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tendencies which affiliate them with the United States but
most especially to these States appsrtaln the finest
ports the Atlantic and Pacific
In this way the old poypus is extending her foers in
Central America and win continue to extend them unless
Providence should interfere These States cannot protect
themselves the United States have shown that depend
be placed their good offices and there is
other power that can, WILL protect them Their only
resource then is to submit to what they resist
Thus at distant period Great Britain will have under
her control II not her dominion region which, however
Insignificant may be deemed in other respects is by its
geographical position Of consequence to the United
States than any other the face of the earth The Uni
ted States do not covet its possession and only anxious
for its independence They 1t in pos
session under the control of any European power most
especially one which has always bsen and now jeal
GUS watchful rival,
1t seems to that the people of the United States do
not take sufficient interest in the subject and fully
of the consequences which will result from Great
Britain obtaining permanent footing paramount
troll in any portion of Central America. With Cuba
under her protection appears by the late treaty and
with the Belize San JUAN and the Republic of the Isles in
possession she will command the of the Gulf of
Mexico and the Caribbean sea- and can, long she
maintains her maritime ascendency IN time OF war; arrest
il pleasure On northern frontier she has her great
naval depot at Halifax southern, Bermuda; and
thus environed all sdesn the Caribbean sea-
the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico 1t is high time,
Think that people Of the United States should fix their
eyes steadily this policy OF Great Britain and contem
plate its ultimate consequences should it prove perma
nently successful asuredly will il the United States
continue negotiating while she is acting This is but play
ing into her hands by afording time to perfect her
schemes and to plead among other rights, that of long
possession one hand, acquiescence on the other.
Unhappy, however, the people of the United States are
otherwise occupied. One portion is too much taken up
with warning the constitution and the Union to waste
their virtuous energies such trfing matters the
honor and interests of their country and has imposed
those who would otherwise pay attention to foreign
relations the higher duty of laborng necessarily for the
preservation of their domestic institutions and the defence
of their resdes Thus the patriotic portion of the peo
pie are called on to fulfil the higher duty of preserving the
constitution from violation and the Union from dssou
ton But at the time, they should never forget
there is still another dutyhat of defending the honor
and interests of their country against the world.
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nPOSTAL REFORM

We observe by the newspapers that respectable citizens
of New York and Boston, prompted by Mr.. Pliny Miles,
Who pumes himself with having been employee of
the Post Office Department moving for postal re-
form" 1t is time editors and the people should be placed
on their guard against this agator" From itineran
lecturer on Mnemotechny he has turned travelling pos
tai "reformer" and he loses occasion to abuse the
Postmaster General and defame the Post Office Depart
ment He has lately published pamphlet on postal mat
ers which filled with the grossest fallacies and blum
ders The following extract which clip from the Bos
ton Times of the 9th instant is the latest characteristic
specmen we have seen from his pen Similar articles
have recently appeared the editorial columns of the New
York Tribune and other opposition prints evidently from
the pen;
The most office is an instrument Of civilization and should
he treated as SUCH and would be treated if it the
practice places In the hands OF statesmen
instead nrusng them to the hands Of creatures with the
souls pedars who think that the first duty of everybody
make money and that is the object OF everything TO be
converted into eymaker
Besides every Postmaster General seems to think his duty
to act much like be aud to be perpetuaty
engaged the PRONUNCIATION of DEGREES having for their OBJ
ect the and irritation Of the whole community
He is sort small Gar who passes his time in Issuing lit
tie ukases the purpose of driving his wretched subjects
mad II the monarch who offered high reward for
new pleasure had been seeking mode of torture he
would have unquesuonably haa an American
General created who would have supplied him with in
definite modes of making himself the greatest of all
the tormens Of the human We want statesmen at the
head of the department and seldom get anything beyond
narrow minded broken down political petfoggers to
age it, and their delight to mismanage in every conceiv
able way"
We learn, inquiry that he takes particular care to
state in his pamphlet this Mr. Miles was year two
ago employed several months In the Post Office Depart
ment He tried at three subordinate deskshrs in the
Appointment next in the Contract and last in the Finance
Bureau-aud finally dismissed by the Postmaster General
totally incompetent to discharge properly the simplest
duties required of him. Hence the abuse, which we
surprised to see that and respectable editors per-
hitting him. through their editorial columns heap upon
the department.
As to the project Of reducing our leer-postHge below
the present exceedingly low rate Of three cents and Of 60
ing back double postage for unpaid letters &C. have
already expressed opinion Of its utter folly.
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KNOW -NoTHINGIsM DON'T PAY.

