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Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
Con. Cass ON Annexation.

| 1t appears by the reports that, in the course of
Monday, on the bill appropriating money for a
canal around the falls of Sault Ste Marie he said
he would have no objection to the annexation OF
Canada, nor to the acquisition of Cuba. He
would not go to war for that purpose, but should
a war take place, he would have no objection to
such consequences.
In anticipating the salutary consequences of q
war we are too apt to begin to desire the war ::
and such desires are unwise and wicked
In our opinion, the cheapest wars of conquest
are conducted in the diplomatic council chamber
The Canadians are at an inconvenent distance
from England, and Cuba is at an inconvcnient
distance from Spain, and little internal dissat-
isfaction would add much to these inconvenience.
Now they are both quite convenient to us, and
our whole people would promptly unite in giving
them cordial welcome at any moment. Our
mode Of annexing them would be by simply
counting what it would cost to do SO by war,
and then guarantying the payment of that amount
by them for their freedom, with permission to join
our confederacy or remain independent, as il
may please them.
To either purchase or conquer territory
while the words are extant in our Declaration of
Independence, "Gopernments arc instituted among
men, deriving their just poWers from The consent Of
the governed" is one of the absurdities Of the
Progressives to which we will never assent.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
MAYOR,s PROCLAMATION.

yXTHEREAs by the act entitled g An act relating to
w Dogs" approved 18th JULY 1929 and the act amend
ing the approved 9th April 1885, provided that
the Mayor that any animal Of the dog kind within the
city shall be deemed and considered mad shall be the
duty of the Mayor issue his proclamation requiring that
all animals the dog kind shall DO kept confined for such
number days he shall deem expedent and proper to
state said proclamation not exceeding ninety days; and
It the duty Of tho city consabes, and lawful for
any other person. to kill and bury all and every doy going
ut large contrary to the said proclamation" &c.:
Now therefore, having been made TO appear to my sat
isfacton that there animals Of the dog kind mad
within this city, do hereby give notice to all whom 1t may
that all animals Of the dog knd in this city
required to be kept confined for and during the term OF
thirty days from the date hereof and the police officers OF
this CORPORATION required TO enforce the law In respect
may he found going ut large contrary to this
proclamation.
Given my hand at the Mayors Office In the city OF
Washington this seventeenth day of August, 1852.
aug 1S-d2&law3w JOHN W. MAURY, Mayor
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
Pulling Togethert

In the United States Senate, on the Sd Of Jan
uary, 1889, Mr.. Mexican presented memorial
from certain ladies of Erie county, Pennsylvania,
praying law Of Congress to abolish slavery in
the District Of Columbia and the Territory Of
Florida and for the prevention Of that traffic be-
tween the States. The petitioners desired a ref.
erence to select committee.
This, on motion Of Mr.. Williams, Of Missis-
sippi, was laid on the table, Mr.. King, Of Ala
bama, voting in the affirmative and Mr. Pierce, Of
New Hampshire, in the Negative But they arc
both "sound on the slavery question"
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
rhs Pow of CIsrk, Ami W..hinxton.

The Pay Of Clerks I'm Washington.
We observe with pleasure that the proposition
of Mr.. Gentry meets with favor throughout the
country. The Pittsburg Union (Democrstic)
says:
''Tbis section Of the bill elected considerable
debate in the House, and since has been freely
commented upon by newspapers in different sec
tons of the country, generally meeting with ex-
pressions of approval. We think, upon the
whole, that it wise and deserved increase of
pay, although we are decidedly opposed to the
wholesale snecure- making which was thought Of
when the matter was first preached in Congress.
These clerksbips, &C., have always been, at the
commencement of every session, earnestly sought
after, with the compensations heretofore attached
to their respective duties and the desire to get
clerkship has been the result moro Of a mis-
taken and silly notion as to the responsibility
of different callings, than Of any other cause.
In most cases, the recipients pay dearly for
their false views, as they find their labor more
arduous and tho cost Of even shabby genteel
style Of living greater in Washington than in
almost any other place. Our opposition to the
measure--if we could justly say that We opposed
it--would arise simply from q desire to do moth
ing calculated to foster and support the spirit to
which VIC have alluded"
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19

The Alexandria Gazette Of to-day says Of the
peculiar friends of Mr.. Webster, in State street
Boston, who persist in their folly, and hold meet
ings and pass resolutions in favor Of running Mr.
w. as a candidate for the Presidentship, thai
/" these transcendental politicians, il they could
persuade Mr.. w. to fall into their plans, would
effect nothing. They could not benefit Mr.. Web.
ster. Nay, the position in which they would
place him would bring upon him censure and re-
proach from those whose good opinion, we should
think, he would wish to retain. Mr.. Webster,
however, must pursue his own course"
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
Congress To-day.

