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amsmM II band of brother?, an i rnlly around ihpin. Lcl', Sunday and oil. The excitement is'represented to' us, ihe«*, disfnirs all liule divisions --all clatnors"- have been very great; and with the irritability con- nil reprojcfifs ol ea:h oiiier. Who will not sacrj' sequent upon insufficient or irrecular slerp, it will licc flii I liosc upon the alur or the publivi good ? j be fortunate il sceiifs etill more disgraceful in in any 'vhich haAP thus far occurrid. are not enacttd in (h»^ From the V. Journni of Coinmircc, Hih inst. |s«quel. We will hope for the b« si. Ohio is n Xlic Trouble^ ill Oltio* trreat State—in point of popuUtion the ihi/d in the As usual in such cases :he fmlt is not all on one Union — and ow»s it to hersell ns ivt ii as the conn- side. The aberration beg.m with the Whigsj who l^y« lu bring th»se irregular proceedings toaspe»dy tiaving a ni >j>rity m both Houses at ihe lusi sesM>n, ■ clos#*. 'J'tiere must be some mode of adjusimu iht- soui^ht to gain an advantage by (Jivjimg the county diffictjity, if only the wi!l is not wanting. Wheic vf H iniilton inio two 11-j)rtstntuiive distiicl?,—one there is will, there is a way. choosing three and the other two Rt prcsentutiv» s. ! The eight Wards of Cincinnati conMiiuting the fust | From the Albany Atf^us. w'Sa (tlscovered* (he'T!anTes'wtM’e snlVdoed, with ' out to t ike placp in the lin^. i? of inl'*resi to the n.any a loss ol properly to the amount, includinfr ihe cost- who m iy design being in Panam i by :ue 5'h proxi- | ly costumPB of the theatre, ot'probably SOO.OOO. It ,□ berths in her for California.'-' is twenty-eight years buice the Park Theatre waa | hurned, and yesterday was the anniversary ol' ih0 great fire ol 1835, wlien an enormous amount of c? i properly’ was destroyed. ‘‘Sylvias. tSe Washingun corrr spondent of iht^ .luof/ier rire~A if oman Burnt to Death — A fire i Macon Tt^legraph. under d.»ti of thr* 15-h in-^iant. | broke out about hall past 4 h’clock yesier«lny alter- , ' riif s: * H»*r^'iof-ire I have been ^k^l>tica• as to the noon, in the buiZding No. 58 Ann street, in v\ hich a truth ol the runu»r tlut Mr. Ciav «' to be bick in the woman, whose na ne wae not ascertaine*!. was hurned to death by her clothes taking fire. The house suffered but little ddma^e.—S. V. Herald, dijirict, are W^hig, and the rest of ihe county Deni- , Xlie lute Election.-^Tlic Hopulnr Vote, ocrats. Ihe eight Wards nt the rtcrnt election We give below the aggregate vote in »ach State gave a majonty of votts for Sp. ncer and Uunyan. ; for Pre.sidtnt. as far as tfie ofTijial returns havu been Whig?, who cons quently claim to be t Ucied. 'I'he ! r chived. W'scon>in, l\ xas. and Florida, are the pemocra'.s, on the o.her h.inJ, paiJ no regard to the only Siattsnol included 'I'h* ir a2i!reoate vrte will districts, but voitu a uniform HcUa throughout the diniinish General Taylor’;. plur..u7y over Gmeral county, (city includ.d,) conH.ting of M. s I'ugh Cass, which thus far i. i 41 Oj3--niMkin2 no allow and Pierce cfihe city,and Messrs. L.ng, Aftiisirong and Liedter of other pans or tlie coun'y, all ol Senate. 1 can. howev« r, Uoutt it no long*^ r, as 1 ’ •e»rn through one who knows the lari beyond doubt, that he frt« ly expu jstd his wijh to reiu'r>. 'I’i.ere j was a time v\ hm an intimation to this t ffect would i have SI curt d hiS election v\ i hout Whig comp( tiiion The ca^e may be vastly iJiff-Mtn! josi now, as G >v whom claim to be elected. 'I'he Whigs conc«de the ehction of the three last, bui insist that Po^h and l^ierce are not elected, as itiey rec« iv J a it j-s number ol votes in the eight ward?, (fiist Jis'iict.) lhan Spencer and Runyan, the Wt»ig candidates. Slavery iu the Colonies 1776. I’he first slavjs introduced into this country, were tw.nty in number, biought by a Dutch ship of war : CntlenJtn is un lerslood to dread "his return to the from the coast of Guinea. They "ere lan-Jed. for ' s, nate not a litile. Critt^-n 1. n, as all know, has .