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A Trias from Saalpich.-Amonc IT. 1fo3
interesting objects in the qreas Exki6iSof VA
be found wonderful specimen Of t1s nod
elaborate carving--consisting Of noahiAf ~
than ham, carved into 5000 slices al. a. uppsa.
delicate texture. BY a. waiter Al Napnhs}lc Ne
has employed his leisure .hpqFA for IA ut
triumph Of the art Of carving, ana % = e1miff3l
is the workmanship, that the maler;El 4. 49,
cred quite tnsnspass~t, ths minvtss4 nte4 ~
plainly t,acsahas; md hove t,srs-je sptst4setea
enoueh feis 10 hold tues&hsv, = ~ 1orrss ",
nnivers1 astonIshment am6ht N WHO hktU siGatll-
this marvellous piece Of wsites-etafts FHwA
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The editor Of the Montgomery (Ala.)
Adccfnsev, thus expresses sentiments which are
shared ia by multtudes of the citizens of g ac-
quiescing". Southern States.
The first federal gun that is fired, the first
soldier that is enlisted for the coercion of a sov-
egn State, will cause these gallant spirit TO rally
to the rescue. II the South, in her sore strait,
will find GEoRcEvs among her sons, she will
find many KossUTHs too.
1t is only necessaryte add thattbe Advertiser
Is not for the secession of Alabama, and is not
willing to GO so far az MIR. YASoy, or the Mont
gomcry Conventional the present time.
The f1eHT IN ALABAmA.-We ace It noticed
IN the Spirit s me Souh that Mr. Benjamin
Gardner, editor of the Enfuuia Shield. and now
candidate for seat in the lower House of our
State Legislature, announced his willingness to
respond TO call of the general governn ent 10
coerce and PIT down South Carolina, should she
attempt to secede from the Union When the
author OF this Infamous d,cIaratiap and his
friend. shall be ready to put his doctrine, into
execution by marching to that State. he will
please inform us vf the fact, az there nre n few
bereabouts that will be ready TO accommodate
him with a small bit of fight, right here in
Alabama. II this IL the doctrine Of the federal
party, and THE the manner in which they intend
TO carry It out in Alabama then we say we are
considerably near-a civil stsugQle, for the right
of secession WILDE sustained By arms i neces-
snry. II Il IA TO como, The sooner the better
We are ready for the emergency. sopih Cgro-
lima nor any other State cannot be cosrred or
subjnRaasd by federal bayonets without the
bieodtsss struggle that tho world has ever psso-
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through good and evil report have kept good
faith and adhered to law, or those whose opinions
and purposes have led them to seek state Of
things in advance of law, and thus dishonor its
forms and sanctions! v-y
ct he South have not been led thus to pro-
test merely because of the treatment received
by Bishop Andrew, or the kindred action of this
body in other matters The abandonment of
the cLmpromise--tbeo official refusal BY the una.
Iority. as we have understood them, to abide the
arbtrament Of LAWS their principal ground Of
complaint and Femonstrance. II the minority
have not entirely misunderstood the majority,
the abolition and ntisavery principles Of the
North will no longer allow them to submit to
the law of the discipline on The general subject
of slavery and abolition; and If this be 90 IL the
compromise law be either repeaed or allowed
to remain dend letter. the South cannot sub.
nit, and the absolute necessity Of division il Al.
ready dated. And should the exirent circun-
stances in which The minority end themselves
placed, by the facts and developements alluded
to in this remonstrance, render It finally neces.
sary that the Southern conferences should have
la separate, Independent existence it is hoped
that the character and services Of the minority,
together with the numbers and claims Of the
ministry and membership Of the portion. of the
church represented hv them, not less than SINH
lar reasons and considerations on, the part Of the
Northern and middle conferences, will suggest
the high moral fitness Of meeting th1s great
emergency with strong and steady purpose to
do justice to all concerned And u u believed
that, Approaching the subject in this way, it will
be found practicable 10 device and. adopt such
measures and arrangements, present and pro.
spcctive, ~ will secure an amicahle division Of
the church upon the broad principles Of right
and equity, and destined " result in the com-
mon good Of the great body, Of miaisseTs and
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How THEY LOVE THE LABoRER.-Tbe wings, all OF a
sudden have conceived wonderful love for the poor
workngman In doorous strains they commiserale his
condition. and like the crocodile, shed rivers OF tears
over the wckedness OF the locoiocos IN deprivng him
OF work
We ask the honest laboring man 10 look a. some Of
the OF these whining hypocres. By their works
they shall be known-by their own acts be judged.
