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The Funeral Of Henry Clay.
WASHINGTON. Thursday. July |. Is

WASHINGTON, Thursday, July 1, 1852,
At | | o'clock this morning the Sen.
ate Committee of Arrangements, the
pall-bearers and mourners assembled at
the National Hotel At III the Mem.
bers of the Senate and House of Rep.
rescntatives, the City Councils of Wash
ington, Georgetown and Alexandria, the
Baltimore Delegation, and an immense
concourse of citizens and strangers as.
sembled at the same place, and the flu
neral procession was formed, which NOV
ed from the hotel at IL o'clock
The coffin was placed on gorgeous
funeral car, constructed for the occasion,
and drawn by six white horses, attended
by six grooms, who were young white
men. suitably attired
The church and fire bells will be tolled
throughout the day, aud all business is
suspended.
The procession moved precisely at ~
o'clock, in the following order:
Military escort-Dr Hall, attending
physician - Sergcant-at-arms - Senate
Committee of Arrangements-Funeral
Car, fanked on each side by pall-bear-
crs. &c
Senator's and Representatives of Ken
lucky, as mourncrs-member of the
Senate, preceded by its President and of
icers-. members of tue House of Rep
rcsentatives, preceded by its speakers
and oificers-President and his Cabinet
Justices of the Supreme Court, aud
other judges and law ofiicers-ofiicors of
the Army and Navy-the Baltimore
Delegation-Corporation officers & City
Councils of Washington, Georgetown
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and labor
crs on the Capitol, headed by Architect
Walker and Superintendent Strong
citizens and strangers.
The entire procession was on foot. The
funeral c0rtcge marched to the Capitol
where the corpse was conveyed to the
Senate Chamber, and funeral services
for the dead were performed, and a fu-
neral sermon preached by Rev. DR.. But
Ter, Chaplain to the Senate and religious
adviser to the illustrious deceased The
corpse was thence removed to the rotun-
da, and will be there exposed until A o.
clock, when it will be conveyed to the
ears for removal to Baltimore " Y,
Irib1tnc.
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This important bill passed the House
week before last, and awaits its fate in
the Senate 1t is a measure which, as
the best expedient left to secure the old
States some share of the public lands, we
cordially approve, and to which, we are
glad to know, our Representative, Mr..
MEAcHAM, gave an influential support.
The vote stood, ayes 96, noes Sc.
The bill appropriates to Missouri three
millions of acres; to Alabama, two mil
lion five hundred thousand acres; to
Iowa, three millions of acres to Michi-
gan, two million five hundred thousand
acres to Wisconsin, two million five hun
dred thousand acres; to Louisiana. two
million five hundred thousand acres to
Mississippi, two million acres; to Flori-
da, two million acres to Arkansas three
million acres to California. three mil
lion acres; to Illinois, one million acres;
to Indiana, all the public land not sold
located, or reserved, lying within her lin.
its, and one million acres in addition there.
to; to Ohio, all the public lands not
sold, located, or reserved lying within
her limits, and two millions OF acres in
addition thereto and to each of the
States of Maine, N Hampshire, Vermont
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecti
cut. New York, New-J Jersey, Pennsylvan
ia, Delaware, North Carolina, South Car
olina, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia Ken
lucky and Tennessee, at the rate of one
hundred and fifty thousand acres for eacl
Senator and Representative in the Thir
ty-second Congress from said States re
spectiyely; and to each of the organized
Territories and the District of Columbia
one hundred and fifty thousand acres
The eleven States first named are to ap
ply their shares in the construction
of railroads, and the remainder of thu
States and Territories, and the Distric
Of Columbia, are to expend theirs fol
the support of schools, or for other use
full purposes.
Vermont, it will be seen, according t,
the terms of the bill, will receive 500
600 acres, to be devoted to education o.
other State objects.
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| am, Sir, Respectfully,
Your ob't. scrv't.
DANIEL W EBSTER.
Correspondence OF the Commercial
Advel t.ser.
WASHINGTON. June. 20.

