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A Merited Compliment.

The International Magazine refers in
warm terms of commentator to a series
of e litorial articles on the Union, that
have recently appeared IN the columns
OF the National lntelligencer. We have
read the articles referred to with close
attention, and take pleasure in cndors-
ing the praise Of the International
They are not written with mastery abil-
ity, but they are imbued with knowI-
edge of the laws and the Constitution,
and elevated sense of justice and of en-
lightened philanthropy; which, togeth-
er with their fidelity to the Union, rem
der them among the most important po-
litic:- essays of the day, and honorable
alike to the head and the heart of their
veteran and gifted author-Jos. GALES.
The International, commenting further,
well observes:
"The leading articles from his hand
which in the last twenty-five years have
appeared IN the National Intelligencer,
would fill many volumes; and ifcollect-
ed and so submitted to one view, they
would astonish, by their variety, by the
extraordinary resources of information
which they evince, by the soundness of
logic, elevation of sentiment, and uni
form adoption to their several purposes.
If they lack the pungent wit, fiery ener-
gy of phrase and adroitly venomous
spirit of "Junius," they have, with their
nobler calmness and uniform candor,
far wider sweep, subtler apprehension
of consequences, and more statesman
like aim and capacity. The diction of
"Junius" was calculated to arrest atten-
ton, by its glitter and strength, and by
its freshness; for it was in style; after ali,
that he was most creative; and since his
style has, by imitation, become familiar,
it is for the mystery oftheir authorship
only that his works have continued emf
nence. As materials for history, and as
suggestive guides of policy, we have in
American literature very few works so
important as the leading articles of JOS
Gales would constitute, fifty arranged,
and illustrated by such notes as he could
readily furnish, necessary now; on ac-
count of the time since some of them
were originally printed"
PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.
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AEasl:aEscl Fec,

There are few readers of American poetry to
whom the sight ofthc above name will not recall
the ringing melody of Poe'S popular lines TO her
memory. The following article from the Daily
Free Democrat of Milwaukee, was suggested by
the obituary notice prclixcd to it, and is an inter-
esllng commentary upon TIE poem
DIED.--On Monday evening, Feb "a, Of inha-
nation Of the brain, after an illness of SO
hours, ANNABEL LEE, only daughter Of Mary
j. and t. c. Leland, aged . months and 2
weeks.
CONNECTED with the above announcement is a
pee" Of beautiful history. This Annabcl Lee
Leland, was the daughter Of parents who had al
ways cherished the warmest affection of the late
gifted and unfortunate Edgar a. Poe Their
house hal been a refuge for him when all Others
were shut against him, and in the bitercst hours
o! trial and suffering, he lad found in them warm
anu steady friends. Often Lad they taken him
III state OF ncbriation, from the Streets in
winter, when he must have persisted from the
cold, and provided him shelter, comfort, and
sympathy. So in lhrir company was spent some
OF the most calm anI cheerful hours of the latter
part cf his life.
This attachment between them was the result
OF Il sincere affection he had cherished for the
Mary Leland mentioned in the announcement,
IN hrryouth He had known her VIXEN she was
bat twelve years old, "a iiir-hared, brght-eyed,
IgAt-hcartcd girl--and he was Il ronanic-in-
spir"d boy OF seventeen. But when he left
school, they were separated for many Years; he
heard she was dangerously sick, and afterwards
supposed she was dead. But the bright dreams
inspired by her, remained with him, and he has
tol us, that her angel form often rose up before
him in his degradation, and darkness and ruin.
1t was Ikea beam Of light that eilied the gloom
OF hi" existence. and shed its rays through the
thrl; clouds that rolled about his head. In one
oithosc moments, when, irenzied by intoxicalon
tn" lpvc-llght Of his early days appeared before
hlin--ir thought how it was untimely quenched
and left him in the darkness alone, iriendless
helpless and hopeless, he seized his pen and wrote
those wild sweet strains ol' Annabcl Lee''-;ind
''ihc cloud that came out by night
''Chiling and li!!ng my Annabcl Lcc.''
Shortly anc.Ward, chance threw him in the
way OF her he had supposed to be dead. She
WAS the wife Of I. c. Leland mentioned above.
But she cherished sympathy for the miserable
child OF genius; her husband befriended and aE
forwards loved him for his talents, his warm
heart, and the dazzling attractions his CONVEX
salon. The only chill, born shortly before his
death, of1hcse friends of the poet, out of tender
re2p"ci and Il lmiration Of him, was named after
the verses referred to. And here we see that
this child is dead. The cold sod too, is above
the form Of him whose life was clouded by suffer-
lng, and whose sun wen, out in darkness. Light
~ may il rest on his BOSOM is the prayer of those
who loved him, and lasting will be their re-
mrmbrancc of the proud and gifted one.
u The following is the poetry alluded to in
the above article.
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AEIEabGl Lee.

