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In Louisiana, 81, 900
For the Improvement and further survey of the
harbof at the mouth Of Clinton river, on Lake ST
CLAIR, IN the State OF Michigan, $4,000.
For the improvement OF the harbor ut Putney.
VILE, IN the State OF New York, on Lake Ontario
$4,000.
For the Improvement OF the barbor al the month
Of Black river, in the State of Michigan, $40, 600
For survey of the hsrbor at Beaufort, North
Carolina, with an estimate Of the cost and advan-
tases to said harbor, Of connecting The river Neuse
herewith, $500
For the survey of the Mississippi river above
the falls Of st. Anthony, for the purpose Of as.
oertainIng what improvements land the expense
thereby can be made in the navigation at Sauke
and Pike rapids, IS 600.
For the improvement Of the harbor at Mobile,
$50 900.
For surveying the entrance to Taunton harbor,
Massachusetts, 81 500.
For the improvement and further survey of the
harbor at Richmond city, Virginia, aud the James
river from said harbor TO the mouth of said river
and from the Junction of said river with the An
pomatox river, TO the city of Petersburg, 500 900
For the construction OF snag and dredge boats,
and discharging scows, for the oval of obstruc-
ions IN the harbors ON the coast Of Texas, fifty
thousand dollars.
For the removal Of Middle Rock, designated ON
the chart as Rocky Buoy" in the harbor OF
New Haven, Connecticut, $4,000, or for the erec-
ton Of beacon thereon, at The discretion of the
Secretary OF War.
For removing the raft in the Colorado river,
Texas, S20, 200.
For removing Instructions in the Rio Grande
river, Texas, S25,7O0.
For the Improvement of the harbor of Port JEFF
ferson, New York, $1,000.
For re-opening communication between Abe
marie Sound, North Carolina, and the Atlantic
Ocean, 100000.
For sea-wall on the Great Brewster, in the
harbor Of Boston, Massachusetts, 5000.
For the construction of snag boats, dredge-boats
and dscharging- scows, to be used on the Mis-
sissippi, Ohio, Missouri. Arkansas, and other
Western waters, 100000.
Por break-water at Richmond Island, in Port
land harbor, $4,000.
The Spirit in the Southwestern Alabama.
The tidings from this State, are very encour-
aging to the friends of Southern Rights, and
prove that she is ready to take position by the
side of Mississippi and South Carolina---and
Georgia. too, who must form link in this grea,
chain of Southern union, though blinded and
bewildered by the sophstries of her leaders for
a time.
Since the passage Of the compromise meas
ures, and the result of that wretchcd abortion
intended for "a settlement" have only inset
lied every hing the spirit of reputation of, and
resistance to that niqnitous project, has grown
and strengthened wonderfully throughout the
Southwest.
In New Orleans, the very headquarters OF
Southern Yankeedom, SoULE bearded the Sub
missonists, and trampled them under foot in
their own stronghold, sustained by the enthu-
siastc approval of his immediate constituents.
In Mississippi, the supporters of the compro-
mise, from Judge SHARKY down, have sunk be-
meath contempt, compromised by their own pre-
vious admissions, condemned out of their own
mouths, Substituted and sell-convcted of the
most cgregious hypocrisy or inconsistency, than
ever infrmity of intellect or of purpose be-
trayed pretended politicians into.
To show up these men in their true light, al,
that is necessary to do would be to repubsh
their own letters and speeches, before they were
brought over to nationality, which means
dissertation of their own section
We Cstu "cit atlotu 10 let luesc fencnaues
from the Southern cause depart in peace, nor
place them in the pitlory Of their o,on produc-
tons, as grinnng monuments of misery, because
their agony and impotence excite feeling of
pity, if not compassion
Their convusive writing, no more indicate
the vigor of vitality, than the convulsive nutter-
inus nj "a fnpl ufYar lie hand hoe L., al . a,
AS the voyager in Dante, We will not speak
of them, but turn away our heads and pass on
Georgia, at present, stands supine-like
Sau pson, blind and bound I; but wo to those who
have carried her to make sport" for the North
ern Phistnes when she bows her strong head
and pulls down the idoatrous temple of the
g Union Constitutional Party in ruin upon the
heads of its builders-to emerge in her original
strength from the ruins.
The Southern Rights party there, few ut first,
but firm and faithful, is stronger this day than
ever before, and will soon control the State-for
the contagious sympathy of Alabama on the
one side, and South Carolina on the other, will
redeem, regenerate, and disenthral the high
spirited and fearless men Of Georgia from the
rule of party and partizans.
A most striking evidence of the sentiment in
is given in the proceedings and the
resolutions adopted by the convention of the
Southern Rights associations recently held at
The proceedings we reserve for to. morrow
the resolutions we give below.
OF that convention the Atlas uses the follow
ing language, the more emphatic because pro-
ceeaing from very cautious paper, not tho
roughly committed to the secession policy.
Speaking Of its members the Atlas says
These men, in the flash language Of our free
spoken press, have been pronounced Sire
eaters''-a term intended, we presume, TO de-
note political enthusiasts Bu no man couh
hare attended This Conrention and obserrcd the
material Of uhich II ,cas composed, prfliom be
ing struck 10Th HE utter anaptrowiateness q am
such epitilei applied 10 such body of men. TN
large majority Of them mere from The interio,
counties and seemed 10 hare becn selected from
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