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9 VOL. 6. THE WEEKLY COMMERCIAL, "is published every FRIDAY, at $2 per year, a family newspaper, containing the state of the market on the preceding Thursday, TERMS OF ADVERTISING; - 1 sqr 1 insertion, $ 60 1 2 " 75 1 " 3 " 1 00 1 " 1 month, . 1 25 1 sqr 2 months, $2 00 1 " 3 . 2 60 1 6 - " . 4 00 1 " 12 , " 6 00 Ten lines or less make & square. If an adver tisement exceed ten lines, the price will be in pro portion. , V '- All advertisements arc payable at the time of their insertion. . - - . - - ISr'AH advertisements inserted in the Weekly Commercial, are entitled to one insertion in the Tri-Weekly, free of charge. r r ' ' , FOR THE COMMERCIAL. " THE WISH AND THE PEAYER. ' Oh that mine eye might closed be, ' , To what becomes me not to see, v That deafness might possess mine ear, To what concerns me toot to hear ; " . That truth my tongue, might always' tie, . . From ever speaking, foolishly ; , That no vain thought might ever rest, Or be conceived within my breast ; '' ' That by each word, each deed, each thought, Glory may to my God be brought; ,.. . JJut what are wishes 1 Lord mine eye, -v.'. On thee is fixed, to thee I cry . Oh, purge oat all my dross, my tin," Make me more white than snow within; Wash, Lord, and purify my heart, And make it clean in every part; - , And when 'tis clean, Lord keep it so, : For that is more than I can do. P. FOR THE COMMERCIAL. ' THE TRUE DIFFERENCE. What do I mean by a Christian boy 1 Not one who never does anything wrong ; there is not such a boy on the face of the earth. But I mean a boy who, when he feels he has done wrong, goes to God in prayer and asks for pardon through Christ, and for grace to do better, whilst a boy -without any religion never tries thus to improve. - ' What is it that grows ina garden without any help 1 Why the weeds. And if the neatest gar den you ever saw were left without being weeded,' you would soon see it overrun with nettles and thistle. "A careful gardener goes round, - every now and then, pulling up the weeds ; but I have seen gardens where the weeds grew on, and the man did not seem to care one straw whether he had weeds or flowers. Just so, a Christian boy finds the weeds grow in his - heart, jbut then he ; looks out for theja, an. sets to work (depending on the help or uoas noiy spirit; to pull them up. whilst a boy who has no religion never tries to get . the better of his faults that is the difference which are you liket ' P. DEATH FROM, CHLORIC ETHER. A uerman ooy, iv years oi age, , died, in Boston, cji Friday, while inhaling Chloric ether, administered by a physician, previous to a surgical operation, lor removing a nnger, which had been crushed by machinery. Dr. Foil, the physician, said, before the Coroner, that the largest part of the preparation was ether, and that he applied it with a moisten ed sponge upon the nose and mouth about four minutes. The hoy ; became Insensible, and then, the physician commenced ijie ope ration upon bis finger, when' the? lad showed signs of pain arid 'vomited. The sponge was replenished anijl again' applied. The boy was sensible, and complained of a smarting produced by - the ether. The sponge was . continued to be .applied for five minutes, when the operation was again commenced, jbut suddenly the patient's countenance turn eel a ghostly hue and his pulse stopped beat ing. Restoratives of various kinds were ap plied, but in vain. The quai.iity of ether and chloroform administered to this patient was a little over two ounces. Physicians testified before the Coroner that the acts performed by Dr. FoItwere prudent and skill ful, and the quantity of ether administered less than had been given in cases which were followed by no unfavorable result. The ether, in this case, seems to have acted a se 'd alive narcotic paralyzing the - functions of 'the nervous system, and producing death. !The nature of this remarkable and useful agent ? does not appear to be very clearly understood- among physicians, though ex pensively employed and generally with very favorable effects. It partakes, in a consider able degree; of the character of the desper ate remedies of quackery, it is "kill or core;" and the physician does' not know, with;ariy .degree of certainty, previous to its 'adminis tration, which result will fiJilow.' ' :-r. -r . : r . - : ;: The Town of Helena Bunied-?Steamboat sunk. Louisville. Ausrust 10. Bv tele.7ranh irom Memphis, we learn . that the town of eie.na, Arkansas, was almost entirely con sumed by fire on Monday night. Only two business houses are left. The loss is estima ted at $100,000. i : ' Bt.eai?" . Emily struck a'snag- on Fri day last in White river, sunk in tweuty feet 'of water, and broke in two. No lives lost. !The boat is a total loss. Iowa Election Extra Session of the BIlssou- , rl Leslslature. St. Louis, Aug. llth. Returns from Iowa render the election of both Whig Con ress 'men probable. ' ' Ah extra session of the Missouri ' Legisla ture.has been called for the 30th of August, 'to enact the necessary laws relative to' the recent grant of iands lor the Pacific Railroad.1 THOMAS LORING, Editor and Proprietor : TWO, DOLLARS Per Annum, invariably in 'Advanee-PuMisher of the Orders, Rontons and lays .of Congress BY AUTHORITY. LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES- , Passed during Vie First Session of the Thir i ! : ty-jvrst. Congress. fPDBLic Act No.- 14.1 - - ' JQINT RESOLUTION providing for the distribution of , the Laws of , Congress and the debates iheeonr ' . ; With a vjew 'to ihe cheap circulation of the laws 'of Congress and the debated con tributing to the true interpretation thereof, and to make free the communication between the representative and constituent bodies : Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Ame rica in Congress. assembled, That, from and after the present session of Congress, the Con. gressional Globe and 'Append jg, ; which, con tain the laws and the debates, theon," shall pass free ih rough the mails so :1 1 ong as th e same shall be published by order ofCon gress : Provided. That nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the, circulation of the Daily Globe free of postage. ' " " Approved August 6, 1852.1 i . OFFICIAL, t GENERAL ORDERS No. 31. Headquarters op the Army, Adjutant General's Office. Washington,' August 5, 1852. III. The following promotions in the Ad jutant General's Department have been made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate:" , Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Cooper, senior Assistant Adjutant General, to be Adj utant General with the rank ot Uolonel. July 15, 1852. vice Jones, deceased. J ' ; : Brevet. Major Lorenzo Thomas, Assistant Adjutant General, to be Assistant Adjutant General with the r3nk of Lieutenant Colonel. Julv 15. 1852. vice Coober. nroinoted. Brevet Captain Hid ward p. Tbwnsend, Assistant Admtant General.: to be Assistant Adjutant Genfral with the brevet' rank of Major, July 1J?, ?85f , rice Thomas, promoted ; IV. APPOINTMENT, Third Regiment of Infantry. Alexander E. Steen. of Missouri, (a Lieu tenant in the late lJth liegiinent ol J n tan try during the war with Mexico.) to be Second Lieutenant, June 30, 1852, vice Martin P. rarks, jr., deceased. 1 , By command of Major General Scott : ; ,S. COOPER'. Adjutant General. OFFICIAL. Miliaria Fillmore, President of the United States of America. ' TO ALL WHOW IT MAY CONCERN Satisfactory evidence having been exhibit ed to me that Bartolome Blanco has been appointed Consul General of the republic of ijruaiemaiaj lor tne united states, to reside in New York. I do hereby recognise him as such, and declare him f ree to exercise ' and enjoy such functions, powers, and privileges. as arc aiioweu 10 uie oonsuis general ol trie most favored nations in the United States. In testimony whereof, I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. Given under rriy hand at the city of Wash--. ington the 9th day of August, A. D. fs. l.J 1852, and of the Independence of the United States of America these vent v- seventh.. - ' - MILLARD FILLMORE. By the President : V. Hunter, Acting Secretary of State. ANSWER A FOOLi ACCORDING TO HIS FOLIY.' During the month of November, 1843 the writer was travelling in one of the night trains from AI ban v to Utica. .The weather bein very cold, the passengers gathered as closely as ' possible around the-stove!. "Araon the number' thus brought into' juxtaposition were a' clergyman and atheist ; ; and ,asihe latter was vcy1 loquacious, he sooh engaged the minister into a controversy'; touching- the reU atiVe merits of their respected systems. They soon became excited," and thus contin ued to dispute to the great annoy ance of all present; until ; long after midnight, although ofte'n requested to desist, and though it had been especially urged- upon the clergyman that he "was casting pearls before swine." :f In- answer to an inquiry of the reverend gentleman, as to what would be man's con dition after death, the atheist replied, "Man is like tt'pig j when he dies tliat s the end of of him," As the minister was about to.re- pjy, a; red-faced Irish woman at the end of the car sprang up, the natural red other lace glowing more intensely