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f 1 4 . af "PROVE ALL THINGS J HOLD FAST THAT WHICn IS GOOD. EXAM IN Ell; (.lb roelOhV. f.o.MXAMri: am-m advance. PAUb SEYMOUR. rcitiin Kroiu tb . V. Evening Port. Mr, faeaarl' "ree OF THE SLAVEHOLDERS TO THE JEW TEKKITOIlES. Ilir Washington correspondent furnishes ?h the following abstract of the argu V laSliy Jellverfj by Mr. Smart, of iviiirrt of the claim made by the slave- Ming c!js w ha ielwrirt ,ate,y ac' 4 I uuke wuie extracts winch command I attention. Mr. Smart thus dis- f)'- that distineuislM-d champion of r , Mr. uJ: hav been constantly mad by . ...... r . f ... Assertion t'. Irfe-t " ,.,!... to look t ihU ' XTJrl- lauiru.ee, lately wd una of by a Sl' SUU. Senate. (Mr. irai lleaaVS- ' - i......t. f.ir lli. nronrietor. 1" " . ' ... m . if sha i.lruM. llwi.b ha. n " r.of ""l"" r ...... r-. u ."i" " i . I tr", .l. k ..u. that the eouth coutribu- "iiifi"" .... ....i.i,i f ti inure il.au her duoia w I-' th terntorw are entirely incorrect. I TB awrlions . ... . -Law. tint the iree amift nave h. I be aaie lu F - ' . ... .i,r full share of personal seme Zl war; that the blood aud treasure of ; -tt htve flowed aa Ireeiy to secure Sriofll" that of th. .lave TS. tl-elrty toprete facuob- from a ri'on oi uie ...... uli a resolution introduced into COMI .... i .ir nn the iSHh of December t'i iinaw "j '-j UTlie r-eu'.ar army in the war with Mexico, ti.ii Krort Kree r-utr- From Slave Matee. IWaware, 14 Marylaad, 2151 Put. Columbia. Virginia, 11&2 North Carolina. Vrnno it. M.-li'JsettS lilUtlHtiCUt, New York, Xe Jerary, iS4jyiuis, Intiiam, Iha.'H, lol, U ocoosin, M.ciugiD, Georgia, FlonJa, Alabama, MiaaiiMipi, LouUiaua. Texaa, Arkauaaa, Teuneeeee, Kentucky, Missouri, outli Carolina, t0 ;i6 46 126'J 222 251 11W2 192? 1133 310 411 4:t:; 147S i o: r.'l Tou! Total, The strength of the army in service January I, IMC. waa T.4-1 . Docuraenti from the War IVptrtiaent show that three-fourths of this numtr ttt from the free Stater The whole tirvugu of the repuiar irmy from the free and -Mf wa, therefore, at followt: Eaiutnl since January 1, 1?4C, from FrreSiaten, - 2.1.S4!) la lerviceJinaary 1,1:40, - 5,610 Tot:, 29,179 F.aleted ain:e January 1, 140, from ?!lt Stair, - - - la service Jaauary 1, 140, I1,G0 Total. - - H.731 Ta atrenirtli of the volunteer fore I have I .i,u.sl from a report made to thia House, Aani r. 1S4-. hv the secretary of War. Hre it j: Vulttuterrfir the v.ar from IrreSlites, -Taeive months' men from I r-e Sutra, - ITS companies. 121 do. 299 coropanie. 116 companiea. 167 do. Tola!, Vulunlrrri for the war from ! Stlr, ... Tarlve month' men from !av Stiles. ... Total, - 23 companie. Ia aJJition to tUis furce, there were 12,540 "throe and six inoollit' men" from th alave Stein Now, Irt us suppose the volunteer com- panics u average ninety men each: this would I I v from the frr states -20,910 volunteer, and iruin ine date Male J. ,31U volunteer, inCIUd- I iag liW "three and ix month" men" In the Burobrr from ibe slave .State." Mr. Smart then proceeds to analyse the r.aval funes wnuloved in !,.. ur r.f whrw services the President and Secretary of the .avy have frequently expressed the highest a -fr,auvii, axu ui V.111CII .r. lUBJOIl nv iotm. .,.! , r L l. Ill I i in one place, that "they were rendered 1 in a most iiiliopitabe climate, and in the wild o sutlcnng and death, not caused by the enemy inthe honorable conflict of arms. but by the s lenf ravages of disease." Mr. irnart continues: 'To what sretion of the Union did arreatl lutjority of these men tutlomr. .hnu uniui I are tbua eloqueutly spoken oft I ask attention, I 'jr' l Ct' ol,uined from a report of Secretary ,u wunwr 10 my resolution, which m-1 t-rared a rail upon him. aa wellaa imi ihaKw. I leUry of War. According to that nnrt. thai "Vil strength from the free and alaveholding hi resolution was to adopt th neniry mea ertioos of the Union, which took part in th ure for it auppreaslon. I understand, too, vf, aM ai I shall now stale: that th inhabitant of tin city htive presented -val offkers from the free State, 4" u ofl'r from the slave States, 373 nues from the free State. 1297 Marines from the alave Stat, 155 Tl.. .. i Cif in , p-tmnicB who aervea on in uall and PiA ...... uv u u III r IMP r.l u. i . . 1 . - -mMim unring in war, amount- n.V Calculating upon daU auggeated .7" oe"ry of the Navy, there were of From the free States, from the slave States, Total fT.. 5.833 1,167 7.619 seamen and mar in From the free Sute, rorn th lav Sute. Ti,i : 1,695 e.i;r,,.. ri.. ",u" " reciva with on Saalihcation. There .k j v hm mi iipinani .a ... persons (officer a.H . 1 -r 7 ,! V , " . rAA .l 7 " lurcign oirm in- avs ben, iforraMi , .,. ' ' ni. r the north. At all ovants. th. .r.l Frrni(rnr.i l"? 0,-,Jw"W"f eountrie.. capitulation. Th. .t,u r" .7J Ii. w fx -true. W.a ll - II " ..vaw avivw an war v in i ''"th free Sute., "' fu'c. from the free Sute, Total VoluB"JLMm:y ffm the SUto.. K" .me''om tk l.v. xnl force from the .!. State.," 29,179 26,910 7,619 37,910 r, me I f monthrThe?we Sute, Uing nareat thatof waV Ct thoM, whoM were ia a great b?. "d th .n fur- . A nrJ:"" f wonl(J "-nt to 22, Their auadLBblw,Iy duI " fd tool nudtoii7 u,ea'Md,d wounds 63,708 13,731 . Tw. ... d by earh he nmber of men furnish- lu" w n0l llKe W9 lormer, carriea on against '0i Mex TL'0 of th UBio tot thia war barbarous nation; its victims are reared ai m'..i'C.0' 1 iclnded 12,540 "three and un amonr th notil of thia mnntrv. edu. I mean no disparagement of these troopa; I only intend toaay that their brief term of ar f ice rendered it Impossible for Uiem to perform a great deal towards the reaulta of the war." Mr. Smart then dwells a moment upon the character of the war, showing it to have been undertaken to defend and to complete the act of the annexation of Texas. lie regards, most justly and rationally, Texea ai one of the acquisitions of the war, and says. "By thia joint effort of our