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DAILY NATIONAL WHIG.
IT WORTHIMUTOJf O. BNBTHKN,
WASHINGTON, 1). C.,
TUESDAY EVENING. JUNK 19, 1849.
OFFICIAL.
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""M ) WWunirKm, June l'j, 1A49.
1. The following orders of the President of the Uni
ted Statin and Secretary of War, communicate to
the Army the death of the late Ex-President, James
K. Polk:
The President, with deep regret, announces to the
Amertoan people, the death of James K. Polk, lata
President of the United States, which occurred at
Naihvllle on the 15th instunt.
A nation ia suddenly called upon to tnourn the loss
of one, the recollection of whoipe long services in its
i.ounsala will be forever preserved on the tablet* of
history.
Aa a mark of reapect to the memory of a citizen
who has been distinguished by tho highest honor*
which hla country can bestow, It i? ordered thut the
Executive Mansion and the several Departments at
Washington be immediately placed in mourning
and business bo suspended during to-morrow.
Itia further ordered that ill.: Wurund Navy De
partments cause suitable military and naval honovs to
be paid, on this occasion, to the memory of the illus
trlousdead. Z. TAYLOR.
Washington, June 19, 1649.
War Department,
June 19, 1840.
The President of the United Slates, with deep re
gret, announces to the Army the death of Jambs K.
Polk, ouf distinguished and honored fellow-citizen.
He died ut Nashville, the 15th Inst., having l<ut re
cently left the theatre of his high public duties at
this capital and retired to his home amid the con
gratulations of his fellow-citizens. He died in the
prime of life, alter having rocelved and enjoyed the
highest honors of the republic.
His administration was eventful. No branch o|
the government will be more intimately associated
with it in hirt jry than the army and lis glorious
achievements. Accordingly tho President orders
that appropriate military honors shall be paid to his
memory by the army of the United States.
The Adjutant General will give the necessary in
structions for carrying Into effect the foregoing
orders. GEORGE W. CRAWFORD,
Secretary of War.
II. On the dsy succeeding the, arrival of this
" General Order" at each military post, the troops
will be paraded st 10 o'clock, A. M., and the order
read to them, after which, all labors for the day will
cease.
The National Flag will be displayed at hatf staff.
At dawn of day, thirteen guns will be fired ; and
afterwords, at intervals of thirty minutes, between
the rising and setting sun, a single gunj and at the
close of the day,a National salute of thirty guns.
Tho officers of the Army will wear crape on the
left arm and on their swords, and the colors of the
several Regiments will be put in mourning for the
period of six months.
By order:
R. JONES,
Adjutant General.
Treasury Department,
June 19, 1849.
In pursuance of the President's order of this day,
the Treasury Department will be immediately placed
in mourning and all business will be suspend during
to-morrow. W. M. MEREDITH,
Secretary of the Treasury.
U. I. Revenue Marine.--General Order,
Treasury Department,
June 19,1849.
The President has wlll^deep regret announced the
deathof James K. Polk, late Presidentof the United
Statea. As a tribute of respect to the memory of the
deceased, the officers of the Revenue Marine will
wear the customary badge* of mourning for the pe
riod gf si* months. At dawn of day, 13 minute guna
will be fired, and afterwards, at intervals of 30 min
utes, between the rising and setting sun, a single
gun, and, at the close of the day, a salute of 30 min
ute guns will be fired on the day next succeeding the
receipt of this order, by such vessels In commission,
and the colors hoisted at half mast.
W. M. MEREDITH,
Secretary of the Treasury.
DEATHUFMR. POLK.
The magnetic telegraph announces the
death of Mr. Polk, at Nashville, Tennes
see, on the 15th day of June, inst.
Mr. Polk has filled a large space in the
political annala of this country, but whether
for ultimate weal or woe, the future alone
can answer. He was a strong partisan
throughout his whole legislative career, and
received the confidence of his party in the
highest stations, to which they could advance
him. His vindication of Democratic doc
trines, in his capacity of Chairman of the most
important Committees of the House of Rep
resentatives, did him no light honor, and
when Speaker of the House, he conducted
himself, in the face of an unparalleled party
opposition, with signal ability, never once
relaxing^his partisan efforts. The opposition
then regarded his administration of the duties
of the chair, as being too one-sided to be
just, but great allowances should be made
for a party-man, situated as he was at that
time. We h?ve never thought, that he
could have acted otherwise, as Speaker, than
he did, and do his whole duty to his party.
If he failed sometimes in his duty to the mi
nority, it was, perhaps, more tho fault of his
position, than the result of design. But, we
are of those, v.'ho consider the interests of
the country best subserved by high party ad
ministration, in all the departments, and we
see nothing more objectionable in Mr. Poi.k's
Speakership, than in Mr. Clay's, or Mr.
White's.
During Mr. Polk's legislative career, he
preserved his consistency on all the ques
tions of public policy, that came up for dis
cussion and being voted upon. We do not
speak at random on this point During the
canvass of 1844, we prepared from the re
cord of the House journals an analysis of all
Mr. Polk's votes, from the time he entered
Congress until he left it, with the design of
showing, that his course as a legislator upon
the questions of the tariff, the currency, &c.,
was different from that which his Kane let
ter assigned to him. In the prosecution of
this labor, we discovered that o\ir imprest
sions were erroneous. Wo saw him (.he
same James K. Polk, from the beginning to
the end. His votes while in Congress were
in consonance with the doctrines of his. Kane
letter. That his friends in Pennsylvania made
him out a high-tariff man, was no fa.ult of his,
and the electoral body in believing their repre
sentations, only showed their ignorance ol
public affairs and the course of our public
men. We have blamed Mr. Polk, for not
being more explicit in his Kane letter, but
he was looking to the Presidency, and poli
cy, perhaps, induced him not tp say more.
His is not the only instance of bidding for
votes for the Presidency by our public men,
and of imposing upon the credulity of tha
electoral body, More half the art oj
government in a republic, is, to get into!
power, and to keep there. All parties are
justly subjected to the charge of using poli-l
cy in the attainment of power, and it will!
continue to be so, until the minds of the vot-l
ing masses are illuminated by instruction,!
equal, at least, to the knowledge uf the few J
who are interested in being entrusted withl
power. The only difference between Mr!
Polk'm bids for the public luvor, and, through!
it for power, and those of other individuals.!
lies in degree. He said in the Kane let-]
ter, that he was in favor of promoting!
home industry. His legislative careen
showed the manner, in whicn he considered!
home industry could be best promoted,?and!
that was, by precisely such a tariff as that!
framed by Mr. Walker. When we had!
finished our analysis of Mr. Polk's legisla-l
tive career, and finding, that he was con-!
pistent with his Kane letter, we offered it!
to several Whig presses for publication, in!
torder to enlighten the public judgment, as!
to his true position on the tariff question, but!
it was declined, on account of its length l!
The Baltimore Patriot published an abridg-l
ment of it, but it had no effect, for the peo-l
pie of Pennsylvania* chose to interpret the!
kane letter as a high tariff letter, and gave!
him the electoral vote of their State for Pre-!
sident. I
Passing from his legislative career, and!
following him into the Presidential chair, we!
find him exhibiting an entirely new charac-l|
ter. Disdaining to follow in the footsteps oil
the Democratic Presidents of the Jefferson!'
dynasty, who were content with walking!
within, the pale of the constitution, he seized!
upon the sceptre of Jackson and converted theM
Presidential office into a unumviate. His!
mind was of that caste, and his party-habits*
were so strong that he could not have done!|
at her wise. During his unumvirate, he did!,
?reat tilings and little things, honorable!;
things and things not honorable, glorious!,
things and things not glorious. All ?num-l
pirates are liable to just such ups and downs,!
just such progresses and reverses. The!,
error was, in his not being content to walk!'
by the constitution. Where he did walk byll
it, his administration of public affairs will!1
compare with that of any other President well
have ever had. His constitutional acts were!}
Full of glory, full of honor, full of wisdom.!'
