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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

ComMFRc1aI CoSvENTIoN The Commercial Con-
vention to be held the city Of Baltimore the 18th
Of December next, will draw together large assem-
blaye of gentlemen interested in commerce and its
deliberations will no doubt result in general benefit
to the Southern and Western interests. The Con-
yenton is to be held under the auspices OF the Board
of Trade of this city. who have Issued circular IN
which it is said:
The object of this Convention Is to stimulate 'I the
commercial progress of the Southern and Western
States in their direct intercourse with Europe, and
in regard also to their internal trade
The most powerful and distinguished influences
will be in attendance, embracing not only the West
but also the RICE sugar tobacco and cotton interests
of the South"
AS it is desirable that all interests shall be fully
represented we have 10 request that papers with
which weexchange in the West and South will copy
this notice Such gentlemen as intend to be pres
en will please communicate the fact to j. T. Bruno.
ESQ., President of the Board of Trade, in order that
the committee having the subject in charge, may
make all necessary arrangements for their reception
and comfort.
| THE EXPEDITION TO JAPAN-The S. steamer
Powhaian has been substituted for The Princeton IN
the Japan squadron, and is daily expected al Norfolk
Capt Mckinney, of the Mississp is ordered 10 the
Powhalan, and Cap, Lee OF the PrInceton' TO the
Mississippi and the ba of the officers and crew
OF the Princeton be transferred 10 the Maceo
man. Capt Mervne, of the Powha'an, is TO be order
ed 10 the razee Independence, now equ'ppng at New
York. The Mississippi sailed from Norfolk on We'd
nesday, VIA Madeira, for Japan,-Balt Sun.
THE U. s. STEAMSHIP PR1NcEroN.-We have al
ready mentioned that this vessel has been found
fit for the expedition to Japan. The Norfolk Argus
says
. Only fifteen inches of steam be obtained
from her. and usually not than six or seven -
Her spead is but six miles per hour We learn it is
impossible to keep steam upon her-it passes off al
most as it is generated. When on her way
from Annapolis to this place, she played good ma
ny fantastic tricks, somewhat similar to those that
an obstinate horse practices when he refuses TO 60
Occasionally she would start off at rapid rate
then, all of a sudden, when one expecting it,
she would stop still-then, after getting under way
again, she would refuse to obey the helm, and al
most wheel around; indeed, all her movements were
sullen, strange and inexplicable Com Perry, who
came down in her, exceedingly mortified, and
left in the first conveyance for Washington to report
her doings to the Department 1t is thought he will
make strenuous effort to have the Powhatan sub
>tituted in her place. Com, Perry returned to Nor
folk Monday
| THE Pork BUsINEss--The Louisville Democrat
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

CHARLES G ArHERToN, Esq. DEM, has been kiec'
led by the Legislature of New Hampshire Cn'ed 0'a'eS
Senator from that State, TO supercede Hon. JOHN T.
HALE, whose term of service will expire on the 4'h
OF Eext March.
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Later from Enropc.

The steam ship Baltic arrived at New York Or III
2sth inst, with Liverpool dates to the 17;h. Franc
was ouiet and there is no intelligence of interest
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

ARKANSAS T. S. SENAToR.-On the 10th instant,
Hon. VIM K Sebastian was reelected by the Ar
kansas Legislature to the United States Senate for
six years from the Alb Of March next when his pres
ent term will expire !
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

The NEXT SENArE-The next Senate of the TN
ted States will stand about as follows :-Democra
80; Wings 81 Free Sellers 2.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

DRowNED.-We regret TO hear tina, Mr.. Champion
the Superintendent of the Cape Fear and Deep Rive
works at Jones's Falls. accidentally drowned o
Saturday night last Observer 25th inst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

South CAROLINA SENAroR.-On Monday last, the
Legislature of South Carolina elected W. F. DeSaus-
sure u S. Senator until the Sd OF next March, in
place. we presume, of Hon. R. Barnweh Rhett, re-
signed =. =. -. !. =. -
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As we Expected.

