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Richmond semi-weekly times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 184?-1853, 1852-06-11
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
CITY COUNCJT,


At called meeting last evening, correspon-
dence between Professor Bache and the
Committee on the survey of the James River,
relative to that survey, was read.
Mr.. Anderson stated that as the city would have
to bear proportion of the expense of the survey,
he would now offer resolution appropriatipg
$500 to defray that proportionate expense. The
resolution was adopted.
Richmond and DanuiHe Railroad.-The me-
mortal asking for the opening of a poll in the city,
whereby it might be determined whether fur
ther subscription of $4,000 should be made to.
the Richmond and Danville Railroad, was then
read, and referred to the committee on Finance
Election-Anson Richards, Esq, was unani-
mously elected to supply the vacancy occasioneG
by the death of Simon Cullen, ESQ.,, of jefferson
Ward
Thomas W. McCance, ESQ.,, was elected to
ill the vacancy occasioned by the failure of Dr.
Chamberayne, of Madison Ward, to qualify
within in the time requiredby law. The Coun-
Gil then adjourned.
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Correspondence of the N. Y. Express1
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June /, 1852.
OwinS 10 numerous recent attempts on the part
OF sailors and others visiting this port. TO entice
our slave population to abscond intotbe free states
a large meeting OF citizens of this county was
helu at tl.ls place, on Saturday last, to take the
preliminary steps towards adopting more strinpent
measures for our own protection as well as for the
punishment of those who are the means of in
terferlng with our concerns. DIR. Henry D. Hol-
land presided. and Maj. f. c.. Barrett was Secre-
tary of the meeting.
Numerous speeches were made by gentlemen
OF the county, Coils. Pearson Sanderson and 9TH
ers. and an able and dignfed report was present.
ed by committee appointed for this purpose,
which enters at length into the cause of our pray-
ances and recommends energetic action on the
part OF all concerned towards furnishing the guilty.
A Committee Of Vigilance and Safety was also
appointed, of which S. d. Fernandez, ESQ., is
Chairman, to keep ga close look OUT in the mat
ter and report to the people any aggressons on the
part OF abolition emissares Of which thew NAV
become cognlzant,-that The scoundres may be
awarded that punishment which they would so
Justly deserve. "Forbearance ceases to be a
virtue" IN many instances, and such will be found
to be the case with our citizens, if individuals from
abroad persist in provoking them, by attempts to
ROD them OF that species of property in the en-
Joyment OF which the Constitution of our com.
mon country guarantees them perfect security.
Messrs. Broome and Maxwell, the Locofoco,
nominees tor Governor and Member of Congress-
having published written announcements of their
acceptances thereof it only remains forthe Wings
OF the State to show them that their ser
wees In official capacities will not be required-
Under the banner of Fillmore and the Union,
we shall go into the contest with full conscious
ness OF the justice our cause and the success that
VIII crown our efforts can but fill with gratitude
the hearts OF all lovers of our countrys well as
the National Wing cause.
Yours, &c. F.
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their institution. The various guards throSy,
around tie public trial of causes, may prove effsc
tive in preventing abuses and still preserve the
fountains OF justice pure. There is yet, however
room for apprehension. The people, we are wei
enough persuaded, have the requisite faculties fol
choosing good Judge. But we must not forget
that the persons, who confer the coveted distnc-
ton' are those between whom he has to act as UNI
pre-. VIII not n man of feeble virtue be tempted
to use the functions of his office, to multiply his
chances of reelection Or if his virtue be too
robust to yield to seductions from that quarter.
may not the resentments and partialties engen-
oered by the strife of elections insensibly warp
his mind against opponents and in favour of
friends! There may be germs of corruption and
abuse In such system. A judicial incumbent
might naturally enter upon office an honest man,
and as naturally, we fear, make his exit knave
In Massachusetts the principles of decentraliza-
tlon' now tardiy adopted in Virginia, have been
carried as far a. have been deemed advisable bv
that sagacious people. The selection of Judges
has never been committed to the sutors of their
Courts, but since the origin of the commonwealth,
has been entrusted to the Legislature. That body
is not pecuniarity, at least, interested in the OBJ
jects of their choice.
Massachusetts we'll deserves to be called the
cradle of American freedom, since in the earliest
stages of ner existence to be discovered vesti
ges of the principle we have SO imperfectly de-
yeloped. The township dates back to the pilgrim
fathers and was devised on board the Mayfower,
or on the rock of Plymouth. With this unit the
Government of that commonwealth begins, and
upon this substrstum her institutions have been
| firmly erected. Consider the sanctuary long 400
provided for popular freedom by the hardy exles
of New England Even if our federal oreaniza-
ton shall fall to pieces and involve in its distruc
ton the State Governments, yet in Massachusetts
all will not be lost. In their townships the peo-
pie have sure refuge from anarchy. They have
only to stretch forth their hands and exercise over
again the powers inherent in those associations
for Government and laws to emerge from the gen
eral ruin, as the phoenix was tabled to rise from
| its own ashes.
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Albert Johnson white man, We nesday night on It'll,
ST., struck negro belonging Mrs Bolton over the
head with iron bar from the effects of which death iii
few hours aerw ards ensued. johnson medately es
capped from Justice but warrant has, understand,
been issued for his anprehension
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MILITARY--The GRAYs, Capt Elliott, yesterday cee-
brated their 9Th anniversary at Clarkes Spring. in fine
style The corps formed about o'clock i'll front of the
City Hail. and shortly afterwards took up the line of marc
for the Spring which they reached about 10 o'clock The
members were then dismissed until noon when the line
again formed for target practice 1t Crawford
the medal which duly presented by the Captain
behafofthe Company, in few appropriate remarks.
Abou3 o'clock the corps, with their invited guests
sat down excellent dinner, spread out under the
grove in front of the old homestead near the Spring.
Messrs j. II. Gimer Jos. Mayo, Col Spaldng and 9th
ers called their feet by complimentary illusions,
and severaly addressed the Company.
The day of the most lovely of the season-ths
atmosphere delightful and the place selected the
appropriate within the vicinity of the city Every thing
passed of in the happes and we can only hope
that each returning anniversary of this spirited and we'll
disciplined corps may be spent as pleasantly
The targetlractice abundanty showed what sort of
welcome they prepared to give the enemies of their
country whilst their generous hospitality to their guests
proved them be keeny alive to althose noble emotions
which invariably animate the and brave soldier We
have barely time aude the anniversary celebration
to shall endeavour to give more par
ticular account of the interesting proceedings.
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HEALTH OF Mr.. CLAY.-The Washington
correspondent ofthe Philadelphia Enquirer, wri-
ting on the 9TH says:
'Nr. Clay is daily sinking. He has during
the week been threatened with an attack of dys-
enterY.'
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MAYORS COURT

