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The southern press., 1851-04-23
The ss Man in Distress. >
BY MRS. swIssHELM.


We have received well written communica-
ton from New York lady, in answer TO some.
thing from Man in Distress" which had ap-
peared in the New York Evangelist and Genesee
Evangelist. We would like to publish it, but
our readers would not understand the point Of
the matter Not having seen list of the griev.
ances of the man in distress, how could they
tell If this woman, who says she is not in dis
tress, has prescribed a proper remedy for his
sorrows! We are inclined to think our cores
pondent attaches undue importance to the dole
ful lamentations Of the distressed man When
one is in great bodily agony, he should never be
called to an account either for the groanings
which cannot be uttered, or those that do find
vent in words. Ii this "man in distress" is
really afraid his wife will 90 TO Congress, and
leave him ut home 10 nurse the baby. why should
he not make melancholy moan, and what bust
ness has any woman who is 9" moi in distress"
to deny this solace Of the sorrowful! Poor fell
low Il would be more like a Christians duty
for her who is not in distress, 70 give donation
TO get ~the prayers of the congregation" for
her brother low in ffiliction." We put II TO
her conscience, how she could purpose to "break
the bruised reed" by adding one drop to the
cup of. sorrow, which had already overlooked /!
How could she ask such impertinent questions
rs the following. which We copy from her arti
Gle, and ask them Of a man already in distress
ais it mans sphere TO sell tapes and carriers,
ribbons and lace, feathers and flowers, bonnets
and shoes, toys and finger-rings, ourls and per-
fumery! Anything but white fingered, per-
fumed, addle-brained dandy, selling bonnets to
ladies', telling them how very becoming they are,
or fitting a shoe on her delicate foot, or ring
on her pretty fngersw
The woman who could make such unfeeling
queries of fellow creature in distress, must be
perft ct monster, and we are not going to pub
lish her fling at whiskers and moustaches, or
nominations for the Presidency either! We
might hope he. had some redeeming grace about
her, and did idend to bring comfort to those who
mourn, when she says =" we do not intend to
a neglect our children 10 goto Congress" y, no
The true mother will not leave her young chill
dren to the care Of any one" If il were not that
she Immediately adds:
But are all our present law makers young
men, or past middle age! BY this time our chill
lren will be capable Of taking care of them
Aelyes, and mothers will be at liberty to mingle
with the world understandingly too"
Il Is very evident she does not weep with
hose that weep when she can talk after this
,shion, and then hint that there are women in
his country who might Gil the presidential chair
With credit 10 themselves and honor to the coun-
Nv. To sustain this position, she exclaims
"Look at Englsnd's Queen. VIII she suffer
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mo. JOG.

