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., THE THIRD ANNUAL VOLUME
OF THE
LITER Adv q A zru,rr

| SUOlHENN LITERARY GAZETTE,
,oe Was commenced on Saturday, the 4th of May,
lS3U under It's original name--instead of Richards
Weekty Gazette-as more significant of it's peculiar
character, ut being the only weekly organ OF Iera
ture in the entire South! 1t is
Greatly Enlarged and Improved,
Containing weekly Thirty-two Columns OF
matter. 1t is, moreover, in an n ~
Entirely .he,o Dress
from head to foot" and upon beautiful wn,r.
paper, so that, in mechanical excellence il is not
surpassed by any paper whatever in the United
States! 1t continues under the same Editorial
alrecuon as heretofore, and no pains or expense
will be spared to make it .3.. = :,
Il Choice Family Newspaper,
'as cheap as the cheapest, and as good as The
pest Utterly describing the notion that a
Southern Journal cannot compete with the North
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The Southern Literary Gazette ,.
rivals the best Of them in all the characteristics ot
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the communicated 1t embraces in it's annie
folds ever species Of intelligence that can tend TO
this result. '.~s.;.2 -. 81. ,,a- ~ -
t..ss Original Contributions ......
rom many or the ablest writers in the South,
chiefly occupy its columns, but not to the excu-
SION or choice miscellany, selected from the best
American and European sources
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MED by biographical and typographical sketches.
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WoRTHINGToN g. sNETHEN,
Formerly Solicitor q the General Land oae,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law.
Continues to practice in the Supreme Court or
the United States, in the Courts ri the District or
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, to prosecute
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ton of claims before the Brazilian Commission
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ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL
n The Committee on Public Buildings Of the
Senate, having been authorized by resolution of
that body, " to invite plans accompanied by estl-
mates for the extension of the Capitol, and to al
low premium Of FIVE hundred dollars for the
plan which may be adopted by the Committees on
Public Buildings of the two Houses Of Congress, y
accordingly invite such plans and estimates, to be
delivered to the Secretary Of the Senate on be-
fore the first day Of December next.
1t is required that these plans and estimates
shall provide for the extension Of the Capitol,
| either by additional wings, to be placed on the
north and south of the present building, or by the
erection of separate and distinct building, within
| the enclosure to the east of the building.
J The committee do not desire to prescribe any
condition, that may restrain the free exercise of
architectural taste and judgment, but they would
prefer, that whatever plan may be proposed may
the present building as to preserve the general
symmetry of the entire structure, when complete.
Although but one plan can be adopted, the COM
mitee reserve to themselves the right to form such
plan by the adoption Of parts Of different plans
submitted should such be found necessary; in
which event, the committee also reserve to them
selves the right to divide or apporton, according
to their own judgment, the amount of premium to
be awarded for the whole, to those whose plans
may in part be adopted, according to the relative
importance and merit Of each part adopted.
R. M. r. HUNTER,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
JOHN H. CLARKE,
Committee Of the Senate on Public Buildings.
SENATE CHAMBER, Both September, 1850.
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srEELE's FASHIONABLE HAT
HOUSE.
IN, SoUTH CAROLINA.

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M THE SUBSCRIBER s establish
ment being one Of the most extensive
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Hnahi,io.fo., .I,t,tc 4 1850

