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I if i a ct'Dathutloir of mnrnt, uiihout any pre vious authority conferred by Cngres : and ilierriijon lo apoly (or admission iatoihe union.. It was uuder this stale of thing, and under the . Influence of ibse oliHoni, that the order of the 1 9th 'November Ut was glren, and executed in ihc manner w e have seen. The order indicate ho boundary, and define no teiriiory, except by the name ol New Mexico; and io far as that Indicated anr thln:rtl referred to a known TrJ fitory, which bad teen organized under military authority, approved by the Executive, and left Tor more than three yean. It appears to the President that such an order could not bare J ' t: Secondly, you ask whether the proclamation jof Odoriel Munroe meets' with the approval of Ihe President of the Untied States J I. Tq determine thi question it is necessary to look at the object of the proclamation and the effect f the proceedings bad under it. - If the object was lo assume the authority to Settle the disputed boundary with Texas, then the President has no hesitation in saying that Such object does not meet his approbation, be ause be docs not believe tha the Exectitire irancb of this Government, or the inhabitants j of New Mexico, or both combined, hare any ( onfitutIouai authority to settle that question. ( tj'hat belongs either to the judicial department ' of the Federal Government or la the concurrent Action by agreement or the iegjslative Depart, rnentsof the Governments of the United States and Texas. But it has ban sufficiently shown that Col. Monroe could have had no such ob isct. and thai bis intention was merely to act in x tw w ' ' " - i aid of the people in forming a State conetitu j tlon to be submitted io Congress. Assuming jthen that such a'cbnstilu'.ion has been formed, j what is its effect upon. I he disputed boundary ? If it compromits the rights of either party to that question, then it does not meet the Presi dent's approbation ; for he deems it his duty to jeive the settlement of that question to the tri bubal io which it constitutionally belongs. It jis sufficient fur him that this boundary is in dis. pule ; that the territory oast ofthe Rio del Norte seems to be claimed in good faith both by Texas and New Mexico, or rather by the United Slates. Whatever might be his judg inentln regard to their respective rights, he has tto power lo decide upon them, or even lo nego. tiato in regard to ihem ; and therefore it would bo Improper Gr him to express any opinion. Thi subject matter of dispute is between the Inhabitants of New .Mexico and Texas. If hoio people should voluntarily consent to come Under the jurisdiction of Texas, such consent Would not bind the United States or takeaway their title to the territory. So, on the other hand, if Ihey should voluntarily claim thelitJe for the United Slates, it would not deprive Tex iai'of her rights. Whatever those rights may 'bt tbey can only be effected by her own acts or a judicial decision. The State constitution formed by New" Mexico can have no legal val. - Uitjr until it is recognised and adopted by the law-making power of (he United Slates. Un til thai is done, it has no sanction, and can have no effect, upon the rights of Texas or of the United States lo the territory in diopote. And fl is not to be presumed that Congress will ever give its sanction to thai constitution without first providing for the settlement of this bound. ary. Indeed, no Government, either Terrilo. rpa or Slate, can Imj formed for New Mexico, without providing for settling ibis boundary. . Hence he regards the formation of (his State j constitution as a mere nullity. It may be re. garded, indeed, as a petition to Congress to be j milted .ts a Stale, but until, Congress shall i grant the prayer of such petition, by legal en. : aclmehts, it affects the rights of neither party, j But as it is the right of all to petition Congress I (or any law which it may constitutionally pass, I this DeODle were in the exercise of v right when they formed their constitution with $ a bie w of apply ing toCongress for admission as a Stale, and as he thinks the act can pfeju. ; dice no one, he feels bound to approve of the , conduct of Col. Munroe, in issuing his procla. rotation, i - y J I am, directed also to Slate that, in the Pre. ;j sident's opinion, it would not be just to sup. spise that the late President desired to manifest j any unfriendly attitude or aipect towards Texas, lor the claims of Texas. The boundary be! tween Texas and New Mexico was known lo disputed; and it was equally well