The editor Of the leading knownothing paper in Ten
nessee addresses his delinquent subscribers follows:
"As many Of you will enclose to what you
justly will credit you books and write opposite
your that you gentlemen and CHRIsTfArs Those
you who can't pay, and will write TO acknowledging
your iadcsdne,s, will record clever oos and those
you who will not do either, will publish this spring in
an extra sheet, Get Of eRAcELEss HhscALs willing to
poor labor for you for years or nothing and pay
for paper ink and the hire Of hands TO YOU without
pay.
Come to Knoxville, you lousy ru'cui', pilgrimage
and see little Ones chips Of the old block locking dag
gers and crying for bread. Come and with
elbows out and the officers Of the law leading about for
debts created to furnish you paper, and you win fork
at once
"And you hypoerites, who members Of different
churches owing for paper how dare you around
family altars, night and morning. pray To God pay this
day debts pay to others lie knows you US
and won't pay, and until you do pay you may pray your
selves out Of BREATH and you will be heard yes you
sanity Villains you have been owing long enough make
poor ha miserable blind, and naked and yourselves
ride at expense. You get to heaven without paying
upl Never T.
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CaNaRESS-TuESDAY.

SESATE-The Chair laid before the Senate the annual
report of the Commissioner of Patents and letter from
the Second Auditor of the Treasury in relation to dis
bursements for the benefit of the Indians during the last
fiscal year. Mr. Hale submitted resolution directing the
Committee the Judiciary to inquire into the consu-
onay of the law to promote the efficiency OF the navy
under which the naval board acted and also introduced
bill to repeal that law bill passed increasing the
compensation of jurors in the District of Columbia The
resolution relation the election of officers OF the Sen
ate was indefinitely postponed The special order was
up and Mr. Wilson spoke at some length in favor Of
declaring the Clayton-Bulwer treaty null and void Mr.
Mason and Mr. Butler made remarks on the same
subject and Mr. Foot stated that Mr. Clayton who was de-
tanned by ndsposon desired to be heard further upon
it, whereupon the further consideration of the subject was
postponed until Monday next and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF to general expect
ation the standing committees of the House were not
nounced this morning The whole of this days session
was consumed in Intellectual attempts to elect Public
Printer The last vote stood-Wendell 81; Folett "a
Farnham, Iii Sargent8 Defrees, IL Banks, s. Scatter
ing IL.
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THE SPEAKERSHIP.

After announcing the election Of Mr. Banks to the speak
ership Of the House of Representatives the Louisiana
Courier remarks;
Ths the part Of the democratic party which
large minority in the House, begun and sus
tanned throughout pureyon grounds Of constitutional pn
cipe It's sole aim to protect the constitution, the
rights Of the slave States and indeed those Of every sincere
friend Of the Union m trainers designed It to be. In this
good and patriotic work they sernly and perssepy
denied the aid Of the socaed national knownothngs
from the South aud II apparent TO ALL from the begin
ming that their struggle was altogether hopeless. They
have nevertheless placed themselves right before the peo-
pe and have planted mnovably plain landmarks for the
guidance Of all lovers Of political truth and justice who may
hereafter chance to travel the rough and uninvitng
road"
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SOMERSET Posr OFFICE, Monroe County, Mo.)
THE SEARCH FOR THE PACIFIC.

