The New York Herald Newspaper, June 13, 1851, Page 3

Foreign Miscellany. Massacae or Frencu Seamen rm CannrBais.— Private letters have been recived in Paris Seem the corvette Alomene, commanded by Cay @’ court, which mention an incident of a horrible kind. ‘It appears that about the end of Nevember last, the Alcmene reached the Bay of Balade, one of the of New Caledonia, the Pacific. On the an armed boat, under the orders of Second Lieutenant Déveresme, was sent to find a passage for the corvette on the western side of New Cale: nia. The boat, that was:to be absent only eight days, had not returned on the 10th, and serious ap- prebensions began to be. entertained .on board the | corvette. On the 1th, the barge, under the orders -of First Lieutenant Ponthier, reached Boulabio, to look after the boat, and the crew soon learned that the tribes of Menema and Belle, the most savage amongst the savage, had. massacred the crew of M, fy era boat, and that three seamen only had escaped death, This was the more strange, as the fe officer and his men had been perfectly well received at first by the natives of Hienguebune, and it was only at the mo- ment they were preparing to return to the corvette that, all of a sudden, ata signal from one of the natives, they were fallen on and massacred, with- out having 4 moment to make use of their arms. ‘Three men attempted to escape b; rowing them- selves into the sea. They were, however, dragged back, and, naked and bleeding from many wounds, they were forced to remain on the spot while. the bodies of their comrades were devoured by: the savages. lor nine days they lived with them, and to all appearance were reserved for the same fate. when, at the last moment, the barge peorsiandielly approached Ilienguebune, but still kept at some distance from the shore. landed was a priest, one of the members of the mis- sion in these islands, who courageously advanced into the midst of the savages, and, assuming a bold | attitude, threatened them with destruction if the surviving seamen were not instantly restored. The cannibals, finding the.boat’s crew Preparing. their arms, gave up their eapt! On the both, the Alcmene quitted Balade, the men burning with de- sire to take vengeance on the savages. On the 17th, the whole of the huts at Tulao were razed to the round, the plantations destroyed, the canoes of the natives captured, and Lebags of the tribe shot. At Hienguebune and Pauba the huts and planta- tions were also destroyed. Onthe 2d of January, the Alcmene quitted New Caledonia. American Stavery.—An sasregate meeting of the Unitarian teachersof Manchester was held on Sunday last.inthe Lower Mosley strees school room. The Rev. W. Gaskell, M. A., presided; and, in opening the business,stated that the subject of Ame- rican slavery would be introduced by the Rev. Dr. Beard. The reverend doctor then moved a resolu- tion condemnatory of slaveholding, and regretting the passing of the Fugitive Slave law, which hai made the whole Union responsible for the odious slavery of the Southern States. In the course of bis interesting speech, he expressed his abhorrence of the system—hate, he said, was the only word that convey his feeling with regard to it. The re- solution was seconded by the Rev. J. Layhe. The second resolution, expressive of sympathy with the abolitionists, and a hope that their labors would be wisely directed and speedily successful, was moved by Mr. Harry Rawson, and seconded by Mr. J. O. Curtis. The last resolution, pledging the meeting ‘to give practical proof of their zeal, by entering into a subscription, the proceeds of which were to ‘he placed at the disposal of the Manchester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Association, was moved by Mr. Stein- thal, and seconded by Mr. Freeston. Our space does not permit us to give a report of the speeches. ‘The proceedings ST Losin were very interesting, and maiked by a moderate tone, and a practical tendency. Farau Dve..—A party of Frenchmen, residing in London, arrived at Boulogne, a few days ago, to fight a duel. The adversaries were placed at a dis- tance of twenty-five steps; at a given signal the two pistols were discharged, but without result. ‘The seconds re-charged them, and the comb: ts approached five steps nearer.’ Again neither was struck. Instead of this contest terminating in the ordinary manner, the Leen were charged a third time, and the principals brought to within only fif- teen steps of each other. ‘This time one of the two fell, struck by a ball which pierced him through. ‘The unhappy man never spoke @ word. The two witnesses of the tra; edly, and the surviving princi- pal, immediately left the spot, and the second of the deceased went to seek a surgeon, and informed the mayor of what had occurred. Those who, hearing of the catastrophe were attracted to the te found the body lying on the back, the hands clasped and pressing the breast. ‘The three survi- vors, fearing the consequence, returned to Boulogne with all speed, and embarked in the night. The deceased is said to have borne the name of Petit, and te bave acted as foreman to a London tai Tue Arctic Exreprrio: the Prince Albert, as the auxiliary expedition in search of Sir John Franklin and ‘his associates, sailedfrom Aberdeen. A large crowd assembled on the quay to witness the departure of the vessel. The design (says the Aberdeen Journal) is to procood direct to Griffith’s Island, which is the appointed rendezvous, and the place where Cap:ain Austin is likely to have deposited any important information of which he may be possessed. Should no such in- telligence be found, the Prince Albert will proceed to winter ground, as far down Prince Regent's [n- fet as can be reached for ice, gray to Brentford, or Creswell Bay, from which the boat parties will spatched. It is is expected that a passage for a very considerable distance will be obtained for the boats in the channel, along the shore, formed by the flood tide, and which admits of boat, though not of ship navigation. Very much may be ex- pected from the services of the boat partie: deed, it may be safely affirmed that by this means alone can suocess be attained, if it is attainabl far as human means can accomplish that result, we believe that, from the efforts of Mr. Kennedy and his men, there is much to hope in che way of, at Yeast, relieving the — and universal anxiety that prevails as tothe fate ofthe missing expedition. What adds to the reasonableness of this view is,that Sir John Frank- lin is most likely to have, if sush a course had been practicable, retreated in the direction of Fury Beach, which Captain Forsyth nearly approached last year, but without landing, as the only spot where he knew provisions were to be left by Rows, and he would also naturally judge that thither would anxious eyes be turned to seek to effeet his diseove- ry. Ifthe Prince Albert should not accomplish the object of her search in the course of this year, it is the intention to remain two years, or till the autumn of 1852. It is, of course, a possible contingency though some measure of suc be attained, see] may be prevented by the ice from return- ing this season, so that in either of these cases, nane- ly, detention in the ice, or want of sucess the first ear, we shall have to wait for the return of th ennedy expedition till the autumn of next yea ‘The Prince Albert is amply provided in the way of stores till that period. coincidence, that it is precisely six — on Men- day last since the departure of Sir John Frankli Mr. Leask, ice master of the North Star, who pi- loted that vessel, in 1849-50, through Baffin’s Ba and Barrow Straics, is in command of the vessel. M. Bellot, ey of the Legion of Honor, and a distinguished officer of the French naval service, accompanies the expedition. Lady Franklin, ac- companied by her niece and never-failing friend, Miss Cracroft, arrived in Aberdeen on Thursday last, to witness the completion of the arrangemeats and the departure of the Prince Albert. Frenrecy Accroryt at Wownwent's Mena- oxerme.