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BUSINESS fOTXOES.
Genin's Spring Fashions for 1851 ?
UrENiHe or the Sraism C ??t??*<<.<- -Adobe?? to the
jrwaSM flaeia asaeS** it* fiNnodi and the public at the
?peotng of the Spring Campaign of 1851. with more satis?
faction mm! eoefidenee than he haa eeer before experienced
la the whole course of hi* buain~e*-areer
He preeenis. as bU credential*. Hau of a stvle, quality
and fiauh, far in advance of any thing he ha* heretofore
offered. Claiming nothing In the way of preemlnewe. to
which B close ?crutlny of Ma fabric* ?hall not be i1 rail ted to
entitle him : assuming no despotic leaderaelp in the world
ad Art and Fashion, reating hi* title tore Mm y and rsputs
tioe. as a Hatter, solely upon the fabrics be produce*;
challenging competition and eoroperiet? from m over
vanity, but aa the <wly lair lean of excelleo ta.
Genin calls upon lire public to deride betwee? the merits
?fhU Four Dollar Hats, for the Spring of lRil, and the
Collective Storks of all oU r1?aJe, ?r?e?pr-ril v* of price
ALONE he challenges the FIELD.
M?ny and mo*t Important Improvement* have beer,
introduced In the Ot*>* Factory since ihe Fail. The
Spring Slock is a colleeiioe of such Crem* of Art a* have
never before been manu lectured in America There are
certain joints In bis Spring Hats lo which he specially in
vltes the Blteotioo of coonoiaaeur*, viz Their lightness,
their unequalled gloa*. their perfect proportion*, and the
Bute displayed even in their moat minute detail*
Otnm doe* not arrogate to h< msei f the titie of " Lead ?r of
Fashion." There are so many leader* now-e-day*, that in
doing so, he might be confounded with some usurper of
the OlgTjtiy Beside, Fashion 1* no longer arbitrary. There
?nay be one style more prevalent, bscause more generally
becoming then any other; but It does not suit American
notions of lodepetidetce lo wear a peculiar kind of Hat
merely because a self -const! uted 1 Le*d?r" says it Is the
Fashion. When a Hat can be made that will change " a la
Proteus," aad thus adopt Itself to every style of face,
figure aad expression, then the " leader" who areomplttbe*
the miracle may claim that hi* " fashion" ?hall be law.
Genin, baring always been ; .aed wlib the idea that
hat* should be made lo cod form to bead* and nol that heads
were made to *uit bau of aar particular *hape. introduce*
UiU Hprln* hi* aauaj, indeed morn than hi* usual Variety.
HIS general Style will he the popular Hat o'tba soaaon.
Tbeo be baa a Hat for Youog Men. the contour of which Is
the cam*a* that of the regular Spring style, but with a
Blight reduction In the scale of proportions. The transition
from the youth'* cap to the full-sizec bat would be abrupt,
and this I* avoided by the introduction of an elegant inter?
mediate fabric. The French, and an Infinite variety of
fancy ttvles are comprehended In Oed in'* immea*e Spring
aeeorunent, and be baa the gratification of assuring the
nubile that every Hat In hi* e*tai)ll*hraent ha* been manu
factored under his own Inspection befers beln ? placed in
the Store as an article fit to be recommended to a customer.
In addition to the fir Id for (election offered by his manu?
factured stock, Oenim Is prepared to suit every style of
heed aad person, and If anv gentleman baa peculiar
Idea* aa lo the form of hi* bat, Oknin will " turn them Into
f with the most perfect fidelity. OENlN.
214 Broadway, opposite St. Paul's.
Gentlemen's Hats, Spring Fashion,
JIM.?Wst. H. Beebe A Co Hatter*, IS6 Broadway, New
York, will Issue the Spring Vathion 0>r OsaBBBSsSwS Hat
far 1851, on Saturday, the lit day of March ensuing
This style ha* been modeled with the express view of
dispersing with the $hnrp. nng-d.iT fraturtt by which the
Hat hsa been so long characterized, and whiah have been
so Ingeniously tortured Into a thousand different shapes, in
the vain endeavor to produce something which might bear
the title of novelty.
Wat H B A Co havirg determined, at Ibis period, to di?
rekt the " tiuly beautiful " in the art of Hatting. <if .be misty
?ell of antiquated prejudice by which tt has been so long
obscured, now present Tmb Ihr roa the 8k a sow, with
"graceful curve" and " circling line," In perfect conformity
with Abt'n highest model ?the human form and ?' face di?
vine"?In the confident expectation that it will be at once
approved and greeted with deserved admiration
In regard to material arid workmanship. W. II B.A Co.
have simply to remark, thai iheir *ole reliance Is upon lb*
welJAnown character of the flata manufactured by them,
which have established for themselves a reputation that is
Wiiboul precedent, and beyond all comparison.
In connection with the Fashionable flat, Win. H. Be-d>e
A Co. would remark thai they have prepa ed, with a view
of accommodating their customer*, several different styles,
which If preferred will he made lo order at anv ttine; also
a Style of Hat particularly adapted lo vouths who are about
changing the Cap for the more manly Hat, all of which ihelr
friend* and the public are invliel to examine and Judge of,
for themselves. WM II BEEBEACU.
156 Broadway and 71 Liberty 8ireeL
P. 8 Wm H Beeke *. Co. having completed their
newly erected Hai Manufactory, offer a respectful Invita
lion to the citizens of New Vor k and all others who feel
an Interest in the progress of manufactures, to visit their
establishment at any time after Tuesday, the 3d day of
March, when Ihey will be moat happy to' exhibit to them
the perfection of it* arrangement*, which, with It* fatllt?e*
for manufacturing, are doublte** without a parallel In the
known world 23f 7i
Ring op thk CYrtain, the Farce is
Readv'?Mister Merrvman, with a graceful somerset and
grotesque phi/, makes hl? entree be'oie the public with the
expressive " Hsre I am 1" to assure his observers ihat his
presence Is a literal fact, and not an optical delusion.
Knox, of 128 Fulton-si. begging hi* friends, the public, to
permit bim to omit the somerset, and allow the utterance
of a similar expression aa he directs their or Its attention to
the funniest joke of the sesson?the price of his Has of the
SPRING FASHION FOR ism,
whirl. Is?Ihelsugh comes In here? only four dollar* '
Asa" leader "of fashion, he Uwell aware that he might
have placed a much higher price than thl* upon these most
beautiful specimen* of Hat Architecture, yet, to quote
the eloquent language of the old dramatists, ? I prefer the
peace and quiet ot a contented mind, acquired by a lite of
honest Integrity, to all the bauble* wealth can yield." This
may not strike the reader us having anv direct reference to
the subject of hals, but ss " piling up the agony style " Is at
present In vogue among hi* brother tradesmen, he thought
It necessary for him to follow the example set him. The
simpler method might have answered the same purpose, as
KNOX, OF 12? Fl'LTON-STREET
has Issued his Spring Faahion of Hats, unexcelled in
Ql'ALITY, BE ao TY and STYLE,
and ?old 'ower than ?1
ANY OTHER ESTABLISHMENT IN THE WORLD'
This announcement ta pLun. truthful, and to the /emir;
sensible people would have approved tt; the advertiser
would have saved many dollars thai he now will be enm
pellcd lo expend, owing to Iis extraordinary length, and all
parlies might or should have beeu satisfied with it; hullu*
limes are progre**ive, and Knox 1* determined " not to be
behind ike age."
