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NV PosTAGE LAw.-our readers aware that a
proposition has y been presented to Congress for
increasing the of postage 1t appears that the pre-
postage Laws fall far short Of defrayng the expenses
OF the Post Office Department snd that it must continue
dead upon the Federal Government unless the rate
increased stringent prepaid system adopt
ed We in favor OF cheap postage so far that oo-
ec can be effected by OF thu resources Of the
Post Office Department, but do the sound policy
OF taxing the Government pay for it, when ii has TO
come off the people last Some reform in the Thanking
privilege exercised among the members Of Congress
might have very advantage effect, and think i,
would be highly proper for rulers the abuse
of that privilege before they decide upon raising the
upon their constituents
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= MorIIEI.s, nnEAsr CLoIMs-.resa, cetl, ste ne.

t1- MOTHERS BHEAsr CLoIHs--Tbea, Cloth, are
setnovedgd give the perfect speedy reeto pain
the breasts Of nursing mother, arising any
cause srd the only complete protection against that
distressing aop GATHrRED BREIsT, known 10 the world
bisdsy They may without the discomfort the
mother and procured and during the period nursing,
Whenever any daaEssAbo symptom Of haue inflammation
from any exhibits Itself they guaranteed 70 give relief
and n every Rising Breast There
deaths dag hs period Of nursing Directions
Tor using these Cloths accompany them.
E remittance Of gi0o accompanied by 10 cents worth Of
postage stamps will the prompt transmission By mail Of
pair Of these Cloths any part Of the Unlted States.
They are TO- sale eKolusyeiy by
ADIE 6 GRAY Wholesale and Retail Agents,
NIB lH Main street. Richmond Virginia.
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-" The manner in which tho declaration Of war vac
received in England, was very different from that Ia
which II received in France. It received by the
English Lords With tho utmost gravity and seriousness
by the French Assembly with the velest demonstration,
Of sasac.ion and vociferous ores Of" Vve rEmpreir
Such difference OF upon the OCCASION Of solemn
declaration illustrate their nation cbaracters-
tics Eugland goes into the With GOODNESS and dee
termnston-Franoc With the utmost enthusiasm. The
one regards serious bu'lnei-tbe other holyduy
enloImsnl.
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CIRCUIT COURT JUDoE AEREDrrH-The spring term q,
tie Circuit Court for this city commenced on yes,.r
day.
Inc Gand Jury found true bills 10 the ioomns
nm. A. Powell, for forgery; WIN. Brown larceny; VIM
e reFce Tor elonionsy blaming money by false pre-
fences; Michael Murphy larceny; Horace alias J. w.
Brown tor larceny Samuel H. Brown nded for la, ceny;
not true bill. He discharged. George Elan aud
John smith, charged with entering tho stable of Stephen
~ DfAis on tho 29th OF last month"; with intent TO carry
away lot OF harness and other articles which they had
folded up Tor that purpose when detected
harmaduke johnson, Attorney for the Commonwealth.
made motion to enter noiie prost9ui in case No.
against Edwin Cooke, for the forgery OF j. " Cawfords
name TO negotiable note, with view to frame new in
dictment TO the case.
The motion was opposed by Mr. August the prisoners
counsel The decision in the matter was not rendered.
wi en- the court adjourned.
Cooke it will be remembered, was tried upon this charge
at the last tenn OF the court but the jury disagreed and
had therefore, to be discharged.
They stood eleven to convict and one to acou, They
were locked in for three days and nights but to no pur
pose. The one for aco initial was nor,;,.,,,, =, :,
last r>"N''' w tho
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II By the Arctic jus. arrived at New York. 10 learn
that lord J,ho Russell had stated Parliament that the
British Government had addressed communication to
tho United States In reference the Black Warrior al
fair What tho nature Of the communication Is, we are
loft yet merely to COZ cture. The public WILL no
doubt, feel considerable curiosity upon the subject, until
lie purport 10 fully explained.
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EXTRA SESSION THE LEGrsLATUKg.-The Loudoun
Co. Wa,hingonian with US in views on the
subject Of an extra session Of the Legislature says
"There seems TO he a unanimous desire upon tho part
Of the people of the Commonwealth give the biennial
sessions trial this time Such We know 10 be the
timent Of this county, after free conference upon the
subject with prominent citizens from It's different Sec
tons"
The Hampshire Co. lnteiigenesr makes the following
suggestion on this subject:
"we would therefore suggest at the Instance Of
Der Of citizens that there he meeting OF the
Of this county Monday the 2Sd in't, April courdsy,
subject
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z w. Iecelved no Norlhern mnll ,,,l.rd,z.

