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FOREIGN ITEMS.
Charlecotte Hall. near Stratford upon Avon, was
recently entered by burglars and £7OO worth of
properly was abstracted
Amongst other articles of valae stolen. and some
in connexion with the history of the Lucy ftamily
of considerable interest, may be enumerated :
Three gold watches. one with a portrait of Charlea
11.. set round with diamonds; lapis lazull snuff
box, gold mountings and a_cameo in the centre;
several gold rings and snufboxes, three handsome
purses filled. som= with old coin® and sovereigns;
a two guinea piece of Charles 1.; a great many
gold and silver pencil cases ; a emall exquisite min
jature of Sir Thos. Lucy, “the Justice Shallow”
before whom Seakspeare was taken for deer steal
ing ; & gold medal of Shakspeare; n magnificent
ring. ename«lled with the inecription. ' The gift of
Henry VIII to his Treasurer. Ward.” engraved in
side, & A considerable portion, however, of the
plunder was recovercd.
Not long since a young Indy advertised in the
English papers, that her father had threatened her
with seelusion in a convent for life, unless she col
lected together one million of used letter stamps,
within a certain period. A fashionable and im{‘u
ential lady in Derbyshire, interested in her fate,
attempted to collect these stamps. In ten days’
time she received several millions, and they con
tinued to pour in in such vast quantities, that she
was obliged to refuse receiving them. So the
voung lady escaped the convent.
The first tenor of the opera at Palermo. having
heard of the sudden death of his mother, refused to
sing for one evening He was compelled to do so
however. by the authorities. in spite of his grief
and his reloctance. When he came to a scene
where a song was to be sung that had some slight
allusion to his deceased parent, he drew a dagger
and slew himselt on the spot.
The town of Antum is eaid to be held against the
French government by a strong party of insur
gents.
During the last three months, the bankruptcies
in England have fallen of nearly onc half.
Mr. Richardson. the traveller, has ieft Tripoli, to
explore Lake Tshad, in Africa.
The new born Prince does not inherit, of course,
any honor of the British Peerage.
A great deal of sleet and snow has fallen 1n Eng
land during the present month.
A new telescopic comet has been observed at
Altona.
The crown glass trade on the Uyne is nearly
extinet
The port of Copenhagen is about to be declared
a free port. —N Y Post.
From the Charlesion Mercury ex'ra, May 29
Deernucrive Fige —When our paper went to
press this morning ap extensive fire was raging
in the range of stores on Hayne street.
The alarm was given about a quarter past 2
o'clock this morning. when the fire was discovered
to Issuc from a shed in the yard of Messrs. Fan
ning & Co, Havne street.
Tae flames rapidly communicated to a stable in
the adjoining yard of a building fronting on Mar
ket street, and to the store of Messrs Fanning,
which soon became completely igunited, making it
apparent that all efforts to save it would be hope
lrlfl.
The attention of the firemen was then direeted
to the adjoining buildings, but notwithstanding
their most strenuous exertions the fire was com
municated successively to the stores of Messrs.
Kelsey & Deas, Harral, Hare & Co., Wiley,
Banks & Co . F D. Fleaing & <o.. and Town
send Arnold & Co ~ te the Westward, and to those
of Gilliland & Howell Courtney & Tennant, Hy
att, Mcßurney &Ce and J. S. Beach & Co, to
the Eastward
The Charlesten #Hotel was for some hours in
the most immment danger, the wiod being from
the South o vast m ss o flame was swept towards
it, and but tor the most active exertions ol the fire
men_ eided by the eriizens and servants of the
establishment the wagnificent building must have
fallen a prey to the tlames.
Ox Mawker Steeer.— From the store of Messrs.
Townsend, Arnold & Co, which was on the zor
aer ¢f Meeting and Hayne streete, the fire com
municated eouthwardly to the large grocery,
corner of Market stveet, orcupied by ¥. W, Grant,
which with a considerable portion of its contents,
was also destroyed.
As were also six three story brick tenement oc
cupied by a large number of families on Market
etreet to the Eastwarsd of it. Thefurniture of most
of the occupunts was safely removed.
ImporTaNT FRoM Havri—Our Washington cor
respondent sends us the following :
“A ftriend has furnished me with the following
extract from a private letter, concerning an at
tempted insurrection in Guadeloupe, West Indies :
During the trial of the insurgents of Marie Ga
lante Island. St. Rose and Port Louis in order to
intimidate the mogistrates, who were about to pase
scntence against a number of persons convicted of
participation in the recent disturbances, tue color
ed and negro population manifested great exasper
atien, &nd uttcred violent threats in the city of
Basse Terre. Attempts were made to burn the
residences of the Governor, [Col Fieron,] the
Chief Justice, and the President of the Court.
Some measures have been tuken against them,
and the arrival of Admiral Brant. Governor of
Martinique, with the frigate Africaine, has re
strained the insurgente, the import of the Judges
eentence hae become known Llt condemnes some to
twenty yeare of {ravauz forcés, others to a more
moderate punishment, less large. The mulatto
man Alonzo, the chiefof Mane Galante's insur
gents, is condemned 1o len years imprisonment.
The 20th April she island was quiet, but the
dryness, which had continued for several months,
was increasing the suffering of the lower classes,
by alarge diminution 1n the sugar's harvest for
this vear, and exposing greatly the next one.’— N,
Y. Post.
The May Session of the Court of Common
Pleas, for the County ot Bristol. was holden in this
town on Tuesday last. Inconsequence of a Capi
tal Trial which was to take place in the County of
Providence, on Wednesday, which would require
the attendance of the Atwrney General, a ?argc
proportion of (he cases on the docket for this
County was necessarily continued. In the Indict
ment, State ve. Susan Lawrence, for keeping a
house of ill fame the defendant was arraigned and
plead Not Guilty, when the Indictment was con
tinued until next November term, and the defend
ant released on giving her own recognizance for
appearance and to keep the peace. Indictment,
State ve. Louisa Aldrich, for the crime of Adultery,
the defendant was arruigned and plead Guilty.
Said Louisa having been in the County, Jail for
the last five months, wae sentenced to lv«lnly days
imprisonment and costs of prosecution.
The Indictment State ve. John Fish. was nol
prossed. Some other Indictments on the Docket
were conuinued.
Recognmmance of ¥Wm. P. Dean for appearance,
was discharged.
No jury trials at this term Bristol Phenizx.
Ax Aovexture or Oie Ace.~—Among the pas
sengers who arrived here, on Saturday last, in the
bark Eagle, from St. John's, Newfoundland, was
Michael Mulloy, aged one hundred and three years.
ke is a nauve of Kilkenny, Ireland. which place
he left 82 years ago. He comes to this country to
wisit his children ; and is going firet to Providence.
R 1., where one of them resides, and then Lopes
to reach Michigan, where he will meet anotlier.
