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Public SWtnd1ings at the San dWtc
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Tie United States sloop-ofWar Lcvnnt, Cap
tain Hunt, bound direct from the Sandwich Is
lands to Panama, voyage Of say fifty days, has
now been out since September 16, ard dscarcc-
II the fain.est hope can be indulgcd OF her
satety. Capt. Hunt went to the IsEfnds under
instructions from the Department to ms .itutc
inquiries into frauds said to have been perpe-
tratei upon the Governmf Mt In The Consn1ates
and US, Hospitals OF Honolulu and Lahaina He
collected vast amount OF Information bearing
upon this matter, In which the charges Of grass
corruption In the public service arl fnlly con
firned. Proofs that charges for invalids have
been made for. several months after they have
been discharged, cured, and had left the Is
lands altogether, or were employed On the Is
lands proofs that five times the cost price has
been charged for clothing to seamen proofs
of COLLISION with shipmasters, boarding g-house
keepers, physicians &c, to defraud the Gov
crn1nent; proofs that physicians have paid
5000 bonus to the United States Government
agents to be employed in the hospitals, beside
many other specifications Of direct cheating,
were collected by Capt- Hunt, to be reported
through Flag Officer Montgomery, at Panama,
to the United States Government These cri.
deuc,s have Ill been OFT with the ship. DR..
Baxleg, Of Ohio, who. has been to Valparaiso
aud Callao Investigating hospital accounts,
&C., Of those sConsn}ates, left Panama on the
Goth Of last month, TO- retake these evidences,
and may be expected In Washingto ton with them
in the course Of the next three months.-Cor
" r TTfnks
, 1861-03-14

The Legislature Of. Minnesota adjourned on
the 7th inst. Among the acts of Importance
passed WIS one to renew the old charter Of the
Lake Superior and Nebraska Rai1road. This
charter was originally granted in Territorial
times to company who desired to build
Railroad to connect the great Lakes with the
Mississippi and Missouri tiyers, but which Of
course was never commenced The present
act secures the fnlhllment Of all original pro-
visions Of the charter, and zeinstates it In full
force in the hands Of the new e9ffporators
named In the oct. an additional provision to
TIE original act, gives the Company grant Of
swamp lands equal to seven miles on either
side Of the road throughout Its extent from
Lake Superior to the Mississippi river The
question Of the terminus Oh the Mississippi
river vas left open, after considerable strug-
gle between the two branches Of the Legisla.
tire
, 1861-03-14
The Confederate States,
Correspondence Of tie Charleston Mercury ]
MoEraoHEHI, March 5, 1851.

