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CAZETTE.
(Continued from puge first.)
The committee on Incorporations rcrp-nrfr_?tl
back Mr Emery s resolutions, :umlmri"‘zin‘:: rail
soadk eorporations to subseribe for a h‘mlte(l a
mount of stock in proposed roads, wn‘hout a
mendment, whieh, on motion of Mr Swasey,
was laid on the table, 98 to 43.
On motion of Mr MecGaw of Windham, the
committee on Kducation was directed to inquire
into the expediency of appropriating the pro
ceeds of the sales of public lamds; when it shall
be received from the U. S. Treasury, for the
use of common schools.
On motion of Mr. Bell of Exeter, the bill au
thorizing the Amoskeag Manufacturing com
pany to add $900,000 to their capital stock, was
taken up—the question being on Mr. Swasey’s
proposed amendment, to s*rike out the section
which provides that “the legislature may alter,
amend or repeal this act, previous notice being
given to the corporation aad opportunity to be
heard,” and insert the words, “the legislature
may alter, amend or repeal this act, and the
acts to which this is in addition, whenever, in
their opinion, the public good shall require the
same,” &e.
Mr. Bell of Exeter addressed the House a
gainst the amendment.
bt was supported at some length by Mr. Swa
sey.
On motion of Mr, Low of Dover, his ¢sla
very™ and ‘‘tarifl>’ resolutions were taken from
the table. Mr. Low moved to amend, by in
serting an enacting clause, so as to make them
joint resolutions. He said that he wished to
have this subject brought up as the order of the
day for this afternoon.
[Here the Speaker, Mr. Hale, left the chair,
and Mr. Haddock took his pluce.]
Mr. Hale then took the floor, introduced a
series of resolutions relating to slavery, the an
nexation of 'T'exas, &c., &ec., and commenced
a speech in relation thereto, in which he de
nounced the existing Mexican war as the legiti
mate result of the latter measure. He denoun
ced this war “which we are now waging with
the republic of Mexico,” as “the most infa
meus ever waged—without a parallel in the an
nals of infamy.*> e said that it had been sta
ted, and not contradicted, that this infamous
war was now costing the country $500,000 a
year. [Several voices—ty day”—daily.”)
This war, repeated Mr, Hale is now costing
the United States $500,000 g day—slo,ooo a
day taken out of the hard earnings of the peo
ple of New Hampshire, for the sustenance of
slavery ! He did not design to now debate the
resolutions which he had offered, nor did he o!-
fer them as the leader of any political party —
He acted in behalf of the people, who had de
cided that this subject of resisting the designs
to incréase and perpetuate the institution of
human slavery, was the main point to be con
sidered at this time. For himself he was an
imprudent man and an imprudent politician.—
God knew it and the people of this State knew
it. It might be retorted upon him that he had
changed his ground in relation to the question
of slavery and other matters. He had changed,
and he hopedto echange again—to change when
ever be tfound himself in the wrong—As long
as the lamp of life was permitted to burn with
in him, he intended to change. T'he people
have spokeu once, and they will speak again
louder and louder.
Near the conclusion of his speech, (which
was delivered in a very loud tone of voice) he
adverted to the resolutions offered by Mr. Low
of Dover, which, he said, put the question of
the tariff’ before that of human liberty. He
(Mr, Hale) was willing, after the interests of
inmortal man had been taken care ot, to attend
to those of the'sheep. He hoped, however,
that the great question of human liberty would
be considered first, and that, too, without con
necting it with any other guestion, He desir
ed that the resolutivns which i had offered
might be referred to the committee having un
der consideration the Mexican war,
Mr. Hale here resumed the chairp:
Bills, §c., read a third lime and passed.
To incorporate the Freewill Baptist Educa
tion Society ; to incorporate the Councord So
cicty of Natural History ; resolution allowing
Ephraim Cross $103,75 ; bill authorizing the
Court of Commeon Pleas to fill vacancies in the
board of county road commissioners ; a second
bill incorporating the Freewill Baptist Kduea
tion Society ; regulating the times of holding
Courts of Probate in the County of Strafford.
‘The House then proceeded to consider the
order of the day, which was upon the mloptiun‘
of Mr. Hale’s resolutions relating to slavcry,‘
§-c., which he introduced this forenoon as an
amendment to Mr. Low’s tariff and slavery res- l
olutions.
Mr. Low moved that the whole be laid on'
the table and 400 copies printed, but subse
quently withdraw this motion. { |
Mr. Hadley of Weare, then mtroduced the
following as a substitute for those of Messrs.
Low and Hale, which were read : |
Resolved, 'T'hat in the opinion of this louse
it is the duty of our general government to ex
tend as far as may be practicable by its revenue
laws, andall other means within its power,
equal favor and protection to all the great in
terests of the whole union, embracing sgricul
ture, manufactures, the mechanic arts, com
merce and navigation.
Resolved, 'l'hat we are opposed to the policy
of taxing one interest or class for the beunefit of
another interest or class. |
Resolved, That we arc opposed to a tariff
for pratection merely, and not for revenue. l
Resolved, T'hat we are in favor of a tariff
for revenue, suchan one as will yield a suffi
cient amount to the treasury to defray the cx-‘
-penses of the government economically admin
istered, and afford, so far as may be practica- I
ble, equal incidental protection to all the vari
ous branches of our home industry. !
