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EH- The follQAi1g inpA9H exAmlna Bn o
the claims Of ~ UnpyS be ,cqnsHsE -
DemocratiGstspdard s$er," appears In u Co
umbus (Ga.) Times, ohe Of the strongest Benio'
cratic papers nj the South. We commend its
arguments to the serious consideration OF the
Southern Democrats
The Union, cannot respond to these telling
truthsby facts or arguments resort 10 rloa'dry
or clsp-trap alone is left it. Should party
pension press which is dismeu'befi"gs AZ ann
acquiescing in coalitions which are :" furnish
ing supplies to the enemy !,
TuE WfsHrSGTor UsoN.-I'hs journal, IN
commenting upon the remarks made III the
House of Representatives. by MI Brown OF
mississippi respecting the public printing, insists
mon its soundness AS Democratic standard
bearer in the following language: ~
n "But we forbear to pursue the thoughts sug
rested by the extraordinary statements OF the
honorable member from Mississippi, which, we
trust, were nude in the heat of debate, and not
with the deliberate purpose Of dividing the
Democratic party. He does us great injustice ii
he supposes that we are not State Rights men,
or would introduce any new tests into the creed
of this party. He may suppose that State Rights
permit the wild and oxtravagapt projects Of
The Nashville convention Iii against that sup
poaition that we lIave protested, not even deny
inc the right of secession in the abstract, as
defined in the Virginia resolutions. nor claiming
to make it test in any Of the recent elections.
In Tennessee we advocated tho election Of Gen.
Trousdale in Alabama, that of Gov Collier;
In Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi
and elsewhere that Of every Democrat who took
ground against the extreme doctrines Of the
Nashville convention, and expressed willing
ness not to resort to unconstitutional action
against the compromise as q settlement of the
slavery question" ,no.in,.ttni TbA =
This is mere re-assertion Of what We took
occasion some time since, TO prove to be wholly
The Union supported Gov. Collier,
in Alabama, becauye he had no ppositionFworthy
of consideration, What did it do in'Georgiae
1t supported the Wing partyAor what WAS the
same thing, it supported Mr. Cobb who was the
candidate of that party, against Gov McD[,tonaald
against whom, as a Democrat, it could have no
objection M ba'orGaaM adle ~ alis'I ii j..
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Inyaslen Of Cuba.
The New Orleans Colufer says: ,

Inc view Orieans CosnieT says
1t il, not alittle remarkable that within the
last tan day rumors Of an invasion Of Cuba
lshonlds reach ius from Paris, Madrid, and even
from Hayti. .she7j nojio, al, bns seibAud ft
4, The schooner Sarah arrived lately at Nassau,
New Providence, having sailed from Les Cages,
!lSAe Of the western porte Of Hayti, about the
middle .of, Marcb. The captain of the Satsh
~ Ysesss. had arrived d Les Caves, where shs
wlsosdsfpdte remain four monthsin consequences
of fpuaur3 that another, invasion OF Cuba was
sbout itoibe, attempted. Ills reported that an
expedition 10 being fitted out at or near Texas
for thAt p&fpbse, asastAat the invaders will try
To sAee4 ailanding either At Aux Cages or Prin-
crpe.d ei1,ei5 roi1q sfj iAht
7a Il is prtBAbls AhSt, captain of the Sarah
or hh ihf6flhIf, a etEnBade1A mistake. To land
At Pipcspe X pR9 dexlfy snpossble: Les Cages
or Por,.A Prince NY however, be the rendez
vsps agreed on TOT Ebs vessels Of the Invaders '
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.,% Posi- 0rFIcE DErARrMEsT, }

