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when complimented on the report on the Panama
missi7n which, as chairman Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations he had presented to the Senate,
he would answer, Yes; it is good report; Taze-
well wrote it." Left to himself he was ready to take
the last place and the lowest seat anywhere but in
his Representative capacity he would suffer no dero
CATION of constitutional of popular right Thus,
when Speaker of the House, and place behind the
Presidents Secretaries had been assigned him in some
ceremony he disregarded the programme, and, as
the elect of the elect of all the people, took his place
next after those whom the national vote had elected
And in 19O3 on the question to change the form OF
voting for President and Vice President and the vote
wanting one of the constitutional number OF two
thirds he resisted the rule of the House which resic
ted the Speakers vote to tie, or to a vote which
would make tie claimed his constitutional right to
vote as member, obtained it, gave the vote, made
the two-thirds, and carried the amendment. And,
what may well be deemed idiosyncratc in these days.
he was punctual in the performance of all his minor
duties to the Senate attending its sttngs to the mo-
ment attending all the committees to which he was
appointed attending all the funerals of the members
and officers of the Houses always in time at every
place where duty required him, and refusing double
mileage for one travelling, when elected from the
House of Representatives to the Senate, or sum-
moned to an extra session. He an habitual read
er and student of the Bible pious and religious
man. and of the "Bdptast peTsudsa0a " as he was &C
customed to express it.
have pleasure in recalling the recollections of
this wise, just and good man, and in writing them
down, not without profit, hope to rising genera
tons and at least extending the knowledge of the
kind of men to whom indebted for our indie
pendence and for the form of Government which
they established for u.s. Mr.. Macon the real
Cincinnatus of America, the pride and ornament of
my native State, my hereditary friend through four
generations my mentor in the first seven of my Sc
material and the last of his Senatorial le and
itself with this discharge of historical duty to his
memory.
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CoLUmBIAN CoLLEGE d. G.

7.
THE next Winter session of this Institution
i will commence on the 10th of September and
continue six months The Summer session will
begin on the third Wednesday in April, and end
on the third Wednesday in July. The terms are
-, For the Winter Session.
Tuition .................s...S 26 90
Use of room, furniture, bed, library, and
: attendance, ,.................-...... 20 90
For the Summer Session
Tuition. ......,.... .................,...Sl 90
Use of room, furniture, &c..,.,......... III 90
Board is So 25 per week. To those who do not
board in College the charge for tuition is the
same; and for the use of room, furniture library,
and attendance, $15 for the winter session, and
S 10 for the summer session. Admission fee $40;
and there's small charge for average damages each
session. Fuel and lights charged at cost and
washing at 37z cents per dozen. The necessary col
lege expenses of a boarding student, exclusive of
books and stationery, are from $50 to 100 per an
num- The bills of each session are payable in ad-
vance, excepting those for board, which arc paya-
BILE half at the beginning and the other at the
middle of the session.
Several important changes have been made in
the department of instruction, which will give to
it greater extent and efficiency, and will render
it's advantages available to larger number OF stu
dents. Two additional professors hare been an
pointed one in the department of Ancient Ian
guages, and the other In that oil Mathematics The
course has been extended SO as To en-
brace practical surveying, the elements of enpi
neerng, and other kindred branches. Young men
who are not candidates for degree may, under
the direction of the Faculty, select such studies as
are suited to their views and objects in life, and
may receive a certificate of their attainmepts
therein. Youths who are not fully prepared TO
enter the college classes will receive such instruc
ton as will fit them to enter upon the ocular col
eye course.
The buildings are undergoing thorough repairs,
and the grounds being laid out and improved
in manner that will add much to the convenience
and attractiveness to its already beautiful situation
/ II ia beieved the COpCe
strong inducements it now does to Young men
who desire to obtain a thorough and liberal educa-
ton. j. s, BA(SDN
Sept lu-lm President
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A ERAfGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE
Ia by the Railroad Companies between New YORK
and Washington for CONTINUOUS and CON.
NECiiNG LINE, by which Mails, Passengers,
and Baggage, will be certain of going through
.roL one point to the other without being obliged
to lie over any time on the route Should any ac
cident happen, causing delay on either road, the
Mails, Passengers, and Baggage, are to be for
Warded oy extra trains, at the expense of the road
on which the delay occurs.
