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.'.r J ::s K. Ciie!c has shewn us a stalk of corn
t;" I it 1! 1 .r.-Wy jhce. car Wiltuingtcn,
v ' ' . i rr.""-rci lercn inches around the second
jv! t, Jul w;,i tea ftct L:,rh froia the ground to
lit frit c-r. Tie r.alk bcre two very fir ears,
al wai rhr,tel in T jne last. The lan 1 upon wllch
tL'.j c ra grew wai :.f piney-wood, and Lai peter
tccn nsurel. We a!o law aotns very fine speci
men cf Utiwco. raised on the same farm. One leaf
neaiurti about 32 inches in length, and wile io
prep :ril. n. Mr. C. informs ui that he has stalks cf
corn in tbe tro field rL!ch even 'surpasses tbe
cne r.eiieed above.
Try s3 Fdcotabe.
:ru 1 (3 t! e !atf rn,
Af;er a few r reft
Xew York Demoeratle Stat Convention.
A tcltrarhio depatcb, dated Syracuse, Septem
ber 21, states that the Democratic State Contention
asicnillel en that day and nominated Horatio Sey
mour as their candidate for Governor, The despatch
a!.o states that the Barnburner contestant, ioclu
din Juha Van Buren, were ruled out of aeata in the
Convention. J
The net amount subject to the draft cf lie
Unlt States Treaiury on tbe 23d ult., wasfl7,
703,Ts3 .-22.
IOVe find !q the National Intelligencer of the
3d int , a card by Daniel Webster j reference to
ome remarks made ty Mr. Mangum, in the IT. - S.
Senate, which we published lastfeck, in which Mr.
Mangum, in rpposing the bill for a public printer,
deprecated "taking awaythi printing of the Depart
ment and giving it to the political press," and then
male the following disparaging allusion to Mr. Web-
' ,tcr: - ' . '
Mr. Mangum ' perhaps there were occasion
al petty paltry trki comraitied in the Departments.
Very recentlrjc had been coumltted, and that, too,
by the rrififrnan of the Whig party ; he meant tbe
Secrt'.ii-T of State: a trick unworthy cf him. un
worthy of lis position, ''nnd disgraceful to his party,
n fr na lift nn1,l afTit St. wtlirh rn( hilt tnft ui iff fit
extent, and which shortly would not be to any ex
f nt ' ' - v
Mr. Webster thus replies to Mr. Mangura's char
ges : ' - - - t - -;.'' t
Upon innuiring, through a friend, I learn from fr.
Mangnm that hi observations were intended to ap
ply to the appointment of the Wilmington Coii
iucrcial," conducted by Mr. Loring, as a paper to
publish tie laws In North Carolina : and to the ap
pointment for the same purpose of tbe KnoxTille
Whig" in Tennessee. . ' .
Tho u Wilmington Commercial was appointed as
a paper to publish the laws upon what was esteem
ed good Whig authority; ano If Mr. Mangum had
seen fit to consult the membors of Congress from his
own State, including eminent Whigs, he would have
learned thtt there is not a more respectable- journal
in North Carolina than "the Wilmington Commer
cial that tho editor, Mr. Loring, " is a highly re
t pcctable man, of irreproachable character ;" and
that bit paper has the largest circulation of any
Whig paper published in Wilmington, the most pop
t! mi and far the most commercial city or town in
N rtn Carolina. I refer Mr. Mangum, on this sub
ject to his speeches in Congress. .
As to the appointment of the " Knoxville Whig"
as one of the papers to publish the laws in Tenncs
ceo, it is sufficient to say that the appointment was
" made by me upon tbe express recommendation of a
"fljonty ofthe WJiig members of ton gross from
iaat State.' ; - -
' So far as I remember, I never read a single num-
rcr of either ofthe?e newspapers. -
I hope I miT ba pardoned, under the circumstan
e. for thi 0, -"on on the public, so unusual
with me, to defend my official conduct against mere
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. New York. Sept 3. The steamer Empire City,
with Havana dates of the 29th ult., has arrived.
