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CLEax's orrlcE OF HOUSE, OF Rrp's. U. s

CLERK's OrricE OF HOUSE OF Rxp's, U. S.
April S. 1851.
Il this Office, until the 4th day Of May next. for
tho delivery at the Capitol Of two hundred and fifty
tons Of the best anthracite COAL 70 be broken into
lamps Of about the size Of fourteen pound weight;
the same to be- deposited in the vaults Of the Cspi.
tol, free from fine particles or dust Also, for two
hundred and fifty cords OF best quality seasoned
hickory wood; twenty cords TO be sawed in four
be delivered, sawed and slowed away in the vaults
on or before the first day Of Jolly ensuing.
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Clerk House of Representatives, u. s.
April 7-dt4thMayf
CANrON MATrING.-Just received, at the
~ Furniture Dry Goods Warerooms Of the SUBJ
scribers, Pennsylvania avenue, door east of 9th
street, fresh supply of superior Gowqua Mat
tngs, in all Widths both colored and white. These
msttings arc very heavy, and We think the best in
the city.
Also, a fresh supply of floor Oil Cloths, at low
Ap 5-costif CLAGETT1& & DODsoN.
CPLENDID WILTON CARPETs.-we res
- pectfully invite the attention of any who may
wish 10 furnish themselves with fine carpets to two
of the most superb ones offered for sale in this
city. They are both made up ready for use, each
% by 20 feet square. They will be sold bargain,
If soon applied for. They are both perfectly new,
and are on commission.
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE, No. 301-l2k cts.
CONTENTS.
/. Ncandcr.--Norh British Rsrieto.
2. Origin Of tho Crystal Palace.--Household
Words.
,. Hildreth's History of the United States.-Ne,O
York Tribune.
4. Pianist and Patriot.-Bsatley's Miscellany.
s. Authors of Janc Eyre" ctc.--duten9um.
6. Gabrielle; or, the Sisters.--Frdx1's Magd-
zine.
7. Young's Berangcr. Sharpe's Magazine.
SHonT ARTICLES: French Communism I; No moro
Corns; George Thomson Sierra Leone and the
Gambia British and American Steamers; Change
Of Climate in New Zealand Rambles beyond Rail-
ways
PoEray Young's Berangcr; The Ladder.
NEw Books AND REPRISTs.
A new volume has just commenced.
wAsMISoroN. December q, l845.
or all the Periodical Journals devoted to Litcra
ture and Science which abound in Europe and in
this country this has appeared to me to be the most
useful. II contains, indeed the exposition only OF
the current literature of the English language, but
this. by its immense extent and comprehension, in
cludcs n portraiturc Of the human mind in tho ut
most expansion ofthc present age:
Published weekly at Sc year, by
T.. LlTTELL & Co., Boston.
And sold by JOS. SHiLLINGTON,
Ap 5-dtrw&wlw corner Pa. av. and a ct
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AMxRicA AND AUsTRIA.--A communication from
Vienna, under dato OF March 2lst, which appears
in the English papers, says;
"The American charge d'afTaircs, Mr.. McCurdy,
accompanied by two attaches, arrived here a few
days since, and has been very favorably received
by Prince Schwartxcnburg The affair of MIR.
Dudley Mann appears TO have been satisfactorily
explained, but believe Mr.. Mann was really
despatched to Hungary, that in case she should as
sert her independence, America might be the first
TO acknowledge il. He had not, however, any au-
thority TO assist directly indirectly in tho strug
gle. 1t in fortunate, moreover, that he did not
take any steps in the matter, or even proceed to
hungary; for a. affairs turned he might have met
with an unpleasant reception. His imperial high
moss tho archduke Ferdinand Max will leave vi.
emma this afternoon for Trieste, whence he will
start on his ng-projectcd voyage to America.
The emperor, his brother, will accompany him 70
Trieste; 90 suppose we may consider that Aus
] tris and tho United States are shaking hands,"
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ron NORFOLK.

