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Bath, Thursday, April 10,1831. STATE OF MAINE. Exrcittvr Department, ) Augusta, March 2tt, 1851. ) An adjourned session of the Executive Coun cil will be held at the Council Chamber, in Au gusta, on Tuesday, the 15th dax of April next. Attest:—JOHN <i. SAWYElt, See. of Slat*. Position of the Whig Party. Thp whig party of the country, at the pres ent time, is fast assuming a frag mzntary char* Mter such as it never possessed before, and which is indicative of the general overthrow which it must soon experience. Everything is tending towards this. The elements of dis oord are within itself—it has sown and nur tured, and must now reap the harvest. Upon its elevation to power, the whig party present ed a singular anomaly. It had succeeded, through the availability of the man that had * been forced upon it as a candidate—the sup port of whom was only justified at the time, by a large portion of the party,on the ground of necessity, or from the “choice of evils” policy.— Foster was the primary object to be acquired, to which public policy or national welfare was but secondary. While the democratic party had emblazoned its principles upon its banners, and selected as a standard bearer a true and known exponent of those principles, how was it with their opponents. They had forced up on them a candidate, of whom the most could be said was, that he was a no-party man. but had sc hip predilections—that, although he had never voted in his life, still had he taken any part in politics, he should have acted with the ^ichig party— a man whose acknowledgement of incapacity and disqualification were gener ally acquiesced in by his political friends. Success, under these circumstances, produc ed a 1 evolution in the whig party, ere it had become conscious of its victory. A whig tri tunph, it was generally conceded, had been achieved in the defeat of the democracy—but a class of politicians had been wanned into life, in the ranks of the successful party, that threatened any thing but a harmonious eryoj xnent of the spoils. The originals and the old standiirds were soon arrayed against each other —but the former succeeded in obtaining the controlling and dispensing power, and after helping themselves to the “first pick,” turned over the “leavings” to their no less hungry, but unfortunate fellows. Many of the most prominent and distinguished whigs of the country, it was very apparent, withheld their councillings and were shorn of their influence with the tialphin cabinet of Gen. Taylor. This may or may not have accounted for the notori ous inefficiency and weakness of the administra tion—a fact so notorious that Mr. Buhver, the British minister, in his diplomatic correspon dence, alluded to it as “a weak administration, that is incapable of sustaining itself much longer.” At this juncture of affairs, Gen. Taylor died, and the country was fortunately relieved of the bad management of his adviser*. The whig party proper began to take courage and hope for a better state of things under the new dy nasty. Mr. Fillmore realized their hopes in calling to the State department the present able incumbent. This act indicated the policy to be pursued by the administration. Mr. Webster was an advocate of the compromise measures for which he had but just incurred the almost united censure of the ichig press of the North. Cut lo ! he is raised to power, and presto, change ! The guns are soon turned on the enemy, and quarter only granted on a total and complete surrender. The mode of tactics resorted to by the “pow ers that be,” in order to bring about a change of public sentiment, varies according to circum stances Those of the press that have been fa vored with government pap, that are not wise enough to see what is required of them—or, being wise, have self respect enough left to contume consistent—have the “by authority” summarily withdrawn from them, as has been the erfse with the Portland Advertiser, and the Kennebec Journal, in our State, and with sev eral journals in other States. In some cases, the patronage has been withdrawn from a po litical and given to a religious paper—as, for in stance, from the Portland, Advertiser to the Chris lian Mirror. Our Tribune triend, as it never had anything to lose, has been no suffer er—but, as it is now getting to be quite loyal, we think there is a good prospect of its getting to the significant movements above referred to, J and it may be, thinks that the muss raised | thereby, will soon blow over, and the “broach- j es” be healed. The Advertiser, in a lengthy ' leader, evinces considerable choler and pluck, 1 and gives it to the “god-like” about right.— ' The concluding paragraphs arc so caustic, that we append them, as follows ** But we are making thw a long story, which we intended should be short. We cannot ' close, hoverer, without noticing the fact which | must be gratifying to the friends of the Hon Secretary—that in this, as in several other transfers of the department, he appears to man ifest, in these, his declining years, much more anxiety for religious than political support.— May he better deserve it, and be more success ful in obtaining it. The Advertiser will continue to he publish ed as usuai. It has been published in a loco foco state, without patronage state or national, 1 for many years. Under Tyler, it was cut off Tery soon This time it has fared a little bet ter. But it has steadily supported the whig party and whig principles, aud will continue to do the same. Those who have been elevated to high places, may kick out from under them the ladders by which they have ascended, if they choose. But the proudest edifices cannot be erected without bricks and mortar, and our services as ••hodmen” in the whig party will still be needed, notwithstanding we no longer publish law s “by authority.” It would have been a very simple thing for us to have retained the patronage. We un derstood perfectly troll hoit it could be done, self respect would not permit us to adopt the necessary course. We sell our pnpers, but notour principles." Besides this summary mode of punishing the y»r<sM, for its recreancy, a aystenj of proscrip tion in relation to obnoxious and infected of fi<fe holders is being carried on in some quar ters. In New York several Se,rard men, or as they are significantly denominated, “Woolv Meads," have been KmoT.d, to give place to fneads of the adram.straiion. Benodi lhonl »n, one of the latter class, has been appointed Postmastt* at Buffalo, rice Harrington, (Wool, Head) removed—and thi, is also the case In a number of other important offices in that State ' This, of course, suits the “Silrer Gtiy” organs one of which discusses as follows upon the matter:— , *• The Union men from all parts of the coun try ask nothing of Mr. Fillmore but that he should, with all poisib'e dttpalch, sweep 6tery . 