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Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20

last year and the first quarter Of the present one mus
be regarded conclusive proof that increase o dur
| ues 30 as to advance the amount ct revenue seven
millions on the amount OF imports, 10 entirely
| practicable. &. # n
That such increass WILDE found necessary to4he az
mands OF the reasulS, s believed to be beyond doubt
unless Congress shall discontinue Any Of the obeca
expenditure which originated IN our recent terrisos
acquisitions and this in the opinion of the Department
would be equally mpolitic and unjust. g I,
From the foregoing consideration the Department
would submit the following notifications of our pre-
sent revenue laws
!. 4 change in the present ia valoren system, whis
should impose specific duties upon all articles to WHIT
such duties may be safely applied, with home valuations
upon all such as are necessarily soblccftQ az vaore
rates. 3lSsH t7
H. 1.-THE principle Of specific duties shall not 81 adop-
ted, that the home valuation, instead Of the foreign,
should then be applied to all imports subject to ad yao-
rem duties.
Ill Ifneither oihe foregoing changes shall be thought
proper then it is deemed highly necessary that the pre-
duties should be increased greatvarey
OF articles which it will be found could bear slch in
crease with the most salutay effects upon both Trade and
revenue.
Either ofthe two first qualifications suggested Above
would undoubtedly correct many OF the inaqualt IT
the present system, place all imp orters, whether pur.
ers or manufacturers, equal grounds in respect to
uations for duty guard the against the fsyant
frauds which are so easily pepetrated under exisEs LAWS
and insure stability and permanent increase tne eve
They therefore earnestly coAfnended 70 'ne
favorable consideration of CcnPras..
In any system it is believed experience mas SCI
tied the true poicv to be puI several particulars
which enter INTO our system Of revenue laws Among
these are that all raw material should be admitted at
moderate ofduy, when assessed at ail;l that all
non-enumerated articles should be assessed al nigner
rates of duty than the average of manufactured articles
and that all articles composed OF the same mater ai
should pay in general the same rate OF duty.
In order to insure uniformity in the business OF the Gus
tom house, and equality in the valuations under any
system 4 earnestly recommend the creation OF corps,
OF appraisers at large whose duty it shall be 10 visit
the principal ports Of entry in the United states rom
IL
and prescribe rules Tor the local appraisers.
[TtMremainder ofhe Report treats ofthe Ware House
ySys in which Tie Secretary recommends some ma
terial improvements J. the Mint; the Coast Survey
and sundry nj elaneous topics. We are compelled,
tn defer this ponon.1
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20
DANIEL WEBSTER, Secretary of State.

A MISREPRESENTATION ABOUT JENNY LIND.-Ihe
Washington Uoion of Wednesday contains cores
pondence between Mr.. Richie and Mr.; T. T. Bar
mum, anesting an insidious caumny, which mas gone
South thai Miss Lind had presented an association OF
abolitioniss at the North with one thousand dollars,
for the purpose OF promoting their alarming projects
In addition to direct contradiction OF II wnch APP
nesrs 10 Mr. Barnum's letter. the Union adds that 1t
bsd m Tuesday from the lips OF Mile Lind herself that
sbe had never gwen any money to the abohhonls's'
and never me ant TO give any.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20
GREAT UNION MEETING.IN MAINE;

A great meeting was he'd here last evening" at when
. .' rsafars were Gov Hubbard MIR. George Curtis,
md Hon. Nathan Clifford, who delivered glowing
soeechss in favor OF the Union and The compromise
pHao,y adopted and the meeting alter dlsper-
sed.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20

~ AUCTION NOTICE-The sale a, Mr. Ju.
dab Myers store, will be continued This Morning, at
10 O'Clock.
The Muffs and Hats will be offered this morning
DAVENPORT, ALLEN & CO.,
de ~ Aucts,
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20

We entirely approve of the proposition made
by Mr.. ThonSas J. Evans, in the late city meeting
to extend ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pledge to England,
as we'll as the Northern States, for not even YER
mynt is so dyed in Abolition as England. We
make great and just complaint Boston for not
allowing the recapture of the Crafts but now, that
the Crafts are safe in England, nobody utters a
remonstrance against the notorious fact that as
soon as they set foot on British soil they become
free by the law of the land, or, to use the famous
expression of the orator Philips, redeemed rege-
nerated and disenthraled by the irresistible genius
of universal emancipation" The same thing is
as true of Canada as of the mother coRntry.-
Why, then, is it better Southern loyalty . buy
Apglish goods from Mr.. Daniel H. London,sth
interested President of the non-intercourse AS
ntioS, than to buy Northern goods from one
citizens equally entitled to the respect of
nunity? We have no doubt Mr.. London,
importing merchant, sees wide dis
- patriotism of the two things, but
sions are not so keen, may, be par
'note the diversity" France,
ngland deserves some notice in
h pledges. One Of -
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20

