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Total. s3OWIOOo
This is subdvided that the Phenx and York. and
probably some other Banks get portion. This loan Is
subject to call on ten days notice. and bears cent
interest," II is understood that call is TO be made before
thirty days. and that the money will be Withdrawn very
gradually large amount remaining for six months, or
perhaps longer payment of ssooo has already been
made Oh account OF the steamships being built here II
De Banks use this fund cautiously in discounting short
regular mercantile paper it will afford much relief and
prove useful but if lent call to stock operators will
only produce mischief in the end. We trust grea. pru
asnce will be exercised in this mater.
Another day has passed of without any unfavorabe
Developments and there is much more cheerful feeling
Ia IN. street the effect Of which is shown in the advance
in the Stock market. The street is quiet and confidence
II steadily growng-he reaction is not rapid but sure.
The Schuyler matter which was the universal topic day
or two since has meauaby given place to esher events
Almost every one admits that the general position Of
affairs should soon make easy in money matters, and
the future Icons up hopefully Some parties predict money
plentiful on call in August at sac cent but if IT can be
easily had at p cent. no one will complain.
Mr. Dykers of Dykers, Alsyne & Co., has been elect
ed Director of the Harlem Railroad Co. This is under
stood be preliminary to his election as President al
though this point not settled Mr.. ID. was President OF
the Road years since and managed its affairs with
great rgor Of economy-too much 30, it was generally
thought for the good of the Company.
Tie exchanges the Clearing House were sl9 ,0O0
The engagements for the steamer tomorrow are $780,
900 or s5Oo,OOO in gold bars.
The receipts of the Sixh-av Railroad for June were
s2l 976; Eighth-av., s25,75s.
In June the gross earnings of the Ogdensburg Road
were s65, 900 against s4s 900 in June 1853.
The Treasurer of the New.Haven Road has published
The following card
1REAsURERs OFFICE, N. Y. n. Fl. R.R. Co.,
NEw-YoRK July IL.
The statement made in The Times this morning as sop
led from Connecticut paper in reference to the bonds OF
this Company is entirely incorrect Mr. Schuyler had no
exclusive control Of the bonds and there has been no over
issue The bonds issued to take the place OF Cancelled
bonds only pas sed through my hands the receipt OF
tued bonds My signature necessary to the validity
Of the bonds and signed except according to the
vote of the Board of Directors and none have been issued
of which the Company have not received the avais
WIN BEMENT, Treasurer.
The Bank Of Whitestown has declared semi-annual
dividend Of cent, payable on demand The Bank of
Kentucky 81 v cent payable to the New-York stock
holders on the 18th inst at the Bank of America The
Farmers Bank Of Kentucky 5 cent, payable to the
Ncw-York stockholders demand at the Bank Of Amer
ica
The earnings of the Michigan Central Railroad for the
month Of june, 1854 show considerable increase
those Of the corresponding period Of last year. The fol-
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Arrived.

