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A CHANGE.

The AMERICAN will hereafter be issued as
weekly, instead Of semi-weekly paper. In
announcing this change to our friends-many
of whom have laid us under lasting obligations
Of gratitude for their active exertions in our
behalf-we feel it necessary to state the reason
which has moved us. II is simply the want
of sufficient support to enable us to 60 op
smoothly, and do justice to our readers ana
ourselves, with two issues week.
The American party in this city has gone
through fiery ordeal for the last three or four
years. Americans have been the objects Of
unceasing Islander and persecution as well as
Of military and brutal assault Every kind Of
Misrepresentation has been resorted to, and
every possible odium heaped upon them. All
this they have borne and could bear, if it were
ended here but the war upon them has been
carried home to "their business and bosoms."
Every one holding position under the govern
ment has felt it to be his duty, acting in the
spirit and undoubtedly in accordance with the
wishes Of his superiors, to refuse employment
to every individual known or suspected to pre-
fer his own countrymen to foreigners, and to
discharge from employment all such as may
have accidently been employed. And as go
vernment is the great employer here, and its
influence Families throughout all branches Of
business, even that of merchandise, it is easy
to DO seen how seriously this baneful and hos.
tile influence operates against those who dare
to differ from the powers that be.
Many have been driven out Of employment
altogether, and left dependent upon chance for
the support Of their families; many have been
compelled to seek employment elsewhere, and
others to give up their friends and associations
for time, in order to prevent their families
from suffering. We have reason to believe
there are scores in the metropolis who would
take and sustain the AMERICAN, but dare not.
The cause has their best wishes, but they live
under tyrannous despotism which pirates Of
liberty, but allows none.
Thus circumstanced, 1t is not to be wondered
ut that the Americans here are too few and toe
Strengthened in their pecuniary means, especi
ally at this time Of general financial distress
to support semi-weekly paper in such man
ner as 10 make it remunerative.
For these reasons we have determined Il
make the change, and shall present our readers
no one of whom we trust viii desert us, with
. handsome and well filled weekly sheet-ont
that win be found interesting and valuable as
a FAMILY PAPER. Our female readers, we are
sure, viii approve the change, for we. shall
take especial pains TO win their favor, by q
goodly supply Of well selected tales and liter
airy reading, which will, we hope, make them
always look anxiously for, and welcome The
appearance of the WEEKLY AMERICAN.
As our hands were deprived Of their Christ
mas holiday, and some of them are suffering
with severe colds, we shall issue no p per or
Ssturday-nor until our regular day Of issuing
theweekIy, the Saturday fyllowing. Thepapel
win be enlarged and much improved in ap
pearance, as well rs in fact
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Another swindIe.

When shall we have an end TO the swindling
operations Of members and officers of the late
Black Republican" and Know Nothing Congress
of these gentlemen who set themselves up as of
superior intelligence and honestly The affairs Of
Matteson, Gilbert, Greedy, Co. have hardly faded
from the public mind, when we find William Cul-
lom, the late X. N. Clerk Of the House, arraigned
by the Congressional Globe as making 100000
strike. During the Last moments Of the term Of
the Thirty. third Congress deficiency bill was pass
ed, one provision of which was an appropriation of
$l38,0O0 "to indemnify the Clerk (Cullom) for
such sums as he may have expended for books fur
nshed or to be furnished TO members Of the House"
but which books he never furnished, but puade
arrangements with members by which they we're
to receive certain amount of money aud give re
ceipts for books, Cullom pocketing the remainder
of the money. Soon after the adjournment OF Con-
gress il is charged that he applied to the Treasury
Department for 10000 TO indemnify him for books
already supplied. His claim was refused by Mr..
whttlesy, then Comptroller, on the ground that no
vouchers we're presented.
He, on the accession Of Governor Medill 70 the
same Office renewed his application TO him, asking
this time but for 100000.
II was refused on the same ground that Whittle-
sy declined; Culom presenting no vouchers prov
ing the expenditure Of single dollar for the pur-
pose indicated. :,
The House Of Representatives owes il to itseli
TO thoroughly investigate this whole subject.
