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EDITOR'S CORRESPONDENCE. '- : "" .. KtffTou, Teh. I4,?46. 4 4 'lit t-n c.:. v.Lntiiui ! Tha 14th of Febroarv j USSM WIS W - U grand gala Uj all oyer the Crotiairwefid-T- golden harvest to the IeUer-carri mod a season of Vast importance to th fair ml As I pen these lines post men are scnddio g past my window in every direction, and the Post Office receipts will doubtlessly be greatly augmented by the proceeds accruing from th.mntnal transfer of stnatorr correspondence. The '- book -setters' . shop windows ate gorgeously decked . . m ' ' ' ' - : l ' ' . ' . - r 'With all sons oi mese riiudkiiuu iaissjTes, aieu tlnes, varying in price as they excel in 'elegance. YeJtaxday, I obserred several, of tha most mijrnifi eent description,- exhibited in Colman's celebrated ""windowdo wb in Broad wayj. the prices ef which ranged from $10 to $75 1 Powerful indeed, thought I, most be the influence of the ''liutlegod? upon the poor Jove-sick mortal who is persuaded to purchase, at , rata sa extravagant! j exorbitant; each gaudy .' baubles for his mistress. However, I believe it has nvw pusea una uio currrucj ut a yivrciw, m. ' suireAsonaSif man is certtuily a fool, Terybody ad mit that V fool and b'm money are- soon parted !" Truth foIIyindeed,did the Last Minstrel" Sing n' peace Lore tones the Shepherd reed la war he.monnts'the warrior's steed, -'V'.'At Co art in gay attire is seen ;", In hamlet, dances on the green: ' Iots roles the .camp, the" court, the grore; ,V'r'Aod man below and Saints aboTe . , "Tor lore is Heaves and Heaven is lore. In a M P. S.", to my last epistle to the " Register," 1 expressed the high degree of satisfaction imparted ta oar citJxeas, .and especially' to those' engaged in commercial pursuits, by the intelligence which had just been received, from Washington, that negocia tious for the settlement ef the Oregon dispute, had , again been re-opened between the British'Minister and j the Secretary of Sate, and at the same time had oc- 'Aaaion ta not a tha henafuMat infliln a moumtnl erted upon the business prospects of the City of New -York; but I most sincerely regret that the uncom 'toromisio? character of the recent diolomatie corres- . pondence (subsequently made public.) between Mr. Buchanan ant Mr. Pkn!im rnmiula mj nnw tn take back those. agreeable statement, and remark the evil Ceeta which the SM-tarva ill.advuhMl rul -.- precipitate rejection of -Uie apparently friendly and honest offer of arbitration, exercises en our- commer cial prosperity. So far: as I can learn there is but . one sentiment of condemnation prevalent in the pub lic mind, in relation to the extraordinary conduct of "Messrs. Polk and Buchanan in thia mnmantniia mat. ter ; and f much regret to add that the latter f uuc- - tionary, in his recent exhibition of diplomatic fairness 'and prudence, contribute much to erase the very . favorable opinions entertained of his' statesmanship and ability on former occasions. - And, in the name of common sense, what can be ' more liberal, on the part of Great Britafu, than the offer, made through her minister, to leave the settlement of the dispute not to crowned heads, bat to a mixed commission of j vwu j . . . urV..TW Governments? But the trutli is, the spirit of Loco focoism, true to its instincts, is averse to a speedy settlement of the difficulty, for the very good reason . that the leaders of the faction which it animates, . Would be deprived of the material out of which to 1 manufacture political capital for their own individual t Interests. If the Oregon question were settled, Tam many Hall would have no pretext to rail at aud abuse England would, fn fact, be deprived of their f A L.LV . a-lL. r" a tTk. M - m . mvwut 9 rw sav I wiUI vajCilli JIIt-aiil Uj ill 9 . way always a favorite theme with the democracy in this section of the Country. England, however, will not always strive for a just and amicable adjustment ; and it ia . but (air to presume that she will offer no more, but, in the meantime, fully prepare to meet and combat any emergency which may arise, at the ; termination of the year's notice," adopt a policy of l, masterly activity., ' After the expiration of the ! twelve months grace; then will come the "rao." In order to possess ourselves of that magnificent terri tority,' our trorernme.nt must raise, arm, and equip , an army sufficiently potent in numbers and bravery 1 to drive the British from the banks of the Columbia. Not tarrying to speculate upon the chances of the t President's succeeding in scraping together 50,000 men willing to shoulder their muskets,; and march acrasj the Rocky Mountains, through a dreary wilder boss, infested . by the Indian tribes, and, perhaps, without pay, we can only meditate and calculate, - "with certainty, upon the horrors of a war upon our Atlantic Seaboard. .But the opaque imaginations of or iocojoco legislators cannot comprehend in what : respect the United States would suffer by an invasion from the Canadas.a combined naval attack upon the whole lino of oar shamelessly defenceless sea coast, the bombardment of our cities, or the destruction of oar commerce. " Nor, in fact, do they care what evils . may befal their Coagiry, If the spoils aad emoluments - of Office, the political patronage of the Government, . and the exclusive administration of public affairs be reserved for themselves If a calamity so immeasura bly disastrous the .Union as a war with England is ,'in store for us and, in that event, should the arms of the Republic meet with defeat, or the Government become embarrassed, demagogues such as Allen, of Ohio; McConnell, of Alabama ; Cass, Iogersoll, Sawyer, Went worth, Han negan, Chapman, and a number of other " aemocratic5 .worthies who at pre " sent dishonor with their presence the councils of the wooia, ia- an 'proDatHiuy. occupy,-in the Capitol, at Washington, pretty