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the thonght that now there was & way of e
cape at least from starvation, But hetle
more her yearning heart conld protunae her,
Boge® shirta at twelve and o hall centas were
her first pieces of work. T'wo of these by
close applieation, she managed to get done
ina day. Head they been wmde pertectly
plain, she could hive finished thew eaclior,
and ‘udtiuo Lo give any necessary ul
tentions to her children 3 but the last words
of Mrs T'—— had robbed her of that ehanes,
You can stitch the collurs und wrist-bands
of those, any how—you can afford 1t | sup
pose—they iron better when that g done.’
The simple and touching *Yen, wn'dm,’
but in a sadder tone than usual, wae (he vn
ly response.
Next morning she was vp early, though
her head ached budly, and she war laint and
weak from having sat so steadily through
the whole of the preceding day. Her
children were wli tuken up, washed and
dressed, her rooma cleaned, and a scanty
meal of mush and nuilk prepared for the In
tle ones and a cup of tea for herself. Her
own stomach refused the food of which her
“ehildren partook with keen appetitea, and she
could only ewnllow a few mouthluls of dry,
s'ale bread..
It was near ten o’clock when ghe got fairly
down 1o work, her head sull aching so -
tensely as alnost to blind her. Some how
or other she could not get on fast, and 11 was
long past the usual dining hour before she
had finished the first garment. The ehl
dren was impatient for their meal, and she
had 1o make great haste in preparing 1, as
well for their satistaction as 10 gain time,
*Mother, we're geiting most tired of mush
and onlk,” said one of the Intle ones. * You
don’t have all the good things now you uscd
to—no pies, nor puddings, nor meat,’
*Never mind, dear, we'll have some nice
corn cukes for supper.’
*You'll have 'a"lppo‘r roon, won't you,
mother ?* snid another httle one, coaxingly,
her thoughts busy with the nice corn cakes
*And shan’t we have molasser on them?’
said another, pushing away her bowl of mush
and milk.
*No, dear, not to-night; but to-morrow
we'll have some.!
*‘Why not to-night, mother 2 | want some
to-night.’
*Mother has no money to buy it with to
night, but to-morrow she will have some,’
said the maother soothingly.
‘O, we'll have ’lasses to-morrow for our
cakes !’ cried out a lutle giel, who conld just
speak plaily, clapping her hands in gieat
lee,
e Atter dinner Mrs, —— worked hard, and in
much bodily puin, to fiuish the other shirt, in
which the lust stitch was taken at mine o'clock
at mght,
Soon after breakfast the next day, she took
the fuur shuts homs to Mre, V'——, her
thoughts mostly ocenpied with the comforta
ble food she wus to buy lor her ehildren with
the hull dollur shie had earncd 3 tor 1t was a
#ad truth that she had laid out her Inst cent,
After exahining every senm, cvery hem,
and every hine ol stitcining, Mrs, I'—— ex
pressed approbation of the work, and handed
the poor widow a conple of fine shirts to make
for Mr. 'l'——, and u calico dress for hersel
Siie did not offer to puy her for the work she
had done. After lingering o few moments,
Mrs, = ventured to hint that she would
like to have a part of what she had earned,
‘Oh.dear! | never puy a seamstress untii
her bill wiounts to five dollars, It 15 so
tronblesome 1o keep accounts of simall snma
When you buve made five dollars, | wili pay
you,!
Mre
retired, but with a heart that
svemed hike lead i her boson,
‘When shall | carn tive dollure? Not for
a whole month, ut this rate,” were the words
that turmed themselves in her thoughts.
*We shinll have the molasses now, mother,
shaw't we 2’ said two or three glad little
vuices, a 8 she entered her home.
For a few moments she knew not what
answer to make, ‘Then. gnthering them all
about her, she explained to them, a« well as
the could make themn understand, that the
indy for whom she had made the work did
not pay her, and she was afraid it would be
8 rood winle before she would, and that,
until she was paid, #he could not get them
anything bettor than what they had,
The little vinngs wll stole silently and with
out a murmur away, and the mother again
#nt down to her work, A tenr wonld often
gather in her eye as she looked up from the
bright needle glistening in her fingers, and
noticed the sadness and digappointment pic
tured in their young faces, From this state
of gloomy feeling she was foused by a knock
at the door, and a pleasamt-looking lady,
somewhat guily dressed, came i wih a
amall bundle in her hand,
She introduced herselt by saving that she
had just seen some very nestly made shirts at
Mrs “I"s, and that she wag 80 well nleased
with the work that she had mquued for the
maker. *
‘And now having found von,' she enid,
‘I want you to make and fit this calico diess
for me, if vou do such woik.’
*l'ahall be glad to do it for you,’ she said,
enconraged by the kind and fecling manner
of the lady.
‘And whnt will you charge 2
- hesitated a moment, and then
said,
‘Mes, 1" —— gives me a quarter of a dol
lar !