anna we hare ae cured to tha uae of the nation !I23,078 suuare uidea of land, embraced In the territory of Tex. a, New Mexico, and California. I rrgard the territories of 1 exas. New Mexico, and Cantor oia, as one acquiaition and all equally the re sulta of the war. Texaa consented to be anuex' rd to the United State in 1445, by "joint reao lutious," in couaideration that our government would defend her from an iirt(iending and mens cmg foe. "All must arree, as frea laborer will not settle upon slave territory, that the free States, hnvmg coutrtbuteU loeir share of men aud money towards the acquisition of Texas, New Mexico, and California, am entitled to their ac- uuisitlna.ai freo terrltorr. aeoordiai to their i iopaiaiioa. now tobt, .fit. launiii, um lite account now stand 7 Texas, ombrscea a u parficies of 397,000 square mile, asaumiDg the boundary fixed by the laws of Texas. Califor- nia and New Mexico amount to S2t,U78 square mile. The aggregate of tbeee several tract is, a have already stated, 923,074 equiire mile. Now, the population of the free Stales amount to about 12,193,000, and that of the Iuto State to S,S3,(H)0. Provided the aoil of Texas, New Mexico, and California la of equal ralue, and that the whole people of IheSoutli are interest ed in slavery, a division according to popula tion would require that 554,513 square mile should bo free territory. Give Texaa the liue he ha assumed, and extend slavery no further, aud the slaveholding population will have much luare than their proportion of th whole terri tory. You give for purpose of entire freedom .VJI'i.OTsi square miles, aud leave for slavery within the Unit of Texas 390,000 square mile." I cannot quote the whole of this truly great and convincing speech, tJid in exam ining it, I hardly know what parts of it to extract for the information of your readers, without doing injustice to that which must be left. Mr. Smart refers to tha recent ftalement from the land office, relative to the location of soldiers' warrants, which I cannot well omit. Here it is, with his comments: "In corroboration of this sUtemetit, I ak attention to the location of land warrant by the soldier who served in th Mexican war. agreeably to a report of the War Department. Flit STATt. Warrants for Total No. of 40 acr. 8 26 597 J-i 947 acres. 32.4S0 130,320 40r,160 13,930 5VJ.310 557,600 Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, M ichigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, 1 ,511,800 Totf. State, 10,159 LAVEH0I.DI30 STATES. Missouri, 937 40 02 25 000 1.531 207 26 76 5 151 9 000 267 two 000 l.060 9,520 10,120 47,000 00,000 Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkausas, Florida, 263,720 1, 511, BOO Tot. ala. Slates. 1. 43 Total acre located, - - I,i.320 Here ia th whole number of warrant liken up to tli time of the present session of Con gress. Here are nearly 12,000 soldier, who have practically declared tor tree sou, eir to ont: Only about l.00 solcler have taken land in slave Slate. More than 1,700 cf the 12,000 men must have belonged to th ulh. Thousands of oulhern men must have token lands in free Slate." But I will rot longer trespass upon your a,v a space. so sneecn mat nas oeen spoken in either House will have a better effect than this one. The argument is as plain and direct aa the figures and facts on which they stand, and which are given by the side of them. I Ieam that twenty Ieam that twenty thousand I . a a a copies of it have already been ordered by members for distribution among their con C.k .1. An r nt fU - t patronage oi me government to pnng tnein before the people. It will be as widely read as if published at the expensrt ol the contingent fund, at seven dol!ars.ani a half column. . Frm the Xalioaal Kra. nr. Dix-A Mealsiieeiee Mr. Dix, in hi excellent remark in the Sen ate, a few day since, on the presentation of th New York resolution, thu referred to ome matters of interest in the history of this Di- trict "I understand that, in 1802, forty-six year a?n. thia traffic was d resented bv the crand mrv of th city of Alexandria, a a griovanco which ought to be abated. John Randolph, cf Koan- ok, in loiu, introduced a resoinuon to inquire wh.th.r auch traffic xlted. He nronouuoed It tn La lllrtral and inhuman, and the obiect of It as a grievance before their judicial tribunal, and that th court replied that there wa no authority to interfere without ao act of Con- f-rea. Mr. P resident, this ia not all. I have a petition bore, or a memorial, from th inhabi labia of in Uislncl oi L.olumDla to longre, m . a a. i . i praying tor in gradual aoonuon oi iavery. Thia memorial was presented in and I will read It for the purpose of showing that the resolution of th Legislature of New York which i pronounced to be insultlug, has not rone o far as the resolution of the inhabitant of the Diatrict: Tt tt honor all the i'tumte and Houte Jiep rtimtatite$ rs L nut &latu cf America in CengrcM Memltltd: We, tha undersigned, citizens of the counties of Washington and Alexandria, in Ithe District of Columbia, bee leave to cal tha attention of votir honorabla boiv to an evil of serious magnitude, which greatly impairs tho prosperity and happinea of this w- . - isisuici; and casta the reproach of incon sistency upon the free institutions establish ed among us. While the laws of the United btates denounce the foreign slave trade as piracy, and punish with death those who are found engaged in its perpetration, there exists in this District, the seat of the National uov ernment, a domestic slave trade, scarcely 1G0 acres. 201 KM 2,iM) 87 3.531 l.otiJ 9,212 947 .bMes3 disgraceful in its character, end even more demoralising in its influence. For cated in Uie precepts of the same religion, anJ irjlbued with aimilar domestic attach menu These people are, without their consent, torn from their homes husband and wife are freqdj epMatetl, and sold into dis- jtant parU; children are taken from their pwcuw wiuiuui reaxa w uie iniui iiaiuxe. LOUISVILLE, KY.. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24, 1841). and the most endearing bonds of affection are broken forever. Nor is this traffic confined to those who are legally slaves for life. Some who are entitled to freedom, and many who have a limited time to serve, are sold into uncon ditional slavery; and, owing to the defec tiveness of our laws, they are generally carried out of the District before the neces sary steps can be taken for their release. Vre behold these scenes continually taking place among us, and lament our inability to prevent them. The people of this District have, within themselves, no means of legislative redress; and we there fore appeal to your honorable body, as the only one invested by the American Uonsti tution with the power to relieve us. Nor is it only from the rapacity of slave traders that the colored race in this Dis trict are doomed to suffer. Even the laws which govern us, sanction and direct in certain cases, a procedure that we believe ia unparalleled in glaring injustice by any thing at present known among the Govern nioot ui "tjluistendoni. An instance ol the operations of these laws, which occur red during the last summer, we will briefly relate. A colored man, who stated that he was entitled to freedom, was taken up an a run. away slave, and lodged in the jail of Wash, ington. He was advertised; but no one appearing to claim him, he was, according to law, put up at public auction, for the pay. ment of hia jail fees, and sold as a slave lor life! ile was purchased by a slave- ti ader, who was not required to give secu rity for his remaining in the District, and he was soon after shipped at Alexandria for one of the Southern States. An attempt was made by some benevolent individuals to have the sale postponed until his claim to freedom could be investigated, but their efforts were unavailing; and thus was a human being sold into perpetual bondage, at the capital of the freest Government on earth, without even a pretence of trial, or an allegation of crime. e blush lor our country while we re late this disgraceful transaction, and we would fain conceal it lrom the world, did not its very enormity inspire us with the hope that it will rouse the philanthropist and the patriot to exertion. We have no hesitation in believing your honorable body never intended that this odious law should be enforced; it was adopted with the old code of Maryland, from which, we believe, it has been expunged since this District was ceded to the General Government. The fact of its having been so recently executed ehows the necessity of this subject being investigated by a power which we confidently hope will be ready to correct it. e are aware of the difficulties that would attend any attempt to relieve us from these grievances by a tvddtn emancipation of the slaves in this District, and we would therefore be far from recommending so rash measure. Jiut the course pursued by many of the States of thi3 confederacy, that ac tiauuiii' succeeded in relieving Ui em- selves from a similar burden, together with he bright example which has been set us by the Sou'Ji American Republics, proves most conclusively that a course of gradual emancipation, to commence at some fixed period, and to take etlect only upon those who may thereafter be born or removed into the Dixrrict, might be pursued without detriment to the present proprietors, and would greatly redound to the prosperity and honor of our country. The existence among us of a distinct lass of people, who, by their condition as laves, are deprived of almost every incen- ve to virtue and industry, and shut out from many of the sources of light and know- edge, has an evident tendency to corrupt le morals or the people, and to damp the spirit of enterprise, by accustoming the rising generation to look with contempt pon honest labor, and to depend for sup. port too much upon the labor of others. t prevents a useful and industrious class of people from settling among us, by render- ng the means of subsistence more preca rious to the laboring class of whites. It diminishes the resources of the com munity, by throwing the earnings or the poor into the coffers of the rich; thus ren- dering the former dependent, servile, and improvident, while the latter are tempted to become, in the same proportion, luxurious and prodigal. 1 hat these disastrous results now from the existence of slavery among us is suffi ciently conspicuous, when we contrast the anguishing condition of this District and the surrounding country, with the pros perity of those parts of the Union which are less favored in point of climate and ocation, but blessed with a free and indus trious population. We would, therelore, respectlully pray that these grievances may claim the atten tion of your honorable body, and that a aw of Congress may be enacted, declaring that all children of slaves born in the Dis trict of Columbia after the 4th day of July, 1828, shall be free at the age of twenty five years; and that those laws which authorise th3 selling of supposed runaways for their prison fees or maintenances may be repealed. And, also, that lawj may be enacted, to a prevent slaves fram being removed into this District, or brought in for sale, hire, or transportation; without, however, prevent- me members ol Congress, resident stran eers, ot travellers, irom bringing ana taking away with them their domestic ser vants. Thia, air, in a petition of the InhabiUnU of the District of Colombia. It wa aigned by one thousand and sixty person. I counted th name, and believe that la tho correct number. It contain the name of soma of tho moat re spectable inhahitanu of the Diatrict. For In stance. Judjr Cranch, who ia at the head of the judiciary of the District, Jonathan Elliot, and J. P. Van Nee, the largeat property owner in the Diatrict, There are many other name equally respecuble name well known to many of ns: out as i nave not me name oi ma signers before me, I can only instance those which occur to my recollection. Now, lr, thin petition goe much further than the New York resolution. It not only ask for the uprreaaion of the traffic in slave, but It ak for th abolition of slavery in this District. It i much trooper language to pro finance tho traffic dlnzracelul in iU character and demoralising in iU influence, than the lan o-uare recited to tha Senate in the New York resolution. The people of thin District have don all in their power to rid tnemaeive or an U which thev believed, a tni memorial atate. to affect their rood nam and their pro perlty. They hava exonerated themelve from tl reponlblllty on account of it. They have throws Las responsibility upoa Congress, con idring that it haa th power to act in th premise. 