C'ONG']ilRSSIO"NAL.
Correspondence o/Ftfie Tribune.
MONDAY.’ Fel>.27.
In Senate to day, the bill to regulate the
la iv regulating irnprisonmcnt. for debt in the
District of Columbia, (covering the case of
Amos Kendall;)‘on motion of. Mr. Tapan,
was passed. . . _
’ Bills were'ord’ered engrossed, to repeal
the pl'QVISl_On o£"tl_ie actdfor, the reorganiza-
tion of the Army, changing the 2d regiment
after the 4th proximo; to amend the act es-
_tablishing the northern boundary ‘line. of
Ohio, and to apply certain alternate sections
ofinterior_land towards the completion of
works of internal improvement in Michigan.
The remainder ofthe day and till about
ten o’clock at night, was occupied in the
consideration of the bill to provide for the
publication ofthe debates and proceedings of
Congress in a continued series. Mr. Ben-
ton and some others, sliowed a determined
hostility to the bill and a disposition at_ all
hazards to prevent coming to the question.
Without disposing of the subject, the Sen-
ate- went into Executive Session.
In House, a.- motion of Mr. Briggs to print
2-.500 extra copies of the Report from
the Post Offize Department of the con-
tracts for the year, &c.. was carried.
Mr. Tollaud, from the Select Committee
on the caseof Jonathan Roberts, moved to
authorize the Committee to sit during the
sess-ions ofthe -House; negatived.
On motion of Mr. Fillmore, a resolution
was adopted to terminate debate in committee
of the Whole on the Union on the Civil and
Diplomatic Appropriation Bill at 3. o’clock
to day..
Mr; Adams made an unsuccessful attempt
to offer a resolution providing that the next
vacancy on the bench of the Supreme Court
of the United States shall be supplied by the
appointment ofa citizen residing in a non-
slavelioldirig State.
The consideration ofthe General Appro-
priation bi-l-l iva-s then resumed in Coiriiiiit-
tee, Mr. Fessenden of Me. in- the. chair, the
subject of the Coast Survey pending." After
:1 repetition of the former‘ debate on this sub-
ject, the question was taken and the. amend-
ment of the.Select coinmitt-ee. a-ppropriating
$1,000 for the continuance of the survey up.
on the plan approved by a Board to be ap-
pointed by the Presiderit—-ofiicers ofthe Ar-
my and Navy to be employed. without extra
pay as far as practiblc, &.c. was agreed to.
Various other airiendtneiits, among which
was-one by Mr. Adams appropriatirig 83-
000 for salary of a Coriimissioiiei’ to. the
Sandwich Islands, and one by Mi‘. J. R. In-
gersoll, of$-500 fora Consul at Bey rout—
were adopted. The bill was reported to the
House.
A message was received from the Presi.
dent, after this was read the house adjourned.
Tuusnav, Feb. 23.
In the Senate Mr. Evans, from the Com-
mittee on Finance. reported, with an amend-
ment, the Housh bill aiithori-sing o re-issue
of Treasury not-s. Also, the bill to prohibit
the allowance of extra compensation.
The bill to amend the luvs" regulating
imprisonment for debt in the District of
Columbia was read a third time and passed.
The billto reduce the rates of Postage
was taken up.
Mr. Merri-ck proposed to -amend it by
reducing the rate of postage as follows: on
letters not exceeding 30 miles, five cents;
over 30 and not exceed-ing 100 miles, 10 cts;
over one hundrerl, and not exceeding two
hundred and twenty miles, fifteen cents; over
two hundred and twenty miles, and not ex-
ceeding four hundred miles. twenty five cents.
for all distances over 400 miles, 25 cents.
He said.-that this scale was that proposed by
the Post Ov.‘lic~e Departirient. It would re-
duce the postage somewhat, and also equal-
ize the rates of charge to the decimal coins
of the United States.
The bill was engrossed fora third reading.
The fortification bill was reported from
the Finance committee and subsequently
passed.
A inessage was received from the House
of Representatives, stating that they had
passed a bill to provide for carrying into
effect the late Treaty between the United
States and Great Britain.
On motion of Mr. Archer the bill was
referred to the cornrn. on Foreign ‘relations.
The Senate at 7' o’clock, went into an
Executive session.
I In the House, a resolution was adopted to
meet hereafter at 10 o’clock, A. M.
A large number of reports were made
from the Standing committees, and sundry
bills from the Senate were read twice and
appropriately referred.
‘The bill from the Senate, amendatory of
the laws regulating iinprisonnuent for debt
in the District of Colurnbiri was read a third
time and passed. ‘
The bill making appropriations for the
civil and diplomatic expenses ofthe Govern-
ment for the year l844, was taken up.
T.he amend meat was agreed to in Commit-
tee of the whole, appropriating $3000 for a
commissioner to the Sandwicli Islands was
concurred in by a vote of 83 to (18.
The riuestionwas then taken on the pro-
viso that no part of the appropriation for
diplomatic expenses shall be applied to -the
payment of any salary or outfit of any Min-
iystey, Qljarge d‘Aff.iii'es or other foreign
repr-lesenta.tive, who may be appointed to any
post now vacant or in which a vacancy may
exist during the Session of Congress, unless
the ‘zippointment be made by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
The amendments i'as not concurred in :
Yeas 60, Nays I01. ’ j
The other amendment of the committee
having been concurred in the bill was read
.1; third time and passed.
