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RHODE IsLAND.-A Convention Of delegates Of
the Wings from the towns of the State Of Rhode
Island was held at Providence on Thursday last
Hon ELISHA HARRIS, of Coventry, having been no.
minated candidate for Governor, his brother, David
S. Harris, announced that he declined being a can
didate Hon. SAMUEL G.. ARNOLD was then nomi-
mated John s. Pitman, ESQ. in his behalf de-
clucd the nomination The Convention then APP
pointed committee to make nomination. who,
after consideration reported recommendation that
nomination should be made at present and offer
ed the following resolution:
Resolved That committee of three from Providence
county and from each of the other counties be APP
GERS, to be supported at the ensuing State election
This resolution, after discussion, was adopted
and committee was appointed in conformity
thereto.
The Convention passed the following resolutions
Resoloed That this Convention tender to MILLARD
FILLMORE late President of the United States the thanks
of the Wings of Rhode Island for his untrng devotion
to the public interests, for his just and liberal manage
of the foreign affairs Of the nation and for the firm
but conciliatory policy of his Administration during
of the most threatening periods of our countrys
existence.
Resolved That copy of the foregoing resolution signed
by the Chairman and Secretaries of this Convention be
communicated to Willard Fillmore.
A Convention of delegates for the Eastern Con
gressional District was held on the same day, who
nominated GEORGE G.. KING, Esq as candidate for
Representative in Congress for that district
The Convention for the Western District nomi-
mated CYRUS HARRIS Esq, of Warwick, candidate
for that district.
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FROM SOUTH AMERICA.

We copy the following items Of intelligence from South
America from the Panama Echo of the 2fst of February
We learn from Captain Thomas who arrived in the
Nueya Granada, that the day before the sailed
an express arrived overland the American exploring
expeditions the Amazon that the explorers had reach
ed point the river, in direct line some three
hundred miles distant but by the crcutous which
the express was compelled to take, about three
hundred and seyentyye miles distant. There they had
found magnificent and most productive country with
resources beyond previous conception"
that the Yankee will secure the bonus
Of $4,000 offered by the Government to the first steam
vessel navigating the waters of the Amazon into Bolivia
and also the entry Of her entire cargo duty free.
The prospect Of the between Bolivia and Peru the
surety that Ecuador will assist Bolivia if called upon the
threatening aspect Of affairs in the Argentine Republic
all combined have induced the Americans Lima to de-
sire representative Of the United States clothed with
power than that Of Charge dAfaires A petition
the United States Government constitute Mr. Clay
the Charge Lima Minister Plenipotentiary was re-
ceivng sgners for days before the passengers
the Nueve Granada left and informed that
being rapidly filed up"
The paper furnishes the annexed gratifying infor
nation relative the strict fufent Of the stpulaons
made by the Peruvian Government in relation the
petition from this country to tie Lobos Islands:
We learn from Capt Harris that Of the vessels
Of the Benson expedition had been filed with guano and
gone homeward and that the Peruvian Government had
strictly complied with it, engagements, taking every
thing from the vessels that comprised their outfit for the
expedition, excepting the Sarah Chase, the chief
among them, from which they took her whole armament
and cargo to the most ordinary articles paying
literally for the same"
Mr. Foren leader Of the Darien exploring expedition
died Panama Onthe 9th Of February, Of inflammation
If tho lratp
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NATIONAL INTELLIC INCER.
VISIT OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS TO THE
PRESIDENT.

On Tuesday the DIPLOMATIC CoRPs male a visit to
the PRESIDENT, to whom they were seycraiy present
ed by the SECRETARY Of STATE. We to-day publish
translation of the address delivered in French by
Mr. BoDIsco, the Russian Minister, and the senior
member Of the Diplomatic Corps together with the
reply Of the PRESIDENT. They are as follows:
Mr. PRESIDENT: The United States in the exercise Of
their right elect every fourth year the chief the Exc
cutye power have made choice of YOU Mr. President TO
occupy this high and important position
1t in the name of the Ministers and the heads Of Le
cations here present that have the honor offer YOU
Mr. President, our most cordial congratulations We
express, at the time conviction that this highly
fatterng testimony Of the confidence Of the American
people will induce you, Mr. President 10 concentrate all
your efforts to the progress OF the inconestabe
prosperity Of the whole Union This prosperity due in
great measure TO the national energies; but it must be
mainly attributed 10 the continuance OF peace Of
the essential elements of the expansion of the pro-
ductive capacities of all countries aud the maintenance
of which contributes efficiently to spread and extend
the general welfare.
