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HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES.
January t8, 1814.
HOLES OP THE HOUSE.
The unfinished business of the morning
hour was the report of the Select Committee
on the Rules, together with the several pend
ing questions. . _ ■ .
Mr. Cobb, whu was entitled to> the floor
from a former day, resumed and concluded
his remarks. He said that he had endeav
ored to show that the 21st rule which his
colleague (Mr. Black) proposed to instruct
the committee to report to the House, did
hot infringe on the right of petition; and, to
consider the question not only with refer
ence to the right ol petition connected with
the snhject more immediately before the
House, but abstractly considered said he de
sired noiv to present one otlrer view only of
the subject for the consideration more partic
ularly of these gentlemen who had hereto
fore acted with the South and given their
votes for the rejection of these petitions.
He asked, then, the question, what was
to be obtained by those gentlemen, so far as
the wishes of their constituents were con
cerned, by rejecting the 2Lst rule, and in its
stead adoptin'; the rule suggested be s«n*e
gentlemen who had preceded him? What
did they propose? Why, that they should
receive these petitions and lay them on the
table, without argument, without reading,
and without report. Mr. C. asked those
gentlemen who advocated this course, by
way of relieving themselves from the effect
of the false issue which had been raised up
on thissuhjefct in the non-slavuholdingStates,
what would be the dilficullies pre.soni,*d to
them wlicr. they returned to their constitu
ents—those who were now urging them on
the mere question of the abstract right of
petition, ns guniantied in the Constitution
to receive these petitions ? Would they not,
one and all, be met with the reply from all
sources? “ It is true that yon have granted
ns the form, but at the same time you have
withheld the substance. You receive our
petitions, but your ears arc closed to them.
Yon will not hear their complaint; you will
not consider the arguments in those peti
tions ?” Ho asked what would be the reply
of these gentlemen to their constituents?
Mr. C. discussed this part of the subject
with reluctance, for he was unwilling to
throw into the mouth of these abolitionists
an argument when those gentlemen should
return to them, after rescinding this rule, if
it should so happen; but he was compelled
to do so, tn order to a proper uudersiauUnig
of the merits of the question.
This argument, as presented to the Rep
resentatives of the United Slates, would be
almost unanswerable; they would ttot be
able to meet it satisfactorily before their
constituencies. What would be thccsult?
To that point Mr. C. would ask the atten
tion of the House. When the next Con
gress met, they would Ikj told bythese gen-
tlcmeu (hat they had endeavored to satisfy
their constituents by receiving and laying
these petitions on the table, but they ask us
to take one step further to guaranty the
right of petition— that the House should
bear them read. Well, the same course of
reasoning will apply, (said Mr. C.) You
have heard them read, and you refuse to
consider them. Another Congress assem
bles, and you are called on, for the purpose
fiicutla ft mu tins
false issue, to refer them to a committee.
That would not answer the claim raised,aml,
with every additional inch of ground they
gave them, they gained additional strength
and vehemence in their importunities; and
the result must be (and that was the ex
treme ground occupied by the most stren
uous advocates of the tight of petition)
that these petitions must take precisely
•v the same course as every other petition
presented. Then they would be satis
fied, and not till then. They of the South
believed that the question was now pre
sented on the amendment of his colleague,
whether they would reject these petitions,
or go to the other extreme—to give them
the regnlur course of other petitions, and fi
nally consider and act upon the question
raised by them. There was no neutral
ground; there was no half-way home, which
could long be occupied with either safety
or credit to the parties interested.
That wns the view which Mr. C. took of
the question ; and hence he desired to meet
this question at the very threshold. They
of the South took one extreme, which Con
gress had always occupied since the adop
tion of the 21st rule. It was “handle them
not,” let your doors lie closed against them,
let them uot be received by the House.—
Mr. C. knew that this argument would pos
sess no weight or merit with those who ad
vocated the other extreme; thattlicy would
not hear or give heed to ir. But be asked
the gentleman from Pennsylvania,and those
who occupied a similar position with him,
who had heretofore voted with the South,
if they were prepared to go to the opposite
extreme ? Was the gentleman prepared,
in order to relieve himself from the false is
sue upon tiie right of petition at home and
before his constituents, to say that these pe
titions were not only to be received, but to
be referred mid reported on, and that the
prayer of the petitioners should at least re
ceive the action of this House, though at
the same time it might receive the condem
nation of this House? Mr. C. wns prepar
ed almost to answer for these gcntlemem—
They were not prepared to go this length ;
they were not willing to say to these indi
viduals that their petitions should be thus
treated. Well, then, to these gentlemen
Mr. C. appealed, and he asked them to re
consider tlie ground which they had taken;
if they were not prepared to go to tlic oth
er extreme, they hod hut to remain where
they now stood—on Hie ground of a total
rejection of the petition. Between these
two extremes they were necessarily com
pelled to chose.
