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. f tr ukingion, Slonday, Dec 8, 1849. SENATK. ' Mr. retiree presented the credential of Ate Hon. Davie Stewart, appointed a Sen ator from the State of Marylaud, by the Governor of mat Slate, in place t f the Hon. Keverdy Johnson, resigned; which were read,' and theoadi prescribed by law hav ing been administered to Mr. fitewarl at the banda of the Vice President, tie took hia seat in the Senate. The Senate adjou rned-. -HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. There were several ineflisduinal ballot ing for Speaker. On the list, the vote stood: Mr Cobb 5 vote; Mr. Winthrop 101; Mr. Potter 70; Mr. Wilmot 7; Mr. Itnvil 11 ill AtKar VAlAK at-i J t Art ir Mr. Buder, of Pennsylvania, aubmilted the following proposition:! Rrflved. That Robert C. Winlhrap. of Mw. rbuwlts, b cboMn 8kruJ ibeCUrk of the Hen- forth t'liny fi'l Conjre. Thk was to give the Scaker to the Whigs, the Clerks and and a majority of the Com uiUces to the Democrats. 'I he resolution wa laid oa the table ll'anhington, flee. 10. The House voted again five time un successfully for Speaker. Mr Levitt presented, a resolution to dis pose of the Speaker's hair by lottery, all 'panic and fuctiuu 'taking7: chance. Laid on the table. Dy Mr. Morse, a resolution, that' the i-lork of the Hmwe be quired to place the name of Howell Cobb and Kohl. C. Werrfirrop in a box, and the first name drawn out by one jf the pages, shall be Speaker of the thirty-first Congress. fid on the table Idl to 62. Dy Mr. Uowie, a resolution, that a Com- - mklee of bo-deetcd - by hi Hot, who shall recommend to this Hoitse a tuiluMe JTWII to, IIU .100,. viiiw wi A, F"".-. Wi I . r.ll l.. K..n ..f limn.har rtT l. - House; an J that titircoMinftteo"Tepofr -vrrrrrrrTTTrT 12 o'clock to-morrow. Not being pressed, was passed over. Mr. Sweelsler introduced a proposition removing that inasmuch a the Hooeeeould not elect a Speaker, that it adjourn till the 1st Januarr, IH5Q. Ruled out of order, and the House ad journed, . , Jf'utkiitgton, flee, 11. oevi-rari inula wrtc iwjuc mi uwu a itiiuuh- er, and whh mrr-isme priwpcct'Sr acro'iri-- pitting tne result. " u . J. Drown of .Indiana on the last two trials received lull votes. L, E. Holmes of South Carolina and Wil li tmson il. W. Cobb of Alabama scattered zheir votes. A U the rest of the Democratic isernbcrs from the Slave States, including Messrs Ashe, PanieJ it Tenable, and all from the free States, including . Messrs. Cleve land. Booth, Doty and Pod supported him. The Free Soil party maintained its dis tinct Dnranixalinn.- eaaliitff Hteiv viiIm -ft 4 Mr. Wilmot. The dissenting Whig of the South voted for Mr. Morehead. After lite fourth trial, Mr. Winthrop tone, and aokaowledging in handsome tejw his obligation to the Whigs who had sustained him announced hi desue to withdraw his name as a, candidate. -A motion, to adjourn followed; but the yea nan -nay a being or dered, at hide. . Various motions followed: tht'Wnktiswre jfewlre Jtaialiitw.lbeI.!VrJl Uct4 kjUbxJLme consultation. At last, amidst much confu sion, bat in no ill -temper, the House ad journed., . tfathinglon, Det. 1 2. The House' took the 40th ballot; when Urown, of Indians, received 112 votes. IIIH 1 WIU1, MIWWH ICI GIfCU, III IUUI tionto hisTrteuf 109 on Tuesday, the votes of Mr. Cobb, of Alabama, and of Messrs. AUtn of Msss., CidJlngt, TVeson A7ng Durkee, of Wisconsin, and Wilmot', and lost the votes Messrs. Seddon and UueocL, of Vs., and Wallace of 8. C who voted for Lv dm Boyd. Mr. Holmes voted for Bowdoo. Messrs. Howe, Root and Turk (Free Soilers) voted for Julian. . One hundred aid fourteen being neces sary to a choice, Mr. Browa required but two voies iit an cio iiim. Mr. Stanly offered the folio wiag resolu tion:' "? .'-'" ft fieri, "'Thatthe members of the Demoerstie parly be reaoeifod to appoint iIhm-.' member I eeafer with three members to H apaoinisd by ! h M lig paiiy, relative to tb cboiee of a fJpesCer. - ;.; ) !'..