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FROM WASHINGTON.

Official information has been received
al the State Department that Judge
Gohlson will Immediately issue his
warrant for tho arrest Of Gen. Quiiman,
on the charges preferred against him BY
The General Government.
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CHARLES EXPERIMENTATION
AND VESTED RIGHTS.

Mr.. Reemelin, clear headed man, a
sound democrat, and ono Of the ablest
debatofs in cur Constitutions Conven.
ticn, has recently made speeches in favor
of Annual Sessions, 10 favor OF taxing
state stocks, and pgains, vested rights,
all Of which do him great hunor. There
is freshness, vigor and truthfulness in
Reemelin's oratory that carries conviction
with IT. His last speech was in favor Of
conferring upon the General Assembly,
the constitutional right Of repeal. We
copy from the Cincinnati Nonpariel, the
following report Of his speech: =
"He said that upder the condition pre-
scribed by ,he proposed amendment, any
corporators who may be unsuccessful
under their charter, may procure 'its
repeal and be made whole in all losses
which they may have voluntarily incur.
red. Under such condition there
would be lack Of prudence in asking
for charters; for the hope would be i'll
dulged, tba, il unsuccessful, all damages
may be repaired by repeal Of the charter
They would abuse i. on purpose TO make
the State repeal it, and pay them for the
property they may have invested in it."
| "Mr. r. spoke Of The decisions Of the
U. s. Courts which had been cited against
the right of repeal. IIs said tina, he
had no respec, for the U. s. Court. lie
believed its power was too colossal and
should be watched with jealous eye
He quoted LETTERS as saying, in effect,
that the time would come when the
people would trcmble before the powel
that will be welded by this tribunal.
When thie Court speaks all tie people
must be silent. lis judgments are alb
solute, and therefore the tribunal should
be restrained. He would make no re-
ference to the decisions Of this Court
while framing the Constitution ola sover
eign State"
! aMr. Reemelin said the question o
repeal under consideration, was one
between the living and the dead. Shal
the living rule themselves, or shall the!
be governed by these who may be crum
bling to dust in their gravcss If th'
charters of a past Legislature are to b.
held irrepealable, will not the living b.
governed to this extent by The dead3"
at will not do. Our Legislature. ha
; no right TO gran, away sovereign powe
which subsequent one may not rccove
: We must beware Of charters the da
I may come when the whole State will b
y patched owe, with them, and they wi
i constitute a money gian, too powerful f
D the equal rights and privileges Of til
people"
In commenting upon Mr.. Reemclin
speech, the Cincinnati Nonpariel refe
TO an important fact, which we haV
e frequently brought to the notice Of o,
4 readers, that half the aggregate wealth
g Massachusetts, is held by incorporate
d companies. Banks and Manufacture
Companies, hold more than half the pr
perty Of the State. while they do n
represent an hundredlh pur!ion Of Il
people.
!. These companies enter into compe
). ,ion with the people individually, und
n most unjust and unequal advantages
~ They are possessed Of all the power
! association, fortified by all the favor
the law. They are giants warring up'
the people individually, and absorbl
the profits of their toil.-Iolcdo Il
publican.
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MAIL ROBBERY.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 7.

LUUls'thLs, '""'
John Murray, stage driver on the ST.
Louis and Louisville mail route, cut open
the ST. Louis mail bag on Saturday night
week, and extracted large number Of
packages of letters.
Col Eastman, the mail contraction, ar
rested Murray, and lodged him in Jail at
Paoli.
|, is supposed no money was obtained
by Murray. .1
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FROM THE SOUTH.
BALTIMORE, Monday, Jan, l3.

The Maryland Treasurer's Report for the
ma At wear shows the receipts to have bcen ST.
S27 600 g. disbursements Sl.457 ,O00-balancs
in the Treasury on ist December $245,O0O.
The steamer Elkton, loading with cotton.
has been burned to the waters edge on
Chattanooga River
Preston Hall, the Railroad Engineer, has
been acquitted to day at York, Pa. on a
charge OF manslaaghter, in, running train
over and killing man named Winter.>
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ORR OF THE SioNlrcANra-Judge
Vance, a member Of the Ohio Constitu-
,ionaI Convention, from Butler county,
has resigned, in consequences Of the in
struc,ions Of his constituents. 1af
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! PENNSYLVANIA U. S. SENATOR. The
Legislature Of Pennsylvania has elected
Hon. Richard Broadwell, Democrat, U.
S. Senator, for the term VI six years, from
sbe 9TH Of March next, in place ofMr.
Sturgeon. +
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ANOTHER DEATH IN. CALrToRNIA.--.
We have received intelligence Of the
death by typhus fever, on the l9Ih o
November last, in California, Of John M.
Galbraith. late Of Ottowa, in This county.
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FIRE AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Jan. Is, !

