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Congressional Proceedings.
TurnsDAT.May IS.
SENATE. Mr Nilcs rooted lo take up llic
resolution which he bad tirCTtomry oflcred. di
recting the Secretary of the Treasury to report Uovcr our Javnored mid beloved friend on of
whether the interest accruing on the public debt fS.be proudest ornaments of the buro&n family."
had tiecn paid in any instance in other funds (Cheers.)
than specie, which was adopted. Adjourned i General Scott replied, very briefly, nearly as
until Monday, follows :
The HOt!SE,t 11 o'clock. was called to Friends and fellow citiicns J You have in
order It the Sneaker, and Mr V icfc of Indiana deed made me happy, made me welcome. Since
introduced a bill prohibiting the importation of the dav I come even into the vicinity of tlie city
slaves into the District -of Columbia, which was 0f New Tork I have been made happy. After
TCBU l " ILL- - wu, , .......
der-vd. but 120 members answered to their
names.
Un motion or Sir Hurt of S. C, the lloue
then adjourned over until Friday.
FltlHAT, Mat 2C.
In the HOUSE. Mr "Wontworth of 'Illinois
made an nusuccrstful effort to take un the bill
introduced by Mr Wick the day before, pro
hibiting the importation of slaveaanto the liif
trict ot Columbia.
The remainder of the day was occupied in
the consideration of private bills.
Sattiiday, May ST.
The SENATE was not in session.
The HOUSE was engaged on private bilk.
I'rvm tU .Y 3" Ilxjrrtn
gi i r r w i
lirailll liffpjltion Ol Jiajor dcncral
VI infield Scott
rs sor Tiir.K, nitnDAT, jiav !Tn, 1M8.
At sunrise the national flag was dpprayed on i
all the public buildincs and on the Battery. le
sides the thijiping and the hotels, nnd tU. othor
public places of the cm , including the majority
of the ncrfspaicr publishing offices. Tim day I
waj somewhat lowering nt first, but long liefore I
the hour dtignntid for the departure of the '
Committee for Kfizalicthport, to reeejve the
city's guest, the sun broke forth in all its splen
dor, and the embarkation, at Castle Garden,
amidst cheers and salutes tif rannnn, was made 1
beneafb a pure sky and a Urur atmosvihere !
At eleven o'clock the Ciimmon Council with
their invited guest (including the military and
naral oOIccrs of the Vnited btiitcv itntionot or I
accidentally here, with the hical civil offieeri.
and icmc tranzer of duiinetifm, amoup wliom
we noncca iur i. tinpmau ot i- i . ) cmtfaraeu i
on lioard tltc pood stvnmer St Xit lit)l;a, at Co-:
tie Garden, amitUt vatutcs of nrtillery. nird pro-
cceded across the buy tt tlitabethjiort. Tlie ,
boat tras placed br Isaac KewWMi. Iq., at the
disposal of the Committee, and crj paiK slcic
rated with finj: ami thi flm-enmr' Jvlnnd
Band wu in attcndanci:. arldin; preath- lo the
eflprt of thr oci-aion Tin- it ii-ont was
vcrr iiuineromh aitd rtp.-taliK rrj,rc9ttird.
ancf dischargee ufcaunon -were fin d at interval
On the T7HT.
On arnring off Uh- port of Khzntethrewii,
Genpral Seott was taken oil toarrt aurl nra t-lo
qacntlr addretwd by Atderromi Frantiin in lc
naLrof the Comnion C-ouii' il. Yt nsxtr n brief
extract.
"In eontemplatinj tlie thrilKnp pren whk'b
bare characteri2ed yonr Imto- . we find to
much to excite our admiration, and rail into ac
tion the patriotic emotion of tlie lieait. (Imt we
feel proud, aa American citizens, that amoup tlie
many iUuriass names xrhtch now are, or may
hereafter be emblsznned upon the etcutriieon of
our country, yours will appear in bold relieC a
among her noblest nnd most honored ton; for
whether upon the plain of 'Chipewa, or nt
Lundy'i Lone whether ut the sortie of Fort
Eric, or on the heights Of Vueenton whether
landing upon the shores nf Vera Cruz, or brave.
ly contending nt the pass oT Cerro Gordo York, to'oue 'of the most worthy of firing sol- TI"1 to iw,1,r- n induction into olDce
whether entering in triumph the capital ot' lev- diers nnd patriots. ' Mith rndttrtriouf cnplicatkn the Governorwould
ico. and the-e p. anting the American stnndard
upon its battlcmcnta whether in the warrior
tent ut the solemn hour of midnigbt nrninging '
the operntiou of the coming da , white your i
faithful soldiers ve?e slumbering "nrfnid you,
dreeming of their firesides and tlteir homo, or
whether attending unon the wounded, the dying,
and the dead, reurilluss of yoowlf in jour
anxietr for others, wc funi nH those eharaeteri-'
tics whieh mark the true cfitiitj of man. and
bespeak the an-umplished and victorious chief
tain. (Cheers.) i
To which Generul Scott thus replied :
Idr President and Gentlemen of the Common
Council of .New Vork - Fellow citizens: De
signing to spend quietly a few days in this neigh- '
borhood, I have, on your kind" demand, come '
forth from retirement to surrender myself a prit- i
oner into the hand of friends. The grand ciry
of vew Xcrk, already the emporium of one
hemisphere, and destined to become the cniio
riura of bath having determined, through her
authnritie, tu do houor to a public servant of
our common country uae u iier own great
ness, witacut measuring im little merit jier-
forms that generoti. offiLe ia a manner worth r of!
nerseu anu ol tin- Luiteu htates.
If I had hkeJ tu eon iide.ru t to trt mcrolv tr-
ronal, I should hare declined tbe high distinction
tendered ma ; but I knew I was lo be received,
by yon, as the mproientauve of that rktorioui
army it was e lately my good fortune to iu
mand an anny tliat &m carried the gbirj- of
the American nw to a Unpht tliat has von the
universal admiration aud the gratitude of all
hearts at home.
A very large portiim of tbe rank and file of
that army regmnrfi and volunteers went forth
from the city ot' Kew York to conquer or to die.
, ' It was my happy lot lo witness their irresisti
ble valor and pnnM. AU dangers, diiT.euHio-.
anu narus.iip w-nrc met ana cwinuereu. 1 on
liave been pleated, sir, to allude tu onr ntlopted
citizens. J can ssv tliat the In.n. Ihtt ftermuns.
the Snin and the "French, the Union r.nd othi-r
adopted citizens, fought in thf same ranks, un
der the same colors, side by side, with native '
born Americans oahibiting'iikc courage aud.
clnciciic)-, and tmiting, at every victor , in tlie ,
same cntliusiastif. bhuuts, in honor of "our flag I
and rountrr. f 'licr-rs I
From Vera Cruz to the capital of Jlcxicn. !
Irim v.. nn.. nDu.... mhIm 1.. 1 .1..-:
aud brilliant uchievemont Ixrt thou- who wit-'.
ncvied tiat career of valor nnd patriotism j , t
ii sui.-j can, wiai rare, aeeoruing to numbers,
contributed root to the general Bu-n-j and plory
ol the campaign. On the many lard fought
fields there was m mom for invidtousdistttietion.
All nroved themwtjveH (h liiitliftil umt nf imp
beloved country ; and no spectator could fall to'
dismiss any lingering prejudice he might have!
entertained es to the rouijiarathe merits of!
tmm-;,H,n. Hr- 1,1, t ...fl An :. 1... .1
As Ihw lrOTMrrcrl rrrrrnumtntiin nf "tt T '
among vou to bear testimony in favor ol mv lei
low soldier, in the field the Army nj Mtz'ico
nnd I congratulate you nnd them, that the oai-,
xaon object of th-. i vfiurts and of jour huftes '
tht rmuralian ofpruee is. in all probability,
faovr attained. (Tht applause here was trvuivu-,
Uous and protracted ) I
Amidst discharges of cannon, the boat then !
tool its departure far the city. On entering the '
bay, national salutes were fired from the eicral ,
forts of tlie harbor.