- Mr Stanly advoeated hia resolution, at some length, which, he said, had been sug gested to him by a Democrat, ' In the course f hi remarks, referring to the failure of the Democrat to eleet their candidate, he used the expressions, there was some thing wrong: something -rotten in Den mark. U6 looked upow hie own side of the House without blushing; he bluphed when he looked st the other side. He de sired to eaf nothing at all rath, or approach- iOg-MsllBeat.'-iri; !)";,(;;,;': '.-. -1-. ti pears that, after having obtained the vnto of some fifty . odd Democrats on Monday,- Mr. Browa and hia friends act to work to procure the support of the Free r'oOera and at the same time to retain that , the Democratic par proper: la order m effect this purpose a conference was held between himself and a self-constituted som raiUea of the Free 8ilrs, ' which resulted ia the widerstaading that a 'written pledge was to bo demaaded and riven,' 'Upon the subject ot slavery, sad the appointment of ceruLa committees. '.; With this view a note was ' addressed to' Brown 'tj. Mr. Wilmot , fnf proviso notoriety) oa Monday evejinf tn tliu following. wormi,if .r. , fitumhtr 10 J 819. , Uti Sia lstUs eeaversation which 1 bad with yoa this evening, you were free Ia say, Ihsr, if etceisd pakef of the 1 1 cuts h 'Rrpw . senialves, you would eonstiiui thr fiommUt t oe rsintoriss, the Jsdiciary, and in di Mtufaotory imylf and tbefriead with who I hsv bad Dm kuuoc um. 1 bavo conmioiii-1 wtd this U pj ,litf d( and if, ia reply tw this ' a (jhimi give tfleW t.e tarn cutaa -, ) ths will si joi a eheedid aad cordial- aep. pott. .Raspeeituii J yours, . i- linn. Wm. J Baowa. D. WIL'MWT. . Mr. Urow!is answer, was couched i the following works: L ; ; H uMngu aj,D.a, llt- Hon. Dvid Wilmou '.--, Ik or Sir la autwer t your of ibis dais. I will Sisio lltal should I b elected. Speaker, I will eonstituie the coninuliee on uW Ui.ulcl of CfalsitiUt, on the Territories and en Hie J dieiarr io ch a manner as hH b tsiisfaeio. ry to your rrieorfs and lo yourarlf. 1 at lh repreeniali of a frr Siale, and hare alway hi:rn oppored lo the eilensiun of latrr and further iliink that the f'odeul Oovetinmi should b relieved from all recpomibiliiy of Uery where they bite Um eoiiMilutinnal fiowerMo a boli.hit. WILLIAM J- HKOYVN This morning the author of diis precious epistle received 1 12 votes and was, there fore, within two vetfs of being elected to the fugh and honorable office of Speaker ol the House of Representatives of the L nited Statesthe model Republic of the world. To Messrs Wallace, Seddon and itocock lie thanks of the nation are due, for having prevenUd, by their votes, the concuinmation of this nefarious scheme of corruption and fraud. It is fortunate for the country, that their sagacity leu them to distrust their own pvrty.snd it was equally fortunate, iht,tofore the taking of another vo'e, hinwwere hazarded by some of the Whig members, that the Democratic can didate had been tampering with the Free Soilers. This awakened thtf suspicions of the rhitalry men, and inquiries were in stantly directed io this worfltu and honora ble aspirant for the Speakership, by some of his Democratic brethren of the Sout'i, as to whether he had or had not given a writ ten pledge on the subject of rlavery. His answer was a signrfican shake of the head; and ri)eueges(ions of the Whigs, that he had heen guilty of coalescing with the Freersoilcr were scoffed -at and denounced as bevngon worlhy kimanatefrom any gen lleinau of iaterritv and honor. Bui, on V , ' t 1 cerraiacd that Mr. Brown was clearly guil ty of duplicity and corruption tlut (as was remaked by a young member, Mr. Harri. of Tennessee,) while, pointing to Southern iilt'inlwiHt rittrone hand" behind him to his pat vote oik tLe admission of Texas into the Union as evidence of Itie loyally to the institutions of (he South, hie other was. at that very moment, engaged in penning a written pledge of alliance to the .titradjiMneistti &ihe.Ktomwuu The scene of exchr-ment which ensu ed on (he floor of the House and in the galleries may be better imagined than described. Honorable men of all paities were moved with indignation and contempt at this base attempt at deception, and Mr Brown and his participants in the nefarious dot were overwhelmed by a torrent of rid rule and scorn, which they