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ytoi te United Stateg.of ca andher Majsty the Queen-of t1Ue . d teKingdom of Great Britain emstt Ireland, concluded at Washingon, A 15t fJune, 1846. June 16, 1846-Read a first - time. '.:,rJunedy,;,1846-Read a second-lime and ordereid'to be printed in confidence for the use of the Senate. The United States of America and her Majesty the Queen of the United King dontof Great'Britatn and Ireland. deem ihg"'I to be desirable, for the future welfare of both countries, that the state of dutubt andlnitceftaifty' which has- hitherto pre vailed respecting sovereignty and govern te riipry on the North West Coast of America, lying westward of' the Rocky otfStony Mountains, should be f nally terminated by an amicable comapro mise of the rights mutually asserted by the two parties-over said territory, have res pectively named Pleaipotentiaries to treat 'aid agree (concerning the terms of such settlement ; that is to say, that the Presi. dent of the United States of America, hat on his part furnished with full powers James Buchanan, Secretary -of State of the United States, and her Majesty, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Grew Britain and Ireland, has og her part ap pointed the right Honorable Richar Eackenham, a member of her Majesty's iost honorable Privy Council, and he *ajest& 'aEnvoy Extraordinary and Min icier Plenipotentiary to the United States who, after having communicated to eadc other their respective full powers, formec in good and due form, haviug agreed upo and concluded the fullowing articles ARTICLE 1. "From the point on the 49th parallel o north latitude, where the boundary laic adown in the existing treaties and conven tions between Great Britain and the Uni ted States terminates, the line of boundary between the territories of her Britanni, -ajesty and 'those of the United States be continued westward along the 49th par allel of north latitude to the middle of h - channel which .separates the continet frotn Vancouver's Island, and thence southerly through the middle of the sait channel, and of Fuca's Straits, toithe Pa cific'Oeean: provided, however, that th< la'vigation of the said channel and straits south of the 49th parallel of north lati tade, remain free from and open to boil parties." .ArICLE 2. "From the- point at which the 49th par allel of north latitude shall be tound t intersect the great northern branch of thi - Colombia'river, the navigation of the saic - ranch shall be free and open to the Hud eon's Bay Company, and to all Britisi dnbjects trading with the same, to the -point: here the said branch meets the matistream of the Columbia, and thenrc down the said main 'stream to the ocean =stirh'fre-e access into and through the sai' -ri'e- or' rivers; it-being understood that al -the usal'por.tages along the, line thus de, s'ribed snlbll in like mainer be free ant open. Ir navigating the 'river or rivers ti s thjects, with their goods and p)re eshal be treated,on the some footinj asfcstitsnsbftheUoited States;. it being -o646 ,4 ~ ' underatood that nothing tadthigjtila tiUtd be"osstrued'as pre vating raiuitended to prevnt, the G'v senutretofthe United States'from makiun au tsdalisins respedting the navigation; 6 the said iiver' or "rivers, not incousis tent wIth the present treaty." Inthe fitture appropriations of the ter. titory south of the 49:h parallel of norti .latitude, as provided in' the first article al this treaty, th6 possessory rights of then HIudson's Bay Company, and of all Bri' ish' subjects which may be already in then occupation of land or ether properly law fully acquired within the said territory, shall-be respected. - AlRTICLE 4. Thto farms, lands, and other property of every description, belonging to the Pa gEt's Sound Agricultural Company, on the north side or the Columtbia river. shalt be confirmed to tlie said Company. In case, however, the situation of those farms~ and lands should be' coinsidered by the United States; to be nof public and political impor tunce, and the United States Government should sigfnify a desire to obtaitn posses sion of the whole or of any part thereof, tile' property so required shall be transfer red to the said Government at a paroper valuation to be agreed upon between tihe parties.