He enjoys fine heakh and u?l he aever bas lost
» night's sleep on account of sickness yet. He
walks with a Grem step and his eye-sight is keen
enough to enable him to thread a fine cambric
needle without the use of spectacles.— Boston Fost.
New Praw ror Secvnine Swivs’ Baciaer —Dr,
Primrose Lyon of Stoke Gabriel, Devon an ex
rtienced surgeon of the Royal Navy, having
eard of accidents by the management of ballusts,
to prevent those calumities and dangers. has pro
jo:r & jug of ballast, with dovetails at both ends,
made 10 it into each other in succession, whereby
the ballast 60 «towed forms an immoveable paves
ment in the hold of the ship. The plan for se ure
ing the ballast is no less specially spplicoble to
yachts than to men of war ond the wodcl require
Lo be seen only to be understond.
Quick Passace reom Fowore ~The Havre
packet Hasre, Capt. Ainsworth, arrived at thig
port yesterday, in 20 Jays. The London (also
packet) Capt Hebbard from Liverpool,in 21 days,
end the packet ship Wclhn.ton,dut. Chadwick,
feom Portsmouth, in 17 days. Captoios H &¢,
report baving bad very Ylenuu weather, not
baving taken in their royale but once during the
poassage —Jour. Com,
Cot. Faemont,~We understand that the Geo
gre nommv of London have voted a gold
-J:: to Co®Fremont for having made, during the
past year, the most valuable discoveries in Geo
g ofany known peceon. It is vsual, we un.
, for this Sociely o give a medal every
10 the person having mude the mest valuable
"I in Geograplical scicace Allas
Fiz President Polk —The ceremody of re-inter
ring the remains of the late ex-President Polk,
took place at Nashville, on the 22d inst. The
State und civil authorities, with the Masonic Fra.
ternity and the ecitizens generally of Nashville,
formed the funeral procession; and the whole
demonstration was exceedingly solemn and un
pressive. Religions exercises were had at the
vault in the cemetery, where the remains are per
manently to repose, and an address delivered by
the Right Bev. Bishop Otey. The final cere
monies were condncted by the Fraternity of Ma.
sons. of which Order, in the State of Tennessee,
Mr. Polk was formerly Grand Master.
Col. Fremont's Mine.—One ol the Washington
letter writers says that Colonel Fremont received
official advices by the last California wail, of the
extent and richness of his mines, that even to him
appear incredible, 1f he can hold the land upon
which the diggings are, and in which the gold is
said to be inexhaustible and of easy nccess, there
willbe no estimating his wealth. Heis daily making
leases to adventurers, the per centage npon which
will make his income enormows. Previous to his
leaving California for Washington. he was wurk
ing thirty men, whose net monthly proceeds paid
over to him were equal to a hundred pounds of
pure gold a month.
Death of Com. Cooper.—Commodore Benjamin
Cooper, of the United States Navy, died at hie
residence in Brooklyn, on Saturday last, aged 57
vears. Com. C. was born in New Jersev, and
entered the navy in 1809. Having left the com
mand of the African squadron without orders, im
pelled thereto by the sickness which terminated in
hisdeccuse, the Secretary of the Navy ordered him
to be tried by court-martnl The postponement
of proceedings, cansed by his illness, has thus been
made absolute by his death.—Jour. of Com.
Later from Cuba.—The Charleston Courier
learns from Capt. Kean, of the bark Argus, five
days from Havana, that there was great excite
ment when he left, 1 consequence ol a report
that another expedition, to the number of several
thousand, had landed on the south side of Cuba,
tnken possession of Cienfuegos and Trinidad, and
that every soldier had left Havana in pursuit of the
expedition, leaving the city in protection of the
milita.
The application of Mrs. T. B. Lawrence,
formerly of Boston, for a divoree from her husband,
a son of Abbott Lawrence on the ground of harsh
and improper treatment, came belore the Court
at Louisville last week. T'he jury after a few
minutes deliberation, returned a verdiet 1o the ef
feet that Mrs. Lawrence had been harshly and im
properly treated by her husband, aud that he had
slandered her by his advertsement.
Tue Boms Swerr Case.~Jubal Harrington,
whose examination at Worcester on the charge of
heing concerned in exploding bomb shells at the
Mayor's office. and at the residence of officer War
ren, was assigned for Tharsday, failed to appear,
and his recognizances were forfeited, 1t is under
stood. says the Spy. that he took the Western train
on \\'ed‘-duy morning.
Erpenses of California Gouernment.—"l'he Cali
forma State Comptroller has made a report to the
Legislature, showing that the expenses of the
Government of California, up to the 15th of April,
were $225434 92 The esumated expenses for
the remainder of the yenr. are $227,980 13—mak
ing a total of $433,924 05 to the close of the year
1850.
Queer Wager ~—lTln Brooklyn, a young man
named Willimin Pool has been backed in the sum
of 25, 1o pick up, with his mouth, 20 eggs. placed
one yard apart, and drop them into a basket with
out cracking a shell. Each egg is to be separate.
ly raised from the ground and deposited in the
basket: and the featis to be performed within
twenty minutes,
New York Dairies.-—There are, according to
statistics in Ewbank's fortheoming report, 1,000,
000 mi'eh cows in New York which on the aver
age yield in dairy prodocts 20 per year for each
head, and competent judges estimate the gross
value of the duiry product of the State at 50,000,
000 per year.
It is reported that five U'. 8. soldiers were
branded on the hip with the letter D, and flogged,
a few days since at the Newport (Ky.,) barracks.
They were deserters. T'his is a barbarous prae
tice, and disgracefnl to our country. American
citizons should not have holes burnt into their flesh
with hot irons.— Boston Tiumes.
SciENCE AGAINGT STRENGTH.—A two-hores
team backed off the north side of Long Wharfinto
the water, yesterday mworning. The wagon went
into the dock—the driver hung on to the leader,
until he pulled the thill horse out, with harness
on. leaving the wagon behind, where it ramained
until high water.— Boston I'imes.
The Money for the Cuba Expedition.—The Franco
Auwerican says that six millions of dollars have
been expended inequipping the troops which sail
ed on the Cuban expedition, and two willions
more remain at the disposal of the citizens of New
Orleans who are interested in the movement.
Distressing Death of a Child.—At Quebec, a few
days ago, several small children were plulying
about the house of their parents, when one of the
namber, a young lad, fell into a tub of lye, which
had been left open. He was rescued alnost in
stantly, but died the next day.
From Florida.—~The steamer Monmouth arrived
at Savannah from Indian River, reports that Gen
Twiggs had sent out a detachment of troops to
capture Billy Bowlegs and other Indians who re
fused to emigrate. The troops in Florida are
healthy and the Indians peaceable. .
