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More Affiliations.

We insert an article to-day from the Albany
Evening Journal, which quotes one from the
Republic Of this city, on the recent proceedings
Of Congress. Both papers concur in attrbuting
the defeat Of the River and Harbor bill to the
South. But the journal which laments the fate
of that bill, as well as of several other measures
that were lost, accuses slavery as the grand en-
envy of human freedom American industry, the
rights Of petition, and trial by jury, as well ms
of River and Harbor improvements.
The institution of slavery does affect, mate
rally, many political questions, and has gen
orally been opposed to the class of doubtful and
extravagant powers claimed by the federal gov
eminent. Even before preponderance of the
North, in both Houses of Congress was OBJ
tanned, this was the case. Now, when every
branch Of government is in the hands Of a sec
ton opposed TO slavery, and the combination is
complete Of cupidity and fanaticism, we may
expect this antagonism to be more decided than
ever. OF course, therefore, the advocates all
over tho North, Of schemes of wastefuI ex
penditurc, will be found denouncing the slave
power.
The Republic attempts to cast the odium Of
defeating the River and Harbor bill on the South
crn utras, and Northwestern Democrats, exclu-
siveiy. This is perhaps, what is to beexpected
Of party paper. But Mr. TooMBs, and other
Southern Wings ia the House, and Mr.. BER-
HrEr, Mr. Dawson, and others in the Senate,
were among the most Jealous and efficient OPP
ponents Of that measure We think much
credit is due to those of the Northwestern men,
bars who opposed that bill. II contained con-
siderable appropriations for their section, but
that region is, A. YET. to large extent, agrcul-
tural, and the people are not 80 fully prepared
to augment public debt, already large, for the
purpose Of Recommending asysaer which knows
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JOHN RITCHIE, ID. d., Chairman.
HENRY WIoHAM, Secretary