'teaoly head' out of ofict, from that Saco to thsr Snoraraento. Io nil things elan he- gives un bounded satisfpcuop to the conser-v&uvea of oil Per eontra to this, we might cite numerous extracts from Other journals, condetanirtpin se-‘ ▼ere terms, this administration policy. The iaat is, our whig friends are in just the pretti est little “muss,” at prsaent, that it ia. posaible to imagine, and we are disposed to allow them, the “largest liberty" that they may desire, and “room according to their atreng>th.. Another Voice from the Bench. At the opening of the United States District Court, in Boston, a few day* since, Judge Sphagve deli»trod a eery able and lunutous charge to the Jury, Air- directed the attention of’ thejury, as the otArion requires to that part of the CWninal co^fc' which relates to forcible Resistance to the laWa. He deSned and illustrated theeruoe of (BeasOn, aa^t con sists in levying war against the United States. This act of levying war is made treason by the,, constitution. And what shall be considered an act of levying w ar, was decided'by thej Federal Courts soon after the adoption of the constitution. If men assemble to effect by force s treasonable purpose, it is levying war. If the object be to prevent the execution of all laws in one place, or of any particular law in all caaes, the purpose is treasonable; and all who are leagued in the general conspiracy are considered traitors. The people by new legislation have added new sanction to their constitution. An act of Congress in 1790, provided for the pqpishmcnt of any person who should resist any officer of the United States in the performance of his duty in serving any judicial procesa. And an other act in 1831 would subject any petson to indie ment for unlawfully interfering with Courts and juries in the administration of jus tice. The Judge then allude,1 to the fact that some have declared that Courts should be im peded in the administration of the law, and the Marshal obstructed in the execution of process on account of a recent statntc provid ing for the arrest and restoration of fugitives from labor. But by this law no person is made liable to arrest who was not liable before to be seized and carried out of the State, by virtue of a pre-existing right under the constitution. Some safe-guards were interposed by the stat ute of of 1793. passed by the fathers of the con stitution and approved by Washington : and similar safeguards are provided for the execu tion of the law of 18d0, through the adminis tration of officers and courts. The constitution demands that anch fugi tives be delivered up. The Supreme Court have decided that Congress are to provide in what manner. Congress have euacted this law. It cannot be nullified by resistance.— The seventh section of this law subjects to fine and imprisonment those who obstruct an ar rest, or attempt a rescue, or assist to escape, or harbor, or conceal, in reference to such fugi tives. The Grand Jury are reminded of the importance of the duty which they have to perform under the oath which they have taken. Judge SpRAgi'E then proceeds to remark up on the moral aspects of the subject as some of the Jury might have an impression that this law is morally wrong and ought to be resisted. To show that this law is not morally wrong, he supposes the situation of a State to be what it would have been if no national constitution had ever existed. In that case a State might find it best Cor its peace and safety to interdict the arrival of certain fugitives within its bor ders. It might also under this conviction, stipulate with the government from which such fugitives should come to deliver them up.— And such a compact when made would be morally binding. But Massachusetts in adopt ing the constitution acceded to such a compact. Infinite wisdom has given to society the power to legislate upon such subjects, and the same wisdom consequently requires of individuals the duty of obedience to the laws of society. To make it a matter of convenience to resist a law of society is to essume a personal infalli bility. But man is not designed for such dis sension. His appeal should not be to force, but to society. H? is a social being, and his moral judgment should be affected by the em bodied conscience ofx the community. In this view the law of the land is the will of God. In cases of despotism, where oppression pres ent and prospective is great, and upon calm deliberation men have good reason to believe that the permanent happiness of the communi ty requires a revolution, the attempt may be conscientiously made. Hut in a republic, where the laws are made by the people themselves through agents freely appointed for short periods and by frequent elections, no such reason can well be supposed to exist. And in our own country, if the history of this people be compared with that of any other in any age of the world, and in any respect af fecting the best interests of the human family, no one will desire to destroy our present sys tem of government in the vain hope of estab lishing a better in its stead, unless he is “in accessible to reason or remonstrance, and of that unfortunate class in whose minds judg ment is dethroned and monomania holds usurped dominion." After this charge the Grand Jury retired for the examination, it is supposed, of the cases arising from the rescue of Shadrach. Rhode Island Redeemed! The annual election in this State, has resulted in a glorious Hrmotratir victory ! Philip Allen is chosen governor by about Sevex IIvndked majority, William B. Law rence, lieutenant governor, Asa Potter, secra tary of state, Walters. Burges, (the friend of Gov. Dorr) attorney general, Edwin Wilbur, treasurer. In the