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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERIISERJANUAEY

trust against US among The members OF the
great family ofcivIIz=i nations.
But il motives Of duty were not sufficient to
restrain Us from engaging in such lawless en-
terrrises. our cgidcnt interest rughi to dictate
this policy. These expeditions are the most
efectuaI mode of retardjng American pro
gress; although TO promote this Is the avowed
object Of the leaders and contributors 10 such
undertakings.
1t is beyond question the destiny of our
race to spread themselves over the continent
Of Nprth America, and this ut no distant
day should events be permitted to take their
natural course. The tide Of emigrant5 will
flow u the South, and nothing can eventual
~ arrest its progress. Il permitted 10 60
there, peacefully, Central America Will soon
contain an American population, which vii
confer blessings and benefits as we'll upon
the natives as their respective governments.
Liberty under the restraint of law, will pre-
serve domestic peace; whilst the different
transit routes across the isthmus IN which
we are so deeply interested will have assured
protection.
Nothing has retarded this happy condition
Of affairs 50 much as the unlawful exrcdl-
tons which have been fitted out in the UnI'
ted States to make war upon the Central
American States. Had one halt Of the mum
Der of American citizens who have miser--
blv persisted in the first disastrous eXped.-
ton Of Gen. Walker settled in Nicaragua
as rclccful emigrauts, the OBJECT wnlch
we all desire would ere this have been, n
great degree, accomplished. These e1pedi-
tons have caused the people of the Central
American States t. regard us with dread
and suspicion. Il is our true pOiicy to re
move this apprehension, and to convince them
that we intend to do them good, and not
evil We desire, as the leading power on
this continent. to open, and, ii need he, to pro
tect every tansit route accsS the lsthmus, not
only for cur own benefit, but that Ul the world,
and thus open free across to Contra Amer
ca, and through it to our Pa,lic possessions.
This policy was commenced uoder favorable
auspices, when the expedition, uuder the CON-
mani of Gen. Walker escaped from our ter
ritgries and proceeded to Punta Arenas
Should another expedition of similar
character again eyade the vigilance Of our
officers and proceed to Nicaragua, this would
he fatal, at least for a season, to the peaceful
settlement Of these countries and to the
policy Of American progress. The truth Is,
that no administration can successfully COZ
duct the fJresn aft airs Of the c)untry 10 Cen
trail America, or anywhere else, il 1t Is to
be interiered with at every step by Iewless
military expeditions "eet on FOOT in the
United States. JAMES BUCHANAN.
WASHINGTON, January !, 1857.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09
The amin Bey Fraud.

A private letter from COns'antInople make,
statements respecting the United States of.
Gals near the Ottoman Porte, which demsnl
and we doubt not. will receive a thorough 10
vestigstion at the State Departm cut.
One charge is, that person who was then
and still il, a salaried officer OK this Govern.
ment, was the agent of the Amin Beg FrqH."
This disgraceful affair WAS rather hushed ur
but many will doubtless remember that al
ordinary teacher 10 the Turkish naval .cho9.
was brought over here by an attache Of tds
United States legation at COnstautnople, and
palmed off on the United States as the envoy
Of the Sultan. Mr.. Webster, then Secretary
of State, 6as duped into asking $4,000 D.
Congress for the support Of the spurious e.
vOy while in this country; and on this money
the itinersnt schooImaster and his Snowman
made quite q figure, and were received With
all the hOnors IN many OF the leading cites
Secretary Webster was no, a little moriia.
ed at having yielded 80 easily to THE impCs-
ton; but, for some reason or other, be
overlooked the fault, and retained IN Office
the culprt, who had devised and carried u
out at the expense Of the country. Mr.
Marsh, our then minister at Constsutinorle.
lent his aid t. smooth over the affair With the
Sultan, VINO, says or Correspondent, was sur
prised and incenscd. not less at the Impu-
dence of Amin and his confederate, than a,
the strange anxiety OF the United States wIn.
lister to stife public explanations" Mr.
Webster may have been ashamed Of being 60
easily duped; but that would not excuse his
retaining in Office the partner aud prime
mover 10 the trick.
Our friend suggests the possibility Of some
connection between the extreme indulgence
of our minister at CUnstantinople, in shield
ing and whitewashing his subordinate, and
the preparation of his own claim for $50
600, for extra services, which met with such
favor in the late Black Republican Congress
A call for documents ana information On
the various cases IN which it Is alleged tho
United States ministers at COnstanunopYe
have refused or entirely neglected to protect
our citizens, would probably reveal some very
curious sins Of omission and commission 10
that quarter. An official inquiry into what
the United States legation IN Turkey has
dnne-and not done-for the last ten years,
would, if truly rendered, give Us the racle.t
comedy Of diplomacy ever set up By AmsFlcan
type Washington States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