n r,.,ir Marion Charleston s. hours His-. and p4s-
,..,. % spsol rlssoB Co on sunday :, T. - NJ Cape
et.rss Lht be.ns w By W y miles exchanged .gnAs VIII
...suer Ss.bxiIc hrnce for ChaEleston i.
u NJ ste.n s6ip FlOr,da woabaA s,ssaH.a . c1 mis-
- 81 s.uul MiIcf July 3 10 ", hst.sres
Tislt be.rsr EXCHANGED srss va s7sAaslp Sasr'e
Up. VI rxehsrgsd asLAs with sseAi-sn Z al'e1A
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Shin po,s ,elipper Of Po.nd MeLeiAn Lsv,rIso June
% gts and 3 p.,'s5h.,, p'snhs, az is.s~rs.
n, ES%srd Pr ve.;sr BoTdeAnH q d"y' SrAndy to
oIsI smith Rio J.neiro MAY 81 sesss and ro;swo9s
H',I s,'% 70 h,,. B.!unorr for Baltimore frO Re-
JsHeo Juas q a. T. y II sb o1 81 polc ssit Dalsy I'm sa~
S,a is af Tsou.,on spe Palermo 90 days fruit to
B. Br Pe,o day. coal g y, j. wat'
Ems Psrno cf Jleksonvlle) ROsu J-k.onvie da'' a
S'P Ri. !. f cosss sB GOrmsa Windsor s. days plaster to
The. De of rboma,on Best,e cenues day :asr
% Eirel Co Ths A hs been 10 day Dorth Of ha'eiN
Win s sG ,.r dBr1 sols MAlAs. and g. days Gbr.t.I
vine e.d and 10 70 uIro FI.nes % 20 p,
80 ~ M S,rrc fcr Panama. II DAYS ut, all well ,,
B. Nsehssie Cl.rt Mseh.pOrt days un Der t" sinpoo
sris csn.s. Fr) Ple.seI St Pierre, r. u d~' FISH, to L.
ssh Toovs F.' p .. d.y; d. pa' !sSssI q ss t s <
Dw ts' La Gs hfoS Srs G With
n IN the center argou. Bros probably the Ss.ppn' % M ss
W, Ps s'c.s c.sS iS'h @ Saw q H Shark h
eIr eenced very sht Wind, and calm: ron Isl ~ R IS d.y,
,u.r and nolss.s. 70 E.eoH.1' Sailed in CO. VIII
shr Arsbes Was Addisou days lumber TO Mayhem Tai
eo, - 'S S.,v. Cable. ROekport for Richmond. ics
sshr sry s.b Ph'delph. fO5 BrdteRo n,S s1al - Troy
M esoIs %sif Keissy ssdn rhcfi5Rlsi S phsitpss
sehr Loeust Point P.yfd Boston for Ballln.s .,I..,
sehr Po;ou.e Ke'ehum New asyen, 10 .,ons os,s
seEi Ellen lBr) Johnson HArbor Island 10 days nu'' u
sehr windsor Br) Windsor IS days plaster to D. d.
sehr L.dy w.hn.o3 MN.ir BSon mds bound to Albany
eL freeman Heyt RSndoai lSr Ns bo"n5 to rn
ss s MN ruHpB BSwn Hosrcol MSrdsc5 days .h. to Smith
s,esmsr Albany. Chase. Fall River. for Albany
BELOw-Ship Caroline and Mary Clarke Of "sdOo'0
son. Gibraltar.
sAILED-sbips J. A. westevelt' LverPo0ii se"'hhA"P
wINO-south
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To Mariners.

LIGHT UousE AT CEpAR KEYS, FLoRrDA-A FIXED WHrs
cHr house placed on the eastern end Of
the Mound Seaborse Key haTbo Of Cedar Keys Florida Is
brick hight suInounted by awafch
room and both panied white. The Illuminating apparatus
il ~ the Fshne Order FIXED with flashes every minute
and linn horizon The focal psne
m. sht therefore will be clearly visible from posi-
ton the good weather 81 the distance Of ~
psucs or I6t statute miles The principal object Of this light
hourh seen in all dectoD guide to the main entrance to
IN, barber of Cedar eye the southwark dangerous Reef
extends direction from Seahor-e hey Tor "
. but by the bearings Of and " " W. tm.g
petic) the habor safely entered to within mile OF The
Ish The approximate latitude and longitude are lat % 80 NJ
Ion go 81 So light will be exhibited for the hrs time
90 Of let poximo and will continue 20 be shown
nst thereafter from 70 sunrise until further notice
By order of the Lisb house Board.
GEO @. MEADE, Lieut. Typographical EDgneen
(e1dr Keys, June l5 1854
Icprs ~ NEWARK BAY-A light has been established
on the Elbow Beacon, Newark Bay, N j. 80,
IL fixed light composed Of small doptrie lens lantern u
min AID with three burners elevated 10 feet above
ordirrry high weie and be Hbout three miles
the 10 feet above the PLATFORM and
about half and the bskewok day signal The
ish will Saturday the 18th inst sunset and
every day ther from sunset 20 sunrise
beacon Light Of the same character
will be e1h Point Beacon the mouth OF the Pasc
River. ". J. , - =,
T lantern secured above the day mark az an ee
high and be seen three
miles By order Of the Lighthouse Board
A. LUDLOW CASE, Lighthouse Inspector Third Dsrici'
Netl lOrk. July 10. 1854
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Reeeiuts OF Productivity Il

n, n, yo,A Ier Fccs3 s77 bbs F0ar. % DO Ahes 90
r3 ls DO PORK 4si dc. hisky $50 tushal' Whes V %
MI. 500 - bis Ashes 30 bsss Oa., ~ 11s
rr.v n ca Hogs
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arP reported yesterday 20 burned Melbourne vas
Soyed she supposed have been fire by the
crew She good vessel OF 600 tnns built at Portsmouth IN
1882 owned by Harrison ray and others OF boson ana
injured in that city.
BskE ARCHIBALD GRACE which sailed from San Frsncso May
IG for umbodt Bay put back June with loss Of sails Sc IN
sae on repaired and sailed again the 5tn June
scHR back Galveston previous to 9TH ut haV-
nj spIuns aeak at
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Markets Peporfsd 6y Telegraph.

