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Tho HOUSE in which Gen. Washington was mar
ried, was in New Kent county, Va, and known as
the White House. Il has been demolished, and a
new edifce occupies It's site. correspondent Of
the Baltimore Patriot writes
The White House as 1t now stands, on slight
ly elevated bluff Of the Pamunkey, is the conspic-
uous object Of the country around. The site was
selected with that controlling regard for the pctu
rescue which is the characteristic Of Eastern Vir-
ginia But the building in its exterior, is UMPIRE
tending-to plainness. A stranger is slow TO real
ize that rich in historic associations this Is also
the mansion Of tract Of 5000 acres, busy with
1870 negroes and an annual yield In wheat alone Of
ii 900 bushels. Yet il isnot by the exterior that
stranger Is TO Judge the Old Dominion.
Washington married at "a. As the widow Of
John Parke Gusts, Mrs. Washington was entitled
TO one-third Of the New Kent estate, and fortyfve
pounds sterling, the remaining twothirds being di-
vided between her two children, a son and daugh-
ter-the grandson, George P. Gusts, Of Arlington,
Is the present proprietor of the White House es-
taten
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strange and Significant.

We learn, from the Richmond Enquirer of YES
tsrday that the Hon. John s. Millson has been
nominated Tor reelection TO Congress by the Dem
ooratic Convention which assembled at Suffolk on
Monday last The only member Of Congress from
Virginia who spoke and voted against the Nc
bsaska bill nominated by the Democracy--the ST.
mon pure Southern men-for re-electionl Sup.
pose Mr.. Millpon had been Wing, and had voted
against the Nebraska bill, and then nominated by
his party for reelection, would the Wings Of Vir-
gnia or the South ever heard the last Of it, Would
not that fact alone have constituted sufficient evil
dence in Democratic eyes 10 convict not only Mr..
Millson himself but the entire Wing party Of the
Southof Abolition afinities, or disposition TO play
nto ~ hands OF Northern fanatics and agitatorsY
WouId u not have been coutended that the re.
nomination Of an anti-Nebraska man at the South
was giving aid and comfort" TO the enemies Of
the Southf How, Il would have been asked, can
you expect the Nebraska men at the North 10 sus-
tain themselves upon that question, before their
people at home, when you, yourselves, are endors-
ing man who voted, side by side with Seward,
Giddugs, Wade, and the entire abolition crew,
against the Nebraska bill We inquire, In all
frankness and sincerity, would not such have been
the language Of southern Democrats In the case
supposedf Would they have ever ceased their
denuncation Of what they would then have called
the unheard Of recreancy of southern Whips to
the rights and interests Of the Southg
Richmond Wig.
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wise. and a national Bank.

During the session Of Congress that was held
after the election of Gen. Harrison, and which
closed its labors on the 4th of March, lS4l, when
he assumed the Presidency, Mr.. Wise delivered
sneech the report Of which occupied some twenty
or more columns of the National lntelhgencer.
From this speech we subjoin a short extract for
the benefit of those who declare that Mr.. Wise
WAS never in favor of a National Bank, and would
not have supported such nm institution.
II would seem to be work of supererogahon TO
adduce evidence upon this point, but as we have
lately met with Democrats who profess 70 be du
fat In political matters, and yet deny the plain
truth. we have determined TO present the record.
Here IL is /,
I" Above all, give TO the country safe, sound,
aud uniform currency, and restore confidence boz
tween man and man, and government sA9 u ciu1c,,
and your Golfers viii soon he res, nnon xonr Al
and the Peoples blcss'-s WIN '''' 'po" 'ou' 1Au,
ministration. AZ. 0,,,,..,. !.
..fe sound and.sses % currency my opinions are
.ascns At all With Mr.. Madison, believe that
National Bank Is absolutely necessary, and must
try whatever other experiments you pleased be
resorted 10 In the end. ! believe such an in
stitution not only constitutional and expedient,
but as southern man and State rights
man, support IL as the best friend Of the South
which Ia moro injured by a bad currency than
any other section Of the country, and as the
only means OF creating hand OF the law for tho
legislative department, to keep the Legislative
power Of the custody and the control of the pub
lie money out Of the hands Of the executive The
executive has usurpcd that power by snatching
Che money from the vaults Of national bank.
would create national bank for the purpose Of
restoring to Congress its constitutional fiscal power
II for no other purpose. That Is ono Of the best
modes of reducing executive patronage"
Is there any equvocation here Is not the Ian
guagc used positive and TO the point No dodg.
ing the issue which was then pending before the
country; but bold and manly ayowd that
national bank is not only constitutional and OK.
pedent," but to be regarded as a State rights
measure, 10 protect the Legislature from the
usurpations" of the executive. What kind Of
doctrine was that for one whose "heart was
always with the Democracy"
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More Corruption in the Post Office De-
partment.

