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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-07-28
Connection with Philadelphia.


We can assure our neighbor that he viii
always find us putting forth our best efforts,
not to be left behind himself OF any one else
in the advocacy of any project that promises
a chance of connecting our thriving young
city with her older and wealthier sisters on
the Atlantic coast. In our structures upon
his article on the subject, our only object was
to correct what we regarded as an oversight,
in neglecting to mention the probability Of
our not having an entire monopoly Of the
business from the southwest by the Lezing-
ton and Maysvilleroad. z
When the railroad is completed from Chill
licothe to Belpre or Marietta, and the Hemp
field branch Of the Pennsylvania central road
from Hempfeld to Wheeling which by the
way is most important one and is under the
superintendent Of that accomplished engi-
.neer, Chas. Ellet-shall be in operation, we
have no doubt that very considerable access
ion Of business will be derived to ourroad
from the southwest. And particularly, il
we can BY some improvements in steam pack
cts make the distance from Maysyille here in
about three hours, which from information,
furnished us by friend day or two since,
is by no means an improbable achievement.
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State Nominations,

We notice that, in various parts of the
State, expressions Of preference for men to
fill the various State officers have been made
public and several tickets have been formed,
as suitable ones for nomination. We are
pleased to see on large majority OF these
the names of ALLEN G. THURMAN, for one
of the Supreme Judges, and G. w. MANY
PENNY es one Of the Members Of the Board
of Public Works. There are few better
lawyers in the State than Mr.. Thurman, and
none who would do more honor to the Su-
preme Bench. The law in regard to the
Virginia military land titles, which has been
the fruitful source of much litigation, is
thoroughly understood by Mr.. Thurman and
this cannot be said Of many Of the best law
yers in the State.
Mr.. Manypenny, during the time he has
been in the Board has been indefatigable in
becoming acquitted with the operation Of
our public works and has proved himselft to
be capable and energetic officer.
There never was time when greater care
was necessary in the selection Of candidates,
and we trust the Convention will act in a
spirit Of liberality and select no man who is
not well qualified to fill the office assigned
him. We have faith to believe they will do
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NUMBER II.
From California.

Dates from San francisco to the l4th
June have been received, which REPRESENT
business as duh, and the markets overstocked
With all kinds Of products. -,
McManus, one of the Irish patfiots, had
escaped from New South Wales and arrived
at San Francisco, where he was warmly re-
ceived. sgss s
Gen. Lane has besh elected 10 Congress
from Oregon.
The miscreanis who we're, concerned i'd
the murder in Chagres River were shot al
Panama on the Both ult. The u. s, siodp
Of war Vandalia, Com. Gardener. Was al
San Diego oh the l7th June, Five men
were drowned al San Pueblo; one was DR..
Reuben knox, Of st. Louis; another, james
+. Graham, of North Carolina, nephew 81
the Secretary of the Navy.
Gen. Moreheads expedition. reduced ID
45 men, left San Diego on the lltb May
Their destination unknown. The boilers Of
steamboat exploded on The 4lb June, oil "a
passage down from Sacramento, RilliBg two
and Younding several very seriously. Capt.
Jas. Everson was drowned In Toulanic rivef:
Such had been the increase OF crime in San
Francisco, and SO inadequate the courts and
police 10 secure the punishment OF foffeddefs,
that toluhteef company OF neat 200 citi.
zets had beef formed. II was this commit.
tee, numbering sotne of the first citizens Of
San Francisco, which directed the death of
and executed John Jehkihs. Sydhey con-
yict. on the 10th. The oolice made avery
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The whig Party.

The ". Y Mirror (Whig,) in commenting
on the nomination Of Gen. ScurT by the Wings
of some Of the States. thus talks:--
"We do not hesitate TO hazard the assertion
that the Wings stand no chance Of success on
the old party platforms, Gen, Taylor never
could have been elected as an ultra Whig.'--
The victory in I845 was won by the aid OF
sllies, who rushed from the ranks Of Conserva-
tives, Democrats and Independents, and rallied
under the Rough and Ready banner. The
statement, that without such reInfofcements
the Wings would have been defeated, Is read
lily demonstnbIe; and they who deny Il are
Wilfully blind to the iac.. Is the Wing party
more numerous, more united, more Efficient to-
day, than Il was three years agof Let the
sectional divisions which have every where
rent is ranks asunder, answer.
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Most Unkind.

