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Further from California.

The Empire City brings lG5 passengers, and
$500 600 in gold dust She left Kingston on
March lst. There were very few passengers
on the l-thmus, which WAS as healthy as could
be expected.
Tne first rails Of the Panama Railroad were
laid down on the . It'll uit.
President Fillmorc's message was vel re-
ceived except that portion which proposes to
divide and sell the mineral lands, which is de-
tidedIy opposed both in and out Of the Legis-
laure.
Ma'. Downey took out lump of gold on
the forks Of the Ynba, in the region of Grass
Valley, valued at $1,000. In about five weeks
he dug out Of the same hole betwehn 5 and
$4,000
The News has seen the richest and most
wonderful specimen of gold quartz that has vet
been discovered in California. The quartz was
two inches thick, and over half Il loot in
length Large grams Of pure gold covered il.
While, on either side. chry,tal formation
winch seemed TO ooze from The quartz, present
ell the main features OF the specimen. It was
found in TIE Maraposa mines, and is said TO be
ct immense value.
The papers gave numerous accounts of dar-
ing murders.
excitement among a portion of the community.
number of persons, taking advantage Of IN
decision, have squaited upon unoccuped
grounds in different parts OF the city. and rely
upon the power of the law TO project them.
Others are armed and ready for battle.
The news from Sacramento Valley is made
up of ro5b"ricS, bear-iights and murders
About 800 miners were at work near Wea-
ver-vlIIe, whose average Yield, inde pendent of
expenses. is SIS per day.
The Indians nave commenced Lostilities
along the frontier of the Ell Dorado.
The News says We learn from our San
Jose correspondent lhat late IN Saturday eve
ming last an express from Maraposa reached
the Governor, bringing the sad news OF a DIS
astrous engagement with the Indians at night
Mr.. Savage had attacked them one afternoon
early last week. and killed about thirty Of their
number, with a loss of only two men. The
party then encamo.d on the fl I'D, and dur NM
that night they were attacked by the Indians,
with loss OF about 70.
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The Railroad Meeting, yesterday.

The meeting Of our citizens, at the Court
House, yesterday, was not so large. certainly, as
We hnped to see it, nor as the importance Of the
pr,act under consideration TO the wants and
Interests of Burlington warranted us in expec-
ing bnt it was good, and effective meeting,
nevertheless. The Court House was toerably
veil lilled by an audience of some two or three
hundred, almost exclusively our active, efficient,
working, business mon-the very men who al
ways buiid K ,roads. Il is a fact. that Capi.
tliiSt5 are not apt to take the initiative in move.
nents OF th. character. They are wary, and
wait for Developments" We remember, very
wildly. Il most admirable speech, wholly en-
t'rnporaneous and warm from his honest heart,
delivered by NATHAN RICE, Esq, of Boston, at
. meeting cf the friends Of the Rutland Rail
read in that City, in September 1915, in which
lie complained that il is the business men, men
no 1c~f their capital in their business, who
always come forward and BULL Railroads that
nnrmen, the genera, prosperity, while the Cap
liaIists ungenerously stand back and watch the
stock Market! As a general rule, this is en-
,,atc1ly tsuc,-nore true in our cities, of
course. than in the Country. We do net apply
t..a observation to the absences from the meet
ipg. YESTERDAY. (5ccause we have no Iarr. Car
i'a'i.ts heTe), but to those who acre present.
tie yourg energetic, public spirited, BUSINESS
BEN o! cur iown-men who will help forward
TIE Extension in question, quite As literally as
I . will ullnly hpr an thnv knn,p il
for ths,r interest and for the nteres, of the town,
to 90 80. We happen to know tina: one or two
ut unr wealthy aud philosophical citizens,
whose efforts will # low their sympathes in
any enterprise that promises to promote the pub
lie prosperity, were prevented from being pres
en, by illness and unavoidable engagements.
Their co-opsration in the measures recommen-
dcd by the meeting will be cordial aud efficient
- Alter the adoption OF the Resolutions
presented. set forth in the official account in
our columns this evening, H large Committee,
as viii De seen. was appointed to solicit and re-
ccIYe subscriptions to the PgkFEERED STOCK
about to lie issued to complete the Extension
Road. This Committee, al the head of which
is JOHN N. PoMERoy, Esq will meet It the
American Holsl, his ereniny, 10 concert plan
OF action.
LIT nobody doubt that Burlington will res
pond to any reasonable expectations that may
be formed with reference to her interest in the
proposed Extension. Her just pride and her
true policy are both engaged in pushing for
ward the work.
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DAILY FREE PRE>s-MARCH 10, 1851.
rare opportunity for n Proclamation

