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RrsrcsAr1os oy President wArLAsD.---we IN

RESIGNATION or President wArLAsD.- We un.
derstand that Dr. wayland has resigned the Presi.
dency Of Brown University, and that bis resigns-
ton viii take effect Immediately after the ensuing
commencement. He win preside on that coca.
sion. and then terminate his connection with the
University. DR.. wsylsnd was appointed socn after
the. resignation Of President Messer, In 1925, and
entered upon bis office, we believe, in January,
1877. The graduating class Of the present year
win therefore be the twenty that has gone
forth from the University during the period Of hit
prcsjdency.
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DipIomatic Precedence.

win the Intelligencer say why it admits
the transfer Of the late Brazilian Minister
Plcnipotentiary to the United States, to the
Court Of England to be "a promotion" ain di-
plomatic precedence" We cannot see why the
honor Of the original station is not at least equal
nor are we prepared to acknowledge that an
embassy to throne is entitled to precedence
over one to A republic.
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The GRAPE DisEAsE---A private correspondent,
writing from Malaga, informs the Boston Mail that
there will be total failure in the grape crop this
season. The best quality of grapes are badly die
eased. He also states that there viii be no chip
ments this fall in consequence Of the scantiness Of
this favorite luxury.
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We devote large space in our columns to-day
to extracts from the Grafton delivered by Daniel
'uilInsm, o. New York, at Wilmington, Delaware.
on the ath Of July. which We commend 70 the pc
rusal Of our readers, as m every respect worthy Of
their aftention
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Graduated with all the Honors.
The Richmond Wing, welcoming an extin

guished statesman to his country, says:
"In this stage Of confusion, when each faction
is struggling, by adroit combinations and oily in
trigues for the mastery the veteran trickster-the
prime author of all the troubles--re-appears upon
the stage and waves his magic wand. Martin Van
Buren,, after taking lessons in Jesuitry at the Pro-
pagands in Rome for two years, has returned TO
this nnnntrY.n
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The New GovERsoR or KAYsAs.--We learn
from the Detroit Advertiser, Of "Wednesday, that
Hon. John L. Dawson, the newly appointed Gov.
ernor Of Kansas Is now at the new city Of Supe-
rior at the head of Lake Superior, of which place
he Is proprietor. His partners Senator Bright
of Indiana, the notorious Fornoy, Sidney Webster,
Private Secretary to Pierce, and other pets OF the
administration.---Ro chester Democrat, dug 8
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II appears, from the above table, that the Dem
ocrats, in 1854, had majority of1Se in the lst
district; of 2,2o6 in the I'd; of 1890 in the 3D. ;
of 2,bl7 in the 4th and Of 900 in the It'll district
Also, that the Wings had majority of 1859 in
the 9th of 800 in the 9th and of 44S in the 9th
district.
The State is districted IN such msnner that II
is almost impossible that the Democrats should
lose the Congressional delegation. The eighth
district Is Mr.. Clinglpan's and it gave last year
Wing majority of s,44s. IfMr. Clngman has in
auence enough to carry this district the Demo
Gratis win elect five and the Americans three mem
bers Of the next Congress. If Clngman be de-
feated, the delegation will be equally divided.
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We copy from the Official returns Of the cleo
ton Of 1884 In North Carolina, which resulted in
the election Of Bragg, Democrat. by 2,os5 majon-
ty. the following statement Of tho vote In each
Congressional districts
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CHxsAPEAKE CANAL DIsAsrER--The Cumberland
Allegasian learns that the culvert Mt Middekau's
Basin, above Mercerville, s3 miles west Of George
town, was washed out on Wednesday night last
One Of Mr.. Browns boats, loaded with coke, was
swept through the break, and completely wrecked,
and bis boatmsn, James Dunegan, were drowned.
Three mules were also drowned. private letter
received from Mercerville, estimates that i viii
require three or four weeks TO repair the break.
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suicide Of DIR. Edwards.