Resolved, 'l'hat we deplore the existence of
slavery, and regard it as a great evil, morally,
socially and politically—but, with this convic
tion, we do not deem ourselves wiser or more
patriotic, than were Washington, Franklin,
Madison, and other worthies, the fathers of the
republic, who framed the sacred compact of
our coastitution, permitting, by way of com
promise, the continuance of the institution of
slavery, (so far at least as it regards the legis
lation of the federal government,) for the sake
of securing, in what then appeared the only
practicable mode, the establishment of our
glovious union—a union which must be pre
served, and which ean be preserved only by a
strict adhereace to the compromises which lie
at its foundation, -
Resolved, ‘T'hat the policy to be pursued in
reference to slavery, is left by the constitu
“tion with the States within which it exists,
and that it is only as citizenus of such states and
territories, that individuals or bodies of men
can efficiently or legitimately centrod that poli
cy—amd that it is no part of the duty of our
State governwment to legislate upon the sub
ject of slavery within such states or territor
-les,
Resolved, That attempts at unauthorized in
terference, unfriendly attacks and angry exter
nal agitation, by exeiting the prejudices of the
slavebolding communities, while they may en
daager the safety of the union, tend rather to
fasten thun to unloose the bonds of the enslav
ed. ;
It was deeided to lay all the resolutions on
the table, and to print 438 copies, 'T'hey were
then made the order of'the day for Uhursday
next. ,
On motion of Mr. Low, the bill considered
this loreuvon _au_lj }lwu laid ou the table, in-
creasing the capital stock of the Anmoskeag
manufacturing company S9OO 000, was taken up
—the question, as stated by the Speaker, being
on the@i«bptiou of Mr. Swasey's amendment.
(Sce fovenoon’s proceedings.)
Messrs. Clark of Maunchester, and Christie
of Dover, opposed the amendment,
Mr. Svascy, by leave of the House, again
took lh% floor, supported his amendment and
opposedthe doctrine of vested rights,
Mr. Howard of Rochester, opposed -the a
mendment, and expressed his opinion that hold
ing gww 10 corporations was the most re
publif, and most democratice way of holding
property which could be devised—much more
so than holding it in one’s individual capacity,
Mr. Stevens of Meredith also opposed the a
mendnient and all arbitrary legislation. He
believes the course of legislation which has
been proposed in this legislature, to be demo
cratie,
T'he question was then taken on Mr. Swa
sey’s amendment, and it was rejected—lo 9 to
132, as follows :—
Y e as—Messrs. Abbott, Ezra Adams, Harvey Adams,
Ayer, Bailey, Baker, Gilman Batchelder, David Blake,
Blodgett, James B. Brown, John Burnham, Samuel C,
Burnham, Butterfield, Campbell, Capron, Carlton, Carr,
Carter, Caverly, Champion, Joseph Clough, Coburn,
J. H. Collins, Cook, Cooinbs, Cotton,Peter Cram,Crane,
Crawford, Currier, Day, Demerit, Dann, A. P. East
man, Fifield, Flagz, Flanders of Newtown, Follansbee,
Forbes, Ford, Z. Foster, Gault,J. I'. Gerrish, Z. Gil
man, Goodale, Goodspeed, Griflin, A, Hadley, J. L,
Hadley, W. Hadley, W. P. Hale, Bart, Hewes, Hilton,
Hobbs. Hodgon, Hull, 8. W. Jones, Knowlton, Little,
A. Lowe, F. il. Lyford, Mciniels, Mardin, Miller,
Morrilly Morse, Moulion, Osgood, D. Paige, E. Parsons,
H. Parsons, Patridge,Peavey, Philbrick, Rice,Richards,
Rix, A. Robinson, Sanborn, Sargent, Sawtell, Sherburne,
Sleeper, A. J Smith, L. Smith, S. Smith, Spoouner, B.
Stevens, Swasey, Sweatt, Taylor, J. I) Thompson,
Thibbets, Topliff, Vincent, E.B. Wadleigh, Wate, J.
Waldroa, P. Walker, W. Walker., Walton, Warner,
Warren, Watson, Wheeler, Whitmore, Whitcher, Wig
gin, Wilcox, S. Wilson, T. . Wilson, Young.—lo 9. |
Nays,—Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Baldwin, Ball, N.
Batchelder, Bean, Beard, Beede, Bell, Bennett, Blais
deill, Blake, Boyd, Brewster, J. Brown, Chapman,
Chase, Christie, Clark, Cleaves, J. M, Collins, Corser,
D. Cram, Cutter, Dearborn, Durkee, B. Eastman. Em
erson, Emery, Everett, Flanders of Londonderry, Fletch- |
er, E. C. Foster, H. Foster, French, Gale, Garfield,
Gates, Gay, I'. Gerrish, M. Gilman, Goodhee, Haddock,
W. Haile, Hall, Haason, Handy, Hobart, Huminglou.*
Hussey, Hutchinson. J. . James, J. James, Jenkins, D.
Jones, Kenrick, Kidder, Kilburn, I Kimball, R. Kim
ball, Kiuredge, Ladd, Lane, Lothrop, Lawrence, N.
Low, S. C. Lyford, McCrae, McGaficy, McGaw, Mar
shall, Marsi on, Martin, Melvin, Merrill, Messer, Moore, |
Nelson, Newell, Noyes, Ordway, A. Page, L. Page,
Parker, Patterson, Peabody, Pinder, Pingry, PD.B.