—On Thursday evening last, a fow minutes after 9 o'clock, a dreadful accident occurred at Wombwell's Menagerie, at present exhibiting on the Military road, Chatham, to » man of color named Burrows. l’rom the particulars that have transpired, it appears that the unfortunate sufferer entered the caravan occupied by the ~~ for the purpose of putting the animal through certain | movements to show the spectators its traetability. ‘The elephant displayed no hostility on its keeper entering the cage, but on his ordering him to move it made @ fearful rush at him with-his head, pinning bim erie the iron work of the earavan, breaking his collar bone, several of his ribs, his rightarm, = injuring, though not fracturing, his skull. Some very interesting excavations have been recently earied on in the ity of Athens, under the direction of M. Pittaki, Inspector of Antiquities, at the instance of the Archwological Society. The result of these researches has been the dissovory of & great number of fragments of statues of the best masters, and heads, besides upwards of a hundred insoriptions of 4 most curious character, some of which are in the shape of decrees during the Pelo- ge war, with logues of the towns in al- iance with Athor edifice from the ruins of which these were taken, was of a senatorial cha- a? appears from four of the inscriptions brought to light. ‘ al Intelligence. The Us ress was off Montevideo on the 28th cot February, The sloop-of-war St. Louis, bearing the broad pennant of Com. McKeever, and the brig Bain- bridge, bad sailed from Buenos Ayres. The St. Louis will return home in ma! Passed midshipman Pollock. sail- ing master of the St. Lonis, had been eourt-martialled for cutting down, with a cutlass, a seaman on board the ship, and was sentenced to be discharged from the squad con. The crews belonging to the vessels of the squadron were in good health U. 8. steam frigate Saranac, and sloop of war Decatur, sailed from Key West on the morning of the Ist inst, for Havana The U. 8. sloop of war Albany was at Key Weat on the ‘20 inet The United States steam frigate Susquehanna, from Norfolk for the Kart Indies, only proceeded as fur ax Old Point Comfort on Saturday, where the officers had been invited to dine with Gen. Bankhead, the commandant of Fortress Monroe. She was expected to go to sen in the afternoon ppointed Major B. 0. Hanter. of inthe Navy, from the 20th ult, vice The only person that | Itis ® somewhat remarkable | Political Intelligence. | Groncia —Both parties in this State have now their | candidates, and the issue is secession or the Union. Ex-Governor Charles J. McDonald is the nominee of the secession perty, and possesses great personal popularity. | As president of the adjourned session of the Nashville | Convention, he thoroughly carried out the principle against which the Union party of the State are now di- | Tecting their fore But there seems to be » consider. | able difference between the secession party of this State and the secession party of South Carolina. The party in this State hold to the right of a State to secede, though they think it inexpedient to do so under present circum- stances. Hon, Howell Cobb, the nominee of the Union party, composed of the entire old whig party and a por- tion of the democratic party, is a strong opponent, though seven of the more prominent democratic papers refuse to place his name at the head of their columns as a demo- cratic candidate. The Savannah Georgian, the demo cratic organ of the Btate, opposes his cleetion, on the ground that, while in Congresas, he proved a traitor to the interests of the State, and thereby rendered himself unworthy the support of the democratic party. The Augusta Constitutionalist, another journal | of the same stamp, also opposes his election on the same ground. The Savannah Republican, the whig organ, comes up to the help of Mr. Cobb, and says his devotion to the country while in Congress should insure his suc- cess in the present campaign. The convention which nominated the Union candidate, adopted the platform of the convention of 1850. Hon. Joseph W. Jackson is the candidate of the secession party for Congress in the Sa- vappah district, and has lately written a letter in which the principles of that party are embodied. He says he has always believed in the abstract right of secession, but has never been in favor of its exercise by the State of Georgia on account of the late adjustment measutes, and ix not now, He believes it would be destructive of happiness, and would do no good to. the institution of slavery in the Southern States. Suoh are the views of the mass of the secession party in the State, and the contest will be between the advocates of the right of | secesssion and those who deny the legality of that right. Pennsyivanta.—The democratic Gubernatorial Con- vention of this State has resulted more favorably towards Mr, Buchanan than towards any other spoken of in connection with the Presidency, though it is not considered as having bearing upon the Presidential question, The contest is between the friends of General Cass and Mr. Buchanan, but that will make little or no difference in the election for Governor, Judge Campbell: before the convention, the most prominent democratic candidate for Canal Commissioner, was opposed by a por- tion of his party on native-American grounds. anil his rejection by the convention is mainly attributable to that influence. The Pennsylvanian says it is an effort to break up the organization of the party, aad a base attempt toengraft upon the democratic party the old and dead principles of the native- American party. Judge Campbell is a warm supporter of Mr. Buchanan, and the opposition brought against him may affect the latter. ‘The whigs are in considerable difficulty relative to their local affairs, but there is no doubt of the pre- ference of the party for General Scott for the Presidency. A whig and anti-masonic convention at Pittsburgh, few days since, nominated General Scott. They decla: their determination to abide by and carry out the com- promise measures, but her State officers must be utterly hostile thereto, The whig State Convention takes place at Lancaster on the 24th inst., when the campaign will be fully opened. Sov1n Canoriwa.