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Weekly national intelligencer., 1852-05-29
wHIG MOVEMENT IN GEORGIA.

A meeting Of Constitutional Union Wings was
held in Milledgeville on Saturday last, SEAToN
GRANTLAND, ESQ. presiding, at which the subjoin-
ed resolutions were adopted They were accompa-
MED by a preamble, Of which we have not copy,
declaring the preference Of those composing the
meeting for Mr.. FILLMORE as President, and ex-
pressing their adhesion to the principles Of the Con-
stituonal Union party, regardless Of former party
distinctions: -
FILLMORE for the ability mpariality, and patriotism
manifested by him in his administration OF the Govern
meat of these United States
q In gratitude for his fidelity to the Constitution and
Laws of his country and his devotion to the preservation
eY the Union and in justice the moral rmness and
publican character Of his Administration, we have those
assurances which Justify in sustaining him for second
term every other candidate at present avowed to the
people.
g. AS members of the Constitutional Union Party Of
Georgia. that approve of uniting with the Wing Ma
tonal Convention to assemble in Baltimore on the 10th
proxmo the most practical to secure our pre-
ference and that our Delegate be appointed shereto be
instructed to vote in said Convention for MIdARD FILL
for reelection to the Office of President OF the Uni
ted States together with competent and approved lndf
vidual for the ofice of Vice President.
A. We recommend to fellow-citizens of the Const
tutonal Union Party of Georgia. in every county in th
State unite with in thus sustaining the man OF GU
choice and the of the people, by sending Deegate
either in person by proxy to assemble m Mlledgev
the 7th day of june next for the purpose of selecting
Delegates to the Wing National Convention in Baltimore
in accordance with the third resolution above.
g. In thus expressing preference for WILLARD FILL
MORE we iscam any disparagement to the noble deed
and abilities of DANIEL WEBSTER. As states
man he sobove alias apatriot let better cast the frs
stone His claims upon party and the whole Uniol
are many and strong and utter less than feel
ings prompt when we declare WOULD LIKE TO HoNol
HIM
g. That said Convention be requested to instruct th
Delegates they may appoint to the Wing National Con
voutio IN fhQi
recognition of the fnaty of the Compromise measures
and failing such recognition then to retire from
said Convention and unite with other Union Delegates
taking such action they may deem necessary for thu
preservation of the Union and salvation of the Constitution
T. That this meeting appoint five Delegates to the Con
venton to be held ON the 7th proximo.
Messrs. Seaton Grantland, NJ Grieve NJ. J. Kenan, d
R. Tucker, and s. 7. Beecher appointed Delegates
to the Convention of the th proximo in pursuance will
the last resolution.
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FROM YUCATAN.

BY the arrival at ST. Louis of LEWIS MoRRIs,
Esq, United States Consul, from Campeachy, which
port he left on the 25th ultimo we are informed
that detachment of the army had penetrated the
Indian country to the banks of the Rio Hondo,
which river divides the English possessions Of Baze
Honduras from Yucatan, where they fell in with
and captured, after short fight, an English schooner
laden with arms and munitions of war intended for
the Indians. Five or six Indian leaders were cap
tured, and Immediately shot, and the vessel burnt.
Republican.
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FATAL CAMPHSE AocrDENT.-The Charleston Standard
states that Saturday night last Mrs QUINN, residing
in that city, TO horrid and untmey death from
the explosion of camphine lamp While sitting at work.
in her room, by the light Of camphine lamp the fame
becoming dim from the exhaustion Of the fud she called
upon servant boy to fill IT, This he undertook TO do
while the lamp yet burning, although cautioned st
the time The fluid suddenly gnited exploding and scat
tering the contents in every direction and setting FIRE
the carpet.
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EXECUTION OF MoNsTER.-The Valparaiso journals
received by the arrivals from the Ishmus bring in
togence Of the trial and execution Of Cambiaso the p
rate and nsurrectonist Of the Chan penal colony in the
Straits Of Magellan Cambaso but twenty-five years
Of age. He made his followers fidelity to red ag
with skull and cross-bones, bearing the motto give
quarter" His penal code exhibits bloodhirstiness
and ferocty equaed in the annals Of piracy Out
Of twenty nine articles twenty-seyen punished offences
by some horrible form Of death
Weekly national intelligencer., 1852-05-29

