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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-15

The State Of onio recently, or rather about year
Since tried the experiment Of relaxing the usury laws
far as TO eealze contracts high as ten per cent The
effect In Cincinnati where money has continued unusually
scarce and regular banking facilities inadequate to the
trade Of the city has been TO FIX per cent the mi
ninum interest for money few persons being disposed to
take less Upward from this price money has Auctuased
between IL and per The Adas hus records the
general disappointment at the result ~ sTs
It has been thought that this raising the price Of mo
ney by legislation would introduce vast amount Of
foreign capital and Cincinnati would be the grand reser
vor into which every pocket would be emped Indeed
OF the brokers and legislators seemed think t
would be the Dorado where all golden streams would
centre But certainly the good people Of Cincinnati have
not been deluged with money YET under this financial
system 1900 sFul er5r se,fft.4s 4ff
There few questions Of the day upon which opinions
differ more widely than the usury laws The tendency Of
the enlarged commercial spirit Of the age is to their
tire abrogaton jet the Of Cincinnati less than two
days travel from New York, whore money rates four
and 6veper cent, would seem 10 throw serious doubt
on the policy Of removing all legal restriction.
W., TNep York Tines.
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BY m arrangement between the Orange and Alexandra
and the Manassas Gap Railroad Companies, the freight
trains Of the latter win hereafter the road Of the
former from the junction Of the two roads to Alexandria
On Wednesday train Of freight from the Plains
brought to Alexandria some three hundred barrels Of
-four and the same amount was received from the same
place on Tuesday Every days experience win show that
the links Of communication connecting this town with the
adjacent counties in Virginia to be mutually bene
fcial to town and country. -Alezapdua Gazette
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,

By and Nth the adotce and consent Of The Senate
i coNsuLs OF THE UNITED STATES. 81
HENRY MgNRo, of New York, at Aspinwall, in
the Republic of New Grenada. ssxs
/ WILLIAM WALTER, at Carrara, in Modena
SpIRIpIoN IApIcE, at Port Mahon, in the Island
of Minorca 4. - .a,
4 JOHN HOWARD, for the port of Denim, in Spain.
JOSEPH AUGUSTUS HENRIoUEs, at Melbourne,
Australia. (. A. q as18 Ats 49,
JUDAH SOLOMON LEARY, for Tetuan, in the En-
pire Of Morocco. isf, .f.ssrr,s 49, t5:q;ssssi
MEsHoD ABEoAsIs, for Larache and Arzila, in
the Empire Of Morocco tlsam s
MANUEL BARcENA, at Vigo, in Spain. Is.
+ N FRANCIS B, OGDEN, at Manchester, England.
GEORGE B, SARGENT, Of Iowa, to be Surveyor
General for the District of Wisconsin and Iowa. -
Tsi PEARSON B. READING, of California, to be Agent
for the Indians in California, in place Of George w
Barbour, resigned .
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THE WING SPIRIT OF THE NORTH.

Il We cannot (says the Baltimore Patriot) too much
commend the spirit which is eyinced by leading
Wing papers in the Eastern States upon the great
question that now disturbs the harmony of both the
great parties, and the decision of which, 1t Is now
clear, is 10 determine the success Of the Wing party
at the next election for President, We quote from
the Albany Register what it says, that the Wings
of the Southern States may know how the question
is regarded by that paper. The Register says; 7o'
'.Iti' settled that the Compromise Measures viii be
regarded as an umatum the part Of the South. Ihs
Wing party Of the North can accomplish nothing By opposing
them, rpt their disruption and ooetaro@ Such
rest viii throw the control Of the country into the
hand Of their political opponents and ensure Perpe
tuityof these measures as we'll Is it better that
Whit principles should prevail in the land with the Com
prose Measures in full force than that they should be
rofrated with the same result as to the latter II the
Wig party is defeated we have Democratic rule and the
Fugitive Slave Law. Wego for the success Of Wing prin
cpes and measures the most important object 70 be