She brings 0 passengers.
The political excitement at Havana was increas
, ! ing, and a crisis, it is said, was evidently close at
hand. The Government continued its course of se
verity, and suspected persons were immediately ar
rested upon the most frivolous pretexts,. and thrown
icto loathsome dungeons. ' fc . v---
The new paper called M Tbe Voice of the Teople,1'
lad been suppressed and its publishers subjected to
clo t) confinement. It was believed, however, that
no one bad yet been garoted. .
All Americans are viewed, with suspicion and dis-
. trust.-. ' ". r"". , -. -, : , '
The cholera and small pox bad somewhat abated,
but tho yellow fever was raging with terrible viru-
ence. , ... ....
Freights to the United States had improved.
Lxt n4 Important from Mexico. 4
New Orleaks. Sep. 1, 1852.--By an arriral to-day
the 1'icayune has receired letters from the city of
Ttcxico to the 18th ult., which give information that
i r , 'irrcctionj had occurred in various parts of tbe coun
try to such an alarming extent, that it waa expected
rn extra session of Congress would be called to adopt
i urcs for a speedy suppression, but it was feared
v little pro?pect of success as the plans'adopted by
t ,3 revolutionists were ot tne most lormidable char
"v vrars ago, trie wnigs naa much to say
t Mr. l'olk's Administration about "Fifty-four
-: ' Jlr. Jbillmore has now got , into
7 v , i the Jiruish about the ftMmes, and the
it i now pay to the yhignfisk or fight?
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r.ir . a a p r'.i n tf tie g-eat Dcnucrauc Ccovea
ta n wL cbrccenJy cLh1 i s UU n ia the city cf
la'.ansvre. In this ccmra rj'ic; cf love and grati
taie, I cheerfully ar.d ccriially rartic'j&te. 1 am
happy to ann unce to tLU awniilj;? and I d it
Cwt only as a nembr cf the Peacratic party, but
twcau? fr?ra the bottom cf my heart I dj really bo
bere there is no !?ctkn that ccull I rr.ada that
ii tetter calculated to prcmote tie happiaea cf the
land and advance the great cause cf human liberty,
than that cT Gen. Fierce. (Cheers.) I have not
the bontr crthe pleasure cf an intimats personal ac
quaintance with Genral Fierce, but I know him. I
b aJ the honor of occupying a poiticn ia one branch
of Congres when he bell one ia the other. I form
el with bin an acquaintance, not intimate, but suf
ficiently so to make me respect him, and to enable
me to bear tetimcpy in his favor on this occasion.
It has tecn'my fortune to b.e acquainted with many
of the statesmen of New Hampshire with Levi
Woodbury, with Governor Hubbard, and others
and I am happy to say that General Fierce will do
full justice to the selection that has been ma le.
Franklin Fierce is a man of consumate ability.
Take that for granted, no matter what you may
hear to the contrary. He is pyre in his private
character. You may take that too, as granted, and
lay it up in your heart as a treasure to be protected.
But this is not all. Franklin Fierce li a man who
has known no variation. His democracy has never
been questioned, never has changed, and he will
wear it without Hot or blemish. This gentleman,
tresenicd to you by the Democracy, was brought
efore the convention by the delegate from that
State, whence I am happy to say, I came. (Hurrah
for old Virginny ! laughter.) It was Virginia that
brought him forward. (More applause.) It was
thnt dear old State in which I first drew the breath
cf life, where I passed the prime of my days, where
I lave clustered every association and every feeling
that is dear to mo ; it was Virginia that brought him
forward. I pray you to excuse me while I call at
tention to the fuet that on the 35tb ballot, the Vir
ginia delegates came forward voluntarily, of their
own nccoru, anu wunout pre-conceri, wunoui ar
ranjrement, without expectation on the
one, and cast fifteen votes for Franklin Fierce
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Veneers, i rciiuw-ciiiacun, wie nrxi twio eutb r rnniv
li o Fierce but twenty-nine, and successive ballots
took place until the States came in, and on the 49th
ballot, be was proclaimed to the democracy nf the
country as their cholco for 'President of the United
Mates. (Loud npp ause.) Allow me to asic you
this, what is be recommended to you fori His am
tecedents are spotless.: He i a und democrat is
nf illustrious ancestry in a wavl. he has antece
dents which will carry him successfully and trinm-
Sbantly into tho I reidency ot this Union as the en
orscnient of the great democratic family through
their National Convention. Let me give you this
ssuranco, on which you may rely that if you elect
him Presidfnt of the United Mates, you will have a
sound, solid, straight forward, upright and thorough
ly democratic President. (Foud and long applause.)