h1RDEh-Wo learn from gentleman rom Nsusemond
equity that Mrs Rhodi Hutcbns found dead IN her
house Miners town In thar copnv IN uond.v I.,
Marks OF violence we're found her neck showing that
some mend bad cutehoi Der by the throat Additional
marks Of violence found other portions Of her
dict Of murder by some person unknoEn PORT, 2loJ,
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III Speaking of the probable operation. of the new
small note Law in that section, the Kanawha RtpHbiedn
| remarks
"From what little have been able to learn think
very probable that will be treated in the same
ner as the Law In existence in relation TO small notes
The trade Of this section Of the State principally with
the States of OhIo Kentucky and Indiana and there lie
brought here LEES of the money Issued in those
States and which forms the principal part Of circu
lating medium-particulary notes Of less denomna-
ton than FIVE dollars Silver is not plenty enough in
this region supply the place Of the small thus
sought be driven by the law and apprehend that
il will no. be very generally observed"
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EB- Tho latest item Of intelligence from tho Est
Indies TO- that the United States sore,bp Lexington had
Cred aeet Of pirates 10 the Archipelago aud that the
vessels Immediately sailed or TO windNsrd.
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DIED,

hosss.y The l7h u',, at IL O'clock Mr. DAVID H. REED,
ne friends Of the deceased end o. his family are rsousssi 10
attend Lis aner "Wednesday the 18Th nsiant 10 oeeL 4
NJ, from ~ Johns Church. snis- .,
- Boston papers viii please copy.
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TT The K'uawha Republican Of the l2tb inst, learn,
that the tobacco plants in Kanauhs safe yet uctvitb.
ilsDdpg tho cold weather
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IT We learn tina, the snow WIS sghtssn inches deep
at saunton yesterday morning when the cars lsn aud
continuing 70 fall rapidly.
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~ Nh. O. II. BHAINERD gould inform the public
IL waiting Committee ondsnce Rich.
aond 70 report and consulted the Exchange Hotel
mi Monday May 1s 1864, from TO II A. NJ, l 10 Z
short theTefos let all who
apply At oorresPondsh by sddsi,ag Postpaid
YORK Oi,y stating their whether
The 70 small or large, also whether the eye stands
for dollars,
dollars, In which The
dsduetsd, The poor favorsby considered.
ma sfsEsp persons perfect sight in Of
total btndnes, Of from weeks 20 80 years standing
from 10 minutes apple
of his own discovery, without cutting, pain vssh.
Dr. D. aso cured cases OF inflammation OF various and
grayaed GRADES and inooIanee Rht
ps or sight from age; and Of which
have RENAME ed permanent 70 the present moment
evidence o the facts stated reference may
statements Of persons treated and published
paper Of those
MoTIP ~ Of each day which hours Dr. viii perform
psriments that may be presented.
See notice above, for hours and days Those who do
Dr. Brsnsrd within the time stated viii zee hf at an
Iaat-H
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RICHMOND WHIG.
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL is, 1854.
TN CORRESPONDENCE.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Letters bu'IneH must be Addressed TO the "hdf'rs
Iciss written paper viii be Pueli.hed
rhls r. rule standing ought to be to ALL and win
in no case departed from Obituary notices exceeding eight
lines charged for A. sdvertisements
~ atoms win DO charged advertise
man
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An US En- ENTS.
GOOD Pol. NOTHING,
METROPOLITAN HILL /
MONDAY EVENING, April ,7,h, 1851

