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LAsp SALES IN Missouar.--One Of the best evil
dences OF the prosperous condition OF our people,
and Of the increasing population of the State is to
be found in the greatly Increased quantity OF land
entered ut the different land offices in this State
Tho Bloomington Gazette states that tho land
Office at Milan is receiving money rapidly. Two
returns have been made To st. Louis since October
last, and another will be made in a few days. As
many twcnty-six citizens Of Macon county re-
Gently went at the same time to enter land At the
Milan Office. 4rf "a ef
Il is the same case at the Springfield land Office.
The Advertiser says that Colonel Boyd, the re-
ceivcr, IL under tho necessity of making frequent
visits TO st. Louis, to make deposits of public mo.
ney. And at the Clinton Office the quantity en-
tered 10 greater than for many years previous.
[St. Louis Republican,
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/ Average. ...l4s III 1916 3l-l6
The average difference per bale is equal to
about fourteen dollars, which, upon crop Of
100000 bales, would give loss to the
planting interest Of thirty-three millions sir
hundred thousand dollars.
The cause Of this enormous loss to our
southern friends may, as it appears to us, be
readily explained. The quantity already ar
rived in market this year is greater, as we sec
by the same journal, than last year, by I36, 900
bales, while the domestic consumption Of the
year is estimated at 10000 bales less, al
though last year had fallen considerably below
the previous one. Adding these two quaint
ties together, we have 289, 900 additional bales
for which market must be sought in Europe;
and if to this we add the diminution of the
previous year, we shall have a total of little
short of 100000 bales additional; and hence
the fall in price.
Now, had the tariff Of 1912 been permitted
to remain in existence, and had the coal, the
iron, and the woolen interests, been allowed to
grow, as they were growing in 1876, there would
by this time have been made market at home
for the whole of these 1900 bales that now
weigh down the price abroad; and instead of
fall Of three cents, the planters would probably,
have seen rise of three, making difference to
them of seventy millions of dollars upon the
present years crop alone. We beg our planting
friends to examine the facts for themselves, and
determine if this is not the price they pay this
year for the free-traae tariff of 1916. How much
they will pay next year, if they have good
crop, and if the domestic consumption continues
to diminish, as is likely to be the case, we
leave to them to guess; and, make what estimate
they may, we think it will be short of the truth
to the extent Of the value Of all the foreign cot
ton we import.
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Trade OF CAplz.-It appears from an official re-
turn from the Board of Health at Cadiz, in Spain,
that 625 foreign merchant vessels, with a crew of
6,379 men, and tonnage Of l24, 720 tons. entered
the port of Cadiz during the last year. OF these,
3l7 vessels, with crew Of 1850 men, and ton
mage of ,z03 tons, English; &C. with 727 men,
and lOs67 tons, French; 81, with 7OI men, and
15,2s2 tons, Russian; and 4S, with 5S4 men, and
II ,34l tons, American. ~
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DOC TaAIs raoM LAX. sorsaIos.---Mr. Jul

Doc Train from LAKE SUrERIoR.---Mr. Julius
AustInan, accompanied by Mr.. Boy, Of Lapointe.
Lake Superior. arrived here on Thursday last, in
thirteen days from that place, via the falls of ST.
Croix. Austman came through with two trains
drawn by dogs, which excited much curiosity in
our town. They brought several hundred pounds
of freight. baggage, &c.
Unlike the dogs Of Red river, they arc OF mon
grcl Breed and rather under sized the train being
made of two thin boards OF polished oak, curling
ut the end like skate. In this way, with a heavy
load, two dogs will make their forty miles Gay
with case. The roads were very bad almost I'M
passa Bile. Mr.. Boy left on Monday on his return.
They brought no news Of any Importance: s
Minnesota Pioneer.
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Her majesty the Queen of Great Britain has
appointed the Right Honorable Sir HENaY LyrroN
BuLwEn, X. G. B., her majesty's envoy cxtraordi-
nary and minister plcnipotcntiary to the United
States Of America, to be Ordinary Member of
the First Class of knights, Grand Cross of the
Most Honorable Order Of the Bath.
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Fall or Cotton.

The New York Dry Goods Reporter, just
received, furnishes comparative view Of the
prices of cotton during the last two years, by
which it appears that, from the first Of Novem-
Der last to the first of this month, the change
adverse to the planter has been as follows:
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OF rIoIAL.


