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I ome to New York ? I know that if you
knew our sad coDdition yoU would be kind
ejouzh to hclp mc agaia. If you wnte to me
1 must ask you to send the Ictter post-paid,
as I hare na money to redeem cveu a lcttjr.
I hope you will be kind and help us out of
t!iis miserable place,and you will find raeyour
mvs: grateful and obedieat serraut."
DUEL3 CLAY jINI) JACKOM.
"AmosKindall has writtc n t mrst ma
lignant, unfair pamphlet, a-tniling Mr
L a duelsts. Now Mr Clav has
j - -
bcen twico mvolved m dmls, tnuch tu our i
regret and wc are sure to hn yn al.-o.
but in each cnse hc was the grossly insul-
ted nnd injured partv. as his opponcnt.
livcd to sccand acknowlodge, nnd hej
innnifcslcd no v:ndictivencss nor revcnge- ... ,,,
ful feeling. He mcrcly conforined to a WASHINGTON MARCH 12T1I.
most nbsurd and wickcd custom ofthe Mr.Buchananaddressed the Senate to-day
. - i -t. i. t;,.n rustom iua set speech upon thc Oregon question. lt
commun.ty m wh.ch he u cd-a cus om P I r an J ,;iLUcj an ,n.
u h.ch he d.d not make, nnd m.ghl to have tima ua5mallC0 wUll ,hcBUUject. and was
disrcgardod. We aro sure i is b source lislened t wUh altentiou by the Senate and
of profound grnlitudo to him that no other by a cr0W(jej gaiitry. I of course do not a
ovil than the sanction givon to an abom- greewjtj, i,im hiopiuionin rchtionto the prop
inablc praclice resulted frotn thcso mcot. er p0iCy to be pursued at this time in relation
in"S. nnd that no stain of blood ttsla on to the joiut occupancy of that territory, but
his hands. lia has dcclartd in an addrcss 1" views werc prescntcd in a lnauner so dif
to his neighbors that no rnan can abhor fcrcuifrom thc bullyism aud braguanl.sm or
... , u j .i i . some who havcpreccded lnnion thesameside
duel.ng more than hc docs, ihough a dcep , quCslion, as to cntitle him to the appro
ssnso of wrong siifiured, tl10 niomcntary vi vice ofa,i who honor ,hat high Iegisla
mastery of Iiis indignation, impelled him t;Vc body or respcct propriety ofdcbatc. Mr.
to sck tho rcdresa falsoly stylcd 'honora. ' ij. Was in favorof tenuinating the joiut occu
ble.' (pancy and of extcndlng our jurisdiction over
But this viper Kndall, y!io has writtcn that territory. He would cncourage emigra
(ho track to blacken Mr Clay fcr chal. ' tion to it aud establish wilitary posts and
lengingnnd meoting tuo men who ha.l ' march troops thithcr (br the protcctiou ofthe
giossly
insulied and dt famed him, has '
wntien a i.io o. -uon jacKwg. n wn.cn ,
Jie narratcsJackson s ducl wiih Hickinson. cluW be C0I1!idCrcd as uo just cause of of
criginating in a gambhng quarrel nt n fcnce 0). Great Uritaiu. Ou the couirary, he
horscrace, nnd in which Jackson, after I regardcd it as thc surcst nnd bcst mcans of a
recniving Dickinson's fira, delibrratcly voiding difficulty iu thc setllcracnt ofthe sub
shot his antagonist dead. Amrs winds'jcct.
up his accour.t of his bloody tragedy as! In his opcuing remarks healludcd uh ev
f.,ows. ident feeling to thc late Senator Linu with
"The" firmness of ncrve e.xhibitcd l.y :1'onl '' PZ?V a"la,Pal!j
, , .,- . , him a just tnbute of praiso for his zeal anu
Orn.Jackson on th.s oeeanon has not jevotedJIieS3 t0 ,1,1s question, and his high and
cctitcdlo be a subject of ad.mikatio. cs,;lnabie qualitics as a mau; audhesugges-
The slern purpase which niight in j te,i ,i,at the first American city in that tcrri
fact have nerved him, was best describcd tory should rcccive his namc.
bv himsclf, whcn a persin cxprcsscd as-j The concluding remarksofMr.B. I regard
tonu-hment at his scir-conunand : " Sir," , as important. He said that our destiny, as a
i-aid ho, '-Ishouldhate kilkd himifhe had pcople, was tosprcad the blessings of Chns
shol me Ihryugh ihe brain." ! i tj'V of frf e Goyemincut throughout
i ..i p .f this contincnt that m Icss than halfa centu-
And yct tho adminng narrator of this , , , i..ii m:u: r
. . , i . . , , rv wc would number a hundred millions ot
hornhlo biuincss prctends to bc shockcd I ', , .,,i onri rm, il,n Atlnniip m
nt thc con'cinplation of .Mr Clay's b!ood
lcssduels! What monslrous hypocrisy !
MoxxrELinE. Mnrch 15. Counly
Clerk. Danicl P Tompson of this villagc
hnsbcin nppointed Clcrk of Washington
Counly in placc of Slillman ChurcHHI ;
nnd hcrcnpon has arisen a bit of a con
tcst for a slicc of the spoils,' as we arc
told. Mr Churchill resigncd tho officc
with tho cxpoctation that this rcsignalion
would not lake cfluct tinlil after thc April
term of the Counly Court ; but MrTomp
fion, after recciving the appnintmcnt from
tho Court. pnid his respccts to the late
Clcik and surpriscd him by dcmanding
tho papcrs. lioth claim thepapcs, thcre
fore, tho Courl mus.t scttle the disputc, if
tho clcrks do not. watchman.
THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
Wc trust no ono has rend so carclcssly
us to undcmtand our spccial Correspou
dcnt at I(rashington, niuch Ies3 us, ns giv
ing any counU-nince to Mr walkcr's csti.
mate of votes for tho Admission of Toxas.
