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ENoRMoUs OUTLAY FOR ADvERTTsTrG.-
Townsend, the sarsnparla man, says that his
book. exhibit an outlay for advertising in the
course Of FIVE years, in the various papers OF
the United States-ssO0O lie says, for
six months he cut off all his advertisements to
see ifhs medicines would not 90 on their mer-
its, just as well as by advertising. He lost
100000 by it; sales dwindled right down to
nothing, for his competitors, seeing him drop
of, went on advertising heavily, and got the
start of him-Greai WeS.
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GAZETTE OF THE UNION AND
GOLDEN RULE.

GOLDEN RULE.
A paper for Odd Fellows and their Families.
n This old established Family Paper, on the
lst OF January, enters it's sixteenth volume, and
will be found upon examination by the Fraternity
to be peculiarly adapted to their wants, and a
most welcome visitor at the fresied..
1t is published weekly at
81 10 per annum in advance.
600 for four copies. .s
IL 90 for nine copies.
IA 90 Off twenty copies.
It contains the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge
Of the United States, and the State Grand Lodges
and Encampmsnt, Institution ofthe new Lodges,
Addresses, accounts Of Celebrations, Editorials
upon Odd Fellowship, and everything that can
interest the Order
For binding, it is admirably adapted land makes
yearly volume of over eight hundred large pages.
Aside from the Odd Fellowship department, it
contains choice Tales, Poetry, N otes of Travel,
and in short all the variety that goes TO make up
first class Family Paper
For years the Gazette and Golden Rule has en-
joyed the highest confidence of the Order, and its
publishers feel assured that there is not brother,
= ssgnatter what his rank in the Order, who wrll
ta2 GeId.n Rule, learn to ap
precia1 still more our glorious fsasrnity, and
be betts1 able to extend iis broad mantle over
others.
Address CHAMPION q CLARKE,
A Ann-street, New York.
Nov. 2l-3t.
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IsToxrcATED.-A person, little shaky about
the knees. sat reading city directory few day,
since, and seemed much interested in the infor
m ton which he was drinking in" "What dc
YOU expect 10 find in that boob! r inquired .
bystander. "Why!" said Tipsy, I" am tryin
TO see where my re.si.d enc.e is-'ave beer
both'red some about u this mor.n-in.gF
The company roared.- Hartford Times.
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From the Washington Union.
A New Mode ar RIasflu0