There was a bright epot fur 8 woment on
the cheek of the !ady,
“I'hen [ will give you three, said she, with
warmth.
Mrs burst into tears--she conld not
help i,
*Are you in need 2 inquired the strange
lady, hesitating'ly, but with an air of kinduness
that could not be mistaken,
For a moment the widow pansed, but the
eight of her children conquered the rising
emotion of pride, |
‘I have nothing but a little corn mesl in.
the house, and have no money . ;
A tenr ghistencd i the stennge s eye-~her
breast heaved with strong emotion. Then
again all was still,
‘I will pay you for this dress beforehand,
then ;and aa [ waet it done very nice, | will
pay yon a dollar for muking i, Can | have
1 by day after to-morrow 2 |
‘Certainly, ma am ; to-morrow evening, if
Vo want it
The dollne was paid down, and the angel
ot werey departed, More than one heart
v mnde obad that morning. '
Now led us pay a visit to Mree, 1" - —., |
Vireethe wodow hind departed, a lady e
rerttaacs deann 0, who made no profes.
sttt ol et v nd v b was somewhat fond
olb drecw Aune other subjeets of conver |
sutton, e veatiess af the work on the coarse
shrts was dabbed over, aid the lady learncd
the residencs ol the seamestress, and also that
*he was wery pooe. After her departore, Mr.!
T set 10 lram the shop, when the
following distogar took place: !
Wl wite, how did Mes, eee- do her!
work 2' '
Veory well, indod : hat what do vouthink 7
whe wanted e ta oy her n part of the price
omakng fonr ahgere? !
e it posaible 3 Plgt's Just the way these
pone peoaphe Glw gy ei, 'l"wy spend n quar |
ter s tnet ne ot cvurned, and sn never gt
noy thang shesd Yoo dil not giventtohor 2
So, mdendl ' 1 wla ber o wait nll oo
womponinte d v fiee dallaes, and then i wonld|
do hier wome goval !
A whnt du' ghe way to that §°
Oh, wothing, only shw pretended to look'
very medaneloly, as thongh che were in o
rlarving coredmone Bat | ownderstand
e s thines!
‘ *“Frick and hypocricy and whining always
weem to go with poverty, Was that the
gandy butteefly, Mre, L, wha just wen!
cout 2
1 *Yeai; | do think | have never known a
‘more worldly-minded peeson than Mes, L—
imemy hite, ALI ehe thinka abont 8 dress sl
compuny, She uever seems o reflect thal
(she hus a soul 10 save,]
MOty be lost, which certainly it will he af
(#he does vot lay aside the vamties of s
Tworld, 1 ruppose she never suid o prayer in
Cher hife.
‘Nt she 3 f yon were to talk to her of
praying she wonld =mile in your face.
‘A sad condition, indeed, Hlow the world
leth in the wicked one, “I'he prince of thi
world hath wany children, and she 13 one o)
them,”
*Aud yer, continned the wile, *she seems
atterly msensible to her gad condition, and
always ehanges the subject when | mention
it to her,!
‘OI conrse, And she will go on thns,
hardeming her heart and suffeoing her neck,
uinl she falls into the golf of eternal ruin,—
Jtis sad to think on,’
[ By eating the bread of earefulness, by
grinding the poor, and overworking his ap
prentices, My, I'———- gradually became
the owner of property, OF sonrse he wus a
ed lundlord . He owned two or three
stores,whie h were every now and then ehnng.
ling tenants—for tew could stand ns grninding
[injustice,
1 Oune of these stores had been vacated for
i,emm: tune, when a ‘mmu minn, Just going into
business, and who knew nothing of his char.
Lacter, rented it for three Landred and filty
dollara per annum, “That was the highest
Chat he had set limself in bis elose ealenlas
Jton of profit. He was a poor bat enterpris-
Ling young man, and had been assisted into
(business by # few contiding and firm friends,
I Nota simgle alterstion or repair would
| Paeee— put upon the house, After going
[to about two hundred dollars expense in fit
ting up the store, the yonng man opened for
|business. At the end of the tirst year, he
found that his prolits had been very fair
'hut there were many remnants and pieees of
cnsaleable goods on haod wilieh bhuad been
Lpaud for—these coartmled s active capital
[Cheestul i prospect for s next year’s
‘business, and resclyed to nee »ven more ac
(hvity and economy, he put hig st quarter’s
eent i s pockes, and ealled on Me, 1 -
[Atter the money had heen pad and the
(receipt tnhen, Mr, I inguired atter
s business 5 the young man spoke of it as
:mcrvasmg, and said that he bad done as well
(NS he t'xpt,'t'lud.
‘p“;t'?i:l have no thought of moving, I sup-
| *Oh, no ! the stand is a good one and pleas
les e
| *Ahem ! ahem !—Pve been thinking for
Ffome Hime (et your rent was too low, A
‘good stand Like yours 18 worth a good deul
more woney.”
