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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

OLD CRINE.-A man named Neiu Eelly
said to be about seventy years of age, was
tried at the recent term of the Circuit Court
OF Coosa county, Ala, for the crime of for
gerry committed nineteen years ago, and con-
victed. The prisoner is nearly 10 years old.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

An Item to be Considered I'm the progress
OF the debate in the Convention yesterday at
ternoon, 1t was stated by Mr.. Wise that Ju-
mus l.. Archer, of the Bellona Foundry, had
Just received an order from the Government
at washing ton, for sending all the gems at the
estaoiishment TO Fortress Monroe forth with.
lhe order OF shipment embraces all the guns
IN his possession, and includes some heavy
Coiumbiads Certainly the people OF Chester
ned, Powhatan and Richmond will not per-
NIT this removal Of arms to be effected at this
1uncture of affairs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

MOTOR Ben. MeCuifoch, OF Texas, whose
name is as familiar as household words to
our readers, has arrived in this city, and Is
sojourning at the Spotswood Hotel. Hs
comes to contract for the manufacture Of
lo 600 arms for the Sopth .. ....- ...t......r
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

FIRg.-The tobacco mandatory of Peters i
Blan ton, at Farmviiie, Va, with five adyoin-
ing buildings, We're burned Saturday night
Loss 81, ,0oo-s5, 900 of W hich is covered by in
surance.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

MOVEMENTS IN FLoRIDA.-The Charleston
Mercury learns by private dispatches from
Tallahassee, that Gov. Perry is concentra-
ting troops at Pensacola with the utmost ac-
tiyity.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

CITHENsHtP IN GEoRsIA.-The City Attor-
ney OF Savannah has furnished the Councils
OF that city with his opinion OF the Georg,
ordinance en- the subject of citizenship The
ordinance, as construed by him, ma kes all per
sons who resided in Georgia AT the date Of its
secession citizens of that State, ;rrcspective O,
their former residences or birth places The
ordinance gives, however, to persons not born
IN the State three months within which to de-
clare themselves not subject to the AUTHORITY
of the State
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

Sersre FaH.-A man named Tyler. who was
In confinement in the county Jail on a peace
warrant, being accidentally locked out by the
laiior Sunday evening, undertook during the
night to escape by scaling the walls surro,,nd. !.
ing the edifice, and had succeeded in ma kinv
his way nearly to the top, when he fell back ].
wards ON the brick pavement below, and re-.
ceived such severe injuries that he remained
insensible uil yesterday morning. when h~ - !.
discovered ana cared for by the TAILOR. It Is
thought his skull was frac tured by The f,u "
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

Number Of Secession Flags have been
raised by the fair sex residing in Jefferson
Ward. Franklin street is specially noted for
its banners 1t has been the general impress
sion that the ladies were in favor OF Union
to a man-but it appears to have been erro-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

SHOCKING WIFE MURDER IN ST. LoUIs.-Ann
Welsh, wife of Patrick Welsh, died at the
hospital at St. Louis ON the 18th inst, from
the effects of most inhuman assault made
upon her by her husband three four days
previous. 1t appears that the unfortunate
woman, who was with child. was one day
sitting ON sofa, her head reclining on her
mothers bed, when her husband, who had
lust awakened from one of his drunken slum-
bers, stepped in to the room. and without any
nroyoea ton knocked his wife to the floor and
kicked her terribly on the sides, aud jumping
over her, struck her several times on the alb
domen with his knees. He then seized u
poker and struck her unInercifuily over the
upper and lower eXtremtie leaving many
marks and bruises. His rage not yet satisfied,
he ran the poker dODn her throat! The
mother of the unfortunate wife, a weak al d
decrepid old woman, tried to interfere and
protect her daughter, but received severe
beating from the fiendish brute, and had to
run away from the house. On her return she
found her daughter prostrated by her inju
ries. The poor woman was taken to the hos
pital where she became de.irious, and was
unable TO swallow anything except some
liquid, on account of the injuries to her throat
She died Of Inflammation OF the abdomen,
which a post mortem examination showed to
have been intense. Welsh fled from the city
on learning that his wife's life was in danger.
The two had been married less than year
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