- ArCE5 The present Treaty shall he ratified by the United States by and wvith the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, atnd by her Britannic Majety; and the ratifica tions shall be exchanged at London at the expiration of six months from the date hereof, or sooner if possible. In witness whereof, the respective Plen ipotentiaries have signed the samue, atnd have affixed thereto the seals oft ihey arms. Done at Washington, the fifteenth daey of June, in the -year of our Lord' one thou sand eight hi'ndred and forty sis. -JAilES BUCH ANAN, * RICHARD PAKENIHAM. So ng r e e s I ba I . Correspondence of the Charleston Courier. -W AsBHIoTo N, ,July 22. Thear .ill was' discussed in the et,.pit-is evident that it .will, pass ')MtMrdlead, of Ky., spoke otn the stab. jet of' the Tariff hilt. He opposed the measure w'ith rauch force, and predicted as many have slone,.that its adoption wilt dismeinber sud ~destroy the democratuc party.' kts non-aidoption would certainly do the sarme thing. -Mr. Morehead~ defied, rather than- de plored the adoption of the measure. He sewid that it would destroy the link be twoen Pennsylvania. and: the party, and that Pennsylvania had been, deceived. by M~Buchanan- atnd Mr. Polk, &c. Mr. 'auenswil speali nevt. 'sEal~atal.Board-'of Officers called'to eds -!IOdUfthe traval enterprises-against Meidedtgsedy Com.' Stewsart, '4iitt u0 bbject 'of an-attack on submitted to them by-tpe executive, but it may-be hereafter. K --* Jnly."23". There has been much talk- about the capital, for a fw days. about the compro mise'of the ariff question. Some weeks ago, it was rumored that Mr. Webster and Mr. Calhoun had such a project in view. The present bill, is, in fact, a compromise. and is highly protective in its character. There is not, in my opinion, any rea son to think that either party look to any other sort of compromise. The friends of the bill now before the Senate are confi dent of carrying it. Its opponents, gener ally speaking, go for the tariff of 1842 or nothing. it was, however, currently rumored, to day, that Mr. Webster and Mr. Calhoun had got up a. compromise. This was wholly incorrect, as I soon ascertained. A plan of compromise has been got up by the.Pennsylvanians, in the hope of defea ting the bill before the Senate. Mr. Web ster never seen it till yesterday, Mr. Cal houn was also requested to examine it, and it is said he looks upon it with favor. The whigs generally scout it. I doubt whether it will be offered. This plan of compromise provides 'that from and after the first day of December next, there shall be a reduction of 25 i-er cent of the duties, whether specific or ad valorem, now imposed by law on. articles of impor'ed merchandise, whereon duties duties exceeding 30 per cent ad valorem are now charged, excepting brandy and other spirits, distilled from grain or other materials. and -vines: Provided, neverthe I less, that duties on articles now charged t with more than 30 per cent shall not he reduced below 30 per cent. strike out the 7th, 8th and 9th sections." f The reduction effected by this measure I is estimated at $3x ,000 upon the importsof l845r;one-third of which will fall on cotton manufactures., The bill proposes a duty of.24 cents a pound on Coffee. and ten cents on Tea, which will produce $4.220,000-these du - ties to cease one year after the termination of the war with Mexico. The whole t amount of nett rovedue, as estimated, will be $30,431,564. Mr. Cameron of Pa., who spoke on the subject of the Tariff to day, alluded to another measure which would be proposed in lieu of that before the Senate. And this is probable the measure referred to. I Mr. Cameron stron-ly opposed the bill before the Senate. He spoke of the set timents of democratic Pennsylvanta, on this subject, and declared that she would not have supported 'Polk and Dallas," e had she not been assured that in support ing them,she supported and secured ie - Tariff. Ile reminded Mr. Dalla?, that lie would not have occupied his present seat D had it been supposed that his election 3 would endanger the tariff' Mr. Cameron evidently was under the impression that there would be a tie voe I in the Senate on the bill, 'and therefore he I directed his arguments, persuasions an'ti menaces to the Vice President. He put I -to Mr. Dallas whether Mr. Cal'toun, in the same position, would on such a question sacrificethe interests of his State, by giv iag a' contrary vot'e against those iner eats. merely at the denand of