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General Pierce's Certificates.

We alluded incidentally yesterday to the
zeal of Mr.. PIERcE's Democratic neighbors in
procuring and publishing certificates of his per-
sonal responsibility. The circumstance, though
little commented on out of New Hampshire, 10
in reality one Of the most notable on the Dem
ocratic side of the canvass. 1t indicates be-
yond mistake the conviction on the part of the
Democracy of the necessity of building up for
their candidate reputation; and implies conces.
sion Of much, if not all, that the Wings ever
urged in relation to his position before the pub
lie and his party.
If the Wings have made any efforts to i'm
peach Mr.. PIERcE's private character. they
have not fallen under our observation. Scandal
may have been heard here and there concerning
him, as it is of every man; but there is not
particle Of proof that recognised Wing journals
or speakers have alleged or insinuated aught
that is prejudicial to his character as gentle
man. 1t has been assumed that in private life
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Tonnage Duties.

Much of our space is to day occupied with
the earlier portion of MIR. Truman SMIrH's
speech in the Senate on Judge DoUaLAs's plan
of Tonnage Duties for harbor and river i'm
provements. The remainder will be published
tomorrow. ...ars~
Mr.. SMIrH's speech presents a forcible ex-
posture of the absurdity and injustice Of the
scheme with which the Illinois Judge at
tempted to perform the impossible task of
reconciling the conflicting views and interests
Of sectional Democracy, and of counteraoting the
odium which General PIERcE's Congressional
career has excited toward him in the West. Mr..
SMITH laid bare the demagogical aims that lie
at the bottom of the project, and demonstrated
its ruinous bearings upon the industry and COM
merce Of States which have already suffered
from Democratic hostility to internal improve
ments. The Senate, Democratic though it be,
repudated the proposition by one Of the most
decisive votes of the session; and we infer from
the comments Of Western journals that the
Judges efforts will fail as sgnally in that re
gion. His coarse abuse of the Wings will not
suffice to gid pill so obviously detrimental to
the Western farmer, who knows we'll that
every cent le,ied as tonnage duties will indi
rectly fall upon the products Of his labor and
enterprise.
The best evidence of the value of the speech
of the Senator from Connecticut is the fact that
Judge DOUGLAS neglects no opportunity of as
sailing it in style peculiarly his own. I'm
able to gainsay its facts to refute its reason
ings, he pours the full measure of his chaste,
dignifed, and truly Senatorial wrath upon the
head of it's author.
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LIE CLAIRE, IowA.-No portion of Scott county
is improving so rapidly, substantially, that
in the vicinity of Le Claire Back of the site
upon which reposes this scattered town. is some OF
the most beautiful prairie country in the West II
is thcky settled for some miles interior, but i'm
medate,y back Of the town the number of SUBJ
stantial brick houses that being erected, and
especially those that are taking the place Of the
old homcsteads, evidence prosperity.
The town is good mart for all kinds ofproduce,
the roads leading to it excellent the best tim
Der in the county is in that vicinity, the building
stone is superior, and the clay for making bricks
compre hensively stated, can We wonder that the
town is progressing with such rapidity, that the
village Of a few log houses should
in a couple of years have sprung up into a large
too as il lie, in a county towards which the atten-
ton Of SO many has been attracted by the prospect
of speedy railroad connection with the East
tDapenport (Io,oa) Gazette.
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FRoes, observes q recent writer, are excellent in
fricatees or fried with crisped parsley. But they
must be bred and fed with a view to the table, or
they may turn out no better than the snails on
which Dr. Ferguson, the historian, and DR.. Black,
the chemist, attempted 10 regale, in imitation Of
the ancients These learned Scotch professors
caused quantity Of common snails to be collected
in the fields and made into kind Of soup. They
took their seats opposite to each other and set 70
work in perfect good faith. A mouthful or two
satisfied both that the experiment was a failure;
but each was ashamed to give in first. At last
Black, stealing a look at bis friend, ventured TO
say: "Dinna ye think they're q little greenl"
odd green!" emphatically responded FERGUSON;
"tak' 'em ava, taxi 'em awn!"