Plumer, Prescott, Preston, Quimby, Read, T. S. Robiu
son, Rogers, Savage, A, . Sawyer, T. E. Suwypr,{
Scriboer, Scruton, Sherwin, Shorey, Sinclair, D.Smith,
1. H. Smith, J. Swith, Sparhawk, Spalding, G. W.
Stevens, S. H. Btevens, Sturtevant, E. Thompson,
Tclles, True, Veazey, Vennard, Vilas, E. Wadleigh,
W. Wadleigh iW. Waldron, S. Webster, I H. Went
worth, S. 11. Wentworth, J. B. Wentworth, White, E. |
M. Wilson, J. Wilson, Wright,—l32. |
Mr. Wilson of Keetie moved to take up the
bill incorporating the Columbian Manutactur
ing company, which, after some ineffectual at
tempts to adjourn, was carried. 'l'he question
being on the passage of the bill,
Mr. Swasey called for the yeas and nays,
whercupon a spirited debate of considerable
length ensued between Messrs. Wilson and
Swasey. ‘T'hese were ordered aad resulted—
yeas 132, nays 105. So the bill passed. The
House adjourned.
Monday afternoon, June 22, 1346.
HOUSE.
Mr. Nesmith, from the committee on Incor
porations, reported the bill incorporating the
Shelburne lead mining company, with an am
endment, which was read and adopted, and the
bill ordered to a third reading.
Mr. Swasey, inquired if there was any section
declaring the power of the legislature to alter,
repeal or amend the charter. :
‘T'he Speaker said there was none.
Mr. Nesmith said that the whole matter in
relation to the powers of after legislatures and
proxy voting had been left out, to be regulated
by the general law which was to be considered
by the House in relation to these matters.
Mr. Christie, from the Judiciary committee,
made a report and the bill in relation to the
sale of meeting houses in certain cases was
postpoued to the nextsession.
A No T'ax on Dogs. |
Mrv. Christie, from the Judiciary committee,
made a report in relation to the petition for a
tax upon dogs declaring that the preseut laws
were suflicient to remedy the evils complianed
of, and asking to be discharged from the further
consiae,ation of the subject-——adopted.
Biils read o cecond Yime and ordered tlo a
thira eading. :
The bill incorporating we Mont Vernon
Steam Power Company;
The resolution appropriating $l5O to repair
the State Arsenal at Portsmouth; [
The resolution allowing David Moulton !
SBSO, 13.
‘l'he bill incorporating the Free Will Baptist
Printing Establishient; ’
‘T'he resofution fixing on VWednesday, July
L. as the day for adjournment of the present
session, coming up,
Mr. Swasey moved to concur in that matter
with the resolution sent down from the Senate,
which fixed on the same day.
On motion of Mr. Kmery the Houseresolution
was laid on the table, |
Publishing Laws tn Newspapers.
ThLe resolution providing for the publication
of the laws in 26 newspapers was taken up and
read a second time. \
Mr. Swazey moved a verbal amendment,
giving the correct name to one paper named,
the **T'rue Democrat and Granite State Whig,”
which was adopted.
Mr. Garfield moved to amend by inserting
the name of the “American Citizen and Militia
Advocate at Alstead,” which was adopted.
Mr. Swazey moved to amend by inserting the
“Congregational Journal at Concord.” ;
Mr. Sanborn of Sanbornton, said if all the
papers were to be inserted, there were two that
had been omitted—-¢“l'he Herald of Freedom??
and the “Morning Star.” :
Mr. Kittridge knew of others that had been
omitted and moved to lay the resolution on the
table—cairied.
Mr. Bell introduced a bill allowing the Sal
mon Fails Manufacturing Company to increase
their capital stock $500,000, which was read
twice and referred. T 2
On motion of Mr. Garfield, the report of the
cominittee on Military Affuirs and the adjutant
General’s estimate on the probable expenses of
the militia, should the propesed bill go into
operation, were taken up.
Mr., Cutter spoke of the importance of the
militia, and of the necessity of information in
relation to the bill proposed, before the House
could act understandingly upon it.
A fire at Roxbury on Monday night. destroyed
a stable in which an Omnibus line kept their
horses. Fifteen fine horses perished in the
flamves.
Dear paper.—A thiet who stole a newspaper
from a subseriber’s door, was fined $9,00 in the
Boston Police Court, last week.
A Youne Hero.—Mr. Wm Cowan, (a pri
vate in the 31 U. S Regiment, whe was in the
glorious battles of the Sth and 9th,)informed us
the other day, says the Ohio Uunion, of a couple
of feats of bravery and daring achieved on those
occasions by an Irish lad, only fifteen years of
| age, who belonged to the second regiment of
[ U. S. Dragoons, which are worth chronieling.
Iu the battle of the Bth, the young son of the
Eunerald Isle, in an encounter with a Mexican
cavalry officer killed him. The officer’s horse
was gaily ecaparisoned with silver mounted
trappings, which the bay coveted, but to obtain
possession of which he was obliged to shoot the
animal, for he could not catch him. [n the
Caction of the 9th the same young lad, in a
single-handed encounter with another Mexican
officer, clove the top ()f"All]]H.J(hn’s country-man’s
| head ““clean oft”? wuh. his sabre. If Q|4
Rough and Ready’s’” privates were all of that
stamp, itis not strange that hfz rovu‘ted and
flogged an army thai 30 vastly ‘outnumbered
lits own, g
PORTSMOUTH:
Tuesday Morning—June 30, 1846.