We received, this morning, letters from the fol-
lowing persons, informing us that they had mailed
to us the amounts opposite their names:
Robert Henderson, Hopeville, N. c., Sl6
D. s. Arnold, Lisbon, Arkansas, Is
J. Upton, Philadelphia, Q
d. P. Paschall, Granville, N. c., 8
Not one Of these letters has been received at
this Office.
How long is this species Of corruption to con-
tnue win the Postmaster General cause them
robberes to be erreted out and the rogues brought
To Justice?
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MIR. Soula.

The New York Times of Saturday contains a Sc
ious charge against Mr. Soulc. 1t states that, du-
ring Mr.. Soule's absence at 0stcnd, Mr.. Perry,
Secretary of Legation, in his correspondence with
the State Department, 4" complained, in substance,
that Mr. Soulc wilfuly neglected TO secure an ami
cable adjustment Of the Black Warrior difficulty,
although bis instructions gave him ample opportu.
nifty to do So Mr. Perry also complains that he
could himself have arranged all this during Mr..
Soule's absence, and precisely in accordance with
his instructions from the State Department, but
that Mr.. 8. had enjoined il upon him not even to
communicate with the Spanish Government on any
Of these subjects"
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Is OH BERKs CoxNGS-It certainly looks like
il. On Friday last an election was held in the city
Of Reading the capital Of the celebrated old county
Of Berks, the Tenth Legion Of Pennsylvania De.
mocracy. The American candidate for Mayor was
elected by an overwhelming majority, having re-
ceived two-thirds Of all the votes polled What
has caused this great commotion in Old Berks :
Are the midnight assassins" around in that Dem
ocratic stronghold?
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-19

Keep II before the people, that the New Hamp-
shire Patriot during the late election in that State,
charged the American candidate for Governor with
being "slave catcherir The Patriot is the organ
Of the administration, and processes to be in favor
Of the Fugitive Slave law. .
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KNOXVILLE, TKsS.-The Register reports large
real estate sales in Knoxville TO New York capital
lists, and remarks:
!" II is gratifying TO our citizens to know that
such men as @. b. Lamar, w. II. Aspinwall, H.
Hutchinson, President Of the Bank Of Hamburg,
s. O., now Of New York, are becoming identified
with the future prosperity Of Knoxville These are,
we understand, gentlemen worth their hundreds
Of thousands, liberal and enterprising. Their con-
nexion with our rapidly growing city must DO of
great Importance
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WANTED, In the town Of Danvile, coach and
carriage making establishment II is singular
fact that at this time In one Of the most flourish
ing towns in the State, with a population border
Ing on three thousand, there is not an establish
ment Of the kind TO be found. We unhesitatingly
give II as our opinion, that competent workman,
with moderate capital win find Danyile one Of
the best openings for coach and carriage manu-
factory TO be me. with in the State.--Danviiie
(Val Re0isfeT.
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DEMoroLIs, MARKEeo CouSrr, Ala,
March IL, 1896,

