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From the Syracuse (N W Daily Star.
Can m NNhip President DC EI,cfcdi

II is now almost certain that General CAss, Mr..
DicNssoS, or Mr.. BrcHASAu, WI be nominated
e the Presidency by the Democratic National
Convention which 10 20 assemble ON the fret oi
June ensuiug. Ii 10 more certain that Mr.. FiLL-
MORE or Slr. WEBsrsR will be placed ia nonina
ton for the same high position by the Whg Con-
ycnti0n which will follow the 10Th Of thc came
month The question is put, Can Wing Presi-
dent be elected? We answer that one can be- in
the event, which VIC anticipate, OF tho nomination
either Of Mr.. Fillmore or Mr.. Webster. Let W.
ook Tor little at The position Of affairs in Iris re-
gard. General Cuss, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Buc han
an, and, in fact. all tho candidates named on the
side Of the opposition, anti tariff protection
and anti. internal Improvement men. The Wang
candidate then, il I've be not Objectionable one
on account of hs Frcesoi alliances or his position
toward the foreign vo;crs of the country, must be
successful at the polls ia all the protective tafd
Sates. Maryland, Penhsyvanil, Counectcu
Rhode leland, Massachusetts, and Vermont, viii
roll up Overwhelming majOrtics the side OF pro-
lection Co American industry This question, too.
will act most powerfully at the approaching cleo.
ton ia New York and Maine, saying nothing vt its
important bearing in other portions OF the Con
lcdcracy.
Then We come to the question of internal i'm
ptOYcments, which will enter most largely into
party merits the coming campaign. Ali uc bOr
der States arc alive 10 this subject, and the North
western, Western, anu Southwestern ones will no
longer submit TO "A disregard of their palpabic
rights in the matter. With them, If we d not
greatly mistake, full and distinct occupation of
position by any candidate in favor OF the improve
mcnt oi their channels OF intercourse ~ the Gen
cral Government, will be sine qua non of his 70,
ccpton Of their electoral votes for the Chief Magis
tracy OF the country. We are not taking at ran :
dom now. We know that the Wcstcrn aud North
and Southeastern States deem ,his project para
inount ~ importance to all Others OF prcscn IA
tiVna bearing, uncss II be The finality the CON
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Fire IN THE WooDs.--A correspondent Of tic
Woonsockc, Patriot gives account OF an extcn-
siye fire. which has burned about five thousand
acres Of woodland commencing on the south.
eastern slope OF Buck lIil IL commenced on
Friday morning, and was not arrested till Sunday
morning. The correspondent of the Patriot says I:
Head fires were started and wide strips in the
woods swept clean, in orioT that the fires by meet
ing from below might not pass over them. Gene.
rally these ctiorts wcrc unfUCccssful and. where.
they not, the satisfaction felt at success
was suddenly dcstroy,dby fire coming up in the
and driving far beyond before the wind.
The occurred several times during the day, and
reused the crcdulous suspicons that human agency
was allied with the elements ; and in Others, won
der that they could be bailled by wind and fire
alone. Nor were ;bcsc suspicious without founda
ton, since this region, as well os some other parts
Of cultivated aud enlightened New England, is
infested with species OF animal called ground
gamblers"
The lose is not go great ns VIC might at fret sop.
pose. The soil is very poor-thc timber young.
aud email Of it's age.
The shme section (and much mOrc) was burnt
over hy furious cOnilagration in May, lSZ6, when
even every fence reduced tO ashes, and the
whole region laid open TO common. Thcse woods
arc nero con ntnuation Of the great Douglas woods
in Massachusetts,, and extend in this State ten
miles north and south, aud five milcs cast and
west
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DEATH or JupGE BuFFUM.--The Hon. Thomas
Builum died yesterday at his residence in Smith
field. He had nearly completed bis seventy sixth
year. Judge BufIoin had been active man in
the political history OF the State, and was elected
by his fellow citizens numerous Offices Of honor
and trust. lie served q Judge of the supreme
court, and as a member OF tho General Assembly
in both branches. lie waB a member Of the cOrpo-
ration Of Brown University. Ills politics were De-
mocratc; but lac liberal in his views, tolerant
Of the opihona of others and soltcucd the aspcritcs
Of political strife by genuine kind. .hcartcducss
mingled with great natural shrowdncss and good
sense. He was much attached TO the faith and the
worship OF the Society Of Friends Ills funeral
viii be attended, according TO his own request, in
the forms of tina, society.
tPyUridence (R. ~ Journal.
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rrom Ms Cincinnah .itia,.
GcnersI scoit--Iii- Nomination Deemed
Certain It, Ehccts upon thc Masses.


