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profe.sor wehster

Application for a new trial ia Professor Web- 'iers case ase being argued before fail bench is he Supreme Court. No decision heard of yet. f.M.--The argument Ia Wehster's ease has ;iosed The decision will be given ia day or tse.
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ssThe southern Press.-

We have received the prospectus of this paper 10 be established at Washington City. for the defence of southern rights, but too late for inssr- ton this week. It shaIi appear in oar next
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Inssew,nisy.

The New York Journal cf Commerce says tia the Spanish Minister sill soon mako official de msnd on oar Government for indemnity oa sccoaR of the Cuban invasion. and that the amount will be tsrge.
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pSecretary Crawford is said to have deeper iaersst in the present adunstrai alton than even Gea Taylor himself
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DEPARTMENT OF srArE1

Washington. June l, ie5).
 7ke Seerefary of St;s to Mr. Camg5eh, Consul at
 XgcanI.
 Mir. Clayton instrucis MT. Campbell 10 impress upon the CoGnt of Aicoy, the distinction between prisoners who have committed a crime and those captured anGeT tle appearances of an intention to commit a crime, and reads tc him legal argument on the sn1Ieci, and then he says:
 ''The President means 10 claim for the American occupants Of the Mexican island that they not guilty of any crime for which. by the Jaws of eivi- liz-d nations they sbould suffer death. They may have bceu, and probably were guilty of crimes, for which this government ought, in good faith to pun ish them under the act of Congress of April 20, ISIS. But supposing tAe facts relating to their capture 10 be they represented to us the Pre- sideRl has resolved that tHe eagle must and shaii protect lhen rgoiust any punisn!shnent but thai which ibs tribunals of ,her own nation may award Teii the Count of Aicoy to send them home, to encounter punishment, which il they honor- able men. will be worse than any he could iphct ia the indignant frowns and deBnncations of good men in their own coan,rv for an attempt to yio- late the faith and hoaor of nation which holds iis character for integrity of more value and higher worth than all the Antilles together. But warn him in the most friendly manner. and in the true spirit of our anci-nt treaty, that fl he unasty sheds drop of American blood, al this exciting period II may cost the tws countries a sauguinary war I
 MT. Clayton desires to be Informed every day of the stale ot affairs and has heard that ndreds some say thousands, of invaders, have lsaded on the south sce of Clba since the return Of Lopez
 lie expects the Congress, the SaTauae. aad the Albany are al this tme al Cuba, and that they are 10 be considered as ssbect 10 the protection of the American prisoners, if they should be repaired.
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of the 9th Infantry, arrived in this city, on Friday last, returning to Fort Gibson.
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aJ Never tell mAa that his children don't look like hiIn Il may be true, still "it don't set we'll, especially it he is much away from home. 5
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The Nashville Convention.

The grest Southern Meeting closed is Iabors on the l2th inst, after stormy session of six days An address to ths southern people was adopted which was objected to by small portion of the members II has not yet reached us, the mail east of Napoleon having failed. We understand that a resolution was adopted, undsr which they would again convene. al the same place, six weeks after the adjournment of Congress, should that body pass any laws oppressive to the South, We will endeavOr to give. in our next. more extended mo- tIce of tke proceedings and address. A Washington letter says:
 ' The news from the Nashville Convention. that they had unanimously recommended Tho Missouri Compromise line, seems 10 have given fresh cour- age 10 the extreme Sonihiu the Senate"
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A Cn.e of conscience.

