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The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01

Within a semicircIs Of t9 miles, Assateagus
lighthouse being the centre, the bottom IL exceed
ingly broken and uneven. The general set of the
current along this part Of the coast is to the south
ward and westward and vessels from the West
Indies and Southern ports, bound into Delaware
Bay, have been set in shore among these dangers
by it, The coast in this vicinity is dangerous for
large vessels navigated by persons not well ac-
quainted with it. Vessels supposing themselves
in this vicinity after striking eleven and twelve
fathoms water, should keep the lead going, and
keep bright lookout. In the day time large
vessels should not approach nearer the land than
eight or nine miles, with the trees just in sight
from the deck nor at night, in clear weather,
when coming from the southwark, nearer than
just to keep Assateague light in sight, until il is
brought to bear, by compass, to the southwark OF
west After that it will be necessary to keep fur
Their off and run IT out Of sight, in order to avoid
"Winter- q uarter Shoal."
This light, in clear weather, at night can be
seen at a distance of about twelve miles.
would respectfully request authority to pub
lish this communication.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. ID. BACHE, Superintendent.
Hon. THOMAS CoRwIN,
Secretary of the Treasury.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01

MoNGREL MARRIAGES IN ALABAMA.-By n
curious omission in the statute Of Alabamn>
relating to marriages, it appears that marriages
between whites and blacks are lawful in that
State. Licences are directed to be issued To-
authorize marriages between any free persons
in the State-not any free white" persons
The question was raised only last season, in
Montgomery county, where free negro mar
applied for license to marry white girl, and
the officer, after taking counsel, was obliged to
issue it. The penalties for refusal are very Sc
we're. The omission Of the word was evidently
an inadvertance; but the Letter of the law r
plain. The rare case of an application for such
license has disclosed the defect and will pro-
badly cause it to be amended
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01
From the Federal Union (pemocraiic.)
Constitutional Union Convention, Georgia

This body assembled in this place on Thurs
day last and adjourned on Friday afternoon at
half. past 3 o'clock. There were 80 counties
represented by liz delegates.
The only interesting portion Of the proceed
ings of the convention was on Friday morning,
after the report of the committee of twenty four
The first resolution WAS unanimously agreed to
by the convention. When the second was read,
Col Thomas of Ebert, Union Democrat,
offered substitute in lieu of the resolution re-
ported by the committee. This move gave rise
to an animated and rather angry controversy
through the whole morning, and up to the hour
of adjournment Col. Thomas thought that the
resolution offered by the committee was not
sufficiently explicit; it did not say that the
convention was opposed to being represented in
the Democratic convention, nor that it favored
the proposition. He believed that large ma
iority of the convention were opposed to send
ing delegates to Baltimore, and he wished the
members to have the courage to say yea or nay
to the proposition. He argued at length against
the policy and expedency of the Union party
affiliating with either national convention, and
declared both parties unsound and unsafe re-
postories of the interest and welfare of the
Union party. Judge Jackson, of Walton county,
replied briefly to Col. Thomas. He was in favor
of the resolution of the committee. He thought
that the Union party could best carry out its
principles by permitting Union Democrats to 60
to Baltimore, and using their influence to obtain
of the Democratic convention aresolution affirm.
ing the fnality of the compromise. He thought
the substitute would tie the hands of the Union
Democrats who believed it their duty to 60 to
the Baltimore Democratic convention to watch
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01

FORMATION OF A New RErUBLIc.-Advicesfr from
the Society Islands (received via California and
Honolulu) announces that the natives of Raiatea
have changed their form of government to repub-
lcan 1t has hitherto been under the rule of Queen
Pomare and she had appointed one other sons to
be Vice-Regent or governor of Raiatea. Before
the arrival of Pomare's son, the natives of that
Island and OF several OF the neighboring islands,
held council and elected a ruler for term Of
two years, and declared the several islands in con-
federacy to constitute "Repubica." The chief
magistrate elected is half white, and is represent
ed as very capable man. The Republican"
party, the natives term it, is very strong, and
little doubt exists but that the change Of govern
ment will be permanent, as the French officials at
Tahiti are Indifferent in the matter, and Queen
Pomare's power is too weak to compel the islam
ders to return to her rule and intelligent fore.
gners say that it is quite likely that the new form
of government will extend 10 other neighborinx
islands and groups.-C hroni Gle and Sentinel.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01
Report