General Scott, on the way, reeehrd the salu
tations individually of nil on board with his nsu
cl suavity of manucr, nnd Cue soldierlv dignity. '
He was looking in excellent health and spiriis. '
On approaching the wharf, at Castle (Jaruon, '
the sttna -was exceedingly animating. The '
Battery was crowded with siiectctors. and their
cheering was deafening. The harbor was lull
af the smoke of icaaiberless cannon, and a fleet
of shipping displayed the American flag in eve-
Csbtlt GAEnrKrfin ,i.n. r..,u r..
den there was presented a splendid sight The '
floor and galleries were crowded, and on a large
platfcnn were several distinguished citizens:
nmong them General Lamb, Gov Bouck Eev.
DrAVeinwrigbtEx-SIayor, Hone, Harper, and'
Brady, Ogden Uoflman, tsq., and a great num
ber besides.
A lino of potion, with their liatons, made a
lcar open space through tUe crowd, from the
entrance to the stage, which the General and bis
aids ascended, and was there met by Aur.nua,x
rnkxsus, who acted as Way or, w the absence
nf Mr Uavetneyor, and who addressed binriq a
unci worus.
lie Uicn told the people it was now theirs to
say whetlier tliey would receive him as their
guest and da him the honors he so richly de-
icrtn. on his arrival in our nobbt citv .
If .o manifest il by nine cheers!" nnd
they wens vociferously given; nnd tin- speaker
taking tlx? General by the hand, added:
"And now, sir, you are our city's honored
truest Ton bare surrcnderrd to in wishes,"
and in doing so, you give ui proud victory
alluding to his home at Klizabctlitowri, lie said
that "especially in Kew Tork, a city where for
more than thirtr rears his lot has been cast ei
ther Id the raetrojioll, or at his qutrtltomc near I
by. or at the frontier f the Empire State in the
service of his country He said he was nappy
to throw hunsclf into the hands nf the citizen's
as a pnroncr to their kindness, he wa more than
repaid forvrhatever they might have found wor
thy of their approbation. 1 am overwhelmed,"
he concluded, "by this welcome, and 1 am una
ble, to say more than thanks, thanks, thanks!
for your noble and kind reception." .(Tremen
dous ami long continued chewing.)
Tni Hrvirw On coming out of tlie Gar
den. Gen. Sandford and his stuff galloped cn
the bridge, and met the corttye beneath the arch.
"With tlir-in were two orderlies with white horses
for tlie Oneral nnd his staff, having mounted
which, (ion. Sandford in frw words welcomed
lenerni chihi, who rciuiea as nnciir ; anu tnc
whole went ur,on tic JiatteM. where the trnoii.
General Scott, who replied as bricilv ; and the
were drawn np, consisting the military of the I
eit and eouutj -of Jlew Vork in tlie following ri
otiht (
J lie J- irst smgade, mvtler the command of
Brizndier Generul Storms.
The fceeund Brigade, under the command of
ItriaadHT (.onern Morris.
Tlie Third llrigade. sjndcr the command of
llrisodier Getieral HalL
The Fourth llrignde, under the command of
llrigadier Genernl Ewen.
Tbt line was formed in double files each side
of tlie wliole length of the llattery, nt its long
est p!a"e, reaching from Greenwich street to
Whitehall
Tlic review was magnificent ; and the rallant
General looked suerbly ds. with chaicou in
ImiKl. he nmidit tlie (louUe lines of tokltery.
Tint ner. tlie troops elood at eans, and AV-rxtn-i'
Scott (not th fltneral now but the
man) rane once wCTedawn and un the lines.
and T.a reretred bj the houta of Me atiztn x&i
tliny of our city. Jt wm the most enthusiastic
iht tc ever witnessed.
Titr. I'imk-fw-ioj; AVlioeter has teen the
etty of W York in it niort -brilliant pda-daj
dri-ti issn wirm pome idee nf the siyht she p-e- j
scu, t
uicntv to live im, an in ttie jurk
itself as J
tlie Commeror ot Cortea's oonauests nreceded i
a!onc. in (be pride of his glarj and his Ouae. j The Governor isnlsooMlrd Ihr ene vrar.and
tliat limp line itnanv ot fh rrnwin that i eifumei.d tlie biini-
Tlr- vrmihrw nf everv house were crowded ' nbi 'clm s,.,wlar. ,rnh ah., t Unt lo
v ith tai-es mnnK and fair and shouts, i beers, ) ,
and wavT of tlaes. hats, awd tsn-JaaK made 1 rl"- rns-onuirv to ,t up llnsari an-th-
whole line ot huilriilif-s look as if instinct I didale a t.vmd tin c : but it is qurstienabir if the
with lite. The sidewalki. and door-steps, and l Stale is benefited by the annual rlvrlkr. ot Gov
even the mots of tlie housos and stores, alone. ! ,m.,iF' .,,ot, the duties of hsstWW.
ALL Kew York was out-all auimali-d-all
voi-alaH smiles. IV Militan neser h4f d 1
better, and the civic part of tle pnMrsion was ,
never more numerous and respectable. I
In th shape tlie procession went the route
i . . . , , wr duj ih'ihivuiiw lusiuuuuni, urr K.SOOIS anu
iibovc named, and on rcturninp entered the i , r.
.Park, tmin Chanibr strwrt, where General senncanes of l.nnm.p, and the rendition of the
bcott received a nirrchinp salute, aad'was then j various depanmeiits. wbkh it is hti duty to be
conducted to his tniarters. mjje anuamted with and inform his ronstitu-
J:?tirlJ ' orportuniry. ai.d cannot be
The ofiWrs of the First Division pave Gen. I nted one war ts nuAe biiuseh fzmiftar whh the
Scott a splendid s,mer, at U- As or Home , lDiar, rf'.u Stau . so as to be able lo nn
(which was illuminated from lowment to attic . , . . ,- . , . .
on the nccn.ion), after the grand review was "dor adust, judiciously. It is ik! to be
over in the Park. I fuslouiary lo elect a Governor iW a second
Tlie-4"t,ifht-Goard" was the pnrd j honor v ear, and this fact proves a eouiietion in ectu
during the dav. and cntertaiLed thoir brother , 'mxBlh, lllut UIlt llim s Jw.