With him as President of the United Mates, you
will have an upright man, and a straight forward
foreign American policy, (Applause) We shall
be able to sit down at home under our own vine nnd
fig tree, and have none to make us afraid. (Cheers.)
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v e sunn carry uur pinrs unu airipes, ui puucu i
would trust for ever, but in tones of thunder if ne
cessary.) spreading Amoricar liberty and human
rights to the utmost bound of the earth. (Great
applause.)' I say, therefore, come up to the duty
Lctore you, and do your duty. (.More nppiauso.)
Come ud to this" duty for your country and for your
selves, nnd manfully determine that the humbug of
our political adversaries shall prevail no longer
; Having said thus much in rol'erencotoGen. Pierce,
let me call your attention to William R. King, our
nominee for Vico President. He is from tho sunny
South. I know him well, love him dearly, and am
proud to be called one of bis frionds. To be sure,
he has nerer brought a woman to bis bosom, (laugl
ter,) tut he is, nevertheless, kind and attractive in
his disposition, and is in every respect qualified tor
the position to which we are about to call him.
Let mo ion you innt ne iiaowise is one wno wouia
worthily fill tho office of President, should it be the
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unnanny toriune oi uencrai t ierce io do gainereu
to his fathers. . But there need be no such apprehen
sion entertained ; Democratic Presidents never die
Great outbreaks of nnnlause.) Fellow citizens, this
has been the unhappy fortune ot our opponents, (and
God knows I don't rejoice at it,) on two occasions,
and it seenbi to bo the will of Heaven to turn that
which i accomplished unfairly into dust and ashes
But I did not come li"re to discuss theories. I came
herein the fullness of my heart, to stretch out my
band to cry aloud nnd spare not. I came here to
unite my cratitude with yours, in having a candi
datebelore us, in support of whom every Democrat
can go to the polls and reoord his suarages without
a particle oi ienr oi compunction.
' Arrest of the Monk or La Trappe on a Charge
or Murder. We learn from the Madison (Wis.)
Argus, of the 27th ult., that Leahey, well known as
the M Monk of La lrappe," recently murdered Ed
ward J.'Manley at Pardevule, , Columbia county, in
that State, by shooting. He also hot at Esquire
Morton twice, one shot slightly wounding. He was
finally arrested, examined and committed to jail to
await his trial for murder. Tho cause of the mur
der was jealousy of Manley and his (Leahey's) wife
The remarxable bill drawn tip in '44, for enact
ment, by Gen. '..Scott,, as is well known, proposed to
exclude from the right of suffrage all perspns who
happen to bo born out of the limits of the United
...' . I ...It. l.l' . a .
Mates, except sucn as were "aoie ooatea mires, ot a
least seventeen years of age," who shall faithfully
serve at least two years in time of war in tbe army
of the United States.. ;
This was the extent of Geri. Scott'a liberality to
foreigners in 1844 and his idea of tho proper qua,
ification of an American freeman. Democrat
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Intel cjt ly Mr. Lirriti Fateiia &c.:::
oat;- n to tr e i . jrr.a! ct tcrstnerce.
