Lart-sa 'god HON. RE - VERSO; JoussoN —The lon. Reverdy Johron, who 0 in New Gleans, was invited to attend the meeting in that city on the 27th ult., bat New prevented from indimposition. He rephal to the invitation in an eloquent letter,m whieh he sap: "ss a Southerigman, and sharing, as I trod I do, an every Southern feeling, and In a firm purpose to 'vmdleate true Southern honor, I say with perfect sincerity that I on at n loss to imagine now it IN passible to see in the recent legislation of Congre,, eny, the slightest, violation of Southern rights. I have en abiding confidence in the good wins: and sterling patriotism of the mast of nor Northern bretherti, to be fully satisfied that mil hanger to the. South is to he dreaded from them " The letter in guile long, and concludes as tot lows • "One true interest, as it is clear duty of the South, to ID stand by the Constitution as our Intim , ' gave it to tn. Let or contend for our rights under it, instead of ignobly abandoning it—let its fight for them, if we musl, under in holy guardi.ship, and it will not fail its —yielding obedient, to a mu selves, let us exact obedience from our brethren. and, my life for it, there will ho CO ground for ap prehension. The present excitement salt be fOand noon to subside, and none will be wen to regret it more than many of those who are now to sealotes ly partteipating in It. For myself, I can immune no event so lull of calamity to men no the degree non of our UntOn—beyond its exigence I see no thing even to hope for, whilst nothing bin prosper ity and national glory awaits us its long as n colt unueo.—Gull in has mercy will, I fondly trusinvert from us so dreadful a catastrophe as to Carmel!. but if it shall come, the lan,wn men will have the only consolation that could in .y degree mitigate the severity 01 giett u fate—the knowledge thattheY did all they could to prevent it; and I, a• a Mors" louder, the additional consolation, out all her mie sem were mutual in the effort " The Cumberland Ctvthan, ray. -The vottlurt to that plane ha. been anvil/ etl, ant with it, Immtertol nrehe+ of brunt:, a real ornamen to that part of the tOW/1 through tehteh II 1111. The name paper has the following niltele "The Great Tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio Ratlrcrad, in Preston county, Vu., is said to be pet greesing with great rapidity. The eontractors, Ifilessrg Lxmaion, Conti.. Clarke It Co., work 31)0 hands during twelve hours of the day, and have already penetrated about 2,11(1 feet, or more than half the chttatwe. Operations are carried on e t gy. different points, unit the whole work is expected to be Completed I.y the Ist of next Jane. This stet pendons undertaking has- causal the village of Ortegmile to sprang op in itsmeinity,whteh already bonstsel M houses, 2 churches, '2 steltoot., 7 stores, soda Pole Odlre. The miscellaneous population of that place is kept in order by a permnnent guard of 12 men, employed by the contractors and ‘,ll armed ithd equipped." PtIST MANTrit stiveni Assist Report of this very cifiiiirni olGesir meet with rev eral commendation. and his preposition... refer envie to reductions of postage find n hearty :weep lanes, and appnival in every quarier. The Nov York Tribune, speaking of it, says We knew Mr. Hall year. ago ao n worker—a man of apphention, of demos. and of energy; hut we had not known hots as n Reformer, prior to the appearance of his Annual report. We most hear Lily welcome his appearance in that capacity. Hitherto we hart had Postmaster ltenernis willmc to acquiesce Itidurttons of Postage when made. tested and foun do work suceessi nits: hut Mr. Hall is the first with(aour recollection to come out dis tinctly, urgently, forcible, in favor of it radical re , duction in the rates of postage. We thank him heartily for what he has done in his report, and crust Congress will lose no time in enacting the rates of letter postage recorntnended by him. Three cents prepaid per quarter ounce for any drum., without crossing the Rocky Motuatams, and rents it unpaid in auvence, are very lair rates; let to or eept them at once, and be so much nearer the two rent rate when it shall have been 'proved adequate. Do not let as endanger the half lief by sucking for two ennui now. Let the Postmaster teneral's rue of letter postage beadopted torthwith—befori possible. Christians, if Why need there be pon derous delaberntion and long speeches sin a 0 plain a masters" Tnt TOR.. •r Cart Otranungat.