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I '/ — CHRONICLE AND SENT IN EL. I AUGUSTA. __ WEDNESDAY MOANING, JANUi IY 29. Congreft*. At no “p mod since the organisation ■ thi * *** dy ha* it* acting* and doings been *o ? * object Os cetnure The; h.« now Ks« » «*• .ion n«t two month., and »F >° our !*"t* ” *ince it* organization. i«« ca - *~| would have disced .he of Crtorgi. during .W I- **““• Sl ““^ e " have permitted that firebrand of the of ,he North. Aboliuon, .gain to r.Urfenjwith the ptogrew of aU questions; which *eerr| to have involved the House in interminable |lebate.— When and where it will terminate, i|» human foresight can penetrate. I in the Senate’, however, business has been ra ther more eiScienlly conducted. Nevertheless they have been engaged in carrying alt a mea »ure, the Sub-Treasury, which we doui t not will result in greater injury te the country, ;han any •ther which has ever received the * action of Congress. The bill ha* no doubt pass d the Se nate ere, this, ana will all probability pas* the House. Perhap* it is best so—for the \dminis tration seems determined to force it ipon the country. of and the .oon.rth.p~pl. .remade to feel ita dtghttng etfecu upon their heretofore proapetous« mdition, the more earnestly will they go about clearing tfiemselves from the measure and its a thors.— We deem it unnecessary to pursue thi subject fartl er; the press has labcircd diligently i connec nection with the ablest men of the age in Con gress, to arrest its passage; and we fold .urarms, to await its effect, with the most gloon y forbo ding* of its consequences. Since the above was in type, the .ortbern mail has arrived aad brought the intelli ence of the passage of the Sub-Treasury bill. Vi bo iif i a Gotersor. —The House of Dele gate*, on the 24th adopted a Resolution .ppoht > ing the election of Governor on the 5l day of February next. The Senate will proba ly con cur. The Whigs will probably ran the Ho .. Thos. W. Gilmer, or Wm. H. McFarland. The Rev. Charles Wallis Howard he resign ed hi* Profcsorship in Oglethorpe Univ rsity.— The reason assigned for this step, is di satisfac tion among some of the friends of the in itution, because of bis continuance. • * Seventy-seven deaths occurred at Boat n, from small pox, within the last few weeks. 7 ic same disease is prevalent at New Bedford. The communication of “ An Active I amber,” caadot have a place without the nan i of the sfi author. U. Bank of Pennstlta ia.— ln the Senate of Pennsylvania, on the H h inst., Mr. Fraly of Philadelphia, presented a paper signed by himself, Spackman, and Coch an, pro testing against the action of the Senate n rela tion to this institution. The Senator! assume the ground that the Legislature have no ontroul over the matter, —that where a charter is granted and 'accepted, neither party can make oid the contract without violation of the Const! ition. Correspondence of the North Americ a. New York, Jao. 31, 3 y . M. My remarks of yesterday as to busint s, stand good for to-day. Flour goes off mod. ately at steady prices. Howard street is selling j . $6.25 ; Q Genessee at $6.50. The of Cot* n are at the rate of 500 bales per day—prices, !ow and rather feeble still. The British Queen still delays her c ruing.— She will be headed of! by a packet if > ic is not in directly. As we stand now, her nevf* will be half a month later. The weather is wmuas if a winter summer were beginning. Correspondence of the National Intelli\encer. Nkw Yobk, Januiiy 21. The Lexington calamity powerfullf excites the public mind. The sensation is prolonged, and the force of it is in nothing lost. Ve have no| more of news but the details. At aady arc machinery and lithography picturing tl j scenes. The pulpit is engrossed with it. Not ing else is talked of in society. A vigorous effort is making in this c ;y to ob tain from Congress a general bankrupt iw. Montevideo dates to October 21st a i before u*. There had been no fighting befor : the city of importance. Rivera felt strong in |be power of defence. The French, in a correspondence published in the Montevideau paper? loudly complain of the treatment of Frenchmen in Uru guay and in Lutre Rios, whom General ichague, the Buenos Ayrean General, has met ith, and stripped of every thing. Sir George Arthur, it is said again, > id now believed, has resigned the place of Gc ernor of Upper Canada, and will soon go home. Stocks are on the decline again. U 8. Bank is a little affected by the movements in the islature of Pennsylvania. A newspaper has been printed in th # city by electro magnetism. This i* a novel yat the least. 3 A letter from an American merchant t Havre published in the N. Y. American, thus peaks in praise of our Minister’s efforts to serve tl j Amen, can trade with Prance: “ Oen. Cam has alike served the trad, o Havre e n ; 0 h L reprß ™:« which have long " Une regulation, now placed on more convenient footing— th* otKtt , 1 an adequate number of custom ho Use Wa ?