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A TTORNEY and Counsellor n Lag, and solicitor In
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The Legislature Of Michigan adjourned sine
die on Saturday, the 9Th instant. The railroad
bills, the new spportionmsnt BILL and other bills Of
Importance TO the State, failed 70 Pass
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WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDfTOR.
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LIBERALIST.

We DO not understand Liberalist as ques-
tioning the divinity of Christianity or as seri-
ously entertaining the idea that Mohammedan
civilization is better than Christian. He simply
meant to administer severe rebuke to a People
processing the Christian faith.-Ed Era.
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in the case of the Seminofes by any American
Of the wounded and the lamentations of those set
tiers who had lost husbands, parents, sons, or
brothers, in that bloody contest.
Strange to say, an English Minister, few days
since, stated in his place, in the House Of Com
mons, that the Cape colonists had been officially
notined that they must themselves defray the
charge Of this war. He must be mad. This Cape
IS :" Crown colony the colonists having neither
the power to make war; nor peace, nor even to
keep peace, when made, between Downing street
and their ugly neighbors. In fact, to talk to
them Of bearing the expense, is like using them
after the fashion Of William Iy's old tutor, who
kept boy to fog every time the Prince did any
thing naughty But England will have such
wars on her hands, as we must have them on ours,
until both Governments resort to the common
sense system Of savage frontier defence - to O
frontier militia, composed Of steady yeomanry,
knowing the country and the enemy, accimated
and competent TO use with skill the deadly rife.
We learn by the Africa's mails, that Russia
has suddenly changed her policy with reference
to the affairs Of Germany The Emperor Mich.
olas has certainly SIGHTED to Austria that she
must not presume to carry out her purpose Of in
Producing Hungary and her Italian provinces
INTO the German confederation. In 80 doing,
N,onoss appears to be favoring the cause and
policy OF Prussia. His word win prove all pow.
erIui doubtless; so We may expect TO learn by the
next arrival that the knottiest question aeitsted
80 fAr, at Dresden, Is settled The truth is, Rus
sia stands in dread Of democratic war Her
WY minister realizes that IL France and Eng
land take but single active step to carry out the
pnrport OF their joint protest against the policy
OF austria, they will be- forced TO stand on nonulc.
rlGn's TOT their Justification; and, in 80 doing,
breasts Of almost every soldier armed BY the All.
solutists for their own defence
The policy Of Russia, in this matter. 10 plain
indeed Nicholas 10 bent on the resstablishmenl
OF Absolutism firmly and permanently all around
him, BY way Of insuring bis own throne TO bis
heirs for as long time IS possible He knows |
that general, or even Q considerable ocntinsp. |
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The committee appointed by the Senate to in
vestgate the conduct Of the sheriff and other OFF,
GERS, relative to serving the warrant upon Sims,
met this morning The sheriff testified that the
marshal refused TO allow the warrants to be served
except by force. The mayor testified that the
city police were employed in maintaining order,
and not In guarding Sims, and that the military
had been called upon to assist In preserving peace
He refused TO answer, when asked IL the latter
were to escort Sims TO the cars.
In the House, this morning, Mr.. Curtis Of Bos-
ton moved that the Judiciary Committee inquire
whether the Senate, In appointing the investi-
eating committee, had not violated the privileges
Of the House.
Mr.. Cushing sustained the motion, and 10 Is
still under discussion when this dispatch IL closed
FIFTH DISPATCH.
Further Account Of the Proceedings before Judge
Woodbury. Marshal Tuksys Statement 10 the sem
ste-The Excitement, Ae.
Bosros, Aprl II, ~ p, M.
The Aabsas eorpw case came up before Judge
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DEAR SIR This has been great day for Santa
Fe and New Mexico The Inauguration ceremo-
MES of Governor Calhoun have just closed, with
its concOmitant explosions of gunpowder, cham
payne bottles, and noisy patriotism. The day it
selfis bright and glorious one, and, if believed
in Omens of that kind, should say that it augured
bright future destiny for the Territory. God
grant it may be so, and that an overruling Provi-
dence may dispel every cloud that would cast a
shadow of gloomeyer our future, and make it as
resplendently glorious as this day that now smiles
upon its beginning.
The procession was formed at twelve o'clock,
NJ, at the residence of Governor Calhoun, in the
following order, to wit
Music and Escort Of Honor.
H.
Gov J. s. Calhoun and Ex-Gov. Monroe
Ill.
Hon. Chief Justice, J Houghton.
Nv.
Hon H. N. Smith, Secretary of the Territory /;
and Hon. Donaciana Vigil, Ex-Secre-
tary of the Territory.
v.
Territorial and County Officers.
vi.
The Clergy.
VII.
The Bar.
VIII.
Committee of Arrangements.
TX
Officers of the Army.
X
Citizens generally.
XII.
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THE TRANSATLANTIC WORLD.