A BALLAD.--RY EDGAR A. POE.
1t was many and many year ago,
In kingdom by the sea,
That maiden there lived whom you may know
BY the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than TO love and be loved by Inc.
She was a child anil was child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But We loved with love that was more than love
and NY -innabel Lee
With love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.
And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
a wind blew out of II cloud, chilling
Ny beautiful Annabe Lee;
So iiiat her highborn kinsman came
a md bore her away from me,
To shut her up in sepuchre,
In this kingdom by the sea.
The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me
Yes, that was the reason Gas all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
But our love it was stronger by far than the love
OF those who were older than we
or many far wiser than We
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever discover my soul from the soul
Orlhc beautiful Annabel Lee.
For the moon never beams without bringing me
Ofthe beautiful Annabel Lee; Tdreams
And the stars never rise but feel the bright eyes
OF the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so all the night-tide | lie down by the side
Ofmy darling, my darling, my life, and my bride,
In her scpulchre there by the sea-
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
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ilcrtrp.
For Tie Cecil Whig.
Sonnet TO AnseIEs,0.

/ read your lines, Ansellno, on a day,
To pretty Mary Jane, and sweet ones too;
only cherished Mary Janc' hear you say,
And people tell how Mary Jane loves you;
Then why delay, dear Bard, o why delay
The happy hour! Or think you that more bliss
In wooing lies! Not so il seems to me.
No--the true glory in possession is;
The rest is shadow. Seize the treasure n0w,
Seal your fond hearts with tlyInen's tender vow;
So in the chcquered shades ofgrcen ''Oak Dcll,''
Numbers more sweet shall haunt thy tuncfulSheli,
And while The changeful Seasons wax and wane,
Not only sing hut lire for trusting" Mary Jane
BOB.
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COLONIZATION STATISTICS.

The total receipts Of the American
Colonization Society from its organiza-
ton in 1917 to December 81, 1850,
were $913,636. The amount expended
by State societies during their indepen.
dent action was about $4,000, thus
making total of 1925, 626, which
represents the cost of colonization since
the organization of the society.
During the existence Of the society it
has sent 6,l16 emigrants to Africa as
folIome.
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SHE kNEw.-A hard case of sub
scrlber, to whom the publishers of the
Mirror had sent the weekly paper on
credit, was at last dropped from the list
all ordinary measures for collection
having failed. Our agent was encount-
cred the other day by the delinquent's
wife, who wrathfully insisted that ''she
knew what was newspaper law-that
she did, Mr.. Mills was bound to send the
paper until all arrearages were paid!"
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Some speculative indiv;dual-one of
the Wilmington editors, probably
wishes to know-think of it, reader
what more precious offering can be laid
upon the alter of mans heart than the
first 1--we Of pure, earnest and Affection
ate girl, with an undivided interest in
eight corner lots, and fourteen three sto.
ry houses. We know of nothing half
so touching, or, in other words, any,
thing that most people would sooner
touch.
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works will endure forever among the
works of science, and from his happy
union sprung family we'll known in
Sweden at the present day, and whose
wealth of fortune and high position in
society are regarded as small things,
compared with its wealth of goodness
and love
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Love is as natural to woman as fra.
GRANGE to rose. You may lock girl
upin convent-you may confne her
in cell-you may cause her to change
her religion, or forswear her parents
these things are possible-but never hope
to make the sex forego their heart wor-
ship, or give up their reverence for cas-.
simere.
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The heart ofthe generous man is like
the clouds of heaven, which drop upon
the earth fruits, heritage, and flowers;
the heart ofthe ungrateful slike desert
of sand, which swalloweth with greedi-
ness the showers that fall, but burieth
them in her bosom, and produceth moth
ing.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-04-05

