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An ARTEUL FoRGERy.-A most urt-
ful forgery was rcrpalrated Yesterday
upon The Bank Of HE SAFE OF Missouri.
The CLc.s, as reported 10 ia. ere tI,rse:
a few days ago mn individual called
upon Mr.. Edward p. Itszou, Bn,Ser,
on Aiain.strcet, about the liglc ofc'osing,
and assigning some sufficient reason
purchased Mf. rs chcck on ilic lia:,l;
FOR Two hundrcd dollars. Bg;l,is check,
i; is supposed he acquitted ihe means Of
countcrieit!ng ori,ni'a::ng Mr. lessons
signature. On Tuesday evening, iusf
cS Mr. Tcsson was closing his blnking
house, h2 called and agaiaspurc!mse,l
check for $2lO. i3r which hc paid bills
ofthc bank. This check was nun.
bcrcd 270, end it is supposed ihc object
in ca'Iirg 50 late was. 10 get tho last
number Of he checks Of The house.
Yesterday mo'n;ng this check Tor S2lo,
and anothcr, No. 2s;}, Tor S., 900, were
nrcScn,cd by negro ~ tl,n couaicf of
the bank, ana paid. The lister WAS d
forgery, and in the course pf the rdayit
was discovered That Mr.. lesson had
drawn no such check.
The rogue, whoever he may be,. has
certainly managed The mater very
ad'oil'y, and by The inierposition of,tlse
negro, whose Testimony would ba oFno
avail against Rim, has succeeded ia
swindi}ng the hank out et s., 300, with
a fair ohance OF escaping conyiciioa.--
81. Louis Republican 7h.
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@NMGRkS SSANMMA.
II SENATE, Aug. 1850.

The bill for the admission Of Califor-
MIA into the Union being under consid.
Grafton, and Mr.. Douglas having propo-
scd 10 add section securing lie public
lands to the United States, Which Mr..
Foo,e proposed to amend further by re.
stric'ing The Southern boundary Of Ca :.
liforniu TO the line Of 80 deg. 80 min.
North latitude. the debate was con,inu.
ed u follows;
Mr.. Mason. Tho proposition OF The
Scnn;or from mississippi. rs under
stand it, is 10 DECLARE that California i.
admitted upon condition that her tcrri-
toiial limits shall be reduced upon The
Southern border 10 tho parallel Of 80
dog. 30! Ii must necessarily be follow.
ed, ] suppose, by proposition 10 return
the question 10 the people Of California,
swheihersilioy will or willsno. acuspftof.
the proposed condition. ] shall vote for
i, because bcicv" if California is 10
he admitted, il iii he better for the pco
pie Of The State that rcptcscn, !hat hor
boundaries should he restricted 10 35dr.
30 than that they should be extended 10
the Bed degree, which arc the limits she
proposes for herself. but il wiil be very
lar from rsConc!linu me 10 the bill
very far. ;hink it propcr 10 announce
so in advance. Sir, if there be any
even; which has no, yct ,ransnircd. but
upon which we eau reason from facts
that are known, | npprchcnd il 10 be
this, that The slavrholding States Of Ibis
| ~; H.. a.,
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THE GREAT DIAMOND.

TIE GREAT DIAMOND -"MouN.
TAIN OF LIGHT Mention has
been recently made of the arrival in
England of the great East India
diamond, the finest and most valuable
gem known to exist. The LONDON
Times has an article on the subject,
from which we make the following
extracts:
Her Majcsty's steam sloop. Media
has just arrived at Portsmouth, with
frsigght more precious, in nominal
5ssssae tafiil .7SRs ESQ carried from
Peru Cadiz. Major Mackeson,
one Of her passengers, a meritorious
aud distinguished officer, brings with
him that famous diamond Of the East
called, in the fondness of Asiatic
hyperbole, the Koh-i-noor, or Moun-
tam Of Light, which, after symbol
Szlng the revolutions of ten genera.
lions by its passage from one conquer
CIR to another, comes now, in the third
centenary Of its discovery, as the for
felt Of Oriental faithfulncss and the
prize of Saxon valor, to the distant
shores of England.
