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iOattl man & State 3oiirntU.
K. v. .VAiroiv, ji:.,i',di Tim.
Tlitiisitiiy, rclirmiry 0, ifiSt.
The Company lie wan In
fUrongthens very much Uib view wo .expressed
(last week) of Mr. Webster's Tarrytown letter.
There were two oilier letters, and only two, ad
dressed to the meeting. Theso were from He.n
ht Clav, whoso mrao is appended to llie Teat
and Senator Dickinso.n of New York, n, locofoco
of the Hunker stripe, and so rfowgny as to paw
muster anywhere, South of Mason & Dixon's
line, without any pledge at all beyond hu speech
os and votes. We give those loiters -in full, aa
they are brief.
WAsmiseTON, January 20, 1851.
OrsTLKvrx: I hove received vtntr letter invi-
tinj? my attendance at n meeting of the people of
Vitclietcr county on tiie.HMii instant, who are
to assemble without rospecUto patty, to express
their d 'lerciiintinn to libido by the compromises
of the l""t i's.on of Congress, ind to mamfmt
tlieir ( v ':oti to tho l onstitution and tno union
of the t u.ted States which it formed.
I nsjoiCO in the assemblage of all such meet
ing" of the people. They have done and will
continue to do great good. Whenever they
meet, in haul, m spirit, and in soul 1 am w ith
them and of them; and, if it were practicable, I
would be personally present and participate in
thorn.
Two clr.ssejof di'iinion'uts threaten nurcotin
try. One is that which is open and undisguised
in favor of separation; the other i that which,
distill niug a dosiro of dissolution of Uio Union,
adopts a nurse and contends for measures and
principles which must incwtably lend to that
chmiliom result. Of the two 1 think the
Killer more dangerous, because it is deceptive
mid insidious. I hope both will bo defeated. -They
will ho defeated if the inns of the peoplo,
true"to UiMf host internet and to their country,
w.H discountenance and frown down all attempts
at uhcnation and discord.
I regret, gentlemen, tlinl my dutips here do not
admit of my accepting the imitation with which
you have honored me.
With great respect I am your ob't servant.
' J I. CLAY.
Whsminoton, Jan. STi, ICS I.
Gr.vri.Eiir..N: My public engagements will
prevent my pirticipation in the patriotic inueting
of tho citizens of Wcstchostcr on the !10lh inst.,
to which you have kindly invited ino ; but I bIuII
bo with you in spirit, and desiro to bid you God
sp?cd in your devotion to tho Constitution and
Union of tho Statej. I look upon such move
ments in our State so recently tho focal oint
nt a most mischievous and inarming agitation
with feelings of pride and gratification which
few can lODreciitB and none can describo : for
they giv lione tint tlia storm has howled itself
to rest,rnd mat me mack ami uiuerwaicrs wnicn
hive overwhelmed ui are receding. I thank
Heaven that the noise of frothy ifpmogoguea,
blcar-ev d fanatics, and canting livjiocritcs hns
at List amused th" honest tiiassrs to a sense of
the dinger which his threatened us, and that the I
integrity of the Constitution is ubout to be main-1
tain :! mid vindicated in its pure and catholic I
Bimpue.iy. nop"ning my iieierui'in'inn, so oi- inn
tan ep-vssod, and for m my yours so thoroughly
practici a iicre, ui aunen nee to a coii.tuiiiioniu
Union under all circumstances, whether uf weal
or d" wo, and regarding all as enemies of ill
p i')! i eace who trairlc in elements if sectional
aitilioii, 1 have the honor to be, with high con
s.derat. ui and regard, your friend mid tell ivv-cit-u-n,
1). si. DICKINSON.
NEW-YORK AND THE UNION.
There ore ninny pood c iti? ns who guv 1h v
entiri Iy concur tn the sentiments wliuh lb,
-.,. r (l.o VflniM t.f llie Free States '
maintain, and which Messrs. Webster, Duer.l
Rose, and all our ' Union' r.iinors lormeny pro
fessed, witli regard to any further extension of 1
or concessions to Slaverv. but who have been'
persuaded tint then it no nttd of any fnrlUr
tlcmonslratian on tht mhjeet that llie whole mat
Isr ha hern ilefinitelv adjusted and all pretence
for further action upon it precluded ny tlio pss
anrre of the ('oinnTomiso bills On this ground
they urge that there was no need of reaffirming
llie tiroe-honorou convictions oi vue vv mirs
New-York at our last Stale Convention not
that such expression was Intrinsically w rung,
but tliat it was needlpss. Slavery, tin y nrgue.
is asking nothing moro than it now has. and it is
idle to give notice that we will concede nothing
further. Wo ask all who honestly hold these
opinions to consider the following extracts from
. '.al,l..,. IMU. In 1'hr llrrnhl.
'Wasuixotom. Tub. 7, 1851.
The Democrats are sure
they have a party, scattered about somew here ;
and (he important question with them is, how it
is to be re-united : who can doit; and wln.t
move'iient i fir! necessary to put the ball in
motion. .Vontf cocrion of jirinriplf must hr
nude lo scrurr the Sauthtm tliirhlt iting nf the
Demorntnj, if possible; but that is a delicate
operation, and requires consultation, study, and
the niiitimr of the old i" h"-i U tijr'-th-T wi'h
soni" of the leading ultr.i" in d iitx rati consult.'
tion; nnd that, too, i a dehente proi'e.'ding. i
Hilt this is crrtiim ; unless the Southern ultras
are concili-ited, t!i nit' irii'ity of the IV"v-
crntic partv is gotip ; and they can do nothing.
nml can eltoct notlnng, wiui a national canuiu ue
before the people.
Therefore it is, that wo are disused to credit
the hints whispered in our pnvite par, lint th"
Democratic partv in fi'l w.U be orgnnizeil not
only Uioii a Union platform, u njxin tront
Southern ttrmmils, and thnt the tiirt st. p will be
to reconcile, by lihernl concMjioiis, lb" ultnis of
lite South, and 'to bring liem back in tins way,
as backsliders are reentered t" the church, by
the exercise of charity and the holy oil ofcoun
latioii. SI'. Ilright his given notic of n hill to iiiiien.l
the fngUivr thnr line ; lint ! to s ly. " jrnr:(i
for a more effective execution of tlmt net, by
more slnntnl jwiiii.1 anil ipwkim in.i i.t in
bt it Hitce-offermr lo Hit rtcusnnl nml miitnunm
Southern Dimorrar;. On the other hand. Major
llurlaiid, who is also a doctor, h.is presented a
memorial from Arkansas praying Congress to
take steps for the peaceable acquisition of the
beautiful island of Cuba, including the delicious
attractions of Havana, and the key of the Oulf,
which is supposed to lie locked up in the Moro
Castle.
Whit then? We still count upon a new
National Democratic platform thr frame work
of S'inllirrn lite-oab ; and if it shall suit the
South bolter than tho Nationil Whig rubric,
there is still a prospect of winning tho Southern
States in tho grand carnival of
Chat all this is substinti illy true, is as no
torious among politicians as the d' feat of Ham
ilton Fish. ' The Democracy are being prepar
ed lor a further and. dpepcr deieent in umlity
to the Slave l'ower, and notlnng cm po-i-nbiy
prewnt this consummation but in ant noiiM
and coiiiinunlilig altitude cm the pari of the
U lugs of the IV'0 States. Mud our Wli.irSt ite '
( onvent.on l.il1 -i i'.l In. I fill, tins nun 'ivie1
would hiu " lie nii'irh i.'t o.iipl.shc.l er t!ii--i
Great Dultcr Malting.
A pent! ni in in W. sl m a tm' re .abl" n
thor.iv -wilt, s us tint Mr D.mi- I llitt' :. J I i it
to n, has made n'ld so'il thepists -tson, I'1 I 2
lbs. of butter from two cows, in addition to what
nil. used bv Ins family of two persons Tins is
Mo.vn-u, I
S-nv'r. Mr Pnn-e presroteil the credfnli .Is
r Mr l'rutl Sennter clit rrom Mur)iatid, for
six vp rs. troui 'arch 1th m xt.