known, Jhat the Executive Government of the United States bad no power to settle that dispute. It disbelieved that the Executive power has not iwUbed it certainly does not now wish to interfere wjtj) that question in any manner whatever, as a question of title. j In one of bis last communications to, Con Egress, that of the 17th of June last, the late President repeated ibe declaration that he had , tad oowtr to decide the question of boundary, t kid do desire to interfere with jt, and lhartbe .'imboritylo setlle that question resides else, were. The object of the Executive Govern tnent has been, and as I am authorized to say it certainly now is, o secure the peace of the country ; tp maintain, as far as practicable, the , slats f things as it existed at the date of the jtieatyj and to uphold and preserve the righls rl, the respective parlies, as Ihey were under ibe solcmu guaranty of the treaty, until the I hlgbly Interesting question of boundary should Ibe finally seltled by competent authority. This -treaty, which is now he supreme law.o the laid, declares, as before staled, that ihe inbab. iUnts shall be maintained and protected in the fore enjoyment of their liberty and property, arid secured in the free exercise of their reli gion.; It will, of course, be the President's duty tosee that this law U suitained. and the protection which it guaranties made effectual and this is the plain and open path of Execu iive fluty, )n which he proposes to tread. j Other transactions of ;a very crave ch ler ire alluded to and rieciird in vnur arac- ; leocy's letter. To those transactions I am now . directed not more particularly loadteri, be. Cause (be only questions propounded byyoure. fpet ihe authority under which Col. Munroe acted, and the approval! or disapproval of bis rolamation. Vour Excellency's commuoica. lioA' and Ibis answer M'illj lm immediately laid be (ore Congress, and the President j will take Matj occasion to bring to its notice the iransac tiopv alluded to above. ' ; j It! if known to your Excellency that the ques tion! growing out of the acqnijition of Cali fornia nd New Mexico, iandamnng them the highly Important one of the boundary of Texas, have steadily engaged tfee attention of both louses of Congress for many months, and still engage tf, with inlense interest. It is under. Stood that the Legislature of Txas will be shortly in session, and will hare the boundary que st ion also IWore it. It is a delicate crisis fn our public affairs, not free, certainly, rom possible dangers; but let us confidently trust that fr iiKtSre. moderation. ana pamoijim, ana gyp of the Uniuji, may inspire such couo sels, Ibothin ihe Government of the United States andthat of;Texasks sbatl carry the country trough these dangers, andbrjng it safely out of iherri all, andj with renewed as suranceof mutual respect and. harmony in the great j fmily of States, ' ; , I have honor to be, with entire reganCyoor Excellency's most obedient Servant, X ' PAN'L WEBSTER. To his Excellency P. II. KcU, ; r. Governor of Texas. IN SENATE. Friday. August 0, 1850. j ElcctrIasuctiv ppwer. Mr. BENTON, rheejiate will 'recollect that at the last session of Congress I presented a memorial from Dr. Charles G. Page, setting forth " that be had discovered a mode of apply, ing electro. magnetic power to the purposes of navigation and locomotion, and as a general substitute for the dangerous angency of steam," and that an appropriation of twenty thousand dollars bad been made to eqable inem to lest bis discovery by practical experiments. These expriments have been made, and Dr. Page deems lit his duty lo communicate these results lo Cougfe$ and the country.jand to do it in a manner more satisfactory tbap by a mere writ len report to Congress. For ibis purpose he proposed lo exhibit the result of his experiment, and illustrate them bv remarks1 and exolanatinn- and, as the most suitable place, and at a time most convenient to the members of Congress, officers of ibe Government, and the citizens, will exhibit his experiments at the Smithsoxi ax Institute, in this city to-morrow evening Saturday, commencing at a quarter before six o'clock. ; The practical Question which haa nifnn!J . , A i j. . w Dr. Page is the question of cost money cost -of producing this power, jits capacity and applicability convenient and safe. But the great question of cost remained, and that has been deemed loo great lo admit of its use in the bu. siness operations of the icountrv. In Enron the cost has been held to be fifty limes greater man mo cost ot producing steam. Dr. Page in a written communication, now