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Tici to th eontrsry, r onsidered a wishing to
.4nl tnriMertutions.
2. If snTweribsrs order the diseontinonne of their
papers, tlx paHiteners msy continue to semi mem
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V swliscrihW nerlect or refuse taking their
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ire held responsible till their hills re settled end
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- The Court have decided that refasins; to Uke
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inx end leaving it uncalled for, is " prim facie"
evidee.ee of istkstiosai raitn.
MiKmiWEors,.
THE HEIR OF UNA by wn j. xm.inq.
The Laird of Lion, in Gal way, wai -one
if the richett laml proprietor in Scotland.
Beside hii landaand dwelling, lie had llock
and herd and a good atore of gold. More
over he was a man of frugal and porsi
,inonious deposition, so that tlio gtwtlemcn of
r liiilway avojilfi'i HI? .company, and tno wnoie
country -side cnea siiam on mm. never
theless hi riche grew and increased to a
mighty romf and .there wa no telling what
. heap of money he had concealed.
Th Iaird of Linn did not morry till late
in We, and hV- wife died within a year
nflcr their manage. She left him one child,
n mil, who waa the joy and plague of hla ex
istence. Though nsturally of a noble and
jrenerou temper, hp wa wild, rccklcaa and
rxtravagant. Seeing and hearing hit fnther
ridiculed every day, for hi miacrly temper
nd habito, he reaolved at all event not to be
like him, and pent all he could lay hi hand
upon, amonf low and diamlute companion".
in lfiukiag and riotau living. So true it
i Ihnt one extreme produce (lie olher. It
wa in vain that hi fulher remonstrated with
him; he only grew woree and Woro aa he
grew oliler and oldnr.
At lat Ihe .aird of Linn lay on hi death
bed. He had otiilited all hi near relation,
and he had no friends ao lhat he wa in' a
manner obliged to leave all hit auhatanc to
Ilia ton; and besides, next to hi fold, he loved
his prodigal heir. Prevton tu hit death, he
oallml the Heir of Linn to hi bedside, and
tipnko ihu to him:
My -aon, when my iipt are Jeojd in ; death, '
and my tongue ailet in the grave, I (now;
how jt wjll be with yon. You will, apend.
-tfttwrnbtfne8 'iSf your 'ancetora, and all the
g.ild I have got togeiher, in dimipa'ioa and
snfrie. fattayfrsWEhssfM gnebswH
to my only dying command, ana u yoe au
regard tt may a lather cures cling to you.
You Jnow the upper chamber of my boose in
KippTetringao. It at now locked p, end 1
have thrown the key into the sea. When
yon have lost both gold and land, when von
have not a friend who will lend yon a bawbee,
and when yon are actually suffering for a
emit to appease your hunger, break the door
npen, and you will find a certain relief1, and if
voM imen die door iwfois thai lime.. I aav a-
gain, may father's curse cling to you.
With dies words, the old man fell back
on his pillow and expired.
The heir of Linn did not grieve long for his
parent. He soon threw open his houad to all
comer. Hi tbrest fell beneath the axe, hi
chimneys Were always smoking, a hundred
ran sat daily at hi board, and he bought him
horses and ananas, and lent money witbont
counting In his dissolute companions. lie
fuastrd, and drank, and gamed, and a if he
could not get rid of his substance fast enough
m all toeso waya, be took no care or bis a!
fairs, but gave up the guidance of them to a
bailiff Or t steward named John of the Scales
nud who was a knave and a notorious usurer.
John cheated his master in various ways, and
Tint more than half his rents and moneys into
his own pocket.
' At last, what the Heir of Linn's father had
foreseen had come to pas. His money was
all gone' and he had no means of keeping
up his excess except by selling his lands; but
thcro was no one rich enough to buy them
except John of the Scales, and every one
kuewhow he came by his money. The
young Laird ws hi desperate- want of cash
to pay Jus gaming debts, and was, moreover,
heated with wine, when the unjust steward
nilemd to buy his estate. It was a hard case,
tut after much reluctance he agreed upon the
bargain. . "Giro me your money good John
4f ths Scales, and my land shall be yours for
ever," said Ihe Heir of Linn, '
John counted down the good yellow gold
nd a hard bargain his master had of it. For
every, pound that John agreed, the land wa
Veil worth three;
The last money went like the first, and the
Heir of Linn was a begjar. lie first went to"
the house that had oncp been his own, but now
belonged to John of the Scales to seek some
relief lie looked into the window of the great
banqueting hall, but there waa no feaating go
ing on in it. . The fire waa out, the dinner
table was taken afrav. and all waa dmmlet
and dismals "Here s sorry cheer," said the
Heir of Linn.
' John would not give him a penny, but
fold him to go to the friends hs had spent his
money npon foolishly. ' He did an, but it did
am ffrwl Some of lhem nretonflod n,1 (a
know him, and not one would lend him s
farthing or -offer him a dinner, -So ha waa-de.-ed
about forlorn and hungry for two days
for work ho could not, and to beg he was a-ehamtd.-'-
At last In his extreme misery,.-he
,.. .. u m km mnn j ttip worn, !
"1 have not sold Ihe old house in Kippletrin
gan yet," said he "for no one would buy it
I will go and break open Ihe upper chamber.
My father told me I should find relief there,
ad periMps he meant treasure. If it should
psove so, I will be a wiser man than I was, end
not waste tt apon knaves."
i, i "" worn, ana men nroac me
fhimber d.wfrn-n. If found relief, indeed.
