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The Fugitive kIave Law In the California
LegislAture.

In the California assembly, on the 5th Of Feb,
a bill was reported, entitled /" An act respecting
fueiliyes from labor, and slaves brought to this
State prior to her admission into the Union"
One section caused considerable debate. 1t
was as folows:-
Sec. 4. Any person or persons held to labor
or service in any State or territory, and who
were brought or introduced within the limits of
this State, previous to the admission Of this
State, as one of the United States Of America,
and who shall refuse to return to. the State or
territory where he or they owed such labor or
service; upon the demand of the person or
persons, his or their agent, or attorney to whom
such service or labor was due, such person or
persons 30 refusing to return. shall be held and
deemed fugitives from labor within the meaning
Of this act, and ell the remedies, rights, and pro-
visions herein given 10 claimants of fugitives
who escape from any other State into this State,
are hereby given, and conferred upon claimants
of fugitives from labor, within the meaning of
this section.
Mr.. Ellis of Nevada, commended that the
effect of this section would be to establish
state of slavery in California for an unlimited
number of years; that it would hold persons
TO labor who are not "fugitives," within the
meaning of the act He opposed it in ali argu
ment Of great ingenuity and effect. He was an
swered by Mr.. Peachy Of San Francisco, and by
Mr.. Hammond Qhe Speaker), from San Joa-
qun
motion was made to strike ont the fourth
sectionsbu disagreed to without division
Mr.. Ingersoll introduced duplicate of the
bill introduced in the senate by Mr. Cook, being
a bill 10 amend the act to fund the debt Of the
State. Il requires that sA scrip issued for civil
services, previous to January 1, 1853, shall be
funded, provided the whole amount of the fund
ed debt shall not exceed 100000.
A communication was laid before the senate
from the recorder Of FL Dorado county, stating
that v. Daniels, late Judge Of that county, had
abseonded from the State, after drawing 81 500
in advance for salary. The case was referred
for investigation.
In the California assembly, Feb, 10, Mr..
Peachy presented memorial from number of
farmers OF planters Of South Carolina and
Flosida asking the privilege to bring their fam
iii. . add colored domestics into the State, and
that 'thsy may be protected IN their property.
The memorial was referred to committee on
federal relations.
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DRY GOODS IN CHARLESTON, 3. G.
DIRECT I FORMATIONS.

C. & E. L. KERRISON. g. CO.,
nIRECT IMPORTERS, Of European Dry
IL Goods, are happy to inform their friends and
customers, that they are now receiving by every
arrival from Europe, additions to complete a
Stock Of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, as has ever
been offered in their market. Good Goods are
furnished at loo prices, and those who purchase in
their city, are invited TO examine their Styles
which will be found peculiarly adapted to the
Southern Trade.
Ladies Dress Goods and Domestic Fabrics in every
variety Of Negro Cloths Blankets and PIaniation
Dry Goods, a complete assortment. House Keeping
articles in their line in every variety, together with
a full stock of Cassimeres, Yestings, and Cloaks
Also Linens, which will be found free from any
mixture of cotton.
presented. Terms Cash, or city acceptance.
C. e. f. l.. KERRlSON, & CO.,
209 Northwest cor of King and Market sts.
Charleston, Sept. 2, 1851. law
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PUBLISHERS CENTRAL AGENCY,
NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE.
ADAMS Co. EXPRESS OFFICE,