denied In the annexed paragraph from the wash
ngton On. CO. Wing, we took occasion to express
very decidedly our disbelief of the story, and there
upon. if we recollect Alright incurred the vulgar a
buse of the Wilmington Journal. We had no doubt
then that the story false But it served its pur
pose during the canyass-it was well stuck tor
Fayetteville Observer 23rd inst.
From the Washington IN. c. Wing
The Wilmington Journal just previous to the election,
said that Mr. Ashe the from that district
ngOn had two kinds of documents for dstribuonone for
ana ae 0I nnu m I p
the Southern document to the Souhunder the frank of
Edward Stany.
This the substance of Mr.. Ashes charge.
We authorised by Mr. Stanly to that if Mr. Ashe
made such statement he made statement 'cch not
true lie Ont Stanly) franked no such documents as those
committee, far as his knowledge extended
When denals are offered or publications made pur-
porting TO be denias of any particular charges they
should meet the charges ATTEMPTED to be denied
Such course at least, would strife being more
in accordance with fair dealing than that pursued in the
! extracts above What the Journal stated as coming
from Mr.. Ashe assertion of Mr.. Ashes own--lt
given on the authority of Hon. Joseph P. Caid-
well, Wing Congressman from this State, as fol-
lows Mr.. Caldwell went TO the folding room OF the
House. and asked 10 see two documents which he had
heard were being folded therefore accusing Gen.
Pierce Of being an aboIitionst-,he other proving him
pro-slavery man. They were shown him. lie
asked the officer of the folding room who these do
cument were folded for. The answer of that officer
was-For Hon. Truman Smith, of Connecticut and
Hon. Edward Stanly. of North Carolina. This is
the whole story. In our fret notice of Mr. Ashes
speech unintentionally msrepresented him by say
ling committee room for folding room. This mis-
take we promptly rectifeI within the week il
which it was made. AS for the expression " Vut
gar abuse, etc., coming from the Observer and N. Stat
Whg they are not worth the space we intend to devo
IN thpm which is.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

The Elizabeth City IN c. Pioneer Of the 9Th inst.
referring the extraordinary eZertons made BY the
Wings on The day of election. relates The following
incident: tI ez8 ssssxaH wss sazE ! gaia
Too BaD.--The Wings even went into our jail on
Tuesday las, to gel poor devil out 10 vote for Scott
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

The Wine harvest Of the present year at Hermann,
Missouri has turned out favorable the Weld ;s
600 gallons and, if the crop is good next wear it
will be $4,000 to 10000 gallons In the town. which
is mostly inhabited by Germans, there are ALREADY
tive hundred acres planted with 200, 900 wines. ali
OF which will be in bearing in two years. yielding
e. aeNnnaon seasons. and $4,000 in
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

COL WILLIAM PRESTON. Wing. has been elected
Representative to congress- from the Louisville district
Kentucky, by about 500 majority his democratic
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

It appears that another revolution has broken out
in Buenos Ayres, and General Urquiza, who lately
drove out the tyrart Rosas, has himself been set
side for Manuel G. Pinta, who has been named Gov
ernor without opposition or bloodshsd.
The other Provinces of the Republic (the Argen-
tine) seem to have adhered to Urquiza, who, the
9th Sept, left Buenos Ayres with the English,
French and American Ministers for Santa Fe. He
has issued circular to the Foreign Ministers, an
nouncing to them that the occurrences of Buenos
Ayres would not interfere with the continuation of
the foreign relations with which lie is charged in
the name of the other Provinces. .. .... :
What effect this may have with regard to the free
navigation of the La Plata is yet to be The fall
of Ro<as supposed to have paved the way for
that desirable result How this counter-revolution
may operate, ii is impossible to tell
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