Some gentlemen who htid preceded Mr
0. in this' debate had gone on to discuss the
Question of the right of Congress to abolish
slavery :it the District of Columbia. Mr.
£3. averred that this wee nor debatable
ground. They sltonld not consider tlml
question .whilst they’were merely determin
ing whether they would discuss that sub
ject. Let them now anticipate the ques
tion. The South ought not to discuss that
whilst they felt that they occupied firm
ground—ground that could be maintained
wkh credit and with honor to themselves,
because it was maintained tin the Constitu*
lion. They djd not need to go into the dis-:
I chssion of collateral questions of this clinr-
' actor, lie therefore trusted that, in tliej
farther discussion of this-rale, this course^
would be taken, that they would not permit
themselves to be led into discussion of this
character, bu! would only consider the pro
priety hud policy of maintaining the rale as
it now stood.
The. gentleman from North Carolina
(Mr. Ciiiigmnu) had alluded to tite time
when Adutus and Hancock and their com
peers from every section of this country had
met together and consnlted ns breihreu, hav
ing but one object in view, aud that the in
terest of their common conntty. Sir, (said
Mr. Cobb,) they maintained their respec
tive rights with an unflinching energy and
nil unyielding firmness that was "only sur
passed' by the magnanimity with which
they accorded to others the same boon which
they claimed for themselves. There wus
no difficulty in returning to those happy
days of union and harmony, if they woiijd
only permit the same spirit which had per
vaded their bosoms to enter into their delib
erations now and control their actions.—
And no gentleman would be more gratified
than Mr. C. to see that feeling manifesting
itseVf in every portion of this Hall. Nor
would it long be confined within the nar
row limits of these walls; but it would
break every barrier, and through a thous
and different channels would pervade every
section of this Union, scattering in its train
all the blessings attendant on nuion, harmo
ny, and brotherly love. While these were
the ardent aspirations of his soul, yet a
sense of duty and of tlie deep responsibility
resting upon lumens one of the Representa
tives upon this floor of the peculiar inter
ests of the South, required him to say to their
Northern friends that they could not over
leap the barriers of these commendable ex
amples of their forefathers in their anxiety
to do justice to each other. They could
uot—they dared not forget what wus due to
themselves. In this feeling it wns that he
warmly advocated the retention of the 21st
rule.
Congress.
The most important subject which occu
pied the alien Hull of the Senate to day was
mo resolution reported from the Fiuanciul
Committee, for the indefinite postponement
of the till introduced by Mr. McDuffie, to
reduce gradually the duties under tlie pres
ent larilf to the standard of the compromise
act—that is to an ad valorem duly of 20 per
cent. Mr. McDuffie addressed tile Senate
for more than two hours, touching the cou-
atmrmnial power Of trim body to original©
Lulls affecting the revenue; aud entered lul
iy into the merits of the present tariff, by
showing how unjustly and how oppressive
ly it operated on the agricultural interests
of the country to put large per coinages Hi
lo the pockets of the manufacturers. His
speech was marked with great ability
inrougliout. After he concluded, Mr. Ev
ans obtained the Hour, aud expressed an in
tention lo reply. A motion to go into exec
utive session wus agreed lo; and the Sen
ate sat with closed doors duriug the remain
der of the day’s session.
In the House, the rules were suspended
immediately alter the reading of the journal,
on the motion of Mr. Vance, to receive such
reports from the standing committees as
would uot give rise to debate. Several re
ports were then made, principally of a pri
vate nature, mr. viweii, rrom me cauuum-
ite oil Roads and Canals, reported a bill to
uulhoiizu the transfer of the stock held by
the United Stales in the Chesapeake aud O-
luo Canal to the Slate of Maryland, aud the
corporations of Washington, Georgetown
and Alexandria. The report of the Select
Committee on Rules was next taken up, aud
Mr. Hudson concluded his remarks iti oppo
sition to the 21st rule. Mr. Saunders of
North Carolina followed Mr. H., aud spoke
lo tlie expiration of the morning hour lu fa
vor of returning it. The House liaviug re
solved itself into a Committee of the Wliole,
took up, as the unfinished business of yes
terday, llic resolution to refer the subject of
the improvement of Western waters lo a se
lect committee ; when Mr. Weller of Ohio,
who had Ihe floor, addressed the committee
at some length id reply to the remarks of
of Mr. Stewart orTctm^TTaiiin. *=
lu his reply, Mr. Weller convicted Mr.