The United States propeller Arctic sailed from New York
at three o'clock Monday afternoon in search of the
missing steamship Pacific. The following officers out
in her. Commander Lieutenant Hartstene; boaswan Van
Rensselaer, engineer nanbyi masters mate Moreheas.
Her consists Of twenty She has board
(ays the New York Evening Pos provisions enough
feed hundred persons for at least two months. The
Secretary of the Navy has given Commander Harsens
discretionary power about the cruise for the missing
ship He left New York by the way of Sandy Hook and
intends to keep the track Of vessels bound westward in
the hope of obtaining tidngs of the Pacific from
them He had also provided his with extra rig
gng, in he should fall in with vessels In distress
The Journal of Commerce holds the following eHcour-
aging language In regard to the missing steamer
eve do not think that the despatch steamer in search
of the Pacific, with of relief that may be used
CURED should by be regarded indicating great
anxiety with respect to the sofy Of that She
less than twenty days from Liverpool The fact her
counterng rendered probable by the report the
Persia, would suffice to the delay without implying
serious result than the disabling Of her wheels
machinery Such accident might greatly retard and
this of the year, when westerly wnds, and often
heavy weather prevail it might be regarded BY Captain
Eddge the easiest and safest solution Of the difficulty
put back to Ireland That might
cided on in consequence Of detention from the sup
posed reducing essentially the stock OF coal board with
the ships receiving damage IL it practicable
ertrcae her by backing her course while the chance
speedily running through the ice considered doubtful
prudence perhaps required that the ship should be put
about.
The Atlantic it will be remembered driven to this
expedent Ave six years ago. having disabled when
two-thrds the her voyage to New York
1t thought easier for her to make twice the distance
turning than to complete her voyage in this direction
"The British steamer Canadian, from Greenock 25th, two
days after the Pacific left Liverpool has arrived Boston,
and reports heavy bead winds. She saw ice, having
taken, is probable, southeriy For the
she not likely fall in with the Pacific.
"The great strength OF the Pacific greatly in her
against the danger Of having her hull up with the Ice
imper her safety IL do hear from her within
the week. shall count confidently her wing put back
ada Hume IA nd mart
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NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN KNow-NoTHINGs

There are many who affect to make distinction be-
tween northern and southern know-nohings II they
were separate and anagouisc organizations but this a
ectaon decsves one for they recognise each other
belonging to the party, and act together
ganization. This says the Louisville Times can be
proved
BY their mutual hate Of the democratic party.
And by their uniting in sending delegates to the Phia
delphia convention ia which southern know-nothings will
lovin yy take upon the benches with Campbell
Crow Banks, and Tom Spooner
Southern know nohings may talk much they please
of cutting from their northern brothers, but their agree
ing to meet with them in the Philadelphia convention Is
elusive that their taik Ia deceptive and hypocrcal.
'The burly Colonel Marshall may tall Of reading Banks
and Campbell of the knowuothng party but when the
Kentucky wnothngs appointed delegates to meet in
ona with these northern aboionsts they
ognsed them brothers, and proclaimed to the world their
willingness to affiliate and act with them.
"And in TINS acting with them let the country bear in
mind that they together trying to put down those tried
democrats who have long stood by the South and
voted for and defended her rights"
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LEGISLATURE OF TEXAS

The legislature Of Texas adjourned on the 3lst umo
but will again for session in July The com
mttee appointed by the State senate to report upon the
house resolution concerning Senator Houston have made
the following report:
COMMITTEES RooN Jan. "a, 1856.
To The Hon. ". n. Rannes, President of the seaofet
The committee State affairs to which was referred
joint resolution passed by the house ap-
proving the vote Of the Hon. T. j. Rsk and
that Of the Hon. Sam Houston, in the United States Senate
upon the Nebraska and Kansas BILL instructed
pt the said resolution back TO the senate and
its passage without amendment The pursued by
General kusk that occasion patriotic, manly
the constitution the rights Of the State he represented and
TO the South and unaffected by any ambitious aims
presidency, which seems unfortunately, Of late have
duccd southern sacrifice the interest the
South to rampant abolition and trusting the blind conf
donce Of their constituents berav them For his no
BILE General Rusk deserves the fullest highest APP
proys Of this State.
On the other hand the committee have found no usfca-
ton for the pursued by General Houston either
the given by himself his defenders The Joint
ouon passed by the house Of representatives in the
preston OF disapproyd Of his Ia very mild Its
mder rebuke than probably before administered to
public servant under like circumstances Because his
is interviewer with the glorious struggle Of this country for
the achievement and maintenance its Independence
induced to present this moderation.
EDWARD r.. HoRD, Chairman
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WASHINGTON CITY.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEB. 10. 1890.

