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The southern press., 1851-11-21
The "United Demesraey"-North.

The Albany Atlas, the confidential organ of
JOHN VAN buren,, and his Freeso faction, joins
in the chorus of rejoicing with the Union, and
other orthodox organs, over the =" first triumph Of
The united Democracy"
What the second triumph of such "a glorious
Union" would be when in possession of power,
it needs no prophet to predict.
"THE DEMOCRATIC VIcroRY-But no matter
who is elected, there is Democratic victory
To have approached success even would have
been triumph, for the Democracy had to con.
tend against such odds, as never before stood
in the way of party. The nine million fund.-
the alliance of contractors and bankers, the
hordes of officials on the public works, the in
fluence of the federal administration, (for though
on several local candidates there was some de-
lection in the Wing ranks, their State ticket was
strengthened by the contest the concurrent &C.
ton of the most opposite extremes of faction,
all operated against the Democracy. They have
overcome this They have marked the end OF
an era by the expulsion of corrupt dynasty
from power, and the commencement of another,
by the establishment of new men, of sounder
views, fresh in the confidence of the people
This is the first triumph of the United De-
mocracy-a subject of rejoicing and thanks
giving in itself, but infinitely more so, for the
suspicousfuture which it disclosed. The con-
test of 1851 will long be remembered, for its
extraordinary character, and we predict, its last
ing and wide extended influence.
The southern press., 1851-11-21
From tie Coluslbtls Mics. 6iaal~Sd.
Ce0rao M. Dallas, Letter.

We publish this morning letter from ex-
Vice President, G. M Dallas, Of PennsylySnis.
III Is remarkable letter, and will DO read
throughout the country with profound interest.
IL 10 remarkable for its candid avowal OF opin-
IONS and its suggestions will arrest the attention
OF the people of the South Ii admits that the
compromise has failed, and that the only remedy
To preserve and perpetuate the Union is TO be
found in All amendment of the Constitution.
Coming as this letter does, from man of en-
larged experience and great political sagacity-
man wac was born and educated at the North,
and wh) understands not only the feelings and
sentiments Of the people among whom he re-
sides, but the tendency Of that opinion against
which he warns the South, it must exert NOR
al influence commensurate with the subject dis
cussed tH
That the compromise has failed, we are fully
apprised, and it needed not the certificate of
Dallas to prove it, But the admission is i'm
portant not that il has filled, but that one of
its friends and supporters. and he Northern
man, should have had the manliness to announce
this conviction to the world. This is the more
remarkable when we remember that but very
Southern Subs admit its failure. But Mr..
Dallas is man of truth, as well as of firmness
and sagaeity, and he could not be blind to that
hostility which greeted him at the rise and set
ting of every days sun. Ia this particular he
possesses superior advantages, being as it were,
in the center Of that fanaticism which is waping
war on the institution of slavery, and sapping
the foundations of the Constitution itself
Mr.. Dallas proposes amendments to the Con-
stitution. Under ordinary circumstances we
should oppose amending the Constitution in
the manner proposed; that is, by adding new
guarantees for slavery. We should oppose
amendments for these purposes on various
grounds, but it is not at all likely party win
every spring up in the South demanding addi-
tiona guarantees for slavery If Mr. Dallas
favors an amendment prohibiting Congress-
legslating for or against slavery, it is probable
that we should consider of the propriety Of
such amendment. At any rate, the fact that
Northern man has been forced to admit
that amendments are necessary and that the
interest Of the South as well as the safety of the
Union demands them, is concession to the
progress of truth That Northern man should
admit what thousands of the Southern politicians
deny-that amendments are necessary-proyes
that the rights of the South are not safe in the
keeping of such men as Foote and Howell
Cobb
The southern press., 1851-11-21
az The Charleston Mercury has watched

