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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
wAsHINGroN, February II, 1851

VAshlNSTONp Il eDTudTy 1901.
My DEAR Sin: desire you to make known,
through the columns of the Wing, that il is my
purpose to decline reelection. It was under
peculiar circumstances consented, two years
since, to be a candidate. Mr.. Donncll, to the re-
greet of all good men, declined. and weeks after
ward convention nominated Mr. Jas. w. Bryan,
who was compelled, to the sore disappointment Of
tho district, by severe illness, also to decline. A
very short time remained for the meeting of an
other convention, and il was thought proper some
person should be nominated who was known gene
rally in the district, because there not time
enough for the candidate to visit eleven counties.
II had been my fortune to be honored by those
who again called me to the post of duty. / had
been with them in prosperity and adversely, and |
could not under my sense of obligation to my
country and to that cause in support Of which I
have spent the best years of my fc refuse the call
The distracted state Of the country demanded the
best efforts of ALL These efforts, confidently be-
lieve, will produce good fruits and shall shortly
see the noisy agitators, North and South, over
whelmed with public indignation.
In this state of public affairs, with President
who has proved himself worthy of the com,ncnda-
ton bestowed upon him before hc was elevated to
the high station no now adorns, with Cabinet re-
solved to sustain the adjustment measures of tho
last session "as final settlement of tho dangerous
and exciting subjects which they embraced" i ask
to be allowed to retire and attend to my domestic
affairs, which greatly demand my care.
! have no language TO express my sense of the
obligation feel l owe to those who have honored
mo much more than l deserve. However much
have failed, it is my consolation to know have
pursued no selfish ends personal advantage, but
have done my duty to the best of my ability.
Very truly, yours,
EDWARD STANLY.
Mr.. HENRY DIMocK Editor North Siaie IYhi9
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BY AU THORITY Y.
Public Acts

Passed during The second session Qf the 1h"tyJ"Si
Congress.
TPuBLIc-No. 81
apFSor uTION for the relief of Louis Kossuth
and his associates, exiles from Hungary.
whereas, the people ofthe United States sincerely
sympathize with the Hungarian eSlles, kessuth and
800 condnct of the Turkish government in re-
ceivine and treating those noble exles with kind
mess and hospitality; and whereas, lift be the wish
of these exiles to emigrate TO the United States,
and the will of the Sultan 10 permit them to leave
his dominions: Therefore
Resolved By the Senate end House Of RepresenfG
tiuss of the United States Of America in Congress
assembled That the President of the United States
be- and he hereby is, requested to authorize the
ployment OF some one Of the public vessels which
may be now cruising in the Mediterranean TO re,
ceivc and convey laihe United States the said
Louis kossuth and b. y ssociates in captivity
Approved, March ;, 1851.
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eddy better than the speech which criticises it;
and though we think that General CAss might
well survive many attacks Of the Republic on
himself, It will be marvel in our eyes if he
should survive his own attack on the Republic.
We reserve all comments on his speech, how
ever, for another day.
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THE KENT CopsTy MURDKR.-Yesterdny Off
cers Coath and Wagner arrested Henry ID. Web
ster, who was passing through Baltimore, from
Kent county, on the charge of being ga psrticipa-
tor in or coRnzant OF" the murder OF the family Of
William Coedcn. Justice Gorsuch held him tor
further examination into the matter The accused
is relative Of the parties. baltimore Sun Of yes
ferday.
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IPuBLIc-No. 27.l

AN ACT to authorize the Secretary OF war to allow
the payment of interest to the State Of Georgia
for advances made for the use OF the United States
in the suppression of the hostilites OF the Creek,
Seminole, and Cherokee Indians, in the years
1886, 1887, and 1888.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Reprssen-
fafires Of the United States Of america in Congress
assembled, That the Secretary of War be- and he is
hereby, authorized to allow 10 the State of Georgia
for advances made to the United States for the sup
precision of the hos,ilites Of the Creek, Seminole,
and Cherokee Indians, in the years eighteen hun
drcd and thirty five, eighteen hundred and thirty
six eighteen hundred and thirty seven, and eigh-
teen hundred and thirty-eight interest at the rate
of six per cent per annum upon all sums allowed
and paid to the State Of Georgia, or that may here.
after be allowed and paid for any moneys advanced
date of such advances until the principal sum or
sums we're or may be paid by the United States
Provided That no interest shall be paid on any sum
which the said State OF Georgia did not either
pay or lose interest.
Approved, March 3, 1851.
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TPuBLIc-No. 2s.I

