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.4TTOR.NEY AND COUNCILLOR at Law
( COMMISSIONER Of Deeds of North and South
" Carolina; Agent for Revolutionary Pension
Claims, Bounty Lands, and every other descrp
ton OF Claims against the various Departments of
the General Government and before Congress.
Also, Agent for the British Commercial Life In
surance Company; Capital s3,000,0O0.
IF Office one door Hest Of Jackson Hall, Penn
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HOUSE.
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An association OF sxty-three Members OF Congress,
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"THn SOUTHERN PRESS"
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engaged who will also receive the aid OF number
Of eminent and and able contributors.
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j. Knox walker,
.amcrw<y II LSso end General agent,
nFFEkS his services in his profession and as
~ Agent Tor the Prosecution and Collection Of
Claims before Congress and the Departments also
on aining Patents.
All business cou6ded to him ~,ll be promptly At
te1Aed to
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| ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL
| IL The Committee on Public Buildings of the
Senate, having been authorized by resolution OF
that body, to invite plans accompanied by esti
mates for the extension of the Capitol, and to al
low premium OF FIVE hundred dollars for the
plan which may be adopted by the Committees on
Public Buildings of the two Houses Of Congress. .
accordingly invite such plans and estimates to be
delivered to the Secretary of the Senate on or be-
| fore the first day Of December next
| 1t is required that these PLANS and estimates
| shall provide for the extension of the Capitol.
| either ny additional wings, to be placed on the
north and south of the present building, or bv the
erection OF separate and distinct building, within
the enclosure to the east of the building.
| The committee do not desire to prescribe anv
condtion, that may restrain the free exercise Of
| architectural taste and judgment, but they would
Pre'er' that Whatever plan may be proposed may
| have such reference to and correspondence With
| the present building as to preserve the general
| symmetry of the entire structure, when complete.
Although but one plan can be adopted. the COM
mittee reserve to themselves the right to form such
plan by the adoption Of parts of different plans
submitted, should such course be found necessa,u in
which event, the committee also reserve to them
selves the right to divide or apportion, according
| to their own judgment, the amount of premium to
be awarded Tor the whole, to those whose plans
may IN part be adopted, according to the relative
Importance and merit Of each part adopted.
| K. M. T. HUNTER.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
JOHN II. CLARKE.
Committee Of the Senate on Public Buildings
SENATE CHAMBER, Goth September, 1850.
IN. Is. The several daily papers published at
| Washington will please insert the above daily for
two weeks, and send their accounts to the Secre.
tary Of the Senate. octd
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DEPARTMENT or STATE,
~ dsjstaef0ya. June l. 1850

SIR: have the honor to transmit to you herewith
copy of the correspondence which has passed be-
tween this Department and the National Institute for
the Promotion oil Science, respecting the organization
OF committee to constitute the central authority
quired BY the regulations 'the Royal Couasica n
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wORTHINGToN q sNErHEr

: - = ~AAAN6 l OAN ". 0N6IdkiN,
Formerly Solicitor Of the Genera Land Office
ATTORNEY AND CouNsELLoR AT Law.
Continues to practice in the Supreme Court
the United States, in the Courts Of the District
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, u prosecu
claims OF all kinds against the United States, /
ther before Congress or any of the Executive u
partmenls. and to procure letters patent for inve
tons. Business confded to his care, will J.
promptly attended to.
N. b. Particular attention paid to the prosec
ton of claims before the Brazilian Commissi,
now sitting in Washington
WASHINGTON CRY, ID. C. july II. $50
y A. PRINGLE, No. 30, East Bay sire,
IL. Charleston, South Carolina. importer
French CALF SKINS; Manufacturers Age
and Dealer in BROG.a.vS, BOOTS and SHOE
Advances made on consignment Of Brogans
Southern Manufacture. Parties wishing TO co
sign, will send samples of their make, und on
ceipt of their consignment, liberal cash advan
Will be made Information promptly imparts
as to the style, but adapted to the trade.
Charleston, S. c., July Is, l85O.--dly
To Southern Gentlemen or Literary l.
situations
"A young man, graduate of st. Mary's CO
IA ege, Baltimore, wishes 10 obtain as ituatit
as Assistant in an Academy, or Private Tutor.
He is qualified to teach the highest branches b
Greek, Latin, French, Natural Philosophy, CHI
mistry, Mathematics and English Litenturs
The highest testimonials az 10 character and qua
fcations can be produced. Address, posl-cA
e r.A 0tice sAl6mors Nd.
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PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER X. JOHNSON, } &C mittee
J. j. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,
NATIONAL INSTITUTE,

