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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-11

Sour correspondence from the various mines is Of the
most satisfactory character not only satisfied that there
will be found dmnuon in the product this season.
in the pacers worked last season, but that aces will
be opened than sufficient in extent to employ vastly
greater numbers than will be able TO find transport 10 Cafo
mia the present year.
son Saturday had peep at the mammoth wsnty-three
pound lump gold recently dug up in the Sonoran Camp
the Stanslaus There humbug about yourself and
readers will have evidence very shory as after brepeod
OF exhibition in this city, it will be taken, with great num-
Der of other splendid specimens to tho Atlantic States SO
prepare something that will make your eyes gsen
with admiration This lump, worth ntrinscay about $780,
was bought by its owners $4,000 and much larger
have been offered for it.
sThe arrivals from the States both by the way of the
Ishmus and Cape HorD beginning increase largely,
and the consequences favorably felt among large
number of have been landed shores from
Sydney and the other penal settlements Of Eogand and
great has become this evil that the Legislature has taken the
matter into consideration.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-11
39,447,6s6

If The progress of reduction is to still further, est will
not be-" Gays the Times ny clamorng against this tax
against tina, tax the chain may happen to gall but by
excepting down the expenditure and giving the Chancellor Of
the Exche9uer good surplus deal with. But it pure
schld play day for Of tho
ona and the next for shortening supplies If we
sanction erpensire oes must also pay IF we
do like paying must also give up national
hobbies" We do not know what the "expensve fol-
les and the naiona hobbies TO which the Times alludes
but little arhmetica calculation shows that the necessa
~ provision for tho interest Of the public debts and the amounts
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-11

already voted for other expenditures will place Il ont Of thu
power Of the Chancellor of the Exsheque to consent TO re-
ducon Of existing Of unless new sources
provided Solar the trade returns for the present wear
are before US, they show great expansion of our export
trade We submit tabular arrangement Of some leading
exports for the first two months of the years and the
present one:
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-11

The quantity Of bar iron exported this year So $50 tons
against tons last year. OF copper in Sheets &C. the
quantity exported in the present year 49, cws against
2s7 in ls49 and 55l in ls4s In these satisfactory
evidences Of the increased demand for labor in all our chief
manufacturing pursuits have the best guaranty for the re-
vival Of those interests which suffering partial de-
preston Asrespecs imports great dmnution apparent
in all the principal articles Of agricultural produce.
Ill.,. Imported January S to March s.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-11

The paper mill Of Messrs. Smith &c Wheeler in Wyoming
nty, New Jersey, destroyed by ERE Friday last
The establishment valued at $1,000, and insured
for So, 900.
The paper mill Of Mr.. Wilder Fi,chburg (Msss y was
destroyed by FIRE Saturday night. 1t insured for
yl5, 900.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-11

present one :
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
10Y Z 10y I

We are pleased to see the people all over
The country eylncing their feelings of Parrlo-
,ism and joy for he important measure.
which have recently passed both house. Of
Congress-measures which We hupe, will
restore peace and harmony 10 the Union, aud
bind together ~ still stronger lies the various
sect us of this great confectionery.
Yesterday in honor Of the adoption Of thess
measures, our Artillery Company under Id
command Of Capt. darcy ". Paul, fired
salute of "a guns, 81 for the number OF
Slhes in The Union, and - for The Commit.
tee Of % of tie U. S. Senate.
This fac, speaks in tones Of thunder that
the people Of the Cockade Cry are IN IA.
vor Of the Union and against all disunionists.
The same may he said Of this Congrssstan.
al District, and indeed, of the whole State
Petersburg Iateitgencer.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25