/. will be racollected tina, Mr.. Underwood
Of Prince William county. was some time
since presented for publicly avowing the
opinion that the master has no right in the
ownership Of his slaves &c. The present
mcnt was recently tried, aud Mr.. Underwood
mucted in the sum Of one hundred aud fifty
dollars. lie is a magistrate in the county,
and on Monday last, Court day, assembled
the beech, as one of the Court. But the rot
of the magistrates refused to sit with him
and requested him to withdraw. But he Do.
stiuate!y refused, and his brother justices as
obstinately persisted in their course, until a
late hour 10 the day, when Underwood, as a
special favor to gentleman who wished to
have some business done left the bench, and
the business Of the day proceedeI.--B'uc
PjEgc Zen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

After the reading Of the Presidents Mes
sage on the Walker case in the Senate, on
Thursday, Mr.. DAVIS disseDted from tie
ground assumed by the message, that the
neutrality laws gave the power to use the
nayy as a police force on the high seas, and
commended that instead Of sending vessels to
a foreign port to intercept arrivals on those
shores, they should have been stationed Oh
New Orleans, at the mouth of the MlssiSS1p
ri, at Mobile, and New York. Ii all that
was charged were true, it was but misde-
meapor, which, though 1t would justify the
arrest here, would not do it there; these par
ties were safe from our jurisdiction as soon
as they touched the shore OF Nicaragua
MIR. Brown, also, spoke at some length, dis
septins from the ground assumed IN the
MESA ge, in relation to the neutrality laws,
and censuring the act Of Commodore Pauld-
ing. which he contended the President should
have openly condemned, without seeking to
pallia.e. Mr.. SEWARD ra'her sustained the
message as holding an exact balance. lie
passed a hig1 eucomium upon Major Gen.
SCOTT, who had been sent by the Government
TO put an end to 6llibustering on the North
ern frontier, and said It was the brightest OF
all bis houors aud greenest Of all his "rea'hS
that be had preserved peace between two
great nations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

Mr.. Faulkner has made an appeal to the
House of Representatives to stop for awhile
talking on Kansas and Gen. Walker, and to
take o real business. lie said, 1--WE bad
Territory in armed rebellion against the Fe1e-
raj Government the inadequate forces scot
out were locked up in the mountains, where
they might be crushed by superior numbers,
or driven to surrender from starvation. The
President had called for four additional regi-
ments. These additional regiments, if sane
toned at all by Congress. should be author
lied during this month, to enable them to be
filed and equipped by the month OF May,
The Committee on Military Affairs should
necessarily be allow ed some time to examine
the plans Of campaign, past and prospective,
and to determine the proper description OF
force suited to the exigency, whether regu-
lars or volunteers. That Committee was
now ready to act, and yet was powerl,ss to
act for want of the proper reference, suspen'
ded by this premature and he would say,
under the circumstances, ueoleOS debate -
The same might be said, in behalf OF the
other important committees Of the House.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

The Union says that "tbe vote thrown IN
Kansas on the Dist December is set down at
nearly Sersn hoaSQad. Tue official returns
at the previous October election. when Mr.
Parrott was elected delegate, exhibit 40 ag-
gregate Of little more than trelre thousand.
The falling off, therefore, from the October
vote was by no means as great as has been
represented by the black republicans The
unexpected magnitude Of This vote Occasion
ed partly by the desettIon OF some OF the
Topeka men to the cause Of law and order)
has doubtless alarmed the anti-Lecomptoh
party, and had great influence In inducing
the more reasonable of them to vote 90 the
4th instant. General Denver bad taken all
measures in his power to keep the peace on
that dav. To this end he had issued pre-
clanation." Considerable division is re-
presented to prevail among the free state
pa,tv, as to their future action. We hope
therefore, after all, we are approaching the
end of the Kansas troubles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

