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Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 20, 1S49.
Nr. freeman Hunt.-SIR: owe you many thanks
for the opportunities have had to the Merchants
Magazine and have found it in reality to be Maya.
zine and that we'll replenished. of all the useful
matter which the title would imply, and presented
with fullness and cearness which delights while it
instructs. 1t is, in fact, merchants magazine in
the large acceptaton of the term-merchants who go
between nations whose large operations bring many
departments Of knowledge and view of the state Of
the world, into daily requisition. But it is not the
great merchant only, but the one of more modest,
but nevertheless, of most useful operations-the
merchant ofthe interior also-who will find this ma
gazine to abound with the information, the pursuit
Of his business and the elevation of the mercantile
character requires. Nor is its utility at all confined
to merchants but extends to the legislator and diplo
matist, and to all who are charged with MANAGING
the affairs of the nation. For myself, have found
it most useful to me in my senatorial labors, and
hsve been in the habit for many years Of carefully
consulting it.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
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Confessions of a Politician.

MIR. Shaw, member Of the New York
Legislature, in the course of recent speech
gave the following amusing sketch of his
political career. His course has, to be sure,
been somewhat devious, but he seems, new
ertheless, to have been directed throughout
by principle; and, after all, parties may
have changed more than he, and his plea of
consistency be not so absurd as the ''laugh-
ter" indicated.
Mr.. Shaw said that in politics he had
been everything. He had been member
of every party he had ever heard of. Laugh
ter. He was at this time member of the
Democratic party-of that faction known as
'.Hunker"-a moderate one-rather softly.
Before the time of Andrew Jackson he had
been Democrat. But when he was talked
of as a candidate for the Presidency and
Crawford was mentioned too, he (Mr. S.
became Clay man. He remained Clay
man during the whole of that despotic Dem
ocratic rule, and the one that followed. He
chung fast to Mr.. Clay as long as there was
any hope of placing him in the Presidential
chair, and was present at the Harrisburg
Convention that witnessed his (Mr. C.'s)
political death. And sorry death it was
too. After that he left the party, and again
sailed under the Democratic banner He
had been Democrat, and left them when
opposition to the old United States Bank
was made a test of the party. He had been
a Democrat, when, on the other hand, they
were the advocates of such measure: and
he expected to find them returning to it
again some day. He had always been con-
sistent! Laughter He had made it
point to belong to all parties in turn. He
was just now Democrat, but how long he
should remain so was quite uncertain. 1t
depended on the course pursued by Mr..
Pierce-a man wins had been elected Presi-
dent lately. Laughter.
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16 Mother" asked a little girl, while
listening to the reading of g Uncle Toms
Cabin, "why don't the book mention Top
sy's last name? 1 have tried to hear il
whenever it spoke of her, but it has not
once spoke it,"
"Why, she had no other name, child"
eyes she had, mother, and know it,"
''What was it %
"Why, Turvy-Topsy Turvy."
s.You had better go to bed, my dear, "
said the mother. ''You are as bad as your
old grandmother, for she can't say pork
without beans, for the life of her."
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DR.. Roses Dyspepsia Cordial.

T'HE Liver being the largest gland in the human
j body. it is more frequently deranged than any
ether Then follows Dyspepsia, Constipation, Cold
rect ana Loss Of Apetite-the skin becomes yellow,
the spirits droop and there is great aversion to So
ciety Regulate the Liver and you correct all these
evils The surest preparations to take are DIR.
ROSES celebrated Railroad Anti-BilIious Ifus-
They carry off the bile, and give appetite and
strength.
Ills Dyspepsia Compound should be taken where a
person has been troubled with Dyspepsia long time
Price 90 cents: but for Colds, Bilious habits Jaun.
dice, &c, take DR.. Roses Anti-I8ious or Roitrood
rus as they go ahead of all other Pills in their good
effects. 121@ and Is cents per box.
~ The above preparation can be found, with
circulars and full directions, at the stores of
d. Gilman. W. ii. Gilman,
Charles Stott Co., Samuel Butt,
Z. Callan, John W. Marin,
kldweii Lawrence, Washington city.D C..
j. L. Kidwell. Georgetown, d. c., and the various
Drug Stores in Alexandria
+ IGARS AND TOBACCO-A few fine, first grade
~ Havana Cigars
boxes Chewing Tobacco. extra quality
Received. and for sale BY
feb IS J. 7. RADCLIFFE, 7th street
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THE GREAT BRITISH QUARTERLIES
L AND BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE.

