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TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
Washington, Jan. -7, 1847.
senate:.
After the reception of some Executive
Communications, Mr. Ashley, from the judi
ciary committee, reported a bll to make at- j
tuchtnenta issuing nut of the Courts of the 1
United States conform to the laws oi tae
States where issued.
Mr. Xi’e?. from 'he post office committee,
ft ported a bill providing for the transporta
tion of li.e i.ia.l from the army.
The loan bill was read a third time, and
the question being on its passage, Mr. Evans
took to correct a r port of his j
Speech on Monday la-t. He said ne would j
to’e for the bill if it embraced u general re- !
venue bill.
The bill then passed— yea? 4J, nays 2, and j
•ent to the House fur its concurrence in the |
amendments.
The resolution of Mr. Ci’ley, requesting
the President to withdraw our forces to the |
Rio Grande, was taken ur».
Mr. Gilley explained that Ids object was ;
to withdraw or.r army to some place in the
United Stctee, there to perfect its discipline, j
increase ts force, *ml then make a power
ful dcece.;l npon Mexico. Ihe way in
which we were now prosecuting the war
was useless. We were acting in detail,
without any effectual result, and lhe men
were falhng victims to disea-e.
The resolution was then, by a unanimous
vote, laid upon the table.
The army bill was then taken up, the I
question being upon the amendment of Mr. At- j
ehison to change the ten regiments of regu
lars into volunteers.
Mr. Atchison supported his amendment by
t speech, in which lie contended that the vo
lunteer force was the only one which could
be raised in a reasonable time.
Mr. Green spoke in favor of a volunteer
force, the officers to be commissioned accord
ing to the laws of the several .States.
Mr. Dayton made a speech, in course of
which he dissected the plan of Mr. Bentton -
as far as disclosed by him, for the prosecu
tion of the war,
Mr. Jarnagin next gave his views in fa
vor of a volunteer force, after which, without
taking the question, a motion to adjourn pre
vailed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. King,of Georgia, offered a joint res
olution, which was read three times and
passed unanimously , directing the President
to have prepared gold and silver medals for
the officers and men of the Spanish, English
and French vessels, who aided in the rescue
of the officers and seamen of the U. S. brig
Somers, off Vera Cruz.
Mr. Robert Smith presented of
the Illinois Legislature, in favor of devoting
lands for public libraries; and of instruction
in favor of appropriating money for the con
struction and completion of the Cumberland
.road.
Mr. Andrew Johnson offered a resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the judiciary
•committeeto inquire into the constitutionality
of the appointment of Regents in the Smithso
nian Institute.
Mr. Garret Davis offered a joint resolution,
which was read for information, but not re
ceived, requesting the President to inform
Congress whether the United States have I
any diplomatic representative to Mexico, if
not, when his functions ceased, and if ue
have, who? and what is his compensation?
Mr. Illusion, from the committee on post
"offices and post-roads, reported a hill making
appropriations for the Post Office Department
for the year ending, June 30lh, 1846. Read
twice and referred to the committee of the
whole on the state of the Union.
Mr. Caleb Smith presented the mem *#4 ilt 1 •
of the yearly meeting of Friends in Indiana,
in favor of a speedy and peaceful termination
tot the war. Referred to the committee on I
foreign relations.
On motion of Mr. Boyd, the House then re
sumed, in Committee of i 1 i- Whole, lire con- I
sideration o I the amendatory bill, i o grant !
bounty lands to and increase the pay of volun
teers and regulars of the army The amend
ments and sections having ail been |
{one through with, the bill h« amended was !
reported to the House, and Mr. Vinton moved j
to lay ii on the table. The n oliou did not per- |
vail.
The bill wa* finally passed, 171 to IS, con- !
siderably amended but not changing mate- !
rially if* features, an reported by tiie select
committee, and given in the Sun of this
morning. Few of the amendments adopted
yeaterday in committee, were concurred in
by the House. Three hundred thousand dol
lars are appropriated U> provide for de.-tituio
eoldiers arriving at New Orleans, to enalbe
them to return to their homes.
The House concurred in the amendment
the senate to the Treasury note and I. .
Bill.
Mr. Sehenck moved a suspension of the
rales tef enable him to introduce his resolu
tions, the substance of'which I have her ’o‘ ■
stated, for withdrawing our troops oithe
Rio Grande, &.c. &c. The House, 28 to 152.
refused to suspend the rules.
