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EDITOR'S CORRESPONDENCE.;.' X .- Vows, Feb. 14, MG. All hail Saint Valentin ! The 14lh of February ts s grand gal, day alt ever he Christian world sroldea harvest la 111 letter-jrirrier and a season of Vast importance to the fair aex. At I pen these hue pmt men are spudding past my window in every dire ction, and the Poet Office receipt will doubtlessly be greatly aiugmented by the proceeds accruing from the mutual transfer of amatory correspondence. The toohv-e1lere' shop wiudow. are gorgeously decked fcith all sorts of these sentimental missives, Valen- t- tinaav-varjing in price as they excel in elegance. Vesterday, I obserred several, of the most rrmjrnifi- ' j "fin description, ejnionea iu twunua ixiruiuu k Aamn ia ltfoadwav. the nriCRS of which ; ranged from $JtO to $75 ! Powerful indeed, thought Imost be the influence of the "litttle god" upon the i-..- ......i ia nA,L.i..t tr. v.,r,.i.nBA : T.su-.JrTaie'' so exiravuyaiuiy bauivmuui, buuii jiiuuy -,' , ,'1)iiUIe for his mistress. However, 1 believe it has s "now passes! into the currency of a proverb, that a man Hi love ia a man without reason and as an . . ...i.. i -. ..... i . vnreasotalle man is certainly a fool, everybody ad miWthat " a fool and his money are coon parted !" Truthfully, iudeed, did the ' Last Minstrel" Sing fuel " In peace Love tunes lite Shepherd' reed In war he niouut the warrior's steed, At Court ita gny allire in mien la hamlt, dances on the green : 'fc . liova rule the camp, the court, the grove Vjl . And man below anil Smut above .; For love is Heaven ami llcuvvn is love." In a "P. S." to rnv lif r I expressed the hisdi df'jrrr t- to tlie " Register," nti 'fnrlion imparted toar cilirens, and especially to those eriraired rominercial pnnmrtH, by (ho intelligence which hud Jtwt been received from V'aliinton, that negocia tions for the settlement of the Oregon dispute, had earn "i been re-opened tn;tween the Hnlish Minister and the Secretary of Sate, ami at the same lime had oc can ion to note the beneficial influence, a movement ao desirable by the well-disposed of every party, ex it erted upon the business prospects of the City of New (. Yerk ) but I most sincerely regret that the uncom ? promising character of the recent diplomatic eorres. "pondence (sulwrpipntly made public.) between Mr. ; Buchanan and Mr. Pukimham, compels mo now in ..... take back, those agreeable statements, and remark r the evil effect which the Secretary's illndvised and frecipitate rejection of the apparently friendly and ones) offer of arbitration, exercises on our cnumicr eial prosperity. Ho fur as 1 can learn there b-it ' one sentiment of condemnation prevnb-iii m the pub ' lie mind, in relation to the eiraordiii:irf conduct of Sa'MessTS. Polk and Buchanan in tlm nioiuentous mat te ; and I much regret to mid tint the latter func tionary, in bin recent exhibition of diplomatic Inirne.is aud fmdenre, con'rihiile much to erae thn verv , favorable opiiuoos, entertuined of hi stiit.-smanslnp (and ability on former orfcaf-ioni. And. in the name of coWmon eense, wlnit can be iimrp liberal, on Hie part of (;f(sat liritam, tliun the otliir, mad.- through her" minister, to leave the settlement of the dispute not to crowned heads, but to a mixed commission of citi7ens of both countries, selected by their respective Governments ? BntM lie truth is, the fpirit of I.oco focoism. true to its instinct, is averse to n rjieedy settlement of the difficult v, for the verv good reason that the leaders of the faction which it animates, would be deprived of the material out of which to manufacture political capital for their own individual intercuts. If the Oregon (jiiestion were settled, Tam many Hull would have no pretext to rail at uud abuse Kiijrla nJ would, in fact, be deprived of their favorite hobby, " war with Orent Itntain" by the way always a favorite theme with the d'-mocracy ui this section of the Country. Kngland, however, will . not always strive for a just and amicable adiistmeut : and it is but fair to presume that she will oiler no roore-, but, in the meantime, folly prepare to meet and combat any emergency which inav arise, nt the termination of the year's 'notice," adopt n policy of "masterly activity." Arter the expiration of the twelve months grace, (hen will come the "r." In ord.T to possess ourselves of that " magnificent tern--tority," our government must raisa arm, and equip an army sufficiently potent in numbers and bravery to drive the liritish from the banks of the Columbia. Npt tarrying to speculate upon the chances of the rreeident's succeeding nl scraping together 50,000 men willing to shoulder their muskets, and march across the Rocky MoiiulHins, through a dreary wilder ness, infested by the Indian tribes, and, perhaps, without pay, we can only meditate aud calculate, with certainty, upon the horrors of a war tipon our Atlantic Seaboard. Hut the -opaque imaginations of our looofoco Legislators cannot comprehend in what Tespect the United States would sutler by an invasion from the Canadas.a combined naval attack upon the whole line of our shamelessly defenceless sea coast, the bombardment of our cities, or the destruction of our commerce.