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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-30

MICHIGAN STATE CoNvENTIoN.-On the 7th
instant bill passed both branches of the Michigan
Legislature providing for the time and place for
holding Convention to revise the Constitution of
that State, and for the election Of delegates hereto.
1t provides that the election of delegates to the
Convention shall be held on the first Monday in
May, at the usual places, and in the manner pre-
scribed by law for the election of Representatives
TO the State Legislature. The number Of delegates
is to be 100. The delegates chosen are to meet
in convention at the Capitol, at Lansing, on the
lst Monday Of June next. The proceedings of
the Convention, and the revision Of the constitution
agreed to by the convention, to be recorded in
the Office of the Secretary of State. The said re-
vision is to be submitted to the people, for their adop
ton rejection, at the general election the first
Tuesday of November, 1850.
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A FREE Soil DEMoNsTRATIoN.--The Hartford
Courant publishes the following extract of letter
from Windham county, Connecticut, dated on the
22d instant:
"The Frees Ill Convention for the 18th district met las,
Tues lay, agreeaby to adjournment The meeting COM
posed of eight Freesoers from the following named towns
viz Windham delegate, Brooklyn one. and Hsmpton
sr. They proceeded ballot for candidate for Senator
and upon counting, Geo. S. Ca,n had six, and there
two scattering. have doubt but Mr.. Ca,lin will be
declared imois nominated hu, think he will get but
small portion Of The Free soil votes in the district.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-30
OHIO AND THE FUGITIVE" QUESTION.

From the suboned extract from paper publish
ed at the seat of government of Ohio we learn that
measure of extreme violation of the spirit of the
Constitution Of the United States, proposed in the
Legislature of the State of Ohio, was defeated in
the House of Representatives of that State. This
we consider, at the present moment, an incident Of
happy augury for the peace and harmony of the
Union.
FROM THE OHIO STATE JOURNAL OF MARCH ID.
The Bill PROHIBITING the officers and Citizens
Of Ohio from taking any steps to assist in the re-
capture Of fugitive Slaves was defeated yesterday
in the House on its final passage.
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CoNsrsrEscy.-In ls47 the Legislature Of GEoR.

CoNsIsTENcy.-In ls47 the Legislature of GEoR.
GA adopted resolution which is applicable to the
case of California. Here is the resolution:
Resolved That the people of the South do not ask OF Con-
gress to establish the institution of slavery in any Of the
Territories that may be acquired by the United States They
simply require that the inhabitants Of each Territory shall be
left free to determine for themselves whether the institution
slavery shall shall form part of their social system
And it is now (says the New Orleans Bulletn)
these very politicians who are opposed to the ad
mission of California, because she has done exactly
what they say she should have the liberty and right
of doing.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-30