The naval approp; ** tion bill wasther '.a! en
yip in committee of the whole, but without
coming to any conclusion thereon, the com
mittee rose, ani Mr. Hopkins, of Virginia, I
offered a resolulon to terminate the debate
to-morrow at one o’clock, pending which the ’
fiouse adjourned.
f ßeport:2/or ihc Hi'tituore Sun.]
Washington. Jan. 28, 1847.
f SENATE.
MfXOpham press.red resolutions of the
Legislature of Vermont, in favor of a speedy
termination of tl is war, iv.id agaiiift the ad- j
mission of any new territory, whose cOmdi
tution tolerates slavery.
Mr. Cameron presented the memorial of
D. V. Quenar.don, proposing to establish, by
the aid of government, a colony in Oregon,
and organizing the colonists mto a regiment
of cavalry to serve during the war, without
pay, on condition that the United State*? elih!l
supply them with arms and provisions. It
was referred to the Committee «>u Territories.
Mr. Chalmers, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported a bill providing for a
#oetora-hetite io Savannah.
Mr. Fairfield, from the Naval Committee,
reported a bill providing for the building of
fuur naval steamers.
Aver the disposal of numerous private bills,
the joint resolution from the House, providing
for me. .Is to be given to the officers and
crew of tin* English, French and Spanish
ships who aided in the rescue of the Somers,
was read twice and referred to the Naval
committee.
The bounty land bill, from the House, was
read twice and relerred to the Military curn
ir.ilt ee.
Mr. Niles off- red f.>r consideration the fol
lowing resolution- :
Re.-olved, That to meet the expenses of
the existing war with Mexico, to sustain
the public crrd : ‘ -nd give efficiency to too
operations oi the troa‘y, demand an addition i
to the revenue which may rcaVmcab’y be rx- j
pm cd from ihe existing laws f:o:» five to ten !
millions of dollars annually.
Resolved, That in the ry inion of Senate. j
such additional rev n :r. vhe raised from I
imports by increasing the rales of duties «.r< ,
im aortal ions, v _-o dect to duty,and a mod- i
crate duty upon all, or a part of ' j .-re lis'; |
that such additional duties, if judiciously ini- 1
posed, Will not he setio;i.-!y burdensome lo ■
any portion of the people, t>..t would be cheer
ful v ho-ne by lliem in a time of war; that in
i ‘he judgment of the Senate, it is Uglily ne
; ees.-arv that such additional revenue be
| raised during tlie cooMnuance of tlie \va r, arm
! that the same he pledged for the interest and
j redemption of ‘ a leans, which have or may
j be a at: :n«ed for the prosecution ot the war |
1 in whirl. -;.e country is engaged.
dr. Benton submitted a resolution relative |
|to t;i e printing of Fremont’s maps,
j r l’iie consideration of t lie ‘‘ten regiment,” j
; bill from t.he House was then resumed, the j
question being on '.he amendment of Mr. At- I
■ rhison, to change t 1 ■ c regulars into volun- t
leer-;. Jr was rejected; yea- UO, nays 30.
Numerous other amendments were . iieiv ’,
most ol which were rejected. Alter which,
wit tout further action, at u Ale hour, Inc Se
i nate adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Hopkins’ resolution, under consijera
| tion when the House adjourned last evening,
I to cio>e the debale on the naval approprip
i tion bill at one o’clock to-day, was again ta
ken up and adopted.
The House then, in committee of the
whole on the state of ihe Union, Mr. Fick
lin in the chair, resumed the con.-ideration of
the bill, and the committee was addressed by
1 Messrs. Bayley, Ewing, of Tennessee,
: Simms, of South Carolina, and J. R. Inger
; soli.
At one o’clock, Mr. Sawyer moved (hat j
I the committee, agreeably to the resolution of :
■{ Mr. Hopkins, proceed to vote on the hill and
amendments, but the chair in reply to an in- \
quiry from a member, decided tiiat the resn
{ lution reading ‘Ho-morrow,” though offered
| yesterday, dated from tiie time us its pas- :
I sage; so that the time fixed by the resolution
1 for closing tiie debate in committee was to
i morrow, and not to-day, at 1 o’clock. After
considerable conversation the committee rose
| for want of a quorum, and at about half past
1 a motion was made to reconsider die vote
i on Ihe resolution.
From that time until the hour of adjourn
, ment, 5 o’clock, P. M., the House was cn- I
i gaged in calling the yeas and nays on a mo
i lion to lav the motion to reconsider on the
table, motions to adjourn, to postpone, ap-
I peals from the desisions of the chair, and
various other motions connected with the
question of reconsideration. The yeas and
: nays would have been called but little less
than a dozen limes on these questions of mi
nor importance.
