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.ag The Mobile Tribune thus refers to the
Utica capitulation on the part of the friends OF
the Administration to Seward.
Mr.. John A. Duer, one of the prominent Sc
cedng wings OF New York, who with Frank
Granger, got up the recent anti-Seward corTen-
ton at Utica, only to succumb and capitulatc to
the regular nominations at Syracuse, was once
u citizen of New Orleans, and intermarricd with
one of the Oldest families there. 1t is little
wonderful that such Southern afiinities should
not have rendered him little more moderate
and rational in his abolition fustions and rho
domontadc But he is small man in the hands
Of Seward aud is tossed about like cork in the
furious waves Of tho anti-slavcry excitement, and
trequires his most strenuous efforts to keep
himself upon the top Of the tide. The latc cap
itulation of Utica, to the nomination of Wash
ngtou Hunt, u.s. after the pompous flourish with
which Granger and Ducr led off the disatfected,
one of the most laughable political farccs which
New York politicians ever played. What n
rich fund for ridicule and satire it will afford to
John Van Buren,, who is parading the State in
the plenitudc Of free soil folly and bombast,
"A plague, say we, on both their houses %
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..Ths Serpent that swalIows the others.

~AS 90 Pont rnat sWalloWs the others.
The Cleveland Democrat gives the following
reasons for the Democratic triumphs III the \
Northwest, and the Wing success in New York.
THE TEacHsG.--New Jersey is Democratic
"with a clean sweep" ftf4 uaHJul
How is this? = r5+SA 81 gf11FiT
The Daily Mercury tells the whole story
The Wings Of New Jersey Jagged behind The
leaders were for compromise. They lwere y
content TO give " substantial Fugitive slave
law" as Mr.. Dayton terms it.. And they were
overthrown. But hear the Wing Daily lMerearg:
When the mass of the people become snf- .
fciently satisfied that the passage OF any series
of measures will advance their interests, they
will sacrifice party, quietly, silently, and drop
into the ballot-box, without parade or show, the
powerful messengers of their will IL behooyes,s,
then, great political party to lead the public
mind into the adoption of wise measures, adapt
ed to the good OF the State and to the happiii
ness of the people. ~ No purify can erer control I
public affairs that is founded upon ne holding
back principle 1t has no vitality, no popularity
no enthusiasm, Men will not stand still to be
governed by it. The leading men Of a party
those who govern its action and control its
polcy--Inust be in advance of, and not behind
the people. The people must not push them,
but they must draw the people" W. u Taaour
Wisconsin, Michigan, tell the same story
And New York is where she is, because Seward
did his duty. g. hl''E 90 @aStFt' .,,laa m srf %
The lesson will he learned bv and Bly, , .,
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Of his blood and his principles. But no man
can be made a slave, or made free, by law The
attempt to make slave of freeman, was made
with Joseph in Egypt, and he became a Prince.
The attempt has been made to make freemen Of
slaves in Hayti, and they are the slaves of a
slave. a
We do not expect, however, to convince Dir.
BEEcHER, or his brethren of Puritan blood A
man who is both over-wise and oyer-righteous in
his own conceit, is being interchangeable than
had occurred 10 the observation of Solomon who
said there was nothing new. We don't sup
pose that its of any use to suggest to Mr..
BEEcHER, that some Christians away down
South are yet SO much benighted as to believe
that compacts ought to be observed between
the people who have made them willingly; and
that the Constitution is a compact And all
they ask, il there is no hope of convincing
their Northern brethren that this compact ought
to be observed, is that they shall formally and
boldly refuse, 1--WE don't care forwhat reason, for
what precedent, for what principle or for what
quibble,) and let it be dissolved. These South
ern Christians don't pretend to be either over
wise nor over-rghteous. They are not quite
so stupid as to permit themselves to be held to
a bargain which the other side will not observe,
nor so excessively self-denying as to let the
Northern saints take the benefits of the bargain
without discharging its obligations. y"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-16

