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determined him, to personate the character
he had so successfully assumed. But for
the silly vanity‘ which led him to add the
f,,t_~,1 1-in; to his wedding ornaments the
-widow of the murclere.1wou'ldliave been the.
-wife of the murderer .' ,

“Margaret. did not survive the shock..-
She died without giving any evidence of
returning consciousness, and sixweeks alter
she was consigned to her early grave. The
criminal perished bythe strong arm of the
offended _law."‘

Congressional.

Correspondence of the N. York Tribune-
Monmiv. Jan._l0

In the Senate. to day. numerous petitions
were presented both for and ‘against the
repeal ofthe Bankrupt L3iv.p“0°*PlY f"°“‘
New York. ' ,

Several reports from the D8p-'|ftm8M- W
answer to resolutions of the Senate. WCW
presented; among which was one from }he
Secretary of the Treasury. Sl10_W"‘3 ‘lie "ll"
ports and exports of gold and silver, and the
amounts of ‘coinage at the branch mints for
years past, from the War Department rela-
tive to the Cadets at Vvest Point, that their
number has exceeded 250, and that they are
selected by the President from the States
accordingto their Representative ratio ; from
the Treasury Department, showing the
amount of public debt on the 3d March last,
83,379,059 81, on the 22-1 Dec. ult.. 814.-
728.035 70. _

A bill was passed to establish an addi-
tional land district in Missouri.

The Exchequer plan was debated by Mr
Evans, who declared hirmelf a friend to a
National Bank, but as neither this, the Pet
Bank or the Sub Treasury System could be
adopted, he was in favor of securing what-
ever ofgoozl there was in this scheme, for the
benefit of the suffering country.

Mr Walker took the floor, and the Senate
adjourned. ,

‘In the House, on motion of Mr Fillmore.
who stated that he had information from the
Treasury Department, that
issuing Treasury Notes was exhausted, and
unless some means were taken to protract it
from this time, the honor and credit of the
Nation would be disgraced, the House post-
poned the business before them--the recep-
tion of petitions--till Monday next, by a vote
of 145 ayes to 44 noes, and took up. in co.-n-
mittee of the whole (Mr. Hopkins in the
Chair) the Treasury Note Bill.

Mr. Wise withdrew his amendment to re-
peal the distribution act. and to apply the pro-

coeds of the public lands to meetthe wants of

the Treasury, and Mr Walker renewed it.

Mr Fillmore raised the point that this
amendment was not in order, being irrele-
yam to the subject matter of the bill.

The Chairman sustained-the point of or-
der, and rejected the amendment. From this
decision Mr. McKeon appealed. The decis-
ion ofthe Chair was sustained by Ayes 92.
Noes 78, and thus the amendment not se-
cured.

The bill was then debated by Mr. Cooper
of Pa., who opposed the issue of Treasury
Notes, preferring a loan, and considering
the support of the bill inconsistent with the
course ofthe Whig party. who 1 .\’€‘*”' “€0-
when then the Chairman of the Committee
of ways and ineans stated the exigencies of
the Treasury to be equally pressing with
them as now state-l, had voted against it.--
He digressed from the subject, and among
otherthings said that Mr 'I‘ylcr had courted
the (l.’l!T)S€l Loco Focoism, but had not been
successful in his suit; which declaration
was denied by Mr \Vise, who called for
proof; for which Mr. C. referred to the acts
of the President.

Mr Prolfit replied to the latter part of the
remarks of Mr. Cooper, and went into an
earnest defence ofthe President; but he was
undecided as to the course hesliould take on
the bill, but should be controled by consid-
erations of the public good.

Mr Fillmore read a letter which was ad-
dressed to one of his colleagu:-s from one of
the first houses in New York—Mcssrs
Prime, Ward &. King-—which stated that
no money could be raised on the loan on the
present terms; but that no doubt the Gov-
ernment would have to pay seven per cent.
He was informed by Mr Winthrop that he
had received a letter, stating the some facts,
from Mr Abbot Lawrence of Boston.

Mr Marshall opposed the idea that the
credit of this Government was exhausted,
and held that seven per cent. should be paid
on the loan, which would readily, at that
rate, be taken, as appeared from the infor-
mation collected by the indefatigable chair-
man of the Committee of Ways and Means.
He expressed his decided opposition to the
issue of Treasury notes, holding that the
demands of the Treasury might with equal
facility and economy he met by a loan.

Mr Underhill took the floor. and the
House adjourned.

Tuesnar. Jan. 11.

In the Senate numerous petitions were
presented by various Senators, mostly from
New York, againyt the repeal of the Bank-
1'uptLaw. ' .

The Resolutioyl yesterday offered by Mr
Calhoun calling for informat' in regard
to the case of t/ e murder an mutiny on
board of the Créole, was taken up for con-
sidcration.