LA AU RN A\ NI EX A A
The Notice and its Results.
There can now be no question that the course pur
sued in the Scnate in the debate on the Oregon ques
tion, and the form which the notice assumed in that
body, together with the general pacific tene of the de
bate, in contradistinction from that of the House of
Representatives, has secured peace with Great Britain
and an amicable adjustment of the Oregon houndary,
without compromitting the honor or the welfare of the
country. T'he treaty has been signed and ratified by
the Senate, and from the deep interest that has been
expressed in Great Britain, both by those immediately
connected with the government and with the public
press, in favor of an amicable adjustment of the Oregon
boundary, there can remain rno doubt that it will be rat
ified by the DBritish Government.
- With the terms of the treaty, we fully believe an
overwhelming majority of the people, both of the U,
States and Great Britain are perfectly satisfied. On
our part, we have receded nothing from the terms of
fered repeatedly under the administration of Mr. Mon
roe, and by the very men be it borne in mind, (and as
Mr Benton said, the fact will bear eternal repetition)
who acquired the so much talked of Spanish title.—
They never proposed higher than 51 °, and this mere
ly as a feeler, giving at the same time instructions to
compromise on 49 with the navigation of the Columbia
river. And indeed, this settlement is substantially
what Mr Polk himself has offered with some variations
not very important, and which, had not that offer been
withdrawn, would have afforded the basis: for the
same or a similar proposition to that on which the
settiement has now happily terminated. On the other
hand Great Britain has aniformly set up her pretentions
to the Columbia river, and the verv last proposition
made by her was, to make this river the dividing line,
all north of it te belong to Great Britain, and all South
of it to the United States ; granting to us some unim
portant ports and privileges on the coast, &e. This
was promptly rejected by the administration immedi
ately preceding the present, and after Mr Polk cume"
in, he took his first position on the line of 49 © —the
line, substantially, of his predecessors. He reserved,
to be sure, the navigation of the Colambia ; but this
perhaps with a view to be finally ceded, for a time,
and we can not doubt that the offer, though rejected,
would not have been withdrawn by him, butleft to af
ford a basis for a new offer from Great Britain, had it
not been for the lnproper interference of such men as
Benator Allen, who were determined to getnp a pop
ular clamor for the whole or none, that might afford a
popular issue for the basis of the next presidantial e
lection. ‘
This ““whole or none’’ doctrine seemed, for a time,
to be in accordance with public opinien, particularly
in the early stages of the debate in the popular branch
of the government ; but it has never been backed up
by the sober second thought of the people, and from
the time when both sides of the qnuestion came to be
openly discussed in the Senate, and the subject pre
sented to the public in all its bearings, public opinion
has been gradually receding from these claims for the
whole or none. The peeple now sce that our goveru
mient has uniformly stood on the line of right, and that
Great Britain, thoughshe has set up pretensions to imore
than belonged to her, has finally come substantially to
the terms offered by us in 1818.
It should be observed, also, that the treaty is said to
allow the free navigation of the Columbia to the liud
son Bay Cowmpany only, and not to British subjects
generally, and this only for a limited period, and sub-
Ject of course to our revenue laws.
This settlemsent has been a fortuuate and a timely
one. 'T'he Mexicans on the one hand had long been
counting on a rupture between the United States and
Engiand on this Oregon dispute. In confident expec
taticn of this, and doubtless urged on by British a
gents, ( for Paredes himself may well be suspected
of such agency, and indebted to England for the
weans by which he obtained his power,)theyhad com
menced iostilities. On the other hand, England,
though at the time of making this proposition she wus
ignorant of an actually existing state of war, was ap
prehensive that we were desirous to postpone the ser
tlement of the Oregon dispute until we had reduced
Mexico to terms, and was determined to keep a flect
of observation near the seat ot expected hostilities, and
be ready ai 2l points to act as circumstances, connec
ted with her policy, uiight require. It is also said to
be stated in letters from Mr McLane, that the Brilish
cabinet was not unanimous in reference to the propo
sition transmitted to Mr Pakenham for the settlement
of this long vexed question, and that even Sir Robert
Peel dissented from some of the proposed items. In
view of all these facts, is it to be reasonably supposed
that this proposition would have been made had the
actual commencement of the war with Mexico been
known to the British cabinet ? “There can be but one
rational answer to this question.
This state of things has long been apprehended by
some of our far-seeing statesmen, and hence their anx
ious desire to settle this Oregon dispute before the
commencement of any hostilities between us and Mex
ico. It is manifest, to our view, that we have, by
mere fortuitous events, happily avoided a rupture
with Great Britain as the aily of Mexico, a rupture
which would probably have ultimately Involved one
half of Europe in the contest.
‘Had this boundary been settled six months ago,(and
it ought to have been, and no doubt would have been,
had Mr Polk’s offer of 49 not been withdrawn, and the
cry of ¢ fifty-four-forty’® and ““the whole or none,”’
set up as sine qua non in connection with the discus
sion of the notice) we would never have been troubled
with a Mexican war. That government would have
been peaceably disposed ; it would not have refused
to receive our minister, after having signified a willing
ness or a desire that one might “be- appointed ; 'the
peace of the world would ot have been disturbed, and
many valuable lives would have been saved. We do
not mean to be understood to intimate that the war on
our part has been a war of aggression, or that it is in
any respect so far as our acts are concerned an unjust
war. We had not injured Mexico :—the cry about
despoiling her of one of her provinces is an absurdity.