-ale, on J^m.s R-ver, in the Colony of V irumia. ;,x^s to gnud of great i.npoitance to himself. He Aogosf 1620 t v\ 0 hundred an J twenty*» i_»ht ji ears lo keep Gen. '1’nylor niriiini; the handle for ago. Negrof^s thenceforth, soon consmuled a spe Accordu.g to the p.ogrunime wr ich is _ , traffic, more or less, in all the Colonies. At j Ais administration unJrr G«‘n. *^l’ay lor ance for Soutli Carolina, (which choosis electors by | Decjarahori^ ol- Independt nee, in rnefl^ores and m* n are to bt- by no means as ‘‘ ul* (lie leyislatnre, and which was all but unanimou? THE MECKLENFlJRG JEFFERSONIAN. e II A K L O T T K. V.EDNESDAV, DE "KMBKR 27, 134?. for General CasS.) 1 heir vote uill also increase (Jeneral 'J'aylor’s minority of the popular vnte, \\ h:ch Is thus far 130 931. 'I’he aggregate vote for Pr* si 1» nt, exclusive of the four States named, is 2 8 13,G‘2jw hich exceeds the They however, lo common with the thrie fiis', re- I entire vole of all the S:ans m 1844, by 35 501. ceifed ccr'.ificales of election from the County Ciei k, , which they carritd uith them to Columbus, duly I Ja^lhr Lass. V. BurjEX \ulnevH. Palmkb, Esq., is our authorizeif Aaent to re- cei\e &iiL)st ripiioiis> and nii vt rtiet nH'iiis lor this pni)or, and lo 1776 the whole number of 'hen» was tstimated at j,.," ^jj^y favoimg, or, I should write. ^ Philadelphia, N. Vork,'^Bos\*on^and^Cah^^^^^^^ has heietofiire favoied. No-v, if he sfiool I come | ' back, won’t he knock into the “'ra^lor R^-pubii M l inf* New [1-impshirc Vermont Massachusetts . Rhode Island . Connecticut 35 270 14 781 23 132 61 072 6 993 30316 218 603 40 009 186.188 138 396 69 927 53 215 23 940 40 133 27 763 10 948 35 284 3 610 27 047 114 318 36 880 172 748 154 852 74 696 56 629 30,688 12,124 7,56J 13837 38 133 708 5 003 120510 849 11 207 35 556 8 lUO 15 804 10 389 10617 67,142 32 671 7.305 64 705 12 051 49 720 40 077 8,897 1.126 authenticated Sj)* ncer and Runyan also obtained certihcates, ftoin two Justices, u ho certify that they had a niiijonly in the «ighl wirds. All that the Democrats contend for al present, is that Pugh and Pierce are pnma facie entitUd lo Iheir sea'.?; thal having the regular certificates, they are the cont^stets and not Uie conlestors ; and iha' i Yoik when the ilouse i^ organized, they can be ousted by Jersey any persons presenluig more valid claims. And ; Pennsylvania ihis, they say, corresponds with their course in aU Ohio cases within their control. For instance, they ad- j Indiana . Blit the ;?r4/7ia/acie title of the Whig clai.nant from j Ulinois . Cimtou cour.ty, and cf the Wliig claimant from j Michigan . Sciota and Lawrence, although, bt ing both Sheriffs ' W’i'Consin . at Ihe time of the election, they could not by law ' Iowa hold the office of Representative. They, however, ; Kentucky . received Ihe regular cettificates of ekction, and | Missouri therefore are erjiitled lo lake ttieir seats and hold j Aikansas . Ihem until ihe House shall decide upon ihek claims, j I'ennessee . Most unfortunately, the House is divided so; Mississippi equally in respect to politics, ihai the admission nfjfjQIji'Tjnj Ihe two Whig claimants from the first district ([f^’exas Hamilton county, would be liable to give the irol of the tlouse lo the Whigs, 'vhile the aion of the Democratic claimants ''^[ul^^J^iainiy Georgia give the control of it to the flence ihe ' Virginia obstinacy of boil) parlies taken. In regard l^^^^Jj^ff^istilutional right of the L*’gis ^^^Jljji^k^iRepitSenlativu disiricl smallti lhan C. H Brough, Es(j., in a communication f^he Ohio Standard, holtb ihe following language: 1 go to ihu Constitution, and there find il writ ten thal ‘the numoer of Repr*senlativis shall be Terrible Conflagration fixed and app Driioned by the Le gislature, among The Park 'rtieahe in Ruins "Several other Build' Ihe S('veral countiks, according to the number of ings Damaged "A Woman, Burned to Death. white UMile lul.ubiums above y^ars of ,, (Sunday) n.orni..-, ,o chro.ii- age IN EACH. (Alt. I, sec. 2 ) 1 find funner. tota/ de^ilrucliuit, by fire, ol the Park I'hea- ihui ‘the Rej)reseniaiives sliall be chost n by the j (^0^ city. This sad event look place on Sat- CITIZENS OF THE COUNTIES lespt cti vely (Aft. j urday evening, about a quarter past six o’clock, an 1, sec. 3.) 