/ New York Checks. ~. z hi do
L InMiaaeipnia .tat do
Daunore. ...tah do
IN. Cafoina Bank N otes ..-...........l dis
STATE OF THE STOCK MARKET.
Virginia State Bonds-par value $l00-new issue,
last sales held at 1924.
Virginia State Bonds, with interest from Is, July,
last sales at l04a
Richmond City Bonds, new issue-ast sales at I0Ia.
James River and kanawha Bonds, guaranteed by the
State, $l0O palisades at $lOl so.
Exchange Bank Stock-par value $IO0-last sales
Farmers Bank Stock-par value sloo-sales a,
$l06a
Virginia Bank Stock-par value $70-sales at ST.
Manchester Cotton and Wool Manufacturing Stock
= par value $l00-no recent sales.
S3Oa f
Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Stock--par va
lue $lOO-last sales at $l02a.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Stock-par value 500. Sales at $9s.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Certificates
OF Debt-par value 800 sos offered-none TO be had
Richmond and Louisa Railroad Stock-par value
$l0O-last sales at $43 Some are asking higher
Virginia Central Railroad Bonds guaranteed by the
State $l02!.
Central Railroad Stock, last sales at $40
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Stocks, last sales
at $50.
James River and Kanawha Stock last sales at 800.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
RICHMOND, Dec. 10, 1850.
BEEF CATTLE Scale toeight-$2 to So rs; an extra
grade would justify $3-market well supplied.
SHEEF-Net, 81 50a3 rs per head, price varying ac-
eordng to quality.
HoGs-$6 nett per cwt and in fair demand at
JACOB SHOOK
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20

The ship Jacob Perkins, from Manila, which went
aslofe the 9th inst off Nantucket will prove total
oss Part Of her cargo has been saved, in damsg cd
condition.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF RICHMOND.

l. %~~, ARRIVED,
Schr Chas. Parker, Townsend, New York
Schr Mary Ann, Inscoe, Baltimore
Schr Emma D. Russy Weeks, Albany.
SAILED,
( Schr Merchant, Couch, New York.
Schr John, Sleeper, Salem.
Schr David Hale, Benson, New York
PORTLAND, Dec. l6--Ard, schr s. d. Norton
Norton, Richmond
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 1S-CPd, schr Columbia
Shannon, Richmond Ard, schr. Empire, Price, Rich
mond.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20


M. aSouthall, which amendment
d to amend by giving the commit
I'D for persons and papers. The House
Buswei sapendment to the amendment
whole Subject upon he table.l
r, from the select committee having charge
er, reported bill providinghef the erection
le to Thomas Jefferson, at the University Of
(eaker, during the day, announced the follow
ing bttee, [under the resolution of Mr.. Segar, TO
whom ere referred the special message of the Cover
nor vz4 Messs. Segar, Baskerville Crutchfeld, Boyd
Guerrants Lewis of Harrison and Doddrdge, August,
Beirne, Russell, johnson, Rives, Newman and McCue.
A bill diyorcing Eliza Jane Baare from her husband,
and bill u incorporate the Trustees OF the South
Branch Ace mical Institute, were read third time
Mr.. Witcher, in View of the invitation extended to
the members of the Legislature by the officers OF the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Company, to unite
In the celebration this day of the opening OF their
roadto the Pitsaud. also, considering the Jenny Lind
f,uore, now prevalent-maSe an effort to induce
the House adjcurn oyer to Saturday. but the motion
failed, the vote beingsayes IS, noes 81
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20

