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The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26


cY The editor Of the Philadelphia North
American. has the following:
Whatever few daring extremists may say or
an infatuated mob may threnten, here, in the
North, and among the great mass of intelligence,
worth, and integrity throughout the country,
there is no disposition to trench upon any right
enjoyed by the South under the Constitution,
or to avoid the discharge of any duty which that
instrument or good feeling enjoins; and when,
therefore, the recent address of the committee
appointed by the Southern rights associations
charged that the aim of the North "was the
abolition of negro slavery in the Southern
States" it asserted falsehood so bareiaced as
only to invoke pity for the ignorance which die
tated the sentiment or scorn for the wretched-
ness of the calumny.
Yet the same editor was opposed to the Com
promise, and in favor of policy still more hos
tile to the South He was for the immediate
admission of New Mexico as State, although
il now appears that her population is only about
sixty thousand, Indans and all. The editor OF
the American was in favor, also, Of taking or
holding possession by federal force of New
Mexico, without paying Texas a dollar. In a
word, he was for the Wilmot Proviso-and he
also, with all the fourteen States that declared
for it, now have the audacity to. pretend that
they are not disposed "to trench on any right
enjoyed by the South under the Constitution"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
JUDGE BRECKENRIDGE

was an excellent scholar, and great humorst
He wrote a work called Modern Chivalry, "on
purpose" as he said in his preface, "to give a
perfect specimen OF style without the least re-
gard to sense or meaning" 1t contains more
extravaganza of incident and more sense and
learning in the reflections and illusions than al
most any book with which ] am acquainted.
lie was Scotchman, and | think Judge of the
circuit court of Pennsylvania. The character of
his hero, whom he calls "The Captain" has more
Of the true cevrnntic humor than any since the
DAYS of Don Quixotte, not even excepting Mr..
Shandy and my Uncle Toby.
OF this gentleman the following nnecdote was
told me by Doctor S. who had it from him
SELF
At a meeting Of commissioners, convened for
the purpose Of projecting system of internal
improvements for the State of Virginia, in con-
nexion with some Of The adjoining States, Wash
inpton happened to come in contact with Judge
Breckenridge, at the country. tavern where they
had assembled Having heard much Of the grav-
ity, dignity, and self-command of Washington,
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
For the Southern Press
Relies Of Scraps and Musings.-No. ~.
The most ill-natured cur will follow on beg
gar if he has a bone to throw away.

TOM NICK y
once said of Tom, who was something of :
rogue, at least in politics, and more abused in
Che newspapers than any other man of his day,
but who by hook or by crook was always rising
in the State, that he was like squirrel, the
more you pelted him the higher he climbed up
the tree
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
A cHIvALRoUs OLD BACHELOR.

Hercules Da, iel Rize, who remember in my
youth was gallant old bachelor, native OF
Switzerland, very rich and very susceptible of
gigantic size, and a'great eater He resided in
Newark, New Jersey, where, and at Elizabeth
town, was large circle Of fashionable people,
and several celebrated bellies. He was always in
love, and always unsuccessful. But he never
bore malice against the cruel fair ones, and in
making his will, left from ten to twenty-five
thousand dollara to each of those who had re-
jected his devoirs. He said they had all grown
so ugly that he could not be sufficiently CRATE
full
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
NOT FAR OFF.

A backwoodsman once met a tall, rank, long
legged Yankee tinman, with scarcely any flesh
to his bones, somewhere out West, and address
cd him as follows STRANGER, you seem to be
mighty poor specimen of white man-what's
become of the rest of vouw 90" replied the
other-"Tm not far off"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
SYMPTOMS OF AGE.

Doctor Clark, son to one of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence, for the State of
New Jersey. once said to me, on enquiring how
he did-'1 believe | am growing old, for | am
getting i-natured. But let off steam by abus-
ing the weather. which can bear it better than
anything else"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
OLIVER CROMWELL.

