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The Patris, of New Orleans, has news from Yu-
catan to the 9th instant.
The situation of the peninsula, far from i'm
proving, IL becoming worse every day. Loft to
their own resources, which are now Almost ex-
hausted, the Yscatecos continue the operations OF
the campaign with languor. Their want of &C
tvity encourages their ferocious enemies TO per-
severe in their determination TO extcrminate the
white race.
Two recent occurrences have tended to increase
the terror of the miserable inhabitants. On tho
18th Of February last conspiracy detected
In the city OF Merida. II was originated by various
criminals in the city Jail, in conjunction with some
of the soldiers of the 9th battalion. Their object
was to release the prisoners, seize the public arms,
assassinate the city officers and as many persons
as might offer resistance, and then to plumber and
burn the town. The plot was discovered by SER
geant but few moments before IL was TO have
been consummated. This was, according to the
Campeachy Fsnir, the second attempt of the kind,
made by the same pcrsons. At that time the ring
leaders were condemned to death; but the cause
was transferred to the city of Mexico, and still re-
mains undecided. The principal persons con-
ccrncd in the last conspiracy were sent to Vera
Cruz. The others were to be tried by military
commission.
On the 10Th Of February powder factory in the
vicinity of Merida was blown up, and four persons
were killed. The cause Of the explosion is not
known.
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MIR. Webster's Speech.

From the NeD York Courier and Enquirer
We take peculiar pleasure in laying before our
readers this morning, from the hands of our spc.
cial reporter, complete report of Mr.. Webster s
speech on Tuesday evening, before the delegates Of
the Maryland Constitutional Convention, in Anna
polls The speech is marked with all the majestic
eloquence which belongs to the productions OF no
other living man, and gows in every line with the
most fervent patriotism. We are not among those
who believe that the Union is in danger; but yet
pity the American who can read appeals like this
without having his heart expanded and his energies
quickened in the service of his country. Such SEN
timents az Mr.. Webster has on this occasion, and
on 30 many others, expressed in such noble lam
guage, should do more than excite mere transient
admiration; they should sink into the very depths
of our souls, and be manifested in every public act
of our lives. Were all American hearts properly
penetrated with them, how would the voice Of
discord be forever hushed in the land
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Faom LAKE SurERIoR.-Quite party from Lake
Superior passed down the lake on the Ocean last
evening. Their route from the mineral regions,
where they spent the winter was by way OF rccn
Bay They bring rich accounts from the copper
and iron mines, the winter abors having been very
successful. Tho cliff mine has turned out moro
copper than ever before, and tho mines about tho
Ontonagon are yielding finely.
pretty large force has been at work in tho
mines the past winter, and farming improvements,
plank roads, &c. are in progress.
There ID real wealth in the Lake Superior region,
and its development must be rapid in the future
Cleveland Herald,
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He who heard Webster pronounce his eulogy on
Jefferson and Adams in Faneuii hall, or his dis
course at the Pilgrim festival at Plymouth, or lis
tened TO his reply to Haync in the Senate, will
never forget while life lasts those memorable
events, and cannot be content till he adds TO his
collection of what is most celebrated in ancient and
modern oratory those specimens of eloquence,
which are fit to stand by the side Of either. Other
productions of the great orator and statesman may
have struck the fancy and fingered in the memory
OF others but we must hesitate TO believe that any
thing of this description superior, even equal to
these productions, especially the to Colonel
Hayne, has proceeded from his mouth or pen.
Almost equally excellent in its way was his cor
| respondence with Lord Ashburton, and many Of
his State papers since Indeed, VIC look upon the
works Of Mr.. Webster in the walks OF a pure,
strong, and manly oratory, and pcrspicuous,
comprehensive, and irresistible logic, models in
their several departments, and comparable to those
OF any other statesman that have been given to the
world. His style is admirable, the subjects which
he has agitated are some Of the grandcst and most
profound in politics, and he has presented them in
SO beautifully severe a taste, and invested them
with ornaments chaste, that they must consti-
tutc part of that small fraction of the literature OF
our country, which is destined TO be known some
centuries hence as "thc American Classics
We have been impclled to make these observa.
tons by seeing that Messrs. Little & Brown, OF
Boston. have issued proposals for publishing, by
subscription, new and uniform edition of the
speeches, forensic arguments, and diplomatic pa
Pers of Mr. Webster. Twenty years ago many
of these speeches were published, but in an mper-
feet manner 1t is quite time that works 80 honor
able to the country, and important to its history,
| should be brought out in style to do it credit,
as well as justice to the author. This will now
be accomplished, and the speeches will appear
with the advantage of notes Of Mr.. Webster him
self and some of his friends The works will
be comprised in six volumes, OF about five hun
drcd pages each, printed in the best manner, and
bound in cloth, with finely engraved head in the
first volume, and his autograph will accompany
every subscribers copy. Price So volume on
delivery. Two hundred copies will be printed on
large paper, having the autograph, at So vol
ume. II will be ready for delivery early in the
ensuing autumn. notice of Mr.. Websters life
and works by Edward Everett; Speeches and Dis
cussions in Congress; Orations and Addresses on
various public occasions; Legal Arguments, Es-
says, and Diplomatic Papers, will comprise the
work in the order stated What politician, states
man, jurist, scholar, gentleman of liberal taste
or refinement, will not possess himself of work
of such surprising interest to American citizen?
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TnE LowEn MIssIssIrrI.-Th Natchcz Co,.rier

