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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-26
OMce, On sIarket street.
NUMBER III
Arrived Of the Europa.

,.e..n75s3F DsFgsfr HAIIFAxt SAfiQnsf XUlN
!. The steamer Europn has tiust arrived.
She sailed from EigefpooI on Saturday the
|10ib inst. 1t ii ScIdck, ii. M, and reach,
I'd Halfax3at I0s ]ast night, and BostoH
Bl21 O'Clock. Cotton market has been
quiet during the week. American dcscrip.
tions below fairsbaye receded Ia. Total
sales $4,000 bales. Steamship Atlantic
arrived ii Liverpool ii fnidnight Tuesday,
August 9Th. Her running time 70 dock,
len days and sishthoars, soT
Gardiner &'Eo,s Circular August 9Th
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-26
) Panama Railroad.

We have learned from a reliable sources
that the design Of connecting The Atlantic,
and Pacific oceans by means Of railroad,
across the Isthrnus, from Chdgres to Pa.
Mann, win be prosecuted, from this tiinei
until the completion, with the utmost
vigor. That portion. of the road from
C6agres 10 Gorgona, will be laid on piles,
and will be completed by the LIST day Of
June next. The excavation from the East
part ofihe road from Gorgona, will be used
/ to fillup the road laid on piles 10 Cbagres.
The whole road is to be completed in two.
years. The rails are not to be Of iron,
but Of wood, that grows in the neighbor-
hood, which is So hard and tough, thatitis
difficult toworlsit with ordinary tools. 1t
can be sawed, however. almost ns easily,
MS mahogany. That part of the wheels
which run on the rails will be much
broader than those now in use. where iron
rails are used. saA4 Isa' Y ,sDl
A great deal of the work for the road
will, we understand, be done in this city.
II =
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-26

AN lMmoRTALC CHILD These who have
lost nm infant, are, never, asi were, with.
out an infant child. The other children
grow up u manhood or 'womanhood. and
suffer all ihe changes ofmprtaity, but this
one plppei is rendered an Immortal child;
death has arrested i with its kindly harsh,
ness, and blessed i into an eternal image
|of youth and innocence. lsse io e'atsapf
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
TIE BOUNTY LAND BILL.

DEPRrIENT or THE INTERIOR, Oct. 3, 1850.
The Congress Of the United States, al lis
late session, having, IN spirit OF justice and
literally, passed an act "grantlug bounty
aud 10 certain of1icersand sold ers who have
been engsg ed in the military service Of The
Unted Slafes," the President has esteemed
i 10 less a privilege han duty 10 adopt all
lie means IN his power to give prompt aud
efficient npc ration to his beneficeut measure.
deem 1t proper, therefore. 10 announce
10 those cUtIlied to The benefits OF the law,
that, With hls sanction, have caused all the
necessary forms sud las'fuc lafs to guide
claimants in applying for aud obtaining their
right. to be prepared and they are now IN
the hands OF the printer. At the earliest
practicable moment copies Of these papers
viii b. forwarded 10 each member III Con.
gress, and to tho clelk Of The court of every
county 10 the UnIted States.
ltwil be his purpose 10 administer the law
10 such a manner as To make it what Con.
gtess designed il 10 be, bounty to The sol.
dier, and not to agents and spectators. The
forms and the mode Of proof have therefore
been made as simple Us possible, and every
facility vi ! be afforded 10 applicants To- es
lablish their JUS, demands. Clerks are now
engaged il preparing, from the rolls on file,
certificates u service, 10 order that those
sho have TO, received discharges, OF have
accidentally lost them, may not DO dsap
pointed 10 obtaining their ust reward
The policy Of this law IN all lis provisions
sto dr.coe rage speculation 10 the claims Of
soldiers. The act provides =" that all sales,
mortgages, letters Of attorney, and other IN.
struments Of writing going TO affect tho ttIe
OF claim 10 any warrant beTenbeiofe pfovi.
ded for, made or executed prior to the issue,
shalt be uu and void to all inents ard pur.
poses whatsoever, nor shall such certificate
or warrant, OF the land obtained thereby, DO
in any wise affected by, or charged with, or
subject TO, the payment Of any debt or chin
incurred by such officer or soldier prior 10
tbs issuing d The patent"
Ia bis judgment the Issue contemplated in
The body Of the above rected cIause of the
law - the isste Of the patent. Consequent.
y, all sales, transfers, assignments. aud in.
cumbfanees of soldiers land claims, made
before the efnanatop Of the patents, arc void,
and will be disfegsfded by the Government.
Spectators ale therefore admonished thar
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16