SESArE.-After the presentation Of petitions,
Mr.. HUNTER moved that the Senate take up
the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill for the
morning hour.
After debate, the motion was agreed to, and
the Senate proceeded to vote on the amendments.
1t was then postponed.
The river and harbor bill was taken up, and
amendments were adopted.
HOUSE OF REPREsESTATIvEc.-The House re-
sumed the consideration Of the bill declaring the
Wheeling bridges to be legal structures and post
routes, and, after Mr.. oIDs had concluded his re-
marks in favor Of the bill,
Mr.. DEAN moved that it be laid upon the table.
The question was decided in the negative-yea,
35, nays 119.
The bin was then pssssd-yeas lis, nays AZ.
And after Intellectual attempts to take up the
French spoliation bill,
The House went into committee on the navy
appropriation bill.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
FIRST ARRIVAL or THE SEASON
d. H, TEBBS & CO.,

NO SOUTH SIDE AVENUE DOORS EAST or TIE
CENTRE MARKET,
RE receiving their first supply Of New Fall Goods,
N which were purchased In New York upon the most
favorable terms which they invite the attention Of
their friends and the public generally They in part
British, French, and American prints, from TO
rs cents
10 pieces Black Alpacas, all grades
$50 dozen Cotton, silk, and Cashmere Hose
Mems Germantown Half Hose
Children's do, In great variety
case Of those rstrato yardwidc Blcaehed Cotton
10 pieces Pow-case Cottons
10 pieces sup. wide Sheeting
Best IS and yard.wide Bleached Shifting
81, 7s, and II Brown Shifting
10 pieces sup Canton Flannels
Large stock white, red, and yellow (all wcoD Domestic
Flannels
New style Dress Goods
Sup. Linen and Cotton Table Damask
Napkins Towengs Crash, Birdcye, and Russia Diapers
We deem further enumeration unnecessary, but earn.
et!y request all in search of bargains 10 call ut d. H.
Tebbs Co.'s Don't mistake the psce-aag at the door,
aug T-ytr
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
~ Testimony OF george w. Goodrich

~ Testimony OF George w. Goodrick,
esq, in a case of Chronic Inhammatory rheumatism OF
two years. standing
BALTIMORE, jan %, 1852
Mcssrs Mortimer &c Moptrdy-GESTs feel 1t duty
to myself and tho community to speak In commenda
ton OF your justycclebrated Hamptons Vegetable Tine
ture. have been afflicted for the last two with the
chronic nammstory rhcumatm in its scverest FORM
able to walk without support Having heard Of your vau
able medicine deemed 1t cxpedient to give 1t trial. and
after using several bottles agreeably surprised to find
myself entirely relieved from that most horrible disease
which the human frame is subject to.
do take great pleasure in recommending Hampton's
Vegetable Tincture to all afflicted was, certain and
permanent remedy feel cannot do that justice to your
celebrated medicine it merits, but, in conclusion, would
say to all who are afflicted give 1t a fair trial.
Very respectfully, yours, &c,
GEORGE W. GOODRICH,
No 3s second street, Baltimore.
Call Chas stott Co. and get pamphlets. Bee adver
tisement to-day. aug Is
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19

0The Laborer is Worthy OF HIS Hire"
Without the general concurrence of the press
Of this city, we cannot enforce the rule requiring
payment for every thing published for the advan-
tage of others; but the public are informed that
we will not refuse, at our counter, halfpay for
all kinds Of notices for churches, societies, &C., in
Guiding marriage and obituary notices The
usage we suggest in force in all other cities and
in Washington, where our commerce is 80 limited
we need such profits all the more. [tf
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
Dentistry /!

~ A. DALEY would respectfully say 70
". those who are In want Of Artificial Teeth, tS=2
and who doubt the practicability Of inserting uID
them upon the atmospheric pressure principle,
TO mako them servceable we'll ornamental, and 10
those who have teeth inserted upon this principle, and
suffering great inconvenience and modification in having
them drop In the mouth in speaking in mascating,
from their imperecton, 10 give him call lie wants but
trial. and entire satisfaction be not given charge
will be made All operations performed the teeth in the
perfect and durable Charges very moderate
Old stand, Wards building Browns Hotel, Penn.
syyana avenue between 9Th and 7th streets Washington,
d. c. aug le-eo3t
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
City Items.