Mr Clay had witnessesithis occurrence
with deep regret. because it added infinitely
-to our existing difficulties with Great Britain.
He adverted to the. cases where vessels
thrown upon the British Islands by the act
of God---in storms and tempests-and the
slaves on board of them seized and set free,
In these cases, Great Britain had refused
us any compensation; now, a case had
occurred in which. by mutiny and mur-
der, a vessel was thrown in their power,
were they to give up the murderers, or to
indemnify us in this case. or not ? If not,
then we were denied the freedom of our oivn
coasting trade, and no vessel could sail from
one port to another in the Southern Atlantic

,-.;jbordcr, without incurring this risk. He

.-_h'opod that Great Britain would perceive

 ‘the necessity of doing us justice in this re.

'8 ect. -

' pMr Calhoun’a resolution was adopted.

;; '_ The Exchequer plan was debated by Mr
“Walker, who opposed it except iis.Su.bTreas-
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objectionable than the Bank bill of last Ses-
sion, and giving his genernlviews on. the.
financial subject. _ , 5' ' _

In the'I-louse this being the day op which
by the vote. of Saturday the Committee on
the Judiciary was instructed to report a hill
to repeal the Bankrupt Act, and the_busi-
ness before the House being the reception of
petitions undera suspension of the rules for
this purpose. some conversation arose ‘as to
the first business before the house, the friends
ofthe repeal of the Act claiming that the
order to the, Committee supcrceded all oth-
er business. 'l‘he Speaker decided that the
reception of petitions being a special order
must be executed unless set aside by a tivo
third vote. From this decision Mr Mar.
shall appealed, and called the previous ques-
tion. The decision of the Chair was sus-
tained by Yeas I17. Nays 84. This order
was then postponed on motion of Mr Fill-
more, by l5l, Yeas. to 53 Nays. both those
who wanted the repeal bill brought forward
and those wishing action on the Treasury
Note Bill to supply the wants of Govern-
ment, voting in the affirmative. Mr Fill‘
more—-the reception of petitions having been
postponed -imniediately moved to go into
Committee of the Vllbole to take up the
Treasury Note Bill ; which was carried by
the close vote of Yeas 106, Nays I03, and
thus the reception ofthe report for the repeal
of the Bankrupt Act was avoided. ’

The Committee of the Whole (lift Hop-
kins in the Chair) took up the Treasury
,Note bill, vi hich was discussed at some
length by

«Mr Underwood, who, although prefer-
ring a loan, yet as in this manner the pre-
Sent demands on the Treasury could not be
supplied at the usual rate of interest, oppos-
ed paying higher than six per cent. and
was in favor of giving evidences of debt,
alias Treasury Notes, to the public creditor,
which would be circulated to some degree,
and thus exert a beneficial influence on the
Money Zllarket, until the money could be
obtaiueil in the Foreign Market. .

Mr Gamble of Ga. in a practical, common
sense speech, expressed his intention to vote
for this bill, to stipply the temporary wants
ofthe Treasury, and relieve its suffering
creditors.

Mr Fesscnden took similar grounds in re-
lation to the bill, and a loan, and adverts-rl to
the acknowledged fact ofa deficiency in the
revenue, and the necessity of measures for
its supply.

Mr Dean of0hio, spoke about an hour at
a half in opposition to the bill, but professing
willingness to support it, were the proviso
for its termination as soon as the loan is us-
gotiated, struck out. [On this point a ‘por-
tion of the Locos hang their opposition to
this, their formerly favorite measure, and at-
tempt a pretext for withholding supplies
from the Treasury.]

Mr J G Floyd took the floor, and after ‘.2
or 3 calls of Yeas and Nays, a motion for
adjournment, points of order, &c. the House
adjourned.

Vt-'ao.~'i-:2-‘oar, Jau.12.

In the House of R.-presentatives, the trial
was again repeated, by the friends ofthe re.-
peal of the Bankrupt. Act, and by those in
favor pfthc immediate pissage of the Treas-
ury Note Bill, to postpone the reception of
petitions for the purpose of proceeding to the
lavorite of these two objects, which after an
unsuccessful attempt of Mr Fillmore to offer
a resolution to suspend debate on the Treas-
ury Note Bill to iiiorroiv, two thirds not vo-
ting for the suspension of the rules for its
introduction, resulted in going into Commit-
tee of the Whole again on the Treasury
Note Bill.

Mr Arnold sup d the bill, offering an
amendment providi for the issue of Treas-
ury Notes ofany denomination not less than
$5, and entered into the boundless field of
the policy of the country, more particularly
with reference to the course of dominant
Administrations for the last twelve years,
which had been a miserable hotch-potch sys-
tem of expedients.

Mr I R lngcrsoll got the floor, and the
Committee having risen, Mr Fillmore re-
newed the attempt to offer a resolution to
conclude the debate on this bill, which being
unsuccessful, he gave notice that he should
daily renew the attempt to bring the rvsolii-
tion before-the House for action until suc-
ccssful.

Several motions for adjournment, and for
going into Committee having been made,
on which the Yeas and Nays were called a
number of times, the House adj.

