_“..
isle to obtain monopolies.
The annexation of Texas and the acquisition
of Cahfornm and New Mexico have given in-
::l“6fl.S6d_ln)pOl:tflnc6 to our Indian relations.——
.I he various ti ibes bi-'o’t under our jurisdiction by
these enlargements of our boundaries are esti.
mated to embrace a population of one hundred
and twenty-four thousand. - . —
I - .
Perms and N evv Mexico are surrounded by
powerful tribes of Indians, who are a source of
constant terror and annoyance to the inhab-
itantii. Separating into small pi‘edat.ory bands,
and always mounted. they overrun the country,
devastating farms, destroying crops, driving off
whole herds of cattle, and occasionally murd r-
'ng the inhabitants or carrying them into cap-
tivity. The g-i'eat'roads leading into the coun.
try are. untested with them. whereby traveling
is rendered extremely dangerous, and immi-
grattoii is almost entirely arrested.‘ The Mex-
i6‘-N1 li'0Dl»|e1'- which. by the 11th article of’ the
treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo, we are ‘bound
to protect against the Indians within our border,
'3. exposed to these incursions eqaally with our
own. '1 he inrlitary force stationed in that
country (although forming a large proportion of
the army,) is represented as,-entirely inadequate
~to our own protection, and the fulfillment of
our treaty stipulations with Mexico. The
principal deficiency is in cavalry, and I recom-
mend that Congress should, at an early a day
as practicable, provide for the raising of one or
more regiiiients of mounted men.
For further suggestions on this subject. and
others comiected with our domestic interests,
and the defence of our frontier, 1 refer you t.o
the report of the Secretary of the Interior and
of the Secretary of \Var.
I commend also to your favorable considera-
tion the suggestion contained in the last men-
tioned report, and in the letter of the general-
in-cliief, relative to the establisliment of an
asylum for the relief of disabled and destitute
soldiers. This subject appeals so strongly to
your sympgitliies that it would be superfluous
in me to say anything more, than barely to ex-
press my ccrdial approbation of the proposed
object.
The navy continues to give protection to our
commerce and other national interests in the
dill'erent quarters of the globe, and, with the
exception of a single steamer on the Northern
hikes, the vessels in commission are distributed
in six different squadrons.
The report of the head of that Department
will exhibit; the services of tlysse squadrons, and
of the several vessels employed in each during
the past year. It is a source of gratification
that, while they have beenconstantly prepared
for any hostile emergericy, they have every
where met with the respect and courtesy. due
as well to the dignity as to lhe'peaceful dispo
sition rind just. purposes of the nation.
The two brigantines accepted by the Gov-
ernment froni a generous citizen of New York,
and placed under the command of an officer of
the navy, to proceed to the Arctic seas in quest
of the British comrnauder, Sir John Frankliir.
and his companions,in compliance with the act
of Congress. approved in May last, had, when
last heard from, penetrated into a high north-
ern latitule ; but the success of this noble and
humane enterprise is yet; uncertain.
lini-‘ire your attention to the view of our
present naval establishrrient and resources pre-
sented in the report of the Secretary of the
Navy, and the suggestions therein made for its
improvement, together with the naval policy
recomnrended for the security of our Pacific
Coast, and the protecl.iori and extension of our
commerce with Eastern Asia. Our facilities
for ti larger r-articipation in the trade of the
East, by irieans ofour recent sott.lemerits on the
shores of the Pacific. are too obvious to be over-
looked or disreg,ai-ded.
The questions in relation to rank in the army
and navy, and relative rank between officers of
the two branches of the service. presented to
the Executive by certain resolutions of the
House of~Repi'eseritatives, at the last session of
Congress, have been submitted to a board of
officers in each branch ofthe service. and their
report may be expected at an early day.,
I also earnestly r'ecommend the enactment of
ii law aullrorizing officers of the army and navy
to be retired from the service, when incompe-
tent for its vigorousfand active duties. taking
care to iriake suitable provision for those who
lrave faithfully served their country, and award-
ing dislinctions, by retaining in appropriate corn-
mands those who have been particrilarly cori-
spicuous for gallantry and good conduct. Wlrile
the obligation of the country to maintain and
honortliose who, to the exclusion of other pur-
Bulls. llil‘/6 d8V0l-ed themselves to its arduous
S8I’ViC0. this obligation should not be permitted
to interfere with the efficiency of the service
itself.
I am gratified in being able to state, that the
estimates of expenditure for the navy in the
ensuing year are less, by more than one million
of dollars. t.lian those of the present,.excepting
the appropriation which may become necessary
for the construction of a dock on the coast of
the Pacific, propositions for which are now be-
ing considered, and on which a special report
may be expected early in your present session.
There is an evident jnsrness in the sugges-
tion of the same report, that appropriations for
the naval service proper should be Se[)t1l‘t‘_',g,d
from those for fixed and permanent (,»_',,jec;S,
such as building, docks and navy _VtlI'fl_g,;md the
fixtures attzrclied; and from the i;.xr,-,,,,r,j;m,,-_,
objects, under the care of the D,,,,,,,.m,e,,t
“'lll°ll-jTl°‘VeV°l' l”lll°l-'l’llll- are not essentially
naval. '
A revision of the code for the government of
the navy seems to require the immediate cori-
sldelutrori of Congress. Its system of crimes
iiild_punislirnents had undergone no cliange for
halt a century, untilthe last session, though its
defects have been otlen and ably pointed out,
and the abolition of a particular species of cor-
poreal punishment, wliicli then took place,
Wltli_out.providing any substitute, has left the
8€‘l'VIc6 In 11 state of defectiveness. which calls
for prompt correction. I therefore recommend
tlllll llle Wlmle Subject be revised without de-
‘lay, and such a system be established for the
enforcement of discipline, as shall be at once
llumane and effectual.