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ANOTHER OLD SOLDIER For Scorr.-

HNUTHIR OLp SOLDIEH FOh SCOTT.-At an eli
thusiastic Wing meeting held at Newport, Ky, a
short time since, Governor Morehead introduced
to the multitude q veteran soldier ian Irishman)
who had served under Scott at Lundy's Lane,
Chippewa, &c, and who was II prisoner ON tho
transport at Quebec at the time the British com
menced picking out from the prisoners such ne
were Irish born for the purpose Of sending them
to England to be tried for high treason, which pro
ceedng was checked by the interference of Scott
the moment he discovered what going on
The old soldier detailed the circumsta noes con.
nected with that memorable incident, and con
cluded by declaring that, though he had a.ways
voted with the Locofoco party, he was bound now
to vote for his old commander.-LouisuiueC Courier
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We owe an apology to numerous correspond
ents who have addressed to US letters Of inquiry
on matters connected with the campaign. In
many instances the inquiries involve the ex-
animation of files, or the reference to documents
not Immediately accessible; in others, the infor-
nation is sought in shape which we are I'M
able to supply. When practicable, we reply
privately and at once. When this is not done,
our correspondents must assume that we need
time, and bear with US accordingly. All of
them shall have attention in due season.
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at least he was entitled to respect; and that as
a man, apart from the politician, his qualities
did not legitimately come before the public for
discussion. .. sE
1t is the first instance, and for the country's
credit we hope it will be the last, in which the
immediate friends of a candidate for the highest
office in the gift of the people have deemed it
necessary to collect evidence as to his probity
and virtue in private life. We can conceive Of
nothing more degrading to the candidate or his
party than to parade from week to week certi6-
Gates of this nature-now testifying to his god
illness and anon to his sobriety-now avouching
for his zeal as Sabbath school teacher, and again
establishing some act Of private charity. The
whole proceeding is a pitiabe commentary on
the weakness of the case presented in behalf OF
the Democratic nominee. If he were distin-
guished as soldier. as his friends sometimes
claim, there would be no necessity for perpetu-
ally certifying to the falsity of charges Of
cowardice. If he were a statesman of estab-
lished character, there would be no pretenoe for
the endless preparation of certificates on points
with which a candidate for county judgeship
would not be troubled.
While, therefore, we repudiate all sympathy
with charges against the moral character Of
Mr.. PIERCE, if any such charges there be, we
cannot but feel that his home advisers are main
ly responsible for whatever annoyances he has
experienced or may experience on that score.
They placed him, in the first instance, in a
false position. and they have certainly not i'm
proved it by the illadvised course to which
they have resorted in this matter of certificates.
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The Loco QuAnrETrE OF United States Sena-
tore were so mortified and disheartened by their
cold reception at Chicago. that they Immediately
" scattered General Cass for home Weller
"down to Alabama" Douglas for Milwaukee, and
some other direction. These meetings, there and
in this city, have put flea in thelf ears, and led
them to the suspicion that the people everywhere
think them humbugs, If not something worse h..
Detroit Tribune.
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Hon CHARLES 8. MoREMEAp.-Tbe Louisville
Journal speaking Of the appointment of this dstin-
guished gentleman one of the Wing electors for
the State Of Kentucky at large in the place of Col
onel Preston, resigned, says:
"a better appointment was of cours, impossible.
Mr.. M. is a gentleman of very great ability and
powerful eloquence, and what he says derives ad
ditional force and influence from his high charac.
ter for honor, sincerity, and patriotism.
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WASHINGTON:
TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER s, 1852.
WING NOMINATIONS.
For President, IS a
WINFIELD SCOTT.
For Vice President,
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM.
O r FICIA L.

APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT.
HARyEy LIspsLry, to be On Inspector Of the Pen
itentiary in the District of Columbia, in the place
of J. T. Towers, resigned.
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BALrIAoRs, October As p. m.
The annual exhibition Of the Maryland Instituts
opens tonight, and promises to be splendid AZ
fair. The number Of depositors i two thousand
five hundred, being four hundred more than last
year. Northern contributors say that II will be
the finest display Of the kind ever made In the
United States. E. 3 ,6a .rs,.EE Rfis
The Agricultural Fair, which will take place on
the oath instant, also promises to be fine affair.
