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From the Boston Journal.l
Natural ADVANTAGES and
Prospects.
BY A CITIZEN.

n
This late political offspring Of our wide
extending government, is very Justly at
tracing a considerable share of public
attention. The organization Of gov
ernment, less than two years ago, has
given an impetus to the CURRENT Of emf
grafton setting towards. the northwest,
that is now carrying tl0remoter waves
to The western extremity of Lrke Su-
perior, the sources of the Father OF
Waters, and of the Red River of the
north, which finds its way to the arctic
regions through Hudson's Bay. At
this time when the tide is inundating
the sands of California and pouring in
to Oregon, it may be worth while to en-
qulre if as great inducements are not
offered by near and more tranquil Min
nesota.
The geographical position Of MINES
ota is near the centre Of the North Amer
lean continent, having a somewhat pc
culiar hydro-graphical position. Red
River of the north take its rise not far
from the centre of the territory as now
defined, flowing northward to Hudson
Bay. The continents of Lake Superb
or drain the northeast portions ofthe Ter
litory, the Mississippi, having its source
in Lake ltasca, makes a graceful bend
towards the northern boundary, and
sweeps to the south through the entire
extent of the Territory. The MINES
ota or (St. Peters river winds through
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CALIroRNIA-as seen through English
Optics.-A California correspondent OF tie
London Times, concludes graphic des.
crip,ion Of the celebration on the 2ath De-
cember, the festival OF the birth day Of the
State, in The following words
"Forgetting for momen, the decorative
features of this exhibition, let the reader
consider the extraordinary character of the
facts it syfnholsed. Here was rom.nuni-
" Of some hundred. of thousands of souls
collected from all quarters of the known
neutrality-suspicious. and Peruyians, Eng.
I,bmen and MeXicans, Germans and New
-EnglanderS. Spanards and Chinesc-aII or
gauiZed under old Saxons Institutions, and
actually marching under The command of n
mayor and aldermen. Nor was this all:
for the extemporised state had demanded
and obtained its admission into the mo.,
powerful federation IN the world. and was
recognized as a constituent part oftbe Amer
ican union. a ihIri of the time which las
been consumed in erecting our houses of
parliament has here sufiiced to create a
stale with q territory a. large as Great Brit
ain, population difficult to number, and
destiuies which none can ioresee."
Sea SERpESr.--Cart. F. Bcrnssee, of the
bark Frances Watts, at This rort from Rio
Japsiro, in lat. Is NJ, Ion. 55, saw ser.
pent iha, passed within thlrfy or forty fee,
of ms vessel, and appeared To be about six,,
feet on The water. Ii passed 50 near the
vessel as tn he distinctly seen. Its motion
was up and down, like the swimming of a
Ieech; not horizontal, Ike the motion Of
snake or an eel. II ltappeared To le about IS
large "a and shaped like the main yar,! of
The bark tapesing "f towards the extren.-
ties. IT. progress through The water WIS
very rapid. Whom first seen, IL was 40.
pruachiug from the =. f.. and it passed rhe
bark heading y. w, without. anv nrp+rptt
alteration If il, course. is head differed
from that in the drawings published Of the
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A iouNG OFTENoEg--.l Brilliant Ra,.
cal On Endryo.--Joiln De GraSse, a boy Of
about Is or l4year> of age. was arrested in
Pennington, New Hampshire, on Thurs.
day last, for stealing money, and conveyed
I" 'ne la'' ~ Dover Tor safe keeping. Ia
speaking Of this young offender, the Do.
yer Inquirer says: "I'he lad has evident
" an old head stuck on young shoulders,
He has been engaged in divers p!ans of
s"'niling, cheating, gambling, stealing ard
burglary; and has even attempted 10 act as
n co'fess"r tor s"iis of the Irish in FAR
mingiop. He says that he =. hail, from
France" and though he is smai! in size.
seems I" lie great nan in his way. Not
long since he excited the sympathies Of ono
Of our ciergypen, and under bis aus,,ces
opened "A saloon on Franklin square, where
he displayed his apples. &c., and permitted