western district, Benjamin B Thurston is chosen to congress bv one thous and majority—a democratic gain. In the east ern district, George G. King, whig, is barely reelected. To the senate 16 democrats are chosen to 14 whig*—3 vacancies. House, 36 whigs, 33 democrats—3 vacancies. The Prov idence Journal says “the whigs have suffered a defeat for which there is no excuse or apology,” although it if reported they offered fifty dollars in Cranston for a single vote. This resdlt may be considered as another evidence of the inevitable disruption of iekig gery, that is now visibly at work all over the country. We rejoice in the victory in this case, because it will afford an opportunity to the democracy of doing justice to the persecul ed Dour, who has suffered such martyrdom in their behalf. i A man may oppose the extension of slavery into free territories, and still acknowledge his doty to the Constitution and laws which pro tect it where it now exists. The abolitionists are all “ free toilers,” but it by no means fol lows that •• free soilers" are alj abolitionists; — and the contrary is the fact in a great majority of cases .—Bangor Democrat. The fits soil party of '48 completely swept off the old abolition party, and it is well to pre servcthc above distinction. All free sorters are nut abolitionists, and multitudes who abted'With Mfe free soil party, because in favor of excluding I *kv«ry from free territory, have become satis-' <i«d with the Compromise of the last Congress, and have repudiated the old abolition issues of the liberty party. 'M a -t . i ' ^—d-,,, , , ,| „ ,— ”«CWTPW)1« Marxes, a man by the name of _ CWtis.' t Tcsiderrt of Boxford, m eompu ny With a couple ofWafnHi.,*, on e recent, hunting expedition sjon^ the 1*W „U about the forests of the Stats of Maine* in four weeks' •took 49 deer, 4- anooae.4 beara,W*boM,two 1 hundred patridg**. ' The entire weight wtm S, 200 pound* 'ones' - t£3* Witfrin the imfc ,4lcv»«l .qyptths. John son Rideout, Esq.,‘et-thineity, hahdiuilt and launched dve vessels end one steamboat. Railroad Extortion. The Hallow^|.Ga*ilte.[ig£a»4fc* following remarks in reta'idh to the' Mat* of thfngsexis Bhg between thp^two railroad running east from J^tltland ; \S! “iWtrue cause of thedifkblty at the re cent mdtoting of the stockhoM^rs of the An droscoggin and Xennebag railroad fcr the pur pose omeasing^the Penoflacot Toad, fully ap pears in a late number of the Waterville Mail. TM WmictiTty watTnot Upon leasfftg the Penofc rugdt for it IV believed a large tpajoriW of ms stiirkhelderJirb in favor of fltat^rrteamwe, but it arose from the overbearing and extor tionate policy pursued towards the Androscog gin and Kennebec1 by the Atlantic i&'St.‘Law mane railroad. The last mentioned corpora tion had already voted to t^ky the .lease in con nection fwith the A. & K-road, and were de termined to have thia meeting go off to their own liking But their oppressive policy had waked up the stockholders in the back route, aud nothing was accomplished. We copy a paragraph or two from the Mail to show how the matter stands. It: is very evident that the life-blood of the Androscoggin and Kennebec road ia sucked up to swell the vaunted receipts of the giant Atlantic and St. Lawrence, and it unriddles the mystery of the swelling tide of business which the two leading Portland pa pers publish every month, under the head of “ Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad—month ly receipts.” When the A. & K. road was opened in Dec. 1849, the terms open which their passengers and freight shun Id be carried over the Atlantic road were fixed by the latter. They were then complained of as extortionate and unreasonable. They were just such terms as the Portland and Kennebec road would not submit to, and which drore them to the necessity of budding an inde pendent road from North Yarmouth to Portland. But the A. & K. company have up to this time submitted, because, perhaps, at present, they have no other alternative, and beeause they have been hoping that their continued and per severing efforts might be successful in obtain ing better terms. I will state what those terms are. For each passenger carried by the Atlantic road to or from the A. & K. road, they charge sisty-eight ants. The A. & K. road charge for passen gers from Waterville to Portland two dollars. The average cost of the transportation for each passenger is estimated at one dollar; which, together with the sixty-eight cents paid to the Atlantic road, leaves but thirty-tico cents to the A. & K. We have twentv-eeven and a half miles over their road, and fiftv-five miles over ours, and furnish cars all the wav. But our great reliance on this road has al ways been on freight. Let us see how we fare in that. A ton of freight front Watervtlle to Portland pays two dollars. It costsusone dol lar to carry it there. We pay the Atlantic road nincty-ccnts, and save ten for ourselves.— We furnish cars for the whole distance, and the only deduction from their ninety cents is the trifling expense of loading and unloading at Portland ; but all we get forthe whole trans portation and use of our cars is the ten cents a ion. It is believed that no other instance can be found in the whole country where the trunk exacts of the branch such exorbitant terms. In view of the above, which the Mail justly calls exorbitant and extortionate terms, the stockholders in this road, the Kennebec and Portland, may see how much they are indebt ed to their directors in resisting this overbear, ing policy in building on their own responsi bility an independent mad into Portland. It was fortunate for us that the men on onr own board of directors were not to lie trifled with—they would not submit to such extortions—and there fore we have as the result, a thoroughfare to Portland and Boston, without being subjected to the grasping policy of a corporation which knows no mercy. Contrast the above arrangement between the A. and St. L. and A. &. K. in relation to fare, with the arrangements entered into between the Boston roads and the Kennebec and Port land. On the opening of the latter road to Augusta, one half of the fare between Augus ta and Boston goes to the K. & P. road, or the fare is to be equally divided, and that too while the Kennebec road is only about sixty