Correspondence OF tie Charleston MefCtfT-J
MoEraoHEE1, March 8, 1861.
am not able to send you the veto Of the
President on the oct passed by Congress to
suppress the African slave trade, nor am
aware Of the vote in Congress on the veto.
For some incomprehensib1e reason, although
the injunction of secrecy WIS taken of the act
itself, and it is published to the world, the
veil Of secrecy is kept over the veto. That
Congress has acted on 1t, as the Constitution
Will the publication of the veto be injurious
to the public interests? We must eupposeso.
I will not tell you what hear Of this veto, be-
cause it may be erroneous, and may thus nn-
Intentionally injure the President. The truth
must soon appear for 1t is impossible that 80
high an official act can be concealed or sup
pressed.
'rhe Congress is working very diligently.
The Permanent Constitution is daily consid-
cred in secret session. How far they have got
in it, and when it will be finished, your cores
poulent can1ot ascertain We heard, howeE-
er, a member of Congress say that he thought
that it would be finished this geek. Your
members are fighting hard for Constitution,
such as the people Of South CAROLINA will ap-
prove; but it is doubtful if they will SIC
ceed. If the frontier States were in the Con-
Gress their failure would not admit of doubt.
By all means let the Black Republicans keep
them until your Constitution is made and
adopted.
Yesterday morning, before the Congress
went into secret session, q very significant de-
bate on .he tariff took place. 1t arose On q
resolution of instructions offered by MIR. Har-
ris Of Mississippi, Mr. Toombs. the Secretary
Of State, is supposed to have spoken the pol
icy of the Provisional Administration. Hoop
posed any essential reductions Of the tariff Of
1851, or any essential alterations in its two
thousand determinations. He advocated q
large standing army-50, 600 men-with pro-
poftionate revenue for its support. This is
not very surprising. Neither Mr, Toombs nor
President Davis are free-trade men. Both Of
them voted for the tariff OF 1857, and Mr.
Toornb5 was one Of its god-fathers. The
President, like most soldiers, has, presume,
great confidence in o strong military organiza-
tor, rs an instrument Of government. To
morrow, it was intimated, d tariff bill Of some
sort would be reported. Mr. Toombs is Chair
man Of the Committee on Finance Us well as
Secretary of State, and will report the bill.
fer it will raise strong opposition as well as
| intense disgust. But I suppose it will pass.
The nomination Of MF. Mallory for the Sec.
rotary Of the Navy Is strongly opposed By the
| Florida delegation They openly say that Mr..
Mallory was opposed to the cause OF Secession
and would not get more than one vote in the
Legislature Of Florida for any position that
/ lie has been in concert with the Government
at Washington to prevent Fort Pickens being
| taken, andis distrusted by the whole State.
Mr. Mann, nominated one Of the Commis.
sioners to Europe, has not been confirmed.
, 1861-03-14
The Secession Conspiracy in Missouri.
EFrom the Missouri Democrat

The appointment Of a Committee to investf-
gate the charge made: through the columns Of
the, Repsbliean, viz that Q secSeL movement
is afoot to overthrow the Convention and take
the State out OF the Union, will probably lead
to some startling disclosures There is very
little doubt that underground Lodges have
been organized in many parts Of the State, with
the view OF carrying the Southern revolution
to our utter7nost borders. Some districts are
honey-combed with thesa pestilentia secret
societies, whose name In dny time is Minute
Men. We thank Judge Birch lot moving for
Committee Of investigation, and the Conven-
ton for complying with the call The mem
bers have had sufficient evidence before their
eyes, since their advent to st, Lonls, Of the
vile traitor-spir1t by which the disunionists are
actuated. The sEGEss10N FLAG WAS haunted
from the headquarters Of the Minute Men
{corner of Fifth and Pine), IN the face Of St
Louis, but more especially In the luce Of the
Convention. The insult was expressly levelled
at the members because they we're understood
to be attached to the Union. What rendered
this demonstration peculiarly offensive, was
the fact that, It's authors had been just mus
tered into the service OF the State by General
Frost, and had taken the cath to support the
Consti ution Of the United States.
We take the liberty Of informing the gentle
men Of the committee tAessra- Birch, Alm-
norman and Breckinridge) that nothing less
thzna thorough investigation will satisfy the
public. There is fn power IN the Convention
to send for persons md papers, and 50 carry
the torch Of inquiry in the darkest receases
and retreats of tho conspirators. The gentle
]. xnn., IN :,xho10 the dfab01fcal project WnA
, 1861-03-14

Letter from Judge Lyon, Of South
Carolina, to a Friend 1u Texas.

