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in thp Nnrlli, wilh Tcxns ns a lest, nud
still llic incn nlio viilcil in Congrcs fcir
nnncxalinti should lic so iniioiiilnr.
'I'liiisc nien snw what ms enmitig, nml
tlie niotncnt of leaving tlicso linll, lliey
fled for a cily of rcfuge as if thc nvcn
gcr (i( btnod wns u llieir track, tind tlicy
nccr lialled till, pniiling nnd hrc.nhles!,
tlicy slcVml undcr tlio samcrsliellcr xvitti
Dix nnd ISilt'S.
One iiart nf thnt torritnrv wns scctncd
lo frcctloin liy llic tcrins ol niitirxnlinn.
In such Stalc or Stntes as shall be fnrm
1 cd otil nf said tcrrilory nnrlli of sald
' Missnuri coiiijiroinifc I'iiip, slavrry nr
' iiivoluiilary scrntudc (excopt fnr crimc!)
' sliall lic p'nhibilcd. " 'I'lnt dcclaralion
is pnsitive, liiicoiidiiionnl , dcpcndent
ncillicr (in tliu nssenl nf Texas, nor iho
pcnplo wlin sliall fnrm tliat Slalc. I
thcrc nny pnssiblc v ny of avoidintt llial
cotitrnct? Tho Ecullpiiinn finni Texas
Mr. Ilow'.inn scemed to haic iiiadc llic
tliscnvcry, Uu llio U'Jil .l.imi.iri licmadc
this ilcJaralioii :
' Tlio tno Govcrnmciits did not ttmlcilnkc lo
n1inlih sl.m-ry i.i nny nortionif Tcxns liy llic
rcsolulioni nf nntlcx.it ion. It wnsiin Instiiti
liun cxl ititi in thc whole cxtcnt or Tcxa, nml
must so cotitiniic to cxist. milcs nlml'blicil liv
llic Stnto itsclf, oiunlcs 'rcxnssliiill c-uiutut lo
1 lic furmition of n new Stntc cnthclv nnilli of
35 30' lf thcrc H unv iiottion of llic new
Slalc soulti nf tlint linc, Tcsni h:i n iie,ht lo
Insist npon ils roiitin uito llio Um-jn wit
slnvcrv : nnd cood fnith lo llic South icnuiri
thnt shc shotil.l insit upon thc ti'iins nf llic
conipau. Sir, Toxnsw'II stiind tip to llic Sonili.
on llic qucslion ol sotitlicrn rli-liH, ns onc nian
Sho will ncvcr conscnt, under llic prclcnic of
tctt'in hcruuuml.iovimt ncriijililsnsnroii h
crn Slalf, nnilcr llic ic.nIuiions of mincxation.
shall bu iinp iiiC'1, liv introiluiinj; wiihin licr
lunits tlio principlc of frcc-soil whcic sl.ncry is
guannmcu io ncr ny ino compact
It is now fi ltl.nl hnw 'IVxns will sland
up to the South. Will llic ijpiilleiiiaii
take sotuo prnpcr occasion lotcll us lnnv
slie will stand up In llic North i
Tliat it iu kecpiug with an iiilinialion
givcti in the Scnalc, liy Mr. I'Vnn:, jiisl
six days before, llint M-iSlalo wnuld rer
Lio foriiied ciiit of lliattcrrilnry thc "whole
of uhnsc irrrilnrinl ilninain will bo Iu
cnled north nf tlie linc of !')'. "
All which bcing intrrprctcd, iiicaiis tliis:
Wlicnevcr llnl parl nf Tcxns is lnrinrd
itito a Stmo, it will bc unilrd uilh a pnr
tioii of terntory sniuli of !10 5 aml
llial part south of lili !IJ' tlioui;Ii n:i.
ly a rnod in widlh will dclrrminc tlie
cliar iclor of llie wlnilp new SlHr, niak
inj it a slave Stalo. You liaie now nl
inost tbc cntirc Slale uf .Misaotiri ft.r
slavery, norlli of !50 1 !10'. You dcbign,
cniitrary tnan exprcsa cnnlr.icl, lo liavc
! - 3')' of Texas, nnrlli of lli.it linc, fnr
llic saint: iurpo?c. I iiiuv pul ii lo llic
gcnllcnian, if llnl ii not thc f,iir infer
CJice aml thc rcal mnanin of his lau
guage 1 Mr. Ilou m rose iii hisplacc
nmj asMitod. l'lie gcullciiian aieuts.
And I ask liimio shmv inc, in llic wholc
hlstory of ihisGovcrn ncnt, such an in
ktancB of a violated compact. Tiwas
toluularily in.ide tliat pledc , hcr own
llcprcscutalivc now boldly dcclarcs llnl
.shc iloci not uicaii to kccp it. Can ihat
gcntlotrnn, or any oihcr approving such
conduct, turu rouiid aml lalk aliout "iln
in juslicc and staudiu by coniprnui
iscs!" Thc gctnua of Tcxas U prnlific.
Thal wiis llic tnosl origiual thought of
ttns sc'jsn.ii, till it wa culip.'dl by llic
tjeiillcinan froin Miirjlaml, Mr. Mc-
Lini:, iu regard lo this District. Ile
sajs, '' if Coiigrcss s-hall aholifh slavery
iu thc I)i5lricl of Columbia, iMarylaiul
could resiimo hcr juritiliclinti otcr the
namc; hcr courls, hcr processes, aml hor
couslah'es, are all at cominand, nml cvru
licr inilitia. " Wc nai suppnsed ihat
Cougrcss had oxclusivc jurisdictuiii nvcr
this terntory ; hiil iuce.nsllial Marylnml
Ins rescrved rilits, wlncli uudcrlic all
hir cessions. This is certaiuly llic mosl
novcl to frecmcn llio inost instilting
doctriitc ofthc scseion. It assume:. ihat
wc nrc hcrc thc mcre warda aml tenanls-
al-will on thc ibiiuaiu of .Maryl.iml. If
wc do not lcjisl.ite according lo hcr
jiiilgmcnt, slic is ready lo fpring upnii us
with all hcr civil aml mililary poucr.
Pul yoursclf on ih it dnctriuc hcl'orc
llic pcople of ihis nalion, and ihcy will
lell )ou thatyou sland nu aslippery placc.
aml llic ihiugs tliat shall comc nu ynu
m:il;c hastc: tliu thc iuli ibilauts of this
District will h.ivc thcir clinicc bcl.vccu
llieir sl.ivnry and their capilal. IJ'it lcl
us return loTea. Thcrc aretwomics
iions to be scllleJ : has Tcxas a righllo
felll and if so, do we wish lo huy ? I huvc
examiupil uilh catc, aml I Irust uithcan
diir, all llic argumcnls nf llie ciiiiiicnt
Keircrontaiivi'i in thc past and prcsenl
Coiigrcss. I ailiuit thcir ability and ap
parcut hiucerily. 1 inuat conlcss, at
le.iit, sonie lingering doiibls as to thctitlc
nf Tcxas lo lands uliicli shc cl.iiuu as
agaiusl New Mcxico. Shc cautinthold
hy .tuy act of this Oovernincnt. l'lie
rcsnlulioiiH of auuexalioii wcre pascd
hefnrp. llic d ustilutinii of Texas was a
dopied, aud, couscrpictitly, ticfnrn lliose
nxpiudcd lunits werc authnrilalively
cUinicd. Wc s'lpposc; thosc rosiiliiliniis
adm t as a Stalc, ihat Tcxas uliicli was a
Mexican prnvince. I!y thcisc liiuits, us
laid d.i.vu hy Iluinboldl, I aui wilhugto
nbide. Shc claims according lo Dislur
ncll's uiap, hccause llnl m.ip as appcinl.
cd to tbc trcaty wilh Mcxico. It w.ii
acknoulcdgcd, bcforc a cnmtnilleo nl
Cnngress, by thc pubhsber nf tlnt uiap,
thal ibe 'I'cxan boiindarics werf. so nr
rangcd as to inakc it s.dcihle in a Texas
markcl. I do not wish to abidc such
authority. Tcxas cauunt holil by any
act of Mcxico. It is assertcd tlnt a
treaty was made willi Sauta Anu wbilc
he wrjs a prisoucr. Thc validily nf thal
treaty drpcnded nu thc afler ralificatinu
nl Mexico, which was nevrrgiven. 1 cx
as tnay bave beeu unjiistly trealcd in thc
trausaclinn, tiut tliat docs not inuko licr
trraly good. Hhc caiiuot expcct lo ndd
lo Us forco by (.hou'ing llial khc had becn
initwilted and cbcatcd by a i ackmml.
rdtjed rascal. TIib capitulaiinu nf Bex
ar, aud llis teslininny of a subaliern gcn
eral, Kilisola, aud thc Mexic ui Secretary
of War, arc good ctideuce to shnwlhat
thcre was a compuUnty considcralion
uitli Sauta Anna. Ile was cnmpclled lo
iito tliat ax a nieans nf cscipc Irom tlie
IiviU of his cwiquerors ; biit ll cy prove
nolbing as lo n couidcrafiin bemeeu
Texas and Mcxico. Suppnse Durgoyiie
ffiil proiniscd, on cnnsiderntion of get-
ting oiil nf llie clutclies ol (Jntcs, tliat
tlie St. I.iwrpuce should he the unund.i
ry belwcsu llie United Slales and the
Urilisb proviuces, klmulil vou expect tliat
prnnnse lo uu kepl I llis inasler wnulil
Inve tolll biiii llial hu was sent out lo
lijlit, not to sell icrriiorv or iellle boun
dwrirs. Mcxico, wilh Itinnan lernne.is,
declarrs thal she t-ent tic-r ireueral lo dc
leml, and not bctray tlie couutiy; llial
rIiii is unt bo'jud by hi Irealy, becatisc
slie .never gaye liun poivcr In ilallialkmu
nf busiiiess.