UNITED STATES FUNDs,-The Treasurer's statement
shows the amount of U. S. funds in the various De-
positories and subject to draft the 22nd ult, to
have been Sl7Os5.675 81. OF this amount, the
enormous sum Of So6G 3s was in the depository at
Wilmington.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

sSs~On Monday next the Congress of the U. States
will meet, and as it is already organized this being
the short session, we presume the last annual Mes
sage of President Fillmore will be laid before it on
that day. -. ... ..a-.. 80 . H.. .--=tssf
1t is matter of congraulation to the country and
the executive, that ut this critical period in
foreign relations, the President and the Departments
will not be left without the direction and guidance
of the National Legislature nor the country to de-
pend solely upon the action of an executive which,
rightly wrongly has not shaped its foreign policy
to suit the wishes of great body-perhaps we might
safely say the great body of the American people.
Whether this will or will not be business session
is difficult matter to determine For various rea-
sons we feel inclined to think that will not. The
Democratic party, like all human organizations is
composed simply of men, and these men will, now
that the political battle is fought and won, be stri-
wing after the spols or t, , influence of the new ad
ministraion. at the saIr.a time that the party going
out will be willing throw much of the RESPONSE
bility as possible upon their We do moi
look for much being done between this and the 4th
of March 4. i
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This is coming pretty strong; half hog to every
man, woman and child in the Union but it is moth
ing to what we threatened with at the next CEN
sus, in 1860 This Western country will become one
vast hog pen if this thing continues to increase at
this rate.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

THE Pork BUsINEss.--The Louisville Democrat
has the following startling statistics of the swine bu
sness of the West
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-03

DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE RAILROAD.-lt ap-
pears from the following account copied from the
Palmetto State Banner that dreadful accident oc-
CURED on the Camden branch of the Railroad on
Friday evening. to the train of cars while passing
down towards the Wateree, by which VIC regret to
state that COL Richard Singleton and his grand son
Robert DeveaIx were killed and several other per-
sons seriously wounded
':The excessive rains have done most serious dam
age to the Railroad culverts below. Last evening,
as the Camden train proceeded from the junction
towards the Waieree, the bank and culyert near
Clarkson's turn ont being loosened by the washing
rains, the cars We're precpitated the bank The
venerable Col Richard Singleton, and his grand son
Robert, son of the late Marion DeVeaux were in
stantly killed. MIR. Bradley, of Sumpter. received
such serious injuries that his life is despaired Of
Young Mr.. Mayrant had leg broken A gentle.
man from New York had his clasicle broken. MIR.
| SILVER the baggage master was bruised badly The
conductor, Mr. Scantliug. was badly injured Two
Germans, who were on the car are missing, suppo-
! sed to be buried under the wreck woman who
sold cakes in the car has not been seen since The
engine passed but the tender and passenger
were dashed to pieces No passenger in the passen.
ger car was injured. Col. Singleton and grandson
were in the baggage car"
Another accident occurred also from the GIVING
way of the culvert, undermined by the recent heavy
rams at the Dry Branch. about Is miles from Co
lumbia, by which four cars, laden. with corn and
railroad iron, were preepitated into the culvert No
personal injury was sustained.
r.. Charleston Ereniag Nerss
L a
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-07

The Magyar patriot wants money, and he has said
so often enough, and emphatcally enough, to be be-
lieved. He repudiates, as far as he can, all mere
civties, and, like sensible he is, tells us
at once, and in the plainest kind of English, what
it is he needs, and without which nothing be
done for Hungary" material aid" This sine qua
is pretty hard chapter but still the people
doing something, and in some places on pretty
encouraging scale, as at Pitsburg, where they took
the hint, not at all ambiguousy given, and raised
the very respectable of ten thousand dollars the
papers say. But, alas there were so many per
contras-so many OUTLAWS for this, that, and the
other for sleigh hire for dinners eternal eating and
drinking, &c.-that when the account came to be
liquidated, and all deductions made, the balance to
be paid into the Hungarian treasury had been con-
siderably reduced.
1t is very well for those who have much money
to spare or even little to contribute to the Hun
garian fund, as its ultimate destination will be, we
hope, to do good in some shape other-to relieve
the wants of the suffering exes if nothing else But
th,se who contribute under the belief that they are
doing any thing eectual to promote the re-establsh
ment of Hungarian independence deceive themselves
we are sorry to say To secure Hungary from the
grasp of the Emperor and the Car would require
force of FIVE hundred thousand men, and fund of
FIVE hundred millions of dollars at least; and where
all this "material aid" is to come from not
fnancers enough to see-Giobe.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-07