In the Senate great numbers of petitions
were presented from New York, by Messrs
Wright. Tallmadge, 'Walker and Clay, on
the subject of the Baukru pt L'lW, and all
with one exception, rcmonstrating against
its repeal or stiggesting amendments.

Mr Clay said that he had been rrquested
by letter to speak in favor of the prayer of
the petition presented by him. The ques-
tion was not now debatable, and all liecould
say was that the memorialists had his pro-
found sympatliy, and he regretted that any
disposition was manifested to repeal so benefi
cent an Act. I

The Exchequer plan was debated by Mr
Merrick. who held that they were bound to
exercise the power given them bythe Con-
stitution to regulate the currency, and that
the other systems of finance being now out
ofthe question, this last alternative should
be resorted to.- which was not so abhorrent
in many respects as had been contended ;--
and by Mr Sevier who commented upon the
family broils of the Whig party, and said
he could not see how any one who voted
for the bills of last summer could refuse
this——for which he could not vote in its pre-
sent form but it would receive his support
if amended to suit him.

Mr Benton hasthe floor for to marrow.

'I‘rwiisoAv. Jun. 13.

In the Senate to day Messrs Huntington.
Mangum, Tallmadge. Miller Wright, Hen-
derson, Porter. Kerr, Buchanan, Berricn,
Merrick, and Clay presented petitions, prin-
cipally from New York, a.ga.inst the repeal
or postponement of the Baxn/rrzipt Law.

The Exchequer plan was debated at great
length by Mr Benton, who opposed it, and
recommended a return ofthe Sub Treasury
System. ‘ * i

The debate on this subject was thenjier-.
minated by the’ reference of the plan to 21 So-

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doubt will be Chairman, having made the
motion. for its reference.

In the House Mr Staiiley gave notice that
he should introduce, when in order, a reso-
lution providing for the discharge of the
Committee of the Whole from any bill at any
given time. He said from the course pur-
sue_d on the Treasury Note Bill, now under
consideration, it was demonstrated that such
a resolution was indispensable to the trans-
action ofpublic business.

Mr G Davis gave notice ofa resolution to
re~establish the one hour rule. ' _ '

Mr Fillmore again asked leave to offer
his resolutionto teriiiinate the debate on the
Treasury Note Bill 3 to the reception of
which filr McKeon objecting, Mr F. moved
a suspension ofthe rules for its introduction
which failed-—Yeas I19. Nays 66-not be-
ing two.thirds. .' L

The House after some further conversa-
tion on the subject of closing the debate,
we-ntacain into Committee of the \Vbole,
(Mr Hopkins in the Chair.) and rt-suuied
the consideration ofthe Treasury Note Bill.

MrJ R Ingersoll, in a very able speech,
defended the bill, expressing his preference
for a loan. over Treasury Notes, but show-
ing that by the principles of the bill both the
system of Treasury Notes and of loan were
united. either to be practised as required by
the interest ofthe Government.

Mr Gilnier opposed the bill as it now
stood, contending that the amount proposed
to be raised was greater than necessary.

Mr C J Ingersoll, with the display o!
more profound talent,-as usual, than consis-
teney, opposed the bill. declaring thatneither
the Treasury Note or the Loan system could
receive his support, until the Government
furnished the security for its debts.

Mr. Everett, after much "indecision, and
having uniformly voted against previous
Treasury Note Bills, concluded that he
should vote for this, ifan amendment which
he should offer, liriiitiugthe power of the
Executive under this bill to the present ses-
siou of Congress were adopted; the objvctof
which was to force Congress before they
adjourn»-d to adopt some permanent system
of revenue, on which, as well as a system of
finance, he hoped they would this session
act. He said that causes had operated and
were operating to produce a scarcity of mon-
ey in the country; among which was the
re-piiiliaiiou of the States, and the enormous
drain of specie from thiscoiintry in payment
for foreign goods which had been ordered in
large quantities. in anticipation of the duties
which are expected to be laid this session.-—
He stated the. fact thaton his way here, he
was informed at Boston, that in the last five
or six weeks, one third of the capital oftheir
Banks had been exported, and by this time
be presumed it amounted to one half; he took
it to be the some with the Banks of New
York, from which the Banks of both cities
were greatly endangered; and with him it
'7.l’(l.s not an i/iiprobable opinion ,t/irzl tbcse
Ba.nl's and UNB in/.'s nftbe Ertstérn cou7z£r_r/
ronulrl in the end be brought to suspend specie
pug/mcnls. They should act upon the Con-
siitutionrol mode of a Tariff, and raise reve-
nue sufficient for the wants of the‘ country,
and relieve themselves from the necessity
either of ii loan or Treasury notes.

A motion that the Committee rise, was
lnst, but no quorum voting, the Committee
rose and reported that fact to the House,
when a motion wasinade to adjoiirn,ai;d lost
by yeas and nriys; which were taken sev-
Cfill times, and about halfan hour having
been consumed in a quarrel foradjournment,
the Committee I'PSUlll'.'(l its session, and Mr.
Thompson of Miss. at some length opposed
the bill. The House adjourned till to mor-
row, and the Senate adjoiirned to Monday.

