The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-05-02

thy with the poor and the wronged-a desire TO
smeiiorate human suffering which would have
done credit to the "philanthropisms Of Exeter
Hall" and the abolition Of Pain Seciety.o Lat.
terly, however, he seems to us very much in the
condition Of the coal-burner IN the German tale
who had swapped his heart Of flesh for cobble.
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HoLpHS's DOLLAR MAGAZINE. May, 1850. ". DetI,
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This is probably the cheapest magazine in the
country, and it is very good one. The number
before us contains nearly sixty pages of reading
matter, and several woodcuts-among them por-
trait of Richard Golden. The gifted Alice Carey
is one Of the poetic contributors
SourBRr's CossoSPLAcB Book, Parts Ill and Nv. Ed
tied by his son-inlaw, John Wardsw New York Har-
per Brothers For sale by Frsnck Taylor Pa avenue
Washington.
We do not know what there is not in this book
1t is a kind of Noah's Ark, in which specimens of
all things in the earth and under the earth, and
in the heavens, are thrown together The book,
Of course has neither beginning nor end you
may as we'll open it at one place as at another;
you can hardly open anywhere without finding a
good joke, curiosity, recipe, an illustration, a
lesson, or food for thought.
WHERE ARE THE lNTELLIGENcRR AND THE RE-
PUBLIC 1--WE have heard this question often
81 ~ -.--5As NJ -l,-..-. :. atiJn plan cf.se
Ting the great agitation about Free Soil is to adj
NIT California as free State, at once, with her
present boundaries and Constitution, and to let
the Territories Of Utah and New Mexico alone,
till they shall apply for admission as States The
National LaeAigencer, which is understood to be
always prepared to give manly support to the
Administration, sees its leading policy asssiled
most bitterly by friends and foes, sees the great
Wing leaders Clay and Webster, consOrting with
Messrs Cass and Foote to defeat it, and thus dis
credit the Administration which has so earnestly
insisted upon it. and yet favors the public with no
expression Of its views Is it neutral between
the President and his opponents 2 Is it for the
policy of the Administration, or for that Of Clay
and Cass2 That paper which may be regarded
as one of the central organs, in certain sense,
Of the National Wing Party, and is looked to as
u wise and safe counsellor, should have no word
to say in support Of the policy of the Wing Ad-
ministration, on the only Question now agitating
Congress and the country, is certainly remark
| able.
The Republic, we are told, for we do not often
see the paper, has pursued facilitating COURSE
at one time favoring the Presidents policy, at an
other that of bis opponents, Clay and Cas-. Is
it not noteworthy that in neither of the Wing
papers ut the seat Of Government the Admins
tration has yet found an eficicnt and reliable
supporter of the leading feature Of its National
policy2
The President has the courage to take GER
tain ground aid maintain it-but his friends here
withhold their support! We commend the fact
| to the notice of the Wing Party throughout the
country.
| FALSE AssUMPnoNs-The correspondents of
the penny papers Of Baltimore which circulate in
the District, and sold to members Of Congress,
are constantly assuming that there is a majority
in Congress opposed to the Wilmot Proviso, and
from day to day it is reiterated that Its support
ers are mere faotionists. Nonsense! A majority
of the Senate is against the Proviso, but major
ity of the House is in favor of it. The purpose
Of these cool assumptions is palpable. 1t is to
dishearten the friends of Freedom, to embolden
the advocates of compromise, and to intimidate
that class of men, who willing to do right, are yet
always spprehensive of being caught in mi
nority.
These correspondents wonder that the Presi-
dent should persist in his policy in opposition to
Messrs. Clay and Webster, when it is manifest
that the whole question Can be easily settled &C.
cording to their plan The President, with all
his inexperience in civil life, sees that there is
scarcely prospect of such a settlement-that
should Compromise bill pass the Senate, it will
most probably fail in the House. whence win re-
suit disagreement between the Houses, increased
excitement and danger Of the non-admission of
California-that in view Of all this, the only safe
plan is, to keep the measure of CALIFORNIA; adj
mission separate from everything else, and dis
pose Of that, whatever may become Of more doubt
fu questions-and that in this way, much of the
agitation would be allayed
.RuMoR-The Ns~ York Express, whose editor
is a Wing member Of the House, shows little
friendship for the Wing Administration, II one
may Judge from its correspondence A short
time since, it containld q Washington letter
sailing In the severest terms the integrity Of the
Cabinet and now we find letter from another
correspondent, dated April Gath, giving currency
to the rumor that General Taylor has announced
his purpose to veto any compromise bill that
might be passed, mixing up California with other
questions. The correspondent pretends to be
troubled at this unpleasant piece Of news. Forth
with the organ Of the Slavery Extensionisis here
takes up the rumor, calls upon the Intelhsencer
and Republic to deny it, and If they will not do
no. warns them that their silence will be sufficient
evidence Of the truth Of the report
Sir there Is a rumor aaoat that you have
been stealing chickens DO you deny III II
you refuse to answer, shall hold you guilty."
This is pretty fair specimen Of the style Of
party warfare. How elevated This rumor Is