~ camp street.
A TTENTION is respectfully called to my new
n undertaking as General Agent for all News
papers, Periodical Magazines, &C., published in
and canvass for subscribers, as well as collect all
accounts against parties here and in Mobile that
may be entrusted with, having had an experience
Of over ten years in the Book and Newspaper bust
ness as proprietor of The Mobile Literary Depot,
Aatter myself that can and will give general salts
faction.
The following are the rules that have adopted
/. Principal Office to be in New Orleans, where
shall confne myself strictly to the interest of my
agencies alone, for which shall charge the usual
commissions or such as may be agreed upon.
g. shall confne myself strictly to the CASH
principal accompanying my orders (when a draft
can be had for the amounD with a sight check |;
when moi so accompanied, the publisher can draw
on me at sight for the amount from receipt Of the
order, or if requested in writing, will enclose the
cash itself and remit, but in all such cases it shall
be at the risk of the Publisher.
g. Publishers wishing me to act for them
expected to furnish me with written authority
and send me specimen copies of their publications
free of charge.
NV object is to establish General Southern
Local Agency for Publishers throughout the Union
New Orleans in central pace, commanding the
whole Valley of the Mississippi, Texas and other
places, making it point of great importance for
Publishers to have good Agency for the better
circulation of their publications In the hope
that my efforts in this enterprise will be properly
appreciated and duly encouraged by your favors,
l'hereunto annex blank Certificate of Agency,
which you can fill and return to me by return
mail
Respectfully, your obi Serv't,
M. BOULLEMET,
Proprietor ofihe Mobile Literary Depot
BIN the above do not ask for a sole
agency, but merely authority to receive and col
lect subscriptions.
.Ns,o Orleans. --Lumsden, Kendall g. CO. d.
Corcoran g. Co. ]. ID. B. DeBow.
.Ns,c York.-Willmer g. Rogers, Fl. Long& Bro
James Gordon Bennett, Stringer e. Townsend.
Philadeiphia.--L. A. Cooley, Geo. R. Graham,
Andrew McMakin.
Boston.-C. A v. Putnam, f. Littell & Co.
Washington, ID. C.--Fisher & DeLeon Hon. w.
J. Allston, M c
Charleston S. C.--Waker & Richards.
Montgomery, Ala.-A. p. Pfster.
MOBILIZE C Langdon, Messrs Balentyne &
Mcclure, Messrs Thadeus Sanford.
Louisville, XIV II Halderman, Saml Hyman
81, Louis, yMo.--Joseph M Field, Ansel Ed
wards.
LipsrpooI.- Wilmer & Smith.
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GTOLEN from my room in the Frapklip House,
- Mobile, on the Dist Of October lasl, q
GOLD RACING WATCH

The case is finely carved, representing the land
ing Of CT ristopher Columbus, for tie hrst time in
the New World a large ship IL seen in the dis
lance and Columbus is in . small yacht, unfolding
the picture, the words "Christoph ColIomb" are
written. -. l.
The-watch has gold face and coglains two
sets of works,was manufactured by N, ,. Tobias,
had two hour hands, two minute hands, and tw0
second hands, and is splendid watch. II il pun.-
ton, S. c. and can be identified by Mr.. Charles
Ciapp, at Messrs. II. Z. Baldwin 4 Co., No.
Charities street, N. o.
Any one delivering the above watch to either
Mr.. Ciapp or Messrs Purvis, Wood T. Co, 10
Gravier street, will receive the above reward and
greatly obge me.
J. d. ALLEN,
Cotile Post Office Rupides Parish La
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PROSPECTUS OF THE CUBAN LIBERIA
TOR, neat Book Of 300 octave pages illus

PROSPECTUS OF THE CUBAN LIBERIA
TOR, neat Book Of 300 octave pages, illus
trated with engravings. Price 81. payable inva
riably when subscribing, to enable the author to
have it done in the fnest style of the Arts.
Editors who copy this, and postmasters who
will frank remittances, are authorized to act a,
agents for the work, and retain as per cent com
mission. Confident Of the most liberal support in
this enterprise, shall endeavor to merit Il, and
close hasty penned Prospectus upon the noun
tain waves of the Ocean, as we'll az the draughts
for steel plates repltA..i,g the author before the
"1nquisatera," and American Ladies and Gentle
men IN Havana. throwing bags of gold an Of.
fering for his liberation, upon the desk of the
American Consul. EDWARD STIFF,
Author Of The Texan Emigrant," and late edi
rof he Cherokee Ssntnsl, at Cedar Rluf
March IA.
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THE public will be gratifed to learn that the
United States Mail Steamship Company are en-
abled to announce that their Arrangements are now
complete for sending passengers through from
New York to San Francisco and back.
In the first attempts Of this Company to meet
the wants of travel to California, by providing
ships on the Pacific, in connection with their
ships from New York to Chagres, they were pre-
vailed upon at the urgent solicitation Of the great
number then DESTROYS to 60 OUT to sell tickets for
through passages from Panama in advance, for
their ships then going round This was done
from desire to accommodate those who could
procure passages in no other quarter, and by
which, whatever might be the detention, they
would reach San Francisco sooner than by any
other line. Unforeseen difficulties and the preva-
ence OF fever at Rio de Janeiro at the time, pre-
vented their ships from reaching Panama as soon
as anticipated, and caused detention at the 18TH
mus, which increased by the impotence of
passengers in going forward against the advice
of the Company, at an earlier day than the ship
could possibly reach Panama.
,sThese interruptions are all removed.
Three Of the four ships Of the Company, intended
for the Pacific service, have arrived at Panama,
and several of them have performed trips to San
Francisco and back. So that the Company are
now able to give the public the assurance that the
voyage through from New York to San Fran
cisco, will be performed with regularity and des-
patch.
Their Pacific Line, from Panama to San Fran
cisco, consists Of the
REPUBLIC, Capt. HupsoN.
ITHMUS, Capt. HirCHcocK.
COLUMBUS, Capt PICK.
ANTELOPE, Capt. AcKLEr.
Their Atlantic and Gulf Line, from New York
to Chagres, Of the
GEORGIA, Capt. PORTER, U. s. N.
OHIO, Capt. ScHENcK, u. s. N.
FALCON, Capt. HARTsTEIN, U S. N.
The connection between the two lines will be
carefully and regularly kept up, so that no delay
beyond the usual stay of the ship in port at Pana
ma, will arise.
The large size, well known speed, and superior
accommodations Of their New York and Chagres
Line, and the speed and accommodations of the
ships Of their Pacific Line offer the most certain,
rapid, and pleasant through passage to California.
M. o. ROBERTS,
Cor. Warren and West sts., New York
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II. F. LOUDON & CO.,
Mems MERGERS sad 1aiiors Bro,Dns hotel, Pa ap<,
"AVE just opened their new store, with
u il large and well selected stock of goods for
gentlemens' wear, such as Cloths, Cassimeres,
Vestings, and Furnishing Goods generally.
Army, navy, marine, and revenue officers, viii
find assortment ofSwords, Epaulettes, Sashes,
PEASANTS, Laces, and such other articles the
latest regulations Of their respective corps pre-
scribe.
An experience of many years in legitimate
Taioring-a new and select stock Of goOds--a
desire to please--with the cash system to protect
customers against high prices, are inducements
that we offer and most respectfully solicit patron
age Nov. l8-tR
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NATIONAL THEATRE.
Mr.. E. A. MARSHALL, Sole LEssxE.-N
w. Nj. FLEMING, STAGE MANAGER.

