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- Il febaary. and IT Is quite possii le my
Joafny may be delayed MI near The close Of
that month"
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DAILY KIRGIAIAA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. DEeEnBEa 10 1872.

-" NIRtflNIAN UffIC +. South slar flfsi aises
between Main and Third Street adi lucent Gea. n
Ruekcr's DRY Go,5z Store aud the Washington Hslta
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past expenditures and estimated expenditur..
OF tie Navy Department.
It's in llrespects most able and satisfac.
toy report.
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THE me PLss ULTRA OVER

LA has been pronounced the richie thing OF 'r'
Nin' IN town-insr received, by The steamer Roanoh'
ma IA Express, fresh supply The famons Fame
t"'"g Coat may also be found OUR EsTABIlsHMth'
,irabIc new lo of those YdLlIA CLOAkS'-
n'a"S them some finer iAnn any h,ro oore cAhihlteg
0 e!Voi Vest IA new and splendid article. put
zoe ska fants, new styles; Fancy Cass. Pants eng
ma o'4er new Goods just received athe LOl
BAZAAR. A. T. SHAFER x CO.
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Internal improvements.

Accounts from Richmond represent the
feeling of the Legislature. To be quite fuvorn
BILE towards the policy Of Internal Impr, We
ments AID especially the leading lines nov in
process OF construction. Yesterday We saw
a letter from well informed aud intelligent
member of that body, exp ressing Il very con
fden, heii, that proper all Would gwen to
our great South " cstrn work. ~ prominent
membef' also writes to the Alexandlin Ga.
zette, That present appearances are favorable
TO the p sage hy the present Legislature of all
the important improvement bills, ard that there
ia n much better ttalc of feeling among tLt
friends of internal improvement, rcsa,in,
doubtless from the strong necessity for harmo
ny ard union and speedy appropriations =
The appropriations should he made helor,
the first of January next. in order that IL,
several internal improvement Companies may
he enabled TO mako TO the beat al, antagc IA, i
arrangements for the coming year. TIL,
state as already suffered loss of hundreds
Vi thousands by the delay in making the ne
'essaFy appropriations TO carry the m on with
out interruption
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J'HE MEDICAL PROPERTIES OF

Bhl ANS PULMONICW WATERS confined
in the least Objectionable form that medicine can be adj
mnistefed. They are PLEASANT TO THE TASTE. and el
ecina IN all cases of CoUGHs, CONS, BRoNeHlTssi
SORE THROAT. ASTHMA, &C, &C. A single Trial vii
convince me most incredunus thai relief be ota
ca IN ~ MlAUl Els with this Invaluable remedy. lie
inventor aware that it j, the fte of all lrepara"ts
Put mp Tor nnbllc USE to be ndiscln inary condemn
ny many either from selfish motives or desire to dr.
cover uncommon skill, without showing any tiHng
er composition or medical virtues, and nowithsiuro
ing however unjust such decisions may be- or whatever
weight lhry nay have, yet he confidently believes tha
us medicine prepared with the erentest caution, and "
the best and most suitable Ingredients will be found to
reaeVe the afflicted. aud effect cure in many cases
where other remedies have iae,i and he has hesta'
tion IN warranting cure or refund the cost.
ooId IN boxes price 25 cents by
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ne president elect in letter replying to
an invitation addressed To him hv the ;,,mo
cratic Executive Commitree Of Pb1adsl,.I:
City and Country. says under date Of aoth
ut:-
81 am grateful for the kindness manifested
by my fellow citizens in Pcunsy lvania and else
where; but so far my personal wishes and
inclinations are concerned, IL " onld crafty IN,
exceedingly to go to Washington in the mos
quiet way possible Indeed, have no time Il
devote to matters not Immediately conn, ctee
with duties and responsibilities before ne.
Having said thus much. | must leave wha
is Citing, propperand desirable, to the taste ano
judgement Of nv friends There is no proba
bili,y that shall be in PhlaJepl ia before til.
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FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES

Rumors have lately gone abroad from
Washington that Louis Napoleon has been
making some very inadmissible demands upon
our Government, the rejection of which may
lead to "A serious rupture The demands are
said to be- for the restoration of Louisiana, or
the refundng of the money paid by Louis
Philippe, at the demand of Andrew jackson,
to satisfy claims of American citizens Of
course such rumors are nonsensical but
there may be something in the following ex-
tract of a letter from Mr.. Gaillardet to the
Courier DIES Etats inns:
In the universal discontinue of liberal
ideas the European Democrats have found
nothing so refreshing as the letter addressed by
Mr.. Riycs to Mr.. Webster, after the coup detGt
of the I'd December, and the response of the
latter. who, in charging the Minister to recog
Mise the Government adopted by France, de.
clares that the faith Of his country in the re.
publican institutions which have achieved for il
happiness and greatness is entirely mistaken
These two documents which the censorship Of
the press permitted to appear in the Partisan
journals have produced a marked sensation
They have elevated the two gentlemen in Re
publican esteem Notwithstanding which, O,
rather for that very reason, it is rumored thai
Mr.. Rives-whose position at the Elysee is pc
cular will be recalled by the Cabinet al
Washington, upon representations from the
Elysee that such step is necessary to a per
feet understanding between the two Govern
ments"
The conduct of MIR Rives was sanctioned by
the Administration, and received the unanimous
approval of the nation. His recall for the
reasons intimated would be degrading to our
Government and People.
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Mr.. WEBSTER IN THE FIELD

Mr.. Webster is at last fairly in the field.
According to previous notice, extensively circu.
lated, Convention of his friends met at Me-
tropolitan Hall, New York, last Friday evening.
for the purpose.of nominating him as candi-
date for the Presidency. George Griswold was
chosen President, and any number of Vice
Presidents and Secretaries assisted him The
DAILY Times of New York says the Hall was
about half IuH owing probably to the inclem-
ency of the weather The New York Herald
reports the meeting as a failure, The Com
merciGl AdueHi@r says "it was "a large and
noble gathering Of the Wings -" at the COM
mencement, iro-thiris of the floor was occu-
pied 49, as the meeting advanced "hree-
tourths' The Courier and Enquirer, having
resolved that Mr.. Webster is the only avail
able candidate for the Wings says, "long be.
fore the commencement of the meeting, every
inch Of room wds occupied By The eager and er.
Pectdnt audience One half f,H" "two-
thirds >" "tkree.fourthsn d" ersruinch occupied -,
The meeting agreed upon an address in
which they rested the claims of Mr. Webster
to the Presidency, on the following grounds
The establishment by the power of his rea
son, of what war had failed to accomplish
the absolute exemption of the American flag
in whatever sen, from search or visitation
His earnest devotion to the cause of Rive
and Harbor improvements;
His efficient support of the policy Of Protec
ton 10 American Industry
His success in those great negotiations il
our foreign affairs which have composed strife'
Ryerted wars, extended commerce. settles
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VOL. vi.

energy-and to place public and private a.
fairs upon a solid basis Of peace and prosner;t,,
But we are disappointed We are to have ~
peace. Agitators are among us-men NIL
have come hithcr TO agitate, not TO abolish L,,o
to establish slavery. II is not the AboIiton oa'
who make these proposals it is the PronaranaoJ,'
ists They would drive US against our n saSu-
ences--would innovate upon a Constitute .Sr,
which has rarely been surpassed for excellence
and which was adopted with great unanimitv29
and would mar the rising happiness and glory
of our great State, and hurry us into an nm.
timely struggle, merely to crafty their personal
wishes and advance their private ends
I'VE fain would have held our peace. We
have desired to labor for other objects But
the welfare and character of our State ara
dear to us. They shall not be forgotten in the
hour of peril. We want no division. We
want no innovation. We desire no change
We would conserve the good we have The
proposed Convention presents us with visions of
evil II swarms with mischief II opens into
dark and troubled realms. Set your faces
against it, men of courage, friends Of peace
order, and sobriety.
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THE MOB sP1RIT-RELIGoUs INTOLERANCE