nag Yesterday afternoon our principal mo
roughfare was thronged with ladies and gentle
men going to and coming from the public
grounds and, in the evening, the crowd going
with the procession to the Wing meeting IN
Georgetown was fully as dense. This morning
the crowd near the Centre market is very great
caused mainly by the narrow space left by the
wagons, &c., for persons to pass. While speak
ing of the wagons, we have one favor to ask OF
the drivers-and that is, that they will drive
slower when they come to the footways, as it is
very unpleasant for ladies atleast, to stand SHOE
deep in mud at times to "wait for the wagon, =
fearing it might run over them, should they at
tempt to pass.
Last night, about IL o'clock the boot and shoe
store of Mr.. J. A. Ruff, near A! street, on the
and fired. The fire was fortunately discovered,
and extinguished before any very heavy loss en-
sued The goods were insured. The damage is
probably $500. About two weeks since, we are
informed, an unsuccessful attempt was made tc
enter the same store. As no property was stolen,
"a fire" appears to be all that was wanted. A
bad state of affairs.
BDr Professor Boynton's experiments with
Phillips's Fire Annihilator, at Temperance Hall
last evening attracted a good concourse Of spec
tators, who appeared well pleased with the de-
scripton and tests The latter were, however, or
very limited scale,
nag Messrs: Sessford & Stuart, near Franck
Taylor's bookstore, Pennsylvania avenue, adver
tise everything in the tobacco line. We are
now putting the aromatic weed, and delightful
specimens they have sent US!
ne Drunkenness, we are sorry to say, ap.
pears to be upon the increase in this city. Nearly
all the cases at the watch-housc lately originate
in the bottle.
ma Four persons were taken up last night
all "drunk and disorderly." Two paid fof thei,
lodgings, and two were "sent down."
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19

RESOLVED the Wing people ofWashingon, conscious
that the ground they tread is worthy OF the
name It bears only long peopled by men who hold
to the Union of States the and fountain Of the
blessings public order and private ghtof liberty and
worlds aud believing that in the principles and policy
the Wing party and In the tried patriotism Of Its glorious
leaders, the best safeguard OF the Union from domestic
discord foreign QUARREL to those prnci
PIES will rally with ardent and united hearts around
the flag OF the Union to whomsoever Of these leaders
may conded In the approaching Proceedings
a Wing meeting prior TO the nomination.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19

Curran's ruling passion was his joke. In his
last illness, his physician observing in the morn
ing that he seemed 10 cough with more difficulty,
he answered, "Thats rather surprising, as I've
been practicing all night"
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19

Notice.-Mount Vernon Tent, No. 208, I. o. of
RA regular meeting Of this Tent will be held on Thurs
dny evening 10th instant which the officers and members
are respectfully requested TO attend there will DO bust
Of Importance TO attend to.
aug 1S- q go. w. BUTTON, X. b.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
Tho Tonic Of Tho Day.

No reader, into whose hands our paper falls,
will regret our publication Of the speech Of Mr..
Seward we this day commence. Accurate knowl-
edge and correct views on an important subject Of
international concern should be sought after by
every intelligent citizen.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19

II Fmbroider,d Bnndkorchiefs very low
- Fdaings Insertjngs, &c, ditto
G.5tlamen,s Kid and Silks Gloves
silk ana Linen Handkerchief Hosiery, &C.
CT, n aoon ~ YOU want bargains at
Oaii SoJ M,s 6oLLIsoNs Millinery and Fancy Store,
june 3o-tr otn sIee1 ne"f DV'"" "''''
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
City Ordinances.

AN ACT making appropriations for the casual repairs OF
streets avenues, bridges and culvers and Tor no TO
moyal OF nuisances. -, "a
Be resolved by the Board Of Aerme and Board Of Com.
Cbuca Of e city Of Hasgto That the several sums
money herein specified much thereof as may DC
necessary the hereby appropriated for the
footwsys, and for the removal Of nuisances, viz:
For the First Ward five hundred dollars.
For the Second Ward, five hundred dollars
For the Third Ward four hundred dollars.
FOR the Fourth Ward, five hundred dollars
FOR the Fifth Ward, three hundred dollars.
For the Sixth Ward, three hundred dollars.
For the Seventh Ward, three hundred and fifty dollars
Which several shall be paid out OF any funds stand
na to the credit Of the respective Wards but greater
amount than dollars ofany Of the appropriations herein
mentioned shall not be expended on any "ioo
the special order and sanction OF the Mayor
President Of the Board Of Common Council
B. b. FRENCH,
President of the Board Of Aldermen
Appf0'ea' aug - '' JOHN W. MAURY, Mayor.
AN ACT making an appropriation for paying William Stew
art for cleaning CUTTERS &C., In the Second Ward.
Be enacted de-, That the Of one hundred and sew
out Of the funds the Second Ward for the purpose Of
paying william Stewart for cleaning out CUTTERS &c. as per
account certified to by the Commissioner Of the First and
Second Wards.
Approved, Aug. IL, 1852
AN ACT for filling behind the abutents and grading the
street at both ends Of the bridge across the Iber at
street north.
Be II enacted, de-, That the sum of hundred and
eighteen dollars so much thereof may be necessary
be and the hereby appropriated out Of the funds OF
the Fourth Ward for filling behind the abutments and gra
ding the streets at both ends the bridge the ber
at street north the work to be done under the direction
Of the Surveyor the city and Commissioner OF the Canal
! Approved, Aug II, 1852
AN ACT making appropriation for the Improvement OF
Goth street west.
Be ii enacted de- That the sum Of one hundred dollars
or SO much be necessary be and il hereby
from the funds of the First Ward for the
pose OF grading graveng 26th street west between
street north and Little Water street.
Approved, Aug. IL, 1852.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
TRUNKsl TRUNKS!

