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MIR. Wobster's Position.

The following statement from the New
York Times of Friday morning confirms the
Geographic rumor of the same import which
appeared in our number of Saturday:
"The Ninth Ward Lundy's Lane Club held its
regular meeting last night, at the Blocker street
House. and was addressed eloquently and ably by
Hon. f. A. Tallmadge, who spoke of the general
the prospects of its success. In the course of his
remarks he made very interesting and import,
ant statement in regard to the position and sent-
ments of MIR. Webster, which will be read just
now with very general satisfaction. He said he
had seen Mr.. Webster during the day, and had
conversed with him freely upon the nomination
and prospects of the Wing party. Mr. Webster
in that conversation acknowledged gratefully the
attachment and devotion which his friends had
exhibited, both in the National Convention and
since the nomination had been made. But he said
he did not see how any good result could be at
tanned by presenting his name any further to the
country, and that one common duty now devolved
upon US al-that, namely, of rGUying to the support
of the candidate regularly nominated by the
representatives. of the Wings of the Union, in con-
vention assembled. For his own part, he was ready
to give the Wing ticket his cordial support, and
so he trusted were Wings everywhere, whatever
might have been their personal predictions.
"These remarks were received with loud ap.
pause; they seem to put an effectual extinguisher
upon the rumors recently circulated with SO much
industry, that Mr.. Webster had consented to &C
cept the Native American nomination, and would
not support the Wing ticket
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Death OF tho Hon. II. M. r. McKennan.
We have telegraphic intelligence that the
Hon. THOMAS M. T. McKENNAN, of WASH
ington county, Pennsylvania, died on the 9th
instant, at the residence Of Judge BELL, in
formerly Representative in Congress, where
he was distinguished for his abilities, and more
recently, it will be remembered, he was ten
dered Cabinet appointment, which he tenn
porarily accepted, but ultimately declined.
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From the Yicksburs IThtc,

There is not Democrat in this city who has
lived here for any length Of time ,Dho does not k~o,r
that the present Wing nominations arc received
with more favor than any within the last fifteen
years. with the exception of Mr.. Clay's in '44.)
When General Harrison nominated, no one
recognised the nomination-even the Whig re.
fused publicly to support it at first; and yet Gene
raj Harrison carried the State by more than twenty
five hundred majority. When General Taylor,
the good man and rue-hearted old soldier. was
nominated in '4S. there could not be found cor.
porals guard in our city ready to respond to the
nomination when the ncws arrived, and yet he
came within few hundred votes of carrying the
State. Now, however, although the whole body Of
Wings here had expressed such decided prefer
ence for MIR. Fillmore, they manifest fixed and
earnest determination to support General Scott
and this determination will be made manifest to-
night at the ratification meeting.
1.-THE Natchez Courier copies the above, and en-.
dorses the nominations heartily.l
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WING NOMINATIONS.
For President,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
For Vice President,
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM
Congress.

The Senate was not in session on Saturday.
I'm the House Of Representatives, the Post
Office bill was considered during the morning
hour; and the Deficiency bill was afterwards
taken up in Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union, when the Senate amend
mens. proposing additional compensation to the
Collins line of steamers, was discussed, but
not finally acted upon before the adjournment
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Literary Intelligence.