Barr 81 yo 5As IN I'VE learn that Messsrs,
j. w. Cowasds w, CoIlinson and Russell, who
have recently emigratsd from England'to Utah,
With them machinery for tbs manu-
faoture cof best.root sugar on the largest scale.
They IRE wsaathy men, and have invested $780,
900 ii ,thfs enterprise afcne.d Their machinery
was made in England, and will turn out 900 tones
Of sugar in year.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-06

aTHE OUTs1pE Rs.n-The Grifien American
Union is rather hard upon the" outsiders" the
term ,by which it designates the Democratic
and Wing gentleman who lately met together
in Miledgev,lle to the number Of about twenty
FIVE, and appointed twenty one delegates to the
Democratic national convention. It says % 2
With honest intentions Of acting for the best
interests of our country, we agreed to do so in
GOOD faith and we had hoped that the leaders Of
the old Democratic party who Joined our stan,
dayd. acted from like pure motives. But if that
I'll, resolution, (the Baltimore platform) is the
pill they have had in sore for us, we tell them
now frankly aDd, plainly that we will not swal-
low it.. rJ.sH njs,Ta.,, = awe - ili
We are willing to let" by cones be by cones
and act II, unison and harmony with all those
who, agree with us upon the plain practical is
sues now before the country. We. do not de,
mand of our Union Democratic friends to adopt
any, Of our old worn out Wing DOCTRINES and
iwe do no. intend that the wirs workers among
them, shall force or ontice any Of theirs down
our throat If it be necessary TO adopt the old
platform of, 84S, in order TO- get to Baltimore
tliey may rest assured that we will never 60
there 'iia "H ,saisndaai s10t NH .,or,- I
We speak thus plainly, Ito let the actors in
tint outside meeting know athonce, ,thati they
consider the adoption Of the old Baltimore plat
form as an Indispensable requisite to longer
continuance ofthe Union party, and are deter
sned to urge il, a split is inevitable; and if
there is to be split and fare UP in Union ranks
on these old ISSUES, the sooner it takes place the
better it will be for all concerned. A.. l.-..5,
saThese are tho first mutterings of the curses
which, as a friend thinks, in less than ninety
days, will swell to the majesty and terror of
thunder. - Y'' wt%!t tiS ,i:s q. Asbns'na -
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The Unloh.S fSlsifltAtlon Of the Record for
Gen. Cass,s %

sfs' qaafe, coalition organ of General Glass; which
STYLES itself The Democratic, organ, yesterday
perpenuted most gross and glarpg fraud in
@ u.s. ~ y his behalf We desire to asten this fraud upon
up4al,, ~ the ogaa once. beyond the possibility of
" - - doubt since excited some comment Yesterday,
iu ~, IS 5, which may call forth effort at apology
mmat s evasion ON its part, Ia nine out Of ten
r" % y the Eick would have paased urnoiced, and then
mQaf the mistake would netsr Iays been discovered
hm',s Mn,r' or rectfed ,s'nisriV
fel We refer to ali article copied into the Union
ooour s6 yesterday from the Richmond Enquirer headed
oop3ta y e5c 1'espes :" r .-g ""'" I"'"
The Union attempts strike out Of these
Af'" guns by s,ypressg hOo lines and foolnes only,
,l n. f. which tell against Gen. CASA The paragraph,
i5oE a@oi as copied by the Union, reads thus
E a"", , virginia ia now engaged in appointing her
, g able and Trustworthy representatives to this im
o ti5 to po1tant convention Siren delegates and six
@ % a teen alernates were appointed by the district
ogl syc convention at Farmyille on Thursday Col 10
, W. Hubbard in the chair, and d. A. Wilson, jr
uHb non ~ secretary! Dsregardng the recommendation
~ os of the State convention, the Farmvile conyen
'a"y57 W ton unanimously appointed mo delegates and
", ~ two alternatives for EACH county in the district
o5 ,siret 81 The Lynohburg Republican says:
tS5 wn1oo or aNo preference directly expressed for
a'7 90 candidate for the Presidency but every delega
" H%o1"f ton present largely in favor of James Buc
' their first choice and all the delegates
appointed to Baltimore, except two, were under
stood 10 be fast friends of that distinguished
m statesman, and in favor Of using all honorable
coo Onpo TO secure his nomination" 9,an Fai
ooorooue In the original three words added oq
'','"' Mr.. Douglas had teV friends in the con-
-" royennon, Cass not one"adT ,s,r h mol, 4
, The article purports to be copied entire It.
, a12 4o fills third Of column, and this sole
LOT Oh at the end of paragraph in the middle
, " t Of the article; not at its close, where it might
have been clipped off through cafelessness The
Iel 49, coincidence would indeed be remarkable, that
III M M, q, such an omission should happen just the only
sse place whore the change Of ts favorte candidates
Et.0 wefe shown to be equivaleatto in this report
tbe,ol a. e of first guns from Virginia
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Two Platforms