The governor of Pennsylvania has recently
made requisition upon the governor of Mary.
land for the person of Mr.. J s. Mitchell, of this
State, with view Of his Trial, alleged, for VIC
lating law Of that State. Coy. Lowe has de
clined to give Mr.. Mitchell up, and has addressed
an able response to Gov. Johnson, for so doing
in which he is sustained by written opinion
furnished by Attorney General Brent The
circumstances Of the case of the refusal of the
governor Of Maryland TO grant the requsitor
Of the governor Of Pennsylvania, are these
1t appears that Mr.. j. s. Mitchell, respect
able citizens of Cic county, had a negro wo-
man, who ran away about FIVE years ago, and
took refuge in Pennsylvania; that during hei
absence she gave bhtb to a male child, wh:ca, by
the laws of Pennsylvania, was held to be free
whilst the laws of Maryland recognized it as 8
slave for life. The Woman and child, through
the agents of Mr.. NJ. in Pennsylvania, were cap
tured and delivered TO him his home in Ccvi
county-Mr. NJ, in fact, never having been with
in the limits of the ST. te Of Pennsylvania in con
nexion with the afilir. The agents of AIr. Nit
cheIl, price and Albcr,ies,l who brought tbs
woman and child back, have recently beer
tried at Philadelphia and found guilty of kid
mapping. Sun
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AN ILLINOIS MARRIAGE CERTrrIcArE.-A cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Spirit If The Times,
writing from "Copperas Precincts. F." Illinois, gives
the following certificate of Marriage which he ac-
cNently came across in looking over some old
papers
Examining land title the other day which in
volved question Of legitimacy, stumbled upon
the following marriage certificate, which is de-
cidedly too good to be lost, and is literally bona
fde. The marriage, Of which this is the only Ie-
gal evidence, took place in Copperas Precinct in
this county. in the infancy fthe county; or rath-
er in primitive times, and the Magistrate ought to
be immortalized, whether he ever gets his com
mission or not. The certificate il in these words:
State OF Illinois, Peoria county, 90.
To all the world Greeting. Know We that John
Smith and Peggy Myers is hereby to 60 together
and d o az old folks does, anywhere inside Of cop.
peras precinct, and when my commission comes
am to marry EN- good, and date EN- back to kin
sr cccidents O---M----R,
Issl Justice Peace.
/. put the initials, only Oft the magistrate, for the
reason that this legal luminary is at living, and
probably too modest to covet the fame to which
he 10 40 Justly entitled. Don't he deserve a pen
sion, and the unanimous thanks ofthose interest-
ed in the rapid peopliug Of the State, as well az
those who cant wait for commissions
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HEAVY Loss.--On "Wednesday evening last
about o'clock, man called at the house OF
Flanders Newbcgin, in Biddeford, Me-, and told
Mrs ~ that her husband had sent for his valise
which he wanted at his store in order to close
soms BUSINESS. She took it from under the bed
and delivered it to the man at the front door
in the net Of doing which the wind blew her light
out, 80 that she did not obtain distinct view Of
his features. 1t then occurred TO her that she
might have done wrong, and Fastening to the
store, she ascertnned from her husband that he
had not sent for his vaise 1t contained 3d.
900 to $4,000, which Mr.. Ncwbegin had packed
up preparatory 70 going to Boston the nert
day, for the purchase of dry goods in which he
10 an extensive dealer. He offers 81 900 reward
for the recovery Of the money.
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clerks In said Office II d $50 each, one at q 400
and one At 100 authorized. Payment Of ~ 400
~ salary OF one Of the clerks transferred to the
treasury nom the Chickasaw fund, aud fbrbids
further payments from said fund for salaries Of
clerks in any Of the executive offices. Appro-
PIRATES el,OOO for payment Of Especial agent at
u per day, and expense Of transportation, FOR the
purpose Of paying off Indians in the old States,
and particularly the North Carolina Indians, their
removal and subsistence fund
The Post Office appropriation bill provides as
follows:
For transportation Of the mails, including the
service in California and Oregon, Is, 476,0O0.
For the transportation Of the mails in two
steamships from New York, by Southampton to
Bremen. at SlO0, 900 for each ship, under the
tract with the ocean steam navigation company Of
New York; and for transportation by two ships
under the same contract, rom New York to
Havre, at $4,000 each, in addition to an unex-
pended balance Of former appropriation, 9267 600
For transporting the mails across the Isthmus
Of Panama, S45, 900.
For compensation TO postmasters, 81, 1875 ,000
l. For ship, steamboat, and way-letters, x45 900
For wrapping paper, $4,000.
For Office furniture, 50 900, advertising, sc, OOO
For mail bags, $50 600; blanks, SIS, 600.
For mail locks, keys, and stamps, $40, 900.
For mail depredations and special agents, x35,
| 600.
For clerks in the offices of postmasters, $685.
| 900.
For miscellaneous items, $8O, 900.
| For new mail locks and keys, $4,000.
| For maps ofpost routes, $4,000.
! For incidental expenses Of post Offices in Cali
fornia, from the dates respectively of their es-
tablishment to the Goth Of June, 1851 466 600; OF
| so much thereof as may be necessary in addition
to the commissions allowed by law to postmas-
ters; to be expended at such office in such proper
tons and under such regulations az tbs Postmas
ter General may direct, and to be accounted for
as commissions
The following are the appropriations for revo-
lutionary and other pensions Of the United States
for the year ending June 80, 1852
Revolutionary pensions under act March
Is, 1918, $4,000
Invalid pensions, 500, 500
Widows and orphans acts July A, 1896,
and July 81, ls4s, GAG, 76O
Wldows' act July 1883, 10000
Widows act March 3, l843, 10000
Widows acts June II, l844, and Febru-
airy 2, and July 90, l848, &c., 64O
1918 and 1916, 10000
Total S9,l5l 800
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TELE g b AP HIC.

Photographed pr the Southern Press.l
New YoRK, March 9.
The steamer Georgia arrived here to-day, with
the California mails, l40 passengers, and half
million dollars in gold. The news is unimportant.
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.
The Hon. Henry Clay arrived in this city this
morning.
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UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY

UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY,
FOR CIE1GRES, DIRECT, yL9 H4H.aN9.
Through Tickets 10 San Francisco
AT REDUCED RATES
New Orleans passengers transferred at Havana
10 the double engine Steamship FALCON.
On TUESDAY, MARCH, II, at Up. m,
THE SPLENDID DOUBLE ENGINE STEAMSHIP
GEORGIA,
5000 tons burden,
ID. d. PORTER, U. s. Navy. Commander,
s9N WILL sail precisely at O'Clock, D. m,
WX from her pier at the foot Of Warren street.
N. Y, with the Government Mails, direct for
HAVANA and CHAGRES.
Freight taken to Chagrss At usual rates.
Specie only taken on freight To Havana and
New Orleans.
For freight or passage, apply to
M. o. ROBERTS.
III West st., cor. Of Warren, N. Y.
Mar It'll
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srEApNEss OF PURPOSE.