with1 passion and the light of the lamp falling directly upon it, and addressing the clergyman in a voice peculiar ly startling and humorous from its impassion ed tones and the - richness of its brouger ex claimed, "Arrah, now, will ye not let : the baste alone j has he not eaid he's a pig? and the more you pulj his leg the louder he'll squale." The effect upon all was electric ; the clergyman was humbled, and apologized for his thoughtlessness and folly. . But upon the atheist it was perfectly stunning. He had been "answered according to his folly," and confounded with his own argument by an illiterate Irish woman. s WILMINGTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1 8o2. Tribute of Bespect to the Late M Y. Hen iy Clay . At a special Meeting of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the state ol JNew xoik neia on Tuesday even ing. the 8th ult., at the Masonic Temple the R W. Joseph V. hi vans, Deputy Jrand Master, onerea the loliowing remarks:. -: . My. BatTH ren : We have met in sad nessl The principal object of this call for a epeciah meeting of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, is to consider, what course we ought to purspe in giving honor " to the memory of our late illustrious brother.' the Honorable, the Most Worshipful Henry Clay one of the most distinguished men and finish ed Orators, the world ever knew. We are called upon to mourn the loss ofa great man, a finished gentleman, a beloved is rot her.- We but sympathize with the whole world, while deploring the death of Henry Clay. The magnitude and emcjency ol his lntellec tual powers were not confined to the narrow limits of ihe Western "Hemisphere ; far, far over seas and over land, ex tending to every clime, penetrating every countrj', cify, town and hamlet, the power of his mighty intel lect, and the benevolence ol his magnani mous heart, will leave their influence, so long a3 there is a responsive heart to beat a con sonant note, for national freedom and univer sal ove. . '''.'''S'7 As a Statesman he has a place upon one of the highest pinnacles of 'Freedom Tem ple." His nobleness ol character, has been the admiration of everv man. His boldness in the cause he'deemed just and right, ama zed and astonished, and gave efficiency to his fiorts. As an Orator he was surpassed by none. Upon whatever Rpstmmi he was placed, whether in the Senate Chamber, at the Bar. or before the people, he held all who hearld him spell-bound by the rich intonations of hjs voice, his graceful attitude, his Jaulljes ges tures, his illumined countenance, and above all his perfect rhetoric ; no figure out of place, no imaginative thought but defined its apti tude, without an explanation. Never while indulging in those lofty flights Df intellectual inspiration, did lie collapse his wings and fall fluttering to the level of a common mind. AI ways maintaining' his ' position, he soard even higher and played' Wthrfancy's gems," and ."stooped to touch' the loftiest thought." " As a Mason he stood among us a high and honorable Brother, a Mason good and true. No one among us'cpuld possess his heart and be otherwise. It is in this capacity he has so entwined -himself around the. Mason's heart. As a man and a Statesman he com mands our admirutiofi. Asa Philanthropist and Mason he ensures our veneration and love. Initiated into the Order at tweniy-two years of age, he continued "an active and zealous Mason, and was elevated to the high position of Grand Master over the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Kentucky. Since then' he has given frequent instances of his firni attachment to the Institution.' He was not Only an Honory member of one of the Lodges under this jurisdiction, but there are members of the Craft now. present who have in their possession evidence of his fond ness for Masonry. It is but a lew years since, while on a visit to the Cily. he expressed a wish to see the Bible, on which the Great Washington took the oath of office as President of -the United States; that wish was gratified under due nd appropriate ceremonies. Although these manifestations of his veneration for the Order may be brought down to a very recent date. yet it could not be expected in the nature of things, that he would continue to be what we term .an active member ofa Lodge. The mul tiplicity of his other engagements both pub lic and private, which must necessarily have been heavy, forbade it. We were neverthe less bound to him and he to us, by the Mystic tie, and shall everrevereand cherish his name as one of Ihe brightest ornaments ol our Or der, while there is a link of that