Therefore, if you wants Hat, know that Knox employs a
Company of mechanics, a regimenlof women, and a battal?
ion of saeauien ; that his workshop i- LASS feel broad SB 1
IO,M<0 d?ep; that a Hue of bailie ships are constantly e-n
plt yed In bringing plush from France aid bindings from
V'.nglstid ; draymen are occu, led night and day carting his
' linings' from the Swamp, and tint soya engaged in deliv?
ering hats lo his customers, he has never beeu able lo touut,
but hi* accountant and assistants assure hltu that they are
"some" Know ah iht*- and know.too, that notwltbsiaud
lag the Immense ou'Iav of capital, business eaergy and lat
?I requisite to Die BsBB age Mehl ol this eurnsive business,
he is still able to sell tits Hats of the Spring Fashion for the
low price ol Four Dollars'
Rnox ha* node*1ie lo control Ihe purchaser* from select
log hat? wherever ike] may be disposed, bat be would
most respectfully luvlle ihr ii localis' bis store, 12? Fulton
st and examine his present assortment They are unmls
takeably the most elegant ami superb lists ever mtuufar
lured tu the city, and so great la bis varieiv thai every taste
ran be gratified. _knq.V u'8 Fulton st.
The New Hat Company's Spring
Style roa 1851 ? The New Hat Com pant would call the
attention of those genllemeu who are about to purchase a
Spring Fashion Ha'. (<> ihelr t**i>rtmeal of styles. We
have net, In the preaentattou of our Fashion, coofined our
attention to Ihe production of one particular style, but have
varied l hem in such a degree a* would, aar. ihe tastes of the
public in general Sllll. reeling Ihat It Is tmpoMlhle to keep
a bat on hand to sun every person'* fancy, tf those gentle?
men who deelrei?oe dirle"rii,j( from ihe regular style, will
cell aad leave ihelr orders, we afcao endeavor to suit ihetn
In every reapecL NEW HAT COMPANY,
)?s and mj Nassau st.
Stand aside for the Gem of the
Sassoa 1?Lockhe*bt of 371 Broadway, would say a few
words to the public, candidly and calinlv, about his popu
lar Spring Hat tor li>51. He can a*eure them ihat ll is man
uftvetured of the best matenas procurable In America . ibat
the model has been pronounced the most becoming ever
introduced In this country ; and thai Ihe workmanship can?
not be excelled. Look at It In a very point of view, a* re?
gards shape, size, weight, elasticity, fineness of nap, gloss,
trimmings, and general t fleet, and ssv tf It can beoutnvailed
here or any where The price of this superb fabric Is $4
oaly; and for the next quality, but Identical in shape, f
A fine assortment of travailing, children*', fancy and other
caps will be found at LOC K11EART's.
S74. Rroadway.
Sprinb Fashion of Hats for 1851?
The Hat Finishers' I'rion will issue their elegant style of
Gentlemen'* Hau on Saturday, the 22d loaL This article Is
wall worthy of notice, as combining grace and fitnees of
style with richness of material and per fectlou of workman?
ship, and t* emphatically pronounced ihe H*t of the people
Call aad examine our good*, which will be freely *h >wn at
our store 11 Park Row, opposite the A (tor House. Siand
ard price* S3 and St. 2t'f 3t
Gentlemen's Spring Hats. ? Hird,
corner Pine and Nassau si* ?The new sivle I* prcs-tited
to the public as a model of elegance, and of superior
Quality of fabric snd finish Particular attention Is given to
the wishes of ihoae wh > consult their own laste lo the
selection of s Mat. BIRD, cor Pine and Nassau st*.
llf 2mTuThFi\Sal
ty Waknoi ks\ Hatter*, v.':.', Broad?
way, (Irving House; Introduce, this dsv. a uew style of
Hat for gentlemen's Spring wear, which for symmetry of
model and seasonable adaptation, bj confidently ottered a*
wonky cf universal acceptance. jnf tf
??' Gentlemen's Spkinu Siyi.i oi
Hat*.?W. p Dom, (.Successor 10 Amldou 1301 Itroed
way, near Muane st. will issue the Style* of Gen ileimw's
Hats ob Saturday, Fob 22 Thoee "who want a really
neeutiAji article would do well to call and examine the
Ml7lea before purchasing elsewhere. N B ? All taste*
suited.
KF* John V. Savai.e. 92 Fulton-st.
wboleesle snd retail dealer in tine gold and stivsr Watch**.
We are confident thai ll ?ill be to ?le advantage of all those
who want ti e correct Umeto give him a call. J Y. s ha*
also a *u|,erior assortment of Gold Pens, am twig which are
hi* Richelieu Ever Pointed. Their reputation 1* too well
i staJti?sbed torotjulre any pialsefroin u*.
The Celebration To-day?To sec it
well, with yosr lamily, go lo Barni m s MltsaVBt, It Is
the centre of all the pn>reedlng*. I* foil of window*, hsJct>
?aS, Ac The national drama by Ma or Noah, of the Plain*
of Cbtppewa. is given mis aiiernoa? ib the *alooB. and not
*e*? ikaa Usree sAerheg eusso; p|rCe* this evening.
A well -srranged p|an of advertising,
judiciously conducted and thoroughly and svstemstlcally
pursued in the nswspspers of the country, ha* never failed
to re*ult ?ucrasafully. Every facility for adopimg a com?
plete avateui t* aflordeti at PaLMta s Afsocy, m the Trib
nae building* He t* ihe agent for the beat paper* far arid
aeax._
?T There is no defect in education
which IS so continually made conspicuous as imperfect
Penmanship, ll Is a blemish for wh'ch s man ba* to bltisb
a dozen limes a day; and yet, for $2 V) the worst hand
may beperinar.enlly reftirmed, by applying to Got i?>si:tii.
in** Broadway The reduced prices will soou t e Jiscoa
tlnard.
Thk Residents at Brooelyn?In
want of elegant Bridal Cards, Envelops and Cake Boxes,
or of an elegant Stirer Door Plate, ran lake the omnlbt.s
at the Fuiioe Kerry and ride direct to Evirdell's. 302
Broadway, eorcrr Daane st, where they will find the
above articles in great variety, and of the anti fsshionable
patterns Mr Evebdell has also a branch store at 2
Wao et. for the accommodation at his down town custo?
mers. 2of JtThSkM*
The Greatest Lcxcry ok the Sc*V
son?Wi vslow's (Prepared> Oreen Corn.?Tnls Corn is as
fresh ss when taken from the field, tt having l?een ho'led
and sealed up immediately after gathering, in It* full ml.a
and Is warranted to retain ail Its original tendeme**. flavor
and sweetness. The subscriber would respertfuijy call the
attrition of fan Hie* to ihi* rare Luxury, basing every
assurance that the same upon trial. ? II he pronounced
?uperior to any article of the vegetable kind ever produced.