Messrs. HARPEa & BROTHERS, have nearly rea-
dy for Observation-Disclosures Latin English and
English Latin Dictionary, for the use of Schools.
chiefly from the Lexicons of Freund, Georges, and
Katschmidt," small 4to; "The School for Fa-
TIERS" a novel, limo /; Captain MacKinnons
Atlantic and Transatlantic" 12mo.; "Adventures
of Our own Correspondent in Italy," l2mo.;
"The Clifford Family, bya Virgnan," l2mo.;
"Picrre; or, the Antiquities" by Herman Mel
vile, l2mo.; "Lotos Eating, Summer Book" by
G. w. Curtis, ESQ.,, with illustrations, 12mo.;
"Mysteries; or, Glimpses OF the Supernatural"
by r. w. Elliott, esq, limo; % Hiidreth's History
of the United Statcs," Vol. vi Svo Chalmers
Life" Vol. ". i2mo'; L" Shakespeare and his
Times," by M. Guizot, l2mo. The samc publish
ers preparing uniform and complete edition
Of the Works of S, r. Coleridge. 800
The London Leader has the following literary
items: ~ 81
"And the great satirist Of our foIlics and fash.
ions-T hackeray- where lie he? In Italy His
novel is finished at last, and he is away to drink
his 'beakcr full Of the warm South; bit of gos-
sip we hope you will be grateful for. Here are
two other bits "A cheap edition Of Alien Locke is
about to appear, and with it new romance by
Nathaniel Hawthorne-a. romance of our day,
wherein the experiences of that illustrous little
knot Of Communists at Brook Farm will fnrnish
materials Dana, Curtis, and Hawthorne were of
| them Margaret Fuller and Emerson were more
or less connected with them Does not that excite
your expectation
ITO a very large circle of our readers il will be
Of intense intercs to hear that Acguste Compile has
just issued the second volume of his Pofique Pos
| sire, embracing Social Statistics. mere indica-
,on of its chapters will suggest its importance: l..
General Theory of Religion, or the Positive heo-
| ry of Human Unity; 2. Sociological Appreciation
Of the Human Problem, from whence the Positive
| Theory of Property; 3. Positive Theory OF the
| Family 4. Positive Theory Of the Sociai Organ
| ism; 5. Positive Theory Of Language; g. Posi-
| tive Theory of Social Existence Systematzed by
| the Priesthood Z. Positive Theory Of the General
Limits of Varatol OF which Order ia susceptible"
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1t is matter of astonishrnent that by the cries
of "bargain,' Intrigue" "cheat,' &C., those
whose daily effort it has been to misrepresent nil
the Northern Wings as hostile to the just rights o!
the South and the repose of the country, Shout
seek to do away with the impression made by the
action of the late Wing Cow ention. The platform,
as we'll the manner of it's adoption, is intact
and the contrast in both thcsc respects with the
ton of the Democratic Convention is bold and
striking. There is not Wing who has not good
reason to be proud OF the onc-not n Dcmocra
who has not ample and satisfactory reason to be
ashamed Of the others.- Taiiahassee Ola Sentinel
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Commenting upon this table, the New York
Erpress remarks:
NEARLY six millions Of dollars, il will be seen,
went to pay in part for our little property in Cali
| fornia. Formerly, the duties refunded, and the
expenses of collecting revenues, &C, amounting
to more than four millions Of dollars, according to
then existing laws. were paid and deducted from
the revenue by collectors Now every thing is paid
into the Treasury and repaid to the employees, &c.
"The revenues from the ocean mail steamers
not appearing in the receipts of the Treasury, the
fourth item of the above should be added to the
expenses.
The volunteers Comprising the fifth item)
ough, to have been paid years ago, and should not
hold place in the of "ordinary expenses
of the Government.
"a just computation Of the " ordinary ex
penses of Government for 1851 is therefore, by this
lysis. reduced to little more than S36, 900 900
being a less annual amount than the Government
ex pcnditure had risen to before the VIII gs had ever
had any ctive share in the administration of the
General Government"
The actual ordinary expenses of the Wing
| Government last year were, then, reduction
upon the most favorable estimate Of the Polk
expenditure of more than s5,000,0OO. S.
much for Wing "extravagance," as contrasted
with Democratic ECONOMY"
| VIII the Union Endorse the State ment!
| We published last week letter from Mr.
JOHN FORSYTH, of Georgia, to the editor of the
Southern Press, in which there was a very sig
nifcant averment, to which we desire to call
the especial attention of the Washington
Union.
Mr.. FORSYTH says: "Mr. SoULE and those
6 less to ruin They earnestly desire the
success of the PIERCE ticket, as they should
FOR THEY ARE THE AUTHORS OF IT.
''As for us-and Ispeak for Southern Rights
Democrats-uc shau not be easily diuer
from the support Of the ticket Of our CREATION
and CHOICE. Nothing can drive us off shor
of the discovery that the insane policy Of Gen
Cass is TO be triumphant in its councils. and
that FRANKLIN PIERCE is that sort of "Unior
man" that bases the hopes Of the perpetuity
of the Union upon the ruins Of the rights, in
dependence, and sovereignty Of the States"
BY the "insane policy of General CAss" w
suppose Mr.. Forsyth alludes to the part h
has taken in regard to the Compromise.
This is matter Of very great interest. Wa
Mr.. PIERCE the "CREATIoN and CHOICE" q
Mr. SoULE and his friends, the Fire-eaters
Were Mr.. JOHN FORSYTH and his associate
the "AUrHoRs" of that nomination. 1t look
very much as if this were the case. FIRGI
MA led off for Mr.. PIERCE in the convention
She was Immediately followed by three or fou
Southern States, before a general stampede a
the North for Mr.. PIERCE.
We perceive that the welI-informed CORE
spondent of the Baltimore San doubts III
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BATTLE OF LUsDy's LANE Committees from,
several counties were in sesson yesterday to per.
feet the arrangements for Mass Convention ut
Niagara Falls the 9th, in honor OF the battle Of
Lundy's Lane. II will be grand rally Of the
friends of the old soldier They will flock to the
battle field by thousands and tens of thousands,
and from all quarters OF the State. Arrangements
have been made to reduce the fare by all means of
public conveyance to and from the meeting. The
battle was fought on the 25th of July, 1914. A
that day this year falls on Sunday, the meeting
will be held on Tuesday, the 9th.
albany (N. ~ Register.
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GENERAL ScorT's STRENsTH with the masses Of
the people is constantly developing itself in every
quarter. The prospects Of his triumphant election
are every day Frightening. The party, with come
trivial exceptions, is thoroughly and harmonious
-ly united upon him. There will be full vote,
and that ia always equivalent to Wing victory.
The opposition manifested in some quarters is as
nothing when compared with the extent and
character of that manifested on the occa-
sion of the nomination of General Taylor. Yet
then it all soon disappeared. as it will now, and
General Taylor was elected, rs General Scott will
he.--Albany nv. ~ Register.
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. THE MONOPOLY ARGUMENT.
Mr.. BAYARp, of Delaware, said:

mr. BAYARD, OF Delaware, said:
"Mr. Presi lent, this is monopoly, in any sense
OF the term. The business of transportation be-
tween Europe and America a monopoly before
the Collins line was established This IL a line es-
tablished by the American Government to encour-
age and sustain american competition for the pur-
pose OF destroying British monopoly; and on tina
ground alone If no other, this appropriation should
be made. Gentlemen can neither evade nor deny
this answer to their allegation Of monopoly. An
terror to the establishment of this line, the Cunard
line controlled the entire postal service betosen Eng
land and the United States, and you may say bsttretn
Europe and the United STATES. Since this Govern
ment authorized the construction of the Co 9
line, we have gone far in the competition, and uti
mately we will divide tho receipts 10 that the
enlistment OF a monopoly? or is it not that you
aid American enterprise and American skill in u
very costly undertaking, with view to break
down British monopoly? The answer to my mind
is conclusive. The cry of monopoly can have no
rational weight as an objection to this appropra-
ton i repeat that, if it be a monopoly your whole
postal service system 10 monopoly; and that this
is peculiarly free from such an objection, because
the line cannot exist without Government, and by
its establishment you broke down the monopoly
which bad existed on the part of Great Britain
terror to its establishment. Abandon these steam
ers now, and you give to Great Britain the entire
control of your postal service the between
Europe and America; and you give 10 her, further,
all the passengers, except the emgrants, and very
large share of the freight on light and costly
goods"
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From the Buffalo Nv. " Couiie, Il Democratic

