The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-08-05

OF the proceedings OF D meeting al Deecu
Island, on the occasion of public dinner to
Senator Hammond. That gentlemsn's speech
was of course the great feature. In speaking
of the relations of the North and South, be
takes the following positions:
l. That if we we're we'll cut of the Union
with our Constitution and political institutions
established and acknowledged, the South would
be more prosperous than she is now, or Seems
likely to be, in the Union.
g. That we are not likely to dissolve the I'm
len until some very substantial issue is made
viz the North ruling rs by confirmed sec
tional majority, or renewal of the tariff, banks
&C., or direct tamperiDg with our slaves, &c.
3. That we have already achieved great vic
tories over the North, and that, if We would
unite and stand firmly, watchfully, with arms
in order, on the Constitution, truth Justice, AND
our rights, with the alternative of dissolution
there is reason to feel confident that we CAR
not only sustain ourselves in the Union, but
control the country, and, through it, the world
4. That the South should review infinitely
and analytically the ground of the prevalent
opinion that we want expansion of slave terri.
tory, and should also ascertain whether the
thing be possible for the South, with our limit
ed supply of slaves, which the Senator in
Inmates he is adverse to increasing by reopen
ing the slave trade, and which he regards as
wholly impracticable.
The President has appointed Mr.. Nugent,
editor of the San Francisco Herald, an agent
of the Government to proceed to Fraser river
for the purpose of preventing, by influence and
advice, any difficulties which might be likely
to arise between American miners and the
British authorities. The step would seem ju
dicious and timely. The proverbial superior
ity of prevention is in this case unusually de.
cided
1t is stated that the British Minister at Wash
ington, Lord Napier, has rendered to the State
Department the most satisfactory assurances
of friel dly policy toward cur countrymen al
Fraser river. Any ilhberality which the Hud
son Bay Company might be willing to exer
else will be overruled by the Home Govern
ment. The intentions of the English Ministry
are clearly indicated in the very sensible in
structions of Sir 4. Bulwer Lytton to Governor
Douglas.
1t is pleasant to reflect that we have fairly
earned the courtesy which Britain extends te
our miners by our own hberality in California
There are tens of thousands of our citizens q
this moment in New Caledonia, and it is ear
nestly to be hoped that peace and good viii
may characterize their intercourse with British
subjects and with the British authorities. Thu
is an important one, and the steE
taken by the President is abundantly justified
M Emile de Girardin, who is about to trave
for some time, gave grand farewell dinner Il
his friends few days since. Prince Napoleon
was present. and received numerous con
gratulations on his appointment to the Ministry
of Algiers and the Colonies. 1t is reported tha
he agreed with M. de Girardin and the MAORI
ty of his guests, that the limits within which
existing legislation confines the expression Of
public opinion ought to be extended.
Mr.. George Thompson, after an absence in
India of two years and half, has arrived in
London, having returned to England ola the
Cape. Mr.. Thompson's health was in so crit
cal q state during the voyage. that little hope
of his recovery was entertained; but, although
still suffering from extreme debility, there il
every probability of bis early recovery.
The Raleigh Register gives an interesting
account of the burial of the late Rev. Elishs
Mitchell, d. D., Professor of Chemistry, Miner
alogy, and Geology, in the University Of North
Carolina. He was inferred on the summit Of
Mount MITCHELL" North Carolina, which wal
named from him.
The original portrait of Hugh s. Legare, il
possession of Mrs Bullen, sister of Mr.. Legare
now residing il Iowa, is to be forwarded t.
Washington. A copy of it will be made BY
the artist, Stanley, and be added to the series
of portraits of the Attorney Generals of the
ney Generals Department.
Four Roman Catholic priests in this city
make public announcement, that, by the per
mission of Archbishop Hughes, they have or
ganized new enterprise under the title o
" The Missionaries Priests of St. Paul tn.
Apostle" They propose to commence thei
course of missions in the latter part of Sep
tember.-M. Y Paper.
Mr.. A. Dudley Mann has written letter t.
the Richmond South, setting forth his reason
for advocating the Atlantic Steam Ferry pro
ject which he says he does because the pla,
would divert the traffic and mails between
Europe, Australia, China, Japan, the Pacii,
States, the West Indies, Mexico, and Contra
America, from their present routes across THU
Continent.
The Shakespeare autograph is enshrined il
the British Museum. 1t lies on velvet, in
sloping mahogany case, with plate glass be
fore it, and curtains of blue silk to protect i
from too strong light. "What a change
says the illustrated London Ne,cs, "from lyins
in dirty chest in three. pair. back attic, of
Cbancery lanel"
The New York Quarantine is not the onl,
place which has been visited by yellow fever
vessels from the West Indies, as will be seer
by the following item from the Boston Journa
of yesterday: the barque Sebois arrived q
quarantine yesterday, from Cienfuegos, via Key
West, having cases of yellow fever on board
On the lst instant, Henry Mason, of Charles
town, the second mate, died at sea of yellow
fever, and on the 9th instant, on account of tn,
sickness Of Capt. Mcneil, the Sebois put int
Key West, where the captain died on the sam.
day. The Sebois then proceeded on her voy
age to this port On the 10th, another sea
man, named Thomas Mcfarland, died of tn,
disease, and on the 18th still another, Georg,
Norman.
The New Bedford Mercury states that in tn,
shed of Messrs. Hastings l. Co., of that city
are stored $4,000 barrels of sperm and whale
oil, being the largest quantity ever stored il
any one shed in New Bedford. Is it reasona
bly, safe to store 30 much oil in one shed, anC
are inusrance Offices justified in taking risk
upon it? The oil must be worth somethins
like half q million dollars. Three Sperm
whalers arrived at New Bedford in the twenty
four hours ending Friday morning, bringing
1890 barrels sperm oil. During the last week
eight whalers arrived at that port, three o
which will lose to their owners about $40 900.
They have organized Southern League q
Montgomery, Ala, the ultimate effect of which
it is easy to foresee, will be the dissolution O.
the Union, or the universal recognition of ne
groes as its paramount interest. The means
which point like 80 many unvarying magnet
to this pole, are the rejection of all future com
promises, the election of none but State-rights
6re-eating, secessionist, Pro-slave.trade Dem