E. H COBB, Orocer. 430 Broadway.
20f 6tecd Agent for Nevr-York.
Every Man ?ris own Landlord.?
Mount Morri* Homesteal, sitnated on that beautiful level
land formerly known as tbs Harlem Race Coarse The
subscription lmt to the above desirable property Is rapidly
filling up. The lota are selected on subscription, thus giv?
ing the earliest spplicsnts the best choice. Thirty per cent,
or the purchase money csn be paid by instalment*, the bei
ance can remain on mortgage 5 or 10 year*. Every fteiiity
will be given, snd money advanced to build Kor eroapec
tuses, *pplv to 8. Jr.su ki n, g Clinton Court, Beesmen-st.
near Nassau sL_22f 3t
Sunday Atlas.?This original and aMy
written paper of to-morrow will continue its exposo of
rascality in the Castern House; an interesting chapter of
the Reminiscences of John Uulncv Adams ; a gripbic re?
port of Brooke* Exhibition Ball. Theatricals; en?" notice*
of ihe event* of the week in the peculiar stvle of It* Ed
ltor*. The Atla*. alway* rich, will to morrow be pezullarly
?o. Let everybody buy and read iL_
EdT* Soap and Candles manufactured and
Sur ?h ? t.y W. 111/l.l.s SON, 103, 110 and 11 2 CblT-at ,
New-York_2"f l"t
Ladies' Rcbbrr Bleaching Mitts.?
A speedy and effectual cure for chapped or rough hands,
andiavaluah e as a protection to them while engagod in
domestic affair* In wearing they b each the hands very
white Price only 50 mntt. Kor sale by D HODUM an.
27 Maiden-lane. _M 3f
BT Cheap Lots at Newman's Lace and
Embroidery Btore. ?;,;? Broadway. Pine Needlework
Cuff's, neat pattern* 1* per pair, Gent* fine linen Hdks,
fact colored border*, 4*. or #5 62( per dozen, open work
Cambric Collars S5 piar cent, under umal price*, fine em?
broidered Hdks. $1 and upward. Home of the rheapest
ever offered. Infant*' Waists, Needlework Trimming*,
Laces, Ac Ac lift1
> rnra the Aibaay Erening Journs'.
" Kn a p i*'s Health Restorative Bit?
ters? We invite attention to this preparation, because
we believe it to be really serviceasle in all the varieties of
disease occasioned by indigestion To the d?htl'tst-d it
gives strength, lo the nervous and low-spirited it lupart*
mental elasticity. We earnestly recommend it to d?ipe;
tics and invalids of both sexes who sufler from a want of
physical vigor ant energy " Oeneral Depot, 3ti2 Hudson
st and for sale at 13h Fulton-st. 50 cents per bottle.
Watts ISTkryoITI Antidote.?Caution
to the public?The great demand for this compound has
caused a counterfeit to be In the market. The public are
therefore requested to purchase only from such stores as
are above cusplclon of selling a spurious article or of mak?
ing two bottles nut of one. This cordial is so powerful a
nervine, that the first spoonful will tell If It Is genuine or
no It relieves all Nervous Affections immediately and
few desease* remain long efler the nerves are in g >od or?
dre. The first bottle is sold upon, trial, if not found bene?
ficial, the dollar Is relurscd. T. Watts. M. D . HOGreen
wichst. Depot, li 2 Nassau si. flabollle. S'ado/en.
BP* Dr. Trakton's Buckthorn Berry
fills are mild and effectual, and now the acknowledge!
best remedy for Bllllou* attack*, Liver Complaint, Head
?che, Gout, Giddiness, halrimai Costivenea*. Lost of Appe?
tite and indigestion Depot, 14b William st. For sAe by
the principal city druggfai* and cheiai*!*
d24 4mTuWTbAH*
sew*" Dr. Phinney's Vegetable Fam
iLT Pills do not gripe, aicken or leave the bowel* costive,
but In a free and natural state. For sale, wholesale and re?
tail, by A. B. A D. SANDS, 10? Fultou-st. New -York.
Price 25 cenui. S4 9mWAS*
tW Fowlers & Wells, Phrenologie.?
and Publishers, Clinton Hall, 131 Nassau st. near the Park.
?lohn? u Vnlley Kallrond.
It will be seen by a notice in this day's paper,
tbat books are to be opened at the Chemical
Bank on Tuesday next, to receive subscriptions
to the amount oi one million of dollars to the capi?
tal stock of this Company.
Thia Itoad is to be built on the south side of the
Mohawk River; and it is confidently expected
tbat it may be dune for two millions of dollars.?
Thia is not an experiment- the operationa of the
1'tica and 8chenectady itoad render this esti?
mate almost certain i That Koad cost, with a tl&t
rail, only 11 .eoo.ooii, in running order: and the
iirst y ear paid dividends to the amount of S10 U
per aharc, being almost 11 per cent. In four
years the net earnings were ?HCl.OUU. At this
rate the original stockholders would have the Crst
outlay ou the entire capital, returned to them in
eight years
A o pound rail, at thia time, would cost some?
thing more than the fiat rail in 1834- 5, but the
wood work of the superstructure would coat less.
The experience acquired in making roads since
that was constructed, and the low price of iron,
renders it reasonably certain tbat a aubstantial
road, with a heavv T rk I, can be made on the
other ai le of the Mohaw*. for about the criginal
coat of the 1 tica and 8choneetady road?or, aay.
two millions of collars. The question may be
asked, then, why the capital of the 1 tica and
Sehet ectady is so large I This imest'on can only
be answered aatis^aciorily by those who have had
the management of the concerna of that Company.
The last report gives the capital paid in at three
and a balf millions of dollars, and the cost of the
road at something less than four millions and a
? ju arter During the first four years, from Isiiri to
1S40, when the net earnings of the road were
> ? i! to half the amount of its original cost, the
number of passengers averaged 162,000 for each
year. For the last four years, the average is
o07,000 for each year. The increaae in the num
berof passengers from 1817 to 1830 is nearly 40
per cent
It is supposed that there is a much larger
amount of Scrip in the hands of the Stockholders
of the U. tV S. Company than has actually been
expended in the construction of the Iload. The
Charter secured to the State the right for 15 years
of taking the Koad on paying 10 per cent, in addi
tion to the capital. To ward on interference on
thia point, and also in regard to fare, tho Company
has been somewhat chary in making known its
great prctits, except to those who could justly
appreciate the value of this information.