GREAT T. VENTIi q.
dbOEn IN MAGNIFICENT PRESENTS, to be dop.,,d,
ED AeDU the audience PRE2. by 'N
fIRROW d C0'S GR6dT SOUTHERN OPERA TRorSt
And Last NIGHT BJr TWO OF their appearances in Mo
mond. " NN
Among the OTIS are TWO SPLENDID GOLD wATot 70
valuable presents. $50 O''
ror the programme Of performance and lis, q rich and cos
presents see small bills - 'sSNVI
Tickets 80 cents, and number limited.
EB Remember, two 'piendd GOLD WATouEs for PIpry
Doors open at Il TO commence ats.
aPl7-it n. j.. b. MURPHY, ATsn;
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NJOTICR-I o. o..R-The members Of Union Lodge No. T.
IL T. o. P hereby notified 70 assemble At their Lodge
Wednesday, O'clock for Tho gurRose o. attend
deceased brother r. O. DAVID IT, REED
sts brand Bsoreary the Grand Lodge Virginia Sister
Lodges city Manchester invited 10 unite with
By order Of the N. n.
.pis-2. onAs. MlLIsPAUaH. seez.
90. P-Ths members Of Nelson Enoaupnsbt No. l. o.
o. " win meet At the Camp 18Th Insiant at
o'clock pay ht last tribute Of respect deeesied
Pr p, DAVID ". REID
Re member, ESosor Enssmpmsn No "a are invited ,obs
present.
spis-a WIZ. ,. RIDDIoK, Scribe,
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ihE "EATnER-We doubt IL in the recollection of tho
Oldest Inhabitants OF this City, such weather as We have had
Tor the past days been experienced Rain ha. continued
70 Tall with scarcely ntermissiou Of one hour from
about o'clock on Friday evening up to o'clock on Sun,
day night. II commenced seetng at that hour and On
yesterday morning the roofs Of houses were literally Gov
e'ed win snow, which continued fall lightly during
Yesterday The cold since Friday was ineu.e. TWAS
more aeutey because of the sensveness produced
oy tue neat which was unusually grea. this season for
TO- .e' se'
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RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER
At AoRRLs'Bootsors, OF MAIN arsst, Apra i5,h
''sa;aff' 10 G IS '0'sIfss'
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II was about 2 o'clock when Mr.. b. came 10 mo and
Cadet ilumes az the mess-ha. Cadet Humes nd my
self accompanied him his endsI supposed there was
no danger In his coming alone. We through
friendly feeling 10 NJ b. aud u Nc. Is. should get into
difficulty With several persons tba would that N
H. had lair play, TO separate the parties. the question
was asked the witness ~" Mr. g. shouli get In difficulty
whether no did think Mr.. D. would need ifiendf"-
The witness refused aod tho question drop.
ped. do not know what pissed between Mr.. o. aud
NJ ~. was about sir feet from the passage door Wills
VIZ b. and Mr.. o. had tho Interview IA the passage Mr.
Humes was farther or We intended 70 remain until tho
interview was over. remained the friend Of Mr. b.
but not as tho enemy NJ q. Mr. g. said 70 10 the
meas-hal that Mr. o. had termed him, the person Who
had been talking 70 Miss A. about him, calumniitor.
expected difficulty between them when Mr.. -. should
tell MI u that he Eaa tho person who had talked 70 Mas
A. about him, or had advised Miss A. u accompany Mr. O.
70 church. Mr.. b., Cadet Humos and myself after stop.
ping at McDoWelPs hotel and finding NJ o. had gone
70 Hr hoorcs hotel 70 Mr.. aud 6ndiog him there
We returned to NJ MeDowelrs hotel. From Mr. BIS e1-
preston after the Interview thought that Mr. Cs rep
utaon 10 the comopnity Of courage and gen.
teInan was gone Tor ever Mr. H., after the interview,
said that he had told hr. g. that he had heard that his
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erroRrip 10. rur n,cuxoyp wu,ol