1 linJ lhai, by the ordinance of 1847, ! hour bel'rre the time appointed lor the performances anterior lo the constitution. Representatives might ! to take place. About that time smoke was seen to 500 000, viz: .\11 s^actiusetls Rhode Island Connecticut N' vv Himpshire N t' w Y o I k Jersey Pet.nsylvania ‘ Total 3.500 4 370 6 00U 629 15 000 7.600 10 000 D- ’aware M I ry land ir>'inia North Carolina Situth Carolina Georgia 9.000 80 000 166 000 75.000 1 10 000 16 000 Ciin party” scheme of elt-vaimg NatlVlst^ Deiuocrat; 26 410 15.254 ,oo 18,146 30 482 1.363 A labama Florida the position they have Noith Carolina 44,596 46,586 34,869 47,563 45,116 43,421 South Carolina, (elected by the Legislature.) Maryland . . . 37 702 34 528 103 Delaware . . . 6 440 5 940 80 1,338.347 1 194/289 230 589 be appointed among the ‘counties or townships,’ for the purpose of lerruorial government. But the wordi 'townships^ are left out ol the Constiiution —a fact Which maiks the purpose of lis framers :n a manner that leavisno ground lor coraroversy. They designed ihat Reprisintatives should be ap> issue from the rear pan of the establishment, vviiich butted on Theatre alley, a small street running in the rear of Park row, Irotn Ann to Beckman streets. The announcement was made immediately that the Park Theatre was on fire j and in a few mmulei> aiierwarde, the smoke poured Iroiii every window and skylii'ht in t?ie building. Soon a flame shot who have •* ratted,” NV’tiigs who will sustain any measuies for office, and such !ike men, to thebe controlling spirIts of the great W hig party. W^ho j thill recolU'Cis his »\ar upon John 'I'yler’s sch^-me lo I use the Whi^ narly lor his individual ai'ffrandise- a « io3 . inj.fii cjiii f,|| jy believe n»e that he will stiike quitr The census of 1790exhibited 697 897 slav s, and , vigorously al Mr. Crillenden, though he may be 59 460 free persons (if color: ihat ol 1800 the num* ! under the shadow of Buena Vista —Tay- b» r of 893 04 I ^lav^'^ , iri 1810, 1,194 o64, coat liil. Clay is as feariess as ever, w’hile he 18'-^ I 538,064, in 1830, 2 009,031 ; and in 1840, ^ miached to the principles of his party, and 2 487.355. j ;he same iime has given no evidence that he is Since 1808, the importatiim of slaves has been i njQ^e reconciled lhan he was six months ago, to the prohibited by an aci of Congress, con^equen'ly the treatment which Crittenden put upon him lo clear increase of 1 285,991 from 1810 to 1840, more lhan double in twenty years, has been frorn natural CauSiS. By the first statement, as above, U is shown that slavery existed in all ihe American Colonies at their s* paraiion from Great Britain. When, and under whai forms il was subsequently abol:shed in seven ol the old Stales, vve have not ihe means of ascer taining at present. Eight other States, since ad» ^irrnj^thto the Union, hsive excluded slavery by or ganic laws, and nine States, added in like manner, have established it wiihin their limits. We annex a lable of the nuntber of slaves in the glavcholding Slates, and the numb* r of fr»;e persons of color in the non-slaveholding Staus, as shown by the census his own path to power. Throth, bui ihe re'appear- ance ot the gallant old steed upon the tuif tcill be an earntsi of rare sport.” of 1840: Slave States. No. slaves. Fre.e Slates. No. free cl’d. Delaware 2 000 Maine 2 355 Maryland 89 737 New Hampshire 537 Virginia 448.987 Vei mont 730 N Carolina 241 817 CQpnecticut 8,105 S Carolina 327.038 Rhode Island 3,228 Georgia 280.944 Massachuselts 8,009 Alabama X53 532 New York 50.027 Mississippi 195.510 New Jersey 21 044 Louisiana 108 452 Pennsylvania 47,854 Kentucky 182 258 Ohio 17 342 'I’enntssee 183 059 Indiana 7,165 M ksouri 58 240 Illinois 3,598 At kansas 18.935 Michigan 707 Florida 25 717 Iowa 172 Dial. Columbia 4 094 Wisconsin 185 Total 2,480,7-^0 Total 380,293 portioned lo courjtie«, aud nolhjng !*ss than coun-* | fqrih from the windows, and in au inconceivably He.