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Much Ado About Nothing.

present predicament. 1t can scold by the
column about imaginary grievances. and hide
it's Indignation under volleys of abuse; but
laughter is altogether out Of the question. 1t
is disposed to be the cynic Of the press, the
rigid censor Of others failings; everlastingly
perpetrating peccadilloes. and as continually
claiming exclusive ownership of the garb Of
political righteousness. The Union knows
we'll enough that it is not perfectly immacu-
late; it evades difficulties when it ought to
meet them, and reiterates assertions after they
have been proved to be groundIess; but its
weaknesses in these respects are atoned for by
its solemn earnestness. 1t relies on its pom
derosity, and its gravity of countenance;. and
with sad heart mourns over the wickedness
of the Wings. A leaf waited on the breeze is
sufficient to disturb its equanimity for day;
and every little jeu d'espris, we'll or ill con-
ceived, that in spirit Of fun is evolved from
the political canvass now going on, throws it
into horrible Mysteries. We begin to appre-
bend that its nerves will be shattered to pieces
before the close of the campaign.
Some waggish fellow, it seems, has taken it
into his head to burlesque circular issued not
long since by Messrs. STEPHENS, TooMBs, c.
J. FAULKNER, and other gentlemen, and has
had the hardihood to affix the names of certain
well-known Wings to this mock performance,
with the view, we presume, Of showing that
several of the signers Of the real card were as
little entitled to the appellation of Wings as
the purported signers Of the burlesque card are
to that of Democrats. Anon, the Union is
awfully scandalized at the turpitude of such
conduct, and with Argus eyes detects in it
conspiracy "torob the people Of this country Of
their right Of intelligent suffrage upon the
momentous issues now before them" Grow
ing ferocious, our contemporary says that it is
"a detected Wing fraud, which in the gross
ness and fagrancy of its character stands out
odiously prominent among all the attempts to
deceive the people,"
The circular in question is only remarkable,
to those who will take the trouble to scan it, as
an ingenious paraphrase in every other light
it is " freak. unworthy praise or blame;" and
yet it has sufiiced to excite terrible perturba-
ton in the morbid Imagination of our neighbor.
With the view of showing how ludicrously alb.
surd are the wrathful expressions which the
Union has used against it, and how little rea-
son exists for such an overflow of virtuous in
dignation, we annex the serious and the bur.
lesque documents in parallel columns, taking
occasion merely to remark of the latter that we
do not conceive that those whose names it bears
knew any thing Of its emission, or that they
ever dreamed Of any one taking such produc-
ton as any thing else than satirical fling at
the movement Of the signers of the first mani
festo
A CARD. A CARD.
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He obstinately refused,
up TO the time of his no.
mination, to give any
public opinion in favor
ofthat series of measures
Of the last Congress
known ns the Conpro-
misc !; the permanent
maintenance Of which
with US 10 a question of
paramount importance.
Nor has he since his no.
mination made any de-
claration of his approval
of those measures as q
final adjustment of the
issues in controversy.
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A. Fl. STEPHENS,
of Georgia.
c. J. FAULKNER,
of Virginia.
w. BROOKE,
of Mississippi.
ALEX. WHITE,
of Alabama.
J. ABERCROMBIE,
of Alabama
r. TOOMBS.
Of Georgia.
JAS. JOHNSON,
of Georgia.
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WASHINGTON, J'y ), '52.

WAsHlNeTos. J'y 1882.
To prevent all mistake
and misrepresentation,
we, the undersigned,
members Of Congress,
adopt this method Of
making a joint state
ment to our constituents,
respectively, and to all
who may take an inter.
est il the subject, that
we cannot and will not
support Gen sral Scott
for the Presidency, as he
now stands before the
American people, for the
following amongst other
reasons:
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W. p. MANGUM,
Of North Carolina.
EDW. STANLY,
Of North Carolina.

