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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27

TALLow AND LARD.-The attention Of the Baltimore
American has been called by commercial friend to the
large consumption of these articles. business circua
of Aessrs. Sawyer, Wallace Co., New York, says:
Lard is lower but being kindred to taow II can hard
y fail 10 be materially affected for the beei sooner or
later by protracted interruption Of commercial
between England and Russia. The former country i'm.
ported from the latter last year lbs of alow-
~ per cent Of the entire imports from all countries and
equivalent to about 100000 barrels of lard She al de-
yes from the 10 per of nsoed and aax
seed for oil purposes; and nearly equal in quantity "a
tallow These articles purchased. IN the interior
during the winter months by agents Of English houses
and forwarded TO the Baltic ports chiefly for shipments In
the summer The usual arrangement for securing sup
plies have not been made the past winter and had th
been DONE they could only reach the English by
long and expensive inland routes"
IL would require, says the daeJ icdn not ess thar
100000 hogs produce the large quantity mentioned
above and this b nearly double the entire product of th
country for commercial purpo The substitution o
American lard for taow, aud the enhancement in price
II is anticipated, will DO very great.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27
Col. benton on Nebraska.

On Tuesday, Old Bullion made his long.looked TO,
speech against the Nebraska bill II Is entirely rba,oc
isc-full OF wrath vgor, wit historical allusiop and
hard bits hgaDs. and things. lie describes the No
braska bill ns a bill Of assumptions and contrtdc-
lions - assuming what Is unfounded and contra
dieting what Il Rssumes-aud balancing every affirmation
by negation. IL Is "a see.saw bill not the nnocer.
sie-sSw which children play on plank stuck through
fence but the up aud down game Of politicians pl,vd
the expense Of the peace aud harmony Of the Union and
TO the sacrifice Of all business 10 Congress
pathological b stuffed with monstrosties bobL,d with
contradictions, aud Badgcred with proyiso ~ Such /.
The Bentoniau idea Of the Ncbraska bill lie objects
he says, to such shiyshaly, don ty.capt,
style Of legislation
He demolshcs "squattcr soycreigptyr and rIr,,,, q
lotto poor old Cas- right under the Gnb tib Hen, ,h
fierce Bullion: Sir, there il no such princinIo r. ri
torial sovereignty Is monstroy born of tmidtv an,
ambition, hatobed into existence in tho no, rcu,,,oo
Presidential canvas and revolving to the beholdr. bs
fret presented. Well do I remember that dsv when
was frst shown 10 the Senate. Mark Antony did M
better remember the day when Cpar fret out ON In,
mantle through which he was Afterwards pierced wi,
three sndtweury "cuvious sAb'." II was in 1878 an
received nonscnse-as the essence Of nonsepce
the quinte'scBcc Of bonsense-as the eve times dis
TILED essence Of political nopsenseIlity." Long live III
feroe'ous and impertubnble Bullion.
Ito robukcd also in savage and caustic terms the Pre-
dent aud bis head ccrks and bis organs for interfc
ing with the legislation Of Congress. Quoting tho la
gusge employed by Burke In the House Of Commons IN
pusns on OCCASION the intrusive opinion Of the Lor
Chancellor, Bullion Likewise declared that he did n,
care three jumps Of lou'e" for the oplnlons Of III
P'ssidenEs seeretsres and fpglsmsu. Ho walked In:
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27