‘ OI to attend the ( unloading’of vessels, u * rs “ era master* of vessels had long complained ??? a ? d lay and additional expense thus occasioi * Jesired improvement has now been or t red i | is lo go into effect on let of January ne t.” ’ aad ® f & i Correspondence of the Baltimore American. WaftHi JOTON, January 22, 1840. j 1 noise o* neraKSENTATiTES. MiscEiiAveors ecaiNxs*. Mr. Jones, Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, introduced on leave, a bill for the 'support of the Army for 1840. . A question arose as to the printing of the bill, ! and the accompanying documents. [The House being without a public printer, anil the Ulerk 0 the House having employed a printer without seeking to have the printing done upon the chea pest terms.] . , Mr. Jones proposed a resolution to the end that the Clerk be authorized to employ whom he plea sed, The resolution giving rise to a discussion, Mr. Adams refused to yield the floor. He there fore commenced afsw remarks upon the follow ing proposition introduced by him last night. Resolved , That the following b« added to the standing rules of this House, to be numbered the 21st : “Every petition presented by the Speaker, or by any member, With a brief verbal statement ot its contents, shall be received, unless objection be made to its reception for special reason; and when ever objection shall be made to the reception o a petition, the name of the member objecting, and the reason of the objection, shall be entered upon the journal. The question in every such case shall be, Shall the petition be rejected 1 and no petition shall be rejjcted but by a majority of the members present.” What had been laid in the House for ten days past had been said in the South, and I thank the South for opening ;he subject —for I believe the time has been well upent in considering the sub ject. Something had been said for freedom, though but a very little compared with what had been said in beh: ls of Slavery by members from the South—Georgia, South Carolina, \ irginia, North Carolina, Alabama, and Louisiana had been heard here. Mr. Cooper, of Geo. said he had not spoken of the moral question of Slavery at all. He design ed only to speak oi the Constitutional right of man to hold property in man. Mr. Adams resumed and spoke for two hours, and the conclusion of his remarks was very sol emn and impressive. He allowed, he said, that the House had a right to reject petitions, but it should be for good reasons—reasons which would hear the test of examination, and be approved— reasons which should be considered in the spirit of his resolution. A half dozen members were upon the floor — all anxious to speak when Mr. Adams closed. Mr. Alford of Georgia got the floor, and spoke with much warmth. He would go for the rejec- j tion of petitions,—for rejecting them at once. The Union would boos no use to the South if the petitions were considered. In regard to the subject of Slavery he contended that it was no evil, and if it was, the petitioners had nothing j to do with it. UNITED ISTATES SENATE. The morning business did not occupy much I time, and was not of public importance. Gener al petitions were referred and private bills report ed. SC B-TB EASUHT BILL. I Mr. Buchanan called up the Sub-Treasury bill after the close of the morning business. A very Irdge audience were in attendance, and those y who heard it spoke of it as the ablest defence of the Sub-Treasury system which has been made by any Administration member. .Mr. B. isalways courteous and dignified, and always makes more than a respectable rpeech. I heard but a brief I art of his argument to-day, and what I heard was but a general defence of the measure. He c predicted that the bill would pass and become a * law in spite of lamentations. It was a measure, a he said, in which the people had great confidence, v and o’ne which they would support. Had the elections of 1838 take* place in 1839, the Ad- s ministration would have a very large majority in e the other House, and the Bill have passed by a | great majority. Mr. Buchanan replied at some length to the * remarks Mr. Clay made on Monday in opposition I to the Sub-Treasury Bill. Mr. B. spoke until y near four o’clock, and was followed by Mr. Clay, who replied separately to the several C remarks made by Mr. Buchanan. Mr. Clay spoke for more than an hour. Mr. Buchanan made a brief response. After which some personal and very exciting remarks passed between Mr. Walker and Mr. Clay. 1 The remarks were of an exciting character, and so aroused Mr. Walker, that he expressed him self ready and anxious to give satisfaction in the Senate or elsewhere. Mr. Walker had said (because Mr. Clay would not notice his response to him) that he should hereafter make a rep ly to a living and not to a dead man. Mr. Clay ridiculed the idea of meeting the Senator—he said that Mr. Walker’s insolence