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The SOUTHWESTERN FRoNTIER.-The stu
|ation of the Southwestern frontier ut the prest
|ent moment is, if We may credit the newspapers
lon the Rio Grande, deplorably bad, and threat
|ening to the future peace and prosperity of thu
valley. Murders, robberies and outrages are OF
almost daily occurrence, every mail which comes
from that quarter teens with accounts of them
|Quarrels and fights between the Mexicans and
Americans are frequent. These, no doubt orr
|ginated in the first place with some desperate
|adventurers of both countries, who cared not to
|see war spring up in the valley, that they
might profit by the plumber American traders
|also encouraged this hostile spirit, with a view
Ito arouse action against the Mexican govern
|ment, which has placed very restrictive tariff
ION the trade between the American and Mexi
|can sides of the river. CarvnjsPs enterprise
arose out of this very circumstance but since
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-30

Mr.. BENEFITS LAND BILL.-The bill moved
in the House of Representatives by Mr. Bennett
|of New York, as substitute for the land grants
ito different works of internal Improvement
passed final reading on Saturday, and now
goes to the Senate. We avail ourselves of o
table prepared by the Evening Post, to show
the distribution of the public lands to the diff
ferent States and territories:
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TEsNEssEE.--The prospect for corn and oats ir
the lower part Of East Tennessee was never better
than at present The agriculture of that State, il
is stated. has been vastly stimulated by the new
railroad spirit.
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Reply of Mr.. Graham.
WARRINGTON, June "a, Il

WARRINGTON, June "a, 1862.
SIR: am gratifed to acknowledge the re
|ceipt of the communication which you did me
the honor to deliver in person on yesterday, an
|nouncing my unanimous nomination, as the
Wing candidate for the office of Vice President
of the United States by the National Conven,
|tion which recently assembled in Baltimore, ac-
|companied by copy of the resolutions of the
convention upon questions of national principle
land policy.
| cordially approve the declarations made by
these resolutions. On matters of the most re
cent practical interest they do but portray the
|conduct of an administration of the government
|of which for near two years have been mem
|ber. On all others they but reiterate the doc.
|trines and recommendations held by its chief in
important public communications.
Should the people of the United States give
their sanction to the nominations Of your con-
|vention, so far az shall be invested with author
(ity, faithful adherence to these doctrines may
be expected
therefore accept the distinction, 30 honora
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those would be philanthropists whose hearts are|
so soft that their heads seem compelled to. sym.
pathze Herewith, we recommend the followinpI
picture of the state of society in one Of those
terrestrial paradises where all coors stand upon|
perfect equality. The author is a Northern
man, N. P. Willis.
We were not yet rid of our sable convoy, how
ever They were TO be paid-and they looked
more like Carbs waiting for outlet, than like
Porters waiting for their money. The leading
man, particularly, was the ideal of soulless
herculean brute; and, remembering that the
neighboring island of Guadalupe was at tina,
moment under martial law from a suppressed
insurrection, and that a massacre was still fresh
in the history of Martinique, looked at the
manners Of this two-legged savage and his fol
lowers with some curiosity. No one of them
/ observed, showed the least Difference to the
presence of our host and hostess. There they
iounged, in the saloon, with their hats on, stroll
ing about the room and conversing with an all
of confident insolence together, and only chang
ing their lock, when they spoke to the white
man, by putting on scowl of logged dislike
Not understanding their language, or prices fo
labor, had given the landlord gold piece, ant
requested him TO pay them for US; he did SO
giving them about twice as much az would have
been asked by New York carman for the same
porterage. But such hurricane of vociferator
and gesture IA followed this, had never before
witnessed. The spatter of gbbersb, the hop.
pings about the floor, the violent gesticulations
were like the frenzy of half dozen exasperated
balloons. 1t was hard to realize that these
animals were represented, color and opinions
in the National Assembly at Paris
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The London Times is "autborized and re.
quested, on behalf Of Gen. Changarnier, formally
TO contradict the assertion that Changarnier
le4s for the military invasion Of England.
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General Chapman TO Mr.. Graham.