The Washington States says IAN im-
portant discovery in gold mining is an
nouncsd, the effect of which will be, it is
said, very important, in greatly increasing
the product Of the gold region in Virginia,
the Carolinas, and Georgia. The process is
said to be simple and efhcacious. Under this
process, gold is readily extracted from the
black sand which is found so abundantly in
Virginia, and is similar to the black sand of
California. The yield from the pulverized
ore of the mines is said to be from $50 to $50
psr ton. The patenteees are Messrs. Wyr-
toif & Fell. The plan has been put ip opera,
ton By the Melville Gold Mining Company,
in Orange county, Virgioia."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09
Death anOid Merchant.

News was received yesterday Of the death
of Jno. WombIe, esq. an old and highly
esteemed merchant Of this city. lie died on
Tuesday, in Baltimore, whittier he had gone
to obtain medical advice relative to the
disease from which he had been long suf-
ferer, aud which terminated his life. lie
was, we believe, in his Och year. lie began
business in this city when young man, and
continued until o year or two since, when be
retired with reputation foU- commercial
probity and integrity without q stain. lie
vas useful citizen, a good neighbor and most
estimabIe gentleman. Rich. Dispath.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

The Baltimore American says I'VE are
gratifed to be able to state that the letters
received by the last steamer from England are
of the most encouraging character in regard
to business matters generally. Private let
ters from authentic sources also mention that
the house of Mr.. George Peabody, which
was compelled to borrow large sun OF me-
ney from the Bank of Englaod had not re-
ouired aid to tue extent apprehended, and
that it had used only one hundred thousand
pounds of the sum borrowed, applying even
the greater part Of that amount to the relIet
of other parties. The letters also state that
the present large advance 10 the price OF cot
ton is an undoubted evidence OF the restora-
ton of confidence and the resumption of man
afaoturing operations; and they also state that
the effects of returning prosperity will soon
be felt on this side of the Atlantic"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

The United States Treasury continues IN
q bad way. Members of Congress can get
no money. The Secretary appropriated a
fund of $50, 1000 for the Senate, and $4,000
for the House, at the beginning of the session.
which was equal to the amount usually dis
bursed for mileage and fcrtnights pay
10 addition. Two weeks ago the joint re-
solution was passed relative to the nine
months back pay, calling for SoIo'oQO ana ana
on this amount dividend Of only S0O,OOO
was declared at the close OF last week, IN
drible.s of 5000 to each of the most needy
members. The efficiency under this head Of
account is halt million of dollars; II he
Treasury receipts last week were S469; OOo.
Tbose for the past quarter do not exceed 81,
SOC, 900, much smaller sum thar was anti
oipased. Estimates of $74 600, 900, with con
tiDsencies likely to carry them up to s9o,oOo.-
600, for the coming year, contrast gioTmiIy
with current rate Of receipts, equal only to
$30,0O0,0O0 per auuum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

The National lnselligeucer says, concern
the Presidents recent Message wilt be
seen that the President maintlins with becCm-
ing frmuess the ground taken by him In his
Annual Message, to the effect that we should
preserve inviolate the neutral obligations I'M
posed by our existing laws, and that all un'
lawful expeditions against teeoier sister
Republic should be discountenanced and ar
rested. This he considers imperative, not
only BY virtue of the high character we have
hitherto enjoyed. but also as the obvious die
tate of sound policy. Whatever Of progress
our people are destined to make, the P?e:i-
dent thinks ought to be made in the natural
course Of events, and under the great princl-
pie Of Justice, which lies at the foundation
of the laws of nations. We cannot doubt
that the sound and conservative views OF the
President will be found in accordance with
the sentiments and convictions OF the great
BODY of the American people, whatever diff
ference Of opinion there may be upon the
course adopted BY the officer entrusted, in an
emergency of admitted responsibility, with
the honor of the national flag" We believe
the Presidents excellent message will be
generally approved of, throughout the couD-
try.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09
Virginia Leg!sIatmre.