Stewart of the most egregious iriislatciuents,
which he characterized m much stronger
language. Mr.Stewart has not hesitated lo
follow in the truck of his notorious prede
cessor, Mr. Ogle, in making the most Un
founded assertions. Mr. Weller set him
right by documentary proof, and marked
hifuwitli that approbriumwhich he deserved.
— Globe, 19//i vlt.
Thu discussions in the House of Repre
sentatives, ou the reference of the President’s
message, terminated to-day, the principal
subject (that of the improvement of tfie wes
tern waters) being referred to the Committee
on Commerce. The remaiuing subjects—
the affairs of the District of Columbia, and
the Smithsonian fund—were referred to ap
propriate committees. Messrs. McCuuslen,
Beardsley, and Pettit, severally addressed
the committee on the subject ol the improve
ments of the Mississippi; aud Mr. Stewart
of.Pcnusylvariia, after the report of the com
mittee of tlie Whole had been concurred in,
was permitted, by the courtesy of-llie House,
to make a personal explanation in reply to
Mr. Weller. The House then adjourned.
— Globe, 20th ult.
The Senate, to-day, after transacting tlie
usual morning business, proceeded to con
sider the resolution reported from the Fi
nance Committee, for thq indefinite post
ponement of Hie bill introduced by Mr. Mc
Duffie, to reduce gradually the duties tinder
the preseut tariff lo tho standard of the com
promise act—that ts, to an ad valorem duty
of 20 per cent. Mr. Evans being entitled to
the floor,addressed the Senate for two hours
—in reply to tlie remarks of Mr. McDuffie
or Friday—on the merits of the present tar
iff. Mr. E. maintained that, by the present
law, adequate revenues for the support of
the government will be derived. His argu
ment went fully to sustain-aud to secure 9 to
the tnnnnfucturers their present oxorbitnnt
per cctilages, which are drawn.from the
pockets of those engaged iu -other branches
of industry. He (without concluding his
remaTks) gave way io a motion to go into
executive session. The Senate spent a short
time in executive session, without, we un
derstand, acting definitively bn any of the
nominations before it. . i -
Mr.'Merrick hUrodnccd a bin making
important alterations in the post office Jaws,
by reducing the rates of postage, and put-
Hng them under new regulations, and by re
stricting the franking privilege—allowing it
only to the heads of departments, and to the
members of Congress, so far as the receip t of
letters on public business goes.
In the House of Representatives, . Mr.
Douglass, from the Committee of Elections,
to whom had been referred a resolution of
theHouse directing them to inquire into the
validity of the elections of the members
from the Statesof New Hampshire, Georgia,
Missouri, and Mississippi, made a report sus
taining the right of the said members to
their seats, and the constitutionality of their
election. The report was referred to “the
Committee of the Whole, and ordered .to be
printed—Mr. Elmore, the chairman of the
Committee of Elections, giving notice that he
would call it up on Tuesday, the 6lh of Feb
ruary next, immediately after the expiration
of the morning hour. Leave.was then giv
en to the minority of the committee, on mo
tion of Mr. G. Davis, to present a minority
report. This being petition dnyi little other
business was transacted than the. reception
and disposition of petitions from the States.
Globe, 22d vlt.
In the Senate to day, after the transac
tion of the usual morning business, Mr. Ev
ans resumed his argument in reply to Mr.
McDuffie, on the resolution reported from
the Finance Committee, for the indefinite
postponement of the bill introduced by that
gentleman, lo reduce the duties under the
present tariff to the standard of the com
promise act—that is, to an ad valorem duty
of 20 per cent. Mr. Evaus occupied the
Senate till the hour of adjournment, in vin
dicating the present tariff: arguing that it
had fully justified the anticipations of its
friends.
In the House of Representatives, Mr.
C. J. Ingersoll from the Committee on For
eign Affairs, to which had been referred tlie
resolution introduced by Mr, Owen of Indi
ana, requesting the President to give the 12
months’ notice to Great Britain required by
the convention with that Government, in re
lation to the joint occupancy of tho Oregon
Territory, reported that, iu the opinion of
the committee it is not expedient for Con
gress, at this time, tn act in any manner on
the subject. Mr. Owen then addressed the
House in opposition to said report. The
next business taken up was the reportofthe
select committee on the rules, when Mr.
