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NAVY BEEF AND PoRK FOR 1ssa.
NAVY DEPARTaENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF PRoyIsIoHs AND CLoTHISo,
August l5, 1851.
GEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed "Proposals for
- Beef and Proposals for Pork" as the case
may be, will be received at this office until twelve
o'clock IN, on Saturday, the 20th day OF September
next for furnishing and delivering free OF all cost
and risk to the United States m
Five thousand four hundred barrels of navy
beef, and three thousand ak hundred barrels Of
navy pork:
Each barrel TO contain not less than two hundred
pounds nett weight of beef pork excess OF
vered at the respective navy yards as follows:
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VIRGINIA M0NONGALIA LOTTERIES,
For September, 1851.
]. w. RIAURY & CO., MANAGERS.
Glass No. ll5, to be drawn at Alexandria, Va,
Saturday, September g. 1851.
rs Number Lottery-l3 Drawn Ballots.
slo,759. lo,72s, lo72s,
200 of 5000, &c.
Tickets S Sl0-Halves S5-Quarters So so.
Class No. l2l, to be drawn at Alexandria, Va,
Saturday, September l3, 1851
rs Number Lottery-l2 Drawn Ballots
N $4,000, SSj,' $500, $500,
? OF $1,000, 2of 5000,
S. loof $4,000 $40 200 of $1,000 &c.
Tickets $l5-Halves ST 5O-Quarters $3 rs
Eighths 81 ST..
Glass No.s127, to be drawn at Alexandria, Va
Saturday, September 20, 1851.
7s Number Lottery-i3 Drawn Ballots.
PRIZES $4,000, $4,000,
50 d ss,GGSj 4 i 900, 8 Ss;s'i; oi $500,
1872 of $500, &c.
Tickets $l0-Halves S5-Quarters So so.
Glass X, to be drawn at Alexandria, Va, on sa
turday, September 27, 1851.
rs Number Lottery-l5 Drawn Ballots.
PRIZES: $4,000, $4,000, $4,000.
$4,000, $4,000, $4,000,
$4,50O, $4,000, $3.50,
$4,000, $4,000, $2,SOo,
$4,000, $500, 1920,
so of $4,000, so of $500,
100 of $500, 240 of $500,
sc. &c. &c
Whole Tickets only S2O--Halves $40 Quarters
$5-Eighths 50 so.
Orders for tickets and shares and certificates Of
packages in the above splendid lotteries will receive
the most prompt attention, and an official account
of each drawing will be sent Immediately after II
is over to all who orderfrom us.
Address ]. & c. MAURY, Agents,
Aug 81 Alexandria. Va.
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]. w. MAURY & CO., MANAGERS.
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House of Representatives declares
that 'thc people Of this State have
pledged themselves, through their
Legislatures, to Cooperate with the
other Southern States, in opposition
to all such measures.
Here, then, are all the pledges Of
South Carolina. They arc distinct
and definite for Cooperation with
our sistcr States of the South. Not
one word is there of separate State
Action or Secession.
The proceedings Of the session Of
1880, strengthen this view Of The
subject. At this session, no rcso.
lutlons were adopted, but several
leading measures distinctly cyincc
the position Of the State. The first
Of these measures was the act calling
Convention and Southern Congress.
The psaamblc 10 this act, as well as
its provisions, manifestly speak the
views Of the Legislature.
The act is entitled, an act to pro.
VIDE Tor the appointment OF Deputies
to a Southern Congress-, and to call
Convention of tho people Of this
State: and here is its preamble:
Whereas, the Convention of the
slavchoiding States, lately assembled
at Nashville, have recommended to
the said States to meet in Congress
or Convention, to be held at such
time and place as the States desiring,
to be represented may designate, to
be composed Of double the number Of
heir Senators and Representatives
in the Congress Of the United States,
entrusted with full power and au-
tho.ity to deliberate with the view
to deliberate with the view and
intention Of arrcstIns further az.
grcsslons, and, possible, rcstorny
the constitutional rights Of the South,
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the State, and Convention, thus
created, is about to seal our destiny.
The present election furnishes the on.
ly probable opportunity, before the
meeting of this Conversion, for the
people to declare their will. 1t has
been loudly asserted, that majority
of our people arc in favor of imme.
diatc Secession from the Union, and
both parties have turned to this cleo.
ton to ascertain the fact. You will
perceive, then, at once, that if the
advocates of Secession elect the
members to the Southern Congress,
it will confirm this assertion. and in
all probability will induce them to
carry out their measure as speedily
as the Convention can be assembled.