miles in length, and the distance from Portland to Bos ton is over one hundred. The Boston roads assented to this liberal arrangement because they considered a branch nr extension as affup ding them some advantage over and above the advantage derived by the new road by connec wilh them. With the A. and St. L. it is the policy to abstract the life blood of the branches or exten sions to build up the giant trunk. One branch, the Buckfield, is now absolutely worthless from the. result of this policy. The Androscoggin and Kennebec is now bleeding profusely from the same cause, and we are glad to see the man liness and resistance now beginning to mani fest itself. Newspaper Borrowers. Injustice to many of our subscribers, rather than interest we have in the matter, (although, we confess we have some) we feel called upon to say a word or two in relation to this interes ting class of our citizens, who have in many in stances become complete bores to some of our subscribers by their regularly weekly importu nities. The annoyance in some cases is too great to be borne, as these borrowers lie in wait for the paper and seize upon it at its first appear ance and monopolize its use, to the discomfiture of the subscriber. One instance of the kind we have long been aware of. The borrower is a man of property, and is vastly better able to take the paper than his poor neighbor over the way ; but notwith standing this, he slips across and gets the paper as soon as (he boy leaves it, so that the subscri ber finds it at his neighbor's store almost inva riably. Several similar cases we could relate, but will only allude to one other gentleman who' holds the Times in such veneration as to bor row it every week to read Sunday afternoon in preference to attending church ! The expense of having the Times left at one’s house or place of business is a mere trifle, and besides, how much more independent and agree able it is to have the reading of your own paper, rather than to sneak into entries and about store doors, sponging from your neighbors in loafer style, and hook the reading of papers paid for by others. Postal Ahravgement wfrH Caxada.—VV4* perceive that an arrangement has just been com pleted between our Government and the Cana das, by which direct sealed mail bags will be made up for the chief places in Canada. The postage is to be five cents in each country for a letter not exceeding a half ounce, (or ten cent* in both,) anfl may be prepaid, or not, at,the option of the sender. . Newspaper end pamphlet postage must be prepaid as heretofore. Gbaham's Maqahnz for May, contain* »CT eral splendid •ngi'arings, among which the “May Queen” stand* preeminent. Fbr sale by Sawyer & 'Magoun. IT The Pprthmd Advertiser say*:-“*•» We hare done the* best we could* from the begin ning. to wpoct .the ttiqupittiatfyB, and make ioa'ppaar aareapeatahle and' conaiatept a* pos sible.” C- tj .. City Government. In Common Council, ) March 26, 1851. f Prewnt-jJlessr*. Hayden, Bla«lAJ, B*d fortl, Coombs, Dealing, Kdgecomh, Elms, iPrje, Houghton, Jackson, Larrabee, I.inflbln, Morse, Pattee, Robinson, Sewall, Standid^smd Swan ■ t0B' • , M li. An older from the Board of AHjnten. ™*rtg the compensation of Engine-men at ten dollars Twyew. der-|nen, was passed ^.concpricncc. iAJLorderrelMve tbfrquiliqj Site dicncy of building a nera*Hearse-house, was passed in concurrence. Onfaiotioh of Mr. Sewall, prdared, that the joint standing committee on finance he intrust ed to ascertain and report the amount of money necessary to be raised and appropriated for the expenditures of the city for the fiscalyear 1851. Sent up for concurrence. The Aldermen eon curred. On motion of Mr. Jackson, ordered, that the future meetings of the City Council be held ev ery Wednesday evening, at 7 1-2 o'clock, until otherwise ordered. The President of the Common Council was added to the Joint Standing Commitcea on Fi nance, Printing, Highways, &c., and New Streets Papers from the last City Council, came from the Board of Aldermen, and were referred to the appropriate committees in concurrence — Adjourned. April 2, 1851. Present—Messrs.Hayden. Bradford, William Drummond, Elms, Frye, Harding, Houghton, Jackson, Larrabee, Lincoln, Patlee, Kobinson, Sewall and Swantou. On motion of Mr. Sewall, the joint standing committee on Schools and School houses were instructed to inquire into the expediency of re pairing the old Academy, so called, on North street, or of erecting a new school house on the same and adjoining lot—with instruction to re port the probable expense. Sent up. The Al dermen concurred. The petition of Wm. Crawford and others to have the road improved at the Stone house hill, was referred in concurrence to the committee on highways, &c. The petition of Isaiah Crooker and others for a new school house in district No. 2, was re ferred to the committee on Schools and School Houses. On motion of Mr. Houghton, ordered, that the committee on Highways be directed to in quire into the expediency of repairing our roads and bridges by contract. Sent up lor concurrence. The Aldermen concurred. , An order from the Aldermen providing that the Overseers of the Poor, Chairman of the Su perintending School committee and Street Com missioner, shall give bonds to the Mayor and Aldermen for the expenditure of, and accoun tability for, all money they receive from the Treasurer, was passed in concurrence. A claim of Richard Curry, for damage's to his wife, from a defect in the highway, was refer red to the committee on Accounts in concur rence. The claim is one thousand dollars. The report.of the committee on Burying Grounds, accompanied by an order providing for the building of a new Hearse house, at an expense not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars, was passed in concurrence. Voted in cohcurrence, to adjourn to Wednes day evening, April 16th, 7 l-2 o'clock. Ad journed. The Amended Constitution or New Hamp shire.