FRIDAY. Jan. 14.

In the House an attempt was made to sus-
pend the rule in favor of rect-iving petitions,
and finally in favor of memoririls upon the
subject of the Bankrupt Law alone. Both
failed.

The Treasury Note Bill was now talten up
on motion of MI‘ Fillmore, whose motion on
the previous question was rescinded and the
main question ordered. All the aiiiendinents
offered by Mr. F. and made in coiiimittee
were concurred in. The question bf-ing now
on Mr. Giliiier’s motion to insert, instead of
stipulating that the authority to issue Treas-
ury Notes shall cease as soon as the Loan
authorized last summer can be negotiated, a
proviso that the Treasury Notes -issued un-
der this act shall be deemed a part of that
loan, and taken in lieu ofso much of it. This
prevailed: yeas 105; n:iys10'2.

Mr. Szllmtlefs of N. C. now moved to re-
commit with instructions to report an amend-
ment suspcnrling the Distribution Law. He
now moved the previous question, and was
very disagree-ably surprised to learn that his
motion cut of 77.53 otcn rzmenciment and
brought the Hou.~‘e to a. rlircct talc on tlie
passage oft/ie bill. He withdrew his motion
for the previous question, but Mr. Fillmore
instantly renewed it. The speaker Clrcifletl as
above. The previous question was sec-ondeds.
the main question ordered: yeus I29; nays
88. The question being now on the final
passage ofthe bill, it was carried. Mr. J B
Thompson of Ky. presented the resolutions
of the Kentucky Legislature, condt inning
the treatment of American citiz--ns accompa-
nying the Santa Fe expedition by the Mexi-
can authorities. These were referred to
the Committee on Foreign afiiiirs. Mr T F‘
Marshall moved a call on the Department of
State for information in regard to the Santa
Fe affair. _

Several petitions for and against the Bank-
rupt Law having been presented from Ken-
tucky, the Speaker presented one for its re-
peal. Mr Briggs of Mass._ moved its ‘refer-
ence to the Judiciary Committee, with in-
structions to bring in a bill subjecting all
Corporations which isssue Paper Money to
the operation of that law. Great exciteiiient
and confusion ensued. Mr Cave Johnson
moved that the subject do lie on the table --
Ne-gatived: Yeas 86, Nays 94. Mr J
Thompson of Miss. moved the previous ques-
tion. Carried: yeas 84, nays 80.
question being now on taking the main
question, Mr. Fillmore suggested a modif-
cation,instructing the Judiciary Committee
to report any other hnficndinents said com-
mittee should deem n‘é,cessnry.~ Mr Cave
Johnson ._now again irioved that the sub-
jectdo lie on'the table i‘ Ncgatived: Yeas

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adjournment, which prevailed: yeas 101,
nays 83. So the ilouseadjourned.
SA'rUaii.nr. Jan. 15th.

The House of Representatives have been
to day, during a session of five hours and a-
half, involved in wild and tumultuous disor-
der and CXCll.L’lTt('nI—"iO which its accustomed
scenes of confusion" bare no comparison, and
which probably has no parallel, except that
of the New Jersey case-——on the suljcct of
the repeal ol_-_t_he Bankrupt Law. a bill for
this purpose‘:fi!t'ing been reported, and once
read.‘ notwit ' anding the most strenuous
opposition it int-ti at every step from the friends
of the Law.-',, .

At half past five o'clock, the yeas and nays
having twelve times been Ctlllcfl, and points
of order, appeals &.c. almost innumerable,
having been raised, the House _ftCljOUl'[]t.(I.

 

Among the several stalutesof Virginia tie
find ilie following which will do very well as a
set_ofl’ against certain “Blue Laws" that are so
often, with malice prepense. cast in the leeili of
old Connecticut. _
‘-Whereas many babling women slanrler and
scandalize their neighbors, for which their
poor husbands are often involved in charge-
able and vexatious suits. and cost in great
daiiiagc-s :~Be it therefore enacted. that in
actions of slander, occasiorieil by the wife.
aft:-r jiidgeim-nt passed for the (ldlH£lgt‘S, tli-:
woman shall be punished by dticlriiig;
if the slander be so enoi'mous..'is to be adjud -1-
ed iivgreatnr damage than 500 pounds of to
bacco, then a woman to suffera iluclcing for
each 500 pounds of tobacco adjiitlged against
the husband, if he refuses to pay the tob.'Jr'.cO.