—There is undoubtedly a great change in the policy of the people of this State. Until recently theze was not a newspaper in the State which opposed secession, Now there are three avowedly Union papers, the Columbia Transcript, Hamburg Republican, and Green- Ville Patriot, besides one or two others, which speak very moderately against the compromise measures. The Charleston Mercury, the principal organ of the secession party, maintains a bold and decided stand in favor of that measure, A majority of the people still prefer im- mediate action, and the preparations made by the State would indicate a determination to that point. Judge Yancey read a private letter from @ prominent citizen of South Curolina, a short time since, at Montgomery, Ala- bama, which said the State would certainly secede next Spring; that she bad onehundred pieces of fleld artillery, twenty thousand small arms, snd military stores of all descriptions, to which accessions were constantly inade, to defend the State against the federal government should any demonstration be made against her action. ‘The Charleston News, heretofore # strong exponent of the doctrine of secession, has reeently ebenged, und, and ow oppeses separate State action, It says the States of the South must move in the safe circle of co-operation, if they move at all fora common purpose, They peril the pw pore the moment that either member advances more rapidly than the rest in measures which demand concert- ed action. as it awakens jealousy that may not be hushed, and alarms pride thet uiay not beeonciliated. It does not think that any commonwealth would consent to place on record that nct of self degradation, that South Carolina, supreme in sagacity, supreme in courage, quickened by & loftier honor into aetion, had foreed it into reluctant ntirely diflereut view. It is complete, South Caro- lina will be towards the other States a foreign mation; Dut she will be ready to enter into any treaty stipula- tions to place the oti footing with herself. The speech of Mr. Webster, at Kuflalo, is received with little favor by the whole press of the State, and the whole express their dissatisfaction with its sentiments. A meeting was recently held in Edgetield district by the opposers of the secession move- ment. by which resolutions were passed opposing any immediate setion on the part of the State, although they think the South has beeu deeply wronged by the adop- tion of the compromise measures, Letters from Senator Butler and Hon. Armistead Burt were read, which repu- diated any yreclpitate action on the part of the State. ‘There is considerable change in the feelings of the people of the State. and the anti-seeession party is gaining greatly in numbers; xo much so, that it ie the conviction of the mecting spoken of that the action of the conven- tion to be held shculd be submitted to the people, when au entirely different result would be had from what might now be expected. Vincinta—The feeling throughout the whole of this State is for the Union. There are but two news- papers in the State, coming under our observation, of any party, which take extreme Southern ground—the South Side Democrat, published at Petersburg, and the Richmond Exeminer, The former takes a bold stand against the Union, while the latter ix as bitter in its op- position to the compromire ay any of the most ultra Southern journals, The Richmond Enquirer, the most prominent democratic journal in the State, continues to battle agninst the movement in South Carolina, There ure sectional differences in the State, which occupy the attention of the prople. ‘The Kast und West are in poni- tions antagonistic to each other, and though it would seem. becaure of the ads the South Side Democrat t y ney would endanger the slavery inthe East. The West it decidedly favorable to the nomination of Mr. Fillmore as the candidate for the ‘ 7 ‘The choice of the democratic party is Mr. uchanan. | Non Canouwa.—There te very little eaid im this ty of the Institution of State upon the question of the Presidency, though Mr. Fillmore is the choice of the whig party, in connection with Hon. William A. Graham for the Vice Presidency. ‘The democratic party has not yet begun to move in the matter, though some of the more prominent journals are favorable to recession, and encourage South Carolina, The Raleigh Standard is ultra in ite views, and has feveral times strongly recommended the action of that State in connection with the ultra measures of the South. As s general thing, however, the press of both parties manifest « dirposition to reconcile difficulties and relieve the country of agitation The Wilmington Commerciat.a whig paper, advises to this course. It enys «it has often spoken of the tanner ia which the complaints of South Carolina are treated. by the application of inrulting epithets, and the use of I unger enlcuinted to irritate and exeite still more the already too much excited people of our sister State. A Union party can never be built up in the Southern States under this noxious influence ; the will us. pect that party more than patriotiem is the motive, and Sennen # luge body of them will grow warmer for South Carolina and colder towards their former party affinicies—we speak now of the whigs. They will not be willing that a State thal be treated with reproach and scorn. merely because she is hasty and impetuous under ¥ropg—who should be met in a rpirit of conciliation and Kindness; sentiments that would disarm the animosity of that brave and generous people—while the prosen course serves but to inerense the rising flame, and supply it with the elements of flercenesa and power, To the | North. to the North, are the eyes of all reflecting men | directed. where alone existe the power of pacification ; from whence alone can arise the appliances that may still the raging of the political waters, They have been the wrong-doers; let them have the moral courage and the pelitienl honesty to do right.” Such is the language of one of the most prominent whig journals of the State. A Bir Beano ov Fronroa—Jouw B. Hanoi Lywcnro. =A correspondent ef the Mobile Tribune, writing from Pensacola. Florida, under date of the Slet ult following relative to the lynching of John B terious outlaw, some of the particulars of whose wed come time since -—-You remember, a time since, ® murder was committed in Washington county. Alabama, by aman by the name of John Bt. Herdin, who was arr d in Shethy & It may be interesting to you and your bie sequel. Ile waa carried from Shetb county, Alabatna, A » Santa Kova county, Florida. to get him from the authori. tire in Alabama, and bring him to Milton, which was done. Yesterday he was executed in Milton by the people. t atrial The negro who assisted him, belonging to Joseph Forsyth, was also hung at the same time yos- dsy, Friday, May 90, at half past twelve o'clock. He confersed the erie, and said he richly deserved death, for be had been a villain all hislife. Ie had twenty wives living. and bad killed sixteen men, and all he waa sorry for, wax that he was not permitted to live long enough to kill four more. He and the negro Jack were both hung to one tree and buried in one grave Re. ntance and remorse were strangers to him He said i* father and brother were both hung. make any farther confession, as he would implicate many heads of families who pasred as reepectable, and would thereby leave many widows and orphans. He met death without a shudder; was ae cool asa cucumber. He re. pented of nothing he had done, and entd that he would, Hf Carned loose. be as bad as ever, if not worse, The vuly request he had to make. was not to be put to torture Ale said be wished to be hung and decently buried. © Southern States on the