The diplomatic corps is persuaded Mr. President Of
your best dispositions towards the Soyereigns and Gov
ernments have the honor represent and have the
advantage to you r President in the of my
colleagues that respective Governments sincerely de-
sire the continuance Of the good understanding
happily existing.
mutual kind feeling frank and loyal explanations
will always tend fortify the friendly intercourse
are called upon to entertain with the American Govern
ent anu IN inns respect IL is gratifying Tor me 10 eX-
press IN the name of the diplomatic corps how much
appreciate the declaration of the President cul-
tyate peace and amity with I'll nations.
The PRESIDENT replied as follows
SIR: receive with satisfaction the congratulations
which, in the of the Ministers and the heads Of
cations here present you do the honor to express
occasion of entering the functions of President of
the United States.
Gentlemen, among the most delicate and responsible
trusts thus imposed upon by the choice of my
try he pf rall thpr
Powers.
In the discharge of this duty, shall Of look, in
the first instance TO what the interests and the honor of
the Uuitei States may require which necessarily include
strict observance OF national engagements respect
the rights OF other Governments and faithful adherence
TO those sacred principles Of justice which the
mon law OF Christendcm.
cordially recprocate therefore, the expressions Of
national any which you address to me- and request you
tosominunicate to your respective Governments my
est desire 70 maintain with each existing relations
peace and friendship.
beg you, ALSO accept the assurance OF my personal
respect AID esteem.
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BROKEN BANKs.-It announced in Wall street on
Friday that the Woodbury. Bank of Woodbury., Connec-
cut and the Eastern Bank West Killngly Connecticut
had failed and for few hours there was in
quite panic among holders of New England bank notes
Some of the brokers refused to purchase the any
of the Eastern banks and the American Exchange Bank
We are informed received them only upon the guarantee
OF depotors As the true state of the case be-
comes known the excitement will doubtless disappear
The two banks in question had enjoyed the fun
confidence Of the other Connecticut banks. They were
partly owned and chiefly managed by Wall street
broker or operator Who having failed the day previous
was Of course unable to dsentange his affairs those
OF his Proeges and the banks if not previously rotten
suffered from their connexon with him
rumor was IN circulation prejudical to the Bank of
North America, at Seymour, formerly Humphreysvie)
Connecticut; but we assured by gentleman from
that vicinity whose means Of information very good
mat the report is without any just foundation
1t is possible that the fate Of the Woodbury. and East
ern' banks may be shared by more Of the other
small banks of Connecticut but in regard to of the
banks in that State there need be apprehension what
ever We doubt if in any State in the Union banking
has the whole been conducted prudeny or safely
Journal of Commerce
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METHODIST CONFERENCE.

At the recent annual session of the Baltimore Confer
ence held at Hagerstown, the following appointments
were made for this city and Vicinity:
Potomac Dstricf.-N. WILSON p. E.
Alexandria-W. b. Edwards, s. A. Wilson, ]. Guest,
supernumerary
Washington: Foundry and Asbury-J T. Peck, W.
Hank.
Wesley Chapel-J. II. Brown, s. s. Roszel, sup
Mckendree-T T. Wysong, NJ. A. Turner, sup.
Ebenezer-R NJ, Lipscomb, A. G. Marlatt, sup.
Ryland-J. W. Hedges, N Schlosser, J. Nj. Hanson,
supernumerary.
Unon-R. L. Dashie, NJ. G. Hamilton, sup
Georgetown--S. Brison J. Landstreet
Fairfax. ". Hoover, W. W. Welsh, W. 0. Lums-
den, sup.
staHord-s II. Griffith, s. Smith
Fredericksburg--W Krebs
St. Mary's-C. G. Linthicum W. Evans sun
Charles-I Gibson, 7. b. Smith, J. Bunting, sup.