WASHINGTON, June, 20
The ratification meeting held by the
Wings. last night, was of striking char
acrer. The place of meeting, the porti-
co of the City Hall and the open space
fronting it, was a magnificent place for
even the most important gathering. The
crowd collected was the largest Of the
kind ever seen here, and what with bon
fires, rockets, salvo of cannon, music pro
cessions and hurrahs, the Wing ratiiica-
ton was quite a brilliant fea'. The
main object of the meeting was to give
Wing members of Congress, and other
Wings of distinction and influence, an
opportunity to endorse the action of the
Wing convention, and commend it to the
support of the Wing party generally.
Among those who spoke on the occasion
were Senator'S Miller,of n. j., and Foot,
of Vt, and Messrs Callum, of Tenn,
Morehead, and Chandler, of Pa.
1t was rumored that Mr. Corwin, Mr..
Webster aud Mr. Crittcnden were to
speak, and give in their formal adhesion
to the nomination, But Mr.. Corwin
had Just left for Ohio, ria New York,
and Mr. Webster did not appear; nor,
so far as | learn, did he intend to do so.
Mr. Crittenden was not present. But
he goes in fully for the nomination.
1t was rumored also that some of the
recusant and malcontent Southern Wing
members would take the opportunity to
endorse the nomination, but neither Mr.
Gentry, nor Mr. Williams, nor Mr. Mar
shall nor Mr.. Cabell,nor any of those who
withdrew from the caucus of the goth May
appeared. But it was avery good meeting
and will excite favorable influence OF
the election, especially IN the bordering
state of Maryland
General Scott himself appears very
well and is said to be quite confident OF
success. He talks freely of the matter
and says that, as he is nominated, he
would like to succeed, though he would
have been previously content with com
plimentary vote.
The chances Of the election are talked
over at the Capitol every day. The
Democrats appear to be rather less con
fident than usual, much less so than they
were when Mr. Polk was their nominee
against Mr. Clay, or Gen. Cass against
Gen Taylor There will probably be
quite an animated canvass and close e.
lection.
The question of the nomination is one
thing and of the election another, The
whole party will ultimately unite, with
more or less alacrity and cordiality, il
the support of the nomination. Great
efforts will be made by the Wings in the
Wing states of the South All the
Southern Wing states, except Georgia
are calculated upon for Scott and Ora
ham, The meeting hero last night a
dopted the motto Of Scott, Graham and
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MAINE. - The nomination of Gov.
HUBBARD, as the democratic candidate
for reelection, says the Albany Argus
appears to have given much dissatistac
tion to political friends, owing entirely
to the fact of his having signed the bill
known as the Maine Liquor Lava
measure which has justly been regarded
by democrats generally, as an unwarrant-
able stretch of legislative power, and
subversive of fundamental principles of
free government
The result of this feeling of dissatis-
faction is seen in the proceedings of the
democratic mass meeting at Portland on
Tuesday last - which repudiated the
nomination of Gov HUBBARD, and pre-
sented for the support of the democracy
the name of ANsoN G. CHANDLER, Of
Calais
1t is part of the history CT this move
ment, that the wings had previously
nominated a decided opponent Of the
law-and thus placed the democratic
party in a false position in regard to it
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Tho District Convention.

The campaign in Vermont opens nobly
The unanimous denomination of Mr.
MEAcHAM, by a convention fully attend
ed by the Wing masses from different
parts of the district, is most excellent
and suspicious beginning. 1t has been
the rare good fortune of Mr. MEAcmAM
beginning his congressional career with
little political experience win, in a
short time, a high position at Washing
ton, and the cordial confidence and es-
teen of the people at home. The pro-
priety of the nomination could not but
be manifest-as we expected, whenever
our friends, from the several counties
comprising the new first district, should
assemble for consultation
Mr. MINER, the faithful representative
from the old first district, waived all
claims he might be supposed to have to
the nomination Mr. LYMAN did the
same, and, with high and just eulogy
upon Mr.. MEAcnAM, proposed his NOM
ination, which was unanimously carried
by reclamation Mr.. MINER handsome.
ly presided over the convention, and eve
rything, throughout the day, indicated
perfect cordially and harmony.
