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NATIONAL MONUMENT.

George Watterson. Esq, Secretary ol
the Washington National Monument Soci-
e,y, has issued an address to the AMERICAN
people, appealing to their pride and patri-
otsm in aid OF the National Monument.
II appears the contributions have greatly
decreased during the last six months. and
fears are entertained that the further pro.
gress Of the noble structure will have to
be stopped for want Of iunds. II has been
carried up to an elevation OF 1O5 feet above
the surface, or about one-fiiih Of its in.
tended elevation. Each course OF two
feet IN height. costs upwards Of $4,000,
though executed with the strictest regard
to economy. The address proceeds to
say: III s.''t
From two to three courses can be COM
pleted in month, which require from four
to six thousands dollars, while the monthly
contributions have not averaged for the
past half year more than two thousand
dollars. 1t will, therefore. be obvious that
the work must necessarily be stopped If a
more ardent and patriotic feeling does moi
prevail among the people Of this country
and more extended and liberal cohtri.
button be not made. ai# iaA VIZ
To show with what ease this great oh.
iect could be effected, i! is only necessary
TO state, that three cents from each white
inhabitant Of the United States would be
sufficient TO complete the monument in o
few years; and yet such appears to be the
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MOC RATIO TICKHT.
8sff7fi 4f'tS.
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,
WILLIAM b. CALDWELL.
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF. PUBLIC WORKS,
JAMES B. STEEDMAN. 81,
THE MAILS.

We have had no mails from the East
or West since Friday nigh.--owing We
suppose, to the high waters. The streams
in this vicinity have no. been 80 high since
the food of August. 1850, a. they were on
Monday q isf5 FI'ii- '-.f''ili 'l'9f g y
We are under the necessity Of going y
press with but little Legislative, Congress.
sional, or any other news except . fen
items by telegraph. oate# s1ey iie 4gd
P.S. Tuesday, 10 A. lM.-Ths mail
has arrived bringing dates from Columbus
to Saturday. The tax law has not ~
passed. as' 4i'5H
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SENATE.
WEDNESDAY. March 81

Z The committee on New Counties were
discharged from the further consideration
OF fremonsiranoes against the removal oi
The county seat Of Noble county.
Tho bill relating to wills was passed.
The common school bill was read the
first time.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
= Senate bill regulating The sale Of poisons
was passed--yeas 81, nays 8.
- The bill regulating the hours Of manua'
labor was discussed at length, and refcrr
ssd tca select committee Of five.
eenrtc amendments to the bill TO regn
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OHIO LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
MONDAY, March %.


Mr.. Rico, from the Standing Committee
on Common Schools and School Lands
reported a bill 10 provide for the re-organi.
cation, regulation and maintenance, oI
Common Schools, which was laid on the
table, and ordered to be printed.
The Bill TO provide for the Public Print
ing came back from the House, the House
refusing to agree to the Senate amend
ments Laid on the table after discus
sion.
House joint resolution relative TO in.
structing our Senators and Representatives
in Congress 10 procure from the U. S.
Government the REIMBURSEMENT of its in
terest in the National Road to the State
or Ohio, Of that part OF said road within
thissStats, was agreed to.
Mr. Cradlebaugh introduced bill to
provide for printing general laws, in news.
papers. and to repeal the law Of 1850 on
that subject.
The bill authorizes the county commits.
sioners, at their discretion, to order the
publication OF the laws in their counties
respectively
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson. the following
resolution, introduced by him was taken
up.
Resolred BY The General Assembly Of
the State of Ohio, That our Senator'S in
Congress be instructed, and our Repre-
ssntatives requested, to urge upon theirre.
spsctve bodies the passage, at as early a
day as possible, Of an act providing for the
construction Of good wagon road ard a
railroad through the territory of the United
States, from the most eligible point on the
western boundary Of Missouri, or Arkan-
sas, to the eastern boundary Of California,
upon such route as shall upon survey. be
found TO be most convenient and practca.
BILE. Adopted after considerable debate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
+. The amendments to Senate Bill for the
incorporation ot Colleges, Universities, &c,
were agreed to.
The question was then put, Shall the bill
pass! and resulted yeas 81, nays 8.
The House then resolved itself into com
mittee Of the Whole, and considered the
bill for tho erection Of two additional Lu.
natic Asylums.
The committee then rose and asked
leave 10 sit again. Granted
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LATEST COUNTERFEITn.


