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1 "'.' 1 1 v 'i i ' ' ' : " '"""' j " TOtrXM. j .:. , - -..!.. iv. V ; ( Nt . & ,-: .1 :, ,L j. , , ;, w fripav, march 6,,18-tQ,; :- , T., f THE -RiE&ISTEB. J TIHESDAY, 'MARCH 3, 1840. SUPREME COURT. This tribunal has adjourned, after a Term of about pjne weeks. The following Opinions were delivered before the sojournment: V; ; o Rrfy. C. delivered the Opinion w -ihe Court ' L of Walton,' et aL v. AveryeQin B.S I v. v - H.tii .1 r i -r. . - low. Also, in jucxjiraiu v. murrisoa, irom uurae ; ais- missing1 the appeal. Also, in Montgomery et at. v. Wynns, from Hertford ; reversing the judgment below. ! . ui9ii , j-rr-n" l" the case of Tyler v. Moore, 4rom New Hanover ; dis- missing the appeal. Also, in Eason v. Sutton, et aL, ' , from Pitt ; judgment reversed and judgment of non- wit " Also, in Lanmng v. Harrison, from Buncombes j .. i vi . - , : r i reversing me juagmeni dciow. Gistos, J., delivered the Opinion of the Court in the case of Ralston . Telfair & Blount, in Equity, trom riu;miuu Wc uverruieo, ana . . i ,, : , L. 7 ...1 f . m I narticulaii, with directions, fcc. Also, in State v. King7trom cuncomue; reversing me juagmeni Deiow. - T l ; v i I aim, m ua."i v, "wuuwh, hwu uuinoru , ai- .. Felton. et aL from Perquimons. the Court desires an argument, whether the legacy to Mrs. A. is vested a or contingent - by THE WEATHER.- Pnr sPVfiml davs oaL the Weather has been fcnrir. . ' I , , I -.11 Iv Snrinc-like. Our Farmers are .DlourfuW and Gardeners and Garden Seed are! in demand. The Peach on.l nthr -arlT fruit Trees sre far dnl in station, that an unlikely visit from Jack Frost would do mat-harm. The old fellow has riven us such a J . o I visitation-this winter, that we hope he has imitated the Sub Treasurers, and absquatilated in good earnest. NEW YORK MIRROR. , It will be seen from a notice in to-day's paper that this popular Weekly is about entering on a new Vol- ume, and such arrangements have been made for beau- tifving and embellishing it, that it will be made still more worthy of the,; large patronage by which it is sup-- ported. FULLY CONVINCED k gentleman of jthis City, wiUi the " Globe" in his hands, was asked by a Whig, if it was possible he took that paper. Yes, replied the gentleman, I subscribed for it not long since, and for a singular reason. I saw its Editors constantly charged with perverting the truth for political purposes, and with a view of ascertaining how; the matter stood, I subscribed for a short period. But, said he, the second number I received, fully con vinced me, that at least three out of every four of its statements, are absolutely false. THE ALIEN & SEDITION FALSEHOOD. We refer the reader particularly, to ari article in this paper from the "Fayetteville Observer." It nails to the counter the Loco t oco slander, that Gen. Habki- sow was a "Blaft Cockade Federahst, and a supporter of the Alien and Sedition. Law." If the Administra- tion Editors had pot such powers of invention, they would be completely done up. As it is, every fresh falsehood is almost so immediately overtaken and ex- posed, that they have to be very industrious to get ahead at all. "Jock, when jje hoc naething else to do, ye maybe. nita nV.. rri ... iri. - r. 1 y-xn u irtef u imu ok a growing, JOCK, wnen yfpre sleeping. My father tauld me sae forty years tin, out l never jaund time to mind him. . -j ' HMtT or Midlothian. Such was the deathbed admonition of the Laird of D. , ' 4 . , i I 1THmPn l Ifaa f hta 3An Trial kMin ni i, : i e veniences in Trees, than their adaptation to the pur poses of flails and plough beams. In .the thrifty spirit however, of the old Laird, we would say to our fellow. citizens, when ye hae naething else to do, be aye sucking in a Tree," for there is'nO way in which pro perty can be so cheaply improved. We aay nothing of the great beauty of such improvements, but rest our nlvice on utility alone in the enhanced value of the property thus beautified, and the increased attraction of the place to settlers of taste and capital. HE WHO HAS A TRADE, HAS AN ESTATE. Franklin. 