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Congress-.

In the Senate yesterday the bill determining
the representation Of California in the House of
Representatives, under the seventh census, was
further debated, and not finally disposed Of.
In the House of Representatives the Navy
Discipline bill discussed by Mr.. BococK;
and the Homestead bill was subsequently con-
sidered in Committee of the Whole on the state
of the Hmm
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NAvAL.-The United States steam frigatc Mis-
sissippi which was taken into the dry dock, n ooh-
Ign, about two weeks since for rcpairs, came out
on Thursday lnst, and j. now ready 10 receive her
armament, stores, &c. She will coon be in rcadi-
meas for
Lieutenant Francis II Renshnw has bee n ordered
TO the frigate Cumberland; and Lieutenant Wash
ington Gwethmey detached from the receiving
vessel North Carolina, and ordered to the steamer
Princeton.
The United States frigets Raritan from Talca-
huano, arrived at Valparaiso February 10Th.
Nttr York Express, 5h.
Orders have been received at The Gosport navy
yard to fit out The United S,ntes ship ST. Louis i'm
mcdiatcly.
Lieut. Richard J.. Page is TO commend the United
States brig Perry.
Lieutenant John Guthrie has received orders 20
report for duty on board the brig Perry.
Lieutenant Edward WIndcr reported Thursdn v
for duty on hoard tho Pennsylvania, and Passed
Midsbipman Stevens ns Master.
Surgeon Mcleod has been detached from the
United Stntcs sloop- of-war Albany and ordered To-
the Naval Hospital, Pensacola, and Surgeon Van
horn 10 tho Albany Norfolk Heroid
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Or See first page.
OFFICIAL.

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
By and ,cith the adrice and consent Of the Senate.
JosEPH PARSONS, of Tennessee, to be Marshal OF
the United States for the Eastern District of Ten
nessee, in the place of ID. McCallum, deceased
WILLIAM THoMPsoN, to be Justice Of the Peace
in the county of Washington, in the District of Co
lumbia.
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Nhis Convention of Maryland.

The Maryland Wing State Central Commit
tee, at meeting held on Tuesday last, adopt
ed resolutions calling Wing State Conven-
ton. to be held in Baltimore on the Goth Of May
next, for the purpose Of selecting delegates to
the Wing National Convention, and also to
nominate an electoral ticket.
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Alcohol a PoIsos.--1he New York Tribune,
in discussing the Maine law, asks: els alcohol a
poison, or is it not?'' The Psnnsyluanian replies
to this question by quoting Noah Webstcr's deini-
ton Of the word poison, of which he says:
"All medicines possessing sufficient activity to
be OF much value, nre always poisons in nordinatc
or excessive quantities, and every thing poisonous
s capable Of proving rnedionaln suitably reduced
quantities. The ancient Greeks employ the sa me
word both for a medicine aud poison"
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TnunspAY. April 8. 1852

No. ia. Williamson ct al, plaintiffs in error,
Us. a. Ii. Barrett ct al.-The argument Of this
cause was commenced by Mr.. Chase for the plain
tifisin error, continued by Mr.. Criuondcn fer the
defendants in error, and continued by Mr. Lin.
ooln for the plaintiffs in
Adjourned till to. morrow, II O'Clock a m
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seek further territorial acquisitions is avowed
as the accompaniment Of Mr.. DouGLAs's cleo
ton; aud the country will therefore be unable
to plead want Of preparation for any conse-
quences that may ensue. The motto OF
DOUGLAS and Cuba" Is one that admits of no
mistake
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TIE ALLEGED CUBAN INDicTMENTs.--It is said
that the indictments against Messrs. O'Sullivan,
Lewis, and Schlessinger, will be tried again in June
before the United States circuit court, to hold which
for the term some judge of another circuit will pro-
badly be appointed York Tribune.
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The PIRATES NOT TO BE PARDONED-A tcegra-
phic despatch from the Secretary of State to the
marshal OF the eastern district of Virginia appears
in the Richmond papers, stating that the President
has declined to grant the pardon of Reid and Gle
mcnts, sentenced to be executed on Friday next
for murder on the high seas.
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FUnTHru PERSECUTION IN CsEEcE.-From the
correspondence Of the Journal of Commerce we
learn that Rev. DR.. King, the American consular
agent at Aheps, has been again prosecu tcd by tho
government OF Greece for preaching in his own
house, and teaching doctrines contrary TO those
held by the Greek church. lie was tried I'm The
criminal court ut Athens on The 9Th of March ard
being convicted, was scnleuccd to be "iinprieonod
fifteen days, and then sent away from the Kingdom
Of Greece " The lctter-writer says that "ihe
opinions not only Of all Americans there rcpidcnt.
but Of oil impartial Foreigners, warmly in Or.
king's favor, including not few IN high official
stations. The same may be said OF the unanimous
feeling of the bar--sorle OF whom begged him not
TO impute the fragrant injustice of this trial 10 the
Greek nation generally" The conviction is said
20 be in violation Of tho first article OF the Greek
cons,itution, which declares that every known re.
ligion shall be tolerated. and the services Of it's
worship performed without hindrancc
IN. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
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LINE OF STEAMERS BETWEEN HAvRE AND Ngw
YonK Mr.. Gaiardct, the Paris correspondent of
the Courier des Etats- Unis, makes tho following
announcement, which we find translated in the
New York Courier dnd Enquirer:
al am able TO apnounce to you that the Prcsi-
dent OF our republic has seriously conceived the
design OF establishing line of French steamers
between Havrc aud New York, and also another
between Nantes and New Orleans, touching at Ha-
vana. The management OF these lines W III be con-
fined to private companies, but with liberal assist
from government, which will actively stimu-
late the enterprise. May il succeed. The interest
which Louis Napoleon takes personally in the mat
ter pcrhaps explains the departure for the United
States of NJ. Barbet de Jouy, builder, whom NJ.
Augustc Chevaler, Secretary Of the President, has
accompanied TO Liverpool"
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The AMERICAN TRACT SocIErY.-The receipts
Of the American Tract Society for the month of
March. the New York Times states, were: Dona.
tions, Sls,O03 81; publications sold, $4,000 SO
Total, s. oil 81.
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Inter..t,nx Corrrspon,lence.

The Democratic Repie,c for March is inter
estiDg inside and out. 1t did not occur to us to
look at the covers yesterday, or we should hardly
have overlooked the following letters, which
illustrate the way in which Old Fogyism is
disposed to regard the recent ebullitons Of
Young America:
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THE WING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS are re-
ques,ed to meet at the Senate Chamber this
evening, the 9th instant, at seven O'Clock, to
consider of matters of importance TO the Wing
party.
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TAXATION IN New YoRK.-The amount Of the
annual taxation which the Board of Supervisors
are empowered to raise for the year 1852, in the
city Of New York, is one million six thousand six
hundred and fifty dollars.
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II Congress, and the committee shall be governed
by it's direction.
Objection was made to the introduction of the
resolution.
And the House adjourned.
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From Mexico.

COLD continues to be found at Mr.. Dorns mine,
in the Abbevlle district, South Carolina.
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"EpIroaIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

"CLARKsvILLE, March Is, 1852.
"DEAR Sir: am much dissatisfied with the
course taken in the January and February mum
bcrs Of the Democratic RtvisU, that am unwill-
ing longer to be considered one n it's patrons. You
will please therefore discontinue it. Should there
be any balance in your books against me. you will
please forward the account for pay. presume,
however, there 10 none.
al am, respectfully, your obi serv't,
&C. JOHNSON.
''To ID. w. Holly,
publisher democratic Review N. Y"
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Senator stockton,s Speech at Trent,

Senator StOckton's Speech at Trenton.
In justice to the Newark Advertiser we copy
from that paper of Tuesday evening the follow
ing:
"SENATon STocKroN's speech recently delivered
at Trenton has been revised by himself and pub
iished in several papers. We notice that some Of
them, the Washington Republic among the rest
have been desired TO republish it, and authorized
10 state that the report copied from journal
incorrect. We have objection to the authors
revision and correction; but il is certainly not ne
cessary to his purpose to attempt to dscredit what
seems to be q faithful report of what was said by
him at the time. The speech appeared to create
some remark among those who heard it. and the
reports were suppressed in the Trenton journals
till one could be prepared for publication; and the
reporters firmly protest that the speech has been
modified, and come things left out of the revised
copy which were said in the speech hen delivered
and reported for US at the time. A speaker is of
course entitled to amend his expressions, but not to
deny that they made, or unfaithfully re-
ported, and we will oheerfrly correct any points
Of the report that may have done injustice to the
speaker. if they indicated in a reliable way,
and not in the general term that il incorrect
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Mr.. Secretary STUART has been lately sum
moned home to Virginia by the illness of !
member Of his family.
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The Sun newspaper at New York announces Ito
dissolution of partnership by It's proprictors-tho
establishment remaining in the hands Of Mr.. Moses
=. Beach
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LAND WARRAsTs arc in good demand at New
York at Sll0 to S120.
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PrOtectiOnist Movement tn Canada -Th
Reciprocity Question.