excited no emotion m his breast—not the least in the world—that he would not cross the street to meet him—that he considered him unworthy of notice, and that, dead as he was, he had life enough and pulse enough and always should have, to repel the impertinence of the Senator from Mississippi, or any of his backers. The Vice President remarked that he should not have allowed the personalities had they not been so unexpectedly made. Mr. Henderson of Miss, has the floor to-mor row. P. S. I have opened my letter to add the above, as the cars aie detained here at half past 5 P. M. r Washington, Jan. 23. In the Senate, after various notices and refer ences of Petitions, dec., Mr. Henderson, of Miss, took the floor on the Sub-Treasury bill, and spoke in opposition to the bill and in' favor of U. S. Bank* Mr. Smith of Indiana, spoke briefly in opposi { tion to the measure. Mr. Merrick, then continued the debate on the same side, for an hour when he gave way to a motion to adjourn—rejected. Mr. M. then con cluded his argument. Mr Davis spoke for some time in opposition to the effects of the bill on labor and prices. The bill was then passed by yeas and nays as follows: Y eas— Messrs. Allen, Benton, Brown, Bu chanan, Calhoun, Clay of Ala., Cuthbert, Ful ton, Grundy, Hubiiard, King, Linn, Lumpkin, Mouton, Norvell, Pierce, Roane, Siever, Smith of Conn., Strange, Tappan, Walker, Williams Wright—24. Nats—Messrs. Betts, Clay of Ky., Clayton, Crittenden, Davis, Dixon, Henderson, Knight! Merrick, Nicholas, Phelps, Prentiss, Preston! Robinson, Ruggles, Smith of Indiana, White* Young—lß. ’ The Senate adjourned. In the House the consideration of Mr. Waddv fiiompson s Resolution to amend the rules, and Mr. Adams substitute was resumed. Mr. Hunt, of N. Y. being entitled to the floor, nnished his remarks. , W , he " a^ r *n earnest struggle for the floor (in h IThp* r >erß^ im ' 01 Geor gia. stated that he had been endeavoring for two months to obtain it, and had never yet been able to succeed) it was awarded by the Chair (then occupied by Mr. Briggs) to Mi. Bynum who commenced 'an earl nest speech in favor of Mr. Thompson’s resolu non, and grve way to a motion of Mr. T urn ev t adjourn. * lo Mr. Black, of Georgia, asked Mr. Turney to suspend the motion, to permit him to move 'that the Clerk be’aulhorized to get the printing done under the act of 181 9, until otherwise ordered ' Mr. WilliMM, of N. C. objected. Mr. Black (amid much confusion and louo ; cries of order) was understood to say that he had ! been induced to offer the resolution that he might, | bring himself as near to the position occupied by his colleague, now absent, as circumstances would permit. Be was going on to say that certain i members of the Georgia Delegation had been j denounced in advance by a certain Southern pa per— • When he was called to order by the Chair, and by voices from all quarters of the House, and after some further efforts to address the House he reluctantly took his seat. Mr. Hoffman wished the motion for adjourn ment suspended that he might move a further ex tension of the Rules of Order. He stated that otherwise the former resolution expiring to-night, the House would to-morrow be altogther without rules. Mr. Black again rose and said tha-., by the as | sent of the Gentleman from North Carolina. (Mr. Bynum,) he wonld move to suspend the rules, in orders that he might introduced his resolution in | regard to printing. Mr. Lewis Williams again objected ; the gen tleman from Georgia had no right to make such a motion; either the gentleman from North Caro lina must proceed, or the motion on adjournment must be put. Mr. Bynum t rid he would yield the floor lor the motion to suspend, on the understanding that he should be entitled to it to-morrow. ( [Cries of “ No, no ; no understanding. ] Mr. Turney then renewed his motion to ad- J Mr. Hoffman again reminded the House that it would be without any Rules ol Order unless his motion to extend the time in the former reso lution should be received ; and he renewed the motion that the former rules be continued in force for ten days longer. Mr. Black objecting — The question was put for an adjournment. Mr. Staniy demanded the yeas and nays; which were ordered, and readied as follows ; Yeas 98, nays 52. , „ , So the motion prevailed, and the House ad journed. , [The House will, of course, to-morrow be | without any Rules of Order other than such as may rest on the general principles of parliament ary law.] For the Chronicle Sentinel. >. Borrowing a Paper. Eight o’clock, f.R» T. I say Charles has the printer sent the pa. per this morning. C. Yes sir, it generally comes punctual. T. Where is it, I wish to look over it. C. Why our neighbor as usual sent to borrow it a few moments. T. Ah, well, I can look over it to-night when I get through business. Nike o’clock, r. x. T. Charles I will look over this morning’s paper now, hand it to me will you. C. Our