The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-30

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CaAaLEs EUxHHa, -Wbijp M. Webster, In
the streets Of Boston, 'iiks vcisa cFytng Ia The
wilderness" u sounding his feryed and eloquent
appeals 10 behalf Of ne Union, A entirely dit.
farant scene u acting Ia The capital, locatAd ia
the sAsne city, by the ass9na1ded Representatives
Of TIE peopis Of Massachusetts,. It wtil be
sesp, under our telegraphic head. that another
ballqtting In the, long contested election for
United States senator came of again on the
2ad inst, and M. Sumner. II mol actually elect
I'd, required bat ons vots to produce that result
That he will eventually triumph, but little doubt
can now be entertained. II elected, the Senate
will receive into il coancils a. one Of the rep
reseniatiyes Of Massachusetts, one Of the most
consnmste Ab0liiionists in the country fit
comteer for Seward, Hale, Chase, and Giddings
men ready to shiver the union Of the States
into thousand fragments for the sake Of a runa-
way negro, whom, after all, neither would at.
ford shelter to protect him from the elements,
or . roll Of bread to save him from starving.
This il the individual who delivered speech
before the freesoil party Of Massachusetts at
Faneuil Hall (by the way, this same building
was but a few days since, by the city authori-
ties, closed ngainst Daniel Webster, who wished
to make Union SPECIFY on the 9th OF Noyem-
Der last. The speech has been reported in the
Boston papers, and We are enabled to see, with
ont doubt or uncertainty, what are the views OF
the freesoil party Of the North, as laid down IN
the most authoritative manner by this great and
acknowledged exponent Of their sentiments.
Mr. Sumner snys, that the frcesOil party OF the
United States make the following demands:
We demand first and foremost, the instant
repeal Of the Fugitive slave bill.
We demand the abolition Of slavery in the
District Of Columbia.
We demand the exercise by Congress in all
territories, of its time-honored power to prohibit
slavery.
We demand of Congress TO refuse to receive
into the Union, any new slave State.
We demand the abolition of The domestic
slave trade, 80 far as it can be constitutionally
reached; but particularly on the high seas under
the national flag.
And, generally, we demand from the federal
government the exercise OF all its constitutional
power to relieve itself from responsibility for
slavery.
And vet one thing further must be done. The
slave power must be overturned; 30 that the
federal government may be put openly, actively
and perpetually on the side OF freedom.
1t is idle, nay worse--for looking to the effect
upon the safety Of the South, it is positively mis-.
chievous-to conceal the fact that the Frce-sol
party are daily gaining strength and popularity
at the North; and with this exposition Of their.
creed before them, the submission men Of the
South can scarcely any longer tarnper with their
convictions, and pretend, or try to believe, that
there is peace, when there is no peace.
A curious astronomical clock is on exhibition
at the Worlds Fair. at is calculated so fine
w." says the Liverpool Albion, F" that in many Of
the motions BY the wheelwork, it will not err
one minute in 1000 years. These calculations,
we understand, have received the unqualified
appreciation of the leading scientific men and
astronomers of the day, both in Britain and for
eicn countries The clock will show the min
utes and hours of the day /; the suns place in
the ecIiptic; the day of the month, perpetually.
and take leap-year into account; the moons
age, place, and phases; the apparent diurnal
revolutions of the moon the ebb and flow OF
the sea at any port in the world the golden
number, epact, solar cycle, Roman indiction,
Sunday letter, and Julian period; the mean
time Of rising and setting of the sun on every
day of the year, with its terms and fixed and
moveable feasts. The day Of the week will be
indicated, and the year will be registered for
10000 years past or to come. The quickest
moving wheel will rcvolve in one minute, the
slowest in 10000 years from the date. To
show the very great accuracy of the motions in
tits complicated clock, few Of the periods
may be noted; namely, the apparent diurnal
revolution of the moon is accomplished in "a
hours, SO minutes, % seconds, and 379S82,26S
decimnls Of second, which makes an error OF
one minute too fast at the end of l,470 years.
The stars will make revolution in % hours, 56
minutes, seconds, and 69087 ,284 decimals of
a second, which gives an error of one minute
too slow nj the termination Of 1894 years The
synodical revolution Of the moon is done by the
wheels in 30 days, IL hours, IA minutes, 2 sec
onds, and 873,544,2 S8 decmals of a second, and
this will give an error of one minute too fast in
1,l67 years. The sidcrial year is done in 365
days, 6 hours, 8 minutes, IL seconds, and 3d.
322 496 decimals Of second, which make an
error of one minute slow in l,806 years. The
clock will go 100 years without requiring to be
wound up, which is unequalled in neurological
science. The clock will contain about TIC
wheels and pinions, and upwards of 800 distinct
pieces"
Anti RENT OUrRAGE.-The Albany Regis
ter states that it has been impossible for Var
Rensselaer, large land-proprietor, to collect
his rents in that county, within many years, be
cause of the difficulty of serving legal papers
the proper officers being chosen by anti rent
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