*» ■■ ifurm hislory of ihe^ Slate, with no ,^hort period of time, the wiiole building was envel- ■amTIPiliiilf,, doun nr the nublicai.on ol the last ! «l>ed i" fire. When this occurred, the scene was ap.)ort,onntei,t bill ua a la«’, i; lull and direct lo the I and terrifically interesting. *' , I I . 1,1 heavy clouds which were hurried across the nrma same point, ll wai never considered tna. it could ^ easterly wind, reflected the illu- bedone. And the case Cnandler vs. iSetts, djjci- | ^f,d lighted up the city so lully thal a per- dtd by the House of Repres» ntatives in 1845-6, ; gon could read ordinary sized lype at a distance ol was decided by Whig voles against a D.Miiocraiic ' half a mile Irom ihe scene of the conflagration, contesiee, upon that veiy pro])osilion. The chair-^ Crowds of persons, far and near, attracted by the man of ihe committee which reported upon the | glare, hurried to the scene; the fire bells pealed the case, Hon. S Mason, an eminent Whig lawyer, df alarm, and the whole metropolis was in a state of • commotion rarely equalled. The firemen were on dared in his repoit, that ‘ lo suppose a R» presenta- livediatiicl less in extent than the touniy, was lo suppose A CONSTITUTIONAL I.MPOSSIBILITY 1’ “ Now, ll that clause ol the apjioitionfuentscheme of last winter, which assuiins to direct the manner | Ing edifice, of electing Rejjresentalives in ibe cj)ujii^^c^f^Haiy^^ i ^,,^'^|Yro*gr^ss of the destroying element.^ 1 iriieauug the spot with iheir accustomed and praiseworthy alacrity, and in less time lhan we have taken to write this much of our narrative, as many as forty streams ot water were being diiecled on the burn- in I* van in sioppintr names extenl whisked and danced, as il in defiance ot the attempts ne than the cuuoiy, il is in centravention of the cons'ilU' to slop their destructive career, and in about hall an - • r f hour the burning rafters were visible. All hopes ol lion—o! the clearly manifesl design oi saving the theatre were then abandoned and the —ol all received opinion and usage in the Stale—ol directed, iheir alieniion to prevent the ad- the shoit Tepvried it, saf/ that suck was nut then intention. Tht y say — I'hu bill does not propose to divide the blate into Representative distiicts wiihoni rtfeience to on the property crowned with success. There are various coijjectures as lo the origin ol the fire. M. Martini says he was in the tlieatre about half-past 1 o’clock, when the smell of vitriol In eleven of the free Sutes 1,12D persons are re turned as slaves—by whaiTitle or degree of s«Tvi- lude we are not informed. These Slates are; New Jersey, 674; Illinois, 331; Pennsylvania. 64; Con- nec’.icut, 17; Iowa, 16; Wisconsin, 11; Rhode Island, 5; New Yo;k, 4; Ohio, 3; Indiana, 3; New Hampsliire, 1. ^ MucTi might be said in defence of the institution, even as il relat'S exclusivrly to ’.he comfort and hap piness of the slaves. I’he Afjican race are mam- f^eslly inferior to the white in physical, mental and moral organiz ition, an 1 ii is folly to complain of the state of q lalified bmdage in which they are held, unquestionably for wise purposts and, wiih proper treatment, much to their advantage. We shall not pause lo inquire by what principle, whether of humanity or in;eresi, several of the old States, were actuated in casting ofTslavery. It may be, thal the expense ot the system was greater lhan the income. We rather suspect that the balance sheet had something to do wiih the act of einanci- nn* ■'>n. nre''nbw'so violent in their deriuViciatiorts'di slavery, thal'he Clime of selling men and women was equally commitied by iheir ancestors, we copy from the Nevv York Express, several scraps of history, lurnished by Mr. Erastus Brooks, one of the editors, in a let ter fiom Boston, in 1844. OLD BOSTON ADVERTISEMENTS. July 5, l742.'"'ro be sold, a young, lik-iy. strong and heahhy negrowoman that is an excellent cook, and can do all sorts of business.'-£ye«i«^ Post, July 5, 1742---Any p -rson ihat has one or more negro men to dispose of, will hear of a cusioiner by inquiring of the printer. September 20. 