yv,uv h,hr would respectfully call the attention o.
Citizens and strangers his very largo and hsndso%s
assortment of Trunks embracing every Valley, on ~.
rL ~ NV own as well Northern manuiscture Also
new article of ladies' dress Trunks and iat Boxes 9
10y ~ yaises and Carpet Bags, all OF which oner
az the ioWes' p v. A. LUTZ,
STORE. 90 rbsSTu3w Next TO the National Hotel
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19

81 HAVE SERVED THE UNION FOR FoRTY-opD
YEARS, AND FEEL MYSELF CITIZEN OF EVERY
PART OF IT; AND WHATEVER OF LIFE AND
STRENGTH / MAY HAVE SHALL BE DEVOTED TO
ITS PRESERVATION Gen Winfield SCOTS Cas-
tie Garden Speech.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19

daily most UNANIMOUSLY scandalzed to our faces.
The literature presented to us is not selected
with sufficient regard TO the tastes and desires of
the American public. The religious books pre-
sented have been written to express the bias Of
bigoted and intolerant Europe; the political SEN
timents are, in general, either aristocratic or
Jacobin; and the moral lessons, set forth in
works of fancy and fiction, are eliminated from
experiences in cities in which scarce half the
births that occur are preceded by the marriage
of the parents.
In the second place, the tendency of the present
usage being to depress the authorship Of our own
country, we not only do injustice to such of our
own citizens as desire to be authors, but we pre-
vent the growth of wholesome and consistent
NATIONAL LITERATURE. The field for active,
thrifty industry is too wide in this country, and
accumulated fortunes too rare, to permit many OF
our people to devote themselves to the profession
of authorship unrecompenscd; and to require
the peculiar excellence that will secure success
in the midst of the present competition, is un-
reasonable and unjust. We have seen few Of
our authors Whose numbers can be counted on
ones fngers) deriving some profit from their
labors; and we daily hear the wonderful fact re-
lated in terms of triumph, though hundreds OF
authors of by no means superior merits are in
England living in splendor and luxury upon the
products of their pens.
| If we do not err, England has long since done
justice to her own authors and people, by extend
ing justice to American authors in this particu-
lar. Interest now calls upon US to reciprocate
this policy.
We have said nothing of the principle of COM
mon honesty involved in this subject: that has
long since been clearly understood-and laughed
at N. P. Willis called his excellent periodical
reissue of stolen writings, 1.-THE CoRsAIR," be.
cause, as he facetiously gave US to understand
he could steal as good works from the English a,
he could buy from American authors! The Har
pers (who prove an exception, by the way, and
publish the best periodical we ever looked into)
are doing the same thing now, but without even
an allusion to the source from whence their plum
der is obtained.
In the name Of all that is wise, and prudent,
and just, let us reform this miserable condition OF
things; and acknowledge that mind and morals
are not wholly despicable in the land
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19

Lowell Mason, now in Europe, writes that it
has become fashionable in England, and to some
extent on the Continent, to omit the mterlude--
or playing between the stanzas-by the organ,
in singing hymns.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19

NEXT WEEK shall open store and dispose Of the
IN remainder Of stock Of Goods at auction. The la
dies Of Washington and vicinity members Of Congress and
others who wish TO purchase Goods % take home
specuy invited 10 attend Sale TO take place at the store
Commencement Of sae and terms made known In future
advertisement
aug le-3t CLAGETT, NEWTON, MAY q co.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
Carusi's Saloon---Last Week

J,HE GLAsswoRKERs respectfully announce that their
beautiful and interesting exhibitions will positively
close this week. They will exhibit every evening" and dis
tribute the usual number of their splendid prizes and pec
mems among their audiences All who have not witnessed
this instructive and amusing operation should improve
this their last opportunity Visitors have specimens
manufactured in their presence. aug loft
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
FANCY aoops-..RIRRoNs, FLOWERS, &c.

