terms of the watchman _ b cr iption per year two dollars payable in f 8t f bol if not paid in advance two dollars i fifty '■'-' wi " '"' l'liai!-rej 8 risements inserted at 1 for the first and 25 cts quent insertion court orders charged f p^r ct higher than these rates a liberal deduc '*"',;'.,', 1,0 who advertise by the year irt'-k to the editors must be post paid in compliance with a resolution of the general convention at greenshoro rail conventions will he held at the following places to wit : alamance c ii tuesday 4th dec hillsboro tuesday 11th dec raleigh saturday 15th dec salem forsyth tuesday 18th dec smithfield saturday 22«j dec goldsborough thursday 3d january wilmington saturday 5th jan lexington davidson friday 4th jan salisbury saturday 5th jan concord monday 7th jan charlotte wednesday 9lh jan mount rfourne friday lltli jan statesville saturday 12th jan mocksville monday 1 1th jan jjy order of the executive committee j r m saunders clin gn.ua pcrcha — mode of manufacturing — s imporled from singapore gutla percha has rude blocks and is mixed with frag nenis of baik leaves and other impurities — j , m . ( . ji from ihese il is first minced into mall fragments and then put into wo den units containing cold and hot water where all ibst inces forming ten percent of he futn°as imported are precipitated it is after wards passed between hollow revolving cylin ,.,.,-, heated by steam to 1g0 degrees by which process it is converted into sheets of various width and thickness l>y another process tt similar it is formed inlo bands d cut by nerlical knives inlo the desired idlbs i ; - - l - ' stretched to lhe extent of equal lo 100 per cent to form lubes il i taken from lhe grinders in a plastic ve an 1 placed in a strong heated cylinder of iron li 1 "" (,:;( ' e d i which it is pressed out brooch a small orifice round a core to give it v form and immediately passej into al ii may nol collapse to insu re lelegraph wire which is comparatively nodern invention the wire i brought in con icl with the gutta percha as it exudes from lhe kjfice oflhe cylinder and hy a simple contriv ace the gum is wound around ihe wire n he manufacture of card-trays cake bask rations c a thin layer of gutta per tha is placed on lhe lace ofa mould and press ed down by a body conforming in shape to the mlrix ' c 0 g e ** i are rimmed and the ar fide is complete a beautifully varied shade of colors is frequently imparled by he varied , fceatofdifferenl portions of the mould — the cen i ral portion retaining its heat more perfectly ponding section of the article a jarkened hqe while lhe outward surfaces of ; ofa lower degree oftempera lare,theii powers are less perfectly i dy an invention of recent date bollow ware is also produced the process jssentially from lhe glass blow io v . . y jour of com p cha manufacture — according to ihe nov york journal of commerce there is iy in ihis country engaged in \ ta percha wares viz the \ lompany late the a merican gutla percha co which having hith rto cai . lions t brooklyn n i _*., has rocured a rharler wiih a capita of 500,000 from the slate of new jersey purcha ed the estate ofthe somerville waier powering co at raraitan and is aboul to establish extensive works there iu the j pring hungarians arrived — t n the europa ' in came two distinguished hun garian officers col j pragay and major fortiet the former was colonel under ' gen.kalapka at the siege of comoro — he has been in thirty-eight b attics maj fernet was also an active efficient offi cer daring the hungarian war they were warmly received by their friends in boston the steamer hermann hourly expected at this port has on board labis las ujhazy ex civil governor of comoro he is accompanied by his family and sev eral hungarian officers mademoiselle apojonia jagella a lady of courageous daring who had a commission in a regi ment of hungarian cavalry is also on board she was in several desperate en gagements with the austrians and is said to have fought valiantly — wil com little kindness it is a query with some whether the tinman heart is most inclined to acts of tind-iess or unkindness without undele ting to settle this question we think there cannot be a doubt with any one but that ae heart is much more inclined to un kindness than it should be how many unrighteous and cruel acts are performed i.d hard and bitter words are uttered calculated to injure the feelings and inter ns of those o whom they apply when acts oi kindness could quite as easily have been performed an would have convey ed happiness instead of misery ; and when soft words quite as easily uttered would have carried joy u the ear of the hearer smallest act of kindness would be a eordiaj to a wounded heart would often ke a friend of an enemy and would ke him who bestows it even happier the receiver o what a joy may fellow a kind word or even a smile when ** ie heart is sad it is in the power of n to make his fellow happy by very s ' m pie means if he will only use it or *'' l5 i*>iii his power to add new weight to ; le already crushed spirit which of cisthe proper work of man ? the ration answers itst li ; and yet how few utere arc who study the simple art of con happiness to all around and how a ot those w ho know ihe art prac r what they know the secret lies in kind in little things lt is in these hich are so much overlooked by most rs ns that one is enabled to make hap p a " who