DsAR Sir: During the latter part of December
and first Of January last, some postmaster be-
tween here and Washington city, instigated BY the
devil and not having the fear OF Captain Pat Ma
Ruire before his eyes, distracted two packages,
containing two and forty Organs, directed to my
address, which said Organs contained two OF the
letters Of the Hon. x. Rayner in answer TO MIR.
Wise's pronunciamento This was sad disap-
nointment to us. rejoice to learn that there Is
chance 10 obtain those letters entire, and enclose
as, for which (if have not mistaken the terms)
YOU win please send me 100 copies eacn' oi mr..
Mr. Rayners letters and the speech Of non, WIN.
r. Smith, in reply to Mr.. Chandler, IN the House
of Representatives.
The matter Of shouldering the Washil gton Mon
ument gas so much like SAM" had y 10 plea
sure of passing word with him, on that SUBJ ect,
as he went through our village; he assured me he
could build it, and not half try" It is 10 DO
hoped when he takes command that he twill put
none but americans on guard" upon that pecu-
liarly American work, and that he will permit no
regal rock from the Lords vicegerent at Rome to
be incorporated into its republican ,oalls
find that many Of US have certificates Of MEM
bership in the Washington National Monument So
ciety, and Sans friends in Washington city should
at any time desire to command more votes, you
have only to suggest the thing in the Organ, and
give proper form of proxy, when have no
doubt thousands of certificates would Immediately
be transmitted you
think, too, that it would be made manifest that
the greater part Of these little dollar documents
would be found in the hands of the Known lettings,
for as general thing those who denounce Sam
uel," have very little regard for George or his
Monument.
Your obedient servant
SIXTY-SEVEN, JR.
Hon. v. ELLIS, Editor Of I" American Organ"
Washington city.
p. S. Another list of names will be sent on soon
from this place, for the Organ. It's tone 10 admit
rabie and its principles unimpeachable. Your
pen is an ugly thing to demagogues give II to
them. s. s., JR.
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spondent from Winchesterinformsu that It is cur
renty reported in the Hon. @. J. Faukners district
that he has been invited by the President TO take
charge Of the War Department.
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Mep Hampshire Elections.

CoScoRp, March 1.-Two hundred and four
teen towns have been heard from with the follow
ing result :-Metcalf, 32,605 Baker, 26,717 Bell,
S,452; Fowler, 1926.
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Pennsvlyania Local Elections.

BETHLEHEM, March 1.-THE Know-Nothings
yesterday elected their ticket for borough officers
by $50 majority.
EAsros, March l7.--At the election here yester-
day the Know-Nothings elected all the borough
officers.
DAsyrLLr March lT.-The Know-N othings elect
ed their entire ticket here yesterday by maoritics
ranging from l75 to $50.
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AN EXECUTIVE BLUNpER-The able Boston
correspondent Of the New York Herald, we'll
known as distinguished Democratic editor,
thus exposes the unlucky interference Of the
President in New Hampshire affairs, and its
unfortunate results:
"The New Hampshire contest has eventuated
even in its details to the administration party,
than might have been expected. The popular vote
is, though great not SO very bad for the defeated
If it be true that the Democrats rather RETAINED
from voting than vote against MIR. Baker. The
real defeat was inflicted in the Legislative elections
II was there that the administration was met and
handled 80 rudely-there, and in the Congressional
elections The Legislature Is to elect two Sena-
tors, and the people were very careful that 1t
should have power enough to choose men as ofen-
sive to the administration as possible. The Presi-
dent can blame no one but himself for the loss Of
two Democratic from his own State. Had he not
interfered against Mr.. Wells in 1852 that gentle
man would have had four years to serve in the ma
tional Senate as a friend to the President. Last
summer the President had only to have said the
word, and Mr.. Morrison would have been chosen
by the Legislature, and that there was nothing of
fensiye to him in Mr.. Morrison's anti-Nebraskaism
il proved by the administration partys support OF
that gentleman for the House Of Representatives
But no, the President would have Mr.. Hubbard or
nobody, and he has got somebody, or will have,
who will prove great deal worse than nobody
He had ingeniously contrived to keep one Demo
crat out of the Senate, and now an equal amount
of success has attended his exertions to keep ano-
Their Democrat out of that body. II is not every
President who has been so successful in effecting
his endsn
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-19

