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ooIorsd Organization i'm Canada.


The movements to which we have recently
referred as in progress amongst the colored
population of Canada, have resulted in the for
nation of a Canadian Fedus Agricultural
Union"--in palmer language, an union to fla
ciitate the settlement on the soil Of the fugi-
tive and free negroes who may make Canada
their -home. Dscarding the sound advice Of
Mr.. ScoBLE, Secretary Of the British Anti
slavery Society, and of Mr.. ANDERSON, of ia
maca, the managers of the negro organization
which assembled the other week in Toronto,
have resolved upon buying lands in various
parts of the British Wovinces, as well as in ia
maca, in such manner, and in such localities,
as shall intermix the colored and white races as
completely as possible. Instead Of congregating
lis members into large masses, the association
purposes to scatter them in every quarter where
lands are available. A corresponding committee
has been appointed to revise the draft Of the
constitution resolved upon by the convention.
The present proposal is to raise the required
capital in shares of $50 each, payable in ten
annual instalments; the money to be deposited
Ill the Bank of Upper Canada. subject to the
order Of the executive committee of the asso-
citation. The committee are to have power TO
establish farms for the employment Of destitute
negroes, and TO sell lots to those who have the
means of purchasing them.
The avowed purpose of the Union is to af-
ford facilities of escape and the means of sub
sistepce to negroes in the United States; and
with this view it has been concurred in by
delegations from New York, Ohio, Pennsylva-
mia, New Jersey, and Vermont. The inten-
tion is mischevous enough; but it will be
pretty apparent, to those who have knowledge
of negro character, that an organization in
voving the necessity of clever business man
agement is not likely to be worked with much
success by colored executive committee.
Whether the Union live or die, we commits
crate the white denizens of Canada on the
prospect of having their country overrun, and
their whole society deteriorated, by sable run
aways Of every degree.
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From The Wmrmton (Va.) Free Press.
WhiC National Convention.

Some of the southern Wing papers arc taking
the ground that there is necessity for National
Wing Convention to nominate candidate for the
Presidency, and are inclined to the came opin-
ion. Who wants better President than the one
now installed "Let well enough alone'' is a good
Wing motto-and we verify believe large ma
jority of the nation now of opinion that the
platform laid down by the President in his annual
message is good enough for every true man IN the
country.
The Wing State conventions, South and West,
will speak out in decided terms of appreciation
and they will be likely to give their opinion also
to the Vice Presidency.
For our own part, although we should always
be pleased to see one of our prominent Virginans
put forward, yet we are not selfish as to desire
10 monopolize honors. The Old Dominion has had
her full share of Executive honors-and we are
therefore willing that other States should come in
for a portion. North Carolina, both from her posi-
ton and her fidelity, is entitled to the Vice Presi-
dency-and we accordingly repeat our preference
for the Hon. William A. Graham, the Secretary of
the Navy. He has all the qualities suitable for the
place, and his State has claim which honorable
men cannot resist.
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KossUTH AND HIS CoMPATRIoTs.-The question
relative to the Hungarian refugees the English
papers announce to be at length decided. The
Sultan has resolved to put period to their unjust
confinement, and the American frigate Mississippi,
placed at the disposal of Kossuth by the President
of the United States, was to repair from Smyrna
to the Dardanelles the lst of September, to
await his arrival. On the day the refugees
would quit Kutahia, and embark at Jenmelk, in a
Turkish steamer, for the Dardanelles. Kossuth
was to be accompanied by M Lemmi, Tuscan,
his private secretary; by Generals Percze and
Whisky; by Count Batthyany, with their families,
and twenty other superior officers. The frigate
was to convey these personages to America, stop
ping for a few days in England.
The London Daily Ns,Ds states that, owing to
the mishAp which occurred to the Mississippi, the
Hungarian patriots would be conveyed to South
ampton in the Peninsular and Oriental Company s
steamship Tagus, and from that port they would
embark for the United States.
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JUDGE OF THE SUPREME CoURr.-We are graft
fed to be enabled to announce that the President
has appointed Benjamin r. Curtis, esq.,, of the
Suffolk bar, to fill the vacancy in the Supreme
Court of the United States that has been created
by the decease of Mr.. Justice Woodbury. This
appointment will give very general satisfaction.