T.,
WASHINGTON, May 81 1850.
SIR: have the honor to make known to the De-
parncnt OF State the action which this Institute has
taken on the subject Of your communication of the
18th instant That action is comprised in the follow
ing resolutions, unanimously adopted after full dis
| cussioE at the meeting held this evening
sResoteed, That the Institute will take action
the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State
oResolped That the Institute do now proceed to
constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government to hold correspondence with the
British Commissioners and to the reception of
American productions at the proposed Industrial Elk
hibitiun in London.
teen be appointed to constitute Central Committee
on the Industrial Exhibition and to espond with
societies and local committees throughout the United
States.
sResolred, That the President of this Institute be
| member OF the Central Committee.
"ReS0lrcd, That the Corresponding Secretary COM
municac to the Secretary OF State copy OF the fore
| going resolutions, together with the names of the
| Central Committee"
| The following are the names of the members of
the Central Committee appointed in accordance with
the foregoing resolutions
Hon. Willard Fillmore, Vice President OF the United
States, and o6icio Chancellor of the Regents of
| the Smithsonian Institution.
Col. Peter Force, President Of the National Insti-
Hon. James A Pearce, U. S. Senate, member of the
Board Of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
Hon. Levi Woodbury., M. N. L. Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court OF the United States.
Commodore Lewis Warrington, U. S. NJ, M N. L.,
Chief OF the Bureau Of Ordnance and Hydrography
Prof. Joseph Henry, Vice President of the ~ L. Sec
rotary of the Smithsonian Institute.
PROT. Walter r. johnson, Corresponding Secretary of
the National Institute.
Prof. Alexander ID. Bache, M. NJ L., member of the
Board of Regents Of the Smithsonian Institute and
Superintendent ofthe Coast Survey.
Commander Charles Wilkes, u S. NJ, NJ. N. L. late
Commander S. S. Exploring Expedition.
Hon. William w. Seatop, NJ. N L., Mayor of Wash
insion. et
Hon. Jefferson Davis, U. S. Senate, member of the
Board of Regents OF the Smithsonian Institute
Lieut.. Matthew +. Maury, U. S. N, Vice President
of the National Institute, and Superintendent Of the
National Observatory.
]. James Greenough, ESQ.,, M. ". /.
Charles F. Stansbury, Esq, Recording Secretary of
the National Institute.
Bureau.
Gen. Joseph G. Totem, Vice President ~ L., Chief
Engineer, u. S. Army.
William Easily, Esq, Treasurer National Institute
Leonard ID. Gale, Nj. d., M. N. L., Examiner of
Patents.
Joseph Z. g. Kennedy, Esq, M. N. T., Supcrinten-
dent of Census.
IRA &. Seaman. Esg, M NJ.
have the honor to be
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
WALTER r. JOHNSON,
Cor. Secretary of tn National Institute
Hon. John M. CLAYTON, Secretary of State.
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PENSIONS AND BOUNTY LAND