RrroRrEp RICHMOND wuIol
The COMMONWEALTH o. CHS. b. CHRISTIAN.
INDICTMENT ON A CHARGE FOR THE MURDER OF
CADET THOMAS BLACKBURN. ON THE 18TH OF
JANUARY LAST. ~
p creuit Court Of RocAbriase-JuAse P Thou p.on
Presldiax
FIRST DAY.
6rd<ncc qire 10 TIE Jun on the Lar ddy Sh of dprih
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to morrow morning, and Mr.. Lutas again demand
ed the ayes and noes, and the motion failed. Aye:
so; noes 40.
Amid loud cries of Question, question" Mr..
Buford claimed the attention of the House. He
wished to state simple proposition, that this bill
had been fully deliberated in this House, Ii had
been sent to the Senate and returned with amend
ments, and now, that it came up for final action
what was the course of members on the subject
Can the friends of these bridges named in the
amendments, wish to run the bill out of this House
during the absence of several distinguished mem
bers who might not favor those amendments II
they were present?
Nc Lucas made some remarks in reply, and Mr.
Buford explained, when Mr. Cooper moved to ae-
journ until % minutes past nine tomorrow, and
the motion failed. Ayes, 30; noes, A.
And the question being on the motion to re-
consider the vote transmitting the bill to the Senate,
and the House refused to reconsider the vote
Ayes, 81; noes SO; and the bill was ordered to the
Senate.
And on motion the House adjourned until 81
tomorrow.
The afternoon session was stormy one there
being intense excitement, and confusion, amongst
members on the subject of the "0mribus bill, y
which the Reporter devoutly hopes will never
come before the House again.
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tzy- The folly of looking into the antecedents
Of New York politicians is well illustrated by the
following paragraph from the New York Herald,
in reference to Mr.. WALSH. member of Congress
from that State The leaders of the Avery hards'
as well as the leaders of the "softs have all been
tnctured with the anti-slavery sentiment, and they
have only Of late years become right on this deli
cate and all-important subject. We are surprised
that the knowledge of this undenable fact has not
been productive of more charity among those who
claim to be the "Simon Pures' of New York democ-
racy The people Of other States are willing to
regard both factions there as good democrats so long
as they stand firm by the democratic faith; but for
either one to lay claim to an extraordinary degree
of political virtue is absurd -preposterous. 1t is
not possible that New York politician should be
disinterested patriot
aOur readers win be shocked to learn that Mike
too was among the traitors. On the End Februa-
~ lS47 the resolutions affirming the Wlmot Pro-
yiso being before our State Assembly, Mr.. Walsh
then member, rose and delivered one of the most
powerful speeches made in favor of the resolutions
| He was willing, IF by the sacrifice of his life he
could relieve every human being from bondage to
lay it down gladly at that moment He was op,
posed to every species OF slavery, and so declared
| himself when at the South Our excellent frent
! Mike added:
Il am here to face any question that may come
I'D. And if these resolutions went for extermina
ton of slavery should most cordially approve o
them. Even as it is shall vote for them
"Mike is very different man to-day, people
know. What he thinks of his former speech VI
| cannot say
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STANDARDIZATION SESSION.

SENATE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7.
The Speaker was absent to-day from indisposi-
ton; and MIR. Rogers occupied the chair during
the morning, and Mr.. Dunlap, of Henry, during
the evening session.
DIR. Perkins, from the select committee to which
the subject was referred, reported bill to procure
new map of the State; which passed the first
reading
Mr. Farquharson from the select committee, to
which was referred thebill No. I'D to provide for
building public Jail and penitentiary in this State
and to aid in establishing system of internal i'm
provements, made lengthy written report in IA
vor of the passage of the bill. A debate arose on
this report and bill, which occupied most of the
evening session. Mr.. Farquharson spoke in favor,
and Mr.. Robertson in opposition, to the bill The
bill passed on the second reading.
House bill to establish chancery court at Eliza
bethton and for other purporses, was amended, so
as to establish chancery courts in Lauderdale and
Upton counties on Mr.. Rogerss molten; and on
Mr. Havrons motion by section relative to the
chancery caurt for Marion county, and passed third
reading.
The bill from the House. to amend the militia
law was indefinitely postponed.
A large number of bills passed on the second
reading, and the Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
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~ Mr.. McALPIsE the celebrated New Yor

~ Mr.. MCALPINE, the celebrated New York
engineer, has just furnished survey and estimate
of the Pacific railroad from Memphis westward, by
the way of Little Rock and Fulton. His report
will state that the grants of land available within
Arkansas and Texas amount to 100000 acres,
the estimated value of which will be S70,0000 900,
which sum will suffice for the construction of the
road and leave surplus Of Sl0,0O0,000 for con-
tngeneies. The dstanceby this route to San Fran
cisco is said to be 1000 miles, and the estimated
cost per mile is $4,000 The report is said to be
very able document. 1t may be well to remind
the reader that the route proposed by this company
west of the Rio Grande lies through the territory
acquired by the Gadsden treaty.
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pie to legslate On all other subjects but negroes
they were willing to allow them to legislate upon
property, taxation and all social relations, but would
not trust them to legslate for negroes pa II re-
quire any higher degree of intelligence to iesi'ate
for negroes, than for white mem
He did not believe So He regretted that IN con-
sequence of the course pursued by the abolition con-
federates, in sending forth to the country their au-
dress. filed with misrepresentation ana iaise stat
ments not only of the bill, but OF those VINO lin
instrumental in forming it, they had compelled hiln
70 pse language in the Senate of a tone so sewers
as he had done; but having now presented ms
views he would leave the billto the Senate, anu "a
would perhaps. hereafter, take another occasion Of
renlying to any objections which might be made 70
il AS he sat down, as well as at various pafts oi
his speech there were evident manifestations Q,
applause in the galleries ana IN ,h .n IT,. ~
they were promptly checked by the oilcers'
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TESNEssGe LEt.ssLATGRE.
SENATE-MoENING SESSION.