Itoth looked adnnrablj : and the scene of ivir
meeting in the 1'ark aBur tlie parade, was one
ot tne most deiightlul in idem -4 tuc (lav.
bcverul buiWmp in llroadwny were dlomi-
caieo. ana urvworu were uMptayec at ainercnt
General Scott's quarters while in town are at
lultcn's Washington Jlacc.
jbnr.KF,i.TtNO to Pobtm abtii&. Consrcs
have just tiaswd an Act smcndinz the Act of
l$4i. relative to the eonipetisation to I'ostmest- j
h TIisv nar A.a.4 sifiivulu. ttiBt 1ab rwUs
commiMona. aiithorixed o be paid lo r.wtiuat-
ers hy the first i ecu on ot aanl Act. snail It al-
lowed and paid 4n them, on the amount of jo-
me rrcrivtti tn tack tmarter of a veor. and in
,Ine proportion lor any period fesa than a quar-
ter, instead ot hemr auowed andt
allowed and aid on the
amount reeciied far n year, as was lv mistake
provided for in said Act
See. 2. And be it further enacicH, That all
Postmasters, wliole rommission have been di
minbihefl hr their bein allowed and jmid on tlte
nmoimt of jioMUige rucuived in a year, instead of
cu the amount reech od in a quarter, shall be
jrcrmitted to resettle and adjust their accounts
according to the first section of this Act, and
shall lie allowed and joid sucli-ram as may he
junbr found their due cu such rteeUlemen't of
their ncenoiits
bee. 3. And l it fnrthcr cnaetod. That Un
IBtmatcr General be nntliomed to employ,
irniporcnn mi n imiiniocai cieru us way i
found nei eaann fonhe resottlement of the at-
bee . And l- h furtber unacted, Tliat, to Prospect Of Peace with AsesiCO.
the rosrmaivers ot oflie-s wbre the mail is rcg- Uy the English steamer Tsy. firm Vera Cruz.
tiiATiy to arrive liotween the hours of nine whidi touched at Ship Island, below Kew Or
o'clock Rt night and five in the morning, the 1 leans, on the 20th, A era Cruz dates of the ifith,
coramiVinn on the first hundred dollars Lullect- ' Mexico of the 13llt and Qucrclaro of the Hlb
cd in one quitrtT mayJio increased by the Tost- fol Slay are received. The intelligence furnUli
martcr Gcncnil to-a.aum not ercecrlin'. fiftr tmt es strour assurant e that the Treali will i. rati.
ecnt
" mcoKdis. ike bill admimijg 1 irons n
i mo im- union as a cunie-na Mn coniuromat- '
,.,r,i..,-.T,ir inumK.T in cuiirs
embiwed within tlie brood lulus of the Xutioual .
flag. iVisconsin has already adopted a btatc t
Constitution, nnd elected Locous o ofiicers under
it by a very Unite nuiioriti. llei I-mslature is .
wniio.ed a. tollows iwna
House. 2 11 higs a
4 ekf'oral iiws nre good fa
tonqiosed as tollows Senate. 3 Whip and 1C '
anu 3 im im. tier I
i far the pro-slavery and
Ilaltimore Cot-vcntion,
milium tikut ul the
"CXt ffllJ.
Tlie boundaries are so fixed that the Etate of!
Wisconsin will rontain some 00,000 uarc miles J'asscr.gers reimn that lierreru bad 1 s-en i lio
of trrrilorv two thirds lirnT than all Kew 1 t'...,u,., t.- r ,in.. l.t tint be nmni-
F.nglitnd. and full as Urge as New York, Kew
Jorr-J and IVnmn lvatiia rombiucd. This is a l
stier mien nf sbivrtKildine Cnossr,to-Tiinke the
new fret States as large as jiowible. so lu-to have
fewer of ttujin. A siniilar t uuuuig game was
pjaji d i.t tlie xthxission of3du,higan into the
Union, in 18T.
JUssaciu: tx Ormiok. The St. Ionia pa
pers bring details of the recent dreadful -news
from Oregon, fully confirming the massacre of
Dr Whitman ( not J)r White as was originally
reported in tlie telegraphic nr-count) and his
family liy the -Cnynse Indians. This -was the
origin of the war which was mging lietween the
Whites and Indians at the latest dates, the gov
ernment having inunrtliatoly organized an army
amtinst the tribes. Tlie reason given by the In
rtlnn. for the murder of the mh.ionuries was.
rit Th-TV . 1id consuired to ndivon tbe whole
tribe, in order that he and bis friends might get
possession of tlieir lands and cattle. The sus-
pieion seems toliave been taken up by them in
consequence of the death of numbers of the
tribe, who had uecn ck wiui dysentery and
rieinn nersons wore killed tnd three were
wounded, of those connected with the mission.
TcMi'Etta.A'cT Temperance puts wood on
the fire, meat in the barrel, flour in the tub,
money in the purse, credit in .the eammunity,
contentment in the house, -clothcs-on tlie bairns,
l.n.ltl, in th. lu.lr mt,,llimnr. in the hniin. and
vigor in the whole constitution,
Sui h are tome of the benefits of temperance,
The cil ut inlcniiicraucc would male o list ten
times as lop. Which will vou tharv '
VERMOINT pihenix.
Brattlctere, Friday, Jane 2, 1S48.
Proposed Amen n cats lo the Cea
Ktitatien tf Yrrniotit.
The StXATr akdGov r.ttxriii. The Senate
of this State now t-om'uli of Uurty members,
each county being entitled to one and the bal
ance apportioned to the counties according to
population. The) are elected annually, and by
counties.
The utiKrr of annual elections for Senators
nas bean xnnch discussed in the different States,
, .
,n
most of them, the Senatorial term is two
7" r more. In favor of nnnnal elections, it
m aiidT that (hey tniii.c the Sena ton more imme
diately responsible to the constituents, and a
in are faithful rcprcM-ntation of their wllL Hut
It in urged on the other hand, that the pnjiulnr
will it intended to be represrutrd by the lloue,
and tiiat one branch of tlic I-fpiilatl-r depart
-ment should lie of a more crtuanent ehorneter,
to puard apuiiwt tle exresacs of opular exeite
menUand eomefjuent haMj and rush lepulation.
Tliat in a term of one year, they hardly liecomf
acquainted with their duties as lplators, and
do not pve tncfjMires) sjt com (deration aiid
careful cauninatHni tlnS ilntuld rmeive.
ITiin piestinn was iwr fully ami ably ihscu-
d in the late -Cofrvention lo rcie the Oont
tut km of the State of New York, and cmlttl in
tLt? adojition of a tenn of to ears. It rer1
tatnly true that rotrtnuniliea, like individuals,
are subject to excited feelinp and action, and
thai (Hi iueh oecosiotis tlrey arc apt to judpc and
act hastily and iraTiimdcrntety. On such otva
sions. many things arc dune, which, hcn the
pasMena hate subsided, and reason n uu.es her
influence, tlie actors refrret and condemn. To
puard rpaimt tbia j-ipukr eDertfcnec, whirh
is often cnrrtnl to the ballot-box, if important
and neeenary ro IVpstatkn.
Shall tlie smplc litrict rjf lem le fttleptrd tn
tlie election of iSenaton "Ve are clearly of
oj uiian that it tboold. it is due as writ tn the
minority, as lo the rounties tlnt eleet Lot one
Senator. A large county, ebrtinp fonr, may
We a km majority for tliem tlian a small eoon-
ty tlat elect but one; and if tle larpe eenaty
should be diid-sl iulo tingle duuiets, each Sen-
. .1.1 , . ,1 i.. J" .
n jHwwn inyvm is sm wu
cuii.ciiurnn.
ti " 1 '? hll kiwlcdgr of,
" 1 ommieu of U- Suit. The rrwurcrs of the ,
Coisnjonweaith, tLcsr naatMifeii rnt&Ld rrodact, !
, nenue and ns amirtRirUtiu Lcr tharita-l
1.1 i . i. .. : i..- , . , . 1
, 't'"pl' T" "P f "1 lerm. y h.s
1 rteWtM is not anjoiewed in bj all ; the op-
uwute vmrty ojipose him with a candidate, and
tis cleefiun is as leriousJv ronteaitJ thesesond
1 a tinie.
j Wc are, on tbe -nhole, ineltiied to the ciiion
tliat a lerm of lvn years far the Governor and
Senate, uould add lo the usefulness of those dc-
partmenU, and to tlie best iuteretts of tbe Stale.
67-The Mercbanfs Exi hange Hotel," kept
! in lbe the 1'oit OfiVe, liv-
ton, m Jieiirj- Juoey, m -an it crack ed up to
W - A friend of our who is a jodce of such
matters, and ivho stops there, pronourK-es the
fare and aecomutidations excellent.