Texas when annexed, was as independant of Mexico
as the latter was of Spain when her nationality was
recognized by the U. States & the powers of Europe.
If Texas was assisted by emigrants from the United
States in acquiring her independence, so was Mexico.
But for the gallant efforts of such men as Commodore
Porter, Mexico might even now have Leen a prov
ince of Old Spain. So far from having sustained in
jury from the annexation ol T'exas, it is well under
stood that Great Britain, with the assent of the Mexi
can government, offered to guaranty independence to
Texas on the condition that she should not connect
Lerself with the United States. - .
Besides, we had suffered injaries and insults enough
at the hands of Mexico to justify a declaration of war,
independent of the late border hostilities, and though
sound policy might have questioned its declaration, it
would nevertheless have been in strict accordance
with the principles of retributive justice. But we
want only peace ; we want no war for the conguest of
territory 5 this is not, and ought not to be our object.
To use the words of ¢‘Marshall Tureen’’ weonly want
““to conquer a peace.’’ If Mexico, or any portion of
her territory shall ever unite its destiny with ours,
it should be by her own voluntary act ; to be done by
any other mode would be a violation of the principles
of our free national compact. To introduce the rep
resentatives of a conquered nation, or state, into ouri’
legislative Halla, would be a gross absurdity. Ifit be.’
necessary to conquer Mexico in erder to restore peace,
she can never, in the =Laracter of a conquered State,
become a member of our national compact ; if she
ever become such, this act must on her part be volun
tary ; and to do this, she must be free,—free as were
the States of the old confederacy, at the formation of
our national constitation. {
The war then, we hold to be just, and should be
prosecuted with vigor, to be made a short one ; with
the distinet understanding that we stand ready to sub
stitute the olive branch for the sword, whenever our
enemies shall prefer it on terms of equity, righteous- '
ness and peace.
The *“Whig State.”
As we expected, the piebald party in the legislatare
appear to have cutout work for going the whole critler
in the way of banks and other corporations. In grant
ing corporations, we perceive the usual proviso, that
“the legislature may alter or amend the act whenever
in their opinion the public good shall require it,”’ has
been wodified with another proviso, “‘that previous no
tice shall be given to the corporation, and opportunity
to be heard. > In one or two instances attempts have
been made to strike out this Jast proviso and adopt the
usual phraseology ; but it did not succeed.
Now, for our part, we would not give a sttaw for
either proviso. We hold, that no present iegislature
can give this power to amend, alter or annnl, to any
future legislature ; but that any future legislature will
possess that power, in spite of anything the present bo
dy can do 1o the contrary notwithstanding. "Thatany
legislative body may create, and grant powers to a bo
dy corporate, which a future legislative body may not
lumit or control, is a doctrine we can never admit. [f
carried out it would go to subvert ail right in the peo
ple for self government ; and make them in effect com
pletely subservient to bodies corporate.
33 The editor of the Nashua Gazctte, in an arti
cle on the late democratic State Convention, (of which
he was a member,) has the follow ing :—
“Among the members will be found the
names of many veteran Pemocrats, who have
stood by their party and its principles at all
times and under all circumstances. It will be
seen, also, that some who have for a few years
been dcting against the party, were among the
active members in this convention.”
These remarks are calculated (whether designed or
not we do not say) to distinguish from all others, those
who have hailed as ““radicals,”” as having been truer
to the democratic party and its principles. Those who
are spoken of as having acted ‘against the party’’
““for a few years,”’ are, we presume, what have been
denominated ‘“*conservatives’ &ec., by the radical e-i
--tors. Ifthese radicals lay claim to any sincerity in
their recent professions, it is high time they ceased
making such allusions as the above. As one of those
who are here ranked as opponents of ““ihe party’* for
a few years, we stand ready to repel at any moment,
any insinuation that that they have ever asa body
been found with the opponents of democratic princi
ples;—and as to “‘parly”! we would scornto be
ranked with one that did not prove true to its profes
sions, even though it be styled the democratic party .
and to admit that the course of “the party’’ that has
ruled in this State since 1842, has been marked
throughout with the true spirit of democracy, would
be to admit what we do not believe,—aye, what we
know to be erroncous. Rank us as you may, among
those who have opposed ¢“‘the party,” ““fora few
years’’—we have never yet seen cause to regret that
opposition. If we have any regretat all relating to
the matter, it is, that the ‘‘renegades,” ¢“traitors,’’
and *‘conservatives’’ of 1843 had not been successful
in their effort to defeat the Hale and Hubbard clique.
Had this been accomplished our “radical” friends
might sooner have been brought to their proper senses,
and the democracy enabled to prevent at least one
great misfortune which appears to have come upon the
State—the prospeet of being misrepresented in the
United States Senate for the next six years. Yes, it
were infinitcly better, that the whigs had then carried
the State, and at the presidential election also, than
that they should have done so this year.
We should not have referred to this matter now,
but for the allusion ofthe Nashua editor : our *‘radi
cal” friends shoull ¢speak softly’’ when they claim
any peculiar merit for sticking to democratic princi
ples at all times and under all circumstances.””
