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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-30
LIBERTY, EQUALITY, PROGRESSION.
The Po rtsmouth ENQUIRER.

! Is the title Of an excellent little paper
printed at Portsmouth, Ohio.
| The Editor told his patrons few weeks
ago that he would be obliged to stop the pub
lication of his paper. We were surprised
at this announce ment, as the columns Of the
Inquirer indicate thought and industry on The
I part of the Editor.
These attributes Of good Editor are not
possessed by every one who sits upon tri-
pod; and when he who wants them fails in
business, we think the public loses nothing
but when thinking man, of industrious
habits, is forced to retire, the case is very
different.
we have often wondered why every man,
FwOman, and child, who can read, does not
take one or more newspapers. The amuse-
lment and the instruction that are derivable
from even tolerably good newspaper is
worth fue times the cost of it, There is ev-
Iefy day, or week, an account 10 be had in il
of the doings Of the mighty world we live
in-its crimes, its misiortunes, its hopes, its
fears, its efforts, its successes, and its disap-
pointments; - and all for two dollars a
year.
The above We clip from the Newark Advo-
cate, one of the Oldest democratic papers in
the State, having now been published thir-
ty-one years. While we thank our friend
for his kind notice, it may be that he has
"put it on little too thick" though we shall
certainly have 10 plead guilty to the charge
of "industry." 1t is possible that our sim
dustry'is is fault instead of recommendation
to the Inquirer. Those papers in which are
published long "select tales" that an editor
may clip without reading and fill up page
weekly, seem 10 flourish, while those upon
which the editors bestow time and labor in
order to give the kind of information which
sensible morlals crave, are not SO popular.
Now, il acc desired 10 read felton, we should
lay in supply of novels-Stephenson has
plenty OF then; cheap, too,-but we should
never expect newspaper, and especially a
partizan paper, to furnish us with the thous-
and AMI one stories which we see going the
rounds, with continued" at the head. There
are numerous other re asons for rot publish
ing fiction in matter of fact papers, but these
we leave 10 "moralists."
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-30

Oss- Gov. Powell, the Locofoco Governor
of Kentucky, has appointed David Meri-
wether, Senator, TO ill the place Of HENRY
CLAY. IfGov. Powell had been decent
white man ne would have appointed a Whig
to fill the place.-JacksOn Standard.
OF course he would. had he been the kind
of a"decent white man" which the wings
admire. The appointment Of democrat by
democratic Governor, is a grievous fault
truly, with the Galphinites. Why, they
will soon consider themselves entitled BY
right divine, 10 all the Offices in the Union
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whig Fires Dying cut.

His is larger hope than ever that of which
Pope once sang, who calculates in the least
upon Scott carrying Tennessee.
"Hope springs eternal in the human breoSt."
Quoth the poet, but the poet was not whig
and never was called upon to boast up SC
weak cause as Scott's!
The other day Scott man in Tennessee re-
turned the Knoxville Wing, an anti-Scoti
Whig paper, with the endorsement upon il,
'.We could have started list Of twenty
subscribers to your paper here, but we are
for Scott all the time, and you can just keep
your paper where you print it. a0
w. G. DAVIS" 3o.
Did the editor come down, when such a
Scott rifle as that was pointed at him? We'll
he didn't! Hear him: as.
"Week before last we entered The names
"a new subscribers on our book; last week
we entered two hundred names-while not
ten men have discontinued in all that time.
Almost every man writing for the paper says
Il am an anti-Scott Whig.n These are facts
which we can show on our hooks, and by
our files of letters, to any who are curious
enough to call and examine them. Thisis q
free country, and the masses are not 10 be
driven from the support of an independent
Press, by a few selfish leaders. Our weekly
issue now, is 5000, circulation no paper
ever could boast before in this end Of the
State
Talk of hope in the Wing ranks, after that
1t is not evena "poets license"
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'nost of Mhig GoYernment.