same | age to prope Me refused to | ~ ‘The New Female Costume, ‘TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Dear Sirz:—Will you please refer tho twattlors about female dress to the great book (Bible), and in Deuteronomy, chapter Sth verse, the: will find “The woman sI not wear that whi pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man & woman’s garment; for all that do so are al pace unto the Lord thy God.” ly. it on 7 ymi- ours, respect- Bow-1sus, [From the Brooklyn Eagle, June 7.) A day or two since, the idlers arownd the City Hall were agreeably surprised to observe a youa; lady, 1 ppparentl in the bloom of her teena, an beautiful as a bouquet of roses, walk along Court street; her limbs, which appeared symmetrical a3 the chiselled pedestals of Venus, encased in a pair of yellow pantaloons, which displayed, peeping out from underneath, an ankle on which the closest scrutiny could discover no defect. She had on a short frock coat, with rounded skirts, and a neat little straw hat, sitting i pracetall over a deluge of wavy curls. She walked boldly forward, evidently enjoying the sensation she was creating, until sho reached Fulton street, when she hailed one of the omnibusses, stepped in without her feet being en- tangled in the loose folds of a petticoat, and was soon on her way to Fulton Ferry, but not until she had impressed all who saw her with the plausibility of the change of dress. {From the Sencea Falls Lilly.) We have no cause of complaint against the peo- ple of eva. We were treated with perfect re- spect while passing through the streets, and were not assailed with any low remarks at the depot. It was not till we were on board the cars that we heard rude remarks; then, as the ladies who accompanied us to the station left for home, there were some rude remarks and shouting among a rough looking set of men who stood near the car window whero we were sitting. We were sorry for this, as wo knew some of the ladies were very sensitive on the subject, and we took occasion to tell them not to be frightened by the rowdies. The remarks were hushed, and we presume the ladies reached homo without further molestation. We understand that a rumor has reached our village that we were harshly treated in Geneva. In justice both to the people of Geneva and ourself, we say this story is without foundation in truth. [From the Boston Journal June 11] Yesterday, five of the most lovely and pleasing belles cf Somerville, publicly appeared in the new costume. Their appearance was better than a thousand arguments in favor ot its adoption. Those who were before opposed, were perplexed, to sa: the least. Those who were wavering. were decid- ed. Several ladies were seen on Washington street, yesterday, in the new dress. The ice has been broken in this city, and the fair sex can now walk the streets in the new dress, without risk of being annoyed by the impertinent curfosity of the thoughtless. The Flood the Western Rivers. [From the St. Louis Republican, June 1.) Our accounts from the upper rivers are gloomy enough. The water is spreading over vast sections of country, and great ete has been done all along the borders of the river Tho Galena Advertiser of the 23th, notices the ar- rival of the steamer Enterprise, from Wisconsin river. That river was reported very high—a large portion of Fort Winnebago was inundated. This rise had only then reached the Mississippi. Heavy rains fellon Sunday, which added to the flood. On the arrival of the Enterprise at Dubuque, she was chi ‘ed to go up the Little Maquoqueta, to assist in ing four hundred barrels of flour, aflont in the warehouse of Sage & Co., at Peru,a fow miles back of Dubuque; but the current was 60 strong that she could not ascend the river. The mills, owned by the same firm, are said also to have been swept away, as also the bridge at that place. The Dr. Franklin, at Galena, from St. Paul, re- ported all the rivers above still reine The Burlington Gazette, of the 23th, says that the tributaries of the Mississippi, in that State, have become so swollen by heavy rains as to do much jury. The Mississippi itself was very high. and rising, being within eighteen inches of the flood- mark of 1S At Hannibal, on the 29th, the river was still ris ing, and was then six miles wide, for a distance of seven miles above, and fifty miles below that point. It was within two inches of the rise of 1819, and within nine of that of 1844. Wood cutters have lost a great deal of wood, by neglecting to cord and secure it. The high water has cut off the commu ion be- tween Marion City and Palmyra, and in conse- quenee a daily line of hacks has been started be- tween Hannibal and Palmyra. The Wabash, at Terre Haute, on Wednesday, was all over the bottom lands. Several boats wero engaged in ferrying over travellers having to go out to the West bluffs, three quarters of a mile. The Keokuk Register, of Friday, says that the small streams of the interior have all overflowed their banks, and put a stop to travelling the roads. Devil Creek bridge has been swept away. The Des Moines river is much higher than it has ever been known; the bottoms are overflowed, causing much ty and destroying the crops on the lower bottoms, all the way up the river. je Mis- ippi has reached the Lig water mark of 184, aod ie still rising. The town of Churchville and the country back of it, for eight or ten miles, presents the appearance of a vast lake of water, with hers and there a patch of trees or a building. The farms are almost ruined, and it ie supposed that the work on the river improvement, from Xt. Francisville down, has suffered very much. At Farmington, on the Des Moines, vhe river is four feet higher than it was ever known. and, a letter says, was still rising with great rapidity. The towns of Bonaparte, Ben- tonsport, lowaville, Ottumwa, and probably others, are completely submerged. Part of the new dam at Bonaparte bas been washed away, and a house as lodged a few miles above Farmington, which came from some point above (From the Yond du Lac (Wis.) Journal, June 5 For several weeks past the rains had been co- ious, and the streams full tothe brim. On Satur- Le morning we had a heavy shower, that caused « rapid rise in the small streams. (n Saturday even- about 7 o'clock, a thunder storm came up exceeded anything we over beheld, in its duration, and in the amount of water that fell. For three hours it appeared as though the portals of heaven had burst asunder, and were emptying its liquid treasures in the expanded lap of our blushing vil- lage. The damage to property oy the flood in the village has been considerable. The bridges over the river, on Seeond and Third streets, were awopt away, and Bissel’s dam damaged. The gardens on the bottom lands, which had been in a very flourish- ing condition, were submer, and mostly ruined, and several families driven from their houses, into which the flood had made its way. On Sunday morning, about 7 o'clock, the water was at its reatest height—some two feet higher than ever fore known. Above this place, we hear there is not a bridge left over the Fond dn Tac rivor —Raymond’s, Soper's, Crofoot’s, Arthur's, and at Avoca, all gone. In Oakfield, Conklin’s and Orv: dame were swept away. We understand a breach has been made in the dam at Neenah, which threatens serious consequences, and that the dam at Kaukana has been entirely swept iy b That part of Oshkosh on the low grounds near the river, was overflowed to the depth of several feet on Sun- morning, and the amount of boards, logs, is, &c, that floated past that place but little doubt that the damage on the Upper Tox and Wolf rivers bas been great. Grrat Rare ex Pawsayes « &c.