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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-01

THE INFTDEL.-Mrs. Swisshelm, edit
erss of the Pi,tsburg Saturday Evening
Visitor, a lady who always writes with
the power Of gifted mind and an ears-
est heart, has the following on the posi-
ton and prospects of the InGdel. Her
words have meaning: ...-
THE Boston Investigator, an luidel
paper. comes to us and on the margin
written. MADAM, please exchange.
With pleasure, sir We have seen the
investigator but once before and that
was ten years ago. We read it careful.
ly, and one sentence we shall never for
get. The writer was speaking of the
tendency of the doctrine of grace to H.
centiousness-taking of The license a
Christian might feel to sin, because of his
Hope of pardon through a Savior; and
boasting of the superior morality of his
creed He introuced the negative side
of this argument 10 these words:-"But
the poor Iufdel has no God, no Heav,
en-. no Jesus Christ, no He'll"
No words ever struck US with such a
benumbing force. What poor, home.
less Gtphan! what a helpless, desoate
child! A man without God To love, OF
a Heaven to hope fora sinner without
a Savior; no elaborate description of wa
unulterabe ever conveyed 10 our mind
the picture Of despair which did these
few words. We netei before said Our
Father with the same meaning-the
same overwhelming desire to be ac
knowledged as child. Our father!--
What if we we're cast out into the re.
gions Of space to wander q loose atom
without a centre to attract us, no light to
cheer, or sun to warm; nothing before
our world behind, and an invisible. irre5
ponsible, irresistible, nothing driving us
Thence! Oh the dread horrors Of such
situation! No hell? No God, mn
Heaven-and the UNIVERSE becomes he'll
Past, present, and to come-around, a.
bove, below, there is nothing but the
blackness Of despair--a drcary void, a
sunless and hopeless fulure--and wha
greater hell couhkanybody have? The
poor ln6del has nothing else.
Since that, nothing rational or irration
al has ever appeared to need pity like the
man who has no God. Religious news
papers and protesting Christians Otter
shake our faith sadly. The lnvesliga
tor" would soon drive us home. and w
will keep it to keep us in mind, that
Christians lack perfection, inidels arr
minus a God. ,......
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-01

~ Mr.. Samuel Colt, the inventor Of
The revolving pistols, &c, is in Conslan-
tinople. His reception by the Sultan and
his ministers, was mist fat,ering.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-01

PTTsBuRGH,..Ms population.---.Th
Pittsburgh Gazette, from the return Of
taxables, estimates the present poPula.
lion of that city and its environs, at &c.
276, The population of the whole oI
Allegheny coun,y; is estimated at 162, 900
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-01

A GALLANT FIREMAN, AND GENEROUS
ClTIzES.--We love TO record such instan.
ces of generodd and manly benevolence
as the following. They improve Dur con,
fdence 10 human nature:
1t is stated il tie New York Journal
of Commerce, that Mr.. james NJ. Forres.
ter, a young gentleman in the employ Of
Charles H Rogers & Co.; lO1 South
street, New York, was member Of the
Engine company No 2, of this city. aud
exerted himself so violently at the fire
which destroyed the sugar refinery ofthe
Messrs. Woolsey, and others, that he mas
subsequently, died from the effects ofhis
exerlion. He leaves widow 10 whom
he was receiitly married. The M.essrs
Woolsey, on leaiHihgihe fact ofhis death,
sent to his widow check for $500; an
act of generosity as gratifying as 1t was
unexpected, though characteristic of
these gentlemen Messrs. Rogers & Co..
it is said, have also made provision for
the widow. "
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-01

SnocKrNo MIsTAWE.-The physicians
at Republic, Seneca county, Ohio, la,ely
sent TO Cincinnati for vaccine mailer. in
consequence Of small pox being a, tue
former place, but sad to tell the VAGINA.
tions produced disease and death in sew
eral instances. 1t was ascertaiued that
the vaccine matter was obtained from some
persons in Cincinnati who had the cry,
sipelas.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-01