I h-rc was mhrn.fvih.teveT in lluvtoom x-
C'TUlil a Wll Mnl. mmA . I. . '
hsinr slanglmg from a hook in the fetling
He looked up and read these words "Ah
graceless wretch and wanton fool. You are
ruined forever.: This is the only relief for
those who waste their patrimony as you
hare done. ' Be bold, then, mil the rope
round your neck, jump from the stool, and
aave yonr family from the disgrace of ending
in a beggar.
"Very excellent counsel," said Ihe Heir of
Linn; and a I mnat either linng or starve, I
think I'll even take my father's advice, and
hang. It is the shorter death of the two,"
So he mounted, fastened the halter round
his neck, and kicked the stool from under
him.
But the Heir of Linn was not to die sc.
The board in which the hook was driven, gave
way with the weight, and he foil to the floor
with'a shower of gold coin rattling about hia
ears. I will not say that ho felt no pain in
his neck the next day, but at thn moment he
certainly felt none.- Joy rushed into hi heart
like a torrent at seeing himself rescued from
death anJTiefgary. "The space between tlio
ceiling and the roof contained an enormous
treasure. On the upper side of the board
from which he had thought to hang himself,
was fastened a letter addressed to him. lie
hastily tore it open, and read as Ciiloa-s:
"lljty Dear Smu-l know your character,
and lhat no expostulation or advice can wean
yon- trorn tnn nesprrate course yon. are pttr-
suing. Nothing but mieery, sharper than
death, can work a cure on you. If, there
fore, your misfortunes and suffering should
be so grievous that you prefer death to en
during them, I have some hope that you will
not rashly encounter them airam. Y ou have
made Hie trial take my gold, redeem yrnir
land, and become a wiser and better man.
The Heirof Linn did not leave -the-
without putting up a prayer to heaven fir tlio
soul of tlio parent, whose aUiiiinilila wihiIoui
hnd discovered a means of raising hiin from
beggary and despair lo affluence, and of jrcmi
ing him from the follies and vices which had
cliseraced his character. To cvineo his gr.il-
ituda, he resolved to amend his life from that
day forward and become all Unit a father
heart could wish.
He first thought he would make one more
trial of the false friond on whom he had wasted
his time, his substance, andhis character. He,
therefore, kept his newly discovered wealth
a secret till he heard that John of the Scales
was going to give a great entertainment, and
ha, thnra
When the llcir of Linn entered his father's
hall, it -was crowded with richly dressed gen
try; but he wJ in beggars' rags. He ap
pealed to the charity of the company, snyiug
he wa starving. 'I o one he said, "You have
feasted at my board a thousand times will
you now deny me the crumbs that fall from
your own!" To another: "I gave you a fair
ateed and trappings;" In a third: "I lent yon
a thousand pounds, and never asked you to
repay me;" and so on to the rest of Ihe company.--
But, instead of remembering his fn
vor, they reviled him, and called him spend
thrift, beggar and all manner orOTc'natTiosT
Some said that it was a shame that such a
wretched object should be suffered to come a-
mnng mem ml JstajtJM.mMJJAafl.m.
"v, pu' " i"-" -r
led on ihe servants lo thrust him out of doors.
Bat one man took his part. It was Mr.
, , , , , I, ""Ipetilion. Bat there was another answer
that all Ihe lords and ladies in Galway, wouMfVhich - ,a(, y -rca(I wi(h f;(r mn-eren, feeling.
tfelmrtl LMklMtt, JM fmkiitm of a .pirit like hi
wealthy gentlemen. He stood up and saidr
I never ale at the board of Ihe I leir ol I-inn
I never rode his horses, or shared his purse,
or received favor from him to the value of a
farthing. But what then? He waa a worthy
gentleman when he had the I have
twelve gold nobles, and that i alt I have in
the woild, aDil here are six of Ihcio at flic ser
vice of Ihe man whose land was never shut to
the poor. And as 1 am a gendemad no one
shall lav a finger en him while I w ear a
nword."1 J'
A glad man was the Heir of Linn to find
one man worthy to be his friend. lie took
the six nobles and advanced towards John of
the Scales, who waa standing at the end of
the hall attired in gorgeous apparel.
"You. at least," said the Heirof Linn, ought
to relieve my necessities, for you are growing
rich upon my ruins, and I gave you a good
bargain of my lands."
. j-ThsB John of ..the. Scales began, to revile
him, and to declare that he had given much
more for the land than they were worth, for
ho did not at all like to be reminded of his
extortion belore so much goodly company.
"Nay," said he to Ihe Heir of Linn, "if you
will but return me half of what I paid you
for your father' estate you shall h.ivo it back
again." '
"Perhaps, I may find friends who will lond
me the sum," said the Heir of Linn. There
tore give ma a promise under your hand and
seal, and 1 ean see what can be done."
John of the Scales knew that few people
in the eountry had so much money, even if
it were eommon thing lo lend money to a
beggar, and he had not the least ulei that the
Hnir of Linn would ever be ths owner of the
hundredth part of the sum. lie, therefore,
called for pen and title, and at down before
the company end wrote tlio promise, and scof
fingly gave it to his former mastor.
Then the Iloir of Linn strode to the window
and opened it, and look a bugle from under hi
tattered gaberdine, and blew it till the joists
and ralters shook wilh tha lin Presendy a
fair troop of servant rode np well armed and
mounted, leading a'mulo with them laden wilh
treasure. They dismounted and broutrht the
bags of gold into the hall.
".My father s land is my own again! cried
the Heir of Linn, joyonsly, and before the
company had recovered from their astonish,
meut, he had counted down to John of the
Scales the just sum he had agreed to. take.
