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WASHINGTON.
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JANUARY. 81, 1853.

JANUARY. 81, 1853.
The death Of Mr.. Alex. H. Bucl, Rep
rcscnt'tivc from New York wa s"ll:e. liy AZ
nounccd in bo:h Houses this morning. and
after passing 'hc customary .rcsniutiuns, and
delivering appropriate speeches, Congress ad.
jOurned over until tomorrow. Prior TO the
adjournment of the Senate, Mr.. Hale prescn-
ted memorial Of the Penn. Colonization
Society, praying for the immediate repeal,
of the Fugitive Slave law, and also pcti.
ton of the Methodist Conference of Miehi-
gan, praying similar request, giving rs one
OF the reasons. why this Law shall he re-
pcaled, THAT it was in open tr,nsgression to
the law Of God, and the constitution Uf the
United Stltcs," These documents were ta.
blcd.
Gen. Picrccs intentions are still unknown
respecting the cabinet, Mr.. Soulc. it is said,
will be offered the office of Minister to Spain,
and Mndary Of Ohio will be Post Master
General. The Post office Department, arc
determined not to give in to the manifesto of
the c. e. \. &. X. Road Company, respect.
ing the transit Of the mails, and suppose
we shall have the slow but sure post coach.
es, and We will be given the --latest news"
three days later from Columbia. Decline in
cotton &e. am rather inclined to think
that if some other plan had been adopted by
that Company, suggest, none, however
that compromise might have been made,
which would prove advantageous to both
parties.
The French Spoilation Bill, will not be
taken up this session. The claimants nrc
making strong appeals through the City pa
Pers' to Congress, showing, why these
claims should be allowed, but the Country
has suffered sufficiently from Galp6inism
and Gardeneris1n, and may have 10 bleed
afresh for Rdmsayism.
Tho Government has for years been in
the hands Of claim agents, Letter writer's &c
and il is full time. that Congress, should as
sert independence, In these matters, eorup-
ton and bribery. have as much to do with
the members Of Congress, as any other boz
dy, and this will be the case until nm exam.
pie Is made, of some Of the offenders. The
saying shat suclI man, Is MS mean as a
member Of Congress" is common, one ip
the streets here, and in many cases regret
to say Is true one Many young and tai.
ented gentlemen, who would be an honor to
any country, after being elected 10 Congress
only come here, to become confirmed drunk.
ards and gamblers. Too honorable 10 yo;.,
for an unjust claim OF measure, they are en-.
tiecd away from the path Of duty which y
The path Of safety, BY The sllpepeais Of the
wine cup and fall easy ptcys TO designs or
the vicious and unpgneipled. Tho Iadis.
too tend 70 sonsMpa'e @ess ends ~ hold
ing out We ssAskNag shamPaaos 70 thess
youss mAmherA spd fsaSaae thon ort Of
their company. if they tcfnao, and as Adam
Inasr. II "a
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0urself.

Some time ago, we placed cut over our
editorial column, which was not a likeness
of oursclf, but which many thought was in
tended for us. We now place likeness
there, which was engraved by Jocelyn New
York, from dagucrrotyps executed by our
townsman Capt. J. b. CoCsART. Our friends
incline to the opinion that the artists did
not flattcr us by any means, but of course
editors are modest men, and modcsty impo-
scs silence upon us in such personal mat
ter rs this.
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accept the appointment, preferring to retain
his position in the Senate, but l fear he has
irretrievably lost his position in the South,
and his fond anticipations of being President,
will be tumblcd down, and crush him in the
fall.
Gen. Pierce will not be here before the
25th of next month, and then all uncertainty
will give place to reality, and
The few hearts gladdencd
And the many saddcned."
Mr.. Fillmore designs taking tour through
the Southern States, rs soon rs he can trans
fer the reins Of government to other hands.
lie does this, doubtless, for an elcctioncering
schecmc, or perhaps he goes in search for a
suitable site for n Military Hospital" He
will meet some of the kindred of those whom
he called outIars and pirates, and mcthinks
the meeting will not be joyous one.
INDEX.
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<s.;s22SsSSk9s.
Later from Europe--ArTival Of the
Canada at Halifax.
BtITINOrr F.h A