MIR. Curtis ID young man, but little more than
forty years of age; and the desire to appoint a
young man, who might have the reasonable pros
pect OF long judicial term, has induced the Pres-
dent to pass over the claims of many distinguished
gentlemen, from among whom he would otherwise
have been pleased with the opportunity of select
ing the,occupant of SO eminent position.
The professional attainments and the high per-
sonal qualifications of MIR. Curtis are too well
known to the bar, not only of New England, but
lude to them. The early and decided stand taken
by Mr.. Curtis, in support of the Constitution and
the laws, on a recent important occasion, and the
national and conservative disposition that he has
manifested whenever and wherever he has been
prevailed upon to mingle in public affairs, have
also constituted claim for this distinguish
honor that could not be over looked by the Admin
istration.-Boston Transcript
Every one who knows MIR. Curtis will concur in
the above cordial endorsement of that gentleman,
and will entirely approve the Executive choice.
There are few men in the Union, perhaps none of
his years, who more familiar with consttu-
honal law, more far seeing and cautious in it's APP
plication, than Mr.. Curtis, and can but express
the earnest and confident hope that length of years
in his high and responsible position will justify the
antcipations of his friends, and the preference of
the President.-N. Y. Commercial advertiser
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thusiasm, and energy, which marked the proceed
ings of the delegates at Springfield, shall be
sonably and generally diffused among those for
whom they acted, the Wing party of Massachu-
sets win exhibit itself, at the next election not
only united and triumphant at home, but ready
and resolved to unite with their brethren, from
Maine to California, in sustaining and prolonging
a sound constitutional administration of the Fede-
raj Government.
cit only remains for me to say that, should such
result be accomplished, and the nomination of
the convention be ratified by the suffrages Of the
people, my best efforts shall not be wanting to dis
charge with fidelity and frmness whatever duties
may thus be devolveds on me, and to uphold the
interests and honor of my native State in all its
individual and in all its national relations
"Belieye me, my dear sir, with great respect
and regard, your friend and obedient servant
"ROBT. c. WINTHROP.
"The Hon. BENZ. F. THOMAS,
''Worcester, Mass"
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Death or general Henrv wh,t,na.

The St. Louis Republican, of the 18th in
slant, thus announces the death of this distin-
guished officer:
eve are called upon TO announce the sudden
and melancholy death of Brig. Gen. Henry Whit
ing, of the United States Quartermaster's Depart
ment. General Whiting arrived in this city on
Sunday last, from a tour of official duty in Texas,
in his usual health. Yesterday afternoon, while in
his room in the Planters House, he was, without
any premonition whatever, stricken suddenly dead.
His wife was in the room, and is completely over
whelmed at the suddenness of his death and her
melancholy bereavement. We have not been able
to learn the cause of his DEATH but it is attributed
to an affection Of the heart. General Whiting was
a native Of Massachusetts, aAd among the oldest
officers of the army.
ellis remains will be taken to Jefferson Barracks
to-day for interment.'
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MIR. winthrop,s Letter of Acceptance.


The following is the letter of the Hon. Ro-
BERT c. WINTHROP, accepting the nomination
of the Wing Convention of Massachusetts as a
candidate for the office of Governor of that
State:
"BosToN, September II, 1851.
"MY DEAR Sin: Your obliging communication
of the llth instant, informing me of my unanimous
as the Wing candidate for Governor of Massachu-
sets, reached on my return to this city day
or two since.
al am deeply sensible to such manifestation of
regard and confidence on the part Of so numerous
and distinguished a body of delegates from every
quarter of the State, and embrace the earliest OPP
portunty to offer to them all my most grateful
acknowledgements for the honor they have conferred
upon
"Allow me to add that have derived peculiar
qualification from the circumstances under which
the nomination was made, and from the proceed
ings by which it was followed have read with
the highest interest and satisfaction the address and
resolutions which were adopted on the occasion,
together with your own eloquent and patriotic re-
marks on taking the chair of the convention.