The Secretary of the Treasary acknowledges the receipt of ten eagles and half die that have doubt iessres,ea heavy upon the mind esoe fepsntsnssse- ner. That stiil small voice is never silent.
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Ir The Boston Post has discovered that great calamity has befalien this country. No women are now to be found in it-they all gone-becoms extinct. and are superseded by things called ladies
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tES- \ letter from Havana states that, when the Spanish steamer pizaHo came near the bark G.or- ciAna. the captain oi the latter ordered To lower his boat and come on board. which he did He was asked many questions, which he declined answer. ihg. rope was made fast to tn. yard-arm and inc moose passed over his head and he was told he must sing or srins. On this, he confessed being bound 10 Cuba with part of the invading forces
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0 MT. JAauirH continues to take Daguerrean iikenesse' in the best syle at hts nearly op- Poste tho Anthony House.
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et- A Washington letter, of tho 7th inst, in the Baltimore American, says Messrs. Benton and King had personal difficulty on the 9th inst while in committee the senatorial frac,s between Messrs. Foots and Benton. Mir. King was, therefore, ex- eused from serving further on said committee.
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IT gentleman visited a graveyard in Cslifor. mia, and found there II graves Nine months after he visited again, and found 400.
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IF An Episcopal church has been built and con secraied at Shanghai, China. BIT. Appleton, ei Boston, ecatrbesed S5.0o0 towards the stfaeiure.
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H The Boston Journal says the black sand of California s found to te wo.h two dollars and half per pound.
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no man can hold seat in the House of Repfesen- 'atlyes, uSless he holds freehold estate of five hundred acres of land and ten negroes. Caa this be true
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0J- Thanks 10 our friend Lotus GRIFFITH, Esq. for full files of New Orleans papers.
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O. It Is reported that the seat os the British Go vorpment in Canada will be removed from Toronto to Quebec.
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D' William Nj. Oysrton, Esq, talented vIr- ginia lawyer and politician. is to succeed Mir Edm. Burke, as assistant editor of the Washington union
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ArriyaIs

tSt- We are indebted ;o ar. WYATT, clerk of the steamboat B. Gordon ioF late x. Orleans papers.
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ar The man who never told the editor how he could better his paper. has gone to Schenectady to marry . woman that never pesped iato looking giAss.
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1' We are indebted 10 ihe Hon. K. W JOHNSON, for bound copy Of the Presidents message, with maps, &c., and ofher vsiushle Public documents
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Father Mathew.

eJ- We fender our thanks to the clerk of the mail boat Vm. .9rmsi ong for late St Louis papers.
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pCommOdors Stockton applied for furlough for two yesrs, which was refused. hence his resig- natinn.
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ar Mir. Bennett charges Horace Greedy with giving $50 to the Cuba expedition; whereupon the Philoscphic Horace falls into a passion, and-says 'it is Hs!"
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IT Anew book Is announced soon to be published in London, entitled Raral Hours in the Uti,ea States" by Miss FeainoIs Cooper, daughter of the novelist.
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O The River is again very low, and falling. The "PenSywit' is above, and cannot get down. The "Coton Plant is at our wharf, unable to get either nn or dou,n
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Election Tickets.

We are prepared to print tickets for the approach ing Angus, election, with neatness aud dispatch, and toac office in the State Persons order ing tickets from any part of the State. can have them forwarded by mali if they desire it.
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D' We are authorized to announce BENJAMIN F. DANLEy, d'e pssseni incumbent, as 2 casdid ste for e-eiecton to the office of Sheriff of PuIask
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South Carolina