1 hat 1 a question that I do not pro poe to touch; butUieSuteof New York, one of th eovereign Mate of thia Union, ha ven tured, in repectful language in term far leas significant thau those eipreaaed by the people of the District of Columbia to diveat ilaelf of any responsibility in th matter; that U all. If the Legislature of th Stat of New York, then, in presenting the resolutions, merits any reproach on account of thia expression of aentiment, gentlemen sorely must percelv a far heavier burden of reproach fall upon the InbabiUnta of thia District, who not only asked for the aboliUon of slavery, but in regard to the trathc expressed their opinion in very strong ami emphatic ierm. Froia the alarsvlUe Ragle. The rBti trtcetlag. The meeting on Monday, the proceed ings of which wo publish in another col umn, was an imp&suig popular demonstra tion, it was one of the largest County Meetings, as distingui sired from general mass conventions, ever held in the county of Mason. 1 he spacious room of the Court House was hi led to overflowing the aisles were densely crowded, ,md a rreat number occupied the gallery. During its Ion' ait- ting, there was but little diminution of the lartre collection. This being one of the first meetings ever convened in Kentucky, for the purposes avowed in the call, it was natural that its proceedings should be looked to with inter est, not only by the people of this county but of the whole commonwealth. We are happy in being able to siat, that every thing done, was in consonance with the high po sition of those active in their participation in the meeting, and with the noble charac ter of the county. A thoughtful, yet earnest feeling, pervaded all ili declarations. Every member of it seemed deeply impress- ed with the sentiment, thit they were acting upon a subject of great and momentous consideration to the people of the State. I he venerable Chairman, who had witness ed the adoption of the present Constitution, and watched the growth of the Common- wealth under it for half a century, express ed himself strongly desirous of removing Irom it the evil which hod operated as the greatest clog to its prosperity. All the speeches were full of a spirit of hopeful confidence that the day would soon come when, in the progress of opinion, Kentucky would, by the calm end deliberate action of her citizens, gradually relieve herself of the institution of slavery. All the members of the meeting evidently participated fully in this feeling. There was nothing of rashness manifest ed upon the occasion. The resolutions will speak for themselves. They are bold, yet calm, cautious, and well-considered, and are calculated to commend themselves to all who view the subject, uninfluenced by the passions and prejudices which so natu rally and usually arise from its consideration. The cause of gradual emancipation and colonisation was placed in its proper light before the people of the county. The sys tem was properly sketched as one which proposes no injustice by an attack upon vested lights, iv ww wWiUtilltly Oni.tW as a scheme at once of philanthropy and patriotism, the accomplishment of which will be the triumph of an enlightened and liberal self-interest on the part of the free men of the State and a great blessing to the slave. We trust that afiersuch a demonstration. the motives of those who regard the removal of alavery a3 a subject whose importance transcends that of all questions of party and policy, and who, therefore, desire its earnest and thoughtful consideration by the people of the state, will be duly appreciated. There are those who think it such a ques tion as only arises osce in a cycle of years, and who, therefore, enlist all their noblest impulses and energies in the cause. Outcry and calumny will net daunt such men. In tolerance cannot ciush them. The subject is one of exceeding delicacy. Individuals will differ in relation to it. Our Constitu tion allows a full and free discussion, and justice demands a fair tolerance of all opin ions. If submitted to the arbitrament ol the People, the only tribunal which should decide it, they will soon seek out truth and ustice from the aetation of the contest. With their decision, when it does come, all should be content. A very lar.re and tenpectaMe meelaig of lh citizens of Maon roun;), convened at the Court llouee in the city of .Kayoville on Monday, the 12th of February, in pursuance of a call aigned by 5i3 voters of the county, previously published iu the paper oi ine city, la lake into ronftuierauon rtome qiieaiiona connected Willi the iualilulion ol Slavery in Kentucky. On motion ot P.T. Hord.Ksq., the meeting was organized by the appointment ol lion. Adam ileal- ty President, and Hon. John (.Jiamhers, r.dwara L. Bullock, Aimer lljru, iJavid morns.u. u. r W heeler, Jeee Tuniei. Joseph Howe and Chri tian Shultz. tear.. Vice PresidenU. E. C. Phister mid lirandville Young were then aDDointed Secretaries. ipon motion oi Jonn a. m iiung, r.etj., nif President appointed a committee of len, composed i. ..... ... . i- .1.. of the following gentlemen, to report resolution lor the con8idernlion