The people of South Carolina have. within a
lew weeks elected members to State Con
venlon, called by act Of the Legislature. The
Charleston Mercury says the Convention con-
sists of go members.
"Ol these we think we are onite safe in snyinr l27
are, distinctly and unaterabty, for secession and
Withdrawn OF the State OF South Carolina alone from
the Union"
The Mercury also says -
eve are certain there oreno, more thnn ten mem.
nefs VINO viii not unhesltntingIy affirm both OF the
following propositions |. That the State as one of
coniederacy OF sovereigns has clear right TO Sc
ccde; and, :. That the action and position OF the
edcral Government afford ample qualification for
Tie exercise OF that right
II iIlis were not simply ridiculous, it would
be treason! The "withdrawal Of the State Of
South Carolina al9us from the Union :! :" On.
dear and beloved sister, d2at It would be-
like one of the seeds Indignantly withdrawing"
from fly Who can tell what the rest OF the
seeds would do, or what would become of the
Zig? 1t is deporabe to think Of! We re.
pectfully invite North Carolina and Georgia t.
"hold' the old Palmetto State, and Tennessee
to crowd her against the Atlantic, 50 that she
shall realize the "deed of dreadful note" that
she proposes to d. We can't give up South
Carolina. We have tried to reason and philos.
ophz on the question, but cts no USE We
'cam South Carolina, to fill up the little vacant
triangular space between North Carolina and
Ge'rgla. We don't see how we can get along
without her. If she were an independent EN-
pre in herself-makln5 treaties offensive and
defensive with foreign Nations,-she would BE-
useless to Us, to herself, and to everybody Gle
Nor, she is a sort OF saie,y-yalve for the es-
cape Of the surplus and hghly-rariied patriot
ism OF the whole Union. She saves the Union
from "bustng." SIC is preventive" a
they used TO say in Cholera times, and worth -,
pound OF cure" Whenever danger threaten,
and men S minds are wrought mp to a pitch Of IN
reasonable excitement, South Carolina steps in
and makes the whole thing ridiculous and set,
everybody laughing! South Carolina is zen
OF a State. She is the vent of the great ho9>-
head whose hoops and slaves encircc the Tn.
ion. She is absolutely indispensable, and we
hope and pray that no extravaganza of hers, no
terrific or BIO 'd>thirsty display of Indignation
will ever provoke, again, Presidential Proc.
Iamaton. General JACKSON gave her touch
OF his quality, once, when she threatened t.
nnIify-but he couldn't help it. lie was ras
and obstinate fellow loved tue Union and wa,
determined to maintain it. But he opghi to
have let South Carolina alone She was only
"bIowing off steam" for the benefit and safety
OF the rest Of US. She is engaged ia the same
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DAILY FREE PRESS MARCH II, 1851
GF7In the money article of yesterdays Dos
ton Journal, we find the following extraordinary

OF@ln the money article of yesterdays Dos
ton Journal, we find the following extraordinary
paragraphs
We understand that the Directors of the Yer
mont Central Railroad Co have proposed to those
of III" Rutland and Burlington Railroad Co. an
equal division OF earnings from the north of Bar
lin-'on to all competing poiqts and we trust the
arrangement may be- carried into effect, in order TO
prevent the severe competition winch viii otherwise
commence as soon as LIKE Chanpiain doils its
mantle OF ice.
The "sevcrc competition" spoken of is Just
what the people have no desire to avert. Fair
and honorable competition, whether it be " Sc
yerc' or not, is Just what they want, and PRO
positions which have for their object the "prc-
vention' ofsuch competitions re hope may not
be carried into effect" This competition is
precisely rhat IRE hare got hco Rajr2dds from
Lake Ctlmp!dia to the ahmtic for; and we are
greatly mistaken if the public will sanction any
propositions" which ain to deprive them Of
the benefits of it.
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The missing Family found!