his friends 10 play cards il they kept GOOD
order. He talks French fluemly, and IL 40.
with Latin"
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TRAGIcAL ArrAIR---In Harrison co. ,
KY, few days ago, an elderly man
named Davis, who owned consider.b,s
property. was killed by rife shot.
while sitting IN his chair in his own
house. A young man named Endecott.
step-son of the deceased, was arres-
ted OH charge Of having porpctratcd
the deed. Suspicion implicaies the Wits
also, the mother OF Endeco:; the OBJ
ject Of mother and son being to get pos
session of the old mans property.
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DREADFUL MASSACRE IN DAnMAgIAsp.
"A letter has been received from the Rev
MIR. Hahn, missionary of the Rhenish So.
ciety, stationed at New Barinen in Ear,nar.
alam'. giving an account oC the horribIs
atrnciries which have been lately commits.
ted in that quarter by the notorious Mama.
qua p!underer, Jouker Afrikander, and bis
people. The date is 9Th Sept, and The fol.
loving are extracts:
The whole country is in fermep,, and
the excitement has risen TO "A higher pitch
than ever. Our mission ~ the Ovnhereros
is on the brink of destruction. On the esd
OF last month, Jonker Afrikander fell upon
the kah,tienn, (Weerliet,) who lived ON
Mr.. ko'ke's station. Schu>ien's Erwartuno.
Numbers were Killed aud cold.hearte.l cruz
eities committed, to which you will find
scarcely q parallel IN The history of the mos,
larbarous ases. Feet Of deicncelr.s wo.
,nen were cut off, as well as the hands nf
helpless children; Of other children thew.
struck out the eyes, and babies bellies wer..
ripped uP. For many hours Mr. and M,s.
k"lks were kept in dreadful suspense, no,
ing whether the next momCnt worlJ
not bring their turn to fall ino the hands or
these monsters.
Ibe Namaquas shot indiscrirrnnrelv
upon the rich and The lonr Ovaherero:.
Jan Johker's son dragged u POOR sick man
out M Ar. k"lte'> premises, a,rI 1oyyeJ
him with his SHAMROCK. Al The houscs "
the poor we've destroyed, aud the few ,hinos
they possessed We're either taken or snail.
ed.
AT last the horde left their alton. ,akin.
MP their quarters in The neichhorhood
There remained 10 alternative for Mr. noJ
Mrs. kolhe but Ia flee, which they bap,,iIv
accomplished, with our a-sista,rrr.
kahiijrne himself made his rscapc. Jon.
ke'. after his return Ia Cnnrofcia, ;:le. kill
"d hea'iy every individual ut Ka,iiusngs,.
tri'~, and tp"k every ,hiug away. Fro,n
theme he went to his residence il. The ,poun.
rain- and murdrrcd all the Ovarhererns en,,
'he'r wives aDd children mho lived will,
him.
Only few n,adr their fcare, md came
to this station. Before J"nker had com
united these air"citirS, he had already fat.
leu upon k"maht trer", katianaka's (Koo-
perv"-t's) son. h. on his fiighr from thers
murdered ;" the field three Berg Da,nara
wnnrn belonging Ia this place.
Previous to this deed, Jnnker rohhe, a,J
murdered Il captain, living w,h KHtiimcn.
Ct. whose nau,e | do NOT remember. I Jo
not suppose THAI you will ak for the cs,..
"t all these dreadful acts. You know sir.
as we'll "a do thar Jnnk.r and Currelis .in
NOT want and seek for pretexI> TO shield their
expeditions. The crime nf the Ovahereros
IL mat they are rich, nnd Of knhiierce. IN
particular. that he cnce dars. TO nunoso
Jo,ker. We have been Informed thai DON,
ker has fully uiadr up his mind To an,ubi.
late 'he Two remaining mission stations. and
the Ovaherero nation
The sta,lon of Mr. Kolbp il in the ;o,.r;.
or, north east of Waiwich Bay. He had
received intelligence of the arrival of an
exploring party (Nr Gaion'-) at the imy.
hut not Of their having left it for tl.. jnteri.
or-lCaPc Town Mai.
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Passed at the first Session, which was begun and
held at the City Of Washington, in the District
Of Columbia. on Monday, the third day Of De-
oember, one thounsand eight hundred and forty
nine.
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CAARoE OF MURDER.-CharIcs w.
Gronin has been held to bail in TIE sum
OF S5oo, to answer to charge of mur.
dcrins Abram Smith, in Aurora, Erie
Co., Il. Y. :.
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Saint Conis.