“ Locofoco Abominalions.”’-='That is what
some whig papers call the proposition to put a
duty upon tea anil coffce. Where is the jus
tice or propriety in letting tea and coffee come
in firee of ({uty, and putting a tax of two and a
half cents a pou:ul Inpon brown sugar,to sweet
en them with ? Are tea and coffee any more
“necessaries of life” than sugar, or salt, or
iron ?—all of which are heavily taxed., All du
ties are nothing but taxes ; then why not im
pose their burthen equally, honestly, and fair
ly, upon articles that enter mmto general con
sumption. It is an “‘abomination” to tell the
laboring classes, that they may have the tea
and coftee free from duty ; but they must pay
all the more tax upon their sugar, their salt,
their iron, &e., equal and exact justice is never
held in ““abomination,”® except by rogues.—
Worcesler Palladium.
Remarkable Escape.—A narrow escape from
the very jaws of' death, occurred Wednesday
morning on the Eastern Railroad. Asthe 7}
o’clock train from Salem. was backing over the
brislge to Beverly, to take the passengers from
Boston, a man was seen walking on the bridge
towards Beverly, as is frequently done, not
withstanding it is strictly forbidden by law.—
The alarm was immediately given, but he did
not notice it, till he was on the draw, where the
path is narrow, As the train was advancing at
a moderate speed, he thought he could pass the
draw before it could overteke him, and he ac
cordingly made the attempt, but just as he was
leaving it the car struck him. He fell, helpless
and the wheels passed within six or eight iuch
es of his head. He was assisted to rise, and
soon recovered sufliciently to ride back to Sa
lem, when he found himself able to get out,
walk about and couverse like other people.—
Boston Traveller.
Capilulation of Reinosa without firing a gun— ’
Camargo opening her gales lo the United
States Army.
Washington, Thursday evening, June 25.
Our New Orleans papers have failed—lletters
of the 17th and 18th inst. are received. 'The
Mobile Register of the 19th says—
““'l'he steamboat Kashion returned from Bra
zos, having landed troops who were well re-.
ceived. She brings a report that the town of
Reinosa surrerdereill without resistance. Also,
that Camargo capitulated in advance. ‘The ar
my is in good health.
‘l'he main body of Gen. Taylos’s army is on
the right bank of the river Deshas. 'T'he com
mands of Washington and Jackson regiments of
Louisiana volunteers are on the left bank.
Gov. Henderson, with 1000 Texans, reached
the Rio Grande on the 10th, accompanied by
17 Tonkaway Indians.
trzThe Washington correspondent of the
New York Journal of Commmerce writes:—On
Monday, Mr. McDuffie, as Chairman of the
Committee of Foreign Affairs of the Senate,
called upon the President,and asked him whether
he intended that this Mexican war should be a
war of conquest, or whether his purpose was
merely to bring Mexico to honorable and fair
terms of peace. 'l'he President replied that the
latter was his object. My, McDuflie thereupon
assured the President that he should have his
hearty supportin all measures directed to the
attainment of the latter object.
i 3 A terrible hail storm occurred at Henniker in
this State, on the 24th inst., which continued from 12
to 15 minntes, the stones averaging [rom half to three
quarters nf an inch in diameter—piles of which, ac
cording to a correspondent of the Concord Patriot,
were lying about the corners of the buildings the next
morning. The damage done to the grain crops was
very great—acres of it were cut down, and some of 1t
close to the ground. ‘“Thousands of lights of glass
were broken.”’
“New England Farmer.”’—The publishers of the
New England Farmer announce that its publication
will soon be discontinued. The ““Farmer’ has been
continued twenty-four years and has been a valuable
paper to agriculturists. ;
Gen. Guaines received his order to repair to Wash
ington, on the 10th. [lle set off on the morning of the
11th, and travelling night and day, arrived at the
seat of government on the 18th, accompanied by one
of his aids, Capt. Calhoun.
7> The nomination of Col. Joseph Hall as Navy
Agent at Boston, in place of Isaac H. Wright (with
drawn,) has been confirmed by the Senate.
The Nashua Gazette suggests that the whigs will
probably advertize “for a Presideuntial candidate, a
great man, warranted not to wrile lellers” —since so
many federal candidates for that oilice have been killed
by letter wiiting.
L 7 The Manchester American tells the following
anecdote of Col. Joseph Cilley who is now serving the
residue of the term of the Hon. Levi Woodbury, in
the U. S. Senate : ’
““It iz said that while he was in the army he
received a challenge from an oflicer, to take
“pistols and cofiee,” and unhesitatingly accep
ted ; choosing to fight with horse pistols at the
distance of four feet. His apparent reckless
ness utterly terrified the brave challenger, and
caused him to sound a retreat.”
el g G
:r37>The Dover Enquirer and Portsmouth Jour
nal are muttering about the new Milina Bill, because
it does not provide for the abolition of all regimental
musters. Other papers that were among the coutem
ners of these musters, have kept mum since the action
of the Military Convention,
{7 The Washing ton Union, in speaking of the
Oregon Treaty says it *‘settles our long-vexed contro
versy upon terms far more advantageous to us than
have ever before been offered by England.”
(L 3 A story has got into some of the newspapers
abroad, that a house at the north part of this town,
“owned by J. Plumer Dennett, was strack by light
ninn’’ during a late thunder shower, *killing a cat in
the arms of one of its inmates, without injuriag the
individual or doing much damage to the house,”’ —that
‘another house in the same neighborhood, occupied by
widow Dennett, was also struck, prustrating her
daughter and Coing some damage 10 the house!” The
whole of this remarkab'e story, as we are informed, is
untrue. The daughter of widow Dennett was not
prostrated by lightning, nor was either of the two hou
ses at all injurel. As for the kitten, it died in a fit
under the chair.