-In Fancy- Goodv no better bargains can b
obtained than ot E. Ii. Djer. 141 Washington
fet, B of tun. Give him a call, and examine, if
you do not bur. Everv article of this class that
ever entered into the imagination of man,
woman- cither, is tlterc mi sale, at ery law price.
AvKivniJBAKtciv. Tlie Ilorton Anniversaries
comnrvneed on Mouda last. The l'earlv Ifd-
inp of the Quaker eonuuenced in New lurk on
Saturday, and will continue thrUf.h this wet k. '
fTu sjcnnifTi ttwatfrf tn ritin vrnt r.s4 ilu.
i nnother, lo deliberate on the affair of their So-1
cwtr. jjtC niwthi; ore prire
'iiau oy me Jlzicali congress . totngers speak
LOniidenuy of lis ratification, and sar it was to
be signed at Queretaro on the 2ith. Tlie Ct
Con-
grcss took up the Treaty in ki rrt sewion on
tnc um t'rcvtouslv, J'cna y J'cna delivrred
hU mesnsp.; h is a lor.c doiuroeni. mostlv di
voted to a defeme of tbe Treatv and arguments
for its adojition. Vi should think it wuu'id have
a wei-l,n- .,H t..n-,i,i.. Ti..-n -n.. .i!
Senators' present, and tbev had cbo-en I'edraza
Uietr I'residcnt Soentj-fiveDcputies were in
attendance, and Francisco KHoriaga was elected
president of this Chamber. A letter says it is
IIWWi.Mll f.nn, ilia ,,li,i.ul rll.i.ilin rJ ll.C 1 1.'!
,t . r.i will cnr ,....e .ml 1 j fur wr
fcated some relm-tawY in ari-epliiig the ofic.
Tlic State of Jalisco, a tcadins one. liad setil a
messit"e to the Coicrnnient, saving tbnt, ir
Congri-ss delays actKin any longer, it will recall
its delenates and reeoeoize tlie Treaty made by
the Jllexk-nn GovernUiCUt as ratified for its part
This communication was sent to t-ongress, anu
its eflect was regarded as favorable.
Both of the United States Commissioners
were at the Camtal on the 13th. and it was
4hmi"bt would onlv cd to Quurctaro toexchunre
ranheations of tlie trcarr. A correspondent ot
the llcayune says in tin? event of pear-e, Mr
Clifford would remain in the country as resident
Minister.
AtOucrcUiro, on tlie Gth and Jib May, there
were strong symptoms of an outbreak among
the troops, but it was successfully stayed, and at
the latest jates all was quiet, though the military
were said to be violently opposed to Corgre&s
acting on the Treaty in secret session. The
church is strongly m fuvor of peuce, as indeed
appear to be all lbe better and most influential
classes. There is some exposition among the
army.
The scnoonor Way arrived at New Orleans on
the 16th from Vera Cruz. At last a quorum
of tlie members of Congress were said to hava
assembled at Queretaro, and to be waiting the
arrival of the American Commissioners to com
mence their deliberations on the I'eace question
The sjHiculations as to the final results are of the
most opposite and conflicting iharaetcr.
American deserters nre said lo be continually
arriving at Queretaro, and during the 2Mn.
2Gth and 27th ult no less than twenty presented
themwcKcs to the Mexican Government, and
ws re ineorjmratrd into San J'atriros company
rrwerdings of tlic Democratic
Rational Contention.
"Weiixmdat. Hay 84th, was occupied in
hearing the rival delegates from New York
lion. 11. S. D.ckinson and Henry A. Foster being
heard for the Hunkers, and Hon. 1'. King, and
Jas. C Smith for the Barnburners.
cr"' . 1
rnino &sieru After a protracted debate
a motion was mode that lath sets of delegates
Ik entitled to their seats, but the whole be en- i
titled to only SC votes. It was adopted by a 1
, ' ' ... .. , I
clove vote-Ayes 120, J.ay 1S. This wu vot-1
ed on as an amendment to another resolution,
and befure ur nt nn tlie resolution as aboe
amended the Convention adjourned.
TnutiAT, JI.r SMlL'p to three o'clock,
r. SI., which is the date or the last wwt, me
debate on tie ndroision of the two sets of Sew
York Deleptes was continued
The Hnsventlnn voted lo admit both sets of
ltelegatca Tlie Hnnkers protcsteS against this
decision, and remained in the convention, but
declined to vote. The Barnburners retired J
from tl convention.
FnmAT Errstsa. S I. M The Southern I
mail bring, news t the tsnisHStio. of General ,
LEAHS CASS, of .Mirliipn, for Tresident, and
, n ttt'Tt rt -r r .v. r.
UirttVIiU V ATM. V- ssmus), M hshikji v. I
Vice rresidaat.
The three first luiHoUnjrs for a I'rcsidcntial
randidate mattrd as fetlows:
3w C of M.
James Jluehanaa of Ta.
lti WoodborvorK.lt
Jain C R.lUunnfS. C.
Vm-J. Worth afN.T
Gnrgt M Dallas of lis.
TVnnle tmmber,
lr lis isc
a u st
58 ii M
9 0 0
CIS
4 3 0
295 2M 2M
Tlie fourth baSotins; rcsidtrsl as follows, by
States:
Cais. Woodhurj Bufhansn.
U 0
0 C 0
K 4 0
on t
4 n o
tl 6 D
do 0
To 0
o u
an o
(1 o
i: o o
no o
9 0
in o o
os o
o 4
so o
CO 0
s t o
0
T I 1
13 0 0
IS 0 0
9 0 0
4 0 0
T 0 0
4 8 0
SO 0
e l l
17B SB 53
Ibiioe,
J lbunnshirr,
Massaeliuseu,
Vermout.
lttxsdr Islsud,
Cosuiertirltt,
Kt w York,
yirn Jcrcy.
J'c&Dfylraaui,
llftawarc,
Msryland,
Ytrrais,
CaroTins,
S. Osrofiaa,
finffjis.
Jlimtls,
Alslsuaa.
MiaWnn,
XlUWHUMt
Tcsm,
ArLsiHsa,
TenswftMv,
Oaio.
lastssnn.
lllmoK
Iwa,
Mtsairi,
WMnxnia,
Mrssisstppi,
Ktmurlv.t
Total,
f turllstWr. tl tsr Butler, 1 for Worth.
4 votea, neccsuiry to a choste 1 70, and as
Gen. Lenta Cas of Michigan, rueetved that
number he wai declared to be the choice of the
Democrats KaUnnal Convention, as the caadi- and consequence of education. As hiid as chil
date for Iresident of the United State. j dren are able to walk, thry are hurried off u
Gen. TTiujak O- Ilrrtr.E. of Kcntuckr, 5 fccWlM,uc' prt them out of the way
received Sfr vote, on the nd balloting, an'd Erc 10 ,rt IP a
was declared duly nominated for Vice President . lbfm' W ur ix ; itkt?
Cearral Cats.
