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nation copyright will be considered, ere long,
can exciting topic ITSELF and be regarded as wor-
thy the attention of our Legislators
The presence of Jenny Lind among US has
caused q new outbreak of the same hearty cnthu-
siasm which fret greeted her ON her landing
There is not the least abatement Of the passionate
admiration which her singing has everywhere
ated; but, on the contrary, at each concert she
has given there has been a constantly increasing
crowd Of listeners. At her concert in Castle Gar
den last evening, that immense hall was denscy
packed with eager listeners; tho audience could
not have been much short of seven thousand, and,
every time she appeared. the delight of her
charmed followers broke forth in MS wild and car
nest cheers though she had then for the first
time been heard But when she sang the simple
Scotch ballad Of Comm thro the rye" which has
been hummed and sung by every woman in the
country from the days of our grandmothsrs, never
before witnessed such burst Of enthusiastic de-
light; and. in truth, the matchless manner in
which she rendered that simple melody, seeming
herself the very soul of girsh innocence aud happi-
ness and diffusing over all who heard her spirit
of buoyant and exhiarant enjoyment, can only be
understood by becoming subject to the witchcry of
her voice.
The "Irish Swan" Miss Catharinc Hayes, who
10 expected here next autumn has already sent her
ooant coius in the shape of Autographed portraits
OF her sweet face, which to be seen in music
stores and editorial rooms. Next, Of course, will
come her man of business to insert In our papers
che tributes to her genius which have appeared in
the journals Of the old world, and then the Swan
herself will come singing up bay one Of these
me summer mornings in u Collins steamer. She
IL at present giving concerts in London.
There is nothing especially new in the city. The
vypn her Il host~
dulcr. Those who can afford TO travel and are not
going to Europe, are making preparations for the
grand home tour, which includes the upper lakes,
Michilinackinac, Niagara, Quebec, Lake George,
Saratoga, and the White mountains. Newport il.
Of course, the inevitable winding up. The Erie
railroad WILL ofcoursc, not be forgotten by seekers
after the sublime and beautiful. The frat passcn-
ger train on Monday made the entire distance from
Dunkirk to the Hudson in seventeen hours. The
number Of passengers through exceeded hundred.
s. x. 8.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

May I6-2aw Intel. /
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-24

o. After the irstof Aprilnextthe rate offreigbt
by the above steamers from Liverpool, will be ma
terially reduced. Mart
The republic., 1851-06-12
Gov.rnor uunt,. nI,..nc,.

Our readers are already apprized that the
message of Governor HUNT to the New York
Legislature was sent into that body on its as
sembling in extra session on Tuesday A copy
of it appears in the New York papers of Tues
day. The Commercial .Advertiser says of the
message:
:" Ils main topic is the great question which was
before the Senate when that body broken up
by the mon many of whom the people have re-
solved shall not second time have the power thus
to impede legislation.
"The subject is set forth with force and with ad
miraiAe cearness by Governor Hunt, and the pro-
Visions of the bill are justly commended in ac-
cordance with the letter of the Constitution, and in
direct fuliment Of its spirit and intent. We really
do not see how any one can doubt this after read
ing the Governors lucid exposition Of the question
He recommends the Legislature to enter imme-
diatcy upon the continued consideration of the
bill, and TO get quickly through the session
consistent with due deliberaton and consultation.
The message is able document"
The republic., 1851-06-12
E,tension Of enc capitol.

The extension of the Capitol is to be, carried
out under the direction of the PRESIDENT, the
by law the superintendent. We understand
that the PRESIDENT has appointed Thomas U.
WALTER, esq, Of Philadelphia, architect of
the contemplated extension. The plan adopted
consists of wings on the North and South,
placed at some distance from the present build
ing, and connected with it by means of corr-
doris The cornerstone of the extension will
be laid on the fourth of July.
The republic., 1851-06-12