-. Nor, m fact, do they care what evils may hefaklbeir Country, 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 to the Union as a war with England is in atore for iw and, iu that event, should the arms of the Republic meet with defeat, or the Government become embarrassed, demagogues such as Allen, of Uruo ; McL.onncll, of Alabama ; Cass, lugersoll, Sawyer, Wentworlh, Hannegan, Chapman, and a number of other " democratic" worthies who at pre , sent dlshoiKeWitli their rr-io th ouncils of the Nation, would, in all probability, accispv, in the Capitol, at Washington, pretty much the sume posi tion as tneir " nemuerauc prototypes in disorganiza tion, sedition, aud war, -(with Englad) did in Toil' leries, at Paris, Tluring the " Reign of Terror," in revolutionary France ; for, if any one who has the eunosity, or will take the pains to compare the bom ' bastic nonsense about " the rights of Man," " the in. ev'rtahle destiny of the Republic," " aristocracy," ' equal rights" and the ' ambition of Great liritain," uttered recent ly by some of the Western members in the House of Representatives with the effervescent ebullitions, on the same interesting topics, of such democrat! as Saint Just, Couthon, l ouche, Billaud Vareones, Collot d' llerbois and their sanguinary Compeers or " 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 dctnocracie, as ex pounded in the French Convention, at the close of the last century. French Locofocoism however, iu 1793, certainty possessed much more wisdom and political candor than do the inheritors of their princi ples on this side of the Atlantic : for while the former waged a war against Europe for the duracmhiatiou of their democratic doctrines, they, at the same time found and furnished ample means to wage the strife successfully and triumphantly, aud, in so doing, showed the world that, what they preached, thev did not hesitate to practise; but precisely the reverse is the eouduct of democracy here, for with the same voice that clamors for war with other natious, for the pur pae of extending the ' area of freedom," they vehe mently protest against any and every measure ue cfeaearylo place the country uTe'ven a posture of defence! And yet the threat enrng cloud that menaces the tranquility of out ourrtry, despite the intrigue of political gamesters, frray ba dispelled, through the kind interposition of fc Divine! Providence if uot ? What minstrel verse may sing, or tongue may tell, ' Amid the awful stride from aaa to sea, How oft aiit hostile bauners rise and fall, Still dreadad in defeat as victory ! For that sad pageant of events to be ' Shews every form of fight by field and flood, Slaughter and rain, shouting forth their glee. Beholds, while ruling on the tempest-scud I Tlte waters choked with slain, the earth bedxenclied with Wood."' " The tail! oj 'of a pilot boat from this port, op Moa ! last, at o'clock, P. M. for Liverpool, pn mi -i i , nd not divulged, has created among the quid unc$ fc prodigious exeuement, and given the press rare ... -tmviMnuBii uu comment, m one quar- tr, it has been averred that the clipper was speeial ly chartered by the British Minister .for the. purpose of transmitting important despatches to the fkiglish rw'-wnt ia another, that she was sent out by the proprietor, of (he San" newspaper,' wheae WDh m hZi, were directed to wail certain numhe'r of day. after the departure of the 4lh of Marca steamer, .no u.rn.... Tha ClI- ,, will ere this have made, yon fie the expecta ion of bringing later new. ; I 1 P- cani,OJ sUipn.eok of die New third, thai the craft ne.thercmed out government , an j New y0lk PTckel-Sh.p..i John Min depatrhe. nor n.wsp.per agent., tut was If. rod by ,lofi o( ,HM Suml.v, JffS.y Hook, the numerous creditor, of a gsntlemau, who has for m. orb.u.e8 tljir I1(J()rt h ' (elllg,, many years been extemuvely engaged .p the menu- p,tticula,., laiely uansp.red, in relation io f.t,,n r.rru,! st Astoria. L. I., andwho.it IS " " 7 1 , , . . . ' . . . l . .... I : ....... .. --.,..- - ". , -. iu meraiicuoiy uisusier, uiay wn u wninivreiiiiiei. said, wiled from Boston, lu thvlMt steamer, leaving , Qm o( perMn, on board, 3S wen bsi, inclu- lus btmneF. in such a situation as to alarm his j -( c ' gT;BEi his wife end two ahildren. Al friendt, and particularly those Crorn whom he had " h ,,a umt.rwrlle,f hail url bct.tand all ihe ne receutly obtained large loaus, niider various pretexts, i coka raeanto( nvingibe live, of persons in diir. It is further stated lhal h name of the relugee is hB ( llor0i wuo 1Bj coiiecied ai che report Richard Clark, and that he leaves his creditors mi- , ofhe ww,,iani iheescaped seamen, slvowed ajmost nus about $100,000, The, however, are hardly i-jy, durc,;ardof all the dictuie. of hbrnsuity, and a tithe of the supposed objects of the vesel s mission , ma(e no allemp, lo render aid to the ctew. The ef acrasa the Atlantic, chronicled, day after day, and i forl o( C(,p t;lalk nli ,ha ,me 0( ,ia death, were with an air of mystery, in the city papers. Pre- , 00atlt or il,e preservai ion ofhiscrew, aqd the more Burning that not on? of them kuows anything about p(ecio( lve, 0f his wife and children, whocatled, the matter, we are obliged to fall back upon our own ; w;ltl a( 0Ondence apd earaeetnes. of ctilldren, imagination, as to the probable cu e of a small fr taely ai the bands of a father and husband, who Scl coasra being despatched uiuch haste, at this ,U) nQ alternative but to tay lhal all human help was boi-sti rous season of the year, acrosj the Atlaiii.c. i j v.. tspt- oiark was dead betore Hie o9p uroire The whole afTair is certainly very extraordinary, and , Bp(ri. At this tune his wife and children. were for it will probably not be explained until tho "long, low, , ward, and when the Ship separated, fell between fhe black Schooner," returns to New York. I pans, and no sound of tile was alierwards hesiri horrl The other evening a communication was sent to ihem Theie was on bpard a large number of cabin the Urooklyn Common Council, by tho Itrigadicr