ricMy merit ed. . . " " " " " - VHHMlTOSiOt ia, l89 sfbs r 't . """ i i - I he I louse met at lio ciovk. a reso I u lion wisxtiTareil to vote for Speaker by ballot Various amendments ware offer ed. ... Mr CAarva proposed to amend the res olution bv dieting the Speaker, when elected, f the power of appointing the District, Judiciary and Tririiorial commit tees; and that those committees be after- Mr. Mkadv. appealer to all Ihoie gentle men in the House vbo were determined to give permanency to our institution, lo rally and crush the spirit of fiction which was raising up its head here, lie trusted that he should never see again to the Chair such a presiding officer as was there last yeai.'wlKi iiuld by Ins vol give strength to the spirit of fanaticism. 'I he time had passed when Southern men eould tit there in silence to listen to abusesuch as bad been heaped upon them. The time had ceme when they would rallyws one man taeist all attacks upon then rights. If the House would by resolution determine to ciush all effor's tending to destroy the harmony of he Union by atlscks ou'Southeru institu tions, he would be willing to vole for any j man as sneaker willing to concede to the opposition a speaker. Mi. Root made mne humorous remarks, in which he MiHhaUhe remarks of the ig e'n'tTeman rrofiiTa. X'flfTre" well calculated to allay eioiteintnu But if a dissolution of the Union was to come, rs ihrestened, it had better laVe place be fore the House was organized, because in such ease it would not be binding. If gen Uemenvxpected the Northem men to come here with the olive branch they were mis taken. Xn the face of such remarks 1ell (rum the tips of the gentleman, no North etn man could offer an olive branch unless he was willing to seek hit pntiticai ' giave Could it be expected that - Northern- men were willing by their acts to stultify them aelves, ': ' ' Mr, Duer, of N- York; said tl e resolu tion proposing the election tf Mr Com was Biking too much of his political oppO' nents. Ia the course of- hi remarks he made some allusion to the position of gen tiemen oy ineir action anu remarks as Disunionisu, 1 ' V-" Mr. D.' was here asked to pointout such a nan, and he pointed to Mr. Meade, of Va., which latter rrndeinen .iaado some rrmsit: oi an uensi cnaracter in re- sponse; whn . ....'..; ,; . ,Mr. Duer called dins a iir.t Here scene necurrvd never before wit nessed in the hall., .Ti Sergeant-at arms of the house repaired V the floor .with i the uace, ana could with difficulty r-straio the geoUsmea on 4J U()ore lnWd. it was p- prehended that there, would. be a . general ad ray. i 1 lie scene iiehea uescriptma.j M'V , Mr. Toombs, of (Seorvia, made a vrv violent speech, ia which ho asserted what would be the aoiinn of the South unhe com- tingeney of (lie passage of a bill to iratrici erJ f '" BJ i 9 obolish it lh DisukI; of Voluubia .The real tlifiiculty tit the a ay of the organization of Jjc House Wil weJ tindf rU od, if not . cx- pressed, by every on. It was a diHicol y of a national chaacter. It grew out of the efforts of the free-soil men who wished to obtain possesioa of tho committees of the House, through whieh they expected to at. tack the institutions of the South. After many eloquent but in fl-.mstory re marks as to what would be the eourte of the South in a certain coirtingeney, he said: If there wrs any attempt t abolish alave ry in the D strict, andL to interdict it by bill in th territories, he. for nne, was ready for a dissolution of the Union. Nay, if such injustice wa to be praciiaedopon the South, he would git ry in a dissolution of the Union. As to the erginizsuou of die House l hat wa of small moment. What did they want with an organisation if the slavery question was not to be -settled. His speech was frequently cheered by Southern men. Mr Barker, of 111., made a very eloquent speech, in which he tlecland himself to be a Wilmot piovio ma, and wa frequently cheered in tbe galleries and on the floor. MrStephens, of Georgia, made a speech maintaining that die Union would be dis solved by the south if the north insisted upon excluiling them from the territories. MrColcockof South Carolina made some