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‘ CAZETTE
AND REPUBLICAN UNION.
TUESDAY MORNING, Feb. 3, 1852.
S. M. PETTENGILL & ©o. at their GENERAL NEWSPAPER,
ADVERTISING AND SUBSCRIPTION Aeexcy, No 10 State street,
Beaton. are authorized to receive ABVERTISEVENTS and SUBSCRIP-
Tloxßs for the N. H. Gazette an the same ilerms as required at
" his ofiice.
Democratie Republican Nominations,
(ELECTION, Marewm 9th.). . - .
S FOR GOVERNOR, . .
NOAH MARTIN,
of Dover. : et T
For R(zi/(e):{d (?dbpm,fssg'bfier, ;
L & of’ Norlh_fi".}ld‘f’ $ ; :
: FOR COUNCILLORS,
Rockingham, §¢.—MOSES EATON: Jr. ‘
Strafford, §¢—~JOSEPH H. SMITH. -
Hillsborough—S AMUEL BUTTERFIELD.
Cheshire —GEORGE HUNTINGTON. ¥
Grafton, ge— RUSSELL COX. L
: FOR SENATORS, | :
Dist. No. I.—ALFRED HOITT, of Lee. .
w « 9 __JOHN S. WELLS. of Exeter. :
€ «w 3 P P WOODBURY of Bedford.
« « 2__JOHN S SHANNON. of Gilmanton. ;
« 6 5 _ 1T G GORDON, of Somersworth. . .
“. ¢« 6 —BRADBURY C. TUTTLE. of Meredith
“ o 7-——-B B WHITTEMORE, of Nashua.
% w 8 JACOB TAYLOR. of Stoddard.
« « o 9 _LUKE MILLER'of Trey. '
“ « 190--A B WILLIAMSON, of Claremont.
« ¢ 11L.—THOMAS D MERRILL. of Enficld. « :
u &19 —JAMES M. RIX, of Lancaster, -:;
. For Rockingham County Officers. :
WINTHROP H DUDLEY, Zreasurer.
GIDEON WEBSTER, Rigister.
GEORGE H. TAYLOR, Y
DANIEL MELCHER, % Road Commissioners.
JOHN M. WEARE. :
Side Essues. ' ;
We cannot too strongly caution our democratic
friends to beware of side jssues in the pending canvass.
These are a cunning device of our foes, invariably sub
serving their interest, and always resorted to by them
in contested elections, This is the history of the aboli
tion question. Let any one review the operation of
the anti-slavery agitation. from the time it was first
started in this State to the present, and point, if he can®
to the first good effeet it has produced—to 4sn'ylhirig it
has accomplished, except to stiengthen and build“up
federalism. This and this only has come of it, vet by
no means because the demoeratic party are the friends
.of slavery and the federalists its enemies—for the very
opposite is the cake: ) A :
It is in'econsequence of the odious character of the
principles of federalism, which causes them to be nug
terly réjected by the masses of the people when plainly
presented to view, that side issues are vital to thefed
eral party and must ever tend, whatever their nature,
to the advantage of whiggery.. They subserve the pur
pose of withdrawing attention from the deformities of
federalism in the party conflicts, and thus enhanee its
thances of success. But for the dexterity and unscru
pulousness ‘of the federul party in seizing upon false is
sues in their struggles with the democracy, they would
have been doomed to perpetual banishment from pow
er. And the same cunning which prompts them to
resort to this mode of warfare, leads them to select
such issues as have their real support in the sympathies |
of the demoeratic masses. Of this character is the
glavery qnestion. The democratic party are really and
sincerely averse to slavery, but they recognize their
eonstitutional obligations, and feel that they camnot
joinan a crusade against the institation without. vio
lating their henor and bringing disaster upon the counn
try, at the same time that they would do no possible
good to the slaves Here is the explanation of the
success which the federalists have derived from the
abolition agitation. While they cherish not a panicle!
of real sympathy for the slaves, these two facts have
enabled the federal papers—by dint of a constant clamor |
apon the injustice and evils of slavery, and denuncia
tion of the democratic party as friends of the institn
tion—to deceive and draw off hundreds and thousands
of honest but excitable demacrats from their party, and
finally transfer them to the federal ranks; at the same
time they have kept their own trae principles obseured
by this violent and heartless din in an opposite diree
tion. |
But the humbug cry of slavery is not the only false
issue which is to be employed in she present canvass to
help the federal party into power in this State. That
cry having lost some of its potency, the Temperanee
question is to be brought to the service of federalism—
and with the same degree of justice as the former. The
agitation has already commenced to this end, and if the
public mind can only just be ebsorbed with the merits
of the Maine Lignor Law, whiggery evidently calcu
lates on a “smart chanee” of slipping into the seats of
power. Of course we do not believe that all who are
just now zealously advocating the adoption of the
Maine law in this State, are inflaenced by the motive
of promoting the trinmph of the federal party, but that
ounly such is the aim of many leading spirits in the
movement is but too manifest. Now we would most
earnestly cantion our demoeratic friends that, however
strong may be their friendship for the cause of temper
ance, they cannot be too wary of present movements.
We are prompted in these remarks by no motives of
bostility to that canse, as those who know us personally
will realize ; bat we conceive it to be obligatory wpon
democrats to remember that they have a politieal
canse, embracing a code of principles which lie at the
foundation of all that is most dear and esséntial to the
rights and well-being of man, and that their first and
highest duty at the ballot-box is to sustain that cause.
No isolated moral question, however important it may
be, can justify the neglect of this duty—for without po-
Jitieal rights no other rights can exist. Our oppo
nents, it may he relied upon, will take care as they
ever do, not to be seduced by any consideration from
_their political obligations. = Whatever they may pre. l
- tend or do to advance the cause of temperance, they
will be sure to east their votes for. the success of their
party. They will give no pledges binding them toa
_contrary course—if they do, they will break them on
" election-day ; bat they will spare tio paius to thus com
: mit their opponents. L
. It is therefore the duty of democrats to see to it by
" all means, that they do not suffer themselves to be. en-
Wd by the foe with this side itsue. Those who are
in favor of the Maine law, should bear in mind that
the temperance eause is one of moral reform and not a
~ political question, and that other democrats may be as.