UcW MOOo Vi Bld8tlngs
In order to blast rocks whether above or be.
low the water, il has been generally considered
necessary to have the powder either within or
under the rock to be blown up. BUTT appears
from the operations at Hur Gate that this is not
at all necessary when the rock is under water
that, putting the charge on the rock, and having
the weight Of the superintendent water as a
fulcrum, II is almost as easy to blow rock do,cn
as it ia to blow it up
In Illustration of what has been done in this
way, and in evidence of the value of this new
mode Of blasting, we are psrmitted 10 copy thl
following interesting letter to Lieut. Man-. fror,
Mr. Meriam:-
New YoRK, Nov. 8, 1851.
DEAR SIR:-I have the pleasure to inform you
that Mons. Maillefert has been eminentIy success
full in his submarine operations for removing the
rocks from the channel of Hurl Gate. After fir.
ing one hundred and forty-three charges. con-
tanning in all about eight tons weight OF powder,
it is found by accurate survey that he has broken
down ten and quarter feet of T" Pot Rock" and
extinguished the whirlpool of Hurl Gate. II il
wonderful achievement, and accomplished by
the most simple means. The success of this
operation will be Of incalculable advantage to
the United States and the commercial world
for the rock that now obstructs and endanpers
navigation must every where give way to NJ
Maillefert's new system of submarine blasting
exploding the charge on the surface of the
rock, using the water as a fulcrum y
1t is expected that in thirty days more of GOOD
weather, Mons. Mallefert will have removed
Pot Rock to the depth of "a feet below mean
low water, which will render the gate of safe
navigation for the largest vessels in our naval or
mercantile marine.
Yours, with great respect,
Z. MERRIAM.
Lieut.. M. F. MAuRY, National Observatory.
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TIE NEW CONSTITUTION is the most pop.
ular candidate ever before the people Of vir.
GINA. II will be seen from the governors proc.
lamation to-day that, in nearly all the counties
heard from, in the small vote of 77,495 lin ls4S
the whole presidential vote was upwards OF
92,O00,) tho new constitution receives the az
founding majority Of .ffy.seUsn thousand sir
hundred and t,csnty-nine-or very nearly 7 to l.
Only Is counties are not heard from, viz: Am.
herst, Bedford, Caroline, Charles city, Gilmer,
Greene, Hancock, King George, Lewis, Mason,
Ohio, Peasants, Powhstan, Tazewell, Wetzel
and Wyoming. Only five counties are reported
as having given a majority against the new
constitution, viz: Amelia, Nottoway, Prince
George, Southampton and Warwick.
The new organic law has been triumphantly
sanctioned by the people--and Virginia has
passed though q most radical and important
civil revolution, quietly, safely and happily for
the present and future generations, we sincerely
believe. Under the new system, we expect TO
see the old State take new and salutary bound
forwards, even though she should have another
pilot than the much Wanted orator of Kanaw.
ha.--Richmond Enquirer.
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feather TO distinguish him from Alderman Wire,
Who sat opposite. He drove rapidly westward,
followed by several carriages filled with his
friends, some of whom sported the Hungarian
.ri.colored flag.
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From THE WEST IYpIEs.-Our advices rom
Kingston, Jamaica, are to the som OF oI'ooer'
No news. The coffee crops promised 10 Do uni
usually abundant. The primento crop wouln
be about the average quantity. the aulumna'
rains had generally set in. Business in the pro-
duce market Vas dull.
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FREE PosTAeE ON NEwsPAPERs-The post
master general Of Canada has abolished the post
age on provincial papers passing between Cana.
da and Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince
Edward Island, and Newfoundland.
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few years since, at the celebration OF our
national anniversary, a poor pedsr who was
present, being called upon for a toast, offered
the following:
"Here is health 10 poverty IL sticks to a
man when all other friends desert him."
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FALL NILLNgRY.

MRS PARKER will open on Wednesday 18th
lu inst, al few oases OF French Hats. Also q
Beautiful assortment Of Ribbons, Feathers, Flow
ers Co., &C.
Penn. av., under, n Hotel
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GENERAL ORDERS--NO. 81.
HEADQUARTERS or THE ARMY,

IEADQUARTERS OF TIE ARMY,
ADJUTANT Generals OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Nov. I8, 1851,
Thh time specified in paragraph 8, of Gen
eral ORDERS" No. 81, June u 1851, for com.
missioned officers of the army to wear the old
uniform, is extended to the 4th of July, 1852.
BY command Of Major General ScoTr:
r.. JONES, Adj General.
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PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 20

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30.
The steamer City Of Manchester has arrived
this morning. She brings ninsty.o passen-
gers and large freight
Bosros, Nov. 40.
Harnden e. Co. have failed 10 large amount
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THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION
MsryIand state Agriculture

MsryIand state Agricultural Society.
A PPEAL TO THE MEnBERs or THE MAINLAND
~ STATE AeRicuLTuRAL SocIETr.-We desire
that you should bear in mind, that on the 23d,
24th. and 18th DAYS of October, your Society will
hold its annual Exhibition and Fair At The city Of
Baltimore and we appeal TO you. one and all, to
bring for exhibition thereat portions OF your stock,
the products Of your orchards, and Of your gardens.
Don Z presume that any animal, or product, you
NAV own is inferior TO Others that will be here,
and be thus deferred from bringing them, as II Is
only by comparison that the relative merits ofany
thing can be determined. The safer presumption
for You TO arrive at be that what you have
ia as good, If not bees ~ that OF others, and
that il behooves you TO enter the nst OF
character of the Judges is can pntee that you
can be defeated in no other VIZ you will enjoy
,he uxury of knowing that oth;rs5vere more en-
tiled to success than yourself
And while we address you to bring such articles
az are properly in your department, we crave per-
mission TO solicit your interest, 70 induce your
,cire, and daughters TO bring whatever appertains
to ike, peculiar departments, as enbroidery, mouse
hold manufactures, the proasei, Of the dairy and Of
the poultry yard, preserves, domestic uines, eovee-
lions, and above all things, TO come theWseIrss, as
plthoui voman, and the beautiful staborat'ons Of her
asts and genius, no display can Dc perfect.
To the Manufacturer, If .4grieuiturat Implements
aud Tools, we would say, that interest and patri-
otsm both combine to enjoin upon you the pro,
priety Of making grand exhibition Of your ma-
chinery of all kinds, as from our present advces,
we are led TO believe that the assemblage Of farm
ers and planters, and Of distinguished strangers
from most OF the States Of the Union, VIII be
greater than upon any former occasion here or
elsewhere. We therefore say to the agricultural
Implement makers and Mechanics ofihs United STATES,
make il matter Of pride to display your machi-
pery at our exhibition, and vie with each other IN
having the best and largest assortment on the
- anda
American genius. and should be cherished by the
American heart. 80
n5- Editors with whom we exchange will con-
or a favor by copying this notice
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From the Washington Republic Of Monday.
The Seventh Census.