MORE Who HARMoNY.-George A. S. Crookcr
has been removed from the post office at Conc
wango, Cattaraugus county, and f. F. NcGlashan
appointed his success )r.- .-AHGs.
Ii said that this sort of warfare to cease;
that Wing heads enough had fallen to appease the
Postmaster General. But, in the appointment
OF Californian land commissioner, there must
have been " some mistake" The axe is in motion
again Mr.. Crooker has been Whig standard
bearer for thirty years. He has done great deal
OF hard work for Mr.. Fillmore, and is rewarded
other Wings have becn.-Aibany Epe. Journal
Just upon the eve of the assembling of a
Wing Legislature at Albany the above para
graphs appear in the newspapers 10 which we
have credited them. The article from the
Journal is only one Of many such which have
appeared in that paper, designed TO impair the
confidence of the WING party in the Admins
tration.
There is no truth in the statement of the
Atlas; it is therefore not necessary to say that
there is no justice in the comments of the Ere-
ming Journal. Mr.. MCGLAsHAN has not been
appointed postmaster at Conewango, and Mr..
CRooKER has not been removed.
The facts ia this case are that Mr.. CROKER
has voluntarily resigned his office, his resigna-
tion to take effect on the last day of the pre-
sent month; and that he has recommended the
appointment of Mr.. McGLAsHAs as his successor
In proof of this, we are permitted to annex the
following letter of Mr.. CROKER to the Post
master General, which will demonstrate the
truth OF our allegation
CoSEwANeo, CATrARAuoUs COUNTY, N. Y,
June 5, 1851.
Hon. N. X. HALL, Postmaster General.
Sir: hereby resign the Office of postmaster a
Conewango, Cattaraugus county, New York, from
and after the last day of th;s month
And ] hereby recommend the appointment o
Charles McGashan, esq, in my place.
Mr.. McGlashan keeps the Office. He il
abundantly qualified and responsible, and he ia
moreover, the only individual at this place who
would accept the Office and faithfully discharge it
duties. Yours, very truly,
GEORGE A. S. CROKER.
GEORGE A. S. CROKER was appointed post
master at Conewango, Cattaraugus county
New York, June &c, lS49, on petition signet
by five citizens, on which was endorsed re
commendation of ex- Governor You've and Hon
GIDEON REYNOLDS, member of Congress, anc
a letter from Hon. T.. RIsLEY, member Of Con
gress from the Chautauque and Cattaraugus
district.
His letter Of resignation is the only paper
found on file received since -his appointment.
Such is the staple of the charges which have
been so freely made for the last three or foar
months by the Evening Journal against a
WING administration. II the Journal and its
associate presses are anxious TO elicit the causes
of other removals, they will find that all their
allegations rest upon similar foundations, OF arc
The republic., 1851-06-12
Foreign Literature and international
Copyright.

Sir BuLwER LYTToY says, in his new work,
which is most felicitously called Varieties of
English Life" in describing one Of his char
aciers, which, we imagine, must be rare eva
riety she had lived TOO long with our go
ahead brethren, who bestride the world on the
other side of the Atlantic with the seven
leagued boots Of Jack the giant-ldller, not to
have caught THEIR glorious .tecer for read
ing"
Nobody knows better than the brilliant, ia
cile, and many-sided author Of Pelham what
that ''glorious fever" Of ours means; for he
has ten readers ia this country where he has
one in his own. Very few Of his novels, we
have been informed by his publishers. have
ever reached larger sale than three thousand
The republic., 1851-06-12

The NEWFOUNDLAND ELEcTRIo TRLroRAPH-
ms important undertaking will be commenced
without delay. A line of wires will be laid from
Cnpe Race TO Cape Ray. OF Cape Race a suitable
yacht will be placed in order to intercept the At
antic steamers, which almost invariably sight that
hcadand, and (until the submarine lincsA bee
well tested and proved in England) carrier pigeons
Will be employed TO convey the news from Cape
Race to Cape Breton Island, distance of forty-
eight miles.
The line, when completed, will be about 375
miles long, and Mt rough estimate will cost about
-E20,o00. II will require nearly three years to
complete it, as there arc no roads at present near
the track; IN TACT no human being, unless perhaps
red Indian, has ever vet act foot ON pvcr 400
miles OF the distance. The country has consc-
quently never been explored, and no one knows
what the result of the survey may be.
Nstc Brunsscicksr. 3D.
The republic., 1851-06-12
The Cause Of African Colonization In the
South.