ExgcurIoS.-Levi q. e.. Mc6iinnis, was
hung at Cumming, Ga, on Friday last The
execution was public, and the crowd amount.
I'd 10 some fifteen thousand persons.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

HARD TIMES IN BALrINoRE.-The Baltimore
sun publishes a column of letters from firms
In that city, showing that business there is
nesli by ruined, and that somebody :. is hurt
One clot thing firm, W hich gave work last March
to about LEO persons, now employs 200
another, in the same business, employs Ale,
where last year it employed 1,loo. Speaking
of business prospects, the Sun says:
Ordinarily, at this season of the year, the
revival of business imparts yiyacity to all the
departments of active life. but the spring
opens with us without any Of the customary
evidences of confidence ana activity; and
idieness and destitu tion entaiied upon
Inany who have looked with kindling hope To
this period. Ii the carTent stat of public and
business affairs con tinues, tie satirring Ut the
present day is but The beginning OF further
and more general distress.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26
} PURCELL. LADD 4 CO., 2 .

NJ
IN No. 1e2, corner of Main and 18th Streets,
"a Dealers in DRUGS. MEDICINES, INDIGO,
MADDER aud 9th er DYES, WINDOW GLASS,
PAINTS, OILS, BURNING FLUID,
KEROSENE and COAL OILS, &C., &c,
Comprising large and general assortment OF
Goods in their line, which we ofer to Merchants
and others very low for cash, time TO strictly
punctual customers. ~ = fa6 ~. t2aA
PURCELL, LADD Il Co, Druggists,
Corner Main and Governor streets,
NH 2l RichmOpd.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

NAVAL IyrELLIeRscg.-Iti is now well under.
stood in the navy that Lieutenant Barbot
who was tried By court-martial At the Brook
lyn Navy Yard for striking sailor, will not
be removed from the service. His sentence
may be a severe reprimand. Commander
wake, we hear was found not guilty of the
serious specifications but the Court could
not overlook his disebedience of orders His
motives were believed to be good. The Presi-
dent Will probably ratify the decision in these
cases next week. The Armstrong case is still
going on.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26
FIKST-CLAss MEDICINES.
HKADR ADAKrp

- PnAanAc.uylsIs AHp vaxpoao on puaa Axp
CGUTiCAL PRODUCTS, Surgical lnslrumenls snd
Appliances, Asdlsias Chests fer pi.nsailoa., fsni
Hos ard trasslers Physieians Saddle Bags. Lee.
Porte Acnaaiss, Combs, Bssshss, ToiIsl Mirrors;
arst SnAlity PeIfnmery, rcmsdes . Al S~AI@, Min
wares and Apparstus: MaGastle nSehSnes &c,
su os the best quality and y the iowsst rAsss.,
NkAnE MAXIM.
iss Aain 81. sosasF Above fcss- -oa1ss.
aeU RishNeuAs Ne.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26
CoxMIssIoNEas.-A Washing

The SourAgRs CoxAIssIoNEas.--AW Washing
ton dispatch says:
The Southern Commissioners visited the
State Department on Saturday, and had pro-
longed interview with Secretary Seward -
The result of the Interview has not trans spired,
but the Commissioners profess to be much
pleased with the information they received
and ere in high spirits.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26
NEW DIR UG sTO X 4 .