‘ The accompanying report of the Postmaster
(zeneral presents a satisfirclory view of the
operations and condition of that. Department.
At; the close of the last fiscal year, the length
of the inland mail routes in the United States
(not etnbr.'-icing the service in Oregon and Cali-
firnia) -was one hundred and seventy-eiglrt
thousand six hundred and seventy-two miles;
the armrtriiii transportatiori thereon fortv-six
mi.lfl=ion five hundred and forty-one tlrousaridfoiir
&iu=ndred and twenty-tliree miles; and the air-
ziual cost of such transportation two millions
seven hundred and'twent'y-four thousand four
«hundred and twenty-six dollars.
'.l‘l-re increase of the annual transportation
over that of the preceding year, was three mil-
lions nine hundred and ninety-seven thousand
three hundred and fifty-feurtl'ionsand miles, and
the increase in cost was three hundred and
forty-two thousand four hundred and forty
dollars. _
The number of post-offices in the United
States. on the fiist; day of July last, was
eiglitee.n.tli_ousand four hundred and seventeen
--being an irici'ease~ofsixteen hundred and sev-
enty during the preceding year.
The gross revenues of the Department for
expenditures of three hundred and forty thou-
siind and eighteen dollars and five cents.
Iam happy to find that the fiscal condition of
the Departinenl. is such as to justify the Post-
master General in recommending the reduction
of our inland letter postage to three cents the
single letter when prepaid, and five cents when
not prepaid. He also recommends that the
pre-paid rate shall be reduced to two cents
whenever the revenues of the Departnieut,
after the reduction, shall exceed its expendi-
tures by more than five per cent. for two cori-
secutive years; that the postage upon California
and other letters sent by our ocean steamers
shall be much reduced; and that the rates of
postage on newspapers. painplilcts, periodicals,
and other printed niatter shall be iriodified, and
some reduction thereon made.
It cannot be doubled -lllllli the proposed re-
ductions will for the present, dimin sh the rev-
enues of the ‘department’. It is believed that
the deficiency, after the surplus already accu-
mulated shall be exhausted, may be almost
wholly met, either by abolishing the existing
privileges of sending free iiialiter througli the
mails, or by paying out of the Treasury to the
Post. Oflice Department a sum _equivalent to the
postage of which it is deprived by such privi-
leges. The last is supposed to _he the prefera-
ble mode, and will, if not entirely, so nearly
supply that deficiency as to make any further
appropriatiori that may be found necessary so
inconsiderable as to form no obstacle to the
proposed rc.drir-tions.
I entertain no doubt of the authority of Con-
gress to make appropriations for leading ob,er:t_.-.-'.
in that class of public works comprising \\ hart
are usually termed works of internal improve-
ment.. This authority Igbiippose to be derived
chiefly from the power of regulating (:()lllli1(‘l'Ce
with foreign nations, and among the Slates and
the power of laying and collecting imposts.-—
\Vlrel'e comniei'ce is to be carried on. and ini-
posts collected, there most beports and liarbors
as well as wliarvcs and custom-liouses. If
ships laden with valuable cargoes, aproacli the
shores or sad along the coasts, light houses are
necesary at siiilable points for the prolectiori of
life and property. Other facilities and securi-
ties for comrrierce and navigation are hardly
less important; and those clauses of the Cori-
stitution, tlierefore, to which I have refer'red,
have receiued from the origin of the Govern-
ment, a liberal and beneficial C0l]sl’l'l.l(:l'.l0ll.
Not only have lighlhouscs, buoys, and ben-
cans her-.ri established and floating lights main-
tained, birt harbors have been cleared and lin-
proved, piers coiisiructcd, and even brcakwaters
tor the safety of shipping, and sea walls for the
])l'0l.CCl.lnI1 of ha-rbors, to prevent. llicm from be-
ing filled up and rendered useless by the action
of the ocean, have been erected at a very great
expcnsc. And this construction of the Consti-
tution appcars the more reasonable from the cori-
sider-.itiorr, that iftlicsc works, of such evident
importance and utility, are noi to he accomplish-
ed at all. By the adoption of the Constitution
the s.;vei':i| Slates voluntarily parrcd with the
power of collecting duties of inipost in their-
own ports; and it is not to be expected that they
should raise money, by iiitcriial lzixaliori, direct
or indirect, for the benefit of that conime-rce.
the revenues derived from which do not, either
in whole or in part, go into their own trczisrirics.
Nor do I perceive airy difl'ercncc between the
power of Coirgress to make -.ippr°opriatiorrs for
objects or this kind on the ocean, and the power
to make appropriations for similar objects on
lakes and rivers, wlrcrever they are large enough
to bear on their waters an extensive traffic. Tire
magnificent Mississippi and its tributaries, and
the vast lakes of the north and the north-west,
appear to me to fall within the exercise of the
power, as justly and as clearly as the Ocean and
the Gulf of Mexico. It is ii mistake to regartl
expendituresjutlicioirsly made for those Objects
as expenditures for local purposes. The posi-
tion, or site of the work, is ncccssririly local, but
its ulillty is f,:c‘.‘ici'.il. A ship canal around the
falls of st. lllary of less than a mile in length,
though local in its Construction, would yet be
national in its pri.r'posc and in its bcricfils, as it
would remove the only obstruction to a ‘naviga-
tion of rnorc than a thousand miles, aflcctiiig sc-
vcral States, as well as our -:ommcrci-.il relations
willr Canada. So too, lll‘0‘.1liV'\'atCl‘ at the rntiritli
oftlic Delawareis erccrcd, not for the exclusive
benegt of the States l)Ol‘(l0l‘ll1,f_’,‘ on the bay and
river of that name, but for that of the whole
coasfwise navigation of the United States, and
to a considerable extent also, of forcigri coni-
merce. lfa ship be lost on the bar at the on-
trance of a soulliei-n port for want of SlllllClC‘ilI
depth of water‘, it is very likely to bc a norllrcrn
ship ; and ifa steamboat be sunk in any part of
the Mississippi. on account of its charncl not
having been properly cleared of obstructions, it
in-.i_v be rt boat liclongiiig to either of the eight or
ten States. I may add, as somcwliar‘ i-cniarkal»‘,e,
that nrnorrg all the thirty-one States, ll‘,-1-c is
none llrut is not, to :1 greater or lcs.'-';1- exgem,
bounded on the ocean, or the tliilf‘;,i‘1\1,,~s;(.0’ 0,.
on one of the great lakes, or some nu-,-gg-,,i,1e 1-1,--
er.