!. BALTIMORE, Feb. 4, S.8 y. NJ.
TIL" British Mail Stcam ship Canada,
Captain Stone, has arrived at Halifax from
Liverpool, which port she left on the 22d
ult. 'Th" United States Mail Steam ship
Atlantic Captain West, arrived at Liverpool
from New York, on the morning of tho 2O,h
ult.
The l.rERPooL MARKEr.-Thc Atlantic's
"drices had n favorable effect upon the Cot
ton market. Throughout the week Fair
qualities had advanced farthng, and Mid
ding nn eighth Of penny The sales du.
ring the week comprised $4,000 bales. Of
which spectators took 900 and ex xporters
500. The sales on Saturday, the 22d uIt.
G day the Canada sailed, amounted 20 &.
500 bales.
Carolina Rice was worth from 2is Cd 10
2's per cwt. Flour was unchanged. Grain
had slightly declined.
HAvRE CorToS MARKrr.-The sales du-
ring the week comprised $500 bales nj half
franc advance.
phiIAIN.-TcarS nfc entertained
in England Of coup de main by Napoleon.
Napier, the English Ship Builder, had rcceiy-
cd orders from Napoleon to build sixteen
Fhgates for him. The British Admiralty.
however, cancelled tine ordcr, ana instructed
Napier to build the same number Of Priaates
for the British Government. The Govern.
ment arc also instituting enquiries Of the
Rail Road Companies ms 10 how many men,
horses, and munitions Of war they could
carry to specified points in case Of cmerrcn-
ey. large Militia station is to be formed
near Birmingham. No more regular troops
are to be sent from home, and great activity
prevails In tho different Navy Yards.
FEAScE.-Louis Napoleon was to have
been mrrhcd to Madame Moniigo on the
goth uIt. The dowy demanded for the
Bride was FIVE million francs. Twenty line
Of battle ship. eighteen frigates, and fifteen
smaller vessels are being builtin the French
navy yards.
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DR.. Gardner.

This gentleman, hose name has been so
extensively published in conncxion with the
awards Of The Mexican Commission, in the
papers Of the country, returned TO Wash
ington on Thursday from n visit to Mexico.
II is stated he is in full possession Of the
facts proving beyond controversy the exist
cncc of the silver mine claimed by him near
San Luis Potosi, Of which he alleges he was
disposscsscd by the Mexican authorities, and
for which an award was made in his favor by
the Board Of Commissioners, under the
treaty. The editor of the Baltimore Sun
had on Friday m Interview with Mr. Henry
May, the chief officer Of the commission,
and learns from him that all these pubIica-
tions are unauthorized, and that none Of
them cminatc from the members Of the
board, who arc under strict injunctions of
secrecy. Moreover, he intE,atcs very pro-
pcrly that, whatever evidence may be in the
hands of the commission, DR.. Gardner is
entitled TO an unbiased public opinion. in
the position he occupies before the country,
rs an individual awaiting legal invcstiga-
ton before n proper tribunal.
Columbia Banner.
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INDEX.

The Proprietors Of the Hotels in Charles
ton have held n meeting and determined on
increasing their charges, after the LIST Of Feb
ruary. The prices of transient boarders will
be, 81 so per day, or 81 for single meal,
at'the Charleston Hotel; and at the Others,
81 per day, or rs cents for single meal.
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Second Volume.