,hev can acquire n rights ny purchase when
viii he recognised by this Department
feel it TO be my duty, also, to waia ',e
frank and coniil,ng soldier against she h''S
and devices OF agents, who VIII seek ~ eN
aaperate the difficulties oil obtaining 'he '"''e
in order 10 enhance their own charges
The ,isetcc Of service exists among the
archives Of the country. In nine cases oo'
of ten the only proof required VIII oe o' '''1
identiiy of the applicant, or oil The h'a'r'- ~
aud widowhood, OF heitship. Til sc are iAc'S
readily proven, aud thereiure the dllIeutsles
will in most cases be merely nomiuai. Ahd
to remove even these slight obstacles, ahu 10
give more full and complete effect to the Hu'
uificeuce Of The Government, beg leave re-
snect(ully TO recommend to the proper au
itori.ies of each county and township to en-
ploy a suitable agent at the expense vi 'h'
County, 10 supervise the preparation OF lh'
applications and proofs OF claimants. ih'
ignorant and unwary would thus be protect
ed from impositioa, tie poor solder ifou
burdens they are rot able 10 hear, and th'
Government from many embarrassment
which may result, from the a~k"ardness Q
, incompetent agents.
|, In conclusion, desire to say that sreo
/ care will be used to guard agansI undue pre-
5 ferences of one class Of applicants over oh
+ ers. With this view, q, the proper time,
:. sufficient number af clerks viii be empipye
to issue the certificates With he least ross
o bic delay, SO that al nay have M egn'
. chance OF making advantageous locations.
!. ALIEN. II. Ii. STUART,
. Sec-ttary Of The htrior.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
AboIishins the Slave Trade.

We have also this week given the bill a.
polishing the Slave Trade in the District oil
Columbia. The action Of Congress in The
premises meets with very LILLE favor with
some at the South. The opinion is entertain.
ed BY some, iha. this i, the frs, effort ever
made TO abolish the slave trade in the District,
AID il is said tina. il vas an object long desired
BY the North. This cannot be so. Some
thirty or forty years ago John Randolph, Of
Ffginia, made an effort, We believe, in Con
gees to suppress this traffic, in the District
1t was abhorrent to the feelings even OF a
STAKEHOLDER to see the seat of Government
made q mart for the sale Of slaves, and IT
we mistake DOT, a resolution was introduced
by him to that effect. And il has been de.
sired by other Southern men since, who were
a. true friends TO the South as those who DOW
cry out st ihe passage Of the bill. Some are
of the opinion tina. this is only one step to.
wards series Of measures that will be intro.
duced into Congress relative 10 slavery
Northern men do not, we Imagine, intend TO
permit any further agitation on this subject.
To this conclusion we are led from the fact
that the Senate rejected by very decided
majority, an amendment, offered to abolish
slavery in the District. On the benefo ia
effect of the passage Of this bill the Washing.
ton Republic makes the following remarks:
"As 4 measure Of general policy, its eff.
fects will be most saluiafy. The slave trade
ia .as district, Insignificant as it has been
stated by Mr.. Butler TO be, has been Iuvalu.
able TO the Abolitionist. He has used it as the
temperance lecturers do the Ioafefs, as an
"example." The passage of this bill will
take ihe bullet out of bis cartridge mos, efFec.
,ua.iy. He can DO longer complain Of being
held responsible for wha, he s,igna,izes as a
crime, committed by . common government,
for whose morality these Puris,s consider
themselves responsible.
q We think i, will prove . most adsanta.
geous measure TO The South. The slave
trade in the District is a libel upon slavery.
II presents 10 the foreigner, or the non slave.
holder, often the FIRST, perhaps his only view
of that institution. Ii is relieved BY no con.
tfast Of he comfor, or content of the slave.
Il is seized and dsscanied upon as the dsily
eesuii Of slavery, as part of It's machinery,
Indispensable to its operation. The neophyte
u ahol,i,on is pointed TO the slave jail as q
minia.urs Basiile-" ships, rocks. and scor-
p,eas dance through his excited imsgins-
ton !" he thinks If this b The threshold Of
slavery, what must be the terrors of The ln-
terror. He si,sks BY ia silent horror, aud
dspausfrom ths District Of Columbia with a
soul q thankful . il he had just escaped
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16

