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A vr1GARrsM.-On of$the smostpopular
vulgarisms of the day is embodied in the
word patronage" We have always been
at loss to understand this term as incorpo-
rated with the language of the times. If a
man buys pair Of boots, getting the full
value Of his money, he calls himself the spa
tron'' of the manufacturer. The purchaser
of six cents worth of tobacco or penny
worth of tape is a "patron," and looks upon
those on whom he lavishes this patronage"
with a condescending eye, as if he had fed,
clothed, and sheltered them. Ones patron,
regarding the term ir its true light, is person
who gives one aims. Patronage in shorts
charitable protection. 1t is no patronage to
give money for its full value. The term, as
now most generally employed. is one of a
most servie sycophantic character, and it
should be expungcd from the modern vocabu-
lary.-Noah's Sunday Tines s'
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editorial Summary,
WITH AN OCCASIONAL COMMENT.

- IT was reported through the news
papers that 4 successful experiment had been
limdc in Great Britain with flax lis Il subs,i-
tu!c for cotton. Late accounts deny the
statement, and assert that there is no proba-
biIily Of such 4 thing being effected. From
all discoveries and inventions hitherto known,
cotton must remain in the ascendant.
.a4" THE Charlcstonians seem disposed
TO "kirk mp 4 row" i'll reference to the reno
val of the Powder Magazine into the city rs
ordered by an act of the present Legislature.
1t is supposed that il will cadangcr the city
and reduce the value OF property. The
Charleston Sun suggests notification.
o. i'llE Austrian government informs
ours that it itrcgards Gen. T,YLoE's late mis-
sion TO Hungary as unIricndly and the envoy
as spy. Mr. WEBSTER in return, admins
tiers i rcbukc and stands upon lis American
dignity.
:{$4' OUR ncighhoring city Of Augusta
has increased in population during the last
live years from 1909 10 1900. We rejoice
''i:h her III her prosperity.
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FLORIDA ELEc7Ios-Mr Mallory Demo-
crat, of Key West, was elected on Wedncs-
day last, U. S. Senator, over Mr.. Yulee, by a
consolidation Of the Wings with tho sdiaafsct.
I'd Democrats. * ~
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THE Missouri ELEcTIoy.-Later telegraph
ic dispatches contradict the reelection of
Benton, and leave the contest yet unsettled.
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New PosT-OFrlcEs- following New
Post-Oiliccs have been established in this
State:
Briiton's Neck, Marion District, G. W.
Woodbury.. p. NJ.
Ariel, Marion District, J. N. Stevenson,
p. NJ.
Tabernacle, Marion District, c. D. Rowcll,
p. NJ.
Augleys Branch, Barnwrll District, Juo II.
Harley, p. NJ.
Levce, Richland District, ]. Entzminger,
p. VI.
Countsyillc, Lexington, J. II. Counts, P. N.
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\ PREDICTION !ACCoMpLIsIlED.-Thc Han
n!b' (Slo.l Union of the 18th inst, relates
snglar circumstance connected with the
death of IL Mrs. Charles Wcllman, of that
city. five years ago she predicted that in
1850 81, would die This belief she has
ever sine confidently maintained. About two
months sncc, when in her usual health, she
expressed One apprehension that she might
have done ,rong in marrying, when she must
so soon TAX Il final leave Of her husband.
When her si>?r came TO see her, during her
last sickness, RS. Wellman reminded her OF
the prediction, i'd its approaching sulfiilment.
Her death took ,lacc u night or two after
She was iourteen,ears old when this strange
pgesentimcnt imprsscd itself upon her lniud.
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APPolST0IEsTs BY THE PREsIpEST-By
AND WITH THE CONSENT OF sSENaTE.-1
James S. Calhoun. Of Georgiia to Be GoyerS
Of the Territory of. New Mexico.
Thomas Nelson NleW York, to DO CH
Justice of the Supreme Court Sof the Unit
States for the Territory Of Oregon, rgpla
Of WilliamiP Bryant, resigned.
Abram N. Friedly of New York, to be
;Winnebago Indian "A gent
Consuis Robert r. Grafton, Of Mary
sa rssa, iazatl tlan, ii ii place Of John Psrrott
Tas;.; z Kelly. off sachusetts, for
ts1ssI ns,aasa ,. . . dent Society Islands.
d, sogaS - ssa 80 - 5 Of New gofk at
n,oysS nas.,SsI " 81. oseph Graharl re-
Edward Dfcg Call, of Penis 3; s, Z
in place Of Stanhope Rreyosfs sA tlss "a
esI9fa Isl GlmeE, OF iaTgla1d; at
nrg gorsN illianIf fgesAeaS
Edward Ely, of Rennsg lyanias at Bombay
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rCARRoLL County (Ga.) according to
the late census, presents list Of iilty-four
sets Of twins. Angels and ministers Of grace
preserve us from Carroll. We perceive that
the name of the county itself has tro sets.