THIS number commences the second vol
umc of the Lancaster Ledger One year
has past since VIC first launched our little
bark upon the sca of newspaper life. and
now we have grown to be stately ship. as
embI cmatiScd by the cut under our head
Need We say that the patronage of our
| fricrds have wrought this change! Need
We say that We are inscnsibic of this mani
tested kindness! And can it be said that
We are unworthy ofsuch marks of favor!
1t is not necessary for us to answer the
! first two intcrogat"rirs, in reply to the last
we will but say that no efforts have been
LETT untricd on our part. TO merit this kind
| ness. 1t Is from sense of gratitude We
now hoist up our studdng sails, determined
that the word rctrogat:on shall n, V r be found
in our vocabulary.
SO much for prcfacc-now for few
practical facts.
The Increased sisc of our paper, and these
letters from abroad, cost us no little
amount The one item of paper, costs us
one dollar and ten cents per rcam more
than did our former size, and with our pres
cnt circulation, the extra expense for paper.
with the sum We pay for these letters. in
voIrc us in IN additional expense of about
| $500 per year. This additional cXprnd
ture, induces us to make II proposition to
each one Of our subscribers and we feel as
surcd that each subscriber with very little
effort can comply with the request.
During the past year, many persons have
expressed the desire to us, that we might
succeed; we have received Il number of let
tcrS to the same effect. as also stating that
We deserved s. cccss, but good wishes for
our benefit although pleasant to the ear
puts nothing into the pocket, and here we
give an illustration.
In a town in the upper portion of oul
State, lived II Frcnchman, Il shoemaker whc
was poor, but by industry managed to earn
n livelihood for himself and family In the
District lived man who was very wealthy
but wlthall was close, pcnuriuus, and avari-
couS: still, at times when least expected he
would do some charitable act Now it SO
happened that one night, the humble dwell
ing of our poor Frcnchman was cntirlv con.
sumcd by fire. The next morning (as is
usual on such occasions) there was assrm.
bIcd crowd around the DYING cmbcrs
wondering how the fire could have oriyina-
ted, and expressing their coincidence for the
poor shoe makc-- suddenly, up walked our
rich man, and Immediately from one and the
other the condolng expression 20, am so
sorry. caught his car-thruSting his hand
int" his pocket lac rull,L out q 500 bill
"liow much you sorry" said he to this one,
and "how much you sorry" said he to the
other ~ am sorry 500" BY this means n
Sufficient amount was soon collected, to
place the poor shoemaker in comfortable
quarters again.
So with our well wishcrs, how much Won
wish us well Our request is easily COM
| piled with-it is merely for each one Of our
subscribers to procure us one more subscr-
Der. This We are confident can be done.
and this will be sufficient reward for
our efforts to make the Ledger paper
worthy fpatronagc-Who will do it
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Renew Your Subscriptions.

This is the time to renew your subscrip.
tons for the coming year and the sooner you
can pay, the better for us. With but few
exceptions our Subscribers have paid for the
last year, but there are n JeU--only few
who have not paid us.
Come gentlemen step up to the captains
office and settle. Eve will not ring the belI'
publish or sue you) but trust this first
call, will be sufficient.
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DEATH OF THE Hon. A. ii. BUELL.-The
Hon. Alexander II. Buell., Representative in
Congress from the State of New-York, died
at his lodgings in Washington, on last sua.
day morning. His remains viii be convey
cd to Fairfield, New-York, his late residence
in charge oE sscrgcant-at-Atns Of the
House Of ~. ptaiivcs, and COMMITTEES
consisting of a|fssrs. Walbddge, Wells
Preston Jones, members Of the
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RETURSs or THE CHARLESTON PosT OF
fIcE-Wc learn that the returns Of the
Post Office in this city, for the last quarter
of the 'yc.r just closed, amount to 9,7O3, 80,
which, compared with those of the corr, s.
p"nding quarter of 1851, S9,Oi7.O5. exhibit
a Difference in favor of the former Of s 655.
IS. We understand. however, that the
reduction of the postage on newspapers,
which has taken place within the past six
months, gives the corresponding quarter Of
1851 an advantage of some SlGO over that
Of 1852.
Charleston CUurirr.l
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6 4 itur' & 7 n jlr.

MEYERS tNIvERSUM, Part MI. we have re-
crlvrd. together with n beautiful plate, for
which we return our thanks to the Publish
cr. Meyers tnivcrsum contains the hand
a"mrst plates of any Magazine ofthc kind
published. Price only - cents per num-
Der. II. J. MEYER. \. York.
We r".!rct very much that Nos 8, 10
and II failed to reach us.
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Commissioners of Public Buildings, &c.

Is it known to the Secretary and Trcasu-
rcr of the Board of Commissioners of Public
Buildings; ofthc Poor; and of Roads, &C.,
that for ncglecting 10 publish the annual re-
port after Fall Court, the law imposes fine
of FIFTY DOLLARS each
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Lexington Telegraph,

THE Prospectus of the above named pa
per, to be published at Lexington c. H. in
this State, will be found in this paper. On
our recent visit to Chester, we made the ac-
quaintancc ofMr. Randolph, and found him
to be Il polite, courteous and atlablc gentle
man. We wish him much success in this
new undertaking.
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MARRIAGES.,