a representative Of Maine as Georgia. Aud
in my judgment, none Of those objections
would have been removed by the division W
the State. IL had been Northern man
and desired to vote with reference 10 sectod.
al advantage, wou!d have accepted the PRO |
position to divide California, with The conh' !
dent expectation Of getting two non slavehold.
ing States instead of one. In my opinion, the
gentleman is indebted to the folly Of his on.
ponents for his escape from this result. In
less ,haa five years this demand will be made,
it will be granted, and it is more lhan proba
BILE that then the gentleman and his present
opponents will change sides. The gentle
man can make nothing by pressing this Cali
fornia issue upon ne. have met II before
me, il in mere authoritative shape than he
can present il. The Legislature OF Georgia
presented 1t to me in February last, and, |
| freely admit il, with more decision than cour.
! tesy. am now told on all sides that Geor'
eia has spoken upon this point. deny IT.
Men who betrayed her confidence have sPo'
ken for her: her pride, her spirit, her cour.
age, have been appealed TO, to maintain the
false position 10 hich her enemies have pac
ed her. She will speak for herself: thai
voice will have no terrors for me. Let those
who have attempted to complicatc her honor
"hear and ,remble." The gentleman ha
alluded TO the resolutions passed at a fecen
meeting Of the representatives Of the South
r With 40 express understanding that ther
+ was no obligation 10 do so, have nevershe
less, voted TO sustain each and every one o
its resolves. But did not, and neither ha
the meeting, made all or either of them a.
Q ultimalum. From the first day of this ses
sion TO this hour, have had but one ultima
;, tum. That was-hostile legislation BY Cor
gress against our property. Against that,
J. have been, now am and shall ever be read
5, to fight. No man is more rejoiced than
am that this alternative is not presented
me by these bills. What have concede
e in these bills is only what The honorable ger
u ,leman's friends in the South have for the la'
II two years generally held was not only unn'
> cessary, but almost reasonable TO deman'
j. | have not conceded il to ,hen-l have col
y ceded it to the public viii, 10 the peace ar
u tranquility Of the republic, trusting that
., future events shall prove that those vic d.
fered from me are wrong sense OF t.atio
IS al justice, purified by the fiery ordeal lhrous
is which we have passed. will vndicate the rig
OF and do justice TO my country"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
MR.. RiIETT's REMEDY.

We make the following extract from,he
correspondence of the Charleston Mercury,
giving an account Of speech recently de
lisered BY MIR. Rheu, al Walterborougk S.
c. Mr.. Rhsti said:
ave must secede, South Carolina Nil
lead Of, Georgia will 60 with her, Alabama
will soon follow, and Mississippi will mol be
long behind her, for " she is no, all Foo,e, bur
has some heart aud soul" and thi. will be
hu, the beginning within eighteen months
We shall have the whole South with us, aud
more than that; we will extend our borders
We will have New Mexico, Utah and Ca'for
MA. Utah already has slaves, we will march
into California and will ask them if they viii
have slaves, and her people will answer Ayl
we will have slaves. and what Of Mexic,
why, when we are ready for them and her
people are fitted to come among US We wi
take her too, or as much Of her as we wait
We will form o most glorious Republic, mare
glorious than the Ancient Republic Of Rome
which lasted seven hundred years, aud lac
similar institutions TO our own"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
QDOdauasauayz.

Died, on Friday. the 10Th day Of August last, ct
the residence of Alexander and Hannah tIendston.
IN tho county of Meckleuburg. Mr.. T.. Z. HEN.
DERSuN, their son. aged - years and months
Iha deceased was regular member OF the fse.by.
tefisn Church for some lima before his death. ia,
mind WAS Keen, scute, active and energetic HIS
eonyersation social pleasant and Instructive GOD S
vefsfed with facts and anecdotes he had treasured
up IN his memory or had acquired by reading sns
observston. Strange TO say. tho deceased ~"
cripple and bed ridden from bis early youth un'd
the day OF his death Stranger still IL is tast under
this continued 'siilcton he was ever cheerful. bs
bore his 10, with the fofti,ods and thceriulnes' Of
Christian, and II ls hoped that before bis Maker h'
will meet with Christians reward.
brother similarly afflicted, though less heavily
through friend requested this communication 70
hs made.
The commitment before he had prepared 'he
above for tho press has learned with regret iha'
JOHN X HENDERSON. Uhs brothsr) died on
the 7lh instant. and was buried on Sunday. the e!h
day after Lit those who read this reflect upon '"'
uncertainty Of life and learn - what shadows We q"
and what shadows wo putsue."-- Communicate
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
TIE I.ISDoMMIA.