SATURDAY EVENING, March 20.
Benefit and positively -last night Of the distin-
guished Actress, Miss DAVENPf RT, who will
appear as Meta, in the play Of THE MAID OF
MARIENDORPT.
Dance by Miss ANNIE WALTERS.
Overture, by the Orchestra. To conclude with
tho Farce Of the ROUGH DIAMOND.
Prices Of Admission: Private Boxes, IS; Dress
Circle and Parquete, SO cts; Reserved seats 75cts.
Orchestra Serts, IS; Cs; Family Circle, 25 cents.
Third Tier, SO cents; Colored Gallery Is cents.
Doors open at 81 O'Clock performance will
commence at II. The Box Office will be open
daily, from 10 o'clock, A. M, to Ar. M.
An Efficient police i'll be in constant attendance
TO preserve strict order March 10.
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w LILLIAN TUCKER, Merchant Tailor
XX LINE n IrcxrnIS hnildinn Penna vi ua N /,

NJ LILLIAN TUCKER, Merchant Tailor
w LANE TucKER's building, Pennsylvania
venue, between Four-and "a half and Sixth streets
respectfully calls the attention Of members of
Congress, strangers, and the public generally, to
his large and well-seected stock Of cloths, cassi-
meres, and vestings, all OF which he is prepared
to execute in his usual elegant style. shall have
in the course two weeks some more Of those
fine, rich, and superior over-garments which have
been so much admired for their style, quality and
comfort and being determined to do business on
the cash principle, my motto is small profits and
quick returns.
N. B. All kinds of military garments made in
the best manner, according to the late regulations
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Charleston Preparatory Medical sehsel.


TINE session Of this Institution will begin on
Il the first Monday in April, and terminate on
the last Saturday in July. The different chairs
will be occupied as follows:
Anatomy and Physiology, by F. t. MILES,
M. d.
Institutes and Practice of Medicine, by d. J..
CAIN, M. d.
Matsria Medica and Therapeutics, by F. p.
PORCHER, M. ID.
Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Chill
dren, by K. BELIN FLAGG, M. d.
The Chair of Surgery has been offered to a
gentleman now in Europe, who, it is hoped, will
accept it. ShoaId he not do so, it will be filled
before the time appointed for the opening of the
School.
Clinical Instruction will be given at the Marine
Hospital and Aims House, by Drs. ID. J. CAIN
and J. FORD PRlOLEAU.
During the session Of the Medical College Of the
State Of South Carolina, members of the class will
be examined regularly on the'lectures delivered in
that institution.
The Students will be shown cases among the
patients Of the Teachers, and such as can be taken
to the lecture room will be exhibited to them and
explained.
The most distinguished Surgeons in the city
have promised, whenever they can do SO conve-
nienty, to perform operations before the class.
Doctors K. LEBBY and Us. MITCHELL,
who have each a large obstetricaI practice, will
las well as the teachers, give the Students access
to all OF their cases Of this description, which
they with propriety be allowed to visit.
In short, ample opportunities will be afforded
for acquiring practical, well as theoretical knowl
edge of the profession.
Her mortuary statistics prove that Charleston
possesses salubrty Of climate enjoyed by very
few cities in the world, and strangers no longer
deferred from whiting her in the summer.
Board and lodging can be obtained from $3.50
to IS week.
Terms, fifty dollars, including examinations
during the winter Jan. 27-eowtal
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aelflc Mall Stcanshlp C0mpany.-Thc emily
Line for California and Oregon.