zoos Oh the No,therD Bank Of Kentucky
are said to be in circulation at Richmond,
Virginia. I saat. l.a9 a,l fa5 3 ooi,
los on the Merchants a. Mechanics
Bank, Wheeling. Va-Vig, man with ship
in distance--h house aud steamboat on righ,
men, wagon and horses on left., ,asls
SIS on the Farmers & Droysrs' Bank,
Waynsbnrg. Pa--Vig. cattle scenes, poor.
ly done, the rocks on left OF cattle imper-
feet. Female on rigM end holding grain
is poor, and SO is the head Of WashinetoA
on left. The officers names arc engraved
very poor imitation oi genuine, ,TI
5's OH The Merchants & Manufacturers
Bank, Pittsburgh, Pa Like gsnuins-,.
vig- a female with shield. and light-house
in distance--fenale on right end. and .
blacksmith with hammer on lef--6gurs s
in square die on each corner. 'Is v,,
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SENATOR soULE. OF LOUISIANA.

The gallaries Of the Senate were crowd
ed to hear the speech Of this distinguished
Senator in support Of the amendment Of
the honorable Senator, Mr.. Cass, in rela.
ton to the subject of intervention. The
speech was one which produced a pro.
found impression, abounding in original
and striking views, and exhibiting a thor
ough knowledge of the early diplomacy
of our country. The great object Of the
Speaker was to show that General Wash
ington was misunderstood when he was
represented as wishing TO ingrait on our
foreign policy neutrality which would
make us INDECENT spectators Of the con-
duct of other nations; and he quoted with
much effect, various letters and documents
in support of this object. But the point
handled with peculiar success seemed to
US to be that portion of our diplomacy in
which the United States induced Great
Britain to concur in the declaration that,
as between Spain and her colonies. other
powers should not interfere---a declaration
which gave independence TO those colo
MES, and which has always been since
referred to with pride and satisfaction by
the friends Of representative government
throughout the world. In connexion will,
this declaration. the distinguished speaker
contrasted the humiliating attitude in which
we were placed by the intervention OF
Great Britain and France, during the last
fall, in the affairs OF Cuba-an imerven-
lion which had no other excuse but that
afforded by the proclamation Of the Pres
ident. denouncing the followers OF Lopez
as offenders who had forfeited all claim to
the protection of their government. The
British and French governments knew as
well as ours did that there was treaty
between the United States and Spain pro.
viding for the trial OF just such cases as
those which had been denounced by the
President Yet those governments did
not hesitate to intervene, and TO tell Us in
effect that, being too weak to fulfil onr
treaty obligations. an occasion had arisen
which justified them in furnishing those
who had evaded our laws.- Fhis assump.
ton, so unwarrantable, uniounded. and
insulting, was exposed with the power Of
master in debate. r- t..tt
But it is not our purpose TO anaIyze par.
iicularly Mr.. Soule's speech We hope to
lay it before our readers tomorrow, when
they will judge OF it Tor themselves, and
when. we venture 10 say. it will be pro-
nonnced by them all as one of the best
which has been delivered on the subject 10
which it relates. The author was. in ear
ly life. the victim Of arbitrary power in
France. and fed to this country because
he would not consent to the shackles i'm.
posed upon him as the contributor to a
liberal press. Nobly has he proi'ed by
his experience; and successfully, we trust,
has he shown the importance Of that moral
power which belongs to tho United States,
when they declare their sympathes for the
oppressed of other nations. and their dis
appreciation Of that violation of public law
which has deprived Hungary Of her
liberty and Independence Washington
TI,,jo,
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ties make cheap commodities s--frst proPo,
sition; low duties make dear commodities
second proposition; starving people, (like
the Zoll verieners,) are always more un-
able to buy what they want, and are rem
dered doubly so. by an increase Of cost
third proposition; inability inihe consumes
to purchase, curtails sales by the produ.
cer-fourth proposition; argal, "our grain
growers and -four dealers" are then in.
jured by the withdrawal ''of all import du,
ty on Grains and Flour in the German
Zoll Verein States"-fiith propositionl
Clear as total eclipsel
And yet the hteliigencer alludes to this
unwelcome contingency in our agricultu'
raj affairs, as indifferently as the grave
editors would brush an August fly from
their co.partnership nose! We offer this
matter to the Republic, as the text Of an.
other homly upon the benefits Of a high
tariff to American Agriculture. When
the Republic gets through. the Tribune
may take up the thread, and blather awhile
ON the magical influence OF Protection v
in favor OF .Labor," and Of its whole.
some tendency to cripple the gigantic legs
Of "Capital." o, Whigery! O, Hum.
bugery!-Ohio Statesman. <'aa2 q
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
WASHINGTON. March %. 1852.