The Dayton Gazette has been trying to dig
up the late Gov. Johnson from the 'ashes OF
despair in order to reproach the wings Of
Hamilton County for ineficiency-for prom
Using largely and performing meagerly. The
Gazette, too, in doing this act, had the cruel
tyto say that Mr.. Johnson's defeat was to be
lain at the wbig doors here, and that his OBJ
security since, in consequence, has been so
profound that it has heard of him but barely
once, and then he was writing puf-a kind
of scmi-c6fcial nlessage-on some cakes of
shauing soap The editor who would do
that thing should have his head comJtd, and
we'll lathered to-boot! 1t was bdrbcr-ousI
Gin. Eng.
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Growth Of the United states.

From tabular statement given by MI
Webster in his speech, at The laying Of tia
corner stone of the new extension OF the
Capitol, at Washington, we make the follow.
ing extracts:
The number Of the States has increased;
since 1893, from Is TO to 81 the population
from 3,929, 1923 TO 23,267 .49S; the popula-
ton Of Boston flom 1908 to l36. sri New
York from 80, l2l to sos, ,567; Philadelphia
from 42,520 10 409,04c and several Other
cities almost in the same proportion ;amouut
of receipts into the treasury from S5 ,720, ,575
to $43, la ,s48; amount of imports from
81 100000 10 $4,000, 900 of exports, from
26, ,000, 900 to l52,00O,O00 number Of post
Offices from 200 to 81 ,55l amount of rreye.
nue. from post-office Sl04, TAT TO S5, ,592, ,9Tll
At that time there was neither canal, rail-
road, nor Telegraph line, nor for long time
after. Now, there are 8, 500 miles OF ailroad
in operation and more than as much mote
projected, and 10000 miles OF telegraph
wire.
What other country can now, OF eyet
could show such an astonishing increase, and
this is almost wholly owing to the benii-
cent influences Of her free institutions.
From the same speech we extract the fot.
lowing eloquent rebuke Of abolition fanati.
cism and secessional disunion.
Fellow-citizehs, we must sometim be
tolerant to folly, and patient al the sight Of
the extreme waywardness of men; bdt
confess that when reflect oh the renowi OF
our past history, on our present pros perity
and greatness. and on what the future hath
yet 10 unfold, and when see that there are
uien who can find in all this nothing good,
nothing valuable, nothing truly glorious, l
feel that all their reason has fed away FROM
them, and left the entire control ovef ttieit
judgment and their actions IL Insane folly
and fanaticism; and more than all fellow
citizens, If the purposes oI fanatics aid dis.
unlonists should be accomplished, the patrii.
otic and ntelligent Of our generation would
seek to side themselves from the scorn Of the
world; and go about to find dishonofable
graves.
Fellow-citizens, take Courage be Of good
cher. We shall come TO no such ignoble
end. We shall live, and not die. During
the period allotted TO our several lives, we
shall continue TO rejoice in the return Of this
anniversary. The iil-onrened sounds OF "a.
naticisn will be hushed; the chastity spec
tres Of secession and disanion will disa ppeaf;
and the enemies Of united constitutional
liberty, If their hatred cannot lie appeased,
may prepare to scar their eSe-bals as they
behold the steady flight Of the American
eagle on his Furnished wings for years and
years 10 come.
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Galphin No. 9.

