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Benjamin Wade, esq (whis) has been elected United
States from the State OF Ohio for SIX years from
the 4h Of March The vacancy occasioned by Mr..
Corvins acceptance Of the Treasury Department was
temporarily filed by the appointment Of Dir Ewing, who
is now succeeded by Mr. Wade The change canno,
possibly be for the worse
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Mr.. Richie has disposed Of the Washington Union To
MAJOR Andrew Jackson Donelson, OF Tennessee. date
minister TO Beflln) and General Robert Armstrong, also
Of Tennessee who will lake the control OF on the 18th
OF APHi MI hehe reiTes TO pnvac lite ON that day.
after an editorial service OF forty seven years-Do we
regret TO say with competence, but with the respect OF
his cous'Iymen the best wishes OF his editorial brethren
oi ms future happiness and with character Tor integrity
talent and patriotism, OF which he may well iecl proud
he statement that MessTs Donelson aud Arnstrons
had PAID S5oooo ior the Union is Incorrect Mr. Richie
nlimates mat is about $4,000 every cent Of which he
Immediately transferred TO a generous CREDITOR who had
advanced MN funds to do the public printing
Correspondence Of Baltimore Cipperl
WAsHIsGroN, March IS, 1851.
The Union.-Mr. Rlclie's retirement
The Union this morning announces that Mr. Richie has
sold his establishment to Andrew Jackson Donelson and
the event had been rife for several days. and the pubca
ton oil the fact has removed all doubt. The new propr
etors are TO enter their duties editors the 18th OF
next month Mr.. Richie has been connected with the
press or 1ofly seyen years-neay hall eentury-and
during that lime he has been engaged political warfare
Whatever may be thought OF the kind OF warfare he has
made use OIL few will deny that be kept his weapons
sharp and pointed the nature Of the materials OF which
they were composed could admit There many persons
who accord to him great TACT especially the democracy OF
the Old Dominion towards them he has occupied the
position OF lieutenant general Coming to Washington
with prejudice hanging him Of being too local. -
or Vugnian in his nature, he not successful in
moving, to great extent, the charge, until faction and
dsunion called forth his and the energies OF other patriots
in his countrys behalf We trust that in his retirement
he will experience many happy days, and he may long
maintain the elastic spirit which has thus far supported
him in many trying hour u.
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Martin Fsrquhsr Tuppor the English poet and author
OF Proverbsl Philosophy, has arrived in the Asia at New
York Hs has taken lodgings at the Asor House lie ba.
already commenced besonnetins with pieces wriuen on
board the steamer, and doubt b. will be b..et by our
toads Mr. T. will remain In this country three month.
He leaves behind him w'ie and eight children and is
forty years old.-Bakiwors SEN.
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DIED..