W ROBERT w. POWERS,
0 ApoTHBcARY AND DRUGaTsT,
Bsgs leave to inform his friends and the public
that he has taken and re.nttsd In new and hand.
some style, the store formerly occupied by J. b.
Wood. And moro recently By G. .. Dawson, No. g,
corner Main and Wall streets, one door above the
St. Charles Hotel, Richmond. Va. and has Just
DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMiCALs, FANCY and
TOILET ARTICLES, PERFUMERY, &C..
Comprising every article usually kept in his line,
selected In person by himself, with especial refer
enee to their freshness, purity, and entire reli-
ability.
Physicians will find his stock Of DRUGS,
CHEMICALS, STANDARD PHAkMACEuTICAL
PREPARATIONS, SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS,
SC, very complete, embracing many new and de-
sirable articles.
PRESCRIPTIONS carefully compounded at any hour
of day or night.
NJ orders promptly attended TO-.
s-ts kDKT pOWERE
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CAN'T PAss.-The Lynehburg (va) Repub-
lican, of yesterday, has the following para.

CANT PAss.-Ihe Lynchbufg IFa.1 Repub-
lican, of yesterday, has the following para.
graph:
Mr.. Crook, Lincoln's Mail Agent on the
Alexandria Road made his first trip up Sat
nrday, and in passing Charlottesville WAS
waited on by committee of citizens, who in
formed him, in the politest manner possible,
that he had better throw up his commission
and retire from the pr blic service, or he would
be dealt with according to his deserts rs a
Black Republican, who would never be per-
mitted to scatter his foul teachings over Nir-
ginia soil. Mr.. o., thinking 'diseretion the
better part of valor," consented to resign on
his return to Alexandria, and he WAS per-
mitted to pass. 1t is also stated that the said
gentleman, upon reaching this city, s,atur-
day evening, made n castle of his rnail-car,
from which he was afraid to bulge and come
out in the city, but remained safely ensconsed
in 1t until his departure yesterday morning,
sending the mail up by a substitute.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

n l.. WAGNER. .APOTHECARY AND
DRUGGisT, keeps on hand and for sale
NJ only fresh snd reliable Drugs, the most
~ popular genuine Patent Medieine es, all tho
latest spprqyed Phsrmaeel,ieal c., rrePsTati2ns.
Glass, Putty, Brushes OF all kinds, Tarpentine,
the best Of Coal Oil Sperm OH, Burning Fluid,
Alcohol, Perfunery, Fancy Articles, Cigars, aud
Tobacco. Corner Broad and 9th streets, Rich
mend. Va. IL ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-26

n z. r. ROBINSON, GRADUATE OFTHE
& 1PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF PHARMA-
~ CT, tSUcc EssoR TO LAJDLRY Il R0BigsoxD
0k Fourth aud Franklin Streets Richmond, has
In store large, fresh and eil.seleeted stock Of
Medicines, Chemicals, Perfumery, Fancy Articles,
&C., which he offers ii low prices. Strict personal
attention will be given TO all the departments Of
the business. = sstl4Ffa.
Orders for shipment will be promptly attended
10 and most arafn Iiy pa eked no ~
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-30
LaGranee svnodicaI C5IIsg.

VfHf fcurl s-s-io1 % LlGrauEe s7u1ra .-
4 CDeeed ol1s 1879 of September. and lule r III
cFssiu gr Erezss under Is following 1sHT Conn.
Fz-utV-
D. JOHN ~ wADDEL. d.. D.. P-cslssl p4
o. gscreI and Ancient Lit4rzFrre.
Q JuHN f. GRAY. p D. Pro1anar rf rms
MT-aphTiu. Belize L--ires znt History.
Q JOHN K AXE, u A.. Paiess-- 1f
Ph.ioscrhT- CtemesfrT. eH.
JAHE5 T. MEI9s. n. A Er1fe-s1rsf Ms..r-.
lu, As--1llmgs and Glrl EnFilee-uE
5 FiLLIAA B. XXI n. A. AI.u1a Frs
O LalglzEss and Es-hruarc-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-30
UWMART.