lowedhy the most disastrous results. The imports o
nsa year have bean exceeded in amount only by the
YER 1855, and, i the official figures could be made &c
represent the true costs Of the imports othe former
even 1885 woudit is believed, exception. The
imports othe rst quarter OF thfesent year show
Increase gilmore than 81 900 over the correspond
Ing quarter oil last year, indicating an importation for
the current year greater by many millions than the inn
ports OF any previous one, and consumption per head
proportionaely larger whilst the markets abroad in
dIcate no prospect Of increased demand for our
ports.
These exports, as already stated, consist principally
OF articles OF necessity and nearly all OF them raw
teras in their crudes state, and iw therefore wish to
occupy the place among commercial nations that our
advantages OF position and vast resources warrant
we must greatly increase the arpeunt OF those ex-
tactures
During the past year our exports ofcoon have anount
ca TO-. ;.... 81 ,9S4 GIG
While ofdomestic cotton manuiacA fes we
have exported only to the extent D. No.. 4784 ,434
And during the same period the ihporta-
tons OF cotton manufactures entered for
consumption have amounted at the for
elgn valuation to. IS 10 Cos 1856
The exports ofcotton from the Unfed States exceed
IN Importance those OF any raw maehal exported from
any other country and at the presenttme il is
y export that is essential to any other nation; but it
believed to be mistaken policy for any nation send
Its raw materials to distant counries be manufac-
tured into fabrics for its own use
Possessing this most useful staple id abundance, and
ofthe best quality ought greatly to Increase its
facture, and secure TO ourselves portion of the Profits
which other countries enjoy hererom Ia order TO ini-
press people with The value of this production OF the
United States and the means that it affords OF extend
ing our internal and foreign sublon several
tables, exhibiting in some degfe sgtance Ia
BILE No. - shows the value of the of raw cot
ton, and cotton manufactures from ID States for
the last years, and the countries 10 which the same
were sent. From which it will be seen that we export.
ed
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eYTo STRENGTHEN THE HAIR.-To sup

e. TO STRENGTHEN THE HAIR-To sup
ply the deficiency ofmosture in the hair of viii CHI most
people, more less, have to complain; to pro-
mote its growth and pemanencya ito preserve its original
color; TO cleanse and enhance its beauty we know OF
nothing happily adapted to these ends as FLETcHERs
HAIR Tonic. Having seen the benefit which others
have derived from its use, we can therefore speak
with confidence in respect its wonderful effects upon
the human hair. Those of our readers who wish to
make trial oths wonderful remedy can find il for sale
whole sale and retail, FLETcHERs under the Ameri-
can Hotel also TO be had at most Of the Drug Store in
he city Price SO cents per bottle de- rs
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20

vNNHEATRE--MRS. POTTEIS,s| BENE
IA FIT Mrs. POTTER presents her compl-
ments to the ladies and gentlemen Of Richmond. and
the patrons OF the drama generally, and respectfully
announces that her BENEFIT and lasinappearaDce
is fixed for
MONDAY EVENING, Dec. 23d. 1850.
For which occasion she has selected entertainment
worthy OF patronage and one which will bring ii ne
entire strength OF the company.
To- For particulars, see small bills. I'd 20--2t
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20

It's the common talk OF the Dsunioniss, in denouno-
ing the Compromise measures that the South has gam
ed nothing by the Fugitive law because, as they pre-
dict and seem EVENT. hope, it will not be executed
1.-THE law is likely be dead letter, why has it raised
such commotion amongst the Abotonists and why
do they cry so Justify for its repeal2 The truth is. 1t
isa law armed with the power of executing itself.
Here is an instance:
ARREST OF A FUGITIVE SLAvE.-We learn from the
Fayette Pa) Wing that the first arrest under the Fu-
ptve Slave Law in that county was made at Unlon-
town on Saturday last. The slave was claimed by
citizen of Maryland, and was to have had hearing
before Commissioner Irwin Wednesday last lbere
was not the slightest excitement on the OCCASION mus
emnhateay proving that the people of that portion OF
PENNSYLVANIA are determined to abide by the laws OF
the land This is an example worthy OF being followed
ia other portions OF the State.
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SIC 8,592 $ls,ol1

Table shows the value
ton manu- from the us1
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20

1926 066 23 OI3 n
The countries which take the ouantitv
raw cotton are Great ].
| ence to table Not Z
cotton Sss cotton manuia ri Va d
these Tas4E IS were as ollosss saSs4s
10 GREAT BRITAIN NeA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-28
Our Porn smbuoe Corrcspondence.
or BoAnD srrAMsa GoLfaH, AT AScHoR ~
nn.nnrrAn or prnnAMnI.rn- LINN Ia $50