From the Baltle Field.—Two soldiers from
the army of Gen. Taylor, passed through Pitts
burgh last Thursday, on their way to New
York. 'T'hey served in the battes of the Sth and
9th of May, and were discharged on the 14th,
their period of enlistment having expired.
Gone 1o Exgrasp. FEliku Burrir, Fsq.
editor of the Christian Citizen, lefi yesterday in
the steamship Hiberunia, for the purpose of mak
ing a tour through England, As o man has a
higher admiration for that country than he, so
no man could better enjoy such a visit.—=— 1§ or
cesler Pal.
| The State Treaxury.
The Committee appointed to audit the accounts of
the State Treasury
REPORT
That they bave carefully examined the Treasurer’s
hooks, which show a general cash account embracing
the following items of credit 1o wit :
Bulance of cash in treasury on settlement
of T'reasurer’s books by Comuitiee,
June 4, 1845. $7,821,97
Cash received Rail Road Tax for 1845, 15,822,86
Cash received, money borrowed, 31,500,00
Cash received for civil Comumnissions, 435,19
Cash received for India Rubber Tent, 15,00
Cash received, Legacy of Catharine
Fisk, deceased, in trust for the N. [I.
Asylam for the Insane. 5,419,67
Cash received State Tay, payable Dec.
1, 1844. 639,20
Cash received State Tax, payable Dec.
1,1815; 99,802,69
Cash received of Samuel Lord, final di
vidend on stock of New Uanipshire ‘
Banlk, 760,00 ‘
#5122,219,58
Which is accounted for as follows, viz:
Cash paid sundry orders for salurios of
Governor,Judges of the Superior Court
Court of Common Pleas, Judges and
Reg’rs of Probate, County Solicitors,
Attorney General, Adjutant General,
Secretgry, T'reasurer, Warden of the
State Prison, Sheriffs, and Libravian, $17,990,35
Cash paid sundry orders drawn per res
olution ofthe Legislature, not included
in the above account, 4,395,220
Cash paid Perkins Institution for the
blind, 550,00
Cash paid American Asylum for the
Deafand Dumb, 1.566,66
Cash paid several towns’ dividend from
R. Road Tax for 1845, ; 6,550,02
Cash pawd travel and attendance of the
mewmbers of the Hon. Senate & llouse
of Representatives, for 1845, 18,327,30
Cash paid travel anda attendance of the
Hon. Council, June, October, Decem
ber and May sessions, 823,20
Cuash paid Doorkeepers, 180,00
Cash paid bounties on wild animals, 210,00
Cash paid Clerks of the Senate & House
of Representatives, for Journals, 147,00
Cash paid notes and interest {or mioney
borrowed, 62,935,48
Cash paid Engrossing Clerks, 63,40
Cash paid Hon. Joel Parker for N. 11.
Reports, : 928,12
Cash paid Carroll § Buker, Siate Print
o OIS, . 1,529,32
Cash paid for publishing Laws in sundry ¢
newspapers, 405,20
Cash paid Continger:t Fund for Governor 611,73
Cash paid Military Appropriations, 1,135,00
$218,847,98
Amount in Treasury, June 3, 1846, car
ried ‘o new account. 3,371,60
Outstanding Taxes, 197,31
Note of Thomas Carlisle, Wm. T. Car
lisle, and John H. White principal &
interest, : 251,30
All of which is correctly cast, properly vouched,
and respectfally submitted.
TIMOTHY ABBOT,
ISAACSPALDING,
HERMON ABBOTT.
Concord, June 42, 1846.
G~ Weare pleasedto learn that Col Joseen
Havr has been appointed to the Navy Agency
in Boston. 'l'his appointinent reflects eredit on
the President’s sagacity and prudence, and we
have no doubt will reflect equal eredit on the
Democratic party. Col. Hall is an ardent,
unflinching, consistent and talented republican
of the Jeffersonian and Jackson school, and by
his business talents and the amenity of his de
portinent while in the Boston Custom House,
he thus won golden opinions from all with
whom he had official or private intercourse. —
In his new station, we have no doubt that he
will be found edequate to every duty and faith
tul to every trust.—Salem JAdv,
CONGRESSIONA4L. =
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INSENATE, June 22,
Joseph Cilley, of New_Hampsh ire, appeared,.
was qualified and took his seat,
A resolution offered by Mr. Cass, calling on
the President for information asto what progress
had been made in the survey of the mineral:
lands, was adopted.
Mr. Berrien introduced a bill for the distri
bution of the laws of the United States among
the several States of the Union, which was read’
‘a-second time and referred.
A message was received from the House an
nouncing the dececase of the Hon, Richard P,
Herrick, a member of that body, from N, X,
and inviting the Senate to attend the funeral of
the deceased. Mr. Dix arose, and in a chaste,
eloguent, feeling and appropriate speech, an
nounced to the Senate the sterling virtues and
excellent qualities of Mr. Herrick both as a pri
vate and public man, and submitted a resolution
of mourning, for the Scnate to adjourn and to
attend the funeral of the deceased, to-morrow
at 12 o’clock. The resolution was adopted and
the Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
A petition was presented, and then Mr. Carrol
arose and in feeling and lauguage announced
the death of one of his colleagues, the Hon,
R. P. Herrick, of 121 h districs, New York,
concluding with a series of resolutions for the
House to adjourn and go into mourning the
usual way and attend the funeral of the decens
ed, which resolutions were adopted, and the
House adjourned to meet to-morrow, attwelve
o’clock, to aitend the funeral. .