neighbor has not returned it yet sir. T. I seldom see the Daily of late, where do you put it- C. Our neighbor borrows it sir. T. And seldom returns it J suppose. C. And seldom returns it. f Exeunt. J And now, Mr. Editor, the above is founded on fact. It would do first rate no doubt if such things would happen to those of your patrons who are under the impression that Editors have no use for such a trifling amount as their yearly sub. scription when due, but ’tis rather tough on hon est folks. Please tell us how we ipay avoid be ing considered uhneighborly to a wealthy and po. lite neighbor and at the same time have a regu lar opportunity of glancing, at least, our eyes over your valuable paper before the news is all “read out” and I reckon you would oblige upwards of TWENTY. For the Chronicle and Sentinel. Mr. Jones: —Permit me through the medi um of your paper, to inquire whether there is any inducement held out by the City Council, to the members of the Engine that shall first ar rive at a fire. I have asked several members of the fire Company, to ascertain the fact—some thought they did—others did not know. If so, jet it be known. If not, would it not be well that gome inducement should be offered to stim ulate them to greater exertion, in order to arrive first at a fire 1 How much property has been lost by the delay in getting the Engines at a fire in season ! No. 2 The Washington correspondent of the N. Y Star relates the following amusing anecdote : There is a new member here from Missouri, by the name of Jamison who has set himself up as Sir Oracle upon points of order, and like all such wise-acres, is himself eternally committing the grossest possible blunders, to his own chagrin and the merriment of the House. He raised a point of order yesterday to the effect that, after the house had agreed to go into an election of officers on a particular day, a motion to postpone to a future period as indefinitely was not in order. In discussing it, he said that the house could not rescind or postpone the order. She had decided to do a particular thing on a particular day, and she must do it. Mr. Stanley rose and said, that as the member from Missouri had been discuss ing the gender of the house, and had settled to his own satisfaction that it was feminine, be mo ved that She adjourn ! I have never witnessed a better j jke, or one more generally, relished than this. It produced unrestrained laughter from all sides of the house, and from all parties. Insurance Abstract.— The Secretary of the Commonwealth has just submitted to the Legislature an abstract of the returns of the l a . surance Offices in this state, exhibiting their condition for the year ending Dec. 1, 1839. The following are some of the aggregate items (omitting fractions) viz : Capital of all the In surance Offices, $7,965,000 ; stock held in banks of this state, $4,968,000 ; loans on bottomery &c, $403,000 ; invested in real estate, $689,000- secured by mortgage on real estate, $1,068,000* loans on collateral security, &c, $1,010,000 • cash on hand, $216,000 ; reserved funds, $639 000 ; losses ascertained and unpaid, $235 000 * estimuted amount of losses unpaid, exclusive of the preceding item, £292,000; amount ofprem ium notes on risks terminated, $923,000; amount of premium notes on risks not terminated. $1 - 749,000; at risk, (marine) $58,000,000 * at risk, (fire) $54,000,000 ; amount of fire losses paid last year, $209,000; amountjof marine loss es paid last year, $1,808,000.— Boston Tran script. The New Orleans Picayune, sa ys -—‘‘The steamboat New Castle, formerly of Philadelphia and recently of Mobile, was totally wrecked near Tuspan .on the 12 th Dec. last Act crew wL saved. She had on board at the time 200 Mexi can soldiers, destined for Tampico, who were all Raved and arrived at their place of destination on the 17th ult. from the Pennsylvania Inquirer. Our Trade with the World—Our Ex* ports—Our Cotton Collate*- and onr Manufactures. The total value of exports from the United S. in 1790, is given in an official report by the Sec retary of the Treasury, as $20,205,156; Domes tic, $19,666,000; Foreign, 539,156. The value of the Cotton then exported, 42,285 dollars. 