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STANDARDIZATION tho sub. committee OF SIX
headed by Mr.. Augustus Schel, arrived at Con-
cord, New Hampshire, in search of the President
elect to invite him to junketing with the General
Committee at Tammany Hall, they found him just
getting into the cara to go to Boston. They indi.
Gated TO him that they were charged with an i'm!
portant mission; and he replied that he was
obliged to be in Boston that afternoon to meet a
friend, by special appointment, and suggested
that they had better take seat in the and go
along with him. OF course they did 50. When
be had got settled in his room, at the fremont
House, he sent word to MIR. Chairman Schel. that
he was ready to receive his committee; and they
forthwith appeared in his paror, with certified
copy of the resolutions which passed the General
Committee inviting the President elect 10 N. York
They expected to have had private audience;
and they were very much surprised and annoyed
when they found that their important business must
be transacted in the presence of the friend whom
General Pierce had Journeycd from Concord to
Boston especially to see! Who does the reader
suppose that friend to be? 1t was no Ices per.
sonage than William l.. Marcy. Mr.. Schell and
his committee would as soon have seen the Old
Nick himsef.-NeD York Sunday Atlas.
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INDIA RUBBEn used to be chiefly valuable for it's
elasticity; now it holds high place because it has
been rendered exceedingly tough and unimpressi-
BILE. The study and experiments of a single indi-'
vidual, who has pursued his investigations through
all kinds OF difficulties and disappointment5, sac.
rfcing fortune, health, and comfort, now reduced
to the lowest depth of poverty, and now acquiring
q new fortune only 10 be dissipated like the pre-.
vious ones in seemingly fruitless experiments, have
at last been crowned with success .s .. ,.
The enthusiasm and perseverance, Of the inventor
has triumphed over apparent impossiblities, and
we nCw have the gum Of a forest tree transformed
and manufactured into an inhnLy OF articles
dissimilar in their character and uses they all
are from the substance Of which they produced.
India rubber shoes md hats and coats and gloves
and suspendcrs wero only the beginning of the
great results to be worked out by genius OF Good
year. They have Loaf their novelty, though they
are still making enormous fortunes Tor u cir manu-
facturers. Now new kind of article is produced,
and the world is astonished with lndia.ruAber
"carpct' bags, riding whips, canes, fine tooth
combs, har nesses, knives and forks all complete
in the qualities required for their several uses if
made OF any other materials, combinations of
materials. The genius which dared 10 project
such wonderful applications of the cap OF tree,
and which persisted in experiment upon expert
mcnt until success obtained is worthy of
highest admira ton, and well merits the pccuniury
rewards which are already accruing. Bot the in
vcntor has no idea oil stopping with what he has
already accomplished. At every new discovery
he seems to n wider field before him md hia
active mind will only be arrested in it's progress
by the hand of death In this city his experimental
workshop, with lts corps oil intelligent expert.
mentors. is continually in operation. New quail.
tics and new applications MI the time being de-
veloped, until from what we already know, we are
prepared for the announcement OF almost any dis.
covery. even TO the building Of ba-proof line Of
Dntt'o amp, or the construction of steam. engine.
Neto Hace', Conn Journal
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Since 1850 the national debt has been slightly
reduced, and the debts Of the States not much in
creased in the aggregate, though Virginia. and
perhaps one or two others, have added something
TO theirs. But instead Of State debts have an
enormous increase of county debts, railroad com
pany bonds, city water loans, &c of which a very
large proportion has been cent abroad to pay for
railroad iron and goods, and cold at considerable
discount. The amount Of our foreign debt never
increased SO rapidly in any former period il has
done during The present year, and the bonds are
now flooding to Europe by millions.
Netc York Tribune.
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Faom THE REPUBLIC OF ST. DoMlNGo.-Advices
just received to the Sd ultimo us that tn e
article we recently copied from a Turks Island
paper, alleging a scbemc on the part of some fill
clustering Americans to invade that country had
created a very general alarm. President Baes
had published q manifesto, decreeing that no Tor
eigners shall enter The republic excep, through the
ports open by law to foreign importation, unless
in case of shpwreck; that foreigners dsemba rking
at ports not thus lawfully opened sha be arrested
and sent to the capital; that the ports of Sumana
and La Romano, heretofore open to foreign com
merce, eha be closed, except for the export trade
and the only ports open shall be those of Santo
Domingo, Asua, aud Puerto Plata.
In the two latter ports not more than two persons
are to be allowed to disc mbark from any one YES
sel except such additional persons as shall have
written permit from the government, or persons
habitually residing in the country. Every pas
senger coming into the republic shuii Immediately
be cent before the political CHIEF OF the province to
whom they shall give their names, country, pur-
poses in visiting the republic, sc. No foreigner
shall be allowed to remain more than two months
in the country without suIne known p-ofcssion.
The importation Of firearms and Of every other
element OF war is prohibited The SEQ del Osama
of the Sd ultimo informs us that the alarm was
subsiding. The government had advertised for
munitions. England and France were actively
medatng in favor of Santo Domingo against
Hay .-Phitadelrhia North Amfrican.
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Important from France.