much the same posi- tiwu aa luou- - ucnwcraiic proioiypes rn asorganrza ion, sedition, and war, (with. England) did in Tuil leries, at Paris, darisg the "Reign f. Terror," in icvuiuuuuarY ifiaca: lor. 11 inv nna urhn Ik. curiosity, or will take, the pains to compare the bom bastic nonsense about th rights of Man," " th-in-eviuble destiny pf4 the Republic," " aristocracy," "eqnal righU" and the ambition of Great Britain," uttered recently by ome of the Western' members in -xne nouse w uepresentaUvea.wUh the effervescent ebullitions, on the same interesting topics, of such eaecra as Saint Just,' Ceuthon, Foucbe, Billaud Varennes, Collot d Herboia and their' sanguinary Compeers of " the Mountain," he cannot but be forcibly impressed with .the. singular coincidence of the views, and principles generally, of our own Loco-, focoism, with those of the Parisian democracie, as ex pounded ia the French Convention, at the close of the last century. . French Locofocoism however, in 1793,' certainly possessed much more wisdom and political candor than do the inheritors of their princi ples on this aide of the Atlantic : for while the former waged a war against Europe for the dissemination of their democratic doctrines, they, at the same time found and furnished ample means to wage th strife ' successfully and triumphantly, and, in so doing, hewed the world that, what they weached. thev did not hesitate to practise; but precisely the reverse is the conduct of democracy here, for with the same voice that clamors for War with other nations, for the pur pose of extending.the " area of freedom," they vehe meatly protest against any and every, measure ne ce"ryto place the country ia aren a posture of defence ! - - - :" ; . ? V ,' j . . . . "And yet the threatening cloud that menaces the fV'r f our.coootry, .despite the in Uigurs of peldjcai gamesters, may be dispelled, through the kind interposition ef a Divine Providence if not 7 ttiostrel verse may aing, or tongue may tell. Amid the awful strife from sea lo'sea, , JIow oft ill hostile banners rise and fall, Still dreaded in defeat as victory I ! . . For that sad pageant of events to be , - - Shows every form of . fight by field and flood, SlaugWer and rain, sbouUng forth their, glee, ' " Beholds,' while riding on the tempest -ecud . I ne waters fchoked with slain, the earth bedrnrl,. u with blood!"' " .i. i . ... ... .. ill- . Thtt sailing of a 'pilot boat from this port,on Moa day last, at 3 o'clock, P. M. for Liverpool, on an or it has ben kverred that the" clipper was swcUl ly chartered by iher Britisb Minister for the rVrpose w.u.ffl.uraj important despatches to the English gevernment; ia another, that she was sent out by rand fiot dlvulged, bas created among the quid nunc Pxl'gious excitement, and given the press a rare i theme for speculation aad COXTUDftDsL t Tat Ansa MMa. th nronnMora of tha Sun newspaper, whose t Ugent,ott boards were directed, to Wait, efrtaiaf nnmber of days aiier tne departure mi - . March steamer, and then set sail for Bostaa, with the axneeiation of brinifsnir later news l and, tik a third, that the craft neither carried out. govtrftmeift. despatches uor newspaper, agents, lui waa nea 07 the numerous creditors of a gentleman who has for many years been extensively engaged in the rdadu factureof Carpet at Astoria, L. I., and who, it is aid, sailed frdm Boston; in the last steamer, leavjng his business ia auch a situation as to alarm bis friends, and particularly those from whom he bad recently obtained large loans, under va'rious pretexts. It is further stated that the name of the refugee is Richard Clark, and that he leaves bis creditors mi nus about $100,000. These, however, are hardly a tithe of the supposed objects of the vessel's mission cross the Atlantic, chronicled, dsy. after day, aad with an air of mystery, in the city papers. .- Pre suming that not one of them knows anything about the matter, we are obliged to fall back upon our own imagination, as to the probable can . of a 'small Scl (oasr's being despatched in such haste, at this hnuti-roui vuoii of the vear. across the Atlantic The. whole affair ia certainly very extraordinary, and it will probably not oe expiainea anui uio -ioog, ww, black Schooner,", returns to New York, ,., The other eveniag a communication was sent to the Brooklyn Common Council, by the Brigadier General of the 44th Brigade, drawing the attention of the authorities to the unprepared state of. the city and environs to resist the attack of an enemy in case of war, and urging upon them the necessity of taking some action in the premises. The danger was fully set forth that should war take place, hostilities would be" carried forward so rapidly after their commence ment as to leave but little time for preparation, and the first news of the arrival of a hostile fleet would be reported in the ofling by the magnetic telegraph. Some debate ensued upon the communication, aud a general feeling seemed to prevail among the mem bers that such a contingency was not an impossibility. A special committee, consisting of three military gentlemen, viz: Aid. J. C. Smith, Burbank and Powell, was therefore appointed to make the neces sary investigation into the subject, and report there upon. To all who are familiar with the exposed and defenceless condition of Brooklyn, should a war be precipitated upon-the country, these movements will excite no surprise. " In time of peace jrepare for war." " 1 The gentleman (Clason, of " The Mirror.") who cowhided Bennett, of the " Herald" iu the Street, a short time ago, appeared at the Egyptian Tombs on Wednesday last, and gave bail to the amount of $500 for bis appearance to. answer the charge of assault, at ths next sitting of the Court. . ; ,No sooner, however, is one cowhiding affair settled in this goodly city than another follows in its wake. A couple of darkies, (one a sweep