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H.. Clay and Gen. CaSs.

EDITOR OF THE COURIER Il perceive that the
Bulletin affects to believe that Mr.. Clay has not
declared his preference for Gen. Cass over Wings
as well Democrats, and that those who assert
Oh the authority of Gov. Foote that he has done
So misunderstood him. | will state that there is
no room for any doubt aboutit When Gov. Foote
was here last, being thoroughly acquainted with
and interested in Mississippi politics, told him
that | anxious TO apprise him before he got tq
Jackson that the Union Wings of Mississippi werc
willing to vote for the nominee of the Baltimore
convention, provided he was decidedly Union
compromise man. so that there need be no doubts
entertained about the State going for our candl-
date even if the secessonists refused unite with
the national Democracy. He asked me if Gen
Cass would suit them ? I told him undoubtedly ;
no one better. Then said he, there will be no
difficulty, for thore is no doubt but that he will be
nominated, and he will carry every south western
State except South Carolina, for that great and
good patriot, Henry Clay, told me on what fear
Is dying bed, Mat he acould rather see Gen. Ca8s
President than any man iving, and he will prob
ably leave this opinion behind him in solemn ad
dress, which he will leave to the country, urging
them discard all past differences in perpetuating
the existence of the Union.
| understand, sir, that Gov. Foote made sim
liar statement to several gentlemen here and that
Gen. Downs has written letter to the same
purport which is now in this city,.
/ The fact is SIR that the system of raising keep
| ing and disbursing the revenues of the United
States now in existence, has become the settled
policy of the country, and all Wings who are not
holding seeking Office or patronage for them-
selves friends, perfectly willing to see this
policy placed in the hands of its original friends for
safe keeping.
The speech of Mr.. Tombs of Georgia before
the Legislature of that State after his election to
the United States Senate places in plain terms be-
fore the country, the reason why the Union Wings
of Georgia, of Mississippi and Alabama can, and
viii generaly,if not ALL give their votes to Lewis
] Cass the probable nominee of the Baltimore con
4 veution. Yours truly,
A B. BACON, 1ste. Of Mississippi.
4 Washington Letter to The Baltimore SUI
Il ! Same kind Of Compronlise Resolutions were AZ
I5emPssd to be gotten up By pronlnient southerE
4 Wng bus The opposition % 'Saein vac 50 sfea'
Etbst Gheir introduction into the House had beer
i se1ap porarly abandondea. Gen. Scott, / under
stand, has no objection 10 giving his views tlst
slavery question but his Northern fri nds will no
permit him.. They desire him to be untralllnie led
SO that should he be elected, they could use hin
i on either the NorEhernaor Southern slope OF poll
tics. Gen. Scott Il ae runsswill run uncommiszes
Ieisher way, Jas GensTaylor did-a It's Gov
Seward believe, who has discovered. that Prin,
4ciples are the most embarrassing things in politics
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The Chnrch-yard Beetle.

Frazers Magazine has lately contained num-
Der of very interesting papers called Episodes
of Insect Life - from the last published one OF
which, we make an extract, as follows:
A German named Geditsh, who had laid some
dead moes upon the beds in his garden, whether
examples of reUributiye Justice for their deface
ment of his borders and walks, or for other good
reasons, for at all, does not appear observ
ed that the bodies of the little gentlemen in velvet
disappeared mysteriously. He watched and
found that the agents were beetles, which having
first deposited their eggs in the careasses that
were to be he provision of their Larvae, buried
the bodies, that they might be safe from the
predatory birds and quadrupeds Into glass
vessel he put four of these insects, having filled
it with earth, on the surface of which, he placed
two dead frogs His sections went to work and
one frog was inferred in less than twelve hours
the other one in the third day. Then he introduc-
ed dead linnet. The beetles soon began theil
labors, commencing operations by removing the
earth from under the body, SO as to form cavity
for its reception. Male and female got under the
corpse, and pulled away at the feathers to lower
it into its grave. A change then came over the
spirit of the male, for he drove the female away
and worked by himself for FIVE hours at a stretch
He lifted the body and changed lis position, torn
cd and arranged it, comming out of the hole
Noun. ng on the dead bird, trampH9 on il. ans
ahen again going below to draw it down deepei
sill Wealed with his incessant effor-s, he can,
Gu md laid his head upon the earth beside tb,
ouieo u hi labors, rem aiming mo5ioness for full
hour, as it fer good rest Then he crept under
the erh again. On the morning of the next day
he bird was an inch and a~half below the surface
oi the ground, but the trench remained open, th,
body looking if laid out upon pier, surrounded
by rampart of mould.