Badensburg-C. D. Young, L. Hinsey s. Kepper, sup.
Rockyille-T sewell, 7. NJ. Carson, b. Barry, sup.
II. Sliccr, Agent for Metropolitan Church. and member
of Georgetown Quarterly Conference
The Conference in session nine days and adjourned
TO meet at Baltimore the st Of March next In refer
to the erection of Metropolitan Church in this city,
all the necessary preminarcs duly provided for by
the Conference and two thousand three hundred and
ftyfv dollars subscribed to the object When built the
seats Of this Church be free The agent appointed
for making collections for this enterprise is the Rev.
HENRY SLIcER.
Another institution Of important and interesting
character, to be established here engaged the dcbera
tons of the Conference This is OF educational nature
and to be entitled I" The Metropolitan Collegiate Insi
tutc" committee, composed of the ministers now in
the District member from each Charge and the Pre-
siding Elder Of the Potomac district presume at its
head we're appointed to draw mp charter and procure
its passage by Congress.
Wecannot doubt that the wise and spirited action Of the
Conference especially in respect the above noted OBJ
x~.n L.
dound to the advantage of the Methodist body a the
whole public.
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ASornEa CASE FOR Mrs. SrowE.-Two weeks since n
te affair occurred at 0berlin which, to say the enst
was singular one. Two old women, slaves who some
Two years since sent out Of Virginia prevent their
sae ior debt, had found home at Oberin. They had
several times written their former master that they wish
81 70 return 70 him. and ut length their request became
70 urgent That he visited 0berin. Here oppor-
tuny Tor excitement which readily embraced by the
earnest oolltonists Of that famous town Ii deter
mned mat the slaves should return and the master
was 50 informed lie replied that he had their
"n sonciation and not because he wished the women
~ '' ~ dld not desire to take them back unless they
he 70 -. II they did they would 90 and he should
IN car ~ them Every argument used 10 induce
% - say and correspondent Of the Obcrlin Times
n "Doi'oh sheet, says: I'VE endeayored TO put the
"'e peiore them ~ its proper light We dwelt upon
- Pos1oie contingencies in the The possibilities
+ IL was all to purpose ! ~
Ihe Nrl'er aads These slaves from the time they
iomS ~ nave been DESTROYS TO return 10 their
ipey nave written them for this purpose. We
e h"t surprised that the stakeholder should come for
tne' IN inc elder Of the two our interest has been
good aea enlisted She reminds us Of uncle Toms aunt
Ihioe y snd that the morals Of the other are not
good me edor says that the only instance which
has fallen under his notice Of preference for
since the establishment Of the underground railroad
case occurred IN Cleveland years ago where mob
was not able to force negro woman on boarI steam.
boat and che insisted on returning South with ber s
tress. Cgfreiaad OHM Journal
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HEALTH OF THE VICE PREsIDENT.-A Telegra-
phic despatch from Charleston says:
We learn by the Isabel that the oath of Office
not administered to Vice President KING the 4th.
Mr. RODNEY, the Vice Consul, visited Mr. KING the
81 for the purpose but he considered the ceremony
necessary expressing his fears that he should reach
Washington to the Office; and that if he should
recover the oath could be administered to him at Wash
| ington His friends, however who are accompanying
him encourage the hope that the alubriy of his
/ location may yet restore him to health.
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APATHY or FREEsoILERs-Th Boston Liberia
tor contains letter from one Of the Abolition agents
who has been ecturng in the eastern part of Massa-
chusetts. At Mansfield he says he found plenty of
Freesoilers, coldand dead as old Gomorrah Nothing
would they do about the meetings not even their
presence would they vouchsafe." He, however,
raised an audience of twenty persons, at the close
of which collection was taken which left him
three dollars poorer than when he entered Mans
field" At Attleborough g the contribution exceed
cd the expenses"
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welvemonth, if desired All things considered we be-
heve no projected route possesses the commercial adj
antges OF direct route across the Peninsula of Florida
FIVE hours o. time would transfer the traveller from the
Atanuc 10 the Gulf aud avoid circuit of nearly one
thousand miles Two rival companies are now endeayor
ing 70 reach the Gulf through the State Of Georgia the
one from brunswick and the other connect with sayan
NAH and the city OF Savannah has voted subscription Of
half million towards the making terminus there
With similar public spirit New Orleans would long since
have constructed road Florida The Georgja
routes are over five hundred miles in length one across
Florida would not need to be than one hundred and
fifty ia length across level country and Of cheap con-
struction.
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OFFICIAL REPORT DEAD SEA EXPEDITION
official report Of the United States Expedition to explore
the Dead Sea and the River Jordan published in part
by order Of the United States Senate but the manner in
which the work was executed was so little ereditable
either to the enterprsng officers who had charge of
to the Government under whose authority was undera
ken, that the late Secretary of the Navy Mr. Graham
authorized its publication by Lieut. NJ +. Maury, Super
intendent Of the National Observatory in more appro
pirate style The execution Of the work was entrusted
to Messrs John Murphy Co., Of this city, who have re-
Gently issued il in very neat quarto volume handsome
ly bound and gilt The Report published by the SEN
ate, consisted only Of the narrative portion Of the Com
mander Of the Expedition, Lieut. W. f. Lynch; bat the
geological portion not included in it, MS IL was
then finished The volume published by Messrs Muir
ply Co. contains the large and comprehensive map Of
the Dead Sea and the River Jordan with the surrounding
country constructed from the joint abors of Leutenants
Lynch and Dale, and Passed Midshpman Auck MS we'll
plates Of fossil remains found during the ge
illogical explorations. The book published by Messrs
Murphy Co is, without being superGuously extraya-
CANT well fitted for preservation in any library and the
highly successful results Of the hazardous undertaking
will long be regarded triumphant evidence Of the
skin and ndomitable Of the able and
pshed officers who fully and perfectly completed The
hazardous enterprise. Baltimore Ameriean
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MINING CONNECTICUT old silver and lead mine
at Mddletown Conn is about to be worked vigorously
The report of the State geOogst concerning it is very
yorable The vein in the shaft is three feet wde and
res, it is believed thirty forty of silver the
ton About fifteen hundred feet of old drifts have been
cleared out, and present very promising appearances
The mine has recently been sold for $4,000 Dr. Franc
fort, the mneraogst, who made the discovery of the
great value of the mine, cleared for his part the Of
10000. The new company has organized with capital
Of S20o000 Robert Bayard is President, and Dwight
Johnson Secretaryboth Of the city Of New York The
company viii put on at once force of some two hundred
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DISTANCE TO THE SuN.-Imagine railway from here
to the How many miles is the sun from us WHY
if we were = send baby in express train going in
cessantly hundred miles an hour without making any
stoppagcs, the baby would grow to be boy the boy
would grow to be man, the would grow old and die
without seeing the suns for IL is distant than hun
bred years from But what is this compared 10 Mem
tunes dstance Had Adam and Eve started by our rail-
way to 60 from Neptune to the SUM- at the rate Of fifty
miles an hour they would not have got there yet for
Neptune Is more than six thousand years from the centre
Of our system.--HousehoM Words
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An IMPORTANT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT.

The bill chartering the Aleraadrid, Loudoaa, and
Hampshire Railroad Company passed the House
of Delegates of Virginia yesterday, with State
subscription of threeffths of million two hun
dred thousand dollars, to be expended cast of the
Shenandoah river. This bill having previously
passed the Senate is now law. The great i'm
portance of this act to the termiai, and all the
intervening and adjoining country, including Fair
fax, Loudoun, Jefferson, Frederick, Clarke, and
Berkeley counties, will at once strike the readers
mind.