1t was in the year 1850, before
the Mogul dynasty had been estab-
lished by the prowess of the great
Akbar, that this marvellous stone
was brought to light in the celebrated
mines Of Golconda. The kingdom
Of this name constituted one of the
FIVE Mahometan States which, to-
wards the close Of the XVIII century,
had been formed in the Deccan.-
The diamond mines which have rem
dered it so famous in story, were sit
uated at some distance to the east of
the capital city, near the present sta
ton of Condapilly, and are now in
our possession, though they have
long ceased to reward or invite the
labors Of treasurc.seekcrs. When
the Mogul Princes extended their
pretensions to the sovereignty Of the
Deccan, Kootub Shah, then King
Of Golconda, was brought into COLI
sion with Shah Jehaun, tho reigning
Emperor, and father of the great
Aurungzebc. Kootub Shah's Prime
Minister at this period was the IA
nous Nicer Jumla, a statesman who
to political abilities Of unusual excel
lencc, added singular knowledge of
precious stones. Hc had, in fact,
been at one time diamond merchant,
and was therefore peculiarly compc-
tent to appreciate the treasures of
Golconda. 1t happened too, that
Shah Jehaun himself was a connois-
scur Of scarcely less skill insomuch
that when, at later period, he had
been dethroned and imprisoned by
his father, and a doubt had been ere
ated respecting the value of "a certain
ruby in the Imperial Treasury, the
gem was actually transmitted to the
deposed Prince for his inspection and
decision. Two such characters were
we'll fitted for the transaction which
ensued. Shah Jchaun took up the
cause of Nicer Jumla against his
Sovereign, and the Koh.i-noor passed
from GoIconda to Delhi.
While the kingdoms Of The Dcccan
were succcssively absorbed IN she
eliminating dominion Of the Moguls,
the Kohl moor rested among the
treasur,s Of Imperial Delhi, whore,
on the I'd Of November, 1866, it was
seen by the French traveller Tav,
crnier, who, by the extraordinary
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~. -.a j q -, fh- Il ic,, u bfrs'hns crnsi .n-d
Al iw.' h.t Wy e. bic spie. h. Jailed Ia \ IN
Vhs, gen lenan spproarh.d aud wss sshsi ie
feel his pnlsr Nj Gaihun hen sud. II have pull
s,,ion n the vrsi.n he sftsr said. "'ska y
watch from tho tahr. ard pot it in truuk ihi'
w.s due snd he nteJ Ia hursar aud tads his sn
ake fun II his rarfs aud similarly Dip - 4 them =
these pip~rS al 10 ~ his mansfpt wuks N h"
Government and nsiiu'tnn IL sad that the n e.
4 The insIoinr hal hes . al he IN delightful
persnifs i'm. Ab,m five. Dr. {. al hy the dfe and
tnenfel hts fsher T. takc SINE fsst. lie aske
him Il h. felt ANY mn. aai W.. It'd. No: havr nj
thrnn hrui hn nhalr tax d. {. aehefi II h"
WAS comfr1hla and was answered. II peflse J
comf4r'ahls" The. wrre be last wnfds
Ah,ut quarter lrfsfr hef1re sfs, he made motion
f hts "a -opraeh his bed II aiag aut his hand he
grssped d.. Cs CLOSELY, aud nak anNnnsiy mt
his facr as if he would speak him Seeing that he
unable 10 dn -. Dr. {. nj called The Hon. Mr.
Vansbe Of Moth Carolina. Nhen the latter came Ia
his bedside he pressed his hand sud presented hi wiisi
"a t. indicate he approaching dissolution. lie puked
very inently ut NJ Y who remarked "v.u are pnlss
less. al, and mus iaks spn" VIM hafs lumber nf
Madeira rivan him. wi ich he d'ank Mr. V. then
left he tnsm tu sunsus other frisnls Sn'u afer the
Hon Mr. Or and In IL Nr Wa 'are If Siuth Ca
ulas. RAM in. A. Nr tah the dutr apen, he
fixed his ryea Mr. Orr. who oame Directly t. him -
Mr. Or la1ed over and fl hts pulse. Nj Calhoun m
Outstanding Whist be meaot exerdHg bs hand lie
asked ifhc would have Dr. Hall the physician snt
In lie shook lis head IN th' negative Mr.. Nenatle,
VII had r,iuforI then. remarked tha' the vine had
rr dreei eect ani that the ppsa Ind ont returned
NJ Calhoun then ruf an an express which was inter
pteteA e. thai he knew nil avet ~ adjusted
his he71 ON the psw and hreaihed qulely and calmly
~ some mourois " change nas deserved IN his
caunfpuanre uu his net htc fh. which was larR and
deep insnaiion. 1lsctes imne liaiely grew din, and
were rlsed ~, e by Mr. V-nshc. The runn'enanoe
Of tia d"c~ar sratsman calm II lac bad fallen
asleer. and b mlnd retsoed its Brightness t. the last
moment
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sure u nver.aton wi h. iri-nd.. Out III The cham
hers Of Cngres. he 81 hsr dssoiing himself to The
aco iistun Of knnwledg" pnrisining % the immediate
SUBJECT Of thu dny b-fn'r him. else he indulgng
in lbse scsl interviews in which he much delight
ed
NV honorable friend from Kentucky has spoken in
jnst terms Of hi. cl quail talents They certainly we'r
singular and ninen There was a charm - his m
ys saon rot often found IL delighted, especially in
CONVEX. atiun and intercourse with young mfn. sup
nss that there has been am"ng who had more
" Inninu manners in snch n aid surh
ysrsaon with men comparatively young. than Mr.. Cal
haun. believe great power Of his chafac'er. In
general was his conversational talent. believe II is
that well co1sciousness Of his high integrity and
the greatest reverence r his talents and ability, that
has made him endeared obi CT To the people ct The
State to which he belonged.
