinaires de leurs
legislatures, a l'efet de prendre en- con-
sid&ration la portee des atteintes faites
au sud ct l'6quilibre American par lie
Congress des Etats- Unis. Ces etats pa
raissent Embarrassment disposes en-
pIoyer toutes leurs forces pour dafendre
Ieurs droits meconnus par le Congress, ,leur
independence compromise !!
VOLTA les premiers symphonies qui
viennent s6rieusement ahliger notre glo-
rieuse Union,voia les premieres cons&-
quences de l'adoption des quatre
fameux bills. Criez done, hommes du
Compronis. criez ces voisins qu'ils Sc
gardent bien de frapper l'Union dune
main parricide, dites leur que nos lois
du Congress peuvent etre mauvaises (Ie
temps nous l'apprendra) mais quepUnion
est immortele. Dites >ces freres dcs
paroles de Cancellation ct n'aigrissez pas
leurs ceurs deja souleves d'indignation.
par les paroles injurieusesque vous adres-
seq cinq de vos representants sur six,
en- naaruuant au coin du deshonneur,
honorable citoyen, qui s'est oppose avec
tant d'energie et de talent aux measures
qui font desirer aujourd'hui la desunion
a deux etats du sud des plus florissants.
N'attaquez plus ce senateur, mais vene
rez-le; 81 vous ne pouvez Palmer, donnez
lui au moins l'admiration qu'on doit au
patriotisme ct au devouement. "
Ce nest pas Phon. Pierre Soule qui
yeut CONNIE nos freres de la George ct
du Mississippi, " soutenir tout ha sard
ses droits sur les territories acquis 4 la
suite de ID guerre du Mexique. -" Ce
Quill veut devenir dams lhypothese dune
lutte coupable, ce nest pas un fratici.
de.' O vous qui Fappelez desunioniste
parce quill a exprime ce'te pensee ct
tant d'autres tout aussi mobiles, ates vous
aussi bons Americans que ce naturalist .
II yaillamment defendu les interats de
IIsetat quill representait, on ne l'accuse
que d'avoir ete trop radical CONNIE re-
pr6sentant du Sud. Cette parole que
vous lui aver jetee au visage CONNIE une
lachete retombe aujourd'hui sur vous.
Vous combattriez contre des freres peut-
atre; rhonorable Pierre Soule ne COM
battrait lui que pour fUnion.
| Mais laissons Ia M. Soule ct ses enne-
mis-, les legislatures du Mississippi ct de
la George ct leur attitude. Formons
a,ec notre honorable senateur ct tous
les bons citoyens de la Louisiana le veu
ardent que lie Congress ne porte plus at
teinte q pavenir a nos droits ct lie vHu non
moins ardent que tous les etats du Sud
oubIient leurs justes griefs contre lie Con-
gres rour ne youloir que lie maintien de
rordre dams notre p,,issante federation
ella continuation de sa marche gigantes.
que.
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0rNous ayons recu vendredi dernier,
de. documens dune haute Importance,
conc ernant lc eelebre bill du comprornis.
Ces docnmens ne sont autres que les
pIaidoiries es,quentes de NM. SoULE,
BERRIEN ct BUTLER; nous les de-
vons i robligeance de notre honorable
Senatcur. =
One M. SouLE veuille bien aceepter
nos remerciments sinceres pour renvoi
de ces pieces importantes,
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

were exchanged at Washington, on the
fourth instant, by John M. Clayton,
Secretary of State OF the United States,
and the Right Honorable Sir Henry
Lytton Bulwer, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary Of Her
Brttanic Majesty, on the part Of their
respective governments:
Now, therefore, be it known that /,
Zachary Taylor, President of the Uni
ted States OF America, have caused the
said convention to be made public, to
the end that the same, and every clause
and article thereof, may be observed and
fulfilled with good faith by the United
States and the citizens thereof
In witness whereof, have hereunto
set my hand, apd caused the seal
H.. s. of the United States TO be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington,
this fifth day of July, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
fifty, and of the independence ofthe Uni
ted States the seventy-6lth.
(Signed) Il. TAYLOR.
BY the President
(Countersigned) J. NJ. CLAYTON,
Secretary Of STATE.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12
REPORTS OF THE DEPART
MENTS.