lHE LOWER MIsslssIPPI.-The Natchcz Courier
of the 18th instant says:
The river at this place has risen seven inches
since our report on Thursday last During the
last twenty four hours it has risen about one inch
''The levee has broken at Waworth's upper
landing, and entirely ovcrfowed it. The levec is
also broken at Columbia.
Captain Pcarcc, of the steamer Natchez, No /,
informs that the river had fallen at Helena eight
inches, and was falling ms far down as Napoleon
vile. Below that point it was rising"
The Vicksburg Whig of the l4th says:
1.-THE leveo ut Sellers, on the Mississippi side OF
the river, has given way, and the water is rushing
through in very large volume, affecting very
large portion of the lands in Issaquena The cut
of that was making at Tcrrapin Neck has been
checked for the present. One mile and half of
the levee at the famous Point lookout planta-
ton has given way, and no hope is entertained,
or oxertion made, to check the torrent which
rushes through. This break will overflow, en-
tircly, many OF the plantations in Madison parish,
Louisiana, and more or less affect the balance of
the parish"
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We understand that, on Monday last, Senior
Don FELIPE MOLINA was presented to the
President by the Secretary of State, and was
received as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of the republic of Costa Rica
to the Government of the United States.
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VIRGINIA LEotsLATURE.-The Senate on Wed
nesday, concurred in the amendments proposed bv
the Housc to the bills establishing the Merchants
bank at Lynchburg. and the Central bank at Stsun.
ton. on the free banking principle, and both these
bills are now laws.
The joint resolution proposing the trial OF
Frcnch's experimental railway on some section o
railroad already in progress, was taken up, and
again rejected.
In the House Of Delegates, measures of i'm.
portance were taken up. Most of the bills acted
upon were of local character. As the Legislature
is expected to adjourn Monday, the bills re-
naming on the table will now be rapidly hurried
through
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IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.--In the case of Loney vs
Nicholson, before Baltimore county court, the court
decided that every note draft drawn in Mary
land must be stamped, matter where dated, to en-
tito the holder to on it, though it came
into his possession with knowledge that it was
drawn in Maryland. The plaintiff was nom suitcd
in consequence. The court wero unanimous In their
decision. Counsel for plaintiff, Messrs. Teacklc
and Barroll for defendant, Messrs. Dobbin. Tai,
bot Glenn, and johnson. Baltimore Patriot.
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The Virginia Resolutions.

The resolutions which recently passed the
House of Delegates Of Virginia have since
passed the Senate of that State, with some
slight notifications, in which it is thought the
House will concur-thc most material of which
was an amendment striking out the exception
of Vermont to the States to which the resolu-
tions are to be transmitted
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An INDIAN CHIEF ON WIRE BADGES AT
Acknowledgements the Indian chief who
was in this city about year SINCE writes as fol
lows of the wire bridge at the Niagara Falls;
''Before coming to Niagara river, had been
thinking that had the greatest curiosities
that can be seen in the world, in Europe. But
now see the greatest curiosties in my own native
country; and the greatest curosies arc those wire
bridges over the great river ofour fresh
made by the little hands of the Yankees While and
my sons were standing on the middle of the lower
bridge, and the gulls lying far below our feet.
could not help from exclaiming, 4 wonder what
our forefathers would think, if they should rise up
out oil their graves and see this bridge" MY
youDgest son then said, 'Tiyah. guess they would
not believe, even after all the dirt was washed of
their eyes, that it was made by the Yankees"
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MAN OF STRorc PngJUpIcEs-A oorrespond
cnt of the Florence (Ala.) Gazette is rather strong
in his expressions of disapprobation of those who
are in favor of the dissolution of the Union. He
says
(" A man OF that character could not get meals
victuals or n bed TO sleep on at INV house NJ,
dogs should not bark at him. III to catch buz
card eating the carcass of dsunionist would
shoot it, They the last of all creation; fit for
nothing but to be winkcd at by negroes, kicked a,
by mules, gored by bulls, and buticd by rams
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SOUTHERN Railroads.&c. is much more agreea-
bic (says the Baltimore American) to notice tho
indications at the South which promise strength
and perpetuity to the Union than to record evil
dences of alienated feeling and of sectional antipa
thy. The directors Of the Charleston and Memphis
Railroad Company are not politicians, we presume;
at all events, they make reports which say nothing
concerning politics, but abound in clear, shrewd,
and practical views. The following extract from
their report for January does not hint at disunion:
GAS line of travel the Memphis and Charleston
railroad possesses an Importance which can
ly be too highly estimated Without concert or de-
sign-in fact without even the knowledge, on the
part OF different projectors, OF what each other
dong--there has been systcm of railroads laid out
which, when completed, may be called, emphati-
cally, the highway Of nations. Much Of this sys-
tenn is already completed, and every link 10 the
great chain is now under regular organization and
in rapid progress. Four years will not elapsc be-
fore the greater part, If not the whole, will be in
full operation. There arc now, finished and in
process of construction, railroads forming un-
broken line from Memphis to Boston--and this line
may he Gale practically straight 1t is, in fact the
shortest line on which road could be constructed
between those points, the natural features of the
country not admitting shorter 1t is truly
wonderful that the merits of this route should have
been so long unknown to the public for nature her
self seems TO have marked it out. Here is line
nearly straight, passing through the centre OF the
Union on which the mountains have been levelled,
as if by design. Though this line crosses all the
mountain ranges, it encounters no grade exceed
ing sixty eight feet per mile, and it Is only the
Virginia and Tennessee railroad that this rate OF
ascent s used. The line generally follows natural
valleys, where the grades gentle and the work
light. From Memphis to Lynchburg, distance
fscvcn hundred and fifty nilcs, the whole cost Of
constructing road, Of the most substantial char
acter, and fully equippng it, will not reach $I6,-
600 per mile, although five hundred of that dis
tanco traverse mountainous region If this great
line had its termini in Memphis and Boston, il
might well be called national work. But this ia
not ALL There arc two schemes recently put on
foot at the extreme points Of this line. which must
add greatly to its Importance. One is the plan Of
canal across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, which
is now exciting much interest i'm New Orleans;
the other is the European and North American
railway which may date its birth from a con-
vcntion held in Portland, Maine, on the 3lst Of
July last"
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The SUNDAY TINES, at New York, will be con-
Quoted pretty much on the same plan followed by
its late editor Major Noah. Mrs. Noah retains her
late husbands interest in the concern which will
yield handsome income. The cdforship now de-
voivcs on gentleman who has long been a contri-
putor TO its columns. Joseph Barber, esq, we'll
York can boast
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OPPOSITION TO THE COMPROMISE Weagree with
theopinion ofthe Petersburg Iieliigence that much
of the opposition to the Compromise measures is at
tbutabe to the fact that they have been sanctioned
by a Wing Administration, and that had a northern
Democrat been in the Presidency, and given its
assent to the Compromise bills, many who now de-
nounce the adjustment would have been loud in his
praises. OF course. Men who sustained Mr.. Polk
after he had signed the Wilmot proviso bills are
consistent in denouncing Mr.. Fillmore for sane
tioning measures by which the Wilmot proviso has
been killed. But we should scarcely expect 10 find
southern men in this category.
Richmond Republican.
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THE REPUBLIC.
WASHINGTON:
SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 90. 1851.


"The series of measures to which have alluded
,aro regarded by me as a settlement, in principle
and substance-a final settlement-of the dan GER
Gus and exciting subjects which they embraced"
q
"Bv that adjustment we have been rescued from
the wide and boundlcss agitation that surrounded
us, and have firm, distinct, and legal ground
to rest upon. And the occasion, trust, will jus
tify me IN EXPORTING MY oouNrRyMKN TO RALLY
UPON AND MAINTAIN THAT GROUND as the best, if
not the only means, Of restoring peace and quiet
to the country, and maintaining inviolate the in
'tegrity Of the Union.''
[PREsIpENr FILLMoRE's MESSAGE.
''The Presidents message, at the opening OF the
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
we're not free from imperections, yet, in their
mutual dependence and come xion, they formed
a system of compromise the most conciatory
and best for the entire country that could be OBJ
tanned from conflicting sectional interest and
opinions and that therefore they should be nd
bered to, until time and experience should de-
monsratc the necessity of further Legislation to
guard against evasion or abuse. That opinion, so
far as know, remains entirely unchanged, and
will be acted upon steadily and decisivcy. The
peace of 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
of the message it does not expect to stand at ALL"
IDASIKL WEBsrER's Letter to the Union Meeting
at Wesfchssfer.
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PAnopI's THInp CoNoEar.-Thc Richmond I'M