~ The Charleston Mercury has watched
the signs of the times with keen eye, and thus
indicates the coming events whose shadows we
showed yesterday:
MORE BLESSINGS OF THE UNION IN PRos-
PEcr.-The Washington correspondent of the
New York Journal of Commerce, under date of
the 9th instant, writes as follows
"lt is believed that Mr.. Secretary Corwin,
who is now preparing his annual report on the
state Of the finances, will present strong views
and propositions in favor of such notifications
OF the tariff as will afford adequate protection to
iron and other domestic products and manufac-
lures
The Pennsylvanians are very active on the
subject, and public meetings are held by men OF
all political parties, for the purpose of promoting
the measures for the encouragement OF the iron
interest 1t is well known that strong effort
will be made. as heretofore stated, in behalf of
some such scheme that afford relief to the iron
interest exclusively.
They suppose that this interest will concate
the favor of politicians and that both parties, in
anticipation of the Presidential election will go
their death on the iron
Gentlemen of intelligence, favorable to this
interest, recently represented that the New
England manufacturers and calico printers
would, at the next session, withdraw their OBJ
jectons to the exclusive protection of iron
sacrificing, in fact, to that idol, the interests of
iron consumers in New England, without any
equivalent in additional protection upon fine
cottons, on prints, woollens, &c.
Having heard this statement, mentioned it
in recent letter in your paper, and notice that
its correctness is denied in several Boston papers,
and particularly in an article in the Daily Aduer-
tiSer. 1t seems, therefore, that the New Eng
land manufacturers will take the same stand,
next session, that they did at the last session,
when they counteracted the exclusive movement
of the Pennsylvanans."
1t is something even to have the vultures act
as spies and checks upon each other. But let
it be observed that the appetite, and the cunning
that comes from appetite, never rest and are
never appeased. The question of unequal taxa
ton is by no means bounded within the present
tariff, heavy and unequal as it is. On the con-
trary, there are immensely powerful interests at
the North that claim to be on the verge of ruin,
because they do not receive sufficient protection
at the expense of the agricultural sections. In
their greediness they have quarelled with each
other, but the love of gain will teach them to
unite, and the South will soon have to meet the
combined forces of the plunderers, on the ques
ton of making radical changes in the present
tariff, which will effectualy break up all our for
eign trade in coal and iron, and in all manutac
lures of cotton and wool. The "Union" has not
yet exhausted its blessings.
The southern press., 1851-11-21

~ In our advertising columns will be
found prospectus of new literary paper es-
tabished at Columbia, South Carolina, by s. A..
GOODMAN, and j. j. LYoEs.
We have received the first number ssued,
which is embellished with wood cuts of public
buildings, and public chsraeters--an imitation
of the Northern catch penny concerns, which we
advise our enterprising contemporaries not to
persevere in.
Judging from the literary contents of this
specimen number, this new journal will be con-
Quoted with spirit and ability; and from our
knowledge of the chief protector, we feel as
sured that he will not only deserve, but also Sc.
cure success. Our hint with regard to the " cuts
will, we hope, be taken in the spirit in which it
is intended. The artist himself must sdnit that
his counterfeit Iresentments" of Governor
MEANS and Col HAMPTON, are by no means
hattered ILLNESSES. We abhor the Northern
pictorial sheets so much, that We deprecate even
an apparent imitation of them by journal
which we feel convinced will be so useful an
auxiliary in the field Of Southern letters
Cuts or no cuts, however, we cordially com.
mend this new enterprise TO the support of the
Southern people---if they can be induced to put
in practice their resolves and public resolutions
in reference to the home-eonsumption of home
productions. The argument of q cheapness'
wont answer in this case, for all our Southern
enternrises have heen brought down TO the
Northern standard.
The southern press., 1851-11-21
From the Soil of the South.
Our Native PIants.