AN ACT authorizing the payment OF interest upon
the advances made by the State of Maine Tor the
use of the United States government, III the
protection of the northeastern frontier.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House q Repre-
senfatires Of the United States Of America in Con-
gYess assembled, That the proper accounting Of
ficers of the Treasury be, and they are heseo y
authorized and directed to lquidate and settle the
claim Of the State of Maine against the united
States for interest upon money borrowed and ao-
tually expended by her for the protection ofthe
northeastern frontier Of said State: during the
hundred and forty, and eighteen hundred and
forty one; and the sum 50 found to be due 70 SAID
State shall be paid out of any money In the Trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted, That in nscer-
tanning the amount of interest az aforesaid due to
the State of Maine, the following rules shall gov
ern: First That interest shall not be computed on
any sum which Maine has not expended for the
use and benefit of the United States, as evidenced
by the amount refunded repaid to the State Of
Maine by the United States. Second. That 10 in
terest ehall be paid on any sum on which the said
State of Maine did not either pny or lose interest
aforesaid.
Approved, March 3, 1851.
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'Thc Presidents message, at the opening of the
present session of Congress, expresses fully and
plainly his own and the unanimous opinion of all
those associated with him in the Executive admin
istration of the Government, in regard to what
are called the Adjustment or Compromise mea-
sures Of last session That opinion u.s. that those
measures should be regarded in principle as
final settlement of the dangerous and exciting
subjects which they embrace; that though they
: were not free from imperfections, yet, in their
mutual dependence and connection, they formed
"a system of compromise the most conciliatory
and beet for the entire country that could be OBJ
tanned from conflicting sectional interest and
opinions, and that therefore they should be ad-
hercd to, until time and experience should de-
monstrae the necessity of further legislation to
guard ngainat evasion or abuse That opinion, 90
8 far as know, remains entirely unchanged, and
will be acted upon steadily and decisively. The
peace of the country requires ths the security of
the Constitution requires this; and every consde-
ration of the public good demands this. If the
Administration cannot stand upon the principles
of the message, it does not expect to stand at ALL"
[DANIRL WEpsTER's Letter to the Union Meeting
at Westchester.
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THE REP UBLIC.
WASHINGTON:
TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH IL. 1851.

"The series of measures to which have alluded
are regarded by me as a settlement in principle
and substances final settlement-of the danger
Gus and exciting subjects which they embraced"
''By that adjustment we have been rescued from
the wide and boundless agitation that surrounded
US, and have firm, distinct, and legal ground
to rest upon. And the occasion, trust, will JUS
tify me IN ExHoRTINa NV couNTRYMEN TO RALLY
UPON AND MAIsrAIN THAT GROUND az the best, il
not the only means, of restoring peace and quiet
to the country, and maintaining inviolate the in
tegrity of the Union"
(PREsIDENT FILLMoRE's MESSAGE.
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~ danger Of a Junction Of the f6rces OF these
States % moleat thsh la their operation.
The Storm wa 10 have taken place last
Tuesday night, or tho next morning The
garrison Of West Point was 10 detached, aud
the works 40 wrstehedly manned and prdvid-
ed, that the- whole must have beei carried Ia
trcUty minutes Ills Excellency fortunate.
ly-very fortunately arrived At thar place
about halt an hour beloro the troaehery was
d'seoyertdi bat Arnold made his escape Ia
boat ana proceeded down the river aa ilAq,
and got on board the Yullare aloop OF war
The General expecting that a. the enemy
Hnri-rvrry -tirfHE iH grfeUr
readiness for the enterprise, Sir Henry Clin-
ton would (notwithstanding the discovery
attempt 70 carry the works by assault, wall
knowing the debilitated state Of the garrison
ana The proper Point ofattaeA, and lhAi our
army was not within supporting distance, he
therefore dispatched an express at seven o.
clock that oyoning. which reached US by
Twelve AZ niFht, directing Cen. Greene 10 or
der the Pennsylvania line TO proceed with al
possible dispatch undermy command, aud On E
deAV0r if possible to got poasession n the de-
files leading from Stony TO West Point. We
immediately marched, leaving our camp
standing. aud by surprise passed that pas, be
ing upwards Of sixteen miles in four hours,
performed In ure night without single nah
lci, behind.
Here Ne yet remain, waiting for Sir Hen
rvs motionsi but knowing our position, be-
will not he hardy enough io pcrscyere In an
.entnrprise (althoagh very favoritr -onr)
that would be tho price Of much blood. /
shall not commit myself to the fortifcations,
but will decide the fate Of tho day At the
point Of the bayonct in the gorges Of the de-
files, through which the cucmy must pass be-
fore they reach fireworks
Ny kindcat wishes to siatcr sally aud her
llttle Peoplepreseut my best respects 10 moth
er Pcnrosc, and believe me yours, most aiIpe-
donaiely, ANTY. WAYNE.
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WHOLE NO. 72O.

Of Departments Foreign Ministers, ofieers
Of the Army and Navy, add & naioeT6is con
course of eiiizens,All t,as eyihcins .lhrir grhsf
al the national loas. ln4eiI ~.
PArron's conduct IN tha affair or the Ieop-
ard and Chesapeake subjected hin 90 the
charge Of cowArdiee. lilo had ample time, 90
said the court martial, 70 prepare his aLIp ASr
action, and bis whole conduct eyInced dis
position To parley rather than fight, lie or
dered his flag to be struck before single
gun was fired from the Chesapeake. Gen.
Hull, for the surrender of Detroit without FIR
ing gun, was tried by 4 eourt n,nrtini, and
sehtehco OF death passed upon him Us rev
oluuonary services aud his advanced ago a.
lone saved his lifc. but .hia name vas ordered
to be struck from the roll Of the army ~ I'ror-
idence J0urnai .nfnfi- =
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Frpm the Phllsdelphia sun.
INTERESTING ORIGINAL LETTER
GEN. wArSE's orlNIoS or ARNOLD.

A kind friend has placed in our hands an
original letter written by Gen. Anthony
Wayne to gentleman Of this vicinity, which
will be read with interest as containing the
tionary officers upon the treachery and pre-
vious character of Benedict Arnold We
give the letter entire;
HAvERsTRAw, near Stony Point
October /, 1850.
My DEAR SIR viii You do me the jus
tiee- to believe that neither want Of affection
or inclination, but thousand other iBterven-
ing circumstances have prevented me from
writing sooner. Indeed, my dear sir, we
have hitherto had but very disagreeabic
Eeampaign; what with private feud and public
misfortunes, / am almost distracted and worn
down. just as had effected temporary
reconciliation among the officers of this line
| to measures which had wounded their feel
ings aud Beginning tofecf a listle happy tA'
perfidy of Gen. Arnnld has opened n nov
field for anxiety OF mind and distrust Of some
1 others, both in che Cabinet and the field. --
can't say that was much shocked ON th'
occasion. j had long known the man; as ear
ly as l776 he produced conviction to mt
4 that honor and true virtue were strangers &
his seal--aHer however contradictory 10 mt.
appear, he did not possess either fortitud
tor personal courage. lie was naturally
coward, and never went into danger but who
stimulated by liquor, even 10 intoxicatior
consequently not capable of conducting an
command committed TO his charge: bu
however that may be, had he succeeded
the dark affair, Charleston and the other n
cent military checks VIC have experienced j
South Carolina would be trifies 20 tho loss o
IHest Point and its dependencies for, by po'
sessing that pass. the iencmy would ctfectdd
n iy separate the Northern and Middle State
sa2 prevent any possible communication shoi
of half moon, situate twelve miles north o
: Albany. by this means they might dire'
theirwhole force to any point without bnin
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nAnITs or THE ABoRIGINEs.


John DriekelI, Pennsy IyaniaB, who WAS
made a prisoner by he nelARAre Indians
when youth, and who was given up Af,er
Wayner victory in i705, gives glowing
picture Of beir patriarchal humanity and civ
ilized customs lie had been adopted and
brought up with kindness IN the amily Of
WhimgMY Honsbies pelaHAra! AtLiaiak.
ing leave, ihe children an hung round him
crying aud whom prcsent before the militia
~ his indienfather stood up and made this
touching and pathetic speech, saying -HNIy
s.s1'T p''tFs are TIRE OF the sauu color NJ
yourself-toms Of them may h. your kin, or
can convey you 10 those who are your Kin
dred' You have lived long time with us,
and caIl On you a. say n 7 tavp- not uEgf
You a. we'll as father could use a son p
fon have hunted for me and been 10 ms a. a
son call on you 20 say ifyou will 90, or if
you will still stay with me Your choice is
len 10 YOURSELF Thch Brickell says, he
knew Us truth, and stood up some time, con
siderate, hardly knowing what choice 10 max q
-hc thought Of the children he had Just left
in tears then Of the Indians whom - lo.sd ;
then Of his own kin, aud at lsugth answered,
"l will go with my KIM" The Indian rrpll.
ed, ~ must then lose you. ! hal leaned on
YOU a. a siaT-now IL ia brok on---and I an,
ruined I" lie then sunk back to his ssAt and
cried, and was Joined in tears by Brickcll -
Such scene was like the pairiarchal rela-
tons in the Bible, and B5ckell makes the
remark. that many of their observances. in
his nina, sccrnrd to show their affinity IN the
Jews They had their regular feast sucl,
as the first corn that Il 6t 10 use was made a
fruit offering, and, when they started on a
hunting expedition, the frt game that was
taken they skinned wholS, observing not 10
break a boue, and leaving thereon the head.
ears, and hooG This they cook whole, and
every one partakcs, and the rest they entire
iy burn up. They Also observe the law OF
clean AMI unclean animals They -nrvrr cat
catfish, cells, or other fish witbouA scales, nor
beasts nor biyls Of prey. They would not
even eat rabbits when Brickoll had killed
Them. Their women, too ,al-aruyf' washing
themselves and their whole apparel, In ease
of deaths Of hnshands or wives, they wore
apparel Tor an entire yoHr. fr-is
hardly possible 10 conceive that sach coaiar-
mites TO Jewish rituals, among people so
long scattered and pcaled," could be the NJ
suit Of arbitrary choice. Brickell shows, too,
that they were cminonly religious people
in their Own WAY, worshippng God, always,
according to "the law OF their fathers" They
frequently had family worship, in which they
would sing and pray. They ha'i no words
for proianc swearing, never used false accusa-
Al : All Brick
oil remarks that they were the best people
to train up children hc had ever seen; they
never whip, aud scarcely ever scold- The
wi,uEc family is remarkably quiet, and much
Of their time they employ in instrueiing their
youths in what they deem to be right The
say much of Manoio, much applaud just ac-
tons before their children, and greatly con.
demu bad examples.
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homo, nor how IL amer days william Carter
qilen gathered his children around hi, knee,
and told them Of hls bitter trial and tempta-
iions,and taught them tllat they who puttheir
trust Ia God are never forhaken.
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' JOB PRINTING.