The present travel through the Valley of the
Mohawk will pay liberal dividends on the actual
cost of the two Kosils?and this travel is increas?
ing at the rate of 10 per cent- per annum. With
more than two to one of the population making up
the way passengers on the south side, ia there
any reason to doubt that a substantial Koad, con
atructed for about halt the sum on which the pre?
sent Company makes its dividends, will afford a
liberal remuneration to those who etnbkrk in the
euterprise?
The traveling population of New England to
the West, pass through the valley of the M i
hawk. The thouaanda of emigrants landing at
the port of New York do the same, and this will
be greatly facilitated by the completion of the
Hudson Hiver Hoad. Tho countless millions in
the West, reaching far down the Ohio and Mis
sissippi, and extending to the limits of our tern
tory at the North, including I pper Canada, will
to a great extent pa-a through our state, and the
greatest portion through the valley of the Mo
hawk.
Will there not then be active employment for
all the modea of transit which can be provided on
this great thoroughfare I And has not the in
crease of trade and travel on this route more than
kept pace with the facilitiee heretofore furnished
for its accommodationT .
PHILADELPHIA
Correspondence of The Tribune
Pnii.AOKLrHiA, Fridar Frh 21.
There ha* been but little husines* d me to-day, owing to
the inclemency of the weather. Tb* Cotton market, at
iinues dull *na prices are unsettled. Small tales of I'plaad
and New Or lean* at 14dl5c if u<. The K..a? market 1*
ejBABt A tew hundred harre'* ttar.dard brands sold for ex?
port at 4 if bbl, at which bolder* are firm. The sa'e*
or city consumption are limited at our former quotation*.
Sale* of |AS bbl* Rt a FLOt a at 3 50. Cobs Me ai is held
at 2 f?j 4P> bbl There i* but tittle inquiry for Wheat.
Small sale* of Red at SI rr 1 ?14 f* bushel for ordinary and
prime quality Pennsylvania Rye 1? >ieady at 70c. Corn
continue* to come In tlowly and meets a stead v demand
Sales of 3,14 0 bushel* Yellow at bee in store, and t il.' a'' at
Otis are lesa active but prices are unchanged. In Prom >
ions there t* more doing, and price* are fullv maintained
tor all description*. Whisk, v? Demand limited. Sale* of
1 bis at 24 and hbds at Zic.
Silks or Stocks? FVsf Board-15o Read RR. SIE 50
do. 31; 250 Girard Bk, 15;, 10 Western Bk. ab. 51 I olon
Bk Tein. 71 $119 C start en A Amboy RR Bs, >A. 96|; 9
Philadelphia A Tientoo SR. I* . |l,tsx> Suequehaonab Ca
nsl bs, 64; B2 on' do, M . #-'on State .w. ? ^. |b5>' do, t5..
|4CO Volon Canal. 1-U. 1" Philadelphia Bk, 11 . " N A
Coal. I?i; Son Morri* canal. *??; 23 Peun*vlvania RR. 4 J*.
2 Lehlgh Navigation. 37*. 83,000 Read rr as. To. Mj; 27
North Bk of Ky. Ill
Serv- il l^ird-RIO,f4R5Riate Se. 95|; 6 Wilmington rr.
30,; 14 Mechsnict' Bs. 3< J; 2" Mlnehi,: r It te. *???? R at
irg rr Mortgage6*, icryoer) Ml. 92.<**\ Read to.- RR Mm
6a, '49, KO; 45 Peers* Warna Bk. USt) lo Northern Bank of
Kentucky, III; Rl.OOv Lehlgb n*v 6*. S4|. SOoReadirg RR,
?]{. $l,M*Jii*ouehsnn*h Canal Ss, t>S| II Union Bar k Of
Tennessee, 71, |3.5t? Readit g RR Mortrsge t*. (crvder.i
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
NEW-YO EH, SATURDAY, FEB. -**.
Far Kar ape.
The --ext number of The Tribune for European
nrculaiion.w\\\ be issued THIS MORNING, at 9
o'clock. It will contain ail the lateit news up to
the time of going to press. The H'atkington tails
from thia port To Day at 12 o'clock.
In i onirf m Yesterday.
A Communication from the Commission
er of Indien Affairs in reference to Mr.
E\mm.'- Indian Annuity Decisions, while
Secretary of the Interior, induced a spicy
debate, in which Messrs. Ewino, Tca.ney
and Dorc.las took part. The President
sent in a reply to the Resolution of Mr.
Clat, calling for information in regard to
the rescue of the alleged slave in Boston.
The Message is quite lengthy, and will be
found in another column. The remainder
of the session was spent in talking about
the Boston affair.
In the House?Mr. Johnson, of Ten?
nessee, offerred a Resolution in favor of an
amendment of the Constitution, so as to
elect the President, Vrice-President, and
TJ. S. Senators, by a direct vote of the
People, also limilting the terms of Supreme
Judges. Fifteen Private bills were passed :
and the bit] for the support of the Post
Office Department was considered in Com?
mittee of the Whole.
('?m. Mio? Lion l hox ii ftenafor.
Commodore Richard F. Stoi kton was
yesterday elected to the United States
Senate from New-Jersey for six years from
ihe 4th of March next. The v*?te on the
:inal ballot stood?
H.r.Stockton,Opp. 19 j Wm.L. Dayton, Whig32
Ford, do. 9 I Randolph, do. 2
Necessary to choose 39f and the Commo?
dore had them. So nothing was wasted.
Messrs. Williams and Mahrw, chosen
as Whigs from Strong Whig Counties,
voted for the Commodore; Mr. Wm.
Whitehcad (elected as a Whig) and Mr.
Thos. D. Hoxsey (a Whig, but elected on
a split ticket) were absent.".'! We
should like the privilege of guessing what,
considerations induced their absence?but
never mind.
?It has for some days been evident that
if the Whigs persisted in voting for Sena?
tor Dayton they must inevitably elect the
Commodore. But he had serviceable
friends in the Whig camp beside those who
voted for him. The game was well played,
and has resulted according to foreordina
tion.
Well: the Commodore will make a fair
Senator. Nobody can beat him in devo?
tion to 4 The Cnion and the measures of
Adjustment;' and he is an original and
hearty supporter of the anti-Flogging-in
the-Navy Reform, wherein he contrasts
favorably and strongly with Senator Day?
ton. There is no danger of his being held
|B the leading-strings of Party, for his na?
ture won't endure it, and we don't believe
he can vote against Protection to Home
Industry. But in Land Reform wc fear he
is utterly wrong, and for that reason we
regret his election.
TVaahinjrtan'a Itirtki-Dny.
The purest, the wisest, the noblest of
Americans was born in Westmoreland
County, Virginia, one hundred and nine?
teen \ears ago this day. Although more
than half a century has intervened since
bis death, yet his virtues and services are
still freshly and gratefully regarded by the
American people, including those whom
prejudice and party spirit impelled to dis?
trust, disparage and calumniate him through
the last glorious decade of his life. Yes :
the survivors and the descendants of the men
who resisted and denounced the efforts of
Washington and his compatriots to pro?
cure the formation and adoption e?f our
Federal Constitution now vaunt themselves
the chief defenders and champions of that
venerated instrument; the men whose
first party designation of'Anti-Federalists'
was derived from their bitter and unspar?
ing hostility to the Federal Constitution
framed b\ Washington, Franklin, Hamil?
ton and their associates, now talk as though
that Constitution was the child of their
lore and owed its preservation to their un?
sleeping affection !