—ln the S . Lome H.cpubtican of Inc 90th ulttenc, we hoe, authenne accounts of the damage lately done by tornado at Cape Girardeau, Mo. We rztraet lb eneenuai part from n letter dated at Cap.. liirAri C., Co the 27th . Atwell tour oieltvg, this everong, we landed of this place with the Sarong,. bound for New Or leans. Just alter ehe had landed. the r!onds named the appearance of a atorm, and as we wet, econpardively sate, we thought best to bold or frr a few minutes until it would pa• . before or had time to get those on board ohn went rti lb • wharf boat to make her fin% tot. norm eiroeg tliii stern, and in Imam] flee minutes 'Cr eel:, COI, fixtures and furniture, chorines n, and t•-1 every thing above the main wete Idowr ir Then, where name two hundred ploughs on ;he roof; they were blown for hundreds cl yards from the boat; part of the railing woe earned on the top of the hill, one mile from the boat. The wharf boat Champlain was also blown to pmee-. The hill side wan literally covered oath the wreck of the boats. Hist, strange to say, no one no tam.: was kit ed. though nearly all were injured. Al moat all of the cargo strove deck was thrown avertwerd. even barrels of ibid. The bell weigh ing three hundred pound., wen nlown a hundred ant fifty feet irons its place, but not broken. The stoves is the cabin were blown ashore otter the cabin and chimneys wen: to pieces. Bork have null a more painful acene to hence I.e. and that in the destruction of the town. A. I have but little knowledge eff toe town, and dark Dees net in,rn only to von what learn ed to le tide k. I give you rte names, pe/n nape ran deretand better now to 10., them V, t o is Csilege rard — rhe loans GI; o . Harrel sr .n ante, till (IrOVV. • is gone, the Cathn. c Cotirrh no; ail it,. lionOinge around it are gone; the Mathodiel chunk and ev ery budding from the to the bridge •re more or ion iny.:redi Mr. Gihoney's waieboueeenrcefed ihe wOrden bodge lore up; Mr. Tenipkd's me • brief one at the bulge literally • wreck. !flour, Ifyrne.a: Slortu's new three story build dig, on the corner Maio and Theme admen., 11nrool ed entirely, nod the me with which it was cover ed was thrown fur some hundred. of—curds. M r • ,• . . . . Sormll'. three story house, tbirtyli:y fifty leo— upper story a ball for the Suns of Temperan ded towed ymaerday—now Iles a shapelmw ma, rums CapL Surrell, wile, and child were when it fell, but were not I:tiled, thow;rh badly Jared. • . The Caesilv warebourte, the ',lcy bundlers, roof's oil and walls badly shattered. Mr. Penny's new th r e e story hence, gable blown in and roof damaged. Some twenty mere hooves, moot not recollected, injured—tome badly. One man was trilled at the CA;legc, and one Italy (Mrv. King) down town. Romer sayy at deaths; as-yet only certain of three; fifteen "tar ly injured—some will die; ten or twelve pliantly In jured. RAILYOAD betas—Ttle Itotogenp,ou to the ativik of the New Vora State I.me Railroad, from Suf. falo to Erie, was all taken at Syrneirie on Writ, neaday last. The demand for the aback was gn great that a spirited competition arose, and a ad. canned it per cent immediately tiler the Morin; cc the bohks. at which advance none could he bought. Thin movement insure. the cornpiction of the proposed road, front Buffalo to F:-ie, forth with. rho road will be 67 miles in leopth, and will be (Inched by the In: of next September, and probably before that time. Thn ito•heale, Ad vertiser lave that all the companies between bany Sri Buffalo. nabscribeil to tha .rock the amount allowed Ly law, except the Utica and „aictaneztady Co.. which took no mock The re sidue was readily taken by private entree., Ooe citizen if Buffalo took $30,000, and one of It oches. ter tool 530,000. The mute of the Straight road between Kochi ler and in eonnectron with the oree-nt Camp.. y t is pearly all laid em, and pelmet broke about the let of January. - The odfer•nt ropppaniee ownrog .11- tree: chain of Railroad: between Albany and Nohao hare tralterialiv reduced the rate of fare between Ih•+a_ caret. Peseengere eau now travel the d.reernie brow., Albany tad MAI°. 310 milee, in the eapre.• train. at $O, and in other firm flare mini at 376 i. Sru.tr.t.g !—A intra remarkable fart )4, (but in 'Par of the great rumour dour to the 111.11111110t1 tif Mtvery tv the pattruter of the itevcral artn bearing thereon ut the late nerrion, the pro -e of urgroe-• mill advancing ! Herr t. lam reetne theory wlth vengranre' How do the lire eaters x How itt it, gent:erne, Mat yo m u y mint, property tnlmed he the rerent legritlatlon, and yet you 004 tamale tier per rent mom tor your gar. than than you would have sold thorn tilt twit yeas. ago' Speak, one at a dole.