U'e bclicvo just Ihe conlrary that An
nexation cannot ruceiva a mnjority ofthe
Senato's votes much less th rcquisito two
thirds. Mr walker's tablc claim somo for
Ihe Anncxntion whom wo kuou- to be ol!i.
crwi.se. MrTylcr's Trenty will not be
npprnvcd by this Scnalo of that wo nre
tonfnlcnl. Tribune.
WlIIG VlCTORV IS Westkiix Pess
SYLVAMA !
Corrten ileucc of tlie N. Y. TrHrane.
PiTrsnuEc, M.utcn lCt, 184-1.
Jl'e have tnclUie cncmy and thcyarc ours."
The cli'dion for a Membcr ofCongress
o fill tlic vacancy crcatcd by tho resigna
tion uf .Mr '.vilkins caine ofl" ycsleiday, and,
notwithstanding the cxtraordinary bad
iitalc ofthe roads and tho rain, Ihc pcople
turncJ out nohly. 1 he rcsult is bundant.
y nnnnunccd in the motto at tho hcad of
this Icttur. You know how sadly wc
wero bsatcn last clcction, nll to be sure
17 thc shccr fnllv of disunion. wcll, vcs
tcrdny wis the first chance the united for-
cesofthe Anti-Locos had to show their
btrcngth sinco their cordial union anJ
, i:.. r i.i , iu.i
n - . i .i
jk.lius wakuauu ,s .nmiipiinmiy c-.; tll;it shouI(1 faj, jt ,voulJ then be ,;mc tQ look
lectcd ovcr Oazzani by a inajonty of from lo 0ther rcmedies.
S00 to 1.000. There was much of the "retort cortcous"
Tho Lihcrly party did their ulinost to fiicousiderflblesparritigbetwceuthetwo geu
dcfcat Darragh's clcction. Thcy hit up- tlcnicn, both bciug sevcral times on their feet,
on the cxtraordinary cxpcdicnt of nomi- inwliicb both gentlemeudisplavd grcat ability,
nation Ncville C Craig. Esq. formcrly Iho ' n,1(1 Ir- Crittcudcn his usual supcriority in
jjreat Lion of Antimasonry.in hopcs of se-' rcl,artcc" ,,r , , . , ,
Jucin.r many or tho old Aniimas'.ns from cdnesday, March 13th, 1644.
vn!inr rnrnrinrinlfa tn vi.imn ir n mnj, i Mr. Droimroole, on lcavc, made a report
but it wasa sad mislake-tl.o .u-onln
stuck loprinciplc,andMr Craig and his 5 .7!' ,v ."c" I,roTC,d ,0 be .r?r ,llc rrcP,c.a'or.,h.e
r 1 r . r- 1 a distribution law, (a prowsion of which, it is
i.cxv-.ouiid Liocrty fricnds a.o m a bad remembcrcd, rendcrs it inoperative, with a tar
caso. 1 hc conduct ol thu Libctty party ifTabove 20 pcr ccnu) aud for immediate cn
was ory cxtraordinary. ! grossinent of which, wiihout the usual and al-
Tnis is a great tr:iimph ovrr Locos. most inrariablc course of rcference to the
Political Abulition and Uisurgan'zcrs. It Committee ofthe Whole ou the Union, to the
13 A GCAT Victoey it carries dismay ' great surprise ofthe Housc he called.
iuto the ranks ofour opponcnt'i it will bc Mr- Vi",ou' presuming that a bill of this
u thundcrbolt at washin.'ton it animates ''"Poncc was not to be acted upon without
the fricnds of the Taritr as it is, prodig-
.u.o.v-anunna.iyuisanaosoiutoploage
... ... ... s, .,,,..;, uiuMiji.i iu ncioucr niiu m mimcaiate passage. Jlcssrs. Iiaruard and
iUarklo and Ha iry of ihe vest. Hardin forcibly. set forth the startling charac-
1 I tcr of the proposition to press into a law with
Tiib Tawff i.v Pexnsylvania. Iu l!io ' out a n ord of debaIC n bU1 or,1,is character by
Ilouse of Iisprcsenlativcs. on Mondav, :.the hrnc force ?f ovc"vhni"g Pty major
thoresoIutionsofMr Straubb on tho sub. I a,"d ;"ed the domiuant party against
. r.i t -.r , , . thc abandonmeut of cvcn thcusual parl amen.
cct of the 1 ar.tr wcrc cal.ed p, whcn ! tary forras of I)r0cecding in their ha'ste tZg.
Mr Koumfort. a rab.d Loco Poco from i.i,tl,..,i;r, nfir : . Jt
rnuaucipnut omnty, c.Hjrca a substilute.ltiou moved by Mr. Bowcr of Mo., withdrawn
nJiruciinj our sonator., in congrrss
lo opposc any allera'ion in tho cxistin"
t and Law. so fau at lhast as the ian
VFAV.TVR1SG I.VTKUF.31-S. llF PKNXSYLVAN-
ia akk coxceuned, whuh, upon suspen
bion oftho r.ilea pased unnniinously, and
wns imniediately scnt to thu Senato."
In thc Senate, tho abio resolutions of
Mr Darsie wcre takcn up. ojqmsing nny
Hltcraiion in the prcsent TarilF, and have
n donbi eru this pnssod that body. Penn
fcvlvania npposed t c Tarifr, indecd J what
noiiscnsc 1
GitK.vr Ca al It is reportcd tliat the Ca
hil to 11 uite the Atlantic aud Pacific Oceans
u thortly to bs built, fnr ship iiarigation. Bv
Itl S'pjrt of ihs Ensineers, the cost is ctti"-
mated at only $3,745,000 llie lino not over
24 niiles; and thc Government of Grcnada
haveccded to ahouseinPanama30,000 acrcs
of land on ihe two banks, aud 400,000 in the
"mtcrior; and that the Baringa of London are
probably iutercsted.
