.factory state.
. and nothing but first rate paper, and that
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FOREIGN NEVVS.
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.
SIXTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The steamer Caledonia arrived in Bos-
ton, on Monday noon the 20th inst., after
a passage on 16 days. She brought l0'2
passengers to Halifax and 83 to Boston.
‘She left Liverpool on the 4th. Had
leasant weather the first six days out;
tiring. the last week encountered strong
westerly gales. ’
The principal items of news by this ar-
rival relate to what English papers term
the “brilliant victories in India,” which
resulted in the destruction of 12 or 14,000
-hiiipan lives; and if we may believe these
accounts, the humiliation, if not the de-
struction of the Sikh power in India. Sir
Robert Peel had proposed a vote of thanks
to the Indian army.
The aspect of mercantile affair is gloomy.
An immense depreciation has taken place
in railway stocks. It is said that since
September last, the depreciation is scrip
property is equal to at least £50,000,000.
Parliament was still occupied with the
Ta-riff Bill, and the lrish Coercion Bill.-—
The latter meets with great opposioii.
Ir eland still continues to be the theatre
of the most bloody disturbances; shooting,
assasinations and murders are ofalmost dai-
occurrence. This state of things is said to
extend over some five contiguous counties.
Spain was still the prey of contending
factions. The Miraflores. Cabinet had
been compelled to resign, and Narvaez
and his associates had succeeded to pow-
er. Narvaez is represented as a bluster-
ing, brutal, headstrong soldier. He has
dissolved the Cortez, laid an interdict on
the freedom of the press, and committed
other acts of violence against the best in-
terests of the country.
Victories over the Silt/is.-—Since the de-
spatch of our paper by the ‘Unicorn,’ our
advices from Bombay inform of two more
great battles having been fought in India
between the British and Sikh armies,both
terminating in decisive victory to the for-
mer. The first was under the command
ol Sir H. Smith, and the the later Sir H.
Gough, which was perhaps one of the most
bloody on record. In Sir H. Smith’s bat-
tle, the whole army of the enemy has been
driven headlong over, the ditficult ford of
a broad river; his camp, cannon (fixty-six
pieces,) baggage, stores of amunition and
of grain—his all, in fact, wrested from him
by the repeated charges of cavalry and in-
fantry; and in that of Sir Hugh Gough’s
the Sikhs lost l2,000 men and 63 pieces of
artillery-. The English had 300 men killed,
13 of whom were officers, and 2500 wound-
ed, of whom 101 were officers.-— l’Vilmcr
&' Smit/t.
C'ommercial.——The commercial accounts
from all parts of the country, are despond-
ing and gloomy. With the solitary excep-
tion of the iron trade, in which great ac-
tivity prevails, owing to temporary causes,
there is not a branch of manufacturing in-
dustry which is not suffering more or less
under paralysis. In many of the manufac-
turing towns there are thousands of work-
men out of employment; the markets for
all descriptions of produce are in a state
of starvation; stocks are daily on the in-
crease, with sinking prices and a dimin-
ishiiig consumption; and, in short, a con-
dition of things exist which threatens to
suspend all ordinary functions of commer-
cial and manufacturing industry.
There is a report that the Zollverein in-
tend increasing considerably the duties on
American tobacco, and it is very probable
this increase will take place if the Ameri-
can Government refuse to ratify the Zoll-
verein treaty. The price of wheat and
grain of every kind is falling in Germany,
as there_ isevery prospect of large crops
this season.
The cotton market, more especially, is
laboring under the effects of the general
depression. The estimates of the new
crop are now reduced to two millions of
bales; and yet, in the face of this falling
off in the staple, the price continues so
low, that the rates which rule in this mar-
ket involve a loss of not less than twenty
shillings per bale, on comparison with the
prices which prevail in America!
The money market is in a very unsatis-
Cash is scarce and dear,
at short dates, stands the least chance of
discount in the London market.
Warlike Preparations.-—Tl~.e greatest
activity continues in all the dock -yards in
England, and the recruiting for the army
is still going on with great spirit. 6000
soldiers were ordered to lndia, 3000 of
which were to proceed by the overland
mail route. It is now stated that that or-
dér‘ will be rescinded. There is a rumor
current that an additional number will pro-
ceed to Canada.