The House resolved itself into a com-
.i‘-nitte ofthe whole and tool: up lb}? "bill mil-
king appropriation for carrvlflg W0 93°C‘
the late treaty between the United States and
Great Britain. _ ,'
.Mi'. Yorke submitted a resolution (which
was adopted)—that the debate shall cease in
bfijfan hour, The House again went into
committee. .
Mr, Everett submitted an amendment, to
the effect that it shall be the duty of the
commander of each of the vessels to he sta-
tioned on the African coast, to visit all ves-
l . / figfgf’
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reason to believe are Anieiican, and engaged Mr. Johnson's report was ordered printed. THE FARE_wEL_L OF “R CLAY ,-1:0 , From the Haflfwd Coummg. [0 1,1,5‘, grm, q,,,s,,,,,,s, I ,,,,,_,.', e,,,jea,.,,,.
in the slave trade, for-‘the -.,.,,,so_h.=,-_._ purpose of
asc'er_taining whether. they be Ariiéricah.. If
theybc American, the commander shall take
note oftheirnames, the date at which they
were visited, and the reasons thcre.for,.and
report the same to the Navy Department.-—-
He asserted,in the course of his remarks.
that thepart of the treaty relating to the
African coast, would be inefficient without
this amendment.
The question was on the amendment and
it was rejected‘: Ayes 22, noes 105;
Mr. Johnson ofTennessee, moved to strike
outthe $300,000 to be- divided in equal
moieties to Maine an Massacliusetts; but the
riiotion did not prevail.
The Comniittee then r.ose and l‘f.‘pOl‘ie(l
the hill. , , '
The previous question was moved and
seconded and the bill was passed: yeas 137,
nays 37. And the House adjourned. '
\Vianiv-ESDAY, March 1.
In Senate, to day after a variety of unim-
portant business during the morning hour,
the bill to refund to Massachusetts her dis-
bursrnents dtiring the lastwar was taken up
and, after discussion at some length, passed,
yeas 26, nays 19.
The bill to extend for ten years t.he chart-
ers of the banks ofthe District of Columbia,
was passed, yeas ‘Z6, nays l7.
In order to the transaction of necessary
business, Mr. Evans offered the usual r.e_so-
tion to suspend the joint rule prohibiting the
sending bills from one House to the other
within, the last three days of the session,
Mr. B:en.ton objecting, the resolution was
laid over. « A
The Sena.-te after being. occupied at soirie
length in the consideration and passage of
numerous private bills from the House, went
into executive session, which extended to ad-
jouriiment at a late hour.
In the House several private or local bills
were brought up and passed, and various
Senate bills were referred. The Senateis
amendment on the Fortification and the In-
dian Appropriation bills were concurred in
and thus they are finally passed, '
The amendment ofthe Senate to the Na-
vy Appropriation bill wastaken up in com-
mittee of the Whole on- the Union, anda de-
bate ofsome. length was only terminated by
the adoption of a rcsoliiiion. on motion ofMr.
Fillmore to limit the debale for half an hour.
The amendment ofthe Senate on this sub-
ject directing the St.-c.retary of the Navy not
to apply the appi‘opriatj_pn of $100,000 un-
der the act of August 1842, and former un-
cxpended ilppI‘0pI‘ltiti0nS to the construction
of a floating dock at Brooklyn or New York
but to apply Sl00.000 of it to the construct-
ion ofa floating dock at Pensacola, was ri-
greed to in committee, but finally rejected in
the House, yeas 85, nays 89.
The remaining amendments ofthe S.-nate
were. disposed of, some by concurrence and
others by nonconcurrence.
Mr. Fillmore rem-arki-ng that it was indis-
pcnsihle in order to the transaction of neces-
sary and desirable business,mo_ved to Suspénrl
the ioint rule pi-ohibittng the transmission of
bills from one House to the other for the
last three days ofthe session.
Mr. Weller objecting, M I‘. F. moved a sus-
pension of the rules to receive this proposi-
tion. Refused. (two thirds not voting there-
for) yeas 89, Nays (a united Loco vote) 70.
Mr. C. J. lugersoll made an unsuccessful
attempt to attack the treaty by offeringa pro
viso (which was ruled out of order) to the
Navy Appropriation bill against any part of
its amount being expended on the African
squadron, and the House adjourned.
THURSDAY March 2.
In Senate to day, the House bill to provide
for the better security of the lives of passen-
gers on board steamboats, was passed.
The general appropriation bill was re»
ported back from the Committee on Finance
by Mr. Evans, with amendments.
Mr. Cuttibert presented the celebrated
resolutions ofthe Legislature of Ga, in-
structing Mr. Bcrrien to resign, &.c. which
with the accompanying rcporf and the coun-
ter resolutions of the Legislature, were read.
M r_. 3eri'ien,in his peculiarly appropriate
style, vindicated himself; exposed the un-
blushing political liardiliood of the portion
ofthe members of tlielegislature which had
passed these resolutions signal intimations of
disapproval of which had already been given
by the people of that -State; expressed his
COIIXIEIIJFIIJI-OI‘ those who had thus attempted,
in an unprecedented manner to dictate to him,
&c.'
Mr. Cuthhert replied in harsh, personal
remarks to his colleague.
The Senate refused to printthe resolutions
——yeas 21, nays 24.
The House bill to carry into execution
the Treaty of Washington was opposed at
seine length by Messrs. Allen and Benton,
and briefly advocated by Messrs. Archer,
Calhoun, Evans and Rives.