ruler, but in fool is the ruin of the State. Ener
gy, too, is great quality in statesman wher
accompanied by the capacity of distinguishing be
tween what is right and what is wrong, what il
difficult and what is impossible. But heaven pre-
serve me from the energy of blockhead. HI j,
as bad as mad bull in crockery store.
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One of the principal coachmakers of Paris
has just received an order from the Egyptian
government to build fifty diligence 'omnibuses
for the transport ofpassengers across the desert
These carriages. which are to be constructed on
new model, will combine comfort and solidity
The line which they will have to serve has been
completely established, and the number of ira.
vellers which take this route to India considera-
bly, increases every year
A letter from Vienna, in Belgian journal
says:
The Austrian government long time age
forbade all persons to wear articles of dress Of
ornaments indicating political opinion. In spite
of this some pnpils of the Polytechnic school
persisted in wearing their hair extraordinary
long They were a few days ago ordered to gel
it cut; but as they did not at once obey they
were stopped the day after by the police, as they
were leaving the school, and taken to large
room, where number of hair dresses soon re.
duced their flowing locks to almost puritanical
dimensions. The ministers on learning this
event strongly censured the imprudent zeal Of
their subordinates."
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The APPROPRIATION BnLs.-The following ap-
preparations are made for the current and contin-
gent expenses of the Indian Department, and for
fulfilling treaty stpuations with the various In
dian tribes, for the yenr ending June 80, 1852
Superintendent and agents, S34 900; Sub-agents
l3, 500; Interpreters l6 500; Clerk Superintendent
st. Louis, 1900; do. do. Western Territory,
900; Buildings at agencies and repairs, 1000;
Presents to Indians, 5000; Provisions for Indians,
ii 800; Contingencies Indian Department, 80, 800;
Christian Indians, 400 Chippewas of Saginaw,
5,SO0; Chippewas, Menomonees, Winnebagoes
and N Y. Indians, 500; Chppewas, Lake Su-
peror and Mississippi, 10, 800; Chickassws, 5000;
Choctaws, AS; Creeks, 66, 640; Delawares,
1924; Florida Indians, or SeminoIes 5000;
lowas, 1875; kickapoos, 5000; Kansas, 10000;
Miamies, 44,3S0 Eel Rivers (Miamies) 100;
Menomonees, 1880; Omahas, l,490; Otoes and
Missours, 1920; 0ttowas, 4. 800; Ottowas and
Chippewas, 81 $40; Osages, 26, $50, Piankeshaws,
800; Pawnees, 1000; Potowatamies OF Huron,
400; Potowatamies, lis, $50; Quapaws, AGO. Six
Nations of New York, $500; Senecas, Of Now
York, Q ESQ; Stockbridges, s25; Sioux of Missis-
sippi, 80, 100; Sacas'apd Foxes of Missouri $40;
Sacas and Foxes of Mississippi, 1860; Shaw
neeS, lilo; Senecas and Shawnees, 1900, Sene-
cas-, 2,G60; Wyandots, 5000; Winpebagoes,
98,0l0 Wess, 5,765. Total $s75,940.
Sec, 2. Repeats from June 30, 1851, all laws
now in force for the appointment employment
WnuteVff
character, for any Indian tribes east Of the Rocky
mountains, and north of New Mexico and Texas
Instead thereof the President is authorized to APP
point three superintendents Of Indian affairs for
said Indians, at an annual salary Of $4,000 each.
The Governor of Minnesota TO be superintendent
Of affairs for that territory, until the President
shall otherwise direct.
Sec. g. Indian treaties to be hereafter nego-
tiated by such officers and agents Of the Indian
department as the President Of the United States
may designate for that purpose. who shall receive
no additional compensation for zach servce
Sec. 4. In place Of the twenty-three agents and
b-agents now employed east of the Rocky
mountains and north Of New Mexico and Texas
the President 10 authorized to appoint eleven In
dian agents, at an annual salary OF 81 500 and six
with snlary Of 81 900.
Sec. S. Authorizes the President I'd appoint foul
Indian agents for New Mexico, and two for Utah
with SALARY of III $50 per annum each.
| Sec, g. The auperintendenm and agents sp
pointed under the act to give bonds, and to hold
Office for four years.
Sec. Z. Extends applicable provisions Of exist
ing laws over the Indian tribes of New Mexico
and Utah,
SEQ, 3. Salaries of interpreters In Cafbrnis
Oregon, Utah and New Mexico to be $500 pei
sDpum. Elsewhere, 1900.
Sec. 9. The salary Of chief clerk Of Office Indian
affairs to be equal to that Of chief clerk OF any
lO'Asr bureau, Appointment Of two sddisi0pa
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From The .qlbanv f.N Y) Epeninr Journal.

