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ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL

ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL
n The Committee on Public Buildings of the
Senate, having been authorized by a resolution of
that body, 4" to invite plans accompanied by esti-
mates for the extension of the Capitol, and to al
low premium Of five hundred dollars for the
plan which may be adopted by the Committees on
Public Buildings of the two Houses of Congress, -
accordingly invite such plans and estimates, to be
delivered to the Secretary of the Senate on or be-
fore the first day of December neyt.
1t is required that these plans and estimates
shall provide for the extension of the Capitol
either by additional wings, to be placed on the
north and south of the present building, by the
erection of a separate and distinct building, within
the enclosure TO the east of the building
The committee do not desire to prescribe any
condition, that may restrain the free exercise Of
architectural taste and judgment, but they would
prefer, that whatever plan may be proposed may
have such reference TO and correspondence with
the present building TO preserve the general
symmetry of the entire structure, when complete.
Although but one plan can be adopted, the COM
mttee reserve 10 themselves the right TO form such
plan by the adoption of parts Of different plans
submitted should such course be found necessary; in
which event, the committee also reserve to them
selves the right to divide or apportion, according
to their own Judgment, the amount of premium to
be awarded for the whole, to those whose plans
may in part be adopted, according to the relative
importance and merit of each part adopted
r. M. +. HUNTER,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
JOHN II. CLARKE,
Committee of the Senate on Public Buildings.
SENATE CHAMBER, Both September, 1850
~ B. The several daily papers published at
Washington will please insert the above daily for
two weeks, and send their accounts to the Secre-
tary of the Senate. oct q
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THE THIRD ANNUAL VOLUME
OF THE

oOO nv r n "A II II 6AZETTR-
Was commenced on Saturday, the 4th of Msvq
1850, under its original name-instead of RicAar3A
Weekly Gazette-as more significant of its peculiar
character, it being the only weekly organ Of Litera.
ture in the entire South 1t is
Greatly Enlarged ard Improved,
Containing weekly Thirty-two Columns OF
matter. tits, moreover In an
Entirely .Ness Dress
from head to foot" and upon beautiful wnI,e
paper, so that, III mechanical excellence it n not
surpassed by any paper whatever in the United
States! 1t continues under the same Editorial
direction as heretofore, and no pains or expense
will be spared to make it
A Choice Family Ne1cspaper.
Gas cheap as the cheapest, and as good as the
best!' Utterly discarding the notion that a
Southern journal cannot compete with the North
ern weekes, in cheapnsss and interest,
The Southern Literary Gazette
rivals the best Of them in all the characteristics Of
a truly valuable Preside Journal. Its aim is the
diffusion of cultivated and refined taste througns~t
the communicated it embraces in its ample
folds ever species of intelligence that can tend to
this result.
Original Contributions,
from many Of the ablest writers in the South
chiefly occupy Its columns, but not to the excu-
sion of choice miscellany, selected from the best
American and European sources.
The tone OF the "Gazette" is independent m
criticism and In the discussion Of every legitimate
topic, but 1t is strictly
Neutral in Politics and Religion
Its columns are occasionally embellished with 4
Southern Portraits and Lond,capes
engraved expressly for the work, and accompa.
MED by biographical and typographical sketches
Its General Information
is copious, but carefully condensed from the
leading journals Of all parts Of the world
Notwithstanding the great increase in the size
and attractions of the paper it is still published at
Trio Dollars Per .3nnum, in .adranee
it will be furnished to persons becoming respon-
sible for the whole number Of copies, and having
them sent to one address, on the following terms
Three copies,,. As
Five cdpIes, y
Ten copies, Is
Fifteen copies, 20
Twenty copies, Is
Fifty copies, GO
1T All orders must be accompanied with the
money, and addressed, posi- pai, to
WALKER e. RICHARDS
Charleston. s. c.
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An association Of sixty-threc Members Of Congress-
Senators and Representatives, have constituted the
undersigned Committee to superintcnd the ests-
blishnent Of Southern Press at Washington City,
to be devoted to the exposition and defence OF South
ern Rights and mstitutions--the dissemination OF
information az to NortherR Policy, and the
course Of official Affairs generally, withoutreference
to the old party lines OF Wing and Democrat Ar
engagements in progress, promptly To ensure
the issue Of such paper under the title Of
THE SOUTHERN PRESS"
for the conduct Of which, suitable Editors have been
engaged who will also receive the aid oil number
OF eminent and and able contributors.
! here win be daily, tr-wcekiy, and weekly
,ssuethe latter to contain substantially, the same
matter as the former, and intended to reach those
points OF the country whose mail iacilites are Hunted
The paper will not be exclusively polticai-but
will embrace ON its broad sheet the General News oil
the day, Domestic and Foreign, by mail and teie-
graph Commercial and Agricultural Intelligence,
Literary Criticisms. Original Essays, Literary and
Miscellaneous; and, in short, all those items OF
general interest, the collected aggregate o. Which
constitutes the interesting and valuable Ncwspa-
per. Great will be taken to give iull and cor
rect Reports of the Proceedings and Debates in both
Houses OF Congress, as well as the action OF the
local Legislatures on the Southern question
A limited number only Of Advertisements will be
eceived--the main object being to furnish a large
amount Of reading matter
The paper will be printed sheet equal in size
to those OF the other Washington papers, and the ma
terial will be procured especially Tor the purpose
II is confidently hoped that every true Trend to the
South will aid in procuring subscribers and forward
the names, with the amount subscribed, to some
Southern Representative at Washington, forthwith.
Postmasters are authorised by law to remit sub
scriptions Tree Of postage
Terms.
For Daily--the price will be per annum, $1,000
c.
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A GREAT NATIONAL WORK
THE GALLERY OF INDUSTRIOUS
AMERICANS.
Daguerreotypes by Brady--Engraved by
D'Avignon.

