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The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-02
THE THIRD ANNUAL yoI.UME
SOUTHERN LII,

w NN LiIERA AIRY GAZETTE,
was commenced OH Saturday, the 4th of Nav
1891, under Its original name-instead of Pcb,,,j.
weeH1y Gazehe-as more significant of it's peculiar
character 1t beng the only weekly organ Of itera-
ture IN the entire South! is
Greatly Enlarged and Improved,
CONTAINING weekly Thirty-two Columns Of
h'a''er. IL Us, moreover, In an
Entirely .Ns,o Dress
from head to foot" and upon beau,,5,,, wni,.
paper, so that, IN mechanical excellence il ia NOT
surpassed s by any paper whatever in the United
states! 1t continues under the same E,ltorin,
iuI.'on as heretofore, and no pains or expense
VIII be spared to make it
a Choice Pan,lu .Ns,psnon,r
as cheap as the cheapest, and as rood ,s -
Sest: utterly describing the notion that
southern Journal cannot compete with the North
Ell WeekAes, IN cheapness and interest
me Southern Literary Gazette
rivals the best of them in all the char ncter,stics os
truly valuable freside Journal Ita Mn, 10 :, .,
diffusion OF cultivated and refined taste throug;...e
the communicated it embraces n its ampe
ods ever species of intelligence tina. can tend to
this result. N "
Original Contributions,
from many of the abest writers in the Sou,h
chiefly occupy its columns, but not "a the exein
SION or choice miscellany, selected tom the be
American and European Sources
The tone OF the "Gazette" is indenender, =,
criticism and in the discussion Of every legitimate
topic, but 1t is strictly
Neutral in Politics and Religion!
It's columns are occasionally embeIlished with
Southern Portraits and Landscapes,
engraved expressly Co.. work, and accompa.
med by biographical and biographical sketches
It's General Information
is copious, but carefully condensed from IL
leading journals OF all parts Of the world
Notwithstanding the great increase in the 81.
and attractions the paper, it is still published
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it will be furnished to persons becoming resnon.
sible for the whole number Of copies, and having
them sent to one address, on the following terms
Three copes,.. As g
Five copies, Is
Ten copies, X
SIXTEEN copies, On
Twenty copies, Is
Fifty COPIES 60
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LitA OF JOHN RANDOLPH

ID. Appleton d Co., 900 Bro0daoay Ne,o York
Have now ready the fourth edition.
I lFE OF JOHN RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE
IL BY Hugh A. Garland Two volumes I2mo.
Portraits; 50 SO.
MIR. Garland has given us daguerreo.ype OF
character more eccentric and variable than Ura
nus itself, and withal, two volumes of exceedingly
choice historical reading. ~ Rep,tb!ic
The biography of Randolph has greater charm
than the most exciting fiction. '-Charleston .Mer
curry
"A good life of this remarkable man has n
been desired MIR. Garland has furnished an ex
tremely readable book; the two volumes not ONLY
contain the history of his life, and analysis of his
character, but an interesting account of the poll
tics and the public men of the day ~ Crescent.
" Since kennedy's life of William Writ, we
have had no biography, certainly no American BIZ
ography, which will at all compare in interest with
thus work. 1t must be read by muttudes with in
tense interest. - .Ne'oark Daily advertiser
Mr.: Garland has made good use of his mate
rial, ana has given striking and accurate por
raiture of the erratc and brilliant subject of his
pen. II INe,o Orleans Della
:" Thls book fills blank in the biographical no
tees of distinguished Americans The two vol.
umes gives us a faithful account Of his whole ca.
reer, an analysis of his celebrated speeches, &c .
philadelphia Enquirer.
Gas biography, it is marked by directness
and unity of purpose, and by comprehensiveness
and variety of manner. - Boston Post
" 1t is one of the most interesting American bi
ographies with which we are acquainted. p Epe
ming Post.
" The work is written in on easy and beautiful
style, and is replete with striking passages The
author is Intimately acquainted with American
literature, and the great men who, at different
times, have played distinguished part in the
drama of the Republic. 1t forms valuable add
ton to our national history. '-Democraic Rspie,o
March Id tw-w
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PROSPECTUS
s. THE SOUTHERN PRESS. !"

