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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-11
,,n vopu DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1851

,;v,,iza,ion. And 10 doubt there - n progress
- .. though not always thar OF ias:e. European
-o,,ap.csts. fond Of tie poetry Of ry.gone Zines,
nus, - quick even ~ Nicaragua. lhfy afeaay
conc .oo late q hear the watch a. ct Granada
singing cut MS solemn. meisnchohy WA
Nieoragna 2" through the night The watch
mans A, was abolished while / Vas living there
They NAV. however .,l hear, # they make
haste 70 cone, the d" Vis,isadc IA rteHts ssgfado'
a, the 81. De. eorasoros," sung by the eirls OF
some OF the VILLAGES. or ~ ihe tCa;men Of a
piragua.
.eousrKy uRAxtTIC TEEFoRN.ScL-
ha7peDec 70 ae al Telsa, a village a. ;ho
foo. of the volcano OF mat name, near Leon, Just
,s the Inhabitants were performing an old dra-
matte play. entitled " Il J,rHmsats v'ife Dos,
or the Oath before God The piece was called
d" IN bale "a ballet-and as the action and dia
logue-which last, by the by, was IN very fine
Spanish verses-alternated with songs, process
sions and dances 1t had some right to that de-
nomination L. was, however. entirely OF Sc
rious character. and the tests OF a single comic
person in the play did no, all disturb the heroic
as the representation Two kings, Moorish
and Christian one, have long been at war with
each other At length they make peace, con-
GLIDING a treaty OF amity which they confirm Dy
a solemn oath. The Christians, however, break
the oath the war begins anew the Christians
are beaten, their king falls into the hands OF the
Inhdes But the Moorish king proves most
md
a most intimate friend of his captive, whom he
restores 10 his power and dominions and with
a magnificent chorus" iRfnida gloria DANES -
the whole ends in thanksgiving, 10Y and happi-
ness At the representation, which was IN the
open air, the audience surrounding the performers
IN a circle. the action passed without any inter-
ruphon or change OF scenery all the dram0fis
persona being present at the same time. The
two Kings, with their respective knights and
armies, form two groups little distant rom
each other, the messengers going TO and fro, tell
Ing Their message and receiving the answer with
out delay. On one occasion, when the Gins
tlans had been victorious, kind OF ballet was
performed to the music of a peculiar instrumen,
Of Indian origin, called a Narin5d, consisting %
twenty five little OGDEN slaves ofdliierentl length
placed like the keys OF piano, above as many cal
abash shells oil corresponding difference size,
the slaves being beaten with two little hammers
As to the whole performance, It was indeed tol-
eraby well done, and certainly good deal bet-
ter than the clowns in the Midsummer Nights
Dream would have been capable of doing IT,
The curate Of the village told me that there
were much finer plays performed IN some villages
of the country, among them one called " La Com
q,isto d, Auenca The Conques, OF America
in which Ferdinand Cortez himself appears on
the stage JULIUS FE0ERFL
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-11

