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al, is our painful duty to record the death
of ADAM McWILLrE, young man of the
most promising talent, but who has been
snatched away from earth at the moment
whcn ms young genius was rIpenng into
maturity. lie was warm friend, dcvo-
ted son aud brother, and leaves host OF
re alNes and friends to lament his untme-
" loss, We entertain the most heartfelt
sympathy for his afiactionate father and
mother in their deep distress"
Wc clip the above notice from the Cad.
no Gazette, and from tho name, as we'll as
from The description of the young mans
qualities of head and heart, we are afraid
The subject is the son of Col. Melville,
formerly of this State. lie was n noble
youth and was highly esteemed by all who
knew him. We would be glad to learn
that he was net The person mentioned.
S0ath. CdroHnian
The grand jury of q town in Ohio has
NAA
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a high civilization bestow. desire too, TO SEQ
direct trade with foreign countries carried on
through southern ports. But / desire to see ali
this brought about by the enterprise aud the en-
ergy Of our people, entering into bold and gen
erous conn clifton with those of other States. We
should seek 70 make Alabama great and wealthy
State, and we do this by The vigorous develop
ment of our resources Our fertile SOIL our noble
streams, our great cotton crop, exhaustless
mineral wealth, our population intelligent, indus
trioua, enterprising, and religious--these will en-
able US 10 advance with steady and rapid march
in civilization without resorting To legislative ex
pedients to tax the products of other States assoc
ated with Us in common Government, one of the
great objects of which is to keep open the channels
OF intercommunicatioD
These are my views; they frankly expressed
and hope that they will meet your APPRECIATION
In bringing our connexion constituents and
representative to close, beg you to receive them
as the sentiments Of heart penetrated with a
sense OF your kindness, and unswervingly devoted
to those who throughout my political course have
given me support as steady as it has been gener.
Gus. shall return 70 enter upon my duties once
more as a citizen. j fixed my residence amongst
you when young and inexperienced, and shall re.
turn 10 my cherished home with an affection for il
which neither time absence have chilled
Coming as now am to mature manhood | feel
that ] must employ the vigor of my life in atten-
ton to interests which have been too long nee-
lected, and shal gladly relingush the honors and
the responsibilities Of public life, to enter upon the
quieter but happier duties of a private station
HENRY w. billiard.
WAsHIHoToN, DECEMBER g, 1850.
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Later from Mexico.

We received yesterday papers ,,oln inc city Of
Mexico TO the 10th rlt isonfwhich VIC Gull few
items
Ihe Legisl-'.,-.re Of the State Of Tamaulipas has
Jared Gen Arsta citizen Of the state, ihis 10
in gratitude for the servces which Arsta rendered
to the State in Gghdng against the Indians.
The state of Jalsco is infested by robbers, who
commit their nefnrious acts in the most audacious
manner, capturing and plundering whole towns
The Mexican Government hes settled the condi-
tons on which the seminoles, Cannnchos and
other barbarous tribes can be admitted into the
The troops stationed at Sierra arc said 10 be in
the miserable condition, wanting even the ne.
oessaries Of life.
A sad accident occurred in the city Of Mexico
on the 18th ultino. powder mill, situa ted at No
II Santa Anna street, took fire and yplodcd with
tremendous crash, involving itsclf and the neigh
boring houses in promiscuOus ruin Seven dead
bodies were found but, as the greater part Of the
inhabitants Of the houses we're overwhelmed, il i,
thought that many more were Destroyed.
General Alvarez has started with n mounted
force into tho disturbed districts where General
Rcs assnssinatcd.
The Siglo says 1t learn, by a letter from Acapul
co that that city Is enjoying uncSampled pros
pority short time ago Acapulco was almost dc
serted but since then the population bad quadruplcd
There is such a demand for labor that daily labor
crs get from Sl.5) to So per day. Rents are very
high, and houses are hardly TO be procured
Ns,o Orleans Picayune, lst.