Washington, Jan. 29, 1847.
SENATE.
Tiie Indian Appropriation bill was report
ed from the finance committee, with an
important amendrnnt.
After the disposal nhmre private mattesr,
the Senate resumed the -j Misideration of the j
Regiment bill.
The question pending on an amend- j
ment heretofore offered by M r. Corwin giving 1
bounty lands to the soldiers, which had been
adopted in committee of the whole last week.
Mr. Benton opposed this sect ion of 1 ho bill
on the ground that it would lead to the most
s‘n[ envious frauds ever piactised in this coun
try. lie alluded to certain companies already
; formed for the purpose of speculating upon
j the land of the ignorant soldi *rs. Besides, it
i would lake eight millions of the public lands.
| which would have the effect us stopping the
I sales for years.
: Mr. Corwin defended tiie so’diers from the
i charge oi ignorance,and with much brilliancy
r ementod upon the ot her arguments adduced
by Mr. Benton, in which he could not concur,
lie c mended ill tl the soldiers were well able
to take care of themselves.
Mr. Benton made a spirited rejoinder, and
after a long dilute, an amendment to the
amendment offered by Mr. Husk, £wing* scrip
instead of End, was rejected, yeas 22, navs
24.
Another amendment to the amendment,
offered by Mr. Bailer, giving the soldiers
loan scrip for §SO on'y instead ui §IOO, was !
also rejected;y tan: 1 t. nays 21.
An amendment offered by Mr. Fhnmon-, |
allowing the soldiers to exchange gi eir ICO ’
acres of land tor §IOO worth of sin. k at U •
per cent .and t host hav itig oi. y 80 news for !
§5 •' in -t .k, was agree to; v cas 20, ..ns 22. j
jilr. Uanegan moved to amend by .-ink;Jig
out tiie proviso us Air. Corwin’s amnn; icnt; j
p■‘i.dlug the consideraliot: ut which the Senate i
.sJjuuuied.
I'OUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
V, ueu the House adjourned, at half-past
ten tiie question pending was a
in ■) ion to excuse Mr. Ashman (torn voting
cm an appeal taken from a decision of the
cna r. Tois morning, the motion to excuse
was withdrawn, and also, by unanimous con
sent, the appeal from tue decision of the
chair
On motion of Mr. Droomgoole, the House
then resumed in CommiiU eofthe wi.oie, tiie 1
ainendalMHi of the naval argnipriatism b.il,
Mr. Sims, of Sonin Carahu.i nvtng 1..d
floor. iJc uas in favor ut the \ ;goruu. , ro
secution o; t 'C \v.»:; and declared it to be the
deliberate teiii..i;enf of tim South, that South
ern territory acquired, shall he O-copied : y|
f •» labor. He did not helm re t.iie Norm I
Would resist what had been so ordained by
both God and man.
Mr. Wood, of New York, protested against
the gentleman lr >in South Carolina, speaking
for the North or for God either, on tins sub
ject.
Mr. Sims said, that in speaking for God,
lie could speak from God’s authority.
Mr. Payne followed Mr. Sims. lie did
not believe in the authenticity of Gen. Tay
lor’s recently published letter. It could not
he, that the hero of so many battles —just i
the meridian cf his glory—would pub.'/*
such a latter, simply to create a prejudice
against the administration. It wonld not be
believed that a veteran general would publish
to the world a declaration that he would not
proceed beyond a certain point—that he
would write and publish a plan unfolding to
Mexico his intended future operations. If
so, then should he be sadly disappointed
then would it be of the utmost importance
that some man should be appointed to di
rect our forces—some master mind, who
would wield thes.vord, and direct the pen ol
diplomacy.
Mr. Stanton had the fl>or when the hour
of one arrived,jand the committee proceeded to
vote on the amendment.'. The amendments
adoj. ed we."' chiefly Unimportant. The most
impur'ant were appropriations of 3-oU.OO'J
j h r the ct ns; -■i,- of a floating dock at
Pr-!■.*-■*!• a; jgo.ut ) fur the commencement
of a flu ; iug dry dock at Philadelphia, and a
-im Ur sum for the commencement of a fl »al
ing drv dock a* Littery. Maine, all to be con- j
ciructed on sucli plan an shall be delermin- i
eu bv the secretary of the navy,
j h e Lull whs reported to the House, and
j the amend nents c incurred in. 'i'he ques
j tion on the amend ;;uuit:» adopted in commit
| tee, making appropriations for floatittg dry
docks at Pensacola. Philadelphia an i Kit
tery, was decided in the House by yeas and
navs —vea? 08, nays 81.
