c SSIO
Correspondence ofthe Jour. of Commerce.
Morinax. March 25.
In the Senate, to day, a number of memo-
rials remonstrating against the reduction of
the tariff, were presented from Maryland,
Pennsylvania, and New York.
Adjournnient.—-The _joint resolution for
the adjournment of both Houses of Congress.
sine dine, on the 20th’ol "May. was talrenup
and mOdIfi€d so as to fix the 27th of May.
adopted without a division. -
Mr. Benton took the floor on: the subject
of the report of the Committee on Finance
and spoke some time against the Tarifl' of
l842.and the system of high protection. It
was a moderatespeech, and advocated mod-
erate principles. _
He did not think this a very propitious
time for settling the question. The condi-
tion of the Government was not such as
was likely to favor harmonious. discreet.
and definite action. The Senate was one
way. the House another, and the President
another, and as to the Cubinet.i| was mind
up. No action at this time would be per-
rnanent.
i understood M r. Benton. as did others. to
express a conviction that nothing would be
done on the subject of the tariff, at this ses-
sion, and that itwas to be one of the great
issues before the people at the coming Presi-
dential election.
In the House. this was the day ‘for offer-
ing resolutions. A vast number of resolu-
tions were offered—some of them of iinport-
ance.
Mr. Giddings offered one afiirming the
doctrines ofthe Massachusetts resolutions on
-the subject of slave representation. \\ hich
-was laid on the table.
Mr. Hughes oliered a resolution declaring
our title to the territory of Oregon. and that
it was the duty of the Government to take
immediate possession of it. and demanded
the previous question. ‘
Mr. Black. of Georgia. offered. its a moJi
fication, that "it also is the duty and interest
of the Government that Texas should be re-
annexed to to the United States. so soon as
the necessary steps shall be taken to that
eff}.-ct,” which was accepted as a modification
and the previous question demanded.
Mr. J. R. lngersoll moved to lay the reso-
littions on the table. and demanded yeas and
nays, and the following is the result. Yeas
I06, nays 66. So the resolutions were laid
upon the table.
Mr. Saunders ofiered a resolution that it
would be inexpedicnt to adjourn till tlze
Oregon, Texas. and Tarifi questions were
settled. Rejected.
Tunsmtr. March 26.
In the Senate to day, Mr. Tap;~an pre
seated a memorial remonstrating against the
annexation of Texas.
A communication was received from the
State department. with returns of American
Registered Seatnen. for the year ending Sept.
30. I843. The whole number is 7.176: of
which Massachusetts has 3, I76; New York
1.106; and Maine 848. , ~
A number of memorials against any
change in the Tariff of I842 were presented.
Mr. B-vnton resumed an-f concluded his
remarks in favor ofa Tariff of revenue. with
protection for its incident. — Mr. B. showed
from Mr. Teach Cox's statements that the
cotton manufacture, in the year l8l0. in the
State of Rliode Island alone, was equal in
extent to the cotton manufacture ofany coun-
try in Europe. at the time of the adoption of
the Federal Constitution; and that the man-
ufacturing interests generally. in this country
had prospered under revenue duties, and ad-
vanced at amore rapid rate, than any other
interests.
The House was engaged, the whole day
on a singular subjcct—the question whether
a certain statement appearing in the Ohio
Statesman. as to remarks of Mr. Clay, in the
Senate. in I842. on the subject of the Tariff,
were true or false. The statement is con-
tained in the following resolution, offered by
Mr. Brown of Indiana.
That this House approve of the sentiments of
Henry Clay, expressed in his speech at the ex-
tra session of Congress, 1841. as follows: "Carry
out the principles ofthe compromise nci, look to
revenue alone for the support of Government.
Do not raise the question of protection which I
had hoped had been put to rest. There is no
necessity for protection."
This morning the question came up as un-
finished business of yesterday.
Alter innumerable questions of order, and
yr-as and nays, the vote rejecting Mr.
Brown's resolution was reconsidered-—yeas
IU2. nays 70.
M r. Brown, after a good deal of confusion,
obtained leave to state that he had taken the
extract from the O. State-stnan.a paper ofgood
standing. and. not wishing to do Mr. Clay
injustice, he had written to the editor for the
authority of his statement.
Mr. White of Ky. on leave, replied to Mr.
Brown, showing that the original statement
was untrue. The House spent the whole
day on the question, and left it unsettled.
The bill for remounting the Second Regi-
ment of Dragoons was again considered, and
finally passed.
, Wnoxnsn.tv March 27.
In the Senate, to day, Mr. Simmons of
Rhode island. replied to the arguments of
Mr. Benton and others, on the subject of the
Tariff.
la the first place Mr. S. called upon Mr.