EDITED BY AN ASSOCIATION or LITERARY MEN.
FINDER this title will be published, during the
~ year 1850, twenty flour Portraits and Biographi-
cal Sketches of American citizens who have become
lustrious in the service OF the country. Every por-
ton of the work will receive the most careful atten-
ton, and nothing will be spared to render it a worthy
mad enduring monument to the great men Of the Re-
public.
Mr. Brady has been many years engaged, at great
expense, IN collecting Portraits National Gal
lery, and those which being engraved for this
work are believed to be superior to any that have
been taken. In the Accomplishment. of this great
object he has experienced the utmost courtesy and
encouragement from distinguished men MIR. Brady's
reputation has been too long established to need any
recomme nda,ion. His daguerreo.ypes are in the
highest the works OF art glowing with TIE soul
of the living countenance.
The drawings and engravings OF D'Avgnon have
been pronounced by Europeans of taste to be fully
equal and in respects superior to those OF the
best artists OF London and Paris and every inn
preston in this Gallery will be taken under his inn
mediate supervision. The Typography will he exc
cuted carefully and in superb style the en-
cravings themselves. The entire work will be on
the finest imperial folio paper, 16 by % ,schcs sade
expressly for this purpose.
This work has nothing sectional in its scope it
win therefore be comprehensive in its spirit. The
names of those men only admitted, whose talents
and public services have won for them honorable
fame throughout the nation. Each of the great de-
partments OF life will have its representatives. Art
and Literature universal in their spirit, and the
Gallery is intended to be worthy and enduring mon
ument to the great men OF the Republic, whose
achievements and fame constitute the chief glory OF
the nation. We hope that every lover of Art, and
friend of glorious Union, will respond to APP
peal for encouragement and aid in commendable an
undertaking, that It's publication may make
he progress Of American Art, and by grouping the
lns;rious Of the Union together, consolidate it
still more firmly.
and the prices they sustain in Europe would place il
beyond the reach Of most of citizens, the publish
ers have resolved to merit large circulation, by
charging very low price. They have, therefore,
established the following
CONDlyIQNs SUBSCRIPTION AMI SALE
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PENSIONS AND BOUNTY LAND