b The Steamer OSCEOLA, hav-
9ersetE5 ing undergone thorough repairs,
- will resume her trips to the above
place. leaving Washington every "Wednesday and
at 8 O'Clock. .. M; returning, leave
Norfolk every Monday and Thursday. at o'clock,
P. m. Touching. going and returning, at Cone
signals or to land.
Passage and fare, $5.
ApI IStf JAS. MITCHELL, Capt.
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NAvAL.-Thc Norfolk Beacon says that Lieut..
Wait was sentenced, by the court martial which
comfy sat on board the U. s. ship Pennsylvania, to
be dismissed from the service. The sentence has,
we learn, been commuted by the President TO
twelve months suspension without pay.
Lieut.. Strickland, Of the U. 8. Marine Corps, was
also sentenced to be cashiercd, and his sentence
has been commuted by the President TO twelve
months' suspension without pay.
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NTOTICE.-A CERTIFICATE Of black lettcrcd
1Nrcgstcrcd debt. issued by the United statcstrc
sury oGcorge Tapscot. for ninety three dolarsand
seventy four cents, in lieu Of aquarermastcr cer
tifcatc given 70 him by Thomas II. Drew, assistant
quartcrmastcr general, Virginia. has been lost.
Payment for tho same will be demanded OF the
United States treasury. in Elk weeks from date, by
the administrator Of George Tapscot, deceased.
GEORGE c. THOMAS.
Attorney for Administrator.
Feb 2S-triw6w
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CuRIous SurcIDE.-The New Orleans Bulletin, Of
the lst instant, contains the following:
CA Frenchman, named Chas. Roussell, tailor
by trade, who kept shop No. st. Charles street,
committed suicide yesterday, in a manner equally
strange and horrible. II is said that he and his
wife had lived very unhappily together for some
time. and yesterday he proposed to her that they
should put an end to themselves. Sheaccorded with
his views, and went to apothecary's and pro-
cured arsenic. She divided the deadly drug into
equal portions, and put them with water into two
tumblers, Offering Rousscll and keeping the
other for herself He hcstated to swallow his share,
and she charged him with cowardice, challenging
him at the same time 10 show her example OF
determination. The infuriatcd man swallowed the
draught to the dregs, and, when he had done 80,
his fendish prompter laid aside her tumbler, and
cooly went to her cupboard and helped herself TO
pleasnnter and less dangerous beverage. Such are
said to be facts. as stated by the deceased himself
to friend. warrant issued by Recorder
Caldwell last evening for the arrest of the woman,
who, If not legally, is morally guilty Of murder
"a later account states that the Coronor's jury
had rendered a verdict against the wife as acccs-
sorry TO the death of Roussell."
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THH MONEY MARKEr.--The manifest OF tho EN-
pire city. from Chagrcs, is much moro encourag
amount of gold on freight s very little short of
million. A careful reading of the California ex-
tracts by this arrival in regard to the mines, ought
in largo degree to satisfy the doubts of those who
regard this source of our national wealth likely
soon TO give out. Neither the surfhce washings
nor the quartz veins have failed. On the contrary,
new and productive discoveries are being made,
while the application of machinery to the old loca
tions il producing the most profitable results. The
golden sand at Trinidad is not yet abandoned, as
many supposed II soon would be, chimerical.
The miners crowding to the Bluff" arri-
val Of the sand at San Francisco is reported as ex
ceedingly rich At Salmon creek, in the vicinity of
the Bluff, the miners taking out from S 100 to
$50 per day. The dry weather was a drawback
upon the washings on the San joaquin. On the
Yuba and American rivers the results were favora-
BILE. A quicksilver mine at San Jose being
worked at the rate of 300 pounds day, equal to
S $50 value.-P Philada. Ledger.