MIssouM.-The Wings of the Fourth Congress
siona district of Missouri have rendered the nomi
nation for Congress to Colonel DoNIpHAN, the hero
Of Brazito and Sacramento. The colonel decn-
ed, when the nomination was offered to C. E. Bow
MAN, who accepted it.
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certificate package Of wholes will ene the holder to
all S442 nett may drawn by the twentysx tickets
named therein Certificates OF halves quarters and eghhs
in proportion.
This splendid scheme is of the attractive
drawn in the United States and well worthy Of the attention
Of advenurers The lowest prize be drawn by
ticket having three OF the drawn numbers is s. 000
orders and shares and certificates packages
the above magnificent scheme viii be promptly attended
and Of the drawing will be Immediately after
it is over to all who may order tickets from
Address j. g. C. MAURY, Agents,
feb l4-d&caawf Alexandria, Va.
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Tickets S40-Haves S2O-Quarters Sl0-EIghths %
Price of certificates of packages the above Magnificent
Scheme, follows:
certificate of package Of 90 whole tickets $500 90
Do. do % halves $50 90
Do. do &c quarters 125 90
DO. do 20 eighths CO 50
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citizen, application at the office OF the commissioner, or
any Of his assistants and by paying one ounce or Sl6
such may Re considered just and proper shall be
titled to receive license permit TO dig where in the
Territory for year Provide ALSO that any who shall
discover purchase of the dscoverer, vein mne shall be
entitled to work it. TO certain extent under proper egula
tons, paying the commissioner such per cent. the
proceeds of the mine may be suitable tax on the priv
leges granted will be necessary also to allow the miner
cut and such timber and other building materials his
business requires and also allow those who work under
permits the privilege Of erecting cabins for shelter through the
winter Authorize the commissioner to Icy out sites for
convenient situations to the mines and offer the ots for
sale eservng the metals and mineral that these who
make mining permanent pursuit may accumulate around
them the comforts and enjoyments Of civilized life Let those
who desire to cultivate gardens mos be accommodated
will be necessary also author the sale of timer and
other materials for bung and other purposes There may
be other suggestions which do to me- but
doubt will to those who may be charged with the preparation
OF any measure which may be brought forward this subject
have suggested ounce, SIG, the price OF
init or licen.e to dig collect gold for year This
gard about the value days labor the mines
This tax on fifty thousand miners the probable number next
SUMMER, will give Of $500 600. On hundred
thousand minershe probable number of lS5l will give
OOO00 besides the per centum the mines and
the sum received or lots, timber, &C. which would
probably swell the amount least 81 00O 900. Any
ration in the tax imposed will of course increase dmin
ish this estimate.
suitable of the ,ney thus collected should be
expended in constructing roads and bridges facilitate
to and through the mining districts.
These facilities will reduce the living the mnes
that the miners will gain instead Of lose by paying the tax
These are accommodations which the miners themselves will
reve provide because Of the Of Of action
them sufficient to accomplish such Objects but for which they
will willingly pay any moderate contribution. liberal per
centum should be allowed of this school fund.-
and for the establishment Of unvers y educate the youth Of
California Let not be considered that this will be doing
injustice to the older States Of the Union They will reap
harvest sufficiently rich in their intercourse with their younger
sister on the Pacific to justify the liberal Of policy
towards her.
have given 81, 900, 600 the probable for 1851
under the proposed system This would discharge the inter
the amount stipulated in the treaty be paid Mex
for California and New Mexico provide $500 900 per
pun for school fund.- and the necessary improvements the
mining districts and create sinking fund Of half million
per to Fay the principal Of the indemnity Mexico
An increase Of the number Of miners OF the price of
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Der many Of them out of The country.
is not probable that during the first part Of the season
there than FIVE six thousand Americans in the
mines This would swell the whole NUMBER including for
egne about twenty thousand the beginning Of September
This period embraced about half of the during which
gold may be successfully collected in the rivers.
Very particular and extensive inquiries respecting the daily
earnings and acquisitions Of the miners lead to the opinion
that they averaged per day. This is believed by
many to he low estimate but, from the lest information
was able procure, Of opinion il approaches very
actual results The halt Of the season, up the LIST of Sep
ember would give sxyve working days. and to each labor
err at per ounce Od0 IT, therefore, 900
as the average collected by each abore shall probably
go beyond the mark Is.
This would give an aggregate Of $780, 600 for the first
half Of the season. OO0 600 Of which probably col
ected by foreigners During the last BALI Of the the
number of foreigners very much diminished and, per-
haps did exceed FIVE thousand AT this time the Amer-
immigration had in by land and sea- and the num-
her of in the mines had, was estimated
increased between forty and fifty thousand They were
most Of them xpeenced in mining, and is probable the
results of their abors not great has been estimated
for the first part Of the and experienced miners As
sumng that the average half per day ought to be
considered reasonable would give aggregate Of about
S20 10000 If from this deduct oneourth on account
of the early Of the season, have an es
innate Of 000 000 at least Eve Of which collected by
foreigners who possessed many advantages from their
rience in mining and knowledge of the country
These estimates give the result Of the operations in the
mines for ls4s and s49 the round Of sac, 00O 900
one half Of which probably collected and carried Of
the country by foreigners.
From the best information could obtain, sm led to be-
eve that at least $40 900 Of the $40 taken
from the rivers and that their richness has been sensbly
diminished, except la few locations which had early
traced large bodies Of miners This amount has principally
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-12-05

