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Correspondence oft/ic Jour. of Commerce. -
MONDAY April. 15-
Tezrus. _ _
' As this is now the all engrossing subject
of interest, everything that bears upon it
will be eagerly sought after. Astoihis niat-
ter. I have ascertained that Mr. Calhoun
has remodeled the whole Treaty. It will
come before the Senate free from whaginany
would consider as objections to its provisions-
It provides for the urine.-xatiori Ol.'Pl‘XlS as
a Territory, & not as aSiaie. _.It,wil|_remain
for Congress to admit her as a state into the
Union, when and upon what terms,th_ey mav
pje,,se_ They may provide that Slavery
shallbe abolished. or that it shall be limited
to certain parallelsof I--IIIIULIIB, as was done
in the case of Missouri. _
In the nextplaice, the assumption ofthe
Texan debt is not provided for. The Treaty
wisely provides phat, so fat‘ as the lands of
Texas may go, they shall be sold ‘for the
benefit of the creditors. _
The time within which the Treaty is to
be ratified is limited to thirty days. .
Among the documents accoinpaynyingz the
Treaty is a copy of a cominuuicatioii of the
Texan Government inforuiing our G0Vt’|‘n-
mentthat Great Britain had made a direct
overture for her protection. That F0tflLl|l1-
nication wasthe basis ofall that this (JUV-
ernmcnt has done in the mHl'»*=T-
Tnere is one question of iiiiportance that
appears to be unsettled, viz: the relationsof
Mexico to this sui-jt-ct. The Mexican Min-
ister has had, free interviews with Mr. Cal-
houn on the subject and has been made ac-
quainted with all that has been (I099. aflfl has
certainly in ide no protest agaisi it. I here
is no doubt that =.Vl.-xico is willing to sell out
her claims upon Texas a very reasonable
rate. ” A messenger was yesterd'|_\’ d'5l"“°l"
ed to Mexico with propositions of some sort
in relation to this subj»-ct. I _
T/ie Oregon, j\7.egociz1,lio/i.—'I‘iiis negoci.
ntion, as, 1 inforuietl you. a fortnig ht ago, has
been suspended Mr. Calhoun proposed his
ultimatum to wit: the parallel of f0i'l.V' “"79
93 the Northern bountiery of the United
States. Mr. Packenhani’s instructions did
not allow him to accept it.
The Protective S3/~'tem.—In the Senate to
day, Mr. Ciio-ate concludv-d his very interest-
ing speech on the subject of Mr. McDuf-
fie’s bill, and Mr. Bi-nton's views.
Mr. Bagby will follow, when the subject
ugain comes up.
The S:'l]':'l[e then took up the P081 03308
Bill fora short time, but without a quorum.
they laid it aside. and went into Executive
session, and after confirming Dr. Martin. as
Secretary of Legation to France,—they ad-
journed.
T/zc new Tarifl‘ Bill.—As Mr. McKay’s
motion to take up the bill modifying the Ta-
rifi‘ was to come up to day. the House was
called on motion of Mr. Cave J0l'lfl>Ol'l.-—
The Clerk pro-ten,-«led to tire call. and 176
members answered to their names.
The question was then taken on the mo-
tion of Mr. McKay to take up the Tariff
Bill, and it was 7ejcclcd—veas 84, nays 95.
The large iiiiijority agzliiisl. lite m0ll0l'i l5
considered :is decisive. Mr. McKay made
no remarks upon it. None of the fricnds of
the Bill have now any hope of getting it up.
but Mr. l\’It-Kry, it is understood will renew
his motion to morrow, I look upon the Bill
as dead, at present.
The Army Appropriation Bill was then
taken up.
Correspondence of the Tribune.
TUESDAY. April 16.
In the House of R,«‘.pl‘eSetll.Hl.fV't‘S to day,Di'
Duncan moved to suspend the rules to take-
up the bill to fix a uniform day for holding
Presidential elections through the U. S. The
motion, (which, together with his introduc-
tion to the bill and its being followed bv lli"
most violent and disgraceful speech of the
snssinn, w IS quite an ineffectual attempt for
'Btincouibe’) was re-jected—-Yeas 76 nays
68, not two thirds.
Mr. Cranston on leave. presented the pro-
test of the Rhode Isl.-ind L.-gislature against
. the interference by Congress or either House
~ thereof, in their internal affairs, by inquiry
or decision, upon the legality of the existing
Constitution: which was laid on the table
and ordered printed.‘ It having been discus-
sed that certiin extraneous matter attached
by wafer to the protest had in the hurry of the
moment also been sent into the Clork’s table
Mr. Burke moved to reconsiier the vote or-
deriiig the printing. This gave rise to some
debate. Mr. Causizi of Md. amid many calls
to order, proceeded in a powerful manner to
discuss this question and to deny utterly the
right of Congress to interfere with the State
Constitution, or to consider at all the meioti-
rial of the 26 ‘Democratic’ members on
which Mr. Burke’s Select Committee had
been raised. Some other remarks followed
by Messrs. Dromgoole. M. Brown, VVeller,
and others. Mr. Cranston offered to with-
draw the questioned matter. and after a re-
consideration was permitted to do so. - The
printing was then ordered.