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FOR LIVERPOOL. - United States Mail
steamship BALTIC, Captain J. Comstock.-This
steamship will depart with the mails for Europe
positively ON Wednesday. April 18th, at IL O'Clock.
M, from her berth, at the foot of Canal street.
All letters and papers must pass through the
Post Office.
commodations for elegance or comfort, apply to
EDWARD X. COLLINS.
56 Wall street, N. Y.
Positively no freight will be received after Mon
day evening, April 14th.
The steamship PACIFIC will succeed the Baltic,
and sail ON tho 10Th Of May Apll
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b. THE SAFE AND COMnODI.
@s1&2&z{S ous steamer COLUMBIA, Capt

= HARPER, having recently been
placed in rst-rate order, will resume her trips be-
tween Baltimore and this District on SATURDAY,
the let March, leaving Commerce street wharf,
Baltimore, at O'Clock in the afternoon, and at the
Same hour on every succeeding Saturday during
the season; and returning, will leave Riley's
wharf, Warrington, at o'clock, and Alexandria
at Z O'Clock every WEDNESDAY morning, touch
ing at the different landings on the Potomac river.
az usual.
For freight or passage apply TO the Captain on
board or to the following agents:
CHARLES WORTHINGTON, Ralt.
J. J. WHEAT & BRO, Alexandra.
E. PICKREL Il CO., Georgetown.
THOMAS B. RILEY, Washington.
Feb 16-tf
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LNOR RENT, n most desirable thrce-story
II dwelling ON 18th street opposite the Treasury.
Apply TO &. st. J. Chubb. at the BANKING -housc OF
jan l-u CHUBB 4 SCHENCK co.
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ID OSE DOUGLAS, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
~ Minister's Daughter, by s. X w.
Byrne's Dictionary Of Engineering, No "a.
Appleton's Mechanics Magazine, No. 4.
just publshed and for sale by
TAYLOR & MAURY,
Ap 12 Booksellers, near 9Th street.
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FROM tho Sandwich IsIan nds.

Accounts have been received from the Sandwich
Islands to the 26th January. Hon. Luther Sever
ance, with his family, had arrived and taken up
his residence on tho Islands as United States COM
missioner. He presented his credentials to the
king on the 17th, accompanied by appropriate
address, to which the king replied.
The rumor received by tho previous steamer,
that there had been serious difficulties between the
Hawaiian government and the French envoy, is not
confirmed. On tho contrary, every thing seems to
be going on well between them, and the difficulty
will no doubt be amicably settled.
The P0lynesi0n notices that shock Of an Garth
quake of unusual severity was felt at Hawaii about
tho middle Of January. No particulars of the
damage had been received.
FRoM riIn WEsr INprEs.-Thc New York Com
mereiai Aduertiser has files Of West India newspa-
pcrs to Let instant.
Tho cholera still fingered at Lucia and Montcgo
Bay, although the cholera hospitals closed.
The Kingston (Jam.) Morning Journal of March
25 publishes the budget, presented to the House
Of Assembly Tho liabilities of the island csti-
mated at E246, 300, of which about E25,000 arc
interest and salaries. The income is estimated
at E2l5,S5O. leaving deficiency Of revenue OF
S32 AGO.
The Demarara Colonist, with very pardonable
oxultation, procaims that the high rate of taxation
for the last two years has not only enabled the gov
ernment TO pay off all arrears, but leaves in the
colonial chest more than quarter Of a million oi
dollars beyond all claims upon It.
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Arrival Of the Wa.hineton-F;re, &c.

NEW YoRK, April 1l-2 D. m.-The steamer
Washington, from Southampton, arrived last evcn-
ing. She brings 250, 900 doubloons.
The arrival Of the st. Lawrence at Southampton
had been followed by series of continued festivi-
ties.
A fire broke out in the establishment of Hudson,
Robertson Pendleton, l80 broadway, last night.
which destroyed that building and the adjoining
house, occupied by MIR. Cooper as a gun. shop.
aged.