Mr Jl.ison presented petition from tho
within a fractionof 210 lbs. foroach cow. Our l Virginia Legislature, and n pciition from tho
t.C. ... !, H.ltaf ...i-m flin rrtlvH ...u 1 r .1. .it le t.. C.
IlllUltlldllb PLU" r. uiii, i.it.Di - IllUjUlU; 111 UIU WUII71IIU llOtlill vUII UllU'ltll, J II 1.1
nn evtrn leei inc. anil Hint no Ins lor l ie I3-n
years made li'.'i lbs. of butter each year from two
co. althoiigh he has not sold so much as tins
year.
Another farmer of Weston Mr Dan'l D. I'eck
- our correspondent informs in, has beaten Vr.
Clarke of Orange, by making and selling 1170
of (rood butter, in icle the imst i'.'i"ii fiom
rows and 4 hi ifers 7J'1 iba. from the cons, and
ll.O from the In ilers.
Since the above was written, we have received
the following blast from Uiingf County: II nil
Sir Journal.
Ornngt County not lllaten ! -Mr. Editor,
In your jiaper of the 7th inst. appeared a state
ment headed, Orange t ounly ttcaten,' concern
ing Uip quantity of butter made by various men,
from their row the past season ; but. Sir, Or
on!'" Count) is not yet fccufn, as the following
will show.
lly that statement it appears that Mr. John
Caiiieroii, Hsq , of Ityegati', who mado the lar
gest amount amount' of anv one there quoted,
made from 5 cews, l(J!H) pounds butter, and be
tc. :i 'if 0 and :li ( pounds cle ive J or, exclusive
of i I.e. si , hiihN hiil'.r tn m tsih cow.
Hut 1 have a row , from w Inch Inst Heason, be
sides uing cream and milli torn family ol li pn
son. I made V.-. 1-V lbs. butter.
In the InngMnire of the "Caledonian," tnen,
" here is Onmge County ?"
Joii. O Cum.
Tunbridge, Fib. 1:1, 151.
I ton Hanoi n Ait. Iltxcue nf nn, .llltilgtd
I uaitire Slave J mm ( istotly. In Saturday, it
will he aeen by our Court Calendar, an sIledgM
fugitive Blave w.ia hu night before U. S. ('oiniuls
sioner (Jonrge T. Curtis, and upon motion of his
counsel, tbu enii-e was coutmued until I uesday
next. The sJlegiil slave was urrostei) oarly m
tlie meinmg, by Ivputy Marshal Patrick Ri
ley, at Tali's Cnrulnli Coif v House, w here he
w.is employed a a waiter and conveyed to the
1'. S, t ourt llooin, where the hearing took place
His naine is called in tho warrant, " Shiidnu'h,"
nml lie is i-i,inied a the slave of John De llree,
nt .Noriulk, Va. a purser in the U. S. Navy. j
The hearing having been concluded, the Court
llooin was gradually cleared nf its occupants,
the prisoner remaining in the cu-tedy ot Deputy
Marshal Ililey and hu seven assistants. The
rnun-el of the defendant then had a long constil
t.iti ni with him as to the line of the l f nee.
Aller the counsel had letl the room, which was
about twenty minutes buforo two o'clock, one of
the doors of the private entrances to U wan pres
sed open by u largo number of blacks, who oc
cupied the lauding and stairway of the Couit
House. Some twenty or thirty m.-t mtly enter
ed the room, nnd carried away from the olficerh,
without much resistance, the nlledired slave,
Hiadrncli, mid a cowd of several liiindrnl bbicki
bore him away in triumph to the west part of the
citv. Tie ..to'i k was Midden, and tie' ollicer-.
weie n 't piep.tif tl to ntier re-,, stance to tii im h
I'll'. a n i.nmiti s iii'ler the n -i in . : II
or of tho steamers to Africa. Ho said ho con
sidered the petitions as expressing the opinions
of the uglier only, end not of their constituents:
he did not consider them ns instructions, and did
not believe Congress had power to appropriate
money for deportation of free negroes.
Mr " Halu presented n potition from Massachu
si Its, having one thousand signers, for the repeal
ot the l'u;'iflve Plave Law, which was tabled.
Mr llnelit presented two petitions from India
na, in favor of a line of steamers to Africa.
Mr Jefferson Daws offered a resolution which
was adopted, that tho President communicate the
corraspondenca of the United States Consul at
Panama with tho Secretary of Stato and Post
master General, relative to the imposition of tax
i's hy New Grenada on citizens of the United
States, when tn transitu across the Isthmus ; al
so as relates to the mail service of tlio United
States on the Isthmus.
Mr Ilrighl introduced n bill explanatory of the
Act Known as tho Fugitive Slave Ijiw of Sep
tember, lfflO. He explnined tho bill as merely
declaring that suits pending and rights existing
under the law of l!1."!. "ere not in any way af
1i cteil by the act of lf30. He said he Imd no
intention to diatiust compromise measures. Hp
woniii aland uy them as long iik any body i Sc.
'I'll" bill was reterred to the Judiciary t ominit-
tf e.
Mr Hale introduced a joint resolution, direct
ing the presentation of a sword to the nearest
male relative of the late Major Rmggnld.
The lull from the House, malting an appropri
ation to supply tlefirieticiea was taken tip, ..lid
srver.il amendments winch were refuted by the
Committee on Finance were agreed to. An a
mpinlinent wa offered by the name committee,
appiopriatmg S754.((fH) to d'jfray all claims and
demand afiipjt tho United States by the Cher
okee Indiamw
VI r Walker moved to mid a pr-uio that the
momy -lull not lie paid totuiy agent oruttoiuey,
hut in pei'ou to the li.di.iiis.
A Ion.- delint ou-oied nnd Mr W.ilker's a-
( iiieii(l"ient was rejected. Yeas 'Jl ; nays '27i.
I The amendment m eominittee was agreed to,
and M-vril iinunpoittnrt amendments were pro
posed, debated, and agreed to, and the bill order
ed to be engrossed. Adj.
I tonne. Mr B.iyly, from the Committee of
Ways and Mollis, reported a bill ni'king appro
priations for certain fortiac it ,ims ; also a h.ll pro
viding for carrying into execut'on the latter part
of the twelltli article of the treaty with Mexico ;
also a bill nuking appropriations for the civil and
diplomatic expenses of the Government for the
year ending June HO, le5ii. He also nsked leave
to introduce a resolution making all the appro
priation bills eight in number special orders,
lo be continued as such until dif-po-ed of.
The y. .ii and nays were taken on the motion
of Mr tliyly, to suspend the rules, to en ible him
to oli r In- n solution, and dt cided m the m ga
tive, by HI lo !i.
The .' lou-e went iivin Conitmltc e of th" Who'e
,. ii. 1 1 iiul tr plied, and sui ;Mirtrd the bill
Tie lull n , is th. n reported to the mute,
j The nun ndinent made at the b st si -sioti, that
'the lands granted should bo sold within three
years, was nonconcur rd in,
I Mr Uorlatid moved tonrovido tliat the si lee
tions of land should not be m pan-els larger than
one section. Lost.
The bill was then ordered to bo engrossed
vens .'!0. navs not counted.
J he vote rejecting hip mil nr tne reuei oi in"
captors of the'frigato Philadelphia was reconsid
cred, and thp bill was laid on the table. Adj.
llou.tr. Mr Evans ol Mil., asked leive to in
trodiice a hill to r. neal so mm h ol th" act ot
las,! ye u ns appiopi Kites ,I(HI,I III' for the evp n
Sioil of the Capitol. Objections were made.
The Speaker announced the pending business
to be. on seconding Hip demand for the previous
question, on the substitute for the lull to estab
lish a llotml of Accounts, reported from Com
mittee of the Whole, yesterday.
The demand for the previous question was sec
onded, and the substitute was read.
I he House refused to agree to the substitute I
yeas r, ; nays lli
Pile question now recurred on agreeing tothe
bill as originally sent f niu the Senate
Mr Inge tinned lo lay if on the table. Car
ried Yens 1 10, Nays Wti.