—A correspondent of a Philndelpbia paper, writin under date of Harrisburgh, June §, cays -—The mails be tween the West and your city, I know, have been irreg:- Int vince the storm of Friday, which caused « great of damage to both railroad and canal in this vicinity had ceeasion to leave Philadelphia on Sat We were taken in good season to a miles north of Marietta, on the Susquehanna branch of the Ih rgh and Lancaster railroad. where wi found the road torn up from the effects of the Fridxy storm. A detention of two hours, and the ap plication of some well directed labor, enabled tx ty 4 thi point At ainbridge. the whole river ile ok of the State canal ix swe away Tt wil take three days to repair. Above Bainbridge « lodge- ment of trees. roots, and wash has dislodged the railroad, point we walked around, and took coal ears thenee to Above Falmouth, the canal is «wept away ‘A great extent, and agate. at the never to-be-re- red enlvert at Highepire The “old sore,” on eastern branch of the Harrish d Lancaster rail- rond. east of Middletown, i: again open; road and em. bankment gone to a worse degree than the wash of last September. We found ail the ageuts of the company ond all the State officers actively employed. preparing to put matters in good order ax roon as possible. The canel will be in order in ten days; the river branch railroad in twenty-four hours. The eastern branch will take some time to repair. There has been eo heavy a rain in this neighborhood as that « Friday for several years The New Planet. Natiovat, Onsenv aro 2 Wasieseron, D. C., June 10th, 1351. § Sin—I have the honor to report that the planet discovered by Mr. Hind, on the;i%th ult.. at Mr Bishop's observatory, London, was last night ob- served here by Mr. Ferguson, with tho large Equa- torial. Very respectfully, your obedient servaut, (Signed) | M. F. Maray, Lieutenant U.S. N Hon m. A. Grantam, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C Domestic Miscellany. The latitude and longitude of she port of San Diego, in California, as atcortained by Major W. Il Kmory, U.S T. Eng, is 82 deg 30m. 3086. N. L., and W. longitude from Greenwich 7h. dtm. 00.48s,, of in are 117 deg. Lom 0742. Punta Loma is the point of observation. The boundary between Mexico and the United States, by the treaty of \iuadalupe Illdalgo, commences withia Circe miles south of San Diego, and runs east to the junction of the Colorado and Gila rivera pel ia the Cadians i There were vinety deathe iy Baltimory duriag the Week coding the ya ina, Our Washington Correspondence. Wastusoton, June 10, 1851, Postmaster General's First Order in Reference to Cheap Postage—New Stamps—Instructions to Postmasters—Re- demption of Present Stamps, $e. The Postmaster General is now preparing his rogula- tions coneerning the new postage stamps; and as the entire subject of postage reform is interesting to the press and to the great public, I transmit # synopsis for your journs!. Postage stamp No. } is printed im black—represents the head of Washington, and is of the denomination of twelve cents Stamp No, 2—printed in red—represents the head of Washington, in profile, of the denomination of three cents Stamp No. 2—printed ia biue—representa the head of Franklin, in profile, of the denomination of one cent. ‘These stamps will be furnished to the postmaster of each county seat, and to ove or more of the principal postmasters in each county, who will be required to sup- ply the other postmasters in their respective vicinities upon being paid for the amounts furnished. All other persons cau ob‘ain them from the post- masters, Postmasters purchasing stamps from other postmasters are not required to render to the Department any ae- count of the stamps #0 purchased and sold by them, ‘A postmaster receiving stamps for sale, directly from the Department, will, at the end of cach quarter, charge himself in his quarterly account current, with any amount of stamps whieli rem; don hand at the close of the precedivg quarter, adding thereto the amounts re ccived during the quarter just ended, and crediting him- self with the amount remaining on band. 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C.—The Moral of it—The President:at Game hardly worth the Can- die The Republic of this morning, eadoavors to ex- tract, by bard squeezing. some few drops of comfort from the late anti-immediate secessionist meoting at amburg, 3 A few weeks ago your corres- pondent was there, and can, perhaps, explain way this movement was commenced at that point. |lam- burg is avery small village oa the Souta Carolina bank ot the “avaunah river; and just across the bridge is the enterprising city of Augusta, Georgia, of some thirteen or fourteen thousand inhabitants llamburg may, therefore, be considered as mucha saburb of Augusta, as Jersey City is of New York Immediate secession, then, in Hamburg, it may ve y naturally be concluded, is not the prevailing idea, with the induence of Augusta so poworful the other way, [lamburg was the proper point for the ing of the movement opposed to immediate ion. A weak party, in the outset, pets begins ite operations on the frontiers, and feels its way before penetrating into the heart of the terri- tory. Thus, while the immediate soceders, con‘- dent in their strength, boldly proclaimed their poli- cy from the city of Charleston, the moderate party have deemed it more prudent to break the ice under the protection of a strong |'nion city in the State of Georgia. It must be admitted that they have made a tolerably fair start; and that it will very likely be followed up bysimilar meetings in the ia- terior of the State, as the panic resulting from the late Charleston convention subsides. ‘This is something for the Repulvic to rejoice over; but not much. The proceedings at I urg were in opposition to the compromises, in open hostility to the Union, in favor of going out of it; and only differing from Governor Seabrook and Messrs Rhett, John A. Calhoun, Maxcy, Gregg, sad others, as to the mere question of time. Upon the quostion of danger to the © nion, the convention at Charleston is less to be feared than the meeting at Hamburg. Tho former urges the separate seces sion of “outh Carolina as soon as the authorities can act, an wtimetwn which involves all the chances of failure, from the very beginning ; the latter — proposes to “ wait a little longer’—to hold on till one, or two, or three others of the cotton States are ready to join inthe movement. Both are in opposition to the ‘/nion—both parties stand and act upon the aswumption that a continuance in the Union, the restoration of the Union, and the preservation of the Union, are out of the question ; that the Southern States at best only consent to re- main in the ¢ nion pro! mporsy-and that while her neighbors may perbe 3 bewniting fresh provoca- tions, South Carolina has had provocations enough, and only desires to know whether it is best to strike while the iron is hot, or wait till it cools a little It will not anawer. Presidential organs and Pre- sidential cliques and eandidates aay endeavor to hush i: up, aud to dirort the pubtic atteation im the South to the toriff, rivers and harbors, and the spoils of fifty urilions a yoar; bat the disunion movement cannot thus be stifled, and Judge Butler was right in urging to the meeting at Hambarg the expediency of waiting yet awhile, because the Presidential election would furnish all the matorials desired for furthering the objects of the great dis- union party of the whole South. That has been the view of your correspondent for some time. The present and prospective condition of the political parties of the country justifies no other estimate re- apecting the campai “2 than a serub-race, aud the ¢ casting of the election into the House of F Presentatives. What then? In the House, each State is en- titled to but ove vote —Florida wi | counterbalance New York, and Arkansas will be equivatent to Pennsylvania. In the ele storal eelleges, the vote would stand—new census :— Now Yor MM Florida 3 Peaneylvania 2 Arkamsns Total N ¥.