[From the Waco (Te1as} Gazet.c.i
The following letter from Judge Robert
Lyon, Of Abbesilc Court House, South Caro-
lima, speaks for itself:
AEnEyuLB, c. f., Jan. II.
Dear Sir;-I desire you to procure for me
aud send by mail, . Texas almanac. Six
months since, l felt perfectly willing to re-
main in South Carolina; but can remain here
no longer. At the election Of Lincoln we I'LL
felt that NC :.uFt resist. In this move placed
myself among the fofeEcst. and ana yet de-
termined to resist lin to tie bitteE end. had
my nlisgivinss ct first of the idea of sepafate
accession, but thought it would be but for 5
short tune, and at small cost. In this matter,
together with thousands Of other Caroliujaus,
we have besn mistaken. Everything il 10 the
Cane, for which I could have gotten $50 per
acre, ROW cannot sell at any price. All or
young men nearly are III and around Charles
ton. Thither we have sent many hundreds Of
our negroes Il have sent twenty to work.
Crops were very short last year, and it does
now seem that nt.thing will be planted this
coming season. All are excited to the highest
pitch, and not q thought ofthe future is taken.
Messengers are running here and there with
and without the Governors ORDERS We have
no money.
A forced tax is 1eried upon every man. I
nave FURNISHED t1lH I2SL surplus d0ltaT i haze.
had nboat $4,000 in bank. At first / gave
check for ten thousand, then five Thousand,
then the remainder. It Is now estimated that
we are spending $4,000 per day, and no pros
poet Of getting oyer these times. It was our
full understanding when VIC went out Of the
Union, that we would have anew Government
Of all the Southern States. Our object was to
bring about a collision with the authorities At
Washington, which all thought would make all
join US. Although We have sought such col
iision in every way, We have not get got fight,
and the prospect is very distant
want the almanac, in oricr to sec from it
what part Of Texas may suit me. Iwant to
raise cotton principally, but must raise corn to
do me. I Fill need nbuut d thousand acres of
good land. My force is increasing; many
young negroes are coming on. eau send to
the field about Is, big and little shall make
no crop here this year. I shall start my
negroes from here to John Brown1ee, at
Shreveport, about the lst of April will
leave my lands here to grow ou; il pines.
When VIC all get to Shreveport, John Brown
le. says he will 60 With with me- Ill over Texas.
cannot live here, and must get away. Many
are leaving now; ut least 10000 negroes lave
left already, and before long ene-thirl Of the
wealth of South Carolina will be in the West
l desire you to look around aud help me to
| get c home. AS ever, yours,
ROBERT LION
, 1861-03-14
Gt)iea1o Gt':ih,1tte,

:.-,S mavye.s INVASION.

:JFFF, DAv1s,s INVASION.
According to al the evidence presented
it appears that fifty Thousand soldiers are
deemed sufficient BY the Montgomery phil
osophers to subjugate the North, and over
throw thegovernment Of the United States.
The length Of time required to complete
the job is not stated SO concisely Us TIC
could wish, hut we presume it is set down
for only. a: few days. inasmach as the
cash funds sought to be provided by the
treason Congress amount to only fifteen
millions Of fdo1lars, exclusive Of the larcenies
perpenated at New Orleans. This sum
would maintain an army Of fifty thousand
men about four months if economically.
disbursed. Gen. Dayis's movements must
therefore lie good deal more rapid than :
Nap6le6n's, andhis blows more telling than
Marlborough's. It becomes him also to put
his columns In motion very soon, because
the whole job must be put through in the
warm months. However valiant his SOL
dieza may be in July, they will fare poorly
in Northern December. Thefew Border
Ruff1ans who penetrated to Western Kan
sas in the summer Of 1855, had their feet
frozen IN the following winter, and many
Of them actually persisted in the ffosts and
SHOWS which they had never seen in Ala
bama and Georgia This obviously sng-
gests to Gen. Davis short work. sudden
and decisive campaign with as little fooling
as possible. It will, Of course, be his first
business to march On Washington and do
UP that town, after: which the villages Of
Philadelphia, New York and Boston will
furnish him employment for week OF so.
It is clear thstthe Northwest cannot hope
to share in the compliments Of the season
so early as our favored relatives on
the Atlantic, but very much may
expected, no doubt, from Gen. Davis's good
intentions and the necessity which de-
wolves upon him Of finishing his task be
fore his fifteen millions are spent and his
fifty thousand man frozen to death.
It would not be surprising, however, If
the marching of fifty thousand "confeder.
ates upon Washington were followed BY
the marching Of one hundred thousand
Hoosiers upon New Orleals. The game
Of invasion is one which pair can play at,
and it may be cheaper in the end to defend
Chicago, ST. Louis and Cincinnati at the
mouth Of the Mississippi than anywhere
else
, 1861-03-14
THE NEW PINAGT.