NrwORLE.Ns July sThe America rews bad favorable O.
M ~ our tsk CoTToS and prices are sfifrr the sale. s-s
5s, were taiss Al 60 l Maans FLOUR duh a. - l.
for Oho CoRS j active al preyie1s prees
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haye been erYenoed Of the eafnln.s OF the
during six scdiilU nal risrhn
ly houses ether permanent Improvements
Ia addition 10 the above the CompiA hot
shares ofher stock, beng more than once snIn %
u cir entire capital, spOn which there Is loan q"
$.7,s22 50.
xKw-yORK AND NEwHAvEN RAILROAD.
r, he Editor q The " y. Tribune -
As 1ecsrds the oyer-ssue of Stock TIE New orA
and New. Haven and the Harlem Companies there
seems 70 be much diversity of opinion. The charter oi
the latter company by subsequent ensciment per
nis the ncrease Of Stock 10 tie extent OF eight millions
OF dollars much exceeding lis present capital Ihore ap
pears to be by the improper conduct OF one oi
agents Of four FIVE thousand shares THIS act Though
breach trust the pert o. its AGENT Is neverLneiess
a legal act and accordingly birds the Company Not So
a. re CARDS the New-York and Ncw-Hayen.
Their capital is limited and fixed al 50, 100000; no
permission for any increase by any subsequent enact
ment of the Lsglature No surely believe that
The sguing BY tie President any other agent OF docu
msnt called certificate By such act create stock
T NAV by such act deceive the public but that is fal
tom making the act legal act. The power rests excla
siyely with the Legislature. .,.s ,A..
No Illegal act of any officer OF company can oino thai
| company We quote and give authority; .,.
esnnot bound BY is srens ior as'' 'o.
pow conf ned charter AID eon;rae %
void ~ sub-eqnert ratfesion y rns D'R'-''' ~
| ihsm vsS."-tDenio ss5 Corstcck tIs) ...,.-,.
hproved Illegal sci in incipiency We az 'n'''n'
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financial.
1BTU CAROLINA COPPER COMPANY

NORTH CAROLINA COPPER COMPANY
A\NOTICEe Trarser boo q tbs Company will b. closed
18Th sDd resin cosed uui the 2h inst All person.
hes: call a.
Company Ne IS Beaver trsnsfer the
hsrEeyts.
This notice with enable sgch Shareholder
have sresty paid 20 psrtcpn the advantages offered By
lean Company uf y share order TO
prevent the property the Company being .od to qudste u
debis =. w HICKS Secretary.
Nevy yo-k Iulx
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'fFrnm our Correspondent. |


puIr AnrJpUIa July frrred-Brz Ohio, Hatch Deep
ctt .Sbrs j. Mcdonald Hall Plymouth VIM Denni' hew'
=, Ro.on: l. Cocker Phillips. Taunton, Msss Ames L.
Rfey,s Reeves Boston - 7 q H..
CIeayed-stemship Delaware CLARK New sehi ~ ~ P;
Lucy Whhsm Milton Bosioni Virgins, PIiee onss p1s,2n n
awn Kate Hitler Ellis Boston; C. Heessher suSos ssiem
ss II Ge.l,v smith Charleston; NJ Chapel swain bos-
@ .ebrs W w Brsined Clark Nantucket; Mcdonald Hale,
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By telegraph.
Disasters, SC.