BALTIMORE, June %, 1852.
SIR am instructed by the Wing National
Convention to inform you of your unanimous
nomination as the Wing candidate for the Office
|of Vice President of the United States.
enclose copy of the resolutions passed by
THE convention, expressing their opinions upon
|some Of the most prominent questions of ma
|tional policy, and with sincere wishes that you
may be elected, and for the permanent settle
meni Of the principles of the Wing party.
have the honor to be, very respectfully, your
|obedient servant,
]. G. CHAPMAN,
President of The Wing National Convention.
Hon WILLIAM A. GRAHAM, of North Carolina
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A RAINBow AT NIGHr.-A correspondent ofthe
Journal # Commerce, writing from Amherst,
Mass, on the % inst. says :-Towards 90 clock
I'm the evening, very severe thunder-shower
sprung up from the westward, which continued
flor nearly an hour, exhibiting beautiful but
startling effulgence. At ten o'clock, the cloud
passed over to the eastward, and the moon shed
tits silver light upon the sIittertne rain drops.
Just then was presented one Of the most unsual
and strikingy beautiful Of meteorological pheno-
|mena, Lunar Rainbow. On the dark surface Of
the receding cloud was most distinctly delineated
asilvery arch as perfectfn its proportions and COM
|plete was formed by reflection of the noon
day sun. This extraordinary vision lasted for
nearly ten minutes,
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Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad.

The extract below from a letter of ".
Stevenson, esq, the active and energetic presi-
dent of the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad
company, gives highly gratifying information Of
the progress and approaching completion of this
important work. The opening of the tunnel
will be grand affair, and our merchants who
oave the leisure and disposition to travel, might
find il profitable as we'll as interesting TO be
present on the nccatinp
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(tO Iullli us oIllCult anu ueliCate HISSlOn
The vice president of the chamber of deputies
replied to President Arista, by trying to enumer.
!ate the lahors Of the session. difficult task.
lin touching upon the governmental demand for
Extraordinary powers, he spoke as follows:
The grave question which was presented to.
|day for the Legislative donation of extraordinary
powers to the government, could not have been
decided in the affirmative without violation Of
|the Constitution; the executive should be deeply
Impressed with that fact.
The means made use of up to the present
time will suffice, if your excellencys patriotism
|applies them with care. The national legisla
lure hopes as much as i0adesires that such will
|be the case.
The Trait d Union of the 29th ult has re
|markable article about the want of confidence
displayed by the Congress in the administration.
depicting the miserable condition of the country
| in striking terms, and despairing of the present
system, or nonsystem rather, of legislation and
governmental administration to save the repub.
|lic from its inert and debased weakness.
The administration has announced the basis
for new organization of the financial depart
|ment with the intention Of reducing its ex
penses, but it has succeeded only in increasing
them by sum of $36,66O. 1t was reported on
the Sd inst. in city of Mexico that the gov.
|ernment had sent orders to the customs officers
lat Vera Cruz and Mszatlan to suspend all pay.
ments due by them to suspend the emission Of
drafts to retain in specie the fruits Of mari.
time customs for the use of the government
and for the administrator of the customs Of Ma
|zatlan to turn over to Don IsidOre de la Tore,
u merchant in the city of Mexico, the sums paid
| in at that port up TO 100000, without other
deduction than the official fees
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backed by American generosity, seconded by
England, | once more was restored to personal
and by freedom to activity. Having
succeeded to escape the different snares and traps
(which unexpectedly met, considered it my du-
|ty publicly to declare that the war between Aus
|trian tyranny and the freedom of Hungary IL
not ended yet, and swore eternal resistance to
the oppressors of my country, and declared that,
faithful to the oath sworn solemnly to my peo-
|ple, will devote my life to the liberation of my
fatherland. Scarcely reached the tidings of this
my after resolution the bloody court of Vienna
than two OF my sisters were again imprisoned;
my poor old mother escaping the same cruelty
only on account that bristling bayone,s of the
bloodhounds of despotsm, breaking in the dead
OF night upon the tranquil house, and the per.
secution of my sisters, hurried away out of
Hungary to the prisons of Vienna, threw her in
a halfdyng condition upon a sick bed. Again
no charge could be brought against the poor
prisoners. because, knowing them in the tigers
den, and surrounded by spies, not only did no
communicate anything to them about my foreign
preparations and my dispositions at home, bu
have expressly forbidden them to mix in AM
way with the doings of patriotism.
But tyrants are suspicious. You know thu
tale about Marcius. He dreamt that he cut tn,
throat of Dionysius the tyrant, and Dionysiul
condemned him to death, saying that he would
not have dreamt such things in the night, if h.
had not thought of it by day. Thus the Aus
trian tyrant imprisoned my sisters, because hi
suspected that, being my sisters, they must b.
initiated in my plans. At last, after FIVE month,
imprisonment they were released, but upon thu
condition that they, as well as my mother anG
all my family, shall leave our native land. Thu
they became exiles, homeless, helpless, poor
advised them to come TO your free country-th'
asylum Of the oppressed, where labor is hon
koTed' and where they must try to live by thei
honest work.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-22

