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The southern press., 1851-07-03

SEVERE STORM IN WESTERN New YORK
The Baldwinsvlle, N. Y. Gazette gives an ac-
count of the devastations in the region of the
severe gale of Sunday evening. Timber was
blown down. fences prostrated, and crops damag-
ed to a considerable extent On the farm be-
longing to Henry Westfall, one mile north of
the village, the quantity of wood blown down
is estimated nt from three to five hundred cords.
A good deal of timber on Mormon M. Colts
land was also uprooted. Trees, three feet in
diameter, were writhed from their foundations,
and others broken down like grass before the
wind. About eleven o'clock, at night, the house
of Ebbin Russell, in Clay, was struck by light
ming. a knot, some two or three inches in dia-
meter, belonging in the floor, was found in the
room above having passed through a ceiling Of
lath and plaster to get there. Mr.. r.. and his
wife were sleeping in the room where the ac-
cident happened, and were partially stunned by
the shock. They did not know, what had hap
pened, nor could they account for their peculiar
feelings upon awaking, until they procured I
light and saw the mischief that had been done
Three children sleeping in an adjoining room
were not awakened from their slumbers.
The southern press., 1851-07-03


ARRIVAL OF THE u s. SHIP PORTSMOUTH,
The u. S. soop war Portsmouth, bearing the
broad pennant of Commodore Francis II. Greg
ory, arrived at Boston on Wednesday afternoon
The Portsmouth has been on the Africen sta
ton. She left Port Praya on the 22d of May,
and has had very light winds the whole passage.
For the following report of her cruise we are
indebted to William +. Gragg, the surgeons
steward
"She has been absent 344 months, and only
two officers have returned in her who originally
joined her on her being put into comm ission,
they having all been relieved or sent home on
account of i'll health The crew have returned
greatly debilitated from the effects of the hot
and sickly coast of Africa. The Portsmouth
left at Port Praya the u S. ship Germantown,
Commander Lavalette, which was to sail in
few days for the coast-all well on board of her.
The u. s. ship Dale, Commander Pearson, sailed
from Port Praya May 7th for the island of Jo-
anna, for the purpose of demanding satisfaction
from the natives for an outrage committed year
ago upon an American whaer. The brig Perry
Commander Foote was on a cruise among the
Cape de Verde Islands, which were pretty
healthy. The Portsmouth brought home as
passengers the first and second mate and seven
seamen belonging to Dnch ship recently
wrecked at the island of Mayo. Purser Wm.
A. Christian, of the Germantown, j. c. Febiger,
Passed Mdshipman of the Dale, and Passed Mid
shipman John Brooke, of the Porpoise, returned
home in the Portsmouth. The following are
the list of officers of the Portsmouth: commo-
dore, T. H. Gregory; commander, Elisha Peck
fleet surgeon, VIM. j )hnson pnrser, J. O. Brad
ford first lieutenant, ]. ID. Johnson; second
do, ]. IL Brown; third do. G. w. Young (nct-.
ing y master, Il. A. Stone (acting J marine off,
Ger, ]. G. Rich commodores secretary, VIM
A. Ingersoll midshpmen, G. G. Cannon, b Il
Taylor; bontswain, Amos Colson sailmaker,
c, II, Frost carpenter, Asa G. Ponsett com
manders clerk, C. p Edwards surgeons stew
ard VIM. +. Gragg; pursers steward, Charles
Glerston yeoman, Charles Bishop; master-at-
arms, Frederick Mott
On the l4th of June, in latitude 3 AT NORTH
longitude % west, wreck was discovered
bv the Portsmouth, three miles 10 leeward. The
po tsmouth Immediately made all sail and lore
down for her AT IL, noon, hove too within 90
rods of the wreck, which appeared to be IN
American brig of $50 tons. She appeared to
have been in that situation some three or four
months. She had house on deck painted white ;
both masts gone close to the deck bowsprit
standing (painted white } both chair bied :;
both anchors hanging to the bows; hull painted
black with white streak could not make out
her name matches of, and the hold full of
water"
The u. s. brig Dolphin, which arrived at New
York on Wednesday from a cruise roun he
world, sailed from China on the 22d July, 1850,
via Manila, BONN Islands, Sandwich Islands San
Francisco Dee. 18th, Valparaiso March 2sth,
Rio Janeiro May nth. Tile Dolphin sailed from
New York in May, ls4s.
The southern press., 1851-07-03
NRw YoRK, June Both

It Is stated that one ofthe heaviest Mexican
claims, amounting to several hundred thousand
dollars, has been discovered to be fraud. The
party owning the claim sold it 10 several rich
capitalists here and in Washington, before it
was allowed by the Commissioners, and received
little less than one hundred thousand dollars
of the amount awarded, with which he has gone
to Europe 1t is supposed that there are more
of the same sort left.
The southern press., 1851-07-03