Saunders of North Carolina concluded his
remarks iu favor of retaining the 21st rule,
and wns followed by Mr. Winthrop, who
spoke in opposition to it up to the expiration
of Hie morning honr. With the exception
of a few petitions and resolutions, which
were appropriately referred, no other busi
ness was transacted by the House.— Globe,-
23d ult.
am now satisfied, from further inquiry and
observation, that a bill will be passed through,
the House of Representatives materially
modifying the present tariff, aud britiging it
to a revenue standard, so that 111o qiiasi
friends of Mr. .Ynn Bureu wifi not long have
this to complain of.
« The 21st rule will be abolished by a
majority of 20. What may be obtained for
ii, cannot yet Be told, but probably some-
thinr as efficient ns4he rule itself.
“ P. S. The rumor to-day is, that Com.
Stewart will be nominated to the Senate as
Secretary ofthe Navy—aiid Mr. Wise as
Minister to Brazil. The last no doubt is
true. He will be toiiS^dShd^
stories are true, he is benevolently doing
Greece.all.the harm he can, by forciug Tur
key arid other conterminous countries to be
hostile, t
FOREIGN.
From tlic Richmond Emjuirtr of the 23d ult.
From tViishingtou.
We received by the mail of last evening,
various letters from members of Congress,
which concur in the most cheering calcula
tions of our success in the Presidential elec
tion. They agree in the certain prospects
of Mr. Van Buren’s nomination —in the hope
that Mr. Cuitionu will ultimately co operate
with the Republican party against Mr. Clay
—and in the glorious success of our cause.
We give the lollowiug us a specimen of the
correspondence we have received.
Washington City, Jan. 20th,lS44.
**l diup you a Hue to say, that our Dem
ocratic friends here feel entirely sanguine
of currying our candidate for the Presidency
iu the Fall—and all acknowledge, that that
candidate has already been designated by
the people in their primary assemblies; and,
consequently, that Mr. Van Buren will be
the uomiuee of the Baltimore Couveulion.
We think that no man, who has been an
observer of passiug events and results, for
the Inst two years, could for a moment
doubt our success m the Fall, notwithstand
ing the apparent nud pretended confidence
ofthe Wings in their success. The Whigs
seem to rely much upon the defection of Mr.
Calhoun’s aud Mr. Buchatinu’s friends. In
that 1 verily believe they are calculating
without their host;—but suppose, for the
arguments sake, that they were not, and the
friends of those two gentlemen.should be
driven into « armed neutrality,” what
would then be the result? The loss, in all
probability, of the Slates of South Carolina
and Pennsylvania. What will then be felt
to us? Enough to elect Mr. Van Buren
beyond any reasonable doubt—and here 1
prove it. The number of electors will be
275—necessary to a choice 138—of which
Mr. Vun Buren will receive, in
Maine, 9 Mississippi, 6
New Hampshire, 6 Ohio, 23
Connecticut, 0 Indiana, 12
New York, 36 Illinois, 9
New Jersey, 7 Missouri, 7
Virginia, <17 Arkansas, 3
Alabama, 9 Michigan, 5
leaving but 120 electoral votes, including
South Carolina and Pennsylvania. And
South Carolina will uever cast her vote,
uttder any circumstances, for Mr. CJay—
and all are sanguine that Pennsylvania
wilt cast her vote for the nominees of the
Baltimore Convention, particularly if Colo
nel Johnson should be placed upon the tick
et for the Vice Presidency—aud opinion
seems to be settling down strongly in favor
of the ticket of 1840. Let me say to yon,
that the vote of.Ohio and Indiana is ascer
tain to be cast for Mr. Van Buren against
Mr. Clay, as that of N. Hampshire, or Mis
souri, or Virginia, If I ain right then in
my calculations ns above, (aud rely upon it,
I nut claiming less than we are entitled to,)
there need be no fear apprehended as to tho
result of the Presidential election in Novem
ber next.
u The reasons of Mr. Calhoun for refu-
sing to go into the Baltimore. Convention,
have not vet been made public | aud rumor
says they have been returned to him by his
friends for reyisal and reconsideration. I
have been told by one who ought to -know',
that Mr. Calhonn in the communication
that has been spoken of, takes ground in fa
vor of district representation in the Balti
more Convention; 'and that,.under any oth
er system, he could not consent to present
his name to be used—but at the same time,
takesmostdecidedgrcundagainstMr.Clay.
