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UsEp rr-I There is table Of fig
ures Just out to show how much gun.
powder. iron. Lad and men. have
been uscl up in The present Eastern
Question by tho Allied powers, The
figures present facts, that might be
fr'ga'fu| il we did not consider that
the ,crv bowels Of the earth are made
in part, Of sal'pcter, and the race Of
man is so fruc,iierous, that we might
all I'd forced into canrihalism. if il
were not for extcrmlnating ware.
fare. What is the loss pray, Of twelve
or fifteen hundred thousand men in at
seasnn Positively no'hing 1t does
not effect the race-or cause q more
sensible elimination than the removal
Of one grain Of sand fron the sea shore.
Fight on; and stop not TO enquire
what for, It's a matter of tho very
smallest moment war with the aid
OF pcstilence and famine are the only
certain moral agents 10 purify the
world. Were there but half the num-
Der Of people on the globe, there are ;
it would be much less offensive in the
Eye of an oyerruling Providence
and who knows but what, this is the
meats resorted to from tine to time,
in order to advance the cause Of NOR.
Atty
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A tl"estson es s",n. Importance.

nl,tfl,r session at tho General Assem-
i bly, Of this State is to take place ano
hy far hp most Important matter foI
the consideration Of that body, ls the
following dead letter If the eonst'tu
'iou under which the State is.said Il
iva aud Ls governed In the "Leg's
latlye Department. nlicle II it i,
written. THE legislature shall pro
vid. by law, that Tho Names aud resi-
lence Of All qualified electors Of the
city Of Nnw O,laie shall he register
ed il, order IA putiiln Them IA vote
bui the registry shall be flee Of cost
to tn" elec'or"
The legal document il which this Is
written, /. now three years cid /, there
has been a session Of the Legislature
each y"a', since IL adoption and ytt "
frr all HE good the city haa derived
frum i,--thn clause might az well he
il The volumes uf The Modes and Pc,-
slams.
The members elect Of the Ameri-
can Party, stand comml'tud 10 adyo-
cate an effective law. to o rry cut this
provision Of the constitution: and the
hope Is indu|ged, that sufficient
number Of the Democracy will be
found 70 aid the minority, ID passing
such law. as the times imperiiively
demands. Now, that great nstions'
movement ls gong furwnrl%sa move
men, having for its Object an entire
modification of tho naturalization laws
when, necessarily there must be ma
tional pride and prejudice aroused /,
the adopted citizens Of New Orleans.
as well as the Natives. should demand
such law for their own protection at
tie polls l. t'he desire oi our dem
ocra''o f'ienl+ 70 pr, ~ end 70 riot :.
ing. l'o'd sled and ballot box break
Ing II so, then they should be will1.
'ng e aid j. applying the remedy pro-
viJpd for, in the constitution.
We nre not one nf that class Of pol
iIiciahs who would charge either par
n with the responsibility "f acts Of "
olence at the polls The mad par'i-
zans Of Zach, are alike culpable. aud
the day Of election il looked 70, with
anxiety 10 wroak ont persenaI vcn-
gence uuder the cover and protection
" party organization. E'otcro'n such
occasions should ha severely dealt
with Murder Of manslaughter Is no
less crime on the day Of election,
than at any other season and few
wholesome examples would serve to
keep b"lirs in abeyancs>5
New Orleans is the only place in
the State. where any trouble can arise.
and Registry Law. such as IS ccn-
'empla'"d by The constitution. vii, eff
f'r'ually put n stop to it, What have
those ~ au'horiIv--'he organs Of The
"Drm"cfatlc party" to ray Oh this
subject?
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN PLATTE
County. MtssoURL- Chicago, Noy
= There IS much exltcmcnt in Platte
""nnty. M,s'nnr,, conc rnlng tie re-.
turn of George Park 10 Parl;vilIe. -
Park was i,rurrls ei,lef editor Of The
Pa'kv,'e Lun'sary Early last sum
mer the office OF tIl. Lumtnnrv was
sncked, pres, thrown into the river. and
the ed,tars driven from the country on
D.,ni.yi ~ tl.,r 4 lJ,,,.,., .....l......
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Er pppv,,rarr Tie Ptopj1enc

DIR. Bard, has bren elected State
Superintendent # pnhlle Bdnra''rn
and ,hnt the whole State ticket has
gone Democratic.
