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and abusing their talents deceive and seduce the people,
and who would hesitate to elevate themselves power
the reeking ruins Of their country The opposition
menced under my eyes the Infamous Vaccinations OF
these men, be continued by The united efforts Of the good
and true Of all parties, and the Constitution will be safe and
the Union preserved.
II there any among us so wild as to Thick OF separate
State action them would say that they mistake violence
for strength. Let them examine the map and consult the
census, and they will relative weakness and under
stand with what South Carolina might be prevented from
inhcting any injury except upon herself But will not pur-
this humiliating theme il is improbable that such
will he resoed Il would be absurd for
throw himself from precPice in the expectation of njurng
his enemy by the fall
Feow-citizens my task done. felt impeed to address
you friend and brother by the interests have stake
this question by my zeal for the honor and welfare Of my
native State by the long experience have had of the fearful
Of revolution, and by my devotion to the Unon
to which, under Heaven, believe unexsmpled
prosperity a nation. j. r. POINSETT.
CHARLESTON, DECEMBER 4, 1850.
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VIEWS OF MINERS AND MANUFACTURERS.

A Convention representing the Manufacturing
and Mining interests of Virginia was in session at
Richmond on Thursday and Friday of last week.
large number of Delegates were in attendance
from Various sections Of the State Of Virginia, and
many also from the State Of Maryland. A. 8.
WOODBRIDGE, Esq. presided.
During the second day Of the session reports
were made from committees previously appointed
on the following subjects: The condition of the
coal and iron trade; the condition of cotton and
woollen manufactures; and the condition OF the
mining and manufacturing interests.
To the last report were appended the following
resolutions, which embody and express the views
and action of the Convention. They were adopted
without dissenting voice:
Resolved That the imposition Of duties for the support
OF Government regard ought be had to all the interests OF
the country, with view to foster and promote them and
especially with view to them, SO far as may be
against the fluctuations of European trade and production
Resotced That in order to give prosperity TO the mining
and manufacturing interests of the country, nothing more is
necessary than such moderate and stable discrimination IN
the imposition Duties will enable the domestic products
fairly to compete with the foreign products of like kind In
| our own markets.
Resoued That in our opinion the present system Of duties
fails accomplish the objects above indicated in several
spec particularly leaving the domestic products Of coal
and ron essential our national security and Defence equr
ing heavy outlaws and needing the utmost practical stability
| to depend on the fluctuations of European trade.
committee Of seven members was charged
with the duty Of preparing memorial to Con-
gress on the matters embraced in the said reports
and resolutions.
The following resolutions we're also adopted:
Resolued That this Convention cordially respond 10 and
heartily approve the views of President FLLMoRR,
pressed in bis message Congress the subject Of
/ teras for manufacturing.
Resolved, That sThe Plough, the Loom, and the An
VIII" periodical edited by j. s. SKINNER, Esq, devoted
he Of home industry and conducted with distinguish
ed ability and ZEAL is cordially commended by this Conven
ton the liberal support of all who feel interest in the
prosperity Of American enterprise and industry.
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that deserves than passing record performed
above the Falls Of Niagara. Near the village of Chippewa,
and about miles above the Cataract boat with little
boy in it drifting fearful rate down the current
just above where the swift plunge into terrible RAPIDS
through which no boat ever lived Three young and
their Joel Lyons George Ho and Daniel Burn
hsm eaped into boat which lay at hnd and pulling gal
anty out into the turbulent stream they caught the little
skim just as was sweeping to certain destruction and res
cued from the small Mariner half dead with The
skl disappeared ia moment, and the three heroes, with
oonsummae judgment and GOODNESS, pulled disgonaly with
the current for the Shore which they reached after depe
rate struggle having accomplished feat unparalleled in the
annals Of Niagara verno boat having ever reached and
returned in safety from point 90 near the rapids The
honor to which they undoubtedly entitled from the HUI
name Society will seldom have been conferred for an
actof greater courage Toronto Montreal Herald
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OHIO.


