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"COPPER" COAL sCTTTLES.-Jns received rer 10
~ man suriiS ~
per C. al Sru,a which wc IRE reduced price, Ell tie
new hardware .tGre II ANDREW JOHNSTON ~ co;
importers and dca.efs 10 HARDWARE Cutlery &c
Doc q Sign OF the Cut Saw, No. q, Main Street
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UGENSTOCEEDW WITH CLOTIitSG,
TIE MONEY MUST GONE.
GREAT BARGAINS AT lp21hc Subscribers have rnioru
al raey 0vc.tk Themselves with Ready Made Cic"ins IL
urucr which they selling unusually low tie
CASH Vow the time bargains business rocss
dress black and fancy Pants Cdcrsrts and
Drawers, Fancy Goods, Cali NJ lD2. Main Street
EIIlIES NsiilNlN.
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LIVER COMPLAINT. ERySlpELAs & RHruMArisH O. Ern!

NJ MITCHELL Postmaster Fiat: Fulton county. H..
Mr. H. Your Arabian inncGt * highly II1cd
cured neishh"rs horses TIE Sc Complain
- i've applications and cured one" my own 81 NO
Sweeney Our Sheriff. Joseph Dykes cured his horse br Cork
he also tried on colt that had The Dt"lef very BAD
and lie decidedly the GreI horse
medicine There have been numbers cure! "i
Eyes ind valuable medicine ao: Tor n:n and
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DOIL AT TitiSl have recrisc! anoirrot esSs.,ss,
beautiful Mo!cskm Hats which SURPRISES any StTI
SIX Hat
s3 ~ together Will! supply oi s"ei-r. 49,
children Cloth aud Plush Caps, them
pretty Tail aud supply yourselves a. the fashionable. Hat Cap ai
jut. Sore, No. lJi. Mii Street. r. 4. ALLEN.
IL
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BEWARE or COrNTERFEITS. "a
To Guard against Imposition, read The follow In

SALMON, MAC * r II L, w Ii SIX r j a y ID
= CHEESE Salmon % kits 80 Macsercl raIrcs
Whisky boxes English iairy Cheese Just received and
Tor sale by HUNDLEY, SOREELI. IL JONES
Dec
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OUR HOUSE.
RI(IIN0ND. VA.

BLACkSMITH'S .OOLS.
xEOUSEII0LE, Fosters Parkers and E'erson's Anvils
vi Ex.ra warranted Bellows, from 81 10 IS inches
Solid Box aid other Vices
Stocks and Dies. Screw Plates and Farricr's Knives
Se!ge, hand and stoeing Hammers
Rasps and longs
Burdens horse Shoes and Grfhn's horse shoe Nails
English Blister, German, Sheer and Cast Steel. all slzes
For sale by SMITH nbERis
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FALL I1IPOltTAT IUS.
EluNrSMEES HORNS Diamond Gram ,+-i
i t:rup"sle Fancy bog Collars AID beau EJ;Ies[a'
(ul French Canes just 4" hini per lhiiish tstf 49,
;. SUTHERLAND, wv
Opposite Farmers Bank. NaIn street W
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ENVEA ,.,,ud procure bottle nj the Arabia
II rea., beast, called H. 6 Farelis Araoian LIN
ine; aay The in few minutes, restores ~
Vd itni anu t!s cures SIN J5n.s penetrate
;s ss - n" na" rrayS ctctei cords cures rheumatism
""t pf-=! .nb- aan tunnrs s~eie
'"S "ascusu Of m gns and the best nelns for alinet:
~ rie ever discovered. curing sit anu all us
- which require az exc rua! application.
lcr sale bv PURCELL. LtDD K co. Druggists
Sa" for tho PropIietors.
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It. C.SlkitiA [: +. ilt lCNACEOIk 4
..,.t ~
IDVEiSTIsING THAT MIL ga =