Monday morning. the 18th Instant of Group, LOUISE MA
g. and LOUISE NJ QvIsENBERRy, this
The funeral place this afternoon, at O'clock from
residence of her parents and Streets
setts ave
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The editor is now absent on visit 10 his family in
Virginia. After being so long confined TO his arduous
post by important sessions OF Congress, he claims
little relaxation from his labors He will return in time
10 ,ranafer his establishment to his successor
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Mrs and Miss Fillmore, the lady and daughter OF the
p,eslep OF the United States and Mr. Fillmore his father,
were among the sue.s bs Irving Hovse, in New York.
an Thursday. Baltimore s~~.
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o. Trnity Church.Durng the of lent,
Tuesdays and Thursdays, O'Clock
p m, and Wednesday and Friday at II O'Clock q.
Mar l6
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convention now In session Richmond These resolution
were adopted with almost entire unsnmity and eo-
quenty advocated by Henry A. Wise and
cd members OF the They show The that the
warmesl friends OF the South in The Old Dominion are do.
temined take. snd such Of n
q all the southern States Virginia leads the vanguard OF
the Souh. and the more impeuous spirits among us must
defer somewhat 10 her example She takes nrm ya mod
crate course and IL will be by tho resolution that
she has determined that 80 appeal TO State sovsig~t
10 afep bs resort 10 sIfrsas measures, 10 ssdo
has do~s iuoks Them 10 risk hs good whieh
loo precious 10 BE- Jsopard 10, that whatever bs, whieA
Is fosi, and ,ohch eaano be rssfoysd
This decision is in solemn and inn posing to the
secession accommodations of the Montgomery
aud IL would well become the advocates of the extreme
doctrines there piopagated 10 heed this voice from 'he
mother OF states and statesmen" They may approve
the line OF policy she has chosen pursue they may
It inadequate 10 the demands of the time yet il Virginia
whose fortunes Identical with own who /, indeed
more exposed 10 the aggressions Of the aboionsts She
with all the prestige OF her great fame aud power refuses
enter the vortex Of dsnion, why should Alabama pre-
oipitaled iuto that desperate revolutionary resort
We have no room for the able article of the Augusta
utona's but il protests, in the strongest terms
against South Carolina attempting to go out of the
Union, and porays in the gloomies coors the mschies
which will befall South Carolina and the whole coun
try We hope such appeals may prove efficient; but we
fear the worst Even the last Richmond Examiner holds
out the following presentment
Snce the adjournment of Congress- the sectional
has merged INTO the consideration Of South Cardinals
movements. This State has made up her mind secede
from the Union with all the proper forms That she
the right to do it which she had into the
Union, apropositon which docs admit OF
The only which the satellites OF the admnistra.
ton advance the contrary Is the threat of brute
force This they urging with loud voices and many
oaths."
"Bu while theyare nothing themselves they deeply
to be regretted by those who desire the Unions
Their exnsperang effect upon the justly an9ered State
be calculated I South Carolina leaves the Union
that deplorabe must be attributed bullying
the administration than TO the nfamou. outrage
the South known the late happy adjustment of the
slavery disputes
'Shoud tho day in which the federal govern
nent in the hands OF fooss yrants and towards
TO sovereign State, threatens to do no
doubt will remain whether the Union longer exists The day
which blood is shed in such quarrel will range every
slavehodng State the side OF the oppressed and bring
beneath her every in their lands who aught
but the tool and sycobhant Of dsspotic power"
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Specie for New York At New Orleans. &c.

NEw ORLEANS, March IA vesel has arrived at this
port (nsme elegra phed) from Brszos SantiAgc with
8ls0OU specie, $4,000 Of which nor Phillip and Wet
more and 3l4 900 Tor George Bird Co., OF New York
The steamship Ohio sailed today for Havana and Cha
gres, with $50 passengers .so
The dinner to Governor Quitman passed of quisuy.l
The Bonnie Caro- crevasse give way; also the
Point Is mile. below Coment Tho river 10 almost op 10
high mark. ~ lNft9
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NEW Spring Goods.J RrGGLEs, merchant tailor,
informing his and the citizens Of Wash
iueton New York with
mportsuons which he would invite their
The Foods best make, and
bacnr variety Of the approved styles aud will be dis
oil N
who pnuon,ze He will show
ins his eoos Of
as desire god wArnents
seventh street, doors below Latham q hank.
~ IN -Atcosf
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Mai Robbers Arrt,ttd.-Fatol A6sir.

NASHVILLE March l0-John and M. O. Thurman
brothers-the former being postmaster Ssquatchec-
have been arrested for robbng the Nashville and Chaita
mail About 500 found on them idendhed and
secured. HE lz.H ~ NadI
General VIM Cullen was to-day unanimously nomina-
ted represent this district in Congress by the whg dis
trict convention Gallan. He shot Thomas Davidson
lew days since, at Gansboro while ut court. Davidson
has since died Culem formerly had been shot by
Davidson and In tho present rencontre 10 represented
acted the defensive and shot his antagonist hun
bred PAGES Distant with a rifle. lall
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another Fatal Steamboat Erplo,,on

CINCINNATI March l5-The steamer George w. Kendall
this when above Brandenburg, kentucky and
while full Roadway In the middle river burst
the cylinder head of the laboad engine, the windvave
and stand pipe The carpenter OF the vessel instantly
killed. deck hands severely scalded Seven
horses killed. and number OF persons scaded
and jumped overheard
Two men the shore that they counted twenty
pc in the river time, Of whom
saved. Among them were two men, The ofhcers OF the
boat however, think that the persons ths shore
OF the horses for persons has boon since
tanned that the carpenter was the only person killed
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ENGLAND as II Is Political Social and InanseE4al
Il by VIM. Johnston, banister. 2 vols London, 1851
Hickman Naval Courts Manual
London 1851, &#
Turning Mechanical Manipulation. "a
eneravinRs. London, 1851.
iiumboidts Cosmo I'd London 1881.
Progress fBish
Economical Relations New edition. complete London,
Just imported by
Mar Is FRANCK TAYLOR.
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TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS FOR THE UNION.
Election of United States Senator from Ohio