Then turning to his servants he said, "Scourge
me this viper oat of the House of Linn with
dog whips." And it was done. ..Jis ;..?
I he company then crowded round him,
congratulating him a recovering hia patrimo
ny, and exensing their own neglect and in
gratitude. Hut he said to them: "Caitiffs,
laves, dogs, begone! - Pollute the floor of my
bouse no longer.: 'Ifye enter ' tny grounds
gain I will have the servants and the hounds
upon yoy"l .. . . , , . , '
To master Lackland, he says: "Come to
my arms come to my heart my frietnl, 'my
bro)her, live in my house, and share with the
Heirof Linn in all things." ;,
And the Heir of Linn became another man,
and en ornament to his country, and a bles
sing to his tenants. " T - 1 j
- M- ,- t-' -.:'i'v"i Hfv.ti
Let llui-poopluot Aurili Corolnu tueoui
age home taauuUclurcs.
THE TEST OF TRUg FRIENDSHIP:
1 A Short but true Storu.
"The hand that wiped away the tear of want,
The heart that netted at another'swee
Were his, and Messina followed him."
David Weutworth had th kindest of hearts.
There wss neither mete nor bound to his be
nevolence except inability. And happy
were any men wno naa a tithe of the prayers
that were offered up for the welfare of mv
t -L 1 , .1 . . . . J
menu, oy inc uniortunaie and wretched whom
hia hand had rcliered.
I speak of prayers for'lt was not the only
reward he obtained; I mean here but 1 for.
g"l. . V.
David was paying his attention to an excel
lent young lady of hi native city. She was
wealthy, beautiful and accomplished, and
consequently had many suitors.. Among
them were richer and nobler (in et action
I mean) and. handsomer men than David
U'enlworth, but n'iiiiporte, there was a kind
of ffauk-heartcdnos about my friend, that
could not fail to briug him sumowbora near
the heart of his mistress, evcu if, an emperor
had been his rival. 1
The young lady hit upon a project to put
the characters. of her lovers lo a test. She
had found a poor widow with a family in dis
tress, in one of her benevolent; excursions, and
the idea occurred to her thai it would bo a
good opportunity to- ascertain what sort of
stuiTlier lover's hearts Vera inado of. Let
ters were forthwith indited, selling fifth the"
good woman" tale, and forwarded to the ilif
leriHt eniU'TOcn " in the widow's n-.me, re
questing an answer and assistance.
The first reply was a lectiiro on idleness
and begging, and conceded with the informa
tion tint the writer was not accustomed lo give
to those he did not know. This was from a
$10,000' a year. - The second advised her to
apply lo some of the benevolent societies
whose business jt was to relieve those- who
were truly in want. This was from one who
had a great reputation for benevolence who
had lafcen a leading part in the several char
itable associations, and whose pharasaical lib
erality had been blazoned in the Uazctto. The
lauy thought interested as he was in itio suc
cess of ihose institutions, he displayed a very
commenualilo reluctance about taking the bu
sines out of their bands. A third from i
good hearted,genernus kind of a fellow enclos
ed her a tu e dollar bill with his compliments.
Several took no notica of the poor woman s
Hat there was another answer
It was from David, with 9R00 a year and
I need not say like himself kind and consol
ing. It spoke of iho writer's narrow means.
the rules he hnd adopted, unless persuaded
hy the object, and concluded by requesting an
interview. "If," said he, "I find myself oth
erwise unable to afford the assistance you re
quire, I trust I may be of service in interesting
others iu your hchaU.
Mor was this mere profession. For u was
but a few weeks before Ihe widow found her
self eomforlably Iocs led, and engaged in a
thriving little business, commenced by the re-
co m hi eliilJiTlpn.rind :ramrfotrtbyt.JMl - ef
my Iriend. And all this was done in genu
ine scriptural style. There was n i sounding
of trumpets and the right hand knew not the
'fetewgant We4efti WiM hie lodvloee
lent observer of hut conduct, and he received
many l kind glancerom that quarter, of which
he never suspected the cause.- Sheubegan to
not to be despised; and she felt something
very much like palpitation of the heart as she
questioned herself respecting his intentions.
Such was the train or thought which was
one evening, as is often the case, interrupted
by a call Irom the person who had been lis
cause, . Hour after hour passed by that night,
and still Uarid lingered, lie could not tear
himself away. ' "She is a most fascinating
creature," thought ho, "and good as she is
beautiful. Can sheerer be mine?" and
cloud eame ever his features and he sat for a
moment in eilenre.
"This suspense must be ended," he at length
thought. He started as Ihe clock told eleven.
"You will certainly think me insufferably
tedious," said hs with a faint smile, "but I
have been so pleasantly engaged aa to take
no note of time. And the sin of this trespass
on the rules of good breeding must lie at your
door. Besides, I hare lengthened this visit,"
Ue.eonUnued Us a pause, "undor -tn.o-.ap.
prehension that as it has been the happiest, it
might also be the fast, it might ever be my
good fortnne to enjoy with Miss II."
The lady looked at him with somo surprise
"Nay," said he, "ihe matter rests with
yourself. Will you forgive my presumption?
1 know that others, perhaps more worthy of
you, at least nobler and wealthier, and highor
in the world'a esteem, are striving for the hon
or of your hand. And yet I cannot restrain
myself from making an avowal which though
it may be futile, is yet but a deserved tribute
to your worth." .
The lady . did not swoon nor turn pale.
But a flush of gratification passed over her
face, and lighted her eyes for moment.