ROsTOy-Ar July H. brig Messenger Ardrossan; Southe
Charleston; steamer City OF New-iork Phlsdelpha
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Cs,top advanced / v cent, Nicaragua Y cent, &c
HevYork Central was firm in the morning at ss2 SiOo

Cs,tou advanced ! v cent, Nicaragua v cent, &c
HevYork Central firm in the morning at -! 9ioo,
mt sld at 90 at the Second Board The western Ra-
-,.5 .tosks assumed some hrmness to-day. Railroad
p.rds were steady but not active. There = ccnsd-
c,.ble iuouiry for descriptions at re below pre-
,t py;oes The general feeling Of the Board to-day
tA.t the market had turned, but some Of the bears
sl free .ellcr although less promcuoas in their opera
fious than some time since.
TIE Exchange market is well supplied with commercial
bs and good signatures Sterling have been sold at q
~ cent Bankers ask % 09l but make only moderate
sales The principal remittances by this win be
by bankers, to credits Francs very dull, SIS
5ni.
To Liverpool there is not much doing in Freigks but
rates steady Engagements 10 600 bushels Grain I'd,
ships bags; 1900 to 1900 bbs Flour, 23; l,OOo0 200
bales Cotton Id; Dead Weight 2o' 200 tcs. Beef &c.
To London, 100 hhds Bacon, 226 To iavre, 400 bales
Cotton &c.. some Bone, &c.; Ashes and Bark, ss To
Hamburg 500 bbls Spirits, 4c To Rotterdam, 700 bbls.
d., &C. To Antwerp, some Cotton at lc. vessel was
chartered from Pctou to New-York, with Coal at 81;
another from Philadelphia to Boston, below bridges
o. 90 for Coal another from port in North Carolina,
Lumber els for resawed and SIC for Shipstu another
from south side of Cuba New-York, Sugar, hid. 81
and box s rs Moasses 80 3o ship to La Platt s. A.,
als NJ for Lumber; ano her from ST. John to London,
Deals Co. from St. Stephens to London, IS O; one
kom Richibucto 10 Hull f6 lOi. To Cadiz and back
charter at % coo. bark 300 from Havana to Mar
scilles at o. 50 box and 81 y tun home from Mar
seilles
The largest disbursement made by the Sub
Treasury made to-day 81 43f; received s2lO
balance 1924, ,4O7. OF the large payment re-
suked from the presentation Of the Mexican draft Inc
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Passengers Arrived.

y, .ae Portland tJou. Liserp-Thos Ben 4dy e dsash-
ter- and ~ scrs Z Z. OxBard
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nar.et. -cAEILrLLr REroR1Ep ron TaL TRIDcsE.

,surs-Th. frmer for Pesrs sales Of - oo' u
5sos sfS fr.ction Gnd TO bbls. Pots st IS BIT 49,,
COTTON-The maike. oI this staple NOR scige oeAy a"1
80. are frruer the quotations Of aopdsy last
NETWORK cLAssIFIcATIoy.
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.tNIsTCEE ALnASAc..--. rHIs DAY.
7 81 AoOS-Seo.... 3 -
EieH wATEz...... TfIs oAy
Ssv gook 8 10 islEui..S "a Hell Gss...H %
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OFFIos OF THE ILLINOIS GENITAL RaILEoso Co. .
SEw-YoRE july II, 1854
I MEETING of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"A o this Company held hi. day lNSrALLaENT Of FIVE
DOLLARS PER SHARE al the shares OF he pt stock Of
the Company tezc.E the thousand shares whch ry
dc liars share and the thousand shsIs which ten AQUA
per share have already been pd a. has tbs dAy been .ze.c
required BE- WHOSE ne sac
shares stand respectively to se Irersr on o. o.
the 10th aud the tsnef books are closed
;h, an the July aud transfer Of siock VIII -
permitted u1,i the lllueut called thereon b pad
By order OF he Board Of Directors
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,pr Sandy Hook Printing Telegraph.

nv Sandy Hook Printing Teegrph ,,
THs HeHL Sandy Hook July IL -sundown
o hin The Hook bark OF the oooha
Two mn, and wo barks of the Highlands, bound out
Wind isbt from 5. Weather clear
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fAl AsEkIcss Exesssey hSsk nkwfoss Jsn. :. asss
An EXTRA DIVIDEND - Ten PER CENT. os