Visit of the Queen to the French Court.-
Private letters mention that the prepara-
tions for the visit of her Majesty Queen
Victoria, to the King and Queen of the
French were proceeding without inter-
mission at the Tuilleries, Netiilly, St.
Cloud, and Versailles, and particularly at
the Trianon.
. Col. Todd, late Minister of the United
States at St. Petersburg, is among the pas-
sengers by the Caledonia.
The dates from China are to the 31st of
January, three days later than those re-
ceived by the Rainbow, at New York,
nothing of importance however had trans-
pired during that period.
William Adams, formerly ofPoundridge
Westchester County, was found hanging
by the neck, in a barn in North Stamford,
on Tuesday morning the 21st inst. In the
morning, he told his hired man to go to
his father and tell i..lm he Wanted 10 see
him. The man went as’ directed, and a
few moments afterwards, sleafcll being
made for the deceased, he was found dead.
though the body was still warm. It is
supposed that he was partially deranged.
A new Tailors instrument for mcasurlng
the human form, called the Tailor's T rans-
fer, has been brought out in Baltimore, by
William R. Acton. .
From the Natwoo (Ill. ) Eagle, April 10.
THE “CAMP OF ISRAEL.”
This is the “title and address,” which
has been adopted by the company of Mor-
mons now on their way Westward.
A mail carrier arrived here on Monday
last from the Camp, and reported the
pioneer party, or head of the Column, as
having crossed the tributaries of the Chat‘-
iton river, over 150 miles distant. By this
time they are probably on the banks of
the Missouri. ’
Thus far, every thing has gone favora-
bly, wiih the exception of the breaking
down of a few overladen wagons.
If they ever reach California, their de-
pendence must be partly upon slow travel-
ling and partly upon miracle—but c/zigfly
upon the latter.
It_ is the intention of, at least some of
the companies that -leave this spring, to
halt in the valley of the Sweet-water Riv-
er, and put in a crop for the subsistnnce
of themselves and others who may follow.
Numbers are now on their way front the
Eastern States to join the expedition.
CHONG-RESSIONAL.
Mo-.vn.n', April 20.
The Resolution on the Oregon Notice
coming up in the SENATE to day asamended
by the House a motion to concur with the
House was lost by yeas 21—nnys 29.
The Senate then passed the Resolution
so long before them, ordering 50,0C0 cop
ies of the Patent Report printed.
They also passed the bill for deficien-
cies in appropriations, with sortie slight
amendments——and then adjourned.
The President’s Message to. the HOUSE
concerning the expenditures of the Secret
Service Fund while Mr. Webster was Sec-
retary of State, was sent in this morning.
The President refuses to give the items
but says there were some five thousand
dollars expended in that time.
He communicates letters and papers
concerning Mr. McLeod’s trial. The
Message is long. '
A bill for regulating intercourse with
the Indian tribes was considered in Com-
mittee of the Whole up to the hour when
the Private Sscretary appeared with the
President’s Message.
The President states that the items of
the expenditure of the Secret Service
Fund would prove nothing if made public.
He suggested that a Committee might be
appointed who might insist on examining
all the certificates.
Mr. Ingersoll ‘spoke upon the papers.-—
It appeared in a conversation with Mr.
Adams that there was no letter from Mr.
\Vebster recommending a Special Mission
-to England as charged by Mr. Ingersoll.
Mr. T. Butler King replied to Mr. In-
gersgll with much severity, after which,
under the Previous Question, the vote to
lay on the table and print was carried.
The Senate resolution disagreeing with
the House on the Notice was taken up.
Mr. Gentry of 'l'enn., after some confu-
- , Wenxnsnav, April 22.
In the Sfiimra this morning, Mr. Web-
ster said that he received daily so many
inquiries as, to the probable progress of
the sub treasury bill, that he desired to
ask of the Committe‘e.on Finance, and he
hoped the Chairman would not find it in-
consistent with his duty to answer, when
the Committee would probably report the
billl Further, whether they proposed
any and what amendments to its provis-
ions'l And lastly, at about what period
they thought action would be had upon it’!