The coin in the bank and sub-treasury wal
counted yesterday, and amounts to $ll 100000.
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Ma. Jso. p. IsoLs, Of Washington. has been
appointed clerk in the Office Of Commissioner oil
Public Buildings. in tho place Of J. 7. Mudd, re.
signed.
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PnoPossD DATBs OF sAILINo.

EDWARD x. COLLINS,
No Sc Wall street, Y.
To BROWN, SHIPLEY CO.,
Liverpool.
z. G. ROBERTS 4 CO.,
l3 Kings Arms Yard, London.
Or L. DRAPER,j
SBoulevard. Montmartre, Paris.
o. After the 6rstof Aprilnextthe rate offreight
by the above steamers, from Liverpool, will be ma
tcrially reduced. Mari
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Ship in Distress.

PmLApELpHIA, April l1-2 p. m. The schooner
Corbulo, from New York for Baltimore, seer
last night off Brandywine lights totally dismantlcd
and putting up to this city for repairs.
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MgyPt.

ALEXANDRIA, March S.--The good understand-
ing that has hitherto existed between the Sultan
and Abbas Pasha il not likely to be impaired though
tanned, owing 70 the injunctions Of the Sultsn "a
introduce certain alterations in the administrator
Of affairs in Egypt, which would have inevitably
position Of the vicsroy. The last accounts from
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THs JounSxYMEs HoUsE CAnPEsrEns of this
city, at meeting held on Thursday evening. re-
solved that they will not work for less than one
dollar and seventy-6ve cents day on and after
Monday next.
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REV. MASON MOBILES SEMINARY FOR
YOUNG LADIES
VXTILL be opened, at his residence, on the cor
w ner Of 18th and III streets, on TUESDAY,
the 22d instant Terms mndc known on applica-
tion to the Principal. Ap l2-dtlstMay
Intel, Union, and Telegraph
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NTOTICE.-On Monday next the Postmaster
IN General will announce his decisions on the
proposals for mail contracts in the States Of Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
and Florida and also on the proposals. for new
routes established by the last Congress--com-
mcncing with Virginia, at eight O'Clock, a. M
Aprill2
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Applications for insurance may be made 70 ~;
WExp, assisinnf agent, North street, Capitol
Hill. March 6--N
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DOUBLE SHEET.
New York, Friday, June I3, 1851.


Several bills, appropriating money for institu-
tions in this city and elsewhere, passed the state
Senate yesterday, but no other business of special
interest was transacted In the Assembly, after
considerable debate the rule adopted limiting
speeches to fifteen minutes There was, likewise, a
disposition manifested to revive the discussion on
the compromise measures Of Congress, and a reso-
lutien offered which spoke in iattering terms
Of Senator seward and some others. The matter
was Dropped, however, and the body adjourned,
after what appears to have been rather an angry
session.
Several other efforts were made yesterday to
elect a United states Senator in Connecticut, but
with the same result attended previous attempts.
We again urge on the friends Of ''law and order
not to recede from the position which they first
srmed. If need be, let the matter be sub mitted
10 the people-et the question whether friend
ofthe Union. or disorg lnler, i to represent the
sovereign state Of Connecticut IN the Senate at
Washington, be tried at the ballot box, and there
need be fear entertained Of the result for we be-
Eeve the state Of Connecticut, under the influence
Of the sober second thought Of her people, i all
right and sound.
The Democratic Judicial Convention, at Harris
burg, adjourned sine ~ yesterday, having nomi-
mated thei- candidates for the Judiciary, list Of
whom viii b found under our telegraphic head
The delegates did take any action on the slavery
question thinking, doubt, that their eon(ros AT
Reading saidss much = they could wei say "a the
subject, and doubt they we're disposed 70 endorse
all tia. W. lii and done "a that occasion.