Addresses were made by several per-
SONS, who are specified in the official re-
port. That of Mr. MINER was in excel
lent spirit, and his treatment of the Tar
itf question was particularly happy. He
spoke of Mr.. MEAcnAM in warm compl-
mentary terms, and of the present Ad-
ministration, with frank and candid APP
proval. One of the best speeches of the
occasion, was that of Hon EDWARD SEr-
MouR, of Vergennes, whose manner of
treating political topics is always happy.
The other remarks also were pertinent
and effective.
The resolutions, it will be seen. endorse
the Presidential nomination and the plat
form of the convention, approved by
Gen ScoTT and Mr. GRAHAM. On such
a basis, we may move forward, with unit
cd ranks, to victory.
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trines we rely for our success. We will
not accept the platform without the can
didate or the candidate without the
platform"
In moving the adoption of the rcsolu
tions-thc Eagle adds--E. Kirkland
Esq, paid glowing tribute to the servi.
ces of Daniel Webster,who was, previous to
the decision of the Convention at Balti
more, his choice for the Presidency
Like all other true Wings he acquiesced
in the will of the majority, and prepar.
ed to enter heartily into the contest
which must result in the election of Gen
Scott r. w. Clarke, Esq, followed in
a brief, but neat eulogium of the militia
ry fame and civil qualifications of the
distinguished Wing candidate, after
which the resolutions were adopted will
hearty cheers"
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l don't know, by the by, what your
readers may think Of the principles an
nounced by General Scott, in his letter
to Hon John G. Chapman, of Maryland,
President of the late Wing National
Convention. The letter appears in this
mornings papers. and it strikes me that
it will prove tie most egectioe elcctionccr-
ing letter ever written. 1t will secure
him the undivided vote of the Land Re
formers of the entire Union and our
naturalized citizens will go for him. en-
mdSSe Don't talk to me after this, of
General Scott's incapability of writing a
letter, without hurting himself by it. l
tell you that it is perfect coup dc mai
ire I go for The principles contained in
the letter. and may be, therefore, some
what enthusiastic but l think all must
admire the gencralship of the Wing
nominee in thus approaching the wants
of the people.
The new hotel in Niblo's block, Broad
way, will be the largest and best furn-
ished in the world. 1t is to be opened.
1 believe, sometime in August, by the
four brothers Leland, who, take them
all round arc perhaps better versed in
the theory and practice of bookkeeping
than any other four men in the United
States-thcre are no hotel keepers wor-
thy the name, in any other country 1t
is to be called the metropolitan Hotel,
and it well deserves the name. 1t has
two hundred rooms more than the AS
tor House." and is, of course, much bet
ter and more conveniently built and fit
ted up every modern improvement that
has been made since the " Astor " was
built; having been introduced into the
Metropolitan by the Messrs Leland
BY the time it is open to receive guests,
it will have cost in all 81 100000.
For some time past, one of the most
engrossing topics that have engaged the
attention of our citizens has been the
present corrupt organization of our Po-
lice Department The laxity of the dis
cpline maintained in it, and the perfect
contempt for public opinion and of pub
lie interests manifested by those who
Immediately control its efficiency, are
notorious. | am intimately acquainted
with the composition of the Police Force
of this city, and can therefore advise
such Of your readers as may come to
. see the elephant of Gotham, never to
request the assistance of any of our po-
licemen; for if those officials interfere at
all, they almost invariably apprehcnd
the rictimS. who are sometimes kept
several days in imprisonment, and have
to pay whole handfulls of dollars, prcvi-
to their release. Yours truly, %,
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Our Next Governor.

