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A GREAT NATIONAL WORK.
THE GALLERY OF HLUSTRIOUS
AMERICANS.
Daguerreotypes by Brady--Engraved by
D'Avignon.
EDITED nY AN AssooiAIIoN or IlrEnARy Mes.

EDITED BY AN ASSOCIATION OF LITERARY MEN
ITNDER this title will be published, during the
~ year 1850, twenty-iour Portraits and Bographi-
cal Sketches OF American citizens no have become
iustrous in the service of the country. Every por-
ton of the work viii receive the most careful atten-
lion, and nothing will be spared to render it worthy
mad enduring monument to the great men of the Re-
public.
Mr.. Brady has been many years engaged, at great
expense, IN collecting Portraits for National Gal
lery, end those which being engraved for this
work are believed to be superior to any that have
ever been taken In the accomplishment of this great
object he has experienced the utmost courtesy and
encouragement from distinguished men Mr. Brady's
reputation has been too long established to need any
recommendation. His dagueneotypes are in the
highest sense the works OF art glowing with the soul
OF the living countenance.
The drawings and engravings OF D'Avignon have
been pronounced by Europeans OF taste 10 be fully
equal and in some respects superior to those of the
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OHIO.
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a Bevamin Stanton
s Alfred p Edgerton
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Z Z M Ellsbury
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10 Charles Sweetzer
ii Geo II Busby
~ John Weich
l3 James M Gaylord
IA .3ierander Harper
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.. he Government Of the United states or
America, A. D., 1851.
The Executive.
MuLARp FMLxoRE, OF N. T., President.
WuLrAn X. KING, Of Ala, Pres't OF the Senate.
The Cabinet.
D.sr, WEBSTER, of Mass. Sec of State.
T.onA, CoRwIN, of Ohio, Sec. of the Treas.
Cn.sLxs Nj. CONRAD, of La. Sec. of War.
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM, Of N. c Sec of the Navy.
A. II. II. STUART, of Va. Sec. of Interior.
NATHAN X. HALL, of N. Y. p. M. General.
JoHs J. CRiTTENpEs, Of KY. Att. General.
The Judiciayr
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ClXTY-ONE desirable lots, situated in the most
- fourlshlng parts of the city and suburbs, for
salet0 the most accommodating terms. Apply
to M. THOMPSON,
Office one door west of Jackson Hall, Penn
avenue. March s.
SPRING MILLINERY
WILL be opened at Mrs. S. PARKERS on
w Saturday, 18th instant, at 10 clock.
PARKER'S 8 new Fancy store,
March l2-3t under National hotel
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for the conduct of which, suitable Editors have been
engaged who will also receive the aid Of number
of eminent and and able contributors
here will be a daily, tri-weeilly, and weekly
issuethe latter to contain substantially, the
matter the former and intended to reach those
points OF the country whose mail facilities limited
The paper will not be exclusively political--but
will embrace on its broad sheet the General News Of
the day, Domestic and Foreign, by mail and tele-
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Literary Criticisms, Original Essays, Literary and
Miscellaneous; and, in short, all those items OF
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Houses OF Congress- as well as the action OF the
local Legislatures on the Southern question.
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Aa association OF sixty-three Members OF Congress-
Senators and Representatives, have constituted the
undersigned Committee tc supcrintend the esta
blishment Of Southern Press at Washington City,
to be devoted 10 the exposition and defence OF South
em Rights and institutions--the dissemination OF
correct information as to Northcra Policy, and the
OF Politca affairs generally without reference
to the old party lines Of Wing and Democrat. Ar
rangements now IN progress, promptly To ensure
the issue OF such paper under the title OF
Washington telegraph., 1851-08-27

New Cannon for .1hro,oing Cham
Shot.-Mr. Adam Lemmers, of Newark,
n. j., has invented and taken measures
to secure a patent for a new method OF
throwing chain shot. which will carry
terror into the bulwarks or camp Of the
foe. Ii consists Of cannon constructed
with two bores describing an angle, into
each of which is put a baH-the two be-
ing united by chain. 1t will be evil
dent that when the cannon is discharged,
the balls will stretch out the chain accor-
ding to Its length and the angle of the
two barrels of the cannon. this will
sweep down masts and rigging in great
style.
The gun IS SO arranged OH the carriage
that the barrels can be turned SO as 20
discharge the chain in horizontal or
ve.tical direction.
Washington telegraph., 1851-08-27


