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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-08-05
UPS AND DOWNS.

The sjourners OF city hotels are familiar with the
modest tone in which the words "New York Herald.n
Tribunc,p = Times, Baltimore Sum- Intelligent
GER" Union, &C. fall upon their ears from respecta
bic elderly gentleman in the newspaper line At break
Of day you may find him at the Railroad Depot with his
bundle Of these maps of busy life at breakfast time
he is at the hotel ready to exchange his commodities for
the ready cash and again midnight draws near You
will still find him pursuing the even tenor Of his way
pressing his sales. We have observed him for many
years going regularly through this routine Many won
Of liberty he is entitled to the largest that may be had
curiosity is often manifested to know his history
Some that he has by dint Of such unring industry
andperseverance laidupsomethng handsome for rainy
day."
One morning last week, as the Hon. LEWIS D. CAMP
BELL OF Ohio was passing from the breakfast room at the
" National with his morning mail this veteran news
vender met him at the foot Of the fight Of steps near the
office. His eye caught the title Cincinnati Gazette to-
. paper in Mr. C's hand, and, with peculiar express
sion he remarked
"Ah, the old Cincinnati Gazette!'
Mr. CAMPBELL halted, observing, You have it not in
your package?"
"No; but I took it once"
Mr.. CAMPBELL. "When 7"
+" In 1928, when Charles Hammond was editor and
was in the firm of Darlington Wells wholesale mer-
chants, Main street. Cincinnati ~
Mr. CAMPBELL. 81 recollect the firm, for I was then
printers devil the Gazette Office and faithfully through
wnty storms carried the paper to you. We are living
monuments of the ups and downs Of life!"
Here strange expression passed the countenance
Of WELLS, and Mr. c. fearing that he might awaken
IN connexion with his change Of
gy deserves It'll" =" '..>
How illustrative Of the changes Of tickle fortune The
OF the news OF that day the wholesale mer
us = now member OF the American Congress, and
him! f'rs1s :"
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THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.

Z There is no country in which tie African slave
trade is more abhorred and condemned than in our
own, in the South as well as me North and in
consent with this pervading sentiment has been the
public indignation that American bottoms and the
American flag should have been solong prostituted
to the Prosecution Of the infamous traffic under q
false and fraudulent nationality The facility of
converting American vessels into African savers in
foreign ports has long bafed existing iws but in
bill drawn by Senator CLAYTON, AMI which has
passed the Senateat the present sesstn, an effec-
tual remedy for the evil has been prsided, if the
bill shall be SO fortunate as toSreceiye the
assent of the other House. 1t is dow, we be-
lieve, before the Committee on Forefn Affairs Of
the House of Representatives, and dfriend, who
takes especial interest in the matt begs us to
call the attention of the honorable Sommittee to
the subject, presuming that there is BIT member
of it, or of the House itself, who is lot sincerely
friendly to the object of the bill. Yfh such una.
nimity in its favor, it would probahl require but
o few minutes to pass it through he forms Of
legislation.
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The INDEPENDENT ORDlR OF ODD FELLOWS. The an
nua report of the progress Of the Order Of Oh Fellows
in the State Of Pennsylvania furnishes the follng
tistics for the year ending March 3lst 1854:
limitations 59l5, reflections 592 deaths 412 admitted
by card 5s4 withdrawn by card 1906, reinsted AL
suspensions 3,l75, expusions 10; Past Grans 527O
number Of lodges SOB, with aggregate membership Of
46,55s. Total revenue $244, 1917. During The same
time members and 594 widowed families have been
relieved and 377 members buried Amount paid tr the
lief of members $751; for relief Of widowsdfamiie
for education Of orphans 1881 09 buying thu
dead SIG 1891 Total amount of relief for tn twelve
months $1l4, sos. 35
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FLoREcE. JUNE %.

.".|# n $50. 49, FLoREcE, JUNE %.