Tlm ereit timhtriiv of Mr Pulk l
hroiiL'lit In snticliuii llie fluim, I dii not
prupntc In lniliinre ll by lliu nulhoniy of
unoilidf t'reilueiu ncncviu!; cxacoy oie re.
crtc. Thcre nro iiu.ny lliings in which tlio blll Mason's firt inlroduccd nnd a
ilic opininn of Mr. Pulk woulil hntn yrrni! mundud in lliu Sonato will not ba prcsscd.
rnnfi'U'Mcu with me, some in which il uoul.l j Such aro ptcscnt indicntions. It can do no
bo finnl. 'I bis is not wieoi ihcm. Willi 1 good j it will bo only " ns llio cliafl' of tlio
llio elriclpel inleiffity, which I cliccrfully mounlaln, and as n rolling tbhig bcforo &
ncrord liim, hc luid n slrong lilns to parlinl i wbirlninil." If additionnl tecurity is iukcd
ilcrision. Texas niuilo liim l'rciiilcnt.nnil i
lic iinift liio I'ult bnuiiil by graliiudo to
hcr. Wlipn thaioiiiiiion wus first uxr.rcps-
ed, it was for cxtending llic tcrrilory of
llis own tountry ngnuisl n Inreign power.
Wben lic rciilli'nipil il, be had nslill sirniiL'
cr iiioi'uc. Il ivns llio ouly ilel'cncc fnr llic
Mcxican war. Tuke nwny il.nt, nnd ynu
lcnvc liim willinut npoloirj fnr onc ol llie
gtcalcsl iicts ofinjuslico initinilprn history.
Iu qiipnliniis nl'ilus klud Mr. I'olk ilocsuiit
cnrry llic uul tveitfbl of his own (jrcnt
nuiboriiy. ben n mnn hns iiindo n 'clcnr
nnd umiiipiiiiiiiiilile" mislnkc of fivo di--Sirp
inu! tio-lliird, in n iiorib-ivctlem
liounihiry, you miist not quntc liim on uie,
lo ilrcido point in snnllicrn gcoarnphy.
My dclilicrnlc convtotinn is, llinl n cood
liusiiipss-innn wnulil unt buv n fnrm nf
ninuiiMin or dtfcri Imid wilh no bei!cr litle
than Tcins cnn give lo ibal icrritory. lliu
it llie l il lo i? t,r""li f bc could hriug n
ijunriiiiti'C frnni thc Oiatnr of thc world,
liy fliolild wc wlfh In purchnso il 1 If it
is rcally berf , lct lipr Irrp ii : il' nol, wc dn
nnl wih lo liuy it. CVrlniuly wc piinnnl
tbiiik of dninir tn wilh tl.p iiuicitilmenl
whirh llic bonor.ilde iiu'mbcr Mr. Ilnw
aud has oflercd inlbU bdl. Tlint nnieiid
mciit prnposo tliat thc lnws pcrniito'ni;
sl.uery gh.ill pnntinue in fnrco in llial lcrri
lory, till ii idi.ill hu I'orilicd iuln n Slalc. We
liavi) hppn nlicii inld, llinl uo nro nnt cnll
pil to lcgi)l.itc for pfinhlishinL' ilavery, lint
wc liavii lipro onp rninnrkiiblo cxrepiim.
We nrc rnlled nnl nnly lo bny Iprrilury, bul
in l.ilin it undcr llic iiicuinlir.inrf of ti.ivc
biw. If nny nmn rnnienN lo vote lor llinl
purrhnfc uuder llioso enndiiimi, nnd hiis
not dnlt, orihiualif.ices f!ir toruilituonlp, he
liml bcller wi igli it wrll, whi'lhor thal vote
will nnt eign hi own pulilicnl denth wnr
rnnt. I cniinol lonk upnn llie cfl'irt nfTex
a iu nny nlhcr ligbt 'iinn n hludinf;, brnw
hi'nliiiir i'ntnp, In wrnnch llinl Irrritnry fro n
.i Hcnker nciulibiir. Ifne, by nny act,
ponscnttolh.it usurpuiinn, I Irust lli.it uo
slinll hnvc sulfii'.icnt clf.r(vpecl fnipvpr lo
kccp filcnre iihntil thc pnrtin'jn uf Pnland.
It is sni.l thal uiny n wcll lake ibe
IiiiiiI. for wc nre lialile for tlio ilcbis nf Trx
ue. hccauso wc havo l.diPn hcr coimncrri d
ri'vpiiuiis which wcrc plcdijcd for ihoiay
uipiit nf thosi: dcbts. Th.it in ny bo trnp,
bul di.l not Texaea rcc n rnisc tlint iimrl
iin.' ? Is shc not bniind in Imnnr tn do it ?
Wc iravo licr uionns enoimh &nd niore
ihan cnougli. This is sboun hy thc rcn
luiion. S.iid Plntc. whcn ndmitlcd itito llic Union.
sh.dl rclniii all llic iiulilic fiiniN, dcht. Inxcs,
nnd dncs of cvcry kinil, wlihli niiiy bcdnc nnd
ottini siiid rcniililic: nnd slinll also ictain nl!
thc v.irant nnd iitiitpprnprintcd Innris lyln
U'itldn its llliiils. ! lic nniilird tn tlio li.ltnL'iil
nf tlio dchts nnd habiliiics ol said llcpuliiic of I
'IV. D . .... :.t.. ..r i. t i . ..r. .n- 1
(linrpn said ilchls nnd linliililics to to dU
jinscd of 11s Miid Stnto in.ny dirccr; biit in ho
ei'rht arc sattl thbts tind litibiliti s lo Itfrauie a
itiiifc vponthr Govtmmtrtoflhe L'nittil SltU "
.L...3. Illlll ICIlUIUt'l Plllll iniius 11111:1 111
Oilicr new Statcs circ un tbcir lands lo
lliu Gcncral Goicrnnicnt nnd pay tliuirown
dobls. Texas doiivcs licr pornon of tbc
bonufit fiom thcsu. and rctuius nl! !iur own.
It w.is :isiimcd lh.it tbpy woulil morc than
pay licr ilebts ; slic li.nl tl.ocoiurol 01 Hir
leai'luc. I his was on conditioii Ihat in
so r.VKT " should licr debts nnd liabili-
tics bo a cbai"o 011 llio Goicrmnoiil of llie
Uniled Statcs. Wc wish to hold bcr !o tliat 1
contract. Tc.xns is rppoil"d ns baving onc 01 ner ineniucrs was piacnl on lliat comnnt
humtrctl mcl liyt, y fuur mUlions rf ncres of 'ce, H iniscd a broad laugb all ovcr llic Slatc
acaut and uiiappriipiialcd land. Onc ol
hcr honor.tblc mcuibers Mr. Knuftnau
thinks tli.it too lii"li nn estiiunlc. (iianl thal
it is io ; rediicc it as you pleac, Ibcic is slill
u birgu rctiiluo buyond thupaytnciit ol bcr
di'bt.
1 objcct to tlie payincnt of ihat dcbt on
acLoiiiit of its ch.irai.-tcr. It is bcr revolu
lionary dtbl. Wc Imo not M't paid our
oivn. 1 ic pauucnt ol Ihat will ho u stand'
iiil' iuvitatiou lo rcvolt m tbc provincPS of n
nciLdiliorinir Goi L'riiinciit. ur.lii" lhini tn
etil loo! I'.-oin llieir prcscnt lonncclion nnd i
ngnt thcir wav inlo tlus Union, nnil nll llicii
uxpi-nscs will'bc ni.id. Wliat oibcr rroo''
vill bc nskcd ib.in tbat wc bavc twitc paid
tho rovolutionary debt of T( x is ? I do not
proposu to ofl'cr any such premiiun on rcbcl
iion.
I bavc now called vour alten ion toall the
subjccts in this bdl. I bavc a I'cw monictits
lor n bricf nllusion to o:hcr subjccts dccnicil
iiropcr lor eciieral discu;ion. Addilional
hueurilr is dcniandcd for tho rccnpturc of
luiliic fclae., bocauiu nf alb'gcd injuMicc
aud bostility at llin Xortb. Allow nic logivc
jou onc causo nol yot uiiigncd, for tbc cx
istenre of tlint lccling. You mny be tlnr
llcd wbcn 1 lell you iwt dccidedly Ihat mcn
froin tbc Souih, iu atlcinuls to takc tbosc
wlm nre not tlacs, arc more rcoiisihlu lliau
au oincrs tur its eislencc liinJcrslaiiU, tliat
I do not ch.ii'20 ihis upon soulheru mcn as a
body. 1 bclicvc cei'V inan bcrc, and inne
lninc-liundrcdihs of your ronititucnts
woaU rcprobatu and punib it ns scvi'rcly as
any onc clso. btill, lliero urc mcn nlioteck
lo do it ; nnd tbcy bavu nrouscd tbat fccliug. !
somu havu douulcd whcllicr this is cicr at
tcmptC'l ; but does not ccry lawycr know
lh.it (Iu Mvl.litirT Ijtv n?l1 irrnw nnt r.f
cisu of this kitidV In 1791, tlm Goicrnor!
ol t enujylvauia ilcnianilcd of thofiovcrnor
of Vii'"inia llic surrendcr of thrcc mcn in-
dictcd in Pi.nniylviinia for kidnuppin a ne
gro, and earrving hun to Virsinia. Tbc de-
in nnl was rcfuscd, and the mal'.er was in
.'oulroery bciivecn ihoso Statcs nnd tbc
(lencral Gevcrnnicut till it w.n seitlud bi
llic passagu of llio prercnt law Fcbruary 12,
I 7aa (I'eterS llen , tol. 1C. n. SOI.) Sucli
cacs biitc olien occune.l. An ntlcn.pt of
iius Kinu n.u ijocn inaue nnce wc luic Uccn
in scssion. Il is reporlcd iu tbc ltaliimoro
Sun, I'ebruarv 9. I bclicc it happcncd
jiiit nt ibw liine wbcn nn honorablp. menibur
was gii iii us a scvere lceturc for tho cxitt-
encc of norlb'irn prejudice.