[ ¥lhree hundred and fifty 19 n¢ much as |
ccan atford to pay, and as wuch as any of my
‘nerghbors pay.’
| *Your neighbors pay too little, thent 1
!umsl have four handred and titty dollars for
|y store the next year.
| *Four hundred and fifty " exclaimed the
(young man ;1 cunnot afford to pay that!—
Besides, 1t s worth vo more than I now pay.’
? “Thereare many who ean and will pay
Sour bundred and fifty— T maost get the most
‘pmfilnblu tenants lcan.
‘But I have been to at least two hundred
(dollars expense.
“I'hat is your own look ooty young man,
not mine,
*So it t¢, und | was a fuol to mention !
[ sce that | am yet a learner here.’
- Me T ——— only snuled.
- *Will you ot take foor hundred 2°
‘Not a cent less than four hundred and
fifty,
. ‘l'he young man conld do but one of two
things, remove or puy the high rent. Fear.
ing to risk another stand, and knowing that
a change would be more loss than a hon
(dred dollars, he reluctantly entered into con
[tract to pay four handred and fifty,
| Auather yeur passed, and Mr, T'———
‘added fifty dollars rent to the house, Th:s
was borne with also, for 1t was better than to
‘move, Bot when titty additional were de
manded, onder the impression that the ten
‘ant would consider wt more than a loss of
fifty dollars to move, he could stand it no
Hlounger, and sought another store. This
(store did not prove to be a good stand, which
8o troubled the young man’s nind that, from
‘neglecting his business, he became unsteady,
‘and in the end tuiled,
; With Mr, T'——— it was a common prnc-!
(tice to raise on ail Ins tenauts a sum just|
Hurge enough to make them feel that Il'
(was better to pay it than move.
' No one who knows the writer will fee)
disposed to accuse hin of wisling 1o throw |
disrespect upon religien. How conld he be
50 false tobiunself us to wish to darken the |
only true light that highteneth every man |
that cometh into the world : which peone.
trates wnd disperses the gloom of the grave ?
But heas ever disposed to condemn and hold
[up to view all pretenders to that which they !
do not possess. One =uch man as Mr. T'—='
does more real harm in the world than a
“dozen upen reprobates, ,
~ And slns ! how many ench there are.—.
Who does not know s Mr. Teee? |u
“which religrons associations are not those to
be found who wre willing 1o have fath alone,
1o trust in faith alone, and to esteem the
goods of this waorld ns more valuable 'hnni
the goods of chanty 2 A punificd, mternal |
Hlove for the neighbor, a love that prompts to
good deeds—combined with a calm depend |
ence upon the Giver of every good and per
feet gift —ia the only religion that will imake |
‘a man fit for heaven, |
More Besvvirs or Live Insunance —"The
Rochiester Democrat suvs: * W ure grat. |
fied to learn that our esteeme (vllow ciizen,,
S.B Chase, Usq, just deceased, has left a
handeome competence tor bis fanily the
shape of two hife tnsicanre policies vnounting
to *7,5()“." .
Exresses or Wan.—" The National Tntelli
geneer in an article npon the exXpenses ol war,
furnishes a table of the amount which wonld
falb upon each State in a tax of $25,000,000, 4
sum far helow what wonld be necessary 10
woet the aunnal expense of 0 war with Eng.
lond The proportion of Rhiode Istand s
2232455, prenty good rent 1o pay for our
share of Oregon between 499 and 549 40, 10
sy nothing of one chauce of not gotting o
at that.—<Liuve. Juur.
Deavn or Heswy Invas .~ We deeply ree
gretto be abliged to announce the death of
Hesny Iswas, the well-known and highty
gifted American artist, with whose illness the
public hius been arquainted for some time
He died on Saturday afteenoan 1700, wt his
boarding houee in Muriny street. e disonse,
which was supposed 1o by wsthims, Proeed
an orgamie disense of the heart He was 1o
the 400 yoar of his nge s last work wis
the *‘October ulternoon '
NY Cwr & Engr
YAk wy Hae
-The N. Y. Tribunc 161 l
the following story e
\ tellow went into the hall of o boarding
hiesise 1n limc-!., strevt A night or two sinee,
while the boardere wers st stipper, wnd gaither.
e sl e bt om the table, He was making
s way ot with his hmfl-\ when o bowder
vl b hied time eame i and asked him
Whiat b woas ahont “OK" saye the thiel |
am bk the gontlemen s hate ronnd tolaary '«
et sl O wWell replicd the board- |
o take wione wlong hn SOvrtindy iy
s Ve v ontating foatvr and Cannshied
HERALD OF THE TIMES.
From the Bosten Advertiser of Suturday
Arrival of the Hibernia.
Twenty-onc Days tater from Eurepr.