n EXTRA DIVIDEND - IEN PEh CENT. os
"A he CaTta this Beas - be paid tie erss day
Jaly -.,--- 49,. -
1Le svi,a viii b iaeesssd FIFTY fEk CENT
rabor Dollar rayshle opehaf tfy colss
Juy ard the other hf the sixth day VI Nors
beFas
share a 10 eyey tao as Of cid secodin,
} ,he sfock sGfe- the morning u the Sxh isrt
The fsctiona parts Of shs-es be c.frrt
eorbrsc q obtain rulshsres
Any der time ser
.h. in fr be entitled ret.te s,e cf Der cat D.
snErru CT tie nno.e,y 20 tie 9th November.
The half Of the hscfesed viii entitled
potion CT the se,snnual dividend IA November mex,
1ke IrsnseT Bocks vii DO e.Ssed nom
July nelE1ive. C. A MBIGs CaAhe,
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OFFICE PANAMA R,ILsoAD CoMPAsr,}
NEW yoRK June S, 1851
THE BOARD Of DIRECTORS of this COMPANY

i have this day declared 9 DIVIDEND of THREE ANo-A-
PER CFNT the Capital soc4 OF the said Company pay
able and after thi I'd July next. .,,-, ~,
The Books will be closed after three O'Clock until
the 2.d July. inclusive ~ =.
the Bonds OF this Company falling due on he 10
will paid the Office the Company No ~ bIosiwy,
uro of the Coupons nerths date BY orts
of the board FRANCIS SPIES Secretary
New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-12

OFFICE OF TIE MERcaSrILs FIRs Insurance ComP,sr,}
No. ls4 Broadway. cor. Johost J
THE BOARD of DIRECTORS of this Company
Il have cleared DIVIDEND Of FIVE PER CENT for tho
months payable the Office OF the Company OF after the
5tk instant JOHN bAhBh, secrrtsfy
New. York Jolly l. 1884
New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-12

cLEARANcEs fRos NIwHoRk, FROM 2s1H JUSE TO
1lTH JULY, INCLUSIVE.
-t l' bhs Flour Bu.h Wa. Rpsh Corn
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4. SO OOO FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS Of

IL rsent Of TEN PER CENT the Loan Of the iags Cen.
trail Railroad Company allotted Subscribers the IN day II
February 1884, WI BE- p.ysb MONDAY the 7h DAY Of August
q the Csce OF the Company. No. ~ Nsl.si
By order O Executive Committee
n. B. EDGAR, Treasurer.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-12

SAVINCS BANK, corner Of Third-av snd Ninth-sI.
D-nARIEas SAVINGS INSTITUTION. aud ior n. oeaeas
a. el.-<s Of rersor. open daily An. to1P -
Wsdursdsy sDd s.uIsY from Deposits made -
rsiis before the 18Th OF July vii draw interest ron "
LEI; allowed 80 aud undsf
Hon JACOB WfSTER.ELr. (Msyor of the eyb fresae"<
. PEfLgr W. EsGs firsf Vice Prr.ieent
Isaac Z. SxiTH. Second vce-Prcsident
W. Il. Il svogTH. SecsrfMy.
EcE- CLARGsos CRoLIUs. firsi Trustee.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21
THE CANADIAN pARL1AMENr.

The Montreal Transcript and Advertiser
dees not present very fattering picture of the
Canadian Parliament. 1t seems that empty
talk, windy speeches, and acrimonious personal
illusions are not confined to the American
State legislatures and our national Congress.
The Transcript says: The proceedings in our
provincial Parliament drag their slow length
along. 1t is very difficult to see what is their
object, or where they will end. The present
Parliament seems to have surpassed every
other in protracted babble, and what is to be
its natural death is not apparent
"We have always been opposed to paying
members out of the public funds. Ifmembers re-
quire to be paid let them be paid by their con-
stituents.
The present session has been distinguished
by personality and acrimony, but by no useful
measures that we are aware Of The discus
sions, as the session draws to close, appear
to get even more acrimonious and pro6tless.
We have continual debates about the charac-
ter Of persons who have no character to lose,
and the purposes of politicians who never in.
tend anything honestly, nor could execute it if
they did,
tbs very hard to say how far this is the fault
of the constituencies or of the country. 1t
must be admitted that the number of educated
gentlemen in Canada is very small; but, at
the same time, those that are, have very little
chance of being selected to occupy themselves
usefully or proftably. The constitution of So
ciety in Canada is essentially democratic, and
there is the general tendency for people to pull
down others to their own level, rather than to
elevate themselves
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21
FOREIGN MANIFESTATIONS NOT
TAKEN