The annual Message Of Governor FORD to the
Legislature of Ohio is mainly occupied with the
affairs of that State. We learn from il that the
financial condition Of Ohio is sound and pros
porous. The interest upon the State debt has been
punctually paid from the current resources appro-
priated to that purpose, and there is left large
surplus applicable the principal There balance in
the Treasury the 18th November ls4s Of $685. 1885, and
the total revenue during the past year has been
making together So, 993. The expenditures, including
$685. paid the Fund Commissioners account of the
State debt have been S296os27 leaving in the Treasury
on the 18th Of last November Sf32O66 Within the last
five years the public debt has been diminished 92l
and there hand $780, 600 be applied that
purpose The debt the LIST of the ensuing month will be
SIG, sec, 773. u
Governor FoRD recommends efficient system Of common
schools and thorough revision Of existing laws the sub
ject Of education.
The Governor presents objections the fugitive
slave law and thinks ought to be repealed amended
yet he Gays, it is of the supreme law making
power Of the land ocbe resistance execution cannot
be uabe without sustaining that practice Of lawess vo
ence which strikes at the foundation Of the Government
If the law be unconstitutional that question be settled
by that tribunal which is provided settle matters Of this
kind whose decision good citizens bound
submit. focble resistance to this any other law, he
says nothing but rebellion, and not the way effect
| remedy,
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TO THE EDITORS.

WASHINGTON, DECEMBER =, looo.
DEAN Sins Let me call your attention to your Editorial
Of the 9Th instant in which you speak Of the State Of VEn
MONT "heretofore always Wing State !" and now re-
quest you to inform me which State in the Union Is
Wing State if Vermont is not one, taking the elections
Of the present year indication An election mas just
off in Vermont in which the Wing party more slsnally
tumphed than in any preceding year since ls4o ana inc
issues have at no time been distinctly made tor in that
election there was ssyed against the Wing party every
other party, section and fragment of party known to exist
in the State snds you speak Of the Stale Of Vermont as
hereofore always Wing State" You may perhaps sue
coed in reading the State Of Vermont Of the Wing party
and out Of the family Of Wing States, but trust you will
not he able to read the reemen Of that State out OF those
principles which they have long cherished and maintain
cd and defended in prosperity and in adversely se unru-
snced by patronage power the Withholding OF pa from
age Vermont has stopped iateed 10 her support
Of those great national conservative principles Of the wing
party which have at all times stood out as her landmarks
ard been inscribed 1pon her engus am not now either
approving condennng the late act Of the Legislature Of
Vermont questioning your rghtto do either bu.
questioning both the ustcc and the policy OF your ne
mark 70 which have alluded may have occasion to ex-
press my opinions of that act and when do shall be pre-
pared to assign for whstever opinions may enean
have the pleasure be- most truly, your obedent servant
NOTE BY THE EDITORS.
We have not hesitated a moment to place before
|onr readers the preceding Letter from highly re
lspected citizen Of VERMONT who is at present en-
gagged in the discharge of public duties in this
city We doubt whether the writer intended it for
publication; but, Withholding his NAME we violate
no confidence in gising to the Public information
interesting in ITSELF and accompanying it with such
explanation as mag relieve us from false position,
which, we learnt for the first time from this Letter,
we have got into.
We certainly had no design to say that the State
of VERMONT is not now Wing State. Our Ian
guage was eve have never been more surprised
!" than at this recent blast Of Abolition from that
/" most respectable and heretofore Wing State, YER
.moNT." Our meaning would have been better
expressed, doubtless, by the word hitherto than by
| the word heretofore" What we intended GER
,ainy was, simply, that having always regarded
VERMONT not only as most respectable State,
but also as Uhig State, we wanted words to ex-
press our surprise that'her Legislature should have
suffered itself to have been entrapped into dilem.
ma SO unbeeoming to any State, and especially to
a good Wing State.
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EMreRArIos FOR WORCESTERSHIRE total number Of emf
grants who arrived at the port of New York during the
month Of November l7,947, Of whom II, 272 were
from Ireland, 32Os from Germany, 2O69 from England
S55 from France and 244 from Scotland During the
responding month Of last year sass emgrans arrived Up
to the LIST instant there had arrived since January ls 1885,
205 964. During the period in ls4s, 2t3, 554 emf
grants arrived at the port and during the entire year
2207s As several emigant vessels known to be
their way hher il is believed the emigration this year will
be about the last The proportion of Irish will be
rather larger, but of much better class Last year large
numbers shipped the United States by their landlords
This year the better class Of peasany, Of their accord
seek to better their condition by removing hither
The ship Washington, Captain Page, which arrived at
New York Tuesday morning from Liverpool, had on
board nine hundred and sixty Storage passegesthe lar
gest number Of passengers brought the Atlantic
in one vessel. They were in good health.
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The LATE DISASTER ALABAMA RIvER.-Th,
Mobile Advertiser of the 18th ultimo saws