Obtained leaving other matters Of controversy where the
Constitution has placed them" @ +.. II,
These are words of wisdom, and they will not be
bst, we may be sure, IN their effect on all good
Wings who read them, and who desire the success
the party for the good Of the country and not for
Va mere personal advantage. ~ ii III a-ei, s.s,IH
n In this connection, the following remarks of the
Boston ADVERTISER paper whose earnest and un-
ALTERING support Of Wing national principles de-
mands for IT the cont confidence Of the people--are to
the point: '3s .sil1sps -g5ts 5aa .nsi.7sfl .agy
4The questionis nothing nor aess than whether
Wings Of the Union approve disapprove the mea
sres OF the administration Of President Fillmore; and
especially the spirit in which he has treated every thing
= the subject Of slavery II they approve these
Aauld have objection to saying SO, By
distinct dsavowal or assien or desire to disturb
those measures which the Preside has repeatedly de-
clared he regarded final settlement of the agatnp
questions which placed the country in such jeopardy two
years ago. fthey donot they not nfact friends Of
thepresent and BY that test cannot be
garded as belonging to the Wing party, complain Of
being held to the test now proposed they refuse the
test they deny themselves to be Wings in the national
of the term This is the reason and it is very
good one why the Wings Of the South desire explicit
declaration Of the principles by which their associates in
the party bound and that the ground which they
stand should be clearly Defined 80 bsl9i tT qg4
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-isATURDA Y,l MAY Is, 1852


sdi y seTTes sd rof CONGRESS- 81 s9ansioasb VIZ
--@e8I ,snr t--~-+tOS obi 2nsbns TBsy lgesA
esoThe HOUSE OF REPRRsENrAUvEs,son Thursday
lastadjouFned pyer three days allow
ysRtilatilg and cleansing the Hall fol the Summer
Before the adjoufnmentJ on Wednesday the Bill for
apAjvsrsaIl IlaFgsss fie sDomai " Al
less eonefs was forced through byanvote of almost
two 'S Siis tOq ar ~ true but
msjority than had been anticipated "a Whoiadsed
but an obsinasel brave mar, in body subject cas-
Tire psSp ion, 9all are III, II
vote againstla Bill whiehnakesa Considerations Che
Treasury that the true end apd effsc II TIE
Birnto the amount Of Hundreds Of iIons Of
Dollars, to persons whose from whatever
cause s5asa pqf titl
10 resist apparently pepsaar measure, though
d Ssfso i,S III
certain aspke effect follows like canaey to eonYapt
this RepuhHe sooner Or later, ihto despotisn Of
an anarchy against 50 popular measure az this
what but the AtOqtest nerves could enable any Rep
resentatfve stand sag q aoidn
baIn times of danger to- the Republic heretofore, we
have u II the
crisis which is to- determine the fate of the Re-
do Fbfs snean tsz Of course, But
presented BY the passage BY the
Houseof RspfeseHtatiFesoof this Bill 70 strip the
Nation Sf the Domain isl IS the, basis credit
and its power; and that passage accomplished by
turning its back on an the legitimate and
measures for the public good, which it has, as
systematically, neglected for the previous SIX
monthsof the Session This crisis appeals to- the
Senate with greater solemnity than any that has
ever heretofore arisen in the history Of this Govern
ment. For who does notosee that this Billdis but
the entering wedge to further and tot dispossession
Of the public domain BIZ And who does not seethatr-
the public domain once exhausted BY these gratui:
tous. donations the next thing in order viii be- the
distribution of the landed property Of landowners
among those who 81 d OF enough to satisfy
them with all the eonceits and consequences which
follow il the train of such graTriia measures Z
Those gentlemen who support this measure, we are
satis6eds fear no such consequences. But he who
has no latent apprehension Of them must have read
the history of the Republics of old with other eyes
than ours, and in sense entirely different from that
in which they we're understood by their ancestors,
who, in framing the Government Of this Republic,
adapted its parts and restricted its grants Of power
with determined purpose to guard it from the err
rors and corruptions which led to their downfall
We cannot conclude these few remarks without d.