which was in the region of the southeast trade
Winds" and the northwest trade winds to the
tropic Of Capricorn, the other side of the equa
tor, perform the same Office To the regions beyond
that tropic, which the southeast winds perform
for our northern rec ions. In this pamphlet va
rious letters are published from farmers dwelling
in the southwestern States, in answer to enqui-
ries made by Lieut. Maury, stating that south
We st winds generally bring rain in those regions.
In New York city, our easterly winds are the
rainy currents-an east wind never fails to bring
rain So far the evidence to the above deduc-
tons was only crcumstancial, when he received
a copy Of Ehrenberg's work, from the Prussian
minister at Washington, and in it he found it sta
ted i, that this celebrated German microscopls dis
covered South American infusoria in the red rains
Of Lyons, Genoa and other places of Europe
This, then, was direct testmony-prin,a. tacia evil
dence of the truth of his theory.
1t is stated that, having likened the circulation
Of the atmosphere TO contirued whirl OF the
wind in the arctic regions against, and the antar
tic lcih the hands of watch, according to the
electro magnetic discovery Of Ampere, he has
found this conclusion very significant. The
south west winds enter the arctic regions, on the
spiral curve, continually essening the gyratons,
until, whrling about in contrary direction to
the hands Of watch, this air ascends and COM
mences It's return as an upper current, to the belt
of Gains at the tropic of Cancer.
Lieut.. Maury attributes to magnetism that in
huence or power 'wh CHI guides the air from the
south through the Gains ofCapricorn, Of the equa-
tor, and oCancer, and conductsi it into the north,
and back again, This he compares to a spiral
coil, and the continuous circuit of a magnetic cur
rent passing around both poles ard winding across
our globe. The attractive and repulsve influence
is attributed to the nature Of oxygen, which, as
its temperature is increased, dimiuishes in para
magnetic force, and which increases as its tempe
nature falls. The subject is sublime one, and is
treated in that curt, mathematical, and forcible
style peculiar to the old authors. He states that
the footsteps, only, Of this agent-magnetism in
fuencing the winds--have beens 1iscovered. There
are yet great mysteries in the ocean of air which
envelopes us. The general Gains in the arctic
gions, and the great storms in the antartic, have
yet to be properly accounted for, but hitherto we
have looked upon our atmosphere as neutral in
relation TO magnetic force, because oxygen is mag
netc and nitrogen dia.magnetic. Our atmosphere
is compound Of magnetic and dia-magnetc
gas, and the da-magnetic is as 5 to |, consequent
ly the oxygen must have the least influence; but
may not this account for the difference of whirs
at the opposite poles
The southern press., 1851-04-23
From the Pendleion Messenger.

MEETING or THE SOUTHERN RIcHrs AssocIA-
TIoN OF PIcKEEs DIsrRIcT.-The Southern Rights
Association assembled at Pckens Court house on
Tuesday the LIST instant, Gen. F. " sGarvin, the
president, in the chair. When we 1entered the
court room we found Col. William Soah address
ing the association; the sentiments utteredby Col.
Sloan were full Of patriotic devotion to the cause
in which we are engaged, and from the applause
with which they were received, we would say met
with the appreciation Of tie meeting. ss
Col. J. l.. Orr, our representative in Congress
being present. was called upon to address the
meeting. He spoke with bis usual ease and abil-
ity, and after gancing rapidly at the inequalities
Of the benefits and burthens of the federal govern
n ent, and its expressions of the South, went on
TO declare that the Union was curse, and its dis
solution inevitable, anG that Southern confeder-
acy must succeed it, and was what he most de
sired He then went on TO define his own posi-
ton in relation Ia the action OF South CaroliGa :
he was opposed 10 seperate State action. and pre-
ferred 10 wait until some Of the other States got
ready to move off with US. In support OF these
views he assigned many reasons, among the most
prominent Of which was, that by acting now we
would dnve off our friends Of the other Southern
States, and compel them to take part against US
He spoke Of these men being as true to the cause,
and devoted to the principles involved, as the
most patriotic Of our people. We deeply regret
ted hearing such sentiments coming from Col.
Orr, and are truly sorry that he deemed it neces-
sary, % promQlgate them in a speech at this time
To wbee 6x<ent it may create discord and division
in the ranks Of the Southern rights men Of this
district, time alone will disclose. a.
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7 lie M Q Q ting Of the Dryads.
By OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.

