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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

The National Convention Of the Liberty Party"
was held on Wednesday and Thursday of last week,
at the town of Canastota, in Madison county, New
York The number of delegates not large, only
raj States being represented The morning session Of
first day mainly occupied in organizing the Con-
vention. There was however, some speech-makng,
which is not worth reporting In the afternoon Mr. WM
GooDELL from the business committee reported series
Of resolutions declaring that the Liberty party will refuse
to cooperate with the Free Democracy because the lat
ter recognise the legality Of slavery, and recommending
the nomination Of candidates for President and Vice Pre-
sdent A minority report was submitted at the same
time by GERRrT SMITH, the chairman Of the committee
which recommended that nominations Of President
and Vice President should be made and that the party
should cooperate with the Free Democrats but still
tain their present Liberty party organization hoping
that the Free Democracy viii purify their platform and
become right after season" After debate, Mr.. Coop
Ellis report rejected and the minority report adopt
ed The Convention having thus determined to support
Mr. HALE (who is the nominee Of the Free Democracy,
Mr. GooDELL and his party withdrew from the Conven
ton, formed organization, and nominated a new
ticket, viz VIM. GooDELL for President and CHARLES
FooTE for Vice President.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE TEST.

Hon GEORGE M. DALLAS and many'of the De-
mocratic papers have accused the Wings of keeping
the religious test in the Constitution of New Hamp
shire The following resolution, unanimously pass
ed at the Wing State Convention held at Concord
on Wednesday, for the purpose of nominating Elec-
tors, gives direct contradiction to the assertion
Resolved That we believe it to have been the design
of the founders Of the Government to make America the
asylum of the oppressed but never to the subverson OF
its distinctive character that it be the refuge alike from
religious and political oppression and chat wthin its
boundaries civil p.i~ssss shoud be unabridged by re
gious opinions therefore we, the Wings of New Hamp
SHIRE are always have been, decidedly in dUor
6loinq The religious test from State Constiution."
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We do though spent only week in studying the maze
Of them" He had whole rev Of Steamboat lnsPectqfs
to make, and whole row of other officers TO think ~
and TO send in amid these closing and excipg scenes ~
session We venture to say he has not yet read aHd
win bot for month rsad, any Of these long laws Felsp
he sets his name TO- and signs approve" Congress
does its business in such way that 1t y utterly mposs
bic now for the Executive to guess at what he sap
proyes.n The steamboat law had about sixty (bill)
pages and the reading and comprehension of that would
be fair weeks work for industrious man. Congress
sonal action nowadays amounts to practical nulifca-
ton of the Executive authority to approve or veto laws
He can guess and veto but if he does it, then comes
extra session Of Congress- with all its exctements and all
its expenses to the country Whether there will ever be
an improvement of the mode and manner Of doing bus-
ness we cannot say 1t is not much worse now than it
was fifteen twenty years ago, when we first began to
study the mode and of doing business in Congress
The only additional bad feature is that from the growth
of the country the expenditures are more than doubled
and hence the greater the danger in the scramble
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11
PARTY SLANG INVADING THE SENATE.

The miserable party trickery and slang which is
disgusting the whole nation, and driving all decent
and high-minded men out of the political arena, has
at last inuaded that last Juloark Of political digni-
ty and selfrespect, the United States Seaate. We
observe that, in recent session of this body, re-
solution was introduced inquiring into tie amounts
receioed for public services from the treaury of the
nation by WINFIELD SCOTT and FRANKLIN PIERCE.
The object Of this resolution was to furnish the par
ty committees proper material for some half dozen
publications, intended to deceive and humbug un-
thinking people.
These are certainly green spots in the present de-
solate waste of party controversy. The idea of in
quiring into the amount of money received by two
citizens, whose present poverty shows how made
quately they have been compensated for their pub
lie services is which the people will regard with
merited contempt 1t was well said by Mr.. GLEN
EMS lin the Senate that Gen. ScoTT has never
received half as much as he deserved" His servi-
ces and sacrifices the field, the devotion of long
life to the organization and maintenance of the army
have indeed been poorly compensated in the case Of
Con. ScoTT, who now, at advanced age, 6rr,ir
himself in contracted circumstances. So in regard
to Gen. PIERCE, who abandoned lucrative prac
tice to serve his country and spent the last install
ment of his salary in relieving his sick and wound
ed soldiers. 1t would be difficult to select two more
notable instances of selfsacrifcing patriotism, or
more glaring exhibition of low demagogry, than
the proposition to inquire into the amounts received
by two such officers whilst in the public service.
Neu Orleans Daily Delta
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