| PrOtectiOnist Movement In Canada The
| Reciprocity Question.
| The accession of Lord DERBY to power has
given partial impulse to the pro'ecilonlst
party in Canada, and has revived hopes in
some quarters of return to a protective policy
on the part of England. To set on foot a
movement with the view of bringing about
this result, meeting has been held in Toronto,
and the papers of that section Of the province
come filed with the appeals and statistics that
were put forward on the occasion. The ap-
| peals are OF course addressed to the English
government, and are more calculated to elicit
surprise than pity, or any thing approaching to
| it. For the one-sided system of commerce,
miscalled free trade, we have very little liking;
we take pains now and then to exhibit its mis-
chievous operation, and to hold it up as warn
ing to our Legislators; but still we are unable to
sympathize with many of the English poll
ticians who camor most loudly for its re-
versal. Free trade is not more misunderstood
in England or Canada than protection; for the
latter, as interpreted in either place, is a huge
monopoly for the benefit of a small class-not a
benefcent system of even and general nurture
for the common benefit of all classes. In the
case of Canada and the other British provinces,
deporabe whining is added to the plea for
partial protection. A baneful colonial system
has generated humiliatng disposition to cry
for help from abroad in every emergency. Eng
land is in this relationship the Jupiter, and the
drowsy colonists the teamsters, knee-deep in
mud; the variation from the parties figuring in
the fable consisting in the fact that formerly
Jupiter did help the colonists, and that the at
tempt to make them provide for themselves was
not commenced until they had been long school
ed in bad habits.
The statistics elected by this new move
ment are more worthy of attention. They
show that, since the adoption of free trade,
commerce between Canada and England has
in every important particular declined, while
the commerce between the colony and the
United States has nearly as regularly in
creased. The exports of flour by the st. Law
renee have fallen from 65l $50 barrels in l847
to $50, 67S barrels in 1850 The subioined fig
ures convey an idea of the extent to which the
diversion of the export of leading articles has
taken place:
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"DEMocRATIC REVIEW OFFICE,
Mo rch 90 I2f

.'March 80, 1852
''SIR: Your letter of 18th instant is received.
81 am directed to say that the RevieU recognises
no one its patron 1t is conducted on the prn.
ciples and to suit the tastes and requirements of
the Democratic party of the nation. 1t decidedly
opposes general restoration, therefore we are not
surprised at your being displeased.
eve find that the Repie,c has been patroniSing
you for years; your bill is eight dollars, which we
will be glad to receive by return mail.
"Yours, respectfully,
I'D. w. HOLLY, Publisher.
"Hon. CAVE JOHNSON"
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THE PUBLIC pslsrlxo

MIR. BROWN, Of Mississippi, asked leave to sub
nit joint resolution, which read 10. inforna.
ton-tbat the second section Of the Jnt resolution
81 1876, directing the manner OF procuring the
public printing OF tho two Houses Of Congross,
shall not be 20 construed to allow the joint com
mttce Of the two Houses TO discharge one contrac.
tor and employ another but in all cases when the
committee shall deem that there has been unne-
cossary delay neglect, the fact shall be reported
The Nevada journal., 1852-10-29

father now hold distinguished position.
in the Democratic party"
The captain alluded to, is resident
of this city, but will not vote for Frank
lin Pierce.
If any Democratic journal will de-
ny the truth of the above statement,
pl oof can be furnished to remove tho
doubts of the most incredulous.
If any friend of Gen. Pierce thinks
this charge partakes of a personal ma
ture, and is therefore not properly in
the canvass, we will ask him which
party commenced personalities in the
campaign. by publishing anew gar
bled statement of the private quarrel
between Gems. jackson and Scott?"
The Nevada journal., 1852-10-29

n@- The Herald publishes some in
teresting statistics in reference to the
comparative mortality on the two routes
to California BY steamers and sailing
vessels, by which IL appears that the
route by Panama is the most healthy,
and the per csntags Of deaths much
less than by any other. The Herald
asks, Hew are these differences to be
accounted for! If ii 10 conceded that
the passengers by both routes are alike
healthy when they leave their homes,
a. it must bc, and that in regard to the
salubrity there is but little if any ad-
vantage to either route, the inference is
that the sanitary measures practissd on
the Panama steamers, are better than
those on the Nicaragua steamers"
The Nevada journal., 1852-10-29
OR|G|klA

