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The Government Advertising.
From the Mobile Daiiy Advertiser.


The truth is, the rates allowed for publishing the
post office list of letters, under the new law.
barely pay for composition and for our own
part-pressed as we are Tor space to do justice to
our regular business advertising customers, and
compelled to restrict reading matter within
limits that give of dissatisfaction to our read
ing subscribers-wo concluded to decline publish
ing the list of letters, and made application for
it. We have no idea of working for "Uncle Sam"
for nothing.
And here we beg to remark that the principle
established by Congress, Of paying the same rates
Tor printing in every part OF the country, is mani
testify "unjust and oppressive to the South, and
calls for active measures Of "resistance!" Com
position and all other labor in printing Office as
we'll as the expense Of living, are hundred per
cent. at least higher here than they in the New
England States; and yet we compelled to work
for ''Uncle SAM" if we work at all, at the same
price as the printers OF the North Therefore,
when they realize profit of hundred per cent,
we work for nothing. There is certainly no JUS
to it. Others may work for nothing if they choose;
we do not intend to do it, as long as we sup
piled SO literally with better paying matter from
our business friends here at home.
To show how extremely niggardy the policy of
the Government is towards printers, it is only ne
cessary to look at what ia paid for the publication
of the laws. We have published those of the last
Congress, and they occupied for long time large
be surprised when tell them that, for publishing
all the laws Of the last session, with the treaties,
Sc, shall receipe just ninety three dollars, and
no more! We receive not q cent more than New
England printing office where composition is two
dimes thousand, wages ten to fifteen dollars
month, and board q dollar and half a week. This
is all wrong.
We find the above article copied in the Ma
tional htelligenccr Of yesterday. 1t is all true
as far as it reflects on the illiberality of the
Federal Legislature in its compensation for such
services as are there mentioned. 1t would seem
they are determined that the press, at all
events, shall owe nothing to gentlemen who
owe every thing to the press. This is highly
honorable, because it removes both parties from
the suspicion Of giving or receiving favors, and
thus maintains their mutual independence. To
remove this suspicion altogether, they not only
refuse favors, but bare justice, and thereby de-
monstrate that the notice which their public
acts and achievements may win from the press
is merely the tribute due to their merits.
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Mexican Awards.

An erroneous impression seeming to prevail
abroad in regard to the late payments at the
Treasury Of the Mexican awards, the Chief
Clerk requests us to state that those payments
were made by acquisitions and warrants pass
ing through the usual routine Of the bureaus Of
the Department, to the respective heads of
which, and the clerks therein, every credit is
due for the prompt and satisfactory manner in
which the views of the Secretary were carried
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NJ. MussoN, esq, Postmaater, New Or cans, La.

The FoREsrs OF ENGLANp-In this country our
timber forests have been esteemed of small value
and an incalcuable amount of timber trees have
been wasted in years back. Gradually, however,
timber of all descriptions is growing scarcer and
more valuable, and, before many years, the man
who wishes to leave fortune for his children and
grand. children, can do ii in no way than by
planting suitable land at easily accessible points
with good timber trees. Some of the largest for
tunes Of tho English nobility have been realized
from forests planted by their ancestors. great
deal has been written, by men who know nothing
about the matter in relation to the parks and pre-
served forests OF the English nobility, il they
occupied land merely for the pleasure Of tho rich,
which ought to be thrown open to cultivation. Ia
conversation with an intelligent Enghshmen, some
time ago, we were assured by him that the coun-
try, well as the present owners Of these valuable
estates, owed a debt OF gratitude to those wac
planted and first preserved the grounds. In many
cases lands which were of little value half century
ago, were enclosed, and planted with timber trccs,
and arc now of cstimablo value, yielding some of
the finest timber in the world, and nfIording the
richest grazing for cattle
The wealhcst of the nobility receive cattle into
these enclosures for pasture, and in many OF these
most valuable and beautiful enclosures you will see
all around the gates, and the outer row OF trees,
painted notices that certain number Of animals
can be pasturcd on the ground.