The Herald comes, this week herald
ing the truth 6f this matter. in very
large and tla,nlng characters full Of
notes If exclamation II cries out, il,
the following eloquent strain "fpatrpit
i>n. Old rafroN uU ughtW 1000
gous for The Nobie Uemocracy Sam
gone home III With tidings Of great
joy We greet our Dpmoc,atir friends
to-day. They have put to route the
foes ut their common country aud
gained q grpat triumph. a thousand
guns for the Carroll Democracy. They
have excel"d, eva'y expectation,
ThiS confirms The t,uth, aud puts
The ,nootel question to rest The only
enemies to republican America. are lis
Native born citizens. The only dem
ocrats. are those who call themselves
such IT, check the growing evils Of
The times, it would be wnIl tu fix the
age Of majority, of uch ss & Lave been
So unfortunate by accident as to
have been born in the nations to
foyfV fpo years, instead Of having it at
the low figures oi twen'yone,
Es- 1t is stated BY the foreign pa
pers, that ia France all the imperial
colleges aud sclteols have had W. eks
extension Of hol day in order that the
students may indulge in the general
jubilee Of the taking Of Sebastopol
Would it not e. well now, to have
general gas-liest illuminate" in honor
Of The dv'ea. .$f the Kars Before
the race Of kaTaare entirely extermna-
ted We should like to know something
Of their, social and political history.
, VIII somo one learned 10 these maltets
'say, to What branch u the great can
n'oc family, they belong
lly- 4 letter appears IN the Gazette,
published at I'sqnemluo, from Judge
tarrIgan, IN reference to the. charge
made against bin OF having Imported
seventeen illegal voters to Point Cou-
pee, to vote in the recent State elec-
hon The Judge denies the eharge,
rs malicious SANDER, and says
t|ss he has not been in any part OF
Point Coupee for six months. On the
day Of the election, there are a mum
Der OF pefsous to testify that the Judge
was IN this city.
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u The Hon. Erastus Brooks, has
been elected TO the New York legi,la.
turc. by very large vote. This i q
Aal,e:ing compliment, to him. and an
cnlnrsemnn, of his course las. season.
in reference TO the church property
question, In the course Of cot,,o.
versy growing out of the Church
Property Bin With II John" Arch
bishop of New York, he proves that
the real estate Of tha, poteniato, is
but little short of five million dollars
in the limits Of New York city; q
temporal power, more potent in a
political bearing. than all the elp.
quence in Gotham.
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The NeW York Tribune learns ,ha,
the proper authorities Of the Govern.
ment at Washington have decided thai,
the pr"visions Of the Bankrupt Law
Of lS4l, do not apply to debts due on
bonds and otherwise. to the United
States, and the discharges under III,
law consequently .lo not cacel such
debts, Ia pursuance Of The decision
proceedings have been entered in SOM,
cases to recover amounts due 10 the
Government.
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A BOLD MISREPRESENTATION.

wecp the foowngparagraph from the last letter Of the
regular Washington correspondent Of the New York Courier
and Enquirer merely sample Of the bold misrepresenta
tons which gotten up in this city and sent abroad for
political effect There is honest reader Of the Union
that does not know that the following paragraph is false
throughout so far as it refers to the administration
the Washington Union
The in Kansas is over, but the in the Union is
only begun The objects Of the party which has riumphed
there extend far beyond its limits regret extremely to be
forced believe that the fanatics both sides the only
opponents Of the time. Atehison and JEFF Davis
side aud Theodore Parker the other alone appreciate
the actual tendencies Of The administration and the
democratic party but the tools of the two former Par
ker followed and understood only by motley crowd Of abb
oonss. moral reformers and phianhropss utterly I'M
bee0 aHy public So grave the crss that
the official organ Of the government has, within few days,
unequivocay advocated dissolution of the Union unless
the North shall submit without further resistance to the de
mans Of the southern extremists the sectional question.
informed flor do not often the government sbeet)
that last week the Union copied with approval most viru-
lent denunciaon Of the Union from Charleston paper in
which the South called with passionate vehemence
to secede at once from the Union"
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mind from the depths OF which forth argument
upon argument favor of civil and religious liberty and
liberation, die but pervades community which
delights TO hold his memory in honor,
She will send another greeting towards the grave OF
him who sleeps Montpelier the leader in the for
nation Of the constitution Of these States and the author
Of report the Virgins assembly upon the resOu tons
of 1898 and 80 containing her protest against the alien
and sedition laws framed by the ederass Of that day
TO and Cypress citizens of foreign BIRTH and confeng
the President Of democratic republic powers ansaited
for any but a despotic sovereign
Glorious old Virginia will do all these things But her
chief exploit viii be kill of in the South and wherever
there remains sentiment Of regard for the memory OF
oreather feeling of approval OF their glorious
deeds political heresy whose spread would be deadly
liberty the shade Of the upas the life Of him who
once comes within its baneful influence
Verify for all these great and good things her children
and her childrens children shall Kiss up and call her
blessed
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KEY WEST.
