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CONGRE SSIONAL-

Made‘ up from the New York Tribune.
Moiuur Dec. 29

War rumors and alarms are all over in
this quarter. The attdmpt at a war panic
or war fever has fallen as flat as are the
proceedings and debates about the Door-
keeper of the House. The two great ques-
tions stand now on the same footing. The
doorkeeper’s question, I am happy,to say,
has been refered to a select committee of
five discreet members, who will not, I
trust, suffer it to be raised again. The
war question, and allgits parapharnalia of
patriotic speeches, of preparation, of bills
and resolutions, is sent to committees of
like discrection.

There can be no war, unless Great
Britain may choose to strike the blow, and
that is scarcely possible. ,

It is the general expectation and belief
here, that propositions will soon be made
by the British government which our gov-
ernment will accede to. Imight allude
to the opinion of others, besides members
of Congress, in confirmation of this opin-
ion. One a very shrewd and well inform-
ed’ man, was consulted, to-day, on the sub-
ject, and he gave the opinion that war
was impossible. ‘

In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Hannegan, of
Indiana, fearful perhaps that the Oregon
question was about to be settled, offered
resolutions as follows, showing that he
would deem a compromise as “a capitula-
tion.”

Resolved, That the country included
within the parallel of 42 deg. and 45 min.
North lat., and extending from the Rocky
Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, known as
the territory .of Oregon, is the property
and part and parcel of,_the territories of
the United States.

Resolved, that there exists no power in
this Government to transfer its soil and
the allegiance of its citizens to the domin-
ion, authority, control and subjection of
any foreign power, prince, state, of sover-
eignty.

Resolved, That the abandonment or sur-
render of any portion of the territory of
Oregon, would be an abandonment of the
honor, character, and the best interest of
the American people.

2 The resolutions, of course, lie over.

The bill to extend the laws of the Uni-
t2d States over the State of Florida, was
received from the House and signed by
the Vice President.

Mr. Haywood, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported a bill establishiag a
port of entry at Galveston, Texas, and for
other purposes.

A message from the President was re-
ceived,-—setting forth that he has this day
signed the joint resolutions for the admis-
sion of Texas into the Union.

JV'at£veism.—This discussion which was
brought up on a motion to iiefer the Reso-
lutions of the Legislature of Massachu-
setts in favor of a revision of the Natural-
ization Laws, was resumed in the House.

Mr. Washington Hunt spoke at length
on the subject, and the House adjourned,
leaving the question where they found it,
and leaving Mr. Douglass in possession of
the floor.

Toitsn AT, Dec. 30d.

The proceedings of the Senate were im-
portant to day. Mr. Calhoun took ground
against Mr. Hannegan’s Resolutions. As
an amendment to them, he proposed a se-
ries of resolutions declaring that the Ad-
ministration was justifiable in offering to
take the 49th parallel as a boundary, and
that the question was still a fit subject for
negotiation. I have not time to give you
a report of the debate, nor am I able, as I

. -was attending to the debate in the House.
. The Senate soon after adjourned

The debate on the reference of the res-
olutions of the Massachusetts Legislature
was continued.

Mr. Douglass of lll. opposed the propo-
sed Select Committee on Nativeism. He
made some uncalled for remarks_ about
what he styled the late Whig party.

The Speaker here signed the bill organ-
izing'Tcxas into a Collection District.

Mr. Bedinger of Va. then spoke against
Nativeism in 9. studied and eloquent
speech. . ‘

He was followed by Mr. Sims of ‘S. 0.
who proposed laying the resolutions on
the table.

_ JlIr.,Wentworth explained the course
pursued by Massachusetts in sending on
these and other resolutions. .

.Mr. Sims having withdrawn his motion
to lay on _the table,‘

Mr. Dixon of Connecticut made a speech
on the subject, which took all parties by
surprise. His proof of the locofoco pa-

 rentage of Nativeism was overwhelming.
. l must try and give you a report, prepar-

 

......I

His debut was one of the most successful
efforts made in the,House for along time.

Mr. J. R Ingersol of Pa. followed in a
withering speech on Nativism and, Loco-
ism. Every word told upon the Locofo-
cos. His speech must be published for
general circulation, with those of Messrs.
Hunt‘ and Dixon.

