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The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-13
The Southern Rights Men,

We extract the following editorial from the
Dallas (Ala.) Gazette. Its remarks are very
suggestive:
The readers, attention is invited to the full
details of the proceedings of the Wing caucus
at Washington, which resulted in the withdraw
al Of the great body Of the Southern Wings
The seceders have published an address to the
party, justifying their course. The Southern
Wings who remained in the caucus after the
death. blow had been given to the fnalty of the
compromise, were generally the friends Of Gen.
Scott and submissionists of the most abject
character, headed by Stanly of North Carolina.
The split in the party seems to be wide and
deep. In this State its effects are very apparent.
The Alabama Journal and Macon Republican
stick to the caucus, while the Register and East
Albanian go with the seceders Mr. Hilliard,
who was an active member of the late Union
State convention, which nominated an electoral
ticket, has come out for Wing reorganization,
while Capt Abercrombie is understood to gym.
pathize with the other wing of the party. The
same chism which has divided the Wing party,
must sooner or later sever the Democratic party
and the sooner the better. IF the Southern
Rights party can only bear lille adrersity, The,
may rest assured that there is a "beaer time com.
ing"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-13

An aEar in the Capitol" has heard that GER
tain young fogy politicians, in connection with
sundry fillibusters, have been getting material
and financial aid for the establishment of new
Democratic organ in this city.
1t is also whispered that new arrangement
is contemplated, in confederation of certain or.
ganic changes, by which the Republic may re-
ceive some detriment through Burking pro-
cess.
1t is further suggested that the introduction
Of new broom il expected to sweep ,"the
whole or none" Of the organship and the print.
ing into glorious Union.
It is also intimated that the old gull.trap,
having failed to catch the refractory Southern
Rights men, that nice new dead fall is forth
with to be set for them, baited with the resolu
tions Of '98 and '48.
Time il getting very short between this and
the convention and the truth of these rumors
will soon be made manifest In the meantime,
it bshooves the Southern Rights men to be
wary and watchful, for the first step is not al-
ways half the journey. They are on rising
now, let them keep so.
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Tho Nicholson Lottor.

The Southern (Miss) Standard has an article
on the subject of the Presidential canvass in
l848, from which we make the subjoined extract
1t will be seen in what manner Gen. FooTE, bl
authority of Gen. CAss, construed the NICHOLSON
letter. FooTE, it seems, repudiated the idea of
!" squatter sovereignty he professed to do
SO, on the authority of letter from CAss then
in his possession, and on the ground of his per
sonal knowledge of CAss' vie vs.. It is true
beyond all question, that the TAYLOR party in
Mississippi, and in most of the Southern States
construed the NICHOLSON letter as Gen. CAss has
since done. And it is just as true that the G ASS
party repudiated that construction in l84s. II
has for long time been mystery how this
was done. The Standard throws light on the
subject FooTE, the confidential friend of CAss
it seems, had letter, and besides, he knew from
his personal associations with the old General
what was the true construction of the NICHOLSON
letter, and he denied the doctrine of "squatter
sovereignty" If Gen. CAss, by letter or other
wise. authorized Gen. FooTE to give the con-
struction which he did give to the NICHOLSON
letter, then he practiced fraud upon the South.
If he wrote no such letter. nor gave such au-
thority, then Gen. FooTE has been guilty of do
ception.
The two gentlemen are bosom friends be
tween them fraud has been practiced on the
public, and they must explain, or stand convicted
of conspiracy to get votes under false pretences
viii one or both explain?
From The Southe,,. (.lfiss.) STANDARD.
The Courier cannot escape the dilemma it's
pertinacitv has forced on itself Its editor dis.
cussed with Gov. II. S. Footo in this city, IN
l848, and it is well enough to say, that he in
sisted that Cass' Nicholson letter inculcated the
doctrine Of "sQuatter sovereignty" in the terrific
res. Gov. Foote, it is known, denied that con
struction, and adopted that promulged by the
Cass party in Mississippi, and this he defended
here. He went farther, and stated he had a
letter with him then from Cass, and that he knew
Cass' construction of the letter to Nicholson
that he had seen that letter in the manuscript,
aud that he was familiar with Csss, and he knew
him to be sound on the slavery question The
editor of the Courier will not dare deny these
general statements, because he knows we can
substantiate them all by his own party friends
in this city Now, Gov. Foote either did or did
not know. Gen. Cass' construction of the Mich.
olson letter. If he knew IL, he in deliberate
manner attempted to deceive the people of this
State. If he did not kno,o IL, he deliberately
made false statements to gentlemen here and
elsewhere. The Courier may reconcile this
matter if it can.
We understand that Col. Davis did announce
the construction placed upon tina. letter by the
Taylor men Of this State as the true construc.
ton, and we do know that he injured himself
with the Cass men bv doing so. He obtained
his information from Judge Mclean, as we sub
sequently learned, and not from Gen. Cass, as
many suppose.
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ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.

ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
HALIFAX, May 1.-THE steamer Canada has
arrived, bringing Liverpool dates to the lst inst,
and 80 passengers.
On the 28th nit. the steamer Atlantic ran
aground in dense fog inside the Salte, about
mile from the Pero Aillenore She was
gotten off in six hours apparently unnjured and
proceeded to Liverpool, whore she arrived at
noon on Thursday.
The Canada sailed at p. M on the same
day, with l60 passengers. The Canada passed
the Africa Mt midnight going into Liverpool
MARKETS
The demand for cotton from all classes of
purchasers has been active throughout the week,
and the abundance of money with the favora-
bic advces from America has kept prices up.
The stock is 4l4,0O0 bales, of which 270, 900
bales are American. The imports Of the week
are $500 bales. Tho sales of the week are
10000 bales, of which spectators took $4,000
and exporters 10000 bales. The quotations
are--Good to Fine Sea Island lSa24d; mid
ding do l34 fair Orleans sd middling 81 !;
fir uplands SID middling 4sd; fair Mobile
5sd. middling Sd.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-13

Union and widely extended territory Our lit
erary genius is NOT yet equal'to that Of Athens
when she fell under the power Of ths thirty
tyrsnts, nor of that AugustAn age, whslf liberty
fell and letters rose in Rome.
| Nor are we perhaps 30 remote from violent
changes a. we suppose-certainy the causes:
are not remote. The election of President for
the last twelve years has been decided by the
vote Of single State-New York-and that by
small majority: majority 30 sWall as to be
easily reversed by riot, or fraud in the single
city of New York. And we have no provision
made for a contested Presidential election Now,
in the present and advancing condition of pol:i-
cal morals, who can say how long we are safe,
when Presidential election controls four
years expenditure OF two hundred millions, and
the final disposition Of the public domain
With respect to our foreign relations, we are
evidently entering upon new era which it be
hovcs us to understand We are not opposed
to investigation, and we intend to keep an eye
on the movements in Europe, which will deeply
affect the destiny of the United States If We
believed with Senator BELL we would not adopt
his policy. 1t is impossible to admit his pre-
misses and his conclusion both. We must reject
one or the other, for we hold that if there be a
despotc combination against this country, then
we must do something more than stand on the
defensive. We should prepare ourselves to at
tack, if we do not GO farther and intervene at
once. That his theory Of league against US ia
correct, we are not satisfied but time will soon
furnish the facts The debate in the Senate has
had the good effect of arousing and refrehsing
the public attention on subject of paramount
Importance.
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this great emporium Of commerce, fashion, and
the fine arts, but my letter Is already too long
The Southern guests at the Irving House are
increasing IN numbers, the dreadful dismal winter
il really gone, the terrible suffetInRs Of May day
in Gotham the general moving day. are over
and New York is open to the world. But to
me it's whirl of exci,ements has become monoto-
nous, its moving nultitudes moving chaos
and Broad way itself solitude compared with
the unpretending attractions of home and friends
in the South
Yours, very sincerely, and always, N
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A person writing from San Francisco to the