1742. —To be sold (among a boat s 'I’he Gold Fever vvas alluded to, and its danger ous and extravagant mercenui irn ?s deprecated Irom Several pulpits in New York on Sunday last. So says the Express, which scems lo commiserate the ••victims” very inucti. “Tnc sober second ihoug.‘ii,” however, will doubtless bung the thing nearly right — diminishing the number emigrating, leudinj^ those who now go to take ihe proper routes, and to use every other wholesome precaution. Afle.- poini ing out the various rouies we have already detailed, the New York Post says: “ il the accumulation of people al Panama should be any thing likii that which may be anticipated fiorn the facts before the people, ii is exliemtly doubtful whether the steameis now on itieir wav to thal port^ aiound the Cape, will dare lo stop. Nei iher life nor properly on ihe ship-or on the shore would be Secure, so desp»^ rale svould ihe people have become, as they found their means ot living and their health wasting in a wilderness, from which there vvould be no refuge without money,and hardly with. 'I’he safest and ihe cheaptst loate to Calilornia at present is unquestionably around Cape Horn." On the other hand, the New' York Herald en^ deavora to quid present fears as to the Isthmus route—!>tating that only two or three vessels have left the United Stales for Chagres siuce the com mencement of the exciteiiienl, and they were from that port w'lih only about eighty passengers, all tuld—that about one hundred persons can be con veyed across to Panama in the boats per day—thal a large number of idle American vessels were at Valparaiso, Chili, &c , ready to come across--and ihai besides these there could only be a few wild Indians gathered at Panama. This look-* *oo much like a “lift,” however, for ihe suameis or other vessels Irom New Yoik »or Chagres, lor, onthe authority of u gentleman just from the gold re gions, vsa Panama, the New York Sun reiterates mat there were six thouband South Americans and West InJians there, and that board was six dollars a day in the worst hut. The idea of walk ing across the Isthmus, as S(»me have projrosed, is wholly impraciicabh, i/n account of fatality of ihe climaie, crouoditve, * marshy growth aloi.g me awtr.- Salumore l>un. A Chinese War at Hand-U the brought by the L'mdon pciix-'*. ““y *•'“ "'® find the following- rp r, .i. TT The Hon. J. W. Seu, the Im perial Commissioner, on the 31st, at a point on the Canton river, previously fixed upon. Froir. the baffling winds it became doubtful whether the U S. ship Plymouth, in which Mr. Davis embarked, could get to the place of meeting ai the lime ap pointed. Tne Secretary of the American Legation iolima- led this lo Seu the day previous to the meeting, re- questing that it be postponed. Seu did not attend to Ihe reasonable n quest; and not finding Mr Davis at the pla?e agreed npon, he returned lo Canton and wrote him on insolent leiier. It is said that Mr. Davis has demanded that the letter be withdrawn, and an ample apology made; failing which, he v\ill eiiher blockade Ihe river or proceed north anti lay I H E N E\v \ F All. — As this IS lilt last oppo^uniiy of aediessiiig our readeis, which we shall enjity be fore the conclusion of this yar, we avail oui^elves of It, to lender them our warrnesl thanksfor tly pn t, and present them with our btsi v\ isfies lor ihe fu ture. ’ II IS no-.v almost a yrar since wp tool* cliiirge of this paper, a per feet stranger, evt n in nanu', to most of our subscribers. During that lime we have con- m ued Its publication, under difficul:ies, i'. is iiue, and subject to those failings and shori-coniin!»s frorn which no similar enterprise can be free, yet in the main successfully, and we are phased lo hopp^ noi altogether without salisficticn to our readers. In ihe course of that wetkly inttrchange o^. thoughts and feelings which the lel.r.ion of editor and subscriber produces and implies, we have come to regard our circle of readers in the light of old and familiar friends with who/n we have be* n used nt slated periods, lo hold certain private and confidential con fabulations, and in taking leave of them