CIV Dennis Griskill on Friday wss run over by
the cars on the Germantown railroad, and killed.
He was walking on the track with friend, and
though the whistle was sounded and his compan-
Ion left the track, he kept on. Those in charge Of
the train were fully e1onerated by the coroner's
Jury.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-19

The 0PELoUsAs PATRIOT Is the title Of new
journal, printed at opelouses (La-,) in French and
English. The Patriot regards the American organi-
zation with favorable eve.
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Denorl,re 81 M Cnnodn.

BosroN, March 1.-THE Cunard steamer Cana
da sailed at ten o'clock this morning, with 10 pas
sengers for Liverpool, and Is for Halifax. She
takes out 81 1857 1856 in specie.
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A Supposed Russian Vessel in Disguise.

Bosros, March 1s-The ship Saxon, which ar
rived here to-day from New Orleans, spoke on the
18th inst, in lat 81, long. So, asloopofwar, with
the American flag flying. The captain spoke In
bad English stating that he was from Para, bound
to New York, and asked II Scbastopol was taken.
Learning that IL was not, he replied "good' and
Immediately altered his course. The sloop was
supposed 70 be Russian vessel Of war in disguise.
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WELL DoSE, Baron RoUeE I'VE received sirty
subscribers this morning from Baton Rouge, La,
for the Weekly Organ, and as many more from
other places.
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WAsnINarox, March Is, 1858.

7Oths Editor Of the american Organ:
Sra: Mr.. J. w. Prender, the person alluded TO
in my note to you of the 9th ultmo as an " Irish
Catholic has requested to state, that he is not
Catholic, but Protestant. BY making this cor
rection you win oblige,
Very respectfully, WV. Il. srUBBs.
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Railrond .Aecident.

SYRACUSE, March 1.-THE eight o'clock A. M.
accommodation train going east ran into freight
train this morning, near Verona. The freight cars
were badly smashed, but no one was hurt.
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WAvERLr, N. Y, March ia FIRE occurred
here last night, which consumed fourteen build
ings in the business portion Of the town. The loss
Is estimated at $4,000. Wavcrly is on the Erie
railroad
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RT- On the Esd ult the French Seminary Mt
Henry (Illinois) was burned to the ground. Most
OF the furniture was saved. Building valued at
ss,500--insured for 81 500.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-19

DR.. Ashton Alexander, for many years at the
head Of his profession in Baltimore, died on Friday
ofthe age Of IS years,
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NKw YoRK, March 1s.-The clipper barque
Grapeshot sailed this morning with fair light
wind for tho Canary Islands, in pursuit Of the muir.
derer Of Bill Poole
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Mem York Stock Market.

NEW YORK. March l9.-Stocks are active and
better. Money is easy. Sales at the first board
of Fries at Al 5-8 cents :; Cleveland and Toledo
Railroad, 81 IL cents; Virginia skies, 81 cts ;
Cumberland Coal Co., 85 cts. Reading Railroad,
So IL; Canton Co., ~ "a ; New York Central
Railroad, o. IL; Pennsylvania Coal Co., IO7 cts.
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The Weather NORTH.

PoueHKEEPsIE, N. Y, March l7.-Snow has
been falling here fast since o'clock this morning,
and it is getting quito deep.
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CONGRESSIONAL NoMINATIoN.-Th American
party in the Wheeling district in Virginia, have
nominated VIM. K. Pendleton, Esq, as their can
didate for Congress.
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Br;o CIiboIefh Abando,,ed.

NEW YORK March 1.-THE brig Shiboleth, Of
Richmond from Philadelphia for Boston, with coal,
was abandoned in sinking condition on the 18th.
The captain and crew arrived shere to-day on the
schooner Lilly, from Wilmington.
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AMERICAN VIcroRY IN MAUcH CHUNK, Pa
/" Sam was about in this stronghold Of Roman
Catholicism last Friday. The whole American
ticket was elected, over both the old parties, by
handsome majorites
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NEW York, March I8.--Letters received here
by the steamer Africa confirm the Cars reported
death.
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Larae HnLs Of Rue.