'Suai'.cioN op K'lliXAii'iso. Wm. 11
.'.imihiliu, ciiptalii nnd invucr of Iho schooncr .
licncr.il Jiicksnn, of Wiliiiintoii, Dchiwarc, i
w.is nroiijjni nciiirc llio Jlay. r. nt JVoilolk, on
Wcdiicsiiay, for liailija nitcmptcil to scll thrcc ,
rfico ne"roi'S, (01111111)111? Ihc crcwof his vcssd.
Ilo saiicu int muntti, ou nn n)slcr cxpcdiiit.n,
as ho nllcgoit, nnd nrrttcd nt Norfolk nn 'J'ucs-
ll IV. On llis nrrivnl In. rrnr..ntii1 In llit. t.rr
felioMjih.it thc iiupnlnr pnjuilicc llu ro unt ve
ry strong, nml thc lnws vcry stiict iiuidnst no j
Krocs fiom tlioKorth, and udviscd Ihcm to rc
in.iin on hoard. IIc thcn rnmo ul,ire and of
fcrcd to scll iliciii toscvcrul pcrsons at a grcat
ncrillcr. Iomc of llie ncr.umam.litd lowcni
on lioanl ihe scliooncr lo exnniiiie tlie negrocs,
miio, on iiiscovi'rini! llio ohjcct or tticlr vlsit,
prntcslcd loiully nguinst Iho right of ownership
on the p.iit of tho tnptain, dcclnrin; that ihcy
trcre'fica Kcnllomcn' Ironi l'hiladelnliin. Thcsc.
in connoctioii with sevcral olhcr upIcioiu cir.
(liinslanrcj, lcd lo thc arrestof Captaiu Lamh-
nni, uun was loiinany coininltlcu lor lurllicr
r x t ui in n t i, ,11."
Aw u reisoning inin, what do you cxjiect
will bu Ibe rcsult of such Htlcmpls V Sir, a
man nppcars in a northcrn cily or lown nnd
claiius as u lau one wbo is known tobc fiec.
Ilo mai , as in this cnsc, be foded in bis dc
ign J or he may succccd, and carry his vie
tiin to slavery. Iu citbur caso the tidings
will bo bornu on the wings of ibe wind ; tbc
libling will lell of it ; and 'lhc thundcr.
Ihat dccp and dreadlul orgnn-pipc, will bass
tho lrejai to thc world." Tbat negro inay
bc a worllilo.'s ercaturc, Ihc scourge of ibu
nocicty which he infcsts, but be is a ficfinan.
You may snatch a Girard, or Astor, or a
Lawrcncc fiom their hoarded wcalth, and it
will nol I'lcato moro exiilciucut than wbcn
ou bavuscizcd the lowest andmesnotliiro.
iing in tbo laud. llis vcry uiisiiy
'Will plcad liko angcls trmnpct-tongiicd agalnsl
Tho dccp dainnalion of bis takiny ujj,"
Tho next month or tho next year, anotb.
cr man nppcars iu pursuit nf a ri fugilivc.
Wbo willshow tho (listinclion bctwccn tliu
second and first i Thc pcoplo will ask for
northcrn security, a Irinl by jury. The pio
ii.lon of tho Conslilution nnd tho laws stand
now ns Ihey were mado bv ourfathcrs. We
lune nevcr asked for lln ir rcpcai, I lius'i
for thc cxccuuon ol tliat clauso, no miist n-
stsl on scctiiitr for llio c.xociilioii of onc otli
cr, tli.it ''tlio cilizcns of cncb Stntc slinll bc
t'litillMil to nll tlio privileKcs nnd iiiiinuiiilics
of tbc soveral Slatcs." (Ait. 4, scc. 2.)
Wbcn you Iinnl up old Ironsidcs nnd cnrcen
licr foreorkinp, you must not npply all llio
labor on ohc nido of ber kcel.
1 cannot si'o wliy thuic iliould bo fllc.li
pcrpitual tbrcais of dissnlution orcr tliat
suhjcit, nor ovcr nny subjvL't. I bnve no
Iiowcr in iny loininis-ion for nny such work.
prcsuinc it is ro with ollicrs. Congrcss
was in scssion wlicn thc Constittition and
Union wcro'fonncd, but tbc pcoplo did not
Irust Cousrcss willi tlint work, Ibcv sclectcd
nnothcr body of mcn fur tlio busincss. If
tlio icoplc wish tlus (lovprnmont dissolvcd,
llicy will clect llieir own ngcnts lo cxcculo
llieir pnrposc. If wc do not redecm our
ch.ir.iiti r, I diitibt wbclbcr wc eb.ill h.ivc the
nppointmcnl. Ihosc thrcnts of ilis.-oluiioa
hac lost thcir moial powcr bv inccssant rt i
! .i.:. i
uiiiiuii luriinri) uiiis. nvi nnii: nnl
rescrvcd for cicat occnsioiis, but bavc
brouylit into suricc in cvcry little scclfonal
skiruuh.
i ri'joicc Ihat llic lrec tjlntcs hac hcvcr
madc such llireats. Tlicy havo had provo
cation through tbc nction of tlio Gorcrn
mciit ngainst thrir own wijlics. Tbcy had
it in tliu inccssant aml wasting ebangcs of
thc tarilflaws. Tlicy had it in llie euib.ir
go which protcd a pamltsis of ibcir wholo
loinniercial intercsts. Thc wiccks of tlint
disastrous mcasurc arc flo.ititig ovcr New
Knchind, scttling down in pnupcr bouses, op
tbcir way lo paupcr sr.nes. Tbc cbanyps
iignint llio withrs of tlie Xolth li.nc sunk
wclbuigb enoiih moncy to buy all tbc nc
groes south of lliu lino. Wc bnc porpotu
nlly tieldud, and slill benr llic iticcssanl cry
of dusoliitioii. Thc tium niay cotno wlicn
outworn paliencc will say, Wc bac beard
Ihat long I'liongh, Heie np! I o brothcrs
tlio Sianipse twins bcld togclbcr by n bond
of llcsli. Xo liunian s.igacily can' forctcll
thc rcult of scpaintion. It 'mny bo pros
pcrity, or it inay be insiant (leuth. Tlieon'
fy security is iu niainl.iining llic union wbieli
Proidcncu luis oidnineil. In ordcr lo do
this, thero inusl bc brothcrlr kindncss and
I'bnriiy ! but llic onc is perp'ctually llircaton
ing to sundcr thc buiiil il" bis own b"bests
nrc nol ubcycd. Thc tinv inay cotno wlicn
sclf-rcspect will compcl Ibe t.'i'untcd brolber
to say, I bavc ncer llircnlcni'd you. 1 wish
to liic in union nnd barmony. 1 havcncver
gien you jujt iirovocation, and bavc no do
sign lo do it. Jf you urc detcrmiiied on dis
folnlion, takc thc responsibiliiy nnd bidc
jourliine. Takc tbc responsibiliiy ofthc
uct nnd tho consequcnecs of tliat nct, and do
it wbcn you will, to-morrow or toxlay, for if
this is brnvndo, 1 bao liiuleiiougb jif Ibrcat
unins, I b,ic bnd tno niiicb.
I hatc bciird, willi regrcl, tbc wnilikc
languagc inlroiluced into tlicso dobatcs.
Wilh enlirc rcspcel lo otbcrs, I must say,
thal ubclhcr uiuiiiig lioin the Xorlh or
South, thi sepnis out of phiee, and out of
tusle, for Ihofico ilijcu-siolis of a frcc nml
peaci I'ul I!e ubl'e
If llic Ui'iicral Go(crnnicnt sball mnke
iIi'in.iniK uj.on my pcoplu for nny constitu
lional purpo'c, llioe drnfls will be froniptly
bonorcd. Iiut ns a Statc. Vermont niakc's
no piep.ir.ilion for war. Snords nre benten
into plougblians. Agikultural fuirshato
laken tlie placc ot uulilurr mustcrs. bhe
dnbanded evcn ber imlilia. Wlicn onc
in-iiii.1 .ii un: v.iii-hm: oi uie nicmucr or
of our cxci'llent Spenkcr, I haiuiiot been
ablc exiicily to dcterniin". During this cx
citing scs.-ion leading niinds thcrc bau bccn
lioldnig a pcacc lonvciition. Thisis in strong
contrast (and I nni not ush.injcd of il) witb
nnolher Slatc, (South Carobna.) wbcrn it is
proposed lo raUc fifly tbouand (lollars lo
purchaso arms nnd ainmunition ; or ttill nn
otbor, (.Missistippi,) wIuto two bundrcd
lliousand dollars werc lo be sel npart to uiect
a coniiii!; cinersencr. II the li"blnin'' should
announec to thc l.eglnlurc cf crniontlbat
uissoiw:u, wnai woulil tlicy
do? Would Ihcy rcso'.ve ibenisclvcs into a
' lllilillirv POlllinunflv nnil PYnpml (linir innnov
for aruis nnd nininunition ? No j not jhuT
dollar. Tbcy would uot buy n niuskf, or
llinl, or pcrcinsion cap. Tbcy do nol talk
or tlnnk of Cgbting ; and for Ibe plain rea
son, tbat if tliey must figbt, ' Orecn Moun
Inin Uoys" ran ilo llial cxlcmporc, as tbcy
did at Ticondcroga, and liciininglon, and
Saiatoga, and I'latlsburgb.
In ibe prescnt Congres, Vermont has
bccn told lo ' kccp bcr pctitions at liomc,
iu sho did bcr soldicrs in tbc war of 1812."
II il had becn quite as convcuicnt to raise a
fact instend of ii snccr, it in'gbt bao becn
ftaled Ihat, accouling lo population, Yer
niant had morc mcn engsgcd in tliat war
than any ollicr Slatu iu llic Union. It was
in my o(vn distiict thal lolnntccrs wcro tud
dcnly sumflioned to tbc dcfencc of their
coainry. Wbcn Provosi.wiiboiirrfnliou
tnml mcn, cainc ilown upon a little band of
fourtecu hundred. it u liissunnosedilesi-n
lo pass into Vermont. Al ibe eloso of d.iy,
louners roue out lo rouse llic pcotila alon
llio wcstern declivitv of tbc mouniains. and
tbcy tboutcd as tbcv rode, Thc cncni) nro
cro;sing llie lake. Tlie ccbo of tbat rally.
iii"-cry bnd bardlv died on tbc hills bcforo
lalbcrs nnd rons, riscn and robcd for war,
l kncss of XeC '.'.r Sui .. TT, ll
il... , .. . .1 a . i 1 .
"t1 ."f,',".""-r., n,?i-10t rUCUVnt
..... . ...i. , u niui "'' "lU'.v nc -
iwic inu iuiputuuus, inuugu unuiscipuni'u, va
lorof frcenicu. Fiom wbaioverquartcronr
invauers inay comc. I Irust ihc Imtoryot tlio
past is a inirroror tbu I'uture.
It has bccn alo asfcrlcd in tbis Congrcss,
nnd a New Kngland parcr has bcen
quoicd lo proo il, ihat wc did notduli hou
or lliu fallcn hero of Cbcpultepec ; but wliat
aic thc InctsV Wlicn Ibu rcniains of Ran
soni wcru brougbt bomc, the adjulant gen
ernl and one ol hr ablcst clcriivmcu wnre
called lo nrououncc n rcrmon nnd uulocrr o-
er l.is rcuiains. An inimcnse concours'o of
pcoplo l.iul hun in Iho graio wilh filliii"
bonors. 'I bc Lcgislaluro rccorded ibcir hi"b
sciiso of his worth , tbcy procurcd an clcgaiit
sword, nud iu joinl Ahsciubly prcscr.tcd it to
his y oung t-on iu ihc namc of his Slatc. Ilcnr
in niiud, tbis was done by tho tamt I,erisla
ture wbicb declarcd tbo Mcnicun'war bcgun
nd carried on without constitutional author
ily n war needlcss, lnwless, aud gracclcn
a scbcnie " born in fraud and baplized in
blood.''
I wish 1 could indulee in the confideiit
I
rn i
I
hope of nlhers, that, wlicn pcndingi.ucslions whic, proslratcs tho nreat producing lutcr
nro sottled. sectional aKilation will cease. ' C98 of '(1,0 rountry. wc,tl10 farmcis, mcclian
Iherearo indicilions of a dillerent intcn-l Jc, , manulacturcrs.laborcrs and citizcns, with-tion-it
may be Ihat ofafow. Cuban bools oui dUlinction of party, pray vour Honora
soliberallylaid upon ourUblcs, Iho nrinling'Uo nody to alter and a'nend the revenue
or Alcxican niips.lbc asniralions like thosc ' iu r nni- : ...i. .. ..,.. . .i.i.
just uttorcd-for n ocean-bound republic,
may be csteemcu; ligl.t tbin-rs j but the hglil -
cst tbings lloaling on tbo wind or wave aro
tbc surcsl index of tbo courso of the currcnt;
anu inose niiiigs aro signs to me signiticaiit
of an ultcrior design. I migbt bat o (her
ished a uon of quiet if thc new State had
been promplly adnilllcd.ai the ought to have
bcen ; but wbcrc iball 1 now lound n hope,
Ibal when Utah and New Mexico shall prc
scnt theuiseliei wilh constilulions of tbcir
own crratiou, tbcy shall nol mecl the tame
measuro ol actual and threatencd resistanco
ihat is now npplicd to California ?
A strange Ucmand is mado that Ihe North
should reslrain the utleranceof her peculiar
scntimcnts. How does any propotc'that thii
shall be done ? It could not be done undcr
Iho inuzzlcd press and Ihe prying cipionage
and Ibe gieaming baioneli or an Kuropcan
desaitiyu, ll could not be dono bere in
anylbing clso. Willit Ihe luddcn Iraniilion
of mcn and Iransmission of intclligcnce, try
lo ronfino local doctrines lo a given locality ;
ordain thnt tho princlples of tho "Novum
Organum " or tbo " Principia " shall not pass
or rcpass Mason and Dixon's linc ; ibat a
kriowlcdge of geologv or thcology, of ihys
ics or inctnphiso shall not leap I'rnm hank lo
hank of thc Ohio that lcgal lore or lcgal
ipiibblcs sball not swlm tho Mittissippi ; tbat
scctional notions of incdic.il scicncc or mcd
ical quackcry shall instinclivcly stick on
30 30', could you cxccutc such an ordb
iuincc ? How, thcn, do you oxpcct to hcm
in by Slalc lines tbc bcaving wavcs of pop
ular opinion on human rigbts and liuinnn
frccdom '
I wish we migbt duly npnrccinlo tbc posi
tion in which we nrc plncetl. Wc nro slnnd
ing bctwccn gcncralions of glory passednnd
nges of glory or sbama yct to comc. From
fnr d'mlnnt points of n prcat Hcpublic we
havo mct lo consult for hcr wolfaro , for tlio
first limc llic loices of tbc Athmtic nnd l'n
cific bnve mct and niinglcd in ono national
counsul. Thus placcd, we sboubi trnmplo in
tbc dusl, ns bcncntb our nini, nll cllbits for
nicrc tinrty or scclionnl triiinmli, nnd leois-
lalc for thc cxlrndcd nnd cnduring iolcrcsts
ol n grcat nml Ireo pcople.
Middlebury, May 28, 1850,
Whig' Stato Convention,
Tbo Whigs of Vermont arc rcqucsled to
incct in Stalo Coniention nt MoxTrKLlF.it,
ox Wr.PNKSiur, Tliu 17th of July next,
nt 10 u'clock, A. M., for tho pnrposc of nora
innting a Slatc lickct, nnd niaking othcr
suilnblc prcparnlions for Ibccomir.g clcction.
Iu viuw of llio iniportnncu of this clcction,
bcing tbc first undor our new Constitulion, a
full rcprcscntotion from cvcry section ofthc
Slalc, is carncstly invilcd.
It is boped tliat all tho mcmbors of tbc
County Conimiltccs will bu prccnt,as it
will nirord tbcm nn opportunity of confer
ring logctbcr, to ndopt suitablc incasurcs
cnlculnted to cotilinuo thc harmony andsuc
ccss of tbc narly.
A. 1'. JYiM AX
JUS I'IN S MUHUILL,
UAMIKI. II.OXION',
POItTUS UAXTKU,
Whij Stale
Comwillee.
OUIIJSMl'Pir; J
i)lJr2l9t, 1800.
Whig County Convention,
The Whigs of tbc County of Addison nre
icqiiestcd lo tncct in Convention, at Middle
bury, on Tliursday, tbc 13th day of Junc
licxt, at 10 o'elock in tbc forcnoon, for tbc
purpnsc of nominuting candidatcs for llic
following odiccrs, viz : Two Couuiy Senn
tors, two Judgcs County Courl, Sheriff,
Iligb Uailiff, Stntc's Atlorncy, nnd a Judge
of Prnbatc for each of thc Probatu Uistricts
in said Countv.
'I'bo Commiltcc bec lcac lo su:gcst thc
ncccssily of a full l)clci;ntion, as it must be
conecdcd Ihat tho action ol the Countv Con
vention undcr tbc amcndcd Consii tulion will
be bighly imporlant.
As llic clcction of the nbove oincers is
now rcfcrrcd directlv lothc popularsuirrnc,
somc equitaUo plau should bo adopttd, in
miiKing llic noniinatious, wiicrcuy llnl cnlue
County sliall bavc a just expression tmd in
llucncc. The Commillcp suggcsl as fair and cquit
ablc, tbc piim ndoplcd in Kutlniid County,
viz: Tbi nuniber of DulegnUs to bo onc
from pacb town, nnd onc dolegale for pach
fifly Whig volcs, and one for every fractinn
over twenty'fivu whig otcs given iu each
town for Governor iu thc car 1849, which
will ghe to the town of Addison 3, Itridport
4, Bii.tol 3, Cornwall, 3, Fcrrisbuigb 4, Go
shen 2, Granville 2, Hancock 2, Leicester 3,
Lincoln 2, Middlebury 7, .Monkton 2, Xcw
llacn4, Orwell S, 'Pauion 2, Ripton 3,
Salisbury 3, Shoreham 5, Starksboro 4,
Vergennes 4, Waltham 2, Weybridge 2,
and Whiting 2 : Ihat e.ich town nppoint
the numbcr of delcgalcs lo wbtch it is cnti
llcd, nt a public mccting called by tbo Town
Conimittco for that purpnsc.
Thc Commiltcc ibink it dcsirablc thal thc
Convention tltould asscinblc prepared lo nct
upon this plau, Icuing llio expcdicnoy of ils
adoption or rejcclion to the dclermination of
tbc Concnliou wbcn assciublod.
D. S. CIIL'ItCII. )
F. K WOODllIUDGE, V County Com.
joiix pnoin-
ftlay-STrfSfd.
Managers' Meeting.
An adjourned mcclins of the Board
of Manaokiis of tbc Addison County Ag
ricultur.il Socicty will be bcld nt tho Court
Ilouse, on WcdllCiday, thc 12th day of June
next.
JOS. II. BAltKETT, Stc.
Middlebury, May 28, 1850.
Revision of the Tariff.
A eircuhir nddrcssed to the fricnds of a
Tariir for Prolcction and of highcrand spc
cific duties nn nrticlrs iu wbicb thcre is for
cijn conipclilion, has bccn put in ourliindf.
It is signcd by ccrtain Scnators aud Iteprc
scntatitcs in Congicss faioiablc lo a modifi
cation of thc prcscnt TnrifT, who promise
thcir bcst endcavors to secure tho succcss of
such a movcmcnt, i-hould tbo voico ol thc
pcople deinand i!. They say :
" lf ynu, nnd your fcllow cilizens wbo are
"suffcring under llic paralyzing influcnce
" of the prcscnt rcvcnuu rystem, will arisc
anu uciii.mil llio liiiiliest lcitimatn action of
'.I " K0vcrn,ncn.s. legUa.ion.for ihc greatos.
Rooo oi uie KOcrm'(l, witn iiatl tne zca
'""d resolulion displaiHlby our South-
.icrn uru,ljrcn jn Jdencc 0. ,l,eir
crn bruturon in ili'lnnni! n llinir l.v
" cal inslitulions, tbis very Consress will not
ii H.i:n..Kn ...:.!... .n.i:i..i.. .i. . i .. t
adjourn without niodifyins Ibu laws in such
u manncr as to rcstnre us our own markcts,
"and wi'h them tho universal prosperity of
" American industry."
Tbcy also prcscnt a forni ol a pctition on
ihis subjcct, which we subjoin :
5fii llie Ilonorahle the Senate and Ilouse of
llrprtttntatico in Comjrest assembled:
Your pctitioncra, citizcns cf ihe United
Slales, and inhabitants of , State
of , would rcsnectfully rcprescnt
tbat by tbc most scvcre as wcll as most truc
of all lcssons, tlikt of expcricncc, thuy bavu
fouiid tbo opcrntiou of tho rcvcnue law
passcd in 184G, most dUastrous to thcir in
dustrinl pursuils. The yttcm of laying a
uiiiform uuty according lo tho invoico or
firico of an nrtielc in llie foreign country,
las protcd fatal to ull thosc pursuils in tbis
country, in wbicb labor constilutcstbo msjor
cost ot Ihe product. llcliuving that the
rA.d c . i. t T:,,i ....... i.i .....
r. . i.,..,i .:,i . .. .,...
I U9 10 ur,uc our vocations wilh no olher ob-
' ,taclca lU,,n ., vicissiltuslcss nf domcstic trado.
bcalihful compelilion,and the bazards of tho
scasons. Your pclitioners bclicvc tbat no
uijury or nyuiticc can arisn Irom tbo aJop.
tion of specifiu dulies upou all Ihoso arli
clcs whirh come in competilion wilh Ameri-
ean producis, of an amount, cqual at lcast to
thc ad vnlorem dulies which would bave bccn
collcclcd undcr tho prcscnt law if foreign
maniifnelures were at the samo prices wbicb
prevailcd wbcn that law was passed. Wc
tbercfuro pray your Honorable llody so lo
amcnd iho ratanuo law ol 1810, that the
matcrial prosperity of the country and the
dijni'y of labor may bc prcicrvcd aud pcr-
pciunteu.
The exigencios of the prcscnt tiuic, and
llie prospects for the future, Ihroughout New
Kngland, should tho prcscnt Tariff be con-
tinued unchangcd. certaiuly demand nf Ibe
penple of this County and State immediate
and energctic aclion. Our cilizens mus'.
spcaV out hcir wisbcs on this subject, and
make Ihcm btaid and fclt at Washington.
Lct ui have n decided movcmcnt of all
clasics and psrlici in favor of revision and
csscntial modification of our rcvcnue laws,
ns to tbc ncccssily of which, in order to
anything like gcncral prosperity, we llnnk
tbcro cnn bo vcry little dilfcrcnco of opin
ion among llio citlzcns (of wbntevcr parly)
of this Stalc.
Tbcprnposcd ncllon thc circulatlon of
pctilioni for signatures can be undcrlskcn
nt oncc, in every town in this county. Wc
trust it will bodone andto tborougbly dono
tbat our llcprcscntativos in Congrcss can
hvc no sbadnw of doubt as to tbo opiniona,
at lcosl, of tho grcat body of tbo pcople of
KRMONT.
Plank Koads.
We havc given little nltcntion to tbis spc
cics of public improvcmcnts, under nn iin
prcssioti lliat it could not be introductd, lo
advanlagc, in most parts of our State. Ex
ccpiions thero ccrtninly arc nnd among
llietc, aro tbo jiVc thorougblarcs botwecn
the lunibcr and marblo regions of Wcstern
Vermont and the sevcral Railway Stations.
rbo fleneml inlroduction of Plank roads, we
till Ibink lo bo undcsirablo and inipractica-
blc. Our opiuion,bowecr, may havc bccn
too baslily formcd.
Wc subjoin an intcrcsling lellcr, wbicb
wo find in tbo if. J'. Cnurier and ICnquircr,
cnntaining intcrestinj statcmcnls of facts ro-
spccling the inlroduction and ctTect of Plank
roads in Ohio, from one of thc lending cili
zcns of Clctcland. It indicntcsthst, in ibat
rcgion, tho enierpriso has becn bighly suc
ccssful. Clkvelami, April 20th, 1850.
My Dkaii Sir In rcply to ihc questions
you nsked nie. concerniiig ihc efl'ect wbicb
llie 1'lank lloads, leading into Clcvcland,
bac on the lands ibrough which Ihuy pass,
and on llio propcrty, gcncrnlly, in tlus City
and Stntc, I will slatc, tbat, owing to tlm
fact ihat our roads werc only commenccd last
suininor, and hae nol yct penctratcd into
un; imcriur um n snuri uniancc, uieir Cllecl
is but very iniperlecti Ueclopedj but ibe
cbanco alrendy produccd on the lines of tbc
load, ovcn beyond tbf tioint lo which Ihev
nrc nt prcsenl finijhcd, is rcnlly wonderful.
Propcrty rcadlly cbnngc! bands , pcople havn
onunnccdtobuild iu anticipationof the pro
orcss of tbo lload, and I know of land in
laigc trncts, though tbo country was com
paraihvly new, rcadily bringing double
wbat it was sobl for six montbs prciiouito
Ibe loealiou of tbo Plank Itoad upon tbo
county road alrendy runnirg near the prcin
isos. I consider tbo nyerago incrcaso in pricc of
land adjoining thc ltoad (and owing to tbat
improemcnt only) nt nbout 30 pcr pcnt..
wbcn the coinmon pricu rnngcs from S7 lo
S20 pcr ncrc.
You will alio agrco with rac, I think, in
thc opinion tbat our ibrce plank roads bavc
excitcd n sliong inlluenec towards produo
ing ihe large incicase in the aluc of rcal
eslalc, whiih hns Isken placc duiing Ihc past
ycar Ihroughout our cily. Still, tbo advan
uiKCS gaincd by tbo "country, wbicb. by
nicans of plank roads, is cnabled, nt all
limcs, and in nll wcathcr, toscnd ilsproducc
to markct at less than one balf thc usual cx
pense oi cr mud ronds nnd slccp hills, is com
parnlitvly greater than to hirc.0 towns.
It was dillicult heic at first, as it is almost
otcrrwlicro, to induco tboso in'crcstcd to
suhsciibo libcrally (or evcn at all) loforward
tbat class of improvcmcnts; for thrcc orfour
jcars, notbing could bc donc : onc said llic
roads would not pay intcrcst; anolhcr Ihat
tbcy would sbortly rot out, &c., &c. These
objcciions hine now nll vanishcd, and the
sulwcription list of nny fcnsiblc plank road
company is immcdiately filled up. It is n
fact. ihey aio by fnr Ihe bcst paying stocks
wu bavc. Thcso ri'marks are lounded upon
nn cxpericnco of about ono ycar, in tbis ro
gion. West of u, in lluron County, wbore
tbc inbabiianls havc coraplctcd nioro lines,
and lued ihcm somc toycars, I lcarn that
tbc eflect is Ihe same on propcrty, and the
S(ocks pay from 18 to 25 por ccnt. in casb,
cfnr.
Witbin the past ycar. tbo dcsirc for plank
roads has icreascd in tbis Slnto to such a de
grce '.bat llie tables of llic Ohio Lcgislature
werc lilcrally loadcd with applications for
nsw chartcr. About forty-nine bills werc
pased making some scvcnty or cighty in
ihe State. Next wiutcr, a gcncral law will
undoubtcdly bc passcd, under tbc provisions
of nhich all companics cnn nrganizc.
Thc usual rate of lolls in this State, so far
as 1 can lcarn, is nbout two ccnti pcr mi!o
for two borfo loadcd vchicles or pleasure
carnages, anu ono ccnt pcr milc tor unloau
.. r
iwu"
eu two tiorsc
horse
i r, n .7, . 0 cc;. i
miC Plank roadsU dc.tine,. lo. be-1
pcr
come the most popular improYcmcnls of thc
uy. itli rospcci.
Y'ours. &e.
Reports on the Qalphin Claim.
