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■ ...... ■ ■ -r - ■ O '» ■ ieVURKM. Tt'ESDAr. June *1h. 1 RESCINDING RESOLUTION. I In —Oa motion of Mr. White, the Senate proceeded tu consider the resolution odcred by him, some time ,rtn indtttr the resolution ol the Sr* nale of Marcn, I8.T4, dec! aring that the President had transcended hi. autboti* ty in reference to the removal ol the deposites. Mr. White addressed the Sena*e at length in explanation and support ot his views, for .neatly three hour*, when be asked the yeas and nays on hi* reso lution. Mr. Walker then expressed the ground* on which he should vote against the re solution.' The yeas and nays being taken, the question was taken on the rescinding resolution, and decided as follows: Yea* 4. Navs*i9. So-the resolution seas negatived. Mr. Wright presented instructions he had received from the LegisLVire of New York on thi* subject; which wete ordered to he printed. Mr. Clay suggested the propriety of taking up the expunging resolution, so as to dispose of the whole business. Mr. Clayton moved to take up-the resolution, as he had received instruc* lions to vote against it, and wi* hed4o record his vote. After sonse conversation between Mr. Wright, Mr. Benton, and Mr. Clav ton, it was fixed that the resolution should be taken up about 1-2 o'clock to-morrow. . . Thcrsdat, June dd. • In tjie Senate, the Vice Prc-idenl announced that should not resume the Chair, during.the present session alter this dav. EXPUNGING RESOLUTION. . Mr. Benton, in leferenceto the cau*. which prevented him Irom cabin* up the expunging resolution yesterday .said He left it Co the Senate to act in r^Iei enre to it as they might think proper. After a few remarks fnmi Mr. I’r-x ton. Mr. Clay, and Mr. Denton, ihe Autoect was dropped. The bHl from the House to char.-r*» the time for. the annual mrobn: »'l Congress was taken up, and indefinite ly postponed—yeas-*21. . The resolution from the House to change the Joint Rules *o as to conti nue all unfinished business iri both Houses over to the next session, yvae indefinitely postponed. On motion of Mr. Renton, the Senate took up a bill to establish a foundry . ,«n armory in the West, and one in die South, &c. Some of the items contained in this bill being also in the fortification till, which had been recommitted, Mr. Benton moved to strike out tiie^e items, but the motion requiring, on the passage of a bill, unanimous consent, and objection being made, it was in.t j>crsevered in. A debate ensued on this hill in w hich Mr. Crittenden, Mr. Walker, Mr. Ren ton. Mr. King, of (ieo. and Mr. Cal houn. participated, when the question was taken on the passage of the Lull, and decided as follows: Yeas 2-1—Nays 15. HOl'SE Or REPRESENTATIVES. Evrning Settion.—On the Speakers resuming the chair, at 4 o'clock, hr an nounced the following Menage fiotn the President of the United States: WtiNissTON, June 3d, lRJfi T» Ikr St n ait and Hunt* «/ Rtprt*tni*Utt' It becomes my painful duty to an nounce to you the rnelanchoty intelli gence of the death of James Madison, Kx-Rreiident of the United States.— He departed this life at half past six o'clock, on the morning of the 2Mh in stant, full of years and of honor. 1 hasten this communication, in or der that Congress may adopt such mea sures as may be proper to testify their sense of the respect which is due to the memory of one w hose life has contri buted so essentially to the happiness and glory of hi* country, and to the good of mankind. ANDRKW JACKSON. Mr. Patton and Mr. Adams oke very feelingly u|>on the occasion in the House, and Mr. Rives in the Senate.-— A joint resolution was adopted, raising committees to consult on the best mode of expressing the deep sensibility ol ‘he nation upon the reception of intelli gence so interesting to the republic. A message was received from the Senate, announcing the adoption of the following resolution T»y that body: Ik Smtrt or thi Ikitip June 10, RnoivtJ. Thai a ff xpniiltre »>«• appointed on lh« purl of Ihe Renal*. Ut join eirh rnr.onir.ee at may lie appointed on the part of (U House, to eon taler and report by what token of re port ar.<! afferiMrti it may he pr»>pei f..r the Consrett of ihe Untied Stales In express ihe deep sensibility of the nation to the event of the decease of Mr Madison, just arm mured by the President of the t'ntlrd Males Ordered, That Mr. Kites, Mr t I iy. Mr Calh'Mjn, Mr firundy, Xtr. Kuehanan, Mr Leigh, sod .Mr Tall Under, be tt»e roinmitlee Attest: MALI IK LOW Hit.. N»r> The House concurred in the resolu tion. and according to* previous order of the Hnu«*, the committee was or dered to onMst of one from each State in the Union. Tax *».