the other a white washer,) amused themselves yesterday, in Broadway, by a regular set to, which lasted a full half hour, and at its termination, the sable froutis piece of each, showed that the blows interchanged, had been given with a right good will. The dispute it seems grew out of an alleged intimacy of one of the " gemmen" with the spouse of the other an amiable daughter of Africa, who stood a gratified spectator of the combat between her admirers. The scene promised to last some lime longer than it did, wUeu the arrival of a detaehment of the " Star police," escorted the com batants to lodgiugs in the Watch-Jiouse. ' The Annual Report of the Inspectors of the State Prison at Siug Sing presents some very interesting statistics to the general reader. On the 30th of September last in that prison there were confined 797 White males; White 596; Colored 201 ; 26 are under 17 years of age! 159 between 17 and 21; 339 between 21 and 30; 175 between 30 and 40; and 93 over 49 ; 583 are Americans, and 214 are foreigners. The following are the causes assigued by the convicts themselves for the commission of the offences with which they are charged: Want of protection' in early life, 9 ; Intemperance of their parents. 2 ; Destitution, 84 ; No Conscience, 2 Innate depravity, 8; lnsanityv9 j Weak princi ples, 31 ; Sudden Temptation, 24 ; Anger, 12; For fain, 64 ; Self-defence, 9 ; Imbecility, of mind, 6 ; ealousy,3; Intemperance, 150; Evil Associating, 105. There are those who say they know no cause, aud 14 refused to answer any questions, and 165 declared that they are innocent. - ' - Hartcr., who, a month since, was sentenced to be hanged for the murder of an individual, in July last, bas had imprisonment for life substituted for the halter, a commutation for which he is indebted to Governor Wright. ' As the Spring Election draws near, the various schemes resorted toby petty . politicians, theoretical philosophers and experimenting demagogues, for try ing the popular pulse and catching voles, begin to de velop themselves; and 1 am tempted to quote for yonr amusement, the following choice morsel, which is prefixed to a very alarming appeal to f mechanics, laborers, artizans, and the working classes generally," made by a knot of visionaries, in this city, calling themselves " National Reformers." A branch, er, perhaps, a twig,of the rotten trunk of N ew York Loco focoism, whose cardinal principles are Auti-RentUm, Agrarianisra, capital punishment Abolitionism, and kindred buffooneries ; " .Working Men ! S-ror and Read ! You must (at the polls ?) demand the freehold, entire use, and exercise in your own proper persons, of your inaliena ble right to your Domain, Person, Labor, Life and Sovereign! v ! before yon can be redeemed from the five-fold damnation of the non-producing, earth usurping, reut-extoiting landlords ; of the non-producing, body-selling, whip-driving and labor robbing masters ; of the non-producing, hired-labor-forcing and profit-mongering capitalists and bosses; of the non-producing, tax-consuming, capital punishing, and war aggressing governments, and of the non-producing reform, ignorant, corrupt, office hunting, legisla ting hunkers for the non-producing class; who, to gether, by means of rents interest, banking, profits, monopoly of machinery, hiring, , reduced wages, speculation, taxes, tariffs, fees, salaries and exclusive privileges, monopolize nearly all the products of labor. I without contributing any productive employment, in me lace ot the astounding tact, tnat nothing but labor can produce property and give title to it, or cultivation give a right to the use of the earth ; and thus divide society into the two great classes of a hon -producing, haughty and unfeeling aristocracy, and an all property-producing, toil-worn and destitute houseless and landless democracy.", . An elegant and commodious steamship called the " Palmetto" the first of several others to be built for the '" New York and Charleston Steamship Com pany," was launched on Friday. , She is expected to take her place ia the line about the first of ApriL -' Winter, from present appearances, has uo intention of " going off1.' so pleasantly as .we were .induced to imagine. As I write, a terrible Suow storm, accom panied with a' severe rale of wind, has set in, and promises to continue for some time. The effect of this ..unfavorable change,' will - undoubtedly be the shutting np of the Nwrtb River' egaiu. . A. Steamer which came down yesterday reports navigation un obatructed as far as Newburgh.: r . "R. i v.--'- ' . , - " . . . Niw Yoxx, Saturday, Feb. 21. The Foreign news by the Steamer Cambria, was received in this City at noon on Thorstlay, at the of fice of the Herald. Ben n Js'tt the .Edito? of tbaY famous sheet, having been beaten by several of "his City cotemporaries in publishing late news from En rope by one of. the Packet Ships,' in order to redeem bis tarnished fame, bad made desperate efforts 10 pro cure, at the earliest possible moment, the Cambria's intelligence, and lor the successful accomplicbmehtof his design', spared neither trouble , nor expense. On the other baud, to annihilate the Napoleon' of the Press," the SunV" Tribune" and "Journal of Commerce," combined to run a special Express from Halifax ; but ,tlte heavy snow storm oi last Sunday baffled the exertions of the triple alliance-' and gave victory to Napoleon" of the Herald" 1 mention this, not merely to mark the anxiety manifested by the community to obtain information trom England while the Oregon question remains in its meit menacing state, Uh alao to cite another proof of: the enterprize ol the New York Press.J Of the news itself."