—The amended Constitution of the state of New Hampshire has been rejected by a large majority. The Concord Patriot has returns of the votes of 154 towns. In these tow ns the vote on the amendment in relation to the abolition of the religious test and property qualification, stood 27,122 nays to 9.862 yeas ; on the amend ment providing for the election of Judges of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General by the people, 19,869 nays to 7,316 yeas; on the amendment requiring the election of a Super intendent of Public Instruction, nays 21,447, yeas 5.182 ; on the amendment for deciding all elections by a plurality vote, nays 29.991, yeas 6,291. The vote on the amended Bill of Rights was, yeas 10,434, nays 16,753. A two-third vote was necessary in order to the adoption of these amendments. Watchmen Club.—At a meeting of this So ciety, held April 3d, the following officers were chosen for the ensuing quarter;— D. W. Standish, S. (*). J. M Lincoln, J. O. J. M Hayes. R. S. A. J. Potter, C S. Rev. Hervey Hawes, Chaplain. R Barron, T. L. Walker, M. P. R. Russel, A. M. ICP '•'he Lowell papers state that Dodge was arrested in that city on Tuesday, April 1st, on a suit of one of the Macomber sisters, for a breach of promise of marriage—damages laid at $6,000. Several newspapers have already “ been told," we notice. Dodge is no doubt singing still. |Q=* At the last trial for U. S. Senator by the Mass. Legislature, Sumner lacked twelve votes of an election. After some discussion up on the expediency of another trial, the election was further postponed for |hree weeks bv a vote of 175 to 123. ' •' Harpbb's Monthlt Magazine for April is beautifully illustrated with portraits of Wash ington Irving and Wm. C. Bryant; also a view qf the Crystal Palace j four illustrations of the voyage of Sir John Franklin : seven humorous illustrations from Punch, and four of Spring Fashions. Its contents are rich and varied;— and many of the articles in this No. are'origi nal. Published monthly by Harper & Broth ers, 82 Cliff St., N. York, at three dollars per year. Each number contains 144 pages. The circulation is already 60,000. Large Egg.—Mr. Robt. Lewis, of this city, who has for some time past been engaged in the egg business, has lately added to his brood a species which he terms the Chickadehong.— We were shown the other day an egg laid by one of these hens, which weighed three and a half ounce*. The eggs laid by these hens aver age nearly double the size of the common hen’s Merchants, ahd all others are reminded of the stock advertised by Jetettt » Prtteott, No. 2 Milk Street, Boston. It consists of Shawls, Silk Goods, and the like, in a variety Of liew styles that scarcely admit of improvemeijl. and the prices are quoted as extremely favorable. New State.—A'movement appears to be pa king to separate Long Island, Staten Island, and Manhattan Island from N. York State, and Yo form a hew State from these with some of the river counties to byeaUed Manhattan., A^bpng the reaso.na assigned is the hostility of. the inte rior to the Essential prosperity of the southern portion of the State. • » « . ■ ■ — .—- - . - rr- The panorama of the Mennebeedno*.ex hibition in Bangor. A correspondent of the Whig says, the paining of Merry meeting Bsy is the flower of ths whole, util he is •• thsnkful iu noble reality was on earth any whert,’*, Maine Interests. Among (he closing proceeding of the Iasi House, we find the following account ot the manner in wliicii the bill wiaadoptad to pay the State of Mmoe her iniereet on monies advanced hy her * (nr the protection of bet fronting in 1839-^40 and 41. The amatsat which the Slate ,#iU receitrejinder this bill, will not be leM^ probably, than and may lie considerable more. Maine was loHuuate, under the eireenasianees, -m getting through the House amidst ilui pressure nqd cgnfiiatni) whidh uslially prevail thdr* oo tie last oiglu of the session. It is creditable to her delegation that this result was so happily scroll (dished, at auch a time, and to Mr. Littlefield tlint lie had the confidence of the House 10 so great an extern as it was mani fested towards him on this occasion. It was a happy conclusion to his Congressional term, during which he has faithfully repre sented the Democratic party and Democratic principles, that lie was enabled to contribute successfully to the passage of a bill so impor tant to his State, as that to which we have referred. Mr Littlefield moved lo suspend the rule*, that lie might move te discharge the Com mittee of the Whole on the stale of the Union from tho further considersliom ot ‘ Senate bill authorizing the iiccouiiiing offi cer! of ihe Treasury to settle and pay to the State of Maine interest on moneys advanced for the protection of her frontier in the years 1S39,1840, and 1841,’ for the purpose of put ting the bill upon its passage. Mr. L. said he seldom troubled the House, and now asked lime to say that this lull had t he una niinous a ssent of the Committee on the I Judicary of the House. The principle was well settled, that where Slates had advanced , for the General Government money for the payment of ihe expense ol defending the ter- j ritory ol the Union, that they were to receive interest oil the amount so advanced. Sev eral Slates have received interest under similar circumstances. This money is fairly and jnsily due to the State of Maine, and if the hill should fail of a passage now, it would undoubtedly lie pnid at some future . time. In consequence ot the uufominate loss sustained by the Stale by the partial burning of the Insane Hospital a short time since, the payment of this sum at this time would he a matter of great convenience to the State. Mr. L. added, that he was aluitit to retire from Congress, nnd ns he had kept some interest in this bill lor the heuelit of his State, and ns he knew the claim to he per fectly just, he would esteem it a great favor it the House would act on the hill now,— He would nut further trespass oil the indul gence of the House. The question then being upon the suspen sion ol the rules, tellers were demanded and ordered, and Messrs. Fitch aud Stevens of Pennsylvania, appointed. The question was then taken, and the tel lers reporied—ayes 109, nors 21. So the rules were suspended. Mr. Littlefield said he would show his confidence in Ihe House, ami his regard lor the public interest, by consuming no more time—which was now so precious—and would move the previous question. The previous question received a second, ami the main question was ordeted ; and under the operation thereof the hill was ordered to a third reading. The bill was then rend the third