We have alrcady given a bricf history of i
Ihis claim hence wo necd
nnl rotipnt llin
noi rcpcai uie
facts slatcd by tbo Galpbin Comiiiilteo in i&ineJi flnJ jj ,ha, ,, ,mJ ;v.r,pokl.n
llieir sevcral reports. Nor havo we room for in lavor of comprnmise. He denicd, a
Ibeircxtended lensoningon thesubject. Tho ' mong olhcr points, lliat he had proposed a
i: T-....I... scheine of comnromise, after liavinir de-
s-on, Jackson, and Mann, of Pennsylv.nia,
w - ' J ' .
au lAcaa ngrccu to tho lonowing icsolu-
tions: 1
'""'l. Tka' tbc claim of tbo rcp-
rcfcntatitcs of Gcorjc Galpbin was not
just deniand against tho Umtcd Slatcs.
2il, Jiesolced, l hat the act or Uongrcss
madc it tho duly of thc Sccretary of the
i ivuaurr iu pay inu iir iicipai ui sniu c aiui,
and it w... thrcforc naid'' in conformltv
v . :i - i -r "t.i
aml
will, law " .r.d ' nri-i-n lpnl "
wilh law " and " prccedent
3d, liesolred, That the art aforcssid did
not authorize ibe Secrctary of Ihe Trcasury
lo pay intrrcst on said claim, nnd ils pay
mcnt was not " in conformity witb law " or
" prccedent."
The minoiity Mcssrs. Ureck, Conrad, J.
G. King, and Grinncll, Whigs in a wcll
written rcport, arrivo at Ihe following con-
clusions:
lst. That Ibe claim was just, and that the
Governmcnt was under an equitable obliga
tion to pay it.
2d. 'I bat Ibe interst, as wcll as Ibe prin
cipal, haio bccn paid iu cooformity to law
anu prcccusnt,
Separate rcporls wero also mado by Mcssrs.
Disney, Fcalhcrston, and J. Mann, (recoui
mending a law probibiting aLy mcmbet of
the Cabinct from dociding on any claim or
demand against the Governmcnt in wbicb
any othcr mcmbar ef Ihc same Cabinet is
icterestcd,) and by Mcssrs. Bert and Jack
son, apccially arguing against tho payment
of inteicst on this claim.
At last adv'ccs, tho Ilousa bad not defin
itely acied on Ihcse reports.
3"No dcCnito action has yct becn bad
on tho Compromise, Ils passage is hardly
probablc, thouyh tbe opposition to itappcars
less formidablo than wben it was first pre
sentcd. We think it cannol, in anr evcnt,
pass tbc House.
CyThe Luropt anived at New Y'ork on
Wednesday last. Sho brings no Forcifn
Ncws of special importancc.
" STonv or a Family." Wb are ln
deblcd lolho Puhliebers oflho Living Age
lor a reprint nf this Engllih Novel orig-
Inalty publithed In numbero In Sharpe's
Mngnzlne. Il is got up in rxcellenl slyle,
und will be found quile enierlnlning, at we
judge from a partlal peruial,
Mr. Meacham's Spccch.
We havc rcad this specch wilh un
qualificd opproval and ndiniralioti. It is
cloqticnl, inanly, and decidcd in its spiril
Icmperalc, yct bold and firm in ils cx-
prcssion and full of sparkling poinls
and passagcs, sucli ns are rarely equallcd
byoldcr and more experienccd membcrs.
So far ns our knowledgc cxtcnds, it has
bcen rcad with thc liighcst gratification
t . . . . .
oy ni r. iiieaciiam s incnus, anu is
praised, without qualificatinn, cven by
his polilical npponents.
As etcry one will read tho spcech, wc
necd not point out Ihe porlions ol it that
seem to us particularly exccllent. We
mnsl, however, say ihai Mr. MeXcitam's
defcuc c of Vermont from the aspersions
of Ftcc Soil Senators and Southcrn Hot
spuw, is just wliat wanlcd to bc donc,
nnd could not havc becn betlcr donc.
Thosc cloqurnt passagcs can hardly be
read by a Vcrmontcr, without a thrill of
cnlhusiasm. His plea for California, nnd
fnr the Proviso, as well as bis clear cx
posureof the Texas swindles, both past
aud prospcclire, arc the prominent parts
of his spccch and tbcy havc becn bigh
ly apprccialed clsewhcrc than at home,
or in the halls of Congre.is.
Thc Albany Evcning Journal says :
" Mr. Meaciiam spokc at lcnglh in fa
vor of thc admissinn of California. His
spcech was an carncst and ablc efiort in
behalf of lliat State. "
Thc Washington correspondcnt of thc
A'. Y. Couritr and Enquirtr (" Vrri
tas ") says:
" Mr. AIkaciiam, a new membcr from
Vermont, madc his inaiden cflort in Ihe
Ilouse this morning, aud fully vindicated
thc bigh reputation which preccded his
appearancc in Congress." "His spi'ccli
was rcceivcd with markcd allention, and
madc cnnsidcrable imprcssion upon the
Ilouse. "
The Giikat Cei.eiiration at Buk
lingio.n. The grand Railroad Cclebra
tion ai Burlington, on the S5lh of Junc,
promises to be a most splendid affair.
Mr. Wrioiit's immcnsc pavilion will be
sprcad on the occasion, in which amplo
iccommodatioiis arc lo be prrvided for
Ihc thousands who will be present. Pcr
sons wishing lo procure tickets, should
do soat au early day, as it is imporlant
that ihc uuniber to be providcd for
should bc knuwn beforehaud. Until
llie 20th jiroiimo, tickets may be had, at
this place, nf Mr. Geo. C. Ciiapman, ai
thc Railroad Depot. The spcechesand
olher exercises nf thc occasion arc to
be in thc tent as well as dinner, and a
ball in the evcning lo the whole of
which a lickct givrs nilmission.
(KT Wc are glad lo leam that Alr.
Ui'itAM has so far recovcrcd bis hcalih,
as to bc ablc In bc in his placc in the
Senntc. IIc was cnnfincd to his room
for sevcra! weeks.
Itr A Convention of the Town Su
perintendcnts of Coinmon Schools in this
County was held at this placc on Friday
last, lo rccommcnd School llooks. The
ofllcial report of their procccdings will
nppcar in our next.
CONGRESS.
MoNtY, May 20.
In tlie Senntc, Mr. Dnvis, ol Mississippi,
madc a rcport from the Cunfercnro Com.
mitlcc on the tucnsus tull, whicli wm nc
ccp'cd. Alr. Yulee, of Florida, oflered a
- . n, t . i . r .. .
rcsuiuuon cauin'r uiion inc I'resuiem ior in-
?ry'7 rela,ive ,o ,he1c,ub,, E-?cililio"-.
' aSiri'r '
scls lo ihe supposed scal of war. Tbc rcs-,
oluiion lics over. !
Mr. Clemcns inndo a spccch on ihe Om
nibus bill, in which he ehoivcd thal Mr.
Fooic was nn inconsistant tndividual, and
had bccn on all sides of the qucslion.
hit
mB' l'n'n ui:iiiij; llial ui a vuiiiiiiuiihgi wi
. . -,,,; c m. r?,. ...
t ...1 ilmt nn inh nrnnndi hnn i-nillil i-nnif.
Soulh!
from the Soulh. The L'real comnromise
speccli ol Ihe session wai maue uya INor
ihern mnn, (Mr. Websler.) and coucedfd
to tho Soulh all ihat Ihey nsked.
Mr. Clemcns tcjoined wiihinuch warmlh
aud vehemcnre, after whicli the Senale
went intu an cxeculivc scssion.
In thc Ilouse, Mr. Inge, of Ala., ofTVred
n rcso ui on nonut llic uuiia ousiness, sim
., . ., , . , , .i. o...
I llar ,0 'he ? .n."eA by ulee in Se"-
n,?l. wn" "
Inld over:
The renort on thc charges of Mr. Drown
(Loco Focn) of Mississippi, againsl Jlr.
Ilorner, the doorkeepcr, madc Irom ibe Se
Ircl Commtllee last Friday, wns taken up
nnd rcad, in cllect cxoneraling Mr. Horncr
from the charges, thnt be made falsc stntc
ments ns to the manncr of discharging of
ficial duties Ihat be dismissed a pnge
wilhout cause, on Ihe alleged ground of
thefl; and tho Commiliee excuscd Mr.
liorner lor pnyinK his brolher as a messen
ger wbilc his brolher wns in Wisconsindis
chargins tho duties nf lighthouse keeper.
Mr. Urown mninlainrd thnt all the nia-
lerial charges havo bcen fully sustained by
tho teslimony, nnd he gnve noire that he
should submit a rcsolution discharging Mr,
Uarncr.
Mr. Olds, fLocn.iof Ohio, cxplnincd and
jusiificd iho report.
1 lic ilouse iinaiiy reluseu to prmi ino
reporl, nnd postponcd its furihcrconiidera
tion uniil Monday next.
Mr. Slephens, iWhlg,) of Ga., askcd
leave lo offir n rcsolution piovidinj; for tho
adjournnienl of Cotigreis on Motidny, ibe
15lli of July.
Objeciion was madi ihrourhout the
House. The yeas aud nnys were takeu
on his molion n tuspeud 'he rules, nnd dc.
cided in tbe negaiive, by a vole of C5 lo
114.
Mr. Toombs, nf Ga., made a spccch up
on Ihe Galpbin Clniui, nud in rcply In II r.
Iirooks, of New Ynrk. He defended Gov,
Crawlbrd, tbe claim and Ihe inlerest. Mr.