PENSIONS AND BOUNTY LAND
OBTAINED for the officers and soldiers of the
" Revolutionary war, or their legal representa-
tives.
Pensions for life, for the widows, of such
GERS and soldiers who married previous to 1900
Bounty land for the surviving or the widows,
minor children of deceased officers and privaies
who served in the war cf 1879 with Great Bri-
tain, the Mexican war, or in any of the Indian
wars since 1890.
Attention paid to suspended I'd rejected claims
Terms moderate, where the claim is established
otherwise no charge.
Communications addrerse. 10 the subscriber.
Washington, ID. viii receive prompt attention
M. THOMPSON,
Commissioner Of Deeds for North and South
Carolina.
Refer to the heads of Departments, and TO
members Of Congress generally.
Oct 4---twtf
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All the numbers sold separately. For single
number, 81; and larger quantity Of any single No
nt the rates above
All orders for single numbers, more, will be
promptly filled on the receipt of the money The
whole can be without danger of injury, by the
expresses TO any part Of the country,
e. any Bookseller, Postmaster, Librarian, any
other person. may obtain subscribers, and his orders
WILDE filled when the money is received.
Advertisements which concern the Fine Arts, in
every department. win be admitted on tho DOVER in
the style OF the Europsaa Journals, the following
terms
For one square (of eight lines) once, S.
Fora square for one year, 10
corresponding reduction nor larger space.
Cards Of Artists and others, (of half squarc) for
the year, 1. 3
~ b.-All orders and business communications
may be addressed (post paid 10 Brady, D'Avignon
& Co, POS Broadway, New York.
Subscription lists opened at all the principal
bookstores throughout the u ni,cd States.
THE EDITORS.
Taylor and Maury and Franck Taylor, Agents for
washington.
New YoRK. Jan. |, 1850
ON CONSIGNMENT Ouk Tanned Russell
~ BROG.aNS.--1, 900 pair Oak Tanned Russell
Brogans, prime article of Southern ManufAc-
ture. For sale by r. A. PRINGLE,
No 30, East Bay street,
July I6, lS50-d<m s'A.r'ssten, s. G
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SIR have the honor to transm,t to you herewith
a copy Of the correspondence which has passed be-
tween this Department and the National Institute for
the Promotion OF Science, respecting the organization
Of a committee to constitute the central authority
quiiedby the regulations Of the Royal Commission on
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j. Knox walker,
Attorney al La.c and General .4genf,
OFFERS his services in his profession and as
~ Agent Tor the Prosecution and Collection Of
Claims before Congress and the Departments, also for
obtaining Patents.
All business con6ded to him will be promptly At
sndsl 10. lit
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woRTHINaroN @. sNErHE1s.
Formerly Solicitor Of the General La~d Qt6cs

FORMERLY Sohctior q fhe General L.n~d L0kce
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law,
Continues to practice in the Supreme Court q
the United States, in the Courts II the District or
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, to prosecute
claims of all kinds against the United States, eli
ther before Congress or any Of the Executive De-
parments. and to procure letters patent for inven-
tons. Business confded to his care, will BE-
promptly attended to.
N. b. Particular attention paid to the prosecu-
ton Of claims before the Brazilian Commission
now sitting in Washington
WAsuiNeroH CRY, ID. c. July II. Iasn
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BLACK WOODS MAGAZINE
AND THE
BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEWS.
Premiums to New Subscribers.