associates with him it is use ky 0 ' je caretl d of great things and un q(i ii small ones it is in the latter wc the carolina watchman bruner & james ) / keep a check uton all your editors df proprietors ) rulers ( new series do this and libertt is safe < gen i harrison ( volume vi — number 34 salisbury n c thursday january 3 1850 can discern onr friends from our foes or ■ our real friends from our pretended ones i straws show which way the wind 1 blows much better than rocks or logs of wood — \\ tl commercial one of the weddings a connubial sketch a few days ago there arrived at a hotel in bosion a couple from rhode island who came to gel joined quietly in ihe bonds of malrimo ny as soon as they were fairly domicilaled the would be bridegroom — who was a rough but apparently honest specimen of ihe country ; yankee — sent for lhe proprietor of lhe hotel who quickly answered his summons say lan'lord proposed lhe stranger point ing lo his modest dulcinea in the corner ofthe parlor thi is my young oomiin naow we've cum ail lhe way from rhode island and we waul to be spliced send for a minister will yer ? want il dun up rite strait oil the landlord smiled and went oul and half an hour afterward a licenced minister made his appearance and the obliging host with one or iwo waggish friends were called in as wil nesses to the scene " naow mr stiggins,"said lhe yankee " due it up brown and yure money's ready ;" and forthwith the revernd gentleman began by di recting lhe parties to join their hands the yankee stood up lo his blushing lady love like a sick kitten hugging a hoi brick seized her hand and was as much pleased as a raccoon might be supposed to be wiih iwo tails " you promise mr a said the parson to lake ihis woman — " " yaas said the yankee at once " to be you lawful and wedded wife " yaas — yaas " that you will love and honor her in all things " yass that you will cling lo her and her only so long and you bolh shall live " yaas indeed — nothin else continued j ihe yankee in the most delighted and earnest ; manner but here the revered clergyman halt ed much lo lhe annoyance and discomfiture of j ihe intended bridegroom " yaas — yaas i said added the yankee " one moment my friend responded the minister slowly for it suddenly occurred to | him that the law of massachusetts did not per mit of his performance without the observance ofa publishment etc for a certain length of time " vvoi'n thunder's the mailer mister — , doan't stop — go on — put'er threu nothin's , split ch ? aint sick mister be yer just at this moment my friend i have j thought thai you can't be married in massachu ] sells , " can't ! wol'n natur's the reason ?" " you havn't been published sir i think haint a goin tu be nuther ! ats wot we cum ere for on the sly ; go on — go on old feller " i really sir — ' said the parson " raiily ! wal go ahead ! tain'l fair you , see taint i swaow ; you've a married me i and a haint leeched her co on — doan't stop here at aint jes lhe thing naow by grashus taint !" " i will consul — " " no yen wont — no yen don't — consult nolh ' in ner nobody till this ere business is con cleuded naow mind i tell ye !" said jonathan resolutely aud in an instant he had turned the key in and out of the lock amid the tittering oflhe " witnesses who were nearly choked with merriment " naow say mister as we were — continued the yonkee seizing his trembling intended by the hand again — go on rite straight from ware you leli off yeu can't cum nun o this haaf wav bis'ness with this child ; so put er threu and no dodging it'll all be right — go it ! the parson reflected a moment and conclud ing to risk it continued — " you promise madame to take this man to be your lawful husband i '• yass aid the yankee as lhe lady bow ed " that yon will love honor and obey — " " them's sum !" said jonathan as the lady ■ bowed again " and lhal you will cling to him so long as you both shall live ?" " that's the talk i said john ; and lhe lady said ' yes again " then in the presence of ihese witnesses i pronounce you man and wife — " " hoorah !" shouted jonathan leaping near ly to lhe ceiling with joy 4 and what cod hail joined together let no man put asunder !" " hoorah !" continued john " wot's the pricr ? — haow much ? — spit it out — don't be afeared — yen did it jes like a book old fellor — eres a v — nevermind the change — sen for a hack lan'lord — give us yeur bill — i've got her ! hail coluinby happy land !'' roared the poor fellow entirely unable to control his joy ; and ten minutes afterward he was on his way aoain o the providence depot with his wife the happiest man out of jail we heard the details of the above scene from an eye-witness of lhe ceremony and we could not avoid pulling il down as one ol the weddings — american i'nion succinct and conclusive — the buffalo cou rier is responsible for lhe following : a culled pussan in business at milwau kie who had lell his affairs in lhe hands of his partner while he should take a short trip tothe east recently telegraphed back from detroit in lhe words following to wit : » how is things going '" the reply he received was : things is wnikin this was satisfactory but when he re tinned lo milwaukie the unfortunate man found thai his partner had sold out the slock appro priated the proceeds and run away with the un fortunate man's wife things had worked a pin a day is a grote a year farmers should