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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-10-05

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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-10-05

Hayden has given very general satisfaction
in discharming tho duties of the Office
SrCfssIoN RuMoRs.-rhe Washington
correspondent Of the New York Commercial
Advertiser states that reports have' reached
the seat OF government from reliable sources,
that serious preparations are making in South
Carolina, mtcr the sanction Of the State au-
thoritics for general plan OF resistance to
the lHws Of the United States. or in other
words for secession. Tha-Tiycrhor has in
tmatcd 10 the Senators and Members from
the State at Washington, that he designs
conyeniagtl,, LeeislaInrv directly after the
next State Ncctiou, which will take place
early II October. lie will recommend the
Immediate o5lI Of a convention, aud it Is cN-
pected that the Legislature mill comply. with
out any expressed division OF opinion on the
measure The plan is said 10 be 10 invite
tbc direct and cordial cooperation of Goor-
l-tu
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-10-05
THE. IATE PROP. WEBSTER \ FAMI-
LY ANnERIIiADS.----

a TRpE FRmNn OF rnE BOYS.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23
Delaware.

The gallant little State Of Delaware has
exhibited very proper and justi6able in
dignation, on account of the presentation,
by Senator HALE, of petition in favor of
dissolving the Union, purporting TO ema-
nate from her citizens. That Mr.. HALE
was imposed upon by set of meddlers or
miscbief-makers is apparent. The pre-
sentation of this petition produced vio-
lent scene in the Senate. When petitions
of an exciting character are sent to Sena-
tors other than those who represent the
State whence they purport to come, they
should be regarded with suspicion. There
is no justifying the presentation of petit
ton in favor of dissolution of the Union,
it matters not what the number and char
acter Of the subscribers. II can only create
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23

TENNESSEE AND THE UNroN.-The Legislature OF
Tennessee has adjourned. The following resolu-
tons were adopted by both Houses just previous to
the adjournment:
Resolved BY the General assembly Of The STATE Of
Tennessee, That the chief source Of happiness and
prosperity of the people Of the United States, both
individuals and as a nation, has been conferred by
and through the union Of the States and the adop-
ton Of our sacred Constitution, the adoption OF
which was effected by the compromises and conces-
sons Of patriotic sires, both of the North and
the South; and
Resoived, further, That the continuation Of that
happiness and prosperity, and even liberty itself,
depends upon the pcrpetuity OF the Union, " one
and indivisible" That the destruction of the cause
Of liberty i'm our own beloved land will not coninc
its effects TO the borders Of the home OF Washington
but that IL would sound the death knell of liberal
government in every part ofthe civilized world.
Resolved. further, That the patriotic people Of the
State Of Tennessee, deprccating the sad effects OF
disunion of these States TO themselves, their chill
dren, and TO the world, and also feeling sacred re-
gard 10 the memory and services Of their revolu-
tonary fathers, viii stand by and defend the Union
cat al hazards and to the last extremity"
Resolved, That the only method in which the
Union can be preserved in is purity IL resist
all hazards and 10 the last extremity" any attempt
20 violate the terms of the compact
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23

REcIPRocrry.-We learn from the Independent,
an annexation paper of Toronto, West Canada,
that the Hon. MALCOLM CAMERON left that city for
Washington, via Montreal, the II th instant for
the purpose Of promoting tho passage Of the reci
procity bill. The Independent says;
"Mr. Cameron goes at the instance Of several uer
chants interested in the American trade, and OF
Lord Egn, who wishes TO stop the annexation
movement, by obtaining this concession from Con-
gress. The ministry already have an agent ut
Washington. in the person Of Mr.. Tiffany This
looks little like antagonism, 20 his excellcncy
deputng Mr.. Cameron, who Is in open opposition
to his advisers, as his accredited agent 10 Wash.
ington, whilst they have Of their own"
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23

