. _.p:‘J‘-"""‘,~. ‘
Inthe Senate to day,’ Mr. Preston intro‘-
' lion yearly, and the present bill proposes to
' corrected by the ' able gentleiiran who had
' gress.
critical state of its foreign relations. to unite
’ for the revision and publication of the laws
‘and on motion of Mr. Clayton the vote or-
-dering its engrossment was reconsidered,
‘ by d'eli*.'e'ry instead of‘ being assignable on
~ the books of the Treasury—was stricken Out.
‘ was reconsidered Yeas 25, Nays 18, and
‘ this section was retained by 24 to 21.
- on during the morningifor reports, which ofa
I itury Affairs reported a bill appropriating
‘and a bill to organize u,corps of suppers and
up" in Committee of the Whole, and Mr.
, ‘Ways and Means moved to insert an addi-
tional section, approprhiting for expense of
' light houses, $4,000; and for superintend-
, ent's --commissiosns, at two and a half per
,1 cent, 4.000; providing that the commission
"collector shall be continued when his salary
.is $1,000 per annum or upwards, that the
superinteiidents without additional compen-
- ingdiscussion.
rnoved, but rejected, and the _‘amendment
. adopted. ‘
- .'tak_en' for the defence of the North Western
- Housefrom the President in answer tothe
-resolution calling for any correspondence‘
- between this,Government and ‘Great Brit- -
‘xi.--exit _,._ r~"- -~ ‘
Congressional.
Correspondence of the N: Y. Jour. of Com.
u.
. .5 Wnnnusnafs Aim! .13-2.
.'In.Sen'a6n'to day, Mr Wi-llia"ms" presented
resolutions of the Legislature of Maine, com-
Mom on. April 11-
duced_,bills.tg, incorporate ,the National In-
stitute r-..'. the‘ p_l'Om()ll0t’I ..of’ ,
bill-toestablish’ the S'mithsoni:in— Institute.--
'l‘hese,bills‘ were trvicere-irl and .re.-l’''‘‘=‘l-- -
The lo.(in"bill was _t_'-1l\"€ll “Pr and Mr: Pres-
mu, moved. ta strike out the j)l‘0y'lS101’:hI:(1)[l}‘
-as-l.li.ng the t='°"°"'“"t'"' "°.i"i. i°l'h:Sasmt-n.i-
its par value. After some e a e , .
merit was lost. . _ _ ._'
th
Par".-=;.:*‘::..“
Secretary of the 'lrcaS}1l”V3 “. . P “‘ d
the stock at par value. If he °.‘m ‘‘'“''°u' 3‘ '
. vertisina. W35 3"l"‘ed-1°‘ -‘
the Mr. Benton rifove;l an amendment proV1bfl-
ino that the stock may betransfer-able y
tho delivery.:of the certificate, instead of
beeing assignable on the books of the Treas-
' plaining"of the‘ restrictions "of the British ’Sll0ll
Government concerning its Colonial lradei.
.,15‘o recommending the appointment ofthe
same day :for the election of President and
Science.'alld'i""Vice President throughoutthe United States
Mr Evans from the Committee on Fi-
nance reported a bill regulating the value of
(Oreign Gold and silver coin throughout tllfl:
United States; also, the bill ‘from the ‘Hollst
regulating the ' compensation to Custom
House Officers. ‘ _
Mr Linn’s resolution to authorize the
President to give the British Government
the required notice for the termination of
the-joint occupation of Oregon. ' W35 3-d"°ca‘
ted by Mr Lion, and laid over. _
‘ The Loan Bill was taken up, the question
being on its passage, and was ‘discussed by
Messrs Graham, Berrien, Sevier, Mangum.
Crittenden, Archer, Linn and V’Valker, the
ury, which was a§l"=‘-ed “fa 20 l0 '.9' .
Mr. Smith, of Connecticut, spokein 0PP°'
, " t th . oli‘y of the bill- .
8'-"(I)‘[lieobillF\lr'as lhen ordered to ii 3d reading
and it is understood. that, alter a speech “Om
Mr. Calhoun to morrow. -tlle bl“ “’_"' l'aS_s'-
House for concurrence
. and go back to the
in the amendments.
P p..,,...‘.,i.-.-.-oi
,_ h - .
guboctaw Indians.
ires rt. -
gesltfil rtelfeu House of Representatives, '_ Mr.
Tillinghast presented certain resolutions from
the Legislature of Rhode Island. Ordered
to be printed. . - . . ,
i Several bills from the Senate, of a private
. nature, were then read a first and second
time, and referred to the appropriate commit-
tees.
On motion of Mr. Fillmore, the House
resolved itself into a committee of the whole-
Mr. R. ‘N Thompson in the chair,
- , _ General Appropricuzoii -Bill.
The question of Light House being. Under
consideration, Mr..Profi"1t l1i1V”lg “l°‘”’d °_P
Saturday, to strike out the clause N0- 9._l-3.
which is as follows: ‘For repairs, refitting
. and improvements of Light Houses and
buildings connected therewltll. 009 bundle“
and twenty five thousand three hundred and
fifty seven dollars, eighty two cents. “'33 0"‘
titled to the floor. __
-Mr. Proffit then took the floor, and show-
ed the exorbitant cost of ‘keeping up the
Light House system in this cour_it|'Y 33 F°‘m‘
pared to that of France and I_3nglan(l- '1 be
whole cost, yearly, of the Light House sys-
tem, in France, is less than $100,000, Wlllle
the United States expends nearly half a mil-
National faith, he sug-
appropriate,the present session,$-144,607 21.
Mr- Proffit having concluded his reinorlrs,
at the request of several members, and nav-
ing learned that a ‘bill touching this matter
would soon be introduced, which would open
the whole subject for discussion, he withdrew
his motion to strike out- _
Mr. McKeon went into a defence ofthe
Light House system. Some abuses might
exist but he had no doubt they would be
the subiect in charge.
Theidiscussion was continued by _Messrs.
J. C. Clark, Winthrop, Wise‘. Wllllamsn l°l
Ct.) Cashing, sprigg. Profht. Rodney and
Kennedy.
The Ciuivnittee rose and reported pro
When at 4 o'clock the House adj.
. 4‘;
Correspondence oftlic N. York 7'I'tl)'7T-726.
Tuesnar. April 12-
In,Senate to day,_afier the presentation of
several petitions asking for protectlon. MF-
Sprarrue presented resolutions of the Legis-
a _ . _
lature of Rhode Island, calling on all par-
ties in view of the embarrassing condition
ofthe finances of the Government, and the
inmeasures for the relief of our common
czuntry. ' _
Mr. Me,rr_ick from the Committee on Post-
Offices and roads reported a b.ll providing
regulating the Post Office Depal'tmerit-
The loan bill cameup on its third reading
Yeas 2,2, Nays I8 , _ the vote by which the
third section——providrng for the issue of cer-
tificates in such‘ form as to be trzrnsferrable
The Senate adjourned.
In the House, the Committees were called
private nature principly—-were presented
in great numbers. Among them, _
Mr. Stanley, from the Committee on Mil-
for the erection of certain fortifications, &.c.
miners. Mr. 0. Casey, from the Committee
on Public" Innds, reported "a bill to modify
the Preemption Laws.
The Appropriation Bill was again taken
Fillmore, by direction of the Committee of
examining annually the condition of the
and emoluments of no superintendent and
collectors hereafter discharge the duty of
sation to that above stated, &C.
This gave rise to a long and "uninterest-
Several modifications were
. The Cornmitte then rose. _
A resolution was adopted calling or: the
President for information as to any measures
L‘-ikes by armed steainers, etc. '
1 A comrnunication was laid before the
ain on the subject of International Copy-
right’. The House adjourned.
or ‘doing justice to the
, motion, and resulted as follows: ye.-as 100
discussion extending to party topics. tllell
votes of the Bank Bills, &c.
Tliebill was passed, Yeas 26, Nays. l3
and the Senate adj.
- In the House, about forty members ap-
House was Iuildrn.-’i'1’b0s'e“ p'ro'cee'dcd to busi-
hcss. .
'I‘he Appropriation‘Bill was taken up in
Committee of the Whole, the item for for-
eign intercourse being under consideration.
Mr Adams said that the Committee on
Foreign Affairs which had been directed to
make inquiry as to the propriety ofreducing
the foreign rnissions, had received a letter
from the Secretary of State; declaring that
no reduction can be made at present, and
that the Committee should offer no {amend-
ments except one of minor importance to this
portion ofthe bill.
propriaiting for the Illiiiister of Mexico, and
advocated the motion principally on the
ground that the continuance of the mission
would lead to ovei'turi--s for the annexation
of Texas to the Union ; that this was the di-
rect object, in the appointment of the pre-
sent Minister, and that our trade with Mex-
ico is too uniinportant for the mziiiiteuaiice
ofa mission.
Mr Cushing opposed the motion pointing
out the many and difficult questions now
pending between Mexico and the United
States relative to Mexican claims, and to the
confinement ofAmerlcan citizens not treated
with common courtesey as prisoners of war,
butchained as criminals and compelled to
work on the streets of Mexico whose lives
this Government ought to protect, and argu~
ingthe necessity ofan efficient minister there.
Mr. Wise opposed the motion, andillr.
Slade attaclied the. qu'.1lific.rtious of the pres
ent Minister, on the ground of his known
friendship to the annexation of Texas to the
Union, &.c. &c.—The House then adj.
Correspondence of the Jour. of Com.
_ 'I'iiunsn.-iv, April 14.
The Horise ‘is now erigagediri Ma debut.-.
of oorncixatcrcat, war urim‘I:;rig'i'aiid,Slavery,
&.c. For two da_vs,there has been a quorum,
for an hour or two at a time, in the House.
Mr. Clay was present to day, in the House,
and listened to a part of Mr. Adams’ speech,
sitting very near him.
Through all the negotiations which led
to the treaty of 1819 with Spirit), Mr Adams
had, he said, insisted on the Rio del Norte as
our boundary. When Mr Monroe deter-
mined to conclude that treaty and agree to
the Sabinejas a boundary, Mr Adams ear-
nestly protested against it—-kept back the
treaty for some time, and finally concluded
it only in compliance with the express di-
rection of the President. Of course, then,
Mr Adams availed himself ‘of a very early
opportunity, after his accession to the Presi-
dency, to recover Texas by purchase. This
he attempted to do by treaty or connection of
boundary with Mexico.
In all this, Mr Adams acted very patriot-
ically, and wisely. The only difficultyais to
see how. he can reconcile it with the fooii-h
doctrine that the atmexution of Texas would
destroy the Constitution and dissolve the
Union. _
Mr Fillmore said that it was now two
months since the appropriation bill had been
introduced for the consideration ofthe Corn-
mittee, and the situation of the Treasury was
well known; he would therefore move that
the debate shall cease on the bill, on Satur-
day next at 12 o'clock, when the Committee
shall proceed to vote on all amendments
pending or which may be offered, without
debate, on which motion he asked for the
previous qriestion.
The previous question was sustained.
The vote wasthen taken on Mr Fillurore’s
nays 73.
A message was received from the Senate
informing the House that they had passed
and returned to the House the loan bill, with
an amendment, to which the Senate asked
the concurrence of the House.
Mr Fillmore moved to take r.ip and pass
the loan bill, as the necessity for money was
known to every gentleman on the floor.
Objection was made from several quarters
of the House,
llfr Fillmore then moved to suspend the
Rules in order to permit the bill to be taken
up. The motion was sustained.
The amendment of the Senate was then
read, and is no more than a mere verbal al-
teration of the. third section, no principle of
the bill,as passed in the House,being changed.
The amendment of the Senate was concur-
red in. ’
Mr Fillmore moved that the House go
into Committee of the Whole. Agreed to.
' General Appropriation Bill.
_ The immediate question under considera-
tion wasthe motion of Mr Linn to strike out
the appropriation for a minister to Mexico.
Mr Win. Bu ler, of South Carolina, being
entitled to the floor, yielded itfora remark to
Mr ‘Wise who entered into a personal and
political defence of the Hon. Waddy Thomp-
son. who had been personally and politically
attacked by the gentleman from Vermont
(Mr Slade.) / .
.Mr Butler, started by showing that for
many years a Jllmister had been maintained
at Mexico without objection, and now when
our relations were assuming a delicate
and important character, we were startled
' . 3
,1.-..-~—.I
E_
with ‘a proposition té,\vithdrri'-iv out-,Miiiister
from that country, in iviol,a_,t,ionfof every
principle’ of honor land patriotism which
' ld govern every‘ t-rue’ America and
friend of country. «After re_fe_rring
to the ‘relations existing between Mexico and
the United -States, and .Zl’lexico and Texas,
he said he had risen to reply to the remarks
of the gentleman’ from Vermont, who had
yesterdzfy taken the opportuni,tyIto‘.abii_se the
Minister to’ Mexico who was liis_ friend and
on this floor, and hevery nruch regretted
"Coin'm_'ittee on ‘Organization reported, .-'_.'Tlie-eigli_t_'h‘ was read and 1lS'l}dOpllOll’-tIl0-
[owifia list of ‘officers which was ve‘d. . A~ spirited debate .arose;to this ‘resolu-
..a ‘ ' . ’ ' ' ‘
._- .._~ .. ..
T
the-
unan
pain
iifouslysadopted, and the-yofficers ap- t
‘a'ccord‘f‘,'§l,Vs \’lZ'!'." ' ' “
Br‘_es,ident—-,Gen‘. JAMi;s T,AL,I-MADGE
rmont; Hon. Ilenry Shaw, of Massa-
lan; Thomas K. Brace, of Connecticut,
that the gentleman from" Vermc-,nt was now
in‘ his seat. ' - ' ' i
Mr C J Ingersoll moved to amtnd the
amendment by reducing the appropriations
for the Aristrian and Prussian Diplomatic
agents, each one half.
Mr Adams took the floor but before he
had concluded.
'The Committee rose and report:-d pro
gress,-and at four o'clock the House adj.
In the Senate, Mr Woodhury called up
his rcsolutlon, offered some time. ago, for an
inquiry into the state of our tonnage. freights
and corrmierce with foreign powers, and
whether it is prosperous or otherwise und-'1'
__ - _-- urullls
_ 1 n- l; _' fntlnnw oi"-
pearrng atlhe hour of meet.ng. a call_0_f__t_llg. -.TllletthI'{3|l'ltllHflfl'-if 'iiel:li'p'r'fici'al. Mr Woodbury
iriade an elaboiate speech on this subject
showing that our tonnage increased as ban ks
and Tariffs fell off. The subject, after
some remarks from Afr Simmons, was de-
[erred for the present.
From the New York Tribune.
Home Industry Convention.
New YORK, TUESDAY, April 5, 1842.
The Convention assembled in the Broad‘
way Taberiiacie, at] 11 o'clock. A. M." ll
was called to order by JOSEPH BLoN'r: Esq.
of New York, on whose motion HENRY
Mr Linn moved to strike out the item ap-‘ {Sol-'l‘?](:'V’C,E‘:i(lr, oalng/lissglll3:lf:5I:I‘;:l5oj3‘1{i:: /
city was chosen as Secretary. After a few ’
reirrarks from the Chairman, on motion, the r , , . .
States were called in order. and Delegates '€l°°l"~ G?” -l‘“l'l°5 lallmadgev Plesldem 1"
from Maine, Vermont, M-assacliusetts, Rhode -"lle °h“lr- .
l5li1"(l.C0llllt‘CtlCUt, New York. New Jei-.L‘eedings were read by L. D. Chapin, Se-
sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,Mi ..‘3"el‘”Y' -
chigan, and Illinois were found to be present:.
'».ippt)ir1ted for that purpose, reported rules for
State were ,.,.q,,C5,ed ,0 ,,o,,,,',,,,,e two ogthe Government of the future deliberations
their number to form a committee to report Pl
On motion, Delegates present from -each
officers for the permanent organization of
the Convention.
Ma.i}ne—Mr Kendrick.
Ma.ssoclmsctls—Joseph Grinnell, A. Taft. .
R/Lode Islanr.l—Mr Newell, Ch s. Jackson
(}()2l’l2€CllCl1,l---"'Vt'Il. Fisher, Philip Ripley.
Verman.t——-Isazrc Doolittle, Fredr. Button.
New Yor/.'— Peter H Sch.-nck, R P Ha rt.
New Jersey/——J M Kinsey, James Miller.
Pcn.n.syl'i:aniIz—H Denny, A D M:i_\:well,
Delcz.u:are—Di'sJ W Thompson, R. McKay.
Illi7wis—A E Little,
lllic/2-igctn—A J White.
On motion, the names of the Delegates
fi'om the several States were now handed in,
The credentials _of the .D.:le.g..i.=..4.~.........i.---
sevei-ai Statcsrund Counties were now pre-
sented.
The General Committee on, Organizzi
lion now retired to select suitable persons to
be proposed as Officers for this Convention.
During its absencethe Convention was
briefly addressed by Mr J Arnold of New
Bedford in exposition of the cliaracter. im
portance &. relations of the American Whale
Fishery. _
Mr. Drinker of N. Y. spake in’ refuta-
tion ofthe coinnjor. mistake thatthe Conveii-
tion l'Jil(.l met for the purpose securing pro-
tection especially‘ to Manufactures. its ob-
jects are broad as_the whole range ofAmer-
lt‘i1I'l In(lustry—"—.-Xrvricultural, Mechanicul &
C)mm€fCl{ll. ' rI.‘l1C;.",,l\f1'-l'1’]Ufil(3ll.l1'l(1g interests
of the couritry.a'r_e‘noy'v_less in need of Pro-
tection than the Agricultural and others; 5.
it is for the benefit of all that this Conven-
tion has assembled. . _ A
The memorial to-"Congress of the Ship
Owners of New Bedford and others enga-
ged in the. Whale Fishery was read to the
Convention by Dr. Fisher. It asks for of-
ficient Protection of our Home Industry as
essential to thewcll being7of the Whaling
interest. VVhale oil ,it urges is in great part
consurnedin our Manufactories and -.\’1echan-
ical processes; let these be prostrated by the
want of protection, and that business would
be tiansferred to Europe,in’ whose parts our
Oil is met by prohibitory, or nearly proliibi-
tory duties, to favor their own Whalers. By
such duties and ,corresponding-bounties,
Friince has firmly established and England
largely extended her Fisheries; at this mo-
ment the business is largely increasing in
the British Colonies, from which agents are
constantly in our ports, offering tempting in-
ducements to our experienced whalers to
engage in their service. The Vhaling In-
t rest asks, therefore —not duties on Foreign
Oils. but duties on Foreign Products gen-
erally, imposed with a primary view to the
Protection of our Houie Industry generally,
thus preserving the only ntrairiuble market
for our Oils, and preserving the IVh-aling
interest by sustaining the general industry
and prosperity ofthe country.
Mr." J. Arnold of.Nei.v Bedford, Mass.
stated many IllCIS bearing upon the Interests
ofAmeric:in Labor. Among them was the
observation of Mr. Adan, a gentleman who
has spent many years in India, and who is
entirely con'fi«‘lent that much of the soil of
that country is as fu voruble to the growth of
Cotton as any in the world. and that, so
cheap is L-.ibor there, it may abundantly-
be produced at two cents a. pound !
In answer to an inquiry from Mr. Mapes
of N. Y. Mr A. stated that the Whale In°
tercstrequires no Proteclionfor itself what-
ever—it is ready to produce Oil as cheap as
any nation in the world. It asks only Pro-
tection for the great Agricultural and Man,
ufacturing interests of. the Country with
whose prosperity its own is so intimately
blended. '
Rev. J O Choules of N. Y. spoke in be-
half ofthe Agricultural interest, of which.
he appears as a representative. He states
from personalknowledge that the Farmers
generally a.re awaking to a just and strong
interest in the cause of Protection, as es-
sential to their welfare and that of the
whole country. He expressed his san-
guinerhope thattlie feeling which animated,
the sentiments expressed by this convention
the existing treaty arrangement. &c.. :ir\‘5~
contrary
bation.
‘r.\.,or Illinois; A. J. White of 1V.lichigan;-
Hlfei‘-t lVl’Kay, of Delaware-
,-S,,.c,.em,,;,,,.___.__]_,_ D_ Chapin, of N. York; day at 10 o’clo'clr A. M.
‘-itephen Conger, of rNew Jer-ey; II. D.
iaxwell, of Pennsylvania; Vlfm. 0. Bart-
t, of Massachusetts.
iGen. Tallmadge on taking the Chair, re-
ined his thanks to the Canvention for the
nor conferred on him, and appealed to the
nvention to keep all its objects and pro-
edings entirely free from all party political
rposes and feelings. _
It was then resolved that a Committee of
n he iinnninferl tn l""‘!"""_‘-‘-l-‘l'l5'lf1f?SS for tllt‘
yonvention. The following persons were
ppointecl.
assoc/tusetls—Martin Chittenden,
llew Yo)‘/c—-Col. Norton.
l'onnecliciil—~Pliilip Ripley.
lI.0(lB Islau/1--Alexander Hodges.
Veir .I8l'._9-?_'l/——C'rc'0. A. Goodwin.
enns_7/li:a.n2'a.—Hon. Hurmar Denney.
i:la.wa.re—-J. W, Thompson.
l6hig£t7l—Df. J. A. White-
hfcnluc/rg/, Mr. Banks.
On motion of Mr Drinker of N. Y. the
Central Committee of the Home League
was added to this Committee.
A Committee was then appointed to pre-
pare rules for the governmrnt of the conven
t'r,i)n-alter which the meeting adjourned till
‘3_:o'clock to uiorrow morning.
WEnNi~:si)Av, April 6.
The Convention reassembled at nine 0’-
'I‘he minutes of yesterday's pro-
Mr. Drinker of N. Y. from the committee
the convention, which were adopted.
Several additional delegates were present.
Committees were then appointed on the
various branches ofdomestic industry.
Hon. H. Denny, from the committee on
resolutions submitted the following :
1. Resolved, Th:it- the depressed state of
the Agricultural, Manufacturing, and Com-
mercial interests of the whole. country calls
loudly for the interposition of the General
Government, the only power which can
constitutionally adoptand carryoutmeasures
now absolutely necessary for the relief of
the people. i I
2. .Rcsoli:ea7, That the Coininercial ar-
rangements and protective legislation of for-
.e-.1-.rn— -o---._-....-.......nis. and the strenuous effects
by foreigners. to obtain the control of the
American Market, imperatively demand that
the shield of protection should be thrown
over the American Laborer, no matter in
what department ofindustry he may be cc-
cupied.
3. Resolved, Tliit in the present embar-
rassed condition ofthe National Treasury 5:‘,
the fln'l[]C€S of several ofthe St-xtes, prompt
and efficient measures by Congress for the
adequate protection of the industry ofthe
country, giving to it life, vigor and ren_ew-
ed activity, will be among the best rneans of
preservingthe Nzrtional_Credit and restoring
to ii sound condition and proper level that
ofthe United States.
4. Re.-;oli;eil, That based as our Govern-
ment is on tlicgintelligenceofthe whole com
munity, the permanence oforir free institu-
tions iinperiously demands that the labor of
the country be constantly, steadily and effi-
ciently protected—that our laboring classes
to who:-ii the chief responsibility of maintain-
ing them rests, may not bereduced to the
degraded and stzirving condition of the la:
boring classes throughout the rest of the
world.
5. Rcsolvezl, That the present condition
of our foreign sominerce, more than hall
which, is in the hands of foreigners, whose
interest it is tot:.ilread_,v:intage of the revenue
as far as they can without detection, requires
that such restrictions should be framed as
will protect our revenue from frauds and our
merchants from unfair and dishonest com-
petition. To accomplish which object,-
Specific Duties wherever practicable offer the
surest prospect ofsuccess. "
6. Resolved, That the principles of the
Comproinise Act, which enjoin the collection
of the revenues in cash as are sufficient for
an economical administration. ofthe Govern-
ment are. just and ought not to be abandoned
but nothing in that act. which tends to limit
mo-
ment's discussion in Congresa, but on the
should, receive immediate repro-
7. Resolved, That a‘ ware-housing system
vantages to importers of goods on foreign
account would be an evasion ofthe csah duty
system and an injury to American Coni-
merce and Home Industry, 1
8. Rcsolcerl, That it is hereby recommen-
ded to the friends of American Industry
throughout the States, the more effectually
to encourage and protect Home Products &
Domestic Manufactures, that individuals as
well as families and C0f1)mUnitl€S,'Sl10l1l(l
pledge themselves to the consumption and
wear, as far as practicable, of American
Goods, and the products of their own soil,
labor and skill, in preference to those of for-
eign importation,especially ofthose countries
which refuse us reciprocal Commercial re
lations. " V
' The first, second, third and fourth resolu-
tions were adopted.
The fifth resolution was laid on the table.
The sixth resolutionwas then called up,
and after some tiiue spent in debate was laid
on the table.
The seventh resolution was referred to
would be wiirmlyresponded to by the country.
the Committee on Commerce.
w York. ' , i“l°Pl°‘l-
' ' on the——table_.~ . ‘ ‘
ion, several gentlemen insisting that ‘it was
foreign 10 ll“? P“l'P05€3 Ollllls” ¢°DV€lll-loll '5‘ tended and succeeded‘ in various portions of:
thatits pledge would not be observed ‘if mejcity, but chiefly in the Sixth Ward,,w_'itli’
The l'¢‘5°ll-ll-l°tl W09 "llflfilliiy lald fierccrand morebloody ro,its'than"ha"ve"il'i:'s'-
‘ ’ ‘ graced the metropolis; for irian-y years ‘past.
The Business Cyomimittee reporfeditlie
ch ttsi Stamford Newell, of Rhode Is- following resolution which was adopted.
' Résolved. Tllilt Pl'°te°ll°“ W the _l‘{l’_°l' & «At about tha-t~'t"ime three 2.. Ion r'Loco'-TFbco
Ste on tviu-den of New York ; flon. Ma-. capital of this country, and theacqu_isition_ol _
[,3 ,, D,,,j'(e,s-on, of New 1...,-gy; Hon, recipreculbenefits from fa‘.-eigngccrénmyaercg.
(le rge Howard, of Maryland;-Robort E-, should be pr0Vl€l€tl lol by -W5 0. °“=3_l"-‘-3
rather than by treaty stipulations. ‘ ~ .
. 0 T V ‘
The Convention then adjourned to-I l’llllS-
']‘uiir=.snAr, April 7.
The Convention having been ca"lli«d" to
order by the President, and the minutesnof
yesterday read by the Secretary the Reports
of Committees were declared in order. ‘
The Committee on Business reported that
a Committee on Book Trade be appointed.
Agreed to. ,
ZVIr. J J Mapes, from the Committee on
Sugar refining, reported at length on that
....i._;....., si..,....;.n3- by statistics that the busi-
ness ofSugar Refining will be entirely de-
stroyed ita horizontal T-iriffis imposed, and
urging the necessity of a dlscflnlilizition in
favor of Domestic Refined Sugar. The re-
port was accepted and laid on the table for
the present.
Mr J Blunt, from the committee on that
subject, reported a memorial to Congress,
praying the adoption of a Preamble to the
Tariff Law about to be enacted similar to
that of the lust Ta riff act under the Federal
Constitution in 1789: (‘ W/tercas, it is ne-
cessary for the support of Government, the
payment of the Debts of the United States.
and the y17'olucli'on. of Domestic llIa.7ii1._fa.c-
lures, that duties be laid on Foreign Goods,
&c.'
Mr S Oakley then reported at length on
the subject of the production of Iron, includ-
ing Nails, tracing the history and progress
of the Trade in this country down to the
present time.
The number of persons dependent on the
Iron business for subsistence is now over
two hundred and fifty thousand; the wages
paid hem annually over Eighteen Millions
of Dollars; the amount of Agricultural pro»
ductions consumed by them about Ele-
ven Milllons per annuin. The total
annual proluct of Iron is about Twenty
two Millions; capital employed about the
same; including Illines and Woodlands,
Thirty .LlIllll0IlS. _ -
Dr. J C Fisher from the committee re.
ported on Coal. The amountofAutliracite
Coal produced in 1840 was 863,000 tons ;
of Bituminous 27,000,000 bushels, (28 to a
ton,); total valua (at $5 per ton) over 88,000-
000. Number of persons employed in pro-
duciugit is 23,000; including their lt‘fI1Z1lt’S
90,000; their afllluill consumption of Ag
ric.ultural products over $4,500,000. Coal
abounds throughout our Midd e, Western &
South VVestern States; but its vast stores can
only be developed by adequate Protection to
the mining of Iron, &c.
Mr Ripley of Conn. reported on Hard-
ware and M.-iriiifactiires of Iron. He gave
the statistics of the Trade ; Men employed
27,000; capital employed 27,000,000; de-
pendent thereon 114,000; consrimption of
Food $7,000,000 per annum, for Clothing
$2,000,000 ; House Rent $1,000,000,
Mr Shaw from the committee on W'oolen
Goods. reported that the committee had had
underconsideration the new Tariff bill re.
ported by M r. S&lll0DSlall, which in principle
and general provisions, it lieartily approves.
It excepts, however, the provision of thirty
per cent. on \Voolcn il‘Ianrifuctiii'es not enu-
merated,’ as opening n wile door for fraud 5:.
evasion, It obj...-cts also to the -departure
from the principle of Home Valuation. It
recommends. therefore, instead, a specific
duty on ‘ Woolen Goods not enumerated,’ of
75 cents the square yard. It also objects to
the easy admission of cheap foreign Wool
as interfering w_iih the American VVool
grower, operiinga door‘ to frauds. and not
necessary to our tn:1nuf.ICl.ul’(’S. The Com
mittee recommend specific duties, based upon»
rninimunrs and a Home Valuation.
The Coinziiittee reported the number of
Sheep in the Country at 30,000,000; An-
nual Product of Wool 50,000,000 lbs. ; per-
sons employed in mariufiicturing it 50,000 ;
with their families 20J,000. Agricultiiral
productioris consuinid by them $8,750,000
er annuin ,- cost of Wool, (at 35 cts. pr lb.)
$l7,500,000, persons employed because
of the jlifanufacture of Wool 160,000;
their annual consumption of Agricultural
iiroducls,~‘T52:2.,000.000. C.ipital invested in
the Woolen Manufact-u re, $25,000,003. The
Farming interest in the - production of the
woolen manufacture is eight times that of
the. nianufacturers.
Mr Greely, from the committee on the
nrnple Pr0t<'-‘Ctl0n to Our domestic industry 0|‘ general interest of manufactures ofAmerican
pp.-t'ent the encouragement of A_me_rlCi1n labor, and the necessity of protection, made among whom are James Farmer and 'Ph°m.
lJ0mmi‘l”C€‘ 0" ll0l’l€‘S.l and fall‘ .Pl‘lTlClPl€S. a report, defending the principle, and setting as '1‘, Hazu.-d for [he senam
should be considered as deserving a
forth the general grounds of protection,
which was adopted.
The Convention adjourned to Friday at
10 o'clock at the same place.
The Home Industry Convention conclud-
lol‘ tllt‘- bontllng Of Goods On Amt‘-riciln AC‘ ed its deliberations at three o clock yesterday
COUDI. €‘X(.‘lLlSlVely may I30 judicious, bill. 21 and adjgurned \vj[[)ou[
general bonding system giving similar n(l- regret the pressure of matter on our columns
We deeply
which absolutely compels us to omit our re-
port of the days proceedings. It must suf-
fice. to say that the reports of the various
committees were received and referred to the
committee of revision and publication, under
whose charge they are very speedily to be
submitted in a complete collected form to the
public. Several propositions which were
not considered to come properly within the
spheres of the Convention were laid on the
table. A strong delegation was chosen to
proceed to Washington, and submit the facts
and considerations _,embodied in the reports
and statistics of the convention to Congress.
Fnally, the thanks of the Convention were
unanimously and heartily tendered to the
President and other oflicers of the conven-
tion fortheirable and faithful services, to
which the President responded in a few clo-
quent and pertinent remarks-—after which
the convention adjourned without day. PVe
Congress and the welfare of the country.
K.
W ‘
from the N. Y. Tribune’.
ELECTION ROITS. ;
The closing of the Polls yesterday Wasat-
l
U p_to about 5 o’clock,_P,.- _M.__the l,_l:gtj:ryg.'
was carried on with a go‘od"degree of order. I
bullies belonging to the Spartan B.aind;A1i-
clittel Wiilsli, Yankee Sull_i.r':an and a‘black~
guard naured Ford—‘beganr the disturbance
by kickirig over the ballotbojxes in different,
districts of the-ward. They ,. iv.e._re_._ s,o<3"n"7‘op.-
posed by the-Faugh-a-ballahs-——a‘nother.Ho-
co Foco gang, chiefly Irish—anrl a general.
fight commenced. ‘The Irish were mostly
armed -w'ith_-clubs. ,_ Several persons were
beaten with most savage violence j. _,tl_ir,e,e,_ot'
four were so badlywoundedthat they _can_
scarcely ‘survive; One—-we believe For‘(l--
had his head slip open with a club,-and-was
conveyed to the hospital. He \vas.'ali_-vé“nt
morning. .
plete possession of Centre street and wo'u'ld
allow none to pass;' at this time nearlysten
thousand ncrsons were collected there. The
mob soon went down Flutilslln on-uniio ‘Or-
ange and amused themselves by "miscella-
neous small fights. Presently they began
to attack the houses in Orange street, broke
in the windows and doors,dt-stroytd the fur-
niture and drove out the tenants of several
of them. At about 8 o'clock a squad attack-
ed the Sixth Vlfard Hotel kept by J. Dunn,
corner .of Centre ‘and Duane streets. and
completely riddled the two lowr Stories Of
their furniture, &.c. which they ' r0l'<e up dr-
threw into the streets. It is saik lllatyll"-9
Spartans took refuge in this hous”. 'll1tlI_€.t
they were pursued by the Fuugh-a-bu,‘ _
During all these proceedings thew’-.0
were almost powerless by reason of their
small numbers. No precautionary measures
had been taken by the City Authorities and
the whole street was at the mercy ofthe mob.
Up to midnight a little over fifty f.ersoiis_
had been committed to the 'I‘oiiibs.
have the names of most ofthem; butiis many
were taken to the prison mainly to protect
them from violence, and as the whole pro-
ceedings were so informal and hasty, by
reason of the confusion attendant upon their
innocent, we forbear to publish them until
after their examination this morning.
We- learn with regret that the House of
Bishop Huci-ms was attacked by a band"’of
ruffians—we b.lieve by the. Spartans—in
the evening, the windows and blinds broken
in, some of the furniture injund, and the
building otherwise damaged. The proceed-
ings wcre stopped by the interference of the
Police At iibcut9 o'clock the Mayor’ or-
dered out a small military force, which was
directed especially to protect St. Patrick’:
Cutliidrel in Prince street, as violence was
npprelivndcd. Quiet was restored through
he city before midnight. -
Countc2fci(s.—Fives, of the Farmers and
Mechariics Bunk, I-lartford,alterid from the
hills of the broken Commercial Bank of
.\’lillingtori, are in circulation. VV. Adams,
Cashier, H. H. Ellis President,---vignette.-.
reapers, farmer house and b..rn. .
We have also seen some three dollar bills
ofthe Meriilen Bank, altered in a similar
manner, which were presented at the New
Haven Bank l;1SI week——very ingeniously
done. Tliere are 5's. 6's and 10's of the
same bank altered. Also 3's of the Jewitt
counterfeit.—Heralcl. ,
Rumzing Down the No rth Ri1:cr.——The
Bostoni-ans seem determined to run the North
River off the course. They would make
their Western Rail Road supersede that, and
the Atlantic Ocean besides. They will not
do ourcity the favor to pass by us. Flour
they carry from Albany to Boston for thirty
two cents a barrel.
in ovc the North River, nor shut it up just
yet ; for flour is now sliip-yiccl from Troyto
Boston at twenty five cents a barrel.
N. Y. Jour. Com._
Sleamcrsfor 1lIe9:ico——ft is stated in‘ the
New Orleans Courier, on the? authority of a
letter, written in Tampico, that Santa Ana
had pUl'Cl'1flS€‘tl- two steamers in England,
Illttllflttd and armed for fight, in addition. to
the City of Dublin steamer, lying at Vera
Cruz. Two corvettes were about to pass
under the Mexican flag.
R/rode Isla7irl.—The Suffrage party
have come out with a full list of nominees
for State officers, notwithstanding the pro-
clamation of Governor King. Perhaps.
however, the nominees have not signified
their willingness to accept the stations to
which they were invited. The Constitution-
al party have nominated a ticket which in’
cludes several of the leading Suffrage men,
Departu-i'e of the Wrirspite.-—-The ‘War-
spite' left Annapolis on Sunday, the 9th.—
The Annapolis Republican states, that from
all accounts the officers were pleased with
their visit. The Warspite is bound to Bet‘-
muda, from whence she will visit Halifax to
New York, where she will await the orders
of Lord Ashburton. - _ '
Trouble at tlic Unircrsilg/.ofAla.ba1ita.
—We learn from the ‘ Flag of the Union’
that a series of riots have occurred at -the
University, which has led to the dismissal of
some twenty of the students. ’
At the municipal, election in Jersey
City on Monday the 11th. the Anti-Lottery.
Ticket party. were defeated by an average
majority of only 18 votes. '
Mr. Prieur, Esq. loco foco has been elect-
ed Mayor of New Orl-.ans, by 250 majofity,
over Mr. Freret, his Whig opporrent..
'I_‘here_are about $25,000,000 of; British
capital invested in American State Bonds.
banks, canal, and railroad shares.
this Monument is to be resumed on thefirst
of the next inont.
‘The Whigs have elected their Mayor in
T7‘lb2t7l6 of the 95.5. Jersey City, by a majority of 13_
At about 6 o'clock the Irish obtained 2. "
We‘
arrest, that many of them are undoubtedly '
After all, we shall not-
Bu.nl.'er Hill lllonument.--'I‘he work'on— '
Navigation on Lake Erie has been re- i
cannot but hope that its deliberations will ex- Sllmed. and all the State Canals are 16 ba
ert a beneficient influence on the action of 01390 ed On the 20th rn'3t- ‘
12 o'clock, but was expected to dietb ,l0!',_g,_;__._
'/
. :
f‘bSj./ "
City bank, and 5’s of the Whaling Bank, 1 . -
Norwalk Chronicler