l. AND BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE.
Important reduction in the rates of post
age! LEONARD SCOTT & Co., No. 81,
Gold street, New York, continues to publish
the following British Periodicals, viz:
The London Quarterly review, (Conser-
vative,)
The Edinburgh Review, (Whig,)
The North British Review, Free Church,
The Westminster Review, Liberal and
Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, (Tory
Those Reprints have now been in sue
cessful operation in this country for twenty
years, and their circulation is constantly
on the increase, Notwithstanding the COM
petition they encounter from American Pc
radicals of a similar class, and from nu-
merous Eclectics aid Magazines made up
of selections from foreign periodicals.
This fact shows clearly the high estimation
in which they aHe held by the intelligent
reading public, and affords a guarantee
that they are established on a firm basis,
and will be continued without interruption.
Although these works are distinguished
by the political shades above indicated, vet
but small portion of their contents is de-
voted to political subjects. 1t is their
literary character which gives them their
chief value, and in that they stand con-
fessedly far above all other journals of
their class. Blackwood, still under the
mastery guidance of Christopher North,
maintains its ancient celebrity, and is at
this time, unusually attractive from the
serial works of Bulwer and other literary
notables, written for that magazine, and
first appearing in its columns both in Great
Britain and the United States. Such works
as " The Caxtons' and "My New Novel"
(both by Bulwer, "My Peninsular Medal, :"
" The Green Hand" and other serials, of
which numerous rival editions are issued
by the leading publishers in this country
have to be reprinted by those publishers
from the pages of Blackwood, after it has
been issued by Messrs. Scott & Co., SO that
subscribers to the reprint of that Magazine
may always rely on having the earliest
reading of those fascinating tales.
HY@ Remittances and communications
should be always addressed, post paid, to
the publishers. LEONARD SCOTT & co.
70 Fulton st, N. Y, Entrance 81 Gold st.
N. B.-~L. s. & Co. have recently pub
lished and have now for sale, the GAR
MER'S GUIDE" by Henry Stephens of
Edinburgh, and Pref Norton of Yale Col
lege, New Haven, complete in 2 vols, royal
octave, containing 1900 pages, IA steel and
6oo wood engravings. Price, in muslin
binding, So; in paper for the mail, SIS.
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THE MUSICAL WORLD AND TINES
IL

THE MUSICAL WORLD AND TINES
4 A large Weekly Journal Of sixteen
pages, edited by RICHARD STORES WILLS,
and which the best musical composers anu
writer's in this country make their medium
of communication with the public, contains
during the year 209 pages Cor IS werth) Of
the very best music of all kinds also bril-
liant and instructive Essays On Music; a
complete course of familiar instruction in
Harmony, which anybody can understand;
vast amount Of attractive musical reading,
anecdotes, and sketches of celebrated mu-
sicians, Of musical history, &C.; the most
fearless and truthful criticismsms of mus,
cal publications and performances, and
the very pick and cream of Musical News,
Novelty, and Incident, both foreign and
the whole forming the complete and valua'
bic record of Musical Art it is possible 10
obtain. The wants of Country Choirs, and
of ladies wishing for new mdsic, but who
are not living near music stores, are especl-
ally attended to.
TERMs.-0ne copy, So; two copies, s.
five copies, $40; and a person sending Us
club of five, gets an extra copy for bis
trouble Address DYER MILLS, publish
ers of Musical The World and Times, 20
Broadway, New York.
ANOTHER MUSICAL JOURNAL
The subscribers also publish Tile NoHttg
Musical Gazette, an elegant journal Of EIGHT
pages, each number containing FOUR pages
of Music making roRTr-EIGHT pages
year, and a great variety of interesting
Musical reading matter. THE M0nthty Nh.
seal Gazette is designed for the especIal
benefit Of the thousands of music-lover'
whose musical knowledge and tastes de-
mand easy and simple music, and whose
purses require that it should be furnished
at the cheapest possible rate.
TERMs.-One copy, 50 cents; three CO
pies, 81; ten copies, So; twenty copies
So; and person sending us club Of
twenty, gets an extra copy for his trouble
Address DYER & WILLIS.
n. B.-Clergymen will be supplied will
The Musical World and Times at one dollar
a wear; and with The Monthly Uus'cG
Gazette at twenty-five cents a year.
Agents wanted to obtain subscribers fol
the above named publications. LiberaI
commission allowed.
Now is the time to subscribe, as the new
volume commenced on the first Of January
1868.
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Letter from Hon. Henry Czay.

