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SOUTHERN AND WESTERN CONVENTION.

committee of gentlemen Of Louisiana and
Mississippi appointed for the purpose, have issued
Circular. in which they propose Convention Of
Delegates from the States Of Texas, MIssIssIPPI,
ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, TENNEssEE, KENTUCKY, MIS-
souri,, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, and ONO, TO unite with
the people of Louisiana and Of New Orleans, to
deliberate upon and concert such measures as will
be likely speedily to influence the construction Of
system of railroads connecting the Gulf States
with those Of the West and the Northwest and ra-
dating throughout all the interior. They also in
vte delegates from other of the Southern States, in
order more fully to understand the systems Of work
projected being carried out by them, and to CO.
operate in the construction of any which may have
an interest joint and common to them all. It's pro-
posed that this Convention shall be held on the first
Monday in January next, at New Orleans.
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The following caricature upon the Cuban news,
manufactured for the American market is from the
Boston Post and hardly exceeds the original in
absurdiiy:
"LArEsr CUBAs ISrrILIsEscE.-The sJunta' are in
treaty for the purchase Of the Atlantic and Pacific Collins
steamboats,, and the party will sail from New York mmed
aey, no. Advice has been received from true
and tried friends that the Moro Of Havana burnt lit
tie aAef dark the Sd uimo. The captain-genera and
the troops that remained faithful escaped by swimming, and
took refuge the Double Headed Shot Keys. The Key
West wreckers doing good trade supplying them with
provisions The provisional have ordered the
grinding season to the ls Of September. In
order to raise funds from taxes they propose have the
rains in March instead Of May heretofore It is proposed
already to build bridge from Havana to Key West with the
funds taken from the banks Of the Bahama"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-16

The New York papers state that the Bank De-
partment at Albany have received notice from the
following banks that their affairs will be closed,
and circulation Withdrawn as speedily as possible
Adams Bank, Ashford American Bank, May
vile; Champlain Bank, Ellenburgh; Cortland
county Bank, Cincinnatus; Knickerbocker Bank,
Geneva.
The circulation and capital Of these banks is stated in the
Comptroers report Of last December, thus
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The Wheeling Gazette Of Saturday states that the sen
did bridge for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bosss
Run, three miles below that city will be finished during the
present week The Gazette says that ii Of the finest
and most substantial structures Of the kind in the country
Upwards Of 1900 hands daily employed the line
within forysiI miles Of Wheeling and the work is going
forward % rapidly a. possible.
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ARnr MovKMEHTs.- Companies A and H, Of the Fourth
Artillery, stationed Governors IsIand have been or
dared to point present unknown The officers are
Capt J. B. McCowr, Brevst Cspt 9. w. Gerry, Brsvet
Capt r. o. DaUEH, Quartermaster, /, Lieut.. Dawn NJ
CoUcH, Lieut. JANIS O. BoorR Sealed instructions have
besn received BY Capt McCown which not 10 be opened
until the expedition has saed-N Y Com Adpertiser
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TREATY WITH PoRTUGAL-The New York
Journal Of Commerce has letters from Lisbon Of
the 18th July, from which we learn that Mr., HAD
DOCK, our Charge to Portugal, has procured the
signature of that Government to the new treaty,
and has transmitted it to Washington. The mmor
mentioned in the English papers that the abiter
HouIs NAPoLEoS) on the question of damages for
the destruction Of the privateer Gen. Armstrong
had already decided against the American claim,
and in favor Of Portugal, was without foundation.
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very violent explosion occurred in the house occupied
the Atlantic Dining Saloon, in Wall street, New York. on
Friday night which did much damage to the building The
floors were boken the windows blown OUT and all the furn
ure greatly damaged The explosion occurred 10 the resr
the bssemen the cooking range but the cause OF ye
remains mystery. No part Of the range was injured no
camphne about the premises, any person n the
house at the moment The whole sr is said to be mex
Picable.
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boat, containing Mr. RUrUs REED, Of Providence, his
two Daughters, two Misses PorrER, Of Providence and,
end two other PERSONS not asceainsd upset in
gale near Bristol on Sunday. The four young women
drowned Mr.. REED sustained himself BY swimming,
and the other two by ngng portion Of the mast which
remained above water until they rescued BY the crsw
of another boat.
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There i female resident in CLARK county, Georgia,
who Is one hundred and hirtythee years Of age She is
quite active lively and cheeu-convees fuenty, reads
well without the Of glasses She says she does not ee
the effect Of her sge except regards her
slightly deaf This too partly the result of accident.
She has living within mile Of her residence grand
chident the sixth generation. So says the Augusta Con-
stituionas IN sga as t89s
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FROM UTAH TERRITORY.