Permit ask attention the following portion of an
article signed IS" in yesterdays Whig
"Geu Richardson whom a locker on appears IN e..
vor Is understood TO have secured SO
per cent or half OF the contribution up to one thou
sand members and 25 per cent fourth on all over
that number, including life members Yet he made not
much more than $500 for a service Of nine months
counting part Of that service memberships taken by
him at the air-and his son, whom he associated with
himself got some $500 Yet this sum was thought
not Ill bestowed and the commission which, In the arere
gate was some 33 cent does have lost the
worthy recpento Of 1t the friendship OF fIstdous
'loooker on"
But the present corps of commissioners are only al
lowed halt those commissions and only one third of the
time TO CLEAN field which Gen. Richardson IA said TO
have resPed. Does "a locker on" to censure in
versely to the fault"
Promising that know nothing Of the article to which
S replies or Is suhor have nothing to say in regard
to the appointment of the commissioner ask the favor
OF you to give place 10 the folio wing extract from one OF
my reports to the Executive Committee only to correct
the Misrepresentation the amount OF "compensaopn
received by myself and my
must here state in justice myself, that after de
dnctirg TIE expenses OF travel from place place. OF
printing bills, and subscriptions to local pspers-com
I'm ssions allowed TO other persons-oss upon uncurrent
land worthless paper-there remained OF the above
stated Of s529 So but s3Ss and some cents That
IN the loss at business resulting from constant alb
sence from Richmond lost than fve times that
sum, aud that without estimating the conss auence OF
having to leave my farm entirely management OF
negroes &c.
did not enter upon nus agency 1oih a rieD TO
make money ny it, but with higher aud disinteres
ted motives-no by any means, however expecting To
give my entire time it, very II became neces
sary for me to TO- to carry Effectively the extended
lime of operations which executed by myself anc
my son. also take leave to here him. tis
latter paving expenses, there remained him but s2l7
And furthermore for both of us Tar from bein,
hired and paid BY the job. day llborers We woul1
most Joyfuly have contributed every dollar that remain
led to US after the payment the general fund
of the Society, il uncomfortable circumstances had
absolutely put it GU, Of our power to do So"
WIN. L. RICHARDSON
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27
the organs" and literally took tho skin from eff their

the organs" and literally took tho skin from or their
baeks-as witness the following:
Still lees do admit tho right Of intervention 10 our
legislative duties 10 another class Of intern and
who might not be able medde all with business
not for the ILLUSTRATIONS Of bounty speak
OF the public printers who get their daily bread aud that
butered on both sides by daily printing aud who re-
quire tho Democratic members Of this House. under the
instant penalty Of political damnstou give In their ad
hesion to every bill which they call administration, and
that, IN every change Il may undergo, although more
changeabe than the For that class OF informed
ders have no parliamentary Law to administer nor any
quotation from Burke to appy,-nothng but little IA
BILE to read the value OF which, In all good fables lies
IN its moral Il Is in French and entitled Lane ct son
mai,re" which being done into e. gsh, signifies The
ass and his master !" and runs thus:
An ass took into his head scare bis MASTER and
put on lions skiu and and stood 10 the path
And when he his coming he commenced roar
ing, as he thought; but he only brayed and the master
knew it was his he up to him with cudgel,
and beat him nearly to DEATH"
That is the end OF the fable and the moral OF II is,
caution all to take how they undertake
to scare their masters" Great applause
We have space for further extracts from Old Bull
lions unique and able speech We may give other por
lions OF Il hereafter.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27

arc indebted to Mcssrs. Adams CO. = Express, for
copy OF the Melbourne Argus. with dates 2stb Janu,,v
no later than our preyiou, adyices
Inc markets generally we're shade 6rner ov;,y N
we "ar news from "home" and partial s1.ncnso5 y,
The gold market s quoted "dull.p bp, ,ho,a
change tn the prices paid to dipgers vas "O
h'potets OF all kinds plenty There IA m ots.,
oncuy l2"ot,ninQ laborers Of any kind AZ the rae.
unnough the demand is good Agricultural Isbo
frrs are not 30 scare "a formety bv, ct , ' aDo
se'a', can hardly be ob,,ined and arc very much
co. Ah Kinds Of artizans find plenty of emnIov,nen,
pasterers, carpenters, brcksyers stopems.
'Oh., and Others engaged In building Operations,
CLERKS aud shopmen are not wanteI csneci,il, tho,
"t"lout colonial experience who must make I'M ,h,i
1us 70 the prospect Of hard labor in other occupations
Ssnsn arc oo'Hned when wanted, aud deserors from
msrly. O'SU' 'eH'' 'oSu I0r
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27
The Small Note Law.