BosToN TRAGEDY.--On Saturday sf-
ternoon last, DR.. Webster was brought
into the Municipal Court and notified
that an Indictment was found against
him for the murder Of DR.. Parkman.-
He Is held to answer at the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court. The time has not yet been
fixed The Boston Herald says - 'o
"We are officially informed that in the
indictment against Webster there are
four counts, viz the LIST charges Web
ster with killing DR. Parkman, with nal.
ice aforethought, with knife the 2nd
with hammer; the Sd. with his hands
and feet; and The 4th. BY means. manner
and Instruments, unknown 10 the jurors,
The grand jury became satisfied on
tire first day Of the examination, Of The
guilt Of Prof Webster and the teslimo
my given afterwards only tended TO
strengthen a previous conviction. They
were also satisfied that If the Witnesses
forthe government were not impeached,
there will be no hope of an acqnittal."
Dr.. Webster was present in Court on.
ly two or three minutes. The indict.
ment was not read TO him. nor was any
answer made by him to the notification.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-01

The honorable Senator Shohld not
slauder himself. He ought not 10 inti-
mate that he would ever challenge any
bodI .sHf 3" a'9tf''s r.i Oh" r..'
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-01

A WONDERFUL MAN.--Few States Of
the Union have produced as great men
as "Old Kentnck," and she has now a
specimen of the wonderful"
Mr.. TRIPLETT was delegate in the
late Constitutional Convention from Da.
vies county. On returning to his glori.
Gus constituency, he thus modestIy spoke
OF his stewardship
81 gave every sentence of the new
Constitution my hearty support and |
firmly believe that if | were shut u in
my office for nine mouths, could not
make better Cdustilution-no nor 81
good a one!!-for | had in the Conven-
tion. the aid of twenty men, equally as
,0iSe. talented, and as good lawyers as
MYSELF" ..... .... ...
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-01

0erMr. Whitman said in'his place in
the Senate. the other day "that it there
was dueling law in the State of Ohio.
man of feeble physical powers like
himself would not be under the necessity
of submitting to low and slanderous at
. II e II Il - IL. X -------L- y ----
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r,ou ~, Green River (Rv.) Uyhie

The proposition ofsome Of the southern disunion-
lists to hold southern convention at Nashville, in
June next, Is likely TO meet with but little favor.
The special message Of General Taylor, and the
great speech Of MIR. Clay, meet with such loud and
warm response from the mass Of the people, that
these clamorous fsctionists will be forced TO stop
their mouths The people Of the South do not es-
tecm the Union so lightly some Of their Repre-
scntatives and Senators in Congress seem to sup
pose. They have no idea Of submitting to any
real or serious aggression from the North; but
while they will maintain their constitutional rights,
and contend for those measures Of policy necessary
for their prosperity and happiness, they will at the
same time unite in defending the integrity Of the
Union. II any politician wishes to fastcn upon
himself stigma as lasting and damning that
which was attached to those who participated in the
celebrated Hartford convention, he has only 10
make himself little conspicuous in getting up
and carrying out this NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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Personal.

