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! reasonable ground for such rash and nrecinitato
! acuon as would plunge into the horrors of reyolu
tlon, anarchy and bankruptcy, the happiest neonIe
! the most prosperous country and the hest govarn
upon " 5 "S'
To those if any such there NAV be. who look
| uttbiun 1lSunion and Southern confederacy as a
o,I'nE desirable In itself, and are only waiting for
~ tuhlty to accomplish that which had been
@ icGusly cy resolved upon-the election of Lincoln
may iurhlsh pretext for precipitatinO the south
| ern States into revolution. But to those wbo ro
gard the Union under the Constitution as our faith
eTs madelt, the most precious legacy ever beoueatb
ed to free people by patriotic ancestry and are
determined to maintain it as long as their rights
and liberties, equality and honor are protected bv
II, the election OF Mr.. Lincoln, in my humble opin-
lon presents no just cause, reasonable excuse for
disuniOn.
Having discussed all the questions at issue freely
ana elaboratey in my addresses to the people du-
ring the recent canvass, do not perceive that apy
paIriotlc objects can be advanced by any further
PupHc discussions on my part prior to resuming
my seat IN the Senate That the passions and ami.
i eng enoered oy recent contests may
give place to reason and patriotism that calm and
wise counseIs may prevail, and fraternal feeling be
restored; that the Constitution NAV be preserved
lnylolate and the Union maintained forever is the
ardent hope and iervent prayer of your friend and
fellow citizen, g A DoTHT
New Orleans, Nov. 10, 1850
EXECUTION OF ToTTY.-Wm. ID. Totty who was
convicted in the Hastings Court of the murder of
his wiie's sister, Catharine Thom suffered the ex-
to o clock The gallows was erected in the Val
ley, west of Victor's mill pond. The prisoner was
conveyed from the Jail to the place of execution in
an open wagon, and accompanied by his spirit
ual adviser, Rev. f. }. Boggs. A detachment of
the Public Guard, numbering twenty men, guarded
the prisoner to the scaffold On reachin1 fba roI
lows, lofty ascended the steps leading to the Mat
form with irmness which indicated the utmost
iorutude as well as complete resignation to his un
naPpy iate. Alter the religious services usual on
Sucn an occasion, the rope was adjusted by Sergt.
buulcy ana his deputies. the hOOd yros al
Iottys head, and the trap being pulled the hapless
vicum OF retributive justice "launched into
ettegrnlty' large crowd of men, women and
children surrounded the scaiold and lined the Hill
sides overlooking the valley.
days ago:
RICHMOND, Nov a.
Ded' Str-l am aware that have but few davs
70 hVe, but cannot forbear to take this method of
returning my warm thanks to you for vour nniEorn,
Kindness to me, while in prison Everything that
could have been done consistent with prison reon.
latlons, Tor the comfort Of both nv BODY and mind
you have generously provided
May God bless you, and NAV YOU lead a holy,
life and be prepared for Heaven is nv earnest
prayer. Yours, sincerely,
WILEAM DANIEL Torry.
Richmond Wing Of Saturday.
1t, Loss OF THE AMERICAN SHIP AFRrCA-The Vessel
Fned bg the Walays-The American shin Africa
captain Jordon, from Cardiff Wales on the 2Sth
OF April, for WOOsung, with cargo of Goals was
Totally lost ontriday the 3lst of August, Jilaka
Shoals-JIaka Island bore by compass south south
east one and half miles She struck at high wa
ter, and ran out forward five feet, the flow of the
!lde peing only one and half feet 1t was found
Impossible to get her off, although assisted by the
crews OF the Dutch ship Era Johanne, and the
Dutch bark Hendrika.
At o'clock p. NJ, Captain Jordon seeino
the hopeless condition CT his vessel, and being sur
rounded by Malays or pirates, concluded, for the
safety of himself and crew, to abandon the shin
which was accordingly done and he proceeded on
board the bark Hendrika. On his way to that
vessel at 73O 2. NJ, and when but short distance
from the Africa, he discovered she was on fire. sun
posed to have been the work of the Malays The
ship continued burning until four o'clock the fol-
lowing morning when after burning to the waters
edge she slipped off the rock and at DAYLIGHT no
vestige of her to be seen. Captain Jordon and
crew arrived at Singapore in the bark Hendrika
The Africa was built in 1854 at Brunswick, Maine
and rated Al1&.
A Mosr REMARKABLE RoppERY-Noaey T;sice
! Solen.-Last night the clothing store of fIapgood
Co., No. 50 Washington street was broken into
and robbed of about 5000 in money, and clothing
to the value of some $500 or SIO0. The entrance
was elected through several doors and windows
Once inside the store, the burglars proceeded to
force the drawers of the desks bv tearing off the
fronts OF the drawers with some stout Instruments
In one OF the drawers they found the key of the
safe, which they opened, and from which they took
$500 in money. Of this money S297 was stolen
from Mr.. farr, one of the firm few weeks ago.
by woman employed about the store, and was re-
turned yesterday by the officer who arrested her
and By him placed in the safe, as a secure place of
deposit. The balance receipts from Yesterdays
saIes.-Bostoa Erening Traveller, Nor. IA.