Documents are publisbed showing the pro
position ofthe Government ofNew Grenaila,
for concluding a trcaty w hta England, France,
Spain. or the United Statcs, on ihe subject
ofaCanal throajlj the istbmus of Panama,
. . i ii r r r..
t ) uuite the Atlantic anu j-acinc vccans,
t:c passage ot s.iips. i nc propos. lous .c
libcral.aod we should thmk would he com-
nlied with. eitlier uy onc oi mc uuiciuiucuhi
com Tne propositio:is are liuiitcd
fgr twQ
,
nrrr n
OUl llU!i&&.
emigrant. uc inougni io g.ve puu
. our inicillioii io lernuiiaic uic caisuu
. , , , occunaucv is permitted.
the l'acific. Hc did uot know that m thc pro-
grcssof these dcrclopcmcmsthe cotllitry west
ofthe Itocky Mountains would be attachcd
in thc form oi new Statcs to this Union, but
hc belicvcd such would be the result. He
apprehendcd no difficulty nor danger to our
institutions by thc cnlargeincntof ourUnioji :
on the contrary hc thought we would derive
muchbencfit from it, and the Union additiou
al sccurity. Hc wished to sce our Govern
ment extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
He would not now say any thing iu relation to
Teias "sufficicnt forthcdayisthe evil therc
of," but our destiny was onward and in the
fulfilmeut of the high purpose of Provideuce,
as missionaries in the cause of bunian liberty,
our progrcss was ncitber to be checkcd by the
barrierof the Itocky Mountains, uorlimitcd
by the Salinc.
This in itself is not of much importancc,
but whcn takcu in councction with what I
harc learned from reliablc sourccs to bc the
contemplated policy oftheYan liuren party
in relation to tlic lexas question, it cannot out
be regarded as bighly significant. aud as accu
mulativetestimony as to thcprcconccrtedplan
ofthe Locofocos to make these two great
qucstions the controlHug oncs iu thc coming
contest. This is the first timo this session
tltat the Tcxas question has bccn introducod
in the Senate, anditisnow donenarily aud
cautiously, but if thereshall bcnogiving back
in the policy dctcrmiutd ou, it will bc prcssed
upon the Senate for ils action : not, pcthaps,
in tho hope of a favorable issuo, but for thc
purpose ot malung tuat issue rcst upon mc
casting votes ofthe Seuators from Kcutucky,
with who3C action the etlorl is to be maue M
ideutify Mr. Clay.
Mr. Critteuilcn rcplicd briefly to Mr. Bueh
anan, and maiuly to imputatious which that
gcntlcman and othcis oc the same side had,
in their reinarks, east upon thc Scnators who
had onposcd the trcaty of Washington. In
respect to tho Oregon question he thonght
that a proper respect for oursclvcs, as wcll as
true policy, requiretl tnat tne aenate snouiu
take no stcp at this time which might by pos
sibility be an obstacle in thc way ofthe sct
tlcmcut of this question by naRotiation. A
minister charged with the ucgotiation of this
matter had just arrivcd ainongt us; a distin
gnished gentleman in whosc ability and dis
crelion thc cuuntry had all confidcncc had
j just bcen. tiy tne fccnnte conlinncdas tne liead
I ofthe Bepartnient ofour own Government,
Ithrough which this negotiation, on our part
was to be conducted, and nothmg could bc
lost aud much might be gaiucd by lcaring the
whole sulijcct at this time to negotiation. If
frotn the Cou.mittee of Ways and Means of
deliberatinn, moveil the reference above indi-
nitiij 1 ... . T) 1 11 ,
?ed thc reference and assigned reasons for
to admit a lew remarks by I
by Mr. McClcrnand.
was renewcd and seconded Yeas 7C Navs
tv; anu uie 11111 orucrcu cngrosseil ieas
115 Nays C3.
Mr. Stewart of Pa., was succcssful in ob
taining the fioor upon the passage ofthe bill,
and made a good use of his Iiour in oppoing
this bill and arguing clTectually for the policy
of distribution and against the proposcd chance
in the Tariff. He rcfcrrcd to tho evidently
succesiful operation orthe presentlawestima
ting upon the basis ofthe receipts at N. Y. of
over two millions of revenuo per month for
the lasttwo months, and upon thesupposition
of an equal receipt to this one city at all the
others in the U. S. taken together a reve nue
of near $50,000,000 per annum. And yet
when this Whig, this American Tariffwasso
triumphant in refuting the sanguine predic
tions of thedefcat ofthe interests ofthe Treas-
ury and of all classcs and Irades under it
when we were likely to have a surplus reye
nue in the Treasury, it was proposed to bring
forward, a bill to increase the revenue, as it
was allegcd, and that by reducing theTarift!
He relerred to various reductions of rates up
on certain articles proposed by Mr. McKay's
tarilf; cxhibited by what mcans thc interests
of the American manufacturcr, farmer and
artisan would be sacrificcd in ordcr to go to
the sunnort of thc British trndesmen: aud o-
pened up the absurdity of supposiug even tbat
this bill would pass Congress or cven the Pco
ple be satisficd with th: repeal law, &c.
Mr. Hcnly, after some animated remarks,
moved the prcvious question; which was sec
onded, and the bill passcd, Y"cas H3,Nays
61. The reconsideration wasraovcd (without
a design to carry) and rejected.
Mr.Dromgoole alsoreported from the samc
Committee a bill t establish the "ludepcn
dent" Treasury; which, after mnch confusion
and excitement a motion ot itr. uarnaru
having failcd. by Yeas 02, Nays 100, to lay it
on the table was rcferred to the Committee
of the Whole ou the Union.
Thc House adjourned.
Thursday, March 14
Tn ihn Hoiiseof Renresentative.to day, the
Rhode Island question was further discussed
during thc morning hour by Mr. Caleb Smith
ofln. in asensiblespecch in oppositjon to ac
tion upon the memorial and unqualificd con
dcmnation of Dorrism both in principle and
iu practical operation.
Ile rcplicd to variou3 argumcnts of Messrs.