GREAT LAND CASE DEorDED.-The Louisville Journal
says il has been permitted make the following extract
from private letter written by gentleman formerly Of
that city who has been residing Hot Springs for several
years:
The great Hot Spring is at last settled after
lawsuit Of thirty years standing Ii has been in ltiga
ton since this country belonged to the Indians Lu
dovicus Belongs heirs have proved up a presumption
claim and have entered the quarter Of section that
covers all Of the hot sprngs-eghtyod in numberand
the whok of the town Of Hot Springs, which contains
about one hundred and fifty two hundred inhabitants
The greatest excitement prevails here's every and
almost every woman is armed to the teeth and swear
they will die before they will give up their homes some OF
whom have lived here twenty-one years.
|. "Major w. ii. Gaines, who married Of the heirs,
has carried the suit and brought II to successful
closes for which he receives for his wife part one-haf
Of the property Major G. is brother Of Jno T. GaineA
Governor Of Oregon.
The Hot Spring property IL worth at least 500 600
In its present unimprovcd condition the rents amount to
81 900 annually Gaines and his lawyers left here
Saturday for the county issue wrts of eectment
against the settlers They will be served by the United
States marshal this week next, and then difficulty Ia
spprehended"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-07

THE GERMAN REVOLUTIONARY CONGRESS- We
learn from the Vlker6und that this body assembled
in Commissioners Hail. Northern Liberties, Phila.
delphia, on Thursday last Quite number Of del
egates present, representing the various Revo
lutionory Unions of New York, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, Baltimore, Newark, Lancaster, Richmond, and
Bridesburg Messrs Fichler and Goegg appeared
as delegates from the London agitation Society. The
officers chosen were Mr. N Schmitt, of Philadel-
phia, President; Messrs. Wagner, Of Boston, and
Hurst, of Baltimore, Vice Presidents; Messrs
Gopp, Krug, and Meyer, Secretaries Standing
committees were named to settle plan of organi-
zation for The Revolutionary Party IN america; to
determine the wisest plan of raising funds; and to
lay down platform Of the party These points Of
course involve the authority of DR.. Kinkel and the
extent to which Socialism is to participate in the
new movement We shall consequently watch the
report of these committees with interest.
NeD York Times
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-07

PRoTEcTINe LETTERs.-Many thousands Of let
tiers sent to the post office are returned as dead let
tiers, the persons to whom they are sent not being
found. These are destroyed unless they contain en-.
closures Of some kind and often information of va
ue to the persons addressed or their friends, is de-
stroyed with them. We see it stated that in a new
edition of the regulations Of the Post Office, about
to be published, it is provided that in every case
where the writer of letter chooses to protect il from
the chance of being opened at the Department and
destroyed as dead letter. he can do so by prepay.
ing the postage, and writing egibly on the sealed
side the words, 80 be preserved" in which case il
will be rescued from the liability of being committed
to the flames, and its seal will remain intact.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-07

CULTIVATION OF INDIGENOUS PLANTS IN THE
UNITED STATEs-The International for February
states that Mr. FRANCIS BoNYNGE, recently from
the East Indies, has to this country at the in
stance of Minister in London for the purpose of
bringing before the subject of introducing some
twenty of the most valuable agricultural staples of
the East among which are the tea, coffee, and indi
90 plants, into the United States. He gives his
reasons for believing that tea and indigo would be-
come articles of export from this country to an
amount greater than the whole of our present ex-
ports. He says that tea, for which we now pay
from sixtyve to one hundred cents per h., may be
produced for from two to five cents, free from the
noxious authorizations Of the tea we import He has
published a small volume, under the title Of "The
Future Wealth Of America" in which his opinions
are fully explained.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-07
FROM LIBERIA

