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WASHINGTON, March Is, 1857
~ II. MAINLY,
Secretary Of State.

GENTLEMEN: The assurance of kindly sentiments and
personal regard contained in your letter of the Sd instant
was, assure you, most welcome to With your
spectful department towards personally, and the
head of the department. your ready and cheerful comp
with my requests and your fidelity and ability in
the discharge Of your duties to the public had every
to be well satisfied In these and indeed in all
respects your conduct has mcted strong expression OF
my appreciation evcrythng has not been done in the
department. while was there, which the obligations Of
public duty imposed the country had right to expect
quite that the delinquency is in degree inn
p6abe to the clerks but the judgment of the country
shall be, you anticipate, that the business has been
faithfully, ably and successfully administered it would
be unjust well ungatefu in not to assign to you
liberal share in such gratifying commcndation.
As the end of my service approached, contemplated
the event in the confident belief that it would not be at
tended by any circumstance which could excite feeling
of regret my part but in this anticipation confess
overlooked the of the personal ties which had
been formed by official relation In that relation you
my regard and esteem, and, whatever may be your
destiny in life be assured you will have my best wishes
for your welfare.
With sentiments of esteem and affection, sincere
ly yours, &C., w. L. MARCY.
To Messrs w. Hunter, and others, of the Department
of State, Washington, d. c.
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columns to-day, copied from the Cassville (Geor-
ga) Standard is proof to the point The following
from the Cincinnati Enquirer contains several state
ments which are worthy of careful consideration:
An overwhelming majority of the people go
with Walker for constitution which shall be submitted
to the whole people OF the Territory The southern pro-
slavery satisfied with Walker Elmore former
y Of Alabama Stringfcow, of the leaders of the
so-called border-ruans the settlers from South Caro-
na Georgia. and the South generally declare their en-
tire satisfaction with the of the governor so do
Doniphan and Atehison Woodward of South Carolina,
few years ago of the abest representatives from
South Carolina in Congress, and an intimate friend of
MIR. Calhoun Lecomptc Isaacks, and Whitfield all sus
tain Walkers course
1.-The Missouri people on the border who have large
interests in Kansas, also approve Walkers programme.
And the black republicans Topekaites have
been completely subdued by the skiIfu management of
this shrewd bold and practical statesman Quite re-
Gently Gov. Walker, dispensing with all military or
other aid went to Topeka mingled freely with the peo
pie, discussed political questions with them and in sew
ea popular contests rumphed the disaected and
dissatisfied the great mass of the people recognising the
justice, equity and wisdom of his course We are as
sured by the very best authorities, that Gov. Walker
would carry the Territory by vote approaching near
to unanmity, that ii would be quite useless for his OPP
ponents TO hold poll
Now think that such results these are the best
proof of the wisdom of the policy and the efficiency of
the employed by the government. The tree is
judged by its fruits The people of Kansas are the best
Judges of their interests, and the most legitimate
regulators of their institutions and politics If they
satisfied and pleased donotscc with what right and
propriety the politicians and conventions of Mississippi
Georgia. and South Carolina find fault with him, In
the convention which met the Sd july at ecompton
there was overwhelming majority of southern and pro-
slavery That body embraced all the ultra southern
in the Territory. They declared unanimously their
confidence in Governor Walker their full approval of his
policy and by forytwo to one supported the PROPOSE
ton that the constitution Of Kansas should be submitted
to the people Who shall go between the people of
~ st.,ts,, a,I,r
Where is the democrat North or South who will dare to
deny this people the right of determining the condi
tons and policy of their institutions Shall Kansas
be ruled and controlled in South Carolina and Masachu
sctts by its citizens Shall her people be denied
the rights which have been enjoyed and exercised by the
citizens of all the other Territories and States
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HON. A. r. WRIGHT.