Mr. Cocke, of Tennessee, asked the un
animous consent of the House* to introduce a
joint resolution of thunks to Gen. Tavlor,of- 1
filers and soldiers under his command, for
i their gallant conduct in storming Monterey. !
and directing the President to cause to be
procured and presented to Gen. Taylor a
gold srmd :i. Obj j cliou being made, Mr. j
Cocke moved a suspen-ion of the rules, pend, j
| ing which mot. at : ..? House adjourned.
Tiic Cii.uy Hlack-oict If-olii/.
The Cilley hick out policy, we may safely j
rred C, i- d.-Toed to overwhelm the authors
and sus’.iiner- of if, in the Senate and Ilmme.
with the op(jrobruim of toryism. It is not in
the nit ure of the American people, to back
out w ien the honored their country is in
volved. And we are uifeily miitb e to un
derstand bow it i', that, men like .Mr Cilley i
' and M r. Stephens, and those u ho vo'ed itt fa
vor of their resolutions, could so far suppress
in their own bosoms, the proper feeling of
Americans, as to allow themselves to do an
act so diametrically opposed to the d elates of ;
their own feeling.-—and that In*, at a time !
when the public enemy lias openly indicated 1
ilie very policy which they seek Jo establish, |
as the only condition on which lie will make
; a peace with us. We venture to assert, that
j had sucli resolutions been introduced nto the
! old'Continental Congress, pending the war
i with the mother country, the movers would j
' have lound themselves speedily enrolled
among the Tories of that day. It is true, we
live in a more forbearing age, and while we
tolerate, even in a time of war, things that
savor hotly of treason, we may be excused, if
we content ourselves as independent journal
ists, in pronouncing in advance, the sure ver
dict that awaits I his shameful bach-out policy
from the jury of the American people. We
care not whether it receives the approbation
I of the present Congress or not—the fate of
I its supporters —be they Whigs or Democrats
—will be that of the lories of the Revolution,
and that of the fedralists of 1812.
There is a crisis in the affairs of nations as
well as of iudiv iduals. when reason, judgment,
i nature, and even our good passions conspire
to forbid our retreating from an enemy, to
whom we have proved ourselves superior, and
especially when that enemy demands our ie
treat —and no Senatorial wisdom nor Repre
sentative eloquence can persuade the Ame
rican people ihiiL we are not now in precisely
sucli a cri.-is as this. That Mr. Cilley and
those that think with him do not perceive this
inevitable tandenc.y of the public feelingand
public mind, in regard to Mexico, we are
slow to believe. If they do not see so palpa
ble a fact, and are making this movement in
ignorance, they will receive not only the dis
approbation, but the contempt of the nation;
but if they have proposed tins un-American
policy vviih a v ew to the forwarding of mis
] crabls party object-, at the expense of the
country’s honor, they will merit all that will
surely be awarded them at the hands of ’the
American people—the condemnation of all
patriots, without respect to party. — Wash
ington Fountain.
[From the N. 0. Picayune , ‘2oih inst .]
I'i'om Jltiico.
Latest from Gens. Worth and Wool
By the anival of the IJ. S 3. steamship Edith.
Capt. Cronihard, Rom the Brazos, we have
later accounts from the Rio Grande, and a!.-o
from Sallido. Our latest date from the lat
ter place is to the 3d inst., as may be seen
fiom the letter of our rorrespoddcnl below.
We learn that Gen. Scott was at the Bra
zos when the Edith sailed, and it was thought
would shortly leave for Tampico.
Among the passengers on (lie E. was Mr.
John W. Weed, who has been for some time
living at the city of Durango—the only Arne- 1
ric.an in the p uce save one. He savs that I
after Gen. Wool had taken Parras, which i- j
• on the immediate frontier of the Grate «.f !
, Datango, it became impossible Tr him to i
| live longer in the place, so great was the
• exci'e-m nt. again-L the Americans. On re- j
I Hirnmg from the theatre he was s‘ *ned by
■ some of the lower orders, and the rmxt T v j
! some :Mi;'. cao gen:l ■mm advised him to 1
j leave t 'i- r at once, fearing acts of great- j
er violence. The antfiori:ies would not give j
i him a pas-port to proceed to Parras, but gave |
! him one to Z .cateca-; with tiiis he made a :
forced ride, and arrived in safety at Gen. |
Wool’s camp at Parras.