time. The question now tiring,'Shall the bill pass ?' it was taken and derided in the affir mative ; and the hill was passed. Mr. Littlefield moved to reconsider the vote by which the hill passed, and to Iny that motion on the table : which latter motion wasngteed to. Ten Thousand Dollars is offered by the Massachusetts Legislature for the discovery ol a remedy for the Putatoc Rot. The following is said by the Post to be a veritable copy of one uf several communications to the legislature on the subject:— New York feb 14th 1851 To the Honorable representatives of the House of Massachusetts I saw in one of our Papers that you have passed by A Vote A resolution of fering Ten Thousand Dollars lor A remedy for the Potatoe rot I have the remedy and am wil ling to make it known for the above ammount that I want the money the subsequent Fall 1’hat w ill be after you have time for it to be Thor rouly tested Pleas answer and Satisfy' me that I can have the money as above stated and you can have the secret Yours with respect T II Main No 40 South St N Y' (t/** We would invite the attention of our commercial men to the communication of “H” on the first page. The article will be found to contain many important facts and sugges tions in regard to the protective policy ; and coming, as it does, from one of our oldest mer chants, who is himself a w hig, is entitled to an attentive perusal. The Commonwealth says: “ There can be no doubt in the mind of any sane man that the repetition of such scenes as we are now witnessing will lead to an organization of the people which will effectually resist the execution of this uncoil stitutional law by the same weapons as are now used to enforce it.” It is idle to attempt to resist the laws by force. Theii supremacy will be maintained. If the struggle leads to bloodshed, upon the Commonwealth and its supporters will rest the awiul responsibility. Littell’s Living Age.—The last No. con tains an interesting article on Antarctic Explo rations, from Chamber's Papers, a curious chap ter on Bears, from Bentley's Miscellany, a no tice of Lord Holland’s Foreign Reminiscences, from the Edingburgh Review, and several other article of value and interest. I?5r A lady in Cambridge, Mass , died on Wednesday—so the physicians stated—and was robod in her winding sheets, but from the fact that the body still retained an apparent warmth, though there was not the slightest appearance of respiration, interment was suspended. Sun day the lady opened her eyes and called on her husband, “ Albert, give me some water." We understand Mr. George Hussey, of New Bedford, has contracted in this city for a ship of 700 tons, intended for the Calcutta trade. fly A Mr. Taft was killed in Gardiner last week, by a premature ex ilosion, while engaged in blasting a ledge on the line of the Ken. and P. Railroad. fly We understand the steamer Secor is to be placed on the route between Augusta and Portland the coming season. The Huntress, it is rumored is to be placed on the outside route to Boston. Jubt Trials is Austria.—Tlie first trial by j ury $ook place in Vienna, a short time since, and a large crowd was present to see how it worked. 11• -; ---- r Ohio.—Wade, the senator elect fronjt this state, is said not to be a rabid free soiler, and that he will, on national questions, pursue a, na tional course. "i .. .... The western democratic papers speak in fiiTqr of, bedding our next national convention at Cincinnati. (£7*’ The Kennebec is now dear, the ice having broke up on Tuesday. Somerset and Ken- Railroad A Urge and resjfectabta- meeting of the cor porator* and friends of -the Sojmdmct and Ken nebec Railroad Company was held at Skowhe gan on theSd instant. The corporators organ ized at It o'clock, and chose Abner Coburn, Eaq., Chairman,and A. Wyman Esq., Secre tary. Hon. Farnsworth, David Bronson, James T. Thom*.£.Jb»eaand Charles B. Foster were chosen a committee to report a plan of organisation. The meetine then ad journed to seven o'clock in the evening. ^ -Ilf tha-i sTternodh a mass meeting of the 1 frietfds of the enterprise, assembled at the Town Hall. Calvin Selden, Esq., of Xorridgewock, was called to the chair. Resolutions were presented and adopted, expressive of the tense of the meeting, Vid in favor of a connexion with the river railroad. The number present was unexpectedly large, considering the very bad state of the roacs. A numerous delega tion was in attendance from Augusta. Bath, Brunswick, and Vasaalboro were also repre sented. Resolutions highly favorable to the objects of the meeting were read, which had been passed by the citizens of Augusta and Gardiner. Very able and interesting addresses were made by Hon. Ruel Williams, J. W. Bradbury, William D. Sewall, Abner Coburn, and others, in which the feasibility of making the rosd, its prospects, the wants of the public, and other matters connected with the project, were fully discussed and investigated. The speeches were good and well received, and the meeting adjourned with the best feelings and confidence- in the success of the road. The corporators met at the hour of adjourn ment, and the committee appointed in the fore noon, through Judge Farnsworth, the chair man, reported resolutions accepting the charter and appointing an executive committee' of thirteen, to make all necessary arrangements, procure subscriptions for the stock, report bye laws, and do all acts usually performed by similar committees on other roads. The com mittee consists of the following named gentle men :—David Bronson, Bath ; Joseph Fa ton, Winslow ; Richard D. Rice, Augusta ; Robert H. Gardiner, Gardiner ; Edward McLellan, Skowhegan ; William Conner, Fairfield ; Sam uel P. Shaw, Waterville ; James B. Duscomb, Bloomfield; Ebenezer Fr ye, Vassalboro ; l’au linus M. Foster, North Anson ; William Row- i ell, Bingham; Charles Coffin, Sidnej**; and Thomas C. Jones, Norridgewock. Some interesting remarks were made in the evening by Mr. Lang, of Vassalboro, and Jo seph McKeen, of Brunswick, and the corpora tion adjourned to the 1st day of May at the same place. A meeting of the executive com mittee is to beholden at Augusta on Friday next, for the purpose of organization, and con ferring with the Directors of the Kennebec and Portland Railroad Company. This project so ; important to the interests of all the cities and ! towns on the Kennebec, and to all owning I stock in the K. and P. Railroad, is well deserv ing the consideration of our citizens, and it is to'be hoped that they will thoroughly inform themselves in relation to it, and not suff. r an enterprise so well calculated to advance their prosperity, to languish for want of their aid and support. Tiie Legislature. — We published a com munication week before last, from nn eastern tneinlier of the incoming lig si ilure, express ing nn opinion in favor of a very early ad journment of that boJv to January, n> d solic iting the opinions ot others. We have since received communications from thirty-six members, coining from all counties but one. Thirty of iliein them are in tavor of adjourn ment, and six opposed. — [Age. Death of Another Revolutionary Soldier.