That a journal conducted with the ability Of
the Union should expend couple Of columns
Of editorial censure upon this palpable and
good-uatured squib, is indeed surprising. The
Union must have felt smile steal over it's
reverend countenance when it first perused the
mock manifesto; and surely its Democratic
readers, with their pre.eminent intelligence,
did not need to be solemnly informed that the
whole thing is hoax. We believe that there
is some shrewdness even amongst the Democra-
cy, and that few Of its newspaper readers are
likely to hail TRUMAN SMITH, or w. T..
WARD, or EDWARD SrAsLY, or any Of the
other members whose names are attached, as
entitled to speak for the Democratic party; or
even to believe that the late excellent Assist
ant Postmaster General, FrTz HENRY WAR
Rem, had entered Congress without an cleo
ton. The Union boasts Of it's confidence in
public virtue. 1t should believe that there is
such thing as public intelligence.
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For reasons to some
extent indicated in
speeches and addresses
heretofore made by the
undersigned, they deem
it to be their duty to
withhold their support
from General Scott as q
candidate for the Presi
dency. If ii should seem
to be necessary, We will
hereafter, in some form,
exhibit more fully to our
constituents the facts
and reasons which have
brought US to this deter
mination.
M. P. GENTRY,
Of Tennessee.
c. II. WILLIAMS,
of Tennessee.
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For reasons to some
extent indicated in
speeches and addresses
heretofore made by the
undersigned, they deem
it their duty 10 withhold
their support from Gen
eral Pierce as a candi
date for the Presidency.
If il should seem to be
necessary, VIC will here.
after, in some form, ex-
hibit to our constituents
the facts and reasons
which have brought US
10 this determination.
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THE REPUB LIC.
WASHINGTON:

SATURDAY MORNING. AUG UsT IA, 1852
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TRUMAN SMITH,
of Connecticut.
WIN. CULLOM,
Of Pennsylvania
l WASHBURN, jr.,
Of Maine.
GEO. BRIGGS,
of New, York
+. H. WARREN,
Of Iowa,
w. T. WARD,
OF Kentucky
II. D. MOORE,
Of Pennsylvania
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House resumed the consideration VI the bill
declaring the bridges The Ohio river at Wheel
ing and Bridgeport TO be legal structures and post
routes.
Mr.. WOODWARD resumed and conc uded the
remarks which he commenced yesterday, arguing
that Congress, under the constitutional clause to
regulate commerce among the States can ass, mt
TO the erection oil brdgts over navigablc streams
and. asa consequence, have right to assent 10
their Contin uancc. This power 10 veetcd in the
Legislature and not in the Judic larry.
Sir THOMAS NJ, HOWE, Of Pennsylvania, en-.
tered upon a history Of the erection Of the Wheel
ing bridge, to show that the structure is serious
l0jury To the navigation Of the Ohio river and a
public nuisance; and spoke in favor OF the dcc
sion Of the Supreme Court upon this subject, and
against Legislation by Congress at the present time
with reference to H.
Before the honorable gentleman concluded his
remarks the morning hour expired.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING --THohAs RITcHIs.
The bill for the relief Of Thomas Richie, pro
posing 10 pay him at the rate Of fifty per cent. be-
low the prices Of 1919, for executing the printing
Of the last Congress, having been announced as
the first business in order
Mr. STANLY was recognised as being entitled
to the floor
Mr.. HOUSTON said he was anxious to dispose
a tie Army Appropriation bill to-day. II this
'hpu.d he done, private bills could br considered
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"SDeeches of CaudIls. tcs.o

The Fayetteville Observer, of the 22d, commences
its second editorial column with an article bearing
the caption quoted above in answer to of Thurs
day last in which we contrasted the COOL argumen-
tative manner of speaking adopted by Gov. Reid,
with the stump-orator style of Mr.. Kerr. OF course
we alluded to the general tone of the speakers-to
the staple of their dscourses. In Gov. Reid, that
staple is argument-in his opponent it is not but
consists of appeals to passion local prejudice-of
attempts to make hit upon the stump, or instead
of meeting an argument directly, to turn aside its
force by claptrap, getting up laugh at the ex-
pense or his opponent. This is what objected to-
not good hundred pleasantly in its proper place, of
which We are fond anybody; we must make
peremptory demand, however, upon the OBJ
server to recall its Islander about mingling puns
with our graver discussions. We sometimes make
pun in conversation. but have never been guilty of
the cool and deliberate atrocity of putting one in
print. The fact bout the matter, however is this
Mr. Reid will beat Mr.. Kerr by larger majority
than he beat MIR. Manly-he gains friends wherever
he goes-he does not has been charged, go for
the Homestead Bill and he does net go for high
er law " than the Constitution in calling ConVen-
ton, as MIR Kerr does; nor does he 60 for high
er law candidate for the Presidency, as that gen.
ileman does. in his support of Cen Scott.
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The Vote on tho Platform,