SUDDEN Dr,rHon Friday Mrs Elizabeth Richardson, residing
miles death suddenly
ovs Some her children went into the house and told her that
they had found hens nest In hollow stump but we're not able
eggs them
she something hand which at the time
splinter shortly hand swelling
her whole swollen her death
aershe poisoned supposed that she had been by
a
Weekly national intelligencer., 1852-05-29

Thiryfour cars containing 2797 head Of CATTLE hogs
and sheep, arrived at Port Jervis IN the 25th
their way to Piermont, from Dnnkirk OF these 2S7
CATTLE 9s6 sheep and ,514 hogs the longest train
but and paying the most freight Of any that has
passed that station Whole amount Of freight So l1s
Length Of train than quarter Of a mae
Weekly national intelligencer., 1852-05-29

The Senate of MARYLAND has rejected the bill
to charter the Point of Rocks Railroad and Water
Company, and passed the bill to authorize the Bal
tmore and Ohio Railroad Company to lend its credit
to the Northwestern Railroad Company.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1852-05-29
Az 0LD PEDEsrRIAs--The Fairfax (Va.) News has the
following account Of an extraordinary feat:

Mr. John Shield who second started from
his residence In this morning Of the lth instant
walked all the 70 Alexandra the day the distance being fun
sgn ni On the following Tuesday he left Alexandria hts
of
forgotten package belonging him he therefore Obliged 10
his securing the missing parcel he again
mencd his journey and reached this place early the evening
All things considered trip venerable fellow citizen
Il Of the remarkable feats record"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-11

SHOCKING AFFAIR.--Ata place called Pierre
point, on the Watertown and Rome railroad, a
party of ladies were Friday morning amusing
themselves with a hand car, on the track, after
the regular passenger train had passed, not
knowing that freight train was soon to follow.
The freight train consequently came suddenly
upon them, running over the hand car, and in
stanty killing four of the ladies', mangling them
in shocking manner. The head of one was
completely severed from the body, and thrown
a distance of two rods from it; the limbs of
two others were severed from their bodies, and
the fourth was dreadfully crushed. The hand
car was not thrown from the track. Others
were much injured.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-11

born for an artist brief time among the
Parisian ateers snfiised to remove this idea.
But as his stepfaiher at tl.s period established
a journal in London called "I'he Constitutional
the artist naturally became its Paris cores
pendent. Thus like Dickens, he commenced
his literary career as journalist Ia Paris,
Thackeray met his present wife, an Irish lady OF
good family, and married her.
From this time dates his first purely literary
effort the Yelowplush Papers" afterward
published as "Jeames' Diary"--in which his char
acteristc tendency is clearly indicated. The
stepfathers " Constitutional absorbed most of
his property, of course, and failed The son
was obliged to return to England, ard to begin
work in earnest for himself. He wrote for Fra
zier's Magazine and literary reviews for E" The
Times" in which he ridieuled the early Bulwer
style of romancc---the interesting burglars and
romantic murderers Bat the public, resolved
upon enjoying the facination Of crime sentiment
ally described, received his structures coldy
The struggling author turned to the humorous,
sketchy styd, to win an ear and gain penny.
Literary friends more fairly favored than he
opened their purses to him: but his wife be.
came insane, and is, at this day, the inmate Of
an asylum lie worked industrousy with his
pen--he wrote the Great Iloggarty Diamond"
He NoHOD 1 hpcTS, tHe I'loh phctCH Doon,
Journey from Cornhill to Cairo" sour Street."
Rebecca and Rowena," Kickleburies on the
Rhine" and smaller papers, under the name Of
Michael Angelo Titmarsh; and Chambers Cy
cLopedia commended him, before he was so uni
versally known, as ga quiet observer" In all
these sketches his characteristic power shows
itself. The two last were written after The great
fame and success of Vanity Fair" but they
are only studies for his large pctures.-and it
may be noted as proof of his genuine genius,
that the completed figures are infinitely superior
to the designs, and it is in completing the picture
from the sketch, so that it shall gain in meaning
as we'll as in elaboration and size, that the true
artist is shown. Mr. Thackeray offered the MS
of Vanity Fair" to a magazine. The editor
declined it. The author published it, and made
his name immortal 1t was followed by "Pen
dennis" mellower, ripper fruit, to our fancy,
but we have no thought of entering upon crit
icism of the author. His latest public literary
work is the course of lectures upon the wits of
Queen Anne's times, which has been read be-
fore literary and fashionable London, and re-
ceived with the greatest applause. Copious
abstracts were published in the leading journals,
and there is little doubt that they are quite
worthy their author. Mr.. Thackeray is now un-
derstood to be engaged in completing novel,
of which the scene is laid among the persons
and the times treated in his lectures
Of Mr.. Thackeray's intention to visit the
United States we hear nothing said We think
of his lectures here.-N. Y. Tribune.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-11
Serious Accident to Mr.. Webster.