oi ine meeting: joiih a. MXIunr. F. T. Hord. A. J. Smedley, Charles A. Marshall. Benedict Kirk. Joseph Fomian, Samuel Donelson, Asa K. Kunyou, Win. C. llolton, and David Kic Bullock, fcjwjrs. During the retirement of the committee, Uie President, at the reaneat of the meetin. offered some remark in explanation and support of the object of the meeting. At the ctoee of his re marks, the committee teponeu me lonuwiug re- oluUons Whiiui. It has been determined by the people ol Kentucky, that a cnvenun snaii wm cuwu iur m pur pose ot revising and ameading the present Constitution, and, vhertms, opinions have been expietsedby a portion or our hilow-cluzens in a public meeting , held in lb city or Mays villein January last, adverse to any system ol Emancipation whatever, present or prosper live, with or withont ColonuaUons and, tthrreat, we deem It right and proper that a full and free expression of public opinion should b had upon a question so grave and momentous In its bearing upon Uie luiure ucjuoj ui uui cuunuj, Thrriir i. That hitb opinion of this meeUng, the in. stimtion of Slavery la a grrat political and social evil, for Uie existence of which in Kentucky, however, the pres. entgrnerauon ianotat all responsible. 9 That while we attach no blame to the slaveholder, aa such, and hav noaympathy with th fanatic feeling manifested by porno oi ins iioiui, w c.lcciu our rihi our interni-ana our duty, to deliver ourselve from an injurious political institution, w hit b we hav in herited (mm our raiuers.oy any pimn wiin.nwi.ii o re sonahle, constituUanal ana just, vo ins on ncrs 01 inai ape dea of DTOnerty. ... 3. That in our opinio., a wnfiwun 9jm tern of emancipation, accompanied by colonixaUon, .hmiM h adopted bv sur Ktale. Ws regard sue b a pro. iect as practicable, politic and Humane, anu tamest!) ue- sire io see u aouiuumu. ... a That while we declare onrset vet In favor of tome carefully devised plan of emancipation, which ahall be gradual in tl operauou, wn m unt. ij .w. w.., system which ahall not remit ia the final removal of Ui buck race rrom nemutar. & That we contemplate with tdeasur th present ,.'rin mA nrosnerost colony of Liberia, and indulge the hope that Tt may hereafter become an asylum for tbe oianrnaied slave of Kentucky, and the means of difTu. tng the messing, ot tniiituiww.t'"i mhu.vii, the African continent ... We distinctly vw that we desire to see some y lam or KmanitpoUon accompanied by colonisation en iTafted in the Constitution about to be formed. We do not, however, t present, deem It proper to insist pon that measure. But we do deem it indupanslW to insist udoo th Insertion of aclsuse ia the fiew Constitution, bywhlchth people will be allowed to vol i upon that subject, separately, whenever an act of th Legislature can be passed which shall eulbonx th same, and when, ever majority of tb people shall clearly manifest d. Ir for umaneipsoon. that their will, thus expressed, shall the b engrafted into th Consutution.to b as ef. factual ssif oriftnisKy Inserted. 7. That we will sipport m candidate for th coavea- " r. -i.i.t; ....ii.in.ti...llihMink.u.t tUo, who will not pledge himself to support the foregoing ri inirira H. That this meeUng most cordially appro v of the law of 1833, commonly calle the negro law, and w deem it important that lUeaaentiaireatureaehouid b incorporated In the Co mutation snout to b framed. 9. That lit healthful ciniaie, th exuberant soil and Um hiii temperate UUituca of Kentucky, pourt acr out u the destined abode of lb free whit race. Ao hum. power can arrant hrr onward march to freedom and prosperity, fiu earthly coinMnaUo can chain her for- ever to the car of slavery. The petty ephemeral policy whiik strives to fetter her giant energies, will eoa vsa lh before the progress of opinion, and the free white rsce, who are deauned to b lords of her nubia soil, will owgivener mat elevated rank la th contederacv which her natural poatl'on could coranuad, and of which aa unfortunate pohUcal Institution baa deprived her. Id. That a Committee of Correspondence b appoint d by the chair, who shal I correspond with ear fnead throughout the state, and shall have power to call aa oiher meeting of our friends in Uie comity, if deemed advisable. , . The resolution were advocated by John A. M' Clung, E. C. Phister and F. T Hord, Eaqra. After which Henry Waller, Eqr., followed in some re msrlts favoring the resolution generally, during which he offered tbe following a a stitMlitate for (he GUi retiolution, and auataiued hi amendment briefly. ketaltJ, That under all tb Circumstances at present surrounding thiaquestion, we are against tbe aeuatioa ot emancipation with a view of euralUag tt upnwtae new ConstiiuiKw, but w do insist upoa the lasenina oi a clause granting power to th Legisutur, at ty Owe, by statue, to submit last question Lathe people, fur their devinioa, and upoa twa succeunve papular Witts, taa psupi dislJe m Uvor of KuaanclpaUoa. Use r Cowstt tan. m to la accordingly amended. . The nioprialy of ihe amendment was advocated by Gen. L. Collma, and opposed by Jno. A. Ma Clung and fc. C. Pointer. Mr. Weller then rased from hi amendment th words "upon two successive popular votea." But, upon motion of John A. M" Clung. Esq., tho amend ment w laid upon th Uble. the Question coming up noon tha adoption of th resolutions, the committee, at tb ug(etion of Gov. Chamber, ao altered Uie 3d aa to add the word "or removal from the Sute" after coloniza tion and they were carried unanimously. 