Information has been received from
Charles Graebe. Esq. U. S Consul for
Hesse Cassel. Hesse Daronstadt, and Han.
over. that in consequence of the general
deficiency of the last crop of grain, and
the high price occasioned thereby. tho
States composing the Zoll Verein Of Ger
many have passed decree. that from the
first Of the present month 10 the first oI
September next. grains. lrgnmes and -four
can be imported into the Zoll Verein free
of duty. a,4h H. W agr.
The import duty on grain previous to
the said decree. was about seven cents a
bushel. and that on -four amounted to a
prohibition. being two dollars and fifty
cents per barrel. l4
The first misfortune is the domestic
scarcity of breadstuffs. The next is the
added calamity .ofiree trade; for the wings
have preached TO the American people,
that the higher the tariff the cheaper the
articles imported TO the consumer. and the
lower the tariff the more erpensive TO the
con sumer. Now. is it not the very mad.
ness of cruelty in government whose
people are suffering from scarcity of the
staff of life. 10 double the cost Of foreign
imports. and thus render starvation Ger.
tain to follow the impossibility OF purchas
ing what bad crops have deprived them
of at home! . liagil m8
The Intelligencer thus comments on
the above quoted announcement: NJ
"The official announcement in another
column, Of tho temporary removal of all
import duty on Grains and Flour in the
German Zoll Verein States. is Of much
interest to our grain-growers and fiou'
dealers" t a
4 II shows bad spirit in the Intcligen'
Ger. to thus taunt "our grain growers and
-four dealers. with the curtailmentof their
prosperity. certain to follow the deprecia.
Ation oi the -four trade in Germany Such
must be the result with them, or else the
Wings will be compelled to swallow theil
whole argument in favor ofa high tariff
The thing is perfectly Logical; High du
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SENATE.

"-----I SATURDAY, April 5.
Not in session. Adjourned over TO rem.
ovate the Hall. IL needs renorating!
/ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The entire morning sitting was consum-
ed by two whig speeches on the tax bill.
Are the democrats to blame for this2
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1.-THE Senate OF Pennsylvania has spassetl
the bill prohibiting the sale Of liquor, sx.
|cept under grsst restrictions, by q yote
Of TITO 4 B. ieoesiS asess'e 2ss 9 sgDssca
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TOWNSHIP ELEcrIoN.-On Monday last
James Cunningham, and Joel F. Randolph
were elected Justices Of the Peace. Of this
(Centre) township. Thomas Little wss
elected Assessor. tf''f yteAN72h
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SENATE.
TUESDAY, March 80.

HHT H.. '
Mr.. Smith, from the committee on Fees
and Salaries. reported back the bill fixing
tho compensation of certain State officers
amended according 10 instructions, and
recommended Its passage.
The question was then put on the pass
age oft the bill and resulted yeas II, nays g.
So the bill was lost, constitutional ma
jority not having voted for its passage.
Mr.. Atkinson moved reconsideration
Of the vote just had; which prevailed, and
the vote was reconsidered.
The question was then taken on the
passage OF the bill, and resulted-yeas 10.
nays Gas follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Armstrong, Covey. Cra.
dlsbaugh, Cushing, Fudge, Johnston, Xii.
bourn, Mckinney. Mack. Peppard. Rex,
Rice, Rich, Riddle, Smith, Van Buskirs,
yattier. Walkup and Wilson-l9.
Nays-Messrs. Atkinson. Cox, Fincls
Ferguson. Gllett and Todd-6.
So the bill passed the Senate in the fol.
lowing form:
SEC. 1. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio. That the
several officers herein after mentioned. shall
be entitled 10 receive for their respective
services, the following sums annually:
The Governor $4,000.
The Lieutenant Governor $500
The Secretary of State Sl400.
The Treasurer ol State $500.
The Auditor of State $500.
The State Librarian $500.
The Attorney General Sl400.
The Members OF the Board Of Public
Works, each, $1,000. All of which sala-
ries. shall be payable in equal instalments
st the State treasury, on the last Monday
ofMarch. the last Monday Of June. the last
Monday of September, and the last Mon
day of Dec ember.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Patterson presented the remon.
STRANGE Of Joseph S. Elbright, and ITO
other legal voters OF the townships OF Stock.
Marion, Jefferson. Brookfeld, Noble and
Centre, in Noble county; against any in
reference in regard TO the identity Of said
Noble county, and in regard TO the reno.
val Of the present location Of the county
seat thereof. Also. the remonstrance OF
Sylvester Westcoit. and GIG others, legal
voters Of the townships of Noble, Wayne,
Beaver, Buffalo and Seneca. in Noble
county; against any interference in regard
10 the removal Of the present location Of
the county.seat thereof.
The tax bill was read a second time.
bill for tho regulation Of dogs, and for
the protection OF sheep was read 4 third
time.
A call Of the House was had, 10 mem.
bsrs present
The question being shall the bill pass.
the yeas and nays werc had, resulting as
follows--yeas 54,nays ID.
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ADDING A CALAMITY TO A CURSE.