The Union newspaper has frequently
suggested that one of the editors of the
Republic is an Abolitionist. II has some
times said that the junior editor is an Abo-
liticnist. AS all this was ambiguous, and
as we were not disposed to moot the ques-
ton as to which Of the editors might be
thus intended, we have taken no notice of
the imputation. But yesterday, the Union
mentions one of the editors by name, and
directly charges that he was formerly one
of the sub-editors of the Boston ATLAS, and
that through that journal he was "the
busy promulgaior of Abolition and Free
Soil sentiments and doctrines" The in
dividual referred TO was never the sub
editor Of the .ftias.
For some two or three years, from 1884
to 1887, he wrote large portion of the
political editorials Of that journal The
charge that in that journal, or in any other
journal, he was ever the promulgator of
''aboltion or free-soi sentiments"-or
that he ever wrote line or gave utter
ance to sentiment in any way rejecting
upon the domestic institutions Of the
South, or conceived in an ungenerous
spirit TO the South-is utterly and basely
untrue.
We will give the Union latitude enough
to prove its charge fit has any foundation
in truth. II may recur 10 the files Of the
.ftlas, from the day in which il was an
nounced that the individual referred to
was associated in its political conduct,
and search them during the whole period
of his connexion-and we challenge the
production Of single editorial paragraph
that in the slightest degree sustains its ALE
cations.
This paragraph is written merely to
stamp the allegations of the Union with
untruth. We have given that journal
margin enough to track us--if il Jelieues
that there is the slightest foundation for
its assertions. And we may add that the
attempt TO create the impression that there
is any diversity Of sentiment between the
editors of this journal upon the slavery
question, or upon any other political ques-
ton that has ever been discussed in our
columns, is entirely unauthorized by the
facts.
We have made allegations in regard to
what the .4fias never contained on the
subject of Abolition, during our conncxion
with il. To demonstrate the untruth of
the Union, we will take early occasion to
show what il did contain. Meanwhile,
we will content ourself with the assertion
that the individual referred to by the
Union has always entertained and ex-
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The BRITIsH STEAMER HEcATE.-This vessel,
which lately brought out Sir HENRY L. BulwER to
this country, has returned to England, and at last
advices was lying at Portsmouth. She arrived in
the city Of Washington, it will be recollected, on
the 2lst of December; landed Sir Henry and suite
the next day, and the baggage on Monday, the
Gath; lay at anchor on Christmas day. and left
here on Wednesday, the Goth. She got to Bermuda
on the following Tuesday, New Years day; re-
NAMED there eight days to reft and replenish; put
to sea the 9th of January, and sailed nearly all
the way home, thus saving one hundred tons Of
Goals, and, Notwithstanding, arrived home in
twenty DAVIS
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From Central America.