Mr.. wIsTHRor.-"I on," the intelligent CORE.
spondent Of the Baltimore Sun, speaking Of Mr.
winthrop's speech in the House Of Representatives
on Thursday, says:
" Mr.. Winthrop was remarkably successful in his
vindcation Of himself from the reproaches and
ISLANDERS Of men all sides OF the House, az re-
gardcd himself lie spoke to-day because he is to
leave the city for fortnight. His philippe against
bis free-soil opponents was severe and eloquent
that Il elected several rounds Of applause from the
floor. n he could have made the speech before the
session, ] believe he would have been elected
Speaker"
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23

confusion and turmoil and, in the case
under consideration, was insulting to peo-
pie of whom the Senator from New Hamp-
shire must have known but little. II must
be small consolation to him for having
been an accessory in inficting wound
upon loyal and patriotic people, that he
was the instrument Of rabble of negroes
and loafers. The following article, which
we extract from the Delaware Journal,
shows how much the citizens Of Delaware
had to do with this singular paper:
THE DrsUsIos PErirIos-The following forty
two names those attached to the petition Mr..
Hale lately introduced into the United States Senate
purporting TO be from citizens Of Delaware and
Pennsylvania. Not one Of the names is that of
citizen of our State; Of them the names of
negroes, one the name of negress and the balance
are the names OF persons who not half intel-
gent or patriotic as the woolly- headed negro him.
SELF The whole thing is base, ignobe, diabolical
and ignominious attempt to number DELAWARE
with those desiring the dissolution Of the Unions
sentiment that she loathes abhors her very soul il
stirred with strong disgust whenever she hears such
a proceeding talked Of; and she would rather see
the sun OF her existence set forever in the dark
clouds Of eternal night, and her bright escutcheon
blotted from the national sisterhood, than TO lend
her voice, countenance, or assistance to such a
scheme, or to go along with those
"That the rising morn invdious mark
And hate tho light, because their deeds are dark"
When Delaware wishes disunion petitions or
any other kind, to be presented to Congress- she
has representatives at Washington who are ready
and willing to do for her, and she is not obliged
to apply to northern monomaniacs, who lack rea
son and patriotism. Here arc the names, that all
may read, and detest the tories to whom they be-
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23

The MEDITERRANRAsS oUADRor-A letter dated
Malta, January 4th, describes the position Of the
vessels comprising the U. s. squadron in the Medi-
terranean, as follows At Naples, the Independence
frigate, bearing the flag Of Commodore Charles w
Morgan; Mississippi steam frigate, Captain Long;
and Cumberland frigate. At Leghorn, the Cohsti-
tuition frigate, Captain Conovcr. At Spezzia, the
jamestown corvette, Captain s. Mercer. En- route
from Gibralter TO Naples, the st. Lawrence. Cap
tain Paulding; and Erie sloop.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23
Nashville Convention.

1t will be rather ludierous spectacle to see the
Southern convention in Nashville, since the Legs-
lature of Tennessee declined to participate in the pro-
ccedings of that convention; and the State will be
without any representatives Tennessee will per-
init the southern delegates to meet in convention
within her borders, but she most respectfully de-
clines to share in the responsibility of that body
Tennessee is right There are but few of her
aspiring men who would accept the office of dele
gate to that convention, it will rank in the pub
lie regard with the Hartford convention. The fact
that a man was member of the Nashville conven-
ton will hereafter prove fatal to his hopes of polit
cal advancement.
The members of the Hartford convention were
never able to disinect themselves of the stencil of
treason, notwithstanding they protested with the
greatest earnestness that they had any design
of dissolving the Union, and referred to the pro-
ceedings of the convention in proof of their inno
cence of the charge of treason. Just it will be
with those men who absurd enough to at
tend the Nashville convention. They may here
after disclaim all disunion designs, but still they
will be regarded tainted, and they will be per-
mittcd to rust away in obscurity Louisville Jour
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23