Wien evening came, it had sunk half incl
Il
lie bIr5 having been completely covered. Mor,
corpses were now applied, and in fifty days twelve
bodies were inferred by the four beetles in thu
ce Il1eiery under glass case
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lions. and to give notice of their time aud place
of meeting.
81. ResclUed, That the President Of this Con-
Fention appoint said cvmmistee, to consist of fl
teen persons, any five Of whom including the
chairman, shall be quorum 10 set
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A TRtTnruL AlLFeoKY.-A traveller Was pur-
sued bv a unicorn in his alright he fell and "a
a falling man caught whatever was in his way; in
his grasp be found the branches of tree ke
looked below him and sawga fearful precpicc he
locke back and saw the unicorn ready to destroy
him looked again below and saw hideous dra
gon, with jaws gaping to receive him he looked to
the roots OF the tree and saw tworas one white the
other black gnawing alternately atthe roots of the
tree; he looked among the branches of the tree
and saw it filed with poisonous asps, ready to
sting him, but from their lips dropped honey re
gardless of surrounding dangers, he caught ths;
honey, ate and persisted. Oh reader oh man
see here ihyself! The tree is life the unicorn
death the precpice eternity the dragon. thy
destroyer; the rats, day and night. numbering
the hours of thy stay on earth The asps thy own
bad passions the honey, pleasure, OF which thou
partakest to thy own eternal rum.
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Martin Aferino, The attempted assassin of the
Queen Of Spain, is an ez- z-nonk of the Order of St.
Francis and took arms against the French ia
1903; returned to his convent IN 1914; Was en-
gagged in the events of she 7th July, 1879, on the
size of the Liberals; st which time he is said to
have. esented a pistol al Ferdinand VII with tis
right hand. whilst he held out copy of the Con.
stitution with his left lie WAS arrested in 1923
pardoned IN 1924, when he went to France, where
he remained seventeen years Atthe end of that
time he returned to Madrid full of socissm ard Of
hate against all government and govsrnoys which
moody disposition has increased with hs sasirs
years. He is man of considerable ieagpirg is
not reedy seventy ounces Of gold hasing befr
found in his house, and he had twice of:cjsssd as
u clergyman in the church of San Jusso. taking
the sacrament on the morning of bis crime With
The dagger concealed in lis robe -Fsse Povf
.Sun. -.
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people, and to separate themselves from it. for
which purpose their diplomatic agents were spe-
ciay instructed, and in the attempt aided
by inimical characters among ourselves, rot, as I
observed before, because they loved France more
than any other nation, but because II was an iu-
strument to facilitate the desruc ion Of their own
Government
But tits a fact on which you may entirely rely
that the governing powers of the country, and a
large part of the people, truly American in
principle, attached to the interests OF le, and un
willing uader any circumstances ach0teper, 10 par
tcipate IN THE PoLITIes AND CONTEST OF EUROPE
much less since they have found that France, hay
ing forsaken the ground first taken as interfering
IN tie concerns of oil nations, neutral vel rs
belIigerant, and setting the world in an uproar
After my Valedietory address to the People Of
the United States you would no doubt be some
what surprised to hear that.I have again consent-
ed to grid the sword. But having struggled
eight or nine years against the invasion of rights
by one power, and to establish our independence
of it, could not remain unconcerned spectator
OF the attempt of another power to accomplish
the same object, though in different way, with
less pretensons indeed, without any at all,
On the politics of Europe l shall express no
opinion, nor make any inquiry who is right or who
is wrong. | wish well to all nations and to ell
men. My politics are plain and simple. | think
every nation has right to establish that form Of
government under which it conceives ii may i've
most happy provided it infracts no right, or is
not dangerous to others; AND THAT NO GOVERN
MENT OUGHT TO INTERFERE WITH THE INTERVAL
CONCERNS OF ANOTHER, except for the security OF
what is due to themselves.