The locofocos seeing that the tables
were turned, thought it was best to stop
the debate, so

Mr. Hamlin of Maine‘having_ got the
floor moved the previous question. _Mr.
Levin’s motion for a select Committee
was then put and lost. The resolutions
were then unanimously referred t0 the
Judiciary.

Mr. Davis of Ky. moved instructions to
the Judiciary Committee relative to Mc-
Nulty’s case, and the House ajourned.

VVi:nru:-DAY, Dec. 3].

In the Senate, to-day, nothing was done
except to adopt resolutions on ordainary
subjects, offered yesterday. '

The bill continuing Commissioners of
Pensions was passed.

The bill continuing the Cumberland
Road was taken up, and was passed over.

The Senate adjourned to Saturday.

ed for reports.

Among those made was one from the
Committee on Commerce, by Mr. Went-
worth, asking appropriations for Rivers
and Harbors; among these was an appro-
priation of $75,000 for the Hudson River,
with an explanation that it was intended to
improve the navigation up as far as Wa-
tervliet, for military purposes. When the
bill was read, several members cried out
against this appropriation for Hudson Riv-
er as a local improvement-

'A bill was reported from the Committee
on Military Affairs, to establish a line of
stockades, forts and block houses from the
Mississippi to the mouth of the Columbia.
Also a bill for the protection of settlers
and Emigrants to Oregon.

The Committee on the Judiciary repor-
ted a bill for the equal distribution of civ-
il oflicers, and the limitation of their ten-
ure to 4« years.

Some discussion took place on a reso-
lution for printing an additional number of
Fremont’s report.

The House adjourned till Friday.

FRIDAY, Jan. 2.

The Senate was not in session to-day.

In the House, Mr. Cunningham of Ohio
introduced a series of resolutions similarlto
those introduced by Mr. Hannegan in the
Senate, declaring that negociation with
England about Oregon had ceased, and
that no compromise could be effected. He
moved to suspend the rules for the purpose
of acting on these resolutions. Negatived.

Reports were called for from the sev-
eral Committees. Several paivate bills
were reported.
The Committee on the Military repor-
ted a bill raising two regiments to facilitate
emigration to Oregon, Stc. Upon this a
very exciting debate arose.
Mr. Douglass of lll. complained of
games being played here. The Oregon
bid reported by him would not fail. He
was so pointed in his allusions to the
Southern members, that Mr. Houston of
Ala. and Mr. C- J. Inegrsoll of Pa. rose
several times to order and explanation-
Mr. Holmes of S. C. said that passing
the Oregon Bill was equivalent to a war.
He would not back out of the war if it
came, but come it must if the bill passed.
Mr. Adams took the floor, and then fol-
lowed a scene of excitement, which, how-
ever, soon subsided, all being anxious to
hear what he would say.

S.i'ruitn.»1r, J an. 3.

I shall not attempt to give you s report
of the debates in Congress to-day. The
late hour at which the House adjourned
prevents me from doing it at iength.

The Senate did little to day. Among
other bills introduced was one by Mr.
Dickinson, of N. Y., for the improvement
of the Hudson River. The Senate then
went into Executive session.

The House was occupied all day with
the Oregon Question.

Mr. C. J. Ingersoll, of Pa. was for peace
if it could be honorably obtained. He ex-
pected that the Committee would report a
bill in a day or two for giving the notice
of terminating the Convention. He was
glad that Mr. Adams had spot en. It would
have a good effect. He was for peace but
if war comes then no peace while a foot of
English territory remained on the conti-
nent.

Mr. Haralson of Ga. was for putting this
debate over. [He moved the previous
question, which was refused.

Mr. Darragh of Pa. was for the Oregon
bill, and giving notice to terminate the
Convention.

Mr. Preston King, of N. Y. was in favor
of the Oregon bill.

Mr. Wiqthorp, of Mass. made a very
able speech taking a middle ground be-
tween the two parties on this subject.

Mr. Owen, of lnd. was in favor of giving
the ‘T101108. He stated the valve of the
territory and the position of the question.