TO ALL WHOM IL MAY CONCERN
eatisActory evidence having been exhibited TO
inc that 0soRoE AKIN has been appointed Consul
Of her Britannia majesty, for tho Stsae Of California,
70 reside at San Francisco. do hereby recognise
him as such, and declare him free TO exercise and
enjoy ssch functions, powers. and privileges, ~
are allowed TO the Consuls of the most favored ma
tons in the United States.
In testimony whereof, have caused these lctters
TO be made patent and the seal Of the United States
TO be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington
the 10Th day Of March, A. d. 1861, and
H. g.. Of the Independence of the United States of
| i America the sevcnty-fiftt. ~
Nf& WILLARD FILLMORE.
DY THE PREsIDENr:
| N. Mn ofS 4ul~-
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MoNUnESr TO JOHN s. SKINSxR.-The services
rendered to the State of Maryland, by this pioneer
Of agricultural improvements, ensite him TO the
gratitude Of every citizen of this bis native State
The Marlboro Gazette therefore suggests that an
amount be Immediately raised by subscription to
erect an appropriate monument to his memory,
and that the sums Of money raised be sent TO the
estimabc President Of the Maryland State Agri-
cultural Society, Charles b. Calvert, esq, at Bla-
densburg, who, it hcsitates not to say. will cheer
fully present the subject to that society at its next
annual meeting The suggestion is worthy Of the
prompt action of the States leading agrculturists
| baltimore Sun.
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INDIAN War IN PRosrxor.-- The Cherokee Advo-
cate of March 4th Gays
eve understand that some of our Osagc friends,
(chiofs) Wolf and Tally, intend making visit to
some OF the moro Western tribes residing in the
Rocky mountains, in order to wage war upon
them. and give them little brushing, for their
carniverous propcnsities upon the rest Of mani "
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RAILRoADs.-The European and North American
Railway Company will shortly have charter
from the New Brunswick Legislature, the Assembly
having already passed II. The capital 10 TO b
s 500, 900, in $4,000 shares of E25 currency each
and with power TO be increased to $1,000, 900.
The line Of railway is to run from the Nova Scotis
boundary, through New Brunswick to the eastern
U Us nE o. NAME ana me company may unite
II may run branches from the Maine line to any
part OF New Brunswick, and may own steamers in
tho Gulf of st. Lawrence and Bay of Fundy.
In connection with this road, the committee ap-
pointed by the railroad convention held ut Portland
last year, have momorializcd the Massachusetts
Legislature, requesting the proceeds of the public
lands situated in Maine may be set aside TO aid the
construction Of line Of railway from Bangor to the
boundary of New Brunswick, which would insure
connexion by railroad TO Halifax in Nova Scotis.
Neso York Erwns.
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BELrRs AND CINCINNATI RAiLRoAp.--Wc arc
pleased TO learn, by the Scioto Gazette, that 90
much of the Belprc railroad advertised for
letting, has been put under contract on the most
favorable terms. The distance extends from
Greenfield TO point eleven miles east of Chilli.
Gothic, about thirty four miles. The contract has
been taken by Cushing, Wood 4 Co., of Boston,
experienced and responsible contractors.
part payment is to be made in the stock of the
Company, at such rates as mako il equal to sub
scription Of $l0O.0O0i
There were sirty applicants for contracts.
Cushing, Wood g. Co. have advertised for one
thousand hands TO work ON the line; 30 there il Z
lair opening for laborcrs.-C Cincinnati Gaxefte.
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We are gratiied to be able TO state that Mr.
Secretary CoRwIN. who has been prevented by
illness for some time past from attending to
business at his Office, is sufficiently improved
in health TO have been able TO attend Cabinet
Council held on Saturday last.
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wisconsin and tho Fugitive slave Law.
We learn from the Madison WISCONSIN
Statesman that large and enthusiastic meet
ing took place in Milton, Wisconsin, on the
9Th ultimo, for the purpose of taking into con-
sideration the various and exciting topics con-
nected with the Fugitive Slave act
On motion, the meeting was organized by
the appointment of Col. JONATHAN f.. CuL-
YER, as Chairman, and M. D. CALKINs, Sec
rotary. f 1f 8f
Colonel CULVER, upon taking the chair,
made few appropriate remarks, stating the
objects of the meeting, and referring to the
causes which had called out SO large an assem-
blage, and the pleasure he experienced in meet
ing with SO many Of his fellow citizens, who
had assembled to give their voice and action in
favor of law and order.