You arc therefore, in fact. nov de-
tcrminlng the question, whether S.
Carolina shall at once scccdc alone
from the Union.
Ii deciding this question. it is i'm.
portant that all barriers should be re.
moved, which prevent you from lock.
ing directly into It's whole merits. -
One Of the most formidable Of these
barriers, is an Impression that the
State Stands committed BY pledges to
take separate action, which, as men
of honor, her citizens arc bound to
redeem. Let Us, therefore, in the
first place, examine the facts. and
see how, and to what extent, the State
stands committed.
We will 50 back as far as 1913.
although that date is two years ahead
Of the late action Of Congress. At
the session of the Legislature i'll De-
cc'nbcr, 1918, the following report
and resolutions contain :hc action to
which the State was pledged
Eitr"cf tram tie Hrports ona les.
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as to the necessity on tie part IF the
Southern people eta enitcd action
against the cncroachmcnts upon their
domestic institutions, and their con.
dition Of equality i'll this confcdcracy,
by the people Of the North and by
the Congress Of the United States;
and rejoice with him in the lofty and
digniiicd position assumed by the
people Of the State Of Mississippi,
against any such infractions of the
compromises Of tho Constitution; and
the appeal which she has made to the
people Of her sister States Of the
common aggression. The commit.
tee arc Of the opinion expressed by
this Legislature, at its last session,
that the period Of decisive action has
arrived, and that the authorities of
South Carolina should be prepared,
promptly to take such steps, as tie
othrr .S'G'rs of the ,South shall re-
commend, and her own position de-
mands. The committee, therefore,
in conformity with their own opinions,
as they believe, with the expressed
and understood wishes Of this Lcgis-
latur": AID Of the people of the whole
State, recommend for adoption the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That in the event Of the
passage b. Congress Of the Wilmot
proviso, or any kindred measures,
that his Eyccllcncy the Governor be
requested forthwith to convene the
Legislature, in order to take such
stcIs, as the rights, interests and
honor Of this STATE, an2 cf tic wholc
.S'outh, shall demand.
Resolved, That the Senate do
agree TO the report.
Ordered, That i, be sent 70 the
House Of Representatives, for con,
currcnCc.
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N o. S Il

and if this opposition had been
successful the third would have
failed, because it depended upon ono
of the othors.
The increase Of taxes was proposed
by myself, and iE and out Of the
House it was urged is incumbent on
South-C Carolina, where alonAthe resis.
tance party had possession of the
government, to provide arms and
munitions of war, not only for herself,
Lut for the confedcratcs which Be
expected soon to have from the South,
1t had been urged by the Union parry
in several Of our sister States, that
in case Of conflict With tho General
Government, there was not powder
enough in the whole South to supply
single engagement. Nay, some of
you may remember that cron in
South Carolina, the Governor had rer
Piled to company, at Waterloo
rough, that he was unable to supply
them with arms. To moct these OK,
igencics, to encourage our friends IT,
the South, and to exhibit to our
enemies at the North spirit of de-
termination, which could not be put
down, VIC urged an increase Of tho
taxes. Let the record speak what
followed. I have copied tho fol-
lowing from the Journal, page 22l.
"AIr. Harrison moved to reduce
the tax on lands FROM 23 to 26 cents,
Mr.. Mcmmingcr moved to lay the
amendment on tho table-yeas "a,
nays 3S. Among the nays arc tho
following names Mcssrs, Abney,
Easloy, Evins, Horrison, Hutson,
Ingram, Lylcs, Moorman,' &c.
Those acquainted with tho names
will recognize among tho nays tho
active legislative leaders of the scccs,
SION party.
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store the good old days of Carolina
wisdom and generosity.

store the good old days of Carolina
wisdom and generosity.
have been accustomed to discuss
this que. ION practically and intend
cd to 10 . low, but have been lead
off into ,csa reflections until have
almost # q the space | ought to oc-
cupy. Ie .Seccssionists, so far as |
have - item, dwell at length upon
the acrongS "hich have been inflicted
upon the South, and upon the right
of State to scccdc. When they
have proved these propositions, they
have not much more to say, Now,
we who oppose secession, begin cx-
actly where they leave off. No re.
@poc'aHa party in South Carolina
'"". Hha the South has been az.