The LATE DIsAsrBR THE ALABAMA RIvER.-The
Mobile Advertiser of the 2sth ultmo says
"Our city shrouded in gloom, produced by the death.
burial shipping to friends and loved the dis6gured
bodies Of the unfortunate sufferers by this destructive expo
sion When paper went to press Tuesday night only
three known to be dead. Yesterday eight others died.
How many deaths may follow unable say.
Hopes entertained that the other wounded will recover
The scene detailed by the survivors, beyond de-
scrpon awful The groans and cries Of the wounded those
who escaped unable to describe without shuddering
Those sleeping seated Immediately the boilers were
generally the sufferers they fell through the cabin floor into
the boilers Lockets, Cole, and futile fell together and in
their struggles amid the red hot iron and steam were terribly
burnt No aid could be rendered the wounded until they
reached the city, and their suerngs beyond the power
Of language to describe"
The names Of the Dead far reported are J. A. Col
son. of Antigua; Samuel Montgomery barkeeper; Edward
McCord, of Mobile; A. g. Tute, of Pike Adophss Car
ter of Wilcox N M. King, of Georgia T. H. Lockett and
John Cole, Of Marion, Alabama s. A. Watts of Dala
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THE TORNADO AT CAPE GIRARDEAU.

In the st. Louis Republican Of the 30h ultimo we hsyr
authentic Of the damage lately dono by tornado
Cape Giradeau, (Mssou We extract the essential Iass
from letter dated at Cape Girardeau the 27sh:
About four o'clock this evening landed this psr
with the saranac bound for New Orleans Just after s
had landed the clouds assumed the appearance of ~
and comparatively safe thought best hold
for few minutes until it would pass. But, before had
time to get those board who went in the wharbos 10
make her fast the struck the stern and in than
minutes the entire cabin fixtures and furniture, chimneys
pipes, and in fact every thing above the main deck
blown to pieces. There two hundred poughs
the roofs they blown for hundreds OF yards from the
boat part of the railing carried the top of the h
one mile from the boat. The whar-boat ChampIain WINS
also blown pieces The hillside literally coveedwa
the wreck Of the boats But strange to say no one ps
board killed, though nearly all injured AmOss
all Of the cargo above deck thrown overheard bag
rels Of -four The BELL weighing three hundred pounds
blown hundred and fifty feet from its place, but boArD-
The stoves in the cabin blown ashore after the ssl
and chimneys went to pieces. tryaa
But have still painful describe and tbsa
is the destruction Of the town. As have but little know
edge Of the size Of the town. and darkness in,
only give you what learned up TO ten o'clock. give Jon
the Names perhaps you understand better how
them. ST. Vincent College and the beautiful mansioD af
B. M Hoe are in ruins the Convent is gone the Caahp
lie Church and all the buildings around gone the
Methodist Church and every building from that to the bre
less injured Mr.. Giboneys warehouse unroo
the wooden bridge torn up; Mr.. Tompkinss hixk
house at the bridge literally wreck Messrs Byms IL
Soans hreesory building, the corner Of Main sn
Theme streets, unroofed entirely and the zinc with which -
covered thrown for hundreds Of yards. Mr.
Surrells hreestory house. thirty by fifty feetbe upptS
story ball for the Sons of Temperance dedicated yesterday
now lies shspeess mass Of ruins. Capt Surrel, wis,
and child were in it when it FELL but not killed, ,housA
badly injured. @t
The Cassidy warehouse, the Lacy buildings roofs off and
walls badly shattered Mr. Pennys three-story housc.
gable blown in and roof damaged. Some twenty moss
houses, names not recolected, injured-some badly.
One man killed at the College, and lady Mrs
King) down town. Rumor says six deaths; as yet only
certain Of three; fifteen badly njured-some will die Rp
or twelve slightly injured. g
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STATE OF INDIANA.
To the Editors of the National Intelligence