His assumpt.'ons of power were fearful, andK
bad he been endowed with the iron-will of!;'
Jackson, we do not believe the Presiden-!
tial sceptre would have passed from liisH
bands. He failed in his personal and official!'
intercourse with the men of his own political!)
faith?he failed to keep their fidelity?to!'
irrest their affections to make them fear!
him. |
That Mr. Polk was honest in his designs!]
und purposes, was conscientious in the dis-ll
charge of his duties, was sincere in thinking,!'
that he was right, even in his usurpations ol!
power, we have never for a moment doubt-!
sd ; but we never could applaud or approve!]
af the manner in which he executed the of-!
iice of the Federal Executive. There wan!
wanting that straightforward, open, frank and!
inflexibly truthful deportment, which should!
:haracterize every public man, in his inter-!
course with the people. There was too!
much hoartless finessing, too much attention!
paid to the influence of government acts!
jpon the pubiic mind, too little regard paid!
to absolute truth and too much paid to the!
power of diplomacy, to win the confidence!
sven of his own party friends, much less of!
bis opponents. The vice and sin of fru/A-l
lessness, in high places, is a sad omen for!
any nation. It had eaten so deeply into!
the vitals of public men, when Mr. Polk!
jecame President, that, if he had never been!
n public life before, he would have been!
lubjected to a most sore temptation. We!
:an never expect the water to rise higher!
han its fountain, and we had no right to!
ixpect him to rise above and beyond the!
emptations of existing political morals, which!
lad been so terribly abased by the corrup-!
ions of the previous fifteen years. !
The political friends of Mr. Polk, may!
"eel offended at the freedom, with which we!
lave ventured to speak of his life, and we!
lave no doubt, that many of his political op-l
3onents will condemn us for seeing any good!
n the late President, but. we care not fo.r the!
ipinions of friends or opponents on an occa-|
lion like the present. We are announcing!
the passing away from among men, of a dis-!
tinguished public servant, and his memory
demands no sacrifice of the truth. We have
sndeavored to forget the prejudices of party
in approaching the subject, and have, with
out lear or favor, given our honest opinion
respecting his character and public services.
We arc too near the events of the Mexican
war, to do him full justice for his participa
tion in that event. It is well known, that we
were a war man, and though we did not agree
with the policy, which brought on the war
and which closed it, we believe that the
time will come, when the conduct of that
war, with all its imperfections, will be re
garded lis one of the most brilliant achieve
ments of any age. But, burying in the same
gravfj with his dead body, all the short-com
ing*j of his public life,?his private life was
ur,exceptionable,?he has left a fame and a
Kiame behind him of which the republic may
never be ashamed. He had not won the
high renown of a Clay or Webster, or a
McLean, or a Van Buren, or a Wood
bury, or a Cass, in his legislative career,?
he did not stand a head and shoulders above
thousands of his fellows in the public service,
when he was taken for the first executive
office in the world ; but he was preferred to
the illustrious Clay himself by the people,
and he administered this great government
with a skill, a steadiness, a boldness and a
fearlessness, that astounded oven his friends,
and alarmed the friends of constitutional lib
erty itself, by his excesses. But, burying,
as we have said, all his excesses in the ob
livion of the past, posterity will look back
upon his administration as abounding in good,
great, and glorious deeds. This justice to
his actions, however, is of that sort ttaad
comes not, while the prejudices of the exiit-j
ing generation prevail. It will come only,l
when the men and the passions ol his day!
shall he mouldering in the same grave with!
himself.
naval administration.
It will be seen from the following able
letter of "Independent," that the govern
ment does not find itself clothed with power
to fit out an expedition, in search of the losu
navigator, Franklin, dehors the vessels oil
the Navy, which the Navy.Board has deter-l
mined are too large for the purpose. I
The remarks of "Independent" in regardl
to the administration of naval affairs by otfrl
cers of the navy, who have contrived tor
nake themselves fixtuies in the Department,]
are j ist and proper. We would go farther!
than "Independent." AVe would see the!
laws so altered fts to forbid the employmentl
of all naval officers in the execution of navall
laws and in the administration of naval af-[
lairs, and we would extend the same prohi-l
bition to military officers in their relation tol
military administration. Mr. CusHiNuoncel
remarked, that the army and navy depart-!
inents ot the government were administered J
not for the benefit of the country, but for the!
benefit of the army and navy. The business!
of the army and navy, is to defend the coun-l
try, and their'officera should not be permit-l
teh to execute the laws creating and regu-l
lating the army and navy. The presenxl
plan is against the whole philosophy of gov-l
eminent. It entrusts the execution of the|
laws to the subjects of those laws. With as
much propriety could the execution of penal!
taws be entrusted to those who may be the sub-l
jects of their enactments. W e never had any!
loubt, that both army and navy officers wouldj
be gladly relieved of the duties of civil ad-l
ministration. It would certainly be for their!
interest, if they were,and for the interest ofr
the people too.
Correspondence of the N. American and II. S. Gazette.'
Washumotox, Juno 15, 1849. _
The board of naval ofliceas?consisting of Com-I
nodoros Warrington, Sklnnt r and .Smith?to whom!
he .Secretary of the Navy referred the proposition!
or fitting out an expedition in search of Sir John!
f'ranklln, have roported ugainst the feasibility of the!
interprlae on various grounds?because the seosont isl
oo far advanced to reach the west coast of the con-l
inent In tUpe to prosecute the search according to the!
jrojectod plan, and because tho government owns!
to vessels adapted to this peculiar description of sor-|
dee. 1 n the course of the report, these officers atate,|
hat the Taney, whf ch of all the public vessels, is tliel
test fitted for this, enterprise, was expected In tliel
nonth of April, but has not yet returned to port.I
I'hey suggest the purchase of two coasting vessels,!
>f about 200 tons b urden, to bo suitably equipped with!
itores and munltltfcB ncccssury for the severity of the!
lorthorn lutkudes, and provided with thirty-flve of-|
icers to each vessel. For this purpose an aggregate!
ixpenditure of *60,000 is named, as likely to eOverl
ho practical oatlay. Under these auspices, they re-l
:omtnend that tho expedition bo fitted out, so as tol
itart at an early period fa tho ensuing year. I
Upon examining tho act of 1790, and the naval ap-|
iropriution bill of th? last session of Congress, Mr.l
I'reston?though, aa I am well assured, disposed tol
give every degree of co-operation and countenance!
:o this noble mission of benevolence and humanity?I
round himself without authority to make tho pur-l
shase suggested by the Board of Commodores. Our!
sets of appropriation ore specific, and oven when dls-J
cretlon is confided to the hoad of a department, the!
objects lor which moneys may bo applied, are defin-l
ed and carefully enumerated. iVot so with the navull
service of England. It is competent thoro for thcF
tiourd of admiralty to apply the funds appropriated to
the service, according to their beta judgment and ex-L
perience. Tills explanation as to tho practical opor-|
ntlon of the two systems, it Is proper should be un-|
icrstood by porsona who uro nof. familiar with tliel
details of our governmental organization. and who,!
without it, might not be able to approeiato why ill
was not gompctent tor the secret.try of the navy tol
Issue an order for the expedition, of his own motlon.l
It now rests with Congress to ma!to a proper appro-l
priatlon for this particular aervlce, and every liberal!
minded citizen, however remote may be the prospect!
of its ultimate success, will join cordially in the wish,!
that it may be correspondent to tile humanity of tlief
object and equal to the character of a generous and
enlightened government.
