Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-03-30
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WASHINGTON. March 81.

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PEELED the war clouds for the present. and held
out a promise and a prospect that the pending
question will he settled in a manner consistent
with the interests and policy of this country.
and of ali other parties concerned.
The statement in the papers that a treaty,
founded upon the contract between the Mexi-
can government and Col. Sloo and his mixed
company. is before the Senate, is a mistake.
The contract and correspondence between the
Mexican Minister OF Foreign Affairs and Mir.
Conkling, in relation to the subject, are before
the Senate.
Mr. Conkling has sent no treaty as yet. He
is not authorised to make one, but he will trans
nit whateysr project may be offered to him,
as a new disposition. and within his instruc-
lions.
The appointment of Mr.. Campbell, of Mo-
bile, 4 sece>sioniSt, as aJustice Of the Supreme
Court, was expected, and was consumnated
to-day.
The appointment of Dudley Mann as Assis-
tant Secretary of State, is unexceptionable.
lie is an able and liberal man, and we'll infor-
med as to foreign affairs Eie was tine agent
selected by the late administration to visit
Hungary. ION.
WASHINGTON, March %, P. M.-The Sen
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sides confirming Mr.. Mann as Assistant Sec
rotary of State, also received the nomination
ofand confirmed S. Il. IIobbie as Assistant
Postmaster General, and Mr.. Manypenny for
Superintendent Of Indian affairs.
WAsHISGToN, March 23.-The Senate to-
day confirmed the Hon. Hugh J. Anderson,
of Maine, us Commissioner of Customs, Phil
ip A Roach, as Appraiser, and Richard p.
Hammond as Collector Of San Francisco ;
and Henry Wilton as Marshal of Illinois.
The President sent in to-day the nOmina-
tion e Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Biograph-
er of Mass, as Consulto Liverpool Thomas
=. Pierce, q distant relative ofthe President,
as Postmaster at Hillsboro', New Hampshire,
and Benz. Jackaway as Indian Agent of the
Chocktaw nation.
The Senate will probably adjourn finally
on Monday next.
The Census Bureau is about being re-or-
gained. The clerical force is to be increased
to about forty by rcinstatements and perhaps
new appointments.
The Senate will be dismissed on Monday
next. Only thirty-fvc senators are now pres.
ent, and some Of them will leave tomorrow.
The President will complete his nominations
for the present, in d day or two. The nomi
nations for the principalforeig missions will
not be made at this session. The diplomatic
appointments will not be made till next June
There having been some competition fo
the Patent Office, | now mention that Mr.
Mason, Of Iowa, has been nominated fer tht
Office, though the Senators from Iowa tool
no part in his favor, probably working som
to make their influence effectual in relation
to some other appointments from that State
But he is said to be a very respectable man
Those most interested in the proper manage
ment ofthe Patent Office, desired the appoint
ment of Edmund Burke in that Office.
The appointed Assistant Secretary ofState
Mr.. A. D. Mann, is now in Paris. The Law
creating the Office will take effect on the Is
of July. The appointment of Mr.. Mann i
particularly acceptable to tho party of Youn!
America. Ion.
WAsH1NGroS, March 24.-The Presiden
nominated to-day the Hon. John Slidell Min
lister to Central Amirica; Joseph Laine
Collector of Pensacola, and HUMPHREYS, Q
Tennessee. Judge of that State. The Senat
to-day confirmed Manypenny as Commission
or Of Indian Affairs Judge Mason Commits
sionar of Patents, and a considerable nun
Der Of Postmasters, Registers and Receivers
Major Edward Cantwell, Of Wilmington
f is a prominent candidate for the District A
l torneyship Of North Carolina. His onl
e.+eent@eaa4>is Sen. McIsae, formerly an II
cumbent of the office.
| It is said that Col. German will not /
nominated to the Land Office this session.
THE BOURBON QvEsTIoN.-A letter frol
E Paris, IN the n. Y. Commercial, says
The article in Putnam's Monthly, :" ]
z there a Bourbon amongst us ?" has create
some amusementhere. NJ. Ray de Chaumon
I H. -, - +bo rrook1a1,op 1rbo e nooIa ~ ~
. article, to give evidence in support Of the a
e thor's views, denies that his father ever hG
ANYTHING to do with the Indians in Americ
and states that everything attributed to hi
is untrue. | had this from NJ. Chaumour
himself, who thinks the whole thing a fab
from beginning to end"
RECEIPTS OF AUSTRALIAN GoLD.-The ]
s York Commercial publishes an extract fro
IS a letter dated London, March, 4, in whi
IS it is estimated that there will be receiv
d from Australia, in all this year, twenty m
it lions Of pounds sterling, and the writer's /
lief is that money will be cheaper in Englan
during 1853, than ever known. There is {
cry prospect ia good export trade as t
n year asAD4nse
( A Brave Boy BURNT TO DEATH.-T
house of Jesse Windsor, in Cass count
Georgia. was destroyed by fire q few nigh
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h. aro. and with it one of his sons, about ~,
Il wears of are. The lad, having rescu
y two of his Younger brothers, rushed in am
Or the flames, thinking a third brother was lie
but was ov~er-powered and never returned.
. Such affection and heroism deserve a mon
OF ment.
- THR TRIAL OF SPRISG.-Tho Philadelph
paners are flledwith the evidence elected
the first DAVIS trial of Spring, charged Wi
IA the murder of the two females, Ellen Lyn
= and Uonora Shaw. He is indicted sepal
- telv for each, and tits for the murder of NJ
p Lynch he is now being tried. We find in t
testimony no material facts beyond those
~ have already published. The Ledger say
THE prisoner is a nan of by no means i
= ~personal appearance. To a close obsery
g an expression of sinister cunning may be
~ tected lurking about the eye, but in gene
- his looks are rather in his favor than 9th
wise. From appearances, his age is abe
10 years
Sn as convicted O murderin the f
degree, on the Oath.
op Tue NORTH CAROLINA COPPER Covp,
advertise for sale at auction in New York {
of tons of copper ore, part of the same qua
pa as the 100 ton sold some weeks AGO and
he less rich in copper. The company send
IN mediately to their location 40 more min.
me and purpose to get out during the summer
the to 800 tons per month. Several pentlen
eS- ,rbo returned last VEaaE frou =