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Letter OF General Scott.

At mass meeting Of the Wing citizens of
Western Pennsylvania, held at Pittsburg on
Wednesday last, the following letter from Gen
eral SCOTT was read
WAsHINoToN, August s, 1851.
GENTLEMEN have received your most COM
plimentary invitation to meet you and other friends
at Pittsburg on the Goth instant.
This is invitation extremely difficult to resist,
and if it were possible, or rather proper, for me
considering my position-to accept, certainly
should be in the midst of you at the time you appoin
for truly believe there is not portion OF America
more remarkable for strong arms and warm
hearts-ever ready in the cause of their country
and friends-than the region Of Western Pennsyl
vania. With thousands of'my countrymen-na
tive and adopted-of that region, ! have ex-
changed in peace, the warm grasp of friendship,
and with thousands, brother soldiers, have trod
the battle-felds of Canada and Mexico, and re-
ceived their shouts of victory. My heart, there
FORE will be with the meeting of the 10th inst.
remain, gentlemen, your friend and feliow-ci-
tiZen, WINFIELD SCOTT.
Messrs. T. J. Bigham, F. G. Kay, W. A. Charl-
ton, F. Harms, J. Young, jr., r. Porter, l., S.
Johns, A. Bayne, and E. Jones, Committee of
Invitation.
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common Indignation. These views soon OBJ
tanned general circulation, and met with gene
raj favor The division of Unionisis and Dis
unionsts was abandoned, for. of the for
mer, there was hardly an omnibus-load in
the State. That Of Secessionsts and Of Co
operationists succeeded, the former seeking dis
union by an independent immediate movement
of the State, and the latter deierring action
only till other States can be associated as the
more favorable opportunity. Both parties con-
template the same ultimate result. Both
profess the same hostility to the Union Both
proclaim that their cherished purpose is its
dissolution But the Co-operationists believe
that the Secessionists propose to do up the
work in bungling journeyman fashion; while
they desire to lay deep and broad the founda-
tons of great Southern Confederacy.
In view of this state Of things, the pending
elections in GEORGIA and MISSISSIPPI assume a
significance and importance that can hardly be
exaggerated. Ii Mr. CoBB and Mr. FooTE
should be defeated-if the Secession and Dsu-
union candidates should triumph in those States,
it will De quite impossible for any party to in
terpose effective resistance 10 the march OF the
immediate SecessionIsts in SoUTH CAROLINA.
If the friends of the Administration at the North
stand up firmly and in good faith to the policy
of the Administrations that support of the
Compromise is.yielded by the Northern States
which is demanded by the friends of the
Union from the Soulful the Abolitionists
are as earnestly defed and denounced as
their brother Disunionists by wise and pa
triotic men in all quarters-GEoRGIA and
MISSISSIPPI may be saved to the good cause,
and ''the integrity of the Union may be
maintained inviolate." But if different coun-
sells prevail-if the Northern States fail to sus-
tain the Compromise policy of the Adminstra
tion-i Abolition and Disunion gain the as
cendant, and combine the faltering, the timid,
and the hostile in opposition to the PRESIDENT
and the able men by whom he is surrounded
we may then reasonably expect that Secession
and Disunion will run riot in the opposite sec
ton of the country, and the Constitution and
the Union perish-a sacrifice to contemplate
and infamous factions.
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The President In the Tenth Legion.

The President and Mr.. Stuart, the Secretary of
the Interior, arrived at Harrisonburg on Friday,
the Sth instant, about three O'Clock, and put up at
Pollock's Hotel Although it had been determined
by the mayor, town council and citizens in public
meeting held previous to the arrival of the Presi-
dent and suite, TO give him and his friends public
reception and to tender the Inequalities of the cit
liens, yet, upon learning that the President pre-
ferred to interchange cvilities with such of his
fellow citizens might desire it in private, So
cial manner, rather than by any ostentatious pub
tic display, that determination was abandoned by
the committee upon whom the duty had been de-
volved, and the President was conducted to the
parlor, where a number Of ladies and gentlemen
we're introduced to him. The Harrisonburg Re
publican, in announcing the Presidents arrival,
takes occasion to make the following remark
"The prudence discretion, wisdom, and firm
sponsible duties of his official station in the most
have been exposed, had already impressed the pub
lie mind with the belief that the true principles of
the Constitution, and faithful administration OF
the laws, would be sacredly observed by him, but
when he Ia seen III the manly dignity and unaf-
fected sincerity of his manners, doubts can no
longer exist that he ia the for the times."