Some idea of the immense amount Of duty
involved in the preparation of the census may be
inferred from the fact that, although about one
hundred and thirty.fve clerks are employed
upon the work, it has been found necessary to
employ the greater number of them during extra
hours at night, in order to lay before Congress,
at an early period in the session, as much as
practicable, of the prepared returns, embracing,
in addition to the population returns, and the
apportonment of members Of Congress in the
several States, and the returns OF interest, sta
tstics of the cotton, woollen and iron manufac-
lures.
We further learn that it is the intention of the
chief of the Census Bureau to append the sta
tistcs, complete, of Maryland, prefaced with a
brief history of the settlement Of the State, and
that of every county 10 it, embracing their geo.
graphical and agricultural character. All these
will be laid before Congress in printed volume.
If Congress approve OF the plan suggested
with reference to Maryland, the statistics and
history of every State will be similarly arranged.
If we understand the matter, it is intended as a
sample of the great work.
Recently, in looking eyer the printed volumes
of the sixth census, we notice that the greater
part of many Of the tables were blank but I'M
der the present arrangement, there will be no
waste spaces. AS a consequence, the bulk Of
the work will be considerably diminished.
We presume that no one has yet accurately
calculated the number Of any particularly sized
pages the work will occupy but from what caI
| be guessed, three volumes of the dimensions oil
the American Archives will contain the high y
interesting and minute results of the seventh
census.
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A NEW SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE!
ENCOURAGE HOME TALENT & INDUSTRY!
THE ILLUSTRATED FAMILY FRIEND,

a new and elegant paper, published at Col
IN umbia, South Carolina, and Edited by 8. A.
Goldman, solicits examination and challenges
wi h any Northern paper.
It is large sheet, magnifcenuy printed upon
splendid paper, contains Original Tales, Sketches,
News, Poetry, Agricultural Articles, and what
ever else that will interest an intelligent commu-
niiy besides, four elegant Engravings each
week. Terms, 50 per annum address,
s. A. GOODMAN e. J. J. LYONS,
Columbia South Carolina. Nov. 81
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WILLIAM TUCKER, MrkcHAsr TABOR,
WV Lnf the Late firm of Lane q Tncker,l would

WILLIAM TUCKER, MrRcHAsr TAILOR,
w (of the late firm Of Lane & Tucker,) would
call the attention Of his friends and the public gem
orally to his stock Of Goods now opening, which
has Been selected by himself from the largest inn
porting houses in New York, and by far the great
est variety and richest styles ever offered in this
city. Strangers respectfully and earnestly so
cited 70 give me a call and examine my stock be-
fore purchasing, as am confident il will be to
their advantage.
And would especially cab the attention Of OF
heers, both Of the army and the navy, 10 the fact
thai prepared to execute all kinds Of uniforms,
according to the late regulations, at the shortest
notice, and stmoderate prices, warranted, ootn IN
the cutting and making departments, equal TO any
establishment IN this country.
w. T. tenders his sincere thanks TO his numer-
Gus friends for theirlong and continued patronage,
and hopes, by the same diligence and attention 70
business. 10 merit a continuance ofthe same.
Allorders promptly executed.
sep 2e--3tw3w-,d&trw
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'1Ho'"eys az Ld~' washington City, ID. c.
DRACTICE in the Supreme Court of the
IL United States, and in the Courts of the Dis
trict Of Columbia and attend promptly to all
claims against the United States, or Foreign Gov
ernments.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-11-20