1 his is one of the many correct and judicious say- of that trujy great man, whose judgment of man kind was formed from experience, and whose writings we held up to the admiration of the world. No better maxms of morals are to be found, or rules which, if attended to, will eventually lead the unfortunate to re pair thejr losses, overcome difficulties and regain" lost ground. The above is worthy of deep reflection, and "peass volumes of itself- it utters a lajuage that is ily understood. Happy would it . Sjif more efour youth were properly placed in situations coneenial tt their minds and genius, wherein they could learn some "spectable Mechanic art. In this respect, much iudit- ttent ought to:be exercised, that a wron turn be-not 8cn to the mind, but that a due regard be had to the "aiurai tent of Genius. To thwart this, is to destroy ti1 pride arid ambition, from which results disaffection, nd often ruin. Whatever the feelings of a Parent for child, or however" wealthy he may be, his own ex perience must teach him tho propriety of his son's .lvmg a calling that will serve not only to support lul8e"' out perhaps a family. Although there may be for the rr mgcu ui sucn a step, yeiii snouia Deuoue, remark is as true as preaching, that " he who cM a Me, has an Estate." "NO TIME TO CHAT." th reccn Loco Foco meeting in the West, one of ' , e cts, alarmed at the ten thousand indications of 6 0Verwhelming popularity of Gen. Hiamsox, sug- Ae expediency o.f droppinir Van and taking up W"tem Candidate. ' Another individual immedi te'y arose, and related the following striking anecdote, yJ of opposing the suggesUon : . nwe n If8hman in crossing a river in a boat, with bis the cr5? WM thrown into the riTer tnd to and 'no "howed signs of exhaustion, to t. man ?" shore to,d him to leave the colt and cling to "- tan. uch, faith honey! this is no time 9WP hors,' was his.reply." "HARD CIDER.' It is said, that the way the Harl Cider is griping the Locos all over the country, is curious. r VINCENNES. We have lately been favored" with art' ablej well written Address by Judge Law, delivered before the Vincennea Historical and Antiquarian Society, which contains tome striking and interesting facts m rclaiion the history of ..that valuable portion "of the Uiion AfiA 4 . , , . 1 . . ' of which we fo' . entertauHnentj of our Clouds and darkness (says the udge) rest jon the early history of Vincennes. It is almost impossible to determine at what date it first became a military posi- t .-... ..... , - -"B pan or me x inxcntury me r xencn attempted an union of1 theii Settlements watered by the Ohio and Mississippi and their tributary streanis, with - . . - , i tneir nnsiinni in m.oJg Tn afTa.-t tViIc than c. their possessions in Canada. To effect this, Uiey es tablished a cordon of poefS from the Lakes to the Balizc, including a military station or two on the Illinois and Wabh Th ;f TO W w fw vv ua u. KtwuAu vuvi auu juut, vi incurrence oi circumstances usuauy aucnaanc on nauwnai scaemes wxien colonies arc to De lormed at a ! 1 ' i i aistance, might have been successful in forming a Ter- wmcu m meani 10 i?0 iw france' Ul me w witnureatJoritaiB$wpicnwasccpiciuaeu the peace of 1763, transferred Canada to the British dominions, and Louisiana, by a secret treaty with Spain iyeo x l l... t . j T3 . e ier power, wuicu ittnppeu xrmnce 01 1 : i w 1 UC1 ?Bra S1UI1S luc "uw "p,lu- .II aats from a Work' entitlc? "Edifying and cu noUs ettcrs' Published at Farisin 1761, that p Cennes Kaskaskia, werp at that time occupied by renctl P6? but tne 1 rtct 01 Hnt,7' to rne Cjastwaru, now abounding m all tne materials which . . .. . ... . . . . . constitute a Jjreat nation, and which contains' upwards of two millions of inhabitants, was then all but a desert, to the banks' of the Delaware. i During our Revolutionary war, in Februajy,; 179, Gen. George Rogers Clarke, aided by Col Francis Vigo, and a comparatively small: number 0f troops, took possesion of Kaskaskia, Vincennes and some other posts on the Wabash and Ohio, and; was ithe means of securing to us the whole Territory now cover ed by three great flourishing" States, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, and yet, great as were the consequences of these conquests of Gen. Clarke, we scarcely find a page of out Revolutionary annals filled with an account of the important events. , ' I The Act of Virginia transferring the Northwestern Territory to the U. States, passed in December, 1783; and in 1787, the celebrated Ordinance for its govern ment, which came from the pen of Nathan! Dak, of Massachusetts, was passed by Congress an Ordinance, which for its wise and wholesome provisions, and for the blessings which it will carry down to posterity, is unequalled by any legislative act ever framed here or elsewhere. In 1800, Congress passed the act dividing the Indi- ana Territory, from what was called the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio and in 1801, General Wm. H. Harrison was appointed its Governor. The whole population did not then exceed! 