his party. He brought. forward Mr. Dallis's own .speeches ifavor of the tariff orrete !ion, and reiiinded hit that Penn yl vantia knew how to punish treachery'as well as to reward patriotism. lie appealed to the Vice P-esident- to suffer this hill to be defeated in order that some other mea sure should be introduced. Every Senator is now in his seat. The question is to be taketn on Saturday. The .present prospect is that the vote will tnot he tied. It all depends on the vote of Mr. Jarnagani, and it is believed hat ho wsill vote for the bill. - July 24. .Mr. Camneron presented memorials in the Senate, from citizens of several coun ties in Pe-nnsylvatnia against the new Ta riff. Mr. C. remarked that there were counties which gave. a majority of fifteen thousand votes for Polk and Dallas, where as their entire majority in the State was but five thousand. He went otn to spteak of the ruin and desolation that this mea sure would spread over that State. Mir. Sevier said that the usual Coulse of things here was, after meeting, to hear prayers from the Chaplain, then to hear the jounrnal, anid then to hear a dolorous declaration against the new Tariff;~ and a frightful accounotof its ruinous consequen es, lie should certainly feel some apt prehentsiot, btut for the fact, that the Se-n ator from Pecnnsylvania uttered thtese Ia mietations with so cheerful and smiling a countenance, he had come to the conclu sion, that it was all a joke. Mir. J1. M. Clayton said the Senator would God that it wvas no joke, and that iiiw prayers of thme people must be listened to. The Committee on printing of the Sen ate, reported against printing the Tarif remostrances, and on wthe question ot cotcurrence itere was a tie-25 to 25 - rTe Vice President then v'oted in the at firmative, It is now well understood that the Vice President wvill give his casting vote, if needl be, for the bill. He has written a letter to that effect. The interests of his Stat' must yield to those of all the States which he now r-ejiresents. The tariff bill was discussgd by Air. Upam and Mr. Simmons It is supposed thaw Mir. Webster will foi ow, and close the debate. The friendig of the bilir have all waivad the right ef speak ing so the discussion has been enltirely on one side. it is generally said and believed,'to day, that Mr. Haywood and Mr. Jarnagan will vote for the bill--securing for ii 29 votes, and rendering the President's vote unne cessary. The Whigs- are highly clated at thte prospect of the passage of the bill. They are certain that it will effect a political revolution in Pennsylvania. They say. too, that whoever they nominate for the Presidentey, as a high Tariff man, muslJt succeed. Corespomfee of the Chlas. Eveinwg Newes. - -- July 25. In the Senate this morning, after the disposal of some unimportant business, the onsideration of the' Tarif' bill was re sumed, it being the eeral understanding vote -upon it should be Ia . bafore the- a adjournment, even'if itwe' t s ir. Websiertilvin.tit er poke for abot' four hotir in opp --t he bill, I and intimted at the orti his re maiks. he would. mov to stone ihe bill till next session. At five o'clock, beitg fatigued, Mr. W. gave up the''flu6r r Mr A. Johnson, who, as an act of co esy to the former, moved an adjoi ,"so that the speech might be coneln Monday. The yeas and nays we emanded, and the result was as follows Yeas; 27, Nays, 26 Mr. Haywood, of Norh"i arolina. re signed his seat in the Senai: bile Mr. Webster was speaking. Yo itrecollect that I hinted as much m' n ten days ago. You may be assure as soon as it was known the greatest epnsternation prevailed. His resignation, has, it is thought, killed the bill, as by Monday evening we shall have a Whig Senator aprn-tfed -by the Governor of North Caroline, who will vote against it, thus makig an actual dif ference of two votes. The'.. can be no doubt but that the intendedniotion of Mr. Webster, to .postpone the bill; till next ses sion, will prevail. Corrsponmence of the Charleston Courier. July.25. The House passed a .u ion yester day, fixing. the hour of adj urament. site die. at 12 o'clock, on Monday, August 10. The day, but not the hour has been fixed before. The objectis to avoid those pro tracted, exacted, confused aid unproduc tive night sessions that so much disgraced Congress, and especially the House, on former occasions. The harbor bill was taken ap, and eli