It is)i little remarkable In this connexion, that a
board of experierced Officers should have recom-l
mended a projection doubtful authority, or wlth-P
out consulting the scope of tho laws of the service toL
which they ore attached; and It is not less remarkal
ble in view of the facts stated In Lady Jane I' rank-F
lin's letter, that they should have suggested tliel
undertaking of this expedition next year, when it id
notorious to the world, that under the most auspl-l
clous circumstances, the time will have passed wlisnL
iny hope can bo reasonsbly entertained. Without!
Intending any disparagement to tho officers who now!
preside over the bureau at Washington, admitting all!
their merits, and conceding them ability and fidelity,!
It does appear to mo, and to others whose opinions!
are entitled to more consideration, that the lntercstii!
of tho navy and Its economy and discipline would!
be greatly promoted, if ionic of these officers were!
relieved, even temporarily, from their present ardu-l
ous cares and dutias. In a government like ours. noP
class of officers, however meritorious, attached l?
tho military or naval eatabliahments, should bo pcr-L
mined to enjoy the exclusive privilege of directing!
its affairs or of becoming fixtures of the system, by!
which they may become enabled to exercise undue!
Influences, and to disparage the just claims of theit!
equals or superiors. * I
Now It is well known, that tho naval service hasl
grown unpopular, from tho continued ascendency!
of particular officers at Washington, who through!
a series of years have exercisea a secret and con-l
trolling power, and who, under all changes of ad-l
ministration, have exhibited the happy faculty of ac-l
com modeling themselves to the times, and of pre-l
serving their places, independent of aotive and etli-1
clent service. It Is high time these gentlemen!
should be sent to sea or upon other duty, and that!
iyoung and fresh and able-bodied men, who are allvei
to tho spirit of progress, and who do not regard itn-F
provemont as innofution, should havo an opportu-L
nlty of distinguishing themselves, and of infualnd
loto this great arm of our national defence the vigor!
which, should belong to It. Naval officers are not!
expected to be educated diplomats or courtlcrs, al-l
though the metropolitan circles havo for years!
boasted of members of this profession who would!
do honor to the continental schools, and whose tinl-l
forms and salaries furnish tho onlyevldenco of their!
more serious pursuits. . , ? I
I The Secretary of State and the Sccrotary of thel
iNavy havo Issued circulars to the public vessels,!
Iwhalers, and other navigators In the Pacific, con-l
Staining all Information in their possession relative toF
Sir John Kranklin, and urging an earnest co-opera
li0? in proMcu.lngthesoarch.mDFpFXDExT
From the N. Orleans Crescent, June 11.
Ths Cbevasse.?With heartfelt pleasure we at
enabled toonnounce to our readers that Messrs. Dun-|
bar and Surgl bid fair to close tho crevasse, and rid!
our city of the effects of this dreadful scourge. The!
water in tho rear of Carondelet street receded several!
inches yesterday. _... . . . L
In the list of passengers from California, by the!
Crescent city yestorday, will be perceived the namesP
of Mrs Smith, .he wlfSofGen. P. K. Smith, OoverJ
nor of the Territory ; Mrs. Ogden, of Mobile, wife o(1
Major Ogden, U. S. /I.; Col. Mason, U. S. A., latoj
Governor of California; and sovcral other officers of
the Army ani Navy. L
Indians.?Capt. Buiason, of the schooner Rcnals-1
,-ance artlved yesterday from Tamplco, reports thutl
there'were 10,000 Indlons within four leagues of!
fumnlco on tho 6th Inst. The inhabitants expected!
that thoy would attack tho city on the 7th. The I .1
S sloop of-war Saratoga was lying ofl Tamplco baif
on the 6th, and was communicating with tho Amori-|
can consul. . .......
LouIsv^li, Kt., Juno 18.
It see ins that Cassius M. Clay had been invited to]
address an emancipation meeting in Madison county J
Ky. After he had eommencod (peaking, Mr. Turner!
being present, look exception# to Home portion ot hisl
re murks, and called him a liar before the whole audi-]
ence, from which insult arose the difficulty resulting
bo fatally to both.
Stabbrd.?Tho Forsyth Bee learns by letter, thatl
Mr. Western, the agent of the "Sable Melodists, ?
was stabbed a few days since, by a boy in MarrlettaJ
who was interuntlnif the performance by making a|
notso outside, wnlch he was attempting to suppress.!
It was thouant that Mr. Western would not survive,
the dirk having entered his stomach.
It is the part of woman, like her own beautiful
planet, to be both the morning and evening star*of
man's life. The light in her eye is the first to ri?e and
tbelosvtQI t ,upon manhood's day of trial and ?uf<
TO THE EDITOR or THE national Wit Hi
CABIMKT SKETCHES.
THE rAFBBS Ol' ATT10UH.?Wo. VI. -NEW HEBIE8.
The Secretary of Ik* S?ry.
I wiih It understood, that I am not the Panegyrist
of thoso In power. I'unegyrlc, und merited approval,
are very different things. I apeak of men oa they
ire?particularly of' public men, ia u duty, and when
wo can apeak favorably, it ia a most agreeable duty.
It not only causes those- who deservedly receivc com
mendation to grow In favor with thomaelvea, but It
alao glvea to othera, more agreeable views of human
nature, and stimulates them to virtue, through the
hopes, of at least a portion of Iter worldly rewards.
The man who is dead to merited applause, can nevei
be alive to that generosity and magnanimity of soul,
which alone aru entitled to applause. There ia still
another inducement to appropriate eulogy upon pub
lie men. They enjoy but few pleasures, and suffer
many and heavy penalties. Their position, tliete
fore, ia a matter rather of commiseration, than envy
when it is rightly understood,
"AmkitUm, is at distance,
V goodly prospect?templing to the view
The height delights us, us the mountain's top
Looks beautiful, becuuee lis near to lfi av'n
We little think how sandy's the foundation,
What storms will batter?and what tempest shake it."
In addition to this, slander, vituperation, obilquy,
are often unsparingly cast upon those who occupy
Jisllnglshed posts, if for no other reason than to
degrade them from their proud level, to something
nearer an equality with tlioae by whom they are de
famed. Certainly, then, it should be the pleasure ol
jUBt and Impartial men (especially as the objects of
assault are not permitted to defend themselves) to
stand forth in behalf of those, whom the country
has thought fit to honor.
For my part 1 shall censure no one. 1 shall leave
those who deserve censure to themselves, but the
some principle that forbids me to censure,?does not
forbid me to approve.
William Ballabd Pbesto.n, the Secretary of the
Navy, like his colleagues in the Cabinet, came
into office, not through intrigue or management, but
as the reward of high moral and intellectual qualifi
cations. The office may be said, therefore, to have
sought him, and It l? much to be doubled, whether In
yielding up to its blandishments, he did not consult
rather his patriotism than Ills personal interests. In
deed it may bo said of all the heads of department,
that Instead of being takon from among the drones
of life, they have been withdrawn from the most ac
tive, extensive, lucrative, and honorable employ
ments. I know that official elevation is alluring,
but really, while looking at the sacrifices that all
those gentlemen have made?In fortune, in enjoy
ment, in social und domestic happiness, in almost all
that makes life desirable, I cannot help thinking of
'the homely, but pithy illustration of the proverb.