OWING to the late revolutions and counter-revo-
~ buttons among the nations OF Europe, which have
followed each other in quick succession and OF which
the end is not yet" the leading periodicals of Great
Britain have become invested with degree OF inter
est hitherto unknown They occupy middle
ground bstween the hasty, dsjoned, and necessarily
imperfect records Of the newspapers, and the cabo
and ponderous teatses to be furnished by the his
torian at a future day. The American Publishers
therefore, deem il proper to call renewed attention to
these Periodicals, and the very low price at which
they are offered to subscribers. The following is
their last, viz
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW,
THE EDINBURGH REVIEW,
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW,
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW,
AND
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE.
In these periodicals are contained he views, mode
rately, though clearly and firmly expressed, OF the
three great parties in England-Tory, Wing and RAJ
dical--e Blackwood " and the I" London Quarterly J"
are Tory the &C Edinburgh Review" Wing and
the Westminster Review D Liberal. The " North
British Review owes its establishment to the last
great ecclesiastical movement in Scotland, and is not
ultra in its views any one o. the grand depart
ments Of human knowledge il originally edited
by DR. Chalmers, and now, since his death, IS com
Quoted by his son-in-law DIR. Hanna, associated with
Sir David Brewster Its literary character is OF the
very highest order. The " Westminster," though
reprinted under that title only, is published in Eng
land under the title OF the " Foreign Quarterly and
Westminster y it being in fact union of the two
Reviews formerly published and reprinted under sepa-
rate titles 1t has therefore the advantage by this
combination OF uniting in work the best features
of both as heretofore issued.
The above Periodicals reprinted in New York,
Immediately their arrival by the British steamers,
in beautiful clear type on fine white paper, and are
faithful copies of the originals Blackwood's Maya
zine being exact fac smile OF the Edinburgh cdr
ton
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At the loio price Of ONE DOLLAR per anntun,
is the cheapest weekly newspaper south Of the
i Potomac, and as cheap any in the Union.
This paper is made up chiefly from the Daily
Dispatch, consisting of the entertaining and
news matter of that sheet, and carefully selected
light literature and poetry.
HUGH X. PLEAsANTs, Principal Editor.
1t is designed to make it equal to any Weekly
sheet in the Union for its general interest. In
tone and sentiment, it is Southern-its conductors
are Virginians, and they hope to merit and re-
ceve the encouragement of their feow-citizens.
They enter upon mere speculation In their en-
terprize, nor are their views and opinions shaped
merely to catch the popular breeze. From edu-
cation, from position, from association, from in
terest, from choice, they are Southern men. Their
defence Of Southern rights is defence of them
selves and all they hold dear;--that it has been
warm unremitting, and as far as their capacity al
lowed, vigorous, no man who has read their sheet
will deny To doubt that it will continue to be
so is to presume that the principles and ideas
birth, can be eradcated, at period of life when
men rarely change their views They, at least,
know it to be impossible.
I+The low price at which the paper is pub
lished requires that the subscription be paid al
,udys in advance.
I5=.TO CLUBSkE
We offer The following Inducements:
For Five Dollars - Six Copies
For Ten Dollars Thirteen Copies
For Fifteen Dollars Twenty Copies
For Twenty Dollars Twenty-seven Copies
JAS A. COWARDIN
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u A. PRINGLE, No. 20, East Bay street.
Il' Charleston, South Cnrolina. Importer Of
French CALF SKINS; Manufacturers Aren't
and Dealer in BROG-a.NS, BOOTS and SHOES,
Advances made on consignment of Brogans OF
Southern Manufacture. Parties wishing to con-
sign, viii send samples of their make, und on re-
ceipt OF their consignment, liberal cash advance
will be made. Information promptly impaired.
as to the style, but adapted to the trnde
Charleston, s. c., July Is, l85O-d1v
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To southern Gentlemen or Literary In
stitutiOns

A young man, a graduate Of st. Maryi COLI
IA lege, Baltimore, wishes to obtain ~ itnatioa
AZ Assistant in an Academy, or Private Tutor
He is qualified to teach the highest branches OF
mslry, Mathematics and English Literature
The highest testimonials to character and 4naiis
6cations can be produced. Address, st-paie,
C X Y. Post Office, Baltmosss Md
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or DlackNOOt ana the louf, w w
Premiums,
Consrting of back volumes Of the following valu-
able works, viz
Bentiey's Miscellany,
The Metropolitan Magazine,
Blackwood's Magazine,
London Quarterly Review,
Edinburgh Review,
Foreign Quarterly Review,
Westminster Review.
ANY one subscribing to Blackwood, or to one OF the
Reviews at SO year, or to any two OF the per1odi
GALS az IS, will receive, gratis, one volume Oh any oil
the r-@rniurns above named.
subscriber To any three of the Periodicals, at "
year. or to four of the Reviews, at 81 viii receive
two premium volumes as above
subscriber to Blackwood and three Reviews, at
50 year. or to four of the Reviews and Biackwood,
at 10, viii receive three premium volumes
Consecutive premium volumes will be furnished
when practicable; but to prevent disaPpo'n,n'oht,
subscribers are requested to order many -iercnt
works for premiums as they may require volumes.
Clubbing.
Four copies of any or all Of the above works viii
be to ono address payment oil the regular sub
scrption for threc--the fourth copy being gratis.
- No premiums will be given where the abovt al
ovance is made to Gibbs nor will premiums in any
case be furnished unless the subscription money is
paid in full to the Publishers, without recourse to am
agent
9S-Remitiancos and communications should be al
ways addressed postpaid or franhed, to the publish
G..
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10 Fulton Street, New York.
a.. Entrance 50 Gold-st Jan. a.
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STEELE's FASHIONABLE HAT
HOUSE