The immense commercial and naval marine oil
England, as we'll ns its dcnse population, has rem
dcred timber of all kinds Of the most valuable
and salcablc products Of the soil and is preserved
and watched MS carefully as gold
The amount of timber alone consumed III Eng
land is estimated at $ll5,000,00O year, about
equal TO the whole value OF the foreign imports OF
the United States; and Of this amount the utmost
efforts of the farmers and the nobility is only able
to supply about $50 900, 900 of homo grown, cav-
ing s 80 000, 900 value TO be imported. Forty
oaks are computed to in these planted and
preserved forests, which are Appraised at - 200
on an ge.-Neicbprgporf Herald
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STEAM ON THE CHEsAPEAKE AND ONO CANAL
The steam tow-boat Virginia lett this place on
Tuesday evening last at o'clock, having her
three barges in tow, each laden with eighty five
tons Of coal from the mines Of the Frostburg Coal
Company. She goes directly to New York by the
Chesapeake and Ohio, the Chesapeake and Della
warc, and the Delaware and Raritan canals. We
are disposed to think favoraby of this enter
prise. We learn that in coming up from Alex
andrin the Virginia passed some Of the locks with
her bargcs in fifteen minutes, others in seven
teen, and probably averaged about thirty min
utcs at each Captain Parker, who has her in
charge, and ia one Of tho owners, thinks he
will be able, from what he has observed % tow at
least four boats, and make as quick time on the
canal Ms the horse boats. He also thinks he will be
able TO transport the same amount of coal at less
coet than by any other mode But the experiment
has not yet been tested fully enough speok with
entire confidence. While under way the Virginia
makes about four miles hour, and with as little
wash as an ordinary canal-boat.
(CumbcrIand Ciriiian, Odd.
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under the circumstances, we may infer from the
appropriations made for similar objects during
General JAcKsoN's administration. Some of
our contemporaries are citing the doctrines of
the General on this subject; let them look a
moment at the sums actually disbursed in his
time for these very unconstitutional objects
Of expenditure, without meeting any Executive
objection. We copy from table prepared by
Colonel ALBERT for the War Department, and
submitted to Congress by Governor MARCY
when SECRETARY of War.
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John ]. Crittenden.

The visit Of the President and his suite, and al
the circumstances connected Herewith, were Of
the most satisfactory and gratifying character
with single exception. Mr. Crittenden came to
us heraded by high reputation pleasing and
effective public speaker, and our citizens antici-
pated much delight in listening to his eloquent
strains. They had heard often and much of his
oratorical powers in the Senate at the bar, and
before popular assemblages, and they were re-
joicing in the prospect of hearing for themselves.
But speaking SO frequently in the open air. on the
way from New York to Dunkirk, had affected his
voice TO such degree that, on his arrival here
with the President, he could scarcely utter a loud
word; and up to the time Of his departure this
morning his voice had not recovered its natural
tone-which, by the way, is one Of the most mu-
steal we ever heard. The disappointment was
severely felt by citizens The curiosity to
hear him was great. With the exception Of
Messrs. Webster and Clay, man in the land
has elected more general and profound interest
than MIR. Crittenden. He ia esteemed as q genial
frank, hearty, unselfsh gentleman, whose i'm
pulses all patriotic and high toncd, with abi-
ties Of the first order, and such experience I'M pub
lie affairs TO fit him for any Office under the Con-
stituton. Mr.. Adams, who knew men better than
almost anybody else, nominated MIR. Crittcnden
as n justice Of the Supreme Court of the United
States twenty-five years ago, circumstance quite
conclusive to his legal ability and attainmcnts.
lie was most favoraby impressed with our city,
and regretted his inability TO address the ctizens
adding, however with the modesty Of true genius,
that his reputation a speaker stood higher in the
showing OF his friends than il would if he had
been able to give our people specimen.
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.
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Col. JAMES ID. GRAHAM, United States Topo-
graphical Engineers, has arrived at Ind, nola, en-
Scientific Corps in the United States boundary
Commission. Col Graham is nost worthy OH
Ger, and has seen much important service. He run
the boundary between the United States and Now
Brunswick, in 1923; between the United States
and Texns, in 1910; resurvcyed Mason & Dixon's
line, in 1880, &c. In 1919 he was in Col Long's
exploring expedition to the Rocky mountnins.
lie also bore the ratified treaty from Washington
70 Mexico. Few officers in the public service have
aborcd more, or deserve higher Of their country
than Col. Graham. - Victoria (1Sras) ADVOCATE.