We present to our readers the fol-
lowing summary Of the Reports of the
different Departments, just made to Con-
gress.
General Post OGce.-The report Of
the Postmaster brings the statistics up
to the close ofth last fiscal year, June
3Oth, 1850. The whole number Of
Post Offices in the United States was
lS,4l7. There were 1879 Post Offices
established and 300 discon tinued during
the year. Number Of mail routes 81
500. Length Of routes 1852 niles
Number OF contractors 4,76O. Miles
travelled 46,34l, ,423. Cost of Trans
portation S2,724 .i26. The receipts OF
the department for the year have been
about five and half millions Of dollars,
and its expenditures about five millions
two hundred thousand dollars, leaving
an excess Of three hundred thousand
dollars in the treasury. The income
from letter postages is about four and a
half millions, and from newspapers and
pamphlets about one million of dollars.
The Postmaster General recommends
uniform rate Of inland postage at
three cents each letter prepaid and five
cents when not prepaid, the prepaid
rate to be reduced 10 two cents, where
for two years the receipts have exceed
ed the expenditures by five per cent
He recommends twenty cents letter as
the rate to the Pacific coast, TO South
Ameri.a, and the Eastern Continents,
and ten cents on each sea-going letter
for shorter distances. He also recon-
mend. uniform rate Of one cent each
on newspapers sent to subscrlbers,-
There is surplus in the treasury oi
the department of about one million OF
dollars.
Secretary Of The hterior.-This Sec
retary, Mr.. Alexander II. II. Stuart
says he regards his duties as Of a " most
important character" that is to say, as
partaking" in some degree Of legisla.
tive and Judicial, as well as an executive
character. 1t is TO be hoped, there
fore, that he is remarkably wise man
He has charge of the Public Lands, the
Indians, Pensions, Patents, Public Bull
dngs, Census, Penitentiary, and Expen-
dtures of the Judiciary.
AS this is a new department, the Sec
retary deals chiefly in estimates, and
gives the following table
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Estimates for the fiscal year ending 3Oth
June, 1852, compared NTH those for
the present fiscal year.
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s7,is2,04s AZ s',ios,,72 "a

Excess over last sstima,ss. sl72s,e7o Sc
The sales of public lands in ls49 a
mounted to s5,ls4,4lO, and in three
quarters OF 1850 to $2,s55, ,366. The
Secretary recommends an agricultural
bureau, and that Mt. Vernon be pur-
chased. and converted into model farm.
He also recommends a survey for a
highway to the Pacific, the painting Of
the public buildings, and the introduc-
ton Of water into the city Of Washing
ton.
The Secretary Of Wdr.-The whole
strength Of our army, officers and men,
supposing all its companies complete, is
1895 OF these 1896 arc in Texas.
New Mexico, California and Oregon,
and $3.50 In the other States. The ex-
penditures Of the year ending June 30,
1850 were s4,295,2os.
The Secretary Of the Nary reports
that the estimates for the next fiscal
year will fall short Of those for the pres
ent in the sum of 81, ,lIs, 742-,hat u to
say the navy next year will cost the
country only e2,0t7,77t
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

WoMAN's DEVOTION Dresden,
Tenn, Wing Mirror, of the 9th ult.,
says that on The preceding day, wom-
an went TO the Jail at that place, TO
which her husband, by the name OF
Roberts, was confined Oh the charge OF
perjury, obtained admission to his cell,
and to all appearance, after lengthy
interview, departed. Twenty-four hours
afterwards II was discovered that her
husband, dressed in her clothes, had es-
capped, and the devoted wife was the
sole tenant Of his cell.
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DyedfuL Rilroad 1crident-YesteI

Dyedfui Riirodd .Acrident-Yester-
day evoning, at the falls Of SchuylkiII
Bridge, an aged man, named William
Mitchell, who was walking on the track
Of the Reading railroad, was run down
by the locomotive Of train that was
descending the grade at that point, and
had both OF his lower extremities dread
fully mangled. One of his feet was Sc
vered at the ancle. The sufferer was
brought to the Pennsylvania hospital
It was thought he could not survive
PhH. American.