An amendment of Mr. Allen to lirriit the
appropriation for the African squadron to
S24l,000 was rejected, and the bill passed.
'I‘he Senate, afterthe recess, resumed and
continued its session to a -late hour.
In the House, various Senate bills were
taken up from the Speaker’s table and passed
w.i_tho_ut debate, among which arethe follow-
ing-: to regulate the c.ur.re,ncy of goldatid
silver coin in the United States, and to pre-
vent the entry of merchandise recovered
from shipivreclr free ofduty. ‘
Reports of committee-s were received in
great. nuinbcrs,.some of which follow;
By iii". Winthrop, from tho Cornni-,ittee
on commerce, a motion to take tip for a vote
the resolutions heretofore reported by him
from that committee relative to the impress:
ment of colored seamen.
Mr. Cave Johnson moved to laytlie subject
on the table, carried—yeas 86,nay_s 69.
By Mr. Powell from the Distric.t of Co-
lumbia-, a joint resolution to extend for‘ ten
years the charters of the District Banks.
After some points of order, a motion of
Mr. Cave Johnson, to lay on_the table failed
-—ye:.is 72, nays 89.
Mr. \’i’ellerobjectingto the second reading
the question came up on the rejection ofthe
resolution. Refused: yeas 77, nays 93.
By W'm. C. Johnson, from the select com-
mittee on the subject, a report in ‘favor ofthe
issue and distribution among the-States of
$200,000,000 Government Stock.
or within one hundred
have good
sels on the, FO§5lij‘. ._.. .
leagues theroot, which he may
After’ it ‘long’ series of points of ordé’r,'l&c.
It is to the effect. that the President isabout
ness ofthe period of the Session—-—laid on the
table. ‘ j -
By Mr. Tolland, from the Select commit-
tee on the case of Jonathan Roberts a report
concluding with a resolution "to discharge
the committee from the further consideration
of the subject: adopted, ,
The Senate bill for the reduction of post-
age coi'n.i-ng up, Mr. Briggs moved a substi-
tute for it, fixing two rates of postage only,
viz: 5 cents, 50 miles and under; 10 cents;
over. 50-miles—the unit bein,c_r';§ oz weight;
abolishing entirely the franking privilege,
excepting for the business of the General‘
Post Office and the Treasury Department,
providing for the pay of the postage of mem-
bers of Congress, when in session, oiitof the
contingent funds of the respective Houses,
&.c. .
The first division of the amendment, rela-
ting to Postage, was adopted ; yeas 83. nix."-
64 The second division, to abolish} tl
franking privilege, was rejected: yeas
na_vs 83. .
The bill as amended was then passed.
After an hour or two had been consumed
in points of order. calls of the Houseand the
yeas and nays, &.c,, the House adjourned
about 7 o’clock. .
..
Franz the Danbury CI'2'mcs.
SUPERIOR COURT.
CHIEF Jus'rici-: Wii.1.iA.iis-Judge.
Eclwmcl .B’U/)'7‘0U-glls 1:5 Housalovtic Rail-
road Company/. Sometime in the fall of
1841 the plantifi’s cider mill, containing
some hay, caught fire from sparks emitted
The subject was then, on account of the latr‘-_
- allr-the gorgeousness of public parades, the
; MOBILE. . . °
The followilng notice of Mr. C‘.l,a_v’s de-
parture from Mobile is from the Mobile
Chronicle ofthe 7th Febriiar__v: '
\,Las,t—j‘“ev.eiiiiig our distinguislied guest look
his departure. embarking ' on board the.
.stearuer Creole ‘for New Orleans-, at about
half ppst four o'clock. To himself, and to
tr-liosewhofhold him in that high regard,
_whicll is due to a man who has spent so
great a portion ofari eventful life in the ser-
vice ,,f his country, the jhonors‘ that were
paid to him on his departiire, must havebei-n
if possible, more gratifying than those at
his rcception.. In the latter case there was
no lieraldry or parade in the public pri_nts—-
it was all apparently. as spontaneous and as
cordial as the outpourings ofone single heart
in its gratitude toward an acknowledged
benefactor. It seemed like the work of a
moment, and hence it had it charm, which
,'run_ip,et’s-clangor and thecannoiis roar,c.ould
not more than equal. The reception was a
pageant. alike creditable to the occasion. to
th"e"citizetitUldiei‘s of Mobile, and to citizens
theriiselves—it was hea;r_ty—-it was brilliant-
butthe parting was uri exhibition of feeling,
u'nt'ix~pected as it was generous and free—'.he
purest—-the most appropriate and acceptable
offering to a sensitive and lofty mind. The
CO[Y},plim(‘l’ll. of which we spiiak, was as fol-
lows; It is the custom of the Fire Depart-
ment of Mobile to hold an exhibition on the
,first Monday of every month. Those (la is
aredcalled trwashing da_vs”—yestei'day was
one of those days. At an hon r earlier, per-
haps, than usual, all the Companies, from
by the locomotive, and was burned down.
ants were guilty ofnegligciice re misconduct
in the management of their i.-ngine. The
pliantifilclaimed that the time the cars pass-
ed when his mill was burnt, there was ari-
unusual quantity of tire, that much larger
sparks and cinders were thrown therefrom
than usual, that there was a drouth, and eve-
ry thing was very dry, and il1t1l.iIl]'.‘._\-' were
going with great speed. The defendants
claimed that their i-ngineers and agr.-nts were
skilful, experienced, and careful men; that
at the time in question there was no more
ascending. it was necessary to incwase the
steam. Verdict for the plaintiffs S150 dani-
ages and costs. Bissell and Loiriis. for plain-
tifi‘, Booth and Dutton, for defendants. I
Ebenezer‘ Hill 1-3. H7721. P. Brown.
was an action of ejectinent.
claimed title to the land in question by virtue
of an attacliuient, and a subsequent levy un
der an execution. The defendant claimed
title by a deed hearing date previous to 0
said attacliirient, which deed the plaintifl
claimed was fraudulent. consequently void.