for the pre sent year, sve wish them, one and all, in Irulh and sincerity, a most [lArrv New Year. county lints, or Ihe existence of countii^s. 1 he ba was so strong that Mr. Dawson, who was engaged \ ^ likely negro man, aged tweniy-eighi, sis ol the population IS noi only preserved as nearly -he rehearsal ol a comedy, was obliged to stop, ‘ followed the sail making trade eight j his complaint before the E'liperor We give this ns may be bul the Rt piesenlutivcs are appoitioned not being able lo go on in consequence ihereol, and Post ' ‘‘S » repoit. but it appears probable enough. Seu amom- the s. ve.al cuunli.s Tktse .five aUotUd lo wlieii ihe Moni-laisir troupe assembled altervvard, ye.irs.-£.i«nt«„ os.. _ ® P f) J i ' - f th,> /•nioi/i'i/ /inti they were also obliged lo suspend their renearsal. HainUton, arc Itepiesenla ices oj l He spoke ol the unpleasant smell, und said some- niav be bul the Rt piesenluiivcs are appoitioned not being able lo go on in consequence ihereol, and nmouir the seve.al counties. These five allolltd lo when ihe Monplaisir troupe assembled alterward, ar. He spoke ol llie unpleasant smell, ui. 7iot incre.il/ oj the paituulai dull ut by which j ahout vitriol, when lie was told it was gas; are chosen' ” . but he says he is satisfied it was not the gas which This paragraph at least shows thal the committee produced such a smell, and he thinks the house must who reported the till were a war* ihat ihey were ^vith an inflammable gas, which trenchio«^ very hard upon ihe Consiiiution ; and j caused ihe whole interior to be wrapped in flames that an ingenious argument was necessary lo justify so suddenly. When the fire first broke out there iheir course before the people. Had Cu»cinna;ti ! were several ladies belonging to the troupe and ineir course » * , county ballet, who became very much Irighieoed, and one. been IX moC.aiic, as vvell as, t.ie .e.i ol >; of them swooning, was rescued by Louis, the ser- who believes thal the lasi Legislature ^'ould ha , Monplaisir. All the rest escaped, meddled u ilh ihe appoiUonn»t ni i' U e do not., ^ ,s by those who were in the lUtaire at the Bul. Ihe change having been made, the question is, originated from the scenery taking whether the Democratic members oughl not to j over the prompter’s stand, have submitted to ii, until the quesiion of i s condiiu- vviuch, being ol such infiammable material, caused iinnaliiv had been decid.d by the Couits. Il may ihe tlames to spread 'Kiih great rapidity. be said thal the principle involved had alieady been Only about one-tenth ol all lUe costumes were De saiu inai U I t , I> . 1. Hi ,v saved, which were very va uable, especially those decided, ... Ihc case ol ^ ‘ -Monplaisir troupe. Mr. Hauibhl.’s loss is also be said, that if a par«> tnc uc • • ^ about -ti:25.UU0, upon which there was a very trifling insurance* The builuing belonged lo Messrs. As- lor and Beekman, iiud vvas worlh §30,000, upoii whict) there was uibo a iritimg insurance* The iiames cominunieaied to Earle’s Hoiel, ad joining, ilie rear ol wliieli was partially destroyed. The most of the bedding was safely removed, lUough ilie other furniture was consideiably broken, aud ilie whole builvling vvas flooded VNiih w’aier. The damage to the lurnilure was fully insured. Tlie injuiy'to the hou*e is probably ^2,u00, which was insured. Tt»e fire also communicated to Claike’s House, whicli sustained trifling damage by fire, though the thpin*i>lves in a wrong posMioii before Ihe country, | lurniture was considerably injored by water. 1 liey nnd divided with the Whigs the blame of the dis- j are both five-story hou.es, wtiich was ihe cause ol and divided vv I o one and all their taking fire so quick/y. Ihe Park House, a graceful predicamtnl in > , ,,h i live story b^uildmg, was at cme time thought m im- now find ihemselvts. By this acl danger, though by the exertions of the fire ^^F!hrii^rv^^8*°l771 —-To be sold at auction, a | is known lodislike ail foreigners, and he would not ^nrightlv lad, 18 years old, thal can speak French. | hesitate to insult the accredited representative of a Inciinre of the nrmter.