E. A. STEVENS,
Camden and Anboy Railroad.
JNO r. THOMPSON,
P. and Trenton R R.
JNO, P. JACKSON, :-.s
n J. r. r. and Trans Co.
s. Nj. FELTON,, &c.,.
P. W. and Bait. R. r Co.
w. PARKER, -.'s
Genl. Sup. Bait and o. r. R. and
Washington Branch.
PHILA DELPHIA, January 6, 1853.
Jan l0-6t ....=...
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PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER, &C., FOR
ERIE AND DUNKIRK.

.-,..s..z. Wan DEPARTMENT.,
Bureau CoRPs ToPoaRApHlcAL ENoInEERs,
December 3, 1852
proposals will be received up to and includ-
/ ing the 10th day of February next for the fol-
lowing articles required at Erie, Pennsylvania:
60 ,S Oak Timber. z,gia4
l73 pieces, each 80 feet long, hewed timber IL BY 10
100 pieces, each 20 feet long, hewed or sawed, 6
3l3 pieces, each Is feet long, hewed or sawed,
by 10 Ia zf...s .s--s ~. }..s-r -ts4 ~,
50 pieces, each ID feet long, hewed or sawed,
s by 10 ,Fs.s-5a,..rss- IN ysss.
1868 piles, "a feet long, to square IA at the big end
(Whether hewed or sawed will be stated in the
proposai.) .lsf .s5.. FIX .lsg s.f #
Cucumber or Black Ash, hewed or sawed to be
stated in the pronosal: - ]
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8UCKINGHAM'S

ss.s a BUCKINGHAM'S asg
Z National Periodical Depot, under the Nd
su aag aaisd oa tiosaal Hotel eA zsC
TIME SUBSCRIBER respectfully announces to
Il his friends. strangers and the public, that be
has opened his new National Periodical and News
paper Depot, under the National Hotel. Pennsyl.
vania avenue, near the corner of 9th street, and
cordially solicits their patronage rp
= ] shall keep constantly on hand a great variety
of all the cheap publications, Magazines, Perodi-
GALS. American and Foreign Reviews. acting edi-
tions of the Modern Standard and Minor Drama,
together with the Weekly, Literary, and Daily
Newspap ers, &c, &c.
ALSO Letter, Note, and Cap Paper, Envelopes,
and Fancy Stationery of every description, and a
welselected assortment of Visiting and Playing
Cards; allof which now offer at the most moder-
ate prices. 30 at44f Dds
Having made arrangements with several of the
largest publishing houses for their works as soon
as Issued, am fully prepared to execute with
Promptness all orders entrusted to my care. Par
ticular attention will be paid to sending, by mail
United States.
F BUCKINGHAM. ISIS
.at'9'ifte National Periodical Depot,
Dec % under National Hotel.
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IOard of Health.

h i, a.Fsa WAsHIsGToN, December IL, 1852.
TNHE following gentlemen have been duly ap-
spectivey, during the unexpired term of the pre-
sent Board; by whom the poor will be gratuitousy
vaccinated by calling at their Offices 81 0ss
First Ward, DIR. S. C. Smoot. south side Penn.
avenue. between 18th and Goth streets.
Second Ward, DR.. John b. Riley, north side
f street, between 14th and 18th streets.
Third Ward, DR.. G M Dale, west side 9Th street,
between L and M streets
Fourth Ward, DR.. VIM H. Saunders, A. street
and Louisiana avenue. s5t
Fifth Ward, DIR. Busey q - as
Sixth Ward, A. H McKm, sth street between
G andI, Navy Yard. a7t
Seventh Ward. DR.. R. P. Ritter. a and p streets
south: 81 t.tE sA
Senior Student Washington Infirmary! 80
Each of them will notify the President of the
Board OF his acceptance or non-acceptance of the
same as early as practicable. .
The conditions of the appointment; t3
LIST. You are to use all due vigilance in extend
ing vaccination.
Cd. Tomake monthly returns to the President of
the Board Of Health of all persons vaccinatcd not
ing the color, age, and sex.
Sd. To note and make returns of secondary eac-
cinations which succeed
18th. To note and make returns of all who refuse
to be vaccinated, stating residence and color.