In the House of Representatives of South
the following resolutions, which were referred
to the Committee of the Whole, and ordered to
be printed
Whereas, the sending Of delegates to the Nash
vile Convention imposes upon implied obi
cation to carry out its recommendations, 90 far az
this State is concerned: BE il therefore
"Rssolred, That this Legislature provide for the
election of delegates TO a Southern Congress 10
meet at some central point, whose duty it shall be
to cooperate with the delegates OF other Southern
States, in forming constitution for Southern
Conlederacy, and that said Congress meet on the
second Monday in May next
90. That the Legislature provide also, for the
calling of Convention Of the people of this State,
to assemble in this city, on the fourth Monday in
July next for the purpose Of considering, and, If
eSpedient, adopting said constitution.
80. That in the event Of the sggricved States or
any Of them, failing to meet US IN said Congress,
meeting, and falling to adopt a constitution for
Southern Confederacy, the said Convention Of
this State should in the opinion Of this Legislature
declare South Carolina no longer n member Of this
Confedcracy, and proceed at once to organize an
independent government
a. That the committee on federal relations be
and are hereby instructed TO report bills carrying
out the above resolutions"
The Columbia Telegraph, Of the OH inst.
contains the speech of Mr.. l.. NJ. KrIrr, a
member Of the House of Representatives, on
the subject Of federal relations, in which he di-
vides his topic into three heads-grievance
right, and remedy. The following is the con
GLIDING portion Of his speech devoted to "the
remedy"
"a remedy should be both sufficient and prac-
ticabe; IL applies to disease. Now, what !. the d..
seasel The complete prostitution Of the Federal
Government by the fanatics Of the North. To cure
the disease you must remove Northern fansticsrn,
or re cast your Government 10 az to curb and con-
troll IL, or cut loose from the Government. Can
you remove the fanaticismi No. Can you re- cast
your Government so ne to provide necessary checks
and balsnoesl No. Then the only course lefl is
to cut loose-secession docs this. Then secession
lie sufficient remedy. IL it ptactioablei Beyond
doubt IL is constitutional and if resisted must be
defended like any other great right-strcngth il
relative term, and fear the passion of slaves The
Federal Government, if II rcsists your right TO Sc.
cede, must either invade you with an army, or
blockade your harbor. Will it invade youY That
| is scarcely possible.
! "Will it blockade your harbor? A blockade is a
declaration Of war; and war dissolves the Govern.
ment IT. then. the State peacesbly secedes, she is
| the most prosperous community on earth II her
| right 70 secede is resisted, war follows, and war
dissolves the Government.
again, there IL question Of time. What is
your object? A Southern Confederscy. How can
that be obtainedl Either by concert among the
States, or BY separate State action. Can that con-
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bounty Lands.
We have been requested by the Commits
sioner of Pensions to publish the following:

We have been requested by the Commits
sioner of Pensions to publish the following
''ln answer to various inquiries relative to the
Bounty Land Act, of September 23th, 1850, l have
to inform you: l. That where the service has been
rendered by substitute, he is the person entitled
to the benefit of the law, and not his employer.
2. That the widow Of soldier, who has rendered
the service required by the law, is entitled to boun-
ty land, provided she a widow at the passage
of the law, although she may have been married
several times, although her marriage to the Off
Ger or soldier may have taken place after he left the
service but, if not widow when the law passed =,
the benefit of the act enures to the minor children
OF the deceased soldier. 3. That person who
has received or is entitled to bounty land under
prior law s entitled to the benefit of the act Of 25h
September, 1850 L. That no soldier is entitled to
more than one warrant under this act although he
may have served several terms but, where a sol
der has served several terms, he will receive
warrant for the greatest quantity of land to which
the several terms consolidated will cntite him.
In all cases where any portion of the marine
corps in the several referred to in the act of
18th September, 1850, embodied with the
army in the field, and performed service as a por-
ton of the line of the army, the marines who 30
served, If they served the time required by law,
and were honorably discharged, are entitled to
land. No seaman nor any other person belon ging
10 the navy proper is entitled to land. And no
teamster artifcer is entitled to land. Persons
who were engaged in the removal of the Chero-
KEGS from Georgia in 1896, or in removing Indians
ut any time, are not entitled to land.
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establishment of mint in California, the APP
pontment of commission TO adjust the land
titles in that State, the extension of our system
of land laws over all our recent acquisitions,
the protection of the frontier against Indian ag-
gression, suitable provision by law for objects
of internal Improvement, the reduction of the
existing rates OF postage, and the erection of a
tribunal to adjudicate private claims against
the Government Of equal interest with any
of these measures to the people at large, is, TO
the citizens Of this Metropolis, the recommend
alton of introducing an abundant supply of pure
water; an object of the utmost importance 10
the health and comfort of It's inhabitants.
We sincerely hope that some plan may be
devised to relieve the public business from the
thraldom ofabsurd regulations. We hope, too,
that, under the special circumstances of the ses-
sion, the custom that h is prevailed in past years,
of accomplishing no Bp@ness before the New
Years holidays, willl9e duly honored in the
breach of it, and that-the people may be aston
ished by the sight of some useful acts of legis-
lation bearing date in the month Of December.
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A Gentle Hint.

