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From CALIFORNIA; and the Pacific Coat.


The San Francisco Pioayine, Of the 10Th ulumo,
states that tho rains had bad most heathiul nfu.
cnce on mining operations, and this bad reached
every branch Of industry and trade.
The emigration from Valparaiso to San Fran
cisco had increased rapidly since the late revolu-
tionary movements In Chilli
The steamship Lima had arrived nj Panama from
Valparaiso. with dates from Chill TO the 9Th nit
Ia Peru nothing talked Of but the Flores
expedition, and it was generally presumed that
tho Pcruvians were in favor Of he undertaking.
The greatest excitement prevailed in Guayaquil
on the arrival Of the mail steamship Lima.
Swedish frigste had been stationed at the mouth Of
the river 10 prevent vessels entering without pro
per papers.
On passing up the river TO Guayaquil, IL appears
the British mail steamer was mistaken for that OF
Flores, and no less than five different shots were
fred at her without effect
The Ecuadorian convicts stationed at the Gula-
paRo islands had seized an American vhalcship,
and murdered the captain and crew. They then
proceeded towards Cuayaquil with the intention
Of opposing Flores, and gaining the pardon OF their
government for doing The party fell in with
two sobooners belonging 20 Flores, and having
seized them, murdered those board In the inost
brutal manner, including the nephew and sonin-
law Of General Flores. On one Of tho vessels they
cut the threats Of twenty three men from ear 10
ear Tho Vhalcship was afterwards taken posses
sion Of by the swedish frigste, and the cOnvcis
board placed in irons. ~ last accounts the weasel
Was At anchor In the Guayaquil river, aongsido
the Swedish lrgato.
The American ship Lyons, Captain Davis, had
sailod from Valparaiso with $50 men, and large
supplies Of ammunition, &c, TO Join the Flores
expedition at g. uayaquil.
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to back him. He can call to the journeymen print
ers and employ them, as the National Inteiiisencer
and the other papers employ printers ana 90 inc
work economically as they do theirs And 30
shall not only upon the paper, but upon
the printing, too and who can estimate that great
saving! Now. sir, in building up such an estab'
lishment as this, we would have to expend some
money in erecting the right kind Of an ofhce-say
mlion-two millions, if you please Look at this
census printing. Why, sir, hear millions spoken
OF az the cost of that printing alone first and last
Now, when the thing is done, IT ID done forever,
Disconnect il by law from all partisan presses,
and you get rid Of incalculable difficulties con-
stantly recurring. II ought to be corrected; and
hope that the proposition which has been presented
for the establishment of printing bureau will ul
timatey succeed
Mr. Dan. ! rise for the purpose of reminding
the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. PARKEn) that
one of the propositions contained in the subject
matters now upon the Clerks table ID proposition
of that character.
Mr.. PARKER. So am informed
MIR. ORa Ii Is an instruction To the Committee
the Judiciary to establish a Government print
ing office,
Mr. PARKER. fit be the duty of the Judiciary
Committee to inquire into the Propriety of estab.
fishing such concern as that, suppose they will
act; but do not believe It's consideration belongs
TO Us.
Mr. STANLy. With respect to the Judiciary Com
mttee- individually and collectivelyit ID the last
committee of the House that this matter ought to
be sent to ASH understand it, there are upon that
committee three advoc ates for the right Of seces
sion, ana one gentleman ""o Soee aS"inst We + u
etive Slave bill, who is opposed to the Onion ne.
public, and all other papers OF that kind In the coun
try. wish any other committee than that, laugh
ter for do not believe that is the right committee
in the abstract.
Mr. PARKsR. agree with my friend from North
Carolina, (Mr STANLY.) l do not think that is
the right committee in the abstract, or in the con-
crete either. will observe, further. that the gen
tieman's remarks indicate to us what ought to fol-
low. Our predecessor settled this troubles; and all
have do is to put it upon the table, or rule 1t
out ol order, matter determined as belonging
to the Printing Committee. Their power is as
great as the power of any other body in this land
that is not provided for in your Constitution. 1t is
provided for by lGio and they have the plenipo-
tertiary right to act in every and all matters con-
nected with printing, as ! have sufficiently indi-
Gated, if we understand very plain law in
our mother tongue. l move to lay this whole
subject upon the table; and if my views are right
it ought to, and will, hope, go there.
[Cries of "That ia right!' "That is right."I
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Eropp I.nxunyrr.

