Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-03-13

general, upon the events which are taking place
in China, afford curious illustration of the IA
cility with which principles are knocked on the
head whenever they interfere with the interest
or ambition of eithernations or individuals.
Mr. BADGER, of North Carolina, whose dis
tinction as lawyer, entities his Judgment to
more than ordinary value, said at the conclusion
of1Judge Curtis opinion, in theeDred Scott
case, that 1t was the most clear, compact and
conclusive piece of judicial reasoning, from frst
to last, that he had ever heard or read.
As5 bill on the Bank Of George town, s.. q,
has returned to the Bank, bearing the following
Endorsement from somebody whose road ran
roughly:
Twas counting house clerk in Savannah,
Ga, under good wages, and taking kansas fe.
yer" was induced TO emigrate at Cincinnati,
en- route, quit my companions, and being out
of employment, 1 was forced to open my pocket,
book for my support, and have spent all 1 have
but this bank bill. now part from it at the
counter where my little all went; wretchedness
and misery stares me in the face, and while it
does, fill my glass t. drown a sorrow, and bid
fate do her worst, AUGUSTUS B. DANCE.
December 10, 1855.
TME South Carolina Times proposes the crca-
ton of Board Of Honor, to prevent the
necessity for settling private quarrels BY the
dtclIo. The proposition is, that when two gem
tlemcn have a falling out, and cannot come to a
reconciliation, they should lay their case before
a court-a Board of Honor-and abide by the
decision it shall award.
TnE Minister to Persia, of course, should be
imbusd with high sense oflthe commercial
Importance of his mission to the United States,
seeing that the value of our entire Persian
trade last year reached the enormous aggregate
of SI2, 900 Twelve thousand dolIars) Heis also
expected to be duly impressed with the utilitar-
ian nature of the description of merchandise in
which we have been investing, to that extraor-
binary cxtent,-to wit: assaEetida, opium,
camels, argali sheep, and wild asses
TuE New York Herald says ofthc newly ar
rived 'lion, Lord Napier, the British Minister
to the United States: "He is about five feet
nine inches in height, and dresses with demo-
cratic plainness His hair is black, strongly
intermixed with gray, though he does not APP
pear to be over thirty-ive years of age. His
large, searching dark eyes form very conspics
nous portion of his features The expression Of
the face is somewhat that of thorough bust
ness man, and his manner, though slightly ting
ed with 6outcur, is, nevertheless, quite cordial.
He is. in fact. very democratic lord. He dimes
at the table d; hOte rs matter of preference,
remarking that he wishes to become acquainted
with the people of this country.
4 petition was presented in the n. Y Assembly
on Friday to change the name Of Lyman Randall
Breed TO Lyman Breed Randall-becausc the
lady he wishes to marry is unwilling to assume
his present name. Poor fcllow-to lose his
BREEDING for so slight a causel
VOLUME of Edinburgh Essays, on the plan
of the Oxford and Cambridge Essays, has re-
Gently been published in England The SDec-
tator and other weeklies speak highly of its
merits. Among the essays is one by Alexander
Smith, (author of the s.Lifc Drama, y upon the
Scotch ballads, which is beautifully and Thought
fully written, Judging by the extracts and
comments Of the press The principles Of
taste and criticism which it states, differ widely
from those3which governed the muse who pre-
sided over the birth Of the Life Drama
TnE Northern Independent, progressive
Methodist paper, started to.rcpresent the more
decided anti-slavery sentiment of that body,
has in six months attained circulation of TO-
900. The principal editor is the Rev. William
Hosmer.
AT the last Court ball, the jewels of the En-
press Eugene were estimated at four millions
of francs, and the hounces of Aleucons lace
which covered the lilac satin. robe of her Maies-
ty cost six hundred thousand--the dress and
jewels thus amounting to almosta million OF
dollars.
AwRIr of injunction was issued Tuesday in
the Circuit Court of Md, on the petition of that
State, to restrain the Bait. & Ohio Railroad Co.
from issuing certificates of indebtedness; the
object being to prevent the proposed issue Of
bonds.
The Lower House of the Massachusetts, Leg
islature on Tuesday took action with reference to
the recent decision of the United States Court
| in the bred Scott case. An order was adopted
with ayiew toiustructing the members of Con-
gress to propose an amendment of the Consti.
tuition Of the United States, providing for the
election of the Supreme Court Judges by the
people for term of years
The AFRICAN ExoDus.-The Petersburg VA
| Express of yesterday, says:
OuTs clu1ens are beginning TO observe the un'
usual number of slaves that arc constantly pass.
ing through Petersburg, on their way South: and
to the minds of many, tho result appears newt
able, that it will need but the work of ten OF
twenty years to clear Virginia completely q
THAT part of her population "A company OF one
hundred passed through on Saturday,
Gauss OF raE QuARREl-The following are
the principal points set forth by the State ol
Maryland, why the proposed dividends by the
Baltimore and Ohio road, should not beallowed.
"That the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany contracted to build a railroad to the Ohio
River, and to devote its profits and resources to
that purpose, and that it had so done. Tho
~ mus used became III reality part q
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