WsfssTn By telegraph that private and re-
ia.I= Irues have been received iu Washington from
I'm 5n urriag his friends 70 col cIIisaoa ard oomBro
mise md sug.esilns t1e border ststs resolutio us as The
nas f. fo- an amio.ble adjustment. He proposes 70 give
p -iaus "a he present crisis soon after the electoral
70 Be- counted, on the Ish ass1......A fugitive slave
a- gs introduced ~ me Senate yesterday By NJ.
p aFlss, which is said ts BE- Considered thorough and
81 cuve. obviutinE objections 70 the present statute.
7s1rs a-y DIX nss i,suea orders to The commanders Of
revs as cutters 20 defend themselves II attacked, aud
q e -sssaiianis are superior IN force, 70 run their veE-
% e ssho-- aue bi5W them up He has also written to
ths sIsasr OF the port OF New Orleans, to apply o he
governor Lo1isianA 70 revoke ne seizure OF the Gov
e-insut DO piAl, aad o-as-ng two hundred and sixty
D cats o De- removed. The msas- has Been auioably
arsn-sd.-...n is said tbat 70 many military COM
81 n-s are arriving in Washington that il is impossible
On Gai quarters for thsu..-.--Abui viii be introduced
o. roe yer house % Csnsress to-day, authoriEing the
President TO ctu oft Volunteer militia 70 suppress iusur-
recin......uhs sun Czroiina Legislature yesterday
drcIu-d 20 receive the uuzmIssioner from Virginia,
a-setinE ts' their E PEranon vas Gual and urevoca-
bie-..--.Hr. Hsyns She egnmisiouer from South Car
% .ns 10 Wasbi1Eton, has IS yei made no formal demand
90 fhe government for the surrender % Fort Sumter
ne waiting for the a5tion Of he Houthera congress,
nrh mesis a. Monigmsry o. The 9Th prox......H is
1A 4Aa HAE Ill ~ UTAH ~ NAa-AA- ~
tps are Supposed % be destined for Fort Tortugas.
F1ida--...Ih latest dispatches from Washington to
6 e cam .sdsrs o Flri Piozeus and he gulf squadron,
a. sid 10 Be o the most pasih- character.--..-.
TIE sras legislature met on The 2d. Gen. Houst0n's
msssIre favored the esuing q a STATE convention. A
resolution has pssssd h1,h hoasss ius-acting The State
couf .onsr 10 pressed to va hinEaon and collect the debt
O. $4,000 eHs rexsby the General Government The
ls-i-isfure b. ressl1tiou de-lare fhsl the General Gov
o. meur has no power 70 eosros soversiz8 STATE after
1thas ds-ar-d It's s-pzrstun, Itts sid thAt the legis-
lstu-e fav1rs secession By q mdJrig OF taree 20
ole-.....Ths L7usiana legislature yesterday went into
ser o sessi3a 10 consider the Resolutions reported By
on commerce. 70 is supposed that The
ssnavzati1 o. sar Mississippi river and free trade
-iubs IT, result Of taeir sIibsrstions.....Ia an thsr
co uuu re pu'ish "a address to the people OF vIrEiuil
2 m fhsir representatives. j. gives q lucid TeFume
a1i summing 10 % present troubles.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-30

