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In publishing in the Republic recently a
statement, condensed from the Boston Tran
script, to the effect that a MIR. GEORGE FIELD,
of Islesworth, Middlssex, England, had ad-
dressed letter to gentleman of Boston, Mas
sachusetts, raising the question of WASHING
roN's native land, there was no intention to
sanction or endorse the surmises of Mr.. FIELD
that WASHINGTON was born in England. The
matter obtained place in our columns simply
as piece of literary gossip, that was barely
worth being mentioned, but the serious refuta-
ton Of which was not only entirely unneces-
sary, but would have seemed to many persons
supererogatory and absurd. The statement
that Mr.. FIELD was sin every way to be re-
lied on" we must admit, was loose phrase,
and one not altogether sustained by the facts
In hastily adopting the language of the Tran
script, our acceptation of it was that Mr.. FIELD
was gentleman Of real existence and of per-
sonal responsibility, and that he seriously
meant what he said. There is hardly native
citizen of the United States who does not know,
from historical record and undisputed oral
tradition, that GEORGE WAsHINGToN was ma
tive of Westmoreland county, Virginia, where
he was born on the ed Of February, (new
style,) 1882.
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Tho Cadsts 1t Larxe.

We published on Friday list of the ten
cadets appointed at large. 1t will have been
seen that out Of the ten young gentlemen
designated, five are the sons Of officers of
the army and navy who were killed or who
died in actual service. OF the remainder,
two are the sons of officers of the army still
living, but who were distinguished for their
gallantry during the late war; one is the son of
a highly meritorious officer Of the navy; and two
are the sons of persons in civil life--to wit, of
HIRAM Powers, the sculptor, and of the late
Captain WHISTLER, who acquired so much ce-
lebrity as civil engineer. One Of these two
gentlemen died in Europe, and the other still
resides there in the prosecution of those studies
which have already enabled him to shed SO
much lustre upon his country. 1t was thought,
therefore, that the fathers Of neither Of these
young gentlemen had residence in any Con-
gressional district, and both had strong claims
on their country, they came within the spirit
and intent of the act, which confers upon the
PRESIDENT the power Of appointing ten cadets
from the country at large.
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BY telegraph we learn that Santa Fe dates
to the 18th of February were received on the
Sd instant at St. Louis, by the arrival at that
place Of Major Cunningham, army paymaster.
Indian outrages are continually occurring,
and much danger is apprehended in the spring
The Apache and Utah tribes are said to have
leagued for the purpose of intercepting Santa
Fe traders. A party Of Americans going from
Browns train to some fort, the name of which
is not given, probably Bent's, were attacked
by some Pawnee Indians; but the Americans
were reinforced, and repulsed the Indians with
considerable loss.
The census returns Of New Mexico show a
population of 81 ,504.
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Death OF commodor. w.d.worth.

We have the melancholy duty of announc-
ing the death of Commodore ALEXANDER S.
WADswoRrH, which sad event took place in
this city on Saturday last. He was in the
sixty-first year Of his age.
Commodore WApswoRTH was native citi-
zen of the State of Maine, and served his coun-
try for many years with great distinction. He
originally entered the navy of the United States
on the I'd of April, 1904, and held his commits
sion as post-captain from the Sd of March,
1925, up to the time of his death. He was
the seventh on the roll of the veterans heading
our naval list.
1t will be perceived, by referring to the order
of the SECRETARY OF THE Navy, which ap-
pears in another column, that suitable honors
are directed to be paid to the memory Of the
deceased
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senator Wade.

The Ravenna (Ohio) Wing Of the I'd in
slant has been gratifed with brief converse
ton with Judge WADE, the new Ohio Sena-
tor, and in an article on the subject says:
"Those who have harbored the idea that Mr..
Wade has alienated himself from the Wing party
or abandoned its principles, may well undeceive
themselves first as last. He has never yet con-
cealed his attachment to the Wing party, and those
Free-sol presses which pertinaciously assert that
he has abandoned that party, in the face of all the
evidence to the contrary, are engaged in bust
Of Misrepresentation, which lily COMFORTS with
their Wanted regard for the teachings of conscience
1t would be well if their consciences would permit
them on this occasion to give heed to the COM
mandment-' Thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neighbour"
"Senator Wade il plain, frank, out spoken
man. He possesses the virtue of candor in an emil
nent degree, never seeking to conceal or disguise
his real sentiments, and never evading proper in
quiries He will act with the Wing party and ad-
vocate ld-fashoned Wing principles in the Sem
ate, as he has elsewhere. Those who entertain the
idea that he will studiously seek TO cmbarrass the
Administration or indulge in spirit Of fnctious
opposition; will wake up one of these days to find
out their mistake"
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THE REPUBLIC.