Correspondence Of the New York uaily Times,l
The Cuba Squadron Wreck at Cape Florida, &C.

Correspondence of the New Y ork Dlty time y.
The Cuba Squadron Wreck al Cape Florida &c
KEY WEsr, May I'll, 1855.
The Cuba squadron under the command Of Commodore
McCauley is slowly assembling this station. All the
vessels reported be ordered this city have arrived
excepting the Falmouth, the Potomac and Susquehanna
The former is thought to be at Pensacola The Saratoga
may be added to the squadron All the ships have been
practising with shot and SHE'LL and going through evou-
tons of one kind and another while lying harbor The
firing target practice, continued almost daily has been
very excng and the whstlng of the balls through the
air, the beautiful neutrality-suspicious. of water being
thrown up great heigh-hc bursting of shells and
the scattering of the iron fragments upon the sea- give
fair sample of some of the sights which may be daily
in the Crmea Most of the sailors unused to the guns
but being frequently drilled they learn be expert
The flagship has gone to Havana, and most Of the
squadron have followed cruising of the Cuban
coast Commodore McCauley will have respectable feet
when they all assembled and if he proceeds to Hava
for the purpose Of making any demands upon the Span
ish government he will have fine array of guns his
command, and gallant spirits second his efforts
We notice among the officers Purser John G. Hunter
Lieutenans Strain, Herndon Truxton, Lewis Beaumont
Carr, Mitchell Davenport, Corben, Myers--names wen
known in and OF the navy They only need an oppor-
tun prove that the true naval spirit that rendered our
navy distinguished in days Of yore is extnguishcd
yet
From Cape Florida learn that large ship went
ashore the beach of Narrows Gut in the gale of the
l7h No particulars concerning the accident have reached
the city.
The platform built on the Rebecca shoa for the use az
the machinery &c and in the construction Of the beacon
proposed to be placed upon that dangerous reef totally
destroyed in the blow the 18th a remains
Fortunately, no lives were lost.
No vessels have arrived this port distress since the
last advces forwarded by the Isabel
The following are the arrivals and departures
ARRIVALS oh--U. s. steam frigae Princeton Eagle
from cruise 2h--brig kaafa Eldridge Is days from
N. \. l3th--schr. Mars Hill, Wynau, Baltimore; u s.
sloop-owar Cyane Com Wilson Boston baraue Mustang
Washington, n. Y. l4thbrig Tayanler, Lester, N. T.
l5th-U. = steamer Fulton Capt Mitchell Havana 10th
Y. s soop-ofwar Jamestown from cruise barque Peter
Clinton, Stiles, Philadelphia lsth-U. s steamer Corwn
Lieut. Craven, Cape Sable leh--U. s. mail steamer St
Lawrence, Smith n o. 2lst-U $. mail steamer Isabel
Rollins Charleston
SAmEDs-llth--brg Julia E. Arey, Stone Havana
12hbarqne Pario, Young, Cuba brig Harp Morey la
vsna l7th-brig Andover, Hardy, n. Y. leth--U s.
steamer.
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Nxw YoNE, MAY %, 1855.
The accounts from Europe eontinae % be unfavorab 70
the harvest II j. certain that viii be later this year than
usuaa fact which, Of itself Is isiortane considered il
connection q the short supplies Of food In many the bos
wheat sections Of England resolving has already been
"a TO- In consequence Of the winter killing u the grain
ia however impossible that the crop, although
late may turn well, better than usual bat the
chances becoming every day less and Fears consequently
greater Prices by each packet somewhat higher and
there little d any reduction until long after har.
vest when the fall work shall have been Terminated
threshng reasonably progressed In The United States
the accounts Of the cres are everywhere The reverse they
are represented in tho prolific regions PROM
ng than usual and this fact bias induced sales o. gram Cor
delivery r August per under cash prices the
other hand tho aspect Of affairs abroad has prompted d
position buy Cor future delivery The chances are that
Europe and England win want all that be spared
present rates. so coo bb Of soar their Nay
from California New York, and large have
been sent Australia IL may be reasonably inferred that
what happened in 1887 may take place il isSsdyiz that
the quantities be shipped far exceed the means Of trans
poftaton Ii is that che shipping interest has been
greatly depressed or the last two years, In consequence
the diminished ae that succeeded the great stimulus that
has been building bat shseass Of vcssclssu
cd to the European trade Is 40. ~ great supply caorna
and Australia trade induced demaad for clippers, WHICH
sharp built and the most dangerous vessels damaging
An 20 per cent cargo than the ordinary packet
build while the measurement viii carry ha!i the quantity
OF goods The sthmus railroad has superseded these
vessels extent, while the trade 10 the gold countries
generally has greatly declined depression in this branch
is the necessary consequence Renewed activity IN The ship
nents of farm produce would demand for all classes d
vessels but mostly regular packet build Of which the
supply Is not great.
