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The southern press., 1851-12-27

Crolx. which serarates portion Of Maine from
New Brunswick the inbabitants on both sides
agreeing, that, although hostilites existed be-
tween their respective countries, yet there
should be none as respected either business or
pleasure between them hich compact | be.
leye, was iaeitly approved of by the State and
royineial governments; and although Passport
at the entranee of the Bay of Fundy, into which
the ST. Croix discharges It's waters, and only
twelve or fifteen mil from Calais, viii n is
connected with the Brjtish village of ST Ste
phens by toll biige, was taken and held
during the war by the British troops; yet the
people on both sides OF the line in that vicinity,
while they exulted in the victories and success
of their respective countries, and prided them.
selves on their nationality, continued TO transact
business with each other enjoyed their wonted
social Intercourse, and even the torch of Hy.
men shed its lustre AT the altar, on many a
youthful and happy pair, whom the relations of
The two countries made public enemies.
With such prevailing disposition TO live on
terms OF amiiy and concord, it becomes the
more painful TO reflect, that belligerent opera
tons, if determined upon by cit er government,
would in the absence of some such arrangement
as is suggested, not only carry devastation into
the peaceful homes of persons in both countries,
who AS before remarked, would have no direct
or even remote individual interest in the issue of
the contest: but would endanger il not destroy,
those public improvements, that will be mutually
benz fetal, and which in many instances, would
be the result ofrdvdua enterprise and patriot
ism, to an extent which quarter Of century
would not restore.
The two nations are nov happily at peate !;
and although hostilites may at any time occur.
yet there is at present no immediate prospect of
disruptufe of their friendly relations; conee-
qucn,ly, taking the initiative by either govern
ment, could not possibly be attributed to snis.
ter motives; il would, on the contrary, be con.
sidered by the world at large, to be in accord.
ance with the spirit Of the age, and as worthy Of
two nations OF kindred origin, language, and
laws
The establishment of a neutral territory in the
interior of the North American continent, would
be reciprocaily beneficial to the subj cts and
citizens Of both countries; war and It's attend
ant evils would be confined to naval contests on
the ocean, and TO operations on the seaboard-
probably of modified character; and internal
commerce and the other pursuits Of tranquil
life, would be carried on in security. And when
the unnatural contest should have ended else
where, there would remain none of that ami.
mostly on the part of the inhabitants of the
frontier territory, which prevailed at the close of
the last War between the United States and
Great Britain, by which the stability of peace
might be leopardized, and years would be re
qnlred 70 restore mutual confidence and esteem.
AMERlCUS.
The southern press., 1851-12-27

Southern country We of the South have hsd
something like IL before--in relation to the in-
stituton Of slavery--and we know well that if
oar government can make leagues TO interfere
with the affairs of European governments, then
European governments may make leagues TO
interfere with our own domestic institutions.
We will establish no such precedents. The peo-
pie of the South have too much stability Of
characterto be swept of by currents like these.
Neither abolirionism, fourerism, agraria ism,
socialism, or any other humbug of the age, can
thrive here--nor will this one While they do
justice to the brilliant genius and oratory Of the
great Hungarian, aud are willing to applaud his
burning patriotism, they will never consent TO
the doctrines which he offers for their adoI ton.
The southern press., 1851-12-27
The Result OF the Treason Trials.

The New York Times, an able Freeso organ.
thus refers TO the recent escape Of the Chrstiana
rioters
When the DAILY Times ventured in an un
official way 10 expose the faur pas, which gov.
ernment officials committed in their treason in
dictments, its audaci,y was regarded as unspeak
abe. Sagacous lawyers hastened TO confound
our iuiellec,s with their subtletes and over
throw our direct common. sense. commop-Jau
view of the question with arrant sophsms.
portion of the press more Jealous than discreet
for while devoted itself TO ransackrp all man.
ner Of dgcsts and reports to deluge us with
counter authorities. The Executive organ. re
gardcss of the damage it might do to an admin
istration, erroneously supposed to vouch for all
its eccentricities, laughed at our views, as mere
newspaper arguments; :" gossamer wearines
that the first breath Of judicial interpretatt n
| must brush away But nevertheless We sto,
to our point We maintained that tine irdict.
ments might readily be mistaken for the work Of
abolitionist sympathizers with the homicides OF
Gorsuch. We predicted that immunity from
punishment must necessarily result upon the in
judicious shaping of the prosecution. We ex
pressed conviction that the State authoritie.
left to prosecute for murder riot, or other mis-
demeanor, would be vastly more likely TO reach
the merits Of the case. And finally, we protes
ted against policy, so admirably, if not deci
dedly, calculated TO shield the perpetrators o.
the great wrong actually committed, from III,
punishment eminently due to them, and ustl,
demanded by an orderloving community.
The confirmation of all we said and prcsaged
is before us. His honor, Judge Grier, in charp
ing the jury in the case of Castner Hannaway
lent Judicial authority to every one Of our "spec.
ulations" The random dicta of newspapers
were converted into the solemn dicta Of the law
The southern press., 1851-12-27
SOUTHERN PRESS
WASHINGTON CITY.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1851.
Tue ConfagratIen Of the Library.

