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LIB E RIA.

Commodore ISAAC MAYO, of Maryland, at pre-
sent in command of the United States naval forces
on the coast of Africa, has written an interesting
letter to the Rev. Mr.. PEAsE, of the Pennsylvania
Colonization Society, in which he gives very fiat
terng picture of the present condition Of Liberia
He says:
"No one who sees the American emigrant in the Libe
ria Legislature and Courts of Justice, performing the
highest duties of citizen with grave and decorous intel
igence no one who the ample provision for educa
ton indicated by the schools and the signs Of
religious culture attested by the many church edfces
who the proofs of prosperity exhibited by the
erection of substantial and spacious brick houses which
fast suppanng the cheaper structures Of the early
colonists will fail find abundant evidence of the
proved condition Of the black man. when transpanted
the land of his oreathers while in the United States he
retain inferior station in spite Of the fanatca
efforts of his false friends the abolitionists.
81 have the strongest faith in the bright future that
awaits Liberia and the strongest confidence that she is
WELD the powerful influence in regenerating Africa
Enterprise industry and integrity will command
in this home of the coored emigran and when the
acclimatng fever over (which very little dangerous
to those Of African descen,,) the climate is one of
usual salubrity." H..
Commodore NJ. also states that the slavc-trade
has been in great measure suppressed, but thinks
that the withdrawal of the American squadron
would be attended with most injurious results
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TIE ILLINOIS RESOLUTIONS.

The Illinois papers supply the following copy Of
the resolutions on the Nebraska question lately
passed by the Legislature Of that State:
Resolocd That our liberty and independence based
upon the right Of the people form for themselves such
Government they choose that this great princ
pe the birthrght Of freemen the gift OF Hesyen-se
cured to us by the blood Of ancest0rsought to be
extended to future generations and limitation ought
to be applied TO this power in the organization Of any
Territory Of the United States of either Territorial
Government State constitution provided the Govern
ment, established shall be republican and in confor-
nifty with the Constitution
RESOLVED, That win stand by the Compromise OF
1900 that we are attached to that great fundamental
principle Of democracy and free institutions which lies
at the basis of creed and gives every political
munity the right govern ITSELF form such govern
ment as they may choose without limitation, restriction,
or hndrance save obedience to the Constitution Of
country. s-.v..
Re,oued That the institution Of slavery was one Of the
principal subjects of compromise of the Constitution
that il is recognised therein that deem the restriction
of geographical line upon the right of the people to form
such government as they may choose in regard the
question OF slavery Gs gross violation Of that sacred
right similar restriction upon any other question Of
government the right whereof is equally recognised by
the Constitution of the United States.
Resolred That this principle is contained and carried
out in the Nebraska bill offered in the Congress of the
United States by distinguished Senator STEPHEN A.
DOUGLAS that approve Of said BILL and that we will
sustain our Senator in his advocacy Of the same.
The above resolutions passed the Senate Of Hi
nois by vote Of IA to 8, and the House of Repre-
sentatives by vote Of 81 to p. The former body
contains twenty-five, and the latter seyenty-fve
members. 1t will be seen, therefore, that the reso
lutions were passed by minority of the Legsla
ture. In the House of Representatives the negative
vote consisted of ten Democrats and eleven Wings
and the affirmative vote of twenty nine Democrats
and two Whigs-one of these having cast his vot'
with the majority that he might have an opporti
nifty to move reconsideration of the vote. Twenty
three members were absent, or lodged the question
of whom seventeen were Democrats and six Wings
From this analysis Of the vote contained in the
Illinois journals it appears that in the House Of
Representatives only thirty members out of seventy
five sanctioned the resolutions fact which con
sideraby lessons the weight Of this Legislative act.
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THE WING VICTORY IN MICHIGAN.

The Telegraphic announcement made Thursday
that the Wings on Monday last succeeded in elect
ing Mayor and other officers of the Municipal
Government of Detroit, by large majorities,
ceved with distrust by many persons and with sur
prise by all the city of Detroit having been decided
u Democratic for many years past
The news, we are now enabled to say, is confirm.
ed by the Detroit papers of Tuesday morning The
entire Wing majority was not known when those
papers we're put to press but in six wards of the
city, where the votes for Mayor had been counted,
the majority for OLIVER NJ. HYDE, the Wing can
didate, nearly one thousand, which was expect
ed to be increased by the returns from the two
naming wards.
The Detroit " Free Press" Democratic paper,
expresses its dissemination to speak Of the causes
which produced this defeat Of its party 1t ascrbes
the result in general terms, to divisions upon local
matters, and is especially careful to deny that the
Nebraska question had any bearing upon it. On the
contrary. the Detroit Daily Advertiser, Wing pa
per, states, " as significant fact connected with
this election" that it " was we'll known that the
Democratic candidate for Mayor was in favor Of
the Nebraska bill, and that Mr.. HYDE, the Wing
nominee, was opposed to it. Considering that
Detroit usually gives Democratic majority of
eight hundred it is, think, fair to consider the
result Of the present municipal election an indi-
cation of public sentiment upon the scheme to
peal the Missouri Compromise"
We have observed that the Democrats Of Detroit,
like those Of New Hampshire and other Northern
States were too discreet to make the Nebraska bill
an open issue in their local elections. 1t may be
presumed, however, that the Advertiser is not far
wrong in supposing that knowledge Of the opinions
Of the leading candidates this important subject
operated to the prejudice Of the Democratic ticket
at the election of Monday last.
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WASHINGTON.
g Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and
tnseparabie.0
SATURDAY, MARCH IL, 1854.
THE COMPROMISE REPEAL.