She frankly gave him her hand and look
ed np archly iu his face, "The friend of the
fatherless and tho widow," she said, (David
Mushed) "cannot fail lo make a constant lover
and husband."
STRAUSS AND DEATH. '
Stratiss wa a man of remarkable genius,
auJ not only developed die powers of tho Ger
man dance in an unpreeedenled-degreer-but
inlluenced the whole of modem music Com
posers of no mean note, although not of the
first class, were known to visit Vienna to get
themes for new operas from. Strauss' now
walla us. His decease remind us of a capital
story which appeared in some German paper
shordy after the cholera ef.'SI. We heard
it from a clever Viennese musician, and wish
that we could give it with the spirit of his side
splitting recital. Here it is a we remember
it: When the cholera was at Me height.
Death knocked ana. morning 1 lha panel of
Strauss' clmnbcr, having'an oldwoman by bis
side, whom he had picked up next door.
Com. Slnuisa,'..aaid lUfl grim sheriff lliat col
ioeto nature's deJjts, yon mM go along with
me.' . ;With you!' exclaimed the terrified
musician. " 'No, I ran't, I won't I'm only
thirty years old. Spare me t litde longer!'
1 have an immensity to do these stirring times.
'Oh! I can't go; 1 sin making thirty tluwaand
lhaler a year. "Yon can'lbe so hard hesrrtd"as
to take away front Vienna man wily thirty
years'nld, wilh thirty thousand thaler a year.
None' of this aonsense. ' Hard-hearted? Dont
yon see tii rough my ribs that I have BO heart
it all? - dime lojr Ktrs, 'oano-elofigt-'
'But consider, Death, wli it the Emperor will
think of you, and bow the whole court will
-.vi Knr if tliev ewt nil Ma arallaM
otl winter 'Pshaw- lor vnur F!mmmr I
I'll carry him off if he 'say much, I should
like to seo them put Death out of fashion.'
Well, then, since I must go, let me play ono
more walti before I leave my darling instru
ment.' pleaded the poor trembler. 'Yon may
but sec that it is a good one,' answered Death
cocking hia ear like a connoisseur. ' Strauss
played the waltz, Death marking ihe meas
ure complacently; and saying, when it was
through, with a patronising air,- 'Pretty well,
Strauss; you may play another. Strsu-s be
gan in a inore spirited strain Death kept
the time also; luiul,' unable to result the more
than magical impulse, he threw his arm about
her, and round and round spun death and the
old woman. Faster and faster played Strauss,
faster and faster whirled Death and fheold
woman. Strauss playing foi the little remnant
of his life, showed no signs $f weariness, but
Death was getting exhausted s'nd giddy. Slop
Strauss! itop!' he cried, sjauris played bri.
'Stop! I say, Strauss! Straus only put ou a
credcuda. 'flratiss! : Straussf? I can't stop
myself, if you don't stop! Stop, I say!' Will
yon give me clear, if 1 stop?' asked Strauss.
'I cau'l do that,' says Death, gasping out
his wonls. 'Then you shall waltz on, an
swered Strauss, exulling in his power to
rrente a soul ttudtir thc ribs of Dpaih.. At last
JV-ath beaten ou!t says, still whirling like a
dervish, 'I'll make a bargain with -von
ou-ou-ou.' 'What is it!' -replies Strauss,
playingyet more furiously. 'You shall
live for years longer if you will-
pay me instead of your life the lives
of fifty thousand other peo-ee-plo iaeh
year ea-r!' 'Done! cries Strauss. So ever
sincp, fifty thousand people each year have
killed themselves dancing Strauss' waltzes!
AMirifroorAcr.
ANECDOTE OF WASHINGTON
When ihe American troops were quartered
at IVewbnrg at the close of the revolutionary
warnd the soldiers were stirred up to re
bellion against the government, against the
anonymous 'letters wliich it has since been as
certained, woro written by Hen. Armstrong,
tlieu a Major in the Army, Gen. Washington
convened tho officers lor the purpose of ad
dressing them on the suhject, and calming the
tumult lhat waa raging in their bosoms. He
held a paper in his hands on which the re
marks he intended to make - were written
and then it was that finding himself unable
lo read without assistance as he was draw-
ing his-speeraeles - from hi pocket, lhat un
premeditated expression broke from him
one of the most pathetic that ever fell from
human lips Ftllow eilizent," said he, "you
see lhat I have net tmlu grown trey, but
blind in your terviee." ' The effect of this
remark waa electrical. No bosom, no eye
was proof against it,
WHAT CAX I DOT
"I do not so what I can do,
A little snow-flake said ;
"Fpon this meadow, long anil wide,
A covering to spread."
' But quietly h kepi Iu plaea,
"TiTr.1ttwfyfaBmriusiil,
gTks olher Bakes eame geat!y down,
Aad white wa all Us jrousd., ..
0 freeiy clvei tbeagh little snaia,
Art all yoa' ean ,-'
Remenber that of single takes.
Is formed the bed ef snow.
LADma' DEPAJlTaOBirT.
HOME.
It has been said of Americans, that they
manifest loss attachment to the place f -their
birth, and Iras regard lor their friend of other
days, than any people in the civilized world.