?Washington's Birth-Day is to be cel?
ebrated with unusual pomp and for an un?
usual purpose in this city to-day. Its chief
end is to be the schooling of our citi?
zens into a more rapturous fondness for, a
more universal delight in, the beauties of
Human Slavery, and especially of Slave
Huntirg. To this end, a great parade is
to be got up, partly at the expense of our
City's exhausted trea>ury. partly at the
cost of the 1 Uniou and Saft-ty Commit?
tee,' and Cen. Henry S. Foot* of Missis?
sippi, is imported to deliver the Oration in
honor of Washington. Wh > believes the
man who volunteered to hang a Senator of
the United State-? without judge or jury,
and for no other offence than -peaking dis?
paragingly of Slavery, could do any sort
of justice to the character of Washington,
even if his were decent abilities and a
civil tongue I No one esja believe it.
Will any man goto hear Gen. Foote to-day
expecting him to say one word in commend?
ation ai that crowning let of his illustrious
career whereby all the many slaves he hail
inherited or acquired were emancipated and
provided for ? Must not Foote's character
of Washington be necessarily 'the play of
Hamlet with the part of Hamlet omitted ?'
How could any man depict that which he
is inadequate to comprehend ?
?To fill this inevitable chasm in (Jen.
Foote's character of Washington, we copy
from the Lvexing Post the following sy
nop&is of his recorded views on the subject
of Human Slavery. We deem this pre?
ferable to copying Washington's Farewell
Address, so kindly suggested to us by the
Mayor. That Address is already familiar
to most and accessible to all >>ur readers,
while the following extracts are very rarely
met with. We like the Farewell Address,
and will publish that too whenever we shall
have reason to suspect the majority of our
readers of infidelity to its counsels. For
the present, there would seem to be more
fitness in giving place to
\\ nshlnitton's Views en Mlarerr.
The plan allnded to in the following letter, was
one which Col. Laarena had brought before the
Legislature of South-Carolina, for raising a rcgi.
ment of black levies in the State. It waa voted
down. The following is an extract of a letter
from Washington, in reply to one from Laurens,
communicating his failure i
To Lieutenant-Coloe.il John l?iurrnt.
Hsjo>4i-*aTEe*. July 10, 1792.
Mr 1>eak8ik: The last post brought tue your
letter of the 19th of May. 1 must confess, that I
am not at ail astonished at the failure of your
plan That epint of freedom, which at the com?
mencement of tins conteat would have gladly
sacrificed ever> thing to the attainment of ita ob?
ject, l ag long since subsided, and every seltitb
passion has taken its place. It ia not the public,
but private interest, which influences the geuo
rality of mankind, nor can the Americans any
looter boast of exception. Under these circum?
stances, it would rather have been surprising if
you bad succeeded, nor will you, 1 fear, have bet
ter success in Georgia.
In a remarkable and very interesting letter
written by LaFayette, in the prison of Magdeburg]
he said i " I know not what disposition has been
made of my plantation at Cayenne, but I hope
Madame do LaFayette will ttke care that the
negroes who cultivate it shall preserve their
liberty.'
[n rtpiy to this portion of General LaFayette'a
letter, Washington wrote as follows, from Mount
Vernon, luth May, 1766 i
"The benevolence of your heart, my dear mar?
quis, is so conspicuocs upon all occasions, that I
never wonder at any fresh proofs of it but your
late purchase of an" estate in the colony of Cay?
enne with a viewof emancipating the alaves on it,
is a generous and noble proof ot your humanity.
Would to God a like spirit might diffuse itself
generally into the minds of the people of this
country. But I despair of aeetng it. Some
petitions were presented to the Assembh, at ita
last session, for the abolition oi' slavery, but they
could scarcely obtain a reading. To set the slaves
afloat at once would, I really believe, be prodac
tive of inn. 11 inconvenience aud mischief; but by
degrees it certainly might, and assuredly ou>rbt
to be elle.te.1. and that, too by legislative
authority.
Governor Pinkney, of South Car >lina, had writ?
ten the following in a letter to General Washing?
ton :
" Our legislature, among other questions, agita
ted the one respecting the future importation of
slaves, as the prohibition expires in March, 1793.
Great pains were used to effect a total prohibi
tion ; but upon the question being taken in the
Senate, it was lost by so decided a majority, that
1 think we may consider it aa certain this State
will, after March, 17J3 import as largely aa they
ever did. It is a decision, upon the poliey of
which 1 confess I ha\e my doubts.''
T.. skia, Washington replied in a letter marked
"private," and dated Philadelphia, i*th March,
1 9% which contained the following passage i
" I must say that I lament the decision of your
legislature upon the question of importing slaves
alter March, 17113. I was in hopes that motives
of poliey, as well as other good reaiom, supported
ly the dinful ejf'eett oftlutei y, which at thu mo
ment are presented, would have operated to pro?
duce a total prohibition of the importation of
slaves, whenever the question came to bo agita?
ted in any State, that might be interested in the
measure.'
The following is one of the famous Fairfax
CoUSTTRCSOLVXS, adopted at a public meeting
held iu Fair'ax County, in Virginia, the l?th day
of July, 1774, over which General Washington
presided; reported to the meeting by the Com
mittteof wlii. h he was Chairman, ami by dire<*
tu ii of the meeting, reported by him to a State
Convention, held the following August i
"19 1 rtoited. That I is (he opinion of ihis meeting, that
'ciirii'g our present d'tiicu.lles and distress, no Slaves
" OBgfet to be ; in pot o d latO any of tbe brim ti Colonies on
?' on ibts cor lit en; and are t?te this oppoituclly of ds
?' clartnr. our m< st earnest wiat.es to see an entire st ip for
" ever, put to such a wicked, ciue am uunaiural trade."
The followii g is the second item of General
Washington's last will and testament i
"ltim.? \ pon the decease ot my wife, it is my
a ill and desire that all the slaves whom I bold in
my own right shall receive their freedom. To
emancipate tbem dunug her life would, though
i amenity trtxAfii >,>, me, be attended with such in?
superable ditliculliea ou account ot their intermar?
riage with the dower negroes, aa to excite the
moat painful sensations, if not disagreeable con?
sequences to the latter, while both descriptions
are in the occupancy of the same proprietor; it
not being in my power, under the tenure by which
the negroes are held, to manumit them. And
whereas, among those who will receive freedom
a., conlii g to thta devise, there may be some who,
from old age or bodily infirmities, and othors who,
ou account oi their infaney, will be unable to sup?
port tbemselves, it is my will and deaire, that all
who ceme under the first and second descriptions
shall be comfortably clothed and fed by my heira
while they live, and that such of the latter de
a iption aa have no parenta living, or, if living, are
unable or unwilling to provide (or them, shall be
bound by the court until they shall arrive at the
age of twenty-five years , and, in cases where no
record can be produced, whereby their ages can
be aacertained, the judgment ot the court upon ita
own view of the subject, shall be adequate and
final.