The brig Allen King, Captain Bates, arrived at
this port yesterday, from Belize. Honduras, whence
she sailed on the 14th ultimo.
The States Of Nicaragua, San Salvador, and Hon
duras, are endeavoring 10 form a federal uniono.
the three States, for the better protection Of the
whole against foreign Aggression II is feared that
they do not possess within themselves the elements
Of stability 10 make such permanent design.
In Guatemala, the insurgents still continue in
sufficient force TO be troublesome 70 the govern
ment. Gen. Carrera, at the head of 500 men, was at
tackled by 500 insurgents, the 9th ult, at Agua
Blanca, on the main road frsm this city 10 Ysaval,
and after nearly two hours hard fighting, the lat
Ter were completely routed, having thirty four of
their number killed, and great many wounded;
on the part Of Gen. Carrera, two only were killed
and twelve wounded. Eighteen hundred mules
arrived in this city the 9th inst, from the port
OF Ysava laden with goods for the merchants here,
escorted by a large body Of government troops.
The insurgents are doing considerable damage TO
the sevons Of cochinea, their way TO the coast,
for shipment 10 Europe. An unusually large
most Of which must remain there untif peace is
restored. DML
Translated from ls official Gaeeia del Salvador, Of
yanuary4.l
We have often suspected that the violence and
acts Of piracy committed in ports and terrific
res by the subaltern agents Of Great Britain could
not be authorized by government 30 enlightened
az that OF Engand and to-day We confirmed
in our idea by the explicit reprobation which the
admiral OF the squadron in the Pacific has given to
Mr.. Chatheld, for so hasty and unwarraniable a
proceeding the arbitrary occupation of the Isla
del Tigrc. II is clearly demonstrated by this
unlucky reprobation, that Mr.. Chatfeld and
party, enemies TO Central America, arc the only
authors of the many evils those States have been
made TO suffer, scorning justice, and making the
English name odious in every part Of this country
We hope that the government OF her Britannia
majesty will do us the justice 10 reprcss the abuses
daily committed by Mr.. Cbat6cld, favored by dis
lance, and obhge him TO respect the governments
with whom he has 10 treat, abandoning the odious
system Of insults and deprcdations which he has
put In practice in his new diplomacy. The Isla del
Tigro has been restored, the troops re-cmbarkcd
by order Of the admiral, the Central American flag
returns to fly in the usurpcd territory, and Mr.
Consul is down and confounded--we do not know
what honorable part he will now take. Justice may
sometimes be disrcgardcd and outraged, but in the
end its most inveteratc enemies made to listen
nv. Y. Herald, tn.
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this is disgraceiul TO the country We do
not reproach the Democratic party nor the
Committee on Printing, but we do say that
body like the Congress OF the United
States, that cannot manage to get its docu-
ments before them until they are useless
by the disposition of the questions to which
they relate, exhibits great disregard of
the public interests, or an entire incompe-
tence to discharge the trusts which are
committed to them. And we say further,
that the parties responsible for their neg
lect of the public interests are the OPPOSE
tion majorities in the two Houses. The
Administration minorities are of course
anxious TO lay before the country all the
papers necessary to vindicate the course
of the PRESIDENT. They cannot be
charged with holding them back. They
are powerless in the premises. They are
compelled to stand by and see the policy
ofthe PRESIDENT assailed and overthrown,
because the Opposition majorities do not
adopt the necessary measures to secure
the seasonable execution Of the public
printing.
Why, what an mbecility in the legisla-
tive action is shown by the statement of
Mr.. McWILLIE 1t seems that sail other
printing IS kept bach'-and has been
since this document was ordered-and
the public printers ''are expressly ordered
TO have that document ready for delivery
as soon as possible" Is it so! All the
other printing kept back! This explains
the reason why the report of the Secretary
of the Treasury is not yet laid upon the
tables of the members Here is document
as important as was ever presented to Con-
gress, and one that is looked for with the
greatest solicitude in all sections of the
country. The tables accompanying that
report, if we understand their nature, will
demonstrate facts in regard to the opera
ton Of the protective system, which will
go home to every man in the country.
They are of the utmost practical import
ance, and every man in Congress ought
to study and understand them. But this
report is ''kept back' to get out the Cali
fornia message, and the California question
is thoroughly discussed in both branches
of Congress before the materials for the
correct understanding of it are before
either branch and, when the California
documents are stale and useless, they will
be furnished to Congress and, when the
tariff question is disposed of, we suppose
the all important documents annexed to
MIR. MEREDITH's report, which are now
except back" will he ready for delivery.
We ask the people of the United States
if these opposition majorities are giving
President TAYLOR fair playl Is there any
justice or good sense in disposing of these
vital questions, or of agitating them, with
out the means of knowing the course taken
by the Administration We make no CON-
plant against the Committee on Printing,
nor against the Democratic party; but we
repeat that the opposition majorities in
Congress-the combined forces of Loco
focos, Abolitionists, and Disunionists-are
treating President TAYLOR with the gross
est injustice; and we doubt not that a gen.
erous people will understand and appre-
ciate it.
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PLANK ROADS IN ALABAMA.--Plank roads are
wonderfully on the increase all over our country.
II Is said that some thousands of miles of these
roads have lately been ordered in Alabama The
Mobile Ado1tiser of the Oath ultimo says:
"The plank road from Montgomery to We
tumpka has been put under contract to be COM
peted by the LIST Of October next. The contractors
are Messrs. Church and Skinner, and they are ex
pecting one hundred men from the North, who have
been at work for them there, to arrive in a few days
The cost per mile of this road is estimated at So 600
without including the bridge over the Tallapoosa
river. Steam engines have been ordered which will
saw from fifty to seventy five feet of lumber in
twenty four hours, enough lumber daily to lay
down from one-third to one half mile of the road
ut is calculated by those concerned that plank
road communication will be opened from Mont
gomery to Talladega by the LIST of March, 1851 and
to the Tennessee river before the next meeting OF
the Legislature.
'sThe Journal to which we are indebted for these
facts, is of the opinion that this road will add when
completed, to the receipts of Montgomery annu-
ally one hundred thousand bales Of cotton, to say
nothing OF the increase OF other products Here il
an energy manifested worthy OF emulation. We
congratulate our sister city her lattering pros
pects."
And we heartily congratulate the State of Ala
bama on the spirit of public improvement recently
manifested within her borders. This will prove
vastly more profitable to her and will ennoble her
far more than the sectional, unpatrotc, and DESC
lating course into which some of her politicians
would fain lead her. Alabama as we happen to
know, contains of the best land to be found in
the world. A large portion of it is blessed with
the finest and most salubrious climate in the United
States and her mineral wealth is sufficient to meet
the industrial demands of her present population
quintupled and increasing for many years to come
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Homestead exemption bills have
passed the Legislatures of eleven different States
Maine exempts homestead 10 the value of a 500
and, in the absence Of homestead, personal pro-
perry TO that amount. Vermont exempts n home
stead TO the value Of $500; Iowa and Minnesota,
orty acres Of land, lot; California, three hun
dred and twenty acres of land, or a lot worth
$1,000; Deseret, IL IL said secures home 10 every
family Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Georgia and Texas, were among the
hrs to give their protection to families, and New
York Is expected TO do SO too before the adjourn
mcnt of her present Legislature.
Brooklyn advertiser.
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In pamphlet form, (revised by himself,
will be published at the office of the Re-
public on Monday. Price 81 per hundred
copies. We may mention in this connex-
ion that we have already, although but a
day has elapsed since its delivery, received
orders for about forty thousand copies of
this speech.
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Ja,nes S. Speed.