passengers, some of whom Ijad a large arnount ol val General of the d llli firigade, drawing the attention ; unhles One man, who bald on ft girdle oontaining of the authorities to the unprepared state of the city ! got. I, in hu distress, orfcieJ 5,000 to any one who and environs to resist the attack of an enemy in case , would place bun ashore. Assistance was not to be of war, and urmng upon them the nece.isiiy of taking obtained, and the unlortunate man and his gold per some action in "llie premwes. The danger was fully i ished together. set forth that should war take place, hostilities would I Tho steerage pnstensers of the Minium (mo.t.ol be carried forward to rapidly after their commence- ! whom e. aped J displayed a conduct on the uwlul ce ment as to leave hut little time for preparation, and , cnsion more befiiimg demons than men. I he liimk the first news of the arrival of a hostile fleet would Cnpt Stark was rifled, the Ship's very (Jironoma be reported in the offing by the magnetic telegraph, ler stolen and nil the valuables alwut the vessel upon SoriM) i debate ensued upon the communication, and a I whicli-the wretches coulJ lay the,r in.piouj nanus, general leenng seeu.ed to pvd among the ,em- averfain.j ,.. a. la... a cor hers that s,.h a c mtmgonc.v wa. not tin impo.hHv. j '" ' " '2,a ,.' rlllllenr. lvh A snrcial committee, consisting of three milita. , gentlemen, vi7. (Aid. J. C. Smith, Hiiibank and Powell, was therefore appointed to make the neces sary luvrstigntioinnto the subject, and report there unon. To a I who are fmnihur with I lies expo: defenceless condition of Brooklyn, Fhould aai be precipitated upon the country, these movements will excite no surpuse. ' lu tunc of peace jirepoe for war." The gentleman (t'lason, of " The Mirror,') who cowhided Hennett, of the " Herald ' in the Street, a short time ngo, appeared at the lOgvptian Tombs on Wcduesd.iyliist, and gave hail to the amount of $500 for his appearance to answer Hie charge ol assault, at the next sitting of the Court. No sooner, however, is one cowhiding afTair settled in this goodly city than another follows in its woke. A couple of darkies, (one a oirpethe other a white 1VnVV a ninsed themselves yesterday, in Broadway, hv a regular sift to, which lasted a full half hour, and at its termination, the sable fronds piece of each, showed that the blows interchanged, had been given with a right good will. 'I he dispute it seems giew out ,of an alleged intimacy of one of the " gemmen" with the spouse of the other an amiable daughter of Africa, who stood a grutified spectator ol the combat between ber admirers. The seem? promised to last some tune longer than it did, when the arrival of a detachment of the " Mar police," escorted the com batants to lodgings u the Watch-house. The Annual Report ol the Inspectors of the State Prison at Shut lllfi presents some very interesting statistics to the general reader. On the 30th of rsnplember lufit in that prison there ware confined 7U7 White mules; While 50(1; t.'olored H01 ; are under 17 years of uge ! I.V) between 17 aud ii I ; 331) between 21 and 30.; 175 between 30 and 40; and OS over 40 ; fb3 are Americans, and 21-1 are foreigners. The following are the causes assigned by the convicts themielves for the commission ol the oifences with which they are charged : Want of protection in early life, !) ; Intemperance of their parents, i! ; Destil utioii, FA ; iVo Conscirncr, Innate depravity, 8; Insanity, 9 ; Weak princi ples, 31; Sudden Temptation, &l ; Anger, 1' ; For gain, 01; Self-defence, 9; Imbecility of mind, fi ; Jealousy,.'!; Intemperance, 150; 'm ylssoriumg.lll.Y There are thuse who say they know no cause, und 1 1 refused to answer any questions, and 1C5 declared that they are innocent. II in run, who, a mouth since, was sentenced to be Jjanged for the miir3er of an individual, in July last, has bad imprisonment for life substituted for the halter, a commutation for which he is indebted to Governor Wright. 4. 1ho Spring Ki eel ion draws near, the various schemes resorted to by petty politicians, theoretical philosophers and experimenting demagogues, for try ing the popular pulse and catching votes, bcgiu lo de velop themselves: and 1 am tempted to ipiole for your niiiuseiiient, the lollowing choice morsel, which is prefixed to a very alarming appeal to "mechanics, lalmrers, arlizans, and the working classes generally," mude bv a knot of visionaries, in this city, calling themselves " National Reformers." A branch, or, perhaps, a twig. of the rotten trunk of New York Loco focoism, whose cardinal principle, are Anti-Kentism. Agrariamsm, capital punishmcntl Abolitionism, and kindred buffooneries : " WoRKiNii Mh.n! Stop and Rrd! You must (nl the polk ?) demand tAe frtehald, entire line, and exercise in your oirn proper persons, of your inutieria- bit right to i""r Domain, Pkuso.v, Lauok, I. ike ami Soveukiunty ! before you can be redeemed from the five-fold damnation ot tho non-producing, eurth usurptng, rent-extorting landlords ; of the non-producing, body-selling, whip-driving and labor robbuiir masters; of the non-producing, lured-lubor-forcing and prolit-moilgnring capitalists and bosses; of the noii-prodtuzing. tax-coiuninng, capital punching, and war ag)ressiiig governments, und ol the non-produc-uig, reform, ignorant, corrupt, office huutiiist, legisla ting hunkers for the non-producing clacs; 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, without cpntributingany productive employment, in the face of tho astounding fuel, that nothing but labor can produce properly and give title to it, or cultivation give a right