The number Of entries of cattle already exceeds
the entire number last year. ys II aRsAt
The steamer Ohio, due at New York from As.
pinwall, concerning whose safety some fears were
expressed il will be has put into Norfolk short
of coal. 49,,
The mayoralty canvass is progressing vigorous
ly, and the boosted majority Of 1000 for Hollins,
the Democratic candidate, il rapidly coming down
to nothing. The Locos will now be agreeably sur.
prised if be gets over that number of hundreds Il
would be almost too much TO expect the election Of
a Wing Mayor, but we shall make good fight.
MAaxErs.-Sales Of $50 barrels Howard street
flour at 81 81 and $50 barrels City Mills at same
price. Sales Of good to prime red wheat at 50 q 96
cents; sales Of white at So Ga cents; oats 80
So cents; whisky % cents. - "
Beef Cails.--The offerings at the scales Monday
reached 800 head. Prices ranged from 50 so to
SO 62t on the hoof, equal to So al 90 net, and
averaging So III gross. 200 driven of; 900 sold.
Hogs.-Sales at the scales Monday at 81 rs q
81 rs. .ifEs "1 ts%55' "SFI
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SHOCKING ArFAn.--A young man named
Twiggs, son Of Major Twiggs, of Richmond coun
~, Georgia, few days ago shot companion
named Baldee, by playfully swapping a gun at
him, He died the following day.
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DEATH or MADAME Observation-Disclosures La
large, whose trial at Paris for poisoning her hus-
band created 80 great a sensation about dozen
years ago, died at the baths OF Usset the 7th Of
September.
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The United States mail steamer Pacific sailed
from New York on Saturday for Liverpool, with
$4a5.0O0 in specie, and number Of passengers,
among whom is the Hon. Humphrey Marshall,
United States Commissioner to China, who will
proceed from England BY the overiapd route to
India. " q. a.' ~
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r. MAcAuLAI DANeERousLy ILL.-The Toronto
Pilot Of the LIST instant fears that the following In
formation which II takes from the Toronto Leader
is too true, and justly remarks that it will excite
feelings Of the deepest sorrow throughout every
part Of the civilized world: ... e f., .ar
Owe have private intelligence that Macaulay,
the historian, 10 in dying condition. Il 10 said
that he intends to resign the representation Of
Edinburgh" , q. 81 ~. -. .. . III -...IE :.
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: 80
Nrw YoRK STock AND ExcHANos BoAnp.--
The objects Of this association are az lie name i'm
plies, the buying and selling of stocks Specie &c.,
no sales being made at the board for less amount
than five hundred dollars. The fee Of admission
10 Tour hundred dollars, and the board is governed
by constitution and bylaws. Fictitious sales OF
contracts are forbidden under penalty Of expul-
SION The hour. Of meeting 10 at half pact ten
o'clock m daily, at their hall IN the Merchants'
Exchange, and again informally Mt half past two
o'clock p. m H,mrs Meyehants Magasine.
ANEcpoTE OF sHEnIpAH.-The celebrated Sherf-
dan was one day much annoyed BY q fellow. NOM.
Der Of the House Of Commons, who kept crying
out every few minutes, clear! hears" During
the debate nc took occasion to describe political
contemporary that wished 70 play the rogue, bus
had only sense enough to act the fool. "Where.s
exclaimed he, with great emphasis, where shall
we lind more foolish knave or a more knavish
fool than thisf" "Heayiksarr' was shouted by
the troublesome member. Sheridan turned round,
and, thanking. him for the prompt reply, sat down
amid ageneral roar Of laughter. '5F7f' ~ 7''
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II6 do Bait. and Ohio Rairoad...... 80 n,
At the Board this day Maryland Sc closed at
1919 bid, lOs asked; Baltimore SIS, 1890, 1901
bid, 1862 asked; Baltimore Ohio Railroad Bonds
1875 9ss bid 99s asked; do 1880. 99t bid 993 asked;
do shares 80 bid, 80! asked; York and Cumber.
land Railroad, % bid, 22I asked; Baltimore and
Susquchanna Railroad. 80 bid, 3li asked. -.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-15

contemporary advertises for horse "for lady Of
dark color, good troter and Of stylish notion" The
horse nust be young, and hare long tall about fifteen
hands high"
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-10-30

W have received tae fret number
of In. " Southern Ladies Book, a month
Is lournal Of polite literature, edited by
Miss l. Virginia Smith. Of Memphis and
Vim + Leonard. 81 d, Of New Orleans.