" 'noc, North, and that we
.HYtc cause to resist the gov.
IT li2h has oppressed US
IS u South Carolina denies
Sta'c rs the right to scccdc.
Yea IS the necessity of dcba.
''a wblc. all admit ? Why in
"c IA ic mind BY dwelling
J. - t5G. Huch We all feel and feel
These are net the qucs.
FMS; but how is thi, thing to be
kmcdicd q? This is the question
IA hlch concerns us and concerns our
1carts. We say by limited southcrn
action, which VIC hope will end in a
Southern Confcdcracy. Our oppo-
ncnts say by separate State scccs.
sion, and when asked what then :
they say nothing that is definite
They arc utterly unable to tell the
people what is to be the end of this
solitary movement. One man adyi.
scs a scheme Of smuggling, another
advises perfect Free Trade, anothor
n 70, n
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IT. -'.'-.'. ..'o'.3 :. >Nv SrtNt INNclI!c
Of equality, Which South Carolina
las 50 !on:, anil 50 arlcn,ly maintain.
cd should govern the action Of the
States and the laws Of Congress NJ.
on all matters affecting the rights and
interests Of any member Of this Uni.
IN
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didato for tho southern Congres;S
from the Third Congressional D.sX.
trlct. It was reported by the con-.
m:ttec, of which l have The hc /.
DC chairman; and when it c. be
fore the House, the following ~?.
i.4-. ys,.u h.S- 3.
IL sy !..-l - e:.lc Is. lilo
nineteenth clause, and these follow,
mg, (Which granted the a id Of the
State and required tho steamers to
be so constructed as to DO made
available for war purposes. - Yeas
II nays GO. Among the yeas are
the following Mcssrs. Abncy, Hut.
son, kcitt, Norman, Sullivan &c.
Now when it is considered that
these were the practical meas,
urcs which clearly exhibited to
all the world our determination to
provide for our defence, and that
the establishment of direct trade
with Europe by steamers was in oYery
aspect an effective measure Of rs.
slstancc, 1t IS aurvris.ng tnat Nj.
Perry, Of ':crayu.u, l5ll .ayo
opposed it, tu. 4 .i'l IA. -e....,ou
leaders joining with him to oppose tho
first nucleus OF maritime defence, tho
first beginnings Of practical resist.
ancc, will surprise YOU as much rs it
did u.s..
'AorE.--Ihc other practical measure,
appointing Board OF Ordinance, was in.
uoaucod BY Mr.. Tore, OF Charleston, ono
OF The trmcsi advocates OF Co.oncra,ion,
and opposed TO Secession. Tho yoas and
nays not appearing on THIS measure in tho
Journal, made no note of it, ana il thus cs,
capped my attention in my speech. | also
Omitted to notice ,ha, had myself submit
ted 10 the House the following resolutions,
10 indicate my view OF the course to be
pursued by the State.
"In the House OF Representative De.
combcr 10, 1850, Mr.. Mc.nmingcr submitted
the following resolutions:
|. Rcsoired, That The proposal OF the
Nashville Convention, that the slave hold.
ing States shall meet in Southern Con.
grcss, is accepted by South Carolina, and
Tins General Assembly will forthwith pro.
vide for tho appointment OF Deputies to tho
same.
y. Resolrcd, That ,wo hundred thousand
dollars be appropriated for the purpose OF
arming and defending the State.
3. Resolved, That a police system DO es.
lablshed for protecting uur s2L.a, bond
and free, from the evil defAs e No-'.cu
enissarcs and aboition,s.
coNcLUnEp NEXT wEEK.j
-~~>~N~~~-~~- .-~o~ -a~-,------s
Wi,h anow'cAue sorrow Increases
'a ma SAID whcn he found out
he nuu J,vn 4 blank, in the lottery.
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these nations must be maintained in
the contemplate condition which they
now occupy. They arc nations Of
s"Drrance. And what is this bal.
ancc of power, but the confcdcrativc
system which obtains in these United
States, and which the separate nation.
ahty of South Carolina will destroy in
these Southern slavcholding States.
Break up these Southern States into
separate indeucndcncics and the in
shtutlon of domestic slavery is doom.
cd. Separate South Carolina from
these Southern sisters and the first
Southern soil devoted to abolition will
be that of orthodox South Carolina.