Rathbun and Kcnnedy, of Ia., and exhibited
quito to the discomposurc of the Locos, Mr,
Van Burcu's rccorded spcechcs and votes in
the Convention for revisiug thc Constituliou
of New York iu decided hostility to the prin
ciiiles ofuniversal siilTragc. and to theelcclion
1 1 T 1 1 r t . r . 1 . Dn..a .ifl ' II
oy tne 1 copie 01 jusuces ui un: 1 .un.(.nm
favor of cstablishing as a lequisite qualifica
tion for a voter not only the working on the
higliway but his being a hoiisoholder thc
glaring inconsistciicy of all which. and the
nrinrinles now nrofcssed bv those who were
soon to go into the Prcsidential contest undcr
liis banner, he commcntca on.
Mr. Hardin moved to suspcnd the rulcs to
nfTi-rn rnsnlntion callins for a report from the
Secrctary ofthe Treasury of the amount of
revenue collccted durine tho nresent fiscal
ycar, and that estimated for the remaindcr of
U uisiinguisiiuig iiiu rcccitua v
aud customs. Bcfused, Yeas 81, Nays 80
the Locos almostin a body voung against tue
information.
The Military Acailcmy bill was debaled iu
Committee ofthe Whole on the Union during
the rcmainder ofthe day.
The Senate went into Exccutive Session.
The Senate have confirmcd.
Mr. John Y. Mason of Yirginia as Secrcta
ry ofthe Navy.
Thev have reiccted Robert Rantoul as Col-
lcctor ofthe Port of Boston, and confirmcd.
Mr. Jamcs S. Green as U. S. Distnct At-
torney for New Jcrsey.
Weston as Post-Mastcr at Aueusta, Mc,
and Chandlcras collector at Passamaquoddy,
AIc. have both bccn rejected.
Washineton, March 15, 1844.
In mv lettcr vcstcnlay, I coinmunicated the
fact of thc confirmatiou of Judgc Mason of
Virgmia to the fcecrctaryship of the iNavy,
which was the only action ofthe Senate known
at the time of mailiug my letter. It appears
that the name of Robert Kantoul, Jr. i.sn.,
nominatcd to tho Collectorship of tho port of
Boston was rejected by a large vote, as 1 1111-
dcrstand. Jamcs ij. Urcene was conhrmeu
to the oflice of V. S. District Attorney for the
District of New Jersey.
The annual appropriotion bill for the sup-
port ot the iHilitary Acauemy at west roint,
was under consklcration iu the House, yes-
terdav, when closinir my lettcr. During that
dcbatc, the Tylcr movemeut for the annexa-
tion of Tcxas to thc Union wasaliuued to, aud
I refer you to thc skctch of the debatc a3 re
ported in this moruing's Intelligencer, par
ticularly to thc remarks of Mr. Winthrop.
It is now high time that the peoplo ofthe
country should fairly undcrstand the hereto
fore covert designs of the Administration, and
the now secrct, but wcll understood, ncKotia
tions for the anncxatiou of that Republic to
the United States.
Had not the rcccnt disaster on board thc
Princcton deprivcd the Exccutive of two im
portant mcmbers of his cahiuet, a Treaty
would nowundoubtedly, have been before the
Senate for its ratification or rejection. Thc
views of the late Sccrctaries 011 tbis subject
were well known, as, also, that the tcrms of a
trcaty werc ncarly, if not quitc, detcrmincd
upon, and arrangcd. A special Minister has
bcen 011 tlic ground for some tunc past, and nl
most daily closctcd with thc Acting Presi
dent. The vwUre of Jony Tyler iu this suicidal
movemeut, so far as the Unicn itself is con
ccrned, :s wcll understood hcre, and the coun
try should also understaud it. That infatua-
ted individual has bccn lcd to bclievc that by
staking his fortuncs on such an issue he can
bc clcvatcd again by the vote 01 tlie pcople,
to the high position into which merc accident
placcd him.
Tlicrc can bc no doubt whatever that a
trcaty will bc communicated to the Senate in
two wccks after the rcorcamzationof theCab-
inct ; and it is thc duty ofthe free ponulation
of the North and thc West, to see that their
scntimcnts are wcll understood by thosc unon
whom thc fiual rcsponsibility of thcscttlemcnt
ofthis question will rest. Pctitions should
flow in upou thc Senate without dclay, on
what should be distinctly understood as aTv
ler movejiext for the diisolution of the U
nion !
ti'The land distribution rcpeal bill which
passed the Housc in such haste a fcw days
sioce, has bccn summarily disposed of by thc
o Tf - r 1 1 . 1 . -.
kcuuit;. mr. riiieiiueu movcu 10 lay 11 on
thc tablc.
Mr. King of Alabama, asked him if he mcaut
to call it up again in a short time.
Mr. Crittenden rcplied wilb great cmphasis,
ucvcr sir. as loug as I livc , never, never !'
A vote was theu taken on it, and it was Iaid
on thc table 23 to 13; a party Tote.
March 10th.
Oregon The dcbatc is going on upon
this subject in the Senate, and Mr. Choatc,
on Tnesday, charmed all cars by one of his
brilltant spcechcs.
Tue Fortificatios Bill was taken up in
the House of Reprcsentatives, and some pro
grcss made in the discussion, but without any
actiouupon tlic bill. Thc committee of ways
and means have reduccd thc cstimates ofthe
Departmcnts, and so far all efforts to restore
them have failed. We at least are to have a tho
rough going peace cstablishmcnt,cventhouch
trumpct-tongucd, some ofour Menibcrs of
Uongrcss talk of war.
Senator Beutou resumed his seatin the
Senate on Monday.
The Texas Q.oestiok. Letters havebeeu
received ia this city from mcmbers of Con
gress, stating that all thuyigitation aboutTcx
as and Oregon is pcrfcctly needless, and that
there is not thc least rcason for apprehension
concerning the aunexation ofthe one or the
forcible occupation of the other. These let
ters are from Loco Foco members, and thev
speak very decidcdly. Erprcss.
Daniel Webster on Annexatios.
Daniel Webster has writlen a letter to
citizens of Worcester, "Mass. asainst an-
nexation. His opinion is that it ia uncon-stitutional.
From an Occathncl Correspondent.
AVashikoto, March 14, 1844.
Dkar Sir, At last the Wolfis come. To
day the Texas question was broachcd.