Thinking that any further formal discussion Of
this vexed question in our columns, beyond such
portions of the debates in Congress as our space
might admit, would contribute nothing to dispas-
sionate decision of it in the House with which it
now rests, we have lately returned to the writer's
sundry communications on the merits Of the ques-
ton. We have, however, thought it due to the
writer of the article which we insert on the other
page to make an exception in his favor. The rela-
ton in which he has stood towards the Southern
question, both in his sentiments and his official posi-
ton, and the frmness and hazardous fidelity with
which he has discharged his duty, enttle him to ad
dress his fellow-ctizens of the South, and to be
heard by them. He speaks the truth, we are sure,
and we commend his calm Appeal to all who value
the Union above mere unsubstantial issues and
imaginary interests.
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CHARTER ELECTIONS IN New YoRK.-For the
last two or three years the Democrats have carried
the charter elections in the cities Of Troy, Utica
Mayor in the city Of Auburn. In each of these
cities an election has been held during the presen
week. and the result substantially is, that in eacl
the Wings have succeeded not only in electng thei,
candidates for Mayor, but large majorites of the
Common Council, except in the city of Utica, where
a Wing Council was elected, with Democratic
Mayor, who is strong opponent of the Nebraska
bill. How far the proposition to disturb the Mis-
souri, compromise has operated to produce this
change must be left to the friends of that measure
to determine.
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Ieleerapbil Correspondence.
additional by The Asia.

BosroN, MARCH 10.-The papers by the Asia contain
little additional news 1t reported Paris that Lord
Raglan, Prince George of Cambridge, and other dstin
guished officers Of the English army expected to
pass through Paris in few days to embark at Marsees
for Malta. The English expedition has been increased
from 1000 to 80, 900 men,
Intense excitement prevailed at Athens Large bodies
of students and others had called upon King Otho de-
handing to be led against the Turks.
Consolidation Celebrdtto,-Railrood Acci7eu,
PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 10-The special train conveying
the Governor and Legislature Of the State from Harris
burg to attend the Consolidation celebration in this city
to-day did arrive till three o'clock this morning
having been delayed by accident which occurred to
the regular train by the breaking Of axle near
caster The bottoms Of the cars were torn away and
some of the passengers tumbed through but
seriously injured.
temperance In 4Mdryland ..>.
BALTIMORE, MARCH 9.-The Senate of Maryland has
rejected the proposed prohbitory liquor law by vote Of
IL to q. The session will be brought TO close
morrow #.#
Heagy Failure.
NEw YORK. MARCH 10.-The dry-goods house of Read,
Clark Co. failed to-day. Its liabilities, it is said,
amount to S350,000. .. -.
Ne,o York Maykct ...
New YORK, MARCH l0.-Flour is dull at So for State
and 1872 for Ohio; Southern Ss SO % Wheat is un-
settled sales Of Southern white at 3D. Corn SS SO.
Baltimore Markets.
/. BALTIMORE MARCH l0-The spring trade of Balti-
il becoming quite active Our commission and lob
bling merchants very busy laying in goods and
considerable sales making The grocery trade is ac
tive the imports and sales Of sugar. molasses and coffee
during the week have been large The various forward
ing houses very busy An unusually large amount
of goods going the Baltimore and Ohio and Sus
quehannah Railroads Our city is we'll filled with strangers
mostly merchants from the West and South and ever
thing presents brisk business-hke aspect promising
well for the future.
The -four market to-day is less active and prices have
given way little Both Howard street and City Mills
brands are selling at $3.50; rye -four $685. oorpmeal
SO Sis per barrel. Grain is less active wheat
20 1s cents for red, 10 $50 1875 for white white
orn - and yellow II %; oats, Nd A. IS Pa. 80:
ye % 9s cloverseed SIS. IS So timothy s. - 25
axseed S1.40.
Mess pork Sl5.25 a $3.50; beef do. SiJ5p; bacon
Unchanged Rio coffee l03 Iii to IL cents Wool, I'M
rashed, % 20 cents washed 3S b. fleece 81 ~
ents Tobacco is very dull Whisky =! 29l cents.
baltimore and Ohio Railroad share: 81! . COL Money
easy. .-@.
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natural and moral qualifications for securing It. There
Morality must place it, and If any thing put the
regnty somewhere else the right is 50 far prevented and
discarded"
DR.. H. thus sumnary disposes Of the assumed right
of notification or "peaceabe secession the part Of
member in confederated republic |" II there is
press ARTICLE regulating notification Or secession then is
there no right in any ate to either for the adoption Of
the constitution creates the Republican sovereignty inde
nitey and its right to exist perpetnal and forever for
the public freedom Of all is good and valid against any Of
its component States" Dr. H. informs in the preface
to his volume that he designed his work to be used
text book for the instruction Of his classes in Unisn Col
lege, New York
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WINTER IL THE LAKE SUPERIOR REGloS.--A correspon-
dent Of the Detroit Inquirer writing from Portage Lake,
says that previous to the first Of January the winter in
that section of the country much mder than usual
During January, however there no reason to conf
plain Of want Of cold weather and plenty Of snow the
latter being average four feet deep. The mean
temperature for the whole month was II degrees The
coolest day OF the month the 24th the tempe
nature being l8o below zero The lowest temperature
was on the morning Of the 2Sh, when the thermometer
stood at 500 below zero The highest was ut noon the
3ls when the thermometer stood at 400 above zero. In
the Lake Superior region the air remarkably pure and
dry, and thus there is Of that siyerng feeling
common to cold damp atmosphere The correspondent
of the Inquirer says that such is the dyness Of the air
that oftentmes stove in which good fire is burning
viii become charged with electricity so that sparks may
be drawn from it.
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Mr. ZEYo ScuDpER, member Of Congress from the First
District Of Massachusetts, having resigned account of
i'll health the Governor and Council have appointed the
Sd of April as the time for election Mr. ScupDER
has not been able take his seat since the opening
the present Congress- When he about twenty years
old he afflicted with severe rheumatism. The pain
left of his legs, anu it Immediately found that
the limb paralyzed aud rendered insensble lie
covered from the Sickness but his limb recovered
its vitality He received political honors from the party
20 which he belonged elected to the Massachusetts
Senate made president Of that body, and by the
favor of his political friends afterwards chosen .
representative to Congress An unfortunate accident has
made him permanent cripple; his leg was broken aud
the parts could not be reoined and he is therefore
to withdraw at present from active political life.
i = Boston Courier
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RESISTANCE OF UNITED STATES PROCESS

