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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06
WHOLE NO. IL o
Thc Plague ut Cape PaIInas--
Death of the u. y. Consul and
Family.
U. S. BRG PoaPorsE, TesrRlrrE,
tnI- L.. :. IlEI 4

Thursday, Sept 4, 1891.
Our stay at TenerIlie will be longer
than it otherwise would have been, OH
account Of a terrible malignant disease
existing dt Palmas, another port in this
group ofIslands, which we were TO have
visited, but are now obliged to give up.
The mortality there has been fearful in
deed. Since tho disoats first broke out,
one fifth of the Whole population Of ls,
600 have been swept Of, and the fever
is sill raging, though somewhat aBated'
II is not thought 10 be The cholera, for t
is very contagious; but it resembles il
in the quickness with which death Sic
ceeds the attacks 1t is Supposed to have
been brought TO the island in n smal.
vessel from the coast of Africa. The
family OF our Consul (Mr. Torres) to
gcther with himself, are all dead with
,he exception Of one child. He was
very worthy man, and had several hand.
GONE and iutcI eating daughters, WHO
were great iavoites with the officers o.
our ships that touched there. Mr.. Tor
res sent them all into the interior upon
the first appearance Of the pestilencc,
bat hearing afterwards that some Of
them were sick, he started off 10 Join
them. and on his arrival found them all
dead, servants included, with the eXcep-
ton of the child here mentioned. In
less than five hours after he himself Mas
Il cofpsc. The panic and distress or
the island, is inconceiydblc. No CONS
municatiOn is allowed with ii from the
adj 'ccnt islands, except from this, from
whence Il small vessel sails lt'ct Il week
for lettels to II port that has Us yet es.'
capped the malady, Every precautions
is taken, by smoking tie letters that arc
sent with birthstone, and dipping them
III vinegar, and by putting the vessel in
quarantine as SO, n as shc arrives, in or
der that the disease may not be commu-
nicatrd to this island. Here il is re-
mnrkably healthy; only two deaths
having occurred during the past month.
out ofa population Of over $4,000.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

MADNEsa.--As showing the utter
lnncy which possesses Senator Rhctt
of South Carolina the leader of the fire.
eaters in the south, IT, Seward is of the
ircc-solIcrs in the north, we copy n
declaration made by him in n speech at
Lancaster on the I'd inst: MIR Rhett
coslcndcd. ihar, independently OF the
slavery question, We had sufficient cause
To stcude That the remety was secc.-
siun.' He never could submit; that
lac would go for seeding by himself,
alohe, tho every other man III the State
should submit" We believe in iadir.
Madl secession as II pedccdbie right,
anI We hope Rhclt and his satellite.
will exercise IT, and leave their country
ior tI-ir counlry's good. HuHisriie
IdrOcatc.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06
A THIRSTY SoUL.--A very good wild
w lady, who was looked up to by the

A THIRSTY SouL.--A very good wild
ow lady, who was looked up to by the
congregation at the meeting TO which
she belonged, as an example Of piety
contrived TO bring her conscience to
terms for one little indulgence. She
loved porter, and one day, just as she
was receiving hall-a-dozen bottles from
the man who usually brought her the
comforting beverage, she perceived 90
horror y two of the grave elders of the
church approaching the door, She hur-
ried the man out the back way, and put
the bottles under the bed.
The weather was hot, and while con-
versing with the sage friends, pop went
one OF the bottles
Dear me-" exclaimed the good lady,
"there goes that bcd-cord; it snapped
yesterday just the same way; | must
have Il new rope provided"
In few moments, pop went another,
followed by peculiar Kissing OF the es-
Gaping liquor. The rope wouldn't do
again, but the good lady was not at
loss.
Dear me-" said she, 'that black cat
of mine must be at some mischief there,
Hist cat %
Another bottle popped off, and the
porter came stealing out from under the
valence.
''Dear me-" SAID she, ~ had forgot
that it was them bottles Of yeast"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

The Value Of American Consulshlps
il sadly overratcd. That of the Havana
Consulate, as the returns show, is worth
only from seven to eight thousand dol
lars year, from official emoluments.-
General Campbell, in the last year Of
his service, received but six thousand.-
Even the best Consulate we have
abroad, that of Liverpool, is worth but
ten thousand dollars year-and the
actual Office expenses Of the Consul are
five thousand.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06
uPThe Cincinnati Nonparcil Under