CoSSrcrIcur.--Tbc Wing State convention as.
scmbled at New Haven on Wednesday, and nom
mated l.. +. s. Foster, OF Norwich, for Governor
@. Kendrick, OF Waterbury, for Lieutenant Gov.
rctary Thomas b. Clark Of Coventry, for Urea.
surer; and sclah Strong, Of Milford, for Comp
trollcr.
The Democratic ticket is follows For Cover.
nor, Thos. II. Seymour, OF Hartford; for Lieuten.
ant Governor, Charles III. Pond, Of Milford for
Treasurer, Henry ID. Smith, Of Middlctown; for
Secretary, Hiram Weed, OF Danbury, and for
Comptroller, Rufus q. Pinney, Of Stafford
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23

The DEATH or JONI II. BApBER, ESQ, for many
years editor and proprietor Of the Newport, r. l..
Mercury Journal now in its eighty ninth year
Is announced in the papers Of that place. Mr..
Barber was connected with the Mercury for the last
sixty years. II was started by James Franklin,
brother Of the doctor, and by him sold TO Mr. Bar
ber's father, and is the oldest paper in the
countryside Hartford Cotuant being the next
oldest,
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23

GALVESTON JouRsAL.--We have received the
first number Of new Wing paper, published at
Galveston Texas, entitled the "emi ,csekly Jour
nal" IL is published by Gibson and Cherry, and
edited by Robert II. Howard. cotemporary OBJ
serves; "such a paper has been long wanted in
Texas, and will, without doubt, prove an efficient
auxiliary to the good cause to the support Of which
Il il dedicated >,
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23

SCARCITY OF ToBAcco.--The Baltimore American
learns by letter from New Orleans of date Of the
18th instant that the stock Of old leaf tobacco in
that market is less than $50 hhds. This is a smaller
stock than had been known there for the last
twenty years. Sales of quite common had been
made at 81 cents, and no kind, however inferior,
was To be had for less than cents. Prices were
quarter to half cent higher than for the previous
week
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23

FIRE IN PoRTsMourH, WA destructive fire
occurred in Portsmouth, Va, ON the morning Of
the 10th instant, by which loss OF twenty to
twenty-five thousand dollars has been sustained.
II broke out in the cigar store OF Mr. John Lash.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23

BOOK TsADs sALE.--At an early day in March,
the trade sale Of the New York booksellers will
take place, at which IL is said larger catalogue
than at any previous year will be offered.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23

Mr.. CuSomAS's SPEECH IN HIS Drsrnrcr.--The
Ashvile Messengo says Of Mr.. Clingmsn's speech,
1--WE think u rather hot for the mountains"
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-23

MISSING STEAMER.-The steamer Walker, which
left Mobile for Vera Cruz, with the Hon. r. p
LETcHER, minister to Mexico, and suite, as pas
sengers, about month since, has not been heard
from; and it being understood she was to return
Immediately, some anxiety is beginning to be felt
for her safety
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-07
Mr.. souIe,s Mnvsments

The Courier, in its defence of Mr.. SouIe is dis
posed we think, to change the order of battle. anG
to answer for him that he is not in favor of disso
luton of the Union. 1t is pity for him that he
did not so answer for himself, and of this we have
no doubt he is now well satisfied. We learned
yesterday, from reliable source, that he had en-
tlrely changed his tactics. He is making move
ment it is said, to outfank the enemy, but he is
too late. 1t will not answer. He has paper IN
circulation for the signatures of his friends, stating
IN substance, that they fully approve his course IN
the United States Senate in reference to the Com
promise measures adopted by Congress 10 this
paper, he will, no doubt, get several hundred sub
scribers, and greatly out-number the seventy gen
tlemen of his party, who Intercepted him as to his
present views on the subject. This is new ISSUE
and one upon which he cannot be permitted to
escape. The seventy gentlemen who addressed
him, we presume, had no disposition to find fault
at present, with his course in opposition to the
measures adopted by Congress, provided he was
disposed to submit, in the language of Mr.. JefTer
son, to the will of the majority constitutonallv
expressed" 1t had been intmated in various
quarters that he unwilling to do so, but was
in favor of a dissolution OF the Union. Thew called
upon him, not to ascertain what he had done in
Congress. This they already knew but they de-
sired to know, whether, in consequence of the
adoption of the Compromise measures by Con-
gress, in opposition to his views, he was in favor
of a dissolution of the Union and the formation on
Southern Confederacy, or for secession on the
part of the State he represented. "There lies the
rub" The people of this State desire to know
Mr. Soule's present UicaeS in regard to these i'm
portant matters. They have not inquired what he
thought OF these measures Of Compromise before
they were passed and became laws. On this
point, as already stated, they had no doubt. But
they desired to know what his present views were
in reference to the Union, since these measures
have become the laws of the land On this point
Peter was matns,' and if he should get thousand
respectable gentlemen to certify that they approved
his course in the Senate while these measures were
under discussion, it would not relieve him in the
astdegree.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-07
Voluntary Inspection of Tobacco.