I'LL Hyneu Lrat Ala lore delighted. hour
~, Inere owsnno icy " Edsss Fos eHerl
The world yaS sp&--the garden Vasga q La
ANA man, inc hornsii, s;vhed---t:ii ko,n,n
smiled. (;el,,.ss1 |,
On Thasshy tho 4tA inss., Ry NE ~ n
'WREsH, Esq. CAPT. TH0S. l. ciYBt;RsS
to MISS MARTHA N, slaeat ds.aehtsr Of
uRlAa wlLLlAM
I Alsoon 4th inss., ~ ~ Rev w: BACK.
nos, hn 10kiND. SMALL y, Mss e..
NINA tAlFd dsssAieseG lass b saa1s..alL
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LT llEALD AND LOLA MoSTEz-The
death Of Lieut. IIcali, the quandam husband
of Lola Montcz, has been announced, denied
and is again announced. He is said to have
executed a will, in which he bcqucathef to
the eccentric countess life interest Of E3O,
600, together with his portfolio of water
drawings, and II portrait Of himself There
are those who go so far as to say that the
former will be the more acceptable leg
acy.
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Any wholesome restrictive laws will always
bc sustained by the people of the South, but
they Will scarcely consent to the enaction of
aiaw which savors of fanaticism, even in
good cause"
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BLNcEwO0D's observation-disclosures of Janu-
AIRY number:
Slavery and the Slave power, in the Uni
ted STATES of America; My Novel, &c.
Part NNNlll Letter to Eus,bus about
many things Lady Lees Widuwhuod.
Part !; Thomas Moore: Defeat of the
Ministry. LEONARD SCOTT Il Co.
\rw Work
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than offend his hclpmntc, Eve. so the young i.
er Adams, fall by the alluremcnts of the
modern Ewes, % .,
MIR. Badgers nomination is still in sfdi
quo, md may perhaps remain so until the
new administration comes in. -.
INDEX
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PrTNAM's MONTHLY, for February is on our
table. We predict for this new Candi-
date for public patronage, an extensive cir
cuIati"n, and from scli-cvidcnt ftct-it
deserves If. Price 81 per year: two cop
les %S5, &c. G. i. PUTNAM & Co.
New York
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EDITORIAL SUNNI NARY.

TIE Charleston Courier. in speaking Of II
r"guish trick played upon 4 gentlemen in
Charleston, by man calling himself Hicks
says - The latter. CATER having induced
| the former to take Il walk To look ut the
shipping at the wharvcs,) from whence. after
stopping on the way to imbiLc and smokc t
sundry cigars, they proceeded, &c.
.&s- We would like to know by what
process Cigars are imbibcd
The snmc papor says:
"rhr Grccnvilc Patriot states that at the
sal" OF the personal estate of Major r. ID.
Earle, dec d.. on tho 18th inst, negro fellows
brought from 900 to $1,000: women 700
To $500. and n girl of II $3.50 Corn was
sold ut from .i3 to Is cents per bushrl, all
bearing interest from date.
~" We would like to possess such pro-
life corn.
~" THE past week has been a gala one
in Charleston. Besides the races. Ole Bull
and Str.Ik"sh have been giving concerts. and
the new but poPnlar play of the Cnrsican
Brothers has been successfully acted at the
Theatre. The city is said to b, unusu1lly
healthy.
The Barnwrll Sentinel says:
-" \ son Of the Rev. WIN. Bailey. IL
boat fourteen years of "gr, died on thv 2Oth
inst, from wounds received from the burst.
ing ofa gun. He had been shooting ducks
the day before. and was found bv some of
the nrighbors lying by the side Of n pond,
in state of inscnsbility, with the fragments
of the gun scattered around him"
~ WE are informed tha. Mr.. &. p. Ben
net packed with his screw. > belc Of eot,on
weighing 637 pounds lie also threshcd
on thrcshcr, in one and half hours 80
bushels Of oats. Can this be beat in Iancas-
ter District ! He also raised 500 bushels of
Turnips to one and threc-fourth acres Of
land, by applying the guano.
On the 9TH inst. at New Orleans, no less
than 28,565 bales of cotton were shipped
This is the largest number of bales ever
shipped in one day.
If you would keep your hands from chap.
ping during the winter, wash them as often
as you please, but rub them right dry" each
time; don't leave particle of moisture for
the cold mir to net upon.
Mr.. Jos II. Flanners iurpcntinc disfllcry
near Wilmington, y. C., was DESTROYED by
fire on Monday. Loss 81 800.
a Arcligious paper says: Watch and forti.
fly yourselves against the temptation Of send
ing poetry to an editor"
A man who has loved mady will laugh at
his madness as soon as he has got cured of
il, but woman never laughs upon such Il
subject. With her love is madness, of which
she never sees the folly.
LEVI SmLIMAN IvEs, the Bishop of North
Carolina, who has sececdcd to the Catholic
Church, was the twenty-ifth Bishop in the
order of appointment, Of the Episcopal
church Of :he United States He il ma
tive of Vermont, and was originally settled,
as a minister, over Congregationalist So
ciety, in the county of st. Lawrence, \. Y.
Bishop Ives, il is stated, is the fr tPa I.
testant Bishop that has ever recanted to the
Roman Catholic faith.
GENERAL Sam. HousToS has been re-elec;.
cd to the U. g. Senate by the Texas Legis-
lafurn hv an f,s,.o.u.. ,,,.;n.,s,.
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Bank OF st. Mary's Ga.--Sincc the sus-
pension of this Bank, It's liabilities have been
reduced TO four Thousand dollars.
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DALTinoaR. tai,