, URASpUlPii publish book that Nil r Ia ,ai
- 10 by OverSre Managers and Farmers III a
EircIa ami the nclIh5un. Sacs THIS Is a">' 'a'
opportunity Manufacturers AMI Merchants avcri4" hI
:. an NJ. rclanc. The book clIc! = ami Farm ~
s.rc.nu Regulation Record inventory and ACc""n BoUs BY
.,.,,,, Dec
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w0Oi. HATS Nd GAPS.
rsyO FARMERS. GUl.iltRS AM IDBACCONfSTS- 81 would
cali Your Hats ana Cal
suablc which Will sell they '
h,taat this market BE cal! before
purchase nor. :il 4. i. ALLEN IJl Ea.lc Square.
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ton Of my o~n. think it vas understood upon all
hands when this resolution was adopted every gentle
man should have opportunity of being heard There
IRE several gentlemen who desire to he heard. 1t is
manifest that if the vote be taken Tomorrow no OPP.
portunitv will be afforded to these gentlemen. If
consulted my own opinions upon the subject, should
vote against resembling the order but think II WAS the
general understanding announced then that the vote
should not be taken Tomorrow provided there were
anv gentleman who desired to take the floor. From
these considerations l move that rescind that
motion.
Mr. NJ GARNETT. l hope that the order will not
be rcscinded ut this time. 1t Is known 10 the members
here that good many gentlemen arr not in their seats
and it would be doiu. great injustice those gentle
men who have been notified To be in their seats TO-
morrow change the title Of taking the vote move
to My the proposition unon the table
On motion Of Sir CHAPMAN the Convention then
adjourned.
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The Convention met III / o'clock pursuant to adjourn
mcnt.
THE BASIS OF REpRES ENTATION.
The Convention then resumed the consideration Il
committee Of the whole, CIR MILLER in the Chair lof TN
report rf the committee the Basis aud Apporiiml
mCnt Of Representation.
The CHAIR stated the question 10 be on the pr"pu
sitnn Of the gentleman from Fauquicr (il7. Scott,
Mr.. HUNTER then addressed the committee
His remarks hereafter.
Mr.. pCRkINS. | have sought the floor ii the rc
quest of my friend from Meckcuburs who commenced
liz speech on Yesterday before the committee and with
out being enabled conclude yielded the floor under
a understand act agreement that when he re
covered i- voice, the opportunity should be afforded
him TO conclude With !, view to afford Linn that op
portunity. move the committee do now rise.
Mr GALLi. would ask if il is n order Ter gen
tcnlen to get the floor hv proxy:
The CHAIR. (Mr WsE.) take it for granted it vii
BE- Welded by courtesy, unless gentleman claims j
right. The gentleman has rig l make tina motion
to rise. presume however, without the Consent at TN
Convention il will be understood that the floor will be
long to no one but the gentleman himself 1.-The desires tc
occupy the floor hliclf he will be entitled t" 1t. II,
cannot yield it, to another, | presume.
Mr. GALLY. understand the gentleman II stat,
distinctly that lie seeks tho floor for his colleague.
ask whether such request can De entertained by the
Chair:
The CHAIR. The Chair can entertain nothing but
the motion to rise with IN understanding that the gen
t!cna is entitled TO the floor. The Chair will sustain
that motion until gentlemen can come . III understand
iny. presume thcy will d" that Of themselves. But
understand the gentleman on my right (Air PrEE!Ss
merely wished Ia intimate 10 the coihnIttcc thai n ~
sent gentleman who had parity occupied the floor dc
sired to continue his remarks Tic asks il n matter
Of cnurtcsr if other gentleman clais e f"1r t."
morrow that he shall have opportunity of Go'. So
will pn: the question whether the c"nirittce will rise
The motion agreed To, and the committee accord
ingly rose.
The Convention then adjourned until tomorrow m"tn-
| ing ut t. O'Clock.
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CORRECTION OF THE REPORT