ALBANY, March ls.--Ten thousand bushels 0
rye were sold here yesterday 10 arrive) for malt
ing, at 81 80.
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Posroroo, MISS, March s, 1856

DEAR SIR Enclosed send an article cut from
a paper published in Massachusetts,. ! think you
had better give our Texas friends hint of the
exodus" about to migrate to their State. How
any man, with an American heart in his bosom,
stand.
"No German hnders the fight of a slave" 1t
will be bad day for "a German" when he Is
found aiding or in any way assisting the aboli-
tonists.
Respectfully, yours, "sAM."
VEsPAsrAs ELLIS, Esq,
Editor American Organ.
We are growing fast in this region. One thou
sand in this county, or thereabout.
GERMANS IN TExIs-The German population is
destined to have a powerful influence in Texas.
The New Orleans Picayune learns by n letter from
Strasburg, which is published in the National Ga
zette of Switzerland, that the Socialist party in
Alsace is about to emigrate en- masse to Texas,
where one Of their chiefs, the well-known Victor
Considerant, has purchased large quantity of
land. The first departure Of emigrants is to take
place during the ensuing spring.
We learn from a lecture recently delivered in
New York, by Fred Kapp, on the Colonization of
Texas by the Germans, that it is only within the
past ten years that Texas has been considered an
object of interest and importance. The first colo
ny Of Germans numbered about ten thousand zeal
Gus Professionals, principally of the Lutheran con-
fession, and HernnhuteTs, (the German Society of
Friends.) They fed from religious and political
persecution, and found a more quiet home in Tex
as, though even there they were very much harass-
cd by the natives and their own countrymen, who
had previously emgrated They settled between
the Sabine and Rio Grande rivers, with the Sierra
Madre for the western boundary, in a country
which Texan policy had endeavored TO close to
European influence. There were at that time but
like those Of Gonzales and San Antonio. But
considerable grants Of land had been made 10 EN-
igrants from Louisiana, Florida, and other slave
States, on condition Of permanent settlement In
order 10 prop up slavery, which was fearful Of To-
sing ground.
After the Texas Declaration Of Independence
there was another large emigration. The Germans
are free, social generous and independent in their
manners and all are enemies TO slavery. Their
success in cotton-growing threatens the existence
Of slavery, which will receive the death-blow
No German binders the flight Of SLAVE. They
were indignant at the passage of the Nebraska bill
In northwestern Texas there are only about two
hundred slaveholders while two-ffths Of the whole
population are Germans. There Is no probability
that the number of shareholders win increase The
crisis in the contest there between slavery and
freedom is passed Their German blood Is the best
guarantee Of freedom and prosperity, and they will
soon become what they ought TO become, firm
barrier against the influence of such men as Doug
las and his fellows, who have been successful only
In western Missouri, outside of German influence.
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tF- AT length, said an unfortunate man who
had been ruined by vexatious lawsuits, atlength
/ have found happiness, for 1 am reduced to ne
cessity--and that Is the only thing know ofwhich
has no law
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NEW YORK, March Is.--The mortality In this
city during the past week amounts tob15.
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Great Hail Storm-Kent..cky Politics.

LOUISVILLE, March IA tremendous hail storm
occurred last night The hail was of great size,
measuring in some instances two inches in circum-
ference 1t fell with great force, demolishing sky
lights and breaking in roofs of houses, besides
doing other damage.
1t is reported that some dissatisfaction has been
expressed in regard to the nominees Of the State
Democratic Convention.
Injunction Against the Baltimore and Ohio Raul
road.
WHEELING March 1.-THE injunction to pre-
vent the making of connection at Benwood by
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was served to-day.
The river here is rising, with depth of % feet.
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KAssAs--Tbere are s,ose voters in Kansas Ter
ritory.