"They have paid loo dearly for their whistle!" But
If//ny are willing to endure it, surely tee have no right
to complain. While patriotism demands a sacrifice,
let it always be remembered, glory rewards it.
It Is not merely the loss of tho enjoyments referred
to?that is to be deplored; It is the accumulation, di
versity and weight of care?to which the higher and
moro responsible officers of State are inevitably sub
jected. In a government like this, with a territory
noarly equal to that of Russia?with a people pos
sessed of intellectual and moral energy far beyond
any other portion of tho world?stimulated by the
loftiest principles of national liberty?where every
man is tho country's standard bearer, or a sort of
chartered monarch?where public officers are looked
upon as mere public servants?it is impossible to
give universal satisfaction?and even ingratitude is
sometimes the only return, for tho most entire self
devotion to public good.
Wo need not refer to tho annols of antiquity?lo
tho exumple of republican Grceco und Rome?to
show that such has always been tho ease. It is in
separable from our nature. It has existed in all
countries and in all times.
Evils that cannot bo cured, and in which wo our
selves are participants, ought not to be complained
of: complaint only serves to increase them. The
cabinet officers, therefore, who uro philosophers us
well ns statesmen, while they possess all the talent
required for the performance of their duties, have
all the fortitude necessary lo the enduranco of un
merited reproach.
I have no personal acquaintance with Mr. Pueb
ton. I havo nover seen him, but 1 atn not ignorant
of his professional and political career. He is the
youngest man in the cabinet; but though young in
years, ho is matured in learning and experience, and
all that is requisite in order to the full development
of his powers, is that familiarity with the details of
tho Naval Office which a short tlmo will afford.
What Is mainly required at the head of tho Navy
and Army Departments over and above competent
skill, is what is generally called high-mindedneis?
that is to say, a chlvalric, liberal, and resolute course
of policy, corresponding essentially with our mili
tary character. Tho Stale, and Treasury, and Home
Departments are of a different order. They involve
great deliberation, great research, great foresight,
and calculation, and thorough comprehension of the
resources, liability, and foreign ond domestic policy
of the nation. All these duties are confided to uble
hunds; ability, however, is not enough. Equal
strength among members of .tho same cabinet, when
brought into conflict, is worso than weakness. Har
mony, the subjoction of the pride of opinion and
mere selfishness to the general good, is the best safe
guard of the interests of the republic. But, above
all, with this administration, courtesy and cundor,
truth ond honesty, are Indispensable. Don't under
stand, from this suggestion, that I am a novice in
political concerns; but be assured, the day has gone
by, when hypocrisy, and treachery, and. trickory,
biiishlessly exhibited themselves in high places,
while virtue was compelled to wear a mask, or was
kicked out of doors. When the Duke of Welling
ton, at n grand Diet of the European nations, sur
rounded by such men as Metternlch,lNes?elrode.
and others of that stamp, was inquired of, what he
required for England ? he, like a blunt and gallant
soldier, frankly stated his country's claims, which
'were at once allowed, under the impression of the
[Machinvelian of the old school of policy, that the
Iron Duke merely presented his demandn for the
purpose of effectuating some concealed and ulterior
objects. He was sincere?he got all he asked, and
all he vantcd. Honesty always, in all situations,
will prove to be the best policy.
ATTICUS.
DIKD,
fn this city, this morning, MARGARET JANE, ufeil KM]
'months und twenty duys, infant daughter of f)AVit> A. und
M.vnv M. UAtan.
' The Irlends of the rsmilyare Invited to attend the fiineral,
from the residence of her father, on Eighth slreet, near
Pennsylvania avenue,to-morrow, (Wednesday) afternoon,
ut three o'clock.
DAILY NATIONAL WHIG,
PUBLISHED nY
CHARLES W. PENTON,
j Office opposite Jackson Hail, Pennsylvania Avenue.
Dr. J* K. PIPER,
Homoeopathic Pli yule Ian.
I OPFKK & KRSIDKNCn, ConNKU OP 0th O 8TRKKTS,
Opposite the Fourth Presbyterian Church,
I WASHINGTON, I). C. (jnnelfl.
D. O. PENTON,
ATTORNEY AND counsellor AT LAW,
AND JUDOK OK PttOBATK,
Prairie flu Chien, Wisconsin.
KXCIIANC3E on Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and
ItoHton, at eight, in Mum* to mid puiulineere. Co net an 11)
jorealc by I may ll-tfl R W, I,ATM AM * CO.
A CARD.
W. G. SNETHEN,
attorney and counsellor at law.
BEGS I,HAVE to Announce lo ills friends-and tin- puhiir,
thai his connection wllli llie National Whi?, n* ;ils soh
Editor doe* not Interfere In any Manner with Ills proles
m.itiat Minuet-men s He will he happy lo attend lo an)
law orasenev business entrusted lo Ills care. *
WASlllNitrON, April. April' -Mf
HOIIKIIT J WALKKIt
WILI. rltAtmSB l.AW IN THE SUPREME COURT
or Til* UNITED STATES.
IN answer to many letters, lie think* proper to say. thai
he cannot annul to claim* before l ourese. or any ol
the Department*, inn will devote hi* intention exclusive!)
to cases enlrusted to hint in the Supreme Court.
Oillce on Pennsylvania avelino,ncarllie Seven hifitditws.
Washington. I) tl. mar ft?If
L 1 Ai.VAMSM Tltll MI'IIANT - t . ..in till, ilsrils
iTrnverv. Galvanic Klcclnciu lia? been used a* a meilk-ji
suciil with ureal success. When properly applied, it lath,
most nalnral r-niedy that we '? fortliecnre nfiliseas.
1)1 EMERSON, at C'opp's Pavilion, lias been very sue
eessiul ill llie treatment "f all nervi.il* diseases, dyspepsia
liver complaint, rheumatism, iieuralitla, gout, female ilis
"'ai'i, Sulphur Kiime Ralhr, l..r scrofula slid all cutaii.
on* and eruptive disorders; Russia and Showrr Hath'
When required Electrical Psychology applied and inntiuc
tlen ilven to those who wish lo study thin science,
jiiu?8-3lMrtwlf
diitn JtiUUigmu.
Dbath or Ex-Prbsidbnt Pouc.?On the opening of the]
Criminal Court tliiM morning, Mr. Key moved an udjourn}
uient, in consequence of the recent intelligence; and Judge!
Jrawtord coincided, Mr. Polk having to lately occupied thsT
Executive chair. An adjournment wan accordingly directedj|
|utitll Thursday morning.
Rbspkct-?We uotlce flags at half*maul iu the District I
day, uk respect due to the memory of the late Ex-President!
Polk.
Dbath by Intbmfbkanck. -a man named Mnllikeul
|died several day* ago, it wait supposed, In consequence off
blow Inflicted on hid head by an officer who arretted
|him; but on a post partem examination, it appeared thatl
ixcessof lirjuor drinking had eaten uwuy the parts of hlaf
>ndy necessary to sustain life; and therefore an inquest
|waa not held over his body.
Tub Canal, just now, la a serious cause of alarm.l
[Some of our citizen* positively affirm that it shall not bef
leaned out, lent the action of the sun on the filth eugeu-|
Ider cholera. Tlie board of control are to consider thej
[subject at a meeting to be held this afternoon.
Imfrovbmbnts.?William J. Stone is erecting a largel
three story brick house at the comer of P and Fourteenth^
I reels, and ut the corner of C and Third streets is shortly!
? be commenced a cottage, with variegated windows, andf
II the elegancies of'the modern style of architecture.