IN. Salner charged with using abusive language to-
Mrs Sarah Allen day before yesterday Cary
aragned for his conduct and required give bail for his
future good behaviour in the of $50 which he did.
and received his discharge.
Jacob Woodson required to pay fine penal
y for the violation of the law by his hack driver in
passing upon the sidewalks of the Streets
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The New Y DIRK Express of Wednesday eyenin

says:
The market at the second board was heavy,
and closed with declining tendency. This, how
ever, only applied TO certain of the fancy stocks-
The investment stocks were firm; Virginia Coupon
6s sold at 112, which was the highest sale yet
made.
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NEAR RE ID,

In Chestertown Md the LIST instant by the Rev DR..
Clement +. Jones, Dr. JOHN L. BURRUSS, OF Louisl
county to Miss CATHARINE j., daughter Of the Hon.
James Alfred Pearce of the U. S. Senate
~ City papers please copy.
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THINGS IN FLORIDA
Correspondence of the N. Y Express.

Abolition Vigilance Con.mittees--Po-
titicS, &c.
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4 SPEECH

Dc'ire'tdby GEoRGE WooD, Esq. before a com
mittee Of tic friends Of Daniel Webster, at Con-
stitation Hall, Ne'o York, on aesday euening,
4h Nay, 1852.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-27

Mr. HALE. Mr. President want simuv "a call tia
attention Of the honorable Senator from MICHIGAN Ia
fact IN which think he is mistaken regard 10 the b;s
tory resolution to which he has referred When he
spoke having introduced the resolution which was voted
Own supposed that he referred to the resolution vh;ch
w mtR4uced IN relation to suspending diplomatic rea
@ons w42h Austria. Mr.. CASS did.
Mr. ALE Well, have some recollection Of that raso
rton felt some interest in it at the time and think
the 1onorabe Senator will examine the matter he viii
md that ne is mistaken On thu 18th of December l84a
at the commencement Of that Lon the honorable SEN
ator introduced his resolution relation To susnendn
diplomatic relations with AuEtfia proposed an amend
ment TO It, called up several times and seyeray
gentlemen addressed the Senate upon it until the 9Th ~
February 1860, and then Mr. Foote at that time man
Der Of the Senate from Mississippi stated that he held II
his hand certain resolutions which he proposed to offer
ana that one was to be proposed by his friend from Lou
isana r SouLE, and that the honorable Senator from
Michigan had consented to receive those three resolutions
as substitute for his original one. / withdrew nv
then and upon the motion Of Mr. Fooe those
resolutions were assigned and made the special order for
future day. They never called up afterwards and
there was never any vote taken upon them according to
my recollection the journals Of the Senate viii show
That is the statement which desired to make ~
Mr. CASS was under the impression that q vote had
been taken. f. :" :. = S'''r -
Mr. HALE. No, sir, there was no vote taken. ,
Mr. CASS. II there was not q vote taken Il WIS Ia
cause It was evident that majority Of the Senate were
not in favor Of the resolution. "s Il
The further consideration Of the subject was postponed
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-27
LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at Ae Frst Session oftAe 7Hiry-secoad Con-
gress Of the United States Of America.
TPuRLIc AorNo ~