The New York Evening Post has been
looking over the books and has found that
the following is statement Of the annual
average expenditures Of the several admins
trations, for the last twenty years. n
Jackson's Administration $27 7,5S5, 1868
Van Buren,s 35,64O, ,496 36
Harrison and Tylef's N,623,62o 10
Folks a 43,S979l6 ol
Taylor and Fillmores 55,442, ,4sl 90
BY this account it appears, that the Gov
ernment cost the people, under Jackson's ad-
ministration, less than half what it has cost
under the administration of President Tay-
lor, both being periods Of peace. It further
appears that we are now paying, in time Of
profound peace, about $40, 900 more for
our government than it cost us under the ad-
ministration Of Mr.. Van Buren, when the
Florida war was raging at the South and
Sl2,oOO, 900 more than it cost under Mr..
Folks administration, when the government
had TO bear th enormous expense OF the Mex
ican war oflS47.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-30

0Upon starting around to the hotel
with the stage this mofning, the horses starr
ted to run of. They turned up Second ST.,
like whihwind, but the driver brought
them up suddenly at the Farmers Hotel
One fine looking horse had his leg broken.
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Mr.. CLAWS will.

The Lexington (Ky,) Observer of Thurs
day last contains the following;
The will Of Mr.. Clay was presented in.
Court on Monday last, by two OF his Execu-
tors, and ordered 10 be admitted to the record.
Aseverything relating 10 the deceased states
man is Invested with peculiar interest at the
present time, we do not suppose that we Vi
olate any rule of propriety In briefly stating
that the will is drawn by his own hand,
and bears date July 10th, 1851; that it re.
iates almost entirely to the disposition of bis
estate among the members of his family, and
that there is there fore but little to invest it
with public interest. The only exception to
this general remark, is 10 be found in the
provision of the will which has relation to
his slaves. BY that clause, il is provided
that the children Of his slaves born after the
lirst OF January, 1850, ale to te liberated and
sent to Liberia, the males when thew shall
have arrived at the age of 28, and The fe-
males at the age of 25 that the three years
OF their earnings, prior to their emancipa-
hon, are to be reserved for their benefit, for
the purpose Of fitting them out for tl.eir new
homes; and that, prior 10 INSTRUMENTATION
ana removal they are to be taught to read.
write and cypher. The slaves in being
before the first of Jdnuary, 1850, are be.
queathed TO his family. e,s.si,
Ashlandis left 10 Mrs. CLAY for her sole
use and benefit duriag her life at her death
1T is to be sold, and the proceeds divided 4.
mong his children. .1it i7sgr
The following are the only specific devices
made BY Mr. Clay, outside Of his family; .
81 give TO my friend, DR.. B. w. Dudley,
the gold snuff box, presented to me BY Dr.
Hunt. late of Washington City. 90 lsssas
81 give to my friend Henry 7. Duncan,
my ring containing piece Of the coffin Of
Gen. Washington. ~ n
81 give TO my friend, b. w. N. Mercer,
my snuff-box inlaid with gold, said 10 have
belonged 10 Peter the Great, Emperor Of
Russia"
Mrs. Lucretia Clay, (his wife, Is left Ex-
ecutrix; and the Hon. Thomas a. Marshall
and James o. Harrison Esq, EXECUTORS of
the will, with provisions that no security
shall be required ofeither Of them. 49,
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Reputation ofScott by Eminent Wings
MftHlf of MARYLAND. K t

The Baltimore Argus states that Colonel A.
@ Egc. Of Carroll county. Wing elector four
years ago. Q. F. Mayer, Esq, Of Baltimore,
Colonel TT, McKaig, candidate for Congress
three years ago, Messrs. Brewer. Devecman,
and semmes, Of Allegheny county, and others,
have renounced Whiggery, and will support
Pierce and King. l.... \. s., I. IA
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Madison and indianapolis Railroad.

Mr.. John Brough, President OF the Madi,
son and indianapolis Railroad, has publsheo
in small. pamphlet brief history OF taa'
road, which under his own guidance, mas
been brought out ofa state ofdificulty into
one OF great and permanent prosperity Ihe
work was originally commenced by the State
Of Indiana, which appropriated $l2,0OO,OOO
20 a system of internal Railroad improve
men.s, of which this road was the principal,
connecting the capita! OF the State with the
Ohio River distance Of 81 miles. The fl
nancial difficulties of the State stopped all
progress after twenty-six miles OF the road
was completed north of the capital, and in
1912 the State conveyed this Road 10 Com
pany organized under a general act passed for
that purpose. But it was not until l94o
that the Company obtained adequate means
to proceed energetieally with the Road. In
ls45 and 1916 loans were obtained from j..
F. d. Lanier; Esq, Director. and the con-
struction of the work went bravely on, and it
was finished in l948. The State had reserved
right 10 compensation for the twenty'six
miles of Road it had built, but this was fixed
last session at $500, O,OOOin money, which the
Company agreed TO pay. In 1850 and 1851
the road was thoroughly equipped, and all
the necessary buildings, machine shops and
depots were built, so that the road is now in
perfect order. A new terminus at Madison
is now in course Of construction, so as to
obyiate the inclined plane now in use.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-30