South.
We have had the pleasure Of brief inter
view with the Rev. j. NORRIS PEAsE, who is
now in this city, and who is about to start for
the North, where he will sojourn for a month
or two previous to embarking for Africa. This
gentleman has been actively employed for
some months past in the Southern and South
western States in advocating the cause of Afri-
can colonization, and we are happy to learn
from him that the cause is steadily gaining
ground in that section of our country, and that
among its proselytes are a number of those
even who are inimical to the late compromise
measures of Congress. We find the following
notice of this gentleman in the June number Of
the african Repository, published in this city
"PRooREss OF CoLoNIzATIoN IN THE SOUTH
We are much gratified to learn, from various pub
lie prints in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama,
as well as from the letters of intelligent and
indefatigable agent, Req. J. Morris Pease, who
has been laboring very successfully in different
parts Of those States during the last six months
that much greater interest in the cause of Afri-
can colonization has been aroused in that section
of our country, chiefly through the instrumental.
| ity of Mr.. Pease, whosc eloquent addresses and
stirring appeals have been listened to by thousands
of persons with marked attention and interest
many of whom probably heard from him, for the
first time, true and comprehensive statements q
the real condition and relations of our enterprise
which in somc parts of the South has been grossly
misrepresentcd, but which, ns the result of MIR
Peasc's labors clearly shows, needs only to bt
fairly and justly exhibited to elicit the decided np
proval and the hearty cooperation Of all--both
North and South-who desire the welfare of tn,
| African race.
"To all the editors of newspapers in New Or
leans, Mobile, Montgomery, and elsewhere, who
have kindly noticed the labors of our agent, anc
to all who have generously aided the cause by tbc
contributions through the hands of Mr. Peasc, o.
| by their kind attentions to that gentleman, we of
| fer grateful acknow ledgments."
The republic., 1851-06-12

We understand that the PRESIDENT com
menced yesterday in the Treasury an examina-
Departments. He employed some hours in
making himself acquainted with the manner of
stating the accounts, and of transacting business
in the Treasury Department, and had not com
pleied his Investigations in the hours devoted to
business in that Department
It's in the contemplation of the PRESIDENT
to visit Old Point Comfort, in company with
the Secretary Of the Interior, as soon as he
shall have completed his examination of the az
fairs of the several Departments.
The republic., 1851-06-12

GoprY's LApy's Book ron July has Just been
received This magazine is truly and essentially
what it is caled-a "Lady's Book" and being
SUCH it is paronizcd, we believe. by ladies of oil
classes and conditions; and may be found alike in
the sumptuous mansion and humble cottage from
one end Of the country to the ether aiording graft
ficaiion to thousands by is pictorial and literary
unarite
The republic., 1851-06-12
Notice to the Public and Instructions to
Postmasters.
posr Oprrcr DrpAnrmrNr. juno II.

PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, June H. 1851.
The five and ten cent postage stamps issued by
this Department, under the provisions of the elcv.
cnth section of the act of March 3, ls47. and now
in use by the public, will not be received in pre-
payment OF postage after the 30th Of the present
month. Therefore persons holding any such will,
coon as practicable after that date and before tie
30h day ofSsptsmbr nsrt, present them for rodemp-
The republic., 1851-06-12

Ma. TEnRy DEAD.-Letters from Lyncbburg,
received in Richmond, announce that Mr.. Terry,
late editor Of the Yrginiay, in Lynchburg, yir-
ginia, died in that town, on Sunday evening last,
from the wound that he had received in the unfor-
tunatc rcncontre in which he was engaged on the
Thursday previous.
The republic., 1851-06-12

PaEsrrcE's LAsr.--The Louisville Journal says:
"The Richmond Enquirer calls Mr. Webster
candidate for the Presidency. and says that the
most magnificent dinners were given him wherever
nc went in his late tour. We npprekcnd that il
General Caas were TO make the same tour, he would
be entertained far lees magnifcently-he would be
treated to littlo else than cold shoulder"
The republic., 1851-06-12
S44,735 Sc $40, sol 81

Making an aggregate Of $92,22s 10 on the main
stem, and $23,O09 66 on the Washington branch
tho total being Sll5.237 s5.
The above, compared with the corresponding
month OF last year, shows decrease of $l9. 1868
7i-belng Sl3,7ss SO on the main stcrn, and
$5,774 10 on the Washington branch,
The republic., 1851-06-12
Connecticut United states Senator.