The K. T. TritW of Friday tn tl fullow.
ing pungent eor jnents on the Iaco&co nominee
for I'rcstdent
" c know of no other randidate carept I'nfk
himself, whom we could have welcomed to the
i H..LTJ1 -emeanum m . u.er-
rale the strength of our opponents, Imt we are
confident that if they can cirri tien. Cass, thry
could elect any body, James K. IV, It always cx-'
rrpted. lie has nut the good fortune enjoyed
by his namediate pmKeor of bcrngvery im-
r Irtastiwrt T Im Mlmmutnilsnn nf mi, trw
dn Afisirs for many vears in the North-west
i remembered, and will be shown to have been naa' aaraeiurt. It must not restrain and des-1
far more nrnAiable to hnnself than admntageous trov . but enter into and make a part of the nat
or hoiinralisr hi the coumrv 11m Mviirence or 1 'i ;,-.,!. . ,.ri tl I
the poiciuiai though seroudarj causes of the dk-
grarelul, unjust and most prodigal war wluci
was proM-rtitrd for years against the Sctmnolcs
rfJnTj? 1I" ,JT'Th"nr?'.1f0 LouB im-
while Minuter to J ranee, will not soon br for-
rotten ; and hannilv the evidence of that -
phancy. in the stupe of hi. puUklied - France.
in King. Court and Ciosemment has taken an
cndunill! thatta'. uiul ran nnlT ! il-nir1 hor
t " "
crusuru irui siui strug-ung auvocatrs ot to. , , , . , , . j ,t I
roj.an Liberation will rise in judgment aain nu beneficial thange n lng made in the sys
bim. now Uiut the eau of Ieuiocry has'tltere ' tern of common scbuul education, and that juster j
tnumjihrd m er tl calumnies be aided to propa-1 views arc beginning lo prevail of tbe capacity
gate, wherein tlieexcessanddiaboiumofatew d mait of imtrutiicm of tie youne
rTJf J ! 'Kh K,',ul.en. were artally , u fM tban we
put forward as exhibiting trulv tlie cliarattcr Jjfl . . .. , .... , V . ' ,
them alL Tliis is Dwpourai-s oldest trick, but I aulject, though it is one upon which we feel
he isnneot its moat meut instruments. The a deep interest We intended, at this time, only ,
work and the workman were nicely filled to , u notice a report before the British Parliament, i
earhotlicr. of tbe sate ofeducauon in Wale which we find
lieturning to this rountrv in JtUl, Gen. Cass I . ..... . , , ., , ,
soon after acquired the scat be has since filled 1 tne " -nr for ApnL Teachers
in tbe U. S. Senalo. and no man has since done are selected there Umn pretty much the samo
more evil in onr .National Councils, or done it i considerations that tbev have been here, and
"'i1' ffi2.re F!riW "f"," . to ! tWir wages va-j- from fifig to eioaiy dollar, r
Of the Texas Iniquity, and the consequent n ur, 1 ,Z ' "l
there nas neen no more iteaaionr; aua uuscrunu-
ion. chamliion ; though we believe it can lie j
proed that just before be -rote his published '
etterin roror of Annexatum. which LDded i
bun Tan Baref. most formidable antagonist at
. . c . . ,
tlalnmore, lour years ajo, he wrote one as ileci-
dedly agmnst Annexation, and on the broadest ,
CTouiid of eeneral iKwtihty liut this, ol roursc,
has never troubled him since he swalllowrd it
So soon os the .mm had 4-omnlelely recained !
power bv the election of Polk, he proclaimed a I rlasa of schoolmistresses is eompoed uf jerons '
Vnrvriih England for Orejjon inetitaUe,a and t bo have been employed a seasmresves, rharwo
did his best to render it sa He fouplit to tbe i mm nd servants of the most humble ilesenption."
Ust the Treaty wherein" ihe Orrpm bounilan- The teacliers could not even speak the En- i
. all.J( .,tll .tan....!!.. . f.A .l. tlx t- . . I
wu, muni, r...,h u,p,,v m.u. ij,h language torreolly. The report sat-s:
ei en at the tost of a war. This was by j , . .
nieaiut his first effort to embroil the country in 1 ua ZTJATV i 5
Umt qu.ncr And .he .tafch nnrUeby tTJ nrlt
the most sordid, selfish calculation. He tnow, , he went and tooW some hves' (IwJ lUvrt
what arc the worst passions of the worst class, 1 frcd a question as to whether 1 had not met with
and he is the very man to clamber eagerly and ! many ' ijmornnt srhoolnnMteri ' bv ssying ' aw bcin
smihnglv into tbe window of the White llouse , an interested party ' And while J was cxaiuinin
over Ouimjrcd thousand bleeding corpses of I a class, he direclril the cliiklnn tn 'stand Uadccr
men slain that his ambition niinht be satisfied. ' UMa no hook in hearing the readinc lesMin, aud
On the great question of Free Soil acainst I wnen thought a blander was committed, he cor
Slavery Extension, his . oun Us been late be- I rcc,t1 u tomm':utS another."
ond example. He was originally (and the I Of the state of education among the scholars
... " , -"rMiuii ui x-swe oail.
.ien wltnn lie snterl nn.ina. , I.- .
. . j pir'inuiuu in
ttCon:
irineiple, Intl this was not the proper
affirm it. it was improper to leinJate I
the last Cong
to the prineiii
time to affirm it. it was imnruikcr lni.fu,.
on nn abstraction, fcc ft Thus bo stood for a
few months, when lo ' out romca bis letter to
Tennessee, eatine all his former words. .
avowing hiCl'f advert to tto sZfiSi ?.
lrir.e tn.t Kl.. 1 .I.lT.tT.J :"
7 . '. . yrrv ""i I
any temlonal acquisition of this country by the i
mere fact of. slave-holder's choosing to oiienlte
hoosilirr In n mt.
thilher! So flacrant an instance of anostacr
and treachery has rarely or never been tnow? I
Calhoun, if the election of Cass could notothee.
wise be nrevenled. Defeated he can and
. -
S7The Maine Legislature lias chosen non
Hannibal Hamlin L'. fi. Senator, in place of the
Liie Ilou. John Fairfield, deceased. His term
will expire March S, IBS I.
tor An attemjit wns made on Wediicwlay
evening to kill llr Joseph Wymau, ofJJanchea
ter. As lie sat reading in his liousc, a ball pass
ed through the house near hia head.
JltnnwgUn Ztannrr, Slti ult.
Common Schools.
In the same article commented upon in onr
last week's paper, from lire Albany Cultivator.
Sir 1'ettibone spoaks thus of common schools:
"There Is now twice as much expended an
nuallv in the support of teachers and building
elegant school-houses, as ws expended for that
object ju or za yuars ago. x uc pumn; iro, c
.'l. I. Iv out. and vet our
Khool do nn( dimcnlty, 1
.moThi - tid, can in some degree 1 attributed lo
the sources from which we draw our knowledge
Out trneVr, are uLen too rx.-Iiivcl fran our
high avhnols and rolleaes, and few of tliem have
KUMlBa. They lin
j,.,,!,,,,) the higher branches of science, but
know little of first iirincinles."
We think Sir I'etlibone mistakes the cause of
. mm s rt- . a I
the e,U he comnuin, ot. ine T
iiaiino - icwK in .cticrtu,v....v.
school-house," but that too many of tlicm have
entered iiolhin caw, amV.it is impossible to un-
dcrstand usrW! the biglier liranebci nf science,'
without a thorough acquaintance with "first
principles." If Mr retlibnnc desires to elevate
the standard of education in comnion schools, let
him not lower, but elevate the standard of cdu-
""""g leaders, and then bring about a
lWI ur ,e
""Mr an nrqate mpwn .or no,
vices, and the tsbiss-t will be attained. 1 on do
- till
not pf.y your learns-ir ws-jri rju w iht iu"
eonunon laborers In your fields yet tlie ijuaU-1
fied tearber nisit rpettd two or three year in
unproduct.Tr labor at school. lnkle a ronsider
able outiay of niowy, before he tan bepin to
earn anything. Of eoune. he will not teach
school for sorb eomj-ensation, if he can earn
more in any other way. School teaching iaeon
Mcjuently the resort too frequently of ignora
muses who don't know enouph to know tliat
they know nothinp." or of persons umible. from
Ul health or other causes, to enpape in other la
bors- When you desire to build a houftc, you do
not po into the street, and hire common Jaliorcr,
or even incompetent mechanic for that purpose.
merely bcraue they work cheapest l oo un
derstand better your own inicre. You encape
a sUUul Biechauic, who understanda his trade.
and you exjeet to pay him higher wage, cor
rect!) regarding it a true economy. But in the
ejtiployment of rouimon sdioctl tca-hcrs, thi
prinaplc of erunotm h penerauy kxt ngu ot,
nnd eaesne of wnprt U tlie ehief comidera- j
tisin.
