Hutchinson of Boston, then one of'itheiC_0.fl}-
missiouers, and to other gentlemen of emi-
nence in the colony, and of the very town of
New Haven, who heard them as novelties;
nor would the former adopt them, till he had
r» course the next day to the records them-
" eel ves."
"The volume examined by Judge Smith.
and Gov. Hutchiuson,_ was evide-ntly'the
first volume ofthe Colonial ,records., The
author'[Sii.itlt) is correct in saying, ‘that this
‘ volume contains no code of laws; and there
is nothing corresponding to what are called
the bliie laws, to be found in any other col-
iimc. He might have added, that the decei-
ions oftlto in-agisirates to which he refers.
thotiwh sometimes relating to matters of de-
cor‘uni, contain no reference to an?! _‘°‘l¢ of
laws, or imply any such regulations, as
most ofthose -which Peters‘ reports as the
‘Blue Laws of New Haven. ‘Ala proceed-
ings before the magistrates, it is believed
are recorded, which imply that the dress of
the inhabitants was in in any degree a mat-
ter oft/tcir cognizance. tnuch less, that such
rules were enforced, as many of those men-
tioned by Peters.” (page l06.)
"It may be important here to add, that the
New Haven Colonial Records, including the
records oftlte General Court. the 301"‘ °l
magistrates, town meetings, and the settle-
mentof estzites. are nearly or quite entm}.
and in good preservation. It is now evi-
dent, from a very slight inspection of these
volumes that nothing of any importance was
transacted in th.e colony. which was not re-
corrlerl at the time and -with a detail of par-
ticulars. which precludes the possibility of
there having been rules of oonrluct enf0"€€d
by any public authority/. -which are not (here
rnentiorml."-—Kingsle3/'5 Hist. Dis. Appen-
rlizc, page I08.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY, Dec. 16-
The Setiate did not sit to-day. and the busi-
ness of the House was not of very great import-
ance. The report of the Secretary oftlie Treas-
urv was referred to the Committee of Ways and
M-eons. and the House went into the election of
Chaplain. John Peltz'l.of Indiana (loco) moved
to dispense with the services ufsuch an oflicer.
This D’)! being in order, the some gentleman
.moved that the pay ofthe Chaplain. if elected,
-should be rlalucied from the per diem of the
-:7
members. The gentleman appeared to be of
opinion that the people could derive no benefit
from the prayers ofa chaplain, and tltereforeihe
service should be paid for by those who oil en-
joy such benefit.
The Rev. M r. Tinsley of the Baptist Church.
was elected. .-
Mr. Adams presented a petition from 100
American Book sellers, praying for the passage
ofan international copyright law, which was
ordered to be printed.
Mr. A‘. preseutcl a petition praying that
all laws and constitutional provisions be abolish-
ed which oblige the peiitionere to participate in
the guilt of‘ slavery. The petition was excluded
under the 2If~'l rule. IOLEI) DIV. A. contended
“‘tl1u't"fl”(fIU not come under that re:--3--‘UK --N
called for precedents ..t.ien caused considerable
dclay,te led to a movement for an adjournment.
which was carried.
M0!l‘.\Y. Dec. 18th.
In the House of Representatives, to day,
Mr. Vance of Ohio gave notice of the intro-
duction of an amendment to the Constitution
ofthe U. States providing for the ineligibility
of the President of the U. States for a second
term. A
Mr. Dunn of N. Y. gave notice of a bill
to abolish the Congressional {ranking privi-
legs. and to modify the rate of postage.
Mr. Rhett (objection being made) moved
a suspension ofthe rules for the introduction
of a resolutgon instructing the Committee of
\Vays and Means to inquire into the expedi-
diency of reporting as soon as practicable a
a bill to repeal the present Tariff act, and in
lieu thereof to impose a maximum rate of
2 per cent ad valarem, discriminating below
this inaxirnuin only. and for revenue pur-
poses.’
[Ycae.—Among which we find the name of
T. H. Seymour ofthis State-77]
[Nuys.—-Aniong which are Messrs. Catlin,
Simone and Stuart of this State-107.]
Tlic resolution of Mr. G. Davis of Ky.
instructing the Committee on Elections to
inquire into the validity of the claims under
the constitution and laws of the general ticket
members to seats in the House. with one or
two amendments proposing a different refer-
ence, came up as the pending business.
.Mr. Kennedy of la. (who in his seat a few
days since. so boastirtgly threw defiance and
scorn upon the law of Congress in question,
declaring it a "nu.lity.°’ (it only to be treated
, with "contempt,”) now proposed a very suin-
mary method of disposing of the subj--ct, by
a substitute for Mr. D..vis’s resolution, de-
claring ‘that the general ticket members
wane as much entitled to their seats as the
members from any of the States !’ Before
he had succeeded in definitely disposing of
ber,‘i‘i’i"ij‘7d‘uty,:,shaljl.. eitceed-itixfenty five -per
cent. ad valorem.“
r
l844,"rio duty shall exceed twenty per cent. t
ad vulorem.
bill to the committee on Finance.
King doubted whether the bill was ofach:ir-
acter to originate in the Senate.
Mr. McDuffie said. it was a bill to reduce
duties, not to raise revenue.
Mr. Evans was of opinion that the bill
was a revenue Bill and could not originate
here. He combatted the opinion of M r".
King that the present Tariff would not pro-
duce an adequate revenue. lie was prepar-
ed to prove that it produced an ample reve-
nue for the wants of Government.
The bill was referred.
A motion to refer the whole subject of the
irnprovement oftlte Western Waters I0 ll“?
committee on Commerce, excited much de-
hate.
The weslenn members manifested tnuch
feeling and warmth in the discussion of the
subject rind exhibited a tle_tei'iiiination to take
care of themselves. now that they had
strengtlienotigh to do it, and to stiffer no
Constitutional scruples nor professions of re-
form to prevent them from taking some care
of Western interests.
The debate will be continued tomorrow.
The Senate confirmed the nomination of
Mr. St. C._ Clarke, to day as Auditor of the
Post Office.
The Committee of Ways and Means ofthe
House consists of a majority of members in
favor of reducing the present Tariff; and
they will report a bi l for that purpose with-
out unnecessary delay.
\Vi.'.nrvr.sotv. Dec. 20.
In the Senate to day Mr. Benton offered a
resolution for establishing on the Mississippi
a manufuctory where hemp can be purchas-
ed nnd prepared by government.
Mr. Woodbridge. gave notice that he
would offer a resolution for an extranurnber
of W. Cost Johnson’: report on the State
Debts.
Mr. Jarnigan’s resolution calling for in-
formation as to the awards of the Commis-
sioners appointed to settle Cherokee claims.
and the reason why they had not been paid,
were adopted.
A memorial from the Legislature of Lou-
isiana was presented in favor of removing
the Raft on Red River. The Senate ad-
journed after it laborious Session of nearly
ten minutes, the Chnpl2tin's prayer and reu-
ding ofthe Journal included.
In the House, ainemorial from the citi-
zens of Florida was presented, cont-tstingthe
right of Mr, Levy to a seat, on the ground
that he is an alien, It was laid on the table.
The subject of the validity of the elections
by general ticket, was referred to Committee
on Elections. M8 to 92.
The protest against the elections, by gen-
eral ticket, was finally disposed r f. ,~ It_ does
not go on the Journal.
Mr. Adams when resolutions were called
rose to cnntirgrtp fais argument in opposition
.0’ H15 apeawar 3 t‘ClSi0n, on ‘o”l' -uici u-ty‘;
excluding rt petition which he then off:-r.‘_-d.
The Speaker, how ever, stated that, after
examining the precedents, he found that the
petition was not excluded by the rule. it
prayed for an amendment to the Constitution
so as to seperate the people of New York
forever from Slavery. But the rule was re-_
strictive in its character, and therefore was to
be construed strictly. He decided that the
petition was not excluded by the 2lst Rule.
Mr. Cave Johnson moved that the petition
be not received. Mr. Thompson nf Mis-is-
sippi moved that the question of reception be
laid on the table. which was agreed to, ye-as
90, nays 87--it small majoity and portentous
vote.
Mr. A. offered another petition against the
admission ofany new Slave State, which
was excluded by the Speaker by the rule.-
.\'lr. Adams appealed and the question lies
over and the House adjourned.
Tnnrisnltv, Dec. 21.
The Gorgon ofnbolliion was again puru-
d.-td through the House, for the gratification
ofa childish passion for cxcitem -:.t, or a
deeper design of mischief.
V The history of the "proceedings of the
House today is a stereotyped edition of what
passed, every blank Monday, during the last
six or eight years. Mr. Adams presented a
petition from 226 most respectable citizens of
Illinois. praying Congress to pass laws pro-
viding for a confession of national sins; to
pass an act .icknowledging the doruinion of
our blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; to
pass an act making an acknowledgment of
the law of God, and also, praying an amend-
ment ofthe Constitution which should se-
cure to every individual in the United States
the self evident truth of the Declaration of
lndephndence,(to wit. the right to life, liberty
and the pursuitof happiness) It was ob-
jected to this petition that it was disrespectful
and insulting to the House. and some sug-
gested that it bordered also on irreverence,
M r.
Th,ird'--'I’hat.lafter the ‘3_lst of Decem- flourish. Really, it was very funny. He
" ' ' A ' if offered a string of "resolutions, in favor of an
1 A V . ainendment to the Constitution, granting the
I-‘,ou1rth—‘—'l‘ha't,after the 3ls_tof'December. right of suffrage to negror-s,born and free
of the resolutions.