PowERss noble statue Of WASHINGTON ordered by the
State Of Louisiana, is completed an VII be shipped
by vessel to New York within few days It is grand
work, and the lovers of art would do eel IL thoy could
obtain the consent Of the Government # the patriotic
State which tits to adorn for its exhibition passant in
the Empire City The artist is nov engaged the sta
tue Of WEBSTER ordered by the people Boston. The
great crater is represented in the attud Of defending
the Constitution which is firmly grasped in hand,
while the other rests upon the symbol Of tie Union which
it secures. have seen nothing among be remains of
ancient sculpture at oil comparable to this last achieve
ment Of American genius THERE'S assuredyno head in
the populous Pantheon of Greek md Roman ,otabites
to compare with that Of the American Statesman.
Newark A9oertsr.
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THE GREYTowN AFFAIR.

On another page of this paper will be foundth.
Correspondence, with the exception of two leer.
which merely repeat the statements containe in
others sent by the President to Congress on Ion
day, respecting the bombardment and burnin Of
Greytown. 1t seems to US that very littl is
disclosed by these documents beyond the lets
previously known to the country; nor is there.ny
thing in them, we apprehend, which will havethe
effect to soften the condemnation so generallyex.
pressed by the public press against the barbarit Of
the destruction of the town. We do not lern.
from Mr. BoRLAND's own account, what wash
precise nature of the "rude and disrespecttl'
treatment he received by the inhabitants of Gpy-
town; we do not perceive the exact nature of
the provocation which his interference for the ro
lection of murderer gave to the Greytown mob
for their rough treatment nor is it clear that
the instructions to Capt. Hollins contemplated
retribution SO extreme as was inflicted on the inh-
bitants of the offending town, although it appears
that some reparation punishment was due, if tie
particular offenders could have been got at but
those, it seems, or portion of them, had left
the country. 1t is clear, indeed, from the tons
OF the comments of the official paper on the CORE
spondence, that the Government did not contemplate
the destruction of the town by Capt Holins, and is
preparing to wash its hands of the act. The Union
of yesterday says:
"Certain New York papers have undertaken ~
"assert that the course pursued by Capt. Hollins
in the destruction Of Greytown was distinctly in
Dictated in his instructions. Upon turning to the
"letter of instructions the reckessness goundless
" ness] Of these assertions ,oM be apparent That
!" letter was drawn by Secretary DoBBIN with sin
gular prudence and caution"
We think ourselves that the act is covered more
decidedly if covered at all by the letter of instruc
tons Of the Secretary Of State than by that Of the
Secretary Of the Navy.
But it appears that the Government has not re-
ceiyed all the information expects in regard to
the proceedings of Capt Hollins. The Union con-
tinues:
''We do not propose to indulge in any comments
" either of commentator or of censure as to the
"conduct Of Capt. Hollins. Certainly we should be
"inexcusable for intmating any thing like censure
of his conduct in the absence Of any authentic
statement of the immediate facts on ulich he act
ted" !" And until he arrives and makes
his report of the we shall regard it as wholly
"inexcusable to PREJUDICE and condemn his con-
duct"
We supposed that the official report made by
Capt, Holins Of his proceedings, and his reasons
therefor, had contained all the information which
he could furnish on the subject; but if he has any
thing yet to communicate which shall give better
phase to the transaction either for the Government
or himself, we shall be sincerely glad to see it.
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EXCEEDINGLY DETINIrE.-The Allowing dis.
tinct and definite declaration of thkiews Of the
President upon the river and harbS bill is from
the Union:
We take it for granted that when thbil is present
ed to the President for his approval he be governed
in his determination by those great poll principles to
which he stands committed as Demodt and that, in
AFPJns .Asoo principles, he will seek the light that
can be derived from che precesspfs FINISHED By the
ustrious champions Of the Democratic party He said
as much in his remarks upon t question Of internal inn
provements in his annual message"
Read that; and yet thee are people who saw
that there is no use of an ofial organ.
TProvidencf Journal
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TIE GARDINER MoSEY-Judge PURLL, Of the Court
Of Probate in this city has, ated in the Sun,
delivered his opinion in the Doctor Ganer case, sap
pointing the Treasurer Of the United Stes the admins
traitor, on the ground that the Goyernmt is ra ace,
the largest credtor-to the amount Of 400 OOO This
is adverse to the application Of Mess Bradley and
Carlise who claim to be creditors on he said estate
The Judge remarked that the Treasurer ght be regard
ed Of the trustees of the Tressur to protect its
rights Messrs Bradley and Carlisle he appealed to
the Circuit Court"
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pRE-EMPTIoNs IN:KANsAs AND NEBRASKA.