1. Fr t'.acirg all i ristel matter er a
fU tirr, r-t:r inters an 1 the rul'.le will be alle
decili lit character cir al..ca.i
to
r.4. wLe'.i-tr cew-
papers cr periodicals, and the pure ta b charged
upon them, without an appeal to the Tot Cfiee De
p arttaen! cr tbe Attorney General.
2. Making three ounces the maximum, will era
Irace all lie cewipapers. and a Tat curaber of val
uable periodicals, which will be tent by mail, in
stead cf private conteyances, and thus increase tbe
revenue of the Post OfSce.
3. One ounce and a half will include all the week
ly country papers sent witbia each State at half the
f rire cf the above. There is no sense whatever in
imitiog these papers to the State where published.
Why not extend the Irnit, as on the other papers, to
three thousand miles! They are only half the
weight, stnd therefore should have the same privi
lege. -
4. The pre-payment of postage, either at the of
fice where a newspaper or periodical mailed or de
livered,.! a great convenience both to the publisher
and the public, as the postage to Canada, Lc.t may
be paid at the office of mailing.
5. The reduction of postage to one half, when paid
quarterly in advance, will be a great incentiTe both
to publishers and subscribers to pre-pay their post
age. V
6. Tbe obstructions to sending transient papers or
periodicals which now exist, will b effectually re
moved by this Bill. Instead of pre-paying fifteen
ceots postage on the Journal of Commerce to Cali
fornia, it will be sent through the post office for firo
cents. Our California brethren and their friends
will hail this change with pleasure.
The Albany Evening Journal, whose editor recent
ly crossed the Atlantio himself, furnishes a chapter
on steamboat racing on the ocean, suggested by a
charge made a few days before, against Captain Nye,
of, the Pacific . There is truth in every line of the
following, which the " travelling public," ever so
rady to condemn when a catastrophe occurs, should
rend and ponder:
' Generally the passengers on board our Atlantio
steamers are more to blame, for the racing, than the
officers. The moment a steamer leaves New .York
o
a
', N ew Orleans, Sept 2 A great procession ; took
place here last night in honor of the anniversary o
tne death ot Gen. Lopez and the Cuban victims. .
Liverpool, passengers becin to settle on the day
hd even the hour of her arrival. A. expects to
tf ke such a train on a given day, for London or
Manchester, or for Philadelphia or Uoston. U. wants
urea mail i or uine wun nis lamuy on sucn a uay.
. and D. have written to their friends -or agents
at they will meet them on a day or hour namcJ
nd these rta$onablt people, all impatient to fulfil
oi r engagements, are quite nervous and unhappy
the steamer does not work out her daily 3UU miles.
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u wursg mar) una is n vicious nyoiem oi ueuing
Lung tht tmsFtngers,ftt)f enly on the hour of th
steamer's arrival, but upon each , day's" work. This
is carrieu to uangerous lengins, tor ine sums oot
are frequently so largo that, if the engineers were
capnble of being tampered with, there would ' be
no security for their steadiness and prudence. As it
is, we know that the mates, pilots and engineers of
steamers get their feelings more or less interested
in the bets of their friends, and there is danger in
that, even if they are not to win or lose themselves.
This species of gambling among steamer's passen
gers, upon the speed ot the vessels, is Iraught with
danger, and ought to be broken up.'
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' lion. A. W. YcnHble. of North Carotin.
This distinguished member cf Congress addressed
large meeting at Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday,
The Richmond Enquirer states that the audience
was crowded, that Mr. Venable Was listened to with
breathless and unabated attention for nearly two
hours, nnd that his eloquent remarks made a deep
impression on his hearers, which will not fail to be
lasting. ; ; ;'"',' " 1
The democratic members of Congress are return
ing to their constituents full of zeal and hope." At
every stopping-place they are invited to nddsos
meetings ofthe democracy, united and enthusiastic.