" The negroes thus bound, are (by their masters
or mistresses) to be taught to read and write,'
and be brought up to some useful occupation,
agreeably to the laws of the Commonwealth of
\ lrginia, providing for the support of orphan and
other poor children. And I do hereby expresaly
forbid the tale or transportation out of the said
commonwealth, of any slave I may die possessed
of, under any pretence whatever. And I do more
over most pointedly and mast solemnly enjoin it
upon my executors, hereafter named, to see that
this clauae respecting slaves, and every [.art
thereof, be religiously fulfilled at the epoch at
w hich it is directed t> take place, witbou evaaion,
r eglect or delay, after the crops which may then
be on the ground are harvested.
? It is a criminal offense now, ie \ irgiula, at I n mx
of the nave Slates, to teecfc a a.a'. f to read or write.
I Eds Evening Post.
C'annertlcnt-lienult al Tsas f lections.
The Hartford Courant gives the result of the
Town Elections in Connecticct showing that the
Whigs have made lartje gains, they having car?
ried 7:> towns entitled to 11; Representatives in
the Legislature, the Locos $3 towns entitled to
el* Representatives, and 11 towns entitled to 16
Representatives are divided. The previous year
the Whigs were successful in only i7 t won, en?
titled to N Representatives and this was about
their strength in the last Legislature .) the Locos
in S3 towns, entitled to I, were divided.
bu m rn tan!?i*;r.._We have just examined
several admirable specimens of Leather tanned
from Cowhide, Calf, Deer and Sheep Skins, by the
new process known as Hbbard's Patent, and
which combines economy with extraordinary ex?
pedition?the time required for thorough Tanning
ringing from one to thirty days, according to the
material. No French or German oalfskin can ex
ceed it in strength, p'iability or beauty, while the
Boots, Shoea, Gloves, MM manufactured from it
are of singular excellence in every respect. We
sdvise all interested in Tanning to call on the as
signc e.Mr. W. W Reed (H Warren-st.) and give
his ipeciuieLA a searching exraainatioa.
Tribune's Special Dispatches
timi at* aa alleged Fagitlve ?Harr ia
*aUa.-Takra ta Bhim ?md Dle
raargrd-Alaaaat a BUl-Arriral af
Mhadrarh.
Boston, Friday Night. Feb. 21
Burton, an account of whose arrest I sent
you this morning, was unquestionably in?
tended to be held as a Fugitive Slave after
his arrival in this city; but on being seen
by Carhart. the slave-hunter from Vir?
ginia, and not being recognized as his pro?
perty, he (Burton) was held in s S ?,<100
bond as an aider and abetter in the rescue
ofShadrach. This was about 1A o'clock,
P.M.
At -4 o'clock he was again brought into
Court, and, upon asserting that he was a
free man, Commissioner Hallett notified
him that he could go without bail.
Burton returned to Salem, where he will
to-morrow commence legal proceedings
sgaicst the U. S. District Attorney, Lunt
for malicious prosecution.
When Burton was arrested in Salem,
the citizens of that place would not allow
the officers to take him uatil the latter
gave pledges that the only charge against
him (Burton) was for aiding in the above
named res,cue. the citizens asserting that a
fugitive slave shall never be taken from
Salem.
In that triwn the crowd was very great,
and so much excited that the Mayor was
called out and the Riot Act read.
U. S. Marshal Devens purchased sixty
revolvers to-day and distributed them
among his men. The fact, when known in
town, tended to excite, rather than quiet
the public feeling. Pistols and bowie
knives have suddenly become scarce in this
market. It is considered a sign of earnest?
ness.
Authentic information has just been re?
ceived from Montreal, tbat Shadrach, the
Fugitive, arrived safe at that place last
evening. ??
By TelfgrapH to tbe New-York Tribune.
Svulhern Ahifnflu TV.Vf n/*. t.c-r. Hifutrr ?n4 Betttr ill.
X3T For additional Telegraphic Dis
patches, see Seventh Page.
I'.lerilon of Commodore tMocktoa ae I'nlred
Simes Mennlorfor New-Jersey.
Trenton, N. j. Frldsy, Feb. 21.
At tlid Joint Meeting, this morn int,', on the firtt
ballot,?being the twenty second of the session,?
Uobert V. Stockton waa elected Foiled 8tatea
Senator. Two niembera wore absent,?Wm. M.
VVhitehend, Whig, and Thcmaa D. Hoxsey, Inde?
pendent. Two Whigs voted tor Stockton, and
three Oppoaition for Ford Stockton received W
votes; Dayton, S9| scattering, "'.
H M. Smith, Opposition, was elected Treasu?
rer by 11 votes over Samuel Maria, Whig, 35.
Vanderreer.Opposition, Keeper of State Prison,
41 votes over (tad.Iis. Whig, 3L
All the other vacancies were tilled by Opposi?
tion nominations.
Navigation and the Weather at Plttabargh.
PiTissiauH, Friday, Nov. 21.
We have had canstant rain dvring the last 41
hours and there is no prospect of abatement. The
w ind ia S. W. and thermometer steady at ML
Fifteen feet of water in the river. Great floods are
expected in all the Western waters.
Dlarder In Month Carolina -Explosion of the
Towbont Conqueror-Jenay I.lud, Arc.
Baltimore, Friday, Fob 21.
We learn from our southern lilea, that Mr. J. 8
1'enden, a respectable citizen of South Carolina,
was recently murdered by three brothers named
Massey.
The schooner Cora has arrived at New Orleans
from Brazos with 1100,000 in specie.
An explosion has occurred on board the tow
boat Conqueror, by which the Captain ol the brig
Osceolawas injured.
The price of tickets to Jenny I. ind's Concerts
at New Orleans has been reduced to one and two
dollars.
a
The \. heeling Bridge t'use.
Baltimore. Friday, Feb. 21.
Chancellor Walworth has reported to the So
pas BBS Court that the Wheeling Kridge is an im
pediment to the present sni luture Nsvigation ot
the Ohio River, and that it ought to come down
or be raised bo feet on the Ohio side and 'Jh feet
at the Virginia abatement, tbe cost of which he
estimates at ?208,.mo.
The mail from the South is through, bat con?
tains nothing ot any interest.
WnablDglea Hem*.
M vshin..ton. Friday, Feb. 21.
Warrants were issued last night upon laforuia
tion lodged, by the Major, and placed in the hands
of the police against Stanly and Inge, for a con?
ti mplat? d Saal, but both evaded the oin:era until
this morning, when Stanly waa arreated, and
bound over to keep the peace. Inge either is con?
cealed or has left the eity. Stanly is the chal?
lenger. Tbe affair ia deeply regretted by every
cne, as both gentlemen are extremely popular,
from their kindness of disposition with all parties.
