The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-12-02
GENERAL SUMMARY.

wi. SASSiUS M. CLAY.-lhe fr1enQS ana
neighbors of Mr. Clay recently made him a
public presentation of cane, for his gallant
defence of freedom at home and his country
abroad On the occasion the following toasts
were given:
The Union Of the States-The Sovereignty
of the States, and the Freedom of the States.
Laborers-The mud stills of society "The
stone which the builders refused has become
the heddstone of the corner
No more Southern ConUentions--Th sources
of commerce lie in the mines, in the fields, and
in the workshops. Intelligence is the source
of power. Make labor free, and we'll hear no
more of Southern inferiority Three cheers
The Declaration Of 1916 and the Constifu-
tion Of 1887. Nine cheers.
True Democracy-The numbers the wealth,
the worth, and the intelligence of the country
shall rule the country. Three cheers
The Ordinance Of 17S7-Which made all
the Them American territory FREE TERRI
TORY Three cheers.
The ST. Louis Democrat, in noticing this
ovation to true patriotism and manlness, re.
marks: f.
@ To those who have contemplated the gem
eral wreck of principle in the late organizations
which have contended for the mastery there, it
is truly refreshing to find such bold avowals
and such earnest convictions, thus uttered in
the very heart of the state. 1t puts to shame
the tame and unmanly utterances of those
hackneyed leaders who seek to reconstruct par
ties without giving ear to the resounding issues
Of the times-leaders with whom conservatism
means indifference as to principle, and whose
ideas of peace and union are centered in acqui-
essence in anything that is DONE"
INTERESTING SrArIsrIcs.-It appears from
the detailed and interesting report of William
Prescott Smith, ESQ.,, master of transportation
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
that of l,000,59l barrels of -four brought to
this city during the year ending September 30,
over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, l25,255
were shipped to New York, IS, LAB to Boston,
1905 to Providence, and l62, 509 to Philadel-
phia. The shipments of the past year were
l57 ,644 barrels more than for the previous year,
and leave 633,977 barrels for the Baltimore
market, brought hither by the railroad. The
quantity of coal delivered by the road during
the year was as follows At Locust Point,
26O,699 tons; in the city, 49,829 tons at way
stations, % ,267 tons for companys use, 5,49l
tons. The number of hogs brought to the city
for the year was 1885, against l59, 469 the
previous year; and the aggregate number of
ANIMALS was 1868, against 22l ,076 the pre-
vious year.-Sun.
CELEBRATION AT PrTrsBuRGH.-Pia Pittsburgh,
Nor. 26.-The Centennial Anniversary was OBJ.
served yesterday. The procession in honor of
the event was the largest that ever paraded in
our streets. 1t consisted of the various military
companies of the city and the neighborhood,
the soldiers of the Revolution and of the war of
28l2, the Mayor and other officials of the city
and county, the various trades, represented by
a large number of operatives, with appropriate
banners, emblems, and devices, the FIRE depart
ment, Odd-Fellows, Turner's, various benevolent,
literary, and other civic societies, and large
number Of citizens and strangers
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF SourH CARO-
LIMA Charleston, Nor. 23.-The message of
Gov. Allston to the Legislature Of South Caro-
lima was delivered to-day. The message is con-
sentative in tone, concise, and well written. 1t
calls the attention of the Legislature to the duty
of electing Q. 3. Senator in the place of Sen
ator Evans; refers in terms of congratulaton
to the progress of the railroads and other inter
nal improvements of the State; recommends
the investment of Southern capital more in
Southern improvements and less in Northern
securities; refers in terms of disapproval to
incendiary resolutions against Slavery by the
free-State Legislatures, declaring such resolu-
tons undeserving of response, and exhorting
the States to cultivate moral virtues. industrious
domestic habits, and to observe scrupulously all
the Federal obligations He then refers to the
recent SLAYER cases, as presenting in strong re-
lief the devotion to law and order of the people
of South Carolina, but expresses regret at their
as productive of unwontsd excite
ment. He questions the propriety of interfering
in such q manner with the commerce of the
inhabitants of Cuba, and expresses the belief
that while the navy Of the United States NAV
under the Constitution, DO charged with pre-
venting slave trade between the coast of Afri-
ca and our own shores, it is policy to let foreign
nations regulate their own affairs and enforce
their own police. The remainder of the mes
sage is confined TO State policy, recommending,
among other things, repeal of the usury laws.
CATCHING LAwYER.-An advocate of q
provincial town in France was few DAYS ago
waited on by sausage dealer, who said
"Sir, want to consult YOU If dog devours
sausages placed in my window, can make his
owner pay the damage 2" ii
"Certainly."
1" In that case, please to pay me twelve francs,
for your dog has just eaten sausages of mine to
hat extent
The advocate paid the money. An hour af-
er, the advocates clerk called on the sausage