When the canal bill, on the defeat of which many
tears have been she'd was before the assembly, Mr.
Gregory, OF New York-himself a whg--moved to 80
amend The bill az TO compel contractors who might
tract under the bill TO pay their aborers dollar per
dcy, and this amendment cas rofed dorm By The wtigs
the democrats voting for 1t. Again: the
moved further amendment that no laborer on the pub
lie works should be compelled to work over ten hours
day for days work and this, too was voted down by
he ,ch,g mojor,ty-hs democrats coiing for H.
Here, then, we have the tangible evidence that the
wing sympathy for the poor aborer is only lip deep
that it consists only in words and is belied BY acts The
canal BILL as il is caed-but which should be named the
politicians and .peculators bill to rob the State out OF
eleven millions OF dollars 10 be spent for political and
private defeated by the democrats because
the wings refused to amend il TO make II constu
tonal aud decentbecause they refused to guard
prolec, the State and do justice to the aboers And
who will not say II right 10 defeat such bill And
further who is the friend OF the sborny man-he dem
ocra,s pho proposed 10 spe hsm dollar day and make
their day hours, Ht wh,gs nho by party pots de-
feaied both proportions PEN Yan Democrat
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Thus the customs revenue for three quarters the fiscal
year are over yeight millions Of dollars For the quar-
ter ending with June last yearwhch the year
the customs S9342 2 If they are the same hi,
year-and they cannot be essthe for the year
viii be nearly forty-eight millions When Mr. Meredith
In the a OF lS49 made his estimates for the year 1851 and
underworld, on the Gaphin SYSTEM persuade Congress.
that the under the present tariff would be def
cien and that loan OF 900 would be necessary
he estimated the 1872 for the whole yea
leol or ak millions less than the actual figures for three
quarters at that time showed wherein error lay and
very few months confirmed my figures Last fall MIR
Cofwin, having the benefit of years experience and
being already IN the actual receipt Of $Ii DAB from the
customs OF the irst quarter OF the year. constrain
ed TO raise the figure to 45 millions for the year but
this sum, he said, inadequate to tho wants Of
the government and he proposed increase the duties
as ne said, to make the customs productive. In my
letter at that time endeavoed show that the partisan
nature OF the treasury reports twisting the truth into
specious plea for party purposes cause Of
the manifest misstaemens but that they in some de-
gree from the inability OF the Secretary to understand the
principles OF commerce, which in their operation affect
his department, but the proper understa ndipg OF which
was necessary to honest of his revenue He was
perpeualy in fever about alarming balance" which
somebody was to owe TO somebody and which he wanted
10 prevent by making consumers pay to corporate
produces-hat is say. make pal Cypress industry
for fear industry should itself by extravaganza How.
his sumises, like those of the Hon Abbott Lawrence
are Of value only as landmark by which errors
of the proectoEiss by the they occur While
the writings of Lawrence. Meredith and Corwin are but
evidences of attempted deception, creduliy and gno
The federal revenues larger than ever before
they are equal to the expenditure they based on
low average Of customs; and the exports national pro
Ducts including god equal to the increased mporta
tons necessary to yield larger yet money is
abundant all the OF trade active the banks in
good credit and no sign Of that general nsovency-ind
vidual State, and according to the let
tiers OF Mr. Lawrence was to have swept tho Union
commencing July, lsls, as inevitable consequence OF
reduced tariff.
The large demand for specie which these ample revenues
Of the government create causes constant tendency of
coin from the banks to the house In the three
months ending with March, the government drew SIS COL
600 Of coin into its vaults and paid O0O
positive daught of - 500 600, Withdrawn from circulation
in the same time So,OooOoo were exported. Formerly
large demand from the government in coin would have
convused the paper system; but now under a demand
equal in extent for export money has been increasing in
abundance Ia order to show the progressive nature of the
operation, give the for the Match quarter for
several years.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-15

WADE, THE ONO srSAroR.-The Republic and other
kindred prints are trying to get up an excitement about
the election OF Sumner as senator from Massachusetts,
although the said Sumner has always been whg, and
charging the democracy with abandoning their pnc
Piles, because few OF them voted for said abolition wing
Now, have apology to make for the democrats Of
who so far forgot their principles and the
good OF the country TO aid in the election OF Sumner;
but do wonder at the assurance OF the Republic and
the other whg presses which prating about this sub
ec, when there many instances OF their party
having done the same thing, and far wore.