Mr. President he had the basis the indispensable ba-
sis Of all high character; and that was, unspoited inieg
y-unimpesched honor and character. II he ha as
pira ions, they high and honnrabe. and noble
There nothing grovring, or low meanv selfish
that the head the heart of Mr.. Calhoun
Firm H. his purpose perfectly patriotic and honest
he was, in the principle that he esppnsed. and
10 the that he defended. from that large
regard Tor that species Of distinction that conducted him
eminent for The benefit Of the republic. do
believe he had self IA motive or feeling. IInwev-
sir he may have differed from others Of in his pn-
lltical opinions or hls political principles, tlnse ptnc
pies and those opinons will descend In posterlIy,
under the sanction Of great name. lie HIS lived long
en- UGH he has done enough and he has done 1t WELL
successfully. honnrably, 10 hi nsef for
all lime with the records Of his country. He is nuw
historical character Those of us who have known him
here will find that he has left upon our minds and our
hearts strong and lasting impression of his person, his
character, and his public performances, which while we
live will never be obteraed We shlIl hereafter am
snre indulge in il grateful recollection thai we have
lived in his age, that have been his temp rares
that we have seen him. and heard him, and known him
We shall delight 10 speak Of him to tlosr who are
missing up 10 bill our places. Aud, when the time shall
come that we ourselves shall 60, one, after another in
successon to our graves. shall carry with us deep
sense OF his genius and character his honor and negr
~ his amabe department in private life, and the purity
OF his exalted patriotism.
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, From The New Yark Express
OF MR.. IALiINEN


Every item "i intelligence c,nneclod with the de,
~ WI Caihonn, VIII he gathered up with curnsi. Y; and
e'e''fe We make n" for HI fluwino e,i n, r
oosahces. IN are related chiefly b, a currespon
nv auu eight orlnck he evening beG,re bis da,,b
We remarked tina, ''his mind was never CLEARER and
-: nS e'ea' 'ach'ie' Ia Arranging his III uyh,s" On
''g suggested to him that he kept his mind IN, ,c
We s'o Il cannot avoid thinking .f the ni,,cal aC
49," me country II ! could speak To he Sen,,e6,,
casion OF my life "' P'e''"us &c
~" me ;r|n'ng Of that day his dss,Iuon was sv,.
e"y 'ap'dy approaching. and il was seen that ho I,
800 ou' very sh'u p iud. Though ey,J.niIy
e"he'' ne sat up Tor about tNo hours in I'M, m ,ni,
' '0"'efspd short time ia The afernmn Several Io
W were read 10 hm, "n which he commenced ia
sss W was satisfied "the whsle South would s,nn ,,
'"u sc' 40 one man against Norih IT. aggression.
a. mILpasi twelve. he commenced /, brsatbo ;,,
o'nculy. circumstsn~e which very much ,la,n'
~. 'ohn calhoun, his Sun, who alone If his Gm,i
II r'e"I Saving that he felt very wakeful. he asi
s."a.'sn ~" " lie down. Dr. Calhoun did moi de- a.. bn
~ -" hi'n to take some wine ''No" said Mr r.
t..,1 "o' require more Stimulus" He continued -,
q" snkn.; but you had better lie tewn Lt, /,
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W.sHiSGvoN, April 4.
4. -

Alter the presentation OF petitions. the Joint ReslI-
ton abon, the Public Printing taken mp aud deba ed
by Messs. Hale and B1rland, aud oslp1ned until To-
morrow.
Nessrs. Mason d wis Of Miss. Bprren. Webster.
ID ckIn'on aud Dodge. of Iowa. were appointed Com
mlltee to attend the corpse of Mr. Calhoun to South
Carolina
Mr.. Atchson was appointed on the Committee on For
egn Relations vice MIR. Benton signed
Mr. Mason presented petition of Orange and Alexandria
IL Ii. Go. assignee Of ate Of Virginia. asking repay.
ment of 10000 loaned by Virginia in 1893 10 the u
Stetes.