Mr. W. eavs that nt Durango there j
were about lUUO militia when he left, and j
they were talking right valiantly of dirving |
llre iniquitous and usurping invaders of their j
soil c.ompb'telv out of their country. Don j
Franisco Efiorriagn, who recently made so j
close a run for the Presidency against Santa 1
Anna, re-id -s at Durango, is inspector of the
troops-, and is described as a man of great
probity of cbaiacter and friendly towards
American-. Me v ; Governor of Durango
during the c-’m .str-F m of Paredes, but
vhs droppi-J by v.men that general was
driven fr« m power.
Urn. \V.s-!’s c inmn was at Agua Nueva.
nhu ieen tniies fr« m Saltillo, when Mr. W.
left—officers and men in good health. lie
sa'.s that the best disciplne prevails in this
column of the army, among volunteers as
well as regulars, and farther that all are anx
ious to signalize themselves.
'i'he weather continued co’d at Saltillo at
]•.-.* dates, vet the troops were in good health.
At Monterey it*was much warmer.
In a letter from Camargo, dated on the Stli
inst., we have an account of Col. May’s al
htir with the Mexicans in the pass between
Monte Morales and Linares, but it is no full
er than the statement we received byway of
Tampico, nor than that given by the corres
pondent of the Delta. Our Camargo letter
confirms the report that May’s rear guard
was either killed or captured, that the pack
mules were also driven off, but the writer
flunks the Mexicans got but little plunder as
May only had a squadron with him. It is
also thought the enemy had a large force at
the time. The names of the lieutenant and
sergeant with the rear guard at the time, and
who escaped, are n >t given, but that they
were arre-ted is confirmed. Our next news
from Mexico will probably give full particu
lars of tin’s singular affiir.
It was reported at Camargo at last dates
that General Taylor was to proceed to Tufa
with the intention of attacking Valencia; but
this was only given as a rumor, and is not
entitled to credit.
The news by this arrival is extremely bar
ren of interest. The following letter from j
our correspondent at Saltillo is the latest we j
have seen :
Saltillo, Jan. 3, 1347. 1
j T.ae Ist Regiment Onio and the I-t Regi- \
i meat Kentucky volunteers have returned to
Monterey, Gen. Butler is still here, but I
presume will return to that city before many
days.
We have no further rumors of the move
ments of Lite enemy. A fortification is being
erec ed on a hill north of thicity, complete
ly commanding the town and country around,
particularly the San Luis road. We are now
ready for anything that comes along.
Gen. Wool’s column came within foilr
| miles of this city. P is now in position some
fifteen or eighteen miles distant on the San
! Luis road, w ith the exception of l he Arkansas
icghnent, which 1 understand has returned
: to Parras.
| You 'shall hear from me whenever anything
of in'e;Cal transpires. alto.
thaler front Tcim.
I Bv the arrival at a iae hour last night of
I the steamship Palmetto, Captain Smitn, we
have Galveston dales to the i!3J iiiot., inclu
sive.
A large number of Indians were encamped
on the* Pierdemles at last dates, giving some
uneasiness to lire settlers in that section; but
: it whs the opinion of Jim Shaw, the Dela
ware interpreter, that they were friendly dis
posed. The Kicka poos are supposed to hive
committed many of the outrages west of the
Pierdeua'ca.
The Texan editors comp'ain lou Jly of mail
1 derangements in the new State.
We do not see a line in any of our papers
i in relation to the rai-s ng of volun eers in
i Texas, and our tiles are unusually barren of
7 . -
news of the least interest,
[From theN. O. Picayune 271 h ult. ]
Lai. r From lusnpcachy.
The Yucatan schooner Cainpeacheana,
Capt. Puente, arrived yesterday morning from
Campeachy, whence she sailed on the 10l ii
inst.
A commissioner, named Jose Robira,came
i passenger on the schooner, on his way to
Washington, to negotiate with our Govern
j rnent for an acknowledgment of the independ
ence of the peninsula, or a portion of it. Ho
i will leave ia day or two lor the capital,
i We have a paper from Campeachy of the
date of the s:li in-l. In it we find an official
report of the capture of the city of Tekas by
the forces of Campeachy. The city was sum
moned in the most formal manner, and the
invading hosts drawn up in the most formida
ble array to await the an-wer. Upon receiv
ing the refusal to surrender, the signal to lay
on was given, and straightway a tremendous
onslaught was commenced. We have not
time to describe it, but it was altogether sue
i cessfnl. As wo read the details, we trembled
at approaching the lists of the slain, but. they
proved less terrific than we had apprehended.