Winstanley and Simon Miller affirm that Oil
yer Cromwell performed ? character in piece
called "Lingua," played before King James, at
the university, by the students. 1t may be found
in Dodeley's collection fold English plays, and
possesses treat merit.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26

INTIMATE AcQUAINTANCEs
"Know her." said another of the same genus
-"kuow her :? know her all to pieces"
GOOD REASON FOR prsLIKING MAN.
al dislike that II. D." said friend of mine,
she is such id inofiensive fellow"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26

he determined, if possible, 10 make bim laugh'
and accordingly at dinner and during the even
ing assaulted him with all the powers OF his wit
and humor, but without effect. The Judge con-
fessed he was exceedingly mortified until on re-
firing to rest /, SO happened that his bed was
only separated from hat Of Washington, by
b'srd partition, through which no distinctly
hef d him 'ue',ing most heartily, as he had no
doubt, at his Jess ed stories
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26

The kings Of Spain for soms prations prey
ious to the accession of the BouF60ns, were de-
seemed from poo man named Fernese, whose
profession was that of e. Inherent sausage sell
Ter at Rome, His daughter, Clara Farnese, be
came the prostitute Of Pope Alexander vi, In
his do'age, and succeeded by 2 trick in getting
hei brother made cardinal. lie afterwards be-
came Pope Paul Ill, and poisoned both her and
her mother. Elizabeth Farnese OF this family
became the mother Of sire of Spanish mon
archs. An honorable descent But whoever has
read the memoirs of the Duchess ofOrleans, will
find more thrn one royal line to keep that OF
Spain IN countenance.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
The Hon. Judges Nelson and Belts presiding.
IghIy Important Cass--Ths Methodist Episccpal
Church Norm and STANDARDIZATION and Slavery.
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reading, referred the court to the reports of the
several committees on division, the reports Of
the Hoston conference on separation. and also
those of the conferences from Tennessee. Mem
phis, mississippi Arkansas, Virgins, North
Carolina, and he should refer to one paragraph
in the report of North Carolina, which said
Nothing was left for the South to do. but to
pass from under the jurisdiction of 40 wayward
power, to the regulations and govcrnm mt of
our old, wholesome, and scriptural discipline.
This we sorrow when we say il, has opened n
great gulf--we fear an impossible pulf-be-
tween the North and the South. This corsola-
ton, however, if no other, they have-the good
Book OF Discipline, containing the distinctive
features of the Methodist Episcopal church. shall
still lie on the South side Compelled bv cir
cumstances which could neither be- alleviated
nor controlled-which neither the entreaties IF
kindness nor the force Of truth conld succcs.-
fu ly resist, we hesitate not to decide on heinz
forever separate from those whom we not o,,v
esteem, but love. Peiter far that we .bor,d
suffer the loss Of union, than that thousands. ve,
millions of souls should perish"
He then referred to the reports from the con-
ferences OF South Carolina, the Indian mission.
Georgia, Florida, Texas and Alabama. in all AZ,
teen or sixteen conferences, WIN a recommended
Southern conference of the church. He then
read Bishop Soules' address to the convention
OF Southern delegates in 1915. The nastoraI
"a ress at page Ga, he would not read, but begged
that It would be considered AZ read. At nsre
o., the court would find the report Of the COM
m'ttee on organization, which anticipates all tn
argument that the counsel for the plaint;6s
could advance on their side; Il 10 one ~ IN.
most able Of all the documents, II CONTINUES Il
page 1oi, ard 10 understood 10 b the rroduc.
ton OF the late Bishop Bascom. Council no.
.erred paee BY page TO The remaining docsmsut.
IN Book Of Proofs No. 2, and particularly 70 psess
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The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-05
Recent Appointments.

Mr.. GEORGE HARRINGTON has been appoint
ed, by the Secretary Of the Treasury, chief
clerk Of that Department; and Mr.. JOHN
McGINNIs, the late chief clerk, has been
appointed general superintendent of the hume
rous marine hospitals erected and erecting in
the United States, and also superintendent Of
the lighthouses, beacons, and buoys on the Pa
cific coast. Mr.. HARRINGTON is a gentleman
OF fine talents and interchangeable business habits.
There is every reason to believe that he will
prove to be an efficient officer The duties
attaching to the new sphere of Mr.. McGlSNIs
are highly important and responsible, and every
confidence is felt that he will perform them in
a credtable manner.
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engage in notification, and to advise rebellion
and treason; or, as far as in them lies, to or
ganize rebellion and treason, by setting up State
authorities against the Federal Government.
But the evil will fall upon the heads of their
deluded victims. Under any and all circum-
stances the laws of the United States will be
executed with all the power Of the United
States. Our Government is not such mere
shadow that it can be successfully dehed by
unorganized mobs or by factlous Common
wealths. Sustained in their adherence 10 the
Compromise by the confidence and support of
an immense majority of the AMERICAN PEOPLE;
anxious only to discharge their entire duty to
the whole country; tranquil in the conscious
ness Of upright and patriotic purposes; the
Administration will continue to pursue the
policy they have marked out, and leave conse
quences to that Providence in whose hands are
the destinies Of nations.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-05