! may say, wnb troth, that, in its remarkaWvuacifia char. acter, it has effectually sileooed the apprehensions of .uwiuuca ensuing txiween cngianu and the United States, heretofore, snd not without some show of rea son, indulged in by the advocates of peace. It ieenu now U be pretty ell understood that if, unfortunate ly, a war should bteak ot between the two nations, it .will be the result of Wi. Pout and bis advisers per? Versenest and uncompromising policy in regard to the question m dispute. s-' ' ' . ; h, r- The City papers will ere this have made yon ac quainted with Hie calamitous Shipwieck of the New Ui leans and New York Packet-Ship Jobrt Min turn," in the storm of last Sunday, off Sandy Hook,1 and the loss of between thirty and forty bumaii beings, but a few particulars, lately transpired, in relation to this melancholy disasterrmay notfcbe uninteresting. Out of fifty-one persons on board. 33 were lost, inclu ding Capu Staie, hi wife and two children;. Al though the onderwriters had surf boats, and alt the ne cessary means of saving the lives of persons in distress, the people on shore, who bad collected at the report of the wreck, and the escaped seamen, showed a most culpable disregard of all the dictates of humanity, and made no auempt to render aid ; to the crew. 1 he ef forts oi Capt Stark, until the time of his death, were constant for the preservation of hi crew, and the more precious lives of bis wife and. children,. who called, with all the confidence and earnestness or children, for safety at the bands of a father and husband, who bad no alternauve but to say that all human help was in vain, j Cape Stark was dead before the Ship broke apart. - At this time his wife. and children were for ward.and when the Ship separated, fell between the parts, and no sound of life was afterwards beard from them. .Theje was on board a large number ot cabm passengers, some of whom bad a large amount of val uaVles One man, who hsd on a girdle containing gold, in his distress, offeied $5,000 to any one who would place him ashore. Assistance was not to be obtained, and the unfortunate man and bis gold per ished together. " j Tbe teerage passengers of the Mintnrn (most pf whom f scaped ) displayed a conduct on the awful oc casion more befitting demons than men. The trunk of Capt. Stark was rifled, the Ship's very Chronome ter stolen and all the valuables about the vessel upon which die wretches could lay their impious hands, were seiaed. . -.;'. .. . , " 1 , It is now definitely ascertained that, at last, a con tract lies been entered into by the Government, with the ' Ocean Steam Navigation Company," for the. establishment of a line of Steam Ships between New York and Europe. A vessel is to sail semi-monthly for Cowes and thence to Bremen, aad the Govern ment has bound itself to pay $400,000 per annum for the transportation of the mail) . ; The organ of Native Americanism' in this City, M The Daily Times," started some time ago with an ample capital, breathed Its last yesterday, and, with it, (it is to be hoped,) the nauseous principles it so zealously advocated. Yesterday, Fridsy, we were visited with another severe snow storm, accompanied with a heavy gale of wind. The snow now lies 1 5 inches on a level in the streets. . R. j THE MARKETS. j CoTTOsr. At the commencement of the week the article was rather quirt, and but few sales effected. Since the arrival of the foreign news, transactions have been made at a decline of fully cent. The Sales for the week, just closed, sum up 4500 bales, at the following quotations: 1 Upland d Floridas. Mobile d N. O. Ord. to good ord. 6 a 6 Mid. to good mid. ' 6J a 7J Mid. fair to fair 1 a 74 6 6 4 8 Fully fair td good fair ? a 8 8 9 Import since 1st instant, 14,231 bsles. Grain has been rather dull the pust week. There is not much Wheat offerinar. Export from 1st to 17th Feb.: Corn, 121,490 bu ; Wheat, 9,376 bu ; Rye, 23,222 bu. ; Barley, 6,500 bu. ! Flour. The foreign advices have had no visible effect on the market. Holders are firm at $5 62. No demand for export. Naval Stores. 2000 bbls. North County Tur pentine sold at $4 50 per 80 lbs. Newbern Rosin, 86 cents. 300 bbls. Tar, $2 37. j In consequence of the late hour st which this let ter came to band, we are compelled reluctantly to curtail it of much of its "fair proportions." ' ... ' : Edit. Rko. FROM WASHINGTON. The correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot in his letter of Saturday communicates the follow ing items: , . . I will give you a piece of information you may rely upon. Mr. Calhoun will be a candidate for the Presidency nolens tolensl He will run a. gainst the Caucus or Convention system or no mination. - Ilia friends will speedily bring him into the field. They expect a scrub race in the next campaign with four , or five candidates in the field, and they contend that the country and its institutions will be likely to suffer less from an election of a President, by the House of Rep resentatives, from one of those four or five can didates, who of course would be first rate men strongly impregnated with the odor of nation ality," than to run the risk of getting an ineffi cient, incompetent, fourth rate man, through a Caucus nomination, selected solely .On . account of his negative qualities, and -because he is not known to the American people. , .,' . . Mr. Cass's friends are busy, very busy ! They mean that the old General shall be the democra tic, Oregon candidate 1 And as for the General he considers himself just as good as elected for 1843! .... . j Meantime Mr. Polk is not idle... The power and the patronage of the Government are in his hands ! The Oregon question is in his hands ! The wires that turn the machinery that' keeps all his rivals at bay, or pit them against each other, are in his hands ! Mr. Polk is ambitious as well as his rivals and will not easily be taken in this matter, at his word. Mark 'it ! ; ' . , . Now then is the time for the, Whigs, in all portions of the Union East, West, North,' and South, to be united ! If they will, they can gain a g!oriou8 victory ! j An incident occurred to the House of Repre sentatives a few days ago, well worth reading. Mr. Charles J. Iogersoll arid Mr. John Q. Adams as is generally known, have been anything but warm personal friends for years past. 