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COMMUNICATED.
Public school Examinations.

Looking in upon one of the Public Schools OF
the city, on Monday evening" was very mnch
gratifed to find an eminent lawyer of our city &C
lively engaged and apparently deeply interested in
an examination of the pupils and thought it
augured well for the efficiency and general pros
perity of our Public School system for, if gen.
tleman upon whose time and attention there is SO
great and constant pressure Of professional bus
mess, is found devoting whole evening" quietly
and unostentatiously, to the duties of trustee in
an humble and unprctending Primary Public
School, where is nor pomp nor parade of any
kind; no attractive display Of richly gilded premi-
ums, no gorgeous banners, no ornate panegyrics,
upon precocious prodigies Of learning eclat of
vast assemblage of approving friends no music
with pealing tones to "sound the notes of praise"
If say this gentleman is found SO fully and so
faithfully performing duty that brings no reward
save that of an approving conscience, who can
doubt that his colleagues upon the Board of Trus
tees all of whom have quite as much leisure, and
some of them much more than he, are to the full
as conscientious and faithful in the discharge of
their duties? ,.i. ai& aH
am perfectly aware that the gentlemen com
posing the Board of Trustees of Public Schools
need no endorsement of their fidelity and efficiency
and will rather shrink from this public notice of
them; but they have consented to become the
supervisors of the intellectual and moral education
of our children, the "jewels of the Republic
They have agreed to perform this great labor of
love" for the sovereign people, and as one of the
sovereigns speaking Of that which i do know, it
is my gracious will and pleasure to bestow this
just need of merit upon them. CIVIS.
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Denmark Sound Dues

From Berlin, June 2lst, it is stated that, owing
to the mediation of Russia, an arrangement has
been concluded between Denmark and the United
States in virtue of which aprovisional toll conven
ton will remain in force till June, 1857, and the
Sound dues will be collected under this convention
as formerly. The Paris Presse mentions the same
circumstance in the following terms
"The prospect of conflict between Denmark
and the United States is set aside for the moment.
The Washington Cabinet, at the request of that of
Copenhagen, has consented to further prolonga-
ton for one year of the treaty Of 2Sth Of April,
1856, and the extension of which for two months
has just terminated. American ships passing
through the Sound and Baltic will continue to pay
the dues without protest. but with reserve of their
rights Moreover, the question is to be settled by
international negotiations before the end Of the
year. Such are the two conditions put by the
United States and accepted by Denmark. 1t is said
that the good Offices of Russia have contributed to
this temporary arrangement"
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Political Intelligence.