II affords US very great satisfaction to say
tina! Mr.. NEWELL Lyon and Family, in regard
10 whom the most painful reports have been in
general circulation, have turned up," as Mr..
Micawber says, all right But we hope the
public will be little more careful, in future,
about getting together on the "curners of the
street, like the Pharisees of old, and going
into ex'emporaneous mourning, with faces long
enough to III a horse-collar, over unauthen,ic
disasters! We caught "the infection Of Ii G
times, and came very near saying something
unconmonly pathetic, as a sort Of index 10 the
gloom That began to settle upon the coun,enan-
oas OF our numerous acquantances. But we
escaped. Our paragraph was, on the whole,
father lively and cheerful version of the affair.
impaired 10 the dismal details of the imapinarv
calamity which operated so mournlully upon
the upper eye.lids Of our dear, but credu1ous
friend, the pubic
- Mr.. LyoS, under the circumstances
will probably pardon II. for saying, that his de-
tenrion on the other side of the ireachcrons
Lake, was occasioned by an equitable bnt in
convenient distribution of tie ,nu1nps between
his two (''lamented") children I'VE trust in the
ratio Of mnmp apiece. We promise never
again to De seduced into believing that he couM
be drowned even if we have to verify our
incredibly BY maintaining that he WAS I" born
10 be hanged If he and lis family don't die
'natura DEATH we are resolved that it shall
be n fault OF ours.
As to Madam Rnmor, through whose
mischIevouS propensity to exaggerate, this
:" shoe king accident obtained currency, and
VINO Is as expert at "Ping 10 the agony" now
a she was in the days OF Virgil, we warn her
OF from our premises When sac catcIe, US
again, il will BY an experiment that great
many smart boys have tired in vain on the SYM
pIiclry Of 1.-THE fowls Of the air I"
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IA" uctuaIy Imposes shall be collected. bv ma
King II specific instead of ud valorem. which il
ony dhother terro for fraud. But this reasona-
olo le.lucSI mas been refused by the loco foco
IPPD'l'lo''' ana the consequences cannot fail to
~ U''u''ious' Not Immediately so but anoth-
81 year VIII tell tale which will carry with il -
lesson not soon TO be FORGOTTEN - "
Next IN Importance to the neglect of Conorosa
TO modify the Tariff bv simple cbpnga & am
al Vaiorem to specific duties. is its rnfis,n,r ~
pass the River and Harbor Bill This grcnt
measure calculated to facilitate the commerce
oJI"ecH tlie states, and 10 do precisely that for
viz" governments are instituted-the benefit
Vi 'no PecPie-Was defeated by tn Il unprincipled
course OF the leading co focos in the senate
rGrIuiilleIy Tor tins country, the leaders in this
ScneIne 10 Cheat the people out of their lust
rights, are all candidates for public favor. and
IN consequence, the day of reckoning with
them Is not far distant They will be cared
Tor by the people in 1852: until when. we ,binl[
IT pest there should be no modification of the
arm. Let the medicine work. The evil has
oceh zone and now that the future urosperty
VI tie country may be placed upon a permanent
JaS =, we hope that the Wing party will leave
| l,'c arm question Just where it is until after
the PRESIDENTIAL election Of 1852. IF tbnv viii
DO thlt, 1t viii settle itself coDclusiyeIy and
! forever IN that contest. So also withthe inter-
hlI Improvement question. Let lis 20 TO the
people upon 1t in 1852; and thus render that
contest one Of principle, instead Of mere strife
for men,"
All this Is emphatically and sehorsTv true
And 1t may be laid down as an ncontroycrtibl,
proposition, that the more tie North o,nc,destn
the whIms and prejudices ard " peculiar institu-
tons" OF the South, the LEGS it will ret, The
whole country has been in extreme FRIGHT md
agitation for eighteen months past. les, the
Rights OF the South, and Of Slavery, should no
Inihngcd, while the Noris is grooming onder
the operation of laws, Inflicted by the South and
rs .NoHhern dough -iaesd ,a.aiaers. which crnnlc
Har industry PROSTATE her energies, and nullify
her enterprise ! Slavery and the South have
got all they demanIcd, ard Freedom and the
North have got - nothing, How long
must these things las3' QuousorE TAN.
DEM ABurERE, CATALINA ,PATIEyrIA yosrR.
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PUBLIC MEETING.