The New York Journal of Commerce, in
copying from this paper Of Tuesday last rea-
son why certain papers should have been de-
prived of the publication of the laws, makes
the following remarks:
GOOD and very true besides. What claim
has rabid Abolitionist to call himself a Wing?
Even we, who hold sound national doctrines, in &C
cordance with tho views of the National Admins
tration, do not presume to call ourselves Wings;
how much less should an Abolitionists The great
question at issue before the country is: Will you
sustain the Compromised Compared with this on
which the preservation of tho Union and every
other national interest depends, tariffs, banks and
harbor improvements, are less than nothing and
vanity. The Wing Administration at Washington
answers the question affirmativcly: We will sus-
tain the Compromise il is : for it cannot be al
tered at the instance of the North, without being
destroyed The Wings of every slaveholding State
in the Union, fifteen in number except South Caro-
lima, cay the samc, unanimously. majority of
the Wings in more than half Of the non
ing States say the same. Now, for u few infuri-
atsd, one-idea papers, like the Albany Eoening
Journal, the New Hampshire Statesman, and the
Boston Afias, TO claim that they arc the Wing
party, and that all Wings who do not agree with
them are heretics, is little too mighty entirely.
Thcsc papers frequently inviting us
to go entirely over to Locofocoism; they will al
low US to rcciprocate, by inviting them to go en-
tirely over TO the Frcc-soil Abolition party. That
is clearly the place where they belong"
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-05

We lately received, through the polite at
tention of the Chief Clerk of the Navy Depart
ment, copies of the Nary Register for the pre-
sent year, which we laid aside for the purpose
of making an analysis thereof; but have since
found this SO well done by the colaborators
of the New York Commercial .adcertiser, that
we at once avail ourselves of their compilation.
The navy of the United States at present
consists of seventy-fve vessels, carrying two
thousand and eleven guns. These comprise
twelve ships of the line, fourteen frigates,
twenty-one sloops of war, four briggs, five steam
frigates, and ten steamships, of which three
are of the first class. The following (says the
Commercial .adrsrtiser) is list Of commits
stoned and warrant officers in the service:
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-05

AUTHORITY OF LAw.-Thc Salem (Mass.) Ga
zefe forcibly remarks that "ccrtain popular
touching the fundamental principles Of society
have been brought into prevalence by superficial
ard inconsideratc enthusiasts, which need to be
rectifed. The authority of law in republic does
not rest upon the inherent correctness justice Of
particular enactment, but upon the sociai compact.
The whole people are under an actual agreement,
a binding contract, to obey and uphold such laws
as may be enacted by their agents, within the linn
its OF Constitution established by the whole peo-
pie. Scarcely law passes without opposition,
based more or less upon principle; but, when
passed, and while on the statute book it binds ALL
departure from this principle involves the utter
overthrow Of all the securities and privileges of
society.n
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-05
From the Baltimore -American.

In notice of the Treasury circular recently is
sued from the Department, defining the construc-
ton to be put upon the General Appraiscmcnt act,
the Washington Union takes occasion to comment
as follows:
at is fortunate for the public that the preceding
Secretaries have, some of them, had a slight re-
gard for the Constitution for, had they enjoyed
the easy political pirtue Of Mr.. Corwn this late act
would have been made the pretcxt for a most bare
faced and shameless violation of that INSTRUMENT
We have always observed that while the Wing
party has stickcd hardest for and boosted loudest
of devotion to the Constitution, they can evade or
msinterpret annul its most stringent provisions
with the utmost ease, whenever these stand in the
way Of their policy interest. Mr.. Corwin, no
doubt, deems the Constitution a capital restraint
upon Democrats, but free license for Wings to do
what they please in its name"
The point upon which instructions were required
in reference to the General Appraiscmcnt act was
simply whether the charge for freight on imported
goods should or should not be included in the ag-
grcgato value upon which duties are to be levied.
1t was necessary that the appraisers should be in
formed on this point. Concerning il tho Treasury
circular says:
enquiry having been made whether freight from
the country or place Of expectation to the United
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From the Troy IN. ~ Wing.
President Fillmore.