Mr Inje then moved to reconsider the vote,
and on h-s m.iti. n, the mution ia laid on the ta
ble So the bill was kill, d. Ad.
VA roi sow, Feb. 12.
Senatr. Messrs Hinilin nml Cli i-e presented
petitions for the rope i lot the Fugitive Slave Law.
Laid on the ible.
Mr Cooper presented ten petitions from Penn
sylvania, for a modification of the Tnntf.
The lull j-raiiun- ten millions nf acres of land
for th In f and support of the indigent insine,
was put on lb. ptssigo. Carried yeas 15, nays
10.
Mr Shields moved, and the Senate took up the
joint resolution, aiitho'ismg 111" President to con
fer the rank of Lieutenant General, by brevet
only, for meritorious sprv ice.
Mr Atehwon. as a test vote, moved that it be
laid on th ' table. Lost veas iiiys 'JH
V. .- -Mefr Atchison, liorlind, Himlhnry,
Cu-, Ch ise, John Davis, Jrlf. Dm is, Downs,
,,. received, Mr Ritchie would bo
utt. i v rti.ncd, in a pi . i.in iv icw.
TllinlAT, I eb. 1-1.
Small. Mr Ib iiton e ,m- potu - that h- would
again mlrod.i e a bill to p iy llie Missouri ii per
cent fund. , , , . .
Mr Hale's resolution to placo chaplains m the
miliary and nival sen ice on the same footu g,
US to Co npcil-lltioll, l.s suru.-uiia, """r "
'j'h , t rolution authoiismp tho President to
eotifor the rank of Lieut, n mt Oenernl, by bre
vet, was put on its passage, and carried yeas
""Mr'l'tiisk laid on the tnble tn be printed, nu
merous amendments to the Posts ge bill.
M' 'leir.cn in n -.lt,t,!;e up the bill regu a
t.TCr th" f"-s and . wts to he allow ed t'l b'lks,
in iif.li lis. ami it'ornevs ui t,,e I'. S. courts.
V in mm ",!nl ami n luients were made in trie
details of tb( bill. .
Mr Downs moved on amendment, nuthonsinir
the Departments to make allowance of a reason
abl cnmpeni.ition. m all casi-s of niiadjnsted
claims, for extra profess.on.l duties. I his a-
1 inend.iient is supposed to i over llie claim oi jm
i ...n.l l,i I' S iMiirnov for TIllisianl.l
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D'.cK non ovidontly thinks that nobwly is hon
est, coujcioncious, or sincere, who is opposed to
olavcry or the Coiniromise tjius giving to others
tho character which the public and Ins own par
ty have long given to him. The gentleman has
just be.ni voted down i a ciii 'iis of the locofo
cos of U'O NW York Legislature. A word on
ly ns to Mr OWy's letter : ifhe means to say that
the anti-slavory Whigs of thu North aro more
iVnigd'ons to tho U'niou tlan open and undisgui
sed dis iiiionistf, wo can well understand tlmt
Mr. CI iy nnd Mr. Webstor both dosiro no ulh
nnco w ah them ; and we aro inclined to ths be
lief tliat tho Whigs in question will not ho un
willing to reciprocate tho affection of these dis
titi;.'UKiied gentlemen in kind. Tiny have been
our tu..ch rs, ll'e can go alouo in tlio old track,
if they choose to leave it
Tho Time haa arrived.
The reader will observe that n proKsition to
amend the Compromite has been made in tho Se
nate, uid is ontertaiued by that body. To bo
sure, I'io anionduient comos from a suspicious
quarter, from a "compromise man," wo believe:
tint th in it serves to show tliat " time anu expe
rience" Are demoiiDtnilod " tho necessity of fur
thcr h gialation." What are the leaUitars going I
to do about it ? That is the question.
V Uampthire Politics. Some months ago
the R w. John Atw ood, (Uaptist,) was nominated
ts tho locofoco oandidalo for Governor. Shortly
aRer, a letter was drawn from hhn, in which ho
fmored free soil doctrines. This alarmed tho
party leaders, and easy John was induced to w itli
draw his letter. Rut still, by hook or by crook,
the letter got out to the public - and bo did tlio
withdrawn, John wua in a " fix," and to fix his
" fix," declared that leltor No. 1 contained sub
KVinUilly his bcntiinciitj, and thai ho had been
over jxrsuaded by party leaders to tako it back.
Vow tho locofoco party is in a "fr," and they
are about to. try to fix their " fix," The " Demo
cratic State Committee'' has issued a call for a
State Convention, saying :
" Hon. John Atwood his chosen tlio open and
liiltei enemies of tho Demouralic partv for ' '
udvis. rs, corrosriondenU and confidential friends,
mil Ly his vascilUting course, haa rendered hini
relf obnoxious to tlio Democracy of this State,
nnd tinworthy of tlieir nupport."
Willi' L' ' l.llllie .'lould h - -
I, coi I, li itgain.'tl, or bul'. cd into ..n .ip-
pinv nl of the I"nr I.-, e - I iv e 1 1 ill -r iv.eild bo
no B'.cppinj th iiio;ni'iitii ii undo' w huh 'the
i D.'iiHii r.u v' is now tl.-ci n.linjr toward 'lie i v-,
I In me Soiillcrn Plitinrui. With lie Nmliiii.
rpiusc.iii' in, appri v in and glorify uur tic Coi l-,
j promne .Meiisnri h. Fugitive Slave Liu i.ii.l all,
(and tb South dissatislied, districted, and tbri'at-1
einng ii.sumon it u.ore is noi cui'ceiieu to cm.. ve
ry, there is no avoiding that result. It will bo
prevented now, if nt all, by the certainty that
New-York, Ohio, Micbiian, Wisconsin,
will in the next Piesidoutnil Llection be found
lead tig a compact und overwhelming opposition
to any candidate who may be nominated on the
" line .Valional Denwerahr Platform tht fruiiit
tenrk of Southern live-oak." ,V. V. Tribune.
Wonder if the cbove described is the new loco
foco platform, lately forth-shadowed by the I'tr
motif Patriot.
Life ami II orki of Daniel Hibtltr. Little &
llrown, Iloston, propose to publish the speeches,
forens'c argument and diplomatic papers of Dan
iel Webster, from his own note to which will
be prefixed a notice of -Mr Wobstcr's life and
works, by Hon. hdward Lverett : the whole tu j
form nix volumes uf about 500 pages each, print- j
ed in the best nnnii"r and bound in cloth. A
finely engraved bead of Mr Wetwter will hegiv-1
en in the first volume, and ins autoirriph w iliac-1
company every -tile crib i iop. Price -'i pei .
volume. Two lemlred copies will bo print-!
ed on large paper, mid I. iv ing the autograph, at '
i J'r Volinne. Mr Webstei'u speeches and W
pcis are substantial and generally nound on the
whole the best modi Is f'U the Ameiican lawyer
or utaltsman. As lo t'no autograph : tcf arc not
in need of it, being already in p',session of it,
i together with (a great runty, be assured, dear
reader,) kti mark.
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Feb i, (i winn, Hal". Il.in.l.n, HoiHtou. .Lines,
Koig. Norri", Ruk, SpruaiK e, Sturgeon, Tur
nev, Wales, Walker, Ynlee.
.N i) Messrs Biiluyr, llildvvm, l'ell, Denton,
R.'rrien, Duller, ClarK, Cliy, Cooper, Daw -am,
Dayton, Dodge ot Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa,
F.w'iiil', Green, Hun'er, Muson, Miller, Penrce.
I'h ips. l'r itt, it Ii -t t, Seward. Shields, Smith,
Siiiil" Underwood, Cplcim.
Mr Hiiniliu voti d to lav the n olut'on on the
table, because Congress, when Die army was en
gaged in actual war, refused several tunes to
create this otliie. He would voto a;eimst llie
resolution.
Mr Rhett would vote for the resolution, on
the grounds nf the meritorious service ol General
Scott.
Mr Atchison would vote atrainst the resolu
tion ('(duress hut friven thanks to (ti n. cott,
per- nil
il ii i n
ri" .
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h is niv.'ii il ii it nil Hi" i 'w ir.l p
at'oii i.t i..is (.te. e woioil bo
WO.'IJ. to lltil r Ollil i .