remarks endorsing the sentiment of the two representatives of Georgia, and main tained that if slavery was abolished in th District of Columbia, or the Wilmot pro visnadoated, the Union would be dissolved. The Soajli would show how it would be done. If either of the measures indicated were adopted be would introduce a resolu tion for the dissolution of the Union. Here he was cheered by the Southern members, or some ei them. Mr Biker said it could not be done by -resolution.. Resolutions adopted h; re .could not dissolve this glo:ious Uaion. Mr Colcock. It would conimeneo the aetf'-drFSot uiiofi, at least, Mr Baker. Siuth Carolina commenced that act eighteen years so, and ah has jMt.jeUd4mft.tU-&b,jc.uu Mr Colcook. I cofigratiilate the genffe nun from Illinois that there are other States than South Carolina which srs prepared fer the act. Georgia, Virginia all the SouVhrWtmrd make cow rnoa cue to cohr uuimite the net, if the injue'ee whichwas contetnp'sted wasxeouted Mr- Milliard made an eloquent speech in favor of ih eooiinuance of the Union; but maintained that it ornld n4 continue further, if acts of aresssionjwer madp up, on the South.' The U.iion. he said, was a thing of consent and not 4 force; It was formed by compromwe, ty bargain, and when the terms of the bargain were depart led from the Union endt. When the soul of th Union was cone, the Union must expire with it. The tout of the Union must be . found in the profound love of the Union: and that loe he maintained, could not eit if these profanities-were cairied Mtoeisct: ' .The House then proceeded to vote bo Ing the foily-first lime Tor Speaker, The following ws the result, viz: Robert M. McLane, Dem. Robert C. U inlhrop, Whig; David Wilmot, Free-ewit Edward Stanley, Whig Howell Cobb, Dem. Chalea S. Morehead, Whig Emory D -Potter. Dem. s 4 21 40 If) 24 Edward VV.-McGanlieyrWhig Linn Boyd. Dem. 26 Scattering, 33 224 No election; and the House adjourned. Washington, Dee: 14, 181. Variont pTOpomtiohS were prsehted, -pro viding for the election of Speaker by a plu rality of votes, and for a Speaker pro tenu, which were reierti'd. Tim Hon ibrn voted three times unsuccessfully, maVing 44 trials, liie hiffhest votes were as fol lows : Bovd 82, Stanly 49. Winthroo 38. Potter 24, Cobb 18. The House adjourned. FOREIGN NEWS. Vnmimitted for iht Uallinurt Americm. Bostok, Dec, 9ih, P. M. The telegraph wires between this city and Halifax havihgeen Tiiterrupted, ' We "wer unable lo obtain the newe by the Euro ia a mil ker arrival tins moraing at our port. She reached IlaLfax oa Fridt morning lat and Bmton at ? o'clock this morning. Her mails lefv for Now York at U o'clock to-day. . , ' ' la a political oatM of view the aews does not possess much interest.. There has been, a will he aero by tha fig 4 res a decliuo in Cot ion w ith a very smaM business and a dull market. Decline id. " A treaty of Navigation between Franc arid Belgium has recently been aigned and ratified. , . : Among the passenterain th Enrp is an English bearer of despatches. Tha rumor of a war between, fVkey and Russia are fast dying away. At Constan tinople tbe English ships of wsr were an chored within the Dardanelles. Th French Meet wos near Stai ma. Nothing further has transpired relative to the decision of the Emperor of Russia jHipecting Turkish al fairs. ,":.'.,'' It is poritivelv staled that tho dispute be tween France and Morocco has been settled by the Emperor conceding all the points demanded bv the Trench. , i , ciENERAr, nes FRANCE. In coaeqaenc of the eon; viction before the lMghjroiiiior"VersilIei 20 seats in th French Legisl 4iv Assembly have become vacant. , On the 15ih the high court of. Versailles pronounced , sentence, pur eeit'Umncr, of transportaiiin tr life on Ledru Roll in and 33 other persona implica ted in the June insurrection' It' wa also ordered that the sentence ' should within three days following be placarded by the common executioner oolite Pillory al Paris, but President Bonajpajtf refused lo allow the latter part of the sentence to be carried mto-AdmiuistrarioTt rcmred t TotPj-apiinstW effect. for all others. Whatever may be the result Tho condemned prisoners