We invite the attention of those engaged in the
tobacco trade to the advertisement of Messrs. Raw.
burn q Staples, who have taken the Suzette street
and ire-proof warehouses; with the view of storing
and samping tobacco for those factors and dealers
who have determined to sell the article without
inspection, under the late law. We have been as
sured by several of the largest receivers of tobacco
In this city, that they had determined to sell every
hogshead they receive without inspection. Their
plan Is to have fair samples drawn from the same
number OF breaks required by the inspection law.
by honest and competent persons, with the number
OF the hogshead, gross weight and tare and the
date OF sampllng, marked upon card attached 10
Them, and signed by the sampler. By these sam.
pies they will sell the tobacco, without any cl7s ssh
hcaon 1t is believed that the buyers will be able
to make their own classfcations from the SAMPLES
without any difficulty, and that the factors will he
able 10 avoid, under this plan, the continual and
almost universal complaints of the planters of loss
in weights
Major John K Rayburn and S. G. Staples, ESQ.
gentlemen long and well known in this commn
nifty, have taken warehouses for the purpose of ac
commodating those who have determined on This
course. They are both excellent Judges of tobac.
co, and possess in high degree all the requisite
qualifications for the business they have under.
taken. Their charges, as will be seen bv refer
ence to their advertisement, will be, for samplinp
and storing for two months 50 per hogshead and
on all tobacco that remains in store over sixty
days, % cents per month. They have already
commenced operations, and we understand that
some tobacco sampled by them has been sold at
very high prices.
In referring to this matter some weeks since, we
gave 1t as our decided opinion that no private in
spection could be established, and we published
the law to prove that when tobacco is required to
be Inspected, it must be done by the lawfully I'D
pointed inspectors but that the factors and owners
OF 1t have perfect right to sell it without nspec
ton by sample, without the marks required bv
law does not admit of moments doubt. Flour
and other articles are sold by samples without in.
spectlon, and why may not tobacco be sold in the
same way, when the law authorizes it in explicit
terms! We have advices from many portions of
the tobacco growing region of the West that this
plan meets with great favor among the planters. If
1t Is to supersede the regular inspection, we know
no two gentlemen better qualified to carry it faith
fully into effect than Messrs. Rayburn & Staples.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-07
Bank Note Fraud,

We learn that there are now in circulation a
large number of notes of all our city banks which
nave been, by most ingenious continuance, so
arranged as to make six out of five of the same
denomination They chiefly tens, but num-
per oil hVes and twentes have also been detected
Ihere is about one-eighth taken from each note,
uhui enough IS gained by allowing a small vacancy
where the note seems to have been careesslv torn
IN two, and pasted together clumsilv with a p;eoo
oil old newspaper something of the kind 70
make additional note. 1t will he ,oon -,
examination, that one-eighth of a note NAV he torn
from each end without injury to any material mart
OF 1t. This is done, and the two ends of No. for
example, laid aside. Then about one.fourtb of No
2, or any other is torn off the left end and the left
end, or ornamental part of No. coarsey and care.
lessy pasted In its place, leaving the bill about an
eighth shorter than it should be. The third note
is then torn not cut in the middle, and the fourth
one about three-eighths off the right end and
elumslly pasted to it. thus gaining another eighth.
The NTH note is then torn so as to take off one
fourth OF it. and the right end or ornamental part
oil No. Is pasted to it. By this process one good
note and five bad ones are manufactured out of five
genuine notes. The Banks can only protect them
serves against this fraud by paying about eight
'eh'hs OIL what these notes purport to be. The
scounarels who perpetrated the fraud, get all the
Oeheht oy passing them off, and the innocent and
unsuspechng have to suffer the loss W. have
therefore, deemed it duty to nut the nublio ~
their guard. In this process, the n,,u,La-. "a
letters on the bills will, of course difrer o. "
them is torn out and piece of fine manor - -
on so neatly that it is difficult to detect il pe~@
who handle bank notes should be careful 30 .as
that they are not ga little shortn
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-07