ASHLAND goth July, 1915.
Dear Sir wish to express to you the qualification
derived on receiving the July number of the Mer-
chants Magazine and Commercial Review, from view
ing your portrait in the beginning, and from reading
your address to your friends at the end of it. When
we feel under obligations to those who have contrib.
uted to our information and amusement we are nat
urally DESTROYS to possess a knowledge of them of
their appearance, of the features of their counter
ance, and of the character and habits of their mind
which We can acquire. You have placed your mum.
erous readers (at least you have me, if may not
speak for them) under those obligations; and the
number of your valuable work now before me- in
some degree satisfies the desire to which have alu.
ded.
have become quite familiar with the Magazine
and Review, and have no hesitation in expressing my
humble opinion that it is eminenty entitled to the
public regard and support. It collects and arranges
In good order large amount of valuable statistical
and other information, highly useful only to the
merchant, but to the statesman to the cutivator of
the earth, to the manufacturer, to the mariner in
short to all classes Of the busp and reading COM
munity.
Entertaining this opinion, am glad that it has
been, and hope that it may continue to be- literally
patrOnized.
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem and
regard, truly your friend and obedient servant
freeman hunt, esq. III. CLAY.
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CAKES, PIES. &c
n HARVEY, at his Store on Pc,

III AZ. HARVEY, at his Store on Pennsvlvan;a nv.
i {. enue, between 9th aud 7th streets onnos;te
Browns Hotel, keeps constantly on hand an assort
ment of Tea Cakes, Ginger Nuts and ali other kind
OF lakes, as well as large quantity of Crackers
Cranberry, Mince Apple Peach or any other kind of
Pie that can be mcde at this season. Those vbo ra
IN want may be assured that they are fresh and will
DE SOLD, either wholesale or retail as cheap as they
can be bought in the city. mar -
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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE.
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TNHE number for December, 1850, completed the
Il twenty-third semiannual volume The work
has been enlarged since its commencement in July.
1889, and each volume now containing more than
seven hundred large octave pages. few complete
sets of the Magazine may be obtained at the publish
ers office, 142 Fulton street, New York neatly and
substantially bound, for two dollars anda half per
volume. F
The following are few of the many commendatory
letters received by the editor of the MERCHANTS Ma
gazine from distinguished statesman:
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Letter from the Hon. VIM. IT. Seu0rd

My Dear SIR Have the goodness to place my name
your list of subscribers for the Merchants Maya.
zine. regard it an invaluable work for the use
of all who would understand not merely commercial
operations in this extending country but the fiscal
and commercial questions involved in the admins.
tratiOn of the government
am, with great respect, your humble servant,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Freeman Hunt esq
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WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD

WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD.
Ia - 6l }|3EE =: =: aE 6Ez=:s=s
CHANGE OF HOURS.
ON and after Monday March IA, the Passenger
~ Trains will be run as follows:
Leave Washington at . and o'clock A. M
DO do at 3L and o'clock P. NJ.
On Sundays at o'clock A. NJ. and p NJ.
Leave Baltimore at ~ and o'clock A. NJ.
Do do at 81 and $40 minutes P. M.
On Sundays at AZ o'cPk A. NJ. and 81 o'cpk p M.
The LIST and 4th Trains from Baltimore and the I'd
and 4th from Washington, will be Express Trains,
stopping only at Annapolis and Washington junction
Stations
The Train leaving on Saturday evening goes no
farther than Philadelphia; the one of Sunday
ing only to Baltimore
Through Tickets and Baggage Checks to Philadel-
phia and New York will be given by Trains leaving
3 A. NJ, and 2. NJ, except on Sunday morning.
By order: T. Fl. PARSONS
mar Is Agent.
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M c. SULLIVAN, Cabinet Maker and I'm.
VI. dertsker Furniture neatly repaired, eaned
and vanished. All orders will be promptly attended
to at the old stand Qate j. L. W. Thompson's) st.,
between 12th and 18th street, north side jan IL
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BOOTS BOOTS!