The Republic of yesterday says: awe have
telegraphic information that the Hon. DvEIEL
WEBSTER was thrown from his carriage on Sat-
urday morning, near Marshfeld, striking his
head and right shoulder. lie was stunned and
insensibe for few minutes; but we are graft
fed to learn that though his injuries are severe
they are not considered dangerous. The des-
patch intimates that the accident may detain him
ut Marshfeld for some days The rumor at first
ran at Boston that hewas fatally injured, which
created intense excitement, and DIR. WARREN
started pest.haste for Marshfeld, but subse-
quent accounts happily relieved this apprehen-
oiop -
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For the Southern Press.
Relies of Scraps and Musings.
No. 10.
1--WE THE PEOPLE.


This phraze in the preamble to the Constiiu
ton, has been made use of to prove that that
instrument was the work of the people of the
United States collectively and not of the States
individually, in the capacity of sovereigns The
deduction is not warranted by facts. 1t is known
that this preamble as originally presented in
convention, ran thus: ave the people of New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, &c, &c." naming
all the States in succession. 1t being, however,
suggested that it was by no means certain
whether all the States would adopt this Constr
tuition, their enumeration was dispensed with,
and the words ave the people of the United
States substituted. 1t will thus be seen that
they have no bearing whatever on the argument
deduced from them. If the Constitution was
the work of n majority of the people of the
United States collectively, why was that major
ity precluded from altering, amending, or abol-
ishing it I? And if it was not the work of t.
States, why is it that three.fourths of the Statt,
and not of the people of the United States, are
necessary TO its alteration, amendment, or abol-
iiion?
The people of the United States collectively,
have no power over the Constitution through
the action of their representatives in Congress,
whose agency is confined TO making laws in
conformity withits provisions. 1t requires two
thirds Of that body even to propose amend
ments," and applications from two.tbirds of
the legislatures of the States" before Congress-
can "call a convention for proposing amend
ments," which shall be valid to all intents and
purposes as part of the Constitution when rati
fed by the Legislatures of thrss-fourths of the
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-11