— William Nirliu!<*of Weaihersfield, Vt.,died on die 1dm ult., agrd 115 years, lie was a soldier on Wimei ilill. Mass., at die time die British burned Charleston n. and after wards fought in the battles of Bennington, Saratoga and While Plains. He was a na tive of Holden,Mass., but moved his family to Weaihersfield, Vt„ sixiy-iwo years since, where he resided to the day ol his death. Important to Telegraph Opf.p.ators.— i A bill has |•»wed In its second reading in i lip Semite of the Pennsylvania Legislature, making telegraph operators amenable to law for a breach of the trust in sending telegraph despatches. Laborers' Strike and Murder—Batavia. ■ April 1. A man named Robert MrCaw, a 1 workman on the Attica ami Hornellsville Railroad, was killed in Alexander yesterday alternoon. Two others were also repotted to have been killed in Warsaw on the same day. The cause of these murders is said to hr a strike lor higher wages by the work men on the road. | A party of 600 Irishman are reported on the way from Warsaw to Attica, determined to drive all from the road who will not stand up for higher wages ; consequently the citi zens are arming. Several depredations have been committed, and others expected. The murderers have been arrested. P. S. An express has just arrived here for two hundred stnnd of arms from the Stall Arsenal at this place. Reporta stale tlmt three ether persons ate dangerously wounded, and that two of them are not ex pected to live.—Boston Journal. The Packet Ship Ivarhoe.—It is now generally conceded that the wrecked stuff | seen off Momank Point, must have been tile packet ship Ivanhoe, of New York, Cnpt. Edwards, which sailed for Liverpool on the 23d of February. She was prohaldy wreck ed near the South Shoal of Nantucket, within three days of the time of tier sailing. She hnd only sixteen passengers, a 11 ^of'whom, Irish anti (vermins, were in the steerage.— The ship, valued at $80,000, was insured in New Y'ork ; ami the cargo, which consisted of cotton/ fusiic aud flour, was, it is said, insured in England. The probability is that all nn board perished, although it is not im possible that they may have beeu saved.— [iV. B. Mercury. Gross Outrage.—On Monday afternoon, as Miss Frances Kilgore, an employee in the lamp factory of Mr. VVm. Carlton, 12 Beach St., was leaving that establishment, another female who is yet unknown, threw a phial filled with vitrol at Miss Or , and the phial striking her forehead, broke, causing the contents to spread over her face. The poor girl was instantly thrown into great suffering, and while theatteminn of those who witnessed the occurrence was directed to her, the fiendish female who committed the act effected her escape Jealousy is supposed to have been the cause of the outrage.— Boston Journal. Niagara Suspension Bridge. A few days Since, the suspension bridge, over the Niagara, from Lewiston to Queenstown, was tested in the presence of a large number of persons — Thirteen wagons, laden with sand and stone, passed from each side, meeting in the centre ; and at the same time one hundred persons on horseback and on Toot passed over. The result was satisfactory to the parties concerned. Tug Boldest T«t—A gonilematt hoard ing in a genteel honee in ibv city,, retiring to his room a lew evenings since, was sot prised by the appearance of a fine healthy female infant, apparently about ten days old, aban doned by its mother. Suspicion real* in a respettahle quarter. Remarks upon this mqst tuyaferipu* affair tr« withheld waiting further developments. The child has been Well cared for.—Portland Advertiter. ;G I. , • ■ 1 ■ ■•...■■_■ . . Gold deposits non Maecb.—The deposits of gold in the mint at Philadelphia, for March, amount to $3,000 OoO, malting $11,000,000 sihee January I*r. The total coinage for March amounts to *8,250 000, and since tl»e 1st of January to »k4.000,000. O’*. Long dreaeea, with a heavy mad border in quite fashionable juat now. FOREIGN NEWS. Arrival of the Baltic SEVIN Da rs LATER FROM FUROPE. The steamer Baltic, Captain Comstock, reached her wharf at New York, at a quar ter before 9 o'clock on Thursday evening_. She left Liverpool at noon on the 23d u|, making the passage in a little less than 12 days. England. The British parliament U rR. raged upon the eclesiastical titles bill, to the exclusion of all oilier business, so that the chancellor of ilia exchequer has not yet coma forward with the promised new budget.— it seems generally admitted that Lord Pal merston will scam vacate the secretaryship ot J"[el*n * flairs. His lorJahip gave a grand entertainment to the American minis istar and lady. Her majesty, it is said, will distribute the prize* of the crystal palace ex|Kisun>n. The committee at Lloyd's have proposed to admit free into the merchant* room during the exlnb.tion, foreigners intro duced by tts agents, or fay Br.ttsh ministers, consuls or hankers. Ireland. Potatoes are likely to be grown to a far greater extent in Ireland this year than in any year since the disasiroos blieht in 1846. 8 A fearful explosion took place at the coal pit of Mr. Cerats. of Nitslull, near Paisley, Scotland, from winch 61 lives weie lust. Front Spain and Portugal the news ia un important. France. The hill for continuing the na tional guards in their actual siate until the adoption of the organized law, was on Sat urday night adopted by a large majority. A pamphlet entitled Le Banquet des EqauS giving an account of the recent dinner of the refugees in London, has been seized by the police. The printer and publisher are to be prosecuted. 