In pursuance of d CAL, signed by large
n"mocr OF the citizens OF Burlington, ii meeting
was held At the Court House, tor the purpose
OF manfe,tng the interests felt by the people
Of Burlington in the proposed Extension of the
Rutland aud Burlington RAJ Road to Swanton.
CHARLES ADAMS, E,q, was appointed
Chairman, aud EDWARD L. SALISBURY. Secrc-
ttry.
AT the suggestion of HESRY B. SrAcy, ESQ
the Hon. Timothy FoLLTT President ofthe Ru-
land d Burlington Rail Road, gave abriei sketch
of the history Of lie Rail Road ENTERPRISES con-
nec'ed with Burlington, and more particularly
ct tile circumstances attending the origin of
that project which i. is the object of this meet.
ing to encourage lie stated that the Drec.
tors Of the Rutland and Burlington Railroad
had decided to issue a preferred Stock for $500.
u bearing per cent. interest, and redeelnc-
bic in ten or twenty years, at the option of the
subscribers, and had determined not to CONS
msnce operations until at least 100000 of
such Stock should be subscribed Tie said tina,
the Directors, considering that Burlington had
4 deeper interest than any other Town, 81 tine
success of the proposed Extension, cxpec,Cd
from It's Citizens subscription to the new
Stock, which would give an unmsrakcaLIe
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The Extension.

We understand that large amonu is al.
ready guaranteed in Burlington for the mined,
ate prosecution of the work Of extending the
Rutland and Burlington RaiIoad from Burlinr>
ton 10 Swanlon; and that there is no doubt thu,
the work will GO ON. l. j., indeed, impossible
to believe that Public Work 50 essential To
large and wid4ly-eX'ended interests-embra-
cling the whole region between the Western
Lakes and the Atlanlic-:an be arrested, eX.
cept upon grounds whose strinIency and con.
clnsiveness are universally perceived and adj,
United. We are aware that PRINCIPLES don't
change, and that, whether the amount involved
is iarhing or a million,-fve shares OF five
thousand shares-thc principle is the same
Bal when we reflect that FIVE Thousand shares
declare, upon mature dellberaton, that the EX-
tension VIII increase their aIue and add to the
amount Of their dividends, we have the smallest
conceivable respect for the contrary opinion of
five shares, because they stand, ma,heml dcaIiy,
only one chance of thousand of being correct ,
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earnest Of their appreciation of the importance
OF this great enterprise.
Gen. d. w. C. CLARKE, introduced the fo-
Owing resolutions:
Resolued, That in the Judgment Of this meeting
the proposed Railroad, known as the Extension Rall
road, rom Burlington to Swaniun and thence to the
Canada Line, lin llighgate, ought 10 be bull.
Resolred, That great public interests in which
burlington largely participates, demand that the sand
Extension Road should be constructed the earliest
possible PERIOD uud that it is the duty no less than
the policy OF the inhabitants of burlington to encour-
age and aid this enterprise in the most efficient man
ner
Resolred, That under existing Rarond arrange
m.nts, passengers and property coming to Burning.
ton from the North, and going from Darlington
Noithwarus. are subjected to onerous aud embarrass-
ing ilii.c rs, detrimental to the interests and pros
prrIty OF the community, reet from which can III no
manner be expected except from the immediate com
pletlon OF the said Extension Road
Jpn these resolutions, ex ended remarks
were made by A. G. WillTTEMORE, Esq Of
Milton, II. B. STACY, Esq, CHARLES s.
PIERCE, Esq, Of ST. Johns, Hon. WILLIAM
WESTON, and others.
Mr.. PIERCE made brief but interesting state.
ment Of the efforts now making on the line OF
tie proposed Vermont and Canada Junction
Railway, to obtain the required Stock, which
efforts, he said, though but Just commenced
had been attended with most gratifying sue
cess. CHARLES SEYMOUR, Esq, of St. Johns
the interchangeable Secretary, was zealously al
work, and before he (Mr. PiERCE) left St.
Johns, yesterday, had obtained subscriptions to
the amount Of $4,000 from five persons in tina
Village. lie (Mr. PIEEcE) expressed entire
confidence, and so assured the meeting, that
the Vermont and Canada Junction Railway
would be speedily completed to llghsate, and
hoped TO meet the Extension Road from Bur.
liuston at that point.
AT The conclusion Of the speech Of Mr.. Wrs.
TON, no exhibited some comparative state.
ments and calculations showing the unuuestion.
able excellence and safety, rs an Investment
Of the Preferred Stock about to be issued b\
the Rutland and Burlington Railroad Company
the resolutions were unanimously adopted
On motion of n. B. HASWELI., Esq. the
following persons were appointed a Committee
!" SOICit anu receive subscriptions Tor new
Stock namely -
JOHN n. PoMERoY, Sion E. HowARp, HAERy
BRADLEY, WIN. K. Villas, H. b. STACY, joins
NAN~IcKLIN FKEDERIcX SMITH, john BRADLEY
T. F. STRONG, d. W. c. CLARKE, f. A. STAINS
BURY, NATHANIEL PARKER, G. l.. Nelson, Jon,
*. GRAY, II. w. CATLlN, MoRILLo MOVES
WILLIAM WESTON, n. B. IIAswELL, ELI CnI1-
TENDES, PARKmAN T. DAVIS, and NATHAN
STEARNs.
Whereupon, on motion, the Convention adj
journed.
CHARLES ADAMS, Chm.
Co.,,
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other works, -evincc an order of genius that
IS, to degree, independent o while it prom
lses rare excellence under, cultivation We
speak with infinite distrust on such topics,
though we may freely praise what we know
pleases us.
We understand that it is Mr.. KINYEY's in
tention to remain in Burlington this spring and
summer, and execute here his Statue of ETHAN
ALLEN, provided he shall find himself sufficient
ly encouraged by orders for his /" liie-like and
artistic Canoes" We trust our citizens will
confer upon him the patronage, in this respect,
which he appears, by the judgment of good
critics, to deserve. Mr.. KINNEY is q Vermont
cr, as PoWERs is; and it is certainly not too
much to say that he bids fair to win Tor him
self a fame, in the regions of Art, that shall re =
fleet honor upon his State.
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he peculiar beauties of the Slave Law.
The Madison lind Ranner of the 2ls, u,t