Msyor Lenox deserves praise for his prompt inter
ference in the matter, and it ia sincerely hoped
that a duel may be prevented by the mediation of
friends, or by the strong arm of the law. Stanly
sppesred in his seat in the House this afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
XXXIst COlVfiRKstrtT...Necsad fteeeioa.
SENATE.... Washington, Friday, Feb. 21
A communication of the Commissioner of In?
dian Annuities, under the decision of E wing of
was read.
Mr. Ewino was glad the letters had been receiv?
ed, and hoped they would satisfy the Senate, if
; not the 8enator from Tennessee (Turney^ of the
I groundlessness of all the hearsay charges daily
retailed in the Senate by Mr. Turney. lie ex?
plained all. hia decisions concerning affairs, and
i onsidered Mr. Turney's language the other day
unusual harah and unjuat. He believed the Sena?
tor from Tenneaaee made the charges on the
strength of the H e port of the Investigating Com?
mittee in the House Isst session. He believed
the Senator bad become residaary legatee ofthat
dtfunct Committee. He detailed the charges
brought by Mr. Richardson in the House on which
the Committee was appointed, also report of the
('< mtnittt e and tbe proceedings of the House, re?
jecting the accusationa. The political majority in
tl e H .use refused to sustain Mr. Richardson, who
was Chairman ot tbe Committee, and by this
action Mr. Ricbsrdson was placed in position of
accuser snd unjust judge. He considered the
Spesker wrong in appointing the accuser Chair?
man of the Committee He aaid, that in reply to
several of the Committee, he addressed several
communications to the Committee, which in the
11. port of the Committee were not published.
Ha cid tot know, nor did he care by whom this
suppression was made, but it was done greatly to
bis injustice
Mr.tsrs.Ti WI and Ukeem followed inexpla
nation.
Mr. DoUSLAJ defended Mr. Turney and Mr.
Ow;n from charge ol suppression of papers The
san e charge had been made in tbe A Y. Trxbune,
and Mr. Richsnlson, in the House, in presence or
all the Committee, had pronounced tbe charge a
?. I.d d, snd the author a calumniator. The
same rhaigea were repeated here, when no man
in the House, who had a regard for a character for
truth, would dare to make it. He considered the
Speaker as hating acted atrictlv in accordance
with pariiameLtary law, in appointing Mr. Rich
Brdaon Chairman of Committee.
Mr. Kwino rose to reply, but the Chairman
prohibited further dtbate.
The Sci,ate was engaged for an hour and more
in debat eg a motion to reconaider the vote dis
charginsf the Pension Committee from the subject
of a private claim.
A Mtssspe from the President, in reply to Mr.
Clai's rs-solation, was received snd read i
Executive Department, Feb. 19,1*51.
To ihr Sena't oj IKt L'niUd States.
1 have received the resolution of the Senate of
the 1-th iist, requesting meto lay before that
body, if not incompatible with the public interest,
any information I may possess, in regard to an
rlleged recent cue of a forcible resistance to the
execution of tbe laws of tbs United States in the
I City of Button, and to communicate to the *<biu
under the above condition, what mean* I b,?.'
adopted to meet the occcrrence, end wbetbe?
' in my opinion, any additional legislation is Daten-'
sary to meet the exigency of tbe case, tad t,
more rigorously execute existing: laws. Tba aak
lie newspapers contain an affidavit of Patrick R
ley. a Deputy Marshal for the Diatrict of Mass?
. husetts, setting forth tbe cirruBTatanoea of u*
case, a copy of which affidavit ia heresm
j communicated Private aad uwtticisJ o,
j munications concur in establishing tha raau
j facts of this account; but no satisfactory oflnL
information bas as yet been received, and in soras
j important respects tbe accuracy of the aecotas?
J has been denied by persona whom it implicate*
Nothing could be more unexpected than that sack
a gross violation of law, such a high banded cat.
tempt of the authority of the I nited States, sbssij
be perpetrated by a band of lawleaa confederates
at coon day, in the city of Boston and in tbe vary
Temple of Justice. I regard this flagitious are
ceeding as beinit a surprise, not unattended by sosxe
degree of negligence, nor do I doubt that if an*
such act of violence had been apprehended, thou
S ends of the good riti/ens of Boston would bars
; presented themselves voluntarily and promptly to
prevent it i but the danger does not seem to have
I been timely made known or duly appreciated by
I those who were concerned in the execution of tha
I process in a community distinguished for its love
j of order and respect for the laws?among a Peo?
ple whose sentiment is Liberty and Law, and net
Liberty without Law nor above the Law. Sack
I an outrage could only be the result of sadden vio?
lence, unhappily too much unprepared for to bt
I successfully resisted. It would be melanch
indeed, if we were obliged to regard this outbreak
against the constitutional and legal authority of
the Government as proceeding from the general
feeling of the People on a spot which is pro?
verbially called the Cradle of American Liberty
Such, undoubtedly is not tbe fact; it violates, witl
out question, the general sentiment of the peopU
! of Boston, and a vast majority of the whole pto
j pie uf Massachusetts, aa much aa it violates it*
law, deties the authority of the Government, kaj
j disgraces those concerned in it, their aiders tM
abettors It is, nevertheless, my duty to lay be?
fore the Senate, in answer to iU resolution, sota?
important facts and considerations connected wirk
the subject. A resolution of Congress, of Sep.
' tember S3? 17HU, declared that it be recomtnendet1
i to the Legislatures of the several States to pass
! lawa making it expreasly the duty of the Keepers
ot their jails, to receive and safe keep therein, all
prisoners committed under the authority of tat
! I uitid States, until they shall l>a discharged bj
due course of the laws thereof under the has
penalties, as in the caae of prisoners committal
under the authority of such States, reape. tively,
the United States to pay for the use and keeping
of such jails at the rate of :>0 cents per month for
each prisoner that shall, under their authori?
ty be committed thereto, during the time sacd
prisoners shall be therein coniined, and alto to
support auch of said prleonera aa ahall be corn
-ittted tor offences. A further resolution of Cos
Kress of the 3d of March, ITtl. provides that,
ayamas Cwawtaas AM, t?y a iseolaana of the if id ear at
September PH't, recommend to the several Sia'es to sea
laws making it ripressly the duly of the keepers of their
Jails to receive end safe keep (herein, all snsststrt commit
Vd under (he authi rlty of ?he I nited States, In order (her*
fore to Insure the Administration of justice,
frirf-f-f /-v Mr Seimlr and H<f*?' ?>/ Rrpw^iiaw. ?/
! Iht I mini Starr?../ .-Istmcir ia Conorm auemHtd. Tktf
In rear aay ?Ute shall not have complied wlia tae sasi
rerotmuenuaUon, ?"? Marshal In such State, uadw Ike
direction of the Judge oi Ihe District, be authorWed
to hire a convenient place, to eerre as a temporary
Jail, and to aake the necessary provision lor tha safe?