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Me he3i: CanV :i

PHILADELPHIA, March s. The members Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church Favorable 20 lay rep
resentaton in their Conferences net ia morning,
at the Nazareth M Z. Church in 18th street. AT
ter temporary organization and the appointment
of a committee to select permanent officers, the
Convention adjourned ill this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-The Convention re ass
sembled at the appointed hour W. H. Baker,
from the committee on officers, reported the fol-
lowing nominations, which were unanimously con
irned Presdent--Prof w. Fl. Allen, of Girard
College and a Tong list Of names Vice Presi-
dents
The President, on taking his seat, thsnked he
Convention for the honor coaierred on liin aad
said his heart in the movement. They had
met not to produce dissension, or disturb the
Church.. but to promote Its good Il well
known that the laity have voice in her councils,
and was full time that this barrierto tie Church's
prrgress should be removed.
John Whiteman, of the committee resolu-
tons, submitted preamble and resolutions TO the
effect that the Convention. in its deliberate Judg-
ment, considered that the constitution of the
Church ought to be amended so as to admit lay
delegates to the General and Annual Conferences
under such restrictions not to conflict with the
rights of the Clergy in their appropriate duties,
but the Convention hereby petition the General
Conference to give the subject serious attention.
to secure to the laiy voice in her councils. The
resolutions also suggest that every circuit be al
lowed annually, at the last quarterly Conference,
to elect one lay delegate for every effective minis
ter in convention with such circuits support
Such delegates, by virtue of their office be
members of the Annual Conference, and to visit
the Clergy at such times as they may appoint, to
elect delegates, clerical and lay, to the General
Conference. The expenses of the delegates to be
paid as at present, so that the poorest member of
the Church may have an equal chance to heard
with the wealthy.
+ The resolutions not adopted and pending
their discussion the Convention adjourned.
PHILADELPHIA March a.
! The Methodist Convention assembled
The preamble and resolutions submitted yeser-
day relative to petitioning the General Conference,
were passed. Resolutions were also adopted re-
questing the Conferences and churches not repre-
sented in the Convention, favorable to lay repre-
eral Conference
Resolutions were also adopted appointing com
mittee of ten to attend the Annual Conference at
Boston, for the purpose of urging their views, and
also declaring the Convention opposed 80 Ill inno-
vations on the itiner@ncy, and all encros c3ments
upon the privileges o. the Episcopacy "a :ie -
no themselves as individuals, 10 2ya ,-a.E e-r4t-
al support to the Episeopaey aHa ssreizey. ata
discountenance anything whfch cap possibly .eF1
20 weaken either.
The Convention then adjourned.
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THE MONTREAL FIRE.
MONTREAL. LIu 10. Ist

MONTREAL, July 10 1852
That part of the city known a. st Lawrence
and Quebec suburbs was almost entirely de-
stroyed, making clean sweep over space q
mile and half long and three-fOurths OF a
mile wide. The houses consumed were prin-
cpally dwellings, rendering three or four thou
sand families homeless The fire commenced
in small building, corner of St Lawrence
and st Catharine streets, and thence spread
to st. Dennis street, and how much farther is
not known. Cornwall Terrace the Bishops
Church, the palace in st. Dennis street and
Nigo square the barracks Donnegan's Hotel,
the Hayes House the theatre the market and
the cattle market, are all destroyed. together
with al immense number Of private houses,
shops, &c. The disastrous extent Of the con
! migration was owing to the absence Of water
| in the reservoir.
The fire has at length been subdued. after
raging for thrty-six hours. The number of
houses destroyed amounts to 1900. and the
loss amounts to many millions Of dollars.
The fire first commenced at Waughs bake
ry on st. Catharine street, in st. Lawrence
suburbs and destroyed the Bishops Church
and Palace and 600 houses, mostly occupied
by the middle and poorer classes. The Nun
merry adjoining the Bishops Church was saved.
The total loss by this fire was 81 100, 900.
Three thousand persons were left unsheltered.
The second conhagratiOn broke out ON Fri
day night, in the rear Of the Hayes House,
and consumed all the houses in Dalhousie
Square, including the Hayes House Hon. MIR.