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MARINE TELEoRAPH.-The Hrardo, published at
Madrid, says that the distinguished engineer, Don
Rafael Sociats, has just invented telegraph for
the use OF navgators, which promises the most ia
vorabc results. II consists in vocabulary which
may be used by all nations, and the words are
formed by six signs vnriously disposed. II is come
what doubtful whether this is any improvement on
the signal telegraph which has long been in use in
the United States, and which has recently been
greatly improved.
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Congressional Nominations I'm tennessee

We learn by telegraph that the Wings of
the tenth Congressional district in Tennessee
have nominated the Hon. WALTER COLEMAN
Tor Congress, in opposition to the Hon. FREDE-
RICK 2. STANTON, who represented the district
in the last Congress
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TIE MAMMoTH SrEAMEa.-Thc Pittsburg Jour
nal says that contracts have Just been closed there
for a mammoth steamer. which makes an era in
Pittsburg steamboat building. This will be much
the largest vessel ever built there, measuring eleven
hundred and sevonty-five tons, but carrying be-
tween fifteen and sixteen hundred. She is 10 run
in the ST. Louis and New Orleans trade, and will
be $40 feet long by as feet beam.
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Els RouTr.-Thc Hon. Mr.. Kerr and lady. and
the Hon William Duer, now in this city; the
former en- route for Nicaragua, and the latter for
Valparaiso. They will leave in the steamer Ohio.
nv. y. Nirrsv.
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LoNoEvIry.--We learn, says the Cincinnati
Commercial by letter from VIM. II. Currnn, esq,
OF Claysvie, Ky, that n black man, named lin-
manuel Coine, died near that place on Wednesday
evening, the 18th inst, who wns hundred and
f,ctnty. one years old. He had cen resident Of
the county fifty five years.
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TIL Il REP UBLIC.
WASHIN GTON:
TUESDAY MORNING. MAY "a. 1851.

'sThe series of measures to which Ihave alluded
are regarded by me settlement, in principle
and substance--a final scttlement-of the dan ger
GUS and exciting subjects which they embraced"
"By that adjustment we have been rescued from
the wide and houndless agitation thu. surrounded
as, and have firm, distinct, and legal ground
to rest upon. And the occasion, trust, will JUS
THY p.e IN EXPORTING my couSrRvMEN TO RALLY
uroN AND MAINTAIN THAT GROUND the best, If
not the only means, of restoring peace and quiet
to the country, and maintaining inyioate the in
tegrity Of the Union"
[PREsIpEST FILLMoRE's MESSAGE.
'sThc Presidents message, at the opening ofthe
present session of Congress, expresses fully and
plainly his 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 Compromise mea
'sures of last session. That opinion is, that those
measures should be regarded in principle as
"a final settlement of the dangerous and exciting
subjects which they embrace; that though they
were not free from impcrfections, yet, in their
mutual dependence and connection, they formed
a system Of compromise the most conciliatory
and best for the entire country that could be OBJ
tanned from conflicting sectional interest and
opinions, and that therefore they should be ad-
hcrcd to, until time and experience should de-
monstrasc the necessity of further legislation to
guardagainst evasion or abuse. That opinion, so
faS as know, remains entirely unchanged, and
will be acted upon steadily and decisively. The
peace ofthe country requires this; the security OF
the Constitution requires this; and every conside-
ration of the public good demands this. If the
Administration cannot stand upon the principles
message, it does not expect to stand at all -
IDAEEL WEBsrER's Letter to the Union Meeting
at JPesfchsster.
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and country. His speech in brief we quote
from the Utica Ga-cttc, and 10 the courtesy Of
whose editors we owe our thanks.