Titiiics ARE CHANGED -—-The following is an

' extract ufu law of Massachusetts, made in the

year i646. the object of wliicli was to prevciii
"the keeping of Christmas. .
M.zssrzcbu.selts Law of l6-16:

“For preventing disorders arising in several
places within this jurisdiction, by reason
ofsome still observing such Festivals as
were siiperstitotisly kept in other countries,
to the great dishonoring of God, and
offence to others:
it is therefore ordered by the Court and

authority thereof, that whosoever shall be
fozinrl observing any such day as C'rii'ist:nas,
or the like, either forbcaring labor, it-astiiig.
or any other way upon any such account, as
aforesaid, every such person. so (ifToi‘ii'liii_.r,'.
shall pay for every such offence, five shillings
at a fine to the County.

Fires (I-nil Loss of Lifc. ——A fire occurred
ill the village of Willimanlic on Sutiirday
morning last, which d-=stro_t-‘ell the building
known as the :\lanuf.ictures’ hotel, kept by
Mr. Porter. We regretto ls-urn thata young
‘lady about if years of age perished in the
fiminr-s, Also :1 young man was killcil by
the falling of a chimney. The fire is sup-
nosed to be the work of an incendiary.
' 'We learn that Tibbt-tt’s Factory, sittiated
about one mile north of "Je‘wel‘i_C.‘.iti'. (Gris-
wold) was destroyed by fi,r.e;.0l1 igprldziy morn-
iiig last. Insurance $7000.—-Nor-zoicb News.

Extension of En_.r:li.s'.’i. power.-—It appears
b the rec. nt account from Europe, that the
Er tish government has purchased of Spain
‘atlic islands of Fernando Po Anna Boy, for
£30,000 sterling. The possession of these
islaucls gives them the control of the trade of
the river Niger, which has begun to attract
notice. Three steamers were sent from
Sierra'I.r-ciio in July: the licalihiiiess of
the Pllflltllt‘ in the interior b -ing fully proved
by the fact that :1 merchant steamer, ornplo_v-
rd on the Niger for six years. and, which
remained at one ti-iie five months up the river
had lost but one man, and he died of the con-
sumption.

The English have also, with their 1151]-‘ll
tact, taken possession of Arden, in Arabia,
irliichcornmands the entrance ofthe Red Sea.

P/ii/a-rlnlpitia Nnrt/i. American.

U. 8. Bank Ofliccrs —-The preliminary
ex:-imiriatiou of Messrs, Biddle, Cowperth-
ivaite and other officers of the U. S. Banlt
was continuetl on Saturdav at l’l:il:irls3lpliia.
and adjourned over until Monday. The only
i-vi-zlence agaiii:-t them thus far consists of
nieinorzinula, &c. showing that large sums of
money were pai-l to various persons about
the tiinetlie Cllfll'lt'l' was obtained and charg-
ed under the bead oftcontingent r-spouses.’

Tribune.

T/re Real fife/t.—'I‘lie -whole number of
Indian Tribes west of the Mississippi is 45.
The number in these tribes is 236.799. In
various parts of the United States there an.-
9 tribes from whom 79,448 have been remov-
ed to the west of the Mississippi, and 62,013’
still remain east. There are also six tribes
rrniainiiig east from whom none have as yet
been removed. The entire number of red
men east and west of the Mississppi is esti-
mated ut 39-1,595.

Cltilrlrcn--they are the blessings of this
ivorlii--tlie swvels among its sorrows-——thv
roses among its thorns. \~’Vith their merry
smiles, their joyous voices their careliss
liughter, they light up our abodes as with
a ray from heaven. ‘Whose heart does not
leap within to her their shouts? Who can
look on their faces and not rejoice that tl'lt*!‘t-
are such happy creatures on this doll earth?
They meet the poor man coming from his
labor. and he forgets his fatigue and his
whole soul llesses them. They gather round
the rich uian’s hearth. and he who is
haughty to others must stop and fondle them,
The fortunate man comes home, and his suc-
crsses thrill him with deeper pleasure as his
children welcome him-—and the unfortunate
ritires from a world, where every face‘ is
stern, and every look cold, and once more is
Happy among his children. They are a’
bond to bind us togethcr——thcy keep our
hearts from bcingchiledby contact with the
lvorld,--—they awaken within us those purer
and more----

l "Pal" “What, mv dear?" "W'on’t you
get me some candy ?” “Yes, my love; but
‘,I'm busy now.” "But, pm! you siid you'd
buy me a doll.” "Well sometime my child.”
Oh! pa. Jim's torn my book l” I’m very
sorry: but go away now." "Well pa! let
‘me take a pen .7” “No l—go right away!
'-.-—don’t ‘you hear me? 'l‘here——you brat,
yov’ve upset the inkstand. Nurse takeaway
these young ones. I wish they were

in the other room."—--New Landon Adv.

 

and.

- 2*-.f.,;r.g'~a—,--an-pg -.- . -,4.