There Is no country richer in natural beauties
than the Southern portion Of these United
States, and especially in Georgia, Florida, and
Alabama, the land of fruit and flowers; and vet,
what vast amounts of money do we annually
send broad for the purchase of fiowerinr
plants and fruit bearing vines, when our noun.
tain tops and valley gens are clad in such wild
luxurant beauties, as the Persian or Chinese
never saw. We have re ,enty read an account
of an exhibition of American plants in England.
at the American garden near London, which at.
tracted thousands and tens of thousands of
visitors, and was the wonder and admiration Of
all beholders. Why shall not Americans ca
tablish an American garden and especially, wby
shall not we of the fowery South collect and
propagate in spacious grounds, set apart and ap
proprated for the purpose, all the rare, beauti-
fnl and useful plants trees, shrubs, bulbs vines.
&c, with which a kind Fathers love has SO
beautifully clothed the ed earth? Surely
Americans should be able to look upon the
vegetable productions Of the land without
travelling to Europe for it. Whether il be in
the missive bulb, the periumed magnolia the
graceful tulip tree or the thousand blooms of
rainbow hues, or thousands of lfe-preserving
herbs, or trailing vines, or cerial grains, or wild
Pomona's fruits. Our mountains abound in
rhodedendrous azalias, laurels, ard thousands of
other trees and plants, which only need TO be-
seen to be admired. Our valleys teen with the
magnolia, the bay, the tulip tree, and hundreds
OF others, with thousands upon thousands of gay.
beautiful, and useful plants. which now onlv
- Bloom to blush unseen,
AL -. A IL
The southern press., 1851-11-21
The California News.

we are In receipt If the Sacramento and San
Francisco papers, which contain much interesting
intelligence in relation to matters near sun down
The division question seems to be very seri-
ously considered, and pressed with commenda-
Die zeal. We appesd extracts of most interest
from the files of plpers before us. The San
Francisco Herald says:
The leading topicnow engaging the attention
OF large portion ii our citizens, is the contem.
plated division Of he State, and the formation
Tor The southern portion, of separate territorial
government. The Inhabitants of the counties
south or San Francisco are almost unanimous
In their support of this movement. They com
PLAIN OF the unequal burdens imposed upon
them, chiefly an agricultural community, and
consider the proposed separation cure for these
evils Three addresses upon the subject have
been issued, emanaing from Monterey, Los An.
geles, and San Diego--the three principal towns
OF Southern California. There is a difference
OF opinion among the advocates of division as
to the most suitable time and place of holding
the southern convention. Delegates have been
elected to attend from every southern county.
The question will undoubtedly be brought up
at the next session Of our legislature and will
form prominent topic of debate
From the same pint we take the following
letter, written by prominent citizen of the new
State, formerly of Texas
The southern press., 1851-11-21
The Memphis Appeal thus chronicles the

The Memphis Appeal thus chronicles the
spread of secession doctrines, North and South
Coon SECESSION DocTRNE.-Judge Nelson,
of New York, in his charge to the grand jury,
at the u. S. circuit court at Albany on the Dist
inst, in the case of the Syracuse rioters, engaged
in the rescue of the fugitive slave Jerry, seems
to see one way, at least, in which single State
or a number of States would have the right 10
secede from the Union. Perhaps this comes
under the head of "just cause" referred to 10
Mr.. Cobb's letter to the Macon committee.
Speaking of the disposition at the North to
annu material part Of the compact" namely,
the fugitive slave clause, Justice Nelson says
That other or those other States intere sted in
the rejected and repudiated part, after an un-
avaling effort by the continued authorities of
the Union to enforce obedience, 0ould hare a
rigt to regard the compact as at an end, and 10
wiihdrao from confederacy Of unfaithfu asso.
ciates"
The southern press., 1851-11-21