take news papers a friend of ours whose business has oc ; casioned him to travel a good deal recent ly in the counties west of this expresses much astonishment at the fact that many even rich farmers do not take a newspa i per he told us of one or two instances ; of the sale of hogs of the finest and fattest kind at \\ cents per pound nett when 2 cents have been got just as readily had not the farmers been entirely ignorant of the state of the markets he said he had no doubt and we have as little that hun dreds of farmers will this season lose in this way enough to pay for a good news , paper as long as they live wc can't help feeling sorry that men are shortsight ed even in regard to their pockets as well as the improvement ol their minds ; but we don't know but it is wrong to be sorry j for it is their own fault and they hardly j deserve pity for losses which they make no effort to avert newspapers have done ; more for the people of this country than , can be estimated ; and yet there are thousands of full grown men who do not see them at all except by chance if a i large majority were as indifferent and stolid as these we should not be above the level of mexicans — and become sub ject to political as well as other rogues ! vvho prey upon ignorance and credulity — indiana slate sentinel two dutchmen living opposite each o ! ther who had for many years been in the j habit of smoking by their door-sides in si j lence at length broke forth into the fol j lowing dialogue : what sort of wedder you tink it will be to-day neighbor the other after two or three hasty puffs replies : well i don't know ; what sort of wed der you tink it will be the first somewhat netted : i tink it will be such wedder as you tink it will be tbe ether acquiescingly : " welljl tink so too printers who was william canton one of the fathers of literature ? ' nobody but a j printer !" who was earl stanhope ? ' a j printer !' who was samuel woodworth j the poet ? ' a printer !" who was ben jamin franklin the great american phi j losopher and statesman ? ' a printer !' — . who was governor armstrong of massa chusetts ? • a printer !' george p mor ris james harper horace greely n p \ willis robert sears joseph gales and senators cameron hill dix and niles j and a host of no less conspicuous names ; — who are they 1 ' nobody but printers any how !' the editor ofthe new hamshire pat riot says that when he thinks ofthe doings of the present administration he is con '■ strained to hold his nose he may pull and twist his own nose as much as he pleases it will save better men the trouble — lou journal machinery — mr ephraim clayton who has recently been on to the north will soon have erected in this place vari ous works to go by steam he has also brought on a small simple contrivance to bring water which may eventually do away with our modern tel egraph water works for the reason that if like the boy's grubbing hoc works it self and forces the water up to almost any height above its own level through leaden pipes ( which we never could tell why they were not introduced here long since being aboutas cheap as ditching and logs so that if there arany persons that expect to see machinery propelled by steam and cannt wait for the railroad they may be fore long have that pleasure by calling at lhe shop of our enterprising builder mr e clayton — asheville messenger mind the fashions you must never pour your coffee in your saucer no odds how hot ; never eat or put anything in your mouth with a knife honey molasses and rice not excepted ; never cut bread across the grain nor meat lengthwise nor eat preserves with any thing but a silver fork ! and above all never refuse to eat or drink anything offered you o^the formation of reading societies would be an excellent method for young workmen to pass the long winter evenings pleasantly and advantageously by these are meant socities of young persons as sembled in an appointed place every eve ning each of whom in turn should be re quired to read aloud selections from stan dard authors and the best newspapers of the day the american tract society employs 14 power presses and 22g printers and binders the expenditures average near ly 1000 a dav ; and the daily product of books is about 3500 and of smaller pub lications not far from 30,000 exclusive of 145.00u copies of the " american messen ger monthly truth is a hardy plant ; and when once firmly rooted it covers the ground so that error cannot find root president's message — the house of representatives having at length been organized after many days of ineffectual efforts by the election of a speaker the president of the uni ted states yesterday transmitted to both houses of congress by col w w bliss his private secretary the following mes sage : — nat int fellow-citizens of the senate and house of representatives : sixty years have elapsed since the es tablishment of this government and the congress of the united states again as j sembles to legislate for an empire of free i men the predictions of evil prophets who formerly pretended to foretell the downfall of our institutions are now re j membered only to be derided and the | united states ol america at this moment i present to the world the most stable and i permanent government on earth such is the result of the labors of those j who have gone before us upon con gress will eminently depend the future maintenance of our