A committee appointed by the Wings
of Caledonia County for the purpose of
expressing their sentiments on the NOM
nation of successor to Gov. Williams,
who declines another election, have ex-
pressed their preferences, in the last
Caledonian, in favor of the nomination
of the Hon. Erastus Fairbanks for our
next Governor. and accompany that ex-
preston with the reasons of their pref
erence Those reasons, in substance,
are, that in the northern part of the
State it is the universal wish and expec-
tation of the Wings that the name Of
Mr. Fairbanks be presented to the free
men of the State as one eminently wor-
thy, and entitled to the suffrages Of the
entire Wing party of the State" that
all who have had occasion to transact
business with him in his commercial ro-
lations, can but acknowledge him a man
possessed Of practical good sense, uncom-
mon sagacity, and cool, deliberate judg-
ment a man of determined persever-
ance, considerable, firm and inAexible in
his devotion to Wing principles con
sistent and unwavering in his public aud
private professions-understanding the
private wants and interests Of commu-
mites and individuals as well as the wel-
fare of the State, man who has devo-
ted much time and well established
and extensive influence to the promotion
of Wing principles in Vermont and our
sister states, with untiring diligence and
much success These are the principle
reasons assigned by the committee, con
sisting of Messrs, F. A Cahoon, j II
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LuNDY's LANE ANNlvERsARY-Tbe
Chippewa Boys of Northern Ohio and
its vicinity are determined to celebrate
the thirty-eight Anniversary of the
BATTLE OF LUNDY's LANE duly 26th)
by Military Encampment and Patriot
ic Mass Meeting at Niagara Falls, just
oppoiite the hard-fought field where
WINFIELD ScoTr SO gloriously distin-
guished himself The battle of Lundy's
Lane was equally honorable to Ameri-
can and to British valor, and its com
memoration can cause no irritation or
alienation between gallant and honest
patriots on opposite sides of the from
tier.
At this Celebration, the Old Soldiers
who fought with Scott at Lundy's Lane
will be specially invited and all who
fought in the War of 1912 will be urged
to attend 1t will be great day for
the Lake Region, should the suggestions
of our Ohio friends be responded to in
this and other States, as we doubt not
they will-N Y 1riJuEc
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tinued in the Office of Secretary of State
until 1929. In 1881, he was again elect
ed to the Senate of the United States,
and continued member of that body
until March 81, 1912, when he resigned.
He returned to the Senate again in
lS49. and continued a member to the
moment Of his death.
In person Mr., Clay was tall and slen-
der, and stopped somewhat. His coun-
tenence when at rest expressed great
placidity and suavity. His manners
were somewhat ornate and elaborate
though he was eminently social in his
temperament and pleasant in converse
ton In his dress he was remarkably
neat but his style was rather that of a
clergyman than a man of the world.
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Brat,i.Doro achippswa Club"

The Wings of Brattleboro have Or
ganized themselves for the campaign un
der the above designation. Among the
resolutions adopted at the frs. meeting
we learn from the Eagle, was the fol
lowing:
Resoiced, That in the platform a.
dopted by the Wing National Conven.
ton, we recognize doctrines, the success
of which the past experience of this
country has demonstrated TO be essential
TO its prosperity, and whose success can
only be secured by the triumph of the
Wing party. On that platform we stand,
and on the truth and force of its doc
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NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.
The proceedings of this Convention
have already been reported briefly by
telegraph The National Intelligencer
of Friday contains somewhat extended
report of the proceedings of the first
day of the Convention From % States
and Territories Isl ,legates were pres
ent, as follows Prom Vermont, three I;
from Massachusetts, twenty-five from
Rhode Island, three from Connecticut,
four from New York, twenty from
New Jersey, two from Pennsylvania,
FIVE; from Delaware, six ; from Mary
land, twenty-three from Virginia, ten I;
from North Carolina, one from Louis
lana, two from Ohio, twelve from
Kentucky, two from Tennessee, three !;
from Indiana, one from Illinois, two ;
from Arkansas, one from Michigan,
four from Texas one from Wiscon.
sin, two from the District of Columbia,
eleven.
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Webster on Hulaemann. Again.