Harrisonburg is in Rockingham county, a part
Of the celebrated "Tenth Legion well known as
the Gibraltar Of Virginia Democracy, from which
some pretty loud Union thunder was heard during
the debates in Congress the Compromise mca-
sures.
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SENDING LETTERS OUT THE MAIL.--It is Sin
gular TO notice what strange notions some people
have about economy in the matter of postage. For
example, oven now-d days when the postage is only
three cents, prepaid, correspondents often con-
sign their letters to private hand instead of the
Government conveyance-for no other reason, that
we can see, except to save the postage.
lhis ID bad economy and worse poteness. Why,
man, the very person to whom you entrust your
letter for conveyance would always rather pay
the postage himself than be troubled with attend
ing to its delivery What right have you to tax
him, when the Government offers to carry your
letter almost for nothing? And especially when
his time occupied in delivery is always worth more
to him than pre- payment would cost you? And
then, besides, letters seldom go SO safe, and are
never 30 speedily delivered by private hand as by
Government conveyance. We received, for iri-
stance, the other day, letter by private hand,
written week before its delivery. The bearer
was obliged to entrust it to another and subse-
quenty TO send 10 the Office to ascertain if we had
receivedit. All this trouble imposed on him by
the writer, simply for the purpose, we suppose Of
saving himself three cents, US five. It strikcs
US as being very questionable economy to run all
this risk, rather than to pay the low rate of post
age now demanded by the law. 1t is penny wis
dom and pound loolishness on the part of those
who sustain the practice, and the sooner it is re-
formed the better it will be for all concerned.
Cincinnati AtIas.
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Fsom The Alerandria Gasetle.

The Administration of Mr.. FILLMORE, though its
era is in troublous times has yet been conducted
with SO much calmness, discretion, and modera-
ton, that, we verify believe, its opponents have
entire reliance on its wisdom, and full belief that
its public duty will be performed honestly. It's
political principles, of course, they cannot be ex
pected to approve; but its constitutional obIiga
tons, they must be satisfied, will be fulfilled in a
spirit OF justice and devotion to the interests, ho
nor, and Union of the States. 1t is fortunate for
The nation that, in the circumstances in which The
country is now placed, we have prudent and re-
liable Chief Magistrate at the head of afairs-a safe
and sound mana man without ambitious views
or pretensions, and man whose character for in
tegrity and good sense is admitted all hands.
MIR. FILLMORE is distinguished for these qualities
Ii is his pride to be constitutional President,
faithful executor of the la,rs and true admins.
traitor OF such public matters may be properly
placed under his control and mana cement. He
has no wish to usurp authority, to increase his
power, to act for the future political advance
ment either of himself or others. Acting upon
these principles, whatever may be the issues of
party strfes, it is impossible that he should fail in
the end to receive, he merits, the appreciation of
the American people.
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Ftom DE .M. z. Journal Of cemmre..



ExcLUsIoN OF CoLoRED PEorLE.-The new SEN
ate comprises 40 Democrats and 10 Wings. The
House 62 Democrats, 81 Wings, and Free -soiler
from Lake county.
The majority Of Davis, Democrat, in the 7th Con-
gressional district, over McGaughey Wing, who
voted for the Fugitive Slave law in the last Con-
gress, is only 262, out of total of IL $50 votes
Davis, as we'll as McGaughey, is a strong Compro-
mise man.
The majority of Samuel w. Parker Wing, in the
4th district over G. w. Julian Free-soil, who voted
against the Fugitive Slave law in the last Congress-
is 562.
Judge Borden, Democrat, lost his election in the
10th district by coming out in favor of Frees oiism
and against the Fugitive Slave law. Served him
right. In several counties where he in a mi
nority, the Democratic (Compromise) candidates
for other Offices went in by handsome majorites.