THE PosIrIoN OF Gov FLoYD.-The New York
Times says that private letters have been received
in that city from the Secretary of War "annouc-
ing practically his acceptance, as a constitutional
necessity Of the result of the late Presidential strug
gle; and stating that he would regard all attempts
| to dissolve the Union on account of Mr. Iincon's
election as measures both premature in their time
! OF imitation, and only tending to throw dscredit
| l1V ptll s,,,T,l oI
vance a candidate who has received the suffraUps
OF States representing majority in the Electoral
College of the United States" Governor Floyd's
assurances are of the most decisive character
being accompanied by his declaration of a purposa
to DO everything in his power to prevent the success
oil dIsuniOn schemes.
THE PAciFIC RAILRoAD.-A meeting on behalf of
the proposed railroad between the Atlantic and the
Pacific Oceans, via Pixies Peak and Utah. was held
on Thursday evening in the Cooper Institute, New
York. Mr.. Perham, the President of the Company,
presented an elaborate statement, the purport of
which was to demonstrate both the desirabiiity and
the pracucabilitg of the central route. Speeches
were made by the Chairman (Mr. HoatliugD Mr..
Loveioy, Lieut.. Washington Bartlett, and others
Resolutions, the object of which announced to
be the collection OF facts that might be made useful
in the urtherance of the enterprise and suggesting
the appointment Of a committee OF fifteen to obtain
the necessary information, unanimously
adopted
THE CHRISTIAN SocNusrs,--In an article on
hODtfJ owen, the Westminster RtCtCr for October
mentions the ''Christian Socialists a sect which
has obtained recently foothold in the United
! States, as can abnormal growth of these latter
| days. and adds 'The Christian Socialists are
! otherwise termed Muscular Christians The Pro-
! feSsor OF History at Cambridge, and Mr., Hughes
! lthe author Of Tom Browns School DAYS at
Rugby are the chief prophets of the sect Their
ideal s the pious and stronr-one who praises
GOD and can walk a thousand miles in a thousand
hours"
! Tue SECEssIOSISTS tn the f1llv nd dam
ger OF secession in any confederacy they may
! create Mr.. Barlow, OF Savannah, proposes that
| the Southern Cenfederacy should be a consolidated
republic all State lines to be ObliteTated, and all
sovereignty to reside in the Federal power. 1t will
! be A little singular if South Carolina shall be
obliged surrender her State sovereignty in a new
COniederacy, after maintaining her States rights in
the Union Tor so many years. But Mr. Barlow is
sharp enough to see that government can exist
as Confederacy, if secession is reserved right,
and he wishes to provide against it.-Phd Ledger.
a NOVEL PARADE.-The Charestown City Guard,
Capt. BOYD, paraded last evening, accompanied by
a band of music, the members Of the corps carry
ing common hand lanterns instead of muskets They
visited Boston, and passed through several of the
principal thoroughfares, passers-by generally sup
posing them, at first glance, to be Bell and Ever
EFT club or Wide Awake corps but the sight OF
their military coats and caps, and the absence of
any cheers or enthusiasm contradcted this suppo-
! siti0n and led to enquiries whether it was
military company making a such novel display
| Boston Courier, Nor. I'm.
! DPLoMACY AND TRUTH.-M. de Talleyrand, when
reproached by friend for certain diplomatic fines
| sings usually attributed to him, replied "There
| is nothing in the sphere of politics hard to get
! believed the truth Whenever / have revealed
the pure and simple truth, have always been sus-
pected of dissimulation; | have always been be-
eved when ] have resigned myself to the necessity
of conceang it, | predict that the first statesman
who shall have the moral courage to avow, hour by
hour all that he thinks all that he knows will
| create for himself reputation of being the most
| cOnsummate hypocrite."
The Committee of Arrangements of the reception
! of the Prince of Wales at Richmond have published
a card, pronouncng the statements of the London
! Times and the New York Times sheer fabrica tions
with regard to alleged ndignities shown the royal
parties in that city. They allege that the CORES
pondent Of the London journal in Baltimore
| at the time of the Princes visit to Richmond.
Washington correspondent says; Applicants
! for several of the most prominent appointments
in this district under Mr. Lincoln, are already cir
culating petitions and soliciting recommendations.
| Some of them have held office heretofore as Dem
! ocrats, Know Nothings, and everything else, and
would again if the chance offered.
InfOrmation'just received from Huntsville, Ala,
! states that the Hon. w. r. w. Cobb the repre-
sentative of that district in Congress- is strongly op-
! posed to disunion. General Mson, representative
in Congress from the Norfolk district of Virginia
| is strongly opposed to secession.