system of free gov ( ernment and the transmission of it un impaired to posterity we are at peace with all nations of j the world and seek to maintain ourcher j ished relations of amity with ihem du ring the past year we have been blessed j by a kind providence with an abundance of the fruits of the earth ; and although i the destroying angel for a time visited extensive portions of our territory with j the ravages ol a dreadful pestilence yet l the almighty has at length deigned to stay his hand and to restore the inestima ble blessing of general health to a people j who have acknowledged his power de precated his wrath and implored his tner j cilul protection while enjoying the benefits of arnica j ble intercourse with foreign nations we j have not been insensible to the distrac j tions and wars which have prevailed in other quarters of the world it is a pro \ per theme of thanksgiving to him who rules the destities of nations that we have been able to maintain amidst all these contests an independent and neutral po sition towards all belligerent powers our relations with great britain are of the most friendly character in censs ; quence of the recent alteration of the i british navigation acts british vessels j from british and other foreign ports will j under our existing laws after the first day of january next be admitted to entry in our ports with cargoes of the growth manufacture or production of any part of the world on the same terms as to the ' duties imposts and charges as vessels of the united states with their cargoes and our vessels will be admitted to the same advantages in british ports entering there in on the same terms as british vessels : should no order in council disturb this legislative arrangement the late act of the british parliament by which great britain is brought within the terms pro j posed by the act of congress of the 1st of ; march 1817 it is hoped will be produc tive of benefit to both countries a slight interruption of diplomatic in tercourse occurred between this govern i ment and france i am happy to say has j been terminated and our minister there has been received it is therefore un necessary to refer now to the circumstan ces which led to that interruption i need not express to you the sincere satisfaction with which we shall welcome the arrival of another envoy extraordinary and min ister plenipotentiary from a sister repub lic to which we have so long been and still remain bound by the strongest ties of amity shortly after i had entered upon the discharge of the executive duties i was apprized that a war steamer belonging to the german empire was being fitted out in the harbor of new york with lhe aid of some of our naval officers rendered under the permission of lhe late secreta ry of the navy this permission was granted during an armistice between that empire and the kingdom of denmark which had been engaged in the schles wig-holstcin war apprehensive that this act of intervention on our part might be viewed as a violation of our neutral obligations incurred by the treaty with denmark and of the provisions of the act of congress of the 20th of april 1818 1 directed that no further aid should be ren dered by any agent or officer of the na vy : and i instructed the secretary of state to apprize the minister of the ger man empire accredited to this govern ment of my determination to execute tbe law of the united states and to main tain the faith of treaties with all nations the correspondence which ensued be tween the department of state and the minister of the german empire is here with laid before you the execution of tbe law and the observance of the treaty were deemed by me to be due tothe hon or of the country as well as tothe sacred obligations of the constitution i shall not lail to pursue the same course should a similar case arise with any other na tion having avowed the opinion on taking the oath of office that in disputes between conflicting foreign governments it is our interest not less than our duty to remain strictly neutral i shall not a bandon if vou will perceive from the correspondence submitted lo you in con nexion with this subject thatthe course adopted in this case has been properly re garded by the belligerent powers inter ested in the matter although a minister ofthe u states to the german empire was appointed by my predecessor in august is is and has for a long time been in attendance at frank fort-on-the-main and although a minister appointed to represent that empire was received and accredited here yet no such government as that of the german em pire has been definitely constituted mr donelson our representative at frankfort remained there several months in the expectation that a union of the german states under one constitution or form of government might at length be organiz ed it is believed by those well acquain ted with the existing relations between prussia and the states of germany that no such union can be permanently estab lished without her co-operation in the event of the formation of such a union and the organization of a central power in germany of which she would form a part it would become necessary tc with draw our minister at berlin ; but while prussia exists as an independent kingdom and diplomatic relations are maintained with her there can be no necessity for the continuance of the mission to frank fort i have therefore recalled