We have in the ST. Louis Republican accounts from the
Great Salt Lake city up July ls The news is not Of
remarkable interest No rain had fallen for the sx weeks
previous to the lst of july and still the gardens and crops
general looked fine, and promised abundant harvest
There were exceptions in fields Of wheat which had
teen burnt peshed for want Of irrigation the streams
were 50 low that sufficient quantity Of water could not be
obtained to supply ALL
The people have had considerable difficulty with the In
dans BY whom large numbers Of cattle and horses had been
stolen. The Mormons collected party and pursued
the Indians into the mountains and among the cedars.
They killed about dozen Indians broke up their encap-
msnt, and destroyed all their provisions The Indians
have stolen at various times great numbers Of mules horses
and cattle.
The emigration California is represented quite small
very large emigration California from the States was IN
cpaed this overand and it said unless this takes
place. and money becomes more abundant pecunary affairs
would be seriously affected.
Flour was selling at So per hundred and supposed
that it would 60 down to So,
In the diary Of President Young, who during the spring
visited Of the distant Mormon settlements in the
South countie il is stated that he visited the ruins Of an
ancient city, where he found immense quantities Of broken
burnt earhenwae, painted according their taste arrow
points, adobes burnt brick crucibIe and every color Of
flint The ruins about two miles long and one
wide; Of them appeared to be the remains Of temple
and covered about Of ground In digging into one
Of the ruins pottery, adobes fireplace and the burnt en-
bers Of the FIRE were found.
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Thus win be that in the counties officially heard
from, while 3297 Wings stayed away from the polls, only
So Democrats failed to record their votes.
We still adhere to the opinion that Powell elected Gov
ernor and this Notifying result is attributable solely the
supneness and indifference Of friends They had
the power prevent s1ch calamity, but they fit not TO
exercise il.
Tnhe above counties CAsUs NJ CIlr received 440 votes
1t is not yet certain that Mr.. DIXON has lost his
election, and we still entertain the hope that he is
successful, though his majority, owing to the causes
above explained, cannot be large.
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Among the arrivals at the Astor House, in the
city Of New York, on Saturday last, are mention
ed the bames of the Hon. r. M. CONRAD, Secre-
tary Of War; Hon. REvERDY JOHNSON and Hon.
Judge LEeRANp, Of Maryland.
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The whole number Of Emsrant passengers which arrived
at New York between the lt and 9TH instant 2o5
The amount Of money paid into the New York city treasury
during the month Of July, head tax on immigrants
x4l 4lS.
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HUNGARIAN AND POLISH REFUGEES OF 4
QUESTIONABLE CHARACTER.

An Officer Of the United States, Of high personal
character, writes, under the 9th ultmo, from Con-
stansinople:
!" Onthe 10Th of June the regular English steamer
left Constantinope for Southampton with one hun
dred and ten so-called refugees on board, with
thirty more from the Dardanelles, making one
hundred and forty in all. Of the one hundred and
ten, thirty are nomnally Polish refugees, and
eighty are nominally Hungarian refugees. But 1
am sorry to say that the Poles are represented to
me as being the dregs Of the emigrants, and many
0i mem were Jewish Poles, tradesmen here estab-
nshed' who imposed upon the generosity Of the
Iurkisn government to obtain gratuitous pas
sage. W the eighty called Hungarians, there are
some Italians and Greeks of miserable reputation.
Certalnly, there are also Hungarians, honorable
+ and brave, among them. But on their arrival in
New York, several of their leading men on board
ought TO be employed by the proper authorities to
POINT out such as truly belong to the emiprating
Hungarians and Poles Of the Revolution.
81 send you (subjoined) list Of the names Of
the thirty Poles which the steamer received at the
Dardanelles. They are Of the class to whom
applied the offer of our Government Of free
passage.
tits SO undesirable that the charitable sympa-
thies of our counrymen should be imposed upon.
that | beg leave to suggest whether an intimaton
Of the above facts might not well be made to the
authorities Of New York and Boston"
List Of Polish Refugees Of high character.
General George Buhayn Colonels Ladislas Tcharmcki
and Thadee Idrikowsk Majors Adoph rochawaski Coust
Matczynski Sew. Blezynsk and SEVERN Thozelinsk Jo-
seph Newiadomski, clergyman Leonard Haszsk captain
eight eutenant four sergeans and three ladies' with four
children, and servants.
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After fifty years oil payments cease, and the prinpal Of
81, 800, 900 to revert to the Government
The intercourse laws, far relates to the introduction
and sale Of ardent spirits shall be continued in fS force
until changed BY legal authority.
The President s to have the power prescribe code o
laws. and modify the whenever deemed necessary ol
the government Of the Indians.
The Indians allowed to remain the lands cedsd for
two years.
The ceded lands will be open to settlement Immediately
after the ratification Of the treaty by the United States Senate
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THE MOBILE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA.