, ,Rcco1.-cry of the Stolen Jcwcls.—-'l‘hu Bal-
timore papers ofthe llth contain the intelli-
gence that all the jewels stolen from the
patent office in V-Viisliington have been re-
co,i,'e"i‘ecl. They were found on board the
sc oouer Marv Bright 1-‘ .7 3 i , .
soon to - sail for R.lClfl{l(ilIl'(lll.D ’l'lil-lirallriliioliiil
the cabin locked: but it was sooniiopened
by the Captain, and the first object that met
their eyes was alarge black leather trunk
marked ‘ James Anson, Richmond, Val
which they ascertaint-d to have been 1-,1].-9;.
on board in the absence of the Captuin.——
This was forced open and enrolled in ii large
floor mat, which lay in the bottom, all the
jewels were fotiiid in a perfect condition ex-
cept the sword cane, which was slightly in-
jurcd. The robber was probibly awaiting
the arrival of the vessel at Ricliiniond. The
man who left the trunk on board was accu.
l't(1jlv:ly (lt‘SCl‘ll)Cl'l by the stew-.irtl who receiv-
e it.

Bloody A_fl"(tzr.——lt will be reinembi-i't-d
that in April last it Mr. Allston was ltillt-‘d
in a duel with Gen. Reed of Florida. \Villis
Allston, a l)l‘0ll)t.'l' of thedeceased.aftei-wards
killed Gen. Reed. He then went to Texas,
where it seems he became involved in new
and still more bloody quarrels. A N:'\\‘ Cir-
leaiis paper says that he nrrivr-rl in the
iiei5__'liboi'liooil of Br;-izoria about the 10th

ult.; lhm about six or eight miles liom t“.e
lot‘-.1). ll] tilt! \l':'0t_iilS, lit) !l:t‘I. I01‘. Jolm {kic-
Neil S[i‘\\'2tl'l ; that an 1lll.t‘."(‘..‘)llm‘l ."l‘saSr,‘ _i(l_

l‘.‘.'t3‘.‘n tlii-iii rt-l:ilive to a frieiid of Mr. Sll‘\\'~
art, both beiiiq ariiii-ti; tlizit Allston dreiv
his kriif=- to stab him, but Si-'.’l\'.'l rt p“rCtelt'ln_f_T
his inte=nlion, fl|'t’ll three shots at lllll) uiil}
one of C0lt's pistols; that Allstou, tlioiigli
severely \\'0u_nded, fired a rifle and shot gun
at his Opp0Il"nt, which instantly lrilli-rl him.
A meinorandurri from Thomas F. Mc
Kenna, of Galveston, on the back of one of
his letters. from which this is learned, states
that Allston was arrested. taken out, and
shot by the citizens of Brazoria,--—T/ibune.

T/ie Ease/ieqzcr .P7‘0]£'Cl.--Tl‘le Boston
Courier says :——‘‘We have taken some pains
to ascertain the opinions of l\Ie.=rch:irits, men
of busiur-ss, and men of capital, in reference
to this scheme, and have 710l found one, who
would declare himself in favor of it \\'lll‘l0l]l
qiialificution. A few have said, that, with
certain modifications. it -may do some good
A few otlicrs say, it is not \\'lllfll. they likr
biit as we can get nothing else let using; it
M-any others entirely (llS?lppfOVl.‘ the plan,
and believe it will bring upon the coiinlry
evilsa liundrrd fold greater than any it has
yet to endure. But the greatest number, and
we apj')l't'llPl1t'l an immense majority, of tin
people, not be-iiijz fslllllllill‘ with such opera-
tions as are likely to be cflectetl by the Ex-
chequer, not pretending to the coznpctr-iii-y
of fort-seeing what may be.the practical re-
sult ofthe scheirie, are totally z'7z(lifli’7't'7zl lo
itsfa/c. And this, we venture to say, is 1/u:
smi TOTAL of tlic ir/2.-nicnsc 7iopulo.rit_7/ of
l/I8 L‘:cr./icquerplan in one of the Easterii
States." --

Old H-"a!li:'igfa7'rl Fnrcz-er.’—.\ hog rais-
PCl, kitted and slatiglilered by .-‘Hr. George
Cooke, of \Vallingford, in this county, on l.h('
l0th inst. Weight-rl, when Hll‘.’i', 830 potiiitls
The length ofthe liiig was (3 feet 6 in-chars-
girth, back of the fore shoulders, 6 ft-.'(-t 5§
inclies—pork (SQ inches thick. Wr'lgllt wlit-ii
dressed, 709 pounds. A rid the entrail fat 22
pounds and the whole weight of the hog
when dressed off, was 791 pounds. I-Vw
'iOl)l)l \$'lli‘ll'l(‘l' as l.-irge a hog has been
slaughtered by any other person, this season
in this stati:.—.'V. H. Regi.s-tar.

The C()l‘lS(‘.l‘\'.ill\'t? Stile Committee have
called the-ir Convention on the .‘?.-'l l"ebi'uar_v
at Hartford. The call says, ‘the Democrat-
ic Couscrvativrs can no longer fellowship
the policy ofthe ultra whigs, nor lend their
influence in sustaiiiirig principles and con-
duct having their root in that old ft-tlr=i‘al
spirit long since exptinged from our vocabu-
lary.—-Regislm-.

And so they had rather full intolhe ranks
of NiLF.s u ho denounced them as 'mlSL‘l’itl3l(:
Coiiservutivxis !’ The CO!iS9l‘Vti'tl\'(-‘S are
not owned by three or four Iidl'll0l‘t’l dema-
gomil-s. and they cannot be transferred to
and from Nile-so’: Co. like cattle in the stalls.
Some of the most ‘ultra’ wliigs, as the Re-
gister chooses to call them, were Conserva-
tives, anti they will not follow the tvhi.-lle of
three or four (llsuppolnted party backs in
Hartiord.—-Pallarlium.

TH E EDITOR.
“A meager, muse-rid inope. adult and thin."

We l)t'llt.V0 it is universally conceded, that
it is impossible to conceive of a more perfect
emblem of human misery, than a poor devil
of-an editor. It is astonis'ningth:it any man,
who feels the syiripatliies llT)plil(lU‘I’I iii us by
nature, can piss by one ofthe-so it‘iln.jrlClt.’Ll,
grievous-looking mortals, without a semi-
meiit of compassion. If you think his voca-
tion a happy one, look at him when the
Printer‘sDci:i/. tliunders "copy !" in his ears.
Well, ill—-in spirits. or out—ivide awake.
or dozy; sweet or sour; pleasant and in
good humor, or chiirlish and ill natured
enough to bite a file-—/Le must write. Per-
haps atthe very nioznent, a thousunzl ve.\'a-
tions and perplexities. like the Lilliputiuns
upon pool’ Gulliver, shoot their tiny arrears,
and sting him into l}llSil‘:lCllOl'l—-l)lli. there is
no escape. His thoughts may bubble up to
the well heid, or he may work harder than
a creaking dry old pump; it is the same;
wit, knowlcrlge. and sentiment must continui-
to pour. And this, gentle i‘t-ader, is his;
daily lot. To go with inky fingers; to wear
tattered and thread bare garments; to be
every man’s mouth-piece, to scratch this
man's back, and tickle that man’s elbow;
to praise. and never see the smile of grati-
tude; to censure, and conjure tip eternal foes
to his peace and quietness; and to be drag-
ged into the intense glare of publicity, where
he is forced to say something upon every
matter with a million of ears bent to catch
every word. Nu puck-horse is more sadlv
jaded ; no galley slave strains more labor-
ously at the our. With him, the ‘clock of
time’ never ‘clinlrs lazily behind the door.’—
While others enjoy the glorious sunshine,
and roam by the silver stream, or across the
flowery valley, he checks the impulses of
freedom, and shuts himself up in a dark close

room, solitary. and away from the world and

 
 

 

joy and human companionship. Shade of
I-lei'ci.ilt-s! What a vocation! and how
is he rewartlcd? VViih growls opdjssag,
isf-action, and ten kicks to one copper. .

N. E. ll’. Review.

(.‘omre;‘si¢>ns.——A few weeks since, four of
the members of the Andover Tlieological
Seminary, were confirmed to the Episcopal
Church. Mr. Van.l3rugh Livingston, of
the Episcopal C-hiirvh, has lately united with
the Catholics. Also two sons of Rev. Dr.
Cox ofBrookl_vn, N. Y. have been ordained
into the service of the Pope. .

Cily Dtlsyialcll Post.--Arrangemrnts are,
we ‘understand, about being made for re orga-
nizing the city post, under the agency of Mr
Alexiinder M Greig. A larger numb;-r of
letter boxes are to be cs-tablishtd vi ith a new
system of paying, much on the London plan.

Jour. of Com.

API’0i"f"”“37l3 53/ I/in I’rcsidc7rt-—Ja.tm~s
Lat» rcnce Pay to be ' Agt-iit on the Coast
of Africa for receiving the negrnes, mulm.
toes, or persons of color, (it-liVt.‘!t'tl from on
board vvssels seized in the prosecution of the
slave trade by coiiiiiiandcrs of the. U. Sm.-3
armed vessels.

llfr. Tiiiiiibull rt-inarking to M3: Adams
on Nvw Year's day that the concourse of
vi:‘.i'.o.':~: to the l’i‘t*sitlei.t was gr.-mgr 11;;-,3
ll-‘-‘ml-"--" Affl‘. I\jv'€‘.’ Wpliid the ex Pft'Si-
den!,‘tbc more you /talc him, flit’ nu;-rc you
5'0 in see him !'

The l\’lOl'll'»f)l‘l Elders l“.ll\'L' issue-d an E;-.;3.
tle from the city of N:iuvon, on tli«.- .flIissis-
sippi, ri-quit ing the ‘Saints of the I,.»..-.1 1_:;;-,5'
to c:oiitribiiti- one IL‘l'll.lI of their .‘lll‘i.-':l:il’if'(',
tifiil one tenth of their vurninL's, to help for.

v.ai'd the Ti-mplu of the Lord. 'l'h..i;- my
now nunibeis 10,000 iiiliabitanls.

A petition addresst-rl to the Mayor and
Counril of the City of Nr'\t' Yoik is in cir-
culation for signilures, tvliich srts forth that
:i ‘ great number‘ of horses, old and worn
out with labor and abuse, are dr-sertetl by
their owners and turned inio the lots and
avenues to die of starvation and cold.’

Il‘.':ts.9a.c/iusctts.——'l‘he State Treasurer re-
ports that the Bi-ct-ipls ofthe past year have
been $404,313 48; the Expenrlilnrt-s $399.
928 57 ; at small balance due last year has
been paid, and there is now in the Treasury
$754 62.

It is rumored that Hon. Reuel Williams
(Loco) will re sign his seat in the U. S. San-
ule, and that Gov- Faiifii-lil will l‘-e i-It-cl.-d
to fill the vacancy. In that event the dutirs
of Governor will devolve for the i't‘lI|iliD(it‘I'
of the lL’fl')|. upon lllr. lllalic, President of
the Senate»,

MIX DU|‘lCHn K. llrlt.'B.:ie, of Fcivt-ttei'ille,
N. C. is Said to have l’):('H apfointed tlo
bearer rfrlesp;iicl:es to if e All1t'llt't:Il Miii:'s-
ter in Mexico, in relation to the Aml‘flC::fl
prisoners taken by the llila-xicans at Santa Fe.

Cit-n. In-.iie Combs. who is at New Or-
lo-ans, has written to Wasliiiigton for permis-
sion to proceerl to Mexico and negotiate the
lll"l('l'.lli0n of our citizens captured with the
Santa Fe expedition, among whom was his
son.

There was a great niertirig at the New
York Exchange on the 13th inst. of those
opposed to the repeal ofthe Baiikrtipt Law.
Four Locos and two Whigs ’addrt‘5c€d the
meeting.

A destructive fire occurred at St. Louis on
tlie 27th ult. Seven (.l\\'t'llll')g houses and
ten buildings occupied as stores, were reduc-
ed to ashes, togt-llit-r with a large amount of
personal property.

During the year 1841 there arrived 57,334
passengers from foreign ports, at the port.of
New Yoi‘k——-being a decrease of 3,769 from
the number that arrived the year prt-vious.

Slim-e/wl:Icrs' C072-l.'cnl207l.-—-A Convention
of Sluvi-liolders coiiimenced its session at
Annapolis on the 12th inst. OlT}"L‘l‘S were
chosen, a vominittee to prepare bUéll)i‘SS ap-
pointed and the Convention adjourned until
the l3t'n.

A convention has been called in Boston
to discuss the. autho: il_v ofthe l“iOl_\'ESCTlpll1l't'S.
Ralph i\’alt‘lo Eiiiorsou, the American Car-
lyle, as he is called, is at the head of the call.

The Mormon city of Nauvoo has ten
thousand inhabitants, ii Temple, and a Uni-
versity. it has also a lllayor, a Chief Jus-
lice, and 'Assot‘i:ile Justices, it Dentist, and
an Instructor in Hebrew and in Greek.

Bring out t/ie Big Gun .’—--Two of the
guns for the U S Steam Frigate Missouri,
at New York. have a ten inch bore, weigh
8600lbs. each; and are called 107' pounders.
They work like ssivivel on the upper deck.

“ One in ct 7/iousa2zd.”—The number of
clcrgymcn in this country is represented
at 15.000-—white population 15,095,000, or
one clergyman to a thousand souls.

Expcclerl S/iortly/—A distinguished Bish-
op of the Nestorisin Church, Persia. His
name is M'ar Yohanna. He is accompanied
by Mr. Perl.-ins. one of the American Mis-
sionaries to Persia.

It is stated in the Louisville Advertiser to
be the intentions ol the Opposition rriembers
of the K+‘ntiicl.'_v Legislaliire, to nominate
Col. Johnson, f-iithivith, as the candidate for
be l’i‘t'sidcrit‘.y-

The Spanish Governinent has ordered
the Church property in Cuba to be sold --
The civil power of the Pope is forever
broken. ‘

The Boston Atlas states the amount ofthe
leather rrianiilnctured in New Englaiid at
more than t/iirty five millions of Dollars. -

The St. Louis (.7lIo) Gazette states that
during the last year, the Furs taken by the
American Fur Company, amount in value.
to $300,000.

The small pox is making terrible rava-
ges in Tahiti, one of the Sandwich Islands.

The House ofRepresentatives of Indiana
has. by a vote of 86 to 10, passed an act
abolishing Imprisonment for Debt. _
A father iniplores in one of the English
papers, his runaway daughter to return or
ifshe did not see fit to do this, he begs her to
send back the key ofthe lea caddy. ‘
Vagrant: in N. Y. Cit}/.-During the
past year, 1,988 vagrants have been com-
mitted to the penitentiary in New York city.-
'I‘,pe steamer Belle resumed her trips Itgt
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