Drooki and Mr. CniiL'er. of New Ynrk.
spoke ngainst Ihe Secretnry. Knufmar., of
Texas, gave notice that he should inlro
dure a bill direciinc the Dislricl Attorny
to Inslilule a sult for ihe rccovrry of Ihe
inlerest mnney. Thesubjecl was llieu liid
an the lable, and the Ilouse adjourned.
Tuksdat, May SI,
Sekate. Alter the presenlalion of nu
merous pctillons, Mr. Yulee moved to lake
up his resolulion, submltied yesterday, in
reiauon to tne invasion oi wuoa.
Mr.IIale boped Ihat il would notbelnken
up, as it musl lend lo dthale.nnd the llnie
had now arrived for lakiug up tbe special
oraers ot tne uny,
Mr. Wcbitcr honcd thal it would bo
kcnupl Itwnsnn Importnnt subicct. nud
ouL'hl lo be dienoeed of.
The qucslion bclng taken, it wns ngrccd
locousiuur uie lueuiuuoii
Mr. Wn'kcr movcd to nmcnd, bv addinir
n prnposition rcqucsting ol Ihe Prcsidcnl
t... n..it.-:... I. I 1 .1! .-I
u wtini uuiiiurny nu nuu iiiajiiiicucu ves-imrui i ociuck inis 1. .11.
tt of Ihe Uniled Slales tn nilcrccpt or gcncral Ixjpcz landcd at Cardcnas, about
upprcss the supposcd rcvoluiion. ,nincly milcs fiom Ilavana, onlhc lDlh inst.,
Mr. Yulcu nccoplcd thc onienilmcnl.nnd with about 500 mcn, nnd look posscssion of
addrcescii tho Scnalc in supporl of his rcs- 'ic town. Thc garrison consisteil of ono
olution. From inl'ormalion which he hnd compnny of nbout 00 mcn, wbo niado but a
reccivcd, ho was inclincd lo bclicvo Ihe cx- l'?ht rcsistancc, werc drivcn into a cnurcb,
pcdilion rcfcrrcd to was nol a militnry cx- al,d aflcr losin" thrcc killcd, surrendcrcd.
pcdition.Fuch n was contcmplatcd by ouri 'f " Gcncral landcd in tbc slcamcr Creolc,
iicuirinuuiijrniionF. no recognizeu, in the
highcst dcgrce, ihc imporlancn of picecrv.
ing our ncutrnlity oblii'alioris. nnd ilcsion.
cd lo make no objcclion lo nll proper and
conslilutionul mcasurcs. To Ihat cnd, whnt
ho dcsircd wns, In call nltcntion tO tvlllll
eeeined to friim to ho n gross ueurpntion of
power oy uie rrcsiuenl ; nn ntlempt to
covcr up n dcliiniuenry nt home, by the
coniniisf inn of il arent wrong nbrond.
Mr. Webaier rcgiclied IbnlMr. Wnlker
had thoughl il iicceeeary to ninvc tlie a
nieiidiiieut. IIc hnd opposcd ll, hccnuse il
w.isriiiheroircnsivcin itaterms, tind wns nol
cxnrily rcgular, ns it inquircd under ivlmt
oulliority n ccrtain ullcged nrl hnd becn
donc, before nny cvidcncu of the excculion
ol'llml nct hnd becn furnished. Ile hopcd
Ihc Hiiiendiuenl wnuld bo wilhdtnwn; ifil
wm not, hc would vote fur ihe resolulion,
ovnas ninendcd. IIc h.id bccn cxcccd-
ingly surprisrd nl iunio of llu: prnposi
lionsassertcd by ihc Sciiulor, who had said,
among olhcr (liinqst. Ili.il Ihis supposed act
ol ihe Pri'sident lonkcd liku nn act of wnr.
War ng.nnst whoni7 Whul country?
Whal colonyV VMiat provinre? Il wns
liuportnnl tlint we shuuld gnvern ourselvcs
bv some ilialincl uiidfrsliindinir of Ibe ncu
Irnl dulies of ihis covcrnmcnt, und of nll
her citizcns, as dcfined by Ihe lawaof 1818.
II wc mennt lo bc neulinl, we wero lo
consider our Irealy slipul.uions; every
body knew that iii our slipulaiions wilh
Spt.in. Iho cxeculivc power of Ihe Uniled
Statcs had nvcr nnd ovcr nguin, nssured
Spain, as far ns Iho cxeculivc could give
ossuiunce, tbnt if she would nol volunta
rily givn up bcr poescseion of Cuba to n
b.uropoan powcr, the UnPcd Statcs would
do nll in thcir powcr lo sisaisi Spain in main
taining her posscssion.
lf an American vesscl was fuiind nn the
coasl o Cuba in Ihe execuiion of thc pur
pose of tho expcdition. it was ns much un
der our jurisitiction ns if lying at ono of
uurnuruors; :or n wns a gencrnlly ndmit
lcd fact, Ihat llie jurisdiction of ihe Uniled
Slales on board ol American vessls exlend
cd wbcrever our flag flonts.
Mr. Clny Inokcd upon llie movcmcnt as
nltogclher premaiuie, and did nol design
to cnter into its discnssion. lleliniicillli.il
Ihc Senalc would nnt havc thcir nitcntiun i
liiined from the ndmission of Cnliforma by I
uuy expcuiuon niicu out in i:ie South n
gninstCuba. He movcd llnl thc resolu
lion be Inid on iho lable I'ur the purpnse ol
laking up the spccinl ordcrs ol Ihe day,
whicli was ngrecd lo.
TheSenale then rcputncd Ihe rnnsidcra
linn ul Ibe "omnibus bill, " andMr. Soulo
nddrcsscd ihe Scintc.
At thc close of Mr. Soui.c's rcmarks,
Mr. Ui'iiam tonk ihe floor, nnd ihc Scnalc
mljourncd.
Iloi'SK. In Comniit'ee of Ibe Whole,
Mr. Haymoxd, (Whig,) of Virgini.i, spoke
in fuvor of thc admission ofCulilnrnin, and
sustained ihe Prcsidcnt. Mr. Gcnnv,
(Loco,) ol'Mainc, fulloived, und Mr. Ki.ng,
(Whig, of Massnchusi ils, advocniing ibe
admission of California, nnd tbc Proviso
fur Ihc lcrritorics.
Wednhsdav, May 22.
Skxati:. Tlie Compromisc was again
undor discussion. Mr. Uphani, of Vl., re
plicd to tbc as?ertion of Mr. Soulc, of Ln.,
tbat thc svstcm of Muxican pconngc cxiated
: n-... f.. .i... u. c ii .
iu cuu.i in inc oiuic ui t vrinuui.
Mr. Soulc rcioined, sayin" he iutcnded no
disrcspcct by Ihis statcment, to thc genernl i but happily cscapcd.
character of tlut Slalc. Thc LaUl hnd not reachcd Charleston, at
Mr. Pratt, of Md., movcd an amcndmcnl, , , . .
to ibe cllect thal Tcrrilorbd b-isla'.ures I oclotk' -10 m" A'"'
sbou'.d bc prohibitcd from pnsin laws ci- I Tbc Sun publMirs anolhcr nccount pcr
tlicr inlroducing or cxcluding klavery wilbin , Isabel, which rcports furlhcr succcss and xic
their limits, and guaranlceing all laws neces-, an,, foric of c00 nie
sary lor tho prolcction of the righls of prop-1 . . , . ,. ,
crtyof cvcry de.cription. 1 i nnothcr branch of llio invading fonc, had
Ml. l)avis, nf Miss., acrcpted Ihis nmend-, landcd at Ligna lc Grimd. nnd wtru expcct
mcnt as a substitute for bis, rclating to tbc j ed tojoin Lopcz. It furlhcr says tbat Iho
same sunjcci.
Mr. Downs, of La., madc n spccch of con
sidernblc lcnglh, suslaining the Comproniise
bill. eitbcr with or without Ibe proposed a-
mcndmcnt. He admonisbed the South that and somc amniunilion. Gcn. Lopcz cap
tbcir only altcrnativc was to acccpt tbis com-1 turcl, ,hc rustom ,,ouse lrc!)n,ry a. Cardcnas,
piomiso or reccive nothin?. , , .
House. The Houio, altcr some unim-' amounling, in all, to bctwccn S40.000 and
portant buslnt'ES, went into Commiltcc of thc ! S50.O0O. Thc moncy was inimedialcly put
Whole, and took up the qucstion of admit-' on oatl the Creolc tobe scnt totho United
ting Ibe dclcgato from New Mcxico to ascat s fof the diasc of ccrtain niunilions
in ibe Ilouse. . ' , ' , ,
Mr. Strong snoke atlength a2ainsl tbo nd-! of ' Gcn. Lcpcz was reporlcd to have
mission of tbo dclep;alc. He said Ihe propo- bccn grcatly rcinforccd by nativo Cubans.
sition was unprcccdentcd, and mc.xpcdiciit, 'j;lCV wcrc rus,;ng 0 bis support from everr
in view of tbo tmscttlcd rclations of New '
Mcxico nnd Tcxas. ! quarlcr. .,,-.,..,
Tho Committcc then rosc, and thc furlhcr In ibc dcpartment of . uelto Abajo, the
considcration of tbc qucstion was postponcd rising in faor of Lopez is universal. Tho
to tbc first Tuesday in July. ,' Vuello Abajo is tho wcstern department of
Tmubsdav, May 23. Cuba- The Cronka has the following :
Sksatk. Mr. Soule, of La., spokc at
lcngtb against tho Compromisc bill, rcplying
ln ThB um..nls of Mcssrs. Clav and Footc!
Ile commcnded tbo boldness and candor of
tbc friends of the Wilmot Proviso, and felt
sorry lliat the Compromise Commiliee had
not mct the quc.-tion at issuo wilh cqual
boldness and decision.