Holmrs, of South Carolina. in oppoaing a
proposition to abolish the Military Academy
and dismiss the supernumerary ollicers here
tnforc educated at thatiustitiition, warned thc
House that we niight soou be involvcd in a
war for the Anncxntion of Tcxas. He said
that thc British government was watcbing our
relations with Mexico with a Keen eye, aud
that we could noteflecl the annexation (which
he took to be the settlcd policy of this gov
ernment,) without fightiug stecl to stcel. He
adverted also to the grcat importance of hav-
r an eflicient force capablc of doinjr Ihc Uu-
sincss quick, before all the piratcs of South
America could take Mcxicau commission, and
prey upon our commerce. He said much
more, but it is too late at night to entcr into
further delail. Mr. Winthrop of Massachu
setts, said he could not sufier thisamazing a
vowal to pass without notice. He was called
to order by Black, of Georgia, who you will
rccollect moved 6ome weeks ago to tack the
admission of Texas to the Oregon bill. The
Speaker, of course, decided that Mr. W. was
in order. He then said that in view of thc
rumors which were abroad, the declaration of
the gentleman from South Carolina assumed
the mostscrious character. How did heknow
that the annexation of auother nation to this
Union "was thc settlcd policy of this Govern
ment?" The people of the United States did
not know it, nor did this House. But there
was too much reason to believe that a secret
and stealthy negotiation was actually goiug
on. He did not rise to en'er iuto an argument
but simply to declare that the schcme rcferred
to was utterly abhorreutto thefcelings ofthe
people he rcpresented, aud big with danger to
this Union. Fricudly as he was to the Mili
tary Academy, ifit could bc made subscrvient
to such a schcme he would go with its cncmies
and level it to the ground. Thc Housc was
in grcat commotion, and Holmcs and Payne
of Alabama, deolared, asidc, that the South
wantcd the uuion irith Texas, but if thcy could
not have that, then Texas witlwut the Union.
This, you may rely upou it, is the determina
tion ofthe formcr nullifying party. j
To-morrow a rcsolurion will be offercd.call
ing upon the President for any corrcspon
dencc which has passed on this subject bctwceu
this and thcTexau Government. It i? expec
ted that this will tcst, iu some dcgrcc, if not
decisivcly, the sense of thc House on tho
whole project. My own opinion is, tliat this.
question is to bc carricd to the polls in tho
coming Prcsidential Elcction. The oppo
nents of Annexation say, "Let it come in any
shape ; thc sooner tbe beltcr." Trilune.
TUE BLOODY SCENE ON BOARD
THE PRINCETON.
Thc anncxcd lettcr to a gentleman of this
city, is from Mr. Phelps ofthe United States
Senate, who was an eye witncss to the awful
carnagc on board the Princeton, and who es
capcd the explosion, by a species of providcn
tial interference. It is awfully graphic.
Bsslon Mail.
Wisuixotos, March 3d, 1844.
Mt Dear Sir
Your kind letter of yestcrday camc to hand
this cveuing. My escape from death by tho
trcmendous occurrence on board the Prince
ton, was narrower than you or the public are
aware. I stood at the brcach of the gun, and
1 supposc ncarcrto ii than any man, except
those cmploycd iu discharging it. I had with
me a young ladyfromMaryland, (Miss. Som
crvillc,) whom 1 had just introduced to Col.
Bcnton, and who was the only lady cxposed.
The Col. and I were both prostrated, and he
is on his back still. My hat disappcarcd, and
I have made no inquiry for it, The young
lady's bonnct wcnt with it her dress was
toru. My surtout was torn opcn, and my pan
taloons demolished. Her face was scorched,
and the poor girl stood like a statuc, uncon
scious. I did not loose my conciousness for
a momcut. I took n glance at the sccnc,
caught her round the waist, and carricd her
below, I witnessed ascene there which I shall
not attempt to describc it was one of agony,
frcnzy. The shrieks of a hundred females
wivcs, daughtcrs, sistcrs thc beautr, the
loveliiicss of the land, arc still ringiug iu my
ears. The imploring appcals to know the
ne.irest and dearcst objects of their afTcction,
cannot be forgotton "Sir," said one, "thcy
will uottell me about mcaboutmyhusbaiid."
I know her not, but she was at that momcnt
a widow. Herhusband was blown to atoms,
anothcr, in a state of frcnzy, was caught in
thc anns of herhusband, andassured, by his
ardentcmbracc and fcrvcnt kiss, that he was
safe; but thc ngouizcd bcingwho had, atthat
momcnt made that trying appeal to mc, liu
gcred too surely that she would fccl that em
brace no more, The sternness of man's nature
will cncountcr pain nay mcet dcath boldly,
but thc agony of womans hcart in doubt and
unccrtainty of thetruth, yetfcaring thc worst,
surpasses all. My friend, yon will hardly bc
lievc mc.when I tcllyou, Iwas calm collec
tcd. It was no time for trcpidalion. I felt
as if introduced iuto the prescnce of my Ma
kcr. The scenc was unearthly ; cvcry sclfish
feeling vanishcd cvcn my owu lifc was of uo
account. I was taken to the porlals of ctcr
nity, and felt that I was stirvcying not the pal
try iutercst of time and sense, but man's ctcr
nal destiny. The first fear which started iu
my eye, fell upou the few liucs which convey
cd to my beloved and devotcd wife the as
surance that she was not a widow, nor her
childrcu fatherless.
But it is past! The friends who, but a few
momcuts before thc fatal accident, werc sea
tcd with me at the fcstive board, blest with
hcallh and clothed with houor the sclcct and
distinguishcd few, a nation's pride, and a na
tion's ornameut, arc now in thc presence of
their God, whither 1 must soon lollow. Jily
worthless life has been sparcd-may it not have
been for the purposo ol a better preparation:
Adieu. b. a. 1
THE QUESTION OF ANNEXING
TEXAS TO THE UNITED STATES.
Corresponder.ee of the Tribune.
Wasmsgto:?, March 1C.
Of all the ugly questions that have arisen
lately this Texas question looks likely to bc
the most troublesome. During this week it has
bcen introduced into both branches of Con
gress in a tangible form, for th first time.