For instance, in Grant county, Borden is defeated
by 1876 majority, while Reynolds Compromise
Democrat. has ITO majority for the Legislature,
and the article of the constitution excluding ne
groes from the State, $40 majority. Says the Indi
ana Sentinel:
''We regret that Judge Borden, with all his i'm
puses right, induced to yield to this fell spirit
OF fanalcism, which lost him the confidence, il not
the support, OF the true men of his party. In this
district Hendricks everywhere proclaimed his ad-
herence to and support of the Compromise mea-
sures, and his majority is swelled to over three
thousand. COL German made the issue with his
competitor on the Fugitive Slave law, and defeated
him by 1000 majority. If De Bruler had dared to
make this issue with Judge Lockhart, the Judges
majority. instead of hundreds, would have been
thousands; Durham, who supported all the Com
promise measures, and advocated their justice and
propriety on the stump, doubled his majority; and
one of the strong weapons with which Davis de-
feated McGaughey was his open declaration that,
had he been member of Congress, he would have
voted for all the measures, and not part of them
as his competitor dido
The separate article of the constitution, exclud-
ing free negroes from the State, has been adopted
by an immense majority. In sixty eight counties
heard from, the vote favor of exclusion is 81, 543
against exclusion, only 1882. Majority thus far
in favor of excluding negroes from the State, e.,
preventing any more from coming in, 7S,7Ol, or
nearly six to of all the votes polled. The re-
naming twenty counties will increase the
majority TO 100000 upwards. There's abolition
for you with vengeance comparison of the
votes for the Free-soil Abolition candidates, where
such candidates were in nomination, shows that
much the larger part of those who voted for said
candidates. voted also in favor of negro exclusion
certainly not against it. Take the following coun-
tics, where Julian and Rev. Samuel Brenton, Free
soers, candidates for Congress. The vote
stood follows:
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CHRIsTIAN REsieNAT1oN.--Som years ago there
lived in the interior of Connecticut an old farmer,
whose name has since been made familiar to the
nation by the distinction of one of his sons, and
who was famous far and wide, for his hard drink
ing and his wit. On one occasion, under the pres
sure of an unusually large brick, which accidentally
got into his hat az the village inn, the old man
strayed into the graveyard his residence
where he found the navigation somewhat rougher
than he was prepared for. The consequence was
that before he got far he stumbled headong be-
tween two well-romded graves, which were lying
in his path, where be found that il was easier for
man in his sitmtion TO lie down than il was 10
get up. After soveral Intellectual efforts and lean
ing now upon oneof the graves and now upon The
other for the support he required, he fell back, and
throwing his hands out over the sods which covered
the remains of biz nearest neiphbors he ercIa;n,
cd, "Well never mind suppose zoe SHAH ali yi,e
together p'-Netc York Post 80
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RIGHTS AND WRoNGs OF WomEN.--Wben the
simple question Of superiority lie at Issue, the men
always have given up. II ladies and gentlemen
meet on the sidewalk, who have TO turn out? II
there not seats enough for all the company
who has to stand up3 When there is danger 10
face, who must go forward II there is curiosity
TO crafty, who goes behindH II there is too much
company for the first table, who at the second?
Who has always the right hand and the most en-
viable position! We could mention hundred other
cases in which, on the simple question of right.
every thing is yielded to the women. But there
arc many cases in which the condition of men ia
still worse For instance, if any public occasion
pew at church, or seat anywhere, be occupied
by men ever 80 respectable or aged, a smirky htte
beauty trips along and presents herself at the top
oil the seat, and then they must all jump np and
run out as If they bad been shot. Especially ought
II TO be noticed that when matrimonial neeotia
lions are to be made, the whole burden of perform
ing the delicate and often embarrassing part Of
making proposals is thrown upon the men,. while
the women sit and say no, no, no, as long as they
ike' and never cay yes until they have mind TO,
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POSTAGE STAMPs-The House of Commons has
ordered correspondence between the post office
authorities and Mr.. Archer to be printed. MIR
Archer had produced machine by which stamp
sheets may be.so infinitely iudented in the dircc
lions oil the white lines as TO allow the stamp to be
instantly detached from the sheet without tie one
ration ofcutting. There were other collateral ad
yantages facilitating the process of adhesion They
offered him E200 as an adequate remuneration for
his invention, besides it4O0 for expenses incurred
in the construction of the machine. The inventor
was dissatisfied, and proposed to enter into CON
tract Tor perforating, engraving, printing, and
cumming postage label sheets for El l5s thou
sand less than then paid for engraving. print.
ing, and cumming them. The agreement with
Messrs Bacon and Petch was to print pogsage la
oeis al me rate OF I'D thousand. Mr.. Archer
proposed to doso, and to perforate item besides IA
ga. per thousand. The Original printers reduced
their charge to sd. per thousand in consequence,
ana aeon contract was conclucefM,oo Messrs Bacon
mas appealed to Parliament for redress
GLiUepool Ifmn.