The steam packet Hibernia, Captain
Ryrie, was telegraphed at about 7 o’clock
on Friday morning, and she arrived at
Enst Boston at 20 minutes past 8, hav
ing let Liverpool on the 4th, She has
made her passage, in very severe weath.
erinn lintle over 18 1-2 days, the last
part of it in an atmosphere at 10 deg.
elow zero, The ship was much en
cumbered with ice, and she was describ
ed as resembling an iceberg,
' We have received our regular files of
London papers to the 3d inst , Paris to
the Ist, and Liverpool to the 4th,
~ The vews is, of course, of great inter
‘est, in putting at rest the vague conjec
tures, which the American public were
mecessarily indulging, ou matters ol great
unportance, which at the last date were
delt in doubt,
" The most important piece of intelli
gence 18 the re-establishment of the Peel
"Ministry, after an entire failure of Lord
John Russell to (orm one. On the 20th
‘he went to Windsor and informed the
Queen that he was unable to overcome
the difficulties in arranging a Ministry,
‘and he resigned into her hands the trust
‘he had accepted. Sir Robert Peel was
then immediately sent for, and at the re
‘quest of the Queen he withdrew the rosig
‘pation which he had previously tendered.
‘His example was followed by all sthe
'members of the late Administration, with
three or four exceptions. Lord Wharn
cliffe (who in the mean time suddenly
died,) 15 succeeded in the Presidency
‘ofthe Council by the Duke of Buecleugh.
"Loird Stanley is succecded in the oflice
of Principal Secretary of State, in charge
ol the War and Colonial Department, by
the Right Hon, Willinm Ewart Glad
stone,
The Earl of Dalhonsie comes in as
President of the Bowrd of Trade, and
the Karl of Ellenborough, as First Lord
of the Admiralty. The Earl of St. Gey
maing is appointed Postmaster General.
The final obstacle to the formation of
a Whig Ministry by Lord John Russell,
was the refusal of Lord Grey to serve,
provided Lord Palmerston held the post
of Secretary of the Foreign Department.
The following is given as the intended
arrangement of places in the Russeli
Muistry, which was defeated by the un
expected objection nbove mentioned.
First Lord of the T'reasury, Lord John
Russell,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
Lord Palmerston.
Secretary of State for the Home De
partment, Sir G. Grey. 5
. Seecretary of State for the Colonies,
Lore Grey,
, Lord Chancellor, Lord Cattenham,
| Lord Licutenant of Ireland, Lord Bes
‘borough.
. Secretary of Ireland, Mr. Labonchere.
1 President of the Board of Coutrol,
sir . C. Hlobhkouse,
First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord
Auckland.
-~ First Commissioner of the Woods and
Forests, Lord Morpeth.
' President of the Board of Trade,
[L.ord Clarendon.
} Loid Privy Seal, Lord Minto.
| The Vice-Presidency of the Board of
"Trade was tendered to Mr, Cobden,
i . .
1 Onthe 26th, a proclamation appeared
;iin the Gazcette, dated at Windsor on the
123 d, further prorogning Parliament to
:»the 22d of January, to be then assembled
I** for the despateh of divers urgent and
Cimportant aflans.”’
| " . .
| The President’s Message was receiv
|
led in London on the 22d, and appeared
(in the T'imes on the 23d. The exeiting
[domestic events had somewhat diminish
ied the iuterest which would otherwise
:Imve been exhibited in regard to the
jmessage, The general feeling exhibit
‘ed by the press is pacific, and especial
Isatisfaction is expressed at the free trade
principles of the messago, the consc
quences of which are looked to as a
connterpoise to the claims made in re
’
gard 1o Oregon,
~ In addition to the article from the
London 'imes, and that from the same
paper of the 3d inst | there are several
‘othier articles on the American negotia
tion, in intermediate numbers of the same
ournal. ‘T'hese arucles are in more pa
‘eific tone than that of this journal has
‘usually been hitherto, towards this coun
try. The tone of the Paris press is more
hostile than that which prevails in the
London papers.
. We donot find any thing which can
be considered as an indieation of the
view which the British Government has
taken of the pretensions of the Piesi
‘dent in his message, or of Mr, Buchanan
in the correspondence.
The Eeonomist is of opinion that wlhen
itis known in this country the Bruish
Government seriously meditate a repeal
of the corn laws, all difficulty on the
Oregon question will vanish. We do
not s e any gointimate a connexion be
tween the two subjects,
The ehanges in the Corn Market had
been very inconsiderable,
There had been a remmkable stead;-
ness in the price of cotton throngh the
month of December, and to the last date
The average quantity of cotton per
week, delivered tor consumption in Liv
erpool during the year 1815, wae 27,377
bales, nganst 25,237, the average week
ly dehivery of the preceding year. The
total consunmption of England and Scar
land in 1845, was 1 574,100 hales, or
30277 per week, The quantity e
maiming on hand wt all the porte, Jan. 1,
1816, was | OGO, 400 bales ; wnd the es
tnated quantity . addimion i dealers’
and spinners’ hands was 135 000 hnles, |
The wuxilinry steamship Masaachoeeiis
arrved ant Liverpool with a large numbey
of pnssengers, Dee 31, in 20 days from
New York, The news earried by hes
was anticipated by the Cambiia
The President’s Messnge was receiv.
ed m Liverpool Dee 22, by tue paeket
ship Sea, Capt. Freeman, trom New
York—=2o duys from the date of ity de.
hivery, at the capitel m Warhngton
The Sea made her passage in 19 duys.