| HIsroRY OF ALcoHoL.-Alcohol was
! invented $50 years ago. by the son of a
strange woman. Hager. in Arabia. La
dies used it with powder to paint them
selves. that they might appear more
! beautiful, and this powder was called
alcohol During the reign OF William
| and Mary, an act passed encouraging
the manufacture OF spirits. Soon after.
| intemperance and profligacy prevailed to
such an extent that the retailers IN intoxl-
eating drinks put up signs in public places
informing the people that they might get
drunk for penny, ard have some straw
| to get sober on.
IN the 10th century, distilled spirits
spread over the continent of Europe
About this time it was introduced into
.he colonies, as the United States were
then called The first notice we have of
it's use in public life, was among the
laSorers in the Hungarian mines. in the
10th century. In 1751, it was used by
the English soldiers as a cordial. The
alcohol in Europe was made of grapes
and sold in Italy and Spain as medi-
cine. The Genoese afterwards made it
from grain and sold it as a medicine in
bottles, under the name OF the water OF
iie.- Until the sixteenth century il has.
only been kept by apothecaries as medi-
cine. During the reign of Henry VII,
brandy was unknown in Ireland, and soon
its alarming effects induced the govern
ment TO pass law prohibiting its manu-
facture. ff'
About 100 years ago it was used as a
beverage, especially among the soldiers
in the English colonies in North Ameri-
ca, under the preposterous notion that it
prevented sickness and made men fearless
OH the field of battle. 1t was looked
upon as a sovereign specific. Such is
brief sketch of the introduction of alco-
hol into society as a beverage. The his
tory OF il is written IL the wretchedness,
the tears, the groaus. poverty, aud murder
of thousands. 1t has marched through
the land with the tread of giant. leav-
ing the impress of his footsteps in the
bones. sinews, and life's blood of+the peo-
pie.
Washington telegraph., 1851-08-27

The MISSISSIPPI RIVERA river that
runs east or west, crosses no parallels Of
latitude. consequently as it flows towards
the sea, it does not change its climate
The crops that are cultivated at its mouth
are grown also at its sources. ard from
Que end TO the other of it there is no va
riety OF productions; it is all wheat and
corn, or wine or oil, or some other staple.
Assorted cargoes, therefore, cannot be
made up from the produce which such
river brings down TO market. On the
other hand, a river that runs north or south
crosses parallels of latitude; changes its
climate at every turn, aud as the traveller
descends it, he sees every day new agri-
cultural staples abounding. Such riv-
er bears down to the sea variety of pro-
ductioEs, some one of which the different
nations Of the earth are sure TO want, and
for which each cue will send to the mar
ket al its mouth, or the por. whence they
are distributed over the world. The as
sortments of merchandise afforded by such
river are the life of commerce. They
give it energy, activity and scope. Snch
river is the Mississippi, and the Missis-
sippi is the only such river in the world.
Literary World.
Washington telegraph., 1851-08-27

THE CoMrRoMlsE.-That sterling whig
Journal which has never been shaken ia
It's fidelity to the Compromise, the Phila-
delphia Inquirer, in an article commen-
ding the patriotic efforts of the compro-
mise men, South, TO preserve the Union.
remarks:
rWe spea. with confidence. Here in
Philadelphia there are no disnnionists.-
Upon this subject, our community is
sound to the core. The merchants, :he
bankers. the mechanics, the business
men, the manufacturers, the day laborers,
are all for the Union. Our brethren in
the South should understand this fact.
and act upon it. The Union must be-
preserved, the Compromise must be ad-
,;ered to. This noble Confederacy of
| indivisible. Our career thus far has been
glorlous--our position at the present mo-
meut is enviabie, and with fidelity to the
! Union. the future will present specta-
Gle of national resources and prosperity
well calculated 10 cheer aud gladden. the
| lovers of constitutional liberty IN every
| region of the civilized earth. But to re-
allZe this picture, to assure this desirable
! consumation, unwavering fidelity to the
| Unicn is indispensable. While, there
| fore, we appreciate The motives which
/ prompted tae great statesmen who
| brought about the Compromise, while
we turn to thea. with gratitude, and
point to them with pride. let Us do more
let Us By every means IN our power
maintain and uphold the new pledge of
! friendship, fellowship aud brotherhood,
which in the spirit of lofty patriotism,
and in tie name of our ccuntrymen at
| large, they gave at the last session OF
Cougress. 1t is only in this way that
We shall prove that we really appreciate
their labors, and properly estimate the
Invaluable blessings OF the Union"
Washington telegraph., 1851-08-27

the heart-rending scene around, would
have been equally as much astonished
and rejoiced as we were. on again SO un-
expectedly beEolding him.