5000 souls. The Census which is about to be taken of he several States, will soon show the present population of the three States. They 1iave in the present Congress six Senators and elevenRepresentatives ! YOUNG MEN'S MEETING.; The Young Men of Washington City have imitated their sires, by holding a great political meeting. The Intelligencer" speaks of the spectacle as truly grati- fvutff Ci'A a Ottawa yiytiyl ai tnUnAoa ivtial a moril. J T rv uiuuu w vr itaivoo ou dikiim a. iuuu- " " i testation of the patriotic devotion, the independence, I tnA lntalllnunAa and . . mns iiirt.m I nAhfii.l Vi r. m nT , the young men of the District of Columbia. The turn out was numerous beyond all anticipation. The Thea tre, in which the meeting was held, was crowded from floor to ceiling, and the assemblage, though evincing 'the ardor and enthusiasm of youth, conducted the pro ceedings with an order and propriety worthy of all praise." ! .' A CUTE TRICK. A rogue in the Georgia Penitentiary, who passed for and was treated as a 'fool,' lately contrived to make his escape. He made a man of straw by stuffing his clothes with that material, and, just before thehourj for locking up arrived, he placed it as if looking out of the window of his cell, so that when the keeper came round, he was deceived by the appearance of the figure, and locked t up. The rogue in the meantime had concealed him self in one of the passages, and at night effected his es cape over the walk. The cheat was discovered the next morning, when the keeper unlocked the cell and found that the man of straw did not Obey his order Jo turn out. i THINGS BY THEIR RIGHT NAiME. The "New York Courier and Enquirer"! says: The Administration has christened and re-christened the gub Treasury half a dozen times. The besi title for :, that we hav. vet one :ven w Mr. Senator Merrick, of Maryland, in a recent debate n the Se nate of the United States. "A bill to separate, as far as possible, the interests of the Government and the Gov. ernment Officers from th interests of the people, and to reduce the value of property and the wages of in the United States." Extract of . a Letter, dated Petersburg, Feb. 28. " I have never seen more interest and deterininatiori in political matters manifested in i Virginia; than at present among: the Whigs. There seems to be but one feeling,, one sentiment "On boys, on to victory !" Hamson ot Slavery is the watch word, and the echo is ILv.aiso3r for we will not, cannot be slaves! APPOINTMENT i$Y THE PRESIDENT, By and tvithihe. advice and content of the Senate. Wesley Jcxneji, of North Carolina, lb be Marshal of the United States for the district of North Carolina from-the 26th day of April, 1840, when the term of service of the pres ent Marshal will expire. THE GREAT DINNER. f Dinner in Richmond, has politely furnished us with graphicalsketchof Gen,HAanisox, recently prepared, the following graphic sketch, for which we beg leave It is said to be from the' pen of Mr. Brooks, the ac to tender our acknowledgements: complished Editor of-the New York Express." It " Allow me, Mr. Editor, to assume the task of at- tempting to pourtray to you, what was enacted at tne great Dinner in compliment to him, who has been ev er battling for his country's honor him, who although reproached, has ever been the active champion in de fence of the liberties of the citizen. And I; feel wofully inadequate, even to convey in my poor way the joyful scene, for 'twould require the pen of inspiration. Fan cy that you are in the midst of a thousand or more persons, happy in the manifestation of their regards for the illustrious Statesman, I was going to say of the West, but must say, of our common country ; we all claim, and have received the fruits of his public labors. "When I reached the scene, he had just completed a notice of his younger days, when he was.tarned adrift on the wide world with nought but poverty as his her itage. He then turned his attention to the two great leading topics,on which parties were divided in the early days of this Government, to wit : those who contended that the Representative branch of the Government, was to swallow up by its power and growth, the Other branches ; and those.among whomf foremost in the ranks, stood the immortal Madison, whose fear was, that the Executive was the power to distrust and be jealous of. He noticed briefly, Mr. Madison s Report of '98-', which he had ever referred to, as a work fraught with political truth ; he called upon the virtue and intelligence of the people ' to rescue our country from the grasp of power and "usurpation ; he noticed with gfeat effect the stepir of this Government to Con solidationits tendency to