-- Mass Gaz. and Post Boy , foreign power. America has tvvo vesst U of war in y Canton river, with a line of battle ship and a ^”^^t!riM9 1771--To be soH by public vendue, ' steamer expec'.ed shortly. We cannot anticipate Wednesday next, at ihe Court-House and Crown, : acts of hostility from slight differences i pared with the last year or two, is accounted for by The Public Lands. We are inJebied to the courtesy of Hon. Richard M. Young, Commissioner of ihe Land Odioe. for a copy of the D.iily Globe, containing his Annual Ueport, from which we glean the following statis tics : The amount of public lands in the Stales and Territories unsold is estimated al fouilcen hundred and foriyiwo million, i»vo hundred and sevealeen thousand and ninety-seven acres, as follows : Ohio 875 4G5 Indiana 3.572 045 lllmois 15,995,530 Michigan 25,097.290 W^isconsm 28,803 863 lown 29,808,038 Missouri 29,700,740 Arkansas 27.009 207 Louisiana 23,077.775 Mississippi 11.813,040 Alabama 7.510 340 Floiida 30,137,137 And the balance in ihe territory ..ari^_and of the Mississippi river, and east of the Uocky Mouniains, bounded on the north by the 49lh de gree of north latitude, east by ihe Mississippi river, south by the State of lo.va anl Platte river, and west by the Rocky Mountains; in the residue oi ihe Northweslern Territory, east of the Mississippi riv» er, and northwesi of W^isconsin ; in the Indian ter> and^"ou;h‘o?\‘hVpiat\e ri^ and in the Territo ries of Oregon, Upper Califoinia. and Now Mexico, Mexican Bounty Lands. luu acres eacfi .•ucu op to the 30th Nov , 1848, is 39,825, for 40 acres each 3 349 ; amounting in all to 43.174, and calling for 0,505,900 acres of land, of which 10,- 793 for 100 acres each, and 1,210 for 40 acres, call ing in the aggregate for 1,775,520 acres have been located. The estimated number of regulars and volunteers entitled to land ‘varian's is 90,000, leaving 40,820 warrants which are still lo be issued. The number of warrants issued daily is from 150 to 200, al which rale it would require 200 working days to complete the number siill to be issued. The estimated rccerpts of cash, on account of the sales of the public lands, for the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1849, are stated at S2 834,700 ; and for the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1850, ^2,407,500, provided the usual quantity of fresh lands are sur* veyed and brought into market, according lo the existing practice of the Governtnenl. This supposed falling of! in the receipts, as com- in Co7n-h»n Boston, sundry sorts of household goods, | known ; bul should action be called for, the United bed^ Dots and kettles brass and iron ware, and a Slates will have a strong Squadron, which no doubt S;r4r:L;!lVsVLo„edtothocou„,ry. --A«..i was sen. to the eastern seas w.th a v.e,v to protec. Enjand Weekly Journal. I and aid m eitendmg commerce. July 8 1771 ---To be sold, a hearty, likely negro j . , ^ boy ahotli 20 years of age ; has had the small pox ; lmporta7it action of the Government in relation can’doevery sort of work ; would make an excelltnl jMe Qold According to the following servant in the country. , from the Washington correspondence of the N Y December 17, 1744---To be sold, a negro'^o^^.an, of i2 h inst . the Government is taking about 30 years of age. She has been in Boston from i oi m..,., fc.P light by ihe Courts, such tncioacunien s will be frequent. In thn present case, for iiij-tauce. the election of a U S Senator (in place of .Mr. Al.tn, D *m. ) depends upon the issue. AnJ y I, tbe tvils resulting ft0111 what may be lermtd a lOrciblc me thod of lesisiing the encioachmeni, are veiy grtal. Both the Stale and the na'.ion are d;shunored by il. The Democrats, by assembling, without previous ijoiice, al 8 o’clock, A M , instead of 10, ilie usual hour, and then organizing, and swearing m iheir members, including those w ho.