COLUMBUS March I5-Seven uccessul baliotinGs Tor
had yesterday and to-day Judge Benjamin
Wade, (whigl OF AshtabuIa county, has been elect
the United States for six years The stood B.
F. Wade, (whig,) Al; Henry B. Payne, (democrat.) 81 ;
blank, T.
Judge Wade Of the earliest supporters OF Cen
Taylor in the Western Reserve.
John Woods (whg) reelected State auditor the
fifth ballot The wings also succeeded in electing two mi
nor officers. ...8 F5z.,
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PIrTsBURa, March lb-Eight hundred dollars asked
for Dick the fugitive slave who captured Thursday
and remanded to his Miss Ry erson, of Louisville
Five hundred dollars of the money have already sub
scrbed. Pug He afat @rf
The river has six feet of water in the channel. The
weather is and rainy and freghts Cincinnati
10 cents. The spring trade has fairly commenced, and
business the canal and is heavier than known
before. f.
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Melanch0lu Auicides.

ROCHESTER,, IN. " March l5-Charles McVean, a
of David McVean, esq, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart on Thursday evening He was
young OF highly respectable and wealthy xiens,
had Just returned from Michigan, and spending the
evening at uncles with his wife, when suddenly he
arose. kissed his wife, and drew pistol and shot him self
in the presence of all in the The his wife
what he had done, she took bottle Of choroorm and
drank it, and is in very dangerog state The
said to have been in c6nsequencc of
difficulty between the father and in relation the di
Of property Much sympathy manifested for
the family.
A man named John Manett, resident Of Ptsord cut
his throat Thursday with razor which put end
his life He left his dwelling early with the purpose,
was supposed, Of working his place He not again
till clock when his body found about seventy
his house. stiff with his throat cut, and stark in
death. He native OF England, and about q years of
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The Lewis County Bank.

UTIcA March Is Twenty thousand dollars sent t.
Albany by the express train yesterday redeem the bill
of this bank. The bills fast redeemed the
comptroller, the bank has of pa.os already 70
issuing
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DARN AT PRIVATE sALE--We have pr private sale
farm conanns about O9 lying Marlboro road
the Eastern Branch brdge good
Of cultivation There good dwelling pemisss Fog
mther informauo apply DYER 4 MCGUIRE,
ebT-dr Aueuonssn anA Conmiaaksa Mesahans
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,,n uE LET furnished. roosA. suitable fer
lady and gentleman, with without board, ,tsr.E
MRS. CLAnKB, "a
Mar ~ l4th street, opposite Winards Hotel
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movement regard q detrimental the cause Of
southern rights than anything else that has occurred
1t calculated the efforts OF the WISE patriotic
and tho sasacious, who endeavorng organize public
sentmsn, Tor the dse Of institutions opprobr
nm and rdiculs We therefore protest against
expooeu, wishes Of that party, OF the purposes ey
have in view and call upon them throughout the State
Al oaos promptly and decsvsy condemn these proceed
ings.
hs mos, i'm portan, OF the resolutions adopted by thi.
assembly are annexed
That In opinion, due regard for tho rights, hon
or and in,ssss.s OF the people ob State and each OF the
southern tses apds that they should 'se their
house in order With view 10 secession
"That ~ esch Stats voluntarily became a member Of
tho conederscy be Just Of war upon any
Stale ,ha. chooses longer remain member thereof
THAT tho question OF the secession Of Aiabams from
This government IL reduced to that Of Time only"
The THE question tsays the Philadelphia Inquirer) ia
made to depend uts Of the southern congress
recomrn ended by the Nashville Convention, and witch
should any in addition South Carolina in
the movemeo,--wiil bs held in November next To be
In congress- the convention the
governor convene the legislature in order make pro-
BY law Tor the election OF delegates, and advises
election by tho people " the governor should fail to make
such call The fourteenth resolution makes the avowsl
ha, the southern congress should declare 10 be the day
Of the souheH States secede or one or more Of the
States should do without such action by the southern
Congress, will In their opinion. be the duty and interes,
Of Alsbsms and good faith 10 soch seeding state or
States TO seccde and 10 all proper Efforts of the iorn
alton of q southern confederacy'
will be from oil this thsta faction IN Alabama
are disposed 10 act with South Carolina anxious not
only ior secession but for the formation OF southern con-
tdsracy. The people OF tho State generally, however,
are sound and faithful upon the subject Of the Union, and
now that the dssHsc,ed shown their hand. they will
oon or we greatly mistaken, make this distinctly mani
fest"
From n. Mobile Register, March T.
Int VtsorsiA rLArroRx- --I}siow we publish the reso
onons adopted on the l7b ul,mo by the democratic mem
o" Of III. Virginia ssisaurs. and Of the constitutional
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EROm LONDON.-Whos Who in 1851; Record Of Rank and
OHhciaI Station. VOL for the pocket
Dod's Parliamentary Companion for 1851. 1iat ia II
The Year Book OF Facts 1851, exhibiting
the dscovacs and ofthe vol
Muls FRANCK TAYLOR.
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L-L.
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AMERICAs AND FOREIGN AGENCY.
CITY or WASHINGTON,