1 he President in purauanc or In lUth t evolu tion appointed the folio winitenilemen a Commit lee of Correspondence: F. T. Hord, A. Beatly. Dr. John Shackelford, John A. M'Clung, A. J. Sined- y, Samuel Donelaon. h. C Phialer and John Creen, Kscr's. After which it wo resolved that the proceedings of the meeting bo published in the papers of ihe city and Uiat Uie paper throughout the Slate be requested to copy the same. Lpon motion the meeting then acionmed. ADAM BEATTY, Prea't. E. C. Phister, isee'va. CNV!LLK Yol'HO. I ' From th W. Y. Eve. Post. Anrlfowiam, a Aaveaturaa In tha Golat Reg I BT C4NTELL . BICLV. Thoio who interest themselves in th disco veries lately mad in th gold region of Califor nia must read thia book, which rotate to a dis trict wl ere gold is mora abundant than in th richest portion of the valley of th Sacramento. The author, Mr. Bigly, relate with great gravity and a c;rUiu attractive aimplicity of manner, a atory almost as wonderful a that of Peter Wilkin. It teems, that finding himself in the territory of Oregon, a few year inc, a waa induced by tome reporU which ha heard from an old trapper of the gold of th Sacramento, to visit the valley of that river, in company with four other person. For the history of hi success, of his epratiou from hi compan ions with his tli re loaded mule on hi way to ?anU Fe, hi wandering among the moun ts i us, his loss of th principal part of hia trea sure, and ni nnai entrance tni the valley, peopled with a mild and intelligent race of men, where gold waa tha moat abundant of meUl and the ir ju the most scarce, we refer our read er to th book itself. Some parU of the narrative are written in a nialber ahich remind us of Swift n bis descent into the valley, Mr. Bigly had stopped to refresh himself at a spring:, th bottom of which glittered with pebble of gold, th fineat of which he gathered, when he waa found en gaged in this occupation by a party of tha na ive. YVe copy a passage from this) part of th narrative. The company then gathered around me and gave their attention not, however, without some contemptuous glances at my wretched figure irom some of the young adies, while 1 strove bv signs to make them understand where I came from, and ow I came there. I am accustomed to this kind of language, and soon made them know that I bud come across the moun tains, from a distant land, and was jour neying homeward to the east. This exci ted their astonishment, which was mightily ncreased when 1 led my mule from behind i clump of underbrush. Seme of them were not a iittle frightened; but the young women, who at hrst ran awayuuicklv eturned when th ey saw the monster eat grass, and veiy soon could hardly keep their hands on the ugly creature. I showed the gentlemen, or noblemen, as they might be from their bearing, the rich pebbles I had taken from the spring. I hey examined them, but w ith careless eyes, and even while I was dilating upon their value, one ol them coolly threw the largest into the deepest part of the spring. 1 was not in a condiUon to resent the offence, being entirely in their power; but 1 supposed my face expressed indignation. for the person who had given the insult immediately called one who seemed to be an attendant, who waded into the water and biought me, not only the pebble which had been thrown in, but twice as many more, larger and more beautiful. I ob served that, as he did so, he took up and threw back fire or six great irregular lumps, as if he supposed 1 desired only the per fectly round ones. In five minutes there lay on the grass bcoido mo throe timaa as much of the precious metal aa 1 bad at the com mencement of my journey, on the other side of the Sierra. I addressed the principal personage, with whom I had first spoken, craving leave to retain as many of these pebbles as my mule would cany. Smiling, as though the present were the merest nothing, he at once mouoned his permission. Upon this. I gladly undid my mule pack, and poured out my former collection, to make room for the mamificent cift. My ne friends ex aminedmy former treasure with a puzzling scrutiny, some of them laughing loudly, and some looking upon me with a compas sionate expression. 1 he one who appeared to have most authority, approached, and touching my forehead, shook his head. Intent upon my riches, I minded not the odd manner with which they now regarded me, but kept busily filling my packs, till I got twice a much aa my mule could carry, and waa obliged to unpack them The regretful air w ith which I did this at tracted the attention of him who had given them to me, and he at once ordered four or five of the others to take in their hands all that mv mule could not carry. 1 was overjoyed at this, and, notwith standing my exhausted state, descended the slope of the mountain along with the party leadine my mule, with great alacrity fall ing readily into the gay humor of my com panions, and endeavoring to contribute my share of the amusements by laughing at merry' sayings 1 did not understand, and half suspected were frequently occasioned h V ml nnVMltrl (VKlllma ar1 a.'n..nl.. ' 1 va.uguxa. uma- ners. As we reached the base of the last steep declivity, the land spread away in rentle undulations, and the forests rave place to lawns, aivemnea oy irregular groves and picturesqe detachments of lordly trees, fit scenery for a royal park, such as it actually was. - -Proceeding onwards, it assumed more and more the appearance of artificially ornamented grounds, until at length we came into circuitous waits, which wound through thickets, where thrushes and mock-ing-birds, and others of notes and plumage unknown to me, nued tbe air with meloly. r-V a a a . Un one aide might be seen elegant foun tains, emblems of life, dashing their while spray above the green foilage, and on another, inviting walkn, bordered with roses, and leading to vi re-covered arbors. Suddenly we emerged from this enchant ed scene, and came upon a high wall, partly overgrown with creeping plants, yet not enough to conceal ftn tif eye that it waa of a dull yelk,; aU u. I i ioaJit4 it, and ascertained that it waa built' of adobes, or sun dried bricks, and that the sand or clay of which they were composed, was so impregnated with gold as to impart to them its lustre. But before I had tima to speculate noon thia new miracle, our company paused before a great gate of solid geld, twice as high as our