Judge Daly of New York has recently promnl
gated the decision that a woman may not legally
be held to answer for a breach of promise to mar
ry, and that itis only the masenline gender who
can be #o held for refusing to consummate such a
contract.
The head of a family of five children. was re
cently sentenced at Burlington, N. J., to twelve
years imprisonment, for having violated the per
son of a girl nine years of age. She was ‘he
daughter of one of his near neighbors.
A party of Americans have discovered a bed of
wild onions near Deer Creek, in California, and
consider them more precious than fine gold.—
They are about the size of a cherry, and in Havor
cimil’a’n to the best W ethersfield product.
Ingenious Criminal.—The convict Estelle, who
recently escaped from the Kentucky State Prison,
is one of the most ingenious fellows in the coun
try. While in pricon he made a clock entirely of
sheet iron, which is as good a time-piece as the
best of regulators.
The Tobacco Crop.—W e have been assured hy
one of the farmers of this county, that there will
prove to be a decided failure of the tobaceo crop
this season in this section of Kentucky.— Owens
boro (Ky.) Am., 23d.
The Paris papers make mention of a black
prima donna, a Madame Martinez, of Havaua,
who creates considerable sensation in the musical
circles. She has been the first chamber singer to
the queen of Spain.
A Mintin New York.—The United States Sen
ate passed last week a bill establishing a Branch
Mint in the city of New York. It was passed by
& viva voce vote, 38 Senators being present.
Twe Rev Case.~The jury in the Rey abduction
case, at New Orleans, after a confinement of three
days and nights, were discharged, not being able
to agree upon a verdict,
A man (1) in New York seized the dead body
of one of his lodgers for a debt of $5, and refused
to surrender it until the relatives of the deceased
paid the money !
Gov. Hammond. Hon. R. Barnwell Rhett, and
Hon. F. P. Pickins, are candidates tor the seat in
the senate, made vacaut by e death of Mr. El
more,
The Duke of Wellington had a service of plate
presented him by the Portuguese government,
which is worth half a mullion of dollars.
The telegraph to the Boston Fvening Gazette
states that the celebrated Methodist preacher, Johin
N Mafifit, died in Mobile on the 31‘:1 ult.
Commodore Stockton has resigned his commis.
sion in the Navy, with the view of attending to
some lurge operations in Calilornia.
From Turk's Ldand the report is (Rih inst )
that, in judging from appearances, the Salt erop is
likely 10 be a large one this year.
A negro man and woman were hung by Lynch
law in Clay county. Mo.. for the murder of a
white womanm named Allen.
Col. Richard M. Johnson is a candidate for the
legislature of Keutucky in Scott Co.
The Crescent City sai'ed from New York for
Chagres, on Satueday, with 301 passengers.
There were nine deaths from cholera «t New Or.
leans during the week ending 18th ult,
Republican ferald.
PROVIDENCE,
Weduesday, June 35, 1850.
THE COMMITTEE AND THE PRESI
DENT COMPARED.
Mg. Cray, in his speech on the 21st of last
month, found it to be his painful duty to compare
the President’s plan with that of the Commitiee of
Thirteen. And he called upon any friend of the
President, if he had any—to support his plan, “to
the exclunsion of that of the Committee,” to come
forward with his argument, and show if he can
good reasons for thus sapporting the ineasure he
has chosen. No one has yet undertaken in the
Senate, to answer the call of Mr. Crav. Herep
resented Califorunia, the ** Territories,” the bonn
dary of I'exas, the fugitive slave bill, and the
slave trade in the District as five bleeding wounds
—endangering the life of the body politic. Butthe
President would heal omly one at present—refus
ing at this time to heal them all together. And he
would wantonly leave the body politie, weltering
in the blood of the other wounds, to survive or to
perish without treatment.
If it were possible to attend to only one of these
troubles at the same time, the case wounld be en
tirely a different one. But so far from that being
true, a general law is the only Constitutional mode
in which Congress can act. Butifit were right
for Congress to discrminute, and give priority to
any of these territorinl subjects, we think New
Mexico should receive their first attention. The
situation of that territory under a military govern
ment is neither in accordnnce with the Constitu=
tion, nor with our obligations or the rights of the
inhabiants under the treaty of Hidalgo. And,
though in the general bill, California may be ad
mitted sooner than by a separate one, still a post.
ponement would notbe so great an evil to her
under her Constitution and State Government,
She is indeed a State in the proper sense of the
term, and as much as she will be aflter admission
into the Union. She mustbea State indeed, before
she can be admitted. This may seem strange to
some, because the words, ** State” and “Territo
ry' have acquired a provincial sense in this coun
try—one being restricted to a commonwealth in
the Union, and the other 1s ofien applied (though
improperly) to a government and people not yet
adwitted by Congress to be sscha commonwealth,
The two plans now before the conuntry are con
trasted by Mr. Clay in substance and in marner
nearly as follows :
Tue Presinest's prav is to setile enly one
out of five subjects agitating the country.
Tue Commirrir’s Praxs is to settle all five of
them, and to terminate the agitation.
He proposes to admit California as a State into
the Union.
Tury propose to admit California as a State
mnto the Union.
He proposes non-intervention us to slavery.
- T'HEY propose non intereention as to slavery.
~ He proposes to negleet to execute the obligation
of the United States in the treaty of Hidalgo,~to
JSail togoeern those whom we are bound to govern,
~=to leave Utah without the civil protection of the
genera: government, and New Merico under the
military govzarnment of merely a lieut. colonel,
Tury propose civil government for the * terri
tories” according 1o oar obligations under the
treaty of Hidalgo, and the Constitution of the
United States ; to give them the protection of our
general goverument, in place of the Mexican
which they have lost; and to substitute civil in=
stead of the military government—now in the at
titude of neutrality in the contest between New
Mexico and Texas.
He proposes to leave New Mexico and Texas
to settle the boundary between themselves—as
they may by civil war. :
Tuey propose a settlement of that boundary
amicably, and to avert the civil war which is
threatened.
He proposes no adjustment of the fugitive
slave subject,
Tury propose amendments to the existing law,
believed to be generally satisfactory.
He proposes no arrangement for the slave trade
in the District.
Tuey propose to interdict the slave trade in the
Distriet.
His prav, il adopted, would incrense agitation
on the sectional question, on both sides, to the
greatest and most dangerous exiremes.
Tueir reas, if adopted, would diminish agita
tion on the sectional question, on both sides, to
the greatest gratification of the friends of ** domes:
tic tranquillity” and the generalacquiescence of the
whole country.
My Curay called repeatedly for the man, wheth.
er Whig or Democrat, who would defend the
plan of the President, 1o standup in his place, and
show face to face, how that plan “is demanded
by the necessities of the case and the condition ot
the country.” He “should be glad to hear that
man.” From his views of the subject and his
knowledge of his countrymen, he appeared to
have the greatest coufidence in their indignation
at an attempt so vain and futile ** to prolong that
agitation which has threatened this country with
the most direful calamity.”