t3- The recent Syracuse proceedings have
called the attention of our Executive to that
quarter. AS in the Boston case, our Chief Ma
gistrate, knowing well the character of the peo
pie he has to deal with, tries the persuasive
The salt of Syracuse may save the effusion of
what Dick SNIvELLER calls the briny" from
Abolition eyes-and experimental trials" Of Sy-
racuse salt may make amends for equally "exper-
mental trials" of rioters or constructive traitors,
practising the Frecepts of the higher law. Sen
ator SEwARD's organ, the Albany Journal, thus
applauds this proceeding on the part of the
President.
SYRACUSE SALT.-We published communi-
cation the other day commenting the Secretary
Of War, for having issued an order for an exper-
mental trial of Syracuse salt. We should have
added that the Secretary of the Navy has done
the same thing-and both gave their orders at
the suggestion of President Fillmore.--N. Y.
Mirror.
These orders will probably subject the Presi-
dent and his secretaries to the denunciations of
the cotton committee When Jerry" was un-
ceremoniously sent adrift, the New York Erpres,
insisted that Congress should open our ports to
foreign salt, in order to punish the Syracuse sail
boilers This suggestion gave very great salts
faction to the South. But it does not seem tt
have equally affected the administration. Or
the contrary, favor long sought by the salt boil
ers is about to be conceded. An experiment i.
to be made to demonstrate, if possible, the suf
fcency of Syracuse salt for all army and navy
purposes. The result we doubt not will be
equally satisfactory to the government and ad
vantageous to the manufactures. 1t may enrage
cotton Wings, silver grays and dough-faces, but
it will crafty the people.
Praise from such source, is praise indeed
The doom of this Administration and its Admin
istrators, Executors, and assigns, is sealed.
Even SALT cAs'T SAVE THEM"
The southern press., 1851-11-21

FRoM ST. DoMISGo--By the schooner T. p
Johnson, from Jacmel, we have dates to the 36th
ult The terms offered to the Emperor Faustin
!, by the American, French and British author
ties were accepted, at Port-au.P Prince, about the
18th ult., the Emperor agreeing TO assume the
Dominican debts. He is now firm in his pur-
pose of capturing the Eastern or Dominican part
Of the island lie had called out 1900 men from
Jacmel to rendezvous at Port au-Prince, with This
intent Otherwise everything was quiet. Pro
visions were very scarce, and commanded enorm-
Gus prices.--New York Post.
The southern press., 1851-11-21
Rotrlbutlyo Justice.

From mmemorial time the services of desert
ers have been properly appreciated and rewarded
by those who had prohted most by the treach-
err. They may love the treason but they scorn
the traitor-and even the rewards which they
lavish upon such new allies and bestowed much
in the manner and with the intent OF those
under the weight of which farpeia perlshed'
AS a modern instance of this trait we cite from
the st. Louis Iimss-a compromise print-the
following parallel between an unfinchlng ad-
versary and wavering eleventh hour convert
TO its cause.
DAVIS AND FooTE-Because we called at
tention to the fact that the Abolition organ had
ignoranty veered around, from the northern to
the southern pole, in the endorsement OF the
Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, friend of
ours has taken it into his head that il was our
purpose to disparage Mr.. Davis, and to endorse
Mr. Foote. 1t is singular construction of
language, but lest Others may, without fore
thought, fall into the same error, we now say
that, in our opinion, Jefferson Davis, whatever
his peculiar notions may be upon some abstract
constitutional questions, is as upright and hon
orable mum, and as sound a Democratic states-
man as the contederacy has aolhin lis borders,
and that Henry s. Foole is a tool Of The Wings,
loihom settled political principles, and wholly un
reliable as public man. Although zoe cordially
approved his course upon the compromise bills and
in other respects his merits in these respects
are more than overbalanced by his subsequent
combination with the Wing party in order to
promote his personal end, by the same mad-dog
cry of secession and dsunion which we have
had dinned into our ears in this State without
sense or reason for the last two or three years,
His rival, Davis, is gallant son of the South,
ardently attached to Southern rights, and if his
zeal does sometimes ontrun his discretion, Ee
neuer exposes himself to the just suspicion Of
corrupt motives by entering into unnatural CON-
binations.
The southern press., 1851-11-21

/ lknow--but We feel that the ~gis of our coun.
try Is mol here, to protect American citizens.
have not time for more.
Yours, UNCLE TOBY,
The southern press., 1851-11-21
And waste their sweetness on the desert air.n
THE CorroN CRoP-The New Orleans Price