McDoffie to retract the allegation that the
Tariffof i842 was _ a foul and faithless
breach of the, Compromise Act. On the
contrary, be (Mr. S.) and his friends were
desirous of carrying out the provisions of
that Act. But Mr. Calhoun declared that
the home valuation principle was unconsti-
tional and could not be carried into execution
Mr. S. declared that the home valuation
was an essential feature of the Compromise
‘Act. and that, without it. it could never have
passed.
' In the I-1‘ouse,.M r. Schenclr, of Ohio mo-
ved to suspend the rules to call up the joint
resolution from the Senate fixing the 27th
May for the adjourntnent of Congress.
The motion was lost-
The House took up the army appropria-
tion bill.
Mr. Briakerhoff moved an amendment
dis-cbsrgingtlie supernuaiersr-y ofiiccrs--
about three or four hundred--giving each of
£119.!!! three tnonthls extra psy. . .
Mr. Adems earnestly advocated the amend-
ment. ‘He is in favor of a reductionof the
Military Peace Establishment.
Mr. Fisk, Mr. Holmes and others opposed
it. The question was not taken. '
~ Tnuasnav. March, 28.
The Tori .—The Tarifi discussion, in
the Senate, pfldoceeds with unabated interest
rad vigor. Mr. Simmons, of Rhode Island.
resumed and concluded his argument on the
subject.
He declared his conscientious conviction
that the protective system was as beneficial
to the producing of cotton, as to any of the
not- ct--u interests. If the system ofMr. M’-
Duffie could be carried into effect. and the
cotton exchanged for the produce of foreign
labor and the home manufacturers abandon-
-d the result would be ruinous to the South.
He produced a series of tables to prove
that if the whole brought, in Europe. the
gross amount of ninrty millions. the char-
ges. commissions. etc. would rt duce it to six-
ty five millions, and the proceeds invested in
sheeiings. etc. when sold here, would after
deducting all charges. are. give the planters
twenty six ttiillions and seven hundred thou
sand dollars. Under the present system the
producer would receive double the sum and
besides that, the ship owners. ntetvhanls.
manufacturers, &c. would be benefitterl.
As to prices, it might be shown that the
protective system had reduced prices. Cot
ton goods had been lower here. during the
last year, than they ever were in the world.
since the manufacture commenced Goods
which in I810 sold for forty cents, had been
sold at sixteen cents. .He laid before the
Senate a comparative statement of prices of
English and Americen goods—prints and
shet-tings—to show that the prices of the
American goods were fifteen per cv-nt lower
than the English. The system had answer-
cd every reasonable expectation and predic-
tion of its friends.
He enlarged much upon the merits of the
mechonics and their services to the country
and to the world. in romotintr the rogress
of civilization. and th: means bl coni)fortable.
subsistencegand d--feat-d the attempts made
to cast odium on so important an interest, by
coupling it with millionsiry capitalists, the
U. S. Bank. politicians. doc.
Pay of the Nat-_i,.--The House is march-
ing up to the work of retrenchment. The
Committee on Retrenchmt-at report-d to-day
it Bill to reduce the try of Navy officers. so
as to save fouror fivi): hundred thousand dol-
lars in that branch of the service.
Sup.crnu.meraries.—--The House af'er
warm discussion, agreed, by the la rge major-
ity of 89 to 29. in committee. to discharge
the supernumerary Second Lit-titer-ants of
the Army. The number is between 70 and
S0. and the amount of saving over 80,000
dollars.
Commanding General. —The Bill rt-go
lating the pay of the Army was taken up.
and the Home adjourned after a debate on
the proposition still pending. to abolish the
office of "Commanding General.
The Great Issues—'l‘he Calhoun men
are calling‘ upon Congress to meet the great
issues before the country. and not attempt to
evade them by an early adjournment. They
demand that the Whigs and democrats should
meet the 'I'arifTquestion, the Texas question
and the Oregon qua-stivn
Fatnar. March 20.
In the Senate, the BH to reduce the ratis
limit the use, restrictthe abuse, of the frank-
ing privilege, and to prevent frauds on the
Post Office D:-partineirt, was taken up fut‘
discussion.
Mr. Merrick’: defence and explanation of
the Bill was exceedingly s.tti.-tfactory. He
succeeded in interesting the Senate in the
question. though many, from false impress-
ions. had set their f-ct-s against any rt-form.
Mr. Merrick bad to contend. as he stated.
against the formidable opposition of the wlio'e
body of the ofiict-rs of the Post Office rstuh.
lishment, front the highest to the lowest. He
was not surprised that the subordinates were
opposed to a reform that curtailed tho-ir priv-
ileges and emoluments, but he regretted that
the enlightened head ofthe dc partment was
utterly opposed to this or any other rr-form.