BRriE¥ ACCOUNT OF A GALPHANIC BATTERY.—
This, by the N.Y. Herald, is reported to have
been operated as follows :
The claim was rejected over and over again, by
the legislature of Georgia.
It was rejected by the House of the United
States Congress.
It was rejected by the Senate.
It was finally passed both Houses by log rolling -
The principal was paid under the act by the late
Secretary of tho Treasury.
The interest was refused by him.
And it was refused by Comptroller MeCullock.
It was refused by Comptroller Whitllesey.
It was ordered by Attorney General Johnson
It was paid by Secretary Meredith.
It was rockkrep by Secretary Crawford.
More CHavGEs IN THE VERNACULAR =="'A
Looker on”', one of the correspondents of the N.
Y. Express. says, “If 1 had a vote to give for the
North, I should be very suspicions of my judge
ment, when in the North I was denouncing Wes
steiand Cray, and following the lead of a Hale,
@ Chase, a Clemens, a Soulé, a Mason,—~but hur
rah for the new coalition of nullifiers and Aboli
tonists, that is to kill off a Cray and a Wessren."
And proceeds:
“Get ont a new Dictionary,—
Non Action =T'he stealing of New Mexicoby Texas.
Gowe ror te Witsor Proviso.<U. 8. tioops
rubbing out free New Mexico, and establishing
slarve "I'exan.
Avmisston oF Cariroryia —Waiting for a new
Stite to be formed from Texas,—or for the con
questof Cuba.” =
Tows gvxcrion ixn Cransrox.=The Democratie
nominees were all elected, at the town meeting on
Monday, by a handsome wajority. There are
some spots remaining in Rhode Island which show
the genuine fruits that distinguished the manly i«
dependence of a former age.
AUGUST SESSION OF THE GENERAL ARSEMBLY.
‘““SBome would bend the pn"llnt hinges
Of the knee, that thrit might
Follow fawning.”
It has been -lrud'y shown that the power to or
der an extra session of the General Assembly is
exclusively in the Executive. He being authoriz.
ed by the Constitution 1o convene that body “on
extraordinary oceasions”, and on such occasions
only ; thoungh, under the Charter of Charles, he
could enll the “eompany’ together on any occasion
not provided for by the General Assembly, or ex
pressly directed in that Charter. However that
might be, it is immaterial now what were the pow
ers and duties of the Governor under the royal
Charter. The Governor, at present and as the
Executive branch, derives nothing from that in
strument, or from usage like the General Assem
bly. The Constitution defines his functions ; and
the laws provide penalties for certain acts interfer
ing with them,
If these things are so as they appear, how can a
distinct session for any purpose be lawfully holden
in Avgust at Newport 7—Delightful as it surely is
for a visit at that most interesting period. And if
a session should be then and there held, what le
gol results are to be apprehended from it? The
incidents to such a session may be disastrous to
many—unless there is suflicient constitutional au
thority for holding it. T'he record is made. Let
no one attempt to alter it in any manner. Surely
it will not be said, that none can call the acts of the
General Assembly 1o account, and that constitu
tional restrictions and prohibitions are of no avail.
Art. Ist Sec. Ist of the Constitution says :
“The Constitution which at any tine exists, till
changed by an explicit and authentic act of the
whole people, is sacredly obligatory npon all."—
Aye, upon all. Aud an act of the General Assem
bly can be only an implieit uct of the whole peo*
ple. Nothing short of the personal action of a
majerity of the qualified voters in the State, can
be considered the explicit act of the whole people.
Quere. How*will the adoption of the instrument
usell stand the test of its Bili of Rights 7 The ar
gument hitherto has proceeded on the hypothesis
that it would. MORE ANON.
Exkcurive Argesrs --1 f certain leaders of
that party which has no devotion as such to the
cause of freedom, except from selfish motives—
and oppose it everywhere—=when it is claimed
on national principles, only had the power more
fully and with less restraint from the people,
to show their disposition, what a grand display of
despotism they wonld make! This administra
tiou is a good sample of the spirit of the ** alien
law,” and of the unserupulous contempt that the
aristocratic pride of a few hus for the rights of the
many. Itis no fable. They show their attach
ment to monarchy on every occasion. They know
the people have no confidence in them, And yet
they are so besotted with the idea, signified darkly
in their party appellation, that they cannot con
ceal their enmity to popular institntions. They
cannot remain neutral, where neutrality is their
duty. Notquite a year ago, there was a stirupon
the subject of an expedition in aid of the people of
Cuba. The President on his political tour in
Pennsylvania finds it out, and a proclamation is is- *
sued from the White House or its neighborhood,
with instructions to certain oflicers of the Navy to
proceed as they accordingly did, against the per
sons upon Round Island ; and all in violation ef
& plain provision of the Constitution. Now, again
discovering a similarmovement in favor of Cuban
Independence, they show the same hostility to the
cause of national freedom. and order a squadron
to the coast of Cuba, to arrest the expedition.—
There was a time when it might have been pre
vented from leaving the jurisdiction of the United
States, and when arrests of indviduals might have
been made aceording to law,—but that time had
expired. The transports were known to be far
on their way (if not at the end of the voyage) to
aid the efforts of the inhabitants of Cuba, while
strnggling as they were supposed to be to free
themselves from the legalized robberies of old
Spain. Is the Constitation become a dead letter ?
Is the President not advised by those who must
know the fact, that he has no lawful power to ar
rest without due proeess of law ? "The capture of
a vessel under the circumstances, could not be
justified in a’vonrt of law, any more than the ar
rest of Lopez was, upon the telegraphic dispatch.
Is the President aiming at a pitiful imitation of
the contemptible Chief Magistrate of France? But
the whole country see, and are satisfied, that the
administration is a libel upon what a government
like ours has been and will ba,
Fourtn Districr in Massacnuskrrs.—Not
withstanding there was no Democratic nominee
for representative to Congress in the last trial, and
our party was exposed by the convention to the
danger of choosing between evils,—neither Taylor
ism nor Freesoilism succeeded. This was a grati
fyiag result. "T'lie good sense of six or seven hun-
dred Democrats, acting upon their old principles,
inclined them to vote for neither of the factions
leaders, —and especially not to be transferred, by a
convemtion that grossly neglected its duty, to the
miserable alternative of supporting a Freesoil
eandidate. Freedom is not, any more than sla
very, un incident of the soil ; and it degrades the
standing of man to suppose him subordinate to the
consideration of soil. At the next trial, the
Democrats we hope will have their own eandi
date, standing forth on their own ground; and
that they will concentrate their votes upon him.—
The Abolitionists and Freesoilers have received
more favorable attention from each regular party,
than they are found 10 deserve. Senator Hale,
in the early part of the present session of Con.