,lll flllillllli-‘J 9“? C01lSl-i‘.utional duties, fellow-
Cllllel‘-5: 0" 1lNS Subject, as in carrvingz into ef-
rlict all "lll°l' P0‘~'v’P'.'s coiif".:r'r't-d bv the Constitu-
llolla We 5ll°l_ll‘l ~'-‘Ul1SldP,r or11'sclves as dciibcr-.it-
lllé‘-' llllll ilclllig for one and the same country.
llllll l"3lll' °lJ1lS1i1l1l.i_v in uiind. that our regard and
lllll‘ dlll-.V “T9 (litre, not to a parlicirlzir part only,
but to the \~,,~,0je_
1lll01".-ioi'c recommend that appropriations be
made for completing such works as have been
Ulfrcaily bcgirn, and for comrncncirig such others
as may seem to the wisdom ofCongrcss to be of
public and general importance.
The dillicullics and (lelays, incident to the set-
tlement of private claims by Congress, amount
in many cases to a denial ofjusticc. Thcreis
reason to apprclrend that rnauy unfortunate cred-
iiors of the Government have I lrercby bees una-
voidably ruined. Congress has so much busi-
ness of a public_,clr:iracter, that it is impossible
if should give much attention to more private
claims, and their accumulation is now so great
that many claimants must despair of ever being
able to obtain a hearing. It may well be doubt-
ed whctlrcr Congress, from the nltllIl'('. of its or-
ganization, is properly corrstitutcd to decide up-
on such cases. it is impossible that each Incin-
bcr should examine the mcrils ol'ever_v claim on
which he is compelled to vote; and it is propos-
terous to ask ajudge to decide ti case which he
has never heard. Such decision may, and fro-
qucnrly must, do injustice cirhcr to the claimant
or the Government, and I perceive no bclter1'e-
medy for this growing evil than the establisli-
merit of some tribunal to adjudicate upon such
claims. I beg leave, llicrcfore, most :'cspccll'ul-
ly, to recommend that provisions be made by
law for the appoiritmcnt of a coinrnission to set.-
tle all private claims against llre United States;
and, as an at partc l1C21l‘ill}.{llll1Sl.lll all contest-
ed crrscs be very uirsrilisfirctory, I also recom-
mend the appointment of a Solicitor, whose (lu-
ty it shall be to represent the Government before
such commission, and protect it against all ille-
gal, fraudulent, or unjust claims, that may he
prvcsentcd for their adjustment,
I‘h_is District, which has neither voice nor
volc_in your deliberations, looks to you for pro-
lellllml alld 9-id. and I commend all its wants to
your favorable consideration, with a full confi-
dence that you will iiiect- them not only with
justice, but with liber2ilit_v. It should be borne
in mind that in this city, l-.iid,out by Wasliinglon
and consecrated by his name, is located the Cap-
MOI of our nation, the emblem of our Union and
the symbol of our greatness. Herc also are sit-
iiated all the public buildings necessary for the
rise of" the Government, and all these are exempt
from taxation. It should be the pride of'Amer- -
1CD.l‘lS to render this place attractive to the peo-
ple of the whole Republic, and cerrvcnicnt and
safe for the transaction or the public business.
and the preservation ofthc public records. The
Government should, tlrerefore, bear a liberal
proportion of the burdens ofall necessary and
useful iinprovcments. And, as nothing could
contribute more to the health, conrfort and safe-
ty ofrhc city, and the security of the public
the fiscal year ending June 30th. 1850. amount-
ed to five millions five hundred and lifiy-two
thousand nine hundred and seventy-one dollars
and forty-eiglrt cents, iiicludirrg the annual ap.
l’l'°l’l'lil‘l‘l“ Of l’-W0 -liuadred thousand dollars for l
the franked niaiter ofthe departments, and ex- I
cluding the foreign poslages cgllecled for and
payable to the l3rit:ish Governrnenl.
The expenditures for the same period were
five niillions two hundred and twelve thou-sand
nine hi.rnrlred and filly-three dollars and forty-
'lfii'ee cé-.iits—-leaving a bnlaricc of l'evcririo ovcr
l
buildings and rccords, than an abundant supply
of pure water, I, respectfully recommend that
you rnuke such provisions for obtaining the
same as in your wisdom you shall deem proper.