The Of communication with the interior ms vastly
greater In former years. bat the actual capacity Of rail
roads TOR grain and -four transportation not 50 large
casion might require. Since lsiI three through lines o
railroads have opened in New York. and their tonnage
| last wear was follows;
Fyeigs Of the Nee York East and Hest Radroaa or 1854
Erie. Central. North'n. Total
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HAVANA.
Correspondence Of the New York Daily Times
HAVANA Tuesday Nav % |

HAVANA, Tuesday, May %, 1855.
We have had good time generally with the Constit-
ton in our harbor, Commander Rudd, with Commodore
Mayo aboard from his command the coast Of Africa
This ship has been sngulay fortunate in cruise of two
years and half sicy coast with the loss of but two
of its complement by disease accident One died of
chronic disorder and the other fell overheard and was
drowned at Monrova
The Constitution entered port the 10th, and left
the morning Of the 2s to call at Key West aud thence
to Portsmouth. The San Jacinto arrived from Key West
the 10th, and will remain few days The Cyane Is ex-
pected and the steamer Fulton will be here tomorrow
General Concha has been about week inspecting his
troops the posts between this and Cardenas. His
cepon by the authorities has been cordial and brilliant
while the people looked on in delighted wonderment
II is represented that Key West is quite gay with the
namenta and naval trimmings in the vicinity.
We had "garote" exhibition Monday morning, of
murderer who kept up the efforts of his ruling passion
until he choked in the fatal chair He killed in
prison after being confined for murder and he left the
chapel preparation for death he tried to kill the priest with
cande-stick from the altar, with which he dealt him
blow upon the head both consecraed and the priest
escaped. He resisted to the end--kicked his hangman
and refused the cross to the last.
Havana is free of any epidemic diseaseas full Of health
as during the winter Business continues good
The steamer threatens leave this evening" instead Of
tomorrow morning at the appointed time which has
PEELED everybody indecent haste and caused very gen
discomfort Business has been good during the week
Sugars fully sustained.
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TRIAL SENTENCES o. PfAsokt-A Paris correspono'N
after noticing the trial and conviction Of Panof 'oe M
ian who recently attempted 70 shoot the Emperor Nay
leon, saysl
The prisoner again brought 10, snd the eoais ~
fenced him 10 the punishment awarded BY ne ftoN ~
sor the crime OF parreidc lie heard his sentence ~
impaesiyc manner, and retired witheui uusn"s
word -
Ia former times parrcide had his band cat q as
the wrist previous 10 execution. The 18Th afnsse ~
penal code specifies that the parrcide shall be Yea q -
place % execution ia shirt, barefoot aud hr ne a.
cred with black veil that nc shall be expose. 49,
scafod while public officer reads 70 the pfops $500,
tenre Of condemnation and that be shall be Nv,
put TO death II Is rutnored that The prisoner des'a
though he did not deny the crime yet ne woaia nv l.t
NIT u fit was 70 be done again. Il is also th.h p,
nor viii be cent to Guiana. This however = pe's
NOR
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LATER NEWS FROM EUROPE.

The steamship Pacific with days later adviees
from Europe, arrived at New York yesterday morning
From the Crimea the intelligence is highly interesting
Canrobert has resigned the chief command to Pessier
who years since made himself somewhat famous, or
rather infamous by his smoking operations in Algers y
would that the bold INSCRIPTIONS African general is
about trying the tactics with the Russians but with
what remains to be II the latest dispatches
be credited general assault upon Sebasopo would
soon be made
The prospect of peace is becoming and more re-
mote The most that is expected Of Austria is that
she viii preseIv armed neutrality.
Pianor the wouldbc assassin Of the French Emperor
has been executed. He made no confession.
The French Universal Exhibition opened on the 18th
instant.
Among the passengers by the Pacific is Hon r. NJ Me-
Lane United States commissioner to China.