Mr. Burke presented a protest of the mi-
nority of the Legislature againstthis iiiajori-
ty protest; which after being read and some
delay thereon, was ordered printed.
A motion of Mr. Stetson to reconsider the
passage of the Army Appi‘0pl‘i:iti(in Bill. in
order to reconsiderthe‘ rejection of the a-
mendnient thereto. proposing $l5.000 lorthe
barracks at Newport Ky. was carried. The
House again refused to ins:-rt the appropria-
tion ; and this retrenclied bill——inclurling
3ll0,000 for horses 6-quipmHits"and other
expenses attendinrl the remounfing of the 2:1
regiment nfdmgoons—-was finally passed.
Without further action of importance, the
House adjourned.
In Senate, after the presentation of remun-
strances upon the two engrossing subjects at
this time, viz, Annexation and the Tariff,
The bill repealing the not providing for
the running ofa Northern line for the reser-
vations of the Sons and Foxes was passed.
The abstract Tariff discussion was post-
poned, and Mr. Merrick’s post office bill was
again taken up and discussed at length by
various Senators. The rejection bv 30 nays
to 5 yeas of Mr. Wright’s amendment to
strike out the clause reserving a limited priv-
ilege of franks to members of Congress, was
the only action of importance.
Wnonnsnn April, 17.
In the Senntc, to day, Mr. Buchanan pro.-
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sented a memorial in-favor of -abolition of
slavery and against the annexation of Texas
from an anti-slavery society of Pennsylvania
which had existed half a century and of
which Dr. Franklin was a member, and
a founder.
Afterisome unimportant proceedings, the
Senate resumed the consideration of the bill
reducing the rate of Postage. &c. V
Mr. Wright’s amendment. entirely abol-
ishingthe franking privilege of members of
Cringressfwas withdrawn. for the present.—---
Mr. Fosierloffered an amendment providing
for the entire restoration ofthe {ranking privi-
lcge of rnembers,which the bill curtailed. and
providing also that deputy post niasters whose
emoluinents fall short of twenty fivn dollars
a year shall have the franking privilege.
Mr. Buchanan opposed this, and contend»-d
that the franking privilege was odious to the
community. He could answer for the senti-
ment of his own State on this subject. We
coiild not have cheap postage and also retain
the franking, The Que-eri Of England paid
her own postage. The frankiiig prlvilPgr'.'=
thus enjoyed by members ought not to stand
in the way of cheap postage for the people.
As to electioneering documents and speeches.
which both parties sent out in such numbers
und--r frank, they were ii great burden on the
department. If our speeches ‘were worth
sending, they were worth a cent postage to
those who received them.
Mr. Merrick find presevered the franking
privilege in part, his said to please the mem-
bers. but if it was further extended, the prin-
ciple of the bill must fail.
This propusition was rej--cted. Mr. Seni-
ple renewed Mr. Wright's proposition. and it
was rejected.
Mr. Breesc moved to amend by establish-
ing a uniform rate of postage of five cents.
but this was rejected —obtaining only five
votes.
Mr. Allen made a speech against the
whole bill. He said it was got up by the
tnercnauts of the Eastern cities. who were
daily violating the law and us’ng private
convevaiict-s. .
Mr. Merrick said the objectofthe bill was
to enable the dc-partmeiit to keep afloat. and
continue the present mail accoiiiinodatiuns
The Eastern cities did not care for this bill.
nor for the Post Pslilbllsllfllenl. Th»-y could
get along without it. But the interior had
no expresses. and it was important to Ohio
and all the Western States to prop up thr-
prescnt system. The object was to bring
into the mail. «matter that now went into
other channels. Not one letter in twenty
seven went by mail in the East. We could
not stanl still, we must reforui the system or
abandon it.
After a long debate. Mr. Evans expressed
his apprehension that the bill in its present
shape. would fail in one cl ruse or the other.
The people expected from us a reduction of
the rates of letter postage. We now submit
a project to be printed for future considera-
lion, viz :—to fix the rate of postage at three
cents for thirty miles or under: five cents
for 150 miles; ten cents 300 milcs; and
fifteen cents for greater distances.
At five o'clock an adjournment was moved.
Mr. Se-vier earnestly pinto-sted against it.—-
The Senate then adjourned by a large
majority.
In the House to day. Mr. C. J. Ingersnll,
from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
reported in bill to indemnify citizens of the
U. S. for French spoliations committed prior
to 1800. ‘ .
The discussion of the Harbor Bill was
resumed. and continued the whole sitting.-—
No question was taken.
THURSDAY. April, 13.