CITY OF WASHINGTON,
| NDER the direction Of AARON HAIGUT PAL
~ MEX OF New York, and WORPHINGTON
GARRETTSON SNETHEN of New Orleans, Al.
torncys and Counselors of the Supreme Court o( tho
United States '''
This establishment is formed for the following
objects
l. For practicing law IN the Supreme Cour, Of a .
United States, and conducting professional bus;ocss
before Congress
= For the prosecution and recovery Of all claims.
IN law or equity, against the United States before Con-
gress or the Executive Departments or arains, G,r.
eign Governments before Boards of Comnis.,oner.
5. For the settlement Of accounts with the a,a,e
Treasury, War, Navy, Post Office and Int ior ne'
Partments and obtaining the remission Of fines peo,
ties, and forfeiurcs, for alleged violations OF The
revenue, post ofkice, or other laws.
T. For securing letters patent FOR invepteos iron,
the United States or from fossign Governments na
procuring land warrants and pensions under The ya
rious pension laws OF the United States.
s. For collections generally, embracing debts lcr.
cies, and nheritances, in the U Unsed statss and ior
eign countries.
6. For the purchase and sale Of lands In any Of the
States Territories ofthc Union and loa ming moneys
on mortgage or real estate lying therein.
Z. For investment OF funds in United States and
State stocks and loans, collection Of the dividends
thsraoa, and Esnsrally, for tho transactions Of all b
snsss Psrtaining b law, loan, nd banking Agency
Al eommun3mtioaa addressed, post paid, TO MeSu11.
PaAner = 9nethen, American snd Forei6Av Akemoy
city q WasAisgta, win sscsive prompts I'd sSithfaI
sffsa1iee. PALMER Z SNETHEN,
0Ase No. s, Cssrol Place, Capitol Hin
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100 DOLLARS REWARO

- AN away from the subscriber, October 21th
lO 1897, from his residence en- Willow swamp,
South Edisto River, Orangeburg District, South
Carolina, negro man named HOWARD, about
six feet high, and otherwise well proportional,
and of black complexion, full freed, high fore
head, prominent nose, and no whskers; hnvniy
on one Of his arms the letter s, or a mark resemb-
ling II. lie had on the inner ankle of,
presume, the left foot. He speaks with pIaus-
bility and sess, Is rather assuming in bis address,
yet mild and humble IN his manpsra. lie is a
keen, shrewd fellow, walks fast and quite erect
and is apt TO bear uncommonly much on his toes
when hurried. HI said that he originally be-
longsd to farmer named Joshua Lee, near Chm
ton, in Virginia, either there or Norfolk or Rich
mond, in that State, presume he took up quar-
Iers. Any person finding and nppreheniing the
same, and delivering him safely into the hands Of
the subscriber, shall receive the above reward Of
one hundrsd dollars, besides reasonable expenses
that he may be at In canning and returning.
WILLIAM RILEY.
May 1O-6,nw
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hoeral discou 1T for cash IN hand at the date
of the INVOICE
There are now on the shelves, ready for sale in
varioas sized fonts.
.D,0OO ID. Roman and Italic type.
10000 ID. Fancy type.
1000 ID. Script ard Running hand
5000 ID. German.
5000 lb. Ornaments.
$4,000 n. Type-metal Rule.
$4,000 Il. Brass Rule.
Presses, Chases, Wood Type, Ink, &c. furn-
ished at the lowest manufacturers prices, either
for cash or credit.
A large number of new fonts have been added to
the Foundry during the past year, among which
is a complete assortment Of Germans, both plain
and ornamental.
Specimen Books are freely given to all Printing
Offices.
Printers of Newspapers who choose to publish
this advertisement, including this note, three times
before the LIST of August, 1851. and send me one
of the papers, will be paid for it in type when
they purchase from me, of my own manufactures,
selected from my specimens, five times the amount
Of their bill.
GEORGE BRUCE,
l3 Chambers-Street, New York.
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Inc whole Of each article specified Ia the fore
going iist will be dessned class, and the person
Offering to furnish any class or description Of az
ticiss al the lowest price, quality considered, shs
receive contract FOR the same, on executing a
uo"a, WIN Two or more sureties, satisfactory 10
the clerk. for the performance Of the same usder
forfeiture Of twice the contract price in case Of
failure; which bond be iled il the Office Of
said clerk within ten days after the proposals. have
been opened and the result declared
The night IL reserved, IN case il should be ne
cessary TO order further supply of all or any of
the articles contained in the above list
The clerk also reserves the right 10 iudse ana
determine whether the articles offered conform 10
the samples furnished or not, and may, in his dis
cretloa, refuse TO receive them, If III his opinion
they do not answer the purpose for which they
are intended.
X. M. YOUNG,
Clerk House of Representatives u. s.
April l5-InwtJulyi
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DRosPECTUs OF THE CUBAN LIBERIA