heads, and wrought, not tn leaf or fanciful work, but with huge round bars and bands, less for ornament than strength. An ancient porter undid the faateninzs of thia gate, and led us into an open lawn, in iu uiiuuio oi wmcn, exienaing irom the gateway, was a broad walk, flagged with slabs f pure gold, laid in lozenges, and lew:02uue or four hundred paces to the entrance of a splendid-Summer Palace whose nof blazed like fire in the now de clining sunlight. On either side of this walk ws a magnificent fountain playing into a great golden basin, surrounded by shrubbery. IS ear these basins, 1 observed extending from the main avenue many nar rower walks, paved or gravelled also with the precious metal. Overwhelmed by this display of inex haustible wealth, and yet wishing to save mysel." some credit for discernment, which my conduct at the spring must, I now say, have called in question, 1 bethought me of an expedient. Desiring the company to halt, 1 made those who had brought a part of the golden pebbles In their hands, lay them on the walk before me much to their gratification, for the weight of them was very considerable. Then taking out those I had in my pack, and putting them with the others, 1 proceeded giavely to mend a spot in one of the pavements, com. posed of similar pebbles which had got dis placed. This caused much merriment among the company to all except the person in author ity, or the Prince, for that was the real title, and one other, whom he called before him, and addressed in a severe tone, while the other appeared to excuse himself for some fault. The rest seemed to look upon me as an odd sort of prophet, who had been sent down from the sky to expose the neglect ol the superintendent of the gar dens. For tha sample which th book contain of th language of the lahabiUnU of th Golden Valley, for iU View of theirpolilieal and social Institntions, th hoapiUU and friendly manner in which thy treated Mr. Bigly, hi adoption into lh family of th chief magistrate, and th lingular manner in which, without any fault ef their or his, ,h wa xiled from thi happy community, In which h bad hoped adwaya to remain, we mutt again refer th reader to hi narrative. It ia a clever j d'eprit, and IU perusal will furaish. an agreeable enUrlainment for a winter' evening- Right ryiaiitsat Weaasra. Th Judiciary Committee of the Senate of thia SUt. have reported th following amend ment to the bill passed at th last esion for the protection of the property of married women. X. I'. Eve. Post. Any married female may take by inheri tance, or by gift, grant, devise or bequest. from any person other than her husband, and hold to her sole and separate uae, and convey and devise real and personal prop erty, and any interest or estate therein, and the rents, issues and profits thereof, in the same manner and with like effect, as if she were unmarried, and the same shall not be subject to the disposal of her husband, nor be liable for his debts; and any sjch mar tied woman may take real property, or any interest or estate therein, by grant from her husband, and the rents. Issues and profits thereof, and hold the same to her sole and separate use, and convey and devise the same in the same manner, and with like effect as if such husband and wife were un married: and such property shall not be subject to the disposal of such husband. nor be liable for any debts contracted or liabilities incurred by him after the evidence or deed of such, grant shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the county where such property is situated. A Uelveeally Im CwllrV J. Emery, of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, has addressed a memorial to Congress, asking that a grant of land be made, amounting to two hundred thousand acres. in the territory of California, to be held in trust for the endowment and support of a university near the town of Buena Vista, on the Bar of San Francisco. For the immediate wants of the university, be asks, v . ... likewise, that the necessary scientific appa ratus for astronomical and meteorological purposes be lent to the institution, on con diUon that a full series ol observations oe made and sent to Washington, under the direction of the Smithsonian Institute. The petition cites various cases of grants made by Congress for purposes of educa tion in the territories, among which the latest is the grant of two townih-pa m Wisconsin, made in the year 183S, lor the endowment of a university in that territo ry. A. I. Evt. FotU Waus 1 arreaa. Air. Horace Mann, in alluding to Hi-venti lated school-houses, remarks as follows To put children on a short allowance of fresh air, is as foolish as it would have been for ISoah, during the deluge, to have put his family on short allowance of water Since God has poured out an atmosphere fifty miles deep, it is enough to make a miser weep to see our children stinted in breath. WHOLE NUMBER 89. RPr rnrnTTe . wvsUO x k .L.L.lUL2i CE. Th Ntw Yoa ur mon of thi mis society was baM an TV- 7 g.. ,r. . . ""ru or Aianaaara la r aseae ut. A R ui l r 7 "one. Reporti fretn ward eommitiee d. abowing a diatribaUoa. dn,iB J...ry.eia63,oJa1rs9..,,h wr preanat- g tha aooelb f oi Uie McWty mad the Iran warda la thieitV. -"-Noaarie., i. ... in nuirm , ia la miaal Ia- Th CAmmillaaa. f 7 . .tii.tia;...7r."w":.,n."r it.rii.i i.. aa t:Z7-J7, '"""-intnttioa ef Mnt lama. 'of the Deafaad Duasb Asylum ami the PeaUentiarv. 