FROM We btUd0 Nv. ~ Cowtei Dem0cfdticI
President FILLMORE will retire with honor from
the proud station he occupies, and in which we
sincerely believe he has sriven to do his duty to
his country. His Administration has been a par
tsan one, but we respect him the less for that.
When man of decided political opinions and at
tachments, being raised to Office, resorts to the
miserable policy of rewarding his enemies, that
man will be found tondmuistsr the Government
corruptIy. Mr.. Fillmore is, and always has been,
Wing of the straightest sect, and Democrats
never expected, had right to expect, any thing
more at his hands than honest and vigorous
Administration; and we believe his has been nearer
that mark than any previous Wing President ever
came, and possibly could come.
We can say of Mr.. Fillmore this He has respected
the Constitution and maintained the ia,cs, and has
therefore the gratitude and confidence Of the grca,
mass of the people throughout the Union.
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SHIP. BULpIsa roR Six MoNTHs.-Tbere have
been launched from the ship-yards in New York
and vicinity since January LIST, 1852, thirty eight
vessels, Of nil descriptions, including twcnty.onc
steam vessels, forming an aggregate tonnage Of
about % 200 tone. There now on the stocks
thirty vessels, including sixteen steam vessels,
whose aggregate tonnage is about 10000 tons.
There were launched during the whole of last year
eighty three vessels, measuring CO, 500.
". y Journal Of Commerce.
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DEATH or FAMOUS WoMAN.-A letter from
Bouogne, dated June %, says that the celebrated
Mrs. Mary Ann Clark, who more than forty years
ago caused so much sensation in England, in con-
uc1ion with the charges brought in the House of
Commons agninat the late Duke Of York, died in
that city on the 2Ist of June, aged -.
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THE New School PsKsByrgRiAS CHUacH now
comprises lf0, $50 communicates, being i'm
crease Of $40 during the last year The number of
churches is co., ministers 527, liccntates 1870.
Nv. y Journal of Commerce.
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In publishing the following account of the
ratification meetings in NoRTn CAROLINA, we
take occasion to contradict a statement
that has been circulated with regard to Mr..
OUTLAW. 1t has been confidently asserted
that this gentleman would have signed the re-
cent card of some of the members of the Union
party in Congress, if he had had an opportu-
nifty. We are authorized to say that Mr.. OUT
LAW had the opportunity, but declined to sign
the card
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NJ. CABET, the French communist, has arrived
at New York, on his way from Europe, TO rejoin
the community established by him at Nauvoo, in
Illinois. He has been treated to banquet in New
York by a number Of Socialists and other visiona.
rice.
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The New CUNARp STEAMER ARABIA has the fol-



Length on deck. ......-...... 2S4.2 feet.
Breadth oil beam. 3I.5 feet.
Depth OF hold ............... u feet.
Tonnage .................-2,393 AZ 100 tons.
She has been built much finer in the bow than
any Of the vessels formerly constructed for this
company with beautiful an after-run as could
be well conceived; at the came time this has been
accomplished concurrently with large carrying
accommodation, her great len 4th permitting her
to swell out in full amidsbips without injuring
tho grace of the curves. She is also, like La Plata,
braced from stem to stern inside with iron straps
laid diagonally from the main deck beams to the
bige-tbe first series checked into the tmbers and
the other laid across, and at each crossing boted
through the timber. The distance between the
straps is about three feet and an immense amount
of strength and rgdty lie thus secured. The ma
chincry Ia being constructed by MIR. Robert Napier
Of Glasgow, who ia now fitting up La Plata with
precisely similar pair of engines, which arc OF
the largest size, and what is called the side
lever principle. The cylinders 1903 inches in
diameter, and the stroke nine feet Collectively,
the engines will give the power of 900 horses
working at low pressure. and will be supplied with
steam from two sets Of tubular boilers placed be-
fore and aft the engine room, and, OF course, two
tunnels. The paddle wheels are 81 feet diameter.
with fixed wooden floats ii feet long by about 3,
broad. The Joiner work of the fittings on board IA
approaching well to completion, the Arabia having
been kept on the stocks for considerable period
longer than was intended or required, as her en-
ginCs were not ready for her. The sleeping ac-
deck and extend the whole length Of the ship,
,sntilatc ted from the passages, which communica lie
with the open air above. The deck saloon extends
forward nearly the whole length OF the ship, az
forIing an equable and comfortable promenade.
English paper.
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Administrative Extravaganza.