TPThe Cincinnati Nonpareil Under
stands ,hat witnesses are being summon
cd TO 20 before the Supreme Court OF
the United States, to be holden in Col
umbus for the purpose Of endeavoring
TO iudict llose persons who were en-
gagged in getting up the Cuban cXPc-
ditiun. The case WI come before his
Honor Judge Mclean. This trial will
elicit considerable interest, and the re-
suit will be looked for with anxiety.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

4 RoMaNrrc INCIDENT After Queen
Victoria came TO the throne, present
was sent to her from Jerusalem, OF an
olive tree. It was kept on deck, and
appeared to die on the passage. ln'hat
state il was entrusted to the gardeners.
On the week in whch her Majc " was
crowned, the Bristol Murcury stated
that, on the day Of the coronation, this
tree put forth twelve blossoms. From
this incident, il is thought That the twelve
tribes of Israel will be gathered IN VIC
torias reign. Some, who are lees
theological aud more genealogical, utter
rhul she wall have twelve children.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

Among the foreign deaths during
the week ending the llth inst, may be
mentioned that of tic author Mrs. Sher-
wood, at the age OF II aud that OF
Count Rcycnthow, the Danish Ambos-
sador 10 the Court OF England. He
died at Glasgow Oh the 9th, of disease
Of the heart No fewer than tour Eng
li-h peers died during the week, namely
Lords Calt,orp Liverpool Stafford and
Dolingbroke they wosc sIl OF them ad-
vanced IN life.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

A FRlESD IN NEED.-While Mrs. But
ler was playing Juliet at Philadelphia,
and just when she had exclaimed, cob
cruel poison !" tall lean, gaunt sandy
haired medical student in the stage box
deeply absorbed in the scene, thrust
down his hat on his head with con,
vuIsive effort, crying out, in voice of
thunder at the same time Keep him
up Juliet-rH run and fetch The stomach
pump"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

cs An effort i. on foot for the com
plctc endowment Of the Bangor (Nc.)
Theological Seminary Congregation
nlsO by raising S3l, 500 a large part
OF The amount las been subscribed, and
tn balance is confidently expected. The
Seminary enjoys Il high reputation.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

EPIDEMIC IN VERNON ---During the
last three weeks very Distressing sick.
ness, par'akIng of the nature of dyseu-
terry and typhoid fever, has prevailed in
the towns Of Waisfeld, South Hordwick
aud Upper Waterford, Vermont In
So1th llardwick, about one fourteenth
part of the inhabitants have died. One
min lost ia one week his wife and TOUR
hlldrcn-his whole family.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

RErREAT ron lNvALiDs.-A retreat
for invdlids is about TO be erected amid
the pine forest. OF Ocean county, New
Jrrsy, IN the vicinity o. Manchester.
The OF that region is said TO afford
great relief TO consumplivc persons.
The proposed retreat will bc ready Tor
occupation next summer, and il 10 be
conducted oitcr tie model Of similar in
sllmlions in Frnncc.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

AN,"OLD Cocn' Gosg.- We place no
restraint upon our sorrow, says the
Springfield R,pubiican, in recording the
death OF the large Shanghai cock of Mr.
William Stowe, our worthy Postmaster,
and late Chairman Of the Committee on
Fowls. He died three days since while
mouting. He had watched from day
10 day his waning glorics, as tail feather
after tail leather fell 10 the ignoble earth,
and III the depth Of his humiliation was
crowcd over by a bantam rooster hard
by. His proud spirit was humbIed.-
The hens, who had SO often regarded
him viii, respect, with all the iickleness
Of their scx cluckcd ut him from under
current bushes, and pretended 10 be
very busy scratching whenever his
stately iorm-stateIy even in his wreck
&C., stalked like sorrowiu! shadow by
tlast, Il light breeze sprngng up, he
walked out to obtain lis reviviiying in
llucncc; but the breeze took his last
tail feather the bantam neighbor utter
ed Il shri!l crow, the hens Uttered, and
the chickens "snickercd right OUT
THIS was drop too much. His proud
heart b, oke, he fell, he died. A rude
grave was scooped in The ground, and
he was buried; but If it is true that
roOsters return to the source from
whence they sprung, then is thi. Shang-
hni cock reIgning high-cockolorun
among the Celestial fowls, in all the
fuss and feathers" Of royalty.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

sL559lt is estimated rha, not less than
$1,000 were expended nightly at TIE
different theatres, concerts, &c. in the
city Of New York during the last week
in September, Notwithstanding the tight
ness Of the money market
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