Tlie wlwle ewrse and efcararter of alter
life, take its diractiofi aud color from early edu
cation, fur jort a the twig is bent, the tree'i
invfined,"ad tbouga parents love tleir ebiklren
devotevlWT live far tKesn, and make their happi
ires and sueees in life their constant study, yet.
strange to say, they take less ins in the eiee
tkm of the architect upon whoe instrwiion thetr
future condition dVj tends, than in the choice o
a mw-hatnc to build a houre.
Children sleep away a half dozen years at
school, and liarins learned a few things It rote,
like the parrot, bat without any new ideas, tlieir
education is fiuHched, and they go out into the
world to lament, as mauy of our readers doubt
less now do. that they were nut made to com
prehend, in early youth, tlie value, inijiortauce
w. r. OI.IpllCU ninu , wr U , HT iui hruuwuiu j
j and plav, which is necessary, and which natun
abundaudy provides, for the dcvclojTOent o
their mental and divsical jowers. is checked
and restrained ; and thrv romr to lonL upon the !
aiLooJ-house a. a prison. This is all wrong, as
every one will fee! who has jswil through it
(-uadren karii thii brought within their com-'
, , . r . . . , i
, prehension, aliuwt by mtniuon, and few are
aware of their estraordinary sjwcrs of ribserra- '
tion and imitation. Hut tbev must be reached !
their afTectmis.; their intellects must j
r I
1 nK ' """'" ' tWrncdot. must U
'""I"'" f' teachers, as they have more J
' sympathy for, and more readily engage the af-,
fections, are the pvtqier instructors of childhood.
It would bo far preferable and more et-onomicul
. . ., , . . ., .i
" Ine Tnl5 ,ronl Kum anogeiner. unm
' tcn m 'wtl T" of age, and tlien give tbem
two years' sr. hoofing under a coojKient teacher, ;
1 r dn Xmnr-t
iuau icu J ran nniuucuivui
Ukniaster. It is pratlfying to know.ilutta ereat
v '
" Tlie i
teacliers in North Wales arc drawn ,mm '
the lowest class ,n ..Kvetv. which contain, mdi.id-
""I1 'u wnic ami .-.plier In many
.rol "'"'"T P"0 ,
anv uktmhi who k. lunnnn! fit ti,ul-n,.n tl .,... .
tt !. T..7 7fi .
TJ'Ir:
ajjtfd to undenakt the ouire of sehualnustcr. Fe
male of the pnuret class bemjj erutUcd, whUe ,
enpnjred In domcotir service, to art u ire a knowl
edire of LnifU.li with ereaier ftrn.r thfln wt, k-
oi me upper classes, tne iotlowinr; are atiocimens.
i
j. rnomiHunn.. whn nn
""""-b school in Montgomeryshire, 1
' T KhoUrs thonsht that the Ilook of Genesis
""ri"c" kJ Jaodus, and the Ilook of KxoJns
I? G"""Vi. ";d tir.T.rf Pri,lM
y,rern EnEllIld let nearly all these children
M
"' """'J"-" " mn.ni.aun, anil 14 mul.I repeat
pans oi ute tnurch uutecliiim eonectlv"
nr n,.,l,..- 1 1 ,1
S " ""' :
vj'
" ' . '
. m5 ,0 oh""u "n"rCT "V " 'hapter
"'t'i' U',bl which ,,1"-T H """npt'd to read, we
.. ..7.. rt-. ",."'
ZZC'rl,.??.????"?.
.1. ..n).i.i , ,ci ii
these pupils understand English, aud can apeak
English tolerably well "
Jn two others, thry asked :
"Who wrote the Psalms f No one knew Who
wrote the Bible 1 Moses. What was he 1 No one
knew i one had heard tell of him. Who was ChrMtt
Jive repeatedly declared that they did not know,
and had novrr beard of him the rest answered
only one knew he was cruriued, but none could ,ell
how they were to b saved."
"What were die Apostles tn dot Tauu. A pen
ny offered to any one who would tell Second girl
To write. Wliat were they called who were to
write tl. Gospels Hilenee Who tliJ write the
Gospel Cliri-t. sir. Where was Jesus Chrifl
horn 1 la Iletlik-lnrm. Where U tliat t In Jmlea.
Where Is Jades 'In Bethlehem. Ml in Wales '
Hi, mW: In r.m.lnn.1 Where did Christ diet
In Calvarv. Where is that' lo Bethlehem -t
z . ... .. . . . .. ,
tviwm-
C.".JLi, r fcmul l-r", TnuU FnAKCE we have interesting account,
lVbatwiUWromeforf To bum the m Ut. 31 ; f tl procwdmgsM of the tttmal Aiwiub. m
Wlion f (lf pntpbcu wm rxpUined lt onf girl tlie organization of tlic Kemilfie. Tl.we pn
milr , oiid ihT were id by anotiter to I MrM j cectl'mji are not wholly witJimit ccmfiuion. but
and Jfihn , and till wai vorrfetM. Iy a uliarp hoy were pcnerally cfmductf tl witli ortlcr and dero
wbc -fticj iw tnld of John, ht tlioalit, Imt wtt , ninu uid an rve to tlie bat intfnti of the
John In dw. riot know. The pTopraj.hiail exomiu- i rrjvntrr. M. fluchez was elected teiniioTanr
tioti w ntterly Iioprlrti Jurtca - in thin roun- jv-isW of AwemUr. havinc 390 rote.
try; hmtlami joinffi to ale , JitImmi '
aurl one thonctu il wu b rountrr , fmnre a taruh
and tlrtre were two quarter only or the cio-.
Jn this tanic nctpUborliood I asked aomc
qtntioiH of a little 1t, nrarlv ivten, wliora I
TTvasf nn tl.o rrtnit It wu in vain tliat 1 tPRItiteO
,llm 7ith h jf-,nee to answer ; he knew .oil.
inrr of Kundar of Ciod of the devil had
Jicr.nl of Jesus Clirist from Jemmy VTlson,' but
could pur nti account whatercr aliout bun ; he
knew neither tlie then day of the wrek. nor
how many days in a wrek rmr nontb in a year ;
be had nercr been in any school ; bis brother
and sister were poinp to St. IncU's acboot I
liad to rcjieat my questions two or throe times
iircr liefore they seemed to imprew any tiling
more than hw ears- Tlie first atwwcr uuY.r.oA'y
was. nnd it was often repeated half a dozcu
times 4 rrAofee'aojr' and the next, Dv krttne.' m
1 lav in? learned lometliing of the tea- hers nnd
the schola-t. let us inspect the IkI-
Ther will be found to eorrewnotid with their in-1
mate, and with thaw who believe that pn-grcss4
in education b in inverse ratio to tlie improve-!
meut of st'hoOv-hxMwes. wiB be quite satisfactory
One of tlie commissioners reports as follows of
a school in the parish of Llangwiittor:
I visited thi v-hool on the 24th of Nov.; it
is held in a ruinous hotel of the must squalid
and miserable character, which was oriemally
creeled by the paruh. but apparently bv en- i teuimoitt ; j-uwic ..ona, ireiai: unne. ca
inwebment On Sunday the CalvjuUir Sleth-! "1 Iitw. Ilecurt ; Lndcr SecreUry of for
uduls hold a sih.ol in if , the floor i of Lare jeipi Atlairs, Karre.