from the coast Of Barbary. His whole opln'
ions Of slavery are formed upon the lmagln'
airy cruelties of the slave trade IN shs DIS,
,ric,. To reason with such person would
be absurd. You could not convince him that
a few of these =" slave pens" they are tan
c,fuly termed, are q necessary incident 10
the institution of slavery, only to be understood
by seeing it 10 connexion with every thing
else. Nor could you convince him, that there
are probably as many Of these receptacles IN
the Distric, Of Columbia with SIX hundred
slaves, as in Virginia with half m'l'on =
Blu, lei this perverted argument against slave
~ be seen nowhere else than where It is To-
dispensable. The South should no more De
sire to expose this penal peculiar'iy oil the''
institutions to misrepresentation and TO cen
sure. than one would choose TO chastise
child in the drawing room for The entertain
ment Of visitors.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16

Ready to do every thing which may
strengthen the ties already existing between
The Two States Of Tennessee and South Ca
rolins, the PEOPLE OF TENNESSEE want no
more agitatlon-n M more Conventions. In
stead OF re.eatiug Convention 10 condemn
the action of Congress, and 10 discuss once
more The necessity Of "ca.tiBg cannon and
moulding bullets" both parties here are nop
maing preparations to hold d .j4biiee 10 rel.
come home The men uho haze doae their dnty
liz pcacea6iy attiine thor difficulties uhich
Threatened TO ouerthr0tr the Rtpublic. This
alone should be enough TO convince agiiators
that this is not the place for further action
for plots 10 bring about revolution Will
they not take heed aud abandon those Wild
schemes, which, # persisted 10, mus, end 10
their certain ovefthrow-which must bring
upon them lasting disgrace aud lnfamy, as
enemies TO their country, as plpiteis for the
destruction of all that gives il importance
among the nations OF the earth = Nashville
Bunner.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
WEIR. Tue ARTIST.

Mr.. Willis, viii ing TO the Home journal.
from Cu7Esu's new hotel on tho Hudson
liver, relates the following:
Within stones throw from the porico Of
the Hotel. upon knoll half hidden with trees.
stands one of the most beautiful structures,
of ia kind, IN the uiited Siates-a stone
church, Of English mfd architecture, bull,
by the painter Robert Weir. The siary OF
lis construction is touching poem. When
Mr.. Weir received ten thousand dollars from
Government fnr bis picture on the panel u
the capiloi, he invested il. untouched, for The
brrr6t ii his lmee chlidfen. Oa lhe death
of these chllIteR--all three-soon after tho
mnapy reverted to him, but he had feeling
which forbade him 10 use il. Struck with
the iayorabeness Of this knnll under Tho
IN unlains, as site for place Of worship,
much needed By the village near by, he ap.
lpl,ed lof il to Mr.. Colzap, on whose proper.
~ II stood, who at once made free gift Of
ii for The purpose. TIE paialer's Taste aud
hear, eeIe Sc, 10 work, aud, with the money
lett him hy hts chiijGcn, he erected this sim.
pie aud beautiful struriute--a memorial Of
hallqued plliity. lis bell far evening ar.
vice sounded few minutes ago The tone
selected apparently With the taste which gov.
erned alt, and king sweet music among
the ununilins that booked dawa upon ill.,
Mr.. Wer named ii IAe CHURCH. Of tho
Holy lnoocenls.'
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
CAPTURE OF FUGITIVE SLAVES.