person writing from San Francisco to the
Newport Ne,os, gives the following incident:
"Two communicating persons entered the
hotel this morning, just from the mines-a man
and his wife. The male individual looked, for
the world, like day-laborer, and the female
bore close resemblance to an Irish scullion.
She wore coarse vulgar brogans, and to her
girdle was attached gold watch and chain
valued at least two hundred dollars. The hus-
band left the hotel for half an hour, and re-
turned with receipt for one hundred and fifteen
thousand dollars, the value of the dust which he
had Just consigned for transportation to New
York. This sum has been gained by digging;
the husband dug while the wife washed, assisted
by her little son, aged abont ten years"
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Hsrth ~ xe.tn

The Journal Of Commssce, reviewing the con
dltlou of political parties. and showing them to
be divided into various factions Ffeesoil, Adolf
ton, &C., says:
ut would be proud spectacle 10 see thu
Southern States, after the severe contests from
which they have lately come, form together or
high basis. and show their disregard and con
tempt Of old and worn out associations. The
exhibition OF fierce party spirit among them
strikes the mind unpleasantly, in ths
lay in which it is affected when widow, fresf
from her husbands grave, enters into new
alliance. Much depends on their firmness and
patriotism. The men here who look to them
for strength and support in their political &C
ton, can scarcely stand alone. III the National
Wings and Democrats are to be handed over, as
were the friends of the Missouri compromise
to the political executioners in the Seward and
Van Buren, factions il determines the course OF
Others in a crisis like that through which the
country has passed"
The Express treating of the Presidency and
Wing candidate, says:
"We repeat that it is our deliberate sober
conviction, that if Gen. Scott be run blind
the schemers in Washington now intend to have
Hiu Iuu,-- v cTtuouL VIII po ttie OHly eiectOTh
vote he il have for the Presidency. We do
not say this in spirit Of threat--for we have
ourselves great confidence in the principles OF
General Scott, and have reason TO know, that he
himself, is friend Of the compromise bills
but we cannot persuade our people, that running
him North, to repeal the fugitive slave law, and
running him South against that repeal, will moi
again bring into Congress just such conso
quences as those of 1850, which fer weeks
could not choose Speaker even,-ard whose
slttngs at last became so alarming, IA to leopard
the peace and the very existence of the Union
We may try to persuade them to the contrary
but the effort will be all in vain. and we shall
all perish ms politicians in the attempt
To show our sincerity. we need only add
that If the Northern States, az represented in the
National convention are permitted by any con-
siderable portion of our Southern countrvmen
to go into convention and put up Gen Scott
without any declaration Of principles on the fu-
giive slave provision of the Constitution, we
shall certainly go, as at present advised, for
General Scott, with our section Of the Union.
We repeat, we shall never fight Southern bat
ties upon Northern ground, if the South is not
united on The field of action. General Scott
personally we have no objection to. and we can
support him without any sacrifice Of principle
nay, even with confidence in him as a man. But
the tail that will come on with him IA the can
didate of unknown constitutional principle, is of
just such men as surrounded, enveloped and
Galphinized the administration of Gen. Taylor,
and they are such men as can never administer
the government of this country,
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9 girl | left behind me.
Georgia Spirit.