rhE-EMfTiONS IN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA.
A late letter from Mr.. MANYpENNY, Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, dated 18th July and pub.
lshed in Western paper, says:
A the treaties concluded with the tribes north Of the
Kansas river have been ratified by the Senate and en-
brace the Omaha Ooes and Missouras Sacs and Foxes
OF Missouri, loves, Mckapoos, and Deawares.
The cessions Of land to the United States by these
treaties amount to about eleven million Eve hundred
thousand acres all Of which is Internationally ceded and
therefore subject to presumption except about six hun
dred and hirtyfour thousand FIVE hundred acres which
is to be sold the lands Of the United States are sold
with this difference that Congress may after limited
ume graduate and reduce the price, and the proceeds Of
the sales are to be paid to the tribes after deducting
therefom the cost of surveying managing and selling
the OF this six hundred and thirty four thousand
hve hundred acres five hundred and hiryeight thou
SAND ve hundred belong to the Deawares and ninetx
thousand TO the Iowas
Should the treaties concluded with tribes south Of the
Kansas river be ratified by the Senate amount Of land
ceded by them is about two millions and thou
sand all Of which, with the exception of about two
hundred and eight thousand hundred and sixty acres
belonging to the Weas, &c. will be subject to
on; the provision in relation the Weas &C. land be-
ing the same as that for the Delawares and Iowas.
The case then stands thus: Lands acquired by these
treaues subject to empton twelve million seven hun
dred and eleven thousand eight hundred and forty acres
lands subject to sale United States lands with the
power in Congress after limited time to graduate and
the price, six hundred and sxtytwo thousand six
hundred and sixty acres.
As soon the remaining treaties are ratified and the
necessary appropriations made the Indian Office will take
early steps to have the Indian reservations and selections
made to the end that the settlers may avail themselves
OF the full benefits of these treaties" t
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DIsTREssINt 0ocURRENoE.-Two women were drowned
on Thursday night, the 27th ultmo in the Mononga-
hela river six miles from Pittsburgh under very dis
tressing circumstances From the evidence given the
coroners jury appeared that two men named Nelson
and Woods bot residents Of PEBBLES township had cross
ed the Mononehela river shooting excursion, and
when home they did not reach the bank Of the
river opposite Aer dwellings until nine o'clock at night
Finding 1t impossible to get across at that hour they
commenced sloitng to those residing on the opposite
side Of the river to send them skf. Nelson's wife
hearing her husbands voice to neighbours house
hoping to get boys belonging to the family to take
boat across but hey had all retired for the night and
her mission was fitless Immediately after this she
mets young girl named Ellen Woods, daughter to her
husbands compnniu, and she, being anxious that her
father should reac home agreed with Mrs Nelson to null
the sk across tn stream They had got many yards
from the land WHEN the sk became unmanageable and.
instead Of gliding smoothly along the stream It com.
menced to whirround on the water to the great alarm
Of the terror-sken women, who lost their balance
fell overheard I'D were drowned before assistance reach
ed them. MrsNelson the mother Of three children
and much expected by her neighbors. Miss Woods
about sxfen years Of age and sprighty intel
ligent girl.
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FROM MEXICO

Late advces from Mexico Ito the 22d sltimo) state
that large part Of the Republic has been devastated
by grasshoppers 0ajaca, Chapas, Vera Cruz, Pu.ba.
and even Mexico, have greatly suffered from these vora
cious insects. They come from Guatemala in incredible
numbers and destroy the heritage and growing crops
Great apprehensons of scarcity Of food felt in conse
quence Of this disastrous visitation
The yellow fever continues to rage at Vera Cruz
sially among the military.
The Eco, Of Vera Cruz says that tranquility reipns
throughout the Republic with the exception of the States
Of Guerrero and Michoacan.