—-Arnong«t the htoinr*s m the Senate, yesterday, waa the discus sion and unanimous adoption of the report of the Committee on Kotcign Relation* r>o the subject of the recog nition of the lodrpendenre of Texa*. The sentiment expressed hy this \ot« of the Senate is in substance this and no more, vu: that the United States will, in regard to Texas, art upon the pnneiole established by the action of thia Government in all cases of rivil war among foreign People That is, »t will recognise the actual Government, whenever it ra satisfied of its being en titled to the character of an mdcpen dent Power, and it will readily recog nise the independence of Texas when it shall be made apparent that it ia an in dependence in fact, as well as tn name [AW. Mi. July I. Costcneea —Within the last two d*jr#, several important bills, whose fate wm considered to be doehtful, have - I 1 It1 >' "Ml - U passed. among the enactmentsot which i are the folio sing measures: The great Cherokee Treaty Appro- i pnatioo; The Delaware Breakwater, The Port and Harbor Improvements; The new Patent Law; The erection of a new Patent Office; The erection of a Treasury building; ' The continuation ol the Cumberland . Road; Reorganization of ihe Land Office; ; Supi doinentary public, deposit*: bill, with divers otheis ol leaser cou»e-I i}uence. Among the measures which Wave .not ripened into laws are the following: 1 the increase of the Army; the reurgani- i nation of the Navy; the extension oftb* Judicial System lor the benefit ol tlie West, with a host ol other bills. It is barely p«*»Ml;le that a <]Uorum i of both Houses inav be rallied this ' morning, and, hy sin-pendirig the joint i lules, pass a few none bills. J.-Vo/. Inf. July |. TKX IN. />•«! rh* .%',»<• Oitrssi Hull tit*. Jmmr Ifi The T exian Coinmi- toners. Messrs P- W. <<rays<>ru a(i<l James Colling, worth, ol ulmse arrival by the lrufe i p*'udence we have already given notice-, | left this city lor \V a.-hington yesteid iv I evening in the steamboat Southern* T. | , The ohje* t ol their no-won is g< uerallv i undervt*vod Jo be lor the purpose of i negojrating the aclrnowlbdgrnYnt of Texas Xs ail independent nati ri hy the I I i it* >1 Stat*«. \\ #• will. >u* tnivt l have ere lor g t > Announce the cmn- j JV^te succe%* <>i tln-ir patiiotir aiul high in,nde«]a<n<leavors. We .Oe authorized t«• *1 de, on the f vu'hi rily of the Texlmi (’ummisshm f'f ju«t arrived lorn \eia*r<>. the pre ; *» nt sent nf government t:t Texas,) (hat • .1 the day nf luf n ohtb an } u.jirenient in the n.jtuve of arn i-1i«'«' ['"*** entered into between the govern* ’.eiit dt i e\.i\ and’ (Jen, Antonio I.o- I t’t ?. tie S»nti Ann u the substantial i o'lpulation* id \v hicf^«/n the part ol the . itter fti'ic. that all'thc Mexic an Imres , ■ n th IVxas should Forthwith i va< u ata* fhe Cvlt.ntrv, pa<*ii|g beyoni^ the 1 | l\io Kiavo del Suite, that all |*r<.jirrty owned by utpv port: n-nt the Mexican r army Irom the T» \i..n* citizen*, at any time since *the rotnmrneeinl*iit of tin*, i late invasion, should be forthwith re-! I stored, that ad I’exi.ui pii<oners in the hands ol the enemy’ should *bc ini- 1 : mediately set at lihertv for and in ; consideration of a coiie»pundiug mini- , her of Mexican jirisoncrs in the hands of the Texian*— and tin-ally tint there should be for the present a creation ol all hi'Ktiliticj both bv land and .«• a. •Among the minor stipulations of the agreement wav one given bv (Jen San ta Anna personally, that he would not ' himself take up arms, or r.iu.-e them j to be taken up against the people of 'Texas, during their struggle for inde j pendence. ■ (*en. Santv An.xv has published a document, in who h he endeavors to ' exculpate himself Irom the odium just ' ly ntivi lied to the murderers of Fannin j and hiv troops, bv a-riibing the ar* to jibe mders of his government. Thi. argument might have -oim* force it it could be forgotton that he himself was Im tact the government. The etFort to escape is a puciilc one. No doubt he fee|s like Macbeth, when the ghost ol Bampi'i appeared. In vain he cries “Thou canst not say I did it.” He cowers beneath the* reproaches of hiv j »,vn conscience; but lie cannot wash ■ his skirts of the blood of Ins victims. ' lltiUmiml Ci’.rirr. _. _ Colonel* Crmkitt owl ftnwie.—The i following facts, characteristic of these brave ami lamented men. which are well authenticated, are extracted from a letter recently received from a htend residing in Nachitoclies {.oiiioaur.: •During the siege of the Alamo, the , Mexicans planted a piece of otdnanc* within gunshot of the Fort, with the ■ intention of commencing a brisk can j uoiiade. • Five men successively step, ped forth to fire the gun, and were each j marked down by the unerring rifle of ,Crockrtt. The consequence wa» that j the gun was abandoned. ' A charar’eristic fart h also related |f f Col. Howie, who formed one ol that j ill-laled garrison. When the fort w as j carried he was sirk in bed. He hud a’roi neofthe murderous butcher knives ' whnh hears his name. I.ving in bed | hr discharged his pistol and gun, and ■ with each discharge (nought down an i enemy. So intimidated were tin* M« \ ji(3>i« hy ibis art of desperate and coed t hruvrrv lh.it . .1 ....... .. ft. J -*—• I ( • " j I im, rmt »nr>l him from the door—and i a» the coward* approached hi* bed over l the dead f*odie* of their rotnpsnion* 1 the living Bowie, nerving hunolf l-,r a la»t blow, plunged hi* knife into the ! head i f hi* neure«t foe at the ume hi* I «tani that he expired. Sui h are a few | of the fact* I have learned connected 1 with the