;*ggqumdta*’ they of remperance, and yet 'honfiisgy)‘
disagrao with them in the belef that the. law in ques
kgfikamMmmmwmum of promoting:
B ot Ait e
Bets bl e i e W
R O s L TS T
tiaims to be considered the friends of morality than
the.democratic party, although their skill and coolness
in pfiyin‘g the hypoerite to secure their political ends
admits of no competition. s hilgh, 5
Once more we would warn our démocratic friends 10]
beware of side issues—the hope and reliance of feder
era]is;n;—ind not suffer themselves to be betraycd inte.
the ranks of the cnemy through their jnflucnce. ~ *
For the Gazette. ; l
Our Police Court.
In the Messenger of last week an gttack is. made
upon cur worthy Police Justice by an anonymous wri
ter, who seems as little regardful of "truth as he is of
common_propriety. and decency.... Whether he is
party who has had too much justice done him in the
Police Court, or an mtomey who has been disappoint:
ed in the reception of smakl fees by an adverse judg
ment of the ¢Gart, it #s not worth the while gb inquire-
But if he knows enything, he must know that his com
pluints of the magistrate are by no means well founded.
tis true that the Police Justice &' long time -since did
hold, that proof of one fraudulent sale does ot entitle
himn to punish the offender as a ' common cheat, and in
i this decision common sense, and-as I have been inform
ed the law also-tvere on the side of the -magistrate. It
is true also that e refused to entertain a ‘complaint for.
larceny. against two women accused of stealing a coun
‘ple of hens But the facts were, that-the hens were
killed because they were trespassing upon the grounds
of the defendants, who had no .intention of stéaling;
and the prosecution was quashed ‘as well on this ground,
as ‘because it appeared to have been instituted for im
‘proper purposés and long after the alleged offence had
‘been compromised and- settled between the parties,—
The third erroneous decision charged upon the Police
Justice is, that, last Tuesday, he refused to convict a
‘person of an assault, upon the “uncontradicted” testi
| mony of a single witness. As this dceision is proba
bly the immediate caunse of thisattack upon the Justice,
‘it becomes mecessary to say, that the witness was no
toriously infamous, having ‘served out, in the common
juil here, a sentenve of the Court of Common Pleas
for Astea‘li'ng.——and that _his testimony. was shaken by
that of three or four creditable persons, who were
present at the time, and saw nothing of the alleged
assanlt. ’
I have taken the frouble thus specifically to contra
dict the charges of the writer in the Messenger, simply
becanse they are untrae, or convey impressions which
are. false. The remaining charge, that the Justice
sometimes acquits persons accused of offences, conveys
rather & compliment than otherwise. Tt is a ‘most
judicions exercise of duty ina Police Magistrate to
discourage frivolous complaiuts, and promptly to dis
charge all defendants whose guilt is not distinctly and
.clc:lrl:v' proved Police Courts have beeen heard of, in
which the rule to convict every person who was accus
ed, was so firmly established, that it was a common
saying that it was useless even for an ‘innocent man to
attempt to defend himself. Does the writer desire that
rule to prevail 72 % 7 i 4
I'have taken the trouble to:make this reply to what I
regard as'an unwarrantable attack, because, the Polic_e,
Justice is not in'a position ‘to notice stich assaults him
sclf,—and because this mode of revenging an unfavor
able decision of any.Co_lj‘rt is as detrimental to the
admivistration of public justice as it is offensive to
propriety. » ;
~Judges may and often do err—suchis the common
lot of humanity ; but the public good ‘none the less re
quires that they should be protected lg the honest dis
charge of their duties. AN OBSERVER.
PrestpENT FiLLMoRrE lIN ToE Frein.—A late des
patch from Washington says: The President has in
the most authoritative manner given his friends to un
derstand that he does not decline the position of a can
didate for the regular momination of the Whig party-
He expects 1o be supported by his friends i the Phila
delphia convention for the nomination, and if he should
receive it he will accept, and expects tobe elected —
The anthenticity of this statement is beyond dispute.
The President expected, on the assurance of Mr. Sec
retary Stewart, that Virginia would elect a federal
Governor if he {the President} forbore to withdraw his
name from the next presidential canvass until after the
recent election in Virginia took place: yet Virginia
very much in disregard of Mr. Fillmore’s expectatione
conferred the honors of her chief magistracy upon a
democrat by more than 8000 majority. Ergo—the
President’s expectations are sometimes doomed to dis
appointment. . \ :
A DErEAT OF 'r!l Maine Liquor Law.—A bill
corresponding in its provisions with the much vaunted
Maine Liquor Law, was defeated in the Rhode Island
House of Representatives on Friday evening, by a vote
of 87 to 31 It had beer under discussion for three
days. Little Rhoda having te a good extent eseaped
from the despotism of the few, seems not disposed to
bow her neck to the tyranny of the many—nprobably
realizing that despotic power is about the same thing,
whether wiclded by one man or a million of men.
AxotHER Leear BurcrErY.—Lawrence Rielly,
the murderer of his wife and mother-in-law, was exe
eated at Williamsburg, N. Y., on Friday, in pursuance
of his sentence. He was resigned to his fate.
Governor Hunt has respited Otto Grunzig, also sen
tenced to be hung in New York on Friday last for the
murder of his wife, for four weeks, in consequence of a
confession by his mistress wherein she charges herself
with being the cause of the death of Grunzig’s wife.