Of the Superintendent Of the Coast Surrey to the
Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to dangers
in the picinity Of Assatedguc Lighthouse, on the
coast Of Viryinia.
CoAsr SURVEY OFFICE,
April 10, 1852
Sir have the honor to submit to the Depart
ment report of the dangers in the vicinity OF
Assateague lighthouse, on the coast of Virginia,
derived from Lieutenant Commanding JOHN J.
ALMY, United States Navy, Assistant in the Coast
Survey, who has been in charge of the hydro
graphic party working on that coast during the
past season.
DANGERS IN THE VICINITY OF AssA.
LEAGUE LIGHTHOUSE.
Notes.-The lighthouse stands on an elevation
about one mile distant from the beach, and is ir
latitude $40 81 81" north, and longitude $50 81
04' west from Greenwich.
In the list Of dangers, the bearings, &C., with
IN brackets, are true; those without magnetic
| or by compass The distances are in nautca
miles.
! Winter Quarter Shoat is one mile long, and one
third Of a mile wide, running in direction E. by
| N. /, NJ, and w. by S. f; S., re-. N. z. and w
s. w with not over3l fathoms water upon it
| The least water is IL feet, in several places a
change suddenly from to 4, and then to 9 faith
oms. II is 6. miles distant from the neares
| land, with 10 fathoms water between it and tn
| shore. In clear weather the lantern of Assateagu
lighthouse is just visible from it. The centre o
the shoa bears from Assateague light f. by N
/. N, If. by M NJ distant II miles. Thi
is highly dangerous shonl, as the sounding
change suddenly, and lies directly in the trac
Of vessels. The sea breaks upon it in heav.
weather.
Chingoiengue Shoal is long narrow bank o
ridge running in direction N. +. E. and s. w
w., IN. Z. E. and s. w. ! WI az mile
long, with an average width Of a quarter Of a mile
and distant from a. to miles from the shore
with from 8. to fathoms water upon it. III
north end bears E. by S., E. ST. distant 7,
miles, and its south end S. <. s., rs E. S.,
distant 50 miles from Assateague lighthouse
A dangerous shoai lies S. by E. (, E. rs S. E. ),
distant At miles from Assateague lighthouse, will
10 feet water upon it.
.anokher, with feet water upon it, lies s. f.
49, b. E., distant 4, miles from the lighthouse.
.4nother, with feet water upon it, lies s., rs.
E. distant 3, miles from the lighthouse.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01
ssWherc Is the Young Lady,"

| At the time we write, nothing has been heard
of that young lady from the South known as
ETHEREAL Mildness. Should she "turn up" before
our paper goes to press, we will give the sun
shiny intelligence to the world in a postscript.
Perhaps, being of Southern extraction, she de-
lays her coming to spite the free.soilers
Meanwhile, we have "a lady Of our own"
whom we CALL by gross poetic falsehood, "the
fair-footed Spring." She is blue.faced shrew,
with Northern principles; !" her attire is mud
be-draggled; her aspect is pluvious; she signs
more exposively than lama, giving you, at
| every breath, chilling expectoration, mixed up
with the but-end of northeastern; and, consid-
| eriDg all things, we are not surprised that
her presence in some quarters has been an
nounced by burst of dams.
Still, being a native of these parts, we feel
bound to treat her with modicum of respect
and as it is the fashion in other lands to hail
the advent of the vernal season with an ode,
we tender to our own tough spring similar
Offering:
ODE TO THE SPRING OF NEW YORK.
Beloved muse,
Take off thine overshoes,
And dry thy mud and -water-dripping skirt
Then, scraping off the dirt,
Sit thou beside me near this cheerful fire,
And help me strike the Tyre
nat SOUNDS the praise or THIS most GENIAL season;
Help me to sing Of driving scud
Northeastern blasts, and rain, and mud,
And missing buds, that should be now the on.
Spring of New York, thou dirty Niobe,
Receive this tribute from man wet through:
And Pthou Wouldst not be called guy, oh! be
Less bouneous with thy flth-producing de,c.
Look at our streets the muddiest in reation:
Re-spread no more the vile uncarted heaps
Drown, if it be thy will the corporation
Who sent no carts when they did send the sweeps:
But for their sins; oh do not punish US,
Now forced to plunge through quagmires to our
homes,
Or to pay sixrence for an omnibus,
Which, when most wanted, never, never comes!
Excuse thy bard this verse, uncouth, erratic;
In such vile weather feet will slip. you know:
How can he dust his rhymes with salt called attic
When all the cellars are aaoat below.
Sunday Times.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01
Georgia Politics.