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The Charleston Mercury calls the United States
troops garrisoning the forts of that harbor Z" The
Army Of Occupation" and strives in every way TO
excite odium against the officers and men, and to
stir up bad blood between them and the citizens.
We presume the United States have right to oc-
cupy their own forts, and no harm done, either.
Do the disunionsts intend to seize and occupy the
points in question themselvesl II so, we reckon
others will have say in the matter. There arc
other States to be consulted besides South Carolina
If these South Carolina disunion aristocrats go on
much longer there will be deeper feeling excited
against them in Virginia and the South generally
than in any other quarter Of the country.
Alexandria Gazette.
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CINclNNATI AND ST.. LOUIS RAILReAp.-Wc are
happy TO announce to the people of Cincinnati, and
the friends OF the Ohio and Mississippi railroad
that the construction of this great national tho
favorable auspices. We understand further sec
ton OF the road, extending to the valley of the cash
fork OF White river, will be put under contract as
soon as it can be properly located. This will inter-
ties in Indiana engage to prepare the road for the
superstructure through their respective limits and
take their pay in the stock of the company. Cih-
zens OF Cincinnati, who desire the speedy compile
tion.oi this road, come forward promptly and sub
scribe to the stock of this company. Delay no
longer, lest the trade and travel of the West be d.
verted from you.
We call attention to the advertisement in our
columns OF to-day for letting forty five miles Of
the road We are informed that portion of the
Illinois division of the line will be Immediately put
under contract, the surveys just having been com.
plcted.- Cincinnati Commercial, 18Th.
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Koss'rH AND HIS CoMrANIoNs.--A letter from
Vienna dated the goth ultimo, which appears in
the English papers, says:
"Tbs negotiations with the Porte relative to Kos
suth and heother refugees beginning to assume
veryserious tone, for the Porte continues to per-
sst ia the speedy dismissal of the Hungarian agi-
tators and has fixed the lst ofSeptember as the term
for their dismissal, which determination is gene.
rally supposed to be the result Of British and French
interest. The moro decided the tone adopted by
the Forte, the more firm lie the attitude of our cab
which has gone so far to threaten the Porte
viii the recall OF Count Richberg, who was on the
polnt OF starting for Constantinople nay, the vi.
emma cabinet Is prepared to go yet further If the
Porte should adopt Interior measures, and will ad-
vance into Bosnia and the Herzegovina from tho
Dainatan and Croatian frontier, and will appear
iere as the protector of the christian population
me friends OF the agitators place their hopes on the
prediction OF The American consul who has through
out appeared TO stand upon neutral ground and
Nho has proposed in the name OF the Republic that
kossuth shall 60 to America, on condition Of his
promising never again 10 act foot the soil of Aus
tra-nay, never again to approach the shores Of
Europe. Their only apprehension is, that Kossuth
himself will not consent TO this plan, which has
been once rcpudisted by him."
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Exciting News from uavon..

NEW York, August aa.-The steamer Cherokee
has arrived here in four days Iron. Havana bring
ing 3 700 900 in gold freight, and d loo 900 in
the hands of passengers, of whom there are two
hundred
The Havana dates to the 18th instant, and
the news is of painful interest.
The Spanish steamer Habanero, while cruizng
off Bahia Honda, captured party of forty patriots,
unarmed, in small boats, steering for New Orleans.
They were brought to Havana, shot next day in
presence of twenty thousand spectators, and
their bodies afterwards given to the mob. The
names of the principal officers are Colonel W. S.
Clendenen, Captains F. S. Sewer, Victor Kerr, and
F. B. Yeay; Lieutenants Brantz, Brice, and James;
Doctors Fisher and Longuygnet; Adjutant San
vana by two Spanish steamers, and fired on,
though carrying American colors. After board
ing her she was permitted to proceed.