Monarchy. He told us un less we. should bestir ourselves at the coming election, that we should have only the name. of Liberty, when her virtues and vitals had departed. He pointed us-to the different modes which were exerted to enslave the people of Republics ; and instanced as among the most effective the arbitjrary power of dismissal from office, The-Federal Office-holders, he said, were the unarmed but interested janizaries ot the Executive, scattered through our country, and taught, by fear of incurring tne aispieasure 01 tne rresiaem, u sing rn , praises to him, and to extol and magmfy hum; and that f, from an eminence, we could look Upon them, group after group, as they came to the review, " a handsome electioneering document could be produced." He no- . ucea ine dud-i reasury anu lis iumuu u.uW , the exercise of ther eto and its abominahicaDUse, ana . ... ... 11 pointed in a beaufiful manner to the wide dinerence between these and past times. When 'Mr Madison who knew 'twas a power, the exercise of which was calculated to enslave, or go far to enslave a people who knew that it better became the prerogatives of Rovaltv. than the head of a free people, instead of its - j j r - , . arbitrary exercise, would merely returnmeasure un- approved by himself, to the body whence it emanated, ren organs and scribblers) HAVE never at with the objections he entertained, for their further TEMPTED TO FIX THE CHARGE OF ABOLITION consideration. And great Heavens! Are the people ISM, ON THE SOUTHERN Whuj LEADERS.' aware of the enormous encroachments made upon their ( See 2d page, 5th column.) How can any liberties, that they should lie supinely and suffer such one living in a Christian country, and proless evils 7 Are they-can they be aware-that theirrights ing to associate with men of veracity , be guil- are, day after day, Offered as incense at the Aar to rntiuj 1 Are they aware; that they are listening to tongues, many of them moved by cupidity or interest, and that they are cozened and cajoled by aspirants or ranting dema gogues, to surrender their precious privileges 1 Are they aware, as the honorable Senator said, that the Sen ate of the United States is now entering into an exam ination of the indebtedness of each State, under" pre- tknck, that application has been made by the States that the U. States should assume their debts thereby imDairin'r their creJit abroad, and periling those State works already begun, but not yet completed. Are they : nrenared to submit to such impudent scrutiny, and to vield all those valuable urivileaes that our forefathers , A v thp vnkf nf tvrannv 1 llO. V , bl lOlXUlbVU UtU V V vra v j - -j j If so, go on,, and the accomplishment of the work will be certain indeed. Near the conclusion, he remarked that he had no political ends to subserve, that he had attained that age, when he should soon have to" "leave the political arena, and indeed the arena of human life." In Mr. Clat, you see a man " tranquil as the slum bering lake" tranquil amid the shputs of deafening applause tall, graceful, eloquent, " adapting the action to the word and the word to the action" clear in his illustrations, and close and concise in the arrangement of his argument energetic, when his lofty soul is fixed by a sincere love for his country, and not a less sincere hate of all oppression. He spoke in high and lofty strains of Wii.it am Hesrt Hakrisoh. He described him as a man whom he had known long and intimate ly, "and during that long and close acquaintance had seen alt both in his public and private life to admire; he spoke of him as a man, who lusled not after person al aggrandizement at the expense of human liberty as one, whom the lures of life had never cheated to dis honor, and as one who impersonated truth and sincer ity. He occupied the attention of the company about one hour and a half,, during which time he was often cheered wkh enthusiastic applause. Hehrt A. WtsE was then toasted, and rose and made an eloquent and thrilling speech; short, but of much pungencyJ 'Twas a beautiful figure from its exordium to its conclusion. He likened this country to a Fleet each State a Ship, and in the distance, a dark, rakish-looking vessel, with Loco-Focoism written on her stern." He is a man wno oUtimes baa remind- ed me of a Steamer, whose machinery is toe powerful forThehuIl. He is animated; quick of comprehension, and happy in his allusions, and gives earnest, strong, unerring indicauons oi lurure greatness, inaeeaneis already great; high-minded, zealous and patriotic In fine, the whole Dinner was a most brilliant affair, where many, very many men