cite I some discussion. It was. understood; that if the bill should be returned to the House with amendments; it would be there strangled. Therefore, eyed the, test amend ment was voted down, holnate having determined that :he biWlIfihuld pass. The bill was, finally, ordered to a '.hird reading -yeas 34, nays 16. The bill appropri ates thirteen hundred tho#sanid dollars, mostly for old works. The President, some say, will veto This Sill. If ho does, he will greatly displease the western democracy ; and if he duoes not, he will act inconsistsatly with .ilI his past professions. The. tariff bill was taken up. and Mr. Simmons, of R. I., took an able and prac tical view of the subject, in a continued spteech of mtch length. Mr. Webster has the floor for to day. I learn that Mr. 1ayootl and Mr. Jarnagin, as to whose course on this bill there has been some mystery. will explain their views. I do not imegine, therefore, that the question can be ;taken today, though It will certainily be urged. The Senate passed the bill from the Uouse,to exempt Coliee iluported from the Netherlatids, from taxati'ii in certain cases, anti for other purpose?, but in a dif ferent form. It goes back to the [louse for concurrence. ? The Varehuusiug bill h s been oost poned till Moniday in the, iusc. It 4% ill, doubtless, pass. The House re(use to r.. tve.,A R. iLnerwo l iL ton of hostilities, and t-hefe es.. lii n 't= plomna'ic relations with i'exicir54 1t95. Speedy changes in the Cibinet may be anticipated. I consider it as certain that Mr. John Y. Mason, now Attorney Gene ral, will succeed Mr. Buctanaii, Secre tary of State. Oite of the chief objects of calling togtther the congress of Post-Captains is to subiht to their advisement the expediency of inn king promotions by merit instead or mere seniority. A modification of the existing rule on that subject is desirable, and may be expecied. Much has been said as to the treachery of some Senator, who renderod the coun try the tardy service of divulging the mes se and papers accompanying the Ore grn treaty Mr. Allen submitted a mo tiop, in the Senate, to throw opuen all pro ceedings atnd debates on the subject to the publ~ic. But this wvas rejected. After the ratification of the treaty. it wvas proposed to remove the injuntction; but the Senate refused to do so, on the ground that it was inexpedient to make ptublic the provisions ofthie treaty until ratification had beetn exchanged. Some '4f the S'-nators very properly considered thtemselves as bound by tiese decisi'.ns, and others seem to have taken a differenut view of their duty. July 26. The Tariff is now in great danger. Mr. tIaywuod, of N. C., whose vote has often oeen spoketn of as somewhat doubtful, re rined his seai yesterday, at two o'clock.I It was understood that lie had determined: o explain his objectionis to .the bill and move an amendment, and then vote for it. i-Ic was in his seat in' the mtorng, aiid listened for an houi to Mr. Webster, anid then wvrote hisi letter of resign.mtion andi rtired frotm the chamber. Tbe event was tnediately known and produced the greatest sensation. The democ,'ratic Seni ators were taken alto'gether by surprise. hey had supposed thait Mr. Haywood 1 was opposed to some unimpportant details of the bill, but did not imagine that he I would feel himself bound to vote against I it or resigni. Mr. H-aywood has. however,c uund ii imipossible to reconcile his con- - science with his~instructions, and has re- r signed, r ather than obey them. If he had l not been insdiructed he would probably t have voted for the bill. The immediate effect ofMr. Haywood 'si rsgnation is to-thrrowv the entire respon-c ibility for the passage of the bill on Mr.t Jarnagin. Mr.. J. would be willing to obey his instrudtions, though he disap- I proves of the bill, bitt by his single vote,e he may not be willig to obey his instruc I tions, though he disapprofves of the bill, lI but by his single vote, he may not be wvil- fi lng to defeat his party on this great ques-a lion and give a signal triumph to the oppo a site party. Mr. H-aywood's seat will bie immediately filled by the appointment of a whig senator by a whig governor. q The friends of..the tariff bill were de- ri reated in their desigeus to take the question ft last evecitig by'the resigniation of...Mr. t Iaywood. t1 Mr. Webster gave notice, of his in.ten- a 'ion~,o move that: thte bill