The Rev. Mr. Leahey, who processes to be a
converted monk, has been lecturing about the
country on the conduct and usages of the
Catholic priesthood and church. We know
nothing Of his character or the merits of his
lectures and care nothing; but there is no in
sttution, no sect no order, in this country, too
sacred to be discussed, publicly or privately. If
man violate the proprieties of free speech so
far as to utter a libel, or to be guilty of OBJ
scenity, the law affords an ample corrective In
no case can there be the shadow of excuse for
a violent interference with his rights.
1t seems that Mr.. Leahey in the discharge
of what he holds to be his mission, attempted
to deliver lecture in Baltimore on the evening
of March LIST. A mob composed of Catholics
interrupted him, and broke up the meeting.
Some of the ringleaders, however, were arrest
ed, and further violence was prevented The
attempt to lecture was renewed the following
evening; the mob was again present. but this
time, after several abortive efforts to put him
down. they were dispersed, the police, under
the direction of the Mayor, doing their duty
bravely and effectively
The Pope may re-establish the Inquisition in
Spain, and make bonfres of Protestant books
in Italy, and suppress Protestant worship in
Rome but his friends in this country must be
admonished that we live under a different dis
pensation. People here will freely discuss and
denounce just what they please. Men trained
in habits of servile obedience to authority
abroad, must not expect when they make their
homes with US to convert this country into
hell of religious intolerance. Popular indigna-
ton will blast the priest or layman whoever
he may be that%hall venture o,i0terfere with !
Freedom of Discussion
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AZ things are in the House, they will not lose
much by comparison with the state OF things
out Of it,"
This does not speak well for our English
brethren. How can they expect to enlarge
their power, unless they faithfully use the rights
they have. With what reason can they CON-
plain of grievances while they neglect the use
Of the most potent agency for their removal
There is nothing in this country in Congress
or out of it resembling the state OF things de-
scribed by the Banner as existing in England.
The actual number of voters in important elec-
tons, is not much under the number OF quail
fed voters and whenever Congress begins To
vote on any important measures, there is full
attendance in both Houses
The truth is, general intelligence is SO diff
fused among the masses, and their minds are
kept so constantly on the alert by the immune
rable issues of cheap press, that almost every
body is not only prepared but anxious, to take
his share in the work of selfgovernment.
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THE ENGLISH REFORM BILL.

The British Banner, the organ OF the Dis
sentng Interest of England, thinks that the
passage of Lord John Russells Reform bill
would, on the whole, be beneficial though not
to great extent for after ALL it excludes the
ballot it preserves Septennial Parlaments, and
leaves the electoral districts unadjusted. The
great want it remarks is, not so much larger
number of voters, as the introduction of prin-
ciple by which members will more frequently
be brought to the bar of their constituents, to
give an account of their stewardship. Such
accountability cannot be secured so long az
Septesnial Parlaments shall continue. any
more than the Senate of the United States
can be made responsible to the popular will
30 long ~ its members are elected for six
years.
The Banner points out another evil, which
the Government cannot remedy--the apathy
OF that part of the population already invested
with the franchise. At the late election,
scarcely half the voters of the election dis
trict actually poled
Nor let 1t he said that il arises from the
want OF the ballot; for some of the largest,
most independent thoroughly and hercditarily
Radical boroughs have acted similar part
Is proof wanted We at once refer to West
minister, which, with a population of 2l9, 800
ny the census OF Island, consequently, with
great increase, rs will be shown by the CEN
sus OF iS5l-and with no fewer than 25.336
tcn-pounds househoders besides the scot and
lot inhabitants privileged to exercise the fran
chise, at the last election only exhibited n re-
gistration list of iIl25-thus proving that
little more than half of the electors thought
IT worth while to exercise their privilege. But
this is not the worst OF that number, how
many voted Considerably less than half
that is, about 6.000 Yes only 6.0OO out al
1886 voted and this, be it remembered. in
the constituency OF Fox, and Sheridan and
Burdett in their glory-the independent City
of Westminster Marvellous zeal, this on
behalf of the country, and an emphatic ex.
preston of the avdty with which the fran.
chise will be received, and the yirtuous vigil
ance with which il will be exercised II things
are bad in the House, they are not much better
out Of it, 1t is with poor grace that com
plants are made bya large portion Of the cleo
toral body of small Houses upon important di
visions, and, in particular, that the House il
almost abandoned, and frequently upon tn,
eve Of being counted out when millions ane
tens Of millions Of the money of British peopl
! are being voted away. We say, bad very bad
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WINGS OF CONNECTICUT.