A gentleman, who is one of our &C.
tive, stirring men, had man at work in
his garden who was quite the reverse.
Mr.. Jones, said he to him one morn
ing, did you ever see a snail 2 Ger
tainly,' said Jones. Then you must
have met him, for you could never over.
take him.
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The eye is never to be mistaken. A
person may discipline the muscles of
the face, and he may control the voice,
but there 10 something in the eye beyond
the will, and we must frequently find it
giving the tongue the lie direct.
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South CARoLINA.-The Richmond
(Va.) Enquirer suggests that an appeal
be made by Virginia to South Carolina,
to postpone her present designs The
Enquirer says:
Should not the Legislature take the
occasion to make an appeal, firm, but
respectful and kind to South Caroline
such as we have above indicated-to
pause in her course, and not shiuer the
Confederacyto atoms!
We think SO, undoubtedly. We 60
further-let each State of the Union de-.
Pute its Governor as one of committee
to wait upon the august Governor of
South Carolina, get down on their mar
row-bones before him, and humbly So
licit of his honor, not mot to SILVER the
confederacy to atoms" not at least till
next time.-PhiladelpAia Post.
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A PATRIOTIC SourHER NER.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
Tribune says that ga few days ago gen.
tleman, living on the confines of Geor.
gia, wrote the editors of the National
lntelligencer, giving his views upon the
able disunion articles on the past, pres
ent and future which lately appeared
in that paper, expressing the highest pos
sible appreciation of their merit, and
begging to enclose his letter of credit
upon his factor in New York for 5000,
to be expended on their publication in
pamphlet form, to be distributed in South
Carolina"
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WHOLE No sos
Europe.

IN England it is evident that the Min
istry cannot long survive. 1t has been
again voted down on comparatively
unimportant question but with quite
full house. A general election must
81 on be resorted to, though every effort
will be made to put it off as long as pos
sible. In France all goes on well for
the republican cause. The reported
union between the Legitimists and Or.
leanists turns out mistake. In Germa.
ny nothing is settled yet with reference
t. the Central Government. A perfect
gem will be found among the news from
that country in the proclamation of Bar
on Haynau to to the officers in the army
of Electoral Hesse. From Italy We
hear of more conspiracies, though moth
ing precise is reported. 1t is quite prob
able that something is brewing in that
quarter. 1t is said too, that the Hunga-
rlan refugees now at Liverpool have
been induced to remain in England with
a view to aiding in expected revolution
airy movements on the Continent. We
presume that no such movements are
likely to happen just at present any
where out of Italy. All the other coun.
tries are kept under by native soldiers
while only foreign armies have been
found to enchain the people of Italy.
Still we place no great faith in these ru-
mors. Austria desires too ardently an
excus, for falling upon Italy not to set
afloat every sort of story that might serve
as pretext for an invasion, and beside,
when revolution does break out it will
come without having been much talked
of beforehand .N. Y. Tribune.
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"Religion is the best armor that any
man can have, but the very worst Of
cloaks."
1t is more worn as cloak than armor,
in our opinion.
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Coon SENsE.-Good sense, never the
product of a single mind, is the fruit of
intercourse and collision. The cares and
tolls, and necessities, the refreshments
and delights of common life, are the
great teachers Of common sense; nor can
there be any effective school of sober
reason where these are excluded. Who.
ever, either by elevation of rank, or Pc
culiarity of habits, lives far removed
from this kind of tuition, rarely makes
much proficiency in that excellent quail
ity of the in tellect. A man who has
little or nothing to do with other men,
on terms of open and free equality, needs
the native sense of five to behave himself
only with fair average of propriety.
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A celebrated wit was asked why he
did not marry young lady to whom
he was much attached. 4 knew no
reason replied he, except the Great
regard we have for each other"
Humility is flower that psospe,s most
when planted on the rich soil Of noble
and great mind.
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Four-story shirt collars are all the
rage. We saw one the other day with
steeple to it. This increase Of build.
ing has proved very profitable to the lin.
ell and starch trade,
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Total sent to Liberia