fter general pruning OF the trees around Har
ward College.
1t was not many centuries since, .".
When, gathered on the moonlit green,
Beneath the tree Of liberty,
ring weeping sprites was seen.
The freshman 3 lamp had long been dim,
The voice Of busy day was mute, &c.,.
And tortured melody had ceased,
Her sufierngs on the evening flute. 49,.
They met, not as they once had met,
To laugh FER many a jocund tale; &c.,.
But every pulse was beating low,
And every cheek was cold and pale.
There rose fair but faded one,
Who oft had cheered them with her song;
She waved mutilated arm, 49,.
And silence held the listening throng.
"Sweet friends, the gentle nymph began,
"From opening but to whitening leaf,
One common lot has hound us all,
In every change Of joy and grief
"While all around has felt decay,
We rose in everything prime,
With broader shade and fresher green, -
Beneath the crumbling step of Time.
"When often by our feet hss -, 20
Some biped, natures wall lin,
Say, have we trimmed one AWKWARD shape,
Or Topped away one crooked limb
"Go on, fair Science, soon to thee
Shall Nature yield her idle boast;
Her vulgar fingers formed a tree,
But thou hast trained il to a post.
$50 paint the birch's silver rind,
And quilt the peach with softer down;
Up with the willows trailing threads,
Off with the sunAower's radiant crown
$50 plant the lily on the shore,
. And set the rose among the waves,
And bid the tropic bud uDbind
Its silken zone in arctic caves;
"Brng bellows for the painting winds,
Hang up lantern by the moon,
And give the nightingale a fife,
And lend the eagles balloon!
"I cannot smile-the tide of scorn,
That rolled through every bleeding vein,
Comes kindling fercer az il flows
Back to its burning source again.
"Again in every quiyering leaf
That moments agony feel
When limbs, that spurned theno<(hern blast,
Shrunk from the sacrilegious stsel..
"a curse upon the wretch who dared
To crop us with his felon saw
May every fruit his lip shall taste,
Lie like bullet in his NAV.
"In every juep that he drinks,
May govt and bile, and headache be;
And when he strives to calm his pain,
May collie mingle with his tea.
"Nay nightshade cluster round his path,
And thistles shoot, and brambles cling;
May clustering ivy scorch his veins,
And dogwood burn and nettles sting.
"On him may never shadow fall,
When fever racks his throbbing brow
And his last shilling buy rope
To hang him on my highest bough J"
She spoke,-the mornings herald beam
Sprang from the bosom oftbe sea,
And every msnged sprite returned
In sadness TO her wounded tree.
The southern press., 1851-04-23