in my hands says that he produces this power at a less cost than steam power can be produced. His words are : ) i, ! is fc f With the same size of battery, and much less cost, I am enabled now toi exert a foCe of six hundred pounds where, little more than a year ago, I obtained a force of only fifty pounds. With a consumption of two arid a half pounds of zinc, I now produce one horse power for iwenty-fbur hours. This is nearly as cheap as the cheapest steam engine in the world, and much cheaper than steam under some condi lions." Supposing Dr. Page to be right in (his state, ment of the present cosl of producing the elec tro magnetic power, the hitherto insuperable objection lo ita use as a propelling power is en lirely obviated, and the cost actually converted into a consideration in its favor. It is now cheaper, and must become more so when the demand for zinc shall occasion that to be brought into market which is now thrown away, as a refuse of lead ore, in the vast lead mines of Missouri and the Unnr Mii.,;i T. i ge now gives eignt cents a pound for the zinc wu.co.ne uses: when a large demand is crea ted for it, it may be furnished for much less, and at the same time open a market for an article now thrown away. j So much for comparative cost the electro magnetic power becoming an economy a mo neyed economyin its production. But how many economies will follow from its use ? Dr. Page enumerates ihem, putting at their head, and justly, the economy of human life, now so deplorably wasted by the dangers incident to the 4ise of steam. , All danger, from explosion, and the main cause of danger from conflagra. Hon, will be avoided a consummation devout, ly lo be wished by every human being. Other economies are thus slated. Is navigations saving room in the vessel, the engine and bat tery requiring but little space, and ibe fuel very compact, compared to coal doing away with chimneys, smoke-stacks, and their cumbrous fix. tures instantaneous communicabijity of the full power, so important in changing course and avoiding collision capacity id run a blockade, making no noise and showing I nn nht at pleasure simplicity in the construction of TC55e,9-a,m,rwion ol insurance from absence of danger from explosiona and conflagrations, and less danger frorn collisions In land car mage no stoppages fo take in wood or water, and saving the Xpense of all structures and aHendauce for such purposes, one charge of the battery being sufficient fjr twenty. four hours, or .- u uangerio cars or properly from fires diminution of ' insurance from absence of danger from fire comfort to passengers in free, dom from smoke, sparks, and ashes safe en. trance into towns and cities from the absence of all the annoyances and dangers which result trom the use of steam. Such are some of ihe economies claimed by Dr. Page, of which, one alone, that of human life, wotild give an jm. measurable preponderance to this power over steam, ifjhe cost of its production should be made equal, much more if it should be made cheaper than steam, as Dr. Page avers it can be. All these points will be illustrated to-mor. row evening, when Dr. Page will run a circu- rVWL U an e,ec'ro.magnetic battery or five-horse power, and will exemplify in prac tical experiment all the advantage and capa- -w "v u uaa viaiuiifu tor mis new now. : Mr. President, I lake some pride in matin Ibis communication to the Senate. I took the moving in the matter at the fast session, and procuring ihe appropriation nffe20.000 to ena ble Dr. Page lo go on with his experiments. I took the risk ihe risk of ridicule which at lends great j projects ending in failure. The pr.rje.ctor and his backers receive pitiless ridi ctile under auch circumstancesf As a hacker of Dr. Page, I have taken ibe Hsk of this ridi cole, and mean to lake it still deeper. I mean to move another appropriation ir Dr. Pace one that will enable him to make an experinjent on a scale commensurate to t he grandeur of the enterprise, the stake whicbtbJ human race has jri its success, and the wealth and power ot the United Slates, to whom its firsf advantages and ent ire glory is to redound, if successful. I shall move an appropriation t'tr-wora a ship of war or a. merchant vessel by this new power, and deem ibe decision of the question wonh all the money lp be pipeded, and allllbe risk of ridi cule to be incurred. Jf! successful, it will be ao aayance upoii the use of steam power equal to the advance of that power fpver sails, oars, aou woeeis. Since the commencement of the Republic. 62 Cabinet Ministers have been taken from Slave Slates,raod 60 from Free Slates, . 