The following article from tho Adm ydon Virginsn af
fords idea Of the almost universal opposition the
small note law Ia S,uthwe.eru Virginia II only the
osher day that large meeting held in Russell
composed Of both Wugt aud Democrats to express is
Of the ineciency OF the law aud the opinion
that such veraous and silly could &c enor
ced The Democracy have great talent for con,rviug
remedies for commercial aud political evils bu, we think
their wits will be found greatly fault in the before
US. We trust ho~ever, their wis iom ~ be vnic
and that the shinpaster nuisance may be efsctu lily
s@ated
"But surely will not bs pretended that pp,sition to
the I'm all note bill Is confined the Wing party; We
know, and everybody knows that the SIN al note bill is
part aud parcel OF the American System of the great Pro
yressvc piryor of the leaders of that part Of
she sytem that would the people death whilst forty
fry thousand dollars OF their living idle and
OF railroads and turnpkes and other improvements until
the poor old Commonwealth is oding along least We
and twenty behnd every other State in the Union
But still opposition to the small note bill is confined
to the Whgs-Democrats by thousands opposed it.
aud III be till the crack OF DOOM 1t is not IS hours
since of the intelligent and active Democrats in
The county said to us-"Why didn't the Legislature make
law AZ once, requiring Ministers and Commissioners of
the Revenue TO SWEAR all the people do right and then
there would be no for such abomnabe and msera
bic awE The whole people Of this country OF all par
ties are opposed to the law and will be respected
or complied with in Southeastern Virginia. The OATH
provision at least, will be repealed have
decent Legislature, and the balance If not repealed will
remain dead letter upon the statute book.
whilst We are opposed TO the small BILL would
nave no particular objection to IT, fhose who propose
take the shnpasters" from u.s. would give something
III their stead All We want is money in shape that
the masses can get hold Of it, and until this is DONE il is
worse than idle to talk or even think about getting along
without small notes"
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27

NAPoLros's FusERAL-Ii our citizens could only be
niormed accurately Of the sublime AMI eec,Dg charac-
ter Of The Dorama illustrating the funeral of Napoleon
they would doubtless readily avail themselves Of an oppor
tunty to witness It. The prominent in that grand
and imposing ceremony are portrayed with accuracy
effect which render the display exceedingly iner,s
Hg. From the embarkatiou OF Napoleon's remains 4
DO the Belle Poole at st. Helena to the last ceremony
Of their ntermenti the otelde Invades Paris every
nakAbc incident is beautifully illustrated. The whole
is calculated excite feelings OF sympathy and
greet for the fate Of the greatest military chean that the
shone upon To be properly appreciated 1t
be
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27
rS-we have heretofore applied our ,e,dor.

- we have heretofore applied our readers of the e,s
'ce Of vast variety OF internal machines which are to
be brought into requston during the war in Europe -
IL Is proper to keep them advised Of whatever
ton we may gather upon this interesting SUBJECT and
accordingly make an extract from Communication nj,
the Paris correspondent of the New York Post, dsscrb
lug the application Of important French invention n,
naval warfare The humane contriyances for sbo-,o;
lie and the duration Of are becoming ,rnIv shn
dant We are glad though to observe so many evidence
oil faint progress physical moral and Intellectual Tb
world becomes less wicked, the means of human d.
struci'on arc multiplied and made more effective
" The great invention of the day the submarine raj
CATION OF Dr. Phyerne, is about be put ia pr,c,i =,
Cherbourge, the company purchasing the iuventio -
nS volunteered to cleanse that harbor free OF e1p.t ~
the government. The consists in the di.ro, :,
a means whereby artificial air NAV be nrodncod h. - a,
cient quantity 10 enable Of fourteen men IN hh
Heey Deheaih the water tor the space of four bours
curious experiment has been already made az M,s.i
"here Dr. fhyerne, IN company with three s,ilor, ~,
TO the bottom III presence Of hundreds of ,nec,,a
rose at considerable distance and climbed the
OF man'oi war without being perceived by the Grew
Many experiments are about to be tried of the efcscv nj
THIS novel means Of attack submarine n.et nC a.,
boats each to contain Of twenty men i. aIresdy
talked OF as being about TO be organized for Tho no
Sea. il seems that iniiration Whatever ia givo Ia
the slightest ruie on the surface OF approach o
OF THESE vessels The apparatus invented by DR.
enables the wearer moreover move about with ner
ect ease at the bottom Of the Sea- and great
are ormc OF the immense benefit 70 be derived In snh
marine history from the adoption Of this new method o
becoming acquainted with the hitherto unknown mvs,ery
oil the ocean. However, ii bad red scton On th
spirit Of the age in which we live TO remark that ,b
hst hppcatloh OF this tremendous power which should
ake rank with the electric telegraph proof of the
nOuous perseverance aud ingenuity OF men, has been
nads use OF Tor the supply Of oysters from Granville or
Tie hdleS Of Paris" "
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27