CINCINNATI, Jan. IS, 1851.
The extensive Lard Oil and Candle
factory of Gross g. DIETRICH, with the
machinery and a large stock was totally
destroyed by fre last night; with about
100000 bbls,. of lard in the building
Total loss about 100000; one hall
insured.
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Jan. s,

The District Court refused tho peii-
ton of The executors Of McDonough's
will, to annull The writ Of seques,ration,
granted 10 tho State ofLouisiana. They
Hiutend appealing to the Supreme Court,
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Jan. l

New ORLEAN Jan. ID, 1851.
The ALABAMA brings news from the
CITY of Mexico 10 the LIST, TO The effect
ihalt Yucaian has pronounced against the
Supreme Government and has declaIed
herself independent Of Mexico.
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MASSACHUSETTS U. S. SENATOR.

Tho democrats met in caucus yesterday
afternoon, and resolved upon supporting
Charles Sumner ss u. s. Senator for the
long term, by ayes 65, nays 6. There
were about thirty members absent.
Mr.. Sumner has already been nomIna-
ted by the free soilers.
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NOMINATION FOR U. 8. SENA-
TORS.

BUbTUN, JdHs De
Hon. Robert Rantoul, Jr.s nomination
BY The democrats for United States sena-
tor for the short term, has been confirmed
by the free coil meeting, by but one dis
senting vote,
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THE MISSOURI SENATORIAL ELEC-
TION.
BALr,xoRx, MoLay, Jan. l3.

Senator Benton has received dispitch
from 81. Louis this afternoon, ammo uncing
that the election was over and that it was ali
ripht.n How do the Hunkers feel now!
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e. Messrs. Snock and Blackburn, Of
the House &c Representatives, will ac-
cep, our thanks, for favofs.

Onio LrersIArrRE.-This body is
very busy, but the results Of its la
bors will be anything advantageous to the
State. Corporation is heaped upon cor
poration debt upon debt, privilege ur-
on privilege, day after day, without inter
mission; while the Improvement Of our
laws, the promotion ofeducation and the
true interests Of the people are forgotten.
And we fear that no correction will be pro-
vided BY the new Constitution, except the
tinkering expedient. Of biennial sessions.
Tho election Of State and local officers,
lodges, &C., is another source Of corrup-
,ion, but this we hope soon to DO reme-
died.
On Monday evening last, A. G. DIM
xo,x, Esq, was nominated by the Dem
ocrais, in caucus, for State Auditor, and
q Mr., HAYWARD, Of McConnellsville,
for Librarian. J. CLARkE, Esq, Presi-
dent Judge Of the 5th, and Judge HAN.
ma, was re.nominated President Judge Of
the 9Th Judicial Circuit.
Should the Democrats not refuse all
association with Free Sollers, and the
most advantageous considerations, without
the least sacrifice Of principle, We anti
cipa,e the election Of PAYNE and MEDA
Rx, to the U. S. Senate, and almos
every Democratic nominee f II o'le
offic 9. This, however, is not yet certain
Tx HomEsrEAp ExExfrIoN LAw.-Th'
editor of the Tsndlay Courier, 10 ont agains
the principle Of this great measure Of socia
justice. He. suggests no amendments, bu
urges ,hs, capital will oppress povertJ--ths
capital will not lend without security--tha
capital will create distinctions in society
provided the wife aud childron Of the debto
:. are protected against the accidents and mil
). fortunss of life, by the shelter of a home.-
roWc would suggest to the editor, that huma
= hspp,ness 10 not the creature Of fcaPi.ai--thn
=. the present excess of credit is curse to th
poor man, and that the homeless have It'll
70 care about social distinctions. This wors
result Of the Homestead Exemption law ths
we know Of, 10 that il will reduce lawyer
fsss--a consequence that should be prevent
ed by all means, for without an army of law
yers how would the world continue to move
We regre, that this reason was omitted !
the Courier. II
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JESSE D. BRlsHT, was selected 10 tie
U. 8. Senate. by the Indiana Legislature,
on the llih inst.
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Society North and South