to one who "hns been tried unh.fuund
faithful l','--assigning the childish rca-
son that he hns been Judge "long t.
nrough," "a reason tho very opposite
Of any that ought TO be used. A rca-
son W. apprnvn in every thing else.
mechanical or Intellectual, whether
we look TO tho trade or profession.
If tho Muloch party is to be arpoas-
ed, lot US lay every other Office upon
tho altar, lot us surrender every ono
but ,his,-the able. tho upright Judge,
andras to him, bring not the strange
fire upon the altar. Let us nc, wor-
thy Of ourselves and Of our country.
The writer of this article is can
Jitla,c for office, but he regards his
own election asa matter of little con-
sequence, in comparison with the SUBJ
iect here treated Of, and would rejoice
over his own defeat even could he
suppose it had in The least degree per-
pctaa,cd a spirit that would require
as n sacrifice, one Of the noblcst, tho
ablcst, and best judges in Virginia.
A,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-22

Important from Merico-ConsP'.
racy DiscOuered-Itoops ordered out
By Government &c. Scs
New OaLEAs, May l4.-By the arrI7
val to-day Of the brigs American and
Tehuantepec from Vera Cruz, we have
dates to the 9Th inst.
The advices from The city Of Mexico
report great excitement as prevailing
in consequence Of a conspiracy being
discovered against the Government on
on the Oath ul!. a8
Several arrests had already taken
place and the citizens generally were
purchasing arms with which to defend
themselves. |
The government had ordered that a
body oftroops be Immediately despatch'
ed 10 the mouth Of the Gal7a Calense.
Telegraphic communication from Ve-
"a Cruz 10 Orizaba has commenced, and
dispatches are now daily transmitted
between the, two points.
A conductor had left the city fMex-
leo on the 24th, Tor Vera Cruz, with
one million four hundred thousand dol
ars in specie.
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Fayette Springs.

Mr.. SEBASTIAN Rush, lone of the
best hotel-kcepers on tho National
Road. ifnot the very bes,) has taken
"Fayctto Springs Hotel" on the
mountain, few miles East of Union
town, Pa, and intends keeping it in
the most satisfactory style, as Sum-
mer resort for invalids, and all others
in pursuit Of health and recrcation.-
The location has possessed many at
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., butthey are great
ly increased by the new arrangement.
We shall respond to the polite in:
yitation Of Mr.. Rush, to visit the es-
tablishment at our earliest leisure |;
although the chance ofan Editor hav-
ing a sufficient amount Of leisure to
rusticate, or recruit his energies,
seems rather dream than a matter
to be realized.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-22
The Recent Row at Richmond.

~ The political papers at Rich
mond are making a vast amount OF
noise about this affair, and blowing it
up into something tremendous. The
Religious Herald, however, treats it
very coolly, as follows:
"For several days past, there has
been much excitement in our city,
growing out of the pardon by the Go
Vernon = of the slave Hatcher for kill.
ing his overseer, Mr.. VIM. P. Jackson.
A petition for the Communication of the
sentence of death, had been previous.
" presented to the Governor, signed
by a number of well known and res
pectable citizens. We have no doubt
the Governor acted conscientiously in
this matter, but his course did not
meet tho appreciation of large por-
ton Of the community; and an indig-
nation meeting was held on Friday
evening, at which resolutions OF cen
sure were passed. In this they were
only exercising legitimate right
After the meeting closed, we regret
to say, a disorderly assembly, chiefly
boys, gathered in front of tho Cover
nor's residence, annoying tho family
by groans, shouts, and other NOISY de,
monstra,ions. We have not met with
one citizen who approves tho act, and
it is universally condemned as disrep'
utablc and disgraceful to the city,,
The City Council mot on Monday, and
passed resolutions of disapproval. A
urge meeting of the citizens washed
the same day, and after adopting their
resolutions, passed similar ones OF
their own, Richmond has heretofore
beon us orderly city as any in the
Union, uud We deeply regret that its
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List of