Total sent to Liberia 1850
This does not include the number,
about eight hundred, sent by the Mary
land Colonization Society to its colony
in Liberia.
The first expedition of the society left
New York in February, 1920, with Sc
emlsrants. Since then passengers have
been despatched in eigh,y-three vessels.
The largest number taken out in one
vessel was 33S-in the ship JAS Perkins,
which sailed i'll December, 1881.
". Y. Com. .1dr.
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Whatever is highest and hottest is
tinged with melancholy. The eye of
genius has always plaintive expression
and its natural language is pathos. A
prophet is sadder than other men; and
he who was greater than all prophets,
was ga man of sorrow and acquainted
with grief"
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Some wag recently sent Geographic
despatch that slave hunter from Ken
lucky had seized a beautiful woman in
Cincinnati, in whom there were no dis
coverable traces of African blood. On
the receipt of this news, the Rev. H. w.
Beecher wrote one ofhis most indignant
detestations of the horrible crime of car
rying into bondage one who had breath
ed the pure air Of freedom. The wom-
an turns out to be Powers Greek Slave.
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"Never be critical upon the ladies'
was the maxim of an old Irish peer, re-
markable for his homage to the sex; ''the
only way true gentleman ever will
attempt to look at the faults of pretty
woman, is to shut his eyes,"
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The census returns disclose the morti-
flying fact, there are in Virginia nearly
eighty thousand white persons over 81
years of age who cannot read and write.
Is it not time that affective steps should
be taken to diminish this alarming and
daily increasing evil?
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elbow late is it, Bill Z"

"How late is it, Bill"
"Look at the boss and see if he's
drunk yet; if isn't, it can't be much
after eleven?''
docs he keep such good time I"
splendid! they set the town clock
by his nose!"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-01
rms OVERLAND aArL.

The overland mail reached Marseilles on the
afternoon OF the 10th, with dates from Caicntta
TO August 7th, and China to July 24th. The
news is not important. Exchange At Calcutta
was Is 0ad TO Is 0Bd.
The Pscha was wrecked on the 2lst OF July,
on the Form1sa Bank sixteen lives were lost,
including the third officer and two first class pas
sengers-
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A PERSIAN AMBASSADOR In ESeLANp-Some
excitement among the fashionable and political
circles in England has just been erected by the
arrival in that country of an ambassador from
Persia, with view to promote the arrangement
and settlement of commercial relations between
the two countries. The name which he re-
joices in, is Shefah Khan, and an interesting
description of the appearance of this distin
guished stranger is thus given in the latest
London papers:
As an accredited ambassador direct from the
court OF Teheran has never been known in this
country. some considerable interest was excited
in Southampton by the arrival ofhs excelency.
lie is hne, handsome man. about forty year q
of age. He was dressed 10 the costly and pic
turesque costume worn by the highest ranks in
Persia. The sleeves and collar of his cloak
were ornamented with gold embroidery; the
clasp of his girde was studded with diamonds,
and brilliant star was suspended on his breast.
He wore the high conical cap of the Persian
country. lie was accompanied by draromnn
and a servant An eytenaiye snit ACCOMPANIED
him from Persia to Turkey nearly the whole of
which he took leave of at Constantinopis. The
ambassador reached Constantinople by way
OF Frebisond and the Black sea- During his
voyage IN 6s Euxine, he sat at table in the
saloon with the othsr passengers and was not
more particular in his diet thaD liberal Mussel-
men usually are. He drank his Tea out of
glass tumoler, making it sweet, and hot, without
milk or cream. lie vigorously abstained from
wines and spirituous liquors He smoked
much. His manners on board during the voyage
were extremely gentlemany, and he is evident
ly man of education and refinement. He can
not speak English. His secretary, and who
acted as drsgoman, is trne born Persian, and
was educated in India. His exceIlency is a
Musselman, belonging TO the great hiobam-
medan sect of Ali. He is remarkably strict in
his religious observances. Every evening while
on board the Eusine he Frustrated himself, and
said prayers for about two hours. He had a
number OF ornaments in his possession, adorned
with jewels and precious stones. One of these
ornaments contained an emerald ne large rs a
sc,all plum. Most of these had been presented
TO him by the Shah of Persis, TO mark the favor
and esteem of his sovereign"
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Important from Spain.