seS The Washington Sentinel puts forcble and per
tinent inerrogatoy the Ea-the Abolition organ at
the seat Of Government 1t asks why the Free States
should be opposed to the introduction of Slavery into
their own midst. Would it, it asks, be q urong 10 the
SIareF Would il make any slave who is not al
ready ones And then proceeds 10 the following strap
much to the confusion, should suppose, of Abolition
hypocrites in general, and the Era in particular:
In very truth, the Era the Grrisons ct id omne oe.
nus must either discard their protested regard for the
"eoeing OF the slaves they advocate the intro
ducuon oil slavery into the free States In good sober
earnest We recommend to the calm serious candid and
payetn consideration Of the Era the Tribune aud their
iiscities this question: Would the condition Of the
saves be ame"ried and their eventual emancipation be
alike fastened and facilitated the admission of slavery
INTO all the free States We desire no ranting decam.
uon III reply but the sober candid truthful
oil those who profess to entertain greatest regard for
the slave We appeal the candor aud good feeling OF
the Era the avowrd friend Of the slave ard Of emancipa
ion To declare II 1t be not feasible the most feasible
mode yet presented peacefully and most prompt
ly that result so coveted by them.
IL would scatter the shareholders over the
states, rendering them poweress minority everywhere
Northern people fooHiDg the example of the Era Ger
''t' snH' Bindings Garrison, Phillips &c each purcha
sing from one 10 half dozen, with the avosed intention
~ nanumttirg them when their wages NJ the
rave shOnd equal the purchase money Surely no abol.
ton conscience could revolt at emancpatng slave mar
ucuaiiy, as by this means il would cost nothing nd
men, oy Imagine the happiness of the slave in serving
such iona aud considere the Era the Tribune
the GirIisons, &c. On there wouII h.. " ooo5 ,;, y
coming Tor S'nho The condition ofthe slave would moi
be aggravated by the of slavery nto all the f
states Out would, most uHquesonAbly be exceedingly
au"ioTateh We again ask shy not admit its IL eo,o,
o consistently with tue destiny for the slave"
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27

sH Dt. q. Is. nIk AINEItD would Inform the public
nat ne Is waiting for the Committee Corrrsl
nona 70 Gspor and can be consulted At the Exchange
, My stay will he Short therefore wish
ppy once Correspondents by Addressing mo- post D1iT DO,
1 New YORK CITY stating the nature their and
she eye6a 70 sail or large also whether the eye stands on
promptly or 10 sunken-can for dollars,
for ten dollars which pay advice viii
educted. The poor fAvorably considered. " "
partial and total blindness OF from II standing
y from 10 seconds to minutes apple
II his own discovery, without cutting, pain waah.
Dr. u has also, cured OF various and az
avaed grades pain from, and intolerance OF light
OF
ave aimed permanent to the INC
abundant evidence
Iad to statements Of published In the
1apers Many Of those persons may at his room Al 10
or4P ~ OF each day at which hours erorm en-
'e5iments on the worst cases that may be presented
r. B. See notice above, for do
e W Rrainerd within the time stated fat % sec aim AT aH
Ja8i-N ~ ~ " ''
SPECIAL NOTICE-AUCrtoNs ALE-On THURSDAY
- the Th instant by @ tai que the store OF ELIAS
Ware. 0'' ""1 .'a''"
These goods will he examination on the morning Of
ana nAy previous 70 sac. ELLIS HALE.
" HOS w hEEsEA APPS
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27

ciRcurr CouRr OF THIS Cirr-Judgs Herediih-There
was no business Transacted In this Court yesterday
The case Of Edwin Coke, for forgery Of j. " Cav.
70 de name to negotiable note the only one low pend
ing against him, postponed until to-day because Of
the illness Of Col. August, one of his counsel.
The criminal docket will be disposed Of about Tuesday
or Wednesday next.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27
More Liberal than an Ocean Penny Postage.