Ml’. Baker, of Ill. 11 Vvestern ‘Whig, then
took the floor and made-a very eloquent
speech in behalf of our claims to Oregon.
He is a speaker of great energy, rapidity,
and fluency, and his speech. was listened
to with deep interest. - -

Mr. McDowell, of Ohio, ‘having got the

:floor, the House adjourned till Monday.

You must not be deceived with rumors
about interviews between distinguished
men. You copied one from the Commer-
cial the other day which was substantially
incorrect. All that was true of it I com
municated to you the day before. That
was that Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Packenham and
Mr, Buchanan had called upon each other
This was all that was true.

The public mind is much excited.

The Tarnniany folks in» New York are
strange beings. They have resolved to
celebrate the death of General Jackson by
a grand ball at Tammany Hall, on the 8th

ed for the Tribune, by the morning mail.

of January.

puns‘-—o

In the House, the Committees were call-_

Fale of the Tarz_'fi" in tlie Senate.—The
correspondent of the Boston Atlas, speaks
very apprehensively of the fate of the
Tariff in the Senate of the United States.
' He says that from the Administration
ranks the two Senators from Pennsylvania,
and one other, supposed to be Mr. Fair-
field, of Me. will stand by the Tariff, and
this would produce a.tie, and necessarily
defeat the Administration project by the
casting vote of Vice President Dallas, who
is understood to be 0. Tariff man. But
now, in a few days, two Locofoco, free-
trade Senators from Texas will walk into
the Senate, and what then becomes of that
great measure of National policy on which
hangs the stability and prosperity of all
the great laboring interests of the free
States of the North’! The Atlas corres-
pondent well remarks that a more remark-
able instance of the exercise of a power
conferred by legislation, has never presen-
ted itself to the consideration of the
American people. The first fruits of this
most iniquitous measure. of Annexation-
zt measure, let it never be forgotten,
brought about by the wayward course of
the Liberty party of the North—will be a
most disastrous blow to the industry, en-
terprise and commerce of the Free States.

J\"orwz'c/1 Courier.

OLIVER SMITH of Hatfield, Mass. a weal-
thy and benevolent man, who died recently
has left in his will the following bequests:

$200,000 is given to Northampton, for
the establishment of an agricultural school,
but not to go into‘ operation until the
above named sum is doubled.

$300,000 is given to eight towns, viz:
Northampton, Hadley, Amherst, Hatfield,
Williamsburg, Deerfield, Greenfield and
Whately, as a permanent fund for the ben-
efit of orphan children and children ofthe
poorer classes. The fund is to be man-
aged by trustees.

$10,000 is to go to the Colonization
Society.

‘am on Passengers.-—The Supreme-Court
gave its decision on Tuesday the 30th up-
on the constitutional power of the State
of New York to impose a tax on passen-
gers arriving at its ports. The Court held
that the State had the power, as a munici-
ple regulation guarding against the ex-
pense of supporting paupers. The rea-
s-oning was that the State had a right to
guard itself against the expense of pauper
immigrants; and that if instead of giving
security to protect the State from that ex-
pense, ship owners preferred to commute
and pay a certain sum down, that did not
render the commutation money illegal.

The Claremont Eagle says, that Chief
Justice Parker, of New Hampshire, has
been invited by the authorities ofHarvard
University to accept of the appointment of
the Dane Professorship of Law, made va-
cant by the recent decease ofJudge Story.

Distressing flccide !.—On Saturday the
18th ult. while Mia. harles H. Ames was
descending Bolton mountain, the wagon
took a slide which precipitated horse,
wagon and driver down a distance of over
forty feet. Mr. Ames striking upon the
head (as \vejudge from the appearance of
the cap) probably ‘produced an aberration
of mind, which has caused him (if alive)
to betake himself to the woods. The
horse lay upon his back some sixteen
hours, nearly dead.—HarIford Cour.

The Southern Mail, heretofore brought
on via Bridgeport and the I-lousatonic
Railroad, will hereafter be conveyed by
the River route—by steamboat from New
York to Newburgh, and thence by
Beach’s line of stages, on the west side of
the river, to this city. This line leaves
New York in the Morning, reaches here
about midnight; leaves this city at mid-
night, and reaches New York the next
afternoon. The Utica and Robert L.
Stevens run between New York and
Newburgh.—./Jlbany Argus‘, '1'/zursday.

