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The New Orleans Della closes an article on
the extensive immigration of the Chinese to CAL
ifornia, with the following remarks:
1--WE are perfectly satisfied that before long
the attention of the Louisiana planter will be
coerced to the consideration of new and iWprov-
ed plans of management; and among them, and
in the very first rank We expect to find this one
of Chinese labor, which, in almost every respect,
economy inclusive, is superior to that now giver
by the African. At all events, we think an ad-
mixture of the two will be found worth trail,
AZ an experiment involving no dangerous conse-
quences"
The notion of the Della is very silly one.
No kind of labor is or can be so cheap as that
of the African slave If tho slave is treated
we'll, his natural increase alone affIrds larger
average profit than most of the investments of
capital. 1t is perfectly ridiculous for the sugar
or cotton planters of the South to talk about the
substitution of any other kind of labor for that
of the slave. The capital invested in slavery
in the South is the most productive and profita
Bile of any in the world. The attempt to intro
duce Chinese labor instead of African, is like
that Of importing Hill Coolies into the British
West Indies, which il failure.
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NOVEL SETTLEMENT-CURIoUs MOVEMENT
On Friday we met with gentleman from Western
Virginia making purchases Of dry goods and
groceries for store, the connections with which
worth noting.
A colony of sixty persons, gathered from
Northampton, Mass, Brooklyn and Auburn,
New York, all firm believers in what is termed
the Spiritual Philosophy, (announced by A. J.
Davis, ct al } have purchased 5000 acres Of land
in splendid location, about 40 miles from the
head ofsteamboat navigation on the Kanamha, and
80 miles from Charleston, Va, upon which thew
have settled. They do not have community Of
property, but each man is steward Of his own
substances maintaining. Unity Of Faith in the
Bonds of Peace"
In general they receive all their spiritual and
temporal advice from the spirit word, although
they do not consider directions from this source
infallible, but submit every Communication" to
the te of reason. Most of the parties interested
in /, is movement are men If some wealth and all
are said to he well educated a. d refined people.
The object stated spiritual and integral develop
ment, which they expect to promote by living 10
one community.
On the property purchased, are mills, tavern
stand, post office and sore and it is for the latter
hat our informant was purchasing supplies
Among the emigrants is Rev. T. L. Harris, Of
New York, who is to edit weekly paper soon
to be established by the Society," Cincinnati
Ga.efte.
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Tho Tehuantepee Rsutc.

The lsst intelligence from Mexico is that the
Senate has passed the bill from the House. ac-
cepting the proposition Of A. G. SLoo, esq, to
construct a road across the.isthmus of Tehusn-
tepec Our private advces are that the Presi-
dent ARIsrA was decidedly in favor of the bill,
and hence there is no doubt that the bill has
become law.
The terms of the contract are that Mr.. SLoo
is to construct plank road first, and afterwards,
when the business requires it, rail road. And
the Mexican government is to have two-flfths OF
the revenue which the road may yield for forty
years, and after that three ftths for forty years
more.
Mr.. SLoo j., we believe, amply able to per
form his engagements in this matter, and such
is his enterprise and energy that we think both
countries may confidently rely on the punctua
ful6ment Of the contract, and speedy compile
ton Of the road. AS for the complaints that
have been made 10 some of the papers, against
the Mexican government, for want OF faith in
snnulling the grant TO GARAY, we think they
have no founda' ion.
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sB- Reports from New Mexico state 'h'

e1Sy- Reports from New Mexico state the
impossibility of governing the Mexican popula
ton there short of some rule different from
that already established. Correspondents Of
the st. Louis Republican, write that civil gov
eminent is at an end, and but for the lnilitary
force stationed at Santa Fe, all would be anar.
chy" One of these writers saws:
"Col. Sumner, in accordance with the views
of the Administration, and better to secure the
country from Indian depredationa, changed the
posts, and placed large portion of the troop.
in the Indian country. This was seized on by
the Mexicans an a fiji time to disregard the civil
authorities and put at naught all law and order
Disaffecion and determination to resist every
thing American became apparent The Ameri-
can citizen became alarmed, and the greatest
excl ement prevailed, particularly at this place.
In this condition of things, Gov. Calhoun, pro-
perly feeling himself wholly unable to admins.
ter the government without military aid, called
on Col. Sumner, who promptly repaired TO this
city, ard finding an entire abandonment of all
law and orde and dangerous disregard by
many of the inhabitants of all principles Of right
and an inability of the civil authorities to main
tain The peace, ordered in strong company of
infantry, in add iinn to the company Of artillery
then hero, established an effective military police
to aid the civil authorities, and placed out strong
guards, which have for the time being restored
quiet and to some extent, confidence, that with
this aid the civil government may be main
t.;ned ~
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From The Cleveland (Ohio) True Democrat.