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SERMON OF TIE REV. WIIITEFORD SMITH,

Before The Legislature on The day of Fast.
ing, Humiliation and Prayer.
We have rcad, with much satisfaction
this impressive discourse. 1t breathcs Il pure
and elevated tone throughout.
The idea it dcyelopes, that fanaticism be.
came bitter in its warfare upon our instilu.
ton Of slavery, precisely at the time when
the Almighty began to make apparent his
purpose Of employing it as means Of rails
ing and evangelising the negro race, is new
and forcibc.
The burden of his effort is to strengthen
the general conviction of the purity and rec
ttude Of our cause in 4 religious point of
view-and of its strength as derived there
from. There is a text we should all treasure
up in these pcrilous times, " If God be with
us, who can be against us?'
WILLIS, tic poet, and FORREST, the TRACE
dian, have been making for themselves very
conspicuous pieces in the prints from Maine
to Texas, by their wrangling and Ggh'ng.-
This thing of giving publicity to such indc-
cent scrapes is corrupting in its influence and
scarcely honorable even to the innocent party.
We have not troubled ourselves 10 d>crmi-
nate the right orwrong between the belligcr-
cnts. 1t would not, we imagine, fill the land
with mourning, did their conflicts result as
did that Of the Kilkenny cats.
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From JaMAIcA.-The adviccs from Jamai-
CT by the Crescent City are to the first inst.
The cholera had almost entirely abatcd at
Kingston and in the district of Liguanca, and
New Years day was observed us 4 day of
thanksgiving on the occasion. In the interior
the disease still ragged. At Montego Bay the
deaths were from forty to sixty day. and
had reached the fearful total of five hundred.
The want Of medical attendance and of mcdi-
cine was aggravating, as is said, the sacrifice
of life. In the Parish of st. Elizabeth, on
Block River, the cholera WAS prevailing, and
the poor people were dying from want. AT
ST. Thomas, Morant Bay, and Blue Mountain
Valley the rayages of the cholera were rapid
and fearful.
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Texas BoSDs.-Gen Hamilton, of South
Carolina, has published card in the Texas
papers, requesting the creditors of that STATE,
for the payment of whose bonds, certificates
of stock or scrip, "the duties on imports
were specially" or the revenues of the late
republic were generally pledged, TO meet at
the National Hotel, Washington City, on the
first Monday in February next ut u o'clock,
for the purpose of ascertaining,
lst What class of creditors, in the opinion
Of the Secretary of the Treasury Of the United
States, hold obligations which involve an
Interior liability OF the part Of the United
States.
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S--.:as. ;n Virginia.

taSl 60, tho report of the COM
miSssEs & RS IRON tIon Doc iSs No. flat the re-
tem54 5 Ne year ending the SUN ~ gss3st s9st
viii iHaat s;saa fsbeginning Of the fiscal yea,
"om mma sas t:to Sls52 ,534 S5. That inc g ,s
pI'soso =, soa o%oyernffhat will be for the !es 5
svnousss Sr,ous;so ss;ssosa4-probalg deficiency to meet
expenses lTi Ild36 l9.
,;,ni in1sls, lars that reputation will benz
esAapIe.unll the taSess be Sincreassd, OF
some heWssuets be levied upon, sufficient
10 10. make E, up deficiency. The Southern
FIVE per cent on ( Y nrescnt subjects Of taxa
tlon' and that 2 d,lriminating taxbe levied
upon Norlhern ! ~ 1,mnhts and productions, as'
we understand their locecdings. The ques-
ton, however, must irlv come up, and be
decided by the Legislare, whether the taxes
shall bsraised upon thepresent taxable sub
jects, or whether new oss shall be introduyss
ced. The proposition fosimposing a diseri-
minating fax against theNorthern States
having been made by the G9Gernor or, and urged.
BY the Southern Rights SoSety, and many of,
the presses in the State, iifthe Legislatp1
should quietly sit down and "a -
creasssthe taxes n.the old sub
touching Northern goods, # n
strucd into slotlthg else than a \
expression of preference to protect
tronize the Northern shipping and man
turing interests to those of our own.