&Ponn.. 68 Total Ark & Florida —Or, a difference in favor of the joint vote by the electoral college system, of New York and Pennsyi- vania, over Florida ond Arkansas, of fifty two votes ; thus giving to the South a gain of fifty-two votes in two States only, by transferring tho clec- tion to the House —_Is it likely that the South will submit to the decrees of the national nominating conventions of Philadelphia ard Baltimore, when, by running up the election to the [louse, they can dictate not only the man, but the terms of his ele tion and the policy of his administration, of else a very effective platform for » dissolution of the vion and a Southern confederacy ! | What is the chance o man for the Presi devoy im 1952 worth ? It is hardly worth theesadle * | it is to witness the anxiety, the ia- of the vari the and countermining, hy gues, mining ous cliques and aspirants of the old fragments, to get the start and the inside track for the ‘‘ regular nomination,” when the suc- cess of any man is so plainly destined to be mixed up—‘ inexplicably mixed up”’—with the very hu- miliating exactions of an election by the |louse. If Gen, Scott, or Gen. Cass, or Mr. Buchanan, or Mr. Webster, or Mr. Fillmore, or Mr. Douglas, or any other Northern man, is ready for the very pos- sible contingency of being required to con! to the line of 36 deg. 30 min. for California, and to make it his policy to secure it for the South; and ready, also, to make the introduction of a new | slave State from ‘Texas, a measure of his admini- stration, and the acquisition of Cuba another mea- sure—then there is some sense in his desire to be entered forthe Derby day of November, 1852. If he is not ready for these concessions when the election goes into the House, he will be ‘ mene, mene tekel uphar si that is, he will have tomake way for somebody else. His time will be too slow, and his estimates will fall short. Ile will fail. A half dosen Southern men—aye, even the solitary member from Florida—may hold, in the Louse, the election of the President in his hands; but with all the South to back him, he may be as unrelenting aa Shylock. But it is far more likely that the Seuth, by fifteen or twenty-firm and ultra Southern votes, | will have the election at their discretion; or even | by a much greater number, if a Southern candidate, upon a Southern platform, is brought up as one of the the three highest into the House. Judge Butler, we suspect, takes the real prophetic view of the subject- ‘Pio. Presidential eleotion will be full of the elements of discord and division ; and if South Carolina waits, she will wait to turn these | elements to the great object of disunion, or of such concessions to the South, or such denials, as will result in a dissolution. and undermining, which are manifest in certain quarters, for the ‘ regular nomination,” ay to be perfectly absurd. “At best, the game is hardly worth the candle. In this crisis we are all in the | dark. Our Pottsville Correspondence. Porrsvinis, (Pa.) June 9, 1951. Tie Centre of the Coal Trade—Preparations for its Extension—The Candidates for President and Go- vernor—Evrperiment to Prove the Earth's Rotation | in Two Ways—The Sheriff of Livingston County, | (N. Y.,) and a Gang of Horse Stealers. ‘This village has grown up like magic, in the cen. tre of the coal'and iron districts of Pennsylvania, It lies in the fairest and most picturesque region in the whole country. All that water, wood, and mountain, in their moat exquisite forms, can do to make up the beautiful in nature, seems to have been lavished upon this delightful spot. The scenery surpasses even that of Reading. Every- where, Pennsylvania. is making rapid progress in manufactures and mining operations, and agricul- ture, in which she stands pre-eminent above all the States. Pottsville is the locality of some of her most valuable productions. ‘The coal trade has experienced an unusual acti- vity here for the last week or two, b; increased supply of coasting vessels at Philadel ‘An im- petus’ has also been added, by a reduction of tho railroad carriage to $1 30. Orders are plenty, both hy railroad and canal. The latter would do more business if there were more boats. For Philadelphia freight canal boats cannot be had, being fully oc- cupied by business with New York direct, which is more profitable than the Philadelphia trade. Efforts are being made to raise ’ aubscription of $150,000 to erect ten steam barges (propellers), carrying 620 tons each, to New York, at 50 cents, in connection with the railroad. The railroad would curry all the coal raised, to Philadelphia, provided it got a monopoly of the carriage at gl 25. A Bos- tou line of stonm propellers to Boston is also talked of, at $1 freight. Ic issaid that the increased con- sumption of coal this year, will outrun all previous | calculations, One of ‘che local papers says, if tho New York lino be ready next spring, it is calou- lated that 300,000 tons will be conveyed, at a price that will defy che competition of the Delaware and Idudson canal. It is estimated that there will be 3,700,000 tons of anthracite coal sent to market this year, which, together with the bituininous coal, will show a valuation of $17,000,000. product of Pennsylvania coal has doubled every seven years. ‘The following is the amount transported for the last week The follo Reading ii Caual .. Notwithstanding this great coal trade, there is w depression in gencral business, and in money mat- ters, in Pottsville. There is a pretty general com- plaint that manufactures are not encouraged as they ought to be at Pottsville, but that New York and Philadelphia are enriched atthe expense of this in- fant city. Many have deen compelled to leave this place, to seek employment in larger cities. ‘The Pottsville papers warmly assail Governor Jobnston in reference to his veto of the bill affording the Southern planters an opportunity of recovering their fugitive es, by confining them in the jails state till the property is proved. One of the demoeratic journals Eas Lewis Cass for President, r Governor, at the head of its columns. against drink is waged so flercely bere, wnly and undisguisedly proposed not to Jeai with any man who sellesaytbleg intoxicatin, experiment of making the earth's ita own axis visible, was performed