The balloting for a United States Senator
was resumed yesterday in the Legislature of
Connecticut, Gas we learn by telegraph,) and
at the first trial Mr.. BALDWIN received l05; Mr..
SEYMOUR, los; scattering, 10.
The republic., 1851-06-12
N. X. HALL, Postmaster Genera

DIR. FooTE left town last Thursday for AL
bany, to take the editorial charge of the State
Register in that city. His departure will cause
no change in the proprictorship of this paper, nor
in its general course. II will continue, as hereto
fore, to advocate National Wing principles, and
oppose ultraism and fanaticism, whether North or
South; while the arrangements we have made for
editorial assistance will, trust render the paper
worthy the generous support and confidence it has
80 long enjoyed, and which we would gratefully
acknowledge. In addition to the editorial force
already employed, we are happy to announce that
O. II. Marshall, esq., of this city, gentleman dis
tinguishcd for elegant scholarship and sound po-
litica sentiments, has consented to become regu.
lar contributor. With this accession, and with the
best efforts of all concerned we confidently hope
that the Commercial Adcertisu will be as acceptable
to our patrons hereafter as it has been before.
GBn6aio Commercial Advsrtiser, Oh
Mn. WEDsrxR IN THE SoUrH.-Mr Webster has
been invited by both political parties in Virginia 10
visit that State, and it ia probable that he will ac-
cept the invitation and make a speech at Rich
mond There is no doubt that, in the event of his
going to Richmond, he will receive other southern
invitations; and If the condition of the affairs of
his Department will admit, he may possibly be in
duced to extend his tour to the far South His
speeches in the of such a tour would, il IL
certain, make deep, salutary, md lasting i'm
preston upon the southern mind. He would be
listened TO with respectful consideration and the
most earnest attention, not only ON account of
his great intellect and his majestic eloquence,
but fer the noble patriotism and high moral cour-
age displayed by him in taking his stand in favor
OF the rights Of the South, regardless of the loud
and fierce threats uttered against him in his own
section OF country LouisriHs Journal.
The republic., 1851-06-12

NEW ORLEANS AND Jackson RALnoAp.-The
citizens OF Amitc county, Mississippi have resolved
in public meeting to subscribe from Sl50,OO0 to
$500, 900 to the New Orleans and jackson railroad
II the route through that town shall be adopted,
The republic., 1851-06-12

MONSIEUR FoucAuLT's EXPERIMENT NOT New
oNE.-The Pennsyiranian, of Phi adelphia, quotes
from the Penny Cyclopedia, (vol. l5, ed 1897
and the works of one Leonard Diggcs, published
IN 1924, to prove that the experiment which has re-
Gently excited SO much attention, rs illustrating
the earth's rotation, is by no means now one but
that 1t has been known and practically tested years
ago,
The republic., 1851-06-12
Later from, T.r...'