A wel-nformed gentleman Of Asheville, North
Carolina, writes as follows:
sour cause is gaining strength daily in this sec
ton, and our prospects OF success at the ensuing
elections are quite hatteringn
similar letter from Morganton, North Caro-
lima, says:
San is right here for Fillmore and Donelson."
A similar letter from Hamilton, Georgia, says !:
"We had large Fillmore and Donelson meet
ing in this place yesterday (July ~ Many who
opposed the American party last fall in this coun-
ty, declare their intention to support Mr. Fillmore"
From Wetumpka, Ala, a correspondent says,
under date July Sd
."The great American cause is fast emerging
from the dark Democratic mist that has oversha-
dowed it In this State, and win ere long throw a
halo Of victory along Filmore's path, whitening to
Democracy and Buchanan "squatter sovereignty"
This State, AZ you are aware, has been submerged
in Democracy from its ,yery existence, but happy,
thrice happy are we to see and feel that the bright
orb of Americansm is fast disspating the clouds,
and will shed its genial rays of light and truth
into the hearts of the yeomanry of our State-turn
then from the errors of their ways and cause them
to rejoice in the name of Willard Fillmore.
A correspondent in Arson county, North Caro-
lina under date of July I'd, says:
"You can say to your friends that Sam is
wide awake in Arson county, and we expect TO
give laundering majority for Fillmore in Novem-
Der next"
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Purchasers in buying an equal quantity of edd and
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july 9-d&wf Montgomery Alabama.
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Our readers have learnt, by the recent inteIli-
gence from Mexico, that new constitution has
been reported to the Congress of that Republic.
We find in the newspapers the following summary
Of it's provisions:
"The President is TO hold bis Office for four
years. The Legislative Assembly to consist of one
House. No law is to be passed prohibiting or him
dering the exercise of any religious worship, though
the Catholic religion is to be protected when that
protection does not prejudice the interests Of the
people nor the national sovereign rights No titles
OF nobility, prerogatiyes or hereditary honors No
person to be molested, his house searched, nor
any property or papers seized, except by compe-
tent Judicial authority The right to possess and
carry arms for defence is guaranteed. M tgA
mo soldier to be quartered in time Of peace on
any private person without his consent The mil
itary to be at all times subject to the civil law
No violation Of correspondence in the post office.
Slavery ia prohibited, and slaves escaping into the
Republic are TO be free. No treaty to be ever made
for the delivery Of slaves so escaping. The press
10 be free, No letters Of security nor passports
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The 5000 Prizes of "a are determined by the num-
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should be an odd number, then every odd number
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number then every number ticket in the scheme
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which the ticket may draw.
Purchasers in buying an equal quantity of odd and
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other Prizes.
~ Remember that every Prize is drawn, and
payable in full without deduction. 1900 fs
eW All Prizes of 81 900 and under paid immedl.
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time Of thirty days. fsI
All communications strictly confidential
The drawn numbers will be forwarded to purcha-
sers Immediately after the drawing.
i Whole Tickets $5-Halves So 50-Quarters 81 25
Prize Tickets cashed or renewed in other Tickets
at either Office.
Orders for Tickets can be addressed either to
s. SWAN 4 CO.,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Or S. SWAN,
July 9--d&wf Montgomery, Alabama.
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The House Of Representatives, on yesterday
passed the internal Improvement bills from the
Senate, over the Presidents vetoes The vote In
the House upon the bill to remove distractions at
the mouth of the Mississippi was first taken, and
stood l43 to 55 upon the bin to provide for deep
ening the flats in the St. Mary's river, in Michigan
1876 to "a; and upon the bill to provide for deep
ening the flats in the st. Clair river, 1870 to So.
These bills have therefore bscome laws In despite
of the veto.
These bills, as our readers are aware, had pre-
viously passed the Senate by two-thirds vote
They have now, therefore, become laws without the
assent of the President This is the first time in
the history of the United States-with one unim-
psrtant excepton-that any bill has become law
by two-thirds vote in both Houses, after being
vetoed by the Executive. That exception was a
bill providing for the building of revenue cutters,
during the administration Of John Tyler.
This is a very significant fact, as showing how
utterly powerless is the present Executive, who
came into Office by the votes Of twenty-seven SOW
ereign States Reduced to three and half votes
ther Inundated by the desertion of large portion
of the most influential Democratic members of both
Houses of Congress.
Among the Democrats Of the House who voted
yesterday for the passage of the Improvement bills
over the vetoes were j. Clancy Jones, of Penn
sylvania, General Qutman, OF Mississippi Rust and
Greenwood, Of Arkansas Taylor and Sandidge, OF
Louisiana, Miller, of Indiana, Peck, of Michigan,
Denver, of California, and others of equal promi-
nence.
The Democrats thus voting, have deliberately set
at defiance, not only the avowed Democratic doc
trine of the last quarter of century, but more
over the recently constructed Cincinnati platform,
which was formed after the Presidents vetoes
we're transmitted to Congress. That platform lands
the President for his disapproya of these improve
ment bills, among his other acts, and declares all
appropriations for special objects of improvement
to be unwise and improper.
BY their refusal therefore, to sustain the Presi-
dent, a large number of Democrats in both Houses
have virtually repudiatcd another of the main
planks of the Cincinnati platform the squatter
sovereignty plank having previously been repudi-
ated by the Senate. At this rate of reputation,
in few weeks there will not be splinter OF the
platform left, stout enough for peg for Buchan-
an to hang his hat upon at Wheatland, when the
telegraph announces the election Of Fillmore.
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why the convention yesterday did not plainly and
fatty endorse Mr. Fillmore. The desire OF a num-
Der of influential men who were present, who are
ardent and earnest advocates of Mr.. Filfmore's
election, deemed it inexpedient that the conyen-
ton should take such action. They aim at a re-
organization Of tho Wing party, and, while they
will vote for Mr. Fillmore, and many OF them ex-
pect to their districts in his behalf, they
think that the convention, as a convention OF a
distinct political organization, should not merge
itself with any other party.
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THIRTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, July 0, 1856.