BY the proceedings in the House yesterday
it will be that an interesting communica-
iton was received from the Librarian of Congress,
in relation to the late destructive conflagration
Most ofthe Law library, embracing about 10000
volumes, which were deposited in room ad-
joining the main saloon of the Library, were
saved--among them portion of Mr. JEFrER
sons library, which embraced 1000 volumes,
purchased in 1915, at an expense of $4,000
as the basis of the Library. The number of
volumes eonsumeds supposed to be about
$4,000
made, on the part Of the House, to defray the
expenses of extnguishing the fire, cor structing
temporary roof, sc. A committee of inves-
tigation as to the origin of the fire, was also ap-
pointed. There was not quorum present in
the Senate, and the subject was consequently
not acted upon.
Our reporter was informed last evening, on
reliable authority, that the fire was supposed to
have originated in the upper part of the main
saloon, in the ceiling. On the previous night,
chimney in one of the committee rooms was on
fire. 1t is supposed that timber ran through
into its flue. Yesterday forenoon boy was
sent down the chimney, and succeeded in thrust
ing his arm into the hole where the timber had
rested
The main saloon, which has been entirely
burnt out, was about 80 feet long, "a in width,
and SO in height. Acoves, in " hch the books
and cases were deposited, extended all the way
around it, over which there were galleries. 1t
was lighted from above by sky-lights, and on
the western side by long arched windows, look
ing out upon the beautiful portico, which has
been sadly disfgured
The southern press., 1851-12-27
LEGATION OF UNITED STATES. }

"a,
My Dear Su:-You may rest assured that
no proper effort will be wanting on INV mart To
obtain the release of your brother-in-law. youno
f. Q. Bell, who was seduced into the II, i,fato5
Lopez expedition.
The government of the U,ited STATES has also
requested me TO intercede in his behalf Bpt
even without such request it will be INV grea,
est happiness to be in any degree Instrumental
IN restoring to his afflicted mother and family
ms country and friends, one who. though in nm
evll moment led astray by older and more artfuI
men, seems possessed OF so many pencrous and
redeeming qualities. ! will endeayor Ia socnre
the liberation of all the prisoncrs-which. /
thlnk, would be best for Spain, and know
would be most agreeable to the whole people
OF the United States. They have already been
punished enough for their folly and Spain has
had vengeance enough too. The unfortunate
affairs at New Orleans and elsewhere in the
United States, in which Spain believes there has
been great insult and Outrage to her nao and
injuries to her subjects, resident in the United
States, have much complicated and added preatl,
to the difficulties of the release of these priso,
ers. III all cannot soon be discharged | will
then try for few of the most mertorious ane
unfortunate OF them, for whose release nv spc
cal intercession has been asked aud repea
to you that among them your brother, and tn
son of most distressed mother, shall have
conspicuous place in my efforts.
Yesterday received letter from the Ameri
can consul at Cadiz, informing me that the YES
sel, Primera de Guatemala, in which young Bel
is mentioned in the papers as having sailed ha,
arrived at that port after 66 days passage from
Havana; and it was uncertain when he wrot,
where she would be ordered for quarantine
whether to Vigo or Port Mabon, in the Med
lterranean. ! have taken all proper step
for communicating with the prisoners; and a
soon as know where they are destined, will for
ward the letters to young Bell. shall, too, d.
all in my power ro alleviate their hard fate an,
would see them in person, but for the great dis
lance OF this city from the coast--tbe difficult
OF Internal communication in this peninsuls, an,
The conviction that J can serve them better b.
The southern press., 1851-12-27
THIRTY-sECoND CONGRESS.
FIRST sEssIoE.
INT lrnNT A fnIs

FIRST SESSION.
IN SENATE.
FRDAY, December 26, 1851.
The Senate met, but transancted no business Of
mportance--only twenty Senators (nota quorum)
being present.
Mr. MANGUM moved an adjournment, but
the motion failed--yeas 10, nays 10. Subsequently
he again moved it, and the President declared the
motion carried.
SO the Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
The southern press., 1851-12-27

cB The Louisville Democrat makes the
following comments on the resolutions passed
by the last Mississippi convention The incon.
gruity and Inconsistencies Of these resolutions
are patent on the face Of them
"We publish this morning the resolutions of
the mississippi convention, called for the purpose
of deliberating upon the late adjustment of the
slavery question. They are interesting now only
as matters of record Acquiescence in the com.
promise measures is the settled policy of the
State. But The majority lay down conditions
in advance of adherence to the Union, and
openly claims the right of State to Judge for
herself whether she will submit TO the federal
government. If the State has no right to secede
from the Union, what will it do in the event that
Congress shall abolish the slave trade between
the States, or do any one of the acts specified in
the resolutions!
la so grave a matter, it ID very ndscreet to
make decisions in advance upon acts that are
contingent A Judge should not decide a ques-
tion not before the court upon supposed cond-
tions. The Democracy Of this State took the
right ground when they declined to lay down
conditions of adherence to the Union in ad
vance 1t will be in order TO decide when the
question is fairly presented The question NAV
come in an aspect entirely new, attended with
circumstances not apprehended the threatened
action may not follow, and the position assumed
in advance become ridiculous
The South has already passed too many hasty
resolutions. We have not much confidence in
such threats; ; especially coming from men who
hold on the other hand, that the federal govern.
ment IS the only judge of its own powers, and
that State has no right TO Judge when she is
oppressed, but must submit to the decision OF
the federal authorities
The southern press., 1851-12-27

GALE ON The IsTHMUs-HALF THE TowN
or Cruces DEsTRoYEB.--Extract from n let
ter to Walter r. Jones, esq, president of the
Atlantic Insurance Company, dated
CHAGREs, Dec. 9th, 1851.
SIR The mails left Panama too early on
the 3D. after the gold train, TO give time to send
the usual certificate, which will be forwarded by
the next steamer
came, by very happy chance, wi the gold
train, and by n fortunate circumstance | trav-
eled all the night down the river, which is not
customary, but which did because | could con.
troll my boat and man. The gold arrived safe
atChngres at O'Clock on the morning of the 5;h,
and at a about the dawn of day the most terrific
storm ever witnessed here broke over us. Had
we been on the river, some very serious occi-
dent might have taken place. Half the town of
Cruces has been washed away, and the only
sign remaining Of our stores, is the two iron
safes, which nevertheless were carried some 30
feet from their proper place. They are very
much injured and as ! am informed, will be
useless for some time. All TIE new nets and
barges Just brought from the States have been
carried away, nor is there bit of wood to show
where some seventy houses stood but a few
days SINCE
Some schooners have been lost at Chagres
and the steamer Georgia has been forced to
land her passengers and receive the mails and
specie At Navy Bay
The southern press., 1851-12-27

remaining here where my pressing duties occupy
all my time
Say to the disconsolate mother and family Of
the unfortunate young man, TO be of good cheer
and hope, and believe me, dear sir,
Truly, yours, d. M. BARRINGER
TO b. f. DeBow, esq, Charleston, s. C:
The southern press., 1851-12-27
W- Speaking of the Bar Dinner speech

sg- Speaking of the Bar Dinner speech OF
KossUTH, and his mission, the Richmond E.r
aminer thus concludes
Demagogues in Congress and out Of it have
thrown themselves into the movement which
Kossuth has created, because they have mscal.
culded, and for no other reason. They have
been carried off by the yells of New York
m 70, and have taken position which they will
soon discover to be a false one They have for
gotten that New York can scarcely be classed
among American cities Il IL cosmopolitan.
Public sentiment in New York is not always an
index to the public sentiment of this country.
The people of this country will not sanction the
principle of an Intervention by their ambassa.
dors to European governments which would
pledge the United States TO back their sympathy
with their navy their army and their treasure.
They will not sanction the resolution offered in
the Senate by Mr. Walker Of Wisconsin-nor
even the more prudent, and We believe honestly
intended propositions to the same effect, lately
offered by Governor Marcy TO the great meet
ing at Albany in New York
The city cry for non Intervention which
means an Intervention when Russia interferes
with the countries which surround her, will not
be taken up by the people of the county. Least
OF all will IL BE- adopted by the people Of the
The southern press., 1851-12-27

The AMERICAN PRISONERS IN SPA1N.-We
have been politely handed by B. f. EBow, esq j..
OF this city, says the Charleston Courier, the
subjoined letter, received by him from our min.
lSter at the court of Madrid, which we publ n
Tor the information of such as may have friends
or relatives among the unfortunate members OF
the LOPEZ expedition, who have been transport.
ed TO Spain:
The southern press., 1851-12-27

e3g The Louisville Journal, with its usual
disregard for truth, says that the Southern Pres.
has endorsed the Democrats nomination OF
DoUGLAs and HUNTER for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency. Every reader of this paper
knows that the Southern Press has done no sucl
thing
The southern press., 1851-12-27
Mr.. Clay's Resignation.

Dispatches received from Louisville, Ken
lucky, dated the 23i inst, state that Mr.. CLAys
letter of resignation was read in both houses of
the legislature that day. and a resolution adopted
In the Senate, in which doubtless the House will
concur, to elect Senator OH this day. Mr..
CLAY's failing health is the cause of his resig
nation 1t is hoped that rest may restore him.
The southern press., 1851-12-27

There appears TO have been no fighting in
Pars after the 4th instant. The firing was
kept up after a decidedly lively fashion along
The Boulevard Montmartre, and the Boulevard
des ltaiens, through Thursday evening while
m The lower part of the city the contest was
highly animated. A correspondent of the Times.
writnl on Friday, says
AT o'clock the troops were masters of the
whole Of the quarter that had been occupied by
the insurgents The barricade4 of the Rue
and Porte st. Denis had to be cnnnonaded
AT the moment the insurgents began to seize
the omnibuses in that quarter to construct bar
ricades, two officers of the line who wer. pass-
ing along the Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle wero
seized and dangerously wounded they were
taken OIL to the Rue Fauborrg Poissoniere.
About The same time an officer Of the sta fl of
the national guard was struck from his horse at
The corner of the Rue Richelieu.
To give any idea Of the killed on one side
or the other would be difficult Some say the
loss on the one side of the people is about 800.
Many dead bodies were left in the streets. They
were this morning seen in many places in the
Rue Montmartre, the Faubourg Possoniere. tho
Rue Trevise and other adjacent streets. The
slaughter was also great at the Porte St Michel
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-22

FRoM TExAs.-We have by Il e
Southern mail Texas papers to the I'd
inst.
The freshet in the Brazos river had
abateG somewhat, and al apprehen, ion
OF further damage was at an end
The water had overhowed number
ofcotton fields, but it was hoped that
the loss wo,.ld not be large. The
steamer Washington had gone ashore
and was lyi' g OIL The bank, thirty yards
from the water, but in good position TO
permit her to be launri,d.
The body ofMr. Seward, who was
drowned in the Colorado some months
sihce, has been brought TO Galveston,
to he forwarded to has father and friends
in New York.
A colony on the Nourieriie principle
bas been established, ten miles above
Victoria. Its ioun der is Gen. J. ID
" llkihs Of Louisiana, who has placed
i, under the management Of J. A Ro-
gers. "A German. An ADMISSION ice ol
iour hundred dollars entitled each mem
Der to an equal ImtlciI alton in The
profits Of the whole community.
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DEclDrDLY RicH.-One Of the fathers
Of the Town, who may at almost any
time be found within mile Of our office
while wandering about town, few days
since, most seriously y impressed with the
dignity Of his Office and the great res
TsnsibiIiy attached thereto and looking
o see tha, ali was right and as it should
be, within his Jurisdiction, discovered IA
snuh-box in the window Of a little toy
shop. Upon the cover OF this box was a
ianciful picture OF a female, whose dra.
perry was arranged somewhat on the
Par sian order. He stopped and gazed
at it until tis curiosity was gra,lfied and
his imagination surleiled, when It sud-
denly occurred to him that this might
not be suitable picture for modest eyes
to gaze upon, or for juvenile funcies TO
indulge in Consequently lie hurried
alter the Chief OF Police and commando
cd hlm 10 e and look at the picture,
and decide whether OF not it was allow.
able 10 be epazed n, by the promise uous
crowd. So the Chi, { obeyed The MAJ I
date with all alacrliy. He passed has
lilly along, cane in hand, as eager tor
The pursuit as a pointer for game some
said there had heen robbery, others 4
mob, while not few thought it barely
possible that a most foul and bloody
murder had been con miited. Directly
The vigiIant Chief arrived in front Of
the aforementioned window. He
paused and deliberately surveyed The
picture on the snuf.box but he was
puzzled Not knowing precisely what
standard of nodes,y tho fathers had cs-
tahlished or rather What would meet
the appreciation OF him who gave the
order for inspection, he cogi,aied VIII
decision TO come to. He well knew that
the picture rather pleased his own fam
cy, for it was well executed, and looked
graceful and Easy and, on the whole
rather tascinatiDg,-so much so, that il
was something OF "A priva,ion for hlm
| to turn from it. Alter willie he tore
lil self away from tie Charm, and re.
orted to the ''lailer" who ordered him
there, that he thought il The dress
arc, I'd The neck had been even very
little higher, it most decidedly would
have spoiled the effect OF the picture,-
but that as il seen I'd rather 10 offend
the eyes OF the "iather," if he, the sand
"laih.r" would purchase and present j,
to him, the Chief Of Police, it would be
very acceptable, as he was a snuff-tak-
er. This was taxing the philanthropy
OF the father" little loo closely, and
he at once concluded that the picture
was not so very bad alter all the scene
closed by the "laiher" advising the Chief
Of Police to abandon snuh-taking, az a
matter oi economy