The Baltimore American, treating with more re
spect than it deserves late ridiculous assertion by
some silly or reckless writer in the Union news
paper, that the Wings Of 1916, like their progeni
tors in 1872 gave /" aid and comfort to the public
enemy" turns the tables upon the ibeller in co
gent reply, in which the force of the following re
marks cannot fail to strike the reader:
off the Wings gave aid and comfort to the pub
lie enemy in the Mexican war; it is singular sort
of retribution by which it has come to pass that
zone Wing General has been raised to The Presi-
dency already by virtue of his services and achieve
'ments in that very war, and that another Wing
General is on has aoay to the same elepatton for
like reason"
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pEPLoRABLE ACCIDENT.

FREDoSIA, IN " SEPT 3.--As a Picnic Party, con-
sstng Of large number Of young ladies and gentlemen
from the town Of Stockton crossing Casadaga Lake
yesterday at about and half o'clock NJ in scow
and skif, owing TO the breaking Of a rowlock in
the skif the ladies became frightened and it upset
Those in the seeing the accident also became panic
stricken and rushed to the sde upsettng it, and ali
thrown into the water The boats some forty rods
from the shore No other boats were at hand to
assist, and the lake quite rough
There five persons in the skif all Of whom we're
saved, but Of nineteen in the young ladies
were drowned with the boatman, who, after rescung
several persisted in endeavorng to the lives Of the
others The ladies all from 16 to 20 years Of age
But two Of the bodies had been recovered up o'clock
last evening.
The names Of those lost we're Miss Emily NJ. Goodrich
Miss Phena Sader Lucy and Cecilia La HE'LL Charlotts
Moore, Mary Harrison, Alice wilkins, and James Wilcox
the boatnan
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IMPORTANT DECISION.

In the Supreme Court of New York, on Friday
last, Judge EDMoNDs presiding, the argument was
concluded in the case of habeas corpus sued out by
the owners and officers of the steamer Henry Clay.
Messrs. C. OCoSoR, McNiAnos, and F. d. CurTme
appeared for the defendants and Mr. EDWARD WELLS and
RALPH LOCKWOOD for the people.
The writ was procured for the purpose Of testing the
legality Of the Of the defendants Thomas Coyer
Captain John 7. Taman, and the other officers Of the
steamer Henry Clay by the Sheriff Of Westchester county
The made by virtue Of warrant founded
complaint Of the District Attorney charging the defen-
dans with the crime Of murder under the revised statutes
of the State Of New York. in causing the death Of John
X. Simonds by burning, board the Henry Clay with
in the town Of Yonkers, on the 2sth Of July last.
It admitted that the defendants the owners
officers Of the vessel but they conended that they could
not be held by processes the time oppos-
ton to the constitution which provides that nm shall
be put in jeopardy Of life twice and also that d the ac-
cident took place beyond tide water, the was one
which came under the act Of Congress- making it case
Of manslaughter and within the jurisdiction Of the
authorities Of westchester county.
The counsel for the people contended that the facts al
legged in the complaint and warrant constitute the crime
of murder and that the defendants evinced deprayed
mind regardless Of human life although intending to
produce death
Judge EDsoSDs reserved his decision until yesterday
when learn through the Telegraph he pronounced
the crime charged upon the parties be manslaughtor
and held them to bail in the Of ten thousand dollars
] each.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