UF-The Life Boat is informed that Jas.
Arts was sentenced by the Greenpp county,
KY, court few day since, to receive thirty
lashes on his bare back, for the crime Of steal
ing trunk valued at two dollars The sen.
tence was duly executed.
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AIaYstille and Le1ingtoh Railroad,

We are indebted TO some gentleman for a
copy Of The Second Annual Report Of The
Board Of Directors Of the Maysville and
Lexington Railroad Company. The road is
progressing rapidly towards completion, and
will be ready fot The iron in the spring.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-30

EdBALMNG.-The New York Courier
says:-A proc IS wus discovered some
few years since by Mr.. Sucquet. of Paris,
py which bodies can be emba;med in one
hour, SO as to preserve them with The ap-
pearance ofbeing asleep, without any cut
ting or mutilAtirg il except small incis-
ion which is made for the purpose Of in.
jecting chemical fluid. A boly p reserved
in this way preserves a healthy hue, and
evon the marks that disease and death
naturally leave will pass away. We yes-al
terday saw ut The hospital the body Of a
man who was killed SOME four days since
by falling from a window, after having
been taken to the hospital, Il was cmbalnl-
ed according TO DR.. Sdcquet's process and
though the weather has been so extremely
hot; there is not the slightest discolora-
tion. Tho subject was NOT the best for
demonstrating the process as il had sus-
tained some severe bruises about the face.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-30
sentenedlI

Reuben Clark, convicted as one the muir
derers Of Brewer and wife, has been senten-
ced by the Greenup County Court 10 be hung
on the Goth Of August y. ',.., wv ~. 7.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-30
Justice is Slow but Sure,

A person was caught and brought before
Justice Mccoy, yesterday charged with hiring
horse from Mitchell & Macklem, the I'd Of
January, 1860, and never returning. He was
sent to Jail to await his trial at the next term o
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-30
Another Southern Railroad Convention

Another Southern Railroad Convention.
A large Railroad convention was held at Abb
erdeen, Mississippi, last week. Mr.. Robb, the
President of the New Orleans and Jackson Rail
road convention was present. Through his in
strurnentalty consolidation between the N
Orleans, Jackson, and great Northern Railroad
was effected. Not less than two thousand pei
sons were assembled, and about $50, 900 sub
scribed in stock, in addition to the sum previ
ously obtained. Wien the invitation was Civ
en- to subscribe for stock, an interesting incident
occurred. 1t was proposed by lady present
thatshe would make one of twenty OF her sex
to subscribe one thousand dollars each, and In
less than twenty minutes time the number was
made up, and twenty thousand dollars sub
scribed in stock. Twenty wealthy citizens OF
Tennessee have united together and taken the
whole amount of stock necessary for the con-
struction af the road from Nashville to the Al
ALBANIA line, distance Of about ninety miles!
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Chillicothe and Gallipolis Railroad
AT meeting Of the Stockholders Of the
above named Road al Gallipolis, the other
daySthe following named gentlemen were
elected Directors; s 3's
Simeon Nash, VIM. H Langley, Chas,
Henking, Robt. Black, Jno. Hutsinpillar, B,
r. Green, and !. R. Calohan They arelall
men who who have manifested warm III.
terest in, and confidence Of, the feasibility
and ultimate successof the road. They met
on Tuesday night and elected the following
officers. ,g ,sss
President-WM, H. LANGLEY. Sss
4 Secretary y-DAvID B. HEDARD. @ H
Treasurer -CHAs. HEEKINa.
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Is il Possible /

A correspondent Of tie Cincinnati Enqui.
rer, writing from Chillicothe, July 10Th,
says,
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-I arrived in this an
cient city to-day noon from Portsmouth,
Had a pleasant ride in fine stage coach over
apleasant turnpike road, and very agreeable
company, though rather Whiggish, Mr.. Dod-
ridge, son Of the renowned Phil. Dodridge,
of Virginia, and Mr.. Geo. Turner, Of Ports.
mouth, being Of the number. They weie
very reasonable, politically, both agreeing
with me- in The opinion that the Wing Ma
ti0nal Convention made very great mistake
inHsetting aside Mr.. Fillmore and taking ur
Gen, Scott as more available candidate. !
who would have thought that Of George
siIer bis highfalutin effort in the Mayors Of
iee, d short time since! ~
II -. I . =.
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TTbe Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad
willbe completed % within . mile Of Woos.
tel in abouta week. ,.l, ,s,o,, ~
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The Dificulty with Great Britain.

There is, by reports which have reached US
from the east, a pretty fait prospect Of Sc
rious difficulty with Great Britain about
her fisheries on the coasts Of Nova Scotia.
New Brunswick, New Foundland.and Lab
rador. These colonies have for sometime
past been ufging the mother country to pro.
| hibit the citizens of the United State from
"trespassipg" upon their fisheries, but under
the premierships of Peel and Russell, their
requests were steadily refused. The new
ministry Of Derby, however, have changed
very materially the policy of the Govern
ment and they have ordered armed vessels
to be fitted out for the express purpose o.
seizing American fishermen found in the
above named regions. One vessel has slrea-
ldyactually been captured, and carried into
the Port Of st. John, N. B., where steps have
been taken to condemn her. In the mean
time, vessel fitted out by the New Found
landers for the purpose of protecting their
coast from French fishermen, when ready to
sail, was refused authority to capture French
men. This extraordinary proceeding on the
part of Her Majesty's Government has called
The attention of our Secretary Of State to the
matter, and he, after setting fourth the above
facts in public document, denies that such
a construction can be fairly put upon the
treaty of 1918. II is strange that the Brit
ish government, always so tenacious of its
rights, after years Of fishing by the Ameri-
cans in her waters should for the first time,
discover that her rights were encroached up
on; and stranger still lha! permits should be
granted to seize American and not French
fishermen.
But what could be expected OF tory ad
ministration but an illiberal course upon ev-
cry subject which it considered7 After Kill
ling the Reform bill, giving the go-by to a
system of common school education, declar-
ing itselfin favor of Austrian tyranny, pro-
posing to injure commerce and hamper trade
by high tariff for the especial benefit of the
Aristocracy, (Which, by-the-bye, the middle
classes will never permit we can conceive
Of no course too selfish and illiberal for it to
pursue. Lord Derby and his satellites would
have suited the reign OF George III much
better than that OF Queen Vic.
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0EThe Pennsylvania State. Fair is, To-
e held this fall on rfeld Of fifteen acres,
ine mile north Of Lancaster, \. \.
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Advertising.

In one Of the proverbs of Solomon we find
the most comprehensiveand satisfactory ex-
position of the philosophy Of adverhcing,
that ever was or coold be written, viz:
.'There is that scatteeth and yet increas.
eth, and there is that withholdeth more than
lis meet. butit tendeth 10 poverty" #ii
OTA young girl died lately in Wheel.
ing, in consequence Of Jumping The rope too
long and too violently, 49,
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-03

HOUSE-FURNIsHING STORE.-The Sub.
l. l. scriber has removed to that commodous store
in Iron Hall, situated on Pennsylvania avenue,
between 9Th and 10th streets, and has o: ened an
extensive assortment Of new and beautiful House
keeping Articles which he is determn ed sell as
low the same articles can be purchased in an
of the Eastern cities. His stock at present consists
in part Of
French and English China and Crockery Ware,
in Dinner, Dessert, Tea and Toilet Sets
Cut and pressed Glassware
Gilt and mahogany frame Mantel, Pier, and
Toilet Glasses
Bronzed iron Hat-racks, Standards, Andirons,
Tenders, Candelebras, Sc, Shovels and longs
Solar Lamps and Girandoles, Hall Lamps
Plated Tea and Coffee Sets, Casters
Walters and Tea Trays, Cake Baskets
Covered Dishes, Card Receivers, Candlcsticks,
Urns, &c.
Stair Rods, Table Cutlery, Japanned Goods
Britannia Ware, block tin Tea and Coffee Urns
Chatting Dishes, Oyster Tureens
Dish Covers, Egg Boilers, sc.
Bohemian Glassware, iron framed Dressing
Glasses
Terra Gotta Ware, Door Mats, Baskets, Brushes,
WOODWARD, Cooking Utensils, SC.
With magnificent collection of Mantel and
Table Ornaments and Fancy Articles generally,
altogether forming the largest and cheapest as
sortment of House Furnishing goods ever offered
for sale in this city.
c. w. BOTELER.
Oct 2l-3taw4wif
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PROPOSALS FOR RATIONS.

HEADQUARTERS MARINE CoRPs,
QUARTERmAsTEB's OFFICE,
Washington, October IL, 1852.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS will be received at
~ this office until IL O'Clock O. m. on Thursday,
the 18th day Of November next, for furnishing ra.
tions to the United States Marines al the following
stations for the year 1853, viz:
Portsmouth, New Hampshire;
Charlestown, Massachusetts,;
Brooklyn, Long Island, New York;
Philadelphia, Pennsylv ania;
Gosport, near Norfolk, Virginia.;
Pensacola, Florida; and
Washington, District Of Columbia
Each ration to consist of one pound and quar.er
OF fresh beef or three quarters of pound Of mesa
pork; eighteen ounces of bread, made of superfinc
-four or superfne flour. at the option Of the Gov
ernmenti and at the rate of six ponds of good
Coffee twelve pounds OF the bcst New Orleans
sugar; eight quarts of the best white beans; four
quarts OF vinegar; two Quarts Of salt; four pounds
OF good hard brown soap; and one and half pounds
dred ratons, WI 49,
The beef required shall be delivered on the order
OF the commanding officer Of each station, either
in bulk or by the single ration, and sball con-
sist OF the best and most choice pieces of the
carcass; the pork to be No. prime mess pork: and
the groceries ofthe best quality of the kinds named,
subject to inspection.
No bid will be entertained at this office unless
accompanied by two sureties for the execution Of
sureties must be certified to by some official per-
son. %
To be endorsed proposals for Rations" The
lowest bidder will be notified of the fact through
the Post Office.
Oct l4-3tawtNovll
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w. FABER'S POLYGRADEs LEAD
PENCILS.
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITs,

BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS
THE well established reputation of these Pen
l. ellis, which have obtained the Prize Medal {
the Worlds Fair Of 1851 in London, as well as in
Prussia, Bavaria, and Saxony; being also strong
ly recommended by the Royal Academies of Paris,
Berlin, Munich, and me, has induced some un-
princped persons to initiate them, and to sell
these limitations sometimes of very inferior quail
ity, to the public as genuine. Several parties in
this country have already been brought to Justice
for selling countcrfeits. There are others who in
order to avoid the law, have the stamp on the PEN
ellis slightly changed from A. w. FABER into W.
Il. Faber, Il. g. Faber, Il. w. Fabre, Il. K Farre.
Il. w. Faure. Be therefore careful to examine
the stamp. Look for the fac simiie of the sigma.
ture of A. w, Faber on the labels round the
dozens.
A. w. Faber's Po!ygrades Lead Pencils, most
exactly graded from four to twelve degrees of
hardness put up in dozens, crosses, or in elegant
fancy DRAWN 2 boxes, as well as Carpenters Pen.
cis, red, white, and drawing chalk, Creta Lacyis
of twelve to two hundred different colora and
shades, Slate Pencils, India Rubber in Cedarwood
Lead Points for Pencil Cases, nre cold by all the
respectable Stationers in the whole civilized world
A. w. FABER,
Aug 2o-3m Manufactured.
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COLONIZATION NOTICE.

THE VESSEL heretofore advertised to sail
from Norfolk, Virginia, the LIST November,
will be postponed to the 13th November This de-
lay is rendered necessary in consequence of the
vvessei, the Ralph Cross, not yet having returned
persons have applied for passage in her that We
shall be obliged to send f,oo vessels to accommo-
date them We have received already the nance
OF 4S3 applicants for passage in said vessel, while
she cannot comfortably carry more than 225. Many
OF these persons live in North and South Carolina
We have therefore determined to send vesse.
from Wilmington, North Carolina; to sail the 10th
November This will be the first expedition ever
fitted out from that port,
The present exhausted state of our funds will
not a How us TO send out all OF the above applicants
we have promised passage to $50, and the mo-
ney to pay their expenses has yet all to be Collect
ed. We therefore appeal to our friends to come to
our help, and that RICH, speedily.
a. expect to send vessel from New Orleans the
2oth December, and one from Savannah as coon
thereafter as circumstances will justify;
w. McLAlN,
Sec. American Colonization Society.
Papers in Virginia and North Carolina will please
copy. Oct "a