The democratic papers Of the fifth district of Geor-
gia speak in the highest terms Of their candidate for
Congress, Hon. A. r.. Wright. We copy the follow
ing from the Georgia Platform;
Nothing that we could say would make our readers
of the fifth district better acquainted with Judge Wright
than what they He has for many years resided
among them, and his brilliant talents soul stirring elo
quence and high moral worth familiar with them as
household gods. For many years he the presiding
judge of the Cherokee judicial circuit in which honorable
position he sustained himself with great credit mpartally
administering the laws of the land Before and since he
left the bench he has been of the leading practitioners
at the bar As advocate he has but equals and
superiors. With mind well stored with general fund
of information, intimately acquainted with the law and
with genial nature and burning coqucncc he has been
able to wcld influence before the ures of his country
almost miraculous. He of the first in the
State who openly combated the herces of know noth
ngism and from that day till this, whenever
sion presented ITSELF has his unrvacd cloqucnce been
heard in advocacy Of civil liberty and the freedom of
conscience Judge Wright is bold and fearless debater
and If elected of which there is not shadow of doubt
the South will have in him upon the floor of Congress
one of her ablcst defenders
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WHO ARE TILE sUppoRTERs on GOV. wALKrn,

WHO ARE THE SUPPORTERS OF GOV. WALKER Z
Kansas correspondent of New York paper
writes on the It'll instant
q Gov. Walker has the people Of Kansas with him
At Pioa the other day. at the land sales he addressed
meeting slavery, free State and abolition was
followed by ultra Garrison Greeley man. who raked
up all the old difficulties opened up old wounds and
produced heated excitement Gov Walker replied in
calm, impnssioncd address, in which, under the excite
mcnt of the moment, he exhibited more than his usual
ability leaving Mr. Foster, the abolition speaker liter
ally not plank to stand upon The result was that of
declared openly and in the enthusiastic manner that
they would cordially sustain Gov. Walker Wherever
he goes he is received with the greatest kindness and the
people of all sdcs avow purpose to sustain him. and
they will sustain him.
see it reported that he is the representative of
mere faction in the Territory. Never was there more
direct misrepresentation On the Sd instant at Iecomp
ton, congressional convention held IL was COM
posed of about twothr proslavery and one third free
State democrats. They nominated ex-Gov Ransom
formerly Of Michigan for Congress They voted down
iorty-two to onea resolution presented by Mr. Jen-
kns pledgipg the support of the party to the const
ton to be adopted If it shall not be submitted to
The people They cordially endorsed Gov. Walker. and
appointed committee inviting him to address them and
received him and his remarks with the strongest demon
s.rauons OF applause You wrong in placing DR.
sngfeow and others IN opposition to the territorial
government They are cordially with Gov Walker and
everywhere sustain him, and so docs Col Doniphan'
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FURTHER FOREIGN NEWS.

The telegraph furnishes US with the following addition
al intelligence by the Anglo Saxon, which arrived
at Quebec from Liverpool ON Saturday last
INDIA
The India overland mail had arrived at London, with
volumnous accounts conhmaory Of the telegraphic an
of the mutny In the Indian army The de-
tails are somewhat less alarming than the bare telegraph
c accounts Of the movement which would be confined to
Delhi.
Troops were marching from every side against the town
muneers the Puaub and every precaution had been
taken 10 trarnple out the first spark OF treason
Meerut and Delhi placed under martial law and
the native princes were sending contngents " the british
forces and to Mecrut The native troops he'd murdered
every officer whom they could lay their huds at Del
hi IL supposed that Mr. Fraser, the commissioner
had fallen with many men, women, and children The
muny had not affected the troops at other stations.
The Calcutta market has generally undergone but little
change, Freights continued high.
AT Bombay freghts lower and still tending down
wards.
The London Commercial Daily List had learned that
report was current in we'll Informed quarters that govern
ment was possession of from India that tranquil
lily had been restored.
The dates from Canton river TO the 9Th Of May
Several attempts had been made to blow up the ships
there one of which was nearly successful No military
operations could be undertaken before October ls owing
to the heat of the weather.
The Singapore correspondent of the London Times
that we have little dispute here between the English
and American authorities. On the 25th of February last
the American ship Crm dc Leon Captain Tucker bound
to China fell in with the Dutch ship Henrietta Maria
Captain Tucker boarded her, and found she was nevi
gated by Chinese only.
Their story that they had risen against the Dutch
and compelled the captain to run over TO Cochh-
China where they allowed him and his officers to take to
their boats and they trying to make their way to
China.
Captain Tucker took possession of the Hcnrictc Maria
after considerable difficulty and took her to Singapore The
authorities here sent Batavia to give notice Of tho
circumstances The Yankee hoisted the American flag
board the Heprictc Maria and the Singapore author
ties sent over armed force and hauled it down.
Dutch vessclowar arrived and took away the ship,
and the Batavian authorities say that any claim for sal
wage be duly decided by the courts of Batavia.
Captain Tucker then put the matter into the hands
of the consul and the American soop-ofswar Ports
mouth went ostensbly to about IT, but, believe,
to take in the ratification Of the American treaty with
SIAM
The dates from Foo hoo to the 30th of April,
and mention the approach of the rebels. causing
siderable ncasiness among the merchants and wealthy
people, who removing their property.
stoppage of trade anticipated and operations
in teas could be carried on for the next season.
AT Hong-Kong business very quiet and freghts
unaltered
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THE UTAH EXPEDITION.
The following paragraphs appear in the St. Louis