D MI Lewis, Of Montgomery Alabama, ea gen
ofs agent Of Aaban. and Tennessee as
listed BY O. JAAKs o. Ls~Is. and sAAvxl D. LA~.
@yr Iss.xL JAsss No is2 South Tenth street, rhiaae
pha, general travelling agent, assisted ~ n SD
Ions CoLIIss JAas. DsxslKa j. HAAsgr D. JAasss Taos
D. Mes n. MoRRIsos, II. w. Wiley, WA' H. WATnx&Ar
AL1I H. CAKsos ID. X MusrIx, Brs. r. swAlE, T. AsnaAH
and 7. DAVIS. -
mr. Mr. o. W. y.mxs No. Harrison street, Cincinnati, Ohio, Il
agent for The Western States and Texas
assisted BY H. TaoAAs, WuIIAs H. THoAAsTHos NJ JAaKs
A. l.. CaILDs GKoKax NORRIS and RICHARD LAAAk. He
eeip Of will be good.
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YANKEE SNIP REVEALING tue MYSTERIES OF A HAREM--
A late Constantnople letter says:
AN American ship drifting heplessy down the current
Of the Bosphorus its bowsprt into that part OF
blemans palace devoted his harem The side Of the
house was crushed In balcony torn Off whole di-
vans were ripped up one chandelier swept from lite
ening shvered into fragments the frightened inmates
rushed into open air in such mpromptu costumes that
the whole ncghborhood felt scandalzed Turkish pride
became deeply wounded and unfortunate compatrot
found himself smensbe the dsagreeable alternative Of
either paying about double the amount of the damage
becoming inmate Of Turkish ail At frat the cap
tain strongly resisted the gross imposition but ultimately
yielded to the gentler suggestion Of bagnio leas,a
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OUR CIRCULATION.

II is contrary 10 habit TO introduce into columns
matters that personal yourselves The evidences
Of approval Of editorial abo however have been SO
hatterng for several months past that feel justified
aludng to the fact and Of giving expression to graft
hcaton and gratitude The subscriptions TO Week
y paper have averaged about hundred daily for more
than two months, and the number is rather increasing
than falling OF, One very gratifying feature in tha
atterng evidence of approval furnished by the
additions list by national Wigs In the great
issue made up have distinctly extended the hand
Of fellowship to all national men, and happy to re-
ceive daily proofs that invitation is accepted As an
illustration of the rapid growth of subscription We
will state that single member of Congress by writing
few letters to his State and sending the prospectus of our
weekly paper has procured for five hundred sub
scribers If other members win follow his example We
will guaranty that the of nationality and of the
Union shall be proportionay promoted We will gladly
furnish prospectus to as many members-whether
democrats national whigsas may be disposed to aid
circulation The three following letters show the tone
of hundreds of others received by lately from national
wings
PARIS, tMo,) Jan. 80, 1856.
MEssRs. EproRs have taken democratic paper
before but find from travels (having recently
eled miles throughout the United States and the
two Canada and from the of parties in the present
Congress- that the democratic party the only national par
ty in the Union and intend to belong to and operate
with party which national in its views and prine
pes and consequently shall hereafter be found corpora
ting with the democratic party.
was formerly wing, and recently know-notbing. |
have renowned the know nothing party and given my
sons for SO doing in the Paris Mercury.
PEnRyuLLE, (Ala.,) Feb. /, 1856.
MEssns Eproas: good old democrat Of this place has
shown number of your Weekly paper and which gives
the idea it ID the paper for the times have always
been wbg until this dangerous, proscripve party, tho
know nothngs sprung up swallowing up the wing party,
which compelled me to go to the democrats they being
the only party in existence that depend upon for
the sslv alton of the Union.
SOMERSET Posi- OFFICE, Monroe County, Mo)
January 80 1876
MEssRs. EproRs: The send you subscfi-
bers the Weekly Union all Catholic wings except one
(Dean) We have always been wings, until glorious
old party has been swallowed up by that odous anti
republican partythe dark lantern know-nothng Be-
ieving, do, the old democratic party {saeh
teepe yoa b) to be the only national and republican
party in beloved country Christians and Amer
bound by best interests support that party
you and body know that Catholics
governed in political faith by the Pope, bishops,
priests they have nothing to do with our politics.
Yours, long you advocate the much-cherished
publican principles.
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Tm HARpoR AT NEw YoRk.--The Express Of Monday