In the House to day. Mr. McKay gave-
noticc that. on Monday next he would move
that the Tarifi bill be taken up for consider-
ation. He hoped that there would be a full
attendance of the House on the occasion.——
He did not wish to consume the time of thi-
House in these unavailing motions. But he
now wished to obtain a decisive expresssion
of the sense ofthe House on the subject.-
Should the motion fail, he should consider it
as a final decision, on the part of the House-.
not to take up the bill. and he should aban-
don it.
. The Western Harbors‘ and Ric-ers.—The
House refused t-i lay the bill on th-- table.
The question being taken on ordering the
bill to a third reading. it was decided in the
nagative-——Yeas 84, nays H2. So the bill
was rej»-cted.
l'Va.sliin_glon’s Camp C/zest.—Mr Adams
rose and read the lo-tt--rs addressed to him,
by which the dtitv of presenting this interes-
ting relic to Congress had been d8VOIVt'd up
on him. The chest was bequeathed to Con-
gress by tlte will of tho; late William P.
Winder, Esq. of Maryland. Mr. Adams
gave its history in another letter fl(I(Il‘|'SSPfI
to him. which was read. It was porch-used
at a sale of Washington’s eflects, at Mount
Vernon in 1802.
The resolution was unanimously adopted,
and the House. in respect to iheassociations
thus l‘t°Callr~(I, adjourned.
Post Oflice Bill.-—'I‘he bill reducing the
rates of postage. &c. was again taken up,
and was csseritisilly modified by the adoption
of Mr. Evans’s project In its present state,
it may now pass the Senaie.
The bill now provides ‘That there shall
be charged in, lieu of the rates of postage
now established by law. the following rates,
viz: For every single lc-tier conveyed any
distance under thirty miles three cents; for
thirty and under one hundred five cents : over
one hundred and eighty and under four hun-
dred miles. ten cents: over four hundred
miles, fifteen cents: and for a double letter,
double these rates: and for a treble letter.
treble these rates: and for it quadruple letter
quadruple these rates: and every parcel coin-
posed of one piece of paper, or which dons
not exceed one quarter of an ounce in weight
shall be considered a sin.'le letter: and every
parcel composed of not more than twopiece-is
of paper. or not PXCI-It-(lfllg one half Ouncqt in
weight. shall be deemed a double Idler ; and
every parcel containing not more than {nui-
pieccs ofpaper, or not weighing over one
nuncc. shall be considered it quadruple letter;
and for every additional quarter of an ounce.
beyond one ounce in weight, the additional
postage of a single. letter shall be added."
The franking privilege remains the same
as prepared bylMr. Merrick’s bill originally
except that, instead of receiving letters free
the whole year. the membersof Congress
may receive them free" during the session,
and thirty days before and after. -
- FRIDAY. April, 19.
In the Senate the reception of Washing-
ton’s Camp Chest took place, with the ap-
pioprinte‘ proceedings. Mr. Pierce made
the official presentation. accompanied by
some sppropriate remarks. and Mr. Dickens
Clerk ofthe Senatefread the resolution.-
The Che-st was brought into the Senate froiu
the House by its Clerk. Col. McNii|iy.
After an inc-ffecttial attempt to take up Mr.
Merrick’s Post Office Bill. the subject of the
Tariff was taken up and Mr. Wright coni-
znenced his speech. which had been looked
for several d.ays.s-nd had not concluded when
the Senate adjourned.
In the House the proceedings were of lit-
tle or no interest. The Senate saniendments
iothe Territorial Appropriation bill were
agreed. to and a motion to hCOnS|(IeI‘ the vote
l't‘_jt'CIIng the bill in relation to the Western
Waters was adopted. VVithout disposing of
the subject the House adjourned.
SATURDAY, April. 20.
In the House Mr. Ste-phcns pr-scnted res-
olutions of the Legislature of Ga. in replyio
the Mass. resolutions to exclude by amend-
ment of the Constitution the representation-
ofslaves, denouncing such amendment as a
violation of the compromises of the Constitu-
tion. A motion of Mr. S's to appoint 21 Se-
lc-ct Committee on the subject was rejected;
and the resolutions were laid on the table-
and ordered printed.
A bill appropriating $25,000 for the re-
pairs of Pennsylvania Avenue and other
strev-ts of this city, was re-fused to be laid on
the table--Ye-as 74; nays 8|. iinil W33 TU
ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
The Cumberland Road committee were
discharged, and the matter laid on the table
— Yeas H0; nays 60.
Mr. Mcfflernand moved to suspend tho-
rules to take up again the Westerii river bill,
carried by a close vote (of two thirds.) yeas
I20, hays 5l—.m.iny voting to take up thr-
bill who will not finally vote for its passage.
Mr. Tibbatts continued the debate in expo-
sition of the views of the ‘Democratic’ pnrty
on Internal ItlIpl‘0Vt'lnt'D'S. He bi-livvrd ll
constitutional to appropriate for the Illinois
river; but inexpedieut as probably ensuring
the de-truciion of the bill.
The debate was continued by Messrs
Culloni of Te. and Diniels of N. C. (Loco)
and is progressing at the close of this.