'The othi er day, however,. Mr. In'gersoll was seen,. at Mri Adams'sdesk, and the two venerable gentlemen were conversing together in the most courteous and friendly manner. After Mr. lngeraoll; had repaired to his? own seat, a member observed to Mr. Adams that he had been pleased in witness ing the meeting between Pilate and Herod f Mri Adams thanked the gentleman for the . remark, and then observed that, just before the downfall of Mark Antony, Cicero made friends with sev eral of tbe Rouiap Tribune with whom be had been 00 terms of bitter enmity for., years. His friends -charged . him with inconsistency! Whereupon Cicero replied, ' M desire that my enmities may be temporary ; 'my friendships eter nal." : '-"t: 5 ' t-- .; - " i r ExClTEMEJIT AT HaeRISBTJRG. ATTEMPTED Bkibert ! On Tuesday no little excitement Was created at Harrisborg-, Pa ,'in consequence of Col: Poilet, a member of the Legislature,' one of the Committee to' investigate 1 the affairs of Le-! high Co. Bank, rising in his place and stating to the house, that he bad beep twice called npon at his room by a Mr. McCook, of Ohio, who repre sented that he was interested in the fate of said bank, and that be desired a favorable report to be made in respect to its condition, &c Col. Pj then listened, aa he says, with a determination to1 xpoae the proposition, and that was, $400 to be given then, ami 8100 afterwards.' ;Mr. McCook then left a sealed package behind him on his se cond visit;, and the moment he departed- Col'PJ called up to his room Mr. Bucbler, his landlord, before whom be counred out the money." A res olution was immediately adopted. directing Mc Cook to be arrested, which was done just as the Cara were leaving, -The $400 were directed to be placed in Bank, subject to the order of .'the Speaker of tbe House. Mr. ,McCook will find thia to be a bad piece of financiering. 1 . 4 1 . Daltimorc Clipper, OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. Parliament met, th.e 22d W Janasrynd wm h the Qaeen in person. - Her; Majesty Speech w bicb we givet below, is not t all bellig erebt, and as follows r 4. ;J , V.,y.-; .My Lords and uentx-emeh. to receive from my allies, and from aher Foreign Powers, the strongest assurance-01 me uesire i, cultivate tho most. friendlyreJationa with this country. I rejoice that in concert with the Em peror of Russia, and through Jlhe success of our Joint mediation, I baveee; enabled to 'adjust the differences which had long prevailed between the Ottoman Prte and the King of Persia, and had seriously endangered the tranquility, of the East. : Fur, several years a desolating and san guinary warfare has afflicted tbe States of the Rid de la Plata. ' The conimerie of all nations has been interrupted, and acts of barbarity have been committed, unknown to the practice of a virilized people. In conjunction with the King of the French, I am endeavoring1 to effect a pac ification of those States. The Convention con cluded with France, in the coarse of the last year, for the more effectual suppression of the slave trade, is about to be carried into imme diate exectuion by the active co-operation of the two Powers qn the coast of Africa. It is my de sire that our present union, and tbe good under standing which so happily exists between us, may always be enjoyed to promote the interests of humanity, and to secure the peace of the world I Tegret that the conflicting claims of Great Bri tain and the United States in respect of the ter ritory on the North Western Coast of America, although they have been made the subject of repeated- negotiation, still remain unsettled. You may be assured that no effort consistentwith na tional honor shall be wanting on my part to bring this question to an early and peaceful termina tion. i Gentlemen of the House of Commons- The estimates for the year will be laid before you at an early period. Although I am deeply sensible of the importance of enforcing economy in all branches of the expenditure, yet I have been compelled, by a due regard to the exigencies of the public service, and to the state of our naval and military establishments, to propose some in crease in the estimates which provide for their efficiency. ' , My Lords and Gentlemen I have observed, with deep regret." the very frequent instances in which the crime of deliberate assassination has been of late committed in Ireland. ,It will be your duty to consider whether any measures can be devised calculated to give increased protec tion to life and to bring to justice ihe per petrators of 60 dreadful a crime. I -have 10 lament that, in consequence of the failure of the potatoe crop in several parts of tbe United King dom, there will be a deficient supply of an article of food which forms the chief subsistence of great numbers of my people. The disease by which the plant has been effected has prevailed to the utmost extent in Ireland. I have adopted all such precautions as it was in my power to adopt for the purpose of alleviating the sufferings which may be caused by this calamity, and I shill con fidently rely .on your co-operation in devising such other means for effecting the same benevo lent purpose as may require the sanction of the Legislature. I have had great satisfaction in giving my assent to the measures which you have presented to me, calculated to extend - com merce and to stimulate domestic industry, by tbe repeal of prohibitory, and the relaxation of protective duties. . The prosperous state of the Revenue, the , increased demand for labor, and the general improvement which has. taken place i n't he internal condition of the country, are strong testimonies in favor of the course'you have pur sued. I recommend