gress, (shall we call it,) gave a just description of
the way in which they have gained too much con
sideratiou for the good of the country—or of
themselves even as a party. For as soon as the
tendency of their views was known by its fruits,
their decline commenced. Freesoilisin tends to
Abolitionism ; and Abolitionisim to dissolution,
not only of the Union of the States, but of its
own organization ;—becanse BAD FAITH I 8 a uni
versgl solvent. The Whig party has already,
it would appear, been dissolved by this Aboli
tion solvent. And the Democratic party has been
mare eadangered by it, than by anything else.—
States situated like Massachusetts and Rhode Il
and on the subject, ought notin self respect to say
one word about the Ordinance of 1787, at loast
until they are ready to observe the principles of
that compaet, as embraced in the constitution of
the United States. A law loving and law-abiding
people. should not he wo anxious to impose upon
others a provision which they have themselves suc
ceeded i wullifying among themselves. Nor do we
believe there are many who would insist upon
such a sonrse, afier a better understanding of the
nature of their own obligations.
Whata torrent of ridienle is heaped upon the
Cuban expedivion! How Lopez is langhed at!
How his troops are underrated and denonnced !
Such isthe estimate placed upon a wmovement that
has fuiled. Had it been suceessiul, vietory would
have blinded the eyes of these eritics 1o fanlts that
defeat has only made prominent. = Pennsylvanian,
80 in the constitutional movement in Rhode Isl
and, the friends of the popular canse have been
treated with ridicnle, because they did not carry in
to effect their constitutional government. And
some would make no allowance for the interference
of John Tyler, or the defection of some of the
friends of the cause, amid the false alarms that were
raised to prevent the exercise of good sense.
A rixen Facr.~"The Democracy mnst save the
Republic oritwillbe lostby Whiggery, Freesoilery,
and Taylory.
FOR THE REPUBLICAN HMERALD, \
Suffrage ns a patural right, is now exercised by
about every man in France, who has not deprived
himself of it by erime. In France, therefore, the
rightful sovereignty of the nation is also its politi
cal sovereignty. Itis as clear that the national
legislature of France have no more right by a law
of theirs to take away from any voter in France
his shure in the national sovereignty, than any
other set of accountable agents have to take away
the right of any of their principles, by whose ap
pointment and under whose authority alone they
are anthorized to act at all. Butit may be w»aid
that sovereignty being unlimited power, can limit
itself. otherwise it wonld not be unlimited power;
and that therefore the whole body of the voters of
Irauce in whose hands alone the sovereignty of
the nation is vested, have the right to limit their
number to any faction of that numberthey choose,
and therefore have the right to take away from
one half, three quarters or ninety-nine hundredths
of their prescut number all their participation in
the sovereignty. This argument reminds one of
the man who said that unless he had a natural
right to kill himself, he had no uatural rights at
all. Wrongful unlimited power is neither natu
ral sovereignty nor political sovereignty. Politi
cal sovereignty is rightful nnlimited power. Even
the Divine sovereiguty claims obedience, not be
cause it is Almighty, but beeanse it is rightful
Every voter in France holds his portion of the
national sovereignty of naturad right. ‘l'here can
be no natural right and consequently nosovereign
right to take away the nataral right of any other
man. What portion of the voters of France then
can take away the votes of any other portion of
them® But cannot one portion of the voters of
France voluntarily resign all their right to partici
pate in the national sovereignty to another portion
i they choose ! Cannot all the voters in a body
voluntarily resign al! their right in the national
sovereignty to Prince Lonis Napoleon, if they
choose ! | answer no ; they can do neither.—
Why not?! Because the natural right of self sov
ereignty carries with it the moral ebligation to
Him, who gave the right, to exercise and main
tain it. From this obligation results the duty of
80 doing. Have all the Protestant votersof France, |
for instance, the right to give up all their partici
pation in the sovereignty of France to the Papal
voters, or to the Prince, and thus leave their re
ligious rights and sacred duties and those of their
posterity wholiy unprotected, treating those rights
and duties as nothingworth? PRO POPULO,
Savaries 1y FEucrasv.—The enormous sala
ries and'sincenres of public officers in Great Brit-
ain, are becoming a subject of inquiry and com=~
plaint among the English people. ButJohu Bull
is not only a heavily burdened, but a sowmewhat
dull and patient animal, and will be a great while
in throwing his riders. As specimens of English
salaries we mention the following. The Chief
Justice of the Queen’s bench, (answering to the
Ch. J. of our Supreme Court,) receives $40.000
per annum ; the Archbishop of Canterbury, $75.-
000 per annum, and has the use of a palace gratis.
The Prime Minister has $25.000 per annum;
the Ambassador at Paris, $50,000. The returns
of the property of 20 Bishops, deceaséd sihice
1828 show them to have been possessed of $7,
250,000, or $250,000 apiece, notwithstanding their
appointment late in life, and their lnxurious and
expensive mode of living. The Archbishop of
Canterbury, the primate of all England, has re.
cently bestowed upon his son a sinecure oflice in
a probate court, worth £65,000 a year. The
whole yearly expense of supporting the clergy of
the English established church is over $2l 000,000,
the great bulk of which is derived from the taxa
tion of the people. The Lnglish system of op
pression consisis of parts. which all cohere in one
tremendous whole. One cannot be touched with
out drawing out those interested in every other
to the rescue. Bat the Democratic e¢lement will
ultimately become u:rnng enongh to enable the
prople to grapple with. and to prostrate the whols
system, perhaps not in our day. God speed the
time.
“The last number of the Providence Herald, has an ar
ticle on La syers, and nrgnes that they are **rather a tax
upon the people * perthaps they are, yet it isnot very long
since we suw the editor of the Herald in a position where
he gladly called some of them to his rescue.” —Newport
News.,
Our fears are that the editor of the Duily News will find
himself in a worse position, and where a Liwyer can be of
no use to him. But he seems to think that Ae 15 in no
danger of be.ng unjustly accused—and it wiay we so. Prov,
Herald.
We are in no danger. But should this extieme emer
gency everocenr, we wiil guaranty to stand firm in onr
faith, and not escape the wrath of the law by swearing al
legi nreto the powers which we may denounce and thus
meat punishment. Perbum sapientiy ect.—~Newport News,
i Wae charitably supposed that the editor of the
News might be unjustly accused. But he says he
i 8 *““inmo danger!" The world then, inust be bet
ter—or he must be worse than we thought. We
- would recommend to him to * swear not at all,"”
but to bear true allegiance to * the Siate of Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations,” a 8 we liave
ever done. And. as 10 *the powers,” fhe will
be @ humble subject, he should avoid such phrases
as ‘‘the wrath of the luw,” for which there is uo
precedent except in Lynch Practice—and it might
be understood by Algerines, as the law of wrath,—
and a reflection npon thein.