--I Vi Inter • (Alal.ma) Trthrotr VALI 8/2 SLATE:S.—At ati,tirm vegteraliiv V. trek , hemg lirockethaoL t ht 101L,virw lundwsur Car, '-' l 5 yam. o!4. n pla.l..rer Slim, 311 •• •. 1%4..1;2.4 • Nol/1G,20 " • Minais..24 " " a lahtsr.••• Hardnmtag, 20 years Charlenan (S. C ) I. 1 hr rirpr Odra. 1 . 111,11ur Ili. Wr nfr iniortnell that iron, l; tnl 146,1 J.-q• met Kevertly Jotsa.o ,:V..11111;: lor of the heir - s[o.llva , of John Mel). ..... irt rOntilleillY Is fell Ly thrin of be 3,, b r ,„ th.• .11 - A1.1301[1 1 thrrunai on rite A111:111.4, FLAG.— Car°. John V. DiencY, IE ,, Inviter of brig Yu. Junin, 01 Baltimore, who came persenger in the brig Bitton, at iiolince link, from Heim, mm :Aetna rirongly of an outrage nominated nice, him and bin 011rller11, by the corrinitinerr of an tiiigliith steamer on the African COrirl, in the •ieigirre and .ndemiriebit of him venteb when on r lea fnt voyage Ifs Writes full and clear particulars of hie veyrge, which are not of gpeeini interest to the general reader, but will rindonbtrilly be attend ed to hr the proper The It chinond Enquirer stale. that a very rich mine ot Plumbago has recently in Halifax county, in that State. The situation of the mine is of easy access to Norl3lk, where the article will at all times command EGO per ton. PITTSBURGH GAZETTE. d..!:SIIE.L; FY WHITE PITT 11111311.6 THLIII.SIJAY MiaNING, DEC. 12, 1650 ADr.r.m. , are earnest.T I.efore r awl r•ri, ta the..il IP ' itot Wr • ,Kel .ln. ordered 0.1 "). Y. II PAL.3(.611 1. Agent for Mtn paper at his ral ageneie• in Near pork. Ptoisidelplua, ha to, awl is authormc.l to reecilm subar ppd.. Igdycnt•rmente for us :_74.1113A1M1.1.11, NoNI. AIIItYIC , •nJ subrwrlpttanr , to the North Ameneau and tted Statorliazette. retched and for. rded frorrt this ochre - valuat qer. t.e ree.eleed and forward WWI CrdiCe Innr. MORN AIIIEEICAN —Splownpun•mnndadvefttne i. Inr tl.• paper rr,,ovvl an d fotreneded free of arge roil tnt, office - W./ATTIC —Advertisements this paper, will he reeened and tdr. , l from thL• °tiler. ANTIDASONIC AND WIIIO CITY CON EIMEEEI At a Meettne nl the An:mom:to- and NVlitg Clty .xecutive Committee, on Tuesday ev,int, Dec. I 0 tr ooloyetvg. reaolutton was passed• - Rosolved. That the as and Antimaaons of the Vela I wards ot the ray reque•ted to mert at It, vr,lplura On Saturday tier, I.etwecn the bouts I and .7, I' to elcrt Gee delegates to represent act, ward. wrho .1,111 meet in Gonyention nit Thurs. gy, the Inn Inst., a' to n'doek. A M , in the CORI. n Counni Chamber, for the purpose of placing in ontinstinn • .1110 it: candidate to be supported by ,e party for the other of Mayor. . • . McCANDLESS. 01.1111.1. ft J AL KILT. Scerelsry. No paper will he tmoted f rom thia odire to 'nor row This . seion minvoldnble, in order to permit the persons employed upon it ihe privilege of oloerving Thanksgiving hey. Tot Posy °yews —ln accordance with the Usual custom or. Thankspving day, the Post Of. nee will he cloned at ten o'clock', A. M. TuaFerelvinc L/ey.—rho day has been at t spelt by the (toverok•r 01 the State, in ohedtence to the gk nerally t•apressed wishes of the people, s a tone to be devo,rd to sots of devotion, and a •tretrfitl and gratelul acknowledgments of the tonntlold favors conferred upon na by our Creator, o kr aggregate capacity an a Commonwealth— la giving OR peace, rercurtty. Foot' goventru•nt, ttonottful harvests, and numerous other blerstngs It o an ixpretatro mode al fficknowleiging oar dependence upon s Supreme Betng,acrl of gynng pkil , .reity and evhleue , el the profound Christian arrt,tect watch eziPtc among in. m spite of ail our InaelOl.l errors, aid the many exhilrorhuns of it-art:cal indivoloal and loathe ion telly. Such o•clin,r.a peniletill.iy I more.. tbr mind if our V.lO, and o the stronger ent , erants monk. us, with the tact, that we ore nut n nation of Infidels although we have no crtablrhed religion, and that here Is •moot( us •um , :ienh.rcl.plotte et mimeo' be effect of the tesoa:n6s of the litttle, sod of the ,roacbmg cf be Gospel or Craw, to cause us to idly and gladly to unit, in laying arid., our world ly busna,n, •ntl in roLserrnt.ng •n addition• Sabbath to 113 d, to act• of de vttt:tto, elmagiving• .d ftteadly Intrtehaaro u. euttgrat thaiorot tad .ctal ettioTtnchts. noel trottluttion isc,.tspatn...ve:y new la Penn sylvanis, and we :Aptly to find a s 3 ob served, but it it only in New England that it as be soon in all Its dfe and vigor. None trot s test dent of the New England Sister ran . really under stand What X great day Thankagte.ng is, or ca. appreciate the