Mr. Mc. Duffie moved the reference ofthe majority of the House to mark that those res-
Mr. olutions were from the late Loco Foco Leg-
islature of Massacbusetts—-the same which
elected Marcus Morton Governor.
many members. .
lowed, by special leave to speak against Mr.
dehateable. _ _
taking any order on the I).I|'|ll.€ resolutions.-
hroughout the Union. That was the effect
Mr. A. called upon the
Mr. Wis_e,_upon this, rose atid doclared,
emphatically. that he would keep up We
war against abolition petitions no longer.-—
He struck his colors. He saw there was no
use in endctivoring. by rules. 10 Cl1t“?lr’1l1€l“-
trodiiction of this subyct.
I-Iencefortb. he
would never vote for any restrictive rule ;
and he woull throw the door open to all pe-
titions or papers from the Aboltttontsts.
Mr. Holmes said he would Cortlitiue the
The House wok up We Presmen,-S M89 w,,,.j,,,e._ Ido not.siid he, dc-:sp’air of the
snge in Committee of the whole. Republic. ‘Nor do l——‘nor 1-—repeated
Several members were ul-
Wise’s course. though the subject was "not
The House adj-worried without
The Sctiatcdid but little business. Mr.
Atkinson, of Mo. introduced his bill ‘to en-’
courage and facilitate the settlement of the
Oregdn 'l'erritory ;' and it was ord- red to be
referred to the Select Committee of Finurrcjvfi
Some time was spent in Executive busi-
ness.
The prevailing impression litre is. that
the Presiden will nominate. Mr. Spencer us
the successor to Justice Thompson.
From the Jour. of Cam. I
FBXDAY. Dec. 22. ._
Our Washington letter‘, containing the
proceedings of Friday, not having been -re-
ceived, we make the following abstract from
the newspaper reports: , r___ -5
The Senate held a short session a‘nd tiff-
journed to Tuesday. Several petitions for
settling the Oregon were presented, also in
resolution by Mr. B..rrow,calltng on the
President Ill‘ all correspondence in his pos-
session relative to the adjustment of claims
of our citizens upon_the govt-rnment. of Meat-
ico.
Mr. Critienden from the Committee on
Military Affairs, to which had been referred
the bill providing for the payment of the
balance due to Massachusetts from the Gen-
eral Government; reported the same without
amendment recommending its passage. .-
l\/lr.Jztrneguit presented sundry resolitttons,
adopted by the legislature of Tmnessee. In
favor of restoring Gen. Gaines to his former
rank in the army. They were ordered to
be printed. __
In the House of Representatives,-the rules
were suspended, and M r. Adams W-‘ts allow-
ed to address the House, on the subject of the
joint resolutions of thedcgislatiire of Massa-
chusetts, recommending an amenrliuerit totlie
Constitution, providing that representatives
and direct taxes shall be apportioned among
the several States according to their respect-
ive numbers of free persons, including Iridi-
uns not taxed. &~c.
Mr. Adams declared his indifference as to
the disposition of the resolutions,--whether
the were sent to the judiciary or__Lo it select
C‘.-Z. ... mo-c. ’ - " I
I‘
Mr. Belsetr said as be regarded these" regs-
lutions asa solicitation on the part of the
Logislaiure of the Commonwealth of Musso-
chusetts to dissolve the Union, he would in
order to test the sense of the House. movi-
that they be laid on the t..ble. But the
House refused to lay them on the table by it
vote of 104 to 64 in favor of the iitntiozi.
The motion to refer them to the Cornmit-
tee on the Judiciary withdrawn: and then.
in accordance with the motion of Mr Adams.
without a division of the House. the resolu-
tions were referred to a Select Committee to
consist of nine riiembers.
Mr. '1‘ibb.'itts gave notice that he would,
at on early day. introduce a bill to abolish
imprisontiient for debt in the ‘District of
Columbia.
The House then adjourned to meet again
on Tuesday.
NOTES ON THE FEDERAL CITY-
Ot'§~IFl(.3E AND PLUNDER.
Br HORACE crtniznv.
Viewed from the front of the Capitol, on
a warm sunnv day, Washington wins upon
the gnz--r. Her magnificent distances art-
partly concealed by the height of the houses.
when you are neither among nor for ub0vt'-
5%
them, while the number and iinpo:-inc chur-
actor of the Public’ Edifices. as compare-tl
with the whole number of htructures. and
the unusual proportion of sp:cious dwellings
to the mettnnnd squalid tenements which are
ever too plentiful in a city, combine to secure
a favorable
plain on which she is situated, rising gently
to the North and East, with the lordly Poto-
mac bounding the city on t lit’ West (where
rises iinposingly the Pr.-sident’s House, it
mile and a half distant, at the opposite ex-
treme of Pennsylvania Avenue) and tbrn
widening into a generous buy or estuary on
the South, where lies the’ Navy’ ‘Yziid——t\°iih
Alexandria just visible in the West, South-
West and Georgetown in the West, North
\Vest, and the vision bounded by the blue
impression. Then the noble
., . . ... _ .,:
selves in the adjacent city. With this ar-
rangement the ‘Public Edifices, Offices and '
Treasures would have been for safer from
the attacks of an enemy in war than they
now can be, (as the events of the List War
will testify) living at the meiropolis would
have been far cheaper and more comfortable
than it now can be; and every one coming
there for rt term IS ‘Secretary, Embassador,
etc. would not be obliged to furnish his house
at an exorbitant cost and sell it out for noth-
ing when he left. as is now inevitable.
Yet all this is but a litile of the evil. The
grout central vice of this location, which
ovcrsbadotvs all others, is the enduring fact
that Washington is and must be it city of
Office-Holtlr-rs and Office Seekers. in which
it is every man's business to establish a pri-
vate gimlet hole into the National Treasury,
or retain that he has. and enlarge it to an
augur hole if possible. To be sure, many
live and some thrive by catching and
uniting at second hand the streams
thence flowing, as merchants, hotel-ke--pr-rs,
lttll-il'S.-mllllnk‘-l'S, boot-blacks, gamblers, &c.
but this does not touch the heart of the mat-
ter; the money they sew-rally pick up has
all jflsl. come out of the Treasury. or is dis-
bursed by office sci,-lcers on the same princi-
ple that water is poured into a pump in the
hope of making a great deal more come out.
None can live here---not own the newspa-
pers, of which there are two as able and one
as excellent usany other in the country--,..
without freq-t‘«_-nt and copious drafts »f-font
the National -'l‘[ea§_iit'y.
The t'lTBél of‘~‘a_ll fliisnn the Public Econ-
omy, and the Pdiitical Morality of the Coun
try is lit0.~I pernic.io_t_is. The p'erson l inter-
est of every man, woman and child in the
District (from whom proceeds the Public
opinion by which the Members of Congress
are surrounded and impressed) demands C0-
piuus Expenditures from the Treasury.
long Sessions of Congress, Extra Sessions if
possible. heavy Appropriations, inordinate
Salaries. sinecure_and useless Offices, :1 lov-
isb multilpication of Public Documents, fre-
quent Extra Allowances, &c. &.c. If this
were a great city, strong in its Commerce
and Manufactures, so as to create a Tax-
paying as well as a 'l‘ax-receiving Public
sentiment——if its people were to live other-
wise than out of the Treasury —if even its
Press were above this crippling necessity-
these evils would not be felt, or iwould be
greaily mortified. Now. I am sick at heart
when lthink how this broad land might
have been chequr-red with Railroads, Canals
and River lmprovenietils, bringing Intelli-
gence to every fireside, a mariret to every
door. and relatives now: separated for life
within easy distance ofeach other, with the
National Treasure \vl_iich has been virtually
wasted by misappropriation to subserve per-
sonal ends and trunscient purposes. And
to go on. The sat-lites of Congress are
twice as numerous and four times as costly
IS they ought to be-. The City is a gigantic
beggar, for whom the Government is obliged
to p-we streets, build bridges and do every
thing. At this moment a bill is before Cott-
gre.-s appropriating money to repair the pave-
ment of Pennsylvanii Avenue, on the mile
and :1 ball of \vhi‘h the Gover _mr-nt has
i‘ pr'obubly'spent Half a Million or, )ollars al-
ready. So with the Potomac Bl'i(igl’,'Wl)lCl’l
has been built and rebuilt by the government.
The three Cities composing the District tin-
rle-rtook to borrow money and help construct
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal‘; the work
was stopped unfinished; the City stop-
ped payment on their inter-"st, and Congress
had to shoulder it, Alexandria suffered from
a fire, and Congress took $20,000 on’. of the
Treasury for the relief of the sufferers. So
things go, and will go. I blame not those
who have made these appropriations ;
though I think some of them very mis
taken ; but I deeply regret the futu-
ity which devised a Political City, and of
course a Pauper city. for the Metropolis of
the Union. , i
The situation of the lowest post of clerks
in the Departments and other subordinate
Officeboltlers here is tleplnrable. No mat-
ter what are their respective Salaries. the
great mass of them are always behind-hand
and getting more so. When one is dismiss-
ed from office, he has no resource, and no a-
bility to wait for any. and considers himself,
not unnaturally, a ruined man. He usually
l‘|t’gS to be reinstated. and his wife writes or
goes to the President or Secretary to cry him
l')?tf'lt’ into place. with an ‘owe-r true tale’ of a
father without hope and children without
bread; ifrc-pulsed their prospect is dreary iii-
deed. Where Office is the sole resource.
and its retention dependent on nnother’s in-
terest or coprice. there is no slave so pitfa-
blc as the Officer.
Of course, where every man's livelihood
is dependent on a gains of chance and ni-
trigue, outright Gambling is frightfully prev-
tilent. This City is full of it in every shape
front the flaunting Lottery Office on every
corner to the secret card room in every dark
recess. Many who come here for officelost‘
their last cent in these dens and have to bor-
row the means of getting away. Such is
\Vasbington. '
TEXAS.
'._ox.. .-.
still the mischief goes on and will continue-
VVHIG LYRICS. _
Ant-“ The Fine Old English Gentleman.”
They have sting of English gentlemen,
Who lived in olden times,
When titles loud, and coats of arms,
Hid multitudes ofcrimes.
My theme shall be a gentleman-
The Farmer of the West— t
A man of intellect and sort],
VVith a kind heart in his breast. g
The fine Kentucky gentle.man— ‘
The noblest of the land!
The miztstrcls of long-by-gone-days,
.\Vlietie’er they tiitied tlteir lyre.-z,
W ere sure to sing of’ warlike deeds,
Titling heroes and their sires, i
I sing in praise to him who stood I
Erect in Senate Hall-—-
Amid the proudest oftlic fund,
The proudest oftlietn all!
The fine Kentucky, 620.
He spoke ! and forth came words of fire! 1
His country, right or wrong,
,VV:t~iji1st as much his his idol made
As love the poet’s song!
His giant intellect subdued
Tlte malice of his foes!
And when they strove to drag him down,
The higher still he rose!
The fine Kentucky, &c.
The N orth, the South, the East, the VVest,
This gentleman beheld ;
\Vhile beauty cheered him with her smile,
The breast of utatihood swelled.
His honesty ant] principles
Had nobly sto'0d the test!
And every 'putriot’s bosom'glo\v'd
For the good man oftlte W'est 2
The tine Kentugky, &c.
The frost ofage fell on‘ his brow,‘
Atid care bent down his form;
Btit still his might voice was raised
Amid the angry storm. ‘
The master spirits quailed when he
Stood up his country's friend;
For such a monarch oak as he
The tcn.pcsts could not bend!
The fine Kentucky, doc.
And now, retired from noise and strife,
He calmly tills the soil,
And, by his peaceful fireside,
Bids sweet cotttentitient smile;
But there's a murittiir in the land,
A glow in every breast-—
The l’i:ort.tc will their highest gift,
To the Partner of the \Vestl !
The fine Kentucky, &c.
REPORT OF THE TRISASURY
Dl?.I’ARTMENT.
The financial condition of our Treasury
might betttaij-,.;,_.,.'1_‘_lti,ere_ was nominally in it
oti the lst‘"of Janu“ar’y,' i842, $28,685,lll,
but the sum of $28,101,644 deposited with
the States and never to return to the Tn asu-
ry, left only $583,467. A portion of this
being trust funds, and there being also a
large amount of outstanding warrants from
l84l._the Treasury in fact begat: the year
with it deficiency of $504,322. Instead of a
surplus. ln i842, after everytltlng was
cleared off, there was a balance in the
Trezisury of Sf,-149.472. At the end of the
first six months of 1843, there was a balance
of $10,434,503. On the lst of Jtily, l843.
corninences the fiscal year. At the end of
the first quarter of this year there was a
balance in the Treasury of $3,829,131.
The remaining three quarters of the fiscal
year, i. e. till the lst of July 1844. are esti-
mated as follows : Receipts $l‘2.907,000.
making, with the balance on hand, $16,736.-
I31 ; the expenditures $l.9 263,395, so that
the next fiscal year, it will be seen must be-
gin with the Treasury ndi" only cinpty. but
with adeficiency of $2.5‘z.‘7,264. The esti-
mates of that year make at its close a defi-
ciency of $4,577,059. --
The Secretary supposes that the fluctua-
tion of the revenue and the sale of public
larids,&c. m.-iyibe inodifiedthis estimate’ some-
what, butstill there will be a lurgeldeficien-
cy to be made up. To do this the Secretary
St1ggf;'StS,l$l, reduction of expenditures, 2d
increase of revenue.
The question of 'l‘arifl'comcs up of course
in speaking of increasing the revenue. The
Secretary doesnot meet the subject f.ii-ly.
under the‘ plea that the working of th-~-
present rate ofduties has not yet had a fair
trial. —
He seems to think, however that neither
an increase or decrease of duties would
on the whole be best. The main re-
source left of course to replenish the exhaus-
ted Treasury is, to place duties on articles
now free. Among these he puts first and
forenioust Coffee and Ten, and at moderate
specific duty on Coffee be made to pay at
least four millions per annum. It is an able
and full Report, and lays the whole subject
fairly open for discussion.-——'I‘ril2zme.
CA.‘¢ADA.—-Tile Canada papers contain offi-
cial notice of' changes in ttte Post Office ar-
rangement for the British West Icdibn and
North American Colonies.
The system of charging according to the
number of pieces is fll'JOll:l'lt3(I, and the
charges are to be, on a letter not exceeding
haffan ounce in weight, l rate of postage;
on a letter exceding halfan ounce and not ex-
ceeding one ounce, 2 rates; on a letter ex-
ceeding one ouncc-and not exceeding two
ounces, 4 rates; on a letter exceeding two
ounces audoot exceeding three ounces 6
f'uL£'S; on a letter exceeding three ounces.
and not exceeding four ounces 8 rates; find
for every ounce above the weight of {mu-
ounces 2 additional rates are chargable, and
for every fraction of an otmce above the
composed of New-England-ers in Ne ,
held its anniversary on Friday, 'on_,;'-»_it'hich
occasion, it being the 22d of Dceem_ber,__tvos
_ celebrated the anuivnrsary of tbelanding of
Grinnell presided.
as closed at three o'clock.
society adjourned to the dinner at the Astor’
_ . . I... .~ V n‘.
From the N. ii. V " j _
New ‘England Society —'l‘ttis Soci--ty. ‘
"1-.Yo‘rk.
. ,,"
he Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. Moses H.
Daniel Webster rytd
everal other distinguished men were present.
The annual 0l‘ul.iOD was deliv.d injthe Tub-
ernacle at 10 o’clot-k. by Rufus _Clgoa,t,_e. the .,
successor of Daniel Webster in J‘
of the United States.
SCH-I16
Thisitnrncnse build-
ng was crowdtd with an titieutive nudi'
tory, ti few of whom were ladies, and ulinost
..ll of whom, it is supposed, were natives
of New England.
The oration, though it occupiod the orator
we hours in its drll\‘£‘l‘_\', was listened to
with undivided attention, and the orator was
frequently interrupted by food bursts of ap-
plause.
Pilgrim Fathers, and the rstablislime. t of it
Free Republican Govtrnuient in the New
The subject of course, was the
World.
Mr. Cho:tte’s style was highly ornament-r
al, and well adaptvd for the effect on popu-
lar audiences.
and very effective.
Strong sang with great beauty and force, n
His delivery was animated
At the conclusion, Mrs.
piece entitled the "Rock of the Ptlgriinsf"
words by George P. Morris. The ext,-rc'isl
From thence the
House. which was ready at 5 o‘clock.
The Journal of Commerce says——
The dinner at. the Astor House was pre-'
pared by Messrs. C-olemau &. Stetson in ~ex-
cellent style, and was a scene. of sober con‘
viviality worthy of New England's Sohs.—
A gallery had been prepared at either end
ofthe sp.ic‘i'ous dining hall, which was filled
with ladies at about the time of removing the
cloth. In this way a large number of the
daughters of New England were enabled to
grace a..d tnjoj the intcllr-ctu.tl portion of
the entertainment. Apprttpriutc songs were
sung by several gentlemen, and in reply to
vatiotistotists, addresses were made by his
Honor the Mayor, the presidents ofihe. vari-
ous foreign cituritat-le societies, by Mr.
Cboate, Mr. Evans, Dr. W.-inwrigltt, and
-.Vlr.— of the-BiitisbP.trliurnent,:tntl the it hole
cluqllvtllly finished by Mr. Wt-bster. The
Chair was filled with great urbunity through
the day and evening by the Hon. Moses H.
Grinnell, president of the soci. iy. At
twelve o’clock the company broke up and
went home, each titan rtsolvtd more than
ever to maintain and hand down the glorious
inheritance which was won by the heroism,
of their Puritan fathers.
Horrfble.—Our I)OSl(llti.Sl.t'l' asked us, in
few days since, to take Jo/in ‘Tyler's Life!
We shuddered at the proposition; but he
hundedjover a volume of mo or three hun-
dred pages. published by the Harpers. As
it is printed on fine material, we take great
pleasure in recouiniending it for shaving pa-
per. “lo have found by experiment lliztl. it
may be used in that way without scratching
a razor. It can he obtained of Uncle Sziitfst
officials generally, we presume. It is u_f}.iri
looking book; and, it seems, it uasn’t ‘made’
to sell 1‘ Who pairl for the pubficuiioii .7
Bridgeport .Standa:'d.
American Carpets.—On if e floorofthe Sen-'
ate Chamber at Washington is a new L‘ttl"pt*l,
made in Gerrnaritotvn, which for richness of
color and strength is equal to any of Eng.
fish make. It is a scarlet with yellow stars,
and forms a beautiful additiuri to the’ appear-
ance ofthr: Ul)ttlUbt:l'. Co the floor of the
Vice Presitlent’s room is another carpet inside;
at Tfiouipsontown, of gorgeous p..t’.e.rn and
incomparable texture. Both of tliese ur-
ticles are evidences of AIXIBJICRII skill of
which our countrymcti may be very justly
proud.—True Sun. '
Sierra Leone. —-By the schooner lilo,
Howard, 59 days from Sierra Leone, wc
learn that the British brig of war, Spy hit.l
captured three Brazilian shivers. (One
had 553 slaves on board. The vessels \\ i-r'e
condemned and sold, the slaves liberated and-
the crews alluwtd to go where they wished.-
Thc Register says that they—-the locofo.-
cos——havu whipped the Whigs in the fall-
iown uieclings, and carried more IOWIlSfllHD'
they eV_t~2l’.Lllt.l before when there was a contest.’
And this is the some paper that has been my.-
ing to prove that there has been no contest‘
at till this fall, and that the Whigs would
have been whipped in New Haven and Hart-
lotd. lfthc Sub-deittocracy had only turned-
out.
And talking of elections, when will the
Register publish the official returns of the
about the late Mr. Oglt-.——Hart. Jour..
Colds—t/ie Grippe.-y We are sorry for
have observed rimny of the iriernbeie of Goo-
gress sufferiiig with colds, or a species of-'
the grippt-, since their arrival here----taken,
we presume, by exposure on the way, or‘
from a change of utitiospttt-re and lodgings,
H as/iington Stand.
Loss of the Brig Canlon.—- We leurrfii-om
Hartford election, and correct its false-hood-
the New Orleans Courier that tho briu 0;”)...
ton, Capt. Anderson, bound to Boston civith at
fufl cargo of produce, came in contact witlr:
the ship Oregon at thatcity on the 0i\’h'[ilng'
of the 9th and iminediau-ly sunk. This un--
foitunitie disaster occurred inthe ntiddlie or‘
the river opposite the mint, and in such d,,...i,,
water that the brig altogether disappear.-d, A.
s.-ilor was (iron ned in attempting to enter the"
cabin alter the collision. The llltcgfifl‘ re.-
ceived no injury. ‘ . .
and made light ofthe right of petition.
, _ _ weight of four ounces, it is chargable as an
Adams contended tout the petition ought to
additional ounce.
This to apply only to letters in Canada
and the other British Prove-ncies.
Letters from abroad via the United States
are charged two pence-sterling the half ounce
as colonial postage, to and front the fron-
tier line.
the matter, and without further business the
House ad'ourned. .
In the Senate after Presentation of several be “'°e”°d- and "9P0"9d 00- He also ur-
I ' ' s .
communicmions from me De,,,,,,,,,e,,,s' 0, ged, very scnsrbly. some considerations in
“Mons &c favor ofaboltshing the 2lst Rule and refer-
P Mr MCDM-fig Gave D0,,“ cube ,,,,,od,,c_ ring and r«-porting upon all such petitions.
° is
. . - He said ifthe House would take this course
tton of a bill to renew the Compromise Act . _ . . ,
and to model the Present tariff in conformit); lhey “'°“ld h‘"°‘”° ("ruler "°°bl"' D'”' I camml doubl ‘hm’ g"""'"g the "°°‘*5S'-‘V
mg Mr. A's re—murks,’hc was called to order Of building a new city for the Federal Me-
fherel°' . ’ V { rirrelevnnc Mr A c ‘l -- 1- i] tro olis the location 'ould not b v b '
Swen‘ msolumzins Old imlmcrf gf ‘go De. tiiere so thickytlfiat a propsilidleaatcifnri-lei-iiic: molie bi1Pf’Y L a 8 em
r ents were a o te : an t e enate, ~ . . ‘ ‘ . ’ '
Eftetrma brief Executiifc session. adjourned. :’,‘;l‘:k'L‘'',‘,'°I;il;9,:‘t°:::::iS‘;‘“6P““:ln ‘:3 :P;’:‘hl" l {Wd Y"‘v “Ch ‘EYLS a°,fi°‘,:l,l°" '“°'°; 9-,:"°"¥°
- _ - ' v im -resses me as a '
lC°"“’1’°"d‘"“ °-in/‘f ‘low’ °fC;”:mg“' with those. Mr. Speak?! Said he wyoulil _ntit Igeterbburg, was ‘a niagnffidijiibrio-Iiriistii kiz’
TUESDAY. 1 1 ff-" tolerate such language in reference to him- the part of its founders. They chcse ad.
In the Senate, to-day. some few petitions selfor any member ofthe House, and per» mirably, but they mistook sadly in choosing
were presented. . °mPl,~°l"ly f-'ll|'9C_l9d MT A» 30 take ‘his seat. at all. In founding Washington. they im.
Mr. McDuflie, agreeably to_riotice_, 's‘sl-red Mr. A_. complied. . Mitch contenfiop and posed on the people Of the U,-med s,,,,es‘,,,,
leave to introduce a bill to revise the [tariff confusion follotved_tn regard to questions of interminable burthen of millions after mill-
Act of I823. C0mmO.!‘t.lycitllet‘l.l.l1GCOTDPTOIIP prder connected with the course of proceed- ions of dollars, which would h,,.,,, j,,.,..,,
ise Act, and to modifythe duties on imports mg. _ _ . wholly saved if they had simply ,,,,,,p,..j 05
according to its provisions. . . Phc readingofthe petition was called for a mile_ square of healthy, commanding
The bill provides. fitsl. l0|' Slflklng out and great opposition was made totbpt; but it ground in the ne-iabborhoorl of Philadelphia
the minimum voluation_nssume_d by the Com- was carried,‘ l4_6 to 39. Mr. Wise s motion and Baltimore,. made that the Disu-i¢i.ot
promise Act. and $“b3UWl|Dg the “CW8! Val- to lay the questipn of reception on the table Columbia, 6*!‘-t'Clt'fI~-llif.‘ National Buildings
u.-_ ., _ was finally carried, years 98. nays 80. _ thereon, and allowed the subordinate officers
. ,Se«c.9,,d__Tp|t no dug)-_,hall excepd thirty Mr. Adams drctv, out from ltisjmagazine of the gdovernmr-nt, as.w._ell'a3 all rt-b_9,~ had
9;" fcwh soother rocket. tvhtch he let ofl' with it great busmes, mm them, to accommodate them.
hills of Virginia, rising gracefully behind
both—nll combine to give an aspect of gen-
tle grandeurand beauty to the prospect.-—
' ‘ 0 I -
lbe climate, moreover. is admirobl.-, the
atmosphere usually pure and serene; the
approacbes, both by water and land, faultless.
The loud flourish oftrumpets, by the Ad-
ministration journals. relative. to the admis-
sion of Texas. seems to have evaporated into
mere ‘sound and fury.‘ The M-«disnnian has
been as valorous as any Quixote. on the sub-
ject, and looked severe and threatt-nin': to-
wards ‘the ritost powerful government ofEu-
rope,’ as ifto frigthr-n England ‘from be!‘ pro-
priety’ ifsbe dared to meditate any thing like
an interference with our inter:-stin thatcoun-
try. The country were led to expect the
pfopo.-ition in.tho= message. for the annexa
tion. of Texas. The event‘ has not nrtswerel
the iutimntionsof the Mattlisonlrtn. N0 an-
nexation is recommended and the matter re-
mains us before the message. We rejoice in
the factithat a measure fraught with such Q00 b...-refs, but in the ye-Oar previous to the
c'onsequenc'eshas not been presented to the e'siab|i5l;.m-ni ofihoso vessels the quantity’ _ _ _
consideration of Congress. To otir feelings shipped hence did not exceed l0,000 barrels. 1‘ '3 lll“-"V'_3U Stated. that her Majesty con-
every thing opposes the project, nor could - _ “ » B,,_,.;,,,‘,' A4,,‘ templates. if circumstanccsare favoml7.].._ go-
‘such a topic uftliscord. without serious and j 4 ‘ . tug from Berlin to Paris. The latter events
unhappy consequences, be thrown into that Sudden peat/i.—A man..n-ame tinknmvn. will become still more probtble, if re-pom‘
body, ‘There are elements of mischief’, vim. presented biinselfthis moifning at the Police sp.-nk_s IIUP,itDd‘LODlS Philippe crirm-9',;,,,.
portont enough, and numerous t-nough.tvith- Office, as it is s'upposed.,for relief. as a p.-:u- England in two months to exert his powers»
out involving ourselves in the controversies pc_r;. but before he colt-id-mttlie l-"Own his 0‘ Petsuasioo. It is reported th’.-.t a: sun...
existing betaveen. Texas and Mexico;.‘ W-I-‘hes. he dropped suddenly dead. yatch. is at present being constructed: in use
.H'art. Cour. . ' N.‘ Y. Atlas I8. French Dock yards for the recursion.
The Halifax Recorder of the l6tb, voti-
grutulates its read'eTs’on the results of the
employment of cutters to prevent encroach-
ment upon the Colon_izil fisheries. ‘Since
the appointment o‘f“the cutters,’ it says ‘the
catch ofmnckeral, only exhibits an increase
of 20,000 barrels annually; the exports from
otir port alone this year will amount to 75.-
Projecterl Visit of Her llrInj¢s{y._.h. 55-
coufidently asserted, amongst the court ;cir--
cles, lhtil. l](-‘I’ .MitjP5!_\' has r-x'prr-ssg-d her
teution of paying :1 visit to the King of Pros?
Sl". at Berlin, at the end ofihe upproacbina
London season, as a return ofbis royal roof‘:-‘
tesy at the btptism ofthe Pince of-Wales-_l
Norwalk Chronicler