The following paragraphs appear IN the Of Louis
Republican of Thursday last
1.-The preparations for the Utah expedition going
with great zeal at Fort Leavepworh IL Is understood
that the troops will be sent out in three divisions, that
they encamp at different points and thereby be
of abundance of grass for the horses and cattle Gen
Harvey will soon be prepared 10 at the head of the
whole force, and have doubt Of his being able to
render good account Of himself whether in Utah else
where. Up TO Monday last to which time advces
reach, nothing had been heard from Col Sumner
mand except that he within fifteen miles of
Ash Hollow.
''The Tene Haute Alton, and St Louis Railroad Com
pany yesterday brought to this city 22l troops destined
for Utah They from Carlisle Barracks, Pcnnsylya-
mia, and were under command of Capt Duncan, United
States rifles The other officers accompanying were Capt
Anderson I'd Dragons; Lieut. jackson, rifles and Lieut.
Lee I'd cavalry. These troops at placed on
the Pacific railroad cars and left at p M, for Jefferson
City by rail- and thence TO Fort Leayenworth by the
lightning line They mostly recruits, and will be
Fort IeayenWorth I"
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THE CANVASS IN. NORTH CAROLINA.

The Kalegh North CaroIinal Standard OF last Sat
urdays issue has the following cheering intelligence
Our information from the first and sixth congress
sonal districts is of the most cheering character Messrs
Shaw and Scales evidently the tide of success
Their powerful efforts telling the Keeling and
dsorganized forces Of the opposition. Let every dem
ocrat and anti-know nothing bit work
We must look for close vote, but in
cessant effort and H vote will insure the victory
Remember that free suffrage il to be voted for the
day that members of Congress will be elected
Thursday, he 6h doyef Apgua DO not forget the day
do not forget free suffrage do not forget the democratic
candidates for Congress in the FIRST second third fourth
fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth districts.
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About fifty persons the Virginia and Tcnncs
see railroad last Friday their way to the Virginia
Springs. Most of them from Mississippi and the far
South and destined TO the Montgomery White Sulphur
the Greenbrier White Sulphur, and the Rockbrdgc Alum
Springs.
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TTHHf NIV WV lVTh I'FY I5'Vk
HON. JAMES GUTHRIE.


We learn that the Hon. James Guthrie is in this
city, and we also observe that the common council is
taking measures for extending to him the of the
governors In the board of aldermen last evening
Alderman Clancy offered the following resolutions !;
which were unanimously adopted
Whereas the Hon. James Guthrie, late Secretary Of
the Treasury visit to this city and whereas
the distinguished ability and stern integrity with which
he has administered the financial affairs of the nation
title him to the profound respect and lasting gratitude of
the commercial metropolis of the Union: therefore
.Resoyo1 That the of the governors room he ten
dcrcd the Hon James Guthrie in which to receive the
respects of his fcllow-citizens
We trust that Mr. Guthrie will accept this offer of the
common council, and allow his feow-ctizens Of New
York city the pleasure of meeting him face to face We
arc confident public retired from official
position with more credit to himself, honor to
the country, than Mr. Guthrie The rigid integrity and
prudent craftsmanship of Mr. Guthrie known and APP
precated bya classes and would suggest to the mer-
chants the proprcty of extending to Mr. Guthrie while
in the city, some substantial mark of appreciation.
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OFFICIAL.