chain'x&- maining, which binds the Brotherhood foge- ther with a sincere affection. And then too. he was an old man This annunciation is startling Henry Clay old-! could we real ize the fact s the: silver 'ord was loosening. vet we saw nd'wave'ring of mind, no d eel en- sion oi-inteiieciuai vigor, but elastic, clear and firnvto the last, the Godlike spirit strug gled sustain the frail, crumbling tenement which enclosed it. . It is true he was beyond us in years, yet he seemed to grow with our growth, and 'to - feel as we felt, so that we could not perceive that! his maiestic frame gave evidence of declining years. - Then, in speaking of him, we would call him Henry Clay. Harry of the West, Mill Boy. These familiar expressions indicate a companionship which brings others upon a level with our selves, and are used toward those who are younger, or of our own age ; consequently we schooled ourselves to look upon him as one of its. Alas ! it is true he was, physical lyan old man; he was born in the midst of our Revolutionary - Struggle, rocked in its cradle, and nurtured into manhood by the Goddess of Liberty, He was a brilliant link which bounrr the, present generation to the birth of our National Independence. He has gone ! The crumbling tenement-has fallen a ruin, the spirit is released. The voice which ; aroused a nation 13 hushed in death. .His manly form lies mouldering in the silent tomb. but the soul, the immortal soul, has taken its everlasting flight, and returned to the God who gave it, there to possess its beatific en joyments. We have but his memory left. It shall nourish as the green bay tree free and perennial its home, the heart of every true Mason.-r-ATasonic Union. , , . 4 It is said that since the burnin? of the Ilenrv Clay the daily receipts of the Hudson River Eail- roaa Company . have: been increased S1500. 1 We do not in the least wonder at this, if, as alleged, me racing between steamboats oo thetircr is con tinued.' . .i The Invasion of the Yankees. Under this heading, the Paris Charivari has a hit a our beloved countrymen, which is translated for the fun of the thing," as follows : ... For my part." said Barbanchee, who. as every one knows, writes the articles of foreign news and policy in a religious and moderate paper, " I am far from ; being as sanguine as to the future prospects of Europe as many of -.my friends." You don't say so ? i It is just as I have had the honor of tellingyou ; we have vanquished our own barbarians but who will deliver us from the foreign' hordes? We can feel them coming, we see them, here they are 1" What barbarians can you mean? the Vandals, Gepides, Sarmaiians, pr Heru li ? Alaslvvoulc to God it were Only the Heruli ! Well, then, you mean no doubt Suevians, A'abi, Franks, Huns. Burgundians, Goths, Ostrogoths, or Mongol Tartars? ' A far more dangerous race. There remains in the world but one sort' of barbarians.. The last of the barbarians is the Yankee, alias American. Europe is top careless, and will shortly be Americanized; The inherent and distinctive character of the American Yan kee, is to spurn nil vulgar prejudices, and. to respect nothing that is deemed respectable byoiher nafions.- Wcmostc4iow ever,! also addjthat all other democrats prdfess the pame subversive ideas. . Should there be in E'jrbpe any celebrated agitator, depend upon it, the Yankee will move heaven and earth to get possession" of him j he will load him ? with honors, will cram him with feasts and ban quets, will surfeit him with compliments and speeches merely to vex us men ol ' order1. We all remember how the Marquis do La Fayelte was received, when the elder Bour bons were on the throne.. Yesterday it was Kossuth's turn, to-day an Irish Tribune of the name of O'Meagher has dethroned the Maevar demagogue. - . Whoever is at war with any established order of things in Europe, is sure of the most hospitable reception in Yankeedom. The American 4 has one quality in common with the barbarian : he is unscrupulously bold, and is convinced that all belonge to him j he has not the most rudimentary notices ot pro petty. Should he have any longing desire for a town; or find a country that pleases Ufa fancy he immediately annexes it, and ' thus sets the thing at rest. Oregon V pleases us ; wej a nnex Oregon ; Texas j is a v'niceL spot we annex Texas. ; California might bfe'turn- ed to account : we annex Califdruia &c &c. The Yankee1 finds Mexico to his taste de pend " upon it he wilf soon annex Mexico. Havana is a nice island : it will share the same fate; Should Nayarre, a kingdom which we legitimately possess since the time of Hem- rv IV. tickle the lanry ol the Yankees the official gazette of Washington, would soon nublish the act of annexation of Navarre.