Mr.. Underwood resumed his Speech invesipa inc the
condition If The United S,aes. and pointing t, CoIoni
zaiIon as the only mo lie of aiding on lie com
menied on the legislation Of the free Sta about fugitive
saves and advocated the passage of the bill beore the
Senate.
NlessIs Hale and Corwin made explanations
Mr.. Webster advocated immediate action by the Sen
ate and passage Of the California bill then territorial bills
and then the regular business Of Congress
Mr.. Fonie replied, urging The passage Of the Terri
loral bills and then the Calfnna bill or let both be EN-
bodied in one bill. IL Calornil were admitted without
the passage Of territorial bill the Union would be lis
solved
Mr. Webster reminded Mr. Foote of the Saturda,
pophesed by hin as the last day of the exs ence OF tn.
Union.
Mr. Fooe explained the circumstances attending thu
Mr. Shields g,t the floor. and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Hemp resolution was farther discussed by Mrs.rs
Bowlln and Sackett, until the expiration of The mornio,
hour.
Mr.. Strong from the Committee of election. made re
ports against the admission of ieleg ates from New Nj
| and Deseret--urlered To be printed
The House went into Committee of the Whole
MIR. Green spoke az Isl the admission of Cahfrna
because the Cons tuition WIS not fairly ad pied
Mr. Spaldng followed. favorins the plan recommend
ed by the President.
Mr.. Wallace Obtained the flour and the House adjourn
/ ed.
MessTs Burt. Grnne Weaihprstone Gentry Disney
Jas. e. King, Nee lanahan, Conrad and Jackson /,
0eorgla, were appointed committee 10 invest yate tn
Galphn claim affair.
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Washington, April 9TH.
SENATE


Mr. Seward and Mr. Chase presented aboition neii
The Public Printing and Census were postponed ill
next week.
The Deficiency bill was reported and made the order
for Monday next
Mr. Fnot's motion 10 refer Mr. Bes Resolutions To =
Select Committee of thirteen with Mr. Benln's amend
menl to except California from the reference WAS taken
up
MIR Shields said he instructed BY his Legis atnre
10 vote tor the Nlm1 Provlsn To all Territories lie
rec I'D the rlghl OF instruction. and would obey H.
believed that Congress had full power over the subject
eve where, except in the States lie was compel ed
to vote ag inst the Compromise Committees He wa.
opposed To all secl'na parties He was oppose to the
Southern Convention, because could have no practical
end, save the dissolution Of the Union
The liberty Of the world he said was involved in tn.
settlement ot eexstig diff ulues; -lr this q vcrn.
ment is broken up. free vemm-nis are at an end lie
advocated he admission of California and Territorial
Governments, 10 which he would have 10 vote To attach
the w lmo Proyiso Slavery was prohibited in the Ter
u"nes by the laws Of Mexico and The laws of naiut. -
The people there were such would not permit slavery
10 exist He denied the possibility of an equilibrium in
the Government lie thought the South could rule the
Country better by being IN minority, than if there was
an equilibrium lie secuted the idea Of peaceful dis
solution flhe Union and raced the end of the horn
Confectionery lie was willing 10 vote for the "Fuotve
Slave" Bill. e'"''
Mr. Mason repeated his urgent hopes that Califonj,
w"uu not De voted in'o The Union before anything else
lie wished IN Vote fIr the admission Of California but
ne could not do 50 until other questions were disposed
of. Nl
Mr. Underwood advocated The reference tn the Cam
mlliee which had the subject under consideration.
Mr. Clay concurred in these views He tbouobt tho
most speedy mode ut admitting California was 10 include
mr. IN general bill provilng for governments for the
Territories. w. '''o
Mr. Benton was opposed to considering California i,
connection with any other. He desired 10 state his r.,
sansat large. '''' ''"
, On motion the Senate adjourned until Monday. Mr.
Benton having the Hoor AVA
HOUSE
! ne House was engaged in The consideration of Phi
,ate Bills, Adjourned until Monday "
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j ei'eu large and full assortment Of the above
seeds, OF the last crop Their reputation is too
tan 10 usn Isl. TO require comment. Come quickly
jan lV-w5mii II. STABIER Irugos, ro,,
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-03-07
VOL. 6.-NO. %.
Man and The Soil.
BY NJ. GUIzoT, LATE PRIME MINISTER TO
FRANCE.

FRANCE.