WASHIN GTON:
MONDAY MORNING. APRIL I. 1851.

.The series of measures to which have alluded
are regarded by me a settlement, in principle
and substance final settlcment-0f the dan ger
Gus and exciting subjects which they embraced"
"By that adjustment we have been rescued from
= the wide and boundless agitation thAtsurrounded
US, and have nrm, distinct, and legal ground
to rest upon. And the occasion. trust, will JUS
tify me ExHoRrISa nv couNTRyAEN TO RALLY
UPON AND MAIsrAIH THAT GROUND as the best, il
not the only means, of restoring peace and quiet
to the country and maintaining inviolate the in
tegrity Of the Union.'
PRESIDENT FILLAoRE's MESSAGE.
"The Presidents message, at the opening of the
present session of Congress, expresses fully and
plainly his own and tho unanimous opinion Of all
those associated with him in the Executive admin
istration of the Government, in regard to what
are called the Adjustment or Compromise mea-
surcs Of last session. That opinion il, that those
measures should be regarded in principle az
final settlement of the dangerous and exciting
subjects which they embrace; that though they
were not free from imperfections, yet, in their
mutual dependence and connexion, they formed
q system of compromise the most conciliatory
and best for the entire country that could be OBJ
tanned from conflicting sectional interest and
opinions, and that therefore they should be ad-
hered to, until time and experience should de-
monstrate the necessity of further Legislation tc
guard against evasion or abuse. That opinion, &c
far as know, remains entirely unchanged, and
will be acted upon steadily and decisively. The
peace of tho country requires this; the security Of
tho Constitution requires this; and every consde-
ration of the public good demands this. If the
Administration cannot stand upon the principles
of the message it does not expect to stand at all
[DANIEL WEBsrER's Letter to the Union Meeting
at Wesfchsster.
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to be correct-then there has been an amount
of illegal and unconstitutional Legislation by
Congress and the States from the first institu-
ton of our Government, which shows it to have
been from the outset administered in the gross
est violation Of individual rights. Is it less
reasonable to suppose that Mr.. RANroUL is de-
ranged as well as fanatical, than to suppose
that all the courts, and all the Legislatures of
the States and of the United States, have been
going on for half century in violation and
contempt of the Constitution Of the country2
Mr.. RAsToUL thinks that the Fugitive Slave
law of the late session ought to be speedily
and forever repealed. He does not propose to
tions Of the constitutionality. He does not de-
tire to see it SO guarded and limited as to secure
it from abuse on one side, and to give effect to
the provisions of the Constitution on the other /;
but he is in favor Of its repeal, speedily and
forever. His objections run into the old chan
mel of abolition. They are aimed not at the
law, but at the Constitution. This is all that
we can make of them, and all that they mean,
however they may be cloaked by other pre-
fences. He goes thoroughly with the strictest
sect of Abolitionists, who regard the Constitu-
ton as an atrocious bargain" and ga com
pact with hell" This is the issue that the peo-
pie are to be called upon to meet. Mr.. RAN
roUL and his coadjutors are resolved that, "Con-
sttution or no Constitution "fugitives from labor
shall not be surrendered. They mean that the
trial shall be made of keeping the Union to-
gether, and at the same time Of multiplying that
provision of the Constitution without which
the Union would never have existed We
have no belief that any such trial can be made
without leading to revolution. Men who
seek the abolition of slavery over the ''ruins Of
the American Church and the American
State" may join with foreign emissaries and
domestic traitors-with the THoMPsoNs, GAR
RlsoNs, and RANroULs, in the warfare they
are now waging against the peace and prosperi-
ty of the Union; but we believe that the love
of the Union is strong enough with the Amer
lean people to triumph over all such conspira-
cies
demonstration in the Essex district, an event
has taken place at Boston, which furnishes his
resolutions with practical application. The
| arrest of Sims, fugitive slave, on the evening
of the same day, has created an extraordinary
excitement in Boston, the end of which is not
yet; and, as might naturally enough have been
supposed, Mr.. RANToUL has been selected as
counsel for the fugitive, and is now engaged in
carrying into effect the false and pernicious
doctrines of his resolutions.