In the letter of X, in the Baltimore Sun OF
yesterday, we find suggestion worth some
peoples bordering upon:
There are patriotic politicians who would be
delighted to set the North and South by the ears,
SO they could still be permitted to act leaders.
Inc power, however, has visibly departed from
this extreme and there is no Presidential arrange.
ment that can possibly unite the Aboitionists and
Disunionist seceders on the same platform. The
southern ultras may be pleased to Free soiler
run for the Presidency on his own hook, and they
may run Disunionist with view of carrying the
election into the House; but the consequence OF
such man3uvre would only insure the election
ola Union Wing by the people by an overwhelm-
ing majority. The minority neither change
: thecourse of laws nor make President
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Captain SdnnsburY.

We learn with much pleasure the arrival N this
city of Captain HowAaD srASsnURv, who has re-
turned, after an absence of two years in the Vest
during which he was engaged in the exploration
Of the Salt Lake Valley. The Captain is in fine
health and spirits; but, owing to an injury he re-
ceiyed near Fort Laramie, he is lame ss to be
unable to walk without support; he is, however
iist recovering, and hopes, we understand, to be
out in few days. He brings ample materials
with him for foil report Of the expedition besides
numerous mineral and Botanical specimens, and
various other natural productions, illustrative OF
the region he was ordered to explore. The party
have enjoyed fine health, and, though meeting
many Indians on the route both ways, had no Sc
rious difficulty with any of them. He left the Nor.
mons in very prosperous condition, and expect
ing large additions TO their numbers.
National JpfsIliesure,
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THE REPU BLIC.

cert be procured by Southern Congress: Let
history answer. There is wanting among agri-
cultural people that Iiaison which enables people to
combine. Again Is the Southern Congress to
have political power moi! II it has not political
power, it will be another Nashville Convention.
Look at the history Of that. II met the first time,
when outrage and spoliation were only mem
aced; yet the South scantily represent
ed in il. II met the second time, when the acts of
aggression contaminated, and when the
element at the South highest; yet it was still
more scautily attended. OF the States represented
IN 1t, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas
have spoken against action. The Governor of Ala
bama refuses TO call together the Legislature. Mis-
sissippi and Florida alone remain. If they will
not be ready to act in eight months, they never
will be.
'If Southern Congress is impracticable, then
separate State action is the only alternative. Why
delay III Delay is ruinous, because the discussing
patronage of the Federal Government is enormous,
and viii be used to divide the South-because time
produces acquiescence in wrong-because another
Presidential contest will stamp still deeper party
lines, and embttcr the South--because the aboli-
tionists have the vantage ground of making issues
They make only palatable Ones and at the accept
able time. You must cut this ground from under
them. Because, when the States have formally
spoken, pride of opinion will hold them from you
till the last moment.
Then why delay' Is it to prepare physical
means? Arms scattered all over the State, and
every man Is riheman and horseman. Yours,
too, Is moral cause, and you must rely upon its
justice and your God, The Southern States must
aid you, the Federal Government. If the former,
they uphold the institution of slavery If the latter,
they destroy it. If they destroy it, they scatter to
the winds property enough TO pay the debt of Great
Britain, contracted in wars, in which she spilled
blood enough for her proud navy to ride in.
Resistance is the road to prosperity, or an hon
orable overthrow.
Submission, the broad road to sure destruction
and nfamy.
Resistance will unite our people. Then shake
out the flag, and every Carolinian will follow it
on whatever wave it may be borne, or in whatever
blast it may be hurled. Let the Legislature desg-
nate an early day for the meeting of Southern
Congress. Let it call Convention of the people of
the State, in their sovereign capacity, to appoint
delegates to said Convention. Let the Convention
reassemble shortly after the adjournment of the
Southern Congress, if it should be held; and if it
should not be held shortly after the day of its meet
ing, to cooperate with such Of our sister States as
may unite with US; or, single and alone, cut loose
from Government which has outraged and dis
honored u.s."
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Congress-.