Tati'm'm Spi.bndid Piotuiibs or thb Rbpbmption are tol
e removed to Alexandria for exhibition. We ura sorry tol
sarn that the. receipts in this city were not equal to tnef
;ierit of the young artist.
Tub Circus.?The performances last night at this attrac-I
ive place of sinusement were received with the highest!
mark* of favor and gratification by the crowded and dense!
udience present. The fetes of the riders and other per-T
formers were aNtonlshlng and exciting. Ourcitizeus, sue hi
are in the habit of visiting such exhibitions, have two!
|more opportunities of witnessing the.se pleasing entertain*]
s to night and to-morrow night.
Mr. Staunton -Sir-- Seeing your advertisement of Hvmt'i
jt.ttMBNT, 1 wax induced to try Its effects on my sou, whol
had been crippled wit It a lame back from an infant; audi
it is with gratitude 1 bear testimony to its wonderful healing!
properties. My child, who is now Ave years of age isnowf
? lair way of recovery.
Yours, Ac , DEMMON C. N1CKKRSON. _
Post Office, Townbrs, Putnam Co. Nov. 5, 1849.1
certify that I am personally acquainted witfi the above!
led child, and I think tl.e lather would be safe in saying!
that his sou is almost well.
JaS W. DIKEMAN, Deputy Post:master.
ould also state that I have been for a number oi
Sears subject to frequent attacks of the Rheumatism,which
i many instances prevented my attending to my business.
Two or (Uree applications of the liniment Invariably re
mov all anectionsofthe kind.. In cases of bruises, sprain*
gnd sores, too numerous to mention, it has, iu this vicini
ty, proved a certain remedy. Its value can only be esti
[mated by those who have given it a lair trial.
tQr-Sold by all the Druggists in this city and throughout
the country. Price 25 cents per bottle.
June 14?lw GEO. E. STANTON Sr. CO.
B~LUE.- '
au) lbs. of superior Clue, for sale by
CHARLES STOTT Sc CO.
june Jf? cor. 7th street and Pcnn. Avenue.
Bath bricks.
1000 Bath Bricks, for rale by
CHARLES STOTT Sc. CO.
june 10 cor. 7th street and Penn. Avenue.
|T\RUGS.~
[U 200 lbs. Camphor
80 trails. Castor Oil
7f? lbs. " Extra" Gum Arabic
20 do. Gum Opium
12 do. M Mun Elixer Opium
lfiO ox. Sulph. Quinine
30 doz. Townsend's Ex. Sarsaparilla
100 lbs. Sugar Lead
ft) do. Ptdv. Rhubarb
20 do. best Peruv. Bark
00 do. India Senna
250 do. Cremer Tartar
600 do. Epsom Salts
MARSHAL'S SALE.?Iu virtue of a writ 6f fieri
facias, issued from the Clerk's Office of the Circuit
Dourtof the District of Columbia lor the county of Wash
ington, and to me directed, I shall expose to public
ale, for cash, on Thursday, the ftth of July next, at 12
i'clock M.. before the Court-house door of said county, the
allowing property : All the right, title and interest cl Mary
Callnau and Ellen Collins, in and to lot No. 12, lu square
No. U77, in the city of Washington, with the improvements
thereon, being four two story frame houses fronting on 10th
street, seized and levied upon as the property of the said
Mary Callnan and Ellen Collins, and wild to satisfy JudiT
cials No. 80, to March Term, 1849, in favor of James O'Cou-l
er, use of Daniel Rate I i lie.
ROBERT WALLACE.
june ll?dtH Marshal of the District of Columbia.
CUIARCOAL PASTE, for whitening and preserving the
) Teeth, cleansing the Mouth, and purifying the Breath.
Charcoal is a powerful disinfecting agent; and, when
made from proper materials, is considered, by 'the most
eminent physicians and medical writers, to bo the safest
dentriftce In use. .
The only obstacle to its moro general use has been its
rlus\y nature, which, iu the form now offered, is entirely
avoided. This preparation contains no other substances
except such as are necessary to prepare It in this lorin,
which of theiyselves ure perfectly safe, and induce a heal
thy condition of the tnouth.
'r,?e coal from which this paste is prepared is iiui
ir wood, burnt in an iron cylinder, math- for the pur-i
pose, and calcined to the utmost fineness. - By thisprocessl
it is freed from at! impurities and coarsc particles. Thel
purifying property of the paste will not only admit of ItsT
use to any extent without injury, but by couliuued use willl
keep the teeth white, the mouth clean, and the breath!
sweet, as it neutralizes and destroys the factor which arises]
from carious teeth- L
!t is neatly nut up iu enamelled potsof a form from which|
can be used with (lie greatest convenience.
For Bale by CHARLES STOT1' Sc CO.
Druggists and Apothecaries, comer of 7th street,
June 7?2awlm and Pa. avenue, Washington City.
A US TIN'S MAGIC FREEZER, FOR THE
A PREPARATION OF ICE CREAM, WATER ICES,
?Ac.?-patented September 19tJi, 1948. The distinguished
"merit* of thin apparatus are
1. The astouishimr rapidity of the process (surpassing
belief)?hence the name.
2. The cream during the process of freezing becomes
charged atmospheric air, by which It nearly (butties in
JhiUh, and obtains that peculiar smoothness, lightness, and
wtelicacy of flavor, for which the Ice Cream of our best
mfectioners is so highly prized.
3. It does not require a tenth part of the labor that the
Icommon freezer does.
4. It does its work better, producing a better article iu
my respect than by any other mode.
ft. There, is a considerable saving in Ice, as the tub needs
[> resplt nishing during the operation.
The annexed testimonial from the proprietor of the
Eutaw House will put to rest all doubt.
44 Having witnessed the process af freezing Ice Cream In
Austin's Magic Freezer, two quarts of Cream having been
frozen in the incredible short time of six minutes, "
?heerfully recommend It to the public."
H. P. Jackson,
Eutaw House, Baltlthore, May lft, 1818.
f y. naylor,
may 30?2awlm. Pennsylvania avenue.
ADAMS A Cb.'S EXPRESS.
Office, Penneylrania avenue, near Railroad Depot.
fllE public are respectfully informed that we contiuue t
run our express between Washington. Baltimore, Phila
ielphia, New York, Boston, and all the principal cities ano
towns, for the safe and speedy conveyance of merchandise
lockages, bullion, bank-notes, Are..
Particular attention will be paid to the collection and pay
ment ol notes, drafts, bills, Ac.
Custom-house entries at Boston, New YorR, Philadelphia
ul Baltimore promptly attended to, and ou reasonable
|lerms.
Our customers and others, ordering goods from the east,
lare particularly requested to order by "Adams $ Co.'s Ex
Ipress." which will ensure their convcyance with great de
"spate h.
Our express for Richmond, Petersburg, and the south
daily at 7 p. m., and arrives daily at 4h p. in.
x.. atij|a ,
xpress from tlie north arrives daily at ilA a. m. audi
p. m., and de|Kirls daily at ft p. m.
feb 16?tf PHILIP J. BITCKEY, Agent
DO-THE ONLY GENU1NE-CU
VVI STAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY.I
CAU TION TO THK PUBLIC.
THK ONLY GENUINE
Dr. W I r t a r ' i
BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY,
HAS THE
WRITTEN SIGNATURE
Of the solo Proprietor,
W . M . SPKAIl,
On the outside Wrapper surrounding each Rattle. I
IrniUS is believed to be the only article, bearing the aoovel
IL title, as emanating from the Doctor. The virtues ?>(?
?Wild Cherry, for relieving affections of the Luncs, and thatl
*0 important organ the Liver, has long enjoyed the confiT
dence ??f domestic practice.