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4 y y H
aged 70 escape shore at South Boston, BY forcing
the lock Of the cabin, and stealing the brgs boats
that be told them be came board tho brig 1t Sa-
vannah the night before they sailed. This closed
The evidence for the claimant.
Counsel for the defence then announced that they
had no evidence 70 offer. An affidavit of the fngi-
tive was read, stating that his freedom Wa pur-
chased by his father when he was 6se months olds
that his free papers are now in the possession Of
Morris Porter, Of Savannah; and thA&be desires
delay to obtain them; that he heard Of Jamss
Potter, his alleged master, until yesterday morn
ing. No notice was taken Of this paper. ats
Mr. Rantoul then announced that he designed TO
argue the constitutionality Of this law, TO the
right Of commissioner to sit upon the case, trial
by jury, &c., and asked postponsment until
Thursday. The court would only grant ill Mon
day, at twelve O'Clock, whom the argument will DO
heard. st lit ~ 4H
The city remains quiet. but largo crowd l. coll
lected about the courthouse. No violence il man.
ifestcd. stffg
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Fletcher Webster, ESQ.

Conflicting statements having appeared in
various journals at the North, in relation to an
act of FLETCHER WEBSTER, esq.,, during the
night of the arrest of the fugitive Sims at
Boston, we take pleasure in laying before our
readers the following explicit account of that
matter, derived from highly respectable gen.
tleman risiding in the city where the disturb
ance has taken place:
BosroS, April 4. 1851.
To the Editor Of the Republic.
Sin: The last evening an arrest of fugitive
slave was made by the U. S. marshal in this city.
The laws will be sustained.
At about the time the arrest was made, FETCH
En- WEBSTER, esq, surveyor Of this port, was in
company with Gronan AsHNUN. M. c., the mar
shall, postmaster, and one or two other gentlemen,
at the fremont house. approximations of rescue
being entertained, the marshal started for the
court house. At the same moment the bells rung
an alarm for fire, when the marshal remarked that
the alarm was given for rescue, when all the
gentlemen above named left for the same place.
Passing by the church in fremont street, Mr..
WKnsrER, supposing the impression might be true
that the bells were ringing to collect mob for tho
purpose Of a rescue, went in and requested the
belman not 70 ring the bell, when he was attacked
by TWO persons, who raised the police, by wnom
Mr.. WEssTER was hurried off to the Jail, there
kept in close confinement until this morning; his
friends in the mean time Offering in vain any Sc
curity for his appearance to anqwsr the charge,
whatever Il might bc, which should be made .his
morning at the opening Of the court.
more gross and brutal outrage than that in
fiicted upon Mr.. WEBsTER was never made in a
civilized community, and merits, as it universally
receives, the condemnation almost Of our entire
city.
All who know Mr.. w. will bear willing tssti-
mony to his high, manly, and excellent qualities,
and that he Is one of the very last persons to en-
gage in a brawl, or to insult any person.
That he has been most grossly abused for no
fault Of his is strictIy true, and that 1t will call
down on the heads of his assailants the extreme
penalties Of the law, is tho wish of every good
citizen,
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Ohio and Mississippi Railroad.

The Cincinnati Commercial publishes tel
egraphic despatch, dated the 3lst of March,
from Judge Ellis, in which he states that the
city council of St. Louis have unanimously di-
rected the mayor of that city to subscribe half
a million of dollars to the Ohio and Mississippi
railroad. The work will be pushed forward
with vigor from St. Louis to Vincennes. This
is part of the great Decline road between
Baltimore and St. Louis
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by TELEGRApH.l

The BosTos FUorrIvE SLAVE CAsx.-Thc ex-
animation into the case of the fugitive slave, Sims,
continued this morning before the commits
sioner. The captain, mate, and sailor of the brig
M. and J. G. Gilmore, were examined, and tcsti-
fed that they left Savannah for Boston on the cad
February; that they saw Sims on the wharf, at
Savannah, few days before sailing; that he asked
the cook for a situation and was refused. When of
Boston light the prisoner was found by the mate
hid in the foreosstlc; that he was confined in the
vessel by the captain while in the harbor, but man.
