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GRANTS OF LAND.

table, when several bills concerning the Territories
passed
GRANTS OF LAND.
The SPEAKER announced the pending question to be
laying upon the table the bill heretofore reported by
Mr. BENNETT proposing grant public lands to all the
States at the rate Of hundred and fifty Thousand
for each Senator and Representative in Congress- and to
each of the organized Territories and the District of Co
lumbia hundred and fifty thousand The States
Of Missouri Alabama, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Loui-
sana, Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas, California Illinois,
and Indiana TO apply their share in the construction Of
railroads. and the remainder of the States to expend
theirs for educational purposes All the land granted
by any other act during the session of Congress
to any State to 9d in the construction Of any railroad
therein to be deducted from the amount granted by this
act to said State. s+lst
The question having been taken il was decided in the
negative: Yeas rs, nays 90.
motion to reconsider the vote by which the main ques
on the bill had been ordered laid upon the table
Yeas "a, nays 80
The amendment Of Mr. BENNETT, designating the rail-
roads to which aporton Of the lands appropriated to the
eleven States above named shall be applied was read
pending which the morning hour expired.
BRANCH MINT IN CALIFORNIA.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill to
establish branch Of the mint of the United States at San
Francisco in California
The question was taken on the pending amendment,
reported from the Committee of Ways and Means that
there shall be charged segnorage of not than
per cent on the amount Of bullion coined and was de-
The following amendment reported from the Commit
tee of Ways and Means agreed to:
Sec H. And further enacted That before the Secre
tary Of the Treasury shall procure erect the buildings
vided for in the second section of this act commence
operations under any Of the provisions Of the at San
Francisco State Of California it shall first be his duty
make contract contracts for the erection Of said buildings
procuring the machinery for the erection of said
buildings and procuring the machinery necessary for the
operations of said mint a which shall not In
whole exceed the of $300000 which said
contracts shall be secured by good and sufficient sureties
satisfaction of the said Secretary Of the Treasury and the
President Of the United States"
Mr.. McCORKLE asked the unanimous consent Of the
House to offer amendment repeal much Of the act
provides for assay Office and fixing the value Of bull
lion in California. The difference, he said between this
and the section in the Senate bill the latter provides
that the assay Office shall be continued until the mint
shall into operation The people of that State
taxed two and hreequarters per cent for assyng their
gold and running it into bars.
The amendment was not received there being Sbec-
ton to it.
The bill was then passed. and the House adjourned
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The following bills twice read by their titles and
referred 10 the Committee on the Territories
An act to amend act entitled An act settle and
adjust the Of the people of Oregon in defending
themselves from attacks and hosties Of Cayuse Indians
In the years lo4 and 846 approved February H. 1851
An act to define the boundaries Of the military
at the St Peters river in the Territory Of Minnesota
An act TO amend an act to establish the Territorial Gov
ernment of Oregon approved August IA, 1848.
An act to provide for additional clerks and extending
the session Of the Legislative Assembly Of the Territory
of New Mexico.
The bill authorize the President Of the United States to
designate the places for the ports of entry and delivery for
the collection districts Of Pugets Sound and Umpqua in
the Territory Of Oregon and to fix the compensation Of
the collector at Astoria in said Territory read twice
and referred to the Committee Commerce. ti
The bill to provide for the protection of the Territories
of New Mexico, Oregon, and the States Of Texas and
California, read and referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
The bin to establish branch of the mint Of the United
States at San Francisco returned from the House
with sundry amendments which were read.
Mr.. GWIN moved that the Senate in the amend
ments of the House they were simply restrictions and
limitations.
Mr. BADGER urged also the policy of ooncurring with
the House in the amendments.
Mr.. HALE thought 1t inudicious pass bills in that
mode without referring them to their proper committees
Few understood the bearing Of these amendments For
his part he confessed that he did not He was friendly
to the b but did like that mode Of dsposing Of it.
Mr. GWIN explained and urged the necessity that
listed for its prompt passage and Mr. HALE interposing
no further objections the amendments were concurred in
and the bill passed
The bill from the House for the punishment of crimes
in the District Of Columbia having been returned at the
request Of the Senate, it amended make all
its penal provisions apply houses in process Of erection
| as we'll q those finished, and passed as amended.
On motion by Mr.. SHIELDS. the Senate proceeded to
consider the bin to incorporate the ui.;s.;a
in the District Of Columbia; which, after having been
amended ordered to be engrossed for third reading
l. BILL PASSED. st sH
| The bill authorizing imported goods wares and mer
chandse entered and bonded for warehousng in pursn
Of law be exported by certain routes to ports and
places in Mexico, was read third time and passed.
On motion by Mr. ATCHISON, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of Executive business and after
time spent therein the doors were reopened-
And the Senate adjourned.
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competent TO write the sounds Of the English tongue but
simply because the introduction of "new" one how
perfect would be tantamount to the overthrow
and destruction Of language II would create
archy in written speech quite equal to that mpro-
vised occasionally by the Parisians, those able arch
tects Of ruin in affairs of State But no objection
to its expedent for conveying to foreigners
conception Of the proper pronunciation of arbitrary
Heterogeneous, and incongruous language This method
in fact we find recommended by learned Spaniard
Don Lorenzo Hervas as early 1904 in his Cataogo
Lenguas de las Naciones Conoeda " that is not
"new" might be magined* 1t is at least certain
that every foreigner needs all the aid he procure
every quarter in his endeavor to master the difficulties Of
English orthoepy and if the editors that this
end can be attained with moderate effort" and sin
very short time, by Of the Phonetic 4phabe, is
found to be verified by experience he will undoubtedly
deserve and receive the highest thanks from all who
acknowledge the Casian as their mother tongue; and
cannot but join Senior Veazquez in the hope which he
says has converted what would else have been ntoeabe
drudgery into useful and ennobling occupation that his
abors in Spanish and English exicography may lead
hand the descendants Of the AngoSaxon to
intimate knowledge and ruer appreciation of the
immortal works Of Ceryantes and his worthy compeers
they exist in pure Casian and the other that they
may also be instrumental in giving to the Spanish mind
renewed and quckened desire become thoroughly
acquainted with the rich and varied stores of English and
American literature and science.
Photography is certainly not SO recent science as
it is novel There "reformers Of spelling in Eng
land early Mt least the time of Lord Bacon for
find him protesting against their doctrines ga branch
of improbable subtlety." If writing should now be
made consonant to speaking he says very justly the
derviaons Of words especially from foreign languages,
are utterly defaced and extinguished" similar at
tempt to introduce the phonetic spelling was made in
France early the 10th century, but was soon aban
doned. &sA a4 ~
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NOTICE