The Cambria, on her lust passage
from this port, arrived in the Mersey al
9 o'clock in the morning of Dec. 28, it
being five hours short of twelve days.
It is stated that she reached the bar at
12 o'clock on the night preceding, and
might have lun in, but that the weather
‘was 80 boisterous as 1n the opinion of the
pilot to make it hazardous, |
- The steamer Britannia, which left this
port Dee. 2d, arrived in Liverpool ou
the 16th.
The packet ship Concordia, from this
poit Dee. &, and the Europe from New
York omthe same day, acrived at Liv
erpoat on the 25th, S
The Queen and Royal Family return
ed from Oshorne House, in the Isle of
Wight to Windsor Castle, Dec. 13,
hevaly of the Times.
NBWERORBT
THURSDAY MOBNING, Jan. 39, 1846,
RUODE-ISLAND PROX.
FOR GOVERNOR,
BYRON DIMAN,
Of Bristol.
FOR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR,
ELISHA HARRIS,
Of Coventry.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
HENRY BOWEN,
Of Providence.
FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL,
JOSEPH M. BLAKE,
Of Bristol.
FOR GENERAL TREASURER,
STEPHEN CAHOONE,
Of Newport.
Provioence, January 27, 18406
At a Legi<lative Conveantion, holden at the
;Smle House, m Providence, on the evening
{of the Bih of January instant, attended by
more thas filty members, Hon, Robert B.
Cranston, Chairman, the State Central Com.
“mittee, appointed by the Convention of the
Rhode Tsland Party, holden in Providence.
November 18th, and which nominated a Prox
of Geaeral State Offcers for election in
April next, reportegl that, from the pressure
of private business and expected absence
from the State, Tsanc P. Hazard, E:q. was
‘obliged to decline the nomination for Lieu
tenant Governor. The Cammitiee, therefore,
crequested this Convention Lo propose a nom
;inali«m te fill that vacancy ; whereupon,
ELISHA TARRIS, Esq., or Covenrny,
was unanimously - nominated for Lieutenant
[Gavernor, in place of lsaac P, lazard, E-q,
'and a committee appointed to communicatp
[the nomination to him, aud report the resuh
Hor publication, if accepted,
' The Committee having reported his accept
ance of (ke nomination. Euisua Harms, Esq.
s nominated for Licutenant Governor for the
;umning year, in the Prox of the Rhode Is-
Jland Party, instead of Isaac P, Hazard, Eeq.
; Newspapers pablishing that Prox, are re
quested to make the alteration accordingly.
l WM. 8. PATTEN, Secretary.
| Foreiay News.—The news by the
|Hilwrnia, seerms Lo be regarded by the
(press generally, as decidedly of a peace
[l character. The restoration of the
Peel Ministry, which occurred so sud
denly, and the prevailing pacific tone pf
‘the English press on the Message of Mr.
Polk, gre circumstances much less indi
‘cative of war than was anticipated. It
lis not to be expected, however, that so
:nccurule an expression of the sentiment
'of our trans-atlantic neighbors in regard
to Oregon, has been arrived at by this
%nrri\'afl, as will probably be by the next,
!wlwn they shall have had a little more
hime to consider the whole matter in con
'tru\'t-l‘sy.
- The following are the remarks of the
London Times upon that portion of the
President’s Message relating to Ove
gon ¢
| “QOregon is the subject which the al
“most (anatical interest with which it has
" been aginated by the states, and its con
| sequent bearings on the peace of the
world, renders the most prominent in
the address, The long and auimated
Cecomments of the American press show
Chow hitle disposed the einzens have
hitherto beep *to let ofl” the Presidem
on this parnful and delicate subject,
W hat 18 actually said 18 neither more
‘nor less than what a million voices have
dictated and wo have long known, It
need not avgment the terrors of the Eu
ropean alarmist, and it certainly will not
ehange the resolves or add to the prepar
ations of the Brinsh Cabinet, It is al
in-ml\' resolved and prepared,
L Mr. Polk, nlter adverting to the re.
cent negotiations aad attempts at com.
Cpromise before he came into office, -
Hurms us of what he has done toward.