A circuit court, continued and held for Nelson
"A county Mt the courthouse. Tuesday, 30th
day Of September 1851:
Alexander Brown. lutc Sheriff Of Nelson county,
and "a SUCH administrator with the will annex
cd Of Nelson Smith, deed, Plaintiff.
against.
Tho Townsend and Martini his wife formerly Mar
thu Smith, Eliza Ann Smith, VIM. s. Smith, Ro. n.
Smith, Eliza Smith, Margaret Smith. Mary Smith
and Samuel Smith, heirs NJ law and dcvisees of the
said Nelson Smith, the last five infants under the
age of2l ycars.a all persons claiming to be cred
tors OF the said Nelson Smith, Defendants.
After bringing on the cause, the decree proceeds
a. follows: "On consideration, whereof the court
doth order TINT of the commissioners of the
court do take nm account of the Plaintiffs admins
traiion fthc .estators estate also an account Of
the debts due and owing by the tcstntor aud charge
able upon his estate, To which end he will Convene
before him, by proper advertisement, all persons
claiming be the creditors Of the estntor-as also
an account Of the tcstators real and personal cs-
tate. lis description and probable worth. all OF
which accounts he will take, aud settle. and
report to the court with any specially sta
ted deemed pertinent b, himself or which may be
required by the parties be stated.
copy-Tcstr,
Ii. l.. BROWN, Crk.
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mean an opinion of your sense. as to think
that your vote could be purchased for
dram, let il be seen and known that you
can act independent Of such an opinion
There need be no parties on this subject
All can, and ought to constitute one undi-
vided party to establish public sentiment on
this important subject.
Much might be said in support of the
principles advanced, but, as a word to the
wise is sufficient for them, l will here leave
the propriety of the suggestion above to the
Judgment of an enlightened and rejecting
community. RADICAL.
p. S. As some advocate of the treating
system may sneer at the above suggestions,
ard attempt TO brand the writer with the
cpithet Of Office seeker, or what may be
considered worse, the advocate Of strange
doctrines or new tests, / would hereby
disavow the former, and merely state with
regard to the latter, that the suggestions
have been acted on and approved in other
communities. whose example we should not
be ashamed TO initiate. r.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-11-20

done s,s pams thinei The question of
Union or Disunion, becomes a serious ques-
sion with your own party. in those States.
% much so that you run opPoslng candl-
dates. The Wings were found with the I'm
Ton party in those states, las l hope they
WILDE always and everywhcre) but then
they were not strong enough to raise an Is
sue in those States. therefore they had to
take sides in Kilkenny Cat fight, and
they took the side Of the cats, that were
fighting for the Union. Oh! you aati sub
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, where are
you. and what are you doing now, but
asking Office at the hands Of conpromisers
and submiss'onists, you Mr. Editor of the
Lynchburg Republican among the rcsti--
Arc you Compromisers now. or do you
submit to law without attempting its re-
peal, which you denounced as fraud, a
cheat. . bube upon the people OF the Soulful
Chamelions for office, away withpnnciples
SOJOURNER.
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Low Toll Convention.