4 friend in whose sn-acity rely, and who
seldom allows himself a. declare opinions until he
has formed tbcn upon sufficient premises. writes
from Washington, under date of the llth instant,
that there is no longer any doubt Of the nomination
OF G neal scorT
We write this glorious news, for such we deem
i, to be, Vi,h feelings Of satisfaction that We have
no words 10 express. with Winfield Scott for the
candidate, and the Constitution tho whole Con
stitution for platform. success is certain Ana
NO, success merely not that success which con
sists alone la the enjoyment Of ohoial place. the
,c,ure Of ifcc. and the tHpensaiicn Of patronage;
mo-, Tim. succ, ~ which appe'r' solely IN the exhi
bition of a numerical majyfity and dominant
,,,r,v: bot such sucrtss shall exalt our Copsti
luip,n to thc place Nhcrc II rightly belongs, and
rc.cnthrouc il in hc hearts Of the people az their
legitimate ruler and tuc guide to that high des-
tiny which is their Jirthright in tho future.
we want to see a President nominated upon the
broad bass oi pltdgc, oppressed or iulplen, ,uet
ne will faithfully support tnc Constuti"n, ana IL
,.i,lly enforce th- tVs Of Tic United states Op.n
ilr i'arrov az plttt rn tAtn uHs q" We a'S''v uin
"a st,n,I. ,,G hcr, wc tciievC that we spcak the
srt,,itnetitA oi tnc ceI'r They rtqnite no 'hlei
hlniaffatc with pottucrn e chngs nor Win SOUTH
,.,u kcIngs. t4vrH and a tue dt' hihuoh-
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No. 800.

promisc in principle aud substance. As between
Fillmore or Webster on the one side, then, aud
Cass, Dickinson. or Buchanan, the other, can
there be doubt as TO which scale will receive their
wcighH Most assuredly not Webster and Fill
more have through their whole lives been open AL
vocates and workers in behalf Of the improvement
OF oor rivers and harbors and navigabie places al
the expense Of the Federal purse, while the gentle
men OF the Opposition named well their
party as party. have been AMI arc averse to such
improvements in principle, in policy, and in con-
siilutonal respects
Again, the Democrats are divided in their ranks
nj the North much are the Wings, and at the
South much more 70. Sccessionsm ID nseparaby V
connected at the South with what is called Democ
racy; so that the lines of Unioniss and Secession
lists will be drawn between Wings and Demo
Gratis, provided always that the Wing party plants
itself unreservedly upon the Compromise measures,
as II VIII without doubt, and places in nomination
who has subscribed to the wholesome doc :
srine Of Liberty and Union, one and insoparable,
now and forever" Let such be the case, and our
candidate will DC elected triunphan,y; but should
General Scott and his peculiar friends gain pos
session Of the National Convention, we would not
hazard our reputation in predicting else than the
downfall Of the Wing party, and all i'll principle
and doctrine that il co long has cherished and held
dear.
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The Js.sTISGs EsTATE IN ENGLAND.--Mr. S. 5.
Jennings, Of Mobile, claims TO be the rghlul heir
to the great jennings estate in England. lie says
that not single link is wanting in his linea &c
from Charles Of 1851 Gown 60 the uay Of his birth;
that Inc 10 the cldeet male lineal descendant OF
Charles and Mary Jennings, who came from Eng
land, and was clerk OF the court of Elizabeth City
county, in the town of Hampton, Virginia, in 1851
His books arc now in the clerks Office at Hampton,
at which place one hundred aud forty-thr acres
Of land were granted TO them as cmirran,s from
England. Mr.. Jennings estimates tho estate to bc
worth from forty To fifty millions OF collars. The
real estate for the fifty two years has yielded about
forty thousand dollars annually Lord Howe bas
tee, for which he has given ample security
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NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE. COMPANY.
Office No. 6S Val street, .Ncp York.