The Passs,a5as GoiiaA-Psrns-bueo--sH Holiday There
Ma. RDuOR-NOt knowing whether you had cor
respondent board this steamer or not, take the
pest upon myself to give you imperfect sketch Of
our company and voyage 20 this place, and at the
time to put the blame az any there bel for not
getting faster, upen the proper person First,
company Ia composed az follows Gregory Thomas
Captain we. S M ios ss, pnOg yso
second mate; n. b. 1ronside, NJ. D., surgeon; j. y
Lyddon, NJ d. assistant surgeon; Edward Palmer,
man, clerk Issse d HUH, and y. II. wymsn, csrpen-
ters We sailed from New York on the 1Tth Of April
Cor San Franoseo California With 240 tons Of coal
board but when thirteen days out found we had but
two days fuel and the weather had been most delight
full 80 We had 20 bear s~sy fcr Barbados 20 re-
lying at barbados eight days, and having taken In
leo tons Of coal set sail and shaped course for
three days. when our captain ordered the sailing
ter 70 run In shore and the engineer reported that
the fuel was getting low 80, TO our ehsgrn instead
and here would remark that all vessels from the
States goirg 20 Cayenne, should take English sovs-
fer The full value Of S. instead Of - sl as with us
Al Cayenne took IN any tons Of coal aud started
scain and in eve davs reached Msranham. where We
took In hundred tons more. Sailed sgain on the
9th june and a. We left met the Confidence going
In, thrty-tvo days from New York. We anchored IN
this port on the 18th, At ?. NJ having made the
run from Narsnham in sin and half days the short
eet known.
The Confidence falling in with ne, reused 0ur good
captain and he told Mr. Palmer that the "0oliah i"
had gone faster could and should 20 faster Further
he ordered the second engineer 70 his own tudg
ment aud open her when he thought proper; which
accounts fer our expeditions from Marsnham.
Upon arrival here Learned 20 our modification,
that the General arren " bad been here and gone
rix days She arrived here In thirtyiour days from
New York
will nov give ron sketch Of Msranham. aud this
place; trusting that ~ may be interesting 60 some ot
your readers. nranbam l. beautifully situated aud
its harbor u sheltered from gales q wind By the
highlands surrounding M The town iteelf is situsted
upon hills with its streets running mp and DOM thsis
sides The houses have the appearance ~ comfort ard
neatnefs " hse thirteen churches becides csthedfs
The day after arrived hsiug HOLIDAY che feast
81 Corpus ChrstiJ ell hands. Of the amer guard
paired shore 20 the processicn fprisss Monks
and military IN honor Of the day IL wss very I'm.
posing sight; certainly one calculated ~ show thu
rover ana wealth of toe Catholic church; but 70 the
evee Of one hrpurht up IN the UnNri state W had
the appearance "a making mcckery 81 RELIGION Ths
streets through xhicA the Proeesst0n passed Wtrs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-28

ynr lars Ho- Ds-trL p. Kfva, % M,~.-Mr. Kiag
native % Danvers. He gaduatsd at Harvard ol-
lege in the class of 1873, vhichs~as eomposedif Rev
Samuel stearns uate pastor q the Old soath Church.
Boston): Rev. WIN Y. Bunt Of Qui.cy, Frederick
sumner, Reg; Thomas W. Dorr Of Rhode Isiand. aaa
others Al early age he contsu plat cd the study 81
the Law but abandoned u, and shortly aner bavinr
Hsteksh flint Of Dsnvsrs where upon fsrm inh~rti
% " his wife be lcommenced the pursuit Of fsrung
In 1856 Mr.. King was member II the Massachusetts,
House of Representatives. In 1883 q he . men
her 81 the Senate and returned again % that body
IN 1870 ard chosen b. ssrvs ia presiding ocer In
1913 he vas again q member q the House. and
elected Speaker the fourth day 81 the session aer
many unsuceeseful ballotipgs ~ one msjorlty-ths
tame a. elected Msrcus Morton Governor, the sane
year. The vote stood 176 70 iTs While hiling this
position, hts name vas brought forward ae candid.ts
for Representative 20 Congress from the Second Con-
gressional District, and he elected By small
ycrity IN the month ofJuue snce thea, he has bs-n
twice rsslsstsd BY large msjcrtlsshestsn Jsr zsi,
.InIn "a
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-28
Our Caracas Correspondence.