9Th. Tocoiect as far as practicable pacciae yirs1s
from all healthy subjects, and return the same
promptly to the President of the Board of Health,
noting the date, age, color, and sex of the persons
from whom the virus is taken. $50 81
For these services each physician will be entitled
to- and the President of the Board of Health is au-
thorzed to pay, the sum of twenty-five cents for
each successful vaccination.
Each physician is required to render his account
for vaccinatng the INDECENT poor, properly certi-
fed, the frat of each month. TO the President of
the Board of Health for settlement. eglaaaf ~
~ =sosF e. THOS. MILLER, M. d.,
aef ls President of the Board of Health.
Dec 10 T. 3r9gIs lNewsl ~ ~
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M AHAN'S INDUSTRIAL ORA WING -Valu
4f1 able to all carpenters, masons, iron workers.
and other artisans.
Industrial Drawing, comprising the description
and use of Drawing instruments, the const ruction
OF Plane Figures, the Projections and Sections OF
Geometrical Solids Architectural Elements, Me
chanism and Typographical Drawing, with Re-
marks on the Method of Teaching the Subject
BY Professor Mahan, OF West Point | vol. octa-
vo, with mony engravings Price 50.
just published. FRANCK TAYLOR
Dec Is
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TO CONTRACTORS.
SUPERINTENDENT's OFFICE,


az s.az5 bz. NORFOLK, Va, December 4, 1852. n
N conformity with instructions from the Secrc-
tary OF the Treasury, proposals will be received
at this Office for the construction of the new Gus
TOM House at Norfolk, according to plans and
specifications prepared by A. B. Young, esq, su-
Sd day of February, 1858, said proposals to con-
tain offers for the entire work, and also separately
for each part, the Department reserving the right
to contract either way to it may seem desirable.
The Department also reserves the right Of accept.
ing the bid or bids which under all the circum-
OF the Government, of not contracting at ALL in
case the proposals with the Incidental expenses
attending the construction of the building shall
exceed the appropriate ns at its disposal. Sew
enty five per cent of the amount of the work done
and materials furnished according to the con.
tract, said amount to be ascertained by the esti-
mate of the Superintendent, will be paid every
thirty days. the twenty five per cent to be retained
until the completion of the building and its accept
ance by the Government Every proposal must
be accompanied by a written guaranty, signed by
two responsible persons to the effect that they
undertake that the party or parties making it
Wilt his cor their offer be accepted, enter into
contract and bond with sufficient sureties in the
sum of twenty five thousand dollars for the faith
full execution of the work, and no offer will be
considered unless accompanied by such guaranty
Plans and specifications of the building will be
furnished either by the Department at Washing
ton, ory the Superintendent in this city, and also
blank forms for the bids. The proposals will be
opened by the Superintendent and the Collector
of the Customs, at twelve O'Clock on the day sue
ceedlng the expiration of the time for receiving
them, in the presence of the bidders, if they or
any of them shall be present.
q @1ssfaa35 WALTER H. TAYLOR,
~ Superintendent of New Custom House,
IL Roanoke Square, Norfolk, Va.
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GPLENDID ENGLISH JUVENILE BOOKS for
~ Christmas,
The Picture Pleasure Book; 500 pictures.
The Village Queen, or Summer in the Country;
with large celored plates.
The Sunday Picture Book, with fifty engravings
of Sacred Scenes. =
With all the American Juvenile Books, Toy
Books, &c at TAYLOR & MAURY,S
Dec Bookstore. near 9th street.
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THE SAFE AND COMMO-
E@M dious steamer COLUMBIA, Cap

EEssz IN tain HARPER, having recently
Oeen placed in hrst rate order, will resume her
trips between Baltimore and this District on SAT-
okDAY the lst March, leaving Commerce street
wharf, Baltimore, at o'oiock in the afternoon,
and at the same hour on every succeeding Satur-
Day during the season; and returning, will leave
flley wharf, Washington, at O'Clock, and Al
exanarla at O'Clock every WEDNESDAY morn
ing touching at the different landings on the Po
tonac river, as usual
FOR freight or passage apply to the Captain on
ooafo, or to the following agents:
CHARLES WORTHINGTON, Bait.
]. J. WHEAT & BRO, Alexandra.
.. PICKREL & CO., Georgetown
THOMAS B. RILEY, Washington.