- Thus1 it would be with regard to the Pirigord. Aunis, Saintonge. Ostarac, and all the pos. sessions of the French Crown- Europe is not sufficiently guarded against the Yankee invasion : we may soon expect to see their small clippers come into our rivers, and pene trate into the heart of the country ; our fane provinces will be sacked ; the churches pil laged and burnt j the unfortunate inhabitants com pellcd to turn Yan ke es ; th at is to say, their religious creed will be to wear a round halt, straight-collared coat, and drab gaiters ur to the knee. 1 he modern .Northman will give the hand of fellowship to all the Joseph ites, Templars, Mamcheans, and t reemasons of Europe. Verily,, verily, 1 say, let Europe beware ! -Borne morning she may awake a Yankee. I" ",; ' . ' ' . A FLYING RAILROAD BRIDGE. The Scientific American states that C. B. Hutchinson, oP Waterloo,; New York, has in vented, and taken measures ta secure a pa tent, for a valuable improvement on railroad bridges for-navigable waters. : The object of the mvennon is to nave a onuge penectiy open and free at all times, lor vessels to pass, except the few minutes required for a train passing Over, and to carry, oyer trains expe ditiously and safely. A certain number of piers, or. abutments, are built in the river, with spaces between them lor the passage of j vessels; instead of having a stationary plat form, or roadway, extended across on !the piers, he employs a flying or running platlorm, which carries the train spanning and spring ing over the successive spaces 'between the piers, from the one side or the 'other. There are tracks of rails on all the piers, and on the flying platlorm there are wheels to run on the tracks, like a long railroad car.-4 The length of the flying platfojtn isvin pro portion to the width ot the spaces between the abutments, so that it will be impossible to over balance it while springing from one pier to the other, like n sliding draw. The flying platform is stationary at one, side or the other, when a train is not passing.! It is to be propelled across by having 'stationary power on itself, or to have itisp constructed, that the locomotive of a train'tnay propel it across. : It may fee called a" "fly ing railroad bridge.".- - - " : - - i - ' DEATH OF A HUNGARIAN EXILE. . Major Josef Czreuner, who arrived in jhi3 country about fifteen months ago, died at Battleboro, Vt on the kh instant. He was a native of Pestb, only 23 years of ae. and participated in several ; battles,: particularly those of, Selmetz and the famous one of Bra nylozko. By the explosion ofa bombshell, he was sevely wounded in his leg, rendering amputation necessary, after his arrival in the United States, and now causing his death. It is said he was the first Hungarian officer who received the Hungarian military decora tion as a reward and recognition of his prov ed courage, and.distkiguished behavior on the battle-field. He leaves a widow in needy circumstnees. ARRIVAL OF STEAMfP AFRICA, 3 DAYS LA TER FROM EUROPE. Result of 'the. Enffllsh EJeptlojis -Illots : Ireland-Change ' In French Ministry Cholera in Russia, &c. New Yore, August 12. The steamer Africa-has arrived ,with Liverpool dates of the 31st ult. ' - , . . ' . ENGLAND. . 'V The election returns were x all in, but it was impossible to tell whether, the ministry were in a majority or minority. It was ex pected that Parliament would meet during the third week in October., r .... Reports of the crops were favorable. Fur ther election riots had occurred in Limerick. FRANCE. The ministry has been changed. M. Droseyn de 'L'Auys has been appointed minister of foreign affairs, and M. Mapreof public works. - r . The receipts of the treasury have increas ed. 4 -'-".. -.. Gen. Gourmand, Napoleon's"; iiUttilaoi" at St. Helena, died at Paris on th 5 Rogers 'spinning mills nearP; r destroyed by fire. '- . L, .1 V ii .U'l SPAIN. ; The Spanish expedition to f l. Island had proved successful. RUSSIA. " ;ju;.j;pfr.e Count Nesselrode had been superseded as Premier by Baron Mayendorl. - The cholera had appeared at Warsaw. . From the Public Ledger. THE NORTH RIVER MANSLAUGHTER. MessrsEditors : With your permission, I will avail myself Of a small space in your valuable paper, to express an opinion on the above alarming calamity. As an American citizen, interested in the safely vand Welfare of the cbmmunity,;and in the adminis'trdtidh ol justice to'that community. I desire to be heard'upon an occurrence which calls forth a storm of indignation," seldom if ever" equall ed. Now, fronl -all accounts, testimonies; &cV, we gather' the1 following well established and startlingacU ' .: . ; , ' "v " 1. That ihe steamer Henry Clay was fa well built and altogether safe boat, haviug been certified as such by the proper authori ties: 2. That she was not pre disposed to any accident or catastrophe, further than other 6teamers. .v . , ' ' " . - 3. That she was-engaged, in a race with another steamer on her usual trip down the river. .' ; . ... ' 4. That the officers and . managers of the Henry Clay did make use of all the means in their possession to excel in speed the rival boat. , - '. ! 