Mr Ten . o,"i - 1 'he u
si. II
ss.bl...
but mi
Th.
op urn.
Aft t a Iopj ilebite the auieiiihiieiil was rej
t,.,io.,. l(i.
Mr "Walker ofl'ered an aeiendmeiit, tint when
a U S. marshal lind it necessary to call out the
military to execute leg il pm.-ess,the troops shall
I bo all.-i't ed tor each d iy s service if.i.
1 Mr Tin ne v s iid th - compensation was too high
. p r ii iy, and mast ki t, was enough compeii-
atlon for IIIIV Hoops.
' The amend. netil wa then reacted, and the
Si dale adjourned.
' ffonw. Mr It-.vlv, from the Committee of
! Ways ami ems Veirte. n lull making aopro
pn itions for the arnv, tor the year ending June,
l lt52. Rpferrpil to tlie Co,nimt'tee on the Whole.
T ie House resumed tho consideration of the
resolution reported yesterday, for the relief of
Thomas Ritch;-, for lo-ses sustained on account
of executing the Comre-sional Printing.
Mr Marsh ill contended that tlie contract was
taken without an intention of performing it,
and replied to the i cm irks delivered yesterday
by Mr Morehead.
' Mr McWil)ie defended the resolution, stating
I the fact, that Mr Rivi s. Iw.f.rc the investigation
commPiired. said that tli" printing could not be
done for b's.s than a deduction of one third from
l!, ,,, . . --fibh-b die )"!'. Mr Wembdl al
so test itied hi fore the Committee, that his bid
I was t"o-thin!-i les thin those ofthat year, when
he 1 .. iJl,-.( M dollirs by th" cmtrirt, and that
,Vi !l per cent less th in the prices of 18P1
would iv.ieiiimfv huiu U was proved tliat Mr
j Rilclne did his "work 10 or 15 per cent, better
i than Mr Wen It 1! The Committee proKjsed to
five Mr Ritchie 50 p"r cent, less as indemnity.
Ie earnestly pleaded for the resolution.
Sir Holiday supported the resolution, giving
his reasons why Mr Rrrhie should be indemnifi
ed. j The Chair decided his remarks out of order.
I 'Che amendment of Mr ('rowell ennre up, to
indemnify Messrs Wendell &. Van Benthuysen
'for their losses in printing for the30Ui Congress.
! Mr Ashninn said tint little more than two
I weeks rem nn for public business. Both sides
bad been heard, nnd, presuming the minds of
'i n'!' ii' n were nude up, he moved the previous
ui. as conn rr-
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th t h,- i.i ri -did
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pio-
ie li a rep.iu ,hi!,tv. M tr.-i
Washington. Iln.it. Mai.
Tjfr in CnJifornin. The death rf Mr. Fisk,
of liiiihugtmi, Vermon. ciiuie tothe knowledge,
of his family tlitouh a letfr d ited at Toiilouuio. i
Cilifoinia, Nov I', poblished m the lliicine Wis j
cousin Union, of w luth an extract is given be
low . i
The llurhnj'ton Free Press says : j
The writer gives an intelligent account of his
" rvpei icncu" in gold digging, which has satis-1
fieil him that " the lime for making large for-.
times in C.ililornia bus passed.' Among llie in
cideutM of travel w hich he narrates, the billow ing i
stiuck with u heavy wi ight upon imvious heurls
m Iliiilington, whose liml know ledge ol the aid
cal.amitv it mi !iian8 waJ obtiiiucd thiougb tiiM
1 Iter '
" Willie in the Miirnposin I became acquaint
ed w itli ii line old follow by the name of Fisk ;
he was ciuqa-d ii"ar us and we became very in
timate ; ho was Iroin Alliiny, N. Y., and whs
well acqiiiiiit.il w nil the 11 iguin.n faiiulv ; while
we ueie projiect.iiit on the nth. r side ol the
inoiint mis. he st-rteil tin- Los Anoelos m coinpi
n,' v, ith a lieri-i in, and e n h ot' them bad ten or
t o, iiiinilie.l dollars when they V ft. A few
llllV- lifo'l vi.uiH then bodies Weretulllld on the
i'u-.r ( ii'i l.s hi ir K uigV Uivt r, iv ith tin ir thro i
i n' : tli v ha 1 p.. I il I , ' n folio .ed nuii i u'-
n. ii'
'I
, ii'jr. . to tie
ot lot. for I'
i ,1. d hnii to order,
rules he must oppos
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laii"ht r rr
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II, . ie ily,
id" in P.iii-
prouablv in vi r know n
ll'i i h.n e
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e ' ne; ..in1! nee of M" Stiveu' let
Th ' w ifc and' d.iu 'liter have long
Mr lb,
'ii .ii ii ol ,
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to -ei tin- C
lb" i.;h h -hoiih!
'I Ii ' t Ii iinna.i
grouu 1 t't.it hy th
n if 'il li i o lit.
Mr i lohiies said b" was ojijHis.'d to the ami nd
mi nt. and he asked whether he could not he oi
poseil to it am! yi t w ish it, to j (,aii;'hter.)
Hp h ol seen such tinier on this !l,i ir. He him
self minle a e'.scli the other d iy, and voted on
tlie opposite sut . lie was comis'lled to vote tir
the Fugitive Slave bill, iiMt wished to God he
bad not do.ie mi. (Lauehter.) The pmposition
wis to exclude from the tiihunal nil claims for
slaii s Th it be was fipjMisi'd lo this i.i lenlity,
Poh.iitv Cfinhl itonht, he .iitse m lus opinion, it
w is ilii. nioht equit ible class of i liuiiis on this
Govt rnuient,
Thu aiiMindinent of Mr Julian was disagreed
to ayes 1(1, fttytM 1 7.
Several other uiiendmcnts were voted on.
Mr Allen n.ov.'d that no member ot the pres
ent ' oiigreM, shall bo apKuiitcd to any office cre
ated by this act He hud I'n qiieutly semi in the
newspapers 1h.it a sou or a biother of sum" mem
ber ot' Conriss had been appo.nted to ofiice by
the Lxecutive. His iiineiidini nt w as not to be
coii-iriii d into mi intonation that members of
1 1 'oiire-s h id sin ejit mlii e lor themselves or re
1 Hi. ii-, hut yet the Kxti'utivc, m his piteinal
' cai of ini -.ibeis. nn.! their t'aiudii s, h iu proviib il
lira 1 1 1 .ro pnri'on ot' u.eii.bi rs' t'Uhiln s mi liuth
! s.. h of the House Tie' bill betiire th" com
iiii'o e i .nit ,uied sin, i. ii.yb pri.ei, and the Pres
i.l. it i.i y think th it to" p' i.es s .o'lhl not be g,v -
, i n I . i t he vo'inier in anbers of the t untlv, hut re
sen. 1 lor" the oldest lie feared tint the l'.xec
utn ', in the kiinln -s of his heirt, might force
1 so ne of those otrie.es on members, to their sciin
d l' and the good people of the country (Laugh-
i d i
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l of
I, lavs
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tt. to
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the
t . th I, ,. II -I
v out 111 t'l. -e
o! co,opi
, ise 1 '' ul.ii h G, ii. Is, i,", , ,
! reiN r. in:; the i.nu ol l.ien! (1
I for' ver .ill p-oP n- onJ t i tin: i.u
er-in-l he t. 11.- gave in n r-i
octer for his glorious acliievenn
could not be uiciensi d or .Ilium
i is! it jon of the roitnt'y. The ten
, live fi.revi r in the history ot Ins
i. i u.
1 1.
C
n iii'l-
i: a 1' , h i '. .r
Us j th fun.,
li. d bv any l'".r-
.it ScoM ill'llM
ih "ds, w lnlethe
Ugislatlon of tlie S.iiate wou.d be torgolleii, lie
would advue the frien Is of Lien. Scott to vote
this ri so.utioii dm ii.
Air ( 'lay would hive pn lerre 1 a silent vol... -The
if solution ri,une no m.liv i.lu ,1 u; u whom
the rank is to be conferred. .Notlnng I'l the res
olution indicated any particular indiv nlual for
V, n
V
, bill.