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT
John G. Hays, of California, surveyor general of
Utah
eral of California.
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terrible death occurred the night of the 4th in
Chicago A rocket entered the window of house
Clark street and struck Mrs Sarah A. Smith i'm the centre
of the forehead entering about six inches, and from APP
pearances exploding within the cavity of the skull of
course killing her instantly.
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THE LATE SECRETARY MARCY.
We are permitted to lay before the public the sub
joined interesting correspondence. 1t will speak for
itself:
WAsu,,soroS. March 3. 1857,


itself:
WASHINGTON, March 3, 1857
The undersigned, clerks in the Department Of State,
cannot allow the official relation which they have held
towards you to terminate without expressing their high
sense your courtesy and kindness of the admirable
ample which you have been to them of ndefatigabe
public servant and of the honor which they sensible
Of deriving from association with you in the depart
ment when its business, according to the universal YER
dict of your contemporaries which they postcr
ty will confirm has been most faithfully ably and
ccssfully administered.
They pray you to accept their best wishes for the
longaon of your useful life and for your future health
and happiness.
w. Hunter, Francis Markoc,
Edwd Stubs, II. s. Chow,
James s. Macke, George J. Abbot
Edmund Flagg, H. d. johnson,
r. w. Young, Alexr Dimtry
A. HI Derrick, w. G. Rcddall,
j. r. Polk, r. S. Chiffon,
George Chapman, VIM. 4. Stubs,
VIM j. Bromwcll, William Hogan,
III. d. j. Pratt H. O. Mclaughlin,
George Bartle, Jno. G. Nevins,
Thos. @. Cox, Fcrd Jefferson.
w. 2. Faherty,
To the Hon. WILLIAM l.. MARCY,
If
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Nau;gaiion Of he Yanyxa, Ke~g, China Referring TO
my previous communications the subject of the inn
proyement of the navigation of the Yangtsze Keang,
in which the detail given OF the concessions made by
the Chinese authorities for that purpose, have to
announce, that, in addition to light-vesse which has
been on its station for than year, beacon has
been reared of brckwork 10 feet high situated the
main land and the eight iron buoys ordered by from
Europe have arrived andare being placed in the most de-
srabe spots to greater safety to inward and out
ward bound vessels The work has been completed
well its novelty and other embarrassing circumstances
would admit The entire has been nineteen thousand
five hundred dollars, equal in American money to about
thirty thousand dollars very competent has
had charge Of the lghtyessel from the beginning and
series of tidal wind and current observations have been
furnished by him.
This work is complete as is intended and mas
much it is result often before undertaken but
accomplished feel graed at which must
der less frequent the great destruction of life and prop
ery heretofore incident to the navigation of this DANCE
river.
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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