This we apprehend, is not their true char
acter; they leave their friends and their homes.
and cast themselves upon the tide or uncertain,
and often unpropiiiou adventure; but riot be
cause the society of friends has become irk
some, or the home of their childhood haa lost
the charms of its pristine beaaty, no! no! deep,
bitter, and abiding are the sorrows thifl entwine
the heart of a dutiful ton, and the affectionate
daughter, when, perhaps for the last lime they
look npon the form of an aged mother whose
years admonish all, that ere long the cold
hand of death will consign her to a long rest
ing place forever.' Who that has ever beheld
the streaming eyes of a fond and loving mo
ther, who, with stricken heart and heaving
bosom, would clasp the hand of her departing
child, and as the last maternal olfice, point him
to a faith that leads to a happy spirit land.
who in the whole earth that has cen this, can
say that an American does not love a home,
and a friend? Thank Acaven, our country
men are industrious, nlcrprising and 'bold,
though they are gen-rally poor; and their foot
steps are directed for fortune, and for honor.
And the homes, and the friends that they love.
are henceforth remembered in their Klysian
dreams of pleasureforever gone. Ho who
doe not wander back in sweet recollections.
and live again in the sunny hours of time gone
by, surrounded by friend whom h never
can fnnrftL is a 'hnrn.an L?ijdft ' anil nnpn n.
joyed tho society of a true friend, or knew the
ear of a father, and the lore of a mother.
Should any one ask ma why. home wa
the spot above all other on earth, we cherish
in undying memory, I would answer: because
it is the place where we have felt the smiles,
and enjoyed the love of our mothers.
- "be READY.
When yon lie down at night, compose your
spirit as if you were not to wake till, the hear.
en be no more. 'And when you awake in
morning, eoasider that new 'day as your last,
and live accordingly. Surely that night eom
eib, of which yoa will never tee the morning,
at that morning of which yoa will never see
th night; but which of your morning or
aight will be sach, you know not. Let the
man Je of worldly enjoyment hang about yoa j
that it may be easily dropped when death j
come to carry , you into another world,
When the rorn la forsaking th ground, it is
ready for the sickle; When ihe fruii is -ripe, U
fall off th tree easily. 8o whea a christian's
heart is truly weaned from ths world, ho is -prepared
for death, ami It will fee tlie more
ay for kim t A heart disengaged from lit
world is a heave nly one, and then wa at
ready Jor heaven, whea oar heart is thrr
before us. . . ,
, Titers is a man iu Baltimore who 1 audi
ah inveterate gambler, that he, one night, not
only lost ill he had in hi perket, but actual'
Iv lost hi wavhome. 1
TEIkMTOSIAl CjUESTIO!
EXTRACT FROM MR. HILUARD 8 SPEECH.
The following i an extract from the speech
of Mr Milliard, delivered in the House of I
Representative on tho 14th February,
185(1. ; " ' ' ; f '
ftlr MILLIARD addressed the committee
as follows;
Mr. Chairxax: I rise, sir, to discuss the re-
eommcndation of the President in relation to
the government of tho territory acquired from
Mexico by the treaty of Guadalunc Hidalgo.
Hi view are expressed wilh great fmnkne
anu oirectnese, ami iney ought to De treated n
us in the same spirit. That the course whicl
the President has thought proper to pursue to
ward the inhalritants of that extensive and
distant territory has been adopted trrrder a sense
of duty, and that his recommendation to Con
gress respecting the future political condition of
us people Brc prompted by patriotic motives, no
one ran doubt however widely some may find
it neeessaTy-tn dissent from-i lite piiy which
he advises. It is his desire, to use his own
language, "to afford to the wisdom and patri
'niisin of Congress the opportunity of avoiding
"occasions ol bittof and angry dissensions a
'inong the people of Hie United Suites." He
informs us that tho people of that part of
i aiuornia which lies on the Pacific Jirvc
formed a plan of a State constitution, and he
rpcommmends that they shall be received, if
llieir proposed constitution, when submilted
to Congress, shall be found tobcineoiunlianre
W'TlTvlTifMrqiiisitionsir'tlir' CiKistitututioiis of
tlio- li nltcu States. Ho further recommends,
that (Tongress shall forlicar to establish any
government over that part 01 tho territory
tt mi ii i-.t7.in iiivi ui inn itrw l-,uiic VI v. nii-
fiirnia, or over New Mexico, leaving to the
people the privilege of governing themselves
in me mcanwnuo as iney may dnem nest and
misting The great question whirs, now exeites
snrh painful sensations in tho country to the
silent effect of causes, which will settle it
.independent of the action of Congress.'
This is the policy which the President com
mends to us, and he invokes In its support
the wisdom and patriotism of Congress. Nev
er at any time have these qualities been In high
er demand than they are at this moment) nev
er has a parliamentary body had greslcr interests
confided to it than those which to day engage
us; never hare men acting for their country
lieon appealed to by nobler considertions than
those which addreew themsolv- to th Coo,
grcss of the United Stales. Mir, I have be
slowed npon this great question the moat
earnest reflection; I have studied, it thorough
ly and with the most sincere rTrtssprct for the
success of his - administration, I find it
impossible to give my sunnort to the the policy
which here commends. I shall discuss dial policy
with perfect freedonK I hope lhat the bieade
of the President will ever merit the tnbate
paid by Tacitus to the Britons- "Ut portent
non dofri stf terriant." . They know how
to respect power, but they do not know how
to serve."' ,r-.-: --- :-fz-;::
TJaa.plaa recimmiended" by tho resident
leaves the great drHMttonr- which -now exeile
such angry diascusaion throughout tbeeuuulry
open) at least so far as the territory embraced
within the boundary claimed by New Mexico
awtH)erfitis coneeniefe-tJtleeireieeetwe
the question not a part of the question but
the whole qimnion and ro ntle ireotnpTeicly,
A partial sttlemot would leave ths great con
troversy still opep the seitstion would go on.