rectng the attention of readers to the fact that
a bill of this consequence was passed by5a vote
which shows that some serenity members were either
absent, or being present, did not vote upon the
question: s i. s@11tt1e41s SIS I5gsWs s1hsy T9t
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ANOTHER CUBAN EXPEDITION. Private letters
rom New Orleans, from an authority, likely to be
well informed, intimate that the rumors in some Of
tne southern papers relative to another Expedition
Tor the Invasion Of Cuba are by no means without
foundation. The " Lone Star Association" the
avowed mission Of which is, in the cant phrase Of
the DAY, 70 extend the area Of freedom are said
TO be lndustr'ously at work, and arranging their
plans, 80 as TO avoid the disasters encountered by
previous expeditions to Cuba, and with d view d
making the success Of the next invasion a matter
beyond doubt Affiliated societies are known e
exist in other States and it is believed that the
amount Of funds in their hands raised by voluntary
contribution is considerable -. NJ p. .E1press. ssq
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THE Plurality LAW OF MASSACHUSETTS
The bill which passed the Senate of Massachusetts,
some days ago to repeal the plurality law Of Massa-
ohusctts so far it relates TO Presidential Electors,
was rejected in the House Of Representatives Of the
State on Tuesday. This was scheme of the Goa
litionsts by which they hoped to deprive the Peo-
pie of the choice of Electors Of President and Vice
President of the United States and to devolve that
duty on the Legslature-that is upon the Coalition
chosen until after the Presidential election is over
They deserved defeat.
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The City Councils and People Of RICHMOND as
well as the newspapers generally in that vicinity,
very justly condemn the late indignity offered to
Governor Johnson by an inconsiderate Mob, on
account of his having exercised the power, with
which he il vested by law, Of committing the pun.
ishment Of a criminal who was under sentence OF
death for murder. The Petersburg Intelligenccr,
in concluding an article in Reproduction Of such rab-
bic excesses by which it considers the whole State
dishonored, thus boldly defines its position on the
subject: b sacs.ss "a f5en n ssa rof sezf5g-
eve are known to be politically opposed to the Gov
ernor but this shall not prevent from rebuking in
the most unqualified terms the unwsrrantable and un
spardonable outrage with which he has been visited
We viii never hesitate to sustain any officer whatever
may be his political opinions against the assaults in
suits Of mob for the exercise by him Of power with
which he is clothed by existing law In SO doing,
we are not only showing respect for the laws but
gard for the dearest rights and interests Of every man.
4 woman, and child in the Commonwealth asiees
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STATUE OF WASHINGTON gentle
men Of the city of New York have subscribed FIVE
hundred dollars each towards the purchase Of a
bronze equestrian statue Of WASHINGTON, to be exc
cuted by Messrs. H GREENoUGH and H: X. Brown,
and to be placed at the junction Of Broadway and
Fourth avenue, southeast corner of Union Place.
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DEBATE on THE .pEFIc1EycY'' BILL.


! OF this Debate, which has in the Senate been
conducted with distinguished ability on both sides,
we propose to publish 50 much as win give to
our readers an impartial view of the argument, SO
far as the general Administration Of the Govern
ment has been drawn into question in the discus
SION, Pursuing this intention, we present to our
readers to-day the Speeches Of Mr.. Senator HUN.
TER ofVirginia, and of Mr. Senator GwIN, of Cali
fornia, We shall follow this up by publishing, in
our next paper the able reply Of, Mr.. PEARer, Of
Maryland, In to both gentlemen a.sK ,.oiSf1sI
e On this, as on all subjects of material conse-
quence, we, shall aim--without surrendering our
columns entirely during thesessions Of Congress, to
the publication of such masses of the reported de-
bate in each House as would effectively exclude all
other reading matter from our columns Ito publish
SO much Of it at least as will make our readers ae
quainted with the merits Of the questions debated
On the other hand, we have published almost
nothing Of the debate upon the Printing question, be-
cause 50 much Of it as was not wholly foreign to
the subject would have afforded little interest or
instruction to readers generally. ~ ,,t,, n.
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SoUTH CAROLINA SENAToR.-A Telegraphic
despatch received last night from Charleston states
that Governor MEANS has appointed Mr.. w. f.