The act passetl at your last session, making
certain propositions to Textis for-settling the dis-
piitcd l)oiirrclur'y between that State and the Ter-
rstoi-_v of New Mexico, was, iiiiiiiedialcly on its
passage, transmitted by express to the Governor
of 'l‘«.-xzis, to be laid by him before the General
Assembly for its agrr-cincnt thereto. - Its receipt
was duly ::cl.'nowlcclg'cd, brrt no official informa-
tion has yet been received of the action of the
Gencral Asseiiibly tberoon , it -may, liowever,
be very soon expected,-as, by the terms of the
propositions submitted,,lliey.,vver'e to‘ have been
acted upod, on or before the‘ first day of the pre-
sent month. ’ I" -
series of measures passed‘ at 1 your last session,
with the view of healing the sectional differ-
ences which had sprung from the slavery and
territorial questions, should at once have real-
ized their bcnifcent purpose. All mutual con-
cessions in the nature of a compromise, must
necessarily be unwelcome to‘ men of extreme
opinions. And though witliout such concess-
ions our Constitution could not have been form-
ed, and cannot bepcr-maneiitlo sustained, yet we
have seen them made the subject ofbiller con-
troversy in both sections of the Republic. Irre-
qrrircd many months ofdiscirssion and delibera-
tion to secure. the concurrence of a majority of
Congress in their favor. It would be strange if
they had bden received with immediate appro-
bation by people and States. prejudiced and
heated by the exciting C0nl1'l)V0l'SiL'S of their re-
presentatives. I believe these measures to have
been required by the circumstan_ce_s and condi- 0
tion of the country. I believcthey were no-
cessary to allay aspcritics and animosities that
were r-.ipidl_v alienating one section of the coun-
try from another, arid.destro_ving those li'ater'n:il
C
it
the Constitution. They were adopted in the
spirit of conciliation, and for the purpose of con-
ciliation. I believe that a great ‘iirajority ofoi.ir
follow-citizens sympathize in that spirit, and
that purpose, and in the main approve, and are C
prepared, in all respects, (0 sustain thcsc cn:ict-
merits. 1 cannot doubt that l.lre American peo-
ple, bound togctlrer by kindred blood and coni--
mon traditions, still cherish a paramount regard 1
for the Union of their futlicrs; and that lhcyare
ready to rebuke airy attempt to violate its integ-
rity, to disturb the C7m[)l‘()llllSCS on which it is
based, or to resist thelaws which have been cri-
actcd under its air‘ horily.
The series of incasurcs to which I have allud-
ed, are rcgarded by irzc as a settlement, in prin-
ciplc I1rl(l sulistairce—a final sctllcnicnt, of the
darrgcrous and exciting subjects which they em-
braced. Most of these subjects, iiulccrl, are bc- i
yond your reach, as the‘ legislation which (lis-
posed of them was, in its clraracter, final and
irrevocriblc. It may be presumed from the op-
position which they all eircounlcrt-d, that none
of those incasurcs were free fr-orir imperfections,
but in their mutual dependence and connection t
they formed a system of compromise, the most
concilizilory, and best lorllic cutirc courilry, that
could be oblainc(l‘4'rom conflicting‘ sectional in-
forests and opinions.
For this rcasori I recommend your adherence
to the atljiislrnciit establi.-lrcd by llicsc incrisurcs,
until time and experience shall (lC!l.’l()llSll'fllC the
necessity of further legislation to guard against
evasion or abuse.
"By that rdjusliuent,-ivc have been rescued from
the wide and boundless agitation that surround-
ed us, and lravc a firm, distinct, and legal ground
to rest upon. And the occasion, ltrust.\vill
justify me in exlroi-ting my couritrymeir to rally
upon and riraiutairi that ground as the host, if not
the only means, of i'cstoring peace and quiet lo
the couulr_v, and maintaining inviolute the integ-
rity of the Union.
And now, follow-citizens, I cannot bring this
cominuuicatloii to a close, without invoking you
to join me in humble and dcvout llianks to the
Great llulcr of Nations, for the multiplied bless-
irigs whicli lle has grat-iousl_v bcstowcil upon us
H-s lr.'irid,s0 often visible in oirr prcscrv:ili_ori-,
lias slziycil the pestilence, saved us from foreign
wars and (loirrcslic (li.-trirbirnccs, and Sv.".tlll(:l‘k:(l
plenty lhrorigliout the lurid Our liberties, ruli-
;.:ious and civil, have been liifillllnlllctl; the
fountains of knowledge have alldccn l\'t3[)l0pL’li_.
and means of liappincss widely spread and gen-
crally enjo_ved, greater than have fallen to the
lot of any other lrutiori. And wliilc deeply peri-
cti'al'cd with gratitude for llrc past, let us hope
that I-lis all-wise Pl‘0Vi(.lclicc will so guide our
counsels, as they sliall result in giving §ati.sfu('-
tion to our corrstiruciits, scouring the peace of
the counir_v, and adding new Sl.l'(':l‘l_'.§lll to the
United Govcriilncnt riiirlcr which we live.
MILL.-\llD FlLL.\lOllE.
Wasliingtorr, Doc. '3, 15:50.
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of the .=‘-.:*.*.:2‘i.-as-c" Hclciia.
.‘-.‘.»lcr-‘.:-aiiri_,
On her L‘-0_r,!a{.'c from J .r.mz..’)iirgh and -Sou!/2-.
(ai.*z,.*).’.'>Ii [9 .~“uTtrr.'_.' Yo)‘/r.
LOSS OF I‘-Ill‘-ills‘ LIVE-E‘, 3
By the arr‘i\'al of the spl_¢mjid ,,,,(.kej
ship DE:'»’0li.\l‘lll'(?, Capt. ‘,‘71..V-ey, We have
news of the loss at "sea IJE the mm Steam
5‘-‘!’e“’ Pl"0P9ll9l', l“l.e!ena Sloman, from
I‘It1llil)lll'g'll l_r_) _lL\:V.w 33");-]{,
She loud made two successful trips be-
l""een liainbnrgli and New York, and left
the former city on the 26th of October, on
her third voyage. Her cargo consisted of
about 150 tons of German and French
inerclrandise. l-ler passengers and crew
numbered 180 persons.
The fUll()\'-‘ll'i,l: are the particulars, which
we gather from the log of the Devonsliire:
“ Tliursd-.iy, Nov. 29th, lat. 42 13, lon.