We have this moment before copy OF handful
issued by the wing press Of Ohio, announcing in staring
capitals that the Hon. b, +. Wade, senator
will. in conjunction with the Hon. Joshua r. Giddings
c. Vaughan and others, address the citizens OF Lake
and the Joining counties against the fugitive slave
law"
Now who was il that elected this aboonist--this
opposer OF the laws and the constitution Who gave
him the position which he holds, and thus enlarged the
sphere OF his inhueneel Who but the wings and their
ales-,he abolilioniss Why does not the Republic re-
buke its own friends who have by their unhoIy coai-
TONS dsgraced the Senate OF the United States by send
ing TO iis chamber such men Seward and Fish, and
Hale and Wade We confess marvel al the assur-
that could prompt these wing editors to say augh
upon this subject Either condemn these coalitions OF
your friends, gentlemen. Or for common bonesty'-
sake, say nothing upon the subject.
lRepublioan and Argus.
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tes rereuues third quarter fiscal wear.

Under the old tariff the for the quarter Were
Than half those of the present year and what remark
able although the Mexican caused immense ex-
pendure of the public lands yet under the general pros
perty OF the whole country, particularly ofagrcupre and
diminished duties which permit large sale OF produce
prices the sales Of lands for the spring quarter
have doubled The construction Of public works has
larger into competition but the increased
foreign market has made the sales OF all produce more
lucrative, and only reacted upon the federal in
shape Of increased duties the OF sales by the
receipt Of larger sums for lands sold to settlers.
There be better guarantee for the great prosperity
of The country than the progressive manifest
tho above table, taken in connexon with the general
abundance Of money and the activity OF trade. The large
demand coin only acts bealthiy upon the city
banks, but what is OF moro importance checks the eYpan
sion OF institutions in the States where COVE rnnen
land is exposed for sale Any bank in western State in
the ne ghborhood OF public land would, with large cir
cuson become but The depot for land purchasers draw
specie from and the checking Of such circulation OF
great good agricultural district which completes
with others In market Tor the sale of pro
duce As trade in all sections has accommodated itself
the beabfal action OF the independent treasury,
the seaboard become accustomed TO the steady
recei pit OF bullion and export of coin. We stai probably
receive $50 900 per snd have 90 to speak,
mint, while Mexico exports S4Oooo0oo of silver. and has
sixteen minis The Philadelphia mint but an Of
fee for London coinage.
The produce ma ke continue firm under quite large re-
O. DTS Wool is very active but all the arts Of the
cannot depess the price-sales fleece 80
cents pulled, 37h III cents Cotton, Notwithstanding
the foreign ne VS. oid rates which quarter better
tan Of Friday last inemuch as there sicss dspo
si,on 10 press sales, Flour is firm. The receipts
by canal 2 1913 lbs against 40 1877 time last year
sales mi xeJ 81 81 49, southern 81 Sc 81 10
rive -four So ~ Meal, SO n 50 06. Wheat In demand
at IOI cents Tor Michigan. Rye firm al "a 7il
Con is active lower receipts per canal $50 $40
bushels against Ola last yeasalcs southern yellow 50
cents Pork mess, new, SIS 81 ; old, Si4 62 Rice IS
50 so Whiskey, 23i cents.
Freighn-co,lon to Liverpool 2.I6j cora AID.
The stock market remains without ms ,eral varia ION
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GALE ny ORDER OF THE HONORABLE THE ORPHANS,
u COURT-IiOUSEHOLD FURNITURE PRIVATE LIBRARY
May 10 A.
the residence Mullay 1sspaesd ON m
q
Mahogany sofas, parior chairs and rockers
tables
chairs and rockers, looking giasses
Writing desk, manteI clock, and lamps
Window curtains, corniccs, and shades
Parior, chamber, passage, and stair carpets
lIatrack, passage oilcioth and mating
Stair drnxget IND rods, wnrdrobcs
Dressing and plain bureaus, washstands
Toilet tables, toilet shower bath
cottage chamber furniture
French and post bedstsads mattresses
Feather beds, holsters and pillows lounges
Otomans, candle stands, stoves
britannia wa and
Sci casters, nd spoons table cutlery
and kitchen utensils Ae.
a quantity books.
gas under, SIS
months satisfactorily endorsed bearing
DYER Mc0Utnn,
May I'D AxcAeaeop
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The WING Party and Abolition.