The HARBoR NEw YoRK.--The Express Of Monday
evening says:
AT o'clock this afternoon the East river almost
choked up with Boating ice and the feryboats met with
considerable delay in crossing from Brooklyn 10 New
York. At short distances among the small ice
bergs from three four feet high and these sur
mounted by numbers of sea gus in quest Of food SiI
got upon large cake of ice In Roosevelt slip pushed
il into the river and took excursion upon with the
current which swiftly running up The river. They
were not II appears satisfied with the security Of their
conveyance and towed small boat after them to be used
In case Of accident
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NORFOLK OYSTER raApE-About 800 gallons Of oysters
shipped at Norfolk for New York last week. be
packed for transportation to the western Is est-
mated says the Argus that three millions Of dollars are
expended each for oysters from the waters Of the
James the Elizabeth and other rivers of Virginia alone
From FIVE hundred vessels said to be engaged
in loading and transporting them to other markets
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TERRIBLE cALAMTY.on Saturday night last the house
of Levi Phillips six miles west Of Waukegan
Michigan, burned and Mr. and grownup daughter
persisted in the flames Another daughter and hired
able to effect their escape but sad to tell the former
badly burned and frozen aerward that her
cry Is considered doubtful and she must be cripple for
life il she survives her injuries,
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OF FIG A L..

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,
BIZ and tciLA The adpies and consent Of the Senate.
Sampson B. Lord naval officer for the district OF Ports
mouth N H., vice John McCntock, deceased.
John L. Parham surveyor Of the customs at Columbus
Mississippi
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LOOKING ron Al ICE cRor.--The New Orleans Pcayune
Of the 9Th has the following cool announcement;
awe saw cake of ice this morning Of home production
upwards Of three inches in thickness IL from Mr.
Sewe Tayors place in the fourth district Should the
present weather continue few days longer, shall
pect hear of ice being work harvesting
CROP and to have sufficient quantity for home consump
ton during the coming summer
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ARnrsT on NAIL RoBBsR--The Nashville Union Of the
9th says;
"Thc mail having been robbed two or three times lately
between this city and Louisville the Bardstown route
Col Barclay Martin, the efficient agent of the Post Office
Department got the track of the robbery last week
and succeeded in fixing the robbery Philip Rice one OF
the drivers He arrested Brought fhs city and
yesterday committed for trial by Judge HUMPHREY The
mail-bags bad been cut FIVE six times The amount
stolen Is not known
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Hoe SLAUGHTER AT WHErnSG.--Thirty thousand hogs
and 5000 cattle killed at the pork-house Of Messrs
Herr Co, of Wheeling, during the present season The
Times says Messrs Herr Co. have order for 1000
boxes Of long boneess and Cumberland mddlngs intend
cd for the European market
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OPERATIc--The pyne Harrison operate troupe hav'
left New Orleans and for the North They
may be expected in Washington In April
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A DECIDED nsPRoyEmEsT--The buwarks Of the steam
ships Fulton and Arago made Of iron wire One adj
vantage secured is that heavy seas should any be shipped
will more readily pass of.
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lion the name Of George Knapp Of the Missouri Republic
Mr. WRIGHT Of Tennessee, then submitted the follow
ing resolution
Rsovd That the further execution OF the order Tor the
election OF public printer be postponed until the rst hono
IN December and that until that time the dauss 81 W
Office be perforated BY the officer elected BY the last mouse
Representatives.
Mr.. DAVIDSON, OF Louisiana, moved that the HOUSE
adjourn which motion agreed to-~yeas oV nays -
And at halfpast o'clock, the House aoJourneu
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Hon Philip Herbert one Of the representatives from
California was suddenly called to Alabama on Monday
by telegrphe despatch announcing the serious i'll
ness of his mother.