Washington telegraph., 1851-08-06

/ IdyiUg OI corner stone LOT t0o enlargement VI
the Capitol at Washington the 4th Of July.
among the articles deposited in perpetual memory
of the event. was the following writing from the
pen of the Secrtsry Of State. In its clearness
and condensed vigor of style, and eloquence Of
expression, and its tone of lofty and earnest pa
triotism, it is worthy Of the man and Of the occa-
sion. Every true American heart will leap with
responsive enthusiasm tu this noble appeal which
lifts us, at once, above the temporary interests and
heeting passions which obscure the present, and
| presents to US the calm and magnificent future,
which the eye of faith spread beyond these
troublous times, for our posterty, if we are only
true to ourselves and to them, to duty and to
humanity: s.
On the morning Of the fist day of the seventy
sixth year of the independence of the United States
Of America, IN the City of Washington, being the
4th day of July, 1851, this stone, designed the
corner stone of 'the extension O. the Ca oitol, ac
cordng to a plan approved by the President" in
pursuance of act of Congress, laid by
Mlard Fillmore, President of the United States.
assisted by the General Master Of the Masonic
Lodges, in the presence of many members Of Con-
gress, of officers of the Executive and Judiciary
Departments, National, State and District; of
officers of the army and navy; the corporate
thorities Of this and the neighboring cites; many
associations, civil, and military, and masonic;
officers of the Smithsonian Institution and Ma
tiona Institute; professors of colleges and teac-
ers of schools of the District, with students and
pupils: vast concourse Of people from places
and remote, including few surviving gentlemen
who witnessed the laying of the corner stone of
the Capitol by President Washington. on the 18th
day Of September, Q793) sey eneen hundred and
nnety-three. II, therefore, it shall be hereafter
the will of GOD that this structure shall fall from
its base, that its foundations be upturned, and the
deposit beneath this stone brought to the ewes Of
men, b. it then known that, on this day, the Union
of Z O.
their constitution still exists unmpaired, and with
all its original usefulness and glory, growing every
day stronger and stronger in the affections of the
great body OF the American people, aud attracting
more and more the admiration of the world. And
all here assembled, whether belonging to public
life or to private ife with hearts devoutly thank
full to Almighty God for the preservation Of the
liberty and happiness OF the country, unite in SIM
cere and (ervent prayers that this Deposit and the
walls and arches, the domes and tnwers, the
columns and entablatures, now to be erected over
ii, may endure forever.
God save the United States of America.
DANIEL WEBSTER, Secretary of State.
Mr. CALHoUN-The Southern Press, at Wash
ington City, gives full and doubtless an auth-n-
tic explanation of the circumstances under which
the sum of about thirty thousand dollars, raised for
the late Mr. Calhoun by his admirers and iriends,
was bestowed upon his widow. The newspaper
reports have stated it part of large comtribu-
ton Designed TO relieve him of pecunary embar-
rassment, and enable him to recruit his shattered
health by voyage to Europe The Press says
that it is mistake to suppose that either Mr.. Cal
houn or his estate were embarrassed At the time
of his death his property was worth one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, and his debt was about
twenty-five thousand. On Lis death his widow
was amply provided for by her children, who
leased to her IN Zee simple the Fort Hill estate,
which ample for her support in all the luxuries
of life.
Before Mr.. Calhoun's death number Of his
friends did propose to raise the sum of sixty to
eighty thousand dollars for a present to hIni, TO
enable him 10 visit Europe, and particularly the
countries the Mediterranean, for his benefit
Mr.. Calhoun refused to accept The gilt. AT his
death, thirty thousand dollars which had been sub
scribed and paid, remained unappropriated. 1t
was offered successfully to each oi the four sons
of Mr.. Calhoun, and refused by each. 1t was
finally forwarded to the widow, stating the origin,
and that, being from various contributors, and
some unknown, it could not be returned without
serious Inconvenience Under these circumstances
Mrs. Calhoun accepted the gift, and with perfect
proprety, without impunging her own dIslnlerest-
edness delicacy, or those of any Of her family,
of her deceased husband.
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The NICARAGUA ROUTE TO THE PAcrFlc.-Ws
have already noticed the fact that the route
TO the Pacific Ocean by way of Lake Nicaragua
being completed, will be brought into operation
during the present month. The N. Y. Express
saws:
'Everythng is in readiness for the steam con-
nexion between the "Prometheus," which leaves
New York on the 18th of July, and the Pacific"
which leaves San Juan del Sud ION the Pacihc)
July 25th, for San Francisco. The company
pect to make the voyage from New York to San
Francisco i'm twenty three days! The land car
riage this route is but twelve miles and thirty
chains, and we have therefore reached poiLt in
which we have a steam communication. with this
small exception, on the whole route from New
York to the Bay of San Francisco and the mouth
of the Columbia river. The distance between the
two oceans this route is l4O miles, and arrange
ments, told, completed TO make two
trips a month. The boats the San Juan
high pressure and draw but seventeen inches,
loaded with three hundred passengers and freight,
There is water enough, it is said, to carry the
boats Oh at the lowest stage Of water"
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LUCKY BETTING.-It is stated in an
English paper that, at the settling of bets
on the last Derby race, it was s. ated that
Sir Joseph Hawley aud his party had
won 600, 600. independent of the stakes,
which amounted to upwards of $4,000.
One million and twenty-five thousand
dollars gained by one man on one horse
race, We call that tolerabe lucky.
THE STATE OF ARKANSAS,
COUNTY OF HEMPsTEAD
In the Hampstead Circuit Court, in Chdncery
Henry L Biscoe, Sandford C.\
Faulkner, John Drennen,
James II. Walker and Lu-
ther Chase, R-siduary Trus-
tees ofthe Real Estate Bank I
of the State Of Arkansas. !
Compldinants.