by tho arrival al this port Of tho barque Paez,
Captain Wilkins, from Laguayra, March 2lst, we
learn that the country was perfectly tranquil, arid
permanent rcpOso in prospect. AZ Caracas the
Congress remained in session and the principal
merchants OF that city bad petitoned for grant or
privilege Of building a railroad from that city to
san PHILIPPE, town In the adjoining province cele
bratcd for its facilities in raising cotton, sugar.
and corn. No doubt ia entertained but that Con
gress will accede 70 the desire Of the petitioners
and the work will be undertaken and carried
through succesafuy, and greatly to the adyan.
tage Of stockholders and the country generally.
Markefs.-CofTee, washed, l0s TO-; unweshed,
81 lOi; indigo, SIS S9l; cocoa, s 10 70 per
ITO lbs Philadelphia Ledger
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SARGENTs STANDARD SPEAKER.-A great many
compilations cf exercises in eIocution have been
made within the last few years, but all of them
have been or less liable to objection Some
deficient in the necessary variety, some ex-
hibitcd bad taste in their selections, some were
married by slovenly and careless arrangement. in
the volume now presented to the public, the edi-
tor, Mr. Epes Sargent-a scholar OF liberal acquire
ments, poet Of deserved reputation, and vigor-
Gus prose writer-has sought to obviate all these
difficulties, and We think with entire success. BE
sides free Of all the materials available in the
productions OF other writers, Mr. s. has contributed
q large number of original compositions, which
possess high merit both ntrinsicay and relatively
and for ample variety, accurate taste, and clear
and judicious classification, the work has no par
allel of its kind. 1t is published by Thomas Cow
perthwait g. Co.-Phiia. North american.
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Commodore Warrinxton's Remains.

A telegraphic despatch from Norfolk, Vir
ginia, of the 18th instant, says:
"The mortal remains of the late lamented Com
modore Warrington, of the United States Navy,
arrived here yesterday morning in the steamer
Osceola from Washington, and were inferred in
the beautiful cemetery. A very large procession
OF citizens followed them to their last resting
place. The officers of the army and navy
out in full numbers. 1t was highly imposing and
solemn ceremony
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A Secessionist's Advice.

The Charleston Mercury recomm ends its
friends, the Secessionist Democrats, 10 "keep
clear Of the entanglements of the Baltimore
Convention" and to give effect to the coun-
sci publishes letter from Washington, writ
ten, the Mercury says, by zone who has
right to advise them in such matters"
This letter is a curious addition TO South
Carolina literature. The writer holds that
"monarchies are natural and republics ar
tifcial;'' that "causcs, deeply seated in human
nature" "tend continually TO produce mon
archy;" that a republic, being wholly the work
Of man as distinguished from the works Of God /,
cannot prosper without the most dexterous
management-and that this Republic Of the
United States. being committed TO the hands
Of the ignorant and the vicious, the selfish de-
magogue and the pronigate election manager"
cannot exhibit the indispensable harmony
between human conirvance and natural causes -
Believing that conventions are amongst the
many signs Of our political ruin-that they are,
in fact, an "excrescent body" which with other
causes must produce disease and death-he
calls upon the Secessionists Of South Carolina
Of all shades, TO stand aloof, and leave "the
all pervading disorder Of the Federal SYSTEM
TO its fate.
Very sagacious reasoning, and very patriotic
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Prince SchWnrzenburr.