We have accounts from Menrovia Africa to, the
18th of December, which confirm previous intelli-
gence Of hostile attacks having been recently made
on two Of the settlements of Liberia by bands of the
natives. The leader Of the instruction was chief
called Groado, who, with number of his followers,
on the 9Th of November sacked and burnt the new
village of Fishtown, and murdered nine of it's nha-
bitants He afterwards induced several other chiefs
to join him, and on the 18th of the same month
made desperate attack on Bassa Cove. But here
the savages were repulsed without any loss of life
on the part of the defenders of the town. Since
then no further depredations have been committed,
and the rebel chiefs appeared disposed to make
peace. 1t would seem, however, that, before treat
ing with them, the public authorities of Liberia
contemplated, with a view to preventing the recur-
renee of such disturbances, inficting upon them
some just punishment for their past treachery.
These hostities are supposed to have been instga-
ted by few foreign traders, and President ROBERTS
has issued proclamation nterdcting all trade and
intercourse with the rebelious bands
The Legislature of the Republic commenced its
annual session at Monrovia on the lst of December,
and on the third day after assembling canvassed the
votes cast at the last election for President and Vice
President JOSEPH j. Roberts having been re-elect-
ed to the former Office, and ANTHONY d. WILLIAMS
to the latter they both forthwith installed for
the ensuing two years BEVERLY r. WILSON was
elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The Vice President presides over the Senate.
The Liberia Herald confirms the report Of the
bombardment of the forts at Johanna by the sloop-
of-war Dale, which returned to Mesurado on the
18th of November.
The Herald states that all the late immigrants
into the country by the Liberia packet WELDON
tented They had gone through the acclmating
process and convalescent, without having lost
any of their number by death. The immigrants re-
ceived by the " Aida from New Orleans, were
not healthy, owing to the smallpox having broken
out amongst them while on their passage.
Late advices from Cape Palmas represent that the
affairs of that colony are progressing smoothly and
that the people giving expression to desire to
be annexed to the Republic of Liberia.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-07

The chief matter of interest contained in the latest
advices from Havana is the arrival there of Senior
MARIANA MoREINo who has been appointed by the
Republic of PERU as its Consular Agent at Madrid.
The Diario de Ia Marina states that the appoint
ment has been made for the purpose of opening with
the Spanish Government preliminary negotiations
for the acknowledgment of the independence of the
Peruvian Republic, and expresses confident opin-
ion that the mission of Senior MORENO will be sue
cessful 1t dwels at some length upon the impor-
lance of reconciling the different branches of the
Spanish-American family with the mother country,
and upon the necessity Of making common cause
against ga rival race" occupying another part of
the American continent, which has already aggran-
died itself at the expense of Mexico and from which
proceeded the piratical expedition against Cuba.
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POTOMAC.

ANOTHER EARTHoUAKE MEnPms.-In the after
Of the Odd ultimo the people of Memphis Tenn
startled by another earthquake, which, repre-
scented by the Enquirer Of that place. seemed to
from the usual headquarters Of all the earthquakes Of
the Southwest-the direction Of New Madrid, Missouri
The shocks continued in rumbng succession about ten
seconds and much than those experienced
last May considerable degree of insecurity gene
rally felt by those who happened at the time to be
closed by brick walls and two chimneys and some
old brick walls in the southern part Of the city
shaken down
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-07

GEORGIA AND HER RAILRoADs.-T State of
Georgia is pursuing with an earnest devotion and
wise forecast the system Of railroad improvement,
by which the resources and energies of that Com
monwealth have already been largely and sue
cessfuly developed. The Legislature has just APP
proprated 1926, 900 to the repair and equipment of
the Western and Atlantic Railroad, by which is
completed the very important connection of the sea-
board at Savannah with Tennessee, by continuous
line of road of five hundred miles in extent and at
its terminus at Chattanooga designed to connect with
all the great lines through the North and West.
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with true spirit of devotion to the great task He has
had the advantage Of securing in Professor BAIRD an ed
tor whose mutfarous requirements warrant the excel
ence of the work. and who his turn has derived beneh
from the assistance Of other distinguished scholars Il
cannot therefore be doubted that the lconoaphc Ency
clop@dia will successfully appeal to hat general patronage
which alone reward the great mental and material eff
forts involved in this publication We would ut least call
attention to II to that ranks high above the gene
raj literature OF the day and which is likely to remain
ryaed for many years, whilst it is certain dissent
nate vast amount Of instruction wherever it may be
used