Mr. LEAHY, THE LA TRAPPE MoNK.--The Chicago Tri-
bune Of the 3lst August says that this individual has
brought his career close, by numbering named
EDWARD j. MANLY at Pardeevle, Columbia county,
Wisconsin on Thursday, August 10th At the time
he also shot at and wounded Esquire NoRToN Of the
place The criminal arrested and lodged in JAIL to
await trial on a charge Of murder correspondent Of
the Milwaukee Sentinel gives the following Of the
ARRAY:
write to inform you that there murdered yesterday
pareevile The circumstances those Ieahey of
thoc noorety who lcctued In Milwaukee which cansed
mob among the Catholics years suspicious
Irish friend by the Of Manly Of having much intimacy
with his ahey9 wife, and sued him few weeks but failed 70
Yesterday they had another trial.
when eahey his Manly causing
his death in few moments Lahey at Norton, squire
pardoevo e missed him. time the ball
through his clothes grz his body and lodged In his All
this occurred In the courtroom, while the crowded Lahey
had his examination and been jail murder"
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THE FISHERIES.

The Boston Daily ADVERTISER, in mentioning the
receipt Of Its files of London and Liverpool papers
to the goth ultimo, says that the excitement on
the fishery question, which had arisen Chiefly fom
the tone of the discussions upon it in our Senate,
: before they knew any thing of the matter, had in
great measure subsidized. The London Herald,
an Administration paper, says that no new policy
whatever had been adopted by the Derby admins
tration, nor has any thought been entertained
Of withdrawing Lord ABERDEEN's amicable per-
mission" The London Herald further says:
The cutlery raised on account Of the seizure or the
American vessel which found fishing within two hun
dred yards of Shores in contravenon of law which
the American Government itself does not and did,
dispute ignore is cutlery which contemporaries
ought to encourage unless they prepared to ayo
cate similar and worse rage part against
France Within the last six months than hundred
English fishing smacks have been seized and carried off
port for adjudication by French cruisers Yet neither
the English Government the English press be
cused of the folly Of wishing withdraw such from
the appointed tribunals, Of making them ground for
national resentment"
The Liverpool Mercury, in commenting upon the
same subject, introduces the following:
eff we are to believe the London Standard-and we
suppose would be considered presumpuous to doubt
statement made by journal which pronounced by the
Ministerial Morning Herald to be no mean authority on
this subecthe dispute respecting the North American
fisheries is rapidly progressing towards if it has not al
ready reached satisfactory termination. The terms
which have been proposed and which will 1t is said, be
accepted these: The Americans be at liberty
to fish in oil British waters and the British in all Amer
waters subject both sides to the general law which
prohibits the vessels Of foreigners to fish within less than
three miles of the shores of any country to which they do
belong the three miles to be measured from the near
land without distinction Of bay open sea- The adj
vantages to be enjoyed by the British and American
fishers will nominay be reciprocal II an arrangement
be upon this basis, Of national bcker
ing will be removed, and the amicable relations which
ought ever to exist between two countries so intimately
connected as England and America will happily be
timed"
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HEALTH OF WASHINGTON

letter-wrter for New York paper having for want
of something else, suppose, spin out his letter,
stated that the city of Washington very scky, we
made inquiry last week Of of leading physicians
as the fact and he informed that he had never,
during practice of twenty years here known the city
generally healthy at this Of the year Among
the families Of our extensive establishment comprising
perhaps hundred souls do not know Of but one
case az fever
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

Hon. JOHN p HALE has not formally accepted
the nomination rendered him by the Pittsburgh Con-
yention, but will not decline it. He neither seeks
nor refuses the Presidency but allows his name to
be used merely for the purpose Of keeping up the
organization of the party to which he belongs, and
of which he is now the standard-bearer.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

WOODS ON FRE.-The long-continued dry weather in
the Lake Superior region has made the timber and turf
on the South Shore dry powder house,, and last
week extensive fires raging AT the Ontonagon and
Eagle harbor thousands Of cords Of wood and any given
quantity Of standing timber has been destroyed and the
fires were not checked.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