MORE BoIrING.-The Cambridge I'm
diana) Rerille publishes the card of four
persons who have renounced Locofoce-
ism, and have determined to vote for
Gen. Scott The last one on the list
senslbly comes to the following conclu-
sion
| have therefore acted with the DEM
ocratic party; but when see that par
ty put down such men as Gen. Cass. Blu.
ehanan. Douglass, &c, and take up such
as franklin Pierce, who in my opinion,
Is tar inferier in every respect, and one
y,h who mas shown himself 10 be opposed to
Western interest by his votes in Con.
gress, | cannet lend my support TO such
n man. | may here say that quite n
number of my Democratic friends will
vote with me for Gen Scott.
DAVID CARSON.
The Nevada journal., 1852-10-29
The States Prison Contract.

If any thing was needed to Gil thu
measure of iniquity that the democratic
party in this state has psrpetrated, tho
recent state prison swindle has accom-
pllshed it. This deed must open tho
eyes of the people to the enormous guilt
OF the rulers of this state The sum of
ONE MILLION, THIRTY FOUR
THOUSAND DOLLARS has the state
become liable for, to build a State Prison
when the sum would build ten prisons.
The contract must be annulled. DEM
ocrats have charged upon wings ten
depcy to create debts in the admins
tratien Of government. What shall we
say to this scheme, the results of which
are, for No adequate purpose, to launch
US on a sea Of debt, in comparison with
which our present state debt, though
oppressive, is little.
But the vilest feature of this whole
affair is that the democratic party which
rallied ints the last election with the
humbug cry of "voe yourself farm
has by its agents in the state govern
msnt passed this plissn bill based upon
tho swamp and overaowed lands Of the
state, which were given by congress as
fast a. reclaimed to the state, for the
use of actual claimants and settlers
The scheme is bat villainous plan to
place all these lands into the hands of
. few speculating .ooofoeos, who have
lived on state plundsr since the organi-
zation Of the government. The plan is
perfectly transparent. By this trsmen-
deus contract-so far exceeding all cal
sulatien, the state is brought into lisbil-
ity to the contractors, and the swamp
lands being pledged by the bill, they
must fall into the hands Of the con trae-
tors, and thus at one stroke the state be
robbed Of the lands. Again VIC say the
contract must be annullcd. A better
set Of men must be sent to the lsgisla-
ture, men who will break up this ini.
quity, and who will not oe tools of the
clique whs have thus far robbed the
state by legal means. Speak cut, mi
ners, at the polls Let corruptien be
rebuked! Let us open new auspices in
the government Of the state.
The Bugle says:
Unless that contract just given out by
Bigler & Co., is annulled the people will
have to pay tax for the erection of the
penitentiary of about four dollars per
head for every man, woman and child
in the state including Indians, Kana-
kas, and negroes. People Of California,
is net this nice and comfol table little
sum for you to pay for such purpose :
Are ysu still ready to justify Bigler and
his locofoco friends? Oh how YOU did
miss it when you elevated to office such
leeches as are new sucking the life blood
frem the State. Will yeu repudiats
them this fall We shall see.
The Nevada journal., 1852-10-29

The Mormons. correspondent Of
the Aha writing from San Bernardo
no, the prosperous colony settled by
this people, says:
"The Mormons, as a body, have ne
principles established. Happy cres>
lures. But individually the greater
number are Democrats. For this heat,
however, they have signi6sd their in
tention Of supporting the whig ticket,
in 30 far rs offices for county and State
are to be filed. The Presidential vote
will, think, be divided. Santa Ana,
with vote of so, also goes for the
wings; and many Of the true demo-
Gratis intend voting on their own hoek,
without needing the convention admo-
nitions. Scott, l think, will get a strene
vote here, but Fillmore would have re-
ceived, had he been nominated, a u
unanimous vote composed Of both par
ties"
The Nevada journal., 1852-10-29