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To ExTI2cuIsa FIRES on STsAABoArs.-One Of the In
spectors under the steamboat law suggests owners Of
steamboats, navigating tie lakes the policy Of having
bovo cock valve permanently attached to the boil
with rod handle connected and leading above the
main deck where would be accessible at all times to the
engineer and officers Of the boat, that FIRE occurs
in the hold the vse could be opened and the FIRE extn
guished by steam from the boiler This he considers one
Of the best safeguards which couldbe adopted and thirty
dollars would cover the expense Some Of the propeer
on the Lakes have already adopted this security and al
should be required to do So
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HARBoRs AND RIVERS.

The great question which seems to be apitat;no
the public mind at this moment in reference 10 the
river and harbor bill is not the constitutional mower
of Congress over these matters, but the ,,od,.s
operandt, or, in other words, the choice Of agents
for the work. On referring to the veto Of MI.
Polk it viii be found that he refers not exclusively 10
Legislation before the adoption Of the present existing
and governing Constitution Of the United States.
But what does the present Constitution say on these
matters?
"No State shall, without the consent Of Conpreas Law
any imposts or duties imports or exports eycept
may 90 absolutely necessary for the execution Of
It's inspection laws; and the nett produce Of ali duties
ana imports laid BY any State imports and exports
DC ior the use OF the Treasury Of the United States
and al such laws shall be subject to the revision and
control OF Congress. No State shall without the com
sent Of Congress, lay any duty on tonnage" SC.
There also in the seventh clause Of the ninth section
Of the Constitution the following inhibition:
mo money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in
consequence OF appropriations made by law
These tonnage duties must then be paid into the Uni;
ted States Treasury from whence they cannot be drawn
without appropriation by law.
II these works, then have to be managed BY States
such management is management controlled by Com
gess under the principle Of consenng to the State laws
Tor the limited purposes for which States can levy i'm
posts with the consent Of Congress To this extent We
90 not deny that States be used agents Of the &C.
neral Government
There has once been legislation Of this character We
viii not now refer to it in detail but beg those who
are anxious about truth to read carefully House Report
No. TAI, lst session, Both Congress.
This legislation, imperfect and Of very limited charao-
ter, was abandoned after 1922.
When we consider the subject cooly and practically,
cannot resist the conclusion that desire to return
70 the imperfect limited and system Of
State tonnage duties is in reality disguise Of deadly
hostility to the improvement Of harbors and rivers
President JACKSON in his vetoes reasons against local
and against roads and canals within the limits
State as being authorized by the General Government
ut he expressly excludes from his opposing opinions the
Of harbors and rivers. MADISON.
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ANOTHER POWDER MILL ExPLosIoN.-About o'clock
on Saturday evening of Garresche's powder mills,
about mile and half from Wilmington, exploded, kill
ing the Waterman, James Lynch, and severely inurng
Dennis Cannon, the engineer. There three heavy
explosions, which caused quite commoton in the city
of Wilmington. The property about the mill not
much damaged
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A VOICE FROM VIRGINIA.

Southern politicians often display most profit
able magnanimity in surrendering the interests Of
their own section and own constituents to benefit
other sections and constituencies. Such magma,
nimity procures promotion. The benefited section
gives its vote to the aspirant for his disnterested
sacrifice Of his constituents and the latter votes for him
from sectional feeling and pride Astute politicians
neglect old and tried friends and barter them off for new
They far toe magnanimous to do any thing for
their constituents, but ready to confer ia
vor when " thrift win follow fawning."
One Of the leading objects Of Mr.. CALHoUs's scheme
for graduating the prices Of the public ands and sedng
them in body absolutely to the States for the gra-
duated prices to get rid Of their corupng inau-
ence upon asprants for the Presidency Speaking Of
the Western people in connection with the public lands
he said as early as 1889:
He who keeps this in mind and understands the
workings of the human heart and Of system, must
see that in the Presidential contest or such
be the great point hereafter will be to their ia
vor and that this best be done by vorng their Pc
cuar views and policy in reference to the public lands
didaes will enter into this competition in which case
the struggle will be who shall 60 furthest and its
sequence to give the vote to him who may bid highest
IS easy to See how this would end The public domain
the noble Inheritance Of the people of this Union, would
be squandered or rather gambed away, In the contest
and would thus be made at the same time the Of
punder and corruption and of eeYating to power the
most profgate and audacious."