“ 1 feared for a time, that the votes iti the
House of Representatives upon the resolu
tion instructing the Committee of Ways and
Means in relotion to the fanff, were strongly
indicative of a. determination not to touch
the present tariff during this Congress. 1
From the N. Y. Courier 6f Enquirer.
Sixteen days Later.
The British Mail Steamer Brittannia, nr-
rived in Boston at 4 o’clock on Sunday af
ternoon, bringing Liverpool inid Loudon pa
pers to tlie 4ilt inst. _
' Tlie intelligence is by no means either
very interesting or important. The mar
kets were without much change, and the
state of trade remained natch tite same as
at the last advices. -
Ireland continues nearly statu quo. No
fresh outbreaks had occurred, and O’Con
nell wns still at Ins mountain residence at
Dcrrynane.
We copy items of the intelligence from
Willmer &, Smith’s European Ttnics.
The French Chambers were opened, anti
the King’s speech delivered on the 2d of
January. The speech is highly favorable
to the peace and prosperity of the country.
The overland mail hud been received ill
England, but we do not find anything of
importance mentioned.
Our acting President’s Message, which
was carried out by Copt. i\ye, of the Inde
pendence, nn the opening of Congress, is
generally and most severely animadverted
on by the English Journals. Of the vari
ous pens to' which it has offered employ
ment, all, without exception, find fault eith
er with the tone of its morality or its over
reaching animus. “The absence of all
censure of the repudiating States, iu so e-
lahorate a document, is-held to be one of its
primary defects ; the freelootirig style iu
which it recommends the eruption of Amer
ican military posts on the Oregon, while
the territory itself is iu dispute, has given
great offence; and the manner in which the
President hints his wishes for the annexa
tion of Texas, and tho hard words he be
stows upon Mexico (from which it is evi
dent that he desires to proceed to blows
with that tottering republic.) has been held
to indicate a very low standard of moral
feeling. All these points have been sharply
criticised.”
- Wilmer’s Times contradicts positively
and authoritatively, the report that the Stea
mers of the British and North American
Mail Company, are about to change their
port of arrival front Boston to New York.
Tlie 'l’imes says there is not the slightest
foundation for those reports.
France.—The Monitien'r Parisien as
sures us that the King’s speech produced a
great sensation, and that the King was re
peatedly sainted with loud cries of “ Viva la
Roi.”
The Duke of Aumnle arrived safe at
Constantia on the 4th inst.
“An “Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of her Majesty Isabella the
Second to the Queen Mother, r S. Donozo
Cortes, arrived in Paris early in the week,
to invite Queer. Christina back to Madrid.
One account says she declined, because she
was also invited to-take 10,000,000 francs
with her in cash, of the 150,000,000 francs
still remaining in her coffers ; another, that
she only delayed nil answer to see ihe issue of
the long debate in the Cortes on the Queeu's
declaration against Olozaga.
The French Chamber of Deputies assem
bled on Thursday last, to elect its officers.
Of the eighteen Chairmen and Secretaries
elected by the nine Standing Committees,
10 were Ministerial aud 8 Oppositionist.—
Tho candidates for ttic Presidency obtained
the following numbers on tlie first ballot;
Snuzet, 157; O’Dillon Bnrrot, 91; Dupiii,
65; Dupont do I’Enre, 5; DnOutre, 1.—
Neither having obtained an “ absolute ma
jority” (165.) a new ballot became necessa
ry, but it had not terminated at post-time.
The Royal Court of Paris decided, on
Wednesday Iasi:, that East Indian slaves, as
well as all other slaves, recover their liberty
the moment their feci step on the. Territory,
of France. *' . > «
India and China.—By an extra mail di
rect from Calcutta to Suez, accounts have
been received from Calcutta to the 19th of
November, Madras 16th November,, and
Singapore 14th October. - -
The commercial accounts recctvcdby the
extra Overland Maii, which arrived in Lon
don on Wednesday last, are very favorable,
both us relates to India and China, and
strengthen the hopes already entertained of
a great extension of trade with those coun
tries, and consequently, of a loiig continu
ance of our present manufacturing and com
mercial prosperity, which in, a great meas
ure arises out ofthe improved state of trade
with the east. - .. . ..
The only political news from India is
that one of (lie. reported .victims of the. lute
massacre at Lahore, lleera Smgli, .is still
alive, and that great sickness continues lb
exist amongst the British forces iu Scindc.