A case OF considerable Importance on the
law OF libel has been tried at the Duchess cir
cult Of ~Poughkeepslo. The plaintiff is Nit
ehall SANFORD, a lawyer now or late Of Hud-
son-he DESCENDANT is = B. Osborn, the editor
Of tue poug1keepsie Tetegraph. The plaintiff
was invited BY tue citizsna- OF Red Hook, but-
chess county, to deliver an Grafton ct a Fourth
Of July celsbration 10 that place. Mr.. Sanford
accepted, and on that occasion. after the usual
topics had been discussed, delivered. as the edI-
tor claimed and stated, "a mean and coEtemu-
tibie abolition harangue." The editor, in addi-
ton 70 bis comments on the grafton, said some
thing not very aattering to the orator. Sir.
Sanford brought an actionfo hhei.
The defendant answered, admitted The publj-
cation, aud setting up Is e defense that the ar
tlcle was only a fair criticism upon the public
performance Of the plaintiff. The cause was
tiled once, aud the Judge excluded all evidence
in adjudication or mitigation, and the Jury ave
a yerdict Of $50 for the plaintiff.
This was reversed b. the general term. on
argument, and a new trial granted. Tie case
came on for trial before Judge Brown, Of the
supreme court. The whole evidence showing
what was said BY the plaintiff in his GRAFTON,
according TO the memory OF The audience was
admitted. The plaintiff himself was a witness,
and tried bis own cause. Mr. Dean defended
the publication az a right Of the press 10 cFiu-
~AaH % NEAAF AINHAAN W1Nn N NENNA
pied the same position az an author, and that
the publication was privileged.
Judge Brown, ia a very able and elaborate
charge, instructed the Jury that the right Of
editors Of public journals to c~riticise either
printed publications or eXtemporaneOus
speeches was clear, and must be sustained By
the court that it was necessary in order 70
correct public sentiment; that IN doing this,
an editor had no right to attack the personal
or private character Of the author OF SPEAKER,
and that, 90 FAR as the article in question vas
an attack upon the plaintif personally, and
not a criticism Of bis speech, It was libelous.
The Judge at the same tine told the jury that
they were exclusive judges ofWbether or 70 the
article, taken az 9 whole, was a libel, and, IL
SO, what damages the plaintiff sustained BY its
publication.
The case excited great interest in the locality
where the trial was held, and the jury, after a
trial Of three days, and an absence Of ABOUT
three hours, found a verdict for the plaintiff
for h-es eeafs.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-30
PunLIC SPEAKING.
APPOINTMENTS or TIE SECESSION CAN
DATES.

APPOINTMENTS or q SECESSION CANDI-
DATES.
SCION BoRLAvD and DAVID NJ. CURKIs,
candidates to represent Shelby eoun y in the
State convention, to assemble at the city Of
Nashville on the 18th Of February next, will
address their fellow citizens at the following
times and places
At Exchange building, Memphis, on Friday
night, February 1st.
At Odd Fellows' ball, Memphis, on S1tur-
day night, February %.
At Raleigh, Monday, February 4ih.
At Engine-house, No., (south Memphis
Monday night, February Alb.
At Germantown, Tuesday, February 5th.
At COllierville, Wednesday, February 9th.
At Cuba, Friday, February sh.
All other eaudidstes fog the same office are
respectfully invited 70 be present and 70 par
ticipate IN the discussion.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-30

nS5-Thoss who advocae The policy Of Ten
nessee's remaining in the northern eonfederacy,
are doing everything in ,beir power to produce
an unfounded and unnatural prejudice in the
minds Of our people against the cotton States.
They first attempted to impose upoa the ignO-
rant By the constitutional mouarchyn hum
bug, asserting that The freemen OF tie South
would abolish the republican and adopt in lieu
Of it, q mouarehsl form Of government The
action Of South Carolina and other Southern
States, however. ~ presenting the constitution
Of ~JETFERsos, WAsHIaGToE and HAMILTON,
over which our Union friends have been whin-
ing and blubbering with such puerile weak
nsas, a. ts basis offks soaihern con sdsraey, has
taksn them completely sbaek. Their scare
oTop argument has played out, leaving them
nothing to fall back on. They feel that the
issue has been narrowed down to one between
the Blsek-R Republican party Of the North and
The friends Of the Soafh, and are every day
growing weaker By the dssersion Of their good
and true men. The advocates Of secession
need have no apprehension Of monarchy, oil
garchy, sristocraey OF anarchy in the new
government that is to be initiated by the South.
The Constitution Of our fathers is to be rended
from thshsnds Of the Goths and Vandals, who
are iramPliag upon and dssiroying it, and upon
irwin It's southern eonstrueHon-wil be
reared a southern eoRfsdsraey, Tor the protee-
ton Of southern men and southern interests.
Such is The programme already adopted in the
cotton States.
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seizure OF Another Fort in North
Carolina.