horses and follcwILs the SAME pnhcipie' 'hty
,.ein to dyest han Of Inc soao add OF part o. hs
I'm Th.,nart Is yery coasIde rabe indeed, ana
enables you TO form n idea OF We q"dn'i'
int loiegunoni with when you can u'si''-7'
with ,er(eci lInpuni!y. This IS certainly "
,,I,,, process, but . can hardly Re ndn'e'o'
..roog The polishing or cleansing ones and care
SAY quiet balh n . clear riNeT, OF SIN H-''.
tl.f wash at the nearest sprIng woulG 40 h''oh
more for cleanliness than the elaborate am
somewhat disgusting stean-ta;h ana hoiso-s'0''
scrabhing OF the Eas,
What !. really irtoeraple IN Asa IS the guam
t,,v ofdomestic insects with which you are forced
r. associate IN close intimacy, DO what you VIII
to prevent H. The cause IS IN the aooVe-men-
toned custom Of wearing the same garments ioI
weeks and months, withou. laying them on, as
W. do, al night, to reassume them IN The morn
ing Poor people "a Asia never think ei chang
ing ,heir linen as long IS they can bear Win me
presence of their innumeraule companions and
If you reflect how much accustomed TO their so
cietv they must be from their very birth. you VIII
allow that what they can bear no longer must ne
something terrible indeed. In many European
countries in Spain for example. and N some parts
Of ItaIv. that part of the living world which Mr..
Tappee terms KangOrooism, IS very numerous.
One Of the most admired pictures Of Munlio re-
presents Spanish beggar killing several varle-
ties of kangOroos that are ranging upon his
Jacket But, as Wurlllo expresses 1t, there l. a
day for killing the enemy and that day beng
generally Saturday, every Sunday is compare
tively quiet and serene. But there Is no such
season in the East, where the life OF the small
est and humblest insect is deemed much more
worthy Of respect than that OF its human VIC
tim | must confess have more than once dis
covered Turk evacuating his turban, but not
in an ungentle or destructive manner The IN
habitants of the turban were quietly and safely
deposited upon the ground, where he sat, and
left perfectly free TO choose new quarters, which
they did not deter doing.
must hasten 10 observe that these disgusting
legions are infinitely more numerous IN the
towns and in the houses even OF rich citizens,
than in the poorest abodes of the wretched coun-
,rv people have sometimes slept undisturbed
enough in a miserable cabin; but never did en-
oy an hours sleep in the harems OF wealthy and
well bred families The carpets, the cushions
and mattresses. the wainscoted walls are
safer asylum for kangoroos than the hard and
naked ground, and the deer or woi-sklns throws
over it. If you travel in the East, beware OF fine
houses and rich furniture. and stick to poverty
and wretchedness
Turkish pride swells exceedingly at the bare
idea that Christians eat pork, frogs, and In gen.
eral. all sorts of animals without their being
previously bled This is founded upon princi
plo of hygiene and has nothing to do with clean
illness.
CHRIsTiNr TRivULGIo NJ BELGI0GIoso
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-11


ny cHiRLIs y. CADY.
BsTTgHe nj my wIndo ", 400
Genes the mus. stealing cor
AZ above yon hiIiock's bros
FLOAT The Sabbath onifne' a'oi'-
Often, IN ny Younger year,
whsn the sseILns shadow RI
Few fingered long. tc hear
Holy voice % safhaih Fell
rAsye stosd m sorrow here
By that grave 10 ne ~ DEAL
Where no passing ere could sta-f
And no passing foo, vas near
While upon the gale would rise,
Sweeping gently down the dth'
Music springing TO the shes
Prom Aat evening s<tbain beD'
Strange j. 10, that Mos1o's roiet
Speaking on the sabosih eve
VIII the sinking soul Ts.oioe
And the laden heart reneTe-
Oh, an influence b. that tone,
More than mortal tongue can itI-
IL upon the spint thrown
BY the voice OF Sabbath Bel
On our bosom's lonely stIand,
When hfe's pillows cease to Play,
Ard, unto the Spin;-LaLd,
Voices call our hearts away,
And the parting spr.ps smile
Il ito truest, purest knell,-
Who viii say that ear, the while,
Hears no angel saboafh Bee
StA1yI<r.
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Whose waters flow
"----- WhOte WhIeIs HDW
DER sands OF gold, bright sparkling IN TIE ~

y CT sdHuS OF BVIo OF ~ P'' 80 " I.I-
The great regulator Time, will very speealy
solve all doubts. The developments OF sno'hei
wear will dlsspate every remaining doubt, an.
the eagerness to invest In California Will Dc !"
great as has heretofore been the reluc'snos'
She can, In all that pertains TO ner mighty INV
es,.. afford to bIde her time
While the mines ard agriculture, las rel aseom-
lnerce, are occupying the thoughts, and innu.n.
ing the enc. gies Of Califonians. other inPo"aIa.
interests are not neglected Among these Is W,
wan, OF more rapid and convenient means
intercommunlcation between San Francisco, 'Ss
commercial capital and the interior valleys,y
railroad AID telegraph. 4. community aeeu
toned to see the events OF an age crowaea n..s
brief years, cannot remain content WIN - 80.
and steamboats,, wherever swIfter modeso' INV
motion can be introduced. e.,I.
The rapid settlement OF the large and 'e''"'
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-07
LATER FROM TEXAS.