-e seals wouIj have been disputed had the Whigs be» n present, placed a child. She is a good cook and washer, and can do all sorts of household b»^siness in a conrpUie man ner, and is a very serviceable negro. • Uve Post. October 20, 1730- To be sold, by Mr. David Pippoun, five young negro girls and boys. Also, a while young man, who is willing to serve twelve months for five pounds ar»d prison charges. Here is an adveriisem* nt oF a diflTereni character: Dectinbei 7, 17 I 4 - A fine negro cUkld. ot a very good breed, to be given away. Inquire of the pi in ter.Post. Enough for once. I could send you more, il more were nec-ssary, to show that the present cus* toms of the South were the cusio:ns of N^w Eng l “*d. . , ^ T^.O. Commercial iimts-. the Whigs with a plausible excuse for adopting a separate organization, and thus preventing the lor- - fnaiion oi (juorum by eilher party, and of course the irao*aclion of any L*?iiislative busmess. By the Isisl accounts, they had been in session eight woiking days withod foirnmg n quorum— the o_ccMpyi‘*0 H'lll day and «ien It iusiamed very irifling damage. The Foun- tdin House, adjoinmg ihe east end of the theatre look fire, but was extinguished wilhout materia' damage. A building lu the rear, on Theatre alley’ took fire from the heal, bul a single stream of wa* ter at once extinguislied. in cue hour and three quarters from the time the We arc bappy la leara by telegraph that Califor nia, the first of Mr. Aspuiwall’s line ol Ocean steam ers, reached Rio Janeiro, on her way lo Panama, after a passage of iweQly six days, which is a very short voyage. She IS expected to leave Panama, on her first reg ular trip up ihe coast, on the 5ih of January next. ThiJJ news of her safe arrival al Rio, on hci '^a> s:eps to prevent the export of gold ore, duty free, from our new mines in Californa : “ It is rumored, and I have every reason to be lieve the rumor is true, that the Government m Cabinet Council, on Saturday last, decided to send i«imediaiely a number of small vessels of war, brigs and schooners, to enforce an embargo upon all mer chant vessels going inlo the harbors of Mori'.erey. San Francisco and other ports on the coast ol Cali fornia, rfquinng them to come under bonds not lo receive on board for transportation, and part or par cel of the gold ore dug from the pubisc lar»ds or .mines on the Sacramento or other parts of ihe gold regii.in in Alta California.” carriage sprinflfl, ayUfl, JUST received al the Sign ot the Anvil, Colum bia, S. C.. CarriagoSprings Axle**, Stump Joints, Tire Iron, Oval Iron, Spring Iron, Lace Tacks Chair Nailp. Coach Varnishes, Ac., Ac., lor at as low rates a« they can be delivered from Charles ton, by the fact, Ihat very large amtunls of the public lands are now being located wnh Mexican war warrants, instead of money ; and so it must be, in a more or less degree, from year to year, until these warraLls are ail absorbed by locations, and ihus withdrawn from compeiition m the market. The graduation and reduclion of the price of the Public lands, and the cession of Svvamp lands to tho Stales in which they are located is recommended. I November 1, 184S» FISHER & AGNEW. 3i’6:» Judge Ellis.— The Wuig Press.— We have no desire lo get up a discussion for or againsi the merits ol any particular individual, and we do not intend to do so now, yet we would ask, why, in the name of common sense, the whig press seems to be so biller upon the subject of Mr. Ellis’s election. In the first instance, we believe nothing can be advao* ced against Mr. Ellis, as a gentleman of taleoifl ‘iod irreproachable character: so much for that part oi' the matter. But besides this, it is known thal Four of ihe staunchest members oftheir owb party vo4ed for him, and that without these votes he could not have been elected. If they are so much hurt at the deleai of Judge Bailie^ let them call their own Iriends lo account. They did it, not the Democrats. And, after all, which party has reaped all the bene fit arittiog out of i: ? By how many votei was Mr. Badger re-elected t One. And Mr. Ellia’ removal or failure to vote, gave him that one. On the final ballott, there were 165 votes cast, of whicli Mr. R. ¥ i
Mecklenburg Jeffersonian (Charlotte, N.C.)
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