More interesting or exciting scenes
than are presented on our variou:
wharves to day, cannot well be concciv.
ed. At Broadway, Pacific and Califor-
mia wharves, noble clipper vessels are
being discharged of their cargoes with
celebrity that is truly astonishing
Stevedores, and chiefly our friend Steve
dore Allen, accomplish undertakings OF
this nature that would cause even our
ertcrprising New York and Boston
brethren, to open their eyes with amaze
ment. The wharves fairly groan with
the rich freights that are tossed out upon
their broad bosoms, and the din and cat
ter, and animated shouts of countless
draynen engaged in the task of remov-
ing boxes bales and barrels to our mag
nifcent warehouses, is pleasantly deaf
ening. We look for heavy weeks bu-
siness, the heaviest, perhaps, of the sea-
son, rs the fall trade must now fairly
open, the market for the first time in
months being generally well supplied
with assorted stocks Daily Ersnin 2.
Journal. f
The Nevada journal., 1852-10-29

Mr.. c. r. Thorne, the manager and
lessee of the " New York Theater,'
has been taken seriously i'll, and his
physicians have forbidden him to per.
form before his recovery, stating that
the excitement attendant thereon, il
persisted in, would cost him his life
he New York Sunday Times says
that Mr.. +. S. Chanfrau has assume
the management, and that his first stan
will b, Mr. James Stark, the p,opri-
ctor of two theaters in California.
The Nevada journal., 1852-10-29

QUARTZ Miners CONVENTION = We
ask especial attention of quartz miners
to the call for quartz miners convention
to be holden on tho Cd Saturday Of No
vember. The exciting scenes of elect
ion will then be over, and q little time
will be well laid out in attending to the
pressing wants Of the quartz mining in
terest. On behalfof the officers of the
District meeting we invite full atten.
dance. Precinct meeting should be
held in all parts Of the county, and full
delegations be sent, who can give an
epinlon ON these subjects, and legislate
The Nevada journal., 1852-10-29

A POLTROON.-The following is
copied by the Union from the Balti-
more american, as an offset to repeat
ed and indecent charges Of cowardice
against Gen, Scott, than whom none
braver ever figured on the werld's
stage. The Union says the officer
spoken of is living in Baltimore who
makes the charge, and dares the
friends ofGen. Pierce to deny it. He is
said to be Captain McLane, son of
Hon. Louis McLane, and brother Of
Hon. VIM. McLane, member in Con-
gress from Baltimore, during last Con-
gress. We copy from the Baltimore
american. The high character OF the
american is an ample guarantee that
no such statement would have appear
ed in its columns, if it were not sup
ported by unquestionable authority:
The Old Defender, spirited COM
paign paper. recently started in this
city has the following article in its
Saturday issue:
Gen. Piercs's Gallantyy. MIR. Eds
tor: Having heard it reported in Bal
tfmore that personal indignity of the
grossest character was inflicted upon
Gen. Franklin Pierce, over "game
Of cards" in the city of Mexico after
its capture by eur troops, which insult
was never resented; l write this to
inquire whether you have any infor-
nation upon the subject; and if SO, to
ask the favor of you to explain the ma
ture of the indignity, and tho authori-
ty from which the report has origina-
ted. j. II. B.
Baltimore, Sept. Sd, 1852.
We have no hesitation in answer
ing the inquiry of our correspondent
For the last week, the report, 10 which
he alludcs, has been current in our
city. We have taken some pains to
inform ourselves of its truth, and have
not the slightest doubt of the correct
ness of the answer, which we now give
to the above query:
"On the night before Gen. Pierce
left the city of Mexico, his face was
slapped by brother officer, at game
of cards, played in a place Of public
resort-which insult was not resented
by him."
! The authority of this statement is a
captain in the United States Army OF
the highest personal character, who
served with distinction in the battle
near the city of Mexico who up 10
~ -siaas -has exer been n deciLe,l
The Nevada journal., 1852-10-29
The New York Crystal Palace has
been commenced.

DR.. Albert, editor of German
Democratic campaign paper, New
York published in his paper charges
against the virtue of the wife OF Mr..
hlnubrenht, editor of the German Re.
publican. The latter, consequently,
accompanied by two frieuds, called on
Dir. Albert, and demanded a retraction
of the charges, which being refused,
Klaubrecht drew pistol and shot AL,
bert in the right breast.