Breathing spirit of forbearancc and federation as
to the past as well as Of Cancellation and concord
as to the future, they seem animated at once by
just and enlightened regard for the interests and
character of our own Commonwealth, and by firm
and unwavering devotion TO the prosperity and
welfare Of the American Union. Their whole
tone and tenor meet with my own hearty concur.
renee
at cannot be doubted that, If the harmony, en-
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New publications.

MATILDA MoNreomERIE. or the Prophecy Fulfilled,
by Major Richardson, author of a. Ecarte'
''Hardscrabbe," Sc, &C., a sequel 10 "Wa-
cousta, or the Prophecy;" price fifty cents.
This is a tale Of vengeance, containing two hum
dred and eight closely printed pages, from the
press of Dewitt & Davenport, Tribune Buildings,
New York
On sale by TAYLOR & MAuRY, Pennsylvania
avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets, Wash
ington.
LONDON LABOR AND THE LONDON PooR, No. r.
This number is equally interesting with those
which have preceded it.
TAYLOR MAURY are the agents.
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It was announced on Saturday that the President
has appointed Benjamin r. Curtis, esq.,, of this
city, to the Office of Judge of the Supreme Court
of the United States, in place of Judge Wood
bury, deceased. To those who are acquainted
with the elevated standing of Mr.. Curtis among
the members of the bar of this Commonwealth, in
all the qualifications for the high office to which
he is appointed, and with the esteem in which he
is held for his exemplary character in all the rela
tions of private life, this appointment cannot fail
to be most acceptable. No appointment, we be-
lieve could have been more satisfactory to thebar
of this State.--Boston Advertiser.
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THE UBLIC.
WASHINGTON:
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER as. 1851.


ssTheseries of measures to which have alluded
are regarded by me as a settlement, in principle
sand substances final Observation-Disclosures
Ous and Kciting subjects whichthey embraced.
s'By that adjustment we have been rescued from
'the wide and boundless agitation thatsurrounded
sus, and have firm, distinct, and legal ground
to rest upon. And the occasion, trust, wlllJus-
fifty me IN ExHoRTINe NY oouETRYMES TO RALLY
UPON AND MAINTAIN THAT GROUND as the best' II
not the only means, of restoring peace and quiet
'to the country, and maintaining inviolate them
tegrity Of the Union"
president FILLMoRE's MESSAGE.
''The Presidents message, at the opening OF the
suresent session of Congress, expresses fully and
plainly his own and the unanimous opinion ofall
those associated with him in the Executive admin
sistration Of 1t e Government, in regard to what
sare called tbv Adjustment or Compromise mea
sures of last session. That opinion is, thattho
measures should be regarded in principle, as
a final settlement of the dangerous and exciting
ssubjects which they embrace; that though they
'were not free from imperiections, yet, in their
'mutualdepe ndence and connexion, they formed
"a system of compromise the most conciliatory
'And beat for the entire country that could be OBJ
tanned from conflicting sectional interest and
Opinions, and that therefore they should be ad-
shered to, until time and experience should de-
monstrate the necessity of further legislation TO
fguard against evasion or abuse. Thatopinion 80
far as know, remains entirely unchanged, and
will be acted upon steadily and decisively. The
peace ofthecountry requrest this; the securityo OF
'the Constitutionrequires this; and everyconside
ration of the public good demands this. If the
Administration cannot stand upon eprinciples
ofthe message it does otexpect tostand at all Z"
IDANIEL WEBsrER's Letter TO the Union Meeting
at WestcheSter.
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ONO AND Mississippi RAILRoAD.--A Geographic
despatch received in this city yesterday, from
a reliable quarter, which furnishes the agreeable
information that Seymour and his associates of
Nav York have contracted to build the entire road
between Cincinnati and Vincennes, Indiana.