BY the following it will be seen that a
double misfortune has befallen the "Zoll
Vereiners." if we arc TO judge Of conse.
quences by whig arguments. We clip
from the National M'elligencer:
OFFICIAL.
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late the sale Of sohool lands, were agreed
to-yeas 62, nays 0.
SENATE.

THURSDAY, April l. 8
The bill to provide for consolidation o.
plank road companies was passed.
The bill further prescribing the powers
and duties Of the courts Of this Stats, wa,
passed-yeas "a, naysl.
Mr.. Covey introduced bill to submit to
the voters OF the counties OF Morgan. Mon.
roe, Guernsey, Washington and Noble
the question OF re-attaching the territory o.
Noble county to said counties; which was
read the first time.
The bill for the protection Of sheep was
passed; yeas 10, nays 5.
MIR. Mack introduced bill for the re.
pebl of tho ten per cent. interest law.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Okey presented = petition from w
IIasskarl and others asking for an act in.
cooperating the pastor and elders Of the
Christian German Evangelical Congrega.
ton. called the Congregation Of Zion, o.
Buckhill. Ohio township. Monroe county.
The bill to rsorganize the Benevolent In
stitutions of the State, was passed.
A bill with 92 sections was reported from
the committee on Corporations. for the ere
alton and regulation Of incorporated com.
psnies. Time in reading over an hour.
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GT The account. published by Us last
week Of the murder Of six persons in
Dodrige county, Va, is said TO be hoax,
perpetrated on the Fairmount Banner. .,
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SENATE.

FRIDAY. April z.
Th. bill providing for the appointment
Of officers Of the Ohio Psnitentiary was
discussed a. length, and ordered to be en-
crossed and read third time on Monday.
Various other matters Of minor impor.
tancs were considered.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
bill fixing the compensation OF Town.
ship Trustees and Clerks was introduced
The Senate amendment to the bill for
the Incorporation Of Universities, Acade-
mics, &c, was agreed, and the bill there
fore becomes law.
The tax bill was taken up, and an
amendment changing the times at which
Assessors are TO make returns was agreed
to. The bill was discussed at length rela.
tive to taxing railroad companies, &c.
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georgia, IemouSUaung against tue bumis'
sion Of Utah as State Of the Union, on
the ground that the Mormon religion, par
ticularly Polygamy. was anti-republican.
Mr.. Borland submitted resolution re-
questing the Secretary Of the Navy to in.
form the Senate wha: was the object OF the
expedition recently ordered to tho East
Indies. and calling for copies Of all orders
and Instructions to commanders. lie sald
the expedition would call for large ap.
preparation, and that before it LEFT the coun-
try, its object ought to be known.
HoysE.-Mr. Clark withdrew his reso.
luton. which he offered yesterday. to close
the debate on the Homestead bill in two
hours.
Mr.. Henrick introduced resolution
constituting the act in relation to military
land warrants.
Mr.. Cobb reported bill from the Com
mittee on Pdblic Lands. amending the
act of March. l843. providing for the sale
of lands in Ohio and Michigan. ceded by
the Wyandoue Indians. 1t was passed.
w ASHlNGToN, hPrh l.
SENATE.-Mr. Dawson presented res
olution from the Legislature OF New Mex
leo. asking for protection against the In
dians.
Mr. Fish presented memorial in favor
Of reciprocal treaty Of commerce with
Canada.
Mr.. Rusk. from the committee on Pos,
Offices and post roads. reported bill
granting land 10 Asa Whitney. for the con-
struction of railroad to the Pacific coast,
or to some harbor suitable Tor commerce.
TIoUsE.-Mr Hem reported bill Civ
ing land TO Iowa for railroad purposes
Mr.. Johnson, of Arkansas, accused the
members from the old States Of staving
off Western measures. in order 10 get &C.
ton on their own.
Some debate in this strain ensued, and
without taking vote on the question the
House went into Committee Of the Whole
on the Homestead bill. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Porter and Cleveland in
favor Of the bill, when the committee rose,
and the Speaker laid before the House
plans and specifications for mint at San
Francisco.
t'. WASHINGTON, April 9.
SENATE MIR. Underwood reported a
bill granting land TO the States OF Indiana
and illinois, TO aid in the construction Of a
railroad from the Ohio river, opposite
Louisville. (Ky..) to the Mississippi river,
opposite St. Louis, (Mo.) ..".
MIR. Hunter reported back the joint res.
olu,ion providing for continuation Of tho
work on the Capitol. with recommenda.
ton that The amendment made by the
House increasing the appropriation to
$500, 900. be concurred in.
Mr.. Weller introduced resolution
which was agreed to. directing the Secre'
tary Of the Interior to transmit TO the Senate
copy OF any charges which may be on
the files Of the Secretary by officers Of the
army against the commissioner to run and
mark the boundary between the United
States and Mexico.
IIousE.-Mr. Hem of Iowa. who had
the floor from Yesterday, continued his re-
marks in favor Of the bill relative TO a
raiiroad through that State.
On motion of Mr.. Daniel, of North
Carolina. the House resolved itself into
n committee Of the whole on the private
calender. when such bills were taken up
and iavorably disposed Of as were not OBJ.
jected to; consequently there was no dis
cussion.
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CONGRE EsSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March 29