IMPORTANT DrscovEßY AND Lanentaßre Con-
SEQUENCE — Accounts from Washington state that
Sears C. Walker, the distinguished astromomer and
mathematician, has become insane. A correspondent
of the Baltimore Republican, under date of the 15th
January, says : *
Night before last, whilst sitting late at his labors, Mr,
Walker made a discovery by which logarithms are ren
dered useless in mathematical caleulations. The most
intense excitement followed. and he counld neither eat
sleep nor converse. He continued in this condition
until yesterduy at noon, when his glorions mind gave
way. 1t is hoped that the misfortune may be tempora
ry, but the worst is feared.
New FPublications.
GopeY’y Lo Boox.—The namber for February
‘is on our table. It is beautifully embellished with no
less than thirty engravings, several of which it would
be difficult to surpass ; while its reading contents are
from the pens of twenty-eight contributors, and present
a variety and interest which well sustain the enterpris
ing and popular character of the work.
Tue INTERNATIONAL Macazine.—The February
number is out. It is well filled with a large variety of
articles, original and selected from foreign works. The
illustrated article is The Homes of Cowley and Fox,
accompanied with thirieen engravings. It also contains
full-length portraits of Mayshal Soul\t and Turner, the
great English artist, with sketches ; fashions for the
seasons, &c. Published by Stringer & Townsend, New
York, for 3 & year-~single numbers twenty-five cents,
i Arvine's CYcLOPEDIA oF ANECDOTES.—No, sos
this work has come 1o hand, like its predecessors
!abounding in a choice selection and great variety of
’ anecdotes. It is an instructive as well as very enter
taining wqg;k. To be comple.tpa)in, eight numbers at
' 25 cents each. Published by Gould & Lincoln, Bos
-ton. : (i , P
Lirrery's Livine Ack.—Contents of No. 403, t“‘r:;",1
Feb, 7: Warburton’s . Memoirs of Horace .Walpole ;
Mahoun's History of England ; Mineral Waters of Ger .
many ; Maurice's Sermons on ‘the Old Testamént;
Suwarrow and bis last campaign; Protestantism it
Ireland ; Marshal Soult; A Seene in Paris; Professor
Swars . Weawh 88 5 W Mweaiay & Fhe Mockery i
Tranee, and severil other artiles. Jo, H. Fover and
zg;fl%flq;‘émgém ffi*' S i‘?w‘::‘:i, *‘« ' ’f?‘
Whiggery Surrendered to ABolitionism ‘
# - R
The Wbi%fipntoria] Convention for District No. 1, ‘
‘which was held in this city on Saturday last, adopted
‘without scruple the abolition candidate; Moses A Caft
land of Lee, who wa# nominated by the latter faction
week ‘before last. This complete sarrender lof the'
whigsin this Senatorial district-to the abolitionists
shows how much: regard they really cherish for the
constitution and the compremise measures, Mr. Cart
land is_one of the ultraest of the wultra abolitionists,
but little if any behind Garrisen m}d»'Abby Folsom,
and is equally rabid upen all the other isms of the fay
[—a very fanatic. We presume he is to be supported
by the whigs upon this ground, and with especial refer
ence to his zealous friendship for the Maine Liquor Law,
as evinced at the State Tempernnce Convention beld
at Concord last Thursday. But the Jourpal endorses
him as a good enough whig. This nomination will
show 'the'_democ_rats the plang on foot to effect their
defeat, and it is to f)‘éihdbed will help to arouse them to
R T T T
Tae Forrest Divorce Casg.--The verdict in this
case was rendered on Monday motning week, in favor
of Mrs. Forrest. Mr. Forrest accused his wife of adul
tery and has for two' or three ‘years sought a divorce
from her on 'this ‘ground. Meantime Mrs. Forrest re
torted the ‘charge upon her husband and brought a suit
for divorce and alimony. The case ocenpied the Supe
rior Court of the city of New. York.for & month, and
has resulted in finding Mr. Forrest guilty of the crime
charged, and in entirely exhonorating Mrs. Forrest and
giving her an annual allowance of $3000." The ¢los
ing scene was very exciting. The following account of
’*tifi condensed from the N. Y. Courier of Tuesday
last 3 . B . f i
As.early as nine'o’clock yesterday morning, a large
number of individuals were in attendance at. the.doors.
of the Superior Court, anxious to be present at the
announcement and record of the sealed verdict render
ed on Satarday last by the jury in the Forrest case.—
At twenty minutes to ten o’clock, Mr. Edwin Forrest
entered the court room. At ten o'clock, the presiding
‘judge took his seat, and Mrs. Forrest entering shortly
after, and’ eounsel on both sides being present, the
Clerk of the Court was direeted: to call the jury roll,
when all answered to their names. The foreman then
handed the sealed verdict to the Coart, by whom it was
opened and scanned. It was next handed to the Clerk
of the Court, and by him read amidst the most com
pleté silence. \ v
- The finding on ‘the first count, which pronounced the
defendant guilty of the erime alleged, of the fifth
which declared the innocence of the plaintiff, and the'
‘answer to the eighth question,” which determined the
amount of alimony, were cach reccived in'the gallery
with signs of approbation, which, however, were quick
ly suppressed. No sooner was the answer rendered to
the fifth question, than {apparently by some telegraph
ic signal) the crowd below, now amounting to some
eight hundred persons, sent up a countinuous.shout that
almost drowned t :e voice of the Clerk as he proceed:
ed. The jury having been separately interrogated by
the Clerk, and all answering inthe affirmatiae, Mr.