lust RECEIVED, one case of Fine Boots, from the
- Mandatory Of w. l.. McCauley, Baltimore and
now for sale at the Fashionable Boot Store, under
Browns Marble Hotel, by JOHN MILLS,
mar I5-lw
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EItract of Letter from Mi2Iiard Fillmore

81 have read it (Merchant's Magazine) with a
good deal of attention. and have no hesitation in saw
ing that think it one of the most valuable perodi-
Gals that was ever published. To the merchant it
seems quite indispensable, and to the statesman and
man of general information almost equally desirable
1t is grand repository of useful facts and informa-
ton, which can be found nowhere well digested
and so accessible as in these numbers onlv regret
that do not own the whole work"t
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-12-31
Natural increase Of population.

Natural increase OIL pOpuIdJ1On,. .10.Z4J
Estimating the births and deaths in Scotland and
Ireland in the same proportion the above, the con-
clusion is arrived that the population of the united
kingdom has increased from natural causes about
80 900. But curing the same period, itappears that
81 467 emgrants sailed from all the ports of the uni
ted kingdom, viz: 1893 from London, Plymouth and
Southampton 63,60O from Liverpool; 2,607 from
Glasgow and Greenock, and ,437 from Irish ports
large proportion of the emigrahts from Liverpool
were irish and it is inferred that the population of
Ireland is decreasing, and that of England is slowly
increasing.
! The whole number of deaths registered during the
quarter 92 1922 it is remarked, is less by 8,l65 than
the number recorded in the corresponding quarter OF
1852. similar depression was remarked in the
summer quarter of 1913 Immediately before the
breaking out of the Asiac Cholera in that year, thus
furnishing another token of probably severe vista
ton of the epidemic during the coming year. In 84S
the epidemic began in October, and prevailed to an
inconsderable extent for several months declined
during the winter revived in the spring of lS49, and
increased gradually till September when there were
2O,37h deaths from it in the kingdom and it finally
disappeared in December. The whole number oil
deaths from England, during the year I849, was 3d.
$685. the mortality being at the rate of 80 in 10000 Of
the inhabitants 1t was at the rate OF so in 10000
on the coasts; II in 10000 in the inland districts
l25 in 10000 in the districts including large ports
50 in 10000 of the inhabitants of low river and sea
side Districts 90 in 10000 in London 80 in 10000
in inland townsville in small towns and the country
around the river sources only u in 10000 perished
The present visitation of the Cholera is observed tt
resemble, in many respects, that of 1859.
To return to the mortality of the quarter endin.
September both. It appears thatn London the death
were l29l8 which is below the average, and in de
cdedly low er ratio than any American city We pub
lished time since, statement of the InoraTit-
in the four principal American cities during the SAM
quarter, which reproduce here, with the figures
London added for the sake Of comparison
Mortality Of july. August and September. 1853.
No. of Deaths. Population. Ratio
!. Philadelphia, 2,955 100000 ] to l25 Il
New York. 1929 100000 o7s
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-12-31

HAVE removed to the New Store on Water ST.,
next to the corner Of St. Louis, one square
in the rear of their former stand, and have con-
stahtly on hand full assortment of Kentucky and
India Baggng Rope and Irvine.
The attention of Planters and Merchants, par
tcularly called to new article Of Machine Spun
Rope, Familiarity known the ''creen cranch .
which is exactly adapted to planters wants. being
satirely free from gouts or knotty places and hav
Ing only one length of rope in each COIL thus saving
! h ] cent per ib in the loss for ends, compared
with ordinary rope. For this brand, as well as
the L. NJ. Co., SO long and favorably known,
which is also superior rope, we are the Sole
AGENTS in this market
Purchasers can be supplied in any quantity and
quality, and on the most reasonable terms.
December II i853-47-tf s.i4a
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-12-31
NOTICE.

