g. ___,._a
-Miry,’ said the Deacon. we must look to
you for security that Ed ward will never play
truant again.
He put her trembling
his son.
- Edward has never been to sea since. He
is now a happy and prosperous farmer. and
blessed with an affectionate wife, and three
lovely children. he every year welcomes the
approach of November. and reads in the
Mercantile Journal. with keen gratification.
the Governor's Proclamation for a Thanks-
giving Day.
J CONGRESSIONAL.
W.\SI!lNGTON, MONDAY Dec. 9th.
The committets were announced in the
Senate. There is no essential change in
them. In the room of Mr. Tallmadge on
the Committee of Foreign Relations, Mr.
Morehead was appointed.
State ofIo1oa.-—A new Territory knocks
at our door for admittance into the Union.
The '.“r-;rt:=ory of Iowa, having the requisite
-..w.»i_.-.»‘:...»r ti.“ éahabitants. has formed a Consti-
't‘;-.i.E~,'»i‘.', 2;.--.9. asks to be admitted as a State.-
l"j'u,=. §‘9'..i.-guru and papers areiirefcrred; ’
*7.’-l“..«». p‘i'0pOSll.l0!l for the annexation of Tex-
as is to come. it scents, from Mr. MCDIlfflF.
It was supposed that it would from Mr.Wulk-
er. who has heretofore placed himself at the
head of the movement.
The Standing Committees of the House,
were announced. There is little change
from the late session. The principalchange
is the appointment of Mr. Bailey. of Va. on
the Committee of Foreign Affairs. in the
place of Mr. Thomassori. of Ky.
The House, in Committee of the \Vhole.
took up Mr. Duncan's Bill establishing a
uniform time for the election of President and
Vice President of the U. States.
This bill is drawn in conformity with a
provision of the Constitution. But it is ap-
pirent that many objections may be urged
against it. In the first place. it will be dif-
ficult in some states, to obtain a full vote in
one day. Some of the States allow the polls
to be kcptopcn 3 days. in bad weather. and
when the streams are impassable by reason
of freshets. The Bill was laid aside.
‘J The Committee ofthe VVhole took up the
President's Message, and‘on motion of Mr.
Droomgoole, resolutions were adopted par-
celling out the Message among the several
Standing Committees. Of course the whole
subject ofTexas annexation, &.c. has gone to
the Committee of Foreign Affairs.
hand into that of
TUESDAY, Dec. 10.
Mr. Cushing’s Treaty with China was laid
before the Senate for ratification yesterday.
This morning, in Executive Session. it
was taken up and referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
There was a general movement towards
the Senate chamber, to day. in consequence
of the supposition that Mr. Mc Duffie would
speak on the Texan question. ' But he intro-
duced his Joint Resolution for the Annexa-
tion of Texas without comment. It was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Benton gave notice that he would to-
morrow, introduce a ‘Bill-‘pro‘viding for the
annexation of Texas to the United States.’
’ Mr. Huntington introduced a Bill to pro-
vide for the mode of appointing Assistant
Post Master Generals. They are now ap-
pointed by the President. It is proposed
to require the assent of the Senate. ‘
The Senate spent some time in Executive
Session. ‘
The House was called for petitions. Mr.
J. Q. Adams, of course, took the floor. as he
has done for years past, every petition day
with a lot of Abolition petitions. He pre-
sented a petition from a Statistical Society.
praying an investigation of certain errors
of the late census. which was referred to a
Committee of nine.
Abolition petitions referred . Mr. Adams
presented it memorial from citizens of N. Y.
praying the abolition of Slavery in the Dis-
trict of Columbia.
Some sensation was visible in the House.
It was to be seen whether the House was in
earnest in rescinding the 2Ist rule, or wheth-
er they would evade the vote by laying the
question of reception on the table. as in the
Senate."
Mr. Thompson moved to lay the question
of reception on the table.
The motion was lost. ycas 90 nays 99.
The question of reception was next deci-
ded in the affimativo; was 107. nnys 81.
Mr. Black moved to lay the petition on
the table lost.
The question recurred on the reference of
the etition to the Committee on the District
of oolumbia and it was d:'Cl(.lt'd in the afiir-
mative, without a division.
So. after a contest of some nine years. Ab-
olition petitions are referred.
Mr. Stewart of Ct. presented the resolu-
tions passed at the last session of the Legis-
lature of that State. on the Tarifl‘.which were
referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means. Mr. Stewart also presented resolu-
tions from the Connecticut Legislature on’
French Spoliations; referred to the commit-
toe on Foreign afiiiirs. Mr. Stewart also pre-
sented a petition from citizens of Connecti-
out against the Annexation of Texas.
' \Vi-znivzsnav, Dec. 11.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union. Mr. Cave
Johnson in «the chair. . '
Mr. Duncunis Presidential Election bill
was taken si~p:a-rid discussed. SCVCTEII altera-
tions andarneadmeatts were offered. by which
the entire original bill is scratched out.
The Public Land bill of last session was
also taken up. and discussed at length when
the committee rose and reported progress.
Mr. Hale gave notice of a bill. to abolish
the office of Commissioner of Public Buil-
-dings. The House then adjourned at 20
minutes before 3 o’clock. ‘
_ In the Senate. aeommunication was an-
nounsed from the Navy Department,
Petitions" were then called. A petition
was presented from the bank ofGcorgeto\vn
for a renewal of its charter. ' 1,
Mr. Buchanan presented it petition for the
relief of Mary Rec-sidc,rtnd proposed its refer-
ence to the committee on Judiciary.
Mr, Merrick opposed the motion. arguing
that it should be referred to the Post Office
committee. This was followed by some
sharp'shooting—botwe_cn . Mr. Buchanan and
Mr. Merrick about ‘the last word.’ Mr.
Buchanan said it was hard to get the last
word of Mr. Merrick and Mr. Merrick re-
torted-that it was impossible to get the last
word of Mr. Buchanan. Mr. B. gave a
history of James, Reeside. His fortune
which he had made. he gave to the Post
Office Department. His wife has not now
a dollar; she has a large family; and some-
thing ought to be done for her. He was
opposed to committing the subject to the Post
Office committee; their minds were made
up against this claim; it would be 'agnum
committcrc lime’ to refer the case. to..that
committee. Mr. Merrick suggested that the
Judiciary committee had their minds made
up in favor of the claimant. This Mr. Buc-
hanan denied. a
Mr. Berricn hoped it would be referred to
the Judiciary committee.
Mr. Niles was undo.-rsto‘orl to speak in fa-
vor of its reference to the Post Office com-
mittee.
Mr. Buchanan's motion was then put and
carried.
Mr. Tappan gave notice of a bill for the
establishment of a Smithsonian Institute.
Mr. Johnson presented _a resolution rela-
tive to the naturalization Laws. -
Mr. Benton introduced his bill for the an-
nexation of Texas. which was read twice by
its title, and on motion of Mr. Archer refer-
red to the comm. on Foreign Affairs. It is
substantially the same as his bill’of l-ist Ses-
sion. It provides for the consent of Mexico
and for the present balance ofpower between
the Free and Slave States.
The Senate then went into Executive Ses-
sion with closed doors.
THURSDAY. Dec. 12.
The country will be glad to learn that Mr.
Tappnn has again brought forward his bill
to employ the Smithson fund in the ‘diffusion
of knowlidge among men.‘ The non-user
ofthat trust is an approbium upon this Gov-
ernmmt. We claimed it and received it
from the British Government, and it would
not have been paid over to us but for the sup-
position that the purposes of the Trust would
he carried out.
Mr. Phelps submitted a resolution calling
for a statement of the debt of Texas. and the
amount of bonds granted before the late 'I‘rca-
ty aud since, which lies over.
The S--nate adjourned over to Monday.
The States were again called for petitions
and Mr. Giddings and others presented Ab-
olition petitions. Mr. Rhett. Mr. Black and
others objected to them and expressed a de-
sire to debate them; in consequence where-
of the Petitions lie over under the rule.
A memorial protesting against slave rep-
resentation aud in favor of cattle representa-
tion. was laid on the table‘—yeas 135. nays
37. ’
A bill was introduced by Mr. Barnard
providing for the improvement of the navi-
gation ol the Hudson river. '
Annexation of Te:tas—-Mr. C. J. Inger-
soll. from the comm. on Foreign Affairs. ge-
ported a joint resolutio”ii‘lor"annexing Texas
to the Union. "
Mr. Ingersoll gave noticethat. on Monday
the 23d inst. he would move to go into com.
of the \Vhole on the state of the Union, for
the purpose of taking up this bill.
Mr. Wintl.rop,suggcsted. as a member of
the comm. of Foreign Affairs, that the re-
port was not unanimous; and that the bill.
in his opinion was a flagrant violation ofthe
Constitution, and eminently calculated to in
volve this country in an unjust war.
Mr. Ingersoll in perfect good humor re-
plied.—'Sufiicient for the day is the evil
thereof.’
Five thousand copies of the map of Texas
were ordered to be printed.
The House adjourned at a very early hour.-
Fiumiv. Dec. 13.
The Senate did not sit do day. The
House was principally occupied with the
Election bill. originally introduced by Dr.
Duncan. but so altered that the Doctor
thinks of going to his old occupation of skin-
ning coons, as he s rid to day that he ‘could
make more poplllaiflly by skinning one coon
than he could by twenty such bills.’ Mr.
Rhett, of South Carolina. suggested that the
laws of the Union should conform to the
wishes of South Carolina l '
A funny sccne occured in ‘the House to
day. While reading some letters from the
President accompanying some documents
from the State and Treasury Departments.
. the Speaker handed it private letter to .the
Clerk. who commenced reading as follows:
" BANK or THE .‘dP2'I'lt0I'vILI5,&c.
" Dear Sir-—I had the honor to transmit to
you a letter to Williamsburg. tendering to you
the services ofthis institution to pay "
Here the Clerk was suddenly stopped. and
the House went into an uproar of laughter.
surmise-s and exclamations. The good na-
tured Speaker withdrew the deposit which
he had made in the-hands of the Clerk. and
handed him the President's note. which he
supposed he had given him at. first in place
of his private correspondence. '
Among the documents transmitted from
the Executive was one announcing that the
republic of Venezuela would pay theindem-
nity demanded on the brig Morris; also a
return of the number of pissengers arriving
in this country during a certain poriod.
Mr. Dromgoole started the question to day
in the House of -the constitutionality of the
vlection of Presidential Electors by Legis.
lature. -
The amendment oflered by one of the
South Carolina delegation. that the States
choosing Electors by the Legislature should
be excepted from the operation of Mr. Dun-
can's bill. was voted down: yeas 52. noes
lfil. House adjourned till Monday.
The Chinese Treaty.-—The Madisonian
says the particular provisions of this treaty
are of course unknown. but they are quite
frvorahle to our commerce, and promise ad-
equate rewards to our manufacturing and
marine enterprise. A vo|uminous',cor‘res-
pondence, and a tubular statement of the ta-
riffofduties, as established by tlte treaty.
were also communicated at the same time by
the President to the Senate:
ble to complete its organization, for want of
. From the Bridgeport Standard. ,
LOSS OF THE SCHOONER ORIEN-
TAL.
A letter from the P. M. at Absecum. N. J.
was-received by Mr. Sherman ‘on Saturday
evening. The letter dated on""the 4th inst.,
says. ‘Yesterday about 9 o'clock, a schoon-
er was seen ashore on Brigantine Shoals.-—
Last evening she went to pieces and the stern
came ashore. The name appears to be the
Oriental of Bridgeport—all hands are lost.
and the cargo is scattered along shore for
miles.’
The 0. left this port for Philadelphia. a-
bout the 27th ult. There were five persons
on board, viz: Henry Goodsell. (master and
owner) Londa Layfield, John Keith.
Eldridge. and a Dutchman. name unknown.
She carried some 60 tons of marble. intended
for Girard College, 30 dozen of Saddle
Trees and a lot of cheese. onions. &c.
The shoals referred to. are at a distance
of some miles from the shore, and the pros-
pect thit any ofthe hands have been saved,
we are sorry to say. is a very faint one
It is possible, however. that they had been
taken oil. and that the vessel had been aban-
doncd.
It is amusing to hear the bombastic vapor-
ing ofthe Loco Foco nation of South Caro-
lina, relative to all matters of national Gov-
ernment. This little section of the Union is
all but omnipotent in the opinion i's citizens
entertaining of their own power. Nothing
can pass the scrutiny ofthesc censors which
docs not chimeexactly with their notions.
The Union is to be drngootied into submiss-
ion by a collection of men who think they
are delegated by high authority. to rule the
affairs ofthe nation with a rod of iron.
Messrs. Calhoun. McDuffie. Rhett at C0. are
established as in High Court of Appeal. by
which the afiaiirs of the other twenty-fiv'e
Sates are to be settled. \’Ve hope the ‘peo-
ple will submit to the domination with all
bccoming submission.
Boston City Election.—-The annual elec-
tion for the cohice of city officers in Boston.
took place on Monday. There were several
candidates for Mayor. but neither was elec-
ted. As we apprehended, the Native candi-
date being a VVhig took a large number of
whig votes. There were besides. a Fire-
men's and a Liberty-loco ticket.
Indiana.-The Indiana Legislature is
now in session. This is the regular session
forthe election ofa United States Senator.
The whigs have a majority on joint ballot of
the two Houses. but the parties are equally
divided in the Senate. and Jesse D. Bright.
the Lieut. Governor, has the casting vote in
that body. A rumor is very generally cir-
culated in -Indiana. and as generally believed
that the locolocos of the State Senate.aided by
Bright's casting vote. intend refusing to go
into an election of United States Senator du-
ring the present year, in the hope that next
lot. and thus be ‘able to elect a Loco.
The Constitution of Iowa. just framed,
provides that none butcitizens of the United
States shall vote there. Illinois and Michi-
gan are still alone in their infamy.
The Legislature of Ohio has elected the
Hon. Thomas Corwin to the United States‘
Senate.
“fa propose the Slavery Party as a new
name for Abolitionists to rally under hereaf-
ter, as they have distinguished themselves so
nobly in the late contest in the cause of the
Southern slave-holders. They have secu-
red to them that which. without their aid,
they could never have obtained. They have
riveted upouthe poor slaves chains vi-hich_
time alone can sunder, and made themselves
responsible for the consequences. Shame on
such liberty. Such sympathy for the slave
as the Abolition party have manifested. is’
giving to the South-the power to extend and
fortify the curse of slavery, and thus set the
chance of abolishing that system by the true
friends of liberty forever at defiance. They
are the slavery party of the North. and they
should not thus be permitted, under the name
of Liberty. to commit such heaven daring
acts as they h:ive done in the late contest for
freedom. They are the Slavery party of the
North and they should go by that name.
N. H. Herald.
We learn from the Middletown Constitu-
tion. that W. T. Trench has been nominated
by the President, to the Senate for the office
of Post Master at Middletown. Eli Wilcox
Esq is the present incumbent. He received
his appointment from Mr. Tyler.
Rev. Dr. Cheever has been engaged ad
principal Editor of the N. Y. Evangelist.
James K. Polk is the first President elec-l
ted in these United States who has not receiv-
ed the vote of his own Slate!
On the 4th of March next. Col. Benton
will have been twenty-four years in the U.
S. Senate. He is elected for six years more
which will make his term of service in that
body thirty years.
Good Ones —At a late Agricultural Fes-
tival the lolloiving sentiments were given at
the board; The Furmi-r’s Wife—-she makes
his best ‘Stocking.’
The Farmer's uiotto——" A good dairy
niaid——or no butter made.’
Hasty pudding—‘ the only thing to make a
farmer mealy mouthed.’
The Farmer's Wife-the best man upon
the farm.
Rev. Theodore S. Wright. a colored Cler-
gyman, has been elected Moderator for the
next six months of the Third Presbytery of
New York. -
The Indiana Legislature met at Indianap-
olis on the 2d inst.
All the important officers elected by the
Senate are declared by the Sentinel to be
VVliigs. The same paper says that on the
first day of the session, the House was una-
unity of action among the Democrats. Al-
Yeaf. they may have almajority onjointybal-_;‘ .
Arrival of the Caledonia.
This Steamer arrivednt Boston on Saturday
allii-t‘i3Imf'4 the 7th. and the news by her was pub-
iistutd in the N. York papers og Tuesday morn-
ii:-._‘g_ _'1§‘here appears to be few items ol'.in-
ierest. Such as they are we give.
Hon. Joel W. White.nevt'ly appointed Amer-
iciu Consul for the port of Liverpool, had ar-
ived out, and only waited for the issue of the
usual excqualnr from the Foreign Office. before
entering upon his consular duties.
At a large meeting ofthe Manchester Cham-
ber of Commerce. strong resolutions were adop-
tedlfor securing the repeal of the duty on raw
Cotton. It is thought probable Ministers, du-
ring the jensuiug meeting of Parliament, will
consent to give ifup. _
The Queen and Prince Albert have been
paying: visit to Northamptonshire, . fur the
doubfe purpose of seeing Burghley-house,
originally the seat of Queen Elizabr-th’s
Minister. Cecil ; and of being ptescnt at the
baptism of the infant daughter of the noble-
proprietor, the Marquis of Exter. to whom
"Prince Albert acted as god-father.
‘The Great Britain—It was rather gen-
erally supposed that this vessel would have
left Cumberland b--sin on the high tides of
the early part of this week. She could not.
htéwo.-ver. be got ready in time. and her dr-
partue is postponed to the corresponding pe-
riod of next month. when it is confidently
‘expected she will proceed to sea. VVe tinder-
stand no doubt is entertained of lhcre being
a sufiicient rise of water to carry her out
without difficulty.
Father Matthew.-—-A movement is now
going on. and that it will prove succes~ful
there is little doubt, for not merely dischar-
ging his liabilaties. but raising him a fund
which will place him beyond pecuniary need
hereafter. Meetings have been held in Eng-
land as We'll as in Ireland. on the subji-ct,and
from the libcrality of the subscriptions, the
rc-quired sum—- .;€'20.000— will be speedily
forthcoming. -
The Rev. \Vin. H. Hcnslowe, Citrate of
VVormc-gay. Norfolk. has been suspended
from his functions for three months. for hav-
ing refused to bury the corpse of a parish
ioner who had been biptised by a Methodist
minister.
Guano.—The arrivals of this article du
ring the last eight days are 2,400 ions by
four vcsscls. .£5 l0s. has l)t‘l‘ll accepted for
aiqiiantity on the spot, and at that price there
aresellers of cargoes to arrive from this pe-
riod to the end ofthe year.
Mr. James Hogg. the only son of the Et-
trick Shepherd. was to sail on 'l'ur-sday last
for India, seeking his fortune in the East. as
the sons of Burns and the sons of Allan
Cunningham have done before him. Mr.
I-Hogg has been appointed to a situation in
the Bank at Bombay.
The only surviving son of Sir VValtcr
Scott is doing duty with his regiment at
_ adras.
_ gs Efren: of ‘I’irse_i,'ism in the Church
Jpf 'nglmui.—'l‘he Record. the organ ofthe
Evangelical Church party, alluding to the
secession of Mr. Newman from the church
(which by the way has since been contradic-
ted) says. we are now on the vergeof a con-
juriderable secession from our venerable estab-
lishment. Thefact we believe to be, that
Mr. Newman would have gone over to
Rome a year ago. could he have carried Dr.
‘ Pussy with him- But Dr. Pusey wasnot
ready and his secession without Dr. Pusey
would have had coinparitively little effect.
From the intelligence we have received. we
think it probablethat about thirty Masters of
Arts in Oxford would accompany Mr. New-
man if Dr..Pusey st-cede! also; and we have
heard it computed by those well qualified to
form a just opinion of the case. that in Ox-
ford, Cambrigesbire and even the country at
large, there will be in all about a hundred
of the Tractarians who will secede to their
appropriate places within the bosom of Rome
if Mr. Newman were accompanied by Dr.
Pusey. '
Derrynane, is about returning to Dublin.-
It is said that he has abandoned the ‘Federal’
project.p;_nd is more tirgent in favor of the
‘Rep’:-al§_mov'ement than ever; Ina letter to
the Rt-Teal Association, after a good deal of
spacedéyotcd to showing how much more
judicioiis, it is to meet the Federalists on
their own ground in discussing the wants of
Ireland, Mr. O'Connell conclndeil thus: ‘In
fine. fellow-countrymen. the pause of experi-
ment is over: let us rouse again for the
peaceful contest—-a contest not to be super-
seded until the parliament is again its Col-
lege Green with all its ancient authority and-
jurisdiction. Hurt ah then, for Repeal 1'
Spa.in.The Spanish papers are fi.led with
details of the conspiracies alledgcd to have
been discovered at Madrid and Barcelona. to
murder Narvaez and others and to everthrow
the Government. Many persons have been
arrested. and will probably be shot. Among
them are several officers and noble-men ‘of
distinction ; General Prim. Count of Reuss.
is one of them. He was the leader of that
revolution in Catalonia which resulted in the
exile of Espartero and the elefition of Nar-
vaez. ‘ The Paris Presse rt-presents him as
a young man. infl-ited with the cclat of his
recent career. involved in pecuniary embar-
rassments, and disgusted with not receiving
more aid from the Government. From the
turn which the debateiu the Chamber of
Deputies at Madrid has taken. it is tolerably
clear that the new constitution. which has
been propounded by ministers will not re-
ceive evi-nthe semblance of a modification.
One of the ministers.indeed, has unblushing-
ly declared that the crown is superior to any
constitution! ‘The crown.’ exclaimed he
‘overruled everything. and that was the form
the government of Spain always had.
Prince Albert's half-majesty sits uneasy
upon him. He begins to think that he
has rendered too large services to the Brit-
ish empire to be longer any less than the
whole—at least so far as title goes. The re-
port is. that the question of his assuming the
title of rzzajcstg/, at the ensuing session of
parliament. ‘ will be pressed on the legisla-
ture. ii accordance with the wish of a high
exandcr C. Stevens, Whig was elected Spea-
personage ’ Vic ?
—
Ireland.-—UConnell, after a long rest at.
STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
We extract from the Fountain some of the
more important proceedings of the Convention,
as follows :
Resolved, That the Report of the Society
be published as soon as the means for defray-
ing the expense are provided—and that the
Corresponding and Recording Secretaries be
appointed a Committee to prepare the Re-
port for publication. '
Whereas. it is the opinion of this Convention
that some legislative action is neccessary.
in conjunction with the principle of moral
suasion. to carry forward the noble cause
of temper.-uce——e whereas there has been
some difference of opinion among ._the
friends ofthat c.-use during the last session
ofth-.- Gen. Assembly in regard tothe par-
ticular modeof applying legislative action;
some preferring-the re-enactment of the
law of I839 ~ others a different la\v—and
others no'le.-;i.-lative action whatever on the
subject-——and whereas the StateConvcntion
of last year refrained from recommending
any particular law——thcrt-fore
. Resolved. That for the purpose of con-
centrating the i-fiorts ofthe friends of tempe-
rance. and in accordance with the supposed
will ofa large majority of their number,
Messrs. J vines Donaghe, Charles Chapman.
Win. G Fairchild, Wm. Storer. l-ea Coni-
ll|lll.°‘e to present to the next Gi n--ral
Assembly. for the consideration of that body.
some plan ofa law which slzall afford the
people an opportunity to vote. (lircctly upon
the ' license q_ucstion.’
Resolved, That we believe that a law
constitutiuga County Board of Lice-ns~-rs,
to consist of three or five or more pt rsons.
who shall have full pow: r to grant or refuse
licenses to retailers, tavernt-rs and all other
persons. and from \\ hose decision there shall
be no appe-.il——which Board shall be voted
for by the people of each County——will have
a tendency to prevent the cuuseofteinpr-rancc
from being cominingled with lhu party pol-
itics of-the day, and will unite more of its
friends in support of such a law, than any
other proposition which has yet been off:-rod
for public C0l'ISl(.lcr.tll0n.
Resolved. That while we express our ap-
probation ofthe general principles of the
law alluded to in the foregoing resolution.
we trust to the wisdom of the General As-
sembly so to arrange the details. as the good
shall seem to them to require.
The following resolution was p ssed:
Resolved, That it is the duty of tempe-
rance men, when practicable, to’ patronize
stores and public houses conducted on tem-
perance principles in preference to those
where intoxicating drinks are sold.
Ad resses (on Thursday) were made by
W. H. Burlcigh. Esq, and Mr. Stirling of
Mass.
A rare Prisoner.-—Mr. Charles White.
of this town. captured an Eagle, on the lst
inst. In the morning he noticed that one of
his geese had been roughly used; and the
old ' gander ’ was also missing. On going
back of his house a shortdistance, he started
up two E-glcs. who had beep ~.-1:-stin’g the
merits of the old adage. that tsaaee for goose
is sauce for gandt-r.’—having nearly devour-
ed the patriarch of the flock. Mr. White
thinking it was a game at which both pirties
interested could play. procured traps and
placed them at the scene of depreciation. and
before night he had one of the regal birds
fast by the leg. Its plumage is glossy black,
with grayish neck and breast, and it meas-
ures from tip to tip ofthe wings. seven feet
six inches. Its companion has since been
seen in this vicinity and near Broolrfield.
Danbury Times.
Mail Robbery.—'l'h 2 mails for NewYork
from the Troy Post Office of Nov. 30th and
A letter from Albany to the Postmaster of
Troy. informs the latter that the Mails in
question were received from Troy at Albi-
ny and delivered to the Mail Agent. So the
robbery must have taken place between Al-
bany and Mew-York.
English Potatoes -—-The failure to a cer-
tain exzent of our crop of this almost indis-
pensable article of food has had the effect' of
inducing large shipments from England and
lrtland. The Siddons brought II splendid
parcel to E. K. Collins 5: Co. 56 Sou:h~
street N. Y. of whom any quantity can be
obtained at it reasonable rate.
At the Town Election. yesterday, Mo-ssrs.
Ira Sherman. Josv-ph B. French, and ° Wm.
H. Peet were chosen select men for the en-
suing year—lsaac Sherman. Esq. was re-
elected Clerk and I. H. Whiting appointed
Collector. The Locos showed no fight on
this occasion.—Standarrl _
Housatonic Rail Road Stock. soldiu New
York. at $35 on Saturday.
So says the Standard.
Mea£ico.—It will be seen from the pub-
lished accounts. that the relations between
this country and Mexico. are assuming a
hostile aspect. . Our minister to that Court
has suspendedhis intercourse with ituntil he
receives further instruction from Washing-
ton. It appears from the correspondence.
that our Minister stated in one of his letters
to the Mexican Minister,.that the acquisi-
tion of Texas had been " made the subject of
negotiation by almost every Administration
for the lasttwentyycars.” This expression
is seized upon by the Mexican minister, as
an admission that the entire revolt of Texas
was thedeliberate ivork ofthis country. and
he proceeds to talk about the United States
in no gentle ‘terms, Our mipister in reply
declares the Mexican’s letter to be grossly
offensive to the people of the U. States. and
that he can hold no further communication
until it is recalled. The Mexican in reply
says he is instructed to repeat what he had
said-and thus the matter‘ rests.
The House of Representatives of New-
Hampshire has rejected the 4th Instalment
of the Surplus Revenue by a vote of 137 to
93.
Dr. Hawes, on his late visit to Jerusalem.
saw hundreds of Pilgrims who expended
large sums in visiting the Holy Land. He
says that in no part ofthe world does relig-
ion cost so little as in the United States.
Dec. lst have never reached their destination. ’
Wegncsday, December 18, 1844.
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MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTH
CAROLINA.
Another cloud lowers on the horizon. Mas-
sachusetts has unanimously resolved tocontcr, '
peacfully and legally. the constitutionality of
the laws ofcertnin Slave-holding States nude;
vvhich Colored Scnmen of Free States. not
charged with or suspected ofany crime. are
kept injailuntillheir vessel is ready to sail.
when they are liberated only on the payment
of costs. We have already announced the ap-
pointment of Hon. Samuel Hoar of Concord.
Mass. as Agent of Massachusetts, to reside in
Charleston, S. C. and his acceptance of the
post. On his arrival l;c despatched ac-letter
to the Governor. informing that functicnary
of his presence and the capacity in which
he was to act. Governor Hammond immedi-
ately lnid the letter before the legislature 3),",
in session, and hinting the adoption of measure;
by that body for the ntaintainancc ofthe police
regulations ofthe State. The following among
oilier resolutions were adopted by the Legl-slg.
titre '.
Rcsoltvcd : That the State of South Catalina
ought n0! tosubniii to any dictation. either from
a sister State or from the Supreme Court ofthe
United States. on a subject ofsucli vital impor-
tance in lierselfas thegovernmeut oflier color-
ed population; and should the aforesaid Act he
declared unconstitiitioiial and invalid by the
Federal CourIs.ihe principles of self'preserva-
tion will uevertlieless compel her citizens. at
every expense oflife and property. to uphom
and maintain the due and rigid enforcement of
the said law, ‘according to its very letter and
S iiri'.
Resolved: That the conduct‘ ofthe State of
Massachusetts in attempting to procure. by Fed-
eral Legislaitioimhe repeal ofa law which wag
intended to be and is a barrier between the Slave
and the einissaries of the Aholiiionists. is an un-
warraiitable and gross insult to the people ofthis
State.
The South Carolinian takes up the matter
and makesa most rabid appeal to South Caro-
lina rights and southern bravado. and breathes
fearful imprecations at the "abolition mission.”
as it calls the agent of Massachusetts. It is to
be hoped that no acts ofphlcbotamy will grow
out ofthis very sqtially looking affair.
We see by the National Intelligencer ofWed-
nesday, that Mr. Hoar was in that city on his
way home. The correspondent ofthe Newark
Advertiser says that he was waited upon by a
committee of citizens ofChn:leston and inform-
cd that he must leave the state, which was
soon after followed by the visitation of ii mob
threatening personal violence. who drove him
from the city. accompanying him to the steam-
boat I0 make sure of his departure. The same
writer adds. that it was only the presence ofhis
accomplished daughter, who rode with him in
the carriage from his lndgingg to ihe ggeambom
at Charleston, that saved him from personal vi-
olence, such as would have given him occasion
to remember (to use the language of South Car-
olinians) his late visit to that noble, patriotic and
cliivalric State.
The Burgers of Stamford have provided
themselves with an Engine for their protection
against Fire. In the organization ofthe compa-
ny. they should give Donkey Mitchel a place,
for it is the confident opinion of some in this
region that ho is I “grant squirt.”
Our Whig friends in this State should not recline
upon the laurel: won at the recent election. They
have, it is true. abundant reason to congratulate
themselves upon the result of that contest, so far so
they had the power to control it. but that will non
take care of the future. Eszittur. vigilance, is the
only good ground of confidence. In that we have
perfect safety. The last election was evidence of
this fact; and it will always be true of Connecticut,
and generally throughout the country. We may
lay it down as astereotyped fact, that when the vvhigo
do their whole duty, and poll their full strength,
victory istheir reward. We have been defeated in
electing the man of our choice for the presidency
by dishonorable means. Such a defeat should in:
spin: us to retiewed eflort. Proud of our integrity
and strength, let us keep our armor on, and by an
early and efficient preparation for the spring. retain
our position. We have gratifying assurances from
the eastern portions of the state that our friends are
harmonious and united—t'ull of courage and confo-
deiit hope.
The people of this state will do nothing to ratify
the dccisionsecciitly obtained by fraud and deception,
and when the ballot-box has an opportunity to speak.
again, it will, we think, be pretty clearly shown.-
. They cannot consent to the unholy project of.‘ i.mme-
diate annexation. They will reject the proposal
by which we are to become a party to a ‘proceeding
in this wicked business, and at which the conscience.
of the wise and good will revolt. They are satisfied
with the Tariff of 1842, and under the highly favor-
able effect it has produced upon the business of the
country, wish to sustain it. Entertaining these
views, they can have no inducement to support the
administration of a man who. was nominated for his
Texas and Free Trade doctrines, and will refuse
to yield it their support.
This is the honorable position whichthey can,and
jwithoitt doubt will, sustain. But let it be borne in
mind that vigilance and exertion are necessary. The
enemy is on the alert, and is endeavoring, by every
species of craft. to preoccupy the ground. The lo-
cofocos will make desperate exertions, and much
must be done to counteract their efforts. Every
\-Vhig to his ditty therefore. Every sentinel go his
post, and every soldier to his arms.
The State Convention which assembles at Hart-
ford this day, will, we have no doubt, bring forward
8 ticket of State Officers which will commend itself‘
to our approbation. It can be elected, Whigs of‘
Connecticut, if you so determine,by a 3,000 majority.
“Americas,” was received too late for this woolt’s
paper. There is a diffusiveness and want of‘ con-
nection in the style, which renders the publication,
in the present shape, somewhat doubtful. If the
article were re-written, and improved in its chi-
rograpli; as well as in the particulars already hinted
at, we would willingly give it a place in our next.
NORWALK GAZETTE.‘ .
imprisoned on arriving within those States, and .
Norwalk Chronicler