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Sac AccIDExr.--We regret 10 learn, from the
Frankfort (Ky.) Commonwealth Of tho let instant.
that WILLIAM MoxEHsAD, son Of the Hon. CHAsLEs
s. MoRsHEAD. about sixteen years Of ago. met
with serious accident while out hunting near
that place on the Saturday evening previous. "He
was carrying shotgun, Gays the Ccmmorsosalth0
and had one Of ColtsA revolving pistols In bait
around his waist. In STOPPING down to unite his
horse the pistol slipped out Of the belt, struck the
ground, and exploded, sending tho ball into his
right side, between the nth and sixth ribs. He
did not fall, but, perceiving that he was shot.
walked some hundred and fifty or two hundred
yards, and called man who was fishing, and who
at his request brought him home ON horseback.
His physicians think that, owing to his STOPPING
position the ball did not touch any vital part, and
they have strong hopes Of his recovery. He was
getting along very well yesterday"
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NEaRo SALONS AT NEW ORLxANs.-Recordsr
Genois, of the first municipality at New Orleans.
having consulted the State and corporation attor-
neys on the subject has been governed BY the Opt
MON of the former, and officially made known to
Lieutenant David d. Porter, commanding the
United States steamship Georgia, that negroes en-
ployed on steamers visiting that port. although
commanded by an officer of the United States navy.
by the laws of Louisiana. must be confined in pri-
during tho time such vessels arc detained at
that port
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DnBoNxsr APPLE MERcHAST.-An apple
vsndcr at Boston having received a $40 gold piece
in mistake for a cent, afterwards denied it, when
he was searched, and the gold coin dropped out of
his hat, where he had sccrcted it, upon proof Of
which he was sentenced TO pay fine Of S25 and
costs. or go to the house OF correction for four
months.
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FoR LIBHRIA.-The barque Baltimore arrived At
Savannah on Saturday from Baltimore, whore sho
was chartered by the Colonization Society 70 take
out such emigrants to the coast Of Africa as may
offer themselves. A number of emigrants had
already arrived from the neighboring cities and
towns, who will take passage in her.
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The UNITED STATS CONSUL AT VALPARAIso.-
The Worcester Shield is highly gratifed to learn
from an entirely authentic source that Colonel z.
w. Potter, tho manly and accomplished consul at
Valparaiso, has not been recalled but still enjoys.
he is likely to do for tho time he appointed,
the honors and profits of his lucrative position.
The newspaper reports in regard to the matter,
says the Shield, are incorrect
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The MoRMoNs.-The steamer Aleck Scott, from
New Orleans, landed four hundred and ten English
Mormon emigrants at st. Louis on the 2sth ult
They Immediately departed for the Salt Lake city,
in company with others of the same faith who had
been waiting their arrival at st. Louis.
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SALvr.-The st. Louis Union says that Salvi, the
celebrated tenor singer, with whom Mr.. Barnum
effected an engagement while at Havana, win join
Miss Lind and sing at her concerts at Louisville.
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DAILY PApER IN IowA.-The Dubuque Tribune
has commenced daily ISSUE The approaching
railroad communication with that point, it says,
justifes this step.
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The Hon RANSOM HALLowAY, member Of Con-
gress from the eighth Congressional district Of
New York, now on a visit to a relative near Upper
Marlborough, Nd, the Gazette says, has boon i'll
for several days past with the typhoid fever.
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A DONATION TO PRINrERs.-Coleman & Ststson,
of the Astor House, New York, have presented the
Typographical Society of that city with $l07 80.
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From he Bostor Post, April 4.

ARRxsr OF A FUGIrIvB LAST NIaHr.-Abeut
O'Clock last night United States deputy marshal,
with some assistants, arrested in Richmond street
a colored man, named Thomas Sims, claimed
the slave Of James Potter, of Chatham. Georgia.
He thought he was taken for being drunk and
noisy, and 80 did his companions. He was put into
hack and driven to the court house, and them be-
ginning to suspect the trick, raised the cry Of
"kidnappera;'' and stoutly resisted being carried
into the courthouse. He was, however, soon hus-
tied in, and placed in one of the rooms which be-
long to the United States marshal there to DO kept
until the examination is held.