at Versnillea , of the pending election in the house, enough have addressed their counsel a letter dated las transpired to show that PresidenfTaylor from the prison of Versailles I4ih Nov. ; commences his administration in a minority The letter i signed bf all the condemned. . in both Hmmcs of Congress. Eleven of th accused who wore scqtiiited ' "To a man with schemes and purposes have also addressed a letter of a similar m- of his own to manage, against the inrlina lure to their counsel. The piisoners have tion of die majority, such a state of things also in iheir letter to the DemorrHic Journ als registered their declaration that they were not justly trestedbv the Judges. SPAIN. Gen. Gnrabshli h arrived at Gibraltar on board a Sardinian ship of war. l'n thousi-nd francs were ordered to be given him by the government, but h positively refused to accept diem. Private leiteis have been received from Madrid announcing the promotion of 134 officer. Theae were granted by Gen Espariero inibe latter part of his regency. The act has been recognized by the Span ish Government. This measure, it is be- lived, will impart additional strength lo 5eii. Nsrvaiez against hia intrisuers. KOME. Every thing in the Eternal City remain ed quiet on the 21t. The Pope was ex pected on that day . A new loan of one million sterling bd Uen concluded. ITALY. A large levy of troops is going on in Lombardy, causing great discontent. All who a-e able to fly are doing so. HOW THEl?USPKUONSVANISH. The Boston Herald of Saturday has the following. It is tf be remembered that the Herald has been the most foremost lo pub lish suspicious of Dr. Webster's guilt: "A man hy the name of Cobb livins in Pleasant St., and who knows Dr. Parkman well says that he met Dr. Parkman on the Common at 2i o'clock on Friday afternoon the 23d ultimo, when Dr. Parkman was last seen, and he is willing to swear that it was him and no one else that he saw on that day; and that it was nt no other dav? or nmir nesaw mm. This evidence will go to show that Dr Parkman, if he went into the Medical CotWe at 1 o'clock on the day alluded to. must have come ont agamr and laayrcbnni for '(he finding of nia hat on one of the wliarves me day that he was missing. 1 here are also many oth er who wul swear that they saw Dr Park- man on the afternoon of Friday, the 23d of IMovember. MORE' CONSISTENCY. " We learn from Washington, that Mr Pot ter i supposed to be a free sotler. It is said further, mat a number of Southern Locofo- cos, among them several Virginiaus, voted for him!!! Rich IFIiig. -- Washington, Dec. 6. 1819. I have it from an official sonree that Sam bal Medart. Esq. editor of (he Ohio Staletmnn, and late Postmaster at Collum- bus,1s a defaulter to the Government in the rm of t677 Ample time has been given him for the adjustment of Iris accounts, and a final demand for payment made and re fused. A transcript is threfore to be sent tothe Attorney for Ohio, with instructions to commence suit. Mr. Medary will thm have an opportunity to try 7 the practical workings of the Sub-Treasury system which he labored so assiduously to estab- liih. uV. Y. Courier - Congresa nnd Oen. Taylor. Referring to the repeated trials 'and re peated failures of Congress to elect a Speak er, the Washington Kepublic has the fol lowing sensible remarks, which we recom mend to the consideration of our readers. It cannot be that the American People, have arrayed themselves -against Gen. Tay-; lor, because, to suppose so, would be to charge them with condemning a man, not only before he has been tried, but before he has performed an act for which he could he put upon trial. We fully agree wifl the Republic in ita congratulations that the seat of the sover eignty is transferred from the White House to the Capitol, evea if atlained only at the expense ol a Whig frcsidcnt. Says the Republic? Thechances of politics lrave placed Pres ident Taylor in a position where he is una ble to command majority in cither House of C ongress.