O'Connor rose to a motion that the verdiet be recorded.,
Mrs. Forrest, who had shed tears during its announce
ment, here rose and retired to an adjoining room, ac
companied by several of her friends. 'On her way
thither she appeared deeply excited; and Iliere taking
a seat by a window: that lvoked out wpon the Park,
gdve vent to lier enotions, endeavoring to hide her fea
tures even from those immediately surrounding her.—
Both Mr, Van Buren and Mr. O’Connor made motions
in respect to the arrangement of the details of the case,
and the Court appointed 10 o’clock tomorrow morning
for the hearing of these. The court was then immedi
ately adjotirned s
The jury, who appesred to régard the conclusion to
which the evidence in the case had brotight then, with
much satisfaction, wpon being ther discharged, were
ushered into the private room, where Mrs. Forrest was
sitting. Each member offered her.his congratulations,
and then returned into court waiting an opvortunity
for egress,—the legal:gentlemen being steutly disposed
to remain in comt to. confer upon the issue. Mean
while, Mr. ¥orrest, who hitherto had continued motion
less and taciturn, rose from his_seat, walked a few pa
ces to and fro within thewbar, and then. taking the arm
of his counsel, lcft the court. He had no soower ap
peared on the ountside steps than the crowd, who had
been watching for him with eagle eye, gave a vehement
shoat, which, however, Mr ¥orrest did not acknowl
edge. The more excited portion of them, prohably to
the number of four hundred, with hats off and hand
kerchicts flying, surrounded him on his way to the
Florence Hotel. After the members of the jury had
paid their respects to Mrs. Forrest, Mr. O'Connor en
tered the room. Taking his arm, Mrs. Forrest passed
through the court room to the Judges’ Chambers. and
on her wav received the warm congratuelations of the
Hon. William Kent. Accompanied by her connsel,
she presently proceeded on foot to the Irving House,
escorted by several hundred individuals,
New Yorxk, Jan 27 —Motions were made in the
Superior Court this morning by Mr. Van Buren, Mr.
Forrest’s counsel. to stay proceedings te enable him to
prepare a bill of exceptions. Mr. O’Connor in behalf
of Mrs. Forrest moved that judgment be given on the
verdict dissolving the marriage contract, and that the
court pass upon the amount of alimony and fix the
sum at $3 000 per annum. The court adjourned the
hearing of both motions till Saturday at 10 o’clock. §
Tee Pres:pbENT AND MR. HUuLsEMANN.—Mr. Hul
seman, the redoubtable representative of Austria at
Washington, in disregard of diplomatic etiquette, ad
dressed a letter directly to Mr. Fillmore, complaining
of Mr. Webster’s speech at ihe late Congressional ban
quet to Kossuth, and asking him if the sentiments of
that speech meet the approval of the Government—
intimating,if they did that Washington would be speedi
ly deprived of the angust presence of the aforesaid
Chevalier Hulsemann! To this note Mr. Fillmore
was 80 very foolish as to condescend his notice ; and
in attempting to play the diplomat, as a matter of
course has’had his fingers burned. Having endeav
ored to smoothe the ruffled plamage of the Austrian
Minister by discountenancing Mr. Webster's Kossuth
speech, he receives in return the rebuff which his timid
ity or bad policy merits. ;
The correspoadent of the Boston Post says in rela
tion to the matter : "
Everybody of common sense condemns the President
for not turning Hulsemann over to Mr. Webster, for
presuming to address the President of the United States
directly, complaining of the conduct and speech of the
Secretary of State at the Congressionul Kossuth din
r. But no, he must turn diplomat on the oceasion ;
fid see how Hulseman has tripped up his heels ! 'He
consents to hear the intruder, to sympathise with him
in his griefs against Kossuth, to make allowances for
his excited feelings and sore ships and toes ; to tell
him that the President did not endorse Mr. Webster’s
speech, to disclaim for the government any sympathy
with Kossuth’s doctrines : and afier all this self abase-.
ment. begs the Austrian to lay aside his pet and come
and dine with him ! st By
What does the Austrian do ? Declines the honor!
And thus the Presidential meats go a begging, and the
dignity and honor of the country are most efficiently
kicked by the big toe of the proxy of Joseph his master
What Mr. Webster will do now, it is hard to say. He
may save himself. but the President is bevond salva
tion. The nation owes the latter a ‘'debt of such utter
contempt for his un-American course of conduct in this
and the Cuban business, that it will be difficult to dis
charge it with becoming dignity. Meantime we are in
daily expectation of Mr. Webster's man, McCurdy,
being packed off from Vienna by Schwarzenberg.
Tae BoLtiMORE CoNVENTION.—The delegation
of this State to the Baltimore Com?emion, copgists of
the following individuals: Charles G. Atherton dele
gate, Albert R. Hatch substitute ; ‘Samuel Tilton del
egate, Walter Ingalls substitute ; Samuel H Ayer del
egate, Paul R. George substitate ; Edmnnd Burke del
egate, William L. Foster substitute ; George W. Kit
tredge delegate, Richard Jenness substitute ; John R..
Reding delegate, G. P. Meserve substitute,
The N. Y. Evening Post publishes extracts from
~documents, which represent the Emperor of Russia s
having for months past urged Lovis Napoleon, by di
rect. communication and in the most earnest mannper. to.
dissolve the Assembly, destroy the Constitution, and
in fact to pursue pygcisely the course he has lately” ta
_ Bxow to the depth of about.d foot fell on Saturday
night and Sanday. - Th e storm was quite severs,
&= The Jaurnal can't become reconciled to_(Hoge
TaonJationds | Dnt ke v a 0 somig. qriavs Jot
LAT R e
Thirty-Second Congress--First Session.
G §H~ e’*—'— 3 ‘“_
€ B Mo¥pay, Jat. 26
.NATE.—The President Jaid before the Senate |
the réport of the Secretary of the Treasury. communi--
cating & statement of the contracts made during the
year ot account of light houses. Memorials were pre
sented fT'-‘éiliténfl of Pean<ylvania, praying for the
repeal ofthe fugitive slave 1w andfor the abolition of*
slavery inthe District of Celumbia,» which were laid
upon the table The resolution submitted by Mr.