Mr.. CALHoUNs MANUscRPT.--We are happy
to have IL in our power to state, upon the most
reliable authority, that this anxiousy looked for
work, for the publication of which, the Legisa-
ture at its last session, made liberal appropra-
ton, is now in the Binders hands, and will bo
ready for delivery in a few days.-Chos. Sun.
The southern press., 1851-07-03

sY- 1t seems that somebody has fraudu-
lently obtained from the Treasury several han
dred thousand dollars--it is said, on account OF
pretended Mexican claims. Why not! When
the government itself plumbers portion OF It's
own people of half the mines of California, who
can expect that the government will not be plum
dercd itselfl
The southern press., 1851-07-03

and attended by such heavy expense, that IN
time such pursuits would be Abandoned whiie
the North would get the credit OF exeriion anu
merit--for what s---in carrying out an obligation
and great compact.
The southern press., 1851-07-03

nSy- AT convention of Union delegates as
sembled at Augusta, Ga, on Monday, the Hon.
ROBERT TooMBs was re-nomlnated as their can
didate for Congress from the eighth congress
sional district
The southern press., 1851-07-03

THR SLAVE AND HIRELING STATEs.--The
census tables heretofore published by us, II
critically examined, will make an exhibit much
more favorable to the slave States than was to
be anticipated They show that the increase Of
population in the hireling Cor "free") States,
since 1910, has been 3,794,352, while the in
crease of the slave States is 2,5l6,725. This
proves that the rea! increase of population
apart from emigraton--has been greater in the
South than in the North. Three millions of
emgrants have landed in this country since
1880, and nearly the whole of them have SET
tied in the North and Northwest; but set down
as the minimum that the North has been thus
increased TO one million of emigrants more than
the South, and the real increase of the South
ern people in the last ten years has been six per
cent greater than the real increase of the orth-
ern people.
There is one feature, however, which is not
gratifying; we alude to the representatives in
Congress of the two sections. In 1912 the hire
ling States had l42 representatives, the slave
States 9l--in 1852 the former VIII have I44
the latter 80; showing balance in favor of the
hreling States in 1852 of 55. Only an increase
of 4, it is true, since 1912; but when we reflect
that but for the practical application of the Will
mot Provso to California by the administration,
the relative representation of the two sections
in Congress would stand the same as they did
ten years ago, we must recognize the progress
of the sure work of the abolition spirit, which
has been onward for long series OF years, and
seems to be gaining greater momentum and
which spirit, unless put down by the true friends
of the Union at the North, will eventually pro-
duce a dissolution of the confederacy.--R
mond Enquirer.
The southern press., 1851-07-03

kW- In the Hartford procession on The 4th
of July. there are to be 81 young ladies in the
Bloomer costumes, representing the several
States Of the Union.
The southern press., 1851-07-03
S. w. INGE.

LEGISLATIVE FRoLIcKISe.--As is usual in the
more Eastern States, the Legislature of Cali
fornia had frolic before adjourning. They
passed some hours in playing practical jokes
and passing gay resolutions. Among the quips
and quiddities was resolution offered by Mr..
McCandess, of most biting character, but so
hard did it hit home, that it was withdrawn, even
in the season of general license. 1t contained
the Alta thinks, too much bitter truth to be
palatable, and members feared to have it 90 forth
TO the world, even in jest. II contained
larger proportion of truth than poetry-it il
truly biting, and worthy ofthat body which was
last year christened as the legislature of
thousand and one drinks" We subon COPY
of it for the ben6t of legislators:
Resoired, by the Senate and House of AS
sembly, that the names of Senators and mem.
bers of Assembly be placed ina hat--that the
page be instructed to draw the same and The
individual whose name is last drawn be bar
relied up, under direction of the secretary of
State, and Forwarded under charge of the
surveyor general TO the great Worlds Fair in
London, as specimen of The embodied spirit Of
California legislation
The southern press., 1851-07-03

WAsuNGToS IRvINe.--We have il stated on
the authority of one of the interested parties,
that Sir Walter Scott, anxious TO secure the
brilliant pen of Washington Irving, offered him
tho editorship of a new Edinburgh newspaper,
at a salary of Gb00 year. The offer was de-
cined but the reason for defining IT was pecu-
liar. Mr.. Irving stated that he could not write
inpromptu. He had his moments of inspira-
ton, and he was obliged TO wait for them
European Times.
The southern press., 1851-07-03