Os the attacking party two were killed and
three wounded, includingone drummer. The
defenders of the town fled like frightened
sheep, unable to resist the impetuosity of the
assailants. No doubt was entertained nu the
part of the commander ol the Campeachy
troops tint the slaughter among their ad
versaries was great. Many are reported to
have gone hailing off. This action occurred
on tiie 29:h of December. An Havana paper
received yesterday gives the report of this
! action made by the opposite side, from which
1 yon would inlerfliat the days of Leonidas bad
returned —with this difference, that rather a
larger number survived the assault ofTekax
than returned to tel! of the deeds enacted in
the straits of Thermopylae. It is ludicrous
to compare the two accounts, which we pre
sume to he about equally veracious.
Hostilities have spread over the peninsula,
the different cities taking (liferent sides in the
contest going on. We judge that the advo
cates of an entire sparatnm from Mexico are i
in the ascendant; but we look with great ;
suspicion upon tne profession of the inhabi
tants of Yncafan,of whatever party—more
especially when they act under the itnmedia'c
pressure of the presence of the U. S. squad- ,
run.
From Elaraaa.
There was quite an influx of vessels from
j Havana yesterday. 'l’he brigs Mary Ann
1 Jones, O: loans and Titi are all in, eacii
b; Icing papers of the Kith in.-f,
; Capt. Armstrong and the crew of »he brig
Jim: pa. recently sold in Havana, came over
■ the Oceans. Gap*. Williams and the
(ir w of the brig Hayne, also sold at Havana,
came over on tlie 'ITi.
From various responsible sources we learn, |
I that a large number o! ve.-.-rls were taking j
; in cargoes of provisions and the like at Ha- i
vana, destined ‘'for the Gull”—or, as was
! firmly believed by American shipmasters,
! bound for the ports of Mexico, 'i'he demand
| for provisions was such at several ports, but
I particularly Vera Cruz, that it was thought j
j the prices would fully compensate for luej
i ri.-k attending the violation of the blockade. I
I Not Jjonlv iHe Mexicans, tint, the English
—as we see by late papers just received
1 deride our blockade as being very ineffective.
We trust there is some exaggeration in the
representations, both of English and Mexi
cans on this subject, but the public and the »
Government should know what is said about i
‘t-
Vv e learn that fvnor Araujo, the agent!
for the Mexican letters of marque, has de
parted for some of the British West India
islands, having failed to dispose of his letters
in Havana.
Reports were current in Havana of anoth
er general action between our troops and the
Mexicans, but it was of course unfounded, as
their latest details us military events ure de
rived from tire press of this city.
The Packet Skip Garrick.
The packet ship Garrick is ashore at Squam
Beach. Tire Journal of Commerce of Thurs
day says;
‘•'l lte steamers Hercules and Duncan C*
Pell, came up from the Garrick early this
morning, with the bleerage passengers, 360
in number.
From one of the passengers wc learn that
12 of their number died on the passage, and •
one female, aged 17 years, died from exposure
after the vessel went ashore. Many of the
children were very thinly clad, without shoes
and stocking?, and many of llrem had their
feet badlv frost-bitten.
The citizen* of Whitehall very promptly
administered to their necessilies,the foremost
of whom were Mr. W alter Fate a; i Mr.
Ephraim Corbv, who kindly supplied many -
of tlie sufferers with (c< d and < luihing.
Taken as a whole, we do not remember
. seeing sucli a miserable number ol passengers
! landed on our shores.
1 Ale ter from C i;C. Trask states that she
doe-not leakpliHt she lies in liM feel water,
| and draws 16 feet,”
a ugTtta7ito,7
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j TUESDAY AIOSNTN 1, FEBRUARY T 1847.
HTThe List of Letters remaining in the
ro=t Office, will appear in our next.
Tiie Pi vee Proj ct*.
The movemeiils of Mr. Cilley in the Sen
ate and of.Mr. Stephens in the Mouse, d !
not meet with much favour from the inde
pendent {ness. To call the resolutions ol
tiie former a silly affiir, would perhaps b*
the most merciful notice that could be taken
of them. They will h-jrm no one but the
au!ln*r and the few who countenance them
! 1 hey will du the Mexicans some good. The\
will cheer their hearts a little and give then
some “aid and comfort,” to think that then
are any American statesmen who wonh
countenance such a project. Bill the j<e
will he short-lived when they learn the tal<
of the resolution—when they learn witi
what mingled and ridicule lliev ar.
greeted by our people. The explanatio:
since given of I ho motives fur offering them
seems very much like an after thought.