TnG NAME LlquoR LAw.--lt is stated
that parties in Boston have raised 500,
600. with which an effort is TO be made
TO obtain a repeal Of the Maine Liquor
Law. at the next session OF the Lcgisla-
turc. SiOO,O0O more are pledged lnc-
ccssary 90 ensure success.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

Somebody desc ib,s scctarianism
10 be- a little narrow prejudice, Inst
n.a.cs yJr hale your ncighbor because
hc ia. eggs roasted whlc you have
yo,r4 boiled.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

SAD AcclDENr.-A little boy, about
year and half old, sou ol' Mr. John
Pine. OF Alexandra, was accidentally
slranglcd Oh Wednesday, by being
caught in the neck With swing.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

Cyan Episcopal College is to he
established at Racine, Wisconsin-that
city have raised 5000 for the erection
of the buildings.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

NEwsrApEn CnANGE.-Thc Christian
Times, "a religious paper published in
Boston, has been united with the Con.
grcgationalist, which will hereafter be
edited by Rev Edward Beccher, Rev
X. S. Storrs and Rev. II. NJ. Dexter.
Rev. Il. N. Kirk, and Rev. a. l.. Stone
are To contribute to the Congregational
ist
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06
A CoMMERCIAL Love LETTER. =

A CoMMERClAL Love LETTER. -
BUSINESS ANDA BEATING HEART. In
France, women take an active part in
the business Of lie, which, however
does not prevent their being objects of
love and alteration, as much us the idest
of their sex. The combination Of ro-
nance and reality is curiously illustrated
by the following letter, found in IA rail.
way carriage:
PARIS 20th June, 1851.
MApAM-1n reply TO yours OF the 10Th Of
June last, winch duly came to hand, |
BEG to Gay, that bave forwarded the
samples you asked lor together with the
Price current of The article in question:
And now | return to the object of my
former lctler-indecd cannot take your
answer as IA definite One-indceJ you
will listen To my devoted love. At your
aye you cannot long remain widow
YOU have nothing to fear from SO easy Il
temper aud devoted love AZ mine
The house Of Charter x Co. have asked
for SIX months credit; are YOU disposed
TO grant i'll Answer by return Of post
thus question, and the one which con-
Germs the happiness OF my life. You
are the realization of all my drcams.--
The affection, respect and esteem | feel
for you are sincere and profound. The
union of oar two houses would give an
extension oi business on both sides,
which would be incalculdbIc. | have
accepted your paper upon The house OF
Bernard & Co. Cola oil is at twenty
one francs.
Hoping for reply by return OF post,
| close this letter with Il Leatng heart.
Yours, respectfully, Nj.
The house of Fritz has Stopped
How my heart beats ~ | write To you
Oils arc decidedly increasing IN price"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-11-06

uS'The steamers Empire State and
Bay State now leave New York nj o.
clock, instead OF s. as heretofore.
New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-02
which j. the Restrictive Policy >


The American Democracy are for approaching the
prices OF labor and for diftusng the wealth OF the
country among the greatest possible number OF lis
inhabitants They believe that. with the protection
which Is incidentally afforded b. tarih OF revenue,
and the cost of transportation, our manufacturers
can meet the foreign competition on more than equal
terms They believe, TOO, that IN q country OF Such
diversified interests a. tins, that protection Tor SAKE OF
one branch OF industry IA one section of the Union,
detrimental 10 other branches of industry prosecuted
In other parts is unjust and not sanctioned by the
Constitution They also beheyo that the more un-
feitered the whole industry Of the country IS, the bet
ter for the people and the country and that a the
agricultural is the main branch of industry, II should
not be restricted IN It's markets. These are few of
the reasons which induce the American Democracy
10 oppose The ultra high iarld notions Of TIE Tribune
and its party
II our cotemporary 5elieres that the
present revenue tariff. with the cost of
transportation. is protection enough Tor our
manufactures, We should like to understand
why it is that so many furnaces and mills
have been shut up under its working Or
if IL appreciates wages and diiiuses wealth
among the greatest number, why the con
sumption OF iron and cotton IN the country
have fallen OFF Also, how protection,
which creates a home market for the more
perlshable products of agriculture, that
would otherwise have no market at all,
fayors manufactures at the expense of farm
ing or any other interest ! Also whether
the markets OF the farmer are more restrict
ed when he can find IN his own nelghbor-
hood a ready demand and ready pay for his
vegetables milk, veal, &c; or when he
has 10 send to England to find PrecarlouS
and shifting demand for wheat, cheese
hams, and other heavy articles which can
be transported, most of which exhaust the
soil without making it a return
To our thinking the restriction is really
on the side of the bastard Free Trade, ad-
yocated by The Inquirer.
New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-02