Feb 2S-tf - . g.
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LNRENCH EDITIONS, in handsome Library
Il bindings, some of them finely illustrated, Of
Ssvigne, De Stael, Fontaine, Florian, Rousseau,
Racine, Corneile, Moliere, Voltaire, Montesquieu,
Malherbe, Ducis, Regnard, Scribe, Malebranche,
Marmontel, La Bruyere, Fenelon, Beranger,
Machiavel, Bossuet, Massiilion, Bourdaioue, Ra
belais, Froissart, Monstreet, Thierry, Mariner,
Chateaubriand Scarrou, Capefque, Cousin, Cou
rier, Schiller, Goethe, Balzac, Juerard, Guizot,
Lamartine, and many others not en- umerated here
are just imported, direct from Paris. by
Jan IL FRANCK TAYLOR.
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WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD.
sz@s{E9 EzzlE4 lEz581 - 49, 49, II,
Change of Hours.

Change of Hours.
On and after Monday, 18th of January, the pas
senger and trains will be run as follows:
Leave Washington at and 81 a. M, 81 and 5
p. m. On Sundays at a, m. and g. D. M t,r
Leave Baltimore at and 81 a. m, A as and 35
p. M On Sundays at a. m. and as o. M
The first and fourth trains each way will be Elk
press Mail Trains, stopping only at Washington
junction and Annapolis Junction:
T. II. PARSONS,
Jan IA Agent.
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1000 cords best cobble or quarry stone, for crib
ballast -,
Proposals for materials similar in quantities and
quality will be received at the same time for Dun
kirk, New York.
The contracts will require the delivery to be
made during, the month Of May next. The whole
to be delivered by the 31st Of May,
Inspection of terials will be made as delivered
but not in less quantity than one-tbird Of the whole
amount; and payments will be made for quaint
ties delivered and inspected, less 10 per cent.
upon the value thereof, which per cent. will be
forfeited to the United States if the contractor
should fail in his contract or be paid to the con
tractor on the final fulflment of his contract.
All materials will be at the risk of the contractor
until inspected and received by the United States
agent; but after being inspected and received the
materials being then the property of the United
States, will be at the risk of the United States.
The contractor to be subject, when he has ma
terias IN sufficient quantity ready for delivery, to
no delay greater than three days for United
States agent to Inspect and receive the same,
Each bid to be accompanied with certificates
that the bidder is responsible man and able to
fulfil his obligations.
The War Department reserves to itself the right
OF Judging of the bids in all respects, and of so
reducing any of the quantities of bid to bring
the aggregate amount, according to it's iud gment,
below the limit of appropriations.
~ Colonel Corps Biographies Engineers.
Dec l0--dI2t&2tawtFeb 10
To be inserted in the Republic, Intelligencer,
ana Union, washington; Courier and Enquirer,
and Express, New York; Commercial Advertiser,
Buffalo, New York; Advertiser, Detroit Michigan;
Albany Register, Albany, New York; Erie Ga.
zette, Erie, Pennsylvania twelve times daily, then
twice week until February 10.
GLOVES! GLovEsy GLOVES!
g PARKER has now stock of Ladies' and
-. Gentlemen's Kid and all kinds of G loves, in
all colors. and in all No. of Bajou's make, with our
stamp in them. 4sr;
Combs! Combs! Combs s
A most beautiful assortment of Paris Shell and
Buffalo Dress Tuck Combs, English Horn, Buffalo
and shell dressing and ivory fine teeth Combs.
HAIR Brushes! Hair Brushes! Hair Brushes!
English, American, and French Hair Brushes in
one hundred new patterns; Tooth and Nail Brushes
in great ety-very cheap.
Pe,tumery! Pertumsry! Peyimsry!
Extracts from every flower that blossoms. at fifty
cents per bottle. Real German Cologne, very fine
fresh cold Cream, Rose, Musk, Lows brown Wind
sor Washing Soaps.
Sharing Materials.
In this line we have ken great pains to have at
all lines Fresh Sharing Cream and Military Shaving
Cakes. Indeed, in this department of our trade
generally we particularly invite the attention of
gentlemen who shave themselves.
PARKER'S Fancy and Perfume Store,
under National Hotel.
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THE BOSTON ssAMERICAN ALMANAC" fer
4 1853; Repository of useful Political, Com
mercial, and Scientific knowledge; 352 pages.