In the news brought by the Arctic will be
found notice of the death of Prince ScHwAR-
zENBUKG, Prime Minister of Austria, and one of
the ruling spirits Of the system which has long
governed the diplomacy and concerns Of that
empire.
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BosToS, April 1.-The amount Of Brewer and
Rand's defalcaton on the Suffolk hank has been
ascertaned TO amount TO S2l4OO0 The bank has
a surplus fund of 3 300. 000-sufiicent to meet the
defciency-and will shortly declare dividend of
hue per cent.
The defaulters lost most Of the money, il is said,
in stock speculatons.
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LIQUOR SELLING New YoRK.-The captains
of police, by direction of the Mayor, have been en-
gagged for some time past in ascertaining the num-
Der Of places where liquors sold in each ward
of the city of New York. The returns show that
there over six thousand such places in that
CITY.
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CHLoRoFoRM AND ITS BAD EFFEcTs.-A writer in
the Boston TrdUelier describes chloroiorm 10 be
concentrated chloric ether, inferior 20 sulphuric
ether and says that the frequent deaths occasoned
By chloroform may be attributed to the use OF 1t
while in process of decomposition, and that this is
a consequence almost inevitable with the peculiar
methods used by some manufacturers IL 1t is
made from whisky instead Of pure alco-
hol, poisonous principle called amylc is climi-
mated. Sulphurous acid is sometimes liable to ex-
lat in sulphurc ether. In the Of these articles
the sponge ia sometimes applied 80 close TO the
mouth as 10 exclude atmospheric air, the effect of
which is TO occasion asphyxa, frequently causing
death when chloroform is substituted for sulphurc
ether Another is alleged 10 be the softening
of the sponge with water, by which the nature OF
the chloric ether is changed The suphuric ether
is recommended by this writer as one producing
less artcral excitement, being lees irritating
20 the lungs, and possessing that agreeable odor
which has commended chloroiorm TO general use.
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EXPLOSIONS OF a LOCOMOTIVE BomER-Lou Of
L,fe.-One of the engines on the Erie railroad
collapsed hue on Tuesday evening, when the
train going west wns near Chester, by which the
fireman on the engine was instantly killed, and
the engine man wac very badly scalded.
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LANDSCAPES The lovers of art will find at Tay-
lor and Maury's, among other paintings, two adj
mirable landscapes and one cattle-piece, by FIsn-
En- whose works have for many years commanded
general favor.
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In the United States district court, at Boston, on
Thursday, Judge sprsgue overruled the motion
for n new trial in the Of Captain Henry Z.
Pntman, found guilty Of plundering the barque
Missouri Of : o, 900 lie then proceeded TO pass
sentence, which was fine Of %, and three years
imprisonment in the Salem jail.
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o. Our first page contains continuation of
Mr.. CAREY's review of Mr.. RANToUL's speech
on the working of free trade
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Major General WINFIELD SCoTT arrived in
New York on Friday evening, accompanied by
his daughter, who, it is stated, is about to visit
Europe.
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LAND WARRASTs are firm ard not very plenty.
They are selling at s IFS Sl25 per 100 acres.
IN. Y. Tribune, 10th.
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TIL b r EP u B Lie.
WASHIN GTON:
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 10. 1852.

ga crisis is approaching that must, If it cannot
government shall be preserved, or anarchy and
confusion ensue. ! can most religiously aver i
have wish that ia incompatible with the Dig
nifty, happiness and true interest OF the people OF
: this country. My ardent desire is, and my aim
has been, as far as depended upon the Executive
Department to comply strictly with all our en-
gagements, foreign and domestic; but to keep the
United States free from political connexions with
every other country, to zee them independent
of all and under the influence of none. In word
8 | want an american character, that the powers OF
{ Europe may be convinced we act for ourssluss,
and not for others. This, in my judgment, ia the
8 only way to be respected abroad and happy at
home; and not, by becoming the partisans OF Great
{ Britain or France create dissensions disturb the
public tranquility, and destroy, perhaps forever,
8 the cement which binds the Union"
tGEoRGE WAsHINGToN, 1875.
"Res0lped, That we regard the series Of acts
{ known the Adjustment measures as forming
9 in their mutual dependence and connexion sys-
{ ten of compromise the most concliatory and the
best for the entire country that could be obtained
. from conflicting sectional interests and opinions,
and that, therefore, they ought to be adhered to
and carried into faithful execution, final set
{ tement in principle and substance of the danger
{ Gus and exciting subjects which they embrace"
Resolution Of JPhig Congressional Caucus, Decem-
Der |, 1851.
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From JAMAIcA.-Advices from this island Of the
sth instant represent that the smallpox ra-
vagng the island.
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HAvsr.pn.GsAcs BAsx.-The Hartford (Md.l


"All persons having in their possession the notes
of the late IIavre- Dc g race bank will please hold
on to them The commissioners Of Hartford cOun-
~, il IL presumed, from decision recently made
by vote Of four TO one will receive them Tor taxes.
Further particulars next week"
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The Wig National Convention Bridging The Stis-
queianna Colonel Hugh@-The Whig City Com
ptnfion- The MaIkeis, &c.
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but do their duty he viii bc beaten as DAILY
in the coming canvass as Van Buren, was IN
1910. But one thing can prevent tins result
and that is the want OF harmony. union, anu
torbcarancr towards each other among the
Wings themselves Every thing. therefore,
will depend upon the acton OF the ,"hveh-
ton of the 10Th. where we trust the same tie
votion to principles and the cause winch gave
Us the glorious victories of 1910 and 1913
will once again fling forth to the breeze 'ri-
umphant ensign With this we are sure TO
triumph. without it we are as sure to be bea-
ten, even by a ticket apparently SO weak ana
worthless as that just put forward at Baltl-
more.
We are Tree to say that. in our judgment
tle democrats could not nave nominated
weaker candidate, or a person possessing SC
few elements Of popularity, as General Pierce
and we believe. furthermore. that with pop,
uiar Wing candidate i. will be comparative
y an easy matter to achieve glorious W h9
triumph.
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Arrival of the Hermann.

The I. ). Mail Steamship Hermann. az
rived at New York the 9TH, from Bremcn,via
Southampton, having left the latter port on
the evening of the 2Sth Nav.
KosSuth's mother and family were at Lon
don. to leave soon for America
EHGLA>D-Lord John Russell has issued
an address Ia the electors of london. and will
again be a candidate for the representation
of the metropolis at the ensuing election. The
Liberal candidate from Windsor has been re-
turned by a large majority.
The West India steamer Parana had ar
rived al Southampton. with Sl,2Jo.""n In
freight, part eff which was a iornia gold,
\ company. with capital of S2.oooooo
has been started in London. TO establish a
line of steamers between the Thames and
New York. touching at Cork for passengers.
The new Crystal Palace project was excit-
ING the greatest interest. The building will
be immensely improved in appearance and
greatly enlarged.
The House of Commons was engaged III
discussing the question Of disseminating the
annual government grant 10 Mavn"oth Col
lcne. The ministers refused to recommend
the discontnuancc and the debate has been
postponed at their instance.
FRAHCE-The accounts from Paris arc
principally occupied with speculatons upon
the coalition formed against LOUIS Napoleon
By the northern powers during the visit of
the Emperor of Russia TO Vienna and Ber-
lin According 20 notes which have been
drawn up.and the substance of which commu-
nicatcd TO the London Times, it appears that
the Northern powers would not object TO Lou
is Napoleon hscomin. elective Emperor "t
France. But that any aitemp: TO found or
perp-tuatc an Imperial dynasty on the part
o.' the President. wonld be resisted hv Russia
Austria and Prussia In the event of Louis
Napoleon becOmin. emperor. he would he
called upon TO observe existing treaties. ana
rive assurances that France would keep with
in her territorial limits. and explain the ma
ture of the political doctrines OF his govern
ment The three powers in these notes criy
look upon Louis Napoleon as a temp"rar,
and provisional power, and recognize lis,
House of Bourbon asa sole and Legitimate dv
nasty The determination o. the AbSoluiis
EmpcrorS. thus expressed. has caused crca
alarm and chagrin To the Bonapartist party.
The other political news from Paris is of
little Importance The mission from Lou
Napoleon to the I'm, e~ors of Austria an,
Russia had proved a complete failure. as h
could not obtain and audience OF these poten
tat.S.
The sale Of iiiar>iai Sou.t'> picture, ha'
concluded. Tho sum realized was I.i.1,S"
francs.
At Paris. on the 2.th OF MAJ. The Ioun"i
Of State. Louis Napoleon presiding, a,ioptc'
4 bill Of public instruction. and ordered it t
10 sent 20 the Legislative. body.
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\ TARIFF FACT-The extensive iron
works at Boonton. y. j.. are to be sold at
sheriff sale. as we learn from the Newark
DAILY Advertiser. They were commenced
soon after the passage Of the tariff Of 1928.
and during their existence have paid ont A.
hout S23".ooo per annum for labor; afforded
market for 10000 tons OF coal annually. be-
SIDES large quantities of provisions. They
were capable of making from to 5000 tons
Oh nar IRON: or loo, """casks ofnails per annum,
and had all the hes, facilities OF power. ma
chlncrv and transporta.ion-hu vet could
not survive. The reason. il is needless m
say, is to Do found IT the -n;7~-,s ";,e-a.icn ~
the II. ~; .ar;f
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32d Ccngress--lst Session