She conelusion of this unlortunate dis
pute, Do reading his simple nareative, o
hecomes necessnty to temember that an
CAmerniean exists i sphere of his own
and enn hardly be judged by Eunropean
ieas of moderation, deceney and hono
The President takes great eredit to him
soll for having wmade an offer which he
neknowledges to be less than what the
British Govirnment has repeatedly de
chned,
In mnking thie proposal, already twies
relused, the President thinks ot neces
saty to apslogise 1o s demoeeatie sup
potters. He pleads with all the hwond
iation of one bound by preseriptive com
plinnces, that he had been obliged to
proceed on the basis of compromise, and
asks the public condonance, for that un
der this bondnge he had offered, what
it was known by repeated trials, would
not be accepted. To make amends (og
this sell-imposed indignity, he declares
that the day of compromise is now over,
‘“ All attempts at compromise having
ifailod." Mr. Polk recommends that no
tice should be given to terminate the
Joint occupation of the country ; that the
laws and institutions of the Union should
b# extended to the American settler in
Oregon ; and that military posts should
he established for their protection. Al
formidable enough, could we believe it
possible that any civilized nation would
really plunge into so fatal and suicidal
error, as 1o defend by war the mere right
of occupation, and the still more imagi
nary claim ta which Mr, Polk also refers
—the antecedent right of the Union to
all the unsettled and undecided territory
on the North American continent. The
declaration is too premature, hawever,
to be really alarming. It proposes tn}
bring things to an immediate issue, and
that immediate issue must be one of ne-‘
gotiation, not arms. A sglower course
might have been more insidious and
more certain. Mr. Calhoun’s policy of
giving no notice, but pushing the un
doubted right of joint occupancy to the
utmost, could hardly fail, in the course
of ten years, to result in a repelition of‘
the game of Texas, or rather of the orig
inal Declaration of Independence. Ore
gon, should the American population
ever attain a substantial pre pondevance,
would not long remain a British Colony ;
but occupancy, though an irresistible
power is not a right, and depends on
numbers, nat arms. |
The terms of the Message imply, then,
the alternative of war, or conclusive ne
gotiation, War is too monstrous to be
thought of for a moment, except alter
every effort at a compromise has been
exhausted. DBritain and America must
be too sensible of their mutual benefits,
mutual dependence, and mutual respect,
to peril the substantial blessings they
new enjoy, and are daily multiplying in
the relations of peace, for the bloody and
precarious glories of war. It is all but
tinpossible that two great and kiudredi
nations, after healing so wide a breach,
and helping one another to so great a
common progperity, should become 0-1
gnin mutual and unnatural destroyers
for a mere point of horor, for a remote
wilderness, separated from both by a
journay of many months, by stormy seas,
and almost impassable rocks and deserts
Unless Mr. Polk is merely trifling with
‘words, and secretly scofling at the uni
versal sentiments of humanity, he is him
self incapable of so great an outrage and‘
injury on the country of, his ancestors,
on the land of his birth, and the whole
ruce of man. What means he by sny-‘
ing that he has adopted the meaxim, *“ ta
ask nothing that is not right, and submit
to nothing' thut is wrong " and hisl
further boast that it is his *“ anxious de
sire to preserve peace with all nations
That the Union should be anxious to
henl this sore, and should think it un
manly and impolitic to bequeath a quar
rel to posterity, is natural enough. That
they should think to strengthen their
claim with strong langunge, is also in
conformity with many examples. But
if the decision is to be speedy, it can
only be by negotiation, either by refer
ence, or by a recurrence to the method
which, in the case of the disputed boun
dary on our Canadian frontier, proved so
entirely unsuccessful.”
The London Marning Chronicle, the
organ of the Whigs, fully sustains the
President in his free trade notions, and
recommends a commmercial alliance.
The London Examiner, (Liberal,)
says ;
The political economy of the Message
offers a pleasing contrast with its politics.
It is as large as s diplomacy is narrow,
and treats the prohibitionists of the North
with as little ceremony us the diplomatic
portion of it does M. Guaizot or Sir Robert
Peel. The President’s statement of the
financial case is clear and irrefragable.
He denounces profection as the robbing
of Peter to pny Paul, and denies that
manufacturing products have more right
to the title of industry than agricultural
ones. He declares the present prohibi
tive tariff pernicious in spirit, aggravated
by the juggle of a minimum of value and
of false estimates, placed on, and taken
off, all manulactures imported. These
he proposes to abolish, substituting a fair
ad valorem duty for revenue, and nothing
more.
How lamentable is it that we have
not ajready responded to such an advance
on the part of America, by flinging our
ports open to its corn, with the prospect
of their remaining permanently so ?
The Manchester Guardian remarks :
‘But, whatever faults the Message may
have in reference to the Oregon dispute,
there 13 one part of it which will be read
in this country with UNMIXED SATISFAC-
Tiox., Weallnde to the recommendation
to place the tanflT upon a footing more
consonant with the principles of firce
Lrade
The Leeds Mercury sayvs ‘in regard to
the tanfly the Message is satislnctory .