DESAUssURE as Senator from South Carolina, to
supply the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mr. RurTT s.s.N
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Iowa Democratic CONVENTION, Democra-
tic Convention was held at Iowa City on the 29th
ultmo for the nomination of candidates for the State
election They also appointed four delegates to the
Baltimore National Convention, and nominated four
candidates for Electors Of President and Vice Pres
dent. II is stated that the delegates to the Demo
cratic National Convention are in favor of Mr. Cas-
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The Supreme Court Of New York has granted trials
in the Of Sullivan and Clark under sentence Of
DEATH the former for murder in Cliff street. and the
latter for that of Gillespie the policeman The Judge
the trials charged M @
That If the Jury believe the killing wss produced by
the prisoner with intention take fe though that
intention was formed at the instant Of striking the fatal
blow, it was murder ~
Opinions were given By Judges MITCHELL and Roosr-
WELT, and concured in by Judge EDWARDS against this
charging and iasas before stated granted in both
cases 49, sl
Judge Roosrvrlrin his decision made the following
remarks r. ...s. n w. a
Hsw II be said, without shocking all our notions
OF speech, whether common cultivated that inten
ton to KILL formed at the Of striking the fatal
blow Is the same preuedtated design to commit the
crime Of murders The present Law Of homicide it must
be remembered, is in this State written and recent
CODE It was composed BY selected give utterance
TO the humane spirit Of the age and in language
adapted to the general understanding of those whose
duct it to regulate This consideration, therefore,
must furnish the rule Of its Interpretation It therefore
seems to be impossible that the Legislature in treating
the subjects Of homicide intended to place sudden impulse
upon the same footing as deliberate malice"
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The SPIRITUAL TELKeRAPH."-we have received the
first number Of the new Ghost paper which we announc
ed some time since to be Swallowed forth in New
York processes to be the organ Of the Rochester Rap
prs and other invisible agencies but the editor Mr.
PARTRIDGE, seems to be Of flesh and blood Il Is
filed with articles concerning the Spiritual Phenomena
the Ordeal Of Science and scepticism" "the Modern
Wonder, Lives Of the Seers" Manifestations in Bos-
ton," Latest news from the Regions Rapological,
messages from an Arabian Prophet" and other ouch
stuff, well adapted to the perusal Of the inmates Of
lunatic asylum but wholly unpaatable for those who
breathe the atmosphere of TRUTH reason, and common
sense The communications publishes purporting to
come from the land Of spirits is basphemy predcated
upon an imposition such win only be seriously recev
ed ignorance has usurped the place Of intelligence
and creduty the most ordinary prerogatves Of common
sense LNsy York ETvaa
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snow, and even at the Mountain House, on the catskl
the snoV on the 2sth ultino vas three feet deep aeg
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Mn WEBSTER.

/, A despatch was received here yesterday from
Marshfeld which says:y" Mr.. WEBSTER has had a
wonderfulescape, lin being thrown from his carriage
but received no seriousinjurya His hands and arms
are terribly sprained and swolen."sA1arix9 70 iiss
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s. CoAsT OF AFRIcA.--A letter from Cape Coast
Castle, dated March l, states as follows:
"The blockade Of the Leeward Coast has been raised
in FIVE places in consequence Of some kind Of tres
ty having been signed, but affairs in very unsettled
state STILL Hc i@i y = ta1 E
The town Of Whydah has been recently burnt, toge-
Their with Hutons factory After the fire there were dis
covered in the ruins Of the town the charred remains of
$50 slaves who had been unable to escape owing to their
being chained together by the neck 1t is supposed they
we're collected together ready for chipping The town Of
Dahomey the King Of that country resides is also
reported to have been burnt" se9b gsss stea -rs5
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FROM SALT LAKE CITY.

-eg CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN,.
ksta INDEPENpExcE, MAY j, 1854.
The Salt Lake Mail, true to contract time reached
here and that all interruption the route by
and severity Of cold has passed. may look for regu
larty and precision The brought by il is not Of
much Importance Every thing to be quiet in the
Valley, and the difficulties much apprehended in the
fall have all disappeared The anxiety of the Mormons
to be considered orderly citizens Of the United States is
every day apparent, and that hopes of gain
held out in the ransitu Of many emgants to Cali
fonia, perceive manifest desire to be kind and
generous 1t win avail little however, the majority
of those going out prefer the upper route thinking it the
best BE- att -
Speaking Of emigrants, the number passing out from
and through here Independence has exceeded all the
calculations have made Our streets have been
crowded day after day with vehicles of every description
and people of all classes and conditions moving
along The mass Of them passing out, and the
road from here to Little Blue river lined with wagons
short distance beyond that point the first companies
were met by the mail party The grass is reported
both routes to be very short but pleasant weather
we have viii bring it rapidly forward. A back
ward spring have not known for many years The cold
the past month has destroyed what little prospect had
for ffut such peaches and cherries; the apples,
think, are yet uninjured
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THE CANAL LOAN. OF NEW, YORK PRONOUNCED, "a
5as nnn 'slas BE UEGONSfTT UfI0NALna q h6d ON

THE CANAL loan OF NEW YORK PRONoUACEDAai
sirs ~ Ese BE UfIoNALa 8 'aea sas
\ The Court 81 Appeals of the State of New Y6,
sitting at, Albany on Tuesday gave q unanimous
decision dgeinst'the Oonsttutohaty Of the law FOR
the scmpleton IF the State Canals, The qrdersof
the Supreme Court, granting mandamus to icom-
psia the Auditor to fpr work done the law,
was reversed ,and that Of the Court inr Orange
county declaring the law demonstrations, ias
affirmed !, q 80 aAi 70 bsifoIsF qojlbnA DiiTl 9al
'agfhs lsregarded as one Of the most impoftantde-
ciA0hssy pronounced that State and win haS "
avery marked effect upon both public and private
Interests SIa aysc e Express o19 sa T. = oaa a s
in regard no tAismeasurehaye
been verified ana the Court Of Appeals eproncuced
the loan Of the legislature unconstitStioha Gsha con-
tfactss lettings Political Ard te
good the work 60 by the bpaSdr vs.