5. That these officers and managers were, while thus acting, conscious of the fact that they were perilling the lives of 360 human beings ; and, '.".V :-- . ' . . - 6. That in spite of the remonstrances and entreaties to the contrary, would continue Jn their insane career ; and, lastly VT . 7. That the officers and managers of the He nry Clay did . wilfull y and delibe ra t el y take the lives of eighty one human ;beicgs. W Now, are not these Jhe facts of thev caser? We believe they are 1 and we also believe that the survivors or the Henry Chiy wilo testify, and have o testified. Yet m the face of- all the tetiirtohies'of the surviving pas sengers to ihe contrary, before thd tribunal ol an outraged community, a community that knows no bounds, before their God. whose authority they have spurned, and whose laws they have trampled upon, Capt. Tallman and his reckless associates, dare to affirm that they were not racing.: and' how, fearful of the consequences 'they have- so iustly merited,ask for a' "'suspension of pub-, lie opinion V And what for? That they may, under a plea of respectability," and with the influence of the filthy lucre m their prossessiou. invent some machinery to screen them from the administration nf justice ; But let public 6pinion" have jts coorse, and that puWi opinion,' which they wish 'sus pended" will. ' suspend' them. The Ledger of the 5th inst. contained 4' an excellent edito rial on this subjecti whicli we ar& confiderit was responded jto by every one that read it. Steamboat racing should be stopped by special etsZaon subjectingstearaboat offi cers and managers to fine and imprisonment j for any attempt to carry on this disastrous i work ; and we sincerely hope that the remon strances of the people, now renewed by this melancholy catastrophe, will be heeded by our legislators and a thorough, effecluaf re fornj wrought in this . particular. Let the reckless scoundrels who have desolated so marry homes, and steeped in agony so many hearts, be brought to immediate . justice, and suffer the penalty of that law whjch they hare feet at defiance. Let an outraged com munity nd ihe afflicted survivors .at' least have the consolation of knowing- that- this will be the last catastrophe from steamboat racing. ; , s. 1 DROUGHT IN THE WEST. Cincinnati, August 11. The weather ia cool and dry. It raine4 some in spots ' yes terday, but did not do any good. - r"; vices irom inaiana. Kentucky and Ohio, in relation fo corn are most unfavorable. Nearly all farmers refuse to sell. Parties who have large contracts-to deliver hogs, at fivfc dollars, are purchasing all the corn and stock hogs they cd.n get. - . THE WEBSTER NOMINATION. - Boston, August 11. George - T. Curtis publishes'a letter in the Advertiser, pronoun cing the letter in the New York Herald which stated . that, the Webster, men had' abandoned the idea or nominating him whol !y fictitious. : " NO. 1 THE MORAL CHARACTER OF PIGS- Some follts accuse pigs of being very fd.hy in their habits and negligent In their appear ance. But whether food is best eaten off the ground or in a china plate, is, it seems to us,' merely a matter of taste and convenience, on which pigs and men may honestly differ. They ought, then, to be judged charitably: At any rate, pigs are not filthy enough to chew tobacco,7 nor to poison their breath by drinking whiskey. As to personal appear ance, you don't catch a pig playing' the dan-' dy, nor picking bis way up muddy Btree3 in kid slippers. - Figs have fiorfte: excellent traits of character. If one chances to wallow" a little deeper in some mire-hole than his brethren, he never assumes an. extra impor tance On that account neither are hisbreih- ren stupid i enough to Hvorship him for1 it. Their only' question seems to be-Is he still a hog? If he is, they treat himj as such'.' Andwhen a hog has no merits of his own,' he never, puts on any aristocratic aifs, -nor claims any particular respect on account of hiaMamilv connections. Thev understand' full well the common -sense maxam f'Every tub mr.t tt; - TUG CASE . Th-. 