Occupying position midway between the
mouths of the Mississippi and thc St &Wfencc.
the only natural outlets for the products Of the
West; possessing the best harbor upon the At
lantc coast. and the one nearest of all others to
the centre of the great aluvial hasin of the con
tnent Nature seems To point To ours as the true
locality for an artificial outlet from that vast re
gion to the ocean. The mouth OF the Ohio and
the city Of Noriuli> are upon the same parallel
of latitude and the most Northern point ofdoncc-
lon from right line between these important
commercial points, (Ginciunaii,) is but two de
grees of latitude higher. Every Atlantic harbor
North of Hampton roads lies at Il greater longi
iudinal distance from either Of these points bv
several degrees and al greater direct distance
10y many miles, than Norfolk. These ports are
approached from the Wcst moreover, by routes
over which, in competition with ours, the cost
of steam transportation must be greater in the
ratio of their superior distance and the cost of
water transportation greater. not onlViu proper
ton To their distance, but also in a ratio vastly
augmented hv the obstacles which Northern
tIosts and SHOWS must continue To inteipose If
the results 10 follow the connection ul tide
water with Tennessee by means of the Virginia
and Tennessee railroad. and with Ohio hv the
James River and kauanaWhaeanal aud the cen
tral railroad, were at all problcmatical, there
would be some reason ior hesitaiionin prosecut.
inc these enterprises; but we are happily en-
gagged in works about The success of WMchthcrc
is no shadow of doubt, and the profits certainly
to accrue from which warrant the largest cN-
pcnditure in their construction. We have now
something more fhauvaguc conjecture and spec
ulatiyc reasoning 10 poiut Out the results ofsuch
enterprises. The test Of experience has been
fully applied elsewhere, and the wisdom OF a ju-
dicious system of improvements has bcru cslab-
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-12-05

,.,,,'.I.an, anl ,,,,,,,.ll. W,fb,nt ,,,,,,I,,,'.
:, J,s,,,,.r,. ~. l,lt,r s,,er,s al ,,,l1,. varl
-, =, - 49,, - H. 60, -
,,l ,I,,,,..t .,,t,,.,,z., ,i,l ,,',,,,. 1,,,,.
+, rit,b,, a>,n,,sa ~ ,,tr,c,. 5t,t. H., L',,.'.
embarked ,fr,l, N ,,n,I. m nn,asi,i,n /,
tbcsr ,icv.. T6is Jpt,= * IN, m,ra ,n,nrr,,,,o
a. erroneous o,inians ,,r,.,,,l e>te,si,,h ,,,,an
tb, ,,,b;,,i u, N;r.ri,,;, a,a a., .s,,,r,e,i ~
taooni,m and Ln.tility seems Ia cxi.t towards
the canal among the friends of other improve
mcuts. Thorough information upon the sub
lect would remove tn, prejudice and unite The
friends of these works in support Of the canal as
an Improvement destined IL furnish ncver-lailinu
commerce and prosperity Ia them all
If The experience Of similar works IN other
states shnuldhe found To reauitc IN abandonment
of the canal Il should he abandoned without
hesitation hut if If should appcar from full and
thorough information AS ia ihcir opcrations. that
the poli,.y Is Ni,c=If \ipauousl,# #nursned-and
only unWisc. when nur,ted with hesitation. Ian
,rour and di.irn,t-in,irad ,t abondoniny we
should push forward the work. and that with
the >nirlt and energy which i, necessary TO the
,arcr~. ~ we'll ol'tbis As Of every other great
N,o \-,,l o,i,,..# mos, AZ all atbcr .,a,o, III,
Of ~ snc,.;cs o. nnrn,c,non, ,nl
,,,,,c 6,Il tb,5, n,L,r tL,, b.,,fts ~
,o ,,l,. ,,,,,o1 ,,nc,,s.t;,, n.,l,r, ,,y,,n, ,,n
iLrr, The i,lls nnon IN. Er,, canal IN $50,
III, fir, var durinr which II ,vns #ou,n,d
i. 800 COL In 1919 tbrx rcacbea
10 o,,o 40 D,,r,n,, the to.,,,tr.G,,.. =
,l; ,,,,5 5l,. ,,,,.t;.,,, ,h,, .t,t H.. ,,,,,,,.l
i,, .nl d. lc,l;n,, .,,,o,;,ao,, -,
-, = :, 49, IN
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-10-28
Election, Of Judee,s. y


Judges are elected by the people in the
following States:
Michigan, to serve7 years; kentucky,
Circuit Court for 3 years; Pennsylvania
Common Pleas, 10 and S years; Supreme
Court Is years; Mississippi Circuit Court,
2 years; Supreme d, Chancellor 6, Jus.
tice Of the Pence Q years; New York,
years; Wisconsin, 8 years; Iowa, 8 years.
Illinois, Supreme Court, 8 years and Cir.
cult Court 6 years; Texas, 6 years. In
Georgia, also, the Circuit Judges are elec,
ted by the. people, and those Of the Su.
preme Court by tho Legislature, for q
yeare. ,ai4e '-gg,
In the other Staies they are either ap.
pointed by the Governor ur- Legislature,
and their terms generally limited TO 7 or
years, except in Maryland, South Carroll.
ma, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Della.
ware and Yirginia, where they hold office
during good behavior, orin Missouri .ant
New Hampshire, where they arc ineligible
after SO aad 73 years of age. In New
Jersey they are appointed annually by tht
Governor, with the consent Of the Senate
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New Enterprise.