be postpotied 'till .j< ha e naespio. Iii i hanaht Ale. Jar- c agin will vote for this motion. We shall nc oon see. pt The Elouse was engaged on private bills. in dost of the members were in the Senate it Nhamber. Mr. Webster spoke for about it our hours against the tariff hill. After' C come lengthened introductory remarks, pi to proceeded to examine the hill -firstly, c. is a measure levying all duties ad valo- ip -em. S Secondly. in its effcts on certain inter- vi sts heretofore supposed to be protected by S former laws G Thirdly, in its effects upon the naviga- d lion and commercial interests of the coun- it try. b And fourthly, in its effects on the gen- r eral industry, employment and labor ol a the country. A Mr. W.occupied the greater part of the T time, during wlich he addressed the Sen- a ate to day. in discussing the second branch a of his subject. lie dwelt at great length a on the effects of the bil! on the iron and e coal trade, and strenuously contended that ti the measure would be entirely destruc- c tive of these interests. . At-four o'clock, without concluding, Mr Webster gave way to a motion, by Mr. i. r Johnson, that the Senate adjourn. Mr. Lewis demanded the yeas and nays I upon the motion, which were ordered, and' being taken, resulted, yeas 27, nays I 26r r Correspoadence of the Charleston Courtr. C July 29. t The Tariff bill, after another day of un- t common excitement. has passed the St-ti s ate. It passed with a slight amendment, t striking out the 9th section. The House e will undoubtedly occur in the amendment, fI when the bill will need only the signature t of the President to become a law. I The Committee on Finance, of the Sen ate, reported back the bill yesterday, with t a emotion to he discharged from the in- c structitns. This movement saved the bill. t Mr. Lewis, Mr. 13entnn and Mr. Speight i all concurred in the opinion that the in. t sttuctions could not be complied with du ring the remaining days of the session, and s that the bill must be taken as it was, or re- i jected Mr. Evans and Mr It. Johnson, of the I mipority of the Committee, expressed a different opinion. The qnestion was submitted to the Sen ate as a test of its idtention to pass the bill. Mr. Jarnagin, at this point, felt it to be I hi, duty to himself. as be said, and to his I co'urtry, to put an "nd to this state of I things. He now said it was imptssihie to ;ttnend the bill, and lie would not take such a course as would defeat it. Ile had voted lor the instructions in good faith ; but under present circutmstanccs,he shouldt vote to discharge the commititee. He had, at one time, intended to vote for a post ponentent of the tnecasure till next session; bit he had abandoned that intention, for the reason that it would hold out the delu sire idea to the people that the bill would then he defeated. I'ut, should Congress, at the next session, disapprove of the bill, they could arrest it before it had been as month in operation. As thi-s ws a party measure, he did not wish it to pass by a whig vote. You, Mr. President, said he, represented all the S.tates.atinItt ?one.. ou who repre-. rent ic cem . rtef f- id6iTdO iou leave the duty of maintain ing its interests I and carrying out its measttres- I shall i obey my instructions, after the Vice Pres- a ident has had an opportutity to give his I decision. Trhesc remarks created a general sensa tiot in the Ctthmbr. The fatte tof the hill wa~s seent to be fixed. It appeared that Mt. D~allats e' as not uupr'epared for thetc eme'rgettcy, fatr wheni hte voted lie had writ ten paper'before htttm, with his reasons.gs The committee was dlischtarged-yeas 2S nays 27. Mr. Jarntagini retired and had nothine tmore tto do with the matter, till the Vic' Pesidenit badl acted. Mr'. Rt..Joht~son moved to refer the hill to a Special Commit tee, with inist ruc'tiont; bunt this failed-27 to 27, thte Vice Presie dent votitng no. t Mr. WVebster's motion to strika outt thed 9th seetion was carried by aid of Mr. Betn. a ton's votte. Some very brtilliant passages took place e dtrintg the day, betweent Mir. Webster andtI Mtr. McLuflie--hotht becoming warmedn into eloquentce. . Atmendme-nts were olTered, and ably ~ s~ported by Mr. Sitmmons and Mr. Niles, U but Mr. Crittetnden said lie would vote for si no mere ametttmetnts. l'The wh'igs genoerally, wished the hill to ii pass ais it wa~s, if it ptassed at all. 