GREEN FIELD SLUDER ~ CO.,
No. l2l NORTH Second Street. bet,ceen Locust Eine
Saint Louis,
Dealers and Importers in Pianos and Musica, Instru
ments, Tampa, Grandoles, Plain and Fine Fur
nitl;e, Lookip GLASSES. dr
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WM. WIGHTMAN,

Wholesale DeoEsr in Groceries and Hooden Wue,
Corner OF Commercial and Locust Streets,
SAINT LOUIS,
HAS for sale nj all tines large and general assnrt
II Of Staple and Fancy Grocer les with a great
variety Of Woodcnwsre, which he offers at the lowest
market rites.
Merchants sre respectfully invited examination
Of his stock. ai4e1
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Corner of Third and Tine Streets.
T. BARNUM, proprietor, viii always be happy to see
his trends, who down business or pleasure from
Wisconsin, Minnesota, and from eisewhere sp the Ms.
sissippi river. Nov. IA, 1850
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Important intention in Locomotive .Stso,a

AntPVtoUt HVeTRtO8 Tn LOCOMOTIVE >fe0fR
kngtaes. sit was announced so,ue time
ago that Mr.. James {. French, a citizen of
Virginia, had tnaie an iu,poriuet innroye-
,nsRt ia lo.Hsnotire steam t'rines, with a
view TO eDahle them 10 overcome cxtraor-
binary grn'ies. On Satur,iay last the ,nsen.
ton Nns submitted 10 .ac test of actual cx.
pertinent, and seems io have proved pes
tectly successful. Tie Biehmond Viii.
says the SECTION Of r6iirood prepared for tho
experiment IS abonI seven kandred yards in
length. aud ascends grade OF more than
two hundred feet TO the ,niie. The locc-
motive weighs about three aud half tons.
and there was attached passenger car i'm
which were seated a!t ut one hundred and
fifty persons. The locomotive and car
passed with ease up the grade, and was
stopped with ease when coming down, IL
was run over the track repeatedly. and
proved to be perfectly safe and mana aeeabla
at the highest velocity attained, which was
probably equal to twelve miles per hour.
The problem of overcoming q grade OF two
hundred feet to the mile With a locomotive
and passenger train, seems TO have l,een
solved TO The satisfaction Of those who wit,
n"sssed il. IL this he SO, the experiment 10
a very important one.
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llillomriucr.
d. ALLEN. WI. sEMMEs.
ALLEN & SEMMES,
attorneys at Law, Hi!lotc Rirer, ST.
Croir Co., Wisconsin

JOSEPH BOWRON,
Notary Public and Land Agent,
Willo,c Rirer, st. Cro1E CO., wisconsin.
Presumption claims secured and entries made by
Military Land Warrants. Blank Deeds an
Mortgages constantly on hand, aud conyeyan.
ces carefully and promptly attended TO.
REFERENCEs
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Mass.
.' J.. p. Walker, Wisconsin
'' Charles Dunn. -
II. l.. Dousn,an, Esq, +"
GeS'r Nelson Dewey,
Oct is xxvi If
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Boston, Feb. 6, 1851.