- Thi pbsi tron is not the; to suit of any adverse public opinion founded on the measures of his administration. It precedes the development of his measures. It is no verdict or condemnation on any thing tliat President Taylor has done, or has omitted to do, because he found an ad verse Senate at hia inauguration, and the representative elections held since -the 4th of March were held before there had been any opportunity of defining any administra tive pelicy. "We regard this state f things, fherefore. as merely fortuitous. It is the fortune of political warfare. Strange enough ir" cer tainly is, while he entcrtaines and professes opinions which he unquestionably shares with a majority of the people, and has de clared over Si overagain that it is his purpose and policy to giveeffect to the will of the peo ple (nits constitutional expression that the po litical dements should have taken such com binations that even the organization of the House i embarrassed hy an adverse ' pre judgment. Noone doubts the stern integri ty of die gallant old man. No one doubts hia devoted patriotism, his unshrinking cour age, Lis fidelity to die Constitution, his attachment to the Union. . We all believe the American people- are disposed to give' him fair play, and judge him by his meas ure; and yet the concurrence of,' ad verse circumstance threatens to place' him at the start in a Iesa lavoralilo position than that of, the papers of the accused, whicl tend great any of hia predecessors. . The elder Adams, ' Ir to thicken other clicumsiancea 'a'(TnaT at die first session after his election, counted him. Among other things found was a decided, majority in both branches of the! no e for 42400 belonging to Dr. Parkman legislature.,; Mr. Jefferson, at the first aes- against Professor Webster. ' sion alter his election, with a Senate about! ' '' '.. '.. '' equally divided, bad a Democratic majority The Hon Thomas BctLek Kiso of Ceo. in the House. ,,, Mr. J. Q.' Adams had a gia reraains in California. : There is a re decided majority of friends in die Senate, . port that he has ' resigned his scat ' in tho and n the Ilogse Speaker friendly to die Ho-Jse of Rcpresentativca. ; , ' would oe surncientiy cnscouraing. n were the result-of President Taylor's acts, the consequence of unpopular recommen dations, or the suggestion of unwise meas ures, his friends might have some reason ,for despoudency. But the triumph will be so much the greater, and tne merits or the President will be so much more distinguish ed, if, in the face of those embarrassments, it should turn out that his measusss, by their moderation, their wisdom, and thoir popu larity, commend themselves to a majority of both houses of Congress. ' Certain it U that he eanuot rely upon tho favorable pre possessions of the legislature. He has nothing to rely upon but the honesty of his intentions, the disinteres'.eanesii ol It is patri otism, his fidelity to the Union, and the jus tice of the American people. In these we find hope rnotigli and strength enough. The people have elevated him to the position he occupies. He will govern his public course with a single eye to the people's welfare, and with deferential respect to the people's will. If under these circumstances he should fail to receive the people? approbation, he cannot be deprived of the consciousness of having sought to merit it by an upright, direct and patriotic policy. "Whatever may be the final organization of the house we are well persuaded that it can not fall into the hands of the friends of ill e late adminiRtration. The majority of the house, we doubt not, regard the house in its true con stitutional character as the grand inquest of the nation. It will be an enquiring house, and a reform ing hrmser a house solicitous to facilitate rather than suppress investigation, and to communicate to the people all that is theigftt'ttftd-tnteret-of -4hc ' This, at all events, will be a triumph of the Whig party thai representatives have been elected prepared to vindicate their constitu tional relations to the executive and to trans fer the seat of the sovereignty from the white house to the Capitol from the bu reaus of the departments to the committee rooms of Congress from the hands of the President to the hands of the people. This for-twenty years has hem the great object of the