.Aa IHE MOblLE DlSIKlCI OF ALABAMA.
Having expected result of. the election for
Representative to Congress from the Mobile district
in Alabama different from that which is reported,
and the view which we have heretofore expressed
Of the character Of that contest being confirmed by
the following remarks of the New Orle,ns " Bee,"
(only seen since the election.) we communicate
them to our readers to show that the defeat of the
Whig Union candidate in that district is no proof
of the existence there Of vtiated sentiment in re-
gard to the Union:
FROM NEW ORLEANS BEE.
The Congressional in alabama is mixed up with
the slavery question, though party politics will undoubtedly
exercise considerable influence in determining the result
The Mobile district is the theatre Of fierce and doubtful
contest Judge BRAee the Southern Rights candidate is
Democrat Mr. LASeDos the candidate of the Union party
Wing The platforms published BY the the subject
Of slavery the compromise, &C. do not differ very essentially
Judge BRAes repudiaes the impuaon Of being dunion-
ist In fact his organ, the Mobile Register says distinctly
that in this here no issue as to Union or Dis
unon He himself recognises the abstract right Of seces-
sion, and thinks ulfavorably Of the Compromise but
quvocaly dcaims all tendency dsunion. Let the event
then be what may, the hereses Of South Carolina will gain
no support. We say thus much, because if Judge BRAes
should be eectedwhch is impossible, though the dis
trict be Whgwe anticipate howl Of exultaion from the
presses Of the Palmetto State. It is we'll to let them under.
stand that Judge 3RAGa is only feeate theory.
In practice, he disposed to be peaceful and lawabding
gentleman any Unionist in the land
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The irigate 81. Laurence has arrived at New
I ork, in AZ days from Lisbon. Capt. SANDS brings
news ne OF the ratification Of the treaty between the
United States and Portugal.
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THE VOTE FOR GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY.
The Louisville Courier publishes an official re-
port of the vote for Governor in twenty-five coun-
ties of Kentucky, as follows:
For Archibald Dixon. ....................l58S 8Sl
For Lazarus w. Powell. ...-..............l3,60 GOT
Dixons majority .y....-............. 2,2,4
10 ls4s the same counties gave the following vote
For John j. Crittenden ....- ..ls,l7s
For L. w. Powell. ..................-....l ..l3,663
Crittenden's majority ty....-............ 5,5l5
On the above figures the Courier makes the fol.
lowing comments
Dixon has lost from Crittendens majority. ....3,24l
Dixon's vote is less than Crittendens 3,297
Poweps vote now is less than In ls4S. .. Sc
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Inc henneoec Journal says young lady 10 Augusta
,'nce Witnessed the marriage Of her own grards
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-16

Mr.. RoBERT LIMRHoUsx resident Of Charleston. d;ea
on the 9th instant 10 the slstyea Of bis age being the Oldest
inhsbitsnt Of that city.
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THE SIOUX TREATY.

The 81. Paul Democrat gives the following ab-
sract of the Treaty lately entered into by Com
missioner LEA and Governor RAMSEY with the
Upper Bands Of Sioux Indians:
Perpetual peace. The ceson Of oil the Sioux lands east
Of South River and Lac Traverse. The line then up
the head waters Of Oerai Lake, thence down from the head
of Watab river to the Mississippi
The cession embraces the entire Valley of the Minnesota
and the eastern tributaries Of the Sioux river and is est
mated to contain 81, 200, 600 acres.
The Indians for home tract on the upper Min
nesota commencing Lac Traverse and running about
hundred miles south. down to the mouth Of the Yellow Med
cne and twenty miles wide each side Of the river
The Indians receive O00 a. follows To be
paid after their removal to the Reservation S275 OOO and
be expended in breaking land erecting m and establish
ing manual labor schools $4,000 amounting $685.
The balance of to be invested at Eve pei
for fifty years, which will give annual income Of ,OOO
to be paid as follows.
In cash annually. Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Goods and provisions 10000
Civiizaiion fund. l2,JOU
Euucauon ....f34 6,)Uu
Hshls X ~ 5fFt4et 4espS - 4
s S6S,O00
rar 6fv IS
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Bare "TEHUAsTHpEc,"

NEw ORLEANS, AUGUsT 2, 1851.
DEAR Sra: In your favor dated Yesterday re-
quesng to know whether gave any information the South
west Pass to the effect that previous my departure from
Havana reported that Trinidad and Villa Clara had
rse and that five vessels Of had gone to blockade those
ports. beg to say that gave information to that effect
any information whatever this all my passengers can
bear witness am dear sir, yours very respectfully,
8. BROWN.
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AN EXPEDITION FOR CUBA.

The New Orleans papers Of the 5th instant par
TALLY confirm the news, received through the TeIe-
graph several days ago, Of the sailing Of an expe
dition orthe invasion Of Cuba The smention-
ed in only two ofshe newspapers, the Picayune and
the True Delta whose acconnts agree as tohe mate
rial facts. Itappears thatbut one steamer sailed from
New Orleans on this expedition, instead Of two, as
the Telegraph report stated We copy the True
Delta's account Of the movement:
SAILING or FIILIsusrEaos.-The first detachment Of
FbusterOs left this city Sunday morning at about four
O'Clock, the steamship Pampo From four 10 Eve hum
ded young men, brave and enthusiastic went on her, She
stopped the way down the river at Fort Jackson and
took in six pieces Of artillery, which sold with some re-
jeced ordnance short time since by the Government and
were purchased BY parties engaged in the Cuba affair.
Geh LorKz among those who went on the Pampero.
He accompanied BY corps Of engineers said to be
European refugees The steamship owed to sea to save
her fuel and considerable number Of those who embarked
her returned the towboa ashe ship was over crowded
We have not learned her immediate destination.
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A FABRICATION EXPOSED.


pe Of New Orleans the lst instant to aid the Cubanss
in getting up the above unlawful expedition was what pur-
ported to be Teessphic despatch from the Southwest Pss
announcing the arrival Of the brig Tshuanpec and schooner
Home from Hsvans, with accounts that Trinidad and
Villa Clara had proclaimed their Independence and that
i've vessels Of had gons from Havana blockade those
ports The following correspondence copied from sLa
Union" Spanish paper published in New Orleans, shows
the falsity Of this report
From the Nes0 Orleans La Union Of august 8.
OrYIcx ola USIos,"
NEW ORLEAss, AUsUsr I, 1851.
DEAN sIR Please will you oblige me BY informing me
whether you the information published in the city pa
pes Of yesterday from the Southwest Pass to the effect
that Trinidad and Villa Clara had rsen and that Eve vessels
Of had been sent from Havana blockade those ports
am your very obedient servant, v. ALEMAN. y
To the above have received the following answers
which present to the public in order to serve as
warning and that less confidence may be placed n the e,os
relative to Cuba, which is concocted and fabricated BY the
few who specializing in the expedition and other similar
movements. who little about rskng the lives Of persons
who may be simple enough believe all that published by
them. and embark in enterprise which cannot have bet
ter exit than former Of the kind The sole object
in publishing such that which we aue is 10 get
money from those who have pare and feel disposed
risk in what they consider good cause profitable hus-
ness Here the to notes Captains Brown
and Miller
scHoorERi HoME,"
NEW ORLEAss, AUsUsT 2, 1851.
DEAR SIR received your letter Of yesterday requesting
information if had given information from the Southwest
Pass to the effect that Trinidad and Villa Clara had rsen and
that five vessels of had been sent blockade those ports
have given other information at the Southwest Pass
than that several vessels Of left Havana previous to my
sailing but their destination entirely unknown to me and
no elegraphic despatch BY but to make
known the arrival Of the vessel to Messrs SpeariDg Co.
I am your very obetant servant H C. MILLER
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-09-25
Life Insurance.