I/of Philwt'liihia, ss.?William M. Spear, of the
.. ...iladelphiu, being duly sworn according to law, depone*!
And says, that he is iu possession of the original recipe forL
(preparing a Balsam "f Wild Cherry for affections of thel
Lungs, which was given to him by Dr. Wistar, a regular!
Jeducated Physician, and that he believes it to be the only!
lone iu possession ol any person except the said Dr. Wistarr
'himselt. W. M. Spbar. L
iwom to,and subperibed before me, and city seal affixed,!
the first day of November. A. D. eighteen hundred audi
[forty-se.ven. ? John Swift, Mayor, [l. m. J
A copyright for the Balsam Is secured.
Absurd as it may appear iu the face of the above ttnritfi i _
d?le pmof, an individual from Boston, Mass.. recently ap-|
||)Hed to the Hulled States District Court of Pennsylvania for|
in iuiunctlon on the General Agent lor the United Statei
titd the British Provinces, t" prevent said Agent from gel
ling the only genuine |>r Wistar's Balsam olwild Cherry J
J said individual claiming the right.) Of course, the Ho
IJudge of said Court promptly refused it.
It^is Wistar's original Balsam ol Wild Cherry alone thatl
r rforms the cure. Let them not deceive you. D3r*Loolt|
well to the mark of the genuine.
No Dr. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry can possibly bt
the genuine without the written signature of Wm. M. Sf'kah
ii the ontsldc wrapper surrounding earh Bottle. Thii
eing the ouly genuine Balsam ever offered to the public
The genuine Balsam is put up in bottles, wijh the wordt
Dr. Wistar's Balsam o| Wild Cherry, Philadelphia."
lown in the glass, each bottle bearing a label on the fronl.l
irith the siguature of WM M. SPEAR.
A liberal discount to druggists and dealers.
AGENTS.
Notiok to riiB Pitbmo. I have this day appointed T.l
VV. Doytt A Sons. No. Ill North Second street Pliiladfl |
this, s??le wholesale furnishing Agents lor the (onlv gen
ne) Dr. WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY.
All orders for the Balsant addressed to them, will bel
ironiptly attended to at the Proprietor's lowest wh.ilfsalel
rices. w. M. spear, sde Proprietor, r
Also for sale by most Respectable Druggists and Merch-L
uts throughout tlie United Stalest Mexico, West Indiesaiull
.BHtlsli Provinces, who are in the practice of selling Gen-T
luine Popular Medicines.
Price il. Six Bottles fur $5
Patsnt OrKicn, May, 1819.
TM PURfiVANCE of the act >>l?fftlliln| and
I making Appropriation* Tor such necessary objects at
li.ivf beeu usually included in (lit general impropriation
lull* without authority of law, and lo fix ami provide for
pertain incidental expenses ol the departmenta and office*
[of the Government, und for other purposes." approved the
E46th of August, 1*12, Httpwule pri>/*??a2* will be received al
[this office until the Jfitb day of June next, for furnishing
lull the stationery (a list of which it below) und executing
Lull the printing und book-binding (hat may be required by
this office for the year commencing mi the 1st day of July.
K19, and endlug on the 30th day of June, I860. All the ar
tides to b? furnished, und the work to be executed, inimt
be of the hent ijuaJiiu, and ill the best manner; delivered
Iwithoiit delay ut such time* nnd in such quuutltie* a* may
' required, and lo the Hutisfuctiou of the Commissioner.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by the person
>r perwou* contracting Specimen* of the prluliug aud
finding muy be seen at this office. It it to be understood
by persons proposing that the office it to be at liberty to
llake either a greater or lets quantity of auy article tlun i*
fpfccified, according to its want* during the year.
STATIONERY.
Wrilinq-jHiptr, hund-mude, of linen-laid.
10 ream* of folio post paper, ruled to pattern, satin finishl
20 do cap paper ruled, satin tiuisii 1
'JO do letter paper, wove and laid, ruled, per ream
Envtlujir /mi/xt, encclojitu, (fc.
10 reams envelop paper, buff, per ream
10 do do white do
4 do bloUing paper
mOOO envelopes, large and small, buff
|5000 do do wliite
10 pounds linen twine
10 do gum arable \
&000 quills (80)
3000 steel pens, assorted, best quality
3 gross lead pencils, (hurd and soft)
20 dozen red tape
6 gross silk taste
4 pounds wafers
30 do sealing wax, best extra superfine, scarlet
2 di'zen ink, red and black, in quarts
2 pounds India-rubber, prepared, Goodyesr's or other's!
2 do pounce 1
t dozen pounce boxes, ivory
bushel black sand
1 do/.en sand boxes, cocoa
I do penknives, 4 blades, Rogers A Sona'
I do do 2 blades, do
1 do erasers, do
1 do inkstands. French pump
Ido ivory folders
do wafer Flump*
pairs j>aper shears, Rogers 6c Sons, fl inch blade, peri
6 pairs (>aper shears, Rogers * Sons, inch blade, p?r|
1 dozen cisstrs v
PRINTING.
Blanks on writing paper, <f-c.
Demi size, broadside, per quire
Uo half-sheet do
Polio-post, broadside, per quire
I)o one page, do
?olscap, broadside, do
Do one page, do
Quarto-post, one page, do
File envelopes and letter envelopes, per hundred
Circulars on writing paper.
page on a sheet, printed, per quire, foolscap
il do do do quarto-post
2 do do do do
B do do do do
4 do do do do
The pa|?er for the above to be of the best quality;
Book-work on printing-paper.
Ipor composition, per thousand ems, for small pica
I)o do do brevier
For press-work and paper, per token, for royal
Do do do for medium
BOOKBINDING.
Letter books, per volume
Record of patents, (mnnitscripB,) P?r
Reeords for assignments do
Received letters do
'Bouks (library) miscellaneous do
EDMUND BURKE,
may 4?la4w Commissioner qf Patents.
STATIONERY, PRINTING and BINDING^
Navy Dipmtmkxi-, M?y 18) 18W.
SEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will Ih-receiiyl ?l|
the office of the Secretary of tli "
P. M., the 28th day of June next, L. ~
tlonery and executing all the Printing and Binding tMM
may be required by the Navy Department and its several
Bureaus for the year commencing the 1st of July, 184ft(
and emliug on the 30th June, 1860.
All the articles furnished, and work executed, must be of
the best quality, delivered without delay when ordered,
tend to the satisfaction of the head of the office for which
jfliey are required. If It be required, each bidder for Sta
tionery must furnish with his proposal a sample of each
article bid for.
i To ensure uniformity in the proposals, blank forms will
be furnished to those disposed to old; and no bid will be
considered not fully conforming to the advertisement, and
in which each and every article Is not bid for, and in which
more than one price it named for any one article.
Bonds, iu sufficient amount, withllwo or more approved
sureties for the faithful executlou of the contract, will be
required of the person or persons contracting. The author
ized name or name* of the suretloM. lliat will be given, as)
also satisfactory testimonials to fulfil a contruct, must ac?
company tlie bid, otherwise it will not be considered.
The Department reserves to itself the right of ordering al
greater or less quantity ol each and every article contract
ed for, as the public service may require.
I Should any article be required not enfltncrated ill the con-1
Jtroct, III* to be furnished at the lowest market pricc, ac
cording lo its quality.
STATIONERY.
Writing paper of linen stock.
3 reams folio post, blue or white, ruled, per ream
10 do Owen & llurlhut's superior blue-laid foolscap,
weighing not lets than lb pounds per
r ream.