PENSIONS AND BOUNTY LAND
OBTAINED for the officers and soldiers of the
~ Revolutionary war, or their legal representa-
tives.
Pensions for life, for the widows of such
GERS and soldiers who married previous to 1900.
Bounty land for the surviving, or the widows,
or mHor children of deceased officers and privates
who served In the war Of 1912 with Great Bri-
tam, the Mexican war, or in any of the Indian
wars, since $780,
attention paid to suspended sad rejected claims
Terms moderate, where the claim is established
otherwise no charge
u, communications addressa,, 70 the subscriber
Washington, ID. C win receive nromnt a,tsn,;on
Nj. THOMPSON,
Commissioner Of Deeds for North and Soutl
Carolina.
Refer to the heads of Departments. and &c
members Of Congress generally
Oct 4--tWtf
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, June 8, 1850.
SIR have duly rcceIven your letter of the 18th
nltimo, communicating to this Department the pro-
ceedings of the National Institute the subject of my
note OF the 18th of the same month Those proceed
Ings appear to to be perfectly satisfactory and
have accordingly transmitted them TO the British Min
ister in this city, with the communication, copy OF
which is enclosed for your information.
am, sir, respectfully, your obt scrvf,
JOHN M. CLAYTON.
WALTER ". JOHNSON, Esq, Corresponding
Secretary Of the National Institute.
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THE WEEKLY DISPATCH.

Whole number Of representatives 233.
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THIRTY-sECoND CONGRESS.

Term Commences Msrch 4, 1851, and ends March 4
1853
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LEONARD SCOTT g. co.
10 Fulton Street, New York.
~ Entrancc 81 Coolest. Jan. 4.
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Spiritual Predictions.

80 The ,Tuscarawus Advocate contains lh e
report of.a recent spiritual session at Lees
burg Ohio. a. Among others, the following
questions and answers are recorded We W.
ardenlly hope some of the predictions imnny
be verified But we shall see what we
shnll see:'t 'tl.z.ss-- . se. - s.z5ss.5,.. t<s
g Slow long will Emperor Nicholas OF
Russia live2 -Four years. How long will
Louis. Napoleon be dictator Of France?
Four years, Viii! the u. s.. Congress
declare assnon,interven,ion':' this sesslon2
Yes. Wilthere be q general European
.war.ahis year2 Yes. VIII The despotic
power combine against England2 Yes
What side will The. United States take I
The, side of England. W i'll they BE- sue
scessfA against. the other powers! Yes. :
Will Hungary be an independent RePubblic'
Yes. Will Kossulh live to see il! Yes.
g Will Henry Clay die before the 4th Of July
No. .tasWin he livesaayear? Ne. Win be
,liveto Novembsri6rsll No. Is the Bible
the work of inspiratione Yes. 4a,s
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HURLeATE.-The whirlpool at Hurlgate
on the Long Island Sound, has ceased tc
be whirlpool. The rock which caused
the wbirl of boiling waters has been blasted
and the debris Of it has filled up the yaw
Mug CULTS around it Monsieur Mailefsr'
has done this by inserting shaft in some
crevice, attaching canister of powder to
it to rest on the rock, and then discharging
the powder by the electric spark. The
water answers for lever to make the pow.
der act upon the rock. The discovery, oil
this principle of blasting is valuable one
We do not know who claims to have dis
covered it; the invention, we know, i, fv:
years old at least, and was used to tear up
the the concrete shoal in the Thames in
i547 or 1s48-Scientifc American.
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that would not be depressed; sentiment of
no, altogether unselfish, which, as with
Gods voice, bade me do as did; a duty
whose omission would have panied my
heart forevere after-whose iulfilmela
brought its great reward. seea a.i, xar.ss.-
Looked not upon that old man as o beg
gar: No he had been happy boy, had felt
The spring breezes kiss his spotless cheek.
and toss up his glossy bright hair. He had
been hght-hearted youth, had touched his
lips to the ieuntainsot life when it was elear
and sweet, and had been happy with high
aspirations, and dreams Of faithful love-
Finally he had grown to manhood, passed
the rubicon, oad seen inthe distance before
him, ,transcendenlly beautifully, the Mecca
Of life. "A round him clustered his flock,
beaming their, bright eyes upon his sobered
face, shedding halo over his home. Hap
py man! a child, youth, man and
purified him, and with affluence sufficient
FOR all the ;desires Of life. Could he ask for
more? Could he say to felicity, s'Come
nearer TO my sou!!''
But hold! change and blight hang upon
the issue Of an hour. Fhe wife of the
happy man, died, misfortune came upon
him, and before the storm, passed away
much that was bright. The old oak. shorn
Of the projecting forest, caught the light
ming, and stood charred and blasted against
the sky. The stout heart palsied and The
hand withered at its task. $50 {las z.s.a i
Did the, fond beaming eyes of children
then smile upon The old man-the father?
Nay! but with bitterness and reproach, his
own blood thrust him forth, alone, into the
world He went forth, he knew not with.
er; not beggar, but venerable old man.,
cursed BY the sting that is ':sharper than a
serpent's tooth. He was Lear, without
the memories Of a king. And this was not
among savages, but in Christian land!
There are souls rude enough to mock at
old age like this. Who can ridicule even
grey hairs9 cannot. Mendici,y nor
crime could stay in my heartthe rise of
tender feeling towards one so clad in livery
for the grave. Old age has my sympathy
and my aims. wherever see the sivery
signet on its brow. On earth, save God,
reverence nothing more. / never see il,
but think OF the children who Knocked at
Elijah, and against who God sent a yen>.
geahce, -s3s s.- r..eeee sf{ .a-ss il, Il .
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Prophecy of NapOIe0n.