Mr. Webster said he was no panic ma-
ker. His only object was to ally_ panic.
The country was now eminently prosper-
ous, and he desired it to remain so.
Mr. Lewis replied that lie was unable
to answer the first question. The Com-
mittee had determined to give precedence
to the Warehousing bill,—— which had
yesterday been made the speciel order for
the 11th May. They had further deter-
mined to, report bills for the establishment
of branch mints at Charleston and New
York, which would be first considered, in
in order that any evil effects anticipated
from the establishment of the sub treas-
ury may be averted. Taking into view,
also, the large amount of public money on
deposite in the banks, and the expanded
state of those institutions, it had been
agreed upon that the specie clause should
not gointo effect until the 1st of.Ian. next.
After some unimportant busincss Mr.
Jarnagin called up the resolution offered
by him some time since, calling on the
President for the expenditures of the secret
service fund frotn 1825 to this time.
Mr. VVebster said he had a few, and but
a very few remarks to make on the Presi-
dent’s Message, in answer to the resulti-
tion of the House of Representatives,
calling for an account of the disbursements
during the period in which he had the
honor to be Secretary of State, out of the
fund for the contingent expenses of for-
eign intercourse.
In the-first place, he was happy to say
that be entirely approved the course of
proceeding which the President had adop-
ted. In his judgment the President could
not have acted otherwise than he had
done, without the violation of law and of
his duty.
As he knew that not a dollar was dis-
bursed from that fund without the. sanc-
tion of the President, and he was con-
scious that every disbursement was made
for a proper and necessary public purpose,
it might be tliouglit that he should desire
the publication of the papers, that every
body might see what they are Ex: what they
show. But this was it matter of so little
concernment to him (and he presumed it
was of as little to the late President) that
he certainly would not wish to see an im-
portant principle and an important law
violated and broken, for any personal con-
venience in that respect. He was not at
all apprehensive that the country would
suspect either President Tyler, or himself,
acting under the President's authority, of
anything improper in the disbursement of
sion, moved to recede, or in other words,
to agree with the S_cnator’s amendment of
Thursday.
The yeas and nays were finally called on
this, and a majority appeared in favor of.
agreeiog with the Senate. This, contrary?
to order, was made known before the votel
was declared. Some changes were mus-l
tered, Among them Messrs. Hougli, Jen-,
kins and Hungerford of New York, and!
the vote was declared to be 87 to 95. Sol
the House insisted upon its nmendment,l
99 to 83. '
A Committee of Conferrence was ap-
pointed. The House then adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 21.
SENATE-2-—Tl'le journal having been read
-—Mr. French, Clerk of the House of Rep-l
rescntatives, appeared an(l stated that the,
House insist on their amendments to the,
amer.dment of the Senate on the Oregonl
Notice Resolution. He also stated that.
they had appointed a Committee, consis :
ting of C. J. lngersoll, Owen and Hilliard:
on the part of the House.
Mr. Allen said, if in order, he would;
move that the Senate recerle.
At the suggestion of Mr. Mangum, this
was filSS€(l over till 1o’clock.
A number of petitions, reports, dzc.
were presented.
After some other unimportant business,
the Notice Resolutions coming up,
Mr. Haywood made some remarks rela-
tive to some point of order.
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a few hundred or a few thousand dollars,
in a case in which the law reposes confi-
dence in the President, and gives him a
discretion as to making the expenditure
public. Sir, said Mr. \V., a President of
the United States, or a head of the De-
partment acting by his authority, must
think but poorly of his own reputation and
standing with the country, if he is afraid
of being suspected of having violated his
duty and his oath in a matter of so little
moment. He would add, that a person
who entertained such a suspicion, without
reason, of any public tnan, may himself be
well juspegted lhaving l_icild}a nolfvery
comp imen ary uia ogue wit 1 iimse .
We all know that the head of a depart-
ment couulcll npt tlpuchla dnllar of this funld,
except witi t e l'€SlL ent s sanction; tie
whole power and the whole responsibility
were with the President. The President’s
pressive‘ vott-I "upon the propriety of calling
for such iriformation,_ the vote was taken,
and the resolution was rejected-aye 1,
(Mr. Turney,) noes 4-4-.
The Senate then took up the bill to as-
certain and satisfy claims for French spoil-
ations prior to 1800; and J. M. -Clayton
spoke in its favor until the adjournment.
During the morning hour, the Commit-
tee on Finance reported a -bill to establish
a Braricli Mint at the city of New York._
and it bill for a similar institution at
Charleston, S. C.
The HOUSE took up in Committee of the
V/Vhole on the state of the Union, the bill
to establish the Smithsonian Institue “for
the increase and diffusion of knowledge
among men.” ,
' THURSDAY, April 23.
The ‘Notice’ Agreed Upon.
JOINT RESOLUTION CONCERNING
THE OREGON TERRITORY.
W’/tcreas, by the Convention concluded the
twentieth day of October, eighteen huiidredl
and eighteen, between the United States of
America arid the King of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland. for the period
of ten years, and afterward indefinitely exten-
ded and continued in force by another Conven-
tion of the same parties, concluded the sixth
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ty on
Th
ill came up. He will have an opportuni-
Monday. ' _
ere is an amendment pending appro-
priating $7,500 for the Secret Service
Fund. Mr. Buchannan asked for $15,000-
The whole sitting was occupied with
private bills.-
'1‘/ie Sub-T7'easu1'y.—The N. Y. Chamber
of Commerce held a special meeting, an
adopted a memorial to Congress against
the passage of the Sub-Treasury bill now
before the Senate, and appointed :1 Com-
inittee to proceed to ‘Washington with it.
The memorial or rather remonstrunce,
characterizes the bill as a measure, “cal-
culated, in the deliberate judgment of the
memorialists, to produce evils far greater
than any it designs to remedy” —one
which “it will be found extremely difiicult,
if not impossible to carry out ;” and which
cannot fail to exercise “an impo.tantm-
flue/ice for evil upon the various interests
of our country!”
An event occurred in this village on Fri-
NORWALK GAZ'ET"I‘E-
Wcditcsday, Aiiril 29- ‘$43-
lngersoll and Webster.
The recent attack made by Charles J. Inger-=
soll upon Mr. Webster, demands more than it
passing notice from the public press. The cir-
d cumstances attending this attnck—tho delibera-
tion and secresy with which it was planned, and
the shameless effizontery with which it was -ex-‘
ecuted; the length of tirnewhich-the conspira-"
tors suffered to elapse before-making their char-'
ges, (it now being nearly four years since the" -
treaty was concluded) and the pertinacity with
which they adhere to these charges after-the
most unqualified denial of their truth, and-the
entire absence of all proof to sustain them,
prove this to have been a cool and deliberate at-‘.
tempt to destroy the standing and influence of.
Mr. Webster as a Statesman. The attempt
has failcd—most signally. failed. Nothing,
which the most searchinginvestigations have
day afternoon, which for a moment threat-
ened the loss of life.
was agreed that . any Country that may be
claimed by either party on the Northwest Coast
of America VVestwai'd of the Stony or Rocky
Mountains, now commonly called the Oregon
Territory, should, together with its liarbors,
bays and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers
within the same, be “free and open” to the ves-
sels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers,
but without prejudice to any claim which either
of the parties might have to any part of said
Country; and with this fur-tlier provision, in the
second article of the said Convention of the sixth
of August, eighteen hundred and twenty seven,
that either party might abi-ogate and anntil said
Convention,on giving duc notice oftwelve months
to the other contracting party-
that the respective claims of the United States
and Great Britain ‘should be definitely set-
tled, and that said territory may no longer
than need be remain subject to the evil conse-
qucnces of the divided allegiance of its Amer-
ican and British population, and of the confusion
and conflict of national jurisdiction, dangerous to
too cherished peace and good understanding of
the two countries——
\Vitli a view, therefore, that: steps be taken
for the abrogation of the said convention of the
sixth ofAugust, eighteen hundred and twenty
seven, in the mode prescribed in its second at‘-
ticle, aud that the attention of the Governments
of both countries may be more earnestly direc-
ted to the adoption of all proper measures for a
speedy mid amicable adjustment of the differ-
ences and disputes in regard to said Territory,
Resolved by the Senate and I-Iousc of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the President of the
United States he, and he is hereby authorized,
at his discretion, to give to the Government of
Great Britain the notice required by the said
second article of the said Convention of the sixth
of August, eighteen hundred and tweuty—seven,
for the abrogation of the same.
This was the first business brought be-
fore the Senate this morning. The Be-
port \‘V=lS read by‘Mr. Berrien, who stated
that the Committee of both Houses had
unanimously recommended the abo_ve
form. '
It was then passed over till one o’clock
at the request of Mr. Allen. '
After some private business, the hour of
one o’clock having arrived, the Report of
the Committee of Conference was taken
up. After some remarks by Messrs. Al-
len, Cameron, &c. the vote was taken by
'eas and nays, and resulted, yeas -l2, nays
10. The Senate was full with four ex-
ceptions. The vote was unanimous with
the following exceptions. Mr. Allen has
very nearly obtained “unanimity.”
NAYS—— Allen, Atchinson, Breese, Bright,
Cass, Dickinson, Fairfield, Jeuness, Semple,
VVestcott, 10. All Locos.
Messrs. Chalmers, Dayton, I-lanuegan, Stur-
geon, absent. All Locos but Dayton.
The Resolution was then sent to the
House ofRepresentstives.
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message stated this so fully and so clearly,
that he need not dwell upon it. He would
say, in the first place, that no expenditure
improper in itself or improper in amount,
was made, to his knowledge, judgment or
belief, and he would say in the next place,
that the late President of the United
States, in all things respecting the
expenditures of the public money,
was remarkably cautious, exact and
particular, and he would further say,
vthnt all declarations, averments, state-
ments or insinuutions, made any where, or
After some remarks from Mr. Calhoun,
who thought this would be tantamount to
a reconsideration of the vote yesterday,
the resolution was submitted and lost by
the following vote. Yeas 20-Nays 32.
On motion of Mr. Haywood, amended
by Mr. Mangum, The Senate proceeded to
choose by ballot, at committee of three, to
meet a similar committee from the House,
to meet in conference.
The result of the voting was the election
of Mess s Corwin, Haywood and Berrien,
on the part of the Senate. The vote for
en and Corwin 30, for Mr. Allen 15, for
Mr. Cass 14-, for Mr. Houston 2‘, doc.
Mr. Allen ought to have been on with
“F l"g3l'5°lla being Chairman of the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations. The Senate
seem to be two to one against reposing
confidence in him. They seem to thin],-
that Corwin, Berrien or Haywood should
have the honor of Chairman. ‘
The Senate then went into consideration
of Executive business, where they remain-
ed a. long time.
The Housi-1-passed the Resolution to
appoint a Committee of Conference on
the Oregon Notice to meet one of a simi-
lar character from the Senate, which was
pending when they adjourned yesterday.
The names are given above.
The House then went into Committee
9f the Whole on the Bill regulating our
intercourse with the Indians, with which
they were occupied till the adjournment.
They first rejected it, but moved to re-
consider, and thekquestion of postponing
till some day in May was pending when
Mr. Allen spoke in favor of receeding.,
Mr. Haywood was 29, for Messrs. Berri-l
by any body, which imputed perversion,
.misapplication, or waste of the public
funds, to him as Secretary ‘of State, were
utterly groundless and false. And he
would conclude with one remark, the bear-
ing of which he would leave to the Senate
‘and the country. VVhoever charged him
with having either mis:-ipplied or misused
the public fund while in the State Depart-
ment, had either seen the papers, or had
in some way obtained knoweledgc on the
subject, or he had not. Ifhe had seen no
papers, or had no knowledge, their his im-
putations were purely wanton and slander-
ous. Ifhe had seen the papers, or had
any lmowl:-tdvzc, then he would be sure to
state what he knew, if he I- new any thing
which would sustain him in his charge.
Silence under such circumstances was
conclusive that he knew nothing; because
he was under no obligation of secresy,
and in the absccnce of all other proof, he
would of course tell all.he l-new, if he
knew any thing which could, in the_slight-
est degree, hear him on. The charge,
therefore, was either made in utter igno-
rance of any facts to support it, or else
with a knowledge that the facts which do
exist, would, if made known, entirely dis-
prove it.
As.to the source of this miserable ritu-
peration, he had nothing to say. He was
afraid he should be thought to have paid
too much attention to it already. Sir, said
Mr. \V., I leave the author of these slan-
’del's where he is--I leave him with the
worst company I know of in the world.-—
l.le'ave him with himself!
Mr. Jarnagin asked leave to withdraw
his resolution but objection having been
they adjourned. .
made by Mr. Westcott, who wished an ex-
The Senate then took up the French
Spoilation bill, and Mr. J. M. Clayton con-
tinued his able and elaborate spench upon
the subject.
In the HOUSE the Smithsonian Bill was
taken up in Committee of the Whale, and
gun able and learned apeecli was made by
lMr. Mifrsli of Vt. one of the ripest schol-
ars of the age.
The Clerk of the Senate appeared with
the Oregon Resolution, which was taken
up by consent.
Mr. C. J. Ingersoll read it as above from
the Clerk’s table. After some confusion
the vote was taken and the resolution
passed as it came from the Senate, by the
overwhelming m_ajority of 142 to 4-6.
The Nays are as fol|ows—all Locos:
NAi's———Anderson, \V. G. Brown, Cathcart,
:Chipmam, Cobb, Cuminins, Cuuningliaiii, Do
u Mott, Douglass, F aran. Ficklin, Fries, Gordon,
Harmanson, Hcnly, Hoge, G. S. Houston. J.
H. Johnson, A. Johnson, Kcniredy, P. King,
Leib, McClelland, McClernand, Morris, Moul-
ton, Norris, Parish, Pettit, Ratlibun, Reid.
Relf,Sawyei', Scamnion, L. H. Sims, T. Smith,
R. Smith, Starkweather, St. John, Thurman,
Tibbatts, VVeiitwo1'th, \Vheuton, \Vick. 46.
The House then adjourned
FRIDAY, April 24.
,The SENATE was not in session to-day.
In the HOUSE, the Canal bill, which has
been under consideration for some time,
passed the House to-day in an amended
form, providing that no tax be -levied for
license or Hospital money. '
The House then \\ent into consideration
of the bill making an appropriation for
the Post Office Department for the year
ending June 30, 1847.
The bill occupied the House the whole
day in Committee. The discussion turn-
ed mostly on the establish merit of Foreign
Mail Steamers. The Committee rose at
3 1-2 o’cloc‘-', and the House adjourned.
SATURDAY. April 25.
The SENATE did not sit to-day.
In the HOUSE, Mr. McKay moved to sus-
end the rules to go into Committee of
the Whole on the bill to make up deficien-
cies in the appropriation for the fiscal year
ending June 30th, 18.46, returned from the
Senate with amendments. The motion
was lost. '
Mr. C. J. Ingersoll was to continue -his‘
charges against Mr. Webster, when this
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day of August, in the year of our Lord one,
‘five persons were at \v0rl~'. gal-'8 W8)’-
One of the workmen caught hold of the
lsonie projection near the gutter, but the
other three wont down, a distance of nearly
forty fivefecl! __ Fortunately, the ground
iwhicli but a short time previous had pre-
lsented a surface of newly-blasted rocks,
l had been filled in with dirt, and two of thorn
lfell into this, without hat-ing received any
her injury than bruises and fiesli wounds.
the third person,
jot
struck the embankment, and bounded over
’ Mr. Samuel G regory,
ifollowed by a large quantity of shingles,
lwhich were also on the scaffolding, and
lentirely covering him, the water being
shallow. The disaster was witnessed by
,the workmen in a hat-shop in the neighbor-
Ehood and Mr. Gregory was taken from his
lperilous situation as soon as possible.
They were all able to get about on the
jfollowing day. It appears incredible that
‘such an accident resulted in no more seri-
lous consequences, but such are the
facts.—Danbury Times. *
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Til/'cs.'ern Hos],-ital1'ty.—“I have not
been charged one cent for lodging or horse
feed during the last ten months," writes a
icolporter in Missouri. “I have some-
Itimes suffered with cold,but my heart has
been waruied while conversing with or
reading my books and tracts to the fain-
ilies on whoml called-.” This colporter
has travelled about 3,400 miles in ten
months, and visited .933 families, 120 of
which had no bible.
The Cost of lVar.—The enermous sum
of one hundred millions of do-llars would
not cover‘ the inevitable “first cost” of a
VVar with England. Is that part of Oregon
lying between 4-9 and 54- 4-0 worth $100,-
000,000 in money .7 worth the thousandth
part of the precious blood that would be
shed in such a contest ? Let the cost of
such a war be counted before we plunge
headlong into it.-.f.I.'b. C_'z'/izen.
The United States have now lying idle
-about ten millions of dollars in the depos-
it banks.
U. States with this money, and so save
half a million of dollars interest, besides
putting the money market in a better con-
dition.
The Water BilI.—The bill for supplying
the city with the pure and abundant wa-
ters of Long Pond, has passed both bran-
ches of the Legislature, and have been
sent to the Governor for his approval.
Boat. Jour.
The Pittsburg Gazette says that very
valuable dcposites of copper are have been
discovered on the Alleghany range in
Pennsylvania. A company of gentlemen
have purchased all the lands indicating
copper, and are now mining and preparing
to commence smelting.
VVe learn that an individual named Na-
I
while shaving" recently, had his throat
cut by his little girl, who, in suddenly and
violently opening the door, drove the ra-
zor through and through the jugular vein.
The ‘.Vestern (Mo.) Expositor says, that
in the company forming for this Spring’s
expedition to California, some of the best
the number.
One of Hazard’s Powder Mills at En-
another badly itijured.———Hurt. Times, l/I"ei1-
nesday.
Boston and flllmny Rail.-oa¢1.—The fare
between the two cities is reduced to $5;
from Boston to Springfield $2 75. The
cars leave Boston at 7 1 2 A. M. and 4 P.
M. ; Albany at 6 3-4- A. M. and 21-2 P. M.
The rum dealers, says the Worcester
(Mass.) Transcript, have one good custo-
mer left. The Government, we perceive,
has advertised for siccly tliousand gallons!
for the navy alone.
Mr. Clay_is 69 and not 70 years old as
stated.
Since the first of January, 1846, twenty-
fourmills in New England, valued at from
- $20,000 to $70,000 each, have been de-
st royed by fire.
The Caledonia’s mail from Liverpool
was the largest ever brought to this coun-
try. It contained more that 35,000.
The delays of indolence are often more
dangerous than the impetuosity of rash-
ness.
The proprietors of the Albany Argus have agreed
to publish the legal advertisements for nothing.
Cheap enough.
@A smart schoolmaster once advertised that
he would keep a sabbath-school twice a week—.
viz :—Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Look Here.—Why are sinners like candles?
D’ye give it up’! Because they are wicked and
‘their end is to‘ be hunted.” . . _ . .‘
__ ., , -. ,..;..— -2-
I
As the workmen of.
Messrs. Star 8; Stevens were engaged onl
the new building attached to the Factory,
of W. A. VVhite & Co., the scaffolding on.
thousand eight hundred and twenty seven, it the roof, which is very steep, and on which |
isucli a man should be compell
Why not buy the stock of -thel
than Vanskiver, living in Covington, Ky..
citizens of Jackson county will be among '
field, Conn. was blown up on Monday; ii‘
workman, David Best, was killed, and-
._._Gr_atc, and placedjupoa a dry ‘dock for repairs,
.:‘;.-u. .-— I -
brought to light—investigations conducted-se-. .
cretly, and by his enemies while they were yet-
smnrting under the keen sense of their-own de-
feat and disgrace, casts a shade of suspicion tipon
the integrity and patriotism of Daniel Webster.
He has passed the ordeal unscathed. He stands
-now where he has stood for years, in the front
ridge of the building, another one was;
-able to arrest his downward progress by.
rank of American Statesman. Yielding to none
in love of country, or in labors for its enduring
greatness and glory. It is a painful thought that
ed to struggle year
Znfter year against base. unfounded cnlumnies,
l“lest his name, his usefulneess, nay, his very
ilife, should he lied away."
j But what shall we say of his cnlumnintors 7
{\Vhat punishment ought to be inflictedupon the
1 men, who with cold blooded hate set themselves
_ _ 'to work to blnckeu his name, and destroy if pos-
Ami whereas It has now become deslmbleitlie declivity Of 3 few feel i010 the l'l\’el‘, 'sible his powers of national usefulness 7 There.-
-is not under heaven it deeper crime than this, .
and none that shows a blacker heart.
But, briefly, what are the facts in this case.
Mr. Ingersoll in his speech on the Oregon ques-
tion traveled out of the record to nssail Mr. ‘V.
The charges which he preferred, iftrue, would
have forever destroyed Mr. W'cbstcr's use-
fulness and influence as 11 public man. These
charges, involving perfidy and treachery, were
repeated by Mr. Dickinson in the senate.—
They there met; with a prompt and indignant
denial. They were shown to be deliberate false-
hoods, set on foot by the malice of his enemies.
\Vhat does Mr. Ingersoll, the author of these
slanders do ?
fess his error?
others still more offensive. Again has he failed‘;
and he now stands before the public 8. con-
victed liar and slanderer.
liim—leave him as Mr. \Vebst:er says he does,‘
with the worst company in the world-with
himself.
Mr. \Vebster has devoted the best energies
of his life to his country’s service. He has gain-
ed a world-wide reputation for statesmunship.
\Vherevcr the English language is spoken, his
speeches are read and admired. They reflect
no less honor on himself tlianon the country
which gave him birth. His reputatation is,
therefore of high national concern. Every man
has an interest in its preservation, for it is a part
of our national greatness. Here in N ew Eng-
land, at least, he should be honored, and here
' he will be honored, “even to his rich descrvings.”
‘New England will stand by hitn as firmly, and
unslirinkingly, as he has always» stood by her
when assailed by her enemies.
XVHIG MEMBERS OF
LATURE. I
The following well timed and judicious admo-
nition is given by the New Haven Palladium.
“It; is to be hoped that every Whig member
of the Legislature will feel the importance of be-
,ing promptly at his post, at the commencement
of the session. The election of Governor, ozc.
may turn on a single vote, and if Mr. Toucey,
who lacks some 700 votes of a plurality, should
be elected in consequence of the absence of any
Whig, that Whig would have a most serious
account to settle with his constituents. It will
:be reineiiibered that when John Adams was
' elected President by Congress over Gen. Jackson
. who had the largest number of the popular votes.
the loco focos made a great noise about it. Itis
possible that some of the same party in the Le-
-Igislature will have conscientious scruples about
jvotiug for Mr. Toucey, tbr the same reason that
they were opposed to the election of Mr. Adams.
If so, they may not: vote at all, or vote for Mr.
Bissell—\Vh.o knows ? At any rate every
5 Whig should be present and defeat this minority
candidate, if possible. Every \Vhig should al-
so be present at the \Vhig caucus the night before
the election, and select the right men for Speak-
er, Clerks, dcc."
THE LEGIS-
The Danbury Times of VVednesday last, sets
the matter right, we presume, in reference to
the confounding of names and individuals for
Senator of the 11th District.
“The Palladium questions the “one
majority” in the Senate, on the grand that
the successful candidate was-voted for as.
‘George Ferry,’ instead of ‘George Ferry,
Jr.,’ be having a father living. Mr. Ferry’:
father, we are informed, is not living—and
if he were, would probably answer as fir-.
merly, to the name of ./Voa/z. The Fa.rmer~
says it has been informed, that there is
only one George Ferry, in. the District.-—
There was on the registry list, one George
Ferry, and one George B-. Ferry. VVhen_
the name of the lat er '\\'fIS ca-l‘l'edi,asvl'1‘e_=
approached the box, he disclaimed the B,
as a part of his name, and passed on and
voted. T he Farmer is right according to
the Registry, and the Palladium‘ is right
acc'ord'i'ng to the declaration of the other
George, with thecxception-of that part of
the statement making him. father of the
Senator.” '
The Steamer Oregonbas beenremoved hem.
her unfortunate situationupon the rocks at Hail
'\
4.» .- *.- . ....g 4..
Does he retract them and con- '
Oh! no; bathe adds to them '
There let us leave ‘
Norwalk Chronicler