The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-20

honored him for the sentiment Il was
what expected from what / had known. and
what / had always heard, Of bis course through
life. And i do not believe now that such an
arrangement as that Of which have spoken,
meets, or can meet, his approval, or would, under
any circumstances, be accepted or concured in |.
by him.
Mr. President have said all that I desire to 4
say, in q manner somewhat incoherent and ds-
connected, it is true, yet expressing in substance
the views | entertain. / beg pardon of the
Senate for having trespassed SO long upon their
attention, and am now done
The Wreck Of ne Ffigate Missouri. The con
tractor for removing the wreck the United States
steam frigate Missouri, sunk in the bay ofGibral-
tar, reports that all the machinery has been re-
moved except the shafts, which he intended to
hoist early in the spring. Nothing is left of, the
wood work but her keeand some Of her floor tim
bers, There is now not less than eighteen feet Of
water over all proportions Of the wreck
"A Monster Lake Esh.-The Maumee Times gives
the most astonishing Fresh Jsh story" that we have
ever heard. The monster was caught in the Maui
NEE river, with seine, and took two horses and
thirty fishermen to draw it in. The Times saws il
was the largest fish ever taken in thosovaters. 1t
was measured from the tip of its nose, or mouth,
to the end Of its tail, 30 feet inches and in cir
conference, in the largest place Of its body, it was
9 feet inches On opening it, it was found to
contain in its stomach two good sized muscalonge,
about half a barrel Of pickerel, together with a
very respectable complement Of the smaller mem
bers Of the fnny tribe. There was also found in I
It two joints of stove pipe, pair Of old boots and
the remnant of an Indian rubber over coat.
The .qlbsrli kidnapping Case.--Mr. Wolf,
chairman,ofthe committee Of the Maryland leg
isature, to whomthe subject was referred, has re-
ported series ofresoutions, rendering the thanks
the State to Gov. Bigler for pardoning Albert
and Price some time since convicted for kindnapp-
ing, and proposing to remunerate Alberti and
Price for the time they have lost in consequence
Of such connvictio
HE SUFFOLK BANK DEFALcATIoN.-Th
amount OF Brewer and Rand's d. falcations on
the Suffolk Bank in Boston, has been ascer-
tanned to amount to $2l4,OOO. The Bank has
a surplus fund Of 100000, sufficient to meet
the deficiency, and will shortly declare a diyi-
dend Of 5 per cent.
The dcfaulters lost most of the money it is
siad by stock speculation.
GOODS In BoND.-The recent circulor of the
Secretary of the Treasury, forbidding the export
Of good. from the custody of the officers, unless
the same are entered for warehousing, and half
a months storage paid on them, is materially in
jurng our trade with Canada, particularly in
groceries. There are now q dozen or more large
merchants here, who would buy literally for
that trade, were not usual facilities denied to
them. Heretofore. whena cargo of sugar arrived,
while it was afioat and in charge of the revenue
officers, it could be examined and portion sold
for export, the government receiving q DER
cent. upon all not landed for consumption. This
arrangement was found very convenient for all
concerned, and materially favored our commerce
with the British provinces. All at once. with.
out any new law upon the subject, but solely
at the caprice Of the secretary, the whole system
is changed, and all previous arrangements for
this branch Of trade interfered with, or broken
up. IL the design of the government were 10
make the customs as odous as possible to the
people. no better course could have been de vised-
than the one pursued for the last year. Inter-
pretations have been given to existing laws.
which have all the effect of. new enactments:
and in this way, restrictions have been placed
upon trade, which never could nave been sane
toned by the representatives of the people in
Congress -Journai Of Commences.
JARED Sparks, who published tie letters Of
washington, Is 6ut in the Boston papers in
reply to the charges against him,of making un-
justlfiable alterations in the manuscript Of
Washington, submitted to his editorial use.
Mr.. Sparks assigns i'll health as a reason for
emitting to notice them sooner. To regard 10
the accusation of having taken .an, unwarrant-
able liberty with the text, altering, emitting and
adding, as might suit his caprice ~ he denies
that It is true in any sense. The only thing he
did was to correct obvious slips Of the pen, oc-
easiona inaccuracies Of expression, and manifest
faults OF grammer, which the writer himself, IL
he could have revised his own manuscripts,
would never for moment have allowed to ap-
pear 10 print. The charge Of having made adj
di'ons, Mr.. ). pronounces ''enlireIy without
foundation. ~.
The FLORIDA INDIANS The o;ala (Fa.) Con-
serUator of the Gath ult. says :. s.. 49,.
Col b. Pearson, direct from Tampa tells us
that he understands the Indian news is of a
pncls cfaracterj that the Indians with whom
Capt. Jernagin had his difficulty are the out
laws from the nation, perhaps not more than a
dozen warriors; that Billy BowIegs declares
they shall never come in the nation, and Capt.
Jernagin swears they shall not live outside, so
there will hardly be a war with Billy on their
account
A meeting Of the citizens of Okahumpka and
vicinity, held on the,lsl ut., denounced Can't.
Jernagln for having lawlessy inlerfered with
The rights OF Tie Indians for purposes of private
GAIN The smeetng also recommended the re.
mova Of the Indians. --ls-.s. ~.
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