The TEHUANTEpEo GRANT-A Telegraphic
despatch from New Orleans reports advices from
Vera Cruz to the 2lst of August including infor-
nation from the city of Mexico to the effect that the
adjudication of the Tehuantepec route was not made
at the time appointed, and no other day had been
fYad ]
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

General ScoTT and his Lady and Daughter ar at
present on visit, probably Of some duration at
West Point.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

We understand that GEO. w. SLAcuM, ESQ,
whose name was in the list of appointments pub
lished a few days ago as Consul to acapulco, has
declined accepting the office.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

GREAT SLAUGHTER IsDnYs.-The Shasta Cali
ornia Courier contains letter from Yreka, dated July
2ls describing serious conflicts between the whites
and the Indians Rogue river On the 18th ultmo, at
friendly meeting for the settlement of previous existing
difficulties, Indian is stated to have drawn
white man, which became the signal for general
fight resulting in eighteen Indians being killed. At
subsequent engagement the day thirteen more
were left on the field On the succeeding day Sunday
another fight took place, and four slaughtered
making in all thirtyfye What will strange per-
haps is the fact that white were killed in these
bloody onslaughts The letter, which is from Cram,
Rogers Co.'S Express Office, says further:
'0n Monday the Indians collecting at Table Rock,
where there already gathered about two hundred
warriors The citizens Of Jacksonville and vicinity
preparing for desperate struggle Tuesday morning
when another engagement would take place. The
and children all brought into town. where there is
strong guard stationed requision has been received
in this place for arms and ammunition. All communities
ton to the north is cut off, and the road this place is
very dangerous The citizens Of Jacksonville and vicinity
organized into two companies under the command Of
Il. Steel and j. X. Lamarick. The distance from this
place TO Rogue river is about eighty miles"
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Tho Lexington Sentinel says that there living in Holmes
county ) woman who married her first husband In September
1923 She subsequently with him. from time 70 time
d three others with all Of whom the day twenty
FIVE years from her r marriage she parted with her fourth husband
attended the funeral Of her s married her first and the
marriage performed her third husband She
living with her Nh rather her husband and doing we'll
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

At ono Of the Hotels in Boston, honest counryman from Yer
mont who had 70 the city for the first time awakened by
the cry Of oy buy oy beneath his window Frightened half
death he aroused his and inquired what meant
oh bless It's nothing oyster said bic roommate
pet Gosh cried Jonathan do tell oysc boiler loud
y y thAtw
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An unknown Frenchman was run over by train Of
in Canandaigua few nights since in whose pockets
are said to have been found $4,000.
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DESTRUCTION OF Town RODNEY, (MTss. We
learn from Capt REYNOLDS, Of the Lexington, that the
town Of Rodney, the Mississippi was destroyed by
FIRE the night Of the 2lst utmo Every building was
burnt with the exception of the house Of Drake and
Grifhng- Louisville Journal
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To BAsrsH MosoUIToEs.-Spri little brown sugar
on live Goals hot iron in your ROOM and the smoke Of
1t viii Danish the mosquitoes for the night. Exchangt
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-09-23
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS
From our baltimore Correspondent.
BALrIMoRr, September 80.