ECdFHFd, OcfobtT ~.
Ten runaway slaves from Virginia, pto
lost their way on the ridge Of he Allesanies.
5 miles from this place, we're discovered Is.
terday. Daring Iho melee which ensued,
tao Of the slaves were wounded, nne mortal.
~ and the other Dangerously. Three were
captured Ibis morning SIX sought shelter
ia mountain hut, occupied by man and
his wife. The clothes 0i the iugitlves were
very ragged, AID nearly torn II tLeit bne k,
from coming III contact with Trees, in their
endeavor to escape unseen.
The woman Of the hut supplied the out.
casts plenllulIy with food, while the husband
procured assistance and captured them. He
received reward Of t@o aundeed and hF y
dollars fat their recovery. The remaining
two have up to this eIuded all attempts 70 ar
rest them, aud are doubtless cone gled some.
where hcfeabous.
they are closely watched BY Penn.ylya.
mans who are eager 10 obtain the reward Of
lered for them.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
A GOOD EXAMPLE.

Wilkes County has nominated the Hon. X.
I combs, Judge Andrews, l.. VI. Hill, and
+. Irwin, as Union Candidates for the Con.
venlion. Richmond will probably send Geo.
w. Crawford, c. J. Jenkins, j. p. King aud
Andrew J. Miller. The Hon. Howell Cobb
and the Hon. A. II. Stephens are also ex.
pected to take the stump as Candidates in
their respective counties-al on the Union
side. In Bib county, we have heard the
names Of Hon. A. II. Chappell, Judge G. b.
Cole, Washington Poe, Esq, Col. A. p. Pow.
ers, WIN. Scott, E.q., Col. J. b. Lamar,
Gen. James W. Armstrong ]. IL. r.. Wash
ington, Esq, spoken of-aII good men and
true Geo. Cus.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
Admission Of California.

We have given to-day the bill admitting
the State Of California into the Union. Ma |
nv a, the South complain at this admission
and are ready If they had the power TO throw
This Union into one chaotic mass. But has
the South any real cause 10 complain we
think she has not aud many, as true trends
as the South has, express the same opinion
The creates. objection raised to her adm'''
sion is, that Constitution was adopted pro-
b,bi,ing slavery. We imagine that had this
clause been left out many who now complain
you'd not have said one word. Blu, had not
the people the RICH. to exclude slavery i
NJ assuredly. Blu, it is alleged that the
Preside ut used his influence in accomplishing
this. There is no evidence that Gen. Tay.
Tor nodded himself in this matter, but from
the fac, tina, il has been admitted that bill
fer the admission of California had been
drafted tina, me, the views Of Mr.. Polk, II Is
presumable il any Prssden. induced the &C
ton OIL california IL was AlS>tSCas = o'A'
Do. II i little surprising that strenuous ad
vocaies for State Rights should object to hel
making her own selection. But Tor argu
.neu, sake admit that the President did exer
Csc his influence in California TO have the
cause prohibiting slavery embodied IN he'
Constitution, as shs is now State, II the
people are dissatisfied, as some have alleged
hos easy is i, for the People TO call anoihe
Convention and amend her Constitution
We would put one question to The peop'
here. II we were rid Of slavery would
vote for its introduction We imagine Their
is moi tho tenth man that would vote for =
Then the people of California, many OF shoT
are from the Southern States, being desirou
of saving themselves from the inconsenencts
of slavery, have done what many Of US ~oul
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16


Jenny Lind arrived here yesterday morn
irg ia The train from Boston. A large crowd
assembled al The depot, and while they .ete
waiting for hvt appearance and admfrieg ida
coach With four : hite horses, which hsd Jecn
sent for her, she quietly passed oFef TIE
bridge in a PLAIN hack, hagigg stopped before
tie ain reached The depot, for the purpose
of avoiding the crowd, "ho b. IDs meais
were sadly disappointed.
Oh arriving at tie hoie! she was fecesed
s. Ierse assembase of persons, 10 answer
70 whose cheers she appeared and waved her
handkerchief. Mr. Bdunn was also loudly
called for, bat declined appearing.
In the evening, al the appointed ho1r
Howard Hall vac flied, as closely as i coa
be packed, with brilliant audience, who arS
lousy awaited the opening Of the co0ceFti
which commenced precisely al the hour an.
nounced
The expectation Of the asse nblage "as
fully afeufed, and those who we're best qasl
fled to Judge we're warmest in their admira.
lion. The f.te trio, the Echo Song aid one
Of the English songs, wee enthusiastically
received, as was alec Brileiti's singing
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
MAIL AND PASSENGERS TO CAMDEN

