Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-08-13

IHE ADVANTAGES OF THE SouTlt.--Ye have
nor SHADOW OF doubt, that II ON Southern
people would lally wake up, as they are now
iolng, In measure, to the DEVELOPMENT Of
their resources, their position for wealth, pros
perity and happiness, and all tho elements ne
tesshEy 10 render llfe desirable, Is far superior
To vitller OF the other great divisions Of orr
country, MIR. Peabody, the eminent banker
whose visit to his native country has been at.
tended with many marked eyidences .pf Ills
muhIhccnee and public spirit, has lust return.
ed from tour through the Southern and Wes-
Tern States, The N. Z. Herald thus speaks of
his return -
This gentleman finds the United States in n
tonollon OF general prosperity Of which he
haa no adequate conception hut as a whole,
he considers the Southern States rs occupyins
me most solid and permanent position of them
an Inc great staple Of cotton makes the
whole world forever tributary to tbem, This
Soinethlng which ut present they alone pro-
duce IN such quantities as adequately 10 sun.
Ply the lOOns Of Europe, and our own country
anu without which We may almost sav the
world would go naked. In the Northern States
the industrial pursuits OF men nre liabi, to
great commercial changes. The farm and
the Manufactured articles, tho course Of trade
"e demand for shipping, aud the price OF flour,
are al matters Of frequent and dangerous fluc.
lualloh; bnt cotton, under the impulse of an
increasing demand, and lie che pness Of It's
u
mhleh us producers may solidly and nnfearing-
ly repose.
Tue MARRiAaE.-The N. y. Tribune says
ne new onarget to which Mrs. Cunningham
haH subjected herself, has good deal shaken
the iaith OF those who inclined to believe in thu
reality Of her marriage with DR.. Burdcll.--
There Is one little circumstance bearing on The
reality OF that marriage which we have no
seen slludvd TO, but which, in 80 doubtful
ease seems entitled TO be taken into cor,dcra
tion. Tho fee paid to the clergyman who per
formed marriage ceremony was ten dollars
Now it was pretty well established Oh the Cor
Oner's inquest that DR.. Burdell was q very eco
nonical, not to say pcnurious man. He wa
not man TO pay ten dollars when live or even
three might have answered the purpose lust a,
we'll. II the marriage was real, II is plain from
the relations existing between The parties, a,
proved by Burdelfs own letters, THAI he must
nave been bulled or frightened into il. Thu
being SO driven into tho marriage would MOI
have boen likely to inspire the unlucky bride,
groom with any special generosity toward III,
Clergyman who was the instrument Tor tyino
the hateful knot"
Mrs. Cunningham has been lodged in the
Tombs, and application for bail has been re-
fused by Justice Dawson.
TABBr DOING wELL.-Ata ssplritual~ ex
liibition in Detroit, gentleman In the uudi
ence sent up a paper with the name of his fiji
vorite cat 'Tabby" written inside. Tho spiri
Or " Tabby" came up ut the call very promptly
and tho inquirer was delighted to learn that
she was doing we'll. Whom the paper was open.
ed, and it appeared that the spirit who hat.
been raped was that of defunct pussoy-cat,
the medium looked blank enough fora moment,
and general litter went round the room, but
she soon recovered her equanimity, and re-
quested the gentleman to Sc dry ups any furth-
or interr0gatOries, intinating that he was pre-
JUDGED, and that the spirits had enough OF his
" nasty, mean, talk" Two or three of tho
faithful here came to her rescue, and suggest
I'd that the offender " dig out" which he in
continently did, overwhelmed with confusion
at the monstrosity OF his offence, and the re-
suits thereof.