Remaining in the Post Office a, Morg an-
town, Va, on the 18th day Of May
1852.
Ash VIM. T.. Ada, Austen Joseph,
Aulabaugh james S., 2
Burns VIM, Britt WIN. T., Baker Hen
~, Beal John, Bradley Benjamin, Beal
Jesse T., Brand klarval, Baird Aaron.
Chadwick ,. H., callendine NJ, Combs
Sarah, Casad Edward, earn James, Cobun
Calvin, Cartright Thus., Gallant F. NJ,
Camp John, Combs HIS
Dorsey Hannah, Dorsey G. W., Dorsey
l.. H., Diable Samuel, Drabls J. r., Drake
Thos. M.
Evans Evans, Evans July Ann, Coil NJ.
A., EVERY C. 0.
Forgy ]. NJ, Fleming Washington.
Grove Vim. E., Gamble VIM, Gusc,
man David.
Hamilton John J., Hill Pricilla. Hess
James T., Holsion Robl., Hurry Thornton.
two, How VIM. r., Hall Moses, Hart
John T.
Kern James, two, Kern Edmund. Knox
L, D., King George N. =,
Luishley Harriet, Linn Joshua,
Martin Henry, McGeorse D. H.. McThack'
iney Rob-, McEnerny Patrick, two, Milcbs
ell W., MOylon Honour, l
Nichols Addison, olaughlin John, prots.
mnn Thos.. Pro,sman Joshefus, Pindle
Lucinda, Parks Charles H., Patton Jolln
M, Price VIM, Perry Jemcs, Prentiss<
A, E., Phillips John. Pckenpaughh James,
Rice Jacob, Rogers James r, Robinson
VIM, Rice Michael. Is WI
shafer Eugrneous, three. Shafer Henri,
Slagets Harvey. Stagers VIM. H., TWO q,
Snilcr James c., Snider Stephen, Smi,l'
S. D., Stillwell Mary, Strut James, Steele
Thos. G., Smith B. F., Stephens Blanchatt,
linn Margaret. u
Tansey n, TibSs Samuel, Tayisf Y
vongiller VIM, vandervon Wmp
Utt James.
Wroe Grace NJ, Will. Alcinda, Woods
Lewis, Wad!ell Daniel, Wiseman rhliiP,
Wool Elisabeth, Watson B. F., weaver
George. N,
Persons calling for letters will say NY
are advertised OF they may not GEL 'nsm'
wv N. B. MADEIRA, P. NJ
! May is, 1852,
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and it was resolved thu, there Was nj
mob a, tho Governor's,-that there
WINS no danger, and that the Governor
was safe from injury or insult. The
latter part Of tho foregoing sentence
was no, in the resolutions. but was the
bur,hon Of the song sung by thospeak-
ers vet at the moment ofthe adjourn
ment Of the meeting, files OF soldiers
were seen passing quietly along the
streets, and ono thousand men were
under arms by order of the Mayor
and a large detachment of the State
Guarlslwas ordered to the Penitenti-
ary, to ,proven,,h the mob executing its
threats Of scizing the slase and hang
ing him.
A, this ,imc ! do not know whether
the military is under arms or n, not, but
everything appears quiet, The poo-
Die here being alarmed at thcpropos-
ed removal Of the Capitol, arc throw
ind cold water on the whole matter
and the city press, to a considerable
extent, ridicule tho idea ola mob, aud
say there were only few boys, when
il is asserted, by those who saw it,
that fully thousand persons were
present at the mob, and the only rea-
son 5 that damage was not done, was
that a mob is new thing in Rich,
mond, and it had no leader, and did
not know how to act. w~,.
This city is not a proper place for
the Legislature 10 meet. 1t should be
n ouiet inland town, where there would
DO no temptations for members to DO
idle, and neglect the solemn duties
they we're sent to perlorm,-where a
mob could not be found to surround
public officers and over.awe them
Jefferson was right when he pronounc.
cd cities "sores on the body polite"
| rejoice that my lot is not cast in a
city, and / care not ifthe cities Of this
State never grow larger. An agricul-
tural people only are to be relied on,
and it will be a blessing to the State
lift should be the only one to increase
I have never read ola mobof farmers.
May l2.-On yesterday the House
of Delegates, by very large major
ity, passed a resolution to adjourn on
the last day Of this month, and meet
in extra session OIL the fourth Monday
ofNovembcr. The Senate to-day de-
featcd it by a majority of 3 votes. !
think the people want no more long or
extra sessions, and l believe it entire
ly useless. Ifthe Easternmen would
only stay here for FIVE weeks, and let
their farms and courts alone, all could
be done in that time, and fall aid re.
manned at their posts the session could
now close. ....-
Summer is now on us. We have
quantities of strawberries, green peas,
AID raspberries and potatoes are bro't
up from Norfolk. Three weeks since
l saw plenty of water melons in mar
ket, brought from the West India ISL
ands. You will excuse tho length Of
this letter. .sa-a-" g"
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-22
Imnortant To- Voters,