0:: important Resolutions. XMeP0Uer Representatives. 'A portion of the Southern members ot the House of Representatives, held a meeting a few evenings ago, and appointed the following membera' to draft resolutions M defining their positions at the present crisis," viz : ! 'Messrs., Toombs, ; (Chairman,) Seddou, Thompson, Houston, Bowie, Clingman, Burt, Cabell, Hilliaid,. Morse, Johnson, More he ad, Green, Howard, Thomas. , J 4 -fH ' This committee, on ported ibe following which were adopted : Saturday evening, re. important, resolutious, 1. Resolved, That no citizen shall be de prived of his life, liberty or property, except by the judgment of his peers, and the laws of the land, and that the common law, as it existed in the American Colonies on the 4th July, 1776, and the Constitution and laws of the United States applicable to our territories, shall be the fundamental law of said! territory. . 2. Resolved, That in the event the non slavebolding Slates object thus to put the life, liberty and property of American citizens un der American laws, we will insist upon a divi. sion of the country on the line of 36 30', with a distinct recognition and protection of proper ty in slaves. 3. Resolved, That we will not vote for the admission of California, unless the Southern boundary be restricted to the parallel of 36 30' north latitude. M 4. Resolved, That we will not agree to any boundary between Texas and New Mexico, which proposes lo cede to New Mexico any portion of territory south of the parallel of 36 30' north latitude and west of the Rio Grande, prior to the adjustment of the territorial ques. lions. ; 5. Resolved, That tha representatives of the slaveholding States will resist by all usual le gislative and constitutional means, the admis sion of the Stale of California and the adjust, ment of the Texas boundary, until a settlement of the territorial questions!, j 6. Be' it further resolved. That the powers and duties of the committee of fifteen be con tinned until the further action of the meeting that the chairman of that committee, by the concurrence of any three members thereof, may at any time call a meeting of the repre sentatives of the slaveholding States. Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun. Washington Aug. 11, 1850. Opposition to the Texas Boundary Bill Dem agogueism Caucus of Nullifiers Benton's new Movement. i ! Scarcely has the Texas! boundary bill the most important of all the measures before Con. gress passed the Senate before the anti-Ame. ricans commence again their assaults upon it. They are determined to kill it in the House if they pan, and to do it by the same combination which destroyed the compromise bill, to wit : &' combination of the Southern nullifiers with the Northern abolitionists or free soilers. Query: Will the country permit Congress thus to trifle with the peace and prosperity of the nation ? -The demagogue Seward is again in the field in Ihe House, where he intends lo rally his New York friends against the bill, aided and abetted by Stevens, the abolitionist from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and by Mr. Wilmot, the faction ist. Let the food and moderate mn nf 1M. n . w rn.rn.rn v I A 1 W VT York and Pennsylvania stand firm by the pat riots from Illinois, Indiana, and the whole North-west, and let the national patriots of the South give them a fair support, and the battle may yet be won. Simultaneous with the clandestine proceed ings of Ex-Gov. Seward, the nullifiers held a caucus last night, at which it was agreed to defeat Mr. Pearce's bill, if possible, in the House ; and to be satisfied with nothing but the actual territory east of the Rio Grande, the di vision of California by the line of 36 30, and the same division of the territories. In addi. lion to this, the positive recognition of slavery south f the line 36 30 is to be insisted on as a conditio sine qua non. Of course they know that to be an impossibility, and for Ibis very reason it is demanded by them. If insisted oil, it would defeat the California and the territori al bills, and he bill for settling the boundary of Texas. These bills defeated, it is intended to adjourn in a mild row, and then agitate in the States preparatory to a final dissolution of the Union. That is ihe real object.of some of the ultras, and inaction of Congress, it is supposed, will prepare the way. Fortunately, less than half the Southern members only attended the caucus; and out of this fraction ttoelve were known to be opposed to the scheme. O glori ous patriotic dozen ! The dissolution of the. Union will