10 reams'Southworth's extra superfine foolscap, wove,
blue wr white, ruled, weighing not less than lo
pounds per ream, or of any other manufacture of
equal quality, per ream
?TO reams Southworth'aCongress extra superfine quarto
post paper, blue or white, ruled, welghiug not less
than 9 pounds per ream, or of auy other manufac
ture of equal quality, per ream
20 rtams Jeusup's first class quarto post, wove or laid,
blue or white, ruled, weighing 9 pounds per ream,
or of any other manufacture of equal quality( per
ream ,
30 reams Planter, Smith 4s Co.'* extra superfine blue
wove quarto post, ruled, weighing 8J pounds per
ream, per ream
30 reams best yellow or buff enveloping paper, flat, per
ream
10 reams best white enveloping paper, smooth surface,
flat, 20 by 25 inches, per ream
5 reams note paper, gilt-edged, per ream l
20 reams copying or tissue paper, quarto post, per ream
10 do do do > cap do 1
5 do best French quarto post pa|>er, ruled, do
150 sheets best tracing paper, 40 by 27 inches, per sheet
3 reams blotting paper, royal, per ream
150 sheets best drawing paper, from medium to antiqua
rian, per shee*.
GOO sheets of parchment, best prepared, 14 by 18, per]
sheet
60 dozen cards steel pens, (the Department to have th?
liberty of selecting from all the different kinds ma
nufactured, English or American, in the market,)
12 on a card, per dozen cards
100 cards Perry's pens, assorted, per card
1 gross Damascus pens, in boxes, with one dozen hold
ers, per gross
4 gross of sny of Jos. Gillott's pens (in boxes) the De
partment may select, per gross
6 cards engineer's pens, per card
4 do lithographic pens do
4 dozen quart bottles Maynard 6c Noyes's black Ink,
per dozen
4 dozen quart bottles Hoover's black ink, per dozen
1 tlo do do blue ink, (fc>
3 do do do best London copying ink, Ar
nold's or Terry's, per dozen
3 dozen gill bottles Arnold's red ink, do
100 swan quills, best quality, per 100
I 1000 quills No. AO, opaque or clarified, per 100
100 crow or Brandt quills do
75 dozen red tape No. 15 to No. 25, per dozen
G do silk taste, d?
4 do penknives, 4 blades, Rodgers A Son's best, peil
dozen |
4 do erasers, ivory handles, in cases, Rodgers atid|
Sou's manufacture, nrr dozen
2 do pair of shears and scissors, per pair
3 do ivory folders, 9 inches, per dozen
2 do (.'arrington's parallel rulers, do
2 do SHiid-boxes. cocoa wood do
2 do wafer-stands do do
2 do pounce-boxes, do do
1 do lo ivory do
'2 do wafer-stamps, Ivory handles, do
10 do blnck lead pencils, Faber's best, graduated perl
dozen
4 do best American drawing pencils, graduated
per dozen
4 do Cohen's red lead pencils per dozen
2 do sable brushes, assorted, do
2 do camel's hair brushes, oss'd do
4 do cut class inkstands, 2& inches square, plain or]
pillared, per dozen
2 do sticks, best India Ink, per slick
30 pounds best superfine scarlet sealing wax per pound
i quality scarlet
iiality wafers,
15 do best quail.
10 do gum arable,
3 do pounce* do
10 do best cotton twine, do
10 do best flax twine, do
1000 large office wafers for department seals, per 1000
12 paper weights of brass, composition, or lead, perl
weight
00 quarts black sand, In papers, i?er dozen papers
1 pounds India-rubber, prepared, per pound
4? PRINTING.
3000 copies Navy Register, in brevier type, about 150 pa
ges. on folio post flvo , mostly rule aud figurel
work, wth bint printed cover*- folding. ttiicbJ
ing, aud paper included?per copy lor I V) pa l
ffes. and per page for the excess over 15?> pages!
10 copies of Navy Register, same matter overrun intoj
quarto form
10 do Navv Register, i|darto form, Interleaved, faint
lined, and half bound, with spring backs, t "
marginal indices
Circulars, paper incltulal.
75 reams quarto post writing paper, 1,2, 3, or 1 pages,I
l>er quire I
50 reams loot neap do do perquire|
Wanks, Paper, faint and retl lining included.
30 reams denil, folio post, foolscap, or quarto poet, perl
quire
Book'\rork% exclusive of paptr, ci: :
f'oiu|Mi*iiion, | er 1.0110 ems
Prestwork, |*r token
BINDING.
10 volumes ol newspapers, daily, per vearly voh
10 do do weekly, tri, or semi-weekly,
per yearly volume
00 volume* of books, I'^mo, 8vo, -If", or folio, full bound.
In calf, sheep, or Russia, i>er volume
150 volumea of books, halt bourn) i" Russia, per volume,
Blank books for records, Ac,, similar In form to tbo*e
now iu use, which nuv t* examined, to be of the best
linen paper, i>er book
200 manuscript letters, to he half bound, as per pattern,
per volume
130 guard books, (bolecap or quefto*po*l rise, with Indi
ces and lettered backs, per hook
faint and red lining, fcvltcap and quarto-oost, per
rvtw.
TNITBD ITATB8 HOTBL.-ln consequence of
a ' conUnued ill health of the acting proprietor of this
?Hotel, olid the necewity of subjecting it to considerable re
"Hlra, It hss been deemed advisable to close It f?-r the (ir
order that the repair* may be mors convenient
In the meantime tho Proprietor* otfir the fumiU?>.
tUturix, caMj for five year*, and an ice-tiou?e, coutuw.ia?
five hundred loads of ic* for wile.
mV ** wade. either in person or by letter
)HENRY HAW, ur WM II. SCOTT, at thin place.
NOTICE.
'AS COMMITTED TO THE JAIL OF WASHINGTON
., COUNTY, D. C . on the 10th of May, 1449, as a iun
iway, a iiejfro mail, calling hitnwell EDWAKI) It HOOKS,
lie Is ?!' a dark color with whisker* under his chili,
ihout .'JU yearn old, 5 feel t>? iuclum Inyh, has a hear on the
lide of the fore linger of his lelt hand ; had on when com
muted a dark cloth frock coat, black boinhuxlne vent,
'-iped cassinet pantaloons, and a lui cap. II,- :<ays he in
b and wuk born in thin city. lie suy* he I.uh been absent
m this city 15 er lti years, and thai be lore he lelt here,
... wuh known by Samuel Redferu, Jamr* Esliu, and
Richard Butt; and in Klciinioud, Va., by Jan.en Evany,
*5sq.. and Mr. 1). W. Carter, clerk in the Bank ofVirurinla,
:ud lias a pane, purporting to be from him, mating that he
h free aud has lost nis papers.
The owner, or owners, if any, of the above described nr
irro man, ure hereby requested to come forward, prove
Film, and lake him away.
TIIOS A. HAH KE, for
?nayl9-dJtwif R WALLACE. Msrshal. P. C.
H I'MMK HARK A NGBBBMT.
I Timet for Closing and the receipt of tfu Mails at the
Poet Office in Washington D. C.
THE Great Eastern Mail from Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York, Boston, dtc. and Buffalo, dtc., will now be
?received by 9 o'clock. A. M., daily: and the Mail to be sent
?iroin this office, to and by thor* platen will be cloned, as
?heretofore, m I and'.I o'clock, P. M., dally.