fall ot San Antonio. * [ Amin (Ohio) (Jaitllf. raff nf Santa .Inn > to I «• I lra< I fmia a Irin-r rroio.l It *. niorrurtg from | Srw Oft*aii*( whu ti may he fully rrlud on (.V I’ /liar MW OKU IN*; Jl >|; |li. I iie Independence, ('inn. Haw-1 kin*, arrived a few day* *tm e and i bring* intelligence which ha* not been made public a* yet. It appear* that the cunning Santa Anna had or wa« about deceiving the credo lour iexian cabinet. Me had made a aolemn trea- i tv to acknowledge the Independrm e ot: : Texas. and to u«e all hi* influence on hi* arrival in Mexico to rrmynirr it A Tcxian cutter we* to convey him to Vera Crq* instantly. He told them hi* object in going t«» Mexico w-i* to get it recognised, and he mold irrompluli more by hi* pre sence than by writing. Com. Ilaw l kin* of the Independence wa« corn missioned to take him to Vera Crux ; j he refused to comply : then he wai j put on board the Invincible. Captain i Brown. I pon Brown • learning it, he ; threatened to blow up the vessel, and I upon the people bearing of the reeoiu- i tioneof the Cabinet, they became ao I enraged that the Cabinet were obliged1 ■- ■■ ■ . 'o tear up the treaty, and contcv him Santa Anna) to \ elusco, and put him n irons. The indignation of the peo ple was so great that had they not com plied with their request, they would, >° doubt, have massacred Santa Anna ind the ( abinet; and we sincerely hope Texas wdl he annexed to the I*. Sti»*e«. The farmer* are all busy on their plantations, endeavoring to n nke up l<»*s time. They will make about ‘ Mu' hall a crop of cqtton, but most ol them ate planting corn.” Cr,l. I'unnintf sfi/l afire.—The Pen sacola Gazette of the Inti, u|(. states. >»«, the authority of Cant. Trrsuvan, of the Te\ian army, that Colonel Fanning u«a* not among the slam, but, with a physician of hi* own force, wa« pre served and is still a ptisoner with the Mexicans. % gWlMfc nTi i.i.K.r.vca:. THE CREEK U \U OVER. Intelligence from Major Gen. Scott’s Head Quarters in tlie-Circk nation, received by the la»t n ails, justifies the belief that the Itltiian < ampaign in that quarter must have terminated, if not finally closed, before this day. One thousand lootii^i Indians have surren dered: and, it they ate prisoners of war w it bout the dim barge ol a musket, or the loss of one brave soldier, the bloodless tiiumph is n«>! less acceptable to a f'hri'tinn community. The num ber o| hostile warriors which vet re main* to be ti^ken is v ariuidy estimated at from eight hundred to twelve hun dred: anil it they should holdout, con trary to what may he reasonably calcu lated, the judici us and etfuient mea sures adopted by the di .tinguished and gallant Scott, a- we «<-e by his t*vuil tiener.il < Irders, must ensure their >j re df capture by force ol arms, cither in action, or (hemmed in as they must be by the plan <’<| operations by unavoida ble surrender. All the pusses are -aid to be etiertually guarded by the troops, arul their escape to Florida, hew tofore averted 's probable, is deem ^■*1 tube impracticable. [Air/. Inf., July I. I itr. Dr.rosrrr. Him..—The subjoin ed extiact from the Globe i* sutiieient to show w f it u,e ;h«* Government jle signs to make of the Deposite Dili.— it is to he handled us a weapon ol of fence against the currency of the conn try, und the Globe w already giving oi.t predictions of it* etfects, w hich we have no doubt the Governnicnt will U'C all its mentis to fufii.— Unit. I'hron. “ I he lute act of Congress w hich i as /.nr* Jnnn tljtshinjf l<>n, and the | a-sage of which, it i« -aid, is t«» l e c* lebratr d hv the whig merchant! ol New York, in a public way. is im/>rrativr. It leaves no dis cietnm to the head ol the Treasury De partment. In the execution of that act. twelve millions ol the public mo ney v\til have to be transferred from the p'resent to other depositories; and ol the twelve millions now in the de po.-ite bank* in the city of New Y< rk. -even millions and a half mu-t he transferred to other institutions as soon as they can he selected. I he act it»el! will prevent the deposite banks from directing their "o;a mtions in order In prevent ha»1y and tn> Ijxdient rurlnil r.trr.ls” “We fear that in the fir*t step neces sary to execute th? law, the New York merchants will hml any thing else hut that unicli generally succeeds “goon news." and in the second step, next January, when all hut five millions of dollars must he taken from the Treasu ry, arid the city of New Yoik is 1—ft with hut its proportion of that sum, we apprehend that the consequence* will be such as to lead to auv thing else than public rejoicings. It incon venience .should accompany the eve cution cl the law. it will In- the fault ol the authors of the Uw, deposite bank-, ortho Ticasury Department." Front Ihe Hill more liatelle of Thur<tliy hsl. B.vi.TtMonn and Ohio K vti.-novo — Yesterday afternoon, Ihe resignation of I’llll.lP K. Thomas, Ksq. as I’re-ident of Ihe Baltimore and Ohio Hail-road Company, which had hern presented to th*- Hoard of Directoraearlv in June, was very reluctantly accepted. We learn also "that Mr. Woodvillc, the Superintendent ol Transportation, ami Mr. Wever, Superintendent of Construction, have retired Irorn the Itail-road— • Mr. Woodvillc having sent in Ins resignation to the Board in .March Inst, to take effect this day.