Wesdo not think any true Vhginian can
longer debate this question in his own mind I
What, tax down our lands, negroes, horses,
and everything we have, to aid, protect and en-
couragesyankee shipping and manuf actnring
IN ompetitioss-srsth Qurawn citizens? No.
thing could be more enc ncoulapneae-tIo1As "a.
lent and slawless abolitioniist Of the North
The time has now come when men Of all par
ties in Virginia must look TO the protection
of thesinterests of the Statc ;;a1d they must
be Judged accordingly Awise policy should
now be adopted, and one calculated to pro-
duec energy and activity in every department.
of industry among sus Let our shipping in.
tcrcsts and oursartizans have all the benefit
of protection Which a judicious system of
taxation upon the imports and productions
of the abolition States brought here will
give them. We shall pay no more taxes ;
and set render benefit to our ownf fellow.citi-
zcns, insteadsof sburdening them for the bene.
fit of our enemies. The more we incumber
the lands, andspther permanent ssubiects1
taxation with levies, and the more Norther
goods we bringin without taxation, unques:
tionably thesmore we oppress the poor and
the producing class Richmond Enquirer
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''' -. Wv Rights Republican.
New ORLEANS. G,,

NEW ORLEANS. Ja> 70 ~, ~
The st. Charles Hotel took HH' H' 49,; !. d, :, ~.
ing, and is now entirely dcstroyed,"ass: aiO1 OIan
the Methodist church and the church ofssI.o us.
Theodore ClapP. Several dwelling Ehouses
wereSa also burnt, and mostSof the furniture
belonging to the hotel. The loss is very
heavy. The fire is supposed to. have been
the work of an incendiary. g 8 n
Business is almost entirely suspended in
consequence of the tiros' and the awaiting OF
adyices by the Asia ~
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b IHE FIRE on, Slur cltizenSaYefe
f;alafine dfon Sunday inst Yine service
by the cry Of FIRE, which ,yas disco to
be on the premises Of Mr.. John L Walter. ad-
jacent the store recently occupied by Messrs.
Kinsler & Co., now known as the Columbia
Rooms. The building was occupied by Mrs.
NJ C. Walter. mliner and Mrs. Scott, dress
maker, and Notwithstanding the most strenu-
ous cxertions Of all present, was speedily
burnt to the ground. Thanks, however, to
the extraordinary efforts Of the fremen, 10
whom great praise is due, the adjacent build
lngs were preserved.
We understand Mr.. Walter had insured
the buildings, but his stock in trade, furniture,
&C., which WAS more or less injured by mo-
wing, as also The property of Mrs. Walter and
Mrs Scott, were uninsured.
The cause of the conlagratinn has not as
yet been asccrta!nrd-StatcR Rights Rep.
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more than a single class will be considered. Each
proposal TO be endorsed "Proposals for Class No.
+ ] of Stationery for II. II. u. g." and ad-
dressed to the undersigned. They will be free Of
postage.
Sufficient specimens Of each class 10 accompany
the proposal marked with the name Of the bidder
and the number Of the Glass; according the above
advertisement.
The whole Of each article specified in the forego-
ing list will be deemed class and tho person Of
ferng to urnish any class description Of articles
at the lowest price, quality considered, shall re-
ceiye contract for the same, on executing bond,
with two surctes, satisfactory to the Clerk.
for the performance Of the same, under forfeiture
Of twice the contract price in Of failure; which
bond must be filed in the Office of said Clerk within
ten days after the proposals. have been opened and
the result declared.
The right is reserved in case in should be ne
cessary, to order further supply of all any of
the articles contained in the above list.
The Clerk also reserves The right to judge and
determine whether the articles offered conform to
the samples furnished or not, and may, in his dis
cretion refuse to receive them, il in his opinion
they do not answer the purpose for which they are
intended. A r. M. YOUNG,
Clerk House of Representatives, U. 8.
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Bureau within five days, exclusive Of the time re-
quired for the regular transmission of the mail
Two or more approved sureties, in sum equal
to the estimated amount Of the respective contracts,
will be required, and ten per ccntum in addition
will be withheld from the amount Of all payments
on account thereof, a. collateral security, in add-
event to be paid until it is in all respects complied
with; ninety per centum of the amount Of ali de-
liveries made will be paid by the Navy Agent with
in thirty days after bills duly authenticated shall
have been presented to him.
Blank forms Of proposals may be obtained on sp-
plication to the Navy Agents at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire; Boston, New York. Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Warrington, Norfolk, Pensacola, and
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas di-
rected in the act of Congress making appropria-
tions for the naval service for l846-47, approved
by one or moro responsible persons. to the effect
that he they that the bidder bidders
will, If his their bid be accepted enter into
obligation within five days, with good and suffi-
Bureau will not be obligated to toconsdcr any propo-
sal unless accompanied by the guarantee required
BY law the competency Of the guarantees to be GER
tilted by thS Navy Agent, District Attorney, or
some officer OF tho General Govsrument known TO
the Bureau.