10, , barco, 4,399,567 dollars. In 1803 the total exports amounted to 05,»0u,- 033 dollars; Domestic, 42,205,961 dollars. For eign. 14,591,072. Value of Cotton 7,920,000 dollars; Tobacco, 6,209,000. Value of Manu factures, 1,355,000 dollars. In 1807 the total exports amounted to 108,- 343,150 dollars. In 1838 theexports amounted to 108,486,616 dollars; Domestic, 96,033,821 dollars; Foreign, 12,452,795. Value of Cotton in 1838, 61,556,811 dollais, of Tobacco, 7.392,029 dollars, Manufactures, 8,397,078. Mr. Woodbury states that the To bacco’ exports before the revolution, reached nearly 10 ,000,000 pounds, and the average since is about the same. The hogshead has increased in weight from 500 pounds to 1000 and 1200 pounds. The price per pound has averaged from sto 7 cents, though sometimes as high as 15 cents. About one fjurth of exports to Holland, one fifth to England, one sixth to Hanse Towns. More tobacco has since been grown elsewhere, and especially in Europe, when supplies from here were interrupted by the revolution, ami cot ton here took extra labor and capital. The increase of the Cotton trade of this coun try may be adequately appreciated, when we state that in 1815 the whole amount exported was 17,529,000 dollars; and in 1836 it was 71,- 284,925. We annex a table, showing the pro gressive increase in Cotton, as well as the change in the Tobacco Trade, and in Manufactures, since 1803. VALUE OF ARTICLES EXPORTED. Cotton. Tobacco. Manufact’s. 1803 $7,920,000 $6,209,000 $1,355,000 1804 7,650,000 6.000,000 2,100,000 1805 9,445,500 6,341,000 2,445,000 1806 8,332.000 6,572,000 2,963,000 1807 14,232,000 5,476,000 2,309,000 1808 2,221,000 833,090 411,000 1809 8,815,000 3,774,000 1,711,000 1810 15,108,000 5,048.000 2,174,000 1811 9,652,000 2,150,000 2,818,000 1812 3,080,000 1,514,000 1,655,000 1813 2,324,000 319,000 435,000 1814 2,683,000 232,000 274,600 1815 17,529,000 8,235,000 2,051,000 1816 24,106,000 12,809,000 2,331,000 1817 22,628,000 9,320,000 2,551,000 1818 31,334.258 9,867,429 2,777,000 1819 21,081,679 7,636,970 2,245,000 1820 22,308,667 7,968,600 2,443,000 1821 20,157,484 5,648,962 2,752,631 1822 24,035,058 6,222,838 3,121,030 1823 20,445,520 6,282,672 3,139,598 1824 21,947,401 4,855,566 4,841,383 1825 36,846,649 6,115,623 5,729,797 1826 25,025,214 5,347,208 5,495,130 1827 29,359.545 6,816,146 5,536,651 1828 22,487,229 5.480,707 5,548,354 1829 26,575,311 5,185,370 5,412.320 1830 29,674,883 5,833,112 5,320,980 1831 25,289,492 4,892,388 5,086,890 1832 31,724.682 5,999,769 5,050,633 1833 36,191,105 5,755,968 6,557,080 1834 49,448,402 6,595,305 6,247,893 1885 64,661,303 8,250,577 7,694,073 1836 71,284.925 10,058,640 6,107,528 1837 63,240,102 5,795,647 7,136,997 1838 61,556,811 7,392,029 8,397,078 Our exports to Texas in 1837, amounted to 1,007,928 dollars. In 1838, to 1,247,880 dol lars. Before the Revolution we had no trade with China, but it gradually became important, and in 1821 and 1822 had swelled in exports to Canton to five millions of dollars. According to a report of the British Parliament, made in 1833, (and some American Captains were examined as to the facts,) it was ascertained that our trade was equal to three fourths of that of the East India Company. In 1838 we exported to Great Bri tain and dependencies, goods amounting to 58,- 843,392 dollars; to France and dependencies, 16,252,4)3 dollars; to Spain and dependencies, 7,684,006 dollars ; to Netherlands and depend encies, 3,772,266 dollars; to Sweden and de pendencies. 355,852 dollars; to Denmark 1,299,- 927 dollars; to China 1,516,602 dollars; to Hanse Towns dollars; to Russia 1,048,289 dollars; West Indies 339,053 dollars; Mexico 2,164,097 dollars; to Columbia 724,739 dollars; to Central America 243,040 dollars; Brazil 2,267,194 dollars; Argentine Republic 236-665 dollars; Chili 1,370,264 dollars* The following table will exhibit the change in our commercial intercourse, as for as relates to exports, with Great Britain, France, Spain, and their dependencies, since 1790. We exported to Great Britain France and Spain and S and depen- dependen- dependen -2 derides. cies, cies. 1790 $9,246,562 $4,668,902 $1,989,421 1791 7,953,418 4,298,762 1,301,286 1792 8,192,328 5,674,630 1,769,018 1793 8,431,239 7,050,498 2,237,950 1794 8,175,211 5,353,681 4,055,075 1795 9,218,540 12,653,635 4,714,865 1796 23,164,545 11,623,314 3,650,678 1797 9,212,335 12,449,076 6,632,352 1798 17,068,189 6,941,486 8,740,553 1799 26,546,987 2,780,504 17,421,402 1800 27,310,389 5,163,833 15,660,606 1801 42.132,032 11,261.751 13,610,816 1802 23,925,091 14,475,538 11,227.859 1803 25,369,072 8,345,013 4,533,539 1804 21.829,802 12,776,111 6,728,125 1805 23.047,386 21,072,749 12,672,768 1806 23,229,936 18,575,812 14,809 072 1807 31,015,623 19,196,589 18,224 720 1808 5,183,297 4,541,435 5,949^903 1809 8,105,839 15,042 10,318,034 1810 16,555,488 137.630 14,941,942 1811 21,881,555 2,317,876 12,572,888 1812 10,270,969 3,158,884 9,287,850 1813 2,422 4,277,640 10,113,436 1814 10,710 494;626 4,374,572 1815 21,589,868 8,727,637 6,230,980 1816 39,184,558 12.138,135 8,589 818 1817 43 468,242 12,434,818 8,423!936 1818 46.717,832 14,490,589 7,556,913 1819 29,741,739 11,042,201 8,108,259 1820 28,893,915 9,111,215 6,840,024 1821 26,522,572 6,474,718 7,218.265 ■ 1822 30,041,337 7,075,322 8,438,212 1823 37,571,060 9,568,924 10,963,308 1824 28,027,845 10,552,304 15,367,278 1825 44,217,525 11,891,326 5,840,720 1826 28,980,020 12,106,429 6,687,351 1827 32,870,465 13,565,356 7,321 991 1828 27,020,209 12,098,341 7,204:627 1829 28,071,084 12,832,304 6,888,094 1830 31,647,881 11,806,238 6,049,051 1831 39,901,379 9,882,679 5,661,420 1832 37,268,556 13;244,688 6,399 