This
ion of thederiiauiled premises. I-Iawley and
Ferris for plaintiff, Bissell and Mitcliel for
defendant.
Daniel Davis es. Elias Lockwood. Thi.-‘
was an’ action to recover damn,-_ze-s for nn .'
sault and battery.
Canaan, and liave had this case tried once
beforein the County C‘-on rt. There was a
dispute about the title to a piece of land.—-
wood from said land, and the defendant went
to stop him. Both get angry and went to
figliiing—-by striking at eacli other and
throwing stones. It was difficult to know
what was done on the occasion. as the evi-
dence on that point was very contradictory.
Verdict for the defendant torecover ofthe
plaintiff his costs. Bisscll and Dutton for
plaintiffs, I-Iawley and Booth for defendant.
State vs. Atlas Frcigee and Lewis Fragm-
This was an inforrnation for Burglar_v.~
George Burr, of Fairfield had his store
broken open on the night of the 5th of No-
vember last, and property to a large amount
taken. The evidence in the case was iiiniiily
circiiinstantial, but very strong and conclu-
sive. The ages ofthe prisoners were, one
about l5 and the other 20. Their parents
reside in the city of New York, and are said
to be very i'especi:ilile. One of them was
arrested in this State, and the other was
brought from the Stateof New York by
virtue o_f a requisition from the Governor
of this State on the .Governor of the former.
Verdict guilty; punishment, states prison;
term not yet fixed by the Court. For the
State, Robinson and Hickok, State Attorney;
for the prisoners, Bisscll, I-Iawley and Booth.
Slate vs. Dcbom/1. Slurges anrl Jigfinot
Site-rman Slurges.——Information for an as-
sault and battery with intent to kill. These
two persons, the mother and her son, on the
4th of February inst., committed a very ag-
gravated assault and battery upon Banks
Sturges. the husband of the said Deborah,
and father‘ ofsaid Minot. It was proved by
the neighbors, who were attracted thither
by groans heard at the distance of .20 rods;
that when they entered the house, the son
had the father down. and had one hand held
of his throat, and withtlie other was beating
him in the face. The old man was covered
with blood and gore. The old woman had
str-uc-lt her husband repeatedly with a hatchet
on the head. The witnesses said they should
think there was a quart of blood on the floor.
It was proved thatthe old woman had said
repeatedly that she meant to kill him, and
that she wished he was (I d and in h-—l.
It was said they were under the influence of
rum. A physician dressed the wounds,
which were discovered not to be dmigerozls.
The old man was able to be in court. The
counsel of the prisoner contendeclthat it was
not an assault with intent to kill—tha-t the
old man commenced the fracas, and that they
were all drunk togei_her. Verdict guilty;
sentence not yet given——pi'obabl_v state
prison. For the State, I-lickok (State Att’y)
rind Ij)utLon; for prisoners, Bissell and Rob-
inson. -
There is, says the New York -C0_l_]l‘lCl‘
and Enquirer, a statement in the Plebeian.
which itscems-to us irripossibleto be true.
to remit the sentence of Jesse D. Elliott, and
place him in command of the United States
line of battle ship Pennsylvania, the largest
and noblest ship in our navy. VVe cannot
believe it possible for _even Jolin Tyle_r to
venture upon this outrage upon the people of
The only questionwas whetliertlie (lc'f(‘n(l:""5fi"u'i&'l‘€, with their beautiful engines, and
fircthun necessary; that as the cars were
The plaintiff
Verdict for the plaintiffto recover possess-
.-,~t-i‘eincly happy and successful.
The parties live. in ;_l_\v;g-,§\_/:.
The plaintifl went with his team to cart off
No. I to 7, made a rally on the public
‘other apparatus. Each Company was dis-
§P05_9d by the Chief Engineer and his
,assistant in a circular line, in regular
jnumerical order‘, and every thing arranged
3, with almost magical celei-iio,
By this time crowds of people began to
assemble, to witness the exhibition. Pre-
sently the barouche and four beautiful gray
horses, that had been appropriated to the
use of Mr. Clay during his visit to the city
,was seen to enter upon the enclosure, and
seated in the carriage along ‘l\ itli the E\’layoi'
and Gov. Gayle, that gentleman, himself
the honored guest of the city, then about to
make his last ndieus to his entertainers. Ar-
rived at the line of the circle he alighted
from the carriage, and being met by the
Chief Engineer, was by him conducted
around the lines. and given a personal intro
duction in the several Foremcn and ofiicers
ofthe companies and of the Fire Depart-
ment. l-Iis gratification at the neat and
orderly appearance of the men each compa-
' ny in its own peculiar uniform, and also his
aduiiratidn of the beautiful engines, were
unbounded. The ceremony of introduction
stud inspection over, the order was given to
’C0l1’ltliC‘nCe action. The exhibition was ex-
In a mo-
;p1ei.t the air was filled with torrt-'-nts of water
"rL:is it fell in spnrlciing drops or softened
ofthe great I_)eii'ioci'ati~.' fiiniily. seems in no
PROGRESS OF DlSAFl4?IgJ_C'I‘l_ON'.
The jarring be-_t\-cei-‘ii tlie_rlif,l‘ererii jzortieus
Drosllect ofbeing healed. 'l‘li«-re is an evi-
dent collision of llIU:‘i'(-‘SIS, and the IHPH, by
wliorn these interests are ri-pres» nted, nix-
ton ambitions to yield any ailiinnt-vgi-~ for the
sake of liiiriiioiiy. This indeed is ratlier an
unpromising condition ofthings to those \Vh0
are ‘comp-assinnr a an and,‘ for a restora-
tion to power/ -
One of the solemn and important dificul-
ties anion them, is a questioa‘: between New
York an Virginia, as to the extent; of cei‘-
tain powers claimed on the part ofeacli State.
The Bburbons of the Empire State are read-
io sell the soveriguty of New York. if
thereby they can secure for hrlr. Van Buren
the supportofthe Virginia ~i-acy. The
een much
preliininarics ofthe bargla.
discussed. Virginia Clilllly, e right of
trial by jury shall not he 6;. , red to fugitive
slaves in New York, and on this coriditi_on
will repeal her law wliich p|‘O\'ides for the
search and exainiriation of all I_\Ie.w York
vessels visiting her coast.
To such degrading subserviency to the
demands of Virginia, the body of the people
in New York are utterly liostile. But the,
regents of Mr. Van Buren are ready to saw‘
rifice the independence of the State to [lit-' iri-.,
solent i'eqiiii't-ineiiis of any other __Sl3ll(‘. u I‘.l('li.
makes such sacrifice the cnr_irliiir~.n nfs‘I:_;iji0= 5-:
ing :1 favorite. The riglit of trial li_v_j.:i;f; i,i’i
all cases, has bill]:-l‘lO been « stecnied of some
value to everv citizen of whatever rank or
color—a fundaiiientzil rloctrini-. in the vii’-w
of every good republican. And yotlhe tl)-'l_2‘-
iiates ofthe party can barter it away as of
little wortli, and huiiible theiriselves and their
State sovereignty at the feet of the Old Do-
minion, thereby to restore from it deeper con-
demnation than was ever visited on any rc-
pnblican officer. a man whose nuibitior. lion-
ors can never satisfy. It is humiliating to
see what degradation :1 party can take upon
themselves-—-ivliat forms and sliapes they are
willing to assume, to gain the success they
coveted.
The following l(:ll(3?'(3ul|lult1S the seniimeiiis
ofoiic of the must proiniiient, true and (:HtlSlv~‘l~
erii nliuliiioriisis in the country. \Ve copy ii
and commend ii to ilie aiir-niioii built of our
abolitionist and anti abnliiiiiiii.-i readers for the
rational and (.’UtIltl’l()lISt‘ views wliicli it take ofibe
subjects ilisciissetl. Aliliniigli calm and temper-
ate, curitresiiiig with the vlnleni course piirsiieil
by at considerable portion of rho party, the
wriier cviiirres no waui of cotifirlrnce in the
ultimate succe:-s tifliis caiise. The full scope
and niagriiiuile ofthe. work before him, is zip
pareuily taken iuio at-crrouiii, and he sets about
his work with a deliberate and uiiswerviiig. _\'(‘.t
quiet purpose, esiiuiuiiiig with iii.-periiiiieiit as
he goes along, the best iiieaiis in sect re the end
in view. lfslavery is to he ziliolislicd by Illi-
effiii'ls nfaholiiioiiist. it will not he, in our opiu-
ion, until after they have brought their iiniion:-
sji'a_v,'wr.- observed the formation of nurm-r.
.i3“.i‘s“’r‘YiTfb"'oivs, as perfect and beautiful in
color, as ever spanned the heavens during
it natural shower of rain. 0
ing salutations with several of the Firemen.
and citizens, mounted the carriage to retire.
'l'he,"coriipanir.-s at once. wheeled into line,
and its the carriage moved ofl
tion (if the rivet‘, f()t‘iriid a procession, which
for itsfriumbers and imposing appeararice,
inade§'a splendid and truly complirnentary
§€SCOI'I. The streets, moreover, as had been
false the public square, were (‘,l'(i\\-'(,lt"Ll with
‘spectators, anxious to do the last parting
honors to our city’s guest. But that last
shout, that went up, liearty and loud, to
heaven, from the assembled throng, as Mr.
C. stepped on board the boat, and, turning
back upon the friends he was leaving, pei-.
haps forever, bowed his fai'ewell——tliat was
the crowning honor. the purest and heartiest
tribute that has yet been paid to the citizen,
the orator and statesman, who has lately
shared in the hospitalities of Mobile. Th}:
meeting and the parting are both scenes‘ that
will not soon fade, we imagine from the
reinemberance of either the §.?UES'_I‘ or his
entertainers. I
The fellow calling himself Young, the
Manchester vagrant, after being discharged
here. l‘tia(l(3 his appearance in Branford,
where he was arraigned, fined, and sentenced
tdtliii'ty days in our County Workliouse,
where he was safely deposited this morning.
He begged the iriiigistmte to take pay fodi‘
his fine in cents, which he Said were to coin-
brous to carry, indeed, he said he \\’()l,‘,_l(l not
take them at all when oflered to him, if it
‘were not for rending the cloak of liispm:e7'ly.
The gold is all ready,wheu his timeofservice
is expired, to enable him to take anotlior
start. He had a new benevolent ca rd, which
he ‘thought upon the whole was better than
thefirst, which was taken away from him
hrire.——N. H. Herald. Feb. 25.
/
Erlilorial Qilalzjicalinizs.-—Soiiie of our
friends having read our articles on Sit-litll pox
seem anxious to know how we came in pos-
session ofso much medical liiioivlerlge. The
truth is we studied uiedicine once till we
thought ourselfa very respectable amateur
doctor. Afterv.'ards we devoted ouselftiiree
years to the study of law. Our only regret
is that we have never given otir attention to
divinity. An accompl_ish,ed editor ought, i_n
our opinion, to know ever.ything_.
Louisville Journal.
Singular P/ienomcno7L.—A singular phe-
nomenon was observed in the heavens at
Philadelphia. about two 0 'clo.ck on Friday
mqrning. The appearance .-was like .that of
a symmetrically formed cloud of vapor, xbril-
liaiitly illuminated. with several stars inter-
sptifrsed along the border. It was about —fif-
teen minutes in form i.ng,..and ahoiitthe same
length .of time in diminishing. Wlien frilly
fdrnicd, the reflection cast upon the surround-
iiig clouds resembled that of a large fire a
feiiv miles distant. The eff‘.--.ct of this Sltlgllr
l=H‘ phenomenon, while it lasted, was grand
and imposing. About midnight, a liirriinous
body, resembling a large star, passed gradu-
ally across the lieavens, from Oust to west
emitting brilliant r.n_vs of light.—N YAu.ro7'a’
, The Senate of Missouri have concurred
This spectacle
having been completed, M r. Clay alter pass-
in the direc-
_ in some way, while Iain l:ibo,rir_igto advance
llieciillse of t’il’mllllr;n, to ‘::ct,_at the same
tiziie with a view to their .~"p(=e!l_\' and just
soul: nit-nth Hit“! I..\‘.‘::ill' (it) this Will Ol'r€‘[l
be :i‘ iiiattc-if (il cuiisi(l_el’:-hie tllflli'Ull_V' I0 (It?-
I-"l‘ltill|tZ'. But that difiiculiy does not absolve .
me from the ()lDll"__’_‘-é.|IiOl'), as a Representative
ofthe l’-.-ople. and as one of t-he people, to
endeavor to perform the. couipli-x duty. ‘
Especiallyido I feel restrained- from -dis-
regarding tb.is duty, in reference to the great
fending qne"stion of a prwlecliz-e tarrjfl", inas-
much as thzit question involves so directly
the qur-stioii be-tween labor of frecmen and
the labor of slaves. _
Slavery looks uiih jc alousy atthe pros-,
perity which the universal, iintiring industry
ofthe. tlnrtli gives it over the unproductive’?
ness of slave labor, and the idleness, dissipa-
tion and extravagance which are inseparabl_e
from the State of slavery. It seeks to con-
ceal the true cause of Southern povei‘ty,,by
maintziiriiiig thntthe duties paid iimler a tariff‘
for protection are riisiiiily drawn, directly or
ll](l_ll‘t.‘Cll_\_,'. from the Sullll). It calls protec-
tion to free labor "i2pp'r::ssion,” and on that
~_irr_iiiiid has nulificd the laws of the United
States, and foicrd ii ‘coiiiproiiiisc-” \\'l,)l(,‘ll,,
ufiless l|l'l'('$lt'(l in its pi“r~gri's.-, \\'lll prrstrate
the iridurtry of the Noitli and W":-st, and
i|ra_<_i it dr-iiii. us for :s any iliirig can drag
;rln\vii the l_n{Jit5l]'}? :ii.d . n-,.,,-piiise of Ir: i [HI u;
in a l»-vol with itself, Its lli s ility to free, l:1'.(iI'.-
is its lli‘l p 5:. t't“lt'll!.lt‘S>‘ as its lit.-.'-tilii\_' to free-.
dour. Sviieli iila-litiuiiisis :ii'- the lgist ijylio
oii«__rlit to (ll.~’l‘-"__’itl(l .~i.-cli it (]Hi siieii as that of
prnzi-rttion to free labor ; niiil yit it st~r~ii:s to
me they \\'lll piwir-iically disri-gaid it if they
insist, iirider all (Tll‘L'|ltt=Sl5llJl'l‘S. and On all
occasions, upon lUl'lllltig‘1lllt(l patty ticl.'rts,_
without respect to it.
I zitiacli more importance to this view of.
the sul-ji.-ct, from the f:u-t.that, gt‘lli2l't1il_V, so_
far as my l{n0\\'li'(lgi* exteritls, those who are
induced to support third party tickets are.
those who have been, and still are, in princi-.
plat, favorable to the ll‘.lt-‘l't:Sl of protection,
and to the other interests of the country
which are sought to be srcured and rnairi-__
tained by those who are deiioiuiuated 'Whigs.
The .n‘.-.-i, tlierr.'foi‘e, nfa third party orga-_
riization. is in 1_'l\'(‘t‘!tl iminediato :idvai.tagr.-
tn the «ippnneiits of these iritr-rests, which its
iiieiiiliers gem-r:illi,v would. but for their in-..
ilv-p- ririleiit rii‘gi‘.iiiz;itiiiii aid to j'il'(lll.lrlt'. It
.<t'r'ii:S. to fill‘ Hill(‘ll lH'll.t‘l" in tl.e pl‘! Sent state.
of llllll‘.'S. that thiy 5lt(iUll,l sclt-«rt fiouitl'ieex._
istiiig purtir‘-s iiwii \\ ho are, in the Hltlltl,
souitd in their views on the S-il’-jet-tof slavery
and say to those partie-s—ive will support
'.ll:’$t‘ IHHI); Zlfltl we su'n:iiit it to you to say
ivlii-._tlit‘r l&St't'lll'I.' our support. you will
preserit them as caiirlidpt.--s and thus enable
us to advance the L‘:it]Sc‘ which we hold is-
pecinlly dear, \‘.'llllC‘ at Illt‘S£1IllI' titre wesu:‘-
lain those other i:.tei'i~.-ts- ivl.-ieh ion. as pur-
iies are ensleavoring to pi'ou~.oie. t\_jlay ‘pot
Al‘»OilIltitllS'S better suhsi-rve tl.e cause ofAb-,
o itiun by tli-is itl(lltl‘.' to s;-ciire the election
of mi-ii who are \\ llllti_£_' in tukv iiiodi-rate
qr‘-iuiivl iigriinsi slavery, than to loose their.
ii'illiie-rive as to all pl! st Ill. pi‘:ictic:xl purpos-
'~‘‘’‘‘’"~ 0' l"?"l"1i’=- we should say. r.-lcyuieil ':llt'l|I
to a similar standard. Fury afiil ‘.'lt)lt’llt:t' will
Thai
lieailloiig ileierzriiuaiioii ln1i(fC C/0‘ll/‘fl. nppnsiiinii
only postpone the piiiisiiiririiziii ii. ll|f‘lt
has been ileiriiiieiitnl in the cause. is eviileiii
from the fact, that there is scarcely a (‘U!ltlnIl:lll_\‘
(‘Vet’) where slavery exists in its worst. furiiis but
who are HI
But ll()l-
iiiat there are some in be fonml,
lieart opposed in ibis o.-lions sysir-in.
wiilistiiiiilirig iliese views wiiirrli we lizive liearil
from the lips of slave holders ih,eiri-zr-Ives, Ilit‘
mliuiii wliicli atinr-lies II) l_ll€1ltlllf‘l't"lll.~‘ nfalmli
iioii front their iiiisgiiiilerl ze:il_ will i,-oep ;._1;t-.-
their liosii-ily until ll'lC('ati$€$l1£tll have lii;-en re.-—
f‘.UL"l,,ll'0|ii the liaiiile‘n|'ite prizsi-iii frierul.-. \Vla--ii
the liberty party sli.-ill liave lit-‘(_‘Hl)ls', imliiii-,il
with ilie spirit of this letter, it wili ;,s;.;:.-;i,.- ;,
liiglier stand lit-fore the world I)-‘I'll as in nu
mcrical sireiigili and po; ular lll‘.p()_rlai)('e,
The letter. as it will be seen. was wriiien by
ilie Hun. M r. Slade of Vi. in A rims Towiiscnil.
Esq._ofNew Haven. .5; by the l3|l.lC‘rgPnll€t11(‘l’t
sent to the N. H. Palladiuiri for [)lll_Ill(.'i)llt)l'l'
\Ve have before piihlislierl an t"xlr:1C|()r two
from it, but now give it entire, at the Still('._ilalli)_n
_ofa frien:l.
\V.-isi»ii.\'u'roi\‘, Marcli 24, 18-12.
Amos Townscmil, Jr. Esq. "0 "
Dear Sir:
. You ask whether in my opinion, ‘the best
interests of our whole country, iiieludini_r the
interesis of the r-nsiaved l.‘lbOl't’T at the South
as Well as that of the free laborer at rho
N0Fll't._ Will be promoted, ntthe present junc-
ture of our niitioiinl affairs. by runniii«_r a
third party ticket at the. elections now Liking
place.-’ ' "
‘If I felt at liberty to ilecllrie an .=iv.‘i,s~\'i~i' to
this question, I slioulil c.--rtairily do it at the
present nionierii; but I enii-rtnin too inoeli
respect for you, and too decided an aversion
to a concealuieiit of my views upon any sub-
jcct. to pt'l‘li1Il’l-I. ' '
I have hitherto expressed, and still criter-
tain the opinion, that the cause of eriiancipa-
lion would be better promoted bv tlirowing
the weig.-lit of abolition infliir—nce. as far as
pOSf_-ll)l(-, into all flit‘ j'l{Il‘llt'S.Ill'v"lI divide [lie
country, rather than to attempt, by an orga-
nization cnti.rel.y -inclepenzlent, .to f__'m'.l‘i('T‘ a
P3 "l.V'bfimlmxcliisive-ly upon the grounil ofthe
=lb0llll‘-‘H Ofslflvcrv. lcannnl overloohnthese
inlet“-‘IS. Cltzeiily asI abhor and detest slavery
an firmly as -l am resolved to oppose
P-Dtl lo labor to the end of my life for its de-
SII'll".il0n. Ari ltl(lt‘pt‘nt.lf‘tlf.ltlliolltiotl party
will, nluiost of iii-cessitt‘, 0.\'P|‘lO0l\'ltl£I theiri,
except as they :1 re in volvv-d in the question
0f.SléH’t‘I‘_\',. They are interests of 77re.\'c’7I./,
7776’.-5'-917'.-'." llllp0l‘liitt('(‘_. Ar-tinri upon them
cannot be pf)$lpf)IlI"(l. Tliough [hp ,,[,o];[;,,n
Of SlaV(’t_V \\'0uld UllLl()lll=IP(lly |‘P.tl"O\’€ one of
151*: great and leading causes of the financial
evils which now press upon the country, yet
.it is evident that legislation must reach rind
remed,y these evilslong bi-fore sl.-ivory can
be abolished, o.r Il1(‘.I‘8F\Vlll be it (lt:’$,Il‘tl(‘lJ.OD
ofconlidence, a dt-rangeirient of cnrrr_.ncv,
and it pi'os_t,i'atior_i of ' iridiistry, ivhich must
involve the North and the Soi.ith, the East
and the I-Vest -7- iho'itionists, slaveliolrlers and
.all. in one cnmnion ruin.
For one. I cannot net, either as a Repre-
sentative of the people, or as a freeman at
this C_<_5UY1lry.,and esp_ccia,l__ly._upon the United
Si$a‘i'é-é‘,Na‘vy:""‘“’ ' ’ ’ --
ivith the House on it bill to district the State.
as. by Sl‘il)tllH!_[ ll)!'tllSPlt't’S up uitliin the
Sl'._i]l‘.GtlI (l i.iicliis,*r3‘_i~ ofa third political party.
This liars heeri, siilsirintizillv, the course
piirsued by British abolitioiiisfs; and we have
sr’-eii the mighty results in ilie abolition by.
'.l1i-* B!‘!IllSll _tI()\'l:'l‘l12tit'l)l,nflllc slave trade
and ofsl :i'cr_v. And notrifling results have
been r-ffectv-rl by this policy in our own coun-_
try. I ref-ir to the action, in various ways
fuvoiwilile to abolition. of the Legislatures -of
Nc\\' Y-‘irlt. -Vl iss-iv-hiisetts, Connecticut and’
V<'|‘m.OHt. \\'hi_cli it is notorious, have aided
the onw.~irt_l ft!t},f_i't3t‘H(‘_['_:'I ofthe Anti Slavixryi
('.«'llI.S('.
It seems to me that we should not despise
‘lit-«lav oftlies-2 suiall things——if indeed,
they are small things--i iit that the policy by
wlii-:li they \\'(‘}'}' nccomplisheil .should be
st-ill ,"Hl'S|l4.'(l. i‘-other than t‘l’illie'l\,' to change
position aid throw oil". as nriivorihv ofconhfi-
deuce. men who aided in accotnplisliiiig
the i‘easni;in;s of abolliionsts, the course of
events, :-.nd i1.gl’:tf.lll«'tllV correcte:l state of
public,opiriioi'i shall give them light, to aid
ll} "‘5<‘0'"iill-°lilDLf still further and greater.
good to the caiise. I
You thus have a glance at some of the
reasons why I am still inclined to adhere to
my forriier opin’ons relative to the expedien-
cy ofa thiril pa rty organization. Upon the
\\‘.i"-'6: field _ofargn.vnerit pertaining to this sub-,
lt’Cl. ll0\\'t'W‘r. I cannot now enter.
or I may not do it ntsonie future iiiiie,in fur-._
ther I‘cpl_v to your i--nquiry. At present, .I
have neitlier time nor strength to go into a
more (’XIl’ll(lt‘fl exarninntion oftlielsubject.
I believe the time is rapidly approaching
when the free Suites of this Union will come
io see the iuiiiiense evil of slavery, not only
in ‘a inoril, but in a political and financial
5301“! ‘if Vii~*\\'; and \\ hen they will come up-;'
ll().l. throngli the present third party ()Tj_f:|D~i>..
zatioii, but by other ways, arid through oth._
.81: mcrttis, to the point of slrindingupon tlicir
7'z,4_.’zI,._r,, _r_z.u,rl 7iz.riz'nlai'rii7i.g the true interests
off/'ce(frim. Anrlfor such a lit-suit, when-
ever‘ it shall he accorriplished, the country
will. in m_v opinion, he indebted to the per-
S!.‘V(‘.'l'ltlL' efforts of abolitiouists, to an extent
that will entitle them to its lasting gratitudol
Let abolitionists then, not relax their effortg
to produce a correct public opinion on this.
5“llJ¢’<-'l~to wake up, thoro_ug~hly, the free
Suites to a conviction that they have seine;
thing to do with slavery—-hostile as it clear-_
ly 1S.n0l0ulyto human rights, but to their.
interests. to the peace of the country and to
the pei'inanengy of the Union.
Iain sir, very respectfully, your obedient
servant.
9
G912. 1lI,orlo_n—-g1 Goprl _J_o/.'e.—A friendl
tvrites me at good thing out ofMass. which I
I cannot resist retailing for the benefit of-
yoiir readers. The newly elected Govern-__
or of that ancient Commonwealth, was leav-
ing Tatinton, the-place of lg"; residence. a,
few days ago, for Boston. There being a
good deal of snow on the track, fears were
expressed that the cars would ‘be ltlr-tained.
‘I3_ilInt"V€l‘. niind,' sail the Governor. pulling.
out his watch, ‘we shall doubtlvss gr.-t.in by.
a bout one 2' .-
.rt :‘ - .
P»
I -. V j _ ori, ihat your Excel-
.enc_v usually gets in——b_7; about one 1' .
thelballot box, without any immediate respect
The Governor put up his repeater!
mlhh food. and ‘.\ ho may yet be willing, as '
I may ‘
VV1_LLiAM SLApi~:. k,
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