The steamship Galveston, which arrived this mo n
ing from Galveston, reports having made the quickes
trip yet. She was twenty hours and halt from
bar to bar. The Galveston has brought US papers te
the 25 h inst
We learn that Capt. Wallace, of the Rangers, has
had another encounter with party OF Indians near the
Nueces river. The captain had upwards OF thirty
men, aud the Indians but ten but owing to the nature
OF the ground, he could not get sufficiently near
them to do much execution. One Indian was wounded
but none killed. All the saddles, camp equipage, ri
fes, lances, shields, &c. were taken by Capt. W. The
horses OF the Indians were off among the mustangs
by the Indians, who were herdng them, and none
were taken. Amongst the camp equipage was found
leather pouch containing many letters and some
newspapers, the principal part of which were directed
to diff rent persons in Laredo, and mailed Corpus
Chrs there was also one shirt and one summer coat
with bullet hole through the right breast These are
no DOUBT articles taken from the mail rider between
Corpus Christi and Laredo who was recently murder
ed by the Indians.
II ls stated that train Of thirty wagons recently left
Corpus Christi tor Laredo and that dozen more
were expected soon TO for the valley OF the Rio
Grande. The editor of the Nueces Valley is of opin.
ION that THE trade ofthe Upper Rio Grande settlements
WIN centre at Corpus Crs, as the most central point
on tn coast"
The Ma!agorda Tribune, of the 1h inst informs us
that Capt Ward is busily engaged in removing the raft
10 the colorado rlver and that he is ang as rapid
progress, considering The limited number of hands al
his disposal, as could reasonably be expected.
A correspondent of the Southwestern American wri
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-07
a. Il u A F. & AIRS,

IHE KIDNAPPING CAsE.--Yesterday being the day
hxed upon tor further hearing of the case of Will
Hams, that individual well as the slave was brought
before the Mayor 1t appeared that Mr. Mark Reys-
ter the repu ed owner of the negro arrived in this city
a day or two previous, from Granville, NJ c., but he
tailed to make his appearance in Court After calling
Mr.. Mark Royster three times, in an audible voice
the officer informed the Mayor that he really did NOT
believe Mr.. K. was present whereupon his Honour
armed officer Warrington with subpoena, and direct
ed him to proceed to Mr.. Royster's hotel and compel
him TO attend. The officer dashed off as CALAMITY as
chevaler OF the olden tme-posted to the Columbian
Hotel and in an authoritative yet courteous manner de.
manded to know something of the whereabouts of Mr.
Mark Royser; but one could give him the desired
knowledge-Mr. r. was not in his room and had not
been seen tor several hours. The officer then visited
those places where traders "most do congregae but
with no better luck He returned to the court house
with the instrument Of law unexecued, of course
whereupon his Honour continued the case till to.mor.
row.
1t appears that the true name Of the individual
charged with kidnapping the slave, is Le,cis. As no
evidence exists against bim,-since Mr. Royster has
failed to appear-we presume he will be promptly dis.
charged from custody
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-07

The Enquirer copies our classification of the
constituencies chalked out by the new Constitu
tion with our remarks thereupon, as a a0arnIng
10 its friends, whom it strongly exhors to prepare
for vigorous State canvass.
"One significant feature of this classification of the
Times, (the Enquirer adds is the equiponderance of
parties which it exhibits in the popular branch of the
Legislature. 1t is feature which should render US
still active in preparing for the popular elections
that at hand
Assuming this classification to be correct flor which
we do not voueh9 it is plain that party will not
carry the old voters upon whom the classification s
basedn without proper exertion How the voters
are apportoned between the two parties only be
known after the result OF the election For so mpor-
tant consummaon securing jority of these we
be on the subject; whatever confidence we may
entertain OF possessing majority OF these voters
must organize we must exert ourselves; we must Sc
majority of these and OF the old voers--we must
insure victory by the energy OF our conduct
Since the Enquirer tells this earnestly to the
Democrats, why we must just repeat it all to the
Wings. We show elsewhere, to-day, what a
vast change is to follow the introduction of the
new voters, and facts warrant the opinion that the
Wing party has only to do its duty, to save the
State from the hands OF those who are so pre-
maturely covetng its Substantial honours."
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-07