Moffatt's residence, the mess houses of the
Royal Artillery and the military secretarys
office. Thence crossing Amherst street, the
flames laid in ruins nearly the whole of the
Quebec suburbs. The loss by this fire is not
stated, but must be enormous
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that not half of us could find admission The
crowd still increasing. the Convention adjourn
ed TO a mammoth tent on the common. where
were assembled in the afternoon vast multi
tude-somewhere from three TO five thousand
persons And this, too. in the midst Of having
the busiest season in the year The Wings
had celebration the day before, and with all
their enthusiasm, scarcely mustered half a.
many. A Wing friend remarked TO me, as he
looked around upon the crowd that they were
not so handsome set men as were assembled
on the previous day. Very likely they were
not-our men do not many Of them belong to
the handsome class" They are WOrkers, for
the most part. 1t may be however, that my
friend had a notion that handsome can only
be predicated of httte things
Hon. S. c. Phillips presided, and gave us one
of his characteristic speeches. He took his
position on the old platform and gave a clear,
comprehensive, and definite statement of our
circumstances and our duty. The Convention
was also addressed in mastery manner by
Hon. John p. Hale. followed by Erastus Hop
kins. f.. l.. Reyes, Henry Wilson. and several
others Letters were read from Charles Sum-
ner. S. 7. Chase, Horace Mann. Judge Allen.
and Joshua r. Giddngs. The greatest enthu-
siasm prevailed and without there was mani
fest deep serious determination to work in
accordance with the solemn convictions weigh
ing upon every heart. Never has there been
a more numerous or influential Free Soil Con-
yenton in the State of Massachusetts and
depend upon it, Mr. Editor, you will hear from
us in November a report which will startle the
nation. We are all greatly encouraged
Hon II RantouI met his constituents nj Sa
lem on the fifth, and addressed them. have
not seen a full report of his speech, but I'M
derstand it was one Of great power and elo-
quence. The Democracy of his district are
with him. II is likely he will support the NOM
ination, though he makes war on the platform
Yours, truly, ms.
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and the motives Of submisso on will disappear
together
Such counter-power may be found in an
Independent Democracy, which, acting cordial
ly with the rest Of their Democratic brethren
when they can without compromising princi-
pie, will nevertheless steadily refuse TO do 10
when such action will involve such compro-
mise Such an independent Democracy, to
maintain its title to confidence, must be un-
wavering in its support of Democratic meas
ures, and in its adhesion to Democratic princi-
Piles, and never enter into inconsistent alliances
with the antagonists of Democracy.
At the present moment the need and i'm
portance of such an organization seems very
manifest. The slave power sprnging from the
slave interest, has dictated the platform and
nominations Of the Democratic party at Bati-
more. Ii has foreshadowed, by the expulsion
Of Robert Rantoul from that body, the prOscrip-
ton, by the administration OF its nominees in
the event of their election, of all Free Soil Dem
ocrats who have not recanted and will not re-
cant their professions There IL. then in my
Judgment no honorable choice left to those
Democrats who, while they mean faithfully to
abide by all the provisions of the Constitution.
yet love freedom too well and hate despotism
too sincerely to be willing to accept the Com
promises of 1850 as final settlement of the
slavery question, or engage themselves to the
execution and maintenance, IN all its despotic
stringency, without repeal or essential modif-
cation. of the unjust, cruel, and unconsttution-
al Fugitive Slave Law, or pledge themselves to
"a crusade against freedom of speech and free
dom of the press. They are shut up by fideli-
ty to Democratic principles as well as by per-
sOnal consistency and self-respedt to the reiec-
ton of the nominees as well as the platform of
the Convention. The nominees of whom
would say nothing inconsistent with high per-
sonal respect represent their platform, and
would thank none for attributing'to them any
purpose of administration not entirely in har-
mony with its spirit and policy.
In accordance with these views, | propose to
act The path of duty lies clear before me- |
cannot support the nominees Of the Baltimore
Convention. Nor can | act with any party
hostile or Indifferent to Democratic principles
But with an independent Democracy-with
what one of your own noble-hearted statesmen
has so happily called Democratic Democra-
cyl am prepared to stand and do faithful
battle for freedom, until the whole Democracy
of the country shall become satisfied that con-
sstent and impartial adhesion to principles is
safer rs well as more honorable than incOnsst-
ent submission to the demands of special in
terest.
With the best wishes, your fellow itzen,
:. j. CHASE.
Hon. E. L. KewS, Chairman.
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Particulars OF THE AccInSSr AT STATEN
IsLAND-The New York pavgpscontain vari-
Gus details of the shocking acc&&3nt and loss of
life at Staten Island, on the 5uh Of July IL
appears the steamer Hunchback one Of the
Staten Island ferry boats, had Just arrived at
Vanderbilts wharf with about 500 passen-
gers, and that 800 persons who were standing
on the wharf, waiting for a passage to New
York, insisted upon passing on to the floating
bridge at which the boats stop that they might
reach the end of the wharf, and threatened to
break down the gate unless it was raised Ii
was finally raised and the crowd passed on to
the float
The following are the names of those whose
dead bodies have been recovered:
Miss Fisher, Brooklyn; Joseph Robertson,
boy, whose parents reside ut 81 Cherry street ;
Elizabeth Clarke: Miss Jane Holmes aged 10
years Mrs Jane Guilliaume and her daug liter,
Sarah Guilliaume, aged years, of Philadel-
phia, who were on visit to some friends; Mrs
Eliza Colebaugh, aged %, of Greenpoint: Jane
Hollins, Of Greenpoint, aged 20 years, had been
married but n short time Mrs. Margaret FIRE.
Itch, of Germany; Charlotte Banta, aged 10
years; Joseph VIM. Robinson, aged 5 years !:
Mrs Elizabeth Kither, wife Of John Kithcr. Of
Brooklyn, aged 8 years lately married Cath
arine McNamee aged Is, sister to Mrs. Kther
Eleanor Lloyd, daughter of Henry Lloyd Sa-
rah, daughter of Mrs G. Little, aged 5 years :,
Folger w. Smse, of ia Broadway
Five of the bodies have not been recognised
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LETTER FROM BOSTON.
GRACE GREEN WOOD.
BosroS, Mass, July 7, 1852.

BosroS, Mass, July 7, 1882
To Tie Editor Of The National Era:
What with Politics, Independence, and lem
perance, We are having ample sources OF excite
ment at the present temperature OF our CHI
mate. The Fourth passed off very quietly here
in the city--the principal noise being praduced
by the younger patriots with the tire-craokers,
which, a. your witty correspondent trace
Greenwood once said, though OF very small
calber, are nevertheless very great bores! :.
As to the celebration 10y the city authorities,
have heard very little said. Not being able to
gain admission TO Park street church when
the Grafton wqs delivered, cannot speak from
personal observation respecting either It's merits
or dement's but have heard it intimated IN
certain quarters that the orator, Rev. j. starr
King, did not exactly suit some OF his hearers
Doubtless he said something which had a mean
ing 10 it---as have understood the gentleman
aforesaid very frequently does! In word, lear
that some of our friends, who have determined,
g whenever, wherever, and however" 1t shall
appear, they will disc0untenance and reaa agl-
tation, themselves become good deal agltated,
the speaker giving uttaranee TO sentiments not
contained in the formula recently prescribed.
BY the way, Mr.. Editor, isn't it little strange
that our City Fathers cannot obtain one OF our
frst-class orators for Fourth of July address,
but he will always be sure to stir the sluggish
blood of some who would rather be left quietly
alonei only ask the question-to me it is
not Ut VII strange. To be n frst-class orator,
ono must have ip him the true, generous, and
gspuipe spirit Of liberty, independence Of
thought and Independence Of ptterpnce. This
is the reason, doubtless, why we have Of late
had so many very fiat Oratious on such ocea-
sons in this City of Notions
Yesterday was glorious day for Massachu-
sets. There was great waking up of the
pemocracy in this old Bay State Together
with some three or four hundred delegates
from this city, attended the Free Soil State
Convention Of Worcester, A there had been
no great spthusiasp manifested, and no special
effort made with reference 70 1.-THE r4ilroad
fare in this part Of the State not.svsn being "
usual reduced-I had anticipated nothing more
than respectable gathering Judge, then, Of
our surprise, when, on arriving at Worcester,
We found the largest hall in the city 70 full