— K.»< h ol these gentlemen has perform ed the duties of his office with distin gitlMiru ability—.«n<! li t« ii< icrvcil slip evtrem noil gratitude o( t-vnv Irtcnd of the Nail-road. A I’Hivior.vr at I.aai.—.The New York Hoard of Aldermen have, at la*f, aiirrerdrd in electing a presiding Hh »er. <>n Friday evening. Alderman Y uriah wa* rhmen Pre»ident, bv a vote of 7 t*» !♦. one ol the Wing mem ber* voting ft»r turn. Alderman V anan is a V an Burernte. f'umtKt lfilhtim*f>rl{0th§ j , J nr J.I Fai ki. r Boat*—A company a* been formed in this pla»e. to e«taMi*h a line ol packet boat*, to ronnei t with the line now running Irnm the ()i«trirt t<» llarjieif Ferry and Shcphrrdstuwn. I F wo boats. well adapted to the pUf|HHP, are now fitting up to he pi n ed on the hue, and it I1 rvjierted that they Will in the course ol a lew davs, lie ready l<» transport passengers. Yhey will Ik Connected with the national road by two stages. one running to Clear Spring the other to Hagerstown, thus afford ing every convenience and accommo dation to travellers eastward and west ward. The enterprising individual* who have »hown their public spirit by embarkingjm shiv business deverve and will no doubt receive adequate en couragt ment Tbe people of Yickvburg, Muni •*pp' have subscribed jFTi OOt* to build a Theatre and $ IV,000 to build s Church. 1 LIEUTENANT SlILKbl KM. \\ e Jh n*’t know (III we i aii better rom-l pit with the * ith of I be writer «*f tlte wuncX-Q m1 nuU, than b) publishing Manure. 1 i.,E erroneous statement wa> Ukcn. bj u», tr»u*fl tbe W eslnnclon rorrrspor«lenrc of mi,,.- ea«t. 9 ertt print—llie United Subs liu/ttlr, wrl think—[ be/i ('Arew. a KAtlltMiTUil, Jl'U l, I * fj« nt/r.'Htr;—Yrntrrdtv a m in e ap-fl peaied in the Ivahimoie tlmumlefl w hirli I regret to ob»ei\c copied mtoB •ther papeu. slating that the, •* Presi-B dent |:ad »tri« ken the name of Miu-I shiftman Snintti km from the roll* ofB the Navy, for having killed Midship H man Key in a duel." • ^ On reading the notice. I immediate* IV called on the rreMtieut ard Muted to him the remark in the Chronicle. He replied, that it was nut trkr, 40 ! that I ha*l his authority fr saving it. and al«o that n<> Complaint had been made to him on the painful subject — I will also tike the lilu>rtv to remark that my son (who i.« of mature age was the challenged putv. and endea voured. as tar as an officer and gentle man of honor could do, to avoid the painful meeting w !m h proved so un K fortunate to hi' oppon* nt. and so tmlva ulllicUng to his bereaved parents. \ uun will greatly oblige me by stating thcM above tael* in your m \t paja r. and re-B •pu-si thoss* w ho have c«>j ied the notice* to make the correction, which, in jtis i tice to my s. n. (who i- now abint on J duly) I hope will riot In* denied. 1 am. gentlemen, with the grciflestl respect, vour obedient servant. JOHN II. SI I lilt III HNK. P i Uditvrs Bullimore C/.ronu fe. Mr. Katun, Minister of the I nitelli Stales to Spain, late (. .em -i*ot tliei I crrdorv of Kloiida,) has arriveii ♦hi* • itv. on hi* it to hi* Eui pi an I | destination.— .Ynt. I ,t. Hrigadier fo-neral J. |’. Wool. ha»h f*ccr, appointed t<> Ifie cnii.ir n d ■ *! lift* , regular, volunteer, ami militia force*.' that may be railed mt . .service in tliejj Cherokee nation, ami h o I. it W a h-J inglon for Tennessee t < enter on tin f discharge of ins duties.— /'.. Fn reference to ti e rcj ■ rV ! matri• monial infidelity of the great Knglidirj !’• •••e«s. Mrs. N rton .» \. .v \ ,.f i paper observes: It is a littld singular* tint one of the be.-t o! .Mrs. .\ 't'on'.y 1 productions', a t.ile entitle ! th<’* ,,|)e-/; I 'erfed ( hild" — is upon tin- subject n| /' jwife abandoning h r husband and? j child for ti e arms of a vduci r. SheS ! vvill now bitterly reali/o the iiysoric . so forcibly portrayed in tint allectin *'j ls,ory* __ City ' 1 ■■ // — i ,, l. • - j Cou-| ricr gives the resdlt <>t a cen>us just tj l»en by order of the city government,| from which it appears tint the popula-f ti >n of the city is 17 KJd of whnmV ii:in *re male., aqd I l.’K,v< female*!" The number of aliens is*2f>(>|, and eol-lj j ored person* 11' The number n| school*! | children between tin- ages of I and is* ^ I*”7- _ j The monument raised in h <nor ofS the Kmperor Alexander, at Warsaw,]1, i- an obelisk. and bears on one of itsh sides this incnption:—“To Alex imlerr I., Kmperor of all the Russia*, the con-g [<pierorand benefartorot Poland!” Wet , have heard of lying tomb-stones hef ,ie.* I but don t believe that ever a stone liedJ •like tins.—— ISoitun Pont • From the .NV»o York Post. •■‘Iceit/ent on the Proru/encr lioil-rotvl.I — We hive received the follow ing 1 t-H ; ter, briefly relating a ino>t distressing? I accident: rjr ‘ At half past II o'clock on W ednes-B day, about three mile* am) a hall South! | of lliistnn.a most serious u< cideut h.ip-1 I pened to the train of cars going in.