" " NDNNpyAI, VuiJ . TOUT
A message was received from the House, inform
ing the Senate that they had passed, by a two
third VOTE certain bills for river and harbor inn
provements, vetoed by the President.
Immediately after which, resolution was offer
ed by Mr.. BENJAMIN, instructing the Secretary
of the Senate to place the same in the hands of
the Secretary of State for file which was passed
A report was made by the Committee on Print
ing, in favor of printing 10000 copies Of Senate
bill for the admission of Kansas into the Union,
which gave rise to debate. The discussion was
going on when we left.
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The agent of the associated press in this city
sends the following despatch to the North:
The true friends of Fremont, in all sections.
feeling that his election is endangered by the in
trigues on foot to defeat him. are consulting upon
the expediency of calling convention, which will
bring the American and Republican parties to-
gether, for the purpose of selecting Union can
didate for the Vice Presidency.
There being no question about Col. Fremont
at the caucus of his friends in Congress, held at
Washington last night, it was thought best that
Messrs Dayton and Johnston should both with
draw in favor Of candidate acceptable to all par
ties. get
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MIssoURI.-The vote of Missouri in the next
Presidential election is estimated at 10000. The
number of enrolled members Of the American par
ty to that State is said to be $4,000, exclusive of
sympathisers, who will probably increase the vote
for the American candidates item thousand. Mis-
souri, is sure for Fillmore and Donclson, and no
mistake . ssrf E ttefEsM e sFT
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Fillmore in Connecticut.
Spec ial despatch to the New York Bapres

Spec iat despatch to the New York Express.
HARTFORD, July s.
There is a large attendance of Fillmore delegates
here to-day from the greater part of the State and
the best spirit is prevailing. The Fillmore men
are wide awake in this State, and don't mean to be
sold out or sold over to any of the tricks of Jes-
uitism in palming upon them Romish candidate
for the Presidency.
A State organization is effected, and is complete,
and will be put right to work.
Public meetings are to be held this p M. and
evening.
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are to be required education to BE- free the right
Of petition TO be inviolabe. There is to be no ma
tional monopoles Of any kind There is to be trial
by jury no Imprisonment for debt CondemnA-
ton TO service in the chain-gang is prohibited"
This appears to be liberal constitution. One
party, however, wants two Houses of Congress,
and the prohibition of the exercise OF any other
form Of religious worship than the Catholic.
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EXCURSION AND PICNIC.

It, The Ninth Street and Navy
Yard M. p. Sabbath Schools have char
tered the large and commodious steamer ALICE Q.
PRICE, Captain Samuel Baker, which will leave the
wharf at Georgetown Thursday, 10th inst, at 81
o'clock, Seventh street. ashipgton, ", Navy Yard
and Bagden's Wharf 81, and Alexandria at A. NJ,
and will proceed down the river far as Marburys,
and return to Fort Washington and spend the day,
and return by shutdown.
Refreshments and Ice Cream Will be furnished on
board by Mr.. H. Mater.
Tickets so cents, Children half price.
;ulv NAV
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OPINION OF A BUCHANAN MAN.--Extract from
letter of a resident of Brooklyn, now in Missouri,
dated St. Louis, June q, 1856
"When left home two weeks since, consd-
cred Buchanan's election certain. / think now his
chances are very doubtful. Fillmore's strength in
the Southwest is very great" M
The above is from Buchanan man, who has al
ways been Democrat.
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INDIANA.-The Americans Of this State will
hold convention during the present month, for
the purpose of nominating Fillmore and Donel
son electoral ticket. The right spirit is animsting
the masses in Indiana.
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SPEECH OF EDWARD BATEs.-An excellent speech
of Edward Bates, Of Missouri, will be found on the
first page. Mr.. Bates, who is Wing, nobly sus
tains the nomination of Mr. Fillmore
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Senator Jones of Tennessee calls himself !" a
Heayen-descended Wing" The Devil was Heaven
descended. He was kicked out of that place, and
his descent was tremendous one.--Lou. Journal.
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In SENATE, yesterday, the Kansas Bill of the
House was amended by substituting the Senate
bill of Mr. Douglas, which recently passed that
body. The bill then passed by vote of 80 teal g.
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PENNSYLVANIA FOR FrLLMoRE.--Dr. O. H. Bress-
Ter, who was delegate to the National Republican
Convention, has openly declared in favor Of Fill
more. His card, which will be looked for with
considerable interest and anxiety viii be published
next week
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CIRCULATE THE DOCUMENTS Democrats
sent off ten bushels Of documents to Iowa last
week the greater part of them in the German
language.
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To MEcHANIcs.-We would suggest that there
should be a National Convention of the Mechanics
Of the United States, to take into consideration
the propriety Of presenting, in behalf of the la
boring men of the nation, to James Buchanan, the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency, some
fitting testimonial of their appreciation Of bis eff
forts to reduce the wages of mechanics and labor
ers in the United States to the standard wages of
the world, which standard has been proved to be
the handsome sum Of ten cents per diem.
II Il would not be considered impertnent by
our mechanical friends, we would further suggest
they conclude to hold their convention and pre-
sent testimonial, that It be made Of copper and
bear the following inscription: i4
PRESENTED to Ten Cent Jimmy by his obliged
friends, the Laboring Men Of the United States.
for his exertions in their behalf-Beaufort Ban.
yer,
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t5gr An inspiring Political Song, for which we
have no room to-day, will be published tomorrow.
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GIVING IT UP.-After the House had passed the
Improvement bills yesterday, prominent Demo-
-crat from Tennessee, remarked that "tbe Demo
cratic party had gone to -, and that he. for
one, was glad of it." This old Democrat has seen
the elephant.
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The cold Line Whigso Of Kentucky for
FillmOreI