SIR; have the honor tn transmit to you herewith
copy of the correspondence which has passed be-
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the Promotion Of Sciences respecting the organization
OF committee to constitute the central authority
quiredhy the regulations Of the Royal Commission on
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DEPARTMENT or STATE,
Washington, Ju,c 8, 1850.
SIN have duly received your letter OF the 9th
uitimo, communicating to this Department the pro.
ceedings Of the National Institute ON the subject of
note Of the 18th Of the month. Those proceed
ings appear TO me 10 be perfectly satisfactory and
have accordingly transmitted them to the British Min
lister in this city, with the communication, copy Of
which is enclosed for your information ~ =,
am, sir, respectfully, your obj servt,
JOHN NJ. CLAYTON.
WALTER N. JOHNSON, ESQ.,, Corresponding
Secretary Of the National Institute.
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FOR THE SPRINGS.
T AIDES retiring to the springs or country, will
find at PARKER'S, just opening, fresh
supply OF Toilette Articles, such as very superior
BAY RUM, COLOGNE in bottles and on draught,
EAU LUSTRAL, OK MARROW, DENsTI-
FRICE, &C., COMB, HAIR, TOOTH, ndNAIL
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FERDINAND MOULTON,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Will practice the several courts in the District
and attend TO the prosecution of claims
against the Government.
Office corner Of E and It'll streets, opposite the
General Post Office.
0aM.tf
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on the subject of slavery. II was subject difficult
to adjust, but was adjusted and settled by our IA
TIERS at the time of the adoption of the Constitu-
ton, and it is in bad faith TO disturb that matter
now.
Various plans have been talked of for settling
the contending interests Of slavery and non slavery
My plan is TO the line of the Missouri compro-
mise TO the Pacific ocean, of SO degrees 80 minutes
north latitude Let il be forever the line of sepa-
ration between the free and the slavehodng States
Then, in single bill, admit California into the
Union north of that line; provide in that bill terri
| torial governments for Deseret and New Mexico,
and leave those to tolerate slavery or not when
they form constitutions and claim admission into
the Union. If this be admitted to southern
claims, would, on our part, by the spirit of con-
cession and compromise, permit TO be inserted in
that bill provision by which the District of Column
bia should no longer be a mart for the sale of ne
groes brought from other quarters.
lhave written to you in all candor-it is my man
ner. am aware that my opinions will not meet the
appreciation ofall, especially the ardent and impetu
GUS; but the valuable principles which lie at the
basis of our governmental institutions not OBJ
tanned, nor can they be preserved, in that spirit.
Among free people, questions like that which dis
turb now will be gotten up, have their period of
agitation, and will eventually die away, as others
have done before them, under the stronger inn
pulses of attachment existing in the hearts of our
people to the excellence of systems of govern
ment, and, above all, to the preservation and per-
petuation of the Union.
! am, most respectfully, your servant,
| j. NJ II. BEALE. 4
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vESrzvrLA.-The Spanish paper at New York,
la G6nica, has seen a letter from Caracas, Of the
9th Of January, which confirms the reported escape
OF four prisoners who confined in the dungeons
Of Lasuayra, viz: DIR. Angel Quintero, Comman-
der Cells, Don Jose del Rosario Armas, and an
other person whose name Is not plainly written.
II wN rumored in Caracas, that President Mona
gas had assisted in the escape Of these prisoners.
II was further rumored that General Paez had fed
from the castle in which he confined In the pro-
vince ofCuman6; but this is probably only wrong
version Of the account Of his being set at liberty by
Monagas, which we published some days ago on
the authority Of letter Of later date.
Another item Of news received from Carkcss, is
the formal presentation by the British Charge
dAfaircs to the President Of Venezuela, Of claim,
arising from the stay law passed by the last Con
grcss contrary to existing treaties and excessively
oncrous 20 British commerce
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WASHINGTON:
TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 70. 1850
Congress.

In the Senate, yesterday, the motion to
receive the petition presented some days
ago praying the peaceful dissolution of the
Union, was rejected by vote of 81 nays
to yeas, Mr.. CLAWS compromise reso-
lutions were then taken up, and debated
by Mr.. BERRIEN, who had not concluded
when the Senate adjourned.
The House Of Representatives. rejected
the amendment reported by the Commit
tee of the Whole to the resolution for
limiting the expense Of collecting the rev.
enue and, pending motion to recon
slider the vote by which the question on
the third reading of the resolution as il
came from the Senate was ordered, the
House adjourned.