One of the editors of the New Yorl
Day Book, who is at present on can
vassing tour through the Southern States
draws parallel between the social con
dition of the two sections, which is no
flattering to the North, and less so be-
cause of its truth.
1t is said and verify believed in the
North, that slavery is wrong and tends tc
immortality. How far this is SO, may be
seen by the facts which shall here refer
to. 1t is well established principle that
the commission Of one crime tends to
another; that a man who habitually vic.
lates one of the fundamental laws of sound
morality, will not scruple at the others.
An habitual drunkard will lie, liar will
steal, and a thief will swindle and murder.
Now then, if slavery is sinful, the slave
holder is a sinner; therefore the conclu-
sion is that all in the South are sinners,
and of course moral character does not
exist. Now for the facts.
" | am not going into the statistics OF
crime, but simply to state what my eyes
have seen and my ears heard, or rather
what they have not seen and heard, as
we'll as what is very well known and ad.
mitted. have been in the slaveholding
States little over a month, have trav-
eled nearly two thousand miles by rail.
road and steamboats,, have staid all night
and a great many days at hotels. have
been in bar rooms, in drinking saloons, in
groceries, in bowling and billiard rooms,
on plantations, and in private houses Of
the master and the slave, and have not
seen one solitary individual drunk or in
toxicated. | do not think that ever
hundred miles in New York
without seeing a drunkard. | have not
heard from one Of the laboring people an
oath. have not seen a quarrel or fight
in short, | have seen nothing to indicate
that the people were not only strictly
moral, but religious. As for profanity, l
think that there is not one quarter as much
even among gentlemen as among us. In
reality, if hear man swearing a good
deal, have come to look upon him as a
"fellow citizen," and am pretty sure to
find him Northerner. The Sahh"tl, 3
regarded r'.--l IS.
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- - ...v"eu MN TO nave been delight.
full companion among intimates; and
Young writes of him that " he was rather
mute in society on some occasions, but
when he began to be company he was
full of vivacity, and went on in noble
strain of thought and language, so as to
chain the attention Of every one to him" "
Goldsmith, ON the contrary, as described
by his contemporary writers, appeared in
company to have no spark of that genius
which shone forth so brightly in his works.
His address was awkward, his manner
uncouth, his language unpublished: he
hesitated in speaking, and was always
unhappy if the conversation did not turn
upon himself" DR.. Johnson spoke of
him as an inspired idiot; yet the great es.
sayist, though delivering oracles to those
around him in pompous phrases, which
have been happily described as spoken in
the Johnsonese tongue, was not entitled
to be called good conversor.
Nearer to our own time, we have had
many authors whose faculty told twice.
Sheridan and Theodore Hook were fel-
lows of infinite jest; they could "set a
table in roar" and fill pages with pathos
and wit of such a quality, that it makes
their survivors think we could have
spared better men"
Burns was famous for his colloquial
powers; and Gait is reported to have been
as skilful as the story tellers of the East
in fixing the attention Of his auditors on
his prolonged variations. Colcridge was
in the habit Of pouring forth brilliant un-
broken monologues of two or three hours
duration, to listeners so enchanted, that,
like Adam, whose ears were filled with
the eloquence of an archangel, they for
got call place--all seasons and their
changer" but this was not conversation,
and few might venture to emulate that
cold man eloquent" with hopes Of equal
success.
Washington Irving, in the account he
has given of his visit to Abbotsford, says
of Sir Walter Scott, that his conversation
was frank, hearty, picturesque and dra.
matte. He never talked for effect or dis.
play, but from the flow Of his spirits, tho
stores of his memory, and the vigor o.
his imagination. He was as good a lis
tener as talker; appreciated every thing
that others said, however humble might
be their rank and prctcnsions, and was
quick to testify his perception of any
point in their discourse. No ones con
Germs, no ones thoughts and opinions, nc
ones tastes and pleasures, seemed be
meath him. He made himself so tho
roughly the companion of those witt
whom he happened to be, that they forgot
for time, his vast superiority, and only
recolIected and wondered, when all wa
over, that it was Scott with whom the,
had been on such familiar terms, in who's,
society TREY had felt so perfectly at ease
Chambers Journal.