CystalizaJness Of The JUICE Of The Chinese Sagar CmeIn
letter the Patent Office, DIR. Charles T. Jackson of
Boston, writes that he had put Mr.. Ways crysalized
sugar and lot Of his obtained from Mr. Wainwrights
plants into the hands of the microscopic department of
the Boston Society Of Natural History, and that report
would soon be made the nature of this sugar DIR.
Jackson looked with microscope at the crystals which
rhombc prsms, of the canesugar type which
contrary to the opinion expressed by Dr. A. A. Hays,
who contends that they nothing but grape sugar,
which in cubes and not in rhombc prisms. Pro-
essos Bacon and Cook and Dr. Shaw the committee
who have the subject in charge.
Compensation Of Registers and Receivers Of Public Money
BY the act of Congress approved April 20 1873 the
compensation registers and receivers of the land
offices fixed at five hundred dollars each, with
mission of per cent each all moneys received and
recepted provided the whole amount should exceed
for any year the of three thousand dollars Under
the provisions of this act officer receiving temporary
appointment during the of the Senate would be
titled his maximum of commissions for such temporary
service service commencing from the date of the
rmaton of his appointment by the Senate Thus fscrvng
one month temporarily before receiving the confirmation
Of the Senate commission of two per cent would be
paid for year service. Believing that it not the
intention Of Congress that the commission for any
year. to whomsoevcr paid should exceed in the whole
the of ST. $780, the Commissioner of the General Land
Office in his annual report recommended to Congress
further legislation the subject to restrict the
commissions of these officers to quarterly pro rata allow
ance of the maximum of 81, 500 per annum, their
pensaton both for sales and commissions, to
and be calculated from the time they enter the dis
charge of their duties No action, however, was taken
by Congress.
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An exchange paper says that wr, ah of black walnut
leaves suspended in will drive out fes and that
they will not enter the again till the wreath
withered
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We learn from the St Paul Pioneer and Democrat of
Tuesday the It'll inst, that Monday last Mr.. Brown,
an Indian trader at the Sioux agency arrived In S. Paul
and brought intelligence that party under Mr. Elan
drau pursued portion of kpadutas band of sayagcs
who committed the murders and atrocities at Spirit lake
and shot of that barbarous and savage chief This
son, who has thus met his doom, the Indian who
dragged Mrs Noble from the lodge Of the Yankton chief
and after outragng her. beat her TO death with clubs
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sSAr HxSKr ~ LswI Montgomery Alabama generatrav
cling the Alabama and Tennessee assisted by
Ixws JANIS O.. LKwp, ID. LEWIS.
arMr IRAn No 1872 South Tenth street Philadelphia
Is our general travelling agent assisted by WEN,
DxRlxe HAsbu JAMES rHos D. MICS W Mon
K,sos H. W. wIIxr L. wAnssAs, H. Carson d X Mus
ny, Bks. y. swAis, r. AsasAs, and y. DAVIS
sSrMr W. JANE No street. Cincinnati, Ohio
general collecting agent States and Texas assisted
TnoMAs TnoNAs, Tos ~ JANIS, DR. A. L. OnIns
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The telegraph furnishes US with the following addition,
al intelligence by the steamer Anglo Saxon, which arrived
at Quebec from Liverpool ON Saturday last
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1857-11-20

Ma YoR's CoURT.-There was but little
business before Mayor Ferguson, this
morning, but the session was quite leng-
thy not adjourning until near ~ o'clock.
AssAULT.-Yesterday after we went to
press, H. Drake, was arrested on the
charge of assaulting Geo. Hall, but upon
giving security for his appearance this
morning at O'Clock, he was discharged.
AGAIN.-The above individual was ar
rested again last night, charged with as
sault and battery upon Geo. Hall, not
withstanding his promises to the contra
ny. He was committed to answer the
charge before the next Corporation Court.
SERVED HER RIGHT.-Phoobe Smith
some days ago made complaint against
Emma Clark, charging the latter with
using abusive and insulting language to
her in the streets. It appearing that
Phoebe was in the habit of retaliating, the
Mayor very justly bound them both over
to keep the peace.
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Local Items.

The CIRCUIT CoURT.-JUDaE BAKER,
Presiding. After our going topress yester-
day, this Court succeeded in getting a
Jury in the case of the Commonwealth
cs, Richard Addington, who stands in
dicted of feloniously wounding, with in
tent to MAIN, disfgure, disable or kill.
VIM. Fl. Addington.
The following gentlemen composed the
Jury.
John Lester, John Baldrey, j H Sirich,
M Smiley, Charles Jordan, c. B. Gwat-
mey, W c Wingfeld w Lawrence. VIM
Hannaham. Joseph A Bilisolv. Samuel
Cuthrel, and A Bolkin.
Several witnesses were called and ex-
amined, and just before nightfall the case
was submitted to the Jury, who retired.
After brief absence they returned with
the following verdict -
''We,the Jury, find the prisoner :sGeal-
TO- and ascertain the term of his impris-
onment in the Peniteatiary to be for two
years"
The Court then adjourned until this
morning.
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