DALTiHoRE, Feb. 4, 6.6P. NJ,
In the New York Cotton market on Eli.
day. 1850 bales were disposed Of proyion.
to the reception Of the Caaeda's adslses At
decline Of from an sighth 70 q quarter Of
cent -
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LANCAsTERvILLE, S. c.
WEDNESDAY. FEB. O, 1853.
Crowded Out.

Several editorial articles, also acknow
edgments which will appear next week
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The Columbia Banner.

Is also an excellent paper. The Banner Ger
tainly bears marks of improvement, and we
trust the accomplished editor, will bv an ia
creased number of subscribers. realize in n
more tangable form, the apprcciative cstima-
ton of his patrons.
THE foRKvILLE REMEDY" comes to us
improved. Ecclcs is n go-ahcad publisher.
That is right.
We suppose it becomes a matter of me-
ccssity, where two or more papers are pub.
lishcd in one village, to keep improving, in
order to receive propor,ionate share of pat
ronage. The Remedy is now about the size
of its competitor the Miscellany Grist of
the latter, publishes very neat paper, and if
the Remedy had not have kept "wide awake
he may have been put through the mill.----
What say you Eccles!
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ofthis epistle admonishes me to postpone !
boring you any farther, till some other occa-
sion.
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InE LADIES WREAru.-Thr February num-
Der of this magazine has been received
Price only one dollar per year.
}. &. BURDICK, New York.
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tCharleston Cvurier.l
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-18
THE SAFE AND COMMC-
- - s


Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, from, Baltimore
to Wheeling, and connecting there pith the
large, qaeU, and splendid Steamers of the
Union Line on the Ohio, and the Stages to
Zanesville, &c.
THIS EXPEDITIONS LINE being now tho
i roughly completed, by the late finishing of
the Great Board Tree Tunnel and the road being
in excellent ORDER the attention of travel
lers s confidently directed 10 its superior advan-
tages and low fares. The scenery upon this road
is of the most supendous and attractive character
The Express Mail Train leaves Baltimore daily
at p. M, and runs directly through to Wheeling
$3.50 miles) in Is or l9 hours, including all stop
pages, arriving there at or p. m. next day; or,
passengers leaving Baltimore at s a. m. may lay
over for lodging in Cumberland, (l79 miles,) and
proceed thence to Wheeling in the morning.
To connect with these trains, the leave
Washington al a. m. and p. m. daily, meet
ing the cars from Baltimore at the Washington
Junction, DIETER known as the Relay House,) 8
miles from Baltimore.
At Wheeling the seven uurivaled steamers Of
the Union Line, which have just been completed
for this route, form daily connexion with the cars,
and convey passengers down the Ohio to Cincin-
natl and Louisville, where the stages for Nashville
&C., the st. Louis and New. Orleans packets,
may be taken by those going further
Passengers for Columbus Tor who prefer the land
route to Cincinnati) and other paris of Ohio and
the West may also proceed direct fhAn Wheeling
in the Ohio Stage Company's excellent coaches
over the best part of the National Road to Zanes-
ville &c., and thence by raiiroah.
Passengers for Wesville and Cleveland by
steamboat and railroad will also find this most
agreeable route, there being regular and speedy
connexion at Wheeling to and from those places
ag-Ba ggage checked through from Washington
to Wheeling, and no charge for transfer of pas
sengers or baggage.
Fare by through ticket with the right to lie
over anywhere on the route) from Washington
to Wheeling So so; to Cincinnati Sill to Louis
vile $l2.
Tickets to be had of Mr.. PARSONS, Agent, at the
Railroad Station, Washington, and of the other
agents of the Company.
VIM. PARKER,
Nav Conceal Sunerintendepf