The European Times remarks ;
‘One enuse, perhaps, why the Message
has agreeably disappointed expectation
here is the well timed observations i which
thindulges vespecting a libeval taviff. 1
the Oregon is the bane, the proposed re
duction of the tarviff is the antidote in the
neiww President’s missive to Congress.
The Glasgow Trade ch«'mw indulges
i the hope of ‘still brighier prospects for
the manulactuning mdostry of the Coun
try,” because the President’s message
gives ‘promige of womore favorable taviff
por Dritish mevchandize.”
The Money article of Willmer & Smith
sove ‘wath vegard 1o the revision of the
Fanill” the Ameriean President’s Mes.
ange ‘Can not but aet FAVORABLLE
TO BRITISHINTERESTS?
Il qootations above liow ost e
markable coincidence of opinion between
President Polk and Great Britain, in re
latiun to the Revenve policy proper to
be adopted in Americn. Well might
the question be usked, by a cotemporary,
‘“which is the British party in the United
States "’
VERY LATE AND
Most Important
News from Mexico.
Paredes in possession of the
Government !
The Washington correspondent of‘
the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, uu-{
der date of Saturday, January 24th,
contains the following intelligence. It
is neither more nor less than what has.
for some time been expected, and
shadows forth in colors nat to be mis-!
taken, that Mexico is beut upon \\’ari
with this country for the manner we
have taken possession of Texas. Full
particulars of the revolution will soonl
be develuped |
Correspondence Commercial Advertiser
Wasmineron, Jan. 24th, 1846,
4 o’clock, . M.
l Fmportant news have come frowm Mex
ico. A letter has been received from
'un officer on board the U. S, brig Por
poise, off Pensacola, to the Hon. Jno
7_\’\/. Davis of the House, The brig had
just arrived from Vera Cruz with impor
tant desparches for the Government.—
The intelligence is that Paredes has as
sumed the reins of Government and that
the revolution is complete. Our Minis
ter, Mr. Shidell, has not been received
by the Mexican Government and would
’nul be.
(7 We find the following in the Wash
ington Union of Saturday afternoon: °
Latest from Mexico.
By the arrival, on the 14th instant, of the
United States brig Porpoise, at Pensacola,
(twelve days from Vera Cruz, )the intellizence
of a revolution lin Mexico has been confirm
ed.
It appears that on the morning of the 30th,
the troaps relied npon by the government to
defend it against Paredes pronounced in his
favor jand the government entered into terms
of capituiation with General Paredes, |le
entered and took possession ot the cily on
that day without opposition.
I'he rumor was, that General Paredes man
ifested less opposition to the reception of Mr,
Slidell than the late President, Herrera.
Congressional.
In the Sexate, on Tuesday, Jan. "20,%
several memorials were presented, after|
which Mr. Alien gave notice that on’
¥riday he should move to take up llm‘
resolution wh.ch he had offered last week,!
in regard to the interference of foreign’
powers in the affairs of the indepvndeml
nations of this continent, The Scna!ef
then went into Executive session and
continued therein until 5 o’clock. It
was supposed that the subject of dis
cussion was Mr. Shdell’s appointment. ‘
In the House, the question of the|
Florida election was taken up. A reso-!
lution was passed to permit Mr. Brock-|
enbrongh, the claimant of the cunlvan'di
seat, 1o be heard atthe bar of the House. !
The report of the majority of the Com-‘
mittee, which closes with an opinion that !
Mr. B. is entitled to the seat, was read, |
and alsoa minority report, which ex-{
presses the opinion that Mr. Cubell is|
legally elected.
Mr. Hamlin of Maine, made a lpccch!
sustaining the views of the majority, andi
Mr. Chipman, a Democralic member!
from Michigan, vigorously sustained the |
views of the minority of the commillce,i
declaring that on a question of this sort
he knew. no party bins. Mr. S. Jones oI!
Georgia, spoke in fuvor of the majori!y‘
repoit, and before any question was
taken, the House adjourned, ’
In the Sexate, Wednesday, Jan. ".'l,;
Mr. Dix reported a bill establishing a
warehousing system, :
Mi. Bayley introduced a joint resolu
tion amending the constitution of the
United States in reference to the clcc-é
tion of President and Vice President. i
Mr. Fairfield called up his bill to aug-|
ment the navy. After some debate, the!
motion to postpone the bill to the 10th of;
Febryary was considered as makimg the'
bill & war measure, and it was rejected, |
19 to 26. ;
The bill was postponed to Tuesday
next, which indicates that the Senate
will pass the bill as an ordinary peace.
measure,
The House was occupied the whaole
day m discussing the Florida election
cuse,
In Sexare, Thursday, Jan. 22, My,
Allen offered some explanation of re-
marks previously made by him. He
did not wish to be misunderstood. He
would now say, however much Sepators
might differ with himg that - Eogland
would not go to war upon this Ovegon
guestion at ally uoless she desired 1o
manke that a pretext tor n conllier with
us i rederence 1o other matters ol State
policy. Me, Calthoun desired to eorrem
a msapprehension of s remarks He
bhad not saul thiat giving the nowee
would be war itselt; but he had said that
giving the notice might lead to war
Alter some (urther explanationa, the
Senate went mto Executive sesaon upon
the nomanation of Judge Wondward, ns
'"u'gr ol e Supe Comnt wnd atres
spending some time therein, adjourned:
to Monday.