Whether we regard him as a man Of moderation
and without asperity, or as a man of hrmness doing
his duty in crisis, President Fillmore commands
and receives from his countrymen the confidence
and esteem due 10 those qualities 30 rarely
united in one high in office. Entering on the Pre-
sidency at critical period, sedtion at one end Of
the Union and agitation provoking il rife at the
other, he went boldly forward, facing danger and
difficulties from whatever quarter, managing the
afIairs of the nation with wise discretion, honesty
of purpose and eminent success. Surrounding
himself with constitutional advisers chosen on
account of their tried patriotism, eminent abilities
and unwavering attachment to the ancient Wing
faith, he thereby ct the outset secured the conf
dcnce OF the country. Nor have subsequent acts
furnished any evidence that that confidence was
misplaced. The most critical questions. foreign
and domestic, have arisen to try the skill, firm
ness, and patriotism Of the Administration but it
has gone through every trial, surmounted every
obstacle, and in every thing kept Country and
PaIscIPLE first in view. No paltry tricks, no dis
honorable expedients or personal schemes, have
marred the dignity Of its purpose, interposed to
weaken the confidence which the people, without
party distinction, repose in it, But Mr.. Fillmore
is attacked almost daily by protested Wing jour-
nails. 1t is right which every Wing has to scru.
tinize the acts of those in office-to oppose that
"HASA 40 wing "hu PeAAyt ~ i~i 40 no Cau, au
that is impure. Whether the attacks on MIR. Fillmore
and the Administration originate in such desire,
and dictated by such spirit, the public can
judge. Iffor adherence to the Wing creed Mr.. Fill
more is denounced, then they who denounce him
have forsaken the Wing party and its creed. As
these attacks multiply and increase in violence,
Whigs-that is. such as adhere to principles-will
find additional reasons for union, for harmony, and
effort they suffer few impracticables to divide
them--if they will suffer the National Administers
ton to be assaulted, and not arise to defend tiff
they will be indifferent to such attempts to divide
and destroy the party as are now going on, by men
and presses actuated by unworthy motives, then
have Wings abandoned their faith, Lost their vigor,
and become unworthy Of the name
But tho Wings Of New York will not quietly sub
init to the system of Reorganization and detracion
adopted by the enemies Of Mr.. Fillmore claiming
to be Wings. They will and do repel the charges
that brought against him by the seeding press,
and sustain him they ever have for his patriot
ism, virtues, and honest craftsmanship.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-05

TAKING Position IN LrnE.---The Oneida Herald
(says the New York Erprsss) has just hung out the
black flag. Hear its announcement of another step
in the coalition between tho Abolition Wings and
Free soers, which il was intended should swallow
up the Wing party:
1.-The genuine Wings and Barnburncrs of Hec-
tor, Tompkins county, have united in . caucus to
nominate town officers. This is but one indication
have affiliated with Hunkcrism, and have left NO
alternate in many places to Wings other than to
unite with the Landowners. We certainly do not
shrink from the issue thus thrust upon u.s. Liberty
and Union IL, IL has been, the watchword Of
the Union party. The Judas clique may exalt in
opposition their black standard OF slavery first, the
Union last The people will meet the issue"
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THE REPUB LIC.
WASHIN GTON:
SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL 5. 1851.

1.-THE series of measures to which have alluded
are regarded by me as a settlement, In principle
and substance-a final settlement-of the danger
GUS and exciting subjects which they embraced. !"
sBy that adjustment we have been rescued from
the wide and boundless agitation that surrounded
u.s. and have a firm, distinct, and legal ground
to rest upon. And the occasion, trust, will JUS
tify me KxHoRrIsa my couNrRyMEN TO RALLY
UPON AND MAIsrAIs THAT GROUND the best, if
not the only means, of restoring peace and quiet
to the country, and maintaining invioate the in
tegrity of the Union.''
IPREsDENr FILLMoRE's MESSAGE.
"The Presidents message, at the opening ofthe
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
final settlement of the dangerous and exciting
subjects which they embrace; that though they
we're not free from imperiections, yet, in their
mutual dependence and connexion, they formed
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 ad.
hered to, until time and experience should de-
'mousrate the necessity Of further legislation to
guard against evasion or abuse. That opinion, so
far as know, remains entirely unchanged, and
will be acted upon steadily and decisively. The
peace of the country requires this; the security OF
the Constitution requires this; and every consde-
ration Of the public good demands this. If the
Administration cannot stand upon the principles
of the message, it does not expect to stand at ALL"
IDANIEL WEBsTER's Letter to the Union Meeting
at IPestchester.