The meeting was then eloquently addressed
by DR.. A. P. BLAKELEE, who concluded by a
thrilling appeal to every patriotic citizen to
maintain this law, as a matter of Justice, ex-
pedency and right.
The chairman then presented the following
resolutions, which were read by the secretary,
ohu duOpScu ny OH uHduIinuuS VOte.
"Rssofoed, That we deem il to be the duty of all
citizens who live under and claim the protection Of
the Federal Constitution sacredly to maintain and
preserve invioatc its several provisions
"ResoIped, That the provision in the Constitu-
ton that all persons held to service labor in any
State. escaping into another, shall be delivered
up on the claim of the party TO whom the service
or labor may be DUE is equally binding with its
other provisions, and that any law enacted by Con-
gress to enforce that provision OF the Constitution
should be respected by the people and carried into
effect by officers charged with its execution.
"ResoIred, That any law to meet the require
mcnts of the Constitution must be efficient and eE
feotve TO enable the master to reclaim his fugitiv,
slave; and believing that the present law does no
take from the fugitive any right which he enjoyed
before the law was passed, that It protects hin
by giving him q trial before legal tribunal be
fore the claimant can remove him from the State
and that by placing the execution Of this consti
tutional right in the hands Of responsible officer
of the General Government, thereby affordins
personal security to both claimant and scrvan
DUNG the arrest, we deem it preferable the Law
OF 1893, and believe its details and provisions
whom fully understood, will command for il tn,
obedience and respect of all good and law abiding
citizens" H.
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We learn that the SECRETARY OF STATE
left town yesterday on short visit to Massa-
chusetts. In his absence the duties of the De-
partment will be performed by WILLlAM S.
DERRICK, esq, as Acting Secretary.
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"Aur CESAR AUr NiHIL."-General Quitman's
toast, at tho conclusion Of his late speech in New
Orleans, was: "The Union, with all our rights |;
if these cannot be preserved, our rights out Of the
Union." This Gays the jackson Flag of the Union)
may be translated, " toc sciH rule or rpis.'
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TRooPs, AND DISPATCHES FOR THE CARR OF
Coon HorE.-The London Times Of the l4sh inst.
| states that the Pcnnsular and Oriental company e
steamship Singapore was TO leave southampton the
next day, to take out attachments of troops and
Government dispatches to the Cape of Good Hope.
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Missouri AND THE UNioN.--The Senate of the
State of Missouri, by unanimous vote, has direct
ed the Governor to return the resolutions of the late
Nashville convention to its secretary president
without note or comment" That body further
resolved, that neither as members of the LegisIa-
ture private individuals would they enter
tain communications from persons who SO for
get the interests Of the people to claim the right
in State to secede from the Union believing that
such sentiments can emanate only from deluded
fanatics or from traitors.
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New COPE PRACTICE IN KENrucKY.--The
new "code of practice" prepared by Mcssrs. John
son, Harlan, and Loughborough, commissioners,
has passed the General Assembly OF Kentucky.
The new code, among other reforms, abolishcs the
distinction between Flaw" and equity" so far an
to allow legal and equitable rights &c. TO be en-.
forced in the same court in the same action. II
abolishcs all common law forms OF action, and Co.
tablshes in their stead two other forms Of remedies
in all civil cases. The common law mode of plead
ing gives place to brief and plain statement, in
common language, of the cause of action and oil
the defence which each party ia required TO verify
respectively by affidavit. Each party may ex-
anime his adversary upon oath.
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FROM the Buffalo C0HIneFCtdt <10pOustV
The opposition papers exulting over the fail
ure TO convict any Of the citizens Of the United
States charged with violation Of law in being
engaged in The late descent Cuba. tn. IN, ,.,
It will be recoll.rs..ea were had at New Orleans
The jury could not agree in the case Of Con. Han
derson and thereupon the district attorney for the
United States moved nolIe prosequiin all the
before the court. This the Washington Union calls
the end Of ga most ridiculous farce and adds
that ga feeble, foolish, facilitating Administration
thought il could make some much needed capital
by ridiculous afectation of eagerness to preserve
our treaty obligations. 1t instituted prosecutions
against men ON an old, forgotten. and inapplicabe
law, and it has met with signal defeat" This is
an average specimen Of the patriotsm, ingenu-
business, and fairdealing Of the chief organ of the
opposition. There abundant grounds for
proceeding against the persons engaged in the
Cuban intrigue. and the Executive would have
neglected the plain requirement of the Consttu-
ton If he bad omitted to bring the offenders 10
trial. The expedition was in direct violation Of
the law of 1918, and such an infraction of our
treaty with Spain as could not be overlooked.