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DEATH OF JAMES KANE.-James Kane, emil
nent merchant Of Albany, N. Y, died recently in
that CITY.
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xno Fugitive SlAvo Case ~ BoeeoD-Grooe
Excltomcnt.
Our readers on Saturday morning were APP
prised that . fugitive slave had been arrested
in Boston on Thursday night, and that his ar
rest had created considerable excitement. 1t
appears that the fugitive is named Thomas
Sims; that he escaped from Savannah, Georgia,
on the ed Of February last, on board of yes
sci, by secreting himself in the forecastle; and
that he was subsequently, discovered and con-
fined, but made his escape from said vessel in
Boston harbor. He was arrested on Thursday
night, while passing Endicott street in Boston,
by deputy United States marshal, assisted by
the members of the police and watch. 1t is
said that he at first supposed that he was ar
rested for drunkenness, but as he reached the
courthouse he began to suspect the true nature
of the case, when he raised the cry of kidnap-
per, and drew knife and stabbed officer Bur-
MAN in the groin. The wound has since been
ascertained to be not serious. We copy such
accounts Of the affair As have reached us by
the Boston papers and by telegraph.
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REPoRr OF THE EXAMINATION OF THE FuorTIvE
Siss.--At o'clock yesterday forenoon Thomas
Sims, muatto, the alleged fugitive slave, who was
arrested on Thursday night, was brought before
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unQer tue ulIcCtlOn OI the Onltcu otdtes Mdronal.
WRIr OF HABEAs CoRPus REFvsED.-Pending
the hearing before the commissioner, Mr.. Scwall
went before the supreme judicial court, where
Chief Justice Shaw, and Justices Metcalf, Fletcher
and Bgelow were hearing arguments, and pre-
sented petition for writ of habeas corpus in be-
half of Sims The petition set forth the facts, and
stated the process by which the United States Mar
shall held Sims in custody, and the law under
which he protested to act.
After comforting with the other members Of the
court the bench, the chief justice said, in SUBJ
stanco
eve have always made it rule not to grant
writ Of habeas corpus when it 10 apparent, from
the petition presented, that If the prisoner were
brought before US we should have to remand him
again into the hands Of those who hold him. Such
is the with this petition. 1t sets outthc grounds
of the alleged holding in custody. and they are
sufficient. II is not in our jurisdiction to try the
question whether not he is fugitive from labor,
on habeas corpus, in this case The writ is there
fore refused"
Mr.. Sewall now asked if the court would hear
an argument upon the constitutionaiity OF the Flu.
gitive Slave act; and the chief justice replied that
they had already decided the case.
AN UNPLRAsANr INcrpENr TO ONE OF TIE Cow
srL.-About two hours after the arrest of Sims, on
Thursday night, the fact became known to Samuel
ceedcd to the court house. Finding Mr.. Riley.
the deputy marshal, on the steps, Mr.. Sewall went
up to him and demanded to know IL Sims were
there, and to be permitted to see him, If he were
facts, and had right to admit Mr.. Sewall into
the building. Mr.. Sewall again demanded admit
lance as counsel for Sims, and dared Mr.. Riley,
upon his peril, to refuse him. From his questions it
seemed that he suspected that Sims was to be ex-
amined during the night. He repeated his demand,
and, laying his hand upon Mr.. Rilcys shoulder,
accompanying the act with the reminder Of peril,
and just at that moment Waterman passed by.
Mr.. Riley called to him, and, pointing to Mr.
Scwall, said: "Take this man away" The watch
man did 80, conveying Mr.. Sewall to the watch.
house, where he displayed considerable excitement
for about half an hour. He tried to get some one
to go to the house of one of the Judges, and got
writ Of habeas corpus Mr.. Gregg, officer Of the
watch, having assured him that there was no dan
ger that the examination Of Sims would be under
taken during the night, Mr.. Sewall became some
what composed, and was allowed to go home.
ANoTHEa INcIpENr.--Aboutl ~ o'clock, on Thurs
day night, the bell of "King's Chapel was rung
for alarm of fire by Waterman Esterbrook; at
the time Fletcher Webster, esq, and some friends
were in tho fremont House, and, ~ there was con-
siderable shouting in the streets, but cry of fire,
they supposed that the alarm might be on account
Of an attemptto break into the or some