SENArE.-The Chair presented COM
munication from the Secretary Of War in
answer to the resolution asking for infor-
nation relative to the charges against the
Mexican Boundary Commissioners; the
communication states that no such charges
had been filed in The Department.
Mr.. Seward presented five petitions for
tho repeal Of the fugitive slave law. and
moved their reference to the Judiciary COM
mittee; they were. on motion, laid on the
table, by 80 TO II. He also presented a
petition asking Congress to take measures
for the extinction Of slavery; it was laid
on the table by SO to 6, .a
Messrs. Dodge of Winconsin, Foote of
Vermont, Hale. Seward. Sumner and
Wade voted in the minority.
The Deficiency bill, from the House,
was taken up and referred to the committee
OH Finance.
HoUsE.-Mr. Brown. of Mississippi.
moved for a suspension of the rules, for
the purpose Of introducing a resolution to
take up the Senate bill, giving priority to
those which would not give rise to debate.
Mr.. Clingman objected.
Mr.. Jones suggested to take those Sem
ate bills, the reference of which would not
be objected to.
Mr.. Stanton asked leave 10 report a bill
10 enforce discipline in the navy. which
was granted. and he reported bill provi-
ding for punishment in the navy. and made
long speech in support, and explana-
ton of it; the punishments he proposes are
bread and water diet, wearing badges with
the crime inscribed upon, solitary confne.
ment. wearing a ball and chain. and de.
prvaiion Of liberty ashore. &c.--he also
proposes a system of rewards for good
behavior. s.r. ...
Mr.. Stanton objected and said ho wished
it postponed and made the special order
for next Thursday.
A demand for the previous question was
made and sustained. which cut off the
motion to postpone il.
A clause in the bill, making sailor
guilty OF theft. wear a badge, with '.thiel''
upon it, was discussed and finally stricken
out. .
WASHINGTON, March 80.
SENArE.-Nr. Beale asked for a report
from the committee on the foundation OF
Capital; i, was objected to by Mr.. Sey.
more.
Mr.. Douglass presented a petition from
illinois. asking that the Wheeling bridge
be made post route.
Mr.. Dodge introduced bill, granting
land to Wisconsin for railroad purposes.
fIoUsE-Mr. Hem presented series
Of resolutions passed by the Legislature
Of Louisiana, in favor of the compromise
measures. H
Mr.. Marshall offered a resolution, call
ing for the original report of Captain
Thomas Crane. on the mode of improving
navigation at the falls Of the Ohio, ct Lou
ismlle--ndoptsd.
On motion of Mr.. Cable, the House
went into committee Of the whole on the
homestead exemption bill
Mr.. Fuller made speech against the
bill. sN
H. WASHINGTON, March 81.
SENATE. A petition was presented from