The following paragraph is going
the rounds Of the Virginia papers,
The statements it contains IRE proba.
bly, correct:
An impression seems to prevail cx-
tensively that no person can vote out
Of his own district. This is a mistake:
for Magistrates, Overseers ofthe Poor
and Constables, no person Gun vote
out of his district; but for Clerks,
Sheriff, Attorney for the Common
wealth, and all County officers, he can
vote at the precinct most convenient
to him. .... -.r -
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,rr FoR THE MIRROR.
An appeal to the Voters Of Monongalia


On Thursday next you will vote for
tho various officers to be elected by
YOU under the New C Constitution, and
how important that due consideration
and proper reasons should influence
you in casting your votes. Cast your
eyes around you, review the past and
see what party spirit has done, or "a
,her not done. Where are your works
of internal Improvement I All around
you, but not yours. Look at the
roads in the neighboring counties Of
Marion and Harrison, Turnpikes and
Rail R oads,-monumen,s TO the peo-
pie who have overlooked the more
question of party, counting it subor-
dinate to the great point of county
prosperity. Why was not the Balti-
more aud Ohio Railroad made to pass
through Monongulia, making the river
at your county seat, and passing up
tho valley of the river to the mouth
Of Buffalo, instead of passing on to
Three Fork, tue Valley River, and on
to Buffalo? Because party spirit has
furnished you with q mere cypher
from this county, in the Legislature,
when this subject was under consid-
Grafton, And what is this same thing
about now to do for usl To exclude
from the Bench one of the ublest
Judges in Virginia; man that both
the present candidates in this section
for the Court of Appeals deferred to,
and would not have been candidates
in opposition to, oven for that high
Judicial Office in the State, ono Of
whom has said, to lose Judge Fry
from the Bench would be "a great
State loss, and give us one in his
stead who has no reputation as a judge
and little even as lawyer.
Shall VIC continue blind TO our best
interests Shall MELVILLE other
counties are caressing and promoting
their great men, breaking down party
lines and stretching them even beyond
their properintellectual dimcnsions,--
show by our acts that VIC know not
how to appreciate true greatness, or
arc inscnsible to I'LL its Impressions.
Harrison County, with no greater
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MoRGANToW N, Va
sATURDAY..nIAY 2a, 1852.
EASTERN AGENCY.

ID We are compelled % defer un-
til next week, an interesting letter
from our Washington correspondent,
p" Ellorado." The proceedings Of
the Fairmont Conyention occupy u
considerable portion of our space,
while the candidates keep US in fur.
ry to get them ready for the election.
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fairiame should have been thus tar
nished. The Legislature occupied a
good portion of the day on Saturday
in discussing the matter, and tho OK.
pediency Of removing the Capitol
therefor; as in any other place they
could always be secure from such moi.
sy assomblages, and as if a small town
presented more ample means for put
ting down a mob, than a large and pop
ulous city.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-22

~ Candidates who have left their
umbrellas, whips, leggins, &C., at our
office, are requested to "come for
ward, prove property,-pay edarge''
and take them away" as we cannot
be responsible for them after next
Thursday. .rs ''
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-22
Thursday morning, May 10.

The Convention met pursuant to
,l,e adjournment of yesterday aud was
opened with prayer BY Rev. Adams
The Committee appointed on yes
,crlay, reported a preamble and GER
lain resolutions relating 10 the expe'
dicncy of memorializi"g the Leg'sla,,
lure, &C., pcuding the discussion on, OF i
which tho Convention adjourned Ill !"
o'clock, p. III.