The whig members, on the other hand, are speeding
home, disheartened and despondent, alivo to tho di
visions in their party, and' contemplating an una
voidable defeaV They do not stop on their journey
to commune with their tnends; but they pass on si
lently and gloomily, brooding over the evil practices
by Which the whig party has forfeited the public re
spect. They see, when it is too late, that deception
will at last be detected, and that an honest policy
can alone triumph in an intelligent and virtuous w
lion. Hashtnfrfon Union,' ; '
Appointments by the President,
By and with, the advice and consent of the Senate. . ,
Samuel D. Hubbard, of Connecticut, to be Post
master General of the United States, in the place of
W. K. Hall, resinned. E
Nathan K. Hall, of New York, to be Judge of the
District Court ofthe United States for the Northern
District of New York, in the place of Alfred Conk
ling, resigned. ! : r v , . - ,
Supervising Inspectors or.S team boats.
- Robert L. Stevens, of New .Yorkr T-Tr
? Samuel Hall, of Boston, Massachusetts. , , '
; Hiram Barton, of Buffalo, New York. '
; Davis Embree, of St. Louis, Missouri. .-';:'-'
Benjamin Crawford, of Pittsburg, Penn. . ' . '
John Shallcross, of Louisville, Kentucky. ; i
Peyton II. Skip with, of New Orleans, La. ;
"John Murray, of Baltimore, Maryland. ' .
: George W. Dole, of Chicago, .Illinois. ; , ' : ' .
Another Dodge. Horace Greely now excuses the
whigs for voting against tbe amendment to the consti
tution of New Hampshire, which abolished., the. reli
gioustest, on the ground that another section of the
constitution contained an unjust and illiberal appor
tionment for senators and representatives. So they
voted against the whole, This is the last dodge.
A firtrtT, Pnrsrvr9 TV, vnn IrnnW Mr. V1
asked one friend of another, referring to an old gen
tleman, who was famous for his fondness for the ex
tract of hop. ; .
: " Yes, sir, I know him very well."
" What kind of a man is he 1"
J Why, in the morning, when he gets up, be is a
beer barrel, and in the evening, when ne goes to bed,
be is a barrel of beer."
- A damsel in Ayrshire, having two lovers, and not
knowing which to prefer, settled the matter Dy mar
rying one and immediately eloping with the other,
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t-ii i.' A'.i.. f-vft r:'T .-.'.t,
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We Irii ii j. ; i iit.
Yea tlkk i;a ?wifi f.r j;-ar filial,
Yva ei Alr 5 hire to ft r";
Tut the N rti, wi:i re it. '.a jour frctt,
Ani th S'.h icta jcur rr.
Vi;h hti scd f? t5ier, tv-tj ti frurs,
Ya eat B'fhtT e:.
Aoi wbea with ia-Iuatwa trti,
Mrr itoriei jom a Ult.
The n'gbt of lu'ri-s joiia put off
Tweotj jfanor web a B5;Ur,
Or let tbt poor not Tote at tIl,
, lncUuioj to tbt Utter.
Ob, eoony, eooDey F?ott,
Your diti't idljr cbreJ,
From ro.-t bef down t kty soap
Your stomach it denuded.
Your i latfonn tal your principles,
Are hke your higher 1j ;
' The constitution it decUres -
1 bat a tbiDg of iirtw. ,
To pow Jer, " fuss and fettbers,
Tb God-liko LUa mast itoop.
Great intellect and itatetm&maip
Are Uid uide for toop,
1 he Compromise and Wcbiter,
Vpon tbe ibelf you've Uid,
And Millard Fillmore kicked the bem, .
When in the baknee weighed.
Creelj upon tbe platform fpite
With wmtb and indignation ;
Yet aat unto tho outhern Whigs,
tand by our nomination. ,
For forty years thle g overtime nt,
11a paid yon loti of money,
And now yoo would be Pmidcnt !
The thiiig looks rather funny. , ,4 '
Then clear tbe track old boots and spurt,
You're miking too much fuse j
That Herald letter caree yoo in,
Though ligned "Amencui." , ' ,
Come flap your wing and crow aloud.
Old cock-a-doodle-doo !
Then beat the dram and matter ap, -
Your, abolition crew.