Prophetic words! And it is q remarkable, disgrace
u fact that while this prophecy is taking place. while
the Virginia soldiers Of the Revolution and their descend
ants holding Virginia warrants for land under grant Of
her own tribunals and entitled to have them satisfied
put Of the lands Of the Union subjected contume
~ insult and absolute refusal by mental officials at
ashington. the lands to which they entitled under
ne most sacred obligations given away gratis inds
and by wholesale, to and the descend
nts Of men who never heard Of struggle for inde
'endence or were the paid mercenaries murder us
the effort to achieve it. But the revolutionary soldiers
4 virginia have dwindled to handful, their widows
md offspring have little or political influence, and it
Improbable patriotism and craftsmanship to inter-
EIDE between them and the heavy tramp of foreigners and
he coarse clamor Of squattsrs
Richmond E1amiaer of July 20.
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ADuITERArIos OF LIoUoR.-In England lately brew
named Henry Woodhal charged with aduteratinp
his beer appeared upon the examination that quar-.
ter Of pound Of what is called grains Of paradise had
been brewed with hundred gallons Of ale The ma
gstrate in passing sentence remarked in strong terms
on the injurious and pernieious nature of the practice
and regretted that he had not the power to imprson as
well fine the intoxicaton caused by the infusion Of
this noxious drug made its recipients mad and was the
origin Of many Of the brutal assaults which now SO fire.
quently occur. The accused was fined $3.50.
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DEATH OF CHARLES FILLMoRE.-" We are shocked to
learn says the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser Of Satur.
day. that private despatch just received in this city
brings to Ex-Presden FILLMORE the deeply distressing
intelligence OF the sudden death Of his brother, Mr.
CHARLES FILLMORE He died Thursday at St. Paul,
Minnesota The shock must fall with double force upon
the afflicted family already laboring under DISPENSE
ton almost too severe for endurance If the sympathy
OF friends can prove any consolation under such terrible
calaities, the bereaved family may feel assured that
the public heart greyes at their double loss and shares
their deen affiiction"
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LORD ELaIN's SUccEssoR.-The Quebec Mecury is in
the receipt Of private letter from St. Johns, IN b.
stating that Sir Edmund HEAD has received tie appoint
ment Of Governor General of British North America and
that he will leave for Quebec Immediately he arrival
from England Of his successor, the Hon. JON HENRY
THos MANNERS SUTTON
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BOGUS BASKs.-Thompson's Bank Note Reporter for
August contains under the head Of District of Columbia
list Of all the good banks in the District saying those
not named are worthless" Among those good banks
included the Bank Of North America the Manufacturers
Bank the Metropolitan Bank the Washington Bank and
the Southern Manufacturer Bank. Our own fellow
citizens need not be told that such in
istence in this District.-Sentina
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Observation-Disclosures has been received in New
York from Porto Cabeo 18th instant to the effect that
. new revolutionary movement has been made by the
friends OF Gen. Paez against the Government Col Juan
Garces with loo men, rose in Paraguana Province Of
Coro The Government had made arrests at Porto
Cabello among them Jose Ramon Matos formerly Mayor
of the city In Valencia the garrison had been unsuc
cessfully attacked by the insurgents
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SALMON BREEDING. Every thing in relation to the
salmon breeding ponds in the Tay has turned out we'll
left the ova The fish from inch to two inches
longs the larger have the par marks well developed and
very active Within these few days past the keeper
has begun feed hem by sprinkling liver dried and
pounded into dust the surface Of the water which
they appear to devour greedy. From the few deaths
that have taken place since the beginning of the expert
men both in the ova and fry it is calculated there can
boxes-Enghsh Paper.
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AT Alexandria on Tuesday, the Gazette says the heat
was more intense than any day this summer for the
ast nall century At 20 minutes past o'clock in the
centre OF room fifty feet Deep the mercury stood at
wv In the same room the 21st Of July it stood at
ana on the 10th at $780, In the space of forty years
has never before risen higher than 81