0 i&to-x Co t NUTsnr.u ilohc Mr. Vk1, iir.tcd) 'Wlr-iX Oor. ; nuul .ty.cf "!.c die''1 the following paragraph. We commend ita candor and fair-deajing to ouY readers: ; ; The Atlad ha a great deal to say about 1 the Baltimore Convention, and the henious ness of not supporting the nomination of Gen. Scott. We have our own opinion of this, matter, and till we meet with qn ab'er mas--, ter of the science of logic fhan the writer in the 42s. weshall reniain of the-same opinion still. . It is to nd purpose that the Atlas shuts its eye to the juggling by which the proceed. ings of the Convention were controlled ; the. world will not shut its eyes. It is to no purpose' that the Atlas talks of pledges ; no man feels himself pledged by what is done by trick ; no rnan is pledged to perform the whole of a bargain when the other side refuses to per- form more than half ol it. Here is the whole matter in a nutshell: the Scott party hold tb -their man, and we hold to our principleb.--' We say to the Alias what the Atlas Glares " not say lor itself, and never has dared, ' andv we believe never will dare to say, namely : that we lay our hand oh the body of princi- fvles set forth in the Baltimore platform nn.t mid on there ; we adhere to, and, support1' those principles in opposition to those-of. the Boston Boston Atlas and its associates who support Gen. Scott, and f defy, execrate and pit upon the platform." ;, 1 v 1 y- i A BUSINESS PICTURE OF- CINCINNATI. A new paper,-the Sun, just started in Clndhna-... ti, gives the following picture - of the:bnsiness of that 'city Z' 4 j '-'v - t:: ' - " " Ilere, on the lan Dg," lying side by side, are steamboats which have come from Pennsylvania;' -Virgtnia," Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Indt- . aua' Tennessee, Iowa,'; Arkansas, Mississippiand Louisiana. Old Sratesv and ue w 5 States, slave States and free States, Northern States and South ern States, are all here, lyiogquietly together ra the friendly embraces of commerce. But,-look1 ' again : from what countries came these cargoes of merchandise &'ptodifCe T Is1 it not ono and" the ; same country 7 Here are the products of the Al leghanies ; thfi; grain of Ohio j the salt of Virginia ' the tobacco of gentucky';: the lead of Missouri t the iron of Tennessee'; the cotton of Mississippi y and Arkansas ; the sugar and molasses of Louisi ana, and the rice of theCarolinas t And what are ; there returned for them 1 f Bacon for the negroes ;' ' sugar mills1 for the planter; brpad for'thc manu- r facturers j oil and lard for all countries 'Can tho most active imagination conceive of more elements of consoKdation in national interests,' and of fer v vent patriotism in a people ?" " i FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. . NEWiBK, N. J., Ang. 10th. Mr. Jeptha Bald win, a highly respectable and well known old cit izen of South Orange; was killed near this place to-day, by being run over by the nine o'clock train of cars f rora New York. ; He leaves a very largo estate and was a director n the State4 ITank at Newark. , , ' ' ' '.'.'"j'v""' i -, . - MORTALITY IN NEW YORK. The deaths in New York city last week, num bered 549, showing a decrease of 23 from the week previons, and being 78 more than the number re ported the corresponding week of last year; Of ; the whole number, 297 were children, under two years of age . The most prevalent disease now in the city is cholera infantnm, of which 97' dred, 2G (of consiimption; 49 of convulsions, 27 of dropsy, 25 of fevers, 25 of dysentery, 43 of diarrhea. 14 of measles, 37 of marasmus, and 23 of ififlam mo tions. " . ; :-r' it '- ;'' ..;"' ; A 'Line of Steamships from Kugland to India .. ' , ;-, - Direct.-. t A company has been formed in London under , the name of the Eastern Ocean; Navigation Com panyyto establish a line of; first ;lasv "steamships! between England and Calcutta, via tltt Cape of Good Hope. It is contemplated to build them of Itod and very large aa much 'larger than, the i Great Britain as the Great Britain was beyorjd ther ships when launched."' V . MORTALITY AMONG CHILDREN. On Saturday evening five children died in East Kensington (Philadelphia) from the eClcts of dys entery. They were each seized with the discLa which separated them so suddenly from the circla of their frieuds in the afternoon of the sans di j. The cause of this great mortality i3 attributed t eating freely of green fruit. ... ,-. .:.-...:; t N '
Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Aug. 20, 1852, edition 1
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