61 30, at 9 30 A M. fell in with the pro-
peller Hcleria Slomun, P-aulson, from llam-
burg to New York, having signals of dis-
tress flying. The Devonshire ran down
to her, and hove under her lee, it blowing
hard at the time from N. W. when a boat
with a mate and two pas:-:eur_rers came
alongside-an'o‘ informed us that she had lost
her rudder and stern post, and wanted im-
mediate assistance, as she was leaking had-
ly, and all wished to ab-aridon her, and that
she had been in that condition for lliglit days
and could not get assistance. \Ve imme-
diately manned two boats in chargeof first
and third inates, and they, with three boats
belorigirig totl‘ies.oamer, coiiimenced trans-
porting pusserigers on board the Devon-
shire.
The third mate’s boat had madetwo trips
and had on board seven passengers on her
third, when she got stove alongside the
steamer, and the third male, three seamen
and five pusserigers were drowned; only
two passengers and one seaman were saved.
No other accirlent‘occurred,and by 6 P..\’l.
the crew and the rernaintlcr of the pos-
sengers were safe on board the Devonshire
when vre made sail and stood to the west-
ward. The steamer, when the captain left
her at 5 30 P. M. had about six feet of wa-
ter in her. The passengers only saved what
they had on them.
The following are the names ofthe crew
drowned :—Jolin Jolinson, 3d male, N. Y.
Geo.Rile_v, seamen, London ; John Has-
son, seaman, Londonderry ; Dan’l l\lc.Ar-
thur, Seaman, l\'lontreal_. Also, five
steerage passengers, from Gerinany.
The following are the particulars of the
disaster :
From her dcparturetill the 19th of Nov.
nothing occurred worthy of note. On the
evening of that day, the wind which had
been blowing fresh all day, increasrd to a
fearful gale. About II P. M. a heavy
cross sea struck her on the stern and lar-
board quiirrers, sweeping the poop, flood-
ing the cabins, and causing her to quiver
through her whole length.
The next morning, it was found that not
only was the ruddergone, but that it had
carried with it abouttwelve feet of the stem
of the outer or false stern-post, the lower
part of which being attached to the keel,
S
had,._in breaking‘ away, damaged that also,
causing a considerable leak.
Beside this, the end of the shaft, by
means of which the propeller was worked,
being made to rest on this stern-post, was,
by its giving way, deprived of its support,
aridwas considerably bent in an oblique d,'_
rectron, causing tbefans of the propeller to
C.
airs-r racked and stood for us.
within easy distance, a boat was lowered
with the second mate and four men, and
despatcbed with tvro of the English cabin
passengers, to go on board,report the steam-
er’s condition, and ask assistance.
appointed
cultivation is occupied as follows:
ton 239,229 acres : with grain, 430,894 acres
ln one year the State produced 66,942 bales
of cotton, 8,878,731 bushels of corn, l,2_29,- N. Y.,oftlie murder‘ of Nathan Alder, a
851 bushels of outs, $289,536 bushels of German pedler, has been sentenced to be
wlictil.
, y. . j , V
largingthe stalling box in the inner_.s_tern-
post, or that built in the ship, causing a
second leak. A '
It Was lW‘dlY l0 have been if-‘XPe0.l<3<l llml the of labor at the pumps,) a vessel was dis-
erned, distant about ten miles, \Vl]l(‘!_lll soon
As soon as
Arrival of the Arctic-
Tbe new steamer Arctic arrived at New
York, on 'l‘ucsday evening. She sailed from _
Live,-P00]: ,\io,,_ 20,1,’ WM, 51 passengers, allowed to be moored at their docks.
rnong whom was Mr. Clay and family, late
M i nister to Portugal.
The Asia arrived out on the 17th. Sales
fColion for three days 18,000 bales at id
advance.
The overland India Mail had arrived.
No political news of importance. Indian
sentiments which are the strongest supporters of C0,.” ,,,j,,,,,,ced Six Gems P8,. qu,,,.,e,. wily, a,
good demand.
Flax is
change in prices.
Vvilieat sales moderate..—-
L:1r,<_re sales of rldur, no
Provision mark:-t no
hange. Tea firm, and held at an advance.
.E‘Ngf(l.-7l(l. —'.l‘hc excircrnent created, by the
eccnt acls of the Pope continues, and meet-
ngs are being held every \VE('l{.
Lord Charles Russell, a brother of the
firm.“
preinicr, had a most cxliavagant denuncia-
ion oflhc papal aggressions.
The Arncrican lV'linisler at the late Lord
mayor's banquet, was the llienie of general
commendation.
The port of Hall has materially reduced
ts cllargcs with the View li. is said of getting
an American trade.
A government Commissioner has boon
to report as to removing the
l‘rans Atlanti": Mail station from Liverpool
0 the lVestc-in coast of lrcland. The. Liv-
erpool Cll‘tllllbC.l of Commerce are in arms
against it and endeavor to cause grr.-at facili-
ties to the American trade and shipping of
the port.
F/‘((,7I.CL’.—-Tile Preside-nl’s message was
generally well received except in a few
quai".crs
The proqosition of calling outforly thous-
and mcn wasvariously reccivcu.
On lllonday the funds closcd drill.
Gerizituig/,——Aspcct of ricws from here has
trg:iir'i cliaiigcd, and it is now believed war‘
will be avoided.
The Prussian troops are to occupy part of
Hesse Cassel. Gen. Radt-isky of Austria
has protested against war with Prussia.
I/lrfiu. (L/zrz’ C/ii-/L(L.—-No political news of
im po rta rice has occurred.
l‘i'il.t‘lllgl‘,l‘lt‘.(5 has rcacli,_Singapoi’c ofa victo-
ry by the Dutch over the Chinese in Sarn-
bas River‘.
Coriiriicrcial news from India China is very
sari.-f'actory.