We learn that il is in contemplation to
start daily line of Canal Packets to Chill.
lieo.he for the winter. There has been q
great increase oftrayel on this end Of the
route, and it is thought that the enterprise
will poy. The Packets running on the
other end Of The route have comfortable
cabins. and also carry ten or fifteen tons
of freight, and we learn that the same class
ofboas will be used here.
q II will be very comfortable to step a.
board at evening and find ourselves ri
Chillicoille noxt morning, and equally com
Portable for tho Chillicotheans to leave
home ut evening, and be with US mex
morning in time for our Packets. Success
20 4. say we. Messrs. Cobb g. Chamber
lin, and Capt. Lewis and Jones, are name'
ss the projectors.
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The Pittsburgh Gazette complains Of the
influence of Odd Fellowship at the late
election in Pennsylvania, and says that in
one county every member of that fraternity
broke their party ties 10 promote the claims
ofa brother.-Er.
OF course the Gazette, as whig 2apersgen-
rally do. win account for the defeat Of its
party in Pennsylvania, in any way it can
with a shadow Of plausibility. But it is q
greatwonder that the Gazette had not made
the Masonic order party in bringing about
the result. Without knowing anything
about Odd Fellowship, we venture to say,
that the Gozette's assertion has no founda-
ton in truth, and that it merely demon
strates the truth of the old saying, that "a
drowning manwill catch at stravs."
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Take Notice Everybody

That J. L. MORRISON, who taught wri
ting school in this place, q few weeks since
has abscouded, without paying his printing
bill. 1t is understood that the said Nor
rison tried to borrow small sums Of money
from several ofour citizcns before he ab
squatulated. We have been "taken in
by quite number Of such .'dead heads'
on community, and hereafter we shall
make it point to give their names to the
public, that they n,ay beware Of them.
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Horflble rraeedYvII

MORE oF the ThRhlhLE RESULTS of lS4FhA Fss'
FhEANck
On sioaeay nlgnI, az tfisnmen naiheu
gotn !, k'icy' went 70 me house q MRS. Ann
THOMAS, a wiaow woman, VINO nveu ~
one OF !nose onaP'datca Iookelies on she
soutn slae o. water siree',t between Elm 1l
ana rum, ana gaining admasahce, ne
lcImmenceo an a.sack on nef win . cuogeI
WINE sne WIS iyihg 10 pea WIN ner cn'''
urens ahu continued 70 peat her unti' tht
SUCK was Drokeh. he then seized her py
.ne nair' dragged ner Out OF the bed, ano
ueat ner mead against the iioor until con-
lsc!ousness was gone MOI satisfied with
,h's 1he monster Jumped upon her win hlt
neayy DooIs, ana iprioausly stabbed her utl'
~ .ne lnaroe, e wns consumma'ed, ana hls
yIc',m lei. 2 p,eeolng corpse upon the iioor'
ne .nen llus'ly lel' me noouse' but as u DIS
se.eeaucs, M s IN, = w.o.eset y might DC; nae
~ el Oee, Lu.y salisnou, ne returned ano
e'an,PsI ~ rs"l, n'ulAlpg her WIN 'he
ny: 'I'. I nIooIs ~ u .'sos my CUISINES, MS ne''
~ "0a uoo, ne .e.lea,so' ano me alarn
ooms s"o", e'uts - ~. ane ,nnulna. I, =.
.ounus - "us '.,'u'asosy u:u r'eu.oy o'l,,
eis .nG ,S;s ~ nUpe :, may rosu''
m IT. o:"s ms Al'S 'noa.no ~ u.sis rn y JUSTICE,
ne 10 uH,n pe.woei' !. tfo u.'u ~ yeurs, "a nc
ln Is saio' has, ior some lime, heid lllici'
intercourse with this woman. Ito bore
and fully sustained the character Of con.
Iirmed drunkard, the neighbors informing
us that he had not been sober for 4 vear'
The numbered woman leoyas , ,wo cb;idren
q little how ma Jill ent;rslv Jest;.,,,a
whan ~ ,,..har,, ,a,,,;I.,os III. -.
""eh 'ne1 n'o'nei niutna'ea ooay was
Dorne 10 Inc oend cart 70 rotters heid,yes-
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The FuEitive slave Law.