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. Vs. ..-...'- ..----~A ~As, UitUkTuptS, lot
gers, swindlers, public dcfaultcrs, and l
think in one instance a common thief.
She has sent to her State Legislature COM
mon rowdies, blacklegs, gamblers, debau-
chees and drunkards. Her representa-
tivcs and Legislators are notoriously i'm.
moral and disreputable men. Not all, of
course, but good share of them. The
abolition districts between Albany and
Buffalo have done the worst, but all have
been bad enough. Her Office seekers
have been greater in number than all the
States South of her put together, her de-
faulters more numerous and her Office.
holders worse men than anywhere in the
Union. She has had more government
patronage and done more government
swindlng than al the Southern States put
together. Yet amid it all and with it all
her chief demagogue and head devil gets
up in tho Senate and breaches to others
upon their obligations to "higher law"
| suppose the fact will be got over some
how or some way by the devils imps, but
l should like to see them try it.
"Now turn to South Carolina or Geor-
gia; where do you find man notorious
ly immoral elected to any responsible or
honorable office! Such thing has never
been known. On the contrary, a man
whose private character in South Caroli-
ma is not above repoach cannot be elect
ed to office. They are quick and impet-
uous and ready to resent an injury or an
insult with the sword, but there is none
of that underhanded, sly, calculating,
trcacherous, assassin-likc way of creeping
around and taking advantage Of mans
confidence to stab him, nor of the pick
pocket plan Of waiting for a "good
chance" to rob him. Ii we turn from
their public men to those in the ordinary
walks of life, the comparison is quite rs
much in their favor. One example is
enough for my purpose. In the city of
Columbia, S. c., you can go at any time
of night to the public market and find
meat hanging in all the butchers stalls
entirely unprotected by dogs, watchmen
or locks. One might take down steak
or roasting piece or Il whole quarter of
beef and carry it off and the owner would
be mono the wiser. But it is not done.
The negroes are not allowed to be out
after eight o'clock, and white folks don't
steal. They respect not only the higher
but the lower law. Dare Gov. Seward S
pious followers, Goss and Sartwcll, for
instance, trust their property in Auburn,
ungruaded, after night Gall9 If they
dare, their ncighbors dare not As for
burglary, larceny, robbery, forgery and
other States prison offences, they are al
most unknown here: there is not one to
hundred in New York. How then in the
face of these facts can it be said that sla-
very has an immoral tendency? l have
not locked my trunk, for have lost the
key, or room door since | have been here
have silent in q room at {; hotel with
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mazy labyrinths of law. He looked at
him with increasing wonder. There he
was, with his brown coat and linscy-
woolsey trousers, his shair combed straight
over his forehead, and standing in the
most awkward Of attitudes. But Oba.
diah, it appears, had made up his mind,
and was not inclined to return to his old
employment on any terms. He. there.
fore, bade his father good bye, and also
his sister Sally and the cook. A short
walk over the farm afforded him an op.
portunity of performing the same tender
duty toward the horses, the pigs, and the
old COW. All things being at length set.
tied to his satisfaction, he started on his
way. The poultry were gathering on the
roost, and the old dog Cesar came after
him, wagging his tail atfectionately, and
entrcating eloqucntly, but in vain, to ac-
company his master on his novel expedi.
ton. Many sensitive folks would have
yielded a few soft regrets to the quiet and
really beautiful spot he was leaving, per-
haps forever. But Obadiah never dreamed
of regretting what he was doing of his
own accord. He cast, therefore, only
slight retrospective glance upon the scene
of his boyish pains and pleasures and,
having surveyed it a moment, with one
eye shut, commenced his journey, whist
ling Yankee Doodle.
The disadvantages under which lie la
bored were immense. Without educa-
ton, and totally destitute of experience
in the fashionable or literary world
friendlcss, and almost penniless, he was
to make his way among those who had
enjoyed properinstruction and high friends
from their birtll-who had been ushered
into public life with the honors of college,
and who could scarcely regard the quiet,
plain and retiring country boy, except
with smiles and dcrision.
His advantages, however, were not dis
regarded by himself He knew the
strength of mind which had grown up
in the solitude and quiet OF natures abodes,
unweakened by the designations of fash.