A portion of the Union Wings of Alabama
have lately shown disposition to 20 over to
the National Wing organizations seduced and
instigated thereto by the example of some of
their Southern Rights opponents on the op.
poste tack. The Dallas Gazeue thus hits of
both
GRAND AND LOFTY TUMBLING "A few
months back large portion of the Southern
Rights party, by one grand summer-set, threw
themselves from the Southern platform upon
the Democratic of IA and '48. The Union
party then expressed the most indignant con-
tempt for such vulgar sports But We perceive
disposition among them of late to make these
exercises fashionable. Two small canyases
were erected, one in Greene, the other in Macon
county, on the 18th instant, under which some
amateurs entered the rings merely to practice ;
but their own establishment, succeeded at single
bound in throwing themselves from the Georgia
Union spring.board back upon the old Whis
platform. This remarkable success has given
encouragement to others to try the feat. On
Monday next, we learn from the Selma Regis.
fer' a tent will be raised in this place, when we
expect some rare fun will be elected from the
Ac'ors. several, We understand, will be pre-
sent whose great wirey strength and political
actlvlty, combined with recent practice. will
doubtless make the entertainment very amusing
Some confidently believe that our friends of the
Reporter will carry off the palm without mu,h
OF an effort, having been in constant nractce for
three weeks past; but from private informa.
ton we are inclined to the opinion that No
small amount Of secret exercise has been co;no
on in other quarters and that this will. in tbs
probability, bring out some competitors, equal
If not superior. Some amusement is looked for
also from the awkward squad and by some it
Is thought their performances will be the cream
ofthe entertainment. A few broken backs and
cracked skulls might be anticipated on the oc.
caslon; but to prevent anything Of this kind,
we learn the platform upon which the ''tum-
blers" are expected to alight, will be rendered
exceedingly elastic and soft, by the use of
India rubber consciences, covered with military
cloaks. A large attendance is expected, owing
to the very reduced price of the tickets. it being
no more than an unconditional vote for the
nominee of the Wing national convention.
As soon a. the exercises are over here Il Il
thought they will commence at other points and
Be continued until every portion Of the State
shall have had an opportunity of Witnessing
them.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-11

five minutes rule and continued to considerable
length
Mesefs. CLARK and AvERETT expressed it
az their opinion that the bill was unconstitutional,
aud
Mr.. HALL replied, urging the adoption Of the
bill on the ground that il would populate the
West.
Mr.. DISNEY also replied to Messrs CLAax
and AvERETT, when
Mr. McNAIR moved an amendment to extend
the benefits Of the bill to sailors and marines who
served in the Mexican war, and urged the adop-
ton Of his amendment.
Mr.. STErHENS, of Georgia, replied to the
remarks of Messrs DISNEY and HALL contepdine
that the old States coded the public lands to the
government, having an express reserved right to
them, and he asked that this right should be re-
spected in any disposition Of the public lands
that Congress should have regard to the Just
rights of the old States, well as the new.
Mr.. EVANS moved to amend Mr.. McNAR's
amendment by including within its provisions the
sailors and marines Of the Revolutionary war, the
war Of 1912, and the Florida war, and advocated
his amendment.
The amendment OF Mr. EVANS was reiected M
was also that Of Mr.. McNAIR. Other amendments
were offered and debated, and the committee hav
ing gone through all the sections of the bill
Rose and reported progress.
On motion Of Mr. DOCKERY, the House then
took up and passed Senate bill granting the right
of way to the Fayetteville and Central Plank Road
company.
RECESS TO PREPARE FOR SUMMER.
The House then proceeded to consider the re-
solution offered some days since by Mr. JOHNSON.
Of Arkansas, providing for the adjournment Of
the House from Tuesday, the first of June, to
Friday, the fourth Of the same month, the ques-
ton being on the motion Of Mr.. GAYLORD TO
amend the resolution 80 that the adjournment
shall take place from the 18th to the 18th of NAV.
Under the operation Of the previous question,
the amendment Of Mr.. GAYLORD was agreed to.
The SPEAKER moved to lay the resolution on
the table. upon which motion the yeas and nays
were ordered, when
The House adjourned.
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Crumbs for the Coalition.