1t must be so. Destroy this confcd.
crate, this balance of power system,
which keeps together and preserves
our slave Union, making ,toc 8 ny
to be injured cith~r =. oe~ RS
within. or the no .o"' I'D
one by one tn >
viii fall rcaly n,,-.,.
cd policy Of ~ !. .p.u
South Carolil Y .r.
sacrificed, a..t. au
bring upon us rv,
complain, it ,.r l.. apon us
abolition, or to prevent so fearful a
catastrophe, forces our people to
come back to the protecting circle Of
these Southern slavcholding States,
with crushed and broken hearts,
Inundated and degraded race. I
Tor one cannot consent to lend my aid
to bring our beloved State into a 20,
sitlon SO fallen. And | have q strong
confidence, that the people will not
tc SO blind to their honor, dignity Of
character, intelligence and courage
rs to permit themselves 20 be hurried,
hv Il succics of lai.aticism. into 4
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, ,tLL lntcr"u. ,u,un,r,,,,
says another, the othc: Southern
States will not see us hurt SAWS a
thlrd, and when 4 is yravcly suggest,
ri and plainly lrovcL, that neither
Gnyland or the other Southern States
or will help us if We persist in
nc mad scheme, we are told With
. uch tcrvor, "a brave people take
u counsel of Their fears" Well,
#" IS all very well ii, the stump and
"a bring down round Of applause;
a .ocs It satisfy the mind, and will
~ ''"Sty tho people after they have
o. :cclved INTO the rash step! II,
is i.ia brave people take no coun,
Sc! II fears, but wise people
VII - Nt' S look to the consequences
OF "uy ncnt, and III forming a ma,
uonaI hlctcr, wisdom is, ut least,
as IN .'.t AS courage. The lro.
PIC nav 2 yht to know where they
arc bel @ to, and when they ask
Their lea" explain the difficulties
+ 'NHh SCI la' nationality presents,
,. red " take 10 coun.
mcrccnary aryu
have good reason
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the laws and government Of the
| nitcd States, and ,hcrcuron, to
take care that the commonwealth of
South Carolina shall suffer no dct,
rimcut.'
Is It IN the power Of human ingcn-
NY, VIZ tAcsc rocccI;ngs open bc.
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red " take no COun.
" mcrccnary argu,
~ have good reason
~ arc being dccciv.
'ctusc the blind
arc too m,luria.
aIl'ul consc.
s.A they
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he knew crime but by name, and knew it
only to abhor. 1t had been sung, too, by
the cradle of an infant sister-a little one
who had died young, and was now in
heaven; the mother, too, was now no
more. But the song-the old song had
not lost its influence over him yet. Back
came trooping upon the old memories,
which had so long slumbered down there
in the unsunned depths of his heart; the
mother and the father; the household
gatherings; the old books the old school,
house; the time-worn church, balfhidden
by the old ycw trees, where he first heard
the Bible read all came back upon him
as fresh as if it were but yesterday; and
overpowered by his feelings, he gave vent
to them in a flood of tears. And then
the old man grew calm, and his latter
days were his best days; and when the
term of his banishment had expired, he
came back again to his father-land, and
there, in that old village graveyard, amid
whose grassy hillocks he had first played
and gamboled, and where the mother and
her little ones were sleeping, he lay down
his weary limbs, and sank peacefully
away into the common grave.-Albany
Rcchabitc and Washingtonian.
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Influence of Early Associations.
THE OLD CRIMINAL REFORMED.

There is a strange, unaccountable, and
dream-like beauty in music, which can
subdue the proudest spirit, and gliding in
to the hush of the heart, will nestle there,
stilling its more tumultuous throbbings,
and filling it with calm, peaceful memo.
ries of the far long-ago. All tribes and
in all times have owned the spell, from
the hour when Pan first taught the Thra-
clan shepherd to carve his love-notes in
the invisible air, and fill the summer nights
with soItest, sweetest hute-music down to
the present moment.
1t is a universal language, understood
by all, and awakening strange pulsations
even in the most obdurate heart. Most
Of us have experienced the luxury of tears
when listening to an old ballad.
We know an old man who, having led
long career of vice and crime, was at
length banished from his country; and
who while undergoing his period Of ban.
ishment, amidst the wilds and jungles OF
a distant land, heard, in the summer even
tide, a sweet female voice, singing in his
own language the very song which had
lulled him to his infant slumbers. when
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but so appalling wasihe danger that no
one answered these Reartrending appeals.