prove the toughest work yet attempted by Southern and Northern madcaps. It will pulverize them; but it will dissolve nothing. Meanwhile let us watch Seward, Stevens andjiVilmot. Stevens, we know, is ready foi a fight; as he has proved in the buck-shot war of Pennsylvania, when he jumped out of the window. Seward is de termined to head Fillmore, and Wilmoi is so mad, as to believe in his own doctrine. The crisis is approaching. , The Southern ultras now maintain that Tex as has no right to alienate (7!) any portion of her territory. It belongs to ihe Sooth, and the Soulh alone have a right to dispose of it. This is the bran-new. Southern Slates' rights doc trine, manufactured in caucus. What next as the frog said when his (ail dropped off. The St. Louis Union and Intelligencer an nounce the important fact that Mr. Benton means to run for Congress in the St. Louis District, with a view to be elected Speaker of the House, in which capacity' he could do more service to the country than ad pater Senatus in the body of which be is now so distinguished a member. He is no doubt the very best per. son to. preserve order in any legislative body. If he is ever elected Sneaker, it will K M bono pacts. There will be no war with! Portugal ; nor is there any auch violence contemplated. Natioos do not go to war with each; other for ninety thousand dollars. I will give you the (acts in ihe case to morrow. X- Mr. Clat. The visitors nt Saratoga have addressed a letter to Henry Clay, no merously signed, expressing tbeir deep re gret that the Compromise Bill has been defeated, and the bope still entertained by them that either it or a series of measures embodying its provisions may yet become a law. The male visitors, we are told, signed the letter en masse ? and represent ing all the sections of the country, as they do, their earnestly expressed wish for an adjustment of the present difficulties is, na doabt, the general sentiment of the country. THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN. Sallabnrr. If C. I TnriLSDAT ETOUC, ATCrST 22, 1850. We hare the pleasure of publishing, this week, several items of news of great interest. The Texas Boundary Bill which was announc ed last week at having passed the Senate, has gone through the House of Representatives by a large majority. The passage of the Califor nia bill, andTan act to establish the Territory! a &.T 1 oi new Mexico, are measures wmcn have al so passed the Senate, and the- prospect is fair they will be promptlyjacted upon in the House. The signs of the times are becoming more fa vorable, though faction is notyet at an end. Commencement at Davidson College. We have received several communications con cerning the late commencement at Davidson College, one of which was published last week. We have, besides, a letter by Judge O'Neal, published in ihe Columbia, S. C. Temperance Advocate, which we propose to copy in part. The communications addressed to us directly, are necessarily very similar, and having pub lished one, we doubt not ihe wishes of those who wrote the others; are fully met, and that they will understand, by this explanation, why their favors do not appear. Electro-Magnetic Power. The reader will find in another column, a most interesting ac count of a late experiment at Washington, by Professor Page, on this subject. It is now prelly certain, if this account be true, and it is so gen erally received, that the application of this new power to machinery is not only practicable, but can hi used at a smaller cost than steam. What a change it will produce in the machinery and arts of (he world. It will be the very thing for boats and ships. No explosions no deaths by scalding, and it will do away with hot fires fur raising steam, and in that way remove another great cause of danger. The Plank Road. We learn that the corps of Engineers employed io surveying the route for the Fayetleville and Western Plank Road, are now within a few miles of Salisbury. They have completed the survey to the Trading Foard on the Yadkin. I (KT Why can't brother Badger, of the Hor net's Nest, leave it for a while and come down and see us ? We will take a Jlying visit rath, er than miss. We want to shake OCT .0 with him. We would be glad if old Rip had a few more "Hornets" who would sting his drowsy Watchmen who are sleeping at their posts. We clip the above from the Camden Jour nal, a disunion paper. We should not notice it but for the reason of an evident allusion to us. And even with that it is hardly worth the time. The editor, like the mad genius whom he compliments, is dead to National peace, and