Britain QSl7) tons, l5,600,OOO 3s,4OO,OOO
Coal exported, do. 100000 l,500 900
Salt exported, bush. 100000 100000
Iron produced in Eng
land and Wales, tons 100000 10000
Iron exported, do, 1000
Thus, then, while the population has about
doubled during the last half century, the imports
have increas ed three-fold, the exports more than
eight-fold, and the above productions about ten
fold.
Mn 1900. the length of navigable canals in Eng
land ANOMALIES, was ! ZOO miles. In lS49, it was
ZOO miIos. IL should be remembered, however,
that the MacAdamized roads were introduced in
1920, and that the first act of Parliament for the
construction of railroad, was passed in 1900
Since that time there have been constructed
5000 miles OF road of this description by an ex-
penditure of at least $50 millions ST Ring, raising
an annual income Of nearly twelve ions s,er-
ling, carrying annually yssrd 6Aseisi i il't0
passengers and employing staff OF more than
$4,000 well paid officials.
Steam navigation is also the work Of the pres
ent age. The "Comet" first piled on the Clyde
in 1911, and in lS4s, Great Britain possessed
1853 steam vessels, Of l6S ,079 tons burthea The
London and West India Docks, the Breakwater
at Plymouth, the Thames Tunnel, the Menai sus-
pension bridge, and the tubular bridges, have also
been constructed during the half century. Nor
must we omit that other wonderful agent, the
electric telegraph, which has converted into sim
pie matter Of fact, the most improbable of poetic
fctions, and outstrpped the fantastic Performance
es OF Prospero's tricky spirit, binding nations to-
gether by invisible ties Of sympathy, conveying
important public and private communications
with the rapidity Of thought, and arresting the
steps of the thiefand the murderer, as by the par
alyzing stroke Of a magic wand.
The value OF real property in Great Britain, ac-
cordng to the income tax of 1903, was 1867 1884,
600; in le42 it was FL 800, 900, 900. The total
amount of incomes derived from trades and pro-
fessions, deducting in both cases, those under
ESQ., in 1912 92l PAT 600; in l84s esq, $780,
600. The amount Of capital subject to legacy
duty, was in 1900 s4,122, 900; in IS4s R44,34S,-
600. The sums insured against fire in Great Bri-
tain were in 1901, f232 ,240, 900; in lsi5, f722,-
900 ,00O
The first Savings Bank was established at Tot
tenham, in Middlesex, by MR. Priscilla Wake
field, in 1904. The deposites II these iAstitutions
in lS48 amounted io-no less than Ell, T43 $50.
standing in the names OF more then million Of
depositors; and this amount must be regarded as
an accumulation Of property since 1904, by the
humber classes Of the community. A tendency
towards an increase Of the number of moderate
and comparative diminution in the number of
colossal incomes, is brought to light by acompar
ison of the income tax returns Of 1912 with those
IF ,k,,-,
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all participation in the newly acquired territories,
endangering the institution of slavery in the State,
destructive of the sovereignty and equality of the
States, and practically changing the federal gov
eminent from one of delegated powers to that OF
a consolidated despolism, which knows no law
for its administration, but the will Of the major
ity.
"Resolped therefore, That no people who have
the intelligence TO understand their rights, and
the courage to defend them, ought to submit TO
such series of abuses and usurpationc, but that
it is their right and their duty to themselves and
their posterty to resist them sat any and every
hazard to the last extremity"
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this meeting,
the most effective remedy for the aforesaid grley-
ances is a secession from the Union"
Some difference of opinion having arisen among
the members present, as to whether this platform
had reference to separate State secession not in
oraer TO setus eaat question, so far at least CO
those (the members of this association who were
present were concerned, J. ID. Wright offered the
following resolutions substitute for the one
reported by the committee, which the committee
accepted:
Resolved, That it is the opinion Of this assoca-
ton that all argument against congressional wrong
and Northern interference with our rights, is
closed, and it is time for action.
RESOLVED, That the right of secession being ad-
mitted, We believe the only remedy left to the
slave States of this confederacy is to secede from
he Union. ~. ...: t.. ia.
Resolved, That however much we desire the CO.
operation Of one more slave States, yet, if that
cannot be secured by the Southern congress, re-
commended by the Nashville Convention,i it is our
deliberate opinion the State of South Carolina ought
to secede alone, let the consequences be what they
may. ~
Resolved, That our delegates to the convention
in Charleston, be left uninsructed, to act as they
think best with the lights before them in the con-
vention.
After protracted and animated discussion, in
which J. D. Wright, Col. P. L. Calhoun, Col. ].
D. Williams, J. Wistar Simpson, esq and Maj.
A. J. Griffin, took part in favor of the substitute,
and Col. J. II. lrby, Capt. George Anderson, DR..
VIM. Irby, and Gen. Thomas F, Jones in favor
of the original report, Or. J. III. billiard, moved
to strike out the third resolution, which lost,
when the substitute was adopted with but two or
three Dissenting voices
~ On motion Of Col. P. L. Calhoun, it was order
ed {hs1 ~ proceedings of this meeting be pub
Iishe1 n the Laurensville Herald, and that the
other pdPsfs in the State be requested to copy.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
THOS. f. JONES, Prest.
J. d. WRIGHT, Sec'y
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Nor must the subject Of taxation be overlooked
in this comparative estimate. In 1900 popua-
ton Of Is 900 900 paid taxes to the amount Of
f63, 000, 900, or "a a.. per head; in 1850 popu-
lation Ct nearly 30000,0O0 paid $50, 900, 900, or
81 I3s I'D. per head. But the past half century
is particularly distinguished from its predeces-
sors in the share Of public attention and sympa-
thy, which the condition OF the poorer classes has
obtained. The number Of metropolitan charities
established during the last fifty years is 295,
those established between 100 and 1900 were
lO9 The grand total OF metropolitan charities is
49l, exclusive Of those in the gift Of the several
city companies, Of Chelsea and Greenwich hospi-
tails, Of parochal school, and of government
grants.
The southern press., 1851-04-23

CENSUS REruRss or New MExIco.-Capt. C..
II. Merritt, the marshal Of New Mexico, has
furnished us the following returns, completed on
ly short while before he started for the States:
The southern press., 1851-04-23
TELEGRAPHIC.
Photographed for the Southern Press.