The Alexandria Gazette says Of the late Dr. Ed
wards, who committed suicide in that city On Fri
day:
{" He was an estimable gentleman, and an excel
lent physician. Adverse fortune, acting upon a
toe sensitive mind, led to the catastrophe which
terminated in his death; but his friends will long
cherish his memory and sympathize with his fam
lily, bereaved as they are, 80 unexpectedly, of their
protector"
DR.. Z. was in the 47th year of his age, was for.
mery OF Fauquier county, but had resided in Alex.
andra the last two years.
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DR.. JOHN G. CALHous, third son Of the late Hon.
J. O. Calhoun, died on the gath ultimo in Winns-
boro', South Carolina, where ho had recently ar
rived from Florida afflicted with consumption. His
remains we're conveyed TO Fort Hill for seputure.
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WASHINGTON, ID. @.

MONDAY, AUGUST q 1855.


We observe the Fres.Soil Democrats ara
wooing the Nationals to unto with them upon
the basis Of ignoring certain disturbing ques-
tions, and agreeing to support State ticket,
to be nominated Upon joint representation Of
the two wings Of the Democratic party.
We take the liberty of offering word Of
caution to the Nationals. 1t has been but re-
Gently that the Black Republicans assembled
at Columbus, and invited the American party
to unite with them This was, to some extent
done, and proportion Of tho State ticket was
composed of Free-Soilers, who had taken the
disguise of Americans to secure their purposes.
But no sodriet had the Blackies secured their
object than they ignored the American party,
declared themselves in favor Of agitation and
abolition, and called upon the American party
to surrender their organization. Let the Ma
tional Democrats be On their guard. They
should require pledge from their dsinterested
friends that they will maintain and abide by"
the Union and the law They should require
an engagement in black and white, signed,
sealed, and seedrbd by responsible names.
But had not the Nationals better look into
the capacity of the Soft-Shells to contract at
all? Many of their rank and file have aban-
doned the Democratic standard, and taken
bounty of Seward. The Administration can
do little more. 1t has wasted all its ammu-
milton. 1t has no more offices to bestow.
The political tide has reached its spring, and
those wary navigators who watch the ebb
and flow Of power, are edging of, for fear Of
being stranded. The Soft end Of the Admin
istration has nothing more to give. Missions,
department contracts, like the houses and
lands Of the Heir of Linn, are gone and
spent" and; as In the case of that improvident
proprietor; nothing remains except repentance
ana the rope.
The Softs have nothing to give, and Mr.
Bronson might say to them, az Ethan Allen to
the English emissary who offered him great
reward to abandon the American cause and
join that Of the King: "The Devil" said AL
len, "led the Saviour to the top Of high
mountain, and, pointing to the rich possessions
beneath them, said all these will give thee if
thou wilt fall down and worship me-" "When,"
added Allen, by way Of contemptuous com
ment, "the poor cuss did not own single inch
of ground to save him from his own torrents"
Let the Hards call upon the Soft-Shells for a
show. Let them demand bond with approved
security, for any contract, and, above all, do
not let them entrap and destroy the Nationals,
as the Abolitionists have tried to do tho Amer.
lean party.
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| The venerable Dr. Mott has fortune IN pros
pective. The copper mines at Bristol, Conn,
owned BY him, bid fair TO be very profitable con-
cert. A vein Of ore, worth over million OF dol.
lars, has been lately discovered.
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Let. poaf. Let. Poat.