~ boat ~ now running from the Fall. oi
81. Anthony to Sauk rapids, near 100 miles
above.
III was reprrsentei in Congress during
the discussion Of the hill for the nrganza-
ton Of the Territory, thar there was a pop
ulation ,f near 10000. when in fact there
was lutte more than 1000.
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one seen by Capt. McQuahe, Of one Of Her
Majssty's ships, nearly two years -ince, ard
iss whole body was on the surface af the
water, and distinctly seen. No f;is were
seen. Its color was apparently very dirk
green. The gentleman who hanie, Us ,he
ADORE Is well known to US, and remarks
81 have known Cnpt. Bernssee for n.any
years, ard can vouch gor bis integrity and
vsTaci,y. I'm. 7. Journal Of Couanerce.
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stillwatrr Business Dirrltorn.


NJ. r. AMES,
Attorney ard CoUnssiior at Lar,
saltwater, Min. Ter.
Henry l.. Moss,
Attorney and Counsellor ut Law, and genera
Land Agent-Stillwa,er, Minn. Ter. Land
Warrants constantly ON hand aud for sale
rarraated genuine.
REFER TO
AIessrs. Woodward & Dusenbury, n. 7. City.
T. Choutean, Jr., Co., st. Louis.
X. M>kenSie & Co., ''' &c
- Hampstead & Washburn, Calena, III.
James Carter Co., 4"
II. l.. Dousnan, Esq, Prairie dx Chen
Hon. ii. Ii. Sibley, Minnesota Ter.
Ii. NJ. Rice, Esq, '
MINNESOTA HOUSE,
Saltwater, Mn-By w L. HARrsHoRN.
No exertion will be spared to ensure the COM
fort Of Travellers. Por,ers will be in attendance
at the boals, free Of charge. Inf
ABRAM VAN WORRIES.
Attorney aud coeHse7oy at Lac and Solicitor in
ChGnctry.
win attend TO all business entrusted to his
Gaze. Saltwater, Minnesota Ter. G2-f
THEODORE F.. PARKER,
attorney and Coaaselor at LCic SsttcGter, Mir Ter.
REFERENCEs.--Hon. w. H. Seward, n. Y; John Van
Burcn Esq, Eon. Edwin Dodge, N. Y City; James NJ.
Smith, ESP, Buffalo; Messrs. Mullen Il Goodall Water
town, y. Y; Levi Chmchil Messrs Doane King q Co,
-. Louis; Hon. Robert Smith. Alton, H.; Hon. Wiram
Knowlton, Wis; Hon. H. III. Sibey, Min. Ter; Michael
f. Ames, Esq, Neszrs Churchill 1. Nelson, S,llwate.,
Min Ter. 2-Sl
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q. =, JOHNSON
j. ERYsfNCER.

j. ER~i:iNCER.
No. 80 Steamboat Landing, GQiena H.,
EXIUOLESALE AND RETAIL Eoaier IN Ready
w Made Clothing, Piece Goods, Blankets, Hats
Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Carpe,-Bags, Nalises
Hs has ROW on hand large and well-secctcd
ent of the shoyenaTned articles with variety OF such
as are usually kept ia establishment OF the kind and
offered Tor sale at the lowest prices which
articles can be purchased in the West.
superior assortment Of Cloths, Cassmeres aud Vest
ings for safe made to ordeS, ard fashion
manner. 2-2-
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eoAlcna.

SANKEs "a 1T MEENT,
Saddle, Harness aud IrOsk Mann fdctrers, I25 Man
street, GnieHa, t0iG u. o. 6"iiiin-.)
WILL receive AID fill orders ifom heir fends
w and customers up the river, to their sats!ac-
ton. Call
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III. Z. MILLER