from me sttbnny (.N ~ Ersning journal.
The CHARTER ELEcTIoNs--ALL THE CITIES
BUT AUBURN Loco Foco I'VE have not received
the details of the elections yesterday but the
result is sufficiently indicated by the following
epitome communicated by telegraph last even
ing
Bufalo--Loco Foco Mayor, $500 maj.,) Jus
tees, &c. Three Wing and two Loco Foco AL
dermen. The Board will stand 5 and 5.
Rochestcr.--Loco Foco Mayor 400 maj. City
Officers and most of the Aldermen Loco Foco.
Syraouse.--Loco Fooo Mayor Wing Justice
two Wing and one Loco Foco Aldermen but
the Board will stand Wings and Loco Focos
Ufica.-Loco Mayor $50 maj. Wing Re-
corder Board and 6.
Anbnrn.-Whg Mayor 1853 maj. and nearly
all the rest Whig,
Osscego.--Loco Mayor and Aldermen.
Iroy-Loco Mayor 100 mai; and Loco
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caAHiKsToN, .. C.
WOULD call the attention Of planters visiting
~ CAarLsssom for their supplies, to his stock
OF Dry Goods, which 10 kept constantly full. and
embraces a complete assortment for families and
plantation wear; and, in Dress Goods, from the
lowpriced, TO the richest, latest, and most fssh-
ionabIs.
All Goods Of Southern mAnxfsesxvs, he will par
ticularly keep.
No. 32A. band OF King st., Charleston
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$2,l5l,9OO
Total

THE CorroN PAkIc.-The recent unfayorable
intelligence from Europe has caused, and we think
unnecessarily, panic in the cotton markets
throughout the country. Many of those who but
few weeks ago were firm in the belief that fair
cottons would reach Is cents in this market, now
seem to give way to dependency. 1t is true the
receipts this year show an increase over those of
last, of about 1877 1874 bales. But this crcum-
stance should not destroy the confidence ofholders
who have based their calculations on the only
tenable ground, consumption and supply. The
last crop was a short one, and should the present
crop reach 2,3O0,000 it will not more than keep
pace with the anticipated consumption. Another
fact should be looked into by holders In the ta-
bles of receipts published, the number and not the
,oeight of the bales is given Now the high prices
paid this season for cotton and the cheapness of
gunny cloth have induced many planters to re-
duce the weights Of their bales, and thus realize
profit on the bagging, We know this has been
the case with cotton brought to this market, and
we have heard complaints of the same nature
from other markets. Some few planters may
make by this operation, but in the end it will
work against them. Take the crop of l649, about
2,O96OOO bales, weighing $50 to 500 lbs. each,
and reduce the packages to 400 and $50 lbs, and
il requires but little calculation to see the effect
Owing to this inducement to pack light bales the
increase 10 receipts Of the crop of $780, over that
Of lS49, Is more apparent than real The increase
nominally is equal to l27 ,534 bales upon those of
the same period last year. But there is not in fact
that additional amount of cotton received. This
will hold good as regards the remainder of the
crop yet to be received. Admitting, then, the
crop of 1850 will reach, numerically, two hundred
thousand bales more than tharof the year before,
the amount Of cotton made in 1850 will not exceed
the amount made the year before Allowing 10
per cent. to be the average falling off in the weight
of bales, 1t will require an increase of receipts of
DOS, 600 bales 1900, 600 bales in all, to make
the crop $50 equal to that of lS49. We believe
the increase OF receipts will not be as much We
set down the crop Of 1850, 1850 900 as the out
side figure. 1t may not exceed z, 200, 900 bales
What justification can there be, them in the
present panic, in the face of the abundance of mo-
ney, and the healthy condition of trade in Europe
The Liverpool circular of the 3lst January last,
Of Coleman g. Stolterfoht, shows the total con-
sumption Of Europe and the United States to be
for l649 3,099. 900
1851 2,959,000
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These complete the census in the middle and
southern districts of Alabama, with the sxesp-
ton oftwo counties, Perry and Das-from which
no returns have been received.-yMobils Duily .Adv
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The naval court martial sitting on board the
Pennsylvania, at Norfolk, for the trial of Lieut.
Strickland of the marine corps, closed their pro.
ceedings on Wednesday in that case. The
trial Of L. Waite, of The Susquehana, then will
be commenced
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For the Southern Press.
(corY.l
WARRINGTON, March 9Th, 1851.