AT meeting of Delegates from Bote-
tourt, Allegheny, Campbell, Roanoke,
Rockbridge, &c, appointed to meet in
Buchanan on the 14th inst, to take into
consideration the subject of the reduction
of the tolls on the James River and Kama
wha Canal, on motion Of VIM Watts, of
Roanoke, Dr. Archibald Graham was call
ed to the Chair, and VIM H. Anthony APP
pointed Secretary of the meeting.
The meeting having organized. the fol-
lowing resolutions were offered by VIM.
Watts, esq, Of Roanoke. and adopted af.
ter discussion by Hon. Edward Johnston,
Col. John I. Anderson, Francis L. Andcr-
son. WIN. Watts and Peter l.. Dudley.
LIST. Resolved, That in the opinion of
this Convention. the tolls upon the james
River and Kanawha Canal ought to be
reduced TO a standard greatly below the
present rates, and that said reduction in
stead of Iesscning will increase the reven-
ues Of the Company. by drawing to the
Canal, tonnage, that now passes to market
by other improvements, and by developing
the resources and stimulating the industry
of the country, which the Canal penetratcs
I'd. Resolved. That Francis b. Deaue,
Hon. Edward Johnston. WIN. Watts, Sam
uel c. Robinson and VIM. Ii. Anthony be
a committee to prepare memorial to be
presented to the Stockholders of the Jas
River and kanawha Company at their
next meeting, asking a reduction Of tolls in
pursuance Of the views Of this Convention,
and in the event of a refusal on the part OF
the Stockholders TO comply with the wish
es Of the Convention, then, that the said
Legislature upon the subject.
3. Resolved, That the Chairman of this
| Convention be added to the Committee re-
ierred to in the foregoing resolution.
4. Resolved, That the Proxies repre-
senting the State, in the James River and
kanawha Company. and the Directors Of
that Company, should be selected and APP
pointed from the district of country i'm
mcdiafey interested ia the success and
prosperity Of that Improvement.
5. Resolved. On motion Of Gen. Ed
ward C. Darlington, that Hon. Edward
Johnston. VIM. Watts, Francis T. Amber
son, Francis b. Dcane, Samuel c. Robin
son. Archibald Graham and VIM. ii. An
thony be a committee to attend the mex,
meeting Of the Stockholders of the James
River and Kanawha Company to advocate
the reduction Of tolls, in pursuance of the
views of this Convention.
G. On motion of Peter Dudley. Re
solved. That the thanks Of this Convcn-
ton be. and are hereby rendered to the
newspapers generally (and particularly to
the Richmond Examiner and Lynchburg
Virgiuian) which have investigated this
subject and called public attention TO the
exactions Of the James River and Kama
wha Company.
Z. Resolved, That the proceedings of
this Convention be publisledin the Lynch
burg, Botetourt, Roanoke, Rockbridgc and
Richmond newspapers.
ARCHIBALD GRAHAM, Pres't.
WI. III. ANTHONY, Sec'y.
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Election OF MIR. TOOmbs rs u. S.
Senator from Georgia.

SAVANNAH, Nov b.
Nj, Tomb, was Yesterday elected aus ScHa.
Tor from Georgia, inihc phccOfll Mr. Beuicn, BY The
Legislature, Wilhsut opposition, He addressed a
large concour,c Of citizens in the evening at the
State house, and announced that the Constitutional
Union party wiIladhcre fa the present to on isoIa.
and independent organization and name: that twill
send delegates be represented in either of
the national Wing or Democratic Conventions next
year; that il win wait until those Conventions have
assembled and set forth their principles and candi-
dates before the country before determing which
side it viii array itself on.
Mr.. Toomhs also asserted that ndispcnsa-
BILE condition for the support of the Union party of
Georgia. the National convention whether Wing or
Democratic with which it may cuslcscc. must adopt
the compromise PLATFORM that this condition com
piled with. the constitutional Union party of Genr-
gia will hold itself free unite in the support the
candidate for the Presidency of either the National
Democratic National Wing convention.
This statement of the substance of the address
is copied from letter the Augusta Constitution
alist, which is opposed to Mr.. Toombs.
hefollowing report Of the haloting in this cleo
ton is taken from the onsiiufionalist Rnd ssepub
lie at Augusta:
ELECTION FOR SENAroR---On Monzay both
houses convened in the Representative harnber at
o'clock and proceeded to the eiecfion Of United
States senator from the 9Th Of March. 1852. The
vote stood as follows.
Robert Toombs, 100; E. Y. Hill. IL; R. NJ Charl
ton, 8. II. Warner. I; n. J. Jenkins. a; j. NJ Bcr-
ricn 4; H. v. johnson. 3; Robt Collins, 3; blank,
8.
Neither Messr.. Jenkins. Bsrrien. Warner. John
son nor khsflion, were candidate
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public calls me to your head The honor
is great and the task will be easy if you re-
main as you are, united by the law Of duty
and strong in your discipline. In every
post where order is weakened-in every
post where the public peace is mensced,
the honest people turn their eyes TO seek
you. Never was a cause more sacred en-
trusted to men more worthy to defend it,
Forget not that in difficult times the army
prevents by mere energy Of attitude the
disorders which it could not reprcss by
using force. Esprit de corps, the honor Of
our flag and the glory of our Empire are
the sentiments which should inspire and
sustain US.
Let.us carry military honor SO high that
in the midst Of the elements of dissolution
fomenting around us, j; may appear
means Of safety to rnenaced society.