Clarke, in relation to the foreign policy of the United
States, was taken up and nade the special order for
Wednesday. SRR PR R e s
~ ‘The bill granting land to the State of Towa. %o aid in
‘the constraction of certain railroads in that’ State wap
taken up. Mr. Undefwood resumed and concluded his
remarks upon the ameudment which he submitted. giy_
ing to eaeh of the old Siates an amount of land narped
in the amendment, corresponding to their federal num
‘bers. and as‘nenarly as possible to ecoincide ‘with legal
subdivisions—and granting in all about fourteen mil
lions of acres. -
Whereupon the Senate adjourned;
HOUSE —The House adopted the resolution of Mr
Faller of Maine, calling on the present administration
for a full list of all previously suspended or disallowed
claims on the government, paid in’ whole "or in part
since March 4th, 1849, with a list of those in any man
_ner inerested in their prosecution and payment. The
subject of making land warrants issued under the law
of September 28th, 1850 assignable, was made the spe
cial order of the day for Thursday next. .
A call was made on the President for copies of all
correspondence in hi¢ possession relative to the al
leged difficulty between Kossuth and Captain Long of
the steam frigate Mississippi ~ Afterwards a debate
sprungup on a resolution freporfed by Mr. Gorman,
from the joint committee on public printing, authoriz
ing the said joint committeeito contraet: with Donelson
& Armstrong for the printing of the census. Pending
this debate, the House adjourned.. |
a 0 ) Toespay, Jan. 27.
SENATE.—Several bills and resolntions ‘were in
thduce’d ‘of no great public interest. The resolution
‘to print two thousand extra copies of the proceedings in
.the case of Capt. Latimer, was debated and ‘lost.. The
French spoliation bill was taken up and made the
special order of the day for the third Monday in Febru-
ALy, - ,
' The consideration of the special order, being the
Towa Land Bill. was then resumed = Mr. Underwood
further explained the bill. Mr. Sumner next ad
‘dresséd the Senate at length in favor of the bill. At
the conclasion of his remarks the bill was postponed
till Thursday, and the Senate adjourned, :
HOUSE..—The first business in order was the con
sideration of the census printing resolation .Mr. Na
‘bois took the floor and was proceeding in his speech,
~when Mx. Orr called him ‘4o’ order”’ The Speaker de
cided that he was in order. Mr. Meade suggested
that the discussion of thie quéstions now distracting the
democratic -party, . be. postponed till they properly
arise., | . o 5
- After further remarks by Mr. Nabors and Mr. Gor
ham, a motion was made and carried to refer the sub
jeet to the ‘Committee of the Whole -~ Mr Skelton
moved a reconsideration, and a lengthy debate of a po
litical character ensued. Tinally the motion was laid
on the table, and the House adjourned.
: WebNEspaY, Jan. 28,
SENATE —Mr. Cass presented resolutions passed
at a meeting in Detroit, in favor of the intercession of
the United States with the British government. for the
liberation of the Irish exiles. He said he fully con
‘curred in the spivit of the resolutions, and saw no-im
propriety ot Xahger in the government petitioning
Great Britain for their release. He saiil that a great
change had taken place in these modern times, relative
to the treatment of political offenders; that the penal
ties were greatly ameliarated ; and that it was not in
rerference, but intercession, that he now asked. He be
lieved that the President might ask for:the release of
the exiles. officially, without em.barrassing the govern
ment. The request would not tarnish the nation’s dig
nity in the least ; but on the contrary, would reflect a
greater honor on us. as an act of mercy, than any of
our most illustrions battles.
Messrs. Hale and Butler favored the object contem
plated by the resolations. After some farther debate,
the subjeet was passed over.
The spevial order of the day, being the Compromise
resolutions of Mr: Foote, was then avnounecd. Mr
Davis took: the floor, and spoke at.some length in op
position to the resolations. Mr. Mcßea desiring to
speak upon the subject, its further consideration was
pestponed—when, after a short executive session, the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE - Mr. Houston moved that the House go
into Committec of the Whole on the Mexican Indemni
tv Bill ; and the motion prevailed. The question was
then tuken on several amendments to the bill—among
them one requiring payment to be made by the Sccre
tary of the Treasary, and another that the instalments
be paid conformebly to the request of the Mexican
government—and they were all in turn rejected.
Mr Johnson of Tennes<ee said that it was a foregone
conclasion, that the House had ‘determined to endorse
the course pursued by the Secretary of S ate. He con
demned Mr. Webster for contracting with ceitain
bankers hefore the appropriations were made. Messrs
Bayley and Meade replied. Mr. Jones of Tennessee
then addressed the House in favor of the bill. and de
fended Mr. Webster. The bill was then read the third
time
The bill for the relief of the Cuban prisoners was
then taken up in committee, and an appropriation of
$6 000 made. The committee then rose, and the ap
progriation was confirmed by the House. Pending the
question on a motion that the bill shonld not be con
strued to approve of interference in the affairs of Caba,
the House adjourned.
| Tuurspay, Jan. 29,
' SENATE.—The Chair presented a communication
from the Secretary of the Interior. relative to the ex
tent of the census returns. Mr. Cooper presented sev
‘eral memorials, which were appropriately disposed of,
The reselutions passed by the Legislatnre of Rhode Is
land, against flogging in the navy, and for abolishing
spiritgrations, were read and ordered to bhe printed, and
referred to the Naval Committee. A bill appropriar
ing SSOOO for the light-house on Florida coast, was or
dergd to be engrossed.
Mr. Bradbury introduced a bill to ameud the judicia
ry system of the United States, and briefly e¥plained
the provisions' of it. ‘Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.—Mr. Shields moved to postpone the special
order of the day and take up the resolution in favor of
secaring the liberation of the Irish exiles. Agreed to.
He then submitted a substitute, which with the resolu
tion was made the order of the day for Thursday next.
Several other bills and resolutions were introduced.