~ cartons splendid newstyle Bonnets
III Ribbons, very cheap &
5 cartons Mantua Ribbons, all numbers .r !.
Black do do #'
Flowers, Tarletons, Fleming Grapes, &C.
Black Silk Lace Falls
Lisle and Thread Laces and Edgings
Cambria and Swiss do M.%
Worked Collars, Chimesets re-
Plain and Embd Linen Cambria Handkf IL, very cheap
Large stock and Muslin Undsrslseves, with almost
every article in the Fancy and Trimming line.
VIC respectfully invite the Ladies TO call and examine ior
themselves d. H. TEbbs z w,
No 4, south side Pa. ay, doors east Centre Market
. .sl
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
YOUNG LADIES' INSTITUTE,

AZ STREET, BETWEEN STREET PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
MRS. J. A. DAVIS, PRINCIPAL,
Will reopen Monday September 18th Circulars can DC
obtained of the Principal.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
IHsraucrIoss on Tee PIANO AsD n

V,HE undersigned, lately from GemAny bsgs to inform
the citizens Washington, Georgetown and Alexan-
dra, that be will give INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PIANO
AND IN SINGING. He has been travelling since Is49
with Madame Biscaccan and performed in her oon
cert in this city lie performs the compositions szt
habe and other great composers and to teach
the Thalbergian style.
sS- Communications left at the Music store Of Richard
Davis Mrs Holmeads Pennsylvania avenue between
I'd and AZ streets win be promptly attended to. Terms:
One.half in advance, FIR. kLEY
REfKRKNCEs:
Gen LUCIUs j. POLK, Gen. GIDEON Pillow,
Col ANDREW j. Polk, Rev. EDWARD t. CREssEY,
Col GEORGE POLK, Rt. Rev. Bishop 0TEY, Maury CO. T.
ss- Mr.. KLEY Professor for year and a half at
Ashwood, Maury county, Tenn. aug 16--1m
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
Our Campaign Paper,

have returned every dollar paid me in adj
vance for my proposed paper "THE RIGHTS oY
THE PEOPLE" If any one has failed to receive
his remittance, desire to be promptly apprized
Of it.
THOMAS C. CONNOLLY.
August Is, 1852.-3t
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
UMBRELLAS, PARAsoLs, AND PINKING.

Umbrellas and Parasols from rs cents up TO
A-rNN So, comprising general assortment OF green,
49, blue and watered silk Psrasols, green and piack
silk, gingham, and cambria Umbrellas Az tdaes
suited good assortment Of silk bingham, and ivory bone
other fashionable mounting likewise sticks o. every
variety suitable for every description Of repairs Pnkng
Of scarf aprons rues Aounces, &C. which, with the re
pairs Of umbrellas will be DONE and well done and dons
and I3th streets sign OF number Of blue and white UNI
0r sms ie-,s DANIEL PIERCE.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19

The partnership heretofore existing between the under
signed this day dissolved by mutual consent The bus
of the late firm will be settled by THOMAS CONNOLLY
who alone is empowered to act in Its name
THOMAS G. CONNOLLY,
J. L. SMITH.
WASHINGTON, August is, 1852.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19

! The Fire Annihilator will be exhibited at Tenn
peranoe Hall this evening. Soc the advertise
ment
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
Fire! Fire /!

PROFESSOR B0YNT0N will lecture again this THURS
DAY) evening, at Temperance Hall, on street, be
tween 9th and 10th streets the
FIRE ANNIHILATORi
variety interesting experiments viii be made, and at
the close Of the lecture model house will be fred and the
flames cxtinguishcd by the Aunihilator.
To commence at o'clock HS- Admission freel
aug 1e-1t
Daily American telegraph., 1852-08-19
ACADEMY OF THE VISITATION,

,HE exercises Of this Institution will recommence on the
/ FIRST Monday Of September
TERMS FOR BoARDERs.
Board and Tuition, per annum 800
Washing Mending and other Extras 10
Music the Piano. Harp, Guitar forms an additional
charge; ALSO In the French Spanish German and
Latin Languages Drawing and Painting likewise extra
charges Entrance fec IS. Boarders pay the current
charges semiannuay in advance.
Pupils received at time during the year, and the
charge is estimated from the date Of their entrance
aug 2-law7wS