From th® New York Globe,
Tue Tarwer.—The following appeared in the
Newark Advertiser a few days ago:
“Corron Mines Evparrassen.—We regret to
learn (rom Patterson this morning that the exten
sive cotton mills of that place are in a greatly de
pressed condition—the result of the great demand
tor the raw material in Furope, and its consequent
rise in value, without a corresponding rise in the
value of the goods manufactared from it. This
illnstrates, perhaps better than can be done other
wise, our great need of a Protective Tanil.”
We should say the last sentence illustrates the
consnmmate presumption and folly of the protec
tionists. Is the Government bound to watch the
crops of the planters, and when a short erop occurs
raise the Taritl'; and when an abhundant crop hap
pens, to lower it? If Government is huumrlo do
this with reference to the cotton crop, why not
with reference to other crops? Why not in ref
erence to all the prodactions of human labor 1 As
soon as over prodaction gluts the market—or di
winished production wmakes the market advance
then, according to these tarifi’ gentlemen, the Gov.
ernment mast step in, and by legislition regulate
prices, We commend these gentlemen to the
consideration ofthe last sentence in the following
remarks of Mr. Clav:
“Mr Clay presented a petition of citizens of
Berks county, Pa, asking a modification of the
Tariff oas to afford adequate protection to the
coal and iron interests. ?lu remarked that he had
henrd. with great regret, that these interests, as
well as the mannfacturing interests in varions
parts of the country, were greatly suffering. Of
one thing the country might be assured, that nn
til this agitation of slavery was disposed of one way
or the other, none of those interests could receive
any attention onthe part of Congress. For him
gelll, he mnst sy that his mind was so entirely en
grossed with this vita! subject. that he had not, and
could not, give his attention to any other subject,
until that should be disposed of. When thafShouid
be accomplished, without professing any extrava
ganut measnre of protection, he wounld be prepared
and he believed all sides of the honse would be
ready. to look inte these manufacturing interests,
and afford such velicf as might seem nmecessary, ¢
any. He moved tha the petition be laid upon
the table. Agreed 10"
These remarks are very significant. The great
father of the American system—the champion of
protection—seems to consider it doubtinl *if any"”
more protection were necessary—notwithstauding
the high price of cotton.
Baory Orpr.—An editor, out West, says, “that
he is so badly poisoned that one eye is closed, and
that he can searcely see out of the other. He als
80 has the cow itch, and says that six men and a
boy eould not keep his hands still.” In his politics
he is Algerine of course.
From the Providence Journal.
Organization of the City Government,
The Mavor, Aldermen and Common Council as
sembled in the Couneil Chamber on Monday after
noon. at 3 o'clock, for the organization of the Ciry
Government for the ensuing year. ‘T'he oath of of
fice was ndministered t) His Honor the Mayor by
Francis E. Hoppin, Esq.
MAYOR,
PHOMAS M BURGESS,
ALDERMEN,
Fdward P, Knowlcs, William W. Hoppin,
Thomas Whituker, Samuel James,
Hiram Hill, Robert Knight,
MEMBER® OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
Flirst Ward ~Thomas Davis, 2d, Parley M
Mathewson, Edmund Thuorber, Joseph Durfee, Jr
Second Ward—John H. Hamlin, Richard W.
Bush, Thowas P. Shepar . William 1. Grinnell
Third Ward—William Earle Rollin Mathew
son. Jumes H Mumford, George W, Hall
Fourth Ward—James G. Anthony, Philip Case
Jahez C, Knight, Walter Paine, Jr. g
Fifth Ward—Danicl E Carpenter, Thomas J.
Hill Jacob Manchester. Cyrus B. Manchester
Sizth Ward—Joseph F. Gilmore. Christopher C
Poutter, Zelotes W. Holden Semuel B, Durtee.
[The Mayor then addressed the city Counneil,
after which the two branches of the city govern
ment separated )
CITY COUNCIL —Messrs. Hoppin, Hamlin,
Case and Holden, were appointed a committee to
wait upon the Mayor and request him to furnish
for publication a copy of the address this day de
livered by bhim Lo the City Council; and to cnuse
the same to be published in such manner as they
may deem cxpedicnt
Messrs James, Potter, Anthony and Hall, were
appointed a committee to countract for the city
printing tor the ensuing year.
Mcssrs. Hoppin, Pouer, Anthony and Hall,
were appointed a commitiee to take a bond of the
City Treasurer, in the sum of #3O 000, with su’-
ficient sureties, for the faithful perfurmance of his
trust.
Messrs. Hoppia, Potter, Anthony and Hall, were
appointed a committee on the reduction of the
city debt.
Messrs Hill, Knight, C. A. Manchester and
Hall, were appointed a committee o. arrange
nents for a mumecipal eelebration of the approa:h
ing anniversary of American Independence, and
the sum of twelve hundred Jollurs was appropri
ated for thot purpose.
STANDING COMMITTRES,
On Finance—Messrs. Hoppia, Potter, Anthony,
and Hall.
On Highways —Messrs. Hill, Carpenter, P, M.
Mathewson, Gilmore.
On Ordinances—Messrs. Knowles, Kuight,
Mumford, J. Durfee, Jr.
On Fire Department—Messrs. Whitaker, J.
Manchester, Holden, Thurber, ) i)
“Oa City Properly—Messrs. James, Bush, Hill,
and S. B. Duifee.
On Police—Messrs. Knight, Hamlin, R, Math
ewson, and Case.
On North Burial Ground.—Messrs. Knowlcs
Earle, Davis, and Potter,
On Public Schoots—Messrs Jamcs, Grinnell,
Paine, and C. B. Manchester,
Messrs. Knowles, Eorle, Davis, and Potter, were
appointed a committee with full powers under,
and to continue and earry into effect the provisions
of uny ordinance or resolution eaisting in relation
tothe Burial Ground,
The annual report of the School Comnmittee was
presented. read and ordered to be recorded and
published in the newspapers cmployed to do the
city printing,
Communication from the City Treasurer, giv
ing an abstract of the issues nm{pnymcnll of the
city debt from March w June, 1850, from which
it appears that the amount of issues is §5l 180
Payments during the same period, 20 500
Increace, #O6BO
IN COMMON COUNCIL ~The Common
Council was called to order by the late President,
. C. C. Potter, Esq , declined a reélection as Pres
ent.
Thomas P. Shepard, Exq, was on motion of C.
C. Pouer, Es¢q., unammously clected President
for the year ensuing,
lAlbel’l G. Greene was unaninously rcélected
clerk.
The standing rules of the Common Council of
the last year were adopted us the rules of the Come
mon Council for the year ensuing.