In the Senate, yesterday, after the usual pre-
sen;ation Of petitions Sc, joint resolution, re-
appointing RICHARD RUSH, of Pennsylvania
and j. e. ToTTEN, Of Washington city, regents
Of the Smithsonian Institution, was passed.
The customary proceedings in relation to the
death of the Hon. AMOS +. WooD, of Ohio,
took place, and then the Senate adjourned.
In the House of Representatives Mr.. Potter,
Of Ohio, announced the death of his late col
league, AMOS f. WooD, which took place on the
10 of November; and an adjournment succeeded
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Supreme Court OF the United States.
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER II, 1850.

"WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER IL, 1850.
Charles Albert, Esq, Of Washington, and Robert
G. Winthrop, Esq, of Massachusetts,, were admit
ted attorneys and councillors of this court.
No. %. Charles Barnard ct al, plaintiffs in error
Joseph Adams ct al. The argument of this
cause was continued by Mr.. BoARpMAN, for the
plaintiffs in
No. 25 A. c. Downs, plaintiff in error, u.s. 10
seph Kissam. This cause was argued by Messrs
LAWRENCE and CRITTESpEN for the plaintiff in or
ror, and by Mr. KY for the defendant in error.
No. 20. J. Strader, ct al, plaintiffs in error, Us
&. Graham. The argument OF this cause was
commenced by Mr.. JosKs for the plaintiffs in
error.
Adjourned until to- morrow, IL O'Clock A. NJ
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

ANNouNcEMESr o. THE DEATH OF Mr.. WOOD.
Immediately after the reading Of the Journal
Mr. POTTER rose and spoke as follows.
ME-. speaker: ! have been assigned, by nv
colleagues, the melancholy duty Of announcing l.,
this House the death OF one of its members, NV
friend and colleague, Amos r. WOoD, Of the siIth
Congressional district Of Ohio. lie died at Fort
wayne, Indiana, on the 18th Of November last
OF eryspelas, after an ilness Of only three days
Mr.. WOOD was born at Elisburp Jen,rson
county, New York, on the % of June IslO r.,
1923 ne removed with his father TO Portage
county, IN the State Oi Ohio, where be remained
until 1893, when his attention was called Ga tbe
rich agricultural lands IN northwestern Ohio snd
he removed 70 Sandusky county, where he our.
chased himself a farm, and cleared il mostly viii
his own hands, on which be resided at the time of
his death. lie has been twice elected 70 the Lower
House, and once 10 the Senate, in the General Az.
sembiy OF the State OF Ohio. From humble but re
spectacle origin, by the force and energy Of hi.
himself to an enviablo pOsitIonsocisiy and politi
cally. Surrounded, ss he vas by men Of the high.
estrank in talents and education, he was able, BY
his perseverance and the fidelity with which he dis
charged the public trusts committed TO him by the
peopie, 70 command an unbounded influence. In
all she important measures originated or discussed
In the legislature whilst he was a member bis in.
huebcc was felt, and by the zeal with which he es
poused cause, he wss able to carry measures
which older and more experienced heads despaired
Of The citizens OF north western Chic will long re.
member with gratitude bis devotion 10 their in
teresls, and the noble public works which have en-
riched and beautihed that region will forever stand
monuments Of that devotion lie was distin guish-
eu Tor great energy and perseverance,, joined viii
the strictest integrity. Whatsoever his hand,
lie made no pretentions az public speaker, seldom
addressing the House, yet there was no one member
whose sentiments were better Understood or mad,
more sensible Impression upon bis fellow mem
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Hon. Henry w. uiIIiard.

We publish in another column the address
of the Hon. HENRY W. HILLIARp to his con-
stituents of the Second Congressional District
of Alabama. 1t will be perceived that Mr..
HILLARD, after having served six years as a
Representative in Congress, with distinguished
credit, we may say, to himself and advantage
to the people Of his district, declines a re cleo
ton to that body. He employs the occasion to
defend the late compromise, and urges his Eel
low-cltizens to adhere to its terms, and to cher
lsh the patriotic spirit in which it was formed