"2-_-.—__ _ _ , , V H I ." V _ T bx nth 1 ;m for their use a copy ofthe‘ Fmm the 3081071 4‘1l1fl-9- Persona-1.——VVe mentioned a day Or two I
iC°“3"iessi°“al' m°l'(.m' He did not’ “Th iihe gemlfetbneiitii rt1*iib;rrt.m This House and Sen:-*.t,l’, b)’ resolu- THE APPORTIONMENT BILL. since. that Abby Folsom and one Silas Sam-
anllclpale any lat“ Comma’ in “as O ‘ P The House of Representatives have‘ a- 50“ had been arrested in _B0Sl0fli and Wm’
Correspondence of the N. Y0?‘/it T’f{’“'_;f’-
, SATURDAY, April ...5._
Neither the"House nor the Senate were in
session today. Many niernberi. avgirled
themselves of the reccssto visit 1 e steam
frigzites Missouri and MississiPP‘~ The P',°S(,
ident and heads of ‘Departments atcorlnpanit ’
by Gen. Scott, and many OITICETS oftie army
and Navy, in full uniform, also Visited the
’ ‘ ' . . A’ be Presi-
arsenal and thefrigat-s- ‘v\_hen t_
dent went on board of the '1\:lrssour_1 a salute
of 21 guns was fired. _I file rieighdbolring
hills answered the salute in orig an ou
reverberation. A colllationdwztifi pry)iJr:i;ԤleC:]f:
board of both vesse 3.1111 e
gave “success to the n=}vy-” ' , d
The vessels were minutely exanii_nr~ .
The enoiines excited general admiratisn
O . ' Q
. zld see hO\V(’-‘efo ‘hat t es
Slll1:;)T1l‘(;nti(3)t;:(l1le€lVV for our rivers and bar-
, , ' he purpose of harbor
bors. \Ve want for 1
- - .' iament.
defonce, light vessels with heavy aru. r
' MONDAY. Aprrl_2o.
alter the reception 0
. d ,
In Senate. to 2137- S’ Sm,’ du,_,,,g.,he
various petitions. T€5°l"ll°“
morning hour. _
The bill to pro‘?!
cyaims arising under the tre
R-'ibbit Creek was taken _“Pi
cussion of some lenglbi ‘“
Sevier. Walker, Lion.
and [_1,.ndorson partici
ted to the committee on
de for the satisfaction of
and after a dis-
which
Indian Affirifs.
Qty [if D:llIClng
Messrs.
Phelps, Moi’elu-ilil
puied, was recorriinit-
- . - - - v ld
ionihai the proceedings commenced “GU
not be carried out. ,
_ , o-
_ Preston _moved to lay Mr filloc: Sofiflms
tion on the table, butafter I‘f.‘1Tlfl1'_\':5hdrel:v the
oforder by several gentlemen. \\I
motion and . . -
The, question was taken on Mr Allt’D’S
motion and the Senate refused to take up
. t‘ , ' T 0
the resolution ; A3 cs 18, hoes ...0. d
The remainder of the dirt)’ was consume
in the consideration of private
of which were ordered cngrosse
reading. _ . ,
In the Uousc, the Apportionment lal/'lh“13e5
noain taken up in Committee of the 0 -.
,y","_e q,,,_,5,;0n pmding op the arncndinepatlcccif
Mr I-lalsted, from the Liornrnittce op h _
tio_ns, providing for the drstrrctrng o t ese
veral States. _
The expediency ant . , S
pO“.e,- of Congress to district the States “la,
debated during the day by Messrs SW“ Ir
Arnold, Davis of Keotircl.'_r.’.=1Dd Summelsi
bills, several
d for a third
1 the constitutional
- Mr Arnold, intended to suppress it.
tions, had frequently reqllesled the Pl"-‘5ld‘-’“
to furnish the report, testiniony. 540- 0“ ll“,
subject; and the committee it seems, were
weary of waiting any longer, and obtained
the report from Mr P. for the reason that
they suspected that the President, from pay-
tiality to Mr Curtis, and_ from a desire ti
‘please-his democratic friends.’ 33‘-"0fd‘“§ ll
~ I r
l hol
ajjpo-e that the President intended to suppres
the orcsults of the investigation. because bi
could not, in seven days, read and digest llll
report and compare it with testlm0nY:&C- 5'-f-,2
and make up a message to C0n'gi‘t°SS UPOD
So they took the matter into lllt.-1|‘ own hands
the proof that the‘_Presidcnt. intended to takt,
this course was urscovcrr-d it seems. aflfllht
report" was obtained bi’ flit‘ C0"”“‘ll9e-
The motion to rr:c-onsider the vote ordei"
ing the Poiodexter report to be )')l'll'1l.(“(l, \\'il_
supportetl,——-not with it view to prevent thl,
pr'ir‘rtin_«:, btit from the consrtleratronsthatthi
proceeding was irregular, disrespectful (
the President; that the document did nl
in suPP‘0rt of the arrrt‘n(liiit'nl. and “V M‘i’sS'.s
Colquitt, Goggin. l‘l0”Sl0“ _ t m,
la. in opposition thereto, the former con e d
ing that the district system was best =1d3Pl‘-
to the expression ofthc p01‘-"ll" ‘I'll’ by en
:1l’)lll}"“ the electors to know the character,
( ~
&.c.; _
norriiuations were tiirown into the l
c;,.,,,S:; [mi tlir-. people not knowing
On motion of Mr.‘ , _ , ,
.Inn1\1.I'\! “
house on the Branly\Vl11e Shoals, Dclr1\\'ar'e
Bay. The Senate adjourned.
' In the House on motion of Mr. Stanley
the bill to prevcntthe transportation of letters
and passengers by foreign steamers coast
wise was taken up, and alter a brief discus-
sion in which, it was advocated by
posiponed ‘to Thursday next.
The Apportionment Bill was again taken
up in Committee of the Whole on the State
ofthe Union (Mr Allen of Me in the chair)
and Mr Atherton moved to strike out the
ratio of 60,500 (as previously inserted by
the Committee) and insert 53,575.
Mr. Briggs moved to amend the amend-
ment by striking out the proposed ration and
inserting 60,391.
A discussion of some length followed,
participated in by various members; among
whom Mr Underwood for a ratio of 58,500;
Mr Stokcley and Thompson of Ky, a large
ratio; Messrs Wm C Johnson, Tillinghast
Atherton and Reynolds, the amendment of
53,375, and Mr. Cooper‘ of Ga. a ratio of
56,200
The Committee rose, a resolution r-_F{‘,j,-,
Fillmore was adoptetl rC(1!1CSllfi;~ me Secre-
mfy 0‘ Slate to ,f'-“"".‘.’.'.'r the House with a
tabular €’:2’.I.-'rnent of the proposed modifica-
Iion of the Tariff of Great Britain in the
House of Cornmons,and recent modifications
of Tarif‘fs of other foreign Governments.
The House then adjourned.
TUr.:sD.u', April :26.
In Senate, a resolution of Mr Wood-
bury was adopted, directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to report the extent to which
new books have been opened in his Depart
fQl1(‘{-‘.lI.f.l‘1.l\4°""l" '°" ' " -’
lll'é"rc‘srr‘1i, what the amount of expenditure
from March 4th, 184i, to March 4th, 1842,
and for the year previous, &c.
Numerous petitions were presented, and
re orts of~a _.private nature were made.
'I‘he bill for the relief of the representa-
tives of James I-1. Hill (on account of a
claim on the Govcrnmedt for the invention
of H-.ill’s rifle) was discussed atsouic length,
and laid over without final action.
The bill to remove certrrin cases from the
State to the Federal Judiciary was advocated
at some length by Mr Berrien, and the
Senate adjourned. .
The Aporopriation bill will be taken up
by the Senate on Thursday.
Clayton a resolutigii
9 _,-
—--QT“: §ili3P&.‘p‘lrtSllb‘ir“‘slflH1r?r'?-nr to erect at light-
Messrs
Proffit, Rhett, and Cooper of Ga., it was
rlirlrilcs. fo.-.-.:-:lrr:ri'r's‘ "or the ‘coin h"i.‘i“j”,' lb:
nority would be able to govern, as the rc-
prcsentzitives from 5 of the largest States
would constitute a m:i_joi'ity in the’ House, &
might be clcctcd by a hurt: majority of those
States, not composing i' ore than a qiiarter
under the control ofthe States. &c.
adj.,iur‘r'red.
THURSDAY, April 28.
In the House, Mr Everett offcr'r-d a re.-so
the VVliole on the Union to morrow (F'rii:lay)
at 12 o’clock. Mr Adams e:<pi'essed his
opinion against circumscribing debate when
so important on arnr-ndincnt was pending, &
in opposition to the 1‘t’E‘(.illiLir)t1.
Mr r"vlcC-lellan of N Y moved to lay the
resolution on the table : which motion was
agreed to. Ayes 70. Noes 55.
On motion of Mr‘ Cusl1iu,':.l}:,' [W93 9],
N093 59. ICU lll0_l-753"”. extra copiesiof the
"",P°"l f_f‘_?_fI.1 ‘ITS Cornrrrittve on Foreign Af-
f-'“'~‘ (fur Cushing's) relative to the colonial
trade were ordcrt-d to be print:-d.
I-I-in. Anderson lllitclrr;-ll, Re-prcseritntivc
elect from North Carolina, vice Lewis ‘Wil-
liams. dcceascd, was yesterday qualified and
took his seat.
M.-‘W--ilr:r presenteil rr-solirtioris of a meet-
ing of citiz--ns of Ashtabula County, Ohio,
CODClt‘tTl11lllOl‘y ofthe course of Mr Giddings
Tuc "Apportionment bill was again taken
up in Committee of the Whole on the Union
the question immediritely pi-‘nding being on
the amendment of Mr Colquitt to exempt. the
Starts of Georgia from the operation of the
a’ir‘r‘.?rirra'..-Ir‘. from are"Cd'rrrrr.'ra'ea°°rslr“rr.i'érs:
tions. .
Mr Kennedy ofIa. concluded his remarks
in opposition to the District System.
Mr _Bar_-nard ably advocated the amend-
ment, conté-riding that the Constitution gave
full power as to regulating the time, place
and manner of holding elections to thr-
States first. and power to the General Gov.
ernment of revision and corrcr.'tiori of Stutt-
Legislation when nrecr-ssary, that the neces-
sity now cxistcrl. and the District System
should be adoptrd for the correct and pr-r‘ft-ct
e=xprcs.<ion ofthe poprilar will, *c. &.c.
Messrs Payne and Clifford opposed the
arncndmr-nt on the grounds ofconstitutional-
ity and expediency. The House adj.
In the Housethe Apportionment bill was
again taken up, and Mr Briggs modified hi
amendment to the amendment ofMr Ather-
ton (which proposed to insert the ratio of
53,875) so as to insert 50,179.
Mr Cooper of Ga. continued his remarks
from yesterday in advocacy of a ratio of56,-
200. Mr White of la. and Gordon advoca-
led a large representation, the former expres-
sing his willingness to go for as low a ratio
as the present, and intimatiug that the ratio
(60,000) inserted by the cornrrrrttce was the
result of a caucus among the members from
the large States. Mr Everett would vote
for anv ratio to strike out that inserted by
the Coinmittee, and considered the ratios of
70,680 and 50,179 most eligible.
Messrs Fillmore and Davis of New York
and Bidlack and Cooper of Pa. in reference
to me remark of Mr White, severally declar-
ed that no caucus in their knowledge or be-
lief had been held, and Mr Cooper on whose
motion the ratio was inserted, alleged that
the motion was made. by him without con-
sultation. Mr C‘ariit'ricrs of Tenn. advoca-
ted the ratio of 53,875, and Mr Pope, of 50,-
179. .
The amendment to the amendment, to in-
sert the ratio of_50,179, was then adopted :
Ayes 80, Noes 72.
The amendment of Mr Atherton as amen-
ded by Mr Briggs, (i. e. by inserting 50,-
179) was then adopted : Ayes 90. Noes 54.
llfr Halsted, from the Committee on Elec-
tions, moved an amendment providing for
the districting of the States by Congress.
This question was debated, with reference
to the Constitutional powers of Congress for
this purpose, until adjournment. ,
\VEnni:snA'r, April 27.
In the Senate to day, Mr Evans from the
Committee on Finance. T9-P°”‘~’d ll‘? APP"°'
priation bill, which was ordered printed.
Mr Allen moved to take up from the ta-
hie, his resolution caliingon the President
for the information received or the action ta-
ken by him in reference to the Rhode Island
disorders, prefacing the motion by remarking
that Congressin the existing state ofthrngs
ought no longer to remain inert, inactive and
caiibless, while the Executive as hesupposed
was pursuing a course to makethrs Govern-
ment partyto a civil war. He Wished Con-
gress to anticipate such a catastrophe, which
, ‘f t arrested-
woicjliii ‘xvii: as anxious as Mr Allen
to examine the subj-.-ct, but not with such a"
‘Mr P. before them, enjoining upon him to
Correspondence of the N. Y. four. of Com.
FirioAv, April 29.
In the Senate this morning, the Committee
on Naval Affairs, reported a bill respecting
furloughs of Naval Officers.
The Senate was engaged the whole. day
on the arricrrdriicnts to the civil and diplomat-
ic approprizition bill. They will erideavor
to (lispo.=.:3 of the ‘r.-ill to mo.'row.
An iiiclfnctiial attempt was made in Sm-
atc to strike out the proviso from the bill
which requires the printing, binding, rec, of
the Executive Departments, to be executed
by interest given to the lowest bid..'cr. The
motion failed '28 to 9.
Mr. Briggs of'fer'crl a resolution calling on
the President for all reports made by the
investigating C0lT1mlltr-.'(‘: in I‘t.'l.il.l01'l to the
New York Custom House.
The Rules were suspended, and the Res-
olution adopt:-d.
Mr. Roosevelt then called up his motion
to reconsider the motion adopted yesterday,
aiitliorizing the printing of the Report made
by the Committee. on Public Expenditure.
Mr. L. VV. Andrews moved the previous
our--stion, which was sustained.
On the motion of reconsideration. Mr. VV.
W. Irwin asked for the y(:‘i'lS anrlnays,
which were ordered, and resulted as follows;
yeas 78, nays 84.
The House then took up the bills lying
on the Speal.'er’s table, reported from Com-
mittee of the Whole, and passed the same.
The Poi-ndeastea‘ Grin.-—This is the title
given by Mr. Stanley to the Cristorn House
Report of Mr Poindcxter, and Mr S. says it
will be as dreadful and as famous for its po-
tency as the “ Paixlian gun.” This report is
made from the evidence taken by the corn-
mission, from the fourteen volumes of public
and private correspondence, and from other
sources. It is the sole production of Mr
Poindexter, none of the other commissioners
havingever seen it.
Mr Stewart has also made a separate re-
port. ,
The Poinrlexter report was communicated
to the Secretary ofthe Treasury on the 12th
inst., then withdrawn for correction, and
finally communicated on the 20th inst. So
the Secretary andthe President had the
report before them for seven days, excluding
Sunday, before the Committee of Expendi-
ture -in the House interposed, and summoned
and Kennedy Of
Li,“ 5‘. (ho ;_rpner'z1l_ticlrct system the
‘ iands of
-r caucus or convention of the lerikliug politi-
the can-
Jsg inter‘-
|\J Inn.
blc to select unrvrirtliy men; and that a mi-
fthe pr-oplr-. ofthe U. States; and the lat-
tcr opposing the district system as unconsti-
tuiiorral for Congress. as inexpr-rlicnt, and as
Without taking the question the House
lUfl0l'1’IOl.(‘l'f1Il1'):1l€‘- debate in Committee of
I bay of St. I*‘raucisco.
for. Iwill arise and go to my father;’ and ac-
belong to Congress, but was drawn up
an officer of the Executive, and for the in
information of the Executive. _
The debate elicited a great deal of feclirir
A good deal of noise was made by‘ all si t,
of the party triangle.” The I°Iousi-’rl10“"9V"j
refused to reconsider. _ n .
SATURDAY, April .;-0.,
doptcd 60,500 as the basis of population for
the election of a member of the House. The
vote was passed by a majority of sixteen-
which is sufficiently large to justify the he-
lief that this number will be adhered to by
the House. The present number of the
House is 242. Iftbis ratio‘ of 60,500 should
be adopted, the number will be increased to
250—and the States will be represented as
follows :
Maine 8; Nc.w Hampshire 4; Massa-
chusetts 12; Rhode Island 1 ; Connecticut
5; Vermont 4; New York 40 , New Jer-
sey 6; Pennsylvania 28; Del-.rw:1rr- 1
Maryland 7; Virginia i7; North Carolina
10 , South Carolina 7; Georgia 9 ; Alaba
ma 8; Mississippi 4; Louisiana 4; Ten-
nessee 12; Kentucky 11 ; Ohio 25; Indi-
ana ll ; Illinois 7; Missouri 5, Arkansas
1 ; Michigan 3-—Total 250.
If the proposed new ratio should be final-
ly adopted, the States of Mrrinc, l\’lassachu
serfs, New York, New Jersey, Pcnnsylva
nia, Dclaw.-ire, Georgia and Arl.'ansas, will
have the some number of Repi‘est-ntatives as
at present. Virginia will lose 4-—North
Carolina 3. Smith Carolina and Kentucky
2, each, and New I-Iampshire, Rhode Island
Connecticut. Vermont, Mrirylarid and Ten-
nessce, I each, Ohio will gain six, Illinois
and Indiana, four each, Alabama and Mis-
Mr Cox, the new Serrutor from Vermorl
appeared and took his seat. ‘
4...... ---u .. ......:u ......;|,,_,,. nttnn.-‘nt to ca
l1ll.6‘1't'Sll11_Q‘ debate took place on tliisqiicstion,
In this House, Mr Adams asked leave of
the House to present the Mcmori:-i,l of E H
Robbins and thirty eight others, pr:-.ying~ for
mcrnorialists are citizens of ]'rl.rssacliiisi_rs_
fle !1Sl{€(l leave of the House to havrlibi.
same printed with the names of the mono.
rialists. He said he asked this as a matrr
ofjustice to himself, his colleagues and fl‘;
constituents, than whom there was not a rnorw
honor‘-alilc or respectable body cf--i_‘_;z,.,,S ,-'2,
the Union, birt whose cl-';j.,,ct,., it was ,,t_
le“'{Pl“d lo bl-'1-“’. by the introduction of the
l)0_1“‘l.".'1ter‘ report, which was ordr-red to be
printed. And i thad been cxultingly toll on
this floor that the object of the Poindezter
Report was to secure an anti protective pdi.
cy, and the character of his constituents arr]
colleagues was to be destroyed.
Mr Wise asked leave to explain.
,il'ir Adams said he accepted the cxplamx
tion and l.l]il1ll\'L'(l the gentleman for it.
iifr‘ U1'1(li:'1'\V0()(l then rose to rrrade an ex.
planation as to the vote he had given ycsrer.
day, when _ -
Mr Profiit rose to know from the chair, if
the House generally would not be allorr-‘(ad
to speak to the memorial and the motion to
print.
The Speaker (lecirlcd that the qlle.-‘lion
could not be debated without the UnlVe1':,-1]
consent of the House, until this day two
""‘I“liEi Orders of the day were then called‘
for, butbcfore they came up
flfr Fillmore said, by an oversight the
approprhrtion for the Navy Pension fund,
was omitted, and to provide for that deficien-
cy, he asked lcave to report a bill, as the
time for the payment ofthe-se pensions rviis
at hand. The bill was road twice and re-
fcrrcd to the Committee of the VVliole.
The House then procecdr.-d to the orders
of the day wlriclr were the priv.ite bills, ly-
ing on the Spi-'akcr’s ta'olr-, which will oc-
cupy the balance of the day. “
One of the city missionaries of Boston. a
few clays since witnessed a singular scene in
in that city. In a miserable hovel ofa house
which he eniercd, he found a man lying
dr-ad, with some of the family drunk about
liiiri. In the same roonr witli the corps a
couple wore being rnarri-.-d—-—the bridegroom
wearing the very clothes which the dead
man had just cast off, and every thing was
two each, and Louisiana one.
ll nil
. . -.
his Rhode Island resolutions, but wrthoui'
souri three each, Mississippi and Michigan,
T/re Brlir/L A7721;/.—'f'lie number of
success. . , ,‘ofiicr-r's, non commissioned officers and rank
f . . , - 9
Phi: Senate took u 7 the General A r rand file which it is iro used to maintain for
. . ,_, l , _ PP 9. _ l, . ,
pl’1'.‘.llOn biil—the qrwstlon being on ii, the service ofthe united kingdoms ofGreat
amendment as reported by the Comrnitti-e ,_,,,Brit-airi and Ireland (exclusive of the troops
Finance-—restoring the salary of $2000 10- employed in tho East Indies) for the ensu-
the Consul :rt Paris. A long and sbrnewlratjllg .V“‘” I3 95.5538-
The number employed
in the East Indies, and paid by the East
India Company is 26 940; so that the total
amount of force for the ensuing ycar will
be 122,509, men. This nizrrrber will be com-
the enactment of a Protective Tariff. -_ '1‘h,,if0S€(l Of 103.036 Tanli and file. 5.303 Of-
ficers, ‘and 8,674 non commissioned officers.
'flrei'c is an addition to the force for this
year as compared u.'i‘rii last year of 1447
men. There .”.'re 50 battalions of Infantry
abroad, in addition to 28 in New South
wales, in India and in China. The total
number is 108, having only 25 at horne.—
When the revolution in Canada broke out
in 1837, there was only nine battalions, 4.-
500 strong, in North America, and now 19
are there, exclusive of two battalions of
Guards, and the Royal Canadian Regiment
1,000 strong. Thelofalamountof the charge
for 95,628 T111411 is estimated at $3,531,575,
beingan increase, compared with last year,
of upwards of 5870 000.
Of that portion at home, there are three‘
Colone-l’s who receive $1,800 each. The
Colonels of the regiments in sevice receive
$900 each. The pay of a private in the
Horse Guards is ls. llgd. in the Foot Guard
is 1. Other regirnerits of cavalry receive ls
3d. and other regiments of In fautry 15.
Long Island. Rai/rorid.—We are grati-
fied to hear that the president and directors
ofthe Long Island railroad are now receiv-
ing contradts to continue the const_ruct_ion o
'Dt3eFT".i ril",'“t?i‘ tliii “vrn:.'g.s‘“r.'r ‘.i"r'4b'r-r, -'13
miles east of Riverhead Court House. This
port is only accessible, at certain tides, by
steamboats of light draft of water. It is about
20.virilcs rvcstol Green Port, which is an ex-
ccllt-rii hrrrlior, accessible at all times, and
iievvr obsmictcd by icir, and which is event-
ir:-illy to lie the lCl'll'll1'ral.lOfl of the railroad.
A fcrrv between Grecnport and Storrington
will effect the connection with the Eastern
States.—-Broo/rfyn Star.
‘Almost every mail brings an a.-lditional
and most potent argument it: behalf of a
Protr-ctive Tariff’ in the suspension of some,
valuable munufactorics, and the conseqiwrit
d€pI‘i\'aIiOn of the means of living of some
hundreds ofthe lriboring classes VVe see
that the Columbia Anthracite Furnace, at
Diirrrrillc, Pa. was blown out on l\"londay
last, after being in blast for nearly fifteen
rnonths. Tire pI‘0pTiel0i'S have becn induced
to this st:-p by the low price of Iron, and
going on very ms-rrily, as though it was a,
jiivltil time.
From t/re S(1Jl{f1L“fCfIi Isla.nrls.—l3y the
ship Who. Gray, at Salem, we have Sand-
wich 1.-land papers. (the Prrlynr-si:i,) to the
l3th November; and we find in the Salem
Gazette an -.ibsi,i'oct of iritr-lligence from the
same paper to Nov. 27th.
the lllllr?‘(ll:Illl11lCl for tho American arl.icle,
.in coirsc-qirruice of the large stock of Scotch
metal in the eastern markct.—— Tiibrrne.
Deal/r (3/‘rt. Qrwnrlrtm. Bro/tier in the Pen-
i[r-'7r.tiai‘3/ [Irm-pilrrl.——On the 26th J:inuarv
l:rS[, Francis Metforrl, formerly a Wall strruit
Broker, w:-.s fully committed to the City Pri-
son on six several cliargvs of forgery, on
each of which he was afterwards inrlictetl.
VVe are sorry to say that only one nirm-
bcr more of the Polynesian was to be issued;
the income being found, we presume, inadc
rjrrate to the expenses.
The Vinccnncs had a narrow cscapc from
Sl]lp\\'T(’Cl{ at the liar at the mouth of tlw
She had left the h:ir-
bor, and Willie on the bar the wind dir--rl
away, and it was necessary to .'il1i‘.ll0l‘ the
ship in scvcn fatlrouis of wa?cr. The tirln
charigvd, and lrcnvyrollers set in which
broke along side. Their weiglit and voluuic
with the noise were terrific. One broke on
board, flooded the decks. and by starting
spare spars from their lashings on the spur
lflt‘Cl\',0C(3€lSlOl1t"(l the dr-rith ofa marine. The
next morning a brcrzo sprang up, and she
was enabled to leave her dangerous sitiirrtioii.
The squadron proceed hence to Mariilla,
Singapore, Cape of Good Hope and the
United States. to arrive the ensuing summer.
Lute intelligence from the Oregon con-
firms previous accounts in raga rd to mission
ary-opcrritions in that _quartcr. The most
intelligent of the mission appear to be con-
vinced that from the fr-wness oftlrelndians.
their decreasing nl.1mI‘tt’l'S and rriigratory
habits, little good can be effected among them.
Some ofthe mission are preparing to leave
At the principal Methodist station, on the
Willametee, there are no Indians within 70
miles,.and the missionaries have become
farmers, have built good houses, and are
rapidly accumulating property.
A young wife remonstrated with her hus-
band, a disspiated spendthrift on his conduct.
‘My love, said he, “I am only likethe prod-
igal son; I shall reform by and by.’ ‘And I
will be like the prodigal son, too, ‘she replied
,cordi'ngl'y off she went,
assured the account of a riot
and plr-ad-»(l not guilty. At the April term
of the Court of Sessioris he was to have been
‘.rii*d, but his scverc illness pi'eveiitr-il. Orr
lhc 22d inst. lie was sent to the Penllt-‘1'lll=Ir‘\-‘
Ilispitril on l3:ilclr'ivell’s Island, the better to
eflcct his rr~covr=ry, but died in that institu-
tion yr-slcI'd:iy rn0rning', of what was alleged
to he liillious fcver ofa typhoid form, con-
tracted while in the City Prison —Trilnmc
Ncgolirr/irins wi£/1- Lo-rd As/tburt0n.——VVe
learn from \V:ishington, that the Cabinet
have had frcqut-nt meetings of late, and the
I-British Special Minister and Secretary of
Sratcarr-. actively engaged negotiating the
great 1)ll('Sll(il1S now pending between the
two Governments. Notliing has transpired
ofthe progress ‘made by the negotiations.
but every manifestation of good feeling
prevails, and it is to be hoped that the diffi-
culty lrctwcen the two countries will be
amicably honorably and speedily settled.
I-Tcigiit ofIm7;rrrlencc.—-A merchant in
Philadr,-lpha, a day or two back received a
notice froiiia debtor in Iowa aboutto takethra
benefit of the Barikrupt Law, stating that if
he did not come forward and prove his claim
Q2500, he would be debarred from receiving
any benefit from the bankrupt’s estate . The
liabilaties of the bankrupt were $80,000 and
his assets $16 The dividend of the merch-
ant would be about 40 cents. 25 cents were
paid for postage of notice, thereby leaving
15 cents for traveling expenses to Iowa.——
Cool—'ccrg/.
The Boston Transcript says that they are
in Bowdoin
College recently published is false in almost
every particular.
disturbing the peace. They both i-refused
to budge an inch jail wards, and were taken
up bodily and carried thither. As soon as
Elder Samson was set down, he remarked
that he ‘was more honored than his master
was—-—he was led into Jerusalem on a single
ass, but Iain brought in by two asses and
a foal.’ This was set down as a. decided
h it.—— Tribr/.7ze.
Albany and Boston Rail-2'narl.——This
road is doing a very heavy business. For
some weeks past, the Evening Jourrralsays
receipts for passengers, freight, and the
mails, have exceerlr-d one llrausanrl rlollms a
riay/, and are still on the increase. -Two
trains daily ran over the road, and it is in
contemplation, we understand, to start a
llrird train in the course of next montli.-—
Thus far receipts for freight and the mails
are about equal to those for passengers.
H0 for Boston —-‘Ne understand that sev-
eral of our principal r‘r‘lerchanis are going to
Boston, to get their Spring supplies of goods.
Since the Legislature has refused aid to
the New York and Eric Rail Road, and the
Loco Foco rnembr-rs from New York city
were forernost in hostility to it, we cannot
feel much pain-ed to see the merchants of
our own metropolis receive the go-by from
their old customers. , *
Unless a new arvenue is opened 10 New
I.70’l']i7, it is morally certain that Boston will
l.'.rl(c a large portion of the trade of the West.
It/zaca. C/r-r07Lic_7e.
It is amusing to notice the praise which
from time to time the editors of the Hartford
Times bestow upon themselves. is M r.
John M. Niles a candidate for office, no oth-
er than in the state is possessed of his stipe-
rior qualifications; is Mr.Gideon VVellcs be-
fore the public, no one can so well discharge
the duties ofthe office-. for which he is a can-
rlate; is Mr. Wm. J. I‘-.In1‘n€fSl(~'y, brought
forward, he is the man who is preeirrinently
worthy the suflragcs of freeman. Thus
these editors lavish their praise upon one
unother, until it has been absolutely disgust-
ing. \Vell may the exclamation be made, 0
temporal O inoresl——Harlford Con’/‘arit.
There is a vile and malignat spirit of de
traction and slander among the loco focos.
towards the Se-cretray of State, in propagat
ing caluinnics respecting him, which, when
proved in one instance to be false, immedi-
atcly breaks out in another, cvincing a de-
termination among his enemies not incre-
ly to drive him from station in Government,
but to destroy his reputation. I-Vhatr-vr-r
might have been thoirglrt at the time. ofthe
det-irmiriation of Mr. VV-.-bster to remain in
the cabinet when his colleagues resigned.
we have no doubt his continuance in his offici-
has been productive of much benefit to th-
country, and probably will be of mrich more.
Slander is one of the basest, most mean and
contcmptible engines ofuiischief that can be
made use of to get rid of talents and worth ,
and hence it is exactly suited to the capaci-
ties and tastcs of those who are endcavoring
to destroy the standing and Character of this
J:_.:,,,,,-n{,.,t -1 ...,{,i:.- ”frh_c|.""'I'x"IvI r,.O'uw: cunt.
Rommrce vs. Reality/.—If you wish to
marry a wornan who will sit all Clay with
holes in hcr stockings. and talk to you about
what s?.crificcs she would be willing to
make for your comfort and convenience-~
who will see you toiling and sweating day
and night, for the support of your family,
and never rca -h forth a finger to assist you,
while she aildr'r-ssr-4s.y-ou in pnctical -nunibr-rs
and calls you the noblest of bcings -whoso
heart is always bursting with love, while
your shirts ner-d washing and you can never
get a meal cooked to your mind-—if you
would marry such a one go and rnarrv a ro-
mantic maiilcn who reads Bulwer, and sighs
to the moon.
F/our T'rrrrIe—— Crznu./. -—Up to six o’clock
last evening there had been 106 clearances
on the canal from the office in this city. The
amount ol flour shipped for the L --w York
market, up to the sonic time \V.‘1S 9847 bar-
rels; being 3704 for the first dry, and 6053
for second, or for yestcrda y. Business Ont-‘D8
.pi‘ell\ fair. The Packets are plying East
and West——also South on the Genessee Ca-
n.-rl Business by the Lake is more brisk
than usu-il at this season ofthe year.
R06/Lester D. Arlr.-erliiser, ~23 ufl.
7/re 44!/'1. Britis/L Re_gz'nicnl.——This
Ra-girrrvrit, which has been annihilated by
the Affghans, formed part of Gen. Peckr-n-
ham’s army at the battle of New Orleans;
it was then‘ under Col. Mullens, and was
there.--(lisgi'acetl -foifinot biinging up the
fascines in tim--; and to this circumstance,
the disasters of that fat.-il day were attributed.
The l'0£_Ilfl1i‘I)l then lost their colors, and
were Sfflll -to Iifdia to regain them.
N. Y. Exp ress.
It is stated that a petition of Benjamin
Rzitbburn, now confined in the State Prison
at Auburn, signed by the most respectable
of IV:-stern New York, and a majority of
the members of the New York Legislature
has been prescnicd to Gov. Seward.
CASE on THE Freais.—'I‘lie Salem Gazette
nublislies the following note from Lord Aberdeen
—lransmitred by Mr. Everett to the owners of
(hat vessel. Ii is an acknowledgement and re-
dress of wrong worthy an honorable and mag-
nanimous nation:
I-Ier I‘./1ajesty’s Governmentacknowledges
that the act of the officer commanding the
‘W'ater-witch, was not jiistifiable upon any
priciples of international law, or by any ex-
istingtrcaty betwecnGreatBritain &. the
as that the case is one in which compensation
may bejustly demanded by the U. S. Gov-
ernment from the Government of Great
Britain. The undersigned has accordingly
the honor to rqucst the owners ofthe ‘Tigris’
to send a statement, accompaned, by docu-
mentary evidence,ofthe damage which they
have sristained by the unauthorised act o.fthe
British officer; in order that the account, as
soon as it shall have been substantiated to the
satisfaction of her Majesty’: Government
may at once he settled. (Signed)AnEnoEr:N.” .
mitted to prison in default of $100 bail, for ject, aboundingin importantstatistics, is daily .
'l‘he consideration of the Tariff question
awaits the movements of the Treasury De-
partment, from which a report upon the strb-
expccted, having been called for several
weeks ago_by the House of Representatives,
at the instance of the Corrirnittee of ways and
means.——Nat. Intel.
Abolition Run Mad.——The Boston Liber-
ator, alluding to the usual annual abolition
convention that meets in New York on the
11th of this month, distinctly avows that its
purpose now is. to adopt the measure-of,a
Repeal of tlie Union of the States, and that
this project.will.occupy the deliberations at
the next anniversary.
Quite a number of our VVasbingtonian
lecturers have turned chemists. - They have
31 small apparatus which they carry with
them to the meetings——proct1re a pint of
beer and al-stract the alcohol, often getting
nearly a wine-_-.gl:rss full, which they burn in
presence of the audicnce.'—-—0'rg(m. .
A Distillery Failure.-—The Utica Daily.
"Gaze-tte states that the 'l'owr>.r firm at Water.
ville, has failed for nearly $60,000, and rho:
there is only $10,000 to inner the liabilities.
This is the last ofthe distillcries in that por-
tion of the country. ‘*
We are happy to learn that the controvcr.
sy between the friends of the Rev. Dr.
Spraeue ofAlbany, on his behalf, and E.
II. Dclavan, Esq. has been adjusted. A
mutual publication, we are told, may be soon
f‘Xp(‘Cl.L’(I.——J0’l1«-". of Com.
Governor Seward has issued his Procla-
mation rrfilzring $700 reward for the convic-
tion of certain persons who have unlawfully
and forcibly resisted the civil authorities in
Schoharie county, in the execution of legal
process, by tumultuous bodies ofdisguiscd &
armed men.
Lord Morpeth was honored with a magni-
ficcnt private dinner at the St. Charles Hotel
New Orleans, on the 15th inst. Mr. Van
Buren was invited but was prevented from
being present by a previous engagement.
A cise was recently decided in the Dis-
trict Court of Belfast, Maine, which com-
menced two years ago for the recovery of
ninety-two cents. The costs amounted to
about $400.
The report of the appointment by Mr
Webster, to a clerkship in the state depart-
ment, ofyoung Reynolds. brother to the pret-
ty actress of that name, is flatly contradicted
in S2iturday’s Globe.
General Jackson-—T/re $1,000.-The
Judiciary Committee of the U. S. Senate
have reported against refunding to the Dc-
fender of New Orleans the $1,000 fine im-
posed on him by Judge Hall for enforcing
martial law.
Szlr, Hundred Tercirm W0/f IIu.7iler:—
A body of 640 Texas emigrants from Ala-
bama and Southern border ofTcnncssee, are
on their march towards Mcmplris. They
are well armed and rquipcd.-N. 0. Bee.
Prcpa rations are in train for the immediate
launching of the frigate Raritan now on the
stocks at Pliiladclphia Navy Yard. The
workmen are layingthe ways, and the space
between the ship house and channel is being
deepened. -
I. .3... -..-..-..-..d ,-
- _ r.-Po.-r..J in Bnltiur-ire
that Com. Ballard has been notified that
charges had been filed against him "for
opening a_letter Zi(lCll‘£‘5S(‘Ll to another, lying
and perjury,” and that he must hold himself
in readiness to appear before a Court Martial.
It is l‘llm01‘(‘(.l in Phil..delphia thatthe
President means to continue Mr. Tyson in
his office, the rejection of he Senate to the
contrary notwithstanding. Another rumor
says he is to have a place in the cabinet.
Says an exchange, * Temperance puts
wood upon the fire, flour in the barrel, meat
in the tub, vigor in the body, intelligence in
the brain, and spirit in the whole composi-
tion.’-——0rgan.
The whole line of the Ohio State Canal
from Clt‘\'t'lt11'lCi on Lake Erie, to Ports-
nrouth on the Ohio River, has been opened
for navigation.
Theiie are said to be 1,300 vessels in the
Uni'cd States marine, sailing on the total
abstinence system, many of them bound on
distant voyages round Cape Horn.
In three libel suits recently decided in favor
of J. F'eoni~more Coop-i-r, he recovered on
riggrogate of $217, viz: $142 from the Alba-
ny Evening Journal, and $75 from the Onei-
da \Vhig. Rather poor picking.
Dr'.cprnpo2'lion in tire Ce7zsus.—Itappears
by the last census,lhat there are over 300,000
more men than women in the United States.
The State Lrian.- Only from $30,000 to
$50,000 of the State Loan of$l,000,000, at
7 per cent. the proposals for which were
opened have been taken.—Alba.n_2/ Argus.
Nm-t/I. Carolina. Ban./cs.——The Bank of
the State and the Bank of Cape Fear have.
resolved to’ resume the payment of specie on
all their obligations on Monday next.
Inrlia.ns.——One hundred and twenty Indi-
ans arrivcd at New Orleans on the 15th.
from Florada, on their way to the for West.
A Frenchman named Rabies, at Challon,
has invented a self-winding clock. The
weight is raised wheneverthe hour is struck.
Where’s Connecticut?
The project of connecting the Atlantic 1.
Pacific oceans, at Panama. is engaging the
particular attention of certain parties in Lon-
don.
I-Iolme’s counsel have moved for a new
trial, on exceptions taken to the charge of
thejndge.
Three hundred and twenty thousand her-
rings were taken from the Aguwain river at
Wahrr-ham, Saturday week.
Upwards of 900 steerage passengers have
arrived at New York, from England within.’
the past week.
The first passage through the magnificent
new acqueduct, at Rochester, was made last
W cdrresday, with considerable ceremony.
Travellers now go from Boston to Wash
ington in 37 hours. *
Dixon has been walking sixty consecutive
‘hours at Baltimore. '
The Rev. Dr." Edwards has resigned the
Presidency of Andover Theolog. Seminary.-
Norwalk Chronicler