Napoleon seemed Almost distracted at
these sounds and sights, and breaking
from amongst those 3'ho, seeing his in
tention, were striving to retain him, he
threw himself into asafety boat, calling
out
aLet me go, let me go-they must be
rescued from such aperil as this!
In a moment the Boat he had entered
was filled with waters one wave, larger
than the rest, burst quite over his head,
and dashed off his hat, throwing it over.
board. At the samef moment, animated
by his example, officers, soldiers, fisher
men and townsmen,s in crowds, leaped
into boats, or dashed into the waves to
endeavor to save their drowing fellow
countrymen. But their efforts were at
tended with but little: success; very few
of the unfortunate crew of the gun boats
were saved, and the next morning the in.
exorabe sea threw Oh shore not less than
two hundred dead bodies, together with
the hat of the hero G Marengo.
One poor drummer from whose recital
Constant has transcribed the same ac-
count vouched by many others, after suf-
fering frightful dangers for more than
twelve hours, at length quietly floated on
shore, seated on his Chest, having escaped
with fractured; thigh.
The dreadful morning after this sad
event was one of horror and desolation
throughout the camp for but too hume.
rous were the iendssrecognised amongst
the bodies which strawed the sand. The
Emperor's grief and remorse were ex-
treme, and he doubtless bitterly reproach-
ed himself for his ipjustice towards the
admiral, who was,s nevertheless, much
blamed for his lacopc answers to the or.
dcrs given him, which in the unlucky hu-
NOR Napoleon wasstben in, were not like
ly to calm or makeAim hear reason.
1t is well the ADMIRAL did his duty no.
bly, in resisting such absurd commands,
but his end in wisliij5g to save SO many
lives would havesbeab better answered by
h"moring the; E6pefor's weakness, and
aA-a-ssssA- --'"ir with more
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Dow, Jr.. on California.

My Hearers, | know very well what
will procure your bliss by the hogshead
it is that wretched stuff called money
That it is that keeps your soul in a futter
and sets you jumping like a lot of chained
monkeys at the sight of string of fish.
You think that if you only possessed a
certain heap of lucre you would be off in
lavendar-make mouths at care-say
show dye do to sorrow-laugh at time
and feel happy as an oyster in June. 0
yes! if you only had enough of the trash,
| admit that you might feel satisfied, and
of course contented; but in such cases
more requires more, according to Dabol
and rum,) the last more requires most,
----"ts more yet, and so OH to the
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EDGEFIELD, S. c., FEBRUARY 20, 1851.

A wild yell from the "young 'uns" an.
nounced their appreciation Of the sport
as they galloped away.
"I'll catch you, you id rascaIs" was
ground under Col. D-'s teeth, and
away he galloped in hot pursuit, mutter-
ing vengeance on his foes.
On they speed! pursuer and pursued
the youngsters laughed, yelled and scream.
ed-the Colonel damned with mighty EN-.
phasis, and his shirt hoated and cracked
in the wind like loose flying jib.
On-on--and the pursuer reached the
farm house on the road side. Their pas
sing startled flock of geese, which as
the Colonel dashed up, met him with out.
stretched wings, elongated necks and his
ses dire. His horse swerved suddenly,
and the Colonel in moment was in a
most unromantic heap, with his own
brown wig by his side, and his bundle of
clothes scattered around.
The white headed children of the house
came out first, took q distant view of the
monster-as it seemed to them-and then
returned to report progress. After lit
tie, the father of the family came, and the
affair being explained, assisted the Colo.
mel in making his toilet, the Colonel
swearing and the countrymen laughing
all the while.
Dressed and remountcd our hero start.
ed off with a woful phiz, and was soon
out of sight.
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New Aneepote of Napoleon.

The following is from the new work in
course of publication in the New Eng
lish) Monthly Magazine, entitled cameo
dotes Of Napoleon and Josephine" The
incident related (by an eye witncss) is as
interesting as it is strikingly characters
tic of that remarkable man:
"The other morning, on mounting his
horse, the Emperor announced his inten-
ton of passing the whole of the feet in
review; he gave orders for the position Of
those vessels which formed line of broad
sides to be changed, as he proclaimed his
desire to review them in open sea. He
them proceeded, accompanied as usual by
Russian, to take his daily ride, saying that
he expected to find every thing in rcadi-
ness on his return. The other was in.
stantly transmitted to Admiral Bruix, who
'-.-l- --~A---~I r. Tho rn,;os,r