earth, full of deep holes . the window nre all ! Led Bollm was retained in the govenv
broken ; a tatterrd partition of lath and plaster
divides it into two unequal portions ; in the Lir'
er were a few wretched lieneltcs, and a smnll
dek for th master in nneromrr' ii. tl.e Irwer
wm an old door, with the hasp still uifott it. laid
cruMwsrs upon two benches, a trait hall a vard
hijrh, to serve for a writinc det 1 frw h tJ the
scholars a write retire in pain to this fvut of
tK. n.mi. arid Ln.l nn llu' ,-tim,ti(1 m liHr lluv
. , .1.. n , r i t
vnit v ii iiu iinurirni iirap m niuk not,
and a litler of riraw, paper, and all hinds of'
rui.buh. Tli
vicar's son infenwd me thai lie
bad seen eighty children in tins but
In sum-
mer tl lieat of h is said to be suffirating; and ,
no wonder. j
The matter appeared a painvtnVmg and am-
abk man, and had a verv .mod cbaracier given
of him. lie bud been dssaliled from follow.ng
hi. trade (thai of a earjiemrr) by an mrtilent. ;
He was liut indhTerenrtr aennainted with Kng-1
lish : one of the copies set bv him was 'Tbe .
Jews slain Cbrhn." "
, . ... , ,.
The fallowing u a description of uukLct
scnoot-noose :
MTbe school was held in a miserable room.
over the stable ; it was hzbted bv two small
glazed windows, and was vers low ; io one cor- '
ner was a broken bench, some sacks, aiu! a worn- (
out basket ; another cumer was boarded off for
storing tiles and mortar bdongit
.elonpi.uito the chapel.
of on? .man square
r, i, ri ,1.
i,.. i r ' .i..
children, and few benches, in in a wretched
state of repair. There were several pane, of I 7 , . ,
aUm broken in the window. ; ,n o place 3' fl" "ld- J cknowdgment of right!
reserved the liare of glass, and in inotheVa ' Bn(1 dotie. antecedent and superior to all ho
slate. to keep out wind and rain : the door was ' ""' ; , t. the aclaiowledfemeiit of a
alo in a verv dilapiibnrd condition. On the i'T'vtnc Iwng m his abrtrmct rclstions with hu
beains whith" cruned the room were a ladder , tnI""-T Tuaie "pnal rights and duties are
and two larch poles." capressed in the three terms, equality. libertv,
. . . , ,. , nnd fraternhy. Jt will be observed that the
Jn respect to the causes of this lamentable Abbe, contrary to thepresent caagepott ermal
state of iguoranre, tlie Commissioners Hy , ity before Ifljerry. Tlie unprescripuble rights
The low standard of rvquimnenf for the instrnr of man are declared tn be equality, liberty, safe
tioa given, and the raparu; of a s-bonlmaitrr. de-' ty property, and education. Freedom of wor-
" '" ' r-vmenr nu ine scale or
payment likcwrw affcru lie rlmrsrtrr of tbe in-
r.aet each Ivt Th. qualifintion. wuh a verv
rmunerwrdttlK-wscKofeximnionUWirirs tT
tharactcr of the mstmciuKi ujnailv reqairrd de-
maads farulnes neiiher of mmd nor body for its
discbarse. snd m paid fir acrordmry Jj rails into
operation neither strenfnii, knowledge, skill, nor
tnunmg. and a U perfrrtly natnral that the poddler
a: iron works, or the joumcvoian tailor, or the gen-
tlcman s grown should be four or five tunes heller
.
'"irt'f-,am' r "
uf the fscuhies. which Imin the supplv of labor and
isik the rate of wacr., u J ,o a master in
a Wekb sckoo- no on of them is rrquiiite, and
bence his vtny And so u msi continue until
tbert is sonietbinj; more reifuirrd of him, something
more supplied, and likewise some fresh nieaas of
J-yinc fur it Ko man of aliiliry with a prospect
of orumarv surras in hrt. will nwlerrjo an eUbo-
rale traimnr for a r.!!..-.- w-,...-,, will 1
ply him wun lre ncrrniue. . tbo only who are
neren of beuer resources wih start fur so poor a
The I'sckcu West J.vmr.K l'-cr-nt . -
rivals from the islands of the French in the West two d.T befimr the second reading. Bills adopt
Jndies, represent an alarming condition of things 1 Vy the Assemblv become laws. The Execo
as existing. The slaves at UmuUloupe and in tive power to be delegated to the President of
Martinique, possessed with the idea that the ,ue Kqiublic. who is lo be elected by the uaf
borne government liad declared their immediate rrT"& suflracea of tbe entire people. All cite
emancipation, bad refused to work, and fears Ipn above furty years eligible for President
prevad among tlie whites tliat an insurrection ""T T President SOO.liOO francs. President
is at hand. The military and police were cor- '"J? elected tor three years. He is to appoint
sequently full) armed and kept ou tlie watidi "'"'ters from among tbo Beprescntativn. and
night and day. When the news of tlie Ilevo- 10 nare "P" dismissing them. The As
lutiou at bonie bncamr known nt Guadakiurie, emhl.v to delegate two members to form a con
the sailors in port joined tlie mililarr and u'Qae eounol for each minister, but who are
lower ckenes of civilians on shore in ind'ul"ing not to ut in tlie tncB of ministers. The Pra
ia a frighrful carousal, and for thr davs'sjie ' Weut lo n",e ''ie f pardon. President to
town was the scene of continued rio and uni- i Ka,t ,nf eoniniand of the amir. President to
venal drunkenness. Il was much feared that ' "'u!e. but not for two successive sessions,
no furtlier work would be he ri... .t.M Ieclarations of war. and treaties of nenre. sEe
,uc.u- nu ",e n npe, the lo- uf
tuelr sugar crop would U the result
TccATAK-Tbe civil wnr in thv. t,.,r,.nn
country has really broken out afresh, and all th'c f enibcrs, triennially. Bills to be prepared tv
former horrors, with additional cruelties, were I tnc Cuneil of State, and transmitted to the cor-re-eiiacting
at last accounts. Tlic blame of vio-' resionding section of the Assembly, and by is
lating the treaty is thrown upon the whites, who 1 f "bule Aewmblr. Tbe insutution of the
are avid to have attacked aud murdered tlie few tfT ,0 l used in citil and criminal yustict
Indians tliey found in Iturbide. The latterpar- t axes to be progressive, and voted annually bv
ty then rained in renewed strength, and with tnB Aemhljr. A standing army by bind and
still more bitter feelings towards tleir enemies, i Ka "e mainuined in peace and "war. "Ke
and were committing the most horrid cruelties. 1 cruitment" to be made in the army bj voluntary
according to the report of a vessel which left I en''".mctit and by lot No revision of the Con
Sual May K. ! stitution during the first session of the Asscmhlv
j Subsequent assemblies mar pronounce reform,
Mjsc-Tbc Whig State Convention of Pv'ded it be voted by tio thirds of the As
Maine, held at Augusta on Thursday, nominat- en"bly at least
ed Hon. E. h. Hamlin, ofBaugor.fu'r Governor, i " tnat 'be total separation of Church
uy ncany a unanimous vote. Jix-Guv. Kent
nnd Geo. C. Getehell were chosen Uelecates at
iu mc uig auonai iwontenuon both
Taylor men.
sSTIIon. George B. Upham, of Claremont,
A. who recently died, left a property of nine
.u..i:u uiwusqhu uunars. sue euitor ot the
Claremont Eagle lias more recently married
.dbfof" ScsT AllTi
J"S i he deceased iu acquirinii so immei
orune, the editor in getting a slice of it
were
imiuensc n
sily, aud the Uuly in marrying an editor.
so ca-
GaT Europe seems lo be rapidly dufiopulating
number of ten thousand and thirty-five (10,035)
stecrace nwien!rers. mostly Gt-rmans. v,,-i,nii
...... - - Ht.u.u a.u kh .imiu .ue immense
I V..w Vn.t n -i..Hi.v-...i c i I ...