Referring to threat thrown out by an Union
Democrat through the Federal Union, that if
Gen. CAss should be the nominee of the Balti
more Convention, the recognition and support
of that nomination will be the test of Democ
racy, the Macon Telegraph says;
ave clip the foregoing from the Federal
Union of Tuesday last, from which it will be
seen that we are threatened with the pains and
penalties of accommodation from the Demo-
cratic party, in the event of our refusing to sup
port Gen. Cass. We have two excellent reasons
for saying, that this threat will hardly be made
good. In the first place, the time has long ago
passed. when the press could be controlled by
few arrogant politicians. In the infant days
Of journalism their ire was sometimes dreaded,
but now they are utterly unable either to read
in or TO read out determined paper. The press
has grown too strong for its old masters. and
fully conscious of its power with the people,
laughs in utter scorning at the threats of Cross
Road conspirators. In the second place our
deep seated opposition 10 Gen. Cass is shared by
HE .aoacer Of the Georgia Democracy, and the
same bull that is meant 10 accommodate the
Telegraph must include tcenty.fue thousand
uoters, each of ,oho, ,ciH see his hand ,cther at
the ,orist before suffering ii TO deposite suffrage
for yhe Janus faced politician ,cho demoralized
The partyin l84S.
CHLoRoFoRm.-The London Lancet says
there are two modes of administering chloro
form; one consists in using small quantity of
it, to be inhaled in very short time, with hardly
any admxture of atmospheric air. Patients
are in this manner quickly rendered ins en-ible
The method is dangerous; and though but
comparatively few accidents havc occurred, the
latter have struck such terror into practitioners
and members of the community, that this mode
should never be followed. Chloroform should
first be nhiled with large quantity of atmos-
pheric air; respiration should be allowed to 60
on regularly and normally, the choroform is then
gradually inhaled in more concentrated form,
and left off as soon as any unpleasant symptoms
occur Eight or ten minutes, and from thrt e to
FIVE drnchms of chloroform are thus empo ed
in obtaining an@thess; but this loss of time
and choroform is made up ia the absence Of
danger. Operations of the most delicate kind
can thus be carried on for n whole hour as
much as three ounces or more Of chloroform are
consumed, and no accident occurs
Several gentlemen in New York have contrib
uted $4,000 for the endowment of fifth pro
fessorship in the Princeton Theological Semin
airy, intended to embrace the evidence Of Christ
anty and metaphysics.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-13

H- The printing question came up in the
House yesterday.
Nj. FITCH, Of Indiana, made most able and
conclusive Argument on the subject, and was
followed by Mr.. STANTON, of Kentucky, who
attempted vindication of the action Of the
COMMITTEES. The debate, however, was post.
poned to make finality of the homestead bill
which was passed by vote Of LOT to S.
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~ Tho Southern Press is denounced as
sectional" because it declares the anti slavery
excitement at the North to be more dangerous
than ever. If 80, the New York Herald must
DC sectional" too, for that paper contains this
pregnant paragraph:
ANTI SLAVERY IN THE NORTH NOT DIAN
Wo nave every reason to believe that the anti.
siavery section Of both the old parties in this
state New England, and elsewhere, no matter
what may be the nomination of either partv. +
dsaerm'ned TO run snembers for Congress on he
rer@ Of the fugitive Stare la,o. Proboblv in
: aSof case uery large increase of and; slap.ry
members may be returned to the next Conors.s
Of ths United States, under any contingencies.
of Presidential nominations for the election
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/ Southern LAdy's lirst inpr 6sslens Of Kew
YAIk.

L The following extracts from private letter
will be found interesting TO our readers, as cob
veyipg Southern lady first Impressions OF the
city Of New York
Irvine House., New York,
May 7, 1852.
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Mr.. Botts's Loading ORGAN.