yoti to take into your 6arly consideration whether the principles on 'which you have acted may not with advantage be yet more extensively applied, whether it may not be In your power, after a careful review'of the ex isting duties upon many articles, the produce or manufacture of other countries, .to make such further reductions and remissions' cs may tend to insure the continuance of tbe great benefits to which I have. adverted, and, by enlarging our commercial intercourse, to strengthen Ihe bonds of unity with Foreign Powers. Any measures which you may adopt for effecting these great objects will, I am convinced, be accompanied by such precautions as shall prevent permanent-loss, to the revenue, or injurious results to any of the great interests of tbe country. I have full reli ance on your just and dispassionate considera tion of matters ' so deeply affecting the public welfare. It is my earnest prayer that with the blessing of Divine Providence on -your councils, you may be enabled to promote friendly feelings between different classes of my subjects, provide1 additional security for the continuance of peace, and- maintain- contentment and happinessi at home, by increasing ;the comforts of the great body fii my people. ; . : , - . . . On the next day in the House of Commons, Mr. Hume introduced the relations of Great Bri tain and the United States. . He said he hoped the Prime Minister would be .able topreserve the good understanding which existed between the two nations. It was in the power, he said, of England. and France to preserve the peace of the world.. He approved heartily of the Queen's recommendation for an increase of the naval aad military force of the country, which he was sure would meet the approbation of the House and the nation. He expressed the more gratification with this "when be found the Chief Magistrate of a great country, from whom.be expected better things, venture to set at naught all those rules and regulations which civilized nations observed towards each other." j ' 1 t rn i...:- Sir Robert Peel responded to this as follows : , never' entertained the. slightest 'apprehen sion that any contrast between the i language em-: ployed in her Majesty V Speech in reference, to those unfortunate disputes that prevail between this country and. America,, and that which has been used by ihe Chief Magistrate of the United States, would have been made in this House.- I never thought that that could be mistaken or misrepresented. We have no hesitation .in an nouncing tur sincere desire, for tbe interest of the United States, and for the Interests . of ;the civilized world, in continuing to strain every ef-j fort which is consistent with national , honor for the purpose of amicably terminating, those dis putes.,,, Hear pever had any apprehension' that our intentions or our language-would: be misrepresented ; and the speech which the Hon.; gentleman, (Mr. Huroe) tbe uniform and fcon-' sistent advocate of the strictest economy,. has! just made, confirms me that my anticipations will not be: disappointed. f Cheers. And--if iny disposal which her Majesty's Government, may feel it thetr duty to make for the maintenance of essential rights, or of tbe national honor, shall be responded to and supported by this House,' then let me not be mistaken. I ' think ! it would A6 greatest" misfortune Mf a contest about Oregon between two such powers as England and the United States could not, by tbe exercise of moderation and! good, sense , be ; brought to a perfectly honorable and satisfactory conclusion." (Cheers.);1;.;:-;. ; - Mr. Harris, of Va. has been confirmed fn Ex ecutive session as Charge d'Affaircs to Buenos AyresV .- : ?"' ... coy c it ESS.,; 1 ?: FRIDAY. Feb. 20. 1S46. i The Senate idid not ait toy. 4H ,;.IiOUSE OF REPKESEriTATlVESr . After the disposal of some unimportant mat ters, the consideration of tbe bill relative to the mileage jof Senators was resumed, and the previ ous' question doved thereon. ' : -, . cj - ' -Vs Mr, Jacob . Thompson offered his amendment providing that constructive mileage shall not- be received, unless "ten days - shall elapse between the termination of a regular session and the com mencementof an extra one. i fc s . 5 This was rejected. The bill was then read a third time, and passed oj vote Qino w .iu.r ' After an ineffectual .attempt to. get a call of the House, owing lo the absence iof a quorum, the House went into Committee ot trje, wnoie sna. took tip. tbe bills on the private calendar. f When the Indiau Bill was under discusswfi m tne Mouse ot ttepreseniavives Mr. Graham reviewed at length the provisions of the bill, and pointed out many abuses and de fects in the-Indian, system,- especially inr the an nuities; and said - that the bill -ought not to be passed upon further, until information? eould be obtained so that ' the abuses' and Inequalities which he knew to exist, and which he specified, rnnlH hP i-orrected. so far at least as they could he corrected in an aDDroortation bill. , He moved. therefore, that further action on Ihe bill be " sus pended in the committee for i week or more, un- til the informatwa-.ot 'wnicnjne poe vuuiu.ue obtained. " - ' : " i . Mr. Houstoriof Alabama, spoke-in answer o Mr. Graham, without, however, attempting 10 con trovert the abuse and frauds which M r. G. had eoecified : but called upon 4 him to withdra whis motion to layhe bill aside, and to briogih'a sep-; Mr. Graham rejoined, and spoke of the exer tions he had long made, as a member of the Com mittee on Indian Affairs,1 to have such measures adopted as would, in his opinion, correct the abu ses and frauds of which he had spoken. And he also showed why his zealous and anxious endea vors had proved fruitless Who that had been he're.for some years, was not familiar with the old song, 4et this bill pass, and we will bring in. a bill and pass it to correct all these abuses.' . It was a song annually sung.