Movable property, or capital, may pro-
cure a man the advantages of wealth; but
property in land gives him much more
than this. 1t gives him place in the
domain of the world; it unites his life with
the life that anImates all creation, Money
is an instrument by which man can pro-
cure the satisfaction of his wants and his
desires. Landed property is the establish
ment Of man as sovereign in the mindst Of
nature. In satisfies not only his wants
and his desires, but tastes deeply impIan-
ted in his nature. For his family it cre-
ates that domestic country, called home.
with all The living sympathies, and all the
future hopes and projects which people
It. And whilst property in land Is more
consonant than any ether TO the nature Of
man, it also affords field of activity the
most favorable to his moral development
the most suited TO inspire a Just senti-
ment of his nature and his powers. In
almost all the other trades or professions,
whether CONNER cial or scientific, success
appears to depend solely upon himself.
on his talents, address, prudence, and
vigilance. la Agricultural life, man is
constantly in the presence, and vigilance.
are as necessary here as elsewhere 10 the
success of his labors; but they are no less
insufficient than they are necessary. IL
is God who rules the seasons and the tenn
perature, the sun ard the rain. and all
those phenomena of nature which deter
mine the success or the failure of the la
bors Of man on the soil which he cult
Yates There is no pride which can re-
sist this dependence, no address which
can escape it. Noi is it only sentiment
of humility as to his power over his own
destiny which is thus inculcated upon
man, be learns also tranquility and pa
tence- He cannot falter himself that
the most ingenious Invention, or the most
restless activity, will insure his success:
when he has done all that depends upon
him for the cultivation and the fertiliza,
ton of the soil, he must wait with resig-
ma tion. The more profoundly we exam
inc the situation in which man is placed
by the possession and cultivation Of the
soil, the more do we discover how rich 1t
is in salutary lessons to his reason, and
benign influences on his character. Men
do not acalyze these facts, but they have
an instructive sentiment of :hem which
pow erfully contributes to that peculiar
respect in which they hold property in
land, and TO the preponderance which that
kind of property enjoys over every 9TH
er.-This pre- ponderanCe is a natural, le-
gitimate, and salutary fact, which, esPe-
ciaily in great country, society at large
has a strong interest II recognizing and
respecting.
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more earnestly, while a sudden light ap-
peared to break upon her mind.
Dear uncle said she, at length, bend
ing towards me, 'had you seen this brace
let before you saw il on my arm9'
Yes, love- was my tenderly spoken
reply-and pressed her pure forehead
with my lips as spoke.
'And you sent ii?'
She seemed half breathless as she wait
ed my reply.
Yes dear
She covered her face suddenly with her
hands, and sat motionless for some mo-
ments. In little while. l saw tear
come stealing through her fingers. My
feelings were touched, for feared lest
had done violence to hers by this little
confession of the truth. But, ere had
looked for composure of mind, she with
drew her hands from her face, on which
an afiectionate smile shone like rainbow
amid the parting drops of a summer show
er, and said, as she arose
'Henceforih | will wear it for the real
giver.'
Bending 10 kiss me, she left a tear on
my cheek, and then glided from the room.
On her wedding night, Kate wore her
Valentine bracelet; and am weak enough
TO believe-if the sentiment may be called
a weakness-that she priced it even more
highly than if Loring himself had been
the giyer.
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The Suns Distance from the Earth.

In will be recolected that Congress, at
the las, session, appropriated sum of
money to send a scientific expedition to
the West Coast Of South America, for the
purpose OF making astronomical observa-
tions to determine, if possible, the suns
distance from the earth with greater accu
racy than has heretofore been done. The
distance is generally believed to be about
nlnety-five millions Of miles; though some
observations have made it not more than
ninety millions.
gentleman in this city, w ho has dis
covered new mode ofdetermining by the
laws ofmotion, the mean distance at which
gravitating bodies shall revolve around
each other, has made the calculation upon
his principles, and finds the distance from
the centre of the earth''to the centre of t he
sun to be 90, ,2s5,59S miles, (nine,y-two
millions, two hundred and eighty-6ve
thousand, five hundred and sixty-eight
miles In this calculation which requires
but a few minutes labor, he takes the
diameter of the earth at the most common
ly received measurement, 9212 miles. The
gentle man from which we derive the
above particulars has examined the CAL
culatons alluded to, and discovers no mis-
take in them. He says, "Fhe fact that
his (the inventor's) method, which is in
tirely independent of all astronomical OBJ
servations and calcu lat;ons, comes TO a
result which is nearly medium Of the
distances heretofore found by observations
is IN itself almost a demonstration that his
principles are correct, and if correct. he
has certainly made a most wonderful and
important discovery. We trust the sci
entifc world will ere long receive more
light on the subject. ~. T. Com.