s The Grand Jury who have been sitting at
Washington, investigating the grounds upon
which the Gardiners obtained the amount Of
their claim, found true bill on Thursday
last against George A. 81. Carols Gardiner
for obtahaing money fraudulently from the
Mexican Commission On the day following
]. Carols Gardiner was brought before Judge
Crawford, and admission to bail was asked
by Messrs. Carlisle and Bradley, his counsel.
The districtattorney contendea for bail to
the amount Of $4,000. This was resisted
By ME. Carlisle as exorbitant. The court
fixed the bail at $4,000, which was given.
ID. Thos. H. Miller became his sufety, and
Gardiner was liberated. George A. Gardi-
Inefis in Europe. An Indictment was
tals6 found against Mears for presenting false
papers.
Gardiner, 1t will be remembered, received
about 100000 of the award Of the Mexican
Commission, Corcoran and Riggs, and the
agents for prosecuting the claim receiving
the balance, over 100000 more. 1t is said
that Gardiner confessed to Mr. Porte, the
French Tobaconist at Jalapa, whose claim
for losses led Monsieur Poussin to commit
4 diplomatic faa1 pas two years since, thai
his claim was all pretence, and that the evi-
dence upon which it was to be allowed was
fabricated.
In relation to DR.. G.'s losses, the N. O.
Crescent of the 18th, contains the following
If any evidence be wanted at Washington
of the extent of this DR.. GARDENERS losses ir
San Louis Potosi, or in Mexico. there are per
sons here who knew his daily employment
in both places. He was an itinerant dentis
and quack doctor, whose wits were hardly
equal to the procurement Of his daily bread
When his purse was low, and the practice o
his profession improbable, he did not hesi
tate-it is sdid-to put on buskin in pan
tomime to gain half an ounce. If he evel
possessed silver mine, or an interest in ont
to the extent of hundred dollars, it wai
never known to his intimate acquaintance
in Mexico. If he ever imagined himself thu
possessor Of silver mine, it was discovered
and worked in the Doctors widest midnigh
dream, and its revenues could never have
been very substantial, for they never visibly
extended his purse or increased his resources
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General Lane.

We are pleased to learn that this brave
soldier and popular man has been elected del
egate to Congress from the Territory of Ore
gon. The unwise step of removing him
from the Goyernorship of that territory, by
Gen. Taylor, may be found in the end to be
the means of his political advancement.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-07-28
Hellish Outrage.

A despatch from Rochester, N. Y, states
that gentleman and lady of good standing
were last Saturday married at Palmyra, and
proceeded TO their place of residence. On
the night following their wedding, six young
men went to the house occupied by the
couple alone, seized the man, held him,
while each in turn violated his wife. After
this fiendish act the scoundrels fed. Some
of them have since been arrested.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-07-28
Thursday July "a, 1851.
Die or Resign.

Secretary Corwin, now absent from his
post with majority Of Mr.. Fillmores Cab
met, and until lately, Mr.. Fillmore himself
has been telling to some Of his friends, with
great gusto story about putting the T'essu-
ry Department to rights. The story isabout
this ~,
He representative trust that Mr.. Mere
dith viii see the representation that when
he went into the Treasury Department he
found everything in the utmost Confusion,
that the clerks were sick half their time, tc.,
that he (Mr. Corwin) undertook to pioscEihe
some sanitary regulations for the bench \ Of
the Treasury department, by issuing all order
that any clerk who was sick for a given time
should have bis pay reduced accordinel 4
he was sick beyond a week, be should be
required to dieor resign. MI. Cotwin adds
that this order has had most salutary effect,
and that the clerks in the Treasury Depart
ment are now as healthy as any men to
be found.
1t is said that Mr.. Cor1Oin has been absent
from his post great part Of the time since
he went into the Cabinet, on the plea Of
sickness, and we don't see why the same law
would not have most salutary effect on the
Secretary himself, and in fact, all the mem
bers of the Cabinet. We do not believe il
is right to prescribe a rule which the one
who makes it will not be guided by. About
three -fourths of the instructions, &C., ema.
mating from the Treasury Department have
been signed by Mr.. Hodge and not by Mr.
Corwin, yet he has not refused any part o.
his salary, resigned nor died. Mr.. Corwin is
now in this State, probably to assist in The
present campaign. Mr.. Crittenden is absent
from his post, canvass being in blast ir
Kentucky. Daniel Webster has been ma
king speeches at Capon springs. Mr.. Fill
more, Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Stuart have just re
turned to Washington from Eastern Virgin
ia; Messrs. Fillmore, Webster, Crittenden
Graham and Hall, were but recently in New
York on the eve of the $9,OOO,OO0 election
land Mr.. Webster is about to start on a voy'
age to Europe. This, too, after having 81
much abuse from certain quarters about "trav
cling Cabinets"
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A Case Of Conscience.