The ,r,vrea.fe.sf Menfrom the ranks of In-
dustry/.—ln early life,D.u-id kept his fotlia,-.-’s
~lie-op; his was a life ofiutlustry; and though
foolish (Ht-l)l.l)lIll( it do-grading to perfnriii
any useful labor. yet in the eycsol wise men
industry is truly lioiior-able, and tho most use-
ful man is the happiest. A life of labor is
uiau’s naiural condition. and the most favora-
ble to mental health and bodily vigor. Bish-
op Hall says ‘S\\'t’r~I is the destiny of all
trades. a\'ht'lhvl' of the brow or of the mind.
God never allowed any man to do nothin .’
From the ranks of industry have the world's
gr»-atest been taken; Rome was more than
()nC(-"'SfIV€d by a man who was sent fort from
the plow. Moses had been keeping slim-p
for forty years before he came forth as the
dv-liverer of Israel. The Apostles were cho-
sen from among the hardy and laborious
fishermen. From wh«-rice I infertliat when
God has any great work to perform. he se-
lects as his instruments those who. by their
previous occupation. have acquired habits of
industry, skill, and perseverance; and that,
in every dep-irtiiient of society, they are the
uiost honorable who earn their own living
by their own labor.
Anol/zer large S/iip.—M«-ssrs. McKay &
Picket last tvc-'t~l{ C(iHlIlit'l’lCt-d tho framing of
. ship of upwards [000 tons. This ship is
contracted for by Capt. Wui. Skidd_v, and to
be employed as si regular packet between
Ne-w York and Liverpool, and will be nam-
ed the John R. Skidd_v. She will a castin-
I70 feet on dn-ck. 36 feet wide, and 22 l 2
feet deep and is calculsito-d but; for a rapid
sailer and a good carrier
Newburg/port Herald.
Fruit and Ornamental Trees.—Q.uile an
excitt-nu-iit is ‘up’ this Spring in the matter
of setting out trees —- particularly fruit lri es
——und we-. are glad it is so. In our view.llic
most ornamental tree is the one u hicfi bu---rs
the best fruit; for the association of ideas is
so great, that beauty of proportion or foliage
is lost sight of in the greater be,-sill-)' of utili-
iy, convenience, and luxury. For certain
descriptions of fruit our climate and soil
are well adapted, and it is a matter astonish
merit to us that our farmers have paid so lit-
tle aitention to this branch of productive in-
dustry. They are awakening to it now,
however, in tight good earnest; and in a few
yt*ufSl.llt'. practical r--stilts will be tuft in the
l[lCI'etlS"d quantity and improved quality of
our mm, A fariner, who resides nottwenty
miles distant from this city. informed us thi-
Ollie-I‘ day, thit two apple trees had yicltlt~_d
hi”, [or the last six ye.il'S a greater net profit
than any one acre of land on his term. It is
true, these are extraordinary trees, but every
farmer may have extraordinary trees if he
will. - Bosl. Mail.
The following lioax appeared in a ‘Postscript
to the New York Sun of Saturday:
"Astounding intelligence b2;Priz:a.teE2:press
from Charleston nia. Novrfb/k!—'l'/ze Al-
lanlic Ocean crossed. in T/tree days .' !—-
Arrival at Sulivaris Island ofa. ‘Balloon
invented by Mr Mona/r. Mason.
We stop the press at a late hour. to im-
nuunce that. by n l’I'IV:!IC Express from
Charleston. S. C. we are just put in posts-
sion of full details of the most extraordinary
adventure ever accomplished by man. The
Atlantic Ocean has been actrrally traversed
by a. balloon. o.-irl in the incredible brief
period of Three Days! Eight persons haw
crussed in the machine--auiong others Sir
Everard Binghurst and Mr. Mnnck Mason.
We have barely time now to announce this
most novel and unexpected intvlrigi-nee; but
W" hope by ten this tiinrning to have ready
an extra with u det riled account ofthe voyage
It is stated in the (lxfmd Chronicle, that
another graduate of the University had con-
eral more were tiboutgto follow.
formed to the Church of Rome, andthatsev- :
- THE NEXT Pm:sim:'N'r'.+The Captain’spros-
pects are decidedly flaiteriiig. See what the
Tyler Deruoieraiic Central Committee at Wash-
ington say in a Circular-recently put forth...
‘Not a man arrives whicyhjdoes not bring
to us encouraging proofs that the caucus
ll_|_§niIgt'l'S have been unsuccessful in their
unholy efforts to stifie the feelings ofthe peo
ple in his behalf. North. South, East. and
West. the unshackled masses are moving in
his favor. They see in his noniimilion lht‘
only hope of escape from the rule ofiheir op-
ponents for the next twenty years. True to
themselves, to their principles, and the cause
of librrty. they repel l_h(“SP(IlfCIlVP}lpp|'O8k‘I'I'
es of those who would bind their liuibs with
the manacles of an irresponsible and selfish
cabal. We bi--seech our friends to move for-
ward. Pers--vere in the good work. The
signs are auspicious. A united, energerlic
and determined effort will yet save the party
Let no county or district in the Union be un-
n-pi'esi-nted in the Tyler Dem0ci‘3!lC Na-
tainnul Convention which is to fl$St't’|ll,)lt: at
Baltimore on the 4th Monday of May next
Be vigilant. be active, and harmonious. Sul-
fur not the dc-spontling ,or conipromising
friend to cmtrol your councils. Sr*lt't'l.
firm, decided, unyielding friends of John
Tyler. and mine Other. as delegates. L91
none doubt the result. If we fail, the
responsibility is not ours. But we will
not fail.’
The Journal of Commerce is not accustomed
to political or personal censoriousness. and
therefore ilie following paragraphs are entitled
to be read wiili more lli‘)ii usual confidcnce.
Rlovenzculs of Mr. T3/ler.--Mr. Robert
Tvler.son of the President h:is bi-en heri-
for a few days, and we regret cxceetlinglv tn
Ieiirn that he has been engaged in an effort
to bring all the office ho ders into a great
combination to sustain a convention for the
n«,min:itini: of his father for re-election.-—
The coll:-ctorship we tlf‘CIr'f'Slf‘tnfl ll“ iiffr-wrl
to a _Q'Pnllt‘|'llflU upon these condition; and
the off r was, as it should be. rsje-cted.
The New York Collectorship is a post-.
now, of vast responsibility. th-- l‘t'VI'f.lllt-' col-
lected herv being a million and a half a
month. The o-stziblisliment was never in
a better condition. nor the business more sat-
isfactorily done. To see such a post offered
by tho President of the United Stairs in
uiarket, on terms which no honorable man
can comply with. is evidence enough what
sort of a man he must be who will be ap-
pointed. The office of District Attorney is
for sziln in the same way. The post office
i< filled by a gr-nllt’lH8n who is ready to com-
plv with any terms. as we suppose. The-se-
proc--e-dings. ifconstimnialed. will be lii_i__ilil_v
injurious to this co-iimunily, dishonor-blc tn
the country. and they will overuhelm Mr.
Tyler with it dz-Agree of odiiiin which we
should be sorry to see full upon anyiiian in
his station. '
VValking down Broadway in New York
the oih»-r afternoon. we Wt-‘ff: struck with the-
be-autifiil. but funny little hats thi‘ ladirs
were wearing They set jauniingly upon
the back of the head, exposing the ri'o‘“ustt-r
forehead to the rude winds, and the cl«i.~”si(‘-
ally chiseled nose, to the sun's glare. Unc-‘
it was difficult to get the bonnet large enough
Now the struggle is to cut down its dimen-
sions.
Etiquette rzmrmg Beggars-— The beggars
in Europe stand not a little upon compli-
ments and ceremonies in their intercourse
=|}.f"flt')f1‘§,7IB€fII§'lVt‘.;‘. 1An Engliish pupil-rsays
t at in res -n. ate y. a litt c- gir was
heard to call from the window of a misera-
ble house. to her opposite neighbor. 'Plt‘;i$t*.
Mrs. M , mother sends hr-r be-st coin-
pliments, and if it's fine VVQ-'iil.I'IPl'. tvritild you
have the lriridnr is to accompany her a hog-
ging to niorrow .
A New Reading. —The editor ofthe Port
Gibson H- rultl has hit upon an idea which
has a decided squinting towards originality.
After qiiiitirig from Shali'spi'aI’r- as fiillo\\'S--
“The man who lr-uh no music in his soul
Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils!"
he thr-n goes on to say that lie bvlieves tho-
zreat poet only meant that the man vxhose
boots didn't Cl't"(ll( could walk round in the
dark without being suspected. ‘The last
word ofthe first line.’ coutiriiies the Port
but
Gibson man ‘?s no doubt wri'.ti=n sole.
the world has e--n led into error by a mis-
take of the primer!’
The St. Louis N-iv Era says the captains
of the sieamboats. running in that vicinity,
have found it neccssany to prohibit their
passengers from dividing on the Presidential
question-—-as the l)lHI‘rkI)t‘f' in favor of Mr.
Clay, when they ,41asst‘n one side ofthe ho it
is so great as to endanger the boat upsetting.
Harri, Question to Answer —A tvestern
paper puts the following: ‘Suppose ii canal
boat he-ads west nor’-west and has the wind
-ibr-am, with a flow coming up in the south:
would the captain, according to fY|fll'HlllllP
law. be justified in taking a reef in the stove
pipe without asking the cook '2’
We should iliink it ‘would depend a grzmt
deal upon what they had for dinner on board
says the N. O. Picayune.
Anal/ier.—A traveling lecturer having
stated that he was ready to answer any ques.
iion that might be asked him, a K-niuclrian
desired to know ‘how ninch it cost per week
to ‘pastor’ Nebuchadnezzar during the time
he was out to grass.’
The Mayors ofthe following cities arr»
printers :-—Lnndnn. E-linburgh, Perth. Glas-
gow, and \Vashington. Also. the Mayor
elect of New York is a printer.
The Wesleyan Methodists in England
who have undertaken to raise a uiillion of
dollars within seven years. for extending day
schools tliroiimight their circuits. are advan-
cing in the work with their accustomed zeal
and energy.
Rev. Dr. Milnr-. Episcopal Missionary to
China, p:iSSP(I over land, from Ningpo tn
Cinton. a distance of about I300 miles. in
38 days. He was dressed in the garb of a
Chinese, and of course passed as one of their
- it u tube ij.
- Lilly, the prize fightenbas been sentenced
to pay a fine of $500 for killing McKoy.
“
Second of May. Conventiqn--We h.a.._i::-:
been t‘Pql)i~slt:‘(I b_v M--jor William H. -Will-
son. the Chief Marshul,__of the second of May
Whig national Procession, to state that such
delegations tn the Convention of Ratification
froui any pl ice out of this cilv. 35 SIM“ be
accompanied by Bands of Music. Will P9"
mitted to have such music with lhtfm In lllt‘
procession :, and he also requests us to state
that he would be pleased to hear by rnailof
any delegation intending to bring music with
them. at their varliest cunveriience, in order
that he may be enabled to CIE.'l.t'I'lIlIf'ff‘ at what
points in the procession to post the Bands en
W*'*— E .- T '4
NORWALK GAZE TTE.
\Vcdncsday, April 24, 1844.
S. M. Boom-n.—We understand that this gentle-
man. who has made himself so notorious as of:
ostensible friend of abolition. but "who in fact is
nothing more or less than a mere tender to the
Hartford Times, has been in this place enquiring
after the lost members of the flock. The falling off
of the abolition vote at the recent election in this
town, has been the means of bringingiis directly
under his notice and made us the subjects of 8
gaged by the Baltiii.oreL Committee of Ar-
rarigo-nients. -
Editors of Whig papers are respectfully
requested to give this an insertion I
Baftimore Patriot.
The city of Hartford, on Mi.-nrlay l=ist.week
elected a ftill -Whig ticket of Tu\\'n Officers.
In Springfield. Mass. the Dernocratit‘ tick-t
has prevailed over both the Whig and Abn-
lition tickets, a majority bi-ing nr-crssary to
an election
Powrler House Ezcp/osion at No-rtcic/1.-—-‘
All four ofthe boys injure-rl by the explosion
died or. Saturday night at Nornich.
Cliolcerl to Deal/z.—A man mriied 01115.
says the l\'Ia:~'silon. Ohio, Gazi-tie. ‘was t‘Il()
k--d to death in atteinptiiig to swallow a
piece of uuat at supper on S itiirduv night. in
the north part of llll: township. The meat
was taken from his throat after death, and
mi-asur.-d 3 inches in length. l 3-4 in width,
and l inch in thickness! ll
At Hartford, the experiuieut of covering
the body with sliced onions, and r--neu-in -
them often till the fever sut-sides. has been
iried with (_Tft'flI. --ff-ct in cases of scarlet fw-
ver. The-‘onions draw the fr-vi-r to the sur-
face, and imbibe it to some t'.Yle‘fiI.
New s/earn/Joal Avrrongcnze'nl.—-\Ve learn
that nri Monday next a daily morning lltl" I.~
in be establish:-d l’ie*l.\\'9t-fl New York & BUS
inn. Tliie I{l1<idr* Island, Of ll)" Smiilrigiriri
Line, and the Cleopatra, of the Norwich
Lint-, will leave here on alternate days, at 9
o'clock, and tho-ir piiswngi-rs will arrive
'here about 7 in the evening. Th» evening
5u'clock line is to run as at pres»-nt
J.-njr Com.
The Hartford Journal says: ‘A rem nt \'i--
it to the cities of Boston and New York, has
C(infit'!l\t‘Cl us in the opinion th it, in B-.s:un
enterprise New York has strong (‘O.'T:pt-'Illii-U
for the trade of the V: lley of the C-inn:-(‘iii-it
and the VV»-st. In Boston. large and o-l- g.:nl
in insions are being torn down. to make room
for \\'llf)l9S|lE warehouses Busino-ss is s-I.-r
more brisk in the former than in the ‘ latter
pl.’-i(‘.f:‘.«"l'. the present time. This we know
front our Own rihsv-ii'aliriri,'
Trio/T of//re (-Iordons at Proirirlence for
/Ire Ill:/..rde7 of Mr. ..\‘72ragoe.—'I‘fie trial of
John Gordon and VVilli no Gorilon, accus-rl
of the murder of A mas:-i Spraguv. having or-
cupied the R I Siipreruv Court for nine days
was brou-._rht tn :1 close on Tliiirsdziy, Th-
jury. alter bi-ing out an hour and a half, rr-
tiirnerl with U \'f’l'flI"l of gui//_7,' iigiiiiist .It)l'|l
Gordon. and not guilty} as in William Gur-
don. The forim-r is said to have listvnod tn
the verdict with perfect i-alrnnr-ss; the latter
was inucli affect-d. Wiiliani w s dischar-
gr/d. and on parting both were much ilHt'Clt’(l
The Times mains pi‘:-ttv poor busin--ss.
in snnaltirig out ofthvir CtImfHt’flfl:lIl0Il oftl'ii-
Pl: boian poison. Finding lh0‘fTlSt"lVl‘S in an
uneasy corner, on Saturday they say-—
"By requr-st. we published ii notice from
the Plebeian, nfli-ring various tracts f-ir s-lo
but are rlirl not recommend (Item er/ilorial/.7/.
vr saw one of them. and kn--w no more con
cerning them than what could be gleaned
from the notice.”
Now we submit wl'ii=fl'iei' that is not a pref
on the Piehih of March publish--d such an
editorial notice as ll‘llS-—
the Ni-'\V York Pie-he-ion is publishing H s»-
ries nftrncts which are :idmir:ibl_v CfllCl]l:iIf‘fl
to enligliti-n the public mind upon the ques-
tions at issue between l.l1P'W0 great political
parties of the cuuntrv ”— Horlfu7'rl.Cour.
IV/to Came Firs-l.——‘l-_lnllo, steu-a rd l’ ex-
claiim-d a fellow in u steamboat on the Miss-
issippi, flflf-‘F he had retired to bed—-
'Hallo stewnrrl !’
'VVhat. uiasszi .7’
‘B*ing me the way bill.’
‘What "or, mass» .7’
‘I want to see if those bed bugs put down
their names for this be-rth before I did. If
not~—-I want ‘em tuin~~d out l’
A B’u.nrle'r—-It app»-ars thit the mom-
-moiith iinu Steamer Great Britain has been
built too large to pass outofthe Bristol dot-ks
into the river Avon. The-. owners have ap-
plied to Parliuinent for perinissinn to widen
the (lock gate so as to admit of her egress.
A be-:.utif'ul kind oflacc is now made by
the galvanic process. and we should like to
see it tried in this city. The face is rubb-d
with pluiubago till it assumes a pvrf-ctlv
black color. It is then suijevtvd to the vol-
taic action, and co vies out a nerf»-ct fibric of
sold. We presume we shall see the ladies
wearing this kind of ornament b— fore long.
N Y. Paper.
Irish Potatoes in Jlfrtrcli —-The editor of
‘La Creole.’ published at S Mai-iinsville, in
this State. is chiickliug over new Irish pota-
toes Onw, in particulrr he mentions. eight
inches in Cll‘('.l)rl1ff‘|'PI'|f‘P, which was dog on
the plaiitulion of A B. Dantave on the l2ih
inst.—N 0. Pic.
A Heavy Dose to Repeat.---Apnthccaries
boys occasionally make mistakes and ‘no
mist-«ke-’ One of thorn, the other day. was
sent to deliver a box of pills at one
hnuse and a half a dozen Missouri
prarie hens at another. He forgot lltn pills
altogether, but [ho directions for taking thpm
he left along with the hens and mu 3 mil.»
astonished was the pi-rson to whom they
\\'t-"I'f‘ SPDI \\'hi 11 I)? saw that he (nus! swaz.
low one of tliem r1:er_7/ two hours !— Pic.
Divi-Iem/s ——The Bank of N:-iv York and
the Union Bank, have each declared a semi-
-.innu-al dividend of four per cent, payable,
TlSIl1t'It‘fIt‘l':ll papers h:i"P St:itH‘l, for we nev-
t_v sorry and qua».-iionable excuse. for having.
"Ryireurl the Documents —Tbe editor of
specitiiiiiissibn. To save Mr. Booth the necessity
‘of producing a certificate of character to quiet the
doubts that may arise in the minds of any out I
citizens, it will perhaps be well enough to refer such-
as might wish for information concerning this worthy,
to some of our Westport neighbors. We presume
they have not forgotten the trickery and deception
resorted to by him. and one or two willing toolsi
some tiiue since, to seduce an audience which had
met for conference and prayer, to forego the objects
ofthe meeting and to listen to an abolition hurrangue !
And perhaps their memories will enable them to give
some account of the ready, decisive and merited
rebuke which he received for his duplicity and de-
ception. By such a reference. our abolition friends
will learn the truth of the facts hinted at, and enable
them to be upon their glli.ll'fiI, and place no more
confidence in such fellows than they deserve. A man
that will obstruct the ordinary channels of worship,
and turn that worship into violentpolitical—abolition
harraiigue, and take the advantage of it to obtain
subscriptions to a virulent and scurilotis newspaper.
is not exactly the man of all others, to merit the
highest marks of favor and attention.
CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
OFFICIAL.
The following is the actual vote at the late election
for (.xosei'nor, as tiscertiiiiied from ofiicial canvass.
It varies but little from the result already published.-
It is taken from the Hartford Times.
Clev. Bald. Gil. Scat.
H:1rtfoi'd County 5356 6006 282 6
New Haven " 4650 5065 229 2
New London “ 3.364 3539 254 3
Fairficld “ 4400 4805 141 2
\Viiidhaiu “ 2420 2296 425 I
Litchfield " 4281 4168 384 '’230
Middlescx “ 2282 2124 145 1
Tollund “ 1893 1860 111 3
23.846 29,863 1971 149
‘Sharon returned for Roger Baldwin‘.
Joi-is M. i'\'ii.r:s.—Tliis gentleinaii has not yet
tsken his seat in the Senate, and his friend, the Con.
troller, seems to liesitate about his qualifications to
qualify. The loco papers of this State_ are alter-
nately whining and scolding about the notoriety
which their opponents are giving to Mr. Niles
and his situation. \Ve are not aware of any fault
in expressing an opinion in the preniises, particu-
lariy after the lic:ii'tless and inhuman course which
the political friends ofMr. N. has taken with him in
removing him from an institution where he was free
from excitement, and under the most salutary and
favoralile treatment, and for political consider-
ations, to expose him to a state of things, which, if
it does not lirisicn hitn out of existence. will at least
throw him backward into a state of still more hope-
less idiocy. Does not their ill humor arise from the
consciousness of their own injustice and high-handed
wrong towards 11 poor creature who liusbeen bereft
of his reason?
The Troy \Vliig of Friday says
‘VVF3 convnrscd yusti-rduy with n gentle‘
man who has knottn Mr, Niles for years.
and -.l~.o saw him and COD\'t.'l'St‘(.l with him
last we».-lt in VVasfiinginn, Ho informs us
that his intellrct St“l‘fl)ii‘o completely gone; that
he is in vliarge of two keepers who never
loose sirht of him and that Mr._Niles told
him ‘he /mxl been (Iearl more than thirty
years, and that /re now e~.z:/zisted in the future
slate !
‘Every body in Washington undo-rstands
tlie vile gauw which the Connecticut Liico
Focus arcp laying with this unfortunate man.
All who see him pi-ice-ivc at once his insan
ity or idiocy, and rxprl-‘SS the strongest in-
fll‘_’liallOn a_q=.ins-. those who so cruelly pa-
rade him before the world.‘ -
THE Li-:cisLA1't:R1:.—Tlie pcrtinacity with which
the locus have field on to an equal chance in the
Legislature with their opponents, begins to yield.-—
the W'higs have 14 or 15 of the 21 Senators-"a7 ma-
jority in the House. If they do notyield further
before the assembling of the Legislature. they will
find themselves sadly mistaken then. We have no
reason to change the opinion, heretofore expressed,
that there is a W'liig majority in the House of 20.
and in the Senate 14 to 7.
The loco focus, poor fellows, were awfully swin.
died and chiseled out of the recent election in this
State, according to their own showing. This in
very nnfortiinate, and to guard against any thing of
the kind occurring again, the wholesome provisions
ofthe registry law, must again be put in force. We
cannot hear to see so honest. simple hearted, and
confidiiig a class of citizens as the locus generally
are, made to suffer wrong, and cheated out of their
contend!
Fnos'r.—On Friday night last, we were visited by
a frost which was very plainly to be seen at 6
o’clock, the next morning. and the effects of which-
inay now be‘ seen upon the young and tender
vegetables, in their scathed 65 blackened appearance.
The Delegates from Connecticut to the Whig’
I National Convention are
Sena-y Hon. Jabez W._ Huntington, Norwichr
Dtortial. Gen. Dennis Kimberly, New Haven,
is .
I. H on. W.W. Ellsworth : sub. R. B.Chainberlafn~
11- . “ Siiin’l D, Hubbard; " Hon Sam’lAEooto
“L “ S°l°"‘°I! Paine: “ “ G. Trumbull"
I V. “ Truman Smith; “ '- Thos_B, Osbome
EAST!-ZRN Hanson BiLL.—Tlie House'of
R:-preseniaiives went into a Committee of the
whole on the 11th inst. and took up the Bill for
among the appropriations made were the follow-'
ing for this State.
Bridgeport. 315.000-
Tiimes channel, leading to Norwich. 5000'
Sea wall and Breawkater, Black R..ci;,.5 uoo.
New YORK AND NEW HAVEN RAIr.tto'uj-.-
—Tlie Bostonians appear to be moving in thig-
matter in real earnest. We noticed in 8- late.»
number that an adjuurncd meeting in reference‘
to this subject was to be holdenat the U.
um.-.i, Boston "the 10l.ll. That. meeting ‘roots
Ma y l'st. .
place. It was addreIeed;t,y P, p, p; D,,‘,.“,,-
Tfie Hartford Times, at length acknowledges that
rights. for which they have‘too much modesty to ‘
improvement ofthe Eastern Harbors and Rivew -
Norwalk Chronicler