England has war with fierce savages her
hands-The transfer Of territory from aboriginal to
civilized occupation should never be regretted
Engiands system In this connection Is worse than
eurs-This English war likely 10 be most harassing
and vexatious-It Is to be "A second Florida War
VIII the English press denounce IL, ms they de-
houneed ours'-A sketch Of this war far IL
has yet progressed-The English cry aloud for CAT
fire ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS doth England and the
United States want for savage frontier defence
Russia interposes 10 prevent the contamination of
Austrias schemes-Russia fears a Coniine tai wa r.
In which France and England shall fight for con.
situtional libcriy-Iier diplomacy must fail to pre-
vent the eventual occurrence OF such a Wharf.-The
inevitable destiny of affairs In England and
France-How Lord John Russell came TO carry his
Ecclesiastical Titles bill
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Var!

The long-talked-ef difficulty I'D.
tween the United State ) and Great
Britain, in regard to Cent fal| America
remains unadjusted; and in view d
this, a resolution of enqul Try has beet
offered in the Senate of tie United
States, respecting BIRTHS arrogance
in that country. Upon his subject
we take the following from the Nash+
willie Union:
There seems TO be Q, difficulty brewing bet
tween tho United States and Cheat Britain III
-regart % Central America, mol withsanding
The Clayton treaty. Of which 81 rluch woS
said a, ne time it was entered into. Gen!
Shields hastofTcred, in the Sen les a resolu I
ZION Of inquiry respecting i}sll interler-
ence IN that coGAtry We jbinI with hid
Washflgton Union in The hopeb that this IS
the initiation to complete marlborough in1
yestigation Of The whole subject. From thcI
ARTICLE in the Union 10 which Vel alluSde, il
would seem tha, none Of The dbjdcts Of thai
treaty have been obtained. England hasI
not abandoned any Of her pr elansions orr
schrnses IN relation 10 the Mos bu1to King
dom, or the Nicaragua Repu4lid. "The
English flag, il would seem, siiH floats over
house at the pori Of Ska Juan;
;he English consul is still so e Ilaw-giverI
and law -execulor; an English vtssbc! of " ar
sill guards the horbor." Thil IS certainly
NOT what wis anticipated when Ii treaty was
made, or rather promulgated. W hat may
have been the secret stippIal;o Is If any,
between the high contracting pjrIios. is on
known. Why Grca, Briiaii, sh build condn-
ue ,pect as if no such treaty s,Epulatons
had even been made, passes d ar compre-
hension. They certainly canfot suppose
that even wing administration though i'll
does contain Tom Corwin as one Of itsI
permit solemn treaty to be
violated with iinpunisy. II is high lime The
matter were looked into. and we are glad 10
see this movement Of Gen. Shidlds.
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Turnpike to Huntsville,