SESArr.-Mr Hal l,r,>..nr,.d 1917.
from the citizens of Chrmunr roup.r Y
complaining Of tn" inhun,ar. ,,ran,,r,.. -
cruel law. known a. the ir"i,i,.. ,i
and asking It's repeal. lie SAID =, H'
guishcd body elsewhere had r,i;.r,.., ','''-
luton rcafiirmin- that law 10 4. romn,;,,. u.s.
hoped the Senate would also refer ~. .'
ton Ia the Committee "n the judi. .-
The petition WAS "n motion. laid -, =
bic a
Mr. Seward presented -. Mr. SIM.
Mr. Cas- ). and Mr. Wade Is ,r,.,i,,,, %.
vor of the Homestead I'LL. ID
MesSrs Broihcal, Upham. Cl.a., a,,3
ers presented similar petitions. '''-
Mr. Clemens gave notice Of an ama,,a-
TO the Homestead Bill.
Mr. Dawson rrnortcd ioint r,.>,,,..-.
in@ to the city Of Savannah. "a. -
unorcupicd grounds in that rtv. f.,,,..,,.. ',''
cupied by Government. ana The .,n.
ordered to 10" cn"ro~>cd for a rhirl - -
The hill granting land To Mi,>o,,rii 80
tain railroads IN tina, STATE, va, al.
The question pending was OF A mo-
curing in the llonSr amendment ",
cr withdrew his demand for H.. ,.,.
NAYS. and the House amcn,lmcn, Vs..
red in. y.
The Till granting Michigan the ri.r, .
WAY and land for Il plank road. WIS a..
and ordered 10 tee rngr,,>s..,i.
The bill authorizing the construct
lcvcc across the river san Dec { L. -. 4"
was debated and ordered To be enrr.,,.3 Ia
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From he nos.r7 i''as
THE BALTIMORE NOMINATION.

II will h" sr"-' from the rcror. Of the pro
"""'in"S oi tn" loroio"o Na'inna' Convention
in orr columns. tia. Franklin Pierce, of New
hampshire. has been nominated. on tho ,9t
hallo. ~ tho Democratic c,nd;,I,tc for n.
Presidency. and that VIM. II. KIM. 81 Alaha-
ma. on the second hallot for Vice President
obtained ~" nomination to~ the latter Office
This result, although one tina. will take the
whole country by surprise. is evidently ono
that has not been wholly unexpected TO many
IN tn" secrets Of the Democratic par'v II has
not escaped notice, that within few weeks.
strong nxcrti"n> hav" hccn mq1", IN casr !.
were found impossible 70 unite rron any one
Of the more promincn' Of the candidates. to
concentrate unon Mr. Pierce. and thus ro-cr-
act the experiment Of 1874 The ncm.n a;;on
Of Mr. Polk was. however. found so disastrous
in its final results TO the party. though sue
ccsstui in rs frs STAGES. that we hardly I'M
agined ii" experiment would 10 so soon re-
pcatcd. of throwing overheard all the Ionr-
tried and respectable old staccrs oi their nar-
tv. to put forward ono almost unknown, and
far inferior in abilities or capacitv. This
time they hav" gone even step further than
IN 1914. Not only have the "old fnr;cs" Of
the partv-such a. Cass. buchanan. and Mar
cv-bc"n now thrust aside hut even Young
America. in the person Of little Douglas has
been turned ont in the cold. and 4 new man.
almost unknown ont of his own State. and
havin" no higher reputation where he is
known than that of mere rartizan. has been
pnt forward at Baltimore rs the forlorn hone
o' the once powerful Democratic party to be
run down hv the Wings in the a,nroaci,ina
Presidential canvass.
1t has been generally stated, and We pre-
sumo correctly. that the democrats at Balti-
more were profoundly impressed with the
conviction that Gen. Winfield Scott, the in
comparable chieftain. that never was con-
1nercd, was to he the nominee of the Wing
Convention. and therefore that they too must
have another General in the field arains.
him.
They certainly have not made the most ju-
dlclous selection. General Pierce won no
laur'is in his Mexican campaign, and has ma
military reputation whatever On the con-
trarv. his brief career in the Mexican war,
where he tainted on the field Of battle. and
was Withdrawn to place Of safety, has left
the impression that he was not possessed ev-
On OF sufficient physical courage to face the
enemy. Even in this war he served but \
few months and he resigned his commission
and returned to the bosom Of his family lone
before the American troops were Withdrawn
from the scenes oftheir contests.
Had Buchanan or Marcy been nominated.
we might have had some fears of the success
Oh the Wing candidate in PENNSYLVANIA and
New York; hut Pierce has no great State to
sustain him with her votes. and as he was the
"rst chnc" 81 a"boelv his name IA, .xcitc M
'n'hu>i7eM arr ohc-c Il tn Wins .;n