We insert the proceedings of the Union
Democrats at Milledgevile, in another column.
The Savannah Republican, one of the Constitu.
tional Union organs, thus gingerly treads over
the hot ashes:
SUPPLEMENTAL MEETING AT MILLEDG EvILLE
After the adjournment of the Union conven
ton, Friday afternoon last, a supplements
meeting was held by those who desired to ii
represented in the Baltimore convention. w.
are told there were from twenty-five to thirt,
persons present, and that it was composed alik,
Of Union Wings and Union Democrats, includ
ing some who were not delegates to the conven
ton just adjourned. They do not 20 to Balti
more in defiance of the Union party nor as its
delegates. But the aubjoned proceedings OF
the meeting, (for which we are indebted to the
courtesy of our neighbors of the Georgian J
will show what action was taken
The Milledgeville Recorder, the central or.
gan of the same party, pursues the same line of
treatment:
1t will be seen by the published proceedings
in another column, that portion of the Union
Democrats and Wings after the adjournment of
the Union convention, assembled and deter
mined to send delegates to the national conven-
ton to be held at Baltimore. The declared
purpose of these gentlemen, as we understand,
is to attempt to purge the Democratic conven-
ton Of its incendiary element, to have the Con
stitutional Union platform adopted by that body,
and to present, if possible, on this platform, an
acceptable Presidential candidate to the South.
We have only to say at present. by way of
comment, that we think our Democratic Union
friends have undertaken herculean labor
one we fear greatly beyond their strength If
they can succeed in cleansing the Democratic
Augean stable, we shall certainly rejoice in the
achievement,-but utterly hopeless as we are
of this, we confidently look TO see these gen.
tlemen in very few weeks, shoulder to shoulder
with their conferees of the Constitutional Union
party, in selecting, and in the hearty support of
a real and true Constitutional candidate, chosen
by the party Uhich has discovered all ties 10Th the
national parties Of either SIDE.
Thus it will be seen that these fugit,ves from
the Constitutional Union ark, are regarded as
doves rather than ravens, and their speedy re-
turn confidently anticipated. If they can't get
into the Baltimore convention, they will have
nowhere else to 90.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01

"The world has received its great lessons ir
religion, philosophy, and literature from the petty
States. Plato and Aristotle were the citizens Of
little republic, but have given those laws to thu
human mind all over the world of priori and
po&sYiori reasoning which we still obey.-So,th
err Press.
There, now, the editors of the Press have
done something; they have found out the men
who gave to the human mind the laws of q
prior1 and = posteriori reasoning. Can't they
tell us who that meritorious, but hitherto un-
known individual was, that invented sleep p
Louisville Democrat
No, we cannot. But we think that if it haG
been delayed until the present day, it woult
have been achieved by the first man that reat
the Louisville Democrat
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01

kossUTH AND BUNKER HILL.-The city au
thority Of Charlestown, says the Boston Trar-
eler, hsve declined to extend to M. Kossuth the
Inequalities Of the city Of Bunker Hill. A motion
to invite him to the city was made in the board
of mayor and alderman, and carried by vote of
4to2; but the common council refused to con.
cur, and rejected the proposition by vote Of 9
to s. The authorities of Portland have like.
wise declined to invite Kossuth to that city.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01