BY reference to Geographic despatch in
another column, it will be seen that the EN-
p're has at length been re-established in France.
and 'hat LOUIS NAPOLEON has assumed the
title of Napoleon the Third. This event,
having been expected for some time, will
create no surprise. yet, looking to its ultimate
results, 1t is one of very grave and portentous
character.
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Mr.. and Mira. LENNON having been accused by
the Tribune with selling the husbands Of the two
female slaves brought to New York, the former re.
plies in card to the editor
moreover, neither myself nor Mira. Lennon
ever sold the husband Of either Of the slaves brou ght
with US to New York. may add that neither of
us ever cold slave negro at all.
Hoping that your informants may in future be
more careful In giving you true intelligence re-
main yours, respectfully,
JoNATHAS LENNON
"NEw YoRK, November 20, 1852"
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Costly CHicKEN.-Mr. James Spicer. of St.
Louis, not long since had a chicken cock which
escaped from it's cage and. strolling along Market
street, in that city, entered the drug store oC Mr.
D'Ench, mounted the counter, Tapped it's wings,
broke bottle of altar of roses, and crowed Justify
the destruction. Suit for damug es was brought
by Mr.. DEnch, and n verdict for 500 given
on the 9th instant A costly chicken that, as Mr.
Spicer believes now
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DEATH FROM POISONED Foop.-Airs George Bar.
ton died early yesterday morning from eating on
Saturday at dinner OF what il 10 supposed was
poisoned chicken, which purchased in market.
Mrs. b., the servant girl, and other members Of
the family were taken sick directly after dinner.
All the afflicted are yet in prccarious condition.
80 Cincinnati Gazette, 18Th.
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J. II. b. LATRoBE, esq, of Baltimore, has been
mentioned in the Washington Union as a suitable
person for the presidency Of the American Cooni
cation Society, in place of the late Henry Clay.
We should think better selection could not be
made, as he has been go long and intimately con
nectcd with the institution - Bait Patriot
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SEow SToRM.-We learn by the express train
from Harrisburg, this morning, that snow COM
menccd falling at that place about noon yester-
day, and continued until some eight ten inches
had fallen; while in the vicinity of Lancaster they
had only slight sprinkling.
baltimore Patriot of last epeninr
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Thn Principles OF MIR. Webster's Speech in
Reply TO MIR. Hayne.

1t is worthy Of note that the principles
evolved in Mr.. WEssrER's celebrated speech
in reply to Mr.. ROBERT Y. HAYNE, of South
Carolina, are from year to year taking frmer
hold Of the public regard. This fact was dis
closed in the struggle which resulted in the
passage of the acts known as the Compromise
measures; and the Washington correspondent
Of the New York Journal of Commerce now
points to a more recent manifestation of the DO
tency of the maxim that great Is the power of
truth. He says.
"Among the many tributes to Mr. Webstcrs
memory, one of the most just and striking is the
speech Of ex-senator Rhett, of Charleston, at the
meeting there called by the city authoritieo. Mr.
Rhet Gays that the greatest work of Mr.. Webster
was his argument IN the Senate, in reply to Mr.
Hayne, on the principles of the Constitution. Mr.
khett adds that, in his conscientious belief, the
principles then laid down by Mr.. w will forever
direct and control the action OF this Federal Gov
eminent. This is perfectly true. and 10 admitted
as truth even by the remnant of those who in
1880, and since, have held constitutional doctrine
opposite TO those Of Mr. Webster. How great was
that achievement Of Mr.. Webster's can only be
Inade real to those who were acquainted with the
political condition of the country at the time, and
with the constitutional beresies thai then extern
sively prevailed, both at the South and the West
The eouthern statesmen were deeply imbued with
those principles, which, carried into practice,
would have reduced the Union to condition inf.
nitely worse than that OF the old Confederation.
Colonel Benton, though he became sound after
wards, sympathized with and sustained the ultra
State Rights party. General Jack hesitated,
and complimentcd Haynes epeecb, hc. some two
years afterwards fou-d Il necessary to act upon
the principle OF MIR. Webster's argument, and to
issue the famous procIa mation.n
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From Texas,