TPuBLIc Acr.-No. II
AN ACT to extend the time for selling the lands granted
to the Kentucky Asylum for teaching the Deaf and
Dumb
De snactad 6y a Senate and Hopse of Representatives
Of ne United States Of america in Congress assembled That
the further time of five years. from and after the expira
hereby allowed and permitted the trustees Of the CEN
tire college Of Kentucky" who also trustees Of the
Kentucky Asylum for teaching the Deaf and Dumb to
sell the lands heretofore granted said Asylum
frmed to said trustees for the Of said Asylum by
acts Of Congress heretofore passed
Approved, March H. 1852.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-27
TPuBL1c AcT-No. 8. I

PUBLIC ACT-No. 3.
AN ACT to provide for the repair Of the Congressona
Library room, lately destroyed by FIRE.
Bel enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
ofhe United States Of America Congress assembled That
the sum Of seventytwo thousand five hundred dollars be
and the same hereby appropriated to the repair Of the
Congressional Library ROOM which lately destroyed
by fire. according to the plan described in the report and
drawings which were submitted by the architect to the
Secretary Of the Interior and approved by the Commit
tee on Public Buildings Of the Senate Prouded howe0e,
That the work shall be executed under the direction Of
the Secretary Of the Interior and be subject such
modification of the details may be consistent with the
general Of the plan and and pro-
per the opinion Of the President Of the United States
Approved, March 10, 1852,
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oy otner nations might De wiling to agree to III put
where do we learn that edict proclamation protest.
issuing from this Government great mighty and power
full a. IL Is and as hope IL may continue to be- would
establish the invioabity Of the law Of nstonss
But the Senator says that II II does other good IL
viii strengthen the purposes Of the friends Of freedom in
other nations God knows that II could strengthen the
Of one solitary voary Of liberty throughout the world
would gladly do So How would you strengthen the
hearts and engage the hopes Of the dovn-rodden OPP
pressed Of the earth by protest against the injustice
and ngaude Of other Powers exercised towards them
and at the time accompany that protest with an
that you do not mean 70 have any fuss about It
that you do not mean fight about It; and that you
simply mean to tell them that they great set Of
scoundre and cruel and oppressive and that is all that
%san you want 70 carry consolation ss. 70 the heart
ict tell them that they rght-te them to trust in
God and the mighty spirit Of liberty, and that win
stand by them and help them to fight the battles Of free
DOM Do you not think that that would help them little
more than this protest. with protocol attached that
You do not mean to fight about it,
Liberty Why the Senator talks largely about liberty
throughout the world. do not know whether he
TO extend that remark throughout all our borders or not
n ne does there Is something stop me- 20 for liberty
but 70 for that sort Of liberty which the constitution
coenises, and when broad sweep is made for liberty
throughout the world and for free and perfect equality
enter protest just there protest which shall main
tain at all hazards and 10 the last extremity II forced
upon me.
can assure the Senator from Michigan that II was not
my purpose to have assaulted him unjusty. simply de-
sired to do him justice and for augbt tell that Is the
very last thing he wants to be DONE That my pur-
pcse nothing more have not SGT down augh in malice,
nor aueht extenuated meant personal unkindness
or dsrespsct TO any body. meant to speak plainly,
frankly and fearessy shall do, acknowledging
my proper responsibilities 10 myself gentleman to
you the presiding ofcer and to every Senator with
whom hope to entertain relations Of personal kindness
and respect When the time that shall be ashamed
afraid TO declare my sentiments here, when believe
those sentiments TO be conducive TO the public interests
shah throw down the commission with which have
besn honored and leave this seat to BE- filed By some
Imsrs honorable person. -.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-28
MAIDEN AND THE HERO.

On the night OF the battle of Brandywine
was sent with message from Gen. Green to
Count Pulaski, a noble Polander, who took a
prominent part in our freedom He was quar-
tered in a neat farm house near the upper fords.
After our business was furnished, the Count
asked me to take some refreshments, and at the
same time he called out
Mary, my lass, Mary"
In an instant rosy checked girl entered, her
face beaming with JOY, it would seem, at the
very sound of Pulaski's voice.
" Did you call me, Count ?"said she timidly.
How often have told you, my little, love-"
ne said, bending his tall form to kiss her cheek,
" not to call me Count call me your dear Pu-
aski. This is Republic, my little favorite.-.
We have no Counts you know. ~ cue
But you are Count, sir when at home,
and they say you come long way over the
ocean to fight for u.s."
"Yes, Mary, very true, did come long way
but one reason why, was, had to come in a
measure. Now, can you get for this gentleman
and myselfa little refreshments? He has a
long way to ride to night.
"Certainly, sir" and she went out of the
room like fairy.
"a fine pleasant girl" said Pulaski, "would
that had the wealth that once had, | would
hereabouts after her sweet face" X
On the morning of the 1lth Of September
l777, the British army advanced in full force
to Chadd's Ford, for the purpose of crossing
the Brandywine creek, on an action with Wash
ington, Sir William Howe, drove Maxwell's d-
vision across the creek, by ten o'clock, at one of
the lower fords.
The Hessian general, Knouphansen, with
large force advancing up the side of the creek
and uniting with Lord CORVALLIS, who COM
manded the left wing of the army. crossed the
upper fords of the river and creek
1t soon happened that during the raging of
the conflict, in carrying orders passed immed-
ately in the direction of Pulaskis quarters, that
| had visited the night before. Situated as the
house was in the midst of battle, curiosity in
duced me to ride up. Suddenly sheet of
flame burst forth. The house was on fire.
Near the door step lay the body of Mary, her
head cut open by sabre, and her brains oozing
out of the terrible wound | had not been
there more than half minute, when Pulaski, at
the head of a troop of cavalry, galloped rapidly
to the house. Never shall forget the express
sion of his face, as he shouted like deamon on
seeing the inanimate form:
"Who did this?
A little boy that had not been noticed, who
was lying amid the grass, his leg dreadfully
mangled said:
"There, they go"
He pointed to a company of Hessans, then
some distance off.
fright wheel, men, chargen'
And they did charge do not think that one
man of the Hessian corps ever left the field, ex-
.cept to be placed in the grave
The last saw Of Pulaski was on the battle
ground of Brandywne.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-28
NEW GALVANIC BATTERY.

The following is an account of new galvan-
ic battery described in the London Atheneum:
"On the Oath ult., party of scientific gen
tlemen were invited by Mr. Martyr Roberts, to
witness voltaic battery of new construction
and professedly ofgreat economy which ho has
at present in action in the neighborhood of
Great Portland street The battery consisted
of fifty plates of tin about six inches by four
each plate being adjusted between two plates
of platinum of the same size. These were
placed in stone-ware cells about two feet deep,
were filled with diluted nitric acid. The object
of there deep cells was, to obtain a marketable
product which should be sufficiently valuable to
cover the cost of the agents employed to effect
the development of electricity. The upper stra-
tum of nitric acid acts on the tin, and forms
with that metal and oxide, which falls off from
the plate the moment it is formed, and is pre-
cipitated as hydrated oxide of tin to the bot
tom of the cell. This oxide is combined with
soda; and stannate of soda is extensively en-
ployed in dyeing and calico.printing; it is sta
ted that this product will yield profit of 90
per cent, on the cost of the battery but this is
point which we are not at preasant in a position
to determing. The electrical action of the fifty
pairs of plates was considerable. The current
was employed to exhibit the electrical light,
and the effects produced were certainly very
brilliant 1t was not possible to compare it
with the result obtained from Groves battery,
but we judge their powers to be nearly equal
An experiment made on the decomposition of
water gave about 81 cubic inches of the mixed
gass, oxygen and hyerogen, per minute. We
cannot but regard this very ingenious arrange
ment as an Improvement on the ordinary bat
teres, as far as economy is concerned, where
an electric current is required, since the stan
nate formed must always be of considerable
commercial value. 1t is curious, too, that the
stratum of fluid in the immediate neighborhood
of the voltaic plates is kept uniformly Of the
same specific gravity, Notwithstanding that the
acid is rapidly removed. The oxide of tin FORM
ed takes down water with it, at the same time
establishes current by which fresh acid is ap-
piled to the plates. We were informed that
the battery continued in most uniform action
for sixteen hours"
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CUSTOMS OF INTERIOR AFRICA.-Bayard Tay-
lor's latest published letters were written from
the White Nile, up which he was voyaging to
highest point ever reached by white men. The
approach of the sickly seasons would prevent
him from pushing his adventurers. Among the
peculiar customs Of the Arabs of Khartoum, he
mentions the following
When woman is married, her father re-
serves one fourth of her life thenceforth for her
own use, and the husband is obliged to respect
this reservation. Every fourth day she is re-
leased from the marriage vow, and if she loves
some one else better than her husband he is to
retire. Their hospitality is such, moreover that
if a stranger visits one of their settlements they
furnish him for four days with house and
wife. They should add family Of children
and then their hospitality would be too COM
plete. No reproach whatever attaches to the
woman, on account Of this temporary connec-
ton. The Hassanivch, in other respects, are
not more than immoral than other tribes, and
these customs appear to be connected in some
way with religious faith.