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The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

We recorded the triumph of the Barnburners
the other day, in getting possession of Tam
many Hall, the headquarters of the New York
Democracy.
AS the organization Of the Society is very GU
rious, and few persons acquainted with it, we
transfer the following particulars from the New
York Euening Post, to our columns:
"For the information of such of our readers as
may wish to know something more Of the his
tory and character of this Tammany Society,
we may here add, that it was organized in 1883,
by William Mooney, an upholsterer, with num-
Der of other citizens Of New York, for the pur-
pose of opposing the Constitution OF the United
States, (Which had then recently been adopted,)
on account of what were esteemed its federal
and aristocratic tendencies.
The institution took its name from the cele-
brated Indian Chief Tammany, and all its ce-e-
monia nomenclature is adopted from the habits
and customs of the aborgnes. 1t has Grand
Sachem and twelve additional Sachems, after
the fashion of the President and Governors Of the
thirteen States then in existence. 1t has Grand
| Council, of which all the officers and Sachems
are members, which is presided over by a Father
of the Council, and the proceedings of which
are recorded by Scribe. The society dates
all its transactions from two eras, the discovery
of America by Columbus, and its own founda-
lion I, divides the year into seasons-the sea-
son of snow, the season of blossoms, and the
season of fruits. The 18th day of May is CON-
memorated as its anniversary.
| 1t was the first society ever organized in the
country for the defence of State rights and one
of the oaths which its members are required TO
take is, that they will sustain State institutions,
and resist consolidation of power in the hands
of the general government At first it was not
political organization, and it was 30 popular
that most persons of any note or merit belonged
to it, and it's anniversaries were celebrated as
hoIydays. But when President Washington
rebuked 'self-created societies. from an appre
hension that their ultimate tendency was hostile
to public tranquility, many forsook it, and at one
of its anniversaries only three persons were in
attendance. But Mr.. Mooney was one of the
three From this time it leagued its destiny with
the fortunes of Thomas Jefferson.
The adoption of the several amendments
which were made to the Constitution, through
the influence of Jefferson and Madison, recon-
ciled the society to that instrument, and from
that time forth they were, or protested to be,
apostles of the decentralizing policy which has
always been, and still is, advocated by the doc
trinaires of the Democratic party, and of which
Mr. Jefferson was, in his day, the most prom-
nent exponent
Since those days, however, the influence of
the society has very much diminished. 1t con-
trolls the disposition of Tammany Hall and that,
we believe, constitutes the chief, if not the only
element of its strength and perpetuity. We
have only to add, that the proceedings of the
society are secret"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01
State Rights.

The following is extracted from speech de-
livered by JOHN RANDOLPH, in reply to PATRICK
HENRY, on the subject of State rights. 1t may
be found in the first volume of Garland's recent
Life of RANDOLPH 1t must be recoected that
the speech from which this is an extract, was de-
lvered as far back as 1900
"Should the federal government therefore,
attempt to exercise powers that do belong to it
and those that do belong to it are few specified,
well-defned--all others being reserved to the
people and to the States-should it step beyond
| its province, and encroach on rights that have
not been delegated, it is the duty of the States
to interpose. There is no other power that can
interpose The counterweight, the opposing
force of the State, is the only check to over-act
known to the system.
9" Ia questions Of meun Ell tuuni, where rights
of property are concerned, and some other cases
specified in the Constitution, grant you that
the federal judiciary may pronounce on the val.
idity of the law. But in questions involving
the right to power, whether this or that power
has been delegated or reserved, they cannot and
ought not to be the arbiter; that question has
been left as it always was, and Away must be
| left, to be determined among sovereigntes in
the best way they can. Political wisdom has
not yet discovered any infaIlibe mathematical
rule, by which TO determine the assumption of
power between those who know no other law
or limitation save that imposed upon them by
their own consent, and which they can abrogate
at pleasure. Pray let me ask the gentleman.
and no one knows better than himsef-who or
dained this Constitution Who defined its pow
ers, and said, thus far shalt thou 90, but no
J farther? Was it not the people of the States
in their sovereign capacity! Did they commit
an act of suicide by so doing AN act of self
humiliation! No, thank God, they did not; but
are still alive, and, trust, are becoming sensi-
| BILE Of that importance of those rights reserved
to them and prohibited to that government which
they ordained for their common defence. Shall
the creature of the States be sole Judge of the
legality or constitutionaity of its own acts, in a
| question of power between them and that States Z
Shall they who assert right be the sole judges
of their authority to claim. and exercise it Does
not all power seek to enlarge itself grow on
that it feeds upon! Has not that been the his
tory of all enchroachment all its departments,
then, is to be the sole judge of its own usurpa-
tons, neither the people nor the States in short
! time, will have any thing to contend for; and
this creature of their making will become their
sovereign, and the only result of the abors OF
our revolutionary heroes, in which patriotic band
this venerable gentleman was most conspicuous,
will have been change of our masters--New
England for Old England; for which change
cannot find it in my heart to thank them"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