The House, after adopting a resolu
tion that the Clerk be reguired forthwith
to deliver the Reports of Capt. Freemont,
which had been hitherto ordered, pro
ceeded to the orders of the day, the
Ilorida election case, Mr. Cabell (the
sitting member) made two propositions to
the member who claimed the seat—first
to re-commit the whole subject to Com
mittee on Elections, and obtain evidence
from Florida-=gs il that was declined, to
resign his seat and commit the question,
back to the peogle of Ilorida. ke was
confident of his right to his seat, and
had no fears of the result. Mr. Brock
enborough, the claimant, declined these
propositions, and proceeded to demon
strate his right to the seat. At the
usval hour the House adjourned.
In the llouse, Friday, Jan. 23, the
debate on the Florida Election case waa
continued by the parties immediately in
terested, but no question was taken.—
Dut little olan was dong pre\'ioul to the
adjournment.
In the House, on Saturday, Jan 24,
the Florida contested election was still
under consideration, Messrs. G. Davis,
of Ky., Stevens, of Ga., and Seddon, of
Va., each spoke their hour—the tweo
for:mer in favor of the silting member.
The House finally took the vote on
the question, and declured Mr. Brock
enborough the rightful claimant by a
vole of 99 to 75.
A motion was subsequently made to
reconsider the vote, which declared Mr.
Brockenbrough eatitled to his seat, and
the ycas and nays being taken, it was
decided in the negative by a majority
af six only,—yeas 86—nays 92,
Just belore the adjournment of the
House, the Speaker received official in
telligence of the revolution in Mexigo,
and of the rejection of Mr. Slidell,
In the Sevatg, Monday, Jan. 26, Mr.
Mangum proposed sundry emendments
to the Oregon resolytion, offered some
days since by Mr. Ciittenden, 8o asta
embiace a proposition for a reference to
arbitration of the question as to boup
dary.
Mr. Allen, of Ohio, then rase and
moved to take up the question auf leave
to iptroduce his resolutions in regacd ta
the interference of European Nations
with the aflairs of the Awmerican Conti
nent, The question of taking up was
decided by ayes 28, nays 21, The res
olutions were then introduced and Mr.
Cuss commenced aspeech in their favor,
which was not concluded when the re~
port of the Washington letter writer wag
cloged.
In the House, M. T. B. King, of
Georgin, introduced a resolution that the
President be authorised to give Eonglangd
notice of the abrogation of the treaty
of 1827 from the jowmt occupation af
Oregon, alter this session closes, with 4
proposition to refer the matter in dispute
to arbitration, und that the Commitiee
on Territories report a bill for the estak
lishment of a Territorial Government of
Oregon—the said bill to go into effect afy
ter the twelve months’ notice.
" The JResolution was laid on the tg
ble and ordered to be printed.
A resolution was then offered by My,
P. Kiog, of N. Y. from the committece
on Foreign affairs, to put an end to the
debate on the resolution relative to Orp
gon until Monday, Feb. 2. Lost.
The consideration of the joint resoly
tion heretofore reported by Mr. C. J.
Ingersoll, was resumed, and Mr. Pen
dleton, of Va. spoke his hour against
its adoption, apd Mr. Sawtelle, of Maine,
in favor. After he had concluded, Blr.
Grover, of N. C. followed on the sgpe
sideo,
gt A corrpesondent wishes to know
i there is any law that requires people
to clean the snow off of their side walks,
in the public streets 7 We believe not
in this town ; though we understand
there is a law to that effect in most oth-
er large places,
We should suppose that almosy every
person would attend to this business as
promptly without compulsion as with,—
for their own convenience, if not that of
the public.
The N. Y. Commercial says-~*“The
nominations ol most ol the Customn
House oflicers at the North and East,
continune to be suspended i the Senate,
One canse of this 1s the absence of Mr.
Haywood, the chairman of the Come
mittee on Commerce. Another s that
2 portion of the Senate are determined
that these ecandidates shall umlrrgun
fiery ordegl as 1o Bitness, —both pohiti
cal and mora) *?
A Pvacr Cosvennon hag just bren
held o Providence, 1 originated with
the Boad ofthe RO Peace Society,
The atendance was very full and the
apealong exeellont and to the purpose.
Revhen Rowley has hoeen rotnened 1o the
Innntie hoepital at Woeoster, He has beep
oo Worentnm 1o sew s Yonn!