—I i We had I Ipi-.engers in the forw mil ear*. The two train*, one proceeding! | towards Providence aniHhe other to-i wards Boston, Kith going at the rate oH twenty n lies per hour came in contact H and sm h destruction ensued a* was ne-B ver before seen. There are from fif-B feen fo twenty leg* broken, and rnnnvfl persons dreadfully injured. I can hazi ly bold mv pen in thinking of the ac cident.” _ Vai t vhi.i. M Arinxr:.— We w ere in vited on Saturday last, l»v Mr. James l.uckey, in company with others, to inspect the operations of an ingenious machine, at work under his charge, at the Nail Factory ol the Messrs. Ifavall in thi* city. This machine »s for the purpose ol saw ing j anting ami smooth ing the staves nt fh>ur barrel*, and preparing them fur tiie hand* of the cooper—and mo< admirably does it perform its task. It give* the evict bulge ami bevel desired by the work - _ _i I '_• * * N« . J HIM/ '•nm III •tuff—oak, pine, or hickory, •traightor' crooked. Kven the ‘ poviorn tip In, guin tree'’ |« no longer rate—a. w r learn the Utter tree, hitherto <>l little value, i* converted by thi* n: i. lithe ij|. to excellent stave*. |r hnng* into »er viee *uch portion* of the tr« e a* <,m not be worked hy hand, ami therefore greatly enhance* tie- \atu< if ttri.hrj land. Theme who feel an ir.lere.t m mechanical ingenuity, will lie gratified with jn examination of thi* impr oe merit.— /fir ( nit , June '17 . Mr. Kandolph'* Will of I|. \nlll, he before the tiener.il f'ourf *hi« d.iv j It i« understood. we believe that -'<« !iM ofthewutten testimony l iken in ihefl former ca-e a* will fie applit able to tin*.I will he admitted without a new • \ami I nation of the w itne«*e*. Mrur*. June* ■ t <>oke. Taylor. John«on. Stanard, andl llobertvori. are roun«el m ttie c ec. ■ [Hu hmontl Com. July !. £ rxtr»*-l of a l*lifr frrun R'ourr 'fl Put.lie M em || I'..11 IV >|i.e, | «luin, I., ||„ § |«»tmi.|rr *1 l..*rrho)i'irf I ”1 am receiving from to $ J.'».0tNt |>er day, and have been for the !a«< -Hi day* in my often a* Receiver of public money* I am worn out at tending it. 5‘dlO 000 ha* been r» * reived vince the 7th of March U*f. and i( i« raid that the F.aatern folk* have only begun tu come. I believe that Ihia utfu e will Uke $ I 500 000 during the yaar THE FREE PRE8H. CHARLESTOWN Till IUW4V, J| », |s:|«. dkatri «r TiH. ninmos. t'<»m tie .Vtiftcno/ /sir .V^riicrr, Ju.'v I »f. J « M»r« *1 a4i*M |a a* Ml Orr ' The last of the gient lights of the Revolution, the brightest ol those Rieat mind*, which, like the pillar of tire of old, conducted the American Israel through the trials of the scarcely lesiS important era following the Revolution, and gave to his country the reposc; security, and happiness of aw iv, regu lar. stable, an<i consolidate I (iovero* merit, this pure and h*autifut and be* nign light has at l ist sunk lielow’tlie 1 Hir.on, and i« quenched lorever in 'his wot I 1 (•: lijm iiideetl iris liern it* long couise, and though no more to he seen, it has Is-It a radiance in the firttiament at who h Iim .r- uiitiv will lung g i/c with atiiiiir.'tion and grati tude. J or iron* than ‘Lntv v rjr« the n.in.e • •I Jv'tl-s M vl»is. \ has, more than that of ana other living man. tieeu as s'Kiated. in *he n md of I nited Amer ica with the j rinrijdt» and the fabric of our (soveititnent. lie w.w the litinripal architect m it* constiuc.i "(■ it lie did not hit its corn* r-vtoue. lie lived t>* see it endure m mv trill* sur vive great danger*, and to promise en durance fir ag *s. He died on the morning of Tuesday. '•*** -Ml. of June, lie was born on the !**t!» ol 'March, in the \e.ir I7‘»I: and was, of course, when he died, of! the nutri.irch d im> nf n.i.ta tl. ... .1. I Iy-fi<c year*. I IIm ctiij, \i'ildy approaching fori days before, Was .such as that off a good and great man ought to be.—jj Ills I irulties tmdimtprd till hi- latest j hours, he expired without a .struirgh* free 1iom pain, frrc (jun regre*t, and from cause of repiyaeh. • The I Ion tli \'rv I i ii pa«.n] here, m the Itail-ltoa.r r ii. Conn II arperv-Ferrv t<» U'ir . elie.»er. on Mom! it l»>t. buynd for his resi dence in K< ntiii ky. • CoS(;UK«sS. I ongress a !j >urneit sine die, on Mondav last, at | o’clock, I*. M. Col l.i. » . our i;t*j resentative, reached *»ome yesterday, by tlic Kuii-Koud Cais from flallmi'ire. MKxiro. The latest tens from Mr xico dates that lien. Orea had been appointed generuliss iiio of tl.e Mexican army agam-l Texas, ami that an expedition under tier. Cortof* consisting of ,'iiiUfl men, tud arrived at Sal tillo, and ai other of IU U<* under t.cn \alen cu, Was to have embarked at VeraCruz fur t’opano. early in Jme. hut htd delayed in con-i(]iienc« ol 4iM Texians having taken possession of tlir I «ttcr place. Den. I’llisola had rcreoed positive older fioiu the Mexican government to tease re treat.ng, to rccru.t Ins forces, and a;nn op pose the Tex uris in ronju iction with Lrrca -UHttt Itr.rviL o» t;r.w. Scott —The Washington! pa.a-rs state that the President has recalled! M.ij r (ieneral S» otv from the command of] the army in the South. The measure,, it is' intimated, “was rendered necessary by the* unfortunate acerbity of