The resolution for the publication of the debates was
passed. ¢
. The Senate then resumed the consideration of the
special order, being Senator Foote's resolutions on the
compromise. . Mr. Mcßea explained at some length
the views.of his constituents and the people of Missis
sippi generally, regarding the compromise, and defend
ed them against the charge of being disunionists. He
finally gave way, and the Senate adjourned. |
HOUSE.—The Speaker announced as unfinished |
business, the bill for the relief of the Cuban prisoners.{
Mr. Carter proposed that the bill be not construed in
favor of intervention with the affuirs of any nation. The
amendment was agreed to, 91 to 71, and the bill read a |
+hird time and passed. : |
_Several bills were introdueced, read twice and re
ferred—the most important of which were bills to
amend the postage law, and to improve the Missouri
river from its mouth to Council Bluff; and a resolu
tion to authorize the location of land warrants, subject
to private entry. The House then adjourned.
| THURSDAY, Jan. 30. |
SENATE.—Mr. Hunter, from the finance commit
tee, reported back the indemuity bill without amend
ment. Mr. Badger reported an amendment to. the biil
to enforce discipline in the navy. Ordered to be
printed. Mr. Bradbury offered a resolution that the
committee on commerce inquire whether any legisla
tion s necessary to prevent abuses of passengers i"j
steamboats and ships transporting passengers between |
the Atlantic cities and California Mr. Bradbury said
_that he had heen requested to call attention to the gross
abuse of passengzersion board of these steamers, and it
was represented that they took a much larger number
than they could accommodate consistently. with safety;
that the food was deficient in quality and guantity, and
the treatment was. such that large nambers had lost
their lives in consequence. He believed that_an inves
tigation would show a parallel only in the horrors of a
middle pussage in’ the African slave trade, ;
“Mr Gwin was glad the subject was bronght up, and’
he hoped that the Senate would thoroughly investigate
it and pass-a bill imposing the severest penalties on all
offenders. - There was' no doubt but that & large num
ber of lives were lost by these abases.. The resolation
way finally adopted. .= fv e o b s L B
G fiqwgfl for %@«fi%f of the, Cuban_prisoners
“was read and'l efi-é‘tf the finance ;ommrifgm.' N}}qu
“merous adyerse reporision 4;“'9'!9 for, private relief
yere ’flyifllg "t-_l_i**‘f*’%:f? ,:*réfk oyd%vgfll persunsh;b@
‘debated and ‘ordered to he engrdssed.”
~An animated debate atose u hfitfifi;bmvfw the relief
‘of Ira Day, ‘in'which ‘the nflm?‘-prwfl% le as to the
‘propriéty of alowing infarest: m%&mwf several
e s
e R MTS R B G (e Cogße O RO g Tl RG g
it was regarded as a test ?fi... ~. No quossgme. was ob- 1
tained, and the questior was edrried by m The
hill was then postponed, and the Senate adjournéd un
ti Monday.v_?. e o e
HOUSE-—A ‘éé;olii?bn allowing the _;Ngial Cqm
mittee a clerk, was taken up and debated.; A motion
to lay it upon the table was lost. After a short discas
&iq(%.’.!h’e r.e#bl;\t:on-.fi,fis referred to the. Gompittee on
Aécounts. with instructions to make enquiry as to the
number of clerks already employed by the House, and
whether any of the commitees require clerks. The
Committee on Roads and Carals made a report rela
tive to Mr. Wiitney’s project for a railroad to the Pa
cifie, which was referred to the Committee of the
Whole Several river improvement bills were report
ed. ard after attending to some other unimportant mat
ters, the House adjoarned until Monday.
One of the Slanders Nailed.
Among the unscrupulous slanders of the democratic
party and its candidates, the Independent Democrat,
in a recent number, put-forth the following ‘felating to
Dt. Martin'¥'? 7% N
Norrnery Ligar ‘Wanrep. — The “profligate
press” with which Dr. Martin “outraged all the propri
eties and decencies of civilized society,” was, we be
liéve, the “Northern Light,” a paper mainly under the
control of the Doctor, published at Great Falls. That
paper ‘walked into” the demoeracy with’a “seven niule
power,” whileit réjoiced in the pen and purse of the
present’ hunker eandidare for: Goveinor. Will some
one inform .us where a file ‘of ' that paper- éuring -the
winter of 1823, can be obtained 2 Whoever will furnish
ns with a file, will gratify us and confer a favor on the
friends of “unwavering democracy” =~ -
. Tao this characteristic; paragraph from the Indepen
dent, the Great Falls Journal—a neutral paper, with a
slant towards whiggery sufficient to render it no more
than jast towards the democrats—makes the ‘subjoined
reply: S i
_The Northern Light was printed in: this village, and
did'walk ifto the democracy some, but it nevel ‘e
‘Joiced in'the pen or purse™ of Dr. Martin. A file of the
Light we think is not to be found, for we do not believe
that there is a file of them now in‘existence ; but being
somewbhat acquainted with the affairs of the “Light”
we can inform thefriends of “unwavering democracy”
that it was hublished by James J Henderson, and dar
ing its politieal eareer received its leaders from the pen
B. F. Guppy, Esq, of Dover, and not from Dr. Martin
as above stated. - , g
Thas is the above slander from the central organ of
the abolitionists, nailed as a base coin to the counter-
And this'is' a fair sample of the trath and candor which
characterize the abolition orgrans in their assaalts upon
the democratic party. et every democrat bear this
case in mind, as showing ‘how utterly undeserving of
credence is imything which emanates from the source
in question ; and let it serve to put all on their guard
against the thousand ‘and ~one “fisher-skin” stories
which will be put forth with regard to the democratic
candidates in the opposition prints, beiween this time
and the election,
' P. & C Rarcroap —The Bookkeeper of the Ports
mouth & Concord Railroad has furnished a statement
of the earfiings and expetises of the road, in reply to a
writer in the Gazette of last week. Having given one
side a hearing. we cheerfully accord this privilege to
the other. omitting only a portion of the prefatory re.
marks to the statement, which is wnessential and not
altogether in good taste.. We presume that unless “A
Seeker for Truth” is satisfied with the explanation, he
may give the subject further attention. The following
is the Book-keeper’s sr:nciqent'; :
In reply to the inquivies of A Seeker for Truth,” in
the Gazette of fan. 27, 1 perhaps can give all the in
formation that may be necessary or useful.