Mr.. LYNCH. rise to correct an error in the pre-
ceedings reported in the Supplement to have taken
place, when the question for fixing day to take the
vote upon the subject OF basis under consideration
the other day. After the gentleman from Washington
(Mr. TRIGG) had submitted niotion-after an amend
ment to his resolution made By had been accepted
by him. and after the gentleman from Southampton
Mr.. RIDLEY had moved TO strike out Wednesday
aud insert Thursday" ain reported to have said Il,
follows
''Mr. LYNCH. Inow move to strike out Wednesday
and insert ThurSday." Ny only object is to give the
COLLEAGUES Of the gentleman (Nr BrEeEss) an oppurtu.
nifty to vote upon this question hope my friend from
Washington will accept the amendment it is but one
day longer than be has provided for in his resolution
yet, it will accomplish all We desire
did not make any such motion, sir l certainly did
not state that my only Oh ect to give the colleague
of the gentleman from southampton opportunity to
vote upon the question. did appeal to the gentcEau
from Washington to accept the amendment of the
gentleman from southampton, and / stated that two
1wo Of my colleagues absent, and if the amend
ment was accepted it would give them more time to
return here. hope the correction will be made.
The PRESIDENT. The reporter will make it right
THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
The Convention resumed the consideration in Commit
tee Of the Whole (Mr MILLER i'll the Chair OF the re-
port of the committee on the basis and appotionment
of representation
The CHAIR stated the question TO be on the pro-
position of the gentleman from Fauquer, (Mr Scorr)
Mr.. HUaTER In pursuance of the notice | gave
last night at the time the committee rose, beg leave
to prosecute the purpose then Indicated OF taking
appeal from the decision OF the chair in giving the floor
to my friend, the delegate from the city of Richmond
(Mr. SrASSARp) 1t is impressed strongly upon my
mind that from the facts Of the case, and what be-
licve be the parliamentary usage that was clearly
and strictly entitled to the floor. desire, therefore
withou. particle of feeling and protesting most EN-
phatically against any idea of mPugnng the motives
that led to the act of the gentleman who then tempo
rary occupied the chair to have the sense of the COM
nittee upon that question. l will not trust myself
with statement of the facts in regard to the matter
but will leave that to others am not aware of the
mode of determining question of that kind before the
committee learn it is within the scope OF parliamentary
law to entertain appel from the decision Of the
chair in giving the floor to any particular individual and
desire to exercise that right in order to determine the
question propretv Of action not proPriey OF motive
that led to the giving the floor to my friend from the
,;ty of Richmond, lMr STASSARp) ain sure IT is
scarcely necessary for to say that am prompted TO
his by desire 10 obtain the floor at this
ime may not even indicate the course shall pur-
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Mr.. FLOYD. offer the following resolution:
Resolucd That the committee appointed to examine
the report of the second auditor be authorized ap
point II clerk.
The question then takeu and the resolution was
not agreed To-
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table and the communication from Mr. brown Is stlg
matted as being piece of cool impudcnce under
andt to be but h5 reply .S5 II
!. cool mnudence think the country will pronounce
that Judgment Oh our CONDUCT
Mr. CHAMBERS. now renew my motion to lay
upon the table
The motion was lost
The PRESIDENT The question now recurs on the
motion to print.
Tho motion to print was agreed to-
EVENING SESSIONS.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG. ! move that when the
Convention adjourn it adjourn to meet this evening at
half past o'clock and from day to day until
otherwise ordered.
MIR. FISHER move that the Convention do now
adjourn
The motion was lost.
| The question was then taken on Mr. ARMSTRONG
resolution. and it was agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. ARMSTRONG the Committed thc'
adjourned.
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THURSDAY. .iDri{ II.
CLERK TO 4 COMMITTEE

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment
The journal of the preceding day was read and ap
nroycd
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TERMINATION TIL. nER,rr
Mr.. Chiffon. At the request Of sa,.r, ,,,,~,,,-
OF this body VINO desire TO he heard upon this Question
move to rescnd the order for taking the vote make
this motion not TO accommodate myself. for do mn,
expect to b. heard.
Mr. u. GARRETT. move That the Convention adj
journ
Mr.. Chiffon. have the floor TLuurn,er1
repeat, do not make this motion for any accolnmoda
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-12-11