THOMAS 9. REYNOLDS Esq, District Attorney of the
United States, was, few months SINCE informed that
number Of persons residing in Mcdonald county, Mis-
souri,, together with many from Arkansas and had
been for the last twelve months engaged with circular
in destroying all the valuable pine and other tim
Der the public lands of the United States The Dis
trct Attorney, acting under instructions authorized pro-
to issue for the apprehension of the offenders The
wrts were placed in the hands Of Major BRYANT United
States Marshal for the district who himself to Nc
Donald county to execute them We learn from letter
received here yesterday by b r. HICKMAN clerk Of the
United states Circuit Court that the persons against
whom the wrts issued had collected together about one
hundred and fifty of their friends and associates and
had forced the marshal and his deputies only TO leave
the county, but the State also. The marshal was at last
accounts at the hotel in Bsntonvile, Arkansas, with
seventeen Of the lawresisng party around the hotel,
demanding Of the landlord that the marshal should be
delivered up to them The citizens and officers there
were defending him. Major Bryant had sent to Fort
Gibson TO United States officers for assistance and had
also written to Gov PRICE, for ad.-. Ions R,n cfGh
The printing Office Of the Gazette and Democrat" at
Little Rock, Arkansas, vas destroyed by FIRE on the morn
ing of the 2lst ultmo together with several other build
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CAUSE OF THE DEATH OF DIR. GARDINER.

The following letter from Drs BREED and STEINER set
ties the question to the cause Of DR.. GARDENERS
death
LABORATORY U. s. PATENT OFFICE
Washington Mdrch 10, 1864.
GENTLEMEN Having, in conformity with your instruc-
tions instituted careful chemical investigation Of the
contents Of the stomach Of the late Dr. George Gard
ner and also of the powder found in his pockets both
submitted to us by you the 4th instant hereby
port that in the stomach have detected substances
aordng the chemical reactions characteristic Of srych
nine and brucine and from the large portions Of the
contents Of the stomach not yet completely Analysed
convinced that these vrulent posons present in
quantity than sufficient to have produced DEATH
The powder found in the pocket of the deceased has
proved to be commercial strychnne, chemically
mixture of that poison with brucine, according the
tests for these akaoids, given by the most eminent
PSYCHOLOGISTS. The weight Of this powder is ninety live
migrammes .lts
We would also mention that have found in the
mach several pieces of paper one Of which folded
the margin the that druggists wrap powders
DANIEL BREED NJ. ID.
LEWIS H. STEINER, NJ. D.
To Thomas WOODWARD, Coroner, and
p. B. KEY District Attorney for Dist Of Columbia.
The verdict rendered yesterday by the Jury of Inquest
is as follows:
We are Of the opinion that Dr. George 4. Gardiner
his death from strychnne and brucine, vounta
rily taken after conviction and sentence"
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LABORATORY U. S. PATENT OFFICE.