A resolution was passed appropriating filty cents
for each fireman for the Fiteinen s l"unfl.
Messrs Rnight, Potter und Anthony, were ap
pointed a committee to alter the desks and seats
in the Common Council chamber, for the better
accommodation of us lm'mhc'l, and to draw ujon
the City ‘Vreasury tor the expense thereof.
Peritvne ot 3. S Tripp and Gardner Luther, for
removal of certaln wooden buildings, were received
and reterred 10 the Committiee on Fire Department.
The monthly statement of the City ‘lreasurer,
was presented, read and reterred to the Cowmitice
on Finance,
On wation of Mr. Potter. 0 much of the address
of s honor the Mayor, as relates to the sul jeet of
Highways was referred to the Committee on High
ways.
K.. ordinante in addition to an ordinance, rela
tive to the interment of the dead, was passed.
IN CONVENTION —=The following officers
were appointed:
City Clerk Albert Pabodie.
Judge of the Municipal Court—Thomas Burgess.
Clty Sergeant—James C. Sheridan.
City Treasurer—Esek Aldnch.
Overseer ¢f the Poor— Postponed to the next
meeling %
LICIZ of the Municipal Court—Albert G. Grecne.
City Auditor-—George BB Jastram
City Marshal—Messrs. D. K. Chaffee and Ja
bez J Po'ter were nominated: —Chaflee 17; Potter
13=Chaflee elected.
Cotistables ~ Pos poned to next meeting.
Surveyor of Highways—Henry G. Mumford.
Clerk of the Market - Henry G- Mumford,
Overseer of Public Bridges—Menzies Sweet.
Sealer of Weightsand Measures~ James Eumes,
Collector of Taxes —James Mumford.
Field Dricer—James C. Sheridan,
Inspectors of Potand Pearl Ashes— Smith Bos
worth and Amasa Manton.
Auctioneer— Sylvester Hartshorn.
Court of Mugistrates— Samuel W. Peckham,
Fraucis K Hoppin. Charles Hart.
Police Court—Messrs. Samuel W. Peckham,
Francis E Hoppin and Charles Hart were selecied
from the Justices of the Peace to constitute the Po
lice Court.
Street Commissioners—Samuel B. Cushing, Asa
Picree and Cyrus Fisher.
Flire Wards = Bevjamin Robinson, Robert Man
chester, Jr., Thomas Aldrich, Joseph W. Taylor,
John B. Chace, Stephen P. Cornell, Benjamin
Dyer, Allen Buker, Richard W. Bush, John S.
Ormsbee, Elisha Dyer, Jr, Henry P. Grant, Isracl
G. Manchester, Wm. 1. Sweet, Joseph F. Gil
more, Daniel E. Carpenter.
President of Flire Waurds—Benjamin Robinson,
Thomwas Aldach, Hiram Hill, Witham Tallman.
Undertahers—Judson Bluke Jonn G. Hopkins,
Gardner 'l'. Swarts, George N. Briggs, Gideon
Polmer, William C Millard. Danicl Robinson,
William C. Briggs, Amos Fletcher, Patrick Wal
lace, Namon Miller, Jucob Weaver, George E,
Cleaveland, Maie Nichols, John L. Johnson,
School Committee— Moses B lves, Edward B
Hall, Amherst Everctt, John J. Stimson, Edward
It. Young Thomas M. Burgess Alcxis Caswell,
Alexander Duncan, Richmond Brownell, George
H. Tillinghast, Amos D Smith, Edward P
Knowles Elisha Dyer-Jr., Stephen T Olncy Gae
maliel Lyman Dwight, Esek Aldrich, Shubael
Hutchins, Amasa Manton, William C. Snow.
Thomas C. Hartshorn, J. P. K. Henshaw, James
N Granger, William, Gammell S. Augustus Ar
nold, William J. Breui, W. W. Hoppin, 8. G Ar
nold, Edward Walcott, Zachariah Allen, Owen
Ma<on. ; B
Surveyors and Corders of Woeds =Wm Bradley
Thomas J. Wardwell, Bevjionn S Olney, San.uel
B. Bullock, Geo. B Holmes, Nelson Chase, Jo
seph Rovincon, Wm K. Thurber George T Bow
en. Clark Steere, Wi W. Arnold, Nathan Thorn
ton, James Brattell Cyrus Potter Sayles Brown,
Surveyors of Hoop Staves and Heading— Allen
J. Gladding, Jamcs Burrough John A. Bos ~vorth,
Peleg 8. Shearman, D. V Ross,
- Packers and Inspectors of Fish—Peleg 8. Shear
man George S. Harwood.
Overseer of Hospital=Mayor and Aldermren.
Fence Viewer - Henry G Mumtord
Inspector of Saieratus and Bichromate Solda—
Elijah Whitney.
Addu’ng Commiltee on Bridges—~Mayor and
Aldermen
Overseer of North Burial Ground—Philip W.
Mart n.
2 I.:cpc:lor of Liquor to ascertain Proof—Daniel V.
Sealer f Leather = Postponed.
Overseer of Town House —Postponed.
Inspector of Begf and Pork—Rufus W. Kimball.
Pound Keeper—Hollis Chaflin.
Nurveyors and Measurers of Stone.—W ilham An
drews Leongrd Blodget, Joseph F. Gilmore, Cy
rus Fisher. S
}np:;on and Measurers of Carpenters, Masons
and Painters' work -W. P. R. Benson. Lionard
Blodget. Johin H. Greene. Robert Manchester, Jr |
Emor Angell, James Lewis. Russell Grecne Wes
ton A, Fi-ker, Cyrus Ficher, Jonathun 8 Angell,
Horeee Gray, Juhn A Bosworth, Stephien C, Cor
nel!,
Cummittee on Chimneys und plocing Stores and
Pipes~Cyrus Fisher. John C Jonckes Moses
Richardson Jomes Brottedll Samnel Lewis
Measurers of Grain Sult and Sea Coal - Huzel
une Patt Jonnthun West, Joseph Smiih Edwin
G Greene ilery Wesson, Junes Brattell John
A, Bosworth Jolin L Clarke, Charles Hodges, S,
Jflrklnn_ 2n!
Measurers of Bran - Haz Itine Taft Jonathan
West,
Orverseers of Pumps—=South end, William Cole
man ; North end William Rea; High and Koight
streets, Enos H Weeden: head of Westminster
and Broadstreets Wm H Huodson ; Bassett sireet,
Edward Field.
Assessors of Tuzes-Isane Thurber, Ambherst
Everett John F Phillips Juhn J Stimson, Abuer
P ekhnm, Duniel Field,
Weighers of Anthracite Coal.—~ James Burrough,
James H. Mumiford, 8. Jockson. 20 Chatles
Hod s Thomas Pearce H. C Mathewson. Scth
W Buker, Wm. H Aborn Geo. B. Prek Stophen
Burr, lerael J. Bullock, Stephen S 8 Salishury,
James W Allen, Christopher B. VPearce, Henry G
Tucker, Wm. H Hopkins, Ches. Remington, 5 B.