OUIce JNO. b6 TdI strcef, .NciC York.
MoRRIs FRANKLIN, President; SPENCER s. BENE
DICT, Vice president; PLIsy FRgEMAN,
Actuary.
fJuIIS COMPANY conducted upon tho mutual
il insurance principle, and alec upon the princi
pie of leaving proportion of the amount Of the
premiums on interest in the hands ofinsurcrs, has
greatly extended its business and profits, and con
icrrcd its benefits at the least posebc cost and out
lay to insurers.
Insurance granted to persons visiting California
lts agency at Washington comprehcndst the FOL
lowing otlicers
VIM. Jones' NJ. d., mcdica cxamncr nca cor
ncr of & and Sd streets.
Peter g. Washington, agent, Apollo Hall Penn
syvanin avenue, opposite Union Buildings.
Juno2
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BEFf CATTLE are coming in larger numbers than
ever from the States at the West TO the New York
market The Milwaukee Sentinel notices drove
destined for Livingston county, New York, where
sent on. The Columbus (Ohio) journal says a
large amount Of stock Is awaiting shipment at that
point and ut BulIplo and Dunkrk
[Nuo York Jownoi of Commerce, 1914.
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agh nine, ten, eeuen, t,oeipe, Mrteen, fourteen,
fifteen, sixteen, range one.
AZ the Land Office at KASKIA, commencing
on Monday, the fifth day Of July next, for the dis
posal of such sections and parts Of eections being
the odd numbers above referred to, as are situated
in the aforementioned townships, TO wit;
South a The base line and ,oest Of tie third principal
meridian.
Townships one, two, three. four, five, six, seven,
eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen four teen,
hfteen, sixteen, seventeen, range one.
Townships one, t,co, three, four, fue, sir, scuen,
eight nine, ten eleven, toclDe, thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, sirteen, seuenteen, range two.
The townships herein designated in roman let
ters wholly within the limits of "six sections
in width on each side OF said road and branches"
and those in italics partly within said liInis.
designated on the diagrams which will be fur
nished to the respective District Land Offices by
the Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Lands reserved for schools, military, or other
purposes, will be excluded from sale.
The lands will be sold subject to the right of ,oay
granted by the sadact of 10th September, 1850, to
the State Of Illinois for said railroad and it's
branches, not exceeding one hundred feet on each
side thereof.
Each sale will be kept open for time sufficient
ing two weeks; and applications to make private
entries ofthe lands TO be offered under this procla
nation will not be received until after the close Of
the public sale.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washing
ton, the third day otApril, A. d. 1852.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
j. BuTTERFIRLp,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
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A DREADFUL ACCIDENT Three Children Bioicn
up Gy Gunpoioder.-A dreadful accident lately oc.
CURED in Upper Sckirk township, Montgomery
county, by which three children were killed and
another severely wounded IL appears, says the
Norristown Vdtchndn, that MIR. Seagrist had been
10 one OF the ncighboring powder. mills with load
OF empty kcgs, where he purchased about four
pounds Of powder, which he took home with him.
During the absence OF himself and wife, the
children by some means got possession OF the pow
der, and, while playing with II near the stove, it
ignited, killing boy aged about nine years al
most instantly, and injuripg two others, aged
about tour and ak years, So badly that they died
shortly after; a small child lying ia the cradle
also burnt 30 severely tlret IL was not expected
20 recover. a ntighbor nsised Sorvcr, VINO wae en-
gagged in cbopping wood close by hearing the cx-
plosion and seeing the smokc, 10 the spot.
when he perceived two Of the boys with their
clothes entirely burned OF, with the exception Of
their suspcnders and small particle ~ clothing
around their waists one OF them running to-
wards the barn and the other lying in a mud hole
Upon entering the house, be found the other boy
lying dead upon the floor, and little child lying
in the cradle cfying-thc clothes Of which were ON
fire. The little thing was burned very severely,
but at last accounts still living though ito sui
fcrings intense, and but little prospect for its
recovery The two boys survived their brother
but short time. and tine three were buried in the
Bridge Valley burying ground Sunday last.
This Is one of the most horrible and distressing
cdents that has ever fallen to lot to record, as
by one fell swoop whole family of interesting
children is destroyed and fond father and aiioc-
tionatc mother left 10 mourn the untimoly end Of
their little ones.
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SAItiSG or TuE EuRoPA.--'The steamer Europa
Captain Lott, sailed 90 DAY for Liverpool with ono
hundred and twenty three passengers. Among
them 10 Fcatgus OCOnnor, tho eccentric, or lunn.
tic, Irish NJ. H., who has been playing 80 many
queer ptanks here during his briof stay. We
do not learn whether his going home ngan is voluu
tary not We sec also tic names Of Robert Bunch
csq, her Brtisb uajcsty's vice consul al this port
MIR. Sbhcrn. OF the Norwegian and Swedish Lcga.
ton; Mr.. May jr, bearer OF dispatches: Sig
nor Bcttu and lady. NetC York ErTWoS, l9h
MARBLEuEAD FIsHERMgS.--All the fishing yes
sells have left Marblchced for tho Grand Banks
comprising about thirty SSH. Mite sailcd in com.
Fany, yesterday forenoon, with n f'nacking south
westerly wind, each trying TO beat ic othef Thee
Of them were built at Marblchcad this spring, viz
The John Phillips, Bridges, 100 tons Rising sun,
Thompson, lO2 do; Boys, Frost, 9S DO. The names
o the others wcrc Rcbecca, Bnileyi SO tons; BAL
ance, Mcsscryey, Ss do; Eesex. GIloy; Decatur,
Hammond; General Jackson, anthony; Robin,
Remsdril sucece5 TO these cn,crprisng and hardy
fishermen. .-B0Ston ITavtii1.
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DRoPosALs for cARnYINe TuE MAILS