w. II. WALLACE LAW NOTICE &c. Gursr
VLTALLACE GUEST, Attorneys and oounselors at Law
wv Fairfield Iova will attend TO all business appertanins
70 their profession throughout the State. dec sly
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

On motion Of Mr.. RICHARDSON, the House proceeded
to dispose Of the Territorial business upon the Speakers
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IN SENATE.

TUESDAY, JUNE %, 1852.
The following memorials were presented and appropr
ately referred
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table, when several bills concerning the Territories we're
passed.
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THE MEMORY OF Mr.. WEBSTER.

On Saturday, November 10Th, meeting of citizens Of
the United States Of America resident in England
held at the American Legation, for the purpose of
agreeing upon tribute Of respect be paid the
memory Of this amented and distinguished statesman.
The meeting was convened by Mr. INcERsoLL, the
American Minister at the Court of St. James, who, on
the motion of COL AspSwALL, United States Consul in
London, called to the chair. Mr. BANCROFT DAVIS
the Secretary Of the Legation appointed Secretary
the meeting
After few eloquent remarks by Mr.. INGERsoLL, on
the motion Of Mr. PEABODY, committee appointed,
consisting Of Messrs. George Peabody, of Maryland !;
James H. Beehan, of Virginia John L. Newbod, Of Penn
sylyania Russell Sturgis of Massachusetts, George w.
Riggs of Washington; R. Townsend Huidart of Calfor
MIA; w. A, Mosely, of New York W. King Smith, Of
Virginia. and Denning Duer of New Jersey, prepare
for the meeting series Inappropriate resoutons which,
having been reported and unanimously adopted the meet
ing adjourned.
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BEHIND THE SCENES.