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Mr.. MAYOR: | return you my sincere thanks for
your tender Of the generous inequalities OF your
beautiful city. In making my present visit to the
central and western part OF the State, am sur
priced and delighted at the evidences of improve
ment everywhere presented, and the changes
which n few years have wrought; such changes
that one hardly recognises the familiar places OF q
few years since. And nowhere do these appear
anccs present themselves more pleasantly than III
your beautiful city.
You have alluded to free soil; so far free soil
can be maintained consistently with the Constitu-
ton Of my country, am for it too. Let us al
ways remember that the Constitution must be
maintained, and the Union preserved, against all
those who may venture to assail them. Loud APP
plausc, and shouts of Good, good.
thank you for the assurance that the people oil
this beautiful city will never be backward in sus-
tanning and preserving them.
The Mayor of Utica, Mr.. Human, is Free
soil Democratic mayor. and his allusion to
"free SOIL" in less qualified form than is
quofed above, (his address having been revised }
gave offence to many around him, while il
seemed 10 excite universal regret. The Presi-
dent, however, upon the instant, met the allu-
sion in manner which commanded general re-
spect and approval. 1t was the only incident
Of the journey which impaired pain to any
body, and was amply atoned for by the qualifi-
cations made and the succeeding courtesies OF
the evening and following day.
AT THE SUPPER
the President was unable to attend. The Mayor
presided, with the Secretary of the Navy upon
his right, and the Attorney General upon his
left. At the foot OF Che table, doing the honors
Of the company there, was Hon. j. w. Bacon.
The guests retired before the speaking com
menced; but the Mayor called for speech
from Joshua A. Spencer, who is the war
horse Of central New York, and for abilities
and services one Of the great men Of the State
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= Ls.v. Snow Hill every Wednesday, Friday, and
Am.s 4 Es.tslIs same day. by Ianight;
Leave Eas"ilIs every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thurs
Am,. :, Snow Hin same days by 10 night;
Leave Snow Hill every Monday, Wednesday, and
Arrive J. Gsorgslown same days by apm.
aslO From Milsboro', by Gumboro, to Whasysyille,
Md ~ miles and back, once week
Leave Milsboro' every Saturday al nm
ArpwM whsley.s'lls same DAY ~ i2m
Leave Whaleysvile every Saturday at lpmj
ssl fson' M.sSols'. BY Angola, 70 Esws., 10 mile.
and back, once week.
- Leave Millsboro' every Monday at PM
Arrive AT Lewcs same day by Jpn;
Leave Lswss every Monday al Gam,
Arrive 1t Millsboro' same day by l2m.
GAIA From Georgetown, by Concord, Laurel, Salisbury,
Nd, Yorktown and Upper rrappe TO Princess
Ann, 40 miles and back, three times a week
Leave Georgetown every Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday Isi am, or after arrival OF Inning
Arrive I. Princess Ann same d..ysby 81 pmi
Leave Princess Ann every Monday, wednesday,
and Friday at 4am;
Arrive at George town days by pm
e8l3 From Dagsboro, by Blackwater, Halls Store, 10
''' Tunnell's Store. 10 mies and back once week
Lave Dagsboro' every Thursday after the arrival Of
the northern mail, say at 1Oam;
Arrive at Tunnels Store same day by 5p m
Leave Tannoi's Store every Thursday at 4Pmi
Arrive ut Dagsboro' same day by III m
SPECIAL OFFICES.
Proposals invited for supplying the following Offices in
Don for tho nett of said Offices respectively
limited TO sum To named the proposals IN each
Brand ywine Springs from Newcastle miles and back,
,hrss times week .
Glasgow and Cooche's Bridge from Newark, miles and
back thrsa timos week
Henry Clay Factory from Wilmington, miles and back,
III tinnes week.
Lwlc Creek Landing from Dover, miles and back, six
times a week. MT
Pleasant Hill from Saunton miles and back, a
week
M eG.. Mail Messenger in Dela,Oare
Proposals arc invited for the following mail messenger
vcs which will be let the lowest bidder each
The be taken and delivered into the post Office
auch be xed upQn by the
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Proposals arc invited for the following mail messenger
vcs which will be let the lowest bidder each
The mail be taken from and delivered into the post Office at
s ons named at such hours as may be fixed upon by
postmastsrs 21ts1 tS
Christiana from Railroad Depot of mile and back,
daily. Y
daily except Sunday.