To the Editors Of the National hteligeacer.
IsDIASAPoLIs, Qsp1AsA,) DEcENBsR 3, 1850.
SIRs: have the honor to transmit herewith copy of
Preamble and Resolutions this day adopted by the Delegates of
the People Of the State Of Indiana assembled in Convention
take into consideration the organic law Of said State The
vote the adoption was, ayes 3d. noes 26. forward
you this pesuming it may be Of interest to you and
your readers Very respectfully, yours.
Whereas the Congress Of the United States pass
ed at its last session a series of acts commonly
called the compromise measures and whereas GER
tain misguided individuals, in various States OF the
Union, have expressed their determination to resist
portion of its laws: Therefore,
BE it.resolUed, That, in the opinion of this Con-
vention, the common sentiment of the people of
Indiana sustans and endorses, in their general fea-
lures and intention, the said series Of compromise
measures as passed by Congress, and recognises in
the success of those earnest of security
and perpetuity to our glorious Union.
ResOlUed, That whatever may be the opinions of
individuals 10 the wisdom or policy of the details
Of any Of the acts Of Congress above referred
to- it is the duty of all good citizens to conform to
their acquisitions, and to carry out in good faith
the conditions of that compromise on the subject Of
domestic slavery which is coeval with the Federal
constitution.
= ResolUed, That copy Of this preamble and re-
solutions be transmitted to the Governors Of each
State and Territory Of the United States, and to
each of our Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress.
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HERoIc DKKD.--The Mobile Tribune SAYS After the
steamboat Arkansas No. was forced by the encroschng
flames to cut loose from the wreck Of the Douglass and had
dred distance below il discovered that there were
three wounded men, unable to help themselves left board
One Of the engineers OF the Arkansas Mr. CHARLks An
souR, young Of this city, mme lately volunteered
Tor them, took the yaw and with the aid of one Of
the deck hands, whose did not learn went hack
carried the sufferers from the cabin the boat and thus saved
them from most hofrid death, .sT
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The the State of Maine by the burning Of the Insane
Hospital Augusta estimated at from $50. 900 s75 OO0
There twenty eight Of the lunatee still missing all males
Some Of these are believed be living, having off
escaping from the building Only seven dead bodies have
been found The only person who persisted HENRY
JoxEs one of the attendants
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The above estimates, as compared with the Cen
Gus of 1910, show an increase Of 3,l3O,s9S. The
population of the United States in 1910 was
l7,O93,353. Surprising the increase throughout
the country to have been in the same proportion,
the total population would exceed twenty-hree and
half millions, or million more than has been here
tofore estimated
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ROBBERY OF THE UNITED STATES MAIL

UrlcA, DECEMBER srH.-Thomas Mitchell, postmaster
West Fowler, St Lawrence county, was brought 10 this
city last evening in custody Of special agent Of the De.
patment under arrest for robbing the United States mail
He was taken before commissioner NJ A. Boyce this morn
ing appears that for several months packages passing
the between Wserton and Canada directed to
New York, Philadelphia, &C., have been distracted, and
upon inquiry was clearly asceraned that Mr. Mitchell was
the guilty person. The commissioner after brief bearing
required the prisoner to give bail in the amount
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CENSUS OF MASSACHUSETTS.