'rho quecstion was put on the engross- q ment of' the bill, and there appeared yeas II 27, nays 27. t The Vice President then rose and spoke ai as follows :it "TPhe Senate being eqtually divided on ec his itmportant questioni. I may tie inidtged c' it bri.'fly stetting the pincipal reusonts for U he vote I am requiretd by the constitution tI o give. ' *-Excluded from any participation in el 'oring or modifying the bill, I tin bound cc o sainction or condemitt it exactly i the t, lha1e in which it stand-. The responsi- ft ility is dee ply felt. It belongs, however, Je the office assigned to me by my fellow- ei :itizens, arid wit' be assumed with frank- at es, attd, I hope. nt untteetning firm- Ci ess. Thie conisequence of my decision, ilh :ither way, may seriously affect thte coutn- o ry. No one can entertaiti, as to that, a p1 >rofoutder solicit ude. But after summrion- it ng to my aid the best lights that I can til ommatid, the consequences, be what St hey may, must be hazarded. to "Tne system for.obtaiuing the revenue de ecessry to support'their govertnenttis ur stablised, directly or indirectly, by the of cople of the United States, within the in mite, and agreeably to the prescr'ibed armsof the constitution. Whatever is ea scerained to be rh.-ir will ot the subject, or I should undoubtetdly acquiesce in. 'ITiat ere are knownt anid ap~proved modes by in bich their will is expressed, canniot lie estioned;~ and the public olicer who ads that with candor and integrity, may so el assured that he conforms to the insti- Bi jtions of his mno mntry, when he tmakes it qu ie guide of hise conduct. To my, mitnd ga tple proof has been furuisht,ed that a ma- Pt irity of the peop~te ofithe States desire to S1 t fundamentally, the systefn heretofore irsued in assessing the dutidason-foreigii et sports. That majority has manifested' = self in various ways, and -is attested by .1 representatives int the other house of ongress. by whom this bill has been ap- 1 -oved, and whose votes undeniably indi- I te the popular sense in the large propor rn of eighteen out' of the twenty eight tares. In this Senate an analysis of the i ate before me discloses that while six taes (Ohio. Virginia. Newv HJanpshire. t eorgia, licligat and Maine) are equally ,t ivided, eleven, (Louisiana, Pennsylva in. Delaware. Kentucky, Mmtisachusetts, r few Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut. r laryland, North Carolina and Vermont) re against. & eleven (Arkansas, Missouri, Labanma, Illinois, Indiana, S. Carolina, t lew York, Texas, Tennessee & Florida) t re for the change. Peculiarly situated s I am in my relation to the national le- S islature, these impressive facts cannot be t ve.looked. In a case free from constitu onal objection, I -could not justifiably ounteract, by a sort of official veto.- the enernl will. "The struggle to exert without abate nent the constitutional power of taxation u such a manner as to protect by high diu- t eson imports niany of the productions of t or own soil and labor from the competi ion of other countries, has endured for nore than thirty years. During that pe iod a system of high taxation h:s prevail d with fluctuations of success and failure. t is as vigorously and exacittagly insisted pon now as ever; and indeed it would een in some instances, as if the longer he advantage of a particular tax was njnyed, the stronger became the desire nr its continuance, and even its augmen ation. And yet it ought to be remetnbered hat this exercise of the taxing power by vhich the great mass of consumers fare nade to swell the profits of a few branches f industry, was originally intended to be emporPry, to be continued only so lIongas ts continuance was necessary to the in lustrial independence and safety of the vhole people Such was the language, uch the inculcation, the spirit, in which it vas proposed and justified by its earliest smd wisest friends. The design was to osser feeble "infant" manufactures, espe -ially such is were essential to the defence it' the country in the time of war. In this le.ign. the people have persevered until. Svii some. but not weighty exceptions, hese saplings have taken deep root, have ecome vigorous, expanded. and power. 