The Reporter Of the proceedings of the leg
isature, in your paper Of the 9Th ult, in report
ing the action Of the House ON the bin dividing
tina State into Congressional districts. made use
of The following language:
"Mr Richardson offered am amendment so
that delegates from Washington to all regularly
called Conventions, in other Counties of the
same district, shall receive 10 cents a mile,
travel
As this report is calculated to give a wrong
Impression, deem il proper 10 say that of, r.
ed an amendment giving delegates from WASH
mglon County, ten cents a mile for actual travel
through the County Of Chntenden TO an such
conventions above named. took occasion TO
remind the House that there was high rance
of mountains lying between Washington and the
counties Of Addison, Rutland and Bennington
and that the most practicable route TO get to
those counties was through the county Of Chit
tendon-lhlt being the route on which the
members from those counties drew their mile
age.
Under this state of things, as an act of Justice
To the inhabitants of Washington county, did
offer an amendment giving them pay, not for
travel IN Other counties Of the same district, but
for travel while passing through the third dis
ulct To get into their oicR
by publishing this correction of the report
you will oblige your obt servant.
RODK. RICHARDSON.
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ofthe progress. operations and condition OF his
Department.
At The close Of the las, fiscal year. the length
of mail routes within the United States was
Ig6.2gO miles the annual transportation there
on 1920, 252 miles; and the annual Cost OF
such transportation e341l,'AA
The lenrth of the foreign mail routes Is esu-
mated a, $40 miles and the annual transpor-
por,ation thereon at 6l5,306 miles. The annual
cost of this serviccis : Az ~, of which iis-
Il 37 is paid by the Post Office Department and
81 .02325O is paid through the Navy Dcput-
mcnt
The annual transportation ritiiH Che United
States .eXcludug the service in California and
Oregon, which is now. for he iIrsi tune, report
ed and embraced in The tabular statements oi 'he
Department. exceeds that of ihc preceding ycar
6,l62 s55 miles. at the increased cost OF S3lS
no
The whsle number of post Offices in the Uni
ted States. ON the 3oth day Of June last was To-
7g6. There were i,6.i5 post offices established,
and 25G discontinued. during ihe year
The gross revenues OF the department for the
/ fiscal vear, including the appropriations FOR the
1 frouked matter of Congress, of the Departments,
and officers of Government, and excluding the
foreirn postagcs, collected for and payable 10.
the British Post Once, amounted % -6,1tG-
SOS IS
The expenditures for the same period loXclud-
ing s'l0599 49,, paid under on award of the
Auditor, in pursuance of o resolution n the last
Congress, for mani service on tho Ohio and
Mississippi rivers in 1882 and lc33, and ihe
amount paid TO the British post Office for foreign
hostages collected for and payable 10 that ofilcel
amounted TO $500 566 ~; leaving balance
Of revenue over the proper expenditures OF the
year Of e703299 So
The receipts for nostage7 during the ycnr ,cX-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-12-11
ARRIVAL oFLoUrs KossUTH
The Patriot ami Statesman, in The United
iSf0fgS

The Patriot ami Statesman, IN The United
STATES.
Kossuth, the illustrious Hungarian patriot and
leader, came passenger by the steamship Hum
hodt, which arrived at New Yorl, Yesterday
morning. He is accompanied by Madame Kos
suih, and N aud Madame Pulaski. Together with
his Aidc-dc-Camp, and Secretaries, in all thir-
teen persons
Kossurn's ARnivAL IN Nav YonK UAnBoR.
As the steamship Humboldt came up ,he
Bay. Koseuth WIS .llutcd by a discharge of 81
guns. which was returned on the part OF the
steamer. On DIS arrival at Staten lslnnd O.
large number of the people. Notwithstanding the
latenoss of the hour rushed down TO the dock To-
welcome him. liis fellow counirymen who have
been ior some time awaiting his arrival ion this
city-ile citizen soldiory and others present
seemed 20 be perfectly frantic with joy and
mlde the neuhh0tug shores re-ccho with their
shouts of admiration and delight
Rises prIoy Ar STATEN ISLAND
At ~ O'Clock. tha humboldt appeared OF the
quarantine station, oft Staten sl0ul. Her prose
cnce was announced by the firing of rocket
which was answered hy another from the shore.
The hungarian refugees came rushing down
from their quarters to lh2 station, ana under the
direction 81 hungarian artillery officer and by
the hands of Uunglruns themselves, tho FIRST STE
late welcoming h0ssuih t0 our shores was fred.
/ The boat Of the health officer DR.. Doanc, was
muned AMI as lt shot of, dag staff adorned
with che French. Hungarian, and American dag
was handed I'M winch f0atcd above. mti te
arrival OF the vessel AS the boat ncared t. tho
American dag was recognized by one of the P
songes, all of whom appeared to be up On
rcaching the deck the health officer proceeded
Immediately 10 the discharge ot us Official du-
ties after which ha entered the mann -doon. and
approaching hossuth, whom ha took hr both
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washsSr-l News.
The formal abstract Of sayings and doings ut
Washington is omitted this week. Cur last con
tanned the organization Of the Ilouse--locofoco
throughout. On the Saturday preceding the
meeting of Congress, the locos held a eau
Gus, and a resolution TO abide by the Com
promise measures was proposed, and laid on the
table whereupon few jealous Compromisers
Withdrew. The Wings met in caucus suisse
quenily. and being aprrzed Of the action Of
their opponents, il WAS suggested chat the adop-
ten Of Compromise resolution would be quite
polite. Accordingly resolution was offered,
embracing substantially the language Of the
President on this subject Nr. Scuddcr of Mas
snchusctts moved TO lay upon the table; lost,
by large minority. Thnd. Stevens wished to
amend cut of by the previous question. The
resolution was then adopted by large minority
of the members present said TO be Gfiy or sixty
in u)-when Mcssrs Scudder, Stevens. and a
few others withdrew Now for the results Of
this caucussng. The locos who agreed to ta-
BILE the Conpromise, roicd 10 nan Free soil
rnl'H of VI, Preston Hing, of n y. and
Rnnioil of Massachusetts, among the rest for q
Compromise Sgcot,r The Wings, on the other
hpnd who were for Compromise in the caucus.
maed Pon no5oay n the House, each member
voting for whom Dc pleased It has been said
that ihe . votes for Stanley embraced the en-
tire Webster party ~ the llouse-but the Boston
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-12-11