We find the two following paragraphs in the
Pennsyluaniant The suggestion which the. first
contains, was most probably derived from the
remarkable circumstance of the recent Coalition
here: IL ''n'4t' nna'S EFT .pi ."'oN''
"A SuJRsr ANrIA4 Pr Aft oRM.-We Learn from
the chairman of the committee Of arrangements
for the reception of the national convention.
who is now in this city, that 10000. feet 0t
prime Hickory boards for, the construction Of
the platform upon which the convention is tp
hold it's deliberations, has been ordered .direct
from The HermitageI 'bo"W iisi'mli NJ I
oe AS the" Democratio and Wing national con-
vent ons meet at Baltimore in the SAME hall 1T
10 proposed that, in order to- save EXPENSE, Both
conventions, use the same platform. II this is
;Whip. party, Of tie, Union standing on . Bali
none platform erected BY Dsmoocratss:.4 va we.
az The second paragraph shows who are to- be
prrosefibed, as unworthy to BIT or stand On such
platform, unless BY soffsrance: :, 4qs yadi
~ Ino Missouri, all is union and harmony be.
tween The Bentonites and the Anti Bentonitesl
The platfortn of IA and l'48. and the compro
mise, plank added, So as to give greater stability
to the structure, and enable all sections of the
party to stand Oh i, are the bond of Union in
One Of the ,reselutaus Of their State consen-
| ton reads thus,it siaabu, Ia .@gH>ilonN
" ,Resolued; That inscribing the Baltimore reso.
lutions upon our banner, and observing an, IN
'faitering devotion to the union Of the States
we will hold no political fellowship with the
Abolitionists Of the North, or The Nultifers O
he South; ana We discard, as unworthy Of oul
condolences, all enemies of the union of the
States, and, all .epemies Of the union Of tht
Democracy. adi 10 ssltss,'r Al vi aggord, 3.
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INrERvlEw WITH Hon. HENRY CbAY .--Ascorr
respondent, of. the New York Eapress, who
visited the room of Mr., Clay, ana found him
I in company with two friends from New York,
few days ago, thus describes his appearance; ,
~ "There is hardly strength enough in his hands
to convey food to his mouth, and he lss helped to
and from his bed like a feeble child. He rises
very late, and as he told me, has not known for a
long time what it was to enjoy an hour Of sweet,
refreshing natural sleep. But like an old forest oak,
beautiful even in it's decay. The ustrs of,hs
ewes is undimmed % He both sees and knows his
friends. The grasp Of his hands is as fervent,
earnest and kindly impressive as ever it was
His voice continues to be all sweetness and
melody, except when its tones are moved by that
bodily. weakness which makes it painful for
him to sepeak--and it is always very painful
for him to speak lung. But the greatest
Blessing which God vouchsafes to dying man
is his. ~ te j21idn fa9Ig sfV ,Gr,f 49,
Sole has that peace Of mind which the world
can neither give nor take away, and an intellect
as uncouded as in the day Of its greatest brliil
ahcy. Most Of his thoughts are devoted TO that
change Of existence from which none of US are
exempt, and that change may come in anihouror
a day, or it may be postponed till the spring or
summer flowers fade. and die, In the meantime,
MIR. Clay is TRANQUILITY prepared for the messen-
ger whenever he comes, and he remarks of his
death in confding, Christian spirit, that though
ii may be presumption in him to say so, he looks
forward 70 the world beyond the grave with faith
In God and trust ia better life He lisa
member and communicant Of the Episcopal
church, and among the few books in his room the
word OF God occupies the most conspicuous
place" To- s1oL1oW bns ,.l,iip.l
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ehh4 esead ily1lNRS11ively shssklngI
anna sas1o snnsvs ThsiAdbasy Atles saYsc
yoyl 1sse ~ shocking of all the many
- - % 80 recent telegraph despatshes in reference 10
earthquakes, is the OoTnQ SIDs
WAsHISeTor, April 80.
The earthquakes under the Presidents House
and the executive departments this morning
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~ We draw attention to he sdver