He showed that the Post Ofiice establish-
ment was rapidly sinking. according to thr-
statement ofthe Post Master General bim-
solf. He brought testimony of the some of-
ficcr to showthat the main cause was the
employment, by the public. of private chan-
nels, or what some called express trial s. f r
the conveyance of letters on the government
routes. The cause woul.l continue to in-
crease. and its result would be th -t the es-
tablishment must finally be destroyed. or
thrown on the public Treasury for support.
We could not stand still; we must adopt some
course. He showed that the present system
was odious to the public, and that it was con-
sidered as a merit to oppose and violate, and
evade it. and that such would always be the
csse. while the law was unreasonalile. The
burden ofthe franking .pti\'ilt'ge was now
thrown on the public. and without just rea-
son, and a demand was m Id?‘ upon them to
relieve the payers of postage from that bur-
den. '
The bill reduces l-tter postage one half
and will increase the number of mailed pay.
ing letters from twenty four millions to sixiy
millions, by throwing l('llt‘lS into the mail
that are now carried out of it. The average
rate of letter postage on this number of let-
ters would produco 34.500000. which was
the sum estimated by the Post Master Gen-
eral as necessary to support the dv-partmeni,
giving all facilities to the interior Slates that
may be required. The amount derived from
papers. pamphlets, &c. would be a surplus.
The subject was laid aside for the present.
Mr. Wright offered amendments further re-
stricting the franking privilege.
The House was chiefly engaged on the
bill to regulate the pay of the Army. The
rates of the present pay compared with those
of the late war. are greatly increased. Mr.
Davis. of is. moved to amend the bill by
abolishing what he considered the useless
office ofthe Major General of the Army.-
This question was debated for some tim--,
and the motion was strenuously opposed by
Mr. Dean and Mr. Adams and the Commit-
tee rejected it without it division.
\
. _ _ Sarnrvnar, March 30.
The Senate did not sit to dey.
In the House. a communication was
seceived from the Secretary of War. in re-
ply to a resolution inquiring for what reasonl
Lt. Bragg was ordered to his post.whileun-
der summons to give information to the Corn-
mittee of Re.-trenchment. The reply exhort-
erates Gen. Scott and others from any blame
in the matter.
The Bill to regulate the pay ofthe officers
of the Army was taken up. and further de-
bated at great length.
Mr. Pt-ttit. of Indiana. moved to dispense
with the services of Chaplains in the Army.
He contended that prayers or sermons ought
to be selected and read to the soldiers, by the
junior « fficers.
Mr. Holmes strenuously defended the prac-
tice ofuniting morning orisions to Heaven
with the sound of reveile ,- and of mingling
evening prayers with the toptao.
M r. Pettit withdrew the amendment,
after debate on the general merits of the bill.
the cotnmiitee rost-.and the House adjourned.
Surgicrtl Operation. (Abrirlgerl, (yr
from the American Joirroal of Merlical -Sci’
ence. P/iilarlc/phia )-—Dr. Atlee has suc-
ceeded in removing the diseased ovaries from
a young lady. by making a bold incision in
the abdomen, and exposing the whole of the
abtlo uinnl viscera. .
The ah-lumen was cut open to the center
from the umbilicus clear down tu_ the sym-
phosis pubis, by an incision ten and a half
inches long. The intestines were restraint-d
from protrusion by the band of'au assistant
'l‘wenty pounds of dropsical fluid were drawn
off She had been tapp-d frrquently.
The diseased ovuria were now exposed to
view, covered with small hydatitls, and in.
creased to the size of goose eggs, the uterus
being closely wedged in bcl.\\'e-en them.-
They were CitI't-fully excased and re-inov-cl,
the cut arteries being secured by ligature-s.
‘lfld all extravasoted blood and scum being
quickly removed by soft sponges. changed
every moment to prevent any lodgemcnt in
the abdominal civity. Very little foe tiar-
rhage attended the operation. The lips of
the ghastly wound were then brought to-
gether, and .-ecurt-d by hair-lip sutures and
adhesive plasters-—the whole being support.
cd by a firm bantl-age round the person
The operation lasted forty five minutes.
one third of which was taken up in drawing
offthe fluid. During the whole of the tr_v-
iog scene, the patient exhibited tlte utmost
Cotllpostlre; she uttered no complaint; btit
in it firm tone rv-pli--d to the necessary ques
tions asked, and when informed that all was
over. she expressed her gratification with an
air ofch--erfulncss.