In the Senate, ou Tuesday, Mr. Buchanan
to the astonishment of every body, said that
he would not express his vicws on thc annex
ation of Texas now ; but that he considercd
the'Almighty had given to the pcople ofthe
United States a dircct mission to go on and
take possession of all Texas, Mcxico, Calfor
nia. and Oregon; that they might carry civ
ilization, Christianity and a Rcpublican form
of Government there and thatall tbiswould
be donc withiu the ncxt 30 tr 40 years and
pcrhaps earlicr.
In tbe House several times during the ses
sion, the Southeru Members, (Georgia Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisianaand South Car
olina.) have expressed openly their determin
ation to have Texas auuoxed to the Union
during this Session. They have agaiu and
again declarcd to the Western men that they
could not get and sbould qot havo a bill pas
sed to settle Oregon, unless one tp annejj
Texas was coupled with it; aud the day be
fore ycsterday. Mr. Garrett Da'vis, in advo
cating the continuauce of AVcst Point Acad
emy, declared that it was now the tettled poli-t
cy of (his Govtrvmtnl to annex Texas, jie'
thought that as bevond doubt this would in-
volve us iu a war with one or two countries,
we ought to strengthen the army as much as
pcssible. Again, Mr. Ilohnes. (the particular
and personal friend of Calboun, aud a fair
exponent of his views.) declared on the same
day on the same question, that he was will
iug to ritfc a icar with Mcxico, but that the
South would have Texas, aud therefore it
was necessary to train ofiiccrs at West Point
to be ready to drill ihe militia ofthe country
whom a war would call into activc service
giving as an cxcuse that England would not
go to war with us on that ground, but that
she would do all the trading iu her vesscls :
therefore, thc sooner we got through the war
with Mexico the better for our commerce.
Now, is not all this cool 1
On the strcngth of all this, Mr. Winthrop.
who declared his belief that the people ofthis
country were to be taken by surprise on the
Tcxas question, yesterday ofiered his propo
sition to suspend the rules thathe might pre
scnt a resolution declaring that no proposi
tion to annex Texas ousht to be made or as-
sented to by this Government, aud fixiuguext
Weduesday as the day to considerthis. Ihe
Ayes and Nocs on this showcd 40 for suspen
dfng tlie rulcs, and 123 against it.
Of course it was by no means a test vote,
as to who is and who is not in favor of Tcxas
cxcept as far as the Aycs arc concerned.
Many who votcd ' No" told mc alterwards
that they were onposcd to takius; the measure
up out of order; Willis Green of JS&. gjive
this as his reason, Dimlap of Maine, tish,
Sykes, and others. While at the samc time
several southern men after the vote was taken
declared that thcy now considercd Texas "as
good as anncxed to the United Statcs ;" that
so larse a maioritv was soinewhat indicative
of the final result; and that out of the 122
there were not 40 who would vote agaiust it
nt thr TinYit tinif At anv ritp. it will be no
! harm for the constituents ofthe Northcrn
gentlcraaa who votcd "Ayo" to drop them a
Iinc indicative of their dcsires on this most vi
tally important matter.
One thing, iu conclusion, I can assurc you
of. The President, Mr. Calhoun, the mem
bers ofthe House from all the States I have
named above all thc Southern Seuators
uearlv to a man, have bcen, are, and will bc
doing their utmost to cffect thc annexation of
Texas. A society has bccn formed here of
aouthern men tor that purpose (who are not
mcmbers of Congrcssinen) but who act iu
conccrtwith Congress; the hcad and front
and lcader ofthis narty is Mr. Senator Walk
cr a fund has bccn raiscd by rich Southern
mcn to defray all the cxpcnscs of printing
pulilishins, documents, siieeches, icc. on the
subject; and no feasible mcans is tobcleftun-
tncd to eilect their object. Jomcs Jr
Tho same correspondent ncxt day writes
as follows
Ybnr ncxt question will bc, can such a
Trcaty reccivetho sanction of the Senate;
that is, of a Constitutional majority of that
body? Iwilltellyou. Mr. AValker, of Mis
sissippi, (the prime mover in this business,
who has neglcctcd his other business in the
Senate frcqueutly to attcnd to this matter,
and who is thc smallcst mental cdition of a
man, whosc stature corrcctly portrays his in
significancc cxccpt for inischief ) has gonc
rouud and made an estimatc on this pomtand
sounded the Senators. The result has been
pronounccd very positivcly as follows
FOR ANNEXATION.
New-IIampshiro
New-York
Pcnnsylvania
Maryland
Dclawaro
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Mississippi
Tennesseo
Keutucky
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Total
33
AGAINST IT.
Vermont
Maine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Tallmadge ofN."!
New-Jcrsey
White of Indiana
Total
Forit
Absent, (Niles)
- 13
33
1
Total
I tbink it certain that Tappau, andAllcn
ol Ohio, and Buchauan and Sturgcon will
go for it, as the only condition upon which
the Western men will go for Oregon- Han
negan of Indiana will go for it with a rush on
tbis ground, and so will Brecse and Semple
of Illinois. Thc Michigan Senators are very
doubtful. bnt cven if they aud Stfes Wright
go against it, that will only make 1G against
it to 30 for it. And this cstimate thns dispo
ses of all thc free States exccpt New-Hamp-
shirc: as to thatwretched bcnishted region,
Woodbury has alrcady written a letter in fa
vor ofthe Annexation, and poor little Ather
ton (gods, whata Senator!) will do anything
that Mr. Woodbury desires bimtodo. So
mnch for the free States. AII the Slave
States to a man, linlcss pcrchance it be Ken
tucky, will go for thc Annexation. At any
ratc.Mr. Tvlermtends that Mr. Clay's fricnds
Crittenden and Morchead, shall show their
hauds before the ncxt Llection.
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTIONS, &C.
Puiladelfiiia, March 17.