Il Of the United States on the following route,
from the let day of September, 1854, to the 30th
day ofJunc, 1855, will be received at the Contract
Oticc Of the Post Office Department, in the city OF
Washington, until 10 a. of the 9th day OF June,
| 1851, TO be decided by the next day:
35iO. From Bainbrdgc, Florida, by Cbattohoo-
chic, Ocheesce, West Winton, Rickoe's Bluff, lola,
and Fort Gadsdcn, 10 Apalachicola, 400 miles
twice week and back, from 10Th October 20 18th
June OF each year, and once a week residue.
From lsh October 10 I5h June.
Leave Bninbridgc every Sunday and Wednesday
at 3 n. IN;
Arrive at Apala y cola next day by IL a. m.
Leave Apaachicola every Monday and Thurs
day at 10 n. IN;
Arrive at Bainbridgc next days by Top. m.
From 18Th June 10 5M October.
Leave Bainbridge every Sunday att a IN;
Arrive at Apnachicola Tuesday by a. ~.
Leave Apalachicola every Wednesday at 10 n. IN;
Arrive at Bainbridgc Friday by IL m.
Proposals Tor commencing at Chattahoochic are
invited; alec, for separate service between Balm.
bridge and Chattahoochie.
Proposals. for three times week service from
10th October to 18th juno, and twice a week resi-
due ofyear, will be considered.
NOTES
Bidders should state tho mode Of conveyance in.
tended. The mail is TO be carried in preference 10
passengers, and 20 their exclusion, ii required by
the size of the mas. Mail agents TO be conveyed
without charge II the service be let TO COACH stage,
or steamboat conveyance Deduction will be made
from the mail pay Tor trips not run; and lines i'm
posed for those not performed agreeably 70 the
contract in all particulars. The Postmaster Gene.
raj may annu the contract for repeated failures or
for violating the Post Office laws He may alter
the contract schedule, provided he allows pro
rata extra pay for additional stock made necessary
by the change; and one months extra pay. in
cases OF curtaiimcnt for the service dispensed
with. No extra pay will be allowed for oxcess Of
actual advertised distance should the distance
above designated prove TO be short stated The
proposals. should be addressed 20 the Second AS
sistant Postmaster General, endorsed "Mai Pro-
posnls in the State of Florida" and be accompa-
MED with guaranty Of one more responsible
persons; also, by a certificate of one or more
postmastcrs, setting forth that the guarantors are
able to make good their guaranty.
". X. HALL, Postmaster General
PosT OFFICE DrPARTMEHT, April 10, 1852.
An lf-law4w
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Later from Jamaica.

The El Dorado brings us files of the Kingston
Morning Journal, with dates to May llth.
The Royal Mail Company's s;eam mship Dee, Will
son, arrived at Kingston from st. Thomas with the
English mails Of the l7th ultimo, taken TO that
place by the steamship Parana. from Southampton.
The Parapa is one OF the company's new steam
crs. She left the Southampton docks the I7th.
but did not get to before the 18th, and arrived
at st Thomas al midnight on the I'd instant, and
entered the harbor at daylight on the following
morning. Her voyage consequently did not much
exceed fourteen days.
The Journal has much to say about the smallpox
and its ravages.
The mortality from this disease in the parish of
Trelawny has been great. In Falmouth, with a
population under four thousand, it is supposed TO
be about one hundred and fifty; and it is thought
that nearly three fourths OF the inhabitants have
had the disease in some shape other. There lie
not csta.e, within large district of the parish
where they have not lost a number OF laborers,
sometimes six, eight, twelve, or even mere.
AT Pantrepant estate, with population perhaps
of ono hundred and forty, eighteen bad died from
smallpox up TO the I'd instant, besides three chill
dren; and the disease there is not yet at an end
Nearly all the black and colored people on the cs
tate had had an attack.-N. Y. Express
Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-31
French opinions OF Americans.