alive alone to rebellion. If to support the Un ion, the peace and harmony of the Country : if to strive for the continuance of that state of things which renders the editor and his family secure in the enjoyment of the blessing of civ. il and religious liberty, is drowsiness," then we never wish to awake to any olher state on earth. This is our feeling, and we believe the day is far distant when " old Rip" will regard so much the buzz of the few feeble Hornets in his bounds as to heed at all their alarm notes. He may open bis eyes, and for amusement, watch their girations in the air see them fly high and low, hither and thither, and laugh that they travel any course with the same facility. The people of Greensborough are go ing to build a Town Hall. It is to be done by a Company. The building will probably be three stories high, and the first and third sto ries so arranged as to meet the wants of those who may wish to rent offices, dec. The Hall, oiMbe second story, will; also be rented as oc casion may require its use. It is expected to make it a profitable investment. The idea of building a Town Hall has been entertained by some of our Salisbury folk. Surely there is no town in Western Carolina more in need of such a building. fcT We tender our thanks to Mr. Langdon of the Mobile Advertise? for a pamphlet copy of his R?ply to the Committee of twenty. seven. He has done himself credit by this production, and we trust his plain, practical and thorough views of the subjects under consideration, may nave a wide circulation. SUPREME COURT AT MORGANTON. We have been favored by the Clerk with the fnlW. ing opinions of this Tribunal delivered since it tm- menced its session at Morganton : Rcffix, J. Heirs at Law of R. T ty, exparte, from Rutherford : order below erroneous. McDowell, navi rr I E. Reppey vs. W. J. T. Miller, adm'r, Law, from Ueaveland. Judgment reversed, and ventre de novo. Lewis Camp, eU al. vs. A. R. Homesly, from Cleave land. Judgment affirmed, j Nash, J. W. D. Jones vs. Wm. H. Gannan, in Equi ty, from Buncombe, demurrer sustained, and bin dis missed with costs. Robert Murray and wife vs. E. King, in Equity, from Buncombe. Bill dismissed with costs. ; Thomas S. Dearer vs. EHer and Hamilton, in Eoui ty, from Buncombe ; interlocutory order confirmed, and defendant pavs costs. James Bivins & Co. vs Samuel Flemmin?, Law, from Burke ; judgment reversed. . TzMMson, J. A. SeUers vs W Halcup, Peter S. Hal cup, in Equity, from Macon decree for plaintiff, and an account-ordered. A. J.M. Brayer. et. al. vs Joseph Hardin, et als., from Cleaveland, in Equity;; bjunclkm continued to hearing, and defendant pays cost. J F E Hardy and W Colraan vs J Dunlap, W Da m rlu'ty rDm Bubcombe ; referred to Clerk. EH Cunningham vs W W Davies, in Equity, from sdecL ' confirmed and injunction dis- Samuel Meadows vs Samuel Smith, in Equity, from Buncombe ; decree for plaintiff, and injunction continu ed, and defendant navs cost, i Charles Cagle vs Alexander Hamilton, from Hender, ou , juugmeni reversed and venire de novo. Alexander Fox vs Robert B Wood, from Buncombe judgment reversed. Bynum W Bell vs W W ?earcely, from McDowell - TrastmilUd for the PLertburg Intelligencer. .YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS OF ' : CONGRESS. . Washisqtow, August 13,' P. M. . SENATE. After the morning business, the California Bill was taken up by the Senate. Messrs. Jefferson Da,vis and Clements spoke against the Bill, and in warning of its results. Mr. Houston defended his vote for the bill, and attacked the Nashville Convention. Messrs. Barnwell, Davis of Mississippi, and The question was then taken and the a a ' Houston continued toe debate. bill was passed by the same vole as on ihe en. , 9 grossment, except that Mr. Jones, who was present, voted for the bill. Mr. Downs was absent. Yeas 34, Nays 18. The Bill giving a government lo New Mex ico was taken up, and made the special order until disposed of. HOUSE. The Senate bill, granting an increased pen drawal of amendments in Committee of ihe Whole, without Ihe unanimous consent of ihe Hou? ; also iheir cutling-off practice of offrr- ing amendments and ibeir withdrawal and re- newal by every one who choose lo make five minutes' speeches after debate had closed. The proposition was strenuously opposed by Messrs. McLane, Inge and others. Motions to lay on Ihe table, rails of ihe House, and go into Committee, were rejected until 2 o'clock; when, without taking .he ques- t.on, the House went into Committee of the Whole. Whole. Mr. Seddon occupied the floor for an hour against the position of ihe