feeling, operating to! an extent prejudn nil to the public mt. r< -l,; existing hrtwrt-ii this distinguished oilierr •ini several other tiranrhrs in the service.” I The roinmmul of course devolves u|*onJj fieneral Jr..i e, u ho at the la»t d ites, occupied a |h>sI in Alabama, near Fort Mitchell. t.ovemor I »v», at present Sprrcl iry of tt ar, ha. lieen ipjM,ii,tr,| Minister to I ranee Ills iioiiiinatioii t i the Senate was unanimous ly '•'•"firmed by that b-dy. Tin- Metropolitan •fates that “ininu Iiately after the adjourn ment of ( Ofvgress the sc r♦ taiv will proceed lo l»i trod for the arrangement of los private allairs,—hut vs ill prohiblv remain in charge uf the Department until (It fu!w r, as it i. un to rstooo that the nomination is prnspertive_ This a rra ii grind nt vs ill enable the Prc«i.lcnl to Ml the ofTiee under the provisions of the ai t >f February Kith, 1T?•."», which provide* f..r vuy vacancy that may occur m the executive lepartm nfs. n> t f xceedmg six month*. With resjwct to the ap|>omtmrrit of f...v ( his - - ... c niriit unnareMary It t* ill M- rn * i»r.| thr..u.;v| •nt tin* country with tint ;rmnl ind nitirrl •ulttfarllori trim h h the Mirr«t iihIk altoti nfl lha |»oMir fa* I mg •>wi p* nlidam-a llmt thrl ii’Mfnl i;.if ret* will Ik* faithfully <iiir*l*-l.l irul tlrf n<tmnil rh.irartrr ar I i|i»r( u u> ..tfl worthily rapfa** ntcil m tin* important andl Icliaata *t.itin " I Tha a|'p>iinlnif nt f i;of t\ ir »« f lr*tl I • mptr dl» r of th* Tip’.« ry rue \od< r*"0.I f*»<ri"i, •* ahfmiifw a<| m ||,r l, !.,*-* In i < I •f frnmvlvarm p>liti«, tl.i* a tir ing* ^nir.lnn i t, at..| it i* r,,il,*r huunlntir,* t . ••<1 •it* who hot cie*.!r.| .,»<r H.a •|p*Imo«« of *1 [rc4t Mila, «n k into a Burr 4 i «l U a*hn.,rtoi. I f’M tnri I ton 1st — Tha *|r lu.V.jt ||..'.3 ll*.y bunt Mr l» .»l*r 00 th. uth nit ah* imli *1 iMital otum.il, no tha Mi--|..ij.||, lullln^l ■atar.taan prrtutta, a ..I woimding tan otMra I H.a Ci'iin | «<*rug. m r*p«|4 .| « it ii ,1 rtf ft. I •on I lltn Ito«rtt —Th* rail r. j.t from NkI.-I maid to hiartlKirf It about to h* c«mni*nr*d I Pro»»«M*n for the lin* Mlwtrn » radar* hthurgl »fM Alataodna will follow m di* court*, «r,J >.u* .on.|.i*ta tha cntira chain from Ha.timortJ lo Kotin k* 1 I ItlBllltt — I t<« Hoard of Uiwiont nfl *■« Prui**tji.| Ryncoytl i'horth m*h«i 40 •iionymoua dot at ion I ,*t wrrk of ljutio dol lar*, with ttf* d tear t tow to aapand two third* •> tha valla* of th« Mkaataatppi and um third hrmip CM«rm I--KL THL CHOPS There i« no doubt, u;i the last Staunton J Spectator .that the \V heal crop* m Peonsylva- j t»m. I»eU ware .Mary land and \ irgima gener llly. w ill he very light,but all who remember 1 Ibe gloomy foieboding* laat year in thi* \ al- | ley. and know *ny thing of the quantity of I !<*ur still in the country, notwithstanding j the good price* it ha* borne in the market*, j cannot reasonably indulge the apprehension of * famine, a* some of the newspvpcr* pre- j diet. I t't sear the crops m Maryland and Psnnvy Ivarun were generally excellent, par ticularly in the Utter-while mi the Valley ; of \ irgima they were quite the reverse _ This yrar we helirte there will be a full ase r*ge crop in Augusta It would he singular indeed, if in aeountry so extensive, *o sparse ly populated, aid so generally agricultural, i we should h**e, (as some editor* recom mend. | to resort to Pngland for a suj pfy of bicad stuffs. 1 he \lrx mdria t».i*ette notice* a rumor "th.it.some Mi'miations have hen* given nut tint tin- Pnc«ir i st intends, after the adjourn ment of t*on;r^ss, to proceed to the South ern frontier and dim t, in person Vie opera li 'tis against the Indians jn that quarter.” Forts two acres of land in the ouukirt* of the village of Syracuse, in the western part ‘■l, New t of k, sojd lately f ,r a l.'.lMiy >, lrn rail r ails terminate III this village. L -1*1 * •' rel »nd, Obi *. paws* «,mj a imputation S»f\nio p, rsons ot.ly, there are no h*s than ( three dill) and fisc wnkly paper*. ■-IMIIU 4 ^ " I M» *VmM has hern rrr« itrd, and 1 shall receive due attention. I *t llii* eight Senator* elected thi* ,'I'iing but one i«| ih»* l»Nttner Senator*— Of thi* I M I ■» UI IIIC III XI IIUIIM' UI IM ir* gates, (i | are new members. ! A, Patent liat been taken mil in Eng land, bv a eelebrateij tannr r, lor tanning "*t!i blackberry bushes in lieu of oak [bark. . * ' | . The company of volunteers from i*his city, undetcommand df Captain l» thin son. armed in Augusta, (ie*r i, on the \Md June. from Cljarlos I* ui. and passed oil Jo the Creek coun try.—,V«i/. /»*/.* f'rtll Ij 7\\rf t //‘Til'll j’<u n ics or \ iui,i\i \ 'I'!,, f. Il >•■*.;. Oil. Mill »l»t, ni, i.t» r< t|k*vtu.^ I lie I | * it,.,,. it, .\ ii \» -r* > ,! |.* i Iiij-IiIv tt.lt Ill|(* < l (*••!.l|. it >n. wh .. I luirr ■,l,| •>|,I»,i tin,it ,* iiMVf « inn, |V,r>ul. vl«c inti-Iik ili, n Willi criliml «.*« <u.» *. itr.st 1/1 s or inr. i mi; \iuoim\ • • • r.i.r.f i mss: There were eight shires m Hilt and out <*T them have gr>wri the pre-ent counties ot the St *?