THE INTELLIGENCE FROM cUBA--rMPonTA1r DI.
fLoMAT1c MovEMEST-fRAHcE, ENGLAND, AHD
SPAIN.
From .Madrid Letter, sepi,s
The affairs and prospects Of Cuba are the
sublect Of grestest interest here nj this moment.
The Gossne TO day contains teleRraphic des-
patch announcing the landing and destruction Of
The Lopez expedition, in the following terms:--
The Minister Pirnipotenfory Of Her Majesty to the
.Mnisier Of Foreign .4fairs.
SPANS, Sept 8, halfpast II, A. M.
II Is known by official accounts that the p-
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Grs. PsAoAy. to a narrative Of the
Lopez expedition. published in the Washington
Union Gen. Prsgay was Ian at Los Pozas, in
the hospital, badly wounded. whom ths ssrvica-
BILE men ofLopez retired. The Spanish troops
soon after entered, and msssaered every man Of
the wounded, except Prasay, who seeing them
enter the hospital. bisv his own brnins out with
pistol. Among the persons mAsssarsd on this
occasion, were Captains Got and Brigham, and
Lisuts, Dunn and Riley.
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INTERESTING FINANCIAL ISTELLiG EscE--THE sPE
Gle MARKETS OF EUROPE.
[Yrom the london Mus, september is. |

From the London MFRS, September Is.
The Bank of England returns show consid-
cradle payments of notes for taxes, dimiuu-
ton Of circulation. and an increase of govern
ment deposits. The decrease of bullion has at
iracted some notice, and caused unsasness, though
il is observed large supplies are coming in this
week The decrease is, however, of no import
ance. as last week was that of the smallest i'm
ports, and there WAS scarcely enough imported
to meet the current demand The state of the
bullion market likewise shows there is no great
operation from abroad. though the Sandman o
mittances might have been expected to affect
the stock Of bullion here.
The Bark of France returns for the week end
ing Thursday, the ] lth Of September. show the
following results---(25 francs for ed:
Bullion f24 ,s0s,96S Increase f4O.OII
Bullion on deposit $4,000 Increase 2,020
Circulation 2l,065,Sl5 Decrease 308.900
Public deposits 5,O56,690 Increase 40 $50
Private depoit 5o65,06l Increase 1861
Bills discounted 38sl,i90 Decrease I33,o55
Govt securities 7,O54,a64 Decrease 1854
In the above returns, we find that the Bar
of France bullion has not yet reached Gas, oo0,-
900, and that me accumulation has RECEIVED
slight check Towards the end of the month
further check will be felt, as the half yearly div-
dends are payable on some Of the stocks and are
taken largely in coin. The exchange at Paris on
London is so far improving that exports Of bull
lion may be expected, though the large exports
of wheat to England. and the expenditure of
the English in France, givs great advantage TO
the latte country.
The last return of the National Bank of Bal.
GUM, as made up to the 3Ist of August, is az
for EDS
Bullion fl.323,356 Decrease Eos 649
Discounts l.2t2.a69 Inoreass SO 993
Circulation l82590l Increase 62.9sa
Current accounts $4,000 Decrease 36.962
The accounts ofthe National Bank Of Sardinia,
for the week ending the Sd Of September, show
the following results:
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CsoLEaA.--This disease has broken out among
the troops at Newport, KY, Rarrncks There
have been ~ cases and deaths. There are $50
men stationed there.