We clip the following sketch from the ST. Louis Re-
pubieans
few years ago danseuse Of considerable note who was
serving engagement at the "0ld ST. Louis nightly
ed every head with prouees and other deadly tricks the
say nothing Of her magnificent charms physique
went straight the heart On evening when the favor
e Gisslie" appeared large audience, sat in stage
box the end Of the circle where addition the enter
anmen promised BY the programme quietly enjoyed the
occasional undertone directions Of the dumb arses the
boards. Gisele the pretty peasant girl had insured
triumph The part rendered TO the e She grace
the great secret Other attraction Many gentlemen in the p h
believed they yerable angel II gaa1e short. and silk tights
unable contain ter feelings at times ndecorou.y noy
act had ded-yery correctly
& hs lana ~ m TounS iris sbo b b too ISe fond % aneI se @ %
earhshe had become Willie Duke Albert deporci
in the dark forest near the silver lake where the Willie.
lie outstctchci his wildly but the vision gone ap
peared behind the marble tombstone
bert engaged in dahng the monument to the there
skies that IL he ala hoist larger rope they
could get curtain cloud over Then there
which, however could understand.
% sp no SSs % % ssn ss. ssr % I E Pa to the ground the
crouched near the oogt victim 70 the fatal enehantment when,
her and white cloud secured the Prom
smiling with scrrowfu penent Albert Their
S@snf s@s a truly R ynS Ss . II Ss N ma w oU
said voice sharply from cluster o ancient Ivy w By Stock
faster past the waters, graves
nowhodl quick crack along the celestial wood the
misty chariot stands still Giele smiles
parted though they not the whisper distinctly
My God John what Il the mattcri has the line
dienc believed the designed FIR effect appsuded
uously cloud . pretty
Willie Gull night flower and understand
the proprey Of dropping the Mr. IIuntleys
reaches ndistncty anil prolonged hustle behind
Gcle, gentle shade all the while smiling penyey sadly
from the cloud Her lips buhing painting
parted and they barely when she asks you going keep
me here all nightl Be In huryo something
regular blows heard la the heavens Vulcan
fed hammer mailing zephyr to the clouds
TO the
by loud hiss from the galleries. coupled
from the pit Another crash the machinery
more porentous darkness gathers the brow Ge
e IN good broad sailor English Dn T. why don't heaye
take the line, jackass pulf
Grafton Of divinity what nqty sanity gahi transition
shocking We reached Olympus instant
About this time the damage u the heeng repaired and
the wings We heard Of the bydialoguc single
mark from the mystericus tenant the ivy
stance not in the very words, by boys
from the tomb this time
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divide the dry land from the Nature therefore i
against Brazil with her ongng for maritime consequence
She must be content let other nations fetch and
for her. She can never have the shipping the men to
carry her produce to market They have something
better to do.
All Of Europe, Of Asia half of Africa most os
North America, and ninety and nine parts of South Ame-
RIGA, drained into the Atlantic The three largest
rivers in the world empty into it, and the largest Of river
basins are tributary to it.
1t is but canal which separates Europe and
Africa from the New World and the amount of back coun
try which through rver-basns and Atlantic slopes is tr
butary to this oceanic canal must forever send down to it
an immense amount of produce and merchandise The
Atlantic is therefore destined to be forever the
great of this worlds business and Of commerce
And the principal feature in this arrangement Of land and
var and distrbution Of rverbAsn and sea highways
q: ~. =; :iI " u i .,s.; Is; 81
wherever the marketplacs may III every sailing vs1ss
as she passes to and fro and the meuth Of the
Amazon must either in coming going pass by our
doors.
The Atlantic seaports are the way stations between
the mouth Of the Amazon and all the markets Of the earth
The trade winds and the great equatorial current Of the
Atlantic have placed the commercial mouth Of the Amazon
in the Forda pass where they have placed that Of the
Mississippi These unite at our feet and pour their
wealth along shores.
For these and other of import the free navga
on of the Amazon, and the settlement of the valley be-
come matters of deep interest to the world and of especial
interest to this country Therefore it is incumbent upon
this country to take the initiative in opening the trade
and navigation of that river to the world The policy Of
commerce requires it. In my next shall treat of the
means of accomplishing it, and of the rights which we
have there. INCA.
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Az EARTHQUAKES IN NEW ES0LASD-A smart shock Of
an Earthquake was felt in Exeter N H. at about half
past eleven o'clock Saturday night II shook the
doors and windows violently, and in instance Jared
down some Of the plasterng Of dwelling house. The
Salem Register says that the shock felt in that city
at the time The rumbng noise and the arring Of
the windows and doors very perceptibe for the
space, say, Of half = minute.
The following paragraph from the Newburyport Herald
refers to the shock:
"a very heavy explosion startled citizens twenty
minutes before twelve o'clock Saturday night II came from
northerly direction, and probably from the Exeter
Powder Mills though former explosion these mills
produced here half concussion any thing like
the long and loud report and reverberaton After the shock
like foul chimney burning distinctly perceptbIe
for minutes. The night still and clear with
light air from northwest ground and so If this was
not effect Of great explosion il have been one OF
those earthquakes, and the Of them all which AZ
irregular intervals from time immemoria have visited the
valley Of the Merrinae."
This earthquake was also felt distinctly in Danvers,
Amesbury, Tops6eld, Hamilton, Ipswich Exeter. New
buryport, Portsmouth, &c.
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THE LIQUOR Law IN Nrw HasPsHrRE-A new liquor
bill has been introduced into the New Hampshire egis
laure which has been drawn with eye to the opinions
recently given by the Judges Of the Supreme Court Of
that State in order that those sections and clauses
Acting with the Constitution Of that State and the United
States should be stricken out or modified,
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With this enchanting picture and the hope that Lieut.
Hcrndon will soon let have in full the report Of his
wonderful voyage down the Amazon, close this the
antepenultmate of my numbers INCA.
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GEN. CAss IN TAMmiNY.