BY the arrival of the steamship Louisiana. Cap:
tain Smith, we have received Galveston dates 10
the 18th instant.
Governor Bell has issued his proclamation re
curing that the senator's and representatives com.
posing the Legislature of that State shall assemble
in special session at the Capitol in the city of Aus
tin, on the second Monday (the 10th day. of Jam
uary next, to deliberate and Ia Ike such action as
their wisdom may direct upon subjects which will
then be presented for their consideration.
Mr.. P. de Cordova has retired from the publica-
ton Of the Austin Southeastern American.
The Ledger says that more than two hundred
houses are in progress Of erection at San Antonio
Judge Crabb has been elected q represen tative OF
Walker county in the next Legislature.
The Huntsville Item says that the Trinity is now
navigabie for steamboats,.
The residence of John Koran, at Austin was
destroyed by fire a few nights since The Gazette
says the city escaped narrowly from a disastrous
conflsg ration. The residence OF General A. s.
Johnson, adjoining that destroyed, narrowly es
capped.
At San Antonio, the day of the election,
S37 % were contributed for the Washington Ma
tional Monument.
A man named Mcguire was murdered by stab
bling few days eince in Port Lavaea by one Hill,
who ia in irons
Railroad Convention is to be held in Rusk,
Cherokee county, on the 9th of December.
On the 9Th instant an affray occurred in Mission
Valley, Victoria county, in which DR.. Edwin Rag
land was instantly killed by John A. j. Hamilton;
weapon,'a knife; particulars not given. Hami-
ton surrendrred.-Nep Orleans Picdyine, 18th
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NAVAL.

We understand that the sloop Of war s.Cy-
ane" has been ordered to proceed to the harbor
OF Havana, and that the "Albany" will pro-
coed to Pensacola
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FRAsKLIs Pierce is the y oungest man who has
ever been elected President of the United States.
He is As years of age. Washington, John Ada ms,
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams,
and Van Buren, were each SO; jackson, 81; I.arri-
son, 68; Taylor, 60; and Polk, 40.
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DEATH or MAJOR GEORGE LowREY.-On last
Wednesday, the 20th, died Major George Lowrey,
ex assstant chief Of this nation The death OF this
great and good man has cast gloom Of sorrow
over the entire country. For sixty years he
actively engaged in aiding and directing tho ar.
fairs OF the nation.
ITsiegraph Cherokee NatiOn) Adrorate, PIN uH.
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Public Debt.
inancss of The Gcnfral and State Gorfrnmenfs

The following ia The reported public debt of the
Union and the several States composing it on the
Let of January, 1850:
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.. S. M. STEAMSHIP CREsoENr Cry,

HAVANA, November l6, 1852.
GENTLEmEN: l am in receipt of your favor of
this date, enclosing official letter from the Sec
rotary Of the Captain General, by which learn
that this ship will not be permitted to enter this
port on her return from New York should Mr..
Smith be on board. Twas in hopes this matter was
settled, however. can assure you that Mr. Smith
will return in the ship, and the consequences,
whatever they may be, the Spanish authorities will
be responsible for.
am, respectfully. your obedient servant
II. X. DAVENPORT, U. s. Navy,
Commanding Crescent City.
Messrs DRAKE & Co, Havana.
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T IrGnSiatiOn I