Cotton in J\"ew York.-—The Albany Eve-
ning Journal says-—-‘Those who suppose
that Cotton will not grow in a Northen
climate will learn with surprise that this
great staple of the South was produced,
in perfection, last summer, in the garden
of Capt. Joseph Mather, at Greenbusli.—
This Cotten grew,as Capt. Mather assures,
in the open garden, and without artificial
heat. The Cotton is of as fine and beauti-
ful a texture as that produced in Alabama.’

Il1ussnchz.'s.- its IX!/i D2'strz'ct.-—VVe have
received returns from all but six towns in
the lXth Congressional District of Massa-
chusetts. The result is for Hale (Whig)
2,890; Pierce (Loco) 2,643; Wheaten
(Ab.) 584; Scattering 113. Hale over
Pierce 9.53 ; all others over Hale 408.——
The majority against Hale in the above
townsin November was 1,115. Hale’s
net gain 707. There is of course no
choice.

It seems that Jl{cNulty, the defaulting
Locofoco Clerk of the House of Represen-
tatives, escaped punishment for his offence
by a_law quibble. By the act of 184-1 it is
provided ‘that any public officer, who shall
upon the requisition of the Secretary of
the Treasury, refuse to pay over any pub-
lic.moneys in his custody, it shall be held
przmafacia evidence of embezzlement.’-—
It now appears that before this required
requisition was made, McNnlty, by being
summarily discharged from office by the
House, had ceased to be 22 ‘public officer.’
'_l‘his_was all that saved him from the pen-
itentiary. “ '

The ‘National lntelligencer’ republishes
a statement, from the ‘New' York News,’
reported from VVashington-, ‘to the eflect
that tr settlement of the Oregon boundary
question had been concluded in London
between the British Goyevrnment and M1-,
-McLane, on the basis of the 49th degree
-—the— proposi-tion having come from the‘
former. As we are at present advised,
this report is not correct. Otherrumors
are afloat in the papers, touching the
same subject, which are equally destitute
of fo'undution.——Waslt. Union.

OREGON &. MR. CALHOUN.

The Washingten correspondant of the
Commercial gives the following shape to
the recent movements in that city connec-
ting Mr. Calhoun with the Oregon Ques-
tion :

‘Mr. Calhoun seeking peace in the spir-
it of peace, has interposed his offices,
with success, between the British‘ Minis- '
ter and Mr. Buchunrn. The negotiation is
not resumed, but what amounts to the.
same thing, measures are taken for its re- '
newal at a future time, after hearing fur-
ther from the British Government.

The prospect is that the British Gov-
ernment will renew the negociation on the
basis of the 4-9th parallel of latitude. _

Through l\'Ir. Calhoun’s address, confer-

tween the lending Whig and the leading
locofoco members of both Houses on the
subject, at which the following conclusions
were ‘reached, viz :

1. That there should be no war until
compromise and arbitration were exhaus-
ted.

Congress.

assigned for Tuesday, Jan. (ith, should be
postponed.

tion is, that the British Government will
acceptthe offer of compromise made by

Mr. Polk. __ ,

./£7 '1'7'iump~/1.‘-—\l_’;_—t:-ciiigratulate the

Press upon a triumph which has been :1-

Errors, in the reversal, by a note of 1:’) to
6, of a judgment obtained by J. Fennimore
Cooper, against the late Col. VV. L. Stone
for Libel. ‘

The suit was pending when Col. Stone

was natural to suppose, was prosecuted
against his widow. VVe will not say that
in resisting a very earnest appeal from
Col. Stonc’s Counsel and Widow, that this
suit might end with the life of the defend-
ant, there was any want of the “coiinnon
feelings of humanity,” because Mr. Coop
or would again sue us, for a libel, and
Judge Gridley would again decide that for
sucli Libels there is no justification!

But we may and will say, rejoicingly,
that our highest Judicial 'l'ribun:1l has put
a quietus upon one of J. Fennimore Coop:
er‘s Libel Suits.—Eve. Jour.

The vote of three towns (’l'aunton,F1ee-
town and Plymouth) for members of Con-
gress in the IXth District of l.\'lassachu-
setts shows a net \Vhig gain 232.

Back /lgaz'n.—-Tlie New York and Alba-
ny mail lias got back upon the Housaton-
ic road, and goes through regularly in
twelve hours, wind and weather permit-
ting.
Springfield, through mistake.—t"arm.cr.

DividcmIs.—Tl1e North River Bank has dc-
clarcd adividcnd oftlirce and a half per cent.
payable on the 7th 0f.lanuar_v.

The Plienix Bank has declared a se1i1mi-an-
nual dividend ofthrce per cent. payable on the
5th inst.

The \Vashington correspondent of the Phil-
adelphia l’cuusyl\'anian writes:

“The Committee on Military Aflairs, in. the
House, are very busy, working night and day,
and will probal ly report, in the coming week, a
bill reorganizing the militia, and providing for
the discipline ofa portion ofit for national de-
fence in lieu ofa standing arniy.”

l\‘l0RE CLERICAL DELl1\'QUENCY.—TllC New
Orleans Picayune has the following :—

Expulsion ufa Pr'cac/201'-——1l.‘:'cs277erism and Se-
ducIion.—Tlie Metliodist Episco; al conference,
now in session in this city, has expelled the Rev.
H. H. Shropshire, who last year travelled the
St. Helena circuit, from the ministry. He was
charged with the flagrant offence of having at-
tempted the seduction of a young lady upon
whom he was practising some mesmeric exper-
iments in July last. Ile fully confessed his guilt
and did not attempt tojustity his conduct. The
vguerable Bishop Soule, president of the Con-
ference, slrongly reprehended the practise of
mesmerism, and admonished his hearers to avoid
it asoiie that was disgraceful, degrading, and
ruinous to those who meddle with it.

Ilorrirl treatment ofa Lunatz'c.—About ten
years ago, a lunatic of Monticello Ky., was sent
by his family to the lunatic asylum atLexinglon.
On his arrival at that institution, or shortly after-
wards, lie appeared so calm and rational that
the superintendent or managers sent him home.
At home. he become violent, and his family de-
termined to dispose of him so that he should
trouble them nolonger. Accordingly they built,
near their own residence, a very small and strong
block-house. They left a narrow opening,
through which they thrust the lunatic, and,wheu
he was in, they builtup the opening, leaving a
little orificejust large enough to admit of his
food being extended to him. And in that horrid
prison, for ten long years of heat and cold, the
wretched lunatic has been kept by his own fam-
ily, with no bed-clothes, no fire, and no hope of
escape except through the gate of death.

We have felt some hesitation in recording this
incident lest it might injure the character of
Kentucky, but our sense ofthe claims ofhumau-
ity is stronger than even our State pride.
Louisville Jour.

A public meeting at Springfield Ill. Gov. Ford
in the chair—adopted a resolution in favor of
the annexation ofCuba! The Express suggests,
plausibly enough for political purposes, that it
should be re-annexation,since, according to polit-
ical. geology, the island was formed by the wash
ofthe Mississippi-! Our title therefore is older
and better than ilie discovery.

Mr. Levy has Withdrawn his proposition for
the purchase and annexation of Cuba, by the ad-
vice of friends! »

Sale of tlie Rail7'cad.—The Raleigh and
Gaston Railroad was sold yesterday by
the Treasurer of the State. His Excel-
lency Governor Graham bid $363,000,tlie
amount due the state under the last mort-
gage, with accruing interest; and no oth-

 

ly knocked down to the state. Thus has
an improvement which cost public spirited
individuals about a million and. a half of
money been purchased by the State for
the comparatively trifling sum of $363,000
That this will prove a profitable invest-
ment for the state cannot admit of a doubt
while the public have a guaranty that this
important public highway will,be kept up.

ences were held yesterday and to day be-.

2. That no rush measures should pass

3. That Mr. Douglass’ Joint Resolutions

I may add, that Mr. VVebstei"s informa-

cliieved in the Court for the Correction of

died, and instead of being discontinued, us

It went several times by way of

er bid being made, the road was according- .

THE STRONG OF THE SENA’lE.
The VVashii1gton correspondent of the Boston

Traveller thus speaks of the array of great men
in the United States Senate.

It will be seen
that the \Vhig side of the Senate is considera-
bly the strongest. Tliewriter ouhgt to have ad-
ded Evans of Me. Mangum ofN. C. and the two
Senators from N. J. Miller and Dayton:

‘The Senate contains a great amount of
talent. ; forming quite a contrast to _the
House. First, there is VVcbster from
your state, and John Davis. Then John
C Calhoun from S. C. with’ his vehe-
.l1ement colleague, George al cDuflie, to
whom that sad duel which he fought with
Cummings, of Georgia, has added some
twenty apparent years; so much did it crip
ple the physical without repairing the mor-
lal man. Crittenden ofKentuel.'y, second
only to Clay, and in some qualities superi-
or to him. Gov. Morehead, his colleague
is a very able man, a child of Clay, his ad-

NORWALK GAZETTE‘-i

' \Vedncs(lay, Jan. 7, I846.

ATTENTION Wines !—The meet-

tlie appointment of delegates to the
StateConvention on the 14th, stands
adjourned to V/Vednesday evening of
the present week, at the NORWALK
H01‘EL.

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XV AR. .
The war spirit of Congress and the loco press, .
is not sustained, by the sober and reflecting.
men of the party. Their efforts to get up the‘
war spirit, are seen through, and charged to the
right object—tl1at; of diverting public attention,
and the maturing and strenghtening the ascen-
doncy of the dominent party. These efforts

mircr, and in his mode of spea ing, a re-
sembler of that eloquent oiator. Clayton
of Delaware, is among the princes, and
had Clay been elected, would probably
have been in the Cabinet. There are
two Claytons—uncle and nephew. The
name ofthe uncle is Thomas, who hears,
much, but says little, in the Senate. John
M. the nephew, will make a figure in de-
bate, anl will be among the most hearty
and efficient opponents of the administra-
tion. Reverdy Johnson of l\'luryl:ind, is
another formidable gladiator. 'l his is the
gentleman who so manfully defended l\lr.
Torrey on his trial for abducting slaves.
He has a manly bearing. a generous heart
and indestructablc attacliment to the prin-
ciples of his adoption. In that speech in
the Torrey 'case . he seemed to ring
the l-ncll of the -expiring system

slavery in Maryland. The full and weigh-
ty tones of his voice, will, I think, make a
sensation in the Senate chamber. Judge

too, is poli.-lied strength. The urbanity o
eloquence may be said to be exemplified
in h'm. Huntington of Connecticut, is no
common man, capital as a business main,
and of good principles. Last ofull comes
the wonderful man, Corwin of Ohio, the
very incarnation of popularity in Qhfo and
that region, and of power over the public
mind, and .witl1al, a man of I ecu satire and
indescribable fun. Most of those are
Whigs: and I think the deferidcrs of the
administration in the Senate will have
tlzeir hands full. To meet this t1cmcnd-
ous array we have Col. Benton, (lx'ov. Cass
Mr. Bagby, Mr. Mc Duffie, and perhaps
Mr. C:1lhoun,who in his own Common-
wealth can say as the King of France did,
I am I/Le S/atr’. But how that isolated
State of South Carolina will demean lier-
sclfin the Senate, none can tell before-
hand, for at Memphis she came out tliro’
her Corypheus in advocacy of :1 great sys-
tem of internal improvement by the Gen-
eral Government, a system we had suppo-
sed her to have been combatting, for at
least the last twenty years.-

ANIICDOTE or D.-‘iN'L. ‘V|'Il3S'.l‘l’.l". — Daniel

feelings, and wlioscintcllect, ]‘.C1'l1np.°, equalled
his more celebrated Tt'l:1Il\'O; but he loved the
quiet walks oflife, and contended himself with
the reputation of being an excellent man, and a
sound l1l\V_\'€‘l‘, without trying his fortune in the
thorny path of politics. ‘l he brothers were al-
ways wurmly attached to each other, and the
following anecdote, cliaraclcrisiic of their dif-
ferent lernpcramcuts and lmbils, is told of their
childhood. Money had been given to each
of them, to go out and share in the festi-
vals axid parade of the fourth of July.——
\-Vhen the boys returned at night, their
mother said, “Well, Daniel, what did you
do with your money 'l” “l bought pow-
der, and fireworks, and cake and beer,” au-
swered lie. “And what did you do with
yours, Ezekiel 1” "Lent it to Dan,” was
the brief l'eply.—B0;'t. Tinzes.
T111; lVlORl\IO.\’S.—Tl]£‘l'(3 is intelligence from
Illinois, that the Grand Jury ofthe U. 5. District
Court, sitting at Springfield. has been investiga-
Ung the state ofaffuirs at l\'..uvoo.- The result
is, they have found twelve indictments, (mostly
against the bend men ofthe Mormon Cliurch,)
for counterfeiting the coin of the United States.
Among the number indicted are Brigham Young,
President 0f“TI{E 'l‘wi2i.vs,” and Orson Pratt, a
prominent leader.

./ill rig/it T/Wt/L the General Banking
Law.—The Senate and Chancellor, ‘sitting
as a high Court for the Correction of Er-
rors have reversed the unanimous decision
of our Sta€e’s Supreme Court that the
General Banking Law is unconstitutional
and have pronounced it constitutional and
valid by a vote of 15 to 7.

This decision is final, there being no
higher tribunal to appeal to.

JV. Y. Tribune.

The fantasticals turned out yesterday,
numbering about fifty. The company
were dressed in uniform of curtain mate-
rials, had mnskets with tin barrels and
leaden looks, a bass drum of sheet iron, a
band dressed fantrstically, for a target a
transparency, with a shin plaster for the
_bull’s eye, carried by a ‘gentleman of col-
I01" dressed in all colors-. The comman-
[der was ‘Capt. Bro-adhead.’ Of course the
children run after them in crowds.

JV’. Y. Commercial.

Amzeacution of Jlfeariro P7‘0posed.—A-
mong the latest rumors from the :ity of
Mexico is one that a public meeting had
been called there inifavor ofannexingthat
‘country to the U. S. The special mes-
'senger whom Mr. Slidell sent from Vera
Cruz to Washington brought information
that the revolution in progress under Gen.
Parades and Urrca would probably result in
the overthrow of the present Mexican ad-
ministration.

The machinery of the first cotton facto-
ry ever attempted in Florida, arrived
here a few days ago, and is now landing
near Aacadia, twenty miles North of this
place. From the enterprise already dis
played in this matter, it is evident that in
the course ofa month‘ or two, the factory
will be in full operation, the factory build-
ings being now in.coinplcte orrle}.

Berricn of Ga. is another strongman ; his‘
fl

\‘."L-listcr I ad a brother Ezckicl,a man of n1;l)l01

have had their effect upon some, who may be
1l{l1O\\’ll by their noisy, blustering loquacity, about
gtllc aggressions of England, and their determi-
' nation to tliresli her into humility ; and any at-
tempt to speak of the merits of the case, or the
difficultics that surround the questions involved,
would subject; you to the charge of a want of
patriotism and love of country. The agitators
are now compelled to modify essentially their
positions. The people do not want war, and
are convinced that their is no necessity for it.—
The udiiiiiiistrntion has become aware of this,
and sees the necessity of some cou1'se calculated
to allay the irritation which it has inconsider-
ately, or blindly produced, by setting up claims
at once at War with the whole history of our

3 negotiations, and provoking to a friendly power,

of: with which we are on a treaty footing.

A wholesome check is adiiiinistered to those
- Senators who got up the resolutions of enquiry
l into the condition of our national defences, and
1 made them an occasion for a liaraiiguc, in the
3 usual style, about: the ability of our government,
l to 1'esist every aggression upon her tc1'i'ito1'y.-—
Such deiiiagogueism, M1‘. Cass, we should think,
? would find iiioincnts to regret and feel heartily
,t1.'~,'ll2llll0Cl of. Sucli speeches as that to which
!lie gave utteraiice, would well enough become
Allen of Ohio, 01' Mt Coniiell of -Alabania, but
there apyczirs to be‘ :1 good deal too much rant
and fusticii about it for any one who lays the
least claim to the cl1zi1'ucte1' and dignity ofa
Senator. Such appeals are inflaiiiiiiatory, and
well fitted to enkiizdle fresh aiiimosities between
iiatioiis wliich have every inducement to pre-
serve‘ fence and good understanding between
each other.

\Ve trust that better counsels will prevail,
and hail the appeairuiice, aiiioiig the Senators,
-of Mr. Calhoun, wlioin we have pretty good
rcztsoii to believe has been called, in this emer-
gency, to the aid of the adminsitratioii. His
conimaudiiig talents and well known advocacy‘
of peace, will without doubt: adiniiiister a rebuke
to the insane advocates of war, and give a turn
to the whole aspect of our foreign relations,
‘,\\'ll.l(.'l1 shall be more in accordance with tho‘

; genius and spirit ofthe age, secure an amicable
.a1r;«.l equitable settleirieiit of the matter in dis-
pute, and ]70l'1?0fl.iEll0 the relations of peace be-
tween the two great nations of the world, Eng‘-
land and Aiiicrica. Ruiiior, co1'1'oboratcd by‘
the aspect of imztlcrs at ‘Wzisliiiigton, satisfy us,
that D11‘. l’olk’s williiigness to change his posi-
tion on tlre ,O1'(‘.gO11 question, is an assurance
tliut there will be no war.

T111-: NEW C.~i.\'A.1:.' Muitiii-:i1.——Tl1e hue
and cry made about a supposed inurder at a _no-

naan on the evening of Thanksgiving day, ‘l1)as,"
been very great, and in the end very lndriciousi‘

been made ; the swamps and woods, have‘
been searched by squads of l1u11dreds,und fifties,
in every direction; Mesnierism and jugglery have
been resorted to, and their potency thoroughly
exhausted; weary days, and sleepless nights,
and vigiluiice uiitiriiig, have prompted to
almost super-liiiiiiaii efforts ; delving in the wa-
ters when the teiiiperaturo of the atmosphere

pouring around stumps and rocks, until the eu-
tliusiasm, which had seized a large portion of
the citizens, in the vicinity of the place, began
to flag from mere exhaustion, and the sickening
disappointment which rewarded the confidence
in the talismanic powers which had been invok-
ed. Sam. Roe, the murdered man,
say, has come up in Newtown, where he is fol-
lowing his vocation—tl1at of a shoe-maker,uncon-
scious of the prominence he has acquired in the
eyes of his old shop mates and neighbors in N .Ca.-~
man and vicinity. The whole matter from be-
ginning to end, is a very striking transcript, only
more interesting from aid of mesmerism, to an
occurrence some years ago in Huckleberry
\Voods, in which the good people of \Vilton, »
bore a very conspicuous part. That, like this,
caused was by the supposed perpetration of a
foul murder, and like this, the developments,
and discoveries were of such a‘ negative chamc-_
tei', as to render any allusion to the matter ex-
ceedingly-tmwelcome to those who had taken
part in the excitement and the toilsome and?‘
weary search.

_.___.

LARGE Hoes.—Wil1iam H. Aye1'S»- Of New
Canaan, has sent us the weight of a couple of
Hogs, 16 months old, futtened and butchered by
him, as follows—tl1e largest of the two 538 lbs,
the other 505 lbs. . '

The spirit of acquisition, on the part of . s_ome__
of the “progressive Democracy,” is one of, the"
strange and startling features of the present age.
\Ve have Texas, and now we must have Cubav
California and’ Canada. Where. this desire‘ of _l
adding to the old domain is to end, it is impos-I A
sible to foretell. Should it increase‘ for the
next ten years, as rapidly as during the last ten ,
the Ocean on the West, ‘the Lakes on ‘
N0rth,,and the Gulf on the South, will make.

Raleigh J1/‘. C. Register, 301/: ult.

y Pensacola Gaz.

too narrow limits to our ambition. —

ing of the Whigs of Norwalk, for‘ '

ted cabin in the north-west part of New Ca- 

A thorough legal examination of all parties sup- ‘
posed to liave any l-:-nowledge of the matter has '

was cold enough to chill the vital current, and, '

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