DR.. B., Of FraEklin county, W., tellsG
good story Of d case Of conscience thatoccuf-
red In his practice, several years ago. The
wife Of Baptist deacon. (whom. for the
purpose Of the anecdote, we shall call Mrs:
Cushman,) dislocated her arm by fall, and
the doctor was sent for, and came, with al
convenient dispatch, and put the matter I" to
rights" Presently, after the operation was
over, the lady was seized with faint tusny
and beckoned to her husband for assistance.
The deacon was a man Of slow motion, slow
OF speech, and rather slow in point OF intel.
lect. He was a strict "tempeFauce man |"
and consciertious in this and every thing
else to the last degree. Being never quite
sure that be was right" be naturally feared
to ego ahead. In the present emergency:
he went into the room where the doctos was
sitting, and addressed him, in q SLOW and
measured tone, as follows: " Doctor b.
you are doubtless aware Of the principles
which Mrs Cushmar aud myself profess IN
regard to the nse Of intoxicating drinks m
any form whatever. Now, Doctor, ! wish
to put it 10 your conscience as Christian
physician, whetherit would be in any mani
ner culpable, In case Mrs. Cushman weis
afflicted with iaihtnes3, II shodld 90 iar de-
viate from our habitual fule as 10 hold a
bottle of cdmpAor to Mrs. CiiskmaHs noseps :
The doctor rushed into the lady's apartment
and found his patient had hot waited tlln
issue Of the deaconfs casuistfy, but had Eiil}
"gone off in a lainting fit. The deeiI
take your conscience s1id TIE doctor, hsIf
angry end half inclined 10 X - on 2 himself
ina ft OF laughter. "The desil take your
doubts, sir-<ifi q case Ike lhis, one scIupls
ofcamphor Is worth twenty scmplss cf con-
science. Boston Post,
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Riof al the Yirginia TunneI.

The Fellowsyille, Va, Democrat says that
on Wednesday last, party of 70 Irish labor
ers, Fairdowns, made an attack upon the Con-
naught men.. near Gregville, in that county while
in their beds. Every shanty on Section so was
attacked, and all who did not effect their es-
cape were more or less beaten, and twenty or
more seriously injured.
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Another Murder.

On Wednesday of last week, John S.Worm-
ley of Chesterfield county, Va, deliberately
shot his son-in-law, Anthony s. Robiou, in the
of the Black Heth Pitts. They
had been at variance for sometime previous
Wormley was lawyer, and Robiou had.been
formerly deputy sheriff of the county and was
man of wealth.
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Another Fire i'm CircIeviIle.

Two large stables Of the American Hotel,
in Circleyille, were destroyed BY fire, on
Saturday morning. A fine horse was alsu
consumed, together with several tons Of hay,
some grain, a SET Of harness, saddle and
bride. A young man named Hutchinson
was arrested on suspicion Of having set fire
to the building.
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Postage to California and Oregon.

NVstaB9 " CaiiiOfhi" anu OIesoH'
We have been informed by our Postmaster
that the rates ofpostage on letters to Califor-
MIA and Oregon, (the distance being over
5000 miles,) is sir csnts prepaid, and ten
cents unpaid. On newspapers and other
printed matter sent to California or Oregon,
the domestic rates also of course apply.
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Railroad Ronte Ea.t.

The MArthur Republican says that the
Engineers are yet trying to find a practica-
bic route over Browns Hill" and conf
IDENTIFY hopes that, upon the thorough exam
nation they are now giving the work, a
practicable route may be found through that
town, making the line some three miles
shorter than a more southerly one. This. il
says, will benefta large portion Of the coun-
try, who really wish to push forward the
work, and win strike the coal at as iavora-
able point as upon any other Of the pro-
posed routes.
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gT A dispatch from New Orleans states that
the parties engaged in the late duel, by which
J. W. Frost, editor of the Crescent, was killed,
have been indicted for murder. The cause Of
the duel was political quarrel.
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ar- The Maysville Post Boy says that
Mt. M. Shea, Of that city, has perfected a
machine of his own invention for cutting
screws and nuts, they are said to be superior
to those cut with the common die. A pat
ent will be secured Immediately and the ma
chine opened for inspection.
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WiscoEsN-A law has passed the legis-
laturcof Wisconsin, limiting the rate Of in
terest 10 12 per cent. per annum, and pro-
bibiting, by severe penalties, the taking Of a
larger rate.
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ssrere GaIe..Mnn Killed.