There was a report Hint Dost JVlaliotmned,
the recently restored sovereign of A Afghan is-,
ton, had. been assassinated by an emissary
ofthe Khan of Bockharu. The Indian in
digo crop of tho present year is expected to
be the largest ever known, and to amount
to about, 179,000 mauds. ........ J
-Greece and Russia.—•“ On the 23d
of November, a Russian steamer pf war ar
rived at tlie Piraeus. Tlie minister was
summoned on board tjie- vessel to. receive
his despatches, but no sooner had he Set foot
on the.deck than a significant touch on the
shoulder warned him that lie was under ar
rest, and he returned on shore no more!
All ihedegatioiv with the exception of one
secretary, was embarked in. the course .of
the afternoon, and the steamer bore away its
diplomatic convicts without so mucji as a
parting salutatiojp to the King,. Hie Court,
the National Assembly, or the Diplomatic
Body.” -Thus Nicholas manifests his au-
gust'displeasure, Greece and its King ore
slighted j his.power is displayed bytreating
his ambassador jjkc a menial; hud, if same
The Journal de la Haye has news of the
death of his Majesty King William Frede
rick, Cmtnt Of Nassau, on tho 12th instant.
He had been engaged in business that very
morning, and was found by his aid-de-enmp,
silling in his own chair; struck by a fit of
apoplexy, and appareutlydead. The King"
was iti the 73d year of his age. He married
October I. 179.1, the Princess Wilhelmina,
daughter of King William II of Prussia, and
by her had issue his Majesty the present
King of Holland, (in, whose favor ho abdi
cated iu 1840,) born December 1792; Prince
Frederick, born February. 28, 1797; mid
the Princess Marianne, born May 19, 1809,
married lo Prince Albert of Prussia. -
Liverpool, Jan.-3:—Cotton.'— Great ac
tivity has prevailed in Colton since our Iasi
report, aiid an advance of jd. on Americau
has been established. ••
-’ . '“•rnut/rHy accounts for th* v em;
acquaintance which tile neibhlJSf lln,i N
w..h i™. a, tS 'S&StnjT
Death of the Ex King of Hot.land, mother, 1 lholiJyftf‘Ji2»2rrtL^ l,n, *lS
quaiiilance of hie fonnj s0lm . at.
per of tea, and planted thenvin a Pa-
They fressehlM, «nd Ihe aU^ol ”''"*">>•
matured m llic i;,t| ; „mi wcrcron'no 1 ' 1 '''" 1
lowint Hm.tow’mrnStSffJ}' *
Mr. P. broiiali! some of these s« H . d _ Cres *'
him to this Stale, and divided v *" h
his employer, Mrs. Lewi.v Fmm (I ' V,!h
which they sowed Inst spring tliev r. T°’
bout half a gallon of seed. Mrs ‘l n ‘
vored us with some o| the ten 'nr™?' 5 . fa ‘
the usual way, nud, tit flavor, i’t v2? red 1
resembles tlie foreign ton V
19M.
Front-the N. Orleans Bcc, Jan.
Front Mexico.
By tlie arrival of the brig Lime Rock wc
have received aur files of Mexican papers
to the 30th December. - We leant, verbally,
that Santa Anna had issued n‘decree ex
pelling from the Californios and New Mex
ico all Americans, citizens of the United
States ; but that our minister, General Wnd-
dy Thompson, had remonstrated so warmly
on tf.e subject, declaring that in case of its
enforcement he would immediately demand
his passport, that the decree was revoked
within 24 hours after its promulgation.
It is rumored that General Thompson
has changed his views in regard to his res
ignation, and intends simply asking for a
temporary leave of absence.
The Mexican journals publish an ordi
nance in regard to all foreigners rcsidiuo at
.Mexico, which prescribes rigidly to the'va
rious authorities in the. several departments
of the Republic, the duty of keeping exact
lists of all foreigners who enter the territory
of Mexico, of rectifying these lists every year,
and transmitting them to the Central’ Gov
ernment,.&c. &e.
Bocatiegra has resigned life office of Min
ister for Foreign Affairs, and J. Al. Tornel
has positively quilted the Cabinet.
On the 6th inst., Santa Anna was at Ycra
Cruz with his entire suite.
The Mexican schooner Montezuma left
Vera Crnz on tho 26th nit. for Campeachy,
having on board the Commissioners of Yu
catan, who were on their return, after hav
mg settled all existing troubles to-the satis
faction ol both parties’.
Considerable apprehension existed at Ve
ra Cruz when the Lime Rocks niled, in con
sequence of the expected arrival of a British
fleet, and the Government had, in conse
quence. despatched the Mexican squadron
to Alvcrado for safely. - ...