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Teiogrsphic.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA

HALIFAX, DEC IL, lS50.-The steamer Americ,
arrived at HALIFAX this morning at s O'clock Sb,
Drngs iorty six passengers for Boston and six fo
haliax' Brown & Shipley's circular reports a de
pressed cotton market, and will decline TO 4; fo
ding, ~
lie Havre cotton market on the 2Sth was dull
sinai sales. Liverpool corn market dull BaIt
more and Philadelphhia flour 23s. 3D. Indian corr
slightly advanced. Provisions dull
mere Is greatly increased agitation in Eng
iahu ana scotland IN regard to the anti. Popery
movement The DAILY Netcs asserts that the AT
torhey General 10 preparing bill 10 make penal
,he holding OF English titles by the Catholic clergy
Iord Beaumont, Catholic nobleman has Ia ( en-
me heid against the measures of the Pope
anu maintains that his appoin tment of English
oiShopricks ID derogatory to the Crown, and
at variance with the constitution Immense
uhiee.iigs denounced the aggressive policy of
'ne country, and IN some cases have led to se
rious riots, especially at Berkinhead, where a meet
ing was attended with the widest riots since the
Gays OF the Reform Bill. The maeistracy and no.
nee were compelled to flee before the mob A
nightiui coiliery explosion occurred at Halifax
lLhSland)-lo OF life unknown, but suppoaed
very great The latest news from Germany ia in
no respect more pacific, are affairs less critical
and complicated than for two weeks previous 10
the sailing Of the America
NEW YORK, DEC. 1.-THE barque r. Adams has
arrived here from Fernando, west COAT Africa
She brings Mrs. Jane Peston and Miss p Cooper.
from Gaboon. p0''
me steamer Georgia, with the mails for Ca fornia
sailed at +. nj. She takes out "a passen gers
oouho 10 Panama, Chagres, and New Orleans
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 1.-THE navigation above the
ST. Louis and Illinois rivera is Suspended in conse-
quence OF the cold and ice.
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CHUpcp kFFAiRs ~ LisystA.-At the last tren.
NAL convention of the Episcopal Church, held al
Cincin natl, says the Coioai raf,oa Herald the Rev
John Payne, ID. D., the long tried and faithful
missionary at Cape Psnasr was elected Bishop for
the mission in West Africa.
The Metbodists are alec discussing the erpsdi-
cney of appointing a bishop to reside in Liberia.
They have recently appointed Rev. John J. Mat
,hiss, formerly Goverbs Of tho Pcnnsylvsnis co.
lony OF Bssss Cove, in Liberia, superintendent Of
the mission. Of their church The western coast
of Africs He will sail for Monrovia the present
| autumn. The Missionary Board OF the same church
IL now inquiriug for a suitable colored man, pos
.cssng education and ability, to take the princi-
p,ship Of a seminary In Nonrovia.
Since the desth Of the Rev. Ivory Clark, the Bsp.
tist nssien 10 the Bssss tribe has been conducted
by n converted native, Mr.. J. Vsnburn, and four
native assistants The school at Besley numb~r.
twenty three day pupils, and Little Bssss sistsca
pupils.
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al say, captain, )" said little keen-eyed man, ne
he landed from the steamer Potomac at Natchez,
81 say, captain, this here amt ALL
"1hcm's all the plumber you brought on board,
anyhow"
"Well ace now, grant it's accordin' to lst,
four boxes two chests, two ban boxes, pormauty,
two hams part cut, three ropes o. inyans, an a
teakettle; but you see, captain, I'm dubersome,
feel there's somethin short Though I've counted
em over nine times an never took my eyes off EN-
while on board-there's somethin' not right, some
how"
"Well, stranger, times up; them's all ] know
on 80 just fetch your wife an five children out o
the cabin, as I'm off"
"Them's 'em! darn 1t, them's en-! know'd IL
rgot somethin'"
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Rr-.RRrsTrp.-Folger p. Lovegrove, charged
with the commission Of the several forgerics lately
Uncovered in this city, was re-srrcsted Setur-
day last, on bench warrant, issued at the instance
Of the Deputy Attorney General, and brought be-
fore Judge Nisbet, in the city court. He was
quired to give new bail 10 the amount Of 81 600
that taken by Justice Morrison not being deemed
sufficient. The bail required not being given, he
committed 10 jsil - Baltimore Anerioan.