aud published in the latter city. /, Coz.
tains s1mc siKty four pages OF choice
reading matter. Is neatly printed, and
each number d. 10 be ombelltshed with
steel opgrsyings. Tho principal embe''
l.hments for tn, number were unluckiy
los, between louisville, Kentucky. and New
Orleans There IL. however n very pretty
song IN the beginning the poetry is by
Miss l. Virginia Smith, There are some
thirty literary productions IN prose and
verse, all of which are very readable; and
some Of them of high order Of merit
We wish this journal long and successful
career. We sincerely hope it will not fol
low IN the tram OF the New York aud
Philadelphia trashy periodicals with which
our market IS glutted bu' mat we VIII
be favored with something worthy Of the
attention Of Southern men and women
In this respect there is Al excellent oppor-
,unity 10 set IN example.
The October number Of the Templars
Magazine has come to hand. filled with
something more than the usual variety Of
interesting and instructive matter. The
following are tho original articles An
Address by the Kew. -. Ju't... r.y, Tho
Defeated Candidate, Archives Of the Or
der; The rfodigal. poem, Ode to the
Temple. Then follows a number of Sc
lectel articles, every one Of which aFe wor
thy Of perusal The price Of this work IS
only One Dollar year
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Ina, ,hay can violate their duty with inipa'

tina, they can violate their duty with 'mpa'
nifty
Bu. the appropriation for " defcieacies.'
/, the most sjnggisr and striking amount IN
this la, Of figures Here we have 50, 800
600 for Deficiencies THIS large sum was
expended by the present administration
over and above the amount allowed for The
fiscal year. |, was expended not onl "'ih
no law TO sanction it. but without even the
color OF authority It WAS expended, too
over aud above very large appropriations Tor
the wear
And. then We should reco.lcc; that his
amount, oi o,er farty seven millions "i
dollars expended IA single wear, does not
embrace al tina, wa. asked for. Il would
have taken sixty or seventy millions 10 "a'e
satisfied these demands.
Victims administration Of Mllhfd III
more & Co, j. .aiI to have been one oi =
model character. 1t 10 not pretended by
the wings generally that Gen. scott VII
le, IA of 30 easily. He believes IN EATEN
ave operations. and viii not pretend TO con.
6no himself to the above figures, unless
compelled We have an opportunity OF
giving a signal rebuke for the unIus, aud
unkind treatment we have received. We
can throw our influence aud orr votes IN
opposition to such exttaysgss,cc. Let US
do L.
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L.Sst week The Dsplist Assoc''Ho" w"
In session at the church near the residence
Of Col C.. G. Mills, in this county. The
meeting lasted several days, closing It's
lnbors, we believe, on Monday lasf. we
had the pleasure of attending II on sunday,
aud found quite number OF onr Marshall
friends. among the large agd intelligent
audience present.
Ia the morning, we had quite an interest
irg sermon from Patson J. u. Reniro, OF
Rusk county. One thing We liked about
hi. discourse was the liberia, sentiments ii
contained He remarks struck US with
peculiar force. The Rev d gentleman said
tia, sec,arian feeling had become so com'
mon that many looked more 90 the increase
Of church members than they did 10 the
pfogecss Of real heart iclt religion That
the .pirit Of rivalry was SO great IN many
ulacs, and IN many minds that they re-
lpiced more a, the acquisition OF member
from another church .hsn they did when a
man of the world fofsook the paths OF sin,
and enrolled himself under the banner OF
religion. This Vas a wrong sprH. tor III
the first there WAS but little, II anything
gained while the latter WAS an event That
sprcad 10Y over heaven. and at which even
the angels reioiced. lie lParson ~ re
coun,led a. brother the true follower OF
Christ. whose lite and character compor'ed
With the iniunc,ions OF the fedeemer, let
him be called Presbyterian, a Methodist a
Baptist, or hv any other namt. He believed
much of that Respondent character which
belonged to the church of Christ in the
Bantst chucrh but lac was not so VAN,
nor so scctarian MS to believe that It con
tanned all of the christians on the earth.