We perceive that the Canadian ggycrnmen; h.,
introduced bill IN the Provincial Parliament
aboaLirs TIE rst: q primoscniturc, a far a tie
yucce.s.cn 70 res! estate / concerned. We are
really beginning % haze some hopes r "a. Cana
sians. Tli. / ut ;he fist important democratic
nea.use ,La. has bccn brought forward aad passed
sahin hort time. !, would sem I'LL: thc moral
iuaucrcs 4 thc United state. 1 beginning 70 ,,
Elt i ILL.,. outoc the way corner X t. continent
Ethe Canadian p,osres 4 this manner Thy Nin,
j. af,w yars, ~ compctsn. X a. ainissioI iat.
The Amcrcaa republic, aul Il MAKE toc-at.y A.
sent vi ,bligar.
We learn u telegraph that the Rqoitr al
w4sLinston, contains .sy,ral circulars irom tie
Postma.tcr General, respecting IT, new pc-tass
Law, which III, 20 into eject ou ihe Glst u urat
month We have had ! syaop-is r his direction.
= The matter II w IT a. p tRo. ond oar
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JrsE 12-Ercess of Passengers Caution 10 Masters q
IesssThe disgIaceful and dangerous system 80 long
and pertnacously pursued by masters Of British vessels
in crowding together the unfortunate people who en-
wholesome check. Several OF them have been lately
held to for violating the act Of Congress OF lS4
which allos certain number Of inches to each
passenger and provides that the of the vessel
carrying an excess OF passengers liable to penalty
of $50 far each brought to this country and
Talmsdge received communication from the Depart
melt Of State remitting the penalty So and in
instances to $40 each passenger The fines thus imposed
the Australia, 1926 Coriolanus sos Solway.
$50; Essex, $3.50; Lockwood 500 Robert and George
$40 and the schooner Abbey $40 Bills OF indict-
have been found against eighteen ether masters
vessels for the same offence.
His Honor Judge Belts, the United statss District
Judge known throughout Europe, and in this country.
and distinguished for his learning talents iii and
justice, received, yesterday anonymous missive
through the p st Office of which reporter per-
mitted to take a copy 1t is in these Words
SR-You and your Bastard gang Of yonathan composed
of the worlds dreg hereby thed that ii
fcation to the Essex Australia Alexander Corr
oanus ontnls and ministers shall that tar
peaks your Turkey BasIara ensigns Mr.
LORD NELSON. No 2.
On the back of the letter is printed wood-cut of the
British royal coat Of the lion and the unicorn aud
the motto Deu Mon Droitn The envelope is direct
York" and sent postage paid - through Boyd'-
city express If this backguard production from
party connected with any of the vessels implicated
1t does not exhibit them very iavoraby with respect to
decency. education, We venture to the
braggado.a who signs himself Lord Nelson No. -
flag for which Nelson's vaorous deeds much
glory.
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We publish to-day portion q our European
correspondence, and numerous extracts from To-
Ssrcign journals, both II which department. contain
u variety a very interesting Intelligence, ~ aili-
t;on 10 tia; which has already been published since
the arrival a the America a Boston. We have
only sracc 70 refer e the debates in he French
National Assembly pretending an interesting
crisis al an early day when .hs revision 2. The en-
ssiiution comes NJ for fnal confederation. The r.
bate remind 4 those il h days d .besrierrc,
md it j. singular that The Ir1ah prlss Z - w.aS
and inefficient while such tumultuous debate, 49,
pending. II had any fore, il behalf ofporular
opinion, II would control .hc rlG.h propcnsties r
many Of Tie violent members of The Assembly.