VALUE OF OLp RoPE--Among the numerous
worn-out, and often considered worthless mate
rails which the ingenuity Of man has discovered
means Of re-m'nufacturing and rendering Of
equal value with the original substance are old
tarred ropes, which have long been in use at coal
pits. Our readers will be surprised when we
inform them that out of this dirty and apparent
ly unbleachable substance is produced tissue
paper of the most beautiful fabric, evenness OF
surfrce, and delicacy Of color, ream of which,
with wrappers and strings, weighs two and a
half pounds II is principally used in the pot
teres for transferring the various patterns to
the earthenware, and il found superior to any
other substance yet known for that purpose. 1t
is 80 tenacious that sheet, if twisted by the
hand in the form of rope, will support up
wards of one hundred weight. Truly we live
in an age Of invention.-Lirepool Standard.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

~ The Mississippian thus notices a pro
posed demonstration in that State in honor of
Gen. QUITMAN:
"Our readers will see, from the announce
ment of the secretaries of the central association
that the barbecue in honor of Mississippi's gal
liant son, Gen. Quitman, and congratulatory OF
his triumph over his prosecutors, the Free-soil
the l4th day Of May. The spirit with which
this grateful demonstration has been entered
into, justiies us in saying that it will be an &C.
cason worthy of the man, and of the triumph
it is designed to celebrate"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

A Fortunate BRGGAR.--On Friday night
last beggar, giving his name as Edward Filz-
simmons, was taken into the fifteenth ward sta
ton-bouse by one Of the officers, on suspicion
of hayng committed a petit larceny. and on
searching him two bags Of specie were found on
his person, containing about 300, in pieces
varying from FIVE to ten cents, weighing alto
gether about thirty five pounds; also eight small
dirty pocket books, each containing S25 in bills
of the denominations Of cones" and "two's"
on the Massachusetts bank, which, to all ap-
pearance, had not seen the light Of day for many
years The bills were monldy and matted to-
gether and all of the money he says he has
begged.
He is an Irishman, and has been in this coun-
try abont twelve years. When he first arrived,
he went to work on railroad in Massachusetts.
where he worked for four months, and meeting
with an accident which almost disabled him, he
became n subject of the almshouse, since which
time he has followed the profession Of beggar.
He was miserably clad, and had the appearance
Of a newly arrived emigrant in great distress,
notwithstanding the sum which he had about
him, and which would have made him comfort
able. There being no proof to sustain the sus-
picion that caused his arrest, Capt. Voorhees, had
him committed to the almshouse ~ a vagrant
having no homs.-N. Y. Courier and EnQuirr.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01
BosToN, April %.

BOSTON, April ~.
LATER FROM HAvTL--The schooner Mary
Chiffon, from Port and Prince on the 9th, ar
rived to-day. Captain Holsins reports that the
chamber of deputies had been in session to con-
slider the proposition of the American govern
ment relative to acknowledging the independ-
ence Of the Domnicans 1t was generally be-
lieved, the day the Chiffon sailed, that the cham
Der had rejected the proposition and had also re-
iected claim made for the detention Of the
American brig Leander and the Imprisonment Of
her captain. In consequence Of this the Hay
items were daily in expectation Of the arrival of
the American squadron. Five Of the conspira-
tors against the emperor had been shot One of
them was CUSTOM house officer, who died with
the defamation that there were plenty more left
behind, who conceded with him in the opinion
that the imperial government was too expensive
for 40 small an empire. Souloque parades daily
At the head of two or three thousand soldiers,
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

THE MIGRATORY HABITS AND PLACES OF RE-
SORT OF THE WHALE is the subject of a long
communication from Lieut.. Maury of the Ma
tional Observa DRY, which appears in the Wash
ington Republic of Wednesday. The commu-
nication is accompanied with chart to show
for whales; when and where they have found
them; with what abundance; and whether in
schools or alone. The note of Lieut.. NJ con-
tains the following conjecture:
! have reason to believe that the right whale
of the Southern hemisphere is quite different
animal from that of the Northern that the two
are separated by Ito them) an impossible bar
rier. have also reason to suspect from results
that have been elected in the course of these in
designations, that the same whale which is taken
in Behring's Straits is taken in Baffins Bay also
and, if this be so, these investigations prove be-
yond question that this animal cannot pass from
the one region to the other except through the
| Arctic ocean; and hence we are entitled to infer
that there is, at times, at least, an open water
communication between these Straits and Bay
| in other words, that there is Northwest pas
sage.
This interesting piece of circumstantia evil
dence in favor of passage there, was called to
the notice of Lieut. De Haven, when he left this
office to take command of the expedition in
search of Sir John Franklin and his compinions.
So much was that entcrprising officer impressed
with the Importance of this suggestion, and the
considerations growing out of it, that he ex-
pressed the intention, after reaching the Arctic
sea, to observe closely the habits Of the whale,
and should these fish be observed to take a
westwardly course, to use them as pilots by the
way
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