to the use of the earth ; aud thus divide Bociety into the two great classes of a non-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 bo built for the ' New York and Charleston Steamship Com pany, " was launched on Friday. She is expected lo lake her place iu the line about the first of April. Winter, from present appearances, has no intention of " going off" so pleasantly as wo were induced to imagine. As 1 write, a terrible Snow storm, accom panied with a severe gale of wind, has set in, and promises lo continue for some time, '(he elfuct of tins uufavorabl change, will undoubtedly be the shutting up of the North River again. A Steamer which came dowu yesterday reports navigation uu obslruclcd as far as Newburgh. R. New YoitK, Saturday, Fell. 21. The Foreign news by the Steamer Cambria, was received in litis City al noon on Thursday, at the of fice of the Herald.- ftKff tvKTT, the-Editor of that famous sheet, having been beaten by several ol bis City cotemporarie. in publishing late news from Eu rope by one of the Jacket Ships, in order to redeem his tarnnbed fame, had made desperate effort, to pro cure, at the eailieit possible moinew, the Cambria's iritelligeace, and fonhe aucceuful accomplishment of his design, spared neither trouble nor expense. On me omer nana, lo annihilate the iNapoleon of the Press," the " Sun," Tribune" and " Journal of Commerce, combined to ran a special Express from Halifax ; but the heavy snow conn 'ol last Sunday baffled the exertions of the " triple alliance" and gave victory to " Napoleon" of the " Herald" I mention this, not merely lomark die anxjeiy manifested bv the community to obtain information from England while tlie Uregon question remain, in it. present menacing Iran, tint al-o to'cite another proof of the enierprize of the New Yoik PresL Of the new. itself, 1 may tay, with truth, that, ra ii. remarkably pacifio char-, acter. it ha. effectually silenced the annrohen.ions of j hostiluies ersinrig between England arid the United i States, heretofore, snd not without some show of rea son, indulged in by the advocates ol peace, lucctiu now to be pretty vi ell understood that if, unfortunate- ( ly, war tot, Id b.sak o between ithe two nstiohs.it wM be ri.e tawh of Nr. Poi. ami bis dv,(, per. vene? wjj uncompro.m.iny pobcy to ard to ulr" i ;, ' , ., ,-' Ilio ucean ic.-iiu nnvifiniiiHi ipiuj.nj, ' ei iblisliinenl of a line ol Steam Ships between New Voik and Kurope. A vessel is to sad somi monthly , , I for Cowes and i hence lo firemen, aud the Gnvern edand .... :....,r. ., a nut nnn ..'......,m rn. IllCril II.IH' OUMIIU IISC'II IU U1J H H.M1MI.I . the trunsportntion of the mail Tho organ '0 Native Americanism in this City, ' The Daily Times," started sume time ago with an ample capital, breathed Its lust yesterday, and. with it, (it is to he hoped,) the nauseous piinciphs it so 2!alotiMly advocated. VesturdiV, Friday, we were vlsiled with another severe snow sturm, accompanied wih a heavv pale of wind. The snow now Iks 15 inches on a level m tho streets. I. THE MARKETS. fin Tin. At the commencement of the week the article was rather quiet, and hut few sales ellected. Mncc the smval of the foreign news, tranmctions have been made at a decline of fullv i cent. The !a'es fur the week, just closed, sum up 4500 hales, at the following quotations : Upland ij- t'loriilus. flH f .V. O. li a ( 7 a 7 Ord: to good ord. tij a t,J Mid. to good mid. 6J a "4 Mid fait to fair " J a " Fully fair to good fair 7J a t i 8 a it Import smee 1st initaul, M.'jl bales. (Jiiain has lioeu rather dull me past week There is not much VA heat ollenn;. Kxport from 1st to 17lh Feb.: Corn, 121,490 hu ; Wheat, 0 270 bu ; Rye, hu. ; llarlty, 11,500 bu. Flocr. The f'reign ndviies have hud no visible effect on Hie murket. Holders are firm at $a 62 . No demand for export. Navu, S rones. 2000 l.bls. North Cotinfy Tur pentine sob! at if I BO per 80 lbs. Newborn Rosin, Hti cents. 300 bids Tur, 2 U7J. In consequence .of tjie late hour nt which this let ter conic to hand, we arc compelled reluctantly to curtail it of much of its " fair proportions." Eiht. Rue. FROM WASHINGTON. Tho correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot in Ins letter of iialurJay oomiuurcicales ihe follow ing items : 1 will give von n piece of information you may rely upon. Mr. Calhoun will be a candi lale for the Presulpncy nolens miens', lie will run a-o-auist the Caucus or Convention system or no mination, ills friends wi'l speedily bring linn into the field. They expect a scrub race in the next campaign with four fir five candidates in the field, and llicy contend that the country and its inslilutions will he likely to stifler Jess from an election of a l'remdent, by the House of ltep rcsenlaiives, from ono of those four or live can didates, ho of course wmild be first rate men strongly impregnated w ith the " odor of nation ality," thai) tir run the risk of rolling an nicfli. cieiit, incompetent, fourth rate man, through a Caucus nomination, selected solely on account of his negative qualities, and because lie is not kntnrn to the American people. Mr. Cass's friends are busy, very bufy ! They mean that the old (Juneral shall he the democra tic, Oregon candid net And as for the Ceneral he considers himself jtttit as good as elected fur 1841 1 Meantime Mr. Polk is nnt idle. ' I ho power and the patronage ot the Government are in Ins hands ! The Oregon question is in ins haudt 1 The wires lhal turn the machinery that keeps all his rivals hi bay, or pits them against each other, are in his hands ! Mr. i'olk is ambitious as well as his rivals and will not easily be