CONGRESSIONAL.
Correspondence ofthe Tribune. _
Moxmv. Jan. 16.
' ’ In Senate, Mr. Allen, presented a resolu ‘
tion from the Ohio Legislature in favor of
the repeal ofthe bankrupt law. Also a joint
resolution in favor of reduction of letter
postage. .
Mr.‘ Calhoun presented petitions from
Philadelphia and other places in favor of
the Exchequer scheme. In presenting them
Mr. C. took occasion to any that he was not
in favor of the scheme.»
Mr. Buchannan presented petitions from
Philadelphia in favor of the scheiric of Mr.
IV. C. Johnson, to issue two hundred mill-
l-ions of State stocks. .
After the consideration of a private bill,
the Seniite‘took u-p the resolution heretofore
, ofi'ered, proposin-g an amendment ofthe Con-
stitution-, sothat the U. S. Judges shall serve
for a li-m~ited period. The resolution after
some discussion. was laid on the table.
The Senate adjourned. 1
In the House, Mr. Wise presented peti-
tions from Baltimore and Philadelphia, in
favor ofthe Exchequer Scheme. ‘
Mr. Clifford offered a resolutiomdirecting.
the Judiciary Committee to report forthwith
a bill for the unqualified repeal ofthe Bank-
rupt law. -
The main question on the adoption of the
resolution was ordered to be put. and being
put, the resolution was adopted by a vote of
yeas I28, nays 78. _
- Mr. Barnard, the chairman ofthe Judicia-
ry committee, then rose and made some re-
marks to the effect that the bill could not be
reported ‘forthwith,’ inasmuch as the coin-
mittee could not sit during the session of
I the House.
Mr. Wise moved that the members of -the
Judiciary comm. have leave to retire for the
urpose of executing the order ofthe House.
The Speaker decided that such a motion
could be entertained only by a suspension of
the rules.
Mr. Wise then. (it being resolution day)
offered aresolution directing the Judiciary
committee to execute the order'of the House,
by retiring and reporting the bill ‘forthwith.’
The question was then taken on the adop-
tion of the resolution, and the result was
yeas H2, nays 8|. So the committee had
leave to retire for the purpose of executing
the order of the House.
Tozsnav, Jan. 17.
In the House, reports were called in order
fromgthe Committees during the morning
hour.
From the Committee on Judiciary, by Mr.
Barnard, (in compliance with the order of
the House of yesterday.) a Bill for the re-
peal of the Bankrupt Law. with a proviso
that proceedings instituted before the going
into eflect of the act shall not be affected;
which was read once.
Mr. Barnard objected to its second reading
to~day. - ~
A long wrangle on oints of order follow-
ed; the bill was final y read the second
time. Mr. Turncy attempted to get the
floor to move an amendment. and disputed
for a long time. with other gentlemen. thé
Speaker’s decision which gave the floor to
Mr. Barnard. as reporter of the bill.
Mr. B. then made a further report from
the Judiciary committee, of a resolution to
refer back to that committee the hill (just
reported) to repeal the Bankrupt law, with
instructions to report a bill to repeal the vol-
untary provisions, &.c.
After farther dis-orderly conversation at
soiri'e length by various gentlemen, Mr.
VVise got the floor and moved the previous
question, (which if sustained. would cutoff
the motion to re-commit. and bring a direct
vote on the engrossment.) The previous
question was seconded. ayes 9i, noes 82.
The morning hour here expired, and the
friends of the law, anxious to preserve it at
least one day longer in the House. called for
the orders ofthe day, and thus this bill was
laid over. .
The subject however was not yet disposed
of. The other bill (Mr. Everett’s) to repeal
the Bankrupt law came up in order. Mr.
Marshall having the floor, who instead of
delivering the long deferred speech, moved
the previous question. which after some dis-
cussion. was seconded: ayes llO. noes 28.
Thus Mr. Briggs’s motion to re-commit
being cut off, the question was first on Mr,
Ctishing’s amendment-—providing that the
repeal shall not affect proceedings commenced
before the taking elicct of the repeal——whic/L
was adopted; yeas I48. Hays 62.
The next question was on Mr. Barnard's
substitute for Mr. Everett's bill as amended
which provided for the repeal of the volun-
tary provisions of the law after the 4th o_f
'fllFl'C'Il" ncat.‘ “'I‘IJIS"\YKl§ lffjected, YCBS 73,
nays 136.
The bill was then ordered engrossed
without a division. The third reading to.
day was objected to, but on motion of Mr.
Weller the rules were suspended, the last
fatal blow was struck, and the bill was read
a third time and passed : yeas 140, nays 7i.
, Mr. Barnard and Everett respectively
gave notice of substitutes they should offer
for the Exchequer bill when taken up by
the Committee of the Whole-which were
ordered printed.
On motion of Mr. Fillmore. the Army
Appropriation bill was taken up in Commit-
tee of the Whole, and after disposing of a’
few sections, the committee rose.
Several Executive communications were
laid before the House, among which was
one from the War department in answer to
a recent resolution of the House, giving the
history of the circumstances of Mr. Lonni-
lier’s arrest by Gen. Jackson in l8l5.
The House adjourned.
In Senate-,various petitions were presented,
A communication was received from the
Treasury Department in answer to the in-
quiries of the Senate as to the amount of ex-
' ports and imports of _g.old'and silver'bullion,
which ‘was ordered printed.
Mr. Woodbury presented the credentials
of Hon. Chas. G. Atherton, Senator-elect
from the State of New. Hampshire for 6
cars from the 4th of March next.
- — The next business was a resolution call-
T g for information from the Treasury De.
=rtmcnt relating to the removal of Jonathan
obeits. late collector of _tliej Port of Phila-
l phia.
much of ‘the
Objection‘ being made to the consideration
-of the resolution at this time, a motion was‘
madeto suspend the rules, but without suc-
cess. ~ ,
Mr. Tillinghast offered a resolution in-
structingthe Judiciary Committee to report
an amendment to the bill for the repeal of
the Bankrupt law. so that the repeal shall
not affect cases which may be pending at the
time of the passage of this act.
Mr. Clifford moved to'lay the resolution
on the table. The motion failed, yeas, 60.
nays H2. The resolution was then adopted
by acclaination. So the previous action of
the House on Mr. Cliflord’s resolution a-
mounts to nothing as the new, bill will be
reported in about the same shape as the old
one. The House then adjourned.
Wrniursnax. Jan. 18.
In Senate to day. petitions were presented
for the repeal ofthe Bankrupt law by Mr.
Wright, and for its modification by Mr.
Woodbury. ‘
The Oregon bill was taken up, and Mr.
Choata made an eloquent speech of some
length in reply to Mr. Benton, and in oppo-
sition to the bill in its present form.
He objected to it principally on the ground
thatthe grant of land to settlers provided by
it would be a violation of the treaty with
Great Britain. and advocated its recommit-
tal and modification, to avoid the obnoxious
provisions.
In the House. after the presentation on
_leave and adoption of several unimportant
resolutions, and someother irregular busi-
ness, --
Mr.'Evcrett moved to suspend the rules
to take up and dispose ofthe repeal of the
Bankrupt lavv—a motion to reconsider the
repeal having been made to afford Mr. Cush-
ing, who had the floor, an opportunity to re-
ply to various gentleman. and to explain
with reference to his auction sale of the ef-
fects of the administration, doc. Mr. E. wa-
ved the motion as the subject would come up
at the expiration afthe morning hour.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, and Mr. Adams moved to postpone
the Army bill: negatived.
The Army bill was resumed. and an in-
teresting debate occupied most of the day.
The committee rose. having made but little
progress. and after some confused attempts
at irregular business, the House adjourned.
Tnossnar Jan-.19.
In Senate to day, on motion of Mr. Tal-
madge the Exchequer bill was made the
spacial order for Wednesday next.
The Oregon bill was again taken up.
and discussed by Messrs. Benton and Cheats
until adjournmnet at it late hour.
In the House, Mr. Cushing, from the
committee on Foreign Aflairs, to whom was
referred that part of the President’s Mes-
sage relating to the subject, reported a bill
to provide for carrying into effect the recent
treaty between, the United States and Great
Britain. [The bill appropriates for the pay-
ment ofa commissioner and clerk. to run
the boundary line; for the payment ofMaine
and Massachusetts for expensesincurred in
defence of the North-Eastern ‘boundary ;
authorises the President to apply _so
regular Naval nppl'0p|‘l!l-
tion as is necessary to the maintenance of a
squadron on the coast of Africa; etc]
After a brief examination of the provisions
by the clerk, it was referred to the committee
of the Whole on the Union.
The subject of Gen. Jackson’: fine was
discussed during the remainder of his hottr
by Mr. Hunt.
The matter was laid over at the expiration
ofthe morning hour.
The motion to rcconsider_the bill for the
repeal ofthe bankrupt law cnineup in order.
Mr. Cushing occupied his hour in an e-
laborate argument. in reply to Messrs.
Thompson of la Fessenden, «Rayner. and
other gentlemen, in explanation ofhis for-
mer speech. etc. He denied the charge that
he had put up at auction the ‘spoils of the
Government. and called on gentlemen to
point out any passage of his speech which
declared it. He entered, into a general de-
fence of Mr. T_vlcr’s Administration, incul-
pating the Whigs for their separation from
and condemnation of Mr. Tyler, etc.
Mr. Fesscnden rejoined in reply to Mr.
Cushing, further commenting on Mr. C.'s
former speech, and clearly demonstrating
that in it, notwithstrmtling all his disclaimers,
he had set up the power of the Government
before both parties, and warned them that it
would not be for their interest to oppose the
Executive measures, as there were men con-
nected with the Administration who would
be felt in the Presidential election. ac.
Mr. Thorppson ofIa. attempted strongly
to get the floor to reply to Mr. Cushing, but
Mr. Garret Davis of Ky. obtained it and dc.
voted his hour to an eloquent and able de-
fence ofthe Whig party against the charge
of Mr. Cushing that they had refused to aid
the President in carrying on the Govern-
ment. referring to the factthat all the meas-
ures of the Extra and of the last Session rec-
ommended by the President as necessary to
the support of the Government, were passed
by the solid body of the Whigs, and t-he lo-
eos and a portion ofthe peculiar friends of
the President opposing them. And .yet Mr.
Cushing was hoping to obtain aid from the
locus for carrying on the Government! ac.
Mr. Marshall obtained the floor. and after
reference and opposition to the bankrupt law
as unconstitutional and impolitic. continued
his speech from a former day. on general
politics. He eulogised in the strongest terms
Mr. Webster's talents. and expressed the un-
bounded admiration with which he had made
his speeches his study and his political text
book. but considered the Exchequer now
presented to them, and the offspring of Mr.
W. in direct opposition to the doctrines laid
down in all these speeches‘ and uniformly
held by that gltlantleman previous to his con-
nexion with r. Tyler, &-c. The House
adjourned.
,FRiDA1'. Jan. 20.
In Senate, the bill from the House to re-
peal the bankrupt law was read twice by its
title. and referred to the Judiciary committee.
Several bills were-i'ead_ a third time and
passed, and the Senate, after a short Execu-
tive Session, adjourned. '
In the Horse, Mr. Summers asked that a
petition pro ing Congress to adopt a plan for
the reliefo the States on the basis of Mr. W
- CWT‘-A
C_. Johnson's plan. which he would soon of-
fer might be referred to the committee to be
appointed upnn Mr. Johnson’s plan. The
Speaker said it would be so ordered.
The House took up the bill giving the
chief clerk in the office of Secretary of State
the franking privilege. After a brief debate
the bill was passed I30 to 59. ‘
Mr. Kennedy, in reply to an inquiry, said
that the comm. on commerce would on Wed-
nesday reporton the Warehousing system.
Mr. \Vinthrop presented a report from the
Committee on commerce on the subject of
free colored seamen. concluding with the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the seizureland imprisonment
in any port. ofthis Union. of free colored sca-
meii.citizens of anypf the States. and against
whom there is no charge but that or entering
said port in the prosecution of their righful busi-
ness. in violation of the privileges ofcitizenship
guarantied by the 2d sections ofthe 4th article
ofthe Constitution ofthe United States.
Resolved, That any State laws. bylwhich cer-
tain classes ofseamen are prohibited from enter-
ing certain parts of this Union in the prosecution
of their rightful business, arc_in contravention
of the paramount and exclusive power ofthe
General Government to regulate commerce.
Mr. Rayner presented a minority report‘
with a resolution to discharge the committee
from the further consideration of the subject.
Mr. Black moved- to lay the motion to
print on the table. Lost. 72 to H4, and the
usual _number was ordered printed. I
-.",'A resolution by Mr. Fillmore that all de-
bite in committee on the army appropriation
bill cease on Saturday, was laid on thetnble.
Private business then came up and the
House soon adjourned. ‘I
SATURDAY Jan. 21.
The Senate having taken their usual holi-
day, was not in session to day; -
In the House, Mr. Botts asked leave to in-
troduce a resolution directing the Secretary
of War to communicate to the House all in-
formation rcceived at the Department relative
to the recent attack of Com. Jones on Cali-
fornia, what action has been taken by the
Department thereon, doc.
Mr. Botts said he had offered this resolu-
tion in consequence ofa statement in the
Globe this morning that Com. Jones was re-
called and that Com. Parker was appointed
in his place.
‘Mr. Wise said it was not true, as he had
yesterday learned from Com. Parker himself.
Mr. Botts then withdrew the resolution.
Five thousand extra copies ofthe report
of Mr. VVinthrop and the counter report of
Mr. Rayner from the committee on Coin-
merce on the subject of the imprisonment of
colored seamen, were ordered printed.
At the suggestion of Mr. Cave'Johnson by
general consent the bill introduced by him
prohibiting extra allowances to any officer
of Government was taken up and passed—
yeas l5l.nays 15.
Mr. Arnold moved a reconsideration of the
vote for the purpose ofofft-ring asap amend-
ment, his cclebrated bill for the reduction of
the pay of members of Congress, &c. and
briefly urged on the House the propriety as
well as duty of taking a vote upon the bill.
The motion to reconsider was rejected.
The ‘remainder ofthe day was consumed
in the consideration of the bill to provide for
the payment of property lost by the inhabit-
ants of East Florida, an amendment of Mr.
Giddings pending. excluding from this pro-
vision slaves. After remarks by Mr. Ada-'rts
of some length on this subject, without action
thereon, the House adjourned.
The Somers Jlfuting/.—It is understood.
says the Tribune of Monday last that the
Court of inquiry on Thursday e ening last
decided upon the case of the in tiny which
has been under consideration for,some days
past, and on Friday afternoon t ey assem-
bled to prepare their opinion for ansmission
to the Department at Washin on. It is
supposed that their decision is f‘.vorable to
Capt. M'Kenzie. The Editor o__! the Couri-
er and Enquirer has, however, learned from
authority which he says. admits hf no ques-
tion, that the President of-the Ihited States
without waiting to learn the decilion of the
Court, has ordered a Court Marial to con-
vene at the Navy Yard, forthe tiial ofCom-
mander M’Kenzie, and the offidtrs of the
Somers, for the execution of Speycer, Crom-
well and Small. ’ The order haspee-n issued
in compliance with the demand (fM’Kenzie
and his brother officers, and wll of course
terminate the proceedings in thiscase. as oil
interference by tho civil-nutboritlr will now
be unconstitutional, even if the civil courts
originally had jurisdiction in thcmatter.
A II:tman Body Fou.nd.—'We turn from
the Danbury Times, of the 18th that on
Friday last, a man who was honing musk-
rat. discovered the l‘€‘m'tit'ls ofa h man body
on the bank of the Housatonivl a little
south _of Town Bridge, in New Milford-.—
The body was partly covered vith leaves.
and the skeleton from the hips iiptvtird was
all that could be found at first.l, At high
water the bo.ly must have beerfl covered;
and two or three days after the emainder
of it was found further down the ank. A
pocket knife and two pipes we e all the
articles of property found neartliebody An
inquest was held, but nothing w:is,ascertain-
ed to elucidate the name of the ‘ceased, or
the cause ofhis death. The rvorkltien attach-
ed to the cars. state that some timbin August
last, there was an unpleasant odlr in that
vicinity, which it was supposecll proceeded
from the decaying body. Theserparticulars
are on the authority of a getitlemdii who was
on the inquest. - . 4
Change of Hour. -'I‘he Houszitiinic Rail-
road train new leaves Albany for}NewYork ‘
at 9 a. in. instead of 5 p. m. as ilieretofore.
Passengers arrive in New York tit}! lo’clock
the saute evening.—-Albany Evc.Jour,
The statue of Was/iington.——lll;r. Green-
ough has addressed a memorial to’ Congress
on the subject of his statue. Heldtates that
the statue is now in a bad light. ll‘he light
is vertical and casts a shade on the lower
features ofthe face, andgives the ,l'igure an
appearance’ of constraint, He states that
there is no light suited to it in the; Rotunda,
and recommends that it be removed to the
spuare west ofthe Capitol, and that a shel-
ter be erected over it. He also enters into a
justification of the design, so far as relates to
the costume ofthe statue.
The Huano.—The following description
of this new article of traffic from South A-
merica is taken from a letter from Mr. Wheel-
wright to the Secretary of the National In-
stitute at Washington. _
The Huano, of which you have a speci-
men No. 2. has recently attrac-ted great at-
tention, no less than 40,000tons having been
shipped to England during the last fifteen.
months as a manure. 2 Much discussion has
arisen as to its naturebut the received opin-
ion at ‘present is that it is bird’s dung. It is
found on the island adjacent to the coast ‘of
Peru in ‘such enormous quantities as to in-
duce scepticism as to its origin; in some pla-
ces it lies from 80 to 100 feet deep; feath-
ers and egg-shells are frequently found'deep-
ly buried in it; it,was used as a manure by
the Indians long before the- conquest. and
without it the valleys of Peru would be al-
most desolate; it is pungent in the extreme,
and if used in large quantities, burns and de-
stroys vegitation. while in smaller quantities
it vivifies and gives extraordinary rapidity to
growth. I have not its analysis before me,
I am sorry to say. to forward you.
"Six Pens Menzlcd I2-I2”
What a crowd of noble and sublime ideas
come thronging to the mind, on reflecting
upon the above item, which we take from
one ofthe bills charged to the State. by the
last Legislature. Six pens mended! VVhat
kind of pens I For whom? VVho had these
pens? Were they stvan's quills for the
Governor? Or did the Senate appropriate
these six pens, to their own exclusive use?
Or rather, did the mediatorial committee on
the affairs of Rhode Island, use them in their
correspondence with Gov. Dorr ? Perhaps
Speaker Wiglitman used one of them in in-
dicting his farewell address. VVe can fancy
him with his new knife in one pocket, and
the others filled with paper-folders, silver
pencils, and letter stamps—with his eye in-
tent on Canada, exclaiming "when shall we
all meet again l l” No wonder he thought
such a body -of men could never again be as-
sembled. and filled with this idea how did
they grasp for peunknivesl But who had
the pens? When will this mystery be re-
vealed? \Ve say there is a gross injustice
in thus furnishing only 6 pens! It encour-
ages that vile notion of exclusive privileges
—-—monopolies and vested rights——nnd we
call oti the spirit of loco focoism to resent
the outrage. Once more we ask who had
the pens? We can imagine who took the
knives,and indeed the bill throws somelight
on that part of the subject-—-but midnight
darkness shrouds the pens. In after ages
when the man in Iron mask-—tvhen the au-
thor of Junius—-when the man in the claret
colored coat, shall all be divulged. the ques-
tion will still be unsolved ‘who had these six
pens ’f- Hart. Cour.
Horrid.—Yt-sterday morning a hearse
coming down Tchoupitoulas street, through
a sudden fright ofthe horses. was upset, and
the tenant of-the coflin, which was broken
by the fall, rolled out upon the pavement,
here in all its ghastliness, the corpse remain-
ed for more than two hours i —N. 0. Pic.
it is considered no small offence to rob a
man of his propertp—and if the last legisla-
ture had passed an act, confiscating the
estate of all persons engaged in literary pur-
stiits, the public mind would have been thun-
derstruck by such an enormity. But the
elective franchise is as valuable as any other
right. and in a Repulic should be held more
sacred than the right of property. And yet
itis a fact that a law exists in our statute
hook. passed by the last Gen. I-lssembly.
which wholly deprives many worihy young
men, ofthe right ofvoting any where in the
State, although they are electors in Connecti-
cut .' Now suppose. that instead of depriving
A. B. of his right to vote, the law had taken
away his farm i What would be thought of
such a law I Yet the only case is no harder
than the other. Will the people of Con-
necticut sustain such an outrage.
Hort. Courant.
The Hartford Courant, says the. Conven-
tion of Wednesday was such_as it does one’s
heart good to see All classes and interests
in the community were well represented.—-
The old cry of the radicals, that the people‘
s_hould be remembered, may no longer be
heard. The whole energy and spirit of the
day indicated a conviction in the popular
mind, that the present State administration
has falsified its promises, and adetermination
to revoltitionize Connecticut at the coming
election. \Ve are sure the enthusiasm
which was prevalent in theconvention is but
an index of the deep feeling throughout the
State, which will in April restore Connecti-
cuttothe position from which. at the last
election she fell by inactivity.
A severe shock ofan Earthquake was it-it
on Wednesday evening about nine o'clock.
On the hill the people were much alarmed.
The earth rolled like a sea, and was so se-
vere as to throw people down, upset them out
oftheir chairs, and in one or two instances
that we have heard of, persons have rolled
out ofbetl. Many persons left their houses
and ran into the street—-the churches, which
were not yet out, were deserted. and so for
as we have heard. great consternation pre-
vailed.-—SI. Louis Organ.
Louisiana. Senator.-—We learn from the
New'Orle:ins Bee of the 10th II‘|SI.‘ll’i:ll. Hon.
Alexander Porter has been elected Senator
ofthe United States. The Bee says that
there does not live within the compass ofthis
wide Union a stauncber, :1 truer or a more
incorruptable Whig than Alexander Porter.
A woman’s tongue has been found capa-
ble on actual experiment. lately. to move
1,620 titties in a minute! Think of that
and weep. ‘
Wafer rotted Hernpfor the Nat.-_i/,—In
consequence of the promise held out by the
Government that an agent would be sent out
here this winter to purchase water rotted
hemp for the navy, the farmers ofKt-ntucky
and Missouri have water rotted about ,700
tons. perhaps more. This hemp, at the
‘price paid by the Government for Russia
hemp, is worth about $200,000. Many spe-
cimens of it have been examinedby the best
judges,‘ and it is generally pronounced supe-
rior to the Russia.-Louisville Jour.
' Tait Hanson is open to Albany.
From the Boston tla Tuesay. Jan. 17.___
The Collins Governor.-—"The -House ‘of ,
Representatives, yesterday, elected John Da-
v___is and Marcus Morton as the.two candidates
out of the four having the highest number of
votesat the election by the.People to be sent , -
to the.Senate, from which two, n Governor
is to be chosen by the Senate. There is not
now the shadow ofa doubt that Marcus Mor
ton will be elected, this day. as Governor,»
of Massachusetts. ‘In l839,fl18_ was elected
Governor, by one vote majority, at the pop-
ular election. Now, not having votes enough
at the election by the People. he comes into’
the office by a single vote in the House of
Repi°esentatives.,and that vote given to him
by a member from one of thestrongest Whig
towns in the Commonwealth, who‘ voted a-
gainst the'l-znown and expressed wishes of
his constituents, and basely betrayed the
interests he was sent here to sustain.
The vote for the. first candidate to the Sen-
ate was as follows: '-
Marcus Morton 174
John Davis 165
S~.imuel.E Sewall 8
The vote for the second candidate was-
For John ‘Davis 271
Samuel E. Setvall 21 . _
Henry H. Child and Geogre Hull were
selected as the carididates for Lieut. Govern-
or.
On Tuesday, the Senate _of Massachusetts
elected Marcus Morton, Governor, and Hen-
ry H. Childs, Lieutenant Governor of the
State for the ensuing year. Mr. Morton rye-
ceived 27 votes out of 38—and Mr. Childs
26 out of 37.
Cure fiir II;/drop/iobia.—(From a corres
pondent.)—At Udina, in Firule,a poor man
lying under the frightful tortures of hydo-
phobia was cured with some droughts of
vinegar, given him through mistake instead
of another potion. A physician of Padua
got intelligence ofthis event at Undina,~and
tried the same remedy upon a patient at the
hospital, administering to him a pound of
vinegar in the morning and another at noon.
and a third at sunset, and the man was
speedily and perfectly cured.
A philosopher stepped on board a ferry
boat to cross a stream ; on the passage be en-
quired ofthe ferryman if he understood arith-
metic. The man looked astonished. ‘A-
rithmetic! No sir, I never heard of it be-
fore. Tlic philosopher replied, I am very
sorry, for one quarter of your life is gone.
A few minutes after. he asked the ferry-
man: Do you know anything of Mathe-
matics I The boatman replied no. Well
then, said the philosopher. another quarter
of your life is gone. A third question was
asked the ferryman . Do you umlerstand
Astronomy ? Oh.no sir, never
such a thing. VVell then my friend, anoth-
er quarter of your life is gone. Just at this
moment the boat run on a snug, and ‘was
sinking, when the ferryman jumped up,
pulled off his coat, aslreti the philosopher, -
with great earnestness of manner, Sir can
you swim? No, said the philosopher. Well
then, said the ferryman, your it‘-flfllc life is
lost, for the boat’s going to the bottom; and
SO saying, the fellow jmnpvd uff and su.'.'uii
to the shore, leaving the poor philosopher to
take care of himself.
Revolt.—A Convention of seceding demo-'
crats in New Hampshire have nominated
John B. White of Ltmcester, for Governor,
and John Page (late Governor.) James
Clark. Abner Greenleaf. and Israel Hunt,
Jr. for Congress. in opposition tothe regular
democratic candidates.
Literary and 'l_t/pograp/tic Curiosi/g/.—
We have now before us the Family Herald
of useful information and amusement for the
million, published in London on Saturday
‘the first specimen ofa publication produced
entirely by machinery-—types, ink, paper
and printing.’ The types were set tip by
Young’s Patent Composing Machine, to
which frequent allusion has been made in
our columns.——'I‘lie paper, equal in size to
four pages of the Albion, was set up by two
young persons (females no doubt) ‘in the
same time as would have required the exer-
tion ol five skilled men by the ordinary meth-
od.’ It is a handsome publication, and is at
once a literary and a typographical curiosity.
VVhat the coinpositors call ‘The Infernal"
Machine’ is now in practical and regular op-
erntion. and its effect is seen in the low price
of the Herald, which is sold fora penny.
Liz.-crpool Albion.
\Consistenc_1/.—The last legislature passed
resolutions denouncing the Bankrupt law
as "ea: post faclo”—-"u.nco.~istitutional,” &.c.
&c.—and in the same breath they passed an
act abolishing imprisonment for debt on all
past contracts as well as those afterwards to
be made: and to crown the whole matter.
and give the lawyers business. they created
so many exceptions to the operation of the
lnw. that they can hardly be tliciise which
a shrewd and not over scrupulous lawyer
may not contend is an exception and move
for ‘committing the debtor. And this is
loco faco consistency/.-—N. H. Palla-di-um‘.
Outrage on an American Vessel--We
learn from Capt. Bzissett, ofthe bark Z. D.
from Messina, that on the l3th of December
while passing Tariffzit the rate of 10 miles
an hour, she was fired into from the Spanish
fort at that place. A ball knocked away
part of the starboard railing on the bows, and
cut away :he.flyi_ng gib-boom guy.
A Silk M.-inulactory has been established
in Nashville_Tc-nnessve, by it Mr. Carden.
He has one loom for the production of vari-
ous" silk fabrics in operation. and two others
in the course oferection. ‘He has also in
operation several machines for reeling,
twisting, spoolli-ng. &.c. i
The Louisville Journal says it was report-
ed that the earth, sunk in two or three places
at New Madrid, on the Mississippi. du_ring
the earthquake of the 4th inst.
The packet ship Garrick. which got
a ground on the tail of the West Bank, has
been got offuninjured, and has come up to the
city.
The resolution of the Wisconsin Legisla-
ture requestingthe President to remove Gov
Doty, has passed by a vote of 30 to 2.
William H. Seward has ‘resumed the
llt"al'(I of N
‘ \Vcclncsslay, January 25, 18-13.
‘ Whig State Convention.» » - - --v--
The following» account ofthe -,.Con\:cnlior'i
which assembled in thelcity of"Hairti'ord’on._
Wednerdaylast, foitlie nomination of State“.
officers. is condensed-from the Hartford Couraiit.
The Convention was called “to, order nt__1_f_),_,
o'clock A. in. by .Iames F. Babcock. Esq. of the
State Central Committee. and the Convention ,
temporarily organized by the appointment or:
P. S.Gilp"1s. Esq. to the chair. ' ' . -
‘Permanent officers were selected by a com-
mittee otfihree-from a county. ,i.They were as _.
follows: » ‘
. . Pansinxivr, ,
JOHN A. ROCK WELL. of N‘orwicb.- .
vice PRESIDERTI. '
SIDNEY .WADS\\‘0R1‘H. Hartford County.
Siutun. C. Jouivson, New Haven do. *
Amm LARRABE, New London do. ‘ ‘
STARR Fr-jrtrtv, Fairfield ' do, -
Wlt.LlAlI C. S'rxiu.ii\'o. Litchfield do. '
Sonoainrc Paint. Windham (in.
SAMUEL P/moons. Mizldlcscx do.
I3ix_1.inGs Gnarrr. Tolland. ' do.
si:ciii»;'r'.utir:s.
‘Wu. T. M1.\'on,ofStarni_'urd.
A. H. HOLLEY. of Salisbury.
Voted, That a nominating eommittee'€on‘sigi-
ing oftwo from each Senatorial District, heire-
ported by the Delegates from each District, for
Convention.a list ofcandidates for State ofiiccrs‘
Votrd. That a committee of uni: from a coun-
ty to be appointed by the chair, to report an Ad-
dress and resolutions, such as they may deem
expedient for the consideration ofthe Conven-
lion.
The Convention took a recess oftliirty min.
called the convention to order. and reported the
folltm ing couiuiittee on address and resolutions :“
Hartford county,Ja.mcs Dixon; New Haven, {'
James F. Bahcock; New London. ‘Charles J. '
Mr:Curd_v; Fairfield,.l. \V. Ferris; \Vindliam.
S. Paine; Litchfieltl, Mr. Cowles; Tulland,‘
H. Rider; Midrilcscx. Mr. Hubbard.
The following were announced as the com~
mittcc to present a list of names for State Offi-
cers to the Convention : '
Dis!rictNo.l—-D F Robinson, Rohert Robbins,-
“ 2—M Case, Eben Parsons.
3—Lamhert Hitchcock. Henry Sill,
4-3 D P37-‘lee. D S Baldwin,
5-—Richnrd I-line. Selah Strong.
64-Ralph D Siiiith.Claudius All.-_n.
7-S Slodtlartl. L \V Gardner.
" 3—L S Foster. T Gales.
9—Samuel C Seldeu. F. Morgan.’
10-—Philo Hurtl. S. Midtllelirook.
]l—-Thenphilus Nelson. N L Wliife,
12-—J B Ferris, \Vrn T filitinr.
l3—Solomun Paine. C Monroe.
I4-—J Taiutor, Jonathan Nichols,
" ]5—.lanies Pierce. Jason \Vliiting,
16——S H Neiileton. L Bradley,
l7——Warren Cone. J H Hubbard,
" 1S— Erztstus Strong. Zebulon Hale,
19-13 A Bulkle_y,5 tVI‘rP,ran,- .
20—Hiram Rider, S D Chopin,
21-R R Clmmberliii.-E P Buell.
After announcing the above committee, the
Convention adjourned until 2 n’cloc-k, p. m.
Afternoon Session . _ .
The Convetition was called to order at 2 p. in
Committee on credentials reported the following
as delegates to the Convention. “ .
As the list is lengthy we omit all but Fqirfigld
county, and in giving place for this we cannot‘
avoid expressing our mortification, at its men-
gerness.
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l'AIRPIELD COUNTY.
Danbury. Starr Ferry. David D. Wildman,
John Benedict, 2d.. Nelson L.'While.
Bridgeport, Philo Hurd, A. A. Pettingill, G;
\Vlieeler.
Fairjicld, Wm. H. Bibbins, Jessup Burk.
Newlown. Theophilns Nichols.
Stamford. Joshua B. Ferris. Wm.T. Minor.
Alonroe. Henry Lewis. C. B. Clark,
Trumbull, Stephen Middiehroolr.
Greenwich. S. G. Cornel|.~Joseph Brush. J.
Young, L. Reyntilda.
Mr. Porter, of Prospect. addressed the ‘Con-
vention, alluding to the harmony and good feel-
lug which prevailed. ‘
Mr. Perkins. of New London. followed in
some very appropriate rcmarlés in reference to
the approaching contest. ,’ _
Committee to report names for State OfIiccrs..
made the following-report : ’
Fort Govxmcoi:—Roger S. Baldwin,_
of New Haven.
Fort Luztrr. Govr:Rxorv-—-Ilellben Booth,
of Danbury. - '
I-‘on Tiu:asmu:R——Jerexn_iah 'Brow‘n,7
of Hartford..
For Secretary-—Danieil E’. T'yIéi',’ ‘
of Windham. ‘ '
For Controller—-Abijah Carrington,
. of Milford.
Before the Convention proceeded to’ act on
the name reported forGovernor. Messrs. Galpin.
Foster and Bnbcock of New Haven, expressed
their opinion, formed from conversations held
with Mr. Baldwin, that he would not accept
the nomination. ‘ *
Me.-srs. Seltlen. and MeCurdy of Lvme, and
M r. Foster of Norwich. thoughtthat Mr. Bald-
win, however averse he might be'to accepting
the nomination. yet as a patriot and true iWliig.
would be-vvilling to make personal sacrifices"
and accede to the wishes ofthe Convention.
The report ofthe committee. nominating the
above ticket for State officers. was then unanim-
ously accept. _
On motion.~a'committee ofiiine, were appoipi.
ed, who were authorised to procure an um.
train of cars and proceed immediately to New.
Haven, and inform Mr. Baldwin of his nomina- -
tion—rcceive his reply, and return and repon
the same to the Convention. The committee
was appointed by the chair. as follows. viz.
Mcssrs.Selden and l\’lcCur_dy. ofLyme Bacon
ofsimsbury Foster. of New Haven. Ferris or
Stamford. Child of Woodstock, Catlin of Har-
winglon. Bulitley of East Haddam.'nnd Ride
of Wnlingtori. -
Resolved. That James F. Babcock. and Hen:
ry Peck. ofNew Haven, and Ezra Si Hamilton
of Hartford, be appointed the State Central
Committee f'or_the year ensuing. . , '
practice of Law at Auburn-
Tbo following gentlemen were bppointed
the purpose of nominating and submitting to,thc, '
utcs, at the expiration ofvrhicli the‘ Chairman ll
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