Mr. Clay and olhers bnefly rejoincd.
Mr. lluil'er. of N. C. "ave noticc tbat to.
morrow be would introducc a rcsolution in
favnr of Congrcss taking a wcck's rcccss.
Ailjouriicu
Housk. Jlr. Ilurt. from tbo Committeo
M-nrry-A,V'!re-rtiTrtCd0'J.n
the bill for increasing tbo rank anu ulo or
tboarmy.
Mr. Iloward complaincd of tho ncglcct of
Iho Secrctary of War lo providc for n suit -
able Uclence ot our lionticr. ,
Mr. Durt spoke in defenco of the War
Dcpartment.
Mr. IMarsball also ilcremJeU tne xvxccuiivc
against the cbargo of Mr. Howard; and at
tbe conclusion ol bis remarlts tne iiouso au-
journed.
Friday, May 21.
In Ibe Sknate, much of ihe. time was
sncnt on privale bills. Mr. Bradbury's res.
mi on privnie uiiis. iiir. nmuum; b iv-
lion, conccrning tcmuvals, was taken up.
n.-i i .1-....... .l. 1
oiuiion
Mr.
and itwa, postnoned until Tuesday. The' ma'y bo hond for '"V "f
bill for c.tabli.lii..g Mint at New Yo.kwas Now i. must bave len mnresscd I upon ho
taken up. Afler wme discussion. it was mind of every welWrcsscd strangcr, (such
made tli.pecial order for Mond.y.-Adj. gencra ly being Iho v.cl.ms ),bat tbc , boy.of
The HouaF. took up tbo army bill, and ;b,s v.ll.ge havo no equals in cw KngUnd,
Mr. Cartcr obtained the floor and spoke m iho use of imrrlinent. .niul.in?lan"usgc,
w.rmly in favor of tho bill i bo rccommend- wbtch ihcy -re ly no mc.n, m.serly of, N
cd retrenchmcnt of what he termcd the bcslow on nll occa.ions, on all well-drcsse4
loaferismof the Navy. , , peiwns, without any prorocation but agen-
Mr. Cobb, of Alabama, opposed the bill. tec sppcarance. 1 bcsc boys ar. tn some.
Mr. Hurl followed and spoko iu favor of and probably most instances, Ihoso wbo have
the mcaiuro ' l,ovcr ,cen propcrly tratned, or eiyoyeii tbe-
Some pcrsonaltics were used bctwccn Ihc bcncleit 0r a rcfincd homo-bul olberi i or
two lattcrnamcd spcakcis, wbicb causcd them arc tho sons, or propeny i or to
some tcmporary corfusion in llio Ilouse, in would wish to call such bor --0' ,n
tho couiseof wbicb, Mr. Thouipson accused most rcspectable mon m u"
the Chair will. a dcsign to keep him from from whom be.ter Ibings m.gbt havo bM
the floor by trickcry. Tbis ad led to the ex- oxpcctcd. but from h r "
cilcment. The bill w.s f.nally passcd, by a things may bo lookcd for w.ib every reason.
two-third, yoIc, wbcn Ibe HouJsePadjourned. ,a1r.
,fault only, but can always succced in
Tiib FoaREfiT Divorce. Tho law re- find 'ng cnoagli olhers to keep it compsny.
cenlly passed by the Legislaiure or Ihis I would respcclfnlly f all Ihe atlention orour
Slate, giving jurisdiction lo the Courl of Inislo youtbs to this mitler. imploring them,
Common Plens.in all cases oralvorce rrom if they ewr inlf nd bccouwg wn, to con
Ihe bonds of mnlrlmony, willcnnble Mr. sider that they cannot toa iscon commenco
Fof rest how lo bring his case before a jury. acllng manly. And I would liiiit to Ihe liv
Mr. Forresl is at present in Philadelphia, ing anccslors of thesa promi-ung progeny,
and intenda lo prosecule the maller tbor- that thoy are not, il may be, as much to blame
oughly. New teilimftny bas been clicited, ai yourselvc, and that a parent Is very
whleh confirms and strengthens nll that has frcqueutly known by Iba childrcn he kceps.
bsen alrcady bclore tho public ?. ruiscmi.E.
Couritr, IM, ' I Midlltburv, May 5 1850.
In-'lATE AND IMPORTANT FROM CUBA!
nnixaumiUJiai
Landing of tho Invaders!
New Yonic, May 214 P. M.
The stcamship Ohio, Lieul. Schcnck, U.
S. Nnvy, arrircd m hcr dock nt about nuar
.. r !. I- .It. tl t 1
l wuicn icn new uricanson llio itliiiut. Sev
cral otbor vcsscls, contair.ing in nli somo
1200 or 1500 mcn, had lcfi New Orleans
prcvious lo tbo Creolc, bul wbcie tbcy are
to land is not known.
The greatcst cxcitcmcnl prerailcd at Ilav
nnn, amounling to panic. l"hc city wns un
dcr martial law, and sevcral tbousand militia
had bccn cniolled. and arms were bcing dc
livcrcd ihcm. The rcsidcnt forcigners wcre
called on lo cnrol thcmsclrcs.
Thero vcro 1500 troops at Matanzas.anU
800 worc dcspntcbcd from Ilavana, nt 1 o'
elock, A. M., of tbo 20th, to rcinforce them,
nnd march against Lopcz.
It wns rcparlcd Ihat tbc forcc undcr Lo
pcz had incrcascd to 2000, and that bc was
nlrcady balf way to Mntanzas.
On tbc lGlh, ncws was rcceivcd tbat a
large force was collcclcd on Woman's Is
land, ncar Catocbe, Yueatnn, The Gcncr
al of Mnrincs, witb sctcral vcsselsand about
thrco bundrcd mcn slartcd immcdiately for
tbat point,
lust bctore the Ohio lell, Iho Spinisli
slcamnr Pizarro cnme in with 105 piisoncrs.
taken from that Island. It was said that
tlicy wcre mostly Gcrmans nnd Irisb. Tho
rcport was tbat Ihcy wcre to Iw sbot thnt
day nt 1 2 o'elock, or at lcast every tcnth
man shot, and the rumainder confincd in tbo
dunpeons of Moro Casllp.
'1 he forco on thc Creolc, with whicli Gon.
Lopcz cfi'cctcd 'he landing, is only n small
pnrt of llic cxncdilion. it is known tbat
somo ttn or twclve vescls havc left New Or
leans and ilifl'erent parts of Iho Gulf, prob
ably to laud simullancously nt difTcrent points.
It was reporlcd tbnt Lopcz had brokcn up
thc railroad to Cnrdcnns in sevcrnl pl&ccs.
Thc mcrchnnls nnd bnnkcrsin Ilnvaiinwcro
rcmoving Ibcir moncy to tbc fort for safcly.
LATER !
lopez returned to Savannah.
Iiy Teleyraph to the Middlebury lUyhltr.
Charleston, May 25.
The following was despatched from Sav
annab, lliis morning :
The stcamcr Isabol loucbcd o(T bere. She
lcft Ilavana on the 22d inst. Gcn. Lopcz,
accompanicd by onc of bis aid, took lodg
ings nt tbc Cily Ilntcl. From liim we liaio
iho following : The expcdition lcft Couloy,
in Yucatan, on tbc ISlli int., and landcd at
Cardenas on tbo 19th. They lost somctimo
in landing, which gavo the Spanisb authori
tics time to scnd an exprcss to Ibe Post Of
ficc, at Collozo, ten milcs olT. Tho troops
cp.tcred thc town, nnd a'.tackcd thc ja'd, sup
posir.g it lo bo barracks. Tho jail guard,
filtccn mcn, slood fnc well. At tbis mo
menl, troops wcre sccn crossing thc square
and wcre hailcd. Tbcy answcred by firing
upon thc troops j aftcr wbicb sonio soldicrs
wcnl to ile Govcrnor's housc, which was al
tackcd. Tho bouc was wcll dcfcnded, but
was finally burncd, and ibc troops surren
dcrcd. Tlie town rcmaincd in quiet posccssion of
tho invaders. Tbc troops bein d:satisficil
wilh thcir warni rcceplion, nud haiug lcxt
tiinc in gctling tbc woundcd on UxttiJ tho
slcamcr Creolc, hecanie discontcnted, nnd
insitcll on going to Kcy West. '1 hcv wcro
closely pursued by n Spanisb war stcamcr.
troops at Cardenas had gone ovcr voluntari
ly to tbc stnndard of Lopcz. Iu tho fort at
Canlenas, Ihcy found a fcw small pannon,
" The mcrcbants of Ilavana havc ofTcrcd
to tbo government, on the 20lb,tho uso of
an immcnsc sum of moncy, and tbcir own
services against Ibc patriots. Over 18,300
voluntarily prescntcd thcmsclrcs to take
UP rms'
From California.
Tho stcamship Crcscent Cily is up, and
wo have rcceivcd our files of San Frarcisco
nancrs to April 20lh, inclusite. She briugt
,,,., .... m Un, Kl.inn n,I irt
from Chircs. ' AIo thc US. mail from
' . ' , . . , . .
California, and S300.000 in dust, in the
hands of thc passengcrs.
1
For the Middlebury RrtUUr.
Mr. lUnnr.TT :
As a gcncral thing our villagc is frte
from nuisances, whcther cxisting in Ihe
shape of groggeries, Kowhng Alleys, orpood
tide-u-alLi ; but still wo havo imperfeclions,
like all othcr placcs which can uoasi so re -nM.iIJi
n im as our own. And if these
t1 ,i.. . .i
iu.perlect.ons aro ,"t,C. "d
L.ni l,rnrn iho Dubhc. somcthin", at least.