The vote on the passage of a Compromise Platform
in the Wing National Convention stood 227 yeas to
66 nays. 1t might, perhaps, be worth while to look
little into the composition of those &C votes. They
are put down as follows
Nays--Maine, 4 Connecticut. New York. % :
Pennsylvania, 6 Ohio, Is; Indiana, Illinois, );
Michigan, 6 Wisconsin, 1.-66.
These &C votes constitute more than one half of
SCOTS strength and not far from one half of the
whole northern vote: they indicate the posi- ton of
the Seward Wings of the North especially in New
York. The affirmative vote at the North came
from States wherein the Wing strength is at best
very doubtful, with the exception Of Massachu-
sets. which casts her Is votes for the platform
large proportion of the ayes come from Pennsylva-
MIA and the new North Western States, from which.
in the present united position of the Democratic
party electoral votes can reasonably be expected
by the Wing candidate. 1t, in fact shows that, in
the Wing strong-holds at the North, the Fugitive
Slave Law will meet with sort of support. The
party, them stands in this predicament: 1t cannot
carry its party strength at the South wiho,h a
platform ii cannot begin ocarry its strength North
arith platform.
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An Elector for this District.

Both parties have made their nomnatons-their
candidates fairly in the field, and rs the canvass
may be regarded as fully open there is no time to
be lost in the choice of Electors to bear the standard
of Pierce and King in the ensuing campaign. Little
more than half of the counties of this district have
taken any action in the matter, and of these only
two-Brunswick and Onslow-have appointed dele
gates to Convention; three-Sampson, Cumberland
and New Hanover-have presented the name of S.
Person, Esq, of Wilmington.
At this time of the year it would be almost i'm
possible to get together full Convention for the
choice of an Eector, it could not be done
without great and unnecessary delay and inconven-
ienee We would therefore, respectfully suggest to
our democratic brethren in the various counties the
holding of meetings at the very earliest moment for
the purpose of indicating their choice of some gen.
tleman for Elector and that the gentleman thus in
dicated by the largest number of counties be con-
sidercd the Elector for this district.
In accordance with mutual understanding be-
tween the Democratic and Wing State Conventions,
the Electoral Districts are to be the the pre-
sent Congressional Districts with but one Elector
from the State at large instead of two, as formerly
It is understood that the Legislature, when it meets
in October next, will ratify this arrangement, as a
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From Europe.

The Steamship Franklin from Havre, France, via
Southampton, England, arrived at New York on the
2lst, with Paris and Havre dates to the 9Th, and
London and Liverpool to the 9th inst. Cotton at
Liverpool had advanced id cent per pound
Sales on the two days previous had amounted to IT,,
900 bales, $500 of which were taken on speculation
or for export. Market closed firm There is con-
siderable activity in the English Manufacturing dis
tricts and also in the Irish Linen market The trade
in breadstufs was active at reduced rates
| The Caffr troubles at the Cape of Good Hope are
not yet ended, the unclothed gentlemen standing up
in defence of their naked rights. Two rebel chiefs
had been captured and hung, to strike terror into
the remaining chiefs.
The emigration to the Australian mines contn
ues very active from all parts of England.
| The French government had reduced the rate Of
interest on Treasury bonds
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rar I,s, reee,yer. and Poll Holders.

