The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-09-26

muen unconcern ss he egerdid in his life
outside the hsfbor of Mariel, Lopez wa
transferred 10 the steam frigate. 'Pizano
which CONVEYED him 10 Havana, and whicI
ile liq not leave until he lei, next morning
ior The place Of execution,
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Our New York Correspondence.
New YoRK, Septem Der l3, 1851.
nessrs. Editors;
Our city will be again on the 10th inst.
me scene of judicial tragedy. Three mel
nave been sentenced to suffer the extrem,
penalty OF the law, on that day, for having
themselves, taken the lives of their fellow
men, One of the three has had bis sentence
commutcd by Gov. Hunt, to lifelong i'm
prisonment; but, in q communication to tht
Sherlfof this county, the Governor forbidl
all hope Of commutation Of the punishment
OF the others. One reason assigned by him
iol refusing to commute the punishment oi
one OF the other convicts, (Stookeys,) ap-
pears 70 me to be extremely just namely,
that, as the convict was proved to be in the
habit OF carrying dangerous weapons conceal
ed upon his person, 1t cannot be too strongly
impressed upon the public, that such persons
will be held strictly responsible for the Grim
inal consequences that may ensue from the
use of such weapons. The case Of the third
convict, one Carmel, for most cold d-blooded
murder of an old man and his two sons, is
now being argued before the Court of Oyr
and Termi,rer, on an appeal, on some wretch
ed quibble which bids fair TO overturn the
verdict of the jury.
Lastynight the news reached us Of the ad-
jornment Of the Wing State Convention, at
Syracuse. TRUST that the Democratic Con-
ton, not yet adjourned, as l now write, will
see the necessity Of harmony, and not be out
done by the wings. would not have either
section of the party sacrifice its conscientious
opinions but, Il really cannot see, that the
introduction of the slavery question, in any
form, into our State Conventions, can tend,
practically, TO produce any other than the
worst possible result--the ascendency of The
wings. fthe telegraph can be at all relied
upon, everything has gone well enough, SO far,
at Syracuse; and, trust that, henceforth,
or, at any rate, until after the next Presiden-
tial election, the terms, /" Barnburner," and
" Hunker," will no more distract the Democ-
racy of the Empire State, through the medi-
um of Democratic papers. If the Wing pa
pers choose to employ the terms, let them
They can't'hurt US, as long as we are united.
|, Ia spite of the untoward fate which has
attended the efforts ofso many daring spirits
in exploring the interior of Africa, another
sanguine hero is now pushing his claims for
the honors of immortality, in this field of
glory. The sch4meis projected by Lieut.. w.
C. Watkins, of the American Navy, whose
plan is, think, simple, forcible, and, what
isa most essential point in its favor, it is by
no means costly. He solicits merely the as
sistance of midshipman, an engineer, and
six mechanics, now receiving pay from the
Navy Department, and whose services can,
without Inconvenience, be dispensed with
He, moreover, requires small iron steamer,
which can be taken cut to the coast Of Libc-
ria, in Government store-ship. Once ar
rived on the coast, he is assured of the vel
untary aid Of suitable men, who have been
acclimated, besides some hal(-dozen colored
inhabitants of Liberia, who understand the
language Of the natives. One of his volun-
teers is Moore, who accompanied Capt. Trot-
ter, Of the British army, in his explorations.
Mr.. Watkins, besides tracing the course of
the Niger and Congo, proposes to explore the
river st. Paul, where, from the specimens he
has been shown, be feels confident Of dis
covering fields of coal. Should the informa-
tion on this point, which he gathered during
his previous visit prove authentic, the great
objection to the establishment Of the So
called Colony" line Of steamers will be at
once removed, and there is no question that
the trade, which such line Of packets would
open, in the legitimate products of the coun-
try, would at once give such stimulus to
other and more printable articles of com,
merce, that the natives would gradually aban-
don the slave traffic, in order to participate in
a new trade which would offer more lucra-
tive, and far less hazardous returns. Hsuc-
cessful, such an enterprise will not only re-
feet glory Of the brightest hue, on the hardy
adventurers, but will extend. our limited
knowledge of the vast unknown track, and
tend greatly to facilitate the philanthropic
efforts, OF the American Colonization Soci-
ETY., and to spread the blessings of civiliza-
ton over the entire continent Of Africa.
Yours, Truly,
JOB TRoTTER.
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From Washington.
WAsRINGToN, Sept. H--P. NJ.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in a letter
to Gen. Hamilton, of the committee for the