keeping of prisoners commuted under (he authority sf
(hef 'nlied 8tstea. until nermarem provision shall be mats
by law for that purpose, and ibe aald Marshal ahall be al?
lowed hia reasonable expenses Incurred for lim snore par
poses, to be paid out of tbe Tretail7 of the United Staut
and a Resolution of Congress,of March W. 1*11, provlsei
thai where any Stale or States, having complied with Iks
rec imn filiation of Congress In the Reeoltiiloa of the
83d day of September. |7hi?, shall have withdraws, a
shall hereafter withdraw, either In whole or ia part,
the uae of ihelr Jaila for prlaonrrs com ml tied oeSe
iheauibority of the l'iute?! Sutes. Ti.e sfa'shai. lasset
Slate or Stairs, under the direction of the Judgeof tat
District, shall be and Is hereby authorized and requires*
hire a convenient |dare, to serve as a temporary Jail, ex
10 mske die necessary provision for the safe kxeptof *
prisoner* committed under Ihe. authority of the l/aitsi
Slates, until a permanent provision shall be made forsai
purpose; and the aald Marshal shall lie allowed his rsssos
able expenses Incurred for ihe above purposes, to be pad
out of the Treasury of tbe United States These various
provisions of law remain ui.repealed by the Isw uf Masts
chuselts. as that law stood before the Act of the Lewis's
liireofthat State of Ihe Ith of March, IHM The Common J?a
In Ihe resi.ee live Counties were to be used for Ihsdsssstkw
of any pilsoners detained or committed by the authority of
Iba Courts of the IT ailed Slates, s* wells* of iheCoortsua
Mautsirates of the State But these provisions were abre
gaied and repealed bv tli? Act of the l.egts'ature of Massa
. aasslia, Of laa *>th March, rt43 That Act deeiaies tkM
no Judge uf any Court of Record of ibis Couinonwealtk
and no Justice of tbe Peace shall hereafter take cogal/aac*
or grar.l reiiiricalea In esses thai may arise nnder tbe U
?ecu. n of an art of Congress psssmi Pat 12th, 1TW, aaf
entit'eu an act respecting fugitives from justice tni
peraor.s escaping from Ihe service of Ihetr master to asy
persoo who claims sny other person as a fugitive sis'*
within tba Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, ast a
further declares that so Sher'll Deputy Sheriff, Curussr,
Constable, Jailor, or other officer of ibis coramouwsait
shall hereafter arrest or detain or aid in tbe arrest, detss
lion or inipriaor.nirfiil in aay Jail or other building beksf
11 g to tbla Common wealth or lo any County. CIly.orTsei
tfierrof, td any [ arson for the mason that be Is class*!
as a Fugitive Slave, snil It further dec.ares thai snyJusee*
of Hat Peace. Sherilf Deputy Shnrirl, Coroner, CSBattUk
or Jailor who shsll offend siralnst the provisionso< Ike
Lew. by in any way arlingldirecdy or indirectly utJer as
p<iwer conferred by the third sect(oo of tbe act of CvBfrstt
afore menlioied. ahall forfeit a sum not exceeding sat
iboaaaad dol ars for every such effence f..r the use of Iks
County where said offence Is omni'.Ued. or shall kt
subject to imprisonment not exceeding one year is Iks
County Jsh.
This Law, it is obvious, had two objects, tbt
first waa, to make it a penal offense in all oificst
and Magistrates of the Commonwealth to exer
< ise the powers conferred on them by the acts'
Congress of the l - th of February 17','.I, entitle!
an act respecting fugitives from Justice, and per
sons escaj.ii.g from the service of their mtttsrt
and which powers they were fully competent a
perform up to the time of this inhibition and pe
rial enactment; second, to refuse the useoftM
jails of the State for the retention of any pertot
claimed as a Fugitive Slave.
It is deeply to be lamented that the purpose ?
these enactments is quite apparent, it wtt H
prevent, to far as the Legislature of the Statt
could prevent, tha Laws of Congress pastes at
tbe purpose of carrying into effect that article of
tbe Conttitution of the United States, which de?
clares that no person held to service or labor u
one State under the Laws thereof etcspiog
another, shall in consequence of any Law or reg?
ulation therein be discharged from such o*"1"
or labor, but shall be delivered up on claim of tut
party to whom sach service or labor may be dat,
from being carried into effect. But these aril
of State Legialation, although they may ctuM
embarrassments and create expense, cannot dero?
gate either from tbe duty or the authority of Clot
grots to carry out freely and fairly the plain aal
imperative constitutional provision for the deli?*/J
of persons bound to labor in one State and?
caning into another. To the party to whom tm
labor may be due, it ia quite clear that by Jt*
resolution of Congress of 3d March, 1821, the Me*
shal of the United States in any State in mk?
the use of the jails of the State has been vritk
drawn in whole or in part from the purpose ?ftbJ
detention of persons committed under the fit?*
ity ot the I nited Ststes, is not only empowsrW
but expressly required, under the direction of tat .
Judge of the District to hire a convenient pit* .
for the aafe keeping of prisoners committed anew I
authority of the United States. It will be tea*
from papers accompanying thia comiiiankekikav
that the attention of the Marshal of Masstchsttt*
was distinctly called to this provision of tue It*
by a letter from the Secretary of the Navy of?*
date of October --'"th last. There is no ow*J
infrmation that the Marshal has p*0**??
any such place for the confinement of
prisoners. If he has not, it is to be regretted t*?
this power was not exercited by the Marshal t?
der the direction of the District Judge iootw
ately ou the pattage of the act of the Lca^tW*!
of Massachusetts, of the J?th of March, l?tJ?f*'
especially that it waa not exercised ontbef1*
sage of the Fugitive Slave Law of tbe las***
sit n, or when the attention of the Marshal ?
aitr rw aids particularly drawn to tbit It
that the escape from the Deputy Marshal* tatw
case was not owing to the want of a p'ttS"
piece of confinement, but atill it is ?
1 ow the prisoner could have been safely *a**j|,
veniently detained during an adjoaromea^w
hearing for some days without such place ot
hnement. If it ahall appear that no such mm
fas been obtained, directions to the MtrJbtJ -
be given to lose no time in tbe discharge ot
duty. mAt
1 transmit to the Senate the copy of ? rSZ
mation issued by mc on the 1-th intt- m rel**'#
to those unexpected and deplorable c?3C0JTtw^
in Boaton, together with coniea oi ta*1^.,
tions from the Departments of War ?"*^
vy. relative to the general subject, '?^-g
copies of telegraphic deepatcbet tr~m0
ted from the Department of State M "
District Attorney and Mtrsbal of the
States for the Dittrir-.of Mattachusettt,
antwiri thereto Iu regard to the law br*^)A
the inquiry made by the resolution of \Mt\mtw~