An association Of sixty-three Members oil Congress
Senators and Representatives, have constituted thu
undersigned Committee to superintend the esta
blishment OF a Southern Press at Washington City
to be devoted to the exposition and defence Of South
ern Rig hts and instuons-the dissemination Of
correct information to Northern Policy, and the
of official affairs generally, without
to the old party lines Of Wing and Democrat. Ar
engagements now in progress, promptly to ensure
the issue OF such paper under the title OF
THE SOUTHERN PRESS"
for the conduct OF which, suitable Editors have been
engaged, who will also receive the aid OF number
OF eminent and and able contributors.
There will be daily, tr-weelly, and weekly
issue-thc latter To contain substantially, the same
matter the former, and intended to reach those
points Of the country whose mail facilities are limited
The paper will not be exclusively poitical-but
will embrace on lis broad sheet the General News OF
the day, Domestic and Foreign, by mail and tee-
graph !; Commercial apd Agricultural Intelligence,
Literary Criticisms Original Essays, Literary and
Miscellaneous; and, in short, all those items OF
general interest, the collected aggregate OF which
constitutes the interesting and valuable Newspa-
per- Great care will be taken to give full and
rect Reports OF the Proceedings and Debates IN both
Houses of Congress, as well as the action OF the
local Legislatures on the Southern question.
A limited number only of Advertisements will be
ecevsd-the main object being to furnish large
amount OF reading matter.
The paper will be printed on sheet equal IN size
to those OF the other Washington papers, and the
eral will be procured especially Tor the purpose.
1t is confidently hoped that every true friend to the
South will aid in procuring subscribers, and forward
the names, with the amount subscribed, to some
Southern Representative at Washington, forthwith.
Postmastcrs authorised by law to remit sub
scripions tree of postage
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-02

FUbLisHED IN hCHMoND, VIRGINIA.,
At the io,o price OF ONE DOLLAR per ann,n,
rs the cheapest weekly newspaper south of the
i Potomac, and as cheap as any in the Union.
This paper is made up chiefly from the Daily
Dispatch, consisting of the entertaining and
news matter of that sheet, and carefully selected
light literature and poetry.
HUGH X. PLEAsANTs, Principal Editor
II is designed to make it equal TO any Weekly
sheet in the Union for its general interest In
tone and sentiment, it is Southern--is conductors
are Virginians, and they hope to merit and re-
ceve the encouragement of their fellow-citizens
They enter upon no mere speculation in their en-
terprize, nor are their views and opinions shaped
merely to catch the popular breeze. From edu-
cation, from position, from association, from in
terest, from choice, they Southern men. Their
defence or Southern rights is defence of them
selves and all they hold dear;-that it has been
warm unremitting, and far as their capacity al
lowed, vigorous, no man who has read their sh eet
will deny. 10 doubt that it will continue to be
so is to presume that the principles and ideas
which have been instiIed into them from their
birth, can be eradicated, at period Of life when
men rarely change their views They ut least
know it to be impossible
Blythe low price at which the paper is pub.
lished requires that the subscription be paid al.
tUays in Advance.
GF.TO CLUBS.SE
We offer the Jollo,cing Inducements:
| For Five Dollars Six Comics
FOR len Dollars Thirteen Copies
For Fifteen Dollars Twenty Copies
For Twenty Dollars Twenty-seven Comics
| JAS. A. COWARDIN
ClXTY-ONE desirable lots, situated in the mos
~ fourishing parts of the city and suburbs, 70
sale on the most accommodating terms Appl
to M. THOMPSON,
Office one door west of Jackson Hall, Pen
| avenue. March
| SPRING MILLINERY
WILL be opened at Mrs. S. PARKER'S o,
| w Satthlay, 18th instant, at 10 o clock
| PARKER'S new Fancy store,
| March I2-3t under National hotel
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-02
A NEW SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE
ENCOURAGE HOME INDUSTRY.

ENCOURAGE HOME INDUSTRY.
THE ILLUSTRATED FAMILY FRIEND,
4 new and elegant paper, published at Col
IA umbia, South Carolina, and Edited by S. A
Goldman, solicts examination and challenges
comparison with any Northern paper
Il Isa large sheet, magnihcently printed upon
splendid paper contains Original Tales, Sketches
News, Poetry, Agricultural Articles, and what
ever else that will interest an intelligent commu
nifty besides, four elegant Engraviugs each
week Terms, 81 per annum address,
5. A. GOODMAN q J. ]. LYONS
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NJ, THOMPSON.

