Washington telegraph., 1851-07-23

Read the excellent article in another
column from the Var Buren, Inlelligencer
headed "Separate State Secession.
Ehe next session OF the Mine Greek
Academy, pudsr the supervision OF A.
NJ. Seots, we are requested TO state, will
commence on Monday, the 2Sth inst.
P4& CANDIDATEs.--We hear good
news from ali quarters, in favor of John
Preston, the Union candidate for Copa
sress. Whenever he has met his oppoF
nent, MIR. Johnson, he has nobly math-
lained the sacred. cause Ae has espoused.
and has les. most favorable impression.
Mr. Preston is said to be fine speaker
equal, if not superior, to-Mr. Johpsoq:
in all the qualities Of ofatory; and 1T
the reports of those well acquainted with
him be correct, no ways his inferior in
the popular qualities of sociability and
good-fellowship.
But here the parallel ceases; for the
glorious cause in which he is engaged,
clothes him with a mantle of infinite
superiority, and NJ. Johnson seems, by
bis side, like a. pgmy contending with
Hercules. A cause like that of Disunion
will throw its withering blight eyer The
finest qualities, and darken, and render
ineffective the brightest efforts of intel
ect. Even Calhoun S extraordinary men,
tai power paled in the broad light of
national attachment, and could not save
his memory from the mists which now
envelope it. He was great man, but
his embitteied shafts rebounded harmless
from the Kgis of the American Union.
The people of Hampstead will have
an opportunity of hearing both candidates
on the day of the election, and to decide
whethera Union man or one whose sea-.
timents and acts encourage the cause of
disunion, and who, if he is Union man
as his. friends say, at least, 'gves aid and
comfort TO- the epemy--shall be elected
TO Congress,
The VIRGINIA CoNvENrIoN-The Vir-
ginia Convention has struck out the sec.
sion prohibiting the Legislature from pas
sing any law allowing the emancipation
Of slaves, and inserted provision that
emancipated slaves who remain In the
State over twelve months shall be sold
and also allowing the Legislature to
impose restrictions on owners of slaves,
who may emancipate them. The Sec
ton giving the Legislature poWef to pro-
vide for the removal of free negroes be-
yond the State, was also stricken out.
JACKSON AMP JOHNSON DEMoCRAcY.-In
times past, jackson was the standard of
Democracy. and he certainly was a man
Of extraordinary energy of character. and,
notwithstanding his se.fwiHed disposi-
ton, true patriot. When the uitras Of
South Carolina got into their lordly tam
trurns and threatened secession, the old
hero declared that "thiS Union must and
shall be loyeServed" and sent sufficient
force to back that declaration. This was
then deemed an energetic but necessary
step, not only in party but in national
view, and he was applauded by all for his
patriotic determination 10 sustain the laws
and constitution of the country.
But now, when Northern Fanatics are
bowling anathemas against slavery, and
Southern Hotspurs are ranting about dis
union, Robert w. Johnson says-"this
Union mast and a0iiI daSSoIue."
And get Mr.. johnson calls himself
Jackson Democrat. We expect many of
the old fashioned Democrats will show
taat they know the difference, when they
cast their votes on the Fourth of Augus
next.
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COUNTERFEIT CQIN.-We see it stated
that gold dollars, quarter and half eagles,
so closely resembling the genuine, as to
deceive the best judges Of coin, are be-
ing uttered in the different towns and cit
les in the East, and will be likely to find
their way here in the various operations