We publish the following appointments made by
New Hanover Court Of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
at June Term, last week, as matter of convenience
to the public generally. The tax lists have to
be handed in to the receivers of the respective
districts during the last twenty work days in July
WILMINGTON DIsTRIcT.-Iar Last Receiuer-Wm
A. Wright. Inspectors Of Etections-W. N. Peden,
Thomas w. Brown, p w Tanning.
UPPER SouND-Ia1 List Reeeuer-Daniel S. San
ders. Inspectors of Elections NJ Stevenson, Rich
ard Beasley, Alexander Hewlett
MIDDLE SouND.-Tar List Receiver-John A. San
ders.
TopsA1L.-Taz List Receiuer-N. n. Nixon. In
specors of Elections-Joseph M Foy, Thos. Hansley,
John Howard, Sr.
HOLLY SHELrER-Tar List Receiver-John Shep-
ard. Inspectors of Etectioms-John P. Bannerman,
saml Player Isaac Rochel.
ROCKY PoINT--Tar List Rece,rer-David McTn:
tire. Inspectors of Elections -M C. Collins, Thos.
H. Tate John ~ Bowden
SOUTH WAsuINGToN.-Ta Tar List Receirer-George
w. Groom Inspectors Of Elections-D. Harrell. w.
Powers, Lott Groom.
UPPER BLACK RIvER.--Tdr List Receiucr-Lewis
Highsmith, Inspectors of Elections-Lewis High
smith, VIM. Robertson, Noah Highsmth.
P1NEY WooDs.-Tar Last Receiver-T. Nj. Alder
man. Inspectors Of Elections-Mchael Register,
Thos Bland, VIM A. Lamb.
Lower BLACK RIvER.-Tdr List ReceiUer-JOhn
B. Groom. Inspectors Of Eleetions-James P. Moore.
O. Alderman, Joel L. Moore.
CA1NTUck-T Tar List Receirer-Wm. S. Pridgen.
Inspectors of Elections-Thos. J. Corbett VIM. C.
Marshall, John F. Pridgen.
LONG CREEK.-T ar List Receiver-James Cara
son. Inspectors of Elections-J E. Bunting Geo ].
Moore, NJ T. Groom.
FEDERAL PoINT-Tdr List Receirer-Joseph G.
Pickett. Inspectors of Elections-J, G. Pickett Jas
S. Newton, Charles Craig.
RarWe have just been shewn miserable attempt
at counterfeit three dollar bill on the Bank of
Wadesboro, N. C. 1t is rather coarse Autograph,
and bears resemblance at all to the genuine
the of the President even, is misspeed, being
put VIM. r. Leak in the counterfeit, instead of w.
R. Leak as in the genuine. The signatures al
Autographed and poorly at that and tive vgnette
is steamship instead Of in the genuine, horses
drinking with other domestic animals, and farm
house in the distance The counterfeit has the word
:: Three on both ends, where in the genuine there
are pictures, and there no engravers' names on
the spurious BILL which is in fact so miserably exc
cuted that body with half eye need be deceiy-
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From California.

The steamship Prometheus, of the Nicaragua line,
arrived at New York on the 21st, with San Francisco
dates to the 18th ult being two weeks later There
is little of importance
The British steamer Albion had arrived at San Juan
on the Cd of June and had notified the authorities that
the governments OF England aBdthe United States had
guaranteed the independence of San Juan. a grand
jubilee was held on the occasion.
Gold was coming freely into San Francisco from
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WILMINGTON, June 10th. 1852.
JOHN A. SANDERS, Esq.