Gen. LEWIS CAss made a speech in his
shirt sleeves in Tammany Hall on Thurs
day evening, intended TO prove that the
veteran e.pirant is no odd Fogy,' but as
progressive as the youngest of us. 1t was
rather good partisan speech, but not an
honest one. The General processes to il
lustrate the differences between the two
great parties which have divided our cOun-
try, identifying US Wings with the FEEDER
alists and his party with the Democrats of
our earlier history. Admitting, for argu-
ment's sake, the correctness of this CLASH
fcation, we say that it upseta the Generals
theory; for the Federalists certainly did
frame and adopt our present Federal Con-
stitution, creating a system Of Government
which Gen. Cass can hardly find words
strong enough to praise, while the Demo-
crat, of that day opposed it throughout.
There were individual exceptions both
wsys, but the fact that the Federalists gem
orally approved and voted to ratify, while
those whoafterward took the name Of Dem
ocrats condemned and opposed the adoption
of the Federal Constitution, is undeniable.
Washington, Hamilton, Jay, KOius King,
John Adams, Pinckney, sc. were the fra
mers and champions Of the Constitution !;
while Jefferson, Samuel Adams, George
Clinton, &c. opposed and tried to defeat
it. They were the Old Fogies, the stand
stills, the hold backs they dresded and
feared the result Of the experiment of a
more perfect Union : butthe Federalists
dared 10 be Progressive, and the result has
been immensely prOpitiou' to the Industry,
power, wealth, security, and growth ofthe
country. Why could not Gen. Cas- be so
lust TO the memory Of his own Federal
father as 10 tell the truth on this point !!
Why could he not speak worthily Of the
great Washington, who lived and died a
Federalist, who voted the Federal ticket
about the last public act Of his life (under
the rule of old John Adams at that, and
who enjoyed the distinction Of being hated
and maligned as a monarchistby Jefferson 7
He was abused as an aristocrat, enemy OF
liberty, &c. by the Democratic journals Of
Gen. Cass's boyhOOd just as Gen. Scott is
now, and officers Of the Revolutionary
Army, who had served under when they
thought their military genius entitled
them TO command him, were as bold In
their detrac,ion as any Of the lawyer Gen.
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Things In Washington,
csne.pesdsncs Of The n. Y. Tubans.
WAsHrNoToN. Thursday. Sent.