III. +. MILLER.
Saddle, Harness aud Trunk Maker, Hen Street, oppo-
site Cotords Drug Store, near tae Gaitnc Hotel.
IL kinds of Stage, Dray, Carriage, and Gig Harness;
n English, Spanish and Fancy Saddles, Brides, &c;
ao buffalo ro!es overshoes soid leather trunks vases
&c, al wholesale ant. retail. 2-3-ly
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MILLARp FILLMORE, President. WILLIAM
r. KING, Presiden, Of the Senate, pro tenn
pore. HOWELL CosB, Speaker of the House
Of REPRESENTATIVES
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CITY BOOT STORE.
GtItsN OF the GOI.EEN BOOT, corner Of Washington
- and Main streets, where all kinds Of Boots Shoes
and Overshocs made order, wholesale and retail
BY A. KEHL.
laera, H. 2-2-iy
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NJ. r. AMES,
Attorney ard Co1nssRor at Lar,
saltwater, Min. Ter.
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- ST. Anfaony Fails, Minnesota Territory
eaticuisr attention paid the purchase and sale Of
Lanfs and payment Of Taxes One OF the firm being
ap4ctcal Surveyor, Lands will be selected for Emil
srafs, and locations made for those entitled Bounty
Lays under tbs lais Act By careful personsi c-apai-
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15
INDIANA CONVENTION.

The Constitutional Convention of the State of
Indiana has concluded its business and adjourned.
Amongst the provisions of the new Constitution
which attract most attention are the following:
Prohibiting the future immigration Of blacks into the State
under the penalty Of confscaon Of their property and i'm
psonn,ent This however, is to be submitted to separate
vote of the people.
The continuance Of the State Bank, with branches liable
for each others crculaonhe State be interested in
the same Also, for banking system upon the New
York principle Also compelling Corporation Stockholders
to be Individually liable for the debts thereof
equal their stock therein, respectively, and stockholders in
other corporations be individually liable to such extent
the Legislature may ct prescribe special acts
allowable where the object sought is attanabe by general
law.
Various Law Reforms proposed and the next Legsa
tue appoint three Commissioners to simplify the Legal
Practice Of the State abolish distinctions between Law and
Equity, and f the Legislature should direc modify the
Statute Law Hereafter aso all the Judges to be chosen by
the people those of the Supreme Court by general ticket
the Circuit Judges by the several Districts
Much business of local character hitherto imposed the
Legislature is henceorth RENTED the County Boards
The Convention recommend that the vote on
the adoption Of the new Constitution be taken on
the first Monday in August next, but the Legsla.
ture has the power of fixing the time. If adopted
the Constitution will go in force the first day of
November, 1851.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

COMPOSITION MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE
The fact that it takes all Of folks make world
evident (says the Boston Courier than in
the of the present General Court of Massachusetts,,
which, although consisting of only Houses and three po-
ica PARTIES yet comprises less than sxtyone different
trades, occupations, and cangs We find them forth in
the following in Pooes Statistical View Of the Exc
cutve and Legislative Departments Of the Government of
sachusetts for 1851, just published
Farmers l42; lawyers 46 merchants and traders, So |;
manufacturers 2s boot and shoe manuiactuers 26 phys
clans, Is; editors and printers IL cergymen, IL house
wrights, ii master Mariners IL machnists, s. masons
lumber and coal dealers, 81 psinters mechanics inn
holders provision dealers, teschers each dress
ers, hat manufacturers civil engineers, druggists leather
Dealers marble workers. onecutters deputy she clerks
agents. each auconeer, artist, banker baker, boot
dealer, bookseller book keeper blacksmith cabnet-maker
car-make card manufacturer, engaver, gentleman, grain
dealer, miller, mlwrgh, museum, pump and block MAKER
pam-eaf &C., plough maker postmaster philosophical in
MAKER real estate broker, raroadng, town collector
tailor tobacconis treasurer, station MASTER shpwgh stone
ware Watches &c. whip-maker, each. Members born in
Massachusetts, ISL New Hampshire 30 Connecticut, 10
Vermont, ii Maine, 10 Rhode Island New York, 2
South Carolina, Delaware, Virginia, l Maryland,
England, 2; Scotland, /. Total 1885,
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