The New Orleans Crescent reiterates in
the most blood thirsty manner that feet Of
pirates are to be had for the asking when
ever jeff. Dayis's government shall be
ready to grant ~letters Of marquc and re-
prisal,' aud to institute an ocean raid upon
the commerce ef the United States. "All
*that the government Of the Confederate
Estates at Montgomery has to do, says the
" Crescent, is to issue the appropriate sail
"ing documents. This can be done with.
"out involving an expense exceeding five
ahundrcd dollars. The vessels, the anna
"ments, the crews and all else necessary
<sfor the utter determination Of the ocean
81 trade Of the North, Will be furnished
Il promptly, free gratis, for nothing. All
"the getters up Of these expeditions will
"ask is to be supplied with suitable papers.
"That is an-absolutely all They are
" not only willing, but extremely anxious,
4'to incur all the expense and run all the
:" zisks, only asking to be furnished with
"tlle requisite papers, as aforesaid"
We are little curious to see this ex-
pertinent tried. 4 fleet of pirates preying
upon the commerce Of any nation whatso-
evsr would at one engoss the attention OF
the navics Of the world, and the number
ofvillains swinging at yard arms would be
about equal to the number Of these
customers fallen in with on the high seas
by the armed vessels Of every nation in
Christendom- But there would be another
reckoning with the owners Of the freeboot
ers On dry land. "Wherc are these yessel
to come from Z" asks the Cresceat. "Wh,
from New York, Boston and Portland" i
the answer. A summary arrest and tria
for treason, followed by q brief execution
would be the necessary settlement will
each and every one Of them None ar
more thoroughly cognizant Of the legal re
sponsibilities and legal penalties in thi
regard than the owners Of vessels in ths
Northern States, and however deeply any
ofthem may be penetrated with treason O,
the love Of corsair adventures, we presume
to say that not one can be found who vii
invite the visitation Of hemp by sending
his craft On any such piratical errand.
, 1861-03-14

Col Bogy, Of whom we must say that he has
acaqittea himself Ike . true man and loyal
citizen, IN refusing to be aeceaaot5 to Il by his
silence. It certainly can be no cham plot WHEN
Col Bogy felt himself ihpel1ed by q sen e OF
loyalty and honor to do what he has done To
counteract 1t. Let the traitors be dragged to
the light, BY whatever name they eS1 theu-
selves-KnightB Of the Golden Circle, Minute
places Of the State, # found fhere; from T tRe
very seats of the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor If fea On Is fonnd eQuatting In these
seat !, Is it not time, We would ask, that the
lais should dssert It's fnaIlestyi that the Consti
the nation has totte1ed On the verge Of an
aEchy, while the Eeapons of civil strffe seem:
ID to hurtie a1i round the horizon. The old
ascendancy Of law and orderis the desideratum
Of the epoch, and in order to attain this the
more speedily the mark Of dishonor should be
openly placed on every proceeding and plot
that paftakee of q REASONABLE character. ;. :,
, 1861-03-14
mnrInc Neteorolosy-Letter from an
Old Shtpmaster-
YoLoxo, March II, 1861.

1OLuAD, hAIEu IL, 4otis
Editors Chicago Tribune:
Uuder the head Of Marine Meteorology'' in
yoar today's paper, are suggestions on the
weather that might become Of value if wrought
into system through experiment and inycs-
tigation: In the British Isles the atmospheric
disturbance is much greater than with us, the
rise and fall Of the barometer are greater and
more decisive Of change, and The prognosttc
Of gale more reliable; but should imagine
that on our Lakes in the winter, also in March
and September, those corners Of the year when
high winds are common, that the mercury
would indicate sufficient change to warrant
experiments such as you allude to. Gales
sweep oyera certain space, beginning in one
place sooner than another, and, without enter
ing into any of the theories on the subject, it
would appear that VIC could determine very
easily BY the telegraph, if By no other mode,
where certain gale commenced and where it
terminated. In given eese Of q gale at the
pier heads in Chicago, what says Detroit
what says Buffalo? what Michilimakcinac, on
the subject: Has it commenced or passed
those places, or not been felt at all? ANY per-
son can see at once the valuable use to which
some reliable knowledge Of this kind could be
put. Weather glasses, simpesometers, bar
ometers frequently consulted would Indicate
the approach Of violent gales and enable har-
Dor to be put in o position Of eafety, the craft
On the lake to seek port or change its course.
There are so many local causes to effect the
weather that it may be many ycazs before We
can master It as science, and perhaps never:
, 1861-03-14