= TN N,.rs
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~ Judge Douglas frs and great speech
on Kansas affairs, in reply to the Presidents
message, is most extensively published. It
has probably been read by more than five mil
lions of people
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PRorEcrIoN TO THE BIRDs-The Supervisors Of
Albany county have passed very stringent laws to
restrain sportsmen from destroying birds at GER
tain seasons of the year, The practice of shooting
game for the ffa of il, ought to DO restrained by
suitable penalties.
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- Gov Wps has been Gin the straw"
again, and delivered of smother message The
three thousand muslets trouble his brain, and
he has told I'll about them.
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pie, these Awless followers ofd General Walker,
misguided and deceived into career Of crime,
would doubtless have nerishedin ,entral AnJesica,
or their mutilated and fostering bodies have been
brought back to their friends At the expense Of
their country. 4 US erfag IS ~
! For the above reasons, which appear 10 my mind
quite sufficient, have disarmed and sent to the
United States, General Walker and his outlawed
aud piratcal followers for trial, or for whatever
action the Government In its wisdom may think
proper to pursue. "a IN. 53s s iss as sasos
Captain Ommanny, Of H. B. N. ship " Bruno
wick Offer ed to co-operate with me In removing
the party from Point Arenas; but, as they were
my countrymen, Ideemed il proper to decline the
participation Of foreign flag.
! am, sir, very respectfully,
M Your obedient servant,
sy H. PAULDING,
Flag Officer, Commanding Home Squadron.
The Hon. Isaac Toucey,
of Ma n
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Mr.. John Martin, Of London, is being put in
possession Of the "Jennens' property" which
for SO long period has been without recog-
nized heir. The sum in cash he inherits
amounts to the inconvenientsum of $50, 000, 900,
while his income win be "a, 900, 900 per annum.
The inheritor has been wretchedly poor all his
precedinp life M
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- We think II highly probable that before
the close Of the present fiscal year, another
government loan Of twenty or twenty five
millions win be called for
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ILLNESS or FoHREsr, THE TRAeEDrAH.-Forest,
the trag,dian, ID dangerously IN at Cleveland, o.,
1t the American Hotel.
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FROM HAvANA--New York, December 2sth.-
The steamer Empire City, from Havana, with dates
to the 2sd, has arrived. The steamer Grenada
arrived at Havana on the 23d with the mails for
New Orleans. Sugars were improving.
The steamer Fashion and United States sloop-of.
war Saratoga were at Havana. The steamer Phil
adephia, hence, was passed on the oath, off Cape
Florida. Freights at Havana were dull 73
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INDIAN VIsToRs.-There are now thirty Ave
"sons Of the forest in this city, representing
several tribes. They come from the junction
of the Running Water and Missouri rivers
The chiefs now here are tall, stalwart men
each one standing over six feet in his moe
casins.
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Mr.. Buchanan and those who support him are
radically wrong, and acting in direct contraven-
ton of the principles established by the organic
act of 1854, and embodied in the Cincinnati plat
form, upon which the battle of 1855 was contested
and won. Buchanan has shown inconsistency,
while the action Of Douglas has been uniformly the
same from the beginning TO the present time
Cumberland MAJ Tsleoraph ~ .i.tef
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The Buffalo Courier, prominent Democratic
journal, takes strong ground against the attitude
of the administration, and sides with Walker, on
the new Kansas complication. If the Democratic
press will speak out with one voice on the ques-
ton, Congress win at early day reject the &C.
ton of the Lecompton Convention and authorize
new Convention to frame another Constitution
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- Judge Douglas course has been en-
dorscd and approved by Democratic meeting
e Chicago.
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MINNESOTA ELEcTIoN-U. s. SEHAroRs ELECT
Ep.-CmcAao, Dec. 2s.-The official canvass o.
Minnesota is completed. The entire Democratic
ticket Ii elected.
Messrs. Rice and Shields were elected o. 8
Senator's on the 10th.