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This table Continues the Reeord) shows the very re-
narbe result that the proportion Of coin paper active
circulation has increased tenod 1916 and
1886, and add has than doubled in the last
three years dollar in coin accompanied
lars Of paper 1885, and each dollar paper is accom-
panied by in coin.
cit is obvious then that there Is imitation of paper
currency, If unnatural imitation comes must be the
result Of speculation in trade and Of expanded
rency, unless suppose that gold coin may be
much expanded. There may be insolven bankers
poratons There such in all periods they will
not be the result of an expanded Amer
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In Pawtucket, (R IL at funeral last week, IL was
found extremely difficult to the coffin from the
house Second story TO the hearse by reason OF the mar
row entries and winding stairway ny passing through
room occupied by another family all difficulties would
have been avoided Request was accordingly made, and
win it be believed that in Pawtucke in the year OF our
Lord eighteen hundred and fifty three, 10 was utterly re-
fused IL was thought to be bad omen to have the
corpse pas. through the ROOM and that il would be fol-
lowed By death in the family and foolish superstition
was allowed 10 Danish humanity from the heart.
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ARKANSAS AID Pacific RALRoAD.--A company Of New
York capitalists have secured the assignment of charter
granted to an Arkansas Company whom has been
mtted the work Of building road from the Mississippi
TO the southwest Of Arkansas lately aided by the
Government donation of 900 600 acres of land very
large donation Of land has heretofore been provided by
the Texan Legislature for the construction Of road from
the Arkansas line to the III Paso. If the ella is
practicable junction Of the interests derived through
these grants may lead the accomplishment OF the great
work Of road from the Mississippi to the Pacific.
Z lrInnna
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AN ELOQUENT FIGURE.-The Meckenburg JEFF
fersonian says: Like one Of those wondrous rock
ing stones reared by the Druids, which the finger
Of child might vibrate to the centre, yet the
might Of an army could not move from its place,
our Constitution is nicely balanced that it seems
to sway with every breath Of opinion, yet 50 firmly
rooted in the hearts and affections Of the People
that the widest storms Of treason and fanaticsm
break over it in vain"
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ALTERED NoTEs.-Therc in circulation five dollar
bills Of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank OF Carroll
county Md altered from ones of the same bank The
alterations well executed to deceive the best
judges unless the difference between the plate Of the
ones and the fves Of issue Of that bank be remembered
The best rule to detect them is to place them side by side
with the dollar BILL when IL will be found that they
arc the same, save the alteration
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! PRESIDENT FILLMORE AT BUFFALo-The Common Coun-
Gil has made preparations for giving to President FILL
MORE public reception his return to that city, and
has given invitation to the late members of his Cabinet
to visit the city at that time A Buffalo plper publishes
the following reply Of Mr.. EVERETT the invitation
WASHINGTON, February 25 1853.
DEAR SIR: have received your favor of the 21s trans
hitting copy OF the resolutions of the Common Council
OF Buffalo of the l4th
cordially with the resolutions in all that is said
of the character of President FILLMORE who has admin
istered the Governmentor part of the time under cir
cumstances OF extreme embarrassment andanxety-with
unsurpassed discretion, ability, and success
Having previously entertained the highest opinion of
the President of the abest and most patriotic Of
Our statesmen that opinion has been raised BY the official
intercourse which have had with him for short time
member Of his Cabinet 1t would be extremely graft
lying to me to accompany the President his
home, and to witness the wedeserved coraty of the
reception thar awaits him. but after so long an absence
fear it will not be in my power leave Boston again
so
beg to acknowledge the kindness Of your letter as
concerns myself have been member of the Admins
aton for too short time claim any share of the
dit to which you think it entitled; but warmly concur
in the tribute paid by the Common Council to the merit
of my associates.
remain dear sir, with much regard most respectfully
yours, EDWARD EVERETT :
His Honor HIRAM BARTON.
referred to, informs the Mayor of his intention of making
visit at the South before his return to Buffalo AID of
returning by way of New Orleans, St. Louis, and the
Lakes which viii probably delay his arrival at Buffalo
the lst of May.
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ADVANCE IN CoPrER.-A letter from Vivian & Sons
under date Of London, 18th February announces that
Copper had that day advanced penny per poundthe
present price for copper being I'D per h. and for yellow
metal I'D per pound.
Boston letter of the 9TH instant, accompanying the
above, says Copperwas excessively the above
Of the advoe per Baltic had reached 80 cents must now
advance still further"