PROSPECTUS OF THE CUBAN LIBERIA
[ TOR, neat Book OF 300 octave pages, illus
trated with engravngs. Price 81, payable nva
riably when subscribing, to enable the author to
have it done in the finest style of the Arts.
Editors who copy this, and postmasters wht
will frank remittances are authorized to act al
agents for the work, and retain 25 per cent com.
mission. Confident of the most liberal support in
this enterprise, shall endeavor to merit It, and
close hasty penned Prospectus upon the noun
tain waves of the Ocean, well as the draughts
for steel plates representing the author before the
f" lnquisaers," and American Ladies and Gentle
men IN Havana, throwing bags of gold as an of.
fering for his liberation, upon the desk of the
American Consul. EDWARD STIFF.
Author Of The Texan Emigrant," and late edi
tor Of the " Cherokee Stntnel," at Cedar Blu ff
Alabama. March q
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LIFE or John RANDOLPH


LIFE or JOHN RANDOLPH
p. Appleton 4 Co.. 400 Bessdvsy rew York
Have nov ready she scsrth edition.
/ iFE OF JOHN RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE
IL BY Hugh A. Garland. Two volumes l2mo.
Portraits; ~ 50.
Mr. Garland has given W adaguerr~o'yps Of
nus ITSELF and withal, two volumes Of exceedingly
choice historical reading. "-[ Republic.
The biography Of Randolph has greater charms
Than The most exciting fiction. p" Charleston .Mer-
cury
A good life Of this remarkable man has long
been desired. Mr.. Garland has furnished an ex.
tremeiy readable book; the two volumes not only
contain the history of his ife and analysis OF his
character, bat an Interesting account of the poll
tics and the public men of the ay.''-[ Crescent.
Since kennedy's life of William Writ, we
have had no biography, certainly no American BIZ
ography, which Will al all compare in interest with
this work. II must be read by multitudes with in
tense interest. "-I I.vsWark Daily Advertiser
Mr. Garland has made good use Of his mate
RAJ, ana has gwen striking and accurate por-
traiture OF the erratic and brilliant subject of his
pen. - .Ns,o Orleans Delta.
This book fills a blank in the biographical mo-
tees OF distinguished Americans. The two vol
umes gives US faithful account of his whole Ca
reer. an analysis of his celebrated speeches, &C. -
-PhHddetphta Enquirer.
''As biography, it is marked by directness
and unity OF purpose, and by comprehensive iveness
and variety of manner. FL Boston Post.
"It is one of the most interesting American BIZ
ographies with which We are acquainted. ."-( Epe-
ming Post
lhe work is written in an easy and beautiful
style, and is replete with striking passages. The
author is intimately acquainted with American
literature, and the great men who, at different
times, have played distinguished part in the
drama Of the Republic. 1t forms valuable nddi-
ton to our national history. democratic RepieO
March 17-d.tw-w