Vr ""J " ine
iu,e or, "tmigratHm to this country never act
'ban now.
ZZCX. 'J7:" r, i1' ,ui
! J,. ." v. -, ".''r 00,7
iiiiui, ji. uiukj. 4,ir 4 eicrv is uio arusi wno ex-
upon
ecuted the panorama uf Boston.
KP Santa Anna arrived at Jamaica on the
2d ult. His friend I'olk-will be able to join
him after the 4th of March next, when the coun
try will "pass" him out of the White House.
87" Tlie best instance, nf friendly f,,r,.rl.nl,r
that we have heard of for some time, is that of i
a fttw lorn mechanic, who has just sent, as a
present, a traveling trunito each of the crown
ed kiadv of Europe.
Be" Wcrk Lctrr from Em-ope.
irr tbi; nmcRisiA at xr.w tork.
T1k Steamer llibcrnia arrived at New Tork
on .Saturday afternoon, in 1 days from Liver -jkwiL
Her. latest dates are May ISth, exactly a
. , -
wcfE laier.
, Trelat 234, and M. Keenrt W. Ilia I era. of
service, unless re-elected, is limbed to a month.
Six kp Presidents and six Secretaries were
also chosen.
The members of the IVoTiaionnl Government
resigned the power they had assumed to the As
sembly after making reports of what they had
severally done, and njiou the state of tlie coun
try. TbCT were then relieved from tlie duties
of thvir oiWc, and after a warm d'-scinuion the
AwemUy voted that the Executive tiower of
the rovernmcnt should be delepatcu tn fire
members, constituting a Committee. The A?
scsnbly then balloted for this Committee, whh
the following result :
Number of Totm, 794. Aleolute majority,
3DB. Arago 72$; Garnicr J'ages 71 &, Jlanc
70i; Laniartine (MB; Lcdru 1 loll in 468.
These five were therefore proclaimed the x.x-
eeulive Committee A heatid debate neat tuk
, 1 ujKm the oion wUlher the new W
i . i.ti . . r"
. . i ..mi 1.. i fs,M.L r
ilinurtrr slioubl he diractlV reapoualble It was
finally decided that they sLould be appointed by
the x ecu the Committee, by a vote of 411 to
3tiV only 2C majority.
In accordance with this result tie? Ministry
were subsequently appointed as foUowi :
Ton-iCT AfTairs, IUstide ; "War, Charras , Fi
nance, Duleure; Justice, Crcmteujc , Instruc
tion. Carttot; Commerec, Fhx-on. Ilelifnon.
rncot apamst tlie wubes of the majority of the
Aemblr, at the innancr of Lamartine, who.
althougii they are deadly hostile in tiriucipU
iAsedru llolim leing of the extreme ltepuUirar,
pam probably judged, and wisely, that if he
were thrown out of rower, he end his friend
would appeal to the sword, and 4are powerful
ubstructmus in the wny of the progress of the
COVeTUnient.
I 'I Ii. m,ifm,r , nlmvi fin 111.1t . nf .m.m.
- - - ...
tcrnporarv in its character, and will be soiier-
, scowl when a unusutution is lormea anu aoopl-
ed. A plan of sucn an inslrunient, wmcb u
said to ionhadow that whuh tlie Assembly w,b
adopt. 1ms lieen prepared by Abbe Lamennais.
1 Jtovidr. for W one Kcprcsentitive cluunber.
- AsseniWr. Tlie EieruiisT power u made
to rest in a 1'rvwdenL to lie elected for three
yea- SHi00 francs, and to
re-eligiUe. but not for two soccessive terms,
Tl l'b" T,"7 democratic, more n m sat
particulars than our own form of government.
and appears to ns as verv- judicious in most re-
Jf ,nch a (msutntkm shall be adopted
ana carneu out in nracuec, xne nigncat oieM3gs
I will be sore to flow from it to the Jieojile of
i France.
From among the projects ofa constituuon Ur
tlie new Republic, we select that published bv
the Abbe Xl&iuennais in the Satwna. whicn
' f,-T,1 ronidered foirshadowing that which
! fTI " 5n.,eJy adopt It consists
of J68 articles, in which principles ofa hen or-
of J68 articles, in which nnncinles of a hnrh t
dcr of gcneralrtr are amrmed, tU detaSs bang
sbip and the conrplele aenaration of ehnrchand
ate are affirmed. The state protects all relie-
T 'T '. "-" ' r,aB
lrwn and invraljAibty of domicile- The or-
ganuauon of the territory of the Eepubuc in
departments, communes, and sections, is declar-
ed, with the Jiower of selfsulmniistration and
self-government in the cojumniici. The munic-
ipal offirers to be all eleciite. Cniversal luP
lrage and vote bv ballot declared, iiicludmc the
. .rmr and navr All riiJims .Im.
tl'ie AiwmUr. Every member of the Asem-
u T
vcpentf the whole conntry. Jlepreacnta-
be paid. Elections to be tnenniah
.-preventatives to be re-oligible. The Assem-
bly tn be divided into sections, corresponding
W1h tlie usual ministries. 400 members tofunn
a quorum. Voting to be open. The Asscmblr
to be under the protection of the national martl
-T",. r . , , . "
any lU-prcseutslive.' IlHls to be rcnarcd'Trr
the Council of State, and preceded bv a report
i ililu to be read three tunes, with an interval of
(eight days at least between, and to U minted
"u "aa9Tn w .t ."Wmtted to tlic Al-
' nu ""'M to be hjUc to
mpeachment n the ;Aembly Council of 6uue
to be elected by the Assembly, from its own
i u 3!alc wm tie one ol tne urn measures usco
bv the Assemble.
Lamartine bas bad 3.COO.00O votes ia all
France.
Tbe Polish patriots have presented an aihlr-si
to the National Assembly, demanding the assifl
ance of France The prayer was supported by
several deputies. All Uie 'llepublican clubs of
Paris hare voted, by acclamation, a resolution of
which tlie obiect is to call on the National Ai-
' semlily immediately to interfere actively in the
aiturt ol 1'uiaud auu ot stair. Jin anueu urn-
oustration in favor of the J'oles was expected lo
take place in J'aris. on the 13th.
The latest news from Paris announces an offi
cial order to put the whole line of coast in the
district of Boulogne in a state of defence, and
to fortify the towu. It was reported that Ledru
Bollin bad tendered bis resignation.
Tlic provinces continue in a disturbed state
and tranquility has been restored at Ijmoges by
the transmission of 300,000 franca to the dis
tressed inhabitants of the town.
Tue CoarroNEXT GnNEniLlT. Wc adopt
the resume nf the affairs of the other couutnos
on the Continent, which we find in the European
Times:
The warlike aspect of attain on tlie Conti
nent has not undergone any matenal tltaugc
during the past week. The hostilities in Lour
bardy have received a pew unpulae by the ac
cession of tlie Pol to the Italian confederacy
against Austria, whilst I'runia and the allies iu
tho north have entored.I)enmark projier, Jut
land f and the friendly mediation of England ia
the quarrel has not yet produced any practical
results. Th Danes by Ma bar, now begun to
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