The following is statement of the amount Of
postage on letters sent to the respective Offices
named, and there to be remniled and sent to other
Offices:
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az J. Mortimer Kilgour, Esq, Is spoken Of as
the American candidate for Congress from the
Rockville district Maryland
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Posr OTFIcE DErAnraKsr.--W Why Letters are
not Received by MaiL.--Recent Investigations la
the city of New York show that the removal Of
postage stamps from letters, aud then dropping
the letters unpaid into the Office Is practised there
TO a great extent, chiefly by the lads with whom
they are cent TO be mailed. The stamps thus fraad
uently acquired are exchanged for fruits, other
refreshments, and then resold below their legal
value to such as are willing to buy. One individ-
ual has thus bought from the proprietor OF singL
fruit stand some sixty seventy OF these stamps.
Letters thus deposited, bearing no evidence Of
prepayment OF postage, are OF course not mailed,
and the public, as well as those immediately inte-
rested, blame the Post Office Department because
they fail to reach those to whom they are adj
dressed
1t is not supposed that New York ia the only
place where these petty but highly-njurous frauds
are practised.
Gov REEpER's LAND PURcHAsEs.-We have
the Kansas Herald Of Freedom Of July 81, which
mentions that Gov. Reeder, on arriving at Shaw
nee on the Monday previous the 10th, found
letter from Secretary Marcy, informing him that
he had been suspended. The Herald Of Freedom
gives the following facts in regard to the lands, for
specializing in which Gov Reeder is ostensbly
removed
"a number of halfbreed Indians each purchas-
ed of Government quantity Of the public domain
to the amount Of one mile square, and located It
on the north side OF the Kansas river, lying be-
tween the Delaware lands on the east and the
Pottawatomie lands on the west, making strip
one mile wide and thirty miles long. North of this
strip the prettiest prairie in Kansas, and all
open to settlement; bat there was no way TO get
to the river because these lands Of the Kaw In
dams interviewed. Gov. Reeder, Judges Johnston
and Elmore, and District Attorney Isaacks saw
this, and they conceived the propriety Of buying
up a few sections, no doubt contemplating they
would ultimately be greatly enhanced in value.
Accordingly, they entered into an arrangement
with the Indians by which it was agreed to convey
certain lands to the above parties for rs an acre,
as soon the bargain should be sanctioned b. the
Indian Agent and ratified BY the President. Until
this was done il was no contract The Indian agent
has never sanctioned the agreement neither has II
been submitted to the President for his approval;
consequently, no harm has can accrue to any
one in consequence Of the negotiations which
passed between Governor Reeder and his friends
on the one hand and the Indians on the other"
POSTAGE STATISTICS. following is compa-
ratve statement Of the amount received for letter
postage at the principal cities in the United States
during the years ending 3lst of March, 1853 and
lQ6S. 2 81 ~ q
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TROUBLE ABOUT THE MoSUHEsr IN WASHINGTON
roo LONG ron THIS WEArHKR.-0ur readers are
aware that there has been some difficulty in the
affairs Of the Washington Monument Association,
caused by an attack made by the old fogy Board
of Managers on the present Young America Know
Nothing government which originated at the
February election. Charges emanstng from the
Old Board, and directed against the present Off
GERS have been published In the National Iiteti-
gencer. That journal refuses to publish the Off.
cal reply TO the attack and IL is, therefore, re-
solved, in meeting Of the Association, TO request
the New York Herald to publish the document.
We must decline for several reasons. First, the
document Ia not original one, II having appear
ed in Washington paper six weeks since second,
Il Ia too ongit would ill three or four columns OF
the Herald; third, the whole affair Is Of no very
great consequence to the general public; and,
fourth, II should be published in the paper where
the original statements we're made. II we were in
the position Of the Hfeligencer VIC should publish
il cheerfully, as duty. At the same time, we may
say that the answer Of the present Board seems
conclusive, and entirely exenerates those officers
from blame in the prcmises.--N. y. Herald
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PosrAGE SrArIsrIcs.-The following is colnpa-
rative statement Of the amount received for letter
postage at the principal cities in the United States,
during the years ending Slst of March, 1853 and
IQ6S. 54e tt5s#
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/. vide A. Or. No,
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which pervade this nation, present phenomenon
never before behed among the nations Of the earth
Here, il the theory of our government be kept In
free and pure practical operation, there can be no
dormant intellect, no crushed and motionless abili.
ty. A thousand active and free minds win advance
the interests Of a community thousand fold more
rapidly than the utmost activity Of any single mind
To this source, the enlightened philosopher and
statesman looks most confidently for the develop
ment Of our national glory, national character,
and our national strength. This Il Is, which, above
all other things, under the protecting and foster
ing influence Of the Constitution Of the United
States gives to us individuality as people and
power as a nation.
Let these lessons then, be written in living light
for the instruction Of our children and our chill.
dren's children Let us hold fast to them as 10 the
pillars Of our temporal salvation. The Declaration
of Independence separated us from the domination
Of England. The Constitution OF the United States
made us one people and one nation. II has ever
been to US copious fountain Of good-the con-
servator Of our liberty and the architect OF our
greatness. The highest duty Of an American citi-
zen Is to uphold maintain, and defend that consti
tuition. This noble State, Of which we are all 70
proud, holds no equivocd position. She was the
first TO ratify the constitution, she viii be the last
TO desert H. Her statesmen, always rising above
local ealousies and sectional animosties, and re.
garding the happiness and welfare of this great
nation as involved in the issue, reverence the con.
stitution as whole, and consider every article,
section, clause and sentence Of that sacred instru
ment as Of equally binding force. Believing the
Union TO be the foundation Of our national liberty
and prosperity, they Indignantly frown upon all
efforts, coming whence they may, intended or cal
culated TO destroy, or subvert weaken the bonds
which unite these States. This government was
established In beauty, strength, and wisdom. II
a IL "a. =
patriots. In the Revolutionary struggle the sons
of Delavare freely poured out their blood on every
battlefield, from White Plains to Savannah and,
now as then, moved by the same impulses, an
guided by the same principles, whoever else may
lslter and fall back they will ever be found mrayed
In solid pbalanx around the constitution, resolved
to transmit IT, as bequesthed to us by our fathers
unimpared, In all It's original purity and integrity
TO the latest posterity.
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w in any war since 1890, whether officers,
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ossy Of free people ought 70 be constantly awake
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commercial or in whatever form it may be attempted
/ can scarcely withhold myself from joining in the
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"OUSEkEEPERS and others, who con :
IL template laying in their supplies Of fuel for
the winter would do well 10 give me call as have
now on hand and win be receiving during the fall,
some Of the best kinds Of white ash and red ash
Goals 10 be found in the Phisdepha market
All the various sizes prepared in the best manner
AlwaySon hand, Cumberland Coal in humps and
fne suitable for family and manufacturing purposes
Also, oak, pine, and hickory Wood
All Of which win be sold slow for the cash, !" in
quantities 10 suit purchasers.
Full weight and measure guaranteed and promptly
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ordered. w STONE -
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Adjoining south side Of the Canal
N. b.. reduction always made in the price OF
Ceal when delivered from the vessels as saving IN
hauling is thereby effected. VS..
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WASHINGTON D.. G, FRIDAY AFTERNOON OCTOBER r. 1856