CRIME IN New YoRK.-The statistics of crime
in New York indicate serious increase Of cases
upon the criminal calendar. In the municipal
court the :otal number ofindictments found thus
far for the April term Is 2l9, being the largest
return made during any month since the court
WAS instituted.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

DIAPsIoN OF LAUGHTER.--An ancient writer
has remarked that the five vowels form diapa-
sion for the laugh in general According to this
singular observer, man laughs in A, women in
f., the devout woman in |, the countryman in o.
and the old woman in u. We should, however,
observe that the first vowel must be sounded
like the Italian A, or like that letter in the word
father, which is the sound given to this Keystone
of knowledge in almost all languages but our
own. We leave it TO the reader fond Of laugh
to ascertain how far the assertion of the eccen-
and the feminine litter. so full of malice, He he
he, The vowel might also seem to express the
more devout laugh partaking rather of the lam
guild Heigho than the gay and hearty lila h1 ha
How well, too, the O sounds the merrm.nt of
the honest countryman whose gaiety arises more
from astonshment than from any lively percep-
ton of the ridiculous. Some village wit has
been repeating for the hundreth time some won
derful tale or performing some practical joke,
and out bursts the boisterous Ito no no! Lastly,
the poor old lady, forced to economist her breath
finds the fifth vowel kinder to her nfirmities, and
gives utterance to her feeble mrih in an asth-
metic Heu heu hen!
An Italian astronomer, Damascene published
in 1862 phamphlet of six sheets, printed at
Orleans, in which the different Compartments oil
men and women are indicated by their various
kinds Of laughs. The laugh in !, says this grave
author, denotes the mcancholic disposition in
E, the bilious in A, the phlegmatc and in O.
the sangune temperaments.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

Democrats In Massachusetts, forlorn few--
are wrangling with the Wings as to the original
political complexion of the Coalitionists. SUM
sER, himself certainly ,oas Wing, and has
never claimed to be Democrat--an interesting
uncertainty wells his present opinions on all top
les but abolition. His orthodoxy on that point
no one Disputes and TO that article OF his creed
he owes his elevation
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

MORE ARRESTS IS M CHGAN-Tbe Detroit
Advertiser says that six more individuals have
been arrested rs part of the gang Of conspi-
rators who have so long infested that section Of
country-The following are their names James
Gould, Benz Gleason, Miles Barker, Of Jackson I;
John W. Walsh, Abner Grant, of Michigan
Centre David Louck, of Napoleon. One Of
the parties arrested was taken with a musket
upon his shoulder, while acting as sentry at the
door Of the State prison.
In reference to these arrests the Advertiser
says:
at is a source Of rejoicing to all friends Of
good order, that public attention is now seriously
and earnestly directed towards roofing ont the
large and desperate class of eviLdoers who have
so long hung upon her borders, and infested her
midst and that 80 strong grounds are now given
TO hope that blow may be struck at the root Of
this wide spread evil, which shall be fatal and
conclusive. Many causes have tended to over
run this State with maefactors, among the most
prominent of which are its position upon for.
egn frontier great facility of access from abroad
and the laxity in the administration of the crm-
nal laws in many parts of the State, owing in
part to the unsettled and inefficient character of
her jurisprudence"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

The City Hotel at Lowell, Massachusetts,,
was destroyed by fire few nights ago. twas
unoccupied at the tine Of the confagrntion,
which 10 believed 10 have been the work Of an
ineendisry.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

The Scientific American after-in former
numter-expressing an untavorabe opinion OF
the invention of cast iron plates for paving the
streets of cities, now frankly admits its error
and states that from observation and experiment
these plates must succeed. The plates are laic
on solid wood foundation. The editor says
they will in the end be vast deal cheaper thar
even the worst kind of cobble stone pavement
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