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CoSvcrEp--Joseph Williams bias been convicted Of The
murder Of his father in Person county North Carolina and
sentenced 70 be hanged Twelve months ago The case
removed 70 Caswell county. The murdered man Frank
Williams had considerable property and for years he and
his son bad lived uuhppy together the only white per
sons on the plantation The prisoner was in the habit of
complaining that bis father would aid other people and
would not aid bs chdren that the property came by his
mother, and he meant TO have his part
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TINS LAST CONSIGNMENT og MoRNoSs-A New York letter.
writer says;
The MoEnons who arriving from Great Britain are
attracting attention just The ship VIM Sei-
son. which arrived At this port last Sunday brought
~ FIVE hundred OF them great number OF these people
come from Wales, where Mormonism is quite rife Others
from England and few from Scotland They are mostly
Of the poorer casscoies mechanics and farmers They
do not intend 20 proceed Immediately 20 Utah from tie
fact that they have not sufficient means They viii en-
deavor TO procure work in the Atlantic cities and will wait
until such time they procure funds take them 10
Salt Lake
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WASHINGTON CITY.
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 81, 1855.

Gar lsrAsL b. Jaxss, Teoth street. Phadel-
pbia il our general travelling AGENT assisted by VIZ. H. Wstn,
JaHs CoItlse, a. EvAss THosAs MICS
JosEpn Josxra RosExr W. MoAEisos, 10
wAsp WHEY wiLLAs L. wArGRnAs. u. J. Kispicks T.
w. MAoKss, and o. y. PSARoE.
g ixrKy M. Lewis, OF Montgomery, Alabama, Is Our
of Alabama aud Tennessee,
by r. LswI, O. LEwis. d. Ls~is
q. w JAaEs Ma Harrison street, Cincinnati Ohio il
general travelling The Weston States Texas
assisted by n. j. THonAs, g. Dxsr II. THosAs r. u
YEssE, q. NJ l.. WsHaAH A. l.. CmLps, and Dr. Wa IRwis
Receipts OF either will be- good.
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AN INTERESTING oELEBaAfIoS-rhe descendants of Rob
ert Cushman, who this country in the May Flower
propose to celebrate the two hundred and thirty ami
versary of his sailing for America at Plymouth on the
18th day Of August next 1t is estimated there are
1000 Of the name Of Cushman in this country and as
many more Of other who the descendants Of
Robert Cushman
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VEHEMENT woRsHIFrEa--Burr Whitehead OF westport
Connecticut having been prosecuted and fined for disturb
ing church congregation peoned the legislature an,
null the Judgment on the ground that he only expressed
his religious fervor by vehement nens and bis peculiar
nervous temperament rendered him incapable Of restrain
ing his feelings He thought that such venal offence
ought 70 be pardoned, and the Legislature said-amen
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Decrease 5iAgr2 tss42y&s' SNf-f
Increase tyYfJ1 .
The dminution OF loans continues be rather mara q
stagnant trade than If bank caution.
The produce markets pretty 6rm and cotton eta"u
speculation FOR which sales have been brisk at tsayl sea
New Orleans fair The spring demand IL less sctirs ="
arrivals OF -four have been mach larger 70 dePJe prs
i2iS centssaies OF upper lake. not fresh, so 2 R4
canal $40 rs $40 so mixed western, same tanada ~
81 Sill rs. Rye aour, 81 as Corn meal 81 l21s. WIG"
hrm Rye, 81 IS. Oats ~ 80 cents. Corn, ~ y =
southern white. Park, mess, slz o. sii 49, eeaha
prime beef g. Is 80 SO. Lard, 1914 1925 cents h
81 81 cents.
The stock market has been decidedly better. The ~
abroad are more extensive sad the orders b. each pa
for stocks and bonds fair extent There v @lrs
outside dewsnd for stocks 10 the street. and pres '"
yaur. PRENTICE
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SEVERE sgSrrsos-Mrs. Dillon of ST Albans Vermont
was recently found guilty Of twenty-five offences against
the liquor law and fined sac for each offence making in
all $500 and costs She also sentenced to four
months additional imprisonment making nine mopth
In ALL
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TIE CHOLERA AT ST. Louis-The St Louis Inteligeneer
states that 10 the first part Of the present month number
Of cases Of cholera occurred several days successfully in
that city, occssionng considerable anxiety The disap
pesrauce Of the disease, however was sudden.
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This entire TRAFFIC has grown UP With Tow eas HH WIN
ont affecting the trade of the Erie canal The tonnage o
these three lines equal to that Of all The New York
nails in ls42, as follows;
Canals IN ls42. Railroads