This portion of the road between Cincinnati and
st. Louis is the longest and most difficult of con-
cured, we can see no real obstacle in the way of
the carly construction of the residue, between the
Wabash and the Mssissippi-thus giving line
OF railroad reaching from the Mississippio the At
lantic,
so as the engineers employed to survey the
various routes between Ilinoistown and Vincennes
make their report-whichswil be done at a special
meeting of full board Of directors in this city, ON
the 22d instant-we may expect that decisive steps
will be taken to consummate the great work in the
shortest possible period
50. Louis Republican, I3th.
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CARDo THE AMERICAN PRISONERS IN HAVANA
The following is the card of the American pris-
oners in Havana in reference to Consul Owen:
"To THE AMERICAN PuBLIC.-We, the under-
signed, prisoners ncarcerated in the city prison Of
Havana, on account of our connection with the late
Cuban expedition under the command of Gen.
Lopez, cannot withhold an expression of feel
ngs toward the American consul, Mr.. Allen b.
Owen, of Georgia, now at this place. Since our
arrival at this place he has honored by his
presence, but since that time, although repeatedly
solicited, has always steadily refused revisit US,
either in his private official capacity Placed as
we are, we feel an act of this kind far deeply
than if otherwise circumstanced. How to account
for it we know not bat only ascribe il to that
worst OF all feelings, inhumanity, that more de-
grading STILL cowardce.
&c We write this that our fellow -countrymen at
home may know what kind of man is placed at
the head of their affairs at this place.
"Signed by Robt. M. Order, Capt. Command
ing Comp. b; Lieut. Edmond H. McDonad John
Brown; VIM. l.. Wilkinson; Chas. A. Downer;
Peter La Coste, and one hundred and fifty three
others.''
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PHILLIPs's FINE ANNIHILAToR.-The last num-
bero the Scientific american publishes engraved
views of the large and small annihilators recently
invented in England. The nature of the inven-
ton, says that journal, consists in generating, in
large quantities and with great rapidity, carbo-
mic and other gases, resulting from combustion,
and dischargng such gases, while intermixed with
steam, upon about any burning mas, and diff
fusing the same into the atmosphere where fire is
burning, for the purpose Of subduing and extin-
gushing it. To do this, the following materials
and apparatus made of, but the patentee
does not confine himself exclusively to the exact
described materials. Fifteen pounds of wood char
coal and coke, pounded fne sixty pounds of good
saltpetre, in powder; five pounds of the plaster Of
Paris, and ten pounds of strong size, mixed to-
gether and made into suitable blocks (Which can
easily be handled) for the ofthe apparatus,
cording TO their size.
This is the gas evolving compound, and the APP
paratus for its preparation and application is mi
nutey described by the Scientific american, the
description occupying three four columns Of
that paper In conclusion, it says:
"The invention has been very highly praised by
q great number of newspapers, but we do not know
whether the editors were st.rate judges or not
1t may be from experience old fireman
that consider none Of the experiments described
satisfactory to us. Ii is not kindling some bar
rels and shavings and blowing their flame out that
will do to convince us of it's utility. We would
like to see it brought of city fires in full
sway, and fair (not previously arranged) exper-
iment made with it. This is the way to decide
upon it's merits We have been told that an
pertinent of this kind will be made in this
city; we hope so, and also hope that it will be
cessfu, but at present we believe il is very in
efficient invention in comparison with our fire-en-
gnes to arrest the progress of our city fires. We
do not know how many of the small machines il
would take to extinguish decent fire; but GER
tainy il appears to that all the gas generating
materials in forty or fifty small ones could not ex.
tnguish such fires we frequently have"
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WILD PIGEONS have been remarkably numerous
in the region of Pittsburgh, New York, this sea-
son. The roos of the birds is in forest, some elk
miles long and two wide~cG2ch tree containing
from twenty to eighty nessS. Companies Of pi-
geon catchers went out from this State, and they,
with others, have sent more than one MILLION eight
hundred thousand birds to the city markets. Seven
hundred bushels of grain were fed out to them In
batting Hauls have been made of 400 at one
time The noise made by the birds at their en-
campment was so great that persons could not con-
verse FIVE yards apart. They disappeared on the
18th of July, taking their flight over the forests
north of Vermont, towards Maine. The fight
over Plattsburgh continued for several days. and the
poor birds suffered from the guns of the cruel
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The UNITED STATES FRIoATE MISSISSIPPI on
shore during the night of the 2lst August on the
point off St. James' Castle, Smyrna Bay, and
would have to Tighten considerably before she could
get off. The United States frigate Independence
arrived at Gibraltar the 3lst August.