The Wing State Convention that met at
New Haven on the 4th adopted, after discus
sion, resolutions sustaining the Compromise and
Mr. Fillmore, as follows:
" Resolved, That the measures passed by
Congress in 1850, for the settlement of highly
exciting sectional questions, were adopted upon
the principle of mutual concession and compro-
mise, and that they ought therefore to be main
tanned nyolate, and carried out in good faith
by oil sections of the country
Resolved That we gratefully accord to
President Fillmore and his distinguished Cabi-
net the praise of conducting his Adminstra.
tion upon truly national principles, with high
ability, integrity and wisdom
The same Convention passed a resolve in "a
yor of Land Distribution and Protection
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For the National Era.
HISTORY.

An historical education is more important in
America than anywhere in the world because
in America there is more opportunity TO act
out the wisdom derived from former expert
ences. But in America there are less facilities
for obtaining historical education than else
where. What is desirable is, that at school
strong clear foundation should be laid the
skeleton of the history Of the race be obtained,
upon which after reading shall clothe the full
flesh. But skeletons are not very attractive
and what is not learnt with pleasure and inter
est is not remembered. Now, to meet this dif-
fculty General Benz invented method OF rep
resenting the events of History in diagram OF
years and centuries, which may be compre'
hended in five minutes, and which is learnt by
heart by being reproduced in connection with
a series Of lessons, which any school teacher
can give with the help of a manual that ac'
companies the diagram. The expense to a
school is five dollars for chart and not more
than one dollar for the furnishing of pupil
with manual, blanks, and paint, sufficient tor
reproduction, ------
This method, introduced into the primary
schools and royal colleges of France in 1874,
after year 8 experimenting in the commercial
schools of Paris, has had brilliant results for
many years there and it has also been used
quite extensively in England, having been car,
red to Oxford by General Benz nimsem
has Just now been recommended 20 the ,1uoMe'
of the ward schools by the Board Of Educa an,
of New York and il will be OF n'o" S -: on
public benefit if it Is genern,ly Ssea ~ al
schools, public and private INC en.o, Sn 10 oo
to make History ~ popular a. oeSg.spny . luz
been made by the schooi hu"s r 70,
he outline: q the ss Of .arSs s@s
made by the map
The above communication, dated January
10th, New York, has been lying by ever since
We learn that circumstances of pecunisry
nature have delayed the introduction of the
work into the New York ward schools; but
Miss Peabody, who proposed the work for the
American schools, at the instance Of the most
distinguished friends of education in New Eng
land--such as the Rev DIR. Sears, George D.
Emerson, Esq N, Bishop, Esq, and others
has introduced the work into some public ana
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Schwarzenburg, the President of the Austrian
Cabinet gave q grand bah, in commemora-
ton, on Sunday, the ith ult, at which the
corps Gplomatique were present, with the hon
orable exception Of the American and Swiss
ministers. The Austrian police told MIR. Win
gate and his coadjutor they were to quit Pesth
within twenty four hours. "Reminiscences were
useless, and, having obtained passports, with
great difficulty they reached Vienna. On wait
ing at the English Embassy, they were coldly
received The hospitality and generous recep-
ton denied them at the hands of their Soyer-
eign's representative, was sought and found at
the American Embassy. The American Min
lister cordially received the expelled missona-
ries treated them Hospitality, took them in his
own carriage, and, at parting, handed for their
necessities purse of gold"
Rather different this, from the conduct OF
our Mediterranean "grannies'
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SICKNESS AMONG MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