Price 81.
Dec "a ---s- FRANCK TAYLOR. =
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= III THE STEAMER OsCEOLA
$50 leaves Washington for the above
Fzzs<sssssz@ place every Thursday at O'Clock
a m: Returning, leaves Norfolk every Friday at
O'Clock p. Passage and fare "a,
She touches going and returning at one river
and the usual landings On the Potomac
JAMES MITCHELL,
OSl 1-uti '....a CAPTAIN
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- Superintendent of New Custom House,
r. EtE IL Roanoke Square, Norfolk, Va.
Dec 13-2awtFebI fa saS ~. +,

SELLING OFF AT COST.
IRON and after this date shall offer our
h large and well-assorted stock at first cost,
embracing not only summer goods, but also sta
pies and fancy articles of every description; such
..-ssss
Velvet, Tapestry, Brussels, Three ply ,andother
Carpengs
Linen and Gotten Shirts. Table Damasks
Damask Table ;Alotis, Damask Napkins e
Iowellsng5, sheetings, and Pillow Linens
Bed Quilts and Counterpanes !.
Floor Oilcoths, Rugs, &c. As sg .-s- ar s4srs. %
Together with every other article in ourline for
house furnishing purposes. 4 .1zl,.r f.
Our stock of dress and other fancy goods being
muchlarger than we desire, and being determined
to carry no strictly summer goods over to the next
season. we say emphatcally that all such are to be
sold regardless of cost or value. lid
HOOE, BROTHER s. co. g
P.S,-We take this occasion to return thanks
to those of our customers who have so promptly
responded to our call in the way of settlements,
and we trust that all others having unsettled &C
counts will do likewise.
JulyS f H. b. & co.
JUVENILE BOOKS FROM LONDON. Pic
= lures from French History-a Preside amuse
"A Day of Pleasure. by Harriet Myrtle; large
engravings by Browne.
The Pleasures of the Country, with large illus-
tratlons by Gilbert.
Naughty Boys and Girls, with large colored en-.
cravings.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments; complete
in one volume with many engravings
A Treasury of Pleasure Books for Young Chill.
dren, with one hundred engrapings.
Evenings at Home, with numerous engrayings
The Kittens Mishap, by Mary Hewitt; coIored
engravings.
Watts Divine and Moral Songs, with thirty
beautiful illustrations by Cope. a
Also, email collection of colored Toy Books,
imported from London and just received by
Dec 70 FRANCK TAYLOR.
nj OTICE.-The general estimation long en-
lloyed by the Perfumes issuing from the pre-
misses of LUBlN, having led to variety of worth
less limitations and counterfeits, notwithstanding
the signature afixed to each label accompanying
the genuine article, M. FELIX PROT, proprietor
OF the Establishment LUB1N, has the honor of in
forming his friends and the public that he has now
substituted for his former labels of wholly
different description, and that he has caused to be
manufactured for his envelopes description OF
paper presenting, in form of watermark the seal
of his house.
In order, therefore, to avoid deception, he re-
specially begs them to pay special attention to the
lapel appended to such articles rs bear the name
OF his house, and to entrust the execution of their
orders only to dealers of responsibility, address
Anne, PARIS.
Opening to day in extracts Helitrope, Gera-
mum, Musk, Winter Blossom, New mown Hay |
Jockey Club, Mousselne, Amber, &c., SC !, &c.,
with all other choice articles of the house.
. s.i PARKER'S
Fancy Perfumery and Comb Store, under the Ma
tional Hotel. Nov 8--IawS =
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Bureau of Typographical Engineers,
DEcEMBER 90, 1852.
PROPOSALS will be received until and includ-s
4 ing the 10th day of February next. for the fol-
lowing articles required at the harbor of BurIings
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rican periodicals.
Their imitators fail al,cays in equaIIing them for
want of public support, and the poor dupes who
are led to subscribe to the hastiybor enterprises
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with promises of wind and words of sound, find
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subscribers.
: The publishers of Cooley and of Graham have
determined that for 1853 they will surpass in the
chedpness, elegance and merit of their periodicals.
all that has ever been attempted and as the works
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either, at the option of subscribers, and specimen
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works before them.
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Or G. r. GRAHAM, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dec Is