wemay have our opinions of the French-nay' we
have yet it may not be Improbable TO learn
what they think!of us and our doipgs The Parls
correspondent of the New York Express" under
date of January 9th, says;
9" The Paris newspapers, without exception,
have experienced great deal OF disgust at the
reception of Kossuth in America The Pays
cannot understand how, in a republic, where there
Is no divine right, no loyalty for race or a
house, there can be such 'feticism for an in
lividual This republican journal is perhaps
more severe in its remarks than any other, unless
except the Corsaire,' which concludes an angry,
ll-tempered article as follows: What ought we
to think of people, young and new, which pre-
,ipitates itself the slightest objects offered to
its curiosity, with the rush of pack of hounds
attacking stag at bay? What can we say OF
such complete absence of reflection and dignity :?
Of these futile sentiments, of which we, notwith-
standing the lightness of our character have never
given an example? 1t cannot be enthusiasm, for
here is no motive for enthusiasm, even in the
United States. 1t is emptiness of mind lack OF
Intelligence, something not far from folly. The
american people, that specializing bargaining,
positive egotistical people, is already half used
~,
Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-31
Examples OF Life and Death.

This is the title of beautiful little volume,
resi- from the press of Charles Scribner, New
York 1t is an emanation from the graceful and
truthful pen of Mrs. L. IL. Sigourney 1t
sketches ''the lineaments of character of twenty
our persons, who lived at various periods during
the lapse Of thirteen centuries.
The purpose in writing this book is well indi-
Gated in the preface by the authoress who says
that if we admit, for a moment, that religious
hope to have been delusion, it were still a pity
to pass through life without its soace: still more
mournful to tremble at the gate Of death without
it's sanction"
The sketches are brief, graphic, and simple,
and of persons in all conditions of life, and pre-
senting the most marked contrasts Of character
and peeuliarities.
Bas~ For sale by Taylor & Maury.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-31
DIED.

In Georgetown D. c. on Friday, January 30th Of erysp
elias. Mr GEORGE TEMPLEMAN in the sixtyfrst year Of
his age.
His friends and acquaintance respectfully invited to
attend his funeral Sunday afternoon February ls at
o'clock. ....
On Friday, the 30th instant, WILLIAM SANFORD only
child Of MARY and the late JONATHAN NEsRTT aged four
years and five months.
His funeral will take place tomorrow (sabbath afternoon
at two o'clock from the residence of his grandfather s.
MILLER, south Sixth street Island The friends and
quaintances respectfully invited TO attend without
further noticc
On Friday evening, January 80, FREDERICK CARLTON,
infant OF Guy G. and A. REBEccA HUMPHREYS.
This morning. January 81, CATHARINE NJ, only daugh-
ter Of HUGH and JANE LocHREY, aged four month";.
Her funeral will take place tomorrow (Sabbath afternoon
ut o'clock from the residence OF her father, Capitol
m The friends of the family respectfully invited.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-31
:" Tho Christian statesma IAN"

If one hundred men will each procure for this
admirable weekly ten subscribers, at two dollars
each, its continuance will be insured. Are there
no such one hundred men? Has not Washington
ten of them Has not Georgetown ten? Have
not Alexandria, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, Albany, Boston, Richmond, Charleston,
each ten? That will do Has the colonization
cause no friends who feel an interest in the con-
tnuance of this best of weekly papers? To per-
NIT it to languish for the want of support will be
great disgrace. Were it record of city scan
dal police reports, divorce trials, and so forth, its
success would be more certain As it is, it is at
least 'rorthy Of support. 1t is paper we should
cherish with pride.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-31
Supreme Court of the United states.

Myra Clark Games VS.. Ref and Chew.--The
case of Mrs. Gaines, which has been the subject
of so much litigation for many years, is now be-
ing argued in the Supreme Court The Hon.
Reverdy johnson, on Wednesday last, opened, on
the part Of the complainant, in an able and lucid
examination of MRS. Gaines's title. He was fol-
lowed by g. b. Duncan, ESQ.,. of New Orleans, on
the part of the defendants, who has not yei
finished his argument. The case creates uni
versal interest, and draws to the courtroom
a vast assemblage Of ladies and gentlemen to
hear the speeches of counsel. These will occupy
the greater part of the ensuing week.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-31
Noiice 70 the Poor.

We arc requested TO state that at the bakery of
Messrs. HAvESNER & Brother, on c street, in
the rear Of the National Hotel, on Monday, at
o'clock p. m, eight or ten hundred loaves of
bread will be distributed to the poor of this city
We are also requested to state that there will
be distributed among the poor of Washington, on
me same day, al o'clock, p m, two hundred
packages Of coffee, one hundred packages of SUI
gar, and one hundred and six packages of tea, at
c. r. BYRxE's store, corner of 9th street and
Pennsylyania avenue