and would prove fatal alike to the tranquil ac
tion of the Government and to tno interest of
the soulbern Slate,
The state of the country demands that tha
subject (houldbe desposcslof by anadjusUnent
so complete) as to insure repose. A ever store
the laomeai ,, when the Government wa c
tabiiahed baa it been exposed to danger such
as now threaten it, lu that great contest
which grew up from the application of M
ri to enter the Union, and from the attempt
men was then made to impose on her a
restriction affecting her,, domestic institutions,
Mr Jefferson wrote to a friend lhat he regard
ed it as the most momentous question which
ever threatened the Uniont and thai in the
darkest hour of the revolutionary struggle be
had never felt such spprnhenstona as then op
pressed him. Th aspect of affairs is darker
to day than it wa in Ihe gloomiest hour of
that contest. The whole strength of the
North is put in array ' against the South, and
it is announced as their settled policy that sla
very shall be confined to the limits which it
now occupies in the United States. The
North the populous, teeming, powerful
North confident in its strength, forgetting the
early-struggle through which it passed In com
mon with tlio Sou tin lorgoitmg the sprit which
animated those who formed Ute Constitution
a spirit which existed when tin) South was
the stronger and the North the weaker parly;
the North, planting itself Upon what itcails
a groat principle anuounccs it purpose to limit
slavery henceforth and for ever; to deny die
South any share of the lately acquired territo
ry or in the acquiaitions which lha Govern
ment of the United States may hereafter make
whether by purchase, by conquest, or by any
o'hi modo of annexation. , A spirit equally
determined prevails at the south; throughout
thai entire region there exist a single purpose
i regard to this threatened ggrcsion, and
uiai is w remin ii iu uie lasw .
At this moment, then sir, when the North
and the South thus confront each other whea
the danger of collision is ae) great that men
scarcely know how long . it can be averted
when one of tha most experienced statesmen
of the eountry, whose long and brilliant earner
affording him the opportunity of taking pari
in all the great affair ef the Government for
more than a quarter of a eentnry, declared but
the otbecaUy in tlie Senate chamber, that he
roes every morning expecting to hear of some
public disaster growing out of this alarming
qnestion t this moment, sir, we are admon
ished by our regard fur the .welfare of the
peoplo of the United State to settle tho
question promply, decidedly niL fiompJele-,
y, J., ,.,-
To admit California, and to leave New
Mexico and the country now known a Dese
rct without agreeing iiikw rbeir finn of gov-
ernmeat, woiiid merely shift the ground of
the controversy. t enuld aot end it. Slavsv
ry excluded from California by the constitu
tion of ibat State would leave tie field for arty
further exertion on the part of its enemies, but
they would eater npon tlie tasi of excluding
it fm thryeinnming territories, with a teal
3uickenrd by their, tale Micros The Prest
enl, in recommending delay, supnotol that
tlie enftofling influrnceof time would operate
favorably rm llie question by restoring harmo
ny to our councils, and ririviiij a patriotic
i5!J?"r' Whito 1
ftV" " pramtH anu
complete ailjustment ef ths source of our di.
aenaiona. ; .,.-. f,i;, ... ...
If, sir, tha traaauillity of the countrv de-
Lmaade a srulesaecrt of this alarming question.
a as equally onumud by ttie mlrrrst of the
slaveholding tttate. If we ahould admit
California into the Union as a State with the
boundaries bow claimed by it inhabitant!.
without receiving guarantees for the Drotectioa
of our rights in oilier portion of the lerrilorir
belonging to as, w should transfer the. seep.
trs oi political power at once and forever mto
the hands of. the enemies of our institution
and Ihe slaveholding States would enter apon
a fixed, dreary, hopeless minority in the dice
of a growing aggression which threatens our
yery existence. To day we hold a balance in
tlie Senate of die United Slates. buf the entrance
of another non-elareholding State into the
I nion would turn that balance againt a.
We shall never be slronger tlian we ere
to day Soiiawri can read flic.future, we
must expect the disproportion - against us to
grow. To day, then, it is our duty to ascer
tain and fix tlie lutuw peiiey or this Govern
menu - 1
The time is come when (he slarelioldine
suites must inrow up barnnrs against all fu
ture aggressions, unless, they . are ready to
nrrendoxidl weightiritti
wiih-ii ni vTiTrwuciiniiis: majurny may impose
upon them. The time t earns not only to
resist the measures which new Ihreatca them,
but to-demand guarantees fiw their future pro-
wruon. repeal n, sir, we rtiuu never be
stronger than we are to day, and we must
therefore some to day die interests of tlie
great future which iap.pnning before as. . We
are strong enough now to rtnol the agtrressioa
which'tliroaten us, snd to secure ample protec
tion for our future safety if we hate tlie spirit
to rkress ssjr-eVwMiiidsV'W-j --"------.-'--
If I required anything to remind me df my
duty to the peoplo I represent in this crisis, it
would be found in tho totter of the honorable
gentleman from New York, who sits near me.
MrDuer, lately addressed to the editor of
an uinuenuai journal puuisned at the capital
f his Stalo. That letter discloses the whole
policy of the movement against the interest
ot the southern States; tt insist that the aim
of those who seek to exclude slavery from
Deaeret and New Mexico may beaceomnlish-
ed with perfect certainty by th admission of
p.l:r. .u. tT '. .