taken in this matter, al his word. Mark it ! Now then is the titno for the Whijrg, in all portions of tlie Uniou fast, West, North, and South, fo he united 1 If they will, they fait gam a glorious victory ! An incident occurred in the Mouse of Repre sentatives a few days ago, well worth reading. Mr. Charles J. lugersoll and Mr. John Q,. Adams as is generally known, have been anything bui warm personal Iriends for years past. The oth er day, however, Mr. lugersoll was seen at Mr. Adams's desk, and ihe two venerable gentlemen were conversing togctherjn 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 mecliinr between Pilate and Herod ; Mr. Adams thanked the gentleman for the remark, and then observed that, just bejoro the downfall of Mark Antony, Cicero made friends wftli sev eral of the Roman Tribune with whom he had been on terms of bitter enmity for years.. His friends charged him with inconsistency I Whereupon Cicero replied, M desire that my enmities may bo temporary ; my friendship cter nal. Excitement at IIarrisburg. Attem?Ted Bribkky ! On Tuesday no linle excitement was created at IIarrisburg, 1'a , in consequence of Col. Poilet, a member of the legislature), one of the Committee to investigate tho aifaira of Le high Go. Dank, rising m his place and stating to the house, that he had been twice called upon at his room by Mr. McCook, of Ohio, who repre sented that he was interested in the fate of said bank, and that he desired a favorable report to be made in respect to its condition, &e. Col. P. then listened, as he says, with a. determination to expose the proposition, and that was, $4(X1 to be given then, and $100 afterwards. Mr. McCook then left a sealed package behind him on his se cond visit; and the moment' he departed. Col P. nailed opto his room Mr. Buchler, is landlord, before whom he counted out the money. A res. oluthm Was immediately adopted directing Mo Cook to be arrested, which w done just as the Cars were leaving. The $400 were directed to he pfaccd in Bank, subject to the order of fhfe Speaker of the House. Mr. McCook will find this to bo a bad piece pf financiering. Btiltimvre Clifper. ofayiNG OF PARUAAiENT. Parliament met on tlie 22d of January and wa opened by the Queen in person. Her Majesty's' Speech which we giye below, i not at all belligj, I ere t, and is. follows; i ' . - 'H .. r aJ n ' , r I'll 1jOUHS AM) UISTltSW It gives me ereat satisfaction to meet you tn Parliament, and to have the opportunity of recur. ring to your assistance and advice. 1 continue to receive from my allies, and from other Foreign Powers, the strongest ussurance of the desire to cultivate tho most f'iendly relations with this country. I rejnice that in concert witli'jhe Em peror of Russia, and through Ihe success of our -joint mediation, I have been enabled to adjust the difference which had long prevailed between the Ottoman Porte and the King of Persia, and had seriously endangered the tranquility of the East. Fnr several years a desolating and san guinary warfare has aHlicted .the 8 ate. of the liiode la Plata. The commerce of all nations has been interrupted, and acta of barbarity have been committed, unknown 'to the practice of a civilized people. In conjunction with the King of ihe French, I ant endeavoring to effect a pac. ificaticn of three States. The Convention con? clud.-d with France, in, the course of the last year, for the more effectual suppression of the slave trade, ia about. to be earned into imme diate exectuton by the active co-operation of the two Powers on the coaslt ot Africa. It is my de sire that our present union, and Ihe good under standing which sohappily exietaJhrtwee-H us, may always he enjoyed to promoto Ihe interests of humanity, ami lo secure fhe peace of the world. I regret that-1 ho conflicting claims of Great Bri tain and the Untied States in respect of the ter ritory on the North Western Coast of America, abJiough tUey have been mado the subject of re peated negotiation, still remain unsetl led. You may be assured that ncreflorl consistent with na tional honor shall be wanting on my purl to bring this question j an early and peacutul termina tion. Uentlemen of the Home of Commons The estimates for the year will he laid before you at an early period. Although 1 am deeply sensible of the importance of enlorcing economy in all branches of tlie expenditure, yet I have been compelled, by jfdue regard to the exigencies ol" tho public; service, arid to the'staie of our naval and military eslsiblishinentx, to propose some in crease in the estimates which provide for their efficiency. My Lords and uentlemen I have observed, with deep regret, tin; very troquent instances in which the crime ot deliberate assassination has been of late committed in Ireland, k wilt be your duty to consider whether any measures can be devised calculated to give increased protec tion to life and to bring to justice the per petrators of so dreadlul a crime. I have to anient that, in consequence ol the raiiure ot tne pntatoe crop in sever;,! parts ol the butted King- d un, 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 lias been cflwcled has prevailed to the tilmost extent in Ireland. I have adopted all such precautions as it was m my power to adopt for the purpose of alleviating the sufFonngs winch may be caused by this calamity, and I shall con fidently rely on your co-operation in devising such other means lor effecting tho same benevo lent purpose as may require tho sanction of the Legislature. I have had great satisfaction in giving my assent to Ihe measures which you have orcacnted lo me, calculated to extend com merce .and to