I X
i II l -
I 'M
I Po'l.
Mr ven-" of Penn , moved to lay Mr Ritch
i tion on the table. .Negatived
s ' O, 1, I, I III.
'I' .; i. ..i . i -va t .' en, and the resolution for
nit' 1 to the 'oi.lli.ltlee nil
i . i ict. oiis to enquire en-! r .rt
. ' ". , his i xecuted the w i ik i.c
i . . u'rm ', ,.n 1 v a it li ha- l...t-
1 . 'i 1 ' 1 1
'i li.. s t1 ..ii wi nt ii'io CouilfntP e of the
' i M I.i t..o . N nr.
', , . , .1 to take up tie' IKfininiy
CJnirThera run he no douhtof the rule, that
,l,, r, , i . i I'n lu'i r arc, it be . u jed till leave
l.. r, . ,,.r, ,1 t,i mtrofi'li e it
Mi lb nfoti said directly the revrse bad oft. n
be, n ih cided.
'I he Ch ur said the question had been decided
according to tlie rule.
1 Mr. Walker said lie would iinKb n motion for
I the Senator to proceed, if the im ition was in or-
Mr. Foote objected, as thus a speech can ho
mad.' on on- side, ami no response allowed.
r0,,r.Mr. Daniel mowd that the House go
into committee on the inviit" calendar, so tliat
gentlemen might h ive mi o.purtiiiuty of show
mgthi ir rei'srd for private i lHimaiita. He nsk
piI r, r ih" .-s i.nd nn' s, which being taken, rc
su'ted in t .'i inijoi.ty against gomg into commit
tee. The Home went went into Committee on tlio
R,v r-.nd ITnhor bill!
Mr. McLaue, of Mil., resumed hie mifirks
fi-omye-terd iv, and. with rpfen-nce to the ques
tion, asked by Mr. Holmes, as to whal is Democ
racy ? he saiil it was impertinent ; that he h id
to tell the truth, or deal with it in tho temper and
Isimit which it merited. He therefore thought
proper to present such views an would most like
I Iv attach to the gentlemen from South Caiolina.
He thensjKikeoftbe principles on wmcniue uiu
w ns fi limed, and gave notice of an amendment.
Air, Morse said that the decided vote, by
which tJie iHcessary appropriation bills to carry
on th" administration of the government, were
laid aside, was indicativi of the foregone conclu
sion, -that thisbill is to psj,s,without leaving to ,t
oppm"iits the i,ioriiivilege tube hoard against
r.i... ,i,i,uti,. coiimctid witli it Ho
I then iroceided to show the ineonMsteucy of Mr.
Mcline. in suppiiiling in. ""- '" "' 'H
voted differently in iW upprted Mr.
Polk's message vetoing the River and Harbor bill
ln lr47tbis was like Satan rebuking sin
Mr. McLane explained tlist he had voted to
sustain that veto mess ge, because tint he tlm't
that the ressen assigned was satisfactory. Ho
voted a fa inst the exppdiency of the question un
til the termination of the Mexican war, and look
ing to tin. condition of the ucasury.
Mr Morse mid that Mr. Mr Line was in thq
condition of a p ilitiaian who had turned his coat.
If what the gentleman had d. dared was Di -morrdcv
if protecting the nun nml coal inten i-'ji
of I'eiuisv iviima was Democracy if Democracy
wis mtt'rlereece with Stuto rmbts he did not
belong to lint class. Hp was anything bul that.
He went for substance, i e could nithe brought
tothe altar and fcuiinune with gfutlcmen who
held different o)fntoiis from nis own in- was
fr the I'nion, und. a Constitution, and pro
tected by the Constitution ; and he was ! no
Union w'hich ovendes nnd biuaks down Suites
rights, in winch tendency internal impriM-Aleuts
were worse than the lmer' qntsUon. H is an
cestors went for the Union for the common
welfare and the common defence, wherever it is
rinsed by tlie imiority. But to oppression hu
was opimsed. He earnestly denounced the till
aa a Mtoiu of corruption ; it demanded restweh,
and shoaid not be broubt in at the end of the
session.
Mr. Fitch replied to Mr Morse, that tlie bill
was repm t -d duru.g the first sesa.on of the prm
ent Congress; and if the gentlemen are not tu
miliar w.th its details, ntier a lapse of one year,
till n thov uiouc ure to be biamed.
" S,iTi h rAl , Feb. 15.
t ie
I
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..In iP
a' ion iv a. ri civ 1
. .kii'g till ii"t s. o
S ii r. -I. ii ions
i of uipi nn 'l.c a.j
f.o.n
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til" . -.'Il
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Hi.is tub an-', .ns ie.. th
I ,onl Ml!llles,,l I tu III
I t'l is in th -! 'fen .tin i -
ii. ;cs
11.1.
I! t
Mi'i' r
mils ni.it'.
ai v, is ihsagreed to -:. oa bl).
up
this office. During Hie recent war. tlie creation i ind vote,! do n
n inoved to take up the West
V- irteniV bill.
iis wero made, and for tlie Com-
initt""
m
the He
1 1.
of or.!.
Mr Dm r nj.pi a' "d from the decision, and the
rules w r" ie n1, tin.1 qu-stions raised. &c.
iiM.d" much i mfusion the question was ta
i.en, and the oiiiuiitt-e refused to sustain the
Chair ayes t. 4, nays Wi.
Moiions nut tlie CoiouiiUee rise were made
d't th" muse Mr Duer moved to take
v. r and .inl.or bi!l.
"'uj ci i . ;i 1 1 n, led tliat the motion was out
of tin rank of Lioiitenailt-Gcner.il was
mended to I uiigress, and after tlie approval of
the other House was rejected by lb" S' n .te. -Th"
ca-es were not panillel, win n, as now it "us
understood that the rank wan to be conferred on
i u pirtictil.tr individual. itliont expressing anv
I opinion on the merits of tne individual tin n '-u-ges'i
d lor the otb.ee, he would say that tint M '
so.l ll 1(1 novel di'M l t d the oil., e i' riil,l;iil-
, l-i nt nml :ui riturio'i -emo s inbiltie as wa,
ri o in , i! 'i, th i.'-o'u ton. II. n. i -ar n '. .
' prei i it. .1 b , i.iiiu uy men th in p i . And u lieu
Ir- , - t i ,, li ' wniil.l enllter th- in tiei ly .
I, Ii needs as (ii ii. S. .ill's, I,.' w.i I'd i 1 1 1 . r
urn. i i'.e r ink of i el.i M ii -ii il ; nor ip.l
inv d ni 'ei or iiupi opi ii .v in i leal. ug ad
,1 ii .ii ' i 1 n ii ii s rv c
in Divis I,, 1 voted in I iv thp resolution
tin
For s'
i full,
lie s. ,
1 de ,
-M,
I on th
.1,
til
l .t. i.s it is placed on the gioiini
nt U Cm. Scott, he would Vote for
been in painful ,, on,ce of tho fate of the bus- j MjU(JS0I, nloV(.j ndment-unless
nan i anu miner, into nre inut'oiuu 10 uie iciier
Wonderful Preservation.
On Friday, a young lad in Klorrs it Lmgdon'B
Store, fell through the scuttle front the .'I.I loft,
'M feet ; furtnnMery landing upon an upty rice
cask, ho escaped with but trifling injury.
Pictorial ltdd Book of the Revolution. No
i of this valuable and exceedingly beautiful
hook, has been received. Mo American's libra
ry is complete without this book. Fur sale, whole
sale by J. W. Weaver & Hon, Winoaski retail
by E. 1'. Walton Ai Bon, MonfpeJior.
looii. llie " Union Wing responds on
" Ruilroad Rivalry" in a commendable spirit,.
Whin it eew Mr. Fairbanks' letter, it will find
raons for still further improvement
The-. Vac Tut The Middlehury Ileg'uter,
the Vcrgenncs Yermonter, and the Orleans Coun
ty Gazette are to ho added to tlie list of Vermont
Whig Newspapers which have condemned the
New Test
(CP1 The locofoco Legislatures of Indiana and
Illinois have rescinded llie free soil resolutions
of list year.