ME,sRs EpIroRs Please publish the follow
ing, not included in your report of the doings OF
the Ravenna convention:
Resoired, That IA most of the institutions
Of ewning in this country, are under The douin-
ion of The slave power, and rs we cannot reas-
onably hope for the triumph of anti slavery prin-
cipes so long as the youth of the land are edu-
catsd in these institutions, that we rejoice, there
fore, in the establishment of semnaries OF
learning Of an Anti slavery character, and CON-
mend all ,uch institutions to public favor"
Rev. J. Keep, A N, McConaRhy, and E II.
Nevin. were appointed committee to ell n
similar convention mt such time and PLACID as
they may agree upon. J. M.
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A DELIcAcy FOR THE TABLE.-Aapatagus is
just now in its perfection, and the following
recipe to prepare it for the table, with baked
eggs, is seasonable. Cut twenty heads of as
paragus into small pieces, boil them fifteen
minutes, put them into stewpan with half an
ounce of butter, set them on the fire for three
minutes, season with little pepper, salt, and
sugar. when DONE put them in the dish you
wish to serve them in, break six eggs carefully
over, sprinkle salt and pepper over, and put the
dish in the oven till the eggs are set.
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Commercial Summary.
LIVERPOOL MARKsT, Saturday, 29th May.


CoTroN.-An active business has been doing
during the week, the sales to Friday night
reaching 4,70O bales $4,000 OF which were
on speculation and for export. Prices for Amer.
lean qualities below mddling unchanged
from last weeks quotations, while other quail
ties are from ! I'D dearer, according to the
circular of Br wn, SIMPLY e. Co.
In the manufacturing districts, activity pre-.
vails, with large consumption of cotton. Sales
were making to fair extent.
The commercial advices from continental
Europe are favorable. Trade in Paris was ac-
tive
special despatch f,om well informed pri-
waite correspondent at Liverpool gives the sales
of cotton for the week ending Friday evening
at 10000 bales, at an advance of I'd on the
batter qualities New O,eans fair is quoted a,
ding, 81 The demand has been steady and
active throughout the week Spectators took
80 900 bales, and exporters Is e0O The sales
on Saturday were estimated at about 10000
bales, at steady and firm prices
FLOUR Western canal quoted at 90 2ls
Corn.-Yeow, Sis. 81; white, 30s I'D. Lrrd-
Firm, at 5ls. Money continues abundant and
on Friday con>os for account closed at par
Breadstutfs- Wheat is in fair demand, without
reduction in prices. In -four there is little doing
at the current rates If last week. There is a
good demand for Indian corn, at Is Cd advance
over last weeks rates; the market closing wi b
an upward tendency. The stock Of American
-four and grain is comparatively light. Pro
visions The sales of beef for the week foot
up 5000 terces, at further advance of "a al0s
The stock on the market is limited. Pork has
also advanced 81 per Dbl, with an upward ten
dency. Lard.--There is little on hand no
quotabe chanse. Cheese.--Tbere is no de-
mand
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The Wing Convention.