Every church had is,rue loilowersoi Christ,
and when we were done with the things of
time and sense. aud met, AS he hoped to
NEE, many in the church triumphant, he
belloyed tina, members Of all Christian de-
nominations would find themselves face to
face in the paradice of the blessed, where
they would learn that religion WAS of the
heart
This is not the language, but, as we I'M
derstood, the ideas conveyed IN farson
Reniros sermon.
On returning to town in the evening, we
attended the Methods, Church, and heard
similar expressions delivered BY Parson
Ross. This was quite coincidence. We
could not but compare it with the coneuct
of ministers ten or twelve years ago, when
they wore generally engaged IN malignant
warinres. IN this respect there has been
grca, Improvement in the United states
within that period. We seldom or never
hear, now a. DAYS, Of tournament between
di,iues We suppose that the more sens''
M petition 81 'sa", have seen the evil Ell
fec,s arising from these discussions, and
ave no desire to engage in them. Ger
tainly the people have seen enough to DIS
gust them with these displays Of abuse and
unchariiablc feeling.
For one, we cannot but be pleased TO see
our preachers take such elevated grounds.
We are persuaded, that it is the right spirit,
aud will lead to good results, both AS re.
CARDS the respec, and influence Of ministers
in Texas, as well as TO the cause which
they have so much at heart, TO wit " the
reformation of mank ind.
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TnT GARpivER CLAM ortici,iIy ~

TuE GARDNER CAM Ortici,ily NJ
cL,ggp FRAup.-The Committee OF the
L. s House of Representatives. appointed
to Investigate the connection OF Secretary
Corvln with the celebrated Gardiner claim
brought their labors to close on the 7th
inst. The committee have decided tina, this
claim, upon which an award was made by
the commissioners, for the sum Of $3.50.
$50 dollars, was sustained before the com.
missloners by forged papers and false ties.
tmony, and is naked fraud upon the
treasury OF the United States. 1t appears
that Mr. Corwiu was employed as counsel
by Hon. Waddy Thompson. the original
counsel OF Gardiner in the advocacy of this
claim, and afterwards purchased an interest
in it, which he sold out before he went int
the cabinet, realizing in the transaction
something Ike 100000 Since he has
been Secretary Mr. Coruin has refused to
act in any manner as counsel for this claim.
The committee have found no proof to
show that Mr. Corwin was aware that the
Gardiner claim was fraudulent.
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Blu, what say our democratic friends to
ner, one of the ables' and mos, Influential
Pierce papers in Virginia:
"Bnt we have one consolation this bill
is the first Of the sort that has passed for
long time, aud it will be the las, for
years a, least Franklin Pierce will come
into power on the Ith OF the next March
A strict construction and respect for the
constitution is the Medean law Of the de-
mocratic party and Mr. Pierce, besides
that general reason, 'ir BoySD by every
idea OF consistency, and by every act Of
his career, TO VETO EVERY BILL LIKE
THIS. iir WILL Do ~ if they are pre-
scented TO him, Just SO SURELY As THERE
rs A sun IN ruE SKY"
There is no doubt of the truth OF the
foregoing. Every BILL like the river and
harbor bill, passed bv the late Congress
thus denounced by this Pierce organ,
which appropriated nearly one million of
dollars for the Improvements in which New
Orleans and Red River has direct inter.
est, will be vetoed, should the people
through the blindness Of party zeal, com.
init the ineilablc folly OF making General
Pierce President of the United States,
The above is from the South Western.
the Wing paper at Shreveport, VIII the
editor inform his readers how much Of the
money granted in tho River and Harbor
Bill will find it. way South. and how much
North This will show how much wa .re
to be benefited BY in,srn1! imrro,smsn,
III
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Powrx OF A SINGLE \orE.--'p'
minpton IN. c. Herald. Wing, COW,
that the Democrats will have two W.
on Joint ballo, in the North Carolina r. -
la,uye, and thus be enabled TO elects
States Senator, in place Of Maneu", =
This result. il is asserted. has been W.
about by the election Of the pep.
Senator in Curri,uck aud Camden ev'
by one majority. This vote gives NV ~,
piexion to the legislature in one OF :" w.
important Of its functions the NV
: Senator