TOBACCO CULTURE IN FRANcE.-The Paris
correspondent of the National hatelligenccr, in
his last letter. says:W cs>f ,.m .o,5 - i..
I'd The cultivation of tobacco in the French pos
sessions on the north of Africa is beginning to
acquire an Importance Which, it is hoped, will
after while free this country from all depend
ence upon the foreign grown article. The crop
Of this year is considerably greater in quantity
and superior in quality to that of, former years.
The administration charged with the supervision
of this interest on the part of the State has al
ready in store, of this years crop, one hundred
and twenty thousand pounds, which is quintuple
the amount received ut this epoch of last year.
1t is the lands of Boufarick and Sahel which
seem at present best adapted to this culture
That of the latter named district especially is
represented to produce an article of the very
first quality. The African colouists, however,
are, upon the whole, lamentably behindhand in
their mode of preparing it for market The i'm
portant operation of drying is that in which they
are most wanting. This they do entirelyin the
open air, and the produce of late or second
crops is almost always injured by exposure to
the weather s.4H' ra,.s 3. ...,aA
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l." o Take your Time.

From the subjoined notice, it will be seen
that the Boston demonstration has been post
poned for two weeks. The cause assigned is,
''thc prior engagement of the hallr' as5.e, Il a,y
Arrangements can be made in the interval,
we suppose, 10 remous all causes of existing dis
contents: ''.f- ~ .s-Hi @llaf au.sstN
Pubic MEETING IN FANEUu HALL.--The
proposed public meeting to which we alluded
yesterday, Of persons without distinction Of
party prepared to sustain The Union, 10 uphold The
Constitution, and to enforce The duty of obedience
10 The ia,cs, has been appointed to be held at
Faneuil Hall, on Tuesday, the 26th inst Pa
pers containing the call have been left at some
of the public Offices in Stale street for signature
They have already received the signatures Of 4
large number of our most respectable citizens.
We understand that an earlier day for the meet
ing could not be selected, on account of the en-
gagement of the hall for another purpose dur
ing the whole of the next week.-Daily Adrer.
riser '" W. ~ 1.s'Hh +A"A 7wau.4 3 Mtf,
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main yours most truly,
mn hnISH lnHNS
The wilmot and MIR. webster

The Natchez Free Trader, initiating Plutarch.
parallels, thus compares "the Wimotp and Web
sterian platforms '. ".a.r n..f 81
Mr.. Wimot is 10 stronger "Free-soilcr" than
Mr.. Webster or Mr.. Clay in reality, but MIR
Webster and Mr. Clay do net wish to pass
Mr.. Wimot's Proviso, because IL is not ,ue.
cessary to exclude slavery from all the terri
tories. 'l''.'l'3 "0 o.. .ro.l '.H.
Mr., Webster expressly says in his great speecl
in March last :l..-,a ,,.- Az. ..'' % 0'.t .''
"Sr, wherever there is, particular good 10 b
done, wherever there is foot of land to be stale
back from becoming STARE territory, lam reudytt
assert the principle Of The exclusion Of Slavery
am pledged to it from the year 1887. l
have been pledgedto it again and agnin and
wiH pe,Jom those pledges, but will not do a
thing unnecessary, That wounds the feelings OF
Others" .,..,..s, ... .
The plain English of this is, that Mr.. Web
ster was certain that the North could get the
territory by setting up the law of Mexico, and
the law Of nature and the fact of the prior
occupancy by Northern men, whilst the South
were deferred and excluded and content with
that, he did not wish to put us in the stocks
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-16

We copy the following from the Washington
(Pennsylvania) Reporter, of the 23d October.
SLAVE CAToHERs:-Three white men from
Virginia, came into this place on last Saturday
entire strangers to our community, and were
very careful to conceal the object of their visit
until Monday morning During the Sabbath
two of them kept within doors but the third
one, a villainous looking fellow, and who was
ascertained afterwards to be hired witness and
spy In the case was very busy in visiting the
dwellings of several black families, who came
from the valley of Virgnia-and expressed great
pleasure in seeing them so comfortable and
doing SO well. Early OH Monday morning, how
ever, application was made to Justice of the
Peace in this place, for warrant TO arrest col
0red man, as fugitive slave. But our Justice
very properly refused to Issue warrant, know
ing that they would subject themselves to fine
of five hundred dollars, under our State law, it
they should do 80. The three worthy gentle
men were then seen strolling up and down our
streets, seeking for some attorney who would
give them counsel what to do, and in their peri
CARNATIONS dropped into our office. We listened
attcntivcly to their rdolorous complaints, heard
the name of the man they were after, and then
deliberately gave our advise, which was--lst,
That the law allowed them to take the black
man if they could, but there WAS something in
catching him. 3D. That they would find some
difficulty in finding man in this community who
would be willing to act as Commissioners in the
slave catching business; and Sd, our decided ad-
vice to them was to go home Immediately and
never again come into Washington on n similar
mission. They left our ofice--forgot to pay
our fec and in few hours took the eastern
coaches for Brownsville; but it is very likely
they would take down the river to Pittsburg,
and either get warrant there, or try to get
Commissioner appointed for the county. They
said they were after three runaway. Perhaps
we shall hear more of them in week or so. ~
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-16

~ Eighteen respectable mercantile houses
in Columbus (Ga.) have published their names
to@p'edge, not to, trade with any man in New
York who is hostile to the institutions of the
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-16

.4Y0 The old fires are reminding in the Old
North State. At Mecklenburg the Southron
says: 81 ..'.., ".'.ts VIZ. @tn.s
We hope to see strong turn out at our
Southernrights meeting, on Tuesday next. We
desire that the friends of the South in old Neck
lenburg will not suffer the jeers and jbes of
their foes, the taunts of fools, nor the sneeriDg
reflections andvulgar remarks of submissionists,
to deter them from expressing their Reproduction
of the recent measures Of Congress, and to re-
spond to the Southern patriots of South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.
The State rights men need not, we think,
fear being interrupted by submission free-soil
interlopers, as they are becoming more quiet
around the sod Liberiys Cradle" every day.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-16

.5gs" The Washington (Ga) Gq=etle says:
Judge BERRrEN addressed the citizens Of Ma
con on Tuesday last He declared himself in
favor of RESISTANCE. """ f"$s " ... y
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n9y- The Southern Guard--sl very clever
paper published in this State at Guntersville,
Marshall coupty-Lhas stopped. 1t was anti
Southern, and to. this, we presume, its demise
may be attributed Mobile Tribune,
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-16

. tMIcHlG AN ELEeTIoS and Lenawa,
Penniman's majority 1900 ~'m.s
Monroe county, Penuiman small majority.
Northern district, Conger, Wing, 266 ahead,
as far as heard from. ,,-,,.er.s ,,,,.sL
Kalamazoo county, Williams, Wing, 274 maj.
n Penniman's minority from one to, two thous-
and - .gss,,S ei
The PROBABILITY is that the Wings have car
ried all their Congressman in Mchigan.-+N. Y.
IN Post v"t q - ssGcusgf rtW
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-16

South CAROLINA INsTITUTE.-.Second annual
Erhibition.-WeNare gratified to- learn that this
useful and patriotic Association is actively en-
gagged in making arrangements for its annver-
sary week, and we may add, gala season in
Charleston. '5 d,
The directors have engaged the Theatre for
Monday evening the 18th inst, for the better
accommodation of the public, to hear the ad-
dress which is to be delivered by Judge Lump
kin Of Georgia, and fl ON the high character and
distinguished position of this gentleman in our
sister State, rich treat is anticipated. The eX-
hbtion Of articles will be held during the week
at Military Hall y..19nl
The successful introduction and wonderful
progress making in the mechanical, manufactur-
ing, and indeed every branch of Industrial pur-
suits in the South, afford pregnant evidence that
cause is producing effect, and gives the most
gratifying assurance of the approach of new
and bright era in the political economy of the
Southern States, s:" u T. 9" e
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The Tribune of Saturday speaks thus cont

TIC I7WH7tt VI -tUII11-
IDENTIFY no ssA9A c
HUHT is GOVERNOR such is our deliberate
conclusion, after another days incessant labor
over telegraphic dispatches, with their rapid and
endless contradictions, letters and newspaper
slips giving partial or hasty returns from this or
that county, and all manner of trials to temper
our endurance True, if we were to put erery
county in the worst light wherein it might be
placed, we might possibly figure out an election
for Seymour, but there is no probability OF any
ouch result
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-16

: A Western, editor announces the death of a
lady Of his acquaintance, and touchingly adds ::
aIn her decease, the sick have lost an invaluable
friend. Long will she seem to stand at their
bedside, as she was wont. with the balm of con
solation.in one hand, and q cup Of rhu0arb in
the other" EaH a@E TX
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-16

GENERAL WALLAcE.-In Yorkvle, on Mon
day last, we had the pleasure of listening to an
excellent speech from the representatives, from that
Congressional district. 1t was such a speech as
should have been heard by every man who has
any doubts about the injustice aud rapacity of
the North, or has not heard full history of the
schemes and intrig,lcs ofthe Federal politicians
about Washington, who are using both the
money and influence of the Government, to
mould the opinions Of tractabIe men to suit
their views and ambition. ~ ~ o. t.~tt
General Wallace is much younger looking
man than we expected to find him, and vigorous
enough to do good service a long time yet for
the South. lie is as true as steel, and as firm
as tho granite cliffs of his native mountains
He has a fine voice and manner quite impress
sirc. The General has made himself well ac-
quainted with all the machinery of Washington
politics, and got a fair insight into the tricks and
chicanery of its political ,juggles, He is not
afraid to paint them in their true colors, and
point his constituents to their crimes, folies and
sins We feelproud of such Southern represent
tatives as he is, and arc pleased to know he had
no opposition to a seat in Congress, which he
has 50 fearlessly, ably and honourably filled
Hornets Nest and True Southron.E
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-16

Icy The public functionaries of Massachu-
sets never let any occasion slip, when fling at
the South can possibly be INDUCED in.
Indeed they do this in season and out of
season. l..arg a assHs .saga s4@ saE1
Governor BR1eGs in his recent proclamation
for day of public thanksgiving and praise p
requests the people, among other things, to put
up petition that the period may soon arrive
when the door of Providence shall be opened
for the peaceful termination Of slavery and its
attendant evils.n ,,, a ,4..4@ art.p,yaG@ .
The true spirit of the Pharisee has undergone
no change in a succession of generations. r.
W We learn from our exchanges, that Judge
DoUGHERTY has addressed his fellow citizens
orally, as well as by letter, and is ably cooper
ating iE the cause of the South. In a speech,
delivered few days since at Athens, Ga, he de-
clared himself in favor of Convention Of the
Southern States, and that such Convention
should recommend or adopt g nom intercourse"
between the North and South. The Judge ar
gued in favor of the constitutionality of such
non-intercourse. .a...a..sa3s ....a.,- III
eyT The Southern Rights Association Of
Mobile, elected Gov COLLIER an honorary mem
Der, after the issuing of his message. His able
advocacy and decided assertion of the Right of
Secession, is assigned as the reason for the CON-
pliment % a,E Iia@ .ugas4na or
A Western editor announces the death of a
lady Of his acquaintance, and touchingly adds ::
ain her decease, the sick have lost an Invaluable
friend Long will she seem to stand at their
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-16

RECOVERY OF THE CALHOUN STATUE.-We
are indebted to CHARLES EDMoNsToN, ESQ.,, for
the following graphic and eloquent letter le-
speeding the recovery of the statue of CALHOUN:
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-05

LOSING A SISTER ON MoNTE.-A rob-
berry occurred, short time ago, in
Sacramento City, and among the articles
stolen were number of miniatures. "A
few evenings afterward young man
was observed by a policeman to enter
the FL Dorado, and after losing all his
money, he bet gold ring and the mina-
ture on card, and the policeman think
ing the miniature might lead to the de-
lection of the thief, arrested the young
gentleman and took charge ofthe minia-
ture lady, which, by the way, was
beautiful. Several gentlemen who came
onward the next morning to assist the
young man out of his difficulty, testified
that the miniature was that Of an only
sister, lovely girl of sixteen. What
will the young lady say when she asccr-
tains that she has been laid upon the
Monte table, gambled away, afterwards
arrested and put in the tombs, next
morning brought before the Recorder,
admired by the members of the bar, and
after many compliments, finally restored
to the unworthy brother.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-05

The Charleston Mercury contains a
letter from Gen. James Hamilton to the
people of South Carolina, which COLI
cludes as follows hope, fellow citizens,
you will pardon the extreme freedom of
this communication. But | could not
leave this for the interior Of Texas,
which may detain me for weeks from
South Carolina, without admonishing
you of the extreme peril of your relying
on the sympathy and support OF the
other Southern States and no less
great peril of acting sympathy at the
present crisis. know your dauntlcss
courage. God in his benificcnce has
never made Drawer people. know
on your own soil, in your own defence,
you can whip twice your force let it
come from where it may But let us
add to bravery, discretion, coolness, and
self possession "a forecast as subtle as
the stratagcms which may be designed
to circumvent us. tell you, with
patience-a peaceful or bloody triumph
is at hand. know you are prepared for
either.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-05
New ORLEANS, Nov. 2s.

A large and enthusiastic meeting Of
the friends Of the Union, irrespective Of
party, was held at the ST. Charles thea
tre 4ast evening.
The building was crowded TO its ut
most capacity and many were unable
TO gain admittance. These formed a
meeting in the street, which was con-
Quoted in an orderly manner and ex-
pressed itself strongly for the Union.
Senator Downs, Of Louisiana, and
Foote, of Mississippi, spoke at both. and
were very severe in their denunciations
Of agitators, and all who would seek to
disturb and break asunder this glorious
confedcracy. Their remarks were re-
ceivcd with loud and protrncted cheer
ing. The meeting was the largest ever
held in Louisiana.
Senators Foote and Downs will leave
this morning for Washington in the
steamship Pacific.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-05

A splendid carriage and harness, in
tended TO be presented to the President
ofthe United States, by some gentlemen
of New York are now exhibiting at the
repository of Wood, Tomlinson & Co.,
Broadway and more magnificent af-
fair is seldom seen. II is n Clarence
Coach, having a circular front, which
is entirely composed ofhcavy plate glass.
There are beautiful paintings on the
pannels, bearing the arms Of the State
and City of New York. The elegant
lamps are surmounted with the Ameri-
can eagle with wings expanded which,
with the handles, are beautifully chas-
ed in silver.
The carvings are very elaborate, the
carriage is n rich claret color the in
terror lining being mazarne blue silk,
with fine buff figure. II is altogether
the neatest and most elegant affair
the kind we have ever seen.
We understand some ladies Of Alba
ny and Of New York have contributed
81, 500 for the purchase OF pair of hor-
ses, to he presented to Mrs. Fillmore
when the carriage ia presented TO the
President.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-05

A renewed misunderstanding between
Prussia and Austria Is spoken OF 40
"confirmed." We have had no previous
information of that character. Our lust
ndyices we're OF an agreement between
these powers for the "pro'ec'io" o'
Hesse Cassel.
Further reports are that Gall uerma'
ny is arming"--that "Ausiriu and Bava-
ria are in arms"- and that some Prus-
sian troops who had rossess' oi The
village Of ByoizcIl fired upon the Aus
TRAN soldiers ns they marched into 1t
that the lire was returned, and the Prus-
slams were driven out of the place
There were wounded on both sides.
The papors still insist that France
England and Russia are endeavorIng 10
mediate in the affairs Of Germany. In
Vienna. war, il is said is spoken OF as
certain.
The irritation Of the English about the
recent action ofthe Pope, in the matter
orRomsh bishops, is said to be subsi-
ding.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-05

LYING IN BED FOR Forty YEARs.-
Considerably above forty years ngo,
yeoman OF the neighborhood Of Height
ley England got entangled in the mesh
cs of the tender passion. and suffered
disappointment. Having taken to he'd
at tina, time, he has kept it ever since,
neither threat nor cntreaties ever once
inducing him to leave it. His health h,
uninlured. He eats WELLS conscious OF
all that is being done around him; and
enjoying small competency, he resolves
to end his days where he has so glorious
Iy immured himself for uearly half a
century.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-05
We furnished our regular subscribers

We furnished our regular subscribers
yesterday afternoon, with an extra con-
tanning the Presidents Message. 1t Is
an able state paper, dignfied in its tone,
plain and sensible in its character, con-
ciliatory in its spirit, and is just such a
Message as might be expected by the
American people from an able RcpubIi-
can President like Millard Fillmore
This Message will be read, the world
over, with an exceeding degree of inter
est, and we know that it will receive, as
it deserves to, very general approba-
ton from all good citizens. The Mes
sage is not long, and, therefore, no one
will be deferred from reading it through
with care.