The lfard Elections. Tlie rcsult of our
Ward elections, so far as the city is concern
ed. is ofthe most cratifyinc character. Of
the fifteen Wards, the Whisrs have carricd
fourteen, the Loco Focos rctaining Upper
Delaware by an average majority ol about ou
votes. In North Mulberry and Locust Wards
theNative Americans carried their Inspect-
ors, both of whom are also Whigs. In Cedar
Ward, thc Whigs jiucceeded in electing their
Constable, an olhcc opposed to them lor tne
last three years. Our majorities are greatly
increased. notwithstandine many of our
fricnds voted for the ncwly orcanised party,
In the City, the vote ofthe Native American
- - . . . 11 1TT , nna
Party was in Xvortn uiuioerry waru, uo;
South Mulberry, 100; Locust, 231; Ccdar,
186; New Market, 85 total, 810 votes.
Tnwos in Philadelphia.
Correspondence of the Trilune.
PuiLADELFniA, March 20 P.M.
A Gret Tarjft Meeting. The
friends of tho Whig TarifT which is now
bein" endansercd bv the Loco I'oco lead-
crs in Congress, who have reporled an in-
rnmniia bill for its rcDca!. of tho city and
country of Philadelphia, composed of Me
ohanics, ilfanufactMrcrs, Farmers, Mec
chanls, Lnboripg mcn, jrc, wjll assemble j
nMass Meeling on Monday aftcrnoonlparty;smhavcbeencon ,.
noxt, at 3 o'c ock, at the large saloon ot
the Chineso Muscum. lo adopt .uijable
easurcs for its protcction and suppori.
Every friend, it is already hoped. ol the
glorious
THE GALAXY.
MIDDLEBURY:
Werlnesday Warch 2.7, 1844.
TEXAS.
The rumors which we placed before
our rcaders, that a treaty has been secret.'
ly arranging between John Tyler, and the .
auiiioriiics OI xexas lor uic uiiuuxuiiuii
of the latter country to the United Statcs,
by laler adviccs have been convertcd in
sad realitics. So far as the President and
the government of Texas are concerned,
the treaty it is believed is all but comple-
ted. IfJohn Tyler has indeed been
guilty of so audacious aHd treacherous an
act, he deservcs from the people of this
republic no common brand of infamy and
. , ,. ,
execratton. To attempt to ac.comphsh a
measure of thc very last moment in its
consequence upon the welfarc of the un-
lon, and which he dare not recommcnd
in hismessage, because he knew it be-
repugnant to their wishes, by such stealthy
mcans as the highwayman adopts to plun-
der his unsuspecting Ticlim, would out-
. , , , ,
stnp thc trcachery of the basest Catalmcs
on the records of history. It would seem to
us that nothing could bring upon the Un-
, s. . ,r ., . .
ton such a combination of evils as will be
likely to result from a treaty of annexa-
tion. War at home and war abroad, the
perpetual reign of the slaveocracy, and
the distruction of national prosperity, or
the dissolution of thc Union.
Wo cannot, howevcr, believe that so
hazardous a project would securc the as-
sent of two thirds of thc Senate. We
know how little hold the public welfarc
has upon party men who have no stakc in
common with the people, and dcvoid ofj
principle, and cven common decency.scek
nothing but the spoils of office. Thcy
bartcr thc pcople like cattle in thc sham
bles. Noithern locofocos may sell their
votes to the South and West to aid them
to get possession of Texas and Oregon,
in exchange for support for the elevation
of Martin Van Buren , and the rich cmol
uments he promises to his hungrj depen
danls. In fact Mr. Ilohnes of South Carolina,
has declarcd that the annexation of Tcxas
is the settlcd policy of the party. "-Jn-nczation
iciih or teithout the Union" is the
desperate resolution ofthe South,and there
is some rcason to believe the loco ecna
tors of New England, New York, Pcnn
sylvania and Ohio will adopt thc project
of annexation, as a leading dcmocratic
measure with which that party is to go
before the country.
We cannot however, but hopo better
things of them. The threateniug aspect
of aflairs as presentcd a fcw days eince in
the papers, and which wc give to the
public this week, is much alleviatcd by
Iatcr accounts. That a trcaty is upon the
tapis, and will probably bc prcsented to
the Senate for confirmation cau hardly bc
doubtcd. But thc apprchcnsioiis of thc
correspondcnts of the Tribune and Ex
press, that the project will rcceive the
votes of a constitutional number in tlic
Senate are very much abated.
Indecd a letter to us from a membcr of
congress, assures us that "it is the settlcd
opinion of a large majority of thc tchigs
in thc house that there is not the smallcst
danger of thc passage of any lill or the
confirmation of any treaty for the anncz
vtion of Teias. So may it bc.
May Providcnce in its mercy sparc us
from an cventsobig with a horrid destiny,
to this country. Rather than the Union
should be rulcd by a rod of opprcssion
even worse than colonial bondage, as it
has bcen for twelvc vears past, by the
slaveocratic influence which thc annexa
tion of Texas will forcver pcrpetuate, let
a line of dcmafkation between the North
and the South be drawn, and thc sooner
' . .
thc better. Should this infernal project
be pcrsisted in, let thc ordinary topics of
political controversy give way to rcsist it
it, by all thc means in our power. Let
the alarm be sounded in tones ofthe most
startling thundcr throughout the whole
North ! Let thc banner inscribcd "No
Annexation" in tho broadcst Icttcrs, be
unfurled in every vlley and on overy ver-
dent suramit iu Vermont. Lct thc Green
Mountain boys of every political huo
league themselves together, and like the
youthful Hannibal, &. swcar eternal cnmity
to a project which would bo far morcrbit-
tcr in its consequences than Roman des-
.. . . i r ., j, ,t,i:-
potism m the worst days of the Itepubhc.
jr..
CLAY AND VAN BUREN ON
PROTECTION.