We have known no case, in which the bene
fits of Life Insurance are more strikingly Illus
,rated than in that of Mr. Hubbard, whose death
is noticed under our obituary head. lie was at
the time of his death clerk in the Railroad Of
fee on a small salary was destitute of proper
ty, and had sckly wife and three small chill
dren His savings were SO small that life time
would have been necessary to accumulate COM
petence for them. Last winter by the advice Of
friend, he obtained Policy Of the National
Life Insurance Company of tins town, Tor the
sum of $1,000, for which he paid less than S2s
and this sum, which will be promptly paid, is the
entire dependence OF the bcre we'd family for
support
May we not ask, Have all our young mcr-
chants mechanics, farmers and professional men
been as provldent; Would all the families in
this region have as much for their support IN case
the head Of the family we're taken from them :
liie insurance seems adapted to almost all the
varied situations of life, and when generally en-
brsced, will save a vast amount of human mise
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-09-25

Cuban Rumors.--Baltimore, Sept. iI,b ri.
Southern mail brings a letter from Savannah
which states that the steamer Pampero is h.
aked by a revenue schooner, near that civ a.
other letter states that Gonzales is prepnri,a ,in
expedition of 1000 men, at Savannah. for ono, 4"
err demonstration upon Cuba.
Cuban Prisoners 1t is stated by telec...,,
that the government has received dispatches frp..
New Orleans announcing that the remaining Iqo
prisoners at Havanawere TO sail for Spain On ~
81 inst. 1t is understood that the Preside,
sent out instructions by the Atlantic to Mr. IA.
ringer, our minister at Madrid. to urge tn Snsa
ish government to exercise mercy towards bn,
misguided prisoners
Hon. Robert J. Uaiker, late Secretary or,ho
Treasury of the United States, went TO EnplanJ
on Saturday, in the steamer Atlantic. II Is gcn
orally understood that he goes there TO neooe,,'.
the bonds of the Illinois Railroad for : Is OOOooo
The Buffio Stare Case The fu 1.-Two sl.,.
Daniel, was discharged by habcas corpus lg
Judge Conkling. The New York Courier md
Enquirer says;
The question involved in the decision in Nh.
case is novel one, and of the utmost innor,
ance; as. should the decision of judge CAM
ling be sustained by the Supreme Court OF tLo
United States TO which the case will undonbed
" be carried. 1t will prove fatal to the claims NJ
all who seek TO recover slaves who escaped Gor
service prior to the passage Of the fnr,t,,c
slave act, Judge onkhng constituting the lCb
section Of said act so as TO apply only TO person.
escaping from service after its passage. If ilis
decision be confirmed, then, all fugitivcs who
escaped prior 10 the 18th of September. ls5o
need have no fear of an arrest as they canne,
he held, and entirely free as much so as their
former masters and owners
.Nc,e York, Sept ah-TAe Ransom Of RoY.
ing-The full sum of $1,000 demanded by tho
owners Of the slave Boldlsg was made up TODAY.
and telegraphic despatch forwarded TO the De.
putty Marshal u, Colombia 5. C., who will i'm.
mediately return with Boiling.
Mr. Oliver 5. Tilden, of Fhchburg Mass los,
his life under somewhat singular circumstances
Some two weeks since he ran "A small silver into
one of his thumbs, which he, as he thought. Inn.
mediately extracted. but after TWO or three DAYS
It not healing he employed the usual remedies
but it continued to grow WORSE the effects e1-
tending 10 his arm, and finally to his whole sys-
ten, resulting in his death Uorcestcy Trdn-
script.
Great yield Of Poiaio,s. Mr.. Dexter Hawk
ms brought into our office a bag Of potatoes. 4
few days since, which he says we're the produce
Of one hill There were ~ IN number and
weighed y pounds, about one third of bushe-
-WoOdsiOck Mercury.
Hon. Cornelius p. IAN Mss. wife and
daughter are sojourning at the American Hotel
IN Burlington.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-09-25
Waterman 4 State Journal.

The Waichman and State Journal weekly
cannot, under the new postage law, be furnished
during the session without the prepayment Of
pc tage at the highest rate, but can be sent TO
regular subscribers for three months at the redu-
ced rates. We propose, therefore. to receive
subscribers for three months, at 80 cents. Our
paper for that term will embrace the proceedings
of the Legislature and the public acts OF the
session.
o. Postmasters and Members Of the Lcgs-
laure are authorized to act as agents for the Dai-
ly Journal and Waterman, and for every five
subscribers to either VIII receive one copy gratis
o. Newspapers copying the above notice
until the commencement Of the session will be
entitled to the Daily Journal
+. p. WALTON g. son.
Montpelier Sept. %, 1851.