d
The Leading Features Of the american Platform
adopted
The State Convention of Kentucky Wings as
sembled at Louisville on Thursday last. We find
full report of the proceedings in the Louisville
Journal of the following day. The report sent for
ward by telegraph, to the effect that the Conven-
ton repudiated Mr.. Fillmore, was misrepresenta-
ton in every particular. The Convention, as a
matter of policy, deemed it best not to make any
formal declaration of preference but the proceed
ings and the speeches show plainly that if an ex-
preston had been taken, Mr.. Fillmore would have
been adopted with but little opposition. The Jour-
nal says
The third resolution, however contains virtual
Recommendation of Mr.. Fillmore. 1t advises the
Wings Of Kentucky and of the Union to support
that candidate for the Presidency whose antece-
dents are most conformd6le to old Wing principles
Under the resolutions, old Wings cannot support
Mr. Buchanan nor COL Fremont; and, If they vote
at ALL they must support Mr.. Fillmore, or else go
altogether contrary to the principles of the Wing
party.
They have also adopted resolution ncorpora-
ting the leading features Of the American platform
in regard to foreign paupers and aliens, and the
extension Of naturalization laws. They have thus
nearly obiterated all lines of distinction and actu
ally approved the most important measures advo-
Gated by the American party.
Speaking Of the attempt or wish on the part of
some to do what the telegraph said had been done,
the Journal says:
Since the very beginning Of this movement an
effort has been made by managing Democrats and
afew pseudo Wings, who have declared themselves
members of the Democratic party, to make capital
oat OF the movement. Their efforts have signally
failed, wherever Wing Conventions have been
held there has either been actual EXPRESSION of
preference for Willard Fillmore or, In one or two
instances, have omitted any expression OF opinion.
The fact is clearly established that nine-tentbs
Of the Wings Of Kentucky, and we believe that the
same proportion of the Wings of the Union. are In
favor Of Mr.. Fillmore. There are many reasons
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A few days ago merchant in st. Louis made
heavy bet that Fillmore would get the electora
votes Of sixteen States. What other candidate cal
hope TO carry half so many?
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Mr.. Clay's Peculiar Friends.

There never was filter application of the Span
ish adage--" Save me from my friends than
in the case of Mr.. Clay. Among few of his pre-
cious 9uondom ardent friends and admirers"
when he was in power, with the prospect of being
advanced to the first Office in the governments,
were such sunshine friends as Colonel Benton,
Mr.. James Buchanan. These worthless were among
the first to desert Mr. Clay's waning fortunes and
to enlist under the triumphant banners of General
jackson; to bend the pregnant hinges of the
knee, that thrift might follow fawning" Colonel
Benton, apparently the most disnterested Of this
set, accepted no Office under General jackson,
but had his full share of the patronage of the
government, with the Presidency in reversion.--
Colonel Benton is father-n-aw to Colonel FREE
mont. The others took office, or had their purses
filed with the peoples money.
Governor Cass became Secretary of War and
Minister to France. General Harrison once said
of his " friend Cass"-'t he was not born to die
martyr"
Mr.. Amos Kendall, warmed into life by Mr..
Clay, became his revier; aud was rewarded with
the Post Office Department, and the countenance
of General Jackson.
Mr.. Francis p. Blair, in the confidence of Mr.
Clay, as editor Of the Kentucky Argus was trans
ferred to the Washington Globe, that for many
years teemed with abuse Of Mr.. Clay and, from
poverty, became affluent.
But from Mr.. James Buchanan came " the un-
kndest cut of all" According to his own state
ment, he was the "ardent friend and admirern of
Mr.. Clay and, as late as June, 1874, wrote that
"much of this ancient feeling still survives" not
withstanding the rejection by Mr.. Clay of the cor
rupt bargain proffered to him by Mr.. Buchanan;
for whom, Notwithstanding his magnanimous and
dignifed silence for many years, while smarting
under injury, Mr.. Clay must have felt the most un-
qualified contempt, as since plainly manifested
go, what authority and show of truth
Can cunning sin cover itself withalp
Were Mr.. Clay as pure as snow, it was decreed
he was to be sacrificed by calumny.
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~ Attention There win be a meeting Of
those desirous Of forming Fillmore and Doaelson
Club. at the Island Hall, Seventh Ward, this even
ing. at o'clock Friends Of the please attend
July cit