of eminence and talent were to be seen, among whom were, besides those I have mentioned, Mr. lyler, Mr. Leigh, Mr. tJotts, Mr. McFarland, Mr. Wyndham Robertson, Mr. Lyons, Mr. Patton, Mr. Archer, and Mr. Jno. Robertson ; most of whom addressed the company in felicitous strains. Twas a scene, which cannot soon be effaced, and as the Whig says, will form an epoch in our lives. Thus l give you tne scaiiereu uiuuguus ui wmn i wiuiesaeu. M. Feb. 27th, 1840. ' ' 7. T. i " - HERO -OF -TIPPECANOE. I - & ' An old friend has rent us from JVew York, a bio- certainly .an eloquent and, glowing'sketch, and we shall treat our readers to occasional excerpts. . CHARLESTON RACES, The following Letter, froaj Charleston to a gentle man in this City, giving at; account of the Races, has been handed to us for publication: 4 'I beg of you to excuse roc, for not'complying with my promise to write you every Jay during the Races but better late than never. The Colt Sweepstake, on Monday last, was taken by CoU Singleton's b. f. by Priam, out of Malibran by Rubens, beating Edmond- son's ch. Mary Elizabeth and Jas. R. Richardson's ch. f. Amy by Imported Nonplus. Mary Elizabeth won the first heat very handily in 4.09. The second heat 1 - they wefit at it, at a rattling rate, the Priam filly win ning iriJJ.46; so' theTtrages" repOftef Ifbut-I think -Tt was 3.51. The-third heat the Priam filly won very handily in. 3.57.- Mary Elizabeth was the favorite at 3 to 1 Oh Tuesda?,. Citizen's Purse of $1,000, ) Omega won beating Gano, Jeanette Berkley, CoL Flud's filly Lilly and two others.. The old grey mare won with all the" ease imaginable. Gano was the favorite at 2 to 1. I am inclined to think he was rather too high in flesh, bu lis my opinion he will never make a four mHe ,Nag, or any distance over two miles. Tho time was 5.56 5.52 The four mile. Purse $1,C06, on Wednesday, Gerow won, beating 4ol. Flud's ch. f. by Nonplus, out of the dam of Little" Venus, and Mr. Simond's ch. c. GiovanL Gerow took-the race with the utmost ease time 8.0S 8.22 Col. Hampton's Santa Anna, in taking his regular training on Tuesday morning, broke down. 'Tis the impression, however, that he will recover so as to ap pear-on the Turf; the next season, On Tuesday, the three mile day, the Purse of $00 was taken by Hammond's Zenobia, beating Powell I McRae's DayTon by Tormentor, Col. Singleton's ch. c Adrian bv Tninnrtafl T.nshnrfV nnrl Mr. Sintlpr'i Bertrand, Jr. Colt. Zenobia won it in two strait heats .j,. 6la6Q7 Thus wiJI discover Riyn, moruj has been very successful: he attributes it all to his superior management, and talks very large.. For the Friday's Purse of $400, Gano won, beating remember the time. The Handicao Purse of . . to-day was taken, by Sinklers Jeanette Berkley, heat- mg Mary Elizabeth, bmgleton s lnam hlly, Allen s oraula, and LoL fepann s ch. L Meridian, lime, 5.545.56. For the Register. Mf. Gales : In the last number of the Standard, the Editor remarks : "We, (meaning Mr. Lorinsf and the other Van Bu- , . . ', cacii Idliuu ; iioo uc uuk vccii icium in" nccis after week, ever since Mr. Moreliead was nominated, to 6x Abolition on hm? Did he" not print thousands of Extra.3i this charge against Mr. Morehead, and -circulate them through the State, by means of the Members of the late Dem'ocratic Convention ? " Did he not endeavor to fix it 5m Mr. Morehead's brother ? H:is he not stfrg;&led in the basest kind of way, to identify .Gen. Harrison with these fanatics ? Was not Mr. bhepperd pur sued with clrarge after charge, from the scrib I f s- 1 ft a .1 .1 Were " tc OlatKlarU I Anti-yet, he has tne auuacuy say irrai ne nas maue no cnarge J Abolition against the leaders of the Whigs! Can any jnan of honesty in North" Carolina believe one who would thus swallow his own words, falsify his own deeds, basely attempt to slander his opponents, and then hide him self skutkingly behind a cowardly denial ? Honest Farmers of North Carolina, can you countenance such-a man ? A Plain Man. February 28, 1840. 