PHILADELPHIA, April 81.
The excitement among the Wings, in regard
to the dismissal of the charges brought against
Collector Lewis, and Surveyor Norris, is on the
increase. An indignation meeting is on foot.
The murmurs amongst the discontinued are very
loud against the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The ship Tbomastoatson arrived here to-day
from New Orleans, and reports passing on the
10th, two Spanish frigates, with troops on board
bound for Cuba.
NEW ORLEANS, April goth, 1851
Judge Billiard, Congressman from I'd district
Louisiana died to-day.
Cotton in better demand--Saturdsy. 5000
bales sold--prices unchanged. Paci6c's news
received last night.
The southern press., 1851-04-23
POPULATION or NEW MEXICO

Since the entrance Of Gen. Kearney in the ter
ritory Of New Mexico, some twenty manufactur-
ing establishments Of various descriptions have
been started, and are now in successful operation
In the course of his inquiries, Marshal Merritt
ceraned that the principal and most fatal diseases
Of the country are fever and erysipelas.
Another item Of less mportance-though OF
some interest to the curious--is mentioned in the
returns. In Rio Ariba county the census taken
registered the names Of father and mother with
family Of twenty-four children, all Of whom
were living in the same house, and all OF whom
apparently were in the enjoyment Of hale health.
The father and mother promised to live yet many
years.--[Sf. Louis Republican.
The southern press., 1851-04-23

correspondent Of the National Intelligencer gives
a review Of the last half century, Of "Britsh His
tory ana Progress" The following is a con-
densed statement, and will be read with interest.
The population Of England, Ireland, Scotland
and Wales for the three periods named, was
follows
100 100000
1901 - 15,430,000
1851 29,000,000
In 100, England and Wales had population
Of 5000, 0O0-in 1851, of 18, 100000
In 100, Scotland had a population Of ,O00, 900
i'm 1851, 2,S70, 900.
In 100, ireland had population Of 9, 1000 900
in 1851, s,l30,000.
The figures show that whilst the population Of
the British Isles scarcely doubled itself in the
whole of the last century, U700 TO 1S00)--it has
again nearly doubled itself in the half century
$500 to 1851 which has just expired. il other
words, il has increased twice as much in the last
fifty years, as it did in the previous hundred.
With regard to territory, the acquisitions since
1900, have been as follows
= Area SO. miles. Population.
In Europe (ten islands, 1872 100000
In West Indies, 10O,05S 10000
In africa, 2Ul 900 800, 1000
In Australia, 3O0,OO0
In India, besides the ..,. ... ..
Puniaub and Scinde, 225,700 l00,00O,0 900
Still further, must be added, Hong Kong, in
China, Alden in Arabia, TO say nothing OF Borneo,
&c.;-together with the vast increase Of popula-
ton in Australia, and New ZEALAND.
With regard TO ships and commerce, we sub
Join facts derived from official sources, that tell
the whole story:
1900. lS49.
Official value Of .,.. ..-.,..
exports, a2i,30l ,0UO Sl9O, lUU,yUO
Declared or real ---.-..
value Of do. 39,47l 900 63,596,OOO
Official value or
quantity Of imports, 2S,257,0 600 SO 200
Declared value OF ex-
ports Of British and
Irish produce, 25,000,000 $4,000, 900
Tonnage outwards and
in wards, $685., 900 ii sol 900
British ships register
ed No. $4,000 $4,000
Cotton manufactures
exported yards, 100000 1,228, 500 900
Raw cotton consumed,
lbs. 56,000,000 775,000 900
Raw and thrown silk
imported, lbs. 1,l67.g00 5,6l5,70O
Wool imported, lbs. 6,6l5,000 75,l00,000
Flax imported Qs3D
cwts. 936,0O0 l,SOO,UOU
Linen and linen yarn
exported (1s3l) lbs. l,709 900 1880
Silk goods exp. lbs. 1900 9IS,0OO
Coal consumed in q,
The southern press., 1851-04-23