DIR. Bolts, although formally retired from
public life, has made positively The lasl appea,
once" on the public boards. 7,
Mindful of his nocturnal experiences with
Mr.. TYLER, and his failure "to head " tina
gentleman, Mr.. B. has had ga morning inter
view with Gen. ScoTT, on the Sd inst, the
particulars of which he communicated to the
Richmond Wing.
He thus states the general intention land his
own approval of that ntentiou) to head the
seceding Wings.
| had very long, free and full interchange of
views with him, and found his position to be
precisely this in reference to writing he is
differently advised by friends North and South
(whose counsels are entitled to consideration
to write, and not to write a large majority, in.
GLIDING many from the South, urging him to
remain silent This condition Of things embar
rasses him not little, as his individual prefer
ence would be to publish his views at large
while he does not feel himself at liberty, in his
present position to take the bit between his teeth,
IN disregard of the| advice of much the larger
portion OF his friends from both sections of the
country. II he writes, he obliges small and
perhaps ohends large number of those whose
couhSe'S ne ought TO listen to; while if he re-
mans passive, ne gives no particular cause of
offence to either.
Gen. Scott occupies no doubtful or eouivocal
position on the compromise, nor does he desire
to do SO; and if he did would not support him.
even if nominated. His views are freely ex
pressed to every man who approaches him, no
matter to what party or section he may belong.
He ia accessible to every respectable m,n in
the country, who chooses to approach him, and
he has never hesitated to say that he is in favor
OF the compromise measures in all their parts,
and opposed to any disturbance, agitation or
alteration of the Fugitive slave law; and he
enjoins confidence and secrecy on no man to
whom he makes this communication
Under the circumstances mentioned, he has
come to the conclusion (and incline TO think
wisely that the true course for him to pursue
10 TO publish nothing, unless he shall be the
nominee; when, if the convention ahall adopt
course that will make his acceptance necessa-
~, or otherwise afford him this opportunity, he
will speak ont freely and fully, and this would
place him, In my opinion, in more elevated
position than II he were to permit himself now
to be bul'ied into writing to receive the nomina
ton.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-13

think it is Mr. JEFFERSON, who says that
great cities are great excrescences on the body
polite. At least, have Feard this axiom at
tributed to him, and suppose no other states
man would be more likely 10 utter this senti-
ment. Some other less distinguished, but prob
ably moro piously inclined philosopher has said,
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-13

thirty or forty millions Of people is fundament.
ally changed before they know it. A few
months afterwards the marshal, or general, OF
the fallen despot re appears, or as in France il
usurper, and with even greater ease, the forty
millions Of people are back again to where they
were, or worse. The facility with which thes
things have been done, is only cqualled by tina
with which the crowns of Rome and of Turkey
were changed by the Pretorians and Janissarie
at the capitals, respectively. But they change;
crowns only, not forms Of government-master
not systems. But still more important in
qury is, what is to be the future of the United
States
We are progressing rapidly in wealth, refine
ment, and the arts. We have schools and col
leges, the press, the post, and the telegraph
We have already arrived at a higher degree o
comfort and luxury than any other nation eve
enjoyed. Sardanapalus had no finer dinners
Cleopatra no richer silks and laces and jewery
than multitudes of the wealthy in this country
And as for the Tuxures of travelling, they wer,
never enjoyed to anything like the degree t.
which they are given annually to millions of oul
people.
Yet all the concomitants of commerce, wealth
and luxury abound with us as of yore Popu-
lation is concentrating in cities vice and crime
poverty and want are multiplying with even
greater rapidly. Political and social centralsm
are advancing rapidly upon US in defiance of,
nay, rather in consequence Of, our Federa,ive
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-23

eW- Our able correspondent, ga Northern
man and friend of the Union" has an article
in to-day's paper, recommending separate or
ganization of the Republican party.
Mr.. YANcEy, of Alabama, has done the same
thing, and 80 did the recent convention in that
State. The same advice has been given by
another distinguished statesman of the North,
of the Democratic Compromise party We
also, have repeatedly urged this policy on our
friends--and have seen no reason whatever to
change our views. II is obvious, however, that
many of the party think otherwise, and have
already united with one of the old national par
ties. And 1t is therefore almost inevitable that
in this case the party will be divided. Party
conventions, however. do not possess The au-
thority of late years which formerly existed.
And we are satisfied that il neither Of the ma
tional conventions shall nominate a man accept
able to the Republicans, the greater portion of
their votes will be given to some third candi-
date, or 10 none at ALL