President's Message, and the power of tbe Government lo coerce a State into forced obedience. He slated that iiiuugu tor rrrsiueni s recommenuaiions were inconciliatory, yet the sentiments emlnKlied in Ibe Message were directly antagonistical to though the Presidenl's recommendations were inconciliatory, yet the sentiments emlxKlied in sovereign States Tbe- Committee rose and journed. the House ad- The following is the vote in the U. Slates Senate on Monday on the engrossment of ihe bill admitting California as a Slate of the Un ion : Yeas Baldwin, Bell, Benion, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Chase, Cooper, Davis of Mass.! Dickinson, Dodge of Wis., Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Ewing, Felch, Hale, Hamlin, Hous ton. Miller, Norris, Phelps, Sewaid, Shields, Smith, Spruance. Sturgeon, Underwood, Up. ham, Wales, Walker, Whitcomb and Win throp 32. Nays Atchison, Barnwell, Berrien, Buller, Clemens, Davis of Miss., Dawson, Downs, Foote, Hunler, King, Morton, Pratl, Rusk, Se. bastian, Soule, Turney and Yulee 18. .. Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun. Washington, August 14lh 1850. The Portugal Despatches. Payment of the whole Claims, but Closing of the Ports. Portugal has made an offer (under du ress) to pay every dollar claimed by the citizens of the United States without de ducting a penny ; but she states to Mr. Clay, our Charge at Lisbon, that she did so, not because she was convinced of their justice, butbecause she had not the means of repelling force by force; and for this reason she is ready to do anything for the sake of peace. As to the Armstrong, she thinks that the obligations of neutrals consist in this, that they shall not favor one of the beligerents more than another. At the time the Armstrong was taken at Fayal, the British Fleet carried 210 guns and 1,200 men, the Portuguese bad seven dismounted gunsand eighty artillery soldiers, with one hundred militia, without flintjstones, to keep the peace between the belligerents; while John VI. her King, was in Brazil, protected by a British fleet and Portugal had only been saved from the hands of Massena by the Duke of Wellington at Torres Vedras. Before all this the Paris Moniteur, of 11th Novem ber 1807 had declared that the house of Bragarza had ceased to reign. There was na way of saving Portugal but by British assistance, which was fre1v dered.,1 If the United States insists that nil npn. trals are answerable for damages done to our vessels in tneir ports in time of War. wnnout taking into consideration the means these neutrals mav hv to tneir OWn rifrhta rrsto1 J - w iijci n v quence will be that in the breaking out v. - uiuiuiiuu wm, mcy win close tneir i J j ,,c c ncauj cornrnncea ineir ra- ports to us, and Portugal. I believe, has I ge on ,hc fore8f ,r?e 5 ,ne lwig. manjis said SO to our diplomalic etiquett, and it 8,ance8 'K)l4 a though ihey had been nipped is yet possible that tbe auarrel ht ik i an arl' fru1- Fears are entertained tbt Armstrong may be referred to ihe arhi. tration of a third power: or that Portugal win average the claim, for which provis ion ought to have been made at the trea ty of Ghent. v Telegraphed for the N. York Tribune. IOWA ELECTION. Washington, Aug. 14. Dispatches from the West tt tk n G. Wright, Whig candidate for Congress uc "ai JLMsinci, nas oeaten Eernnart Henn, the Opposition candidate. This is the District from which Thomp son was last time returned by the theft of Iowa Trib. ' ' It is understood that the other District has chosen Lincoln Clark, Loco, and that Opposition Slate Ticket is also elected. INDIANA ELECTION. Indianapolis, Aug. 13. The latest returns give several Whig gains of Representatives, and it is thought the House may be Whig. The Senate is Opposition. From'the National Intelligencer, of Aug. 15. THE SENATE'S COMPROMISE. Causes of public congratulation crowd upon us in quick succession. Yesterday we had tbe happiness to announce to our daily readers (in tbe article which appears in the preceding col umn) the passage by tbe State of the impor tant Peace measure, the admission of Califor. nia ; and to.day we felicitate them on the rir. .... I a . . me nanesvuie no I-book. Nnh v Hon- ui passage, uy tbe same patriotic body, of the no lets important act to establish the Territory cf Nev Mexico. This last of tbe 'feral. count. - ' ' WI ea This Is indeed a haDDV evn apprehension entertained in ihe sdutkM Wilmoi proviso would-be forced Int which roused Southern n.:k:i-: 0 'Hb rfse to the baleful agitation hu r.,! &n The bill is free from the offen.!. L. 4h Soulh stands, in that