Persons may have been prosecuted who were
wholly innocent; and perhaps Henderson was of
that number. But il is idle and false to say that
Lopez and his associate pcaroons ought not to
have been convicted. There seems to have been
vicious state of public opinion prevailing in
New Orleans, prccluding an impartial judicial
investigation. Lopez had the countenancc and
encouragement Of the populace when he organ
lied his expedition, and there great disap-
pointment at its failure. Under such circum-
stances, a jury Of the vicinage could not be ex-
pccted to find any concerned in it guilty.
They have escaped punishment because the laws
of the land could not be executed And this
suit the Union pronounces "dsgraceful discom-
future Of the Administration Democratic adj
ministrations have not been accustomed to regard
the statute of 1918 sold, forgotten, and nap
plicable law" During the Van Buren, Prosiden-
tial term w. L. Mckenzie was convicted Of a vio-
laon Of that law in the United States court for this
State, and sentenced to imprisonment. Attempts
were made to procure his release by the interposi-
ton of the Executive, but Mr.. Van Buren, refused
to pardon him. Offences against this law are not
30 frequent to keep it fresh in the public mind;
but its violation is not the less cuIpable that
count.
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CHICAGO AND Rock ISLAND RAILnoAD.--Active
measures are being taken, we learn, TO push this
important improvement to speedy completion I;
and, as the requisite means do not appear to be
wanting for its construction, the enterprise bids
fair to be among the first, il is one Of the most
important, Of the many projected connecting links
finished in our State. AS matter Of course, there
is moro or less anxiety felt, along tho proposed
and the following amounts have been subscribed
to the stock, respectively, by the places named
Ottawa, $780, 900; Morris, $4,000 Joliet, $780,
600; and Lockport about $4,000; the remainder
the work, 100000, has been taken by eastern
capitalists.
This road, when completed, will place Chicago
in very nearly direct communication with the
Lower Mississippi, at one of the most commanding
points for business and not only our city. but
the lake commerce, cannot help but be greatly
benefited by the new impulse il will give TO trade.
Il Chicago (IH.) Journal 24th March.
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s.Thc series of measures to which have alluded
are regarded by Inc settlement, in principle
9 and substance--a final settement-of the dan ger
GUS and exciting subjects which they embraced"
"By that adjustment wc have been rescued from
the wide and boundless agitation that surrounded
. us, and have firm, distinct, and legal ground
TO rest upon And the occasion, trust, will jus
.tify me IN ExHoRrIsG NY coUNrRvA.N TO RALLY
UPON AND MAIsrAIn THAT GROUND az the best, il
not the only means, of restoring peace and quiet
to the country, and maintaining inviolate the in
'tegrity Of the Union.'
[PREsipENr FILLMoRE's MESSAGE. 3
1.-The Presidents message, al the opening of the
present session Of Congress- Expresses fully and
plainly his own and the unanimous opinion Of all
those associated with him in the Executive admin
istration Of the Government, in regard to what
are called the Adjustment or Compromise mea-
sures of last session. That opinion is that those
measures should be regarded in principle as
"a final settlement of the dangerous and exciting
subjects which they embrace; that though they
were not free from imperfections. yet, in their
mutual dependence and connection, they formed
a system of compromise the most conciliatory
and best for the entire country that could be OBJ
tanned from conflicting sectional interest and
opinions, and that therefore they should be adj
hercd to, until time and experience should de-
monstrate the necessity of further legislation to
guard against evasion or abuse. That opinion, 90
far as know, remains entirely unchanged, and
will be acted upon steadily and decisively. The
peace of the country requires this; the security oil
the Constitution requires this; and every conside-
"ntion of the public good demands this If the
Administration cannot stand upon the principles
the message, it does not expect to stand at ALL
LDAsIEL WEBsrER's Letter to the Union Meeting
at JPestchssfer.