The landing of Lopez created great excitement
at Havana. The government despatched eight
hundred men against him, who were further rein
forced by seven hundred more. 1t ia reported that
Lopez had cut off ali communication between the
troops and Havana which news is confirmed by
the fact of the government receiving no dispatches
Another report in circulation Havana few hours
before tho Cherokee sailed stated that Lopez had
been defeated, with few of his followers. Nothing
definite could be ascertained. Americans cannot
walk the streets of Havana without being insulted.
The men who shot evinced no fear.
The California news is uninteresting.
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PaENTIcE, Of the Louisville Journal, gives Joshua
the following dig;
:! am expected to go for slavery. CAN'T. r.
Giddings.
Yes. you do cant; and you have been canting
long time.
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MINERAL SPRINGS IN FLORIDA Available mine
The temperature of the water is DO Fshrenbo;t
and Is strongly ilhpregnated with sulphur, nitro
and iron. The spring breaks out of a hill about
one mile southea4 of the courthouse, and about
,hree hundred yards from the margin of Alligator
ahmed the location TO be at least fifty feet above
me surface OF the lake. which at once gives ample
iaii Tor the erection of baths, without the labor
pump. -
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Nor HoAx.-The following from the Buffalo
Courier, of Tuesday, leads to the belief that it was
sad reality, the story of man going over Niaga-
ra Falls lately, and not hoax, as has been stated
Deer The Fails.-The Chippewa Adpocate sta ties
that it was Mr.. jeremiah McMurry, from Grand
Island, who went over the Falls last Friday. The
AdUocdte says he had been at Chippewa in the
morning selling vegetables and before returning
home got considerably intoxicated. On his way to
the American side, somewhere in the American
channel he fell asleep in his canoe, which OF course
went down the river On approaching Coats
Island, he was seen to be asleep, and did not
arouse until on the brink ofths rs breakers when
he started up, and gave two or three strokes with
the oars, just as the canoe plunged in the rapids
and broke into pieces. Nothing more was seen of
him.
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THE REPUBLIC.
WASHINGTON:
SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST %. 1851.

sTphe series of measures to which have alluded
are regarded by me as settlement, in principle
and substances final settlement-ofthed danger
Ous aud exciting subjects which they embraced"
'By that adjustment we have been rescued from
the wide and boundless agitation thatsurrounded
us, and have a firm, distinct, and legal ground
TO rest upon. And the occasion, trust, willJus-
tify me Is ExHoRrINo MY couSTRYMEN TO RALLY
uPoN AND mAINTAIE THAT GROUND as the best, II
not the only means, of restoring peace and quiet
to the country, and maintaining inviolate thein-
'tegrity ofthe Union"
IPREsIpENT FILLMoRE's MESSAGE.
ssThe Presidents message, at the opening of the
present session of Congress, expresses fully and
plainly his own and the unanimous opinion of all
those associated with him in the Executive admin
'istration of the Government, in regard to what
sare called the Adjustment or Compromise mea-
'sures of last session. That opinionis, thatthose
measures should be regarded in principle as
final settlement of the dangerous and exciting
subjects which they embrace; that though they
were not free from imperfections, yet, IN their
utualdependence and connection, they formed
a system of compromise the most concihatory
and best for the entire country that could be OBJ
tanned from conflicting sectional interest and
'oplnions, and that therefore they should be ad
'hered to, until time and experience should de-
smonstrate the necessity of further legislation to
guard against evasion or abuse. Thatopinion 80
far as know, remains entirely unchanged, and
will be acted upon steadily and decisiyely. The
peace the country requires this; the security oil
the Constitution requires this; and everyconside-
ration of the public good demands this If the
Administration cannot stand upon the principles
ofthe message, il does not expect ostand at ALL"
IDANIEL WEBsTER's Letter 10 the Union Meeting
at UTestchester.
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THE FLYING MAcHlNs.-Some doubt is thrown
on the account of NJ D'Arville's flying experiment,
of which we furnished translation from French
papers the other day. Galignani's Messenger says
the whole thing is hoax, and does the Gazette de
France; yet it appears to be true that Spanard
named Diego has invented machine with India,
rubber wings that will elevate person in the air,
and that his machine had been described in the Pa
trie as mentioned in the D'Arville account.