I The Southern Mail will be cloved hereafter, daily at 8
?o'clock A- M., aud will be received,as heretofore, daily by
I*, o'elock, l? M 7 7
H Tne second Eastern Mail and Great Western Mail are re
[reived bv 8 P. M . and closed at 9 P. M., daily. The Mail
[Trains, North of Philadelphia, are to arrive there, in time
llo connect with the Train for Baltimore, which brings the
Great Mail, to arrive here bv9 A. M. No Eadtem Mail is
received at thin office on Sunday night, and no Eastern
Mail to be Rent beyond Baltimore, ia made up on Saturday
ulgltf
The Mail for Annapolii, Maryland and Norfolk andadja
cent places in Virginia, in cloved every night, except Satur
day. at 9 P. M., and is received six times a week, with a
Mail from Baltimore, Maryland, by 12 M.
The Mall from Georgetown, D. C received twice daily
by 8 A. M., and 5 P. M., and it is clo t for that place at the
same hours.
The Mail from Rockvillf, Ac., Md., is received Monday
.Wednesday, and Friday, of each week by 6 P. M., and it in
Jclosed for those places at 9 P. M. of the same days.
I The Mail from Brookville, Ac.. Md.; is received by 5 P.
|M. of Wednesday and Saturday, each week, and closed for
?those places at 9. P. M. of Monday and Thursday.
I Upper Marlboro' Ac., Md., received by 4 P. M., Monday
?Wednesday and Friday, and is closed saint* d ivs at 9 P. M.
? Port Tobacco, Ac., Md., received Tuesday, rfmraday and
?Saturday, by 5 P. M. closed Sunday, Tuesday and Tnurs
?dav. 9 P. M.
Warrenton, Middleburg, Ac., Va., received Sunday, Wed
Jnesdayand Friday, by 11 P.M., closed at 9 P. M. Mondav
?Wednesday and Friday.
? l.eesburg, Ac., Va,. received by and closed at 9 P.M.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
ItO' The postage on newspapers, and that on all printed
matter addressed to any foreign country, is required to be
paid iu advance. The postage is also to be prepaid on let
rers ami rackets addressed to foreign couutries other than
Great Britain, Ireland aud Scotland, aud Bremen.in Eu
rope. and some ulaces to which they pass through the Bre
men post office
pnr The Otficeisopen from 7 o'clock, A. M. lo9o'clock
P. AL, daily,except Sunday, and on that day it is open from
f to 10 A. M.; from 12 to U P. M., and from7 to 9 P. M
CHARLES K. GARDNER, P.Mrtmasier.
Post Oppiob, Washington, May 21, 1849? tf
IPROPOHALH FOR 8TATIONKRY AMU
PRINTING.
Department op Statr,
WASHfNGTON, May 24, 1840.
IN pursuance of the "act legalizing and making
appropriations for such necessary objecta as
_javc been usually included in the general appropria
tion bills without authority of law, and to fix and
'provide for cortain incidental expenses of the depart
ments and offices of the Government, and for other
purpoaea," approved the 26th of August, 1843, sepa
rata sealed proposals will be received at this depart
ment until three o'clock, P. M., on the 26th of June
text, for furnishing the articles of stationery enunie
?mtm4 in each of tho subjoined schedules Noa. 1 and
Jt way be required by it for one year from the
ly of Juijr next: but it is to be understood
None proposing that the department is tojbe at
r to take either a less or greater quantity of any
lartidMhan is specified, according to its wants dur
the yeur.
Each articlc to be of tho best quality, and to bo
tivered without delay when ordered.
SCHEDULE No. 1.
Writing Paper, hand-made, of linen, laid
10 reams of foiio post paper, satin finish, to
weigh not less than eighteen pounds the
ream, per ream
20 do of note paper, similar finish, gilt, per
ream
Envelope Paper, smooth
20 rcums super-royal, yellow, per ream
10 do medium, yellow bun', do
10 do do whito do
10 do double cap, while, do
5 do blotting-paper, royul, do
50 do brown wrapping, super-royal
SCHEDULE No. 2.
100 cards metallic pens, per dozen cards, (Perry's)
100 do do do (Gillott's, Herst &. Son's,
or such other variety us may bo requir
ed,) per dozen cards
150 do Wiudle's bullion pens, per dozen cards
3,000 quills, 80's, per 1,000
3,000 do pens do
1 gross black-leud pencils Monroe's per gross
1 do do do Fisher's do
1 dozen red-lead pencils, per dozen
2, do ivory folders, 9-inch, per dozen
5 do red tape, No. 21, do
6 do do No. 19, do
5 do do No. 17, do
5 do da No. 15, do
3 do silk taste, narrow, do
3 do do wide, do
1-2 do pounce boxes, ivory, do
1-2 do do cocoa, do
1 do sand boxes, do do
1 do Perry's gravitating inkstands porcelain
3-inch cylinder, per dozen
1 do wafer stands, cocoa, per dozen
1 do erasers, Rodgers &, .Son's, ivory handle,
per doz.
2 do penknives, do do 4 blades, do
1 do do do do 2 do do
1 do ivory-handle wafer-seals, do
2 do ink in qnarts, bl'k Maynurd & Noye's do
1 pound wafers, red, per lb.
3,000 U. S. Seal do., per 1 000
3,000 for department seal, do
50 pounds sealing-wax, best extra superfine,
scarlet, p. lb.
50 do do best superfine, do
2' do India rubber, prepared, do
5 do ? twine, gill net, do
20 do seine, (j0
10 do coarse, for packing, do
6 pairs paper shears, Rodgers & Son's, 8-inch
blade, per pair
6 d? do do 1-2 inch blade per
pair
1 dozen scissors, per dozen
Each proposal must bo signed by the individual or
firm making it, and must specify a price, and hut one
price, for each aad every article contained in the
echedulo. Should any article be required not enu
merated, they are to be furnished at the lowest mar
ket prices, according to Quality. Blank forms for
proposals will be lurnished at the depart meat to per
sons applying for them; and as, whhoi.: uniformity
therein, tho department would find it dhftcult to
make a decision, none will be taken into considera
tion unless substantially agreeing therewith.
The proposals to be addressed to the '? Depart
ment of State," and endorsed " Proposals for Sta
tionery." Notice will be given to the person to whom
il??? contract is awarded, who will he required with
in five days thereafter, to give bond, with two suffi
cient sureties, lor its performance.
The head of the department is in ail cases to de
cide whether the terms of the contract have been
complied with, and to reject any article which may
be, in his opinion, of inferior quality as we!! as to annul
the contract upon any failure to comply wiih tlw
terms within a reasonable time.
PROPOSALS will also bo feceived during the
samo period, and subject to the aam.t conditions, ft..
the execution of such job printing m may be re
quired by tho Department for on< yeur from the 1st
day of July, 1848, consisting of
IJLinks on Writing Paper.
Demi size, broadside, per quire
Do half sheet, do
Folio post, broadside, do
Do one page do
Foolscap, broadside, do
Do one page do
I Quarter post Jo do
Circulars and 'treaties on Foolscap Writing Paper.
One page on a sheet, printed, per quire
Two do do do
Three do do do
Four do do do
I Circulars and Treaties on Quarto Post Writ in?
Paper.
One page on a sheet, printed, per quire
Two do do do
Three do do do
, Faur do do do
Tho paper for the above to bo of the best quality.
Hook Work on Printing Paper.
For composition per thousand ems, for small pica
. .('? for brevier
For press-work and paper, per token, for royal
10 do for medium
Sipitrmc proposals willb?rccaiveddurliwih'e ttIZ
Dcriodlor printing fo'dlng, and m n
>?pcr printed cover., and cutting 11,000 ropiei of hi!
trice per page of ihe 11 000 i-onlea. .3 " ''la
blue prin,cd