We copy the following strange declarations from the
Republic OF yesterday, and insert President Filmores
letter to the aboitionsts. and extract from Mr. Web
aers speech in 1913, the appropriate answer 10
them:
GENERAL TAYLOR AND THE ABoLrTIoSrsrs
Union says that the abolition societies OF the North by
TIE support they brought General Taylor enabled the
hat the abolition societies in The North went with all
her strength against General Taylor and for the demo-
he case in ali the New England States. in New York,
OHIO, Pennsy lvania and in every Stale where abolition
ISIS could be found. Indeed il was the nomination OF
mayS ne a e ss
candidate for the presidency they defeated Mr.. Clay
10 1910. and would have defeated General Taylor in
s4s, u their strength had borne any proportion to their
malice"
Latter Of Mr. Fillmore 10 ht E,n abolition,,
"BurFALo, October H. 1888
siRi Your of the 18th instnn cha
man of committee appointed by the Ant-slavey Society
my answer to the following inerrogsioness
lst Do you believe that petitions 10 Congress the
uoiect Of slavery or the slave Trade oush, to be received
I'd Are You opposed the annexation or Texas TO this
Union nnder any circumstance so long slaves held
I'D Are you in favor OF Congress. exercising all the con.
rtutiona power possesses 10 abolish the Internal slave
uads between the States
Ath Are In favor OF Immediate legislation the
abolition OF slavery in the District of Columbia T.
% much engaged and have TO enter into an
Argument Explain length my sons for INV opin
on shall therefore content myself for the present by
swering your in the AFFIRMATIVE aud
leaye Tor come nture occasion more extended discussion
Of the subject.
sm respectfully your mS1' opsis3 t'tIya%
Nv. Mu.Ls, esq, chairman"
Extract from the speech cf M 'E'"v al Abingdon, 4"
by this time the efforts Of wings oions had raised
strong excitement in the North against the
slave territory say the nhgs aions for nobody belong
ing TO the other party North South East or West stirred
.hog.r In that " there any, they
lew TO be dscernbie In the until the wing. OF
New England Ohio, and other middle States had
rishsd Grsaf srcsmsnt and feeling In the pabc
mind And then this portion OF tbs democracy Of New
FORK denomnMted the bnnburnng party seized upon this
s oil excitement thus brought about BY the srhfg orf
and attached this principle their crced give them
presminence their rivals"
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HALIFAX, May 1910, p. m.
The royal mail steamer Cambria arrived at her dock
twenty Of Whom are for Boston and len for HALIFAX and
f5oo sterling freight She passed the Africa of Holy
head on Saturday evening, the Sd, al ~, p.
great eshibion which opened BY her Msis.y per-
bsd but no disturbance or accident occurred On The I'd
the Russell ministry sustained defeat in the House Of
lies biz H.. passed is second reading TIE emigration
FRANoE-An danger of q ministerial crisis In Paris IL
over and the old story Is that Louis Napoleon is
making great efforts 10 proong his term OF office.
PoRrUoAL.-Ths nsurrsctionary Of the Duks
of Sadanha at end. and the country Is tranquil
TuRKRY.-Ausuia and Russia have demanded of the
two years longer The Sultan Is inclined % sfss and
throw himself on the protection OF England and France
There is nothing new from Germany.
The India mail has not ye! arrived
The MARKETS There has been much Auctuatlon ia
cotton since the A1ec sailed TIE total DECLINE for the
The market closed tamey. Trade in Manchester con-
Flour and Indian corn are without change. and the do
mand dull Wheat has declined 81 per 20 lbs. during the
Provision. The market for provisions has generally
been dull New western pork commands full prices Ba:
Is ssa @ u ad sa has
Common rosin is selling s. 81. Turpenne unchanged
sales Of sugar have been made al an advance Of a.
per cwI Mo'as'es duh, with moderate saies. Coffee
mand prices unchanged.
MONEY MARKET-Engish stocks have been huctuating.
Consos closed for account $50 86} for money, ESQ
United States securities unaered. Canada 6s lU7 q
lO7A Money is in rather better demand Freghs bet
ter, and more passengers offering last weeks
.ully maintained.
The Preside~fs Visit.
PIERMoNT, May L-4, p. m.-The President and suts
arrived here quarter eight this morning In the
Erie and received with firing oil and
every possible demonstration OF enthusiasm. The Pest
dent made short address, the party in three trains
little past eight O'Clock They arrived Goshen quar-
9 past ten, aud at Mddetown eleven O'Clock. They
been received everywhere with the utmost cordially
BosroS, May IL.