California into Ihe Union- at this time, - It
advises delay as to the territories, but it is
merely delay. - The honoralde gentleman does
not conceal hia purpose, but with a frankness
which is crwlitolde to him he undertakes to
persuade the impatient advocate of the Wil-
mot proviso that tha true mode of accomplish
ing their object ia to welcome California into
the Uaie Bow, with hsr- eoastitutioa axelu.
ding slavery, and to deal with territories here
after. Sir, nothing can be wiser than thist
Ihe eonceplioa i aa admirable enetthe great
Frederick ,nor the still groator.. Napoteon,
neither of these sueeesful, commander.eouU
bars proieeted a more skUful tdaa for tlie
camipeat.- TTe- genlkinau comprehend
that tha qnsation as ' an entire question,
is too formidable to be disposed of at once.
In overrunning the territories which he would
seenre lor northern dominion he would take
California first, arul then throw hi force into
the remaining portion ef the ierriiory. .
- For ene, sir, I am for offering battle at once,
I am foratakirur eyenrUiirur mum an einle dnl.l
Wa haU never be in better condition for eon-
teeting it than w areaowi and if we are here
after to strnsvl for n foothold in Deaeret and
New Mexico, I prefer to etraggW for ascen
dency m California too, that we may bear
oar insuniuon wnn a to me racilie coast, -It
is due air. to ,thnPnandat to say, thaL
in recommeniHng tha admitlanee of Califor
nia and tha withholding governments from the
remaining rmion of tlie terrilorisy, he be.
uevea mat tne tranqumty orthe eountry would
be preserved, and that the internets of die
southern States would be secured. Rooor
aixing the great popular right of self govern
ment in tne inruuntant or the territories, and
believing that the very large increase of Amer
ican population m California entitled it to ad
mission a a Slats he recommended the policy
. . L t. 1 . J . - . .. .
w wnicn i nave aaveiwa; mil Mr, it Is appa
rent thai tha North will adopt only ene part
of th president's policy, They will consent
to sustain his recoinirtetwatiou as to Ualilor
nia, bnt they aeVertise us ia nnmistakable
term that they go with him no further.
I shall then insist, sir, npon an immediate
and eomple settlement of this whole question,
and I earnestly trust that the people of the
wnoiesontnern eountry will Insist on it; that
they will hold the position they have taken;
and that merging every other question in this,
forgetting all differences, they will coma un in
this great struggle with the compactness of a
Koman phalanx and the re.isuoss tread of a
Roman legionl ..- ..--y , ' y '
Exlrect from llw Speech of Mr McLanalian,
of Pennsylvania, in die J louse of Represent
stives, Feb. 10,1850.
These, Mr. Chairman and fellow represen
tatives, are my views, and, in ra.y humble
judgmonl, the views of the pnopleJof Perm-
syivama, briefly ami, I trust clearly, express
ed on these grave and momentous question.
With us the preservation . of Ihe Union is a
paramount considorstion. We cling to has
the shoot anchor of all our hopes. We vene
rate h as the ark of tha covenant of our nation
al existence, and withered be ths hand that
sacrilegiously touches it, f Thi groat confede
ration of swter State cannot perish; it must
not be. Having many members, the republic
ha bnt one body. Thi nation ha but one'
heart, and every pulsation of that heartbeats
high and strong for the Union. Sir, cool,
cunning, deliberate calculation have been
made in thi Capitol, aa well as elsewhere of
the vain of lliia Union. I will not stop to
point out th miserable fallacy of such cat
eolations. My feelings revolt at the mourn-
iMtask rzF'.YZ" '.' '.1:1.. ''?,'i'r '
Juda Iscariot sold bisIiorJ and Master for
Uiirty pieces of silver, Conscience stung, he
dung back at 111 foot of those who had bribed
him the fattening : treasure and hanged him
self., li bloated and disembowelled body
foil a disgusting spectacle to, the earth.
ami nis guuty sptnl went pissing to hell.
That American . citizen ',. who could be
tray hi eountry and barter away the Union
for mere pecuniary rnviideratiou, dctcnes
no bolter (ate. ; , ,
But, sir, 1 say again, litis ' Union is safe.
It Uitf Presideiii of die Untied State andCon
gress assrmhled can not preserve it, twenty
mill ion of freemen can snd will; and wo bcjinio
him who, fcitlier North jt Smith, raise the
J traitor cry of disunion. An invisible
bnt aa
atactrie Cham of estional
sympathy binds the
people of this country iadissoiubly tnfether ia
"" "ono oi Drouicrhood. Ii is their
pride and their glory to be or. .What, mr.
dissolr this Union! a Union cawtited by
the higheet and hoticat sociaiionaaf th past,
the pnaid triumph of Ui present, and tha l
glonoti prospects of the future t Never) Die.,
olv thi Uniont God of my coucjiry, forbid ,
r n-rTii'Vn'''"' ' ''' ' ' '' '"' ' ' '
-.? .'wmiiaiTT.- i-CT -;
ffashinfrton, Feb. 1JV, mst). ,
. Mr- Down addressed the Senate to-day m
Aa important question now pending before '
thai body. 11 opposed Mr. Clsy1. resola- ,
non. and declared that ho could not eon sent
to admit California into th Union the tr .
ritory claimed by her wa much an l.r a4 ,
her icacoast too extended.
He said be believed the line eraliev smm.
''X the President of the United State with r "
regaril to Culiloniia had imWed the aeoplst
of dial State to exclitde slavery nWfrasaw.
He favorad tlio Miasjgri ompraenie un fai ,
tlie setdement of the question of five Bad
slave tcrriiory liut, without concluding gav ,
'" y atijoarnmontr ,. v , ' ..-:.;,'.
IltHSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.-
This IremrTBTOmtinn -Atyr." ia the natT
the State were called ercr ia regular ernVr.