Few niultdies are more certainly hurl
than disease of the at-aria C0n'lpllCul.P(l with
the dropsy. The bold 0pt‘t‘stl.l0t'l il-tailed
here has been performed lately in England
with success. lie practicability was first dem-
onstrated in I77.-'3. by l..’l~luumnier, of Room
(FL) But it was univr-rsnlly cont‘.-mneal hr
surgeons, and denounced by the le ding
Mr-dical Journals as rash and unjuu.~tifiuhlo,-.
They questioned the veracity of the perform.
er and denied its practicability. D’. Nit"!
Dorral. of Kentucky. was the first to ptovt
its practicability in the present age.
P/iilad. Ledger.
M06 and Riot.—-About 9 o'clock on Sat»
urday evening at large crowd of persons as
semblr-d for the purpose of inflicting fh--if
fl sp ensure on a colored man named Locke.
keeping a recess on the canal pff'l\' t
wharf, who had the (lay before niarrit-d 8
‘\'hllP Sill. He t~scziPt'il—tht’}' hull)’ l""5'-"
ed, and the sovero ign p--ople wreaked their
vengeance on the contents of his shop. its
windows. &c.-— Ulica. Gazelle.
T/re Season.——A lt-‘ll.t~'l from a corres-
pont'ent in Washington. La under date of
the 7th inst. says-—"'l'li~ season here is re-
mnrkably forward, and if it should remain
mild, without fl“lSl. the crops will be earlier
than for many years. Corn is .'ilrt‘.at(.l_v green
in lht’. fir-ld.and coltnn litts hm-n pltlttlrfl
more than a aver-fr." lnlications every
where promise an early spring. '
Vvillintn H. Scwarrl, EX Ciovernor of the
State of N--\\' York. has cons--ntcd to deliver
the annual Omtion before the Literary Soci-
ety of Amherst College, on the ninth of
August next.
Steamboat .—lccirlent.——_Th9 steamer NPW
York, C-pt. Peck. on her‘ way frotn New
York to this place. on the 25th ult. when off
Southport on the Sound. broke her shaft. and
lay several hours onmanage-tble. drifting
towards the Long Island shore, Tempora-
ry rcpairs were made. by means of which
she reached our hntlmr, with one wh-wl in
operation. about 6 o'clock in the evening.
Nero Haven Herald
Anncrm/ion of 'I'e:cas.——Andrnw Jackson
has written in letter in which he comrs out
for the annexation of 'l‘e-xas. This is the
signal for the general atlrtplion of this as n
m8~tS'l|‘8 Of policy by the lncofccm. Martin
Van Buren, according to the Richmond En
qnirer. has writtvn a letter to Virginia. ta-
king the same. ground. The Locnfocos. in-
cluding the Locofoco Representatives from
this state are uuderstnotl to favor ’tbo meas-
ure. This letter of Mr. Van Burcn will be
published after our election and just in time
for the Virginia election! Such is the course
of Locofocoisin.—Hartfnrd Journal.
Newsprl-pers-—-According to Vattemar,
theft‘ at’? 2000 Newspapers published inthe
Unitcd States; the cost of these to the Air
ican people be estitnntes at six millions .__J
dollars per annum. The yearly circul -rim‘
at five hundred millions of copies, which
makes more than a million and a half every
d>IY- ASl0nlSlt5n2 as these calr.-nlattons are
they are nevertheless true. V\'iihout these
vebiles of information. savs an able Ameri-
can writer. there are ten millions of people
on the American continent who would never
have heard of the invasion of Russia. northc
overthrow of Napoleon——nor of Napoleon
himself--and who at this hour. but for tho-
Neivspnpers. would not know that such a
man ever exist:-d—to say nothing ofthe ten
thousand" spectred shadows that have appear-
ad and disappeared upon the thrones of the
world within the last halfccntury.
and‘
9%
VJ
s-0
For Oregon.--The Western. Mo. Expos-
itor says soiue of the Oregon emigrants have
already arrived at Independence. in that State
for the purpose of making preparations to
depart for that Territory this spring. There
are from 300 to 440, persons J_ackso.n
county Mo. who co L" Q plate emigratingthts
season.
R--solutions in opposition to the annexa-
tion of Texas were defeated in the ‘House ‘of
Representatives of the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature by it vote of 45 to 43.
The American Republicans of Brooklyn
have norninated William Rockwell. and ll"
Democrats Joseph Spraglltt. “S "1"" ”'sP"°l‘
ive candidates for Mayor of Brooklyn.
A Gilnt with ‘a Giant for a wilt’. ll“? lit?’
gest persons ever exhibited. and it Dwarftwo
inches short:-rthnn Tom TlHHHb- 3"ll"l l"
the Yorkshire at Liverpool for N. Y. on
the 3d inst.
About one half of the crew of the. packet
ship Sh-kspt-are (formerly of the Liverpool
line) revolted on the passage from New Or-
leans to New York. She was boarded bl’
the United St tr-s revenue cutter Ewing, and
three of the ringleadcrs were taken into cus-
tody and brought to New York.
l"crsico’s group ofsiatuary lo} the Capital
at Washington. brought. from Naples In _lht'
U. S Slllp D.-lnwore. re-prcscntsthc landing
of Columbus in the New \Vorld. It consists
of two figtirvs — one of Columbus, and anoth-
er of an lndiun girl, whose steps are arrested
by curiosity, and in whose face are depicted
llllildlly and wonder.
Mayor of A/bang/.-'l‘lte Whigs have
nomiuatod Friend Humphry. the ptttsfrnl
Mayor; and the Democrats. George W.
Stanton.
The Springfield, Mass. Republican is now
published (latlly. This is the first experi-
...ent ofa (lui'y paper in that flourishing
own.
Fatal Accideut.—'I‘he Hartford Courimt
.,l yogi.-rd .p_ ys that a boy about six ye ms
of a son of-Mr. Elijah Hills, of Mulhury
street, was crush- d '.u (lt‘fllll_jllSl at night on
‘l‘oi~-sd..y, bi-l\\ct'n two lumber cars in" the
cur house of the railroad, where be “its
playing.
Mmitmol/‘r. Eggs.-Capt. Lyman Lock-
wood presented to us this morning, three-
goose eggs of a monstrous size. Thev
measured in Iciigtli, ll 23 l2 2-3 and I2
7 8 in:-lies. and in girth, 9 5-8 inches eiic"i.
and the three we-i,-_~h two paunrlsfaur and a
/to/founccv. Tlie.-‘e eggs are the production
“fa pull‘ (tl B-t*ti.c'_’) gr-e-Sr, he pl)‘I'll-tSL‘(l l)Ul.
long since and for which he paid $4.
Stamford A .-cocale.
The President of Texas has issued ll pro-
claiuation culling upon all persons in the
United States having claims upon the Texian
r_rovt-ru item for supplies to public ships of
that Republic. tu_ furnish the same within
sixty days from the l7th of February.
Q
a.
Modain Rcstcll, the celebrated Ahoflltmisl
was arrest:-if on Saturday 23d, for procuring
iwo abortions, out of probably ten thousand
or more so i....- produ"-d « mi '“ "" '3’
paid for. being aided in the dreadful work by
profuse and constant r-d\‘eu£tSr~i-rail: III The
Sun and Ilcrald ix hose plll)llel)t‘l’S havetlt -
fiber.-itely partaken for years of her guiltatid
her gains. There is lll.lle' hope of her r-on
viction. though her crimes are notorious-
she has made money enough to driven coach
and six horsvsthrougb the elastic tllt'Sl)c‘S of
the Liw.--N. Y. 'I‘ribIme-
lo excztvatiug for the Coal Gas Company
in New Ot‘l8il[lS.lh8 workmen alter pa~stri,<__»
through three i'llSllllt‘l strata. came to some in
which were found thetrunks ofcypresstrees
twelve furl. and it half in diameter. ‘
Mr. Sherman has been reappointed Pits!
Master at Bridgeport. ’
' Sunberims.”——At the municipal election
in Ch-.irlr-stat-.-ti, Mass. the "rregular" Loco
Foco ll(.‘lt't.‘.l \\ 11> deft-at: d. ln New Brtlford
on Monday, the entire Whig Ticket for
Town Officers was elected.
Copper Coiu.—Are the managers of the
mint aware». (stys the Albany Argu-.) that
the superabuodance of ‘copper coin is bt“COlll.
mg an intolerable nuisance to business men .7
Hardly a store in town has less than a bag
full as a p rmauent investment. which is
constantly accttmtuatittg. If the‘ manufac-
turing of copper coin is not abolislied entire-
ly. it should be suspended for at least twenty
years.
hliLLnt€s ’ _:orc'r-toot —-We copy the fol-
lowing extrnctofa letter dated. Philadelphia.
Feb. 4. signed \Villium Miller. and published
in the °.\‘liduighi Cry.’ ol‘Dec. 7. lS-13:
"My principles in brief, are that Jesus
Christ will come again to this earth, clense.
purify, and take possession of the satne, with
..ll his Saints. sortie time between March 2|,
l8-43. and Marci) 2|. I844. I have never
for the space of twenty three _\'ears,l:ad any
other time preached or published by me; I
have never fixed on any tnonth. day or hour
between that time; [ have never found any
crlculation; lhavetuade no piovisiun for
any other time.’
Twenty four days Lfier from Europe.
ARRIVAL or Tn‘-I: c.u.Lnno1vu.
The British Mail Steamer Caiedonia,
' .-("Lott arrived at Boston on Friday,
baring left Liverpool on the 5th March.
The only important item of news is the
finding ofu vetdtct of guilty against O'Con.
null and his compatriots by the packed Tory
jury. _ lt excited in profound sensation. It
was rendered on the l2th, and the Court im-
mediately adjourned to the l5th. Judgiuent
will be pronounced at the ensuing terui. un-
less’ delayed by motions for arrest of judg-
meat which are to be offered.
It is already evident that the government
dare not proceed to extremities. It is stated
that the Duke of Wellington has already in
unrated that O'Connell is not to be sent to
prison, or otherwise punished. the moral
r-fiect of a conviction being sufficient.
mistake irt reckoning, summing up. or !IIlS- .
.—.-. ._.._._
JEXTRACTS FROM u_1t.nUN'rti\*e-
TONS SPEECH-‘
This able speech of the Hon. J_. W. Hunting-
ton ofihis State. was delivered in—.the U. S. Sen-
ate on the 13 and 14th of February, in reply to
the free trade doctrines ofthe Hon. Lexi Wood
bury, locofoco Senator from New Hampshire.
"The right to give this protection is foun-
ded on the obvious principlethat our Govern-
ment was instituted (among other purposes)
to uphold and increase national industry.
wealth and prosperity, Labor is the only
solid foundation of wealth. It is that alone
Apportionment of the Reum-rdfor the Re-
covery of Pomeroy 43- Co’: T-runk.—Judge
Kent and lngraham and Mr. Lambert Sny-
dam. the arbitrators for distributing the
$6000 agreed to be paid for the recovery of
the lost trunl.-, have made’ the following
award :—To Hiram W. Fe-lter, second teller
of the Merchant‘: Bank. for detecting the
$500 note that was presented to the Bank of
New York. 83000; to Manson Clarke,
Mayor's first marshal. for the arrestof. the
German L-ichnt-r. $l200; Samuel Walker.
second tr-ller of the Bank of New York for
tnnrking the 8500 note with the name of
which creates property; and hence, if our
industry. in its diversified forms of coiiimi-r-
Cl.ll, agricultural, manufacturing. mtchani-
cal. and other employmrnts. is allowed to be
destroyed. or materially injure-d, when the
Government can preserve it, one oftherssen-
tjul objects of Govt-rninent is disregard:-d,and
one of its important duties neglected: ne-
cessary elo mtnt in national prosperity ‘in its
productive industry. This is essential _to
thut.‘genet‘al welfare‘ which the Constitution
was designed to promote ; and it would be
rcmnrlt--ble indeed, if no power r-x=sted in
that C -ttstltuttoii to attain this great 0lij“t‘l.
The fitltlltafs of that iustrutur.-nt did provide
for it. They inserted in it it power to ‘regu-
late Commerce,’ ample for this purpose and
which ll.'l3 been exercised with in-port it
benefit to the country front the year i789 to
the present time. The duty ofthe Govt rit-
ment is no less obvious than its pmvrr. ll is
founded on considerations Wlttcll of-'tlFt’5S
tbcmst-lues to our judgements, and which
ought not to be disregard-d. They have re
lotion to our lfl(lt'pt'D(lel'lCr.’ and prosperity.
The protection which l-advocate employs lu-
bor unl prevents poverty. It diffuses its
hen fits throught the whole community.
lt reachr-s all the employmeuts of buu-.an in_-
dustry, giving life and activity to all, and
thus exhilzits in it practical form. the bene-
fits of mutual depend:-ncr-. It prevcnts the
accumulation of balances against us in favor
of foreign nations. and the conwquu nt neces
sity of exporting sp--cie. It upholds a sound
currency. It gives to the consumer is chea-
per and u better article than he would other-
wise import. It pl -ces us beyond the reach
ofdependt-nce on foreigners. It gives libot
on adequate reward’, instead of bring reduced
to the. .<ltlil(lal".l of pauper labor in Etlfttpc
It creates national wealth, su:t.ii_is national
ind:-pend ace, promotes nation.-I prosperity.
upfiol-ls all the (rational interests. This pro-
tection is not initial; it is not designed for
the bur.-efit of one interest only. 4! givts sv-
curity to r\‘t:'l'_\' form of labor. How striking
is the contrast between this doctrineantl that
of free tiudel lt may well be illustrated by
supposing that one of the European nations
should at one period have allotted commer-
cial intercourse without resttict.it.n with us.
during which our productions were received
there. and hers were received here in return
upon the principle of reciprocal free trade.
Subs--queutly she chooses to raise her own
articles for use and consumption, and prohib-
its the imporIa=ion of ours. or imposes-s on
them he-ivy tlutivs. We submitto this fut-
-ign policy. What would be the conse-
querici-? VVe should continue to receive
her goorls until we became bankrupts, the
prices of our prodoctioris greatly reduced,
our currency disordered, the price of our lo-
bor l‘r(ltlCi'(l to that of the paupers of the old
world. and poverty and ruin be the portion
of our people-, This is wh it free trade as
uuderstootl in modern times, would product-
if we should embrace it. . And even were
there no partial restrictions, would not out
great auriculturnl inter-sis sufl--r by the f--.
trade 5_\'Sl.t‘lll in its most liberal form ?-—-
Woultl not the fzirmisrs of the West come in
competiion. in Great Britain, with the it heat
of Polanl anl Germany, and the -holes «-I
the Baltic? And would not the reductim
in price be much greater than any Sllj“-p-"S"t
increase in the p"ice of the foreign article by
the imposition of it duty .7 Is not the market
at home better for him than the market it-
brontl? Let the experience of ih-- r-«~.uniry
for many you rs prst answer. Protection. on
‘he other hand, as opposed to free trade-, a-
voids all the evils of the latter, while it coo-
fers great and lasting advantages on the na-
tion which adopts it. lt was this that led to
the navigation act, to which Great Britain
-wnscoinpelletl to submit, and which has so
trtuch promoted our commercial prosperity.
I repeat that the policy of protection, so fat
from being opposed to the spirit and letter of
the Constitut:'on,~is in accordance with both.
has l'tCl"l\'€d the sanction oftimw and expo-
rience. has made the nation industrious and
prosperous in the various on-p|oynren's of its
people.-, and will continue its rich blessing.-
so long as i shall be ma ntaim-d.
A Compliment to Mr. Arlams.—We saw
last t‘t'rnltI'g, at the Jewelry store of Messrs.
Brown St. Kirby.a beautiful ivory C..n.-,
intended as a present to the Hon. John
Quincy Adams. The st.-ffis from the trian-
ufactory of Julius l’r.-itt & Co. of -.Vleridt--is,
formed of one piece of ivory. on the
top of which is it spread eagle. inlu cl
with gold. holding in its beak a scroll, win,
the motto. "'l'ltP Right of Petition triumph-
ant." and in its taloiis a petition ptrtly untold-
ded. At the intersection of the head and thi-
staffis a gold band with the following in-
scription; "To John Quincy Adams; Jiiglum
6.-t Tenacein propositi viruin.” The mount
mg is hundsontely ex.-com] by M..s5rs_
Brown 6:. Kirby. and the engraving by
Messrs. Dagget & Co. of this city, the who];-
forminga beautiful specimen -of artistic-at
skill, equally honorable to the donors and
donee. It is the gift of the Mr-ssrs. Pratt,
of Meriden. and took its dep rture this
morning to its place of destinntson,
N H. Herald.
Small pox prev .tts at Ftttiiltftiit K--mucky
und the members of the Legislature, being
alarmed at its ravages. wished to sit with
closed doors. Constitutional obj: ctions were
raised. and it was suggested by a Mr. Sperd
that the rt-embers should anoint theft‘ nos--s
with tar to prevent contagion A resolution
to exclude str..rigr'rs was however adopted.
The General Assetuoly of the Presbyteri-
an Church will hold its ariuual ses.-ion in lllv
First Presbyterian Church in Louisville-,
Ky. on Thursday the lfith day of May next
For several years the General Assembly has
met in Philadelphia.
V--n Sr-ht. when he paid it to that bank.
|$900; to James E. Kt-lly,Clerk with Drew
Robinson &. Co. for giving a description of .
-the stolen bills. to the several banks of the
lcity of New York, 3600; and to James Mc
Gruih, police officer. for finding the trunk
and money. 8300.
A Real lllandari/i Coming.---It is now
positively stated that a Chinese ambassador.
"a real live China mandarin," dc-put:-d by his
celestial majesty,‘ brother to the son. and
cousin-gertnnti to the moon. is about to ex-
hibit his pig toil and five claw:-d dragon. his
peacock feather and his button. among I,"
blue ribbons. black rods. white sticks, ti-..
garters of the court "of her majesty. Queen
Victoria.
Remarkable Ot't“ll7'1'C’7l¢’€.-OD Frida",
the l5ih inst. as tut) persons w-.-re tliggingia
grave in the burying ground. near Mr. Jo-
seph Le-onaid’s, in Grisuold, one of them
discou-i'ed a hole in the grave nt-or \\ here
they were digging. which inclined them to
think there might be some animal within;
tht-y accordingly commenced searching. and
to their surprise they found it burrow about
two and a hall fvet below the surface, from
which they extracted sixty three bloclc
snakes, which we're‘ from three to five fcet
It-n inches in length and in rather a torpid
state, so that they soon (fer-npitnti-d thrfii'all.
These snakes would prol ably at-er-=ge four
at d a half fr-rt each. and were they placed in
a line wou'd extend 283;} feet, or more than
I7 rods in length.
»
Sevc-nl_y H”QSfit’ilGS of rum were received
at Honolulu Dec. ll. by tht brig Hvlzer fiom
Mussacl llStll ——which had \'iSllt~d Bnhai.
Mr 2 it-biquo, l\’lndag:isctir. Sidney. New
Z»-land and Tabati. tti:hout bi itig able to
find at rtmrltet. It was put up at iiuclion at
Honolulu. and only five casks sold——itnd on
the l0ah of December the Hober llfl for
Valparaiso. via Tahiti. with sixty five cnfilts
on board l Goodl -' __
VAN l’:Ul‘iEN FOR FRICE TRADE.
The Free Traders ofthe South perfectly un-
derstand Mr. Van Burcn'sln«_liaoa letter. Hear
the Vobile Register: -'
"The Fret: 'l‘r-otle party cannot have it 3.1.
'fer,sounder, or worthi--r exponent of their
principles than Mr. V-‘n Burro. Those of
them who are not satisfied with his Indiana
‘ell:-t‘, would not bi-‘lit-vv ‘ll oogh one were to
Buren is death to the 'I‘ari_flI
Ttir: Qui-:s'rtoiv -5E’l"lLEl)-i-Jti‘Slnill) is in
fitvor ofthe annexation of" Texas, and Mexico
besides. He says:
O-egon belongs to this government honor-
ably, und when we have the red i‘i.au's con-
sent, let the Union spread from east to the
west sea ; and if 'l‘rx:is petitions to Congress
to be adopted among ibv sons of liberty. give
her the right hand of fellowship; and refuse
not the some friendly grip to Cs-narla and
Mexico; and when the right arm of freedom
is stretched out in the CllilI'.iL'lt.’l' of a navy.
for the pl()lt'Cll0ll of rights, (‘0tI:mi~*rCt‘ and
honor, let the iron eyes of power, a sick from
Maine to Mexico, and from California to
Columbia; thtis may union be Sl.I'€ttglhHtt’(l,
and foreign spiculalitin prc\'cnlr'd from op-
posing broadside to broadside
Musical Cluck —We saw another speci-
men of Yankee ingenuity; a musical clock
invenltcl by Mi. Charles Kirk, ofthis Siatc.
Th s aI‘liclt- is a correct time-piece, of beau-
tifu workmun;~bip. running eight days and
playing se'ven tunes——one for each day in the
neck The machinery is tirade in the most
durable manner, and is moved by springs in-
stead of \\t.'lgl1lS.--lVe‘w Haven Palladium.
Dueling.-—We learn that at the last Fair-
fax Court. the Grand Jury found bills of iti-
dictment against May. Pooler and Ashe, the
parties concerned in the late duel fought in
that country, and the accessory orders of
Court were inane, prelitiiin.-try to a demand
by the Governor of Virginia in the Govern-
or of Marylmd for the delivery of Pooler.
who is now inj-il in Baltimore, and for the
others wherever found —Ale:z:. Gazette.
A 7'//.rea.t-—'l‘he LUUlSVlllt', Ky, Journ-
al. speaking of the flagitous project to annex
Texas to the Union, says: ‘Any \\ estern
Senator who votes for the annexation of'l'ex-
as,to the Union, will by that act, inctir the
odium of his State, and utterly forfeit his
chances for future political honors. To vote
for this annexation will be an am, truly shi.
ctdal. and any Western man who shall be
guilty of it will manifest but little regard for
the wholeness ofhis political jugular."
Desf-ructit-efire at New Orleans —-"Lt
night about if) o'clock. a fire broke out at
the three story brick building on the north
east corner of Bi-.-nville and Royal streets,
occupied by Fuller and Co. as a depot for
spirit gas and Campliine oil. which extend
to thetwo adjoining three story brick build-
ings on Royal street, the first occupied hv ".
Sampson, as a furniture store, and the
er by Jurdy or. Brashaar. as a wine and liqor
store, which were entirely consumed. togeth-
er with their contents. with the exception of
it quantity ofliqnors which were removed
from the latter store.
By the falling of the walls of one of the
houses. several of the fire men were severely
wounded. John Haynes, has since died.
Bee. 20!}: ult.
The Woods. man and wife. and Robinson,
convicted in Boston of conspiracy in attempt-
ing to extort money from Mr. Jones. have
been sentenced to the House of Corrr-ction—
the lady four months. the husband three and
Robinson two. The Boston papers are up"
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ldignant at the lightness of the punishment,
rise from the dead.’ The success of M1. Van‘
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