The barque Auuhuac sailed for New York
with $200,000 in specie on board,$150,000
of which was the 2d instalment of the in
demnity due by Mexico to the United
States.
GENERAL LYIELLIGEACE.
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v «y unici,
,{ y coi, ir > :irin „
the pods, leaves,and stalks, with cuts
ofthe Chinese tea plants, found in ei.j! ,, i *
ptEUns and gazetteers, you may pere«» 0 ’
flrikmg similarity. If Hus Should nr*?
Tlic ItVint of the United States.
Tho annual Report of ihe Director of the
Mint was communicated to Congress, ou
Saturday. The following letter ol Dr. Pat
terson,-the Director, which accompanied
the Report, will give a-succinct-view of its
operations during the past year :
MINT OF THE UNITED STATES,)
Philadelphia, January 18th, 1844. 5
Sir:. I have the honor to lay before you
the following report of the operations ol the
Mint and its branches, during tlie past year.
The coinage at the principal mint in 1S43,
amounted to $6,530,043 20; comprisin'’'
$4,062,010 in gold, $2,443,750 hi silver,
and $24,283 20 in copper coin, and compo
sed of 10,405,233 pieces. The deposits-of
gold within tlie year amounted to $1,107,-
807, and those of silver to $2,357.S30.
At 4he New Orleans Branch Mint the
coiling'! amounted to 4,50S,00ff; comprising
$3,177,000 in gold and $1,391,000. in silver
coins, and composed of 4,030,239 pieces.—
The deposites for coinage amounted to $3-
138,990 in gold, and $1.3S4,320 in silver.
The Branch Mint at Dahloncga received
during the year deposttes of gold to the val
ue of $570,OSO; and its coinage amounted
to $582,78250, composed of 98,452 half ea
gles, aud 86,209 quarter eagles.
The Branch Mint at Charlotte received J
depositesof gold to the value of. $272,064 ;'
and its coinage amounted to $287,005, com
posed of 44,353 eagles, and 26,09.6 quarter
eagles. '•
The subjoined tables (A. B. C.’ D.) em
brace many details of interest respecting the
operations of the several Mints, and jit par
ticular exhibit the following facts, to which
! bog leave to call your nltcntion.
The whole coinage in the United Stale:,
during the past year, amounts to .within a
small lfaction of twelve millions of dollars,
and exceeds hy more than one-half that of
any former year.
Of this coinage more than eight millions is
in gold; showing a greater proportion to
silver than has heretofore been presented.
The Branch Mints at Charlotte and IJah-
lonega have each corned nearly double the
amount vvftich they have reached in any
former year, and the New Orleans Mint
nearly quadruple. ■ - •-* ',r
The production of the gold mines of thfe
United States, as ihdirated by the amounts
seiit to the Mints, exceeds that of any form
er year. - ; • - «
1 have the honor to be, sir, with great re
spect, your faifhftirst Iwanf, • :
R. M. PATTERSON,
J. ... Director of the Mint.
To tlie President ofthe. U. S.
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be the genuine articled can be siSr,,?
Iy cultivated m Hie United Slates in, 1 '
onlgkeepm circulation among ns ihoS!'','*
of dollars, which would otherwise ! c ir ,'^
ported to a foreign land, hut will p,, c ‘‘ S '
f wut and mitrative beverage in t| lc
of every cottager. L 'una»
Yours, most respectfully,
Oxford, Jan. 10/1844/* ^ " ^LIR.
JRoivan Gold .Hines.
\\e have in this county th e riefref mo /
muie that has ever yet been discovered n
the Unit' d States. It is a small vein, f ro
lour to twelve inches wide; many b u ZS
of the materiel taken from u have m-nr ' S
!?!»-«»,, d f»
$o(K). \\ e see it stated m the Mecklenber«
Jeffersonian that U.S76 dwt. of gold l?d
hern taken from it by seven hands about a
month since. As might be expected in ?
small a vein, the water soon became an
manageable, and they began again at the
surface, and struck a vein parallel to flu,
first, and nearly as rich as that. These
veins, as also all those iu that region, are
believed to increase in richness and size s
they descend. There are six or eight other
mines in tlie same region, of extraordinary
richness, and different in many particulars
from the other vein-mines in North Cnroh-
11a.—Salisbury (N. C.) Watchman.
•Fudge Cede.