n A severe gale, in Maysville, on Wednes.
day afternoon, blew down one end ofa brick
house in the course OF erection, crushing to
death young man named Peter Groves, a
bfick-mason from CirclevilIe. eess
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WEIrH % SoUTH CARoLIEA.--The entire
taxable capital is $143.1 ,946, Of which slaves
at three hundred dollars each, constitutes S109,-
S45,60S. The State tax fcr 1850 was $685.
907 80, and Of this the slaves paid s2O4,lif,-
co
AT this rate the wealth Of the whole State
i not equalto the value Of Hamilton county,
Ohio, alone.
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A chap down east has invented machine
to make pumpkin pies, II Is driven BY the
force ofciIculaslaHces. p
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JuliuS can you teIIihe how Adam cot oui Of
the garden Of EdenP
Wen. I suppose he eiumb over the fence
NO that amt IL
Well he borrowed whseI-banow and
walked Ouky .i ~ ,,,gSls
No. =.
4 gite itap, then.s ~ s'ss: + y q
ne cot mdked oni.' ifsni
That Higsa's wit ought 70 DO hidden with 4
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0zF- By the law Of Flsnce. no priest, d.
sol pOr attorney ) allowed p Sccept dcs,h,
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" The corn crop cf Tezns has entirely fsil-
ed. ,s
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-16

Bp ana ctth me adrice and consent If tie senate.
Robert =. schspok, of Ohio to be Envoy Extraordi@
nary and Minister Plenipotentsry t. the govern
tf Brazil.
John D. Kerr, Of Maryland, to be Charge IA rairss
OF the nitcd States to the OF Nicaragua
felverion L King Of Georgia TO be Charge Adairec
OF the United States to New Ora nada.
Franklin II. Cieck OF Loui,iana tie b. Secretary to
the Legation Of III = United States In prazI
Samuel q. Goodrich OF New York. to bs Consul OF
the United states ct Paris In France in place Of Ro-
bert Walsb, resigned
John Hosard Payne to be Consul at Turis
william Allen. of Missouri, to be Secretary a. the
Territory Of New Mexico
Elias r West Of sew Mexico. to be Attorney OF the
United states for the territory Of New Mexico.
Jesse Turner OF Arkanss TO be District ATTORNEY Of
the United States for TIE western disria, Of Arhansa
George Knox, of hrsspfas, to be Marshal OF the
United statesfor the weeterp district ~ Arkausss
John jones of New Mexico, 20 be Marshal OF the
United statesfor the territory OF New Mexico
OFftCrRs ~ THr CusroMs --ClILrtronr william
Henry Russell for the district of Monterey CALIFORNIA;
jesse Hsmbleton. for the district Of e.cramento
Cslifor MIA Colin wi.on, Tor the di,trict Of Umoana
0rtson simp,on L Moses for the district Of Puests
Sound, Oregon.
gsUE,YoEs Robert Goodwin for tn. port Of Beverly
Mas; EdssTd o. Wefd, tor the port Of jackson Vile
Worth Carolinai Jesse Thomas Tor the port Of Nash
vile, Tenn Tobias Wolf for the port Of Memphis,
Tenn VIM. Brown, for the port Of Evansville. fnd
Frederick Bslden, for thu pert Of Corpus Christi
Texas hasuel Harfis for the port Of yeiasoo Texas
samuel Barney Tor the port Of Santa Barbara Csor-
MA george r. Ntweil for the port 81 Pacids yity.
oregon; AlonEo Leland. for the port of mhwankIs
oregon.
Arrn,sfR- George Pebdlston for the port Of sar
Ftsneitco California
APrssr,Rs ar lasaE-Chsrles Bradley Of Mesa
chusstts; Matthias %. Edgar. Of New York; John 4
Riddle, Of Pennsylvania Hugh w. Evans, OF Mary
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We learn from Washington, that the Secretary
Of the Interior does not consider that the law il
stands, in regard TO bounty land warrants, au-
tAorizes the assignment of those documents; and
gays that he cannot go into the intention of men,
bers of Congress in pass ne that law, but must
take il as it is This will be disagreeable inteli-
gence 10 the numerous gentlemen who were in
hopes of specializing In these warrants.
From Ohio we are informed that Benjamin
Wade, whig, has been elected TO the United States
Senate for six years.
There is some probability that the militia training
system will be abolished bill to that effect having
passed the Senate of this Stat Ii is proposed TO
pay the uniformed companies, and to do away with
general training altogether. We think 1t likely
that this measure will be passed by the other
branch of the Legislature, and become law. The
abolition of training would certainly be received
with great satisfaction by the public at large, espe
cially in this city, where it is farce that few wish
70 indulge in.
great number of bills passed the Assembly,
some OF which possessed of little interest TO
. large portion of the inhabitants OF this city.