WILMINGToN June 18th, 1852.
GENrLEMEN-Your favor of the 10th instant, in
forming me of my nomination by the Democratic
Convention of New Hanover county candidate
to represent the county in the next Senate of the
State, has been duly received.
In accepting that nomination, coming from so high
source, can only say that am duly conscious of
the honor conferred upon me- ands if elected, shall
endeavor to discharge the duties Of the Office faith
fully and efficiently.
~@z- Your obedient servant,
JOHN A. SANDERS.
To Messrs j. M. STEVENSON, N. F. NIXON, ]. P.
BANSERMAN and J. H. MURPHY.
The Thalians.
The ITALIAN Association of this place gave an en-
tertainment on Friday evening last to highly re-
spectacle audience. The pieces were Black Eyed
Susan and the two Gregories Upon the whole, they
were more than usually successful, the stage bust
ness being better arranged: and everything passing
off smoother than is generally the with ANA
teur associations. his we presume, was owing, in
good degree to the efforts of Mr.. Allen, who assist
ed the young gentlemen at their rehearsals for
al nights beforehand much also. due to
their own perseverance and desire to please. Upon
the whole the Italians acquitted themselves admi-
rably, but, as between amateurs comparisons would
be oderous' we forbear to particularize, and pass
to Mr., Allen, who being regular member of the
dramatic corps is fair subject for criticism.
In the character of William, in 50 Black Eyed Su.
san," Mr.. Allen made capital points, exhibiting
capabilities of high order; and it is because Of
our belief in these capabilities, that would
ture to point out of the faults which seriously
nterfered with the pleasure otherwise to be derived
from witnessing his PRESERVATION of the character
There was rather too much of the deep tragedy
scowl, q la Booth-the character was overdone in
como of its parts, and in all, the sorrow was Of
a haggard, remorsef,A character, not thai
of the bold. open-hearted young Sailor These
were the faults, and grave ones: but evidently
arising from never having played the charac
+ ter before, and having misconceved it;-a
least according to ideas of what it should be
But on the other hand MIR. Aliens acting was
very fine considered absractedly -hs representation
of haggardness and mental agony was startlingly
distinct, and in those parts where William mans
himself to meet his fate he perfect and the char
acter In his little speech when called out Mr. A
spoke of Mr.. Booth as his beau ideal. We hat
| thought and said before that he unfortunately imi
.tated Mr. Booth Unfortunately, we say because al
his merits are his own all his faults come from thi
imita tion
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For the Journal.
If the Editors of the Journal can find room in their
paper for the enclosed portion of the proceedings of
the late Wing Convention, think the question why
such piece of mockery should have been perpctra-
ted on Mr.. Fillmore, will be asked by more than
one SOUTHERN WHIG
Gov. Jones, of Tennessee, then rose and stated
that he had just received message from Gen. Scott
which he desired to lay before the Convention for
the benefit Of the American People, 1t was as FOL.
lows:
"WAsHISGroN. June II, 1852
Having been honored with being nominee for prrs
dent by the Wing National Convention shah accent the
same with the platform of principles the has
down. With respect your friend.
WINFIELD SCOTT"
The reading Of this despatch elected tremendaoas
applause.
resolution was then introduced making the
Presidential nomination unanimous, which was
adopted by reclamation, and was succeeded hy reit.
Grated cheering. - Wv
Next followed a resolution submitted by Mr.. Ely,
of Ohio, in the following terms:
Resared That, MnIARn FuLMaRE, President Of the II
States deserves our hearty aud enhasasoe gratitude or
the truly aud patsetio principles npon which
ne mas administered the Geyernmea the lrs of ~
uaa Mates will ever lock upon his Administration A. ane
Of tas NEST seetsuat aad atleiie IN esF Aissasr
The resolation was received with great annlanse
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From the Standard.
To the Democratic Republican Party ofN. C"rolinn.
cannot refrain from expressing my deep felt gra-
htude for your warm. generous and unlocked for eff
forts to procure my nomination to the second office
in the gift of the greatest nation upon earth.
should certainly have been proud had those efforts
been crowned with success, but believe my graf
itude to you could not have been greater. In what
has been done have received additional evidence
of the kind regard with which you have ever honor
ed me--a kindness. am sure, arising from
its of my own. In the result am not disappointed,
for my hopes were never excited. no North Car
Gilman regret that the nomination has fallen up
on native of our own State, whose fame has alrea-
dy shed lustre upon the land of his birth am sure
his name will inspire far enthusiasm than that
of the humble individual whom you ght to honor
The selection made by the late Baltimore Conven-
ton was altogether fortunate. though not in exact
accordance with previous wishes. Gen. Pierce
has not hitherto been well known among us. but
allow me on this occasion to bear my testimony to
his high merits. had the pleasure Of serving with
him in the Senate of the United States and was
honored With his friendship and no one with whom
there associated has been more kindly remembered
by me. He possesses clear head and a generous
and manly heart, and no one CAN know him but to
esteem and honor him. If Southern sun had
warmed him into life. he could not have been bet
ter representative of the Southern people.
OF Col. King | need say nothing. He is known to
US ALL and to say that We know him is to say that
we respect him.
OF such leaders our party Justly proud and with
the principles inscribed upon their banner that
promulged by the Convention that nominated them,
they cannot for moment doubt of success May
neither apathy nor blind confidence be found in our
ranks. but with the battle cry of PIERCE. KING and
REID. let bear aot the glorious flag of l79S up
on which victory has so often perched under the
leading of Jefferson, Madison, Monroe. jackson and
Polk. Believing. as do that with principles
are identified the prosperity and perpetuty of our
beloved country; that there never may he wanting
wise heads and manly hearts to advance and main
tain them, is the PRAYER of
! Your obliged fellow citizen,
ROBERT STRANGE.
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Ba~About 81 o'clock W edneday afternoon, Mr..

BsF~About 81 o'clock W edneday afternoon, Mr.. F.
A PHoEBos, Painter, in the employment of Mr.
VIM. S. READ, fell from the fourth story of Dr. De-
RossET's Building, Front street, next door to the
Washington Hotel, and was instantly killed. Mr.
PHoEBos was engaged in pencilling" the front of
the house which had just been painted, and sit
ting standing upon scafoding, rugged out ofthe
fourth story windows. portion of the scaffoldng
gave way, precptating him to the pavement below
He breathed but twice after striking the ground.
The deceased, we learn, about 81 years of
age, a native of Baltimore, Md, where he leaves a
wife and three children In March last he left Bal
tmore for California intending to take the steamer
at Charleston, but changing his mind he remained
working in Charleston until about ten days since,
when he arrived here, and has been in the employ
ment of Mr.. READ since Monday last. The remains
will be taken to Baltimore for nterment.