~
NThis disease Which Was recently brnugh
10 our shores IN the steamer Auaniic-"hy
was i, 10, guaranteed lis spreading in New
York with terrific maigniiy, and threatens
To invade and osetwhelm the whole country.
Unlike most her epldemic, it seems to have
spared the lower classes, and to have seiz-d
the middle and upper. For the FIRST time,
poverty and squalIdnrss have proved a charm
sgains, pesillrnce. aud While the lower
zen Of New York hold on TO Whatever Of
sense they may have been endowed with BY
Nature, all sbasc them seem To have gone
stalk mad. The symptoms and progress OF
The malady are exceedingly uniform. The
vicilm Is first taken with ~histling Of Jcn.
ny Lind airs. This goes on for some time,
until the mouth becomes ard and parched to
such an extent that the whIsiling is stopped.
When this takes p ace, the patient rush TO
a Bar Room and calls for Jenny Lind Cock.
Tail, with which he moi.tens his mouth, aud
forthwith goes to ~bslling Jenny Lind tunes
again. This dry NJ aud mostenIns process
is repeated until the Cock Tails begin TO op
crate, and then the unfortunate man may be-
considered as lost. lie PUSHES 10 Hat
Store and buys Jenny Lind hat, and then
10 Clothing Bazaar, at which he calls loud.
~ FOR a Jenny Lind coat. pair Of Jenny
Lind pants, and q Jenny Liud shirt. Ac.
coutfed IN these, he tushes To his home ind
sauilng his wife as bis dearest Jenny Lind
he begs that she will produce for dinner a
Jenny Lind steak, TO be topped of with cham
payne Of the Jenny Lind brand, and cheese
made from Jenny Lind milk taken from Jen.
ny Lind cows. Having guped tbc.o down,
with telegraphIc haste he speeds away to this
Jenny Lind concert, at which he swoons
from extatic joy every ten minutes until the
performance is concluded.
+ Coming out with thousands as sadly OF a,
himself, no returns home to his better half
who has been IN bed and snoring for the pas
two hours. Rousing her from her slumbers
he calls her bis divine Jenny, and bcgs hel
for God sake to give him one more touch Of
The Casia Diva; aud to her reply 'ha, he i,
stupid fool, and had better blow on, the
candle and come to bed, he cries ont Brave
and Encore, and claps his white kidded hands
This may he considered the collapsed stage
and, when once reached, the door is shut o
gaius, all hope Of recovery. PET. Int. n
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
Conduct of Southern Men.

The Richmond Wing publishes letter
from Washington, which it says, is from the
pen Of gentleman Of character and intelll.
gence. II reveals a fact, says the Wing,
which should open the eyes Of all friends Of
Union and Of Liberty, to The real designs Of
some Of tho Southern uiraists 10 Congress.
II appears that they connved at The passage
Of the Wlmot Pro,iso, the effect Of which
they must have known would be disunon and
civil war. This Is a serious charge against
Southern mea, yet we believe It Is warranted
bv their actions. We never could reconcile
Southern men acting with the abolItlon'sts.
We are called a submsslonlst. Well, let
tina, be so. There is one thing very certain,
ne never could be brought o affiliate With men
v no we considered as much the enemies Of
our Interests as Southern men consider aboli.
tionists.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
Is il Possible /!

/We learn from the Florida Rspubicaf
Cha, Mai. John l.. Beard, one Of the candi
dates for Congress in Florida. recently aten'
ded public barbecue in Duval County. 10
the course Of the public debate, he boldly de-
nounced the Compromise measures before
Congress. Upon being asked to answered.
agorically, whether he preferred disuniop to
the passage Of these measuresi he answered
in the oErmntire. We have known nsj
Beard for a long SERVES Of years, and resre,
he opeuly unfurls The Slack flag. Although
we dislike his position, vs. he halls from ih'
old North State, We topethe people Of Flor
ia will teach him a lesson that he will no
soon forget. Tell him bytheir votes lha
they cannot counteDance dsunionist.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
Reform Conventions.

vIRcINIA.-ln this Stale pajoriy OF
Democrats have been elected to II Couvsn
ton 10 amend her Constitution. Where i,
rs Democrats aud 81 Wings. TIN pspets
state that many Of the Delegates Ncfe no'
voted for on strictly party grounds. That
may be the case as respects The Wbig; bu
we warrant ITO Democrats KEEP, 40 eS to
wards getting a msjoriy.
MARYLANp.-In this Slate the Wig
have elected a maj ri,y To a Convention Il
amend the State Constitution. Ii is to me
on the first Monday in November.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
Illinois and Alabama Rail Road.

Congress has passed bill granting alter.
rate sections Of land for the purpose Of con.
struc,ing Rail Road from Illinois to Mobile,
Alabama. The land granted Is worth only
ten cents an acre, but should the road be con.
structed it will make il worth ten dollars an
acre and it will sell readily for five dol.
iar This will be one great means of bind.
ing tn. Moth and the South together.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
MACON MASS MEETING.