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- Ts Mr.. McKRos removed or mott II
yss--for whati II nay-why not'
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wuAr TIE MoRxISe PAPERs sAY.-The Leader
is not prepared to give up Douglas yet, and advises
Democrats not to be too besty In denouncing him
which we regard as superAuous counsel, since near
" All the Democrats in this city actually sustain
Douglas against the Administration. Louis
Evening" NeUs.
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Buchanan vs.. Douglas.

The administration is busily at work rallying
its adhercnts in the different States, and getting
up popular meetings to sustain its course on
Kansas affairs. While it uses cautious and
temperate language towards Judge Douglas
here it can easily be perceived that his political
downfall has been determined on if the Presi-
dent and his Cabinet have power to accom-
plish it
But in the meantime those who stand by the
Senator and think him right and honest, are
not idle; and we accordingly see Democratic
meetings held in various parts of the North and
West, at which resolutions approving his course
are adopted.
Judge d. is not q man to back out through
fear, from any position he may have taken ;
nor will his opponents find it an easy matter to
drioe him from it. AS for reading him out Of
the party, he is as much the Democratic party
himself as Mr.. Buchanan and his Cabinet to-
gether It will be but small affair when he
and his followers leave it
A close attention to the language of the
Union, the Richmond Enquirer and other
leading administration papers, will show that
there is more feeling unexpressed than is allow
ed to find vent in words, towards the recusan
Senator. There is quasi war between him
and the administration, but it has not yet reach
ed the point of open and avowed hostility.
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PuNGENr.-The Alexandria Gazette disposes Of
the prolix epstle of Gov. Wise in very summary
manner. After giving IL an insertion as part Of
the political history Of the tines It says;-"I It
bristes with italics and is ferocious with small
capitals, but the damage done is not at all In pro-
portion to the size Of the charge, or the loudness
Of the report"-Lyaeh6urg Virginian.
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Prosperity Is blessing to the good, but .curse
TO the evil
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TERRIBLE Commemorative regret to learn
that the citizens Of Marion were, on Tuesday night
visited by another destructive fire.
The fire broke out about half past nine o'clock,
in building on the south side ofthe public square,
and consumed the whole block, including the Perry
House and Commonwealth Office. The loss Of
property is estimated at not less than seventy five
thousand dollars, and may be considerable more
Selma (Alo.) Daily Reporter.
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"The election Of two Senators by the Legisla-
turc and Of three Representatives by the people,
oil Democratic, completes the claim Of Minnesota
70 the position Of thoroughly Democratic State.
IL will shortly be admitted into the Union a. such,
and We predict for her steady adherence to the
political principles she has thus early adopted
Union.
But every one knows who knows anything
about the Minnesota election, that the Demo
cratic majority was obtained by the most pal
psble, gross, and shameless fraud ever prac-
tised by party with whom fraud is as com
mon, as deceit discrimination, falsehood and
cruelty were with Phillip II, Of Spain, and
the italian mobiles and princes Of the middle
ages.
The Pembins returns were false, fraudu-
lent and forged, like those that Gov. Walker
and Mr.. Stanton rejected as such in Kan
sas.
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W JOURNAL OF INDUsTRY.--This the title
Of weekly periodical published at Philadel-
phia by Samuel Lloyd, and edited by J. P.
Sanderson.
The character of the work is indicated by
its motto, "All other countries but our own ex-
clude by high duties, or absolute prohibition,
whatever they can respectively produce within
themselves. The truth is, and it is in vain to
disguise it, that we are sort of independent
colonies Of England politically free, CONNER
cially slaves" -HENRY CLAY. Is @
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Receptions OF THE NIcARAeuAS News IN TIE
SoUrH.-MoBrLE, Dec 2S-There Is great excite
ment here to-day in regard to the government In
prevention, and the arrest Of Gen. Walker. II is
believed that public meeting will shortly be held
on the subject.
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The Hon. Thomas +. Marshall publishes card
in the Louisville Journal, Of Thursday, in which
he proposes to deliver in the city Of Louisville
complete series of lectures on modern history,
civil and ecclesiastical beginning with the history
of the papscy where he left off in the last lecture
delivered there few weeks ago. He announces
fifteen lectures In all
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AGENTS FOR THE AMERICAN.