. . ,
From certain exprcssions of 3Ir. Clay's
garbled from letters recently senttodifT-
erentsections ofthe country, in answcr
to intcrrogatories to him in relation to the
TarifT, such as a revenue tariff, and dis
criminating and incidcntal, used in com
mon with Martin Van Buren ijihis recent
Indiana letter, mystifying his views upon
the' subject, the loco press at the North,
and morp Jrecently the adrocates of'third
, , . mnj
M at m d as Ptectil)m3ts
; -'j ""iereiice betwee
mem. in coming to this conclusim, 1.
j ever, the acts of these genilemen ihrLi."
out their political lives must be enurel"
overlooked, as well as the declaraticn, ,
centlymadeby Marlin Van Buren th'
lie is entirely oppesed " princi,le "
dtlailto the prcsent TarilT, and bj Jjr
Clay that he is ins.favor of it, oppcd
Free Trade, and in favor of imposin-.
ties iu such a manner as to alTurd reasoa
able encouragement to domcstic m-.
j factures. But to test this important on
tion, which every voter should knowho
to decide, we give an extract from llr V
j uui a xuuiaua iciier, wnicil opens iu
' cxposition by referring to his letter to
Shocco SpringsMccting in ISS-in whitit
he says "he dbtinctly avowed a cowij.
tion that commercial regulaticns nith
view to the encouragement of domestie
fmanufactures is within tlie constitutioa.
il power of Congress
I "He gocs on to say
' . JIore than .ten. J'cars hare, e'aPstd f;tC8
that communicatiou was made; and i!,m.
,hat entire per;od the pcople of ,he
States have paid large amounts of d.ntitj't
ectfonTdoSc SSSS"-
.gradual reductions accordiugto the provism?
" &c compromisc act of 1833. TncBail!
Xmcbll
er rule for legislative action upon this sni,.ej,
lia3,I think, by the conrsc of evemsandti,
' progress of opinion, been broujrhtto the rn
ciusion briefly expressed in onl of the
' lutions of your convention, viz: "a dncmj.
1 na,l"Stjff.f".T P'lrposes m.v. cH
tW'ic" n" vicidentally yrotect AmcrUua ;v
, dustry."
j With half an eye it can be clearly seta
. that Mr. Van Buren means in a rerenaa
bill discriminating for revenue only, aad
. not for protcction, and by incidaital jrt.
tcction, only a tariff which in all cases dis-
criminates in faTor of revenue. llerc ij
nothing like discrimination for protcction,
or protection for the sake of protectioa,
which is regarded as indispensablc by tls
whig party, to thc prosperity of tlie coun-
try. Accidental protection is all that
Martin Van Buren grudgingly aflbrda to
the dear people.
But how entirely antagonist to Mr. V.
B.'slanguage is that of Mr.CIay :
"Protection incidaital to diseriminctirq
for a rcccnuc," says Martin Van Buren,
but says Mr. Clay, "Protection in a Ta
riff'. Discrimination for the saLe of pre.
tcction."
Ezlracts from Mr. Clay's "Georgia ef.'tr'fa
HJessrs. UraJiam aud JiUdsoe, datcd .U-land,2-2dJuly,1833.
"My opiniou is, that the Revenue neccsn
ry to an ecououiical administration of ths
Gencral Government ought to bc denvrd ia
a season of peace, cxclusircly from ufij:
jmsed on our forcign imjiorts, aud that a Tar-
ill lor tliat purpose ought to ue so aujusrcl
as to afl'ord rcasonable encouragement to
domestie manufactures. 1 aiu opposed to di
rect taxcs and interual dutics except ia tims
of war, whcn they may be necessary to p
succcssand vigor to arms. I am ojfosedti
thedoctrineof free trade with foreign poictrj,
nll of whom subject our commerce iritlithta
to rcstrictiou, olten very great and liurdm
some. 1 have more ihsa
half a dozen times expressed uitlnn the h:
two or three years, on public occasioiu, tbe
opinion which I now communicate as to
combination of the princij'lcs of Iteiccu!
and PltOTECTION in a Taritr."
MR. CLAY TO MR. MERRIWKTIIFIL
"I OiinJc the prcsent Tariff' in the maha
right, and icorking much good. Tlicrc nuj
be excesses ordcfects in it, of which I lu:
not here the means to judge; aud if there Lc
thcy ought to be corrccted by supplemei::!l
Iegislation."
Extract of a lettcr from. Mr. Clay to die Char
lotte Co. (Va.) Clay Club, datcd Jan. 23.
1841.
"It aflbrds me vfry grcat pleasure, gent!e
mcn, to learn that the people of Charlotte
and its neighborhood.rcnouucing preconcei'
cd prejudices and autipathics, are cand.dlj
rcviewing their formcr opiuions adversc tu i
l'rotectivo Tariff, and that many of tlienurt
disposed now to believe that reasouablc out
moderatc protection, short of proliibition u
heneficial to theconsumer by augnienticgtie
supply."
(KrMartin Van Buren would lay a tariff
which with thc lowestpossiblc rate of du
ties, would raise a given amount of rerea
ue, and if two articles were to be tixed U
wonld give no preference lo onc manufac-
tured at home, and needing protcction.ns-
less the revenue required it. In most
cases, on this principle the duties muit"
lightest on thosc articles mauufacturcd a'
, ... . ... r .
home which corapete with the foreign
ticle, and highest on tea, coflec, and oth
er articles not thc product of the count'J
In other words, thc discrimination 5"
gainst the iudustry of the country; bBt
as no duty can be laid without discrimi
nation, there will be mere incidcntal pro
tcction to the amount of the duty.
(L7The President hadanother narro
escape, on returning rrom thc mnerai
M t-
fn pass;ng the Capitol, thc horscs became
ungovernable, and the drivcr wasunable
to do mere than to guidc thcrn as well
he could amidst the throng of caringe
mrougn mcwnoic reimativauia
, st the Pre31.
t dent's house.
I .
Since tlie3d of March, 1S41, 1
had tivo Prcsidents, four Secretar. soT
c,,, ,hrepnC the Treasury. fourofr
five of the Navy, three Attorney Gencra,
and two Post Master Gencrals. J-c
JI.
ing the four years' administration
J. Q.. Adams.
LOUISIANA.
The Jaco press is shouting to the top ont
lungs for the electioi, of State Senator w
the city of New Orleans. When tht t -"