'T1?4 bTth Mari. Ca milla shewing . diatributioa ef evea ba.drTj dre TswtaasMU; a Urge, proyortloa ofwhVh A special eomsnitlre inui.,.j sksitiag and swpy1Br .k. j ScrintBM i. .LI. in.7 . in r suia ward. Tk war naaauasaaa la th. . .t . . . the be a keea., 7, ' pUyH wkM bu-i-hTlut: m axaa.a.UI . city, and. - far a. po.ihte to TkaL. 1 7 , , .... the ripturethep?: "2 pproprUU eomsaiUe. me total receipt. for th. m.ath w era 1 1.7 Str-vnay School st rax U'. t . dy School of the city ef New york whkh k furaathed him with forty dollar, worth .f beok. for dutribution among need, aehool. ,h. ,M. an agentof th AitMrLr.. a . . . write a follow: I hava divided Ki. , ., ' " " uiaereai chool.an4 they h,T. M don, methl f ihamlvee. It wilh to ir- J ' "7" 09 WD" c. nd then . ad-i what nwyjeem neceaaary, always giving a.pnriDgfy tnbuted over thirty-evn dollars. ..a f ,bik I ny ay in truth that not eae dollar ef it would k!h"iITB. ST-;" M lh'm erganusw. had It not be, for th aid proffered thr Tha. forty-ttree teacher have bean eiMaut l.ti Ik. service, and two hand red and forty-five children and youth brought under the i.fl.ea of wik- T. tTh,a h T0,r braiiiy. Nor ia thi. all. Th foar kaadred intersaUag volamea p.t into circulation wJi be read weekly, act only by th teacher and children, but probably by twice or three times that number of person who lire in the ramilie where thy circu late." Catholic Clmjc.l Stvdmts. The follow ing ia a list of Catholic studenU of theology ia me u : rated sute: Baltimor. 5: New CM... IU; Louurvill. 5; PhUadelphia, 24: Nw York. 30: Charl 61 ton. 3l Rirhmni... 1ft rina...a; 10; St. Louia, 32; Mobile, 5; Detroit, 7; Vin- cenna. : Dubuque. 4: Pituburirh. 91 I itiu Rock. 4; Chicago, 1 3; Cleveland, 16; .ad Buf falo, 8. AGRICULTURAL. Wise Fxmcx Modc ov Mskimu Eirivai. 4.C. .VaasT. Editor: Having laUly com pleted twenty-four rod of wire tence, and know ing that many farmer. Intend building acta fenc, if it ia found to answer a g-od purpose. i am luoucea to give a detailed account at it, that others may profit by my i peri nee. la in first place I weu4 ,..m Wt fence extend from my house (which i sit an ted on a considerable elevation to the highway, and is, therefore, more xpeniv than ordinary fence upon the farm. At each end of the fenc I set a large cedar poat three feet in th ground, and brae it firmly in the direction of the fence. Tbe brae is aboat aight feet long, and extend from th top f lh post to a large stone placed firmly in th ground. Two other cedar poet are placed at unequal diaunces between th oaUide poets, on account of th irregular de scent of the ground. All tholhr pou arauf band iron ll. tnche wide, l. inch, thick. aaJ placed on rod apart. Intermedial posts ar placed between these, extending only to th fifth wire, and mad of half-inch hand iron. All f these poet are punched with hole for la wire to pas through, lh Ions- posts asaa through large flat atones, and are clinched on th under aid. These stone ar firmly baddad n th ground. Th posU should be fastened ia the lone by pouring around them melted lead or brimaton. Th wire used are No. 10 and 12. and 1 am confident thee are the best size where a strong fenc 1 required, in building, 1 eommeac by running th upper wire through first, which is four feet from the ground- Tha second wire i ten inche below the upper, both of which era of No. ID wire. The third wire is eight iachee below the econd, and f No. Vi air. Th fourth wire i tlx inche below th third, and of No. IU wir. and so alternaliag th two sue of wire to th bottom. Tb distance of the re maining lower wire apart, ar 3, i, 4, 4, 4, inche. 1 hese wire, aner passing through th lower pott, ar fastened firmly, which 1 did by passing thetu through a strap ef iron, and cod ing the ends. I don't kaow that I can describe th manner of training tbe wire intelligibly but I will try. At tb upper end of In fence, after the wiree have paaaed through th post, they also pas through the plaak of th same width and height. Each wir t than passed through a roller IV, inche in diameter, and aia laches) leag, having one end tenanted for n crank. A board ef the length and width ef the plank is placed upon the rollera. After each wire la strained by turning tb retler. pin la pawed through the board and roller into th plaak, which fasten them firmly. Tn wiree will contract oae la cold weather, and should not be drawn too tight at first. As to th expense, I cannot be aa definite aa 1 could wih, a omef the wire parchseed was too email. I have used about eae hundred and tea pound ef wire, costing $9 50. Twsnly baa pasta, at ix cent each, ft! 25; twenty hort posts, at three eeate each, 60 cent; (bar cedar peat, SI, making Jl; painting, $1 ma king an amount of gib Jo. bine th tence waa completed, I nave bad It broken through once by an ea racing with a horseman. I hav found that th wire brwak only where the end ar looped together. I hive since joined then by flattening the end, laying them together and winding them for four inchee with a stuaJl wire. Thia 1 th meaner of join- in r them at the Niagara Suspension Bridge. Th wir of thi bridge are boiled ia lineeed oil, which form an imperviou coating, and proba bly toughen th wire. A to in s uan gut 01 im jence, 1 miaa 11 tal- ficient to withstand any ordinary prwaor. - Wires of th same lx at th Suspension Brhle-a are each atraind to n tension ef 1,500 lb. The great objection te thia fence, in the mine f maay people, la ita being invisible. Thi ia why I lik it, aa it uoe not mar in oeeuty of the landacape. In conclusion I would ay that 1 lik thi feace becau the wind make no Impression, upon it no snowbanks form behind It it cca pie a apac ot Ices than th building f good board fence, and, althoagh invisible, look beautiful wha th ground w covered with aaow; aad as to ite durability, if wire bridge will so da ra, urly wir fences will last aa age. af BUnmfeldt X. Y. Bacos Ia aaviar bacon throsrh th m- mr, maay proa hav It Injured by kipper, and for tear ef this, they as the ham and houldsr arly in th iiason. I have avd mi a in tn touewiag naaaer When taken out ef the salt, I let th bria draia off n litUe, and then tak black appar, ground very fine, and rub well vr th flash side ing vry particalar to rah It lata tha cracks; tha hang It up and smoke iU I never loot any wba wail put up la thia maaaar. Aboat one pound of pepper to 00 tbe. meet- Try it eace, and perhaps It will benefit yea a aiseh as the 'Farn tr ha m. FrmirU Frmx It : t I I I