respect on ths ; which it justly claimed ; and now t ing uiii. io complete tbe aeries of tnea which peace and order .and ..:. ,UrtW are to acquire ascendency in the IT:. ri bill to give effect lothe. provisos of stitutinn which concern the apprehend gihvp.rrom labor. This hill aWDi;!r the Senate will be absolved fmmCTN responsibility. It will receive i8e "J"? praise and gratitude from ibe united v ibe American People. All ev. ;n lcr' f rn tk. M. r miitoau , , ,heir homea with the benediction of done, good and faithful servant . I Telegraphed for the Peterthurg InUUignut1 . Washington. August 16, p. The Senate whs not in session to -1 1 be Moose was the day in the consideration of the and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill i mi .. mhi. The House then adjourned. NORTHERN MARKETS. Transmitted for the Petertburg InttUigenen. uALiiaunt, ug. iu, jj Flour Howard Street 85 371 - 7, Mills 85 37i. J Baltimore, Aug. ic, p. 4f Wheat Supply good. Red 105: W'Ki.. T.. a44C 12 cts. Corn White CO ; Yellow 63 cts. Whiskey 26j a 27 cts. Transmitted for the Petersburg InttUignctr. New York, Aug. 16 P. l Flour Southern 85 37J. Cotton Large sales and prices have slightly advanced. Wheatland Corn unchanged. The Niagara has reached her wharf. Highly Important from Washington. Our readers will be gratified to learn that the bill regulating the boundary be tween Texas and New Mexico, introduced into the United Stakes Senate some dayi since by the Hon. Mr.Tearce of Md and which was promptly acted on by that body, passed the House of Representative! on Thursday evening by a majority of fifty votes. Thus has been settled one of the most exciting questions of the daj, and wc hope that it is an evidence that tbe kindred subiects recently artpH nnon by the Senate will receive prompt alien- p lion in tne Mouse. We congratulate the Country on the prospect of the speedy dis sipation of the gloom that has so long, hung over it. Bait. American. The Philadelphia Inquirer of yesterday says A letter from Washington informs c that the House is ready by a good major ity, to pass all the Bills necessary to settle the vexed questions of the day and thfa to pass the Appropriation Bills and gs home. This is cheering news. TLs sooner it is realized the better. The National Intelligencer of Friday says In the Senate, yesterday, after consid erable debate, the qurstion of the recrp tion ol the Protest often Senators against the passage of the California bill was laid upon the table ; the bill lo establish a tcr ritorial government it) the Territory of New Mexico was passed through its final stages; and the fugative slave bill was made the special order for Monday next at 12 o'clock, until which day the ISenati adjourned, for necessary relaxation, after their late arduous sessions. THE LOCUSTS. These inspcts anrxar to rr le creatine com id. . prntl .r.Mi.m.i .i r ti . 1 mou,h c"nty, N. J. The Higbtstown Roccni ! J'11 ?nt!jheir rg' ote peach or j cbards, which, if realized, will be of serious promise Bill was yesterday ord'1 reading with so much Unanimity M tty cammanded the yeas and nan kDltH . - - afterwards. Newark Advertiser. Will ihe editor oTthe Newark Adv rtiser, do us the fa?or to bundle up one ol the locusti spoken of abore, and send him lo ub, dead or alive. We hare tbe Locus in North Carolina, but they must be very different ; they canoot sting. But tbey are great at singing. An affair of Honor Two of ibe ethio pian elite, vulgarly termed darkies, named !, Henry Gourdan and Henry , settled a poi1 of honor on Sunday afternoon, at Algiers, exehanging shots. Gourdan received the bail of his antagonist about the second isbott rib, which was afterwards extracted by the surgeofl in attendance. He is not expected to An affair of ihe heart, in which tbe green eyed monster' put in bis oar, was, it i ibe sole cause of the dire catastrophe. .V. 0. True Delta. , A Princely Marriage in a Republics The daughter of Lucie'n Murat, late of Bordentown. N. Jersey, was married io France lately. In sending the invitations to tbe wedding the bride's father assume" the title of "Prince." Jenny Lind is desirous of singing a na tional song on her first appearance in this country. Barnum offers one hundred dol lars for a song, which is to be set to m sic by Mr. Benedict, Jenny's attendant Compositions will be received till tbe Is consequence. The sling is said lo be a dead! j ; one; and on Monday a boy, aged iweUe yean, f jof September, Vi -it Tc'rc : J tcr, tie tb 3 TV g)
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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