81 Wedraw attention To me advertisement
of a,ppivate scbso fpr boys, kept BY Dr.rJ,G.
GusTHER. We understand that the Doctor is
q relative Of the celebrated ROBERT BHBM, so
cruelty murdered Lby Prince WIrpiscRATz in
lS48. He held an important political position
3 in Germany rrland j., we are Informed one OF
her most learned mau. .u,.si iea .,gs..
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-06

CT, S@hfsVf
gb993Na g1HsY rsyal
s'j 10 do19 oil bnr
70 do15 sf5 bns-Ia
.jnso $50 yflr yd
i1smf1o nisji1d Jas
ssiso glf .Gtf.t
ssisd sgt,ehh,
uslRd bt'o.atGl
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-06
Marking Advertisements.

n, Avery general impression prevails that marx.
ing an advertisement in a newspaper, sent by
mail, subjects the packageto letter postage; but
the following official letter shows that this
opinion is erroneous: 40 Asaw ,'i7irqaah hpa
o. aI n|j',aYg . Posi- OrFIcE DErARrMEsT, } Y
q aAppoiutmspt dHse,, Apfif ~, 1852, s..
r. BotsHR. Proprietor Merchants Ledger:dqu
SIR have received your letter OF the 18th
inst, erAuxairle ar advertisement in a newspa-
per NAV ba marked with pen or pencil, with.
out subjectiHe the Sheet to ptter postage, If It
is dens for 'tke sole pnpnSse of readiiy attrhct.
ing the attentionof the persons to whbrh the
paper may be sent. m The mark should be so
made ia,A Ia convey, any otlisra information, the
paper would theA be Charged with letter rates,
LOT d.joss Respectfully ySurs ID Gps yra s,.s
j G4o s. D. JACOBS lst Assist, p NJ General
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Col. BENTON NcMiSArEp OR CoNsREss.--The
Democrats ofJefferson county, No., have noah
mated The Hon. ThoHasH. Bsntonss a candidate
Tor the House Of Representatives, irthe ST. boufs
district.n.4 4T - -. Il n srf :.
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4, .GH. The printing job was before the Louise
yesterday on Mr.. CLING MANS reso'u'ioh o, III
& curry into the proceedings OF the commi''ee
Thg Whole day was consumed IN preliminary
/, skirmshing. and all kinds OF lodges resor'ea 70
in ordsr to xiYs the coalition part OF the JOBS
before submitting the report Of the committee
TO The House. Some Of the champions OF the the
committee assumed very loud tone; others
took heed and whispered low Some were IN
Ggnant, others pathetic. and Others attempted
to be- aIgpmentative, but the House waa OBJ
durate--so one OF the defenders fell back on
the "highef law" and declared that its PRACTICAL
enforcement was attempted by the House, IN
it's arogatipg the control Of it's own commit
Tee. This was the mas ter-stroke of strategy,
iand Gen. ,BAYtY, Of Virginia, has the credit OF
striking out the bright idea Mr.HGoRMAN, the
chairman Of the committee, seemed rather sore,
Both he and, his colleagues probably, will feel
more so,when the House passes Judgment on
their high handed proceedings, in defiance of
Gen. BAfLLY's lSwer law, which would make the
creator subordinats to the creature. The tenn
psr and intention of the House on the subject
are not to. be mistaken, though the coalition
dies hard, and, the committee fights shy Of
full what it has done and wants to
a. 200 t'oYa hsfod y . hna ald,s '''| Hihiin
In the course Of the rambling discussion Of
some partial revelations were made,
but the explanations were like, ethe pleadings
nat forth III the old cUuplet----9Ia 4
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= The memorial, to which reference Is here
made. is one from citizens OF, South Carolina
and Florida, asking that aportion OF California
may be set apart for ,. settlement by them with
stheir slaves. ~ p,ts,nSa f. td,i0. sfif
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~, ~ g ".;Sir John Parker ar
Made thai darker 70 s'7d