Mr. Stephens’ resolutions squint a huh
towards the same policy—that of aba n Jonini
the enemy’s country. To be sure tbe\
recommend a vigorous prosecution of the
war—but in the same breath recommend
that it be prosecuted at our own expense—at
a certain eventual loss—and the 10-s to be
the greater to us, the longer it is continued,
. , I
as we are in advance to disclaim all indemni
fication. 'Fiie question then would soon
be, why prosecute the war? Curi Brno'!
What are we to fight for? While the. Mex
icans— those in military command especially,
whose interests and inclin itions are alike
for war, and who control public sentiment,
can say to Mexico—why make peace—ex
cept we get our own terms? We are to lose
nothing by a coniinuance of the war. The
North Americans will not take our territory
for settlement, and when they are tired of
its military possession at an enormous ex
pense, they will ingloriousiy retreat, and we
can then laugh at them, and shout victory.
! Upon tiie whole we do not know to w hich
j project to award the palm of superior puerili
j ty, if they sprung from patriotic and proper
: motives. If they were designed as a polifi
j cal scheme —to make party capital, they arc
: still more puerile in conception. They wil
J do the party to which their authors belong
j no good.
1 Tit at some such mot ive as the last sngge-t
I ed exists may be inferred from the fact lino
j Mr. Scbenck oTOhio, has introduced into tin
House, the same or .similar resolutions will
of Mr. Cilley. It could not have beer
with any hope of their adoption,of course. I'
! must have been then to bring np some ot’iet
j Issue—perhaps to embarrass the Admiui.-Ir -
! tiou in some way—perhaps to carry some col
lateral point. We cannot however conceive
what object, even if attained,can componsatt
for the deep load of odium which must resit!
to the party that has countenanced this ah
surd and insulting proposition. No man ca:
now be forgiven who would think of pulling
sucli a humiliation upon his country. We
are surprized that so sensible a man as Mr.
i Scbenck should have made such a move
j rnent, and have some curiosity to see what it
S aims to accomplish.
In the mean time we pub’isb the comments
| on the resolutions ma le by the Fountain—a
! paper calling itself an independent r apr*r
I It is one however be it remarked, strong!;.
Anti Democratic, and wields an unsparing
pen against the Administration.
Tkc A«luimi9lratiou—3t deserves n cordial
Support.
We feel that the Administration deserves
and is entitled to tiie hearty and unanimous
support of the Democratic party in Congress.
It deserves it from the position of our affairs.
It deserves it from the able manner in which
the government has been administered, 'i'he
! President is the choice of the Democrats— ,
i placed where he is by their votes. He should
be sustained and aided by them in the dis
charge of b:s duties. In time of war, be
shornd be sustained by the Whigs too. But
wc leave it to Whig papers to appeal to them.
; It is the sentiment of the people—and a
strong and deep sentiment it is. The people
must feci that the Democrats in Congress
have not acted well thus far, this session, and
ifit should adjourn without having passed all
proper tnea^tires to enable tue Executive to
l discharge, with the energy and zeal he has
| shown himself willing to exhibit, bis duties
j in tiiis war, —a war which that Congress by
its own act last session sanctioned and ap
proved, the indignation ot the people will be
shown in a very unequivocal manner.
Political schemes and intrigues in refer
ence to the next Presidency have bad too
much to do with this matter. It is to be re
gretted, as matters have resulted, that Mr.
Polk in bis acceptance of the nomination de
clined a re-election. This deprives the pany
of the use of bis name as a candidate. But
for this, these intrigues and divisions would
not have taken place. Circumstances would
have now united the party upon him. The
issues of the past, and those which have sines
been made growing out of thio war, would
elect him again. Th* Democratic party is
*!■«■!! »■ "HI I I ——
t strong with the people. It was never stronger.
Its principles of political economy are vindi
cated and triumphant. Its position in re
ference to our foreign policy is more conso
nant with popular sentiment than that of the
Whigs. But it is weak in its personal divi
sions, and President making has done much
to mar its harmony of action. There ought
to have been a good deal more of legislation,
and less talking in Congress.
We are not without hope however, since
the passage of the Loan and Treasury Note
bill, of active and efficient legislation during
the remaining short month of the session.