- He thought it was better to postpone the singing of it this year, and correct the abuses in the present bilh !; It was the only sure way to do it, f' -! r-. ' .--' j : ' v" Mf. Houston again spoke upon the subjectand in answer to Mr. Graham, i t $ . ,;' Mr. McKay went into an explanation of seve ral items which had been i objected to bjvaribus members yesterday, as well as to-day, aud read documents to prove tbey wero, correct Ji ';; '.. I : SATURDAY, FEB. 21. -s The Senate wasnot in session to-day. ? , HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H During the morning hour, a large number of reports of a private nature were made from Cocn mittees. :'rsr:;frrfi. Mr. Haralson moved to go into Committee of the whole on the bill - providing for the erection of military posts on the route to Oregon, but without success. ;C.: -'Ti&lfi"": ' . 'i After tbe reference of" a' number of private bills from the Senate, the House went into Com mittee, and held a Jong' talk upon the bill for the relief of Col.; Graysonl' -AtHhrceo'clock the Committee rose'and the' Hbusebn account of Monday being the anniversary of the birth of our glorious Washington, adjourned to Tuesday next. 1 L, A W, LAW. ' Somewhat remarkable, yet not altogether sin gular in the history of couuty courts, have been the proceedings, of this' our, Febuaryterm for Guilford.; After the annual county business was despatched, the docket of civil causes occupied the court untill Thursday-evening. Some four or five litigated cases, which consumed nearly all the time "specified, resulted in recoveries anion nU ing; in the aggregate; to -one. dollar thirty-seven and a half cents, more or less I So "they say" and Mr. They is: as good. authority we soppose, in matters of law, as of poutics. ,".f'X ';f, : , To give a more accurate idea of - the litigation of the week, some particulars, derived from divers gentlemen; of the legal and other professions, are annexed. I Not having been in the ' courtrroom ourselves, we cannot vouch; for complete Accura cy ; but we can say that all whom we heard to report upon the subject seemed honestly desirous to deyelope the grand idea oi the matter"- i One case, perhaps' the first in order, was a suit for the entrails of a fat bog ; dathages charged. to tbe amount of seventy-five cents, and a verdict obtained for sixty-two and a half cents. , ' 2d. A' suit about a lot of coro in which some thing like a dollar and a half was involved. y I 3d, An ox, an old blind bridle, and some of our reporters say also a hame-string,!,were in control versy The plaintiff recovered a! verdict for seventy-five cents, which, after final jprwiessV will probably. be paid over in actual cash. ' , : 4th. 4 suit where , bth parties were admitted to be insolvent There being, therefore, bo pos sibility 'of either parly recovering or losing any thing, we did hot inquire which way it went' Z I Oth. A suit on contract for certain 1 rent corn, . . - nrryeiDow-gTeaie, or. rain most probably, a third of a crop .was not juw&q I and cone equeoily not recovered. -n vfc We hav no room for the declarations, examin ation of witness, arguments of counsel, charges to the jury,&c.j 6lc on these important eases., ! Some men will go toll-, in spite of good coun sel frame lawyerr, friends, and every body else. I But it is a duty which tbe legal Profession pwe to tbefr own elevated standing, and 'rtjwpuld all ways be an actof good grace : to j tbe eonSmrUmtyi to keep such picayune business sa much as pos sible out of CcuTLGreensbor'ough Patriot, 4 i . ; . "' I ' ' ; ' . : y q s,Mi 4 The "Rev. SiMUEt li. S.6iJTHiBrj. Thia prom, ising and popular xlergyman (son of hc late la mented Senator Southard, of New Jersey) has declined the call to be Assistant: Rector of Trinl iiy .CAarcJUnd it is the first instance of, the kind on record. ;The Balary,Jiauserent. and perqui sites are abbntSo.OOO per annum j nd-whert it ja borne in mind that this ia for life, Mr.Sopthard may he cunsidered as having : declined the most valuable pecuniary office in the' United Sutes The. Judges. of the; Supreme Court-the. . only permanent station . under enr Government-reJ ceive but $4,500, per :annuca, yet whoever re fused the offer of a seat upon the Benchl ; Ex cept the- high station of Bishop a eall from Trini iiy has ever bee a considered and justly, tooy orier of the highest ; honors to the Church ; and fwe are pleased to learn that the vote for calling Mr, Southard was theJargeston a first ballot ever given to any Rector or AssisUnt if 1 ilW Southard is,' too, the youngesf . Divine who has been honored with such a call ; and his hav ing declined itis evidence of hisebnicrentiousness and of his devotion to the present "flock," from whom he receives in all but $1,700 "per annum; This ,is an exhibition of disinterestedness as re- iwsuing ss, ii ts rare.-iv. x Uourier. . ' - i; .' PRECOCIOUS ROBBERY. 4.; iJlickeyri keeper of the Court ' House, wat i mqch surprised sn evening or two : since, when f bis attention was called to the dome ot tnat build, ing;; by seeing a large crowd of persons collected on the tide walks and in t the ; streets; watchin? ine movements or a sraaii ooy, vwno was ousny; ensra?ed in cuttin? on a portion ot me copper pine which conveys the water from the platform of the , dome. . The altitude must be over one hundred feet, but there stood the little scamp a8 " intensely employed in hooking a. pound or two of the county's copper, hehvould have been 05 terra firma playinga gamer of marbles for keept. The firg' thoqght that struck the vigilant, keep, j er's mind was that he leftihetfbbr wfiicn leadj ! to the roof unlocked, and that the little fellow I jiad found his way up to the dome by that means.1! If he was surprisea at nnoing mm mere, that v feeling must have changeci into jhorror when the f j ooy, discovering him below, coolly put the rostra, I. me ntmwith which .he had been at work into hi 1 4 pockeChuttoned his jacket closely around bltn, and prepared to do as he .was bid, which was to y eome down j but hot by the route the keeper ex. pected, (or he Walked to" where the lightning rod, crossed over irom the side of the" mairt building to the dome and clasping it with his hands and ' feet, slid down it to the cornice of the main buil.i ding and from thence to the ground in safety.