I give you below statistics from the books {not the
directors’) of the Portsmouth and Concord Railroad,
and which I think embrace all that is important for
any one to know, under the present operation of the
road: ;
Porrsyourn axp Coxcorp R. R. Reckrers.
! 1850. 1851.
danuary ' Passengers, 281.24 47171
Freight, 41831 552.62
; February . Passengers, 44549 417.00
Freight, 426.52 664.82
March Passengers, 577.86 586.78
: Freight, 488.53 609.66
April Passengers, 51321 676.34
Freight, 376.87 763.84
May Passengers, 667.29 549.93
Freight, 296.42 651.73
' June Passengers, 541.27 . 593.82
-~ Freight, 272.50 596.60
dJuly © Passengers, 976.23 1,372.72
Froeight, 240,96 480:i3
August Passengers, 1.107.47 99.4.03
FEreight, 257.06 399.84
. 1,887.28 10.381.56
September Passengers, 99926 1,065.62
Freight, 229.42 604.60
October Passengers, 51542 $78.82
i Freight, 36523 839.83
November Passengers, 812.66 - 631.35
. Freight. 25487 584.48
~ December Passengers, 412,69 477,79
Freight, 395.12 . 754.14
4,014.67 5,986.63
Increase on earnings of whole year,about 29 per cent,
“ on business to Raymound. 4 mos. ** 50 “ ¢
: .| 8m0nth5,7,887.28 10,381 56
Whela: -earnings, }4 “ 4014.67 3986.63
: 11,901.95 16,368.19
This statement is made up from the weckly re
turns ; the actaal cash receipts vary a little, viz.:
' Whole (ash Receipts for the ycar 1851,
~_including expresses and mails. $16,489.42
The charged Expenses, which are, as
~ near as can be calculated, and without
~ reckoning at present anything for the
salaries of officers apnd the help at the
- Treasurer’s office, 3?.'; days, $45 per day 14,085,00
~ Leaving as the net earnings under this ~———
~ calculation 2,404.42
~ Such items as interest, insurance, taxes, officers’
‘salaries, &c., we don’t consider proper to charge at
present, as they would be. about the same whether
the road was,. operated or not.
AxprEw J. PENHALLOW,
Book keeper and Cashier of P. and C. R. R.
State TemperANCE ConveNnTlON.—We give the
following telegraphic report of the proceedings of the
State Temperange Convention held at Concord last
Thursday, as a matter of news:
The Conven'ion was organized by choosing Hon.
Matthew Harvey. President, and ten Vice Presidents,
and Rev. C. D. Fuller, of Manchester, Secretary, with
three assi-tants, :
Prayer was then offered by Rev. John. Wood, of
Newport
Mr Chick, of Peterboro’, presented resolutions dis
gaim’ing &ny pol‘itical. objccts in holding the Conven
on. : ’ v : .
Mr. M. A. Cartland opposed the resolutions in a
speech of great violence, dénouncing then as tame and
ancalled for. ' :
. He was replied to in a short but able speech by the
mover and by Gen. White of Sandwich, ~vhen the res
olutions passed almost unanimously. . .
On motion of Mr. Ray, a_committee of one from
each county, of which Hon. J. M. Harper of Canter
bury was chairman, was appointed to prepare the busi
ness of the meeting and recommend a plan for future
operations, ESR LI :
Convention adjourned to half past 1 P. M.
Arrernvoon.—The Convention met, and _after sing
ing Old Hundred, a lerter was read from Neal Dow.
Mayor of Portland, giving a history of the proceedings
‘which resalted in the passage of the Maine Liquor Law,
and the operations of -that law.. ~ ..., .
~The Committee on Resolutions recommended in
substance the systenr of l_e”gi%n_tion adopted in Maine.
A State Committee and opnty,.(‘g%gminegs were
appoinied, and also & committee to draft a bill on_the,
*b%?g"v‘O‘,be, presented to the next Legislature. -
~ The meeting was occupied the remaining pait of the
affernoon in speeches by several gentlemen. =~
" The Convention was very fall and very enthusiastic.
‘They adjourned till evening. . =- " L
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Tae Tarisr.— The Rhode nd. democrats
bave been cheated in‘the gentleman wWhom they
elected . senator in congress. We expressed our
want of faith in Gen. James’s integrityas a demo
crat, 80 soon as it became known publicly, that
while professing to be a democrat, he had secured
his election by a “truck and dicker” with the whigs:
Now fairly in con§r,ess, he makes his first demon
stration as a double-dealing politieian by an assault
on the tariff of 1846,
He proposes to unsettle everything that has been
settled ; to break up the policy that has worked
better for all parties, for six years, than any other
tariff policy that basbeen tried since thecry of
“protection to home industry” was first raised by
those who mean their own when they preach their
}[ couniry’s good. ;
~ Itouzht te be regarded as .an established truth,
that it is impossible to' make any tariff law that
-would suit the wishes and interests of all classes.—
Government was not establjshed solely for the farm
ers—solely for coal digeers and iron-méngers—nor
solely for cotton spinnersj but for the equal pro
tect%n'éf alk clusses. * The' primary defect of all
the special legislation we have bad upon “protective
tariffs,” (as they have been designated,) has been
thatit had express reference to two cr three leading
interests, and nothing mote.