1 For the Resisted. Mir. Gales : Spare me a corner, will you, for the purpose of presenting to the public, the following Ticlcet. SIMON. Democratic; Abolitionist, Loco'Foco and Butt-En- ders' Ticket. TOTl PnESJBEITT, T II O.MAS HART BEATON, Patron of ' " Yelhw Boys" for Vice prf.sidbxt, RICHARD M. JOHNSON, . Patron of " Yellow Gals" WAKE FOREST COLLEGE. This institution" is now in successful opera tion, under the rnstructtgn of Rev. Samuel Wait, President, John B. White -end Steph en Mor&e, Professors, atrd Wm. T.Brooks,. Tutor. The situation is healthy, and the accommodations ample and complete. The number of Students, the present session, is upwards of 70, and is gradually increasing. The prospects of the institution are evidently .brighter than they have ever been at any preceding period, and with a moderate share of patronage, together, with the common blessings of Pmvidence, it cannot fail to be , e i . .i i . l extensively useful to the denomination and e country. . i uk oiuuciiw ure jjiwviujcu wim mvuia in the College building ; but are at liberty to board either in the Steward's Hall, or in pri- . boardiriir houses there beinff several of these in the village. . B ... The Northern Mail Stage passes North and South every day, immediately by the College, and this, in a few weeks, will be surceeded by the Rail Road cars so that c6nvcyaHce from Raleigh to the institution, and the contrary, is as convenient as could be desired. Biblical Recorder. CONGRESS. -. t editor's correspondence WAsnimjT05,1Feb. 27. . Yesterday, immediately on the Journal being read, Mr. C. Johnston of New York, rose and appealed to. his friend from Connecticut (Mr. Smith) who was en titled to the floor, to allow him to present ivro Resolu tions, which he regarded of much importance, not -only as to the- principles involved in them, but j to prevent what he considered an unauthorized application of the moneys of this Government. . j Mr.. Smith consented to the Resolutions; being read. The preamble stated, thai the Clerk of j the House, without authority, did, on the 25th of Match and the 23d of December last, make two contracts iwith one S. D. Laogtree, to furnish all the Stationary, and' execute all the lithographing and copperplate engraving for the 26th Congress. And that, in pursuance thereof, said Langtree (who is neither a stationer, lithographer1 nor engraver) has furnished to said Clerk a large quanti- Lty-of stationary and hapresented his bill for the same, amounting to $19,521 64r and mat sak stationary (particularly the paper) is ofmferior quality and charged 20 per cent, above the usual prices of paper of best quality, by which differences of prices and quality, the Government will, if the biH be allowed, sustain a loss of more than $4,000 for the Stationary already deliver ed; and that if said contracts should be sanctioned and continued in force during the 26th Congress, the loss sustained will be more than- $15,000, arising from thfe employment of another person to perform the dutie which the Clerk himself is required to perform. There fore, Resolved, that- the Clerk has no power to make such contracts, &c. That if said Langtree shall give up said contracts, the Committee to accounts be au thorized to audit his bill for Stationary delivered, sub ject to all proper deductions on ; account of inferior quality. - And that said Committee have power to send for persons and papers, &c . ' And objection being made to- take up the Resolu tions at present, Mr. Smith proceeded to s address the House at great length in opposition to the, amendment or Mr. Cave Johnson on the New Jersey Election question, and to Mr. Fillmore's proposition to amend that amendment. tV Mr. Smith spoke until near 3 o'clock, when he gave the floor to Mr. Rives, who supported the amendment of Mr. C. Johnson nd replied tothe arguments of Mr. Smith. Mr. Rives having concluded, Mr. Weller submitted some remarks on the same side, in the course of which he vfas called to order by the Speaker for pronouncing the speech of Mr. Smith a reiteration of the slanders put forth against the Ad ministration through" the party press, &c but was, on motion, allowed to proceed. s Mr. Crabb next addressed the Chair, and then Mr, Fillmore, on whose motion, the House adjourned. In the Senate, Mr. Alexander Anderson, from Ten nessec, appeared and took his seat, in the place of Judge White, resigned. The resolution offered by Mr. Buchanan, in rela tion to the currency, was taken up, and after some re marks from Messrs. Webster, Buchanan and Strange it was, on motion of Mr. Preston, laid on the table. On the assumption of the State debts, Mr. Critten den addressed the Senate at great length against the Report and Resolutions. Washis-gtox, Feb. 29. In the House, on Thursday, Mr. Crabb- (who was entitled to the floor on the New Jersey Election ques tion) being about to commence his address, was asked by Mr. Adams to allow him a few moments to make a Report from the Select Committee on the Smithsoni an bequest. - Mr. Crabb expressed a willingness to do so, if the Report would be received by universal consent. Ob jection being made, Mr. Crabb proceeded with his ad dress till the morning hour had expired. Mr. Briggs