In the Senate, on Thursday bills were rs
ported, Incorporating the Valley Aercg,n
raj Society; Providing for tne Impro;eueo.
of the navigtion Of the Kanawhl riser.
Resolutions of inquiry were offered p
prohibit the manumIssyn Of s.aves by a..
will and testament. 70 ensure the purf.
ment of persons issuing base coin, OF rns.
purporting to be from a banking institution
Of e1empting SuperintcntcutI Of LGra,,
A5ylums from testiIyIng rs experts IN beba.;
of the Site 10 criminal eases. OiIncre..
ing the reward for the arrest OF runaway
slaves, and more clearly defining the riga,
of parties in such cases. By Mr.. Thomas
of amending section -, chapter ljl, WIN
reference to attachments. OF giving lan.
holders further time for the correction n (
erroneous assessments. OF making sLer.5,
and other officers liable to judgement fr
debt, instead Of fine, for not returning exc.
cutiOns.
10 the House Of Delegates, various bill;
were reported and resolutions of inquiry
adopted. The consideration of the CONTESTED
election case from the counties Of Randolph
and Tucker, was resumed. The committee
to whom the question was referred, made
report in favor Of Mr.. Conrad, the contestant
The question On agreeing to the report Of
the com mittee was discussed ct some length.
but without coming to any decision, a ~,
ton to adjourn was agreed 10.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09
4 Merry Chrts,mas I'm jail.

On Christmas morning, the .jailor Of Mari
on county received the following petition from
his bOarders
I'VE, the petitioners, do ask. and further
pray that your Honor do permit aud grant US
one quart of good old rye whiskey, with
sufficient quantity Of aIoes in the same, that
we can make use OF it as medicine, for the use
of our depraved bodies, at our own expense.
And we will forever pray"
The jailor benevolently furnished the whis-
key, aud it is written that the jail birds had
a merry time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

The Legislature of Maryland organized on
Thursday. The House elected all the nomi-
nees of the American party. j. Summerfeld
Berry, OF Baltimore county, was elected
Speaker. and j. Vaughn Smith, of Somerset
county, Clerk. The Senate elected Edwin
II. Wester, Of Hartford, President, Chapman
Earwood, Secretary, and DR.. Jingle, of Wor-
cester county, Reading Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

The Academy of Science in New Orleans
has received paper, purporting to demon-
strate the fact that the waters OF the Gui',
on the borders of southwestern louisiana,
aud thence to Texas, are the safest which
have been subInitted to scientific tests; and
that, by the process Of evaporation in tanks,
colt of a superior quality, equal to Turks
Island may be obtained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

By the arrival Of the the schooner Sarah
L. Hills, we have received advices from Turks
Island to the 25th ult. The quantity OF salt
on hand is very large, but there are no yes
sells to take it; it is selling at 6! and cents
per busbel. There were no American vessels
in port when the S. l.. II. sailed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09
Locomotive runs through a stone '

Locomotive runs through stone wall
Yesterday, a ieH minutes before II NJ, the
passenger train from Corning, on the Gen
essee Valley railroad, arrived within the city
bounds on time. Just after passing Glarrsa st
bridge, there are Railroad buildings near the
track, some low sheds and a stone building
used as an engine house, with turn table
on the south side Of it.
The switch of the turn table is at the cor
neT OF the sheds, about 200 feet from the en-.
CINE house, AMI hidden from the view OF the
engineer by the projecting angle of the sheds.
This switch had been used by truckmen, who
we're moving iron rails, &c., upon hand car
aud was left open, so that when the noon
train arrived, it ran off upon the round ia
BILE and into the engine house, instead Of
keeping the main track. Fortunately tho
turn table was in right position, and the en-
CINE aud train moved on straight forward
passed through tWo large wooden doors, and
on through the engine house, uutil it reach
ed the rear wall, some two feet thick.
The locomotive passed though this obsta-
Gle, scarcely causing a jar TO the train. and
plunged out side, its whole length, doubling
up some old iron rails lying on the North
side, as If they we're withes, and striking her
nose downward Into the soft earth Her
lamps, smoke stack, dome and ou,-works were
ruined, and right down upon the cab, where
the engineer and tiremen stand, the upper
section of the stone wall fell, filling up the
space between boiler and tender to the depth
of several feet.
The engineer, Van Devort, sprang of be-
| fore the engine had reached the building, pre-.
viCusly reversing, putting on steam and
whistling twice for the brakes. The fire.
man, Wright, also leaped from the engine,
and suffered no injury.
Two coaches nearly full Of passengers were
in the train. Not a person moved from his
I place, and most Of the passengers were pro-
baby unaware that any accident had occur
red.
The engine is the Wayland, large aud
powerful machine. 1t is injured probably
/ TO the amount Of 3, 600 Rochester Democrat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