For First, Second, Third and Fourth Wards, Henri,
johnson, residence 400 X street
For Georgetown, lThe Embodyment)
For Sixth Ward, George Z. Dykes.
For Fifth and Seventh Wards, MoRrnEa SMALL
wooD.
HrSEr BoYxR, Agent for Alexandria
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e1Y- Some of the papers Ct the North call
ing themselves RepublicGn, together with the
National Bra of this city, assume the right to
lecture certain members Of the House Of Rep
ressntatives, to wit: Msssrs Morris Of Pa,
Clark of Conn, Campbell Of Ohio, and Claw
son and Robbins of N. j., because they did
not think proper to vote for Mr.. Grow for
Speaker. @HA
These papers put on very arrogant tone,
and attempt to exercise usurped authority.
Whoever may have voted for these gentlemen,
they were elected as Americdns, and not as
Republicans It is true that, as q choice Of
evils, perhaps, some of them two years ago
acted with the Republicans in the organization
of the House, and on many important ques-
tons relating to Kansas; but that gave the
Republicans no right to demand party fealty
from them, and no such right is admitted;
least of all has the Era anything to do with
them-as they never recognised its authority
or belonged to its distinctive party.
Mr.. Grow refused, two years ago, to vote for
"a person as one Of the officers Of the House,
we are assured, simply because he was an
Amsrican. What claim, then, has he to Ame-
rican support, and what right have Repu6A-
o0n papers to lecture Americans for their
votes9 Let them use the lash upon those
who train under them, americans will not
submit to it. The Era says:
"Let Messrs. Campbell, Ezra Clark, and the
New Jersey members, have the whole honor OF
representing the American party in the House,
and Repubicansm will not suffer in the least from
the fact"
The editor is probably not aware that there
are many members in the House whom he
ranks, we presume, as Republicans, who are
really Americans, and who believe the time
not distant when the Republican organization
will dissolve into thin air, and the American
sentiment become the predominating principle
Of the opponents Of the administration. But
such we know to be the fact.
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W We call the attention Of our readers to
an article in another part of this paper, en-
titled " PAPIsrYR EXPOSED" There are but
comparatively few presses in the United States
row, which win publish anything that initiates
against Romanism, however extraordinary may
DO its character, or however glaringly it may
expose the dark deeds practised in the name
Of religion Read the article.
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WALKER IN CUsroDY.--NEw YoRK DEC. 2s.-
Gen. Walker delivered himselfto Marshal Rynders
who has made arrangements to accompany the
prisoner to Washington tomorrow, to ascertain
the intentions of the President.
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The Hon. Isaac Toucey,
Secretary Of the Navy, Washington, D. G.

MARINE DISASTER Charleston, December 2S.-
The steamship Columbia, which arrived here to-
day, from Baltimore, reports having spoken, off
Cape Hatteras, the clipper ship Grey Eagle, from
City Point, Virginia, bound 10 Rio, with cargo Of
-four, dismasted. The latter refused assistance,
but seven Of her passengers were taken of by the
Columbia s.sts@ ~
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In Rome milk was used as a cosmetic, and for
baths as well as abeverage. Five hundred asses
supplied the bath and toilet vasesof the Empress,
Poppea. Some dozen or two of the came animals
were kept to maintain the decaying strength Of
FrancisHI. Of France. Apropos Of milk. Butter
was not known either in Greece or Rome until
comparatively late periods. TheGreeks received
it from Asia, and the Romans were taught the use
oft by the German ,natrons.
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ST. LOUIS, DEC. 2S.-Kansas advices of the 22d
instant have been received. The constitution with
slavery carried by large majority, but the re-
turns are meagre.