ATTORNEY IND COUNSELLOR at Law
COMMISSIONER Of Deeds ofNorth and South
~ Carolina Agent for Revolutionary Pension
Claims, Bounty Lands, and every other descrp
ton OF Claims against the various Departments of
the General Government and before Congress.
AlA, Agent for the British Commercial Life In.
surance Company; Capital $4,000 900.
H. Office one door Vest of Jackson Hail. Penn
sytraria .frenue, WAsHNGToN, d. C.
T. 5. Refer, if necessary, to the Heads Of De-
rartments and to Member - Congress generally
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-02

"INCONOGRAPHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA."
TAYLOR d. MAURY, booksellers near 9th
l. street, have for exhibition a complete copy
OF this valuable and beautiful work, now publish
ing IN numbers, ve competed in twenty-five
parts Subscriptions taken, and the work supplied,
by
'lMnrch ~ TAYLOR II MAURY.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-02
WORTHINGToN g. sNETHEN.

Formerly Solicitor Of the Genera Land Office
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law slt
Continues to practice in the Supreme Court OF
The United States, in the Courts Of the District or
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, to prosecute
claims of all kinds against the United States. q =
ther before Congress or any of the Executive De-
partments, and TO procure letters patent for nve,-
tons. Business confded to his care, will be
promptly attended to.
N b. Particular attention paid to the prosecu-
ton of claims before the Brazilian Commiss,,n
now sitting in Washington
WAsHINeroN CRY, ID. C. July IL, $50
- A. PRINGLE, No. 80, East BAY street
LIZ Charleston, South Carolina--lmporter o
French CALF SKINS; Manufacturers Agent
and Dealer in BROG.aN,S, BOOTS and SHOES;
Advances made on consignment of Brosans or
southern Manufacture Parties wishing to con-
sign, VIII send samples Of their make, und on re.
ceipt of their consignment, liberal cash advanc e
Will be made. Information promptly impaired,
as to the style, but adapted to the trade.
Charleston, S. c., July l6, lS50.--dly
To Southern Gentlemen or Literary In
stitutiOns.
"A young man, graduate of st. Mary's COL
IN lege Baltimore, wishes to obtain as ituaion
as Assistant in an Academy, Private Tutor
He is qualified to teach the highest branches of
Greek, Latin, French, Natural Philosophy, Che
mistry, Mathematics and English Literature .
The highest testimonials To character and o,,nli-
hcations be produced. Address, post paid,
q X Post Oiis~ BALTIMORE Md
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-02
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

SIR have the honor to transmit to you herewith
a copy of the correspondence which has passed be
tween this Department and the National Institute for
the Promotion OF Science, respecting the organization
of committee o constitute the central authority re-
quired by the regulations o the Royal Commission II
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-02

j. Knox walker,
Attorney al Lac and General agent,
OFFERS his services in his profession and as
" Agent for the Prosecution and Collection OF
Claims before Congress and the Departments also Tor
obtaining Patents.
All business cooGded TO him will be promptly at
tended TO.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-02
STEELE'S FASHIONABLE HAT
HOUSE

u EELE . FASHION ABLE HAN
HOUSE.
CHARLESTON, South CAROLINA.
THE SUBSCRIBER IS establish
ment being one of the most extensive
~ and fashionable retail HAT HOUSES
lin Charleston, the public may depend
on hndIng there superior as. ortment Of all the
latest styles of Hats for this fall Fine French
Moleskin and Beaver Hats, with an extensive
variety Of fine black, and blue cloth Caps for gen
tlemens, youths, and children
TO SOUTHERN PLANTERS.
Planters can be supplied with Hats and Caps
for plantation and house servants. Black, white,
pearl, and drab waterproof w DOL Hats with good
hair and coarse cloth Caps.
w. STEELE,
Fashionable Halter, 23l King, opposite Hazel
street, Charleston, IL
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Terms.