general pauperism and Irish relief for one
half the toilers, a. he says. but such Is not
the case.
In republic. where the soil is divided and
easily transferable, where there Is no army,
no heavy debt, no vast salaries TO rulers, and
where taxation is light and self-imposed.
the progress of industry and wealth tends
to the mancipation not the euslayement Of
the masses.
The growth Of industry IN this country,
the increase Of wealth and the concentra-
ton of population must OF necessity be ac-
companied by the elevation Of the laborlng
class. because the real Incre1se of wealth
alwavs tends to social equality. ani where
ever Man has free access to the land. is not
fettered by aristocratic legislation, and Is
not crushed by excessive tax, thi, ten
dency acts with unspeakably greater rapid
itv and force than elsewhere. The only
thing that could bring America to the con-
dition of Ireland would be utter impeyer-
i,hment Then the soil might be monopo-
lized. and the masses.-sadly reduced in
numbers and broken in splrlt.-mlght he
enslayeG But every measure which en-
larges the real wealth and the productive
power of the country raises the workers
to greater independence. and erects
new bulwark and support for the
future structure of social equality
Therefore it Is that we contend for Pro-
lection as a measure of fundamental i'm
portance to the Laboring Glasses them
selves. We do not regard it as way to
build up into permclous perfection system
of relations between labor and capital. es-
scntiaily wrong, but which must vet be com
pleted and gone through with until It's own
evils and expressions cause 1t to be ban
ished On the contrary. we hold 1t to be
one of the best. and indeed the very first
and simplest, means OF converting The Ia
borer into his own employer, carrying hlm
forward into Association, dispensing with
the Intermediates and parasites who IN the
shape OF employers and traders, now live
on the producers without themselves pro-
ducing anything, and finally raising him to
that position OF independence. honor and
refinement which rightlully belong to a
function so noble as Work, and from which
he can never again be dethroned.
Such IS our doctrine in this matter. The
outlines we have given are brief and gem
eIal, but those VINO look into the principles
involved, and study them. with history and
common sense for guides will find them
selves well repaid.
New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-02

50 am not prepared 20 admit TIA. the states pos
either the Constitutional reserved right % Sc
cece from the mon This 5 the language Of Sen
ator W. r. King Of Alabama, who i denounced A.
secessionisi by certain Northern johfnals
Boston Pos:.
Gen. Quattlebum, of South Carolina, oc-
cupIes the same position as Senator Hin,. Gen.
q goes FOR Secession, right or wrong ani =
Iustihable revolutionary measure. There Is
no greater admirer Of the Union and the Consii-
tuton, as It was" ;han Qnartle5um->till he
thinks the days Of the Federation are numbered.
unless some of the Compromise measures are
repealed. or the extension OF Slavery into
Southern California guaranteed by Congress If
the Post had the fairness 70 publish the whole
OF Col Kings letter A. We DID, 1t would ind
that, although he a member OF the famous
Committee Of Thirteen, he opposed the action Of
that Committee. and that he now considers Il
h.s duty to go for the repeal OF some OF these
new Compromises Col X also opposes the
election of Gen Shields Howell Cobb and Gen
Foote, and denies that he has the slightest CON
nection with tnonIsm' IN any OF the Southern
States He sympathlses with the suierIngs
OF South Carolina and. furthermore, Is an active
supporter of the reelection OF Judge Collier. (the
Southern Rights candidate for Governor IN Ala
bama.) who saws of Secession IN long letter
That i; IS difficult for any one. matter b0Is IT.
Ne qforD,ef of political and constitutional 'arc, not TO
understand and admit II"
This /, Democracy, IN nearly every sec
ton OF the South, IN the mind of nearly every
Southern Democratic Governor. and It Is
with such Democrats As Qultman. Means, Yam
cv. Veuable. Mcdonald, and other prominent
" Democratic" QuattlebumS m erery Southern
racy" VIII be obliged to act IN 1852 James Blu
chanan and Com Stockton are not afraid to CO.
operate with these patriots, (the Democratic
Secessionsts") and to encourage them to 60
ahead
New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-02
~ The Express regularly edIies It's