From Spain, Portugal and other minor
nations of Europe there is nothing ofiuipor-
lance
.Lit.‘c'r])oo/, Nov. ‘.20.—The town is placard.
=.d with bill calling on the Catholics to oppose
the Proti-slants deinonslralions to be held ‘,0.
clay. A serious riot is anticipated, and grea,
excitement prevails.
'¢:0:‘.\’2.;ii.i«::-;s.
_ \V.isiir.\'oro.\', Dec. Srl.
Srn.a.tc.~ Messrs Dayton, Underwood and
Greene, u,ppearc-Ll to-day, and took their
souls.
Mr. l‘-'I21ngum offered arcsolulion, lhatin
0l'(l(.‘l' that the Senate be able to proceed with
legi;-lative business early, the Pr'csiderit pro
tem. be authorised to appoint all coriimitrecs.
Mi‘. Benton gave notice of several. bills,
granting land to lllissouri for purposes ofin-
tcrnirl improvcmciils and to construct a rail-
road arid common liigliimy frorii St Louis
to San Fraiicisco, rclinqriishing tolls i.n the
Louisville and Portland Canal, coding pub-
lic lands to rho Sralcs in which they lie, and
abolishing the salt tax. '
l\lr. Hale ofli-red a resolution calling for
a report ofihc Court l\'l2ll‘Slli1ll held atl’orts-
mouth, N. H. for the l.’l'iill of private soldiers.
Atljmir‘ned.
II0z1.vc.—-l\"lr'. Dunner of Pcnn., elected in
the place of M r. Ncs, deceased, was qualified
and took his seat.
Tlie number of nrcmbcrs were much in-
Cleaseil from _vcslerrl:iy by recent arrivals.
Mi‘. Varirlylce move"-rl that the l-loiisc pro-
cccd to the election of Chaplain. Before the
rcsriltwas announced, votes were changed
from other candidates and M r Cw‘ui'lcy,(Prcs-
byicrian) was re-elected, having received
ninety six, out one hundred and seventy-
fon r votes cast
Mciribers were ordered to be supplied with
ne\\'Sp;ipel‘S not cxccerling three dailies du-
ring the session. Adjourned.
D130. 4.—-Sc7zalc.—-—'I‘lie chair announced
the standing committees, they are similar to
those of the last session.
The Senate then proceeded to the election
of Chaplain, which resulted in the election of
C M. Bulllr-.1‘, Episcopalian.
On motion 10,000 extra copies of the
Prcsi<lcnt’s Message were ordered to be
printed. _- ,
Mr. Benton introduced his internal im-
provcmr-n‘. bill.
Mr. Cooper announced the death ofChes-
~ a
ter Buttlcr; the usual resolutions were
adopted, and the Senate adjourned.
.f‘f0l1..s‘e.—l.\'ll'. Chandler announced the
death of Chester Butler soon after which
the House adjourned.
DEC. 5 —Senatc.—Messrs. Butler and
.lefl'erson Davis appcarccl and took their
seats.
The Prcsio'ent’s Message was rcfered to an
lt'l}')pl‘0pl‘lalC committee; and it was also or-
dered that it and the accompanying docu-
mcnts be printed and bound in two volumes.
After some unimportant business, the Sen-
ate adjourned until i‘vloirday.
IIo*u.s'c.——On motion, Mr Robinsorfs reso-
lution was adopted appointing a select coin-
mittee to investigate and rt-port upon some
more effectual means ofcarrying into prompt
operation the Bounty Laird Bill.
The Speaker» was authorized to appoint a
landing coinmittee, after which the House
adjourned until Monday.
Pojiulatioii ofAr/can.sa.s.—'I‘he State cen-
sus of Arkansas has just been completed. It
makes the p()pUl:lliOil-—-Wlllle males, 82,217;
white females, 70,701 ; slavcs 45,242, free
colored persons, 636: toial, 198,706--zin in-
Tlielaiid in
with cor-
rcase of 101,222 since 1840.
incline inward towards the stern, thus en-
‘ arrived at New York on "Saturday forenloon,
'1‘hm'sday. llle ‘Q9llli (after eight days from Chagres, with,ma_ils from the Pacific.
‘as
_ ,A‘rriiv5lo"1
The’United States ‘mail steamer Georgia,
Two hundred and fifty passengers were
left at"I-lavana-to go to New Orleans by the
Ohio.
The Georgia brings one hundred thousand
dollars on freight, and it is reported there are
about a million in the hands of passengers.
The Georgia left Havana on the evening
ofthe 2d inst. at which time the Ohio had not
arrived. ,
Every thing was quiet on the island, and
Americans were periiiitted to go on shore at
Havana The American steamers were also
A better feeling was manifested prevalent,
and the Lopez expedition apparently forgot-
ten. ‘
At five o’clock justas the steamer Saga
more was casting off from Central wharf,
San Francisco, with a large number of pas-
sengers, bound for Stockton, her boiler burst
with a terrible explosion. Masses ofrimber
and human bodies were scatcrcd in every di-
rccrion. Many bodies were blown into the
water, from which they were recovered by
rhcnuiiierous boats wlllcll thronged about the
scene ofthe disaster. The boat was :1 com-
laken the dead and the dying, mutilated in ii
manner Sll()(.‘l{ll’i_1_T to to behold
The Pacific News, in an article prepared
for the slcarner, after"chronicling the ]‘l‘jOlC-
lugs at the celebration in honor of the admis-
sion of California into the Union, says:
Along wirh the news ofthe universal re-
joicings of the people that cannot but pro-
duce the liappicsr results, will go the melan-
choly intelligence oflhc blowing up of the
steamer Sag:rrnor'e. How great the destruc-
tion of life has been it is yet irnpossible to
determine, but probably not less than fifty,
and possibly more than that number. VVL».
give the names oflhe killed and wounded,
as enabled to procure th-:.-in, but their are no
doubt many whose bodies have bceri torn
limb from limband scattered over the boy,
who will never be i‘ccognizctl.