A record, or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder Of the acceptance Of his ProPosal, vii! be
OF the act Of 1886, and his bid will be made and
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Extract from the act of Cbngress, approved Auxuss
10, 1896
SEC. s. And Be Il further enacted, That from
and after the passage of this act every proposal for
naval supplies invited by the Secretary Of the
Navy, under the proviso to the general appropria-
tion bill for the navy, approved March third, eigh.
teen hundred and forty three, shall be accompanied
by written guarantee, signed by one more
sponsible persons to the effect that he they
dertake that the bidder bidders will, If his or
their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation in
such time may be prescribed by the Secretary Of
the Navy, with good and sufficient suretics, to fur
nish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall be
considered unless accompanied by such guarantee.
IT, after the acceptance OF proposal and notfca-
tion thereof 10 the bidder or bidders, he or they
shall fail to enter into obligation within the time
prescribed by the Secretary Of tho Navy, with good
and sufficient sureties for furnishing the supplies
then the Secretary of the Navy shall proceed to
contract with some other person persons for fur
nishing the said supplies; and shall forthwith
cause the difference between the amount contained
in the proposal 30 guaranteed and tho amount for
which he may have contracted for furnishing the
said supplies for the whole period Of the proposal
TO be charged up against said bidder bidders and
his or their guarantor guarantors; and the same
may bo Immediately. recovered by the United
States, for the use Of the Navy Department, in an
action OF debt against either all ofsaid persons"
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National Loan Fund IAfs Assurance Society
26 CORNHILL, LONDON, AND IL WALL
CAPITAL, 95Oo, 900 sterling, or 81, ,sOo, 600
~ (EmpoDsrea 6y act qf PorliamsHt,) I'd vSe.--
Royal Asssnt, 27th July, 1888. ga Savings' Bank
for the Widow and the Orphan. !. Lamie Mur
ray, George street, Hanover Square, CAasrmong
As Csurt Of Dssscfors, London
UNITED SrArEs BOARD or Local DrREcrons.
NEw YoRK.-C. Edward Habicht, CAaivmsn;
John 8. Palmer, James Norman, George Barclay,
Samuel 3. Rowland, samuel M FOX, WLham Van
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The quantities Of any or all may be increased or
diminished, as the service may hereafter require.
The contracts will therefore be made. not for spc-
cifc quantities, but for such quantities the SER
vice may require to be delivered at those navy
yards respectively.
Contractors not residing at the places where de-
liveries required must establish agencies at
such places, that no delay may arise in furnishing
what may be required; and when contractor fails
promptly to comply with requisiton, the Chief Of
the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing shall be
authorized to direct purchases to be made to sup
ply the deficiency, under the penalty to be express
cd in the contract; the record Of rcqusition, or
duplicate copy thereof at the Bureau of Provisions
and Clothing, or at either Of the navy yards afore
said, shall be evidence that such requsition has
been made and received.
Separate offers must be made for each article Tex
cept Soap) at each Of tho Aforesaid navy yards;
and in case more than article is contained in
the offer, the Chief Of the Bureau will have the
right TO accept more OF the articles contained
in such offer, and reject the remainder; and bid
ders whose proposals. accepted and none others)
will be forthwith notified, and early AZ practica-
BILE contract will be transmitted to them for exc
cution; which contract must be returned to the
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r ECTURES ON ASTRONOMY; by M. Arago,
IL many cngravings; 25 cents
Six Lectures on Astronomy; by Professor Mitch
ell, of the Cincinnati Observatory. Complete for
20 cents.
fessor Of Astronomy in the University Of Glasgow,
with nine engravings; IS cents.
Published In loose covers for transmission in
the mails. FRANCK TAYLOR.
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COAST SURVEY CHARTS.

TIME FOLLOWING CHARTS have been pub
i lished under act Of Congress, at the Coast Sur
vey 0es, and arc for sale by agents in the princi-
pal p0rts Of the United States: !f
Now York Bay and Harbor, and is Environs, In
six sheets, complete; scale about two inches and
ono tenth TO . mile. Price IS cents per sheet.
Delaware Bay and River, In three sheets. Price
10 cents per sheet.
New York Bay and Harbor, and its Environs,
ono chest. Price Is cents.
Tho Western Coast of the United States from
sheets, At 20 cents per sheet.
Cat and Ship Island Harbors. Price 25 cents per
sheet. r0
The charts of the following small Harbors and
Harbors Of Refuge. are sold at Is cents per copy.
viz: lIs gs,iff alI
Harbor Of New Bedford. Fishers Island Sound.