193 1833 38,782,240 14,424,533 6,506 041 1834 50 797,650 16,111,442 6,296 546 1835 60,167,799 20,335,066 7 069 279 1836 64,487,550 51,441, 200 s’,oßl 668 1837 61.217486 20.255.346 7 604 002 1838 58,943,392 16,252,413 T^Sl.OOe The countries abroad, observes Mr. Woodbu ry , with which our foreign commerce has been conducted, and the changes and proportions of it are matters of no little interest, and of more im’ mediate connexion with the finances. It an pears that our exports, from being confined dm ring a colonial state, almost exclusively to Emr land and her dependencies, suddenly chamred and m convene, of the resolution and .uL’- i quent difficulties, mcreawd to France,for the firat lea year* of the Government, to fttioiu twenty millions annually, or nearly double their ainoun . to England. Since that period they m ' creased with the latter to nearly sixty millions yearly, and remained about stationary with t e former, or at only one-third of that amount. To Spain the exports are next in value, having increased from four to eight millions, without in eluding any part of Spanish America, now inde pendent, ami classed separately. But it is a remarkable fact, that the imports from all those countries have remained stationary or declined. Our foreign supplies, as before re marked, have not increased but half as much as our exports, and those supplies are drawn by our enterprise and new’marts and tastes from a wider sphere, extending indeed, more or less, to almost every portion of the habitable globe. Thus from England, those imports formerly fluctuated from twenty-three to eighty-six millions annually, and during the last three years averaged only sixty millions; while from France they have usually been about half that amount. Some five or six millions less from Spain than France, and with China and India, about half as much as with Spain. Connected with this subject, and further il lustrative of results unfavorable to the interests embarked in our foreign trade, is the fact, that the tonnage engaged in in it, having been, in 1838, only 810,447, was actually less than what ap pears in the returns thirty years ago. In 1809, those returns exhibited 910;059 tons, and in 1810, no less than 984,269. The tonnage owned abroad, which is engaged in this same business, being lately unmolested by European wars, has also become six times in quantity, what it was twenty years ago. On the contrary, the rapid im pro vents in the domestic trade from 189,153 tons in 1795, to 1,068,238 in 1838, or an addi tion more than five fold, is an evidence of the greatly increased commerce at home, and the dif fusion of it over regions much more widely ex tended. We shall, on a future occasion, give some val uable statistical information with regard to im ports, and the character and value of the articles brought into the country. Such of our readers, therefore, as feel interesisted in the subject, would do well to preserve this article until we have lei sure to prepare and space to publish the addenda alluded to. The correspondent of the Louisville Journal, after noticing the late coalition of Mr. Calhoun and the President, narrates the following anec dote, which places the Senator in no enviable po sition before the country. There are no two public men in this country, however widely apart in politics, who may not come together a thousand times more easy than John C. Calhoun and Mr. Van Buren could with—l will not say honor, for that is out of the question—but with any appearance of de cency. The personal relations between Mr. Webster and Mr. Van Buren, Mr. Clay and Mr.’Van Bu ren, Mr. Preston and Mr. Van. Buren, have al ways been distinguished by the the high-bred courtesy which marks the intercourse of political gentlemen. The same may be said of the rela tions to the President of many other prominent opposition members, both in the House and the Senate. There has been indeed a degree of ease and familiarity in the private deportment towards the President of many of his strongest political ad versaries that would lead to the most favorable impressions of his social disposition and the good nature and good taste of his private conversation. This however never was the case with Mr. Cal houn. Since the coup de’ etat, by which (after the memorable personal quarrel between Gen. Jackson and Mr. Calhoun) Mr. Van Buren suc ceeded in driving all Mr. Calhoun’s friends from Gen. Jackson’s cabinet, that gentleman had held no terms with him. A striking illustration of this is within my own knowledge. When Mr. Van Buren was Vice President he called one day on a distinguished Southern Senate-, who had rooms in the house with Mr. Calhoun. It so happened that Mr. Calhoun was alone in the parlor of the Senate to whom I allude, when Mr. Van Buren bowed to him, and asked for the Senator on whom he had called. Mr. Calhoun made not a word of reply, nor gave the Vice President any look of recognition—but