On Wednesday next the Wing convention
meets at Baltimore. The Southern wing still
threatens but whether its menaces will be sup.
ported by acts remains to be seen.
The Macon Journal, at the close of an ari
Gle on 'ihe Fillmore movement in Georgia,
says:
1--WE desire to testify that Willard Fill
more pre- eminenty above all other men, has
our confidence, by sending delegation to the
Wing National convention to secure his nomi-
nation. What shall be the result of that move
ment we cannot foresee. Willard Fillmore may
fail to receive that nomination. even with the
unanimous vote of the So.th for him. Chen il
may become our first duly to defeat The election Of
the man for Uh0m he has been staughtered."'
The New Orleans Bulletin says:
"The Wings of every Southern State, we
are now certain, will be represented in the Why
National convention. Their delegates DiA de
mand a recognition Of The .fnal,y Of the compro-
mise. Failing 10 cblain that recognition, they
,oH Withdraw from the contention. This is the
general expectation. Succeeding, they will en-
deavor, by all honorable means, to procure the
nomination Of Mlard Fillmore for the Presi
dency. 1t is the fervent wish, the heartfelt de-
sire of every true Southern Wing, that Mr.. Fill
uluIC 10 THO tuilitiiccs Out parry III lht
South never occupied a lofiier position, was
never actua,ed by nobler purpose. Behold !
the union of the Wings of the South for Il e
sake of the Union! Presenting an unbroken
front in the national convention they will have
inf uence sufficient, in our opinion, to mould its
action. That done, the Wing party will be
victorious in the approaching contest"
| Such has been the general position assumed
by the Southern Wings with few exceptions.
The supporters of General Soorr retort with
scornfu defiance, as indicated by the following
extract from the correspondence of the Pha-
delphia North American:
"The fugtives from the caucus are endeavor
ing to patch up a little continuance of their owr
for putting aside all the present candidates anc
bringing forward new name This expert
ment may suit such tastes, sympaihzing a,
; they do, with locofoco presidents and practices
but it will not attract the fvor or regard of an,
respectable portion of the Wing party The
; preferences of the people have been expressed
: and they are not to be set aside for the conve
nience of deserter-, who, being refused admi4
sion into the ranks of the opposition, would nov
crawl back, at the expense of our organization
The basis Of the scheme is the adoption Of th,
two thirds rule.
"Let these agitators rest assured it will b,
hurled and Kissed ont of the conventions ant
that there will be very little regret, should it,
advocates follow suit"
1t will now speedily be determined whe'he
in the event of the contingency referred to, tn
former will stand up, or succumb.
Letting Il dare not wait upon. would,
Like the poor cat in the adage."
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Death Of Frederick Hall.

The Postmaster General and his lady reached
this city from the East, yesterday afternoon, and
left in the evening train for Buffalo They had
with them the remains of their only son, who
died at Andover, Moss, on ,ionday The deep
est sympathies of all their friends ate with them
in their sad atfi etion.-Albany Register.
Frederick Hall, the only son OF Postmaster
General Hall, was youth of uncommon pro.
mise With maturity of judgment and inle
ligerce seldom witnessed in one 30 young, were
combined modesty and gentlene-s Of manner
which won all hearts to him. For several
months past he had been at school at hndover
preparing for that high STATE Of usefulness his
brilliant and energetic uind seemed so distinctly
to point out as his destiny. Here his mother
was on VISIT when suddenly, AZ in the twink
ling of an eye, one Of the dearest oil lets Of her
hcsrt was cut down, and the brightest hopes
al d fondest anticipaiOns of most dotiag parents
were crushed an broken. We deeply sympa.
tbize with the afflicted family, and although we
know, by sad experience, that neither friends or
strangers can give consolation in such soul.
trying hours, we are reminded that it il the
work Of " Him who doeth all things welI."-
~. Y. Day Bonk.
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From The Louisville Journal. |