And when thejr make you President,
You'll eat oup with a epoon,
, From a "haty plate" which you can got,
Of tho man that's in the moon.
The Empire boys are moving now,
We cannot Hop to talk ;
Until we're Mire that I'ikrcs and Kimo,
Will in the White House walk. : :
This fame old coon that looki so fat,
" How .often hav we alain,
And when we think him dead and gone,
Then up he pope again !'
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Then fire away my Empire, boyi,
Let' give him one pull fkore ; . -
Remember how wo laid him' out, -
In eighteen forty-four. i
Come Democrat and shout with us,
And make tho welkin ring, -
For the Union and the Compromine
Hurrah for P1EKCE KING. ...
JL i - Alas, poor cooney, Jte.
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VIltton Old llomettcad.
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Charles C. Langdon. the able editor of the Mobile
Advertiser, writes as follows of a recent visit to the
home of his childhood and parents, in old Connect!- ,
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" I have paid a visit to the sacred spot where I
drew my first infant breath to the houee in which
I was born and have rambled over the meadows
and fields where 1 alternately toiled and frolicked
away mv early days. Jlio house still stands but
its former inmates are gone all gone! The beloved.
1 a. .. .a
parent sleep in the dust tne Brothers and siatera
are scattered abroad. The old barn is still there ;
and the noble elm in front, in whose shade I bavesn
often reposed, etiy extends its wide branches over "
the surrounding earth, but the 'loved ones' were
not thero ; and, oh, how lonely and melancholy waa
this once joyous home ! 'Twas too much. I left J.
with a heavy heart." I visited the old grave-yard on
the hill, and knelt by the graves of my ancestors.
The ereen grass crows luxuriantly over their craves, ;
and they seem to 'sleep well.' 1 wandered among
the tombs of my departed tnends the companions
and schoolfellows of my you th-and read with mourn- f
ful interest, from the cold stone, the simple but af-'J
fecting record of their early doom. Twenty-five year
had rolled away since I last visited tljat ' old Grave
Yard.' And how startling the changes that had U
ken place ! What a lesson of wisdom does such a
scene inculcate! I felt "twas good to be there.' I'
have also roamed in solitude over the familiar mqun-,
tains and hills of my native town, and when worn ,
with fatigue, have, as 1 was wont to do in boyhood,
rested my weary limBa on the green eward beneath
the wide-spread oak of the valleys. .1 have gazed
with new and increased veneration upon the majes
tic waterfalls on which 1 have so often gazed before;
have bathed in the same limpid ' pond' where I so '
often bathed in my youth, and have paid my devo
tion to the high hills, where, of a cold winter's night,
when the earth. was covered with. snow and the
moon shone brightly irt the heavens, I used to engage
in the indescribably amusing exercise of 'sliding
down the hill.' Oh, how pleasant it is to re-visit .
the jcencs of childhood and youth l" , -: - I
Return of the Mississippi. The .United States -steam
frigate Mississippi, Capt. VVm. J. McCluney,
bearing the broad pennant of Commodore Perry, ' re-
turned to New. York on Wednesday, after a short and
active service of thirty-two days. Puring her ab
sence the Mississippi has visited Eastport, St. John,.
(N. 8.,) Halifax, the Magdalen Island, and other ports
of the shores of British America and the Gulf of St.
Lawrence. Commodore Perry was despatched to
these coasts by the President to investigate the cir-.
cumstances attending the recent seizure of some fishing'''
vessels belong to the United States by British cruisers. ,
He held conferences on this subject with Sir George
F. Seymour, the English Admiral, with the Governor
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and' other public
officers. - Doubtless the explanations given at these"
interviews were of a satisfactory nature. The recep
tion given to the Commodore, and the officers of the
ship, at the ports they visited was of the most cordial
and friendly character. . Durina; her cruise the Mis
s'ssippi saw nearly 500 sails of fishing vessels, and
boarded a number. The officers and crew of the Mis
sissippi are all well. ' ;
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