A gentleman from Georgia, native and
former resident Of Virginia, was in our Office
yesterday, and AYERS hat the meeting at Ma.
con, which all Georgia was invited to attend,
and preparations made for at easl fifty thou.
sand, did not exceed, all told. 1850 in NUN.
Der. Our informant also states that, com.
pared with the Georgia people, the Dlsunon.
lists do not amount to corporal's guard in
number.-R,chmond Wig.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
city. n
X~A Warrington correspondent, oil the
BALTIMORE Clipper relates the following


Ikallmore Clipper relates the following;
al mus, here give YOU an anecdo,e, that
illustrate. the character Of the principal edI.
Tor Of the Southern Press. When The lodg.
ers in tho National Hotel began to lllumi.
ua.e their rooms, last Saturday night, in hon
or Of The salvation Of the Union and The
South, from the horrors Of civil war aud DIS
union, Mr.. Fisher is said TO have remonslra'
ted with the proprietor or manager OF the
establishment, who, very properly. refused
TO interfere in ne matter al viii leave
,our house instantly, # This illumination be
MT immediately stopped" GU are a'
liberty 10 leave !, when you please was
tho que, reply ard, Understand, the efore.
said editor was as good as his word. II he
and his CO workers in treason aud iniqu'ts
y ould leave the Uaien, because Of ne reJo,c.
ing on this occasion, it would b. happy RID
dance Of a pes,ferous club OF enemies TO the
country and its institutions"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
BALLOON A>cENsIoN-ssow STORM

BALLOON ANCENsION-SNow STORM
90 Sunday afternoon Gays The Baltimore
Clipper Joshua Pu-sry assembled With bal
Icon from Reading. Pa. He started at half
past four o'clock, and descended al Hadd,ng.
ton, few miles vest II the Schu,lkIll river
about half p,s, seven. lls says that during
his voyage, aud when a, an altitude Of l~o
miles, he was ovettsken in n snow storm, and
what vas strange to him, aud will perhsp,
be .o In every body, was the fact that The
snow ntke. assembled
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
DECISIONS OF tue suPREME COURT

Rurrrx C. I'LL S. Downs Ex. W Barr and Ba.
ksr. from Ashc; judg'mt sfmd. Den on demise
Of Los Brooks vs. B. Ratcliff from Bunconbe;
iudp'mt reversed. verdict rensiaied, and iudgmt :
Ro6,. Pos,en vs. Robt. Henry. from buncombe;
iuegmy reversed and venire dc move, Turner "
Bvggariy and Gather. from lredell judgmt re-
ysrssd and venirs de novo. Mitchell q al rs Dobson
Q, al, guilty from Wilkes; bill dismissed u plain.
tiff's cost. Foster VS. Wood6n. from Buncombs !;
udgmr sf'md Young VS. Boos and Cray. from
Davis; reversed. and judgmt according 10 verdict
NAsnJ -Moses Edw ards and others " Rice and
Drank, from Buncombe, in equity; bill dismissed
with costs. Mercer Fain VS. /. J. Edwards ct al
from Cherokee; judgmt reversed and vsnirs do no.
yo Den on demise Of James Gibson vsF Walker,
from Rowan judgnt reversed and vonire dc novo.
Doe on demise Of Lysrly VS. Wheeler, from Rowan ;
;udymr reversed and venire do novo.
frApsoS J-J. c. Walters and wife vs. SmoO,.
from Wilkes; judgmr reversed and venire do novo.
Maxwell vs. Miller. from Mecklenburg; judgm't
reversed. 4. Henry vs. w. J. Wilson. from Gas.
! ton iudgmr reversed. Blcsins vs. Baker. from
i Ashe iadgmr reversed. Brown " Brown, Equi.
~ from Rowan; decree for Plaintiff.
Tic Court adjourned on the 2o.h uls. ~
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
North and the South.