Political SECRETARy's OFFICE.
Notwithstanding that there remains in full force
and yigor the order of his excelcncy the Governor
and Captain General, which communicated to you
the 18th of September last, relative to its being
forbidden that Mr.. Smith, an empoye of the Anne
riean steamer Crescent City, should return to this
island and also the entry of said vessel in this port
should she convey him, rs the speCial concession
made by his exceilenoy on the last voyage of said
vessel to New Orleans, and on her return to this
port which she has effected to-day, might be inter
prcted in doubtful manner, it being concession
founded on special reasons, of which his excellency
the Minister Plenipotentiary Of Her Majesty at
Washington has knowledge, his excellency in
structs me to say to you that in future the said
order will be eniorced-so that, being informed of
this particular, you may communicate the infor-
nation to whom it may concern, and thereby avoid
that through bad intelligence third parties be in
iured,
Goo preserve you many years.
HAVANA, November l6, 1862.
(Signed) MARTIN GALIANO.
To Messra. DRAKE & Co consignees of the Anne
rican steamer Crescent City.
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ENGLISH GAnE.--It ia no uncommon thing for
English game to be sold in the New York market.
Some OF IL lie brought out for the of the English
steamers and the surplus sod their arrival here
We heard of five pairs of English pbeasants sold
on Saturday for five dollars pair, and English
haree at s so piece. The pheasants are natives
Of Asia They have beautiful plumage, elegant
forms, and delicate flesh, and choice birds with
epicures The English hare is better than the
American rabbit and to the taste OF many not so
good. The animals very like each other,
cept that the hare IL said to be more ssgncious.
The rabbit has become a very common American
food Ne,o York Express, 22d.
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Mr.. wAsnBURN, who has been elected to Con-
gress in Illinois, few years ago Journey
man printer in the Office Of The Kenncbcc Journal,
at Augusta.
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the principle of cession is to be applied in one
instance, it must in fairness be applied to all.
If Missouri is to possess without purchase the
domain within her boundaries, may not Virgil
MIA claim to be recompensed for the immense
region which she relinquished for the common
use and benefit" of the Unoni
We admit that in some instances the inte-
rests Of the West have not been considered
with the attention TO which their nature and
Importance entite them. It's pioneer popula-
tiUH have been indirectly taxed, by the failure
Of the Government TO provide the avenues Of
trade for which the circumstances of the region
have called. The neglect thus experienced is
a subject proper TO be urged upon Congress, in
connexion with applications for grants to aid
the construction Of railroads, and the improve
ment of the navigation of the Western wa
tiers. Missouri has Jared better than her neigh
bors in this respect, and has, in truth, slight
reason to complain of governmental parsimOny
or neglect; and, SO far as she is concerned, the
sweeping denunciatons of the .Ne,cs are some
what nut Of place. The West as whole has
hitherto been less successful in its applications
and may present them again with propriety
and, we hope, with greater success. Sure we
are, however, that its rightful claims are more
nkely to he preicdiced than promoted by the
agitation now in vogue at St. Louis.
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NAvAL.-Ihe United States Surveying steamer
Curwin, which arrived here on "wednesday. on me
Tor tho purpose of towing tho l.buoy noticed by
us lew days aince, to its station on Hatteras
shoal, and will leave with soou as the weather
will permit Norfolk Beacon.
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The Crescent City At Havana,