FAILURE IN NEw YoRK.--We learn from The
Boston Times that the old-established house Of
=. ID. Hurlbut q Co. N. York. engaged in tho
Southern trade, has been suspended This ia
owing TO heavy advances on cotton shipped to-
Europe,
The southern press., 1851-07-03

The secessionists are beginning TO show them
selves in Missouri with more holiness than we.
anticipated There now remains scarcely
doubt, that an effort is to be made to enpraft
upon the politics of this State, the South Caro-
na doctrine of secession, or as we prefer to call IT,
qualification" The leaders in this movement
will term themselves "Democrats" or Estates
Rlghs men, and will endeavor to shield them
selves behind the Kentucky and Virginia resou-
hons; but for all that they will be rank nulifiers
IN the true sense Of the term-Sf Louis Intel
The southern press., 1851-07-03
Taffeta phrases-silkcn terms,n
not uttered 10 be avouched by deeds.


is discharged from future compliance Herewith.
So urge the advocates Of the abstract right Of
secession in the South, as well as those who 90
further, and contend that the moment has come
for the exercise of the right.
Giving these remarks of Mr. WEBSTER spe-
cial application TO the Fugitive Slave Law" a
toast in favor of which, furnished the text for
the speech, they will supply ample argument
for the immediate disupion Of the slave and n3n-
slaveholdng States. That for years the spirit
of that clause of the federal Constitution which
requires on the part of the several States to
surrender fugitives from labor, has been violated
by open violence, or frauds or legislative obsta-
cles, will scarcely be denied. Mr.. WEBSTER has
admitted ms much on more than one occasion
i And the burden of his song of late has been tc
call his section back to due sense of justice
and legal obligations If we understand cor
rectly the scope of his late speeches at Albany
Buffalo and elsewhere at the North, he takes tn,
distinct ground that upon the execution and OBJ
servance of the famous Fugitive slave law by
the North, depends the perpetuity of the Union
one of the terms of which union was a stipula.
ton, of which the law was a mere repetition, TO
getber with provisions for its practical enforce
meut. But what Northern man will say that
this law will even be practically enforced, OF
that he believes it will ever be aught more thar
a dead letter in effect II is the spirit, the oper
ative, binding force OF law which gives II
value, not its mere unobserved and impractica
BILE letter To all effects this law might as well
not cumber the statute books And we chance
to know that the very argument was used in
1 the celebrated Union committee of New York
to induce its members to advance a sufficient
sum to pay all expenses incurred in the extradi-
ton of LoSc, that such expenditures would be
infreeuent, as the Southern Shareholders would
! soon end the recovery of their fugitives, envi.
roned with so many difficulties and annoyances
The southern press., 1851-07-03

rg~ The address of the Democratic party OF
Massachusetts, recently published in many OF
the papers, was an able document. We did not
insert il, because we knew tbatit could not con-
tain, as il tpretended, the views of that party
the party that had just before given large ma
jority of its votes in the Legislature to elect Sum
SER. General CUsHISc, the author of the re-
port we knew to be an able and liberal man.
But we did not believe the document declared
the sentiments of the mass Of the party. We
could not believe it.
But we did not suppose that this very addres'
was signed by some of the very men who aided
in the election of SUMNER. Yet we are in
formed by the Boston Courier that such is the
fact II 80, their signature is the most impu-
dent imposture that has yet appeared in this era
of hypocricy and fraud.
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Diseases arising from an Impure state
fthe Blood or habit Of The
system, viz: .#
serofula or Kings Evil Rheumatism. Obstinate Cntane
ous Eruptions Chronic Sore Eyes Ring Worm or letter
Scald Head, Enlargement and Pain Of tile Bones and
Joints Stubborn Ulcers Sypiitic symptoms. Sriatica
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use Of Mercury AcdiIies Dr"lsy Exposure lmpru
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SC. TAYLOR, U. =. Consul tn n. Granada
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REMARKABLE CURE OF RmnScnlTIs.

wing suffered many years with disease OF my
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Cras,luic of France in the U States.
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true. For The Consul Gen ralof France,
l.. BORG, Vice.consul.
The folloyi,o Interesting case is prcsen:ed. and
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Fresh Garden Seeds.
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TIME subscriber has just received I fresh and
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g;yacutOr's Notice.

Executors Notice.
ALL those who were indebted to the late James
II r. McKan, at the time of his death, are hereby
called upon to come forward and make set1lement:
And those having claims against his estate will
please hand them in properly attested,
JOHN ROSSER, Exc'r.
Sept d, 1850, II
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TUST Received fresh supply OF ASSORTED
81 PRESERVES.
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Mustard, Brandy and Fruits
Fresh Salmon and Lohsiers,
Eng. and American Catsup,
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lett, 'fransa!vania gaiversiy 8. Meciehie. Peis,
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