PALMER, 1. authorized 10 receive Adyo-
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boston
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THE CALEDOEIAN.
ny A. O. CHADWICK.

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IRE paid, except At the optbn oflhe Publisher
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Il fuewIt would be thus. When ihe dark
temptation wss on mo, aud tho eyli in my
heart aeenied ready To triumph, I kHeAs that
You would not fail to see clearly, aud approve
the Figbtt 49,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-20

freedom; and these communications 80 used very
freely and unscrupulousy By the saesrdotsl party.
Such u Mormonism in theory.
In practice, il is no doubt selfindulgent, though
on that point the evidence against il is, we must
admit, meagre and insufficient But at the same
time there seems to be proof that In its results
there has yet been considerable material success
for the Salt Lake is already the third desert they
have brought under cultivati0nat no little cost OF
labor and Of money they built Nsuvoo, and being
driven thence, another city and another temple are
rising under their hands. Though the 6rst disco
vereTs of the golden sieras of California, few have
been tempted TO the "diggins" and already manu-
features spIinging up in Deseret. All this is
doubtless the consequence chiefly OF superior organ
sation, discipline, division Of labor and of the
marked characters ofthe enthusiasts. Some little
however Of this credit must BE- assigned to the i'm
meuse importance assigned to labor and enterprise
and industry, by the creed itself
Ttis Of course, is the bright side OF the picture.
To reach Deseret what endurance, what fatigue,
what illness, what fever, what heat, what cold,
what ruin, what attacks from hostile indians, what
even quarreis with more savage Americans,
are to be endured and undergone, nothing but per
senal experience can adequately tell Ana, tnen,
when the haven is reached-tO live and dwell, and
associate with men blasphemously claiming in.
SEPARATION amongst people ignorantly or deceit-
fully claiming to be especial objects OF Gods care
amongst a community ella ming to have superseded
all ordinary rules of moral manners and obligations
by laws vouchsafed by them .elves unto themselves
these hre considerations from which the mind
shIiDks with horror and dismay. Never thecss.
there is Mormoni sm-and there are the Mormons,
masters of State-and viii it will end in Heaven
only can tell. Let US watch aud mark its career.
in the full confidence that wise and gracious Pro.
violence cares and protects the world from ouch de-
lusons.
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self defence but the Americans are not blood
thirsty people, a. is shown by the state of their
law. II il rather, In some measure, owing to the
general mildness of their criminal system that,
under particular crcu instances, the people i'm.
PEELED to put in force severer code. 1t should be
recollected that the crimes which they have to
punish do not arise from the poverty and suherings
Of the perpetrators The criminal in America
simply presumes upon the clemeney of the State,
and, trusting to his chance of impunity, levies
war upon society. In California, the dangerous
ella sses muster in strong numbers, whilst the
majority of the inhabitants, by the nature Of
their occupation. are peculiarly exposed TO the at
tacks of marauders. Fit be true that Australia
is to turn out another Californis, we shall see
something of the difficulty of governing gold
producing country. We fear that, in that case,
Lord Grey's "exiles" will relapse, and bet Eeen
busnrangers, convicts, and greedy emigrapts, the
Colonial office III be sorely vexed. We can fancy
the under Secretary for the colonies rejoicing at
the prospect of a new colonial question; but We
trust that. if Bathurst, the alleged country, is to
be made into separate government, the lucra-
tive Office of Governor will be bestowed upon tn,
member for Sheffield Unceasing labor, if not hui
initiation, in the defence of the Office" rs en-.
titled the incoruptible legislator to the richest re-
ward in the gift eff Downing street.