Light ia wanted, and must be had; and there
ase worry important preliminary questions to be
decided, very dangerous preoedants to be Con-
sidsrsd; hsforera 6pal, disposition can BE- made
Of this rnatter-not 30 important in itself, as in
it's cGllaterils, and the consequences to which
Il may ,leald, When the debate Of yesterday ap'
pears in print, we shall pick out some Of the
plums, and serve them up for the amusement
- ,a-ir .aaan. I,'sh ca
~ WI rs IL W . ,,, a. gD,Iaani
M The warm All weather is coming on, and the
incidental topics are excitipgb Of we advise all
the parties interested ITO keep cool. Hope de.
layed Is Of Course harrassing but let the coali-
'ton4 exhibit, patience, il they will not try the
saving grace Of penitence. h'tl 20 e'n'l
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iO--.aHu1uJ sHr u,
.isimono2t nobno4
nb1swqs Jsfj bsjnly
sifi nCqG yisriJiE
Z ,.-.-. nniinu rr-nIrai
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-06

The first press in Virginia was imported by the
city fWiamsburgh, inil7S0o 1t was a weekly
paper, and the price of'advertising and subscrip-
ton we give in the following extract from the first
nun,b.r. I" iii"t fdf1InW afi is
"Al persons may be supplied with this paper
at Gtfy dollars gear, and have advertisements (of
moderate lengthy inserted at ten dollars the frs
meek and sepcn dollars for each meek thereafter
1t made the paper cost lis pa,ronsabout IS cents
per number For that price they can, if any Of
them are alive, have ninety six newspapers at
their doors, getting them every morning with their
break fasts.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-21
ECLECTIC MEDICAL INSTITUTE OF CINCINNATI.
Chartered in lS45. Total No. Of .Matricuianis
from 1916 10 1851 1854
FACULTY.


The seventh winter session Of this College will
commence en- the first Monday ofNovember, 1851,
and continue four months. The chairs of the
Faculty will be arranged as follows:
|. u. JONES, M .D.-Professor of Theory and
Practice of Medicine.
X. s. NEWTON, M ,D.-Profssor of Surgery
b. l.. HILL, M. D.-Professor of Obstetrics,
and Diseases of Women and Children.
II FREEMAN, NJ. D-Professor of Special,
Surgical and Pathological Anatomy
J R. BUCHANAN, M.D.-Professor of Ply
soogy, and Institutes of Medicine.
L. E. JONES, M.D.-Professor of Materia
dedlca, and Therapeutics, and Medical Botany
MILTON SANDERS, MD. ,L.L.D.-Pro-
lessor of Chemistry, Pharmacy and Toxicoogy.
o. f. NEWTON, M.D.-Demonstrato of An
atomy and Surgical Prosector
A gratuitous preliminary course of Lectures
will commence on the second Monday of October
AT the same time the Demonstration 5 rooms will
be opened, with every facility for the study of An
atomy. Anatomical material is abundant and
cheap. Prompt attendance a, the opening ofthe
session is expected.
TERMS. Tickets to full course Of lectures
(until gradualon) 500 in advance, or a well en-
dorsed note for Sl25. To a single course Of Lee
tuIes $50 in advance, or a well endorsed note for
SO Matrlculation ticket S5--Graduation Sl5--
Demonstrators ticket SIS. Board costs from 80
to 50 SO per week Students sometimes board
themselves for much less Students upon their
arrival in the city, will call at the Office of PRor
r. S. NEwroN, on Seventh street, between Vine
and Race For further particulars, address Dr..
Il. S. NEwroN, or
JOS. S, BUCHANAN, MD, Dean.
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THE THIRD ANNUAL VOLUME
OF THE