In the Senate, on Friday, on motion of Mr.
Gwin, the committee on foreign relations
were instructed to inquire into the expedlen-
cy of making az appropriation by law for the
of minister plenipotentary to
the empire of Japan, and for other officers Of
the United States government in Japan
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

The wants of Walkers men, brought to
Norfolk. by the U. S. ship Saratoga, and
there discharged, are said to be very pres
sing, many of them suffering for the neces'
.o r;,e of life
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

nOVER ENGLISH SCHOOL, (MALg AND
/ FEMALE The Fourth Annual Session OF
this School will open On the first Nonday Of Jdnu.
ary 1873. The Session consists Of ~ months
july and August, and week at Christmas
given as vacations. Board Sl2 per month
Board Tor days in the week, 81 per week
Tuition in "Minor Branches" Sl5; Arithmetic,
Grammar, and Geography, $50 Philosophy,
&c, with the higher Branches of VI thematics,
8z5. For further particulars, addr IS the sub
scrlber at Aide, Loudoun Co, Va.
dec eotJaDl5' r. B. MCCORMICK.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

II is said that ex-senator Badger, of n, T.,
who took a prominent part i'll the passage
Of the Kansas Nebraska act, sustalns the
ground assumed by Senator Douglas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

There have been fifteen removals IN the
New York custom-house, and others are e1-
pected to follow. 1t is probable the late in
cumbents failed to walk the chalk" accord
ing to party requirements.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

The philadelphia Marine Exploring Com
pany" have not abandoned the work of rails
ing sunken ships at Sebastopol. The Bos-
ton Company, who contracted with the frs,
named company, has withdrawn from prose-
cutting the work. The Philadelphia Cnmpa,
ny have despatched to Liverpool $40 900 OF
property recovered, and have large additional
amounts on shore waiting conveyance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

UIHIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE. that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Alexandria
County Court Letters OF Administration OF the
personal estate OF g. w. 2. GUSTS, late Of Alex.
andria county, decd AL persons having claims
against the said deceased, are hereby warned
To exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof.
TO the subscriber on or before the 7th day OF
December neX,-they may otherwise, by law,
be excluded from all benefit OF the said estate
Given under my hand, this 18th day OF Deem
ber 1857. T. t. LEE, Executor
dec l7-eo4w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

NOTICE-We respectfully notify all P,"
~ sons having open accounts on our boo"
that their bills have been iudiscrlmnately MAJ
of TOR issue up TO this date, and are ready 1
delivery. Those preierrIug not to nave rHrI
sent IN will lind their accounts ready al our der.
In view OF the troubles still existing DO %,
country in relation to monetary affairs. we os-
that al! will speedily comply with the WISH W
indicate by this notice.
CLAGETT & DODSON
Washington ian l-d3w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

Wm. II. Cloves, formerly identified with
the pro-slavery men in Kansas. who subse'
quently served under Walker in Nicaragua
and was afterwards connected with the Mem
mis- Bulletin, committed suicide in Rich
mond, on the 6th by means of laudanum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

Communications for the public press, espe-
cially those stating circumstances and events,
or desiring information, should always be ac-
eompanied by the name of the author, not
to crafty curiosity, but as guarantee Of
correctness, and unless this rule be complied
with, it is the common custom Of journals to
pay no attention to them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

On New Years eve the famous CowbelIian
de Rakips Association in Mobile, celebrated
its twenty-seventh anniversary. The scene
of the festivities was the theatre where there
were tabeaux, dancing, feasting, &c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09

A. NJ. Brown has been appointed Post
Master at Glebe Cottage, Alexandria county,
vice Abner w. Law, resigned.