The New York Tribune has letter from the
city of Mexico to the lth of January, containing
an abstract Of the message of President HERRERA,
delivered at the opening of Congress.
It audes to the foreign relations Of the republic being
satisfactory France and Spain have ambassadors hav
ing had none at Mexico BEFORE The principal difficulties
to the debts due by Mexico their Governments and the
President looks forward to the arrangement of that whole
subject by the Legislature Of preserving harmony
and peace.
The Government will require SIC, 900 annually for its
expendure-an amount beyond its present revenue. The
efforts Of the Chamber of Deputies invoked to devise
remedy.
The official announcement of the election of
Gen. MARIANA ARIsTA as President of the Repub-
lie was made in the Chamber on the 9Th of January.
Thirteen of the States voted for him, three for AL
MONTE, two for Rosa, and one for OsoRIo.
1t appears that the recent attempt revolution in Guiana
uao pronuncamiento in favor Of SANTA ANNA, pro-
claiming him Dictator and declaring the deposition of Ara
The revolt headed by two brothers named Lieagas who
to be always engaged in such affairs having taken part
in the nsurrecon Of Paroles couple of years ago. They
very ch and have heretofore escaped punishment that
account With two hundred they got possession of the
Government of the city of Guanauato place Of 900 in
habtants and held it for several days. The Legislature Of
the State Immediately convened, and Governor ad
er elected in place of the who had been captured by
the insurgents He issued very doefu proclamation, calling
the citizens to the but in day the
Government forces under Uaga and Busamene captured the
place. and put end the revolution Arista received this
news the day Of his Inauguration.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15
THE FACTS AND THE FIGURES.

In the report and the tables of Mr.. Secretary
CoRwIS there appear some striking facts and figures
which should be impressed upon the minds of all
alias Golden men. In lS46 Great
Britain exported cotton manufactures to the amount
of about one hundred and ten millions of dollars,
and during the same year we exported similar arti
cles to only the amount Of about six millions OF
dollars. In l84S we imported from her of these
articles to the amount of about eight millions, and
exported to her of the description OF goods to
the ertent Of t,0enty-eight dollars. II is true,
Great Britain takes from us large amount OF raw
cotton annually, say half or more of our entire
crop, which she turns to most favorable account.
For example, the cost to her of the American raw
material (cotton) averages about fifty millions of
dollars per annum, which, before she is done with
it, accumuates in value so extensively that she not
only clothes and feeds her manufacturing popula-
ton with it, but she is enabled to send to US and
other countries cotton manufactures valued at much
over one hundred millions of dollars per annum.
This is the true cause of her power and wealth,
and if we were to profit by her example, and manu-
facture half or more of our crop of the raw mate
rial, we could, in few years, not only pay of all
our debts in Europe, but get Europe and the rest
of the world in debt to us. Now, it is as clear as
MONDAY to all practical minds that high duties are
not required to contribute to the fortunes of this
country; but they should be moderately protective,
and, above all, so levied to prevent frauds. Ii
Congress adjourn without making the duties specl-
fc, as far as they can be made SO, frauds stuPen-
dous tacdy approved, to the great joy of those
who live by and glory in them.
As to iron, it appears by the report that for the
year ending 3Oth June, 1850, we imported upwards
Of nine millions Of dollars worth of it, and, ,::in
the face Of this, all know that good portions Of
the earth of VirUipia Pennsvlvania and MARYLAND
are absolutely groanng under the weight of mex
haustible quantities Of the best ores; and that we
are not only capable Of supplying the whole coun-
try with abundance of this article, but we ought
to export it, and if all the furnaces were lighted up
by little protection, the time would soon come
when we should be able to supply ourselves with
the domestic article at reasonable prices and export
it too.
We have taken leave to allude to these facts al
briefly as possible because we fear that in the mu
tifarious duties which our Southern members arr
called upon to perform, some of them diffuse more
public documents than they read
SOUTHERNER.