SCENE ON THE IsTHMUs--We nave remarked
some of the toughest specimens of humanity
passing through this city, that we ever cast eyes
upon in our life. The other day, while stand
ing at the Exchange, our attention was called to
one of the very hardest looking of customers,
just arrived in the lsthmus," from California,
after evidently a long resd nee in FL Dorado.
He, and those with him, were bearded like pards,
He was listening to the jabber of native who
had hired him mule and on seeing his baggage,
was demonstrating to get dollar or two more.
"Look you here, hombre," said he, "a bargains
bargain agreed TO give you twenty dollars;
| paid you the half; start your boots am a
man of few words: but if in ten minutes that
mule amt ready packed, there will be one dead
niger about these dggins" He drew re-
volver from his belt, looked at the caps, and
turning round, looked savage defiance at every
body At that instant, lady on mule aud
two beautiful little girls, on their way to Cali
fornia, were trying to pass the blocked up tho,
roughfare. His eyes met the appealing gaze
of the mother. In an instant his whole coun-
tenance was changed He DOTTED his hat to the
lady, backed the mule, hombre and all, and with
sweep of his arm called the attention of his
comrades: Back, boys" said he, make way
for the ladyw The way was cleared, and the
lady passed Our stalwart friend stood gazing
after them for minute or two and as he turned
round, we could perceive his face suffused with
tears: on wiping them, he perceived us regard
ing him closely :" | have been away from home
sir" said he, in faltering voice, for two years
that woman and the faces of those little children
reminded me of my family. God bless my girls
aud their motherv' So, shaking himself, as il
were, he returned his revolver to his belt; and
in mild voice, said to the native, Come hon,-
bre, as soon as you can, ms0riend, get that
mule ready, and you shall have what you ask
more" And so saying, he walked thoughtfulIy
away.-Panama paper.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

RW- The editor of the Cincinnati Gazette,
who evidently understands his subject thor
Oughly, discourses as follows concerning one OF
the would be candidates for the Presidency:
Well, Sam Houston would probably be for
midable competitor to the Wing nominee
Without single element of greatness, except
courage, and that has been put to unfavorable
tests, he has sort Of subterranean popularity,
that would give him speed in Pennsylvania and
the Southwestern States Knowing him us we
do, and being familiar with his extraordinary
career, it is difficult to preserve a respectful
gravity in speaking of him in connection with
the office Of President of the United States
But he has been lucky man," and no one
would be safe in predicting the termination OF
his most singular history
When he stood before the bar OF the House
of Representatives to be reprimanded by Speaker
Stephenson, for fiogging member OF Congress,
no one supposed that he would one day occupy
seat in the United States Senate. When he
was an outcast from civilization, vagabondlng
among the Chickasaws and wearing the costume
of the savages, he was as Likely to become a
Cardinal as a civil functionary of any grade.
When he embarked as adventurer in the war of
Texas independence, his prospects, for an eleva-
ton to the scaifold, we're as good as for an ele-
walton to the Presidency of the lone star" re-
public. And when the British agent found him,
then the alone star" President, drunk in gutter,
n the fourth day of brutal debauch, were,
come mighty slim" But his good luck" has
pioted him through all these perils, and is quite
as notorious temperance lecturer, as Barnum
but whether he will be as successfuin the ut
tainment of political supremacy as Barnum has
in the accumulation of money, we shall be dis
posed to question, so long as our confidence is
uninpaired in the virtue and intelligence" Of
the American people
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01
More OF the Massa chusetts Coalition.

We were too fast, it seems, in giving the
Wing party proper of Massachusetts, credit for
opposing SUMNER, though at the same time sup
porting ms good Free. soiler. The Boston
Post contains the following admissions from
Wing papers on this point, which throw light
on dark places.
The Atlas was great stickler for Mr. Grin
Fowler, who was reelected to Congress in the
10th district, by Wing aad Free-soii coalition.
That coalition was all very fine. 1t strength
ened the anti-savery feeling in Bristol very
much. The effect OF il appears subsequently in
the instructions to Mr. Borden of Fall River, a
Wing, who obeys the small voice, votes for
Sumner in the house Of representatives, and
elects that Abolitionist to the u. s. Senate for
six years TO succeed Mr.. Webster The Atlas.
candid creature! affects to be very sorry, and
consoles itself by quoting from the Common
wealth The grief of the Atlas and the JOY of
the Commonwealth form beautiful coalition, y
perfectly transparent
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

mr.. Borden, the Wing representative from
Fall River, evidently believed, with the Atlas,
that there IS little or no difference between the
Wings and the liberty men in the free States y
and therefore ne elected Sumner. The Atlas
treats Mr.. Borden very tenderly.
In addition 10 these proofs, tho g NsAonal'
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

A NOTABLE GRoAN FROM NASrucKET.--The
Inquirer AYERS that Sumner was elected through
the recreancy of the Wings Of that island, in
sending TO the house man who voted for him.
1t says, Let these Wings remember that Man.
tucket, al,cays before uhig, has elevated Goa
litionist to the United States Senate for six
years, and that they lent their aid TO bring about
this result"