Mr.iiCAMUK I.iQtnsiTio.Ns. Sheldon P.
Church is on trial in New York, for having, in
August, 1848, published in connection with no
licon of other firms anil individuals, the follow
ing, m relation to tlie plaintiffs:
"Taylor, Hale and Murdock. This connec
tion does not scum to thnvo hero (at Columbus.)
M. is capible, in some respects, but is not a sue
ceesful manager. He is remarkable systematic,
and particular in details, in id a stiierior office
clerk.bul lacks the oilier nml moro msuntial ro
ijuisites of a good merchant. II. is rather a neg
ative character, mid Taylor reside in Now York,
and sends out undesirable and ill-ussorted odds
and ends, and unsaleable stock. Ho was form
erly with Uor! King, and I am tuld he is an un
principled character."
Damages are laid at $10,000. Defendant de-
nios thai he published or was proprietor of the
book in miestiou, or that he ever wrote anything
as to 11 10 tilaiiitins except tiwn gooil motives.
iVo liopo there will be an oxposo during this
trial which will develope, m all its hideous de
tails, the system practised by those infamous
concei ns, of which this book seems to have been
an auxiliary. The bodies of these mercantile
inquisition) exist only in tho Urge i ities, their
pestilential ureulli purvaues every wiierc, muceu
tliat a tin reliant daro coiiiiiienou business, nnd
he m indciJ fortunate who can escnin' w.thout
credit luined, ri iilita'tion blastrij, Si huiie rlirty-r
cr"fhed. '1 In re is no sin h word us relonualioii j
or pity in tin ir vocahul.uy. They ure the most
attiocious in.stii itii.iiB Hint ever disgniceil any
country, und the sooner America blrangles lliein
the belter. Motion Timet.
Rather strong language that, but perbBfm.just.
In tlim case the jury have given the plaintiff's
SsiOOO llama ges.
(t?" At a meelinir at Flint, Ocrmasee Co., N.
Y.. winch was attendi d by C. C. Haacall, (late
tlie Lass nominee for Congress ) ut vvliuli Dr. II.
Clarke was rhturinaii, tlie Fuifilive Slave law
w as atreiiuously ojsel, and these among other
rioiutions iiuo)o fi :
Ilttolvni, That w e retjiiast our State llepro.
seutitivea and Sniiuurs to jus a law snmUr to
that lately passed by the hute nt eimoiit. so-
curuig tlie right ol hanous corpus, auu the right
ot trial by jury tu thu alleged lugiuve from sluvo-'i-
.... ,
Ketoma inifvvo win suppoii no man loroi
fico who is not opposed to tlie " Fugitite bill."
The last resolution is a fair nnd legitimate off-
act to tlio New Test at Washington : buth uro
equally absurd.
for the disuessing
feu n 1
bolution of tlieir hojies and
CT- " B." (E. D. lUrber) In Uie Brandon Post,
seconds tho Patriot's motion for a new locofoco
platform.
Gen Sam Houston lias written a letter
to a Mr. Iittcher. of Virginia, upon tho Compro
mise measures. Tie General goes in for tlie
Union, and thinks fJiimrs aro coming all right.
As he is u candidate for Uie Presidency, we would
udvite him not to commence writing letters.
tU tton Jltlat.
U the Atlas whipping airy tody over Saw's
shoulders ?
Dr. TunmiuLi. says in the Medical Gazette,
" It lias sttuik me that, it we could discover any
suDstanco wmcu couiu uc so appueu us lo cop.
tract tho Iris, one cause of tho effect of short
sightedness would bo remedied Tho result, 1
ui.i hapjiy to say, has been most tatisfuclory
in uie urai iiisianiu t apjooru wic uaiioii ui fin
ger, which was rubbed five or ten times over the
whole forehead, with tho view of acting ujwn
the fifth pair of nerves. Afterwards I substitu
ted a concentrated tincture, of tho strength of
one part or gmger to two parts ol spirits ol w ine
decoloralcd by animal charcoal. In numerous
pases this application. la almost duubled thu vision."
lirginia ConMuiional Convention. The
question of representation is the subject that
mint excites attention in tlie Viigmia Convin
tioii The committee, to w horn the subject was
referred, reported on Thursday last, through Mr.
Summers, that " tlie committee were equally di
vided twelve (from tho Lasteni section of the
State) fur tho white basis, and twelve (from the
Western section) for llie mixed basis, und that
the two wmgs of the committee had therefore
prepared apportionments of representation, ac
cording to the two laiw w Inch were hubmitted
The Lantern moiety of the committee propose a
House ol Delegates of loll, and n Somite of SI
members; the Western moiety, a House of ISO,
unit a Senate of 'It! members.
The F.iistern half of the committee apportion
the lielegntes (who are to be elected biennially)
so as to give H'i to the Last, and 112 to tho West :
ami the Senators, Ho as to givo V!d to the East
and "Si to the West.
The Western half of fhe committee propose
that the Delegates should bo appointed among
tho counties m cording to the number of ipialitied
voters m each 1'olerates to be elected for two
yean the Senators for four years. Tins would
give the West f -1 Delegates, the EaatT'J; and
the Utst 1(1 Senators, tlie List IT.
The estern seihi-rou.miltec ulso report an j
apliirrtioiimeiii for u Senate ot ,VJ iiieinli.-is en - ,
ing 'ir to tlio W ust and 14 to thu Last ISMi-
mure l'atrint.
The Ph'lailt'phin Slave Cnu heretofore nun-
tiont.l the V'. loner ditehirgril The I'i nnsyl
anian of Monday announces the follow ing result
of the examination m this case
Thejudgt summed up tho evidence at length.
He sioke of tlio great difficulty of identifying a
person aller twenty-four years laue of tune, und
noticed the opinions of physiologist on tlie sub
ject. He said that the witnesses fur the defence
aided this douht, and made the fact overwhelm
ingly clear that the prisoner was not the person
claimed. The witnesses were intelligent, nnd
tlieir evidence conclusively jiroved that nt tho
time llie slave Mahals was m Maryland, the pris
oner was in Pennsylvania. There could he no
question that iho weight of the evidence prepon
derated in favor of tlie prisoner. Sho was there
fore discharged
We may state that if the decsion had been ad
verse to the prisoner, if money would have bought
her, she would not hive bean sent back. Hefore
the hearing was concluded, two persons tendered
to D.I'. H.-ow n checks for joOOoach. Mr. llrown
informed lhemth.it it was notltkoly to bo wanted.
A sum twice aa large could have been easily
raised.
The woman wag then taken homo in triumph
to her friends, in a carriage drawn by a largo con
course uf colored men.
Washington, Feb. M.
liinggold, a colored barber, from Springfield,
Muss, couccrniug whoo mysterious absence
sooie of the Northern papers have recently made
inquiry, has it seems, been on a visi to his form,
er Southern friends, w hero he has well enjoyed
himself without hindrance or restraint, Hu left
for his home in MoiSJchunctts tw o days since.
he t.e a Silver Giay.
Several Members Or a woolly head. (Laugh
ter and confusion.)
Members -Li ive us a vote on that question
quo tiAn !
Air Matteson I will withdraw the amend
ment Mr Ashuiun You can't withdraw.
Mr Matleson I am told I cannot w ithdraw
my amendment.
A iiiembi r No; give us a vote.
t hairinan ThoChur has not entertained tlio
proposition,
A voice Mr Matteson, you havo got out of
that well.
After varioua motions and votes the whole of
tlio original bill was stricken out and a substitute
nf thu committeo of clauns. authorising claim
ants ugauisl Uie United SUteB to sue in Court,
hy bill in equity, was agreed to.
The Committee rose, when a motion was made
to lav the bill on the table, which was decided in
the negative, yeas 31), nuys 100. Adj.
Ti'Hspav, Feb. II.
Sennit. Mr Douglass presented a etition of
tlie Corporate Authorities of Washington, in fa
vor of the coloinzitmn of free negroes, by a line
of steamers to Africa.
Mr Seward presented a resolution, directing an
mquuy into the proprnty of reducing the stan
diril we'i'lit of silver coin. Adopted.