Whig 'conflict and if it -is tohe - at tainedonlyat the expense of a Whig Pres ide at, it ik some consolation, at alt've veals, that it has been attained." We are bound, however; in candour, and in justice to Mr. Clingman, to say, that in the warning he has given the North of the grave consequences of persisting in meas ures obnoxious to the Southern States, he has unquestionably not misjudged tho tem per of the jnibiie miad. Rich. Timet. Ralxioh, Dec. 15th, 1819. RAIL ROAD CONVENTION FOR THE COUNTY OF WAKE. Agreeably to announcement, a numerous and highly respectable convention of the Citizens of Raleigh and County of Wake, took place at the Court House (to-day). The meeting was organized by the appoint ment of the Hon. Jno.- Hi "-Bryan fc?hir man, and B. B. Smith, Secretary. General Saunders, on behalf of the Delegation from : the County of Wake, .! the Greensboro' Convention, made a highly satisfactory .re port of the proceedings of said Convention; and then entertained the meeting for tbe spaee-of two hours, ia a Beech replete with i sound argument, and thrilling eloquence in favor of the great Central Rail Road scheme the successful completion of which the General most conclusively demonstrated to the satisfaction of all present, was identified With th belt interest, the glory and honor of the State. The Hon. Cakiu Graves and Ex-Governor Morehead, were each called out and likewise made, ia turn, m.Tny judicious and striking observations, all tending to show the importance of the great work in hand. This was truly an eventful day. A most powerful effect, upon die minds of many, hitherto,.. incredulous, was .mada by .a, pie statement of facts and figures; and, as the result of this day's effort, Wake County and the City of Raleigh together, add be tween 30 and 40 thousand dollars more to their former subscription. Messrs. Wm. White, heraay, Jas. T. Mariott and B. B. Smith, were appointed a committee to re ceive any additional subscriptions that may be made, and report the aame to the State Commissioners. ( ' On motion the Convention adjourned. , J50. H. BRYAN, CAW B. B. Smith, Aec'y. Jiotton Tragedy-- fluriuloflht tuppoted remaiiU of Dr. Parkman. i Boston, Dee. 0. ' Tre supposed remains of Dr- Parkman were boned from the residence. No 8, Walnut street, this morning. A large eon .course of peisons were persent, mostly ate, trscted hy curiosity. , , The funeral proceeded to the Tiiniiy Church Cameirf. where tit remaius were deposited in a vault., r The mysterious and horrible affair loses none of ita interest; on th . contrary, it seems to increase with every new revelation made. Tho inquest progresses very !ow. ly. ( i' ' ,- .. ;. - ' Ii is reported this afternoon that impor tant discoveries have been made araonir TH E F1RST1) EMtirR JSTKrCAUCUS. CrrtJifilrHcetflUN..YCummtttiU. Th caucus of Democrts was preid4- over by Jutle Uowlin, of Mjurotrrtrind Messr Robmsou and Arr telle were . : pointed Secret ti. s. , , Mr. Went wwth of lllin is, made so(ntT remaiks that betuytd a distrust nf the ir, rangemenis which, he intimated, had letit maue hi sucn a maimer as eumpieiely loiU prive ihe ennveniiQn of freedom of action, lie referred to the almost moral certainty that a poininaiion lor Speaker and Clerk had been already agreed upon, and in view oi mat tact ramer apo oizea lor his own j I r sence at the nieeting il sid th distinguished Southern man who wa about be presented to Hie puny might-com m wid his support, for lie could in.lrti.ind l!ie ft elings which prompted them to stand upon all occassions for what they "Consider " the ittte esi of their homes and GreiJ but be must beg to be spared the infliction) of any more dugh fnceism upon the l)m ocracy. Ti is was a csveat s-jninsi thw expected n dminati hi of Mn Forney for clerk. Mr Meade, of Virginia, was about t ' protest sgainst the supposition that h ou!d lie bound lo s ippott the nomination F a Wilmot Proviso man. for mr nnln bntever, huld th caucus n fai ard its duties as to make such one- kr ' he had hardiy begun when he was pacifiodj by the assurance that his own b hived Southr v ' should have eveiy thing it own way. Mr. dooth, of Connecticut, a Van