Harbor of Annapolis and the Severn River, Harbor
Of New Haven, Little Egg Harbor. Hsrbors of
Holmes's Hole and TArpaulin Cove, Harbor Of Oys-
ter Bay or 9yopet, Harbor Of New London, Harbors
Of Black Rock and Bridgeport, Harbor Of Edgar
Nantucket Harbor. Harbors Of Captains Islands,
East and West, Huntington Bay, Mouth Of Chester
River, Hyannis Harbor, Pasquotank River.
The tSl!0wins skschs: may b had fTsssitSu.
vsy Office, viz Survey of tho New South Shoal,
Nantucket, with the new shoals lately discovered ;
Hatteras Cove, Hatteras Inlet Bulls Bay, Seacoas
shoals, 81. Andrews Shoals, Beaufort Harbor, 80.
The above Charts contain sailiug directions,
views Of the land, and Of lighthouse, and ranges
BY direction Of the Treasury Department, the
Disturbing officer Of the Coast Survey u authorized
to cell Ls eAts at Me scholsscie Price to persons oP
paysag for wuMbU qf not less M0n TEN ef sef the
poymsnt % Be made to him in cash."
According to the above authority, the under
signed u ready 70 sell tho charts, indicated. at
discount OF twenty por cont from the prices above
stated, on application 70 him, in person. or by let
ter, (undcr cover 10 the Secretary OF the Trca-
sury,) at the Coast Survey Office.
SAMUEL HEM,
Mar 2l-f Disbursing Agent. CoaAt Survey
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Extract from the act Of Congrsss Of Sd March,
l645, section 16.

"-And be IL further enacsed, That il shall be the
duty of the Postmaster General, in all future let
to iet the same In every case. 10 the lowest bidder
tendcring sufhcicnt guarantees for faithful per-
formance. without other reference to the msde Of
such transportation than may be necessary TO pro-
vide for the due celerity certainty and security of
such transportation; nor shall any new contractor
hereafter be required to purchase out, take at
valuation the stock or vehicle of any previous
tractor for the same route.'
0U- Bidders will be careful to read the forms and
instructions appended to this advertisement. They
are requested 70 state In their proposals the mode
the size and weight Of the mails or the speed call
ed for in the schedules, shall require it, the
tracts will bo made for coach, steamboat, or rail-
road conveyance, as the case may be; and, conse-
qucntly, such routes will be let 70 bids proposing
such mode Of conveyance. In all other cases, the
routes will be assigned to bids proposing the cheap
est mode Of transportation.
Oy- Railroad companies are specially notified
that their regular bids arc to be understood n in
cluding the supply Of each Office ON the line Of
their respective roads, not over quarter of mile
from depot Separate ps1pos,s,l,s for Offices more
DROPOSALS for carrying the mails of the Uni
ted States from the Let day of July. 1851. to the
received at the contract office of the Post Office
Department, in the city of Washington, until a.
M of the aOth day OF April, 1861, TO be decided by
|
5225 From Hopkinsvillc at 10 m, tri-weckly,
Monday. Wednesday, and Friday;
BY Long View, Oak Grove. Ringgold. New
Providence, CIarksville, Macadoo, Fredo-
mia, Thomasville, Fiser's ID Roads, and
Sycamore Mills;
To Nashville by p m next day, IS miles;
And back between a IN Monday, Wednes.
day, and Friday, and m next days.
6227 From Hopkinsv[c at a IN, tri- weekly,
Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturday;
BY Belleview, Cadiz, Canton, Golden Pond,
Aurora, Wadesboro, May6eld, Fancy
Farm and Milburn;
And back between p m Sunday, Tuesday,
and Thursday. and p m next day.
ae NOTES. tg a.s.
Each proposal should be accompanied by guar
anty, signed by one more responsible persons
in the following manner, viz: t3{ a
"The underGgned --- guaranty that --
| If his bid for carrying the mail from $1,000 to
-- be accepted by the Postmaster General, shall
enter into m obligation prior to the first day Of
July next, with good and sufficient sureties TO per-
| form the service proposed" sa.ia f,5.
| This should be accompanied by the certificate Of
the guarantors are mon of property, and able TO
make good their guaranty. leg
| The proposals. should be sent to the Department
| sealed, endorsed q Proposals for route No. -
| and addressed to the First Assistant Postmaster
General.
| For the prohibition of bids resulting from combi-
nations, and the terms and conditions which the
contract is to be made, the last annual adver-
| tisement. N. X. HALL,
Postmaster General.
Posr OFrIcE DEPARTMENT, March 6, 1861.