WASHINGTON Thursday, Sept 9, lsla
BY a new law of Congress passed nearly
simultaneously wi,hsthe confirmation OF NJ X. BALL az
Judge OF the Northern District Of NswYork, Ave new
Clerkshps established In the PostOfce Depart.
mest Three Of these Offices we're filed with tbs most
commendsble dsicscy and promptness by the retiring
PostmasterGeners leaving two places TO be filed by
bis successor. What renders the case moro prase-
worthy and liberal IT, that two II not three of the ap-
pointees are The air has given very great
Subtraction TO all parties
Dir. HALLS confirmation was not finally made without
some opposition Of Troublesome nature.
This Is age Of Committees and Investigations. Tue
sisnt honesty Of Loco Focoism arousedat least 90
far As Il can 10 .pads sppy the Wing party While
they nosng corruptions ,hs they ars
d,pensisg them lsyishy the other. Father RICHIE
who has probably drawn from the Treasury more III.
thresfourths Of million Of dollars since Marca Is45
Is voted BY these Honest Democrats fifty thousand dol
lars moro for violating his contract with the Govern
ment BOYD HAMILTON, another Honest Democrat
gets $4,000 more In the style. Bat this Is not q
sircumstsnee. AL the public printing Of Congress and
the Government-smounting 20 hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars Annuslly-s given to another Democrst'-
10 wit the Editor OF The Union newspaper. Thus Pa-
Their RrcBIE gets money st maui from the Urea.
sury, for violating valid and binding contract than
Gen SCOTT received for fighting the last var With Rnsr
land and eonquerns Mexico Then II we 70 back we
shaI find The following sums, which stolen By Ds-
morale oeeholder'' during less than twenty years Oh
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(ptiiO.

Hon. NELSON BARRERE Ia nominated
for reelection to Congress by the Wings OF sas
With District. He ran last time in hstncs
which gave Gen. Cass fiteen hundred ana fwSsff-
fee majority, and carried it by 2S6 majority
whereupon the late Loco. Foco Legislature piled
upon his back three or four hundred more Locs
majority, which he expects 10 shoulder AMI DIS
pose of Success to him letter ron Ripley
Brown Co., received yesterday, says;
THE nomination of Hale will not hurt us much
in Mis quarter. We are doing our best
"HUNrsBURG, Gesugs Co.. Aug. 30 1857
The Reserve is now ia staCe of exciscment
not common even in Presidential Elections. A
great many who have been against us are now
openly for Scott. think Ne shalt carry the state
but for the Platform adopted at Baltimore, there
would have been doubt OF It.
"Our Crops arr good here, except Indian Corn,
which will be light. II there should be early
frost. it will be very poor indeed. Fruit is abund-
ant, Peaches excepted
"CANFIELD, Mshonipg Co, Aug. 30, 1852.
"Our prospects IN ONO are Frightening Hale's
nomination Goes rOt work so bad, as expected.
Many Free Sol Democrats VIII support him
kRov this is the case here and have reports to
the aams effect from other quarters"
"CoLUNBU5. Aug II. 1889.
" In one County of our STATE, where Cas- beat
Taylor 600 votes, Scott will now beat Pierce,
and Hale will probably poll more votes, than
either. Man, Cass men are now Tor Hale
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known here save those OF Ben. D'lsrseh ia. 'yss-
err and Chancellor Of the Exchequerl ssa ~ I'd.
yard Bull ser Lytton, better kno~a a. tar no-ei-
;st Solver. Among the Peelites "a "sstint had
ara 81, Robert Peel. tson Of the dscea'sf r.
mier f. b. Denison, ia High Church eadefa-
w. Gladstone who honoTsd him'eh oy exp
ing the atrocities OF Nespolitsn tyranny isss ga"
mer. OF the Wings, T. b. MsSsu'ay' 'eas az.
thor Lord John Russell late Prem'efl ana Lora
Dudley Stuart are known here. Among the hss-
icals. Richard Cobdsp, John Bright, Ahnef "s.
son. Joseph Hume, J. A. ROebucs, aud Lesaa
Mail Editor of The Non Ca4fsra'Hl ns's
American regulations. Ancpg the insn n"-
gsde' c. Gavan Duffy. tEdiser Of TIE Ns"sAJ
+. Lucas. Editor of The Tabletl are the most
notsbls. But one Of O'Connslfs sons thaancc3
is returned. Among the Indepen dents are hica-
ard Monckton Mllnes 1.-THE Pcetl and John WAIVER,
chief proprietor of The Times.
One borough has made doib's return, s~e
have been disiranchi,ed and one member returned
ia DISQUALIFIED by reason OF his Hebrew fath,