TNHE subscriber takes this method of informing the
citizens of Columbus and vicinity that he has open
ed shop the corner opposite the Courthouse, and
recently occupied by w. B. Palmer, where he has on
hand and will manufacture to order, Boots Shoes
Saddles, Brides Carriage, Buggy, Wagon, and Stage
Harness, and all articles in his line.
He is also furnished with good lot of material,
both Northern and Domestic. His workmen, for the
most part, equal to any in the southern country.
Repairing in all the above branahes, executed with
neatness and dispatch. No pains spared to please
those who may favor him with call Hides and Tai
low taken in trade.
To planters he would say, he will be prepared to
furnish the coming season. 5000 pair of heavy russell
brogans, to which he would call their attention.
E. ]. MUNGER.
March 10, 1853. Sem
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I He MOON HOUSE.
By p. & D. G. HERNnon

! NE subscribers having purchased the Hotel n.
| formerly known as the Mansion House, ss
have thoroughly rettted and newly furnished the same
with express view to the comfort Of boa
ders and the travelling community generally Hav-
ing spared no expense in making their House first
class hotel they respectfully solicit share of patron
age. Iher table will always be furnished with the
best the market affords, and every exertion will be
used to render their guests comfortable All the ap-
pances OF the Herndon House will be found neat and
and the servants attentive and courteous
Aberdeen, Jan. 29th 1853 Eff
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CULLUMS SPRINGS.
CiaOetaw County, Alabama.


s." CHARLES CULLUM, late of the Man 90
- SION House, Mobile having established him. IL.
sell permanently at this place, has made such pro-
gress IN building and Improvements as to be able to
announce himself prepared to receive visitors and
hopes that his industry and experience in his profess
SION will deserve fair share of the public favor
Ihese SPRINGS are situated about half a mile
east OF the Bladon Springs. Steamboats, ply twice a
week t between Mobile and Moore's Landing, on the
Iombigbee river where CARRIAGES are always in
readiness for passengers.
The Waters have been subjected to careful anal
y9ts Mir. Arequn, of New Orleans, who will pub
iish III ew days the exact result In the meantime
1t IS ascertaned that they are exceedingly rich in BIZ
carbonate Of soda and unequalled alternative
medicine In addition to the AIkana waters, there is
also strong Chalybeate Spring, and within the past
week two new Springs have been discovered, which
are believed to possess all the characteristics of the
Bladon water.
The proper steps have already been taken to obtain
an accurate analysis Of these ALSO and the result will
be published so soon as it is known. The Stables
Ten pin Alley, and other improvements are also com
peted-al contributing to make these springs more
than usually attractive.
CHARLES CULLUM.
July 1853. 27-3m
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NUMBER 40.
1910 $50 600 / TO III l-2
f,89l 10000 to los
l20TS 3Oo oao - Ieo

Baltimore, 1910 7anroo IL, "a
Bostt n, 39I I5aooo - 1ea
London, I20f8 o5ooogo - leo
FhliadeiPha, although presenting less favorable
report than London, is the only one Of the American
citl' that can be brought into any comparison with
Il o the scoreof health. New ork, with one-fourth
thepoPuiaton has during quarter arecord of deaths
equal to nearly three-f0hs of that of London. The
mortality Of London is convincing proof of the fall
lacy Of the notion that large cities are necessarily
unhealthy. Good sanitary measures VIII preserve the
health of any city, andsis probable that the London
system is the best in existence II similar system
could be introduced into cities similar good results
would undoubtedly follow. Our own authorities are
generally to be commended for their regard to the
PnOhc health which has resulted in making this the
healt!liest city in the Union but it would be time
and money we'll spent if they would inquire into the
drainage the water supply, the cleaning SYSTEM &C.,
OF London, with u view Of adopting something as
nearly like it as circumstances will admit