The CoTToN CRoP-The New Orleans Price
Current of the Sth inst says:
The weather continues fine for gathering the
cotton crop, and thus far the p cking season has
been one Of the most favorable ever known
What the extent of the entire crop may be is
still matter Of uncertainty though that IL will
materially exceed the product Of last year is
generally conceded. As for the bottom lands
of the Mississippi and its tributaries, they are
said TO yield more abundanty than for several
years past; and the rapid opening of the crop
has pressed hard upon the physical
force Of the planters that they appear to have
paid less attention to quality than to quantity.
Hence the unusual scarcity of clean cottons;
and as for really fine crops, such as we have
been accustomed to see in former years, few or
none have yet appeared in market Indeed, as
we have already several times remarked in pre-
vious reports, there probably never was a season
when the receipts to this date furnished so small
a proportion of cottons CHASING above middling.
The southern press., 1851-11-21

MELANCHOLY REsULT-lt has, doubtless,
been reported TO most of our readers, that at
Marion court, on Saturday week l.st, as Col w.
w. Avery, in an unarmed and defenceless condi-
ton, was passing from the courthouse to his
room, after an arduous discharge of duty to bis
client, in the case then pending wherein Fleming
was party, he was attacked, in ruffiany man
ner, by Samuel Fleming, who, having armed
himself with every necessary weapon of offence,
used cow-hide, which he had secreted about
his person. The fight al the time is said to have
been long and severe one, Fleming, using
stone with stunning effect but before Col
Avery, in his defenceless condition, having been
disabled by the blows inflicted by the stone in
flemng's hand, could properly avenge the in
dignity offered to his person, the parties were
paraled' and he taken to his room, and all wea-
pons Of offence or defence denied him.
10 Morgantown, on Tuesday last, few min
utes after Judge Battle had taken his seat on the
bench, in the afternoon session. Fleming fuIlv
armed walked into the bar Of the court. ap-
pearing 10 Col. Avery's presence for the first
time since the attack with the co Wilde where
upon the latter rose aud shot Fleming dead on
the spot, the ball il is thought, passed through
his heart
Col. Avery at once placed himself in the cus-
tody of the proper officers, with view TO ju-
dical investigation go
AS far rs we can ascertain IT, public opinion
fully sustains Col Avery as. from the nature Of
the first insult and subsequent provocations, he
could pursue no other course to protect himself
from one who had not only manifested deter
mination to disgrace him, but to bully him aiter-
wards.
The occurrence is deplored by all but no
one acquainted with the circumstances which
led to this sad result, attaches any blame to Col.
Avery.
Col Avery has the sympathy Of all, for he
has always been distinguished for kind and
peaceable disposition, never before having had
serious difficulty with any one-not even in the
heat of political excitement, in which he has act
ed conspicuous pirt.-- Lincolon( ". {. y Repub-
iicau.
BRUNSWICK AND FLORIDA RAILROAD. Gen.
KNIGHT, has introduced in the Senate of GorQia,
bill providing that the Slate shall subscribe
S5OO,O00 to the Brunswick and Florida rail
road, as soon as one million shall have been
subs s,ribed by individuals, prescribing the mode
OF payment of the State subscription, and
granting to the said railroad all the unsurveyed
lands on the Oketenokee Swamp.
The southern press., 1851-11-21

These figures may be varied slightly by the
official returns from New York and by the deci-
sion in the case of Green county, where there is
stated to be some little irregularity; but the re-
suit viii not in all probability be changed as re-
CARDS the candidates elected.
The southern press., 1851-11-21

1t is now known, as accurately as II can be
until the official canvass in New York city is
known, that the Democratic party have elected
six ofthe candidates on their State ticket, and the
other two are carried by the Wings with about
the following majorties:
For Randall, Dem. Sec. Of State, about 1880
Mchlpine. Dem. State Engineer 2400
Storms, Dem State Prison inspector 2,s00
Johnson, Dem Judge Of Appeals 330O
Wright, Dem. Comptroller 5I4
Chat6eld, Dem. Attorney General 26A
Fitzhugh, Wing Canal Commissioner 1868
Cook, Wing Treasurer ll6