b: h ‘ood, of this place, at Scbaylkill n, onthe 27th ult., the first time before the public in this country. It wascompletely success- fal. In half an hour the line of oscillation shifted Linebes in a circle whose radius was 4) feet, the swoop being 13 feet, and the time of each osc'llation ive seconds. The ball was 15) Ibs. weight, the wire SD feet lon, The wire of the Freuch phi- ler was only 45 fect long. The experiment ve performed by any person, down the opening of acircular staircase in a dwelling house or other building, if about 10 fect high, just as woll as at the Bunker Hill monument. [t is said there is a man here who frequently verifies the truth of the earth's going round, by saother method, namely, by an admixture of much brandy and little water, re- din large doses and often, till the effeet is pro- duc’ ‘There bas been considerable excitement hore during tre last woek, in consequence of Sheriff Hill, of Livingston county, New York Stato, and ano- ther gentleman from the samecounty, making their arance bere in quest of horses stolen from their fellow. A nuuber of fine carriage horses here were identified as wee hee stolen, and two- of them delivered up on affidavits pired that there is a combination between horse- dealers in New York State andin another portion of Poy i of seoundre! He was climbing over @ fones,'and placed bis hand unintentionally on a young locust, and tho sting entered his hand between the thumb and fore: finger. Very soon the arm became very much swollen, up to tho shoulder, and was attended #ith const2sris! = The lo was quite young. It has been doubted by many that the locust has wsting. The female, however, is armed with a weapon of this — of a spiral or auger form. Some deathe have be cribed to wounds inflicted by it. These insects abound in Philadelphia and other parts of the State, and make a hideous noise, like frogs. It ecems that they make their appearance every seven- teen years ey issue from the earth like worms, climb the treos, and when the heat comes they burst their shell and take wing like a butterfly. There was a locust of the human tribe at West Choster on Friday last. 1 mean George Thompson, to whom the abolition Quakers in that vil vow bearing. That village is tho poachers J ns of abolition in the State M. Oar Philadciphin Correspondence. Purapavnta, June 7, 151, The Whig Primary Electins—The Whig State Comecntion Knowing you desire to obtain all the doings of our politicians, | annex the result of the clection of delegates to tho Whig Stato Convention, by the Whig City Convention, convened last evening From all accounts, they had quite an exciting con- test. The Hon. Wm. M. Meredith wae placed in nomination, but withdrawn just previow to the balloting; his friends thought it prudent to save him a defeat. The following is the result: Whole number of votes, 80—Necesary to choles, 42 Jobu H. Diebl...........29 Joseph © Grabb.......... 29 Chas Gilpin. (elected), .66 William B. Reed........aL Iswac Harichuret, do.....02 Algernon 8 Roberts....23 John M Scott, do ....0 undie Smith lo Jos. I Fianigan, do.....4) Wm. M. Bull, a) fami. W. Weer, do.....42 Geo. 1, Hart v0 Thomas ©, Steel <M (ands few scattering) ‘There still being one vacancy,the convention ceeded to a second ballot, when Thomas ©. Steel was chosen by a large vote. The political result of this is a trlumph of t he anti-Lewis men—every gentleman elected, un of the opinion that har- mony only can be restored —_ s be likely to have an important upon the next election in our State Mr. Newd's voto is probably the strength of Mr. Lewis's friends in the convention The national, or Union, whigs are in great glee morning, at the result. The press seems to be well rey ol in this fight—!. P. Sanderson, editor of the Datly News, trom the country, sad Jos. Ki. kamgan, proprietcr, irom the city. th With such prospects before | us for the campaign of ’52, the intrigues, mining, | y his removal, which will | Acvasr, June, 1668 The Industrial Congress. A’party of individuals arrived in this city, some six o& eight days since, mostly from. Philadelphia and New York, announcing themeelves delegates to a “Congres? to be convened here. ‘They found no preparations made for their reception—no accommodation for them,.an@ no place allotted themat which to hold their meetings. ‘They wandered about the city during. the greater pore tion of the day,and when it became known what thele object was, the trustees of the Capitol. tendered them. the use of the room occupied by the Court of Appeals, when in session. The delegates preferred the Assembly Chambers alleging that the large delegations expected from the several States in this Union, would require @ more spacious area than was contained, in. the Court room. They were informed that:the Assembly Chamwper was being prepared for the Legislature, whicke would reconvene on Tuesday, and they thereupon cous cluded to meet in the room offered them, for the purpose of organization, and upon the arrival of-so large a nume ber of dele as would overitow the room, then an ad- journment could be made to some place of more accome modating dimensions. Accordingly, after a further delay of nearly twenty- four hours, in consequence of the non-arrival of ex- pected brethren from the adjoining and remote States, the members in attendance concluded upon a tem, organization for the purpose of adinitting members wit credentials. and of ascertaining the number present, and trom what societies, and which States they re: ited. A gentleman named J. Sidney Jones, of P! Mindelpbia, war chosen chairman. and J, L. Kingsley, of New York, and H. D. Barron, of Auburn, chosen Secretaries. Gree dentials were then presented, and members orderly ad~ mitted until a Mr. Bowers. a colored gentleman: from, Philadelphia, prevented his papers, demanding a seat ae | a regular delegate and a representative from the “Truth | Askcciation”’ of the city of brotherly love, It seems that | his appearance was anticipated, for the moment his | pers were offered. several white “brethren.” from city, objected to his admission, and protested to the re- | ception of bis papers. His case was laid op the table until | all the other credentials were received and disposed of, | among them those of isa Edwards, of Cincinnati, seng | | by the Woman's Rights Sceiety, when it was referred to a committee. ‘Two reports were 'preaented—the majority in favor of admitting their colored “brother, ’ and a mi~ nority report ogainst it. Here it was discovered, | in this early stage of the proceedings. that the abolition- sts had a majority of the Congress. The agitating slavery question was opened. A discussion ensued of a most bitter, acrimonious and personal character, Order was disregarded. confusion reigned, and the angry passions tuled the © Congress” for several hours. Among it was distinetly stated, by a delegate from Phi- | adelpbia, that the negro was purposely sent. and his ex~ penses borne by the Quakers of that city, fo of throwing a fire brend in the “ Congress.”’ avowedly te break it up. One of the brethren. a Mr, Green, an ex- tremely ardent and impulsive land reformer. also stated that he should vote for the admission of the negro, hoping thereby to procure a dissolution. After a quar- Telsome and exciting wrangle for some three hours, @ taken, Bowers declared admitted, and he | took his seat the centre of the delegates, im front of the President's chair; in the most conspicuous placein the room, No long contest, a strife, Geor editor of Young America, well known in New York, was declared elected over General Jones, of Philadelphia, the only respectably dressed white member of the Congress. The General was chosem first Vice-President. and Mirs Edwards second Vice-Preai- dent, which lulled the roaring billows into a state of ap- parent calmness. The harmony of the brethren prevailed for only a mo- ‘The President. apcn assuming the chair, found ‘o communications lying before him. addressed to the » President of the Industrial Congress at Albany.” He opened the documenta, and read one from HH. Amringe, cf Wisconsin, which was received with perfect satisfuc- tion, He then commended reading another from a Mr. Jobn Campbell, of Philadelphia, and continued without interruption, until he came to the expreasion— © Tunderstand that a negro delegate—and. when I aay negro, I include mulattoes, sambox, quadroons, mestiay, et hoc genus onne, from # light buif. or yellow, to sable dark; in fine, all those with the taint of inferior blood in them—from this city, is to be sent to your body. If 80.1 protest against bis admission.”’ Mr. Evans here paused, much embarrassed and diswon- certed, remarking, that he thought the letter was, in thia last sentence, rather disrespectful, and that had be knowm what its contents were, he should not have felt autho- rized to have presented it before the “Congress.” & dozen brethren instantly sprang to their feet. each one roaring and bellowing tothe extent of his lungs; some demanding that the letter should be read through, whilst others as earnestly declaring that the further reading rhould be diepensed with; the former, however, prevail- ed, and its perusal was completed The abolitionists having a majority, with Che negro's own vote, refused to place the letter upon the minutes, and it was laid upom | the table, after two hours’ most violent. abusive, and in- | tolerant harangues from a dozen speakers During this wrangle. the utmost confusion prevailed. They accused each other with uttering absolute false- | hoods—gross insults were indulged in—the most angry words were employed—ani between the negro and Mr. Powers, of Philadelphia, an altercation of fisticuffs came near at hand. ‘The riotous firemen ot Philadelphia were never more ferocious than were these industrial brethrem, The next morning, a series of land limitation, labor- elevation, agrarian resolutions, were introduced by a Mr. Hine of Cincinnati. Their discussion consumed the en- tire day. when they were adopted, with one exception. On Saturday morning the strife commenced, which waa to accomplish the real object of this mceting; viz.: the nomination of candidates for President and Vice Presi- dent of the United States. Some half a doren protested ouainst taking up the subject ; the remainder proceeded in making a mouination, when it was found. upom an ine formal ballot, that Walker, N'cholson, Gerrit Smith, Sam. Ward (the negro), Seward, and Greeley, each had their favorites, Upon a further discussion, it was resolved that avote be taken tira roce, which resulted in a ma- jority for Isaac P. Walker, of Wirconsin ; he receivi twelve votes, being & majority over all others cast, was declared nominated by the President but a resolu. tion making it unanimous was laid over until the ne: day. Those who protested against making » nomination thought it premature. as the most judicious course would be to await the action of the two great political parties, and then take up the candidate whose opinions ¢ most ip necordance with the principles of land rin—although they ail declared themselves bound te vote ‘@ the cundidnte presented iy the * Congress."* Ot assembiing this morning, Mr. Walker was unani- y nominated a« their candidate, After this waa accomplished, some of the ultras wished to proceed to the nomination of a candidate for the Vice Lzesidency, and urged the name of Horace Greeley as a suitable lend reformer to be placed on the ticket with Mr, Walker. Another angry contest then arose. It was soon asccrtained that the majority had accomplished sll they desired, in the nomination of Mr Walker, and were there: » determined to resist all attempts to pitch on a for View President ; and they finally suceeded, y i ity of three or four, in preventing a nomina- tion They were then ready to adjourn, but _— oa. cluded to sit during the remainder of the day. Watsom G Haynes, Mr. Kingsley. and several others, left the meeting. having beeome dixguxted with its proceedings. The composing the assemblage calling them- selves land and labor refurmers are a» worthless @ set drones ae could be brought together. There are more than hal doaen of the namber play ov appearance of enterprise or activit ‘ere moe anhed un-haven. and idle loo! objects. carelcat in their dress, unbattoned shiet-collars. elbows piercing through their cont sleeves— ing more the cece S¢. curtammens. teetiinaanes, tad improv ever #0 productive ; nelther would they cultivate the soil, if they were presented with “farms They are not the kind of meu to produce a reformation either im land monopoly or in the industrious classes. Bei themselves the impersonation of laziness indolence idleness, all the efforts which they may mnake—all the “congresses which they may convenc—all the meetings which they may call. will never ii worthy mechanic of an industrious farmer from obtaining honest livelihoods by the work of their own hands, No, they ate inerely an organization of ¥; + about from city to city. travelling holding grosses at the expense of others, who are deluded their professions of “reforming ’ the penctice — , Umer. . rn ten Scien at Aveany.—The Al Atlas 08 the 9th inst. «peaking of the Inte suicide in city, says: — William A. Cox, of St. Louis, arrived at a Mall. Saturday evening, in the New World, from York Sunday morning he rode out tothe Shaker Vile Jage in company with two friends and returned to Alba- ny towards evening. He conversed with wath aboot half-past o'clock, when, taking = condie, he remarks that he tobed. One of Nis friends oteupied the room him. and the other the adjéining room. At half {rand him on the bed. with’ one’ foot ne the ont! 7} * one resting upon cna wae egutee vei be cane Secnes Tike artery, am t veins e Farot ay bredie bin hand ‘The act wane deliberate and from the nature of the wound it is obvious death must have resulted immediately. A paper wae found ag table on which the following was writtes: in pencil: — | «tune Cox, Farmington, Towa! Father, Mother and Brother, Adieu “WILLIAM.” On examining the coat pocket of the deceased. » letter was found, written also in pencil. There is an error im the month and day of the month Evesixe, $ oc. Albany, May 9, 1851. Dron Faivvoe—1 am pursued to this place with committing crimes of w! am ut so strong a train of circumstances which hemesetves around my conduct. and nertes of excensen, | heap or oes it. which God 1 of accessory to it. which God knows: op Lovasa hot aecount for the way in which L night till eleven o'clock, I cannot escape: money which I have used was $0 from T. W. Marting | Aiken. named Poitfel. has been fined $100; Lo cone Ene Bille of @ Tone * Bre auidars, tbe sous 06 Desian im other Atates,