stimulate domestic industry, by the repeal of prohibitory, and the relaxation of protective duties. The prosperous slate of the Revenue, the increased demand for labor, and the general improvement winch has taken place in the internal condition of the country, are strong leslimonies in favor of tho course you have pur sued. I recommend yon to lake into your early 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 ot other countries, to make such further reductions and remissions cs may tend tn insure the continuance of the great benefits to which I have adverted, and, by enlarging our commercial intercourse, to strengthen the bonds of unity with Foreign Powers. Any measures which you may adopt for etlecting these great objects will, I am convinced, be accompanied by such precautions as shall prevent permanent loss lo the revenue, rjr injnnoua results to any of the great interest of the country. I have full reli ance on your just and dispassionate considera tion of matters so deeply allecting the public welfare. It is mv earnest prayer that with tho blessing of Divine Providence on your councils, you may he enabled to promote friendly feelings between difletent classes of my subjects, provide additional security for ihe continuance of peace, and tin in la i a contentment and hippiuess al home, by increasing the comforts ol the great body of ray people. On tho next day in the House of Commons, Mr. Hume introduced the relations of Great liri tain and the United States. He said he hoped the Primo Minister would be, able to preserve the good understanding which existed between the two nations. It waa in the power, he said, of England and France to preserve the pence of the world. He approved heartily of the Queen's recommendatum for an increase of the naval and military force of the country, which he was sure would meetethc approbation of the House and the nation. HftjStpreescd Ihe more gratification with thia''when he found the Chief Magistrate of a great country, from whom he expected better things, venture to set at naught all those rules and regulations which civilized nations observed towards each other. Sir Uobert Peel responded to this as follows : " I never entertained the slightest apprehen. sion that any contrast between the language em ployed in her Majesty s bpeech in reference to those unfortunate disputes that prevail between this country and America, and ..that which has been used by the Chief Magistrate of the United Stales, would have been made in this House. I never thought that that could be mistaken or misrepresented. We have ho hesitation in an nouncing .cnrSincere desire, for the interest of the United States-, and for the interests of the civilized world, in continuing to strain every ef fort which ia consistent with national honor, for the purpose of amicably terminating those dis putes. Hear I never had any apprehension that our intentions or onr language vtould be misrepresented ; and the speech which the Hon. gentleman, (Mr. Hume.) the uniform and con sistent advocate of the strictest economy, has just made, confirms me that my anticipations will not be disappointed. Cheers. And if any disposal which her Majesty's Government rpay feel it their duty to make forth maintenance of essential rights,, or of the national honor, ehall be responded to .and supported, by this House, then let me not bo mistaken. I think it woujd he the greatest misfortune if a contest about Oregon between two such-powers as England and the United States could not, by the exercise 6f moderation and good sensej be. brought; to a perfectly honorable and satisfactory conclusion." (Cbeera.) . Mr. Harris, of Va. has been confirmed in Ex ecutive eeesion as Charge d'Affaircs to Buenos Ayrea. LfgJtg'jgjji.J'swi C O W G IT E $ . k,rf Urn , VERIDAV, Feb. 20, 18W. V Tlie Senate did Dot ait to-day. " vHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ' Afier the disposal of some unimportant mat. ters, the consideration of the bill relative to the mileage of Senators was returned, and tho previ- bua question moved tnereon. Mr. Jacob Tltompson offered hie amendment providing that constructive mileage shall not be received, unless ten days shall elapse between the termination of a regular session and the conf fnoncement of en extra one. This was rejected. Tho bill was then read a th'ird time, and passed by a vote of 115 to 10. Afier an ineffectual attempt to get a call of the House, owing to the absence of a quorum, the House went Into Committee of the whole and took np the bills on the private calendar. When the Iudiau Bill was under discussion in tlie House of Repre.enta'ives Mr. Graham reviewed at length 'the provisions of the bill, and pointed out many abuses and de fects in the Indian system, especially in the an nuities, and said that.s.lhe bill ought not to be passed upon further iiniil information could-be obtained, so that the abuses and inequalities which he knew lo exist, and which ho specified, could be corrected; m- far at least as they could be corrected foi an appropriation bill. He "moved, therefore, that further action on the bill be ens., pended in Iho committee for a week r more, an til the information of which he apoke could be obtained. Mr. Houston, of Alabama, spoko-in answer to Mr. Graham, without, however, attempting to con. trovort the abuses and frauds which Mr. G. had specified ; but called upon htm to withdraw his motion to lay the bill aside, and lo bring in a sop arate bill for their correction. Mr. Graham rej-uned, and spoke of the exer tions he hud long made, as a member of ihe Com mittee on Indian AflWp, to have such measures adopted as would, in his opinion, correct the abu ses aud frauds ol which lie had spoken. And he also showed why his. zealous and anxious endea vors had proved fruitless. Who that had been here for some years, was not familiar with the old song, " let this bill pass, and we will bring in a bill aud pass it to correct all these abuses." It waa a song annually sung, lie thought It was better to postpone the singing of it this year, and correct the abuses in the present bill. Jl was ihe only sure way to do it. Mr. Houston again spoke upon the subject, and in answer tr) Mr. Graham. Mr. McKay went into an explanation of seve ral items which had been objected to by various members yesterday, as well as to-day, aud read documents to prove they were correct. SATURDAY, FEB. 21. The Senate was not in session to-day. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. During the morning hour, a large number of reports ol a private nature were made from Com mittees. Mr. Haralson moved to go into Committee of ihe whole on the bill providing for the erection of military posts on the route to Oregon, but without success. Alter tho reference of a number of private bills from the Senate, the House went into Com intltee, and held a long talk upon the bill for the rebel of Col. Grayson. At throe o'clock the Committee rose, and the House, on account of Monday being the anniversary of the birth of our glorious Washington, adjourned to Tuesday next. L, A, W, LAW. Somewhat remarkable, yet not altogether sin. gular in the history of county courts, have been the proceedings of this our Febuary term for Guilford. After the annual county business was despatched, the docket of civil causes occupied tho court unlill Thursday evening. Some four or five litigated cases, which consumed nearly all the time specified, resulted in recoveries amount ing in the aggregate to one dollar thirty-seven and a half cents, more or less 1 So "they say" and Mr. They ia as good authority we suppose, in mailers of law as of politics. To give a more accurate idea of the litigation of the week, some particulars, derived from divers gentlemen of ihd legal and other professions, are annexed. Nol having been in the court-room ourselves, we cannot vouch for complete accura cy ; but we can say that all whom we heard to report upon the subject socmed honestly desirous to develope the grand idea of the matter.. One case, perhaps, ihe first in order, was a suit for the entrails of a fal hog ; damages charged to ihe amount of seventy-live cents, and a verdict obtained for sixty-two and a half cents. 2d. A suit about a lot of corn, in which some thing like a dollar and a half was involved. 3d. An ox, an old blind; bridle, and some of our reporters say also a haine-siring,. were in contro versy. The plaintiff recovered a verdict for seventy-five cents, which, after final process, will probably be paid over in actual cash. 4th. A suit whore both parties were admitted to be insolvent. There being, therefore., no pos sibility of either party recovering or basing any thing, wo did not inquire which way it went. 5th. A suit on contract for certain rent corn, where for want of soil, or elbow-grease, or rain most probably, a third of a crop was not made 1 and consequently not recovered. We have no room for the declarations, examin ation of witness, arguments of counsel, charges to the jirry, die, &ct on these impm-tanl cases. Some men will go to law, in spite of good coun sel from lawyers, friends, and every body elae But it ia a duty which the legal Profession owe to iheir own elevated standing, and it would al ways be an act of good grace lo the community, to keep such picayune business aa mnch as pos sible out of Court. Greensborough Patriot, TheRev. Samubl L. Southard This prom ising and popular clergyman son of the lale la mented Senator Southard, of New Jersey) has declined the call to be Assistant Rector of Tfin tiy Cfrarcft.and it is the first instance .of the kind on record. The salary, house-rent, and perqui sites are about $'5,000 per annum ; and when it is borne in mind that this is for life, Mr. Southard may be considered as having declined the most variable pecuniary offiee in the United States. The Judges of the Supreme Court the only permanent station under our Government re ceive but $4,500 per annum, yet whoever re fused the offer of a seat upon the Bench 1 Ex cept the high station of Bishop, eall from Trm ily hat ever been considered, and justly, ton, one of the highest honors in. ihe Church ; and we are pleased to learn that the' vote for calling Mr. Southard wasihe, largest, on a first ballot, ever given to any Reclor, or Assistant. . ' , Mr. jSouthard in, too, tlie youngest Divine who has bees hdtiored with eueh a call f and hi hav ing declinedjtja evidence of bis conscientiousness and of his devotion to' the present flock, from hom he receives in all but $1,700 per annum. This is an exhibition of disinterttednest as re freshing as it is rare N Y. Courier, " - PRECOCIOUS ROBBERV IRckey. the keeper of the Court Houkp, ,s. mifch surprised an 9veninr or lwo. Bjce hu attention waa called to the dome of that buil? Ing, by seeing a large crowd of persons collet J no the side walk and in tbq streets watrj, J the movement of a small hoy,, who wa, for engaged in culling off apportion rf tha t0. ' pipe which'convey the water from l)it platis, of the dome. The altitude nt overV hundred feet, but there stood iho Jillle sc.rnnT intensely employed in totting , pound or liZ the coiinty's copper; t,s he-w.mJd have been terra firtna playing a game, of nwhjes for W The first thoughts.) struck ihe vigil,,,, JZ tt mind .was that