" “Put money in our purse !” has been the clamor
of certain clubists of mdustry, whenever congress
has ventured to respect theéir importunities, and
legislate for higher duties. Now if congress could
accommodate these gentlemen without injustice to
any othé class of men, no harm would come from
¢onsulting their claims. But it comes as & natural
consequence, that when congress legislates money
inlo one man's purse, it is quite sure to legislate 1t
‘out of another man’s purse. This was the beset
ting sin of the “black tariff” of 1842. * * =
~The tariff of 1846 was the first successful offort
‘that has been made, in this country, to legislate in
these matters upon the broad grounid of equal
justice to all classes and interests. It was not,
\ hke preceding tariffs, a piece of patch-work to
cover special interests ; but was a system of itself }
lcomprehensive in its principles and provisions, and
aniversal in their application. Under its operation
| certain ¢lasses may not progress so fast as they may
| desire in the attainment of wealth ; but it has the
| advantage of being a steady system, which the par
| ties interested know where to find in its operations.
Men who are good calculators, economical in their
business,-and engage in it themselves, and do not
trast too much to others, ‘make money under the
present tariff ; and will continue to @o so ; while
the improvident and the extravagant will always
find it bard “‘to make both ends meet” under any
' system which government may establish that comes
short of a direct bounty to their pockets.
' What would the manufacturers do with the im=
mense amount of goods they would produce, if they
icouhl have the bouunty of the government in their
business a 3 they desire ? They would produce more
than the people ¢ould consume ; and if they would
trade abroad, there must be recipraeity in the ar
rangement. If we would sell to other nations what
we produce, we must buy what they produce. Ard
can any one give a” reason why the farmer should
not have a foreign market as well as the manufac
turers 2 We cannot wish Mr, James success in his
lexperiments upon the tariff— HWercester Pallas
Tur Corrurriox Fuxp.—ln the course of his
remarks at Gosbeny Mr. Atwood disclosed, among
other ‘outrageous acts eommitted by Democrati¢
office holders, the astourding fact that they have
sometimes paid money for electiongering purposes.
Mr. Clement of Unity, who was present, and re
plied te this charge, put to him this question ;
“Did you not place in the hands John H. Goodale
twenty dollars to aid in.procuring your nomination
for Governor by-the Democratic party ?”—remark
ing that be would take Lis answer for the truth and
Dbelicve it te be trwe ;=and furthermore, that he
should regard his silence as an admission that he
had paid that amount for the object named. Mr.
C. paused for a reply—and ¥, Atwood remained
silent ! At the meeting at Sunapee of Saturday,
Mr. Clement being present, he observed, as we did,
that Mr. Atwood omitted to repeat ali allusion to
money matters, among his charggs of corruption in
the Democratic party. During the debate that
followed, Mr. Clement reminded the meeting of
this important omission, and afluded tohis unanswers
ed question. This bronght Mr, Atwood again to
the sticking pownt, and he concluded to attempt a
reply. His answer was (and we will not misrepre
sent him, ) that while he was Siate Preasurer, he
was annually assessed, Bke other officers, for the
purpose of defraying the expeuses incvident to the
elections—that be had complied with the arrange
ment year after year, antil he becane satisfied that
the money did not go to these who kad performed
services for the party—and conseguently he paid a
part of his assessment, twenty doliars; to John 1,
Goodale, ediior of the Manchester Pemocrat.—
But when pressed as to the time of this payment, he
admitted that it was in the season prior to his nomi
naiton for (Governor by the Democratie party.
We have thus given kis answer, with his own ex=
planation ; and to our mind it is clear that John
Atwood proeured his own nomination by the aid of
mongy—that “root of all evil” which he saysis, to
his ewn knnwledge, vsed to such a dangerous ex
tentin the Democratic party.— Newport Argus.
~ Kossvra at Prrrseurc.—Kossuith has spent the
' past week at Pittsburg, Pa.; where he arrived the latter
part of the week previows. The people of Pittsburg
‘seem to have treated him with great consideration and
‘to have manifested much sympathy for his cause. A
‘despatch from thence dated Janunary 26ih says:
~ The festival in honor of Kossuth, came off at 3
o’clock this afternoon, in the Masonic Hall, which
was filled to overflowing. A. W. Loomis, formerly
member of Congress, presided, and several most dis
tinguished politicians 7of | both parties, Mayor
Cuthrie, several clergymen, and other leading men,
were Vice Presidents. »
When Kossuth came upon the stage, the entire
audience arose in respectful silence, which was
maintained until his introduction to the meeting,
when an overwhelmning burst of applause followed,
and a capital band struck wp the Marseilles
Hymn.
}brder being restored Mr. Loomis delivired an
eloquent and appropriate welcome address, hearty
in its endorsement of Kossuth's eause and policy.
It was frequently applauded. XKossuth in his reply
expressed himself confident of receiving™ much en
couragement in the West. He made special refer
ence to the Catholics, and said that he was glad to
find that their opposition to his cause was not gen
eral. g : pßd Sk
Hon. Erastus Hopkins, of Massachusetts, was
next introduced, and ige a neat and brief speech,
delivered to Kossuth the resolutions passed by the
Legislature of that State, inviting him to visit the
Capitol during its present session,
Kossuth responded briefly. He was happy pub
lic sentiment was expressing itself through its con
stitutional representatives: Such manifestations
were doubly dear, because made with a full under- -
standing of his mission and purposes. =
He thanked the Legislature of Massachuseits for
thewr resolution, and their representative for the
manner in which it had been presented. He ac
cepted the invitation, and promised to visit Mas
sachusetts, _ ; e
A Vigorous MAN.—Mr. Transeript : 1 find
the follpwing, in your paper o( Saturday :
4]t is said, that as soun as j_syring@;b:&bm, the
President will supersede Gov, Brigham Young by
a competent and vigorous man.” : .
* Tknow not what Mr. -Fillmore’s. standard of a
vigorous: man may be § nor cau T imagine: where
heis likely to find a superior to this Brigham
Young. The last we heard of him, he was! giving
sixteen of hiv wives an airing, im bis uzoribus, four
teen of whom Bad."babies 1. ‘r“ A member of
the Cabinet, that will-beat thisi? A’ vigorous man,
obe sure |—Bosion Trar kbt boe
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