1.-THE disposition at the South is so general 10
Blame the North for every thing that is in.
iimcal to her interests, that many do 10, stop
10 examine whether that section is really %
blame or mol. We notice that many Of our
cotemporsries in speaking Of the passage of
the Texas boundary bill, charge its passage
upon the inscriptions majority" of the
North. We'll, is the North really chargsable
wiis the passage of this bill 10 answering
this question We give the following extract
from some remarks made BY Mr.. Toombs
of Georgia, in the House Of Representatives,
IN reply to r.'seddon, Of VII
"The honorable gentleman ss%ms to place
his opposition 10 thus bill not 50 much upon
its own defects as upon the assumed fact that
a series Of measures upoa kindred subjects,
in his Judgment highly injurious and dlstasie-
fol to the South, have been forced upon her
by the North. deny that the facts warrant
the assumption. Without now inqairing in.
10 the merits Of the measures referred TO, |
assert tina, the leading one Of those measures
was forced upon that gentleman and bis friends
not by the North but by the South, and not
only by the South, bu, BY bis own State
The North, by a majority Of twelve, voted
against the Texan boundary and New Next
can territorial bill. The South, by major
ity of twenty. three, sustained the bill. This
was the free judgment OF her own sons lhT
the measure n question did no, compromI'
~nsI boagr azl fights, or her safety. Vir.
eiaisycied eight for to six against The bill.
Therefore a majority not only Of the Soufa
but Of the gsntleman's own State. "forced'
this measure upon him. The remark Of the
gentleman can only be justified on the as
sumption that he and his associates alo1s are
the " South" and that nearly two thlrds OF
the representatives of the sl,yehoding States
in this House do not reflect the opinions or
rnair.s in the interests Of their constituents
We lnla issue with the honorable gentleman
and are ready TO "put ourselves, upon hi
country"
/There, lie, the People read that the Repre-
/sen,atiyes OF the South and not those OF the
7 North passed the Texas boundary bill. They
believed tina, the measure did not "comPro'
init her honor, her rights, or her safety, ant
we may sdd, will give peace ana q9iei - The
country, the prediction of The an aiors to TIT
contrary notwithstanding. We believe mOr'
firmly now than ever that this Union ca
nerer be dissolr,d. We are 50 linked to
gelher by natural causes that II Is matte
impossible. Providence never Intended TIA
this asylum Of the oppressed Of all ciaie
should be marred by the Vaccinations OF evI
disposed men. Men whose existence de
~peads on agitation.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
SERIouS

SERIOUS ILLNESS OF GEN. HOUSTON
General Sam Houston. Of Texas. (says the
Baltimore Sun Of yesterday was taken serI.
ously III on Friday evening. with cholera
morbus. There was bu, sl'sht change IN
his symptoms on Saturday morning and his
friends arc very anxious about him.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
Bu. Big. GEM. Riley, U. IArmy,

NV, Brig. Genl. Riley. U. SAfmy, has
arrived in this city, and taken lodgings a,
Browns Hotel. This gallan, fficer has just
returned from California, mo, in as g"od
health. we regret to see, as when he leii us
in 1881 where he was charged With deli.
cate aud mos, arduous duties, both civil aud
military aud, judging from the tokens of
his fellow citizens in the now State Of
California;, his administration Of affairs in
that quarter gave very general satisfaction
to the good people Of that State. On la. ins
dawn the re,ns OF civil government, with
which he had been temporarily charged, the
veteran spldler received from the Legisla.
,ure, in the name Of the People, gold box.
beautifully wrought, and Of much value. os
some testimonial Of the high respect enter.
tanned for him as man, aud approval Of hls
services as an officer. The inscription 10
simple. bu, expressive Of the good feelings
Of the cillzens "piesented 10 GlveInn
Riley, Bug. General IN the Amy, BY the
People Of California. Nat intei. ~
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
$4,000

This confirms the report Of her great lib.
crafty. 1, is stated that she intends TO de-
vote large portion Of the proceeds Of her
Concerts to the establishment of a system 0;
Free Schools in Sweden and Norway. Ia
addition TO the above she has distributed 81 ;.
500 in private oharltles since her ARRIVAL
Such woman deserves he encouragement
Of the public.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
EMMY LIMBS OPINION OF NEW YoRE

BAY.
The Herald chronicles the following i'm.
porlant dialogue which occurred az Jenny
Lind was coming up the bay:
=" She said II was Tho most magnificent
sight she had ever beheld."
Mr.. Barnum--" Excepting the bay Of Ma.
Pies"
Jenny Lind" Not excepting even that"
i has always been a mooted point wheth
er New ork bays more magnificent, sig h.
than the Bay Of Naples, but il is e-t,led DO.
You'd controversy now that II is. N
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25
Aboiishins the Slave Trade.

The bill for abolishing the Slave Trad in
the District Of Columbia has become ".
|, passed the Senate on tho 9Th instant, b a
vote OF 33 TO 10. 1t passed the House on he
18th, without discussion BY the decisive Wte
of l24 10 AZ.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-09-25

W The Hon. Henry Mes, representa-.
tive from the 18th Congressional Districi. Of
Psnnsy lvauia, died a, Washington City, on
the 10th instant. His death was comrnusi
Gated TO both Houses Of Congress on the lab
instant when after lha adoption Of appropi-
ate resolutions, both Houses adjourned. N