Tie Philadelphia Press learns that the new
Superintendent Of the Statistical Bureau Of
the State Department, Mr.. Jones, will remodel
the whole Office, so that it may become useful
to the country. Our merchants will be par
ticularly gratided, as they will be now notified
Of changes in foreign tariffs, and ether COM
merc:el legislation, regularly every month.
changes occurred so often that our merchants
could place little OF no reliance whatever upon
these publications.
, 1861-03-14


Iowa C1rr, March II, 1861.
The election Of school officers for the Iowa
City district took place yesterday, and resulted
in the election Of the entire straight Repub1i-
can ticket. The Democracy got up q " Union
ticket" upon which they placed the names Of
two Republicans they worked hard al day,
and were certain that they would defeat uk,
bat the nUnion ticket' was no 70. The count
ing Of the votes placed the I" irreprcssibles''
more than two doaen votes ahead on their
hindmoBt nan-a very fair result for Demo-
eIatic city, nov under the control of q Demo-
cratic administration, elected last year.
The Inaugural Address is universally liked
BY the Republicans here, and is highly spoken
Of by moderate Democrats.
The State University Of Iowa, which occu-
pies the building formerly used as the State
Capitol, commenced its second term Of the
current year few days ago under most favor
able auspices. Two students from each county
Of the State may now receive the benefits Of
the University, free Of tuition, upon the recon-
mendation Of the County Superintendent.
The apparatus in the philosophical and chemi-
cal departments is complete; the lbrary is
large aud admirably selected; the cabinet is
quite extensive.
The appointments thus far made by Mt.
Lincoln give great satisfaction. The appoint,
ment Of Mr.. KazEoD, Of this State, as First As
sistant PostrnasterGcnera', is supremely pop.
ular. He is one Of our very best men and best
working Republicans. Iowa C1TY.
, 1861-03-14
What Secession 1s Like to Cost Louis
fAnax

Without looking to the future. let us see
what secession has already cost Louisiana
The crops of the two great staples of that
State for the year 1860, may be set down rs fol-
lows: -..... ..
sugar midi ss3ouGo NY
NulaSSes. gallons. -lS.V1.Dtu
The crops in 1859 were about the same as
those Of 1860. Under ordinary circumstances
there would have been no serious depreciation
in prices this year as compared with last. OF
mola*ses, there wasa surplus at the close Of
the old crop year, but the supply Of sugar was
exhausted. At New Orleans, the average
price Of the latter for the month Of August,
1850, was 81 to 0 cents for fair to fully :a:r:
TIE indications we're that the ntw crop would
command high figures. This was the imrr..s-
sion of dealers throughout the cenntry; aad
but for the secession movement, such would
undoubtedly have been the case. What is the
result? The average prices, SO FIR this season,
rs compared with lasT, show depression il:
sugar OF SIS per hogshend, and in molsses
OF : cents per gallon, amounting in the ass5re-
gate to
On sugar .MtsW 80,
On a1olasses .--:as1 t4ooto
, 1861-03-14

we have 80 able an historian, now that Prescott
aud Irving are no more; to take his place be-
s!de Bancroft, giving us two Of the greatest liv-
tng histor1ans. 4; z*:;.,*s
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In The work before us they have laid the
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Of Facts IN Science and Art, for 1861. Gould g.
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Chicago: s. c. Grfggs Co.
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