It has already been stated that Governor
Ellis, Of North Carolina, had directed forts
Csswell and johnson, which had been seized
BY citizens Of that State, 70 be re'urned into
the custody Of the Federal Government. This
fact does not seem to have ended the seizures.
A correspondent Of the Petersburg Ezpress,
writing from Washington, n. c., on the 2Ist,
says:
The citizens OF our town were much aroused
yesterday morning on hearing Of the seizure Of
Fort Neil near our place. On Saturday night,
q number Of our enserprising young men left
this place to seize Fort Neil, which they did,
and hoisled the Palmetto flag over it. Fort
Neil is a small, but strong little fort, lying on
Pamlico river, between this place aad Panlico
Sound. While | write great excitement ex-
lists in Washington.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-30
THE SECESSION NOMINATIONS AT
NNVFEEE

Through the courtesy Of our friend W.. K.
BENNETT, We received on last night the fol-
lowing telegraPhic dispatch
"BRowEsyILLE, Jan. 2~9,i1S61.
"EDIToRs ArrEAL: The Southern Rights
convention which met here to-day, nominated
by s%cclamSuen, the Hon. Milten Brown, Of
Madison, as delegate from the senatorial dis
uiet to the State cOnyen ion, and Henry L.
Douglass as representative delegate for the
county Of Haywood. We had a glorious time.
"W. K. BESNETT.7
The high reputation Of these gentlemen gives
no doubt win crown the casss OF which they
have become the fearless and faithful advo-
Gates.
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P0PULAR FEELING IN souTR IN.
The following is an extract from a private
letter to a gentleman in this city, dated


The following is an extract from a private
letter to a gentleman in this city, dated
EvANsyTLLE, Ind, January p, 1851.
"siaee you left this region Of the country a
very manifest change las come over aaaiVs
here, ard I may say tha. it is very gem
sral, which 10. that Il Kentucky seeedes,
he Ohio and Mississippi railroad must be The
boundary line, commencing at LawEsncsbuTEh
and terminating on the Mississippi. This
feeling is growing extraordinary fast and as
TIE mass OF our business andiuterest lies with
TIE South, and we must look TO them for sup
port FOR our manufactures, so We must some
how or other 20 with them. A leading man
said to me the other day, when the time for
voting on the boundary line arrives, people
will vote irrespective OF politics and as their
interest dictates. have heard from above
here, between here and CanueltOu, away north
OF here and west ali the way between here and
the Mississippi, and between the Ohio and
Memphis railroad and the Ohio river, and eli
accounts agree in the fact that the feeling is
intensely southern. In my office the other day
there were SIX men, aad five ont Of SIX were
for Joining the South, and one OF them was
a Lincolnite, and the largest manufacturer in
this city, who said be would vote Tor that.
Il seems to me that there wants 10 be three
different ways for the end to be obtained first,
to belong 10 Kentucky second, to be q separ-
ate slave STATE, and third, to be a separate
state without slavery as a sort Of neutral
ground. Upon The first and second, the OBJ
lection would be that there would be the same
trouble at the Ohio and Mississippi railroad
as there would be o. the Ohio, did we con-
tinue as a foreign country to Kentucky, and
I must say, therefore, that believe the third
plan to be the best to be adOpted-with the adj
dii0n that after a specific time, say six OF
twelve months, no negro should be allowed to
exist on our territory, and that any one who
was found SO, whether free or slave, should be
sent over to Kentucky and sold into slavery.
Il would be necessary to give some little time
to enable those now living here to sell their
property and ieaVe-no slave could then run
away from ksntucky and come through these
parts. Il seems 10 me that this would be a
most advantageous mode Of securing 10 Ken
lucky her slaves, and gaining for the South the
finest corn and wheat districts in the West.
Whereas we would be furnished with a market
for cur produce and a very large country
wherein to place our manufactures.
Business has improved somewhat during the
last week, mainly owing to the Wabash river
being open aud in ~naVigable condition, but
business men here are Ii orally doing nothing,
and every thing they will do, depends on what
is Accommodated at W~ashingtOn.D