While the hungry expectants OF the printing
job are sharpening their appettes and waiting
for the issue OF Wednesdays discussion, their
friends Of the Administration have kindly thrown
them n few crumbs. The Secretary of the
Navy has parceled out some proposas-making
nice mouthful-to the favored organs of the
cabinet, the Union included, in utter contempt
and defiance of the existing law, and ofth un-
deniable right Of this paper under the provisions
of this law. We have repeatedly proven the
validity of our claim to the Department print
ing, and have exposed the shallow and conflict.
ing subterfuges by which we have been iniquit-
ously deprived of it. We never asked it as a
favor; we demanded it as right, for we be-
lieved that we lived under government where
the laws were supreme. But practically it ap.
pears that there is higher law-the will of the
administration--and when, trifed with by the
members of the cabinet, we formally appealed
to the President to see this law faithfully exc
cuted, our appeal was unheeded. Rather than
deprive nominal Democratic organ of this job,
this Wing Administration, President and all, vio-
late the law and the plainest principles of Justice
Thus, because the Press has dared to do its
duty, and preserve its independence, it is to be
prescribed by the partizans on both sides: denied
not only equal consideration with it's competitors
for public work, but also that to which the law
of the land entities it. We know well that we
have no redress, save in our appal to an enlght.
ened public opinion, and an exposure of the
wrong and injustice done us. Since July
last have we made our title good, and since that
time thousands of dollars have been appro.
priated to this purpose for the benefit of Others,
which should have been ours We can scarcely
hope to obtain indemnity for the past in this
NATTER though we may try it soon-but now
that Congress is bent on rectfying the abuses
connected with the public printing, this branch
OF it might well challenge their scrutiny. We
invite that scrutiny, and call on Congress to
crush this higher law which substitutes favorit-
ism for evenhanded justice, whether exhibited
by committee, or by cabinet, with the comm.
vance. If not the countenance of the head of
the government. Is it not indeed strange
spectacle, to see the organ of the Democracy de.
pendent for it's daily bread on coalition wah
Wings, and the fauorilism of a Wing cu6iuet
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Total, l3,404,000


Amounting to the very large aggregate of
l3,4O4,O 900 bales yet at the close of this period,
viz: the 3lst of December, 1851, Great Britain
held stock of only 22l 900 bales, or 100000
bales less than on the 3lst December, l845 );
and France, the rest of Europe, and New Eng
land, were still more bare of stock. Yet, in the
face of these we'll known and striking facts, the
present crop has been hurried to market, and
sold with precptancy, that, low as prices have
been, would evidently have led to still greater
sacrifices, if the enormous consumption had not
prevented it. The manufacturers, and indeed
all the world, seemed to have more confidence
in the value of cotton than the planters, and
bought with an avidity that the activity of the
panic stricken planters to SELL could hardly keep
pace with and what has been the result =? The
business season is nearly over; 2,5l 900, bales
out of the 100000 or 2,850,000 bales-the
supposed extent of the crop-have already been
brought to market; the stocks in the interior
towns Chose of them that publish their stocks)
are 10000 bales less than at the same period
last year; showing, in a very striking manner,
how universal has been the policy of selling and
forcing all the cotton down to the seaports
When planters hold back portion Of their
crops, it is for the most part held in these inland
towns, under advances generally from factors or
warehousemen; and it may therefore be justly
inferred that the condition of these stocks is
fair index of the condition of the country gen
orally, as regards the quantity of cotton yet to
come to market. But let us admit that there is
as much as last year on the plantations; and
that, including the towns, there are (notwith
standing the deficit of $4,000 bales) 100000
bales yet to be received-only 10000 bales less
than was received last year in the same period !:
this quantity added to the present receipts of
25ll 900 bales, would give crop of 2,85O,OOO
bales. With this crop, how will the world make
out? We shall say nothing of the diminished
supply that Great Britain will receive from India,
ESTIMATED at 100000 bales) but confne our
selves to American cotton only. How will
Great Britain be situated AS compared with last
year?
Up to the 18th inst. the receipts Of the present
crop in the sea ports amounted to 2,5l 900
Last year at the same date they were 100000
Excess of receipts this year $4,000
But this excess, considered so enormous, has
already been distributed and disposed Of for
instead of having n corresponding excess in the
stocks in the sea ports, it appears, on the con-
trary, that we have bnt 900 bales more stock
than last year. In the distribution, of course,
Great Britain has got her share of the excess
Of $4,000 thousand bales, and alarmists will
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-11
From the Charleston Mercury.
Tho Enormous Crop Of Cotton.

We hear the present crop of cotton SO fire.
quently described as enormous, that we hope
we may be pardoned for indulging in few sta
tistics respecting it. We readily grant that ten
years ago, 100000 bales would have been an
enormous crop, but we are very far from con-
cedng that that quantity may now be regarded
in the same light.
On the 3lst of December, l845, the stock Of
American cotton, in Great Britain, was 624,O00
bales; since then we have produced exclusive
Of the present cropl six crops, as follows: