.
THE OREGON TREATY.
Convention between the United States of America
and her Jlllrzjeslg/‘tlzc Queen qftlze United Kz'7rg-
dam of Great Britain and Ireland, concluded
at Washington the 15th ofJune, 1846.
June 16, 1846-——Read a first time.
June 17, 1846-—Rcad a second time. and or-
dered to be printed in confidence for the use of
the Senate. _ '
The United States of A.meric‘a and her Ma-
_ jesty the Queen of the the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and"Ireland, deeming it to be de-
sirable, for the future welfare of both countries,
that the state of doubt and uncertainty which has
hitherto prevailed respecting the sovereignty
and government of the territory on the North
'\Vest; Coast of America, lying westward of the
Rocky or Stony Mountains, should‘ be‘ finally
terminated by an amicable compromise of the
rights mutually asserted by the two parties over
said territory, have respectively named Pleni-
potentiarics to treat and agree concerning the
terms of such settlement; that is to say, the
President of the United States of America has
on his part furnished with full powers James
Buchanan. Secretary of State of the United
States, and her Majesty, the Queen of the Uni-
ted Kingdom; of Great Britain and Ireland, has
on her part appointed the Right Honorable
Richard Pakeuham, a member of her Majes-
t'y’s most honorable Privy Council, and her Ma-
jesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Ministry Ple-
nipotentiary to the United States, who, after
having communicated to each other their re-
spective full powers, formed in good and due
form, have agreed upon and concluded the f_.l-
lowing articles:
ARTICLE I.
“From the point on the 49th parallel of north
latitude, where the boundary laid down in exis-
ting treaties aud conventions between Great Brit-
ain and the United States terminates, the line
of boundary between the territories of her Brit-
tanic Majesty and those of the United States
shall be continued westward along the 49th par.
allel of north latitude to the middle of the chan-
nel which seperates the continent from Vancou-
ver’s Island and thence southerly through the
middle of the said channel, and of Fuca’s Straits,
to th_e,Pacific Ocean; provided, however, that
the navigation of the said channel and straits,
south of the 49th parallel of north latitude, re-
main free and open to both parties.”
ARTICLE 2.
“From the point at which_the 49th parallel of
north latitude shall be found to intersect the great
northern branch of the Columbia river, the nav-
igation of the saidlbraucll shall be free and open
to the Hudson’s Bay Company, and to all Brit-
ish subjects trading with the same, to: the point
where . the same branch meets the main
stream of the Columbia-, and thence down the
said main stream to the ocean, with free access
into and through the said river or rivers; it: being
understood= that all the usuallportages along the
lines thus described‘, shallin like manner be free
and} open. In navigating the said river or rivers,
British subjects, with their goods and produce.
shall be treated on the same footing as citizens
of the United States; it being, however, always
understood that. nothing in this article shall be
so construed as preventing, or intended to pre-
vent, the government of the United States from
making any regulations respecting the naviga-
tion of the said river or rivers, not inconsistent
with the present t1’caty."
ARTICLE 3. _
In the future appropriations of the territory
south of the 49th parallel of north latitude, as
provided in the first article of this treaty, the
possessory rights of the Hudson’s Bay Compa-
ny, and of all British subjects who may be al-
ready in the occupation of land or other proper-
L-_y iuwruny acquired within the said territory,
shall. be respected‘.
.Im'r1c1.r: 4.
The farms, lands, and other property of every
desqgiptipiié belonging to ttlhe Pugtpivs SloundfA1g-
rxcu ura ompany on re nor S1 9 o t e
Columbia river, shall be confirmed to the said
company. In case. however, the situation of
thos%far-ms andlliinds shouldbe coasidcred‘ by
the‘ nited States to be of public and political
importance, and the United States Government
should signify a desire to obtain possession of
the whole or of any part thereof, the property
so required shall be transferred to the said gov-
ggpgient a. prqpor valuation, to be agreed upon
teen. '1o~par Ies.
~ A‘-RTICBI-:1 5..
The present Treaty shall be ratified by the
President of the United States, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by
her Britanic Majesty ° and the mtifi-cations shall
be-exchanged at London at the expiration of six
months from the-date-hereof, or. sooner, if pos-
sible.
In witness whereof, the respective Plenipo-
tentiaries have signed the same and have affixed
thereto the seals of their arms:
Done at \Vasl1ington, the fifteenth day of
June, in the- year of‘ our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty—six.
JAMES BUCHANAN’.
Rxcmmo PAKENIIAM.
Tlze I’Vaslzington Bridge C'ase.—VVe un-
denstand that the Supreme Court of Errors
liave- unanimously decided that the Resolve
of 18-16, requiring the Washington Bridge
Company, at their own expense and without
. compensation, to make a wider draw than
that prescribed in their charter, and pro-
hibiting the collection of tolls by the Com-
pany until such draw shall be made, was
unconstitutional and void.
It will be rccollected that this resolve
was returned by Gov. Baldwin with his
objections, and was again passed by the
General Assembly.
We understand, says the Stamford Ad-
vocate, that briant smith, Esq. of Brook-
field, has been appointed Clerk of the Co.
and Superior Courts, in this County. .7lIc-71
(lieu! to what will not l0cofocoism_ yet
bring us! briant smith appointed Clerk of
our Courts, in place of ‘I homas Robinson,
Esq. removed ! Sic transit gloria munch’!
Poor Pay.-—What’s the matter uncle
J‘-terry’! said l\’Ir.————', as old Jeremiah K.
waspassing by, growling most ferociously.
‘Matter '1’ saidthe old man, ‘Why l’ve
been luggia’ water all the mornin’ for Dr.
C.’swife to wash with; and what do you sup-
pose I got for it 7.’ '
‘About ninepence ‘l’ , I
,Ninepencel She told me that the Dr.
wouldpull a toot}: for me sometime I’
“Mother ! ! mo_th;f_l1cic~’;Zeke, fretting
the-baby. Make him-cry again Zeke, then
Mother wilflwgive him-. some sugar,‘aad I’ll
tfl-',g_i_t a-wa-y from him—-then he'll! squall] -
yo,,,c,,,,s';§,lj,c,-:r__\villl give him more, and‘
some_'n- ‘ and we’ll both have
‘frlloved my wife,’ sa.is_d a wag, athfirs, M
”,‘l"°,, as ‘"91’ .‘m)'.l10d_y (IICI love a~..wif'e. For
t e- its: two months;.'~I« actually wanted to
9“ l""" 1_'P.,flnd ever: since then I.’1ve been.
to.-r_z/'I duln 1.’
‘F;
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, July 27.
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In the Samara, Mr. Cameron presented
the proceedings of a democratic meeting
in Pennsylvania, against the repeal of the
tariff over which the President of the Bal-
IIITIOTC Convention (which nominated Polk)
presided, at which he declared that the
Convention was not opposed to the tariff
184-2, and if it had been known that Mr.
Polk had been opposed to it, lie would not
lzave been nominrz/ed. '
On motion of Mr. Lewis the tariff bill
was taken up at 11 o’clock. Mr. Webster
resumed his remarl. s, and commenced by
alluding to the resignation of Mr. Hay-
wood as an indication of the grrat inter-
est which surrounds this question. He
complimented him as a man of character
and standing, both here Scat home, ofgreat
attainments, learning and industry; and
as an intilligent friend of this Administra-
tion. Mr. VVel;-ster said he was ashamed
of his country when he saw a man likethis
hunted down and abused as he had been by
some Government writers in a Govern-
ment paper of Saturday night. It was a-
disgrace to the country, to the civilization
of the age, and to the American press.
Mr. Webster adverted to the extraordi-
nary efforts making by the people and the
clergy in Mexico, to raise money to carry
on the war with this country, as another
reason why the tariff should not be dis-
turbed, or any experiments made upon the
revenues of the treasury. «
Mr. Webster sroke for an hour and a
half, and concluded by moving to strike
out that part of the 9th section, which pro-
vides that when goods are entered below
their value with intention to defraud. the
importer shall receive the amount of his
invoice and five per cent addition, the
goods having been taken sold and for the
use of the U. S.
Mr. Crittenden hoped if this bill of bills
was to pass that it would pass without a
single Whig mark about it.
The Senate, after farther debate, in
which Mr. Benton expressed his disappro-
val of the bill, but his intention to vote for
it for the sole purpose of overturning the
t.ari‘fi"of I‘-S49, a motion was made by J.
M.. Clayton to commit the bill to the com-
mittee on finance, with instructions to re-
store the minimum and specific duties of
the tarifl of 1842. This amendment was
lost—yeas 27 nays 28. Messrs. Cameron
and Sturgeon voted with the whigs,and
Jarnagin with the locos. -
Mr. Clayton of Del. then moved to com-
mit the bill, with instructions to modify it
so as to discriminate in favor the raw ma-
terial, and certain foreign manufactured
articles, and also in favor of an increase of
revenue so as to provide more adequate
means for the support of the Government,
and his amendment was agreed to-—yeas
28, nays :27. Messrs. Cameron, Niles and
Sturgeon voted with the whigs, otherwise
it was a party vote. Adjourned.
In the HOUSE, :1 resolution to stop all
debate on the bill making appropriations
for the national defences, at 12 o’clock
this day, was adoptc l.
The House then went into Committee
of the Vllhole, and took up said bill.
Mr. Ashmun of Mass. addressed the
committee for one hour, mainly against the
Administration and i.n.rcview'e~Fi1:s course
relative to the‘ war with Mexico. He
maintained that the Executive had design-
cdly brought the war about.
Mr. McKay of N. C. followed, and con-
fined himself to the merits of the case.
He objected to these appropriations, when
expenditures for other objects were uch
more necessary. He called up the
House to stay theprogress of this mania.
Mr. Burt of S. C. followed in a spirited
reply to Mr. McKa-._v, whom he held re-
sponsible for the many unjustifiable appro-
priations he had recommended.
The bill was amended and passed yeas
97', nays 6.1;. The House then went into
committee of the whole, and took up the
bill to alter the present-Post Office rates.
After some time spent in commitce the
House adjourned.
TUESDAY, July 28.
Messrs. Benton, Mangum, Niles,Bagby,
Berrien, Crittenden and Archer, all bore
the highest testimony to the character of
Mr. Haywood, and the noble, high and pure
motives which induced his resignation.
They also expressed the strongest abhor-
rence and indignation at the infamous out-
rage which they said had been perpetrated
by the organ of the administration, in its
attack upon his character and motives
The committee on Finance reported
back the bill to reduce the tariff, without
amendments, and asked to be discharged
from the instructions as voted vesterday.
Mr. Evans, as a member of the commit-
tee, did not assent, and hoped. the com-
mittee would give some reason for making
such request.
Mr. Lewis replied that one reason was
a want of time to make a new bill, and
that the instructions were so unintelligible,
that the commmittee could not agree as
to their meaning. The mover of the in.
structions had avowed that his purpose
was to defeat the bill, and if it was to be
killed, let the Senate kill it, and not impose
the°burden of its execution upon the com:
mittee.
Mr. Johnson of Md. took the same
ground as Mr. Evans.
Ml"- Spcight gave his reasons for asking
to be discharged ; the same as Lewis’s.
Mr. Benton took the same ground, and
insisted that the vote upon the motion to
discharge, was in effect a vote upon the
bill, and he called upon every one to stand
up to the rack.
Mr. Jarnagin defined his position. It
was evident that no amendments could be
effected, and he should obey his instruc-
trons.
frainfroan. voting on the engrossment of
to leave the decision ‘and the
the Urlitegjitgriyqituli the Vice President of
Mr‘ J"Cl“Y‘°“ denied that-the commit-
His intention was however, to re- '
__t.ee bad.uot.timc toact upomxhe instruct.‘
tions, and contended that the instructions
were not unintelligible.
' Mr. Webster denounced the bill.’
Mr. Mc.Duflie replied and defended it.
He declared emphatically that he believed
the bill would produce as much revenue as
the taiff of 1842.
Mr. Webster replied.
Mr. Simmons asked Mr. Mc Duflle
whether the bill would raise or depress the
prices of privisions. '
Mr. McDufiie said it would raise the
price of provisions.
Mr. Simmons said, then this is the way
the laborer is to be rewarded for the reduc-
tion of his wages. His wages are to be
reduced, and the price of wheat be con-
sumes increased.
Mr. Lewis—No one admitted that this
bill will reduce the wages of labor.
After some further debate, the motion
to discharge the committee was agreed to,
yeas 28, navs 27.
Mr. “Webster renewed his motion of yes-
terday to strike out the 9th section, yeas
$28, nays 26. So Mr. \Vcbster’s proposi-
tion was agreed to.
Mr. Jarnagin did not vote.
Mr. Benton voted for it.
Mr. R. Johnson moved to refer the bill
toa select committee with instructions.
Lost, yeas 27 nays 27.
M r. Jarnagin was absent.
The Vice President voted no, and said
he was taken somewhat by surprise. The
bill was then ordered to be engrossed by
a vote of 9.7 to 27. Mr. Jarnagin still ab-
sent. '
The Vice President then read l:is rea-
sons for the vote he was about to give.-—
The responsibility was great, and he felt it
deeply, but whatever might be the conse-
quence,the responsibility must be met 6-.'.l1c
felt sure that a majority of the people were
for changing the present tariff. So the
blll goes to the House with an amendment
which will be concurred in at once.
The question being on the passage of
the bill, Mr. Niles moved to postpone it to
the first Monday in December.
After remarks by Messrs. Niles, Came-
ron andothers, the motion was negatived;
yeas 9.7, nays ‘.27. Mr. Jarnanin votcd in
the negative.
After further debate by Messrs. Davis,
Huntington, J. M. Clayton and others, the
bill was read a third time and passed.
YnAs.———Allen, Atchinson, Ashley, Ath-
erton, Bagby. Benton, Breese, Bright, Cal-
houn Cass, Chalmers, Colquiu, Dickinson,
Dix, Fairfield, Hannegan, Houston, Jama-
gin, Lewis, McDuflie, Pennybacker, Rusk,
Semple, Sevier, Speight, Turney, West-
cott, Yulee—28.
Nays —-Archer, Barrow, :Berrien, Cam-
eron, Cilley, J. M. Clayton, T. Clayton,
Corwin, Crittenden, Davis, Dayton. Evans,
Greene,‘ Huntington, Johnson of Md.John-
son of La. Mangum, Miller, Morehcad,
Niles, Pearce, Phelps, Simmons, Sturgeon,
Upham, Webster, Woodbridgc-27. Adj.
Post Oflice Bill.
The HoUsE resolved itself into comm. of
the whole, and took up the Post Office bill.
Without coming to any action on the
bill, the committee rose and ‘reported.-
There being no quorum present, the House
adjourned.
\Van:v)-:sn/n’, July 20.
In Senate, the bill to incorporate the
Texas navy into the navy of the United
States was taken up and discussed by Mr.
Brecse, Berrien, Cass, Johnson of M_d. and
postponed until to morrow.
Mr. Lewis called up the sub treasury
bill, and the various amendments reported
by the committee were agreed to. Amo-
tion was made to amend by establishing a
branch mint at ID‘etroi-t, whicli was rejec-
ted-. _
An amendment to the ‘list section, the
object of which was to authorize the issue
of paper money by the Government willzout
limit, in the shape of Treasury drafts, in
sums of fifty dollars, one hundred dollars,
and five hundred dollars, was strongly op-
posed by Mr. Benton as changing the whole
principle of the bill, and making the sub
treasury nothing more than a mammoth
bank of issue.
Mr. Lewis defended the amendment,
which was offered upon the recommenda-
tion of the Secretary of the treasury, and
said that without it the bill would not be
carried out. ‘
After some further debate _’by Messrs.
Allen, Benton, Calhoun, Davis and others,
without taking any question, the Senate
anjonrned.
In the House, the speaker announced the
\Varehousing bill as the order of the day.
The motion to postpone the order of the
day until to marrow in order to take up
up the tariff bill from the Senate was
agreed to. .
Mr. McKay moved" to concur in the
amendments, on which the previous ques-
tion was demanded.
Mr. Stewart moved to lay the whole
subject on the lable—-yeas 102, nays 113.
The demand for the previous question
wasthen seconded, yeas 102, nays 101.
The main question was then ordered to
be put, yc-as 109, nays 103.
Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania then
moved to lay the bill upon the table, yeas
99, nays 111.
The amendment of the Senate was then
concurred in, yeas 115, nays 93.
The House refused to reconsider the
the vote. So tlze Ta/°1_'fl' Bill has finally
passed both Houses. ‘
The House then went into Committee
of the VVhole on the Postage bill, and soon
after rose for want of a quorum.
Several bills from then,Senate were then
received.
The House again went into Committe,a
quorum being present and proceeded to
vote on amendments to the Postage bill,
after which the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, July 30.
In the SENATE, Mr. Btecse moved to take
up the graduation land bill and consider
the House amendments thereto. Carried,
yeas 55, nays 25.
_ Mr. Barrow wanted time to examine the
bill as amended.
Mr-.-. Simm_en.—§ 1!t1'brn3wed an: am.endm.em =r
which was ordered to be printed. The bill
was then postponed until to morrow.
The special order being the House res-
lutions regulating the prices and manner
of executing the public printing, that wasl
next taken up and debated by Messrs.-
Westcolt, Pennybackcr, Evans, Athcrton,
Cameron, J. M. Clayton and Mangum, after
which the rssolution passed, yeas ‘.28, nays
13.
The sub treasurybill was the_n taken up
for further consideration. After a long
debate the amendment authorizing the cir-
culation of Treasury drafts was, rejected,
yeas 12, nays 4-0. The amendment offer-
ed by Mr. Cameron was adopted, requiring
the Secretary of the Treasury to publish
the amount of specie at the several places
of deposit; the amount of Treasury notes,
or drafts issued, and the amount. oustand-
ing, at the close of every month. l
An amendment was also adopted, reqnir-,
ing the consent of the public creditor to’
his payment in Treasury notes or drafts
iefore he shall be so paisl. ‘
A number of slight amendments were
also agreed to. The bill was then order
ed to a third reading without :1 division,
and on motion of Mr. Evans, who design-
ed to speak against it, it was ordered that
the third reading take place to morrow 111
1 o'clock.
'lhe House went into commmittee of
the whole, and resumed . the considcratitm
of the Postage bill. In a short time it “as
found there was no quorum present, where-
upon the commiltee rose.
Mr. Hopkins now moved a substitute
for the whole blll.
Mr. Rathbun moved to lay the whole
subject on the table, and the yeas and nays
were ordered,veas 86, nays 97.
Mr. Hamlin ‘moved to amend Mr. Hop-
kin’s amenendment so as to advertise Post
office letters in such newspapers as the
Postmaster may select, zcitlzout 7‘:-gard to
circulation.
On this, the ycas and nays were order-
ed, and stood ycas S4-, nays 90. So tlze.
amend.-:.cnl was 1'cje::tezl. I
Mr. llopkin’s substitute. was next put to,
vote and rejected. This closed the pro-‘
gross of the bill.
The French Spoliation bill from the
Senate was taken up, but no pl'(lgl'( ss was’
made. Adjourned.
Fam.n', July 31.
In the Sex.-us, on motion of Mr. Tur-
ney, the bill to surrender certain lands to
the States for the purpose of endowing
State Colleges, was taken up and passed.
Mr. Brecse from ‘;he committee on pub-
lic lands, made :1 report accompanied by a
bill, granting to Asa \Vhitney and his as-
sociatcs for the construction of a railroad
to Oregon, all the public lands within 30
miles each side of it, and asked that they
be printed.
Mr. Benton was astonished that a pro-
ject so ridiculous should have found its
way into the Senate.
Mr. Brecse defended the project as one
of vast importance, on which the Commit
tee have reported unanimously.
Messrs. Chalmers, \Voodbr'ulge and
Morehead were in favor of printing the
report for information.
The Senate then took up the Texas na-
vy bill, and after considering it at some
length it was mdcfinitvly postponed.
The sub treasury bill was then taken up.
The question being on its final passage.
Mr. Evans then spoke at length against
the bill, as wholly unnecessary, inopera-
tive and inexpedient. i
Mr. llutington made some brief remarks’
in opposition to the bill, which he thought;
could do no good, but a great deal of mis-_5
chief. !
Mr. VVcbstcr obtained the floor, but will"
not speak until to morrow.
The navy appropriation bill was then
taken up, and after some discussion and
the adoption of some amendments the
Senate adjourned.
The Housr. went into committee on the
\\'arehousing bill from the Senate.
Mr. Hillard took the floor, and embrac-
ed the occasion to define his position on
the Tariff question. He was for a medi-
um course of policy, and would go for a
Tariffthat should be strictly a financial
measure. Politics should have nothing to
do with it.
Mr. Truman Smith replied with great
warmth and much severity’, so much so
that Mr. Hillard complained that it was a
personal attack, which the gentleman had
no cause for making.
Mr. Payne followed, and defended Hill-
ard as an upright man, with a heart in the
right place, and ridiculed the idea that the
new tariff law would be repealcdi
Jllr. Stewart next got the floor and spoke
in favor of the protective policy.
SATURDAY, August 1.
.llIr. Benton, from committee of refer-
ence on the appropriation bill, reported
they had met the committee oftlle House,
and were unable to agree. He moved that
the Senate insist upon its own amend-
ments, and upon its disagreement to that
of the House, which was agreed to.
The bill to dc.'?n'e the boundaries of
Iowa was passed.
The bill to sell mineral lands on. Lake
Superior, including Isle Royal and other
islands on Lake Superior was passed.
The sub treasury bill was taken up.
Zlfr. VVebstcr discussed the sub treasury
system, and pointed out the evil conse-
quences which he said would result if
that measure should go into operation.
The debate was continued by .-Messrs.
Niles. Speight and Calhoun in favor ofthe
bill and by Illlessrs Evans, Simmons, .Mil-
ler and Criltenden against it—read athird
time and passed, yeas Q8, nays ‘.24.
The Navy Appropriation bill was taken up
and ordered to a third reading. _
In the House a Resolution was adopted to
stop the debate on the Wa1'el1ou'sing Bill at 12
o'clock. The House thereupon resolved itself
into a committee of the whole and resumed the
consideration of the bill.
Several amendments were proposed and lost,
and the bill was reported unaltered to the House
The bill was ordered to be engrossed, read
a third time, and passed.
[deuce to a life of political fawning.
4
tion of bills from the Senate on the private cal-E
endar,sevoral ofwhich were passed. The house
after several unsuccessful motions, adjourned.
It‘is said that Mr. Haywood will not
suffer himself to go unavenged for the
organ’s attack upon him. That hc_ has
some revelations to make about Mr. Polk
wl.ich will put the latter in his customary-
position before the public, and that bound
the Pres’t. had rather a sharp controversy
some days ago.
.ll1'r. Haywood did not resign to avoid vo-
lz°ng,for /18 gave /(is parry notice (en da_1/.9
ago llzat lze would vole aguz'n.s-I tlic new bill
lzis vote would kill 1'1. He found, however
that his vote would not influence the re-
sult, and therefore he rcsigned Had his
vote been certain to kill the bill he would
have ta‘ en the course which is said above
he should have taken. He wanted to re-
sign some time ago, when he was at home,
but was persuaded to hold on a little lon-
ger. He might have had a seat in the
Cabinet; but he preferred honest indepen-
He.is
now without power, and he may therefore
expect the assaults of the party hacks
every where, whose principles are com-
posed under the head of loaves and fishes.
The true object of the assemblage of
the Board of Naval Commanders was to
consult about l.ll‘.? subject of rank in the
Navy. Itappears that there is a‘ great
deal of dissatisfaction manifested against
the Senators of the Navy and his favor-
itism in the Navy. It~is understood that
Commodore Stockton is quite in a rage
against him. He was sent to the Pacific
with sealed orders, undcr the suppo-
sition (and with every preparation) that
he was to take command of the Pa-
cific squadron. When the orders were
opened he found himself compelled to
report to Commodore Sloat. He breathes
vengeance against George Bancroft.
Disaster to t.'.c stmms-lu'pBrz'!r:nia.—Tlic
steamship Britania, \\'lll('ll sailed from
Boston on the 16th. about ‘.2 P. M. did not
arrive at Halifax until about 7 A. M. on
19th, having, during a dense fog on the
night of the 17111, and on the l8Ih. run
between ‘.20 and 30 miles east of Halifax,
and struck upon some rocks, supposed off
Jcddore Head, on the afternoon of the 18th
between three and four o’clock. Upon
her ai rival at Halifax a survey was held by
the flfliccrs of the Admimlity, and the de-
cision was, that with some trifling repairs
it would be safe for her to proceed on her
voyage. She was to have proceeded on
her pasage on the morning of the 2011).
About 13 of her pas.-cngers left in conse-
quence of the accident.
[[7 The Courier and Enquirer says;——
“Congress have now been in session more
than seven momhs—somc 2'20 days——nt
per diem——maKing, over and above the
compensation for Inllr-age, some $1760 for
each member; which, before they adjourn
will be incresed to $20 0. The soldier
who during the same period has been up-
holding the honor of our arms upon the
Rio Grande. and amid peril, privation and
suffering, with death constantly looking in
upon him, and nothing, so far as Congress
is concerned, but the barren vole of grat-
itude to cheer him in the performance of
duty-—-received, during the same period,
$6-ll Contrast the relative services and
the relative compensation, weigh one
against anothe.r,tlie real sacri cc to country
ofeach,and then determine—men ofAmcr-
ica—which are the most. deserving. And
yet these well paid,wcll bred, well clothed,
and well fed Cong'ressmen—cxempt from
all personal dan,qcr—and loud in the pro-
fessions of their patriotism——throw out,
reject with disdain. every proposition to
augment the soldier’s pay.
The C. and E. alludes to the slack atten-
dance of the members, and dcrides their
apology.
“Excuses about the hot weather! the
NORWALK GAZE’1"1‘E-
}\'mlncs¢l:| 5', August 5, I8-I6.
REPEAL! REPEAL! !
The deed is done! F rcc trade has triumphed. .
M’Kay’s tariff bill has passed both Houses of’
"Congress, received the Presidential sanction,-
and is now the law of the land. The people
protested against its passage, but their protests
were unavailing——they remonstratcd, but their
remonstrances were unheeded. “The decree
had gone forth, ” and the servile tools of Execu-
tive power were bound to enforce it. Legisla-
tion has now become a farce. The commands
of the Executive should henceforth take the place
of law. Consultations and discussions are no
longer to be tolerated in the Halls of Congress.
The representatives of a great and free people
have no other or higherdutios to perform, than
to register the edicts which daily issue from the
Presidential Palacc. Mr. Polk may now ox-'
claim as did Louis XlVlh. “I am the State 2"‘
By the passage of this bill a blow has bocn
struck to the great. interests of American labor
—a blow which will fall with stunning force'up-'
on evc1'ylal)o1'crin cvoryworkshop in the Union’.-
[rs practicaloperation will be most disastrous tor
evcry branch of industry. It will l'(‘dl‘.c0 the‘
price oflabor in the manufactory, by bringing it!
Info competition with the pauper-labor of Eu-
rope. It will reduce the price of agriculturnll
products by cutting offthe great lntlrkflt Of W0‘
farmer at home, and by compelling mechanics
thrown out of employment, to resort to the tiltr
logo of the soil as the means of gaining a livlf-
hood—lhus increasing the nnml;cr of producers
and lessening the number of consumers. It will
diminish the revcnuc—alrcady inadequate to
meet the prcssing wants of the Govcrmcnt, and
compel us to resortto direct taxation. or accumu-
late a National debt; for the present and suc-
ceeding gcncratiousto pay off. It opens wido
the door for fraud, enabling the dishonest impor-
ter to cheat the Government by false invoices,
and make larger profits by his knavcry. It was
clearly shown on the floor of the Jennie in those
masterly speeches of Evans and \Vr.-bster that
such cvils would necessarily result from the pas-
sage of tho Bill. And how were their argu-
ments mct? By silence. The Admini.-tration
members seemed to feel that the measure was
imlcfensible—that the work on which they were
engaged was a work of ruin——t}:at they could
not justify themselves before the people for lay-
ing violont hands upon the great fabric ofAmori-
canindustry. But the fabric is demolished. And
now what is to be done?
\Vhat is to do done? Run up the banner of
“Repeal.” Let “repeal” be the watchword
and cry ofthe entire North from this time forth,
until this most odious and abominable law is
stricken from the Statute book. The Executive
and Congressforcecl it upon the Country. But
there is a power grcatcrthan the power of Con-
gress and the Executive, and to that power we
appeal. \Ve appeal to the People. Their vor-
dict is final. Let. the issue between protection
and free trade be now taken and brought homo
distinctly and pointedly to every laboring man
in the Union. That is the great question now
to be decided. It is high time that it was doci-
dcd. Long enough have the interests of the
North been at the mercy of Southern free tra-
dcrs. If they are to rule, we wish to know it.
On the other hand ifprotectiou is to be given to
American iudustry~—ifthis is lobe the settled
policy of the Country we wish to know it. \Ver
repeat let us now have a final decision of the-
qucstion, and as it, is decided so let it remain;
THE CELEBRATION AT \VESTPOR'I',
“'0 have rcccived a somewhat length reply
to the article of “Justz'cc” which appeared in our
last, on the subject of the celebration at \Vest-
wearying length of the sitting.-‘, &c. &c.
are offere(l—but a proposition is made that‘
the abscntees be mulctccl, unless with;
sufficient cause for ahsence——in the pcnaltyl
ofone day’s pay. Yet ifany one of Gen.
Taylor‘s soldiers was to fail at his roll-call
especially in the Presence of his enemy he
might peradvcnture be shot--—and certainly
no excuse about hot weather, or wearying
service would be listened to,in extenuation
ofthe delinquency.
Pane Gregory XVI.—The late Pope left
100,000 francs in ready money which is to
be increased by the sale of all the valuable
Lrifts made to him (Iurin_r_r his pontificnte by
the Kings and Princes of Europe. From
the sum total the legacies made to pious
institutions will be Frst paid, and the re-
mainder is left to the parents of the Pope,
on condition that they do not cbme to live
at Rome. The Pope desires to be buried
on Mr. Cellen in the Church of St Gregry.
.7l-lnclrerel—Tl1e fishermen from the bay
of Funrlay are arriving with fair carsocs
of Mackerel, say from 70 to 150 barrels.
They report mackerel pl my and fat,
though rather small—smaller than has been
know for several years.
Corrcspomlence of the F:I.‘prc.s'._c.
FAY!-‘.TV1l.l.1-Z, N. C., July 18.
Archibald Mr-Diarmid and C. F. Atkins,
the Democratic candidates for this county,
(Cumberland) had a dispute on a muster
ground to-day. It is said that they were
both armed with pistols—t.l~e former was
killed on the spot—thc ball passing near
the heart.
\Ve are favored by A. R. Lawrence, Esq.
with some specimens of Potatoe Stalks
from his farm on Long Island where the
Potatoe blight is very severe this season.
Opening the diseased stalks, a worm 72earl_z/~
an inch long, is fbund in the cenlre of well,
of which he has completely destroyed the
vitality, causing the entire plant to sicken
and die; whereupon the Tubers or Pota-
toes, arrested’ while yet immature, decay
and perish. ,
Such is the nature of the Potato Disease
as any one may verify for himself. We
have now to ascertain how and whence
the worm is propagated and how he may
The House next proceeded to the considera-
portf The style being rather diffuse, and lack-
iug in point, we have concluded to publish only
so nmch of it as sccms to wear the impress of
Paul himself, which we find in a sort of sum-
ming up at the bottom, in a differenthand from
the body of the communication, as follows:
4‘ * “Now let Paul answer for himself,
and speak forth “the words oftruth and sober-
ncss.” 1 have no doubt, sir, but that “Equal
Rights” has told the truth, and is ready to sub-
stantiate any statement made by him. That the
church was entered without the consent of the
That the members
considered it a desecration of their house, is
proved by their vote. That the key was dislzon-
orably obtained, and retained, is admitted, and
as the Committee had lost all confidence re-
posed in the scxton, they agreed to place the
key in better hands.”
“Controversy, Mr. Editor, was not the object
for which this matter was -taken up. Myself
and the rest of the Committee were warmly
censured both by members of the church and by
cit.'zens,forsufl‘cring our house to be opencd in
the manner it was, and there being no way ‘in:
which we could well inform the public _of the
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Committee, is not denied.
. umus of your paper, we were constrained to.
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avail ourselves of the medium it afforded
As this is our last, we tender you our thanks,‘
leaving both yourself and) the public to judge of
the procedure whether it be correct or commen-
dable—rigl1t or wrong.”
‘ FROM THE SEAT OF \VAR'.
The latest news from the Army is that the
troops were moving up the Rio Grandc as fast
as means of transportation would permit. Gen.
Taylor remained at Mata moros.
The troops possessed themselves of Camargo
without the slightest rcsitance on the part of the;
inhabitants, Carrabajal being on the opposite side-
of the river St. Juan at the time. g
Gen. Taylor had received advices by scouts=
that there are only about 300 Mexican soldiers-
‘at Monterey, and the general impression was that:
there would be no resistance offered to the U .S‘.
troops this side of that place. ‘
On account of the quietude of the enemy, the
impression is gaining ground in the Army that
‘best. be de.stroycd.—- Trtibunn.
negociations for peace were about beingfendétfia
to the Government. .
wrongs inflicted upon us, but through the col-"
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