1.-THE Auditor gives Preston 1887 white males over
Il, but as it has only 1881 white females over 81 we
presume tha correct number TO be 1871
The Wing reader will be gratifed to perceive
how large the increase of voters will be in the
cities, which are generally Wing, and in the
strong Wing counties. We have not vet at
tempted thorough analysis of the statistics
OF all the counties, but, from partial examination
we have derived a strong impression that if the
new voters in each city and county be divided
in politics in the same proportion with their tel
low-citizens who have heretofore voted, the
Wing party will profit greatly by the Change
IT this prove to be the case, it may be attributed
to several causes, as, for example, to the facts that
more persons have been disqualified in the towns
than in the country, and that the Democratic party
has been better drilled than the Wing party and its
leaders have taken greater pains to qualify voters
and bring them to the polls. The large increase
of voters in the great Wing county of Augusta
conlrasted with the much smaller comparative
increase in the Democratic stronghods of Rock
ingham and Shenandoah, seems to afford striking
illustration of the correctness of our view of the
subject.
Having much extended our remarks on
single topic, we shall defer till tomorrow taking
pthe thread of our running review of the Con-
Etitution.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-07
THURSDAY MORNING. AUG. Z. 1851.
Remarks upon
AE~''F-F' '@7 ~
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.

The NEW OONS llIU IION.
Extension Of the Right Of Sufrage--In the
commentary we made yesterday upon that i'm
portaai provision of the new constitution, which
requires nothing of the voter except that ne be a
white male, over twenty one, resident in the
State for two years. and in the county or city
where he offers TO vote for one year, we did
not speak particularly of the prodigious change
which this provision will produce in the character
of our popular elections. This aspect of the
subject is two striking to be passed by.
Few of our readers we suppose, will be prepar-
ed to learn that the proposed extension of the
right of suffrage will probably double the num-
Der ofvoters in the State. The Richmond En-
quirer assumes this TACT to be unquestionable,
and regards it as making positively certain the
adoption of the new constitution by a very large
majority OF the people, since the persons upon
whom it proposes to confer the right Of suffrage,
will be allowed to vote on the question of its
adoption. The following statistics, bearing on
this point, are taken from the Auditors reports
to the Convention; they show the aggregate
white population in each of the great geographic
cal divisions of the State, and also the number
of white males over twenty-one years old, in the
same divisions as ascertained by the census Of
1850:
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THE ELECTIONS ON MONDAY.


The elections VIII oh take place in the States OF Ind-
ana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee Alabama,
Arkansas and Texas, must exercise most important
influence upon the political position of parties through
out the Union. There evident anxiety to return to
the regular party divisions of the past But this disposition
is restricted by the imminent danger in which the Uni
on has been placed by the madness of fanaticsm
1t the parry ofthe Union prevails m the contests to
be this day decided, then may expect the reorgani
zalon OF Wings and Democrats under the accustomed
slogans OF party. 1t those who denounce the Union
and plot its destruction succeed, all men will be com
PEELED to forget their political anpathes and unite for
the salvation OF the country. We should APP rehend
much from the OF those southern enemies OF the
Compromise who contend for the abstract right Of Sc
cession but who base upon the assertion OF that doc
trine purpose TO enforce it Immediately.
The readne with which the Democratic party in
the Northern coaesng upon indifferent issues,
forgetting their late dissensions argues well Tor the
success of that policy which the present Administration
has sustained so steadily We hail every sign of re-
stored harmony, although it may be accompanied with
the reconciliation of Van Buren, and Cass. We are, OF
course 10 state OF some uncertainty in regard to the
contest in the South The issues have been shifted with
in lew weeks past
Many of those who were furious in their denuncia-
tons OF the Co npromise and welcome dsunlon before
submission, now deny their intention to dissolve the
Union. We are however gratfed that the friends oil
Union and the Compromise will triumph in Alabama
to-day Just they will in the States OF Georgia and
Mississippi in the elections shortly to take place.
RepubHc
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-07
Whole number of votes cast.

1t must be recollected that the Presidential vote
of 184S was not the full vote of the State with
the present qualification, for considerable number
of voters must have been detained by various eau
ses from the polls. And then it would not be &C.
curate to assume that all the white males over
twenty-one will be voters under the new con-
stituton; for many will be disranchized by the
requirements as to residence, and many others 81
fenced by causes similar to those which have here
tofore been in action. Nevertheless, it may be
assumed as an approximation to the truth, that
the voting population will be numerically doubled
by the new constitution
To illustrate, by particular instances, the
sweeping change which the extension of the
right of suffrage will effect in the various con-
stituences ofthe State, we subjoin tabular state
ment containing list of the cities and some of
the larger counties, with the number of votes
given by each in ls4S, the number of white
males over twenty-one in each according to the
census of 1850, and the difference between these
TWO numbers, which will approximately represent
q InNr L.
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ArGUST |. 1851
AUGUST l, 1851
DEAR SIR have received your letter of the BOT
L uiHi, eil, ,
July &c, 1851.