Tt." OolJeiicynrlppTripmLiJii bill -ros pass" 1
I The Sonata look up the bill granting to the
several Slates ten millions of acres of public
! hinds to be apiortioned by tho President, in
I compound ratio of the geographical area and rep
resentation of saul estates, according to tlie cen
sus of l50: Provided, that no Mate shall be
computed at more than 50,000 square miles for
the benefit of tlio indigent insane.
The bill after making the grant, declares said
land shall be surveyed and apportioned in sec
tions and subdivisions ; and w here sufficient land
be in a State, it shall be there aelectcd ; nny State
hav uig no public lands snail nave its share in llie
Territories When the upjiortionment is com
pleted, patents fur the land are to be issued to
llie several Stales. The stales are to liuar, re-
ajicctively, all the expenses of the sile and man-
Uy-UlUfll Ul Ultt Willi, U1IU BRIIU UAJICllOl'S il!U IIOl
to he taken from llie proceeds of sales The bill
further provides that the proceeds from sales of
those lands shall no Iieiu uy the Mates respective
ly, and be infested in stock us a permanent fund,
Uie cauital of which forever to remain untouch
ed, and tlie interest shall he inviolably appropria
ted to the cowlortauie maimeuance anq support
of the curable and Incurable insane, w ho are to
bo placed m organized State Institutions. No
lrtionof tho proceeds are to be applied to tlio
purchase of sites, or erection of buildings, or
their repairs.
Mr Gwinn, hy way of obtaining a test vote on
tho bill, inoved to lay it on tlie table. Lost
yeas 17, ii!i);i.
Mr ('lay dffiirod tho hill postponed, to give
timo for it examination.
Mr Poarce said postponement would bo fata
to the bill.
Mr Walker opposed tlio hill, as highly injuri
ous to llie now States.
Mr Pearct rejilied, and defeudad tho bilL
Mr Walkor continued his opposition.
Mr Dawion supported the bill.
ol II CM, I', I
the resoaP
Mr Hal" s.id the victories achieved during the
last war on the .Northern Lakes had'been achiev
ed w itliont admirals, nnd those naval command
ers had no such rank in anticipation ; yet they
conquered the lirilish.
The River tml Ilnrbor bill was then taken up
by a vote of lives 109, nays 9.
S ,'iie r. iei ni ii refused to vote, that the coui
iiitie" miehi he h ft without a quorum.
'I h" bill as then read.
Mr McL 'an ot Maryland, was entitled to the
tloor, inn give i iy for a motion that tho Com
iiutt nsi , i,h Ui i' id not prevail ayes 110, nays
'.i'i.
Mi M.es. ,,-l.erl Mr McLean wh"lb'r it was
h s in' .itiuii p. ' irce the bill through w ithoip de
bate. if McLean replied that if thg Chairman eT
lie Committee of vYays and Means would give
him 111! th" I'll of M,t, ih, he would w.th great
pleasure i ,.u nine Uie il. bale till that day. Hi
would be mi luir to s'i'iiiiit the matter to bun.
Mr lityly sud it nci m 'il to lumtlut tne II u
did not intend to give tlie Committee of Ways
and Menus ti diy for the Apjiropnation Hills, un
til the Ith of March.
Mr Thomas asked whether the bill had been
printed.
Mr Schenck, in his seat The gentleman has
lost Ins copy.
Mr Mclean said that according to uie dem-
MrS. ward considered there was a precedent onstrtions made, with regard to taking up this
for tins, in past history. The records of legisla
tion show th 't our soldiers and officers, naval and
military, 1. id always been voted thanks, swords, .
medals, and honors, for distinguished services.
He thought the tune had come when tlie hero of
the Mexican war and couquuror of Mexico should
receive this acknowledgment He thought that
bill, it was ot groat interest and importance
He was bound to assume that it demanded of
him a careful examination of its jiruvwions. to
induce the House to support it Tlie committee
would pardon lum for suggesting, that there w
no relation betw een tins uud a general system of
internal improvements, as Know n to the people
Gen Scott, for his distinguished services, under and the public men of tho country, and the na-
all circumstances, had deserved tins national dis- j tionul police; no relation between that policy
tiuelion. He saw no injury to result from tins, , and seai!ic appropriations for specified' nvera
and thought that its becoming a permanent rank und haibors, either for light homos, buoy.s, or
was u mailer for future decwiou.
Mr Foote woulduppoit the resolution if no in
crease ol omnium 'ills was to Inflow
p.er, and the removal of olistructions, and a gen
enl system of improvements. This bill propos
ed to provide for public works indispensably tie-
Mr Doug) iss would vote fir the resolution, but j cess uy for f icilitatuig commerce, as he proposed
would prefer that it should provide for the aj- to sh nr. The bill was based on grounds similar
poiiitineiit of Gen. Scott now, and v.b"ii the of- to th .se on which llie Democritic party went m
hce should become vacant. It should remain va- to tu presidential canvas in 18yj, letll), and
cant till the time when the President should tie ' I o i l. He might be allowed to express some
again empowered to select, from our army ur cil- surprise ut too holt of tho opposition, which had
a propel jierouu to ho Licuteuiitt bed i. clamorous and factious, m view of the
li.ilitic.il eleiuoiit alone
Mr Hint, interrupting the gentlemau, would
be lad if h- would siy whether the Democrat
ic party. ii a patty, at 1! ill, more or elsewhere,
had made this their (iliiloriu
Mr McLean 1 said not lung about internal un
pr.,v -in l,ts ; I spAe ot' rivi .s and lurbors. -Wit
i ,'roat care and cun lor, 1 presumed my ilis-tiii-
t ui to the Cosniiitii ... What 1 said whs,
th t t.ie Uiv r and il .rlior h.ll ,s the type of the
hill 1'oeomn., nib d ti C...i ;n ss by every republi
can President and signed by every republican
i Pie-lileilt.
Mr Hurt I find that Jefferson, Monroe, Jack
ison, t'liJ Polk, held tint nu amendment of Uie
j Constitution vas iiioi-j iry to make improve
i men's ot' nu is.
! Fkiiuv. Feb. II.
from the Coiuimitee on Printing, for the relief ,V. rinfr The Chair laid before the ."senate a
i.en soldiery
Uenelal
Mr Jefferson Davis followed in opposition to
the resolution. He was oppo-. d to all brevet
Kpsiintiuenrs, nml paiticulaiiy this. Gen. Siott
could receive no brevet becau.se ins rank was th
highest He que. turned the unqualified declar
ations that Gen. Scon's services .von unpiriil 1
e.l, aud also v.helher he was coll jueior of Mexi
co. General Worth and Liuitmaii nceivcd no
brevetj because they were Major Geni'ial-
Mr Fonte rep. .ed viinlicaiiiig Gen. Scott as
acknowledged by atl the world us the heroot inn
Mexican W ar.
Messrs. lioiland and Bradbury opposed tlie
resolution.
The engrossment of the resolution was then
ordered yens '.Vi, nivs 'JO. Adjourned.
lloiit'. Mr McWilii" rose to make a report
P. --el
The lull authorising the lepisla'cri s o th.
Tern:. ,u,' loui.p'..) ..iii.tion.il cicrns, when in
i sessn.li. w is also n.j-.s. d.
j Air lierre n c.ul.. d up llie bill regu! 'till.! ' i"
fees of marshals, clerks, and attonn-s in Use I .
S. reu't mid Disiric Courts.
Mr. Ha ulm ottered an amendment, that wl cii
the tees of any cler h ot these cim-ts shall he u ss
(than $MH a year, he shall be pud out of '.
I Treasury a Mini sufficient to make it f 60 -
Adopted.
llthii amendments were also made.
Mr Walker ofl'ered an aiuuidment, that ni
pen-on s!i ill be clerk of two courts, when the
fees uf citiieir hall amount to jajUxO. Keje, i
ed. Mr Gwinn moved toioatone llie bill. L"s!.
Mr Hale said if the hill passed the Hcnal". it
could not e reached in Uie House. He mow d
to lay it nn Uie table Lost.