Let Congress now take hold of the free list
and impose duties with a view to increased
revenue, not excepting tea and coffee—let it
pass the military bill, arid provide if neces
sary for a still larger levy of troops—pass
the naval appropriation bill, and evince by
ltd h gdatiou that it does not intend that
our armies are to turn their backs upon the
enemy, but that they are to march on,and on,
uniil .Mexico accepts with a good grace the
peace she lias so often scorned, or haws in
lelpless subjection to our conquering flag.
Tins course will meet popular approbation.
It is not in ‘lie nature of the Anglo-Ameri
can race to lake the back hack. It will nut
!o so now. Nor are our people disposed to
sanction half way measures. 'Tiey are fur
conquering a peace from Mexico. They
ire also for keeping a pretty considerable
piece of .Mexico already conquered. The
onger the war lasts, toe larger will that
piece be. 11 it Tngers on for years, the da
mmd for more provinces will increase, mi
ni finally it will be a war of subjugation.
There is no division of opinion as to the uc
pi.-ition of territory. This desire may La
ailed an Anglo-American instinct—per
taps a monomania. The only division
i)t opinion is as to who shall possess it
after it is acquired. That is a question
imi h very knotty one. It is for many rea
sons desirable that the war should be dis
posed of first, and the division of the territory
acquired by it between the slaveholding and
l the non-slaveholding interests will be next
| in order. At present, it is beyond all ques
i lion the leading desire of the great mass ot
; the people to give every support and aid to
I the Administration fur the most efficient pro
-1 sedition of the war, and to let the results be
j settled afterwards.
The Theatre.
| Mr. Anderson was very successful on Sal
‘ urday night in Tobin’s play of the Honey
! Moon. Mr. A. personated Duke Aranza.
I He proved himself eminently fitted for gen
| teel comedy. We have not often seen an
Augusta audience better pleased with an
evening's performance. The whole play
went, off well. We must particularly com
mend Mrs. McLean’s Juliana. She is a
very superior actress, and it would be no dis
advantage to the Manager to place her of
•ener in leading characters. .She shines es
pecially in genteel comedy, in which we have
had the opportunity to see her powers moro
fully tested. But we doubt not she would
he adequate to the more difficult walks of
the tragic muse.
To-night, .Mr. Anderson appears as Ham
let. In this character, lie has won both in
this country and Europe much applause.
Qj“We are indebted to Mr. Milieu, of the
Literary Depot, for Dickens’ last production,
•'The Battle of Life.” Also, two numbers
>f tlie Pictorial Times, and two numbers of
Punch, brought by the Hibernia. Also,
Yankee Doodle, and Judy—quite a budget
of fun.
The next Simmer front Liverpool.
Another new ship is now out thirteen days
for New York, and may be expected the lat
ter part of this week, with 13 days later
news. A new iron steam ship, tiie “Sarah
Sands,” W. C. Thompson commander, was
to siil from Liverpool for New York on the
18th of January. She is 1300 tons regi.-tcr,
and 200 horse power, and is said to be titled
up with unusual splendor. She is intended
for the regular trade between New York and
Liverpool.
CoSlon.
The Savannah Georgian of the 30th ult ,
sav> —“'The accounts per the Hibernia caused*
\vc learn, an advance in Uplands yesterday
of half a cent. We have only heard of a
small lot sold at t e advance, as operators
are awaiting the receipt of loiters.
The New York Tribune says, that of the
gold which came by the ll.hernia, -$700,000
j have been received in New York, and $300,-
000 were coming. 'This tends to make mo
ney easier. “The banks arc making up their
quarterly statements which prevents much
extension at present, but after Ist prox. there
is no doubt that the money market will be
very easy.”
military.
The barque Mayflower sailed from Hamp
ton Roads on Tuesday for Tampico, with
four companies of the Virginia Regiment fur
tire Mexican war on board.
lion. Jacob \V r . Miller. Whig, has bum re-elec
ted to the U. S. Senate from New Jersey. Tho
vote stood Miller 40, ami G. D. Wall,Dera. 29.
The Hibernia must have earned a rich
freight on her recent trip. The specie paid
half per cent., or about $14,000; the passen
gers $15,000 or more, and the goods proba
bly ten or twelve thousand, making in all
some $40,000. beides the great purse of the
British Government for the mails. That
will do for one trip across the Atlantic.—AT.
Y. Jour, of Commerce.
A maller-of-facl old gentleman, whoso
wife w as a thorough “desiruclionisi,” was
awakened out of his sleep one cold night
in December, with—“ Husband! did you
heat that noise? It’s Gabriel a coming!
It’s the sound of his chariot wheels!” ‘Oh,
pshaw, yo U oH fool!" replied tho goci