contains the following pasagmph:-
, a fUGiIIVE SLAVE RECLAIMED On Saturday las,
c"ored man toy the name CT Ttchum, who. with his
VIE ana chlt1en resided about four miles from Yer
non Mr Mason ntrodrcrdprpot sufficient TO salts
" Ar basnet, Justice Ct DE peace, that Ml,chum
was ms save and had Het!roM service Mneteen wears
ago, when the Justice delivered the iugiliye TO his
master who lett Tor his home on Wednesday,
We conclude 1t is desc lirtle tr!fiinr inc on
venences, that send q man back into slavery
after he has enjoyed hIs freedom about a quarter
OF century, which renders the Fugltive Slave
Law SO decidedly a "Peace7and "Compromise"
measure, and make it unpatriotic and wrong to
say word against it. The odious and dam
nable Law is II rcCckcry of God and humanity.
and ought to be repeated.
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NEWSPAPERS PER QUARTER.

All weekly papers free within the county
where they are published. Papers OF less than
one l.2 ounce, half these rates, and papers
not over 300 square inches, one. fourth these
rates.
The rates on monthly and semi-monthIy
newspapers the same, in proportion TO the num-
Der ct sheets issued, a. on weeklr papers,
The new rates on letters not exceeding bali
an ounce, is three cents prepaid or five cents
if not prepaid, for all distances under 5000
miles. Over 5000 miles. double those rates.
The section added by the Senate, providing
for The procuring Of enveopel, and aulhorz-
inc the Postmaster General to send them ihro'
'ae mails TO poSlmaslers or other persons dc>
-lrIng them, fee m charge, Was stricken ont
Also The section authorizing the appointment
Of additional clerks TO carry out the provisions
of this bill.
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CTlt IS reported that the Town Poor held a
meeting, this morning, and voted to confirm tho
election % our friend SEGRwoCDi as their Over
seer a resolution complimentary TO Mr..
Morse is understood to have been adop,ed with
great uAanimitY.