*•. ()| the*e right 'hire* there is only < me w hieh ha* given at* vote in lavor < f fhe expungers* and the"Missouri leslrictioni'ts, and that is ty t I l \\ ht; tin [maiiiing seven, m*. Nor'han p'. n Eli 1 »eth < ity W ar iv i . Y ,| k. .1 1 itV t baric* ( it) and lleiinr •, have gone the other wav. the fir*t -*\ with almost line* imp!ed iinanur.itv. the r .venth, the co<jity ot Heiuico bv a laigc maturity. j livery town having the tight of *«* iperate election ha* gone vv ith the shire*, j I hirty-tw > out o| the sixtv-*ix r<>un |tie*he| »\v the Il!ue Ridge iff \| urntain*. [and the boroughs, rn iking tlurtv-six in i di, have done «o; while the remaining ,lhirtv-I.>ur c.Mintie* liave *u-tained the oxpungers, and *ubmitted to Executive dictation. The thirty-six boroughs [and counties return to the I.egi-lati re ,torty member*; the thirty-four expung ,ing counties return thirty-eight—thus tgivinga majority of two members to ithe Whigs. Rut while tlieir nuijontv i* thus so all in the l.egi-l *tuic. the p<i f>ul »r majority i* l.uge and decided.— Wording to the lou«v*t estimate ex-1 lubited hv the returns, the Whig rna !j* rity is I l- l. w hich estimate is found 1***1 (,n erroneous details oj crating «»reat* Iv to the injury o| the Whig*. The result o| one txdieved t<> be much inori accurate, i* the following: VV tug f.t ijarilirt, ft ‘V)| V an lliuni itu. ;i «;| j W tug majority below the Ulus K"ht«\ 3.4.17 l.et it ill*o he remarked, that m ma ny ot the Whig countie * there was no i oldest. That l.ou.l um, tide to vote a majority of I iron. and Wrornack one I'd similar magnitude, recorded about j one-third of their aggregate vote. || i*. therefore, entirely obvious, that Eas t-rn Virginian sound to the core._ IT"* majorities, both legislative and popular, are throw n igaimt the Whigs n the we t ot the m< nitons We hoj e our tell »w-c iti/ens of that regi >n w .11 umerul th* it w o • I v the t *11 — We have IT nlident !>• li« I tint \ ir girua will give * |rg»* mapintv again-1 Mi. \ .ui I'uicii ind |> \I. J bn*.i|| ui November in \t T v tv —— Six.! i s n — I he re ha v e tieeri m in v « lit iirrtMttflrt** riHd n*v *!Ilf Miri »»|(1 the J*n*4t men wh * prejert* d mil ' *t thro'i.dl ulmti were they » *» - 1 *' dt* d« ! * .Id .lrn. it in', d-.. < , . ».j ,n ., i their tf„th t,u< < >II«»m me linking r.-in. ideno- i« me r»f •'huh we d.» n-.t ri < dlrct nrr before I. i*m_* teen » notice « t. W idmi,;! )i t. >rn f >S. •»■* |; {*, iii i.i * ir »fe I Oil term i.| servicer*. I ir* <1 in ll.e t*<*th \, \r <.f In* i r, J 'hn \d i*r. < »• rn < *i * **r I'* 17*1** in mi:><rj»ted 17*7 t• -r i t *i»m« « « J'lred m the With \ ear I hi* j_»e Jeflerwm b >rn \pfil ] 17 I i ri hi* eiuaie.l |«n|, term -t ***rvic« eapiiedj in the With \. ir >f hi ■ iif* M i l» m I.-rn War. I I«• 17**1 if.*! iui(iif4t.'i| Hi!(, lrrm.il •>. rvn< expired HI the tit.th \# 4r of In* i jr. Mi nine turn April l. I7VI man* unrated l-l!» term *d *ervKi> ri|iir«<l* III the I i*rth inrnl hi* i/e. I he at-.ve i* * !i»t .( five *«t the l’ie •i.Jent* *d the I mled State*, all men *d thr He*»tutii>n, who ended their term >d m*i*k** in the With \rar ol their *£e*' J. Adam* * lertn of set wee, had he been elected a aerotid time, would hate alto eipired in the With »*ac <4 |h*a aft,—| Ji'mth JlUbmmt**. rot MTH or 4fLf. < f'l.f.Hlt \ 1 ION AT CM AULP.hTOWN In compliance wgh •>range meat. preairwaa r tanV. the Fourth a* J„ly ^|#kr.tr<i ,Ke r.t.rena of nur loan an.) n. .ghbochond .n . .»y|e al,.rh cl.d tumor In themaelaea „ ,r|| ,Ke l»at No longer ana, a„a .bw.Ua he entertained ..f »l.r Patriot.am amt puM.r a.rtuea of the people of ll.n community Tbea k»r no a al.. •«, IWI| a «lna(4, that although for the law tea tear* no |a a. Heal proof ha<l been eah.h.t—t ,,f rr ((ri| f' t the d*y,yrt that they pnaaraird. rnnatrla, ,t| the airtue and pj.trn4.am which ootaaldute th aureat (orranter for the pr|etuilt of the Uleaa mga heejurathed to ua by one Focrf.d.. ra id, aa.ng a pur. heard at the r.ak of “I.tea. I I. tune a, "ami aarrt <1 honor " If we do im.I h ■ and make aa frequent diaplaaa of our rl..» ti...a ami patr.otic i.rtuea, aa our »nr Id. ratio, a • are non per loaded that it ariar-a more from , kin » le-'g. .hat modraty it a eharac t. t <u.r trait t a In ..r an.I p ni l .nil people, th «. It ■».» ana . t raua.v Rut In a brief noticr of th. .riodi-r.la | tie* l»a> I hr .'aa *•« n«li. . e.l in l.» a nil. «r»! aalul. r a.i.-liae, fit t| gut.a. At »lx ait '» .*.'1 ,h , llarjn- r«-1. . t a Maml < f M'unu.n el... had . *|e>t.allt ...a.ted to partirip.lr in it., f. U.tilna of the occaamn, arruedbi th.lC-.IIC a I, and at oner, by a few ml.eriiiag air«, gate aft.at. ..... p.ilae to the prepare! rf alrpa then ... .,r • . .a Inward* doing honor a In thr tiny. A' hall p.at I'1. Cap! Sepp.ngton'a r.'n.pent . f A.t.lh r. k>. r»dt;d (I. In.til nf Cartrr'l taolr I. matched l.. h> Itrir.ti. ra n'f town, pr.formrd a few raol.it. a... •o.I r. turf.e.l te tin ir l..,a>l .pia.trra, to ree.-aao in- Orator <>l tl.r l)a«, thr It.a.ler of the Declare IMW nl Indepen.l* n. r, he lh.\h«i..g done, a pmceacnM^ waa forttu'd,, headed I,, the Artillery’ and tin* llai.d, w Inn tl.r 4holet aara.V. rtbe rl.rer ti ... . f 'lie M..