When tlie Slate of Wisconsin was salUd. Me. :
Doty rose and off..ird a resolution instrnciiny .
the committee on Territories to repwt a bill
for the admission of California into th Union,
with the boundaries defined in the Consti ta
li'"! recently adopted by the nenols of that '
The previous question beine aBAvrd anil
seconded by the House, a motion waa mad
to lay on th table, which failed by aVseir
vote there being 49 majority asainat tavina mm "
tlie table. , -l ---" J , .
Motions to sdiourn were thea aaadsn aatla'. .
of the House ordered) and proposition sob
milted by member to be excused front e. 4
ting, upon sach and all of which, the vesa ana
nays were ordered. - The Souther member
have adopted this modo of oroeeedirot with 4
view to pmvrnt Ihe passage of th rraolutioa. "
Alter various other ineffectual moliona,
Mr. Brown, of Mississinni. desired to hare -
an amendment read for informahon, bat it wa
objected to. It was as foHowst - "
(- fesofWrf. Thai th Comailttoe on Territories W
instrneted to biauirs what smn tha ruali
of ths United States, or any member ef bis Cab '
mm, nan in proaipiingth peoplo of California to '
exclude slavery front said Torritnevi whetWi
Thosaii B. King, W. C Jmuw, John C. Tfmm.
or any other person acting or assuming tea a
agout tneOovarnment at Washington, (irerV
v -i..n ,ne wisnen sv sna
PreanleMee lb Onbinetea tsnsnbinntnl Ure
ry exeliMxm in CaJiforniaj nasi whether any
rawsen acting or assnmiae; to set of apai f
tb Government at Waahingtoa toMmtd to th
people of Califiiniia theaV to etelud slavery -r
would be to facilitate their admispU Into th t
hton TU States and' for thi parpos th ton.
p"wn- as sewn mr perssa IM asr
pet." "' irrwrr" " '-a
The demand for th nrsvioa asMnUioa arssa.
aeooekled syes 9 Me Tt, - --
- Mr. Siienck ofTered reaolution, that, )
IIou (hould not b deterred by dilatory af
evasive motions, dosirned aal aa .a i -
delay baainesa, bat hould wsaain, if neesai
ry, in perpetual iretion antil tb solutio
be fi na'ly disposed of. ,..lz-.
I ne Speaker ruled th resoUitioa aa saf
onler. - -
Mr. Schencb then withdrew h. ..,
Mr. Caldwell, ef North Carolina. sabaaittaA
a resolution that tha aubject embraaad n lb)
reeolution of Mr. Doty had ee. br tha
President' Masnge, raferree) t tba C !'
tee; that th KesoluHon, tlierefore. waa aaaa. ,
eeaaryi and a it wa aow ix 'dock, tba,
lions adjourn Ull to-morrow at twelve aVi
Tb Speaker (aid if th Motion wss a an
adjourn it was in order. --
Mr. Caldwell said mck wa dm tnotisa. ,
Th ye and noes wen Tderd an tha.
motion, and resulted yea 68, nay $i, ,
Mr. Slanly offered a reeolytion, prnpWrg
to terminate, at a time to b Ixed. all ckbaia.
in Committee of tha Whom n lb tat j
the Union on th Preident' mesmg aom
miiniraiing tne t onslitution T California, and
lliitt ft shall then be referred la th Commit
on to report a soon a Dractieai,la.. .
Several ugrnsUnna were made aa aa ha.
th lloure could relieve itself from it di&eaV
Mr. Doer (aid thai o far ash had !!
ti gentlemen who war an favor ef the macM
tiition. (bey only' wanted a bill fn ka ai
sirm of California reported, and warn thea
willing it ahould b discussed for tw monihs,
if dearred. ; : ; ' .. .
Mr. Bayly. If no oliiection, n lew remark a
if there be nnno. The nrooaaition affareel
involves a high eonsuleratioa. It to ana an.
gaging Ih altenlinn of tb wbot pple m
on which th Igislatnra af many of ih State
d acted, i el whea aoeb aa imoartnnt
quostiim i before us, branghl fat Wre and mad
manifest that under the previous question H
was to be forced upon a without debater that
tlio committee were bound to act npon it, and,
tliat it would be brought back her front th'
eommiltoe in a few days; and whea w know
that undjr the operation af th previous eue.
lion, it will be forced and pressed on the Hons1
for s direct vote, th I louse bar ia self-dcf race
endeavored to place U ia such position , lhat
can do aiaenueu ano moated. ,
Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, asked it
the suggestion wa on to lay th matter avert
Air liayly asked if th gentleman meant to.
object before be bid concluded what litue be
had to sayr .
1 he Speaker asked if ohi action wa mad
to furllinr leave being granted to th gendenun
from Virginia! . i ,
i Objecuon were mads by evefal member,,
Mr. Carter rose to a ooint af smler. Ila
wanted to know if the struciura af th ru! .
permitted a miserable minority to s
Mr. Ssvago called Die gentleman to erdt
for abusing the rules. (laughter.)
Mr. t. srtcr continued his point of or.-ler. -
He wished to naderstand if the rule allowed '.'
motions to b muliiplied on upon another
ana in yea and nay to be called on each,
without biking a direct vote on the ,'"- in.
before th House; and whether thi i: una
wa to b mail foot balL to be ki ked a
hy the minority. fJDriler, order.
The Speaker asked that the point of or !-r
be staled. .
' Mr. Carter said it warwheilier arv nroi'-n
wss m order when its mm -l i, i-. , n ,
to di (est lli actio of lit Honrs.
s