For Dally-tlie price will be per annum, 5000
For Trweeky during the Session of Con
gress, and Scmi-weeldy during the recess, S 0O
The price of subscription must be paid invariably
in edvance, and the cash accompanying the name
sent.
All persons procuring ten shall be entitled to
receive copy gratis for year
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-02

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, June s, 1850.
SIR have duly received your letter of the 9th
ultino, communicating TO this Departmcn the pro-
ceedhgs oi the National Institute the subject of my
note of the 18th of the month Those proceed
mgs appear to me 10 be perfectly satisfactory and
have accordingly transmitted them to the British Min
lister IL this city, with the communication copy OF
which is enclosed for your information.
am, sir, respectfully, your obt serv't,
JOHN NJ CLAYTON.
WALTER n. JOHNSON, Esq, Corresponding
Secretary of the National Institute
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-02
ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL

II ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL
IL The Committee on Public Buildings of the
Senate, having been authorized by a resolution Of
that body, +" to invite plans accompanied by esti-
mates for the extension of the Capitol and to al
low a premium Of FIVE hundred dollars for the
plan which may be adopted by the Committees on
Public Buildings of the two Houses Of Congress, -
accordingly invite such plans and estimates to be
delivered to the Secretary Of the Senate on or be-
fore the first day Of December next
IL is required that these plans and estimates
shall provide for the extension of the Capitol
either by additional wings, to be placed on the
north and south of the present building or by the
erection of a separate and distinct building within
the enclosure to the east of the building
The committee do not desire to prescribe any
condition, that may restrain the free exercise of
architectural taste and judgment, but they would
prefer, that whatever plan may be proposed NAV
have such reference TO and CORRESPONDENTS with
the present building to preserve the general
symmetry of the entire structure, when complete.
Although but one plan can be adopted, the COM
mttee reserve to themselves the right to form such
plan by the adoption of parts Of different plans
submitted, should such be found necesscru in
which event, the committee also reserve to them
selves the right to divide apporon, according
to their own judgment, the amount of premium to
be awarded for the whole, to those whose plans
may In part be adopted, according to the relative
importance and merit of each part adopted.
R. M. T. HUNTER,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
JOHN II. CLARKE.
Committee Of the Senate on Public Buildings.
SENATE CHAMBER, 30th September, 1850
N. Il. The several daily papers published at
Washington will please insert the above daily for
two weeks, and send their accounts to the Secre-
tary of the Senate octa
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PENSIONS AND BOUNTY LAND
OBTAINED for the officers and soldiers of the
" Revolutionary war, or their legal representa-
tives
Pensions for life, for the widows of such
GERS and soldiers who married previous to 1900.
Bounty land for the surviving. or the widows,
or minor children of deceased officers and prvates,
who served in the war Of 1879 with Great Bril-
tain, the Mexican war, or in any of the Indian
wars, since 1880.
Attention paid to suspended snd rejected claims.
Terms moderate, where the claim is established,
otherwise no charge.
Communications addressed 20 the subscriber,
| Washington, d. G will receive prompt attention.
M. THOMPSON,
Commissioner Of Deeds for North and South
| Carolina.
Refer to the heads of Departments, and to
members of Congress generally.
Oct 4--tWtf
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THE WEEKLY DISPATCH,

Whole number of representatives 1888.
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Southern Female Institute.

Attorney and agent for the patentee, 7th stl
opposite Odd Fellows Hall Washington, ID.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-06-10
ruE OFFICE HOLDERS CODE.

f We have had occasion heretofore 10 no
,,ce how admirably the Code is adapted 10
nromote the Interests Of the office holders
+ mr. S,a,e. |, would seem as II iha. one
,lea ruled the minds Of our Legislators ~
III The Legislation Of Iowa, bnt never has
|, been carried out in such entire pertec-
ION as in our present Locotoco Code.
b. the Code there is no tax on me ~
coming Salary Of M Office holder, nor W
m library Of hundred dollars worth OF
Books, nor upon family pictures. wearing
.ppareI, tho food provided for tho inm'ly,
md Il considerable amount oi furniture.
Take The case OF County, ar State
Officer, whose salary amounts to some
efphl hundred doilars a Year, this IS exempt,
us provisions aud cloihing tor sell nnd
smiiv, which ma, amount 10, say three
dollars, aud his kitchen furniture
al lihernl bediug arrangements, say Souo
nare. Thus we see an Office holder ma.
al MANY vi them d.. bold some Eileen
hundred Dollars eAemp, from taxation, nnd
nS means ui il live snnpt,nnisiN ave eN-
every day upon the taxes pad
by the people speciality raised Tor the pur-
pose d, providing these same salaries and
nothing else.
a Farmer whose income amounts I"
eight hundred d,llars sear vii! ordln"tl'
rs lie taxed on his tarm aud the property
about bin, out Il hch tbs eight hundred
i 5tlzr- i made. Ia The amount oi from tiils
L. u hundred dplars Year. WIZ Should
the utlite holder be esemp, from iaxatian
aud the iarmer with the same amount OF
income have IL pay from $50 10 500 10,
wards The support ef his Sdlaried neigh
Dor. WHY . fir no other reason than such
i Locoioco policy. These Lacoloco Office
hulders do love the farmers So deurl, that
they surely will not gramble at paving
hem high taxes ~ slight token Of their
gratitude tor such disnleresied love
Keotnk Whig
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-06-10
DAVENPORT.