mr don elson and directed the archives ofthe le gation at frankfort to be transferred to the american legation at berlin having been apprized that a consi ! r able number of adventurers were engag ed in fitting out a military expedition within the united states against a foreign country and believing from the best in formation i could obtain that it was des tined to invade the island of cuba i deem ed it due to the friendly relations existing between the united states and spain ; to the treaty between the two nations ; to the laws of the united states and above all to the american h or.or to exert the lawful authority of this governmenl suppressing the expedition and pi bvenl the invasion to this < *:. i '. i sued a proclamation enjcir.in-j itcpcn the cheers of the united states civil and military to use all lawful means within their pow er a copy of that proclamation is b with submitted the expedition has ! n suppressed so long as the act of c _... ofthe 20th of april 1818 which ov existance to the law of nations and i policy of washington bimself.shall remain on our statute book i hoi il to i the duty of the executive faithfully to obey iis in junctions while this expedition was in r - i was informed thr.t a forei ner who claimed cur protection had been clan tincly and as we supposed forcibly car ried off in a vessel from new orleans to the island of cuba i immediately can ed such steps to be taken as i though nec essary in case the information i had re ceived should prove correct to vindicate the honor of the country and the right of every person seeking an asylum on our soil to the protection of our laws the person alledged to have been abducted was promptly restored and the circumstances of the case are now about to undergo in vestigation before a judicial tribunal 1 would respectfully suggest that although the crime charged to have been commit ted in this case is held odious as being in conflict with our opinions on the subject of national sovereignty and personal free dom there is no prohibition of it or pun ishment for it provided in any act of con gress the expediendy of supplying this defect in our criminal code is therefore recommended to your consideration 1 have scrupulously avoided any inter ference in the wars and contentions which have recently distracted europe during the late conflict between austria and hungary there seemed lo be a prospect that the latler might become an independent nation however faint that prospect at the lime ap peared i thought it my duty in accordance with the general sentiment of the american people who deeply sympathized with the mag yar patriots to stand prepared upon the con lingency ofthe establishment by her of a per manent government to be the first lo welcome independent hungary into lhe family of na tions for this purpose i invested an ag»nt then iu europe with power io declare our will in«"**ness promptly lo recognise her independence in the event of her ability to sustain it the powerful intervention of russia in lhe contest eitin<mjished the hopes of the struggling mag yars the united slates did nol al any time interfere in lhe contest ; but the feelings of lhe nation were strongly enlisted in lhe cause and by the sufferings of a brave people who hr.d made a allant though unsuccessful effort to be free our claims upon portugal have been during the past year prosecuted with renewed vigor and il has been my object lo employ every ef fort of honorable diplomacy to procure iheir ad justment our late charge d'affairs al lis bon the hon george w hopkins made able and energetic but unsuccessful efforts to set tle these unpleasant matters of controversy and to obtain indemnity for the wrongs which were the subjects ol complaint our present charge d'affairs at lhal court will also bring to tbe prosecution of these claims ability and zeal — the revolutionary and distracted condition ol portugal in past limes has been represented as one of lhe leading causes of her delay in in demnifying our suffering citizens but i musl now say il is matter of profound regret thai these claims bave not yet been settled 1 he j omission of porlugal to do justice lo the amer ! ican claimants has now assumed a characferor | so grave and serious lhat i shall shortly make i il the subject of a special message to congress i with a view to such ultimate action as its wis dom and patriotism may suggest i with russia austria prussia sweden den i mark belgium the netherlands and the ilal : ian slates will still maintain our accustomed amicable relations during the recent revolutions in lhe papal stales our charge d'aflaira at rome has been unahle lo present his letter of credence which indeed he was directed by my predecessor to withhold until he should receive further orders such was the unsettled condition of things in those states lhal it was not deemed expedient 10 give him any instructions on the subject of presenting his credential leller different irom those with which he had been furnished by tho late administration until the 25th ol june last ; when in consequence of the want of accurate information ot the exact slate of things at thai distance from us he was instructed to exercise his own discretion in presenting himself to the then existing government if in his judgment sufficiently stable ; or if not lo await luiiher events since thai period roma his under gone another revolution and he