called for the orders of the day. Mr. C. Johnson enquired what the orders were. The Speak er answered, they were the Senate bills on the table. Mr. C. Johnson called for the Yeas and Nays on pro ceeding with the orders' of the day and the motion was negatived, 103 to 95. Mr. Crabb then resumed his Speech on the New Jersey Election until 4 o'clock, when Air. Medill, of Ohio, obtained the floor, which, he yielded for a mo tion to adjourn. In the Senate, the Resolution offered by Mr. Bu chanan on such an amendment to the Constitution as would secure a large specie basis for the currency, was taken up, and after considerable debate, adopted. The special order of the day oh, the assumption of State Debts, wa then taken up, when Mr. Strange addressed the Senate, at great length. On opening the business of the House yesterday, Mr, Jones, from the Committee of Ways and Means, moved to suspend the rules, in order to introduce a Resolution, that the consideration of the bill in rela tion to the issue of -Treasury Notes be made the spe cial order of the day for to-morrow at one o'clock, and at the same hour every day thereafter until disposed of. The motion was negatived. Mr. Medill, of Ohio, who had the floor from yester day, addressed the House .in support of theHunendment offered by Mr. C. Johnson on the New Jersey Elec tion question, which proposed " to instruct the Com mittee to report to the House such papers and proceed ings as they may desire to have printed, and that they report forthwith which five of the ten individuals claim ing seats received the greatest number of votes from the whole State, with all the evidence of the fact in tneir possession : providedthat nothing herein contain ed shall be so construed as to delay the action of said committee in taking testimony, and deciding the case on the merits of the election." Mr. M. continued to speak till the expiration of the morning hour. The House then passed to the orders of the day. Several private bills from the Senate were read and re ferred to their appropriate committees.- .The private bills and business before the House be ing disposed of, the Speaker stated, that doubts had arisen in his mind as to the mode of proceeding. The Chair submitted to the i House therefore, whether it was not now competent for a majority of that body to determine the business on which it would proeeed ; as it could not have been designed' by the Rules to place the House in a position in which two-thirds were ne cessary to do any thing but .adjourn. Mr. C. Jolxnson moved that Mr. Medill have liberty to resume his speech. The question of order was de bated. - - ; Mr." Craig then moved that the House proceed to the consideration of the pending Resolution and amend ments in relation to the New Jersey Election. Mr. Briggs rose to amend that motion. A scene of great confusion followed. Tarioua motions were submitted at the same time, and questions of order raised. Af ter much disorder, the House resumed tho considera tion f the New Jersey Election question, and Mr. Medill continued his remarks till 5 o'clock. After a variety of motions and no little disorder, a demand for the previous question was made and sec onded. And the question being first on the amend ment of Mr. C. Johnson, which was in the following words : u Strike oat the wejBa forthwith," and insert after the words, greatest number of,' and before the word 'votes,' the word 4 lawful,' so as to read, "and that they be instructed also to report which five ofte ten individuals claiming scats from the State of New Jersey received the greatest number of lawful votes." Mr. Fillmore finally modified the same, so a m ply to insert the word lawful' beford tho word 'Votes. And the-question being then taken, the vote stood, Yeas 96, Nays 96 ; (a tie.) The Speaker voting in the affirmative, decided it, Yeas 97, Nays 96. 1 he question recurring on the amendment of Mr. C. Johnson, as amended, was carried, 103 votes to 90. A motion was then made to adjourn over to Mon day, but rejected. A little after 8 o'clock, the House adjourned till to-morrow. T. In the Senate, Mr. Strange continued his remarks on the subject of State Debts. An incidental debate arose of a very warm character, respecting the Presi dent and his conduct as regards New York. Mr. Tal- madge denounced him with, ingratitude, nd as a trai tor. Mr. Strange thought, that when Mr. Talmadee used that word, it was a wonderfcis tongtiedid not cleave to the roof of his mouth. The Vice-President interfered. "He thought he could not sit there and permit a Senator to use personally degrading language towards the President. Extract of a Letter, dated v . i.1i4?.yleTeKnFeb. 