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Add to these appropriations miscellaneous
class which variously affect different States,
being for
Dredge- boat on Lake champlaan. ...... s., 900
Erie Minimum. 10000
Z" 90 Michigan ........ 10000
Survey Of the Northwest lakes. $4,000
Repairs Of harbors on Atlantic coast. 10000
And we have the amount of $4,000, which,
added to the list we annex Of appropriations for
works lying within particular States, makes
total of 81, 34l $40.
We hope that the people of NORTH CARO-
LIMA, ALABAMA, TEXAS, and LOUISIANA, will
manifest due gratitude to MIR. SoULE, MIR.
CLEMENS, Mr.. RUsK, General HoUsroN, Mr..
RHErr, and their Democratic" co-operators
for defeating the appropriations for important
public and national objects within those States
The appropriations to which we refer are thus
classified by Mr.. HAMLIN, good Democratic
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Commi..ion ON Claim. against me1ic
MONDAY. March 81, 1851.

MONDAY, March 81, 1851.
The Board met, according 10 adjournment; pre-
sent, all the members ~, ~ us .ttf ifsss,
Tho following memorials, together with the proofs
and documents connected herewith, were taken
up for considerations.
That Of Terry and Angus, claiming for dcstruc-
ton of property at the siege of Pueba; M
That of John Bclden, claiming for damages by
the seizure and condemnation of merchandise, &C.,
at Zacatecas, in 1871;
That of George Latter, Peter Latter, and Tomasa
Paroles de Wally, administrative ofSamuel Wally,
claiming for expulsion from Tampico, on the 18th
June. 1896 and for consequent stoppage of business
and loss of property.
Whcreupon, the Board came to opinions, on each
Of the separate memorials, that they are scveraly
valid against the republic Of Mexico and the same
were allowed accordingly; the amounts to DO
awarded subject to the future action Of the Board.
The memorial Of Hetty Green, Administrative of
Pardon g. Green, claiming for the seizure and de-
tenton of the ship Transit, of which he was master
and owner, at Campcche, in 1928, being taken up
for consideration. together with the proofs and dos
uments connected herewith the Board came to an
opinion that the claim is not valid against tho re-
public of Mexico; and the Same was accordingly
not allowed.
The Board adjourned until H. a. M, to- morrow
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Total for N

"THH Rich AND THE PooR."-With q Govern
ment, institutions and laws essentially republican,
under which no rank, title nor fortune can render
one man superior 70 another, still find, every
now and then, certain persons who seem TO take It
for granted that there two distinct classes in
our countryside rich and the poor. They even
go further than this, and attempt to fortfy such
position by direct appeals, derived from II, to sup
port arguments and 70 establish principles. Even
our courts ofjusticc made the theatres for such
Misrepresentation Of our people and institutions;
and we hear lawyers gravey talking about the
rights of the rich and the poor as if they were dis
purity Of character Of ''the poor' il impeaohcd by
these orators, and it s nsinunted that the ballot
box was established simply to prevent the rich
from influencing the votes Of the poor, as if the
latter were constantly liable to be corrupted by tho
superior fortunes of the rich.
Such a course Of reasoning and misrepresenta-
ton should be frowned upon by every good citi-
zen. For our own part we can recognise no such
always have been, and probably shall always re-
main 80. But we are just a. proud Of our position
could be If we had tho fortune of Girard or
Astor; and we cannot esteem the owner of any
amount Of wealth more than We do the honost,
hard working laborer for his daily bread. Men Of
uncorruptible integrity than the millionaires,
whose wealth is, nine times out of tcn earned from
the tolls the losses of the honest laborer. Poor
people themselves cannot discover any real superb
ority in their wealthy neighbors. and you never
lind them referring TO any recognised distinction
of the kind. Indeed, these remarks about erich
and poor' are always uttered by some wealthy or
ator, who, in spite Of his Democraticf professions,
cannot conceal his aristocratic leanings, and be-
trays, even before popular audience, his own
feeling that he 10 rather superior to the mass Of the
people who have great fortunes to boast Of. Let
us havo no moro OF this Above all, let US not
have our legal tribunals disgraced by arguments
founded upon supposed superiority of the rich
man over the DOOR, Phikadefnhia Bulletin