Buret free soi!er, wbjO seemed lo have come rather as a witness ihan an actor, took snoteof llii passage, and rose lo ubscrv ilmt, a if aeemvd to have been tacitly screed that all who stayed would be moiallc hound i.. suppoit the decision of the caucus, whsi- ever it migiuoe, n ttnotuu wittidrawj which he accordingly did The business of tho meetmgwas the it narmoiiidualy proceeded with. . The extreme Southern men affect ed soma hoitiliiv in Mr. f!.ihl. .,.,1 m. Alde thereftw nominal Mr. R'reilardQn; oi Illinois tr Speaker." Mr. Kchinsoo, of La., proposed Mr. Howell Cobb-of Oa. anl Measrs, Jacob ThompsqnLpfPaand.J--DrPottef, of Ohio, were named; The result " of the first ballot was as follows: Cobb. 47 Richardson. - 14 Thompson. 11 Potter. 7 s. - - - '-" 79 Mr. Cobb, havinr Uius received fiftei " majority over all was declared tha eamliJ.t of the parly for Speaker. 1 he number of votes for clerk was 80, of which J. W. Forney, of PhilaJelDhia. re. ceived 06; B. B. French 21: and James M. Berrett.'). ForneV Was therennnn J- clnred nominated, a majority of the anti- 11 unlet and anti-Buchanan Northern Dem. oerat then retired, Newton Lane, of It v.. whn mm, wlih. , .S.....5- . 7-J . ........ in a few vote of bem returned from th Louisville distitct to Consresa at the late election, and who was sergent-at-arms to the llouso in the 29ih Congress, waa nomi nat d for that office, bv strue twentv mi. jority over Jesse E; Down, hoMlIeroic Age- oi in union. And tne entertain ment of the evenino- wera ' rnncloiUd sv nomination of B. O. Brown, of Ohio, tob aoorkeener f the hnnie. Mr Riavh im Um gentleiv who when a tlerk in thettl- I ..it tm a a. . . - I a ----- - - canvass, procured for himse'f a singular ' notoriety by perambulating tho country, m tkinsr speeches, comparing Geo. Taylor' auuiioi a ouice. uunn? tne at rresttieatiat io ute uevti. THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT. - BRITAIN. f It is stated in a let er of tha 8th of last month, from a correspondent, of tha New Yrk Express at Leon de Nicaragua, that Mr CiiATriELo, as agent of the British Government, had taken possession of the Island of 1 igre in the name of the Queen of Great Britain; that the ceremony of oc cupation took place under the cover of an armeU r.irce, wiiu the nr ng of cannon and much parade; and tnat ihoflas of Hon duras was torn down and that of England run up nnd saluted. The account further states that Mr. So, tiir.R, our Minister in l-ehU J Atherajnfp of the cession o ' the island to the United Slates, an. I expressed his expectation that an evecuation would be ordered imaiadif afely. Mr. Chatfield, in reply, denied tha right nf Honduras lo make a cesrnon of0' portion of her territory, because ahe herself had no right to a national existence: Our r outrage by the British ara mentioned but tho letter i f doubllul authenticiiy Oue of later date from Leon, pwblished ta fhe New York Tribune, say nothing of the occurrences socirctimMnntisMy set lor'h -in the correspondence of the Expre speaks of the conclusion of a compart of Confederation betwen the Slates nf Nicar . gua, San Salvador and Hondora. I' waa expected that Gustenula and Costa Bio would come also into the Union and th the fire State would from the .avw Ke public of Central America.- ; f The indication ol the English piess on the subject of the Nicaragua question show -a spirit and temper quite oppooed lo tha -whole course of CHTrwi conduct in Central America. Lord PAUrnsTOsisrs. buked. also and is advised to reconsider ceitain view of kis, heretofore expressed upon tho question. -"""' ' j The London. Time takes the plain ground that tlx protectorate of England over th Musqaiio iribc was formally, surrenderetl to ?pain by tha treaty of 1760. and thai tho Spanuh A merican Suite whoso " mdepea dence has beeareeognised bf Span, of rived by that recognition alt the territorial right formerly held in that quarter by ,D Spanish crown, ' -jv ITThe propoaiti.m for a Bank at lb place tho fancoloton CourWr.) .", to meet' with' much favo uuonf out oa"? nest men."
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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