The Hulscmann correspondence, laid
before the Senate, this morning, contains
Ilulsemann's letter to the State depart
ment, the reply Of Mr.. Hunter, the act
ing Secretary, and subsequent letter OF
Mr.. Webster The following is copy
of the latter
The Secretary Of Statot 10 Mr. MsCprdy.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, June 9.
To c. j. McCuRDY, Es1, Pienna
SRI transmit copy Of note of
the Goth of April last, addressed to me
by the Chevalicr Hulscmann, announcing
his intention of returning to Austrial
This note reached me in Baltimore, | bc|
ing then bound ON visit to Massach;t
sets, from which | have now lately rel
turned On receiving it, / directed Mr.
Hunter to return the answer, copy Of
which is also herewith enclosed
II is obvious from the tenor of all his
recent communications to this depart
ment, that the Chcvalier Hulsemal n
experience in the diplomatic services II
his Government, has not instructed him
accurately in the nature and limits OF
his official functions, and that notwith-
standing his long residence in this coun-
try he is quite uniformed as is the char.
acter of our institutions, and the respon.
sibility of public men in the United
States for these acts or their sentiments
in their private capacity, in regard to
foreign powers The Chevalier Hulse-
mann came hithcr in 1888, as Secretary
obligation, under the highly accomplish
cd Baron Demarcschal, who was accred
tied as Envoy Extraordinary of his I'm
peral Majesty.
Since the retirement of that gentle
man he has acted as Charge dAflaires
but, so far as We are aware, without any
regular commission from his Government
1t is certain that he has never been ac-
credited to this department by the Aus
TRAN Minister for Foreign Affairs The
Cheyaller Hulsemann, it appears, has
yet to learn that no foreign government
or its representative, can take just of
fence at any thing which an officer of
this government may say in his private
capacity. Official communications only
are to be recognized as indicating the
sentiments and views of the Government
of the United States. If those COM
muncations are friendly in their charac-
ter, the foreign Government has no right
or reason to infer that there is any in.
sincerity in them. or to point to other
matters as showing the real sentiments
of the Government. You will see from
the Chcvalier's note that he made an ap-
peal to the Government to show. what
he called newspaper improprieties. and
unofficial remarks of the head of this de.
partment. The President. actuated by
desire to preserve unimparod. tho
friendly relations between the two GOV.
crnmcnts, waived ceremony, and unoffi.
cial listened to his remarks. In pursu.
ing this course. however. he BY no means
intended to allow the Chevalier Hulsc-
mann to suppose that he was not well a.
ware of his official position.
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the compromise"

the compromise"
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio,
are looked upon as the battle ground. In
Pennsylvania, General Scott has tho de.
cided advantage, so much so that the i'm.
preston is general that he will carry that
state In Ohio, we are at loss wheth-
er to calculate on the Wings of the
Western reserve or not Mr. Giddings
claims the whole of that vote for the free
soil ticket. Others again set it down
for General Scott. OmcRoH \
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Acceptance of the Nomination by Gen
Scott and Secretary Graham.
feneral Chapman 10 Gen. Scott
BALTIMORE, June %, 1852

BALTIMORE, June %, 1852
SRI am instructed by the Wing
National Convention to inform you OF
yoar unanimous nominations as the
wing candidate for the Office OF
President of the United States
inclose copy of the resolutions pass
cd by the convention expressing their
opinions upon some of the most promi-
nent questions of national policy, and
with sincere wishes that you may be e.
lected, and for the permanent settlement
of the principles of the wing party
have the honor to be, very respect
fully, your obcdient servant,
j. G. CHAPMAN, of Maryland
President of the Wing National Con
vention.
To Major Gen. WINFIELD Scorr.
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Ez The Battle of Lundy's Lane
was fought in Canada, few miles from
Niagara Falls, on the 25th of July, 1914,
and Winfield SCOTS commission as Ma
jor General bears date from that battle,
though of course not given till after the
news had been received at Washington.
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EA- A letter in the Philadelphia
Inquirer, from Henderson county, North
Carolina, says that the old North State
"will give fifteen thousand majority for
Scott and Graham
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MIDDLEBURY, JULY 7, 1852