ion, and untrammclled by .he fctters of a
bad system of education. He knew that
he had great difficulties to struggle against,
+" mnst depend upon himself
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wouna up 10 sucn p..-.- ".
that body of men were formed styled
Rangers, whose explicit duty was to ex.
pungc the district of all suspicious char
acters, and endeavor to put a stop to the
depredations Of the horse thieves.
Shortly after this band commenced op-
erations, word was conveyed to the leader
of the Rangers that valuable horse
which had been stolen the night previous,
could then be found on the premises Of a
man named Burt locked up in the stable.
Although Burt heretofore had been look
ed upon as an honest man and an upright
citizen, yet the Captain deemed it his du-
ty to at least examine his farm and learn
the truth or falsity of the report.
Accordingly he summed some half doz.
en- of his Rangers to meet him at a spot
not far from Burts house, and before
morning, set out for the same place him.
self. Daylight was hardly discernible in
the east, and the hazy light of coming
dawn had not yet penetrated the bottom,
where the suspicious man resided, as the
Rangers charged with the fearful mission
Of life or death, silently approached, and
surrounded the dwelling. Leaving three
of the band to guard the entrance, the
Captain proceeded with the others to the
stable, broke open the door, and found
the missing horse, as had been stated,
safely stalled inside.
Not a lingering doubt now remained of
Butts guilt, and with a stern determine.
ton to make such an example of him us
would deter olhers from like transaction,
the Rangers returned to the house. In
the meantime, Burt had arisen, and com.
ing to the door, was seized by those in
waiting, and upon demanding the reason
was Informed that a stolen animal was
found i'll his stable, and that he was con.
sidcrcd thief. Muttering something
about she knew t'would come to this al
last" he quietly submitted to what evel
lis captors had in store for him.
A short consultation was held, and il
was resolved to hang the criminal upon a
large elm tree that grew in front Of his
own house, it being deemed that such ar
act would strike terror and dismay into
the ranks Of horse thieves.
Burt had asked half an hour to prepare
for his death, and the sun had risen in al
his golden majesty, ere the fatal moment
had arrived which would launch him into
eternity. In vain had his grey-headed ia
ther and mother plead for his life, will
trembling tongucs-thc old lady totterins
forth from the dwelling, and knecling, il
supPliaIt mood to his apparently merci
less captors. In vain had the wife of hi
bosom knelt in tears of agony, and en-
treated them as husbands to spare his lift
for each Ranger had suffered more o.
less in person, and they deemed the ex
ample absolutel y necessary to deter others
and it seemed as though Burt must die
The dreadful preparations were compile
! tcd-the half hour had expircd-and til,
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criminal was arranged under limb of {
stout elm, overWhich a rope was thrown
one end being noosed around the prison.
er's neck, and the other held by three o.
the Rangers.
Then came .almoment of dreadful 81.
lence; that awfulstillness, which preludes
the launching of4 fellow being into eter.
nity-while the ahree strong men who
held the ropes end, gazed fxedly upon
the Captain for tie signal. II was given
by raising the right arm and already the
moose was tightehed around the doomed
mans neck, whelthe wife of Burt issued
forth from the house holding an infant, a
little more thanayear old, in her arms.
Rushing forward, she fell on her knees
directly in front d. the Captain, and raj.
sing the child with arms outstretched, to.
wards him, she Exclaimed in tones that
would have pierced heart of steel:
eff you will moi spare him for the sake
of his grey hairedssires, or the wife of his
bosom, spare himin the name of God, for
the sake of hisinfant boyp'
Another dead Silence reigned like pail
over the spot then, as though inspired by
heaven itself, the child also stretched out
its little arms towards its father, and ex.
claimed, in a voice heard by all, the sin.
gle word:
Father p'
"The musclesapf the Captains face
quivered in every fibre, and the men who
held the rope slowly relaxed the pressure
around the neck Of Burt! when the infant
again uttered in distinct tones:
Father fatherap
And then, as though despairing of sue.
cess, huddled intoitsmother's bosom, and
burst into sobbi6g cry.
1t was more thin the Rangers could
stand, and after asHhort consultation, the
rope was taken from the criminals throat,
and the band left fhe spot; and Burt be.
came reformed man through the power
ful effects Of his Infant's Appeal
Columbian and Great West.