Ariotlicr fruitful cause f mental suffering
at lromc,will be the announcement that for the
first time the cholera has made its appr~-uriirie
in our niidsl, and is claiming here and there
a victim. At S in Illruricisco cily lllL‘._‘(ll.~(’tlSC
has raged with far‘ more Vlrili-llct.‘ than in any
0l.lll_‘l' portion of Cal.forni-a, the number of
deaths for the past vieclr, by cholera alonr:-,
l3(.'ll1gi1l')0l1l. filly. As yet, it has not raged
with any rirziligiiarrcy or violence in ourown
city. Kind most. of those cases which have oc-
curred have been among the lower and
most exposed classes. -
The llll,'ll'l,’SSlr)l'] has been very generally
concurred in by medical men tirat our cli-
mate and location were not favorable to the
(.‘Ol’lllnUtli'lCl‘. of the disease, and thus far thi_,-
bclirflius been sirsrairir-Ll b',' facts. \Vhilg
llle lll"l3“-‘l‘ ‘mil \V'aIl7‘.’cr‘ i*egioirs have bircn
lllllllllllly "l5i'~€ll-, we have in a great Incas-
urc e.-.c=.rp-'~'-L'l. \‘i’c lhink ll‘Ulll \\’t'.l‘l‘ill'ilS us in
suyirig with coiifitlcrrcc to fricrids in the
~‘?.'izrte.<, that llllfy may have little anxiety
about the fatality of this fearful scoriige in
San Fiaiicisco, nor indeed to any alarming
extent in other cities.
The city hospital of Dr. Smith on Clay
street, was destroyed by fire on the morniri«,5
of Nov 1. Lo.-_sub.iur :3-10,000. "r'hc sick,
1:30 in number, were rcniovcd in suft-ty.——
The dwelling of Mrs. lrcnc l\'lcCr‘r‘ud_v, ad-
joining, was likewise burned. Loss ‘5:3lO,ll(l0.
The total ariioiit of gold cleared at Sun
Fraricisco from Nov. I2, 1849, to Sept. 3:)
1850, was .31 7,832,877. Amount cleared in
October‘, 1850, $5,591,461.
Arrival of the Asia.
The Cunard stea mer Asia. Capt. Judkins,
arrived in New York Sunday morning about
10 o’clock Capt. J. left Liverpool on Satur-
day Nov. 23d.
The nr-ivs is ofnccessiry, limited.
- The Roman Catholics of Erigluntl are
preparing an udress to to the throne said to
have been written by Cardinal \Vi_-crnan,
assuring the Queen of iioalrcrable loyalty
and unshakcn fidelity. The following story
IS ciiir'r--rit :-
Thc Rev. Dr. Jeff declared at a meeting at
St. Clr--mcnt Danes, a few days ago, the
Que-cn was rho first to denounce the Pope’s
invzi.-ion of her aurliority. "' When she
heard ofit,” said the doctor, ‘PSIIC at once
sent for Sir George Grey the Home Sccrcla-»
ry," who on obeying hcr summons, found her
‘ill-tijt-.-sly walking up and down the drawing
room in a slate of great excitement. ‘ Sir
George Grey I am Queen of England; l
will not bear this.’ "
During the morning service at the Chapel
ofSr Barnabas, Pimlico, on Sunday, a large
crowd Collcctecl outside the edifice, booting
and yelling and rendering it necessary to
close the gates. A police, force having been
sent for, enabled the congregation to leave
unmolcsred. The mob amounted to about
1000 persons.
The Senate at I-lamburgh has declined
the invitation of Prussia to furnish its contin-
__<_{(’tll. of troops as -.1 party to the Gt-r'in.rn
Union.
, A council of war is held daily at Vienna,
at which the Emperor presides.
The King will open the Prussian Parlia-
ment in person.
DUBLIN, Nov 20.—For lhelast 2 days and
nights it has blown a furioiis gale from the
West and North West. in this citry and
vicinity no serious injury has been suffered.
The mails from England have le.-=n much
dc-laycd. At this moment the mail due at
six this rnorning has not arrived, and the
steamers from I-lolyhezid and Lgverpool (the
former due last night) have not Z1P._.)E‘ill'e(l in
Kingston harbor. The storm appears to
have raged with the greatest violence in
Limerick, where much damage was done to
plete wreck, and from the fragments were,
\
N0.RW;tLK GAZIETTE.
$.-
'rlUi.:si_)AY', Dec. in, 1850.
wHio's‘TAj1‘E TICKET.
roa GOVERNOR,
Lafayette S.‘Fo_ste-1', of C_il'Wich-I
FOR. LlEUT oovsauoa, _
Green Iicnslrick, of Waterbury.
FOR SECRETARY,
Roger IL liliils, of New Hartford.
lion TILEASURER,
Tliomas Clai-k, 0! Coventry.
1-‘or. CONTROLLER,
Selah Strong, of Milfoi-d.,
5.?‘ As the President’s message occupies a
ilrirge portion of to-day’s paper, we are unable
to give the remainder of “ Co.\'vl:iisA.\'o,” until
next week.
The P1‘csident7s Message.
The first annual message of President; Fill-
more seems to give genera! satisfaction, except
to the small band of northern and sontliern
agitators. its style is clear, its tone dignified,
and its recomrnendations such as tend to pro-
The
cliungcs proposed in the existing t:irili'. and the
reduction of letter postage ought to meet the
hearty appr'obali0n oflhe people, and we believe
llicy will.