Mr.. Rantoul yesterday formally nominated by the
free solers their candidate for Congress.
The Niagara sailed Tor Liverpool to-day with 81
passengers.
PHILADELPHIA, May ii, pm.
Sales TO day OF $4,000 Pennsylvania IS n a. Susqus-
hanna canal, 65{
Flour is dull and unsettled
Corn is in fair demand, without change in price.
Provisions and groceries steady.
New YoRx, May A--2, p. m
The Brother Jonathan. from Chsgrss, arrived last night
with S250O00 in the hands OF She brings only
$4,000 on freight
Stocks firm. Sales of U. s. new loan, AZ.
Flour is unchanged Sales of 900 barrels common
ndard brands at "a O6i Rye flour, s. A. Corn meal
IS o. Corn steady and in fair demand Snas Of 900
bushels Csc. for mixed, and 60c for yellow. Oats dull
Rye unchanged. Provisions firm At prevsas
The oreg Is yet ested but holden OF
willing TO submit a decline.
Whiskey, 23A cents.
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insn In Lawyers of'es on ~, approaeh Of Spring.
Whereas, on certain boushs and sprays,
Now divers birds are heard tn sing,
And sundry flowers their heads appraised
Hail 10 the coming on Of Spring
The songs OF those said birds arouse
The memory OF our youthful hours,
As green those said sprays and bough.
"A fresh and sweet as those said flowers.
The birds aoresnd-hsppy pairs
Love, mid the aforesaid bouEhs, cnshrnes
In freehold nests-'hcmssives, their heirs,
Administrators and assigns.
Oh busiest term Of Cupids Court,
Where tenaef planufs actions bring
a~a.ou Of freiic and Of spsrs,
Hail, az aforesaid, coming spyinR
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We have received the first number OF this paper, hand
somey printed, under the editorial management OF j. c
Pickett esq The subscriptions to this paper will be &c
voted to the Washington Monument. in the process
OF erection in this city We have doubt but that j, will
be literally paronized account Of the patriotic pur
pose 10 which il is devoted, well the talent with
which il IA conducted.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-15

nvEnMAN on the Manu- of steelt = handbook
for WORKERS and s,ee die sinkers cutters, Sc &C
n,ect, Book dire their cultivation
1rts TerA~peys Text book Peer Adam 6chenck.
The aea King nautical by the author scousr
Of the Ocean" . -
THE YANKEE Amongst Mermads, viii, eight engraving
IN. Widow Rusbys the author Of simon h"efs
s" V'"A1 TAYLOR 4 MAURy,
u.x,x BOOKSELLER 9th street.
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DrArH OF GENERAL MARRrorT.--We regret to be
called on to announce The ssdd~n demise OF General Will
nam Marriott, in the C2i year OF his age. He was ex
en'ively known and esteemed. and numbere among
'he old and substantial resdenters of Baltimore He filled
With great ability for series OF years the mpoYan, post
Oh collector Of customs OF the port Of Baltimore.
[Ratf,mors Sun
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by a. GREEN, Aucsioaesr.
EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE,
II PLANO FORTE, AND VALUABLE REAL ESTATE At
AUCToNon Thudsy the 18th Instant at 10 O'Clock,
OF W. jones' Of
south, the Arsenal excellent
furniture,
piano 6x octavcs Of 6ne and
touch, made By Cbickenng
Mahogany soa parlor and rocking chairs
DO dining, breakfast, card, and other tables
DO book and secretary, high post bcdstsnd
Do sideboard and bureaus, work aud light stands
Fine sabasfsr and other clocks, looking glasses
Solar, hail, lamps, crockery and glassware
Maple, cancscat, and other chairs
French post uunde bedseads
Andirons, shovel and tong, and Tenders
Feather beds bedding, and mattress, msttings hc.
oil cloth, parior. stair, and chamber carpets
Cooking and other
Win good OF kitchen requisites,
Also, large lemon full bearing
Al Of under e9O ca-h Go, credit Of
four and MONTHS for satisfactorily endorsed bearing
interest
SPECIAL NOTICE.
AIS O'Clock, day and place. will he sold the highest
bidder the dwelling and house OF the said Jones
worthy
Of The Nos Al, and ~, square
forming % aud lis ~ This
properly needs lengthy detailed description
calling Mr. Jones evening amer four O'Clock fun iuiona
obtained all aud
chaser
Terms purchase
money balance iibsn deferred which
known day Of sale Possession given l., Of
June.
Maye-eodhds A. GREEN, Aucioneer