Newark from Railroad Depot, mile and back daily.
S,aun,on from Railroad Depot of mile and back daily
Waiaineton from Railroad Depot, of mile and back,
twice dllly. eta 4s4 4a
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taken in this city for several years. but their cost
has denied them anything like a general circula-
ton. Their value, however, is fully appreciated
by the whole profession, who, we have no doubt
will hasten TO avail themselves OF the opportunity
Of possessing themselves of the republication Of
Messrs. Little & Brown, which can be had at less
than fifth the expense Of the original works.
From the Boston Courier.
The enterprising publishers have here presented
to the legal profession, as we judge, long felt
dssiderafum-a prompt, cheap, and comprehensive
series of reports of all the decisions of all the Eng
lish courts. The series commences with the cases
of the November term, 1850; and we observe in the
first number decisions pronounced in Westminster
Hall on the Both january, 1851. This is unparal-
leed despatch in the history of legal reporting.
Westminster is here brought two years nearer to
US than our own court house. The style in which
the work is issued reflects great credit upon the
publishers, editors, and all connected with il.
The page ia large, fair, white, and readable. The
table Of cases and index seem to be prepared with
much care and diligence. The former strikes US
executed on very useful plan, referring not only
to the and page of the volume, but containing
also short abstract of the subject of each case.
referring to American decisions, and still more to
the value of the work. The publication is to be
continued in monthly parts or numbers, making
each year six large octave volumes, for the remark
ably low price OF $40 per annum. We trust both
editors and publishers will receive ample remuner-
alton for the service they here doing the legal
profession.
Such publication we think, cannot fail to be
useful TO the profession and profitable to the pub
fishers Philadelphia Legal IntsIligencer.
May 9
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TN pursuance Of law, l, WILLARD FILLMORE,
Il President of the United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
will be held at the aforementioned land offices in
the State of IOWA. at the periods hereinafter desg
mated, to wit:
At the Land Office at 10 WA CITY, commencing
on Monday, the first day Of September next, for
the disposal of the public lands situated In the iol-
lowing named townships, viz:
North Of the base line and icest Of The ffth principal
meridian.
Township seventy nine of range twenty nine.
Townships seventy nine and eighty, Of range
thirty.
Townships sevcnty-ni and eighty, of range
thirty. one.
Townships seventy, nine, eighty, and eighty one,
Of range thirty-two.
Township eighty one, of range thirty three.
At the Land Office at FAIRFIELD, commencing
on Monday, the fifteenth day of September next,
for the disposal of the public lands within the
aforementioned townships, to wit:
North of the base line and pest of the fifth principal
meridian.
Township seventy, of range thirty.
Township seventy, of range thirty-two.
Township seventy, of range thirty three
At the Land Office at DUBUQUE Monday,
the eighteenth day of August next, for the disposal
Of the following tracts, to wit:
A small island in sections seventeen and eigh-
teen, in township eghty-two north, of range one
east, and the southeast quarter of section twenty
seven in township ninety six north, Of range nine
west of the fifth principal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
military and other purposes, together with "those
swamp and overhowed lands made unfit thereby
for cultivation" if any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed for
the commencement of the public sales respectively,
under the act entitled "An act to enable the State
of Arkansas and other States reclaim the swamp
lands within their limits" approved September,
25th 1850, toiil be excluded from the sales. And
locations for land bounties heretofore granted by
any law of Congress, for military services render
ed to the United States, tciN be permitted any Of
the abope mentioned lands, provided by the act
titled can act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses OF Government" &C., ape
proved Sd March, 1851.
The offering of the lands will be commenced on
the days appointed, and proceed in the order in
which they are advertised with all convenient des
patch, until the whole shall have been offered, and
the sales thus closed but sale shall be kept open
longer than two weeks, and private entry of any
of the lands will be admitted until after the expra
ton of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing
ton, this sixth day of May, Ammo Domini one thou
sand eight hundred and ffty-one
WILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President:
j. BUTTERFIELp,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.