-. jt - c ' ; went up by the same means be came down ; .but I he must have been ignorant of the fact that lie 1 was Committing . a . depredation upon the verj crown 01 justice. of. Louis Era. Slave RevoIt' xsu -Loss or tar&r-Thett was considerable of a revolt" on the lStJv, instant amorisr the slaves- on, the plantation-of 'Messrs. Hewett, Heran & Cp, about tenmiies from New Urleans, during whicn . wo 01 tnem were snot dead, and a. number dangerously wounded. One of ihe slaves was being whippes! tor somie offence, when the remainder, seventy in number, stopped work, and rushed on their overseers, with the cry of Now let's kill "them all liberty 05 death !" A number of th white -persons' Wererwounded with' their hoes. - The' slaves from an adjoining plantation came to the assistance of their master,l and done efficient service in protect mg their lives.? A number of them fletfto tn'e: woddsj but the re-. mainder were secured'atkt placed in confinement u The fugitives will doubtless be soon oenaKen,f as a party were in pursuit of Inenu 5 ') t - ' rOR '60VEKN0R, - : WILLIAMA.J GRAIIA1T. .1 ?t' !We bfisefve that all' the 'Whig papers' in the g Old North State carry tneaoove aanetr mast. head.' It is'all well enougb,.but we know it to he ieniirel v unnecelsarf ; abdut here, ' for everr ft neraori that we see,4 has the Iname indelibly writ. W ten upon their memories, ana wm no uouocnave written on tneir 1 icseis oeiore ion. ; , , ;t. Rulhetfprd Republican. tr-'i T? s:v P V NT 4 Q O ,Tr-:- iV'?KK-JX -9$ Jt yj t X-Aai'" kJM. H-.:S TILL CO NTINUBS T H E . BOOK AND PIANOTORT BUSINESS, in rsTKKSBuaa it Richmond, on a very extensive scale. It is quits cirtamthtlarger supplies found in any twbi Stores: North ordputht and a far si prtce are concerned, he is determined not to be un- ' v mm . m AS a " dersold., 'I o prove me tact,nejn wjiung mat persons in ths habit of purchasing, Pianoa 'orth. , may first select their instroments Jn Richmond or . Petersburg, and after ascertainjsg far Anwercs the price North, may return and take them at the same, adding ex penses., y i IS. PAet frfI ' ,W: V.:-,:ii i retersburgry.trgima, NASH &.WOOPHOU8E. Feb. 17, 1846 4t. , . Richmond, Va. TnETfATtOIIAlV' i v ? OF NEW YO RK, Office 3 No::2,dl! Stmt v Canital 8150.000 -all T3aid iu. tTTTTILL efiect Insorance on Dwellings, Storei " VV and other Buildings, and oa Furniturs and :.: Merchandize on th most favorable terms. ; ,&m JOS. .W.SAVAGBJ Pres't. Wk.-Jas. Boces, fay.-Jt'4:''.'-7?- , .'Applications for Insurance ?n Raleigh, or its vkh i ity; will be made to the Subscriber. J ' ; I i Jannary 1 846. - ' " ;9.6mw :. RJTATE OF K ORTJT U AROLIN A. CaTir it J . Wcalav 3ra w "r 5; J- jw tit.. 1 vs. : Narcissa Gray. . i . u !irrciiuonjorjjivQre&yfn:-. It appearing to the Court that a sabpecmi end alia subpoena have been duly ieewed ia5 this .rase; -imi that tbe defeodaiit. INsfctRsa Gray CSBiSQt be. found, mnA. thai ifA.l.m.ri l.ikrU.. .! Company the Court House door by tbe feuf of Graven Ceun- f ' ty tor tbe said defendant t appear land answer as -commanded by .the said subpoena lit ia sraered by tbe Court, that notice be given in the Newberaian, and Raleigh RegMter, two newapspers prined in ibis i cute, for. three tooBtha for; itbessakl defemlaht, ,, Narcissa Grav, pereii to be and apoear at the ' ; Superior Conrl of Law to be, holdett for the coenfy 'J of Craven, at tlComi lwa m Newbern, . oa tae J next, then and there plead and answer the petition of Wesley Gray for Divorce, or tbe same Wilt be talren ; pro contesso and be Beard according to the act or ths & j General Assembly in such case maile and provided, i 4 r;WitnfSs:AVllliam S. -Bbckredeei 'Clerk of ihe fri Sirperier CoUrt of Law fe the Cosuty ef Craves, st Newbenr; the fowrtfc Monday after thfaar0 Monday ef 8ept mber, 'AD.'1845r r r WILLIAM S, DLACRLEDGEr C 8C Kiuec. ih5. atj ttrro Adt..SIS V " v j 0 iTATE OF NORTH C A ROLtNA C.V-rs sarr k3 'CowHTTSnperiot Ceort -ot LawC FalLTeim, A. D.,)845 -.r- i Mj; U. A i v . Tdititu fir Divorced .V: f V In thw'case, it being made' appear, to ihe safisfaS' .4 lion of the Cettrt, that s subpoena and alias sopcens, nsd regek'rly isssed as-directed by law. to tbe defen dant, commaadmg hie 'appearance i Jth;. Court tc plead or answer to the ptiiionerV petitioit, and that a copy of each aforesaid sobpoena had been left at tbs last place, of the sbode of ihe said defendant in this State more than fifteen " days before ths dayof the return of each of said subpoenas, proclamation' was therefore made by the Sheriff, ml -the door j of the Court-house, for the aid -defendant .Jta appear and answer as commanded, by ' the' said subpoenas sod the said defendant being.so called, made default ; It is therefore ordered .that the Xlerk, eaase; ooticepf the Newbernian and Raleigh Registeia for three months, And that at the next' term of the' Superiofe'lSourt of Law; to Jbe heU for" the "county of Carteret, 'at the Coart-hoote in Beaufort, on ihe tLirllendav after iiuvuvj vi, ucmiuu IO JDS IlUOUSneu JM-lUOs the fourth Monday of March nejtC iue or issues 1 be submitted td.a Jury to.ascerkia tworih of ths. . inaterial facts charged fn4a peiiuonera petition. U Wiuiess, James, W.JIfmt, Cierk of the Superior i'A Court of Law, for tb county of Carteret at Beaufort, the third Wondsyafte'r the fourth Jlonday of Sep- ft tenuyr, 1845. V . . a (PY.AdV.jirj.) 6- 3m 13- s 9, -1 11
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