~ The Express regularly edlhes Its
readers with what II calls The Spirit OF the
Press IN which II pretends to give the substance
of what IS said by the other journals but from
want of understanding OF some other cause, II
USUALLY gives the substance of what they have
not SAID. or else converts their ideas INTO nonsense
of lis own peculiar sort. Its report of our lead
ing article of "Wednesday Is follows
The Tr5tqe" = discussing the Land Monopoly
system OF England and liS efiec. upon Emigration,
which Is 10 take from England and Ireland the best
OF their inhabitants, who ind freedom and protection
here, but, according 10 The TTIbns, nothing but
wrong and .nlqulty Al home TAe TrtUns Inprorss
oy curse The OCCASION 70 deaopre The landed system Of
the l. - the principal feature OF which l., that a
man can buy a. much land a. he pleaSes, and the
very test II he world. for 81 p an acre.
Now It happens that IN this article We tld
not once speak Of CT allude 10. nor IN writing It
did we think Of The land system OF the [. ;
and there : not N expression, or word, or sugges
ton IN the whole article which bears upon that
system. And vet, our spirited nelghbor says We
denounced that system. and makes brlei sug
ges,Ion in reply most reliable " Express ioI
the Il MON p"
New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-02
The Whig Caucus at Albany.
SPECIAL D1sDdtci to Th> Tri5xn,.

ALBANY. Friday, August l.
The Committees have been IN correspondence
all day and have reached no conclusion. Various
propositions have been made and rejected and It
Is rumored that the Old Committee have re-
fered the form Of the Call TO the Legislative
Committee 1t Is not yet known whether the
other Committee vii accede to this II they
do form will probably be agreed to. The old
lobby Is still in attendance and their number has
been increased by several from the west
New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-02
WrscosslS. Mass State Conyenaon

NIsCONSIS ~ Mass STAG tOnN en- .9Ol
OF the opponents to the " Fugitive Slave Law, To
the further extension OF Slavery TO the lnso-
1snce of men Of any section of the mon who
dictate to rs what subjects ge shall or shall not
discuss. has been called to meet at Madison, on
the 9th OF September. 70 dominate Governor
ard State officers
The Democratic STATE Convention meets
the next day This Is oa.4nous. There are i"o
other Democratic organizations, VINO ha'
iSsued no call vet-we mean the d" nIted,' and
the Free Democracss Perhaps III attempt
at general conglomerasion viii De attempted
as IN lsl9, but the signs 10 10: point II this
direction Il IS supposed the Nationals ana
the Land ReiomeT, Will respond to The nomlna-
ton. by Tammany Hall, oi Isaac ? Walker Tor
the Presidency. sub ect 10 the decision OF the
fBal,lmore) Democratic National Convention. -
Gen Scott Is named by the local Whig meetings
ard press tor the Wing nomination. although
one paper. the Madison Stdf,ssgH. declares Tor
M Fillmore.
The Nihcaukss Deaocrlt, N al article IN ret
erence to political affairs IL that State. says
In this condition of things, the state fast going
over 10 The embrace Of WhIggery, and 4 ie" years
more OF the present adminlsiration-or Inierregnum
of the Democratic party will make Wisconsin, IT.
retreTably. Wing State
The "D,nocraf" takes Issue with Senator
Walker on the Compromise Measures. and leo-
lures am roundly for his alleged support of the
Fugitive Slave Lis
New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-02
" FowLEss Il WELLS, Phrenologlss
"A Pu>hsAexs Clinton Han lS Nssssast near the fArN
The Land Reiormers

OHo-CincInndtl- Land ReiormerS
are reported to have been successful at the Cm'
c,nnsti Democratic primary meetings Tor The
choice of Delegates 20 the State Convention
and i, is supposed ,ha, the Convention vii give.
an EXPRESSION on the Land Reform principles
Gen. Bierce and other Coali'lomstS have
,ssn chosen IS DELEGATES from Northern Ohio.
The editor OF the kai'dd putnam 20 '~
,s,e (who supported Cass) says
Oar internal free trade, our common history ou'
common language, and union OF Shorn mi
lions tSsn can be the slaves OF ll7,Np men-M.l',u ~
IS the number Of the hereditary slave ais'oVi"N az -
America His IN fact treason 10 NE l mo" ~ ''"'
Is continuance 10 such cause