* at..1 .f th. If.r, Nfjj ffr.aera**, marched to the Prrahylr ..... (.Iwirrlt, ■l.'.rfi ha-l heetr politely ll.r.ano|ei.lo rrrr...*l|..m II. era • • rr f >..n.| aeat. <1 a luge .... tidier if lad.eg, w. rt - l"g to Witneaa the mn.t .ntereltn.g (Miction ..f thn r.-r. n. t...;a of the D.t, wlti. h were th. u*r> . me need and pert..mint, leeo.d.ng to -wyc.mi, a, . mnyyiet.l, ... the f .IbiWing -rd r . I'.ral, at. apprup. iate tune ha (be llai.d—the* an anthr m by tlie whole eon'>regVi n, wt.i.l, a,. f llowv.l ha a *ol<-nan and uojtraai.r pm.er hr the |{. a. *t. I II at on — M»*ir again by the 11 ...J I he Heading ■ I the D< duration of |;»J. pend. ee Hal then eon.oienr.ll ba Dr .1 I... J. II Sir. -I, —kl the rnn«l>.Moi».f w but.,-I 'arr^ Sr-lden l’-/e, ■•*•1 . r< ae and rntlaaKu-d the un ituled atte..' *d the audit-net for about three'qpartrra <1 .»n hour, 1 » the ||. |.%.*ry of a aery appr.;. a‘..( inlrt .-at my Urif.an, ... whi.h In* dr; I. tc,.l, ... glow Ulg’r..|nr%, th. (kllantfa . y.e aaar.'l'ura. anil M.fl. ruga nf ll.e t.nhle band nf, I'atri.’.ta i t tin It. a.>1.11 ton in th ir afrngg|..*t(,r ih,. freedom and ii.ilepen.ler.ee' of th. ir .'.(fpr. a»ed r.-tmtrw, lie rat.ib.ted ... la.Id redid 4he promintHil Miiiwnj l -nt;>n] il in! • ilh (IntiHnrr tail Ifnthttr «L fart* of tt,» nrr> •••M agt;. Am.ut,,| him *m .v <h it tlin-r R I . * of tin* "*1|!I1. « alnch tlltil I,if |,** *m,•• « \| »in,r* l.il[.,o. Hall.*.. ami PI" Ian.) anil l.iv all..*** Ill* (H III. rn tfrCi.npi.allT, », rr' aell-f'iine.l ami per ut. .rlt Inn, I,„ ; 11.- r,luifcit •nmlil ill** pi 4*1,111 a ■ | ill.* r lllljHIIV I Ilf C ilumittrr of \ i ran;, inentT, ar m*’rr. • • • Ml. - | . , of hit OrAtnm, f ,r‘ |.nMi. ,. „r ‘Sunups, liable our readu't may liat, th* plea .urn of ire. in* '« * • . I Ilf f r . II f « at the < ill,i-. I. * err inter, «tIf „ ... tbr Ingln M at. grrr, ami all. h a* could not tad t,» in,pro.t- lie moral* of the heart *ml roVtn In |i*lri*tic rn lion* ut the Vanint of *11 j.|,o*.t il ift* in. II. p- fcci.ion wa« I Vn r+.formed m frn«.> ,f the t htinli, m the folio* mg order, the II...d plain.; •■Il.il Columbia," during the time of for in do n I »t I lir \| ildan . I I he N atinnal Color* and t.ujrd •hi- I he II mil of \| title. •i'll II. I I iIimii.ii S ld„ r« Slh. Or., r ol the Ifciy an I Reader of the !>-. rial at, M, f I<•*tr|ielole 1,CC Oil, i'liil Ai.tlioritn a . ill I ,ti£ ,i. ami Strati;i ra I hr penrrati.it, then ni Ird off, rnm'ortr I . '' 'M il . \ Jofm |»aie,,,w,rt. f«, . through tt* main .Hr t t . * Kn.»e I,,It a mile mat of h,*n, »l,rrr the II, . ' er.hr fir llie o. ration had I. • ti pirpai• d h, I N.Carter, l.-i . oepatof om t„ -t . „., tin eating and thinking line Alter ah* . . ntetd* ape.d -,,.1 ... „,r at a • ut . 1, , lock, * a. ». at. d at the dinner and after paiUK.ng pi. Id,full, ,f ||,r |„,Wl. , III. reol, the riot I, Mat r« ou.tr d mil th,- din k of the loan* ctiinni nc,.1 \..,|r. . || ,, t, r_ | M l*tt M.lfiit, \| .J | llritror, \ in I’.carlrnt. an \ nltrw Krnm It and \\ in l| Morell, f«,rt -.1 am t.| \ ire IVvml< i ti I In Regular I .a*t* • <r. drunk, ai l m .p | t.. I,* tV company \ I tnrneed; ht,| uni itnn.l Itr, In f ir proem ding f -r with tlie lallrr. a In an •)„,*■ r of run etn.r on, ami canard * tuaprntmn it tint intrrr.lin; pail of the enj tmfi.it of the da* I hi*, f-r a linn , threw a damper op n the ipiril* of th. rot n p»r, r, y. t IV* Vr-n alii .n.| pl.ilo*. ph.t all* in.lot aim .l th. ir grouodlill lie Unriti pat*. | niri, * ,. ntl.ri aga.ii tallied, formed into pr. r. in .. ad r.t ,,. | t,, t.,.„ ,|*. „r(|rr •In. I, it, i lent Vrft fm.dueled nw* —and (her, «n 1 there »,tr dit'nlaae.t lot # p I • o„ t. f tie Harper*.Terry n.r,', * *1 * * • a ter* rtutdial aeefimpa --.I to th. I m..t ., , ,hr » ,irlh llir ||t, ",r ' •'** * •*•€ fefiirtnVr their kmdnr.« ar then, a debt of g,,t,t„d. bir r mtrt ,ul H..» ,i.f F.*cr. Hung a ... •rfffi.ial.lt .1.1,, t*.r »«••»,«! | t , ,|,ag t t».f. ..I if,. •!, t',M I.- I.IrWMkH •f <1 I.K< » , it. ...■ •jfrfi ral... lit, an>,at, ' » r. trl.i... ...» i.. il,,« .ffm.lt a ..1,1 W(t, •• %I II « par alb I I, .1 Ma,.? , . |..< > ... ♦. | a «.l». ,| ,,|f a, ,b„ ,411 l».a I ..t, |fcat ,.ta g.»ri,, .a II. „ mlrr. «H, i,.ft.,tta, • I 1 .. • <kfff’ I, .1 l„„ by |fcg| „„ III- t.a »t.<, *.. Hrill I, Ml TD^I t 17 l>„ v. I ,U«.ral ' * t,r '•*♦*» -ft '.f »' .«t..r.gliffi 1 It.- *itf*t?|..< V.I.jff ra c.( 1M Mr»f.|.,fHa» » cir.Mr, tt,* ,i ,11,1 f | itff fty 1 1 Ilf.,« t( „1 land TM pr«r.cip*l ,%rrkilcrt 1,1 ' ' tl ^1 of ...r I ««t.|ytaa 1^1,r r...« Hfft.t,.. t.r . n |, r, „ .. it a r. ..... ,f, |f,n tifu.4,.,.1.1 «t at,hi, bra ...if* mil U.:,i <.,«■ «||l, ..In., ration «n> I <f4tlt.i 1* '• » •».!» Mtf.hall • >tia laltfiU il|,,.|f |, I r‘., I «ff Kit t.rt..,a arfoTM. J ll„ |J,,„1. , I » .* iutlginti.f* Kata, it m hop#*! wttMalltil , |wrpat,ti|y *1 t)a ( Odat.tiiiffff, ,( bn roof, try /.m*, \teet 6 Uri>4Tlrft»«#-Of«l*.l, alMtWr n, tliiia try (hiif oat, p,ifi muftfM, ««? tt.r aalwaAim »tn4aa of IK,.# pm*M, (bt Ui’ftra mv 7 T M t Mifrvaa of !h, l i. t—I Mat,# - TNn ^ tfc* lltpailt BUI •* bail ,t an atb rfcnra of tl* irmayl. ot Ittialm »t«« tK« 4vUt-« i4 I any l**lan i