would have been ga2 save the oapal to have seen the
ioanenfrced and $hawo prosecuted speedily ecoHotni
caliy sadsfactpf 9ws taoagh relying apoH such
opinions NJ gysA tpy isadin n RarT
tssat 1thsreuWa asHhorty prI spih an act; bpttAs
Judges haseupset all such calatons and ovsrrnlsd all
legislaHss Acion9W The sheet WIN il o worsea
sud bYl costs ID the STATE, and u pain ~ damages
VI ~ hYi yNe Prv' p1s ~ 1Ss
foreshadowed in past transactions of the atsr broken
oontractsa AS certificates have been issaed by State law
by Ike authority they mus redeemed, FOR IT viii not
Az Sths N 4
Of the camel and not stopped
longer thsnis nesessaryt people
TO eompetent In exefy rsspsss the decision 81 most
I'd respect IL al ne law 81
the laAs, and We
take legal Eayts secnFethe desired 0hjeOt Uni 81
The Albany the 81 cir.
IVA sIu II tet DnTrD00A 19n2 ISqf io.n! os cI2le
cuar ready for mailing as soon the decision OF the
Court on the Canal question should be made known
~ l2a lsngt 4nfrrolsneIt ban baif snI4irs
as tit nnonra sdi lowe audl ged
An extra session the passage of law tobe submitted
To- thepsopls Ton the borrowing of six millions, 10
Piled exclusively to the enlargement ct the Erie CanaLGoy
Zone set enlarged locks to obeIcompleted first and
henspch other work shall be necessary to enhrge the
capacity of boats residue of she work done
at suctp the canal board shall determine be- for the
test interest of Tie SfdteoooR bshE5qza yilEltoa tHnon
The leyying Of aax to pay hentersst and redeem the
principal within eighteen years. The tax to be repealed
whenever the Constitution is 30 amended Is to createsa
sinking fund to pay of the debt noiiudrjao9 nsoI9H 10
This reveals the whole motive -4unworthy enoughof
the Democratic opposition to thelcanal billThe words
printed show that real object has been put
the patronage into the hands of the Democratic
gRuoms Tt8I don Nao York Cdsasvcal Advertiser
IN A.
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The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company have
received such assistance from the cities Of George
town and Alexandra, and from the Banks Of the
District, as to be in condition to commence (and,
il is believed to carry through the repairs to the
Canal rendered necessary by the ravages Of the late
freshet Georgetown has advanced $4,000, Alex
andria $25 000 and the remainder has been made by
the banks. Nv lAT'. z laesasth --s ~ \, Aa.iN
~ The Chief Engineer feels assured that the amount
of $50 o0O, mentioned for the completion
Of the repairs, (viz the LIST Of july next) viii be
exceeded. He thinks that the damage done is not
really 30 bad as that Of 1s47, and that when re-
paired The Canal will be worth $4,000 more than
it was before the food
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RHODE IsLaxD.-The General Assembly adjourned on
Friday evening" after session of four days The usual
officers elected by the body chosen the Wing candi
dates being elected in all cases. generally by nine ma
jority.
The principal act Of the session that known as the
Maine Liquor Law, which is to 60 into effect on the third
Monday Of July The awwa passed very rapidly through
both Houses Its friends favored more deliberate con-
sderaOn, but the Democrats smarng under the defeat
which they attributed to their policy on this subject push
ed II forward as rapidly as possible
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Thirty six cars laden with emrants, arrived at Buff
aloby the RoohestsrrOad ssnge train, Monday last