1 lie Moniteur announces the death of Madam Uege.-nigny, mother of lb* minister of finance. The statiatics of the national guard of Paris show that this body has been reduced from 250,000 to 56,000, without reckoning the suppression in the le gion of artillery. In the department of Nievne there hare been some very serious disturbances. Thett. ■ re ascribed to the socialists at Slinaod.— The rioters held possession of the town for Iweoty-lour hours, and kept the mayor and sub prefect in the greatest danger, and it was only alter the arrival of the prelect with the chasseurs a cheval and four brigades of gen if armes that the disturbance could bo quelled and the ringleaders apprehended. Pans, Thursday. The news from the provinces of a great progress of socialism, causes uneasiness to the government. Ths most remote rural districis are affected, and the peasantry are going over in large num bers 10 the reds. Nothing positive is known respecting the formation of ■ permanent cabinet. Italy. Peter and Dominic Machiavelle have been condemned to death, and others to the galleys, all for political motives. The first sentence was executed on the 22d Feh nary. at ttie Castle of jji. Peter, with regard to Dominic Machiavelle. Peter died in prison. A furious skirmish took place in Rome a few days since bet wee., the native troops and a body uf French soldiers, occasioned liy the j Inner having quizzed the former uliout their haliiluiuients. Austria. Vienna, March, 12. Obsta cles have again been thrown in the wav of a council of the empire. The designated j members are opposed to the policy ot the ! cabinet. Prussss. Oor Prussian correspondence j is of the 19th nit. The anniversary of the Prussian revolution passed off in’ perfect i tranquility. 1 lie ministerial organs express their presumption that tu a note which was lately sent from St. Petersburg!! to Vienna, the Russian cabinet protests against the an nexation ot the non German provinces of Austria. It is stated that the Holstein for | tress of Remlahurg will he claimed by the Germanic Confederation, and converted into an arsenal of the non German provinces of Austria. Turkey. The insurrection in Bosnia is still lar from being extinct. .According to Intesi advices from Zara, of 14th itlt., the in surgents of the Ktatna have condoned with those of the Herz government. They have attacked the Streakier, who being reinforced by the Turkish troops which Arad Pasha had brought tip from Trnraie succeeded in de feating them. It seems that though orders had been sent to Kintaga to set Gen. Dents bmskv at liberty, the general had no; yet ar rived in Constantinople. Emir Becliir, the old prince of Mount Lehanus, has just died at Constantinople, aged 94. The porie has declared the island of Snmns in a Mute of siege, because die Samians refused abso lutely to accept as dieir governor, M. Cone menus, whom they considered as devoted to the former prince of Sainns, ihe protegee of Sir. Stratford Canning, who is universslly detested. Egypt. The Cologne Gazette says that the mental aberration of Alias Pacha, vice roy of Egypt, increases—that the country is in a most wretched state—that it is impossi ble to get hi the taxes, and that favoriies are squandering what remains of the treasures accumulated by Mehetnet Ali. I thom the Lapb op Good Hope. News from I the Cape of Good Hope to the 2d of February. I has been received in England Two engage ments, both of which terminated in the disas trous defeat of the Kaffirs, have taken place since the date of the previous advices. The most serious conflict took place on the 21st of January. A force of Kaffirs, estimated at from 3 to 6000, attacked the position of Fort Hare and ( the town of Alice. The defence was conducted by about 30t> Fingoes and 100 of the mounted guard. After a contest which lasted five hours | and a half, the savages were routed with a loss of from 100 to 150 men, and driven back to their mountain fastnesses. The governor, ! Sir If. Smith, had gathered together about ! 6000 troops of all sorts, and when hie levies j were completed he intended to commence ope rations on a great scale against the enemy.— The Cape colonists were confident that the gov ernment would quell the outbreak in six months at farthest; but private letters state that the contest will probably last twelve or eighteen months. The “extermination of the Kaffirs” is now the general cry in the colony. —Boston Journal . Nullification. The hill recently intro* duced into the Senate by Mr. Buckingham is intended fo nullify the fugitive slave an, and, as an exhibit of the wore! iilirainsm, can ; lie matched by mulling of a similar kind which ever originated in Spuih Carolina. Ii forbids any officer or member of the volunteer militia of Massactitisens. at the command or requisition of a U. S. Marshal ov deputy, to act as a part of the posse caoutatus in the arrest or detention of any alleged . fugitive slave, under severe penalties; requires all District Attorneys to defend arrested fugitives, and provides that a jury trial may be claimed by every fiiauive not-released, after examina tion hy a U. S. Commissioner, or a Justice of any Court. There is but very liitle danger, we apprehend, that such a measure as this can receive the sanction of the Legislature.— Lowell Journal. (t/^'t’he New Orleans rieaytrne says fhat rumors are afloat in that eiiy of an outbreak in Cuba. One report says that the people had riaen against the authorities,and soother lb it there was a general negro revolt. The Picayune placet some credit in the rtimhr. Letters received at Savannah from Oh bn sav that a large number of soldiers bed Me* sorted and gone to the mountains, anil (hat some twenty Cubans bad gone to join them. Latmcrf." The “■ WiteW-theuWaw,” an other clipper ship of about 1500 tone, (after the model of the Sfta Serpent, enlarged and improved,) will he launched from the yard of George Ray ties, E*q., this (Saturday) after noon. Her lower mean have been put io ea the etoeka. Her length overall ii 225 fael, 40 feel team, 22 feat bold. She ia owned by gentlemen in Salem, Boston and San Fran cisco. Good judges pronounce' her » model—Portsmouth Journal.