A few days since, pending the proceedings
under call of the House, various excuses were
rendered for absentees Sixteen were excused
on account Of sickness disabling them for
duty: sixteen out Of two hundred and forty
members The same proportion would give
two thousand six hundred and sixty-six sick
persons in the city of Washington
The great prevalence of sickness among the
members has doubtless been occasoned in part
by the very severe and variable weather Since
our residence here we have known no season
that has acted so unfavorably upon the mu-
cous membranes, especially of the throat and
lungs. But, the causes from which members
suffer most are to be looked for in the excessive
heat and impure air of the Halls of Congress,
and in the habits of living at hotels and board
ing houses.
The first sensation man experiences on en-
tering the Hall Of the House, is that of an CD
prcssive heat: then follows an instructive
shrinking of the lungs from contact with ar
atmosphere which seems to be mpregnateC
with some irritating, deleterious element
If he move from one part of the Hall t,
another, and remain quiescent, he will b.
apt to find as many currents of air a
echoes about him With his skin heated
almost to the fever point generally, he may de
tect stream of air, playing upon the top o
his head or back of his neck, or about hi
shoulders, or loins, and before he thinks of Ia
king care of himself he has caught cold
which, from repetition of the irritating causes
may lead to influenza, bronchitis, pneumonia
or some other form of pulmonary disease
If his seat should be so fortunately selected
as to escape the irregular currents of air, he i.
still exposed to danger--for, after having beer
stewed for six hours in hot house, he comes
out at three o'clock in the afternoon, it may be
exhausted by speaking or writing. into an air
growing chill and damp as the sun descends
30 that if there be any predisposition to irrita.
ton Of the lungs or throat there is danger of
its being developed.
In the hotels he is no better off The largest
ones are heated by furnaces and no attention
is paid to evaporation, or to ventilation Their
drawing-rooms often crowded are apt to b,
heated to sufocation.
When to all this are added the temptation
of luxurious tables late hours the exhaustin,
excitements of parties opening when the state
people of the country are about to go to bed
and winding up long after midnight, what cal
be expected The laws of health cannot b.
violated with IMMUNITY What man sows
that shall he also reap.
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SEvES-MnE MRRoR-We had the pleasure
of witnessing this fine panoramic exhibition, a
few evenings since, and can heartily commend
it to the patronage of the public 1t compre-
hends an immense range and variety Of scenery,
and all, as far as we are able to judge from
the extent of our travels in the North and West,
given with great fidelity We know not how
long this interesting exhibition is to be open in
Washington, but we hope that none of our
citizens will fail of visiting titus making
speedy cheap and agreeable trip down the
Niagara Lake Ontario, the st Lawrence and
the Saguenay, G. G.
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LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS.

1T Unable to read the many communica-
tons for our paper which have been accumu-
lating for many months we lately handed
them to literary friend for examination.
Some have been apprOyed-nOt few rejected.
Occasionally, on the strength of the reputa-
ton of a contributor, an article slips into our
columns without any examination at all. This
was the case with a short lOye-poem lately pub
lished Such instances are rare, and only hap
pen when we are overwhelmed with business.
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PIANO PORTEs

Gould & Berry, of New York, advertise IN
the Era large supply Of Piano Fortes from
the mandatory of Hallet & Davis, Boston
When in Boston, last fall, we visited this i'm
mense establishment and were struck with the
beauty of tone and high finish of their Pianos
We could not resist the attraction, and ordered
one to he forwarded to us in Washington. 1t
1.fs4s}lel our highess - -1--- a., I'D isTo-
nounced by good Judges to be an instrument Of
rare power and sweetness.
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LITERARY NOTICES,

BLAcKwooD's MAGAZINE. February. 1852 For
sale by Taylor Maury, Pennsylvania avenue
Washington, ID. G.
This number contains among other things
an elaborate article on Alison's q Life of the
Duke of Marlborough" and also review of
Longfellow's Golden Legend which poem,
the critic AYERS docs undeniably exhibit many
proofs of genius accomplishments, power of
expression, and learning but which neverthe-
less, we cannot accept as great work" We
notice several chapters of Bulwer's new novel,
and quaint musical, poetical legend called
cupid in the Cabinet"
HARPER's MAGAZINE. March, 1852 For sale by
+. Taylor, Washington, ID C.
This popular monthly contains the first
chapter of new story by Abbot-one of the
Franconia series-and an entertaining article
entitled "Recollections of St Petersburg
both illustrated with fine wood cuts. Among
numerous selections Of interest, we find a chap
ter from Miss Mitford's charming new work.
1t has its usual comprehensive record Of cur
rent events and lively editorial gossip