Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-04-23

| MoRt o. PRorrssoR WrEsrER. The
Cambridge correspondence Of the Springfield
Republican, SAYS Of Dr. Webster
ITO all, learn, he sioutly asserts hls IN
nocencc. Previous to his arrest, be had al.
ways had the reputation Of hing in great
degree, a materlalist, but he had all within
a short time aticnied the service IN the Col.
lcgc chaprl--morc lately, however. he had
attended the Catholic church. but only for the
purpose Of hearing the music, for which be-
had great iondncss. Indeed, ~ the very week
ofhis arcs, he placed his name at the head Of
a subscription lisi for a series of concerts, to
BE- given IA Cambridge.
C,uTonSr, GoLp. The Washington Re.
publican says 49,
Private letters before US Of the highest
authority confirm the views presented IN Mr.
Kings report with respect to the extent Of
mineral wealth. A lump Of nlncty-tlrrcc
pounds, Of which about sixty are gold, and
the residue quartz, in which the metal is i'm.
bcddod, had been found, and was at that time
a, Stockton. This is the largest lump yet
found ofwhich We have any authentic account,
but the discoveries daily making atte., the
uncNamplod cNien, Of the deposit"
~ Gen. Shields, ct Illinois, in a speech
delivered by hun IN the IT, ;. Senate. last
Friday, said that the people OF California
were cndcavorlng To dignity labor and make
II honorable, and would never consent TO It,
degradation by the introduction OF slavery
The very sons Of the southern planters, now
occupying places among the pioneers on the
Pacific, would resist such an attempt to the
last. lie expressed his belief tina, Texas
had no claim to ANY portion Of New Mexico,
but was willing TO give her, in return for
REIMBURSEMENT OF her claim, sum sufficient
to pay her debt. lie rcPudiated the idea Of
an equilibrium of the states--thc south might .
rely upon It as an inevitable fact, that the free
states would always b. more numerous than
the slave, and that with them the power
would ever PrePonderate. The north would
never submit that one foo, of free American
soil shall h. made slave territory, II they can
prevent It constituiionally. II slave tern
tory should be annexed, Cuba for instance, It
would remain 80 until the people VI Cuba
should decide otherwise.
e. The speech Of Mr.. Benton, recently
in the Senate, presents very strongly
and clearly the just claims Of California to b.
admitted, by herself, without being connected
with any subject that may claim the attention
Of Congress. either in relation To the organ-
zaiion Of the teritorys, or the quoting Of
agitation on the subject Of slavery. His ar
gumcnt is, in our judgment, conclusive and
nnanswerable as a matter Of right and justice
10 California, and experience will doubtless
prove that the course advocated by him is al. |
70 the best az a matter Of expediency. I
Boston Post.
CO The Republic, Gen. Taylor's organ, .
. puzzled by the Conhecticu, election. 1t is
IS plain as the nOse on your face. Taylor
Shiggery is licked.
A beautiful hemaphrodite brig was launch
d in Augusta the other day, the first vessel
yer launched in that eity. She is called the -,
T. w. SMITH," for the veteran President
{ the Augusta Bank.
CT Benjamin II. Punchard, Of Andoyer, b
as left by will 100000, to found high I
chool for boy, and girls in AndOrer, South n
'arish. Mr.. Punchard was himself attached C
the Episcopal form of worship; but his II
'ill provides that the school shall have no "
'ctarian character. n