The Boston Daily Advertiser publishes the po-
pulaton of the various cities and towns in Massa-
chusetts, as shown by the late United States Cen
sus. The total population Of the State is 994 ,665
the increase from 1910 being 256,965. The fol-
lowing is the accumulation hY counties
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Loan or GIRIs !-Yesterday the cars on the Iissfe
Miami Railroad nme brought down two hundred sss
eighteen girls, from twelve TO twenty years Of age Ths
from "Ysnkeedom," and going to The fscs@Y,
just starting at Canolon, (Ky) The girls WERE Oss
Of them, good fresh looking specimens Of the great Yanl
country. Cineinua Commercial 81 isst..
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The Boston Atlas remarks that the results of the
Census are beginning to become visible: Already
we have received the following estimates from the
States and Territories named:
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tempt than ourselves Ia fact any State possessed the
power TO secede from the Union whenever it thought
to do So constitution would be mockery, and boosted
strength as great and powerful nation would be despsed by
foreign Powers II is true, if Virginia. North Carolina
Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Aabama Louisans,
Florida, Mississippi, and Texas form Confederacy
and agree secede, there might be opposition for time
the great edce reared in the West How long would the
inhabitants Of that mighty structure endure the prvaons they
must su, If their ngess and egress in the hands Of
foreigners Would they permit Lousans TO be the ally Of
maritime Power that me ht occupy New Orleans and
harass the internal commerce of the Mississippi valley
think No line ba drawn that will involve ques
tons Of boundary and right only be settled by the last ap
peal and this country would exhibit the miserable
aspect Of the Spanish American States Besides such
Conederscy would present barrier against the attacks Of
The abotoniss Of all the world. The sympa,hes Of vzd
Europe aganet institutions and if they be not pro-
ected by the Constitution and the much depsed Union,
slaves would not be worth ten years purchase In such
Confederacy how many Of discomfort would occur
How could we, with habits of eternal agitation, be salts
fed with station in it Our relative Importance in the
Southern Confederacy would diminish every year unless
could change habits altogether and instead Of desong
Ill energies to political agitation, have done for the
asst twenty years. turn minds TO the promotion OF com
nerc manufactures, and easy communications by land and
water from the interior to the But under the lead OF
South Carolina such confederscy will be formed We
unfortunately renowned for wisdom prudence,
and invitations and taunts will be alike in vain to
live our sister States into Of violence for the past
Whist the future may bring forth time will show. But
the Northern who love their country, and desire to
preserve the Union, that they restrain their aga-
osmen whom self respect prevents me from char
cterizins as they deserve who ns,ics but
eal demsgogues Of the worst description using their money
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The CITY Industrial Congress

Met at the New City Hall last evening, P E..
Day in the Chair, and on motion, after the recep
ton Of new Delegates, &c. the Congress went
into Committee of the Whole for the nomination
OF candidates for local Offices For Mayor, Fcrdi.
sion.
Mr.. Hennessy Vice President of the CarDen.
tersl was IN favor OF running an independent
candidate but did not persist in his motion.
For eDlbiy-Andrew White was nominated
in the Ist District Parsons f Day in the ia
and in the Third Charles A. Dana and Henry ]
Allen were both recommended as favorable IN
Reform IVth, Abram Wakeman Vth, K.
Arthur Bailey With, j. Andrew Handschuch !,
With, Henry J Raymond and John Stevens No
nomination was made in the With District;
IXth, John b Brennan Nth, Frederick f. West
brock Nth Gilbert c. Dean and Richard C..
Downing; NTH, William s Gregory; AllIth,
no nomination MYTH, lra B Davis XVIII,
VIM V Barr and no nomination IN the &Vlth
District
For Congress but one nomination was made
John Cochrane in the With Dstrict-and resolu-
ton was also adopted calling upon Workingnen
not to support James Brooks who is also can
didate.
Letters were received from Albert A. Thomp-
son, Abram W akeman, Richard c. Downing and
Ira B. Davis, &c. candidates for Assembly, which
were discussed and ordered to be published.