' June 24, 1846.
Senate.— A communication from the Secreta
ry of War was received, transmitting a copy of
the letter of Gen. Gains, of June 7th, called for
by the Senate a few days ago. The letter was
read and ordered to be printed. It had refor
ence to the war, to the raising of volunteers, to
the command of the army, and to his own ser
vices and advanced age.
Mr Benton, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported a bill for orsanizing and mus
tering into the service of the United States such
volunteers as have been or may be raised to aid
in carrying on the war with Mexico. He ask
ed to have the bill read the first and second
time.
Mr Webster rose, and after making somie ob-
Jections to the Bill, though he said he did net
know as he should oppose its passage, entered
into a calm review of the expenses of the war,
and of the plan of the administration, as exhib
ited in the communication of the Secretary of
the "reasury for raising the means of meeting
the aceruing expenses of the government.
He thought Mr, Walker’s estimates and cal
culations would be found to be fallacious. He
spoke at length, with great calmness and digni
ty.
Mr Benton rejoined, and defended the bill as
being the best that could be framed, by the comn
mittee, for this emergency.
Mr Crittenden thought a bill of this kind
ought to be passed. He however mowed that
the bill be postponed for further consideration
utitil to-morrow morninz. After a few more
remarks by both gentlemen the bilk was post
poued untii to-morrow.
A bill from the House, to authorize the Chief
Clerk ol the Patent office to sign patents, was
taken up and discussed briefly, by Mr Webster
and Mr Calhoun, in which discussion the great
expense ol the printing of the Patent oflice doe
uuments, was conmmented on with some severity,
Mr Cadhoun declared that according to his in
formation, the profits of the printing of w single
document a mounted to £90,000! I'he Bl was
tor the time, laid aside ; and, on motion of Me
Haywood, the Senate went into Ixecutive Ses
sion.
louse.—Mr. McKay offered a resolution im
the usual form, to terminate the dohate on the
il to reduce the taritt on Thursday, the 20th
of July, at 6 o’clock. A call of the House was
moved, sceonded, and proceeded with iy part,
when, on motion, the call was dispensed
with,
Mr. Ashman moved to lay the resolution o
the table wh.ch motion was ucg.xtive(l—ycus 67,
nays 33,
The previous question was then demanded,
Caund under its operation the resclution was
adopted, yeas 101, nays 9.
Mr. C. J. Ingersoll, from the committee on
Foreign Relations, made a report upon the re
lations between this country and Mexico, which
“was ordered to be printed.
AMr. Stephen Adams noved the printing of
2000 extra copies of said report, which motion
lies over for one day,
The House then went into Crmmittee of the
Whole, and resumed the consideration of the
Tarifl Bill,
Fnom the N. O. Tropic of June 15.
IsporTanT Rusmor rroMm tHE Army.—A
letter was received in town yesterday, which
stated that Gen. Arista had senta proposition
to Gen, Taylor for an armistice, and that he
had established his head gquarters at Monterey
with 15,000 men. Gen. Taylor is =aid to have
sent back an answer that ““be would meet Gen.
Avista at Moenterey.”” We have no doubt of
the truth ot thisramor. ®
' News was most anxiously ‘locked for irom
Col. Wilsow’s expedition to Reynosa, and it
was stated and generally believed that Canales,
with all his forces amounting to from 12 to
1400 cavalry, are concentrating there, and will
in all probability show ficht. Col. Wilson’s
force amounts to about 800 wmen.
The steamer New York has arrived with
Gaiveston papers to the 11th inst,
Adyices are from Brazos Santiago to the 9ih
inst., at half past 10 A. M. The news of Gen.
Faylor’s promotion to the grade of Brevet Ma-
Jor General has diffused joy through all the
ranks in the army and in the state of Texas.
A delegation from the Louisiana Legislature
was to leave Point Isabel on the 7th inst., on
their way to Matamoros, to present the thanks
of that body to old Rough and Ready.
There was a little sickness among our volun
teers—diarrheea, arising from the change of
food and condition in life. They will soon get
inured.
Texas has sent 2400 men to Mexico.
A gentleman lately concerned in business at
Matamoros, direct from the latter named place,
tepresents that the news of the defeat of the
Mexicaus has spread a wonderful alarm in the
interior wherever it was announced ; it is also
said that the Mexicans resolutely refused to
take arms against the Americans.
Sovr Exercise.—[From Supplementary e
dition of Scott’s Tacues. ]
WORDS OF COMMAND.,
Handle—Spoons !
Dip—Soup !
Blow—Soup !
Swallow—Soup ! (Repeat.)
Re-cover—Tureen !
Return—Spoons !
Button—W aisteoats !
March ! 3
A Young Girl Ruined by her Pastor.—The
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun says :—
““I'here is considerable ecxcitement in the
city, owing to the sudden departure of a cer
tain minister of the Lutheran Reformed church,
who is charged with having ruined forever a
very young girl, the daughter of a member of
his church, with whom he boarded. It is said”
that he has a wife and five children. The cir
cumstances attending the case are of the most
revolting character. Only think of a man ad
‘ministering the sacrament” with a heart full of
corruption,” :
Hon. Henry Middleton, of South Carelina,
who was our minister to Russia for many years,
died at Charleston on Sunday of last week.
UG~ They were eating new potatoes in Prov
idence, R. T, last week, at $4,00 a bushel.