The following account of the steamer Crescent
City's reception at Havana appears in several of
the New York papers of the 22d instant, and was
doubtless Furnished by officer of that vessel:
The United States mail steamship Crescent City,
Harry X. Davenport, United States navy, com.
mander, arrived and anchored at quarantine at
quarter past three this morning from New Orleans,
via Havana leaving the latter port the afternoon
of the 18th instant She has experienced sue
cession OF rthern gales.
The Crescent City arrived at the Moro on the
evening Of the 10Th instant, after sunset and had
tn remain outside until the next morning. The
Spanish steam -irigate Isabel Segundo, which was
cruising oil the port, spoke the Crescent City, and
after learning her and destination, passed on.
After entering tse port, TO which no objection
was made, the Captain of the Port came alongside
and informed Captain Davenport that the mails
and all persons could land except Purser Smith.
Upon Captain Davenport expressing himself
pleased at the Termination OF the difficulties here.
toiore existing, the Captain Of the Port assured
him that II was only for this trip; but should Mr.
Smith return In the chip from New York, com
nuncation with the shore would be allowed
Captain d. expressed his regret at this. and re.
marked that the difficulty was becoming more
complicated by this measure, and that, although
the right to exclude any individual from the
island whom the authorities might consider pre-
judicial to It's authority wes not denied, he coHld
not conoede the same TO the Captain General to
prohibit the mails and all passengers, simply be-
cause one person on board was obnoxious to his
excelency.
To this no reply was made. Captain Davenport
was told, when nc left Havana for New Orleans on
the outward trip, that the ship would not be per-
United to enter the port on her return If Mr. Smith
came in her; but It seems the Captain General
was induced to change his mind few days pre-
vious to her arrival, in consideration that her
voyage would not be completed until her return
to New York, and that no change could take place
in the officers before that time. On the eve of
sailing Captain Davenport received note from
Messrs Drake Co, enclosing a copy of one to
them from Martin Galiano, the political Secretary
OF the Captain General, The letter, together with
one from Captain Davenport to Mcssrs. Drake &
CO., will be found below
There three English war steamers in Ha-
vana, and the report was that they were awaiting
to see the result Of the "Crescent City affair, J."
many stories being in circulation about her being
fired into, sc. Judge sharkey, the American
Consul. called on board the Crescent City, and
had long conversation with Captain Davenport
upon the etate OF affairs in Havana.
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From the Boston Journal.
Daniel Webster.

BosToN, November 30. 1852.
Mr.. SLEEPER-Sir: ! send you for publication the
remarks made by me at a late medical dinner. !
am not confident that it Is in the precise terms
which then used, but il is correct account Of the
incidents TO which referred on that occasion.
Your obedient servant,
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RrIninc Pricfa SILL

LAND WARRANTS rather dropping, with a
decline in the 1907; the smaller warrants however
are stcady.
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From the NsU York Journal Of Commerce.
ITsstfeh Sfatea Mint.

We present our usual monthly statement Of the
deposits and coinage of gold at the United States
Mint and branches, which show slight decline in
deposits since January lst, as compared with the
same period OF last year, although this Is more
than made up by the receipts from other sources.
This decline is readily accounted for by the in
creased exports Of gold bars and dust direct from
California to Great Britain. BY statement Of the
Bank Of England, which we published some time
since. il was seen that the iinports Of California
bullion into Great Britain for the last six months
Of the current year. were 900 000 while for the
tohoie of 1851 the amount was only FL 800 600.
The following tables bring the totals of the prin-
cpal items OF interest down to the let Instant =
COinoge Of the MINIS Of The United States, from
Janna'ylst 10 October 81, 1852 Dig
- Minis .- Gold. .Siipey. Copper. Total.
Philadelphia sac 744 800 1888 So4 s4c,a5 s4l s7sa as
New Orleans 3,s25,0OO $4,000 3,969,0O0
Charlotte, NC. 1884 ~ r - 1924
Dahlonega, Ga. 3s9,36 3S9,36
Total s45,a7I $50 S7a7,6O4 $4o,sa5 s46,o49,5s9
Comparative statement Of deposits of gold at the
Minis OF the United States from January LIST TO
October 81, in the years 1851 and 1852:
PHILADELPHIA.
,.:.tH 1851. 1852.
United States gold. $50 o69,l64 $39 .34O,26O
Other gold. .......-. ~. 63l $50 .962 ,635
TOTAL. ........,.. 3b,7Olll4 4O,302, S95
NEW ORLEANS.
United States gold.... 6.6O7,l55 3,ll6,4oO
Other gold. ......... 1910 l33,l02
Total. ........... 6,737,24I 3,249,502
,... CHARLOTTE.
United States gold.... 252,4Sl BAL ,645
DAHLoNEGA.
United States gold.... 2lS,023 3SO,65O
AT ALL THE MINIS.
United States gold.... 43l46.SO9 43,l7s,955
Other gold .......... 1862. 056 l,095,737
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Pierccs plurality, $3.50; Scott and Hale over
Pierce, 270.
TIE LENNON IsDEhNITY.-The New York Jour
nal Of Conmrce states that s $50 have been cub
scribcd towards the Lennon fund-S2sO more
than required
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Total S45,27l $50 S737,6O4 $4o3a5 S46 ,o49,5s9
Comparative statement Of deposits of gold at the
hiints OF the United States from January LIST TO
October 81, in the years 1851 and 1852: