hal meant honestly in all his manifestoes.—-
He was :1 lower Virginian of the later Pla-
tonic school.
A
Coivoass-Io-NAL.
Correspondence of the Tribune.
Moivnn, Jan.23.
In" the House, to day Mr. Fillmore reques-
ted leave to make a personal explanation.
He said he had not,as long as he had been a
member ofthe House, taken notice of any
newspaper article, but an editorial in the
New York Union of Saturday,-_ 2i-st inst.
and a letter written from New York’, in the
Madisonian of this morning, had been
brought to his notice, reflecting so much on
the committee of Ways and Means and on
this House, especially the party with whom
he usually acted, that he felt it his duty to
notice it‘. _
The‘ article‘ in the‘ Union headed ‘the infa-
my of faction’ and the letter in the Madison-
inn of the same‘ purport, were read, charg-
ing the Whigs and the committee of. Ways
and Means with infamy with reference to
the‘ recent report by Mr. Fillmore from the
committee of Ways and Means on the subject
of the Exchequer, (which recommended the
rejection of the President’s plan) stating that
a majority of the committee were in favor of
Mr. Cushing’s plan and it majority of the
mederate Whigs of the I-Iouse—that the
night before the report was made a Whig
caucus was held, in which a letter from Mr.
Clay. saying that neither Exchequer plan
must be adopted, but the question left open,
was read,that the moderate of the party were
beat in by the violent harrangues and influ-
ences of the leaders, that this report was the
result, Soc.
Mr. F. pronounced the whole statement
unequivocally and afisolulelg/false, and chal-
lenged any member of the House Whig or
democrat, or of ‘the Guard,’ if he knew of a
diflerent state of facts, to rise and correct
him.
Mr. Wise made some reply, but pretended
not to controvert Mr. Fillmore’: statement.
Mr. Botts moved a reconsideration of -the
vote orderingthe printing of 5000 extra cop-
ies of Mr. Winthrop’s report and Mr. Ray-
ner’s counter report, from the committee on
Commerce‘, relative to the imprisonment of
colored seamen. The vote was reconsidered.
The resolution of MI‘. Fillmore from the
Committee of Ways and Means, recommen-
ding the rejection of the President.’s Excheq-
uer and the counter resolution of Mr. Ather-
ton from the same Committee, recommend-
ing the Sub-Treasury, came up as the spec-
ial order.
Mr. Cushing got the floor, and after pre-
senting several memorials from New York
and elswliere in favor of the Exchequer, yiel-
tied to a motion to adjourn.
In Senate, to-day, petitions were presented
against the repeal ofthe Bankrupt law by
Messrs.l'I‘allmadge and Kerr; in favor of
the Exchequer plan by Messrs. Buchanan,
Bayard and Calhoun; in favor of the issue
of Gr!'t'§riritfl'ent'Stot'.'l_1 by Mr. Archer; and
in favor of the establishment of a dry dock
at Brooklyn by Mr. Bayard from 3,000 citi-
zens of Brooklyn and New York, were re-
ceived.
The Oregon bill was then taken up and
Mr. Morehead occupied the remainder ofthe
day in its advocacy. He showed from a va-
riety ofevidence, that Great Britain had ta-
ken permanent possession of that country,
that the Hudson’s Bay Company had be
come not only a trading companybut it very
extensive agricultuaal company, that the
EnglishGovernment hadjdeclared her inten-
tion to protect them in their possessions, and
contended that in order to maintain our just
rights there, it was necessary for us to pro-
ceed to establish our forts and settlements
there. ,
After briefremarks by the
Senate adjourned.
[Shouts of Laughter.]
Mr. Roberts
Tucson, Jan.i24.
In Senate to day, petitions were presented
against the repeal of the Bankrupt Law by
Mr. Wright, and in favor of the Exchequer
H plan by Messrs. Calhoun, Rives and Tal-
madge.
The Oregon bill was advocated at some
length by Mr. Woodbury, who took it dif-
ferent view of it from any previous speaker,
arguing that if properly considered it would
coincide with the wishes of the whole Senate,
and contending that our convention of 1818
and ’2S with Great Britain merely related
to trade and commerce, for their prosecution
giving free access to the territory to citizens
of both countries, that in language as well
as design it had no reference to permanent
settlements that it prohibited neither nation
from encouraging emigration thither, Sac.
Mr. Huntington, in a lucid and forcible
manner, replied to Mr. Woodbury, arguing
that the effect ofthis bill would be to destroy
the obligations of the treaty.
While he was for fearlessly maintaining
our national rights he was for honorably
complying with our compact obligations and
persevcring an unsullied faith. There was
no balm yet discovered that could cure the
ulcer ofa violated national honor; and no
art that could repair the wreck of fallen na-
tional reputation.
Mr. H. favored the recommittal of the
bill, in order to its amendment, so as to com-
ply with the wishes of gentlemen on all
sides.
Mr. McDuffie obtained the floor, and the
Senate went into Executive Session.
In the House, after some unsuccessful at-
tempts to get at business out of order, the
resolutions relative to the refunding of the
fine of Gen. Jackson, was taken up.
Mr. Botts made a manly and forcible
speech against the remission of the fine.
The subject lies over.
The Senate bill for the relief ‘of the Pe-
tersburg Railroad Company (to extend the
time for laying down its-iron, which under
the tariff act is exempt from duty if laid
down prior to March 3, 1843,) gave rise to
some discussion.
Mr. Fillmore doubted the policy of thus
repealing by peacemeal the tariff act by'ex-
empting from duty at most important article
and was not satisfied that sufiicient time had
not already been given for the accommoda-
tion of these companies. He voted the ref-
erence, at least ofthe bill for_ further consid-
sratiotn The subject was laid over.
Mr‘. Garret Davis of Ky. introduced a bill
for the retrenchment of the expenditures of
the New York Custom House.
The anti-Exchequer resolution was op-
posed at some length by Mr. Cushing, who
exhibited the beauties and excellencies of the
plan reported by him and urged the duty of
action on the subject. —
Mr. Barnard has the floor. House adj
Wxniuismtv, Jan. 25.
In Senate to day, petitions were presented
in favor of the Exchequer by Mr. Talmadg
of W. Cost Johnson’s plan for the relief to
ll1e‘.S’l.,t1Ie8(f-1'01!) Ohio) by Mr. ‘Crittenden,
against the repeal of'the Bankrupt law by
Mr. Buchanan,-&c.
After some private business the Oregon
bill came up and was discussed with much
vigor and pungency by Mr. McDuffie.
He was listened to byu crowded audience,
whose rapt attention testified that although
physically infirm be retained his wonted elo-
quence and powers of intellect.
The question was on motion of Mr. Linn
put over till to morrow, and after some un-
important business, the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr. G. Davis moved to go
into committee of the whole on the Union
to take up his bill for the reduction of the
expenses of the New York Custom House,
but the motion was received, not being in
order.
The special order, Mr. Fillmore’s anti-
Eitchequer resolution, (from the committee
of ways and means) came up.
Mr. Barnard made a forcible speech of an
hour against the Exchequer scheme, exam-
ining its details and pronouncing it even
more objectionable than the Sub-Treasury
itself. He urged upon the House the duty
after disposing of this negative proposition,
of some affirmative action at this session, and
srid if Mr. Cashing-did move the considera-
tion of the Exchequer in committee of the
whole, he himsellshould, not with it view of
favoring it, but as a means of bringing for-
ward as an amendment a proposition which
he intended to offer and for which be invoked
the respectful consideration of the House.
Mr. \Vintlirop urged upon the House the
imperative duty and necessity of passing
some measure to bring the public moneys
under the Legislative control. He referred
to the attacks on Mr. Webster, many of
which he considered unreasonable. He did
not appear as the defender of Mr. Webster;
he disapproved of many of the sentiments of
his F-ineuil Hall speech, and regretted their
delivery, but whether he could fairly be
arraigned for inconsistency on the subject of
the Exchequer or any other subject, he had
yet to see the evidence.
After the presentation of Executive com-
munications and some irregular business,
the House adjourned.
Tnuasnsv Jan. 26.
In the House of Representatives, to day,
the co_nimittee ordered some time since, (and
its appointment deferred on the account of
the inability of the Speaker to select mem-
bers disposed to consider the matter with
favor) on.,Wm. Cost ‘Johnson’s plan for the
relief of“th'é States, (by the issue and distri-
bution of $200_G00,000 Government stock)
was appointed, to consist of the following
members: Wm. Cost Johnson, (Cfiairman,)
Gentry, Adams, Casey of Ill., Cooper of Pa.
Marshall of Ky., Morris of Ohio, Howard,
and Craveiis of Ohio.
Mr. Kennedy of.Md., from the committee
on commerce, reported a bill ‘making pro-
vision for the warehousing ofimported goods.
The anti-Excheqiier resolution from the
committee of ways and means was
taken up at the instance of Mr. Fillmore,
who expressed the hope that the question
would be taken to day.
Mr. Pendleton made a sensible speech in
opposition to the Exchequer scheme.
Mr. Proffit advocated the adoption of the
Exchequer scheme. Without action the
Houseadjourned.
' In Senate, petitions for and against the
repeal of the Bankrupt law, for the Exche-
quer, &c., were presented.
The consideration of the Oregon bill was
resumed, and Mr. Linn, at some length ad-
vocated its passage. Senate adjourned.
Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce.
Faininr. Jan. 27.
The Oregon Bill.——-Mr. Berrien in his
speech, to day against this Bill, took some
new and important views. He opposed the
bill, because--lst, it was a violation of the
Convention of 1819, renewed by the treaty of
1827: 2d, because itwas an undue interfer-
ence tviththe Executive power: and 3d, be-
cause, it is especially inexpedient at the pre-
sent time. Mr. B. argued the stipulations of
the present treaty with great effect, reminding
the Senate of the old maxim, that “no Empire
is safe unless fortified by good faith.” Im-
portant as nre the interests involved in the
title of this territory, he would abandon them
all rather than to violate the treaty.
The debate is to be continued by Mr. Ar-
cher on Monday.
Government S'loc/r.—In the House to day,
Mr. Johnson of Maryland presented a memo-
rial signed by a thousand citizens of Balti-
more, another signed by it hundred mer-
chants, and the proceedings of a meeting
held in Ohio county. .Virginia,' all asking
Congress to issue two hundred millions of
Government stock for the reliefof the States.
They were referred to the select committee.
The Ezclieq-ue1'.—-The consideration of
the resolution of‘the majority ofthe commit-
tee of ways and means was commenced as the
regular order, when *
Mr. Fillmorce closed the debate, defending
the course of his colleague, and replying to
the gentlemen who attacked his report. And
he said odious as the Sub-'l‘re:isury was, it
was far less objectionable than the hydra
headed monster that had been presented to
them in the shape ofa Government Bank.
The previous question was demanned.
Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, moved to
lay the whole subject upon the table; but
the motion did not prcvail—yeas G6,naysl41.
The first vote to be taken was on the fol-
lowing proposition ofthe minority, viz:
‘And that the committee of VVays and
Means be instructed to bring in . a
bill regulating the collection. safe-keeping,
transfer, and disbursement ofthe public mon-
ey, in such a manner as shall, as far as pos-
sible substitute provisions of law for Execu-
n 3 - .——r< - . . .. .
iiances,shall pI'L'\‘vn'. the :i:oni~ys of the pt-o-’
ple from being used for purposes of private’
speculation and emolument. and shall ren-
der the Government independant ofthe agen-
cy and influenceof moneyed corporations.’
The vote stood——yeas 105, nays 115. So
the amendment was not agreed to.
The question was then taken on the reso-
lution, which is as follows, viz:
Resolved. That the plan ofan Exchequer pry‘-
sented to Congress by the Secretary of lh
Treasury at the last session, and entitled ‘A bil
amcndatory ofthe several acts establishing the’
Treasury Department.’ ought not to be adoped.
It was ndopted—yeas 193, nays 18. it
Mr. Burnell moved :1 reconsideration til
the vote {
Mr. C. J. Ingersoll saidthat the Act 0’
1789 would give them all they wanted.
-../“
ded throughout the hall.
I'm like Rip Va ,_
I want to say
Mr. Wise. 0 no!
Wincle———just waked up.
something.
The yeas and nays were called, but they
were not ordered, and the House ‘viva. voce
refused to adjourn. 7,
Mr. Everett moved to lay it on the table,’
and the motion was agreed to and the Housxj
adjourned. »,"’
SATURDAY Jan. 28l
In the House, Mr. Tillinghast presentt-it
resolutions of the Legislature of Rhode "I"-
land in favor ofthe reduction of the rates‘ "
postage.
Mi‘. Gilnier offered a resolution, wliicll
was adopted, calling on the President fo
any information in possession of this Gov
ernment as to the negociiition of a treaty o
ofovertures to treat for the cession of Calif
fornia to England, by Mexico. '
4
If
V.
Fit‘. Ewing’s Letter.
D S LANCASTER, Dec. 8. 18(1):?”
L'.\It iiz—Your favor of the lot u t.
jélat hand. I had noticed the paragraph in
I r. Spencer’s letter to which you refer. bill-
‘-had not felt the necessity of replying to them
as they cannot, in my judgement, have the
slightest weight in forming or modifying the
gpinion of the public. From Mr. Spencer's
i3_wn showing, he could have no kuowleldge
hatever of the matters to which he vo un-
‘filers his testimony: and he stands in such a
/l
1-,‘
l
yielation to the parties that, had hea knowl-
edge of the facts, very small reliance could
be placed on his opinion. Indeed every-
thing considered, between a statement ' or
an opinion of a Secretary of War and of the
President’s doorkeeper, touching these mat-
. . . ;ters, the till - to credit and res ect would be
Loud cries of ‘Adjourn,’ ‘adjourn,’ resoun"-/ ’ p
entirely in favor of that of the last named
function-ary.
. Mr. Spencer's first assertion, which I,nn~
iderstand is backed by a statement of Mr.
Cushing (though I have not seen the Sl.iIl.t-'-
l,iiient,) namely that the Wliig iiieinbers of
Congress in concurrence with the Cabinet,
proposed to postpone the bill to create a fiscal
corporation, ifthe President would agree to
continue his (then) Cabinet in place. is as
I know, wholly without foundation. There
was no propositon ofthat kind made. to the
President, on behalfof the whi': members,
or any of them. with my concurreuci-. or
knowledge. What some members of Con-
gress may lmve proposed, and some member
of the Cabinet concurred in, I know not;
but I was never consulted on any such prop-
osition. by any member of Corijjress or of
the Cabinet; nor over either advised o_r
sanctioned it. And moreover, the persori
who is said to have carried the proposition
Mr. Cushing moved that the House re-
solve itseif into a committee of the Whole
on the Union to take up the Exchequer bill,
negntived without a division. I
Mr. C. J. Ingersoll gave notice of the in.
troduction on Monday ofa bill supplemeiit.
ary to the act of 1789 (establishing the 'l‘rea‘sl
ury department.
The resolution relative to the remission
of Gen. Jackson's fine was advocated during
the morning hour by Mr. Payne of Ala., in
reply to Mr. Bolts and other gentlemen. ’
The order ofthe day for yesterday, viz.
private bills to which no objection is made,
was extended to to-day, and accordingly ‘the
House was occupied till adjournment with
private bills, numbers of which were passed.
Anotlier Requisition for Lalime1'.—-Gov.
Morton of Massachusetts has received a re-
quisition from the Governor of Viginia for
the delivery of Latimer, claimed as it runs-
way slave from the latter State, and cliarged
with the commission of fellony. Gov. Dil-
vis refusedto coin ply with the first requisition.
There has never been :1 nomination for
State Officers, in this Commonwealth or any
other, more directly from the people, than
that made by the late \Vhig State Conven-
tion. In the first place, the nominating com-
mittee, which consisted of two from _each
was chosen by the delegates from the sever-
al districts. When the committee had as-
sembled and were organized, a motion was
made and adopted, that they should immedi-
ntely proceed to billoting, without naming
any candidates for the offices which were to
be filled—-and no one knowing the choice of
the others. Each of the gentlemen nomin-
ated received a majority of votes on the first
ballot——and when the ticket was presented
to the Convention, the action of the comiiiit-
tee was u.na.nimou.-;l_i/ responded to, not a dis-
senting voice being heard. The nomina-
tion was spontaneous,froin the people,and well
may the locofoco press be alarmed at
the ‘signs of the times.’—Coumn!.
Fore Rerlucecl.—Wo learn by a letter
from Messrs. Mclvers, that the rate of pass-
agein their Royal Mail Steamships from
Boston to Liverpool. is to be reduced com-
mencing with the Caledonia, to one hundred
and twenty clollars.——Bu.n/{er Hill Aurora.
T/tree Lives Lost.—Andre\v Onderdonk,
Plait Brush and Dorus Bunce, were drown-
ed on Tuesday ii'I'ternoon last, by the upset.
ting of the sloop Gen. Lewis, bound from
Cow harbor, L. I. to New York. The oth-
er persons on board. four in number, clung
to the vessel and were saved.
The Loco Focos in the Senate of Massa-
chusetts seem to cause a great deal of metri-
incnt to the good people of Boston who are
spectators of their doings. The late Presi-
dent, who resignedfroiii inability to fill the
office, was continually blundering, and his
political associates appear no better versed
in the business of legislation than himself.
On Friday last, after an order had been pass-
ed to go into convention fort/twil/L, and a
message sent to the House, which immedi-
ately sent back a messenger announcing
their concurri-nce-a motion was made . in
the Senate and debated for some time to lay
the order on the table. Mr. Quincy,a VVliig,
at length got up and told the Senate in plain
terms ofiheir undignificd course of proceed-
ure, and the debate was stopped.
One of the locofoco Senators has since re-
signed his seat. and it would not be surpris-
ing if others should follow his example.
Coumnt.
T/ze Sabba-l/.—--'I‘lie recent general elec-
tion in France was held, all over the king-‘
dom, on the Sabbath 1 Are the French pre-
paring for another Revolution? When they
abrogated the fourth and seventh com-
uiandments ii few years since, God stood a-
loof from them for a season, and a scené of
carnage and blood ensued, unprecedented in
the annals ofthe world. Arethey willitlg to
try the experiment again ?—N. E. Pin‘-ita.n
It is a common thing. throughout the Span-
ish American republics, to hold elections on
the Sabbath. The pretext is, that a greater
degree of soleninity is thus imparted to the
act, and that there is less danger of tumults.
Jour. Com.
T/2c‘Case of Rev. JlIr. Van Zri-ncll.——-VVe
learn that the Supreme court at its recent
session in New York decided a.ga.inst grant-
ing a new trial in this case. The amount
of the verdict ($3,125) will have to be paid
unless the case is carried’ to the court of Er-
- tire discretion in the management of the fi-
rors.—-Rooltester Democrat.
Senatorial district. (making fortyih‘-'-*di'r§,'.
to the President, had not in any respect my
confidence.
"1 Ijoined in an efibrt to postpone the bill
on the strong representation made to us by
Mr. Webster, that the President was on that
subject in a state of mental derangt-ii'ient.—
When Iaddressed members of Congress
upon it,some expressed apprehensions, others
a belief, that the President had determined
to abandon the Whig party—tli-at he was
then engaged in a negotiations with the op-
position, and asked for time merely to effect
his arraiigeinents. I was told by some that
he refused to say to l/rem that he desired the
postponement, or to give them any assurance
either in manneror lI1:1l.l.(’l', to allay their
apprehensions. To this state of things, and
nothing beyond it, Iallude in that paragraph
ofiiiy letter of resignation which is releri'<.-d
to as ‘shadowing forth’ the alleged proposi-
tion. The person who carried the proposi-
tion to the President, if any such were car-
ried, can tell. and he ought to be reqiiired to
tell what members ofthe Cabinet were con-
sulted and concurred in it. -
The statement with respect to the Presi-
dent's proposition to decline a re-election is
intich less wide of the truth, though its de-
gree of verity was of course wholly unltnoivn
to Mr. Spenccr ml. the time he ventured the
statement. The conversation referred to,
.oceurred on the 4th day of September, in the
absence of yourself and Mr. Badger, and
immediately after the coiiiiiiittee on enrolled
bills brought the bill to create ii Fiscal cor-
poration to the President for his signature.
He said in substance that he shotild probably
ofaccompiinying the veto message with a
solemn declaration in his inaugural, express-
ly declariiig that he would not bea candidate
for re-election, which be withheld, lest its
effect should be to turn the batteries of Mr.
Clay and his friends on Mr. Webster.
Mr. Webster having replied, and objected
to the declaration suggested by the President
Isziid th..t I hoped that he would not feel
himself compelled to veto the bill, but, if
he d.'d_, I did not think it advisable to ac-
company the veto with the proposed declar-
ation, as therc appeared to me no connection
whatever between the two subjects, and I
did not think such :1 (lt;'Cltll'€lIlO1J would have
ony tendency to reconcile the people to the
veto. This is the substance of what I said
on the subject: what was said by the other
members of the cabinet I do not remember
with sufficient distinctness to state it, except
that we all concurred in the opinon that
such a dc-clara ion,at that timeand under those
circuinstances, ought not to be made.
Besidesthe reasons which I advanced, as
above, others occurred to me, which I did
not think proper to suggest. but which were
in my opinion, decisive of the matter. I was
well aware that the President was at that
time exceedingly unpopular‘, and believed, if
he vetoed that bill, be nitist become an object
of almost universal detestzition. The oppo-
sition liatcd him as a rent-rgude from their
-party. The ‘Whigs had begun to look upon
him with distrust and aversion, as one who
had betrayed them and deserted their princi-
ples._ For him, at that time and under those
circumstances to declare solemnly in a pub-
lic paper that he would 07‘ would not be a
candidatc-. for reelection, would, as I thought
inzike him the subject of public ridicule and
contempt. as he already was of public indig-
nation. My advice therefore, was given se-
riously and in good faith, though I did not
for a moment believe his proposition was so
—iio more than I believed as a fact hisstate-
ment that he had penned such a declaration
for insertion in his inaugural, but withheld
it lest it should turn the batteries ofMr. Clay
and his friends against Mr. VVebster. I-Iis
suggestion seemed ‘to me to convey the idea
that the Whigs, the Cabinet included, cared
little about measures if we could clear the
way for the succession.
I writein haste. This paper is at your
service, to return or use as you see fit. It
contains the facts as they were, partly from
recollection, partly from entries in my jour-
nal. I am, very truly, yours,
'1‘. Ewmo.
Hon. J. J. Crittenden, VVashington, D. C.
W/rig O7g(mization.—'1‘he Times is ex-
tremely alarmed and ‘agitated,’ by the ‘Whig
organization,’ which they fear will revolu-
tionize the State at the next election. The
office holding editors are not terrified with-
out reason. The Whigs mean to carry the
election, are organizing for that purpose.
Every town will be thoroughly organized,
and the loco focos will be routed ‘horse, foot
and dragoon:.'--—Ha.rt. Cour.
be compelled to veto the bill, and hethouglit ‘
Short Co7nmons.—While the Illinois
House of Representatives were busily enga-
ged, the other day, in discussing the affairs
of State, particularly the filling of certain
officesrof trust and profit, the Secretary of
State appeared within the bar and read to
the House a communication from the Gov-
ernor, urging upon the Legislature the ini-
mediate necessity of action in regard to the
financcs of the State. He affirmed, that for
tlie want of means, it was with the utmost
dificulty that the necess-try supplies could be
procured for the two branches of the Legis-
lature, and wlicn they were, it was at most
exorbitant prices. VVood, which he stated
could be purchased for one dollar and seven-
ty five cents cash, the State had now to pay
three dollars and a half for; candles which
for money could could be procured at thirlv
seven cents per. pound, now cost the Stati-
one dollar, and other things in the same pro-
poi‘tion—all arising from the I-'lCI, that there
was nothing but Aiiditor’s warrants to p‘/ly
them with. I-lo also stated that it was with
the utmost difficulty that money enough could
be procured to pay the postage on letters ad-
dressed to tho Ex-_-ciitive il_epai'tini-iii, and en-
trrated that some action might be had in re-
4:23-
Later from Europe.
The steam ship Caledonia arrived at Brist-
pn Wednesday morning at 7 o clock, bring-
ing news to the 4th inst. Her passage was
impeded by violenthead winds. She brings
36 passengers from Liverpool. The intelli- -
gencc is of no special importance, nothing
father having been heard froin_ the Eost.— »”
The politicaljournals are busily occupied-
with discussions of President Tyle-r’s Me
sage which reached England by the I
pond:-nee. 'l‘lie- manner in_which he sp/l.’
of Repudiaiiou is regzinlctl as weal‘: and I
fling, and some of the papers speak ”.’c
most cutting langiinge ofthe fzilst-"’°d 0.’. “S
a.-sertiori that the good fame oft)”/AmeT’c’.m
Govoriimr-nt stands l1!llt1i[1t’aC/K{d‘ and ma’ “3
.fi,.j,,,ji,y ,0 (,5 e,,g,,_,,.,,,,,€,,,,,.itns never been
qui-stioned.’ ',[’l1P,’-iI_,t)[y"’n Tl'm°5 “Y5 ‘bl’
statement is in -j,,d;,..o"us contrast with by“
rnilinting facts wb‘-‘ll even this pompous/'5‘
course cannot pmceol or contradict.’ I Tim
Chronicle g.-vs that the ‘Pre-sident’s,. dcleme
is sliahbo,‘ arid adds that ‘the example Pf A-
merica will not be lost on tip»-"’°lld‘-«
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Bnsiness Had V9,‘, ,_,,..is‘1l' y improve-cl.
,;.a,ji,,mcm ;. .u meet on the ‘.2d of Feb.
~- ,, ,..-..-p Scotland, Rob.nson, late m:isti=r,'
gard to the finances of the State at once.
R/t0(le Island.—-Govcriior King has I55“)
ed at proclaimition, declaring the new consti-
iniipn _in have. been- ujiopted and ratified by it
majority of the quali iet voters in tho 5;-4,,-_
and that the some will become the supreme
law on the 1st Tuesday in May next.
The Dorrites have not vet nominated a
candidate for Governor inloppositionfito Gov.
Fenner.
From the Tribune.
Repeal of the Bankrupt Law.-—\Ve had
hoped better things of this Congress. VVe
had hoped that it would act up to the sound
Conservative motto——‘l’reserve and regulate
_nm d.-army !' We persuined there
were defects in the present law, but we
thought itthe very busie-ss of Congress to
correct these, and perfect the system. Now
we have little hope from the Senate, and not
much more from the President.
The following is the bill as it passed the
House:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Rcpresenlatives oft/is United Slates of A-
merica in Congress msciiibled, That an act
entitled ‘An zictto establish a uniform sys-
tem of bankruptcy tbrouought the United
States,’ approved on the 19th August, 1841,
be, and the same hereby is, repealed: Pro-
vided. That this act shall not affect any
case of proceeding in bankruptcy commenc-
ed before the passage ofthis actor any pains
penalties or forfeitlures incurred untlr-r the
said act 1 but every such proce=eding' may be
continued to its final consuinmation, in like
manner as if this act had not been passed.
VVe see with pride that the 71 who votcd
agaiiist the repeal are all Whigs. Of the
140 votes for repeal. 93 were cast by locofo-
cos and 47 by Whigs. Those who voted
for the law when it was passed and now to
re. eal it’arc——
’l\‘lc-ssrs. Bl.-ick. Boiirrlman. Bronson, T J.
C:-iiiipbell, Carutliers. Cowcn.Ci Davis. Del";-
erry, Everett, G. Goodv, l-lastiiigs, ‘find-
son, Morris, Osborne. Ra-;noi', Roosev--lt,
Smith, Stanley, Stoke-ly,'John 'l‘. Stmirt; 'l‘:‘il-
iuferro,Tillingli:ist, Wood, At_‘l£[lJSlllS Young.
Anot/ier Viclim.—Dr. SC|1(l(lt'l", known
as an occulist, died in the Albany Alins
House a few days since. He was the son of
the founder of the American Must-.-um; a
man of good education, a wit, and but for ‘in-
teriiperonce,’ would have been an bonoriible
s-. useful member ofsociety.— B700/c.l_1/n Eng.
Great Evciit Down East.--—Hear what
the Portland Bulletin says oftt:
A friend of ours has been exciting our
risibilities by relating it circuu’:s1anI'o -lwliich
took place on the rail road, as the i~.:ii's u-s-re
coming in the other afternoon. \Vliil-- thi-
fire steed was putting in his pri-tti-~st licl;-,
shooting along the truck like 21 |llt’l.f:'Ol'-—-lll"
engineer discovered for iihmid a man swaying
to and fro it large stick as it iiialtiiig signs.
Supposing that some tl(‘Cl'lrllt -i-iulit IIIVP
hzippent-d to the rails, or that some impedi-
me"-nt might be in the way, be prudently shut
off the steam, and put on all force to Cl'1(‘Cl{
the progress of the cars so that they came to
a dead halt on arriving at the spot it-liere thi-
man stood.
‘VVh:it is the matter‘? inquired the con-
doctor.
‘Matter l” thundered the Cl]-'1p,l)l'Z)l1lIlSlll11£_'
his stick on liigh in token of I14-finnci‘; "I’vt-
fought your lions, your ll<,{F.‘l‘S, and you wild
roaring hulls of Bashau, and do tun think
I'm iifrairi of ii (I il old cook stow on
wheels!” It turned out that fellow \\':lS cru-
zy, and that he had escaped from a neighbor.
ing house where he was confined.
Eflecls of Mille7‘ism.~—An aged lady, says
the Bee, residing in Chailestown, became
the victim of this delusion, and laid down
her life in consequence on Sunday evening
last. Her husband had died a few days pre-
vious, and the'old lady’s nerves were doubt-
less weakened by the event; and when on
Siindny evening, the clouds were fringed
with the hue of tire reflected from the con-
flagration at Cambridge, no reasoning or
peisuasion would induce her to believe oth-
erwise than that the world was then about
being destroyed bv fire. Her apprehension
and excitement threw her into strong convul-
sions which terminated her life the some eve-
ning.—Boslon paper.
Commander McKenzie.—-It affords us
much pleasure, says the Philadelphia Git-
zette, to be enabled to state that Capt. Mc-
Kenzie has been unanimously and triumph-
antly justified from all blame, by the Court
of Inquiry. This result must have been an-
ticipated by every one who has given actin-
did attention to the testimony.
Ha.rtfo'ri1Post Oficc.-——Some scandalous
ving oflice seekers against the Hartford Post
Master, who we learn has been himself urg-
ingthc Post Master General to institute an
investigation into the management of the of-
fairs ofthe Hartford Post Offici-. This re-
quest hiis been acceded to, and we have no
doubt that Mr. Porter will be able to put
down his malignant enemies, though it is
quite probable that there will be some extra-
ordinary swearing on the occasion.
Palladium.
charges have been made by a band of star- -1
..-i-tich. sailed from Liverpool on the 7th nlt.
for New York, put back, with captain sec-
ond oi:-ite, two men and a boy \\'t|Sli€€l over-
board, di-cks swept, loss of sails and leaky.
Several smart shocltsofan enrthqualie had
been felt in the Southern part of Wales.
After many weel-:’s re-pose, [Etna has, dur-
ing the lnst three wet-ks, poured forth im-
mence masses cffire. It seems that consid-
erable torrents of lava are flowing in the di-
rection of Bronte. The damage already
done is said to be immense.
Mr. Everett, the American Minister in
London, has been passing a few days with
Sir Robert Peel, at hisconntry house, Dray-
ton Manor, in company with a number of’
distinguished official and other personnges.
A London paper says that the works pre-
paratory to the co «merit of cutting
through the Isthm ‘_ anninn are rapidly
advancing. '
France. ——T
, ticiir publishes an offi-
cial notification‘ at , formal occupation of
"the M_i_irquesi ja;b'ds, in Polynesia, by
Rear A “rtii a“mii‘petit Thouars, with impo-
sing ceremonies, on the 1st of May.
The Luxury ofa. S-nccze.—-Sonic peiipa-
tetic philosopher thus gives us a delicious
essay on sneezing :—
Tlie cheapest luxury we know ofis it good
hearty snei-ze. lt stirs up the inner and the
outer man; it enlivons the brain ; it bright-
enstbe eyes; it electrifies the nerves and
gives the whole system in shock. to which
the voliaic pile is as nothino. VVe say this
is a cheap luxury.
NE\V Oi-LEANS, January 14.—The dif-
ficulties which existed between the Rever-
end Bishop of New Orleans and the warden.
of St. Louis church, have been satisfactorily
ncljusted.
As the -first difficulties occnrrerl by reason
ofthe presentation of Mr. Iv.l.“!.(tl'li'-'I“..‘ or ~’._T::
l‘fll€—-:1 man not deemed :su§i...‘,-.-.~ iv, ziiz.
VVnidt~iis,——‘.lie compromise <7--.;:. -. -_v_,.-;
criiiteiidiiig panic-s sveiiis to lime turn.-4 up-:-=;.
tliut p<‘_iii‘it. Oil the 12th inst. Bishop‘ Blnnc
;,tl‘l."St‘Tl‘(Wi to the Church \\':ardeiis, the Abbe
Buch_ as Curate of New Orleans, who has
been duly accept.——N. 0. Bulletin.
Distressing Aflaii.-—'I‘hree boys and a
girl were shot last evening [Friday] about
6 o’clock at the foot of Oliver street, by the
captain of a wood sloop. They were stealing
wood from the dock, when the captain de-
tected them, and fired a shot which hit all
four, one ofthe boys mortally! The girl was
only shot in the leg, and not badly hurt;
biitthe other two boys were dangerously
woiinrled in the melt. 'l‘he captain was or-
r«-stvd. rmrl I:il-'- n to the Sixth District Watch-
botise.-—'I"ribune.
The E;recutio'n. of C‘rmnwell.—Baffli-d in
her furmr-I‘ :ippli«'Htiori to .ludy_vi: Belts for the
arrest of M:ii'lt'r‘nzie and Garisevoort on
charge of lllllftlt", tho widow of Cronin-ell
has Illdfl" it similair nppliciition to Judge
Lynch in the court of sessions. -It was
founded upon the Sflliit‘ alleged facts as the
other and Judge Lynch refused to grant the
w.:i'i'aiit dr-sired for the same reasons which
influ--iii-ed Judge BE-Its,
Great Discovery] in Mir-_,r,»netis1n.-—Ono ol
the Boston papers state that an adept in the
sciencc of lvI6‘Slnt‘l'lS!Il at Chiirleston, has
been able to collcct ll'lt' magnetic fluid, and
that he bottled it up for sale in sinall vials
or f.=mily use, and demijhons for wholesale.
A certain iiiagistrate in that place was con-
verted into it complete lightning rod by the
use of the fluid.
Gov. Dan‘ in Boston. -—We learn from the
Boston papers that this notorious dcmagogue.
Thomas H. Dorr, has ventured, in conse-
quonce ofthe election of Marcus Morton to
the office of Governor of Massachusetts, to
make his appearance in the Commonwealth
and oven at the capitol in Boston. Wherever
locofocoism triumphs, there Dorrism is en.
couraged and lifts up its head.
7/2: Time Prolonged.—The Journal of
Commerce says it is understood that Miller
and his associates have recently carefully re.
newed the calculationiupon which they found
the prophecy of the near approach of the
end of the world, when an error was dis-
covered in the footing of one of the columns
pl :1 thousand years. This is veryimportttnt
just now. “’ ‘
Millerism.—The editor of the Vermont
Chronicle, a paper of high character and
which never indulges in random charges or
various facts which have some to our knoivle
edge. we have no confidence in the idea that
Miller himself belives his doctrine.”
An Extra. Session of Congre:s.——Extract
of a letter from Washington :—The Cabinet
had a meeting Saturday afternoon. in which
it is understood the question of an extra.'ses-
sion of Congrqss was under. discussion, It
is thought tbatan extra session will bedeters
mined upon.—Balt. Pat.
A Bill is before the Legislature of Ala-.
bama to abolish the State banking system en-
tirely. A bill has already passed, to wind
'up the Mobile 5 Decatur Branches.
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assertions, says “that from much inquiry and .
Norwalk Chronicler