abides lhe es tablishment ol a government sufficiently per manent lo justify him in openiug diplomatic in lercourse with it with the republic of mexico it is our true policy to cultivate the most friendly relations since the ratification of the treaty of guada lupe hidalgo nothing has occurred of a serious character to disturb ihem a faithful observ ance ol the treaty and a sincere respect for her rights cannot tail to secure the lasting confi dence and friendship of that republic tbe message of my predecessor lo the house of representatives of the bill of february last communicating in compliance with a resolu tion of that body a copy of a paper called a protocol signed at queretaro on the 30lh of may 1848 by the commissioners of ihe l'ni ted stales and lhe minister of foreign affairs ofthe mexican government having been a sub ject of correspondence between the depart ment of state and lhe envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of that republic accredited to this government a transcript of correspondence is herewith submitted the commissioner on lhe part of the uni ted slates for making tbe boundary between ibe two repuhlics though the delay in reach ing san diego by unforeseen obstacles ar rived at that place within a short period alter the time required by the treaty was there join ed by the commissioner on the part ol mexico they entered upon their duties : ar.d at the date ofthe latest intelligence fror that quarter some progress had been made in the survey i s expenses incident to the organization of the commission and lo its conveyance to the point where its operr.tiir.s were to begin have so much reduced the fund appropriated by con gr that a further sum to cover the charges which must be incurred daring tbe prrsent lis cal year wiil be necessary tbe great length icr ci which lhe boundary exteuds,the ofthe adjacent territory and ihe ditfi culty of obtaining supplies except at or near 11 • . xtreme of the line render it also indis pensable that a liberal provision should be made lo meel the necessary charges during the year ending on lhe 30th of june 18ol : . nd this subject to your • .. be 1 lairns oi american v , provided icr by tbe late el c lhe part . rernment may become important for e of assisting the commissioners in ' ttates — ; r ly c.in ider ' '■ • in regard to the ncj 11 ans provided by the go vernment of new grenada f<t transporting the united state mail across lhe isthmus of pana ma pursuant i a our postal convention wiih tl t republic o the cth of march 1844 our c a.-ge d'afiairs at bogota has been directed ' make such representations to the govern ment of new grenada a will it is hoped lead to a prompt removal of this cause of complaint the sanguinary civil we.r with which the republic of venezuela ha lor some live iasl been ravaged ha been brought to a close — in its progress the rights of some cf cur citi zens resident ol i re have been vio lated the restoration of order will afford to the \ enezuelan government a opportunity lo examine and redress these grievances and ethers oflong standing which our representa tives at caraccas have hitherto ineffectually ur ged upon the attention of that government the extension of lhe coast of ihe united states on the pacific and the unexampled ra pidity with which the inhabitants of california especially are increasing in numbers have imparled new consequence to our relations with lhe other countries whose territories border up on lhat ocean it is probable thai the inter course between those countries and our posses sions in lhat quarter particularly with the re public of chili will become extensive and mu tually advantageous in proportion as calitornia and oregon shall increase in population and wealth it is desirable therefore lhat this go vernment should do every thing in its power to foster and strengthen its relalions with those stales and lhat the spirii of amity between us should be mutual and cordial 1 recommend the observance of lhe same course towards all other american stales — the united slates stand as iho great ameri can power to which as their natural ally and friend ihey will always be disposed first to look for mediation and assistance in the event of any collision between them and any euro pean nation as such we may often kindly meditate in their behalf without entangling our selves in foreign wais or unnecessary contro versies whenever tha faith of our treaties with any of tbem shall require our interference we musl necessarily interpose a convention has been negotiated with bra zil providing for the satisfaction of american claims on that government and it will be sub mined to the senale since lhe last session of congress we have received an envoy ex traordinary and minister plenipotentiary from lhat empire and our relalions wiih it are found ed upon the most amicable understanding your atlention is earnestly invited to an a - mendment of our existing laws relating to lhe african slave trade with a view to the effectu al suppression of lhat barbarous tralbc lt is not lo be denied that this trade is still in part carried on by means of vessels built in the united states and owned or navigated by some of our citizens the correspondence between lhe department of slate and the minister and consul of the united states at rio de janeiro which has from time lo time been laid before congress represents lhal it is a customary de