The place of her destruction was about four days
run from Halifax, but not being in the usual
Tor that port will account for the American mail
not bringing tidings of the conhagraton. 1t is the
impression of those belonging to the William that
the crew and passengers had escaped. When they
got down to the wreck, it apparently had been
burning six or eight hours, and, as the weather
had been very Rne, the moon being up, they con-
cIuded that all had got away in the boats, and had
been picked up by vessel sailing in that direc
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-07
ADDITIONAL FROM CALIFORNIA.

We are indebted to friend for California papars
to the 9th October, being five days later than those
from which we have taken the foregoing inteIl-
gence, They were carried to Panama on the
steamship New Orleans which left San Francisco
hive days after the CaitOrna-lhe two vessels ar
irving at the former place about the same time. We
make the following extracts from the Courier of
the 4th:
CoL Collier and the inmigrants-We see in the
Sacramento papers, and the Herald of This CIV
statement that Col Collier had agreed to civ. on
OF the Government funds 500 900 for The relief of
the overland Immigrants. We have received se
Eeral private letters making inquiries of us vhe-
Their TINS statement Is true. We answer to all of
then, that the Collector has made no such Offer
10 pay out money for any thing, without an order
irSH the Secretary of The Treasury. or for encb
Objects as are expressly provided for bv statute
would be felony under the su5-treasury law. He
mas no authority Whatever, and dare not do il.
Col Collier would willingly give twice that
amount II he could. He deeply sympathzes with
t ana mas gwen for their relief all
that he could from his private purse
The Mining ReRious.-A good deal of cold is
pouring INTO the CITY, notwithstanding the many
IaI1res IN the dammlng operations. There will
no uouht be steady stream of the ore flowing in
upon Us all winter. The old idea that not much
can DC Uone IN the wet season in getting gold has
exploded. The dry dggngs have undoubteJIv |
-
than the wet. A vast number of the miners have
made preparations for the coming winter, by erect
ing comfortable log huts, and storing them with
provisions and we confidently anticipate that |
those ' who have acted thus prudently, will reap
ne amount OF gold shipped by the California |
last Monday was 81 5000 and probably the |
passengers carried 100000 more. Besides this, |
the sailing vessels must have taken S5OO,OOO So |
uat we may safely set the amount down, including
SsIOO,UOO to be shipped tomorrow by Adams & |
90 ian ana $4,000 carried away by foreigners, as
s2,9OO,OOO in six days
CONG Homs-The Oregon went full of pas.
'engers last Monday, and the New Orleans has a
arge list Besides these two steamers some 900 |
ave gone away the past week in sailing ships,
MAKING the number going home much larger than
nat arriving by But when we take into con-
'deiatlon that not less than $4,000 have arrived
md are to arrive within fortnight over the plains
nd that the steamers have been coming in crowded
'nce the early spring, there is large margin left
or those who are pointing their faces Atlantic
hsT! CT 2e9,97Cr ''s'A
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-07

Cat6S.-We find very little in our Cuban ex
changes of interest. The sugar crop of this year
promises to be much larger than that of last year
he cane has grown larger and thicker, and it is
SAID that some of the planters will not have time to
take off all their crop.
The severe winds which have prevailed in some
parts of the Island have done much injury to the
banana plants