YUyHE public are informed that, under the new
l. arrangements Of this company, steamers in
spected and improved by the Navy Department,
and carrying the United States mails, will con-
tinue to leave Panama and San Francisco on the
by unavoidable accident, and will touch at Aca-
pulco, San Diego, and Monterey The follow
ing steam packets belonging to the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, one of which will be al
ways in port at each end Of the route, are now in
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LOST

ON the Avenue yesterday, a letter envelope
containing fifty dollars, in five ten dollar bills Of
the bank of Seden Wllhers & Co.-also draft
Tor hity dollars on Corcoran & Riggs.
It Al this Office.
March 5, 1852.
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Building AssssIatien On = New rlan.

WIFI M, WO IIunuTeu HUu + IUy I nOUSNHu
~ Dollars. Shares, Twenty-Five dollars each,
payable in monthly instalments of one dollar.
Loans made to members for five years, on security
Of real estate.
Books of subscription now open at the Office
Of d. N. CALLAN, esq, street, near 18th
street, D. A. HALL, esq, G and Sd streets, H..
M. MORFIT, esq, a street, GEORGE PAR
KER q CO., Pennsylvania avenue, near 9th ST. /,
and at the Office Of the Southern Press
ian %
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DIRECT TRADE"
HARTSEN, BRO. Amslssdem,
MEES Il MONIES, Rosterdam,
r>x-l.

w ILL receive on consignment. Ce<ten, kem-
w Der, Rice, WssI, Csttea- Vars, Tlnbers
TeAaeee, etc., etc.
~ We tender our services to the Planting,
Manu- featuring and Shipping interest of the South
and will be happy to give any statistics which may
be desired for the information of our friends and
the societies formed at the South, for the promo
ton Of the Commercial, Manufacturing and Ship
ping interests Of the Southern States.
~ The Charleston, Savannah, Mobile and
Memphis papers, the New Orleans Piesyuas, True
De4s And B1tieisa, will please insert and forward
tn cir accounts to this Office.
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THE next Expedition for LIBERIA will sail
from Baltimore on the Isl day II My. Persons
Who may desire to emigrate At that time will please
give w immediate notice, and will make their ar
engagements to reach Baltimore on the - h or 10Th
April.
Letters for the United States squadron on the
coast of Africa or for citizens of Liberia, sent
this Office, postage paid, will be forwarded.
w. McLAlN
March 10. Sec. Am. Col. Soc ~.
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DIRECT TRADE.

To the Pisatsrs Of the South:
ICALL attention to the cards of Harrison * Bro,
of Amsterdam, and Mees e. Monies, Rotterdam,
which appear instead of the card Of c. G.. Baylor
T. Co., as circumstances render my services as
per card no longer necessary.
The papers which have copied my card, will
will please insert the names Of the above houses
instead. c. G. BAYLOR.
March 49,
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Do black and white Cashmere do
De Pearl do do.
STRAW DEPARTMENT.
Leghorns, Panamas, Pedal, Dunstabe, Luton,
French Swiss, Canton, Coburg, German, Pear,
Rice, Palm, Black -Leghorn and many other FASH
onable Straw Hats for Gentlemen
TOGETHER WITH,
beautiful assortment Of Children and Infant q
fancy trimmed and unirimmed Leghorn and other
Straw Hats-some for Infants 3 to months old /;
also all the coarser qualities of Straw and Palm
Hats at
STEELE'S HAT. HALL,
23l King street,
March, 3D. Charleston, S. C..
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RAN OFF from my plantation, on Red river,
eighteen miles above Alexandra, Ia the State Of
Louisiana, last February or Ms'ch, mulatto or
grifle colored negro man, about 80 years old, com
pactly built, and about feet 4 or B inches high,
and weighs about $50 or IG0 pounds. lie 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 DocVor, at Natchi-
toches.
have reason to believe he is cutting wood or
working for some trlflng person, the mouth
Of Black River, as he arrived there in company
with another negro, in the fiat they carried away
from my Ferry.
he went off in any steamboat that is not de-
stroyed, and will be responsible for an action Of
damages, will give 1000 dollars for proof to con-
vlction In open court, at ALEXANDRIA,
against any captain, master, or commander so al
lowing him or aiding him to make his escape, on
their boat, from my service.
l will give the above reward Of 500 for Austin
delivered any slave State jail $50 that get him
j. ID. ALLEN.
Cote Post Office, Rapides Parish, La
Eehruarv
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$1,000! $4,000! $1,000! $4,000 $1,000!
Tickets only 81.