AUGUST l, 1851.
DEAR SIR have received your letter of the Goth
July.
The Constitution Of The United States recognises
no right of secession, IS existing in the people OF any
enc STATE any number II States L is not a limited
Cot.ts deratlon, but Government; and it proceeds
upon the idea that it j 20 be perp' tua like other
forms # Governme Il, suhJec only 10 be dissolved by
revo ution.
comes can orm IDEA of secession but as the
result OF revolutonar" movement. How is it posi-
bic, for instance, that South Carolina should secede
and establish GovernmeGl foreign that othe Uni
ted STATES, thus dividing Georgia, which does not
cede, from the rest of the Union?
Depend upon it, my dear sir. that the secession OF
any one State would be but the first step IN process
which must inevitably break up the entire Union into
more or lever paris
What SAID at Capon Springs, was an argumen,
addressed the North, and intended to convince the
North that if by its superiority OF numbers 1t should
defeat the operation of plain, undoubted, and unde-
niabe injunction oil the Constitution, Intended for the
especial protection OF the South, such proceeding
must necessarily end in the breaking up Of the Gov,
eminent that is to say, IN revolution.
l am, dear sir, with respect, your ob't serv't
DAHL WEBSTER.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-07
Effects Of Abolition Agitation.

The N. Y. Tribune, in recent article, contend
ed that the free discussion of the slavery question
in the North had done much to promote the ult-
mate emancipation of the slaves in the South. tits
extraordinary that any journal of resp ecabIe cir
culaton should hazard such an opinion, for eve
~ Intelligent observer ofthe course of public SEN
timent in the Southern States for the last twenty
years must be aware that the anti-slavery agitation
has had directly contrary effect. Let Virginia
be witness in this behalf. In 1888, her Legisla-
ture failed, by very narrow vote, to pass a law
for the prospective abolition of slavery in 1851,
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-07

are OF age to be capable OF busying their minds about
the question of secession. OF these it believed that
clear majority are, for direct or indirect, in ia
YOUR Of remaining in the Union. So that by very lib
erdl calculation some fifteen thousand individuals are
assuming to hold in their hands the peace and security
oftwenty-three millions OF people The truth Of the
m after is, the case is much preposterous than
this. 1t is only few hundred agitators who are stir
ring the cauIdron OF disunon, all of whom expect to DO
Presidents, Secretaries dignaries OF some SORT in
the "Southern Confederacy or in the Southern Soil
tude iftheir State should attempt separate withdrawal
We see that immaculate patriot, r Barnwe Rhet, is
already nominated as "the first President of South
Carol ina
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-07
Cor espondence 6eta0een a gentleman IN Norti
Carolina and Mr.. Webster.
Hon, DANIEL WERsTrR.


Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER:
DEAR SIR: The question of the right ola State to Sc
cede from the Union, is, as you are doubtless aware
producing at thus time IN this part Of The Union, no
inconsider abe degree of excitement. And is a
quts ion in which every free American is directly
concerned-a gus ston upon which every free American
shou be correctly informed upon lis decision may
depend the future prosperity and happiness mstor-
tune and ruin OF this great countryand believing as
l do that from your intimate acquaintance with the
principles upon which our Government is based, and
the operation of ali OF its machinery, you entirely
competent to give upon this upon all other ques-
tons OF a like. character correct information being
anxious myself, many others are, possess correct
views with regard to this subject desire you vaua bic
as know your lime 10 be, 10 devote moment in
giving an answer to the following lnterrogatory:
'Do you bel eve that State has right to secede
from the Unlon?'
BY answering this question, sir, you will confer a
favor upon many OF your countrymen here, who be-
eve as do that opinion OF yours, thus expf ssed,
woald 60 very tar towards quoting the excitement
that the agitation oil this subject has produced in
section of the Union.
Wl!h profound admiration for your character as
an American statesmen, and sincere regard ior you
as an American citizen,
am, sir, your obedient servant
July q, 1851