BY the arrival of the steamshp Mexico at New
Orleans, the Picayune has received files of Galyes-
ton papers to the 3Oth ultmo.
The crops throughout the most part of Texas are
remarkably flourishing. The growth of the cotton
crop. during the past few weeks, has been really
astonishing.
The Trinity river is rising.
Inc iron Tor thirty miles Of the proposed Railroad
The Galveston Ne,cs criticises Colonel Howard's
speech at San Antonio very severely.
The masonic fraternity of Houston purpose build
ing new hall and establishing school or acade-
my in that city.
An old German, named Tccoupp, was killed Mt
Lavaca by barrel of water rolling on him. He
had been in the Peninsular war.
Mr. Wynne has retired from the editorial chair
OF the Washington Lone Star, and George w.
Crawford, esq.,. has assumed that position. The
editor ID in favor of Col. Bell for Governor and
says OF the Congressional election, "I shall advo-
| cate the election Of any one to beat Howard He
also opposes division Of the State, and is in favor
of paying the public debt at it's scaled value.
we learn from the San Antonio Ledger that tho
niexican Boundary Commission were still at Ell
Paso and vicinity. The starting point of the sur
vey had been fixed upon the Rio Grande about
twenty miles below Doha Ana.
Lynch law was prevailing at Ell Paso to fearful
extent Within two weeks fifteen persons, Ameri-
cans and Mexicans had suffered by hanging and
shooting at the hands of the self constituted urors
For the most trivial offence, and without time FOR
an explanation, the unfortunate being would be
VI huhB up 10 the ltnD OF a tree, at the
beck ornod of any one of the Committee of Safety
without even the formalities of trial
We are inclined to think Ii at there must have
been. some justification for these summary pro-
ceedings, if they really occurred.
The San Antonio papers say that there has been
serious difhculty between the Kickapoos and the
Mexican troops of the Mexican colonies on the Rio
Grande. The troops were obliged to call out the
citizens to aid them.
Major Borland was at Fort Inge, ON the 2lst in
stant, on his way to Eagle Pass.
The large trains arc progressing prospcrously-
The grass is good.
We learn from the Ledger that some Indians dur
ing the last winter, while engaged in boar hunt,
| set the world on fire. They ran bear into cave
and attempted to smoke him out. They soon OBJ
served the smoke rising from assures in the noun
tain for the distance of half mile. This was i'm
the mountains above Fredericksburg. Supersti-
| tion added terrors to the scene, and the lndans
came to the settlements to procure assistance to
extinguish the flames They feared that the prince
Of the Internal regions was about to come FORTH
robed in liquid fire, to consume their hunting
grounds: They say the smoke has an unearthly
smell. II is supposed that the fire was communi-
Gated to bed Of coal, and it may yet give us a
Texas volcano. It is said that Americans have
confirmed the Indian account Of the fire.
Wild Cat, instead of being dead, as reported, ia
! at Eagle Pass.
The republic., 1851-06-12
THE REPUBLIC.
WASHINGTON:
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE IL. 1851.

.sThe series Of measures to which have alluded
are regarded by me as a settlement, In principle
and substance-a final sottlement-of the danger
Gus and exciting subjects which they embraced" !"
:
oBy that adjustment we have been rescued from
the wide and boundless agitation thatsurrounded
us, and have firm, distinct, and legal ground
to rest upon. And the occasion, trust, will JUS
tify me IN ExHoRTING NY couSrRyMEN TO RALLY
UPON AND MAIsrAIs THAT GROUND as the best, If
not the only means, of restoring peace and quiet
to the country, and maintaining involate the in
tegrity ofthe Union"
IPREsIDEsT FILLMoRE's MESSAGE
sThe Presidents message, at the opening ofthe
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 is, 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 impertections, yet, in their
mutual dependence and connexion, they formed
system ofconpromse 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-
bered to, until time and experience should de-
monsrate the necessity of further legislation to
guard against evasion or abuse. That opinion, SO
ia- as know, remains entirely unchanged, and
will be acted upon steadily and decisively. The
peace the 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
the message, it does not expect to stand at al
GDANIEL WrBsTER's Letter TO the Usion Meeting
al Wesfchesfer.
The republic., 1851-06-12

BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILRoAp Tho revenue
on this road for the month of May was as follows
For Passsngers. For Freight.
so'h s'cii. TZo,ooJ 81 E66,b3S 81
washington branch.... 1916 81 1858 II
The republic., 1851-06-12

The Presidents proposed Visit to the North.
A committee of the City Council of Manches-
ter, N. H., lately forwarded an invitation to
the PRESIDENT TO visit their city this season, in
which they say:
"They would welcome you to their city that
they might prove their attachment to the whole
country and its united interests and their love for
the Union Of these States, by entertaining the
Chief Executive Magistrate Of this powerful and
enlightened Republic, and because they desire to
manifest the high respect they feel for you person
ally"
The PRESIDENT returned the following an
swer:
sfWAsnINGToN, June 2, 1851.
"GENrLRMRN: Yours of the 2Sth ultimo, enclos
ing copy of joint order of the Council of the
city of Manchester, inviting me to visit that city
and partake of its hospitaties, came to hand yes.
tcrday; and | beg you to tender to the Council my
grateful thanks for the honor of the invitation,
and to express my regret that my official engage
ments such that it will not be in my power to
comply with their request.
"Be pleased, gentlemen, to accept my acknow-
Judgments for the kind terms in which you COM
municated the invitation. Truly yours,
"MILLARD FILLMORE"
This, of course, (says the Boston Courier, J
puts an end to all expectation Of visit to the
North by the PRESIDENT this summer.