There is a feeling rife in Madison
County, Alabama, in favor Of eom-
mencing the construction of a Turn-
pike ROAD from Huntsville to this
place. A charter was era nted fol
that purpose a year or two since
The Huntsville papers are ehdeavof-
ing to arouse the people to the I'M
portance Of building a turnpike road
from Huntsville to Elkton in Giles
county, Tenn. These proEeinents
with their contemplated rail read to
Memphis, will, when compile led, con
duce more to the up uildihg Of
Huntsville and the farming interest
il. North Alabama, than I'll e same
amount Of money expended in any
other way.
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224259 26ash q

Tho decrease5notic4 4 in Campbell
Claiborne, and HawkilE was c;rliseE
by taking off portions o tn se coud
ties and attaching theln To the net
counties Of Scott and 4 Hancock.
Ther returns make the total poplI
lation of Eas Tennessee 262,31a
in 1910 the population Eas 22## ,259
showing an increase of 3S,053.- +
En- / total number of slaves in Ea4
Tohnesse I in 1910, wasl 18TH; il
1850, it was 22,26O, Bein 3 an ii
crease Of 1916. THO II lumber )
deaths in East Tennessee durinE
the year ending June l st 1850, wd
2,1O9, being one in something les
than ore hundred and twenty of tH
entire population.
The returns Of Middlf Tennessee
which we published a week or tWI
since-and those of Ea4 It Tennessee
added together, show a b aggrega4
increase, since 1910, Of onF huhdrcI
ind .fou~ thousand and Aceaty-mae.
The full returns for West Tcnnes
see have not been reeei1 ted; we, shal
lay them before our read ers, as SCOT
as they come to hand.
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I Upon the subject of the right

"a Upon the subject Of the right
Of q State to secede from the Union,
the Huntsville Democrat says he had
about as soon doubt the right Of a
man to peaceably retire from a house
on fire, as to doubt the right of a
State to secede, OF in other words,
peaceably retire fro m q political fabric
burning with the lurid flames Of a
ruthless fan4ticism, and already top
ping to its fall, provided there is no.
constitutional engine sufficient to
qucnch the flame, Or power adequate
to sustain the fabric in its pristine
integrity and glory
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Bqnh'ag lm Aem Kork.-The re-
Gel at annual report of the comptroller
ofthe State of New York, states that
TIL ere has not been single bank
failure within the year, and that the
currency is sound. The banking
business under the general banking
law is incre4sins the whole number
being one hundred and thirty-six,
VIZ: banking associations, seTenty-
one; and individual bankers, sixty
five. The whole amount of notes is
sued to these bankers, outstanding
on the1 Of December, 1850, was
81 4,293,ll5. Forthe redemption of
this, secur titles are deposited and held
in trust by the comptroller to the
amount of S14,S23,O85. These Sc
curities are in part made up ofb9nds
and mortgages, as well ass bonds of
Michigan, Arkansas, Indi-
ana and Alabama, but the greater
portion is in New York and United
States stocks. A movement has
bee n made in the Legislature to al
low the comptroller to receive as
securities on notes for circulation the
stocks Of cities and Incorporated
towns. Should every kind Of stock
be received as basis for notes of
circulation, the system will soon ex-
plode. a
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g5@The prplimina nv stems. ",

BThe preliminary steps were
taken in Huntsville on the first
Monday Of this month to organize
in Madison county, an association
styled sThe Madison county South
ern Rights ASSOCIATE on. !" This move
ment is regarded by It's friends as
patriotic, conservative and eminently
Southern. The Democrat says the
of the South and the res
toration and preservation of the
Constitutional Union Of our fathers
depends on the union Of the South;
and there can be no union, no CON
certed and effective action, without
organization, to acf lnplish which, he
insists, that county associations arc
best calculated to attain that end
Without more information on the sub
jectweare unableto determineto what
4 xtent the Democrat is CO rect, but
We presume his next number viii
contain the constitution Of their as
ISOLATION, BY which, doubtless fur
fller light will be dispensed relative
to the importance Of such Southern
Organizations.