BUSINESS CARDS.
aa y. w. BARNECLO,
10 tk ee afzi DEALER IN
,s Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods,
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Bonnets, &c,
363 Seventh street, 6etaOeen III and 4 strssts,
~ . M wAsHMaros, s ?. 2.
resented. 'l
T.. B. HALL, M. D., qoa ap5
Homeopathic Physician,
Ohice No. 400 Washington Place, between d and 4
streets. ss aa. n fYatlts.
Office for night calls, n tss
Third door from the corner OF the avenue in Sth ST.
81 east SIDE jan sly
JOSEPH FERGUSON,
Barber and Hair Dresser,
Eighth street, next door TO Squire Smiths Office.
dec 16-dly
M. +. PARKER, 6a
House and Sign Painter and Glazier.
No. so Louisiana avenue, between 9th and 7th sts
>dec ls-dly -. M N NJ IN aILn.
Ii JOSEPH C. G. KENNEDY,
LATE OF TIE CENSUS OFFICE, f8
Prosecutes Claims before Congress and the Depart
Office, corner Tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
over the Savings Bank.
DRESS AND CLOAK MAKING.
Mrs, @. v. JOHNSTON, s.
Twelfth street. south Of Pennsylvania avenue. (nex
door 70 Squire Clark's Magistrates ofice,)
at Mrs. Bangs's
She WIN cut and bsste, cut Innings and Patterns.