The Scaipd: Journal Of Health. adapted to
popular aud professional reading, and the ex-
posture of quackery. New York, quarterly, u
per year Edward II. Dixon, NJ. d., editor
and publisher.
The November number has been received, the
first Of the volume. We have not received a
single number Of the last volume, and do not
feel particularly bound to give any favor to DR.,
Dxon's Journal Of Health" Truth to speak,
though, It is the raciest thing published. That
II Is a real Journal of Health" We have no
more doubt than we have about that ancient if
not mialhble sayng-"l laugh and grow fat"
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40 slTuS kEPIH.
kossufh replied Oh Dis address as follows:
To 900. SIR, have bat simply 20 return my
Thanks. and through you 10 tnose who we've
pleased 10 send You ou so pleasant mission.
| hive simply % return my THINKS, because
you havn anticipated all those ieene8 which 10
wou'd have been my task TO eudeayor 90 nave
the people of the United States obum. u tho
sentiments You haye expressed are those of your
people, / have nothing 90 ask theu. / win az
most h1vo only 10 thank you for taa Recitation
Of tira sentiments.
Tic reception have already experienced PEE
leves Ec lrom much anxiety. lfilo doctrine of
nou-m.eWenucn Is understood us Won -fir then
the gem ron- gud efficient and at ta United
Safo- gained. We VIA have frir r'.rru %.
struggle which we have vet 10 fght aul that Is
AT which thc people of Hungary want.
/ honor your history. 10 be sun, there is
much likeness 'n our past struggle aud your 90
10us struggle for Independence, but there IS al-
$50 rreHt difference That difference is That
iu the stormy period of your revolution You act
/ friends. hlt Hungary di not. You met two
/ large fleets, auNAory troops arms, money and
/ ponce negotiating in your aid We ior-akcn
and alone, were abandoned hy the whole world.
But Wh1t 90 our past was wanting. we may vet
see bestowed upon our future. . here viii soon
/ be occasion and opportunity for it.. because feel
confident that one lost campaign does not over
throw n people bat often stimulates them 10
areater eyenions; and hope thai Hungary win
/ yct De ree l snll cling 20 my motto, which !
received rom leborcr at Maselies "thera is
no difficulty 10 him vino wills"
/ Ia remrd TO your rendered guard Of honor, !
viii mot request H. but will not decline. | feel
| honored by every mark Of attention, by every
/ token of Kindness the American people. Ac-
ccpi. sir, my best Wishes of your country's glory
and your personal happiness.
Kossu rms REPLY TO THE ADOPTED GERMANS.
kossuth was again addressed by Dr. Bruen-
! inghausen IN behalf Of the adopted citizens Of
the United States, 10 which Kossulh approprl-
ately replied in the German language.
| The following Is kossuth's second speech. in
reply 10 Dr. Brueninghausen, Surgeon of the
Staten Island Battalion. on behalf of the adopt
ed citizens Of the United States. Both the
speech and reply were in the German language
S,r-ln answer to your friendly welcome to
the land Of freedom, cannot deny thata glance
at the past, particularly at the last unfortunate
struggle Of Hungary, always brings painful re.