SCEELE's FASHIONABLE HAT
HOUSE.
CHARLESTON, SourH CAROLINA.
THE SUBSCRIBER establish
ment being one of the most extensive
l1r6N and fashionable retail HAT HOUSES
in Charleston, the public may depend
on finding there superior ass ortment Of all the
latest styles of Hats for this fall. Fine French
Moleskin and Beaver Hats, with an extensive
variety OF fine black, and blue cloth Caps for gen
tlemeDs youths, and children.
TO SOUTHERN PLANTERS.
Planters can be supplied with Hats and Caps
for plantation and house servants. Black, white
pearl, and drab waterproof Wool Hats with good
hair and coarse cloth Caps.
w. STEELE,
Fashionable Halter, 23l King, opposite Hazel
street, Charleston, IT.
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ONO.
/ David T Disney
2 Le,cis ID Campbell
3 Hiram Bell
4 Benjumin Stanton
5 Alfred p Edgerton
6 Frederick + Green
Z E M Ellsbury
s John l. Taylor
9 Edison B Odds
10 Charles Sweeizer
III Geo II Busby
10 John Hlelch
I3 James M Gaylord
Ia .Nerander Harper
Is lillian r Hunter
Is John Johnson q D)
II Joseph Cable
Is David X. Carter
- Eben .Ntrton
20 Joshua X Giddings
81 n S Townshend
PrNNsyLvANIk.
| Thomas 3 Florence
2 Joseph n Chandler
3 Henry ID Moore
4 John Robbins, jr
5 John McNair
& Thomas Ross
7 John A Morrison
s 7hadeus Sierens
9 J Clancy Jones
10 Milo Nj Dimmick
IL III M Fuller
IL q A Grow
Is James Gamble
IA r M Bibighous
Is William II kurtz
l6 J X McLanahan
IL Andrew Parker
IL John l. Dawson
10 Joseph ~ Kuhns
90 John Allison
81 Thomas M Ho,ce
90 John W Ho,re
% Carlton b Curtis
|, "a Alfred Gilmore
RHODE ISLAND.
| George G King
9 Benz 3 ThursIon
SourH CAROLINA.
] Daniel Wallace
2 James l. Orr
3 Jos A Woodv ard
A John McQueen
5 Armistead Burt
6 William Aiken
Z William FColcock
TENNESSEE.
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CIXTY ONE desirable lots, situated in the most
- fourishinS parts of the city and suburbs, for
sale on the most accommodating terms. Apply
to M. THOMPSON,
Office one door west of Jackson Hall, Pen
avenue. March
SPRING MILLINERY
WILL be opened at Mrs. S. PARKERS on
w Saturday, 18th instant, at 10 o'clock
PARKER'S new Fancy store,
March I2-3t under National hotel.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker.


3 Isaac Wildrick
4 George II Broirn
5 Rodman M Price
New York.
l John G Floyd
9 Obadiah Bo,one
3 Emanuel B Hart
A j II II Hanes
S George Briggs
6 James Brooks
Z Abraham p Stevens
8 Gilbert Dean
9 William Murray
10 MariIs Schoonmaker
III Josiah Sutherland, jr
IL David l. Seymour
10 John l. Schoolcraf
Ia John II Boyd
Is Joseph Russell
l6 John Wells
IL Alex II Buell.
Is Preston King
10 Willard Ives
20 Timothy Jenkins
81 William w Snow
% Henry Bennett
% Leander Babcock
"a Daniel t. Jones
25 Thomas Y How, jr
26 HIS Wnlbridgs
81 HIM S SackeH
IS "A M Schermsrhorn
% Jedediah Hogord
80 Reuben ROBBIE
81 Frederick s Martin
81 S G Ha,oen
80 augustus p HascaH
"a Lorenzo B,vroics
NORM CAROLINA
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THE WEEKLY DISPATCH,
PUBLISHED IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA,

Whole number of representatives 23l.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-11

forms the inland channel OF communications
almost OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS New Buns
wick and Nova Scotia River IA iolo ana
Cscouns are the summer resorts for sal,.ws,s,
bathing. Il families from Montreal and Quebee
would advise chem 20 take the railroad 20 b..
ton. az 20 60 Down Lake Charpain. ana s,l
better places oi more convenient access aoo1 t5.
coast OF New England or New. .srsey. Cacoas,
: a plessan, ...,.c village on the green s.oae ..
the highland. snd has ali the Canadian nea,ne>s
of exterior w have landed 4 icS passengers
but none OF those bound for the Sacuenay p
ashore a. we start early m the morning. m or,.e,
20 arrive a, tie mouth Of ,ha, rscr by day.
light, The arr : keen A. M October ana the
promeualer> On the deck 20 wrappel no m
shawls ana overcoats The wind tsa. has
blown an DAY went down a, sunset ia. >xv -
cloudle>s. and the stars have al me distance
and brilancy OF Winter Everything promises,
splendid cay tor tomorrow And now 20 sleep.
while The tide uqp.es trowsi.y a, the bows