My dear Green 81 am on the eve of my de-
pnrture to California But cannot leave without
doing justice TO distinguished Mexican function
airy, who, ntimated Tin my speech on the Mex
lean indemnity billy had negotiated the payment
upon condition of his receiving portion Of the
money. You assure me that you are cognizant
of the transaction, and that | am mistaken and
sister Republic. l greatly regret this. acted
upon information which you declare to be srrone-
Gus, and hasten voluntarily to declare, that from
your information greatly regret the alusion.
believed it at the time, and assursdly did not
hesitate to aude to it in the debate But I would
at any time prefer to raise up the character of a
statesman than pull it down.
With my respects, remain yours truly,
[sioNED. !. E. HOLMES.
BEN F.. GREEN, esq.
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H- Capt VALENCIA, brother of Gen. Va,
LEScrA. Of Mexico, who was on his way to Wash,
ington as bearer Of dispatches, was passenger
on the Inflated Autocrat, and lost all his papers
together with about $4,000 In money, when the
boat sunk. He fell overheard, and had to swim
for his life.
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10000


The total stock of American cotton in Liverpool
in bales reduced to 800 lbs each was less January
lst 1851 than II was January LIST, 1850, by 80 600
bales, and of all sorts less by 1000 bales less.
Then with diminished crop going forward this
year from this country, and no material increase
from other countries, there is every reason to an
ticpate that the stocks in Liverpool, January lst
1859, will be less than they were on the lat of
January last.
AT this time the manufacturers in England are
doing good business, they are bare of stocks,
buying only from week TO week, money is abupd-
ant, and every thing indicates continuance of an
equal rate OF consumption with that of last wear
In France, Switzerland, Germany, and upon
the Continent generally, the business Of cotton
manufacturing has been steadily on the increase,
and peace and cheap food are telling as in Eng
land favornby on consumption
TIN a cheering fact that in the last three yeArs
consumption has not diminished, Notwithstanding
prices ruled on the LIST January last, 25 per cent
hi CHER than the same time tn 1850, and 100 per
cent higher than the same time the year before
Vet in the face ofthese facts fthe holders ofcotton
IN Liverpool and IN this country persist in forcing
their cotton upon the market, prices will not rally
and may go lower.
But the prices on this side the water are rela-
lively lower than they were in Liverpool by last
advices by two cents per Id. IL the Liverpool
market does not give way any further under
panic created by exaggerated estimates of our
crop, our own markets ought to go up.
In reference TO the market of Augusta il may
be stated that about wothirds OF the stock ia held
by planters They are firm, and show no dispo-
sition to force sales at present prices. Dealers
would 60 into the market and purchase freely but
for the difficulty Of making negotiations the banks
being unwilling to extend their discounts Thi.
difficulty, combined with the panic which has in
fuenced some, necessity which has compelled
others TO sell at any price offered, has depressed
our market.
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SILVER CARD CASE, with Mrs. Ell
n wood Fisher" engraved on il. liberty
swsrd will BE- paid for i.s deivsFyat this Once
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no limits Of principle Or axpsdisaay, eSesPt th<
bottom Of the public purssAnd Pablic credit
We concur, cordially, in the proposition Of
Mr. McLAsx, Of Mayiand, to authorize thu
States 70 levy small tonnage duty 70 pay the
expenses Of improving the rivers and hsrbors
TUNNEL THROUGH THE CUMBERLAND MouS-
rAIhs.--They had a most spirited and interest
ing time in Tennessee on the 22d ult, in csls-
bratlon Of the success Of the Nashville and Chat
tsnooga railroad company in tunnelling the
Cumberland mountain. About TOO ladies and
gentlemen participated, passed through the
tunnel, heard speeches. ate a sumptuous din.
ner,-drank spirited toasts--and danced the
night The tunnel is three thousand feet long
and one hundred and eighty-fve feet from the
top Of the mountain.
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MARYLAND STATE LOTTERIES,

F. MORRIS Il CO., MANAGERS
(sUcCEssoRs TO d. PAINE COL
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oUIooo FrIZes, amounting 70 yI,74J,74S.
Tickets S30-Shsres in proportion.
Certificate ofPackage of 26 whole tickets 1880 90
do do &c half tickets, 100 90
do do 26 quarter tickets, IS 90
do do 2G eight tickets, Al so
HJOrders nom a distance will be promptly
attended to.
Address F. MORRIS & Co.,
Feb 10 Managers, Baltimore, Md
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An old Quaker coming to-the poles in Pha;
delphia, held up his ballot on which was the name
of worthless candidate he had been induced
by party rigor to support, said very gravely
Friends, thee seest vote for John S., and
God forgive me-"