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pertinent, the result of which demonstrates that

pertinent, the result of which demonstrates that
for profitable agriculture it is worth far less
than our unoccupied Southwest Speculation
has sent up prices there: but the bubble must
sooner or later burst, to the pecuniary ruin of
hundreds OF thousands. The great permanent
outlet for the increase of our population is to
be to the southwest, over Arkansas, New Mex
leo and Texas into Mexico, and, eventually,
Central America, where the pioneers who are
to form that region into States one after the
other, are to be Southern men; emigrants from
Southern States, who, if protected by the Gen.
eral Government In their right to chose institu-
tons for themselves, will surely adopt the insti-
tuition of domestic slavery, not only from early
associations, but because the soil, climate, &c,
of the country they will thus prepare for the
subsequent settlement Of the horde that will
pass down upon them from the surcharged
northern hive, all favor such choice.
The true value of the principle of the Kansas.
Nebraska act to the South will not be practi-
| cally experienced until then. 1t may be fifty
years hence until it will thus commence to be
realized; probably not twenty five, and, possibly,
not ten years before one or more States in
Southern ATTITUDES are knocking at the doors of
the Capitol for admission in the Union-North
orn Texas, portion of New Mexico, including
the arabic portion Of the Gadsden purchase and
not improbably, more or less of Mexico living
adjacent to us, which will have been acquired
by the United States, We trust by fair purchase
ere half n century rolls around.
Thus does our cOuntrys future appear
through our telescope; and we appreciate no
less sincerely the wisdom of the last National
Democratic Convention, in so early enunciating
the great national idea and principle which is
to protect the South in the unnfueneed enjoy
ment of all her natural advantages that will
come into play when these things eventuate,
than the far-seeing craftsmanship and abiding
patriotism which President Buchanan has mani
Tested amid this tempest about Kansas leading
him to reject all ideas and every measure in
connection with the affairs of the Territory that
may directly or Indirectly tend to weaken the
supremacy Of the great principle we have so
eften mentioned in the course of these remarks
on which hinges the peaceful, profitable, fair
and just solution of the great problem of our
country's coming expansion. as described.
In thus faithfully discharging his duty under
mics, and not few short-sghted Southern
friends, 1--WE regret to have to write he is secur-
ing for the SOuth's future inestimable advant-
ages which are justly, properly, lawfully, and
cOnstitutionally hers, that would be lost to her
forever, were he to permit himself to be swerved
from the strict administration of the affairs of
Kansas on the principle Of the KansaS-N ebras-
ka act, by these complaints, so short-sighted on
the part of some Of those who, though uttcring
them, desire to be his political supporters.
GREAT AMERICAN OEATIoy.-We have
read the first half of the address delivered by
Hon. X. M. L. Hunter at the recent commence
ment of the Virginia State Military Institute
at Lexington, which is all of it that has yet ap-
peared in print, and confess that in the whole
course of our reading of such papers we never
met with one SO eloquent, learned philosophic
and interesting. The mystery is-how a gen.
tleman, immersed as Mr.. Hunter has constantly
been from earliest manhood in affairs of state
and the management of his extensive private
property, could have become sufficiently learned
to be the author of this great essay! 1t shows
him to be master in the natural no less than
the mathematical sciences, bright and uni
versal scholar in literature, polite as well as
classic; historian in whose mind s-eye pro-
found reading and profounder reflection have
made centuries but as years, in the knowledge
OF most historians of the day All know him
to be, perhaps, the most extensively informed
American statesman of the era as well rs the
American public man most thorough in all the
thousand and one details of the American pub
lIp . Int nd Ii. l.
have. To find him possessing also the attain
ments necessary to qualify him to be the author
of this so able end beautiful address, is almost
astounding.
AN AWFUL AFFAIR.-The news of the death
of the Hon. Leander Cox, of Kentucky. in a
personal rencOntre with his competitor for Con-
gress, the Hon. John NJ. Mason, has caused a
thrill OF horror to run through the veins of all
the many acquaintance and friends Of both
these gentlemen in this city. No two other
public men in their position were more es-
teemed in private life here, nor were any other
regarded as milder and more scrupulous gen.
tlemen in all the attributes of their respective
characters. Of course, no one can form an opin
ion of the merits of their so deplorable contro-
versy that has thus terminated. What a warn
ing against the practlce Oh permitting politics
to run into personalities, is such a termination
of stump contest between two such men as
Leander Cox and John NJ. Mason
DEPARTED.-The party under the superin-
tendence of Geo. L. Sites, Esq, charged with
the duty of constructing wagon road from the
mouth of the Platte, via Omaha city, Dacotah
city, and the Omaha reserve, to the Running
water river in Nebraska, got underweigh with
their work on the 2jth June ultimo, at the
mouth of the Platte under suspicious circum-
stances, according to information received here
Saturday evening last 1t is expected that
wagon way will be opened over the whole of
the route by the commencement of the winter.
The small sum appropriated for this work so far,
will not permit the road to be as well made as
is necessary, we apprehend; for it is to open up
to settlement almost the entire portion of Ne