Mr Gaum moved tii it an addition of ti'tv per
I eoiii. on such fees be allowed ui Cahforn.u, t'.r
four years. Adopted.
! Mr liidger moved that the m diem of jurois
be ?! L.t
Mr 1! .le moved lo substitute $. Iist.
I Mi.s-.s Fool" nml llidg r Mj p.,r'eii th" b.ll
1 Mi D.iHs..ii oppo-ed iu If--a, d tins w a no
t : i" tor n '. .e-Tij the eH u-es ot the govion
, i i.'iit. Tne psti'i, it"- lor 'le- y.-ar were .i .".-
(Kjii.iinti, ml he thooght no furth"r men .!
sh n.'.i he mad .
1 Mi Ha'p w I- for i eon . iy, but n it 111-1...II
atfi r . Tii' uraiy appropiialton lull would s ., .
line and the Senator troui lii'..ri?in could i-.iki
,11 good deil of tcoiio.nv in that lull. Its ajqio
pnatioils are computed at ."Jlsi.lMK IrOo, ami all
economy ut 50 percent, comd uiere be exercis. .1.
' The Naval appropriations could also be cul dua n
, 7.1 per cent He bopi'd tile :iiiintor's eeeiioiii cal
, fit would oHitnue until Uiose biils reached tne
Souate. His economy was to reduce the niun-
, ber of officers, and lo pay them well.
I Th di.bate cjntiiniid to great length. Ad-
ijou'ned.
Uuilic. 1 he House went into lonututtee on
the Uiver uud . arbor bill
Mr Feutberstone romplametl that the lull was
to be passed wiUioiit giving adequate time for
consideration. He said Uio estimated ixpenses
j of gov eminent le xt year wer put uown at ij.ill,
j OOU.OW), and the public debt could not be ei-.i-I
mated at less than y lull, K)i, 00.
j Mr Clingmnn made a spots. h against the b.l!
He thought if the bill passed, It would be ie. .--1
o-sai-y to change the Itevcnue laws. The So.iin
! had gamod nothing bv the ctiinprum m-. The
j whole system eiiibraced by the bill us lsab le to
! abuse.
j The bill was ulso opposed by Messrs. Ti Kapha
1 and Gorman, and the debate kejit u be n ecu
1 Messrs. Tayloi, of Ohio, Glddinifs, Sea. 1 ek.Hiel
I others, whin at l o'clock, without taking a vote,
jtfie Committee rose, ami the House oilj 11 mud.
1
of .Mr Ritchie, 111 delation tothe Public Punt-
'"If-
1 he resolution t 11 r Mi-Willie was read, 11-
titled a resolution for tho relief of I'tioiuas Ititch
le, but, 111 the body of it, releasing Win. M. Hi It
from the term of his (link's) contract, allowing
coinjiens.ttiou for the printing ulready done, nt
one half the prices allowed by the resolution of
IbIO, conferring on tlie forks ot the two Hous
es tlie power of directing tho manner of execut
ing Uie puuuc printing, and providing against
delay on the part of the present public Printers.
Mr Mc Willie said tlie report from the 1 oin
mittee was unanimous, and was recommended to
the House on principles of justice and equity.
Mr Orr considered lhat Mr Ritchie's claim had
no particle of justice in it, and gave it as his o
imiioii that Mr. Ritchie would lone nothing if lus
business was conducted with o-dinary prudence.
Tho opening of Uie bids lat Saturday, disclosed
the fact, tJV.it a respectable man proposes to do
the public printing at less prices Ulan Air Hit h
ie gets II the House are determined to be lib
eral, lot thorn draw 011 their own private resour
ces, and not on the public treasury. Mr Ritchie
wanted to hue his iwckets with government gold
relying on the libo.ahty of Congress. Ho con
tinued his remarks to some length.
It was shown by .Mr Ilayly, that the bids which
lust obtained the punting contract wero above
tfiose of Mr Ritchie.
Mr .Morchsad stated Ue would vote for tba
iil"ssie;c troui llie President, in compliance Willi
a ri solution calling tor tlie corresjiondt nee be
tween line Government and Spain, relalivutothe
Ann- tad claim. ( Irdeted to be printed.
Tlio ( 'hair laid before the Senate Uie report of
thd 1 oiiiinissioiier of I'uteiiu. The usual num
ber ordered to be printed.
Mr. Uainliii presented a petition for Uie repeal
of the Fugitive Slave law.
Mr. Seward presented a petition for modifying
the law, so as to allow to tho fugitive slave a trial
by a jury.
Mr." Soule reported a bill for a lino of monthly
steamers between Norfolk and Now Orleans.
Air. Ilenton, pursuant to notice, asked leave to
intri duce a bill lo reimburse to Missouri the Two
per cent. Fund, heretofore reserved for her on
Uie sale of pub l.c lands withm hor limits being
Uietsaine bill that was rejected somo two weeks
ago. He said tho new bill had been rejected,
this session. Rut w hen the bill w as up beforo
one Semtnr spoko against it, and ho would now
show that that Senator had before made good
sjieeches on the side oi'Uio hill, und if Uiat fuct
would havo auy influence, crhaps .there would
now be different results. lie would show rea.
sons why the bill should he again considered.
Ho thou commenced reading extracts from Mr.
Clay's speeches of lb"J5, concerning tho duty of
government to construct a road to Missouii, and
regarding it us a contract not to bo (Usregardcd.
Mr. Foote raised a point of order.
Ib.ip'infbitity uf .Vetripa 1 ubirribt ri As
t many p '.plc do not uuderatsi law lelatin,'
1 to the ciiculation of newHp" . md the resjioii
sihility of subscribers, but iliattu.y m'V
jtcop d p.pcr without rcgird 1 1 arreurj s due",
lun insertion of the follow mg max not b mi'iiiss:
I Mr. Joseph Ii .idiiig of Ph.. mt long nince re
1 ci iv ei ! a 1 1 roe ,r 1, j-ibnul Ml' 0 ip bi I.eve,) tor
I the siibscriiit.on to the Peniisy Ivoniu lntuiii'r."
' ot a in 111 res.iiii g m Utiodn liiiand. Tile c:'-
1 11 ii 1st .11 ices wire these; ''!,. h.ihc! ibor tis.lv
the jiuper for some tune, and then suit, the pub
lish, r notii ii of discontinuance w ilium t fort ard
inir the iiuuipy for auiei,t. The publisher took
' no l.otici ..ftliis nur mi.'lal sul siuur nt notices
of refusing to take the pajier from Uie ixt-oliire.
1 ne R-ini wua uiai uoiw luisianaing vjie uiietie
Islander did not receive Uie (ittjHT lor several
years, yet he was forced to pay Mr II irdmg the
whole amount lo the period claimed ilk tho bill.
T01 ebai ion is Ti'tahr.r. A letter from Air
Divigbt, dated Constantinople, Deceruba-r lastr
says, tbroueli Uio exertion of Sir Strarford 1 an
iimg, the llntish Slimster at Constiiitiiioplc, a
firman had just been received by the Protestants
of Turkiy I rum tlie sublime Porte, uicirpirutir. '
them as a distinct Christian Co nmuiuan !'
Uus l'nuian, nil the civil and religious rights of
Uiu ProtestaiiU are secured to them; lhy i.'e
distinctly dtckred to have tho pii.ih'j,e of
builduig churchis, holding burying grounds, &.i
fXc. which belong to oUier and idder religious
communities. A Turkish Pusha has been ap
pointed to attend their uffuirs, and Uiey ur au
thorized to appoint an agent from among Uiefii
selvis, aa Uiuir orgun of communication wiUt
the Govermnent, and a council to decide gn tho
civil fi. irs of tho community. Thus, jierfect
toleration and complete protection aro at length
secured to Uiose interesting people, tho Arme
nians. TU T,n Cent Pieces. The Journal or Com
merce, alluding to the counterfeit ten cent Piec
es which have not the circlet of stars on them,
makes known Uie fact that a portion of the gen
umo com has been struck without the marl, in
question ; so that a ton cent piece without tlie
btars is not fur tfut iCLSuii ulone to bo esteem
ed spuriou?.