'ul, an. are prepared toshare the common ot of human pursuits. and to enter with :onfidencc she field of free, fair and uni versal competition. "The arrival of the period of time, long promised, has been anxiously looked for lty a large andjustly respected portion of cur fellow citizens, who deemed them. selves peculiar and aulm-rost exclusive suffer -rs by the policy of protection. They have sometimes- perhaps inprudenly--endea vored to anticipate ii. Their numbers, at lirst cntitled to inflnence only from their patriotism and intelligentce, have gone ou gradually increasintg a, the system ripened to its fruit, and now constitute what I am bound by registered facts to regard as a lecided majority of the people and of the Union. '"It is uadouhtelly true that -this c'nrige )f finauial arrangethent. brought about. by pgijlic opinin, tch ich ever jiheie:ought o .guide and ' iflucnce sta1usnilen,"'sholif sverheless, be characterised by modera ion, nay, by scrupulous tenderness for hose interests of our !slow-citizens that ire to be affected by it. The legislation vhich encouiraged their investments, their iducatiounal training, or their habits,should :ease, finally atnd lirmaly, if required, but till soothingly and getly, anid hence I niay lbe pardoned Ior expressing a regrei hat certain pirovisionis which, int their searing seem to me trenchanit and sudd~en teyod the calls oft he occasiotn, have beets Ilowed to remain as parts of ibis bill. Vere it in moy power to except these pire 'isions from the operation of may vote. I rou ld do so; but viewed as a whole, as a seasure to ace u~no-ate a vast and imlri ate sutiject ti) the prevailing scentiment of he American people, to reduce the bur ens artificially imposed ..pnn the labsorinig nil productive mnarses, and to recoticile di iinishied restritien of trade wish increase ontributionts fro'i it, I caninot resist the inpression' -that the buill is more equal., iore tempered, and tnore just than the act f 184I2, whieb it supersedes. That deals rithsomse pusuirs atnd resources of my ative- Commsonwealth less kinidly thtanr te might well expect. does not relieve me om my duty, but Only makes i's perfor-t isnce personally reluctantly painful. s "Iin aid of thebe cotisideratious, ade uate, perhaps, in themselves to control i) vote, there is atiother whlich I am free conifess. nothing but an unaferseen, sheer ad pressinig public necessity could ever duce mue to fouregn or forget. In strict nu.rd with the lertter and spirit of the >nstitutioni, the Vice President of the nited States, now called upon to act, is e direct agent and representative of the tiole people. 'In advance, and depend- d it upon contingenit restults, it is perfectly mpetent to this, his national cotnsist ency, i give instructliotns, and to receive pledgesc r thetr execution. On this identiesl sub- d ct of a tariffof duties on imports. what- ti Per may have been the course of local dcasual incopsistency, my own honor in admit of no disclaimer of instructions ~ at were formerly announiced. and my ~ vin good faith stands inviolably to a d edge voluntrrily given. If by thus acts b g it 'ae my misfortune to offend any por mn of those who honored me with their ri fIrages, I have only to say to them, and my wvhole country, that I prefer the epest obsdurity of private life, with an wounded conscience, to tbe glare of Eicial emninenace, spotted by a. sense of aral. delinquency." The presiding ofli er having given' the a sting vote in the affirmsative, tho bill was r dered to a third readinig. Mr. Niles then made a speech upon his otion to postpone, but was rejected. Trhe bill was finally passed. as follows : d Yeas-Messrs. Allen. Ashley, A tchin. a n. Atherton, Bagtsy, Benton, lireese, ti -ighst. Calhoun, Cass, tChalmers, Col- d it. Dickinson, Dix, Fairfild. Hanne- '~ n, lHouston, Jarnagin, Lewis, McDuffie, l annybacker, Rusk, 'Semple, Sevier, h ,eighte 'Tnr-ay. Waeoan ulel..- f Neys-Messrs.. Archer,. iprunv.-lUm r, Cameron, -Cilley. John M. Clayton. 'homas Clayton, Corwin, Crittenden. ayis; Dayton, Evans, Greene, Hunting. u,.Johuson of Louisiana, Johnsot ofMd; hijigum, Miller, Morohead,Niles.Pearce; helps, Simmons, Stur;eont -Uphain, Vebster, and Woodhridge-27. - . The democratic Senators, audimore-ee-. ecially those af the Sunb, ar e ,grat y., leased with i esult. After an opposi-, ou 10 the system of twenty .fiteyears,. lay have at length triumphed. In the House, as soon as iiie journal was' ead. the Speaker announced that the Ta ill hill was received from the-Senate. Mr. McKay moved a c'airof'the House, ind it was ordered and proceeded with,. intil 211 members answered'to their tames. After numerous motions, and co. ior ible discussion the House concurred in he amendment of the Senate steikTage' gut the 9th section of the bill, by a vote if yeas 115. nays 92. A fter an ineffectual motiotr to re' canai ler the vote, the Clerk was directed to in 'orm the Senate that the atnendmentihad' Peen concurred in. So the bill requires.. mnly the signatures of tbe Presideot. totbe !one a law. - AL, -A!! EDGEFIELD C. H. WEDNESDAY, UGUsT 5. 