he left Ihe door which Icau to the roof unlocked-, and that the liulo f!io had found hi waj up to the'dqme bf that rueari If.hewa surprised at finding-film there, tint feeliner mutt have nhanmrl ,t.. i,nrrn. .. i , a ...... nniuiing boy, discovering him below, coolly put the instru. ment with which he had been at work into his Rocket, buttoned his jacket closely around him. and prepared to dn as he was bid, which waa t0 come down j but not by the route the keeper ct. pected, for be walked to where the lightning rod crossed over from-the side of the. main buildinv' to the dome and clasping it with his hands aul feet, slid down it to tlie cornice of the main bail, ding and from thence to the ground in safety This was a most daring feat, and witnessed ht hondrede of persons. To get the copper pi waa his only motive for undertaking it, ami ,e went up by the same means he came down ; he must have been ignorant of the fact that he was committing a depredation upon Ilio very crown of justice. Si- Louis Era . Slave Revolt and Loss of Life. Thru, was considerable of a revolt on the 13th insiam among the slaves on the plantation of Messrs Hewett, llersn & 'Co, about ten miles from Men Orleans, during which two of them were shot dead and a number dangerously wounded. On. of the slaves waa being whipped for some offence! when the remainder, seventy m number, .topped! work, and rushed on their overseers, with the rr.l of " Now let's kill Ihom all liberty or death!"! A number ol Hie white persons were wounded with their hoes. The slaves from an nrliV.niWl plantation came lo the assistance of their nvttra.j anti done enictenl service in protecting thoir lives. I A number of them fled tnlha wonda. hut the re. I mainder were secured and placed in confinementl The fugitives vi ill doubtless be soon overtaken as a party were in pursuit of them. FOR GOVERNOH, WILLIAM A. GRAHAM. We observe that all the Whig papers in tin Old North State carry the above at their iimi. head, h is all well enough, but we know it to be entirely unnecessary about here, for evert person that we sec, has the name indelibly writ, ten upon their memories, and will no doubt have written on llicir Tickets before long. Rutherford Republican. E , P, NASH STILL CONTINUES THE BOOK AND PIANO FORTE BUSINESS, in FE fr.RsiK'ita t Richmond, on a very extensive scan It is quite certain that larger supplies cannot be found in any two Stores North or South and ss far ti price are concerned, he i determined not to be un dersold. To prove the fact, he is willing thai persons in the habit of purchasing fianos north, mny firstl select their instruments in Richmond or Petersburg,! and after BscertainingurMemset'fjthe prices NmthJ may return and take them at the same, adding ei l peuses. ti, I imabm, Petersburg, Virginia. NASH & WOODHOUBE. Feb, 17. 1846 41. Biehmmd, Va, iifia.: Hi T KIIVAL Fire Insurance Company jr n j v J KJ fvrv, Office No. 62, Wall Street, Cavital 150,000 all paid in, WILL efTecl Insurance on Dwellings, Siotfl and other Buildings, and on Furniture uul Merchandize, on the most favorable terms. JOS W. SAVAGE, iWt. Wu f.a Ttrnns. Ker'v. Applications for Insurance in Raleigh, or its mill ity, will be mads to the Butiscriner. D. W. 8TONE, A cent. t..h., lRdn. 9-Sfiiwi -1 - , C1TATE OF NOItTH UAHOI.INA l'n 3 Cou ntt Superior Court of Law, rail lrw A. It., 1845. Wesley Gray, vs. Narcissa Gray. Pititiim fur Divorce. It appearing lo the Court that a subpeona and J ul subpoena have been duty issueu m mis r, s that the defendant, iMirtiiM uny i ....1 ,!,, .,t,.ui,,rlinn 1,11th llCCIl Dllllll'lv made hv the fciheiilf'of CravenCowil ty, for ihe said defendant to appear and answn l mm.n.b,! ,v Hie KSIIl SUDnOSna 11 IS iMULiru uw ih. rnri ibst. nmice be siten rn ihe Nt wlicm and Raleigh Krgister, two newspapers printed in tkj State, for three months, for the said defenJitj nominally to be and ai'iienr at ill Superior Court f Law to be holden for ihe cuunw of Craven, al the Court hoose in Newborn, on J fourth Monday a'ter the fourth Monday of Marti neit, then amMiiere plead and answer 10 me , .. nr. Jl-.. f...... r... nrlhn anmfl mill 1)6 tdHil pro confesso snd be beard according lo the actol tM i A.n.hlv in enrh rnt.p made and prov.di.1 Witness, William 8. Blackledgo, Clerk nl Superior Court of Law for the County of Uven, -s Newborn, the fourth Monday alter uie louuu ."--j of Seplrmber, A. l. Ism. WILLIAM 8. BLACKLEDGE.C.S.',. Dec 23, 1845. (Pr. Adv. tU.) f-" ti' mi? it mot u r 4. writ. I A Cuarml Cr.eTr. Superior Court of Law, Fall " I A. U. 1845. M.ry Tarbor, Jamr. Tarbot. tj. n.'n.rre. In this case, it being made appear to the lion ol me t;oun, inai a suopuma - ., jcf bud regularly iseurd aa directed !- ,, dant, commanding bis .ppeamm. B "' . nli pieau or answer to ins pen...- - . , ft rlk a copy of such aforesaid subpoena u" last place of ihe abode of the said ot,"'u of J Htate. more than llttern y rK , -, return of each of raid sohpeanas. Pelarn.t od therefore made by the 8"ff. ." d"' " , Court-house, for the ..id defendant to spl" n.we, a. commanded b, the J-' ' the said defendant being so c I ed made AuU. is therefore ordered that the Merit mm petjdenc, of Hue petition o be published in Newbernian and Raleigh Roister far three and that at Ih'. neat term of the J upenor Law, io be held for, ihe county Court-hotM in Beaufort, on the third M' the fourth Mond.y of March next, m iu ( 4 -.. r..M mrMwrtun the worm .naterU. f.c... eh.rged In ,h, t'tfU tb third Mond.y-f-ft" Ihe l fourth Mondsy I tember. A- u. is;ip. . ,.W i"fu:. James w. hcnt.o. 30 (Pr. AdvJlO:
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