coolly rang the bell for a servant, to whom the Vice President, failed in his attempt to get Mr. Cal houn to speak to him, communicated his query. When the gentleman for when the visit was in tended appeared, he found Van Buren setting on a sofa, and Calhoun standing bolt upright, giving him what Lord Castlereugh would have termed a “back front.” On his appearance, the honest nullifier of course left the room. Mr. Calhoun spoke freely of this scene at the time, and thought it was very ungentlemanly in Van Buren to address him at all after what had passed between them. Mr. Van Buren affected not to understand why Mr. Calhoun did not speak to him, and as one of the pledges on which the new coalition is founded, is that there shall be no enclaircissement, he may perhaps never know! What a prodigy of innocence ! The Benotn men are not at all pleased with these demonstrations of friendship between Cal houn and Van Buren. There are, to use the characteristic£language of Mr. Van Buren, in the letter to Gen. Jackson tending his resignation as Secretary of State, diversities of ulterior prefer cnees t or, in plainer language, different views as to the succession fcamong the supporters of the present administration. The plots, the tricks and contrivances of these rival factions, will afford abundant material for comment. I will keep a watch upon them. Supposed Piract.— Captain Bailey, of the ship Zenas Coffin, at Edgartown, for Nantucket, reports having seen two vessels on fire, near the Bermudas—a ship or brig, and a schooner—about 26 miles apart. It was suposed that they were set on fire by pirates, a suspicious looking schooner being seen near the place, which came within a half mile of the Zenas Coffin, and then made all sail and escaped. The following is the reply of Gen. Jackson to the address delivered by the Hon. C. Genois chief magistrate of New Orleans: * Sir:—l am at a loss for words to express the ob ligation under which I am placed by your kind ness as the organ of the inhabitants of the city of New Orleans. The welcome you offer me in their name, and the many other proofs of affec tion and respect which I have received at their hands, incite emotions in my heart to which lan guage cannot give utterance. Allow me to say, Sirin reply to the terra, in which you have adverted to my agency in defend ing this city during the invasion of 1814 and’ls that I but peformed the part of a Genera? whoi duty X L?t S t 0 g,v ® dlrectlon to the noble cnthu.i r;, 7 T “ iou9 >■"<)« hi. command, and which only waited for an oppor luraty to signalue their conduct a. the defender, of their country’s soil and rights. To these corn, (ot which Louisianians, and particularly the inhabitants of this city formed so meritorious a part) belongs the honor and glory of the Bth of January. In their name then. Sir, rather than my own, I thank you for the tribute of praise and gratitude which is offered by so many thousands of your citizens on this occasion. I rejoice, Sir, in the numerous evidences which your city, and the surrounding country, present of prosperity, wealth and happiness. No quarter of our beloved Union can exhibit a more beautiful picture of improvement, and none, I am sure cen excel it in ihe thosii are necessary to make the future as as honorable as the past has been to th e , 2 "'! enterprize of its inhabitants. * )r,Je ati(! I tendar you again my thanks for the welcome you have given me, and my p ra . C ° r(lii! the city over which you preside, may C voT thll vored with the choicest blessings of a kind p dence. ro *i. ■-- ; : © The Victoria Hotel—The new 8 n and elegant Hotel, so well and invitingly in the business part of King street, cess and Market-streets, is now open for th ception of boarders—its banner is hoisting 8 fe ‘ outward wall, and we trust the cry will *oo° “they come.” The opening of the hotel °** celebrated on Wednesday last, by a sum W3s feast, hospitably dispensed to numerous U ° Ul the liberal proprietor and courteous host 9 1 • evening the ladies’ parlor was throned • beauty and fashion—music and song ” er . ? lt * 1 charm to the occasion—and an elegant he ‘ r closed the festival. The Victoria Hotel i/ U^r ble structure, the main building rising five \ n °" in height, and the apartments connected *1 extending over the whole range of the adi ' stores towards Market-street, save the corner* 1 It is a most commidious, well arranged andT gantly furnished house of entertainment and cannotfail of popularity. Alexander Black E* is the enterprising proprietor, and Mr. Ch I*. Frazer the attentive conductor ofthis new * ** tabhshroent—and from the specimen already hibited, by the latter as a caterer of good iJr 81 together with the grace end affability wuhwh'u he has assumed the character ot “ mine hosf’ we augur his most flattering success. Both ih proprietor and the host have our best wishes i* return for their good dishes, and we have only ta repeat here, in conclusion, the toast with j wc qualified their good wine—“ May the name of their hotel be prophetic of its fortune—Yicto ria!'’