28,-1840. "We arfe a?lfidGiuiieTKuf fr&nds have never been in such spirits iar&d'feeLwkvlilmited, and we know that in union there is power. It is now conceded on all hands, that the right candidate $ias been selected. You have doubtless observed the move ments in the Great West. The pcorle. are risinffirf their majesty there. Hundreds J may say thousands -who voted for Mr. Van liuren at the last election. have given liim up already. They cannot and will not stand the policy jie so obstinately adheres to." (Jj The venerable Jaies Maury, late United States Consul at Liverpool, died in New York, a few days since, aged 95 years. THE BEST JOKE YET, TheMaysville Recorder, a Van Burcn paper, records the election of Blair & Rives as printers to the House of Representatives, under the head of " 1 irtue Rewar ded:' A, VERX rERTI-EXTi O.CESTIOX FOR FARMERS. . The! Dayton Journal asks the following question ; let every farmer answer for himself: iv ; (jj Which wilKbe most benefittefoy the operations of the gold ancT Hver Sub-Treasury the President jwith his salary of 25,000 hard dollars a" year or the farmer with wheat-at 30 or 40 cents a bushel I Perhaps there is not so good a point for judging of the political propects "and the' po litical movements of the country as New York, inasmuch as the concentration of trade and travel here, rather than of politics, ena bles an observer to get at a calmer state of facts than politicians give him. I have nev er seen such confidence in the Whig par ty about the grand result, as now exists. Calm and judicious men now look upon the question as settled, and are as confident that Gen. Harrison will be President, as men can be ' of any future event ; and yet this is a City which was friendly to Mr. Clay from thestart, and which did not receive the nom ination, a"t first, with enthusiasm. The op-' erations of trade and the currency are effect ing a revolution, it is impossible to resist by any combination of Executive power; Ar. Y. Correspondente Go it, Boots ! A Mrs. Boots of Penn sylvania has left her husband, Mr. Boots, aad strayed to parts unknown. We presume this pair of Boots are rights anil lefts. We cannot sa, however, that Mrs. Boots' is' right, but there is ho mistake that Boots himself is left. At the last accounts he was pursuing her with all his might. Go it Boots! Pic. NATURAL CURIOSITY Near the top of the mountain, under trio first cliff of rocks, about a mile and a half from the, road leading to Niagara, ( on the Canadian shore) is situated, a large cave, within -which, about a rod from its mouth, is a spring fWhich flows the whole year.- ATiout the end of March, the water issuing from the rock freezes, forming large pieces of ice. During the heat of Sinn met, the ice continues to form. In the Fall of the yeari sibout the end of September, as tho weather gets cooler, the ice disappears, and there is no ice formed, during the -cold win ter months, until the ensuing Spring. The water is quite pure, issuing ot of the rock. r A MOTHER. How little lo we appreciate a Mothkr'h tenderness while living 1 How heedles we are.. In youth, of all her anxieties and kindness. But when she is dead and gone-; when the cares and coldness of the world come withering to onr hearts ; whenrwp find how hard it is to find true sympathy, how, few love us for ourselves, how few will be friend us in our misfortunes ; then, it is we think of tire Mother" we have lost. Irr Franklin County, on die 25th ult.,. by Professor Richardson, -of Wake Forest College, Mr. Aimer B. Greenwood, of Clarksvillc, Va., to Miss Sarah Jon, daughter of Mr. Benjamin Jones, of Franklin. - In Orange county, by the Rev. James H. C ris tie, Mr. -Samuel Riley to Miss Ann Watson. , DEATHS St', In Louisville, Ky. on tho 14th uU. Mrs. Henry Clay, Jr. very suddenly, from bursting a blood vessel. . In Mecklenburg, on the 24th ult. Mr. John Mason, ' after a lingering illness. Also, on the 23d, Mf.'Daniel R. Walker, aged about 4t5, leaving a wife andfoor small children. Mr. Walker was a native of the . Dis trict of Columbia, and had "been a Lieutenant , in the U.S. Navy. c In Orange, after a lingering illness, Mr, Jesse MiU . ler, aged about 40 years. , In Hillsboro Miss Mary Sails. ATTENTION RALEIGH MILITIA! The Company under the command of Capfain Lum8bf.it, is hereby ordered tn einl!e for drill mt parade, on Saturday next, the 7th of March, at H o' clock, A. M. on the i'ublic Squute heaf Kcriu TUCKER t. W. L. QtEXf CoL Com. Raleigh, March 2, 1S4Q. Hi-.: f, I 4 r ti
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