Tkis law, for carrying into effect the plain
sanaandispnted provisions Of the constitu-
.tion, Is meeting with much opposition in
many parts Of the north and east. where a
honted fanaticism can look with no favor
aspen any measure recognizing the rights of
slawehClders. Regarding it as one among
-othU measures calculated to put a stop to
she agitation which has so long distracted
Che country, we are disposed to regard it
saith favor although we should be pleased
to seeit amended in some particulars. The
Attorney General, Mr., Webster, and other
distinguished lawyers, have pronounced it
constitutional. As far aswe can learn, it
does not take from the blacks any rights
which they possessed under the law Of 1893,
against which no complaint was ever utter
ed. But it was not to be expected that any
Inv calculated to put stop to the system Of
slave plunder SO extensively practised in
some parts Of the country, could be made
acceptable to the plunderers. An outcry
might be looked for, but we think the great
mass of the people in all sections win avoid
anything like open resistance to its provis
ions; for, however obnoxious to the homes;
opinionsof many good citizens, while ii re.
mains the law Of the land it is their duty tc
acquiesce. If wrong. let it be repealed o.
amended; but let It have fair trial, and
above all. do nothing to establish a prece.
dent Of resistance to law. We do not be-
lieye that blacks lawfully free are in an!
danger of being carried away captive; those
who are not, we have no right to retain
Good effects, Of which we now take but lit
tie note, will follow from the enforcement
Of this law, and notwithstanding the clamol
now raised agaiAsti it. we believe it will es.
,sentialiy remain on the statute book and be
obeyed. Among all the many evils incident
toslayery, the least, we are convinced, will
be found in adhering TO the compromises o.
the constitution.
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ONO InorsLATURH.
aFNAToRa noLpINa own.

gENAToRs HOLDING OVER.
Clermont and Brown-William How
ard, dem.
Logan, Hardin, Union and Marion
William Lawrence, whig.
Allen, Mercer, ADglaize, Van Vert, Put.
nam, Paulding, Defiance and Williams
James Cunningham, dem.
Highland and Fuyette--Ruel Beeson,
whig. ss M ess
Scioto, Lawrence, Adams aid Pike
William Salter, whig.
jackson, Gallia, Athens and Meigs-
Horace s. Horton, whig.
Muskingum-C Charles @. Convers, whig
Morgan and Washington George W.
Barker, whig. X
Coshoclon and Guernsey-Andrew Fer.
guson, dem.
Tuscarawas and Carroll Ephraim R
Eckley, whig.
Columbiuna and Mahoning--Fisher A
Blocksom, dem. 81
Belmont and Monroe--Wm P Simpson,
dom. ts5. IA a4
RichIand and Crawford - Barnabus
Burns, dem.
Ashtab'la and Lake Brewster Randall,
free soiler. n
cuyahoga- Henry B Payne, dem.
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We omitted to notice las. week che ri
ceipt Of several periodicals. Eor October
HuST's MHRcHANTs' MAGa zNs. The
October number Of this sterling mag zine
contains some articles of great interest,
They are, "A brief review Of the Union
past and present." "Internal improvements
in the Stute Of New York, Money, iis
history and philosophy American recip'
rOcily and British free trade In addition
to those the usual omoun, Of information
is given Of prime Importance to allbusines,
men.
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ny TELEGRAPH.
Rosrn,. Oct os

BcsToN, Oct. IS.
The. U. s. Marshal has warrants for the
arrest ofa large number Of fugitiyes. Much
excitement prevails among the negro popus
latiop, and the Court house has been sur
rounded by them all the morning. They
Iae determined to resist even to blood. A
negro by the name Of Lattimer has been
pointed out by his master. IAttimer has
resided here Tor about four years. Blood no
doubt will be shed should an open arrest
be made. II is said that some have been
arrested, and that one or more are in The
LeveFett street Jail II
Judge Sppgue, when inteHogated, would
not say whether any arrests had been made
or not, but declared that all examinations
should be made openly. lllSEl
The excitement increases houIfy, and
lgreat determination is manifested BY the he
lgroes to resist should any Of their brethren
be arrested. eg f''ts .4issasl l''ss ,