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The recent admirable arrangement with refer
enco to the distribution Of the Presidents Message
has given very general satisfaction. We trust that
the plan will be adhered 10 for the future. The
printers were accommodated the publisher. were
accommodated. and the public were accommodated
Mr.. Hail. the new Postmaster General, Ia evidently
practical man. The Department ia his hands 10
likely 10 become more efficient than ever. His an
nual report IL admirable State psper-clesr, ex.
plicit, and to the purpose:
Lancasisr pa Union.
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FRoM Nav GRESApA.-The schooner Silas G.
Hand arrived this morning from savanlla.
Louis L. Cspea, employed in the fret office Of
finance in that place, was disseminated the Goth OF
September. A band of nine, with whom he was in
company, was attacked by fifty Goajin lndians,
who had been hired for the purpose by some poliu-
cal and personal enemies -Four Of Capea party,
including himself were killed, after desperate
resistance. Capes was n natiyeo Of Santa Martha,
forty-two years old, and Of Francis Cepella
anative OF ST. Augustine, Florida.
Neto York Commercial Adperhssr, 10Th.
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sI,2i0, 900 90
IN. o. P,covuns, 9Th.

ASoTHrR REvo1u1ioxAsY soLpIrR GoSE.-Nr
Adonijsh Mexsm died in Sharon, November %, in
the ninety seventh year of his age. He was sol
der in Col. Humans regiment, and went TO Can
ada in l775. He was of the volunteers under
Colonel Ethan Alien that attac ked Montreal where
the whole party was captured lie was sent with
thirty three othcrs, among whom was Col. Allen,
prisoners to England IL was inun ded there TO
execute the whole for high treason, but reprisals
being threatened the prisoners were taken To Hall
far, and subsequently TO New York, where Mr.
Msysm made his escape lie afterwards was en-
gagged In the war, in the regiment commanded by
Col. Jesse Root, subsequently, chief justice. He
in that OF Monmouth. We take these particulars
from obituary notice in the Litcbfeld Inquirer.
Hartford Comm Couranf
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FsoM HArTI-By the brig Lewis Walsh, Capt.
Mllikcn, arrived yesterday from Hayti, we are in
formed that the Emperor had issued proclama-
ton to his subjects, recommending them not to eat
salt provisions, as II was a great inducive to the
cholera II was thought this arrangement If car
ried out, would materially affect the market in
those articles. The existence Of the cholera Mt Ja-
msica had caused great alarm among the Hay
tiens.-Ns,o York Com. Ado, 10Th.
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1owA.-A Union meeting was TO be held at Bnr-
hngton, Iowa, last Saturday night, The call is
signed by Wings and Democrats. Iowa IL, we are
pleased to cay, lees tincturcd with sbolitonism
than any other State in the Union, and the people
do right in endeavoring to keep il down.
S. Louis Republican, Sd,
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sHIpwarcx ny A wATrnsrour.--A fearful acct
dent happened to the Maltese brig Lady Flora,
which vessel left Portsmouth (Englsnd) ON the
18th of October, for Legborn. On the came day,
about p. M, when about thirty miles to the west
of Coco, she was struck by n watorspout, and inn
mediately foundercd. One man alone saved
by brig which was near, but all endeavors 70 save
more of the hapless crew were iruitless. About
nine men, among whom was the owner of the ship
and bis son, thus met watery grave,
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BANK RoBBsH ARREsTsD.-Ab,Jsh Lsrned, a no
torous burglar and bank robbcr, was brought TO
Worcester on Wednesday evening. in the custody
Of Deputy Sheriff Baker, by whom he ~as arrested
m New York about one hundred miies west OF Al
b,ny. He is supposed To have ben concerned 10 tho
robbery Of the Connecticut River Banking Cowps-
ny in aha rlestown, New Hampshire, in June last;
tie directors Of which institution have offered
yard Of 500 Tor the apprehension NJ the r,hbcrs,
Boston dfias,
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FINE CoTTos We learn that a portion OF the
crop of the Hon. William &. Dawson was sold on
Monday, the 25th ult, In this city at IA cents.
Such prices illustrate very forcibly the advantages
of planting the hnest varieties Of cotton, and hand
ling il with the greatest care.
augusta Ca Chronicle and Sentinel,
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A body Of winncbago Indians, about 90 in all.
reached ST. Paul, Minnesota, few days since, on
the steamer Nominee, on their way 10 the Upper
country. They inspected by MIR. Rice, the
Indian agent, and mustered by Governor Ramsay,
when they we're forwarded, with their effects, IN
wagons Big Elk, a chief, was arrested by the
governor for having gone below without permits
sion, and was taken TO Fort Smelling for conhne-
ment.