18-16 .Mechanics Washingtonian Socicty.-Tbe-Me :hanics Washingtonian Society. will bold its -egular Meeting, on Monday evening. next, i Speaker has been procured for the occasion, and an interesting Address may be expected. rhe public are respectfully invited to attend. And as it is expected that the Band will - play ,ome of the favorite tunes. it is hoped the La lies will not forget to turn out. We have received froni Mr. Sr~atxoaa WATSos, of this District, a handsome sample - if new Cotton. It is the hrst which'wc Have ecn. House struck bb Lightning.-On Tuesday evening the 2Sth tilt., there fell at this place, a heavy shower; accompanied by thunder and lightning. The store house occupied by Mr. Con was struck by lightning, but very little damage was done. The elder Mr. Cohn was standing very near the place where t!'e electri'r flnid discharged itself, but providentially.es raped uuinjtnred. Correction -In nt last, giving a4ist of the' iew British M inisny, the star-should-have been put attlhe name of Lord Jon it usil,thefritne Minister. - '.lfeary fin -:Dirtng.the past weeepious; shwoes pf rei fell tt variots liistde~t:(i I'rlinv eveninfilastve.' rain fell utthis place, and in.the neighbor- ' hood . The torn crop was much bqee1tted by by it. Oil Monday there svas - also a- considerable all of rain at this place. . - . Passage of thse Tarif.-Our. readers ii perceive, that the Tariff-Bill has finally passed >oth Houses of Congress, -and it is-probably ow the law of the land. Udcey's Patent Strato Cuuer.-WVe ba've soon rery highI recommenetdati'ons of the above Straw siter, froma distinguished agrie~ultmaligentle set, of several States, among whomn anight be inmentioned Gomv. Swain, of North Carolina, r.M Dessausure and Gen. Cante'y, of Sontli Jarolina; Dr. Fort, and Gent. Sanford, of' LGeorgia ; amnd Judges Goldthwait,atnd Martin, if Alabama, M1any of our most practical far ners of this place unite in pronouncing it the neust perfect instrtument of the kind, that they lae seetn ;-and from the simplicity of its con trmaction, nto doutbt it is well adapted fur the. oigh tan sds of our plantation negroes. Trhe ight for mnaking and vending this Machine, as been purchased by some enterprising gen lemen of our village, and we take pleasure in, rying-that the Mlachines which they have old, are now in successful operation. The scarcity nf provender, should not fail to ach us economy in feeding stock,-:aad to ractice this lesson with ease and pileasure, we a ust resort to cut food, after the manner of'our ore experienced neighbors-tbe Tennesuseans sd Kentuekians. Couton.-Our Hamburg correspondent uin er date of the 1st inst. says:- - "During the week past, we have hatd a good e~nand for this article, in fact, themarket was, n Wednesday andThursday~wbatue consi r brisk, yesterday and to-day it-is less anitna d, yet prices are not in t'he'l4ist didophng. e there fore give as extremues 6 to7i.eten!a les 65 to 7j coats. We'- have had a good any loads uf Cotton in withinj'tlie'jrat~ew ays, the shipments have also bcen lit'ge both' y reai.road and river. . -- Provisions.-Inm Flour there hasbleena earge ceipt by wamgouns,.mnost of which hairlieen dd at rates rsnging from $3 50 to.$i 50. 'arn is scarce, and -brings 70 to 75 centr. tacon has become scarce, ad brings9dAnts, ron stores, a cood artirlb wouild iing8 ti8A enis froma wagosis, hog round? arji is also rrce at 9 to 10 cents. We hve inaS tins of hate, and our river is in good Ataboat rder. A wooman fogging lier A d:ban bila-' alphia paper recently coaptiped etgn 4Pf0O wroman wvho had be'en ogl~'r a stes for agging, herduad Tfeaelsr id lot believe, the stitai~ ti'w re re hiive no'douib& butl aef~h le'as.~ The citizenao Phila'delp; ,sitld ave vpted:tlhe lady aasubstaatial bzoonmstiilder - rt rate horse whip; ili whaipt consbt fer. er half, instead of sending..bet zeliW