-
,o vas commenced on Saturday, the 4th Of Nav
1881, under its original name-instead of Richayds
WeeHsy Gazette--as more significant of its peculiar
character it being the only weekly organ OF terra
ture IN the entire South 1t is
Greatly Enlarged and Improved.
Containing weekly Thirty-two Columns of
matter. It's, moreover, In an
Entirely .Ne,o Dress
from head to foot" and upon beautiful WINE
paper, so that, in mechanical excellence il Is no,
surpassed gu by any paper whatever in the United
states IT continues under the same Edoria.
direction as heretofore, and no pains or exnensa
will be spared to make it $3.50
II Choice Family Newspaper,
- as cheap as the cheapest, and az good an tn.
pest! Utterly, discarding the notion that a
cannot compete with the North
ern weeklies, IN cheapness and interest
The Southern Literary Gazette
rivals the best of them in all the characteristics of
truly valuable Preside Journal. lta aim is the
diffusion OF cultivated and refined taste throurn,.,
the communlty-and it embraces IN its ample
this result M ~
Original Contributions,
from many OF the ablest writers in the South
chiefly occupy its columns, but not TO the exclu
sion or cholce miscellany, selected Il ON the best
American and European sources
The tone Of the ssGazette" is indenenden, :.
criticism and In the discussion Of every Ieyitat.
topic, but it is strictly
.Muirat in Politics and Religion!
Its columns are occasionally embeilished with
Southern Portraits and Landscapes,
engraved expressly for the work, and accompl-
med by biographical and typographical sketches
us General Information
is copious, but carefully condensed from the
leading Journals OF all parts Of the world.
Notwithstanding the great increase in the si...
anu a',Taciohs OF the paper, 1t is still published
Iteo Dollars Per .innun,, il. .qdpance
1T will be furnished to persons becoming respon.
sible for the whole number Of copies, and having
them sent TO one address, on the following terms
Three COPIES. as
Five copies,
Ten copies, IS
Fifteen copies, 90
twenty copies, Is
Fifty copies, 81
I$- All orders must be accompan;ed viii r..
money, and addressed, post PAL, to
WALKER 4 RICHARDS
Charleston. S. G
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|fTNIlE next annual sess of this Institution VIII
commence on the I'd Wednesday in October.
FACULTY.
The Right Rev. JOHN JOINS, ID. D., President
and Professor of Moral Philosophy.
Judge BEVERLY TUCKER, Professor OF Municipal
and Constitutional Law.
BENJAMIN S. EwELL, Professor of Mathematics
and Astronomy
MORGAN J. SmEAD, Phi. D. Professor of HUI
manity.
WILLIAM f.. HOPKINS, A. NJ, Professor
Chemistry and Natural Philosophy.
III. A. WASHINGTON, A. M. Professor of His
tory and Political Economy.
Rev. SEAS TorTEN, ID. d., Professor OF Intel
lectual Philosophy, Bellies Lettres, and Rhetoric.
There are two courses of study for undergrad
uates--he regular course for the degree of Bach
eor of Arts, and Science course, occupying two
years Candidates for admission to the Science
course will be expected to produce the written re-
desiring to join u regular class may, for special
reasons, be admitted to study with the regular
classes in those branches which, on examination,
they may be found qualified to pursue.
The necessary College expenses range between
1886 and Sl96 per annum.
Circulars will be Forwarded to all who may de-
sire fuller information, specific inquiries will be
answered, if addressed to Professor MORGAN J
SMEAD, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Students, not desiring to attend either the Reg
ular or the Science course, will be permitted to
study with any class which they may be prepared
to join
July Isl aW