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Hon. RICHARD II. BhyARp.-This distinguished
Delawarian has been nominated a. charge DAT
flares TO Brussels, His nomination referred to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs in Executive
session yesterday, and viii no doubt be confirmed i,
This is most excellent appointment and Mr.. Bay
ard will reflect high credit upon the country in the
discharge of bis official duties, well secure to
himself the praise Of all by his elegant and gentle
manly deportmcnt.-H Wilmington (Dei) Journal :
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sEr OUT FsUrr TRrEs.-As you value health,
long life, and smiling friends, do not let the winter
set In till this s done II you cannot set them out,
get them home from the nursery, and bury the
roots in garden mold and keep them till spring.
Do not say you don't know where 10 get them"
Send your orders to US, II you cannot do better,
and We will see that you are supplied by an honest
nurserymAn, Cottage Gardener,
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From HUNTS Merchants Magazins

Proposed New CoIss OF THr UxisID srArEs-
The weight OF the cent piece is only IS grains,
while that OF the copper cent is 6s grains. The
hole in me centre, which makes the coin annular,
beside afiording distinguishing mark by which
il can be recognised in the pocket will also render
II difficult TO be counterfeited,
The weight Of the .hroe cent piece is 49, grains.
This coin i proposed a nvenient daptation to
the prices OF many things, and 10 make change;
but there is alec special object contempt in
lstion to il. The country u weary of the wornout
Spanish money which, for the last century nearly,
has had 90 prominent place in its currency. and
which Is i'll. adapted to our decimal system. At the
same time, every plan for forcing them TO the
chile, as long as people hold them at their nominal
value, or even slight fraction under it, 10 TO
fail The only resource left Is 10 them TO the
mint, by exchanging them Mt the nominal value
for national coin. This, however, could not be
done with justice to the public treasury, without
issuing, as many countries do, minor coin. with
legal valuation somewhat higher thrr the Intrin-
sic; the present cent is, and The new cent will
also be.
The director Of the mint issued circulars last
winter 10 dealers in various parts Of the country
and, from the answers, il appears hat there are
now six millions Of dollars worth Of small Spanish
silver in our currency The following is the total
amoant olsmail American silver coined to the be.
ginning Of this year;
In quarter dollars. ..... S3.713O75
In aimes. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s,Sll,IlO
In half .dimes. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l,595,9o1
| Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ss,620,76O
The weight Of the proposed three-cent piece is &C
adjusted as TO enable the Government 20 make tn,
exchange without lose 10 iself, and there will b'
none TO the party applying. Tho bill provides tha
| the three cent piece shall be paid out at the min
! and its branches in exchange for those and som'
other varieties Of small foreign silver coins current
among us, butJor other ktuds Of coin, bullion
The following letter corrccts an erroneous sup
position that the foregoing coins had already beer
authorized by law:
"MINT oT THE USITEp STATES
NOVEMBER 30, 1850.
| ''SiR: Your letter Of the 2sth instant, was duly
received Accept my thanks for the specimen o
coin which you were pleased to send me.
at has been erroneously stated in the paper
that the Mint 10 coming three-cent piece This
impression has grown out Of the circumstance tina
bill was before Congress at the last session, au
thorizing the coinage Of a new cent and three cen
coin; but this bill did not pass Congress, and o
course no such coinage has been made.
every respectfully, yours, Sc,
"E. c. DALE, Treasurer.
-. IN T.
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African Colonization.
From the Missouri Brunstrichey,

The test votes of the Indiana Constitutional Con-
venton indicate the insertion of a clause prohibit.
lag the emigration there Of negroes, or their pur
chasing property in the State, by large majority
The Virginia Constitutional Convention has il also
in contemplation to allow no farther emancipation
OF negroes in that State without sending them be-
yond the limits of the United States II is very ey
dent that PREs sEGRoEs equally our Of place
both North and South and, if politicians would stop
talking and act while in concert, to provide home
for our free blacks where they would be welcome
and well off, perhaps then the questions Of slavery
might be compromised TO the sati fac ton of al ma
ties The North and the South-the whole Union
has the same interest in providing a separate home
for the negroes already freed Afterwards we may
talk about our slave population.