It is stated in Lawrence letters received by the
St. Louis Republican that body Of men had gone
TO Lecompton to seize the territorial arms Lane
had also gone to Fort Scott with the avowed in
tention to destoy the place-to exterminate the
pro-slavery settlers on the Shawnee reservation,
and carry the war into Missouri
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SPEECH OF JUDGE DoUGLAs.-We have read the
official report of the speech made by Judge Doug
las in the Senate Of the United States on Wednes-
day. It is very able effort and its argument
cannot be answered The speech win be more
looked for by the people than any that has been
made for several years. Columbus, lO.l Journal.
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Over CHARarNe. man named Lowell
hired a hackman named VIM. Moore, Of hack
No. A. on Saturday, to take him from the
Southern depot to the Central. The hackman
took him first to the Galena and then to the
Central depot, and charged him $3.50. He
was fined $25 by Justice King.
Another hackman, John Bingham, was hired
by bow to take him from the Milwaukee to
the Southern depot and charged him %. He
was fined $25 by Justice King, and made to
refund the boy the $5.--Albany Statesman.
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ANSWER.

With pleaars answer "yesp to the above
Questions
Entertaining the views Indicated in my answer
above, shall NOT only vote "yes" on these
measures, but If no older or ADLER member, whose
influence would be greater than mine, introduce
them into Congress, 4 shall do Il myseifif have
the honor of holding seat there.
g. u. FITCH.
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REVOLUTION IN MExIco.-Later advices have
been received from tho city of Mexico. Comonfort
had become dictator, and dissolved the Congress.
The city was in arms. Comonforts proclamation
annuls the present constitution, and convokes a
special Congress. The army in several of the
States had pronounced in his favor. No open op-
position to his measures had taken place.
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WALKER ExcITEMEsr in New ORLEANs.-The
news Of Walkers capture was received here with
general indignation, and great execration against
Paulding. meeting il called for tomorrow
noon. There Is an intense feeling here in favor Of
reinforcing Anderson
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against Romanism, however extraordinary may
BIO its character, or however glaringly it may
expose the dark deeds practised in the name
Of religion. Read the article.
"When the slavery question is submitted TO the
people of Kansas as has been provided, SO far as
that Territory is concerned, the object OF the Ne.
braska bill win have been fully and fairly at
tanned. 81 Richmond Enquirer. sg Y 2 @f 4
Then the Democrats OF the North were most
egrcgiously humbugged when they were in
duced to vote for that bill. They did not SO
understand it; the Southern Democrats did
notso understand it, and nobody so understood
1t when the bill was under discussion and
passed.
Intentionally or not, it cannot be denied thatby
opposing the admission OF Kansas under the action Of
the Lecompton Convention, they are giving aid and
comfort to the enemy Senator Douglas is in this
category II IL not at all unnatural that he should
be deeply interested in tho operation of the Me-
braska bill. And considering his former fidelity,
his previous bold defence Of Southern rights, we
are willing to bear with him 70 certain point
He has reached that point 1T he takes single
step beyond 1t, the Southern Democracy will for
sake him in sorrow. As he now stands before the
country, simple question of erpediency alone
places him in opposiAion TO the Administration
But upon that question, the fate Of the Union may
be turning. -" Richmond Enquirer.
Here is q very significant hint or caution to
Judge Douglas. "Gurardes cons" " You have
reached . certain point;'if you take single
step beyond il, the Southern Democracy will
forsake you"
Such is the threat sounded in his ear from
the South but at the same time he hears the
voice Of the North, saying "he who shall
countenance the monstrous fraud attempted to
be played off upon the people Of Kansas by
the Lccompton Convention, need never ask or
hope for favors from me. He shall never
more be officer of mine.
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AN OLD DOCUMENT.

On the 4th of August 1s49, the following
interrogatories were propounded to Mr.. Sena-
tor Fitch, by Grove Pomeroy:
/. VIII you, If elected, cote for the ancondition.
al repeal Of Slavery in the District of Columbian
2. Will you vote for the abolition of the inter
State slave trader
8. Will ysuSo for the Wilmot proviso. being
extended over the Territories Of California and
New Mexico, and against any law authorizing slaves
to be taken there as property?
Please answer the above questions, yes or no,
without comment.
Gpovr pourpoy