Mr. BoRLANp has found it necessary to quail
fy and amend portions of his published speech
on the expenditures OF the Administration.
The work of correction was performed in the
Senate on Friday, though in manner that
leaves much yet to be rectiied. The Senator
from Arkansas claims to have desire to do
justice, and with that view now endeavors to
place himself right in reference to items of ex-
pendture charged to the account of the Govern
ment as proofs of their extravaganza. His
correction in the present instance is confined to
statements embraced under the head Of "mii-
tary service" and is noticeable rather because
it exhibits the value Of the honorable gentle
mans original statistics, than because it pre-,
SCENTS in a proper light the relative expenditures
of the Polk and FILLMORE Administrations.
The explanations follow six weeks after the
PRONUNCIATION of the errors, which have been
received as gospel by Democratic editors, and
preached upon accordingly. We shall see
whether their love of fairness leads them to
give similar currency to the Senator's confession
Of his own mistakes.
Mr.. BoRLAND says that the total expenses of
the present Government should be set down at
$5l ,S23, S46, instead Of SIS, AZ, 4Sl-the lat
ter being the amount charged ifthe pamphlet
speech. The subjoned statement, which is
based on reliable documents, and has already
appeared several times in print-without elicit
ing specific contradiction-shows that the
actual expenses during 1851 were $48 ,6O5, 1873,
. 4 Al i
the late Senatorial explanation. And of this
$48, 00O,0 900, several important items are not
Justly chargeable to the regular outlay of the
existing Administration:
The payments (not expenses) of the Government
for the f.cal years 1850 and 1851
were Observation-Disclosures. $4S, 005, 1878
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From the Mississippi Flag Of the Union.

OvR PosIrIoN.-In placing the names Of the dis
tnguished men who have been put in nomination
as candidates for the office of President and Vice
President OF this great Republic by the National
Wing Convention at the head of our columns, we
realize that. as Union men, we take no new posi-
ton.
The Democratic Convention, after they had made
their nominations. and in the midst of confusion
and uproar, adopted platform, in which were
embodied the Compromise measures of the last
Congress. The Wing Convention, as a prelimi-
nary step, and before the name of any gentleman
was submitted, adopted, calmly and deliberately,
platform, embracing the Compromise as a final
settlement, in principle and substance, of all the
questions which mad disturbed the peace of the
country. On this firm foundation our candidates
now stand, as conservators of the public tranquil
iity; and the veteran chief, who never skulked
from an enemy, wrapped an opinion in equivo-
cation, stands before the country pledged to sus
tain those measures of paci6cation which have
been endorsed and ratified by the National Wing
Convention.
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MississiPpi.
From the Ticksbtsrg Whig.

Being satisfied with the platform and the candi-
dates, we hoist the names of General WINFIELD
ScoTr and WI. A. GRAHAM as the candidates Of
the Wing party; and in 30 doing we believe We
consulting the best interests of the country, and
especially the Wing party of the South. We know
that many Of our Wing friends were SO determined
in their zeal in behalf of Mr.. Fillmore that it will
require time to alIay the feelings embttercd by the
failure to secure the nomination; but we feel as
sured that upon reflection, and the examination Of
causes which led to the present nomination, that
they will be satisfied. The name of Winfield Scott
ia known, and spoken of in praise, throughout the
length and breadth of this land; and eulogy or u
commentator Of his character and brilliant ser
vices would be as useless an attempt to gid re
fined gold. The engines and batteries of detrac-
ton will be opened upon him, but they will fail to
injure the reputation Of the patriot hero whose
name and deeds are indelibty stamped upon every
brilliant page of his country's history.
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HiRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
SATURDAY, July 10, 1852.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The SENATE not in session to-day, having
adjourned until Monday.
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BY Mr.. BERNHISEL: The petition of the Govern
and Legislative Assembly Of the Territory OF
Utah, asking Congress TO provide FIR the construc
ton OF line of electro magnetic telegraph from
point on the Mississipp or Missouri river, via
Great Salt Lake City to San Diego, San Francisco,
Or Astoria, the coast of the Pacific Referred to
the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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Debate Oh the Mail-ste.msr Policy.

AS the debate on the mail-steamer policy is run
ming to great length in the House that we can
not givei entire, We have looked through the Off
cial report with the view of presenting the principal
points that are involved in the discussion, that
readers may have a connected and ineligible
statement of the whole matter.