BALrMoRE, September 22-p. m.
observe that attempts are making in some quarters 10
nyadeie Col Magruders letter This is like the last ex.
pifing efforts OF drowning man. The parties who have
made this absurd charge 90 il doubtless TO create doubt
knowing that the author cannot become cognzant OF
their miserable effort until after the presidential election,
when they will care little about the natter except 10 re-
greet from the prompngs OF reproying conscience thai
they have been guilty OF so foul wrong.
Those who have watched the movements OF the Calf
ornia steamers know that the las, dates have from
San Francisco TO the 18th of August. II IS well
known, also, that one Pacific steamer in every month
touches al San Diego and other ports for the mails This
steamer was the which left for Panama on The mid
die OF August San Diego is five hundred miles this side
OF San Francisco or over two days sail thus Col Ma
gruder wrote bis letter and mailed il probably the l7h
August That sane mail we know reached New York
some len days ago. allowing ample time for the letter TO
reach General Pierce and be sent TO Washington for pub
LEGATION in The Union Of Sunday last The peculiar style
OF The letter is characteristic Of lis author But the
whole easily be put 10 rest by producing the
original, as the handwriting of Col Magrnder is well
known by many in Washington and Baltimore.
The Old Fellows Grand Lodge was in session this
morning. though very lille was done OF moment A
committee was appointed TO draught constitution,
between this and the annual meeting OF the next Grand
Lodge
The wings are boasiing that they win elect their
candidate for mayor OF Baltimore This is rdicnlously
absurd Captain France, admit is an honorable and
popular gentleman, but not more so than Mr. Holns the
democratic candidate Why they should claim 10 eiect
their mayor during contest like this, when the lion
hearts OF the democracy aroused and united with
clear majority OF thousand votes, is more than any
imagine.
The steamers news has had special effect upon our
market Sales OF 500 barrels Howard street -four at
"a IS 1926; also, 500 barrels City Mills at 81 ia, and
$500 do. al St.ls.
Sales OF red wheat Sc - cents white do, 20 100
cents sale of 600 bushels very choice white North
Carolina) wheat al 81 10. White. do SO cents
yellow IS &C Oats, 90 80 cents. Rye, 81 10
cents Provisions and groceries unchanged. Whiskey
2a cents in hogsheads and "a cents gallon in barrels
Tobacco very firm. Meal advancing. The stock market
steady ales small
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-09-23
Portrait of scott.

We publish In another article graphic picture OF Gen.
Pierce, by the eoquen, Judge Tarpley, OF Mississippi
give the counterpart portrait oil Gen Scott from
the came truthful pen
OF all the amusing characters have met with since
have been in Washington none have contributed so
much my qualification Gen Scott had almost said
the wing candidate for the presidency. will take THE
back. however As he has been Regulated by very
many OF the leading wings. and barely tolerated BY those
who looking with longing eyes the spoils OF Of
hee would be more proper TO call him the candidate
OF The Uice- seeking party, party made up OF all the
isms ron rdssnous whlgsm dos TO spiritual rapping
ian. Blu, like the old man, and would not speak OF
him dispafagngly He is certainly The yainest and
weakest man have met with; but that is his misfor.
tune HIS military fame is part and parcel Of the
toms treasure. which should be saeTedy cherished and
handed down inheritance 10 rosteriiy Yet with
this high appreciation OF his mtory fame, is obvious
to all that hrs intellect habits and modes OF thinking
are wholly unsued TO the Office TO which be aspres
He will poin, out TO you his splendid swords. aud des
cant by the hour upon the services Tor which they
awarded; his Medals and tell you how costly and SPLEEN
dId they are and by whom bestowed the portraits and
statues that have been taken OF him. and tell you how
spirted are the kenesses, how becoming the position
and no. easy The grace tie will ;sk TO you about war;
battles. Mexico Canada, Lundys Lane, and Chippewa
and you have the delight OF listening 10 The spirited and
interesting egotsm oil vain old man, whose whole con-
verssuon Is made up OF IL, me- and myself" But when
You approach those great constitutional questions upon
which depend The destiny Of the nation those delicate
bat clearly defined relationships existing between the fed
era and State governments, instead OF those colossal
thoughts and luminous exposhons which fall grace
fully and mpressvely from the ps oil Webster you have
the merest commonplace twaddle, made up Of thoughts
often undgested and sometimes contradictory and con-
ssng principally Of opinions and prophecies OF twenty
years' Standing MIR Webster never said n ruer thing
than when be remarked that General Scott had no
political sntecedenis, and that Philadelphia lawyer
could not convict him before jury Of the country OF he.
ing whig," and Will take the liberty OF adding. OF
being anything else Than exceeding clever VAIN pom
pous old colder. who knows nothing but to command
and who, If elected, (Which God foTbd,l will make
military President, and administer The government upon
the principles applicable to the command OF an army
and YET the old man" is graceful in his eso,s5 50
bradfordonan OF may coin wofd) in bis manner that
you cannot help smiling and liking him in spite OF Your
be the greatest calamity which befyll this country