Gen. JOHN CooKE of Tennessee died at his residence
in Granger county, in that State the 10Th ultimo.
He was prominent and influential Representative in
Congress from the year 1919 to 1925 and possessed qua
ties which peculiarly fitted him for that high trust the
duties Of which he discharged with unyelding fidelity
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An Unorela Greatcoat" has been invented at Paris
When reqired air is blown into the cost the skirts
expandea end the rain falls of beyond the legs and feet
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coNsULs OF THE UNITED STATES.
john Q. ONEILL, of Pennsylvania, for Belfast
in Ireland
WILLIAM LILLEy, of Ohio, for Pernambuco, in
Brazil
DONALD G. MITCHELL, of Connecticut, for We
nice, &c.
WILLIAM B. BARRY, of Ohio, for Matamoros,
Mexico.
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,
BY and loith lte adeice and consent of the Senaf
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The following letter from Drs BREED and STEINER set
ties the question as to the cause Of Dr. GARDENERS
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ted African can be no worse off than as the brute
chatel of some native chieftan. who awaits his oc
casion to sell his brethren into hopeless captivity.
But the aboiitionst strikes at at the same
time Tie hope of freeing the black, his cold ana
heartless philosophy has taught him can only De
carried out by the massacre of the whites and even
the consequence of destruction to both in any sucn
event as the success of abolition does not lntnio
ate him in his fearful crusade. All the holy ana the
material interests of religion and of country have
failed to quench in his bad heart this monstrous ana
overmastering purpose. His appetite increases oy
what it leeds upon The spectacle of a nation bleed
ing at every pore; of general anarchy and conla,
sion; of a government overthrown; OF people
armed against each other of church militant; Oh
nidelity triumphant--all this cannot and does not
deter him Unlike the SLAYER hs sta nav IN no pon 1sf
Of being, protected by misguided and nfamcd
public sentiment Thus has abolitionsm at last out
rivalled the lowest species of human degradation ana
barbarity for is not the abotionst worse than the
outlaw who is pursued by the fleets of civilized ma
tons as a wretch whose death is demanded 6y eve
= Fash. o.. ion.
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UNAPrREcrArED PoL1rENEss. "A dro story is re-
lated of an honest farmer, who attempting to drive
home bull, got suddenly hoisted over the fence
Recovering himself, he saw the animal on the other
side of the rails saving the air with his head and
neck, and paving the ground. The good old man
looked steadily at him for moment, and then shak-
ing his fist at him, exclaimed, Darn your apologies
you need't stand there, you tarnal crittur bowin
and scrapin-you did it purpose, darn your curly
picturel'
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KNow-NoTuING APOSTLE cssNed Buntline" is lee
subject, as usual, being " America for Americans"
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EFFECTS OF COFFEE. DR.. Mosely Observes in his
Treatise Coffee, that the great of the arti-
Gle in France is supposed to have abated the prevail
ence of the gravel. In the French colonies, where
coffee is more used than in the English, as well as
in Turkey, where it is the principal beverage not
Du For relates as an extraordinary instance of the
effects Of coffee in govt, the case of Mr.: Deyeran,
who was attacked with the govt at the age of %
years, and had it severely till he upwards of f
ty with chalk stones in the joints of his hands and
feet but for four years preceding the account of his
case being given to Du For to lay before the public
the had, by advice, used coffee, and had return Of
the govt Afterwards
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Tu= TERRITORY UTAH. According TO late ad-.
vices Utah is getting along fiourishngly. The wheat
fields promise abundant harvest Salt Lake City
there and tbe Deserst News News IS oroted unon tba
homemade article. Brigham Young's policy has
been to have every thing made in the settlement
which could possibly be produced. ferry boat
plies on-the Jordan, which Salt Lake is sit
uatcd She is forty-six feet long, will have STERN
wheel propelled by horse power, and is destined to
be used mainly for the transportation of stock to and
from Great Salt Lake City and Antelope Island. A
that goods to the value of one million of dollars are
on the road from Missouri to Deseret. At meeting
of the Saints the 2Sth of June missionaries were
appointed to many distant lands and John Smith,
the eldest Of Hiram Smith, was voted to be Or
dained the Patriarch over the whole Church of Je-
sus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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