The editor Of tho Quincy Herald recent
~ came upon cruise oil the way up from,
that city 10 Davenport; upon the strength
Of which he INDUCES in many columns 9!
description; he thus speaks Of this vicinity
ssHock Island and Davenport, the goal Of our
cruise, were the places we were mos, anxious
10 see; SO many hish-wroGght portratnres 0
heir beauties had we heard and read. Well, as
usual. wo had set the mark little too high
They hardly realised our expectations. They
lie upon either side Of the river. il kind Of lay
Of halls, gently sloping the Mississippi, like a
broad belt dividing them. They are rather too
siai TO be picturesque, save from an elevated Pc.
stion. They are laid out rather pret,ily, and
many Of tho houses have look Of opuienee.-
There are admirable situations for building up.
on tho biil-sides, and when ihe inhabitants be-
gin to get over the business fever OF the West.
nd build for beauty as well as shelter, II is to
be hoped ihey viii Improve their natural adyan'
tages, and make those towns wha, they might
be, among the preitiest in the western country
Jaasng hy he phrase .'as usual" our
contemporary has rich fancy and is some.
Nhat accustomed 10 "sesting the mark q
little too high" The charge 81 occupy
sno a site too Fat cannot trl,h.u.ly be made
acains. Davenport, as all those are a.
ware Who have left the boa. upon which
hey visited the place. For sieepness,
however, we willingly yield to @ lincy.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-06-10

FArAL DIsEAsE.--We learn from gen.
ileman just from Dubuque, that The choler;
broke out in that CITY on Wednesday even
ing last, and that number Of citizens ans
iumbermen have died. We learn, also
lha, some eleven persons died on Sstur
day--among others, Mr. Emerson, brother
Of Jno. s. Emerson Of this city. Thus far
the disease has been very fatal, and ap,
pears to be spreading. --Galeaa JEFF.
The above paper of Tuesday, sih inst.
confirms The above as follows:
The rlmors that we published YESTERDAY
Of The prevalence Of cholera a, Dlbnq re-,
are confirmed by persons who have arrived
in this city from iba, place. The number
ofdeaihs stated to have occurred from this
disease, is from fifteen TO twenty, since
Saturday.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-06-10
The Two.THIRps RuLt.--The Bait.

THE Two.THIRps RuLf.--The BaItl'
mere Sun gives The following as the hlsta'
nv Of the two thirds rule which was adopt
ed by The Democratic National Convention
II 1882. aud has been fo-adopted By ever
Democratic Nation j Convention since:
The Convention 81 1882 appointed APP,
pointed a committee To report rules 10 GOV
era lis action in making lis nominations. -
In this convection the question WAS raised,
and discussed with some feeling. ~ 10 what
should be the rule Of veting-whether the
vote should he confined 10 the mgiorH,
States which nd voted for Gen. jackson
in ls2S, or whether The miaora. States,
which had voted against hun, shnnid all
be entitled 10 their lutl electoral sotc--
when member Il Peans isat,ia, now d.
ceased, proposed the i~o-lhiris rule as
compromise, which was adopted, aud re-
ported bt Col King, as chtlrman of tbs
committed. The rnle was intended ~ se
eurc the mi ri's States from nnminston.
sgain- thtir wishes. which might havs
bce6 etiacird ~ combinations between
cotton 81 thor Hn strength and The M
narity States.