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The CRoPs AND HEALTH IN LOUISIANA
cotton and corn in this parish, says the Baton Rouge
Gazette will not yield more than one half a crop.
The long continued drought, and the late rains,
have caused the cotton to shed. and the corr was
too far advanced to recover. We are now having
rain in abundance. The cane crop is very pro-
missing since the showers have commenced. The
country is very sckly -fcvers prevailing to great
extent Baton Rouge is remarkably healthy
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The LATE EDWARD GoRsUCH, BALTIMORE
CoUsTY.--A Philadelphia correspondent of the
New York Tribune says
"In conversation with gentleman acquainted
for number of years with the elder Mr.. Gorsuch,
learn that he was generally esteemed in his
ton of Maryland for his amiable and equitable
characters in fact, 80 just he, that cases were
submitted to him for his judgment, which, under
other circumstances, would have been brought be-
fore court of justice. He has also for a num-
Der of years been in the habit of releasing his slaves
from servtude when they had attained their 2Sth
year. His death is public loss to Maryland"
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The TOBACCO CRoP in Ohio, says the Cincinnati
Commercial, is larger and finer this than at any
previous season. Our State is fast rivaling Ken
lucky and Missouri in this great staple. II is fast
becoming one of the principal crops in the Miami
valley. Ohio tobacco ranks A No. in the Balti
more market
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News by the Washington,

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the steamship Washington have already APP
peared under our Geographic head. We now
add the only additional particulars of interest.
English politics are dull, as they invariably
are at this season, when every man of note is
busiy employed, on heather or at the seaside,
in laying up store of health. During this
month at least Englishmen think less Of en-
trapping Secretaries of State than of bagging
hare or bringing down covey of cartridges.
But there, as here, journalists know of no
vacation. If they would woo health, it must
be fitfully and by stealth; and they, poor souls,
are writing long articles about the Cuban at
fair-a perfect Godsend to them-and about
the troublous aspect of continental Europe.
Touching the latter, there is this time no.
thing new. From France we have only the
old story of doubt and difficulty and danger;
modified, it is true, by comparatively satisfac-
tory commercial reports. Whether these will
continue is more than doubtful; although the
harvest is in many places superior in quality to
that of last year, it is considerably less in guam
tity. In the eastern provinces, the produce is
not equal to the local demand.
In Austria, matters are slowly tending to the
eliminating point Discomfort is universal,
according to the testimony of all parties; and
yet audible murmurs are few and far between.
An absolute regime denies to men the right of
grumbling; but 1t cannot prevent the growth of
anger, nor the accumulation Of vengeance
amongst people who feel that they have been
betrayed Their opportunity may be nearer
than we at this distance imagine. At least SO
the following item leads us to think:
ga panic in the money market had set in, and
a serious rise in the exchange on London was the
result. Gold was at 2S and silver at per cent
premium This panic partly caused by the
publication of the budget for the years 1851 and
1852, which exhibited the almost hopeless bank
ruptcy of the Austrian finances
Couple with this the fact that an Austrian
loan for $4,000, 900 forms, or about $35 .00O,-
600, was in the market, and an idea may be
formed of the lettering foundation on which
modern absolutism rests.
Nearly 100000 in gold had been received
at Southampton by West India steamer, Of
which amount $3l5,2l4 were from California.
Brazil mails received at the same port carried
intelligence of the anticipated commencement
of hostilities between Brazil and Buenos
Ayres. UeUosA had entered the Banda ORR
entail at the head of 5000 men.
Amongst the miscellaneous news we notice
statements confirming previous reports of Sir
JOHN FRANKLiE's expedition having passed
the winter of l645-'6 in the neighborhood Of
Cane Riley. A letter had also been received
from Mr.. KANE, of the United States expedi-
ton.
Having abandoned the hope of building the
fastest steamships, English builders and engi-
neers are laying their heads together to con-
struct the biggest in the world. The Pennsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have
ordered an iron one ffty-one feet longer than
the Great Britain, and upwards of three thou
sand tons burden. So may it be.