We understand, says the Charleston Ner.
curry, arrangements have been made by the
President of the South Carolina RaIliea
Company for transporting The mails and pas
sengers from Columbia to Camden, unll St.
urday next. On and after that day another
arrangement will 90 into sftc', by which the
mails and passengers will be transported from
Gadsdsn To CIaremout by slage coaches, and
thence by railroad to Camden. his ar
raneement to continue until the road through
The Wa,eree Swamp is rebailt and We learn
there is now large force concentrated there
for tina, purpose. The stage in both cases
! run daily.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
OUR Rail, ROADS,

Twen,y.lhfee miles Of the Charlotte Road
are in running order. aud after this day, says
The Columbia Telegraph, the nail hitherto
brought to this place in Stages, will be con.
veyed thereon. This will be great accom-,
mediation to passengers visiting this place, as
they will arrive about ), P. VI instead Of 3,
as heretofore. The work On both our new
Roads is going on vigorously.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
THE SESSION ENDED.

The Congress of the United States, after +
a session OF ten months, has ADJOURNED and
the honorable gentlemen composing the body
have gone TO their constituents. They VIII
have their own accounts 10 settle, aud IN
charity we wish them happy qai,ianee.
A session of Congress is always lus'ruc
tive. The contrast which is afforded by the
exposition OF legislative wisdom IN the Capt
toll, as compared with the general eommoD
sense Of the people out OF doors, Is refreshing
! to the believer in republican institutions al.
though il may not always prove cofnpliHe1'a'
~ 10 the collective wisdom itself. The peo
Pile are greater than ,nelr servants; the re-
public is superior to The best OF her sons-s
fact which servants and sons are slow TO re-.
aze.
For considerable portion of the session of
ten mouths, the combined efforts Of both
Houses we're employed in the labor OF con-
v,ncing the country that crisis had come.
The people never believed it, they refused
to bee ONE alarmed or excited about it. The
two Houses did their best 10 iuiiame the coun
itv, but the country would not be ii attained
There never was any difficulty which nigh
not have been settled by the JndlclCus con
ferencs of an hour provided that candor ant
good sense had presided at the couleience
A nation was humbugged-anl,s so far as tha
accomplished any thing, an object Was gam
ed. But Congress wasted more time iiai
such humbug was worlh-tlnle which nigh
have been employed for useiuipurposes.
= Ii is well that pubic Judgment awaits L
O pass lis sentence OF approval OF oi conde n'na
S ton upon public men. The rrspoosIh'l'i
# which i, exacls, is part and parcel ot The III
blood Of self governing communities. n
one cares 10 Inquire how men sci lnlo Cof
gress, they arr there, and that solhces as
preliminary but an ordeal III observation
prefers to them an exorabe tcstw hich ihoS
who survive may count themselves happy.
&c Daring the whole period OF len mohlh
L. wearlst NE enough 10 editors oil new spaPe
ID who had 70 print and to readers " lao thoog
l., themselves bound TO peruse the proceedin!
of Congress, no time was 'ouud TO nmend
~ ruuous system Of revenue policy wiHeh wi
broging present Injury upon The county,
And 20 doubt honorable gentlemen VIII {
y home aud expect to be- congratulated uF'
r. the settlement Of he Texas AID Ca'l'ou
he difficulty when there was no d4theU'y {
adj cept a manufactured one. The country IS
IS. be imposed upon BY such non ease-whI
+. great interests are left 10 suffer. But &
er course Of time brings about lis rtssnges, al
he the country never lacks the feaciise pc"
m Of public sense, patriotism and IudemeHi,
nd the absence Of a supe'aucus Congress
r. Proud as We may be Of ptomiuea, men vi
n may illustrate and adorn the national cha
RI acter. we are yet pr,nder Of thai instinct
ne national Intelligence which sits N lidsne
.es upon the highest, and ~hich is as uurrring
it Is "a flexible 10 the justice Of is eousse.
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