b SENATE--MoENING SESSION.
TUESDAY, Fe6. T.
Mr. Davis from the Committee on Education;
Mr. Dunlap of Henry, from the Committee on Ways
and Means: Mr.. Nelson from the Committee on In
ternal improvements; Mr. Frazer, from the Com
mitlee OH Public Lands; Mr.. Carriger, from the
Committee on Agriculture and Manufactures Mr..
Red from the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds; and Dunlap of Shelby, from the Commit
tee on the Judiciary, seyerally made reports on a
large number of House bills, generally of local
nature, which were passed on the second reading.
Mr. Jones, from the Committee on Federal Rela-
tons, made favorable report on the homestead
policy: 100 copies of which were ordered to be
printed for the use OF the Senate.
The Senate took recess until % o'clock.
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rroR THE NASHVILLE UNION AND AMERICAN

MEssRs EDIToRs Allow us to occupy a small
space in your columns, dsproving the charges
falsely made by your Washington correspondent, of
2Sth ult, against the Pope; in abiding to General
CAss' resolution offered in the United States SEN
ate asking for the correspondence between the Pa
pal Government and our own at Washington
Your correspondent sets out with a malicious and,
apparently wllful perversion Of facts startling
that one would think he had just returned from one
of GAvAzzI's Trades where he had been clappng
his hands, SIMULTANEOUSLY turning the white of his
eyes to Heaven.
lst 70 is not the fact that the Pope butchers Ro-
man republicans, but he Furnishes, as he ought to
do, Roman murderers, though far olenent for
his own good These anarchists have made repub-
licanism synonymous with lawessness all over Eu-
rope.
End. The Pope makes no apostolic appeals, but
these powers offered to help him.
3rd HUGO BAssI's forehead was nerer skinned by
any body. 1t is utterly false.
4th. BEDINI was not aiding and abetting, for he
knew nothing of it until BAssT was shot
9TH. Hundreds of thousands of better informed
men than "Sulpicius' believe those privileges do
belong to the Pope, and that in spite of bigots.
9th The President is President of the people of
the United States; whether they be Jews, unbeiev-
ers, Catholics or Professionals the Constitution
makes no distinction 1t is false and unconsttution-
al to say that he IS the President Of Protestant
people, exclusively; nor is it true that the Pope
wants more than his usual share of government
patronage for the Catholics. lie wants no such
thing; none but selfconceited bigot could so uu-
lerstand the letter. We wish to tell Sulpcius
hat we wantno sectarian ebullitions from him, but
political news; he has shown his sectarianism too |
ften already, to the injury of the principles of the
arty he pretends to assist No good Democrat |
will believe President PIERCE to have invited to din
er the emf ssary of butcher OF republicans.
MANY DEMOCRATS.
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Mitchell KILLED-We learn that Mitchell the
man who stabbed DR.. Leake at Baskerville, in this
county, few DAYS since, was kledat Holly Springs,
Miss. on Monday evening. A party of neighbors
of Dr. Leak,a, among whom was Mr.. A. C. Starke,
Mr.. Leake, a cousin of the Dr.s, and two or three
other gentlernen-were in pursuit OF Mitchell, and
met him on the read this side Of Holly Springs.
% soon as Mitchell saw Them he turned his horse
anu ran INN at full speed, brandishing huge knife
%uu swearing he would not be taken alive. The
party PuTSuei and the chase was keptup until they
reached the Square in Holly Springs, when the cry
W stoP the murderer caused the bystanders to
arrest the speed OF NJ. 5 horse. He still swore he
would not be taken alive, and Mr. Starke rode IN.
shot him down, killing him almost instantly M
Starke gave himself up to the authorities and on
examining court was held yesterday MORNING b,It
we did notlearn the result 1t was thought he vas
perfectly jus sifiable, and of course; be honorabIv
acquitted bir. Starke is wealthy planter in this
county, and more honorable, high minded gentle
man does not live. DR.. Leake was still alive the
last we hesrd of him, but lying very low--Nemphis
Wig.
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MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPEARANcE.-Mr. E. SLEvIN a
respectable merchant of Louisville, KY, lately dis
appeared under mysterious circumstances. He was
last seen in coffee-houSe restaurant at mig hit
where he was taking cup of coffee. Since then
not the slightest knowledge of his probable fate
has been obtained. A reward of $1,000 is offered
for his restoration to his relatives alive, and $500
for his body, if dead. We cheerfuly comply with
the request o! the Louisville Journal to make these
facts nllhc