Of yesterday says:
"Great Parodi's efforts in concert, she
surpassed herself on Wednesday night last in opera
We have never witnessed such u triumph. The
whole audience, which was much the largest that
has visited the theatre since her engagement,
seemed to be perfectly cnraptured with the enter
tainment offered on that occasion.
We hazard nothing in saying, that it was the
greatest musical treat offered to the citizens OF
Richmond"
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AMERICAN VESSELS IN THE WELLAND CANAL
The Oswego IN. W Journal, on the authority oil
Geographic dispatches received from Toronto,
West Canada, states that the Welland canal is
now open to American vessels.
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RHODE ISLAND ELEcrIoS.-The election for Re-
representatives. in Congress from the State of Rhode
Island takes place on "wednesday next, the I'd
proximo.
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILRoAD.-The Cumber-
land (Md) Civilian of yesterday says:
We notice that the rails are being laid on the
extension Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad west
OF Cumberland The plan adopted by the COM
pany 49, to carry the rails the track as il ia laid
and thus deliver them as wanted along the line In
TINS way come four or five miles have been finished
and already has the steam whistle been heard in
the valley OF the Potomac above Cumberland
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Ma. KrNoMAN has received an 8 800 clerksbip
in the State Department He is capable writer,
and will make an excellent clerk. A corrcspon-
dent says the appointment he now receives comes
to him through the kind offices of his old personal
friend and former Latin pupil Senator Fooe; that
MIR. Webster asked Senator Foote to accept one Of
the new cierkships he had been efficient in get
ung Congress to create, for some friend whom he
might name and the warm hearted Senator named
| his old tutor, who had taught him Latin in Virgil
MIA more than quarter of century ago
Netc York Erpess
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THs KrsrvoKr LEe"IArv,n was to adjourn on
the oath instant siss die,
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From the Ne,, York IN w Mem Yorker

MIR. Wcbstcr's speech is noble and elegant. This
remarkable statesman evinces a sublime devotion
TO the Union and Constitution of the ooutry that
should stir the patriotism of every true citizen and
before which disunion must hide it's diminished
head.
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The Pacifcation.


From the Louisville Journal March n.
We hail with great delight every evidence, in
either geographical section of our country. Of a
disposition in favor Of tranquility. We very
glad to know that many men in the North and in
the South have, since the passage Of the Compro-
mise measures, concluded it was their duty to
abide by those and to cease from all agi-
tation.
We have not the shadow of doubt that if the
northern men will withdraw from open and de-
faint hostility to the institution Of slavery, they
will find that the men of the South will also cease
to rail. against than. The ordinations and re-
ordinations of the past few years should longer
be persisted in. They greatly interfere with be-
nevoent enterprises and prevent much good.
Northern and southern men have always enter
tanned dissimilar views of slavery, but they were
not always arrayed in hostile attitudes toward each
other. We do not see why they may not continue
to disagree on that subject, and at the same time
continue to cultivate the most amicable relations.
The few pestental fanatics in both sections ought
to be disregarded, and they will soon die out.
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oomm,..aen ON Claim. .s.,n.. Mexico.
FsIpAy. March 2s. 1851.

FRIpAY, March %, 1851.
The Board met according to adjournment Pres
ent all the members.
The memorial OF Mary S. Wetmore, admins
tratrix of her husband, Alphonso Wetmore, de-
ceased claiming for duties illegally levied at Chi
huahua, in 1928, Examined and suspended on the
l7thinstant,) being taken up for further consider
alton
Whereupon the Board came to an opinion that
the memorial does not set forth valid claim against
the republic of Mexico; and the same was accord
ingly ordered not to be received.
That of William b. Hatch, claiming for over
charge Of tonnage duties at Vera Cruz. in ls43 be-
ing next taken up for consideration, together with
the proofs and documents connected Herewith,
the Board came to opinion that the claim is
valid against the republic of Mexico, and the same
was allowed accordingly; the amount to be award
ed subject to the future action Of the Board.
That of Abner Woodwork, claiming for expul
sion from Parras, on the Oath December. 1886, and
for consequent losses therefrom, being taken up for
consideration, together with the proofs and docu-
ments connected herewith, the Board came to an
opinion that the claim is not valid against the
public of Mexico; and the same was accordingly
not allowed
The Board adjourned until II a. IN. tomorrow