II IL now reduced TO a certainty that the produc-
ton of coffee in Brazil and the East Indies is not
equal to the demand, and cannot be for wears to
come. The western coast of Africa which we have
been slowly colonizing with black people for some
years, peculiarly adapted to the culture of coffee
No white emigrants go to the far west--Utah Ore
gon, and Calilornia-with better prospects than the
blacks go to the western coast of Africa WHY not
stop quarrcling, and spend the money and the time
OF Congress in this noble enterprise of separating
the two inimical races? As we have seen il re.
marked, an incalculable good would accrue both to
white and to black, if the Colonization Society
should receive the money which is yearly wasted
in kidnapping slaves, in the publication Of Aboli
uon pamphlets. and in the support of those canting
incendiaries who edit and circulate them, and we
may add, In Nashville and other disunion conven-
tions
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SERIOUS ACCUSATION AGAINST THE French PnE-
DENT.-The Paris correspondent of the New York
Courier and Enquirer, under date of November ,!
says:
can impenetrable mystery still involves the al
legged conspiracy of the Tenth Deeemberists for the
assassination Of General Changarnier and NJ Du
pm Several important revelations however have
been made this week, and must confess the story
has assumed more plausible air than il wore
when last wrote. But am yet far from giving
II absolute credence. Serious men and serious
journals dec arc both sdes-the one that il
Is all aoe, the other that the facts reported
are all true. The fact ia that secret agent of
the Assembly's police, the one who ia represented
TO have insinuated himself among the Tenth
Deeemberists, and TO have been actually one Of
Tie twenty Six conspirators, is sick at one of
,he hospitals and is closely guarded no one being
allowed TO confer with him. A member Of the AS
semDly, NJ Barthelemy, ayers that this man has
| the mans word may be relied upon, the verify
made complete revelations 10 himself, establishing
OF the plot II was certainly be whose reports 10
VI ion produced the excitement to which have
alluded IN the Permanent Committee and induced
lhe move OF the quest1rs for the institution of
separate police for the Assembly. If the affair Is
not soon cleared up, shall believe that govern
mental influence Is sitting an investigation which
would prove too compromising to certain of the
'fs x,ssfb; * N6%fGdYeRR Lousls.--.....
provenent Of land in Montgomery county, Mary
land, within The last few years, has been a subject
of general remark. The Rockville Journal says:
"Now there at this time, many ofland
for sale in Montgomery county, In every degree of
quality, improved and unimproyed; the unim-
proved portion, we take upon ourselves to say,
every inch Of it, can be easily and quickly made
productive; il will be sold from thirty TO hun
drcd per cent. lower now than two years hence.
This fact, taken in connection with our facilities
10 several rst-rate markets, the healthfulness of
county, its contiguiy 10 the metropolis Of the
nation, and many other advantages, cannot fail 10
attract many 10 our borders who arc in pursuit. Of
homes for thsms elves and children.
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PRoLoSoArToS OF BLoom.-Yery lately We have
seen an instance of dahlias being preserved from
carly frosts which consider worthy Of notice
They were chiefly of the fancy varieties, and were
growing in bed upon the avn ola aower garden
They had been pckged down whilst young, and
kept so by repeated peggngs, 20 that the highest
plant did not exceed one half feet. The owner
vas desirous to prolong the bloom. and, to do SO,
stuck in all over the bed some stout sticks, allow
ing them TO stand up above he dahlias from six to
nine inches. Every evening when there was the
least appearance of frost the bed covered over
with garden mats, sowed together in twos and
threes, removing them in the morning ny this
slight protection they yet ia the greatest per-
lection, whilst all round the bed, such were
growing singly in the border and others in large
nasses, were all more or ess injured and blackcned
with the frost. Such Of readers whose dahlins
may have a. yet escaped from the frost, would be
WISE If possible, 20 try the above method and the
principle might be extended 10 gerauums, hello
tropes, &c., win the beet effects, The first Of DC
tober good season 10 mark in book for that
purpose the kinds Of dahlias their oolOrs, heights,
and other properties Cottage Gardener.