The steamship Africa, of the Cunard line,
arrived at New York yesterday The tele.
graphic summary of the news brought by her
will be found under its appropriate head, in
another column. ...- j.
The reports of the battle Of Alma were, as
we supposed, very far from being accurate ::
and Sebastopol has not been taken, nor even
formally invested, up to the date of the last ad
vices from the seat of war; 1t seemed strange
that the allied armies could defeat in an hour
and halt, forty-fve or fifty thousand Russian
soldiers, ably commanded and stationed behind
Notifications garnished with "a numerous train
of heavy artillery And it was stranger still
that an army routed and driven from the field
at the point of the bayonet, as that of Menchi.
koH was reported to have been, could have re.
tired SO leisurely as to carry off all its ''numer.
Gus train of heavy artillery" with the ex-
cePtion of only two pieces. The probability
Is, that the Russian general only intended to
harrass the allied armies whilst effecting the
passage of the Alma, without risking deci.
sve engagement. 1t might have been impor-
tant for him to delay the invaders, even for a
few hours, SO as to gain time to concentrate
his forces and prepare tor the final struggle.
But we reserve further comments until we re-
ceive the details of the news brought by the
Africa. ."..".
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PROJECTED ATTACK ON REvEL.-Admiral
Plumrdge was on board the Neptune with his
nag. The boats Of the fleet had been engaged
laying down buoys, taking bearings and dis
tances preparatory to All attack being made on
Revel. They were only waiting for Sir Charles
Napier Lookout was being kept at the mast
heads Of all the tauntest ships for the gallant
admiral with his squadron, which was hourly
expected. The Cressy was anchored within
two miles of Revel, inside Nargen Island. The
feet was anchored in line four miles distant
from the forts at Revel, waiting orders Tor ad
vancing within shotrange of the guns of the
fleet. The Nargen Islanders reported that
that there were 10000 infantry and 5000 cav
airy encamped in and around Reyel to protect
the place. About three weeks since the whole
army was reviewed by the Emperor, who, &C
cording to the Nargen Islanders, addressed
them himself, urging them to keep the enemy
from their shores, or perish in the attempt to
do so. The Nargen Islanders, it is reported
do all they possibly dare to barter with the
feet, and are very faithful in all their transac.
tons. They seem to have the greatest conf
dence in the English officers and seamen.
Each ships company has sunk well in Mar
gen Islands, where they get very excellent water
for their use, and an abundant supply.
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slave-trade. They sent ships to Africa to OBJ
tam slaves, and the slaves thus obtained were
brought TO America and sold, not because there
was a law establishing the traffic, but because
there was no law forbidding the traffic.
Fit be true that saveryis the creature of legis-
latiVe enactment, and cannot exist anywhere I'M
less it be frstestablished by positive law, we de-
mand to know where the legislative enactment
is to be found which established the slave
trade amongst the commercial nations of Eu-
rope, and permitted the sale of slaves in every
country IN Christendom where such sales were
not prohibited by some positive law. We de-
mand to know, also, where we can find the
law creating slave institutions in Virginia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and
the other colonies in which they have existed
and been recognised as legitimate institutions.
We say that no such laws can be found. There
was no need Of such laws. The absence Of a
prohibition was, of ITSELF permission for
slaves to be introduced for in that respect they
were regarded as other species of property.
II slavery is the creature of legislative enact
ment and cannot exist anywhere unless it be
first established by some positive law, why was
the ordinance of 1887 passed? On that prin-
ciple, what was the use of that legislation !?
Why have the anti-slavery agtators brought
forward the Wilmot Proyiso? Is it for mere
pastlme that they have disturbed the public
peace and imperilled the public safety? If
slavery be the creature of legislative enact.
ment, why was it that the Constitution forbade
the Federal Government to prohibit the intro
ductlon of slaves prior to the year 1908? How
happens it that the inability of the Federal
Government to forbid the slave trade enabled
the slave dealers from New England to intro.
duce slaves into every State which had not pro-
hibited their introduction by some positive
law? These questions cannot be answered on
the supposition that slavery is the creature of
legislative enactments, and Cannot exist any
where unless it be established by some positive
law. The facts ofhistory bear out no such as,
sertion, and we challenge our adversaries to
produce their proof.