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Tvs I>pM RttgrR GOODYEAR
ANp nAy.-Thc India rubber controversy, by which
the public have been troubled - long, ragcs more
fierce every day. and the combatan.s firing away
~ each other thr,agh the newspsper. ~ vast
cSIcuse 10 tLcmsslscs, but il Dad taste IN tho
manner II which they write. Why don't they
bring their law suite g. close The public would
like 70 know who is right and who i wrong in thcir
controversy. but cannot fnd Il ouL 10 any manner
but by trials before a court AMI a Jury.
rcrbaps We ought not 70 complain, because beth
parties pay remarkably well for the Advertisements
Which they ins,rt in cur columns. But ~ lihe to
- dcccncy and proprcty even IN our advertise
mcnt. Goodyear ard lay may both b. ,cry ex-
cclicn men, iull .: sprnk, courage. ami
an hat but they should ar.lii each other IL d.
c,ut way, i they 49, obliged u a. i q III. They
sre in the India rubber business whit Barnuin i ia
he ,statan line-percet Napo'cons and have con-
ir,Lut,d much T. thc advertising literature q tie
Jay. which species Il busincys i a. rood = &c
California mine. e The newspapers. We recom-
mcrd tb,n. hose,,r, G. study ihc ccolnes., cle-
gar,c. lroIriciy, cid business lie s'ylc with
which tAc chamttimaids conduct thcir a.i,crt,.ins
bu.ins.-. Ibue's Ill example T. initiate.
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ur. webseeF's Reported Speech ne Du3Alss
Prom the Richmond Times, June II
To THE EDlroRs TINE TINES:
GENTLEMEN 1T appears that Mr.. Webster WAS
not correctly reported in his late speech a. Buffalo,
on the slavery question: and ~ that speech has been
that subject looked TO with great deal of in
terest At this time by the South, as calculated to
exert large share of influence in the North, it be-
comes matter Of some moment that no misappre-
hension should exist as to what he did say there
fore enclose you letter which have receiv I'D from
Mr. Webster relative to the matter, with re quest
that you will publish it, ss the best means of pre-
sentng him in his true position before the public.
am, respectfully, yours, JNo M. Boris
WAsHINToN, June 4, 1851.
My DEAR SR:-When / arrived ut New York,
my attention was called to paragraph in the tele
graphic report of my speech at Buffalo. Under the
/. is wonderful that the somplished
reporter performed the service well as he did, but
a mistake occurred of some Importance, which he
corrected as soon % it met his eye. Towards the
end Of the speech, am represented as having said,
"Gentlemen, regret exceedingly that slavery ex-
no power It," This is SO entirely in opposition
to the whole drift Of my remarks, that might have
been hoped that all would have regarded 1t as
msprint error. 1t appears, however, that
this was not universally the case and therefore the
reporter very promptly caused the following correc
tion to be inserted in che Herald the paper in which
the report first appeared =" Gentlemen, | regret
exceedingly that slavery exists in the Southern
STATES, OUT congress uas no power W ict upon IL.
II may be- however, that in the dspeRsation Of Pro-
violence, some remedy for this evil may occur,
may be hoped for hereafter"
II must be obvious to every intelligent person,
that if Congress possessed power over slavery as it
exists in the Southern States, any attempt to exer-
else such power would break up the Union, just as
surely as would an attempt to introduce slavery
into Massachusetts. These are subjects of mere
State right, and State authority, intended origi-
nally to be left tirey with the states, and they
must so be left still, if we wish to preserve the
Union.
You are at liberty to make any use Of this letter
which you may think necessary, to remove false
impressions. | am, my dear sir, with the trucst
regard, your obedient servant,
DANIEL. WEBSTER.
Hon. JONI NJ. BORIS, Richmond, Va.
The gentleman who reported Mr.. Webster's
speech at Buffalo, has been for a number Of
years past connected with this journal During the
whole of the time that Mr.. Webster was delivering
it the rain poured in torrents much so, that not
withstandug every effort to prevent it, his notes
saturated, and other reporters we're forced to
abandon the attempt to take down Mr.. Webster's
remarks. In addition to this, the speech trans
mitted to US by telegraph, and rewritten once or
twice. Under all the circumstances its accuracy
was extraordinary.