The following is a suppressed passage
from both French and English editions of
Count Las Gasas' Journal: sz -e-Fe-g sz@
"Before the sun shall have revolved many
periods round its OF Bit" said the Emperor
to me one day, as we stood viewing the sea
from a rock which overhuAg the road, sthe
whole European system will be- changed. /.
Revolution will succeed revolution, until
every nation becomes acquainted with its
individual rights Depend upon it, the
people OF England will not submit to be
governed by these bands of petty soyereigns
these aristocratic cabinets. ! was wrong
in re-estab blishing the order of mobiles in
France, but | did it to give splendor 10 the
throne, and refinement to the manners Of
the people who were fast sinking into bar
barism since the revolution. The remains
Of the feudal system viii vanish before the
sun Of knowledge. The people have only
to know that all power emanates from
themselve, in order TO assert their rights to
share. in their respective governments.
This will be the case, even with tie Doors
Of Russia yes, Las Casas, you may live
to see the time, but shall be cold in my
grave, when that colossal, but ill-cemented
empire will be split into as many sover-
eighties perhaps republics there are
hordes OF tribes that compose it," sF'
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Ohio and KoSsuth.

4.,.sss.
b. Governor kossUTH, says the Statesman,
on leaving Ohio at ,Clnciunali, sent 10 the
pal era the following brief, bu. expressive
address. Ohio molly leads The van in the
cause ,aof the liberty OF mankind. She
STANDS proudly before the world with ker
motto: "The flag Of lheiree and the home
of the brave,' waving high in: the air, a
terror and rebuke wherever found; nobly,
sgloriously onward: as'i ist-i E'.!Fa7 fsz.5@
3 ''E.'' C.sc1NNArI, Feb. 25, 1852? :
To the People Of the State Of Ohio:
In quitting this State, my frlelsds, beg
10 return 10 you my hearty thanks for your
generous sympathy with the cause OF down'
trod6en liberty in the Old w ORD, (which !
have been called by circumstances to pre-
sent. Far and wide | have me, with sym
p,thy indeed, TO Cheer and console me on
my pilgri,na ge through this land-distant-
!. but | will not say strange, il. early appre,
citation can establish for US beyond oul
home kindred with those whose ins,itu,
tions we have, identified. ourselves with IL
spirit, and whose ex1mple we have been
solici,ous 10 follow. But in this Sale o
Ohio, from the first vi!l,ge in which, | Sc!
ny foot, to the last and greatest Of its cities
which leave tomorrow, that sympathy
public and private-has taken such aprac
tical direction as 10 encourage me to be-
lieve that may rely on the continuance o
your exertions and support after my depart
ure, and as TO enable me to declare, that
if every republic OF this mighty Union
would follow the example Of Ohio, success
would be no longer matter Of speculation
but certainty. ID ra ss ...s,s s..tl.-
Receive my friends once more the warm
expression of my gratitude, together with
The assurance of the high place you have
secured in the hearts of oil oppressed ma
lions rs we'll as in that of my own nation
and in mine. r-,
l am, very gratefully
Your obedient servent,
L. KOSSUTH.