No government in the world has done 20 mucn to esab.
fish cheap ocean postage that Of the United Sa,es-
To give all the seadiyded nations universal ocean penny
postage, is an honor well esrued by government b.
its anecedents. Look at fact The whole charge On
snLle. paid letter, from any distance in the Uneu
within three 5000 mies, TO any town 10 California or
Oregon is sir ee". The inland charge to New York is
three cents; and the charge for the remaining serv
performed upon it, is three more Glance at the,
services First comes the transportation Of tie
letter, by ocean steamer, from New York TO
Aspinwal, distance about equal to that between
Halifax and Liverpool; then the conveyance by
various modes across the Isthmus PANAMA. a service
which COSTS the government the of % cents Der
pound tor mail matter including pamphlets new.p,pers
Congressional documents &c. From Panama il Is CO j.
veyed by steamship u Astoria distance nearly equal 10
that from New York to st Petersburg From A.ora il
IS conveyed perhaps to small within the vest
erh SHADOW OF the Rocky Mountains changing successfully
from stage coach to buggy saigon, thence horseback
and mans back, until it reaches is destination And ALI
thee four nJVets involving sggregae transportation
Tor nearly 1000 miles, performed for three eenl or
less than cent Tor each service More than this rs the
inland rate on It in Oregon Is in itself three cents the
two long ocean services aud the Isthmus transit are
actually performed for nohingi Now, then, in asking
our government merely to convey a single Letter across
the Atonc TO Liverpool Havre or Bremen for t,, c>n,,
after has been deposited In the hold Of the
aud been reduced to the condition of mere FREIGHT %
ask oy one iOufth OF the services which performs
on letters to California Oregon for three cents Why
may we not then have Ocean Penny Postage between
the United States aud Europe, via Great Britain? Full
three ourths Of all the foreign correspondence of the
Union iOWs 10 that direction. All the letters written ard
received the by the millions Of European emf
grants in this country conveyed by this one
mail route. Our government CONVEYS a letter by sea
5000 miles from New York to Astoria for lcss than cent
even for nothing Can 1t not then convey one Of the same
weight from New York 10 Liverpool or Bremen for two
cents? In view Of this great and magnanmous prece-
dent established in reference to California and OREGON
who can doubt the competency OF our government q
give the world universal Ocean Penny Postage.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27

LEcTURE.-Dr. Massey will deliver lecture on Med-
cal Electricity this evening in Metropolitan Hail.
menciug at o'clock. His lecture will embrace series
OF views upon this subject such the electrical theory
the universe motion fthe earth and planetary system
the laws Of magnetism with experiments electricity
vaousy applied, especially TO yegetatonis influence In
developing sustaining and restoring o-anaIogy between
electricity and nervous poWer-both producing identical
results, and demonstration Of its efficacy in the
ment Of diseases.
Experiments will be made illustrating tho laws OF mag
nesm, as we'll as tho application of this element in the
various connections embraced In the above program no
Dr. Massey s gentleman OF acknowledged ability and
have doubt but that his lecture will be found high
Iy interesting and instructive.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27

The medical properties effects Of green lettuce are
not generally known The eater Of this salad, takes
portion Of narcotic substance similar ia s properties,
TO opium, which con,an' and any will discover that
bis head affected alter INDUCING freely in the article
Eaten at night it sleep; eaten during tho day,
it soohes Gains and aIys the tendency nervous rr-
ability.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27

The comparative value, in Commercial point of view.
Of Russia and Turkey TO England Is well stated in lead
ing article in Blackwoods Magazine for April The fol-
lowing is the value Of British manufactured goods Skinned
to the two countries for five years, 1916 to 1880 ipelp-
sive:
1916 ls47. 1913. 1879. 1sso
Iurt,y s2,Nsa7 s2s972s7 e3iIG8c5 e2glos,2
"','A '''I'''9 l'sl'"D lSA'2l6 l,'S6,b75 i,l5tTTi
Thus the exports Turkey increased during fve
neatly million sterling, fifty per cent whilst bcse IN
Russia fell of three hundred aud seventy thousand ,
hundred aud seyenseven pounds or above twenty nor
cent. '''"y per
Export Of cotton goods to Turkey and the Leynnn
1851. 1852. 1883
C,cos, plain aud printed yards SAN 2 o7a7sss q IN
''gV" '"'" slol6,sH i2tTl,oij iO5ss,iTf
Ihe'" markets have taken, IN fact during the lac,
ore sixteenth part Of Eugands exports OF plain csco
ana one eleventh Of printed aud dyed csicoes We ,bn
perceive That 20 far exports are concerned Encind
/ Russia. H' "sn ID
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27

- Parson BrownIow gave notice the other day in his
paper that he should, on the following Sabbath preach
sermon on "lIuman Depravy" and should prove il In
two way first by tho Bible aud second by tho people Of
Knoxville the place vhero he livos
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27

MAIN srRErT.-The necessity Of sprnklng from the
"Nsgars occurred us for the first time this season on
yesterday while passing Main street. At intervals every
object literally obscured by tho dust which assembled
10 thick volumes before the breeze. Il seemed to have
occasoned considerable annoyance and Inconvenience TO
many keepers along tho street. Several who would
prefer throwing open their doors compelled TO Gle
them to the annoyance and trouble Of continual
resort 10 the brush 10 order TO get of the dust.