The following lines to the Iamented dead are Of
surprising beauty. 1t is fitting that such music
should be breathed over the brave of genius:
Lament--for Amelia.
They Rave won our minstrel away!
She hath gone where the saints and the seraphm
gather,
In the gem-circled home ofthe Infinite Father,
To the shining fields Of the Asphodel,
Where the peans Of glory forever swell:
She singeth the song Of the white. robed choir.
She hath awakened again her silent tyre,
With sweeter touch, than the touch Of old,
For the chords she sweepeth are chords of gold
All how could she part from us 40 -
While the Spring all its bloom, and its incense is
bringing,
And its birds in the deep forest dyls singing,
Hath she not loved them in days gone by.
And gazed on their haunfs with Poets eve
Hath she not sung Of their blossomins glow,
In liquid notes like the rivulet's fow'
And woven her measures all sparkling and
bright.
With kindling heart in the festsl light'
Sweet and deep mrst have been the spell.
OF the pale gentle angle who made her immortal,
As she silently stepped thro' the shadowy portal;
Xpshadowed the vision OF glancing wings
The fresh. bright gush of the heavenly springs
And the river OF life, whose limpid wave,
b. The bows Of the evergreen palms doth lave,
She listened perchance To an angel strain,
So long hath her lyer in silence lain.
Make bright the still place of her rest,
From the fair perfume-laden, the bright moon Of
flowers,
She hath passed to land far more blissful than
ours:
So it is meet that her perishing clay
Be sweeuy embamed with the Rose of Nav /;
And i: seemeth meet that her last fond words,
Should be linked with the notes Of the singing
BIRDS
The odorous balm Of the south wind q breath,
Forever be bent with her lovely death
There let the cypress branches wave,
With tresses unbound of the meek, dropping
wi,w;
And lilies mikwhIte, to mske fragrant the pillow.
There lay her chaplet, and hang up her lutte.
The voice Of the exquisite Songstress 10 mute !:
BE her chamber thrice blest, dewy shrine,
Where the rains may weep, and the white stars
shine,
Bards and sweet Sisters, W no touch the charm q
string,
Offerings of love and of beauty will bring.
They have won our Minstrel away!
She hath gone where the saints and the seraphim
gather,
In the e. m-circIed home of the Infinite Father.
To the shining fields Of the Asphode,
Where the peaps Of glorv forever swell.
She singeth the song of the white robed choir,
She hath wnkened ssan her silent Tyre,
With sweeter touch than the touch OF old,
For the chords she sweepeth are chords Of gold
RosrHEAI1, KY M. r, ID,
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THE HEALrHruLsE IF THE MIssIssIppI
SHORE OF THE MEXICAN GuLr-The celebrated
Doctor Samuel A. Cartwright now of New Or
leans, gives graphic sta ement of the ArcadIan
heulthtuness of the -ea shore of Mississippi.
He takes the case of John McCaughan, esq, az
an example,: SAYS the Doctor
.When we first knew McC4ugha1, he had
been living for number Of years in the malar
Gus a,mo- phere of the Yazoo swamp, where
even aIligators are short lived, and had dwi,dled
to skeleton like Calvin Edison, and was so
thin that he cast no shadow So he walked.
"The Choctaws never could pronounce his
name. but thew always made people understand
that they meant MN by puhing oui Inc rnmroo
OF their rifles. rive wears residence on the sea
shore put two hundred ana th'rsy POUNDS OF
solid, muscular nesh on this iiVing anatomy ana
restored the V'gor, ACTIVITY ana intehec.hai
strength OF hls earl kentucky grown. WIN
some nifty IN family, case OF FEVER never org,
mated on ms premises. ih'hE OF 'h's'ye on
ioua, white ton9ueo, ieaden eyed, eaiiow cheeKeo
torpld-lrSered' snriVef'ed-iegseu' weak mpeo|
ana apothecary, doomed race that vegnaie 10
the winter on the aiinviai soils, ana snake or
burn all summer; one,'our'h OF your !'me ~
the grIPe OF DOCTOR kept awe oy tones, ano
absolutely saturated WIN mercury inink OF
region, almost wnh'h cannon shot OF New
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Of course the only nations who appear to be
importers of cotton are those that have sea-
ports. But in some cases the real importers
are those that manufacture. Switzerland, for
instance, 10 large manufacturer. And we com.
mend to the advocates of direct trade, the case
Of Switzerland. She receives her cotton at
Havre, in France, which thus appears to be
larger buyer of American cotton than is the fact.
A bale of cotton is landed at Havre. 1t il then
hauled on a common road and in clumsy
wagon four hundred miles to Switzerland and
converted into that fine class of cotton fabrics
called Swiss muslins, and hauled backed to
Havre, re shipped to the United States, and sent
into the interior, and sold in Carolina, Alabama,
Mississippi and Tennessee, at rates much cheaper
than they could afford to fabricate them. Nay,
mole than this. The impression generally pre-
walls in this country that England is much
greater customer of ours for cotton than is the
fact This impression is produced by the re-
ports of our shipments to the various European
ports, and those of England, particularly Liver
pool, stand at the head. But large quantity
sent to Liverpool is sold TO the continental man.
ufacturers, and hence bale ofco.ton frequently
goes by way of Liverpool to Switzerland, and
returns by the same route. Nay, more than that.
A bale of cotton starts from Mississippi to New
Orleane, thence to New York, thence to Liver,
pool, thence to Havre, thence to Switzerland,
thence when manufactured, back again by the
same route to the very plantation where it was
produced. The charges for commissions, tran
shipments and transportation, are numerous and
enormous, and yet the Swiss muslns can be
sold to the Mississippi planter cheaper than he
could make them. Now the reason of all this
would require more epace than We can now af
ford. But the fact that this indirect process Of
commerce has been going on 80 long, and among
men capable of making all the calculations, and
keen in money making, Chords tolerably fair
presumption that there must be powerful in
ducements for indirect trade. We shall examine
the subject more deliberately in future.
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EYnArf OF Cotton.