A Package Of Whole Tickets, containing every
number in the wheel, will cost Sl5, Halves $3.50,
Quarters 1915.
Prompt and confidential attention paid to all or
ders addressed to us.
Prizes cashed Immediately on demand.
Official drawings sent by mail as soon as over.
I5- We pay postage on all letters ordering
tickets. Tickets for sale in all the Maryland State
Lotteries on the most favorable terms.
Be sure to address your order to the far famed
prize sellers, MARION e. Co,
Feb. %. No. 9 Calvert st., Baltimore, Md.
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Great Electoral Hesslan State Loan Of
6,725,OOO Dollars.

THIS Loan is guaranteed by the Government,
and contracted by the eminent Banking House Of
MESSRS. M. A. Won ROTHSCHILD AND
SONS, in Frankfort-on the-Main. The following
capital Prizes must be gained, viz
4of $4,000 60 Of $4,000
% :, $4,000 60 ;, 1900
GA ;, $4,000 100 ;, 1880
20 ;, 5000 100 >, 1000
&C., &c. The smallest Prize is IS Dollars
The next Drawing takes place rrevocably on the
lst Of June, 1852.
The Price of the Tickets is as foilo,rs
One Ticket for IS Six Tickets for SOS
Thirty ), 100 Sixty-fve >, 200
Remttances can be made in Bank Notes, Bills
or Drafts on Europe, &C. Each Shareholder will
receive free of expense, the Prospectus, with full
particulars and after the Drawing, the List of the
successful Numbers, which will also be published
in the leading Journals. The Prize will be paid
in Cash at Frankfort-onthe-Mai Paris, London,
New York, or New Orleans.
Apply, without delay, to MORIZ STIEBEL,
SONS, Bankers and Merchants, Frrnkfort-on-he-
Maine, Germany or to their Agents, MESSRS.
S. STIEBEL AND Co. Merchants, 80, Nicholas
Lane, Lombard Street, London
P.S.-Remittances which arrive too late will be
returned to the sender or, if he prefers it, Shares
for the following Distribution will be forwarded
Feb &c. d.t-w
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The new steamship Columbia will ply between
San Francisco and ports in Oregon, awaiting at
the former ports the arrival of the mails and pas
sengers from Panama, and returning without de-
lay with the mails and passengers for the steamer
from San Francisco.
A regular line of propeers will be kept up for
the transportation of freight and transient passen-
gers between Panama and San Francisco.
The well-known steamship Sarah Sands,
500 tons burden, now under charter to the COM
pany, and peculiarly commodious in her cabin
arrangements, will be kept running as an extra
family boat
One of the above steamers will keep up the
connection between Acapulco and the other Mex
lean ports.
The connection in the Atlantic will jbe main
tanned by the United States mail steamships
Georgia. ....,......... 3,UUO tons
ONO. .............. .3,UOu "
Empire City. 1000
crescent City ......"'.....l ,oOu
Cherokee. .I,3OU y
Philadelphia ...............l,lO O
Leaving New York for Chagres on the llth
and 26th of each month.
The new steamer Ell Dorado and the Falcon will
form direct line between New Orleans and Cha
gres, leaving at such periods as will insure
little detention as possible on the lsthmus, and
forming with the Pacific steamships through line
to and from New Orleans and ports in Mexico,
California, and Oregon. Passage from New Or
leans can be secured from Armstrong, Lawrence,
& Co., agents at that place.
The fare for through tickets from New York to
San Francisco has been reduced from
$500 in state room to. ............ $3.50
1880 in lower cabin to. $3.50
500 IN steerage to. $3.50
The rates from New York to Chagres will be
the lowest adopted by any safe sea steamer be-
tween these ports.
Each passenger is allowed $50 lbs. personal
baggage free, not exceeding in measurement 10
cubic feet.
foot, and from Panama to San Fancsco at the
rate of 800 + er ton.
For choice Of berths apply at the Office of the
comnary, 81 and SIS South street, or at their
agency, No. lit West street, New York city.
Aug l2--dy
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Steclc's New style Of Hats.
CHARLESTON, s. c..

The new style of dress black Hat to
be worn by Gentlemen this spring and
summer is admitted by all who have
seen it to be at once unique and dis