We have been-informed that Judge Cone
intends to resign his scat upon \\w hcnclt
shortly alter the Spring Term of his Courts
is over. The ability with which lie Ims
presided, ami particularly his stern and in
flexible administration of the criminal Jaw,
make his resignation one to be regretted.—
During the period he has presided, he has
done no little lo reform previous abuses,
holding officers of Hie Court to sliict ac
countability, and presiding, at all times, with
great dignity, lu Hie disposal too ol the busi
ness t*l Con its, unnecessary delay lias never
been allowedly him—the bar, clients, jurois
and witnesses,, were all made to know, that,
when a case wns called they were to he ready
lo respond. The loss therefore, of such a
Judge is certainly to be regretted—and it
would he much more so, did not our Circuit
furnish many valuable and able members of
Ihe bar from among whom an excellent se
lection can be made lo fill (lie vacancy.
Judge Cone intends to remove lo Colum
bus where he has taken an office to resume
the practice of the law.— Gear. Jour.
Dentil of Judge Porter.
The New Orleans papers of tlic 19th inst.
announce the death of Alexander Porter,
U. S. Senator from Louisiana. He expired
on Saturday, 13th. The Picayune says—
“lu the death ol u man of the stamp ol Jmlge
I’orter, n whole nation sustains a loss. He
was eminent for his forecast; ho was sober
and wise in deliberation, anti, prompt and
determined in action. No man breathed,
who was more sincerely devoted to the lest
interests of Iris' country. The Slate of Lou
isiana was his pride. To it lie brought
comimuidi.ig talents, disinterestedness of
purpose aiid a zeal for the cause of human
rights kindled in number clime and inflamed
by political persecution aud domestic be.• e.tvc-
meut. In the councils of his adopted coun
try, he was eminent lor his wisdom, his el
oquence and .his purity of character. But
those only who knew him in his social rela
tions can fully appreciate his loss. In his
manners, Judge Porter was most bland and
elegant; his conversation was most affluent
of instruction, mid overflowing wiili wit, and
playfulness; his friendships were ardent and
abiding, and to his kindness and benevo
lence there were no limits.—When such a
man dies, to wren is no longer a weakness.
Tears of affection will he shed for hint in
his native isle, whose soil was ensangniiud
by his farther’s blood; here, our regrets
will assume a more sombre hue, for we
mourn the loss of au upright judge, a sena-
ator and a statesman,
North Carolina. Tec.
A Communication appeared in Hie Rich
mond Enquirer a short tithe since, "on five
culture of Ten, from. Hie China Sited, in
GreenvUlc coiinty, N. C. It was supposed
by pinny 4o be a hoax, as the-writcr, n Mr.
Newbell PticKehj was hot generally known
in the county—bill a cbrrespdndeut of the
Rahfigh. Register tbYt$ explains the infitfor:
“ Some business called me ta that neigb-
borhood this week, where I met with Mr.
Edward Lewis, who informed the that Mr.
Pnckelt was his motherVaverseer ; aiid that
4lie letter is no hoax. Tho fact thnt-Mr., P.
came to this State InstL winter, and has oc
cupied au humble, but respectable station iii
Done Brown.
A countryman wns regularly cleaned out
of his money on Monday last, hy a couple
of sharpers, one of whom enticed him to
the outskirts of the city, under pretence of
showing him,“sights," when they were join
ed hy the other who had some curiosities lie
wished to sell, and which the first rascal
appeared anxious to buy, hut having noth
ing but gold about him, he begged the coun
tryman to change it. Jonathan lookout his
money to do so, when the other, pretending
to see if it was good "bagged” it and mi do
off’. The poor fellow was making after the
rogue, wiien the other rascal, apparently as
much astonished at the audacity of the rob
bery ns he wnS, called him back, telling him
that he knew tlie rol her and would soon fer
ret him out. Jonathan trusting to his
guidance, was l^d a wild goose chase over
the city in pursuit, and finally dodged by
his treacherous triend, and left minus some
sixteen dollars to serve ns a warning to oth
ers coming to town under like circumstan
ces, to avoid going to see sights with stran
gers.— Sav. Republican.
The Legislature of .Mississippi went into
an election for a United States Senator, for
the term of six years from the 4th of March
next; on the 9th inst. On the second ballot
Gen. Jesse Spekhit, of Lowndes county,
rccievcd 74 votes, which being a majority of
all the votes east, he was declared duly elec
ted. He succeeded over Ihe detnocraiic can
didate supported by Hie great body
party by the whole vote ofthe Whigs, added
to a disseiiting minority.—Mobile Register.