The export of cotton from the United States
for the year ending June 80, 1851, amounted,
according to the market rates in our ports to
the sum of Sll2,3l5,3l7, and the quantity was
927 1877 OS9 pounds-so that the average price
was about twelve cents per pound. We hope
that our Southern friends will not be troubled
about the over production Of cotton.
The countries to which these exports are made
stand in the following order:
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WEB sTER-FILLMoRE-THE TRIBUSE.--The
Tribune has several times expressed prefer
ence for Daniel Webster over MIR. Fillmore, in
case either was TO be nominated. In fact, it is
quite anxious and tender about "Black Dan" as
il often calls him. What hypocrisy, hen only
a few months ago the Tribune in asprit of in
suit and d-r-ion, rpoke seerg "the remains
of Daniel Webster in the cars" The regard of
the Tribune for Webster 10 like that Of the vul-
ture for the lion, which il watches in hope Of a
feast from his life bloody. Y Mirror.
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Cox UMPIIoN OF on ON RAILRoADs.--A
writer in the New Bedford Mercury has pre-
pared table showing that, in the year 1851,
@77.293 80 was expended for oil on the Ma "a
chusetls railroads, amounting to l,0l2 miles in
length. According to the same 'atio, calcua-
ion in Hunts Magazine, SHOVE the coat Of oil
for one year, upon the railroads Of the United
States to be the snuy little sum" Of $685.
ga 81.
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~ The Freesoi State Central Committee ri
Msssschusetts, Henry Wilson, chairman, an
nouncs that grand delegate and mass conven
lion Of he Fressoil party will be held at Worces
.tss The 6A dsy Of July, to consider the state
4 Tie Zines, Of politics and parte', and to take
soeh action In rslstion thereto. as the cause Of
liberty, tqusiiay. and human rights may de-
pAud'
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The french ExnEs According to advices
received yesterday from Para, the exIles on board
one of the French transport ships revolted
when near Cayenne, and took possession of
the vessel IL would APPEAR however, that they
did not long emf y their Liberty, for two other
ships attacked the revoted ship and captured
her, after AN obstinate fight Of six hours
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We find the following statement in the True

we ma the touoWtng st4tomout IN tuo AFue
Democrat Of Ohio 1t needs no comment:
TREASON! TREASON "A telegraphic dec
patch reached Deputy Sheriff Whitman, of De-
troit, from Toeco dated June Sd, stating that
three colored men w0nld arrive there on the
good steamer "John Owen" advising him to
arrest them for crimes, very serious ones we
doubt not, committed by them.
What these crimes were. the telegraph did
not state The officer aforesaid, however,
guessed. A shrewd fellow, that He supposed
them to be "fugitives from justice" and so he
arrested them and put them in Jail.
Wishing to be sure. however, he brought
them out from the cell, about ten o'clock Thurs
day night, and begsn to question them. The
three stout fellows saw the door open; they
guessed, that they could get out OF it; they
thought they could be free and so knocking
they got into the street.
There, and at that hour of the night, were to
be seen throng of "excited darkies." The
deputy sheriff and his iends saw them, and
essayed to find the fugitves. In vain The
whites could not pass the "black bar ier," and
the sdarkies" sought for, in brief half hour,
were sin Queen Victoria'S realm"
The next morning friday their real crime
was discovered and it was monatrous one:
he villains were really seeking their liberty !!
What "fnality" set! How mean in them TO
sacrifice the "compromise;" How outrageous
10 disturb the "compactw Only catch them
How President Fillmore would help send them
to "Tophet."
Great sorrow is felt in Detroit. we learn, for
Whitman, the unfortunate officer Knocked
down though his injuries, wereJoIce to say.
we're light and greater apprehension IL felt
that that city msy be charged with "ievy'ng
war" against the Union, and declared in estate
of siege" for violating the "compromse- T"
What "vilains" these "three fellows" are, to
cause 90 much difficulty