VALuABLE STATISTICAL FAcTs.-A London
correspondent Of the National Intelligencer gives
a review Of the last half century, Of British His
tory ami Progress" The following is con-
densed statement, and will be read with interest.
The population of England, Ireland, Scotland
and Wales for the three periods named, was as
folIows
The southern press., 1851-04-23

CosT OF CONG TO THE WoRLp's FMRs-The
New York Tribune is giving some calculations as
to the expense attending a visit to the Worlds
Fair. 4 he conclusion il comes to is as follows
Fare going and returning in steamer. 80. 5000
Gratuities to servants on steamers. ......... 5
Railroad fare to London and back. $4,000. ID
Board in London four weeks. IS
Hack hire Cook out sharp for the drivers),., l6
Amusements, excursions, &C.. IS
Fare from London.to Paris and back. ...... 10
Expenses aweek in Paris. as
-
$500
This 10 as smoiI an amount as the trip can be
made for, and any one intending to make h, had
better add % per cent. 10 the calculation,
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EARNING AND SAVING.

Many Of the English writers complain Of the
want Of industry and economy, among the labor
ing classes Of England. People seldom labor
with zeal or energy, without the hope Of improv-
ing their condition, and those who have nothing
to save, never think Of saving.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-28

Starch The Ladies respectfully requested to make
trial If the Gienhed Patent Double Refined Pow Ter
STARCH which for domestic stands unTyalet for
strength puuy Of color and clear elastic and beau
ufu finish 90 linens musnS. &c II requires no bOng-is
PERFECTLY free from all impurities. and warranted not %
adhere 70 the iron Sold by al! respectable groeers and
druggists IN New YORK. Brooklyn and WillamSburgh
Agent. GEO WALKER, 10 Pine-st myf law3mS'
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DOOK-KEEPING. Mr.. MARSH'S
MISCELLANEOUS.

4 MOTHER TELEGRAPH OFFICE.
\ The managers Of The MAGNETIC TELE-
GRAPH COMPANY" whose line N FIVE WIRES ex-
tends % PHILADELPHIA, and POUR WIRES 70 BAL
TlAIORE and WASHINGTON, thence connecting with
he GREAT WESTERN, SOUTH WESTERN and
SOUTHERN lines q Telegraph, IN their efforts 90 furnish
the public with every accommodation and facility for the
TRANSACTION and dispatch IT business have Just opened and
ftted up another Office az 2o3 BROADWAY, TWO
DOORS BELOW FJLTON-Sr. WEST SIDE. from
which citizens whose places Of business OF residences
are above Wall ST. strangers and others al the Hotels
telegraph direct % Philadep hia. BalumOre> Washing
ten ana all stations South and West. without the
trouble and delay Of having 10 20 send % the old
established General Office OF Hanover and Bea
yer
The condition Of tins line has been lately greatly I'M
proved rendering reliable except m n accident ~
severe STORM and ITS mode of business has been SStema
tized m both and plan of delivery Of messages
The Company have now Offices m Philadelphia, and
two M New-York A. we'll rs m Jersey City Newark,
New Brunswick, Princeton, Trenlon, wilmington havre
de Grace, Baltimore and Washington.
The New-York offices are at 203 BRO ADWAY twodoors
below Fult0n-s west side, and corner OF HANOVER aud
BEANER-STS.
II is hoped that this further efr Of The Magnetic re
legraph Company and rs every effort % the pnOhc
will prove agreeable and advantageous.
WI NJ SWAIN. President
New-York, June 23d. 1851 Ie23 lw