Holliday. Ansel B, Pope.
The Couneil adjourned to Monday evening next
at 8 o'clock.
AREI ottty
THIRTY-FIRST CONGRL =S,
FIRST SESSION,
Tuursoay, May 30,
Sevare.~=Mr. Batler annonnced the death of
h's colleagne. Mr. Elmore, and spoke of him in a
freling wanner, and bestowed high praise upon
his many good qualities
Messrs. Hunter, Yulee Webster and Jeflerson
Davis s; oke successively, and briefly eulogized the
deceased us a man of ewinent taleuts and high
personal character.
The Senate then adjourned until 1o morrow a
eleven o'cloek.
The Housk was not in session.
Sexate.~The Senate met at 11 o'clock, and
pending a motion to adjourn to Monday, the mem
bers of the House entered. At 12 o'clock the pro
cession entered. including the President of the
United Stutes, members of Departments, Foreign
Mini tors, &e., to attend the funerul services of
Mr. Elinore.
The chaplain, Mr. Gurley officiated. and read
prayers after which he deliered a short but im
pressive sermon. setting forth the high character
and standing of the deceascd, a fond father .and
true friend.
At half past 12 o'clock the procession moved to
the Congressional burial ground, where the body
is to be tempornrily deposited,
The Senate on returning to the Capitol from at
tending the funcral of Mr. Elinore, reassembled in
the Senate chamber, and alter coming to order,
took upthe Mint bill. which was finally passed
On motion, the consideration of the Compromise
bill was resumed, ond a Jiscussion arose as to
making it the order of the day for Thursday. so
that the Senate might tuke the ordinary summer
receas, but without coming to a decision, the Sen
ate adjourned to Mondav,
Hovse.—At 11 o'clock the House met. and Me
Waoodward annonnced the death of Mr. Elmore.
The House adjourned to Monday next, and the
m-bers repaired in a body to the Senate cham
ber.
Sexate.~The chair presented the correspon
dence ot onr winister at London relative to an im
proved breed of silk worme.
Mr. Webster submitted a bill amendatory of the
act of 1793, providing for the reclaiming of fugi
tives, which bill he had prepured in February last,
He moved that the bill lie on the table and be
printed.
Mr. Atchison presented a petition limiting the
nutber of passengers in steamers and other ves
sels on the Western watera,
Mr. Jefferson Davis offered a resolution of in
quiry alter the Round lslanders, which was adopt
t'.d.
Mr Rusk reported a bill for the reduction of
P"'f'_"g'fi g g s 7
"~ Mr. Benton introduced his bill granting to Mis
souri as much lands for internal improvements as
the othier states.
The President communicated repoite from the
Heads of Depurtments answering Mr Yulee's Cu
ba resolutions
The compromise resolutions were then taken up
and discussed till the adjoninment,
House Mr Peasler introduced a bill in favor
of paying interest on New Hampshire claims; re
ferred to vhe commitiee of ways and means.
Mr. Schenck asked leave to introduce a resolu
tion complaining of the delay in reporting Ihe
general appropriation bill, and ordenng the com
mittee to report forthwith,
The House went into committee of the whole.
Mr. Ashman s motion was lost. Mr Bucock de
fended Virginin, and dened the constitutionality of
the Wilaot pioviso aud made a long specch on
the Southern side of the question.
Mr. Sylvester replicd on the Northern side, and
vindicated the Culifornia resolutions. He scouted
the idea of a dissolution of the Union ano vindi
cated the North, He was for the abolition of the
slave trade in the Distriet of Columbia.
Wasnivaton axn Borr.—Major Noah in his
Times. answers every week many questions Ihat
are probably never asked: but as he answers
well, we will qnote one of his replies. He says:
““Wedo not believe Colonel Burr was ever an
nid de camp to Washington. ‘l'he commander in.
chief never had any confidence in lam. At the
batle of Monmouth, Burr commandeda regiment
and took a position coutrary to orders, which in=
duced the General w speak in terms of strong dis
tH\prolmlion of his conduct on the tield. Colonel
urr on one occasion spoke of Generul Washing
wn to us in the most opprobrious terms. They
never could have been friendly."”
Hox. Evwunn Burke =The junior editor of
the Union retires from his connection with thag
paper, at the termination of the year for which he
was engaged. And not on account of any mis
understanding between the editors, or any disagrec=
ment between them respecting the principles up
on which that paper should be conducted. He
carries with him the best wishes of the senior edi
tor, and we believe of the numerous readers of
the Washington Union.
Desmocraric Revikew —The June number is
issned from the press, and is received by the agent,
Mr. G. 1. Whitney. The following is the tuble
of contents: 1. Military Presidents; 2. Marine
and Naval Architectnre ; 3. The Revulsion—
(Coneluded ;) 4. Sir Henry Vane; 5. Mexico and
the Mexicans; 6, Woman in America; 7. False
hood, Folly, Love and Truth—A Song; 8. Po.
litieal Portraits with Pen and Pencil—=Frederick
Perry Stanton, M. C. from Tennessee: 9. Firan
cial and Commercial Review ; 10. Notices of New
Books. 3
Svooex aND Dreaprur AccioeNT.—~The com
odian, Mr. E. H. Dawes, while out on Monday,
on an excursion for sporting purposes, in compa
ny wita Mr. Ryan, was killed by the accidental
dizcharge of a gun which he was holding at he
tine uuder his left arm. "T'he wonnd he received
in the side caused almost instant death. He was
to have played in the evening for his danghicr's
benefit. But a most distressing event, to the Le
reaved wile and danghter, anvd melancholy in
contemplation to all, has taken the place of that
appomiment, =
Svereme Covrt =On Friday la<t, the Jory
returned a verdiet of guilty agninst W 70 b e
ly. for the marder of his wile. Ata foiaor o=
sion of the Court the Jury had faled to noree up
ona verdict. He is now remanded g prison 1o
await his sentence at the adjourued session ol the
Court, which will commence on Monday next.
The Usiren Traiw or Anritnery, Col, Blah
ding, paraded yesterday for target practice, carry -
ing muskets and cannon. The tunks were toler
ably well filled, and the company made a betier ap
pearance than they have lor many years past.
Robbery.—=The jewelry store occupied by Daniel
T. Goodhue, No. 87 Westininster street, was en
tered on Sunday evening just after len o'clock,
and robbed of jewelry to the amount of seven or
nine hundred dollars The store was entered
throngh the back window, by boring holes ench
side of the window and removing the pins which
fastened the shutiers. < Journal,
Frivay. May 31
Mospay, June 3.