— Charleston Courier. Votes for President and Vice Preside*', The following table, which we have prepared at the expense of some labor, will be found us*, ful for reference. It exhibits the electoni votes given for the most prominent candidates fO -of the United States, at the differed elections since Gen. Washington’s retirement. 1796. President—J. Adams 71, T. Jefferson 68. Vice President—T. Pinckney 58, A. Bon 50. 1800. President—T. Jefferson 73, J. Adaau 64. Vice President—A. Burr 73, T. Pinckmy 58. 1804. President—T. Jefferson 162, Charles C. Pinckney 14. Vice President—G. Clinic 163, R. King 14. 1808. President—J. Madison 152, C. C Pinckney 45. Vice President—G. Clinton lis R. King 47. 1812. President—J. Madison 127, DeWit Clinton 89. Vice President—E. Gerry 128. In. gersoll 68. 1816. President—J. Monroe 183, K. Kins 34. Vice President—D. D. Tompkins 113, op. position scattering. 1820. President—J. Monroe 218, no opposi tion except one vote given from New Hampshire, Vice President—D. D. Tompkins 212, opnosi. tion divided. 1824. A. Jackson 99, J. Q. Adams 84, H. Crawford 41, H. Clay 37. 1828. Piesklent—A. Jackson 178.J.Q. .y. ams 83. Vice President—J. C. Calhoun 133, i R. Rush 83. 1832. President—A. Jackson 319, H. Cbr ! 49, John Floyd 11, Wm. Wirt 7. Vice Presi ! dent—Martin V. Buren 180, John Sergeant 49, William Wi.kins 30, Lee 11, Amos El ; maker 7. 1386. President—Martin Van Buren 179 W. H. Harrison 73, H. L. White 26, W.P Mangum 11, Daniel Webster 14. Vice Presi j dent—R. M. Johnson 147, Francis Granger 63, scattering 84. —Harrisburg Chron.. Mr. jemmt Mitchell’s Description si i the Curiosities of ixdii :—“ What sorts’ crathers and bastes is in that place, Misther Mil- j ! chell ?” asked Teddy the Irish hostler. “We ry hodd—wery hodd indeed,” replied Mr. Mit chell. “ The most on ’em ’asn’t no legs.” “.\o legs!” cred Betty, the cook, “ how do they go then ?” “ They go by a sort o’ patent rewotoic hingine, wat rolls ’em hover and’ hover."— “ Well, what else 1” asked Susan, Lady Gordoni own maid. “ There’s vun ’orrid hanimal as big as an ’ouse.” “Oh dear ! Lud a massy !” es claimed the women, lifting up their knives ami j and forks. “True as preachin’,” contiued Mi. Mitchell. “ His mouth is as vide as the jjark ! gate, an’ he swailers down twenty-five natyvei 1 hevery meal. But they kills ’em sometimes.’- ‘ How 1 how asked the whole table. “ The sleeps wery only vunce a year ; an’ d» people catches ’em in that ’ere particular stau they drills ’oles in their back, ’cause their flesi; is wery ’ard, loads ’em with gunpowder, VI blows ’em up.” “ Oh, dear, what a dreadful ? place ? How could you stay there T Merc! ( on us!” exclaimed one another, When men citement attendant on the remarkable news, bad somewhat subsided, Betty, who was rather a “ the sere and yellow leaf” of maidenhood, “ ask ed, Are the ladies handsome, there, Mr. Mit chell ?” Wery, but there ’isn’t no old maid*l there. Single vimen never gits beyond thirty. “ Bless us !” said Betty, “ what do you mean’ “ Vot I says. Miss Betty. No hold maids git hover thirty.” “ Molly, the house maid, wh< was hien passe , as is said of fashionable gone-byi and took as keen an interest, as did Mrs. Betty j this part of the conversation, asked, “ Why, is done with ’em ?” « Oh,” said Mr. MitcbeU drawing his knife very expressly across histhrot “ they kill’s ’em off ’cause they ar’nt no ford* use.” Mrs. Betty and Molly fairly shrieked.' ‘ Vor =e than that, Mrs. Betty, they heats ’e® “ Eat ’em ! How do they eat ’em !” “ D° n ‘ into soup biled considerable. They dosn care to toast ’em, ’cause they’d be so wcrr ? tough.” Allot op Metals.—A curious and valu*^ 1 discovery has just been made in the alloy of & tals. A manufacturer of Paris has invented ‘ composition much less oxidable than siber, art which will not melt at less than a heat treble tW which silver will bear; the cost of it is less 4d. an ounce. Another improvement is in stee : an Englishman at Brussels has discovered a of healing iron, so that it flows from the torn** pure steel, better than the best cast steel of h'S land, and almost equal to that which has urn# gone the process of beating. The cost of steel is only a farthing per pound greater that of cast iron. h How much truth there is in the remark ® by somebody: “A rich man’s son begins the world where his father left off. g rc d^* d begun— penniless^^ MARINE INTELLIGENCE- i Savannah, JannaO * Cleared Ship Hope, Collins, Hav re. - ft2 Arrived— Br brig New York Packet, S br brig Lady Douglass, Logan, Wales. - f m Charleston, January Vj. Arrived yesterday —Line ship Calhoun, I ■ J New York; ship Stephen Phillips, Thomas, Below —A barque, supposed the Gang® s * | Boston, and 3 schrs. . J Cleared —Br barque Grace, Reid, Liverpool htj brig Maine, Coz, Havre. *