OAkAcAs, June 10 1900.
Nev Lac for Debtors and Creditors-Some Account If the
Proposed Lsp.
The contiguity Of the British West Indies render the
number Of British subjects ON the Spanish Main very
large while that Of citizens Of the United States Is
comparatively limited What will be the result Of
Venezuelan legislation the subject Of the Ley de
Espera," IL Is yet impossible TO say. We can only
hope that che will pass unscathed through the trying
and disgraeeful ordeal she has imposed upon HERSELF
does net seem inclined TO second the wishes Of the
Executives and should Il not be repealed the ruin
the country seems inevitable.
To give you some idea Of the Lev de Hspsran-or
stay law you would term It'll will briefly show you
Its action A debtor has the right Of citing his cred
OF bis property and liabilities to demand that delay
Of payment be granted him which delay never be
less than six years unless the debtor wishes and may
be made nine at the discretion Of the judge and
matter what opposition may exist on the part OF the
position yet their citation Is reduced to idle FORM
irssmuch the judge can. in defiance OF them ALL
give his decision in the debtors favor. No interest
and the debtor trades with the capital Of his cred
III such actions shall have passage free,
Bondsmsn, not statesmen, shall our judges boz
In word, the Venezuelan Ley de Espers' Is found.
ed not like that OF the United states the surrender
Of the debtors property for the benefit OF his creditors
but on the compulsory surrender Of the creditor
rights and property for the benefit Of bis debtors All
edings and judgments In execution against
debtors are stayed by the alone Of debtor ap-
plying for the Espera; and In case under any
pretext a debtor renounce his right TO claim the
benefit Of the Espera" all such renunciations being
BY this Law declared fpo acto null and void There 10
provision in the Law TO prevent debtor from se-
ing his property while svailing himself Of tbs Espe
rar and In the where lands and houses have been
mortgaged the money neither be called In nor has
the creditor any that the land shall be kept
In cultivation the houses In repair In conclusion
then this subject, the creditor II entirely at the
mercy Of his debtor for the present has he any
guaranty that At the end Of the Espera" he win not
again be subject 20 renewal Of the same. The prece-
dent established by England IL valuable one for your
To follow and trust u viii not be slow In
doing 90. FEsTU5.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-28
Domestic Miscellany.

The Newfoundlsnd seal fishery Of this has re-
suited In sbundast returns. seals ~ the valus %
$3.50 coo nov being cured ~ St John alone ana
the arrivals into the different porte computed al
10000
A white lead mandatory Il nov IN operation st
steubenvile, Ohio Which produces one hundred kess
per day. -.
william yosburg. escaped convict from kentnsy'
has been arrested Albany. on two charges o, e,f-
glary lie will be takeB back o. ksntueky. ne prok@
jail At Albany. but vas recaptured So.
Al extensive rope and bsgging factory, AZ bexing-
ton Mo vas recently destroyed ~ IRE IN conse-
qusnee Of having been struck By hshtning Loss.
fit 600 -.
nght occurred - Natches Miss, on the 18th inst
betusrn q Rroun and J Harris, In which both vsrs
Jsvish synsrcgus :. 10 be eonse,rAted At Brrsis.
on the 18Th inst.
uor Luther Severance, y. q Com missioner 40 N.
sanawieh fssrds VII fsn for Honoluiu from Bos,c~
on the 10Th q August, proximo.
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Our Sandman Correspondence.

June ~, 1907.
The Pope at Rome-7Re Condition Of Sardiaia-Txs
Turkish .a,abassador Board the Erie" &C., &c.
The European Herald Is only read in this country,
and Is regarded the only authentic OF infor
nation in all matters appertaining to the model
Republic have arrived In this place in time to bs
In the midst Of the excitement upon the Cuba ques
ton The intelligent Of all parties regard tho AFFAIR
In its ghtfAvor able to the United states but
others consider IL premeditated sncroac hmsnt,
with a direct view to annexation.
The Pope Is in undisturbed occupation Of Rome ths
looks well for the peace of Europe.
The elements Of civil war are now In Sardinia; but
should take place II will be local In its character
The King disposed TO eoalesce with the National
Guards and ultras should he persist In this movement
Il will end In his abdication aud ruin Sardinia Il at
would be Ike the United States she separate the
Church from the State and educate the people
The store-shp Erie is at Genoa; she leaves In q
few days fer home. She takes, as passengers the
Turkish Ambassador and suite. The frigAte Consti-
tuition Is bound cruise to the coast OF France aud
Spain This ship, am informed, sustAins her former
reputation for sailing, and she H. most certainly In
admirable order; her officers and In high state
OF health and discipline She has produced ssnsa-
ton wherever she has bees favora bio TO the
character. The government board L. firm but
mild The cruise OF this fsvorite ship nearly
end and she will retsrn TO the United States evil
dence that the Navy has lott nothing Of its character
efficiency, or discipline ARIEL