Our foreign relations seem to be in it good
condition, with the exception of the Nicanrgiia.
difficulty, and that, the Presideirt informs us, is
now the subject of negotiation, and hopes are
eutcrlaincd lliat. it may be speedily. amicably,
mote the interests of the wlnle nation.
and lionorably scltlcd.
But the portion oftlie-message to which the
attention of the country is riiost earnestly di-
rected, in llrese lroublous times, is that which
Upon
this subject the President expresses himself
llc regards the corn-
rclutes to the various slavery questions.
fully and iiriqirestioirzrbly.
promise nicasures,as, in the main, wisc, patri-
otic, and C()llSt~‘lVtlllVP, and recomnrciitls to Cori-
grcss to let them alone, and attend to the propeir
To this r'ec0ninien.da-
\Ve- have-
l)LlSlli(*.f-‘S of the country.
tion, we licarrily respond, Amen!
enough, and rnoro than enough of blaster‘ and
cunt, and it is delightful to get. back once more
to the plain i'egioiis of cornmori sense.
Upon the whole, we believe the message will
commaiid the respect: of the couritry ; that it is
a jridicious, well-tiined document. and is calcu-
lated to avert, ratlicr than to increase the dith-
ctilties of the nation.
The city of New London. in city meet-
}riL;. has voted t ) the New Haven & New Lon-
don i'ailro:id, free of i-liai'gc., so mucli of the
land lieloiiging to the city, as may be useful or
riecossziry in the (:()liSll‘l,l(:llUll of the road, sta-
tion liorrse, and dock. The stock of the road
lrasall been lakeri, and the work will soon be
commenced.
lilzip of Norvsrz lit.
‘No learn that SLll'Vf‘_')‘S are now being made.
for publislring an extensive map of this town._
lfivcry puulic liuihlirigainrl private resir.lence will
be put down. togctlror with the situation of t.lre
ll:ll'l;Ol'. streets, railroad.-', &c. The agent has
shown ris a lizirirlsoiiie map of Bl'l(lg(‘.[)t)l'l., just:
publislied, which contains also engravings of
many of the dwellings and public edifices ofllie.
i-.iI_v. Persons wishirig to have their houses or
stores ‘shown up,’ can be tl(.'(‘.0mlll0(lille(l. by
zrddressiiig the publisher, Richard Clark, Phil-
adclphiu.
The Euplmiiiiiaiiis.
In conscqiieiice of the storm of Thursday
evening. the concert of this company was but
thinly attended. Although they are a new
band. their singing will cornparo favoralily with
that of others of far more pretensions and ex-
and repeat their performances in some of the
neigliboriiig towns—and will give anotli/er’con-
ccrt here in the course of three or foul‘ weeks.
..
Gazette, at the Town House, on Thursday
I7’? At ti piibiic rnecting, held, by call in the
celebralingthe ‘.200th anniversary of the settle-
r‘rient'of Norwalk—t.he following persons were
appointed a committee to fix the the time and-.
make all necessiiry arrangemer.t; for said cele-
bration ; viz:
llon. C. Bissell,
‘lev. I3. I'I:lll, D. D.,
Josiah ill. Carter,
George \V. Belts,
Cliaries lsaacs, Edward C. Bissell.
James Mallory, Fred. SJ. Lockwood.
By Bequest of Hon. C. Bissoll, Cliairman of‘
said corrimittee, the members thereof are invi-
Jonathan Camp, .Ir..
Stiles Curtis,
\Vm. S. Lockwood,
A. E. Bsiird.
ted to meet at his office, over James Mallory’s.
store, on Thursday of the present week, at 7
o'clock. ’ , -.
sistaut minister at. the Church ofthe Advent in.
charges of heresy, was commenced in the for-
mer city on Tuesday last before an Ecclesiasti-
cal Court. The charges were -not sustained,
and he was acquitted.
A party of Civil Engineers who have
lately been engaged in anexarnination of all the
passes and outlets of the Mississippi into the.
Gulf, report, as their opinion, that there is no.
doubt of'tlie practicability of closing, in :1 short:
the shipping in the Shannon, and the adja-
cent con my was greatly flooded.
The ‘Right llev. Dr. Kenedy, Roman
Catholic Bishop of Killaloe, died on Tues-
day at Parson’s Town, Kings County, after
a. protracted illness, in his 63 yeall.
§:§"'The Insane Hospital at Augusta, Me.
was destroyed by fire last Wednesday morn-
ing and it is supposed that 12 of the unfor-
tunate lunar}.-s perished in the flames.
The fire it is thought, took from a defec-
tive chimney. Some of the lunatics gave
the alarm as soon as the fire was discovered
but the keepers supposing their cries of fire
were nothing but their accustomed ravings,
gave no heed to them until they discovered
building to be filled with smoke.
fig: Albert Buhan, convicted at Auburn,
hung on the 24th January.
time, and at a comparatively small expense, :1
number of the passes, so as to throw_ the volume
of water into a few of the principal outlets.
deepening them, and affording greater facilities-
for carrying off the superabundaiice of water‘
at New Orleans. The. north-east passes are
gradually sliallowing, while the south—eastern
continues at a convenient depth for large ves-
sels, and will probably increase in depth. Some
definite information will be gained from these,
surveys concerning the changes" which have .
taken, and are continually taking place in the
outlets ofrhe Mississippi ; from which the ex-
tent and nature of future changes may- be
judged of.
5.? Jenny Lind has given five hundred dol-
lars’ to the widow of a man by the name of
Clark, of Calais, Me., who. was drowned in
savingsome Swedish seamen from the wreck
of their ship. ' - =
perience. 'I3hey have been ui'ged.to come lia_g.k"
evening. Nov. 21st, to make arrangements for-
$57?‘ The trial of Rev. 0. s. Pre.sc0..tt. late as-.
Boston, and formerly of New Haven, upon-
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