MATTERS AND THINGS IN GENERAL.
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agreed to place Col. Richard M. Johnson on the ticket with him as Vice President at the Baltimore Convention. He begged and prayed, entreated and solicited, that it might be Rives of Virginia, but the Kitchen Cabinet were memorable, and very distinct ly intimated to MT. Van Buren, that he had cause to be grateful that Col. Johnson was not nominated by them for the highest office. We thus see the unqualified sub- mission of Van Buren 10 the ordefs of the Kitchen Gabinet-how little agency he has in the direction of this matter, and how subserYient he must be to their orders, should it be the misfortune of the country that he should succeed in the intrigue. The agrarians have thus achieved another victory.-Sfar.

 The President of the United States en- tered upon his sixty ninth year in March last

 HOW THE THING IS DONE!!

 Baltimore Conuention.--The Lexington Observer states, upon the authority of Jackson paper in Illinois and of the Keh- lucky Gazette (aIso Jackson paper) that the caucusites in Fayette county Illinois, have appointed THOMAS I. PENN and THOMAS P. MOORE OF KENTUCKY! to represent the people of ILIzTN O1S in the approaching Baltimore Convention! There could not be stronger commentary upon the nature of the ridiculous farce now attemptea to be played before the Ameri- can people. This would be fair subject for laughter, if 1t did not too seriously in- volye the rights ard liberties of us all. .N'at. Bon.

 VAN BuREN CoNvENrIoN.-It appears that the Union party in Georgia has deter mined to have nothing to do with this con- vention.-Lou. Journal.

 It is stated iii the Pennsylyanian that in conformity with a resolution passed by the Senate at the last session of Congress, re- questing the President to consider of the eXpediency of entering into negotiations with the South American States, for the purpose of securing for ouf commerce and people safe passage across the lsthmus, from the Atlantic to the Pacific 0cean-he has appointed Colonel Charles Riddle, of Tenn, to conduct the negotiation, and that he IS about to visit the Southern Contiuent in prosecution of the objects in view.

 The Globe says: ''Connecticut; at The late election, went back to the doctrines which she maintained during .Mr. Jefer- i son's administration. That Is true-very true. During Jefer5on's administration, she was one of the most violent federal States Ill the Union. Even till the close of the war sine was among the bitterest of the bitter. Where is the Globes discre- ton when it stignatises her fate cole for Van Buren as return to her old and for saken heresies?-LouisoiHe Journal.

 We perceive by an advertisement in the National Intelligencer, that the Georgia Union Rail Road Company is about to commence operations. They advertise thirty miles of the road for contract, for which sealed proposals will be received at the Engineers Office, Augusta, Georgia, until the first day of June, inst. The road commences at Augusta, and will run into the interior of the State, branching in seye- ral directions. It will be. in fact, an exten- sion of the South Carolina RaIl Road. which the enterprise of Charleston has con- structed fTom that city to Hamburg on the Savannah river, directly opposite to Augus- ta.-BaH. Jim.

 \ more abject and unqualified surrender of all freedom of opinion, can not be con- ceived of, than is disclosed by the following extract from the New Hampshire Patriot.

 Lou. Jour.

 "Gen. Jackson IS intimately acquainted with the principles and characters of all ihe Presidential candidates, and if he considers MT. Van Buren the best qualified of them ali to take his place, TT IS THE STRONG EST RECOMMENDATION WHICH THAT GENTLEMAN CAN HAVE, and one which will not be lost upon the American peoples"

 The New York charter election has re- suited in the success of the Jackson party. For mayor, Lawrence had no opposition ; and the boards of aldermen, and assistant aldermens each consist of eleven adminis- tration and four opposition men. The whole number of votes boiled was 29,024; just 6.l00 less than were given last year.

 Martin Gordon, rejected by the Senate as Collector of New Orleans, has received the appointment of Superintendent of the Mint, worth two thousand dollars a year.

 A writer in the Norfolk Beacon, in glori- flying Mir. Van Buren, cites, among other instances of the peoples confidence, that lo .yas aIoofaJ Cavar,xox ,<f tt< Steta y~r