'yames s. Speed, one of the leading abolitionists
OF Kentucky, has been appointed marshal of that
State by President Taylor"
We find the above in the Richmond Enquirer. 1t
Is entirely incorrect. There two James s.
Speeds in Louisville; and neither is Abolitonist
One Of them, we understand, has favored enamel
patton in that State; but he happens not to be the
one who received the appointment.
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Congress.

In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. GAYS
compromise resolutions were debated by
Messrs. WALKER, BADGER, BUTLER, and
DAVIS of Mississippi. The Senate then
adjourned till Monday.
The House Of Representatives. was en-
gagged in the consideration Of private bills,
a number Of which were passed after
which the House adjourned till Monday.
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pressed the same sentiments towards Abb
oitionists, Disunionists, and Locofocos,
for the last fifteen years, that he has had
occasion to express during the last six
months.
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We understand that the POSTMASTER
GENERAL will be compelled to forego the
pleasure of receiving his friends as usual
on Monday evening next, in consequence
of the serious indisposition Of member
of his family.
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New Publication.

The GLASS, on the Trials Of Helen More; a thrilling
temperance tale, by Maria Lamas. ls49.
This tale. which is said to be founded on reality,
is an illustration of the banefu effects of ntemper-
ance, and teaches that man, though lifted up by
education, fortune, and even the highest moral at
tributes, if he give away to temptation and indulge
in the Intoxicating cup, renders himself liable
nay is almost sure, later-to fall into the
abyss of sin and irretricvable misery Miss La
MAS, the authoress, is in city, and will wait on
our citizens with her pamphlet, when il is TO be
hoped that all who favor the cause of temperance,
well those who wish to shun in season its
dreadful results, will extend to her work lively
patronage.
We indebted to Mr.. j. Shllington, of the
periodical depot at the corner of Pennsylvania ave-
and Four and-a half street, for copy of the
"Mysteies Of Bedlam, or Annals Of the London Mad
house." work said TO be Of profound dramatic in
terest
We have also received from the same source
"The Debtors Daughter, or Life and its Changer"
from the pen of the popular author, T. S. Arthur,
esq. Also, No. 304 of "Liaeips Lining Age"
Edinburgh Revietc for January, $780, Republica-
tion.-New York: Leonard Scott & Co.
The subjects treated of in the present number of
this veteran Rerieio are Colonization, Mining,
Orange Professions, Grote's History of Greece,
Currer Bells Shirley, Turkey and Christendom,
Sanitary Reform, and Lamartine's History Of the
Revolution Of ls4s.
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Col. CHAMBERS, the talented editor of the Mis-
souri, Republican at st. Louis, has been named for
the office of mayor of that city.
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TIL L Il EP u BLIC.
WASHIN GTON:


SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 9. 1850.
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TREATY WITH THE SANDWICH Isl ASDERs-A
treaty Of commerce and navigation has been ne
gotiated at San Francisco, by Charles Games, esq,
commissioner Of the United States, and j. p Judd,
plenipotentary extraordinary Of the Hawaiian gov
crnment
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THIRTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
FRrDAv. March s, 1850.
S Z NATE
FIRST SESSION.

IN A Il r.
Private petitions were presented by Messrs BIZ,
LER, GREENE, BRADBURY, MASON, and CAss