Yesterday Mr.. GoRMAN, of the joint Commit
tee on Printing, offered resolution to prin
fifty thousand copies of the mechanical part O
the Patent Office Report. We suppose thi,
monstrous job and humbug has to be admins
tered in broken doses to the House or wbv
separate motion like this to print separate por.
ton of it?
MIR. CLIHGMAN. we understand, objected, and
said that there we're unfavorable accounts broad
of the course taken by the committee, and be.
fore the House ordered any more printing, he
thought it ought to have report from the
committee of what had been done. Mr.. Con.
MAN then moved the previous question on his
resolution, and on being requested by Mr.. FIrcH,
of Indiana, to withdraw. it for a few moments.
declined, on the ground that it was insisted on
by several gentleman near him. The vote was
then taken, and resulted-yeas as, nays 81.
It seems from this that the coalition forces are
extremely weak in the House, and vet on such
vote as this, two mighty organs, one of each
Of the great national parties claim title to public
confidence. Wesuppose now that the Printing
Committee, after such signal rebuke as this,
will hardly persist without an investigation
There is the report of the special committee vet
to be received and acted on, and the truth il
that as all parties are now going into a Presi
dental election, in which the enormous expendi.
lures of the government will be vigorously can.
vassed, good many prudent as we'll as honest
men think that two or three hundred thousand
dollars ought not to be taken out of the trea-
sury without being able to show respectable
reasons for it,
There appears, however, to be cohort Of
partizans who are acting on the maxim of asaye
himself who can" They will grab the money
if possible-and if the act should be condemned
why the money cannot be recovered.
The Printing Committee say they have moi
abandoned the contract with Mr. HAMILTON,
and intend to hold him or his suretcs responsi-
BILE for the extra expense of the printing. How
can this be done, when they give prices so much
higher than the bid of Mr.. Towers, yhich he
still offers to take from the committee7
The truth is, it would be mean in the govern
ment to insist on this contract with HAMILTON
1t is ruinous. And it is in fact abrogated. Let
now the printing be given to the several news
paper Offices at fair prices
As for the movement that has been made. il
proceeded on an overweening estimate of the
strength of the Union and Republic. They
have found their weakness 1t has proceeded on
the presumed weakness of this paper. We have
corrected that blunder. And we advise that no
such blunder be repeated
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01

Mr.. ISRAEL T.. JAMES, Of Philadelphia, Mr..
C. w. JAMES, of Cincinnati, and Mr.. HENRY M.
LEWIS, of Montgomery, Alabama, and their as
sistants, are our only travelling agents for col
lections.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01

~ While Southern men sit supiue under
the repeated assaults of Northern fanaticism, q
warning cry comes from the North So strong
and resistless is that current becoming that even
partizans feel the necessity Of stemming it, be-
fore it sweeps away all before il.
The Albany Argus, a strong Democratic
journal, thus protests against the last movement
in Massachusetts
MULTIPLICATION IN MASSACHUSETTS. - The
Senate of Massachu ,etts have passed a bill
which proposes to take from the United States
authorities, jurisdiction of class of questions
arising exclusively under the fugitive act, by
the process of habeas corpus. This is practical
notification. 1t will, if passed and attempted
to be enforced, bring the United States and
State authorities directly into conflict. 1t is
similar to the Vermont law, which has been re-
ceived with such general execration among all
beyond the ranks of the anti-savery fanatics,
and which has been productive of 80 much of
irritation in tho Southern quarter of the confed.
eracy. 1t is one of the fruits Of the "coaIition"
in Massachusetts, which elected Sumner and
Rantoul to Congressman which is seeking,
through the abrogation Of the plurality princi.
pie, to foist such partizans into the electoral
college, against the will and wishes of a MAORI
~ OF the people. The re-ennctment of the
odious Maine law. is another of the highbanded
attempts of this hybrid coalition.
1t would not be at all strange if the Coali-
tionists who held the asceudancy in the House
OF Representatives, and who have exhibited a
proneness to enact any and every enormity,
should second the Senate in it's efforts to multi
fy a law of the United States. Perhaps it is
we'll that this incendiary spirit should have the
opportunity to exhibit itself in it's true colors
and aims 1t can scarcely fail to cure ITSELF
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01

Of the Superintendent Of the Coast Surrey to the
Secretary of the Treasury in relation to dangers
in the picinity Of .assateaguc Lighthouse, on the
coast Of Virginia.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-14
BILL FOR PARTITION

FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT-in Chan
Gerry. Mordecai Myers, VS.. William Rowland
Wright, the Merchants Bank of New York.
Thomas w. Brockenbrough. Arthur s. Brock.
enbrough, Ellen A. Brockenbrough, Thomas w.
and Mary Elizabeth Brockenbrough, Lucy B.
Maxwell, tlizabeth v. Maxwell Simeon Max
well, minors. ct al, Defendants.
the property in the city Of Apalachicola known
share c. of the Columbus property, consisting Of
Lots S, l6. g, 1; Lote S, l6, g 2; Lots !, 90 H
2; Lots l, 9, Block 20, Lots l, 2, 8, Block
81; part OF Wharf Lots 26, 81, 10, IA, and
ak and quarter acres of land near the
city Of Apalachcola, in the county Of Frank
lin: And whereas, Thomas w. Brockspbrough,
Arther 8 Brocksnbrough. Thomas w. and Mary
Elizabeth Brocksnbrough, infants, residing in the
State of Virginia; Lucy B. Maxwell, Elizabeth
V. MAXWELL and Simeon Maxwell, infants, reside
in Leon County, Florida; and Ellen A. Broken
brough, widow Of William H. Brockenbrough,
deceased, who resides in Tallahassee, Florida :
II is the refore Ordered that the said parties APP
pear before this Court in Appnachicola, and
answer said bill on or before the first Monday in
December next, or that the same shall be taken
as confessed against them. And it is further
ordered, that this notice be published once a
week for two months, in the Foridian and Jour-
nal of Tallahassee, the Southern Press of tho city
Of Washington, and the New York Herald Of the
city ofNew York.
GEORGE S. HAWKINS.
Judge Of the Western Circuit of Florida.
April H. 1859
certify that the above is correct copy Of the
order made in this case.
SAMUEL w. SPENCER, Clerk
r. ] MOSES, Solicitor
B. W. JOHNSON, DC.
June 10. law-2m
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-14
500 Reward.

RAN OFF from my plantation, on Red river,
eighteen miles above Alexandra, in the State Of
Louisiana, last February March, mulatto or
grille colored negro man, about 80 years old, COM
pactly built, and about feet 6 or 8 inches high,
and weighs about $50 or 16O pounds He talks
slowly and walks in the same way, good look
ing fellow, and has fine and sound teeth; his name
is Austin, but hear he has changed his name,
and says he belongs to some Doctor, at Natchi-
toches.
have reason to believe he is cutting wood or
working for some trhing person, near the mouth
OF Black River, MS he arrived there in company
with another negro, in the fat they carried away
from my Ferry.
If he went off in any steamboat that is not de-
sroyed, and will be responsible for an action Of
damages, will give 1000 dollars for proof to con-
viction in open court, at ALEXANDRIA,
against any captain, master, or commander 30 al
lowing him or aiding him to make his escape, on
their boat, from my service.
will give the above reward Of 400 for Austin
delivered in any slave State Jail, that get him
]. D. ALLEN.
Cotls Pest Office, Rapidss Parish, La.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-14
THE FAUQUIER WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS,
Fauquier County, Virginia.

ARE now open for the reception Of visitors.
They are situated on the Rnppahannock river,
thirty eight miles above Fredericksburg, and fifty,
nearly due west, from Alexandria. The Aexan-
dria railroad cars, leaving at a. M, carry pas
sengers at this time Qst June) within seventeen
miles of the Springs, and first rate coaches, over
good turnpike for the remaining distance, run
daily to them.
The agents of the railroad company confidently
expect 10 be within about eight miles OF the
Springs by the last Of July, when passengers
leaving Richmond at 9 p. m. will get to the
Springs by noon the next day. via Alexandria
the fare probably not exceeding IS, or IS SO or
NAV take the Louisa Railroad to Gordonsville
at e. a. M, reach Culpeper Court house that
| evening, and breakfast next morning at the
| Springs, at about the same fare. Or by taxi
inc the Fredericksburg route at a. m. may
spepd the afternoon in Washington or Alexan-
dria. and be at the Springs by noon the next day
Timely notice to Fredericksburg would secure
direct conveyance by hacks, 90 as to reach
the Springs the same day passengers leave Rich
mond
A tr-weekly line of stages will Be run nom
Winchester to these Springs.
Terms Of Board $6O for the season, ending
October /; S75 for three months; 500 Tor Two
months 1875 for one month Sl8 FOR two weeks |;
$40 for one week 81 IS per day. MEAS or
lodging SO cents EACH Servants ana cn.oren
under Twelve wears of age half price. No charge
for children under fpo years ofage Horses 50
| cnts a day, or $40 month;
| Payments to be made weekly.
June 2-3-w.taug.